Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

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27 DISPLAY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION After o lapse of several years, during which Prize Day was held at the City Hall, a display of work in the gym, by th« boys of the Junior and Senior School was seen again. Past experience hod shown that parents are reluctant to enter the gymnasium, (perhaps they imagine, that once in there, they ore expected to show their prowess of yesteryear!) So whilst they were persuaded to enter a series of group activities were shown by Senior boys, which included weight training exercises, agilities and gymnastics on the mats, some Basketball skids and drills, and several spectacular stunts on the trampoline. By this time, most of our visitors had found a space in the gym, and Mr. Welch appeared with his Junior boys. They demonstrated a non-stop set of strengthening and mobility exercises, followed by some team games based on Basketball and Soccer skills. Then followed on exhibition by boys from the Senior School, looking smart In their scarlet singlets, white shorts and shoes. They began with a display of free-standing, wide-range movements desgined to strengthen the ormc and shoulders, spine and abdomen. After this, a display of work on the wall bars, ropes and beams provided some excitement, as they were combined to illustrate circuit- training. Finally, the boys gave a fine exhibition of agilities and vaulting on the Box and Horse , all performed in good gymnastic style. R. S. ALGER. THE CAROL CONCERT The Carol service of 1965 was enjoyed by a large crowd of parents and students; the service, thanks to the excellent efforts of Mr. John Bridge in his coaching and his musical accompaniment, was deemed a success. The boys in the choir seemed to enjoy it and were enthusiastic in their praiseworthy presentation. Mr. Bridge, making a change in the usual format of the performance, gave a short history of each tune before the choir sang it. This was done with meaning and greatly enhanced the performance. A noticeable change in the service was the absence of the recently disbanded terKJr and bass sections of the Choir. Whether this added to or detracted from any success of the service is a matter of opinion but certainly the change was a striking one. Again the boys must be congratulated for their performance and lauded for their keen efforts. J. R. SIGGINS, Sr. V. TREE-PLANTING CEREMONY Commemorating visit to Bermuda pf H.R.H. Princess Margaret In November, a representative of the Keep Bermuda Beautiful committee, Mr. A. Geoffrey Chaplin, come to the School and plonted a palm tree at the entrance to the School, celebrating the visit of Princess Margaret. In his s.Deech he spoke of the need for more trees and other plants to keep Bermuda attractive to tourists, and emphasised that it was the duty of all Bermudians to preserve the beauty of the Island. J. M. AHERN, Sr. IV.

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26 SCIENCE EXHIBITION CHEMISTRY AND ELECTRICITY At the termination of Idjst yeor ' s Christmos term there was a display put on by the Science labs. In the Physics laboratory several superb exhibits were on show in most of the fields of pressure, electricity and light. On entering the laboratory one saw a demonstration by I. Campbell and D. Skinner showing the effects of atmosphere pressure on evacuated objects. Next to them D. Rogers was demonstrating the use of the expansion of metals by heating to make a fire alarm. As you passed on into the electricity section, P. Welch had exhibits indicating the magnetic effect of an electric current and Barlow ' s wheel showing the direction of a current carrying conductor in a magnetic field. While B. Davis demonstrated a simple electric motor at work. In his exhibits G. Pantry showed the function of the dynamo and the process of induction coils. In the light section the spectrum of ordinary white light and yellow sodium light was seen with a spectroscope. The Brownian movement showing the irregular motion of carbon particles under a microscope was also exhibited by E. Rose. The function of the photo cell and its amplification was demonstrated by G. Gibbons. R. Hawke showed the breaking down of air under high voltage and the passage of electrons through vacuum tubes. On the whole all the visitors who came around to see the experiments seemed pleased with the show. THE PHYSICS DISPLAY The Physics part of the Science display this year was carried over into the adjacent form room. Here a number of boys had displays arranged for the visitors. Pendulum characteristics and the displacement can method of volume measuring were exhibited by Mark Andrew; Archimedes Principle was demonstrated by Richard Ahern and Gregg Hamilton. Grant Gibbons arranged an experiment to find the efficiency of a bicycle. With the aid of different types of magnets, Mark Barritt and David Holgate showed the lines of force surrounding these. The final table was wholly dedicated to sound for which Geoffrey Frith and Bruce Barker had a number of experiments inc ' uding organ pipes, an oscilloscope and a short film on sound. M. D. KAY, Sr. IV.

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28 ATHLETIC SPORTS - 1966 The sports were held on Thursdoy, 24th March this year, and the School hod the morning off to allow Mr. Alger and a small number of boys to prepare the arena. They did an excellent job and the stage was set for the entry, in the afternoon, of the gladiators and the spectators. The weather was unusually favourable this year, worm with only a light wind, so everything was on the side of the athletes; but they made more than full use of the good conditions. In all, thirteen records were set — something of a record in itself — and the performances all round were of a very respectable standard. In the senior group D. A. Ranee and C. E. Campbell were outstanding In their own spheres. A very powerful but rather clumsy runner, Ranee has shown great promise in the sprints this year. None of Ranee ' s times has been remarkable as yet, but our track is notoriously slow, and the inter-schools meeting may show us what Ranee can really do. In the hurdles, however. Ranee becomes more economical in style and his time of 16 sec. is very promising for a first full run over 110 yards. It seems to me that it is in the hurdles that his greatest potential lies. Campbell dominated in the field as Ranee did on the track. His discus throw of 128 ' 6 broke his own record by many feet, and was possibly better than Campbell himself expected. Unfortunately R. B. McClarron ' s broken toe inhibited him somewhat, so that he was unable to get very close to Campbell, but the perfection of his technique is a pleasure to watch. The shot put record also went to Campbell, again by a good margin; it now stands at 43 ' 6 . Campbell ' s third record was the triple jump, and the spectators enjoyed seeing his large frame hurling through the air like a locomotive derailed at speed. His best jump was 39 ' 10 . In group ' D ' the dominant athletes were R. H. I. Dale and D. G. Pantry. Pantry is extremely strong, but at present, a little uncoordinated. He failed by a foot or two to reach the group ' D ' shot putt record (81b. 12 oz. shot) but his distance of over 43 ' was very creditable. In the javelin, however, he threw a fine 148 ' , adding another to the mounting tally of records for the afternoon. It is a pity that Pantry ' s othletic talents will be removed to the States before next year ' s Inter-schools meeting. In Group ' C the outstanding athlete was probably D. V. Ranee, whose sprinting style, unlike his brother ' s, is smooth and economical. Here may be the future breaker of that elusive senior 100 yds. record which still stands at a remark- ably slow 10.7 sees. As It Is Ranee broke both 100 yds. and 220 yds. records for his group. M. F. J. Barritt also showed great promise in this group with a good Javelin record of 113 ' and a very good triple jump (just beating Ranee in a great struggle) of 34 ' 1 1 . In the pole vault, G. R. Marshall cleared a remarkable 8 ' , with considerable gymnastic skill. In future years something will have to be done about the pole vault pit If vaulters of Marshall ' s ability are available here. Group ' B ' was striking for the jutting jaw and flailing arms of R. J. Ahern, who clearly considers that the point of athletics Is to win. I am sure he will continue