Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

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12 minds to those illustrious people who had built it up. Let them pick cut th ir heroes. He could commend to them one of the greatest, Lord Nelson, who had made Duty an outstanding feature of bis life: they would doubtless remember the story of how Nelson, when lying mortally wounded in the cock-pit of the Victory, had spoken to Hardy those famous words, Thank God I have done my duty. They must not get the idea that duty meant being a Bill Heavy- weather, a pessimis ' t; duty required them to be charitable, sympathe- tic and helpful to their fellows, and to Play the Game, and that was an attitude to be applied not only in their work and games, but in all their activities and in their dealings with their fellows. If they play- ed the game in that Vay, then like Nelson they would be able to say, Thank God I have done my duty. He advised them to go ahead cheerfully, and he felt that he could trust them to prove worthy trustees of the Empire. When they gazed at the Union Jack, in it they would see the symbol of Unity in the Empire, and in their King — God bless him — they would see the cornerstone that binds the Briti£ h Empire. CRICKET AND FOOTBALL. Last year ' s cricket season was greatly curtailed by inclement v eather and lack of suitable opposition for the first XI — they played only three matches, of which one was drawn and the other two were lost. However, a combined team of staff and boys defeated the Police and a team from the Sherwood Foresters, while the 2nid. XI lost one and won the other of their two matches. The Colts, after having a good fixture list arranged for them, had to cancel their remaining fixtures, due to the unsuitability of grass wickets, after having played only two matches. However, this term we have obtained another concrete wicket and are looking forward to having some good games and realising an improvement in the standard of play. The past Football season can be reckoned as the most success- ful that the School has had for a great number of year. During the first half of the season the 1st. XI drew three games, lost one and won one. Mos ' t of these games were against older players, but the school gained valuable experience which was useful to them during the last half of the sieason. Playing return matches against these teams the school was victorio ' us in all except one, which they again

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13 drew, and also won two additional fixtures. It might be mentioned that their victory over the Old Boys was their first for six years. The Colts team was unbeaten this year and won the B. S. S. A. Inter-school competition by defeating Mt. St. Agnes in the final there- by retaining the trophy for that competition. Other matches were arranged for various XI ' s and some keen and excellent games were witnessed. FOOTBALL (CHRISTMAS TERM.) 22 Oct. 1937 Saltus 1st. XI drew with Staff XI (Home) 5 — 5 26 Oct. 1937 Saltus 1st. XI beat Monarch Boys XI (Home) 10 — 2 29 Oct. 1937 Saltus 1st. XI drew with Sher. Forest. Band v Boyfj 1 — 1 8 Nov. 1937 Saltus 1st. XI drew with Dockyard Ap. (Home) 2 — 2 10 Nov. 1937 Saltus Staff and 1st. XI lost to R. N. Officers (Home) 2 — 3 19 Nov. 19 37 Dar. and Sal. XI beat St. Georgesi G. S. (away) 5 — 0 22 Nov. 1937 Saltus 7th. XI beat Woodlands XI (Home) 3—1 23 Nov. 1937 Saltus Junior League XI beat Whitney Insti- tute (Home) 3 — I 25 Nov. 1937 Saltus 1st. XI lost to Old Boys: XI (Home) 1 — 2 14 Dec. 1937 Saltus Junior League XI beat St. Georges Lea- gue (away) „ 2 — 1 17 Dec. 1937 Saltus Junior League XI beat Whitney Insti- tute (away) 11 — 1 FOOTBALL (EASTER TERM) 18 Jan. 1938 Saltus Junior League XI beat Cavendish Lea- gue (Home) 12 — 0 21 Jan. 1938 Saltus 7th. XI beat Woodlands XI (Home) 3 — 2 25 Jan. 1938 Saltus Junior League XI beat Woodlands League (Home) 9 — 0 28 Jan. 1938 Saltus 1st. XI lost to Staff XI (Home) 1 — 2 1 Feb. 1938 But. and Wat. XI beat Monarch. Boys XI ; (Home) 6 — 0