Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

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15 ' Swimming- Sports — September 1952 The first week of term was one of frantic preparation for the Sports which take place almost as soon as boys have once more set foot inside the school after a long recess. B.A.A. Pool was again the scene and our annual event was attended by many parents and friends. Many of our records have stood the test of years and in 1951 not one new mark was set. This time, however, we were surprised to see two long-standing- records broken, when M. Harrison clipped one fifth from the Group A, 25 yards freestyle mark and R. Atkinson reduced the Group C 50 yards Breaststroke by three tenths of a second. The valuable assistance of Derek Oatway, D. J. Williams, and Fran- cis Gosling was deeply appreciated. RESULTS: Group A. 25 yds. Freestyle 1. M. Harrison, 2. R. Dixon, 3. Zuill — Time: 16.2 sees. Record. Group B. 25 yds. Freestyle 1. D. Hayward, ,2. J. Bluck, 3. A. Cooper — Time 16.2 sees. Group C. 50 yds. Freestyle 1. R. Atkinson, 2. E. Simmons, 3. B. Franklin — Time: 33. 2 sees. Group C. 25 yds. Backstroke 1. J. Smith, 2. F. Williams, 3. J. Bluck — Time: 18.2 sees. Group C. 50 yds. Breaststroke 1. R. Atkinson, 2. F. Patterson, 3. C. Zuill — Time: 39.5 sees, (in heats) Record. Group D. 50 yds. Freestyle 1. R. Bailey, 2. J. Sharp, 3. D. Cave — Time: 31. G sees. Group D. 25 yds. Backstroke 1. R . Leach, 2. W. Cook, 3. R. Davidson — Time: 17.2 sees. Group D. 50 yds. Breaststroke 1. R. Leach, 2. G. Pope, 3. P. Grayston — Time: 39.4 sees. Group E. 100 yds. Freestyle 1. D. Thorne, 2. T. Cassidy, 3. W. Acton — Time: 61.2 sees. Group E. 200 yds. Freestyle 1. W. Acton, 2. R. Bailey, 3. G. Pope — Time: 2 min. 50.5 sees. Group E. 100 yds. Breaststroke 1. J. Carey, 2. B. Hayward, 3. A. Burns — Time: 91.2 sees.

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14 The Ideal Heroine of Fiction The Ideal Heroine should be about five feet four inches tail, have brown hair and blue eyes, a tanned complexion (make-up will serve the purpose) and a thoroughly pneumatic figure. Besides this, she must have a fortune of two or three million dollars, a nouse m town and a house in the country, not to mention a yacht or two. Each house must be well supplied with servants, who will, of course, include an English butler called James, who has been in the family for simply generations . The country house will have its quota of tennis courts and swimming pools and the garages will be supplied with five or six of the very latest cars. Our heroine will go to the finest schools, be invited to all the ultra, ultra parties and spend her summers in Europe. Her parents will have arranged for her to marry Somebody-the-third — Heir to a for- tune in Oil Wells , when a complication appears in the form of some handsome youn bruite who is a floor sweeper iii her father ' s factory. They Vv ' ili probaoly meet when she is strolling down the street and falls and Durns her ankle; or perhaps he is walking home (broom under arm) and she just happens to drive past and asks him if he would like a iiit m her ten thousand dollar European sports car. He will be very sarcastic and make comments about her having too much money, but nevertheless she will ' ' fall for him completely. He will want to have nothing to do with her, as he already has a girl friend, who is a typist at the factory where he works. Our heroine does not despair, however, and suddenly he realizes that his old girl friend should not be allowed to come between him and true love, not to mention three million dollars. They agree to marry but her parents refuse their consent. Then the two lovers have a quarrel because he has his pride and vdll not let her keep her two Cadillacs when they are married. So he goes back to the old girl friend and our heroine to her Oil heir , but they are both unhappy. Eventually he becomes ill and is taken to hospital where she rushes to his side. She promises to support him for the rest of his life if he gets better; he agrees at last and so they live happily ever after (at least until she wants a divorce in Reno). A. C. BURNS.

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16 Group E. 50 yds. Backstroke 1. D. Thorne, 2. T. Cassidy, 3. R. Davidson — Time: 34.2 sees. Junior Diving 1. J. Smith, 2. R. Lines, 3. D. Gibbons. Senior Diving 1. B. Hayward, 2. C. Cassidy, 3. G. Pope. Junior Relay 1. Butterfield, 2. Saltus, 3. Darrell — Time: 64.4 sees. Senior Relay 1. Butterfield, 2. Saltus, 3. Watlington — Time: 2 min. 21.8 sees. House Competition — Senior 1st Butterfield 2nd Saltus 3rd Darrell House Competition — Junior 1st Butterfield 2nd Saltus 3rd Darrell Soccer 1952-53 Senior. In the Senior League Saltus had less difficulty than usual because there was only one other team entered and this was a below-strength Warwick Academy XL As a result it was extremely difficult to main- tain the enthusiasm shown in previous years and the first division rarely took their practices seriously. In match play, however, the first eleven showed quite a high standard of play under the captaincy of A. Burns. D. Thorne, who had always played out in the field, became goal-keeper where he turned in many creditable perfoi-mances. P. Grayston at centre half and R. Leach at wing half are to be congratu- lated, too. Junior. This year the School will not receive the inter-school trophy as it will be presented to Dellwood School. The ' Colts ' started well and at practice they made every attemprt to use the ball rather than kick wildly. Unfortunately emphasis on this more refined approach to the game seemed to cause them to lose itheir speed, and in nearly every game of the season they allowed their opponents too much space to attack.