Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

Text from Pages 1 - 76 of the 1974 volume:

1 ' GOVERNING BODY Chairman: H. C. Butterfield, Esq., H. C. E. Masters, Esq. D. C. Selley, Esq. F. J. Gosling, Esq., M.B.E. C. T. M. Collis, Esq. Dr. D. E. Campbell H. CD. Cox, Esq. N. B. Dill, Jr., Esq. Headmaster: R.V. Haygarth, Esq., M.A. (Gxon) Secretary; Treasurer: Bursar: SENIOR Mrs. Heather Kett Mrs. Lydia Moniz R.M. Hopkins Esq STAFF F. L. Stephenson, Esq., (Senior Master) E. R. Rothwell, Esq., B.Sc. (London) M. Hunter, Esq., M.A. (Cantab.) A. M. Bestford, Esq.. B.A. (Sheffield) C. J. Williams, Esq. P. M. B. Wood, Esq., B.A. (Dunelm) M. A. Jackson, Esq., B.A. (Dunelm) C. Jeavons, Esq., B. Met. (Sheffield) M.Sc. (B ' ham) M. Evans, Esq., (Dip. Phys. Ed. Cardiff) L. G. Cruickshank, Esq., B.Sc. (Aberdeen) W. Duncan, Esq., LR.S.M. D. J. Collins, Esq., B.Sc (Wales) A. Myles, Esq., B.A. (Dunelm) A. Poole, Esq. Art, Metalwork A. Aikman, B.Sc. (Wales) Chemistry English Spanish Woodwork, Technical Drawing History French Mathematics Physical Education Geography, Mathematics Music Physics Latin Art, Metalwork Biology JUNIOR Miss E. M. Wilkie (Head of Department) I. Small, Esq., B.A. (Open University) Mrs. L. Williams J. S. McEwan, Esq. Mrs. G. Walker, R. Walker, Esq. Miss M. Armstrong Mrs. L. Scott Mrs. K. Latter Mrs. M. Pettit, Dip. Mus. Ed. R.S.A.M., L.R.S.M. Mrs. K. Walker -1- PREPARATORY Mrs. R. M. Hopkins (Head of Department) Miss W. TInompson R. Meredith, Esq. Mrs. E. Hyland Mrs. J. Dolding Mrs. J. Northcott Miss E. Riches Mrs. H. Small Mrs. I. Douglas (Matron) YEARBOOK Editors: T. Vesey, J. Collis, W. Duncan Photography: P. M. B. Wood Cover Design: A. Poole Welcome to the New Staff Members In September, the following teachers will be joining Saltus. Senior School Mr. Michael Billington comes to us as P.E. master after six years teaching at Warwick Secondary School. He trained at Padgate College of Education. Mr. Paul Galea will assume responsibility for French. He gained his degree from Oxford University (Worcester College) and his Certificate in Education from the University of Wales. Biology will be taught by Mr. Bruce Lines. He gained his degree at the University of Ohio. He is the son of Mr. Mrs. Stanley Lines of Paget. Mr. Timothy Smith will be Senior English Master and will also be responsible for the new Library and School Council. He has an honours degree from the University of Nottingham. Mr. Henry Ziegler has a degree from the George Washington University and also a masters degree from the London School of Ecomonics. He will combine the teaching of Economics with the post of Admissions Counsellor. Junior School In this department we welcome Mr. Keith Ackland who trained at Glamorgan College of Education. Mr. Rodney Stones will also be teaching in the Junior School. He holds a degree from the University of Bradford and he completed his professional trammgat 3 . Martin ' s College, Lancaster. -2- HEADMASTER ' S NOTES No school can, of course, hold all its good teachers; there are many good reasons, professional and personal, for needing to move on, especially in Ber- muda. It is comforting to know that, even with the comparatively large exodus this June, Saltus ' turnover of staff during the last four years is considerably less than average. Nevertheless, it is sad to lose five very good teachers; Martin Hunter, Michael Jackson, Mai ' Evans, John McEwan and Jean Northcott have, between them, given the senior school thirty six years of fine service; teachers of very varied character, each very competent in his own field and a good member of a team who has deserved and won the respect and affection of boys and colleagues. Our good wishes go with them and their families. The Bursar ' s restoration of the senior school building proceeds steadily, limited only by funds. We arrived back last September to new ceilings and neat, practical work benches in the corridors, now free from the untidy clutter of lunch tables. Paint has since freshened up the hall and corridors and we have a splendid new entrance lobby, a point of pride as well as an interesting and well-used centre for displays. Soon, new doors to each forf room should appear and the old woodden back staircase is to be replaced. But loutish carelessness and lack of community sense still produce enough unnecessary breakages and littler to break . any Bursar ' s heart, despite drives, warnings, threats and punish- ments. The junior and prep departments put the seniors to shame in this.. The inauguration of Senior Year, after 0 levels, is of course the most notable and exciting development, and the thought, planning and work f or it has dominated the year. This is not the place for detail, most of which has been circulated anyway, but the emphasis throughout has been to provide a course which will do most for most of our boys. It is clearly right that a school such as Saltus should be able to send its students directly to college; we certainly have now many pupils worth such a course, and we already have teachers well qualified to teach at this level. And there should be some useful by-products to benefit all Saltus. A school needs a ' top ' , and the general academic atmosphere of the school should gather strength from the presence of students and courses at this level, with the opportunity for some scholarship and researh, albeit modest and we are determined that this course will not be a year for the drifter; admission into Senior Year has already been seen to be by no means automatic and the courses will be passed only with real effort. Also, we should be able to call for more mature leadership from the prefect body. I am hoping, too, that it will be a little easier to keep up connections with our younger old boys. Results are what matter of course, but it is encouraging that numbers for this first year are greater than at first envisaged and will certainly increase in 1 975, that BHS have joined us, and that we have the approval and support of the Ministry. But the challenges all lie ahead and, with them, the exciting oppor- tunities. It should be unnecessary to reaffirm that this Senior Year will not change -3- our curricula on approach up to 0 level, but some people have taken this step as yet another sign, along with our Leaving Certificate and the fact that we are happy to join in the Bermuda Certificate, of the fact that we are contemplating abandoning our traditional, ' British-type ' approach. This is not so; the certifi- cates are excellent supplements to the 0 levels, with their emphasis on con- tinuous assessment and the consequent motivation at each level of secondary work. But, at the academic school, at least, I do not see them in any way as substitutes for external examination, and we shall continue to insist on the progressive, non-terminal, courses up to 0 level, along with the emphasis on knowledge and skill acquired at each level, on revising and mental discipline as demanded by this system; ironically, it is already clear that students are bene- fitted by this approach when they switch systems. With the Senior Year comes the hope, rapidly and comfortingly turning into a certainty, of a new Library. But this building, which we hope will be in use by September, 1975, will be far more than just a Library and far more than just a Senior Year facility. The library will be for the whole senior department and anyone who knows the school knows how much in need of one we are. It will include reading areas, as well as a hopeful space for research and learning machines; in fact, we have planned it not merely to offer opportunity for reading and study but to encourage these habits. The building will also include room for career display, a small counsellor ' s office, a coomon room for Senior Year students and two small seminar rooms to accommodate the smaller sets of senior year and free existing classroom space. There are so many happy and encouraging events in the year and as Head- master, and parent, I can enjoy the whole range and catch the whole flavour; children bouncing off the fence at the end of the track at the Prep School sports; an unusually young chess team in the final against the Sixth Form Centre, and winning; Christmas concerts with St. Christopher in the Junior School; ' Oliver ' , of course, the cast clearly enjoying themselves as much as the audience; and, at the end of the summer term, the Leaving Certificates distributed by Allan Marshall, Head Boy two years ago and now with entrances to Harvard and Princeton. Parents are more and more involved in the Saltus community each year, both helping at the lower levels and playing a part, often an undramatic one, in all the functions, inaugural teas and social occasions. Founder ' s Day was an especially satisfying occasion for anyone involved in all of it, with its blend of rousing music and dignity at St. John ' s and the good fellowship of the excellent lunch and cricket afterwards. But it was in Canon Wheatley ' s address that I found the keynote of the year and to the school; with the sensitivity that we have come to expect from him, he dealt with the interdependence of change and tradition; change was essential for life, but change only emphasised the need for the external verities and, always, the challenges remained, the challenges of work, dedication and standards. -4- EDITORIAL Many, many years ago, when dragons still roamed the earth, I was asked to produce an article for this Magazine. When, eventually, it was submitted, it was quickly returned - rejected. Now, nearly five years later, I have no fear of rejection, but my deadline has long past. Why, you may ask, should it take me so long? Why are others, (who are virtually newcomers to the field of year-book writing compared to my status as a grizzled veteran,) so quick to submit their assorted essays? It is, of course, diffi- cult to write about a place, which, (if the money my parents have spent there, and the time I have spent tbere is any criterian,) is quite close to my heart. Another reason, no doubt, is that the very extent of my memories make it difficult to know where to begin. (At this point I would like to state most categorically that if anyone thinks that I am trying to be cute or whimsical ii i seeming to have difficulty in carving out this essay when I am actually writing with tl e utmost in speed and facility he is crazy - I am s erious to the verge of melancholia.) Ans so, not knowing where to begin, I merge all my potential subjects into one: Saltus, of course, has changed over the past five years. It contains nearly twice as many pupils and teachers, and with the new Senior Year next year more are promised. And the buildings, too, have been enlarged. It was five years ago that the science block was built. (Remember when Mr. Rothwell was where the. bicycles are now and the bicycles were where Mr. Rothwell is now? Mr. Roth- well was dismantled, removed carefully piece by piece, and reconstructed on his present site.) And there has be en the recent addition of the old Cavendish School. But probably more noticeable has been the addition of the school ' bursar ' in the shape of Mr. Hopkins. Not only has he done a remar-kable job in im- proving the condition of the school buildings, but he is a man who is-never to busy to stop and chat with the boys and ask their opinions. It was under his direction that the interior of the senior school received its first painting this century. Every ethnic group is represented in the colour scbemes: the doors are in the familiar red, green and black bands; the upper corridor is painted in the vasco da Gama colours - canary yellow, crimson and green; and the lower corridor is in the traditional Nazi colours of red, grey and black. The floors are green but the ceilings are still wh te. But more important is the fact that the school has deve loped into an institution which is capable of satisfying a much larger range of interests. There have been over twelve new clubs initiated in Saltus in the past five years, and on the games fields Saltus has reached previously undreamed af heights. Yet dispite these commendable achievements there is one unhappy point -5- should like to mention. (I hate to sound like the headmaster on speech day). This is the considerable lack of interest shown by Saltus boys in the running of their own school - as demonstrated by the collapse of the school council. Not only was the school considerably lacking in topics for the council to debate and put forward to the headmaster, but elected members attended meetings only infrequently. It is indeed sad to see Mr. Jackson ' s fine efforts met with such apathy. But even more discouraging was that Saltus could not muster one dele- gate to the Bermuda Youth Parliament, having been invited to send two. Every other school on the island was represented. Still, the last five years have been good ones for most of us, and those leaving, although relieved, will be secretly sad to go. Of course we have all become milkoholics from drinking too much vintage milk from Mr. Dunkley ' s sour milk machine, and are now probably doomed to an early death. But who, of the hundreds of thousands who would pass in sad review before our corpses as they lay in state in City Hall, (before being borne to the Capitol at Washington) would suspect the nature of our passing? It would doubtlessly be attributed to a lesser and even more degrading cause. However, unhappy as we are to leave, we can, perhaps, rest assured that the brethren whom we leave behind us, and in whom we take such unjustified (and even ludicrous) pride, will have preserve d some of that great quality which we bestowed, and, unless someone cleans off the bathroom walls, we will have made the school a part of us that will not vanish when we do. T. Vesey -6- LEAVING CERTIFICATES - 1974 Possible Credits Credits Application (ex A M) Earned Rating HONOURS 1. Jeffrey, P.M. 168 154 AB 2. Collis, J.C. 169 149 A 3. Vesey, T.W. 169 149 B PASS 4 Inaham VV J 163 141 A fi Thankfirav P 139 118 A 6 Morrison E A 173 141 B 1 Wilson L B 167 139 B 8 Thnrnp P D 165 138 AB Q Rrn A np T F U, Ut U VVI Id, 1 . I_. 1fiq 1 ' 7 R 1 n Hpvlinpr J 1 • 172 136 R u 1 1 , l_Cl VV, U. LJ, 1R n4 AR 1? DRnipk r 172 133 B 13 Johns □ 139 107 AB 14 Riihpnzpr A 168 128 B 15 Constable K W 169 127 B 16 Rodill M A 165 126 B 17 Dvpr G A 172 124 B 18 Trott L C 169 121 B 19. Terceira, R. W. 137 94 AB 20. Gray, P. ' s. 169 113 B 21. Johns, N. 139 91 B 22. Lambert, R. A. 161 109 BC 23. Underwood, K. R. 103 65 B 24. Wicks, E. 162 106 BC 25. Johnston, H.C. 163 106 B 26. Boarder, P. D. 165 105 B 27 Lambert S H 164 101 B 28. Bateman, N. 101 60 B ATTENDANCE 29. Smith, L. E. 165 97 C 30. Paynter, A. G. 161 91 BC 31. Matthew, S.G. 161 85 C 32. Reid, S. 159 80 BC -7- G.C.E. RESULTS TO LEAVERS 1973 r. a . O O) c ? 2 2 LLI I O -I U. m § Alban, G. x x x 2 Amaral A. x x Benevides, B. xxxxxxx Burns, R. x x x x 4 Dale, J. x X X X x x x x DeSilva, A. x ] De Silva, L. x x x x 4 Doughty, A. x x x x x x 6 Duxbury, S. xxxxxxxxx 9 Foster, M. x Fox, R. XXX X X X X Gibbons, G. x x x x x Lee, D, Leith, G. x x x x x x 6 Longworth, A. x Lowe, A. xxxxxxxx 8 Maderios, S. x x 2 Matcham, R. x x 2 Musson, P. XX XXX 5 Gatley, M. x x x x x x 6 Pipp, T. xxxxxx X 7 Riding, C. x xxxxxx x 8 Roberts, M. xxxxxxx d Stuart, K. x x x x 4 Von Roeder, D. xxxxxx x x « Wicks, M. XX XXX x x x x x x 10 ■8- The following passed ' 0 ' Level Examinations in the Fourth Year Baker C. English Language Boarder, P. English Language Browne, T. English Language Bubenzer, A. English Language Burns, M. English Language, Latin, French Buschlen, J. English Language Col I is, J. English Language, Latin, French Constable, K. English Language, Maths Daniels, C. English Language De Silva, D. English Language Dyer, G. English Language Gray P. English Language Heyliger, J. English Language, French Inghann, W. English Language Jeffrey, F. English Language Johns, D. English Language Johns, N. English Language Johnston, H. English Language Lannber, R. English Language Law, B. English Language Morrison, E. English Language, Latin, French Reid S. English Language Rodill, M. English Language Smith, L. English Language Terceira, R. English Language, German Thackeray, P. English Language Thome, P. English Language Trott, L. English Language Underwood, K. English Language Vesey, T. W. English Language Wicks, E. English Language Wilson, L. English Language -9- TRIBUTE TO LEAVING TEACHERS M.A.JACKSON Michael Jackson assumed responsibility for the teaching of French on the departure of Fred Craven in 1967. ' Countless boys have benefitted from his stay at Saltus although there were hints that his learnings had a more Teutonic bias. A valuable member of the Staff Soccer and Cricket teams, he was also instru- mental in making a success of the School Council. He will be missed particularly by the boys of Darrell House whom he has led and encouraged with enthusiasm. ANON. MARTIN HUNTER After graduating from Pembroke College Cambridge and teaching at The King ' s School Macclesfield in Cheshire for four years, Martin Hunter and his family headed west nine years ago. All Saltus boys who have since attended his classes, and there have been many, must be grateful that Saltus was his destina- tion for they have been under the guidance and direction of a talented and highly competent schoolmaster. As the Master responsible for the teaching of English in the secondary department, Martin never spared himself in the task of raising standards. He drove boys hard, trying all the time to instill into their minds his own love for the English language and its literature. Even when boys persuaded themselves that they had succeeded in dragging him off on a ' red herring ' , little did they realise how he was making them think, and think hard. Scores of examination candidates have benefitted from his sound approach, dedicated marking system and peanut butter exercises! When night classes were held he was always on the teaching roster pro- viding G.C.E. Ordinary and Advanced level courses. His lecturing skills were also utilised by the Univerisity of Maryland in their night classes at Kindley Base, now the Naval Air Station. Martin has also been responsible for the school library during his nine years at Saltus, has coached or assisted in the coaching of the school rugby sevens every Lent Term, but opened the batting and bowled his Wardle Tweakers for the Staiff XI only when presurred to do so because outside the English room his main love was athletics in which he excelled at the shorter distances. A determination to belie advancing years coupled with a desire never to be headed by a schoolboy saw him in regular training preparing for the annual challenges he received from all the budding sprinters, none of whom quite managed to show him the way to the tape. An equally determined approach, any many hours of practice, saw Martin master all the techniques of the guitar. The results have been far-reaching, the folk club, audiences at Saltus and Pompano Beach Club and the viewing public all enjoying his lyrics and advertising jingles which have a flavour and originality -11- characteristic of his subtle sense of humour. Martin has been a grand colleague, and will be greatly missed. To him and to his wife and family Saltus extends thanks and good wishes for their future on the other side of the Atlantic in the delightful Isle of Man. MAL EVANS Mai Evans came to Saltus in 1968. For three years he successfully ran the P.E. and Games in the Junior School before transferring his talents to the Senior Department. To a constantly increasing and varied sports programme at Saltus, Mai has brought a very efficient, organisational approach, combined with a real sense of dedication to his work, sparing neither himself nor his time. He couples these qualities with a cheerful abundance of good humour and a most genial disposition that will be missed by the boys and staff alike. The triumphs on the games field during Mai ' s reign are to numerous to list but at the heart of all this he has always managed to instill an enjoyment of sports. To his charming wife Ann and the girls, Kerry Kim, farewell too. Ann has lost count of the football shirts she has washed and ironed. In other ways as well she has made her presence felt - Prep School clubs and countless chores concerning the production of ' Oliver ' . Our good wishes to them all in the future. -12- P.E. REPORT When Mr. Duncan chased after me at the start of the summer term for a comprehensive report on sport, my first reactions were to seek out a literary ' spokesman ' from each team and have him check all the results and formulate a suitable summary. This has been the way of the past and no doubt will be thw way of the future. On this occasion, however, I had second thoughts. I have spent six years at Saltus and as this is to be my final report I thought it would be a change to add a few thoughts of my own. In a non-examinable subject, a teacher often finds himself asking himself all sorts of questions. What are my aims? Am I doing the right things? Should I be doing more of this and less of that? etc. etc. P.E. is no exception and I often find myself debating such problems. In sport, many P.E. pro- grammes and even teachers are, unfortunately, judged tDy team results and if things don ' t go well for the school teams, people immediately draw conclusions as to the standard of the programme offered within the school. Similarly to onlookers, a school with good results must have a tremendous programme. This could well be so but I ' ll never forget a conversation I had with a fourteen year old student at a secondary school in Essex. The school was notoriously famous for its incredible gymnastics results, yet this fourteen year old had never played a game of basketball, run a cross country race, or even held a javelin, shot or discus. At a recent meeting of F.I.E.P. (The international governing body of P.E.) a plea was made to P.E. teachers the world over to avoid becoming obsessed with good team results and to spend more time encouraging more people to become more interested in more sports. In Bermuda this holds for a great deal as we become more affluent and have more leisure time at our disposal. Throughout my stay, my aim has been first to make P.E. enjoyable and secondly to en- courage as many boys possible to take part. To this end I think we have suc- ceeded and on checking the school list for this year I count only 24 boys who have not taken part in something or other, after-school sport and these are mainly fifth years who chose to work for exams instead. Altogether we offered a total of seventeen sports, being. Soccer, Athletics, Cross Country, Gymnastics, Weight training. Basketball, Volleyball, Golf, Tennis, Rugby, Cricket, Swimming, Archery, Trampolining, Badminton, Hockey and Sailing. This could not have been done of course but for the energies and efforts of my colleagues who always give untiringly of their time to help out with after-school activities. The boys have always been tremendous and my final work to them all must be ' no matter how well you play - enjoy sport ' . M. Evans -14- FOOTBALL REPORT OF JUNIORS AND SENIORS All three teams played some intelligent, soccer this season (1973-74) but they were unfortunate in winning neither the League or Knock Out Cup. The juniors (under 13 ' s) were probably the best in their league but because of bad luck they failed to win the league. Philip Smith captained the juniors very well and set a good example for the rest of the team but the Most Valuable Player was Vance Campbell. This young, experienced player came from the midfield many time to score, and bring his team out of trouble. The Senior Team (over 15 ' s) was captained by Ray Smith. Ray was a very good soccer player and was able to withstand great pressure. This Senior team was quite strong, with Lloyd Roberts sweeping the backline, and Andre Amory showing his skills up front. Team: Vance Campbell Philip Smith (Cap ' t) Stuart Smith Dexter Smith Peter Longworth John Simmons Eric Pengelly Billy Way Ricky Lines David Butterfield Paul Clinton Timothy Hayward Macky Wilson Eugene Ball Kevin Lambert Eldon Lambert Team: Steven Lambert Roger Lambert Andre Amory Lloyd Roberts Ray Smith (Cap ' t) Lowell Wilson Allan Richardson Paul Thackeray Ralph Terceira Oliver Heyliger K. Dill S4H Sinclair Reid Steven Burgess -15- GOLF CLUB Although Bermudians boast that there are more golf courses per square mile in Bermuda than anywhere else on earth, and that one of these courses ranks amongst the top ten in the world, there has been little golf activity organised within the islands schools until fairly recently. The main purpose of forming a club at Saltus was to foster an interest in a sport in which the individual can be actively involved for most of his life. Secondly, to encourage those boys who always have an established handicap to improve their personal standards and finally to encourage particiaption in tour- naments organised within the school and in inter school events. Interest in the sport has increased thorughout the season and there are now about thirty members who make use of the facilities that are available - 8 practice bays and mats and an assortment of clubs - the latter kindly donated by Bill Dunkley. Regular practice sessions take place every Tuesday afternoon at 3.45 on the school field under the guidance of Mr. Colin Williams. One highlight of the season was the Inter Schools Pairs Cup which was won by Ricky Osborne and Doug Hillen at Port Royal Golf Course with a net 67. They will be defending their title in June 1974. Another event, enjoyed by both staff and students was the Stableford-Two Ball Better Ball Tournament, which was held at the Southampton Princess Golf Club in the Easter holidays. The team of Ricky Osborne and Peter Matcham, who scored 44 points, took first place on retrogression over Mr. Mike Jackson and Ian Charlton. Third place went to Mr. Stephenson and Jens Maitland with 41 points. The teacher winning the low net prize for the second nine was Mr. Len Cruickshank and the student prize went to Charles Collis whose net score of 21, was the best of the day. GYMNASTICS REPORT The team Saltus entered in this year ' s Gymnastic competition comprised six members, M. Rodill (Captain, R. Charlton, K. Reid , J. Simmons, M. Lopes, J. VVoolridge. We displayed our skills at the Bishop Spencer School gymnasium, the first time in several years that the school has been represented in this area of sports. As no member of the team had ever been in a senior school competition of this nature, we were all nervous at first, but once the judging began, the team performed to the expected standard. Although we didn ' t win the event, we left the gymnasium knowing what we were to expect in following years and planning accordingly. M. Rodill SBC 1 7- HOCKEY This year a new sport of hockey was added to the hsts of sports already at Saltus. Mr. Jeavons was in charge of the weekly practices which were held on Fridays. At first the attendance was rather spare, but since has gradually in- creased until we now have 15 boys. During the Easter holiday a revenge nnatch was played with Warwick coming out victorious again only this time the score was only 2-0. This has not made the team give in though, for it is waiting to get another crack at Warwick. P. Scott S3A GOLF FOOTNOTE Ten students took part in this year ' s Secondary Schools Paris Golf Tourna- ment, which was held at Port Royal Golf Course. The team of Brad Johnston and Jimmy Madeiros won first place with a low net 63. Third place winners were Eric Pengelly and Charles Collis with a net 71. Jeffrey Brewer won the Closest to the Pin prize on the tricky par 3 No. 16 hole, placing his 8 iron tee shot one pin ' s length from the hole. Last year ' s winners Ricky Osborne and Doug Hillen finished with a net 75. CROSSCOUNTRY The school cross country was held again this year, with a large number of boys taking part. The races were again close with V. Campbell winning the junior, D. Binns the Intermediate and R. Smith the Senior title. Results of the house competition were as follows; Junior Intermediate Senior Ist-Darrell Ist-Darell 1st -Saltus 2nd - Butterfield 2nd - Saltus 2nd - Darrell 3rd - Watlington 3rd - Butterfield 3rd - Butterfield 4th -Saltus 4th -Watlington 4th - Watlington The inter-school cross country was held later in the season with some encouraging results. The intermeadiates won the coveted 1st place trophy while the seniors finished first and the juniors were unplaced. Individually, R. Smith finished 2nd in the Seniors, and the intermediates had four runners in the top ten (R. Da Costa 4th, R. Osborne 7th, G. De Silva 9th, D. Binns 10th). Teams: Junior V. Campbell, M. Wilson, B. Way, E. Pengelly, A. Da Couto, S. Smith, T. Hayward Intermediate: D. Binns, G. De Silva, R. Osborne, R. Da Costa, I. Page, J, Klement K. Reid, B. Astwood Senior: R Smiti), 0. Hyeliger, S. Bezant, P. Gray, M. Woolridge, A, Paynler, P. Thome. R. Da Costa S3A -18- RUGBY Over one third of the school was somehow involved in the Rugby whether it be as a spectator or as a participant. Under 19 ' s - Unfortunately the training of the senior side got off lo a bad start, but they managed to get the division off the ground thanks to the excel- lent coaching of the Headmaster in just two weeks. They successfully beat the Roger B. Chaffee Side 16-0. The following week they were drawn to play the Sixth Form Centre in the Whitney Sevens (their team consisting of 95% of last year ' s Saltus Team). Unfortunately they lost 6-0 and were knocked out of the competition. The B team was not entered in the Sevens. Under 15 ' s - Our under 15 ' s were more successful, the training went ahead as planned and our coach was Mr. Collins. Both teams were entered in the sevens and had two friendly matches. The A side beat Whitney A 32-0 and Warwick Academy 12-4 in friendlies. The B side lost against Whitney A 12-8 and Warwick Academy 12-4. In the seven-aside the B had to play a preliminary game against Warwick Academy which they lost 12-4. Our A managed to go further, we won our first game against Whitney B 22-0 and we met Warwick Academy in the finals which we won 36-4 getting us the cup for the fourth time. Under 13 ' s - Our Under 13 ' s were also successful. Their coach was Mr. Poole. The A side played two friendlies one against Warwick Secondary and won 20-8 and tlie othot against Warwick Academy which they also won 20-0. In the tourna- ment our B team had to play the A and lost 20-0. They then played in the losers ' plate agamst Mount St. Agnes which they lost 4-10. The A after de- fealmg the B had to play whitney which they won 12-0 The A then played Warwick Academy in the finals and won 22-4. So once again we come away witti two cups, the Intermediate one and the A. Team R. Smith Prop G. Dyer Hooker R. Terceira Prop L. Roberts Scrum half J. Woolridge S. Heyliger Centre S. Lambert Wing B. Team B.Team K. Philpott Prop R. Charleton Hooker A. Powell Prop P. Thorne Scrum half W. Ingham A. Bubenzer Centre T. Ward Wing A. Team R. Da Costa Prop M. Lopes Hooker L. Butter field Prop I. Pag Scrum half D. Binns K. Dill Centre T. Chin Wing R. Bean Centre B Team R. Bagen Hooker G. Co.llis Prop J. Klement Prop K. Reid Scrum half W. Smith M. McBeath Centre A. Saynor Wing -20- new Junior one. The Under 15 ' s A side played four games, won all and have a record of 102 for them and 8 against. The Under 13 ' s A played fivfe games won all of them and have a record of 90 for them and 12 against. R. Bean S4H TRACK AND FIELD This season, our track and field training began later than usual, due to a prolonged football and rugby seasons. Since the majority of our athletes were involved in one, or both of the above sports, training couldn ' t really start in earnest until April. To make up lost time, it was decided to hold training sessions three times a week, instead of the usual twice a week. In two warm up practice meets against Warwick Academy, we showed up quite well, for a few weeks of practice. Our dominance was clearly displayed in the track events although our sprinters seemed to be lacking. At present, all concentration is on the up and coming interschool sports, and our own school sports. Our intermediates stand a vecy strong chance of securing the Group D honours. They are a very solid, all-round team, on the track and in the field. The seniors are in with a challenge while the juniors are working hard to place with the leaders. Our school sports had to be rearranged twice due to the scheduleing of the inter-school sports. The date was finally set for Tuesday, May 21st, with inter- school heats and preliminaries running from May 6tb to 9th, the finals being held on the 16th. This being Mr. Evans ' final year at Saltus, I ' m sure it will please him if he could capture divisional honours at the inter-school sports. In closing, on behalf of all the athletes, I ' d like to thank Mr. Evans and Mr. Hunter for working so diligently to prepare us. D. Binns S3A -21- INTERMEDIATE SOCCER 1973-74 Inevitably, this year ' s team suffered from comparison with last season ' s victorious side, but nevertheless enjoyed a reasonable successful run. In the league, we came second, with only a woeful 15 minutes of poor defensive football against Robert Crawford, costing us top spot. In the knock-out held well into rugby and cross-country seasons, lack of match practice and injuries were instrumental in our semi-final defeat at the hands of the eventual winner, Berkeley. Most consistent performers throughout the year were Pitma n, who has developed into a very sound goalkeeper, De Silva, Bagen and Reid, who formed a fairly resilient defence, with Dill and Page the only real penetrative forwards the side persevered. In midfield a great deal was placed on the young shoulders of Da Costa and Smith - they didn ' t always hit it off, but showed great potential and should form a strong basis for next year ' s team. Other players to represent the side were Swainson, Mayne, Matcham, Lopes, Butterfield, Johnston. Results: V. Robert Crawford 2-4 and 3-4 V. Whitney 7-0 and 3-1 V. St. Georges 2-1 and 2-1 V. Northlands 3-1 and 4-1 V. Warwick Academy 2-4 V. Berkeley Inst. 0-4 Friendly V. Warwick Sec. 6-3 V. Warwick Academy 6-1 and 4-2 BASKETBALL The basketball season at the beginning of last term with Saltus entering three teams. The Juniors were, perhaps, the most surprising of all the teams. Almost all of the boys had never player basketball before and although their success was limited, the team showed great potential as individuals and as a team. The boys showed much enthusiasm. Even those who failed to be picked for the first squad came to every practice. Mr. Evans worked hard at training the Under 13 ' s and with good results. With the potential that they displayed throughout the season, losing only by a few points when they did, they should, in time, produce one of the school ' s finest teams. Record - Won 1 Lost 2 The Intermediates The Intermediates had a excellent year this year winning 3 and losing only 1. They practised hard and deserved to do well. Potentially they are a good team -23- and is composed of some of the school ' s best individuals. Special praise has to be given here to ' Rocky ' Da Costa who has nominated captain and gave his team- mates confidence when needed by playing very well in all games. However, one mustn ' t forget his teammates who also played very well and showed great enthusiasm and promise. The Seniors Considering the fact that at the beginning of the season the very existence of a Senior Team was doubtful the seniors did remarkably well. They didn ' t start practising until immediately prior to their first game. With only a very limited amount of players to pick from, Mr. Evans worked hard to produce a team of a good standard. Their success was very limited winning 1 and losing 7 but the boys enjoyed playing very much. The competition was stiff this season with most of the other teams being physically much bigger than our boys but not markedly more skilled. To make up a reasonable squad some boys from the Intermediate team were included. They showed much promise and, with Saltus losing only 1 senior player next year, we should have a quite formidable team in all 3 sections next year. D. Pedro S4H TENNIS Thanks to American International making their tennis courts available to the school it was possible to hold a competition in the Spring Term. The contest was in the three fields of singles, doubles and consolation. Wendell Smith tried the game for the first time, practiced hard and succeeded in beating Jeffrey Brewer 10-1 in the Consolation final at American international. The other finals has to held at the Tennis Stadium as ' Oliver ' and weather disallowed daily visits to American International. In the Doubles Final Eric Pengelly and Billy Way were too strong and experienced for Chris Lusher and Jeff Brewer, winning by a score of 6-0, 6-4. In an excellent Singles Final of high quality Eric Pengelly defended doggedly against Billy Way and eventually took control to win 8-6, 6-T We were grateful for the cooperation of Mr. V. Evans at the Tennis Stadium and of Hugh Barit, who arranged a number of games at Coral Beach when the tight schedule looked as if it might overcome us. The Summer Term will see the House Tennis tournament at American International. The system of playing will be basically as that of the Davis Cup competition. On form either Darrell or Watlington should receive the Tennis Shield which, going by its engravings, has not been played for since the 1944! A. Bestford -24- [ CHESS CLUB 30 members joined the Chess Club this year compared to 65 in 1972 73, and this drop in membership was initially disappointing, even though fewer members have made the supervision of chess equipment easier for Jimmy Madeiros who has carried out his duties most efficiently. The regulars at lunchtime recesses and after school have maintained the high standards of previous years, various competitions and matches making for some involved struggles, imaginative strategy and animated discussion, the latter I ' m afraid often taking place during the game itself. In the Christmas Term Knock-Out Competition Ray Smith beat San Bezant in the final. The Easter Term saw Darrell House coming first in the House Competition with Watlington second and Butterfield third, and three school matches against the Bermuda College Department of Academic Studies. The School Vl ' s did very well indeed against older boys to win the first match 472 - 1 Vi, win the second match 4 - 2 and draw the third 3 - 3. Since January 28 players have been involved in a Round Robin competi- tion vaying for three prizes, the first prize being a $15.0(3 gift voucher. This competition has proved to be very popular and at the time of submitting this report Bradley Johnston is clear of the field. The Summer Term Inter-School Knock-Out Cup competition is in progress again and Saltus has an excellent chance of reaching the final. Having held this Cup in 1971 and 1972, and losing to Berkeley Institute in last year ' s semi-final, the team will be doing their best to ensure that the Cup returns to the lobby trophy cabinet. The following have represented school teams in 1973 74:- Johnston, Skinner, Saynor, Bezant, Simmons, Smith 2, Ingham, Mayne, Jeffrey, Dill and Madeiros. P. M. B. Wood MUSIC Again, this year has been another busy one musically, with more boys than ever before being actively involved with the subject. Most pleasing is the constant growth of the school band. Still a heter- ogenous ensemble, we have six flutes, a piccolo, twelve clarinets, three saxa- phones, two french horns, innumerable trumpets, bass guitars and percussion. Hopefully, we shall add two trombones in September. Encouraging, too, is the fact that the Junior School is sending up twenty very proficient instrumentalists, so for the first time, it will not be a new beginning but a continuation of the excellent work done in the Junior School. Oliver ' consumed the lives of many boys, girls, parents and teachers, but -25- it was all thoroughly worthwhile and I was particularly impressed with the tenacity, patience and skill of the cast. The Choir did its usual Christmas Carol Service in December and then most ably supported the music of ' Oliver ' changing voices at even earlier ages is a constant headache but we managed top ' Gs ' somehow. The Royal Schools of Music Examinations provide boys with an incentive and particularly good were this year ' s Theory results, the principle now being that all instrumentalists should do some Theory to increase their knowledge of what they are playing. Six boys now belong to the National Youth Orchestra and I hope more will join next year. Music is a most demanding subject; two minutes of music performed well may take hours of practice. More and more boys are beginning to realise this and their consequent improvement I know they themselves find most stimulating. To Mr. Adams, Mrs. May, Mr. Frick, Mr. Stout, our thanks for their inspired teaching on their various instruments. Saltus would be poorer without them. N.D. THE CHRISTMAS CAROL SERVICE Once again, this past Christmas a service was held in St. Johns Church, Pembroke, and was attended by both students of the Junior and Senior Saltus Departments, and girls from the Bermuda High School. Each year, it seems the service becomes more beautiful, and this year it certainly excelled all previous performanaces. Most commendable was the fine music produced by the school band, which is becoming more professional each year. They played an arrangement of Bach ' s ' Sleepers Wake! and a Processional March by Marcello. Perhaps the best performance came from Calvin Stempel on the clarinet, who played Fantasia by Gade. Thomas Nisbett and Alan Pitman played a trumpet duet, and Del Pedro, with his flute, playing Minnet by Loelliet were very impressive. The lessons, wgre read by Way, Campbell, Petty, Woolridge Vesey and Dyer, each representing their respective forms, and Terceira read the school prayer. -26- ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC EXAMINATION RESULTS 1974 Theory of music: Grade I. Steven van Slois, Martin Sliield, Edwrds Lawrence, James Cooke, Neil Sloan, Graham Jack, Charles Collis, Peter Gdggin, Brian Cook, Paul Maddern, Richard Gibbons, Derek Joell, Christopher Barnard, Michael Tatem, Alan Fox Grade II: Kern Reid, Paul Scott, Stuart Smith, Stephen Steynor, Grade III: R. Scott Mayne, Graham Collis, John Thorne, Harry Frick Grade V: Hugh Barit, Douglas Hillen, Richard Manuel, Calvin Stempel, John Woolridge, Thomas Nisbett, Theodore Stephens, Peter Smith, Paul Boarder, Del Pedro, Craig Simmons, Brian Frick. Grade VI: Derrick Binns Grade VI II: Mark Jeffrey Practical Examinations Clari net Grade V: Calvin Stempel - with Merit Clarinet Grade III: Scott Mayne- with Merit Clarinet Grade III: Paul Scott Flute Grade V: Derrick Binns - with Merit Grade IV: Del Pedro - with Merit Grade III: Stuart Smith - with Distinction Trumpet Grade V: Alan Pitman, Thomas Nisbett, Theodore Stephens Piano Grade V: Hugh Barit with Merit Grade IV: Derrick Binns Grade III: Theodore Stephens, John Thorne. AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITION Congratulations to the following boys who entered Woodwork exhibits in the Handicrafts Section and were successful in gaining prizes in the under 18 years Student Class. Geoffrey Dyer - Teak Coffee table with glass top - First Prize Keith Philpott - Hand carved bowl in mahogany - First Prize William Ingham - Cedar table lamp - Second Prize Kevin Dill - Turned bowl in mahogany - Second Prize John Greenslade - Upholstered stool in pine - Third Prize Geoffrey Dyer ' s coffee table was judged in the open class and won the Bermuda Furniture Manufacturing Company ' s Trophy - a major award - for the best piece of modern furniture in the exhibition. -27- DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD SCHEME The past year has seen the continuance of the scheme within the school, but in a rather hal f-hearted way. There are still boys involved, along with some younger new entrants, but no one has qualified for any Award. Two services arranged - Fire Service last June and life saving in December, saw only one boy, Alan Powell, receive any qualification. I am still hopeful that those who have achieved some of the qualifications, can raise enough enthusiasm to complete at least the Bronze section of the Award. L. G. Cruickshank PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB There has been a distinct lack of interest this year in sursuing the main activity for which the Club was instituted, learning and perfecting developing printing techniques in black and white photography. The small number who joined with the intention of using the darkroom facilities last September found their enthusiasm for black and white photo- graphy waning as they perceived the delights of colour photography. One very pleasing result of the increased interest in colour has been the accumu lation of eight dozen quality slides depicting all aspects of life at Saltus. It is hoped to change some of the slides in this collection regularly and so keep and up to date pictorial record of school activities. P. Wood BRIDGE CLUB With other commitments taking away some members, the Club has sur- vived on Wednesdays mainly because of the enthusiasm of W. Jack, G. Collis and A. Parsons. The ACOL system of bidding is used and when memory work (so vital to a good Bridge player) is functioning properly, considerable skill and understanding is apparent. When members remember that the ' Dummy ' plays the role the name suggests, a quieter atmosphere should help concentrate further. A Saturday session was held last term, there will be more in June and a match against the Staff is scheduled for early July. A. Myles OLIVER Lionel Barts ' popular musical adaptation of Dickens ' famous work was staged at Saltus in the last week of the Easter Term. The production involved some 130 people with actors, singers, the Choir -29- and numerous people behind the scenes. Rehearsals began in January under the very professional direction of Miss Karen Shell (well known because of All the King ' s Men) and the musical director, Mr. William Duncan. As the term progressed the action became more frantic with Mr. Duncan looking more and more harrassed murmuring cries of ' Never again! ' to himself. Mr. Poole, despite an accident with a lady driver, managed to accomplish so much with so little, was often seen leaving the premises in the small hours carrying large pieces of spiral staircase and various street signs. Props were in the efficient hands of Messrs Cruickshank and Bestford while lighting was directed by Messrs. Walker and Collins. Costumes were most imaginatively made by Mrs. Kay Buschlen and Mrs. Patricia Collins, assisted by many friends. We were grateful for the support of the High School who loaned us 20 girls. Andrea Sinclair as Nancy was first rate as in fact were all of the soloists. Stuart Smith in the title role was suitably appealing and managed to appear undernourished. Allan My|es added new dimensions to Fagin and George Carroll had sufficient cheek to play the Dodger perfectly. Craig Tucker as Bumble appeared as a good foil to Andrew Parson ' s Sowerberry. The list is endless. To all those who gave so freely of their spare time heartiest congratu- lations on a most worthwhile effort. P. Gray S5C THE NEW SCIENCE BLOCK The new Science block was opened in April 1970. It was the brainchild of Mr. E. Rothwell and Mr. Sayles who had suffered for many years with inad- equare traditional laboratories. The new science laboratories offered the student a new freedom for investigation of scientific principles because they were de- signed for student particpation in practical work rather than scientific mono- logue from the teacher. There are three laboratories - Biology, Chemistry and Physics. All have moveable benches so that the classroom situation can be adjusted to suit the particular task in hand. The chemistry lab for example has moveable bollards which have integrated in them, sinks, gas taps and water supply. In addition some bollards have an unique feature - their own fume cupboard. This involves an inverted funnel arragement which sucks the fumes from the work area and dissipates them harmlessly. The Biology lab at the moment has many live speciments littering its benches. It is designed on an open play type arrangement which sink units and storage areas around the perimeter of the room and moveable benches in the middle. There is also a small greenhouse attached in which exotic plants and vegetables are sometimes grown in a temperature which can reach 11 OF. -30- The third lab, the Physics lab is really an extension of the Chemistry lab with a partition in the middle which happens to serve as a blackboard. During practical examinations this is usually opened so as to accommodate a large number of candidates in any one time. The lab can be completely blacked out with a Venetian blind system which enables a variety of optics and electrical experiments to be carried out with good results. Like the Biology lab it is open plan with moveable benches in the middle. There are seven fixed sink units around the walls of laboratory. The storage area for both Physics and Chemistry equipment is kept in the ' Compact Row ' . This is a system of moveable shelves which enables the maxi- mum of equipment to be stored with the minimum of space. Also incorporated is a preparatory room where teachers can retire in times of stress or to make the proverbial ' cup of tea ' . In the same building as the science labs, in fact directly underneath are the woodwork shop and metalwork shop. Both have the latest in workshop machinery and can turn anything out from a toothbrush rack to a small sailing boat. Last year four well made ' dinghies ' were made by Mr. Williams and 10 workers and I understand that these have been sailed with some success by Mr. Aikman and 10 sailors. Some very impressive mobiles were recently produced by the metalwork department and shown on display in the school entrance hall. Underneath the Biology lab at the Western end of the building is the lecture demonstration room. This can hold up to 100 students. It has a pull down screen which comes down over the blackboard, a projection room at the back so it is extensively used to show films and slides. The automatic 10m. film projector gives a cinema atmosphere and all that is needed would be stereo- phonic sound to complete the illusion. In general I think the added facilities have produced better scientists and one day may find a Saltus boy as the first earth traveller to land on Mars. J. Collins. A CHRISTMAS STORY It was just one more month to Christmas day and Johnny didn ' t realize it Instead of working to earn some money to buy presents, he wo.uld go to White Hill Field everyday to sit on the wall and watch the cars go by. He was the despair of his family. Johnny was only 22 years old, and although he left school at the age of fifteen he was very intelligent. He wore shabby clothes, and didn ' t bother to comb his hair. He was a negro boy of average height about 5 ' 10 . He could be easily misled by his friends. Hey you guys here come Mr. Preacher Man , said Fred. -31- Stanley was Mr. Preacher Man, and he had been a Christian for five year now. He was 29 years old and always dressed neatly. He didn ' t have any hair on his head. For the past week he had visit?d these boys regularly, telling them about how wonderful it is to be a Christian. He told them some of the well- known Bible stories, and to his liking they seemed to enjoy listening to him. But for everyday he visited them he got the same results, nothing. The guys listened to him but none of them would ask him questions about God or anything like that, until one day about 2 weeks from Christmas one guy came to Stanley after he had finished talking. Hi, he said. My name is Johnny Parker, and I was wondering if you would answer a question for me? Sure, that ' s what I ' m here for, replied Stan. How can somebody become like you, you know, a Christian , stumbled Johnny. It ' s easy, just believe ther is a God and that he will help you if you ask him, answered Stan. Thanks a lot, called back Johnny as the boys went their separate ways. Anytime, replied Stan. That night Johnny went home and thought about what Stan had said that day. At first all the things Stan said didn ' t make sense, but suddenly it all became crystal clear. The next day instead of going straight down to White Hill Field he went looking for Stan. But, well as he knew the area, he could not find Stan. So he went to White Hill to start loitering the day away. When Stan arrived, Johnny hurried over to him. Where have you been? questioned Johnny. Oh, I was out to my praying grounds in the woods behind the church, praying for you guys, he answered back. Praying for us? startled Johnny. But why do you pray for us when we don ' t show that we ' re going to change and do something useful with our lives? I know you do, softly spoke Stan. ' Well I guess I do a little, said Johnny. Would you like to come to church with me on Sunday? asked Stan. I don ' t know, said Johnny, That ' s a big step for me. I know, but think about it and I know you ' ll enjoy it, replied Stan. I ' ll check you out on Saturday to see whether you ' re going or not, don ' t let mn down, begged Stan. I see what happens, said Johnny. Johnny went home that night and thought about the situation. Finally he decided to go, even if his mates called him a square or a sissy. -32- So the arrangements were made the next day and Stan and Johnny went to Church on Sunday. Johnny enjoyed most of the service especially the singing. The inside of the Church was altogether different than the wall and watching the cars go by. There was a pleasant atmosphere- inside the Church; it was just a lot better than he thought it would be. Stan introduced Johnny to the minister, Mr. Porter. He is a nice guy thought Johnny to himself as they were talking to each other. Did you like it? asked Stan. A little ' said Johnny. We have a special Christmas prayer week this week you know, Christmas is next week. Would you like to come? asked Stan. O.K., I ' ll meet you there tomorrow, replied Johnny. Today is Monday and Christmas day is next week Friday. If I work maybe I ' ll be able to buy some presents for my family, Johnny thought to himself. So that ven day he went looking for a job. It wasn ' t easy getting a job because of who he was. But on Wednesday he got a job as a helper in a supermarket. The pay wasn ' t ail that good but he would save all of it anyway. That night at Church an amazing thing happend. Johnny became a Chris- tian. Oh, his friends teased him and called him names, but he stayed away from them. He wouldn ' t tell his parents that he had a job or that he was a Christian like them now. He would wait until Christmas day. So on Christmas day Johnny took the presents from their hiding place and went into the living room, where everyone was opening their presents. When they saw Johnny standing in the doorway holding the presents, they knew something good had happened to him. Johnny sat down with his family for the first time in years and told them the whole story. They were so happy for him that they were in tears. Christmas was a wonderful Christmas that year. Gregory Roberts 4H -33- To: Rubber Duck Productions Inc., Empire State building, New York, N.Y. 10066, .Dear Mr. Byrd, re: Ralph. Christopher Bagen I have received your request for a confidential reference on the above employee and I write to you now in response to that request. Frankly, it comes as something of a shock to learn that Ralph is con- sidering leaving us, as he is the most highly-though-of young man in our employ, and it would be almost impossible to replace him if he does decide to join your organisation. However, it has never been our policy to stand in the way or otherwise block the advancement of the careers of our employees, and accordingly, I will try to let you have some relevant details of Ralph ' s record with us to date. He joined us in July of 1969 at the age of 19, immediately after gaining his Doctorate in Natural Philosophy at Oxford. His first task was to evaluate four marketing strategy in the Himalayas. He solved this problem and doubled our sales through a brilliant concept of lagging our pipes with yak hid, thereby quadrupling product life and halving installation costs; we now control 98% of the plumbing market in the Himalayas. His next assignment was to devise a computer programme for head office which would keep our sales personnel automatically informed whenever any person in Devonshire was contemplating the purchase of a new ball-cock. This has worked so successfully that we are now contemplating extending the pro- gramme to take in Paget and Somerset. Recently, the aging Vice-president of , International Sales was given a golden handshake and Ralph was invited to take over that position. He accepted two weeks ago, and his salary was increased to $23,00 per month, with the added fringe benefits of having free plumbing attention at his home, and new moulded P.V.C. pipes fitted in place of handlebars on his company bike (another innovation of Ralph ' s, almost certain to sweep Bermuda ' s trend-setters and in- crease sales yet again. I trust this brief resume of Ralph ' s achievements since joining us, gives you some insight into his tremendous energy, his problem solving ability, his marketing talent, his genius for organisation and flair for empire building. We shall not discuss youl- letter with him, and will await (with some trepidation) news of whether or ' ;not he is leaving us. Whatever happens, we wis h him well, and know he will succeed brilliantly in whatever he does. Yours truly, Harry Faucet Managing Director. Ralph Bagen 2B -34- DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS ON HOWTG AVOID DETENTIONS! As one travels down the superfluous, treacherous and occasionally humorous road of school life, one is plagued by many things. For instance there are know-it-all school boys, headmaster ' s canes, smelly urinals, bullies, thickies , and a host of other hinderances, helping to make life hell. However, above all the nerve-wrackers lurks the most feared torture of all; the Detention. When I think about it, I am appalled to think that, in my Saltus careeralone, I have spent at least one month in Detention. As a result, I have been forced to write this manual on how to avoid Detentions as a service to my successors. I will deal with each lesson in turn. First there is Maths. Math detentions are very difficult to avoid as they are usually given without any real reason. As a rule, Maths teachers do not like to be proved wrong so they consequently invent reasons to put people in detention. There are only two ways of avoiding maths detentions. The first is to be a Mathematical genious, though one must be careful not to be smarter than the teacher lest synthetic detentions begin to materialize. The other way is to be a complete moron or spastic in which case the teacher will not waste his time putting you in deten- tion, assuming that you are beyond help. This method holds good for all subjects except Chemistry and Art. The only way of avoiding English detentions are to do an English home- work every night, and sit at the front of the class with all the squares , straights , and goody-goodies . French detentions are only given on rare occa sions and are usually quite amusing. The only times French detentions are issued are when one forgets a book or if one of the ' Petit Napoleons of the class gets a poor mark on a test. The book detentions are few and far between and usually take this form: ' Garcon, ou est - votre livre rouge? ' ' I ' ve forgotten it monsieur ' ' Vous etes dans le detention aujour ' ui! Comprenez-vous? ' ' Oui monsieur. ' the boy answers. ' Crapeau ' he mutters as he fetches the detentions board. Avoiding French detentions is quite easy. All one must do is keep a comprehensive list of all French books and take them to EVERY Lesson. Spanish Detentions are works of art, and the line of questioning employed never fails to leave one bewildered. Spanish teachers are usually quite intellegent, but have very little patience of culture. They use old Spanish Conquistador methods of putting people in detentions. When one has not done a Spanish Homework, the teacher will not ask outright if one has done the assignment. He uses adverse lines of questioning. First, they scare you by saying: ' Any hombre who has not done his homework is as good as dead! ' He then gives one a long, cold stare and says smoothly and cooly: Confess, Peasant! Finally, one admits to not having done the assignment. His eyes turn blood red, and his nostrils flare upHe imagines himself as some great Spanish legend or even ' El Diablo ' ' himself. He then puts you in detention. The best way to avoid these detentions is to abstain from looking at him in the eyes and to remam calm at all times, revealing no secrets. Other detentions are very rare. History detentions usually result from not having text books covered and are easily avoided by leaving the uncovered books in one ' s locker. Physics detentions are few and the moronic method is the most effective here. Music, Biology, Geography and late detentions are infrequent and can easily be avoided by a soft soaping the master. P.E. detentions are NEVER given under ANY circumstances. That leaves two: Art and Chemistry. Art detentions are always given for the missuse of school property (i.e. throwning clay, breaking wax crayons, pouring tins of paint down the sink.) These detentions are easily avoided by making it look as if some one else did it. The moronic approach works as the master is usually very old and wise, and knows the trick; and if, as in some sad cases, there is trickery involved, the old sage refuses to believe it and detention is inevitable. Yes, this manual will only help to lower the amount of detentions to a bare minimum. To think that one could go through school without a detention would be foolish and quite ludicrous. For eventually they will catch up to you no matter how slick you are or how hard you try; for my friends, did the tortoise not catch the hare. D. Pedro S4H LIFE ATMOUNT ALLISON Leaving Saltus at the end of the 1974 academic year, I was accepted as a freshman by Mount Allison University - a small Canadian university located in eastern New Brunswick. The change from Saltus and Bermuda in both academic and social spheres was profound, to say the least. At Mt. Allison I have come to realise the great gap which unfortunately exists between the standard of ' 0 ' level and that standard expected of high school leavers who have entered establishments of higher learning in North America. Whilst I am fortunate enough to be able to cope in my English courses, I believe that the amount of literature required for the ' 0 ' level standard is insufficient to prepare one for further study specifically in that field. My other arts courses were political science, philosophy and sociology - none of which are offered at Saltus and, as a consequence, into which I went totally unpre- pared. Having to undertake only one science course in either the freshman or the sophomore year, I was relieved to be able to opt for geology - a topic which was thoroughly covered by my geography teacher at Saltus. The other sciences offered at Mt. Allison (Chemistry, Physics, Biology and Mathematics) whilst being offered up to ' 0 ' level standard are insufficient to allow the graduating student to feel secure in embarking upon his college career in the field of the sciences. -36- Hopefully, the extra year which is to be offered at Saltus commencing next academic year, will be able to close the gap between the end of high school in Bermuda (be it ' 0 ' level or any equivalent standard) and that standard achieved by school leavers in Canada and the United States in both the Arts and the Sciences. Much to the despair of any educational system is its ability to play only a partial role in the social maturation of the individual, not only the educational cultural. Whilst the disciplinary system at Saltus has been able to instill emotional control in a number of its graduates, it is sadly lacking in some cases. But one cannot be fair if one is to expect a modern educational institution to teach its pupils the ways of conforming to society. The most influential people in any youth ' s development are his parents. Without proper guidance from one ' s parents, a youth in today ' s Bermuda is severely limited in his achieve- ments both social and financial. If he chooses another set of values, he will be looked upon as an outcast from society - an unfortunate case in a society as small as Bermuda. The other factor in aiding the social maturation of an individual is that person himself. By the time he reaches school leaving age he should have suffi- cient self-discipline to be able to join a university society. If he doesn ' t, he soon will. Being the first school to adopt this Senior year, I wish Saltus the best of luck in its endeavours. Hopefully, this extra year will allow Bermuda ' s students to prepare themselves for further education abroad (in both the academic and social spheres) and I feel I may rest assured that it will be able to act as a stepping-stone towards higher, more challenging goals. D. Von Boeder (Head Boy 1972-73) TEXT OF SPEECH DELIVERED BY ALLAN MARSHALL (HEAD BOY 71-72) TO THE SCHOOL ON THE LAST DAY OF TERM, SUMMER 1974 I am really honored to be here today as your guest speaker, but, at pre- sent, I won ' t know until after this speech, whether I want to thank or hold a grudge against the Headmaster for volunteering me for this occasion. Anyway, what is there to talk about at such an occasion. I know that my appearance here indicates that my address is to the school as a whole, but I must add that the emphasis, in my speech, lies towacds the Vth formers - the graduating class, (and don ' t worry fellas, I ' ll keep it short and sweet). This is obviously a great moment in your lives, and right now you may be asking yourself ' what lies ahead - what do I do now. For some it may lead to -37- work, either as an apprentice, labourer or what have you. For others it may lead to nnore schooling either here, at the Bernriuda College, or at a college abroad. Whichever it may be, I wish you all complete success and happiness. As most of you probably know, I will be attending university, in Septem- ber, at Princeton in New Jersey, and because of this, I ' d like to pass on a fev thoughts to the school and especially to the class of 74. Ever since I started to study in the United States, I ' ve learned three basic components for a successful pattern. These are; courage, ambition.and friendship. Whereever you gentlemen choose-to go in future years you ' ll find an enormous and sometimes frightening world. You ' ll find new people and new systems, and your only means of survival is your courage. Stick up for what you believe in and you ' ll become a man with strong leadership. But never shun advice, because sometimes you ' ll find that your ideas are wrong, and when you can accept your wrongs you ' ll earn respect. One of the most difficult phrases to say nowadays is I ' m sorry ' and I ' m not sure why it is the most difficult. It seems that certain people prefer uttering four lettered words when they face their wrong doings, instead of just accepting it and then being courageous enough to say I ' m sorry. Within the second part of this success forumla, I find it necessary for the individual to acquire an ambition for learning. Whether at college or at work, the successful candidate must have that sense of curiosity for learning new material, and with that, he must also create a discipline in himself in order to attain peak performance. There are numerous distractions in this workd that could cause failure in a procedure, but a person with a strong willpower and an offensive ambition - well, success could only be a matter of time. I have been told by higher authority to leave the most important for last whenever writing an informative paper (because that ' s when you can tell whether the audience is asleep or not). Friendship, what is it about. According to Webster ' s Seventh Collegiate, friendship is the state of being friends - hmm - that doesn ' t tell us much at all. To me, friendship has been one of the major constituents in my pursuit for further self-improvement, and for a further meaning in life. Meeting new people and making friends is probably the most valuable experience a person could have in a lifetime. By exchanging ideas and learning a friend ' s family customs, one can begin to mold his own personality and learn different measures of responsibility. One of the most beautiful feelings is to know that you have true friends, because unlike a machine that could fall apart beneath you, a true friend is your very stepping stone to success and happiness. Gentlemen, I ' m sure you all deserve thsse diplomas here (in front of) me, and I ' m sure you ' ve all worked hard to make it through. God has granted you all a different talent, either in sports, academics or in extra curricular activities, and it is up to you, as individuals, to develop these gifts to their fullest. If you have set a goal for yourself, strive to meet it - remember, failure is frequently the path of the least persistence, and in your persistence, you ' ll develop your courage, ambition and personality. -38- JOHN McEWAN At the end of the summer term we say goodbuy to Mr. John McEwan who joined the staff of the Junior school in September 1966. From that time on- wards he has been the form master of one of the fifth year classes, teaching them General subjects and his own special subject; Aj-t, as well as P.E. and Games, Mr.. McEwan has always been keenly involved in all school projects and activities and we shall miss his quiet efficiency and cheerfulness in the Junior Department. We ' wish him success and happiness in the future. L. N. The JUNIOR SCHOOL I am sure I am right when I express my conviction that, rather than wade through a formal report by me on the Junior School events parents and friends of the school would be far more entertained reading the children ' s accounts of their day-to-day activities. With this excuse I will terminate the briefest introduction I have ever delivered, leaving those of you who have no connection with the Junior Depart- ment to pick up what impression you will of our programme, and those of you who have ' inmates ' to clarify some of the barbled tales you undoubtedly hear of our goings. on. E. M. Wilkie Head of Department. JUNIOR SCHOOL OFFICERS 1973 74 Head Teacher ' s Monitor Pamela Flood Milk Monitors . Paul De Silva, Jay Riihiluoma Tuck Shop Monitors Michael O ' Leary, Neil Stempel Lunch Monitors Sharon Johnson, Susan Vokey, Marliese Hunter, Debra Mello Stationery Monitor Harold Conyers Hall Monitors William- Cox, Denis de-Sousa, Timothy Hodgson, Mark Orchard Class Monitors Philipe Bacon, Christopher Bardgett, Emma Haygarth, David Jeffrey, Brian Patterson, Wayne Pimentel, Graham Bedford, Brian Way, Kevin Winter HOUSE CAPTAINS Butterfield Graham Bedford Darreli Brian Patterson Saltus Christopher Bardgett Watlington Michael O ' Leary -39- MRS. LATTER Those who have known Mrs. Latter during the last ' two years in Saltus will be sorry to hear that she will be leaving the school this July. Those of us who have known her from Cavendish days will be even more saddened for, although she has only been with us for 4 years she has taken such a vital part in all.school activities that it is difficult to remember school life without her. In both Cavendish and Saltus Schools it has been Mrs. Latter ' s respon- sibility to wean her young charges from the seemingly freer approach of pre- paratory life to the more obvious formal demands of the Junior School - a task she has accomplished with highly commendable success. Art being one of her specialities her contribution to the many facets of school life that require artistic talent has been unstinted - be it running an art club to classroom decor, floral floats, stage presentations or the ever increasing demand for poster work in support of National causes. A popular teacher, a congenial and helpful member of the staff Mrs. Latter will be remembered as a vital, imaginative and dedicated teacher, personally concerned in the progress and problems of each of her pupils, and actively interested in everything going on in the school. She has always given generously of her time, energies even when maternal duties recently laid a strong counter claim. Despite her short association with Saltus she will be missed by all in the Junior Department. We can only wish her well in the future and hope she will not lose contact with us entirely. E.W. JUNIOR SCHOOL SPORTS ACTIVITIES 1973 - 74 Soccer: We were placed in the central ' 2 ' Division of the B.S.S.F. Primary Soccer League along with M.S.A., Devon Lane and Dellwood. Statistics:- vs M.S.A. W 1-0 Bacon vs Dellwood D 1-1 Way vs Devon Lane L 1-5 Way vs M.S.A. L 0-? - vs Devon Lane L 2-3 Way (2) Two six-aside teams were taken to Gilbert Institute on 31st January to compete in the annual tournament. Team ' A ' - Way, Bardgett, Bacon, O ' Leary, Collins, Pimentel Team ' g ' _ Turner, Ranee, Amaral, De Silva, Stephens, Patterson -40- Team ' B ' lost on corners 2 - 1 after drawing 0 - 0 at full time with Gilbert ' A ' Team ' A ' lost to M.S.A. ' A ' on the flip of a coin after tying 0 - 0 on play and 3 - 3 on penalties. Tough luck! Cross Country: On the 1st march, two teams went to Ocean View Golf course to run in the annual Inter-Schools Competition. U13 - Stempel, Lombardi, Sousa R., Da Silva, Mello, Popper U11 - Bacon, Ranee, Patterson, Hill C, Parsons, Turner Best placed in races were U13- Neil Stempel 22nd; U11 Philippe Bacon -6th; U13 team placed 14th Ul 1 team placed 8th In our own cross country race, on Feb. 15th the placings were 1st Parrel I 2nd Butterfield 3rd Saltus 4th Watlington Individual winners;- J4 5 P. Bacon (D) J2 3 J2 3 S. Sousa (B) On Founder ' s Day 1973 the Junior School broke with tradition when we played ' the fathers ' at softball rather than Cricket. Under rather heavily modified rules it took the fathers nine innings before they tied the score 15 runs each. Inter House Soccer: We had a league format again this year, played in two sections. The overall statistics were:- P W L D F A Pts. B 12 7 2 3 13-5 17 S 12 4 1 7 6-7 15 D 12 5 4 3 13-7 13 W 12 1 3 8 6 16 8 The results of J4 5 league and J2 3 league were combined. Inter-House Softball - June 1973 Overall results after a knockout tournament 1st -Darrell 2nd - Watlington 3rd - Saltus 4th - Butterfield Inter School Athletics - May 21st, 1974 A team of 1 5 boys went to the preliminary heats at National Stadium: Stephen Turner (Cricket Ball 1M2yrs) Rudy Yearwood {100 m. 11-12yrs) Brian Patterson (Long Jump 11-1 2 yrs.) Qualified for the finals on Thursday 30th May Junior School Sports Day 1974 A fine sunny day saw some good competition in all events - outstanding were 1 500 m. - P. Bacon 5 min. 22.0 sees. 1 00 m. J5 R. Yearwood 1 3.8 sees. 100 m. J4 D. McHarg 15.6 sees 75m. J3 S. Kelly 11.8 sees. 75m. J2 V. Chaves 13.0 sec. Cricketball J5 R. Yearwood 173 ' 0 Darrell won the J2, M, J5 4 x 1 00 m. relays - Saltus won the J3 4 x 1 00 m. and the girls ' shuttle relay Trophy Winners J2 Champion R. Smith J2 3 J2 3 girls Champion T. Spurling J3 S. Kelly D. Jorstad J4 M. Stephens J4 5 girls Champion B.Patterson J5 B. Patterson j2 3 Tug ' o ' War Darrell J4 5 Butterfield Victor Lidorum Teresa Spurling Victor Lidorum Brian Patterson House Shield Darrell 162pts. Saltus 121 Butterfield 102 Watlington 84 JUNIOR SCHOOL CLUBS Like the senior school we have a lot of clubs after school, and everyone is supposed to belong to at least one club. On Monday we have Junior games or an Art Club, swimming and a puppetry club. On Tuesday there is Badminton for J5s and J4s, indoor hobbies, a Photo club and St. John ' s Choir. Wednesday there is band and Riding for beginners. Thursday there is first aid and Riding and the football squad use this day for training or matches. X On Friday there is drama, swimming and St. John ' s Choir. This year if we belonged to a Cub or Brownie pack, or to Scouts or Guides, we were allowed to count it as a club. One activity that isn ' t really a Club, but a hobby is gardening. Two or three classes have garden plots around the school. -45- CAMERA CLUB Each week in Camera Club we bring some black and white negatives which we have taken with our cameras. Since the Junior School doesn ' t have a dark room we use the Senior School erjuipment. First we mix the developer, fixer and wash and focus the enlarger. Wo do this by adjusting tlie lens until we get a really sharp picture. Then we are ready to make a print. This is done with only a red safe light on. Light shining through a negative projects on sensitive photographic paper, wiiich has been cut to suitable size, we click a knob and expose the paper for. about 6 or 7 seconds. As yet there is no picture on the paper but when we put it into the developer the picture appears before our eyes. Then we leave it for one minute before we put it in the fixer. After we wait two minutes we can turn on the big light and see how our picture turned out. Alter about 5 minutes the print is put into the wash. It is very important to wash and put everything away. Next year we liope to make our own negatives for it is too difficult this year. We also hope to make our own movie films and cartoons. ?. Viera J5A; N. Dill J4 N D. Northcott J4W; S. Shepherd J4W CUB SCOUTING In school, cubs is getting popular especially now that it is recognised as a club activity - like Brownies, Scouts and Guides. We belong to the 2nd Bermuda Cub Pack. We have Mrs. Smith as Akela and Mrs. Lines as Baloo. There are 24 boys belonging to the pack. We do very interesting things and we go on visiting places. We have a football team and play matches against other teams. We go on hikes all over Bermuda and we go campmg on islands with the panthers who take us camping. In the pack we play a lot of games, buck-rabbit, flash, big whale. We make things for other people like m,other ' s day cards. We also try to help other people. In the summei- we helped clean up the Cavendish entrance, at Christmas we visited the Pembroke Rest Home and Beacon House and gave them a Christmas concert. Then we gave a Christmas concert and refreshments to our parents. All year we have been making a Scrap bonk to show what we do in Cubs in Bermuda. Last Easter t renville Lines went lo Denmark and presented it to a Cub pack in Hastein. f ins yeni we had our colours dedicated at Devonshire Church. All parents and some teachers were Ihere. C. Masters, G. Lines, G. Smith -46- JUNIOR SCHOOL RED CROSS CLUB Saltus link of the Junior Red Cross has been meeting every Thursday for a year now. During our meetings we study First Aid, learning how to use slings and bandages and how to dress wounds. We can treat people who faint. We also learn very important things like mouth to mouth resuscitation and practice on ' Resusciandy . The following members passed the examination and received their Junior Safety certificates. J2 E. Robinson J3 C. Archer, S. Butz, P. Candy, E. Haygarth, M. Kaufmann,S. Kelly, A. Paris, B. Perry N. Soares J4 K. De Silva, C. Mann, C. Terceira J5 P. Flood, W. McNiven, C. Selley One week we went to the King Edward VII Mennorial Hospital to visit the Blood Bank and the hospital equipment rental unit. At the Blood Bank we saw the bags and the refrigerator that held the blood. After that we saw crutches, wheelchairs and beds which are rented or loaned to sick people. We also visited the Hamilton Fire Station where we saw the Ambulance and the Rescue truck with all its first aid equipment. This term the girls are sewing a quilt. It will go to a children ' s hospital in Hong Kong or Africa. The boys are making an International Friendship Album to show what Bermuda is like. This album will be sent abroad and in return we will receive one from another Junior Red Cross Link. The First Aid Club would like to thank Mrs. Thom, organiser of Junior Red Cross, Mr. Bateman our patron, Mrs. Epps our lecturer and Mfs. Mitchell our examiner for giving up so much time to come and help us. P. Flood, R, Robinson, E. Haygarth RIDING Riding is a club, you first go to the riding school which is in Warwick parish. You then tack up your horse. Tracking your horse is when you put the bridle and saddle on the horse, if you don ' t know how to, someone will do it for you. Then you go into the paddock, if you have never ridden a horse before, they will put you on a lead, but if you have, you won ' t need a lead. In the paddock you have a half an hour ' s lesson. In that lesson you will do exercises on the horse. Then in a few lessons time you will learn to trot, canter and jump over jumps. On rainy days you will have a quizz game, learn things about the horse and its tack, you will learn how to groom a horse and pick its hoofs. The things you need for riding are a pair of long pants or a pair of -48- jockey ' s. There is no need for spurs, you might need a crop and a hat. There are some hats at the riding school which you may borrow. You have to wear a hat if you are riding to save your head if you fall off, and a long pair of pants will stop the leather from pinching your legs. I have been riding for about a year and I find it very interesting. JUNIOR SCHOOL ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC EXAMINATION RESULTS Theory Grade I Phillipe Bacon, Christopher Bardgett, Colin Brown, Paul Carter, William Cox, Denis de Sousa, Johathon Evans, Pamela Flood, Edmund Haygarth, Emma Haygarth, Timothy Hodgson, Sharon Johnson, Sean Kelly, Penn Newhard, Michael O ' Leary, Brian Patterson, Wayne Pimental, Graham Redford, Jay Riihiluoma, Douglas Selley, Nicholas Scares, Neil Stempel, Susan Vokey. Practical Exams French Horn William Cox - Grade III (M) Trumpet Kevin Bean - Grade lit (M) Colin Brown - Grade III (M) Flute Lynda Vokey - Grade III (M) Graham Redford - Grade III (M) Denis de Sousa - Grade III Michael O ' Leary - Grade III JUNIOR SCHOOL MUSIC This has been a busy year for our fast developing music department. Both choir and band have progressed in many areas. The instrumental teaching in the school has advanced far beyond any hopes I might have had when the venture started just over a year ago. We are fortunate indeed to have obtained the expert help of Mrs. Hay (flute), Mr. Adams (clarinet and saxo- phone, and Mr. Stout (trumpet and French horn). Six young violinists will be receiving lessons at the Youth Orchestra under the direction of Mr. Shane Skelton starting in the near future, and many children seem to be joining the ranks of our recorder section which now boasts three tenor instruments. In all we have in the school at the moment twelve flute players, thirteen clarinet players, ten trumpeters, two French horn players, one saxophone player, and two very good percussion players. Various others take piano lessons with Mr. Duncan in the Senior School. -49- At Christmas time the children and all the staff combined to produce the opera A Golden Legend by Gwyn Arch, which followed a programme of choral and instrumental music featuring Jean Motyer as soloist. More recently on the 24th March, the choir and various instrumentalists gave a concert in aid of the Committee of 25 for Handicapped Children at St. John ' s Church, Pembroke. The collection for this very worthy charity amounted to $285. We were fortunate to have the assistance on that occasion of prominent local musicians such as Jean Motyer, Janet Hay, Leslie Betteridge, Sid Katz and Michael Adams. For the first time this year a large group of children entered for the written examinations of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. Twenty-three children sat Grade I and we are happy to record that all passed with very high marks, eight managing to get full marks. It is to be hoped that the children sitting Grade III practical examinations next month in Woodwind and Brass will be similarly successful. I am very impressed by the way in which the majority of our youngsters apply themselves to the serious business of music-making in all its many facets. Music may be fun, but it is not an art for the faint hearted! It is not easy for a boy or girl burdened with homework, clubs, and other extra curricular activities to discipline himself or herself to a daily diet of hard practice. However, unless the student is willing to do this, then there is no use really in starting at all. So far results throughout the school have been encouraging musically, and with many of the younger children embarking on an instrumental study, I look forward to an equally fruitful session next year. Marjorie Pettit St. Christopher sees Mocha rt Alvarees imprisoned for tax evasion. Entertainment of the Sultan - Jugglers Weird Creatures are a feature of the DeviTS place under the mountain THE GOLDEN LEGEND (An Opera by Gwynn Arch) Crios, a strong tali young man, arrived in tine city of Plusion, seeking his fortune with the richest nnerchant, Alvarees. But soon afterwards Alvarees was thrown in prison for not paying taxes. So Crios went to work for the mighty emperor Ali Cassim. However, he found that Cassim was afraid of the Devil when the Devil came to take over his palace, so thinking that the Devil was the most powerful master, he went to work with him. One day they were out hunting and the Devil came to a cross. Immediately the Devil backed off and Crios knew that what this cross represented was greater than the Devil. So he left the Devil, and as he was walking he saw a hermit and asked him about the cross. The hermit replied that it stands for Jesus who died on a cross for our sins. Crios said Where is this God? How come I ' ve never heard or seen him ? Crios said How, can I serve him? Well said the hermit just down the stream there is a ford which is usually flooded. You are big and strong you can carry people to the other side on your broad shoulders. One stormy night a child asked to be carried to the other side so Crios lifted him on to his back. On their way to the other side Crios found that the child was getting heavier and heavier when they got to the other side the boy held out his hands, and said I am Jesus and showed him the scars on his hand then he said You shall be called Christopher, because you carried Christ . This was the story of our Christmas opera this year. We had a choir of 70, a band of 30, and a cast of about 60 people. All the teachers helped, and many parents helped with costumes and make-up. Our special thanks go to Mr. Bruce Hallett who spent night after night put- ting up lights for our play. They made such a difference to our production. J. GrayJ4S THE JUNIOR SCHOOL CHOIR Our choir consists of about seventy children, some sing soprano and some sing alto. The choir had the main part in the Christmas Concert, which was held on the 7th and 8th of December. It was in two parts, the first being a series of songs with a few items from the band. The second part was an opera called A Golden Legend . The choir sang the songs while various pupils acted. Brian Patterson had the main part or Crios or St. Christopher. A lot of work was put into that event by both children and teachers. On Sunday 24th March, members of the school and choir arrived at St. John ' s Church, Pembroke. We gave a concert to raise money for the Committee of 25. We made about $285. We only sang 7 songs but a lot of instrumentalists -52- played pieces of music. I would like to thank Mrs. Pettit for making music so interesting and enjoyable. E. Haygarth J5M THEORY Theory has been encouraged throughout the whole Junior School and last March 23 of us took Grade I. All of us passed. Eight gained full marks, and all except one gained over ninety which is distinction. The Certificates will be given out on Prize Day. There is a theory group that meets at lunch time on Tuesdays. We are studying Grade 1 1 and if we finish it in time we will take Grade II or even Grade lllin November. E. Haygarth J5M THE JUNIOR SCHOOL BAND In the past year the band has doubled in size. It has real orchestral instruments in it, such as the clarinet, flute, trumpet and french horn. It was just a year or two ago that the band was just a few melodicas and recorders. The band, led by Mrs. Pettit has played in two concerts. In the Christmas concert the band played carols and hymn tunes. At St. John ' s Church, Pembroke recently, we played a hymn tune and instrumental pieces. The band this year has tackled some harder pieces such as the William Tell Overture and the Telemann Concerto. Sometimes in the m.orning the band plays in assembly. The band rehearses every Wednesday after school for an hour. All I can really say is thank you to Mrs. Pettit for helping us and encouraging us when we are ready to give in. J. Riihiluoma J5M OUR THANKS Many parents and friends give up their time to help us in the school. We are very grateful to them. We have the clergy from St. Johns Church who come once a week to our assemblies. One is the Rev. T. Nisbett and the other is Rev. T. Abernethy. Our Headmaster, Mr. Haygarth, also comes once a week. He and Canon Wheatley both come in every week to take J5 classes for R E. and General Knowledge. We also appreciate very much the many mothers who come in to give extra -53- reading help to the girls and boys who are having difficulties. One other mother gives needlework to four girls who would otherwise have to nniss it. Perhaps our main thanks, because we enjoy them, go to the ladies who do the hot dogs for us to eat at lunch time. There are many other things parents do to help us. They help at Sports Day, they help with the Christmas play, they help at the Christmas parties, and take us to matches and visits. We are very grateful to them for volunteering to do all these things. Lynda Vokey and Carol Mann ASSEMBLIES Our assemblies are much more interesting and if we listen we can learn a lot from them. Every class has to take an assembly for the whole week. First we have to choose a theme. Then we have to write out what we are going to say every day. Some classes use drawings and paintings to help with their lessons. One class, was talking about Bermuda and brought in flowers, fruit and coral. Another talked about Creation, made a model of the little earth and the large sun. My class talked about Aesops Fables this year. We didn ' t need any props. We told the Fable then we asked the children to write a sentence explaining what they thought the lesson of the story was. The next day we read out the best sentence. After you have written out what everyone is to read in the lesson then you have to find a hymn that goes with your lesson. This is hard and takes a long time. If you are lucky you ' ll get a tune that the band can play. Then you have to find prayers that say the same thing as your lesson and hymns have done. Somie classes write their own prayers. Before it is your turn for assembly you have to rehearse what you all have to say. You mustn ' t speak too softly and you mustn ' t read too quickly. We split the reading up so that 5 or 6 people take the assembly every day. This means that everyone gets a chance to take an assembly every year. This year we ' ve lieard about Space experiments and we heard a record of the astronauts voices; other religions and how in some ways they are like ours; flowers and fruits of Jesus ' day; the meaning of words like love, happiness, friendship. One class told us about their field trip to Spittal Pond, another class told us about conservation and what Bermuda was like before we overpopulated it. Sometimes the drama club will dramatise Bible Stories or readings for us. Last year they dressed up and put on 5 plays for what they called Who is my Neighbour? And last Christmas the girls made up dances to the carols at the Christmas Service and they danced the Story of Christmas for us. -54- Every week we have visitors to our assemblies, Rev. Nisbett or Rev. Abernethy from St. John ' s Church came on Tuesdays and Mr. Haygarth comes on Wednesday. When there are any awards to be given out we ask one of our visitors to do this. It is like a little prize giving. They take the service when it is not a class turn. We do hope they enjoy coming as much as we enjoy having them. S. Leigh J4S SUMMER SCHOOL For the past two summer holidays Mr. R. Walker and I have organised a Saltus Summer School. The idea behind Summer School is to give the children some organised activities during the long holiday, and to attempt activities that may not be possible in the normal classroom situation. Summer School was held for five or six weeks each year and was very popular. The children seemed to enjoy the more relaxed atmosphere and often ifelt that what they were doing could not possibly be called work as they were enjoying it to much ' . Mrs. G. Walker Summer School is lots of fun especially when you have nothing to do. It starts at nine o ' clock in the morning and finishes at twelve. For the first part of the morning we usually did some English and Maths, then after recess we either did P.E., Art or went swimming. Sometimes we played on the trampoline, which was fun, especially when you fall over. We tie-dyed shirts and sometimes we made models out of clay. When we went swimming we went to someone ' s pool or we went to Clarence Cove. B. Foggo, S. De Grilla, D. Boorman J4S JUNIOR SCHOOL SWIMMING CLUB The following children were awarded the Bronze Medal of the Amateur Swimming Association this year. J5 B. Marquardt, B. Patterson, J. Riihiluoma J4 C. Hill, C. Hook, N. Parsons, L. Vokey J3 K. Bean, J. L. Pengelly, J. Powell J2 D. Cash, B. Chapman, H. Thomas Our thanks to the director of the Bermuda Swimming School, Miss Joan Aspinall for arranging the programme of instruction, and to Mr. P. Oswell-Jones, the examiner. -55- THE COMMITTEE OF 25 - JUNIOR MEMBERS This has been a successful year of activity for Junior members of The Committee of 25, who have participated in special projects to raise money for the handicapped children of Bermuda. In five years the membership has increased from a small group of 26 to v yell over 150 pupils. One main fund raising activity is organised each term and boys and girls acquire membership simply by taking part in these activities. In the Christmas term all members worked very hard in the Christmas card and Diary competi- tions which were organised by Mrs. Williams. The total number of cards sold was 1 0,1 54 and prizewinners were Reto Kaeser, Nicholas Dill, Anthony Clifford and Matthew Lorentzen. Profits from these sales were used to buy equipment for the children at St. Brendans hospital. Members of the school Choir and Band, most of whom are also Junior members of the Committee, gave a concert in the Easter term at St. John ' s Church, Pembroke, under the direction of Mrs. Pettit. Sixteen numbers com- prised the hour and a quarter programme which included four numbers by invited musicians, Mr. Leslie Betteridge, Mr. Sidney Katz, Mr. Michael Adams, Mr. William Duncan, Mrs. Janet Hay, Miss Karen Motyer and soloist Mrs. Jean Motyer. The free will offering in aid of the handicapped children amounted to $280. In August many teams of Junior School members will be selling tags al! over the island on the annual Tag Day for Handicapped Children. JUNIOR SCHOOL EASTER COMPETITION The Easter competition was started last year and was such a big success that we decided to have it this year also. Last year the boys made kites and the girls made floral hats. This year anybody could make anything. The competitions involved (1) kites - and the prizes were for beauty of the kites, the first kite up and the highest flyer (2) cakes - the prizes were for texture, taste and design and (3) eggs - which were judged for bright colour or choice of idea We got ready to launch the kites. All of a sudden the whistle blew and sounds of buzzers whirred from all directions. Kites got tangled, smashed into trees, and just flew higher and higher, N xl we ale our cakes and rolled our eggs. Some of us were so full that we couldn ' t heardly walk back up the steps. The Easter competition is held on the last day of Eastern term. Last year our juflges were Mr Dias and Mr. O ' Connor for kites and Mrs. Curtis and Mrs. Wallinytfjn lor hats This year we had Mr. Campbell for kites and Mr. Hansford Sfnilh lor cakes and eggs N. Bennett J4S -56- OUT OF THE FRYING PAN AND INTO THE FIRE Colin is a boy who lives in Bermuda. He goes to the village school. When he goes to school he walks along the road. He is not allowed to take any short cuts. One day when he had awoken up late, he decided to take a short cut. The short cut was one that his friend had told him about. He had to go across a garden, through a hedge and across a field. He thought that he would get to school in time. He started across the garden at a slow pace. He stepped clumsily for he was a bit too food-happy at meals. When he got to the hedge, he began to look for a hole through which to go. He did not find one, so he went along it again to find the weakest spot. When he found it, he went a few paces back. Covering his head, he charged for the hedge. He tumbled through and got up. He started walking across the field. When he was about halfway across he heard a noise behind him. He looked around and saw a big German Sherpherd walking toward him. Seeing this, he started running to one side of the field. The dog also started running. When Colin came to the wall on the side of the field he hurdled it, but the dog stayed on the other side. As Colin stood against a tree, he heard a noise behind him. Turning around he saw a bull charging at him. He scrambled up the tree. The bull chewed up all of his school books and his bag. A few hours later the farmer came and took the bull away. Colin was three hours late for school. B. Patterson J5M SMUGGLING I walked around the small cove, wrapping my tatty coat around me. The dark fingers of the ocean slid around the glistening rocks, hugging them to its massive body. I was a smuggler, forced to be one by a dangerous smuggling chain. Tonight I waited patiently for the small motorcraft, with my eighteen horses for the signal, on the beach of Tally-Ho. Just then I heard the drone of the small outboard I was waiting for. I lit the huge beacon to let them know where I was. The motor boat pulled up alongside the still-burning beacon, and four men jumped out. Do we have to do this, Jim? I whined. Shut your whinin ' trap and help! snarled Jim, our leader. We pulled the huge sacks out of the boat and counted them, Yup, all there, drawled Bill, These massive sacks contained a hundred pounds of rich ambergris, worth $50,000. I loaded the sacks onto the waiting horses and started off with Muff and Red. Jim and Bill would take the boat. -57- We had started off down the beach, when the gnashing of a helicopter stirred the air behind us. The Coast Guard! We jumped off our horses and ran. A rifle blazed and Red fell. Muff was hit and fell with a cry. I ran down the beach as fast as I could. I was free! The helpless cries and wails proved that the men. had been caught. A few minutes later, the red-and-white helicopter streaked through the cold Kent air. I walked quickly down the beach, glad to be free. J. HillJ4W FOUND ON A BEACH One day in the next century there lived a boy named Rex. He lived in a house in the Atlantic Ocean. His father, who was an oceanographer, was looking for an island called Bermuda which had been sunk by a meteorite many years ago. Rex ' s father and some other men were launching a small sub, which Rex and his father were going to use to look for Bermuda. After a little while Rex and his father got into the craft and submerged. Under water they saw all sorts of weird things. After four hours they reached the coral reef and started to explore. They passed through a tunnel formation and one of the sub ' s props hit a weak spot and it collasped. A sharp piece of rock went theough the metal and made a big hole right over the ship ' s fuel tank. Rex and his father soon found out what was the matter. They put on diving suits and got out of the ship as fast as they could. They surfaced and saw a small island, with something lying on the beach. They went over to it and saw it was a piece of metal saying in big black letters QUEEN STREET. Rex said it was the name of a street in Bermuda. When they were rescued they took it with them and put it into a museum. S. Joblin J2L HOUSE ON FIRE I eased slowly back into my chair. My friends were playing chess, and Feline Smith (my best friend, called so because of his immense love for cats), was looking out of the window. My beeper lit up. Fire, Fire, Seaview, Point Finger Road! We cast black looks at the beeper, Darn! I had him in checkmate! said my chess playing pal in disgust. We slipped into our asbestos suits, grabbed our ' walkie-talkies ' and slid down the greasy pole. I climbed into the front of our bright red fire engine and Feline climbed in beside me. Where did he say the fire was? asked Feline. Point Finger Road! I said quickly as I shifted into third gear. Don ' t forget, we work the hose . Finally we were at the firy scene. She ' s a beaut. I muttered. We ran -58- out of the fire engine, trailing the hose to the hydrant, I shouted into my walke-talkie. Chief we need more! Sorry, We ' re using all our men over in Somerset. A buildings on fire. We believe it ' s arson. He hung up. As I squirted the hose on different places, I caught sight of a fireman coming down the ladder with an old lady, coughing and wheezing. My Ginger! she sobbed, She ' s in there. Oh, my beautiful cat! Feline rushed up the ladder, in search of the cat. Feline ' . I cried, Come down! My voice trailed off as he disappeared into the billowing flames with his asbestos suite clinging to his perspiring back. I sat down putting my worried face into my hands. Would Feline come back? My question was answered when I heard a meowing of a tabby cat, a frightened look on his furry face. Feline put the cat on the ladder and it jumped down. As Feline descended there was a burst of flames. Feline, with a shout that was lost in the explosion, dropped to the ground. The old lady hobbled to where the unconscious figure of Feline lay. It ' s all my fault! she sobbed, All my fault. Feline ? Feline? I whispered, Are you okay? Yes he said hoarsely, I ... He said no more. The scene was Edward VII hospital where Feline died. I was still sitting there crying when Chief came up to me Life is like that. Full of joys and woes. I got up, look a last look at Smith, and walked out with Chief, my fire hat clenched tightly in my hand. B. Myers J4W MY KITE There I stood on Easter night. Watching it fly above. My kite! My kite! I cried aloud My kite heard me not I frantically pulled on the string Until I heard a twang. Down, Down, Down it came Down and out of sight N. Stempel J5M. NIGHT It was a gloomy night, not a sound to be heard except for the chirping cricket and a howling dog. The house stood still against the cloudy sky. The street lights glistened, but not a soul went by on that cloudy night. Jwo toads went hopping by that still, dark night, with their suits so slimy and green. It seemed that the lovely cricket was the only thing alive except for the toads with their coats so slimy and green. Then all of a sudden a wolf gave a howl to replace the bark of a dog, who -59- was as blank as a stone and still. Soon the big grey clouds went away and the stars and sparkling moon came out. The night sort of glistened and shook. Then someone got up ' to quiet a baby. Everything stopped and it was quiet again. Soon everyone was asleep. J. Cooper J2 N TRAPPED One day when L was at my grandmother ' s house I saw a gigantic tree that reached the sky. I started to climb the tree, and I went up and up through the clouds. When I was at the top I saw a big big giant, and he was coming to get me, so I ran as fast as I could go. I decided to hide in the grass, but there was a mousetrap, and of course this is in giant land. I got caught in it and stupidly I said Yoww, that hurts! My friend old big feet comes with a BOOM, BOOM (and that ' s only two steps, but three were a hundred of them). I thought Oh boy, he ' s got me now, but when he came he said Hey, nice friend, and together we lived happily ever after. B. Gringley J2L I AM A CAT I like to wash And play alot, And lie down in the sun I like to play with balls on string It is a lot of fun I like to eat fish In my very own dish I climb trees so very high I can see everything Especially the sky When the cold winds blow And it starts to snow I look out the window and see my friend Moe. M. Stubbs J2W TRAPPED One day I was swimming when I saw a dolphin and his friend a killer whale trapped in a small pool. They seemed to like each other, so I quickly went to save them. I pulled liie rocks away and they came towards me. They rubbed their -60- smooth bodies against me, and from then on we were friends. When I called them they came to me and from then on we always swam together N. Moore J2L THE HIDDEN VALLEY One day when I was out for a walk I got off the highway and slid down a slope. The slope was very long, and I went down down and further down until f reached the bottom. I saw a house, and I cautiously went in. What a place! A man running in all directions, huge objects everywhere, and in one place a huge bomb. I iqqI g closer look and saw it was an H-bomb. The man was a mad scientist and he was planning to blow up the world. I got behind the bomb and pulled out everything in it. Just then the scientist came towards me so I ran outside and went home to phone the police. D.ZuillJ2L I AM A CAT I am a chubby cat with long brown hair. I love to lick myself. Once when I was a kitten someone took me home and they put me in a basket They put a clock in with me I think the ticking was supposed to soothe me. It sure soothed me when the alarm went off I almost hit the ceiling. But I got over it and now I sleep on a rug. My favourite place is in a box where I go to think. Once I fell asleep in it and, after an hour had passed something hit the box and I ran out, I found I was late for the national cat meeting of the neighbourhood. I like to lie in the sun and purr, I also like to play with string and chase birds but I can ' t stand water. I like to eat fish and Pussinboots out of my very own dish. Sometimes I stare for hours looking at the fish bowl but I dare not put my paw in because I know it will get too wet and uncomfortable. J, Cooper J2W MY BROTHER CHRISTOPHER My brother is tremendously sloppy. He is very selfish. He is also mean. He likes to steal things and sometimes he rides my bicycle without asking me. He is very bad and rough. He is five years old. He also swears. If my mother hears him she will beat him with a bamboo stick. He might have some soap put in his mouth. P. Bryan J2W -61- THOUGHTS ON WINTER WINTER . The wind is blowing, The fire is glowing, And its Oh so cold outside, When eight o ' clock comes, It ' s time for my bed. So under the covers I hide. Early next morning, I jump out of bed. And run to the window and see The birds and the rabbits all rushing around And the only one warm is me. It ' s a beautiful sight, With everything white. And the snowflakes fluttering by. At last winter is here, But I haven ' t a fear. It ' s the lovliest time of the year. M. Orchard J 5M Winter is cold so they say, Yet all the children go out to play. Building snowmen fat and round. Being hit by snowballs flat to the ground. The rivers and streams turn to ice, And some of the people say it ' s nice. To go out skating al[ day long. And sing out loud a merry song. Up in the mountain people ski. Gliding down hills feeling free. If only Bermuda had all this. The fun and games I would not miss. P. Bacon J5M WINTER One winter day we woke up with a plan We were all going to make a snowman The air was cold and the wind was blowing And all through the night it was snowing. But we didn ' t care we were still going to make. Our snowman on the ihick tro en lake. By noon time up to his chest we were Shivering and shaking because our coats weren ' t fur. As the afternoon past we agreed not to fail Bur worst of all it began to hail. By five o ' clock when we had him all done We really believed he weighed a ton. Our final step was to put on his hat And after lhat he looked a cool cat. We all rushed home very fast Wondering how long our snowman would last. B. WayJ5M WINTER Our roofs aie white, But not with snow; I tiiink of Wales, My spirits arc low. In Wales, the hills, Are covered in snow. In every cottage, A fire will glow. And all the lakes. Glisten with ice; It ' s terribly cold, But it ' s very nice. But Christmas here. Isn ' t as jolly. Without snow and ice, Frost and holly Emma Haygarth J5M -63- WISHES BY J4S I wish that the world would not be polluted. I like to see things clean not dirty G. Snnith My wish is that all the people who go out to sea to catch fish for us would always conne back. B. Foggo I wish that the needy could have clothes, food and good homes. C. Hook I wish every weapon of war was destroyed. J. Tatem I ' d like to go back in time when the world was clean and bright. C. A. Terceira I wish all the evil would vanish and all killings stop, that the whole world would be at peace. D. Boorman I wish that every problem in the world would be solved. W. Bennett I wish for pollution to be banished from the earth forever so the skies would be clear and fresh J. Gray I wish that the people who get sick would get better. D. Moniz I wish to be an oceanographer so that I could help the world to know more about the sea. K. Da Silva I wish the world would stop all fighting and wars S. Leigh I wish there would be no murders in the world. D. Boorman I wish that instead of hate and war there would be love and peace C. Farrow I wish the world was clean J. Rego I wish no one would die because it is very sad when the funeral comes and you C£rn never sepak to him or her again. A. Clifford I wish everybody would behave for tlie leaciiers and the teachers would let us ride our bikes on the field so that we may have a good time as well. A. Burgess I wish that all the robbers and thieves in the world would be caught. R.Stobo My wish would be tiiat the energy crises would stop and the Arabs would give us our oil C. Hill My wish is that the world would become a better place B. Fox. I wish that the people inthe world would have perfect healtli. S. DeGrilla I wish that people would not cut hills to get rock or dig into the earth for sand and destory tlie plants. G. Lines I would like to bring peace and love to the world. C. Mann I wish everybody would work liard to keep the school cleaner. C. Masters I wish we did not have so many murders in Bermuda W. Tavares I would like people to have clothes and not be starved L. Vokey I wish the energy crises would go. S. Pacheco I wish everyone had a nice home to live in R. Smith I wish the sick would become well again D. McHarg -65- Mrs. Northcott Mrs. Jean Northcott joined the Prep School Staff (as Miss Rhodes) in January, 1960, only one term afrer we had started in our temporary quarters on Mount Hill. She was with us when we moved to the new building on Woodlands Road, leaving to start her family a year later. In any staff crisis during the next six years we turned to Mrs. Northcott, and she completed many spells of temporary duty. When we amalgamated with Cavendish, knowing that we would have an extra group for two years, she agreed to return full-time for this period, and her knowledge of our routine and methods was invaluable as we settled into yet another new building. Now her two years is over and Mrs. Northcott is taking a well-earned rest from teaching. We are grateful for all her service to the School, as a capable and sympathetic teacher and as a cheerful, co-operative member of the staff, and are glad to know that in any emergency we can count upon her continued help. M.V.H. PREPARATORY SCHOOL CLUB Thursday afternoon clubs are the highlight of the week for many of the third year children. This year we have had five varied activities, which are des- cribed by a member of each. Sports Club Last term I was in Sports. The reason I chose it was because I thought it would be exciting to test my foot. The part I liked best was the finals of the football match when I scored the only goal. Mr. O ' Leary sometimes said that I should get moving. Mostly I stood back to defend the goal. When the big day came and we had to play the other teams I got pretty tired, but I made it very well. The first half wasn ' t too good, but I almost scored five goals. When my father came to watch I told him the news at half time. The second half was better than the first, and when I scored that goal I was almost deafened by shouts of Let ' s get going, Swifty When I got home my grandmother said I hear you have been shooting goals . David Swift, Age 8 years. Cookery Club I wanted to be in the Cookery Club because I wanted to know how to cook, so that ' s why I was in Cookery. The think I liked best is the jam tarts. I gave one to my Mummy and Daddy. And I liked some other things too, but the jam tarts were the best. I will tell you some of the things we made. We made peanut butter cookies and fudge and pancakes and things like that. That is why I was in the Cookery Club. Niciiolas Comber, Age 7 years. -66- Music and Drama Club I chose Music and Drama because I like to play the recorder. Sometimes we go outside to act a play. Once we went out to play our recorders in the sunshine and when we came inside it looked so dark even with the lights on. I like playing the recorder because when I get home I can show my mother and father. And also because we get to play to the whole school. We also read and act plays like Beaverbird and the Wizard of Gz. That ' s why I like Music and Drama. Robert Fisher, Age 8 years Outdoor Club I used to be in Outdoor Club. It was fun. I chose Outdoor because we go to nice places like Fort Hamilton, Palm Grove, the Aquarium and Spittal Pond. We learn a lot about plants and nature and the history of Bermuda. We some- times draw pictures of where we have been. Mrs. Rouja was our teacher and Mrs. Evans helped her. Thad Murdoch, Age 8 years. -68- Art and Craft Club I was in Art and Craft. I chose it because it is my favourite subject. We made a photograph album, an animal, an aquarium, clay things and a duck. The album had a potato print on it. The horse was made out of paper mache. The aquarium was made out of paper and a box. Out of clay I made a spider and an ash-tray. And the duck was made out of paper mache too. Kenneth Do Ian, Age 7 years THE FIRST PEOPLE IN NORTH AMERICA FISHING INDIANS. At first there were no people in North America, there were only animals. Probably the people came across the narrow sea to the north west. The people were Indians. They made dug out canoes from trees. They made designs on the sides of the canoes and went way way out to sea. The strongest men harpooned whales while the other man balanced the canoe. The Indians also fished for salmon in the river. They lived in log cabins in an Indian village. Sometimes the chief of a tribe would throw a pot latch party and give away presents. Each log house had a totem pole. The totem pole told the story of the people who lived in it and there was an animal ' s head carved on the top of it the same as on the boat of the family. When they went out to the sea to catch a whale they went in big fishing boats that 40 to 50 people could sit in. When they saw a whale the hunters lifted their spears with long strings and then one man said, ' ' one, two, three, go , hit the whale it tuged and pulled the boat but the men held the ropes tig j Sometimes it would take long but they held on because they needed it for food and clothes. John Bluck and George Thomas, aged 7 years PLAINS INDIANS. Some Indians moved away from the sea and went to the plains. There were many buffalos there and the Indians became very good buffalo hunters. They made blankets and clothes out of the buffalo wool and tepees out of the skin. They used the bones of the buffalo for tools like needles. The indnans tried not to kill too many buffalo so that there would always be some left. When they wanted to save the buffalo meat they dried it first and put it somewhere safe. When there was no more grass the buffalo moved to a place where there was grass. When the buffalo moved the Indians move after them. If noe tribe met another tribe they used their hands to make signs. If they wanted to signal to a person far away they put a skin over a fire and made smoke signals. Malcolm Wills and David Bateman, aged 7 years -69- PUEBLO INDIANS. The Pueblo Indians lived in the desert. They made their houses out of water, straw and sand, dried to make bricks. They made pots out of clay and buried them in the sand and lit a fire over them. Next day they unburied the pots and they were baked hard. They had gardens and grew beans, squash, corn and cotton. The women ground the corn seeds once they were dry then they mixed the corn with water which made a sort of dob. Then they would heat a flat stone over a fire and poured sonie dob on the flat sone and in a few seconds it was cooked. Jean-Pierre Rouja and Gautier de Marcy, aged 7 years SEMINOLE INDIANS. Some of the Pueblo Indians got tired of living in the desert so they moved east to a land where the water did not sink into the ground. There was a lot of rain and it made swamps. Some of the Indians wanted to stay there but the ground was too soft and wet to build houses. So they put poles in the ground and made a platform on them for the floor of a house above the ground. They used wooden pillars to support a thatched roof. Some Indians could just stand in the water and wait for a fish and when a fish came they would grab it with their hands. To catch birds they used a blow gun which was a long hollow pole with a ' piece of sharpened bamboo in it. They blew it out at the bird. David Fitch and Stephen Davidson, aged 7 years. HEARING (Class 3N based their morning Assembly on the gift of hearing, writing their own accouts of sounds they enjoy). Every day when I come to school I can hear children shouting and I can also hear the birds singing in the trees. And on Sunday I can listen to the church bells ringing. I like to sit on the carpet and listen to the fire crackling. Adam Payne, aged 8 years -70- I like the sound of birds singing because they make a nice sound when they chirp. Another sound I like is when the wind whistles though the trees at night because it has a nice tune when I am in bed. Another sound I like is the crackling sound of a fire. Sometimes a fire sounds like music and I do a jig. John St e Iter, aged 772 years If I could not hear I would be and because I could not hear the wind and the cats purring and the baby birds in their next and the sea. I like sea shells because the sound of the sea comes from the shells. John Hay ward, aged 8 years It is very nice to hear things. Deaf people do not hear. They miss the sound of a birds chirping and church bells ringing. I am very lucky to hear. I like to ly down and have my mother read to me. She reads me adventure stories and I really like adventure stories, because they always show when someone explores a cave and finds some Spanish gold a hundred years old or something like that. Jay-Jay Soares, aged 8 years Adventure Stories by Class 2H One day I went on my boat and a storm came up. I fell off my boat and the tide took me to an island. I got out of the water and then I saw a ship coming to the island. I went to hide and I found a bush to hid in. There was a treasure chest in the bush. I tried and tried to open the treasure chest and at last I opened the treasure chest and there was lots and lots of gold. When I got home I was rich for a year and no one has heard anything from that island any more. Gordon Tennent, age 6 years One day I went in a submarine to Africa and we got in a storm. Our submarine got all torn up and we had to swim for six days and six nights. When we landed I saw a snake and I put the snake in my pocket I saw an Indian tribe and I killed them. Then we saw a tiger and I killed it. Then I cut down lots of trees and I made a log house and then I went back and I killed some animals so that I had food to last me for a long time. Michael Cash, aged 6 years One day my daddy got in the car with me and my brother and we went to a beach and I got my diving suit on and my brother got on his diving suit. Then we went under water and we saw a ship and I saw an octopus. We shot it in both eyes and I saw a stingray and we shot the stingray in the back. We went into the hole in the ship and we brought a treasure case back to land. Nicholas Dyson, aged 6 years -71- One day I saw a house on fire and I saw a lady trapted in the house. Her little girl was trapped in the house too and a cat was trapted in the house so I smashed in through the door and then I got the lady and then I got the little girl and I got the cat. Then I put the fire out and then I heJped the lady fix up the house and put the furniture back into the right place. Raymond De Silva, aged 7 years One day I went to an island in my boat and I was looking for the cross where the treasure was. When I got there I saw a wood. I got off my boat I went into the wood and when I was very deep in I saw a beast who put some traps down. When I got in deeper I saw lots of giants and they threw rocks at me. So I ran to the treasure and piled it on my back and ran all through the forest. I stopped to have a rest and then I had an idear. So I got a match and lit all the trees and I ran to my boat and put on my motor and went speeding a cross the deep sea. I went back to my house and told my mummy about my adventure in the wood. Simon Croft, aged 7 years One day me and my friend went diving and we saw a cave. We went in it and we saw a lot of gold and we got some of it. We saw a door and we went in a little room, then we saw lots of bags of dollars and bags of coins and jewels. Then we went out of the room and out of the cave. We saw a shark and we killed it. Then we saw an octopus and he got my friend I got my knife and killed one of his arms and I killed another arm then he let go of him. Then we swam up to the top of the sea. Then we went home and we had shark and octopus for dinner and then we went to bed and went to sleep. David IVIul hoi land, aged 7 years -72- PRINTED IN BERMUDA BY SPRINT