Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

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15 card with a score of 81%, and thus was adjudged the ' Corps Shot ' . Others to obtain their shooting badges were Sgt. King, L Cpl. Terceira, and Cdts. Vivian, WooUard and Davis. Cricket and Football Considering the difficulties to be overcome in wartime, last year ' s cricket season can be considered quite a success, in spite of the fact that we lost two matches, drew three and won only one. There were some good cricketers in the first eleven, but it was not until the end of the season that they really began to get results. However, they all enjoyed their games and undoubtedly learnt the meaning of cricket. ' Thcx-e were two special matches during the season. The first was a charity match in aid of the Red Cross Fund. Mr. Gascoigne and Mr. Hallett invited several of the best cricketers in the island to play on their teams together with some of the first eleven and some excellent cricket resulted. Mr. Gascoigne ' s team won by 1 wicket and 14 runs. The other special match was the first all day match in the his- tory of the School in which the 1st XI and Staff plkyed against an R.A.F. team. This proved a very successful innovation and all enjoyed it immensely. The School won by 110 runs, the highlight of the match being the bowling of D. L. Spurling and F. W. Wil- liams, who dismissed the R.A.F. for 62 runs, their lowest score of the season. On Founder ' s Day, the Old Boys defeated the 1st XI by 1 wicket and 21 runs, whilst the 2nd XI won their match against the Old Boys 2nd XI. The Colts had quite a useful side, but it was only possible to arrange two matches for them, both against Whitney Institute. These they won on both occasions, the bowling being better than the batting. In the House Matches WatHngton House won the senior competition whilst Saltus House carried off the honours amongst the juniors. The soccer season was also very successful. The 1st XI won four matches, drew two and lost one, and on the whole played well throughout the season. After a lapse of a couple of years, two matches were played against the Dockyard Apprentices, which proved to be very evenly contested and it is hoped that these fix- tures will not be allowed to drop again as the Apprentices are generally about the same weight as the 1st XI, whereas in most of the other matches the 1st XI is playing against much heavier opponents. The Colts had a wealth of material to draw upon for their team til is season, and so two teams were entered in the Inter-School League. This competition was handicapped by the epidemic of

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14 Bay. The Camp wa.s visited by Hin Kxcellency the Acting Cjovern- r and by the O.C, British Troops in Bermuda. Demonstrations of the lessons learned in camp weie given on each occasion. Field Day — A Field Day for senior cadets was held on May 16th, 1944. The Cadets assumed the role of the vanguard of the advance guard of an invading force, which had established a beach- head at the School, but had lost contact with the enemy. Orders were received that we were to push on at all costs and the only information received was that there was some enemy activity in the neighbourhood of Fort Langton. Consequently, the Corps proceeded in that direction via the Happy Valley road until the leading troops were held up near Prospect field. The opposition, which incidentally was provided by the Training Company, B.M.L, was not very strong and we we e soon able to move forward again until we reached the Military Hospital. Here we ran into stiffer opposition, but this again was overcome and one cadet was greatly elated over marching a prisoner back to Company Headquarters at the point of the prisoner ' s own rifle. Our next advance was over the western portion of the Garrison Golf Links towards Barker ' s Hill. Here a platoon attack developed and finally ended in a company attack on the Hill itself. This was probably the best part of the exercise to the cadets, as we had the use of smoke screens and a simulated artillery barrage in order to cross this o pen country. Eventually the Hill was captured and defensive positions established. This successfully warded off the counter-offensive which the opposition tried to stage. Air Training — The Cadet Air Training Section was re- organised at the beginning of this year. Last November Lt. Vesey paid a visit to Ottawa and after talks with various officials in an organisation known as the Air Cadets of Canada, was able to obtain considerable assistance in the matter of equipment and text-books. Although these materials have not yet arrived, nevertheless, the instructors have been carrying on, basing their instruction on the syllabus of the Air Cadets of Canada. Thirty cadets enrolled and attendance, apart from the period when whooping cough was pre- valent, has been very good. We have also obtained a sound film projector and several aeronautical films, which are a great help. The syllabus consists of Signals, Aircraft Recognition, Navigation, Anti-gas Meteorology, Administration, Principles of Flight, En- gines, First Aid, Hygiene, and Knots and Splices. It is hoped that during camp in July flights in aircraft for Air Trainees can be ar- ranged through the courtesy of the Fleet Air Arm at Dockyard. Shooting. — The annual .22 rifle shoot was held at the Par-la- Ville 25 yd. range on April 19th. Only six cadets out of the fifteen entrants attained the necessary 70% for the shooting badge, but these were all Saltus boys. L Cpl. McBeath turned in the best

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16 whooping cough, but the ' A ' team won all their matches played, and so we retained the B.S.S.A. trophy for another year. The ' B ' team played some very good games especially when they visited St. George ' s, where they were beaten by the score of one goal to nil. In the House Co mpetition Watlington House won the senior competition both terms, whilst in the juniors Butterfield House won the shield in the Christmas term but lost it to Darrell House in the Easter term. Matches 1943 1944 Football Oct. 21 1943 1st XI vs. B.A.A draw 3-3 Home 22 3rd XI vs. St. George ' s won 2-0 Home Nov. 1 1st XI vs. R.A.F won 6-2 Home Nov. 5 3rd XI vs. St. George ' s lost 1-2 Away 19 1st XI vs. R.A.F.-Whitney won 8-1 Away 19 3rd XI vs. St. George ' s lost 2-3 Home 26 2nd XI vs. St. George ' s lost 1-4 Away Dec. 15 1st Xl-Staff vs. H.M. Ship lost 0-7 Home Feb. 3 1944 1st XI vs. Old Boys draw 2-2 Home 25 1st XI vs. Dockyard Appren... won 2-1 Home Mar. 3 1st XI vs. Dockyard Appren... won 1-0 Away Senior House Matches Results Xmas, 1943 — 1st, Watlington 2nd, Darrell 3rd, Saltus Junior House Matches Results Xmas, 1943— 1st, Butterfield. 2nd, Darrell. 3rd, Saltus and Watlington (Tie). Senior House Matches Results Easter, 1944 — 1st, Watlington. 2nd, Darrell. 3rd, Saltus. Junior House Matches Results Easter, 1944— 1st, Darrell. 2nd, Watlington. 3rd, Saltus.