Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

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People wished they couldfly like the birds. -Nicholas Pewter Some men tried to fly like the birds. - Michael Pimental Leonardo Da Vinci designed flying machines. - Graeme Hen- derson The Montgolfler brothers built a hot-air balloon. - Richard Wallington. MRS. BACON ' S IB Our project ' How Flying Began ' generated much discussion about the famous men who designed or flew the early flying machines. Here are some of the boys ' stories. Their original spelling has been kept. I would like to be Louis Bleriot. I wun lots uv muni becus I flu over the inglish chanul. - Colin Jones I would like to be Mr. Brown. I wus the first man to fly over the Atlantic Ocean with my fren Alcock. - Stephen Notman I would like to be Henri Giffard. I made an air ship that cude be sitrd. - Ben Davie s I would like to be Louis Bleriot. I flew ovre the sea. - Tedros Robinson I would like to be Charles Lindbergh. I am the furst to fly over the Atlantic Ocean bi myself and it tok 33 hours. - Daniel Hirn I would like to be Mr Montgolfler who was the first man to mak a hot air balloon, the balloon carid peppul. - Christopher Watson I would like to be Louis Bleriot and I will fly ovr the sea. I will win a lot ov mone. - Darin Cassidy I would like to be Charles Lindbergh, he was the first man to fly ovre the Atlantic Ocine by himself. - Jason Marley I would like to be Mr Montgolfler. I flew a hot ir ballon. - Waheed Brown I would like to be Mr Montgolfler. my balloon went up with hot air in it with men in it. - Brendan Stones I would like to be Mr Wright, becos he flew in a glider, he put an engen on it. - Paul Arnold I would like to be Leonardo Da Vinci becus I like to make pictures of flying things. - Roderick Ferguson I would like to be Leonardo Da Vinci. I design mini flying things. - Guy Armitage I would like to be Mr Brown. With my friend Mr Alcock we wir the first men to fly over the Atlantic Ocean. - Christopher Doree I would like to be Mr Wright. I mad a glider and I put a engin on it. - Roman Kane I would like to be Henri Giffard. bekus he fluw ovr the land in an airship. - Richard Nettleton I would like to be Louis Bleriot. I would fly over the sea. - William Massey 1 would like to be Charles Lindbergh. I was the frst to fly over the Atlantic Ocean by my self. - Adrian Beasley 1 would like to be Louis Bleriot. he flew over the sea. - Christopher Dawson I would like to be Sir George Cayley becuz he wuz the frst man to fli the gliders. - Neil Cattell 1 would like to be Mr Montgolfler be cus I made a balloon., it had hot air in it. it went up with pepl. - Jefferx Cameron.

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THE NEW EQUIPMENT BY JIMMY HOLDER NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST, THIS IS THE THING WE LIKE THE BEST . Judging by IB ' s graph of ' My Favourite Thing On the Field it has already proved a great success. An enormous Thank You to the anonymous designer builder donor of our wonderful new play equipment. Thanks once again to this year ' s group of class mothers. (From left to right) Mrs. Charron (Group Co-Ordinator). Mrs. David- son (2D), Mrs. Marley (IB) Mrs. Collins (IS). Mrs. Smith (3T), Mrs. Hawthorne {3M), and Mrs. Dallas (28). We really appreciate all your support and hard work ladies... THANK YOU . May we take this opportunity to thank also, Mr. Peter Green, for his generous donation of a video, and to extend a general vote of appreciation to everybody who has helped this year by giving their time and effort to the school. THANK YOU S-S-S-Saltus S-S-S-Sillies A Bermuda style version of Dick Whittinglon was heard in 1 B this year with the following rendition ... and the bells said, go back to Lindo ' s...! Did you know that ... we do P.E. to get extrasizem!? At a concert gi on by The Menuhin Foundation a piece entitled Ostinato from St. Paul ' s Suite by G. Hoist was announced. Christopher proudly exclaimed I used to go to St. Paul ' s . Nathan: People don ' t live in castles anymore do they . ' Mrs. S.: Well actually there are a couple of castles in England where the families still live . Mohamed: Gee! Those people must be ever so old !

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Class IB listening to Captain Robert Bowker. On Friday, 10th May 1985 Captain Robert Bowker, a retired airline pilot, came to talk to IB boys about his flying experi- ence. These are some of the stories that were written after his visit. Captain Bowker came to owr class, he shood us the difrint planes. - Adrian Beasley Wen Cpatin Bowker cem to are clars he told us haw he flew his aeroplaines. - Richard Nettleton Captain Bowker is a pilot, he cam to are scool becus he cam to tell us how to fly. - Jason Mar ley Captain Bowker kam today. I askt him did you fly to Michugin. he sed yes. - Daniel Him Captain Bowker is a pilto. he kam to are clrs. he told us abwt flying. He flew air Canada. - Ben Davies Captain Bowker came to ar clas. he cam to tel us how to fly a aeroplane. - Stephen Notman Captain Bowker cam to auwr class today. He flew 50 yiurs. He wre a pilot yooniform. - Colin Jones All of IB sewed a picture of a hot-air balloon. We all thank the mothers who helped us -Mrs. Marley, Mrs. Watson, Mrs. Notman, Mrs. Cattell, Mrs. Pewter and Mrs. Kane. Henry Giffard made an airship that could be steered. -Darin Cassidy Louis Bleriot was the first man to fly over the sea. - Tedros Robinson Colin Mello Nicholas Van De Weg