ANNUALMAGAZINE

OF THEWYNBERG

BOYS' HIGHAND

JUNIOR SCHOOLS

ANNUALMAGAZINE

OF THEWYNBERG

BOYS' HIGHAND

JUNIOR SCHOOLS

SEPTEMBER 1984PHOTO: BOB AOSHAOE

Printed byLEXLINES PRESS97 CECIL ROADSALT RIVER 7925

(iv')

CONTENTSSENIOR SCHOOL SECTION P~ge

Editorial _ _ _...............................................................................................1

Staff List .. 2From the Headmaster's Desk 4

Staff Matters ,...................................................................................51983 Prize list 10

1983 Matriculation ClassResults 14

Department Reports 16

Open Night 28

Founders Day 30

The Wynberg Seminar 32

In the Service of Others 34

Contributions from the Classrooms _........................................................................................................................38

Cultural Activities, Clubs and Societies 46

Cadets and the Cadet Band 59

House Reports 62

School Sport _ _..............................................................................67

Unofficial School Sport 136

Acknowledgements 140

JUNIOR SCHOOL SECTIONHeadmaster's Report 152

Staff Notes 153

Staff list 155

Official Opening of the Junior School Complex 156

Prize Giving 1983 160

Honour Awards 161

The Pied Piper of Hamelin 162

Department Reports _ _........................................................................................164

Arbour Day at School 172

Outdoor Education 172

Sport _ _................................................................................................................................180

Contributions Sub A - Std 5 202

(vI

Mr RC. A/gie - B.A., M.Ed. PHOTO: 808 AOSHAOE

(vi)

EDITORIALMR ROWAN ALGIE,

11th HEADMASTER OF WYNBERG BOYS' HIGH SCHOOLThe arrival of a new headmaster at a school never fails to arouse feelings ofexpectancy, apprehensiveness and anticipation among teachers, pupils andparents. "What will he be like?" "What changes will he make?" are, perhaps,the most frequently heard questions. All await his arrival with curiosity andconjecture.

H{'wever, it did not take us long to realise that our School Committee hadmade a wise choice in their appointment of Mr Rowan Algie, for, in therelatively short time that he has been with us, he has created a most favourableimpression. He has proved to be an administrator of above-average capabilitiesand he has introduced interesting and valuable innovations into our school'slife. Furthermore, has shown himself to be approachable, open to suggestionsand keenly interested in all the efforts and activities of his staff and pupils.

Our headmaster's wife, Mrs Rosemary Algie, has, in her quiet and graciousmanner, also displayed a continuing interest and involvement in the school'sactivities.

When Mr Algie arrived to take up his position as Headmaster of Wynberg Boys'High School, he brought with him years of valuable experience gained as ateacher at Dale College, as a vice-principal at Clifton Park High School and as aheadmaster at both Komgha Secondary School and Hudson Park High School.He is a person who has been fully involved in teacher affairs, having served onthe General Committee of the South African Teachers' Association and havingplayed a leading role in Professional Growth Seminars for teachers. He hasplayed squash at a provincial level, held the office of President of BorderNuffield Cricket and taken an active role in the community services of theRound Table organisation. In addition he very recently gained a Master ofEducation degree from Rhodes University, his dissertation being: "An investiga-tion into the problems related to the adjustment of beginning-teachers leadingto the development of an induction programme." Wynberg is indeed fortunateto have the services of a man of such diverse interests and talents.

In his first address to the school assembly, Mr Algie said that his pe ....onalphilosophy as an educator was to educate "the whole child" through thedevelopment of his positive attitude to life, his full academic potential, hischaracter, leadership qualities, physical fitness and cultural enrichment, hisspiritual and moral values and his awareness of his responsibility to family,school, other racial groups, community, country and the internationalcommunity.

Wynberg Boys' High welcomes Mr and Mrs Algie and their daughters, Jenniferand Debra, into our school's community. We sincerely hope that their stay withus will be long, happy and rewarding.

1

SENIOR SCHOOL STAFFPrincipal:Deputy Prinapal:

Mr R.C. Algie, 8.A .. M.Ed ..

Mr R.P. Connellan, B.Se.. 8.Ed .•m.o Physical ScienceHeads of Depal1ment: Mr I.M. Blom, 8.A.,S.TD Afrikaans

Mr J.L.Mathew, B.Se.,8.Ed.,P.l.C Biology, ScriptureMr. A.).A. Morris, 8 •.40., P.H.S Geography, English

Teachers: Mr. E.A. Bester, H.l.D.(M.T.),P.T.O WoodworkMr A.j. Blackbeard, H.D.E. (Commerce) Accounting} HistoryMr P.S. Blackbeard, 8.Sc.,H.D.E. Physical Science, MathematicsMr D. Bromberger, B.A. (Hons.), 8.Se., 8.Ed MathematicsMr S. Bronkhorst, B.A. (Ph)". Ed.). $.T.O Physical Education, History,

..................................................................................................................Afrikaans, ScriptureMr N.R. Crawford, P.T.O., H.P. (Phys. Ed.) Physical Education} MathematicsMr W.E. Creed, 8.Se.,S.1.D Biology, ScriptureMr A.G. Cross, H.E.D.lfhys. Ed.) Physical Education, BiologyMr P. E.Decker, 8A,U.E.D English, ScriptureMr N.D. de Carpentier, 8A, H.E.D English, GeographyMr G. Eva, B.A. (Ed.), B.Ed Geography, ScriptureMr G.j. Falck, 8.A., H.E.D English, GeographyMr. E.B.Greenwood, B.Sc..S.lD Physical Science, ScriptureMr G.l. Hili, e.A.,S.l.D English}HistoryMr H.I.G. jonker, &Comm.,8.Ed.,H.lD Accounting, AfrikaansMr J.F.Koekemoer, B.A.(Hons.),H.D.E. English, History, AfrikaansMr J.G. louw, H.P.T.D.,H.P.l.C. (M.T.). N.T.C.III MetalworkMr P.G. louw, 1!.A.,H.lD AfrikaansMiss P.Mann, 8 ..40•• H.E.D English, GeographyMr CH. Merts, B.A., B.Ed.. H.E.D Afrikaans, ScriptureMiss A. Meyer, 8 ..40. (Hons.). H.E.D Afrikaans, ScriptureMr D. Meyer, N.D.C.,N.T.C.,F.D.E Accounting, ScriptureMr P.R. Midlane, 8.f.A., H.D.E Art, ScriptureMr l.Moser, B.Se., H.D.E Physical ScienceMr T.O'Reilly, 8.A .• S.l.D latin, EnglishMr A.N.M. Paterson, B.A..H.E.D English, Guidance, Geography, ScriptureMr S.V.Polden, BA, H.E.D AfrikaansMr K.J. Pretorius, M.Phys.Ed .• H.D.E Physical Education, HistoryMr D.R. Radloff, 8.Sc., H.E.D Physical ScienceMrs J. Redlinghuys, T.O MathematicsMr M.E. Richardson, B.Sc., U.E.D MathematicsMr M.S. Rushby, &Sc..H.D.E. Mathematics, ScriptureMr H.F. ten Velthuis, BA. H.D.l HistoryMr A.I. Todd, B.A., H.E.D English, GeographyMr I. van Rooyen, S.P.D.l AfrikaansMr C.P.A. Verwymeren, U.P.LM Music

Teacher-Psychologist: Mr D. de la Mare, BA,P.T.C.,C.T.s.C. Guidance, MathematicsTeacher-Ubrarian: Mr D.E. lliffe, u, S.T.D•• H.Oip.Ub "' .

InstrumenlaJ Music: Mr N. Edwards ..Cricket Professio~ and sport and Recreation Officer:

Mr M. Stovold, Cert.Ed ..

school Secretaries: Mrs G.M. loubert ..Mrs V.Main ..

school 8u~: Mrs M. Williams ..

2

Messrs E. Bless, G. Harris, H. Peterson, N. Veenendaal, Mrs D. Brown .

Laboratory Assistants: Mr M. Peterson, Mr D. Ruiters .

School Building Maintenance:Janitor: Mr P. Bera ..

Cleaning Staff:

Grounds Maintenance:Grounds Supervisor: Mr J. Payne ..

Grounds Staff: Messrs M. Abrahams, M. Boonzaaier, W. Davids, J. Lucas, M. Petersen,J. Solomons, J. van Rijn

Superintendent:

Masters:

Matron:

Assistant Matrons:

Hostel Maids:

Gardener:

LlTTLEWOOD HOUSEMr R.C. Aigie .Messrs N.R. Crawford, G. Eva,A. Laros, A. Paterson, H. Petersen,H. ten veJthuis .

Sister M. de Klerk ..

Mesdames R.J.T.Aigie and P.M. Smith ..

Mesdames G. Fillies, K. Johannes, M. Koopman, M. Ramsen, M. Sias, T. Swarls,E.Valentine, M. Waldeek, A Witbooi ..

Mr K.Munnik .

STAFFBack Row: A. Paterson, G. Fald, D. Bromberger, A. Todd, l. Maser, A. Blackbeard, C. Merts, M. Richardson and G. Hili3rd Row: H. Jonker, P. louw, P. Blackbeard, V. Polden, P. Decker, W. Creed, P. Midlane, K. lliffe, A. Cross and M. Rushby2nd Row: K. Pretorius, J. van Rooyen, D. de la Mare, N. Edwards, T. O'Reilly, E. Bester, J. Redlinghuys, C. Verwymeren,

H. ten Veldhuis, G. Eva, J. Koekemoer and R. RadloffFront Row: N. Crawford, D. Meyer, A. Morris (Vice-Principal), Mrs B. Jouben, R. Connellan, (Deputy-Principal),

R. Aigie (Headmaster), J. Mathew (Vice-Principal), Mrs V. Main, J. Blom (Vice-Principal), J. Louw and B. Greenwood

3

Chairman:VICe-Chairman:Secretary:

SCHOOL COMMITTEEMr H.P. Cawood ..Mr R. Friedlander ..Mr J.H.F.Cawood ..

Committee Members: Messrs N. Riley, I.A. Wiltshire, N. Hattingh, H. Fay,WAe. du Randt .

President:Chilirman:Vice-Chairman:Secretary:

P.T.A. COMMITTEEMr R.C. Algie ..Mr N. Hattingh ..Mr R.A. Gadd .Mr J.l. Mathew .

Treasurer: Mr A. Morris .Committee Members: Messrs e.A. Lewis,M. von Bentheim, B.Gibbs, G. Johnson .

Mesdames B. Duval, A. Upton, R. Pettitt, J. Toop .

Superintendent:Chilirman:Secretary:

HOSTEL COMMITTEEMr R.C. Algie .Mr N. Riley .Mrs G.M. Joubert .

Committee Members: Mr e. Lewis, Dr J. Anderson, Mesdames R.A. Price, M. Steven ..

FROM THE HEADMASTER'S DESK

A full three terms have passed since my arrival atWynberg Boys' High School and it is pleasant toreflect on what I have experienced in that time. Ihave come to know the staff very well, I have agood knowledge of most of the boys in theschool and I have been able to build bridges ofcommunication with a number of parents. It hasbeen a new and challenging experience for me.There are a number of aspects at Wynberg thathave thoroughly impressed me. I have beenoverawed by the traditions of the school and thedeep concern for the school shown by the Old

Boys. I have been extremely grateful for thesheer competence of the School Committee andthe amount of time they give to the school. Ihave been delighted to associate myself with theexcellence attained in certain areas of our schoolsuch as the cadet band, the squash team and thescience department. I have been impressed bythe general discipline of the boys.

On the other hand there are obviously areas thatI would like to see developed. Firstly, everyeffort will be made by the staff of the school tobecome fully acquainted with each and everyboy so that his individual needs can be cateredfor and individual self-fulfilment achieved.Secondly, it is necessary for each boy to becomefully involved in his school and to use theopportunities offered lo him. Thirdly, communi-cation between parents and school must con-tinue to be developed in order to attain aharmony of purpose in the education of the boys.The challenge for all at Wynberg, in the future, isexciting, and I am confident that we have thematerial, the staff and the community to acceptthat challenge.Supera Moras

R.e. A/gie

4

STAFF NOTESIt has certainly been a year of comings andgoings in the staffroom. In the first term wewelcomed Messrs Alistair Cross, Gary Eva,MarkRushby, Ritchie Richardson and Herman tenVelthuis, all of whom were new to our Wynbergstaffroom. At the same time we were pleased towelcome back Mr Johan van Rooyen and MrsJoy Redlinghuys, both of whom have taughtpreviously at the school. We hope that all ofthose mentioned above will enjoy a long andhappy stay at Wynberg.Miss Penny Mann was with us during the secondterm in a temporary capacity. We thank her forcoming to our aid and for her contribution tothe school.Both Mr Steve Bronkhorst and Miss AnnemarieMeyer joined us at the beginning of the thirdterm. We shall, however, be losing them both atthe end of this year. They will be leaving us withour thanks for their work at Wynberg and ourbest wishes for the future.1984was also a year in which we bade farewell tomembers of staff who have served us long andwell. Prominent among these was, Mr JimMathew, who has been closelyassociated withWynberg all his life. Then there is also Mr ConnieVerwymeren, who has spent most of his teaching

MrC.H. Mem

career here. Both of these gentlemen are thesubject of articles elsewhere in this magazine.We bade a reluctant farewell to Mr Neil Crawfordin June of this year. He now holds the deservedposition of Head of Department at QueensCollege. We all miss his cheerful, energeticpresence and the tremendous contribution hemade to the school and Littlewood House.Wynberg's loss is certainly Queenstown's gain.Our best wishes to him for a happy andsuccessful future.Mr Chris Merts left us at the end of the secondterm in order to take up a position with theSouth African Navy. Like Mr Crawford, he waspopular with both staff and boys. He will bemissed for his abilities as a fine teacher ofAfrikaans and for his delightful sense of humourwhich was so much a feature of our staffroom.Beste wense, Chris!

Mr N.R. Crawford

We lost the services of Mr Gavin Falck at the endof the first term. He now lives and teaches inGeorge (Close to Victoria Bay's splendid surfl)We wish him well and thank him for all he did atWynberg during his time with us.

This year certainly saw a growth in the families ofWynberg staff. (Was it the prospect of the new

5

salary dispensation?) Our hearty congratulationsgo to the following couples:

ToTony and Myra Blackbeard on the birthof a daughter.

To Nic and Ami de Carpentier on the birthof a son.

To Des and Charmien de la Mare on thebirth of a son.

To Barry and Annabelle Greenwood onthe birth of a son.

To Tom and Theresa O'Reilly on the birthof a daughter.

Our congratulations are also extended to Kalliand Alida Pretorius on the birth of a son during1983.This good news should have been recordedin last year's magazine. (My ap%gies for havingomitted it. Ed)

Then there were those who decided that thesingle life was not for them. Our good wishes fora long and happy married life go to the followingcouples who were married during 1984:

Alistair and Belinda Cross.Herman and Sonya ten Velthuis.

Our congratulations are also extended la MrMark Rushby who became engaged to MissTheresa Monteith this year.

Those elected to the StaffAssociation Committeefor 1984/85 were Messrs Tony Blackbeard, PeterDecker, George Hili, Tom O'Reilly and AndyTodd.

Our thanks to Mr Eric Tasker and Mrs AlidaPretorius for standing in at short notice forabsent staff.

Mr Danny Meyer obtained a further Diploma inEducation at U.CT. last year, Mr Chris Memgraduated from UNISAwith a B.Ed. Degree andMr Johan Louw is now in posession of an NTC III.Our congratulations to them all.

Mr Martin Stovold, the school's cricket profes-sional during the summer months, accepted theposition of Sport and Recreation Officer duringour winter terms. (He proved to be as adept atcoaching rugby as he is at coaching cricket!) Wewere pleased to have him with us for the year.

Congratulations to Mr Mark Rushby on beingselected for the Western Province Hockey Team.

During the fourth term Mr Alf Morris will be offto Nepal where he will be climbing in theHimalayas. We wish him ban voyage, enjoyableclimbing and a safe return - and a distant viewof the yetil

P.f.D.

MR JAMES L MATHEWA LlFETIMFS ASSOCIATION WITH WYNBERG

To have a family assocation with the School overa period of 90 years, a personal association of 58years and to have served our School for 30 yearsis a rare and valuable achievement.

Mr Mathew's father started at Wynberg in 1895.When he was in Standard 10 in 1907, he wasSchool Captain, i.e. head prefect, and soccercaptain. Later he became a master at the Schooland it was during that period that four year oldJimmy visited the School with his parents toenjoy the renowned hospitality of the Head-master, Mr W.A. Clegg, and his wife, Lucy.

Young James Mathew became a pupil here in1928, and in 1939, his Matric year and the yearthe War broke out, he was joint Head Prefectand Captain of the 1st XI.

During the following two years he trained atCape Town Training College where he was Vice-Head Student. Then he taught at S.A.CS. Junior

School until he enlisted in the South African AirForce in 1943. After training as an observerlnavigator, he saw active service in NorthernAfrica, North-Western Italy, Southern Italy andSouth Eastern France. Later, after further training,he was seconded to the Royal Air Force and flewin three missions to India. His Uncle, Archie, andhis brother, Hugh, also attended Wynberg. Hughlater taught here for a while.

In 1947 Mr Mathew enrolled at U.C.T.and took aB.Se. Degree with Geography, Zoology andBotany as his teaching subjects. He was electedto the University S.R.C and served on this bodywith, inter alia, Zac de Beer and RaymondAckerman. He was also a member of the S.CA.

He taught at Simonstown until he was appointedto Wynberg Boys' High School. In the meantime,however, he and Jess were married, and sub-sequently their family of two sons and threedaughters have given them great pleasure.

6

During and after his universityyears he was a Sunday Schoolteacher and for ten years wasthe Superintendent of the Clare-mont Baptist Church SundaySchool. He also had a twentyyear spell as Deacon in theChurch Council.

Many short holidays were spenthelping at Scripture UnionCamps, while one holiday wasspent at a specialist Biology campat Betty's Bay. jim was also acommittee member of the Scrip-ture Union Camps for 15 years,he served on the Council of theCape Town City Mission thatworks among Coloured com-munities on the Cape Flats. Hehelps to run the Bruce DuncanHome (for boys and girls understate protection) and an old agehome, the George and AnnieStarcke Home at Heideveld andthe Baker House for V.w.CA.working Coloured girls andstudents.ln addition he serves on8 Church Missions operating ac-ross the Cape Flats.This is an im-mense after-school commitment!

To return to school matters, itis pointed out the Wynberg'scricket record is largely due to Jimmy's boundlessenthusiasm over the many years that he hascoached the first team and organized the sport.His knowledge of the game has produced skilledand successful cricketers such as Neville Budgeand Bruce Anderson (both Captains of WesternProvince Nuffield Teams), Quinton Rookledge,Chris Stevens, Howard Spiro, John Cawood,Mike Bowditch, Roy Clark, Jack Burt, Clark Ellis,the late Gary Bricknell and two internationalcricketers, Alan Lamb and Garth le Roux. Thesefine players' achievements bear testimony to MrMathew's ability to teach cricketers to play andlove the game.

The fine cricketers he has produced are a greattribute to one of Wynberg's worthiest sons, butJim, a man of absolute integrity and intensepersonal conviction soon established himself asone of the leading members of the WynbergStaff. Hiswarmth, kindness and personal example

Mr J.L. Mathew

make him an invaluable friend to his colleaguesand a fine teacher to his pupils. Without him theschool would have lacked the example that heso ably set and would have been much thepoorer.

How he found time to cope with all the a')oveactivities is amazing, for he was also interested inand enjoyed photography, climbing and hiking,motoring, travelling, woodwork and metalwork,painting and sketching, making sound recordingsand slide and tape programmes.

Ifa good teacher (sixof his 1983Matries achievedA symbols for Biology) is one who gets goodresults and sets an excellent example of characterand commitment in School and out of School,Mr Mathew is unsurpassed.

To him and Mrs Mathew go our best wishes for along, happy and healthy future.

A.M.

7

INSURANCEWILL BE VERY DIFFERENT

IN THE '80s .MOVE WITH MINET!

Minet acknowledges that the most important requirementfor an insurance broker to succeed in the eighties is theability to innovate and respond to change.

Corporate insurance needs in the 'SOsinclude:* an expectation of premium reduction in the lightof a good claims record, even as the markethardens;

*advice on the most tax-effective methods of riskfinancing;* more efficient administration by the broker of theclients programme;* the negotiation of flexible contracts that allow foradditional and changing exposures to becovered automatically, inter alia, the effect ofinflation on insured values;* the avoidance of duplication of work by brokerand insurer,to the cost benefit of the client;* practical advice on effective losscontrol and riskimprovement methods.

Intemational Insurance Brokersand RiskManagement ConsultantsPhone: 45 7236 salba

MEMBER

8

MR VERWYMEREN RETIRESMr Connie Verwymeren took up his teachingpost at our school in January of 1953 (at the sametime as Mr Oosthuizen, present Headmaster ofthe Junior School). During his thirty-two years atWynberg, a number of his ex-pupils - such asAubrey Mayer, Raymond Goldstein, Steven Hunt,Bruce Riley, David Spence, Allistair Versveldand Paul Kitto - have become professionalmusicians. This fact speaks much for his ability asa teacher of music.

Mr CP."'. Verwymeren

When asked to comment on the value of musicin a school's curriculum, Mr Verwymeren saidthat he believed that, while most school subjectswere necessary to equip pupils for their chosencareers, music did something else. He felt thatthe ability to play an instrument and someunderstanding of the background of music ofdifferent periods and styles would remain asource of enjoyment throughout one's life. Headded that he hoped that during his years atWynberg he had helped his students to achievejust that.

In our staffroom Mr Verwymeren will alwaysbe remembered as the crossword puzzle orblokkiesraaisel specialist - in this sphere eventhe language masters have sought his expertise!In bidding Mr Connie Verwymeren farewell, wethank him for the service he has given toWynberg during his long association with ourschool and we wish him and Mrs Verwymeren along and happy retirement together.

P.E.D.

A WORD OF THANKSIn the flurry and eagerness of school activities weare often forgetful of a group of people who doa great deal of work behind the scenes. I refer tothose who are responsible for the maintenanceand cleaning of our school building and thosewhose task it is to keep our grounds and sportsfacilities in good order. There can be no doubt inanybody's mind that, without these good people,we would not find school life half as pleasant as itis. So, to Mr Bera and his cleaning staff and to MrPayne and his grounds staff, we say: "Thank youfor a job well done." P.E.D.

M' Norman Veenendal

9

PRIZE LIST - OCTOBER 1983STANDARD SIXStandard Prize, Class Prize,

Social Studies Prize N. Eddy, GAAfrikaans Prize, Merit Prize G. Eksteen, 6AMathematics Prize, Merit Prize M Badiali, GAMerit Prizes G. Lundy, GA

................................................................R. Frewen, GA

.................................................................j. Bradley, GA

.............................................................D. Marshal!, GA

.....................................................................A. Swift, 6A

...................................................................W. Trow, GAClass Prize B. Spolander, GBEnglish Prize A. Lamprecht, GBClass Prize, Accountancy Prize ...... G. Davies, GCClass Prize, General Science Prize ... B.Topat, GOSTANDARD SEVENStandard Prize, Class Prize, General Science

Prize, Mathematics Prize, Social StudiesPrize, Latin Prize A. Coulthard, 7A

Afrikaans Prize, Merit Prize W. Butler, 7AAccountancy Prize C. Collins, 7AMerit Prizes j. Mills, 7A

A. van Heerden, 7AClass Prize A. Lundy, 7BSTANDARD EIGKTStandard Prize, Accountancy Prize,

Class Prize B. McLaughlan, 8BClass Prize, Geography

Prize P. van der Riet, BABiology Prize, Merit Prize D. Seeliger, 8AScience Prize M. Gadd, 8AMathematics Prize, Geography Prize, Merit Prize,Foundation for Education, Science andTechnology, Archimedes 1984 K. Inglis, 8A

Merit Prizes S. Granier, 8A...........................................................M. Hattingh, 6A.................................................................. R.. Webb,6A............................................................W. Oldroyd, 6A........................................................................A. Bas,6A................................................................M. Power, 8A

Merit Prizes R. Hillier, 6B.............................._ G. Mulder, 6B..........................................................C. Beyleveldt, 6B....................................._ G. Budge, 8B.....................................................................A. Elder, 8B

Class Prize C. Whelan, 6CMerit Prizes T. Connellan, 8C

..........................................................S. O'Connell, 8C

.................................................................V. Everett, 8CClass Prize P. van Schalkwyk, 8ESTANDARD NINEStandard Prize (Presented by the Standard Bank),

Class Prize, Afrikaans Prize, GeographyPrize, Latin Prize _ K. Levey, 9A

Mr H.A. Lampbrechts, the Director of Education,delivered the address

English Prize, Foundation for Education Scienceand Technology Special Award "Lantern"1984,Merit Prize S. Calder, 9A

History Prize, Merit Prize j. Loxton, 9AMerit Prizes T. Motan, 9A

..........................................................S. Armstrong, 9A

..................................................................C. Green, 9A

............................................................M. Richards, 9A

.................................................................M. Hoyle, 9A

................................................................P. le Roux, 9A

.................................................................K.Wilson, 9A

..........................................................R. Townsend, 9AClass Prize F.MacGillivray, 9BMetalwork M. van Niekerk, 9BMathematics Prize, Merit Prize M. Wellens, 9BClass Prize K. D'Alton, 9cMerit Prizes B. van der Poll, 9C

............................................................A. Meeding, 9CClass Prize N. Reid, 9E

STANDARD TENStandard Prize, Class Prize, English Prize,

Biology Prize, F.G. ThorpeScience Prize N. Wiltshire, lOA

DJ. Marais Afrikaans Prize, Maskew MillerHistory Prize, Merit Prize R. Zauber, lOA

Merit Prizes P. Bester, 10A........................................................A. Heimboid, lOA...........................................................G. Gatzanis, 10A.........................................................P. Campbell, 10A...................................................................S. Read, 10A

Class Prize, Mathematics Prize,Metalwork Prize A. Donno, lOB

Merit Prize D. Fyfe, lOBClass Prize, Geography Prize D. Ridgard, lOCClass Prize M. Sutherland, 100

10

PRIZE-GIVING 1983Mr H.A. Lampbrechts, the Director of Education, delivered the address and the prizes were presented by Mrs Lampbrechts.

11

ACADEMIC AWARDSBack Row.' e. Whelan, R.Webb, V. Everett, M. Hattingh, e. Mclaughlin, P. van der Riet, K. Inglis and A. Coulthard

2nd Row: N. Eddy, D. Seeliger, S.Granier, G. Budge, W. Butler, A. van Heerden, T. Connellan, I.Mills, G. Mulder and B.Spolanderfront Row: J. loxton, S. Armstrong, Mr R.e. Aigie (Headmaster), T. Motan, Mr R. Connellan. K. Levey and S. (alder

SPECIAL AWARDSEdward Wise Bursaries for the Two BestStandard Eight Pupils B.McLaughlin...............................................................P. \Ian der Riet

Templeton Music Prize P. KittoBe\lan Prize for English Reading D. RidgardBest Speaker's Prize (Senior) D. RidgardBest Speaker's Prize (Junior) G. GoldOld Boys' Award for Dedication and Ser\lice to

Cadet Detachment presented by Southern lifeAssurance Company C. Simons

Best N.C.O. in CadetDetachment B. Burrows

Cadet Band Award (FayCup) for Loyalty,Dedication and Service P. Kruger

Cadet Band Award (Wilkinson Cup) forMost Impro\led Band Member G. Lean

Caxton Prize for Outstanding Effort D. TylerFriedlander Memorial Award for Diligence andService to the School H. Motan........................................................................C. Simons

Brown Cup - Best Actor D. Ridgard.................................................................... J. Dunwood

Luman Cup - Contribution toDrama C. Dunlop

School's Clubs and Societies Award (Heath Cup)for the Standard 10 Pupil who has done most forthe School Clubs and Societies ...... D. Ridgard

School's Clubs and Societies Award (S.R.e. Cup)for Standard 9 Pupil T.Motan

Gary Bricknell Cricket Bat for the Most PromisingSpin Bowler G. Budge

Da\lid Le\litt Memorial Award, for Standard 8Pupil who has done most for theschool B. Bartlett

Anthony Morris Prize - Standard 6 Pupil whohas shown most loyalty to theschool N. Eddy

Mark Schafer Prize - BilingualismStandards 8 -10 R. Zauber

Stan Jones Prize - The Pupil in Standard 9who has shown the most all roundimpro\lement over nis pre\lious yearsat Wynberg A. \Ian der Merwe

12

Aidan Coulthard, Std. 8 - he achieved a remarkable aggregatepercentage of 100,5% in the third term of 1984

Prefects' Cup for the Most Outstanding Prefectother than Head or DeputyHead Prefect J. Dunwoody........................................................................R. Zauber

Sportsman of the Year Award, for the Best AllRounder (Casper Cup) D. Breed

Old Boys' Award for Outstanding Performancein Sport P. van Niekerk

Abelsohn Cup for the Standard 10 Pupilwho has done most for his schoolduring 1983 D. Ridgard

Andrew Feinstein Cup - Best All Round Pupil(Cultural Societies and Sport) P. Bester

life Membership for the Old Boys' Union,presented by the school D. Ridgard

Honours Award, awarded to pupil or pupilswho have brought recognition to theSchool B. Collings

A. Fine Bursary D. TylerF.G.Thorpe Bursary , G. EnglishFriedlander Shield awarded to the Winning

House for 1983 " Van Riebeeck HouseThe William Clegg Bursaries (Only awarded after

results of final examinations) B. Collings..................................................................A. Helmbold...............................................................M. Sutherland......................................................................D. Ridgard..........................................................................H. Taylor.......................................................................M. Herbig.............................................................................S. Read.........................................................................J. Gribble......................................................................D. Prinsloo....................................................................A. Feinstein..................................................................G. Andresen

Old Boys' Bursary awarded to the Top Pupil inStandard 10 "'"'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' N. Wiltshire

1983 CAPE SENIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION RESULTSKey: A Aggregate A

Matriculation Exemption XAinsbury, Michael Gavin XAlexander, Brian Gerald XBaker, Quentin Charles XBarnett, Richard John XBendalI, Mark leager .Bester, Paul Melroy AXBevan, Andrew Thomas XBeveridge, Angus .Beyleveldt, Rainer Alan XBing, Jonathan Michael "",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,XBland, Hubert Andries XBlight, Michael ..Breed, Darren Vaughan XBriant, John Steven .Bruce, Alastair Damian Michell XBurke, Trevor XCampbell, Peter Matthew XCarey, Andrew Robert X

Neil Wiltshire (Matric 1983) receives the Old Boys' Bursaryawarded to the Top Pupil in Standard 10

14

Cawood, Michael David .Cheminais, Jonathan Walter Albert .Cloete, Michael Stanley .Coe, Simon Edward XCollings, Bryan Alexander Coppin XCoull, Hector XDaniel, Bruee Courtney XDay, Paul Ware XDe Villiers, Verdale Schuurman XDe Villiers, RusseIl John XDixon, Alexander Michael .Donno, Anthony Kevin XDu Preez, Lawrence _ .Dunlop, Andrew Craig .Dunwoody, Jonathan Mark XEnglish, Glen XEnglish, Graham XFeiton, Jeremy Sean .Fermor, Michaf'1 John XFyfe, Dirk Hamish XGadd, Jeremy Bernard .Garnham, Jonathan Robert XGarrod, Shaun Mark "' .Gatzanis, Gustav Ernest AXGentz, John Gary XGeorge, Derek James XGibbons, David Hamish .Gilowey, Lance Alfred _ .Glaum, Trevor Philip XGodlonton, Robert Durban Inchbold XGreen, Antony Mark XGribble, John XHall, Robert James XHammond, Gregory XHeimboid, Anton Christian AXHendrikse, George Brunette .Hesketh, Wayne XHorne, Stephen John .Horsburgh, Sean Robert .Inglis, Simon Douglas Colin XJohnson, Gary .Johnston, Craig Anthony Boscawen XKain, Stuart John XKevitt, Richard Steven XKitto, Paul Henry XKoning, John Nicholas XKruger, Jacobus Johannes XKruger, Paul Conrad Xlanz, Johan XLarsen, Robert Anthony .MacDonald, Andrew James .Maile, Patrick Harry Edward .Maritz, Etienne Anton XMcTavish, Andrew Robert _ .Motan, Hesham Sharik XO'Donoghue, Rory James Thomas X

Mr Bromberger ta/king to some of !he 7983 William C/eggBursary Winners

Perrow, Kevin Ashley .Perry, Marcus ..Phyfer, Kevin Alden .Pool man, Andre Marc ..Read, Shaun David XRidgard, Derek Cawood XRix, Gavin Michael .Rixon, Michael Keith .Robertshaw, Karl-Bruce .Robertson, Kevin Peter ..Robinson, Craig lain .Rohland, Gareth Edward .Roux, Pierre Juan .Shafer, Daryl Kenneth XScheil, Dean XSharpe, John Derwent XSiebert, Peter _ .Simons, Craig Jonathan ..Sutherland, Mark Robert XSzablowski, lan Christopher XTerry, Raymond Jon XThomas, Bertram Michael XTyler, David Charles XVan Niekerk, Philip Loyal ..Verburg, Niels Jan XVernon, Brian Leslie .Versfeld, Allister Robert ..Von Bentheim, Karl-Heinz XWilkins, Craig Ashley ..Willmot, Darren Shane .Wiltshire, Neil Ivan AXWroblewski, Stefan Josef ..Wucherpfennig, Karl Otto ..Zauber, Russel! Adrian AXSUMMARY OF RESULTS:Number of Examination Candidates 117A Aggregate Passes 5Matriculation Exemption Passes 65Standard Grade Passes 43

15

DEPARTMENT REPORTSTHE ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENTSubject Head:Mr D. Meyer N.eD., N.eT.D., F.D.E.

Staff:Mr J.H.G. Jonker B. Com., B. Ed.Mr A.J. Blackbeard H.eT.D.

Accounting is an optional subject at Wynberg,the option being exercised at the end of the firstsix months in Standard 6 (A class only), at the endof Standard 6 or at the end of Standard 7. Thenumbers taking the subject this year are:Standard 6 -122, Standard 7 -124, Standard 8- 44, Standard 9 - 45, Standard 10 - 38 (ofwhom 23 are taking the subject on the HigherGrade and 15 on the Standard Grade). Althoughthese figures represent just under half the totalnumber of pupils in the school, only a third ofthose introduced to the subject in Standard 6end up writing it in the Matric examination.

Some teachers of the subject feel that it shouldbe compulsory - at least up to Standard 8 - asa knowledge of Accounting is required inwhatever career one may choose in later life.In addition, the general aims of the subject - topromote neatness, orderliness, thoroughnessand accuracy, can only stand one in good steadlater on.We will once again be having our 'AccountingRevision Day' just prior to the examination and

Mr Meyer of our ~ccountancy Departmenl

would urge parents to encourage their sons toattend, as it enables the matriculant to sit theexamination freshly inspired and, hopefully, withany problems which may have arisen during hispersonal revision cleared up.

With the computer becoming so prominent inAccounting it was very pleasing to see the mostinteresting programme which Marc Douglas andMichael Geeringh wrote and demonstrated onOpen Night Judging by the continuous streamof visitors, it was an exceedingly well-receivedexhibit. Well done, gentlemen I D.M.

Geluk is Afrikaans/

DIE AFRIKAANS DEPARTEMENTVakhoof:J.M. Blom B.A., S.O.D.

Personeel:S.V.Polden B.A., H.O.D.P.G. Louw B.A., H.O.D.j. van Rooyen H.P.O.S.H.I.G. Jonker B. Comm., H.O.D., B. Ed.1.F.S.Koekemoer BA (Hons.), H.O.D.S. Bronkhorst B.A. (l.O.), H.O.D.Mej. A. Meyer BA (Hons.), H.O.D.

Die onderrig van 'n tweede taal kan frustrerenden absoluut sieldodend wees. Inderdaad is daarsekerlik ook tye wanneer dit wel so is. Onsleerlinge kom uit 'n oorheersend Engelsspreken-de milieu en hulle is feitlik honderd persentafhanklik van hul Afrikaans-onderwyser om dienodige praat- en skryfgeleenthede te skep. Soms

16

Miss A. Meyer

voel Jn mens die probleem is te groot en dit kryjou onder. Maar al hierdie faktore maak diedankbaarheid (en amperse gevoel van oorwin-ning) soveel groter wanneer jy as onderwysersukses met 'n klas behaal. En dit gebeur!

Drie nuwe leerkragte is aangestel, nl. mnre. J.van Rooyen ( wat voorheen aan ons skoolverbonde was) en S. Bronkhorst, as ook mej. A.Meyer. Mnr. Van Rooyen en mej. Meyer ishoofsaaklik verantwoordelik vir die onderrig vandie Eerste Taal. Ongeveer 40 leerlinge neem tansAfrikaans Eerste Taal. Verlede jaar was onsmatriekuitslae in hierdie verband uitstekend.Ons het ook rede gehad om trots te wees op onsTweede Taal-uitslae.

Die Afrikaans-departement funksioneer baiegoed. Daar is 'n uitstekende verstandhouding enop formele en informele vergaderings wordmenings vryelik gewissel. Ek wil dan ook langshierdie weg my personeel bedank vir hul same-werking en lojaliteit. 1.M.B.

THE ART DEPARTMENTSubject Head:

P.R. Midlane B.F.A.,H.D.E.

We are in the process of introducing the newsyllabuses in the Art Department and will be forthe next few years. As 1 was on the syllabuscommittee and had something to do with thecompiling of these new sullabuses. I look forwardwith great interest to their implementation. Thesyllabuses are very broad, allowalot of scope forcreative development and should satisfy theneeds of all pupils. If these syllabuses, arehandled correctly there will be no need tointroduce a special syllabus for gifted children.

The Art approach at Wynberg is academic andaims to educate the child through a programmewhich will enrich his life and enable him to makea valuable contribution to his civilization. Itshould not be seen as a career-orientated subject,although these days there are plenty of openingsin the commercial world for designers of variouskinds and the universities and technikons areoffering a wide range of art courses.

Drawing is the basis of all Art and at Wynberg weemphasize this aspect. Nevertheless, we stillmanage to experiment with a wide range ofmedia giving the pupils a sound basis on whichto build means of expressing themselves.

We had a very exciting exhibition of work forOpen Night and demonstrated silkscreen print-ing techniques in the art room. A space was alsoprovided for our aspiring clothing designers toexhibit their creations. The Art Departmentattracted a lot of attention and drew favourablecomment from the parents.

1984 has been a good year for the department.P.R.M.

Wha! art (hou doing?

17

BIBLEEDUCATIONThe name for this subject has, over the years,changed from Religious Instruction to Scriptureand now Bible Education. Why?

Formerly, RI was treated very much like othersubjects; notes were taken, maps were drawnand Bible verses were recorded. Material wasgathered in a workbook in spite of the fact thatthere were no tests or exams. The syllabus wasadhered to religiously and the teacher wouldfeel guilty if it were not completed as plannedterm by term.

The name changes have brought with them achange in approach: Just as it would be in-appropriate to teach Physical Education on thechalkboard, so it is unsuitable to treat a spiritualsubject as if it were another academic course.Rather, the Bible should be opened in class and,within the framework provided by the syllabus,relate to the issues, interests, crises and decisionsfacing modern youth.

Ideally the central message of the Bible shouldprovide the perspective for every lesson; thismessage is that through the intervention of Jesusin history, young men today may enter into aliving relationship with God and find forgiveness,love, meaning and stability in a hostile, changingworld.

The BE teacher faces a tremendous challenge,for the prevailing philosophy pervading modernwestern culture, although once rooted in Chris-tianity, is no longer Christ-orientated. Theteacher of the Bible is no longer supported bythe art, music, media and even the theology ofour time. Therefore all these influences, whichvie for the attention of our youth, must beexposed to the light of Biblical standards. It isbecoming more and more apparent that Biblicalabsolutes are gradually being rejected and re-placed by arbitrary middle-class norms. Thissubtle slipping away from the Biblical normsleads inexorably towards decadence.

The pupil who responds to the high calling ofthe Bible's claims will, in fact, become the truerebel of the class for, unlike his peers, he will notaccept the unstable, shifting sands of society'sstandards for his life, but will be prepared tostand up and be counted as one who has foundthe truth and has been set free by it.

w.f.c.

THE BIOLOGY DEPARTMENTSubject Head:

J.L. Mathew B. Sc., B. Ed., 9.T.C.

StaH:W. Creed _ B. Sc.,S.T.D.A. Cross H.E.D. (Phys. Ed.)D. Ruiters Laboratory Assistant

Once again we entered numerous projects forExpo '84. We concentrated mainly on Projects,Themes, Insects and Snakes this year. The stan-dard sixes compiled some really attractive scrapbooks. Cuttings from the latest press reports of abiological nature were assembled in scrap books.Every boy is able and capable of producing aworthwhile book. If they can produce goodRugby scrap books, they can produce betterBiology scrap books!

R. Dews handling some of the Biology Department's snikes

The standard seven biologists have produced atwo-pronged project. They are allowed to followany particular interest in biology in a ten pagetheme. This theme should be along the lines ofpersonal contact with the animals they have keptas pets viz. silk worms, guinea pigs, wild birds, etc.Each boy must also produce a ten page theme on

18

insects as well as with a classified collection ofat least 10 local specimens.The standard eights have concentrated on aninsect collection whilst a goodly number of boyshave shown an interest in snakes this year.

We have three glass fronted cages in the Biologylaboratory. These were stocked with 2 PuffAdders (one male, one female), an Olive HouseSnake, a Skaapsteker, a Barred House Snake anda Red-Lipped Herald. These were all on show forthe Open Night when Richard Dews (standard 9)gave a very successful demonstration of PuffAdder poison milking. All last year's projectsare still operating successfully, expecially theaquarium that Brent Bartlett (9E)and M. Richards(lOA) look after in the school foyer.

Our department had to say farewell to Mr ErrolPretorius at the end of 1983. He is now one of theAfrox's Administrative advisers to hospitals andschools. Mr Alistair Cross, our Physical EducationHead helps our department with one standardsix and one standard seven class in Biology. He isa welcome assistant to the department. MrDonald Ruiters was appointed as our laboratoryAssistant in the 3rd term. We share him with theGeography Department. He is a great help inmany avenues of laboratory work. }.L.M.

THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENTSubject Head:

P.E.Decker B.A., U.E.D.Staff:

N.D. de Carpentier (3rd & 4th Term) .. B.A.,H.E.D.G.). Falck (1st Term) B.A., H.E.D.G.). Hill B.A., S.T.D.j.F. Koekemoer B.A. (Hons.), H.D.E.Miss P.Mann (2nd Term) B.A., H.E.D.A.J.A. Morris B.A., P.H.s.T. O'Reilly B.A.,S.T.D.A.N.M. Paterson B.A., H.E.D.A.). Todd B.A., H.E.D.

Our department bade farewell to Mr Gavin Falckat the end of the first term. We envy him movingto such a delightful part of the world as theGarden Route and we thank him for the work hedid in the department in his quietly efficient andgood-humoured manner.

During the second term Mr Falck's post wastemporarily filled by Miss Penny Mann. We areindebted to her for coming to our aid and for

the work she did in the department during hershort stay. We wish her well in her new teachingpost at Waldorf.

Mr Nic de Carpentier, an experienced teacherfrom St. Joseph's, arrived at Wynberg in thebeginning of the third term. He has alreadyproved to be a well-liked and respected teacherand we sincerely hope that Wynberg will retainhis services for many years.Many teachers of English, both at Wynberg andat other schools, have been expressing theopinion of late that the standard of pupils'written compositions has deteriorated somewhat.In an effort to raise the standard of written workat our school and to encourage an interest in thewriting of essays, short stories, one-act plays,magazine articles and poetry, an English Writers'Competition was introduced at Wynberg duringthe third term. Pupils are encouraged to enter ineither the Senior Section (Standards 8 to 10) orthe Junior Section (Standards 6 and 7). OurHeadmaster has kindly agreed to the schoolproviding book prizes, which will be presentedto the two winners at our Annual Prize-Giving.

Miss P. Mann

19

Mr Paterson makes his point

At the time of writing this report some twen ty-five entries had been submitted by the boys. It isour intention to make this competition anannualevent.

Our English Department has continued to holdregular meetings so that we may co-ordinate andplan our teaching. We have also found time todiscuss both the setting of effective questions inlanguage examination papers and the markingand assessment of English compositions.

The English Department is now using a noticeboard in the top floor corridor of the "c" block.Pupils have shown great interest in the matterspertaining to language and literature which wehave displayed on it.

Eight of our pupils were entered in the EnglishOlympiad this year, though none of them wasplaced in the top 100 candidates. Pieter van derRiet, however, received an extremely favourableassessment from the examiner.

We have been singularly fortunate in that therehave been relatively few changes in our depart-ment's teaching staff over the past three years.This has enabled us to build an effective team ofteachers with a common approach to theteaching of our subject. I wish to take thisopportunity to thank the teachers in mydepartment for their willingness, co-operationand sustained effort during 1984. P.f.D.

THE GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENTSubject Head:

A.J.A. Morris _ B.A., P.H.C.

Staff:A.J. Todd _ _ _ _ B.A., H.E.D.A.N.M. Paterson B.A., H.E.D.A. Cross H.E.D. (phys. Ed.)G. Eva B.A. (Ed.), B. Ed.N.O. de Carpentier _ B.A., H.E.D.

We were sorry to lose Mr G. Falck who wentto teach in George, and Mr G. Povey who leftteaching and entered South African Airways.We hope that they are happy in their newenvironments.

Messrs Eva and De Carpentier have joined theGeography Department and we welcome themand hope that they will be happy with us.

last year's Matrie class produced five A symbolsin Geography; let us hope that the present classcan equal or exceed that number.

I would like to thank alf members of theGeography Department for their co-operation,enthusiasm and hard work during 1984.

On behalf of the Department I wish all Matriesfruitful revision, faif questions and good luck.

A.M.

Go nonh, young manl

20

Mr len VeJdlhuis checking !hose history notes

THE HISTORY DEPARTMENTSubject Head:

K. Pretorius M. Phys. Ed., H.D.E.Staff:

H. ten Veldthuis B.A., H.D.E.A. Blackbeard H.D.E. (Commerce)G. Hill B.A., S.T.D.J. Koekemoer B.A. (Hons.), H.D.E.A. Cross (1st & 2nd Term) .....H.E.D. (phys. Ed.)S. Bronkhorst (3rd & 4th Term) B.A.

.....................................................(Phys. Ed.),S.T.D.Compared to the last year, our matric Historyresults in the final term were extremely good.Boys like RusseIl Zauber, Jonathan Dunwoody,James Lamont, John Cheminais and Niel Wiltshireall obtained A's. This year we are hoping for atleast seven A's from our matrics.The department is building up a fine collectionof slides from the standard nine Jackdaws. Inaddition, many video programmes are beingcollected.

This year Mr Herman ten Veldthuis joined usfrom Walvis Bay. He has proved to be verycompetent, and is also most helpful in supplyingnotes, visual aids and in giving advice.We are planning to divide the department intojunior and senior sections next year. Mr tenVeldthuis will look after the junior section, whileMr Pretorius will be in charge of the seniorsection.I would like to thank all the staff in thisdepartment for all their hard work, and wouldalso like to wish the matrics good luck for theexams and the future. K.I.P.

THE LATIN DEPARTMENTSubject Head:T.O'Reilly B.A., S.T.D.

There is no doubt that as a basis for acquiring areal sense of language, one must, of necessity,return to the Classics, be it in the form ofLatin/Greek roots in English, references in poetry,logical analysis of a period or understanding ofthe Romance Languages. Yet it never ceases toamaze me that the numbers who study theancient languages continue to fall. Is it the so-called difficulty of the language or the lack of aspirit of work? Is it the call of the computer orthe thoughts of being a rich man before the ageof twenty-five that decides for a pupil that suchthings must be avoided as one would a plague?Or is it, maybe, some form of ignorance thatinfluences the unwary standard five/six pupil?Perhaps they have heard from an older brotheror sister - or even parent - 'Aye, avoid iti Iknow, I "did" it': the very same people whoshould also add that they did not drink deeply ofthe Pyraen Springs themselves.

But hats off to the Wynbergians of '84 who studyLatin. I am sure they will have few regrets.

The February Teachers' Workshop at U.C.T.proved that the subject is indeed alive and well.The new syllabus was mentioned at that work-shop. This will be effective from 1985. With farmore emphasis now on Classical Culture, whoknows, maybe more will take up the cudgelsagain.

Our team - P. van der Riet and J. Mills - r pre-sented Wynberg Boys' High School at the AnnualClassical Quiz, held at Groote Schuur HighSchool. Although we could not def t the girls; itwas thrilling to witness a packed auditorium

'~ .•.. , ir could be an eliptical genitive "

hear of the feats of old, the battles won and lost,the philosophies of the ancients.

This year the standard eights were introduced tosome Medievallatin in the form of the magnifi-cent hymns, Stabat Mater and Dies Irae. Farremoved from the period of Cicero, yet, in theirown right, untranslatable.

To the Matrics who have come to the end oftheir Latin Studies 1 say Ave atque Vale - orshould that not be - Avete atque Valete?

T.O'R.

THE MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENTSubject Head:

D. Bromberger .... B.A.Hons., B.Se.,B.Ed.,SJ.D.

Staff:R.e. Algie (Headmaster) B.A., M.Ed.P. Blackbeard B.Se., H.D.E.N. Crawford P.T.D.,H.P. (Phys. Ed.)D. de la Mare B.A., P.T.e., e.T.S.e.Mrs j. Redelinghuys T.D.R. Richardson B.Se., U.E.D.M. Rushby B.Se., H.D.E.

We welcome to the department this year twonew teachers, Mr Rushby and Mr Richardson.They have quickly and in a creditable mannerestablished themselves on the Mathematicsscene, and we wish them many years of successfulteaching at Wynberg.

It is pleasing to note that there has been littledisruption of classes this year owing to staffchanges, though Mr Crawford's departure is ofcourse a big blow to us all. We wish him the verybest in his promotion to Queens College.

We are very proud of our present Mathematicsstaff and were pleased to be part of Open Nighton the 10th Septmeber. Parents there had theopportunity to observe a Mathematics class inaction under the control of Mrs Redelinghuys,and also how to handle computer programmesprepared by members of the Computer Club runby Mr Rushby. (Any advice or equipment thatparents or friends can offer the Computer Clubwould be most welcome: at the moment wehave three Spectrums at our disposaL)

The principle on which we try to base Mathema-tics teaching at the school is that of the smallestteaching unit (according to level of ability of theclass) followed directly by problems on thatparticular unit. In this way lack of understandingis immediately pinpointed.

Mrs Redlinghuys of our Maths Department

But what needs to be stressed is the pupil side toprogress in Mathematics. The pupil cannotpossibly be regarded merely as a receptacle intowhich the teacher pours knowledge. There mustbe enough initiative on the student's part to askfor help when puzzled, or enough maturity torealise the need to change down to StandardGrade Mathematics if he is out of his depth.

It is also frequently not appreciated that Mathe-matics is not canned expertise, but the ability tosolve problems where one is never identical tothe next. What this means is that success comesfrom practice, as in sport, and not so much fromlearning things off by heart. Too many pupilsrelax when they understand, and fail to realizethat applying this understanding frequently toproblems is the vital ingredient.

To all Matrie pupils we extend our very bestwishes for the exams, trusting that those moretalented among them can better last year's tallyof 6A's in Mathematics. O.B.

THE METALWORK DEPARTMENTSubject Head:j.G. Louw ..... H.P.T.D.,H.P.T.e. (M.T.),N.T.e. III

Before me lies a First Grade Certificate in FirstYearWoodwork awarded to john Edward Humanin the year 1906 by the Department of PublicEducation, Colony of the Cape of Good Hope.

22

Manual trammg at Wynberg has a long andproud history. What of the future of manualtraining in a school such as ours? To find ananswer we turn to the past, to the thoughtsexpressed by Mr CM. Woodward, PhD., Deanofthe Polytechnic School of Washington in 1887:

"In a manual training workshop the head is to betrained more than the hand. It is not expededthat every boy who attends the school willbecome a mechanic, but we have reason tobelieve that a boy's experience in the school willclearly indicate whether he is fit to become amechanic or not."

We offer Metalwork and Woodwork on theStandard Grade at Wynberg and sincerely hopeto be able to introduce Engineering Drawing as aHigher Grade subject into our school in the nearfuture. The boy with a technical bent will thenbe able to take Mathematics, Science, Engineer-ing Drawing, Metalwork and two Languages ashis subjects and have excellent University orTechnikon entrance qualifications.

In 1886, Supt. Seaver of Boston said that "Manualtraining is essential to the right and full develop-ment of the human mind, and therefore no lessbeneficial to those who are not going to becomeartisans than those who are."

Mr Woodward (mentioned above) stated that"Our great object is educational: other objectsare secondary."

Manual training has the moral effect of stimu-lating a love for intellectual honesty. "It associatesthe deed with the thought, the real with the

Filingaway

Mr Louw searching for inspiration

ideal," said Woodward. The moral effect ofoccupation is most marked. Our boys are everbusy and parents have testified to the absorptionof our pupils in their work. The plaintive plea of"I am bored" should not be heard front ourpupils. A third moral benefit is self-respect and arespect for honest, intelligent labour. One whoknows how to use tools well is rarely ashamed touse them, and he enjoys it

The man who turns his nose up highest at therough palm of the joiner or the soiled fingersand greasy apron of a machinist is generallyonewho can not tell steel from cast iron, and whocan not drive a nail into a piece of wood withoutsplitting the latter.

Ifeel well satisfied when our pupils at the end oftheir Manual Training course can look backupon the time spent in the manual trainingdepartment and have a slight understanding ofthe broader aim) of the subject. They will leaveWynberg with a pride in their achievement and apride and belief in themselves.

J.G.L.

23

24

THE PHYSICALEDUCATION DEPARTMENT

Subject Head:N.R. Crawford (1st & 2nd Term) P.T.D.,

.........................................................H.P. (phys. Ed.)A.G. Cross (Since 3rd Term) H.E.D.

..................................................................(Phys. Ed.)Staff:S. Bronkhorst B.A. (phys. Ed.), S.T.D.K.J. Pretorius M. Phys. Ed., H.D.E.

1984 has once again proved to be a most success-ful year in the Physical Education Department.It takes confidence to realise that it is not themountain that lies ahead of us, but rather thegrain of sand that we find in our shoe. There hasbeen a remarkable spirit of participation amongstOur pupils. All praise to our parents who play avital role in encouraging their sons in the physicalfitness and physical awareness programme.My thanks go to my colleagues, Mr KalliePretorius, Mr Steve Bronkhorst and Mr MartinStovold for the time spent in both the gym andon the playing fields. We were very sad to sayfarewell to the dynamic Mr Neil Crawford, whoset valuable standards in our Physical EducationDepartment. I am proud to say that I was one ofNeWsfirst pupils and I am sure that he will alwaysbe respected by both the staff and boys withwhom he was associated. We wish him everysuccess with his well-deserved promotion.My thanks to our Physical Education Inspector,Mr McEwan, for his continued guidance andinterest in our school.The "Crocks" have continued to perservere withpositive thoughts and perspiration and I'm surehave added vitality to their lives.The spirit, mind and body are inseparable. Weshould avoid exercising individual aspects andrather develop and educate the total being.

A.G.C

THE PHYSICALSCIENCE DEPARTMENT

SENIOR SCIENCE (STANDARDS 8, 9 and 10)Subject Head:

R.P. Connellan B.Se., B.Ed.Staff:

B.Greenwood B.Sc., S.T.D.R. Radloff B.Sc., S.T.D.lo Moser B.Sc., S.T.D.M. Petersen laboratory Assistant

"Some experiments do work"

Steady and pleasing progress has been madeduring 1984.A weekly meeting is held on Fridaysat which not only progress is checked and thenecessary administrative work is done, but alsoopportunity also exists for the discussion ofmutual problems and new ideas. A program ofinterclass visiting has also been implemented andI feel that a satisfactory professional growth hasoccurred among all the department's members.

Michael Petersen, ourlaboratory assistant, isproving to be invaluable.A second assistant hasrecently been appointedto the Biology Depart-ment.The 1983 Science resultswere satisfactory witI,outbeing outstanding. 36wrote on the HigherGrade, of whom four,G. Gatz.anis,N. Wiltshire,

R.Zauber and A. Donna obtained A's, 4 obtainedB's, 10 C's, 10 D's and 8 E's; to give an average of61%compared to the provincial average of 54,5%.Eighty-one wrote on the Standard Grade, ofwhom five, S. Coe, R. Kevi", J. Garnham, R.Godlonton and D. Scheil obtained A's, 6 obtainedB's, 17 C's, 14 D's, 25 E's,9 F's and 5 failed; givingan average of 52%, which is equal to theprovincial average.

Considering that Physical Science is a compulsorysubject at Wynberg these results are sound.The Science Club has continued to flourishunder Mr Radloff, A. Bas gained 1st prize in thesenior section of the local Science Expo, while

Mr M. Pet.ersenLaboratory Assistant

25

K. Hubbard, A. Main and R. Catto gained thirdprizes. The Science Club was very prominent onOpen Night with many different demonstrations.

A number of boys wrote the Science Olympiadand, while a high percentage averaged over 50%,none were placed in the top 100 of the country.As this examination is geared towards the Archi-medes magazine and as a number of schoolsprepare their pupils for this examination,achievement in this Olympiad does not give atrue picture of the state of a school's sciencedepartment.A very good esprit de corps exists amongst thesenior staff and I wish to express my gratitudeand thanks to my colleagues for their co-operation and hard work. R.P.C.

JUNIOR SCIENCE (STANDARDS 6 and 7)

Subject Head:B. Greenwood B.Sc., S.T.O.

Staff:P. Blackbeard B.Sc., S.T.D.l.Moser B.Sc., S.T.D.R. Radloff B.Sc., S.T.O.

A new syllabus was introduced for Standard 6and Standard 7 this year and there was somedelay before the new books reached us from thepublishers. We were able to adjust to this newsyllabus by increasing the experimental base incertain sections of the work. We look forward toseeing the new ideas generated this year developin the years ahead. B.G.

THE WOODWORK DEPARTMENTSubject He..d:

E.A.Bester H.T.D. (M.T.), P.T.D.

In an effort to make this report more interesting Ihave decided to write about wood-turning thisyear.Wood-turning is a fascinating art, and the lathe,more than any other tool in the shop, is in itself acomplete unit, capable of producing finishedwork. The operation of the machine is notdjfficult; indeed, any beginner can make a credit-able turning at the very first attempt by usingscraping methods. True wood-turning, however,is a cutting operation, and the acquisition of thenecessary skill to fashion turnings quickly andwell in this manner demands some knowledgeof methods as well as considerable practice.

Lathes are machines on which wood can be fixedin such a manner that it can be revolved and

A. van der Merwe working on hij boar

fashioned into shapes by the use of tools appliedto the moving surface. Earlier lathes werepowered by human energy, employing such aidsas twisted cord, springy saplings, treadmill, orfoot treadle.

The lathe on which the twisted cord was used,the bow-lathe, was one of the first woodworkingmachines. It was designed in the region of740 B.C. in Egypt. On this type of lathe the woodwas supported between two pointed piecesof wood which served as centres. The bowstringmade a loop around the workpiece. While theoperator moves the bow forward and back-ward with one hand, the workpiece rotatedalternately in opposite directions. In the otherhand he held the cutting tool, which was onlyapplied to the wood when the workpiece turnedin his direction.

The advent of steam power brought machinespropelled by endless belts, and now we haveelectricity. But the principles of woodturningremains unaltered.

Small but efficient lathes can be built by usingthe variable speed power drill fitted with theattachments available to convert them intowoodturning machines. This sort of lathe is onlysuitable for small projects, e.g. nut bowls, candle-sticks, egg cups and table lamp basis. It is

26

inexpensive and a good introduction to what canturn out to be a fascinating hobby.

A lathe most useful for the keen enthusiast whomay want to combine pleasure with business, isone powered by a motor of at least 1hh.p. Itshould be capable of swinging a wood disc for abowl100 mm deep and 300 mm diameter on theoutside spindle, and a length of wood 100 mmdiameter (lnd 750 mm long between centres(spindle turning).

Medium-sized lathes are usually bored to takeNO.1 Morse Taper fittings, later ones using No. 2.

Different pulley speeds are desirable, but thehighest for turning wood need not exceed2300r.p.m and even this is seldom required. Alow speed in the region of 700 r.p.m. or lowerstill is best for lart bowl turnery.

If the lathe is not on its own stand it should befitted to a specially made bench with legs bracedboth ways. The bed for the lathe should be ofwood at least 15 mm thick. Vibrations are theworker's worst enemy in lathe-work, and everyeffort should be made to ensure that the lathe isrock-steady in use. A.B.

FROM THETEACHER-PSYCHOLOGIST

Teacher-Psychologist:D. de la Mare BA, P.T.C,e.T.S.e.

A major change this year to the guidancedepartment was the shifting of offices from themain administration section to an office situatedamong the classrooms, which is far more acces-sible. This change has resulted in boys being farmore willing to seek guidance or advice on avariety of problems.

The number of interviews I have had with parentsthis year has dropped remarkably in comparisonto previous years. Iwould like to attribute this tothe fact that fewer parents are experiencingproblems. However, J feel that this is because theheadmaster is interviewing a large number of theparents himself. This certainly allowed me moretime with the pupils.

An interesting exercise conducted this past yearwas the 'Study Habits and Attitudes Survey'. Thissurvey was conducted among a random sampleof standard seven and eight pupils. The resultswere very enlightening and we hope to makeuse of these findings in the new year.

D. de la M.

THE SCHOOL LIBRARYTeacher-Ubrarian:

K.E. !liffe B.A., S.T.D.,H. Dip. Lib.

The library continues to attract a fair number ofpupils during the break and after school. Themain drawcard is possibly the magazine rack.Serious reading is, unfortunately, becoming anincreasingly rare activity at the school. There are,of course, those dedicated readers who read onthe pavement while waiting for a lift or during anyother opportunity which comes their way. But themajority of boys don't read at all. "Why read?"they ask. Last year I quoted from the "I Ching",'I •••••• to excite reflection or meditation and agreater awareness, in the reader, of the worldaround and within himself."Read what? Try:J.D. Salinger "The Catcher in the Rye"Paul Callico 'ïhe Snow Goose"Kingsley Arnes "Lucky firn"John Braine "Room at the Top"

These and about 4001 other fictional works, areto be found in our Library. They will be issued onrequest by one of my hardworking assistants:David Charlesworth, Allan Bradley, Jon RobinLaurenson, Cerrohn Michalitsianos and AndrewLamprecht. Brent Bartlett and Simon Bishopissue non-book materials (video tapes, trans-parencies, film strips, slides, etc.) and the where-with-ail to use them. They also do the photo-copying for the school. My thanks to thesepeople for all their hard work. K.I.

Mr 111ffeal work

27

OPEN NIGHT '84After a week of rain and cold one couldjustifiably have entertained reservations aboutOpen Night; but how the heavens smiled on themagnificent turn-out. Bysix o'clock all availableparking space had been filled, and, as soon asthey had entered the school, parents wereushered by their proud sons from Biologydemonstrations to English Play and PoetryReadings; from the ancient art of Calligraphy toSilk Screen Processing in the Art Room; fromPhotography Displays to Metal and Woodworkin practice. It was impossible to absorb everythingas boys demonstrated how to handle snakes andnot be afraid, how to turn pieces on the lathe,how to use a computer - to mention but a fewof the many aspects of school life.Down in the Tuck Shop area the untiring ladiesprovided supper. Who could resist the aromawafting upwards to counteract the acrid fumessidling out from some of the Science laboratoriesas boys took delight in showing their parentswhat our world is composed of. The crowdslined up in a real family atmosphere to gape andgaze at all that was being shown while Mr Algieand his Staff mingled with the people. Everybody

chatted away until the Wind Ensemble, underthe baton of Mr Norman Edwards, filled thequadrangle with the strains of tlOn the StreetWhere You live," followed by many other tunesof glorious melody, appreciated by the capacitycrowd.The evening's proceedings were terminated by aproduction of tiThe Rising Generation" - thewinning House Play for 1984- after which we allwent away home, full of sweet memories of ahighly successful Open Night. TO'R.

28

OPEN NIGHT '84

29

FOUNDERS DAY - 143rd YEARCEREMONY PROGRAMME

1. WELCOME ANDINTRODUCTION OF GUEST SPEAKER:Mr P.H. CawoodChairman of the School Committee

2. THE SCHOOL SONG:Wynberg Boys' Junior School Choir

3. THE NATIONAL ANTHEM

4. HYMN:"0 God, Our Help in Ages Past"

5. THE LESSON:Deputy Head Prefect - Mervyn MotanEcclesiasticus 44, verses 1 to 15

6. PRAYERS:By the Headmaster of the Boy's High School(a) For the School.(b) For those from the School who laid

down their lives in the World Wars,1914 - 1918 and 1939 -1945, and in thepresent conflict.

(c) for our Country.(d) The Lord's Prayer.

7. READING THEINSCRIPTION ON THE MEMORIAL:Head Prefect - Tarek Motan

30

8. THELASTPOSTREVEILLE

9. HYMN:(Hymn to be sung during thelaying of wreaths at the Memorial Gates)"Abide With Me; FastFallsthe Eventide"

10. THEADDRESS:Col. J. Lourens

11. VOTEOF THANKS:Deputy Head Prefect: Stephen Armstrong

Since moving to the new school buildings wehave held our Founders Day ceremonies in theassembly hall. The last open-air ceremony washeld down at the old school in 1980.We were,therefore, looking forward to the 12th of

September, when we would once again beholding the ceremony on our own school fields.But the capricious Cape weather intervened.Weather forecasts described a cold front ap-proaching the Peninsula, so it was decided thatwe would once again hold the ceremony in theClegg Hall. It proved to be a wise decision, forFounders Day 1984 dawned cold and blustery.The inclement weather did not, however, detractfrom this year's impressive ceremony.After aword of welcome from Mr P.H.Cawood,Chairman of our School Committee, those as-sembled listened to a fine rendering by theJunior School Choir of the recently composedSchool Song. After this the ceremony followedits traditional form: National Anthem, hymns,

31

the lesson, prayers, the reading of the memorialinscription and "The Last Post" and "Reveille".

Our guest speaker was Colonel J. Lourens of theSouth African Defence Force. After he had paidtribute to those past pupils of Wynberg who hadcontributed so much to South Africa in thepolitical, social, economic, sporting and militaryspheres, Colonel Lourens went on to explain theobjectives of national service in our country'sarmed forces. He reassured all present thateverything possible was being done by theDefence force to ensure that young men doingtheir military service were being well cared forand catered for.

After the ceremony, guests and staff enjoyedrefreshments in the school quadrangle, while theboys received their traditional cooldrinks andbuns. Although the weather still continued cold,it failed to put a damper on the traditional sportsencounters against the old boys. There werehockey, rugby and squash matches to be enjoyedby players and spectators and even a cross-country race this year. What was pleasing to seewas the introduction of a "Lions vs Tigers" rugbymatch played by two Under 10 teams from theJunior School. This game was a revival of atraditional "Old Boys Day" match, the first ofwhich was played in 1934.

Founders Day brings Wynberg's past and presenttogether. This year's Founders Day certainly didjust that.

THE WYNBERG SEMINARMr D. friedlander, who welcomed us to theseminar and chaired the day's proceedings,described the Wynberg Seminar as ita first in theCape Peninsula". He praised Mr Algie, ourHeadmaster, for his initiative in organising whatturned out to be a most successful and enjoyablegathering.

The first speaker to address us on the morning of8 September was Professor M. Ashley of theEducation faculty at the University of CapeTown. His topic was "Education in South Africain the next decade" and it was not long beforeProfessor Ashley had confronted us with one ofthe most pressing issues in South Africa today,that of black education. Black education, he said,had become "everybody's business" in SouthAfrica and all sectors of the community had totake responsibility for education in a societywhere First and Third World lifestyles co-existed.The answer, he stressed, lay in the upgrading of

standards so that a more productive individualwith a better standard of living would emergefrom the education system. The Wynberg Schoolcommunity, said Professor Ashley, could gen-erate a great deal of goodwill and make apositive contribution towards improving blackeducation by such methods as an adopt-a-schoolprogramme, which could include not only someform of financial aid, but also involve shortrefresher courses for black teachers who wouldbenefit greatly from professional contact withwhite colleagues. The challenge, added ProfessorAshley, was both pressing and formidable. It wasnot part of another world, no more a question ofpaternalism or charity. What happened in blackschools would affect the future of us all.

After the tea interval Mr Friedlander introducedus to Mr T.W.Higgs, Chief Inspector of Education,who spoke on the provision of educationalfacilities in the future. He stressed that parentswould in future exercise far more responsibilityin the school education of their children. He alsoadvised those who would be responsible for theplanning of the future of the Wynberg Schoolsover the next ten years to consider the provisionof such needs as a properly staffed and equippedmedia centre, a carefully structured gifted pupilprogramme, sophisticated facilities and equip-ment for the teaching of Science and Biology,the introduction of a third language at primaryschool level and the provision of computereducation which would equip pupils with acomputer literacy. Mr Higgs also mentioned thatthe School Committee should make every effortto ensure the appointment and retention ofgood teachers.

Then followed an address by Mr Bert pfuhl whohad kindly consented to stand in for his son, MrGavin pfuhl, who was recovering from a seriousillness. Mr pfuhl talked to us about the school'sresponsibility to the labour market. He suggestedthat, for teachers to be able to communicate totheir pupils just what they would encounter onentering the world of commerce and industry, itshould be arranged that teachers spend shortperiods ot time in the business situation so thatthey could familiarise themselves with thebusinessman's working environment. Teachers,he added, should not shrink from telling pupilsthat in the world of business they would meetmen who spend hours doing nothing, men whowere afraid to say "That is dishonest", men whowere frustrated, men who were unfulfilled andmen with different moral and spiritual ideas totheir own. The school pupil must be equipped to

32

Mr FriedJander in conversa[Ïon with Dr Katz. In the background, Mr Riley. Mr Bert Pluhl, one of the Seminar speakers.

confront these rather frightening people andthis, said Mr pfuhl, could only be done byinstilling such values as integrity, understanding,tolerance and loyalty. The teacher, he added,should never preach these qualities. He couldonly teach them by example.After Mr pfuhl's address we adjourned to theschool quadrangle for a splendid luncheonprovided by the hard-working ladies of our P.T.A.As it was a very cold day it was decided that wewould hold the afternoon session in the warmersurroundings of our staffroom, where Mr D.e.

Scott, Public Relations Officer of the QueensCollege Old Boys' Union, was the first speakerafter lunch. In his analysis of the role of the oldboys' union in the school community, Mr Scottsaid that an old boys' union should have threemain objectives: (i) to promote and maintain thefellowship and well-being of its members, (ii) tokeep old boys in touch with one another and theschool and (iii) to uphold the traditions andfurther the interest of the school in every way.He emphasised that it was important for old boysto remember that their role was supportive and

Mr T.w. Higgs addresses the Seminar Mr D.e. Scott in converstion with Mr N. Hattingh

33

that they should never attempt to force theirideas on the school.After the afternoon tea interval we were ad-dressed by our final speaker, Dr Arnold Katz, arespected surgeon and Wynberg Old Boy. In hisaddress, entitled "Wynberg - The School", DrKatz sketched the history of Wynberg from itshumble beginnings in Glebe Cottage and, as hereminisced about his association with the school.he reminded us all of old boys of Wynberg who,over the years, had distinguished themselves inmany walks of life. Dr Katz appealed to all OldBoys of the school to repay something to theschool that had given them so much in theirformative years.looking back on the day's events - which werebrought to a close with a pleasant cocktail party

in the foyer - one wondered about the value ofsuch an event as the Wynberg Seminar. In termsof the tremendous amount of planning andpreparation that it must have involved, was theholding of this seminar justified? Just what didthe seminar achieve?My own feeling about the event is that suchgatherings are necessary in the life of a school,for they serve not only to stimulate thoughtabout the role we are playing in education, butalso to place our particular school affairs upagainst the backdrop of the most importanteducational issues confronting South Africa. TheWynberg Seminar helped us to acquire a bettersense of educational proportion.To Mr Algie, our congratulations and thanks.

P.E.D.

IN THE SERVICEOF OTHERS

SCHOOl. PREFKTSBick Row: G. Stevens, G. Sichel. M. Searle, B. van der Poll and J. loxton2nd Row: N. Panenden, e. Ellis,M. Olivier, B.Andrew and I.Anderson

Fronl Row: Mr A. Todd, S. Armstrong (Deputy-Head Prefect), Mr R.e. Aigie (Headmaster), T. Motan (Head Prefect),Mr R. Connellan (Master-in-Charge) and M. MOlan (Deputy-Head Prefect)

THE HEAD PREFECT'S REPORTOur year started off with the prefect camp heldat Silverhurst. Here we learnt about leadership,prefectship, and ourselves. This camp wasthoroughly enjoyed by the prefects, especiallythe early morning runs.

The arrival of our new Headmaster has broughtnot only changes to the school but also to theprefect body. One of these changes was theintroduction of the new prefects' "Zebra" braid.The new format of the prefects assembly gave usall the opportunity to become familiar faces(despite that disastrous introduction to theschool!). During the assemblies we had guestspeakers, the latest of whom was Robert Cockrellwith his talk on the trials and tribulations oftouring rugby teams.

This year the prefects decided to make "involve-ment" their aim. In this sphere we received greatsupport from the Headmaster and staff. Thisinvolvement can best be demonstrated by thefact that every prefect has partidpated in asummer and a winter sport. Our sincere hope isthat all Wynberg scholars will increase theirinvolvement in our school and in this waystimulate school pride.

Another innovation this year was our Civvy Day.This found great favour with all and is aneffective way of raising funds. Our new amplifierbears testimony to this. We hope Civvy Day willbecome another tradition at Wynberg.

This year marked the introduction of the Bluesand Honours blazers as part of the official schooluniform.

A good understanding has existed between theprefects and scholars. This can be attributed tothe scholars realising that, although we areprefects, we are still all pupils of Wynberg.

I would like to thank all the matries for theirunfailing and unstinting support throughout theyear and for their tremendous spirit of comrade-ship. The farewells organised for Messrs Crawfordand Merts deserve praise. I sincerely thank therest of the school for their support and therespect given. I thank the prefects for theirloyalty and for making this a memorable year. Inparticular, I wish to thank Steven and Mervin fortheir assistance.

The prefects wish to thank the Headmaster andMessrs Connellan, Crawford and Todd for theirunfaltering aid and support.

I am proud to have been part of the 1984 class ofWynberg. It has been both an honour and aprivilege.

To the boys of Wynberg I say, this is your school,be proud of it and may each one of you make itproud of you.

Tarek Motan

THE INTERACT CLUBAlthough it is a rather small group, the InteractClub has been relatively active this year. ThePresident, Dion Rush, and the Committee havetried to keep the club active and have doneremarkably well.

The highlights of our activities this year werecertainly the two 12 Hour Dance Marathons heldduring the first and third terms in aid of St.Michael's Home in Plumstead and the NightShelter in Green Point. Both Marathons werevery successful and we raised over R300on eachoccasion.

In December last year we helped at the Rotor'sChristmas Parties at the Silverhurst Farm inConstantia. We received a generous donationfrom the Rotors Club and this donation helpedus in our efforts this year. We are extremelygrateful to the Rotors for their support.

Our club helped in this year's Community CrestCarnival, which is an annual highlight on ourcalendar. We have also taken part in numerousstreet collections as well as this year) 40 HourFamine.

At the beginning of the third term we saidfarewell and thanks to Mr Greenwood for hisyears of service as master-in-charge of our club.The club is now in the care of Mr Eva. Wewelcome him.

At the moment we are planning to adopt a childthrough World Vision. We will pay R40 permonth to World Vision, who will look after thechild for us, and in return we will receivecorrespondence from the child.

This year was a success as far as service isconcerned and we hope to serve for many yearsto come.

0.8-5.

35

THE STUDENTS' CHRISTIAN UNIONChairman: M. Richards

Committee: S. Courtenay, B. Burrows,B. van der Polt G. Grendon, J. Hawkins,

D. Seeliger and D. Cockroft1984 has seen a marked increase both in thenumber of regular members and in the school'sgeneral awareness of the Students' ChristianUnion and its activities. The increased regularattendance was much encouraged by the intro-duction of badges which regular members wereinvited to wear.The big events of the year were the 40 HourFamine (where we raised about RlOOO), the BigDipper swimming competition (where R900wasraised) and a soccer match against WynbergGirls' High Students' Christian Union (where agleeful Wynberg Boys' High School team beatthe girls 3-2).A "Witness Week" was held at the beginning ofthe third term, when members of the Students'Christian Union went around the school with aquestionnaire. This generated a surprisingamount of interest and many boys had the oppor-tunity to have their questions about Christianityanswered. Shortly after this we held a camp withthe Girls' High Students' Christian Union atNoordhoek. The camp, besides being a source oftremendous fun for all, enabled each person tohave a good look at his or her commitment.I would like to thank Mr Moser and theCommittee for all the hard work they have put inthis year. May the lord bless the new Committeein their work during the forthcoming year. Ourthanks also go to Mr Algie for his interest andsupport. M.R.

MATRIC REPRESENTATIVECOMMImE

It was decided that this year's committee wouldbe chosen from the Matrics, as they were theseniors of the school. Two pupils were chosenfrom each matric class. They were: <'OA) M. Hoyleand V.Zauberj (10B)D. O'Connell and M. White;(lOC) D. Gut and c. Sowdenj (100) J. Edgar andG. Rowan; and (10E)S. Walsh and G. Woof.The aim of this Representative Committee was tobring the ideas and suggestions of the pupils tothe prefect body. The prefects then took these tothe Headmaster for a decision. Civvy Day, aspecial matric tie, inter-class competitions andlockers were amongst the many good suggestionsput forward.

Because of the co-operation between theprefects and the committee a good under-standing developed between the pupils and theprefects. The pupils realised they were beinggiven opportunity to voice their ideas. Mr Algieand Mr Connellan have been firm supporters ofthis committee.

I hope the Representative Committee will con-tinue with its good work. It has been a rewardingexperience working on this committee.

M.M.

"THE WYNBERG IAN"Editorial Committee: Mike Hattingh, Mike Gadd,Kenneth Inglis, Pieter van der Riet and KennethWijd.

This year, in my capadty as Editor, I have aimed atintroducing a new direction to our pupils'magazine, tiThe Wynbergian".

Included in the magazine have been articles ofdiverse nature. I have chosen to include materialthat would stimulate a response from the pupils,rather than teach them something.

I am also fully aware of the criticism which hasbeen directed at me, and have found much of itvaluable.

The sales of "The Wynbergian" have beensatisfactory - I aimed at creating a demandrather than a surplus.

Iwould also like to take this opportunity to thankmy Editorial Committee, who have workedexceptionally well, the advertisers for theircontribution, and, of course, the readers of ourmagazine.

I would also like to wish next year's editor thebest of luck and originality - after all, it is thelatter which sells "The Wynbergian". M.H.

"The Wynberg;an" Editorial Commillee

36

"RUNNING COMMENTARY"Master-in-charge: Mr K. Pretorius

1983/84 Editorial Staff - Editor: Dean SeeligerStaff: Mark Power, Michael Gadd, Andrew

Scorey, Michael Hattingh and Peter van der Riet1984/85 Editorial Staff - Editor: John Mills

Staff: Rory Read, Andrew Fraser,Warren Butler and Anton Lundy

The Running Commentary concentrates on sportin and around Wynberg. It is a magazine run bythe boys and for the boys and is enjoyed bymany. A new Standard 8 Staff takes over everyJune from the Standard 9 Staff at the time.Members of the staff are appointed by MrPretorius, who makes sure the magazine keepsup its regular high standard of quality. So as toappeal to a large section of Wynberg boys, we tryto cover as many sports as possible. j.M.

YOUTH PREPAREDNESSMaster-in-charge: J.L.Mathew

Our programme for youth preparedness this yearhas been more specific. The interests of individualboys have been respected. In certain fields,courses were run for the whole year, whilst achange every two weeks was planned for othergroups. The permanent groups include Xhosa,Play Productions, First Aid, Immigrant AfrikaansClasses, Calligraphy, Gymnastics, Computers andShooting, whilst the Photography, Miscellaneous,and Sports Umpiring groups rotated.Cadets run concurrently, so all our boys areinvolved in some activity during the last periodon a Friday.We are fortunate in having a staff that has manyvaried interests. Each member is able to assist withone of these activities. By enthusiasm and co-operation our programme seems to be acceptableand is enjoyed by most of the scholars. The staffis to be congratulated on their versatility anddedication. j.L.M.

THE PARENT-TEACHERSASSOCIATION

This has indeed been a very busy year for ourP.T.A. From the outset, Mr Rowan Algle hasmade his standpOint clear: that the school's first ~concern IS for the pupils and it welcomes the ,contributions of all who are interested in theirwelfare. Thus a policy of establishing closercontact with parents has been one of the primaryaims of the P.T.A.

The Committee, led by our able Chairman, MrNeville Hattingh, includes Messrs R. Algie, A.Morris and J.Mathew from the school, while theparents are represented by Messrs G. Johnson,R. Gadd, B. Gibbs, and M. von Bentheim andMesdames K. Upton, R. Petitt, B. Duval and J.Toop.The Committee has been very active this yearwith cake sales, a braaivleis evening, Open Nightand parents' evenings during which parentswere able to consult teachers about their sons'academic problems. Preparations for the May-nardville Timour Hall Carnival that is to be heldin November 1984 are already under way, whileour car raffle realised a profit of some R22.50,00.Well done, Geoff Johnson, Mrs A. Upton andhelpers!We are indebted to this committee for the fundsthat will help to provide the additior I facilitiesthat our school needs. j.M.

"I the presentalIon of the new motor Cilr to the wmner of theCif Raffle. From leh to right: Mr P.DanCiIster (representing

the motor company). Mts R. "'gle, Mr R.e "'gil'.Mts N.e DaVIes(Wmner of the motor car). Mr N.e DaVIes

and Mr G. Johnson. PHOTO. BOB ADSHAOE

37

CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE CLASSROOMSFOX-HOLf JOE

(This piece of writing was adjudgedthe winning entry in the Senior Section of

the School's Writers Competition.)

He had the most elaborate fox-hole in Normandy- on the far end of the runway - but heneeded it because he was such a giant of a man."Yeah", he used to drawl, "Someday I'll get'edge-to-edge carpeting and Igot a guy who canfix me up with drapes - wholesale!"

His name was Senson, Private John "Joe" Senson,but everybody called him "Fox-hole Joe". Intraining he won his fame by getting down underfaster than anybody else in his company. Andnow, in real battle, he was still the first one to hitthe hole. When his friends teased him about it,Fox-hole Joe would spit on his buttons andpolish them with predsion. "I'm saving myself",he told them, "for Jenny". Craxton was Fox-holeJoe's buddy and fall guy. "Who's Jenny orlorraine or Oebbie7" he would ask. Everyoneknew that Private Senson was the only one ofthem all without a wife or girlfriend.

The afternoon on which he told them aboutJenny it had turned grey and hazy. Thick cloudhung heavily from the angry heavens, creating anatural, stark ceiling for the troops below. Themen stood in small, grumbling knots, awaitingdeployment. They gravitated, as men will, to atall airlorce mechanic of enormous proportions,who was standing at their centre. The men were

G. Brewel, Std. 10

grouped around the bunker which held theradio equipment, awaiting the return of areconnaissance air patrol. Waiting is the worstpart of war: it frees the mind to dwell on whatcould have happened. You quell the turmoilwithin yourself while looking aloof, silent andstrong. In a linie while the patrol would returnand the uneasiness the boys felt, watching thebleak horizon, was offset a littly by Fox-hole Joe'sexaggerated lies. "Our families made a pactbefore we were born," Joe was saying, his eyeson the barelyadequate landing strip, flanked byfox-holes. "last time I saw her she was ten "The low hum of the approaching patrol inter-rupted his talk and the men looked up tensely.The radio operator was talking now, givinginstructions. The air was stifling with the threat ofdanger, seen and unseen and suddenly therewas the sound of another aircraft, an enemyfighter. The patrol seemed unaware of it.

"Enemy aircraft on your tail," the operatorbarked, "Over".

"Coming in. I'm out of gas," the pilot answered."Talk me in. Can't see a thing. Over."

There was a sudden burst of red flame over thefield and the yak-yak of enemy machine gun fire.The field was alive with confusion as the troopsraced madly, blindly for cover. Senson was thefirst to reach his fox-hole and Craxton fell in akerhim as the bursting shells poured over the field.Almost at the same instant the patrol aircraftbroke through the ceiling with the enemyfighter buzzing madly in pursuit of a fresh kill.The shells chattered and sliced through the airmenacingly, missing their target. Then the anti-aircraft guns barked back their keen reply,plastering the cloud cover with deadly flak -dark black blemishes appeared sporadicallyagainst the contrasting doud backdrop. Theenemy fighter began to have second thoughts.

"Joel" Craxton yelled to his buddy, "They gotthe radio operator! He'll never make it downalone in this soup."

But Fox-hole Joe didn't answer. He was alreadyout on the runway, gesturing wildly with botharms, guiding the patrol aircraft down to safety.There was a sudden, last explosion and spurt oflight from the enemy fighter before it zoomed

38

out of sight. The shell, intended for the patrolaircraft, tarried Benson's body to the crateredground with it.

As abruptly as it had started, it was quiet again.And as they put Fox-hole Joe's body on the litter,nobody laughed when Craxton said, "Iwonder ifthey got fox-holes in Heaven?"

B. Key/ock, Std. 10

C14

(This piece of writing was adjudgedthe winning entry in the Junior Section of

the School's Writers Competition.)

In this dean fresh room, I feel a sense offreedom, of happiness. The gentle smell ofchalk-dust delicately tickles my nostrils and Ismile. I look at the perfect, clean, green, black-board and , think of all the pictures and wordswritten on it. The chalks of or, argent, vert,azure, purpure and gules to illuminate it, asthough it was a piece of thin vellum. But thiswork is not to be stored, protected and lovedlike the monks' work it iserased and a newpage is turned over in the C14 book. At the frontof the room I see Asterix and Obelix and GraveCaesar, speaking their true tongue. I see chartsof words and honourable sayings, written in aformal hand.

I see a pulpit, with messages emblazoned on it,and, on its face, a learned book from which toread aloud. Around the walls are portraits ofgreat people: Caesar, Cicero and Apollo.J look to the desks and then to the floor and Ithink of all the times that magic words havefallen, like stardust on them twinkling.

A. Lampbrecht, Std. 7

I AM ,OE'S PROJECTSymptoms.The first symptoms appear when Joe arriveshome to announce, "Mom, ,'ve gat a project todo!" This is met by a chorus of IrOh no! Notagain?" Temperatures start to rise, tempers startto fray and a general atmosphere of impendingchaos and panic reigns.Granny, recovering from a nervous breakdownas a result of the last project, crawls under thebed. Battle stationsl Action must be taken. We'vegot to get this thing under control. first step, findtranquilizers for Granny. Brother Mark tries tosneak out the back door, but Joe is watching.This time Mom is determined and boldly says,"Joe, this is your project -for you alone to do."But she knows that, as always, everyone, includingneighbours and friends, will be roped in beforethey return to dekon 1.Joe, however, having reached Standard 6, has bynow perfected the system of tackling his projectsmethodically. It's very simple reallyand onlythree steps are involved. Step one: information.Step two: illustration. Step three: the model.Step 1."Where are those library cards? You had themlast, Mark?"

"No, I didn't." Accusations fly back and forthwhile the search begins for those elusive greencards. After hours of fruitless searching, Grandpafinds two sticky library cards in Mark's lunch-box.With half an hour to closing time, Joe sets off tothe library only to find that his bike ha~ apuncture. There's no time for a repair job, soMom, once again, resignedly becomes a taxi.When they arrive there, the library assistant sadly

M. MOlan, Std 10

39

informs them that the topic seems to be afavourite among the different schools and all thebooks on it have been taken out.Now the rush is on to get to neighbours andfriends. Bookshelves are thoroughly searchedand boxes overturned until, at last, the infor-mation requried has been found.Step 2-Grandpa is continually on guard for Joe'smutilating scissors which ate their way hungrilythrough his 'National Geographic' magazines.So, as usual" Mom ends up doing hours oftracing while Joe watches "The A Team". Manyold magazines are cut up and those that aren'thave to be photocopied. Finally Joe, now satisfiedwith the illustrations, goes to the final step.Step 3.The model in question requires a trip to thescrap yard. This is Grandpa's department. Offthey go. While Joe investigates all the interestingpieces of scrap, thinking about go-carts andother toys, Grandpa is left to find the requiredpieces. When he returns, he is horrified to findhis boot filled up with odd wheels, hub caps anda hooter for which he has to pay. Eventually it isall put together and, to the relief of all the family,Joe proudly goes to school with his project .Peace reigns again. But for how long?

C. Augoustides, Std. 6

DIE GESKIEDENIS VAN BRANDERPLANK RYBranderplankry het by die vroeë Poliniesiërsbegin, op die eilande van Tahiti en Bora-Bora. 'nGroep Poliniesiërs het tussen die jare 800 en1100 N.e. 'n lang oorsese trek onderneem. Hullehet hulle branderplanke saamgeneem. Hulle het

by Hawaii aangekom waar hulle 'n paradys metgroot branders gevind het. Daar het die nuweaankomelinge baie branderplank gery.In 1778 het 'n Britse skip onder Kaptein JamesCook by Hawaii aangedoen. Daar het hy en syverbaasde bemanning "mense wat oor die watergevlieg het," gesien. Wat hulle eintlik gesien het,was Hawaiise adel wat branderplank gery het.Die eerste branderplanke isOio's genoem. Hullewas van 'n ligte wili-wili-hout gemaak en dit wasnet vir die adel bedoel. 'n Korter, swaarderbranderplank, koas, is deur die burgers gebruik.Daar was ook strande wat net vir die adel bedoelwas en enige burger wat hulle gebruik het, isdoodgemaak.In 1821 het Calvinistiese sendelinge van Bostonna Hawaii toe gegaan. Die aankoms van diesendelinge was amper die einde van brander-plankry, maar in die vroeë twintigste eeu het 'nHawaiise hertog. Hertog Kahanamoku, weerbranderplankry, begin. Hy het ook branderplank-klubs gestig.Toe die spoorweë in Suid-Kalifornië begin het,was daar min mense wat die roete gebruik het.Daarvoor het die Pasifiese elektrisiteitsmaat-skappy'n Hawaiise branderplankryer gehuur omdemonstrasies te gee. Sy demonstrasies hetduisende mense na die kus gebring en mense inKalifornië het begin om branderplank te ry.Hertog Kahanamoku het ook na Kalifornië toegekom om demonstrasies te gee en in 1915 hetook na Kalifornië toe gekom om demonstrasieste gee en in 1915 het hy na Australië gegaan ombranderplankry daar te begin.

R. Townsend, Sl.d 10

Toe het mense begin om ligter planke te maak,want hulle was moeg van die dra van die 100-pondplanke wat hulle gery het. Die planke hetligter, korter en beter geword en met die beterplanke het branderplankry gegroei en gegroei.

In die 1960's het groepe soos die "Beach Boys"branderplankry met sang bevorder. Ook in die1960's het John Whitmore branderplankry naSuid-Afrika gebring. Vandag is branderplankrywêreldwyd, selfs-in Japan.

Guy Lundy, Std. 7A

M. Motan, Std. 10

IS SOUTH AFRICA HEADING FOR DISASTERlThis is the question which faces all of us as SouthAfricans as we grow up in a changing andpotentially explosive situation. It is during ourformative years, particularly while we are atuniversity, that we musi weigh up all the possibi-lities and decide where we stand in social andpolitical matters.

What of minority rule? Is it right for a few millionwhites to determine the future of some thirtymillion black people? The youngsters of todayare beginning to realize the dangers of thispolicy, and are attempting to alter il. However,too much of this effort is passive, and aninsufficient rate of change is achieved if peopleonly wait for a general election every four or fiveyears to make their contribution.

The Government, with its new institution, allowsthe Coloureds and Indians a superficial say intheir rule. This is a total evasion of the real issueat stake. The Blacks, with their weight in numbers,not the Coloureds and Indians, will decide theultimate destiny of the country. They must beappeased and their friendship and trust gainedbefore they take over the reins, as they inevitablywill. Zimbabwe often quoted as an example ofwhat happens "when the Blacks take over",illustrates this point perfectly. The former Prime

Minister incurred the wrath of the black peoplesin his country, and they, embittered, reactedpredictably.

laws which promote suppression of the majorityof the people, such as the Group Areas Act andthe pass laws, cause humiliation, poverty andsuffering which cannot be endured in silence byeven the most patient and peaceful human being.

Thus more and more people actively oppose thepolicies of the present regime. In this case theend, if not the means, can be easily understood.So far we have only seen the tip of the iceberg -only the most wretched and restless have turnedto these desperate methods.

South Africa is changing - no-one can denythat. Boycotts and embargoes have sparked offan on-going series of small change!i which aremoving us inexorably away from the policy ofapartheid and towards the political and socialacknowledgement of the principle that all menare created equal.

But is the swing quick enough? Can we escapethe stranglehold of S.W.A.P.O and the A.N.C.one one hand, and the rest of the world on theother?

South-West Africa acts as a millstone around thiscountry's neck. A stalemate has been reachedwhereby South Africa dare not withdraw herforces for fear that Swapo, together with theirCuban friends, will enforce their majority andinstitute a communist form of government.However, the fault can only be laid at her door,because as industriallyand technologically themost advanced country in Southern Africa, ·'-lehas vast potential for helping her relativelyimpoverished neighbours.It has become a race between violent andpeaceful change, evolution and revolution.

P.van der Riet, Std. 9

M. de Jongh, Std. 10

41

1

K. KendalI, Std. 10

FLICK-KNIFE

"Another weapon or tooII" yelled Ora to Obie.

"Good work, manl Sterilize and load/' repliedObie, "Then prepare for take off."

As the craft moved off into space the archaeolo-gists on board gazed at the planet on the screen.They were leaving a planet whose inhabitantshad been destroyed by pollution ninety micronsago."Judging by some of the specimens we foundthe Earthlings must have been fairly advancedpeople/' said Onok. "What a pity they areextinct."The journey home to lygon in the time capsulewas quick and soon the lygos were unpackingand examining the specimens, while Ozod andhis team of scientists were trying to establish thecomposition of the objects and the reasons fortheir manufacture."Thank goodness we have decoded their writingsaid Obez. "At least we can learn about them."

"Look at thisI" he exclaimed as he examined asmall red object. "See, it is 9,5 cm long, 3,2 cm

wide and 0,75 cm wide. But it can be extended. IfI lift this little silver piece here a long, sharp andpointed extention snaps upwards into place."

"Hold anI" shrieked Onok. "I know what that is!My ancester, Muna of the M-dynasty, had onethat had been passed down for microns. But heforgot to give it to my father when he left to bere-incarnated. That is an ancient Earthlingweapon called a flick-knife."

"So it is!" cried Obie, "I remember readingabout such a thing in the Galaxy Encyclopaedia."Pass it to me. Let me examine it thoroughly."

The lygos spent the next few sedons passing theflick-knife around, examining it and passingcomments about it. But something puzzledthem, a small inscription on the handle thatwould continue to puzzle them for all eternity:COKE ADDS LIFE. A. Macdonald, Std. 7

MY HELDMy held is die beroemdste towenaar van alle tye,Harry Houdini. Hy was nie net 'n goeie towenaarnie, maar ook 'n baie goeie man.

Harry Houdini was nie sy regte naam nie. Syregte naam was Erich Weiss. Harry of Erich is inBoedapest op die vier-en-twintigste Maart 1874gebore. 'n Paar boeke sê dat hy op die sesde ofsewende April gebore is. Hulle sê dit omdat toesy ma, pa en broers na Amerika gekom het, syma gesê het dat hy op die sesde of sewendeApril gebore is. Dit is omdat sy ma, Harry 'nAmerikaanse burger wou laat word.

Hulle het in Appleton, Wisconsin in Amerikagewoon. Toe Harry nege was, het hy van die huisaf weggehardloop en by 'n sirkus aangesluit. Hyhet 'n paar toertjies gedoen. Later het hy van diesirkus af weggegaan en het saam met 'n mnr.Jacob Hayman toertjies gedoen.

Omtrent 'n jaar later het hy towerkuns saam metsy broer Theo begin. Een van die plekke waarhulle towerkuns gedoen het, was Coney Isle ('nvakansie-plek). Hier het Harry vir Beatrice Rahnergesien. Twee weke nadat hy haar ontmoet het,het hulle getrou. Van daardie tyd af, tot met sydood, het Beatrice Harry gehelp. Eendag voor hyin die water gegooi is, het Beatrice vir hom 'nsoentjie gegee. Toe sy dit gedoen het, het sy 'nsleuteltjie vir hom gegee.

Houdini het soveel dinge gedoen dat ek hullenie almal kan opnoem nie.

'n Student het Houdini geslaan. Harry het gedinkdat dit nie so ernstig was nie. Toe dit te seer vir

42

woorde was, het hy na die hospitaal gegaan.ditwas te laat. Die dokters kon hom nie help nie.

Op 31 Oktober 1926het hy gesterf. Ekdink datHoudini 'n baie goeie man was.

T. Massella, Std. 6D

THE BUBBLE

A firelit globe of gleaming coloursFloatsdreamingly through a breath of airUntil at last its time expires.

E. Lopes, Std 7

DANGERDanger, fire falls alonga path of even wire.Never, ever, to be foundbut in a cry and scream.A disk is used to flyalong and break all my bones.I wait, but Danger calls -lead in my heart.And I fall to the groundwaiting for all of nothingto come and find me.

Andrew Lambrecht, Std. 7

JOU SKOOLJARE ISDIE BESTEJARE VAN JOU LEWE

'n Mens se skooljare is na my mening die bestejare van jou lewe. Jou skooljare is sorgvrye jare.Hulle isjare van pret en plesier, van teleurstellingsen prestasies. As ek terugdink aan my vroeëskooljare, toe my ouers my feitlik skooltoe moessleep, wil ek myself skop. Ek het soveel geleent-hede laat verbyglip en goeie dae laat verbygaansonder om hulle te geniet.

Deur die jare leer jy baie maats goed ken, jy sêvir hulle tot siens en ontmoet weer nuwe maats.

P. Sutherland, Std. 10

Somsstel jou maatsjou teleur en soms, ashullejou bystaan, voel jy trots om hul vriend te wees,maar julle vat jul probleme vas en kom bestevriende daarvan af.

Gedurende jou skooljare isdaar daewat verveel.Dit voel asof die periode vir ure aangaan.Jywagen hoop dat die klok binnekort sal lui. Ure laterlui die klok en asdie onderwyser sêjy kan gaan,wil jy sing van blydskap.

'n Mens brei nie net jou kennis van diegeskiedenisen ander vakke uit nie, maarook joukennis van jouself. Jy leer wat jy in staat is om tedoen en wat buite jou bereik is.Die onderwysersspoor jou aan, maar jy kan net jou beste gee.

Eksien nie uit daarna om die skool te verlaat nie,want die skool is 'n plek waar jy veilig voel enwaar jy die beste jare van jou lewe deurbring.

Roland Webb, Sld. 9A

THE ADOPTED CHILDHe is of no skin of my skin,he is of no flesh of my flesh.He is of no bone of my bone,he is of no blood of my blood.Yet, in some unknown way,He, is my very own. M. MOlan, Std. 10

'N BESKRYWING

Droë, bruin, gekraakte hande sluit om diegraafsteel. 'n Swaarvoet in 'n ou geskeurde, vuilskoen trap die graaf in die grond in. Ou Janserug bly maar altyd krom.

Hy werk met mening om die groentetuin om tedolwe. Hy dolwe van oggend tot aand en wordnie moeg nie. Sy balvormige kop blink van diesweet, maar dit hinder hom nie. Hy werk hard virdie dag wanneer hy moet oes. As jy stil genoegnader sluip, kan jy hoor hoe Janmet sy groentepraat. Hy vertel hulle hoe lekker die mense gaaneet wanneer hy hulle oes. Hy praat van diebevrediging van die oesdag. Sy troos en aan-moediging salenige verloorder 'n wenner maak.

Wanneer die oesdagaanbreek, kan jy trane in sygroenappeloë sien. Die knope van sy geskeurdehemp isvasgemaaken hy dra syou hoed asof dit'n kroon is. Hy staar die tuin aan, en kleur komterug in sygesig. Die fyn glimlag versprei soos 'norkaan totdat sy hele mond oop is. Dan sien jysterk wit tande, 'n produk van sy suk"sesvolle

oeste. Shaun Leibowtiz, Std. BC

43

THEHUMAN FANTASYThis century, the twentieth since the birth ofJesus, in which by our own measures we haveadvanced at an exponential rate, began shortlyafter the prolonged and bloody confliet of theAnglo-Boer War. Peace existed in Europe andAmerica, but no heed was paid to the ominousrumblings in the East, which heralded the Russo-Japanese War and the rise of Chinese Co~-munism. The first World War shocked all, as didthe formation of the U.S.S.R., but neverthelessthe second World War broke out, plungingEurope, North Africa and the Far .East i~t~ aslaughter which claimed about thirty mllhonlives. After this terrible carnage the governmentsof the world vowed that there would never againbe such a global struggle as they had justwitnessed.

So the first half of this century was spent inblood-letting, with the world horrified by thephenomenon of all-out conventional war andthe appearance of the atom bomb. Just this firsttaste of global cprnage has kept us from anothersuch struggle for almost forty years, which is ,alengthy period in the history of man. T.he wor~d sgovernments seem to have stuck to their promisesof peace but the century is not yet over. Theyears aft~r the Great Wars saw a period ofabsolute peace, which could not last for ever andwhich soon gave way to minor incidents ofviolence and terrorism, escalating in intensity at avery meaningful rate over the past ten years. TheU.S.S.R.saw that wholesale violence would bringdown the rest of the world on its head andtherefore reverted to the policy of systematicundermining. The question is how long they willkeep to this policy - when will they revert toconventional or even nuclear warfare?

Although violence and war have been prevalentthis century, great advances in the technologicalworld have been made. Life has been revolu-tionized by the car and aeroplane and it seemslikely that space travel is soon to do the same.Our way of life has been improved in manyways, by the invention of radio and television,the tremendous progression in the field ofmedicine and the overall betterment of man'sposition. So the world seems to have taken someconfident steps.

Beneath all the coating of enhancements andimprovements, the facade of happiness and theapparent peace lurks the beast in humanity.Unrest in Central America, the Far and MiddleEast, the mystery and violence in the Africancontinent and continuous terrorism in NorthernIreland: what peace is left to the end of thiscentury? The disease of war seems set to spreadinto space. Hundreds of tank divisions, Westernand Eastern alike, glower at each other across theEast European border. Hostility and mistrustbetween the two communist giants themselves isindicated by the string of Soviet regiments alongthe Chinese border.

We do have a skeletal framework of peace in theworld, but it is rotting and ready to crumble at a

touch. S. Ca/der, Std. 10

ONS TUINJONG

Hy staan op die gras met sy ou verdorde gesig nadie son, sodat dit in sy smal, helderblou oëvonkeI. Sy klein, opgekrulde mond gee 'n indrukvan verdriet, maar nie van opgekropte gegriefd- •heid nie.

Die verflenterde klere hang van sy skouers af,sodat elke been van sy liggaam deur die dun,verbleikte materiaal dring, want hy is net vel enbeen.

Sy gang is baie pynlik weens sy ragitiese hoepel-bene, met hulle knobbelrige kniekoppe. Maarhy is bly om te lewe en dit is sy hartewens om indie tuin te werk en plante te sien groei. Terwyl hywerk} met die grootste nougesetheid, sing hytreurige deuntjies met sy kwakende stem. Toe hymy sien) kreukel sy gesig op in 'n doolhofrimpels van genot. Met 'n ernstige gesig groet hymy en vra: "ls die tuin 'alright', Basie?" As ekantwoord dat dit uitstekend is, vou die ou gesigin die honderde rimpels op, en hy sê metdankbaarheid: "Dankie, Baas, ek is ampertjies

klaar." Aidan Coulthard, Std. 8A

DIE KOERANTVERKOPERTJIE"Argus, Argus - die Late Argus." Dit was sy liedelke aand.

Hy was sowat een meter lank, sy vel wasdonkerbruin en sy glimlag het sterk wit tandegewys.

Sy kort broek was gelap en gestop, sy hemp wasveelkleurig.

Op sy korrelkop was 'n helder groen pet.In die koue weer het hy 'n ou grys trui gedra,maar hy was altyd kaalvoet.

"Twenty cents maaste, thank you, hies djounewspaper." Dit het hy aan almal gesê wat byhom 'n koerant gekoop het.

Gisteraand het 'n motor hom omgery envanaand lyk ons hoek heeltemal verlate.

Mervin MOlan, Std. 10C

EAGLE EYES

Watery balls of golden fire.Brothers of the sun,They freeze. C. Esterhuizen, Std. 8

GISTEROorlog tussen twee landemanne, vroue, kinders en vyande"Ons sal die vyand op die strande beveg,ons sal hulle ook op die velde beveg,"het'n man gesê.Vliegtuie het oor die see gekomen die stad opgeblaas met 'n bom.Meer lande het begin vegom die ander lande se reg.

...... dit was gister

Vrede tussen twee landemanne, vroue, kinders en vriende"Kom ons help mekaaren laat ons liewer ons lande spaar."het 'n man gesê.Skepe het oor die see geseilminerale en kos het hulle geruil.Die ander lande het tussen hulle vredewant daar was nie 'n werklike rede.

...... dit is vandagA. Middleton, Std. 8A

PASSING AWAY

Grandpa didn't get up one morningHe went to hospital and died.Ididn't know his leaving would hurt so much.

S. Mizen, Std. 8

PLAYGROUND

They run and shout,He kicks the ball -They go away. C. Esterhuizen, Std. 8

STARS

Tiny lights above,Hovering on an unseen thread,Like candles in a stone temple.

C. Esterhuizen, Std. 8

HUMANS

Songs of HumNovels of anPoems of ityBut what does it mean?To be humble, human or humaneThat's right. The next word is the same.

Or how about humanatorium?These one can find in a museumWith their regal thoughts floatingAs happy as fish in an aquarium.

Curaco, a curious word, and I'm sureHardlyever been heardCan be found under cupboardUnder the same heading as averdNow Curaco is a drink and the bookA ton brickBut where does all this fit in?

Perhaps the word gin can tell us about coamingAlthough the former would hardly keep out waterTonic perhaps, so just relaxHave a sundowner or twoBecome humaneAnd afterwards remember, when retching on

the sidewalkNever say never again. B. Steven, Std. 9

IN PRISON

I count the hours one by one,How slowly they go by.No one speaks, no one cares,There is just myself and I.

What is happening outside these walls,Imay never know.Locked up here in this prison cell,With ten more years to go. S. Read, Std. 9

45

CULTURAL ACfIVITIES, CLUBS AND SOCIETIESTHE CALLIGRAPHY SOCIETY

Define it as you will, it remains the domain of thededicated, the workers, the ones who seeksomething good. Beautiful writing or maybe, theskill of writing would be a fair translation. Readyour doctor's next prescription and you willappreciate the skill! Speed rules our lives even inthe pages of our exercise books.

This year at Wynberg Boys' High School ourchosen people are doing good work. They areshowing that the skill can be acquired withdiligence, provided the mind wants to learn. Theold proverb of the ass and the water is veryrelevant here.M. leach, S. Newton, M. Kunz, A. McDonaldand A. lamprecht have worked very well thisyear. I hope they continue next year to perfecttheir hands.Open Night witnessed our calligraphers at work.

While the parents admired the work on displayothers wanted to know more of this form ofexpression.

Mr Jonker joined us this year and by his exampleand dedication many boys have realised thatthings beautiful are undying.

Although hours and hours are required tomaster a script, the end result is indeed pleasing.I hope 1985 proves as satisfactory calligraphy-wise as this year has been. T.O'R.

THE CHESS CLUBUndoubtedly the best news about chess atWynberg this year has been the approval of thenew out-door chess board. The marble board isbeing donated to the school by Mr Bienz, one ofthe parents.

The pieces remain a problem. Moulds, materialsand casting of fibreglass pieces would cost in

CHESSClUBStanding: T.Wellens, I. Riltas, B. McLaughlin, S. Vale and C. Whitehead

Seated: Mr R.e. Aigie (Headmaster), C. Whelan and Mr I.F.Koekemoer (Master-tO-Charge)

46

excess of R7000. Many suggestions have beenmade as to the design of the pieces and thematerials to be used. At the moment, plasticseems to be the answer because of its durability,and the search for suitable plastic continues.The Bienz Chess Board should change chess atWynberg to a unique kind of speaator sport andis sure to encourage boys to play this game ofkings.On the home front, much stronger support forchess is needed at Wynberg. We have only eightregular players, not even enough for two fullteams. Challenges are played out in C32 everyday and anybody may join. As a result of therelatively few players, our top players do not getthe opportunity of playing in the super league.Hopefully, 1985will see enthusiastic participationand commendabb results. '.f.K.

THE COMPUTER CLUBAt the beginning of the year the Computer Clubreplaced its "old" Sinclair ZX81's with threemore powerful Sinclairs. This second year of theComputer Club's existence has seen the Cluboperate on much the same lines as it did lastyear.The aim of the Club is not to offer boysadvanced computer science courses, but ratherto make as many boys as possible computerliterate. The Computer Club operates duringYouth Preparedness period on Fridays and afterschool hours on other days of the week. Thetutors, under the leadership of "Head Tutor",Mark Douglas, are to be commended on givingup their time and ensuring that these extra-mural courses are run effeaively. Given thiscommitment, the Computer Club can only gofrom strength to strength. M.R.

In-pulling

DEBATING AND FORUMDISCUSSION

The standard of debating in 1984 was extremelyhigh. Although the individual participants mayhave felt that their limitations outweighed theirmerits, competition kept the standard high. Thisis gratifying and encouraging.Unfortunately, Wynberg remained unplaced inthe Peninsula Forum Discussion competition in1984, despite the ability of most of our speakers.This situation must be remedied next year.As yet, inter-schools debating remains unofficial,but even so, a number of peninsula schools haveexpressed an interest in initiating this kind ofdebate. Depending on the support from theboys, 1985 will be a year of competition andbroadened horizons.A note to all Wynberg pupils: remember thatdebating grooms one for constructive and argu-mentative reasoning that will be invaluable inlater life. Don't be shy to join in with thedebators. The experience is invaluable.

}.f.K.

"GREASF'Once again I would like to thank all thoseinvolved in Grease for their sterling work.After that, little remains to be said. Grease was afine production, if only for the professionalismdisplayed by so many of the people involved.Once at the Nico, individual performancesseemed to improve all the time, culminating in atruly satisfying finale on the last Saturday.The Headmistress of the Girls' SchOOIsummedup the feelings of many pupils, parents andteachers: "It was really disappointing that theshow did not get the press accolade it deserved- but, judging from the excellent public supportthroughout, it proved that 'good wine needs nobush'!".The boys involved in Grease soon realized thedemands that can be made upon a performer byan inventive choreographer and Trish Rogersinspired the Burger Palace Boys to heights thatwent beyond the final performance at the Nico.Congratulations to those boys who took scenesfrom Grease to the Eisteddfod with such splendidresults.

Praise would be incomplete without the specialmention of Allan Gottgens. He proved that the

47

CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, CLUBS AND SOCI£TIESTHE CALLIGRAPHY SOCI£TY

Define it as you will, it remains the domain of thededicated, the workers, the ones who seeksomething good. Beautiful writing or maybe, theskill of writing would be a fair translation. Readyour doctor's next prescription and you willappreciate the skill! Speed rules our lives even inthe pages of our exercise books.

This year at Wynberg Boys' High School ourchosen people are doing good work. They areshowing that the skill can be acquired withdiligence, provided the mind wants to learn. Theold proverb of the ass and the water is veryrelevant here.M. Leach, S. Newton, M. Kunz, A. McDonaldand A. Lamprecht have worked very well thisyear. I hope they continue next year to perfecttheir hands.Open Night witnessed our calligraphers at work.

While the parents admired the work on displayothers wanted to know more of this form ofexpression.

Mr Jonker joined us this year and by his exampleand dedication many boys have realised thatthings beautiful are undying.

Although hours and hours are required tomaster a script, the end result is indeed pleasing.I hope 1985 proves as satisfactory calligraphy-wise as this year has been. T.O'R.

THE CHESS CLUBundoubtedly the best news about chess atWynberg this year has been the approval of thenew out-door chess board. The marble board isbeing donated to the school by Mr Bienz, one ofthe parents.

The pieces remain a problem. Moulds, materialsand casting of fibreglass pieces would cost in

CHfSSClUBStanding: T.Wellens, I. Rittas, B. McLaughlin, S. Vale and C.Whitehead

Seated: Mr R.C. Aigie (Headmaster), C. Whelan and Mr I.F. Koekemoer (Master-in-Charge)

excess of R7000. Many suggestions have beenmade as to the design of the pieces and thematerials to be used. At the moment, plasticseems to be the answer because of its durability,and the search for suitable plastic continues.The Bienz Chess Board should change chess atWynberg to a unique kind of spectator sport andis sure to encourage boys to play this game ofkings.On the home front, much stronger support forchess is needed at Wynberg. We have only eightregular players, not even enough for two fullteams. Challenges are played out in C32 everyday and anybody may join. As a result of therelatively few players, our top players do not getthe opportunity of playing in the super league.Hopefully, 1985will see enthusiastic participationand commendabb results. l.F.K.

THE COMPUTER CLUBAt the beginning of the year the Computer Clubreplaced its "old" Sinclair ZX81's with threemore powerful Sinclairs. This second year of theComputer Club's existence has seen the Cluboperate on much the same lines as it did lastyear.The aim of the Club is not to offer boysadvanced computer science courses, but ratherto make as many boys as possible computerliterate. The Computer Club operates duringYouth Preparedness period on Fridays and afterschool hours on other days of the week. Thetutors, under the leadership of "Head Tutor",Mark Douglas, are to be commended on givingup their time and ensuring that these extra-mural courses are run effectively. Given thiscommitment, the Computer Club can only gofrom strength to strength. M.R.

In-putting

DEBATING AND FORUMDISCUSSION

The standard of debating in 1984 was extremelyhigh. Although the individual participants mayhave felt that their limitations outweighed theirmerits, competition kept the standard high. Thisis gratifying and encouraging.Unfortunately, Wynberg remained unplaced inthe Peninsula Forum Discussion competition in1984, despite the ability of most of our speakers.This situation must be remedied next year.As yet, inter-schools debating remains unofficial,but even so, a number of peninsula schools haveexpressed an interest in initiating this kind ofdebate. Depending on the support from theboys, 1985 will be a year of competition andbroadened horizons.A note to all Wynberg pupils: remember thatdebating grooms one for constructive and argu-mentative reasoning that will be invaluable inlater life. Don't be shy to join in with thedebators. The experience is invaluable.

).F.K.

Once again I would like to thank all thoseinvolved in Grease for their sterling work.

After that, little remains to be said. Grease was afine production, if only for the professionalismdisplayed by so many of the people involved.Once at the Nico, individual performancesseemed to improve all the time, culminating in atruly satisfying finale on the last Saturday.The Headmistress of the Girls' School summedup the feelings of many pupils, parents andteachers: "It was really disappointing that theshow did not get the press accolade it deserved- but, judging from the excellent public supportthroughout, it proved that 'good wine needs nobush'I".The boys involved in Grease soon realized thedemands that can be made upon a performer byan inventive choreographer and Trish Rogersinspired the Burger Palace Boys to heights thatwent beyond the final performance at the Nico.Congratulations to those boys who took scenesfrom Grease to the Eisteddfod with such splendidresults.

Praise would be incomplete without the specialmention of Allan Gottgens. He proved that the

47

A scene from "Grease"

longest hours and the most arduous work can berewarding and enjoyable.

Miss Urie and Mr Aigie were all I could havewished for as advisers and supporters during theproduction of Grease. I am confident of successin future dramatic collaboration betweenWynberg Girls' and Wynberg Boys'. Mrs Cohenis an asset to Wynberg Girls' High. She has a fineunderstanding of drama and was a supportiveco-d irector. J.K.

STAFF PLAY"PULL THE OTHER ONF'

Unlike most farces, "Pull The Other One" byNorman Robbins, is a well-constructed play of itstype. Many of the lines, although not witty inthemselves, ended up being very funny indeed.Farces are hard to write and still harder to pro-duce successfully.ln this respect, Joe Koekemoeris to be congratulated on producing excellententertainment; his deft touch made certain thatthe requisite pace was sustained throughout,while at the same time characterisation did notbecome blurred by the tempo. The result was anevening of rollicking fun with screaminglyridiculous situations cascading onto an enthu-siastic audience. Joe intuitively provided us with

a brew of effervescent humour laced with racyrepartee.

The action of the play centres on the tribulationsand misunderstandings of Albert Perkins (JohanLouw), played with justthe exact combination ofbashfulness and reticence, which contrastedamusingly with his resilience and resurgence ofconfidence as events went his way in the closingstages of the play. Johan was very, very goodj hehas a natural talent which has probably beenneglected through lack of opportunity for exer-cising it. In contrast to her husband, MurielPerkins, played by Christa Steyn, is the somewhatmousey and indecisive little wife who neverthe-less comes through as a supporter of her spousein spite of the machinations of her formidablemother. It is not easy to play the part of arelatively negative foil, and Christa is to becongratulated on consistently extracting thenecessary humour from a difficult part.

Boadicea Heptinstal, Joy Redelinghuys, theinevitable mother-in-law, pulled out all the stopsin her representation of the harridan-cum-battl.e-axe female who delighted in making thosearound her miserable .. and had the audience inparoxysms of laughter, especially when shecollapsed under the inexorable pressure of

48

events. Joy's fluency of interpretation andunderstanding of comic timing were excellent.Tom O'Reilly, as Wolf Turner, was very droll asthe sensible yet amusing foil to the fearsomemother-in-law of his friend; he made the most ofhis part and well deserved the frequent laughsthat responded to his sallies.

Larry Maser as Hilary Armitage, Albert's faithfulfriend from way back when, combined thequality of essential masculinity with a tincture ofthe feminine which is important in drag im-personation; it is not an easy accomplishmentand he deserves much credit for achieving it.Katrina Kanaris supplied the sexy titilation andrefreshing comedy to her role and ably succeed-ed in portraying the naive but determinedVirginia Brown who was necessary for theworking out of the plot. The role of theclergyman, except in serious plays, is customarilythe conventional butt for humorous ridicule,and is therefore invariably a rather cardboardcharacter. Dudley Sterry, whom I believe was inhis first acting part, introduced his own personalinterpretation into the character of the ReverendMr Nookey, thus making the part far rounderand funnier than is usual; he is a (natural' andshould not allow this performance to be his oneand only effort on the stage.

Full credit to the play must include a reference tothe outstanding set which featured the living-room of the Perkins family. It was the work ofLouise Hall, Allan Gottgens, Andre Marks, BrucePostings, Julian Simpson and David Gilmour,who also constituted the invaluable back stagecrew. Congratsl ET.

INTER-HOUSE ONE-ACT PLAYSOne of the most striking features of the Inter-House Play Competition this year was the diver-sity of the plays selected by the various houses.The plays ranged from ambitious Chinese 'streettheatre' by De Waal House to a more serious andpoignant character play by Wellington.

Miss Penny Mann, the adjudicator of the 1984plays, gave a detailed account and notes on eachof the plays and was thorough in her analysis ofeach. Top marks were awarded to Rhodes fortheir production of liThe Rising Generation" byAnne Jellicoe. Miss Mann considered the choiceof play to be 'provocative', and awarded maxi-mum marks for staging, casting and design.

It is unfortunate thaI the repeat performance of"The Rising Generation" on Open Night did not

live up to expectation - il was almost as if thecast had become complacent about their pre-vious success. Nevertheless, Gary Rowan andRichard Townsend achieved 46 out of a possible50 marks for Rhodes House.

The De Waal production of "The Propertyman'sApprentice" received favourable comment fromMiss Mann, but, unfortunately De Waal lost fivevaluable points as the result of their failure toclear the stage in the specified time. this meantthe difference between 33 and 38 points.

Wellington chose a play which was fraught withdifficulties of its own: the very serious nature ofthe character drama necessitated a quiet andattentive audience. The cast did not have the fullattention of the audience, their play being thelast of the evening.

The barman in the first of the Uttlewood plays,Richard Penn, succeeded in winning the prizefor the best supporting actor of the year.

There were a few aspects of the Van Riebeeckplay which were commendable, but more workneeded to have been done in the final realisationof the play.

On the whole, the evening was a great success.).F.K.

HISTORICAL SOCIETYMaster-in-Charge: Mr Pretorius

Chairman: Tarek MotanCommittee: James loxton, Vivian Zauber,

Douglas Bowmaker-Faulkner and Philip Yosopov

We started off the year with great ambitions andplans for various guest speakers. Owing to othercommitments, those speakers we approachedwere, unfortunately, unable to. help us.

However, we did not let the absence of guestspeakers dampen our spirits and continued withthe rest of our arrangements and plans.

Picture projects were planned, but owing to lackof notice-board space they had to be shelved.These projects were exhibited on Open Night.Jackdaw projects, in conjunction with the HistoryDepartment, were also on exhibition thaI night.

Because of a lack of response from Wynbergpupils, the history quiz had to be cancelled.These quizzes. we feel, should be encouraged asthey would be a valuable practice ground for theInter-Schools Quiz.

49

At lunch breaks many interesting discussionswere held on subjects such as The Arab-IsraeliQuestion, The New Constitution, and the UnitedDemocratic Front. Considerable interest hasbeen shown in the coming Presidential electionin the United States and a guest speaker hasbeen organised to address us on this topic.

By tar the most active part of the HistoricalSociety has been the film department and manyinteresting films on a variety of subjects wereshown. "Mussolini", "The Communisl State","Hitler and the Rise of Nazism" and "Auschwitzand Other Concentration Camps" were amongstthose screened.

We would like lo thank Mr Pretorius for hisassistance and constant encouragement. Mr tenVelthuis who joined our school this year has alsogiven us keen support, for which we thank him.

Our best wishes go to next year's committee.T.M.

THEMOUNTAIN CLUBMaster-in-Charge: Mr A. Morris

Chairman: R. BarnesSecretary: S. Courtney

Committee: D. Fisher and C. WhelanThe club has had a good year of hiking, and evenone or two rock climbs on Table Mountain wereincluded in the program. In the first term we didour annual Lion's Head walk to watch the sunset.This walk proved quite popular, and many newmembers joined the club as a result. It isencouraging to see the interest from the standardsixes and sevens.Other local climbs were: Devil's Peak viaMowbray Ridge, Constantia Corner to NurseryButtress, Nursery Buttress from KirstenboschGardens, Woodey Buttress over Table Mountainto Kirstenbosch and Right Face (a rock climb).This "0" grade climb was lead by Mr H. Hill andwe would like to thank him and Mr Morris fortheir time spent in taking the boys up themountain.

MOUNTAIN aUB

Bade Row: G. Bevan,). Doig,). Simpson. R. Meijer,). Price and,. MMks2nd Row. A. Tregurtha, T. fuggle. S. Grantham, M. Hoyle, M. Sutherland. I. Mills and G. Michalitsianos

Front Row: e. Dominy. S.Courtney (Secretary). Mr R.e. Aigle (H~drnaster), R. Barnes (Chairman), Mr A. Morris (Master-in-Charge),e. Whel ..n and B.van der Poll

50

During the holidays we hiked the Boland Trailand the Fish River Canyon in S.w.A. Reports onthese Trails appear below. We hope to climb theSneeuberg and the Cedarberg during the Sep-tember Holidays.During the fourth term Mr Morris will be hikingin the Himalayas with six other members of theMountain Club of South Africa. We wish MrMorris an enjoyable trip and the best of luck inthis venture. R.B.

RIGHT FACE

On Sunday 29April, Mr Morris, six of Wynberg'srock climbers and the party leader, Mr Hill, metat the lower cable station. We ascended IndiaVenster and, after an hour and a half, reachedthe start of the rock climb.Right Face consists offour pitches and is rated asone of the standard ltD" climbs. Despite this, itwas thoroughly enjoyed by all and proved to bea splendid challenge.We reached the top at about 12.15pm and hikeddown Platteklip Gorge back to the lower cablestation. J.M.

BOLAND TRAIL

During the Easter holidays the Mountain Cluborganized a three-day hike in the Boland Trailfrom 4 April to 6 April.We left the hostel at 7.00am and arrived byschool bus at the top of Sir lowry's Pass at about6.00am. The hike that lay ahead was hard andlong, all of 23,1 kilometres. After hiking foralmost 4 hours, we stopped for lunch in a coolvalley. After a rest we started again and hiked foranother 5 hours before reaching the hut atlanddroskop. As we were feeling very tired andhungry, we prepared our food quickly and hadan early night.If it is early to bed, it must also be early to rise. Atabout 6.00am we woke. We had breakfast on thetrait after five or six kilometres of hiking. Afterlunch we pushed to the next hut. We wanted toget there quickly, because it was beginning togrow very hot. At the end of the second day wehad walked approximately 41 kilometres in all.We had a late start on the Friday and were nowshowing the signs of taking strain. We hadbreakfast on the trail and, for some, a swim aswell. It later grew overcast and it started to rainjust before lunch. We decided to hurry down to

51

the buses. The three back markers met a younglady who was ahead of her party. The companywas much appreciated.

All in all it was a very exciting trip and a newexperience enjoyed by all. Our thanks go to MrMorris and Mrs Mills for the transport.

S.e.

ASH RIVER CANYON HIKf

On Saturday 30 June, 13 boys and 3 adults met atLittlewood House at half-past seven in themorning. Despite the slight drizzle we managedto pack the trailer which Mr Algie very kindlyloaned to us. Half an hour later we crammedourselves into a school bus and a car and wereon our way.

We stopped for lunch along the roadsidesomewhere between Van Rhynsdorp and Bitter-fontein. After an exhausting journey we arrivedat Yioolsdrif, a small town on the South African

Abseiling

border. That night we camped alongside theOrange River. A few of us walked 4 km to amotel to fill up our water containers.

After breakfast at the motel we continued on ourway to the Canyon, still some 100 km away. Thelast part of the journey was on a dirt road, whichgave us a liberal coating of dust. We arrived atAi-Ais, the rest camp at the base of the Canyon.In the camp there is a warm sulphur pool as wellas separate sUllphur baths. The rest of the day wespent relaxing in our tents.

The next day we packed our gear into the trailerand set off for the lookout post, 86 km away. Aswe descended into the Canyon it became hotterand hotter. We had lunch alongside the FishRiver. There is a continuous chain of pools about10 metres wide. That afternoon we set out forour proposed evening stop, but passed it soonerthan expected and continued down the river. Attea we had a refreshing swim in the river. Thatevening we camped a little further down theriver in a sandy area.

52

The next morning we left our camp early, tooearly for most of us. We made good time to ourbreakfast stop to discover that we were 500metres away from our evening stop at thesulphur springs. We decided to have a hot bathat the springs. The water was almost boiling andhad to be diluted with some river water beforewe could wallow in it. After spending some timein the water, which supposedly cures all sorts ofmuscular pains, we had lunch. A little while laterwe dragged ourselves still further down the riverto collapse on a sandy patch for the evening.

The path along which one hikes does not alwaysfollow the river, and towards the end we tendedto cut corners and cross meanders and spurs.

The next day (Wednesday, 4 July) we crossed ourfirst spur and presently came to a mountain witha flat top. Needless to say, its name was TableMountain. We continued past it and presentlycame to our breakfast stop. Here four boysstayed behind to wait for Mr Eva and company,who had decided to sleep late. We had a latelunch in the sun that day, followed by a shortwalk to the evening stop.

Another early awakening brought us over arather steep meander to the grave of a Germanlieutenant who had been killed by Hottentots atthe turn of the century. A little further on westopped for breakfast. Yet another long harddusty trek brought us to our lunch stop. Here wewere thrilled to meet some lady hikers! (If onlywe could have stayed!) From then on theCanyon seemed to widen. We were beginningto sense that Ai-Ais was not far away. We slept ona large 'beach' that night and it was here that wesaw our first animals. Up until then we had onlyseen some leopard spoor along the path. Baboonsappeared in the distance as wel! as on themountain above us.

On the final day of the hike we had to walk ashort distance before we discovered the firstsigns of civilisation. Once we had reached Ai-Aiswe were allocated tents, after which we collapsedon our beds. Mr Eva 'volunteered' to go andfetch the bus at the starting point and left whilewe made our way to the pool.

That Saturday we spent lazing around the campand were challenged to a game of soccer by thelocal soccer team. We arrived at the 'field'promptlyand were pleased to be told that wehad been given the quartz end of the field forthe first half. The Ai-Ais Commodores were

immaculately togged out in yellow jerseys andsome even wore boots! Wynberg put up abrilliant fight, but were eventually beaten 3 -1.That evening we reluctantly had to pack our gearback into the trailer in preparation for ourjourney home.

After many hours in the bus we arrived back inCape Town. I doubt if I will ever forget the timethat we spent in the Fish River Canyon and onbehalf of everyone I would like, once again, tothank Messrs Morris, Eva and Grantham, as weilas Mr Algie, for making this trip possible.

C.D.

MIDDLEBERG-CRYSTAl POOL

Once the car had returned to Algeria afterdropping the Sneeuberg Party, (they had left thebus at the end of the trail) we packed up and leftfor the Middleberg hut. It was almost six o'clockwhen we left and we hiked in shadows, whichwas fortunate because it had been very hot thatday. An hour later we came to a waterfall wherewe had a welcome rest. By now the sun had setand we had to rely on torchlight for the rest ofthe climb to the hut.

We arrived at the hut at ten 0'dock that eveningand started to make some supper. The next daywe left the hut at half past seven and started theslow climb to Cathedral Rocks. We had breakfastin the lee of 'Jurie's se berg' after which wedescended to the Grootlandsvlakte. After fillingour waterbotties in a stream we started to ascenda mountain called 'Groat Hartseer'. (Need I saymore?) At the top we had a break and went tohave a look at a nearby valley. A short walkbrought us to Crystal Pool. The day's hike was notyet over, because the hut was still some way away.

The next day we awoke to a surprise. Baboonshad called during the night. They had stolenpackets of Pronutro from some packs. Thepilfering primates had shown impeccable tasteby stealing the banana flavoured cereal andstrewing the rest over the surrounding rocks. Wedecided to have the remainder of our breakfastsa little further along the trail, near some water.

Afterwards we had to tackle Engelsman's Kloof,our last major climb of the trail. At the top wewalked along the shale band to our lunch spot atSederhout Kop. Afterwards we paid a short visitto Welbedacht Cave, a favourite night spot. An

53

hour and a half later, after a long descent, wearrived at Driehoek Farm, where we had left thebus. A short drive brought us to the CedarbergPass where we met the other party.

I would like to thank Messrs Morris andBromberger for making the trip possible.

CEDARBERC '84

Our September Cedarberg hike started on adisappointing note when we were told that ourparty was too large. Only twelve hikers areallowed in one place at a time and we had fifteenhikers in our party. We decided to split the partyin two; the more experienced party climbedc.o.

Ma/tes~ Cross, Cedarberg

Sneeuberg peak. They were led by Mr Morrisand Robin Barnes. The other party, led by MrBromberger and Julian Simpson, went to theMiddieberg Crystal Pool area. Both hikes wereenjoyed by all. R.B.

SNEEUBERG

This party consisted of eight members includingMr Morris and Margaret Gribble (the only girl).

We were dropped off at Eikerboom and we setoff up Sedarhout Kloof. We reached the Sneeu-berg Hut after an hour and a half of steep uphill.We had our supper and went to bed. Somechose to sleep in the hut (Softies!), while threedecided to brave the elements and sleep outside.

On Friday morning we awoke to a hot cloudlessday. Our aim: to climb the 2027 metre Sneeubergpeak. We packed and set out to achieve our goal.After 100m we began to bundu-bash throughthick bush and reeds. The gradient was also verysteep. At the top of the Hrst gully we stopped tosoak up the sun and wash in a small stream. Theview was beautiful from this point.

We continued up the side of the steep peak andreached the rock ridge. Following the ridge wepicked up a path which led to the base of apinnacle. The pinnacle was a "C" climb, whichwas very interesting and a change from bundu-bashing and hiking. Finally we reached thebeacon - the highest point in the Cedarbergmountain range. After a fiesta and a siesta wereturned to the hut, via Snake Gully and theMaltese Cross.

That night there were only two people whobraved the elements and slept outside. In theearly hours of the morning we heard somebaboons, but Alan Tregurtha kept them at bay.

The next morning was cooler and overcast Wepacked early and left on our last stretch to theCedarberg Pass. This was a very enjoyable hikewith plenty of water and different scenery to thenormal Cedarberg. We stopped at Noortpoortfor breakfast and then pushed on. 50m from thepass a river crossed the path. It had a lovely poolin which we swam and washed. We had lunchand spent the afternoon sitting in the sun andswimming. Eventually Mr Bromberger and theother party met us with the school bus. We weretaken back to the Algeria Forest Station and thenit was back to Cape Town. R.B.

THE PHOTOGRAPHY CLUBOne of the problems with photography is thatpeople simply do not use their cameras enough.Our modern photographic equipment, whichallows us to photograph under such wide-ranging conditions, deserves much greater use.Thus one of the major goals of the club was tobring this fascinating hobby to the attention ofthe pupils.

Most people prefer to shoot in colour. Colourgives more information and helps to add atmos-phere, while black and white, on the other hand,can be a welcome change with its deceptivesimplicity. But, by handing the film in to bedeveloped and printed, a person misses out onthe most important part of photography. At thebeginning of the year the darkroom was com-pletely re-equipped. It is now one of the mostadvanced school darkrooms in the country. Itcan produce both colour and black and whitework of the finest quality. This would not havebeen possible without the help of Mr Algie, whogave the club his full support.

Open Night was a great success, with the parentsshowing a lot of interest in their sons' work.

In closing I thank Mr Falck, who was the master-in-charge for the first term, for the large amountof time he invested in the club and Mr Patersonfor his initiative and new ideas. Wynberg can beproud of this year's new-look Photographic Cluband its enthusiastic members. E.B.

THE SCIENCE CLUBThe Science Club lost its most valuable memberin 1984, namely Mr Eddie Blignaut. Filling hisshoes is no easy task and the Science Club hasstill to regain its former momentum. I would liketo take this opportunity to wish Eddie all the bestin his new post at Sea Point Boys' High and thankhim on behalf of the Science Club for hiscontribution.

The purpose of the Club is to give boys theopportunity to use apparatus and do experi-mental work at a level impossible in a normalteaching period. It is also there to introduce theboys to the method of scientific investigation.However, the attraction of any noisy, smelly orsmoky chemical reaction holds an attraction farabove these lofty aims, and this is certainly trueat Wynberg Boys' High School.

ss

Getting the bunsen burning

When confronted by umpteen requests to beallowed access to the chemical store, plus anequal number of recipes for gunpowder, one isinclined to be very cautious in consenting toeven the most innocent request This caution onmy part was at first construed as an unwillingnessto allow the dub to function along its establishedlines. This caused some members to lose enthu-siasm. Fortunately, trust in the boys and theirresponsibility is starting to build up and the Clubis returning to normal.

Despite these problems, the Science Club hashad some memorable highlights. Lecture demon-strations by Standard 8 and 9 were well supported.this resulted in requests for something similar forthe Standard 6 and 7. There were also a numberof film shows.

EXPO '84 was undoubtably our greatest successthis year. Held in the U.C.T. Jameson Hall, itattracted entries from all over the Peninsula andwas a most worthwhile exhibition. Wynberg'sentries were chosen from the best of our

voluntary Science projects done during thesecond term.

Entries were received from Alan and JohnBradley, Bram-lee Davies, Steven Elder, DerekHeinrichsen, Tony Masseja, Jerome Simonis,Andrew Symmonds, Barney Tremeer and AndreVoisteedt in the junior section. In the seniorsection there were entries from Aion Bas, RichardCatto, Craig Collins, Aiden Coulthard, KennethHubbard, Alister Main and DonneIl McCarthy.

In the awards, Aion Bas received first prize forhis sound analysis project. Alister Main andKenneth Hubbard, together with Richard Catto,were each awarded a third prize for theircommendable work in writing computer pro-grams on chemistry and vectors respectively.Barny Tremeer was also commended on hisincubator.

With the enthusiasm of the juniors, togetherwith the renewed interest of the senior boys, theScience Club can look forward to a promising1985. R.R.

56

TEN CLUBBack Row: A. Meeding, T. Connellan, A. Scorey and D. Seeliger2nd Row: M. Hattingh, e. Whelan, D. Williams and K.Wilson

Front Row: T.Molan, Mr R.e. A1gie (Headmaster), G. Stephem (Chairman), Mr R.P.Connellan (Master.in.Charge) and S. Armslrong

THE TEN CLUBMaster-in-Charge: Mr R. Connellan

Chairman: G. Steven

Members: S. Armstrong, T.Connellan,M. Hattingh, A. Meeding, T.Motan, D. Seeliger,A. Scorey, C. Whelan, D. Williams and K.Wilson

The "10" Club consists of a group of standardnine and ten pupils who meet twice a termto discuss topies of interest Two papers aredelivered per meeting and they are then dis-cussed. Among the topies discussed this yearwere The Six Day War, Energy, Plastic Pollution,Russia, Atlantis and The Chip.

We would like to thank Mr Connellan for hishospitality and encouragement. IC

THEWIND ENSEMBLEMusical Director: Mr Norman Edwards

Trumpets: I.Anderson, S. Granier, A. Main,J. Smuts, W. Bland, S. Middleton and M. Morris

Flutes: D. Zink and A. LesterClarinet: G. Lester

Euphonium: G. Elder, G. Leon and J. PriceTrombone: N. Groves

Tuba: M. Kunz and G. GlaumPercussion: I.Wilhenson, G. Sutton

This year our brass band yet again set a highstandard. This can largely be attributed to ourMusical Director, Mr Norman Edwards. Hisorchestrations and arrangements contributegreatly to the variety of music we played. Themusic ranged from hymns to music from theshows and German Oompa tunes.We rely a great deal on the members' musicaltalents as practising time is rather limited. There

57

WIND ENSEMBLEBack Row: A. Vates,D. Zink, S.Middleton, A. Main and J. Brown

2nd Row: B. Barnes, M. Kunz, J. Price, J. Smuts, G. leon, W. Bland and N. GrovesFron! Row: A. lester, I.Wilkinson, G. Elder, Mr R.e. Aigie (Headmaster), I. Anderson, G. Leiter and S. Granier

Absent: Mr N. Edwards (Musical Director), M. Morris and G. Sutton

are also many members from the Cadet Bandwho gain experience in playing musical instru-ments, while the other members are taught byMr Edwards.1984 has been a fairly active year for the Band.There have been many functions such as theWynberg Girls' High School Centenary Celebra-tion, Opening of Wynberg Boys' Junior School,Founders Day, Open Night and the South

African Dressage Championships. The Band alsotook part in the Cape Town Eisteddfod, wherethey obtained an honours diploma.As only three members are leaving at the end ofthis year, the Ensemble can be expected tomaintain its high standard during 1985.Our Wind Ensemble is improving every year andis a great cultural asset to our school.

I.A.

for

With Compliments and Best Wishesfrom

CAPTEC SERVICES (~)AUTOMATIC GATESAND DOORS

P.O. BOX 7416ROGGEBAAI8012 m 21 5160

58

CADETSCADET DETACHMENT 36

Officer Commanding: Lt.A.I. BlackbeardQuartermasters: 2Lt. V. Polden, Lt.A. Cross andLt.H. Ten Velthuis.WOl: Barry BurrowsWOII: Paul EngelkeThe Cadet Detachment was divided into 3 groups.Messrs Edwards and Van Rooyen looked afterthe band, Mr Blom supervised the shootingteam, and the cadets were under the supervisionof the above-mentioned officers.In June we lost Captain Chris Merts to the Navy.Captain Merts took charge of cadets in 1980 andhas given invaluable service. He will be greatlymissed.An enjoyable cadet course was held at the CapeCorps Headquarters in December 1983.Emphasiswas put on map reading and radio procedure.Sergeant Tarek Motan gave his section an ex-cellent display of how not to read maps and thenhad to be found by a search party led by CaptainMerts in a land rover.Barry Burrows proved to be an excellent leaderof the cadet detachment and was well supportedby Paul Engelke.

Iwould like to wish all our matrics well with theirNational Service. A.f.B.

Our Cadel Band ar Goodwood

59

CADETOffiCERS AND NCO'SBack Row: Sgt. T.MOlan, Cpl. P.van der Riet, Cpl. D. Schenck, Sgt. M. Steven, Cpl. B.McLaughlin, Sgt. G. Coelen and Sgt. N. Browne

Jrd Row: Sgt. v. Zauber, Cpl. S. Helders. Sgt. C. Bos, Cpl. C. Whelan, Cpl. P. van Schalkwyk, Cpl. C. Uplon,Cpl. K. Enzlin and Sgt. K. KendalI

2nd Row: Sg1.M. White, Cpl. T. Connellan, Sg1.D. Gut, Cpl. M. Power, Cpl. G. Windo, Cpl. i. Hawkins, Cpl. A. Scorey,Sg1.P. Livesey and Cpl. M. Keylock

Front Row: Sgt. e. Ellis,2nd lt. V. Polden, Sgt. E. Badenhorst, Mr R.e. Algie (Headmaster), W.O. I B. Burrows, 1st Lt.A. 81ackbeard,W.O. I! P. Engelke, 1st lt. A. Cross and Sgl. D. 8arrie-Smith

THE CADET BANDThe band has had a very full programme since thebeginning of the year. We have been approachedby various institutions for our services, and,because of the busy programme, the boys had towork extremely hard to maintain a good standard.

The band performed at shows and fêtes through-out the first term as well as during the Aprilholiday. In spite of the fact that their holiday wastaken up by band commitments, the boys stayedtogether and fulfilled their commitments. Fromthe outset it was clear that th.e spirit amongstthem was as high as ever. A few of theperformances that should be mentioned include:The International Horse Show; two performancesat the Community Chest Carnival, Maynardville;U.C.T. Rag Procession; and the arrival of JackScalia, of "Devlin Connection" fame, at the D.F.Malan Airport. Furthermore, our band was the

only school band to be invited to take part in theopening of the Cape Town Festival. At the CapeTown Festival Fireworks Display, our band playedto 100000 people.

Preparations for the band competition started inthe second term. The boys spent long hourspractising, and reached their peak with a camp atWestlake. Old boys, J. Zimmerman, A. Versfeld,T. Glaum and P. Sharpe offered their help at thecamp.

The Regional Final in the Western ProvinceCommand Cadet Band Competition sawWynberg winning 6 out of a possible 6 trophies.The general feeling amongst the adjudicatorswas "Outstanding". The following trophies werewon: Best A-Class Band, Best Drum Major, BestSide Drummers, Best Base Rank, Best TrumpetRank and Best Bugle Rank.We continued our victory march to Goodwoodfor the Annual Western Province Final, where

60

we outshone every other possible competitor towin this competition for the 17th year in succes-sion. To prove this, we won 8 trophies out of apossible 8. These were: BestA-Class Band, BestMusic Rendition, BestDrum Major (I. Anderson),BestSideDrummer (K. Dickson for the 3rd year),BestTenor Drummers (G. Gold and G. Gordon),Best Base Drummer (R. Barnes), Best TrumpetPlayer (5. Granier) and Best Bugle Player(G. Eider).

I wish to express my thanks to Mr Algie for hissupport, to Norman Edwardsfor the tremendousamount of work that he does and to lainAnderson, for the manner in which he led theband. A special "thank you" to all the mothersfortheir excellent work concerning our uniforms.We received full marks for our dress in thecompetitions!

Altogether it was an outstanding year. The spiritand the dedication are proof enough of howproud the boys are of their band. ).v.R.

CADET BANDBad< Row: J. Brown, A. Vates, B. Barnes, N. Groves, B. Blyth and S. Middleton

Jrd Row: A. Main, G. Miller, G. Gordon, R. Hayes and G. Bevan2nd Row: S. Spradden, J. Price, S. Granier, J. Smuts, I.Wilkinso!l' G. leon, K. Coeuee and D. Asaro

Front Row: G. Gold, G. Elder, Mr R.e. Algie (Headmaster), I. Anderson (Drum-Major), Mr J. van Rooyen (Band Master),K. Dickson and R. Barnes

.i\bsent: J. Hilhert

61

HOUSE REPORTSDE WAAL HOUSE

Masters: Messrs O'Reilly, Decker,Mathew, Radloff and Louw.

OIptain: N. PattendenVice-Captain: M. White

The reins of control were handed over this yearfrom Mr Decker to Mr O'Reilly. We have hadour stars, triumphs and defeats, and indeed, ofthese one tends to remember the stars. C. Siegerheld the name high, G. Sichel captained thewinning cross-country team and N. Pattendencaptained the athletics team. In hockey N.Pattenden led his team to glory. He also repre-sented Western Province. G. Hoskin, I.Gordon,P. van der Riet and P. Watson shone in theirrespective areas.In Water Polo, S. Peens, M. White and C.Hammond made a splash; in swimming,Hammond and Peens swam their way to victory.In rugby Jim Loxton, Gary Woof and MichaelWhite braved the onslaught of powerful opposi-tion and carried the day.In tennis we had J. Mills and, in squash, G.Wilson mastered the tricky corners against manya wily opponent

In the band Mick Morris played his heart out,while in the cadet Band I. Wilkinson and Mickraised the rafters with their unconquerableapproach. C. Psomas hit the target in shooting,and along with G. Sichel held the hopes of DeWaal high.Academically K. Inglis and P. van der Riet keptthe flag flying. Debating was represented by J.Mills and G. Whelan.In the Latin Quiz J. Mills and P.van der Riet keptthe Classics alive. N.P.

UITLEWOOD HOUSESuperintendent: Mr R.e. Aigie

Senior Housemaster: Mr A. PatersonHousemasters: Messrs H. Petersen,H. ten Veldhuis, G. Evaand A. Laros

Other Masters: Messrs B. Greenwoodand A. Cross

Matron: Sister M. de KlerkAssistant Matrons: Mesdames R.J.T.Algie

and P.M. SmithHead of House: Steve Armstrong

peputy-Head of House: Greg Stevens

UTTUWOOD HOUSE PREFECTSStanding' D. BowlTliIker-Fiilconer.l. Edgiir. P. llVesey, Mr H. ten Velthuis. Mr G. Eva,Mr H. Petersen (Housemaster),

B.Quinton and Alan MatGillivraySeilred. B. Peach, Mr A. Paterson (Housemaster), S. Armstrong (Head of House). Mr R.e. Aigie (Superintendent),

G. Stevens (Deputy-Head). Mr N. Crawford (Senior Housemaster) and I.Anderson

62

Prefects: lan Anderson, Jerry Edgar, Phillivesey,Dougie Bowmaker-Falconer, Brian Peach and

Craig MacGillivrayHouse Captain: Mark Steven

1984. What a year for Littlewood! Many changestook place. The first major change was the arrivalof the new Superintendent and Headmaster, MrAlgie. This was followed by the departure of MrCrawford, our Senior Housemaster, at the end ofthe 2nd term. Littlewood and Wynberg aredefinitely worse off for this loss, but we wish himthe best of luck in his new appointment.

In many spheres of school life, the LittJewoodmen have led the way. Through involvement,they have yet again proved that they are thebackbone of the school. On the sporting Held,the boarders have fared exceptionally well.Sports day and the swimming gala were proof ofthis and, as a result of their hard work, the eightyboarders managed to clinch a second place inboth these events.

Littlewood won the inter-house water-polocompetition and has 4 first team members inJerry Edgar, Brian Peach, Dieter KeIlerman andMark Steven. Brian also led the 1st rugby team.Sruce Postings and Sean Mizen also representedthe 1st XV, while Dougie Bowmaker-Falconermade a number of appearances during thecourse of the season. Our hockey side, whichboasted only one 1st team member, CraigMacGillivray, caused a major upset by winningthe inter-house hockey.

1984 has also proved to be a great year for squashin the hostel. Wynberg has never produced twoSouth African Schools Squash Champions. Thisyear Littlewood men won the South AfricanUnder 19 and Under 16 titles. They were SteveArmstrong and Trevor Davies respectively. Wefinished only second in the inter-house competi-tion, but we are sure this will change in years tocome if the "Friday night group" continue towork hard at their squash.

Riva da Silva represented the 1st Tennis team andLittle":"ood house won this inter-house competi-tion. We finished 2nd in the shooting, with JerryEdgar and Alan Kusevitsky shooting for our firstteam.

This year's Warrant Officer I.Barry Burrows, was aboarder. Other N.C.O.'S were Dougie Bowmaker-Falconer, Nathan Brown, Mark Steven, Phillivesey, Darron Barrie-Smith and EtienneSackenhorst. With our Cadet Band once againdoing so well, we are proud to have the Drum-

Major, lan Anderson, amidst our ranks. DeonAsaro, Terenee Finney, Karl Westvig, KennyHubbard, Andrew Selley and Greg Joq are alsomembers of the band. Steve Armstrong andGreg Stevens represented Littlewood in theinter-house debating and werE\ also members ofthe Ten Club. Jannie van Wyk was selected forthe Western Province fishing team, and RoryWilley was selected for the Western ProvinceJudo side.

We also have, in our ranks, a number ofcompetent Life-Savers in Mark Steven, BruceSteven, Mike Walsh and Gavin Pepier.

Our thanks to Mr and Mrs Algie Tor theirinterest, concern and administration of ourhostel. To the masters, Mr Paterson, Mr Peterson,Mr ten Veldhuis, Mr Evaand Mr laros a very big"thank you" as well. Our thanks also go toMatron and Sister. Your efforts and time aregreatly appreciated and we realise the difficultyyou have in keeping us healthy and happy. Tothe two of you and Y9ur kitchen staff, oursincere appreciation.

Finally to all those whom I have omitted tomention, those who have in any way given uptheir time for Littlewood, thank you. I think inparticular of the Hostel Committee, of thevalued support of tbe hostel old boys, theSunday night group - Jack Schoeman, AlisterTurvey, Pete Wessels and all those who have keptThe Spirit alive in the hostel. S.A.

RHODES HOUSECaptain: Mjke Searle

Committee: Danny Gut, Cameron Ellis,Richard Dews, Tim Connellan and Butch Kriel

The Inter-House Athletics saw Rhodes in fineform. Although we did not win the Inter-HouseAthletics Competition this year, our tug-o'-warteam showed the other houses what spirit anddetermination is alf about. We won this, beatingthe favourites, Wellington, in the final pull.

Our spirit waned a little at the Swimming Gala,but we managed to achieve a third place overallat this event Once again, we received goodsupport for the swimming eliminations. MostRhodes House men turned out to attempt alength or two of the bath.

In the other sports, we fared quite, well. Weachieved a creditable tie for first place in theTable Tennis. (Brad Keyloch and Brad Quinton

64

Mr Eva chats lo Rhodes House

were our representatives.) I would say that thehighlight of our year was the Inter-House One-Act Play Competition. Richard Townsend andGary Rowan selected a very adventurous playwhich demanded a large, well-drilled cast. Wewon this competition and Gary Gold won thebest actor award. (He really was very good!) AlanGottgens arranged the lighting and this contri-buted a lot to the success of the performance.This was a fine effort by all involved. Well done!

Our academic results let us down rather badlythis year. Each term we mainained a consistentfifth place when the academic averages werecorrelated. We must really work hard to improvethis next year. A.T.

VAN RIEBEECKHOUSEMaster-in-Charge: Mr K. PretoriusHousemasters: Messrs D. de la Mare, J. Blom, H.Jonker, P. Midlane and D. Meyer.House Captain: Mark Olivier

F~om the start everything went well in VanRiebeeck House. We started the year by winningSports Day. Here the performances of Andrew

Buchanan, Guy lundy, Jose da Costa, AdrianHoldstock, John Price, Kenneth Wiid, KeithZeeman and Stephen King must be mentioned.The very next day our cricket teams won theinterhouse competition. Bruce Andrews, GrantPettit, Adrian Holdstock, Jose da Costa and MarkOlivier were the top bowlers and batsmen.Academic: First every termTennis: ..~ 2ndWaterpolo: 3rdGaJa: 5thX-Country: 3rdInlerhouse Plays: 5thTable Tennis: 1stShooting: 1stSquash: 1stIn their own special way, some boys made mytask as housemaster easier. Those who need tobe thanked are: Andrew Scorey, Kenneth Wiid,Bruce Andrew, Donald O'Connell, SeanO'Connell, Andrew Buchanan and, of course,our House Captain Mark Olivier.

Van Riebeeck has tremendous potential and willin the coming years produce the top academicsand sportsmen at Wynberg. K.j.P.

65

Tarek MOI.an

WELLINGTON HOUSEMasler-in-charge: G.J. Hill

Housemasters: Messrs D. Bromberger, B. Creed,J. Koekemoer, L. Maser and M. Rushby

House Captain: Mervyn MotanCommittee: Mervyn Motan and Tarek Motan

Wellington participated well in all the activitiesthis year. It was never difficult to find membersof the house to represent us in the organizedinter-house events, which were approachedenthusiastically and willingly. In this respect Imust thank our elected representatives for theirorganization and co-operation. The followingboys were responsible for co-ordinating thevarious activities.Cricket: Chris Upton, Athletics: C. Doyle, Tennisand Squash: John Hawkins, Water-Polo: MarcWiederkehr, Swimming: M. Daly, Rugby:Sutherland, Hockey: Denis Vaughan, and Cul-tural Activities: Levy. Thank you, also, to theHouse Masters for helping to organize thevarious teams.House Captain, Mervyn Motan was very popular.In his likeable, easy-going approach he had theboys right behind him and he always drew a

favourable response. Thank you, Mervyn, fordisplaying such a sense of responsibility and fororganizing house meetings and activities so wel'.Tarek was always in the background to providemotivation and inspiration. We are sorry that1984 sees the end of the Motan era. Theycertainly made an impact on the house.A summary of the various activities follows:Prefects: Tarek Motan was Head Prefect, whilebrother Mervyn Motan was Deputy Head Prefect.Something the House was proud of.Drama: We produced the most compelling playat the Inter-House Festival. It was difficult toproduce aod enact. Our director and actors didextremely well. S. Grantham directed. The castconsisted of Vaughan (won best supporting actoraward), Upton, Leach and Vale. Leach wasunfortunate not to have received the best actoraward.Debating: T.Motan and S. Calder represented us.Cricket: The following played for the first team- C. Upton and P. Upton.Athletics: We had some outstanding athletes, forexample A.Waterson (Western Province record-hoider) and M. von Bentheim.Rugby: First team members included M. Motan,M. Wiederkehr, M. Sutherland and D. Godden.The second team was captained by T.Motan.Hockey: Vaughan and Leach played for our firstteam.Cross Country: We did extremely well to finishfirst overall in the Inter-House competition. R.Vaughan did particularly well.Shooting: M. Motan and S.Calder were membersof the first team.Rowing: M. Motan was captain of the rowingteam. G. Bryant was the cox.Squash: Duval was our most successful player.Sailing: G. Bryant came first in the South AfricanChampionships (Optimist class).Water Polo: First team members were -Richards, Wiederkehr, Daly and Gold.Swimming: We did extremely well to win theswimming competition this year. Outstandingswimmers were Wiederkehr, Richards, DaJy,Gold, Manson-Smith, Keyter and Vos.

C.).H.

66

SPORT

ATHLETICSOur annual school athletics meeting was held on17 February. Some excellent performances con-tributed towards the day's success. An astounding17 records were broken this year.This year the number of athletes has increasedtremendously, thanks to an influx from the juniorschool and the support and encouragementreceived from Messrs Aigie and Pretorius.Special mention should be made of ChristianSieger, who obtained Western Province coloursand later went on to compete in Switzerland,where he won two silver medals in the Swissjunior championships. Grant Stevens (Under 14High Jump) and Alistair Waterson (Under 14800 m - new record), both achieved firstpositions at the Western Province championships.There is considerable talent for the next season.Among these athletes are I. Harris (Sprinter),Damian de Villiers (Hurdles), Steven King (400m,800 m) and Mark von Bentheim (Sprints). $.McDonald is improving each year.On behalf of the athletes I should like to thankMessrs Pretorius, Merts and Hili for their unfailingsupport and coaching during the year. N.P.

SPORTS DAY RESULTSUNDER 19:lOOm: 1. A. Buchanan, 2. S. Helders,3. K. Wijd

Time: 12-02oom: 1. A. Buchanan, 2. R. Dews, 3. K. Wiid

TIme: 24-5400m: 1. A. Buchanan, 2. R. Dews, 3. D. Gut

Time: 53-2BOOm:1. C. Sieger, 2.S. MacDonald,3. D. Seeliger

Time: 2-05-315OOm: 1. C. Sieger, 2. S. MacDonald,3. S. Armstrong Time: 4-14-5lOOm Hurdles: K. Wiid, 2. G. Woof, 3. R. Dews

TIme: 15-6High Jump: 1. G. Stevens, 2 B.Quinton, 3. S.SmithHeight: 1-68Long Jump: 1. C. Ellis,2. D. Bowmaker-Falconer,3. V. Zauber Distance: 5-48Discus: 1. B. Postings, 2. B. Peach, 3. S. HeldersDistance: 33-58Shot Put: 1. N. Pattenden, 2. B. Peach, 3. M. WhiteDistance: 12-20

67

ATHUTICSBack Row: P. Cowen, M. Leach, W. Fletcher, M. von Benlheim, P. Andrews and L Harris

3rd Row' S. Vale, G. Stevens, S. MacDonald, M. Haning, J. Price, E. van Niekerk and A. Mills2nd Row: D. Williams, S. Kmg, e. Sieger, A. Waterson, A. Fraser, K. Wiid, B. Es~on, B. POSlings

Fronr Row: Mr G. Hili, R. Dews, Mr R.e. Algle (Headmaster), N. Partenden, Mr K. Pretorius, A. Scorey and Mr e. Mens

Relay: 1. Rhodes, 2. Van Riebeeck, 3. littiewoodTime: 47-43000m: 1. C. Sieger, 2. S. MacDonald,3. S. Armstrong Time: 9-03-3Tug-O-War: 1. Rhodes, 2. Wellington,3. littlewood400m Hurdles: 1. S. King, 2. R. Dews,3. K.WiidRecord Time: 60-93000 m Walk: 1. F. McCillivray, 2. A. Stuart,3. B. Burrows Time: 16-56-21S00m Walk: 1. F.McCillivray, 2. A. Stuart,3. A. Grendon Time: 7-42-4

UNDER 16:lOOm: 1. J. Rittas. 2. T. Connellan, 3. I. Gerelon

Time: 12-4200 m: 1. J. Rittas, 2. P. von litzenborgh,3. 5. Oberholzer Time: 25-64OOm: 1. S. King, 2. S. Oberholzer, 3. M. HattinghRecord Time: 53-8BOOm: 1. S. King, 2. T. Davies, 3. B. StevenRecord Time: 2~5-215oom. 1. T. Davies, 2. S. Vale, 3. A. Doyle

Time: 4-36-8

68

100m Hurdles: S. King, 2. ). Ludick, 3. J. SlypenTime: 16-0

Long jump: 1. P. von Litzenborg, 2. ). Slypen,3. B. Quintan Distance: 5-23High Jump: 1. T. Connellan, 2. P. Upton,3. G. Zeeman Record Height: 1-70Discus: 1. L.Knoop, 2. P. van Schalkwyk, 3. J. Crow

Distance: 28-81Shot Put: 1. G. Sutton, 2 T. Connellan, 3. E. Ferreira

Distance: 10-65Relay: 1. Van Riebeeck, 2 Littlewood,3. Wellington Record Time: 49-23000m: 1. T. Davies, 2. P. van der Riet,3. A Doyle

Time: 9-52-8800m Walk: 1. I.Wilkinson, 2. T. Fuggle,3. A. Lester Time: 60-9

UNDER 15:100m: 1. M. von Bentheim, 2. R. Adshade,3. R. Feist Time: 12-5200m: 1. M. von Bentheim, 2. R. Feist,3. R. Adshade Time: 25-64OOm: 1. M. van Bentheim, 2. A. Frazer, 3. A. Mills

Time: 56-7

800m: 1. A. Frazer, 2. A. Tattersal, 3. R. VaughanRecord Time: 2-11-71500m: 1. C. Smith,2 R. Vaughao,3. A. Coulthard

Time: 4-44-3100m Hurdles: R. Reid, 2. W. Freimond,3. S. Heathcote-Marks Time: 17-7Discus: 1. R. EssonJ 2. E. van Niekerk, 3. S. LuytRecord Distance: 37-49Shot Put: 1. R. Esson, 2 E.van Niekerk, 3. A KroppRecord Distance: 11-69High jump: 1. R. Reid, 2. D. Horne, 3. A. lundy

Height: '-55Long jump: 1. R. Reid, 2 R. Feist, 3. A. Alexander

Distance: 5-35Relay: 1. Wellington, 2 Littlewood, 3. De WaalRecord Time: 50-4

UNDER 14:100m: 1. J. Price, 2. A. Waterson, 3. G. Wylde

Time: 13-5200m: 1. A. Waterson, 2. J. Price, 3. G. Wylde

Time: 26-94OOm: 1. K. Zeeman, 2. J. Price, 3. G. Mills

Time: 60-3

800m: 1. A. Waterson, 2. K.Zeeman, 3. C. PinkusRecord Time: 2-14-5High Jump: 1. G. Stevens, 2. R. lawrenson,3. P. Andrews Record Height: 1-59Long Jump: 1. G. Wylde, 2. A. Holdstock,3. D. Lawrenson Distance: 4-45Discus: 1.A. Holdstock, 2 J. da Costa, 3. S. Newton

Record Distance: 29-32Shot Put: 1. J. da Fonseca, 2 A. Holdstock,3. B. Davies Record Distance: 10-7580m Hurdles: M. leach, 2. D. de Villiers,3. P.Andrews Record TIme: 13-2Relay: 1. Van Riebeeck, 2. Wellington,3. liniewood Time: 53-7

70

71

With Compliments

from

UNDER 13:Long Jump: 1. K. Thorne, 2. S. Ferguson,3. F. Bowmaker-Falconer Distance: 4-20200m: 1. I. Hards, 2. P. Cowen, 3. K. Thorne

Time: 28-7High Jump: 1. W. Dante, 2. A. Selly, 3. G. job

Height: 1-39400m: 1. K. Zeeman, 2. j. Price, 3. G. Mills

Time: 60-375m Hurdles: 1. I. Hards,2. D. Vas,3. G. Treadaway Time: 14-6TOOm: 1. l. Harris, 2. R. Opie, 3. D. Cowen

Time: 14-1Relay: 1. Rhodes, 2. Wellington, 3. Van Riebeeck

Time: 56-7

UNDER 12:Long Jump: 1. M. pfister, 2. C. Bent, 3. P. de Nier

Distance: 4-58100m: 1. M. pf is ter, 2 S. Turvey, 3. C. Bent

Time: 13-7High Jump: 1. C. Bent, 2. Nairn, 3. P. de NierRecord Height: 1-47BOOm: 1. M. pfister, 2. P. de Nier, 3. G. lewis

Time: 2-26-4

Shot Put: 1. C. Turvey, 2. j. Bolzonella,3. S. Thorburn Distance: 7-20Relay: 1. De Waal, 2. Wellington, 3. RhodesRecord Time: 57-2

UNDER 11:High Jump: 1. K.Wohlenburg, 2. M. Swart,3. M. Fox Height: 1-21100m: 1. D. Askew, 2. N. Rhesters, 3. C. Prins

Time: 13-0Shot Put: 1. K. Wohlenburg, 2. C. Reed,3. P.Geldenhys Distance: 5-82BOOm:1. A. Killingbeck, 2. Z. Sewyer,3. S. van Rhyn Time: 2-39-1Long Jump: A. Killingbeck, 2. M. Fox, 3. j. Took

Distance: 3-67Relay: 1. Van Riebeeck, 2. Rhodes, 3. De WaalRecord Time: 57-9

FINAL HOUSE POSITIONS:1 Van Riebeeck2 Wellington3 littlewood4 Rhodes5 De Waal

72

CAPE SCHOOLS' CROSS COUNTRY TEAMStanding." F MacGillivray, A. Grendon, D. MacCarthy, K. Enzljn and S. Negus

Sealed' C. Sieger. Mr R.e. Aigie (Headmaster), G. Sienel, Mr K.l. Pretorius (Coach) and S. MacDonald

CROSs..COUNTRYCross-country, after squash, has been Wynberg'smost successful sport this year. Our senior team,consisting of Graham Sichel (Captain), ChristianSieger, Scott MacDonald, Andrew Grendon andFinlay MacGillivray, won every competitionexcept one.We started the season by winning both the Seniorand Junior races at the Charles Savage RoadRelay. This was the first time Fish Hoek HighSchool had been beaten in more than 5 years. AIthe Western Province Schools' ChampionshipsWe were narrowly beaten into second place bythree points by Paarl Gymnasium. We ended the~eason by winning the Peninsula Schools' League10 both the A and B divisions.All these achievements must be attributed to hardwork and the talents of Christian Sieger and ScottMacDonald. At the Western Province Champion-s~ips, Chris Sieger and Scott MacDonald finishedfn'Stand second. At the South African Champion-ships, Chris came fourth and Scot 15th.Our Junior leam also had a successful season.They were placed second in the PeninsulaSchools' League by the narrowest of margins. Inthis age-group Robert Vaughan and RobertHayesshould strengthen the senior divisionnext year, R. \laugh.m

73

5. Macdonald

next year, while Sean Kotthof and Philip Andrewsshould come close to Western Province selectionnext year.We are looking forward to another successfulseason next year. Thanks must be given to MrHili, Mr Cross and especially Mr Paterson for alltheir assistance. K.}.P.

CAPE SCHOOLS CROSS-COUNTRY WEEKThis year Wynberg hosted the Cape Schools'Cross~Counrry Week. The Western Cape Schoolswere - W.B.H.s., SAC.S., R.B.H.S. and F.H.H.S.The Eastern Cape Schools were Queen's Collegeand Grey High.Queen's College had not lost a race in ten years

C Sieger

until they met Wynberg. Our first race was in theform of a road relay organised by R.B.H.S. Eachteam of six had to run 3 km. In this race Queen'sCollege led from the start, but on the last two lapsChris Sieger closed the 200m gap and opened a50 m gap to run the course record.

Our next race was in the pouring rain atNewlands forest. This race, over 7-8km, waseasily won by Chris, with Scat second and RobertVaughan fifth. This was a fine effort by thisoutstanding junior.

During the non-race day we had a fine lectureby both Graham Undenberg on running injuriesand the well-known Or Tim Noakes on scientificmethods of training.

74

This year's team, consisting of Graham Sichel(Captain), Chris Sieger, Scott MacDonald,Andrew Grendon, FinlayMacGiIIivray and RobertVaughan enhanced our school's prestige tremen-dously by beating the top cross-country schoolin the country. K.).P.

CHRISTIAN SIEGERCOMPETES IN SWITZERLAND

Special mention must be made of the two silvermedals won by Christian Sieger in Switzerlandduring September of this year. Competing in theSwiss National Junior Championships in Lausan-ne, he gained a second place in both the Under 171500 metres and 3000 metres races.

While in Switzerland he also ran in a crosscountry race at LaHeutte. Here he finished 1st inthe Under 19 section.

Our congratulations to an athlete of greatpromise.

BADMINTONThe season started off with almost 40 pupilseager to show their ability. It was soon evidentthat a few pupils just used badminton as anexcuse to get away from rugby or some othersport. This resulted in about one hour's practiceper person per week on our one and only courtin the gymnasium, which is not adequate forgood results.

The 1st team is one of four teams in thePeninsula entered in the A League, which isquite an accomplishment. Mark de Jongh, ourNo. 1 player, is a Western Province player andwon the Under 18 Western Province Singles asweil as the Under 18 Boland Mixed Doubles thisyear. He was awarded blues last year, which wasre-awarded this year. Philip Yosopov is also anexcellent player who is totally involved in bad-minton activities. He was awarded the WynbergBadminton Singles Cup as well as re-awardedcolours. Robin Barnes and Michael Geeringh

.BADMINTON ctuB8.lck Row: G. Arnon, B. Barnes, 8. de Kock, S. Read, R.5crooby, T. Collopy, A. Rohrs and J. Johnson

2nd Row' A. Macdonald, W. Bland, B. Topat, G. Keehn, G. lestel', R. Still, I. Barnes, M. Kunz and D. Peddiefront Row: E. Benz, Miss A. Meyer (Coach), R. Barnes, Mr R.e. Algie (Headmastel'), P. Yosopov.

Mr H.I. lonker (Coach) and M Geeringh

75

also proved excellent players. They were bothawarded colours for representing the school'sfirst team.The 2nd team is also very keen, but lack theexcellence of the first team, except for GregoryPrior. Gregory improved a lot and won theUnder 16 Western Province Doubles Cup thisyear. He also shared the Wynberg BadmintonSingles Cup with Philip Yosopov as most im-proved and totally involved player of the season.Nicholas Wilkie, Craig Meyer, Graeme Keehnand Dino Bienz also deserve mention for theirkeenness, both at practices and in matches.The 3rd, 4th and 5th teams were entered in the Dleague, as they still need a lot of refinement.There are some very good and promising playersamong them. Michael Kunz and Stuart Readwere awarded the Wynberg Doubles Cup formost successful doubles combination players ofthe season.Aword of thanks to Miss Meyer, who took threepractices every 2nd week and who organised thelocal matches in the gymnasium. Thanks also toMr Meyer, who assisted with the transport onFriday afternoons. H.).

CRICKET (1983/84)1st XI CRICKET

uThe:e must be no confusion between the gameof cricket and those who may wrongly interpretit. ':Iay~d in the right spirit, there is no sportwhich IS capable of developing man's finestqualities to anything like the sameextent."

From Don Bradman: 'ïhe Art of Cricket"A~ I think about writing this my last report oncricket at Wynberg, Alan lamb (Northampton-shir.e) is. upholding. the honour of Englandagainst Sn lanka, wh"~ Garth le Roux is helpingSussex to amass a conSiderable total against someother county side in Britain. Locally, Rob Louwleads Western Province Rugby against NorthOrange Free Slate at Newlands. Our congratula-tions - we bask in your successes!Congratula~ions, too, to Mr Fritz Bing on beingel~ed PreSident of the Western Province CricketUnron, also to the local winners of the CapeTown League - Technikon and Mutual - weildone! Reading "Giants of South Africa" byvarious authors made me feel very proud. TomReddick writes about one of our most dis-tinguished cricketers, namely Aubrey Faulkner.

1ST CRICKET TEAMBack Row: G. Mulder, e. Upton, P. Upron, B.Andrew and T. Davies

2nd Row: ). loxton, G. Budge, T.Connellan, A. viln der Merwe, K. Kendal and M. OlivierFront Row: Mr A. Stovold (Coach), e. Ellis,Mr R.e. Algie (Headmaster), G. Peuln and Mr J. Mathew (Master.in-Charge)

76

In the same book A.c. Parker (an old boy) writesabout Eddie Barlow. The history of South AfricanCricket has deep roots in the sons of Wynberg.May we continue to produce the material greatcricketers and sportsmen are made from.

The new year commenced with Cameron Ellistaking over the captaincy from Michael Cawood.Patrick Maile, Chris and Paddy Upton and GrantPettit were our trialists for the Nuffield XI. Wehope that the brothers at least will be chosen lhisyear.

Martin Stovold continues to coach the school. EdBlignaut accepted a promotion post at Sea Point,so I was asked to supervise the first XI withMartin. Certain improvements have made ourspectator facilities much more congenial. Thespace between the squash courts and the pavilionhas been enclosed and paved.

Mr Jack Payne's wickets have been most satis-factory. The two sets of turf practice wickets arefunctioning well. We are most fortunate inhaving a cricket-playing groundsman as ourgrounds manager. It makes that differencel

The newcomers to the team this year have beenGeoffrey Budge, (son of Neville), a promisingoffspinner, Paddy Upton is a brilliant attackingNo. 4 batsman who, like Allan Lamb, must beasked every time he returns to the pavilion: whydid you not make your century today? Withdedication, concentration and discipline atpractice he could go as far as Allan has. GaryByrne is a good opening bat and wicket keeper.Gary Mulder is an excellent stock seam bowlerand 1im Connellan is a No. 6 batsman who willbe a winning factor in the team in the fourthterm of this year.

The masters who have so ably coached our teamsinclude Dave Bromberger (2nd XI), Johan louw(2nd XI), Vincent Polden (3rd XI), Tom O'Reilly(4th XI),BillCreed (5th XI),Ray Connellan (Under15A XI), Herman Ten Veldthuis (Under 15B XI),and Jan van Rooyen (Under 15C XI). larry Maserreplaced Errol Pretorius (Under 14AXI),who hasleft teaching to work for Afrox. Mark Rushbycoached the Under 14B XI, Hendrik Jonker theUnder 14C XI and Mr Morris the Under 140 XI.The dedication, keenness and enthusiasm ofthese gentlemen has been the moral fibre thathas resulted in a successful season for the dub.We are indeed grateful to these coaches for theirtime, patience and concern. Our Headmaster,Mr Rowan Algie, is present at every practice andevery match - a fantastic record. This support isrecorded and thankfully appreciated.

Mrs June Ellis,ably assisted by our vice captain'smother Rowena Pettit and their team of ladies,are to be thanked for all they do to encourageour teams with refreshments. Their enthusiasmand cheerfulness have been an inspiration tomany of our teams especially when they havebeen hard pressed to win.

For the occasions when we have used Silverhurstfor lunches and teas, we thank Ray and DaphneConnellan for their tolerant, pleasant and en-couraging hospitality. Many of our parents,interested friends and of course staff membersare the umpires for our matches. To each one amessage of thanks. In this regard Rex Howell hasonce more assisted the first team on manyoccasions. The kit stewards have provided eachteam with excellent equipment, and Mr VincentPolden and his helpers are to be thanked fortheir work in this department. Martin Stovoldhas been supervising the stocking of our newcricket store room and ball room for sportsequipment.

History was made last year when we emulatedthe Hockey Club and held a Cricketers' Dinner atSilverhurst. This event was a highlight of theseason's activities and will probably become themost popular in the cricket calendar each year.Thanks to all who helped to make this eventsuch a huge success. !.L.M.

P.5. Very few schools in South Africa can providesuch a record of success in cricket and adminis-tration as Wynberg can. May this be said in praiseof our boys for the way they play the game, bothon and off the field. !.L.M.

THE COACtfS COMMENTS - 1st XI, 1984

C. Ellis(Captain) - Talented player. Should scoremore runs than at present Difficult task ascaptain with limited seam bowling department.Needs to listen more and learn from experience.Fine fielder.

G. Pettit (Vice-Captain) - All-rounder. Needsmore consistency in bowling, and must bowl atthe wickets. Good batsman, but gets out withsilly shots. Weak on short delivery. More matureapproach to practice is needed - set example.

B. Andrew - All-rounder. Reliable stock bowler.Good hitter of ball who should score more runs.

T. Connellan - Solid batsman. Must move hisfeet early on. lots of shots and good concen-tration. Must now score bigger innings than20/30. Good fielder.

77

1st XI AVERAGES - 1st TERM 1983

BATTING WOOD- R.B.H.S. PAARL BISHOPS PLUM- W.P.N.s. w.P.CC SACS. TOT. AVERIDGE STEAD INN.

C. Upton 37 7 49 12 51 0 34 32 232 298

M. Olivier 5 52 2 0 21 2 0 1 JU.. 108

J. Bing 95· 4 54 13 19 5 13 4 207 307

M. Cawood 34 12 9 5 0 15 17 25 117 158

C. Ellis - 10 12 1 17 50 8 15 ill. 167

N. Verburg - 5 41 12 2 16 10 22 1Q!!. 157

J. Loxton 2· 6 4 0 0 4 - - .li. 35

D. Breed - - - - 10 22 2 0 ...M_ B4

B. Andrew - 24· 1 15 0 7· 1 B· jQ_ 144

G. Pettit - O· 7· 0 - - 10 23 jQ_ 133

P.Maile - 0 1 0 2 3· 6 8 ~ 36

K.Kendall - - O· - - - 12· 4 .li. 161

Runs RunsWOOD-Wkls Overs BOWLING R.B.H.S. PAARL BISHOPS PlUM- W.P.N.S. W.P.C.C S.A.CS.AVE R.P.O. RIDGE STEAD

16.2 20 11 135 8 7 5 15 95.717 2.7 P.Maile 57 o 43 625 2 32 4 19 o 15 o 8 057 3 256 lS2 5 1 3 2 2 2 1 1616 19 10 6 5.3 13.5 4 5 80.6

21.4 2.6 N. Verburg 41 o 47 336 3 31 o 5 1 35 3 8 o 11 o 214 1015 7 2 1 1 3 0 0 299 10 10 6 12 6 5 18.4 76.4

19.1 3.0 M. Cawood 31 1 24 029 421 2 27 1 12 1 20 065 3 229 120 0 1 1 1 2 2 3 1013 6 4.5 7 13 1 46.5

28 3.0 M. Olivier 48 o 16 o 11 1 13 240 2 10 0 - - 140 52 2 1 3 " 0 124 " 4 7 7 lO 13 5 5447.8 4.4 K. KendalI 17 o ]3 038 029 1 13 029 2 61 2 19 o 239 50 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 5

2 2- 1 C. Ellis - 2 0 - - - - - - 2 00 0

5 56 1.2 B. Andrew - - - 6 1 - - - - 6 13 3

18 12 7 6 437.4 1.9 D. Breed - - - - 35 620 3 19 2 7 o 81 11

7 " 1 3 li.

OVERAU Won Drew Won Lost Drew Won Lost Lost56 runs 74 runs 2 wkts 6 wkts 4 wkts

G. Budge - Good off-spinner. Prepared to givethe ball a lot of air, but often slips in bad balls.Should score more runs and must improveground fielding. Good slip catcher.

G. Mulder- Good seamer. Must be careful withbowling action. Handy batsman, but weak onlegs.M. OJivier- Excellent fielder. Useful off-spinner.

78

Should do better with the bat - L.B.w. too often.

}. Loxton - Talented batsman and useful wicket-keeper. Often lazy, and concentration lapses. Ifmental approach improves he is capable ofscoring a lot of runs.

C. Vpton - Solid batsman who worked hard athis game and who is always determined to dowell. Half-hearted shots are often his downfall.Useful seam bowler and good short-leg.

P. Vpton - Talented batsman and wicket-keeper. Lots of ability, but not playing to fullpotential. Gives his wicket away and is nothungry enough for runs. If his mental approachand attitude improve his performances will dolikewise. He must set his standards much higher.Lazybehind the stumps, but very capable.

K. Kendal/ - Unlucky leg-spin bowler who hasnever taken the wickets he deserves. He couldhave worked harder at his game.

G. Byrne - Hardworking batsman who hasmade good progress. Limited stroke player, butaccumulates runs and concentrates hard.

M.S.

FIELDING:}. Bing (Wk.): Catches 13, Stumping 2, Byes 3¥S +4Other: Verburg 2, Ellis 5, Olivier 1, Maile 3,Breed 1, Loxton 1, Pettit 1, KendalI 2, Upton 1and Andrew 1.

Overall: Played 8 - Won 3 - Lost 3 - Drew 2

BOWLING (1984 Season)

0 M R W RIWG. Budge 70 16 234 19 12.3M. Olivier 78 25 209 10 20.9B.Andrew 97 22 246 10 24.6C. Upton 49 15 147 5 29.4A. van der Merwe 25 6 64 2 32.0

BAlTING (1984 Season)

Total H.S. Inn. N.O. Ave.P. Upton 313 91 9 2 44.6C. Upton 271 82 9 0 30.1T. Connellan 167 39 9 3 23.8J. Loxton 98 32* 6 1 19.6B. Andrew 113 36 8 2 19.1

2ND CRICKET TEAMBack Row: I. Gordon, A. van der Merwe, M. Power, T. Benson and W. Oldroyd

2nd Row: G. Byrne (Vice-4Ptain), G. Mulder, J. KidweIl, G. Haskin and P.lamontFront Row: Mr J.G. louw (Coach), M. Keylock (Captain), Mr R.e. Aigie (Headmaster), T. Daviesand Mr D. 8romberger

79

CRICKET AWARDS 1983/84Blues: M. Cawood and P.MaileColours: C. Upton, G. Pettit, M. Olivier, J. Bing,C. Ellis,B. Andrew, K. KendalI and N. Verburg.1984 Colours: C. Upton, M. Olivier, C. Ellis,B. Andrew, G. Pettit, K. KendalI and P. Upton.Nuffield Trials 1983: P.Maile, C. Upton, G. Pettit,P. Upton and N. Verburg.

2ND XI CRICKETThe first term of 1984 was a good one for theSecond XI. The spirit at practices, practicematches and games was excellent and this wasthe result of both dedicated effort by the playersand the leadership of Trevor Davies, who w~sable in his quiet way to spur players on to theirmaximum output.With more than half the games against schoolfirst teams, one could hardl.y expect an un-blemished record, and of eight matches theteam lost three: to Fairmont Firsts by 30 runs, St.Joseph's Firsts by 3 wickets, and to RondeboschSeconds by 4 wickets.Wins were achieved against Voortrekker Firsts by100 runs, Bishop's Seconds by 86 runs andBishop's Thirds by 4 runs, while draws were theoutcome in matches against Herzlia Firsts andHottentots Holland firsts.The cricketing skills that made these resultspossible were distributed fairly evenly amongthe players. The most successful bo.wlers werespinner Oldroyd with a tally of 1.1Wickets (5/16against Fairmont and 6/41. agalns~ Hott~ntotsHolland), seamer Mulder With 13 Wickets (inclu-ding a full-house 10/45 against Bishops 2nds) andKidweil, Van der Merwe and Davies with 7 or 8wickets apiece to their credit.Top batsmen were Davies and Olivier withaverages above 30, a.nd Power, KidweIl, Byrneand Gordon who averaged above 15 runs each.However in this department of the game it mustbe admitted that the team was shaky, oftendepending on a few outstanding performancessuch as an 84 by the captain, a 64 by Power, or a60 by Kidweil. Of depth in the batting there wasunfortunately little.Cricket is undoubtedly a game that requiresconsistent application and genuine dedication.We trust that Second Team players will, in thisspirit, continue to step out and face the challengeof the game, and put Wynberg cricket on afirmer footing than it has sometimes been in thepast O.B.

3rd XI CRICKET

The team had a very average first half of theseason, and performed well only in the lastmatch, when they outplayed Herzlia 2nd XI.

The team was weil led by Van Schalkwyk. If he isprepared to listen to advice, he could developinto a good captain.

In the latter part of the season the 3rd's found agood batsman, wicket-keeper and team memberin S. Armstrong. S. Negus showed his worth as aspinner against St. Joseph's (8/18) and Herzlia(4/11).

With more dedica.tion, concentration and hardwork the 3rd XIcould develop into a good side.They showed their potential when they beat the2nd XI.

Played7

Won3

Drewo

Lost4

S.K.P.

4th XI CRICKET

This team fared rather well after the initialconsolidation had taken place. Games wereapproached in a fine spirit of dedication. G.Stevens proved to be a capable captain, and. withthe co-operation of J. Adamo, inspired his mento good cricket. G. Stevens opened the bowlingwith J. Adamo. Both bowlers are accurate andexciting to watch. A. Dunstan fooled many anopposing side with his controlled spin andattacking style.

As far as batting was concerned, large scoreswere not recorded. Good starts all too frequentlypetered out.

G. Gold proved reliable behind the stumps, andalways looked the perfect cricketer. T. Hoggprogressed favourably as a spin bowler late in theseason.

Matches won were against S.A.C.S., Muizenberg,Plumstead, Simonstown and Zwaanswyk, whileRondebosch and Bishops inflicted defeats. Mythanks to Mr. T.O'Reilly and Mr P. louw.

l.A.

5th XI CRICKET

This team had a very successful season, winningfive of their eight fixtures.

The captain, lan Sutherland, proved to be a verysafe wicket-keeper. He was also the top scorer,with a total of 142 runs for the.season.

80

UNDER 1SA CRICKETBack Row: A. van Wyk, I. Loxton, R. Hayes, S. Heathcote-Marks

2nd Row: D. Home, A. Finneran, J. libbs, A. May, I. Rowberry and G. Stre itFront Row: W. Friemond, Mr M. Stovold (Professional Coach), J. Marais, Mr R.e. Aigie (Headmaster), D. Mills,

Mr R.P. Connellan (Coach) and C. van Rensburg

Bruce Wilbraham's bowling improved consider-ably as the season progressed. His bowling wasalways economical and the highlight of hiscareer last season was when he took 7 for 28against Strand.Andrew Meeding and Andrew Roseveare werevery useful all-rounders. Their bowling wassuperb and theyalways batted sensibly and withstyle. The fifths were most fortunate to have hadthe services of these two players.The team was most enthusiastic about theircricket. Everyone would usually have a chance tobat, and it was pleasing to see players likeMclaughlin, Read and Van Eyssen turning intofairly sound batsmen as the season progressed.They had learnt the hard way that sixes and foursdon't often come off the first ball. B.C

UNDER lSA CRICKETFOURTH TERM 1983:The team, which had not fully realised itspotential in the 1st term of 1983, really blossomedin the 4th term to win 6 of their 7 games anddraw the other one.

Results:8/10/83 - vs Bishops (A) (All day) - Bishops 178all out (Gary Mulder 3/45, Geoff Budge 4/47,Warren Oldroyd 1/9, lan Gordon 1/9). Wynberg180/5 (Paddy Upton 117, Tim Connellan 18, MilesKeylock 13, Gary Mulder 12 not out). Won by 5wickets.

12/10/83 - vs Herzlia (A) (30 avers Game) -Wynberg 140/5 (Gary Mulder 39 not out, TrevorDavies 38 not out, Gary Byrne 21, Tim Connellan16). Henlia 68 all out (Gary Mulder 3/16, GeoffBudge 3/14, Warren Oldroyd 4/12). Won by 72runs.

22/10/83 - vs Settlers (A) (All day) - Wynberg209/6 (Miles Keylock 63 not out, lan Gordon 34,Gary Mulder 'lJ,Trevor Davies 22,Tim Connellan22, Mark Power 20). Settlers 88 all out (GaryMulder 3/17, Geoff budge 3126, lan Gordon, PaulGabb 1/0, Trevor Smith 1/0). Won by 121 runs.

29/10/83 - vs Rondebosch (A) (All day) -Rondebosch 143 all out (Gary Mulder 3/47,Geoff Budge 5/45, Trevor Smith 117). Wynberg14713 (Tim Connellan 35 not out, Miles KeyJock32, Mark Power 29, Gary Byrne 27). Won by 7wickets.

81

With Compliments

and

Best Wishes

from

TOKAI PHARMACY(e.v. LEON DIP. PHAAM. M.P.s.)

BLUE ROUTE SHOPPING CENTRE

TOKAI ROAD· TOKAI 7966

~ 751116

B2

5/77/83 - vs Plumstead (A) (Morning) - Plum-stead 92/9 (Cary Mulder 6/23, Ceoff Budge 1/26,Warren Oldroyd 117).Wynberg 95/2 (Cary Byrne45, Miles Keylock 20).Won by 8 wickets.72/71/83 - vs SACS (A) (All day) - SACS 232/7(Cary Mulder 3/47, Mark Power 3/18). Wynberg149/9 (Trevor Davies 39, Tim Connellan 31, CaryByrne 24, lan Cordon 24). Match drawn.

19/17/83 - vsWestern Province Northern Suburbs(A) (All day) - W.P.N.S. 60 alt out (Cary Mulder217, Mark Power 3/15, Trevor Davies 1/9, CeoffBudge 4/13). Wynberg 70/6 (Cary Mulder 26,Cary Byrne 20, lan Cordon 14 not out). Won by 4wickets.

They also beat the rest of the school in a trialgame for 1984 at the end of the 4th term.The followiong represented the Under 15A inthe 4th term 1983: T. Connellan (Captain), M.Power (Vice-Captain), M. Keylock, C. Byrne, I.Cordon, T. Davies, C. Mulder, C. Haskin, W.Oldroyd, T.Smith and P.Cabb. P. Upton played 1game, hitting a fine 117 against Bishops and thenbeing promoted to the 1st team.leading Averages for 4th Term:Balti ngName Inn N.O. H.S. Runs Ave.P. Upton 1 - 117 117 117C. Mulder 6 3 39· 109 36,3T. Davies 4 1 39 100 33,3M. Keylock 6 1 63 135 27T. Connellan 7 2 35· 129 25,8I.Cordon 5 1 34 75 18,8

Bowl·IngName Overs Mdns Runs Wkts RIWI.Cordon 6 3 9 2 4,5C. Mulder 105,4 35 201 23 8,7M. Power 29 12 53 6 8,8C. Budge 83 19 238 21 11,3W. Oldroyd 29 7 73 6 12,2T. Smith 20 6 52 2 26T. Davies 54 13 135 3 45

Catchinglan Cordon 6, Cary Byrne 4, Trevor Davies 3, PaulCabb 3, Tim Connellan 3 and Warren Oldroyd 2.FIRSTTERM1984As with the 1983 team, the team performedrather disappointingly in the first half of theseason and have not yet realized their undoubtedpotential.The boys have worked hard and enthusiastically,but hesitant batting and some poor catching and

fielding at crucial times have let the bowlersdown. I trust the hard work of the boys and theprofessional coach Mr Martin Stovold is going toshow results during the 4th term.A big thank you to the parents for their support,in particular to Mrs Marais and Mrs Mills fororganizing teas and to Peter Marais and DennisCowdy for assisting me with umpiring.The following represented Under 15Aduring the1st term with number of games in brackets.Jacques Marais (Captain) (8), David Mills (Vice-Captain) (8), Andy van Wyk (8), J.P. Loxton (8),John Rowberry (8), Chris van Rensburg (7), JasonTibbs (7), Anton Finneran (7), Wayne Freimond(6), Robert Hayes (6), David Horne (6), AshleyMay (5),Cary Streit (4)and Darren Alexander (2).Summary of Results:vs Fish Hoek (A) - Wynberg 63 (Van Rensburg14, Mills 12). Fish Hoek 64 for 3 (Marais 2/7). Lostby 7 wickets.

vsHerzlia (A) - Herzlia 22 (Tibbs 6/10, May 3/3).Wynberg 23/1 (Mills 12 not out). Won by 9wickets.

vs Bishops (A) - Wynberg 192 (Marais 35,Freimond 31, Mills 32, Loxton 28, Tibbs 15, VanRensburg 15). Bishops 84 (Hayes 6/15, Freimond2/19, Mills 1/5). Won by 108 runs.

vs Western Province Northern Suburbs (A) -W.P.N.S. 136/6 (Freimond 2/38, Finneran 2/14,Hayes 2/39). Wynberg 98/8 (Finneran 30,Freimond 15, Marais 13). Draw.vs Rondebosch (A) - Wynberg 126 (Loxton 66,May 15, Van Rensburg 11). Rondebosch 127/5.Lost by 5 wickets.vs SACS (A) - Wynberg 71 (Marais 15, Finneran23). SACS71/1. Lost by 9 wickets.vs Avendale (A) - Avendale 159/8 (Freimond6/43, Rowberry 1/20). Wynberg 145/7 (Marais 44,Loxton 30, Van Wyk 25,Van Rensburg 23).Draw.vs Plumstead (A) - Wynberg 106/6 (Marais 39not out, Mills 24, Freimond 12, Rowberry 10 notout). Plumstead 108/5 (Freimond 2/46). Lost by 5wickets.

Leading Averages for 1st Term 1984:Ba·HingName Inn N.O. H.S. Runs Ave.J. Marais 7 1 44 154 25,6J.P. Loxton 7 1 66 148 24,6D.Mills 8 2 32 90 15W. Freimond 5 0 31 65 13C. Streit 3 2 8· 13 13

83

BowljngName Overs Mdns Runs Wkts RIWJ. Marais 5 1 7 2 3,5J. Tibbs 31 8 67 6 11;A. May 18 3 45 4 11;5G. Stre it 5 0 13 1 13W. Freimond 62 7 190 13 14,6R. Hayes 41 7 134 9 14,8

R.P.C

UNDER 158 CRICKETThe Under 15B Cricket team had an enjoyableseason, although the results do not show it. Theteam shows great spirit and determination, buttheir opposition was too strong.The bowling improved considerably, but thebatting and fielding let them down.Team: Darren Alexander, Grant Dreyer, RobertTempleton (Vice-Captain), Anthony Alexander,Robert Hayes, Rory Reid (Captain), Andrew Kets,Stephen Morkel, Rory Turbitt, Paul Rossiter, PaulDuval, Ashley May and Wayne Freimond.Under 158 Cricket Results -1984 Season:vsWesterford - Westerford 159 all out, Wynberg119 all out (D. Alexander 79). Lost by 4() runs.vs Sea Point - Sea Point 94 all out (R. Hayes 5/20)Wynberg 76 for 5 (W. Freimond 17, P Duval15not out). Match drawn.vs Bishops - Bishops 68 all out (A. May 3/17, G.Streit 4/14), Wynberg 47 all out. Lost by 21 runs.vs Winson - Winson 65 all out (A May 5/15, P.Rossiter 4/13), Wynberg 64 all out (P. Duval 17not out). Lost by 1 run.vs Rondebosch - Rondebosch 151 for 5 (G.Streit 2/38). Wynberg 45 all out. Lost by 106 runs.vs Strauss - Strauss 245 for 5 (R. Templeton 2 for52). Wynberg 74 all out. Lost by 171 runs.vs SACS - Wynberg 110 all out (D. Horne 5/21,R. Reid 2/21). SACS88 all out (R. Reid 29). Wonby 22 runs. H.l.V.

UNDER 15C CRICKETThe team had average potential and ability.Practices were well attended and there was akeen spirit amongst the boys. Although the teamhad good bowlers, our batting was mediocre.Play was erratic and there were a few changes inthe team. However, the bulk of potential is stillavailable and if they can put their heads downand improve their batting, this side can achievemuch better results next season. }.v.R

UNDER 14A CRICKETLooking at the bare statistics of Played 8, Won 3,Drawn 1, it would seem that we had a fairlymediocre season. This is certainly not the case.Of the 3 games lost, only the one against Bishops(lost by 65 runs) is severe. We lost to Avendale by1 run and to Plumstead by 8 runs in matches weshould have won. Our drawn match againstFairmont saw us batting second, with 9 wicketsdown and 6 runs short of victory when time ranout. Our victories, on the other hand, were allsubstantial: we beat St. Josephs by 7 wickets,Rondebosch by 5 wickets, SACS by 116 runs (inwhat was certainly the finest match of theseason), and Bergvliet by 10 wickets.The reason for our success was largelyourblistering opening attack of Adrian Holdstock(who captained the side superbly) and BruceSharpe, who between them took 57 of the 79wickets. Rory Cole, who is developing into a fineleft-arm spinner, took 8wickets. The fielding wasusually of a high standard, and some superbcatches were taken.Andrew Symmonds, who opened the batting,was our most consistent scorer. He was the onlybatsman to total100 runs in the season. StephenNewton started badly, but persevered to becomethe only batsman to score a 50 (he scored 53 in afine knock against SACS). Holdstock toppedboth the batting and bowling averages (75 runs;18,8 average and 28 wickets at an average of 5/).He was closely followed by Sharpe on both lists(72 runs; 18,0 average and 29 wickets at anaverage of 5,9). Sean Privett took 5 catchesbehind the stumps and Michael Kros, who keptwicket for the first part of the season, took 3.With some application in the batting department,this team could become almost unbeatable, asthey bowl well and their fielding is of a consis-tently high standard.The following boys represented the Under 14Ateam during the 1st term (number of gamesplayed in brackets): A. Holdstock (Captain) (8),R. Cole (8), J. da Costa (8), A Symmonds (8), M.Kros (8), S. Newton (8), L. Colborne (8), B.O'Connell (6),M. Rice (6),S. Privett (5), S. Lee (4),K.Zeeman (2), and N. Chapman (1). L.G.M.

UNDER 148 CRICKETThe Under 148 team started off by losing toBishops, bul they never looked back after thatgame. The side didn't change too much duringthe season and was fortunate in having a core ofreasonably consistent players.

84

UNDER 14A CRICKETBack Row: R.l. Cole, A.T.Symmonds, M.A. Kros, L.e. Colbome

2nd Row: M.L.L.Rice, B.O. O'Connell, I.P. da Costa, S.D.J.Privett and B.e. SharpFront Row: Mr L.G.Moser (Master-in-Charge). A.T.Hold5tock (Captain). Mr R.e. Aigie (Headmaster),

S.A.Newton (Vice-Captain) and Mr M. Stovold (Coach)

Apart from Bishops, the Under 14B's lost onlyone other game, which was against a strongHerzlia Under 14A team. Good wins wererecorded against rivals SACS (by 7 wickets) andRondebosch (by 52 runs). The coach's nerveswere tested to the limit against Fish Hoek Under14A, where Stephen Oldroyd waited until thesecond last ball of the match before hitting thewinning run. In the final match of the season, anail-biting 10th wicket stand between StephenOldroyd (42*) and Murray Johnson saw us beatSea Point Under 14A by one wicket.

Stephen Oldroyd captained the side well andtopped the batting averages (19,3) while CharlesWilson scored the higher aggregate (76), closelyfollowed by louis Brink (64). Most of the playersproduced valuable innings when it was necessary.Brett van Eyssen was the most consistent bowler(13 wickets). He moved the ball disconcertinglyin the air at times. He was well-supported bylouis Brink (9 wickets), Shaun lee (6 wickets),and Murray Johnson and Rodney Smit (4wickets

each). Practices were enthusiastically attended.

Thanks to the supporters club, who so willinglyassisted with transport, scored and generallyencouraged the team.

The following represented the Under 148 cricketteam this year: S. Oldroyd (Captain), C. Wilson,l. Brink, C. Wylde, R. Hawkins, M. Johnson, H.Holloway, B. van Eyssen, S. lee, R. Smit, M.Chapman, P. Cowen, G. Newmark, S. Privet andM.leach. M.R.

UNDER 14C CRICKET

The team was successful this season, winning3 games, and losing 3. They developed intoa closely knit group that played well together.

The wins and losses were both spectacular i.e.103 runs, 9 wickets, 6 wickets, 9 wickets, again 9wickets, 114 runs and 6 wickets. After the firstmatch, a spectacular win, O'Connell and VanEyssen were promoted to the B team. Two losses

85

resulted. The team recovered and won their 4thmatch. Our 5th match against RondeboschUnder 13A was rather unfair as a number of ourplayers are also Under 13 but certainly not Ateam players. The 6th match was won in grandstyle by 114 runs. We lost the last match againstBishops.

Results of Matches:vs Hottentots Hol/and - Wynberg 180/5(O'Connell 107 runs, Chapman 42 runs, VanEyssen 5/12). Hottentots Holland n/l0. Won by103 runs.

vs Westerford - Wynberg 41/10. Westerford4211. Lost by 9 wickets.

vs Bishops (D) - Wynberg 101/10 (Chapman 28runs, Mazzullo 18 runs). Bishops 10214. Lost by 6wickets.

vs Oude Molen - Wynberg 19/1 (Wilson,TreadAway and Wilken each took 3 wickets).Oude Molen 15 all out.

vs Rondebosch (Under 13A) - Wynberg 38/10.R.B.H.S. 3911. Lost by 9 wickets.

vs SACS - Wynberg 147/10 (pinkus 46 runs, VanOordt 24 runs, McCormick 20 runs). SACS 33/10.Won by 114 runs.

vs Bishops (C) - Wynberg 86/10 (Wilken 40runs). Bishops 67/4. Lost by 6 wickets.

H.J.

UNDER 140 CRICkfl

The Under 140 team played 8 games. We wonfour, drew two and lost two.

We won our first match against Bergvliet by 10wickets. Other wins were against Sea Point BandSACS D.

We had good scores this season (Leach 32, Amm30 and Smit 51). Our best bowlers were Frewen,Miller and Smit. Frewen took 9 wickets for 4 runsin 10 overs against SACS. Our best all rounderwas Miller, who bowled, caught and batted verywell.

Our thanks to Mr Morris for his help andencouragement during our first season atWynberg.

A.L.

INTER-HOUSE CRICKET 1984Final Table

House Plyd Won lost W.L. Pnts O.P.Van Riebeeck 8 6 2 13 12 1Rhodes 8 4 4 13 8 2De Waal 8 4 4 20 8 3Wellington 8 4 4 24 8 4Littlewood 8 2 6 28 4 5

Highest Team Score:Van Riebeeck vs Wellington (U-19) 71

Lowest Team Score:Littlewood (U-19) vs Wellington 17

Highest Total Runs Scored by an Individual:Bruce Andrew (Van Riebeeck) (U-19) 95Grant Pettitt (Van Riebeeck) (U-19) 76

Not out every game.Chris Upton (Wellington) (U-19) 73

Highest Individual Score in one Innings:Bruce Andrew (Van Riebeeck) (U-19) ...... n.o. 39

Most WICkets taken by an Individual:j.P. Loxton (De Waal) (U-15) 8Adrian Holdstock (Van Riebeeck) (U-15) 6

With Compliments

from

P.G. GLASS (SOUTHERN SUBURBS)

BROADROADWfNBERG 7800

TELEPHONE:710031

86

THE 5 AND 50 CLUB

This club came into operation during 1983.All players who score more than 50 runs andtake more than 5 wickets per match comeinto consideration for this club. The playerwhose name appears the greatest number of

times on the list receives a trophy at the end ofthe season.

Last year's winners were:Batting P.Upton (1st XI)Bowling A. Holdstock (Under 14A)

NAME OPPONENTSACHIEVEMENT

XIRuns 0 M R W

P. Upton ....................... 1st XI Fish Hoek 91 - - - -J. loxton ...................... 1st XI Fish Hoek 51 - - - -W.Oldroyd ................ 2nd XI Fairmont 1st XI - 12 5 16 5P. Van Druten ............ 3rd XI Fairmont 2nd XI 50 - - - -A. Dunstan .................. 4th XI Simonstown 1st XI - 8 0 39 5J. Adamo ...................... 4th XI Simonstown 1st XI - 8 0 31 5P.van der Riet ........... 5th XI Westerford 3rd XI - 8 4 20 5D. Alexander .............. Under15B Westerford U-15A 79 - - - -B. O'Conneli .............. Under 14C Hottentots Holland 107· - - - -B. van Eyssen .............. Under 14C Hottentots Holland - 8 2 12 5P. Upton ....................... 1st XI Pinelands 50 - - - -S. O'Conneli .............. 4th XI Muizenberg 1st XI - 8 4 15 6P. Rossiter .................... Under 15C Fairbarn U-15C - 8 2 15 6M. Davis ....................... Under 14D - 4 3 2 5e. Upton ...................... 1st XI Bishops 61 - - - -J. KidweIl ..................... 2nd XI Bishops 2nd XI 60 - - - -G. Mulder ................... 2nd XI Bishops 2nd XI - 14 4 40 10T. Davis ......................... 2nd XI Bishops 2nd XI 84 - - - -J.Adamo ...................... 4th XI e.B.e. 2nd XI - 7 0 8 7R. Turbitt ...................... Under 15C SACS 68 - - - -P. Rossiter .................... Under 15C SACS - 14 2 34 6S. Negus ....................... 3rd XI St. Joseph's - 11 5 18 8R. Hayes ....................... Under 15A Bishops - 10 2 15 6R. Hayes ....................... Under 15A Sea Point - 10 5 20 5A.May .......................... Under 15B Windsor U-15A - 7 5 13 5T. Hogg ......................... 5th XI Oude Molen 2nd XI - 10 1 27 5P. Upton ....................... 1st XI W.P.N.S. 71· - - - -e. Upton ...................... 1st XI w.P.e.e. XI 82- - - - -G. Budge ..................... 1st XI W.P.e.e. XI - 8 1 39 7B. Wilbraham ............. 5th XI Strand 3rd XI - 14 2 18 7J. loxton Under 15A Rondebosch 66 - - - -......................G. Byrne ....................... 2nd XI Herzlia 54 - - - -M. Power ..................... 2nd XI Bishops 65 - - - -P. van Schalkwyk ...... 3rd XI SACS - 14 2 35 5A. Holdstock .............. Under 14A St. Joseph's - 14 4 23 7A. Holdstock .............. Under 14A SACS - 10 2 24 6S. Newton ................... Under 14A SACS 53 - - - -G. Budge ..................... 1st XI Bergvliet - 13 4 12 6e. Upton ...................... 1st XI Bergvliet 55 - - - -B. Wilbraham ............. 5th XI SACS - 15 2 46 6M. Grayland ............... Under 15C Plumstead - 5 0 16 6W. Freimond .............. Under 15A Avendale - 14 3 43 6A. Holdstock .............. Under 14A Bergvliet - 10 6 8 5D. Alexander .............. Under 15B Milnerton 62 - - - -B. Sharp ........................ Under 14A Bishops - 17 4 27 6B. Sharp ........................ Under 14A Rondebosch - 11 4 22 7

87

GOLF TEAMStanding: B. Bell-Roberts, K. KendalI,

L. van der Byland A. RoseveareSeated: Mr R.e. Algie (Headmaster),

B.Andrew (Captain) and Mr P.Midlane (Coach)

GOLFGolf is still in its infancy at Wynberg, but it isslowly gaining popularity. We competed in theInter-Schools league this year along with abouttwenty other schools. Although we did not dowell in the league, we did not disgrace ourselvesand all boys competing thoroughly enjoyedthemselves and gained valuable experience play-ing on various courses against other boys.The top player in the team is Bruce Andrew whoplays off a five handicap. He had a particularlygood season, scoring well in all his matches. Hemanaged to make the group of twelve playersfrom which a team to represent Western ProvinceFoundation will be chosen and he was alsochosen to play in the Individual Tournament atStellenbosch on Friday, 21 September.

P.R.M.

HOCKEY1984 saw Wynberg enter seven teams in thevarious leagues. While no team can claim to havehad an outstanding season, the seconds and theUnder 15A's had good seasons, which augurswell for next year. Congratulations to NickPattenden on being selected for the WesternProvince Schools' team for the fourth consecutiveyear.

As the school possesses only one hockey field,we are once again grateful to Constantia HockeyClub for the use of their fields for practices andmatches. For the first time the first team used theschool field for matches, and Mr Payne is to bethanked once again for keeping the field in suchgood condition.The coaches of the various teams were: Mr M.Rushby (1st XI), Mr lo Moser (2nd's and 3rd's),Mr H. ten Veldhuis (Under 15's), Mr D. Brom-berger (Under H's). Thanks also to GrahamWilliams, who assisted at practices with theUnder 15's and to Mr Rob Willmott, who was theUnder 15B's resident umpire. We look forwardto the return of Mr Richardson next year after afour-year absence.

Once again we'd like to thank all those parentswho helped with transport during the seasonand generally supported hockey at Wynberg.

G. Wilson on the move

88

1ST HOCKEY TEAMBack Row: D. Smit, D. Vaughan, I. Gordon and P.Watson

Standing: M. Leach, P. van der Riet, F.MacGillivray and G. WilsonSealed: G. Haskin, Mr R.e. Aigie (Headmaster), N. Pattenden (Captain), Mr M. Rushby (Coach) and T. Senson

In Fron!: B. Porter

1ST XI HOCKEYDespite the fact that only three players remainedfrom the 1983 team, the first team acquitted itselfreasonably well this year. However, next seasonthe situation is reversed, as we lose only threeplayers.

The first team started the season by playing in atournament at Fish Hoek High School during theApril holidays. This tournament involved eightteams from all over the country. We lost the firstgame 0 - 4 to Brebner (Bloemfontein) due toinexperience, but the team made great stridesduring the tournament, deservedly beating SACS1-0 in the final game.

Seven-a-side: In this tournament, which wasplayed at the end of the season, poor passingand shooting saw Wynberg advance no furtherthan the first round.

Indoor tournament: Despite disastrous lossesagainst Pinelands 1 - 3 and Camps Bay 1 - 8, the

team recovered well to win four out of the nextfive matches.

During the season, the team relied heavily onthe short-corner combination, and Nick Patten-den was consequently the top goal scorer. Thefirst team played its home games on the schoolfield for the first time, and the support at thesegames helped the team maintain a good recordat home.

Thomas Benson and Grant Haskin were awardedBlues, while Nick Pattenden was re-awardedHonours.

Critique of Players:Nick Pattenden (Captain): Third season as firstteam captain. Handled this position maturelyand responsibly. Represented Western ProvinceSchools for the fourth consecutive year. Hasmade an outstanding contributiol) tooWynberghockey. Should try to remain calm underpressure.

89

G. Haskin anticipa[Ïng

Thomas Benson (Vice-Captain): Hardest runneron the field, but his basics let him down at times.Always gave of his best.

Fin/ay McGillivray: Divided his time betweenhockey and cross-country, but always gave of hisbest when playing in the team.

Grant Haskin: Moved from left-inner to centre-back at start of season. Showed tremendousimprovement. Basics good, especially tackling.Needs to work at temperament.

Peter van der Riet: One of the thinkers in theteam, but needs to tighten up his passing andmust tackle more strongly.

Mark Leach: Youngest member of the team.Good stopper of the ball; good control underpressure, but tends to be lazy.

Dennis Vaughan: Possesses some good touches,but is erratic. Should work at basics.

Gary Wilson: Ran well at centre forward andshowed some dassy touches. Needs to bestronger and more goal-hungry in the cirde.

lan Gordon: Also a little erratic, but had somereally good games. Most penetrative forward.Needs to improve his shooting.

Deon Smit: Fast, aggressive right-wing. Showedgreat determination and set up many goals.Stopping let him down.

Brent Porter: Courageous goalkeeper; mostimproved player. Needs to become more supple.

Paul Watson: Played in a variety of positions;settled down well at left-half, but should workmore at his game. M.R.

First XI Hockey Results:

G.F.L G.A.

8 36 35

vs Brebner 0 - 4vsWestering 2 - 3vs Potchefstroom 1 - 2vsCentaurus 3 - 0vs Fish Hoek 1 -1vs SACS 1-0vs Grosvenor (Durban) 1 -1vsOude Molen 6 - 0vs Rondebosch 0 - 3vs Paul Roos 0-3vs Bergvliet 1 -1vs Camps Bay 3-3vs Plumstead 2 - 2vsSACS 3-0vs Bishops 1 - 2vs Pinelands 5-3vs Plumstead 3-1vs Westerford 1 - 3vs Fish Hoek 1-3vs Fairmont 1 - 0

2ND XI HOCKEYThe Second XI had a good season, losing only 4of their 13 matches: twice to a strong Bishopsside (0- 2 and 1 - 2), once to SACS (0 - 2) and loFish Hoek (0-1), where they put up their mostdisappointing performance.

Of the other 9 games played, 3 were drawn and 6won. We scored 29 goals during the season,conceding only 12. The main goal scorers wereKevin Price (who netted well from the penaltycorners), Michael Gadd, Noel Robinson andMark Douglas.

The team was ably captained by Grant Munro,who did much to unite the team. They playedtogether especially well in the latter half of the

90

2ND HOCKEY TEAMBack Row: N. Robinson, K. Price and G. Crosby-Emery

Standing: P. livesey, M. Sutherland, I.Wilkinson and E. BadenhorstSeated: K. Wiid, Mr R.e. Aigie (Headmaster), G. Munro (Captain), Mr lo Moser (Coach) and M. Gadd

In Front: R. Arnott

season. The culmination was a 4 - 0 victory overFairmont. It seemed a pity to end the season justas all were getting into our stride, but it is alwayssatisfying to close on a high note.Summary of Results:Played 13, Won 6, Lost 4 and Drew 3.vs Oude Molen _ won 4 - 0vs Rondebosch drew 1 -1vs Bishops lost 0 - 2vs Bergvliet won 3 - 0vs Paul Roos won 2-1vs Plumstead won 4-0vs SACS lost 0- 2VsSettlers won 7 - 0vs St. George's drew 2 - 2vs Plumstead drew 0 - 0vs Fish Hoek lost 1 - 2vs Bishops lost 1 - 2vs Fairmont won 4-0The following players represented the 2nd XI(number of games played in brackets): G. Munro(Captain) (13), M. Gadd (13), K. Wiid (13), R.

Arnott (12), K. Price (12), M. Douglas (12), N.Robinson (11), M. Sutherland (11), I. Wilkinson(11), P. Livesey (11), G. Crosby-Emery (8), E.Badenhorst (6), P. van der Riet (2), K. de Klerk(2), T. Scott (1), P. Watson (1), M. Allen (1), F.MacGillivray (1), ). large (1), and J. Marks (1).

L.G.M.

3RD XI HOCKEY

After a disappointing start in which we lost thefirst 5 matches, the team settled down well to goright through the season with only one furtherloss. Playing good team hockey towards themiddle and end of the season, we had convincingwins over SACS,Batavia, Pinelands, Sea Point andFairmont.

Jonathan Marks, who captained the side againthis year, led by example. The players wereenthusiastic and played entertaining hockey.Fortunately the majority of 2nd and 3rd teamplayers will be with us next year to ensure aneven better season.

91

Battling (or the ball

In spite of winning only 5 matches of the 13, wenevertheless managed to notch up 35 goalsduring the season, conceding only 25. Most ofour goals came from the sticks of Hall, De Klerk,Falck and Hutchins.

Summary of Results:Played 13, Won 5, Lost 6, and Drew 2.

vsWesterford lost 0 - 6vs Rondebosch lost 1 - 3vs Pinelands lost 4 - 5vs Durbanville lost 1- 2vs Muizenberg lost 3-4vs Plumstead drew 1 -1vs SACS won 4-0vs Batavia won 8-0vs Pinelands won 3-1vs Plumstead drew 3-3vs Fish Hoek lost 0-1vs Sea Point won 3 - 0vs Fairmont won 4 - 0

UNDER lSA HOCKEY

Back Row: B. Spolander, D. Mills, G. Wilson and S. ConnellanStanding: M. Keusen, R. Reid, G. Gordon, P. Sutherland and J. Bradley

Seated: M. von Bentheim (Vice-Captain), Mr R.e. Aigie (Headmaster), W. Kitching (Captain), Mr H. ten Veldhuis (Coach) and). MillsIn Front: S. Sprack/en

92

Wynberg nears the goal

The following represented the 3rd XI(number ofgames in brackets): J.Marks (Captain) (B), S. Hall(B), J. Large (13), F. Atlas (11), R. Falck (11), M.Allen (lO), M. de Nier (lO), P. Hutchins (9), K. deKlerk (8), K. Hubbard (8), S. Grantham (7), E.Badenhorst (6), R. Catto (5), S. Allsop (5), T.Scott(4), C. Behr (2), M. Livesey (2), P. livesey (2), G.Crosby-Emery (2), and N. Robinson (1).

L.G.M.

UNDER 15A HOCKEY

The Under lSA hockey team had a fine season.

The Results were as follows:

FD L A221 4 15

Team spirit, coupled with enthusiasm and apositive attitude, played a significant role duringthe season.

Although the team was weakened by withdrawalsand positional changes, they still producedexcellent hockey.

To mention names would be unfair to the rest

of the team, as at all times it was a team effort

Our sincere thanks go to Mr Graeme Williamsfor taking time off to coach the team everyWednesdayafternoon.

Team: Selwyn Spracklen, Gavin Gordon, JohnMills, Peter Sutherland, Markus Keusen, WadeKitching (Captain), Graeme Wilson, Mark vonBentheim, Rory Reid, David Mills, BrandonSpolander and John Bradley.

Under 15A Hockey Results - 1984 Season:Wynberg scores first:vs Westerford 3 - 0vs Fairmont 3 - 2vs Rondebosch 0-2vs Fish Hoek 4- 0vs Fish Hoek 1-0vs Bergvliet 2 - 0vs Paul Roos 1-2vs Paul Roos 0- 3vs Plumstead 0 - 0vs Plumstead 1 - 2vs SACS ,-,vs Bishops 2-'vs Pinelands ~ 4-0

H.t.\!.

93

UNDER 158 HOCKEY

This season the Under 158 hockey was character-ised by the enthusiasm of the boys and goodattendance at practices. This led to a mostencouraging improvement in the standard oftheir hockey.

The Results were as foDows:

P8

D F Al

2 lO 2512

Our sincere thanks go to Mr R. Willmot, whomanaged and coached the team every Saturdaymorning.

Team: Kyle Robertson, Tray Glaum, Jimmy deKock, Dave Bennett, Mathew Gaylard, Brucelancaster, lan Smuts, Raman Fritz, DavidCharleswarth, Mark Willmot, Graham Anderson,Garth Eksteen and Alister Main.

Under 158 Hockey Results - 1984Season:Wynberg scores first:vs Fairmant 1 - 2vs Fairmant 1- 3vs Fairmant 0 - 2vs Rondebosch 1-3vs Fish Hoek 1-6vs Durbanville 0 - 2vs Muizenberg 2 - 2vs Muizenberg 0 - 2vs Plumstead 0 - 2vs Plumstead 2-0vs SACS 2-1vs Pinelands 0-0

H.t.V.

UNDER 14A HOCKEY

The Under 14A hockey side contained someexcellent players and had a good first half-season, if a rather Jesssuccessful second half. ledby Duncan Mills, who led by deed rather than

UNDER 14A HOCKEYBack Row: N. Herman, e. Augoustldes, e. Whitehead and H. TurnerStanding. G. Mills, S. Jnnes, B.WaJsh, D. Hinrichsen and R. Creaser

Seated. S. Newton, Mr R.e. Aigie (Headmaster), D. Mills (Captain), Mr D. Bromberger (Coach) and B. HollowayIn Front: B.Ashley-Cooper

94

word, the team had at its disposal the talents of"Power Drive" Newton, "Electric" (on-off)Cooper in the goals, and "Livewire" Holloway inthe midfield.Heinrichsen and particularly Greg Mills, werevaluable in the back line, Greg being the fittestplayer and hardest runner on the field.Duncan Mills, Holloway, Newton and Augustides(a man with a future) guarded the midfield,while wings like Herman, Walsh and "Keenbean"Turner helped to make headway down thesidelines.The centre attack was spearheaded by Innes orCreaser, supported by inners Whitehead, MUisor Holloway.The season was enjoyable with highpoints the1-0 victory over a powerful Fairmont side and acreditable 2 - 3 defeat against the fancied SACSteam. The low point was the 6 -1 loss to FishHoek. The Indoor Tournament was also anexciting event with hopes of victory flaming highuntil we were defeated by Boland.All in all the Under 14A's learnt a great dealabout hockey this year, and if next year theyconcentrate more on basic skills and teamwork,their experience will not have been in vain.

D.B.

JUDODuring this year's competi-tions our members did well,but we need more beginners.If nobody new starts judo,our judo club will die outwithin the next few years, soplease start judo if you areinterested.The following boys wereselected for the WesternProvince Team: B. Glazer,C. Glazer, R. Willie andA. Bas.A.Bascame third in the SouthAfrican Championships.Thanks to Mr Butcher forbeing patient and under-standing. A.B.

JUDOTEAMBack Row: M. Bennet, R. Wiley,J. Jouben and B.GlazerFront Row: A. Bas, Mr R.e. Aigie(Headmaster, and e. Glazer

UNDER 148 HOCKEY

The Under 14B's were mostly beginners andshowed by a string of defeats that they were noworld-beaters. But their enjoyment of the game,team spirit and continual improvement spokevolumes for what they were getting out of thegame.

Bradley and D'Arcy led the side and were wellassisted by Arnott in the goals and seasonedbacks such as Sayers, Summersgill and Brand or(at times) Shapley or Burgess.

Useful halves were Sayers, Levey, Mallinson,Gerry Parolis and Medder, while the inners'duties were carried out by Phillips, Richardson,Dykes and Joubert. Wings of note were Bradley,Parolis, Walsh or Hazell, with the centre-forwardslot being filled by either D'Arcy or Hazel!.

Hardlya man among the above did not improvehis game noticeably in the course of the season,and it was really a pleasure to coach this team.

I would particularly commend Bradley, Brandand Richardson who had games with the firstteam, and also Sayers who has a great deal oftalent just waiting to be utilized consistently.

O.B.

9s

•

ROWINGOur club consisted of a dedicated group ofsenior oarsmen and a group of enthusiasticUnder 14's. Our training sessions were hard andeffective (besides having a shot fired at us fromthe bank early one Saturday morning!) Wecompeted in three major regattas - the Selborneand Buffalo Regattas (held over the same week-end in East London) and the South African

Placing the boat in the water

Championships (held two weeks later at theRoodeplaat Dam, Pretoria).Our East london trip was an enjoyable andrewarding one. Two families, the Searles and theCoelens, accompanied us and the boys reallyappreciated their help and support. Our c~ewsdid very well at both regattas - our eight,rowing in the Third Eights division, won at theSelborne Regatta over a sprint distance of 500 m.They followed this up with an exciting second

place at the Buffalo Regatta the next day (alonger distance, 1 500 m, was raced). Our Under14 crew gained a spirited third place at theSelborne and a fourth place at the BuffaloRegatta. This crew showed great potential, andwe look forward to some good wins during theirfuture rowing seasons. Danny Gut rowed thirdsculls at the Selborne Regatta. He won easily byabout 15 lengths. He was promoted to secondsculls for the Buffalo Regatta and again won hisrace comfortably.Two weeks, and much training later, the seniorgroup travelled to Pretoria to compete in theSouth African Championships Regatta. Our ever-faithful supporter, Mr Glen Searle, accompaniedthe tour as manager and driver. Wynberg mademany useful contacts in the Transvaal. We had toborrow boats as usual, but this did not hinderOur performarce. Our eight, once again rowingThird Eights and stroked by Sean Abbott, provedtheir guts and dedication by winning their event.Rowing into a slight headwind, their time was 0,5seconds outside the course record for this event.A slight change in the combination made DannyGut stroke of the crew which finished fihh in theSecond Eights event. This crew could have beenfaster. Danny Gut, having been promoted to First

Sculls aher his performances in East london,sculled extremely well and finished third in thisprestigious event. Flushed with their successes,the group of 10 oarsmen returned to Cape Towneach armed with a medal and their floatingtrophy. Their successes were as a result of theirdedication, determination and the reliability oftheir alarm docks. We will miss the Zeekoevleibreakfasts with Anders at the helm frying eggsand bacon.It is difficult to thank the many people whohelped us during the season. Certain peopledeserve individual recognition, however. Thanksonce again to Mr Daly and Yamaha Centre forthe use of their motor. A heartfelt thanks to MrFish for his enthusiasm and his supply of spon-sored clothing. Many thanks to the Coelens, theSearles and the Guts for their support andencouragement. Thanks to Mr Algie for hisinterest in the sport and for his contribution of asculling boat (our own at last!). Thanks to Mr KarlGut for his arranging of sculls for our new boat.I sincerely hope that the boys who have got somuch out of rowing will continue with theirinterest in the sport after they have leh school.Join a club, ladsl A.T.

ROWING - 1STf1(;HT AND 1STSCUllERBack Row: G. CoeJen (No. 5), I. Andenon (Bow) and G. Bryant (Cox)

2nd Row: C. Bos (No. 2). S. Abbott (Stroke), M. Searle (No. 7) and P. Briant (No. 6)Front Row: Mr A. TOOd(Coach), M. MOlan (No. 3),Mr R.C. Aigie (Headmaster), D. Gut (1stSculler) &Mr G. Searle (AssistantTour Manager:

.Absent: D. du Randt

97

RUGBYAs the South African rugby season draws to anend some significant features are uppermost inour minds: How will Province fare in its hunt forthe Currie Cup? We also know that our Old boy,Rob Louw, with Williams, Tobias, Gerber andVisagie distinguished themselves against Englandat Twickenham. We also know that Rob, at thisstage, has played 71 times for Western Provinceand 17 times for the Springboks.

How is such success achieved? Apart from talent,it must be - as Old Boy Lt. Commander JohnMartin of North Atlantic yachting fame told theschool at the sprots assembly - determination. Itwas determination that helped John Martin, Roblouw and our sportsmen achieve national andinternational success.

It is this kind of determination that can helpWynberg again reach previous high standards ofrugby achievement. In addition, we need thesupport of all boys who can play the game. Wedo not need the person who comes to thisschool (because it is better than some otherschool to which he might have gone) and whodoes nothing to help make it a still better school.

Let us look at the example set by some of theteams, e.g. the 1st XVand the Under 14A. Onecannot but admire the courage and endurancedisplayed as the boys of the senior rugby grouptrained on the steep tarred roadway leading tothe Memorial Gates. That training must havehelped the players never to lose matches - evenagainst powerful opponents - by anything butsmall margins. The Under 14A team, endowedwith talent, trained expertly throughout theseason and played good rugby.

We still have a shortage of rugby fields atWynberg and, as it is impossible for a school ofour size to manage with only three, we areforced to ask clubs for use of their fields. We areindeed lucky to be able to use Villagers' fjelds atBrookside and the False Bay fields at Constantia.For allowing and arranging the use of theBrookside fields we thank Mr Linnegar and hiscommittee, and we thank Mr J. Horne and hiscommittee for allowing and "rranging for theuse of the Constantia fields.

Mr Algie is thanked for his interest and support.Not only does he watch first team rugby in goodand bad weather, but he watches as many othersports tearns as he can. This is much appreciatedby players, coaches and parents.

The following coaches are all thanked for whatthey gave to rugby during the 1984 season:Messrs Connellan (1stXV),P.Blackbeard (2nd XV),Todd (3rds), Stovold (4ths and Under 15C), Hill(5ths), Pretorius (Under 16A),Van Rooyen (Under16B), Merts 2nd term and Bronkhorst 3rd term(Under 16C), A. Blackbeard (Under 15A), J. Louw(Under 15B),Decker (Under 150), Polden (Under14A), Cross (Under 14B), De la Mare (Under14C), O'Reilly (Under 140), Radloff (Under HA)and Creed (Under 13B). Mr Crawford, too, isthanked for his help with various teams duringthe 2nd term. Do people who have nevercoached ever stop to wonder at the time andenthusiasm given to coaching and refereeing,not only week after week, but season afterseason? A very sincere "thank you" to all thegentlemen concerned.

}. Loxton converting it

98

To the tuck shop ladies, our appreciation andthanks are due for the free time which they socheerfully give up so that we at Wynberg canbenefit.Mr Payne's care of the fields ismuch appreciated.A very sincere thank you goes to Mr TonyBlackbeard and his helpers for their control ofrugby balls and to Mr Stovold for his finding thesand, orange and water duty boys for ourmatches. A thank you also goes to the boys whocarry out those duties, sometimes in cold, rainyweather.Mesdames Kothoff, Bevan, Upton and Cowen,the First Aid ladies, are thanked for standing byon Saturday mornings. It is most reassuring andhelpful to have them on hand to deal with boyswho need assistance. Also helping with first aidare two pupils, Paul Leach and AndrewMacDonald. (The latter did duty on almost everySaturday morningl) To these two go our gratefulthanks.To Press Attache, Jeremy Edgar, also our sincerethanks for collecting rugby results, sending them

to W.P.H.S.R.U. and to "The Argus", and seeingthat they were ready for Monday assemblies.Last but not least, it is my pleasure to say thankyou to those who refereed on Saturday mornings.These gentlemen give up their free time to comeout in all weathers to make matches possible.Some of them are masters, some "other" referees,generally people who are not connected directlywith the school. In this connection, I mentionthe names of Dr. Gir, and Messrs Levy,GreenbJat,Green, Boonzaier, McEwan, Louw, Snowball,Brown, Hopwood, Hammond, Smith, Edwards,Schafer, M. Bostin, Barichevy, Colbourne andBlaum. The 1st XVreferees are appointed by theWestern Province Rugby Union. We thank theUnion and we thank those whom they appoint.

A.M.

RUGBY TROPHY WINNERS FOR 1984The Brian Steyl Trophy for the Most Improved

Under 19 Player Cameron Ellis. Michael White

The P. de Villiers Wahl Cup for the MostImproved Under 15/16 Player .......A. van Wyk

UNDER 19A RUGBYBack Row: 8. Kriel, C. Ellis,A. Buchanan, D. Schenck and D. Godden

2nd Row: M. Motan, P. du Plessis, M. Searle, R. Dews, S. Helders and J. LoxtonFront Row: M. Wiederkehr, S. Smith (Vice-Captain), Mr R.P. Connellan (Coach), B. Peach (Captain), Mr R.e. Algie (Headmaster),

I. Sutherland and M. OlivierAbsent: B. Andrews

99

R. Dews takes the ball in the line-out

Preparing lo do battle

The Azriel Fine Award for the Most ImprovedUnder 13/14 Player D. de Villiers

The Denis Fagan Senior Cup forthe Under 16/19Team with the best points for/against record..........................................................Under 16A Team

The Denis Fagan Junior Cup for the Under13/14/15 Team with the best points for/againstrecord Under 14C Team

The Eric Tasker Cup for the Winners of theInter-House Rugby Competition _ ........................There was no competition this year

UNDER 19A RUGBYThe 1984 1st XV had the worst record of aWynberg 1st team since 1966, losing 12 of their 18games. Despite this poor record they were neveroutclassed by any team, and the biggest losingmargin was 13 points. They played extremelybadly in 3 games - twice against SACS andagainst Bishops, but they had their chances ofwinning every other game, which makes theirlosing streak a little difficult to explain.

The standard of rugby throughout the school hasbeen relatively low over the past few years andthe Under 16A teams of 1980 to 1983 have won 16games between them, an average of 4 perseason. The 1984 1st XV reflected this in theirresults. They displayed a lack of confidence and

100

real will to win, and were prepared to settle forsecond best. They undoubtedly had far moreability than their record suggests, and havingmanaged to beat the powerful Paarl Gym teamearly in the season, should certainly have won alleast half their games.The forwards were very light, and while oftenplaying with fire and determination, they did notwin enough good ball when it really mattered.The backs started the season reasonably well, butseemed to lose confidence completelyaroundmid-season. They improved again considerablytowards the end of season.The team was inexperienced, but hopefullylearnt a lot as the season progressed. Despitetheir poor record, the season was enjoyed by theteam and the spirit remained surprisingly good.The boys worked hard at practice, certainly noless than some of the very fine Wynberg teamsthat have come before them. With a fair numberof players returning next year and somepromising Under 16 players coming up, prospectsfor 1985 certainly look a great deal brighter.My thanks to the boys who kept on trying, to MrPaul Blackbeard and the 2nd XV for theirfantastic support, to Old boys and parents fortheir support and to Mr Morris, the rugby

organizer. Also to Mr Payne (the groundsman)and his helpers, without whom no rugby wouldhave been possible. My thanks also to MessrsTodd, Stovold and Hill, the other Under 19coaches, for their support and co-operation.Results:vs Glenwood High School (A) Lost 6 -10vs Durbanville High School (A) Lost 18-22vs St Stithians College (A) Won 10 - 3vs Paarl Gymnasium (A) Won 6-3vs Bishops (A) Lost 3 -16vs Plumstead (A) Won z7 -7vs Rondebosch (A) Lost 3 - 9vs SACS (A) Lost 0-13vs Grey High School Lost 4-121vs Selborne College Lost 0 - 3vs Muir College Drew 3 - 3vs King Edward School (A) Lost 0 - 6vs SACS (A) Lost 0 - 13vs Bishops (A) Lost 6 -17vs Rondebosch (A) Lost 6 -11vs Fish Hoek (A) Lost 6 -18vs Plumstead (A) Drew 16 -16vs Old Boys (A) Won 24- 22

p AW D FL

18 12 2 140 2064

Maul

101

Awards:Colours - J. Loxton, S. Smith (Vice-Captain),C. Ellis, M. Olivier, D. Schenck, S. Helders,B. Kriel, I. Sutherland, R. Dews, B. Andrews,B. Peach (Captain), M. Wiederkehr, D. Godden,A. Buchanan, P. du Plessis, M. Searle andM. Motan.Blues - M. Wiederkehr, M. Olivier and B.Peach.The following also represented the 1st XVon oc-casions: B. Postings (7), G. Woof (7),T.Connellan(3), P. van Schalkwyk (3), M. White (3), T.Motan(2), B. Fischer (2), J. Richards (1), G. Pettit (1),D. Seeliger (1), C. Upton (1) and C. Marx (1).B. Kriel and S. Smith represented the team in all18 games, while M. Olivier, I. Sutherland andM. Wiederkehr played 17 games.Brief Resuméof ~mes:vs Glenwood (6 -10) - The team were ill-prepared to play the powerful Glenwood team,and were very badly beaten in the forwards. Apositive aspect was that the team never gave up,despite being outclassed.vs Durbanville (18-22) - A great improvementand one of the best performances of the season.Gave as good as they got and fought the verystrong Durbanville team right to the end. Twolapses in defence cost Wynberg the game.vs St Stithians (10 - 3) - Once again improvementwas evident, particularly in the second half whenplaying against the elements. Wynberg producedsome fine rugby.vs Paarl Gym (A) (6-3) - Undoubtedly thehighlight of the season. A very determinedWynberg team registered the school's first victoryover Paarl Gym for some 20 years. One of onlytwo losses suffered by Paarl gym during theseason, it made the inability of Wynberg to winagainst lesser teams inexplicable.vs Bishops (A) (3 -16) - Possibly a little over-confident, Wynberg produced a shocking perfor-mance to lose deservedly. The team was sluggishand showed little flair or purpose.vs Plumstead (A) (27 -7) - The first fifteenminutes produced rugby reminiscent of thebishops game, but the team pulled themselvestogether and played some of the best rugby ofthe season, scoring several outstanding tries.vs Rondebosch (A) (3 - 9) - Wynberg can beconsidered unlucky to have lost this game,because for long periods they were the betterteam, playing exceptionally well in the forwardsand applying a lot of pressure, but failing to turn

their superiority into points. Against the run ofplay a very costly lapse on defence enabledRondebosch to score under the posts and snatchvictory.

vs SACS (A) (0-13) - With at least two of ourforwards concealing injuries and being virtualpassengers and several backs playing well belowform, and despite missing five penalties, Wynbergthoroughly deserved to lose a game in whichthey looked a very poor team.CAPESCHOOLS WEEK:A most pleasant series ofgames was played in the first week of themidyear vacation with Wynberg, Rondebosch,SACSand Plumstead hosting the 4 Eastern CapeSchools, Selborne, Dale, Grey and Muir.Unfortunately the injury problem reached aclimax for Wynberg, and with many playersunavailable they were forced to play all theirgames with regular 1st teamers out and includingthree Under 16's who, however, all acquittedthemselves extremely well.We played Grey with 11 regulars. Selborne with 8and Muir with 9, and I feel in the circumstancesWynberg did extremely well.vs Grey High School (4 -12) - On the run of playthe score decidedly flattered the powerful Greyteam. Typical Cape winter weather may haveunsettled our visitors to some extent.vs Selborne (0 -3) - Very seriously depleted andwith Peach and Wiederkehr dropping out on themorning of the game, Wynberg played extremelywell and completely unsettled the Selborneteam with intelligent wheeling and hard first-time tackling. A number of missed chances alsocontributed to Wynberg's downfall. Neverthe-less, a game in which we were proud of our team.vs Muir(3-3) - A close, even game which couldhave gone either way. Wynberg had the betterof the initial exchanges, but had to defenddesperately at the end.Third Term:vs KES (0-6) - Another very even game againstour now traditional rivals from the Transvaal.They surprised with some extremely vigorousrucking and were decidedly the better side inthe 1st half. As the game progressed Wynbergappeared to gain their measure and finished verystrongly, narrowly failing to score on severaloccasions.vs SACS (0-13) - Another incompetent displayby Wynberg which was no improvement on the1st term's display. Played in poor weather con-ditions. The team reached the lowest ebb of theseason.

102

M. Olivier clears

vs Bishops (6-17) - A vast improvement on thefirst Bishops game, and a score which flatteredour visitors. Inexperience on the wings andseveral costly mistakes contributed to the largescore. Once again we finished strongly and cameclose to scoring on several occasions.

vs Rondebosch (6-11) - Once again fairlyunlucky to lose to Rondebosch. Missed oppor-tunities and lapses in concentration cost Wynberga game which they did not really deserve to lose.

vs Fish Hoek (6 -18) - An outstanding display ofplace kicking by the Fish Hoek f1yhalf, poorkicking by Wynberg and several careless mistakessaw Fish Hoek register a 6 penalties to 2 victory inan otherwise very even game. Nevertheless, fullmarks to Fish Hoek on gaining their first-evervictory over Wynberg.

vs Plumstead (16 -16) - A pleasant game inwhich the Plumstead forwards showed a greatimprovement on their 1st term display and inwhich a draw was probably a good result,although Wynberg had a marked territorialadvantage and scored 3 tries to one.

vs Old Boys (24 - 22) - Another of those verypleasant open games in which Chris luman, the

Boland prop, very kindly kicked the ball awaywith a three man overlap in the last minute ofthe game. The Old Boys' side consisted of RobLouw, Ewan Wannerten, Bradley Bing, Micky deVilliers, David Eyre, Anthony Vann, AndrewLloyd, Gareth Jones, Teddy Page, Chris lu man,Gummy Rookledge, John harris, lan Melliar,Howard Connellan and Glen Barker.

Seven-a-Side - The seven-a-side team acquittedthemselves very well in the Villager competition,reaching the final for the first time in some years.They beat Pinelands B, Bishops B, Fish Hoek Aand Bishops A before losing 16-0 to RondeboschA in the final. The team consisted of MarkWiederkehr (Captain), lan Sutherland, BrianPeach, Marc Olivier, Cameron Ellis, AndrewBuchanan and Sean Misen. My thanks to MrKallie Pretorius for taking charge of and preparingthe team.

Short Critique of the Players:}. Loxton (Fullback and Flyhalf) - A sound playerwith good hands. On his day, a very good pIace-kicker. Seemed to suffer from a lack of confi-dence in midseason in both his general play andkicking, but improved again towards the end.

103

P. du Plessis (Wing) - Very strong runner, but alittle clumsy in his handling and positioning indefence. A good team man who gave of his best.D. Godden (Centre) - Very small and withoutmuch speed but a great trier and excellent ondefence.S. Smith (Centre and Vice-Captain) - Tried veryhard throughout the season and at his best astrong runner and a good distributor. Unfor-tunately, shoulder problems seemed to affect hisconfidence on defence on occasions.A. Buchanan (Centre and Wing) - A seeminglyvery casual approach tended to conceal the factthat he often produced good play during theseason. Fast, with good defence. Handling a littlesuspect.e. Ellis (Fullback and Flyhalf) - The. mostimproved player in the team. Developed mto afirst-class flyhalf with flair, good hands and a safedefence.M. Olivier (Scrumhalf) - A consistently goodplayer with a good pass and intelli.gent cover.Inclined to break too often on occasions.M. Motan (Prop) - Strong and hard and equallyat home at loose head or tight head. Unfor-tunately, niggled by injuries which preventedhim developing his full potential.D. Schenck (Prop) - Hardworking team man.Always gave of his best.B. Kriel (Prop) - Another very good team man.Always worked hard to improve his technique.

Together with Schenck, should make a reallygood front row in 1985.S. Helders (Hooker) - A good hooker who heldhis own against all. Mobile, hard player. Throwinginto lineout left a little to be desired.M. Searle (Lock) - Unfortunately, a chronicback complaint prevented him from developinginto the really good player we had expected.Only played for half the season.R. Dews (Lock) - A strange mixture of good playand very poor play. Fastand mobile, yet prone tomake mistakes. If he toughens up physically andmentally could be very good.B. Peach (Flank, No. 8 and Captain) - Couldhave been a great prop. Unfortunately a backinjury prevented him playing there and he is alittle slow for loose forward. Has a fine feel forthe game and only his attitude and injury couldprevent him becoming a very fine player.B. Andrews (Flank) - Hardworking flank whoharassed well and gave of his best at all time.Good team man.I. Sutherland (Flank) - small and light, but toughand one of the best "fetchers" in the school forsome time. His play away from the tight loosewas not as good.M. Wiederkehr (No. 8) - consistently the bestforward. V~ry good in the tight loose, tackleswell but a httle slow. Also a good team man whowas obliged to play lock on quite a few occasions,where he performed extremely well. R.P.e.

Waiting for the ball

104

UNDER 19B RUCBYBack Row: D. Bowmaker-Fa1coner, G. Coelen, e. Upton, W. Zeeman and D. KeIlerman2nd Row: J. Richards, G. Penitl, A. van der Merwe, A. Scorey, S. Mizen and B. Fischer

Front Row: e. Bos, P. Engelke (Vice-Captain), Mr R.e. Aigie (Headmaster), T.Motan (Captain), Mr P. Blackbeard (Coach),D. Schenck and M. White

Absent: D. Seeliger

UNDER 19B RUGBYAlthough 1984 will not go down in the recordbooks as a very successful year for the 2nd team,much was achieved both on and off the rugbyfield. The boys developed a keen team spiritwhich helped them through this tough season.At our end of season rugby dinner, this fine teamspirit was commented on by nearly all the teammembers.The seconds started the season with a good winover the Voortrekker 1st team. After this perfor-mance no fewer than five players were promotedto the first side. The following two games weredisappointing, as the forwards were unable towin sufficient ball for their backs.In the return match against SACS, played undervery wet conditions, the seconds recorded theirfinest win of the season. They were 7 - 3 down athalf-time, yet they fought back to win 11-7 - agreat display of wet weather rugby.

Throughout the season the forwards scrummedwell. Possibly the best example of this was in thematch against Plumstead. The front row consis-ting of Mervin Motan, Tarek Motan and Chris

Upton (a retread prop at hooker), gave theiropponents their "wings". A fine display of powerscrumming.

The backs, weil led by Paul Engelke, were alwayskeen to move the ball, but were possiblyhandicapped by their lack of pace.

Congratulations to Tarek Motan, who proved tobe an outstanding captain. Many thanks to alithe 2nd team men who made the 1984 season anenjoyable one. P.B.

UNDER 19C RUGBY

The thirds were plagued by side changes duringthe season. Injuries and promotions made ourmatch side one which often sported new faces.We did, however, maintain some old-faithful'slike "Guppy" Gatzanis, ({Nunkle" Browne, "Air-Pocket" KidweIl and others. Our most consistenttry-scorers were Nathan Browne and WarrenBevan. Nathan was also the best and mostconsistent third team member. He was alwaysspirited and evasive in his attack.

105

With Compliments

and

Best WishesI'

from

M Ir L DISTRIBUTORS(PTV) LTD

WHOLESALE GENERAL MERCHANTS

11 Chain AvenueMontagu GardensMilnerton 7405

106

Line-out

Although the thirds lost most of their gamesduring the first half of the season, the secondhalf saw a side with more motivation and drive.We ended the season with a good win overBergvliet seconds. The thirds' main problemthroughout the season was their inability to startthe game effectively. This resulted in quickpoints scored against us, but when the sidedecided to make an effective comeback, it wasgenerally too late. Most of the games we lostwere by narrow margins and we played some ofour best rugby against strong sides like Ronde-bosch and Bishops. A.T.

UNDER 19D RUGBYThe Fighting Fourths had a disappointing year,although spirit was good and attendance regular.Many players and the side as a whole werecontinually moving between teams and changingpositions. This particular side was caught in theposition, having to promote better players to the3rd XV. Good results were obtained against

Bosmansdam's 2nds, and we were victoriousagainst the Plumstead 3rds.The forwards always worked hard, and containedsuch stalwarts as Abbot, Bastick, Van der Poll,Burrows, Bolton, Asaro and De Piaz. The backs,although lacking in penetration, defended well,with Dempster always being outstanding.Iwould like to thank all the boys who played forthe 4th XV this season (and there were many).Thank you for your support, and I hope that theenjoyment obtained was sufficient to encouragethe matries to join dubs and the non-Ieavers toparticipate in 1985. To all players, remember:"The game is essentially for fun, it is part of man'srecreation, it is an opportunity for him to throwoff the shackles and worry of work and expresshimself by means of uninhibited and joyfulexercise". MS

UNDER 19E RUGBYIt was most enjoyable coaching and beingassociated with the fifth rugby team this year.Certainly the designation "fifth team" did notreallyapply to these players, many of whom areactually good players who seemed to enjoy theirrugby most in this team.Matches were approached with great enthusiasm- in fact on Fridays at second break myclassroom was under seige with prospectiveplayers urging for selection. This followed afteran early-season S.O.S. for "guest stars", as they

Calling for support?

107

Waiting for the ball

were termed. Talented sportsmen committed toother sports were only too eager to play for the"ferocious fifths" - one Friday I had to turnaway no fewer than 13 aspirant players!The core of the regulars attended practicesregularly and played inspired rugby. Good winswere recorded against Rondebosch and Bishops.Captain Terry Hogg led by expample and unflag-ging enthusiasm, both on and off the field. Manya morning Iwas cornered in the car park andelsewhere for discussions on team selections andmatches.Fifth-teamers included: Everett, Scrooby, Gibbs,Ginsberg, Gorne, C. Ooyle, Gess, lamont, Hogg,Asaro and Edwards. "Guest stars" included: Gut,Williams, Hoyle, Wilbraham, Sam Giorgio, Oix,Searle, Armstrong, KendalI and Elder.

GJH.

UNDER 16A RUGBY

Played Won Drew Lost14 7 1 6

The above analysis of this year's Under 16Aperformances does not look too bad. They alsowon the trophy for the best senior team, which

UNDER 16A RUGBYBack Row: G. Byrne, G. Hart, P. Upton and G. Bairstow

2nd Row: e. Hammond, S. Oberholzer, E. Ferreira, K.MacTavish, J. Bedingham and e. KotthofFront Row: M. Power, P. van Schalkwyk, Mr R.e. Aigie (Headmaster), T. Connellan, Mr K.I.Pretorius (Coach), M. Keylock and T. Davies

Ábsent: M. du Plessis and A. Kotzé

108

makes their performance look even better. Inspite of all these positive factors, a closer analysisshows that this team, with so much potential, didmuch worse than we expected. The team willalways be a good one, thanks to the abundanttalent, but it will never be a great team until theplayers are humble enough to accept advice andcoaching.In spite of all these negative remarks I stillenjoyed coaching this team and will have somefavourable memories. One such memory is ofthe second game against Plumstead. Playing inthe pouring rain, the players handled extremelywell and everyone played with determination.

I know that players like Mark Power, Peter vanSchalkwyk, Gary Byrne, Andre Kotze, PaddyUpton, Josh Bedingham and Tim Connellan willbe tremendous assets to any senior team. I wishthe team an enjoyable season next year.

K.).P.

UNDER 16B RUGBYOur first match was against Durbanville. Fromthe outset it was clear that the team had manytalented players. Practices were well attended, sothere was strong competition to play for theB-side.Due lO a few injuries, the team was strengthenedwith the best replacement from the C-team. Wehad a few good wins, but were also unfortunateto lose a fair number of matches by a smallmargin. However, the boys never gave up andthe pack developed into a very competent unit,producing well-controlled ball. Unfortunatelythe backline did not always have the necessarythrust.Itwas an enjoyable season, and the boys learnt agreat deal. ).v.R.

UNDER 16C RUGBY

Thanks to a tremendous fighting spirit, loyaltyand dedication, this team enjoyed a very success-ful second half this season. Of the six matchesplayed, 4 were won. One was drawn (against avery strong "Bil De Grendel Technical Highteam) and one was lost (against Fish Hoek tlB").With a liule more application from the backlineplayers, this match could so easily have beenwon. Notable victories were against SACS,Bishops and Rondebosch Boys' High School.

Players who often caught the eye, either throughtremendous speed or power were John Slypen,

....

Two of Wynberg's keenest supporters

John Rittas, Craig Collins, André Bryant, JustinHoward-Tripp and Mark Silberberg.All the other players played extremely well,contributing towards a most successful season.

S.B.

UNDER 15A RUGBY

Played Won Lost14 4 10

Ifone looks at the results of this year's Under 15Aside, one comes to the conclusion that they werea below-average side. However, this is not thecase. I have never been part uf a team that has soconsistently been dogged by bad luck. On nofewer than 6 occasions did we have to changethe team because of injury.A major shortcoming in this team was lack ofdetermination and dedication and concentrationshown by some players.The backline found the ball very well, but unfor-tunately did not get enough ball against sideslike Bishops, Rondebosch and Paarl Gym.All players excelled at one time or another. Thepositional and attacking play of Robert Adshade,Richard Feist's attacking play and Warren Fish's

109

UNDER 15A RUGBYBack Row: A. van Wyk, C. Smith, W. Trow, R. Feist and G. Dreyer

3rd Row: I. Tibbs, A. lundy, A. Mills, R. Doidge, M. Ainsley and A. Keus.2nd Row: B. Pureveen, S. Stoddart, W. Fish, N. Salt, S. luyt, P. de Waal and W. Freimond

Seated: Mr I. louw (Coach), R.Adshade, M. Marais, Mr R.C. Aigie (Headmaster),). Marais, K.Carstens and Mr A. Blackbeard (Coach)

mauling were of a consistently high standard.Marc Marais showed great unselfishness byplaying out of position for most of the season forthe benefit of the team. Thanks, Marc.

Andy van Wyk was undoubtedly the mostimproved player. He played during the entirefirst half of the season in the C team and wasthen promoted to the A side, where his perfor-mance was almys very reliable.

This team will do very well next year if theybelieve in themselves. Thank you for a mostenjoyable year. A.B.

UNDER 15B RUGBY

The team photo could easily have as many as 24players who have all had the honour of beingselected to represent Wynberg. A privilegeindeed, for although the Under 158s won onlytwo matches, held Paarl Gym to a draw andenabled their opponents to leave the fieldhappily victorious for the rest, the team spirit hasbeen unsurpassed and, to the coach, an inspira

tion. The team has been captained by M.Croudace, D. Home and A. Pearse.

This team have been good ambassadors forWynberg, for many of our matches were againstA-sides from smaller schools where we havebeen the only Wynberg side visiting. Our playersconducted themselves worthily, both on and offthe field. I thank them for a season, not ofglorious victories, but of enthusiastic and honestparticipation.

].G.L

UNDER 15C RUGBY

My first experience of a Cape winter was madeeven more enjoyable by the Under 15C rugbyplayers. After I had overcome the initial teethingproblems of changing from a little red leatherball to an oblong ball, and remembering thatyou get 4 points rather than 4 runs for crossing aparticular white line, things became easier.

The spirit within our side was first-dass, and ourplaying philosophy was simple - to win byscoring the greatest number of points. It did not

110

Wailing for the throw-in

always happen, but the boys never betrayed thatphilosophy. Winning was our first aim, but notthe only one. The boys set their o~n highstandards of behaviour of sportsmanship. Theygenerated tremendous spirit, based on hardpractice, fun and enjoyment.Many boys represented the tiC Team". Wepromoted (1) at least 5 to the A side, and manymore to the B side.I would like to thank tlHowie" Connellan for hisvaluable support and coaching. We all definitelybenefited from his presence. Also, to all theparents who braved various types of climaticchanges throughout the season - thank you.Finally, if all the boys retain their enthusiasm andenjoyment for the game, many will represent the1st XVin a few years' time.We had an enjoyable season with a lot of success-well done.Results:

Played Won Lost P.F. P.A.

" 6 5 130 116M.S.

--

UNDER 150 RUGBY

Victory in the first game of the year was,unfortunately, not an indication of what was tocome: the team did not win another game forthe rest of the season. While there were,admittedly, a number of occasions when the Dteam found itself mismatched against B teamsfrom other schools, the chief problem was a lackof determination and confidence. Time andagain one noticed that, once the opposition hadopened the scoring, our players seemed toadopt the attitude that there was little point intrying any longer - and that is not the way towin matches. P.E.D.

UNDER 14A RUGBY

The Under 14A rugby team can look back on avery successful season. They not only beat thetop rugby schools, but the quality of rugby theyproduced was excellent, especially in the secondmatch against Bishops and the two matchesagainst Rondebosch.

The strength of this team lay, firstly, in the eightforwards who were a strong, mobile pack whichimproved in every match. Secondly, the loose-trio combined brilliantly and won a lot of looseball for their side. Thirdly, the backline could beproud of their defence. Fourthly, there was anexcellent team spirit among the players.

If I must congratulate one player, then Imust saywell done to Keith Zeeman. Not only did he givehis best in every match, but as a captain on andoff the field he commanded respect.I wish this side all the best for the future, andhope they will continue where they left off. Ipredict that many of these players will go a longway in rugby, and I hope they will showeagerness to learn more about the game.

Lastly, I would like to thank all the parents fortheir support during the season. Iwould also liketo thank Mr A. Cross, D. de la Mare and T.O'Reilly for their time and assistance in theUnder 14 division.Results:

Played Won Lost Drew P.F. P.A.12 10 2 - 309 100

vs Durbanville (31- 9), Paarl Gym (0- 25), Bishops(6- 1a, 16-10), Plumstead (56-0), Rondebosch(12-6, 15-12), SACS (22-10, 30-0), Tygerberg(25- 4), Fish Hoek (32- 6), and Bergvliet (56- 0).

111

UNDER 14A RUGBYBack Row: R. frewen, B. Sharp, D. de Villiers,M. Kros and R. Cole

2nd Row: B. Currie, ). da Costa, D. Abrahamse, G. Manson-Smith, D. Poggenpoel and P. SlateFront Row: G. Bevan,). Price (Vice-Captain), Mr R. Aigie (Headmaster), K.Zeeman (Captain), Mr V. Polden (Coach),

G. Stevens and A. SymmondsAbsent: D. Oberholzer

Points scored:Name Tries Conv. Pen. TotalJ. da Costa 14 16 3 97K.Zeeman 16 - - 64B.Sharp 2 14 - 36J. Price 10 - - 40P. Slate 5 - - 20

S.v.P.

UNDER 14B RUGBYThis has been a most enjoyable and successfulseason for both coach and players. There wereno real weaknesses in this side, and a healthyteam.spirit prevailed throughout the season. Theteam showed tremendous improvement witheach and every match played. We played 13matches, of which we won 7 and lost 6.Individuals are difficult to single out. Bruce Fyfewas an enthusiastic, helpful captain who was wellsupported by his vice-captain, lance Colborne.Damian de Villierswas the find of the season andhas the potential to play top-class rugby.Our thanks to all those parents who unselfishlyoffered lifts every time they were called upon, R. (ole of the Under 14A

112

N. Ross hands him off

and who also gave us their staunch support asspectators. A.G.c.

UNDER 14C RUGBY

Once again the Under 14C team had a verysuccessful season. They played thirteen matchesand won ten. They scored 326 points, with 94points being scored against them.

It is always a joy to coach this side, as the boysplay the game for pure enjoyment. Practices arealways well attended, and it is always a pity thatonly 15 players can be chosen for any givenmatch.

On the negative side, it can be said that the teamwas constantly having to make changes due toillness and injuries in the other teams. Somematches were played with as many as seven ofthe regular players being 'taken' for other teams.Nevertheless, the spirit in the team remainedhigh.

A hearty thank you to the many parents whosupplied transport and valuable encouragementto the players. Their support is always appreciated.

D.d./.M.

UND£R 14C RUGBY - BESTTEAM CUP WINNERSBack Row: J. Brown, T. Haytread, B. Keytel, M. Ferreira and S. Middleton2nd Row: A. Wil kin, B. Dean, R. Penn, S. Privett, M. Klibbe and R. Day

From Row: G. Michalitsianos, L. Brink, Mr R.e. Aigie (Headmaster). E.Postings, Mr D. de la Mare (Coach), B.Davies and R. 0' Aguiar

113

114

A. Selley with 8. Miller in support

The Under 14D team in aaion

115-

UNDER 140 RUGBYMaintaining a team at this level is demanding;keeping the team together week after week isquite captivating; winning matches - 'a consum-mation devoutly ..... :.However, the gallant D's faced all oppositionwith a smile and a fighting spirit; and althoughthe scores at times seem to suggest anything butgallantry,). McCormick and R. Day led their t~amwith magnanimity. This was especially so agam~tSACSwhere, against all odds, they recorded SIXtries. In addition they beat Herzlia 16-12.Most improved players over the season were: R.Morris ). Evans, C. Lumb and J. McCormick.

, T.O'R.

UNDER 13A RUGBY

Good leadership by captain Timothy de Wet,together with a spirit and determination to givetheir best, were the trademarks of this year's UndernA team.Despite a bad start to the season (three weekswithout a match), and the usual problems of

being entered in an Under 14 league, the teamssoon found form. It was encouraging to watchtheir progress from week to week.

Tommy Bedford once said that an important partof becoming a complete rugby player was tohave experiences in all positions. This oftenproved a necessity, as the Under nAs and Bshad, on average, one reserve per team through-out the season.

The enthusiasm of the boys must not be confusedwith their dedication and application on thefield. Wynberg was given some hard lessons byBishops and Rondebosch on the importance ofobtaining and retaining possession of the balland tackling low without hesitation. The backlinelearnt from this, and was soon able to turndefence into attack. The forwards, with a core ofhonest hard workers, often allowed themselvesto become bogged down in tiresome strugglesagainst packs which they were able to hold butnot dominate - a pity, since speedy winger lanHarris, proved to be a trump-card and major tryscorer.

UNDER 13A RUGBYBack Row: D. Vos, I. Harris, e. Wilson, e. Powell, W. Dante and K.Westvig

2nd Row: B. Spolander, S. Lee, A. van Litsenborgh, W. Webner, B. O'Connell, K.Thorne and J. SlauckFront Row: M. Orpen-Lyall, Mr R. Radloff (Coach), T. de Wet (Captain), Mr R.e. Aigie (Headmaster), P. Cowen,

Mr B. Creed (Coach) and G. Geeringh

116

One Under 13A learn reaching (or the ball

From Wynberg's point of view, the most memor-able match was against SACS. They were worthyopponents, and encounters were keenly fought

.1 hope that the players were given an i~troductio~to the rigours of high school rugby, wIthout theIrenthusiasm being dampened too much. I alsohope that the dreaded 'sets' at the end of thepractices will turn to fond memories as the yearsgo by.Last, but not least, many thanks to those pa~entswho came along and gave much apprecIatedsupport, even in the worst weather.

Results:vs Bishops (Under 14C) 4 - 34vs Bishops (Under 13A) 4 - 28vs Pinelands (Under 148) 34-0vs Rondebosch (Under 13A) 0 - 28vs SACS (Under 13A) 12-0vs Paul Roos (Under14C) 8-28vs SACS (Under 13A) 12-4vs Bishops (Under 13A) 0-30vs Rondebosch (Under 13A) 8 - 20vs Jan van Riebeeck (Under 148) 20 - 8vs St. Josephs (Under 14A) 12-6

R.R.

UNDER 138 RUGBYThis team had a very successful season. Of thetwelve fixtures, seven were won, including vic-tories over Bishops, Rondebosch and Paul Roos.Some matches were characterised by a livelyspirit with, strangely, much of the aggression

directed against each other, presumably as aform of encouragement.

The top scorers each had their own distinctivestyles: Opie, having received the ball from agood line movement, specialised in makingdevastating sprints, prodding off would-betacklers and scattering them to the left and rightalong the way. Van Rhyn's method of kickingand charging often paid dividends. On a fewoccasions he managed to score after runningwith the ball from within his own 25. Winton hadan ability to accelerate suddenly and dart throughthe opposition defence.

Kalt deserves special mention, for, having neverplayed rugby before, he took to the gameimmediately. After a brief spell at wing, hesettled down to be an excellent fly-half with anability to handle even the wettest ball effectively.

Because there was a shortage of Under 13 playerssome backline players had to play in the pack.During the loose scrums, however, everyone stillattempted to play scrum-half, so a compromisewas reached - at the expense of an effectiveshove, though.

Everyone is to be commended for their fearlesstackling - not once did anyone shy away froman opponent.

Finally, the support and transport provided bythat small nucleus of faithful parents was muchappreciated. B.e.

117

SHOOTINGA lot of new blood entered the shooting ranksthis year. This is very gratifying, as almost all themembers of our senior team are in matrie.Shooting is a specialised activity and excellenceusually takes two or three years and thousands ofrounds of ammunition to develop.

After many hours of dedicated practice, ourshots enjoyed only fairly satisfactory competitionresults. But the junior team surprised everybodywhen they won the Regional Competition with a90% score. They were also the only junior teamto qualify for the finals. D. Marshall was the bestjunior at the competition (92,5%). The seniorsmissed a first position by one point when theyachieved 93,8% (Edgar 383). In the combinedjunior and senior shooting we were placed first.In the Western Province Command Competition,held at the Simon van der Stel Shooting Range,the opponents were of a very high standard andwe were not placed.

We have already started practising for next year,and everyone is positive that we will become aforce to be reckoned with. J.M.B.

SQUASHWynberg squash has at last reached the top ofWestern Province Schools squash when we wonthe Inter-Schools Knock-out for the first timeafter at least five unsuccessful finals in the past 10years. We achieved this with a depth of talentthat allowed our fourth team of Dale Williams,lan Gordon, John van Oordt, Michael Humanand Andrew Meeding with Craig Sowden asessential reserve, to win the non-Super leagueSchroder Cup Knock-out final after beatingmany other schools first and second teams andalso winning the under fifteen Inter-SchoolsKnock-out final all on the same day.

We toured the Transvaal where we werefabulously hosted by Wynberg Old Boys andschool parents during the April holidays. Ourfirst team were unbeaten by the top Transvaal,Northern Transvaal and Eastern Transvaal schoolsand invitation groups available. We beat St.Stithians and Pretoria Boys High each by 4matches to 1 and beat invitation teams fromGriqualand West, Eastern Transvaal and twoJohannesburg combinations each by 3 matchesto 2. Steven Armstrong lost only one game to M.

SHOOTING nAMStanding: B. Dean, D. Maf5hall, T.Salt, A. Kusevitsky, S. Luyt, C. Kotthoff, T. Durden and e. Psomas

Seared: S. Calder, Mr I.M. Blom (Coach), A. van der Merwe, Mr R.e. Algie (Headmaster), I. Edgar, lt. A.J. Blackbeard and G. Sichel

118

SUPER lEAGUE SQUASH TEAMS

Back Row; G. Wilson, I. Gordon, D. Williams, B.O'Cannell and j. van Oordt2nd Row; G. Wilson, G. Mulder, T.ConnelJan, P. Duval, A. Finneran and D. Mills

Front Row: D. O'Connell, Mr B.Greenwood, S. O'ConnelJ, Mr R.e. Algie (Headmaster), S.Armstrong, Mr K. lIiffe and T. Davies

Koep of St. Stithians, whom he eventuallyovercame in the South African Under 19 Finals.His consistent excellence and dedication oncourt was an example to the others. SeanO'Connell played well until he lost the will towin in the last two matches. Trevor Davies playedwell throughout, only losing one early match.Tim Connellan struggled to adapt to the con-ditions, while Donal O'Connell, after narrowlylosing the first match, won all his others. Donalshone out of court as well as on court for hissportsmanship, co-operative attitude and willing-ness to contribute to general morale. Our Under15 team was less successful against similar strongopposition, and struggled to adapt to conditions.They managed their only win against a depletedSt. John's College, but gained valuable experi-ence for the year ahead where the same team ofPaul Duval, David Mills, Anton Finneran, BrianO'Connell and Graeme Wilson won the WesternProvince Under 15lnter-Schools Knock-out finalsat the end of the season.We were invited to represent Western Provinceat the top schools' competition in Pietermaritz

-

burg from 14 to 16 September, and even thoughwe had to leave our matric players behind weachieved a creditable third place in South Africa.Pretoria Boys' High, who were convincinglybeaten by us while on tour with our full team,were considered top seeds, but dropped out atthe last minute. The winning side included 4matric players, so our team should be good nextyear if there is no clash with exams. SeanO'Conneli played particularly well at number 1to beat the South African No. 6 and only just lose9-10 in the 5th game to the South African No. 4.Paul Duval, David Mills and Gary Mulder asreserve replaced Steven Armstrong and DonalO'Conneli.

During the first week of our season we enter-tained two touring squash teams on the sameday. A senior team without two of the top threeplayers beat Grosvenor High of Natal6-0withoutdropping a game, while an Under 15 team beatNorthcliff High first team from Johannesburg 4 - O.

Many Wynberg pupils featured in the WesternProvince Junior Squash Championships: Alain

119

Our squash players in Kimberley

'" perplexed Mr IliHewith his problem

Travelling in comfort- squash players on (our

120

Nestel from Wynberg Boys' Junior School wonthe Under 10 Plate, while G. von Ginkei fromWynberg Boys' Junior School was in the final ofthe Under 12 Plate. Brian O'Connell beat Johnvan Oordt in the Under 14 final after john hadbeaten Graeme Wilson in the semi-finals. TrevorDavies was beaten in the final of the Under 16Championship. john van Oordt won the Under16 Plate final and Gary Mulder beat AntonFinneran in the Under 16 second round platefinal. Steven Armstrong won the Under 19 final,Sean O'Connell reached the semi-finals andTrevor Davies was beaten in the second roundplate final.The Western Province teams were finalised afterthese championships. Charles Bent of the Juniorschool played in the Under 12B side. Ivo Nestelof the junior school played in the Under 14Cteam. Brian O'Connell, John van Oordt andGraeme Wilson played at number 1, 2 and 5 inthe Under 14A team. Anton Finneran played inthe Under 16C team. Gary Mulder and GaryWilson played in the Under 16B team. TrevorDavies, Tim Connellan, Paul Duval and DavidMills played in the Under 16A team at numbers1, 4, 5 and 6. Donal O'Connell played in theUnder 19B team. Steven Armstrong and SeanO'Connell played at numbers 1 and 3 in theUnder 19A team. Steven was also selected for theWestern Province Second Jarvis Cup seniorteam.At the inter-provincials, Graeme Wilson wasunbeaten in his team events, Brian O'Connelireached the Under 14 semi-finals and was ratednumber 8 in South Africa while still Under 13.Trevor Davies won the Under 16 finals andSteven Armstrong won the Under 19 finals.The school squash championships got off to agood start with the standard championships inthe first term. Thirteen matries entered andSteven Armstrong beat Donal O'Conneli in thefinals, Dale Williams beat Andrew Meeding forthird place and Craig MacGillivray beat CraigSowden in the plate event. lOB and lOC wereequal first in the class event and Littlewood firstin the House event. 20 Standard 9's entered theStandard 9 championship and Sean O'Connelibeat Trevor Davies in the final, with TimConnellan beating Gary Mulder for third place.Standard 9C were clear winners of the classcompetition, and Rhodes led De Waal to win thehouse event. Over 20 Standard 8's played, withPaul Duval beating David Mills for first place andAnton Finneran and Dennis Vaughan rated inthird place. 8C were clear winners of the class

Winners of the Western Province Inter-Schools Squash Finals

event, and Wellington and Rhodes were tiedfirst in the house event. 24 Standard 7's played totheir final where Graeme Wilson beat MichaelHuman, while Anthony Hammond beat HeathTurner for third place. 7C won the class eventwith Rhodes and De Waal leading in the hous~event. Over 30 Standard 6's played until John vanOordt beat Brian O'Conneli in the final with Karl~estvi~, Andrew Tattersall and Casey Augous-tides vying for third place. 60 were clear winnersof the class competition, and Van Riebeeck wasclosely followed by littlewood in the houseevent.The Inter-House championships during thesecond term were very closely contested, withtwo points separating the top three teams: VanRiebeeck beat Littlewood, who were followedby De Waal, Rhodes and Wellington.The third term Open and Under 15 champion-ships were marred by injuries and the unavaila-bility of certain players. Steven Armstrong beatSean O'Connell 3 - 2 in an excellent match forthe Open championship, and David Mills wonthe Under 15 Round Robin event.The Old Boys Squash team of Darren Breed,Greg Hammond, Kevin Barnes, Alan Daniel andGraham English, who have all played at SeniorMens first league or reserve league level, beatthe school team 4 -1, with Sean O'Conneli beingthe only school victor.The Junior School side convincingly beat theHostel Standard 6 side 5 -1 in an entertainingmatch where the first three games were evenlymatched at 3 - 2 each.After our two super league sides had come first

121

and second on the 1983 league table it seemedworthwhile to split into 3 super league sides,even though we had lost three of our top 5players from 1983. The three Wynberg Boys'High super league sides are evidence of the highstandard of squash at the school. No otherschool has as many sides in the league, and evenwith the sides split, the 9C team won thecompetition with 50 out of a possible 70 points.This side consisted of Sean O'Connell, TimConnellan, Gary Mulder and Gary Wilson. Theylost only two matches - to the Camps BayGoldand to Bishops, but won the return matchesagainst these sides.

The Silverhurst side, consisting of Trevor Davies,Paul Duval, David Mills and Brian O'Connell,finished fourth with 38 points, only just beingousted out of third place by the Camps BayGreen side. The Constantia side finished seventhwith 31 points, one point behind Camps BayGold and Bishops in 5th place. The side consisting

of Steven Armstrong, Donal O'Connell, AntonFinneran and several players at number 4 inclu-ding Dale Williams, lan Gordon, John van Oordtand Graeme Wilson acquitted itself well. Acharacteristic of their games was the phenomenalperformance of Steven Armstrong, the SouthAfrican Schools Under 19 champion. He won allhis matches, dropping only one game the wholeseason.

The games played by these sides have alwaysbeen intriguing spectacles. The spirit of com-petitiveness has at times made the tension almosttangible. Nevertheless, the games have beencharacterized by good behaviour, often to theextent that markers have not been necessary.This is especially pleasing when one bears inmind that many of the chaps play in some of thehigher mens' leagues where they come intocontact with much gamesmanship and shadytactics.

Our fourth team, consisting of lan Gordon, John

At B,C AND D UAGUE SQUASH TEAMSBack Row: K. Lloyd, G. Gold, M. de Nier, G. Pettitt, K. MacDonald and P.Gabb

3,d Row: W. san Georgio, O. Vaughan, M. Oaly, M. Hoyle. A. Elder and ,. Adamo2nd Row: G. Wilson, ,. Ludik, e. MacGllllvray. M. Human, O. Smit, S. King, R. Reid and ,. van Oordl

Front Row: I. Gordon, Mr B. Greenwood (Manager), A. Meeding (Captain A - B), Mr R..e.Algle (Headmaster). G. Budge,Mr M. Stovold (Manager) and e. Sowden

Absent: G. Elder

122

Srevan Armsrrong, S.A. Under 19 Squash Champion, receiving rrophies from Commander John Martin, Old Boy of Wynberg.Commander Martin presenred rhe rrophies and addressed the school ar a Sports Award Assembly.

van Oordt, Graeme Wilson, Andrew Meeding(captain) and Craig Sowden ended up eighth inthe A league, with 26 out of a possible 55 points.The fifth team with Michael Human, GeoffBudge (captain), Rory Reid and Deon Smit camefifth in the B league with 34 out of 55 points.The sixth team, with Dennis Vaughan, CraigMacGillivray, Andrew Elder, Gavin Elder and Joludik, came fourth with 33 out of 55. Theseventh team, from Standard 9's, Wayne SanGeorgio, Stephen King, Jacques Adamo, Michaelde Nier and Warren Myburgh came fifth in the Dleague, with 34 points. The eighth team, includingMicky Hoyle, Paul Gabb, Kendal MacDonald,Michael Daly, Kenny Lloyd, and Gary Gold cameseventh in the D league with 21 points. TheJunior School team won the Eleague with 560ulof 65 points. We entered three Junior leagueteams. The Junior league was split into twosections and all three teams played in the lowerhalf during the third term. The Hostel Standard 6team of KarlWestvig (captain), Andrew Tattersall,Phillip Andrews, Andrew Selley, Michael Venterand Richard Penn came second with 15 out of 25points. The Under 15C team, with Heath Turner,Jan de Nier, Colin lumb, Grant Dreyer, Edward

lopes (captain) and Mark Bayne came third with14 out of 25 points. The Dayboy Standard 6 teamwith Bradley Wood (captain) and Craig Payten,supported by reserves from the other teams andBryn van Peer and Andrew Swift (who replacedCasey Augoustides, Trevor Haytread and NickChapman who concentrated on other activitiesduring the third term) came fifth with sevenpoints.

The season was as enjoyable as it was successful,thanks to the encouragement and support of MrAlgie and also the help from parents and staffwho made all the matches and practices possible.Mrs Mills and Mrs O'Connell especially madethe season run smoothly with the transport soreadily available and all the help at the Constantiasquash courts.

Mr IIiffe's running of Wednesday and Thursdaypractices and home matches at Constantia wasinvaluable, as was his assistance in Pietermaritz-burg. Mr Paterson quietly offered to run ourhome fixtures on the school courts on top of histennis and cross country commitments, and hisorganisation on the Transvaal tour was essential.Mr MidIane ran the Tuesday practice at Constan-tia as well as organising golf, and was assisted by

123

Mr Greenwood and Mr de Carpentier. lillEckstein's School of Squash provided excellentcoaches in Denise Higginbothom and JasmynGriffin, who looked after High school coachinggroups on Mondays and Wednesdays as well asJunior school groups on Tuesdays after Tina vanZyl had to take a break for studies.

Friday transport of teams was made possible byMrs Mills, Mr Greenwood and Mr Stovold"bussing" teams all over the Peninsula with theaid of Mr de Carpentier, Mr Mathew, Mr andMrs Elder, Mrs Finneran, Mrs Duval and MrsWood.

The Old Boys, through Jeff Sternslow and hissquash committee, helped make the Transvaaltour possible with a sponsorship of shirts andfinances. Their continual support makes therunning of squash at Wynberg such a pleasure.The experience gained by our players in the OldBoys teams cannot easily be measured. The new-look school courts with their additional facilitiesincluding cupboards, notice boards and workingdoor locks and light meters are much appre-ciated. Mr Payne and his staff are also to be

SWIMMINGOnce again our swimming team excelled, andwas the Number One team in the WesternProvince. With a side of most promising juniorsand a dedicated team, Wynberg Boys'High par-ticipated in a number of galas against our rivalschools, namely SACS, Rondebosch and Bishops.

Our first major victory was in the inter-schoolgala held at Newlands. The second and finalinter-school gala takes place during the fourthterm, and I am confident that we will win theshield. Many people do not realise the amountof time spent in training in order to reach thetop, and we admire the perserveranee anddetermination of all swimmers. Our congratula-tions to Graham Manson-Smith and MarkWiederkehr on their well deserved selection forthe Western Province team. We met the SaintStithians team, a strong touring side from Johan-nesburg in our first evening gala. Littlewoodsupporters cheered us to victory in one of thebest galas seen in a long time. However, we tooksecond place to them in a return gala, with SACSand Rondebosch competing as well.

The Inter-House Gala was a great success, andpraise must be given to Mr Crawford for his

thanked for helping to keep the lights workingand the courts dean. A.P., K.I. and B.G.

AWARDS FOR 1984Colours: Paul Duval, David Mills, Gary Mulder,Gary Wilson, Anton Finneran and BrianO'Conneli who all played over 9(J<',{, of the superleague matches.

Blues: Trevor Davies, Donal O'Connell and TimConnellan who can all be rated in the top 15schools players in Western Province.

Honours: Steven Armstrong and Sean O'Conneli.Steven is rated number 1 in South Africa andSean has beaten several of the top ten in SouthAfrica.

Squash Bowl for outstanding achievement inschool matches: Steven Armstrong for beingunbeaten and only dropping one game in 14matches at number 1.STOP PRESS:The. Honours Award for the pupil or group ofpupIls who have brought the most recognitionto the school has been awarded to the SquashClub.

•

124

SWIMMING TEAMBack Row: R. Opie, P. Slate, e. Smith, A. Pearse, B. Fyfe and G. Bevan

Jrd Row: e. Hammond, S. Oberholzer, S. Mizen, B.Steven, M. Walsh, M. Oaly and J. Bedingham2nd Row: K.Thorne, A. Kropp, G. Mansen-Smith, G. Gold, M. Wiid, B. Kriel, S. Keyter. M. Marais and A. OalyFrom Row: A. Buchanan, Mr A. Cross, M. Wiederkehr (Captain), Mr R.e.Aigie (Headmaster), J. Richards,

Mr N.R. Crawford and M. Steven

125

126

polished organisation, as well as to the mastersinvolved. There were some outstanding perfor-mances. The record swims by Graham Manson-Smith, Mark Wiederkehr and Colin Hammondare noteworthy achievements. In the Inter-House medley relay events Wellington set newrecords and were the overall winners of the gala.The results are listed below. Thanks to ourparents for their loyal support and encourage-ment. Parents play a major role in the perfor-mance of our boys in all spheres of school sportand must never be taken for granted. Thanksto Mark Wiederkehr for being an excellentswimming captain.

A special word of thanks to Mr Algie for hisinterest in swimming at Wynberg Boys' HighSchool.

A.G.c.

With Compliments

and

Best Wishes

from

MIUS LITHO (PTV) LTDCOLOUR PRINTING· SILKSCREENING

P.o. BOX 4503CAPE TOWN8000 og 513306

INTER-HOUSESWIMMING GALARESULTSUnder 14 - Individual Medley (4 x 1 length)1st: G. Manson-Smith,2nd: S. Keyter, 3rd: R. ColeTime: 1:10,8 New RecordUnder 16 -Individual Medley (4 xliength)1st: C. Hammond, 2nd: C. Smith, 3rd: A. PearceTime: 1:10; Record: G. Rix (1:06,0) 1981

Under 19 -Individual Medley (4 x 1 length)1st: M Steven, 2nd: M. Wiederkehr,3rd: J. RichardsTime: 1:07,1 Record: G. Rix (1:03,2) 1983

Under 14 - House Medley Relay (4 x 1 length)1st: Wellington, 2ng: Rhodes, 3rd: Litt lewoodTime: 1:02,5 New Record

Under 16 - House Medley Relay (4 x llength)1st: De Waal, 2nd: Rhodes, 3rd: WellingtonTime: 62,1 Record: Rhodes (l:oo,40) 1981

Under 19 - House Medley Relay (4 x 1 length)1st: Wellington, 2nd: Littlewood, 3rd: RhodesTime: 58,4 New Record

Under 14 -lOOm Freestyle1st: G. Manson-Smith, 2nd: R. Opie,3rd: D. VosTime: 1:0',4 New Record

127

Under 16 - 100m Freestyle1st: C. Smith, 2nd: C. Hammond, 3rd: M.WalshTime: 1:01,2 Record P. van Niekerk (57,6) 1982

Under 19 -lOOm Freestyle1st: M. Wiederkehr, 2nd: G. Gold, 3rd: B. KrielTime: 58,9 Record: G. Rix (57,2 sec) 1982

Under 16 - 100m Breaststroke1st: B. Steven, 2nd: J. Beddingham, 3rd: S. Perneylime: 1:23,2 Record: A. Cape (1:14,3) 1977

Under 19 - 100m Breaststroke1st: M. Steven, 2nd: A. Buchanan, 3rd: P. OoyleTime: 1:19,3 Record: G. Rix (1:11,9) 1983

Open - 400m Freestyle1st: M. Wiederkehr, 2nd: A. Pearce,3rd: J. Richardslime: 4:35,08 Record: G. Rix (4:19,09) 1983

Under 14 - 100m Backstroke1st: S. Keyter, 2nd: M. Bayne, 3rd: R. ColeTime: 1:20,2 Record: C. Buchanan (1:15,2) 1976

Under 16 - lOC)m Backstroke1st: A. Pearce, 2nd: O. Mills, 3rd: S. OberholzerTime: 1:17,49 Record: C. Buchanan (1:10,0) 1977

Under 19 - 100m Backstroke1st: J. Richards, 2nd: M. Oaly, 3rd: M. OlivierTime: 1:12,1 Record: G. Rix (1:06,63) 1983

Under 16 - SOm Butterfly (2 x 1 length)1st: C. Hammond (R), 2nd: C. Smith (R),3rd: E. McKayTime: 30,85 New Record

Under 19 - 100m Butterfly1st: J. Richards, 2nd: O. KeIlerman, 3rd: M. OalyTime: 1:12,2 Record: l.Mellier (1:05,7) 1977

Under 14 - 2sm Butterfly (1 length)1st: R. Opie, 2nd: S. Keyter, 3rd: R. ColeTime: 14,4 Record: G. Hignen (14,0) 1982

Under 16 - 200m Freestyle1st: A. Pearse, 2nd: M. Walsh, 3rd: S. GarnhamTime: 2:20,2 Record: P.van Niekerk (2:07,8) 1982

Under 19 - 200m Freestyle1st: M. Wiederkehr, 2nd: G. Gold, 3rd: S.MizenTime: 2:0S,7 New Record

Under 14 - 25 m Sprint (1 length)1st: J. Price, 2nd: K. Thorne, 3rd: P. AndrewsTime: 13,9 Record: A. du Plessis (B,S) 1979

Under 16 - 200m Breaststroke1st: B.Steven, 2nd: J. Beddingham, 3rd: G. WindoTime: 3:10,0 Record: A. Cape (2:42,3) 1977

Under 19 - 200m Breaststroke1st: M. Steven, 2nd: P. Ooyle, 3rd: M. OlivierTime: 2:55,9 Record: A. Cape (2:35,5) 1979

Inter-class Non-competitors Relays (4 x 1 length)1st: Std 6E, Std 7C, Std 80, Std 9E, Std 10E2nd: Std 60, Std 7A, Std BC, Std 90, Std lOC3rd: Std 6A, Std 7B, Std 8B, Std 9A, Std lOB

Under 14 - House Relay (4 x llength)1st: We!lington, 2nd: Rhodes, 3rd: littlewoodTime: SS,2 New Record

Under 16 - House Relay (4 x 2lengths)1st: De Waal, 2nd: Rhodes, 3rd: littiewoodlime: 1:47,5 New Record

Under 19 - House Relay (4 x 2 lengths)1st: Wellington, 2nd: littlewood, 3rd: RhodesTime: 1:50,3 New Record

FINALHOUSE POINTS - 19841st: Wellington 3072nd: littlewood 2323rd: Rhodes 2234th: Van Riebeeck 1945th: De Waal 176

128

SENIOR SWIMMING CUP HOUSE CUP1961G. Hare Rhodes1962 R. Solomon Rhodes1963M. English Rhodes1964M. English Rhodes1965 B. Nielson Rhodes1966W. Anderton Van Riebeeck1967 B.Gould and T. Oettle Rhodes/De Waal1968 B.Gould and P.Wier Van Riebeeck1969A. Hammond Van Riebeeck1970T. Dunster Van Riebeeck1971 l.King Van Riebeeck1972 D. Yach Van Riebeeck1973 D. Yach _.. Van Riebeeck1974 K. Perry Van Riebeeck1975 K. Perry Van Riebeeck1976T. Yach Littlewood House1977 P. Roseveare Littlewood House1978 D. du Toit Wellington1979 C. Buchanan Littlewood House1980C. Prinsloo Van Riebeeck1981 L. Slabbert Littlewood House1982G. Rix ,. Rhodes1983G. Rix De Waal1984M. Wiederkehr Wellington

SAMMY BARBOSASammy Barbosa, who lost a leg as the result of anunfortunate accident, did not let his handicapimpede his physical progress. There is more thanone lesson that can be learnt from Sammy's gutsand determination.Before his unfortunate accident he was unableto swim. After his accident, learning to swim wasindeed a challenge. Bouyancy and balance inwater, without one limb, is difficult to achieve,since there is an imbalance. When trying toswim, the natural tendency is for the body torotate. It took a willpower second to none toachieve what Sammy did.

S.8arbosa

Bearing in mind the coldness of the earlymorning training, it took him two weeks to lift anarm out of the water and another two weeks tolift out the other arm. Soon he was making onestroke and then another, regulating his breathing.To cut a long story short, Sammy changed hisweakness into strength.When he finally swam a length of ·the schoolpool with determination and guts, I knew that hehad won his own race - a race which will give

129

him confidence and continuing success for therest of his life.During the Inter-House swimming gala, whenthe spirited Standard 100 class made him part oftheir swimming team, very few of the exuberantcrowd even noticed that one swimmer had onlyone leg.We at Wynberg Boys' High admire Sammy'scourage, and wish him well in his matriculationexaminations.

TABLETENNISSome 40 boys elected to play table tennis duringthe winter terms. Two Under 19 teams and twoUnder 15 teams played in the respective leagues.This meant that 16 boys competed against otherschools on Friday afternoons and, although noneof our teams distinguished themselves, the par-ticipants enjoyed the competition and were ableto see the standard reached by the better playersin other schools.The room at Silverhurst is by no means ideal as avenue, as the three tables which have to be fittedin are too close together. This has an inhibitingeffect in the movements of the players.

Results achieved were as follows:

Won Lost Drew

First Team 2 5 1SecondTeam 1 6 1Under lSA 1 5 2Under 1SB 1 5 1

Teams of two players per house partidpated inthe Inter-House competition and the resultswere:First: Rhodes and Van Riebeeck 9 points eachThird: De Waal 7 pointsFourth: Littlewood 5 pointsFifth: Wellington 0 points

M.E.R.

TENNIS1ST TENNIS TEAM

In the first term of 1984the first team was sufferingfrom a lack of morale following a series of defeatsin the first half of the season. Contributing to thiswas the relative youth and inexperience of theside. Towards the end of the season, however,there was a marked improvement in individual

ARST AND SKOND TABLE TENNIS TEAMSStanding: R. Currie, S. Rohrs, J. van Wyk, A. Browne and C. Glazer

~Ied: 8. Keylock, Mr R.e. Aigie (Headmaster), B. Quinton (Captain), Mr M.E. Richardson (Master-in-Charge) and L de Nobrega

130

TENNIS TOURING TEAMStanding: S. Boster, S. Peens, A. Waterson, W. Elsom, K. lloyd and R. da Silva

Seated: Mr G. Eva (Coach), A. van Heerden (Captain), Mr R.c. Aigie (Headmaster), A. Grendon and Mr A. Paterson (Coach)

attitude and team spirit. Performance improved,and victories were registered. We look forwardto a successful season in a newly restructuredschools' tennis league, as Wynberg boastsundeniable tennis potential.

Of the players themselves, Andrew Grendondeserves mention as the longest-serving memberof the team who is capable of exceptionally goodplay. He was prone to lapses in concentration,which unfortunately reduced his consistency.Andrew is unquestionably a fine sportsman onthe court and an example to his peers. Antonvan Heerden is a reliable, likeable captain, whilein Wayne Elsom, Stanford Boster, Riva da Silvaand Wayne Freimond we have the nucleus of apotentially very powerful combination.

We are very proud to have a coach of the calibreof Tim Armstrong with us. Tim has workedthrough the winter with our players, who havebenefited from his guidance. In particular, PeterCowen is recognised as our most improvedplayer.

A tennis braai and tennis camp have alsocontributed towards increased support andinvolvement in Team Tennis this year.

A.P.

1ST TENNIS TEAM TOUR

On Friday 22 June our team left school on a five-match tour of the Eastern Cape. The teamconsisted of Wayne Elsom, Andrew Grendon,Anton van Heerden (captain), Stanford Boster,Riva da Silva, Alistair Waterson, Shaun Peens andMessrs Paterson and Eva.

After arriving in Graaff-Reinet at 10 pm, a friendlymatch was played against a men's invitation teamthe following morning. We lost 5 - 3. Our nextmatch, against Union High School, was contestedon clay courts - a new experience for the teamso used to Cape Town's concrete surfaces.Wynberg won the match 4 - O.

Sunday evening was spent settling into the RedCross Holiday Resort at Port Elizabeth, the base

131

for our next three matches. On Monday Wynbergwon the match against Alexander Road HighSchool 12 - O. The format of matches had to beadapted to the time available and to the teamstrength of our opponents. Tuesday's gameagainst Grey High School proved the toughest ofthe tour. We went down 2 -10, Kenny Lloyd andStanford Baster being the only victors. Stanford,in particular, won a thrilling and prolonged finalset and deserves special mention for being theonly unbeaten player on tour. On the final dayWynberg played Pearson High School, beatingthem 11-1. Riva da Silva and Alistair Watersonended the tour with the best doubles percentage.The team arrived back in Cape Town after a mostsuccessful and enjoyable tour. Everyone gainedvaluable experience, while a good team spiritwas developed. A. v.H.

WATERPOLOFIRSTTEAM WATER POLO

Captain: A. BuchananCommittee: J. Richards,

M. Wiederkehr and M. Steven

We had to say goodbye to Neil Crawford in Junethis year. Mr Crawford was in charge of WaterPolo for many years and everyone was very sadto see him leave. Thanks for your great contribu-tion to Water Polo at Wynberg, Neil.

In 1983 Wynberg won the Mazinter Cup bybeating SACS7 - 2 in the final. Andrew McTavish(captain), Phillip van Niekerk, Gavin Rix,AnthonySeale and Andrew Buchanan were selected forthe Western Province Schools A side. RobertKropp, Jason Richards and Marc Wiederkehrwere members of the B side. Gavin Rix andAnthony Seale were selected for the SouthAfrican Schools' B side.

We undertook a very successful tour to theTransvaal during the September holidays. High-lands North, our hosts, looked after us all verywell. Our thanks go to Mr T.Garrun of HighlandsNorth and to Mr A. Footman of SACS,who was agreat help to the players. We played 4 games,won 3 and lost 1.

Kelvin Perry has been helping with the first teamand the players are already reaping the benefit ofhis knowledge. Thanks, Kelvin.

FIRSTTOURING WATER POlO TEAM&ck Row: M. Steven, M. Wiederkehr, J. Edgar, M. Daly and e. Hammond2nd Row: A. Pearse, G. Gold, J. Bedingham, 8. Kriel and D. KeIlerman

Front Row Mr R. Radloff (Manager), A. Buchanan (Captain), Mr R.e. Algle (Headmaster), J. Richards and Mr A 81adtbeard (Coach)

132

M. Wiederkehr

Results:vsSACS lost2-7,2-5and3-4vs Rondebosch lost 5 - 6, 1 - 4 and drew 3 - 3vs Bishops won 8 - 3vs Camps Bay won 5-0 and won 7-0vs Sea Point won 7 - 0vs Westerford won 8 -1vs Selborne won 3-1vs Abbots drew, lost 2 - 3vs Hyde Park won 7-4vs Highlands North won 6-1vs St Stithians won 6 - 3 and lost 3 - 4

Awards for 1984:Blues: A. Buchanan

Colours: J. Richards, M. Wiederkehr, M. Daly, B.Kriel, G. Gold, M. Steven, B. Peach, D. KeIlermanand B. Quintan. A.].B.

SECOND TEAM WATERPOLO

The second Water Polo team was always underpressure at practices, but showed a tremendousamount of spirit and improvement throughoutthe season. The team was well captained by Peterle Roux, who led them to many impressivevictories. A.c.THIRD AND FOURTH WATERPOLO TEAMS

Good team spirit as well as good teamworkcombined to make for very successful 3rd and

Sometimes it's colder out of the watert

133

ACTION IN YOUR CAREERHas the time come to make a career decision?

Should challenges, adventure and action, security and ex-cellent service benefits be part of this decision?

This Is what the South African Police offers you as amember of the Uniformed, Security or Detective Branch oras a research laboratory specialist, radio operator, clerk,finger-print expert, technician, instructor or Instructress,to mention but a few sections.

Promotion opportunities, recreation facilities and manyother benefits constitute part of a highly competitive andsought-after career.

Men and women can become a part of this modern anddynamic police force by making the right career

decision now.

Phone or visit the station commander orrecruiting officer 'Ofyour nearest police station

or write to:

The CommissionerSouth African PolicePrivate Bag X94PRETORIA0001

134

UNDER 15A WATER POLOStanding: M. Marais, A. Kropp, A. Smart, W. Butler, B. Davies and E.MacKay

Seared: Mr A.G. Cross (Coach), A. Pearce (Captain), Mr R.e. Aigie (Headmaster) e. Smith, Mr A. Blackbeard (Coach)

4th Water Polo teams. Our strongest oppositioncame from Rondebosch where the 4th lost byone goal. Star amongst the 3rds was JeremyEdgar whose goalkeeping was an inspiration tothe rest of the team. R.R.

FIFTH AND SIXTH WATER POLO TEAMS

The 5th and 6th Water Polo teams provided aperfect opportunity for many senior pupils tobegin Water Polo. Owing to the immensepopularity of the sport at Wynberg, practiceswere held during lunch breaks. This created arelaxed atmosphere, yet there was a competativespirit amongst the players.

Many thanks to to Mr Paul Blackbeard for givingup his lunch breaks to coach what turned out tobe practices enjoyed by all. N.R.

UNDER 15 WATER POLO

The A side developed into a very good team.Their record was marred by a disappointing

game against SACS. Tony Pearse, as captain ofthe side, was very well supported by AndréKropp and Craig Smith.

Tony Pearse must be congratulated on beingselected for the first Water Polo team to tourTransvaal. Well done, Tony!

Marc Marais, Evan MacKay, Andrew Smart, CraigSmith, André Kropp and Tony Pearse should dowell in the senior section next year.

The B side did not have a very happy season.They ended up losing most of their games, buthad an enjoyable season. It was a very inexperi-enced side which, unfortunately, played againstmany strong A sides. AB.

The boys in the C, D, Eand Fteams enjoyed theirwater polo thoroughly. The pleasing aspect ofcoaching in this division is the enthusiasticattitude of the boys, their regular attendance atpractices and the good match results.

D.d.1.M. and P.E.D.

135

UNOFFICIAL SCHOOL SPORTANGLING

In October last year Jannie van Wyk, a WynbergStandard 8 pupil, was selected for the WesternProvince Angling Team. He was 15 years old atthe time and the youngest person ever to beawarded provincial colours for game fishing inSouth Africa.

Encouraged by his father, Jannie has been fishingfor nine years and he feels that, in spite of hisage, he is capable of taking on adult competitors

/innie van Wyk with his world record long-fin tunny catch.PHOTO: "DlE aURGER~

- though he readily admits he has a long way togo before he nears perfection.During 1983 he set a world record when helanded a 24,5kg longfin tunny on 8 kg breaking-strain line. He hooked this big one off Hout Bay.It is quite clear that when Jannie tells a fishingstory it is not about the one that got awayl

BMXRACINGSean Kothoff (Standard 6) is certainly making aname for himself in the BMX racing scene. Hetook up this sport as recently as March 1983 andhe has already won six trophies. Furthermore, hewill be receiving his Springbok colours in Octoberof this year.His list of achievements make impressive reading:1983 -1st in the Nationals (Cape Town)

- Awarded Western Province colours- Western Province Champion

1984 - Sponsored by c.w. Factory Racing (U.S.A.)- Selected for Western Province team for

the 3 National Championships- 2nd in the Nationals (Cape Town)- 3rd in the Nationals (Durban)- 1st and 2nd in the Nationals

(Johannesburg)- Runner-up South African Champion- Selected for Springbok Team.

Congratulations, Sean! P.E.D.

BOARDSAILINGThe 1984 Boardsailing Interschools Competitionwas again held at Zeekoeivlei. Wynberg enteredan A and a Bteam in the Dufour Wing class. TheA team consisted of P.Slate, M. Slate and D. Gut.The B team members were D. Sheppard, M.Klibbe and G. Lucas.The wind was blowing a moderate 10 -12 knotsfor the first race and 15 -18 knots for the secondrace. The first race was won by P. Slate, with D.Gut second and M. Slate third. The second racefinished in the same order. At the prize-giving,the Dufour class was won by Wynberg, who werealso adjudged the best team overall. IndividuallyP. Slate was first overall, with D. GUl second andM. Slate third.

136

Special mention must be made of Peter Slate,who has been achieving great success in hissai.ling career. He won the Transvaal Champion-ShIPS, was placed seventh in the NationalChampionships, and came in third in the NatalOpen. Well done, Peter! O.G.

P. Slate (foreground) on his sailboardPHOTO' SA Y~CHTII'IC

Wynberg's Winning 8oardsai/ors: D. Gut, M. Slate and P.Slate

137

ISUZU CANOE MARATHONG. Sichel (foreground) takes to the water

(A report by Craham Sichel on his experienceswhile participating in this canoe marathon.)

This year I took part in this marathon for the firsttime. It was held on the Great Fish River betweenthe Grassridge Dam and Cradock. It was the firsttime I had been in such formidable rapids andweirs and my inexperience took its toll in rathera frustrating and upsetting manner.

The first day's leg is± 50 kilometres long and thesecond, which finishes in Cradock, is ± 33kilometres long. The race started on GrassridgeDam at 10:45am. Then we had to portage (carryfour canoes) one kilometre down to the river.

The first obstacle after the start is Collet Weir,which we had to portage around because it istoo dangerous. After this we come to ColletBridge, which is a low-level bridge with a smallweir at a 45° angle to it. After shooting the weiryou immediately go under the bridge, which issupported by concrete pillars. This makes it verytricky to shoot, as you have to choose which"sluice gate" you are going to go through beforeshooting the weir (which also pushes you offcentre). I had decided long before where I wasgoing to go and was one of the lucky four tomake it through.The next obstacle was Keith's Flyover. Theorganizers advised us beforehand not to shoot it

unless one was experienced. Idecided to portage,and I am glad I did. Two canoeists out of every 3who shot it either lost their boats or their paddlesand almost lost themselves. It is a treacherousrapid where the water travels at about 40 kilo-metres per hour. It is frightening just to look at.

After this it is a pleasant paddle and some smallrapids u,til you come to Zoutfonsdrift Bridgeand rapid. The bridge was no problem. It is just aone-metre high weir which goes under a bridge.Straight after this is the rapid. This is where myinexperience took its toll. I was halfway throughthe rapid when I happened to see anothercanoeist going down another channel. Thismade me lose my concentration. I suddenlyfound myself on a collision Course with a rock. Itried to turn, but found myself travelling sidewaysand still on a collision course. I connected therock dead centre and my canoe folded aroundthe rock with a crunch. I climbed out, but IwasstiJl in the middle of the rapid. I foolishly climbedback in and went down a small waterfall. Thatfinished my race for me there and then.

I'm afraid I can't tell you any more about theriver because I didn't see anymore of it. I wasrather cross with myself because up to that stageI was in 48th place out of ± 250 starters and in 4thplace out of 23 juniors.

Nevertheless, it was a valuable canoeingexperience. C.s.

138

CYCLINGThe Cycling club, in spite of a lack of schoolscompetition, has been active this year. Somerelatively good times were recorded in the ArgusCycle Tour by the main cyclists Rory D'Arcy (3hrs18 mins), Shaun Batty (3hrs 30mins) and CliffDominy (3hrs 45mins). Julian Simpson recordeda remarkable 3 hrs 50mins when one considersthat he suffered a very serious accident a fewweeks before the big race.Cycling has continued throughout the year, withemphasis on the Sunday rides in preparation forthe forthcoming 2 day Holiday Ride to Fransch-hoek, Grabouw and Gordons Bay. This ride will,in its turn, be a preparation for the 76 km B'naiB'rith Tour ot Milnerton which takes place onthe 21st October 1984.This is the 2nd major cyclerace this year and we are expecting some verygood results from the Wynberg contingent.We hope that in the future cycling will becomean inter-schools event. Until then we will con-tinue to enter as many club fixtures as we canand maintain a training programme throughoutthe year. P.R.M.

SAILINGOwing to a shortage of boats we were unfor-tunately not able to take part in the two annualinter-school regattas at Zeekoevlei and Sandvlei.So we appeal to Wynberg's talented sailors: Getbuilding or buying or borrowingl Let's enter atleast one team in 19851

The Inter-Schools Keelboat race was anothermatter. This exciting event was held for the firsttime this year and Wynberg won the veryhandsome trophy. We will thus have our School'sname right at the very top! This event is madepossible by the generosity and co-operation ofthe Muira Class owners who loaned us theirboats - our sincere thanks to them. TheWynberg crew of Justin Foox (Skipper), PatrickDoyle (Foredeck), Danny Gut (Foredeck), WarrenOldroyd (Cockpit), Wayne Scheizer (Cockpit)and Walter Beyleveldt (Cockpit) sailed the Muira"Kijuma" in to 1st place, with Abbots College,Westerford, Bishops and Rondebosch filling thenext four places in that order.

They will be participating again on the 2ndDecember 1984 and our best wishes for anotherwin go with them.

"Kijuma", the boat used by the Wynberg crew

139

As far as individual efforts are concerned theschool is extremely proud of the sailing achieve-ments of Graham Bryant (Standard 6) in hisOptimist dinghy. As a result of Grah~m wi~ni~gthe South African National ChampIonshIps In

December 1983 he was selected as one of a teamof five South Af;icans sponsored by the OptimistAssociation to travel overseas to participate ininternational sailing competitions.The five team members and manager flew toNew York and participated in the U.S.A. Ch.am-pionships, as weil as the ~ort~ AmencanChampionships. Best South Afr~can In the U.sAChampionships was Graham wIth an overall 6thposition and a 3rd in the four_th.race. In theNorth American event Graham finIshed 10th.Only one day was free for looking around andthat was spent in Washington.In Britain, two days were spent in London: ~t theBritish National Championships Graham fInished3rd overall, winning the second race. I~ all, th:South African team sailed in 38 races dun ng theIrtour.Our congratulations to Graham on a fine sailingachievement! O.M.

With Compliments

and

Best Wishes

from

WYNBERG TRAVELAIR· LAND· SEA

Medical CentreMaynard RoadVVynberg 7800 ~ 775691

SURFING1984 has been a high productive year for surfingat Wynberg.

Several competitions were arranged. The Inter-House event was successfully held at Witsands,proving that there is interest as well as surfingtalent at the school. Our teams also competedagainst SACSand Muizenberg, acquitting them-selves very well.

The Western Province Inter Schools Champion-ships which is the premier event on the calendar,was held. Our teams were: Seniors - G. van Zyl,A. Grendon and J. Hawkins, Juniors - w. Steele,S. Helgerson and E.McKay.In the junior division Wynberg came 5th, whilein the senior division we came 10th out of morethan thirty school teams.

Individually, both Andrew Grendon and Guyvan Zyl reached the semi-final in difficult con-ditions at Long Beach. Andrew was placed 4th ina very competitive heat which included WesternProvince junior surfers. Guy was placed 5th inthe final. He surfed with consistent determina-tion, and was selected for the Western ProvinceSchools team to compete in the Nationals atJeffreys Bay in October. Andrew was selected asfirst reserve for the team.

Credit must go to those boys who helped withthe organisation. Thanks to Mr Paterson, ourmaster in charge who takes a great interest in thesport. Finally,it is hoped that surfing will continueto flourish at Wynberg Boys' High School.

G.V.z.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSI wish to express my thanks to:Mr George Hili, assistant editor.

Mr Alf Morris, who was responsible for adver-tising and distribution.

Mr Tom O'Reilly for his photographic work.Mr Neil Crawford for the photographs he sent tous from Queenstown.

The Headmaster, Staff and Pupils of Wynberg fortheir co-operation and assistance.

Mr Wiese and Lexlines Press for their help andadvice.

Our advertisers for their support.P.E.Decker - Editor

140

WESTERN PROVINCE REPRESENTATIVES (Unoffici~ School Sports)

Back Row' M. Slate (Windsurfing), J. ~an W~k (Angling), M..Wiederkehr (Surf life-saving),M. Stevens (Surf life-saving), P. Slate (Windsurfing)

Front Row: K.Wilson (Bodybuilding), G. van Zyl (Surfing), G. Sichel (Surf Life-saving - Canoeing) and J. Fook (Yachting)~bsenl: S. Kotthoff (BMXRacing), A. Daly (Gymnastics)

WHETHER BUYING, SELLING OR LETTINGREMEMBER ...

FORD and VAN NIEKERK(PlY) LID

The uOld boysn in Property

Main Road, Plumstead Telephone 71 3384

142

High SchoolSends You

CoodWlShes .for Christmas-

and the

CAPE TOWNlfs all here!

\lrbr 'lrabrrnl&rstaurant

Full A La Carte MenuCarvery with Hotand Cold Buffet

"A Compliment ...to the Connoisseurof Seafood"

Enjoy First ClassCuisine Amidst

Magnificent WoodPanelled Decor in a

Superb SettingOverlooking the

Harbour

This Cape Town'sNewest SeafoodRestaurantSpecialising in Solesbut with a largevariety of otherSeafoods.

Open 7Days a Week forBreakfast, Lunch and

DinnerLive entertainmentnightly fromMonday to SaturdayFamous for its

Sunday Lunchesand Champagne

BreakfastsMagnificent viewof the Bay.

144

Counlr)'wlde relall dl>trtbutur~ uf buul..s

NASBOEKLTDP.O. Box 119· Parow 7500· Tel. 591·1131

GETTING TOKNOW MYSELFB. ]. Ilnlll/llllII

Guidance for, tandard 9 and 10

Thi, l"erul PI,l{ til ,ti It,ttldhook (ilr '('tllor ,choulguidance taddn tht' problem, of the moderntl'I·llae;C·t

Pu pil, Ml' 1'lHouragrd to look .lt t]H'nht'" c, and a"l",their 0\\ Il pott·nti,tI in order 10 bl' ,Ihl(' ltl t.lkt theilpl.tIl' a, matutl' adult, ill ,oci\'t~.Parl'nt.tI l'onniCh, ,Ol i.tI dillicultl(" and c,lrt'crchOl((" i\1 t' ,lInOIl\{ the topic, (0\ ('n,d

Available 'rom Nasboek Limitedor your nearest bookshop.

Publishers of books for schools. colleges and universities

P.O. Box 105· Parow 7500 lel 591·1131

145

MERCURY CRESCENTHILLSTAR INDUSTRIALTOWNSHIP WETTON

P.O. BOX 123KENWYN 7790

W71-1181

CONSULTARE CHAMBERSHANCOCK STREETNORTH ENDPORT ELIZABETH6001

~54-5611

EDUCATIONAL

BOOKSELLERS

PUBLISHERS

STATIONERS

SINCE 1853

146

147

148

10 PAGESMaskew Miller longman

The High School wishes to thank the following for• • •sponsoring pages In our magazine:

7 PAGESThos. Henshilwood (Pty) ltd

4 PAGESMcDonalds Wynberg - Stockists of Wynberg Boy's School Requirements

Bos & Punt (Cape) (Pty) ltd - Master Builders

3 PAGESR. James Hardware

Mobil Oil S.A. (Pty) ltdIrvin & Johnson Limited, Trawling Division - Cape Town

2 PAGESEfficiency Maclines (1974) (Pty) Ltd

Yamaha Centre, ClaremontBarclays Bank LtdJ. Ryan (Pty) Ltd

Ress-Kem Pharmacy, WynbergStuttafords (Pty) Limited

Badenhorst Boerderye (Pty) LtdDeqtime (Pty) Ltd - ({The Computer Company"

Reckitt & Col man South Africa (Pty) Ltd

1 PAGEDonaldson's Express Services (Pty) Ltd

Captec Services (Pty) Ltd - Automatic Gates and DoorsMr and Mrs R. Hammond

Baumann's Biscuits (Pty) limited

149

1 PAGEThe Indonesian Restaurant of 230 Long Street

Withinshaw Centre, WynbergEdlyn Construction Company (Cape) (Pty) Ltd

Doble and Nagel (Pty) LtdMr and Mrs A. Dominy

J.M. ColeMr and Mrs G.B. Hawkins and Family

Mr N.J. apieDieter Kropp - Slate Roofing and Paving

G. Bevan and FamilySaldanha Bay Canning Company (Pty) Ltd

The D'Alton FamilyJohn Rourke & Gilmour (Pty) Ltd

Williams Hunt (Pty) LtdSimba Quix (Pty) Ltd

MusicaOrion Motors

M.e. TreadawayDanco Knitting Mills S.A. (Pty) Limited

EversteelHarry Hamer Estate Agency

A.D. ThannhauserProtea Assurance Company Limited

Cape Gate Fence & Wire Works (Pty) LtdOceanic Shipping & Trading Co. (Pty) Ltd

S.R. NoyesWilliam Derry - Picture Framers

Fresher (Pty) LtdEpic Oil Mills (Pty) Ltd

Heathers Book· Gift ShopCaxton Bookshop

OK Bazaars Kenilworth CentreHome Appliances -161 Main Road, Plumstead

E.G. Keyter

Please support our sponsors and advertisers150