Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

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7 On March 18th. the competition for the Eldon Trimingham Tennis Shield was won by Saltus House, who won all their matches. The Princess Hotel courts were lent to us for the occasion. Mr. Hallett and Mr. Frewen have been appointed Cadet Officers to take charge of the School Cadet Corps in £ uccession to Mr. Goolden. On December 19th the Choir gave their annual concert of Christ- mas Carols in the School Hall. The results were so satisfactory that the performance was repeated later in the Cathedral. Mr. Bridge is to be congratulated on the success which he continues to achieve with the Choir. The Band of the Saltus. Cadet Corps gave an exhibition of marches at The Bermuda Sports Festival, held on April 18th in the show ring at the Agricultural Station. Apart from the dances arranged during the year for sailors, a dance was held for parents, friends and old boys of the school on Jan- uary 12th. The United States Consul and Mrs. Williamson lent their patronage. Bridge wast provided at the Headmaster ' s house for those who did not want to dance. Owing to the war the Boarding School has, unfortunately, had to be discontinued. As a corollary, there have been no kitchen facilities for a Lunch Room, and that too has ceased to function. Lazenby has now made so many trips here from New York that he has become news. A New York paper published a large photograph of him with the information that he has now made thirty-six trips, thirty-three of them unaccompanied. This- year the Shop has added to the variety of its stock by sell- ing half-pint bottles of milk and chocolate milk in the Break and in the Lunch hour. OLD BOYS ' NEWS. O. H. Darrell has added another to the long list of Rhodes Scholars who have come from Saltus. He was a,warded a Bermuda Scholarship two years ago, and has been at Cheltenham College. On account of the unusual situation created by the war, he has not waited until October to go to Oxford, but is there now, at Magdalen College.

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6 We are glad to be able to announce that a Bermuda Scholarship has been awarded to T. I. Crawford. He has made arrangements to go to Cheltenham College in England. Our best wi shes will go with him. H. P. Malloy will also be leaving us at the end of the term. He has been admitted into Harvard, where he proposes, we understand, to study medicine. The School has been doing what it can to help in the work of en- tertaining sailors. Later in this Year Book there is an article by one of the committee set up to direct our efforts, which have mainly con- sisted in the loan of the field and the arrangement of dances . Speci- ally worth mention was the concert given by the Laconia Loonies. On another occasion there were some French ' submariners ' . At first the language provided rather a hanaicap, but Mr. Goolden lent his services as master of ceremonies and under his direction everyone soon began to dance and to forget to be awkward. Perhaps as a result of these activities, the School had what must be considered the immense privilege of visiting a cruiser a ' t tht Dock- yard during war-time. We were asked not to mention names in this article, and we must be content to thank all those concerned in an im- personal way. But we can assure them that we are none the less grate- ful on that account. Very nearly a hundred boys took advantage of the opportunity. When we reached the ship the party was dividod into groups of about a dozen, each of which was conducted round by one of: the crew. Through the good offices of Mr. Hartley Watlington trans- port to and from the Dockyard was provided gratis by the Trans por- tation Company. In February we heard an interesting lecture by Professor C, T. Currelli, Director of the Ontario Museum of Archaeology. He choie as his subject ' Developments in Civilisation ' , and showed what far-reach- ing results could follo.w apparently insignificant events and discoveries. The whole lecture was enlivened by a series of anecdotes that kept one and all rapt in attention until the very end. Once again the results of the School Certificate examination were very satisfactory. In the senior examination the following were suc- cessful: Adams, Benevides, Biggs, Crawford, Duffey, Malloy, Motyer i, Thompson. In the junior both candidates ' , Motyer ii and Rutherford, passed.

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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.