Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

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Editorial In introducing this volume to the public, we have little to say; we hope the account of the School ' s activities will speak for itself. Readers will notice that the record of the war service of Saltus Old Boys has been discontinued. We understand that a separately printed record is contemplated, and our annually published lists have, at least, provoked many people to supply some of our omis- sions. For this we are grateful; such a record loses much of its point, if it is incomplete. We would, therefore, make a final appeal for information which has been omitted. There is another difficulty which perturbs us. Owing to the early date at which we have to go to press, it is impossible to give a satisfactory account of the summer term ' s activities until they are over a year old. As the Apostle says, My friends, this ought not so to be . Yet, if we publish later, we shall miss the opportunity to sell the Year Book to the Old Boys; and it is largely the Old Boys whom we wish to reach. The suggestion has been made to us that, if we collected life subscriptions, we could mail copies to the subscribers after the end of term without letting the circulation suffer. We know that there is much to be said on each side of this question, and we should like to hear other opinions on the subject. Finally, we thank our various contributors, especially the boys who have compiled the lists of the results of the athletic competi- tions, a tedious business. THE EDITOR.

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Governing Body Hereward Watlington, Esq., M.C.P. H. D. Butterfield, Esq. M.C.P The Hon. E. H. Trimingham, C.B.E. The Hon. J. W. Cox, M.C.P. T. W. P. Vescy, Esq. Headmaster R. E. Booker, Esq., M.A., M.R.S.T., F.R.S.A. Secretary-Treasurer ; Mrs. Janet Moore Staff H. J. Hallett, M. A. J. H. Kerry, M.A. F. B. Rogers, M.A. S. Gascoigne, B.A. R. C. FitzGibbon F. L. Stephenson D. M. Murdoch E. W. Allen, B.A. Mrs. Edith W. Trott Miss Edith M. Smith J. R. Bridge (Music) C. Bardgett (P.T., Games) School Officials Head Prefect D. H. Harrison Captain of Football D. H. Harrison Captain of Cricket A. G. Smith Captain of Athletics D. H. Harrison House Captains: Butterfield D. H. Harrison Darrell G. H. Leseur Saltus A. G. Smith Watlington W. S. Lombardo (Until Easter) T. Dunch Additional Prefects: D. A. Gosling D. R. Bray N. H. Richardson A. A. Michielson D. S. R. Smith W. B. Gray D. E. DeSilva Librarians H. A. G. Skiffington, T. W. Nisbei

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Building I wish that under this heading I were able to write that a start had been made of the building of the Gymnasium and the Physics Laboratory. In fact not even the detailed plans for these have yet been drawn, though I hope that soon these will be ready. 1 he truth is that we are still in that most difficult part of a post-war era, when prices are high and materials short. Even so, if an Old Boy of a year ago were to walk through the Main Block of the S.G.S., he would see many alterations that would surprise him. Realising that the time had not come when I could press for the putting up of new buildings, we have made all possible use of what we have. It was almost a shock to discover how much waste space existed even in a school-house as apparently crowded as our own. By the use of a little ingenuity (and perhaps some sacrifice of comfort) it has been found possible to give the Up- per 6th Form so long homeless, a small but adequate Form-room, to divide the 4th Form into two with a separate room each, to pro- vide a room in which all Bookkeeping and Spanish teaching will be done ,to move the Staff Common-room to more convenient prem- ises, to give Form 1. a detached and very sunny and cheerful Form- room, and, last but not at all least, finally to free the Library from use as a Classroom. During these alterations some loss has been inevitable and the need for a Gymnasium which shall contain a really adequate Chang- ing-room will be very evident during the coming winter terms. I am quite sure, however, that these comparatively modest steps forward, together with the efforts of the new members of the Staff, will prove a turning point in the work of the school and that the day is at last in sight when we may begin the climb back to the peak of efficiency which this school had reached in, say, 1943. We cannot yet, perhaps, leap forward per saltum , as a former Acting- Governor said, but the progressive improvement has at any rate begun. R.E.E.B.