Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

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9 We have also heard from J. D. Misick, at Ampleforth College, and from F. J. Leseur on H. M. S. Conway. Both seem to be doing well and enjoying life. Misick was present at his sister ' s wedding in Eng- land. There is a very large number of Saltu Old Boys in the B. V. R. C. and B. V. E. Many of them constantly visit the School. In so many it would be invidious to mention names, but we should like them to know that their continued interest in the activities of the place is greatly appreciated. H. F. Stephens, who joined th-e B. V. R. C. soon after the outbreak of war, has just been accepted for training as a pilot under the scheme operating locally. We offer him our congratulations , as competition was keen and we know that his heairt has been set on learning to fly for some time no,w. THE VISITS OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR. Since His Excellency arrived in Bermuda last November, we have been honoured by two visits. Both have been of an informal nature, and he has been content to walk round the school and see us at work and play. As a matter of fact, he pro(bably has obtained a much more accurate impres ' sion in that way than if he had arrived with all the pomp and circumstance of an official visit. His Excellency came first on November 28th. He visited every classroom, and it was obvious from the beginning that his interest was by no means perfunctory. After school he watched the Cadet Corps? parade, and, later £ till, the band practice. At the end of the afternoon he informed the Headmaster that he had thoroughly enjoyed the visit and had been, impressed by the cheery keenness, of the boys. He parti- cularly praised Aitken and the Band. At the beginning of May His Excellency came again, and made an even more thorough tour of inspection than before. He surprised and impressed a number of boys by remembering them and their activities from his previous visit. He had a special word of approval for Petty ' s management of the Library, and gave expression to that approval toy a most generous gift of books. Two or three days later, at his invitation, Adams and Petty went up to Government House for tea, and His Excellency added E»tiil further to his kindness by autographing the books which he had presented. For this , and for his interest in the school generally, we are

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8 W. C. H. Hallett is now Captain of the School, Captain of Rugger and Captain of Athletics at Rossall. In the early days of the war Ros- sall was evacuated to Naworth Castle, near Carlisle. The available buildings were not very suitable, and soon after they were settled there, an epidemic of measles broke out. Hallett seems to have done a great deal of valuable work in organising the School ' s activities, and even in nursdng the sick. W. R. Kempe has left Rossall, and we take the following summary of his achievements from the ' Rossallian ' : Higher Certificate; House Monitor; S.wimming IV 1938 and 1939; House Rugger, Hockey, Box- iiig, Gym, Swimming Colours; Corpl. in O. T. C; Cert. A. He has gone to Edinburgh University, where he has been swimming, we understand, for the University. Mac. Paschal obtained a Second Class in Maths. Moderations at Oxford. He also rowed in his College IV at Henley. Glyn Gilbert has passed out of the Royal Military College, Sand- hurst, and ha been gazetted 2nd. Lieutenant in the Lincolnshire Regiment. S. A. Roberts has passed the Government test in Aviation Con- struction in the U. S. A. N. H. Williams has been teaching at the Evening School sponsor- ed by the Rotary Club, and on several occasions, wken a member of the staff at Saltus- has been absent, has come up to the School to act as substitute. F. G. Lines continues to do well at the Montana School of Mines. A few months ago he was unlucky enough to fall down a disused mine-shaft; fortunately he struck some obstacle on the way down, but hi£ condition was considered serious for some days. He is now com- pletely recovered. E. F. Aitken came regularly during the winter to help with the band. St. G. Tucker, Ewing Tucker, Lyall Mayor and H. W. Mnrphie visited the School during the summer and had lunclh with the Head- master.

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10 deeply grateful, Toeing fully conscious that, especially in these difficult times, his encouragement can materially assist us to continue our progre£ ' s of recent years, whatever obstacles may be thrown in our way. A ISIT OF MAJOR E. BUTTON, ACTING-GOVERNOR OF BERMUDA. On Friday, Nov. 3rd., we were honoured by the visit of Major E. Button, Acting-Governor of Bermuda. A Guard of Honour, provided by the Cadet Corps was drawn up on the Parade Ground to receive him. The Acting-Governor then made a tour of the school and saw the boys at their work. There followed a General Assembly in Hall at which the Acting-Governor addressed the School. He praised the smart appearance of the Cadets, and impressed on us the fact that both the Cadet Corps and the organisation of the school as a whole gave the boys a chance !to learn that quality, so necessary just now, responsi- bility. He went on to relate the history of a aeries of difficult incidents on the Abyssinian frontier, where a young officer had shown a mix- ture of tact and firmness that saved the situation. That young officer is now Sir John Waddington, a Saltus Old Boy. At the conclusion of the Assembly the Acting-Governor watched the boys give a display of P. T. on the field. EMPIRE DAY CEiLEBRATION. The School held i ' ts celebration of Empire Day on Thursday, May 23rd. Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Kennedy-Purvis, Commander-in-Chief of the America and West Indies Squadron of the Royal Navy, had kindly consented to give the address. On his arrival the Admiral in- spected the Cadet Guard of Honour, drawn up on the parade ground to receive him. At the Assembly in Hall !the I. O. D. E., to whose efforts the celebration of Empire Day in Bermuda is largely due, was represent- ed by Mrs. Leon Powell. In his address the Admiral stressed the fact that it was only the defeatists who had any apprehensions about the ultimate issue of the present conflict. Britain had twice at least in her history been faced by as great a danger of invasion, when Drake scattered the Spanish Armada, and when Nelson defeated the fleet of Napoleon. She had survived those crises by the merit of her navy and v ould do the same again.