Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

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12 invalided out of that post, and returned here, where for some months he held the temporary post of Assistant to the Director of Education. A. J. Motyer has been awarded the Bermuda Scholarship for 1943. Fred Lines is now working as a petroleum geologist for The Dominion Oil Co., a Canadian subsidiary of the Standard. Oil Co. B. S. Thompson and R. O. Walters won Cradock scholarships to H.M. Training Ship Conway. We wish them success. Peter Brooks has won his School Cap for Rugger and Athletics at Epson College in England. Harry Younger has played Rugger for Mount Allison Uni- versity. David Gibbons ha played Soccer for Hotchkiss College, Conn. H. C. D. Cox and Philip Ingham both won their weights in the annual boxing tournament at Trinity College School, Port Hope. School Notes Early in the year some of the senior boys had the unusual luck to be given some expert tuition in the art of hurdling. His Excellency, probably the world ' s most famous hurdler, was gracious enough to come down to the School field and show them by precept and example the right way to do it. We have to thank His Excel- lency, no doubt, for M. D. Taylor ' s victory in this event in the Inter-School Sports. This yeair we have had a welcome addition to the Stafif, Mr. R. R. Thompson. He is himself an Old Boy of the School, and, in fact, left quite recently. He was our Head Prefect in 1941, when he won the Bermuda Teachers ' Training Scholarship a!nd proceeded to Toronto University. We are very glad to have him back with us. Lieut. D. C. A. Goolden, R.N.V.R., who was until the outbreak of the war our French Master, and lately has been A.D.C. both to Lord Knollys atid the present Governor, Lord Burghley, has re- turned to England for duty with the Navy. We extend our best wishes to him for the future. Owing to wartime difficulties the School Certificate results have been arriving late for the last year or two. The 1943 results were too late for inclusion in last year ' s issue, and, though they are perhaps past history now, we include them for the sake of the completeness of the record. The following gained certificates: — A. C. H. Hallett, J. T. Gilbert, K. G. R. Hallam, H. A. Leseur, N. R. Nugent, F. G. Williams and P. N. Spurling; while the follow- ing gained supplementary certificates: — R. L. Barnard, M. C. Misick and R. H. Motyer. Once again the current year ' s results are too late for this issue. We have only heard the results of the

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11 Lieut. Lionel Hunter was awarded his Belt of Honour at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He has since married Guinevere, daughter of Margaret, Lady Grant, and the late Sir Hamilton Grant, Bart. The ceremony took place in the Royal Chapel of Hampton Court Palace. Lieut. D. J. Williams has won the reputation of being the most outstanding student to attend the school in Canada where he has been receivmg a course m battle trammg. Sub-Lieut. J. D. Misick, R.N.V.R., has won commendation from the Canadian press for his courage in assisting to capture and make fast a number of depth charges which had come adrift on board his ship during heavy weather. The task was one which involved imminent risk of his life. Peter Darling is now a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Marines. F. W. Adderley has recently been promoted L.A.C. in the R.C.A.F. James Cochrane is now in England, where he has joined the Royal Navy. Signalman F. Mansbridge, formerly of the B.V.E., has been with the Commandos in Italy and Sicily. H. F. Stephens is now a Flying Officer and has gone back to England from Canada. Colin Young and M.A. Gibbons, Jr., have received commissions in the B.M.L F. J. Leseur is now a full Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, and at the time of going to press is at home on leave. P. S. Welch has joined the R.C.A.F. Some time ago he came here on leave, but, owing to some misunderstanding in the destina- tion of the plane on which he travelled, he was only able to spend one night at hom.e. E. A. Benevides has joined the Canadian Armoured Division. P. N. Spurling, R. G. Tucker and F. S. Howe have joined the U. S. Army. During the year we have been visited at the School by several Old Bovs who have been home on leave, among them were Flight Lieut. Francis Gosling, D.F.C., P 0. John Pitt, P 0. Lyall Mayor, and W. R. Kempe, who is now training as a pilot in the Fleet Air Arm. We regret to record the death in January of George Hutchings. He had be en President of the Saltus Old Boys ' Association and was the architect of the latest wing to be added to the School. It was due to his efforts that the first list of Old Boys was compiled, and he always took the keenest interest in all that concerned the School. We shall miss his kindly interest in the future. C. H. V. Talbot has been appointed Manager of the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital. He won both the Bermuda and Rhodes Scholarships, and became Assistant Colonial Secretary here, later proceeding to Grenada as Colonial Secretary. He was

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13 Higher Certificate, in which R. L. Barnard passed the whole exam., while K. G. R. Hallam, who took only part of the examination, passed in those units which he took. This year, for the first time, Spanish has been added to our curriculum as an alternative to Latin. Mn Masters is in charge of the subject, and, to judge by the frequency with which one is greeted with ' Buenos dias, Senor, ' his pupils are keen enough. In the past there has been spasmodic instruction in Fencing for a few interested pupils, but this year there has been regular tuition for a comparatively large class under instructors provided by the Royal Navy. In deference to the repeatedly expressed wishes of a number of parents, who quite reasonably objected to the necessity for their sons to leave their bicycles out in the rain on wet days, a new bicycle shed has been built west of the School building. All bicycles can now be accommodated under cover, but we had to wait a weary while for the necessary roofing, and, as if to mock us, there has been a steady drought since the new shed came into use. Last term, in common with the other schools in the island, we suffered badly from the whooping cough epidemic. After trying hard to carry on as usual, we were finally defeated and had to take the Easter holiday about two weeks early. We have just heard that R. L. Barnard has been awarded the Bermuda Scholarship for 1944. Congratulations. Cadets Promotions : — C.S.M.— Sgt. R. L. Barnard. Sergeants — Cpls. H. W. King, M. D. Taylor. Corporals — L Cpls. H. H. Outerbridge, C. R. Terceira. L Corporals — Cdts. D. L. SpurHng, J. T. Gilbert, K. G. R. Hallam, B. P. Seymour. Strength, 85. • Camp— Held at Whale Bay from July 2nd-l7th, 1943. The first camp from July 2- 10th, was for the seniors whilst the juniors held theirs from July 12-17th. This division of seniors and juniors proved a useful innovation, as it enabled the senior boys to learn some more advanced work, and the junior s to cover the rudiments of soldiering thoroughly. A very enjoyable afternoon was spent in a tour of the Naval Air Station at King ' s Point and all the senior cadets had an opportunity of shooting with a .303 rifle at Warwick Camp. The juniors were taught shooting with a .22 rifle at Whale