Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

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25 Mrs. Turkey Ross Hillen Mrs. Duck Ethan Taylor Chief Weasel Paul Barton Narrator Mark Andrew Stage Crew — Mike Hayward, Noel Coad and David Dodwell Plays Directed by Mr. T. C. D. Mulraine TOAD OF TOAD HALL — As Seen by ' The Prep ' We went to see a play that the Main School made up. Toad was haveing lunch wen he herd beepbeep. Then he went out to the car and thought that maybe the car wood start eazly. So Toad wound the car up and jumped into the car, and went speeding along the road. And then he got caught by a policeman and he called the policeman fat face and the policeman took Toad to the judge. And they argued for a very long time. And then at the very end the judge said to Toad you must stay in prison for twenty years. But the jailer ' s daughter loved him and she dressed him like a washerwoman and he escaped from prison and ran away. At last he got to rats house and there was Rat sharpening two swords and filling bullets in the two guns. Then Badgar came along and he was very happy to see him and mole was glad to see him to. But when Badgar saw the wet and muddy clothes he said to take them off at once. Then Mole told Toad that the weasels had taken over Toad hall then he told him that they had to take a secret passage that Toads father had made. The three friends made a victory. Toad got back his home and was welcomed back to Toad Hall. Extracts from accounts by David Simons, Henry Cox, Christopher Cooke, Ernest Morrison, James Harries — aged 7 yrs. f Toad of Toad Hall Casf

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24 THE SCHOOL PLAY - 1965 After an exciting dress- rehearsal in front of the whole school and a group of boys from the Preparatory School two plays were presented for the public on March 26th and 27th. The two plays chosen were ' The Play of the Weather ' , a 16th century interlude by John Heywood, and excerpts from A. A. Milne ' s ' Toad of Toad Hall. ' The cast had rehearsed for about eight weeks and their enthusiasm was certainly apparent and felt by the audiences. The basic idea was to give the boys who had little or no stage experience a chance to realise the fun and satisfaction that can be found in a school play. This meant that material had to be simple and open for over dramatisation, essential if the spirit was to be discovered. Invaluable help was given by the Headmaster ' s wife with costumes, Mr. Cyril Enoch and Mike Hayward with the stage and lights, and by Mrs. William Cooke, Mrs. Larry Fishbein and Miss Penny Salter with the make-up. Thanks were also due to the Smith ' s Parish Revue Committee and the Bermuda Police Force. Almost one hundred pounds was raised for the Saltus Fund Raising Drive and this in itself was a measure of success only secondary to the pleasure gained by the boys. THE PLAY OF THE WEATHER by John Heywood Jupiter Roderick Ferguson Merry Report Alan Morgan A Gentleman Richard Forge A Merchant Colin Murdoch-Muirhead A Ranger John Siggins A Windmiller Christopher Marson A Watermiller Anastassios Margaronis A Lady Philip Troake A Laundress Karl Kemper A Boy David Goodwin TOAD OF TOAD HALL (Excerpfs) Toad Richard Forge Judge Alan Morgan Mole John Barritt Rot Stephen Outerbridge Badger Gordon Campbell Policeman Robert Barker Gaoler Alistair Macdonald Usher Nicholas Diamond Rabbits Alan Gamble, Peter Welch Squirrels Peter Card, Brian Davis

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26 THE CADET CORPS REPORT The Cadet Corps suffered a few minor set-backs in the year 1964 - 1965, but these were overcome with little trouble. The Certificate A examinations, which were taken during the Summer Term, were successfully passed by three Saltus boys. Waters gained Part One of this Certificate, and Masters and Gibson gained Part Two. The Annual Summer camp was divided into two sections. The first camp was attended by boys training for Certificate A Part One, and the second for those training for Part Two. Saltus boys were represented at both camps. During the Christmas Term, the Cadets improved tremendously, and thus the instructors embarked on a more interesting training programme. Unfortunately, this was interrupted by local labour troubles in the early part of this year. Later, when training was resumed, the instructor introduced a programme of communica- tions. This course was most interesting and informative. The Cadet Corps is an important part of our school life, therefore let us smarten up the appearance of our section and take an active interest in the various courses offered by the instructors. L C R. GIBSON.