Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

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8 covering frames made by other people. We understand that they sold very well. The Eldon Trimingham Tennis Shield was won this year by Darrell House. The first round matches were played at the Tennis Stadium and the finals on Mr. Edmund Gibbons ' s court. J. B. Trimingham was appointed Captain of tennis. Looking through the records for the last year, one cannot help bemg struck by the athletic prowess of P. S. Welch. He is captain of football, cricket, swimming, boxing, P.T. In the Inter-School Swimming Sports he broke the record for the 100 yds. Freestyle in 62 2 5 sees., and for the 200 yds. fresetyle in 2 mins. 28 2 5 sees. In the Bermuda Commard Athletic Sports at Prospect he won the boys ' 100 yds. race in 11 1 5 sees, and the next day at the Inter- School Sports he set a new record for the 100 yds. at that meeting with a time of 10 4 5 sees, and for the 440 yds. with a time of 57 4 5 sees. Old Boys News In this year ' s New Year ' s Honours List appears the name of the Hon. EMon Trimingham, M.C.P., O.S. His Majesty has conferred upon him the honour of Commander of the Order of the British Empire. The Headmaster immediately wrote to Mr. Trimingham, congratulating him on behalf of the School. Last year Flying Officer H. F. G. Ede, O.S., was awarded the D.F.C. for gallantry in Norway. Later, after the loss of H.M. Aircraft Carrier Glorious, he was reported missing. Lieut. Glyn Gilbert, O.S., was with the B.E.F. in France, and earned the unstinted praise of his CO. To the best of our belief he was the first Old Boy of the School to be actually in the fighting line. Pilot Officer W. C. H. Hallett, O.S., has been awarded his wings in England. He left Rossall School last year after having been Captain of the School. He had won distinction in most of the school games, and, in the difficult first year of the war, when Rossall was moved to Naworth Castle and back again, he proved absolutely invaluable to the Headmaster and Staff. Pilot Sergeant H. F. Watlington, O.S., is a fully qualified first pilot of multi-engined aircraft. As far as we know at the time of going to press, he is now in England. We offer him our best wishes, and, at the same time, our congratulations on his marriage to Miss Janet Moore. This took place while he was on leave here before proceeding to England. His brother, J. H. Watlmgton, O.S., is at present training with the Royal Canadian Air Force in Canada. J. F. Leseur, O.S., who won a Cradock Scholarship and became a cadet on H.M.S. Conway, finished up by attaining the rank of

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7 Old Boys of Saltus. The U.S. Consul General and Mrs. Beck graciously lent the r patronage. During the year we have had a number of talks. Those on the progress of the war are dealt with elsewhere in thi s book. In ad- dition we have heard the following: Mr. E. LaM. Stowell, formerly Superintendent of Education in the State of Kedah. Malaya, told us about life in Malaya in general, and his own job in particular. In view of the attention that has recentlv been focussed on Singapore this talk was most illuminating Then we were visited by Mr. R. Young of St. Dunstan ' s. He was blind himself, as the result of injuries sustained in the last war. and his own ease and cheerful self-confidence vividly illustrated all that he said of the work done by St. Dunstan ' s to enable men. shattered by the loss of their sight, to recover their orientation and become Contented and useful workers again. More recently Mr. Hugh Ruttledge described the expedition which he led in 1933 in an attempt to reach the top of Mount Everest. His lecture was illustrated with a cinematograph record of the journev. but what chiefly impressed us was the fact that he plainly regarded the attempt as an almost religious experience. The isolation from the world with all its pettiness, the severity of the physical test and the obvious insignificance of mere Man in the face of nature at its most majestic, all combined to give him a secret desire in the depths of his heart that Everest might never be conquered and its mystery laid bare. At the beginning of the Easter term the annual Art Exhibition was held. Ball ' s cartoons and Petty ' s oil paintings attracted the most attention, and it was noticeable that the number of models is steadily increasing. In this class of work Rutherford, in particu- lar, excelled. Some time ago Frith ii made a number of cedar walking sticks and sold them for the War Fund. A letter was sent to the Prime Minister mentioning this, and Mr. Churchill replied by sending five shillings with a request for one of the sticks. Once or twice in the past there have been attempts to form a S G.S. Golf Club. This year it has really been functioning regu- larly at the Belmont Manor under the guidance of N. Trott. It has been decided to make an addition to the School premises. This is to be built east of the present building over the bicycle sheds. Considering the present shortage of good labour, we are a little uncertain when this is likely to be finished, but a beginning has been made and quantities of stone have already made their appearance. Just before Easter the boys were asked to make kites for the B.W.A.F. entertainment. The materials were given them and they gave their labour. For days boys arrived at school bearing kites of all shapes and sizes, while the Science lab. was littered with boys

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9 Senior Cadet Captain, an unusual distinction after so short a time on board. He is now entering the Fleet Air Arm, and his captain has already arranged that British Overseas Airways shall keep a vacancy for him in the field of civil aviation after the war. A number of old Saltus boys have been given their first in- struction m flying in the Bermuda Flying School. Some of these have already gone to England to complete their training. Their names are K. F. Trimingham, E. G. NichoU, J. Brewer, H. F. Stephens, J. R. Gibbons and G. Welch. Of the three delegates who went to England to discuss the questions arising in connection with the U.S. Bases here, two, Messrs. J. W. Cox and H. J. Tucker, are old Saltus boys. Mr. Cox is also a trustee of the School. R. L. Browne, O.S., who won a Bermuda Scholarship in 1933 and then took his M.A. degree at Edinburgh University, has been called to the Bar. His application was presented by Major the Hon. R. W. Appleby, under whom he had been studying. E. A. Benevides, O.S., has won a scholarship at Queen ' s University, Kingston, Canada. In this connection many thanks are due to the Rev. J. W. Purves, who was on a visit to Canada and took the opportunity to see the authorities of the University and to recommend to their attention the qualifications of Bene- vides. Howard MalJoy, O.S., who is now at Harvard, played soccer for Harvard in the Freshmen ' s match against Yale. Among his opponents he found another old Saltus boy, Stuart Outerbridge. Apparently the two had a reunion on the field before the game began . Brian Tovey, who left here to go to St. Edward ' s School, Oxford, has passed the School Certificate Examination with seven credits and two distinctions. Since he was not fifteen when he took the exam., this is a very commendable performance. Once again we have to thank N. H. Williams, O.S., for his kindness in coming up here after his day ' s work to coach our en- trants for ' the B.S.S.A. sports. Saltus always distinguishes itself at that meeting, and this is largely due to WiUiams ' s patient at- tention. Empire Day Celebration This year, for the second time, we were privileged to hear Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Kennedy-Purvis, Commander-in-Chief of the America and West Indies Station, at our celebration of Empire Dav on May 23rd. His part in the present struggle gives his words an unique authority for us in Bermuda at the moment.