Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

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6 Saltus Old Boys ' Association Committee H. Morris Cooper St. George Butterfield George E. Gorham William Freisenbruch H. C. Adams T. W. P. Vesey Archie Brown Saltus Gymnasium Building Fund Committee St. George Butterfield William Freisenbruch George E. Gorham A Letter to Old Boys To Old Boys and Friends of the Saltus Grammar School : The Saltus Old Boys ' Association feel that a tangible mark of affection for the school should be the aim of our association, to foster good fellowship and link us with the school of the present. These Islands, together with all members of the United Nations are being tried in the fire of war. As in the first World War many Saltus Boys have again unflinchingly taken up the call and some have made the supreme sacrifice. We feel that it should be our object to erect a lasting memorial of their example which will be an inspiration to future generations. It is of interest to know that : I. The Saltus Grammar School is 50 years old. 2. It has increased in size until now there are 192 boys m the School and approximately 1,000 Old Boys spread over the surface of the globe. 3. The greatest and we might say crying need of the school today is for a gymnasium. 4. It has been decided to erect a first-class gymnasium to be called The Saltus Grammar School Memorial Gymnasium. 5. This gymnasium will be a Memorial to all the Saltus Boys who served in the first World War and who are serving in the Armed Forces of the United Nations in the present war. 6. We need £5,000 to build and equip the kind of gymnasium that will be a fitting memorial, large enough to be efficient, and of a size not to be outgrown in a few years. After reading the above this Committee appeals to you — Old Boy — to roll back the years and ask yourself if the Old School did anything for you, and if the answer is yes, we trust that you will respond to this appeal, regarding it not only as a Memorial and contribution, but as an investment of which the dividend is an assurance of Good Citizenship. H. ST. GEO. BUTTERFIELD, Chairman, S.G.S. Memorial Committee. P.S. — Please send cheques to Saltus Grammar School Me- morial Gymnasium Fund, Bank of N. T. Butterfield Son, Ltd.

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Building The year 1944 will, I think, long be remembered at Saltus as that in which Old Boys and Parents began very actively to set about the provision of long overdue additions and extensions to our School Buildings. Urged on by St. George Butterfield, ably as- sisted by Morris Cooper, Duncan Gosling and others, the Saltus Old Boys ' Association set the ball rolling by electing a subcommit- tee and openmg a subscription list for a School Gymnasium. In a very short time substantial contributions from Old Boys and Parents and, equally valuable, ' ' widow ' s mites from younger contributors have swelled this fund to a point where definite plans can be laid and drawings made. F ollowing a meeting, at the School, of Trustees, Old Boys on the Staff of the School, Ernest Watlington and Will Onions (who very politely refrained from laughing too obviously at a drawing which I have been making for years in the hope of arousing interest and discussion!) plans have actually been put onto paper, and meetings formal and informal with Hereward Watlington in the chair have been taking place. Soon, I believe, a picture and a plan of what is proposed, this time seriously and after expert considera- tion, will appear in one of the store windows of Hamilton. This will, I hope, give rise to still more good-natured argument and bring in many helpful suggestions and criticisms. Then for a time not much more will be heard of the Saltus Gymnasium, until one day Old Boys, Parents and boys will assemble for its opening in the days of Peace. The building of a Physics Laboratory, an Art Room, and a really adequate Library, and other necessary extensions, are also under consideration and will in due course, as indeed must be so, if we are to keep abreast of the requirements of the times, appear on Saltus property. One of my closest friends in Bermuda once said to me, You can run a first-class school in a cellar, if necessary — not that I think it desirable! I fully agree in principle and have always felt, and publicly said, that buildings are not our first consideration, but rather the work and character-building that go on in what we have. But he and I and everyone else who really considers the welfare of the School feel strongly that the time has come to try to house what we believe to be a good and sound idea in a thorough- ly efficient and worthy school building. I think I can safely say that every boy in the school is person- ally interested in the atmosphere of ' ' building that is about the place and that all look forward keenly to the beginning and eventual completion of the work, whether it be in their own time at school or in that of their younger brothers who will follow them here. For myself I am profoundly grateful that it has been and is my lot to work with so many genial, generous and sensible Saltus men. R. E. E. B.

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7 Visit of His Excellency the Governor On February 2nd we were honoured by a visit from His Ex- cellency the Governor, Lord Burghley, accompanied by Lady Burghley and the A.D.C., Lieut. D. C. A. Goolden, R.N.V.R. He was met at the gate by the Headmaster and the Head Prefect, R. L. Barnard. After inspecting the Cadet Guard-of-Honour, which, since it was raining, was drawn up in the Assembly Hall, His Excellency inspected the class rooms, making enquiries about the work in progress in each. When the tour ot inspection was over, the School assembled in the Hall to hear the Governor ' s address. In the course of his address His Excellency stressed the need and importance of technical education, saying that he hoped that more emphasis would in the future be placed on such subjects as commercial mathematics, modern languages and economics. He went on to accentuate the importance of the development of character, one of those intangibles to which the boys themselves contributed so much by their attitude one to another, especially on the playing fields, where they learned the value of co-operation, the team spirit and self-discipline. After the Headmaster had thanked His Excellency and the proceedings in the School were concluded, the Governor and Lady Burghley went over to the Headmaster ' s House, where the members of the teaching staff were introduced to them. Empire Day Celebration On May 23rd, Empire Day, was celebrated at Saltus Grammar School. We were privileged to hear an address by Vice- Admiral Sir Alban Curteis, Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic and West Indies Station, after a service conducted in the Hall by the Headmaster. Before the assembly, the Admiral, accompanied by his Flag Lieut- enant, the Hon. A. L. Hood, inspected a cadet Guard-of-Honour. In a brief introduction, the Headmaster referred to the valuable work of the I.O.D.E. in Bermuda in keeping alive Empire Day and its objects. The day was established by Lord Meath in 1902, to emphasize the necessity for training in good citizenship. In this connection he was most pleased to welcome Mrs. Leon Powell, who represented the I.O.D.E. The Headmaster welcomed the visitors, especially three of our Trustees, the Hon. E. H. Trimingham, C.B.E., the Hon. J. W. Cox, and Mi. H. D. Butterfield, and then expressed his pleasure in introducing the Commander-in-Chief, whose work was largely responsible for the security in which we had lived.