Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

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375™ ANNIVERSARY YEAR For our contribution to the Parish celebrations we delved into the history of Devonshire Church. Here are some of the boys own reports. Devonshire Church Years and years ago in Devonshire, 360 years ago there was a church being built and its name was Brackish pond Church. William Cavendish ownd the land and asked some people to help build the church and the roof was made out of palmetto leaves. - Jeremy Loomis Before the Church was built men used to meet under the shade of a giant cedar tree. It was the biggest in Bermuda. It was blown down in a hurricane over 50 years ago. They used the wood to make special church furniture and the bell was melted down to make hinges for the new church doors. - Britten West Years ago there was a hurricane and most of the churches were damaged but Brackish pond church was not damaged. Then came another hurricane and Brackish pond church fell down. Then they said themselves we will make another church. This time they made it with brick walls and they made a stone slate roof. There was a lot of grass and palmetto and cedar trees around Brackish pond church. It was a good church and it looked nice. - Nigel Swain The people had decided to rebuild the church and this time they built it stronger. All the walls were made of Bermuda stone and it had a slated roof. Each family in Devonshire had to send a worker to help and if they didn ' t they had to pay a fine of about 80. - Kenny Robinson Old Devonshire Church doesn ' t have an altar it has a communion table. They moved it from the middle of the church to make more room. They had to put the table in front of the old door and they blocked up the door. A man called Juistice Shelock was very mad and he said I will never come to this Church again, and you know what he never did! - Mark Moran In 1728 a man named William Savage said can I have this Church as a school. They said yes but they said you have to give us $50., but the kids did wreck it so he had to go. In 1737 a man came his name was Jonathan Tucker and he said can I have this Church as a school if I do any repairs. The kids did to much damage so he had to leave. - Charlie Judd In 1828 yrs ago in old Dvonshire Church they wontid a organ and they went to Canada for a organ and they found on in St. Pauls Church and it was the first Organ used in America. They built a gallery for it it has a wooden railing around it and they liked the music. - Cameron Snaith Yesterday we went to Church. First we looked at the tree planted by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the rock. Mrs Beard read the rock. Then we had a picture and went into the church with Canon Nisbett. Then Canon Nisbett showed us the cup and the chairs and I looked at the pews and I knocked on the door. We went outside and we saw the old hearse. - Trevor Hedges Our Visit to Old Devonshire Church by Charlie Judd. If I Were... I am a fish. I was playing with my friends. I saw a worm and I started swimming to the worm and I bit the worm and I chewed it, and the worm was gone. Ouch! they pulled me up into the boat. I cuidnt breathe then they put me back, yippee I am back in the water, but I am not eating no more worms! - Jimmy Holder I am a tyre. I got flat by runing over a rock. It punctured my skin but my master took me home and put tape over the hole in my skin then he put me back on his bike and went riding. Even thoe he had gone riding again I u as happy. - Kenneth Robinson Once upon a time I sat in an egg bo.x. I sat looking at the fire and watching the butter melt in the pot. The lady cracked my shell. I was scared to deth and she put me in the pot and I got hard and I found it hard to talk. She cut me up. It is a hard life! - Kevin Young 2B at Hamilton Fire Station during Fire Prevention Week 1983.

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MRS. BEARD ' S 2B We all made models of many different types of ships and boats. Here are some ship builders with their galleons. A Day in the Life of a Sailor I wont to be a sailor. I went on the sailing ship. I was on a ship that we have now. The captin gave me a job. The job was to go up the rigging and we had to put down the ancker. Then there was a bad storm. I had to put down the sails. Aftr the storm the sun came out. I put the sails up again. - Daniel Graham In 1984 a man named Adam Davidson said I had to get a crew because he wood give me two bags of shillings just to deliver som thing to two other places. To get to the placews we had to ask a man, can we use his Galleon. Monday we had a look around and I bought the Galleon and on Friday we went off. Half of the crew had to sleep up stairs on the deck, the other crew slept downstairs. In the morning we went to a place and then we went back. Adam Davidson gave me and my crew the money. The crew got one bag of shillings and I got the other bag of shillings . - George Swan If I were a sailor in a sail boat I would go far a way to sea and sail in my sail boat with my friends. It will be fun when you get used to it. You have to start by the shore, if you ask some one nice he might push you in the water, it will be nice when you really get used to it. You will love the part at sea. It is dandris for kids, only men can do it and some times women can sail. In sail boats you have to practice a lot, you need water for a sail boat. It is nice for children to look at the sail boats but only men and women can do it. - Gerren Daniels If I lived on a sailboat and drove it I would have a good time and if I was in a sail boat race I would try to win in it. If I did do it, I would be so happy that I got the biggest trophy and I would put it in my office. - Brian Smack On day I was walking and I seid, I wont to be a sailor and my name was D.O. I saw a ship and It needid a working man and I got the job and the hardist work was hoisting the sails but thats all that I did for the day. - David Outerbridge We studied ships and boats through the ages. Custodio de Mello Last week we went on a Brazilian ship. We took cars. I went in Mrs. Swains car, when we got there we saw fruit and vegetables. When we went up the gang plank we looked at pictures and a sailor was called Pallo he shoed us a radar and I saw something like gold but it was brass, it was very shiny the sailors poleshed it 3 times a day and I saw a circle with a H in it. It was for people to land. - Cameron Snaith On Friday the 4th of May we went to a Brazilian Ship and our sailer was Paulo and he took us to the captins room and he shode us the radar. I saw the crows nest and I wanted to go up in the crows nest but he said no and then we looked at the pictures of Brazil and they were buteeful and then we heard the band play. - Mark Moran A Tall ship By Jason Mollis. 8

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MRS. DRAYCOTT ' S 2D School Visits are fun. A visit to the Carriage Museum. We went to the Carriage Museum. At the carriage museum we saw a man called Mr. Frith. Some of the carriages were called thees names Brougham, dogcart, St. George ' s Hearse, St. David ' s Hearse, vis-a-vis Victoria. I went in my mummy ' s car. We had a nice time then we went to the park then we went back to school. - James Elliott Watching Mr. Pacheco - Lars Simmons. On Thursday 10th May my class and I went to the Fire Station. I went in Mrs. How ' s car. When we got there Chris showed us a T.V. which the firemen could see where the fire is, and after that we went to look at the fire engines and after that we went up a flite of stairs. When we got ther Chris showed us a movie about donald Duck and his nefues Huey, Duey and Luey. When they brought a map of Donald he didn ' t listn He thort he wood never have a fire but his conscience told him to pin the map up so everyone could see it, and no one would be bumd in a fire - Erik Jensen On Wednesday we went to the carrige museum. We saw a carrige with a brake and there was a carrige with stairs and then we went upstairs and we saw a carrige made of wicker. It was called the Governess cart. - Lars Sirmnons We went to see the horses at Lee Bow stables and we rode in my Mummy ' s car to it and Mr. Joyce took out 3 of the horses and showed the horses frant and back teeth. Mr. Joyce tryed to make Sadie lauch and Jean-Paul gave me some apples to give to Whisky to eat every Wednesday I go to Lee Bow stables. - Ryan Sommerville One day we went to see Mr. Pacheco ploughing the field and Sandpiper was his horse and we listened to what he said and he said some interesting things that we understood. The horse got a apple every time it went up to the end were the bushes are burnt and Sandpiper got the apple and Mr. Pacheco had to say whoa and then Sandpiper wood sometimes stop but ' one time he was naughty and dided stop. - Jean-Paul Dyer I went in my mummy ' s car. We were the first ones ther wen we got there we looked at three nice horses and one of the horses felt like silk. Thats the one I liked best after that we came back to school and then I got to go over Lars house and it was a very nice day. - Richard Pereech We walked to Mr. Terceira ' s. On the way we saw some comes. The farrier was by the fire. When the horse-shoe came out of the fire part of it was red. Ther was one clip on the front shoe and two clips on the back shoe. The other man put the shoes on the horse then we saw the horses in the stables. We saw Garfield, Buddy, Pingk Paint and Melody. Then we went back to school. - James Elliott At the Fire Station — Niel Jones. We saw the umbrella players. There were four of them, two women and two men and I liked when the man balanced everything on his nose and we saw a game called what makes me angry and what makes me angry is when some won calls me names like fat face. - Ian Smith We planted flowers for Mothers ' Day. 10