Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

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19 Basket ball still draws a great deal of enthusiasm through- out the school and several boys play with the junior B.A.A. team. House competitions were run at the end of the Xmas Term but the Seniors found the small area of the gymnasium floor too restrictive and the competition was stopped for fear of serious accidents. The Juniors continued, however, and the tournament was won by Butterfield House. This term we shall be going to camp and boys are particu- larly keen to take advantage of the mid-term break and to sport themselves on one of the islands for a few days. I am hoping, too, that we may be able to put a class through the Royal Life Saving Society ' s first examination before the summer vacation arrives. K.B. Soccer Our teams had another triumphant season in both the Junior and Senior ends of the school. With only two other teams to play in the Inter-school competition, our Seniors found no difficulty in winning all their matches. Neither Warwick nor Mt. St. Agnes were able to field strong teams, mainly be- cause both schools are handicapped by having few boys of the requisite age and size. Friendly matches were far more enter- taining and two excellent duels with Prospect took place. We asked the soldiers to field strong opposition and this they did. Our boys were always level or even on top in the first half but lacked stamina enough to hold on and collapsed half way through the second period of play. The Old Boys turned out their strongest side ever this year after feeling our strength in a practice match, when the school team worked like clockwork to win easily. The match proper, however, was a hectic struggle and produced the most satisfac- tory result of a one goal each tie. 1st Eleven Captain A. Tucker, through the season, proved a fine centre forward, tapping in goals with great regularity — and nearly always with his head. The Colts (under 14) did not settle down well, mainly be- cause they seemed to lack leadership in attack, and, though they just managed to defeat Dell wood ' s claims to the Inter- school crown, they were hardly to be called worthy victors.

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18 Adventures of a Half Crown This is the story of a gold half crown minted in the year 1558. This half crown was such a beautiful piece that one of the men who worked at the Mint kept it for himself, hiding it in the family chest under the bed. Every night he looked to see if the coin were there. One night before he went to bed, he opened the chest expecting to see the coin, but it had disappeared. The cottage was searched high and low but without success. The workman was very sad at his loss, but little did he know that dry rot had pierced the chest as well as the overhanging gable of the house, and the coin had fallen onto the street below. Early in the morning a heavy rainstorm washed the coin into the gutter, where it remained for three hundred years, covered with dirt and rubbish. Then one day a numismatic plumber, cleaning the gutter and working on the new drainage system, found the coin. Since the coin was rare, but already in his own collection, he decided to sell it to a fellow collector. As he was crossing the Monkeyville Bridge, the coin slipped from his hands and fell into a barge on the river be- low. The bargee, knowing nothing about old coins, took it to a hobby shop where, to his amazement, the clerk, after flipping through the catalogue, looked up and remarked: 1558 — Gold half-a-crown — minted in Monkeyville — twelve pounds. The bargee gasped and, after thanking the clerk, hurried out of the shop. For those who would like to know, the coin was put in the Monkeyville Museum, where it can be seen to this day. T. S. GARE, Form Upper III. Physical Education Society Owing to the general lack of leadership in the upper school, the Society was temporarily disbanded throughout the Easter Term. It became quite obvious that, since nearly all the work of organisation was being thrown back on the games- master, many of the original activities would have to be abandoned. In consequence, no Rugby was played — though some boys are keen enough to practice and play with the B.A.A. — and only one hockey game was seen, when the school took on Prospect, who beat us 3-0.

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20 RESULTS House Competitions Junior: — 1st Butterfield Watlington vs. Butterfield 0-0 2nd Watlington Saltus vs. Butterfield 0-3 3rd Darrell Saltus vs. Watlington 0-2 4th Saltus Darrell vs. Butterfield 1-1 Watlington vs. Darrell 0-1 Saltus vs. Darrell 1-1 Senior: — 1st Watlington Watlington vs. Butterfield 5-1 2nd Butterfield Saltus vs. Darrell 4-3 3rd Saltus Saltus vs Butterfield 1-7 4th Darrell Watlington vs. Darrell 4-0 Saltus vs. Watlington 1-9 Darrell vs. Butterfield 3-4 Friendly Matches School 7 vs. Staff 0; at home School 2 vs. Army 7; at home School 2 vs. Queen of Bermuda Bellboys 0; at home School 0 vs. Prospect 5; at Prospect Practice School 5 vs. Old Boys 1; at home School 1 vs. Old Boys 1; at home Senior League Pts. School 9 vs. Warwick 2; at home 1st Saltus 3 School 12 vs. Mt. St. Agnes 1; at home 2nd Warwick 4 School 5 vs. Warwick 0; at Warwick 3rd Mt. St. Agnes 0 School 6 vs. Mt. St. Agnes 1; at home Junior League School 2 vs. Dellwood 1; at Dellwood 1st Saltus 10 School 2 vs. Warwick 1; at home 2nd Dellwood 9 School 2 vs. Mt. St. Agnes 0; at home 3rd Warwick 5 School 0 vs. Dellwood 3; at home 4th Mt. St. Agnes 0 School 3 vs. Warwick 0; at Warwick School 4 vs. Mt. St. Agnes 0; at home K.B.