Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

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18 On Sundays after breakfast we write letters home and go to church. Sunday lunch is the best in; the week and we feel we have well earned it after doing such good deeds. After lunch we treat the day very much like a Saturday until tea time but then we take time out for reading. And so to bed and a good night ' s sleep to prepare us for another week of school work. CUBS. The Pack during the past year has fully maintained its high standard of work under the enthusiastic guidance and direction of Mrs. Seymour who took over as A. C. M. in September last. Sixers H. Cox, H. Butterfield, Covel, and Misick have worked hard and under their leadership dis ' cipline has been very good. Numer- ous Proficiency Badges have been earned, especially for House Order- ly, Athlete, Collector, and Guide. The Pack took part in the Rally at Government House on June 3rd, and enacting the Dance of Tabaqui before His Excellency, brought into the roles of Wolves and Jackals an excellent and lifelike imita- tion of the denizens of the jungle which unnerved many a hardened spectator. THE DEBATING SOCIETY. The first meeting, held on September 29th. for the election of officers, wag the prelude to a very successful debating season. The debates have been mainly in the more serious vein, and of an instruc- tive nature; but they have been relieved by the frequent flashes of humour, in which members place increasing reliance as their style matures. , Nov. 10. Debate on the Motion, That every man should be his own master. Proposer: — A. Russell. Third: — F. J. Leseur. Opposer: — F. Duffey. Fourth: — J. Adams.

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17 work hard and give of his best generally if he is unhappy and we con- duct ourselves accordingly. Interested parents are most welcome to drop in on us ' unexpectedly some time when he or she will find high spirited small persons playing cricket to the accompaniment of loud shouts from both victors and vanquished, or model aeroplanes being flown through the air to the accompaniment of equally piercing cries of delight. Our one worry at the moment is an uneasy feeling that we have slightly overgrown our accomodation. Particularly do we need a larg- er play room for use on wet daya We have high hopes however that the summer may see an improvement in this respect. We are glad to have this opportunity to thank our parents for their whole-hearted support and for the very encouraging way in which they express their appreciation. THE WEEK-END AT THE BOARDING SCHOOL. By A Boarder. We usually wake early and read books and wish the bell would hurry up and go. When it does we rus-h down to our cold shower which gives us a good appetite for breakfast. The rabbits and their tiny pink offspring have then to be attended to, and their owners waste a good deal of time giving each other advice about how to guard them against rats instead of playing with us more sensible persons. We are sorry to say that the baby rabbits were carried off one night in spite of this. Soon it ist time to finish off any work left over from the week and it is a big relief when that is all done with and we can go to carpentry. Here we learn a lot about saws and hammers and we hope our parents will have the courage to let us show off our know- ledge of their use when odd jobs have to be done in the holidays. Perhaps this is the day for an early lunch followed by the South Shore for a bathe, but more likely we shall go to that haunt of the Boarding School, Chiappa ' s Bay, for swimming and water-polo with cricket between whiles. We return for tea and then there is ping-pong or Dover Patrol, or perhaps our movie expert will shew us some films of ourselves doing the most unexpected things . After we Juniors are In bed our Housemaster usually reads to us, and this term it has been Old English Tales Retold. In spite of what he says ' we still firmly believe that they are fish stories.

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19 The Proposer urged an early release from slavish tendencies in thought and speech; the boy should be prepared to step out into life feeling in his heart, I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul. Invoking Shakespeare, the Opposer reminded the House that even the bees have a king and officers of sorts ; sustained progress depended upon disciplined organisation. On a vote, the majority decided that they had no wish to be their own mastters: a puny lot. Dec. 15. Hat Debate: Each member made one or more im- promptu speeches. Jan. 26 Debate on the Motion, That free education means better education. Proposer: — F. Duffey. Opposer: — J. Adams. Third: — T. N. Fall. Fourth: — H. P. Malloy. For Free Education it was claimed that the unedfucated man was uncivilis ' ed; he needed education to fulfil his obligations to the community, and therefore it was in the best interest of the community to educate him. The Opposer denied that there could be such a thing as free education: somebody had to pay, usually the taxpayer; but in so far as it was free to the recipient he was less likely to appreciate it. The Motion was defeated. One member, who arrived late in a jaundiced frame of mind from detention, was heard to remark that he thought education a frightful bore anyway. Feb. 9. — Debate with the B. H. S. on the Motion That ambition is a vice rather than a virtue. Proposer: — Miss N. North. Opposer: — F. Duffey. Third: — J. F. Motyer. Fourth: — Miss K. Peniston. The Proposers pointed at the dangers of overweening ambition, which had been responsible, for so much suffering in the past, and seemed now to be hurrying the world along to a major disaster; but the Opposition felt the spark of ambition stirring within their breats, and believed that it was a noble thing, and a necessary stimulant to a man who would achieve much.