Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

Text from Pages 1 - 44 of the 1958 volume:

The Saltus Year Book, Summer 1958 CONTENTS Page Governing Body, Staff 3 Editorial 5 Farewell 6 The School Year, 1957-58 7 Empire Day, 1958 « 10 The Debating Society 13 Cadet Notes 14 The Chess Club 15 An Exciting Experience 15 May 17 The Owl that lives at Green Bay 17 The Shipwreck 18 Cancer 18 ' ' Easy Able EigW 20 My Dog 21 The Bermuda Cedar 23 The Mower that wouldn ' t go Uphill 24 A Wonderful sailing experience 24 Life on Board the Foudroyant 25 Horse Nonsense 28 Cricket 1957 28 Inter-Housie Swimming 29 Soccer 1957-58 32 Junior Football 1957-58 32 Inter-House Boxing? Competition , 33 Inter-School Boxing 34 Inter-House Athletic Sports 37 Saltus Old Boys ' Association 39 When You Are Aspiring To The Highest Place, It is Honourable To Reach The Second Or Even The Third Rank iCICERO) Governing Body His Honour Sir John Cox T. W. P. Vesey, Esq. C.B.E., M.C.P. Hon. Sir Eldon Trimingham, C.B.E. C. Vail Zuill, Esq., J.P., M.C.P. Headmaster H. J. Halle tt, Esq., M.A. Secretary-Treasurer Mrs. M. E. Dill Staff F. L. Stephenson, Esq. E. Walton, Esq., M.A. W. G. Rosser, Esq., B.A. R. S. Alger, Esq., D.P.E. A. H. Dixon, Esq. R. C. Brookfield, Esq., M.A. F. Capstick, Esq. G. L. Critchlow, Esq., B.A. J. Lester, Esq., A.B., S.M. H. Sill, Esq., M.A. Mrs. Edith Trott Mrs. J. Ingham J. R. Bridge, Esq., (Music). SIGN OF GOOD TASTE 6d. POPULAR PRICE. JOHN BARRITT SON Authorized Bottlers 5 Editorial When our editorial board met to consider a suitable sub- ject for this piece we decided that as far as we were con- cerned the most notable innovation of the past year was the granting of the privilege now enjoyed by the prefects of wearing long white socks in summer. This, and the right to brew our daily lunch time beverage on the alchemical ap- para.us ' borrowed ' from the laboratory are surely the mem- orable events of 1957-1958. All that now remains to be done in order to make life really worth living is the instal- lation of a Coca-Cola dispensing machine for the refresh- ment of our studies. At this point the editor-in-chief peev- ishly complained of our frivolity but we would like to point out to him that nobody reads editorials anyway — unless questions have first been asked about them in Parliament! However, we cannot let this opportunity pass off v ithout mentioning an event which occurred tooi late for reference elsewhere. We allude to the magnificent gift of a sound pro- jector and screen by Mr, R. Ferguson, a most generous bene- factor. We loo forward to seeing much use made of this gift which adds immensely to the amenities of the school Finajly, we would like once more to extend our thanks to all contributors to this issue and to express with our per- ennial optimism the hope that many more suggestions and contributions will be forthcoming next year. 6 Farewell A.H.D 1954—58. At the end of this Term Mr. A. H. Dixon will be leaving the school after having been with us for four years. Bearing this peripd he has been teaching Scripture throughout the School, and has also assisted with English in the Middle School. In out-of -school activi- ties he helped with games and sports, but latterly has taken a goodly share of the Distention classes. We wish him and his family every happiness and success in the future. R.CIB, 1955—58, Also, at this time we shall be losing our editor, Mr. R. C. Brpok- field, who, with his wife and son, will be returning to England. The steady improvement in the quality of the ' Year B,ook ' during the past three years is most noticeable, and is due in large measure to the ideas and effort which he has furnished. As is generally the case with Senior English masters, Mr. Brookfield has als o been the master in charge of the Library and has been responsible for the wise and varied selection of most of the books wh ' ch have found their way on to the Library shelves His assistance in our Games and Sports programme has been most valuable, particularly in Cricket where his ability has been an asset in coaching the 1st XL Our very be?t wishes f or happiness and prosperity in the future go to him and his family. 7 The School Year, 1957-58 The -fe have been no vistible signs oif alteration fto the buildiing over tjhe past year, but many well-remembered events have taken place. The Debating Society had a special event on the 7th. June when a debate was held with the Old Boys in the Assembly Hall at 5:00 p.m. The motion was This House Regrets the Introduction of Television to Bermuda. ' On June 20th. we commemorated Founder ' s Day with our annual service a nd visit to Samuel Saltus ' graveside in St. John ' s church- yard. The service in the Hall was conducted by the Rev. E. N. B. Chapman and an address was given to the boys by Dr. Howard Dick- inson, a Saltus Old Boy. The members of the Upper school accom- panied by the staff then proceeded to the churchyard, where the Head- master laid a wreath on the grave and a short service was held. Ap- propriately enough an the same day there was an air display over Hamilton Harbour by a squadron of American Super Sabre jet planes, and the boys were allowed to waitch it. In the afternoon the annual cricket matches between the Saltus 1st. and 2nd. XI,s and the Old Boys was played, beginning at two o ' clock. The end of the term drew near and preparations were made for the End of Term Choir Concert together with the distribution of School Certificates, which duly took place on July 3rd. The following after- noon, the annual cricket match between the Staff and the Is ' t. XI took place. On July 5th. the school broke up for the long well-earned rest of 10 weeks. The school was due to open again on Sept. 16th. but this was postponed for a day owing to the passing of Hurricane Carrie. On Mon. Sept. 23rd, the inter-house swimming sports took place with Salitus House emerging victors in the Senior Divisivon and Darrell House in the Junior Division. Further on in the term, Oct. 17th, the annual football match against the Staff was played with the Staff just winning by the odd goal, 3-2. With the final examinations drawing near the school started re- vision of the year ' s work in earnest, and the 6th. and U6th. Forms duly sat their School Certificate and Higher School Certificate Exam- inations respectively. On the day after the end of the exams, Dec. 3rd., Dr. Ball gave a Judo display in the Assembly Hall. This display was enjoyed by 8 all who attended, and we take this opiportunity to thank Dr. Ball for her wonderful display. Two days later, Thurs, Dec, 5th., the annual football matches betweein the school 1st and 2nd XI and the Old Boys were pLayed, the 1st XI being beaten 3 — 0, while the 2nd XI drew 2-2. ' On the nexit day a lecture on Teddy Tucker s famous treasure, illustrated by slides, was given by Mr. Fred Hamilton. During the last week of term the disltribution of prizes for the Junior and Senior School were held on consecutive days. For the Junior School Prize giving, on Wednesday Dec. 11th., the Rev. Mur- ray Gawne gave an interesting, and lively talk before distributing the prizes. On the next day, His Excellency the Governor was present at the Senior School Pl-ize giving, and gave a speech on the theme of ' Loyalty to your School ' , During that week also Hughie Watlington gave a very interesting talk, illustrated by slides, on his experiences as a bush-pilot in Canada. The school closed the following day for the Christmas holi- days of two wesks. However, it seemed that no time had elapsed until the school opened again for the Easter term, 1958, strangely enough on Dec. 30, 1957, and thus on January 1st. we again broke up for a New Year ' s day holiday. Our next special event was a series of traffic control films shown by two of the T.C.B. officials to all members of the school on January 3rd. On January 27th., the Junior School was invited to attend a lec- ture at the Bermuda High School for Girls given by the Audubon So- ciety. During the first few days of February, we received word al- most simultaneously that F. I, B. WilHiams had been awarded the Rhodes Scholarship, and R. A. G. Lines, awarded the Stevenson Schol- arship at Dalhousie University, in Halifax. On February 20th., the Cadets went to W ' arwi ik Camp for tho afternoon, visiting the Bermuda Rifles, who were in camp. Each Cadet managed to get down to the range and shooit five rounds, de ' - spite the rain. On February 28th., the Inter-House Boxing Finals took place at 7.30 p.m., and every competitor made a very good effort. On March 17th., the School Certificate resulitis were received. Couch- man, Hall, Hallett, Herkes, Kempe 1, McCann. 1, and Saul had passed with Grade III Certificates. The school closed on Mar ' ch 28th. for the Easter Holidays. During this last year the Cadet iBand has gradually increased. Their parades have consisted of the Armistice Day Parade on Novem- 9 ber 11th., 1957; the Caledonian Ball art; the Castle Harbour Hotel, Nov- ember 29th., 1957; the playing into Hamilton Harbour of the H.M.S. Ulster , for her Christmas visit into the town on Deciember 23rd., 1957; the opening of Agricultural Show, January 9th 1958; the (open- ing of Rugby Week at the B.A.A. Field on March 30th, 1958; and a performance for the College Students at Fort St. Catherine pn Aprii 2nd., 1958. This shows that the band is not losing any poipularity B, R. H. -oOo Front and Reid Street East AIR CONDITIONED Week Days 8.15 until 6.30 — Thursdays 8.15-1.00 Fridays and Saturdays — 8,15-8.00 p.m. Self Service Self Service Frozen Juices Dairy Produce Dry Groceries Frozen Meats Frozen Vegetables Frozen Breads CHECK-OUTS Free Delivery To Your Car G— Fro-nt Street 2— Reid Street 10 Empire Day 1958 It has become the fashion in recent years to regard the word Empire ' ' as something which must be spoken in hushed whispers. It is also the fashion in ceitain quarters to regard the words Colony and colonialism as w,ords of shame. It is my purpose today to try to persuade you that, far from these words denoting something shameful, they are in fact, when quali- fied by the adjective british words of which we can feel extremely proud. Indeed, if my arguments are not sound, there is no reason why we should be celebrating here today about a revered aJiniver- sary known as Empire Day, which we celebrate as a whole holiday tomorrow. Tomorrow ' s date, May 24th, is the anniversary of Queen Vic- toria ' s birthday. She was born on May 24th., 1819. and ae you have no doubt learned in your hisitory classes she reigned as Queen for over 60 years, during which time she assumed the title Empress of India in the year 1876. Now Bermuda is Britain ' s oldest self-governing colony — and we are mighty proud of that fact. Next year we celebrate the 350th. year of our founding. I don ' t believe one person could be found in Bermuda who would say he is ashamed of being a colonist from Ber- muda — and if such a person could be found the best thing to do with him would ibe to ship him off to Russia or China, so that he could learn what it means to be a citizen of a really free country. For the last cenairy and a half British Colonial policy has been administered on intelligent and benevolent lines. We learnt a very salutar y lesson from the revolt of what used to be the American colo- nies, which became self-governing after the War of Independence; and since then Great Britian has adopted the view that her colonies should be treated as a trust, and that the people in these colonies must be educated and trained in g;overnment until the time arrives when they are capable of governing themselves intelligently. Britain always hopes that during the time these colonies are ad- ministered from London there will be built up such a bond of affection and loyalty to the British Crown that when the moment for self- de- termination arrives the newly created sovereign state will elect to continue in the association of free nations owing fealty to the British crown. This association is known as the British Empire, and it has been one of the greatest forces for good which this world has ever kn own. And don ' t let anyone ever try to tell you otherwise. 11 Unfortunately the words Emperor and Empire have been brought into disrepute by people like the German Emperors or Kaisers who ruled as autocratic monarch, and by the cruelty and oppression practiced by the hereditary Emperors of Russia, and now carried on very similar lines by rulers like Stalin and Kruschev, who are just as despotic rulers as their Imperial predecessors were. NiOw the people in the German and Russian Empires have never known real freedom s Joh as is enjoyed by every individual Sn the British Empire — freedom under the law to go where one likes to, do what ,one likes, and to say what one likes, even if one says unkind things about our rulers or our Government. A system of bullying prevails in this sort of Empire, and it gives the word Empire a very bad name in the eyes of freedom-loving people. So it has — alas ! — become the practise among many people to drop the term Empire , and to speak of the British Empire as the ' Britiah Commonwealth of Nations ' ' . Many people like myself regret this greatly — for the word Commonwealth would seem to imply the pooling of resources among those participating — and this is by no means the case. But this new-fangled description of the British Empire has probably come to stay and, I expect you will have to adopt it. And as long as the spirit of devotion to duty, and of bravery and enterprise which went to build this British Empire are not tarnished the change of name probably won ' t matter very much. You may have read of the tour round the British Empire recently undertaken by Mr. MacMillan. On his return to Great Britain he gave an account fyf his travels to the Royal Empire Society, and described what he called a thrilling experience . Everywhere he went he was impressed by the affection shown for the Mother Cjountry and the Crown, and it is quite obvious that the h ope of which I spoke just now is nearly always being amply realised He saM of his travels in Irdia .... (This paper from which I have been reading is called United Empire and is the journal of the Royal Empire Society, of which a branch has recently been organised in Bermuda, and is being officially inaugurated tomorrow. I very much hope that you will all becpme members of that society, and persuade your parents to become members. Now that our garrison has been withdrawn, and our R oyal Naval establishments so greatly reduced it becomes more important than ever that the ties which bind us to the Mother Counry and to the other self-governing countries and colonies which constitute this great assofdation of free peoples should be carefully preserved and fostered. That indeed is the aim of this Society of which I have just 12 spoken. I have myself been a member of it : or a great many years and have derived a great deal of interest from it, particularly when visiting London. For every member is entitled to make use pf the magnificent Headquarters in London, and to participate in the very interesting activities arranged every week for the benefit of members from overseas. When snooty people in recent years have asked me if I am a poor over-taxed colonial from a British colony I have always joyfully re- plied. Yes. I am a Colonial from Bermuda, and mighty proud of it. But don ' t waste your sympathy on us, for we colonials don ' t con tribute a penny in taxation to Great Britain, and we are very proud to call ourselves a British Colony . I had the honour to talk to our Queen two years ago at lOne of Her Majesty ' s parti e®. She expressed the hope that one day s3ie might again visit |Our island, and as you know an invitation has been sent for next year when it is hoped that our beloved sovereign may consent to grace our 350th. anniversary celebration. COMMANDER G. RIDGEWAY. 13 The Debating Society The Society resumed its meetings in the winter term. An encour- aging number of new members has enrolled — mainly from the middle school; the value of the praJctice in public speaking which the Siociety ' s meetings afford might well however be thought upon by members of the sixth forms. The standard of speaking has improved from debate to debate: there has been increaising evidence of preparation and careful t hought among those selected as principal speakers. P. S. Scupham has made a significant contribution to the Society ' s success both as seKtretary and principal speaker. Thi(S year ' s penultimate mee ' ting was the visitors ' debate; the vis- iting speakers provided an object lesson in easy eloquence, and the discussion of Bermudian affairs which followed was vigorous, informa- tive and by no means marred by too much agreement: we look for- ward to the (projected return engagement. The year ' s debates are summarized below. October 6th. HAT DEBATE. All members spoke on a subject selected from a list of five. November 14th. This house disapproves of the use of a dog for experimental pur- poses in the Russian earth satellite. Proposer: Hall Opposer: Brewer Third: Gillan Fourth: Scupham The motion was approved. January 24th. This house prop oses tha t ] shall be a school holiday. Proposer: Gillan Third: Brewer The m.ottion was rejected. March 13th. This house recoanmends that th s school ' s summer game. Proposer: Scupham Third: Gillan The motion was approved. hencefort.h each Thursday afternoon Opposer: Hall Fourth: Scupham. cricket be replaced by soft ball as Opposer: Hallett Fourth: Saul March 27th Visitors ' Debate (With members of S.G.S, Old B( Association) 14 This house believes that the introduction of motor driven vehicles has not proved to be in the best interests of Bermuda. Prop« ser: Saul Opposer: Scupham Third: Mr. A. Trimingham Fourth: Mr. John Gilbert The debate was also attended by other members oif fthe Saltus Old Boysj Association: Mr. C. Pearman-Wilson and Mr. J, Callis .both spoke. The motion was rejeoted. OFFICERS FOR THE SEASON 1957-8. President Mr. J. C. Lester Secretary P. S. Scupham COMMITTEE M. S. Brewer J. Gillan B. R. Hall H. B. Hallet D. Saul P. S. Scupham Cadet Notes The strength of the Saltus Company remains fairly constant be- tween 50 and 6G cadets and weekly parades have been held on Tues- days. These parades are used for Squad drill, weapon training, some films, and a small amooint of arms drill. The Annual Camp last July was well attended. During this six day period, each cadet fired a short course both with the rifle and bren gun, attended lectures on map reading which were finalised by a platoon competition in a map reading. Special days included a visit to Kindley Air Force Base when we learned a great deal ab )ut hurricane hun ' ting but ' through technical difficulties beyond control ' we were disappointed in not having the promised flight over Bermuda. On Visitors ' Day the Guard Mounting coniipetition and the father and son shooting contest took place. On the last night in camp a varied programme of drills and comedy was presented before a good number of visitors. The evening ended with the presentation of trrphies and a march past of the whole Corps with Mr. S. S. Tcddings, the chair- man of the Local Forces Board taking the salute. In February of this year at the invitation of Colonel R. W. San- key A Coy. Cadets visited Warwick Camp while the Bermuda Rifles were undergoing their annual training. The afternoon began with a visit to a barrack room and no doubt some useful tips in tidiness were picked up by the cadets. This was followed by demonstrations by the Rifles i various field formaitions, after hich each cadet fired 5 rounds With the rifle on the 100 yards range. The weather was extremely 15 cold, hence, the next item on the programme — tea — was most wel- come. The Rifles then performed the ceremonies of ' Guard Mounting ' and ' Beating the Rdtreat ' and our visit was ended iby Colonel Sankey giving a short talk on the origin of ' Beating the Retreat ' . We are most grateful to Colonel Sankey for a most pleasant and instructive visit. The Pipe and Drum Band continues to impr,ove with most of its members being drawn from Saltus. Under the capable guidance of the instrudtors, Mr. Horlington, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Stewart, the Band ' s repertoire as well as the quality ,of its performance have in- creased considerably. The instructors are to be congratulated upon the excellent progress made by the members of the Band and we offer them our sincere thanks for giving their time and talents. H. J. H. The Chess Club The Chess Club started with just a few enthusiasts who met in the D teiiition Room during the lunch hour to play chess. This em- bryo club was eispecially fortunate in the interest aroused for it, and itaken in it, by other chess-playing members of the staff, in particular Mr. Lester and Mr. Brookfield. This interest is still spreading through the scho ol, and has so far brought the club membership to above twenty. In the Easter Term theise athletes of the mind participated in a Knock Out Competition, in which E. R. Towle gained the title of School Chess Champion for this inaugural year of the club s activities. Let it be mentioned, ' en paslsant ' , — to use a term familiar to all chess players — that at the time of writing another series of matches is be- ing played for the School House Championship in chess. We look for- ward to welcoming all who play chess or wish to learn. COMMITTEE M. S. Brewer (Secretary),, E. R. Tov le, A. D. Frith, J. A. Gillan H. S. An Exciting Experience It was a warm summer ' s morning when the Reina del Paciflco sailed for the Atlantic. I was up on deck at the time taking my last look at Bermuda for three months. It was then, however, that the 16 accident occurred. I happened to ask my mother where the reefs were and she told me that we were miles past them. Immediately the ship banked upwards and rolled on its side. There was a chrunch- ing noise, and we settled at a thirty degree angle. People from all sides came wondering what had happened. We all hustled to our life- boat statioins, waiting for further instructions. Rum|Ours began to fly; some said that the Reina was holed and we were sinking fast. Looking over the starboard rail, we could see the water churned up, and when it finally cleared we could see the sharp coral rocks s ticking out ab ove the surface. Within ten minutes a Navy Patrol Plane flew low over the ship to investigate fthe situation, as an S.O.S. had been sent out. Mean- while SjOme of the crew were busy depth-sounding with chains down holes in the decks to see how much water we had shipped. We all stayed on deck just in case; none of us dared to venture down the three flights of stairs t,o our cabins. Help was not long in coming, and a diver was sent under the ship, and we watched his progress from the desks. Later in the day two tugs arrived on the scene to attempt tp pull us off the rocks ; but we were a heavy load and many ropes were snapped in vain. All this time swarms of sightseers were coming out in boats to visit us and to wish us luck. There we lay, stranded right opposite our own djoorsteps, but there was a six mile stretch of water in between. Ait last we were told on the loud-speaker that in spite of all the rumours flying around about we would all eventually be saved. By this time we were quite enjoying the fun. That nigbt we had a good night ' s sport ca|tching sharks, — some of them were whopping speci- mens. Some of us let down meat-ho-oks with a chain line which we borrowed from the galley, to catch them. One man used a rifle on them. Ch,eers went up as the first shark was hauled aboard. Next day new attempts were made 1p haul us off the rocks but still without success. On the third day we were allowed tjo go ashore where we watched the proceedings. Finally their effiorts v ere rewarded and the Reina once again floated free. We were able to continue our voyage to England with some fur- ther adventures, but that is another story. P. J. FAROE, Form 4L. ■oOo- 17 May Come ye Lords and Ladies gay April show«rs have gone away; Kay is here for days tyo come, Wind and rain away have run. Daffodils will sprout away In the merry moiath of May, Horse and hound shall chase the hare, Till they kill it in its lair. After many days of pleasure. Sun ' s rays beaming without measure, May is ©one for another year, Till once again it will appear. J. D. AMOS, Form USB. The Owl That Lives at Green Bay He is a sinister old thing. He lives in an abandoned Lo hgtairs hole in an open cave above the clear water, with the mioe bones and shrimp skeletons on a ledge below hi® hole showing what he eats. He is very handsome with pure white and brown feathers. Once when I went to the cave to see him I must have srtartled him because he flew out and was caught in the hook of a man ' s fishing rod. I raced up the side of the cliff to get the hook out of him. He had a long beak and he gripped me with his claws but let go at once, as I guess he knew I was trying to help him. He was bleeding quite freely when I cut ths hx)k out of his wing. I let him go and he flew olf and sank down on a rock. Eventually he flew off, although I thought he might n,ot live. A few weeks later when I was swimming at the bay with two other friends I p aw him fly down and settle on a tree near us, he seemed quite well and sound. I felt glad to know that he had lived. I. M. COUPER, Form 4L 18 The Shipwreck One day in winter my grandfather was sitting by the fire telling me one of his many stories. This sftory is about how the sailing ship ' Maria ' met her end; he said, with a twinkle in his eyes, and how sixty people lost their lives . . I had booked my passage on the ship, and on a Saturday in May the ship seit out. Before she reached the open sea storm clouds were seen on the horizon. The captain decided to carry on despite the clouds and the wind which was now blowing. The sky became black, the wind whistled in the ship ' s rigging which creaked with the strain, and the terrified passengers had to go down into an evil-smelling i oom which was mostly used for playing games and gambling in. All through that night the storm raged, the thunder roared, and just before dawn one of the masts went overboard tangled in a mass of rigging. When dawn broke it was found that the seams had opened and the ship was leaking badly, so badly in fact that the passengers had tp help the sailors with the pumps. But this did not help, and an hour later the ship sank and sixty-nine lives were l ost. How could sixty-nine livets be lost when I heard you say that sixty people lost their lives? I asked;. The ship ' s cat was lost as well, he answered. Hjow did you survive? I asked. I missed the ship, was his prompt reply. P. R, T. HTLLIEP, Form V. Cancer On the nineteenth of July 1969 a small well-armed party landed on the rocky uninhabited Kaja. The leader, Forbes was a tall man in his early forties. He was well built and had a strong intelligent face but although re trained it was obvious he was worried. The hasltily assembled group was searching for Forbes ' brother, a scientist who had been working on marine life in a small boat, four days previously and had sent bnck a repprt on his itwo-way radio that he had seen ' evidence of e ' e t im- portance and would give details later. Several messages had beert 19 received from him repo-rting: his landing on Kaja but he conltinued to be mysterious about the object pi fthe search promising news of vital importance, later. On fthe third day a hurried S.O.Sl, was received Am being attacked . Two rifle shots cracked across the receiver and then silence. Hurried but careful preparation was made fpr the trip and the rescue paity carried both rifles and revolvers and a heavy store of ammunition. The weather wasn ' t good when they left Sakishima Retto but they didn ' t worry abput that. They didn ' t have to search far. A skeleton with the bones picked clean, lay on the beach. The two way radio lay in the sand nearby and Jack ' .s wrist watch (Jack was Forbes ' brother) lay near the skele- ton. The clothing was that of Forbes ' brother hurt it was all snipped and slashed. There was no certain identification but circumstantial evidence showed that this had been the unfortunaite stientist. One Libula was cut through as if by a claw, and in the remaixis of one hand was half of a claw five feet long. The party gazed at the sight except for the mate who rose magnificently to the occasiooi with the p ofound remark I h ope there aren ' t many more of those around at- tached to the body. They decided to explore the island thoroughly, making their depot the highest point on the island which was about fifty feet above sea level. The boat was securely moored to the beach but an hour later the man who was left on guard noticed she was mpving albeadily sea- ward. Deciding the mooring had snapped — she was at this time only fifty feet out — he swam ,out to her. No-one saw him go and no-ottie saw him again. The relief guard found boat and man missing and the mooring apparently cut. Puzzled and more than a little alarmed he rep)orted to Forbes. It was near midnight but both returned to the beach vainly searching the moonlit waters for some trace of the missing boat. The rope ' s been cut, said F,orbes slowly. Cut like the bone in Jack ' s foot , iD ' Keepe looked sheepish, It ' s fantastic I know but the islanders won ' t come near this island during this month. They w,on ' t talk abc it it. There couldn ' t be anything in that, or could there? I ' m remembering , said Forbes gravely, a reference in folk tales t,o this island as Cancer, I always thought it came from the Lat — Look! he yelled. The sea was heaving with huge shapes. The two men raced for the camp and gave the alarm as the first of the monsters reached the beach and started to climb slowly purp osefully toward them. Hastily 20 Forbes lit two flares while the rest started firing. The bullets found their targets but bounced harmlessly off the armour-like backs of thetse monsters. oeveral were shot through the eyes and were obviously killed instantaneously but the others ignored them and oame steadily on while from the sea more and more hastened to the attack. The men went on firing until the first claws clutched their weapons. Several days later the empty boat was found drifting, by a fishing boat which towed it to Lakiskima Retjta, On the island the giant crabs feastted and celebrated until midnight on the tweaity first of July when they slipped one by one ir. ' to the sea to remain there for the next eleven months. J. GILLAN, Form 4L. Easy Able Eight Suddenly, a brilliant orange light rent the blackness of the nighf,, pushing its way through the rain and low-hanging clouds over a lone expanse of a desolate part of the Atlantic. Seconds later, it mush- roomed onto a fiery commet as it plummeted seaward in a horrifying, but graceful arc, and was terminated in a series of thunderous ex- plosions, accompanied by a spectacular, but gruesome finale. So end- ed the noble career of Easy Able Eight , together with her proud crew of eleven valiant Navy men. Less than four hours earlier there had been these fine men receiv- ing their final preflight briefing . . now death, Po itipn reports were to be made once hourly following take-off. All radar contacts were to be investigated by homing in and descending tp sufficiently low alti- tude to facilitatte lighting up the target with Easy Abel Eight ' s many-million candle power searchlight;. Name, liationality, type, course and s peed were to be reported. All of this in the blackness pf the Atlantic night hundreds of miles from base, and in spite of tho weather — a routine flight for the well trained crew of Easy Able Eight . But something happened on the night of 22nd. October First evidence of the tragedy that had already occurred, was foretold in the missing position report at the end of the fourth hour, but nobody was anxious — for many of there rep oiits are delayed by more important! dutie s on board the aircraft, others arrive late because of the necessity to relay the report via a distant land stativon. 21 That night, as the minutes ticked away, the U.Si.. Coast Guard picked up a distress message relayed by a Liberian freighter on the InieiTiatioiial Distress Frequency of 500 KG. Its contents explained the missing hourly report and darkened the hopes of distraught ship- mates. It cracked out of the lonely and stormy night . , . AircraR observed to cra:h in flames off: my port bow, followed by a series of explosions. Piceeding to recover possible survivors. There was little need f,or transmission of a second message, for those who live by the air and sea secretly acknowledged during their lonely vigil thajt Gcd had taken the crew of Easy Able Eight unto Himself. Yet, true to tradition, EA-8 ' s companion crews and planes commenced a gruelling search, accompanied by surface units. During the nexft three days hundreds of thousands of square miles of the raging Atlantic were criss-cr|0S3ed in a fruitless search — but there can be no crossing of the bar when some put out to sea. E. D. ANDERSON, Form 4L. My Dog I have a dog named Chummy A pure-bred mongrel he He likes to have a nice warm bath But how he hates the sea! At sound of postman ' s bicycle He rushes to the door. But is it as a friend or foe? Well, listen to his roar ! He ' s learnt to sit and beg for treats And how to shake my hand; But why he shouldn ' t chase the cars He cannot understand ! The paper boy will not come near When Chummy ' s on the run; But otherwise he ' s very good, I think he ' s lots of fun. R. BARTLETT, Form 41;. It ' s a ' Lucky Boy ' for Summer Lucky Boy Shirts are always a boy ' s clioice and a must for motlier too, because of their long wear, easy care qualities White Short sleeved drip-dry Shirts 18 6 White Long sleeved drip-dry Shirts 27 6 White short sleeved broadcloth Shirts 15 . ALSO: Sports Shirts in stripes, checks, plaids, two tones 16 6 and 18 6 Gibbons Company Queen Street Hamilton 23 The Bermuda Cedar The history of the Bermuda Cedar began when Sir George Somers reported that the Bermuda Islands were clothed in a forest of green cedars. From these cedars in sixteen hundred and ten ships were buiit to carry the stranded people to the mainland. In sixteen hundred and twenty seven a law was passed for the preservation of the rapidly dis- appearing cedar; this law, however, was broken to a great extent. The Bermuda Gazette in seventeen hundred and eighty six mentions the human conditions of the hillsides which had been robbed of their greenery, the cedar. ' Although no one bothered to plant any trees, natural reaffores- tation took place. From this time onwards, that is until they were attacked by the blight, the cedars became more and more abundant. The cedar is grown from a purple berry which takes from three to six months to germinate. The small cedar is very slow growing, until it attains a height of about two feet, from this time until it is about twelve years old its growth is fairly rapid. Cedars have been known to attain to a height of more than seventy feet with a trunk diameter greater than twenty four inches. Such trees as these are believed to be over two hundred years old. The cedar is believed to have come from North America, being carried to Bermuda by birds or by way of the sea. Although it is one of Bermuda ' s endemic plants it is closely related to two other species of cedar which grow along the eastern coast of America and has probably developed from one oi the other. Up until the nineteen hundreds the cedars were reported to have been free from insect pests. But as the colony became more and more a tourist resort different plants were imported to give variety to the landscape. On some of these plants there were eventually,, introduced (scale insects), and the first damage was noted in nineteen hun- dred and thirty when some isolated areas were attacked by scale. In 1935 aphids were supposed to be the cause of some more of the yellowing of the cedars. In 1944 cedar trees began to die at a dis- astrous rate from ' oyster-shell scale in the east end of the islands and from ' cedar ' scale in Paget district. Tlie ' oyster-shell ' scale was soon dealt with but the ' cedar ' scale continued to spread rapidly. Outside help in the form of Biological control was called in after spraying was seen to be hopeless as the wooded areas were so mixed with houses. This help, however, was too late and approximately ninety percent of the Bermuda cedars died, leaving; the islarids in a sl-.ror d of grey. These dead trees did not help the tourist trade which w - now at stake. A very keen reafforestation scheme was started by the Department of Agriculture in 1949, and stepped up in 1952. All doaH 24 trees within fifty feet of the road were removed and those from golf courses were also removed. Other trees of different types were plantea in their stead, the principal one being the casuarina. These trees have now grown fairly large and this summer should see a much greater percentage of greenery than that of eight years ago. The cedars, too, can be seen springing up at various places, while some of the old ones are looking green and seem to be holding their own. This is due to the predations and parasitic insects remaining on thfi cedars and doing a fine job of keeping the scale in check. Who know whether in another twenty to fifty years Bermuda may not again be clothed in forests, this time of mixed trees, but containing a very good percentage of Bermuda cedar? J. BURNETT-HERKES, Form 6. The Mower That Wouldn ' t Go Uphill We had been mowing the lawn for a long time and as a result the fuel tank was nearly empty. With the throttle full open I started to attack a stretch of steep slope, pausing every now and then to have a rest because the motor mowers engine did not power the wheels Suddenly I hit a thick tuft of grass and the engine went off. I tried to start it again but it would not start. The fuel tank had only a bit of fuel in it but even that, I thought, should have been enough. My brother had by now gone to get the fuel. Moving it onto a piece of level ground I tried to start it again. No,. Wait! Yes! I said to myself as the motor reluctantly chugged into life. Soon I had opened the throttle and was on my way up the slope once more. This time I did not even go into a tuft of grass. The engine just stopped of its own accord. It again would not start except on the level. Then, before I had time to push it up the slope, my brother was back with the fuel. Aft-er I had put it in the tank, the engine worked perfectly. It had only stopped because when the mower had been on the slope, the petrol had not been able to flow down the tube to the controller. M. W. MAIR, Form USB A Wonderful Sailing Experience I was preparing my boat to sail during Race Week, for the R. J. Tucker Bowl in the event sponsored by the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club in April of 1957. The series was held in The Great Sourd. Thpre were five races and these races were scored on the accumulated points. 25 I started to get my boat ready about a month before the racing was to start. I had to sand-paper the whole boat and then paint it. The bottom was white, the topsides and inside were varnished and the deck was dark blue. This took me two weeks to do, the other two weeks was going out in the boat and tuning it for the racing. There were nineteen boats in the races all of them Bermudian boats. There were eight skippers from Bermuda, six from Canada and five from the United States. Each of the visiting skippers brought their own crew and sails. All the boats which they used were pre- pared for them by members of Bermuda Team and others who wanted to help. On Monday afternoon we had our first race in which I came eleventh. The breeze was blowing lightly that day so I was able to manage the boat quite well. The next day I was ' nfc quite so lucky because the wind came up and I had a hard time keeping the boat on its feet. I think I came fifteenth about the best position I made was the sixth which was on a Wednesday. In the whole series I ended up eleventh out of nineteen. Mr. Brownlow Grey won the series. The Prize-Giving was held on the Saturday of that week. It started at 7.30 and, was held at the Princess Hotel. Tlie dinner was served at about 8.30 and afterwards the prizes were presented I went tiome with my parents. The following morning was spent washing the boats and putting them away. J. C. HOOPER, Form 5. Life on Board the Toudroyanf ' The ' Foudroyant ' is an old sailing vessel which was built in 1812 and set sail on the high seas in 1816. It was built to look like an old French frigate, but never saw action. It is now anchored in 40 feet of water in Gosport harbour near Portsmouth and is the oldest ship afloat. It is kept going by the King George VI Memorial Fund, but that is slowly running out and it would be indeed a great pity for the old ship to be scrapped, as many boys enjoy happy holidays aboard her. In the summer of 1957 I had a chance to spend three weeks aboard the Foudroyant . 26 Arriving from London by train I proceeded to a shore-post where a motor boat transported me to the Foudroyant . I was escorted before the Captain, and given orders to go below and hoist my hammock and unpack my kit. With some hundred other recruits I was shown over the ship. Suddenly there was a fly-past of twenty helicopters in formation, and they buzzed low, dropping sand-bombs on the water. Astern was H.M.S. Dolphin a submarine base where once we saw a battered submarine fresh from a collision with a freighter limp in. There was plenty of action for the entire three weeks I was there. Warships of every description both British and foreign lay up-harbour and we saw many at close range (at rather too close a range one time) in our tours of the harbour. There was daily rowing and sailing practice in the ship ' s skiffs, whalers and gigs and as most of the boys were new to the sea, we had quite a few exiting moments. My group set sail one morning in a dinghy up the inlet, a strong breeze blowing. We tried to go about ' but in vain and each time we were getting closer to an American destroyer. Believe me, we nearly destroyed the destroyer as we hit at full force. We left a wavy scratch right down its side. At last we got out of the mess, but this time headed straight for a landing-craft. We could not stop, and our mast hit the ramp of the landing-craft. ' ' Crack ! Overboard went the mast, but luckily nothing else that time, and we were towed back to the Foudroyant in style by a lugger. Jeers greeted us on our arrival. Other highlights of our stay were sailing trips to the Isle of Wight, a visit to Nelson ' s flagships, the Victory , and two Regattas where we completed in sailing and rowing. During my stay I met a boy who had once been at Saltus and we exchanged notes and opinions; his name was Piper. All in all, it was a very interesting and instructive experience. R. A. FAROE, Fprm 4L. •oOo- WE WOULD ADVISE STUDENTS TO CONSIDER BANKING AS A CAREER AND INVITE THEM TO CALL ON ONE OF OUR OFFICERS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION THE BANK OF BERMUDA LIMITED 28 Horse Nonsense Some horses pull carriages Which take people to and from marriages, Some horses, too, would like to be married But in what would they be carried? C. SMITH, Form USA. Cricket 1957 The 1st Eleven ' s record of Played 7; Won 1, Lost 5, Drawn 1 is not impressive on paper, but most of these matches were against teams of older and more experienced players and in the games against boys of their own age the eleven managed to attain an even record of one victory, one loss and one drawn game. The fact remains, however, that there was room for considerable improvement in all the funda- mental skills of the game and in the team spirit of the eleven. In batting, the side gave little support to Patterson who time and again laid the foundations for a sizable score only to see the later batsmen fail. During the season Patterson developed into a useful opening bat with some particularly fine forcing strokes off the back foot on the leg side and his total of 156 runs in 7 innings was a very creditable achievement. Redding, Zuill, Lumsden and Gravston all played one or two good innings but all lack the sound defensive technique that makes for reliability. It is to be hoped that if Redding can curb his over-eagerness in 1958, he will make many runs for the school. Lumsden and Whitecross were the most successful bowlers and to- gether with Berry, McCann and Zuill formed a varied attack. Un- fortunately they did not always have the support in the field that they deserved so that it seemed as if three or four members of the team considered keen fielding an unnecessary refinement. Notable ex- ceptions to this stricture were Lumsden, Redding, Berry and Patterson but it should be emT)hg,s7zed to everv would-be cricketer thnt savins; runs and holding catches are as important as making runs. As captain for the greater part of the season Lumsden performed his duties conscientiously. It is to be hoped that in 1958 he will use the bowling strength of the side to full advantage and not be afraid to use the slower bowlers and that t],e field placing will be pflF pt d with more decision and with regard to the character of the bowling. 29 Four members of the eleven were selected to play for a Bermuda Schools XI against the Ridley College Touring XI on July 2nd. During the summer holidays the school eleven took part in a Junior League competition and gained valuable experience as well as enjoying some interesting cricket. Results : — S.G.S. V Travellers ' C. C, May 16th, S.G,S. 46 (Zuill 20), Travel- lers 140 for 7. V Warwick Ac, May 20th, Warwick 111 for 9 dec. S.G.S, 94 for 5 (Patterson 36) V Rotary Club, May 30th, Rotary 95 (Lumsden 4 for 18) S.G.S. 84 (Patterson 32, Redding 22) V B.A.A, Juniors, June 6th, BA.A. 48 (Lumsden 5 for 16) S.G.S. 52 for 1 (Patterson 20) V Warwick Ac, June 14th, S.G.S. 79 for 7 dec. (Patterson 24) Warwick 86 for 5. V S.G.S. Old Boys, June 20th, Old Boys 117 for 9 dec. S.G.S. 66 (Mr. Alger 20) V S.G.S. Staff, July 4th, Staff 105, S.G.S. 88 (Patterson 34) R. C. B. Inter-House Swimming —SEPTEMBER, 1957. The sports were held again at the Eagle ' s Nest Pbol. There were several exciting races, but the outstanding swim of the afternoon was W. Moss ' s record breaking effort in the 100 yds. freestyle. He clipped almost 3 seconds off the existing record set by W. Bardgett in 1948, the new time being 58.2 seconds. He also swam the 200 yds. in a very good time of 2 mins. 18.8 sees. The diving events again proved to be popular, and whilst some difficult dives were attempted, insufficient attention was given to form and style. Boys should remember that when a choice of di e is given, they should do the one which they can perform best. The judges are concerned mainly with the quality of performance, not with the re- lative difficulty of the dive. Winner of the Senior Competition was Saltus, and Darrell House in the Junior. Results : — 1. 25 yds. Freestyle: Group A — 1st. R,obinson (D), 2nd. Down (S), 3rd. Outerbridge (S) ; Time 18.2 sees. 30 2. 25 ydo. Freestyle: Group B— 1st. Marshall (D), 2nd. Vorley (B), 3rd, Brown (B); Time 114 sees. 3. 50 yds. Freestyle: Group C— 1st. Burns (S), 2nd. Hayward (B), 3rd. Hooper (D) ; Time 31.7 sees. 4. 50 yds. Breastatroke : Group G — .1st. Hayward (Bi), 2nd. Hooper (D), 3rd. Ashton (B); Time 43.6 sees. 5. 25 yds. Backstroke: Group C — 1st. Haynes (D), 2nd„ Banyard (B), 3rd. Robinson (D) j Time 20.8 sees. 6. Junior Divir g: — 1st. Hetzell (S), 2nd. Haynes (D), 3rd. Hooper (D). 7. Junior Relay: — Ist. Saltus, 2nd. Darrell, 3rd. Butterfield: 8. 50yds. Free: Group D— 1st. Hetzel (S), 2nd. West (S), 3rd, Henry (B) ; 30.0 sees. 9. 50 yds. Breast: D — 1st. Henry (B), 2nd, Profit (S), 3rd, Harrison (B) ; 41.0 sees. 10. Back 25 yds.: D lst. Hetzel (S). 2nd, Zuill (B), 3rd, Gayle (D); Time 18 2 sees. 11. 100 yds. Free: Group E— 1st. Moss (W), 2nd. O ' Brien (S), 3rd, Macky (S) ; Time 58.2 sees. 12. 100 yds. Breast: Group El— 1st. Saul (B),, 2nd. L eseur (D), 3rd. Patterson (D); Time 1:31.2. 13. 200 ydis. Free: Group E— 1st. Moss (W), 2nd. Dallas (W), 3rd, Godet (W) ; Time 2:18.8 14. 50 yds. Back: Group E — Ist. Kempe (D), 2nd. Macky (S), 3rd, Scupham (B); Time 37.8 sees. 15. Senior Diving — 1st. West (S), 2nd. McCann (S), 3rd. Harrison (B) and Anderson (D). 16. Senior Relay — 1st. Saltus, 2nd. Butterfield, 3rd. Darrell, HOUSE POSITIONS: Junior: 1st. Darrell — 19 pts. 2nid. Saltus — 15 pts. 3rd. Butterfield — 13 pts. Senior: 1st. Saltus — 24 pts. 2nd. Butterfield — 151 2 pts. 3rd. Darrell — 9V2 pts. R. S. A. Plan for more than you can do Then do it I Bite off more than you can chew Then chew it ! Hitch your bike to a star Keep your seat and there you are . . . Go to it ! 82 Soccer 1957-58 Senior: — Despite the results, the standard of soccer has improved, and future seasons should bring proof. There is far less tendency to kick the ball wildly, and there were many instances of some excellent teamwork. The major fault is in front of goal, which stems from the lack of skill in kicking the ball first time . There is not the time to tee up the ball before shooting. The team was unlucky in losing the league. Mt. St. Agnes was beaten on both occasions, and a draw was the result of the home game with Warwick. However, in the away match, Warwick scored an early goal, and hung on to the end, though the Saltus forwards missed some good opportunities to win the match. Godet was alwaya a source of danger in the forwards, and had the ball gone into the net, as many times as it hit the woodwork, his goal average would have been good. Redding and Leseur were towers of strength in the de- fence, whilst McCann was always steady in goal. Intermediate : — The intermediate team began weakly, by losing to a small Whitney team. However, they quickly recovered, and playing good football, either won or drew every other league game, finally winning the Championships, from five other schools. St. Georges G.S. had a strong team, and were favorites to win, but Saltus held them to a draw away, and promptly trounced at home. Davis, as captain was always very keen, and played well in goal. Gayle and Henry were strong in de- fence, whilst Harrison proved to be a successful attacking centre half. These are the essentials of a good footballer, and all boys should concentrate on acquiring these skills. 1. Learn to shoot, and pass with both feet . 2. Learn to head the ball. 3. Learn to trap the ball and bring it under control quickly. 4. Get in the open space-and call for the ball. R. S. A, Junior Football 1957-58 The following represented the Junior XI: Hooper (Capt.) McCann,3 Ashton, Kempe2, Ferguson, Mello, Groves, Rothwell; Parker, C uper,2 Hayward, Perinchief, Haynes, Maycock2, Trott, Leman, Thatcher. 33 During the season Saltus Played 6; Won 2; Lost 2 and Drew 2. A fairly even result. Both Dellwood and Warwick defeated the school once but in the return fixtures Saltus were victorious against Dellwood and drew with Warwick. Against Mt. St. Agnes, Saltus won one and drew one. Colours were awarded to Hooper, McCann, Ashton, Kempe , Fer- guson, Mello, Rothwell, Parker, Cooper , Hayward , The biggest criticism that one must make of the past season ' s play was the inability, especially of the forwards, to shoot. With quicker thinking and snap shooting both drawn matches could have been won. Parker was not the force he was last season consequently scoring very few goals in the centre forward position. Rothwell was the outstanding forward playing some very intelligent football. He should be a most useful player for the Junior XI next season. Cooper2, and Hayward2 worked hard and had some good games. The defence was at all tiroes sound. Mello Hooper were the outstanding players with the full-backs Kempe and Ashton very sound McCann in goal could not be faulted and a distinct improvement in his ' keeping ' was noticed. In all games the side played hard and showed genuine keenness. F. C. Inter-House Boxing Competition FEBRUARY 28th, 1958. In the preliminary bouts, there were many close contests, and plucky efforts, especially in the Junior division. The Seniors were somewhat more reluctent to box, and several of the boys boxed in the finals, without having to box an eliminating bout. Except for the occasions when some of the contestants indulged in some wild swinging, there was some good defensive work and footwork to be seen. E. Rose and Gr. Skarohlid opened the programme with a good bout, and though Skarohlid showed a lot of courage, he could not match the skill of Rose, M ho won in fine style. Skarohlid later received th9 best loser ' s cup. W, Kerr also gave a courageous display against R. Stein- hoff, and though he scored many times with his straight left, he could not handle the more powerful Steinhoff, Maxfield, Brown, Cook, Haynes, Mello and Hayward gave good displays in their respective bouts, and Commander Jack, in presenting the prizes, said that he thought the sportsmanship and the skill, was good. 34 R. Kempe was the most improved boxer, and the House Shiela was won by Butterfield. The usual valuable assistance was given by Messrs: D. J. Williams, S. Gascoigne, M. Paschal P. Welsh, and D. Measures. R. S. A. Inter-School Boxing MARCH 14th, 1958. The Ninth Annual Inter School Boxing was held at Warwick Academy, with eight schools competing. The preliminaries were held at Saltus, and on the final programme, Warwick and Saltus had eleven finalists in the eighteen bouts. However both schools lost one finalist through illness and injury. Warwick Academy were expected to do very well, as they had received a lot of coaching, and had trained hard Under 60 lbs. R. Roberts (Cavendish) beat S. Missemer (Sandys). Under 65 lbs. E. Rose (Saltus) beat G. Conly (Dellwood). Rose showed better style, and won each round confidently. Under 70 lbs. R. Steinhofi ' (Saltus) beat D. P ' arries (Warwick) Farries, a quick moving boxer, could not match the hitting ptower of Steinhoff, who boxed intelligently. Under 75 lbs. P. Pedro (Dellwood) beat K. Kemper (Whitney). This was a very close bout, with Kemper giving a plucky display, to a fast and clever boxer. Under 80 lbs. P. Brown (Saltus) beat R. Gaglio (Whitney). Another close bout, in which Brown showed better style, and attacking a few times more than his opponent. Under 85 lbs. I. McDonald (Dellwood) beat S. Madieros (Sandys). McDonald was too strong for Madieros and won handily. Under 90 lbs. R. Pedro (Dellwood) beat J. O ' Connor (St. Geo. G S,) Pedro was too fast and punched too hard for O ' Connor. Under 95 lbs. M. Haynes (Saltus) beat S. Brown (Warwick) This was one of the best bouts. Brown had been described as a very fine boxer, but Haynes exploited his high left lead so well that Brown could only try to defend himself from a stream of hooks and uppercuts from a fast and clever boxer. 35 Under 100 lbs. K. Hayward (Saitus) beat P. Truran (Warwick). Hayward won in his usual fashion of vicious attacks. Truran tried to hold him off with the orthodox straight left, but Hayward ' s constant attacks caused Truran to box defensive rounds. Under 105 lbs. L. Maxheld (Saitus) beat K. DeSilva (Dellwood). Maxfield was giving height and weight,, but proved to be too fast and skilful for DeSilva. Under 110 lbs. (Exhibition.) J. Patton (Warwick) beat R, Arscott (Warwick). Under 115 lbs. P. Scupham (Saitus) beat E. Owen (Warwick. This was another very close bout, in which Scupham managed to outscore hig opponent with his straight left. Owen was much fitter, and almost caught up with Scupham ' s scoring efforts in the last round. Under 120 lbs. R. Mello (Saitus) beat R. Hill (Dellwood). Mello again showed his tremendous speed and punching power, although he was almost disqualified in the opening minutes. Hill, whilst taller, could not hold off the fierce and hard punching Mello. Under 128 lbs. L. Kidd (Whitney) beat G. Gauntlett (Warwick). Kidd was too strong in all departments, and scored a knock-out in the first round. Under 136 lbs. D. Stubbs (Warwick) beat R. Petty (Whitney). This was a very good and a very close bout, with Stubbs emerging the v inner by a very narrow margin. Under 145 lbs. A. Ferreira (Warwick) beat B. McCann (Saitus). Ferreira haci much skill and speed for McCann, who did well to go the full three rounds with a very fine boxer. Over 155 lbs. R. Kempe (Saitus) Vs J. Soars (Warvdck). This was an ex- hibition bout in which Kempe appeared an easy winner. Thus in leaving Warwick, having won nine out of ten bouts, the boxing team can feel justly proud of a fine effort. Every boy trained hard, and all displayed good Sportsmanship and skilful boxing. R. S. A. thev n ' is no werkman whatever he be That may both xverhen tvell and hastily This wor be done at leisure perfectly. Chancer: Canterbury Tales. Even in Chaucer ' s days the discriminating man appreciated quality in workmanship. Centuries later we too deplore shoddy work and cheap materials. That is why at Smith ' s you shop with confidence, knowing that at least we try to make the best — of an imperfect world ! Also five gift shops: Coral Beach Castle Harbour ltd. Main Store Hamilton St. George Bridge House Flatts Treasure Chest Hamilton 37 Inter-House Athletic Sports A most successful and exciting track and field meeting was held this year. It was an ideal day, being quite warm, with very little wind. For the first time, boys wore house-coloured vests, which, apart from making the whole affair more colourful, assisted the judges in selecting the winners. The highlight of the afternoon was David Saul ' s record-breaking mile. He had trained most strenously for this event, and his lime of 4:54.7 sees, was the first time a mile had been run by a S.G.S. boy in under 5 mins. He had, on a previous day, chipped off almost a minute from the existing 2 mile record, by running this distance in 10:37.9 sees. Also before Sports Day, he had broken the 880 yd record, in a time of 2:13.5 sees. Altogether, there was a total of seven records, with 2 equalled. Among the other noteworthy performances was Dick Kempe ' s Group E Shop Put Record of 37 ' 9% . He has subsequently increased the distance, and in the Inter School Sports, he should do in excess of 40 ' . Scott Godet achieved some good times and distances in winning the 100 yds, 220 yds, 100 yds Hurdles, and the Long Jump. In Group D, Gordi Jer ran very well, and also broke the re ' ord for the Javelin throw, with a distance of 120 ' 3 . Mello, who shows promise of being a fine pole vaulter, increased the height to 8 ' 5 for another record, whilst Harrison ' s Hop, Step, Jump of 36 ' 10 estab- lished another. Gayle was also very close to the distances in both Shot and Discus in this Group. The Juniors also gave a good account of themselves, and whilst no records were broken, two were equalled, and some very close times and distances to the existing records were given. Mr. Lloyd Jones presented the prizes to the boys. R S. A. FOR OUTDOOR FUN AND RECREATION MASKS — GOGGLES — FINS and a complete range of Swimming and Underwater Equipment TENNIS and BADMINTON FOR ALL SPORTS The Sportsman ' s Shop Outfitters to the Athlete Burnaby Street — Hamilton — Phone 4024 39 Saltiis Old Boys ' Association ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR 1958. At the Annual General Meeting- of the Saltus Old Boys ' Associa- tion, held at The Princess Hotel on Wednesday, 29tli. January, 1958 the following Officers and Cbmmittee of Management were elected: Committee of Management — R. Ferguson; J. Gilbert; A. Hooper; C. Terceiia; A. Trimingham; J. H, Watlington; H.. J, Hallett (ex officio) , OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION The objects of the Association, as laid down in its Rules are: to create and foster a corporate interest in the affains of the School among Old Boys and generally to further the well-being and prestige of the School. One of the main intentions of the Association is to increase the present membership of the Association and to ensure that it remains an active and useful body to the School. Funds are badly needed for many projects; but far and above this factor is the need for a continued active intere t on the part of the Old Boys in the activities of the School and practical thinking on their part for the future of its pupils;. Interest on the part of the Old Boys at the various School functions is one of the healthieist incentives fi r present pupils to strive ever better in their ambitions. The Association needs a one hundred per cent support of all Old Boys, however recently they may have been pupils at the School as financial supporters and interested, active supporters of the School ' s activities. The Endowment Fund is a means to ensure a secure and success- ful future for Saltus; and therefore a security for the future educa- tion of our sons. In addition, the continued needs of the School are being met as well as possible through the raising of funds by means of various forms of entertainment. Vice-President Secretary, Hon. Treasurer, Hon. President Charles Pearman-Wilsf n Colin Selley Charles Collis William Cox 40 This year through funds raised at an Old Boys ' Dance at Ariel Sainds; and a cinema show at The Little Theatre, a debt accrued by the need to redecorate the Masters ' living quarters has been liquidated. Further projects for this year are: (a) the building of a bicycle shed; (b) library contributions; (c) improved laboratory acoo-mmodation. There are other badly needed improvements which are more am- bitious than those mentioned above and a constant striving must be made to ensure that Saltus retains its position in the Bermuda pic- ture which it has earned throughout its many years of being. There is pride in being a Saltus Bjoy. Even by reviewing the contribution Saltus Old Boys are making to-day in the operation of Government. To-day in our Government Saltus is represented as follows : Executive Council „ „ 100 % Legislative Council 50% House of Assembly 47% It does not require much thought to understand what Saltus Boys have given to our Island in the past — WE MUST KEEP THIS RECORD UP. SUCCESS ABROAD News was received that Jack Arnell had been appointed Director of Plans, Defence Research Board at Ottawa, Canada on 1st March, 1958. Capt. Scarritt Adams, U.S.N., was warmly welcomed back in Ber- muda when he returned for a fortnight ' s holiday in April. CONGRATULATIONS. The Hon. H. T. Watlington, M.C.P,, was awarded the C.B.E. in the New Years Honours List. It is also an endeavour of the Association tp bring those Masters and their families from abroad into the Bermuda Community. The Assiociation has now given subscriptions for membership of the Eng- lish Speaking Union to these Masters and their wives who are at Saltus from the United Kingdom on a three year contract. The Committee of Management has instituted a series of luncheons to be given twice a term for the masters of the School in order to assist in as close a contact with those responsible for the operation of the School. OR ONE HUNDRED YEARS IT HAS BEEN OUR PRIVILEGE AND PLEASURE TO SERVE BERMUDA THE BANK OF NIBUnERFIELD SON LTD. T ermudss O cfesf BsnJi Sole Depository in Bermuda of The United States Air Force ' ' ' ud Custody Service