Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

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Flower studi;: SUSAN GARDNER, Senior Year ' Alas, poor Yorick ' : Spot the ' O ' Level candidate Ticking Take Over Tick, Tick go watches But then a new watch appears It works silently Ever so silently. With the press of a button A vivid flash of light And the time appears These new computers are slowly ticking over These silent watches Are appearing on many Wrists. The tick, tick is Slowly fading . . . As these revolutionaries Are ticking over The ominus tick is slowly fading tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick Jeffrey Freeman SIB Good Friday The gentle pelt of rain ceases and the moist sky is overflowing, once again with many kites. Marco Zanol S2P Alone Th e brandished sword came slashing down with blinding speed. In one fluid motion I had quickly dived and rolled and avoided the stroke of death. The skeletal figure now cautiously approached looking for the moment to strike. I tightened my sweaty grip on my battle axe and swung without waming. My blow harmlessly clashed against my opponent ' s sword. He moved like lightning and lunged his weapon towards my chest. I swerved, closed my eyes and swung with all my strength. A blood- curdling shriek pierced the early morning air as I felt my axe shatter the bones of the grotesque figure. All that could now be heard was the wind. Slowly I opened my eyes and stared at the skeleton crumpled on the ground. It still had the obscene, everlasting grin, but its eyes no longer glowed The closed door opened and my mom glared in at me. Greg ScaffS4K Boredom The rain has started, And I have nothing to do, Except my homework. Conn Smitii S2P Figure studi;, seated figure: ELWOOD FOX.

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Water I came to the surface. The water behind me formed into two large rooster tails, then gradually into one small one. in front, it rushed up over the skis and drops like crystal marbles beat against them. As I moved faster and faster the water became a solution of foam around my legs, which seemed not to be a part of my body. Water rolled as water pebbles on my tense, buckled muscles, straining, bright brown from the dazzling sea before me. As I turned the corner, I began to see the whole of Ferry Reach. Suddenly it became a broken min or, flying through the air. The dangerous water forced me into it. I fell, but grabbed at the tow bar with even more force, instead of letting go. The boat did not slow down. The deep dark ocean seemed to be welcoming me for good. I screamed. The dark water guzzled steadily into my lungs. Richard Ian Pitcher S2L Cricket Gear — Still Life: ESjmSLEY LEWIS. Senior Year. Transport Improvement The single improvement in transport that would most benefit my country is a switch from the bus service to an organized llama transport system. This change would almost certainly draw howls of protest from the Bermuda Industrial Union, since the former bus drivers will then be unable to strike. Buses have a tendency to produce thick clouds of grey smoke, which are designed to bewilder the motorist travelling behind the bus, while the bus driver skillfully manoeuvres the bus into a bus shelter, and then suddenly swings out into the road again. This smoke is a potential health hazard, whereas the llama s pollution is a source of fuel. Also, when the bus pulls out of the shelter suddenly, without the bus driver indicating his intentions, and it is involved in a head-on collision with a garbage truck travelling at forty miles per hour in the other direction, the public is left with a useless heap of metal and bodies. A dead llama, on the other hand can be utilized to provide food, wool, hides, and tallow for candles. Bus drivers are prone to travel too great a distance in too short a period of time; indeed, the majority of bus drivers would be much more content at the controls of a Japanese Bullet Train. The llama, which cannot travel more than twenty miles per day, would never be in a position to receive a speeding ticket. Bus drivers are also notorious for trying to find out just how many passengers can be squeezed into the bus before the tyres on the vehicle deflate. The llama ' s build makes possible a llama to passenger ratio of only one to one. Therefore, one would never have to give up a seat to any little old lady who chances by. The view from this animal is exceptional, since there are no elbows or shopping bags in your face. Llama do not require continuous importation of diesel oil, and they are content to work for grass. Maintenance is nominal, the llama ' s only major requirement being an annual shearing. If their few requests are met, they are unlikely to speed past a stop, leaving a passenger in limbo. Bus drivers, however, demand many more niceties and are almost sure to strike if their needs are not fulfilled. It may seem that the bus drivers and the llamas have nothing at all in common. However, this is definitely untrue, like the bus drivers, when exhausted or over- loaded, the llama will lie down on the job, hiss, spit, kick, and refuse to move. R. L. Soares S4K George ' — stimulus for figure drawing exercise — MR. V. EVANS

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MUSIC REP I 1980 81 It has been another year of varied activity in the Music Department and on the whole, a stimulating and enjoyable one. The School Orchestra, drawn from both Junior and Senior Departments, gave two concerts in the year and the standard of playing was noticeably better than it had been in the past, mainly because of the more advanced technical skill of the string players. The Choir combined with that of St. Johns again, plus many friends, to produce Carols for All in December. Some 130 voices, accompanied by Jean Motyer at the organ, and the Brass Ensemble, performed with all the spirit and joy one associates with Christm as. This has certainly become a popular annual event. The Junior Choir provided support to the singing in this years dramatic production Gunslinger . Accompanied by a small group of instrumentalists — namely Charles Dunstan, Alan Pitman and Ronnie Lopes, this was a highly enjoyable venture so expertly directed by Mr. Kermode. W. D. Forte! The Band was pleased to be invited to play at Government House in November at an informal gathering of representatives of various youth groups and schools. Despite the uncertain atmosphere during the industrial dispute, it was decided to hold the Band Camp as usual in May. Although we had to send the members home for the night. 1 was delighted when so many returned the following day — albeit at 7.30 a.m.! The hours spent practising were well worth it as the results at the Band Concert demonstrated. Again, too. the standard of solo playing was high and special praise to John Johnston, David Judah, Richard Amos and Richard Dunn for their contributions. Also in May, Stephen McMaster and John Johnston were selected by the Lion ' s Club to travel to New York to play in a band at a convention there. 1 know that they were good ambassadors for both Saltus and Bermuda. It is good to see a growing number of Saltus boys as members of the Bermuda Youth Orchestra. To have been associated with such a worthwhile project as Noye ' s Rudde in the Bermuda Festival can only have been a very valuable experience for all those concerned. The examination results, both practical and theoretical were quite respectable. Congratulations to Robert Soares in obtaining Distinctions in Grade 6 and 7 Theory, to Robert Stubbs on his Distinction in Grade 5 Cello and also to John Johnston on being the first school pupil to pass Grade 8 in a Brass instrument in Bermuda. The Saltus Concert Society thrives thanks to the dedication of Mrs. Pettit. her choir, the New London Quartet. Andrea Hodson and many other talented musicians who give so readily of their services. Finally a special word of thanks to Mr. David Roberts as we say farewell to him and his family. During his five years at Saltus he has given so very generously of his time as a soloist and choir men .ber. to say nothing of his exjDertise with the stage-lighting. We will miss him a great deal. W. Duncan