Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

Text from Pages 1 - 92 of the 1976 volume:

Saltus Grammar School 1975-1976 Governing Body chairman: H.C. Butter field 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.C.D.C0X, Esq. N.B. Dill, Jr., Esq. Headmaster: R.V. Haygarth, Esq., M.A. (Oxon.) Headmaster ' s Notes Mocklow Photo On March the 31st, 1976, the final cheque towards the Government Debt was paid. In just under five years, we have managed to pay the total debt of $289,681.67, with $45,807.73 interest, a total of $335,489.40. Not much of a sum, perhaps, in the face of some of the figures flying aro.ind these days, but for a school like Saltus, a great load to have removed. It is important to remember that what we were paying for was the Government contributions towards the building of the Junior School in 1965 and the Science Building in 1969. It is good to know that they are ours now. For most of the Saltus family, all the agonies and heart searchmgs ot gomg private uve ycaij agu aic forgotten, thank goodness. The first class to enter vSaltus Senior School as a private school took ' O ' levels this July. But, for the Trustees and myself, this debt has always been there to remind us of the step we took and of the challenge. Its removal seems to finish off the process, in a comforting way, and bolsters our con- fidence. If all pledges come in, the Library Building is paid for, much soone r than we dared hope. Total cost, equipped and furnished, was $240,000 and worth every cent. Downstairs made a full Senior Year possible and contributed to its success, and the Library has done everything we hoped it would. The number of books grows steadily. People have been very generous. The theme of this year ' s Founders Day was, as it usually has to be, gratitude; not just saying thank you but making it change one, have results, bear fruit, as the prayer has it, not only with our lips, but in our lives. I like to think of a school being perpetually refounded, not just by gifts and new buildings, though they matter, but by interest and service; donors, parents, oldboys, the Saltus Association, Trustees and teachers, all makes a school each year what it is; if the boys can feel this, not just acknowledge it, then they too, in lime, will have something to contribute, not necessarily to Saltus, but to the community, any community. Having a Senior Year helps. A great deal has been said about Senior Year, its successes and its results, but one of the less dramatic by-products of having more senior and mature people in the school is that this sort of thing is realised. .The third dimension of the Saltus Association, that of doing as well as socializing and giving, is growing remarkably. From a modest start in resurfacing desks, we have had assembly halls, gyms, and the Junior School quadrangle painted, and this holidays bathrooms are to be tiled and a new lay-by constructed at Caven- dish. Far too much happens in a Saltus year for me to be able to summarize — or ' even to need to; as much as possible appears in this year book. But, if I had to select one event, it would be ' Tiddler on the Roof; the standard of the scenery, costumes and especially the acting and singing, speaks for itself, but most noticeable was the zest and enjoyment which went into all the hard work and was quite obvious in the performance; surely, a symbol of what one hopes for in a school. O. Payne, Esq., B.A. (Oxon) - Geography English So geographers, in Afric-Maps, with Savage-pictures fill their gaps, (Swinburne) Happy hunting! Jeavons Photo B. Toms, Esq., B. Sc. (Wales) - Maths blAtt Junior Scliool Miss E.M. Wilkie (Head of Department) Mrs. L. Williams R. Walker, Esq., Miss M. Armstrong Mrs. M. Pettit, Dip.Mus.Ed. R.S.A.M., L.R.S.M. Mrs. K. Walker K. Ackland, Esq. R. Stones, Esq. B. Sc., (Bradford) Mrs. K. Latter M. Beasley, Esq. IVeparatory Scliool Mrs. R.M. Hopkins (Head of Department) Miss W. Thompson R. Meredith, Esq. Mrs. E. Hyland Miss P. Cross Miss E. Riches Mrs. S. Bacon NEW TEACHERS No teachers left the Junior or Preparatory Departments last July, but this September we welcome back MRS KAY WALKER as an additional full-time teacher. Mrs. Walker ' s time will be divided betwe en the two Departments, continuing and developing her reading programmes in the Junior School, and helping to combat the numbers problem at Cavendish. Increasing numbers in the Senior School allow us to have an extra teacher as well as the three replacements. The extra man is MR. E. REID KEMPE, a Bermudian, whom many of you will know. He holds an English degree from Swarthmore, in the States, and a P.G.C.E. at London University. As a second English teacher, Mr. Kempe allows the same sort of possibilities in this important subject as we managed last year with the Mathematics; it also allows Mr. Duncan to devote all his energies to his music and will give Mr. Tim Smith a little more time for his duties as Librarian. MR. PAUL MORRIS comes to teach Geography and Economics, taking over from Mr. Payne, who has been with us, unfortunately, only a year. He holds a B.Sc. in these two subjects from the University of Hull, and has taught for two years at Rainsford School, Chelmsford. MR. DAVID MORRISON, with a B.A. (Hons) and P.G.C.E. from the University of Wales, comes to take over the Spanish teaching from Mr. Alan Bestford. Mr. Collins ' successor in charge of Physics is MR. DAVID ROBERTS, B.Sc.(Hons), University of Birmingham, who has been Head of Department in a large comprehensive school. Mr. Roberts has two sons, who will be enrolling at Saltus; Mr. Kempe, Mr. Morris, and Mr. Morrison all married during the summer. Indeed this seems to be something of a nuptial year for Saltus since Bruce Lines. Henr Ziegler and Penny Cross are also to be congratulated on their recent weddings. SENIOR YEAR Inevitably there were some disappointments. With the new ranking and requirements for graduation, two students failed ' to graduate — and their failure was really self-imposed. There were not the enormous discipline problems of the previous year, but there were the niggling problems of lateness and attire. There was not as much studying done as we would have liked, and it became obvious by the time of the final examinations that next year a tighter rein will have to be held in this area. I must thank the staffs of both schools for their co-operation. Jean Myerscough, who took over some of the administra- tive duties from B.H.S. was of enormous assistance and next year, when she is the official form mistress, T look forward to even smoother coordination. But I cannot get away from the students. They were very diverse in terms of backgrounds, philosophies, and personali- ties. Somehow they came together in an open-ended gestalt and it worked. Yesterday I went into the Gibbons Room — the Senior Year Common Room which has added so much to the programme. It was a very eerie feeling looking at a room suddenly almost totally devoid of personality but soon I could hear the voices as I found odd souvenirs from the group like an old shoe (Del?), the odd cigarette packet (Peter or Shaun?), a boxing glove (Ray?), a guitar (Macdonald?). Many of the staff have told me how great the students were. Some of the staff student relationships became quite close as we instituted an advisor programme in which the student picked a staff member to oversee him or her in addition to ' the work that I did with the students. This proved quite useful as both got to know each other as human beings and perhaps this is one reason why the students were complimented so in the past few days as they graduated. Isbrandtsen Photo Pitman Photo 1 know for myself that they have left an indelible mark on me. I have never seen a group which worked so well as people and it will be hard for any year to top this one. If Senior Year thought that they could bribe me into writing a good report by presenting me with two bottles of cham- pagne on the last day of school, they were wrong. A good report was always there and if this gets a bit maudlin, it is not due to a ' via triste ' but rather out of a deep sense of personal loss that I feel. The programme grew from 16 in 1974 to an eventual 35 this past year. Once again the college admissions picture turned out to be extremely successful with 33 students placed in at least one but more often three or four colleges. Ontario continued to take our best students and over $30,000 was awarded in scholarships by the colleges and universities. If only the Bermudian Government would be a little more forthcoming . . . Those who have been admitted to Ontario certainly are eligible for Government Awards. Kevin Dill won the Hopewell International Scholarship ajong with the Senior Year Trophy. Ricky Manuel and Freddie Hazard Sodergren Photo Mocklow Photo Barritt won merit awards along with Steve Burgess. Del Pedro, Alan Pitman, and Theodore Stephens won partial scholar- ships from Saltus and an exempt company as did Elizabeth Adderley, the head girl at B.H.S. Richard Bean won the coveted Aircraft Services Bermuda Training Scholarship. As mentioned above, the admissions picture was good, basically because the students applied early and did not have to be prodded. The only two who did not are the only two who are still in limbo and they really have no one to blame excejjt themselves. One student was already admitted in December and won a $2,000 Scholarship at the same time. A first also took place — a girl was admitted to her first choice of colleges only to be written in March that the college was closing downl Students came from Berkeley, Warwick, and Northlands. All contributed much in the way of academic and extra-curricula activities. And it is in the area of extra-curricula activities where Senior Year really stood out. The sports programmes, the music, the drama, the Senior Choir — all of these areas were given enormous boosts by the participation of the students. Even as onlookers shouting from the Library terrace, one always knew that here was a group of people who really cared, not necessarily in terms of academic performance or Advancad Placement results. What I am trying to say — albeit poorly — is that as individuals they contributed to the school and to each other — helping in many ways that may not have been seen by anyone else or commented on b y me during the year. A year from now, I will have forgotten any of the arguments or problems; what I will remember are the people. I know I speak for many when I say that we are going to miss you more than you can imagine, or to put it ni the Gospel according to Chariil as they did to me — Goodbye . . . our team won ' t be the same without you. HENRY ZIEGLER James Cabral Glenn Clinton — Allison Conyers Edward Correia Shaun Davis WHERE THEY ARE GOING Elizabeth Adderley — Lynchburg College, Virginia Frederick Barritt — University of Western Ontario, Onitario Allan Bean — undecided Richard Bean — Aircraft Services Bermuda Scholarship for study in England Steven Burgess — Hampton Institute, Virginia Rhode Island School of Photography, Rhode Island Mount Allison University, New Brunswick — Lasell Junior College, Massachusetts — Erskine College, South Carolina St. Mary ' s University, Nova Scotia Kimberley De Sousa — University of Western Ontario, Ontario Kevin Dill — George Washington University, District of Columbia Lynda Dunstan — Furman University, South Carolina Douglas Hillen — Bishop ' s University, Quebec Bessie Horton — West Chester State College, Pennsylvania Gwen Isbrandtsen — Centenary College, New Jersey Richard Manuel — Mount Allison University, New Brunswick Karen Miohie — University of New Hampshire, New Hampshire Thomas Nisbett — St. Mary ' s University, Nova Scotia Del Pedro — - University of Rochester, New York Alan Pitman — Mount Allison University, New Brunswick Mark Riggert — St. Mary ' s University, Nova Scotia Lloyd Roberts — University of Detroit, Michigan Peter Smith — Mount Allison University, New Brunswick Ray Smith — West Chester State College, Pennsylvania Greta Sodergren — Mount Allison University, New Brunswictk Clarke Somner — Mount Allison University, New Brunswick Theodore Stephens — Howard University, District of Columbia Cindy Thorne — Rivier College, New Hampshire Wayne Todd — Rhode Island School of Photography, Rhode Island Tim Ward — undecided Kathy Way — University of Richmond, Virginia Doris Williams — Trent University, Ontario John Woolridge — Berklee College of MusicMassachusetts Richy Wright — Erskine College, South Carolina Isbranc ' MUSIC REPORT ft Recently, someone asked me to justify the place of music in the curriculum. Climbing off my high horse I decided that the question was not superfluous but required a serious answer. I attempted to demonstrate that in music a school ' s primary function is not to produce a first-rate performers and composers — indeed one would be fortunate to do that once in a generation. Rather, music and to a similar extent, art, should be seen as a civilising influence, particularly in a boys ' school. This year has been the busiest so far in the music department. Everything seemed larger — the Band, the Choir, the production of ' Fiddler ' . However, large is not automatically synonymous with better, it just means that everyone has to work harder. The Carol Service heard the Senior Choir perform for the first time. Drawn from the top three forms and Staff-Room, it made a creditable debut. ' Fiddler on the Roof was performed at the end of the Easter Term and this was enjoyed by all who took part. Pitman brought all his musicianship and a newly discovered wealth of dramatic talent to the very de- manding role of Tevye. The Choir and small band provided a very effective accompaniment to the stage work. My personal thanks to Mr. Galea who allowed himself to be talked into directing this mammoth under- taking yet he also discovered a new talent for ' this sort of thing ' and I look forward to the next production in the new year. The Band was somewhat neglected during the Easter Term but thanks to the kindness of Mr. C. Popper, it was able to spend a day rehearsing in the more salubrious surroundings of Sonesta Beach Hotel. This was to prepare for a concert in St. John ' s Church in aid of the Cathedral Organ Fund. A high standard of playing was reached by all concerned and my perr sonal thanks to Mrs. J. Hay, Mrs. R. Motyer, Mrs. A. Hodson and Mr. M. Adams for being guest soloists. The event raised almost S400 for a most worthy cause. Encouraging also this year has been the presence of some of our senior instrumentalists at the B.M.D S. concerts under Mrs. M. Pettit ' s direction. Their con- tribution at these concerts has reflected well the standard of music in the School. The exam results suggest that more people are taking the subject seriously. Particularly creditable are A. Pitman ' s high mark in Grade 8 Theory (88 99) and R. Mason ' s Distinction in Grade V Flute after only five term ' s tuition. My greatest debt is to the instrumental teachers: Mr. Adams in clarinet, Mrs. Hay in the flute and recent- ly Mr. Van Wie in brass — all most valuable assets. To those senior boys, Binns, Pedro and Pitman, who share some of the teaching, my thanks, too. Their results are well worth noting, also. Mrs. R. Motyer ' s efforts must not go unrecognized. She is always eager to help at concerts in either of her capacities, always bringing professionalism to all that she does. Much has been said about the music but there is no room for complacency. Away from the nagging figure of myself, I hope that the boys will not forget to practise at least a little, ideally, a lot. in the summer vacation. WILLIAM DUNCAN Jeavons Photo Results of the Royal Schools of Music Examinations, 1975 Theory Grade 8 (Final grade) - A. Pitman, D. Pedro, J. Woolridge, P. Smith, T. Nisbett, D. Hillen, T. Stephens Grade 7 - C. Collins, K. Reid, B. Frick - J. Riihiluoma - P. Maddern, J. Cooke, D. Joell, H. Jorstad, M. Orchard, P. Bacon, W. Cox, B. Patterson, C. Bardgett, G. Bedford N. Stempel, J. Keyes, D. Selley, M. O ' Leary, R. Mason, R. McKittrick, R. Gibbons, G. Jack, P. Carter. - R. Kaeser, S. Standley, K. Hendrickson, S. Popper, C. Popper, O. Andrade, I. Bickley. - C. Dunstan, N. Ball, K. Vickers, J. Vickers, K. Shipley, S. DeGrilla, R. Talbot, M. Patterson, D. Moniz., R . Petty. Grade 1 - D. Judah, S. Matthews, N. Hendrickson. Practical Examinations - (Woodwind SiBrass are examined from Grade 3 upwards). Flute: Grade 5- R.Mason (Distinction), P. Bacon (Merit), G. Bedford (Merit), Grade 4- N. Ball, C. Hill Grade 3 - J. Riihiluoma (Distinction), S. DeGrilla, K. Hendrickson Grade 6 Grade 4 Grade 3 Grade 2 Trumpet: Trombone: Clarinet: Viola: Piano: Grade 4 - R. Gibbons, G. Jack, D. Brown, D. McHarg Grade 3 - K. Vickers Grade 3 - B. Patterson (Merit), C. Bardgett Grade 5 - P. Carter (Merit) Grade 4 - J. Cooke (Merit), M. Patterson (Merit), N. Stempel, R. Kaeser, P. Maddern, B. Cooke, S. Popper Grade 3 - S Standley (Merit), I. Bickley (Merit), R. McKittrick Grade 5 - C. Tremaine (Merit) Grade 5 - T. Stephens Grade 2 - J. Riihiluoma, G. Redford, J. Evans, G. Collis Grade 1 - J. Keyes, D. Jorstad, N. Dill (Distinction) This year the Art department attained the privilege of being a full-time subject in the Saltus academic curriculum. Initially baffled by curly hair, baggy shorts, bow ties, cartoon drawings and outboard engine parts, students began to realize that in order to progress in Art, they had to hop on the do your own thing bandwagon. Some latched on to this quite early. Others have yet to re-discipline their art thinking along more personal lines in order to obtain the luxurious freedom of self-expression. I might as well warn you now. Sir, sounded the voice of a sympathetic first year student in Art Class, Day One, You can try as hard as you like, but I have no talent whatsoever in Art. What he meant was that, at that point. Art was not an easy road for him. Diligence breeds self-confidence in Art just as in any other discipline, however, and this lad took pride in his ideas and his work, and slowly but surely he emerged to be one of the best in his class in this subject. He has all the talent necessary to enjoy Art: he merely wants to enjoy it and is willing to work at it. That is sufficient. Student response to a wider curriculum has bee-n encouraging. The addition of a darkroom to the Art department facilities should attract students to Art who might otherwise pass it by, and it is the hope of the department that this will, in turn, stimulate interest in the Yearbook and its publication. I. Fiddler on The Roof Well, S ' altus has done it again. Another excellent performance. This year the musical tragi-play of Fiddler on the Roof . A totally convincing portrayal of Tevye, the Papa, by Alan Pitman supported by a wide variety of personalities set the pace for a great show. The B.H.S. also contributed, with Tracy Dilks as Golde the mama and her five daughters, Tzeitel (Karen Goodwin), Hodel (Mary-Jane Buschlen), Chava (Cristina Woods), Sprintze (Sara Masters) and Beilke (Amanda Hills) the overall effect of a large, loving family was conveyed. And of course there was a matchmaker, played by Karen Ruskin, who was an immediate hit — true? of course true. The lower forms contributed the villagers who were dramatically invaluable. Others included Avram (Warren Cabral), Nordcha (Peter Smith), Lazar (Andrew Parsons), Men- del (Mark Orchard). Cox Photo Participation by the staff was greatly successful and Mr. Henry Zieglcr (Perchik). Mr. Oliver Payne (Rabbi), Mr. James Smith (Motel) enhanced the per- formance. The villains of the play were the Russians, and the Constable, Mike Burke, was outstanding. Right? Of course right. The play wouldn ' t have been wm- plete without music and we thank Mr. William Duncan and his band and choir for excellent accompaniment. The soloists were brilliant, and one will always remem- ber If I were a rich Man , and the dazzling array of teeth displayed in Matchmaker and To Life . On the music scene were Chris Tremaine as the Fiddler, and Mrs. Patricia Pedro who kept the dancing lively. No production could be a success without good management and the brilliant directon of Mr. Paul Galea, aided by many backstagers. especially Mr. Steven Masters and Jimmy Madeiros who built the set, made the show a gigantic hit. (It sold out in two days). The Production starred a happy cast with lots of humour who benefitted a great deal from their participation. Fiddler on the Roof will never be for- gotten . True? Of course true! WARREN CABRAL Jeavons Photo Duke Of Edinbufghs Award Scheme This year at Saltus has seen progress in the Award Scheme. There are now a total of 21 boys engaged in obtaining their Silver Award and a further 15 who have embarked upon the Bronze. Practice treks have been completed, resulting in several weekends when Saltus boys in various states of disarray have made their way across the island. The boys are also engaged in their own hobbies and some have completed community service by helping to decorate an old folks ' home. Three boys. Bean (R.), Dill and Pitman have completed their Silver Award and will hopefully be receiving it some time later in the year. JUNIOR SCHOOL ACTIVITIES 1976 Comments on the Activities of Junior Members of the Committee of 25 for Handicapped Children - by J4W At Christmas — We Sold Cards. . I was a prizewinner last year for selling the most cards in my class. I sold about 750 cards. Mrs. Williams organised the activity and at the end of Christmas we had sold 12,500 cards. Douglas Patterson. I sold cards from door to door, even to a man who owned five Gennan shepherds! Bobby Gringley. When I sold cards I had a few gruff answers like, No I haven ' t got any money, which probably wasn ' t true, or Come back at ten, and when I went back I was just in time to see the car go rushing away! To me these people are selfish. Even though I didn ' t win a prize I enjoyed going out and doing my best to give a handicapped girl or boy a happy life. Martin Rae. Sometimes I would get a No and a door slammed in my face but I didn ' t mind. I am not boasting but I went back and told t hem a little about the Committee and they looked at my samples and ordered some cards. Bruce Chapman. Nobody was rude — in fact everyone that I went to had a smile and said, It is for a good cause, isn ' t it One person even bought sixteen dollars worth. She was very generous. Richard Hills. Christmas Card selling for me was very tiring and some afternoons I wished I had never joined up. Then I remembered who I was doing it for. I feel that more people should be members to help the handicapped children get equipment to solve their problems. Peter Mclsaac. We Collected Toys. Everyone went home and clearea out their toy boxes and closets and donated the toys to the Bargain Box. Andrew Horton- I heaved my two bags full of toys to the classroom on Monday morning and was amazed to see all the toys that la there! Jean Paul Marks. Four lunch tables full of toys! I exclaimed, Chee! said Bryn. Yes, there were four lunch tables stacked high with toys, games, stuffed animals and puzzles of all colours, shapes and sizes. Nearly ever ' one in the school had donated some- thing. The toys were to be sold at the Bargain Box and the money would go to St. Brendan ' s Hospital for the handicapped children. Bryn Robinson, Patrick Bryan, Douglas Patterson and I sorted out the toys and put them in plastic bags. We had lots of fun. Even Mr. Walker couldn ' t resist playing with a yellow squeezy dog! Mrs. Stott and Mrs. Jardine came and we loaded the car. What a sight it must have been for people in Hamilton. A little Volkswagen Beetle loaded to the top with toys and peopiei It took two trips with two cars jam packed with toys to get them to their destination. Michael Stubbs. We loaded Miss Wilkie ' s car to the top and there was barely enough room for the people to get in. As we were riding down town we looked like Santa on wheels! Mrs. Jardine was amazed to see the amount of toys Saltus had collected. _ , , . , Stuart Joblin. At Easter — we gave a concert at St. John ' s Charch. We walked smartly onto the platform carrying our instruments. I knew that we had put a lot of time into this concert and I didn ' t want to let Mrs. Pettit down. Soon it was my turn to play. Swiftly I walked up to- the platform and gave my instrument to Mrs. Watlington to tune. A nervous shiver quivered inside me before I played Hummdng Song . When I had finished I thought 1 had played beautifully and I took my bow proudly, with a little smile. Raynard Smith. Mrs. Pettit did the most work to make the concert a success. The church was packed. There were hundreds of faces looking at us so we could do nothing but sing and play our best. It was a long concert but everybody enjoyed it. I was sad when the concert ended but happy that I had helped someone. Stephen Pearse. $519 was collected after our performance. Mrs. Jardine was very pleased with this. Most of the Junior School boys are members of the Committee of 25. Some of the staff are also members. In the Summer Holiday — We Sold Tags. Paul Handsley. Kevin Pearson and I decided to sign up with Mrs. Williams for selling tags. On Tag Day Kevin came trotting up the stairs so that we could help from 11.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. The minute we got to Heyl ' s Corner I said Help the handicapped children. Buy a tag please. Within an hour our money box was full. We filled our boxes many times and sold hundreds of tags. Finally I worked outside the Bank of Bermuda with Roy Castle and his family. That night I was happy to know that I had helped some children who are unable to carry on a normal life. Bryn Robinson. Off 1 went to the Visitor ' s Service Bureau on Tag Day. At the counting table I saw large quantities of money that had already been donated. My brother and I went outside Washington Mall — but unfortunately another person was already selling tags there. Then, 1 thought of an idea, a very good idea. We went into A.l Supermarket and stood near the checking out counter. When the people pulled out their money we asked if they wanted to help. Of course since they already had their purses out. we were never let down. Bobby Gringley. Why we joined the Committee. I did not join until I savv ' that I was luckier than most people. I joined because I thought I should help the less fortunate. „ 1.- Andrew Horton. Our Motto. The motto of our organisation is The Helping Hand. This year I think we can say that we helped. Martin Rae. Choir and Actors in foile of Junior School ' s Christnnas pantonnine Cinderella . CINDERELLA For their Christmas production this year the Junior School put on the pantomine CINDERELLA . It involved 110 children as actors, or members of the choir band, the whole staff, and many helpful parents. Proceeds were put towards the cost of instabling conduit cable frjr stage lightining in the hall. Participants were as follows— MUSIC CHOIR: Selected Members of J3, 4 5 BAND: Recorders: John Bluck, Christian Luthi, Gautier de Marcy Flutes: Richard Amos, Scott Lines Clarinet: Steven Davidson Trumpets: Kevin Bean, Steel Butz Percussion: David Fitch, Scott Kitson CAST N arrator Cinderella Prince Charming Augusta Anastasia Baron Stoneybroke Buttons (Stoneybroke ' s Page) Dandini (Prince ' s Valet) Page Footman Huntsmen Courtiers Ladies of Court Bruce Lorhan Heather Johnson Michael Stubbs Steven Henderson Peter Barrett Jean-Paul Marks Joseph Shipley Robbie Dickinson Nicholas Moore Robert Isbrandtsen Ben Branch Ian Delany Ian Gilbert Mark Kautmann Dominic Powell Nicholas Soares Huw Thomas Debbie Boorman Antoinette Corday Lorie Fo.x Patricia Martin Lisa Mello Rebecca Young Judith Pacheco CINDERELLA Si HER SISTERS Buttons - Joseph Shipley Cinderella - Heather Johnson Anastasta - Peter Barrett Augusta - Steve Henderson Prince Charrning - Michael Stubbs Cinderella - Heather Johnson in Junior School Christmas pantomine. PRODUCTION Production and Stage Management Musical Director Choreography Set Construction Backdrops Lighting Costumes Props Piano lent by Make— Up House Manager Ron Stones Esq. Keith Ackland Esq. Mark Beasley Esq. Mrs. Marjorie Pettit Miss Eileen Wilkie Rawdon Walker Esq. Miss Myra Armstrong Mark Beasley Esq. John McEwan Esq. Mrs. Kay Walker Rawdon Walker Esq. Mrs Lilian Williams and parents Miss Myra Armstrong John Riihiluoma Esq. Mrs. Gillian Walker And parents John McEwan Esq. We would like to express our gratitude to the many unnamed parents and friends who have helped in the preparation of this production. CINDERELLA 1P7 5 CINDERELLA CONCERT — By PETER iMcISAAC All the choir members were now standing smartly straightening their ties and combing their hair. After a short wai t we walked into the hall proudly with big grins on our faces. Wc had funny feelings in our stomachs from all the excitement of being in the concert finally after all the practise. Looking around I saw people talking, smiling and looking in the choir for their ' darling sweethearts. ' The lights went off. Everything was so silent you could have heard a pin drop. The play began. Soon the choir stood up and sang a song called Tally Ho , a song about the prince ' s hunters going on a hunt. Many times I was tempted to look back but I knew a good choir boy would never do that! So I just had to sing and listen. I saw the lights go on and off on the choir and actors with many different colours. The songs were varied very much. Some were graceful, some soft, some gay and some romantic. Then there was an interval. We talked about our mistakes and hoped we would do better in the next half. Finally it was over. Our voices were strained and hoarse, but we received much applause so we knew that we were successful. Taking part in Cinderella was exciting for me. I was chosen as the father of Cinderella, The Baron Stoneybroke. I thought I could never memorize the lines 1 was given, there were so many! But we got underway with the first practice, learn- ing where to stand, what to say and what to do. We practised for weeks and then months, until finally we got the whole cast ready. A few weeks before the actual play we had our first make-up treatment. Grease was put on my face first, then cream, lipstick, powder and white spray to make me look old. Mrs. Bean was in charge of putting the make-up on me. I had to squint my eyes and do all these other things. The make-up was ridiculous! Now I know what women feel like when they have to put on that yuchee stuff! ! Then it was the night of the play. I had butterflies in my stomach but they felt more like cowboys and Indians fighting each other. The performance was then over. The play did not have many technical, mistakes but it was nicely done. On the whole all of us felt good! JEAN PAUL MARKS. J4W. I was Prince Charming in the Christmas production, Cinderella. It was fun and I think all the other people who took part in the play had a good time too. We spent weeks, and months practising dances and parts before the show got off the ground. We had terrible grease and make-up all over our faces. I felt nervous when the trumpets blew and the curtains were drawn. Life was not so nice because people teased me everywhere I went. I did not mind too much but my opinion of those people has changed greatly. We had short times for changing and we had to do it with great precision. One time one of the ugly sister ' s zipper got stuck the wig was thrown on and we hoped the audience did not notice. At one time Cinderella ' s tiara got stuck in her hair when she changed into her rags. The stage crew had to work very fast changing the pumpkin to a coach, but as anyone who watched the play saw they did it in time. We imported a wizard! Cinderella was a great success and I look fonvard to fur- ther productions. MICHAEL STUBBS. J4W. CINDERELLA The curtains opened and on marched the band of hunters and the Prince. After a discussion between the Prince and his escort they sang a song called, It ' s a fine fine day. Then the Prince made a mistake and came on before the fairy godmother and that was hilarious! But it was covered up nicely. Then the Prince kissed Cinderella ' s hand after haying a talk and then he departed. In the interval the choir departed with sweat running down their faces, while the ugly sisters entertained the crowd and jumped on Mr. Meredith to give him a hug. When the sisters came to the Palace they tripped on the steps and when they curtsied they nearly fell onto the choir boys. That made people laugh. Then one sister said, Goodnight I need my beauty sleep. In that case let her sleep for the next three hundred years, said the other ugly sister. What a rude remark! On the whole I think the play was very well organised. By CARL CLIFT, J4W. Prizewinners in the committee of 25 Christmas Cards Competition Back Row from left to right Douglas Patterson, Ben Branch, Charles Crisson. Front Row Dean Canton, Camerson Adderley, Kevin Bean JUNIOR CANADA TRIP - Easter 1976 On Thursday 1st April a party of 20 boys from J4 and J 5 accompanied by Messrs. Stones and Ackland set off on an II day venture to the province of Quebec in Canada. A journey from Bermuda via Boston and Montreal took us to the old and beautiful city of Quebec. The city and sur- rounding area were still covered with snow — much to the dismay of the Quebecoisand to the delight of the Bermudians. Of course one of the first priorities of the venture was re-enactment with snowballs of the Seige of Quebec on the Plains of Abra- ham. In the city we visited the Citadel, ferried across the ice-flow laden St. Lawrence and spent our days touring the historic sights of the area. On an excursion out of the city we were taken to the lie d ' Orleans, the Montmorency Falls and along the Beaupre. Coast to Mont St. Anne, one of the more beautiful ski resorts in the province. Our accommodation in Quebec City was a rooming house within the walled city. A journey by train (a novelty for several members of the group) took us onto Montreal for the next part of our visit. Montreal, by comparison with Quebec, is a huge metropolis with so little of the French influence. We stayed in a first class hotel in the centre of the city and did most of our travelling around by the very clean and efficient Metro. We visited the Olympics site — a mass of trucks and dust — and witnessed the hurried construction of many hotels especially for the Games. The more usual sights filled the rest of our time in the city until we came home via Toronto on Sunday 11th April. The visit was a highly successful one; the children were given the chance to hear the French language in use and to see the French influence on the culture of the country. The weather was kind to us, most days being sunny although cool. The people of Quebec were especially friendly and we were welcomed wherever we went as well as being complimented on the politeness and behaviour of the children. A foilow-up meeting was held for parents and friends after the trip to show them slides, photographs and project work resulting from the trip. Obviously a visit of this naiture involves a lot of preparation and I am extremely grateful to all those who gave up their time to help. Our class visited the Biiological Station. We first saw the library then we went on one of the station ' s boats which was used for taking samples from the sea bed. The boat had radar and a large winch. The reversing thermometers which were used for taking the temperatures of the sea at different levels were particularly interesting. The fish tanks were next where we saw beautiful coral polyps, an octopus and a few young turtles. We then saw the scien- tists working in their laboratories and were told something of the Sargassum Seaweed Study. We left the Biological Station and headed for Fort St. Catherine. We saw the miniature dioramas of important events in Bermuda ' s history, guns and replicas of the Crown Jewels. We were then given the chance to explore some of the tunnels in the fort. We lunched at Tobacco Bay and then went via Gates ' Fort to St. George ' s where we looked around and then concluded our visit by goiing into the Carriage Museum where an old man told us stories about the carriages which used to be used on the island. RON STONES SUMMER TERM VISITS MARK KAUFMANN Another of our visits was to Fort Hamilton. We went into the moat and then into the tunnels below the fort where there e lots of nooks and crannies and dead ends. The moat was full of plants and trees and on the higher parts of the fort e cannons aiming out at the harbour. We went from there to Spittal Pond, the nature reserve in Smith ' s Parish. As we explored along the cliffs towards Spanish 2k we could see lots of longtails nesting in the rocks. JAN BREWER On one of our trips we were invited on board the Danmark, one of the tall ships which was moored in St. George ' s. We •e shown around the ship by a member of the crew. While there we learned that she was a three masted square-rigger, r 200 ft. long and had a total crew of 100. The Danmark ' s home port is Copenhagen in Denmark. After being shown around the ship we decided to walk down the waterfront to see the other ships. The Sir Winston urohill had just arrived and we could see the crew still hard at work. JASON POWELL Mr. Amos Kiiidiy otrered to take us around the harbour in his sailing yacht to see the laii 5 hips. hirst we went to see the ships moored alongside the docks. The big Russian ship, the Kruzhcnstem, looked beautiful with her tall masts and striking colours of black and white. The harbour was overcrowded with ships of all sizes, shapes and nationalities. The high- light of Che trip for us was when we saw the old vessel, the Unicorn, motor into the harbour and Ih n set full sail. We followed along behiind her as far as the Princess. SCOTT LINES When we visited Abacus Management Services, we were taken into their co nference room where Mr. Hollis gave us a talk on the basics of a computer. Their computer was a Burroughs 700. We went into a room where women were working key punch machines; we were each given a card with some message punched on it. We then went into a room where the actual computer was. Mr. Hollis put a set of punched cards into the input section, set a radio not tuned to any particular station on the console and pushed the START button. Lights flashed in rhythm on the console and the music of a selection of Christmas Carols came out of the radio. We then played a reaction game with the computer to see who could push a button the fastest when a light was flashed. The computer printed out our reaction time to a ten thousandth of a second together with a sarcastic message. Chriistop ' her turned out to be our hero and Ronnie needed help. RICHARD AMOS One of our visits was to the Maritime Museum. Inside the exhibition building there were many illustrations, models, maps and tools. Inside the most recently restored building there was a fully fitted Bermuda Dinghy. We split up into groups heading towards the tunnels. We all went down this particular tunnel but as we descended it became darker and darker and we began to cling to each others shirts so we would not lose our way. From there we went to the site of The Deep where they had already excavated a hole for the filming of the story and they were in the process of constructing the wreck out of ply-wood. We lunched at Fort Scaur and followed lots of paths around the area. ANDREW BURGESS One day we went to Astwood-Dickinson ' s on Front Street. Peter, the jewelry maker, showed us how to make rings. We had a chance to pull a gold band through a series of holes in order to make the gold thinner and stronger. Peter also showed us the process of making the famous Longtail Pin. We saw it from the first stages of being a sketch through to the polished pin on display in the store. We then went into the watch department and were shown the very mechanised way of testing and cleaning watches. We also got a chance to see the machine which gives photo-finishes at the Athletic meetings on the island. Our visit ended by seeing under the microscope the difference between a perfect diamond and one with a flaw. ROBBIE DICKINSON Apart from going on visiits we also had some people in to talk to us. First Mr. Duke Soares came in to tell us about his racing career. He has raced cars all over the world and was elected B.P. Man of the Year. He also races power boats and has started racing go-karts. Then Mrs. Kaufmann came in to tell us about her publishing career and about the birth and development of Bermuda ' s tourist magazine Preview. Both talks were very interesting and we asked lots of questions. TEDDY GOSLING MUSICRtPUKI Junior 5chooi This has been another busy year for the music department. At Christmas time, the choir and band combined to support the pantomime Cinderella , produced by Mr. Stones. This was an event enjoyed by pupils, staff and parents alike, and proved most successful. In the Easter term, a number of children passed the theory examinations of The Royal School of Music (Grade I — Grade IV). We are hoping that the candidates attempting their practical examinations in strings, woodwind, brass and piano- forte will be equally successful. - Towards the end of the term, the choir and band again joined forces this time in Saint John ' s Church, and raised five hun- dred dollars for the Committee of Twenty-Five For Handicapped Children. Recently the choir gave a short recital at the Maritime Museum while various instrumentalists and a large dragon con- structed and led by Mr. Stones and Mrs. Latter, aided the B.M.D.S. production of Horrortone by Horowitz at Mount Saint Agnes Auditorium. Altogether we have had a very busy time. This year the instrumental programme seems to have expanded even further and 1 am very grateful to all the teachers, who give of their time and talents to help us in this venture. We must extend our thanks to Mrs. Watlington (violin) Mrs. Hay (flute) Mr. VanWie (trumpet and French horn) and Mr. Adams (clarinet and saxophone). The arrival of a professional string quartet in September brought by The Menuhin Foundation to teach strings on the island will hopefully add yet another dimension to our musical life in Saltus. 01 Music Exam Results (Practical) School The Associated Board Of The Royal VIOLIN Richard Hills — Grade I (Merit) John Manderson — Grade I (Merit) Adam Payne — Grade I (Merit) Bryn Robinson — Grade I (Merit) Raynard Smith — Grade 1 (Distinction) FLUTE Richard Amos — Grade III (Merit) Scott Lines — Grade III Joseph Shipley — Grade III (Merit) TRUMPET Steel Butz — Grade IV Kevin Bean — Grade V PIANOFORTE John Paul Skinner — Grade I (Merit) Richard Hills — Grade II MU ICKhlDULLSlJuniOfM) THEORY — GRADE I - John Bluck, Alex Bortoli, Steel Butz, Mark Cave, Carl Clift, Stephen Cullimore, Stephen David- son, Ian Delaney, Robert Dickinson, Kenneth Dolan, Richard Doughty, Mark Dyson, Robert Fisher. David Fitch, Steven Henderson, Scott Kitson, Scott Lines, Christian Luthi, John Manderson, Peter Mclsaac, Gautier de Marcy. Stephen Mc- Masiter, Michael Moniz, Thaddeus Murdoch, Douglas Patterson, Adam Payne, Stephen Pearse, Br ' n Robinson, Joseph Shipley, John Paul Skinner, Raynard Smith, Jay Soares, David Stubbs, Michael Stubbs, David Swift, Justin Williams. Grade II — Richard Amos, Heather Johnson. Grade TV — Nicholas Soares. RECORDER GROUP ■ AN INTERESTING DAY Accounts of the Boat Trip by Members of Prep 3T, aged 7 and 8 years On Friday our parents took us to Williams Marine. We got on board a boat called the Ovation. We took a ride in the harbour to see the Tall Ships. We saw the Libertad, Gloria, Christian Radich and Juan Sebastian de Elcano. Then we went to Somerset. We saw a shipwreck. The ship sunk in 1914. It sunk in the first world war. It was an old ship. They sunk it so the enemy couldn ' t get through. Then we changed boats and got on board a glass bottomed boat. It was called Williams Bottom Peeper. We saw sergeant majors, bream, angel fish, yellow tail, grunts, Bermuda chubb and an octopus, We saw the hatch and anchor from the sunken ship. We saw dying coral, living coral and some sea anenome. Some boys took their cameras. The name of the man. who was driving the boat was Ray. He was feeding the fish with Dr. Ballards chicken flavored dog food. Then we went back to Hamilton. We saw a low flying helicopter. Then we went aboard the Phoenix. It is one of the tall ships. We went around the main deck. We went down some steep stairs into the cabin. We saw the galley and the bunks. Every one of us rang the bell. We went down a hatch where the anchor and the goarse pump were kept. There were lots of chickens aboard. The crew ate chicken ' s eggs. We saw a British destroyer called the Eskimo. There was also a fire boat On Friday we went to see the tall ships. We went on to a boat called the Ovation. After we saw the tall ships we went out to the reefs. Some of us got soaked on the way out to the reefs. We boarded the glass bottomed boat and when we were in our seats the driver told us about the boat. He said if the glass broke the water would only gO ' up twelve inches. We saw some angel fish, the man said that angel fish were one of the most beautiful fish in the world. We saw a big snapper named Sam. The man said that the fishes were trained, he told them to go to the right. After the fishes were at the right side of the boat the driver threw them dog food. After that he said go to the left and they did the same. We moved to a different place and the driver told us about a wrecked ship. He said it was wrecked on purpose to block the passage so that the enemy shios couldn ' t pass. The children with cameras took pictures ' of the tall ships and fishes that we saw, and when we moved a little further we saw an octopus, it was only a baby octopus. STUART DOLAN On board the Phoenix we saw the bedrooms and the galley which is the ship ' s kitchen. Then we went to the place where they write letters to their friends in other countries. Then we went to the place where the anchor was kept, and there was a man writing a record about the weather in Bermuda. When we came up Daniel and I went into the Captain ' s rooms, there was a hatch in it and Daniel almost fell in. Then we went to the steering wheel. A tourist took four pictures of us. Two pictures were of Daniel and me looking into the compass, and the other two were of us pretending to drive the boat. Then we went to where the chickens were kept. When we had looked at them we got off the boat and went back to school again. ALEXANDER HUNTER BOTH THIRD YEAR PREP CLASSES WERE TAKEN ON A BOAT TRIP AT A GREATLY REDUCED RATE Transferring to the Glass Bottomed Boat On board the Glass Bottomed Boat THE STORY OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN, ACTED BY PREP IC AT THEIR MORNING ASSEMBLY. A STUDY OF KNIGHTS BY PREP IC GIVES SCOPE FOR SOME VARIED ART WORK. GYMNASTIC ACTIVITIES AT CAVENDISH NEW PLAY EQUIPMENT ON THE PREP SCHOOL FIELD AT CAVENDISH PARENTS HELP TO ORGANISE PREP SCHOOL MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO OFFER A WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES Mrs. Colin Young took over the Woodwork Club while Mr. Meredith was in hospital following an accident. Mrs. Russell Young with the Gardening Club whose rad ishes won first prize at the Agricultural Shov . The Americans (A song composed by Piera, an Argentinian, and translated from the Spanish this 4th of July, 1976, and dedicated to the Bicentennial American Guidance Counsellor, a legend in his own mind. — A.M.B.) 1. They are bom old and grow more like children throughout their lives the Americans. 2. And they are bom convinced that there is no one in the world who is more important than the Americans. 3. Napoleon for them was an Italian gentleman who did his thing without Americans. 4. And they are more than sure that he would not have lost Waterloo with the aid of the Americans. 5. If they know history it ' s not through having read but through having seen it in the cinema of the Americans. 6. With great sets and grandiose music in the subtle style of the Americans 7. With iarge jaws through chewing so much gum it is common to see them, the Americans. 8. Adorned in a thousand colours all except black which they do not consiider tasteful, the Americans. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. When they get on in. years they dress as tourists and go out into the world the Americans. On an organised trip with romance included paid in instalments by the Americans. In typical, garb they mingle with the people and no one realises they are Americans. And besides they always buy costly old things recently made old for Americans. And in the night-clubs after a few glasses they feel inspired the Americans. And it ' s very common to find them dancing without rest squandering the grace of the Americans. Ah, well, my friends that is enough for now, I ' ve told you what I could of the Americans. And if you see them, if you see ithem, give my respectful greetings to the Americans. Fire At Night It came to pass one night that the Brown family were all asleep in their cosy little beds. Little did they know that their impending doom was . . . impending! As the house blazed and crackled, Fred, the father of the family, awoke to the beauti- ful, fragrant smell of fresh smoke. Must be Emily making a midnight snack! he thought and popped off back to sleep. Emily was his wife and the mother of the family as well. She woke up next and felt a trifle warm because the bed was on fire. So she threw off the blankets and went back to sleep. As the night went on and the house went up ... in flames, the daughter of the family, Emily junior woke up to the harmony of the roof beams crashing down and the flames crackling and making a lot of noise. So she got up and closed her door, then hopped back into bed. The little boy, the son of the family, Charlie, might not have woken up if it was not for a smouldering beam which broke loose from the ceiling and crashed down upon him making him jump. Damn beam! You startled me! he shouted and then went back to sleep. Next it was the dog ' s turn. Fido woke up and naturally he felt warm because his basket was on fire, so he walked across the dining-room floor, over the red-hot coals (he had learned this trick in India) and entered the kitchen to get a nice cool drink of water. But alas! The water in his doggie bowl had started to boil, so instead he took an egg our of the refrigerator and plopped it into his bowl for a snack. Meanwhile the cat. Perky, woke up and regarded the flames with an air ot great satisfaction. The smell of the boiling egg was tempting to his nostrils and his stomach felt empty. The little runt was hun- gry! He tippy-toed into the kitchen and snatched a skewer from one of the drawers. He made his way along the counter- top to a cage which was covered with a towel. He quickly removed the towel and plunged the skewer deep into the heart of the budgerigar. Nothing like roast bird, he purred to himself as he held it out over the flames. Suddenly there was a loud creak and the whole house feil in, causing the family to awaken. Wading through the rubble. What a rotten neighbourhood! they all exclaimed. Can ' t even get a good night ' s sleep. So they packed up and left. I leaned out of the window and waved as the taxi roared off down the road towards the airport. My parents were going to Boston for a week and during that time, I was to be my baby-brother ' s keeper. I wasn ' t very worried at that moment though, as there were still two hours until feeding time. I took the car and drove into town. I stopped at Al ' s Hardware Store and bought the strongest pair of work gloves he had, and a visor. On the way home I stopped at the supermarket and bought some raw steak. I put the car in the garage, dug out my throwing rope, and practiced lassoing one of my sister ' s old dolls. At exactly two hours from the time my parents left, the screaming started. I put the gloves and the visor on, impaled the steaks on a sharp stick, looped the rope around my arm and stepped into His room. He had His claws around the cast iron bars and was shaking them with all His strength. His three pointed teeth gnashing at the muzzle — I undid the muzzle and the handcuffs and poked the steaks between the bars. He snatched them away and began to devour them greedily. When He had finished, I had to burp Him, so I lassoed Him, undid the combination on the door, and dragged Him out. My gloves and steel visor were torn to shreds in seconds. While my limbs were still intact. I threw the end of the rope over a beam and hauled Him up to the ceiling. To burp Him, I attached a grenade to His stomach and pulled the pin . . . After the smoke cleared, I untied Him and threw Him back into the crib. In one hour His diapers would have to be changed. That was my sister ' s job. Forty-five minutes later she arrived brandishing a shovel, a fish gaff, a canvas diaper, a mallet and a stapler. After fifteen minutes, the growling and snarling began. Sis ' put on a suit of armour and marched in. From the cage room came the sounds of screaming, bits of armour being flung around and staples going into canvas. Finally came the thud of a mallet strik- ing home and all the noise ceased. Sis ' staggered out with nothing on the shovel, but everything on her. We had four hours until the next feeding time, so we went out for a drink. BLANEY. 4P GOGGIN. 4? The Ceremony It was Saturday, the day of the big weekly ceremony at the Patriot Plaza and William Owen had made up his mind o be a participant. Arriving af the Plaza early, he carefully positioned himself beside a patriot gateway in the crowd barriers, for it was )ften difficult to get through the crowds to one. He settled down to wait for ceremony time. Soon, a huge crowd had gathered, and the air buzzed with excitement as the Plaza clock ticked towards patriot time. roar went up as noon struck and the trumpet fanfare blared out as a prelude to the appearance of The Father. The great curtains shrouding the Patriot Parlour in the centre of the plaza opened, and out stepped the Father, arms up- raised to the crowd ' s cries of Greater iove! Greater love! When the cries had slowly stilled, the Father, with great dignity, told the traditional story of man ' s follies, bis great fool- ishness which-had led slowly ,to the terrible overcrowding of Earth and how he. The Father, had found the solution to man ' s dilemma through the Ceremony of Patriotism. As he reached this point m the story, the crowd broke out into roars of Greater love! Greater love! Holding up his arms again, he stilled the crowd. Yes. my Children: greater love hath no man than to give up his life that others shall not perish. Everlasting love can be yours. Do we have any Patriots today? The moment had come. His love was so great for The Father and his fellow men that William Owen found himself sob- bing as he fought his way through the crush at the Patriot gateway. He was through! The computer-monitor gate hissed closed behind him as soon as the programmed quota of 1000 patrioits was achieved. In an agony of impatience, William watched the ceremony commence as the Father instructed the Patriots to line up in front of the Patriot Parlour, and advance one at a time to be received in his arms. The Father worked his way through the line of Patriots, the crowd ecstatic with love, cheering, cheering his labours. William soon found himself facing the great man. My Child, said The Father, you have indeed shown great love. With this, he passed William the Patriot potion. Drinking deep, William felt life dimming in his body as the empty glass was taken from his fingers by the great man. A great surge of love went through his stricken body as he gazed deep into the peaceful, compassionate eyes of The Father. The Father ' s arms gently cradled the lifeless body as William Owen fell to the ground, the crowd cheering wildly for the latest Patriot. BAGEN 3H The wind was blowing with all its power. And the waves looked as high as a castle tower. With caps that looked as white as snow. Upon the blue waves they did show. The sky was black. And in the moon ' s beams walked a cat. With eyes shining bright. As the storm was growing in the night. The rain came down in hard drops. Upon my face like big rocks. The lightning streaked across the sky. The thunder crashed, and I shut my eyes. D. SELLEY 2S Little Snail Little snail walking slow. Where is it you want to go? Is it just for juicy roots? Or just to hide in my big boots? You would be squasihed if you did the latter. If you did the former you would get fatter. Little snail why so slow? Or do you have no place to go? P. CARTER IM Night It was a dark night with a slight mist. Not a sound except for a chirrup of a tree-frog and a howling dog. On the hill a house stood alone illuminated by the full moon, on the road the lights shone a bit. It was too misty for driving, and everyone was in bed. Someone got up to quieten a baby somewhere, and then it was silent except for the gentle lapping of the waves on the sandy beach. R. GRAY IM The Fire The house is an old one, over a hundred years old. It is in a deserted field in Essex. It has been haunted for many years, so people say. In the year nineteen hundred there was a fire in a bedoom. The roof is caved in. It is now mildewed and rotting terribly. The smell of the rotting roof is dreadful. The floor is also rotting. The walls are bulging from creepers growing on the outside and pressing inwards. Some roots are even showing through the bulges. All four wails have dry rot and anyone who goes in there has to risk the walls caving in on him. There is no longer a door, just a gaping hole in the wall. Even the closet door is gone. There are no windows, and the cold winds blow through the holes where the windows were and rustle the remnants of the wallpaper. The floor is covered with ash. The roof is gone and the sky can be seen. On the ground outside the house is the roof, or what is left of it. In the closet are the remains of a rich lady ' s clothes. There are also remains of a dressing table. In the drawers there are old make-up bottles, or what appear to be make-up bottles. It was once an impressive house, people say. D .H ' D.AH IM A elj Fortran The woolly hair, brownish in colour, stands about an inch in height and shows the effect of an afro bloss(jniing. It is rather knotty and only endless time, spent in preparation can result in its shapely perfection, and lustrous and shining ap- pearance. The beginnings of sideburns lead past two normal-sized ears and partially onto the smoothness of the face which approach- es the colour of amber. The glowing skin, most noticeable is spoiled by two scratches lying just below the left cheekbone. Other dominant features are the short nose, the wide black brows and the sensuous lips. In comparison with my father the nostrils are smaller and the narrower lips are more prominently curved. All of these features lie on a head shaped with a compromise between rectangular and circular. The forehead, round in proportion, is thick. All in aH, this handsomeness gives the effect of a serious and wise mind lying deep within, yet totally in control of all the features. The head is supporited by a long, slender neck which blossoms into broad shoulders. These lead to two undeveloped arms, but being young, they promise to thicken with time and work. The body, though slim, does not show protruding ribs, but instead a deep channel, running from the top of the chest down through the section of hardening stomach muscles, to the stomach. The body, warm and living expands out at the hips as it leads on to the legs. At the thighs they broaden. These then contract pass the knees steadily and lengthily until eventually they reach the feet. These, average in size, still amazingly display the rich colour of the rest of the body. , UNSIGNED Beneath The Sea The sea sparkled and glinted before me like a million diamonds. The gulls and terns swooped and dived squawking. The sun shone brilliantly in the sky. I was waiting for the return of my friend Pete. Soon I heard a loud surprised gurgle then Pete came up rubbing his head vigorously and his mask was draped with sea- weed. I roared wth laughter barely able to keep my balance. He cleared his mask with a disgusted look on his face, struggled over the side of the boat and sat down hard on his backside. It ' s beautiful down there, absolutely beautiful. I should hope so. At that I donned my scuba gear and jumped into the sea with Pete by my side. Suddenly a whole new world was opened to me. Small gaily coloured fish darted to and fro and the purple sea fans rocked back and forth as if they were doing a slow dance. Great coral cliffs loomed up ahead — those too were encrusted with treasures of the sea. Suddenly Pete cowered with excitement and started acting very strangely. He swam about aimlessly and then a shark appeared and swam around investigating the strange actions of this human. Pete swam up and punched it playfully. Luckily it went away, obviously fed up. Tlien he started dancing with an octopus which immediately squirted him with ink and swam away defiantly. I found I had had enough and struggled with Pete to the surface and with some difficulty helped him into the boat. I took him back to the boathouse. By that time he had revived and I told him of the past events. RICHARD AMOS .I5S FEELINGS BY J4 Happiness iappiness is simply lying in the sun on a hill in Summer, just day-dreaming alone in the grass and flowers, observing the cotton-puffed clouds, happiness is sometimes being silly, like playing with feathers and giggling together, iappiness is playing with friends under cavorting sunbeams, and picking flowers, iappiness is playing joyfully in the snow, letting crystal drops fall into your mouth, iappiness is a hug, warm and snug. Hlappiness is singing, or dreaming that you ' re in a beautiful world where crimes, and all the rest of the world ' s problems just don ' t exist; where everybody is cheerful and pleasant, where beautiful flowers emerge from the earth, and where lovely full-green grass almost glows with light. Happiness is being in a world where people are always cheerful and pleasant. By ROBERT S. GRINGLEY J4W Panic The 747 lurched downward. I looked through the window and as I did so to my horror, I saw the sea rushing nearer. A scream escaped from my body. 1 began to tremble and my face was wet with perspiration. My heart began to beat so fast T thought it would break out of my chest. Then my stomach began to feel as though it had butterflies in it but a lot worse — more like charging bulls. 1 thought of myself being drowned with panicking people all around me. Then my mind began to think of sharks and another scream came rushing out. My hands and legs were shaking and as my ears popped from the sudden drop in elevation, panic crept into me and I knew as 1 began again to shake and jump about, that fear had me in its powerful hands and was not going to let go! When the plane hit the water an -instinct told me to run and so ' I ran down the aisle into the already crowded lifeboat. I knew panic had control of me, JAMES COOPER J4W Fear Slowly as the gun barrel pointed at my ' head, vision of myself, dead on the floor, flashed through my brain. As the trigger clicked I began to get more and more afraid every second. My lips trembled, I froze and nearly fell. The murderer ' s words were, It ' s all over. These words echoed through my head. I was begging for mercy, but all he did was laugh and swear at me. Fear gripped me with all its power. A drop of salty sweat dripped down my forehead and I went pale as the murderer ' s finger pressed the trigger. My eyes looked at him with a pleading and sad expression. He fired. The bullet whistled through the air, striking me as it went. I then fell, unconscious, to the floor. PETER McTSAAC J4W I am biind. I feel 3, certain sadness and frustration. I feel as though I am helpless, I can do nothing by myself. Things that used to be easy like tying my shoe or dressing myself now take such a long time or are even impossible. I feel like I am in a cage I can nr-t go out to play, or ride my bike, or read a book or even write a letter. I am restricted from almost everything. I seem to lose contact with the world. STUART JOBLIN J4 V Hunted Suddenly, I heard the yelps and barks of the hounds, the call of a bugle! The packs of dogs were after me, with an array of people in bright red costumes on fine horses, not far behind. I was off with the chicken swaying to and fro in my mouth. The horses ' hooves were beating the soft, green grass with a rumble. The blood of the chicken smothered my chest. I looked up and saw the big gulls glide past the fluffy, white clouds. The sun hid behind a great cloud and when it came out, the sky became a brilliant blue like a sapphire. I took a long breath of the nice sea air. blown over the mainland from the coast. The chicken ' s blood trickled down my rusty, red chest, like a thin, red brooklet. I was afraid. A cold shiver ran up my back as I ran through the beautiful meadows full of long grass. I had no time to admire them before but I had lost the hunt now. The hunt would follow the blood so I licked myself clean. Here they were again! I jumped a high rose bush and saw many horses and riders fall to the ground and roll in the thick, brown mud. I was fleeing again, dashing through the bushes and trees, watching men and women falling off horses and jump- ing fences. I thought of the stream! I ran through the forest, kicking russet leaves and cracking twigs. I was soon there. With sweat and blood dripping down my coat, I jumped in. The water was cool and fresh, with a hard current few animals could cross. As I climbed out on the other side, dripping with water, 1 could hear the hunt and smiled a fox smile. This time they were going away from me, not towards me. I trotted contentedly to my den and my young. I had tricked the hunt. • A big smile came to my face that made my white teeth show. I felt warm as I resited, with a stomach full of chicken, in the shade of the forest. By MICHAEL STUBBS J4W Tall Sh The white sails billowed out as the Georg Fock, a West German Navy square-rigger, left the small island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands. On board the 293- foot long ship there were 180 people, many young Race ' 76 cadets; amongst these people was a filming crew who were from the radio and TV station in West Germany. I was assigned the job of helping these people. The boat moved quickly towards the starting line. along with t ' he other boats trom arouna ine womu, vum- peting in the second leg of the race (from Tenerife to Bermuda). The start was a beautiful sight with all the sails and flags flying in the wind, and the water sparkling around the light and dark hulls of the boats. The start- ing gun was fired and the race was off. Every cadet and person on board the ship was pulling on sails and constantly obeying orders as the massive fleet, consisting of 96 boats, sailed quickly out of the islands, leaving Tenerife far behind. That night we ate a great meal cooked by the chef. We ate at a huge table in a room; there were four of these rooms. In the night hammocks were hung from the roofs and in the day at meal times the tables were brought in. The next day the fleet had sorted itself out. The crew set about fixing stays and putting up sails accord- ing to the wind. I had to follow the camera crew around, out the bowsprit with equipment and following them up the mast where they were shooting pictures of the ship. Up at the top of the mast I often looked around for any interesting things and also for sheer pleasure because it was so beautiful. The sparkling water, the foaming waves, and the dolphins all became our friends as the boat sailed on towards Bermuda. About three days later we ran into the Bermuda-Azore highs, where there was no wind. Most of the fleet had run into this, and the crew was getting very impatient. The only thing to do was to Isbrandtsen Photo paint the boot, polish the brasis, and practise driUiing ! on the deck. The boat inside was not at all comfort- | able, and was getting very hot, sio most of the people j slept on deck in the moonlight. S Although the water and the sky were beautiful, the | crew was getting restless, so the Captain, knowing we f had no chance of getting to Bermuda on time, switched { on the motor. The photographers did not film under I motor, so I went to help out with the radios. | During the next few days I heard that the Great ! Britain II had finished and knowing we were hundreds of miles away filled me with grief. I also heard other ships communicating, saying that the Russian ship was really fantastic — it could travel 180 miles a day with no wind. ' Other people said how boring it was getting, and others too turned on their engines. The first sight we had of Bermuda was a low strip of land on the horizon which grew bigger and bigger until the white roofs and beaches, trees and flowers, could be seen clearly. We sailed around St. George ' s and up the north shore of the island at about 1 p.m. on Sunday the 1 3th. We were very warmly welcomed by many people and pleasure craft as we anchored off Dockyard, and later on went to Hamilton, escorted by many people in boats. Although it was great in Tenerife and terrific here, we are all hoping for a better leg to Newport, that is weather-wise. JAMES COOPER J4W Leaness The Weasel As the last of the drips fell into the pond where here was a duck ' s nest, and the now forgotten mill ' tood, old and crumbling in the new morning air, the Veasel Leaness crept quickly and quietly across the log :iat made a good bridge. Leaness was brown with hite patches on the side of his silky coat. His long leautiful tail was white tipped and as the morning had leen heavy with dew Leaness ' s lovely paws slushed on he wet termite bitten wood. Leaness was born in June and it was now a year ifter his birth. He was born in the mill but now lives n a wood about forty yards away, because a flood had •uined his nest in one of the floorboards. He was taking i;wo rabbits home to his mate and litter after a hunt, wcaness had caught them coming out of the exit of their lome. Through the rushes, around the field, in the Woods and back to the nest did he trot in a bouncy sort of way. He felt proud to be a father and husband and after sharing a rabbit with Georgett his mate, he fell asleep. Although Leaness was proud as a father, he was rather lost, because he couldn ' t run fast, nor hunt tre- mendously and he couldn ' t swim or fly at all. The next day, just before dawn, Leaness went cautiously back to the mill and very quickly indeed came back with a newly caught rabbit; but he soon heard a commotion in the wood. A viper was chasing his newly born child. Leaness would not let this happen. So he joined in the chase, but not after the weasel, he was after the snake. Leaness bit and dodged and dodged and bit and after the long bite at the end of the fight there was nothing left of the snake. When the weasel Leaness had finish- ed eating one of the rabbits he went to sleep, and dreamt about another happy day. JOHN PAUL SKINNER J2A WHEN I GROW UP When 1 grow up I would like to be a garbageman. I would like to be a garbageman because I like going to places to get garbage. I would like holding on to the back of the garbage truck. T would make friends with lots of other people. Everyday when I got home I would have to take a shower. Sometimes I would put a box of garbage in the truck and it would fall on my head. JOE DE SILVA 3T When I grow up I would like to be a pilot and fly British Airways. I would fly to England. America, and France. I would talk through a microphone and tell people when we are going to land and to fasten their seat belts. But my plane will never crash. KIRK HEUSEN. 3T When I grow up I would like to be a scientist. I would like to be a scientist because I could study animals and discover new things every day. If I want to be a scientist I must be patient and careful in what I do. Scientists invent bombs and other kinds of things. Sometimes scientists find new ways of curing diseases. There was one scientist who cured rabies. Scientists like studying rocks, birds and animals. PHILIPPE RAUJA When I grow up I would like to be an Olympic runner. I would run seventeen miles every day. I would run against a lot of other runners. We would run a long way. The person who win gets a cup and some money. A lot of people will be watching all of the runners. The Olympic running might go onto TV. NICHOLAS NEW, 3T When I grow up I would like to be in the airlines and fly planes all over the world. I would go away every year to different countries. They would be free too. My first trip would be to England and probably my last would be to Russia. In my spare time I would be a chef and cook all the meals. I would have a boat and I would go fishing a lot. I would like to catch Pike, Chub, and Red Hind. When I got home I would fry them up and have them for supper. ROBERT JONES, 3T When I grow up I would like to be a foot doctor. I would fix feet and legs. I would make shoes, cure corns, drill toenails, and stretch shoes. I want to be one because my father is one. He quite likes it. It seems nice. I would do the governor ' s feet, make casts and do house calls. GRAEME HUNTER, 3T vvnen i grow up i wouiu iiK.e lu ue a ponccnma. m Everyday I would catch people speeding and give aj them a ticket. I would speed after them on my police bike. When I catch some robbers I put them in jail. Then I would phone up the police station and say 1 that I had caught the robbers who stole one hundred dollars from the bank. I would have a blue uniform ■ ' and I would look smart in it. | NICHOLAS WATKINS, 3T ' When I grow up I would like to be a milkman. I would wake up at six o ' clock and deliver the | ' milk every morning. On rainy days I would wear a | raincoat and rubber boots. On sunng days I would wear ordinary shoes, socks, shirt and a leather apron. j| JAMES BURNS, 3T When 1 grow up I would like to be an astronaut. I am going to go up to Venus and look all around 1 it. I am going up to Mars, and the moon. I am going ' to go up in a space ship and look at all the space things. I will have a partner who I shall help when he falls asleep. We will both have space guns, and space radars. We will have belts, and walkie talkies. i JAMES ANNEAR, 3T When 1 grow up I would like to be a biologist. i I could look in sharks mouths and probably swim inside a blue whale ' s mouth. I could describe the sea if it is going to be green or blue. I ' ll make a dummy j and put it into the sea to test if the sharks are hungry, i If they are hungry I will not go down, but if they aren ' t : hungry I will go down into the ocean. IAIN BRACKSTONE, 3T J When I grow up I would like to be a policeman. ? Because when there are robberies I would get into -l a police car, turn on the light and siren and go to the ' i robbery. I would get my gun ready and get the loud- ; speaker, and I would say Drop your gun, machine guns | and rifles! There was only one of them. So I took him to the police station and he had to stay in jail for 1 two years. I RUSSEL YOUNG. 3T I The Boy and The Giant Once upon a time there was a cave where a giant lived. The giant came out of his cave every day and he ate the people ' s sheep, cows and goats. One day a boy thought he would try and stop the giant from eating the people ' s sheep, cows and goats. So he started off to the giant ' s cave. When he got to the cave he got inside the giant ' s bed. When night came the boy said in a low ghostly voice, Stop eating the people ' s sheep, cows and goats! But the next day the giant ate some more sheep, cows and goats. So the boy caught some wolves. The boy took the wolves to the giant ' s cave and put the wolves in the giant ' s bed. Tlien he climbed in with them. When night came the giant got into bed and fell asleep. At about mid- night the boy let go of the wolves. They pounced on the giant and started biting him. The giant jumped out of bed and started running. He ran away and was never seen again. NICHOLAS GLYNN, 3T An Exciting Story with a Nice Ending One dark, stormy night I was sleeping out in my tent. Then I heard a growl outside. I looked out and I saw a big monster. He was about to smash the tent, but I hit him in the stomach. He ran away but I fol- lowed him. He went into the woods. Then he went down a hole. I was about eight feet behind him. Sud- denly a snake came rushing towards me. I dodged it. I cut it open and jewels fell out. I went down the hole. Some robbers grabbed me and threw me in a dungeon. I had an idea. There was a piece of wood there and 1 got it. I hit the guard on the head. I saw all the others were asleep so I tied them up and brought them to the police station. I got a medal and lived happily ever after. ADRIAN FUSINAZ, 3T Escaped Once upon a time there was a detective who had been caught by the Germans. It was lucky for him he had a walkie-talkie. He had escaped from the fortress of Backenhein. Now he was at a German airport. He waited for night to come. Then he lassoed a pilot who was making a fire by his plane. Then he shoved him in his fire, got in the plane and started off. About the middle of the night some Germans joined him in their planes. What was their surprise when he started shooting them down. They started an air fight. Then the detective shot down all the rest of the planes and had a safe journey home. The plane was used to trick the enemy. RICHARD TOLLIS. 3T IMAGINATIVE STORIES A Mystery Story One day I was walking along in the woods. Then I saw a tree up in the sky and a cloud on the grass. Then I ran home and told my father about it. VN ' hen 1 went to bed I couldn ' t gel to sleep. Ne.xt morning my father and I went to the same place. Now we saw two trees up in the sky and two clouds on the grass. We went home and came back at night. We sta ed there all night. We saw a man, he came and dug a tree out of the ground. Then he got a machine and shot down a cloud. We said put back all the trees and put the clouds back in the sky. It took a long time to put back the clouds. DANIEL HAYGARTH. 3T The Adventurous Diver Once upon a tme there was a diver. ' One day, he dived in the Arctic Ocean. While he was examining a big r ock a killer whale saw him. It swam fast. The diver heard it and moved just in time. A second later the killer whale killed himself on the rock. He came up to the isurface. There was ice and snow everywhere. He saw seals, polar bears and penguins. He rested on an iceberg. Then he went diving again. He saw beau- tiful fishes. He saw blue whales and killer whales. He was nearly out of air. He went back ito his ship. He told everybody what he saw. The next day he dived in the Atlantic. He saw lots and lots of fishes. He saw corals, reefs and sunken warships. He went back to the ship and went home. DAVID SMITH, 3T The Mysterious Island Once upon a time ithere was a secret island an nobody ever explored it. So one day I decided to e3 plore it. The day I went was a nice sunny day. only took me half an hour to get there. The first thin I wanted to do was to find a place to put my tent. I about 7 minutes I found a shady place. Just as I wa putting up my tent I heard a loud noise. It came froi the east. So I went to see what it was. When I wer to the shore I saw some pirates. Then I knew whj they were up (to. There had to be treasure on th island. I had to find it before them. Then I remen: bered the cave near my tent. Then I ran there. The; I saw a bomb there. It said on the timer 2 minutej Then I had an idea. I threw the bomb where ith pirates were. The bomb blew up. Then I took th treasure home. Then I lived happily ever after. MARCELLO AUSENDA, 3 can; A Mystery Story Once upon a time there lived a wicked witch. She lived in a haunted castle with her pet bat. One night she heard someone creeping outside her castle. She went to look outside. Then she saw a skeleton. She screamed and ran upstairs. The skeleton chased her all around the castle. Then she ran lin her closet and locked it. When she came out she grabbed her broom and flew away. She left the skeleton .alone with her pet bat. Then the skeleton and the bat became friends and lived happily ever after. MICHAEL BURNARD, 3T Once upon a time there was a boy named Andrew. Andrew liked exploring caves especially under water. One d Andrew was walking down the beach. Suddenly Andrew fell into a pit, there was a passage in the pit, Andrew went in the passage. At the end there was a small room full of treasure. Andrew took the treasure and went back on the beac Then he saw a big wave, the wave came right over him and washed the treasure away. Andrew went and got a boat, rode out and then he dived in and got the treasure, but when he came up the boat was gone, luckily a man saved him in 1 big boat, and we lived happily ever after. g j JUDAH Prep to Sooi lii. itai ■ Once upon a time I went travelling from New Zealand to Russia by train, half way there we had to stop to let a bus go through, when we were going again and were nearly there somebody stopped us and took me as a prisoner. I had a knife with me but I did not want them to know. When they locked me in prison I realised that the window bars were made of string. With my knife I could break the string and get out, I thought. So I climbed up the wall and cut one string at a time. When I finished I got out and set for another place, when the baddies found out that I had gone they set a war against my country. My country won and I lived happily ever after. AGOURIS. Prep 2H One day I was walking in the forest and I met some pirates. They took me on their ship, then they shot me in their cannon, I fell in the water, then I swam to shore and once I found a gun and bullets and a rope. One day while I was feeding the deer I saw some pirates I knew they were the pirates I met before, then they took me on their ship again, but then I tied them up, then I put them in their cannon with a bomb. The bomb made them blow up, then I sailed home and I lived happily ever after. rrucE LATTAY. Prep 2H Once upon a time there lived a clown who ' s name was Jugles. He was a nice clown but he couldn ' t do any tricks. He tried his hardest to do the best tricks in the circus. One day he lost his nose, he looked all over for it plus he tried everything he could to see what might work. But nothing did. Then he tried a small baloon, it was just right and on circus day he was in the ring when it burst. My how the crowd laughed. ta-mtxt i axt JOHN LOGAN, Prep 2H Once upon a time there lived a cat named Tom. Tom disappeared every night. Jim and Sally, Tom ' s owners were very disappointed. One night Sally wanted to know where Tom went every night. So one night when everybody was asleep except Tom, Sally hid near Tom ' s bed. Then Tom came out. Sally followed him to the kitchen. Tom took a fish and jumped into the kitchen cupboard and raced across the roof and he jumped in a hole in the roof, and there he was with the next door neighbour ' s cat and her kittens, and then Sally went and brought Jim and then Jim said it looks as if our Tom is the father ' y- KEVIN MAYALL. Prep 2H One day I went on a ship. We went far out to sea. We saw Pirates. The Pirates saw me and took me to an island and left me on it. I had to find food, there was much food on the island. There were lots of goats on the island. I made an island and looked out to see if I could see a ship. Today I could not see a ship. So I went down from my tree house and went to hunt for food, I came back with something to eat. Then I saw a ship and waved my hand, one sailor saw me, got a life boat and took me home. JONATHAN REISS, Prep 2H One day I was going to another country in a train, suddenly the train came to a halt and I wondered why we had stopped. Soon the driver said that a barrier was in the middle of the track. Suddenly there was a big cry and some Indians surrounded the train, soon some Indians came into the train and told us to walk out of the train. Outside the train an Indian chief tied us up with strong rope. Soon the Indians took us to their camp, at their camp they said that they would let some people go and they would make some people slaves. The Indians made me a slave but soon they let me just be their prisoner. Sometimes they told the Indian boys to have fights with me and usually I won. Soon I wanted to be home again but the Indians wouldn ' t let me go. One day I ran away, soon I was far away from the Indian ' s camp, soon I found my friend and I went home with ST. JOHN DYSON, Prep 2H Once upon a time my Daddy and I went in his helicopter and we got very far and a storm came and thunder came and it started to rain. We crashed into a rock and our propellor stopped and we got out and climbed down the mountain. We found a cave and we went in, we found a diamond and my daddy picked it up and put it in his pocket, and we found a shell covered with gold. We built a raft and we sailed home and we showed my mummy and we lived happily ever after. JONATHAN COOPER, Prep 2H THE SPORTING YEAR (A BRIEF OUTLINE OF RESULTS AND NOTABLE PERFORMANCES IN THE SENIOR SCHOOL) Senij ' ors — Captain R. Smith — played 8; won 6, drew 1, lost 1 — goals for 40, goals against 7. Inters — Captain P. Smith — played 6; won 6 — goals for 26, against 10. taiters were Eastern League Champions; final play off, : I Saltus 2, Sandys 4. ' funiors — Captain C. Bardgett — played 6; won 3, ; drew 1, lost 2 — goals for 14, against 11. House soccer finals — (Junior) Saltus 2, Butterfield 1. : I (Senior) Darrell 8, Butterfield 0. ! ' Spectators Whitney Sevens — Juniors defeated Whitney B (14-0) then eliminated in round 2. Inters — defeated Mount St. Agnes, then eliminated by Whitney (semi-finals). Seniors — won final to retain the trophy. 15-a-side rugby (neiw venture in Bermuda Schools) U.14 — played 7 — lost 6, won 1. 0.14 — played 6 — won 6 — Senior Lea gue cham- pions. Combined Saltus Roger Chaffee side defeated Colonel Bye tourists (Canada). Four members of squad were selected for Bermuda Under 21 team: (K. Dill, R. Smith, J. Klement, L. Butterfield). These same 4 boys plus Page, Lopes and Curtis played for the schools select team. The following boys were placed in the l t 4 in their inter-school sports finals: — Juniors — Ramirez (1st — pole vault, 3rd - — long jump), Bardgett (4th — triple jump). Inters — M. Wilson (1st — 1500 m, 1st — pole vault), B. Way (3rd — long jump), Pengelly (3rd — high jump), G. Jack (3rd — discus), P. Smith (2nd — triple jump). Seniors — Lindo (4th — javelin), Matcham (2nd — pole vault), R. Bagen (4th — discus), K. Dill (1st — shot), R. Wright (1st — triple jump, 1st — long jump). Senior relay team (Page-Perrault-Lopes-K. Dill) — 2nd (new school record). Inter- ' ouse sports — Inter-School: — Juniors (4th), Inters (4th), Seniors (2nd). Best individual performance — V. Campbell, 2nd (inters). House Competition: — Juniors — W 71, D 73, S 75, B 44 Inters — D 45, B 75, S 94, W 112 Seniors — S 34, D 87, W 100, B 133 Overall — 1. Saltus 203, 2. Darrell 205, 3. Wat 283, 4. But 302 Individual results: — Juniors — 1. Wharton, 2. Bixby, 3. Bacon Inters— 1. M. Wilson, 2. V. Campbell, 3. P. DeSilva Seniors — 1. R. Smith, 2. A. Parsons, 3. R. Wright Juniors — 1. D 69, B 38, W 31, S 21 Inters D 75, B 29, S 28, W 27 Seniors — S 57, D 44, B 38, W 21 Overall — 1. Darrell 188, 2. Saltus 106, 3. Butter- field 105, 4. Watlington 79. New records established in house or inter-school sports: ' Inters: — Longworth — shot (40 ' 3 ), M. Wilson — pole vault (9 ' 6 )- Seniors: — R. Bagen — discus (40.43m), K. Dill — long jump (6.08m), Matcham — pole vault (9 ' ), I. Page — 100m (11.2 sees) and 200m (23.7). 5-star award winners — R. Bagen, P. DeSilva, Lang- ■ worth, E. Ball, M. Wilson, G. Jack, Bardgett, | Bacon, P. Smith, Trott, M. Patterson, B. Patterson, ; Redford, Bixby, Turner. BASKET BALL Under 15 League — (2nd in league) played 8, won 6, lost 2 — for 339, against 131. Over 15 League — played 8, won 4, lost 4 — for 336, against 330. House Basketball Juniors Seniors — 1st Darrell, 2nd Salitus. Mocklow Photo • CRICKET U.14 League — played 7, won 2, lost 5. f 0.14 League — played 6, won 4, lost 2 — league oft pions. Senior team also defeated Trinity College Canada, the Pick of the Bermuda Schools. Founder ' s Day game — match drawn. Jeff Collins Trophy (most improved cricketer) — dell Smith. Mocklow Photo ' Take it easy on me, will you, Terence? ' BADMINTON Inter-school tournainent won by Sa ltus (winning every boys event). Finalists — Bardgett, Bacon, Pengelly, G. Jack, R. Wright, C. Brov n, Pitman. SWIMMING B.S.S.F. gala — won by Saltus. Malcolm Smith Stuart Matthews were individual champions. A. Parsons and S. Steynor passed bronze medallion awards in life-saving. HOCKEY Tndoor tournaments winners — 014. Mayne,J. Madeiros, Burke, Butterfield: U14. Mocklow, D. Moniz, Rus- kin. Turkey tournament (Behnont) — winning team B. John- ston, J. Maitland, P. Clnton — runners-up. M. Lines. P. Madeiros, G. Clinton. Founder ' s Day tournament — 12 teams from school de- feated Old boys parents b 2 points (12-3 point Nassau competitions). B.S.S.F tournament (Xmas term) — low gross winner. B. Johnston; low net winner, C. Wright. (Easter Term) — Low gross — B. Johnston. Low net — M. Osborne. (Summer Term) — Team competition won b E. Col- lins C. Lusher. TENNIS Inter-school doubles tournament; — won by B. Way and E. Pengelly — defeating Page and C. Lusher (all Saltus final). School tournament (36 entries) 1st. Bill Way, runner-up Brian Way. Consolation tournament — 1st. C. Tucker, runner-up D. Smith. JUNIOR INTER SCHOOL PORTS ACTIVITY 1975 -1976 INTER SCHOOL SOCCER i This year we have competed against West Pem- broke, M.S.A. and Dellwood schools in the West Central Division of the B.S.S.F. Primary Soccer League. In the early part of the season the Junior squad hvas augmented by players (still under 12 years) from pur senior school. After Christmas these seniors were aot used — our own boys having ' matured ' very quickly! Although our results are not those of a ' successful ' side we can look back on this year ' s soccer and be pleased. The young J4 boys who played acquitted themselves very well. Results — P W D L 6 2 0 4 An innovating and exhilarating 6-a-side league was hosted by Saltus and all concerned commented on its success. Our two teams were both eliminated by their last imatch of the series. SWIMMING If our teams can ' t consistently beat the other schools at running, jumping or kicking a ball they certainly can show them how to swim. Once again our swimmers almost swept the board at Coral Island Hotel, taking eight firsts, five seconds and one third place with two unfortunate disqualifications. I refer to the disqualifi- cations as unfortunate ' since inter-school swimming is still a new activity and has only recently set acceptable (and agreed upon) standards for styles. The other ' non-House ' activity was our annual Fathers vs. Boys Softball game on Founder ' s Day. This game has become a highlight of many father ' s sporting calendar — and that of the Red Sox ' fan we suffered at first base! The Fathers team was held to low scoring in the first few innings, then took what looked like a com- manding lead. It was only due to some excellent play by the boys and some das!ardl fielding errors b the Dads that enabled the boys to draw level and end the game with the score tied 15 all! ATHLETICS Rose Hill Golf Course was cleared of golfers for this year ' s cross-country race. The course was extreme- iy ' interesting ' as all our runners commented! We could only muster one team this year! A team of 15 boys went to the preliminary heats of the Inter School Athletics held at National Stadium. Simon Payne (J5A) and Jean-Paul Marks (J4W) are to be congratulated in getting through to the finals of the high jump. Simon Payne placed second in the finals — with an excellent jump of 1.40 meters. Walker Team Photos. Jeavons Action Photos Cross Country Team. A. Dias; V. Chaves; M. Way; D. Patterson; J.P. Marks Athletic Team: Back Row U12 K.Finkbelner; S.Payne; R. Isbrandtsen B.Branch Centre U1 1 : V.Chaves; R.Smith; D.Patterson; J. P. Marks; T.Harvey Front U10: W.McHarg; M.Way; K.Thompson; A.Bortoli; R.Amott Victor Ludorum Raynard Smith wining the 1500m. JUNIOR INTER HOUSE ACTIVITIES SOCCER Twenty-four soccer games were played at lunchtime 3 decide the winner of the soccer trophy, and we saw ame keenly fought battles. The only negative aspect lust be the poor attendance of parents. Let ' s hope lore will show up and cheer next year. Lesults — J2 J3 Combined Darrell 9 Butterfield 7 Saltus 4 Watlington 4 J4 J5 Combined Butterfield 10 ' Darrell 8 Saltus 6 Watlington 0 pts Overall Placings Butterfield 17 Darrell 17 Saltus 10 pts, Watlington 4 pts, Butterfield won the trophy on goal average. pts pts pts pts pts pts pts, Three - A - Side Soccer Ko, Winners. M. Way; V. Chaves; J. Cooper; Soft Ball Squad: Back Row; R. Isbrandtsen, L. Pengelly, D. Lines. Centre: S. Pearse; G. Boyle; D. Patterson, C. Clift. Front: W. McHarg; R. Smith; V. Chaves, M. Way; K. Bean, J. Cooper. SOFT BALL The standard of softball is rising in school and this was evident in the House competitions. The final was won by Darrell who narrowly beat Butterfield 12 runs to 11. The second annual three-a-side soccer competition drew a record entry of twenty-eight teams from all classes of the school. Using custom built goal posts instead of stools ' borrowed ' from the Science room en- hanced this year ' s competition. The team of Vincent Chaves, Michael Way and James Cooper beat Raynard Smith, Stephen Pearse and Chris Morris 2g, Ic to 2c in the final. Our athletic programme was again expanded by the total involvement of the school in the Individual Performance Awards scheme sponsored by the A. A. A. in England. The boys may be disappointed by their apparent ' shortage ' of Stars this year — but they must remember that all the standards were re-appraised and new figures issued only in March, 1976. These new standards are much harder to achieve — so they should bear this in mind when they consider their star badges this year. We have an active and varied Sports programme in the Junior school — and without the cooperation of staff and the enthusiasm and energy of the boys it would all be impossible. My thanks to you all. R.W. ATHLETICS CROSS COUNTRY Our races this year w re over a slightly modified course — due to the imminent collapse of a set of stairs and the unfortunate location of a garden nurtured by a green, thumbed member of staff. Results: J2 J3 winner — D. Farads (B) (J3M) J4 J5 winner — R. Smith (B) (J4W) House piacings: J2 J3 1. Watlington 2. Darrell 3. Butterfield 4. Saltus J4 J5 1. Saltus 2. Darrell 3. Butterfieid 4. Watlington Overall piacings: 1. Darrell 342 pts. 2. Butterfield 381 pts. 3. Watlington 497 ptS. 4. Saltus 590 pts. SPORTS DAY Without the help and enthusiasm of some loyal parents and friends our Sports Day would not be as ' enjoyable as it is. Everyone, staff, boys and guests worked hard under a hot sun and some commendable performances were seen. Most noteworthy was the all- round achievement of Raynard Smith (J4W) who had five first places and one second. The 1 500 metres produced more than its usual excitement as Raynard beat Michael Mello by only half a second. Ross Morbey is to be congratulated, too — winning the J2 Champion Cup despite having his arm in plaster. Stem Faces with 1200 metres to go. Douglas ai;terson ieading a J4 sprint with 25m to go. Stephen Rearse always runs like thati House Fevo jr O vid Swift shoulirig or; Darreil. Bruce Lorhan and Richard Doughty. Three - Ball Relay - an innovative event - or struggle Paul Handsley leading Nicholas Moore and Trevor Mouchette. Patrick Bryan J4W J3 Long Jump and Roger Amolt sails away . Ross Morby J2 champion throwing a cricket ball. TROPHY WINNERS J2 Champion — Ross Morby j3 pts. J 3 Champion — Alex Bostoli 16 pts. Richard Amott 16 pts. J4 Champion — Richard Smith 33 pts. J 5 Champion — Jean Lou Pengelly 13 pts. J2 J3 — Tug of War — Saltus J4 J5 — Tug of War -- Saltus J2 — 4 X 100m Relay — Darrell j3 _ 4 X 100m Relay — Darrell J4 _ 4 X 100m Relay — Darrell J5 _ 4 X 100m Relay — Butterfield House Competition Shield Butterfield. (First time Darrell has been beaten since at least 1971- 72!!) Victor Ludorum Raynard Smith. SENIOR YEAR ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMINATIONS The Advanced Placement ExaminMions allow students to prove that they have covered university-level work while stili It school. They take place in May throughout the world, and require students to demonstrate that they have achieved at the iollege level a certain competence in the subjects which they have studied. Different colleges have different criteria in acknow- edging the grades but the usual practise is to grant advanced placement and first year credit to candidates who have received grades of 5, 4 or 3, while grade 2 is officially classed as possibly qualified, individual review recommended. In the United ' vtates, a satisfactory grade on this examination is treated as the same as passing an A level examination. Many colleges, including the mosit prestigious, allow their first year to be missed completely by those who have achieved hrec grades of 3 or higher. Otherwise, a student who has one or two satisfactory grades may move on to more advanced X)urses in those subjects or broaden his interests by taking a less basic set of courses in the first year. Officially a grade 2 in advanced placement has been pronounced parallel with a grade C of a first year college course, ) as a B and 4 and above as A. In the light of this, this year ' s students are to be congratulated on their results; 52 papers A ere sat and 26 grades of 3 or above were earned, as well as 15 grade 2s, proportions a good deal higher than the averages bf the 99,000 papers taken in the United States and other countries. ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMINATIONS American History Art Biology Chemistry English French Language Latin Mathematics Calculus AB Music Physics B Adderley, E.J. 3 Barritt, F.M. 3 1 3 2 Bean, A.R. 1 Burgess, S.H. 1 Clinton, G.N. 3 2 Convers, S.A. 3 Davis, W.S. 1 De Sousa. K.A. 4 4 2 Dill, K.L. o 1 Dunstan, L. 3 Hillen, D.J. 2 1 1 2 Horton, B.M. 2 2 Isbrandtsen, G. 1 Manuel, W.R. 2 3 1 Michie, K. 2 Nisbett, T.W. 2 3 Pedro, D.L. 4 3 3 Pitman, A.M. 3 Riggert, M. 3 2 Smith, P. A. 3 2 2 Soderqren. G.A. 3 Somner, C.W. 3 Stephens, T.A. 3 4 1 Ward, P.T. 3 Way, K.A. 3 Williams, D.E. 5 3 3 Woolridge, J.C. 1 2 3 TOTAL EXAMINATIONS NO. GRADES 3 OR GREATER 7 3 7 4 4 3 2 14 1 1 4 1 1 1 7 5 3 1 Possible Credits C - o 0 c 2 S (J u a a ' Z a o oc rH-J 1 w U rs o 1. Binns D.S. 176 170 A Baqen R.C. 104 104 A plijs 3. Collis G.B. 180 166 AB 4, Reid K. 1 76 1 65 A 5. Klement J.S. 173 161 A Scott P. 173 161 A 7, DaCosta R. 169 159 A Frick B.A. 176 159 AB PASS 9. Anfossi M.D. 1 69 144 AB 10. Jack W.A. 169 142 AB 1 1 Burke M.C. 1 69 1 41 B 1 2. Parsons A. D. 169 1 37 AB IS.Mayne R.S. 157 1 36 AB 14.DeSilva L.C. 169 1 34 AB 1 5. Johnston B. M. 169 1 32 B 16.Madeiros H.J. 169 126 AB 1 7. Morris G.L. 139 101 BC iS-Stevnor S.M. 167 122 B 1 9-Swa inson J R 169 117 B 20.Minq K.R. 169 109 EC 21. Page 1. 169 107 B 22.Lindo M.W. 169 1 06 8 23.Snnith M.H. 1 67 104 3 24. Blackwood R.H. 72 43 B 25. Wilson A.T. 169 1 01 BC Butterfield L.N. 169 1 00 BC Macpherson P. H. 169 100 BC Lawrence W.A. 169 100 BC Skiner J. P. 135 80 B 30.Tucker CD. 169 92 B ATTENDANCE 31 .Shanks C.L. 169 98 BC 32. Nixon J.F. 168 94 BC 33. Lusher CM. 92 51 C 34. Petty R.J. 167 83 c 35.Kromer H.J. 169 81 BC 36. Leseur K.F. 135 55 C 37.Greenslade ' A ' . J. 165 58 BC GCE RESULTS E. Lang. E. Lit. History Geog. Latin French Spanish Maths Physics Chemistry Biology Art Music W.T. A.O. Maths B arr itt X X X X X X X X X X X Bean A. R . X X X Bean R. X X X X X X X X X Bezant X X X Clinton X X X X X X X Davis X X X X X Dill X X X X X X Hillen X X X X X X X X Manuel X X X X X X X N isbett X X X X X X X r CCJ 1 L) X X X X X X X P i T m a o 1 1 L 1 1 1 o H X X X X X X R r Art : X X X S ay no r X X X X X X X S im nnons X X X X X X X X X X X C f T i 1 +1-1 R A om 1 tn rt . M . X X So m ne r X X X X X X Stempel X X X X X X Stephens X X X X X X X Woolridqe X X X X AI I ILII V X Burpess X X X Cab ra 1 X X X X Harrington X Milton X X Leseu r X - Maderios X X X X McCal Ian X X Mello X Osborne X X Po w e 1 1 X X X X Price X X X X Richard so n X Rod ill X X Todd X X Ward X X X X Wright X GCE RESULTS - 4th FORMS Biology English Language F rench c w t 3 Chomistry Anf ossi X X Baqen X X X Benbow X Binns X X X X Blackwood Buckley X Burke X X X X Butterf ield X X Collis X X X X X DeCosta X X DeSilva G. Desilva L. X X X Flood Foster Frick X X X Greenslad e Jack X X Johnston X X Klement X X X X X X K romer Lawrence X Leseur K. Leseur L. X Lindo X Lusher X Macpherson X X Maderos X X Mayne X X Ming X Morris X X Nixon X Paqe X Parsons X X Petty X Reid X X X X X Scott X X X X Shanks X Skinner X Smith Stey nor X X Swainson X Tucker X X Wilson (Figures in bracScets refer to year of leaving) With SO ' many Saltus boys at university these days, this section should be a great deal longer than it is, but people do not ' keep in touch. At last, steps are being taken to compile an up to date and accurate list of old boys with addresses, so that we can get in touch more effectively. But it is a difficult business, and a slow one. Meanwhile, message to all Old Boys; please get in touch, we want to know where you are and what you are doing. Another problem here is caused by the time abroad and the difficulty of identifying old Saltus boys when they return. But one we do. know about and congratulate is Wendell Hollis ( ' 69) who is now practising law in Bermuda. Wendell was Head of School at Saltus and the first winner of the Sir Henry Tucker Scholarship. He did well at Bristol University and, later, was placed 7th out of 1500 in Bar Finals. He is already helping with the problem of revitalizing the Old Boy net- work and, at the end of this term, he spoke and presented certificates at the end of term ceremony. Welcome, too, to Barry Dodds (65) who has recently returned to the island as Air Canada ' s Sales Manager. Congratulations to John Powell (69) on his award of a Commonwealth Scholarship. John went to Malborough for the sixth form course and then to Bristol University; he was awarded a Bermuda Government Scholarship and obtained a B.Sp. in Engineering. He will now work for two years on his PhD in Mechanical Engineering. Ronald Lines (72) has graduated in accountancy and Business Administration in New Hampshire College. Gil Tucker (71) graduated at Boston College, with a double major in Marketing and Accountancy. He is now with Morris and Kempe. Duncan McBeath (72) who went to Fettes College after ' O ' levels at Saltus, is now at the University of East Anglia, reading Economics. Mark Barnard (72) who went on to Malvern, has had two years at Princeton and this September moves on to Cornell for the Hotel Administration course there. Maxwell Roberts (74) has just completed his second year in Business Ad ministration at the University of Detroit. Kent Stuart (71) graduated at Upper Canada College this summer and goes on to the University of Western Ontario David Reginald Evans (69) who left early when his family emigrated, has just won an open scholarship in Physics at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. Allan Dunch (71) and David Fox (72), were both on the Deans List at Mount Allison University this year. David Fox also won a Government Scholarship. James Dale (73) won an entrance scholarship when he entered McGUl last September. iUh l og Column In future editions of this magazine we hope to include a record of the achieve- ments (academic, professional etc.) of any former pupil of the school, particularly those who have left in the last ten years. Please use this form to report any facts about yourself and Old Boys known to you, particularly if they are unlikely to report it themselves. Address your contribution to The Editors at the school. If you wish to receive subsequent editions of the Year Book, please contact the Treasurer of the Saltus Association. Name Address , Occupation Date of leaving Saltus Please note: The Yearbook staff would like to thank Graham Mocklow, Mr. Joseph A. DaCosta Correia and Mr. Frank Watlington (34). Their cooperation and generosity were of great value to this year ' s edition. This is your Yearbook. Personally and academically, there is much to be gained by helping with its production. There is plenty of scope for students to take an active part. If you are interested, please contact the editor. I ,1