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DECEMBER, 1935 Editors: Standard IX.

CONTENTSPage

Edito·rial ... ... 1School Notes 3}\{ornillg at the Farm 3Debating Society Kotes 4.The Lecture on the Cament 5Ye Dance ... ... ... ... ... GThe Junior School Co·ncert ·1

Sunset and Sllllri e in theKaroo ... 10

Somnolence 10Playing 'l'ruant 11The Waves ... ... 12An Escape from Prison 13Sanctions ...Dream Days

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PageTJle End of a Perfect Day... 17Letter to an Old Ho~' 18

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Pathways .A Strange Story ...The Orchestra Concert .App,liecl Quotation' ,Miss .Beatrice Kahn .Preselltations ...'rhe Junior School Exhibition 24,Rugby , , .. , 2,'}

'rhe School Team ... ... ... ... 2628The Cro' -country .

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Editorial1935 has been a very important year in the history of, the

school. The enrolJl1ent of some fifty boys more than In prevIous.years in Standard 7 has .led to the creation of an extra class aodthe appointment ïrOI11 next year of another master,. If L1~e~ccesslonof ne,w boys continues, wc can predict the er,eatlon wlthm a fewyears of extra Staodards 8, 9 and, 10, a~ld further appOllltmentsto the staff. Until we can have extensIOns made, \\'e may findthe strain on our. accommodation sev·ere j but wc welcome the'growth of our school. In the meantime we offer a welcome to>

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Mr. E. Martin, at present studying at the University, who hasbeen appointed German master and assistant Afrikaans master.

In December we shall say good-bye to Mr. A. G. Walker, andin January welcome Mr. Thorp, who exchang~d positions a yearago. Mr. Walker, in this our year of sudden growth, has had ayear of large classes and a crowded time-table. We do not knowhow he has regarded his exchange. He has certainly not had aholiday year v.;ith us. We know, however, that his classes will longremember his visit. The interest that a number of boys have takenin practical expel'iments in chemistry after school hours and hissacrifice of Saturday mornings for the sake of ou,- Senior Certificateclass are proof that his methods have been responded to eagerlyand his service ungrudgingly given. His home has been the lab.,and the Mast.ers' Common-room has, ther.efore, not seen much ofhim. Our acquaintance with him has been in spare moments fromtime to time, and during the social afternoons at tennis which he,Mrs. \Valker and his sister, Miss Walker, attended during thefirst term of the year. We wish him a pleasant voyage and manysuccessful years of teaching in England, and we shall long remem-ber his work, his very critical attitude towards our South Africanexamination system and-a pleasant mark of his thought[ulness-his having interested the Old Guildfordian Association in theArmistice Day ceremony at our Memorial Gates.

Our celebration of Armistice Day was quiet and impressive.W. Krause performed the duty of reading- the names of the OldBoys who had fallen in the War, and the Rev. Eve made animpassioned plea for peace in Our time. Many wr.eaths hadbeen placed at the Gates, the Old Guildfordian and our own OldBoys' Union tributes being the only ones we can acknowledgehere; for the others hat! been sent anonymously.

On the football field our teams have played well andstrenuously. Mr. Tasker, Mr. "'!ood and Mr. "VahI have spentmany hours coaching teams and r.efereeing games. In thenumber of victories, a matter of little importance, the year hasnot been as successful as some previous years have been. Inthe cricket season, recently commenced, the teams have scoredsome notable victories as well as always playing excellent cricket,learned at the nets under Mr. Wahl and Mr. Haupt and Mr. "Vood.

The Debating Society season continu.ed as pleasantly andsuccessfully as it began. The experiment of having- boys deliverpapers may be said to have been a success, and might well bepersisted in. Two of the most interesting lectures in the historyof the society were, however, those delivered by our two visitors,Mr. Walker, who addressed us on " Guildford College," and Mr.A. van Oudtshoorn, "vho read a paper orr photography.

The .J unior School concert, at \\'hich Mr, Loric's orchestramade a successful debut, and the Junior School Exhibition arerecorded later in our pages. Rehearsals were the order of nearlyevery afternoon in the gym. and the libra,-y during the third term;

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for in addition to the three Junior School pieces, a Senior Schoolplay was rehearsed three times a week until, in view of the manyactivities at the end of the year, it was abandoned in October.

At the end of the first year of our" New" Library, we can,congratulate ourselves on the success of our venture in buyingtwo hundred ncw books bound in library covers. The books.are in good condition after a year of constant use, To the 12thNovember, 747 exchanges had been made. Among the oldbooks 1,050 issues have been recorded. Vve wish here to thankMr. D. R. Granger for his gift of sixty books to the library., \Ne wish our readers great success in the examinations, and a

very pleasant holiday.--88-- G.B

School NotesIt was with regret that the school said good-bye to Sims and

Riches at the ·end of the third term. Sims would have left inDecember in the n<ltural course of school life; but Riches we shaltmiss sadly at next year's inter-school sports.

Both had been many years at school, and had distinguishedthemselves on the playing !leids.

Congratulations to Daish on his excellent prize-winningspeech at the Best Speakers' Debate, and to Jones on his paper,on" Lawrence of Arabia," which he had pr.epared very carefullyaOO delivered well.

The Junior School concert was a triumph for Standards 5 and6, as well as for those who performed before the footlights. Forweeks hefore the evenings there was lively activity among theboys of these two standards, who painted the scenery and thus,.anonymously, con.tributed to the effectiveness of the performances.

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Morning at the FarmThe sun comes up over the hills,

And tints the sky with pink,The cock starts crowing in the run,

The bright stars cease to wink.

The harvesters are to the fieldsTo reap the golden grain;

It must be gathered in the barnEre comes the winter rain.

The farmer's wife and children threeSet out with horse and cart

To take the butter and the eggsAway to village mart.

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Debating Society NotesThe first debate since the publication of our last notes was.

that held on 29th May, the subject being" That the South Africanyouth spends too much time on sport." The speakers on this.occasion were R. EHlers, B. Davey, R. Daniels and J. Mauer-berger. Although the speaking \\'as inf1nitely better for, themotion was lost Ly 25 votes on account of prejudice. After this.debate F. Friedlander delivered a paper on " Chaucer-the firstEngl ish poet," ilnd G. J ones one on .. Lawrence of Arabia."

The next meeting took place on 26th July, \\'hen P. Skeeles,H. \Villiams, R. Riches, T. Goodson, S. Jones and M. Katzdiscussed " That there should be Prohibition in South Africa."This being a thirsty country, it is needless to say that the motionwas lost. After the debate J. Mauerberger once more screenedseveral l1lms, and I think he deserves a vote of thanks for histrouble.

On the 9th August, the annual debate against the Old Boystook place. The Old Boys were represented by D. Granger,1.. Friedlander and R. Felben, while G. .Jones, B. Daish and H.Williams spoke Ior the school. The subject "'as " That Heredityhas more influence on character than Environment." Thet'e w,erevery few Old Boys present but their t'epresentatives defeated thoseof the school as a result of Yery impartial voting.

On the 6th September, the school was honoured by the visitof Mr. A. van R. Oudtshoorn, the world famous photographer,who is an Old Boy of this school. Mr. van Oudtshoorn gavean address, interesting to expert and nO\'ice alike, and displayedsome of his famous pictures which have been hung in salons allover the world and which ha\'e g<tinecl many awards. Mr. van.Oudtshoorn expressed a desire that all those interested in photo-graphy should join lubs after leaving school and he expressedhis willingness to help <tnyone \\'ith problems if they only communi-cate with him.

The last debate of the session W:1S held on 25th September,when the " Best Spe<tkers" debate took place. " That theLiterary man is of gTeater use to so iety than the Scientist" w<tSdiscussed by R. Eastman, R. Elfrers, B. Daish, H. Williams,G. Jones and F. Friedlvnder. The juclg'es were Capt. G. A. ReicI,·Mr. \V. R. Skceles and Mr. vV. A. Clegg. The speaking wasof high standard and there \\'as a good deal of hUl11oUl',which isan imoortant factot· in any dC'bate. B. Daish was adjudged theBest Speaker for 1935 and R. Elffers was runner-up. Daishdeservedly \\"on the prize \\"ith an exee1l.ent soeech. He has aRood deb<tting temoerament, yocabulary, technique and he is veryfluent anel el11ph<ttic, alw<t)"s ready to take ad\'antag.e of any ofhis opponents' slips. E.1Ffers was also vet·y impressive, but he-has not the same temper<tment or wit.

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I should like to reiterate, on behalf of the society, a vote ofthanks to Mr. G. Bobbins for his kindness in taking over thepresidency for 1935. The Pr.esident has no light tGlsk in choosingsuitable subjects, I assure you.

In conclusion, I make ~111 appeal to the fellows coming on totake an interest in the society and to take the opportunity of learn-ing to speak in public. G. JONES.

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The Lecture on the CameraMr. van Oudtshoorn's lecture was, we should think, the most

interesting lecture we have had in our hall. A short talk on theinterest of photography was followed by an exhibition of threecameras. The stand-camera was a revelation. It is mountedon a rail and can be raised or depressed; it can be extended likea concertina, for the lengthening of the focal lens; it is fittedwith independent sights that allow the photographer, after he' has,decided on his focal distance, to see a framed image of the picturehe is taking. It has a telephotographic lens that makes possiblethe taking of dist<'lnt objects (tre.es or animals on mount<'lin slopes).It can work at 1/250th of a second and, like all the cameras dis-played, has an adjustable aperture that, narrowed, permits ofshal'p focussing at every distance and, widened, resembles theeye in selecting one plane and reducing nearer and more distantplanes to a secondary inter·est.

In displaying some of his pictures at the cnd of his lecture,Mr. van Oudtshoorn was almost led into a second lecture--onart in photography. Instruments are merely the means of extend-ing the horizon of man's powers, and the accuracy of his instru-ment is merely a sine qlla /Lon to the photographer, allowing himto express his conceptions in a certain medium. In th.e mediumof photography an artist can preserve proportion, study composi-tion, and achieve the unity of impression that is the secret andthe object of all 3t·tistic representations of l·eality. A photo-graph is an arranged spectacle, a modification of renlity no lessthan a painting is. The photographer, in wishing for a balanceto some dark mass of hillside, treads on and darkens a patch ofgleaming white sand across a span of water. He may wait forhours for some animals in a field to move till some design thatis implicit in the configuration of the trees and hills emerges inanswer to and in harmony with th·eir new distribution. He maywatch for hours, in danger or discomfort, till a breaking wave ora wind-tossed sky forms for a fleeting moment into the picturethat with his artist's vision he has seen building itself up out offormlessness and, before it has been scattered into ruins, he mustrecord it, arresting for all time the one moment of force or forl11lthat nature has created for him. And he himself, half perceivingthe glimpses of beauty that only an artist can recognise and,

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therefore, half creating, can now, with the mastery of light thatthe new accuracy in cameras has provided for him, through theartist's methods of selection, arrangement, composition and theobservance of pe,·spective, capture the fleeting beauty that hasbeen the pursuit of painters with the traditional instruments ofbrush and pencil.

Photographers usually take pictures that are mere recordsof sights that are there for" him who runs to read." Mr. vanOudtshoorn gave us a conception of a photographer acting, in the-way that poels clo, as providence to the reality he is intent onreproducing and then recorcling, 'ivith delic::tte responsiveness, the-spectacle he has arranged. G.B_

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Ye Dance

Upon ye Saturday nighte, y.e twelfth before ye Kal nds ofOctober, did some of ye ancient tribe of Wynbergians of yeMatrician classes foregather and hold highe reveil by ye light of yeelectrick lamps. Although but few of ye Senyor Matricians didattend, ye other having wrongful lye and unsportin~e tunked yeordeall, yet did manye of ye Junior Matricians enter ye lists andendure harde blows on ye ankles for ye honoure of their faireladyes. Many also were ye ,·elicks of bygone generations whichdid fille ye Ancient Gym Hall even unto overllawing.

Ye warriors did doff their outer g<1rments in ye aide Standarde7B classroom, whereas ye dames did bcautifye themselves andperform like office in ye Ladye Teachers' Boudoir.

Thc,·eupon did they hie themselves unto ye Hall where theydid keep time even unto ye rhythmicall thumps of ye spinet and yeshrill notes of ye viol, until being wearied mightily, they weretwo by two compelled to seek ye fresh aire whereof ye nighte was.very tulle, so that it mighte be permitted to them to revive insofaras they mighte be able to resume ye orgy.

Befor·e any person ne did faint upon ye Aoore was ye feastannounceu. Thereupon did manye make ye dive for ye libraryand presently emerge, bent even unto y.e grounde with viandshardlye WOII from y.e other \'alorous knights, to tempt their faire-ladyes to sustayne tbeir Aagging.e energies. Others, bolder, didventure with their damsels into ye melee and by reason of yegoodeness of ye victuals did manye gri.evouslie overeat.

Ye minstJ·els <1gain discoursed soft musick and ye mortalsgirded up th·eir loins and sallied forth to do battle, which they didrighte merrilie untiJl a few minutes after ye midnigbt houre whenye revellers did cease to reveil. They warbled ye triballe trium-phall chant and went their separate wayes to all corners of yesuburbs. G. G. HENDERsoN, 9_6]

THE \VYNBERG BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE.

The Junior School Concert

The Tllil-d Annual Junior School Concert was held in the Hallon 24th and 26th September.

An innovation this year, and what may come to be lookedupon as marking an epoch in the history ot the school, was theperformance of the Junior School Orchestra_ That twenty-twoboys of irom twelve to fiftten years of age cou.1d be able, afteronly six months of learning, to produce any sounds from themost difficult and treacherous of instruments beyond scratches andcliscur-ds was incredible; but the performance justified the faiththat Mr. Lorie must have had in including iL The playing wassmooth and hat! breadth; lhe time was excellent and the intonationp'~easing. The pieces played, a march and a valsette, did notdemand rapidity or fTexibility of the violinists, but were not simple"pieces for beginners." The phrasing was difficult, and thesustaining of the individual notes and the singing phrases werea triumph for the boys and their conductor. The balance wasalso satisfying, and within a year or two, the orchestra should bf'able lO achieve the beauty of which the violin alone among instru-ments holds the secret-the emotional tone, the surge of anunbroken phrase, alld the singing sweetness of a long sustainednote.

The thr·ee plays ,,"cre " Aladdin," " The Death of Balder ,.and " The Stranger."

In "Aladdin" an ingenuously wicked uncle, overreachinghimself, makes th.e fortune of the widow Twankey and bringsan unsophisticated Princess into her establishment and the lifeof the young Aladdin. Aladdin carried off the honours of theevening, simulating hunger, desperation and love with grace andspontaneity.

" The Death of Balder. " the one purely dramatic fable-theothers were interspersed with songs-was a very interesting pro-duction and a work of ;Ht. In a setting against massive, frown-ing mountains the Norse Gods took on an impressive remotenessfrom their austere surroundings and the dignity and seriousnessof their voices-a triumph for the producer. Balder is afraidof Death. Odin summons Fire, Water. Steel and Trees,allegorically personated, to vow that they will never injure Balder.After theil- ritual anel vows Balder is immune from Death. ButOdin h;lS forgott.en the Ycw. which is too young- and small tobe noticed; and an archer kills Balder when his immunity seem",unchallenged.

" Thc Stranger" had the fable of a fairy tale. The PrincesS"Rosalie is lost. An orphan. Rosy Lee, in company with a cheerfultinker visits a grouo of harvesters. A stranger arrives whoprofesses ability to detect an imposture. The tinker wishes todepart' from the company of those who can listen to such stuffanel nonsense. He is restrained; and the stranger d:scovers in

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Rosy Lee the bewitched Princess. She is released from thespell and the wicked tinker is arrested b}; a band of terrifyingsoldiers. Operatic in structure, this production was interestingfor the boisterous singing of the Colonel, the merry notes of thepeasants, the fine singing of the stranger and the poet, and thebeautiful singing of the five harvesters, which \\'as the mostfinished and pleasing performance of the play. G. B.

PROGRAMME.1. "Earlsmead" March ... ... ... . ..

W.13.H.S. Orchestra.2. "ALADD1:\i," a P1ay by F. Rome.

Characters:Aladdin '" '" N. Samuels.Widow Twankey '" '" P. Marais.Abanazar M. McCahan.Princess '" '" ". D. Vice.Small Abanazars: P. Crowley, M. SadIer, S. Kav<llsky, T. Baskin.Chorus of Boys: V. Lovegrove, R. Rademeyer, B. Wells,

1. Mathew, H. Elffers, E. Adams. G. McCarthy, B. Attwood,D. Crookes, V. Outram, G. Hamilton, P. Good, P. Brink.

3. Valsette.................... Springetl.W.B.H.S. O,'chest"a.

4. "THE DEATH OF BALDER," from the Norse Legencl.Characters:

Odin '" J. Gibson.Frigg '" D. Tempier.Balder G. Redman.Hoder '" B. Anderson.Loki ... F. Upton.Fire J. Kincaid.VI ater '" '" B. Jackson.Steel... M. Resnekov.Trees... P. Gordon.Flowers... S. '\iVeiner.Beasts .. O. Caldecott.Death '" . F. van Breda.Other Gods B. Benische\vitz, S. Allen, T. Katz, B. Milward.5. "THE STRANGER," a Play by L. Swinyard,

adapted to the music ofSCH CMANj\:'S ALBUM FOR THE YOUNG.

Characters:Reapers '" D. Riley, b. Harwood, P. Kreyenbroek,

R. Gibbs, N. West.The Merry Peasant '" V. Bremridge.His Wife '" T. Ashman.The Wild Rider A. Ashman.Tlhe Colonel ... '" '" S. Lewis.8]

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Soldiers ... ... ... ... T. Carter, K. Whiteman, A. Mathew.B. Rivett, S. Lear, B. Crosse.

The Hunter , ,. G. West.The Poe't N. Moseley.The Tinker ... P. Kelly.The Orphan' :.. H. Mathew.The Stranger , S. Upton.

Scenery for items 4 and 5 painted by pupils ofStandards 5 and 6.

W.B.H.S. ORCHESTRA:Ist Violins: N. GibbsJ S. Upton, D. Allen, A. Jeffes, H. de

Villiers, A. Nunn, S. Allen, N. Seddon, D. Wright,W. Moseley,·N.· Moseley;

2nd Violins: R. Moseley, A. Lewis, S. Galloon, J. Galleon,I. Ellefsen, G. P.elteret, O. Caldecott, B. Fisher,R. Gibbs, C. Marks, B. Jackson.

Cond'ucto'Y: Mr. A. Lorie.Guest Pianist: Miss S. Myers.

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Junior School-General Music DemonstrationAnother Junior School function of interest was a General

Music Demonstration in the hall on 12th September.This was divided into three· sections, which were so graded

as to follow natUl:ally one upon the other. In the first sectionMiss Gerdener demon;;trated the elementary lessons in rhythm andnotation learned in Eurhythmics by the youngest boys, and throughthe medium of physical movement, which itself contained muchrobust exercise.

Following upon this, Mr. Larie demonstrated the applicationof this knoo,v-Iedgein the' Percussion Band work. where some brightmusic on the piano was accompanied from notatlan. by the Standard2 percussion band. Two or three sight- reading exercises werealso well carried out by the class. .

The third section, demonstrated again by Mr. Larie. showedthe ultimat.e aim of all this work-the learning of a real musicalinstrument. Eight members of the" Metro" violin class showedtheir ability in certain of the routine work of lessons. One boylater played a simple solo.

By means of this excellent system of class teaching, which is.brought within the lil')1its of most purses throug-h the reasonableprices of both outfits or lessons, a school orchestra of twentyhas been permanently established.

After onlv three months, the orchestra played <It an end ofterm Junior School 'penny concert, after six months they per-formed two pleasing pieces at the dramatic entertainment, andafter three terms ar·e playing fallI" pieces and joining with per-cussion band and voices in a combined item on Parents' Day.

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Sunset and Sunrise in the Karoo

The sun had passed below the horizon, leaving a pale, delicatepink emerging out of the lightest of blues. Then appeared parallellayers of orange, vermilion, dark and light green, violet andtangerine. These wondrous and beautiful colours merged intoeach other so well that the sky presented a scene never to beforgotten. When viewed against the sombre, grey backgroundof the veld the colours were thrown into sharp contrasts andappeared only as streaks against each other. As the minutespassed the coloul's changed; some became lighter, some darker;some changed places with each other until the sky presented amedley of colours as rich as has cv,er been witnessed.

At half-past four in the morning the first traces of lightbegan to steal over the sky. At five o'clock it was comparativelylight. Gradually rays of bright orange appeared to trace outa half -circle over the skyline. More slowly still appeared a fieryball of red, strikingly illustrated against the bleak grey veld-thatmajestic aurora of fire. W. SEBBA,9.

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Somnolence

Softly the wind is soughing,Swaying the tops of the trees;Gently the doves are cooing;Drowsily buzz the bees.

Oaks in their new spl'ing foliageCharmingly are dressed,While giant pines lazily rustleA lullaby of rest.

Banks.ia's crcam and blush rosesOver the trellis meet;Violets a nd pansies purpleCluster around its feet.Under its grateful shadowEnsconced is a cosy nook;\iVhere rustic seat invitesYour company and a book.

Dreamily turning it.s pages,Your interest is not deep.While listening to the silenceYou gently fall asleep.

D. HAMILTON, BA.

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Playing Truant

I woke up with a start as my alarm rattled out its warning:that it was time for me to be getting up.

I rose sleepily, yawned a few times and then glanced out of.the window. It was a lovely day, not a cloud in the sky and the.sun already was rising. .

School to-day. Oh! what a lovely day to go fishing on, Ithought. By jove! I think I'll do that. Quickly I had my.shower, pulled my clothes over my head, practically anyhow, and.dashed into the dining room. "Morning, Mum, made my sand-wiches yet? I'll want a lot to-day as I am feeling ravenous."" Alright, dear, I'll make you a lot if you are so hungry. vVhydon't you have some br·eakfast instead of going to school and.eating in class the whole day?" replied mother.

As soon as I had my lunch I grabbed my case and ran to thehicycle shed. I left my bag in the shed and sped off down theroad. I wanted to be early and meet my pal, " K-l " W-ll--ms,before he reached school. I was in time, and presently I sawhis bewhisker'ed face appear round the corner of the road. "HuIlo,Mole, where's yOUl'bag? " he asked. "Oh, I am not going to.sehool lo-day, 1 haven't done any of ]-\:----'s or G---'s homework.You're going fishing with me." "That's fine" exclaimed K-l," that's just what I was thinking of as I was coming along.Let's trickle back to m.y place and get the tackle. The paterhas gone to work and the motor-bike is O.K."

We covered the distance to his place in record time and soonhad rods and tackle strapped on the moto·r-bike. We" knocked"up some more" grub" and presently wer·e roaring down towards-Cape Point. K-l was driving and I was riding pillion.

Once down past Simontown we went more slowly, lookingfor a likely spot to fish. Presently we found a place and took-OUftackle, rods and food down. The motor-bike we parked onthe side of the road, the wheels locked.

Having slowed our belongings, we stripped and commenced toO'et red bait. The sea was not too heavy and we soon hadsufficient. After we had cut out the red bait we decided to havea bite of food as neither of us had yet had any food that morning.When we had eaten wc fixed our tackle and began fishing. K-I,<If course, was the first to catch anything. Landed, however, hiscatch wa seen to be a six inch Hottentot. He caught anotherof these little fellows hefore I had a bite. Then something tookmy bait and" ran." He was soon landed, however-a lovelyRed Roman. We now fished with new spirit.

We had been f.,shing about an hour when we heard an-exclamation behind us. "'VVhat the d---, here's Hilary and Jim."Looking round, we saw to our dismay that it was our fathers,.also with fishing tackle.

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" What are you doing here when you should be at school? ..demanded K-l's father.

" What are you doing here when you should be at work? "retorted both of us.

" Now, there's something in that," mused my father. "Ifwe stop the boys, we can't very well fish ourselves."

" All right," says 1..:-1's father, " we'll strike a barg-ain. We'lllet you fish and give you an excuse for school to-morrow, andyou are not to say a word to your mothers."

We agr.eed to that at once and, having settled that, once morecbmmenced fishing.

"Veil, to say the least of it, we had a lovely day and caughtsome big fish. K-l and I got home about six. Luckily hismother was out, and we stripped, had a bath and put on ourschool clothes again. When I got home, Mum asked, " wherehave you been so late, Jim? "

"Oh, I've been over at H-l-ry's place, and I've finished allmy homework. May we go to the pictures to-night? "

" Yes, by all means," replied mother, " if you have finishedyour work."

When Dad arrived home, mother was both surprised anápleased because he had brought home fish, a thing he rarely did."Oh, I was passing the fish market and saw a couple of fineones; so I brought a few," .vas Dad's excuse.

Next day I had an excus,e, privately written by Dad, and sohad K-1. What the excuse was I never found out; but, whate\'erit was, it served its purpose. J. STEPHENSON,10.

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The Waves

Watch the wa ves as they ebb and flow;\Vatch the waves as they come and go;

The delicate sheenOf light sea-greenStretches awayTo the edge of the bay.

\Vatch the waves <1S they rise and flow;\\'atch them roll, now quick, now slow!

Watch them break on the rocky shoreIn sheets of spray, with a deafening roar!

The foaming crest\Vith great unrestLeaps fierce along-A thunderous song!

Hear them crash upon the beach,Storming the rocks they cannot reach.

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An Escape from Prison

All was still 011 the Moors, as the mist enveloped the country-side. The galloping and frisking of the moor ponies could,scarcely be heard. As the old widow lit the lamp in the sitting-room of her little cottage in the middle of the moor, she thoughtof her only son Tom, who had left home five years before, aftera stormy incident with her nOw dead second husband, his step-father.

Suddenly the clanging of bells was heard, from the great prisonof Darkmoor, a mile away from the cottage. The prison wasnamed after its founder, Sir Jonah Dark, of Essex, where theprison was situated. As soon as the old Jady heard the bellsand the sirens she rose and barred the windows and doors, becauseshoe knew a desperate man had escaped from prison. Suddenlya face, crowned with a convict's cap, appeared at the window,and she saw that it was her own son Tom. She was so takenaback that she almost fainted. Rushing to the door, she openedit, and there at her feet lay her only son. Dragging him inside-he was too heavy for her to carry-she stripped him of his con-vict clothes and dressed him in one of his old suits. After shehad regained her strength she helped him into her own bed andwatched him fall asleep.

In the morning, whenever a warder passed, she shudderedjinwardly and \\'ondered how long she would be able to keep lip,'the deception.

When her son woke up, she gave him some food to revivehim. When he had revived sufficiently, he wanted to get up.Just as he was getting out of bed, there was a noise at the frontand a "varder entered the sitting-room. "Madam," he said tothe widow, who had closed the bedroom door behind her beforeapproaching him, "Madam, ha\'e yOll seen a man in con\'ict's-clothes who was almost' all in? ' "

" No," said. the widow, compressing her lips to hide herconfusion, " I have seen no one to-day, except my son."

" That is a pity. We have been looking for him all day.He was attacked by the convict on the road and robbed."

Tom, hearing somebody talking downstairs, ran joyfully down,when his possessions were restored to him.

It appeared that Tom had gone to South Africa and made afortune in the diamond diggings. Tom and his mothel' bought'a farm in the country, where Tom and his wife live happily withhis old mother. E. MADEISKY,7A.

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Sanctions

With the object of establishing more cordial relations betweenthe nations of the world, a cricket match has been arrangedbetween the British Empire and the Rest of the World. Thematch-cables Reuter-is to be played next Saturday at theAmharie Stadium, Addis Ababa.

The teams are announced as follows;-British Empire-Gracie Fields (captain), Hare-Belisha, Sir

Abe Bailey, Neville Chamberlain, O. Pi row, Sir Samuel Haare,Tshekedi Khama, Mr. Lyons, ]. B. Prie'5tley, Bradman, Vice-Admiral Evans. Twelfth man, G. B. Shaw.

The Rest-Haile Selassie (captain), Gandhi, Stalin, Mussolini(captain), Baron Aloisi, The Pope, Hitler (captain), Mae West~President Roosev.elt, The Aga Kahn and M. Laval (captain).

There has been heated discussion in official circles over thechoice of the British captain; but as Gracie Fields brilliantly sheis expected to set an example to the side in the field.

Mr. Hore-Belisha, the most careful and safest bat in the side~has requested that the stumps be painted black and yellow andthat safety cl'Ossings be provided for batsmen between the wickets_The; stumps are to be made of the same type of \Vood as theBritish Cabinet.

Sir Samuel Hoare, speaking at a dinner given to the teamat the London Zoo yesterday, said that in the event of a playerbreaking the rules of the game, Britain was prepared to do herbit in the imposition of sanctions, but that sanctions could onlybe effected by a collective system and that Britain was not pre-pared to take isolated action.

It is rumoured that" the Rest" will appear in inferior qualityflannels made in Japan. Mr. Pirow, no doubt, will investigate:this " Poor 'Vh ites " question.

Mr. Chamberlain, contrary to reports that he will be wearinghis surplus, is appearing in conventional cricket garb. TheBritish opening bowlers, Sir Abe Bailey and Vice-Admiral Evansare expected to provide surprises. E,;an's off-break is worldfamed and has earned for him the nickname of " Evans of theBroke," while Sir Abe Bailey's deliveries are so swift that heexpects some of them to singe the Emperor's beard.

The selection of Mr. Lyons was expected to cause uneasinessin the ranks of the enemy, but Mussolini has received it withphilosophic calm, remar.king "who's afraid of the 'Big BiadLyon? "

The surprise selection, however, is Don Bradman, who ispractically unknown to the cricketing public. The Emperor ofAbyssinia, however, has complained that Mr. Laval is a very14]


mediocre cricketer and Bradman has, therefore, been chosen tobalance the sides. Mr. Antho,)y Eden was considered for selectionbut, knowing him to be the best dressed statesman, the SelectionCommittee of 1<ive decided that another bowler would be super-fluous.

" The Rest" team is expected to provide some fireworks,~specially as there are four claimants for the captaincy. TheEmperor is expected to be chosen on account of his predominanceof beard. Herr Hitler, who, on account of his fluky batting,has been nicknamed" The Chancellor," is expected to be escortedto the wicket by a bodyguard of Storm Troopers.

Signor Mussolini at first wished to act as umpire but it wasfeared that he would confuse" Howzatt" with the Fascist saluteand would involuntarily put his hand up, so he is being played aswicketkeeper. Monsieur Laval will be the No. 11 batsman.Although the French Premier is no cricketer he has promised todo his laval best.

It is feared in sporting circles that if Mahatma Gandhi isgiven out unfairly he will threaten to starve to death. There isalso much discussion about tbe ability of the Aga Kahn to playcricket for, while the" Times" is of the contrary opinion, theRest are determined to prove that the Aga Khan.

The Rest side are travelling to Addis Ababa in an Italiansquadron piloted by General Balbo. Mae West, however, refusesto fly as she declares that" she's no angel." Most of the Britishteam will make the journey by camel, while Mr. Pirow is believedto be hiring an ox-wagon.

The official scorers will be the Editor of the ]ournale desDebats and the office-boy of the Cape Review.

Appeals must be made in four official languages and submittedto the League of Nations for arbitration, where they will bediscussed by a Committee of Thirteen.

The \iValwal groundsman reports that he has prepared a shirt-front wicket. It has not been officially announced whether it willbe a Brown-, Blue-, Grey-, Black- or Redshirt-front.

The winning team is to receive valuable mIl1Ing concessions.in Utopia and a strategic position, No Man's Land, in Erehwon.

After the game the players will attend a bridge party where'President Roosevelt is expected to explain his" New Deal."

The British captain has received cables of good wishes fromAdmiral Byrde and the Sultan of Zanzibar.

No fighting has yet taken place.-(Reuter.)B. DAISH, lO.

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Dream Days

The day was stiAling hot. It was so hot that the usualsounds of a class, such as the shuffling of feet and bodies, were.absent in the room. The class was apathetic but not sl.eepy,which was due to the fact that an exam. was on. The master,having nothing to do, was dozing in his chair, not troubling tokeep an eye on the boys busily wI'iting,

The next question on my papel' was the essay. Looking atthe headings, the first one m)' eye fell on was .. Daydrea ms," Ithought of the times when, instead of giving my attention in classto the subjects at hand. I used lO daydr.eam. I glanced Out of thewindow at the cobalt sky, and wished I were at home instead ofhere. Mentally I went over the procedure I would adopt onreaching home. I would put on my bathing-costume and strolldown to the beach. I t looks very blue over the white glare ofthe shimmering sancIs, dotted here and there \vith sunshades,bathing wraps and other articles of clothing, .

The sea, close in, is a hard glass-like emerald as the trans-parent waves surge in towards the shiny beach, curling over,until they look like some damty old-world glassware, whensuddenly they fall, with a hissing detonation, into a pure whitefroth, which surges, sparkling, up the wet sand, with the soundthat only surf has. Throwing- Illy lowelon a rock, 1 take a runover the soft, warm sand i1nd afler a few jumps over the wavelets,I launch myself into a green wave just as it is curling over.Oh, the exhilarating coolness as the Wi1ter surges over my hotbody! After that I start surfing-. Only those who surf can haveany idea of the sensation of sliding towat'ds shore in front of atossing, heaving wave, with the water rushing past the curl ofthe surfboard in two froth-tipped \vavelets, After I have finished,I take my canoe ;md spencl an hour Or so exploring all the covesand inlets funher round thE' bny. Altogether I spend a perfectafternoon.

The evening is perfect. Such an evening as we get onlyin midsummer. The air is still warm, but a faint, cool breeze,barely felt on the :face, is coming over the sea {J-om the south.The town is behind, and across lhe bay the water is illuminatedby the reflections of the lights, broken where the black shadowsof the waves move silently over the water. Among the rocksbelow they are not so silent; for as each one moves among therocks it swishes anel gurgles musically. Some nights the bluesmoke-like flames of phosphorus can be seen as the waves arebroken against the rock.. Above me the sky is a dark velvetin which the stars seem like diamonds, so clear.

I think of a morning at the tennis courts, with the white-cladplayers moving about, cheerfully chaffing each other and joking

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while they are playing. But here 1 sit a-day-dreaming when I.should be writing my essay! I have \.vasted a quarter of an hour,of valuable time. No time no'U) to decide on what I shall write,.:SO I pick up my pen, try to shift to a more comfortable position_jn the hard desk and head my paper" Day Dreams."

M. MAREE, 9.--00--

The End of a Perfect Day

" Oh! time to get up," thought Pongo, " Ah, well, for mak-jng me get up so early, I'll eat mistress' shoes." He saunteredleisurely Out of his kennel and, seeing a cat, chased it. Aftet'.chasing the cat, hc bit a piece off a v·elvet cushion which had beenleft outside, and chewed it reflectively. He \I'as thinking whathe could do that day. He could, of course, pull a few feathersout of onc. of the fowls, or take the meat off the kitchen table,but they were all so commonplace. Any Pomeranian could, dothat. But he, Pongo, a mongrel of ferocious aspect, "vas out to·c10 better things. He scratched himself. "Drat those Oeas," hethought. He'd gal ~tn idea. He decided thal he would go totown in the car with master. He had often heard of town.Master went there everyday. He went to the front of the houseand looked at the car. One of the b<lck eloors of lhe car was open.He jumped in. He heard footsteps approaching lhe car." ]\'[aster's coming," he thought. The car slarted off. Pongohad never been in a car befot'e. It made him f.eel sick. At lastthey reached to\,vn. His Master stoppt:d, got out of the car andleft the front door open. Pongo jumped over the front ~eat andout of the door.

He had never seen so many cars before. Pongo stopped.He had seen a man in the mieldle of the road ,vaving his arms." He wants to talk to me, I suppose," thought Pongo. "I'llgo and see him. He walked across the road slowly. A carnarrowly missed him, and he heard the man say words that werelike the words master used when he could not hit a little whiteball with a long stick. He was now next to the man who IV::IS

waving his arms. He jumped up to reach one of the arms. Hemissed it, but got his teeth into the man's leg. The man triedto smack him, but only succeeded in waving his hanels wildly.

Help, what \Vere the c::lrs doing? They "'ere going all overthe place. "Dash it, here's master," barked Pongo, as hismaster pulled him away from the traffic constable. His masterwas smacking him. So was the waving man. So was everybody,

Anyway, it had been worth it to see the cars going all over:the place. - . - - .

" I'll trot round after supper and lell Rufus about it."J. M,ILiER13ERGER, 8A.

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Wynberg B.H.S.,5th ovember, 1935_

Dear Old Boy,

There have been a few changes in the school staff since youleft in 1933. One addition was a member of Schliemann's expedi-tion amongst the ruins of Troy.

While on the expedition he discovered a most peculiar wheeledvehicle. Many biologists have examined it, and Darwiniansbelieve that it is the missing link in the evolution of the motor-car.

Having compared it with the school Chrysler de Soto-Blackbird, scientists are of the opinion that it is of the speciesfrom which the latter evolved, which makes the Blackbird onethousand years its junior.

This peculiar vehicle appears to very much interest theEnglish master, who somehow contrives to arrive 111 it nearlyevery morning.

Kind regards to 1933, those good old days of the Bluebird_

Yours sincerely,ERIC •.

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Pathways

There are roads from distant oceans, there are streets in Wynberg.town,

There are eager steps that hasten on far paths from hill and down,.Where our school with sun for master, or with clouds for cap and

gov.:n,Gleams or glooms beneath the mountain on its daïs looking down.

There's a mountain waits our footsteps, there are pathways to the-crown-

Gentle slopes that charm OUI· wandering, gloomy forest paths thatfrown;

Rugged cliffs beneath the summit, where the prize, a fair renown,.Is all knowledge, like a mountain from its daïs looking down.

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There are pleasant fields "·e rest in, as we strive towards the'cro\~v~n~, ~ __~~ ~ ~ __~ __

fuying games in golden summers or when surly winters frown;:And we find, if honour guides us and we' seek no loud renown,.That the kindly smiling mountain on our play is looking down_


A Strange Story

The crash of breaking glass was a thing of the past, and 1was in my big, low-slung Bentley, speeding away from the scene-of the smash-and-grab raid.

Hidden in the steering-column of the car was £3,000 worth ofthe finest diamonds that I had ever handled, and I had handleda great deal!

As I was speeding along the long, smooth roads that led awayfrom London, I was planning my journey to Africa. My passportwas in order al1l1 I had cracked my last big crib in England,while-crash! I had a momentary view of a police car shootingout of a side road in front of me.

The car turned over several times and came to rest with itswheels spinning helplessly in the air. The car was lying onmy back, but I struggled out, took the diamonds from the-shattered steering-column and threw them into a nearby duck-pond. If they got me, they would not get the diamonds!

After doing this, J turned and ran as hard as I could towards.a nearby wood which I had seen. I felt rather queer and light-headed, but I put that down to the accident. Having arrivedat the wood, I hid in a large bush that was situated neal- the rimof the wood. I had a few sandwiches in my pocket, which I hadprepared for my long journey to Southampton. The sandwichestasted dusty and dry. I did not eat them. I saw the ambulancecome to take away the wounded police, of whom there were four,and I noticed them lifting someone else into the ambulance.

I did not see anyone else on the road when the smashoccurred; but I suppose someone was hurt by one of the flyingcars.

The next morning I came out of my bush and, strange tosay, did not feel at all stiff or cramped. vVhen I came to themain thoroughfare I saw a bus approaching, so stepping into·the road I held· up my hand. The bus did not stop and took nonotice of me whatsoever!

I then set out to walk to the nearest village. I had notg)Jne very far when I saw a car standing at the side of the roadwith a man bending down beside it, mending a puncture in therear tire.

I approached him and asked him iI I could be of anyassistance. I hoped to obtain a lift to the village in the car;but for the second time that day I was totally ignored as thoughI had not existed. Glancing at a morning paper lying on the-seat of the car I saw the headlines:

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NOTORIOUS RAIDER KILLED.

Diamonds found in nearby pond.

A daring raid took place in London yesterday, whenHarry Blunder smashed the window of John & Co., the famousjewellers. He was crushed under his car when it came intocollison with a flying squad car at lhe crossroads. Thediamonds had apparently been flung into the pond as thecar was turning over. Four of the police were injured inthe smash.

The secrel was out. I WAS A GI-IOST!

W. N. YOUNG, BA.

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The Orchestra Concert

On Wednesday, 14th August, an orchestral concert was given.by the Cape Town Municipal Orchestra. It was given that wemight learn to appreciate music, said Mr. Pickerill, because whenwe are old we cannot learn to appreciate it.

Annually a lecture is given on a different family of instruments,and this year the woodwind was chosen. The piccolo and the flutehave more Or less the same piping noise, which sounds like twosmall birds chirping merrily. A duet was then performed bytwo players. Next came the cor Anglais, which has a mellowtone and was illustrated in a solo.

The oboe, the clarinet and the bassoon were also given indivi-dually. Their notes are lower and do not ring out like thepiccolo and the flute. The bassoon is the bass in the woodwindfamily. Mr. Pickerill said that the sound of each instrumentgives a clue to its name.

The two pieces I liked best \Vere" The vVedding March"and the" Spring Song." The music in the first was very cheer-ful and, as Mr. Pickcrill said, the trouble came afterwards. "TheSpring Song" was merry, and I seemed to see the bees buzzingmerrily among the fresh Spring flowers. The remaining pieces,the "Toy Soldiers Parade," "The Roc,ki'ng Horse," and a_gavotte were played well and were enthusiastically received. Soanother concert passed, leaving a good impression on aU the:scholars, and the next one is looked forward to tremendously.

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Applied QuotationsL-w-: " He leapt to arms unbidden."

3'rd Team: " Say not the struggle nought availeth."

Latin Period: " For methinks thou stay'st too long. "

B-hk-r (coming ['rom the lobby): " And like a dying lady, leanand pale."

-lb -rt-n (coming fro.m the lobby) : " And made sweet moan."

Std. Ba, reading" Theras ": "Golden slumbers kiss your eyes."

W -lfs -hn: " A sweet disorder in the dress."

-nz-sk-: " Behold a giant am 1."" I watch him striding lank behind his clashing team:'"

B-t-s: " Howard at last must give him his way."

W -ll- -'II1S: " eve,· was schoolboy gayer than heSince holidays first began."

Std. IO, waiting for Latin mar/u: " Oh, they listened, looked andwaited,

Till their hope became despair."

Any master" I must each day say o'er the very same."

During Afri/wans poet'ry pe'riod: " My voice shall sound as youdo prom pt. "

Fr--dl-nd-r, on the boundary: " Make boot upon the Summer'svelvet buds."

](r- -05- and F -rs-th: " When v.;e ha\'e matched our rackets tothese balls,

'vVe ",:ill, by God's grace, play a set."

ivlessrs.T--h-r, Tl'--d and TV-lil :'" Hear the shrill whistle whichdoth order give

To sounds confused."

In the woodworh room: " With busy hammers closing rivets up,Give dreadful note of preparation."

Any truant to any master: " Thy n:gisters and thee I both defy."

Sh--l-s:" Weary with toil, I haste me to my bed."

The school at 3: " Come, dear children, let us a\\·ay."

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Miss Beatrice Kahn

At the end of the year Miss Kahn is leaving, to be marriedIn March or April, and the school will be the poor.er for the loss.of a devoted and enterprising member of the staff.

Miss Kahn was appointed in 1926 and has performed her-duties in the Junior School thoroughly and pleasantly; but the'honoured position she has in the history of the school she haswon by her rich contribution to our life. A trained elocutionistwhen she came, Miss Kahn immediately set about organisingschool concerts, when there had been none for years. She achievedsuch success that other members of the staff in those far-off -days-emulated her and created an excellent, if intermittent, school ofdramatic art. She followed up het- success in scenes from " TheMerchant of Venice" in June, 19'26, with" Julius Caesar," inwhich she collaborated with Mr. Wahl, in December, and at theend of the next three years or at the Annual Fête was entirelyresponsible for the concerts produced in the Hall, her best pro-.cJuctions being the Pyramus and Thisbe scenes from " The Mid-summer light's Dream," a dramatised version of the BardelIepisode in " The Pick wick Papers" and an elaborate revue, " TheTin Soldiers," in'1928.

A more efficient organisation of the Junior School has resultedJO the ambitious productions that are the vogue at present, andin these joint productions of the whole Junior staff, Miss Kahn hasloyally performed the work allotted to her. She has a.lwaysundertaken the production of a play, and this y.ear her" Deathof Balder .. was a masterpiece of restraint and dignity. Similarly,she willingly assisted in the Senior School concert of 1934, con-tributing the only serious production-a one-act play-to the pro-.duction_

At the Annual Fête of long ago, Miss Kahn had on displaylittle curios and artistic novelties that gave a touch of nov'Clty tothe commodity-sale that each Fête was, and it was to her thatthe pr,esent Junior School Exhibition owed its inception. Shesuggested and oro-anised the first exhibition, 'and now, when theexhibition is organised in collaboration, reveals her taste andingenuity in the creation of the fanciful exhibits on display in herroom.

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Of the recognition in amateur dramatic circles of Miss Kahnas one of the leading local producers it is unnecessary to speak.here and would be irrelevant, were it not for the encouragementshe has given to boys of the school and several junior Old Boysby casting them in plays she has produced at The Little Theatre,<)r at the Plaza last year and the year before in aid of the Mayor'sRelief Fund.

She will be a loss to the Junior School, to the Old Boys'in their now annual June performances and to the Senior School.The demands on the Hall this term caused the abandonment of aSenior School play she had offered to take over after it had beenrehearsed during the third term, and Miss Kahn was denied thec,ccasion of a farewell to the school in an activity in which shemade her appearance before uS ten years ago.

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Presentations

During the last week in November, lessons were interruptedJI1 some of the class rooms by certain boys who asked the masterin charge whether they might say a word or two. The word ortwo was [allowed by a burst of applause and a response by themaster. The classes were the senior forms of the school, from7B to lO, the master was the science master, and the occasionMr. vValker's departure after a year in which he has earned lherespect and liking of eve,-y class he has had charge of.

The boys spoke of the excellence of his teaching, his goodnature and the interest they could not help taking in his subject,their regret at his departure and their good wishes for his future-Either the committees in each class had oonferred or the ideapresented itself to them independently; for every presentation had-a local scene repr.esented on it, like the paper weight bearing arelief map of the Peninsula in silver, [rom Standard 9, the silvermatch-box with Table Mountain in relief on the front, from 7A,the school badge in brass, from 8A, a handsome etching, from 10,a framed photograph of the school from 7n, and a cigarette bowlin Knysna wood, from 8B.

Mr. Walker's stay with uS closed with a generous recog-nition of the pleasantness that pervaded his class-rooms and hisrelations with the boys throughout a long and crowded year.

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The Junior School ExhibitionThe Junior School Exhibition was held on Saturday afternoon,.

23rd ::\ovember, a time chosen to suit the business men amongour parel1ls. There was, therefore, a record attendance and theconcert :'ll1d the cricket match on the school ground offered enter-tainment after the inspection was oveL

]n the wealth of exhibits and in the evenoess of the produc-tions the display was as excellent as last yeat·'s, and there weretwo or three pieces that would compare very favourably with thebest On display in any year. The prepa"ation must have beenvery careful and trying for weeks beforehand, and once again_the Junior School staff are to be congratulated on a fine achieve-ment.

The central exhibit in Standard 1 room was a Voortrekkerscene-a span of oxen drawing a wagon up il sand dune, .anda laër. A large, well-constructed house, made of cardboard, withaeroplanes and needle-cases in the garden, rivalled it in careful-ness of design. ] n the sub-standards' room the table displaywas of a zoo, very terrifying. Near at hand were ducks rounda pond-a mirror sel in grass and soil.

The Standard 3 garden was a real garden, in miniature, nota representation by suggestion as these others were; and theflo\\-ers and plants were living.

In Standard 2, birds, of the love-bird breed, had beeningeniously constmcted of fir-cones and coloured putty. Thelampshade, made of vellum, had been washed with colours tillthey had taken On a random, marbled pattern, and looked veryeffecti,-e. A silhouette in water-colours of the Rhodes Memorialhad power and life in it and was perhaps the boldest piece on·exhibition.

In Standards 4 and 5 the work was extremely beautiful. Thesilhouette maps \,-ere finely executed, the table maps were perfectlyfinished and the designs, for friezes and strips of wall paper,delicate. The paintings had breadth and vigour: a very floridIvanhoc in the lists, a football match in front of the Junior Schoolbuilding-, "'icked pir<'ltes who had suffered shipwr.eck and a largerugby forward. The illustrated poems were interesting. Thosein \I-hich the spirit of the poems ,vas repeated most successfully"'ere of The Village Blacksmith, the Grasshoppers that a fiddlingwent "nd The Caravan.

The display of models made in the Senior Woodwork andMetalwork classes must have been a revelation to tho e who hadnot seen such work before.-An excellent exihibition.

The concert is the Hall was very entertaining, the sixorchestral pieces giving nO"elty to a programme of recitationsand songs. There was an excellent tea provided in the Boarding-House, ~lI1d a successful afternoon passed very quickly.

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Rugby

During the past season football has been rather in the.doldrums. The teams have many excellent performances to their-<:redit, but inconsistency in form has heen far too evident. That~orm may be variable is obvious, but the extent of the variation.can be outside reasonable limits. It can be said of most teamsthat they suffer alternately from over-confidence and under-confidence; tov.:ards the end of the season this trait ,,'as not sonoticeable.

Mr. Wahl this year has had a difficult time with the ender13, which consisted mostly of raw material at th,e beginning of the,season. He is to be congratulated on the results he has achieved,which is most pl,easing in view of the fact that he has done morefor school sport than any other masteL The school owes him.a debt of gratitude which can never be repaid.

Stanley Upton and his Under 13A arc to be congratulated.on their excellent performance at Schools' Day, at \"hich theywere narrowly defeated in the final by a much heavier S.A.C.S.teaml; theirs waS a magnificent effort. The Cnder I3u hayeplayed very plucky football during the season against muchstronger opponents. Lack of weight has always been a greathandicap :J.mong our juniors. It is to be regl'etted that in theUnder 13's there has been a noticeable inclination by some mem-bers of the teams to shirk practices. If all the players hadshown the same interest during the 'eason as they did at the end.(Schools' Day), the record of the Under 13 would ha\'e been·decidedly better than it was. Team. spirit is essential.

The, Under 15.·\ team have shown in-and-out form. Led by.an ,exceptionally enthusiastic captain, Solomon, they have playedsome excellent matches. The team spirit is good and they playthe best rugby in the school. Unfortunately in every match boththe A and B teams ha\'e suffered under the disability of lack ofweight. The Under 15n under their captain, Hoal, have been adelightful team t·o watch, pet'haps not for the actual st:1ndard oftheir play, but for the keenness and good spirit in which their:games have been played. In practices they have shown pluckand determination and ha've every leason to be pleased with them-selves. Mr. 'Vood is to be thanked for his very able coaching,and can be most satisfied with the teams und.er his supervision.

On the whole, the Under 17/\ team has been disappointing.In some matches, such as the one in which Rondebosch Under 17f\narrowly and luckily defeated us by 9 points to 6, the teamplayed magnificently. In fairness it must be mentioned that thisteam in particular suffered severely in respect of injuries whichnecessitated a continued reshuffling of the team, especially theback division, and prevented combination being established, Lackof weight was also a great handicap, But all senior players

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should remember that unless they consistently" tackle low" and., go down" to forward rush.es they will never become footballersworthy of the name. The team was ably led by its captain andvice-captain, Riches and Coodson, to whose keenness and leader-ship the excellent team spirit can be attribut.ed. All Under 17players have been exceptionally keen in training, practice andmatches.

To the Cnder 17c goe~ the palm for being the most improvedteam in the school. Lowe and his merry men, despite the factthat less supervision was unfortunately accorded to them than to'other teams, finished the season \vith a record they could be proudof. Exceptionally small for Under 17 players 'and limited inregard to numbers, they played plucky and determined football,and enjoyed their season more than any other team They areto be congratulated 011 their display.

The school team played twice, in both cases against the OldBoys, losing the first match 13 points to 3, and winning thesecond 9 points to 3. In the first game, which has already been.reported, the Old Boys deservedly won.

Jn the return match the school ga\'e their best display forthe last t\Vo or three years. This game \ViiIgo down as " Sim'smatch," he having scored all the points, three excellent penal-ties, and having played an excellent all-round game. In thisgame the school forwards played magnificently, and paved theway to ultimate victory. It is difTicult to Single out players froman excellent pack, but Krause, Moon, Bates and Skecles shouldrecei"e special mention. Our halves, Sims and Langley, playeda great game, the latter standing up to a heavy battering fromthe opposing loose forwards. For the Old Boys, Human playedan outstanding game in the pack, while 'Vooley and the brothersNewman played a steady, if somewhat unenterprising, game.Hickman was the best ",ing on "iew and put in some determineddashes for the line. La,ni.e scored an excellent opportunist try.

Rugby Blues for 1935 "'ere awarded to:-Sims. * Langley, Jones, Riches, Moon, * Krause, Batesr

Girdwood, Cibbs, Coodson.* denotes an Old Blue.THE SCHOOL TEAM .

. SIMS: An excellent captain and tactician, and the best centreand Ry-half in the school; has exceptional kicking ability andhas often got the school out of tight corners; should in a fewyears make his name in club football.

JONES: O\\'ing to illness was unfortunately kept out of the secondOld Boys' match. A very good Ry-half who has shownexceptional improvement this season. Has a safe pair ofhands, a neat break, and never gets J·attled.

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RICHES: A strong wing endowed with a fine turn of speed and apowerful hand-off. At present, due to a thigh injury, hassuffered from loss of form, but has undoubted promise.

DAVEY: A strong hard-running wing and centre with a devastatingnatural inside swerve. Very dangerous in attack, but mustimprove his tackling and handling.

LANGLEY: A sturdy, plucky scrum-half who, no matter the" drubbing" he gets comes up smiling. Is an exceptionallyefficient player, easy to combine with, who gets through acolossal amount of work in an unassuring manner. Is thebest tackler in the team.

KRAUSE: The best forward in the school; is equally good in theloose, the scrum, and the line-aut, and is a terrific tackler.Extremely robust, but scrupulously fair in his methods, he isa fine example to aspiring young players.

GIRD\VOOD: A fine all-munc!er. During the latter part of theseason owing to casualities has been playing centre, but isreally an eighth-man, in which position he is excellent andwould be an asset to any school team. Is a brainy playerwith sound football sen. e.

BATES: Is the school hooke,·, ::lnc1 an. excellent one at that.Extremely fit and fast off the mark, he is also one of the mostdangerous fOr\,·ards in the loose.

MOON: A fine Hank-forward who is always on the ball and seldomlets a man through. A good line-out forward. Can bespecially relied on in a fix.

GOODSON : A s,,·ift-breaking loose forward who is always wherehe is wanted: His tackling and anticipation is good.

GIBBS: A powerful front-ranker who is extremely useful in theloose, being the fortunate possessor of both abundant weightand speed. Has frequcntly becn " told off" to mark certaindangerous opponents; uniformly successful.

SKEELES: A po,,·erful robust forward who has sho"·n exceptionalimprovement this year. Hard as nail;s, he plays the samekind of game as K,·ause. vVith more experience, he is stillslightly raw, he should develop into a class forward.

BRINK: The" baby" of the team, and perhaps the most promis-ing player. Is primarily a loose forward, but hRs given goodaccount of himself at hooker, centre, wing, and full-back-afine all-rounder. If he maintains the promise shown thisseason, he has a very rosy future before him.

YUDELMAN: A sound, brainy forward who, although being a lock-forward, is always up with the ball. He must, however,instil more dash into his play.

Louw: A sound tireless front-ranker, ',,",10 is very good in theline-out. Like Yudelman, he must also instil more dashinto his play. H.E.T.

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The Cross Country Race

The annual crass-country race took place on \'Vednesday,4th September, 53 seniors and 33 juniors finishing within the time-limit.

The course, which was about 4 miles long and extended in the<lirection of Bishops Court, was slippery owing to rain the previous.day.

The natural obstacles included a water jump, a river, followedby a clay bank about 20 feet high. This latter was especiallydifficult as the shoes of the comp.etitors were still wet from theriver.

The race was run on the house system, each runner finishingwithin the time limit obtaining a certain number of points forhis house.

The winner of the 5.enior section, ]. Stephenson (De \V), is tobe congratulated upon an excellent performance, coming in overthree minutes ahead of the second man-Langley (De \V)-who inturn beat Hendel'son by only a few seconds.

The winner of the junior section, G. Stephenson (De \iV). alsoran excellently, his time comparing Yery favourably with that ofJl is brother.

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Results

SENIOR.

1. .J. Stephenson (De Waal): 28 min. lOt secs.2. M. Langley (De Waal) ..3. G. G. Henderson (Van Riebeeck).

HOUSE RESULTS.1. Van Riebeeck: 207 points.2. Wellington: 141 points.3. Rhodes: 108 points.4. De Waal: 105 points.

.JUNIOR.

1. G. Stephenson (De \i\Taal): 33 mins. 51 secs.2. R. Holton (De Waal).3. H. Termorshuizen (Van Riebeeck).

HOUSE RESULTS.

1. De Waal: 347 points.2. Ván Riebeeck: 277 points.3. Wellington: 260 points.4. Rhodes: 198 points.

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\Ve have not very much to report for the hal( year, as theGeneral Meeting and the social follo\\'ing were written up in thelast issue of the Magazine, Since June, ho\\'ever, the dance hasbeen held, and the Union has again opposed the school at Rugby,The match ",ill be dealt with by the School Sports Secretary inthis issue, so beyond noting \\'ith appreciation that the supportof rugby playing members \\'as stronger this year, and that theCommittee was offered a greater wealth of talent to chose from,it will not be necessary to write up the match, The systemof playing t\\'o such games per season has enabled the Committeeto gi\'e more Old Boys a game, as the second game was contestedby an almost different team to that \\'hich opposed th,e school inthe second term, The team was Jennings, Buchanan, Newman,Ne\\'man, Hickman, \Voolley anel Price; Granger (capt,), Langley,La\\'rie, Human, Cheiman, Duveen, Duveen, Hoal.

It is also satisfactory to note that the membership of theUnion is increasing steadily, and the Old Boys al-e beginningto sho\\' more interest in its activities_

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The Dance

Following its usual policy of holding this function at differentends of the Peninsula, the Committee this year booked the Arthur'sSeat Hotel fOI- the dance, It was unfortunate that the only possibledate \\'as on the Saturclay preceding Union Day, and this accountedfor the poor attendance, The dance, financially at least, hasalways been the one bright spot in our annLlal programme, forusually oyer seyenty couples al-e pr,esent, This year there werenot more than forty couples, but the Committee just managedto come out on the right side of the lGdger. The dance wasthoroughly enjoyed by all \\'ho attended, and Alec Forbes'Orchestra proved itself one of the best.

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Ramblings Round Town

Once more the pet gossip of the Union has made a tour of thePeninsula, nosing out Old Boys, and investigating their affairs.

Old Boys seem to have b.ecome sea minded. Whether thefact that they were generally all at sea during the period 2nd to10th December, in their last year at school, has assisted them,I do not know, but, at the local yacht clubs were many familiarfaces. Campbell, one of the older Old Boys, has a boat at Lake-side, while among many faces at the Zeekoe Vlei Club I noticedMacL'eod, Ormsby l/fIilhinsol1, Tate and La'wrie, while in theRoyal Cape Clubhouse David Allan, Pattl Nesbitt, who lives aboard(Jne of the forty footers, and Colin King may often be seen, andwhat's more, I saw the amazing sight there of Cecil Friedlander.and Denis Granger scrubbing the oottom of an upturned Redwing(In the slipway. And what's more, they didn't call it work.

Among those I found at 'Varsity were V. Granger and Hoal,of last yeal-'s Matric. class, in the Engineering Block, Belts sur-rounded with te t tubes, Jach Pickup \\'altzing through his LawFinals, with La'wrie just commencing in the same faculty, andH. Anzislw in the Medical Blocle Pichup is again captainingthe 'Varsity cricket team, and made an excellent 79 against CapeTown in the opening game.

I hear the Rev. Desmond Clinton has been appointed to theministry of the Claremont Congregational Church, and Edgar Vlohis farming in the Carnarvon District. Old Wynbergians seemto love law and order. In the Rhodesian Mounted Police areEric Davidson, Al/wyn McCorlllich, and J. Ross, who left in 1917.John Lincey, I hear, is surveying in the Barberton District of theTransvaal, while his brother, Emest, is manager of the AfricopaNews Sen'ioe. ] found in him a congenial spirit and he tellsme that he has added the producing of plays to his many activities.G. Key, who left in 1930, i going overseas to an appointmentin the Colonial Service, in the Air Force Branch. "J{CLlI17Y"flloocl, of the same year, has heen appointed to a position with theenGineering firm of Parsons in Newcastle, England, while GlenHarvey, also of the same year, has qualified as an electricalengineer. George Smith, another of the 1930 class, is busy oniron and coal research in Durban, and Tra£nor has been transferredto the :Engineering Department of the Post Office at Pretoria. Amechanically minded year.

I dropped in the other day on a little party arranged towelcome back Iva.n Afurison, who has been to England and theContinent for an extensive study of the latest dev.elopments inballroom dancing. He has returned with several new degrees indancing, and intends to re-open his studio in Cape Town. Edgar

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Granger, who went to Durban eighteen months ago, is returningto Cape Town before the end of the year, his brother tells me, asthe climate there as been too severe on his health.

Congratulations to Radclyffe on his appointment as analyticalchemist to a chromium mine at Selukwe, near Gwelo, in SouthernRhodesia.

Conlribnled by the O.B. Union.

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Midday

There is a stillness now upon the ye1dA stillness born of heat,Of sleeping nature,And no wind.

The white and tortuous ribbon of the road,Bare of the dust-Illm'd shrub and scattered rocks,Lies like a snake outAungAcross the scarred earth.

Tirelessly, yet with tired movement, comesA patient span firm yoked.

The silence breaks:I hear the creak of unoiled warping wheels,The dull jar of a springless wagon,The clash of slung pots, of underhanging fowl pens,The thud of plodding hooves wearily Out of time,The snap of the long lash'd whip,The urging call of oxen, name by name.

There is a cloud of dust in the distanceMerging with the mirage across the koppies;And all is quiet.

D. R. GRi\NCER.

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