Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

Text from Pages 1 - 92 of the 1977 volume:

Typing Cover Photography Layout S. Swift Neil Sloan S. Masters L,yons and the folks at Engravers Ltd. 191611911 TRUSTEES H. C. Butterfield, Esq., Chairman H. C. E. Masters, Esq. D. C. Selley, Esq. F. J. Gosling, Esq., M.B.E. C. T. M. CoIIis, Esq. Dr. D. E. Campbell H. C. D. Cox, Esq. N. B. Dill, Jr., Esq. HEADMASTERS NOTE: I The fundamental challenge to all private schools is the maintainance of both standards and numbers. A fall in either produces disaster in the other; the process may be delayed, but it is certain. Not only have we avoided this pitfall but a steady improvement can be measured and proved by the external results over the last few years and especially by those recorded in this Yearbook. It is now a fact that boys remaining at Saltus enter universities of at least as equal calibre as those who go abroad-, sometimes even a year earlier or with Advanced Placement. The reasons? There must be many, of course, but two important ones perhaps not sufficiently recognised are a growing tradition of willingness among the students and a very good team of teachers who, from first year at Cavendish to Senior Year, combine a professional classroom competence with individual and personal concern for their pupils. . ' . . , ■ j . So we have some cause for pride. The danger is that the pride may close our minds to to other important possibilities. There are questions that we ought to ask. How much do we do for our boys who are not college-bound? Granted that boys who find themselves about the middle of the class rank these days would have been very near I the top a decade ago, it follows that many near the bottom would have been much more I respectibly placed then. Most of our ' bottom half boys are in the top quarter as far as I- Bermuda ranking goes. Anyway, not being academic means no more than not being i -academic; experience shows, thank goodness, that it has little to do with future success, I in the widest sense. It is probable that the ranks of the non college-bound contain I as many who could make valuable contributions to future society, but how far do I most Saltus attitudes show that we believe this? How good is our career service, I relying as it does on a few personal contacts and odd telephone calls to and I from the Headmaster? How sound and well developed are our relations with the city and the real world? , And what about our attitude to things pastoral, to training for citizenship? ; Have we determined to what extent a school, especially a day school, can I operate in this area and, even if it can, should it want to? W tend to rely I on . ' time-honoured ' approaches, on the importance of example, the need for I obedience, a firm hand if necessary and the help of a good home. It seems I to work, on- the whole; being time-honoured doesn ' t make it wrong, and it certainly requires a great deal more time and worry than the previous sentence suggests. But what of the odd, difficult case? Should we be more articulate, more aggressive in the teaching of attitudes, even at the expense of academic periods? . There seem to be three possibles today. A reliance on a general reverence for human life and dignity, which is vague and can be used to support both sides of almost any question. A teaching of the usefulness of obeying the conventions on the basis that conformity brings future success and happiness, which seems to me positively evil. And behaviour based on the rules of a definite ethic, which seems to me correct but which J must admit becomes, in my hands and in a non- , denominational school, often hopelessly watered down. What schoolmaster hasn ' t made use of all three, as time and convenience demanded? How much is Saltus doing to fight inaccuracy of thought and expression? Is it enough to plead that the disease is universal, that Saltus has not sunk as low as some, and that the problem is even more acute in Berrhuda than elsewhere, because the level of public utterance is lower even than those of the U.S. and the U.K. and malapropisms are reverenced here as knocked-down arguments. In fact, we are at least aware of all this; the number of English lessons is increasing and we are at work encouraging reading. But, meanwhile, how accurate is our own thought and expression? How correct is the language of pedagoguy? Do we insist enough on correctly articulated answers? Or, if we do, do we rule ourselves completely out of court as pedants. A teacher (or a parent) can hold so consistently to that which is good that he is not listened to; he can also be so ready to show himself to be ' with it ' tnat he is not worth listening to; it is not an easy tightrope. I suppose it is a sign of grace that we do worry about these things, and others, far more than appears in Yearbooks and on Speech Days. What of the questions that we are not sensitive enough to ask? Headmaster F. L. Stephenson, Esq. — (Senior Master) E. R. Rothwell, Esq., B.Sc. (London) — Chemistry C. Williams, Esq. — Woodwork, Technical Drawing C. Jeavons, Esq., B.Met., M.Sc. (B ' ham) — Mathematics W. Duncan, Esq., I..R.S.M. — Music M. Billington, Esq. — Physical Education P. Galea, Esq., M.A. (Oxon) — French B. Lines, Esq., B.Sc. (Ohio) — Biology T. P. Smith, Esq., B.A. (Nottingham) — English H. Zicglcr, Esq., B.A. (Cieorge Washington), M.A. (London School of Economics) — Admissions Counsellor E. Crawford, E.sq., M.B.H., B.Sc. (London), A.L.C.M., M.LM.I., A.M. Tcch.I. — Mctalwork. by M. Aubrey. 2G S. Harris, Esq., B.A. (Wales) — Latin S. Masters, Esq., B.A. (Williams College) — Art J. Smith, Esq., B.A. (Oxon), M.A.T. (College of William Mary) History B. Toms, Esq., B.Sc. (Wales) — Mathematics R. Kempe, Esq., B.A. (Swarfhmore) — English P. Morris, B.Sc. (Hull) — Geography, Economics D. Morrison, Esq., B.A. (Wales) — Spanish D. Roberts, Esq., B.Sc. (Birmingham) — Physics Professor of funny languages. May your future never be blighted with those wrecthed free periods and holidays. Mr. Toms Junior School Miss E. M. Wilkie (Head of Department) Mrs. M. Pettit, Dip. Mus.Ed., R.S.A.M.. L.R S.M. R. Stones, Esq., B.Sc. (Bradford) Mrs. K. Waiker Mrs. L. Williams K. Ackland, Esq. R. Walker, Esq. Mrs. K. Latter Miss M. Armstrong M. Beasley, Esq. J. McEwan Preparatory School Mrs. R. M. Hopkins (Head of Department) Miss W. Thompson R. Meredith, Esq. Mrs. E. Hyland Mrs. P. Sampson Miss E. Riches Mrs. S. Bacon Bursar R. M. Hopkins, Esq., M.R.T.P.I., M.C.P.I., Ass. A.l.P. Secretaries Mrs. S. Swift, Mrs. P. Pedro Treasurer Mrs. L. Lines Mrs. Pedro New Teachers For the second year running, no teachers have left the Junior Preparatory Departments, but the Senior Department welcomes six new faces. MR. WILLIAM HANLON, B.A. (Lon- don and Queens) joins us from Warwick Academy to teach Maths. Another local is Mr. TONY PETTIT, M.A. (Dublin) who comes to teach Latin and who is, of course, no stranger to Saltus. He used to teach with us some years ago, before returning briefly to Britain and has recently been teaching at Berkeley. Mr. JONATHAN BEARD, B. Ed. (Hons), comes to take over the P.E. and Games. He is married and has had two years as Head of the boys ' P.E. in Queen Elizabeth High School, Herefordshire. Mr. Rothwell ' s place in the Chemistry Laboratory will be taken by Mr. DAVID HARRISON, B.A. (Hons), Manchester. Mr. Harrison has eight years teaching experience, first in a direct grant grammar school and later as Head of a Chemistry Department in a comprehensive school. He is married, with two young children. The History will be taken by Mr. MAL- COLM DURRANT, B.A. (Hons) Oxon., who won a soccer blue at Oxford and has had three years teaching at Dover College. He is unmarried. Also unmarried is Mr. COLIN Mc- KELVIE, M.A. (Hons) Dublin, who will be taking Mr. Tim Smith ' s place as an English teacher and Librarian. Mr. McKelvie was Vice-Chancellor ' s Prizeman of Trinity College, Dublin and has also been a Schoolmaster Fellow there; he is at present working for his M. Litt. He has had two years teaching at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution. 0S f ( New additions to the Saltus team — - Back row (L to R) Messrs. McKelvie, Beard, Hanlon, Harrison. Front row: Mr. Durrani (left) and Mr. Pettit. Dear Senior Year 1976-77, Senior Year Since we hope to have a newsletter in which all of you can read about each other in the future, I thoiiglit it would be appropriate to start out writing the first one to you. These are never easy, and it is likely that ! will leave out more than I put in, but hopefully this will jog some memories. There were some expected results. Ralph Bagen was number one in the class as he always has been. Derrick Binns achieved the giade VIII music along with Kern Rcid and Brian Frick. Joe Klemenl continued to be a student during the week and a Teacher on the weekend. Heather McPhee continud to be a star in French whilst Craig Tucker continued to be the spokespeison for the P.I .P. There were some unexpected events too. I arrived back in Bermuda to find that not only would we have a Mexican Rotarian, Olivia Talamas. but also a Scandinavian, Petra Krekola. Andrew Blaney came back from Canada while Warwick Academy sent us three students. Antoinette Beach covered everything including pillow cases with her art work, John Steele became further convinced that he should be a vet, and Richard Weinacht — a fellow member of the tribe — proved that hair made out of Brillo was not just science fiction. Stanley Monish and Ronald Brooks joined us from Whitney. Stanley became Kon ' s chauffeur as Ron ' s driving exploits became almost weekly reading in the newspaper. The media was not all bad. The abbreviated Summer term brought not only A. P. exams but also articles in all three newspapers, as well as both T.V. and radio stations. Derrick was interviewed for T.V. and I suppose we can forgive him for saying that the music stood out most in his mind — the Senior Choir was pretty good. The band even went coed with ' the addition of Jill Richardson. Billy Jack and Chris Tremaine were unsuccessful in defending their Stockpiler Project, but Bradley Johnston proved that Business may be the right major for him as he led his team to victory. Andrew Parsons got an ' A on his Economics ' O ' level so he might also turn out okay as a ' Forty Thief. Andrew also seemed to be Finnished quite a few parties. Parties — Senior Year had quite a few of them. The Christmas party became an annual affair thanks to the organization of Ann Maitland and Jimmy Madeiros. These two would also be the driving forces behind the Graduation Dinner which was a tremendoLis success. .And Ann ' s mother came up with a recipe not to be found in Mrs. Dunch s Cookery class — Fricadillos. Michael Anfossi might not remember, but how many of us will forget them or Winsor Beach? There were rumours that Barbara Perreault dropped out — unfounded — and that John Sv ainson made it to registration on time — also unfounded. Ian Page decided to be the next Jimmy Connors and enjoyed his tennis so much that he missed the first day of school ' I and decided that next year he would devote all of his time to the sport. After he ' s finished on the courts, he can go down to Rum Runners to drink with Joe Skinner. Michael Biu ke was a good Texan in OH WH.AT A LO ELY W.AR. Brian Frick wrote salient if ultra-conservative comments on the blackboards while Hugh Blackwood visited his pet shop. .Anna Tumbridge found horses easier to deal with than mathematics and bookkeeping while Carol Rego found Bill (or vica versa). Scott Maynes hionic shoe went flying through a window. Poker was cheaper! Stephen Steynor continued to preach while Heather Manderson tried and succeeded in finding a college that both she and Carol would would go to. Mark Dalpoggetto decided on aeronautics although it was agreed that his was the ' drcadest ' motorbike — or was it a cvcle ' . Kim Aubrey did wonders for the coeducational aspects of Senior Year by getting her Head together with Joe while Niki O ' Learv did the same with Derrick. Niki was also gi en a S2,20() scholarship ' by Hopewell Inter- national, bringing the total amount of money awarded to this year ' s group to almost $35,000, which is 207c of what will be needed to educate all of you just this next year. An appreciable amount of this support came from the Vallis Trust. The Senior Year Award went jointly to Ann Maitland and Derrick Binns. As a whole, the group graduated half the class with overall honours for the year. It is a record which will be hard to beat. But don ' t forget the teachers, for without them, you ' d have never made it. Some examples — Mr. Toms ' s accent, Mr. Billington ' s training sessions, Mr. Galea ' s directing, Mrs. Dunch ' s meals, Mrs. Musker ' s typing, Mrs. Lindberg ' s Rome, Mr. T. Smith ' s poetry, Mrs. Higginson ' s grammar, contents of Mr. J. Smith ' s refrigerator, Mrs. Wendes ' Reformation, Mr. Duncan ' s Choir, Mrs. Cooper ' s Art and History thereof, Mr. Masters ' Photography, letters to Mr. Weller, Mr. Kempe ' s Notion and Mr. Rothwell ' s potions. Finally, Miss Myerscough and Mrs. Swift who did a tremendous amount for you although you may never have known it. Well, that ' s about it. My toe hurts while I reminisce about all of you so I guess I ' ll go down to the Gibbons Room and practice Anaconda — High Low — roll your own. Keep in touch; we ' ll miss you. Good luck and best wishes, HENRY ZIEGLER Michael Anfossi Queen ' s University Antoinette Beach Hampton Institute Derrick Binns Johns Hopkins University Ralph Bagen Drew University Kim Aubrey Vassar College Andrew Blaney Trent University Ron Brooks Bishop ' s University Michael Burke Allegheny College Mark Dalpogetto East Coast Aero Tech Brian Frick Dalhousie University Billy Jack Dalhousie University Bradley Johnston University of Western Ontario Joe Klement University of Toronto Jimmy Madeiros Canadian Forces Petra Krekola Rotary Exchange Scholar from Finland Heather Manderson Barrington College Scott Mayne Brock University Ann Maitland Bryant College Heather McPhee Queen ' s University Stanley Monish Northern Virginia Community College Niki O ' Leary St. Mary ' s University Ian Page Eastern Kentucky (1978) Barbara Perreault JiJl Richardson John Swainson Dalhousie University West Virginia University Acadia University Anna Tumbridge Richard Weinacht Southern Seminary Tufts University Olivia Talamas Rotary Exchange Scholar from Mexico The results of the college admissions procedure were excellent. Considering how well the students did on their internal assessments, the positive answers received give fur- ther proof that those students who work hard can be admit- ted to the most reputable universities in the United States and Canada. The Canadian picture was especially pleasing. For example, all seven applicants were admitted to Dalhousie. Three students were admitted to McGill. Niki O ' Leary was admitted to the second year of St. Mary ' s. In Ontario, six were admitted to the University of Western Ontario while five heard positive results from Queen ' s. Three were admitted to Trent and two to Brock and both applicants to Wilfrid Laurier were accepted. A number were admitted to the other Ontario universities. Joe Klement has a space reserved for him at the University of Toronto if he gets two grades of three on his Advanced Placement Examinations. The United States continued to give financial awards to those who were deserving in the American colleges ' opinions. Derrick Binns was given $1,500 from Johns Hopkins, where he will be attending. In the process, he turned down $1,000 from Tufts University and $2,750 from Willi ams College. Ralph Bagen received $3,400 from Drew University and Michael Burke will get $1,500 from Alle- gheny College. The biggest winner in the financial aid area was Kern Reid, who will be attending Williams College with assistance totalling $5,500. I repeat my question of last year — when will the Bermuda Government begin to be more forthcoming? The students were admitted to the following colleges and universities. In the United States: Allegheny College, American University, Babson College (2), Barrington Col- lege (2), Berklee College, Briarcliff College, Bryan College, Bryant College, Connecticut College (2), Drew University (3), East Coast Aero Tech, Emmanuel College, George- town University, Hampton Institute, Hoi ' stra University, Ithaca College (2), Johns Hopkins University, Lowell State College, University of Massachusetts — Amherst, Merrimack College, Mount kla Junior College, Muhlenberg College, Nasson College, Northeastern University, Northern Virginia Community College, Richmond University, Rider College, Roger Williams College, Southern Seminary Tufts University (2), Vassar College, Wagner College, Warner Southern Col- lege, Western Maryland College, West Virginia University, Wheelock College, and Williams College (2). In Canada: Acadia University (5), Bishop ' s University (2), Brock University (2), Concordia University, Dalhousie University (7), University of Guelph, McGill University (3), Mount Allison University (8), Mount St. Vincent University, University of New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island Univer- sity, Queen ' s University (5), St. Mary ' s University (5), St. Francis Xavier University (2), University of Toronto, Trent University (3), University of Western Ontario (6), Wilfrid Laurier University (2), and the University of Windsor. This year ' s results were the best ever versity has perhaps been the chief characteristic of this year ' s music at Saltus. The Band has subdivided itself on several occasions to produce smaller ensembles that are beginning to explore the more esoteric realms of chamber music. Mr. Adams teaching Shaun Standley about the mechanism of the clarinet. By kind permission of the Menuhin Foundation, about ten boys now receive lessons in strings from the Heller Quartet. A string player needs much patience, tenacity and every encouragement, more so, I feel, than in any other musical field. is everyone watching? Dealing with the events of the year, the Band gave a short, informal concert in the Gym at Christmas where, amongst other items, the popular tune Smoke gets in your Eyes was played and dedicated to Mr. Williams! The Carol Service this year was almost an entirely choral affair — sheer numbers prevent us combining both choir and Band. Perhaps it was good, too, to revert back to the more traditional form of Carol Service. The Choir singing at the Carol Service in St. John ' s Church. The junior section of the choir made a worthwhile contribution to the production of Lovely War, accom- panied most ably by Redford, Riihiluoma and Bishop. The Choir providing an audience for a rehearsal of ' Lovely War ' . For the second year running, the Band met at Sonesta Beach in the Easter Mondays to spend a day preparing for its Annual Concert. Thanks again to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Popper for allowing us the use of the facilities and for pro- viding an excellent lunch at a ridiculously low cost. One of the most memorable events of the year for me was the highly successful Band Camp at Messina House. Here, I was very impressed with the amount of work every- one was prepared to do, both in ensemble and in private practice. We also managed to have lots of fun, too, with boats, swimming, and a film show. Much of the success of the venture was due to the people from out of school who gave so willingly of their time. To Mr. and Mrs. George Murphy for cooking for us so splendidly, Mr. Don Jolliffe, Mr. Andrew Nunn and the Rev. and Mrs. T. Aber- nethy, who helped in so many ways, a very big thank you. Sections of the Band rehearsing for the Ma, co-;en. This event really did prepare us for a very successful concert in St. John ' s on May 8th. The standard of solo playing was higher than ever and the Band was at its best, too. Some $600 was raised towards new instruments. To Jean Motyer and Alan Pitman a special word of praise for their contributions. The exam results which follow reflect a great deal of work on the part of those who were successful and they also serve as a reminder to us of the debt that we owe the instrumental teachers. Finally, to those musicians who are leaving this term, best wishes and good luck and our thanks for your contribu- tion to the musical life of Saltus. Results of the Royal Schools of Music Exams, 1977 Abstract on Guitar by Peter Matcham, 5R Theory of Music (Distinction only awarded in Grades 6-8) Grade 8 (Final) B. Frick, K. Reid, J. Riihiluoma Grade 7 J. Richardson Grade 6 S. Stanley, R. Mason, H. Frick (Distinction) Grade 5 P. Carter, W. Cox, C. Bardgett, B. Patterson, G. Redford, N. Stempel, K. Hendrickson, P. Bacon, D. Joell, J. Cooke, P. Maddern, R. Gibbons, G. Jack, H. Jorstad Grade 4 C. Popper, S. Popper, I. Bickley, R. McKittrick, R. Kaeser, M. Patterson, O. Andrade, N. Dill, J. Evans, C. Dunstan, N. Ball, C. Brown, D. Judah, R. Talbot, C. Tucker, D. Northcott, C. Tucker Grade 3 R. Amos, N. Hendrickson, J. Vickers, D. Cummer Grade 2 B. Robinson, P. Mclsaac, G. Perry, C. Tremaine Grade 1 J. Williams Practical Name Grade 8 D. Binns Grade 6 R. Mason G. Redford P. Bacon P. Carter S. Standley Grade 5 J. Cooke R. Gibbons G. Jack S. Butz D. McHarg Grade 4 C. Bardgett B. Patterson J. Riihiluoma N. Hendrickson D. Judah I. Bickley R. McKittrick R. Amos Grade 3 C. Dunstan H. Finkbiener G. Redford J. Evans D. Northcott N. Hendrickson R. Talbot Grade 2 D. Jorstad B. Robinson Grade 1 R. Mason C. Tucker Instrument Flute (Awarded Ferraz Memorial Cup for highest mark in this grade for all Bermuda) Flute, with merit Flute Flute Clarinet Clarinet Clarinet, with merit Trumpet Trumpet Trumpet Trumpet Trombone Trombone Flute, with merit Flute, with merit Flute Clarinet Clarinet Flute French Horn, with merit Trumpet Piano, with merit Piano Piano Clarinet Clarinet Piano, with merit Violin Piano, with merit Piano What do ytm wani for Chrislmas boys . ■ The Bells of Hell Now. you louty kK . jjfMM) ' Wc must grind ihcrn down Oh WhAiA LovEly W r! ! don ' t wanna be a soldier . Let us pray . . . . The show was performed in the Senior School on three nights at the end of March. It is essentially a series of sketches deplciini scenes from World War One. interspersed with songs to create a vaudeville effect. Scenery was dispensed wit h — the visual mcssa;je was put over by using ■ Another successful sear. Bertie over fifty slides projected onto a screen beside the stage. This clement, with its statistics and often gruesome photographs, was designed to strike the emotions of the audience as well as to provoke serious thought. Perhaps this made the play difficult to watch — one was being asked to laugh at the ineffeciency of the generals and the fatalistic humour of the soldiers, whilst this lighter mood was constantly interrupted by reminders of the hard facts. For many people, the highlight of the show was the performance of the group of young |soldiers — second and third formers — who acted with considerable sensitivity and demon- 4Xstrated that they understood the situation in which their chaiacters found themselves. ; Several of the teachers played officer roles, switching from the comic to the tragic and portraying the war leaders ' ineptitude with such aplomb that one might suspect typecasting. Seven girls from the High School successfully fought a war of their own — against the virus infection which caused concern backstage but was not noticeable to the audience. In all, 26 people played a total of 74 roles, a situation which not only caused confusion at rehearsals but made Mrs. Stanton ' s costuming all the more admirable. Mr. Duncan was responsible for the choir of 45 and the group of musicians — a job which he accomplished most successfully in his usual avuncular et demanding fashion. The play was directed by Mr. Galea, who was heard to shout at the odd lehearsal and now claims two gre hairs. Many people helped in wa s not immediately apparent to the audience and their team- work enhanced the performance of the actors on stage. The ast majority of the audience appreciated the play; what is perhaps more impoitant is that all those who worked on the pro- duction enjoyed it and derived considerable satisfaction from the end result of their work. ' V I ' ve got a 1 CISC ou d  n ' t laugh ' ' oulJ ou Men ihi . plca THE CAST Ian Bickley Andrew Blaney Michael Burke Mary-Jane Buschlen Tracy Dilks Charles Dunstan Boyd Gatton Dianne Hall Craig Harris Sid Harris Hans Jorstad Dag Jorstad David Judah Reid Kempe Joe Klement Matthew Lorentzen Jane McFadzean Dave Morrison OUT OF SIGHT Jackie Bacon Jim Bagen Kathy Bean Hope Berg Derrick Binns Peter Blaney Dorothy Broadhurst Kay Buschlen Billy Jack CoUn Jeavons Dorothy Jorstad Jimmy Madeiros Robert Mason Steven Masters Angela Mocklow Andrew Parsons Chris Popper Dave Roberts Tim Smith Susan Swift Rene Vermeulen Gill Walker THE MUSICIANS Michael Bishop Graham Redford Jay Riihiluoma Woodstock Northcott Karen Raskin Charlie Scott Steven Shepperd James Smith Craig Tucker Cristina Woods Jayne Young Henry Ziegler Snippets the cast may remember The unpredictabiHty of rifle drill. Le B.E.F. I ' m stupid. Scotty stirring up the front row. Those Welsh Mike Burke ' s knock on the head. Blankety-blank Tracing Tracy at KEMH. He ' s ' ,0 weedy. The sound tape. The naughty French lines Duke of Edinburgh ' s Award Scheme (S i ......... - 5 November Trek — The winter rains didn ' t dampen the enthusiasm of these seven die-hards The Duke of F.clinburyh Award Scheme once more aUiaclcd a large number of boys in the Third Form this year. Most of them have perse ered very well despite some bad luck with the weather on trek weekends. Their spirit was excellent and they enjoyed all the activities of the Scheme. 22 of these bo s will be receiving their Bronze Award in the autumn, together with perhaps 10 older boys. The disheartening factor is that many of the boys fuilher up the ' school who should have been completing Bron c and Silver Awards seem to have lost interest. They appear unwilling to organise themsehes and there is all too often the cr of well, I can ' t make it iliis weekend . . . John I horne is the onl boy ready to receive his Silver, having incorporated an Outward Bound course in Wales into his programme of activities. It is to be hoped that those who lui e done so well at Bronze this year will not let their enthusiasm flag and will put in the hard work nccessar for the Silver Award in the coming year. The Fire (Jeavons photo) THE At 7 a.m. on Sunday, June 26, fire engines wailed into the senior school playground. This was not an elaborate finale to the Duke of Edinburgh Fire Prevention course but the real thing. Smoke was pouring from most of the upper level of the school, particularly the assembly hall. The fire- men, some wearing breathing apparatus, were quickly inside, while the small crowd of onlookers were fearful that a large part of the school was about to be destroyed. It soon became apparent, however, that the huge clouds of smoke were misleading and that the actual fire was in only one part of the building. Mr. Stephenson proved this by emerging from the main door carrying the Geography O-Level papers. The firemen had succeeded, thanks to their prompt arrival, in containing the blaze to the assembly hall. They soon had this under control and the way was open for several teachers and parents to help move files and papers from the smoky office to the library. The upper corridor was black and reeking of smoke; inside the hall, there was a scene of devastation. Everything which could burn had done so. The stage, cedar table, school desks, chairs, the irreplaceable portraits of former headmasters — all gone with hardly a trace, leaving desk frames littering the blackened floor. A sad sight, not least for the firemen, many of whom were Saltus old boys. During the day, cleaning operations were carried out so that school could open the following day with the minimum of discomfort. By Monday morning, a temporary office had been set up in the library and room arrangements altered so that the school was able to begin examinations on time. It is fair to say that the boys responded sensibly to the situation. Many of them wrote exams in unlit rooms on a very dark morning, with the smell of stale smoke always present. The school managed to recover remarkably quickly from the initial blow. At time of writing the problem is to rebuild the destroyed facilities as soon as possible. Eric Marchais J5W ponders over a pawn Ancient Chinese puzzle PatrickWang J6B Is that my shirt or not? Annual clothes clear out Lisa Mello — one of the two remaining Is in tus ' Topping up the radiator Junior School Activities Chris SpurlingJSW overlooks his table top model Not as angelic as they look— M .. Nicholas Nickleby ' production Another one down the drain Marble hunting w -11 — - V Cavendish audience at the junior school enjoying Steeplejacks of the future Nicholas NickJeby (Beasley photo) Brass and Woodwind MUSIC REPORT Saltus Junior School 1976-77 This year the children have been very busy with the many musical activities the school provides. At Christmas the School choir combined forces with Mr. Stones and his drama group in a very successful performance of the pop opera Smike . We were very grateful for the valuable assistance of Mr. Meredith (guitar) and Michale Bishop (percussion). Their playing added greatly to the musical accompaniment. Towards the end of the Eastern term, the choir, which was on this occasion accompanied by Jean Motyer, and various instrumental- ists gave a concert to raise money for The Committee of Twenty Five for Handicapped Children. Mr. Stones provided some excellent choral speaking. We were very pleased with the result — over six hundred dollars! We used St. John ' s Church for this concert, and, once more, I feel that I must extend my thanks to the clergy and especially to Canon Wheatley for all the wonderful support they give us through- out the year. St. John ' s has become a musical focal point on the island. It has a very fine organ and the acoustics are excellent. The children enjoy singing there and the boys who sat The Royal Schools of Music exams there must have felt more comfortable in familiar surroundings. Exam results have been good and I ' m very pleased with the efforts of the vast majority of the boys who learn a musical instru- ment. However, I will say again, as I say every year, that, if a child cannot practice half an hour each night on a regular basis then it ' s a complete waste of time and money. I do all I can to encourage the worker but there is nothing I can do for the child who does not have the self discipline or the powers of organisation to work on his own for thirty minutes each evening. There is no way to ' sweeten the pill ' . It is simply a matter of hard work and, as one progresses, even harder work. We are very fortunate to have had the specialist skills of many fine teachers to help in our instrumental programme and this year have enjoyed the new experience of a complete string quartet wandering around two lunch-times each week — usually munching hot dogs! I refer of course to The Heller String Quartet. They have been a great help in so many ways and we do hope they stay as long as possible. Finally I would like to thank my long-suffering colleagues in the junior school who show a great deal of patience and tolerance as their rooms are invaded daily by dozens of instrumentalists with un- wieldy cases of different shapes and sizes. I ' m sure Mrs. Organ Morgan in Dylan Thomas ' s Under Milk Wood would have s m- pathised with them as she expressed the sentiment I am a martyr to music! .... marjorie Pettit strings THE VIOLA I play the viola. I like to play it very much. When I came to school in September I didn ' t know much about music. I heard about the viola and decided I would like to learn how to play it. I hado nly played for one month when I played for the first time in assembly. Mrs. Pettit helped me a lot by playing the piano. Later on I played in a string quartet for the concert in aid of The Committee of Twenty Five for Handicapped Children and after Christmas I played in a concert for the governor. I felt proud after all this and now I hope to play for prize-giving day. I am really glad that I play the viola. Jose Prado J5W THE CLARINET In Military bands the clarinet is usually the leading instrument. It can play in three and a half octaves starting at low E. The clarinet has five parts. These are the mouthpiece, the tuning barrel, the upper and lower joints and the bell. There are usually four clarinets in an orchestra. The highest note played by a clarinet is high C sharp. There are five practical exams, grades III, IV, V, VI and VIII. To pass you have to get 100, with merit 120 and with dis- tinction 130. The exams are out of 150. The clarinet is hard to play over the break. Kenneth Dolan J6W MY FIRST EXAM As I entered the church my examiner looked over his glasses at me sternly. Jay I presume? I answered his question and put my music on the stand. I played an A and began to play. My trumpet did not betray me and I was very pleased with it. After I had finished my pieces there came the dreaded ear tests. The teacher played a note on the piano and asked me to string it. I sang the wrong note and a disappointed frown came over his face. I walked out of the room after it was all over wearing an unsure smile. Jay Jay Soares J6W MUSIC I play the piano and the violin. On May 26th I had my Grade Two piano exam. The first things I had to do were my scales and broken chords, which I felt I did reasonably well. After that came my pieces. My first piece I played with only a few mistakes, but in Recorder Group my second piece I got muddled up in my left hand. My third piece was the best out of the three I thought. The dreaded sight reading came next and I didn ' t play very well at all. I did quite well in the ear tests and that was the end of the exam. Later I found out that my mark- was one hundred and twenty three, out of one hundred and fifty. That was a merit, and I was pleased that I had two marks more than the last exam. I have only just started the violin and I should be taking grade one next year. John Paul Skinner — J5W SALTUS JUNIOR The Associated Board Theory Grade I Marc Bacon Jai Bun Nicholas Campbell Patrick Caton Phillip Clift Simon Croft Stiiart Dolan St. John Dyson Mark Essncr Nicholas Glynn Daniel Haygarth Graeme Hunter Stephen Johnson Mark Mansi Eric Marchais James Mason Ross Morbey David Mulholland James Munro Jose Prado Phillipe Rouja David Smith Richard Tollis Richard Wang John Phillipe Wolf Marco Zanol SCHOOL (Music Results) of the Royal Schools of Music Theory Grade II J.ihn Blucit Mark Cave Stephen Cullimtire Stephen Davidson lai Delaney Kenneth Dolan David Fitch Steven Henderson Scott Kitson Christian Luthi Gautier de Marcy Michael Moniz Thaddeus Murdoch Adam Payne Jean-Pierre Rouja John Paul Skinner Jay Jay Soares David Stubbs David So ill PRACTICAL Pianoforte Grade I Grade 2 Flule . . . Grade 3 ClariiKt Grade 3 Trumpet Grade 3 French Horn Grade 3 Violin Grade 1 Grade 2 EXAMS Peter Barrett (Merill Daniel Haygarth (Merit) Guarticr de Marcy (Merill John Paul Skinner (Merit) Brian Finncrty David Fitch Christian Luthi Kenneth Dolan Marc Bacon (Merit) John Hayward Stephen McMaster Ross Morbey Jay Jay Scares Sean Pedro Merit) David Slubbs (Merit) Ian Dclany Adam Payne Raynard Smith (Merit) In December we put on our Christmas production of ' Smike ' The story was a pop musical based on Charles Dickens ' ' Nicholas Nickleby ' . I played the part of Smike who was a poor drudge and was bullied by Mr. Squeers. The play took a lot of preparation. Mr. Stones was the producer in charge of the whole production and Mrs. Pettit was the Musical Director. The whole staff helped with the production and we even had Mr Meredith from the Prep School to play his guitar and Michael Bishop from the Senior School to play the drums. The choir was made up of the best singers from J5, J6 and J7. The rehe arsals took up a lot of our time. We were even working at lunchtimes as well as after school and in the evenings. The big day came for our first performance and we invited Prep 3 to come along. They ever so quiet until the scene where the boys rebelled against Mr. Squeers. The audience really loved it as we got our own back on Squeers by hitting him with his own cane — we even fed Mrs. Squeers some of her very own brimstone and treacle. Just before that I was beaten by Squeers and my little sister who was in the audience shouted out, Poor Marco. The audience laughed at that. Marc Bacon. It was a lot of work rehearsing for ' Smike ' and we started at the very beginning of term. I thought I would never be able to learn all the lines I had to know but gradually I did. ' When we lined up to go into Cv the little room backstage on the first night I was really nervous. My first song went well and after a while 1 forgot about the audience and enjoyed the production. The part which took the most rehearsing was the scene where we sang ' Brimstone and Treacle ' . Mr. Stones had a lot of headaches over that part but eventually we worked out something which was really effective. Mrs. Latter mixed a concoction which looked foul but did not taste that bad. The boys had to pretent that it tasted awful or something really bad would have been mixed for them. Taking part in Smike was a lot of hard work but also a lot of fun. All the hard work by the actors, choir and staff seemed to pay off as the audiences enjoyed our production. Christian Luthi. SMIKE PRODUCTION CHARACTERS The Headmaster Mr. Nicholls Mr. Grant Pupils of the School: Wackford Squeers, a brutal schoolmaster . Mrs. Squeers, hie wife Nicholas Nickleby, a young man Ralph Nickleby, his uncle Smike, a poor drudge Fanny Squeers, the Headmaster ' s daughter Mr, Snawley, a businessman Richard a waiter John Bluck Brian Finnerty Scott Kitson Jay Jay Scares Ben Tompkins The Choir Steven Henderson Justin Williams Christian Luthi Stuart Joblin Marc Bacon Rajan Tolaram Mark Hamilton Peter Barrett Kenneth Dolan Cameron Adderley . Grant Brandson Philip Clift Ian Delany David Stubbs Michael Way Selected Members of J5, J6 and J7 Producer Musical Director Stage Manager Scenery Lighting Set Costumes Production Assistant Properties Slide Presentation Make-up House Manager Administrator Ron Stones Esq. Mrs. Marjorie Pettit Miss Myra Armstrong Mark Beasley, Esq. Rawdon Halker, Esq. Mrs. Lilian Williams and Parents Mrs. Kay Latter Keith Ackland, Esq. Mrs. Kay Walker and Parents John Hc£wan« Esq. Miss Eileen Wilkie Musicians Piano Marjorie Pettit Guitar .... Roa Meredith Percussion Michael Bishop SYNOPSIS Have our schools of the ' 70s changed very much from the learning factories of the 18303? ' Smike ' takes the story of Nicholas Nickleby , and sets it in a modern framework, to Ghow that Charles Dickens ' criticisms may still be true today. BIOLOGICAL STATION The library at the Station is the island ' s scientific research library. The Station has many visitors each year who come to do research and we were shown the electron microscope that is loaned to the island each summer for the researcher ' s use. The Biological Station possesses four research boats and scuba equipment for getting samples from the ocean. In the laboratory we were shown the studies of the Harrington Sound survey which is a five-year plan sponsored by the Government. There were also tar samples in the lab. These were being compared with tar samples taken from the Mediterranean Sea. As tar on the beaches is one of Bermuda ' s big problems the Government is also sponsoring this study. Bruce Chapman. MARITIME MUSEUM The Maritime Museum is now two and a half years old and has come a long way in that short time. Volunteer workers have done much of the cleaning and clearing of the area and have made the museum something Bermuda has to be proud of. My favourite pari was the building which housed the fitted dinghy — she is so beautiful. There are quite a few old boats on display in that building. We had lots of fun exploring all the tunnels around the ramparts. Some of these tunnels and passages under the ground had been used for storing ammunlion in the past, Stephen McMaster. DUNKLEY ' S DAIRY Twenty-six thousand quarters of filled milk are made every day at the Dairy. All other milk products are made from the filled milk which is made up basically from imported milk powder and coconut oil. We were shown the cartoning process and then led on to the ice-cream making department. A basic mix is produced and then flavours are added just before the cartoning. We were each given samples of ice cream just to make sure the process was working well. It was. David Lines. JOHN BARRITT SONS The plant at Barritt ' s is huge. Concentrate, cans and bottles are all imported in vast quantities. The concentrate is mixed with sugar and water to make a syrup. The syrup is then mixed with carbonated water and fed into the cans and bottles. The canning machine starts with upside down empty cans, fills them, puts a boltme on them and then groups them into six-packs. The machine runs for approximately one week out of every month and produces 18.000 cases of cans every day. The rest of the month is spent on bottling and making syrup for sale to hotels and bars. That means Bermuda drinks a lot of soda ' We were each given a sample of soda to test it. Brad Fisher. This year the Junior Arm of the Committee of 25 was able to sell a record total of 15,000 Christmas Cards in order to raise money to help the handicapped children of Bermuda. Out of all the boys at Saitus the ones who sold the most car ds were chosen to attend the opening of the new children ' s wing at Et. Brendan ' s Hospital. Out of these boys I was chosen to cut the ribbon. When the day came 1 was really nervous. We left school and went to St. Brendan ' s Hospital by car. When we arrived at the hospital we were met by the Senior Matron and taken to a conference room. After waiting a while the big moment came to cut the ribbon. The cameras were all zoomed in on me and I felt like a big movie star. I said my little speech, cut the ribbon and declared the new wing open and everybody started to clap. Afterwards we were invited to look around the wing. We saw the children ' s rooms and some of them were doing exercises. It was at that moment that 1 realised how much our hard work was helping those unfortunate children. Douglas Patterson J7S. J7S Summer Term Visits POLICE HEADQUARTERS Sergeant Perinchief was our guide and showed us the police cars. He asked Mr. Stones lo open the engine cover and then blew the horn and scared Mr. Stones half to death. We were shown the new hand-held radar machine which has a range of one and a half kilometers and can be used either facing the traffic or sideways on. A policeman drove a motor cycle down the road and we measured his speed at 75 km hour. That morning the police had been out with the radar machine for three hours. We drove back to school at the legal speed. Justin Williams. ASTWOOD-DICKINSON ' S At Aslwood-Dickinson ' s we first of all waited outside the store and viewed the expensive watches and jewellery through the windows, Mr. Dickinson welcomed us to the store and guided us lo the Watch Repair Department. We were shown a speci al testing machine how fast or how slow our watches were. In the workshop were four people repairing watches by taking them apart, replacing the worn parts and then pulling the whole assembly in a cleaning machine before putting it back together. In the Jewellery Making Deparlmeni we were shown how to shape and stretch gold strips for use in making rings and trophies, We fell like kings as we handled the gold and precious gems. Raynard Smith COLOUR PROCESSING CENTRE We visited the Colour Processing Centre on North Shore. Mr Masters showed us around the plant. He took the exposed film oul of its case and fed the whole thing through a huge machine v hich developed and fixed the negatives. The negatives were then taken to one of two printing machines and the photographic paper then taken into the processing machines. Lois of these processes have to be done in complete darkness. The finished pictures came out of a slit in the wall of the dark room. Mr. Masters was worried that there would be some incident pictures coming through while we were there, Troy Harvey, TELEPHONE COMPANY The Bermuda Telephone Company is a giant organisation. We were shown the expensive equipment of the automatic exchange. The old numbers on the island, those beginning with a 1. alt go through very old machinery where all the workings arc open Most of the things thai go wrong are connected with this old machinery which is slowly being replaced. The most intcrnting thing we vaw how to trace malictous calls and how to check if a phone had been left off ihc hook Andrew Mcl.ay REFUSE DISPOSAL PLANT Mr. Stones had told u lo dre s smaritv because we were foing somewhere special As we wjiked down the road he told thai «e would soon be able to smell the place. At fini we thought we were going to the new Pizza place, but as we got closer lo the dump we realised that wc had been tricked At the Refuse Disposal Plant all the trash is firM of all weighed in and then emptied out of the trucks onto a conveyor belt This belt then takes the rash into a machine which pounds it with heavy hammers. The smell was really disgusimg and as wc waiMiered around the machines the noise was unbearable. The treated trash is then taken onto the dump and takes kboul three months to decompose completely The plant deals with an average of 100 loas ol tiash each da) — that ' s a lot of trash for a small island Graham Bo le CABLE AND WIRELESS At Cable and Wirete -s Dpcralions on Church Street m Hamilton we were shown all the telex machines and video dispU hoards Cables can be sent b either going in to the office and placing your message in the hands of a receptionist or b phoning m your message. We were allowed to use the machines to communicate with each other just in the same wa the operators use the machines lo send their messages over long distances It was an interesting visit and some good explanations were given. Peter Barrdi- ADDERLEY ' S BOATS We visited Adderley s Fibre Glass Boat Builders m Dock)ard. Mr. Adderley showed us the moulds he used for making the different sized boats. His production model is the 25 foot boat and it is constructed in two halves — top and bottom — and then glued together The shell is made b laving fibre glass inside the frame, then a lavei of foa m and then another laver of fibre glass In this  a the foam « sandwiched in between the Ia ers of fibre glass and this makes the construction much stronger The entire operation was intercsiiog and Mr Addcrle. explained well Soiart JobtiD Preparatory School Activities The Dolphin Show lass IB attended the show at the conclusion of their study project on whales and dolphins adventure climbing. Our Sports Day By KEN DALLAS, Prep 3T., 8 years On Sports Day I was nervous. I didn ' t think we would win the race. I was in the three legged race with Richard Hammond my partner. My guess was right we didn ' t come first but instead we came third. After that I watched the mothers race. I like at the beginning when Mr. Meredith said don ' t go through the fence. I also liked when the fathers played tug-a-war and the rope broke. Then I carried up my chair with my class. When I had packed all my things I went down to meet my mother and father. Then we got a drink. — and some planned apparatus I  . ' fft ' This year ' s major budget ' expenditure is an inclined ladder for hand over hand swinging Every competitor receives a ribbon after completing his race. fathers ' tug-of-war — photographed |ust before the rope broke The Photographer by Mr. Lines THE BALLAD OF THE BARBER (I) The sheriff walked through town one day And stopped beside the barber ' s shop. His hair was long although quite grey So he went inside to have a chop. The barber clipped and clipped away While dusting off the locks of hair And in his merry, careless way, He clipped and missed and cut his ear. The sheriff let out such a shout As from his seat he jumped up high That people came from round about To try to find the reason why. (11) They looked and saw the barber ' s chair. The locks of hair, the barber ' s fear, Behind the chair, the sheriff there, The sheriff ' s tear, the bloody ear. And as they looked upon this scene, The sheriff spoke in clear-cut tones. He pondered on what might have been And cried he ' d have the barber ' s bones. The crowd that gathered by the door, All cheered and cheered the Sheriff on. For each of them, both rich and poor, Had suffered as the barber ' s pawn. (Ill) He really was an awful sort. The gossip of the neighbourhood And cankered like a clinging wart And did no one a bit of good. And so they chased him one and all. They chased him up and chased him down. The barber ran, he didn ' t loll. He didn ' t stop outside the town. The crowd pursued their game with glee Till at a cliff he sharply stopped, ' Cause there was nowhere he could flee And o ' er the edge he gently dropped. And so the town paid off old scores Against the barber ' s chattering. The sheriff ' s ear was framed with roars And little else was mattering. And now in that contented town. That sits upon the harbour side, The busy people do not frown Though hairy since their barber died. K. Aubrey, Senior Year Sister Karmen, oil on pillow case by Antoinette Beach, Senior Year. Self-portrait by Antoinette Beach, Senior Year FIRE AT NIGHT With the easy victories of Poland and France under their belt, the Luftwaffe turned their attention to the ariel bombardment of England as a prelude to Operation Sea Lion , the planned Nazi in- vasion. However, German daylight raids soon proved too costly, forcing them to cloak their aggressive action with the darkness of night. The night was clear as the lone Heinkle bomber crossed the English coast. Having been separated by fog over the Pas de Calais from the rest of the group, the pilot had found his own way over. The pilot smiled as he saw an orangy glow on the horizon. The glow represented London, the groups target, and had been caused by earlier raids. Within minutes the twin engined bomber was roaring over suburbs of the sprawling metropolis, bearing its deadly load ever closer to its heart. As he scanned the night sky for British night- fighters, the nose gunner looked down to watch the fire-blackened buildings they were passing over. Suddenly the entire scene changed as the aircraft passed over London proper. Black changed to a multitude of panoramic colours. This almost beautiful panorama was the result of incendiary bombs creating hundreds of fires. Building after building was engulfed in this multi-coloured conflagration. Red, orange, yellow and colours he couldn ' t even place were visible, leaping like firey fingers threaten- ing to engulf the entire plane. Though he tried, the nose jgunner could not imagine what it wo ' .ild be to be on the ground during the raid. No one could imagine the horror created by fire as men, women and children watch their homes, possessions and even loved ones erupt into flames. He was rudely awakened by the voice of the pilot over the inter- com. They were over their target area, the docks. He could hear the thump of bombs exploding below and through the perspex window, warehouses and oil tanks could be seen bursting into flames. As a burning torrent of oil snaked towards the river like lava from a volcano, the entire gun position was basked in an orange glow, the result of fierce fires in the cotton warehouses. Bathed in red, the gunner looked like the devil himself directing man ' s fate from his chamber. The aircraft turned to head for France. Looking back, all that could be seen was the smoke, which, like a crown of death, hung over the city, pierced only by the flaming fingers of destruction. David Evans, 4H by M. Dalpoggetto, Senior Year Urban Guerrilla Warfare by G. Daniels. 1K CITY BY NIGHT Night falls over the city. Lights are switched on. First a few. Then more. Lamposts throw their bundles of light on the traffic. Shops light their multi-coloured advertisement signs, Cinemas open their doors. Pubs get filled. It is very busy in the amusement and shopping quarters, especially when it is shopping night. The streets are crowded and every- bodv seems hanpy. In the office and factory quarters, however, all is silent. Some night- watchmen walk around with their dogs. But as it is getting later, more and more people return to their homes. Some are drunk, others excited. All are tired. Gradually silence falls upon the city. Light after light is switched off. indicating that yet another family goes asleep. The stream of traffic comes almost completely to a halt. A dog barks somewhere. The city sleeps in peace. It is still night. And cold. A truck drives through the empty streets. More trucks, a whole army. They bring food from the country to the ever-hungry city. In silence they unload their wares, and go away again. Then a faint glare of light appears in the East, the sun rises: The city wakes up. Doors are opened, Street lights are switched off; Soon the city regains the business it seemed to have lost forever. Rene Vermeulen. 4S The Popularity of Science Fiction — October 1976 The ever-increasing popularity of science fiction is not merely the result of public interest in the intriguing reports of flying saucers and the new horizons offered to man as the great age of space exploration unfolds around us. That would be too simple an ex- planation for the fascinating new world of incredible and visionary journeys of the mind. It is, I believe, much more closely related to the confused world in which we live: its highly imperfect systems of government; the threat of nuclear war constantly imminent in the tightly-strung con- frontation between East and West; the terrible feeling of personal uselessness as one thinks of the plight of the world ' s starving millions. These all combine to make science fiction of interest to all. A journey into a science fiction novel is a wonderous mental escape tunnel where a reader can find himself in completely new worlds, in new planets, new galaxies even. He can, in his mind ' s eye, act out his beliefs and theories about what is to happen to today ' s world tomorrow, by comparing it with these strange imaginary worlds. There can be only a very few who do not hold some kind of fear and awe of the future, while there are also many who believe that man will somehow overcome his problems and invent, finally, a perfect world. In science fiction, a thousand years of evolution and development can unfold at a few strokes of an author ' s typewriter; we can glimpse a (perhaps prophetic) look at our world of the future without paying the price of being a real part of such an evolution — there are , no wars to fight in, no famines to suffer, no pain, no joy, no agony, just a simple turning of a few leafs of paper to come to a new and wonderful (or horrible!) world. In science fiction, those of a cynical turn of mind, who feel sure that the world is doomed, can revel in nuclear (and beyond) holo- causts and germ warfare and generally urge tomorrow ' s world into a condition where a handful of survivors return to the caves. For believers in a perfect new future, great enjoyment can be found in amazing new systems of government; in glass rooms which transfer Illlllll Smmmmmsmnmmmmmmmm, Surrealist landscape and buildings by P. Fox, 2B the produce of places of plenty to places which have a situation of an msufficient amount; perfect government and peace for all; visionary concepts of man ' s future among peace and plenty, not necessarily this planet, ••f ' ' - ' where the world be dreams of , ' comes true. Science fiction is . healthy; science fiction is an oasis of calm in a troubled world; science fiction is a men- tal Noah ' s Ark for all who wish to board her. Stephen Bagen, 4H Pen and ink drawing by J. Taylor, 3M JUNE 1977 UNIVERSITY OF LONDON General Certificate of Education Examination ORDINARY LEVEL Subject Title English Language I. COMPOSITION (50 marks) Write a composition on one of the subjects (a) to (h) below. (g) Describe the methods by which information of various kinds is made available to large n umbers igeoole. Welding a bicycler a horse or a camel or an elephant. (You may wish to write a story r -w irrnnnlfff your own experiences or discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the kind of riding you have chosen.) TEST OF BRAVE by Eugene Ball, 4H The yawning sun emerged above the summits of the forest, on an Indian reservation, as a young, inex- perienced brave stealthily knelt in the dew-grass, on the banks of the Jaric rapids. An anxious arrow, which was strenuously released in a skip of a heart- beat, had cruelly pierced the ribs of a doe. The doe bucked frantically, and then gave a dramatic leap into the air, revealing death-pain, as the bloody arrow was cutting its heart. Like a folding parasol, the doe splashed in the rapids. The brave ran, quick- ly disarmed, and dived reluctantly into the bloody patch of water created by the now helpless floating mass of the limp carcass. It was the strict rule of these Indians that hunting arrows must be always retrieved from the hunting animal; if not, the hunter would b e severely punished by the weapon god, Manik. Final- ly the brave broke the surface of the water with his arms spread wide. The water in his bloated jaws was freely spewed from between his tired lips, as he bobbed up and down, getting his bearings after glimpses of the carcass which was being violently thrust down-stream by white foam claws. The brave had been sucked into the strongest part of the rapids. The falls, were in sight, and there was no sign of the doe. Whirlpools, like giants mouths gobbled him up and spat him out again, pulling every muscle in his body. The shivering cold water madly danced, slapping the brave in his face, as his lungs filled with water. The brave fought desperately for his life, as he was at the edge of the falls. Stretching out his feeble, bleeding hand, he grabbed onto a thin branch which boldly grew over the falls. He hung on, helpless as a babe, as the water mercilessly tore at his flesh. Then, with his mouth full of water, the brave uttered a faint, horrifying cry, as he was swept over the falls — victim of the relentless torture of the water. The defiant Manik ' s punishment had been given. THE BROOK Small, rippling stream Runs gently to the brook. Small, unimportant creatures dream. Life goes on, but look Death comes. Otters, turning, bending, weaving. Jaws snapping, eyes flashing. Frogs, minnows, ducklings leaving. Webbed feet in water lashing: Devastation here. Otter kits feeding, playing, grown. Food in the brook going, gone. Pedators all quickly flown. Peace to the brook alone: Life returns. Ian Whitehead, 3D Flight by M. Dalpoggetto, Senior Year. MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY As I mature my laughing and childish grins become limited. Oh! Fun is still existent, but not so great. So it is beyond me to draw forth a manuscript of memories from my favorite holiday, in my whole life, since my countless holidays occurred at different stages in my life. So from these I chose my early years of immaturity. Memories which will exist forever in my mind as a dream will focus themselves clearly in my brain. Many years ago when my childish (antics and immature) mind frolicked in nature ' s vast beauties, I was happy, free, phiyful. I was young, possibly at an age when I laughed, smiled and played the most. I was at the peak of my childhood. My scope of the world was not so extensive and everyday I yearned to widen it. This coincided with the gift of a bike, my first, my best bike. Those mornings, sunny or cloudy, I rode happily, through notable beauty. I was locked in thought, childish, imagina- tive. 1 would always keep up a good speed, the result of an imaginative fear. I thought that if 1 went fast, whatever 1 happened to imagine, lurking up ahead, couldn ' t catch me. From this, would always make up a song, simple, beautiful. 1 would hum it, sing it, chant it, feel secure in it. I loved life in Maine, that summer especially. The beautiful giants their rough backs shining with soft beautiful moss. The pale blue of blueberries was plentiful. These I would collect in great anticipation of a feast soon to come. The ground was covered in lush vegetation: new trees springing up, some to wilt and die and some to live on. This was my first summer in Maine. The year, the time meant nothing. We were the first to have a waterfront lot. Our house, large and cosy, looked out upon a huge lake, scattered with islands, mysterious, beautiful, dangerous. The lake was lined with endless expanses of sand. Sparkling grey, sand rippled with canals of clay I was the king of all this and I ruled it with pride. Along these beaches 1 roamed, sperading my law. 1 caught turtles, cute and wary, always ready, and frogs. Frogs 1 loved and always considered them my brothers, green, brown, red, anything, yet still beautiful. With my friends came the outlaw, the snake: slumy, ugly, but innocent. I was young and feared snakes. I hated them, and killed. Now came the effect of man on this peaceful wilderness. Now came death! I killed brutally, viciously, fearfully. The snakes left, deserted. The life I had loved and flourished in was ruined after a few years of man ' s invasion. We moved sadly but rightfully! 1 still find New England summers fascinating in their now endangered beauty. But they don ' t represent to me that endless realm of beauty that 1 once loved. Maine is still unique in its beauty, lasting, wild and clean. You can still see all the wild nature, the friendly inhabitants and although they seem as plentiful as ever, they can ' t be the same. It will never be the same, there are only memories left. Memories of my favourite holiday, and they shall live on forever! Mark Aubrey, 2ti Senior Rugby in action (Mocl low photo) THE GAME As 1 stare at the small, electric-box before me, my pupils widen at what 1 behold. A maze of twisted limbs, so strong, but yet so helpless in this pitiful savagery. The physical torture, is too much to behold. My heart beats madly against my pleading ribs as my veins swell in rage. 1 find myself standing, vibrant, shaking. 1 screaoi, uncontrollably. Then, as the passing of a storm, I calm. It ' s alright, it ' s just a game. 1 sit down, an ad ' intervenes — the game has ended. The fans have left, BUT the stadium isp ' t empty. There are stretchers, there are injuries and there is blood. The fans are contented, the hospitals are full, and it ' s still just a game. Yes, no matter what . . . it ' s just a game. by Mark Aubrey, 2G Why it wasn ' t my fault that — I broke the kitchen window — ripped my shirt — lost the dog and was slightly unpleasant to the neighbours! It was a peaceful afternoon when I stepped out of my house to walk my 200 lb. St. Bernard. There was a slight breeze in the air and t sun was partly hidden behind a cloudy sky. The last thing my mother had said to me was not to be too long for it looked like rain. Sure Mom , I had said. LittU did I know what evil lurked before me. I stopped off at John Barritt ' s to buy a coke. I no soooner had it than Humphry wanted some. I gave him a sip but he wanted more, and he kicked such a fuss when I wouldn ' t give it to him, that he knocked the bottle over me. But the thing is, none went on him! Oh well! I started on my way home thoroughly disgusted and wet. That ' s when it started to rain. Oh + As I said that, old Mrs. Curtis from down the street, looked at me from over the fence and said, Well, I ' m surprised at you . I was so wet and em- barrassed by now, that I just said Oh I don ' t give a . Poor old Mrs. Curtis! By now Humphry was thoroughly enjoying the rain and wanted to run wild. The only problem with that was that I was still on the other end of the leash. After being dragged through Mrs. Curtis ' s flowerbed and across her lawn, then mauled by Humphry ' s 8 inch playful paws, I was ready to give up. But the fun had just started, as I was soon to find out. Then, drenched to the skin, shirt ripped and face scratched, I started to cuss Humphry off, but was cut short by a glaring Mr. Swenson, the friendly neighbourhood grouch. Suddenly I found myself running and being chased. (I let go of Humphry for he bad decided to walk). I ran like the wind, but was so tired that I didn ' t get very far. Mr. Swenson caught me by the ear. I screamed for Humphry to help me, but there was so sign of him. I thought he must be lost. Mr. Swenson took me home and just as he was about to tell my mother what I said, Humphry came crashing through the kitchen window to my rescue. He fell right on Mr. Swenson, half killing him! And that ' s my story judge, I said, as I sat in the witness box (Mr. Swenson pressed charges). Then His Honour passed judgement: he declared that Humphry was not guilty of hurting Mr. Swenson, and if anything, Mr. Swenson was guilty of hurting my ear, but I wouldn ' t press charges. And there was Humphry sitting in the de- fendant ' s chair with a big innocent smile on his face. Charles Dunstan, 2G A Mysterious Discovery How can it be possible? I fell on the dry, hot sand. Things be- came foggy and I went unconscious. Probably lack of water and food. I couldn ' t care right now. All that mattered now was that I was alive and by a stream . . . what? It must be an illusion! Before I blacked out all I saw was a long line of sand dunes. But let ' s not fight fact. I have to drink before I die. For ten minutes I lapped up the cool, clean water. Then I filled my canteen and walked off to the East. It was about midday when I found a steep valley. Suddenly the earth trembled and the sand started to slide. I found myself desperate- ly trying to grasp sunscorched sand. It was no use. I was caught on an avalanche of sand. I closed my eyes and mouth and went trembling forward buried three feet in sand. Am I dead? Even if I ' m not, it sure seems like hell. It was then I realized my position. I advised myself not to panic. It must have been my guardian angel that caught me when I fell. My head was inside my shirt allowing me to breath. I had the feeling that it was drawing near night. But it was no time for dreaming. I had to think quickly because my oxygen was running out. I dug furiously until my hands felt the cool breeze of night. Immediately my hands dug down to my body and finally succeeded in digging me out. I lay there all night dreaming until the sun rose giving its first hot rays. Picking up my canteen and brushing off the sand I looked around . . . What on earth is that? In the distance there were two shiny pillers gleaming in the sun. The sandslide must have uncovered it. I walked up and tapped on the metal. Just what I needed, solid gold. As I tapped it, sand fell revealing a massive opening. Bringing out my pocket flashlight I slowly stepped inside. The first thing my eyes were attracted to, was a golden plate with these words: ir% £. -{-if ] 1 give credit to anybody that can read this. It meant, You ' ll be sorry if you touch this! So I touched it. I was sorry. It opened up making me slide down a steep tunnel to the next room. All boring stuff, all weapons. So far the joke is pretty good. Or is it a joke? It has to be. I must give the culprits credit. They did quite a bit of work to make it so realistic. To ruin the joke quickly, 1 asked a man in armour to direct me to his mummy. There was a creaking then the arm pointed to the right. It has to be another trick. So 1 went along with it. One of the floor stones fell through with me ontop. All I saw was a massive gold coffin. So you ' re the big cheese huh? I whispered as if I were talking to a stuffed animal. All I heard was a groan. Could you make me some tea? I said, as if trying to see how far the joke would go. Or are you presed for time. I ' ve heard that mummies are all tied up in business. Another groan was heard. That did it! The mummy was fit to be tied. It crashed through the coffin. It was only then that I knew it was no joke. Well I guess this is the end of the line. Whoever gets this letter please publish. I always wanted to be a hero. Peter Mclsaac, IK and ink perspective rendered :;. Dunstan. 2G Art ' O ' level by M. McBeath, 5R OIL Oil, that sublimely slippery superbly expensive sly sheiks black gold, his red carpet to green, his road to mountains of ' E PLURIBUS UNUM ' — his road to MONEY. Money, the root of all evil, the lifeblood of the world being pumped into O.P.E.C. Nations as fast as Oil is pumped out (if money is the root ot all evil then look out devil ' cause the Arabs are comin ' ). B-u-u-t back to oil. Oil comes in several types such as: — Watch out for that patch of . . . ! CRASH ! Now he tells me. Or the type that goes with ' NO SMOKING ' signs: — Hey you NO SMOKING! Don ' t worry nothin ' s gonna hap . . . . WHOOMPH ! ! ! Or there ' s dirty oil (as any wife or mother will tell you): — I ' ll go fix the car. If you get oil on your pants I ' ll . . . Don ' t worry dear. At a party the next day, Susan your George has such expensive taste, why just the other day I saw him buying a pair of VERY costly pants! (I might add that George makes a very good attempt at melting!) The people who profit from oil are the shiekhs — you know, like the one who bought one hundred odd electric blankets and then bought seventy odd air conditions so that he could use them at home! Another case of sacreligious squandering occurred when an Arab woman walked into a VERY prestigeous clothing store and asked where the size 38 dresses were. So a salesman pointed the way and the woman said I ' ll take them! Yes if the Arabs come to Bermuda I don ' t think Andrew Trimingham will mind a bit. Thaniel Butterfield, IK Art mock ' 0 ' level by Philip Smith. 5R MONEY People use it to Buy a form of happiness Which they can ' t really reach. ' Racehead parts . Art mock 0 level by J. Madeiros. 4S LIFE LIFE A child is now born, It will live for a longtime, But will die longer. Bixby, 3D Abstract linoleum print by D. Trott, 3M When five you ' re at school. When thirty you are married. When eighty, alone. Sloan, 3D Attacked Thomas lived in a small village in Virginia in the year 1776, the time of the American Revolutionary War. Thomas was aged 14 and was taking care of his mother while his father was away fighting the British. It was late at night when Thomas sat up in his bed and quickly dressed. He had made up his mind to go out and join the Swamp Fox. He grabbed his knife, two pistols and his musket and began to write a good-bye note to his mother. He was just about to leave when he heard a rustle outside, then the sound of feet running. He looked out of the window to see about twenty Red-Coats pass under the light of the moon. He grabbed his musket and walked quietly towards the door, unlocked it and jumped out into the cold night. He fired a shot into the night. The Red-Coats have attacked! The Red-Coats are here! he yelled. Houses lit up. Half-naked men ran out, each holding a musket or a pistol. There was a shot. Thomas turned around to see a Red- Coat running at him, waving his sword as he came. Thomas cocked his musket, took careful arm, said a quick prayer for the man ' s soul and shot. The Red-Coat jerked backwards when the bullet hit his uniform. He staggered towards Thomas, walking like a drunken man. Thomas pulled his pistol from his belt and again aimed it at him. He was just about to shoot when the near-dead man fell to the ground. Thomas, Thomas! a voice cried out in horror. Thomas turned around to see a massive giant charging at him. ' Yhomas aimed his pistol, closed his eyes and shot. He re-opened his eyes to see what happened. His eyes widened with fear as the British giant still charged at him, this time laughing. You missed but I won ' t , he said through his grin. Thomas got up and began to run. He turned his head to see the same massive giant chasing him. He drew his pistol and stopped running, but Thomas was too late. The Red-Coat had already drawn his pistol. The Red-Coat aimed and just as Thomas was going to shoot he felt a sharp pain. Thomas dropped to his knees, gritting his teeth. He fell on his stomach. The Red-Coat put his pistol in his belt and began to walk away. Thomas sat up and with his last bit of life, he aimed his pistol and shot. The British Red-Coat turned around to see Thomas with the smoking pistol in his lifeless hands. In a village in Virginia, under shimmering moonlight, two men lie dead. Who is the Victor? In war there is only one Victor: Death. By: Kees Van Beelen (the Great) (.Senior) IK The Sea The soft quiet waves splashed on shore, While the ship at sea Broke jaggedly open. Michael Bishop, 3D Cars Cars — an invention To make life comfortable, They pollute the world, Cox, 3D Pinhole photo by B. Gatton, 3D The Execution The great axe swings down The victim reels, shudders, shakes It falls, the tree dies. Gatton, 3D DEATH is a shadow. Which engulfs its feeble prey. Leaving grief behind. Wayne Pimentel, 3D The Artist by M. Tatem, 5R i Abstract on Camera by G. Mocklow, 4S Junior School Rushing over reefs in the sea, The ever trustful waves flee, Rushing from the whistling winds, Acting as if the sea has sinned; Under the sea in the deep. Where the waves no longer leap. But beautiful things are around, And the waves don ' t make a sound; Different, lively things are under the sea, Going where they want, all free, Fishes, sharks, whales, all live together, No matter what the weather; Multi-coloured sea shells, on the ocean bed. Towering coral cliffs, rising up ahead, Purple seafans swaying, Bowing down, as if praying. Michael Jeffrey, age 10, J6B A MAN FROM PERU 1. There was a man from Peru, Who had too big a shoe, So his friend Mary Sue, Asked him what he was going to do. 2. He thought for a minute or two, And said I think I ' ll sue So he went to Timbuctoo, And hired a lawyer or two. 3. So there followed a terrible trial. That lasted quite a while. So that ended the terrible sue, and the man got a new pair of shoes. Stuart Hill, J6B MY CAT I have a cat, Who wear a hat. Does not play cricket with a bat. I have a cat, Who does not drink milk. But wears the finest of silk. I have a cat, Who has a long tail. And every day She gets washed in a pail. I have a cat, Who writes her name, But is a pest and a pain. By Gordon Chambers, age 10, J6B Pen and ink rendering by Stephen McPhee, 4S THE CAT BURGLAR He crept silently along the alleys and streets. He stayed in the shadows, as if he wished not to be seen. His movements were stealthy and cat like. He darted across the streets with amazing rapidity, and his body was a hazy blur, that is, when he was seen. He was dressed in dark, drab, dull and dingy clothes, so that he blended into the shadows. When he reached a bank or a jeweller ' s shop he would scout around the building, and test the surfaces of the walls. Most of the banks were fairly new, so it was impossible to scale the solid concrete walls. He often had to hide in alleys because this was a large city with a large police force. Finally he came to a back street. Here there was a telephone pole beside a bank. This was exactly what the burglar wanted. He quickly shinned up the pole, then jumped onto the roof tiles. He quickly removed the roof tiles and jumped lightly into the manager ' s office. He removed the tapestry from the wall and opened the safe with a practised air. He quickly stuffed his loot into his satchel. As he was climbing out of the hole he had made, a man came in. Hey. what are you? . . . . There was no other sound from the man because he had been knocked out when a roof tile hit him. With no care for secrecy, the burglar jumped off the roof onto the ground and started to run down the back street. The other guards fired shots at him but miraculously none hit him. Soon he reached a park and with the thought of freedom, he hid. David Fitch, J6W THE FIRE By Ian Delany As the leaping fire left the door in ashes, it searched for other prey — my room. As the hungry fire crackled and leaped, the door slowly disintegrated. An almighty crash followed as the door ' s last strength of survival died in the rushing onslaught. I dashed forward with the flames hungrily licking at my heels. As I passed the empty storeroom, I stumbled and fell. Though frantic with panic, I forced my heavily burdened legs on. Without mercy the fire was finishing what it had begun, the destruction of my house and all my cherished articles. Panic forced me ahead of the engulfing fire. Its onslaught on me had failed. As I lifted the screen window, I felt the cool and refresh- ing air lifting my dampened spirits. Carefully I crawled through the window. Oh, no! There was a twenty foot drop! But for the fear of the fire I would never have attempted it. As I released my hold on the window sill, I tried to brace myself for the inevitable. Crunch . . . . I landed with a very hard thud! I reviewed myself and saw that I had only suffered minor injuries. Looking up at my life- savings, my house, I saw with dismay that it was doomed. After five minutes it was in ashes. MY MOST EMBARRASSING EXPERIENCE Hi Karron! I said from across the road, Why don ' t you come over? Karron was my girlfriend. She had long blond hair which swayed in the wind. Her eyes were blue and she had quite a few freckles which made her look cuter than ever. As she was crossing the road my friend Robert walked into my garden. I had forgotten that he was going to spend the night at my house. If I had remembered I would not have asked Karron over. For I feared that she would like Robert better than she liked me. So I tried my best to keep her attention upon me. I showed off by climb- ing trees and racing Robert to show who was the better boy. We even had play fights, but she was not impressed by either of us. All she would say was, You silly boys! I had to do something fast because she was becoming very friendly with Robert and I was jealous. So I beckoned them to my stables and said that I wanted to show them something. When we reached there I pointed to a big banana spider. Although it was dead, neither of them would touch it. So trying to be brave I tiptoed over to it and picked it up. They were staring at me with bulging eyes and gaping mouths. But all of a sudden I made a loud noise which made them both jump. Karron said, Gee, Jay, you really scared me. You ' re very brave! Robert, beginning to feel jealous, said, Brave, ha, he has to sleep withwith his mother and father! I said nothing and bowed my head in shame, for it was true. Would Karron think I was a sissy and not like me any more? I just felt like disappearing from the face of the earth! I felt very angry and wanted to punch Fisher right in the nose. But it would not solve any- thing, the damage was done. I started to walk away but Karron stopped me and said, I don ' t like him, his ears are too big. You ' re still my boyfriend. Jay-Jay Soares, J6W THE EXECUTIONER It was a frosty winter morning in January 1692, yet the town square was full of peasants shouting Les Aristos! The daily slaugh- ter of French nobles was about to begin. In the centre of the square on a platform was the most dreaded thing in France, Madame La Guillotine! Beside it was a mysterious figure, a tall man clad in a blood red suit. Below the platform, the ladies watched while sewing or knitting. As the blade fell on each head, there was a scream of terror and revenge. The crowd would cheer as each head rolled across the fountain, leaving a bloody trail. One hundred heads fell a day; nine thousand eight hundred died. But there was a group of young Englishmen who pledged to help the unfortunate aristrocrats. This group was led by the Scarlet Pimpernel. One to command and nineteen men to obey. On each gate in Paris there was a guard searching for escaping nobles. On the south gate there was a fierce guard called Cassius. Eventually an old hag drove up in a fruit cart. On her whip there were locks of hair woven on the handle. Where did you get those? he asked. The hag answered, Well, I made friends with the guillotine ' s boy-friend. These are for my son who has the plague! With that the man jumped back and stuttered Well d-d-don ' t let m-m-me s-stop you. The hag cackled and drove off. Ten minutes later the Captain of the Guards rode up and asked, Has an old hag gone past? Yes. Then he shouted, You fool! That was the Scarlet Pimpernel and the Count De Marcies. It ' s the axe for you!! It was then the war really started. Stephen R. Davidson, J6W A NIGHT TO REMEMBER As the clattering of the rigging broke the still air, a bright light broke the jet black night. Let ' s go rasped out Curly, the captain of the boat we were on. The longboat hit the waves. Be quiet you mangy dogs, said the first mate. Want to wake the dead? A few minutes later we were across the strong current and on the beach. There I saw about five men and a dozen ponies. At once we lugged the heavy sacks a few feet to the nearest pony. Then we lashed them on. After they had all been tied on we set off up the rocky cliff. After we had gone a quarter of a mile, we stopped to have a rest. As I sat down a pebble rolled and hit my ear. I looked up expecting to see one of my own men sitting up, rolling stones towards me, but instead there were about two dozen shapes all silhouetted against the moon. Terror ran down my spine and all I did was yell, Coastguards! as loudly as I could. Then I sprang up and ran as fast as I could. I could hear shouts and cries of mercy coming from behind me. I was the lone survivor of that dreadful night. David Swift, J6W Snakes Slimy sea snakes slithered into the Sargasso Sea, Slithered down slopes, Surrounded seventy seamen. Made a sickening SSSSSsssss sound. Some sailors saw them squirming on top deck. Some snakes stole stale sandwiches, Some got stuck in the stove. Some sailors sprinkled salt on the Snakes and starting sneezing Some sardines started smelling. Sailors started to stun the snakes with spanners with some success. Mark Essner, aged 9, J4A The Cat The cat rolls up into a pompom With one sharp eye on watch for The dark mouse hole. When night rolls over the house The glowing green eyes turn on. When the clock strikes twelve The mouse comes ou.t SUDDENLY! the cat was in the air and on the floor With one dead mouse. Graeme Hunter, J4A White Horses The diamond foam, soft and white, Rare and silver bright Sweetest colours, sparkling dew. Rolling, rolling, frosty and white. Paul Riihiluoma, J5M The Moon The moon was an artist with a gleaming brush. It swept across the quiet night sky in a cloud of dust. Painting the river and trees nearby, a bright, bright silvery glittering colour. Ian Mackie, J4A Questions About The Sea The sea is a wonderful place when you ' re close in, but when you are out deep, you cannot see the bottom. What are you doing fish? Do you have villages in the rocks? I guess so. Do you have luggage? I guess they don ' t. I know you have a school, which is a lot of fish, but do you have teachers and a headmaster? That ' s one I cannot answer. I ' m lucky, my father has a boat and is one of the best fishing captains in Bermuda. Not far from here is the Bermuda Triangle and this is my idea of it. I think that there are lots of currents and whirl-pools, and underneath that is a tunnel. Maybe when boats, people, planes and things disappear, they go to a pre- historic world, never to be heard of again. That is my theory. What about yours, and the fishes? I bet the fishes know more than us because they have been there, and we have not! by Russell Young Jr., J4A Storm The storm is a tank which shoots down lightning. Flashes of fire silver and bright. It drives down his guns to things far below. It shoots down the lightning and makes it explode. Robert Jones, J4A Prep School The Secret Tunnel One day I was playing near the Police Station. Suddenly the ground gave way and I fell down into a cave. Luckily I didn t get hurt because I fell into a pool of water. I swam to the edge and got out. Sud denly I saw something glittering. I picked it up. It was a Spanish gold coin. I could mal e out the year when it was made. It was 1714. On the other side were four shields. Around the shields was the writing PHILIPVS VII DEI GRATIA. I put the coin in my pocket and decided to have a look around. I put my hand against the wall. At once it gave way and I fell into a tunnel. I decided to explore it. It was very long. At last I came to the end. A cell I gasped. At once two men jumped up. They must have been robbers. Aright kit whats up said one in a gruff voice. How did yer get ear. Before I could ansaw I herd footsteps. A policeman walked in. I told him the hole and he took me home. Ben Judah, 8 years. Prep. 3M Living In Bermuda Imaginative Stories One day when I was having a walk I saw a man from outer space. He asked me what Bermuda was like. I told him that the weather was nearly always warm, and that you could go to places like Devil ' s Hole. I told him about the Crystal Caves and the Leam- ington Caves in which he was specially interested. He asked me what they were like. I told him I had only been to the Crystal Caves. I also told him he could go on a glass bottomed boat which he said he would. He asked me what else you could do. I told him you could go snorkeling. He wanted to know what the children did. I told him they went to parties and played games. Then he said I have to go. I watched him go for a few minutes, then I went home. Richard Hammond, 7 years. Prep. 3T One day when I was flying into orbit the door of the rocket opened. A strange man walked in and said that his name was Tom and that he wanted to go to visit earth. So we had to turn the rocket around. When we got back to earth I took him to the Aquarium. Then I took him to Devil ' s Hole and he caught a big turtle. Then I took him fishing and he caught six sharks. Then he said he wanted to rest, so he rested all that day. Then we went to Crystal Caves. He said it looked like the moon. Then 1 took him to the Botanical Gar- dens for a picnic. Then he said he wanted to stay in Bermuda. Billy Paterson, 7 years. Prep. 3T Once 1 saw a space-ship coming out of the sky. I looked at it coming down. Then it landed in front of me! It was an inch tall and a foot long. Then I saw a little Marsian. It looked around. Then I took the space-ship. The little Marsian ran after me. I started to laugh. Then I picked up the marsian and put him in his space-ship. I said that I was going to take him somewhere. He looked out his win- dow. I asked my father if we could go to Devil ' s Hole. He said he could. So we all got in the car. The Marsian was happy. In ten min- utes we were there. We all got out of the car. We paid for getting in. The little Marsian got the biggest turtle. Then we went home. The Marsian livd with us for ten years. Then he went back to his real home! Colin Murdoch, 7 years, Prep. 3T One day 1 met a boy from Saturn. His name was Ooggle Boggle. I said Ooggle Boggle I ' ll tell you the places to see and things to do in Bermuda. He said all right and we went to my house and had cookies. I said now I will tell you the things to do in Bermuda. He said come on and we went swimming. Next we went to the library and got some books. Ooggle Boggle couldn ' t read so I had to teach him how to read and it was easy because people from Saturn are smart. Then I said lets go on to places to see. He said all right and we went slowly to the aquarium. We looked at fish and the monkeys. He said the parrots and flamingos were pretty. He said he had to go home and I will come back again to Bermuda. Michael Hind, 8 years, Prep. 3T BY PREP 2H One day I went to the beach and I saw a palm tree. At the bot- tom of it there was a drawing of a map. I red it all. There was a cross. I got a spade and I dug untill I saw a bottle. I could not get it open so I went where no one was sitting then I smashed the bottle. Inside the bottle was a letter and the letter said there was some one stranded on a island. So my father got a boat and some men and I went to look for the island. It took us 30 days. Then one day a man named Ian said to me that I should get in the crow ' s nest but just then I saw a little dot. I thought that it was the island and I yelled island ahead. We steered to the island but no one was there. So I said to the man I was going to explore but as soon as I was out of sight they went away on the boat leaving me and my father behind. I saw some diveing equipment in an old shack. There was a treasure box there too. I opened it and there was lots of golden pieces and a map in it. We read it and it said to put on the diveing equipment. So I did. Then I read the rest and it said to go to a big rock near the water and dive down and find a ship wreck. I did what it said. When I got in the shipwreck I could not believe what I saw. There was another treasure box but when I opened it, it was full of guns and bombs. I got two pistols and went back to my Father. We decided to build a boat, sail home and tell the government about the guns and bombs. It took us two years to build the boat. We sailed home and soon the government sent a boat out to get all the ammunition. Christopher Brandson, 7 years One day I went on a whaler boat. We saw a very big tail it was a whale ' s tail. He smashed the boat, I was knocked off the boat. I swam under the sea, I saw a shipwreck. I went in it and I saw a box of coins, something shut the door. I looked out of the window I saw a shark and I saw a big shark. I saw his teeth. I dug a hole on the side. I got out I swam but I saw another shark. He was coming up. It was hungry, he was trying to eat me but I moved every time he went for me and soon he went away and I was left alone. I swam to an island and I lived there for two years. I started to dig and I saw a box. I wanted to be home but I was all alone. One day I saw a ship go by and they picked me up and took me home. Graham Foster, 6 years One day I went in a ship and we hit a rock and I had to swim to shore and I was in a strange village. I saw that I was in Africa and a man that was on guard saw me and tied me up, but I broke free and I killed him and then I took a gun and shot the other guards then I had to rest for a while. I got up and looked around and I saw a tent and I peeked in and saw some people and I said to myself if I could scare them out I would have something to eat and I did scare them out and I had a good meal and went to bed. I had a little sleep when I heard drums and I was afraid. I hid in the tent and slept there and in the morning I saw that it was a beautiful day and I was in danger and I went in a plane and went home. James Davis, 7 years My Secret Place One day when I was walking on the common in Enghind I found a real plane that had crashed and I hadn ' t seen it before so it must have crashed in the last few days. I went into it and I found quite a few hiding places, but there was one hiding place I liked best. It was under a seat that had come off and behind the wing that was almost torn to bits. And it was in the plane between two other seats and the other torn up wings. So every single day I went out there to the plane and I always went to my secret hiding place to hide and I enjoyed it so much. So I enjoyed going and went there every day until I heard on the news that they were going to blow up the plane. So I told my mother about it and then I went to the people who were going to V low up the plane and asked them if they had to blow up the plane. But they said We are sorry but we have to do it . So the next day when they were going to blow up the plane 1 went out onto the common but just before I got onto the common I heard a threatening bang of the plane getting blown up. But when I got there I found my hiding place was saved and I went there every day for ever more. Andrew Griffiths, 8 years, Prep. 3M A Special Day BY MEMBERS OF PREP IB, AGED 5-6 YEARS (Much of the children ' s original spelling is printed, but some punctuation added to help the reader) I found a kitten at the dump it was a little kitten and the kitten was small. I fad the kitten in a baby bottle. I got a box for the kitten he lied the box. The kitten was fun. Sean Morris I went to my freind nicolis hous to play thay have a dog called gipsey. After I played at nicolisis I went to wach my Daddy play Cricket. I played cricket to I liked it their. After that I went to the Chinese restaurant. It was a good day. Sean Dunleavy Tuesday was a holiday I helped to make cement to make a wall for a house. Geoffrey tSone Tuesday was a holiday. I went to the airport to see my uncle he bort me some cars I liket the cars. Robert McRonald On Friday it was Sports Day and I was in the team race. Blue team came first in the team race and I was in the hoop race to. Ben Dyer I went swimming with my brother at my friend Lauras house. It was funy be cus my brother put his mowth undr the watre my mummy and daddy were waching us. William Davidson I went with my friend to the rox to fish I caught two snopper and a black joe it was very big. Miguel Triay I went to the beach I threw water at my daddy He threw water at me. I popped all the jelly fish and then I went to a barbeque. Steven Greaves Pirate Stories PREP IC, AGE 5-6 YEARS I am Captain Norman. I am in the nave. I was chast a pirates ship and I shot a cannot and I hit the pirate ship and the pirate ship sunck undr the see and the pirates swam awt of the boat and I cachd the pirates and pot theym in gaol and they trid to get out of the gaol and we shot the pirates, Richard Norman I am Captain Cooper. I am a Navy man and I am chasig a pirate ship. I am senden sum of my cru ofa to cut the ropes to the sails and the ship will stop and I will get the pirates and I will get the treasure. The nem of my ship is queen alcbeth. I will gif the treasure bac to the pcpl. Sum of my men are gon undr water to mac a hoi in the ship. Charles Cooper I am Captain Parker and won day I fond a dezsrt island. We polld in the ship to din it. We have to din the bonicis off the ship and we have to take evrcething off the ship and wene we finisht we put the things back and then we put the ship in the water. Geoffrey Parker I am Captain Rans and my ship is called the Black Pig. I am chesin a Spanish ship. I am ncrlee by the ship. Sum uv my men are swingig on to the ship. I am shutig the cannon. Sum uv my men have got the treasure. Now sum uv the men have the Spanish men. Brooks Rans I am Captain Young. I am a Navy captain. I am chasen a pirate ship and I cot a pirate ship. My ship is cald The Lion and the pirates shot the Navy and the Navy sunc and then they went to get the barnicls off and afdr they went to get redee. Stephen Young I am Captain Peters and I am a Pirate and I am being chest by a Navy ship and my men are cutig the sails and my men are being hit by the Navy and one Navy man is being hit by my men and my pirates are ded. Christopher Peters The pirates are chasig the Navy and the pirates are getig the cannon balls redee to fit and they are wctig the sails and the pirates are potig sand on the dex so they are redee. Bryan Adams The Sporting Year (outline of results and notable performances) SOCCER Seniors — (Captain R. Bagen) — league record, played 8, won 8; goals for 57, against 9 — position in league, 1st. Final playott tor inter-school championship — Saltus 1, Sandys 3. Colours — Bagen, Chin, McBeath, P. Smith, D. Smith, R. Wilson, Longworth, V. Campbell, Hayward, Matcham, Lopes, Reid, T. Smith, Tannock. Intermediates — (Captain C. Pascoe) — league record, played 6. won 3, drew 2, lost 1; goals for 17, against 7; position in league — 2nd. Juniors — (Captain E. Pascoe) — league record, played 6. won 3. drew 2, lost 1; goals for 18, against 5 — league position 2nd. House Soccer finals — Saltus 2, Watlington 1 (Juniors) Saltus 4, Darrell 1 (Seniors) RUGBY Senior Rugby vs. MSA. I- (Mock low photo) Senior Squad Colours — R. Bagen, S. Bagen, Perreault, Chin, Lopes, J. Vickers, Burke, P. Smith, Darby, G. Jack, C. Popper, Lightbourn, H. Jorstad, Steynor, Mahoney, McPhee, Sokoloff. Seniors — (Captain P. Smith) — league results; played 8, won 6, lost 2; points for 133, against 60. Final playoff match — Saltus 0, M.S.A. 15. Final League position 2nd. Junior Rugby vs. Warwick Academy. (Mocklow photo) RUGBY U14 — (Captain R. Mason) — Results — Friendlies, played 5, won 3, lost 2 — points for 113, against 60. U14 league results — played 3, won 3; points for 117, against 22 — league position 1st. Under 15 Rugby Seven. Under 13 Rugby Sevens Whitney Sevens — Senior ' A ' team eliminated 8-0 by Roger Chaffee. Under 13 ' A ' teams;, Under 15 ' A ' teams) o h won their competitions. Semi-finals — under 15 ' A ' 8 Warwick Academy ' B 0. under 13 ' A 14 Warwick Academy ' A ' 0. Final results — under 15 ' A ' 10 Warwick Academy ' A ' 4. under 13 ' A ' 10 Whitney ' A ' 0. The under 1 3 team won the trophy without conceding a point. Junior inter-class sevens champions — IT. BASKETBALL Seniors — played 8; won 3, lost 5 — points for 265, against 295 — position in league 5th. Most notable performance was a 4 point defeat by Roger Chaffee in the annual tournament. Senior Squad colours — Klement, P. Smith, C. Popper, A. Parsons, Nisbett, K. Lambert, Lopes, K. Reid. U15 Results: played 8; won 5, lost 3; points for 204, against 175. Inter-house basketball finals: — U15, Saltus 23, Darrell 20 — 015, Darrell 30, Saltus 27. CROSS COUNTRY Inter-school: — Juniors 7th, Inters 4th, Seniors 5th. Best individual performances — Seniors: M. Wilson 9th, V. Campbell 13th; Inters — P. DeSilva 13th, Bixby 15th; Juniors — E. Pascoe 13th. 1st 2nd year juniors race — 1st. IK, 2nd IJ, 3rd 2nd Year juniors, 4th IT. Individual winners — I.E. Pascoe, 2. Ramirez, 3. Stovell. Interhouse cross-country: Juniors 1. B, 2. W, 3. S, 4. D. Inters. 1. W, 2. B, 3. D, 4. S. Seniors 1. S D, 3. B, 4. W. Overall result champions — 1st Butterfield, 2nd Saltus, 3rd Darrell, 4th Watlington. Individual places: Junior — 1, E. Pascoe, 2. Ramirez, 3. Stovell. Inter — 1. P. DeSilva, 2. Bixby, 3. Joaquin. Senior — 1. M. Wilson, 2. Parsons, 3. Tatem. Inter-House Cross Country ATHLETICS Inter-school finals: — Saltus had places in 29 finals. Both the juniors and inters were placed in their sections: — Junior team 2nd — Inters team 3rd. The following boys placed in the 1st 4: — P. Smith Pascoe2 — 4th in long jump Pitcher2 — 4th javelin Mahoney — 4th shot Fox Patterson2 — 3rd hurdles Stovell P. DeSilva — 3rd 1500 m L. Smith — 1st discus and high jump G. Jack — 1st discus 6 first places were obtained. R. Wilson and Matcham both broke school pole vault record — now standing at 10 ' 4 (3.15m) and held by Matcham. L. Smith set a new Group C high jump record (1.57m) r E. Pascoe, winner of junior Inter House Cross Country HOUSE SPORTS Champion of Group C, L. Smith Group C l.Butterfield 51, 2.Watlington 50, 3.Saltus 30, 4.Darrell 29 Group D l.Darrell 55, 2.Saltus 46, S.Watlington 41, 4.Butterfield 29 Group E l.Darrell 71, 2.Saltus 47, 3.Biitterfield 28, 4.Watlington 25 Senior Year B 13 Overall Champions:— D 0 S3 W 7 Darrell 155 Watlington 123 (Butterfield 121 ( Saltus 121 Champion Boys: Group C L. Smith Group D P. DeSilva Group E P. Smith R. Wilson (tied) The following new records were established: Group C— 1500m, M. Pattersop, 5m, 07.1 sees. Group C — 3000m, E. Pascoe, 11m, 39.5 sees. Group C — High jump, L. Smith, 1.50m. Group C — Triple jump, R. Ramirez, 10.97m. Group D — Discus, G. Jack, 36.9m. Group E — High jump, K. Reid, 1.66m. (Hook photo) On Sports Day: Mr. T. Smith — lead guitar Mr. J. Smith — vocals Mr. Stephenson — keyboards, synthesizer BADMINTON As usual a large entry of Saltus players was recorded in the inter-schooi tournament. The team retained the cham- pionship. Most successful play- ers — Eric Pengelly and John Johnston (both won 2 finals). Graham Jack and Colin Brown won a doubles final, and Chris Bardgett was a runner up. The teachers won the tug-of-war (Hook photo) I SWIMMING GALA Overall position 2ncl (1 point behind War. Academy) Section positions — Seniors 2nd, Inters 3rd, Juniors 1st. Notable individual performances in finals: T. Gosling — 1st (40m Butterfly 80m Freestyle) M. Patterson — 1st (40m Freestyle, 40m backstroke 80 backstroke) S. Matthews — 1st (40m Breaststroke) T. McKittrick — 2nd (80m Breaststroke) 1. Bickley — 2nd (40 Breastroke) T. Chin — 2nd (40m Breaststroke) S. Popper — 2nd (40m Butterfly) C. Popper — 2nd (40m Backstroke) 3rd (80m Breaststroke) 3rd (80m Backstroke) R. Wilson — 3rd (80m Freestyle) Junior Relay — 1st Senior Relay — 1st Individual Junior Champion — M. Patterson (Mocklow photo) VOLLEYBALL Saltus entered both inter-school leagues. Both 015 and U15 squads played 3 league matches, both teams won 1 and lost 2. Inter-school round-robin tournament: — U15 squad, 4th — 015 squad, 2nd — senior squad lost by only 3 points to Mount St. Agnes (tournament champions). BOWLING Saltus bowing team — R. Lines, C. Bardgett, Joe Rego, O. Andrade — successfully defended the inter-schools championship against ap- proximately 15 other school teams. GOLF Indoor practice with weighted swing pipes. Golf Development at Saltus Pine Needles Lodge, North Carolina, was the scene of much activity during the week of August 1st to 6th, when 125 teachers, coac!ies and golf professionals from all over the U.S.A. had the opportunity to meet, share ideas and learn new techniques of instruc- tion as presented by outstanding educators of the game of golf. This five day seminar, which entailed 40 hours of concentrated involvement for each participant, was organised by the National Golf Foundation of America and we were delighted to be accepted for the course. Learning sessions combined lecture demonstration and application in all areas of golf teaching and coaching methods. Feedback discus- sions and open Golforums enabled us to reinforce our learning and exchange new ideas in technique and motivation. Error correction, use of instructional aids, measurement and evaluation of progress, rules, courtesies and tournament organisation completed the roster of topics we covered in the week of comprehensive study. The N.G.F. staff consisted of eleven noted golf instructors who utilised current literature, films, video tape and action sequence cameras to enhance the learning experience. Highlighting the seminar was Dr. Gary Wiren, Education Director for the P.G.A., Jim Flick and Bob Toski — authors of many well known golf books and pub- lications. So how does all this affect Saltus? Well, hopefully, with a sound foundation of teaching technique acquired at the seminar, we feel that we can now offer our boys some worthwhile tuition that will nurture an enthusiasm for personal improvement through practice and develop sound skills that will enable them to understand, appre- ciate and enjoy the game of a lifetime. With the formation of the Bermuda Golf Association Junior Golf Development Programme, initiated by Mr. Geoffrey Parker, there are so many opportunities open to boys who have the self discipline to improve and the oppor- tunities are increasing every day. At present, Saltus boys participate actively in all island-wide events as well as in our own school tour- naments. This year, twelve Juniors have joined the Saltus programme and have made good progress in their brief period of learning. Golf is unlike many other games. It takes time, a long time, to acquire skill and in the initial frustrating period of learning, some boys, inevitably, fall by the wayside, because they are not prepared or (in the Senior School) are too busy with exams and other numerous activities, to practise. Unfortunately, practice is absolutely essential to progress. Nevertheless, there is increasing enthusiasm for the game of golf at Saltus. The opportunities for the improvement of skills are there. We have clubs and golf balls donated by thoughtful parents, the largest area of practice nets to be found anywhere on the island, golf mats, golf pipes and air flight balls for indoor practices in inclement weather, visual aids for learning golf rules and etiquette. Hopefully, in the future, our facilities will include some excellent golf instruc- tional films. C.J. and L.W. photo) Founders day Golf — First tee at Belmont (Mocklow photo) Results for 1976-77 Founder ' s Day. School versus Saltus Association. 1976 — School: 19 pts.; Saltus Association: 17 pts. 1977 — School: 12 1 2 pts.; Saltus Association: 12 1 2 pts. School Championship — held in October at Belmont The Bill Dunkley Bowl for low gross was won by Norman Dunstan with a score of 73. The Saltus Handicap Shield for low net was won by Scott Mayne with a net score of 62. Easter Tournament. 18 hole Stableford Tournament held at Southampton Princess. Won by Norman Dunstan with 40 poin Second: Scott Mayne with 38 points. Congratulations to Norman Dunstan who will be taking part in the Junior World Championships in San Diego. This is the fourth time he has had the honour of being selected to repre- sent Bermuda. CRICKET Under 14 — Played 6, Won 3, Lost 3. Over 14 — Played 6, Won 3, Lost 3. Founder ' s Day Old Boys ' Match — Drawn match. Staff V. The School Match — The Staff won by 14 runs. The Jeff Collins Trophy (Most Improved Cricketer) ■ Dexter Smith. SOCCER SPORT IN THE .11 NIOR SCHOOL INIEK SCHOOL ACriVLIIES School Soccer Squad — League champions U12. (Walker photo) D 0 F 12 BSSF (Central 1 League) P W L 6 6 0 Opposition, M.S. A., Deliwood, West Pembroke League Champions ' Cup 1st Round vs. St. George ' s Prep, won 3 Semi-Final vs. Central School lost 0 Our only dcfcar as the last ; ame of the season he 1 e.ietie champions ( up .Semi-hinai igamst entrai School To pick out piayers by riame .Joes noi detracr from ' he perform- ance of many others, ' nut (he outstanding olav I rov Harvey. Warren McHarg and Carl ( lift ' n VlidfieUI ind ;he tireless •-iinning (and scormg) of Vincent ( haves .ip front -.hould not go utirecor.led Full Squad- V. ( haves (9 eoalsi. H Smith (2). f) Patterson i2 . W. McHarg ' I Harvey • 1 „ R Bovie t ! ), VI Vav ! i. P Hands- ley, C. Clift, (i Bovie, S. Pearse. V| VIoniz. N ' semne v las L Delany, T. Moiichette. I Pitcher X Vmoit ' Friendly ' vs. Gilbert Inst. won 2 - 1 ot oass nier scnoois soccer Beaslev -noi Charleston ' 77 style Inter schools football. (Beasley photo) These results reflect the hard work and excellent achievement this year by all our squad; not only those who represented the school but those who played in practice sessions weekly, but did not make the team. BSSF 6-A-Side Leai-ue The popul.uU ' jiiii -■ui.vc hi (.muuc .(llllmlu hki ■ .iiiii was host to our section s games as they .iiternated ' veeKlv (hrongnout the season Mth the . i -a-sidc l eague games. Our A and B fe.mis .vere ooth :evel on p mts vith West Pem- broke A .ind B teams respectivelv jt the end of 1 eagtie 3iav )iir 8 team Aas uefeaieo ii the plav-Dtts !?iit our A team vvon .md ent into the All-Island Finals Round Robm at National Stadium on he l ' .b of January. There .ve siitfereii only one .lefeat .md ;ame iw.n. with the A ' Team Trophy. Squads A Te.im . ' haves, Y. Harvey, O P ittersuii V McHarg. R Smith. P Handslev, M Wav, C Clift B Team - S Pearse G Boyle R Bovie. N Kempe M vioni A. Dias. T Mouchette. R mott 1 Pitcher SWIMMING Early October rains wet both spectators and swimmers alike at Brenda ' s Poolside Diner during the heats in the Inter-School Swim- ming Meet. A team of twelve boys represented Saltus and all achieved places in the Finals. From the finals these twelve returned with 8 first, five seconds and four thirds. We won the UIO free style and medley relays and the U12 free style relay. Roger Amott should be recognised here for gaining five gold medals. Teams — with places in brackets. U9 C. Morbey (1,2) UIO R. Amott (1,1,1,1,1 R. Morbey (1,1,1) M. Mansi (1,1) Ull J. Bluck (2) A. Marsh (3) D. Swift (3) U12 D. Patterson (1,2,3) D. Lines (1,2,3) G. Boyle (1) B. Finnerty (3) School Swimming Team (Walker photo) CROSS COUNTRY Our annual ' Golf Course Interruption ' went to Port Royal this year and all who know the course can feel for the boys running over the ' undulating fairways and through the rough. ' Our teams were: — Ull placed 10 out of 14 J. H. Ferguson (23) N. Kempe (36) R. Boyle A. Marsh P. Brown P. Clift U13 placed 13 out of 15 Ray Smith (28) A. McLay (41) T. Harvey V. Chaves Rich. Smith (Walker photo) School Cross Country Teams. ATHLETICS A team of 13 boys went to the zone preliminary heats at National Stadium. Only two boys, Simon Payne (U12, HJ) and Roger Amott (UIO, HJ) got through to the finals and both placed second in the finals. Teams. UIO R. Amott, R. Morbey, S. Croft, J. P. Skinner Ull R. Hamill, M. Way, N. McHarg, D. Swift U12 P. Barrett, S. Payne, R. Smith, H. Thomas, V. Chaves SCHOOL ACTIVITIES The Inter-House Soccer League programme was held in two halves; one in February ' 76 and the other in February March ' 77. Darrell House showed clear supremacy in both junior and senior sections — conceding only one goal and scoring 21 in the twelve games they played. Darrell Soccer Teams — (Walker photo) Back, J6 J7. Front, J4 J5. Final Tables J4 J5 P F A Pts. D 6 14 0 10 S 6 4 5 5 W 6 2 7 5 B 6 3 11 4 J6 J7 D 6 7 1 8 S , 6 6 5 6 ' W 6 5 6 5 B 6 0 6 5 Combined League Table D 12 21 1 18 S 12 10 10 U W 12 7 13 10 B 12 3 17 9 THREE-A SIDE SOCCER This lunchtime knockout tournament contmued to grow in popu- larity and this year forty teams entered from all classes in school. In the semi-finals: Chaves, Patterson, Harvey beat R. Boyle, Pitcher, Amott 7-1. Handsley, Smith, McHarg beat Mason, Clift, Riihiluoma 3-1. The final was all it should have been, excitmg, skilful and enter- taining. Chaves, Patterson and Harvey were pre-game favourites and took an early lead then after half-time stretched it to two goals. An injury to Harvey slowed them down somewhat and enabled Handsley. Smith and McHarg to score two goals making the final score level. The game then had to be decided on sudden-death penalties. Vincent Chaves missed his first attempt, but Paul Handsley did not — so The Three Devils — Paul Handsley, Raynard Smith and Warren McHarg won the trophy. know U s there somewhere — 3 a side soccer. (Beasley photo (Walker photo) THREE-A-SIDE SOCCER Back — Winners — R. Smith, P. Handsley, W. McHarg. Front — Runners-up — T. Har- vey, V. Chaves, D. Patterson. (Beasley photo) You win some and lose some. The end of the 3 a side soccer tournament. THREE-A SIDE GYM HOCKEY An innovation this year was the introduction of Gym Hocicey, quite Uke Ice Hockey, but played with soft pucics and fibreglass sticks in the gym. The popularity of this game prompted the swift construction of suitable goals and the first annual 3-a-side lunchtime knockout tournament. Twenty-nine teams entered and Vincent Chaves, Paul Handsley and Michael Way beat Mark Lindo, Michael Moniz and Peter Brown in the final. Rest time in indoor hocltey. (Beasley photo) It s a goal! Indoor hockey. (Beasley photo) INTER-HOUSE CROSS COUNTRY RACES Results J4 J5 Team places 1. Butterfield 150 pts. 2. Darrell 193 3. Watlington 245 4. Saltus 307 Individual Places 1. J. H. Fergussen W (4L) 2. P. Clift D (5W) 3. M. Mansi D (5W) 4. C. Morbey B (4L) J6 J7 Team Places 1. Saltus 156 pts. 2 Darrell 158 3 ' . Watlington 263 4. Butterfield 283 individual Places 1. T. Harvey D (7S) 2. R. Boyle W (6B) 3! R. Smith fi (7S) 4. N. Kempe D {6W) Overall Team Placing 1. Darrell 351 pts. Butterfield 433 3! Saltus 463 4. Watlington 508 1 ' Whiffer ' Smith takes early lead In the Cross Country. ftey fly through the air James Ferguson. (Beasley photo) The agony of a long distance runner — Huw Thomas. SCHOOL SPORTS DAY — May 12th The performances and efforts of our boys on Sports Day was only matched by the enthusiasm and encouragement of the large audience of parents and friends. It is pleasing to see parents encourage the efforts of ' their ' house and not just their own family. J6 100m A. D. Swift (14 09 sees ) and M. Chudleigh (well hidden). Outstanding Individual Performances: — J4 C. Morbey High Jump 1.04 m C. Morbey Long Jump 3.30 m C. Morbey 100 m 15.7 sec C. Morbey 400 m 81.2 sec J5 S. Croft High Jump 1.12 m R. Morbey Long Jump 3.95 m R. Morbey 100 m 15.4 sec R. Morbey 400 m 77.5 sec J6 R. Amott High Jump 1.20 m D. Swift Long Jump 3.70 m D. Swift 100 m 14.9 sec R. Boyle 400 m 77.1 sec J7 G. Bovle High Jump 1 28 m R. Smith Long Jump 4 00 m H. Thomas 100 m 14.5 sec R. Smith 400 m 73.1 sec The performances of two J5VV boys. Marco Zanol and Spurling coming second and fourth respective!) in the 1500m are highly commendable. Trophy and Shield J4 Champion J 5 Champion J 6 Champion J ' ' Champion 1500 m OPEN J4 J 5 Tug o J6 17 Tug o U 4 X 100 m Winners; — Craig Morbey Ross Morbey Roger Amott Raynard Smith Ravnard Smith 20 pts. 15 19 26 J5 J7 10(f m 100 m 100 m ' War Wai Relay Relav Relav Relay Butterfield Saltus Butterfield Butterfield Darrell Darrell Victor Ludorum Raynard Smith J5 100m. A Ross Morbey, fastest J5 boy beating M. I ansi, S. Croft, M. Klein in 15.04 sees. House Competition 143 pts. 104 101 Butterfield Watlington Darrell Saltus 88 Comments by some parents concerning the way boys are ' put ' into events prompt me to clarify the system used in the Junior School. Long Jump ) — straight forward elimination — best two boys in each Cricket Ball) house compete on Sports Day. High Jump — Eliminations in each house down to — in J4 — 4 boys J5 — 3 boys J6 — 2 boys J7 — 2 boys The High Jump finals are completed prior to Sports Day because they are time-consuming and often can ' interfere ' with other events. Sprints: — The boys in each house run 100 metres and the fastest four are taken — say boys w,x,y,z place 1,2,3,4. W,x,y,z form the House relay team. runs in 100 m ' A ' race runs in 100 m ' B ' race 75 m ' A ' race 75 m ' B ' race This method of placing pits the fastest runners in each house together, and so on. Thus establishing (a) the fastest in each house (b) the fastest in year group. It also places the emphasis of Sports Day on a Team competition rather than that of individuals. Tugs-of-war teams — selected by H use Captains. Open 400 metres — open to all boys in each year group. Open 1500 metres — open to all boys. w X y z runs in runs in The boys who, by these machinations, are eliminated from all or most of the Athletic events are then placed in the less demanding events such as sack races, obstacle course races, etc. I hope all this helps to remove some of the mystery from our organisation. Sports Day, for me, is always an interesting, hectic and fulfilling day but Saltus leans heavily on the help and encouragement of parents and friends. Staff and most important, our boys. Christian Luthi emerges from the ' tarp ' in tfie J6 obstacle race. SOFTBALL After the FOUNDER ' S DAY service and luncheon the Junior School team played the Annual Softball Game against a team of Fathers. In past years the games have been very close, but this year the boys were completely swamped by the swinging bats of the dads. Even after a ' donation ' of 24 runs, the boy§ lost 29 - 28. It must be said, however, that there was more experience than usual in the fathers ' team (and just a little bit of ' needle ' ?). School Softball Squad — which played against the Fathers. Boys Team — D. Patterson, T. Harvey, V. Chaves, P. Handsley, G. Boyle, R. Boyle, R. Smith, R. Hamill, W. McHarg, A. Dias, J. Hay ward, M. Way. Fathers Team — Messrs. Frick, Way, Boyle, McHarg, Chaves, Harvey, J. Cornes, Kempe, Pedro. The annual knockout competition held in June proved to be rather one-sided. In the semi finals: Darrell beat Watlington 12-3 Butterfield beat Saltus 24-7 In the losers final for 3rd and 4th places: Saltus beat Watlington 11-7 In the final: Darrell beat Butterfield 13-8 AMATEl ' R ATHl.F.l IC ASSOC ! ATION — AWARDS SCHEMF. fn miiny ways our Sports Day is the culminalion of a brief thouRh hectic athletic season but there has been a busy term — with eliminations and the efforts of the boys for their personal achieve- ment records. .Ml boys were timed, measured, cajoled in up to twelve events in track and field. The following boys were awarded 5 stars for their performances in Decathlon, and for any three best events Form Three Events Decalhlon J7 R. Smith S Joblin R Smith V. Chaves S Payne V. Chaves W. McHarg W McHarg M. Way M. Way G. Boyle T. Harvey Jo K. Amoii M. Chudleigh D. Swift R. Boyle R. Hamill R. Amott M Chudleigh D Swift J5 R. Morbey S. Croft J. Prado J. P. Skinner M. Zanol R. Morbey M Mansi Based on the lesulls of all inter House sports this year the Overall SPORTS SHIF.l.D was awarded to Darrell House. For dedication, participation and all-round skill the .Athlete of the Year trophy went to Troy Harvey and the Junior Athlete ' s Prize was shared between Ross Morbey and Marc Mansi. Although there seems to be plenty of activities for all boys in school many are members of other organizations or have achieved performances worthy of note in varied sports Baseball: On U.S. Navy Base. Selected for ' All Star Teams ' — Major League: M. Way, Ci. Boyle. Minor 1 eague: N. Kempe, R. Bovie, C. Boyle, W. Smith, J Mason Soccer: ' V. Chaves, T. Harvey. R. Smith. P. Handsley played regularly for the B .A.A. Minor League team and the first three were selected for the Pick of League ' team. Horse Riding: A. Dias. C. Luthi, C. Adderley have had lots of suc- cess in local competitions. Swimming: We have boys belonging to the ' Harbour Swimming Club ' and ' Triangle Swimming Club ' . R. Amott. R. Morbey. C. Morbey, M. Mansi, S. Babensee, A. Scott. D. Scheland. D. Patterson have between them represenJed Bermuda, succeeded in the Bermuda Open Championships, been selected to swim in the L).S., . this summer and set records in many age groups, styles and distances. Space restricts itemising each boy ' s achieve- ments — if you want to know more — talk to the boys! Rugby: B. Fisher. R. Fisher. B. Tompkins. R. Morbey. and C. Spurlmg were chosen to play for Bermuda against visiting teams from Bahamas. Man other Saltus bo s were actively involved in Saturday morning ' mini-rugby ' . Co-karting: Scott Kitson has been chalking up victories on the go- karting circuits. Athletics: High-Jumper Simon Pa ne was second in the National Championships in his age group and Robert Jones won the Under 9 1500m. Sailing: D. Mulholland, C. Luthi, G. de Marcy and .A. Leseur have done very well in local waters, either wiih RB ' ' C of RH.ADC. Cycling: K. Heiiser. C. Spurling, O. Sommer, A. Dias took honours at the island ' s cycle gymkhanas. Fishing: A 461b. wahoo boated by Jose Prado was deemed Fish of the Month ' by the Sea Horse Angling Club and his 451b. .Alison won him a Citation from the Bermuda Fishing Association. ADVAN( EI) FLACEMI.NT FX AMINA HONS Once iigain the tliird week of May proved very strenuous as thirty-eight students wrote between one and five Advanced Placement Examinations, The examinations, which allow students to prove that they have covered university-level work while still in high school, have become a very integral part of the Senior Year Programme. Different colleges have different criteria in acknowledging the grades, but the usual piactice is to grant advanced placement and first year credit to candidates who have received grades of 5, 4, or 3, while the grade of 2 is officially classed as possibly qualified — individual review recommendetl . Also, a grade of two has been equated to a college grade of ( ' , a 3 to a B, and a 4 or 5 to an A. In the Unitetl Slates, a satisfactory grade on this examination is treated to the same as passing an ' A ' level examination. The Canadian universities which normally require (Jrade 13 or ' A ' levels are now admittmg some students who successfully complclc appropriate A. P. courses. Many colleges, including (he most prestigious, allov the first year of university to be entirely missed b those who have achieved three grades of 3 or higher. Otherwise, a student who has one or two satisfactory grades may move on to more advanced courses in those subjects given credit or may broaden his interests by taking less of the college required courses. I he students have once again done very well. Special kudos must go to Derrick Binns, Richard VVcinachl. and Niki O ' Leary for achieving the top, grade of 5 on an examination. Also, Brian Frick managed to score 3 or better on all four of his examinations. Finally, six Fifth Formers took the Fairopean History exammation after having been allowed to take the Senior Year course. Five of them scored a grade of 3 which will certainly help them when they apply to university next year. SALTUS CERTIFICATES 1977 HONOURS 1. Smith, P. C 2. Campbell, V. M 3. Mollis. B. A. 4. Blaney. P. R PASS 5. Nisbett.J.W 6. Popper. C. M. 7. Stanley, S.P 8. l.ightbourn, R.C. 9. Butterfield, R. D 10= Buckley. D. C Perreault, M. S i:. Chin.T. L. }. Goggin. P. N 14. Tatem. M. A 15. Tannock, D. P 16. Cook. B. J 17. Vickers. J.I 18= Marks. K. D. Smith. T. S. 20= Lambed. E. H McBealh. M. A 22. tdmunds. J. S 23= Clunpbell. H. L ' Matcham. P. E. 2.5. Hwk, R. F 26. Fo. , S. A (Mocklovv phQlQi,. ,. . Arii;ND. NCF 27. Fores. M 28. Ttiornc. .11 29: OunM.ui. N V Fonti«oi lli, I aii«.a Mi iW,Simnu)ns. J, S GCE — ' O ' LEVP:L results JUNE 1977 V FORMS Art ()■ Level in Session o a «i £ It o P o .2 3 o f 2 t « o ii p - - OD o UJ UJ-I f-J u. (3 X Z Q. ao M S S « Blaney a X x X X X X Buckley XXXXXXXX Butterfield X X X X X X Campbell, H. L X X XX Campbell, V. M XX X X X X X Chin X X X X X X Cook X XXX Dunstan X Edmunds XXX X Fox X X Goigin X X X X X XX Mollis XX XXXX XXX Hook X XX XX Lambert X XX Lightbourn X XX XX Longworth X X Lopes X Marks X XX Matcham XX X McBeath XX X Nisbbett X XXX XX XX Perreault X XXXX X Popper XXXXXX X X Smith. P. C X X XXXXXXXXX X Smith, T S X X Standley XXXX XX X Tannock XXX XX X Tatem X X Vickers XXXX X X X GCE — O ' LEVEL RESULTS — JUNE 1977 IV FORMS Gibbons Jack Joell Jorstad Lirtes Maddern r m E c • at o o c a U Ul Ul-l E 2 (3 Anfossi X Astarita X XX Aubrey X X Bagen XX XX XXX Ball X X Brown X X X Charlton X Clinton X X Collis X XXX Cooke X XX Evans X XX Frick X X XXX Gibbons X XXX X Hayward a Isbrantsen X X • X X Lambert X Lawrence X ' X XX X XX iviauuent Madeiros, C. A X Madeiros, J. L X X ■■ ' ' X X Madeiros, T. C Maitland McGarrity McPhee X Mocklow Pengelley Rego Terceira Vermeulen X X X X Vickers X X Wittich X X X X X X XX XX X X ' Despair ' b) K. ubn 411. At last, the wheels are beginning to grind; Neville Cave and Henry Ziegler are busy putting together an organisation which will at last help communication of old boys with the School and with each other. We are hoping to be able to organise them in years with a voluntary co-erced secretary for each year to collect and pass on news. We hope also a start a modest register to put old boys and firms in contact before graduating, and there are plans for social activities over the Christmas break. If you have not already been contacted, get in touch with Neville Cave or Henry Ziegler. It is very pleasant to see the increasing numbers of old boys Jiwho call at the school and keep contact up. Congratulations to Trevor Moniz ( ' 69) who was called to the Bar in Bermuda earlier this year. Last year, he graduated LL.B., at King ' s College, London, and has been at Gray ' s Inn since. He now has a Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship to study for an M.B.A. at the University of Western Ontario. His brother Tyler is also reading for an M.B.A. at the University of Toronto, having graduated B. Comm. at the University of Dalhousie in 1974. Congratulations too, to Mark leffrey ( ' 74) who went on to Canford School for the Sixth form course. Last December he won an open exhibition in Bio-chemistry to Brasenose College, Oxford. Peter Grey ( ' 74) also went for his ' A ' levels to Britain, to Milton Abbey School. He is now at St. Mary ' s, Halifax, reading for a B.Sc. Geoffrey Gardner, who went to Charterhouse, has gained entrance to M.I.T. David Fox ( ' 72) who was on the Dean ' s list at Mount Allison last year, has transferred to McGill to read Architecture. Billy Ingham ( ' 74) who went from Saltus to Upper Canada College, entered Carlton University last September. Douglas von Roeder ( ' 73) gained ] his B.A. in History and Political Science at Mount Allison and is now going on for a Master ' s in Business Studies. Charles Daniels ( ' 74) i has just finished his second year in Architecture at Tuskegee Univer- photo) sity, Alabama. Clarke Somner ( ' 76) enters St. Mary ' s next September i to read for a B.A. in Business. Alan Marshall ( ' 72), now in his last year at Princeton, spent his winter in Oxford on the Semester Abroad programme. It was good to have Ricky Wright, who joined us for the Senior Year ' 75- ' 76, back with us for half of Hastcr term. His work under Mr. Billington was part of his studentship in P.E. and Games Education. It was appropriate ttiat several Old Boys were on hand to put out the fire. Shown in the photo are Messrs. Doidge ( left) and Morris. Standey by Charles Dunstan , 2G I j