Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

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7 He seems to be finding life full of interest. R. L. Barnard, at McGill, has written to say that he started to take up boxing seriously, but was a little careless and suffered a broken nose which had kept him out of that sport until the time of writing. P. S. Welch has played Water Polo for Toronto University and Soccer for the Intermediate Varsity XI. When the Bermuda Water Polo Team went to New York at Easter this year Stanley Gascoigne went as manager, W. F. Hay- ward as coach and Harry King and Cyril Bardgett were on the team. H. C. Butterfield and R. D. Butterfield last September pre- sented a performance of A. A. Milne ' s comedy, Belinda, at Trinity Hall. Chester provided the incidental music and Richard acted in the play. Allan Mercer and David Lawrey were also in the cast. The performance was under the auspices of the Bermuda Musical and Dramatic Society. Hugh and Jeanne Masters are to be congratulated on the birth of a daughter, Barbara Jeanne. John Gilbert organised the United Welfare Chest Drive at Trinity College, University of Toronto, last year. Those who remember R. E. Frewen, who was on the Staff here from 1936 to 1942, will be interested to hear that he is now teaching in a school in Victoria, B.C. Besides the above, letters have been received from Edwin Mal- loy at Harvard; A. J. Motyer at Christ Church, Oxford; B. P. Sey- mour and J. C. Astwood, both at Charterhouse; C. Terceira, at Mount Allison University, and John Fairey. We apologise for any ommisions and repeat our assurances of past years that we are always glad to hear news of Saltus Old Boys. School Notes Rather late in the day, perhaps, but none the less sincerely, we offer a formal welcome to Messrs. E. W. Allen, F. L. Stephenson and D. M. Murdoch, who joined the Staff in the Christmas term. They have long ago settled down and become part of the institution. We offer our congratulations to two of our Trustees, the Hon. John W. Cox, whose name appeared in the King ' s Birthday Hon- ours last year as a C.B.E., and the Hon. E. H. Trimingham, who has been appointed a member of the Legislative Council. Captain N. Bayard Dill has found it necessary to resign from the Board of Trustees. We are sorry to see broken the long family connection with the School, begun many years ago by the late Col-

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6 M. A. Gibbons, Jr., to Gloria May Miller in the U.S.A. The Hon. F. Goodwin Gosling and Mrs. Gosling have celebrat- ed their Golden Wedding. DEATHS: George Edward Gorham, September, 1946. Walter Ball, February, 1947. W. M. Conyers, April, 1947. « « « M. C. Misick and T. L. Crawford, M.D., CM. (McGill), were awarded Rhodes Scholarships in 1946. Misick also distinguished himself by being one of the crew of the ill-fated Zena last summer. C. E. Woollard was awarded a Teacher ' s Training Scholarship for 1946, and is now studying at Toronto Normal School. Harry Lancaster, who won a Craddock Scholarship in 1946 and is now on H.M.S. Conway, has done very well in his studies and won prizes for coming first in his class in Seamanship, Mathematics, Engineering and Science and History. Midshipman K. G. R. Hallam is now on H.M.S. Sheffield and has visited the School occasionally during the year. James Cochrane is now an Officer Cadet in the Indian Army. When last heard from, he was stationed at Bangalore and was hop- ing for a commission in the 3rd Gurkha Rifles. David R. Stokes, R.A.F., has been with the Army of Occupa- tion in Germany. M. D. Taylor was for a time on H.M.S. Onslaught and was expecting to be out of the Navy in March of this year. W. R. Cooke has gained the Diploma awarded by the San An- tonio (Texas) Vocational and Technical High School. B. J. M. Tovey is in the Army in England and has been taking a course in Chinese. Edward Winslow is now out of the U.S. Army and is going back to College. D. McC. Critchley, who has just graduated from Mount Alli- son University with a B.A. degree, has always played a very active part in the life of the University. During his last year he was President of the S.C.M., President of the Choral Society, Editor of the Year Book (the third Bermudian in succession to fill that office) and he directed the play, Lithuania , performed this year by the Seniors. D. M. G. Lawrey is now at the Brackanridge High School, San Antonio, Texas, and has been made a Staff Sergeant in the R.O.I .C.

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8 onel T. M. Dill, but we feel that a worthy successor has been found in Mr. T. W. P. Vesey, the President of the Saltus Old Boys ' Associ- ation and a very keen and energetic supporter of the School. In January we were saddened by the death of Margaret Ponson- by Watlington, which severed a connection with the School that had lasted more than fifteen years. First, as the mother of three sons, all of whom went through the School, and more lately as Secretary- Treasurer to the Trustees, she had taken a quiet but sincere interest in our affairs. Those of us who had the privilege of her friendship feel her loss deeply. The results of the Cambridge School Certificate Examinations held last December are as follows:— Grade I: D. H. Harrison, W. L. Hallowell, N. H. Richardson. Grade III: A. G. Smith, D. A. Gosling, D. E. DeSilva. A start has at last been made on what we hope will be a con- siderable building programme. At present it is confined to alter- ing the existing building so as to make two extra classrooms, but we believe that, now that a start has been made, it will not stop there. Certainly the need is almost desperate. This term we have lost the services of Cyril Bardgett, our P.T. and gym. instructor. His place has been taken by the Head Prefect, D. H. Harrison, who has probably worked harder on behalf of the School than any previous holder of that office. We have also lost W. S. Lombardo, who has joined the U.S. Army. He, too, has been keenly interested in all the School activ- ities and we shall miss him. He leaves with our heartiest good wishes for his future life. During the Easter Term a Model Aeroplane Club was formed and for a couple of Sunday afternoons the peace of the neighbour- hood was destroyed by the unearthly roar of miniature gasoline engines. Unfortunately the weather then became unkind and first rain and then wind put an end to further meetings. During the winter in the little spare time afforded by School activities, Harrison, Gosling and Lombardo took up Rugby foot- ball. Harrison was chosen to play in the Rugby Week games in March against teams from the Army, Navy and Yale University. J. T. Fall won an Art Prize in the Royal Drawing Society ' s competition and was the first boy from the S.G.S. to gain a com- plete R.D.S. certificate. We have to thank Mr. Stephenson and Mr. Hayward for pro- viding us with a new House Ladder. This is a ' very fine piece of work with real, instead of pictorial, ladders. I hc usual Carol Concert and Dance arranged for the end of the Christmas Term had to be postponed until early in January.