Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

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21 The Birth of a Poem There are so many strange rules attached to poetry, quite apart from the technical skill, the inspiration, and the personality of the poet, that writing a poem must be approached stealthily. The Upper Third has done so, taking advantage of X (the Unknown) who blew a strange instrument of yellow and red generally known as The Pipes of Pan just before the first period on Tuesday, April 26th. Apart from the pattern, supplied by the teacher, who provided the first coup- let, the poem is the work of the form itself. On Tuesday, when the day began. Smith played upon the Pipes of Pan; He played until the master came And called poor Smith a dreadful name! C Pessime! he called at last; Get out of here, and travel fast! He took the instrument away, And kept it till the close of day. When school was o ' er, he hurried home. And changed himself into a gnome; He toolc some music from a shelf, And played exactly like an elf. While Smith was sitting on a bench, He then began to curse — in French! The elfin Master took to flight, And rose three hundred feet in height; And down the funnel of the ' Queen He fell, and nevermore was seen! The Elephants ' Annual Ball One day in Fairyland Forest, Jumbo was walking along the road, sighing to himself. He was stopped by Bobby Raccoon, who asked him to play ball with him, but Jumbo said No . He did not feel too happy, because all the pretty little girls did not want to go with him to the Elephants ' Annual Ball, or else they already had another partner — and the Ball was only the next night! After he had finished his supper, he went right to bed. He lay there thinking, and trying to remember any girl that he had not asked to go with him. After about ten to twenty minutes, he remembered Clarabelle, the little girl who lived over at the waterhole.

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20 impossible to visualise those of the future. Statements made about designs seem fantastic, but when we look back over the last fifty years, and see the progress that has been made, we can see that the possibilities have no limit. The credit for such aircraft, however, should go to people like Wil- bur and Orville Wright, who risked so much to bring the secret of aviation to the world. DE SILVA. The Bat and the OwF ' In the coldness of the night, the old bell tolled the hour of three. The Bat was cleaning his wings of cobwebs, having finished his night ' s foraging, when through the broken lattice flew Owl. You are late tonight! said Bat, swinging on one leg, and scan- ning Owl with his sharp little eyes. What ' s the matter? Oh, when I was chasing a mice through a — — Mouse, said Bat, correcting him. Owl took no notice, and continued, — bramble hedge, my wing caught, and I had quite a time getting out of it! Go on, Bat, and get me the Bramble Ointment! So off went Bat, and soon returned with a bottle. Just as he was going to put the contents on Owl ' s wing. Owl said: This isn ' t Bramble Ointment! It ' s Clove Tea! Oh, I can ' t help it if I ' m short-sighted! complained Bat. So Bat went off again, and, after about a quarter of an hour of banging and crashing, he returned with half a dozen bottles. Ah, said Owl, there you are! I see you have brought the right one this time! By the way, what was all that banging about? Er — well, er — I had to go in quite difficult places to get the bottles, said Bat, quite sheepishly. So they said no more about it, and soon Owl was as good as new, if not better. The first rays of dawn saw Bat and Owl fast asleep. Bat upside down on one of the rafters, and Owl, with his head tucked under his wing, perched beside him on the same rafter. M. S. BREWER, (Upper Third).

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22 So, the next morning, he walked over to her house. When he knocked at the door, her mother answered, and Jumbo asked her wheth- er or not Clarabelle was in. She said Yes , and that she would call her. When Jumbo asked her to go to the ball with him, she said that Johnny Elephant had already asked her, but she preferred to go with Jumbo. That night, after Jumbo had taken Clarabelle home, and he himself was in bed, he said aloud, This is the best Elephants ' Annual Ball that I have ever been to! STUBBS. Swimming Sports September 25th, 1954. The B. A. A. pool at Eagle ' s Nest was used again for the Annual Swimming Sports. Although the races were exciting and strongly com- peted, there were no new records broken. The diving events were very popular and several boys showed some good style diving. It must bo pointed out, however, that a high standard of performance can only b« achieved through continual practice, and sound training. ' Playing about ' in the water is not enough. Relaxed, effortless stroke produc- tion must be practiced. Considerable help was rendered by Mr. Gas- coigne. RESULTS: Group A. 25 yds. Freestyle 1. Profit 2, 2. Williams 4, Group B. 25 yds. Freestyle 1. Harrison, 2. Goodner, Group C. 25 yds. Backstroke 1. Macky, 2. Hajrward 1, Group C. 50 yds. Breastroke 1. Henderson, 2. Leseur 2, Group C. 50 yds. Freestyle 1. Macky, 2. Cooper, 3. 3. Steinhoff Time: 20 sees. 3. Dixon 2 — Time 15 sees. 3. McPherson — Time 17 sees 3. Hallett — Time 47 sees. Hayward — Time 33 sees.