Hebron highlights 1983 by Ken Pullen

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THE

ANNUAL MAGAZINE OF

HEBRON SCHOOL OOTACAMUND

1983

Editor: Printers:

MRS R. R . WALLIS ALLETS PRINTERS

TABLE OF CON ENTS Page Staff and Students

Principal's Report

Examination Results

Sports Section

School Diary

School Drama

Memorable Phrases of Staff Members

Hebron: an International Community

Descriptions of Home

Descriptions of Travel

News of Former Students

News of Former Staff

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS : The editor wishes to thank Mrs Bhasme for typing most of the manuscript, and Mr Pill for the photography. Miss Bateman helpÂŤj!d to prepare the art work for printing. It should be noted that the originals of all the junior school art work were I arge and gloriously coloured.

EDITORIAL

Even a cursory glance at this, the 1983 edition of the school magazine, will probably reveal that the theme is 'Hebron as an international community.'

We wish

to celebrate the richness that our school gains from the diversity of its staff, and pa rticularly its students, drawn from north, south, east and west, some with roots in at least half a dozen countries,

as our geographers discovered during their

research.

As we are now about to scatter to the four winds, a number to make a home in yet another country, it is good to be reminded of the words of David the Psalmist:

'Wh ither shall I go from thy spirit and whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I take to the wings of the dawn and dwell in the uttermost parts of _the sea even there shall thy hand lead me and thy right hand shall uphold me.'

May our response be, ' From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same, the Lord's name is to be praised among the nations.'

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EDITORIAL

Even a cursory glance at this, the 1983 edition of the school magazine, will probably reveal that the theme is 'Hebron as an international community.'

We wish

to celebrate the richness that our school gains from the diversity of its staff, and particularly its students, drawn frum north, south, east and west, some with roots i n at least half a dozen countries,

as our geographers discovered during their

research.

As we are now about to scatter to the four winds, a number to make a home i n yet another country, it is good to be reminded of the words of David the Psalmist:

'Whither shall I go from thy spirit and whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I take to the wings of the dawn and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea even there shall thy hand lead me and thy right hand shall uphold me.'

May our response be, 'From the rising 0f the sun unto the going down of the same, the Lord's name is to be praised among the nations.'

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HEBRON Mrs. Mr.

P. B. A. D.

Ironside Jenkins Faszer G. Fo 1mtain

J.C. lngleby

Mrs.

H. T. J. G. K.

Kaws ki Locke Saunders A. Wallis A. Witchalls

EXECUTIVE

COUNCIL

B.A. Chairman B. A. , L. lh. Secretary B.Sc. B. A. tHons), M. Phil, D.C.S., Dip. Tchg . M.A. (Oxon) ., Dip. Ed. Social Worker (Graduate) M.A ., F. C. A. B.Sc., Dip. Ed ., Dip. Tchg. I. D. C., C. R. K.

HEBRON STAFF MEMBERS Senior School Teaching Staff Mr Miss. Miss. Mr.

,, Miss. Mr. Miss. Mr. Mrs. Mr. Mrs. Miss. Miss. Mr. Mrs. Miss. Mrs.

J. C. lngleby G. A . Wallis M . Barton A. 0. Bateman . T. J. E. Bromley A.H. Bowdler P. Davies M. Earlam C. Enos L. E. Fletcher A. C. Irving L. A. Irving W. L. James 路 F. James F. Matthews J . Munson B. Pill P. Pill D. W<!glafld R. Wallis

M.A. (Oxon ) ., Dip. Ed. Principal B. Sc., Dip. Ed . Dip. Tchg. Vice-Principa l. B.Sc., (Hons). , Dip. Ed., Dip. Tchg. Cert of Tchg. B.Sc., (Hons.), P.G.C.E. B. Ed . (Hons) Cert. Ed. B. A. (Hons), P. G. C. E. M.A. B. Sc., Dip. Ed. Dip. H. Sc. B. A., B. Ed. S. R. N. , S. C. M .

B. Ed. Dip. 0. T. B. A. (Hons) , P. G. C. E. M . A. (Hons), Dip. Ed., Dip. Tchg.

Medica l Staff Dr . V. Mahadevan Dr. Lt. Col. T. S. Chhabra Miss. P. M. Cook

M. B. B. S. B. D. S. S. R. N., S. C. M.

School Doctor Schoo~ 路 Oen.tist: School Nurse

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Junior Schoo I "teHbing Staff 1

Miss. ,, ,, Mr. Miss. Miss. Miss.

M. T. Jackson L. Kuruvilla D. Grimes I. C. Kendall S. Baxter S. Williams I. J. Gilbert

Dip Coll. of Ed. Headmistress Standard $i;x B. Sc. Dip. Ed, Standard Five Cert, Ed. Cert. Ed. Standard Fo1,ir Cert. Ed. Standard Thre.e B. A. (Hons.), P. G. C. E. Standards One and Two B. Ed. Music

Domestic Staff Mrs. Mr. Miss. ,, Mr.

S. F. lngleby P. Davies R. Wilkins C. G. Gibberd J. Xavier

$. R. N., S. C. M. Cert. Ed.

Miss. Miss. Miss. Mr. Mrs. Mr. Miss. Mr. Mrs.

J. Elliott P. Popplestone K. C. l\llqGuire I. C. Kendall R. Kendall A.H. Bowdler J. Simkins B. Pill P. Pill

S. R. N., S. C. M.

Mr. Mrs. Miss. Mr. Mrs.

P. Davies C. Davies M. Earlam A. C. Irving L. A. Irving

Domestic Supervisor Business Manager Lushington Housekeeper $elbo.ri;ie Housekeeper Housekeeper Assistant S~pervi~9r

S. R. N. .S. R. M, C. H. ·Cert. Ed. · S. R. N., S. C. M. B. Ed. t Hons)

·D.S.A B. Ed. Dip. 0. T.

·Sunshine Gardens TreetQPs Silverdale Silverdale Inter Boys Inter· Girls

Senior Girls Head of ~elborne Cert. Ed. Senior Boys ' D. B. 0. Senior f39ys B. A. (Hons.), P. G. C. E. A Level Girls B.Sc., Dip. ~d. ·A Level aoys Dip. H. Sc. A Level,.~9.yS-

Office Staff Miss. F. R. Allen Mrs. U. Bhasme J. Thomas Mr. S. Peters

Secretary Assistant

Assistant Ac:c:ouQtant

On Furlough Miss. Q •.. ~,ltilflliiln Dr. ~.,;-MQl!l1~¥ Mrs. L... l\ll.Qbley

SQ~r,et;i,ry

ACCOUQ~i;l.Rt

Dip. Tchg. Ph.D. Cert... o.f R,, C. C.

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HEBRON SCHOOL ROLL :MAY 1983. STANDARD

Davies, Hann~h Doreswamy, Dinesh Kumar Fountain, Benjamin Hugh Karunakaran, Manoranjan Kowski, Joerg Peter Liao, Liung Sen Nallamala. Mayur Raoul Popplestone, Christine Ruth Saighal, Tehani Selvaraj, Shirly Ruth STANDARD

Devaraj, Mark Dewey, Evan Matthew Doreswamy, Lakshmi Narayana Krishna Kari, Deepak Irving, Glenn Jifri, Tehmina Mitchell, Bradley John Rajiva, Meghna Jennifer Selvaraj, Sarah Ruth Sridhar, Aswin Kausik Watson, Natalie Gaye STANDARD

Ill

Barnett, Alan Cameron Cooke, Joshua Martin Faszer, Janice Ellen lngleby, David Lewis James, Sebastian Chinna Liao, Kiang Sen Mitchell, Derek Paul Nallamala, Subali STANDARD

Barnett, Colin Stuart Brookes, Kerryn Ruth Blencowe, Timothy James Brown, Sarah Joy Dias, Candice Marie}Antoinette Daniel, Lydia Margaret Desai, Akil Yogendra

Devaraj, Thomas Jonathan Dewey, Laura Elsie Doreswamy, Lakshmi 路Ainu Ironside, Deborah Joy Irvin~, Kini Sara James, Amreet Singh {Raju) James, Jackson Lewis MacDonald, Christine Jennifer Milne, Vanessa Joy Ponnampalam, Brindha Popplestone, Anita Maree Ray, Andrew Peter Roy, Roshan Elizabeth Ann Salins, Sundeep 路 Saunders, Stephen John Sivarajasingham, Dhamayanthi Smith, Bronwyn Joy Staehelin Cornelia Johanna Wallis, Natalya Ruth Webb, Jof'\n Fredrick White, Ri'i1a Anoushka White, Stephen George STANDARD

Brookes, Warren Leigh Brown, Andrew Benjamin David Christmas, Anita Clare Coltart, Alistair David Thomas Dalzell, Thomas Paul Devaraj, Simon Devaraj. Stephen Doreswamy, Dhakshinamurthy Houston, Ann Karuna lngleby, Katherine Jane Jenkins, Michael Alexander Joseph, Roshan Alison Liao. Choy Sen Mitchell, Sonya Ruth Mukadam, Ali Reza Brazandeh Reid Thomas, Basil John Richardson, Andrew Peter Vadera, Sonali Rasik White, Rohan Pelham STANDARD .. i

Bayne, Tiriiothy John Blackmore) Timothy Paul Blencowe, Steven Paul

4 Hong, Hyeonza Desai, Chirag Yogendra 路Ironside, Bethanne Colleen Hart, Elaine Mary James, Paul Giles Isaac, Prasad Philip Jenkins, Stephen Wesley Jacob, Sam Vilanilathu Main, Jonathan James James, Katherine Muriel McAlpine, Kenneth Gordon Jifri, Farah Moss, Simon Ewart William Kawski, Stefanie Zoyanka MacDonald, Colin Alasdair Macfarland Nettur, Dinesh Robert Ramachandran, Pravin Main, Cameron Mark Sankar, Viswaraj Marsh, Eric Peter Ashok Smith, Caroline Lisa Moosakutty, Pervaz Popplestone, David Mervyn Scott, Nicholas Stephen Stafford, John Alexander Salins, Swarthik Sorrill, George Jeffrey Sivarajasinghan, Satchithananthan . Staehelin, Matthias Jakob Thomson. Sara Masako Wainwright, Andrew John Thomson, Jonathan Harish Stewart Timm, Angela Waltraut Webb, Melinda Watson, Janine Frances STANDARD IX White Lucinda Jane Archer, Nicholas James Wyatt, Kelvin John. Christmas, David Bryan Coltart, Andrew Gavin STANDARD VII Frost, Kenneth Edward Garwood, Scott Matthew Brookes, Philip Ross Hart, Lucy Joy Dalzell, Liam John Houston, David Christie Doreswamy, Jyothi Parvathy Hong, Sunee Faleiro, Lester Francis Jacob, John Irie, Masanorie Jacob, Rebecca Isaac, Ravindran Paul McKenzie, lain Alastair John, Kim Cherian Penny, Heidi Mary Ann Khemka, Sidharth Pun, Naresh McKenzie, John Murchison Ratos, Ari Milne, Clifford Stuart Reid Thomas, Alistair Martin Paul, Tom Jose Shukla, Pragati Penny, Mark Staehelin, Annakatharina Philip, Suresh Andrew Suleman, Faizal Yakub Ramanathan, Rekha Timm, Christine Ruth Rao, Thusha Wallis, Robert Tereora Saunders, Paul George Wainwright, David Charles Scott, Mark George Sitaraman Watson, Pamela Jean Smith, Joanne Emma Wheeler, Graham Paul Somers, Michael Richard Winkler, Irene Suleman, Farook Yakub Wyatt, Lydia Sharon Wallis, Elizabeth Tanya Zachariah, Kuruvilla John Wheeler, Rachel Elizabeth Winkler, Heike Renate STANDARD X STANDARD

VIII

Blencowe, Michael Peter Christmas, Phillip Martin Coltart, Rosemary Anne Dalzell, Emma Jane Hart, Sylvia Ann Harry, David Scott

Arokiasamy, Nirmala Yolanda Doreswamy, Shanmugam Gillette, Daniel Earnest Harry, Christopher Glen Hong, Sunil James, Oliver Nicholas Luke Joseph, Shirin Susan Locke, Justin

McCabe, Ian Andrew McKenzie, Bruce Allan Moss, Penelope Jane Pun. Ganesh Raj, Nalini Roselyne Saunders, David Allan Sivarajasingham, Pakeerathan Tozer. Susan Elizabeth Watson Anne-Marie STANDARD

Archer, Francies John Busaidy, Adil Daniel, James DeSilva, John Rohan Roncalli Fernand , Kamini Anne Ironside, Cathryn Grace Jacob, Ann Jacob, Elizabsth John, Benjami 1 Varghese Joseph, Jasmine Elizabeth Main, Elizabeth Kay Nadarajah, Lakshmi Paul, Jose Paul Ramanathan, Radha Ramanathan, Rathi Ratos, Anthea Francesca Reid Thomas, Janet Elizabeth Wheeler, Jcilian David

Witchalls, I eremy Brian Wyatt, AnJew Kenneth John Yalrnb Ayasha !

STANDARD

XII

Bennett, Douglas Prasad James, John-Mark Ragahviah James, Mary Rachel Marsh, David Richard Parakh, Dinaz Keku Sabaratnam, Rathi Mala Skirrow, John Somers, Jo~nny Franciscus Somerset Alexander Edward Tyman Sa~ah Louise Yakub, Shehnaz STANDARO

XIII

Andrews, Brenda Sharon Archer, Timothy Paul Marsh, Kat~arine Susheela Sivarajasingam, Nalayini Swarnarupa Skirrow, Peter Witchalls, N~gel George Young,Joa na 1

STANDARD! XIV Ambalavanar Devadarshan Niranjan

THE PRINCIPAL'S REPORT APRIL

1983

Mrs. Ironside, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for being with us. We are so glad that you have come to share the life of the ~chool with us, during these speciAI few days. Many of you have travelled great distances to be with us and we do appreciate your concern and involvement. I am grateful too, to the School Council and for the work which they put into the school in the midst of their already busy lives. Since last Parents' Meeting, Mr. Jenkins has returned from furlough and has taken up the Secretaryship, and Mrs. Witchalls, the Secretary in his absence, has resigned from the Council preparatory to her return to the U. K. with the family. We are so sorry to see the Witch alls' family go, as they have contributed in many ways to the School. The Council has recently embarked on a series of more detailed discussions about basic policy matters. You may remember that Mr. Fountain presented a paper at the Parents' Meeting in December on the Aims and Philosophy of a Christian school. This was part of this process, and followed on some valuabl e work by Mr. Wallis on Staff Development. Other topics which are coming up for consideration are : Management in the School, Health Policy, Pastoral Ca re in the School, the School's fee structure, evaluation of teachers and a review of the curriculum. I mention these because you may like to be part of these discussions and if you do have a contribution to make then w e shall be happy to receive it. I have tried to keep y ou all ab rea st of staff movem ents through my circulars but it might be worth m antioning these again, Particularly for those who cannot visit the school often, and to whom some of the staff may be little more than names. During the course of the year since last Ap ril, Mr. and Mrs. Wallis and family returned from furlough and in August Mr. and Mrs. Kendall and Miss Munson j oined the staff. At the end of the calendar year Mr. and Mrs. Perkins, Dr. and Mrs. Mobley, Mr. and Mrs. Pattemore and Miss Sloman left. Miss. Gibberd went on furlough but we are expecting her back any day now. New staff in January were Mr. and M rs. Irving. Miss M3thew.:; and Miss Barton returned from furlough. Miss Reid came out of her tenth retirement and has been standing in for Miss Gibberd this term. When the time comes, in the distant furure, for Hebron School to finally close its doors, I confidently expect Miss Reid to be presiding over the event! The newest member of staff is Brendan Brom ley, born only a few days ago at Kotagiri. Last ya -r I announced the birth of Allison Bromley. What with Allison and then Brendan, 1ne Bromleys are obviously working th rough the alphabet, though they have some way to go yet ! Looking back almost a year to the G C E and C S E examinations of 1982 we were pleased,'.on the whole, with our 0 level results, and only rather disappointed that some ot'our strongest candidates did not decide to stay on for their A levels with us. We had only a small entry for A level, five in all, and two of them were

7 eimiilg for College places in the States for which they did not need A level passes. The remaining three all secured encouragingly good results. We are now "holding our breath" for the current bunch of A level entrants. Gaining places in U. K. univer., sities is becoming an increasingly competitive business, all part of the "credit squeeze" which British education is under going. What a pity that examination successes are so important to our young people in today's society. The more I am in volved with our present educational system the more convinced I am that examinations are all too often the enemy of true education. Y[et we cannot do without them. If anyone could resolve this dilemma for me, I could probably get him a job as an H M I without further ado. Lower down in the school we have enjoyed haring a number of students from other than English groups with us-in particular from Korea and Japan. A slightly more generous staff-student ratio, since last August, has enabled us to give them the remedial help which they have needed and this has applied to other students who have required extra help for other reasons. The school is committed to giving what help it can within its available resources, to those students who are disadvantaged for whatever reason, It is, however totally against an extra-tuition system which undervalues in any way the instruction which is already going on in the classroom, In the light of current educational practices this is a distinction which has to be emphasised constantly.

Hebron is a school which has, I think I can safely say wide musical resources. The one staff note which I did not include was that Miss Joy Gilbert, one of our key music teachers, had to leave suddenly for the U K just a few days ago because of the death of her father. Miss Gilbert was to have been th.e accompanist for the "Yeomen of the Guard" which you saw last night, and it is a measure of the depth of talent in the school that alternative arrangements were able to be made at such short notice. Our music exam resu Its from the Associated Board were once more very encouraging and other aspects of the school's musical life have flourished. We put on a very. acceptable concert at the end of June and enjoyed the first of our informal "lunchtime concertsj' as well as a Chamber Music Club, regular performances from the orchestra in assembly and a brass band this term. In between there was the usual feast of goodl music at Christmas time.

Other cultural activities included another highly successful drama festival with, among other things, an ambitious production of Shaw's 'Saint J.oan' by the A level students, some Shakespeare from Standard XI an~ T.om · Stoppard's "Jumpers" from Standard X. Last term we also had a good seriet of class debates dealing with such subjects as abortion, women·s rights and m.icl~ disarmament, and culminating in a debate on the last day of term under the heading "This house believes that paise in Christmas puddings should be abolished,:' during which Mr. Wallis disgraced himself in a thoroughly scatalogical speech which most unfortunately carried the day against the more philosophic and speculative approach espoused by Mr •. lngleby.

8 Another popular extra-curricular activity is the film shows orga11ised by Mr. Pill. We in fact get an amazing variety of films into the school provided by the various Embassies and information services. In addition there has been the video this term, though this has been more a recreational resource than a strictly educational one. Having said this, we have already had some splendid films which we were so glad that the children could see - Shakespeare's 'Merchant of Venice' and â&#x20AC;˘The Taming of the Shrew', 'Nicholas and Alexandra' and Attenborough's 'Gandhi' to name the pick of the bunch. Both our regular supply of films and the â&#x20AC;˘video' have enabled us to arrange regular evenings for people from outside the school, and everybody seems to have enjoyed these.

On the sports field we have had a quiet year largely because the official Jnter-School programme has been curtailed through factors which have had nothing to do with us. This has meant for, example that we were unable to defend the Girls' basketball titles we won last year. On the other hand the boys won the Nilgiri Inter-School Super Seniors Football tournament for the first time ever, a real feather in their cap as they beat both Kodai and St. Joseph's on the way to the title. In the Inter-School sports we had a second 1 from Cathy Ironside in the girls' super-senior division and in our swimming sports we toppled a number of schoo 1 records an indication that the popularity of swimming and proficiency in the pool are on the increase. It has been good to have Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins back with us at Union Church. This time laat year they were on Furlough in Australia. Union Church is a growing and thriving fellowship and we count it a blessing that the boys and girls can be part of a live and active church. At the same time we are so pleased that there are staff who find the time to organise voluntary Christian activities for the students such as the Prayer Breakfast and the Youth Fellowship, Many of our young people already demonstrate mature Christian qualities in their lives, and though the aim of the school, as for all schools, is primarily an educatfonal one, it is .a great joy to us as a staff to witness the growth in Christian character of these folk. I am sure Mr. Wallis will not mind me mentioning that when he was so ill and the staff were gathered together to pray for him one lunchtime; we were all rather touched to find that at the same time the A level students had got together to pray for the same purpose. That is the credit side and we greatly value the good student leadership we have enjoyed over the past few years. This year has also seen, however, the need for stern disciplinary action against some of our senior students. While it grieves us to have t_o do this, and we would rather pretend that occasions like this do not arise, the fact is that they do, and we should be supremely foolish to overlook it. Current trends among young people, trends, by.the way which they learn from the adult world, are towards a sad and dreary permissiveness, which devalues the best things in life and leads them 'into bondage in the name of freedom- We are against these trends. Personally, I am not against them because I care, first and foremost,

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for the reput~tion of the school. I am against them b~cause of the damage they do to our young people. As a school we are committed to caring for them in a • I realistic way, and we believe that letting children go tpeir own way is not love but indifference. I

A few more notes about the general running of the school: the health situation has been encouragingly good this term. Despite the health hazards of living in a town which is drastically short of water we ;have had no major epidemics, indeed from the health point of view we have had a better than average term. It might interest you to know that I get a report on the school's health every day from the school nurse. In the course of this absorbing rea1ding I have come across a fascinating fact: as far as healing is concerned Friday is an auspicious day. The hospital can have half a dozen people in it on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, but come Friday afternoon they are all miraculously cured and on Saturday and Sunday, why, there is hardly anybody in the hospital ?t all!

More seriously I should say something about the water situation which is of concern to all Ooty residents. We, as you probably know, have our own supply here at Lushington and with careful use, that has remained adequate. We have added a new well as a supplement and to guard against future shortages, but have not really had to use that water this year. Selborne is under much greater pressure (not literally!) because it depends on the municipal supply which is at best erratic. We have managed, and I have admired the discipline of the girls in difficult circumstances, but if the situation deteriorates still further we shall have to supply them from here, something which can be done, but with soine difficulty. I

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Finally, what of the future? Well, numbers are ~eeping up well (we have 226 on the roll at the moment) though we should be happy to have more in our A level years. Staff recruitment for the new academic year is also proceeding encouragingly. We have plans to build a new chapel in meniory of Judson Milne through the generosity of the Milne family and the lovely plans drawn for us by Mr. Laurie Baker are available for your inspection. "'1e also hope to embark upon a department by department renovation of the school's interiors, to match the recent spending on buildings. I

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Ed1:1cationally the pattern will probably . be the same, though we are looking hard at the possibility of introducing "Compu,er Studies" as an 0 Level course in the near future. We are also looking ahea~ to the new 16+ exam that threatens to replace the 0 level GCE and the CSE exalminations. · · ·

Lor~

It says in the Bible "Ye ought to say, if the wills" so perhaps we had better say that: "All this, if God wills.'' Our times are in His hands, and we can confidently commit the future into those hands. This ~e would do, and at the same time praise Him for all that is past and all that He medns to us in the present. I

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G,REIN·ARY L·EVEL RESU,·kTS STAND·AFfD. EL:;EVE:N· 19·82

Douglas Bennett

B}olo.gy (B) Language (C) Geography (C) P'hystcs (B) Maths (B) [Ft E. (C) 198'1]

David Blackmore

Language ( AJ Literature (D) French (C) Geography (B) Htstory (C) Physics (B) Nutrition ·& co6ke·ry <t) [R. E. (B) Maths (B) 1981]

Catherine F~szer

B,iology (E) La,nguage ( D) Literature (C) NutNtidn and Codkery (C}

Fiona Ferry

Chemistry (~) Language (Al Literature (B) Frencli (B) Ge6'g·raphy (C) German (BJ Physfos (B) Ad'. Matils (E) [Maths (BJ tt E. (A) 1981]

Ashwin Joshi

BiOlogv (E) Language (0) Literature (E) Geogi'apfiy cb r IVlailis cE)

. [R'. E. (t) 1981]

Jennifer Main

David

Marsh

chemistry· (13 J Language (A) Literature (C) French (B) Geography (B) German (B) Physics (B) Ad. Maths (D) [Maths (B) It i:. (Bj 1981] Biology (B) chemistry 1c)' Language (C> Literature (E> f:renc;h (i:) Geography (C) Physics (B) Art.to) . [Maths tAi R, E. HHH j

ca}

Rachel Moss

Biology (A) Chemistry (B) Language (Eh Literature (D) Geography (8) German (C) Physics (A)· Add. Mat,hs !C)

[Maths (A) J ayandh. ·dwen

R:·e: tC) 1981]

~~emistry (l:i) i..~~guage (B) French l,B) Geography (E) German (C) Physics (C) Maths (C) [R, E. ·cC)' 1981]

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Anthuan Ratos

Biology IC) Chemistry 1E) Language '(E) Geography (B) Physics (C) Maths \C)

Stephen Ray

Biology (CJ Chemistry !BJ ~eography (C) Physics (Cl Ad. Maths (E) I [Maths (B) 1981]

Ian Rees

John Skirrow

Chemistry (Al L~np1uag.~ (B) _Li~c:tJature (B) French (B) Geography (B) Physics (A) Ad. Maths IC) Art (0) [Maths lA) R. E. (A) 1981] !

Johnny Somers

Biology (C) Chemistry (Cl Language (C) Literature (B) Geography (B) German (B) Maths lE) . ~ . I '

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[R. E. (B) 1981] Keran Turakhia

Sarah TyRlan

Biology (B) Chemistry (A) 4anguage (A) Literature (B) Frer;\c.h ,<.~) 1G~bgr~hy (A) German (BJ Physics (A) Ad. Maths (8) [Maths (A) R. E. (B) l.~~1]

~.iology (C. ) . Lan.g\Ja~.e (!!l) L~er~t.ure (B) French (C) Geography (CJ rerman (BJ Maths (E) . · [R. E. (A) 1981]

Paul Watson

Neil Willey

Chemistry (C) La:r:i.guage (CJ Literature (B) French (0) Geography (A) History (A) Physics (B) Maths.Cb) [Maths (B) R. E. (A) 1981~

Biolo_~Y (A)

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C. S. E. Results 1982 Catherine Faszer

Mathematics (Grade 4) Biology (Grade 4)

French (Grade 1)

Michaeline Jacob

Art & Craft (Grade 3) English Language (Grade 5) Geography (Grade 4) Mathematics 1Grade 5) Chemistry (Grade 51 Biology (Grade 5)

Douglas Bennett

German (Grade 2) Chemistry (Grade 3)

Ashwin Joshi

Geography (Grade 2 l German (Grade 3) Physics (Grade 3) Biology (Grade 3)

Jayandh Owen

Geography l Grade 3) Physics l Grade 2 J Chemistry (Grade 2)

Anthuan Ratos

English Language (Grade 4) Geography (Grade 2) Mathematics (Grade 3) French (Grade 2) Physics (Grade 1) Chemistry (Grade 3)

Ian Rees

Physics l Grade 3)

Paul Watson

French (Grade 1)

G. C. E. A Level Results 1982 D. Ambalavanar

History ( B) Religious Studies (C) English II Literature (B)

U. Kukathas

History (B) Religious Studies (B) EAglish II Literature (A)

B. Mitra.

Language (0 Level A) Maths (0) Physics (0)

Mujahid Zaki

Maths (0)

. Bobby Naik

French t C)

Mathematics tO l English Literature lC)

G. c. ÂŁ. ORDINARY LEVEL RESULTS STANDARD

TEN

1982

Religious Studies Francis Archer Adil Busaidy James Daniel Rohan de Silva Kamini Fernando Cathryn Ironside Ann Jacob Elizabeth Jacob John Benjamin I jasmine Joseph Elizabeth Main Bashr Marikar Lakshmi Nadarajah Jose Paul Radha Ramanathan Rathi Ramanathan Anita Ratos Janet Reid Thomas Anita Varughese Julian Wheeler Jeremy Witchalls Andrew Wyatt .

A B B B

Maths A

c c B A

A A

c E B

c B D B B B B B

B A B

B B

c A B

MUSIC

EXAMINATION

RESULTS

PRACTICAL EXAMINATIONS : Rachel Wheeler Katherine James John McKenzie Heike Winkler Suresh Philip Mark Scott Sejal Modha S. Williams Pravin Ramachandran Heidi Penny

Piano

Malango Mughogho Nicholas Scott Emma Dalzel I Dangalira Mughogho Bethanne Ironside

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Penel pe Moss Clifford Milne Shirin Joseph Pakeerathan Sivarajasingham Nalayini Sivarajasingham Krystal Robinson Irene Winkler Pamela Watson Rebecca Jaeob Cathryn Ironside

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Cornet Piano Piano Trumpet Piano Piano Flute Flute Piano piano

Grade Grade Grade Grade Grade Grade Grade Grade Grade Grade

I I I I I I I I I I

Grade Grade Grade Grade GradJ

II II II II II

Gr de Ill Grade Ill Grade Ill Crade Ill Grade Ill Grade Ill Grade IV Grade IV Grade V Grade V

THEORY EXAMINATION: 99 p 99 p 67 p

Jonathan Main Lydia Wyatt Oangalira Mughogho Malango Mughogho Nicholas Scott

Grade Grade Grade Grade Grade

Shirin, Joseph Jasmine Joseph Anne-Marie Watson Pamela Watson Irene Winkler Krystal Robinson

Grade 111 Grade Ill Grade Ill Grede Ill Grade Ill Grade Ill

83 p 84 p 90 p

Daniel Gillette Yolanda Arokiasamy Rebecca Jacob

Grade V Grade V Grade V

95 p 70 p 88 p

II II II II II

93 p 85 p

87 p 89 p 86 p

113 p 110 p 100 p 115 p 123 Merit 113 p 114 p 116 p 100 p . 113 p . 107 101 100 .104 112

p p

P. p p

109P 117 p 113 p 116 p 123 Merit 116 p 115 p 1..09 p . 108 p . 1.01 .P

SPORTS i

This past year has been o~e of mixed interest, vltith perJiaps two outstanding events. One will have been dealt with quite considerably so I shall merely mention the fact that John Twynam-Perkins left in December leaving a great hole in an otherwise progressive and exciting Sports Department.I 路

The athletic team did not disgrace itself at the Annual and Athletics Meeting in S&ptember, and there were several outstanding individual efforts the best of which was Cathy Ironside's excellent all-round adllity which brought her the runner's-up position in the Super-Seniors' Individual Girls' Championship. However, there were times during the day that we, in the recorders' tent, th9ugh that she might come first. She gamed 34 points as opposed to the 36 points gained by Supatra Vongsara of Kodai.

However, she got one consolation by lowering the Super -Senior Girls' 1OOm record from 13. 4 to 13. 3 secs, a very exciting and powerful run. ! !

The overall placings were 9th for the Boys (having been 7th in 1981 l and 11th for the Girls (having been 10th in 1981).

Our attempt at Hockey determination, and although margins. the scores often failed too often our finishing that let

competitions again showed considerable grit and games were generally lost, and often . by large to reflect the skill employed by the players-it 路was us down.

However, it was the Super-Senior Soccer comptition that really had us all holding our breath. After some excellent displays by both the Junior and Inter teams, the latter failing in the Ooty semis because of some ubexplicably stupid mistakes, the whoie school watched the triumphant match of the 'Super-Seniors. Not only did they pick up the Ooty/Coonoor championships by beating St. Josephs', but they also destroyed the Kodai team in winning the whole Nilgiri Area championship. Congratulations--it was really solid squad effort.

Unfortunately, most of the girls' tournaments' and the cricket competition fell outside times we were able to be available. Thi~ was as a result of various factors, not least the water and other shortages occasioned by minimal rainfall since November. Thus the Inter Girls were unable to defenp their Basketball title earlier, this term and. despite a rearranged draw and timing, the cricketers were unable to compete. All Inter- School matches had to be completed by Feb. 21st!!

Hotshots have continued to play, but unfortunately the opposition has failed to continue its standard of play, so many matches have been fairly thankless sessions. Cross country produced some fascinating results and some unexpected results (who is the fastest girl in Standards 5.and 6? K~tie lngleby ! Had Dad been coaching her i11 secret?). Swimming Sports held their usual fascination, enjoyment and thrills and spills, with several new records being set, such as Nigel Witchalls beating his own 1981 record of 4 : 34 : 5 for 12 lengths freestyle twice, firstly, in 4 : 33: 7, in the heat and then 4 : 25 : 0 in the final. The most consistent record breaker was Stuart Willey, who . won 5 finals and broke 3 records, one of these in the 2 lengths Back stroke heats arid then again in the finaL He now holds 4 Junior Boys' Records •. Overall, Golds won with 463~ Pts. to Blue's 435 Pts. Nigel Witchalls and Cathy Ironside won the Senior Individual Championships and Stuart Willey and Penny Moss/ Melinda Webb the Junior. Unfortunately, due to lack of time to collate records for the Sports Section will not be as full as it often is as regards records.

whole~year,

the

A. BOW9LER

SCHOOL

ATHLETICS

25 th September 1982 .

This was a really enjoyable day, with only 2 school records being broken- Francis Archer broke the 3000 m walk record by 53 secs, and Lucy Hart broke the Loi;lg Jump record by 2 cm. On loo.king ha<::k, there are a large number of names reappearing re,gularly on the score card, w~ich bodes well for-all - round athletes, but perhaps not so much for individual .event .athletes. · For the boys, the names of Johnny Somers, Jeremy Witchalls, Adil Busaidy, Mark Garwood; Bavid Houston, Paul Saunders, Nicholas Archer and Alistair ReidThomas are perhaps the obvious ones. For the girls, Cathy Ironside, Janet Reid-Thomas, Anne-Marie Watson, Reeba Jacob, Rek~a Ramanathan and Bethanne ; Ironside appear mast regularly. Sadly, we lose many .of these this. .year, and the names to watch next year are Paul Saunders, Bethanne Ironside al')d Melinda Webb. · _ - · · ·_ · A.

BOWDLER

Pervaz Moosakutty at the crease

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Hebron Sports Day 1982 Mrs Archer presents awards to Reeba Jacob and Irene Winkler yvhile Mr ,Perkins maf<:es the announcements 路路 ,

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The Super Senior Championship Holders 1982 Hebron's team emerged from the football tournament not only as champions of the Nilgiris, but also over Kodaikanal. Back row:

Jeremy Witchalls, Nigel Witchalls, Francis Archer, Darshan Ambalavanar, Timothy Archer, Douglas Bennett. Front row : John~ ~Skirrow, JuliÂˇan Wheeler, Ben John, Johnny Somers, Ganesh Pun, Adil Busaidy .

... The March Past The Hebron boys' team at the 1982 Inter School Sports, Wellington .

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RESULT$ BOYS~ SENIOR DIVISION.

1co·m· '2()0 in 400 IT( s·oo·m

1·5oom 11 Q m· Hurdles 3:000· m WalK Long Jump High Jump Pole Vault Triple Jump Shot Putt Discus Javelin 4x100m. Relay

. 1st. M. Garwood 12.q secs. J. Somers 25.q secs. M. Garwood · . 61 ~9 secs. J. Somers· -1. 2m 27.2 secs. Somers 5m 2.~ ~ecs A.·Busaidy 17.8 secs. F. Archer : 18mms 40 secs. D. Ambalavanar ·· ~!so m 1 A. Busaidy · 5' 4 ' J. Witchalls 8' 8" J. Witchalls 11. 40m G. Pun 7. 78m · J. Witchalls 22. ~Sm J. Paterek 35. 06m BLUE J. Somers 51. 8 secs A. Busaidy I J. Witchalls J. Wheeler.

* New Record. 2nd•

>~·

A. Busaidy

. J:

*·

. M. Garwood ;J... Somers '.1. Archer A. Somerset M. Garwood A. Somerset A. Busaidy F. Archer J. Paterek I. McCabe J. Patarek J. Paterek J. Witchalls.

BLUES 262 points• .GOLD 248 points. BOYS' JUNIOR OIVISl.Ot~L 1@0m D. Mughogho 1~. 3 secs j2~ 1 secs D. Houston 20001 -• 78. 3 secs D~ .Houston 4QQm. · ~- D. Houston 800 m · 2ni 45. 9 secs ·~2m·:35 secs . · 3000 mWalk A. Reid-Thomas 80 m Hurdles D. Mughoghc) . 14:. 8 secs Long Jump N. Archer. 4!. 54 m High Jump N. Archer. 4'6!" Triple Jump N. Archer 9. 90 m Pole Vault G. Wheeler 6f 61" R. Sankar Shot Putt 8. 73 m Discus G. vyheeler. 2p. 86 m. Javelin R. Sankar H~. oa·m 4 x 100 m Relay GOLD D. ~Mlighogho D. Houston6 9.0 secs A. Reid-Thomas S. Jenkins BLUE 211 points GOLD 277 points.

-P. Saunders ·p~ Sa1:1nders · P. ·Saunders. G. James · -.,,;.: wainwright I. A. McKenzie P. Saunders F. Suleman I , A Reid-Thomas ·..A. R:eid-Thomas G. Wheefer R. Sankar F. Suleman I

GIRL'S SENIOR DIVISION 100 m 200m 400 111 800m 80 m Hurdles Long Jump High Jump Shot Putt Discus Javelin 4 x 100 m Relay

C. Ironside 13. 6 secs. C. Ironside 33. 1 secs J. Reid-Thomas 80. 9 secs J. Reid-Thomas 3m 11. 3 secs J. Reid-Thomas 15. 0 secs J. Reid-Thomas 4.22 C. Ironside 4' 4~" C. Ironside 8. 15 m C. Ironside 20. 28 m K. Marsh 11. 32 m GOLD C. Ironside 61. 8 secs J. Reid-Thomas R. James S. Tozer

J. Reid-Thomas Y. Arokiasamy J. Young A-M. Watson R. Ramanathan J. Young A. M. Watson A. M. Watson A. M. Watson R. Ramanathan

BLUE 124 .points GOLD 159 points GIRL'S JUNIOR DIVISION 75m 100 m 200m 400 m 80 m Hurdles Long Jump Shot Putt Discus路 Javelin路 4 x 100 m Relay

BLUE

151 points

GOLD

122 points

A.Jacob 11. 0 secs 14. 0 secs A.Jacob 32. 6 secs B. A. Ironside 77. 7 secs A.Jacob B. A. Ironside 17. 3 secs L. Hart 4. 21 m 5. 72 m P. Moss 16. 88 m M. Challen 11. 27 m M. Challen BLUE R. Jacob 64. 6 secs R. Wheeler R. Ramanathan L. Hart

TOTAL HOUSE POINTS

BLUE

748

poirits

GOLD 806

points

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R. Ramanathan Ill L. Hart R. Jacob I. Winkler R. Wheeler R. Ramanathan Ill I. Winkler P. Moss

MOST

SUCCES'SFU~ ,.

:,~~l,MERS

RECENT TIMES ........ ._:.

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BOYS N. Witchalls

Senior

" "

,, Junior S. Greenwood Senior

,, S. Willey

Junior

" ,,

12 lengths Fre,estyJe 1 length Breaststroke Underwater· 2 lengths ~rea$tstroke 2 lengths Breaststroke 4 lengths Fraestyl' 1 length Cjli~I 2 len~th~_;Crawl 1 length Sac)<stroke 1 length Crawl 2 fengths Backstroke 21engths Crawl .

4:25:

secs

1982 1982 1981 1982 1979 1980

14:~ secs 53: m I 34.5 secs 41.2 secs 68.6 secs 11.9 secs· 26.9. secs 15.i secs

1980 · 1982

13.2 secs 36.91 secs 30.3 secs

1982 1982 1982

19~.·

GIRLS C. Ironside

Senior

,, Junior

,, Melinda Webb Junior

,, J. White

s~nior

P. Moss

Junior Junior

1 length Crawl 2 lengths Crawl 1 length Breaststroke 2 lengths Crawl 1 length Crawl 2 lengths B.ackstroke 12 lengths Freestyle 6 lengths Freestyle Plunge Underwater

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14.5 ecs 1982 33.0 secs 1982" 19.7 :secs 1981 [shared! with K. Wigglesworth] 34.6 secs 1981 14.6secs 1982 46.5;secs 1982 1981 6:11:0lsecs 1980 2:53:5\secs 1982 1a.29 29.65 1~

CROSS c,OUNTRV This year, we had some excellent runs, with David Houston creating a new Junior Boys' recerd, Matthias Staehelin creating a new Junior School Boys' record and Katie lngleby creating a fast record in the first time the Junior School Girls have run. The course was pretty wet and dangerous in places, but we only had one injury of any seriousness at all, and the runners all seemed to enjoy themselves. Remember that all Senior School Boys run the lon~er course. 路路 ~1 Results : JUNIOR SCHOOL GIRLS 2nd

KATIE INGLEBY JOANNA BELLINGHAM

20 mins 06 secs.

JUNIOR SCHOOL BOYS MATTHIAS STAEHELIN 2nd COLIN MACDONALD

16 mins 01 sacs [NR]

JUNIOR GIRLS BETH-ANNE IRONSIDE 18:39:0

REKHA RAMANATHAN

JUNIOR BOY$ DAVID"HOUSTON 19:36:0 [NR]

MICHAEL SOMERS

SENIOR GIRLS CATHY'IRONSIDE/JANET REID-THOMAS 21:18:0 secs.

SENIOR BOYS JOHNNY SOMERS 18:49:2 sees

MARK GARWOOD

A. Bowdler

BASKET BALL Basketball has steadily decreased. in populatit) throughout the history of Hebron. It reached its peak under the leadership of Mr Taylor. With the departure of the' all time greats' like Andy, Krishan and Joe Daniel Mr. T. P. wh(I took up the task 路of training a formidable team was at a loss. Under hiS careful coaching Hebron staged a revival in the field of basketball. House matches were occasionally organized last term and it was not in the least surprising to find Juniors and Seniors , exhausting their-free time to play a game of basketC.all. I

On returning from mid-term break we were irformed tha inter school tournament would be held in Coonoor in two days' timei Mr.T.P wasted no time in erg.anizing a team -and exposing it to the standard required in the competition. The ttaihing was hard but beneficial. At the tournament we were drawn against 'The . Holy lrii'l-Ocents.' It was not a terribly demanding game and we were assured of a piacihg in the second round after crushing them 96- 0. The team worked well together and can be commended for its performance. In the next round we were drawn against St. Joseph's which were the favourites. Their superior tactics and skill were tG be admired. They had us running all over' the court but the spirit of determinati-bn was never lacking in the Hebron Team. A rather different form of refereeing which we were not used to led to a few disputes. The final score stood ~t 60-30 and Hebron out of the tournament Hebron's selection included James Daniel, Rohan deSilva, Jeremy Witchalls, Ganesh Pun, Mark Garwood (Reserve) and B路enjaminJohn (Captain).

I sincerely hope that the spirit of basketball might be renewed with the organizing of more competitive competitions. With careful guidance Hebron can pro. duce an outstanding team for the next Inter-School tournament, especially in the super-senior division. The Inters tried hard but were unlucky to be drawn up with Joseph's in the first round. Misunderstanding and a lack of team work I ed to a disappointing performance. The team however must be commended on their brilliant sportsmanship and determination. They were finally crushed, 45-19.The Inters team included Danny Gillette, Pakee Sivarajasingham, Bruce McKenzie, Oliver James, tan McCabe (Captain). 路

With a renewed enthusiasm in this sport Hebron might be able to look forward to a few exciting victories in competitive tournaments.

Benjamin John Captain of Senior Basketball Team

HOTSHOTS In the past year, we lost several of our best players, such as Ian Rees, Neil Willey and Paul Watson, but were very fortunate in the arrival of Ganesh and Naresh Pun, and the emergence of Darshan Ambalavanar as a very good player,

At the end of last term,however,,we also lost Mr; John T-P our last defensive resort-and Mr lngleby decided路 to "re.tire''. from the squad. Unfortunately, the calibre of the teams we have played has oscillated 'twixt very good and terrible, and as a result there seems to have been a lack of interest from many players, afthough our major teams have been of considerable strength.

Squad: Mr Bowdler, l\ljr. Twynam-Perkins, Mr. D,avies, Mr. lngleby, Mr D Fountain, Mr. Irving, Darshan Ambalavanar, Nigel Witche11$, Tim Archer, Ganesh Pun, Francis Archer, Nicholas Archer, Johnny Sorners, Andy Coltart, Mark Garwood, Sunil Hong, John Skirrow, Ben John, Naresh Pun; Adil路 Busaidy.

Others such as Mike Somers, Ian.McCabe, David Wainwright, have played one or two matches, as well as Kevin and Paul out here working at Quiet Corner. Results

(since 6.8.1982)

Points

Won

Lost

Drew

For

Against

Scorers D~rshan Ambalavanar Francis. Archer Tirri Archer Mr.. Bowdt"er Mr .. lng1~by Ganesh Pun Own Goals Johnny Somers Mr. Twynam:Perkins Others

7 3 1

14 4 10 3 2 1 9

(As for as records go this is complete). A. Bowdler

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THE

EXTRAVAGANZA

Nigel Witchalls sings to tpe accompaniment of liim Archer 1piano1 and Mr. Kendall l (electric gtuitar)

Giles James sings and performs while John SkirrowJ and Timothy Archer 路 accompany him on electric guita s 1

SELBORNE

SCENES

Susan Tozer caught with the cake

Learning the value of water conservation

RECENT

AC<:lUISITIONS

This Royal Enfield has been purchased by the school for the Senior boys to learn to ride John Mark James Standard Twelve

David Wainwright with the "Cruz Missile" that he has built with the) help of Cruz the Carpenter and Mr. Davies.

Jack James on the trampoline while James Davies waits for his turn

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SCHOOL DIARY. -1982-1983 TERM ONE 4

August

The school year begins at Hebron. New staff include the Kendal.ls w~~o take respon~iblity for Silverdale, and Miss J. Munson, a. musician from Scotland. The school wi.11 need more ;Violins. t ·cope :With the i ncreasea demand for violin teaching. .

20-22 August

Girls' S. U. Camp at Q.uiet Corner.

27-29 August

Boy$' S. U. Camp at Q.uiE!t Corner.

August

A m~morial service is hel~ in St. Stephen's-for Rev. K Donald. -·~

September · The Junior School attends a special showing of •Jungle Book' at the Assembly Rooms; and enj.oy type casting the staff on 1· their return.

t~ welcome thelneW-staff. t

22 September

A staff party is held

24 September

Junior School sports.

September · Senior School sports. .

27 September

3 October October

s~hool

The is hushed.aspupils;sit t.1 e practical examinations for .the Royal Schools of Musie<, . . .

8-18

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Ha.r.vest )"hanksgivi_n.9 serviCe .is heldl. at.Union Church. Mid-term break. Junior Camp ... ... .. . ... .. .. Kalhatti . Masinagudi Inter Boys' Camp ... ..• Inter Girls' Camp ... . •.• Masinagl!di Senior Co- Ed. Camp Kovallam .. Biology A Level Field Trip... CMand~pam . . . . • I . French A Level Field Trip .. . Pondicfherry...

22 October

Some. students attend a co:ncert gJ1ven by the International Singers at Anandagiri. .

30 October

The school holds a mui;ical evening for g~ests from town.

24 6

November

To raise money for the canteen, a highly successful extravag~nzais held in the lilatJ. While diners siit .at small tables for a three-course meal, they are treated to a floor show by the more talented anC!i extrovert members of the A Level class, aided by a few Inter Boys.

18-20

November

The Drama Festival involves all the stu~ents in the Sen.ior School.

.26

Novemder

Film evening in

27 November

th~

Church social at

staff room.

Montau~an.

November

Carols by candlelight in the staff room.

December

Senior Carol Service in Union Church.

7 December

Junior Carol Service

The school closes with a Christmas concert, a wild v~riMon en the final assembly of term. The highlight is the debate, fiercely argued by the two leading debaters, Messrs. Jngleby and Wallis, ont/le motion that '1''1.ere should be paise in the Christmas pudding'. The motic;rn gains particular relevance from the fact that the previous Saturday night the whole sch.ool gathered at Lushington ta enjoy a Christmas feast r;ind on that occasion there were indeed paise in the ÂˇChristmas pudding.

December

the school hall.

The school receives a Christmas_ present : recorder and colour television screen. December

a video-.:.tape

The school is sad to farewell the Pattemores and TwynamPerkins who have made a tremendous contribution to Hebrorl: The Mobley family, Miss Gibl;>erq and Miss Sloman also leave on furlough: to them we say Au' revoir. .

TERM

TWO

February

The first staff meeting of the c;:ilendc;ir Year is held at Lushingtan. Mr. and Mrs. Irving, replacing the Pattemores, are welcome'd from New Zealand, and ryliss Fiona Matthews from Oxford. Miss Ba.rtpn, efter ;;i vear in _New Zealand, resumes her posi~ion as Hâ&#x20AC;˘. <;>. D. fy'l~them*-ics. As Dr Mobley and Mrs. Mobley and family are on furlough, the Davies family . move into Salli.or House, Cypres~ Gourt.

February

Games, films, videos shows and~-- concett performed by the servants provide th_e entertainment for the Servants' Retreat this year at Lushington.

IN THE HOLIDAYS •.• ...

cl imbed trees Tehm in a Jifri Standard Two

We caught monkeys at Shalom

Ben Fountain Standard One

We watch the Video

Peter Kowski Standard One

The video is now housed in a custom -built concrete cupboard in the Common Room. Thanks to parents and friends the children have been able to see a wide variety of films at weekends.

25 I

February . The staff retreat at Anandagiti is memorable forthe beautiful communion service in the chapel. 路路]

February

The boarders arrive路.

February

Classes begin. Several poor monsoons have resulted in an acute wa:ter shortage. A number of local shools h~ve to close by 31 March; For Hebron, severe power and water . rationing are enforced. I All Inter-school games have to co~clude by 19 February, which automatically eliminates us frorii participation this term. I

18 February

The school is introduced to the exhila~ations of r:ock climbing, with a demonstration on the tallest bank of the big pitch. Mr. Hutchinson, a Canadian climber working at Quiet Corner and Mr. Wallis, are in charge. This is the first of a number of climbing expeditions using ropes, aescenders, karabiners, harnesses, tapes, jumars and chocks. I

March

Mr. Ironside's team of Biblical Baptistb present a programme to the school, while Dr. Wagner addressed the staff on R. E. in Western Germany.

19-22

March

A few showers fall.

March

The first prayer breakfast is held at the lrvings' flat. This is yet another responsibility they hav~ 'inherited' from the Pattr;-mores. I

March

The Staff versus Students' cricket matph is won by the staff [101 for 7; students 71 all out.] Speaial thanks are due to Darshan Ambalavanar who played for the staff. !

March

The Senior School attend a performance of 'The Sound of Music' [excerpts] and Shakuntala [dance drama] given by St. Hilda's, for and at Breeks.

April

Good Friday service is he.Id at Union Ohurch.

April

Mr. Wallis is taken to K. G. Hospidl, Coimbatore, fn the Needles factory ambulance. He is critically ill, but in answer to much prayer makes a remarkable recovery; is able to return to school on 13 April and resume teaching a week after that.

26 · · 18 ; April

Joy. GilbertJeaves to :attend;hertathet,, Dr. Gilbert's ·funeral in U. K. Joy tu~s ·.'!lrepdy_ ina~ :<i· 1re111endqus contribution to the opera, 'The Yeqmen of the Guard', with. her ideas. eareful training of many of the principals,·and·musici<rnship, Joy is the main accompanist Timothy Archer, at very short notice, steps in, and accompanies ·on :the pian.o verv, ab_ly· inideed. Under the carefu1 and expeFt attention ;of Mr. Peters, Hebron's ·rabbit popuiation· begins to thrive. Four litters [some white, some black s.ome patchy, and one. b_rqwn] are born and we Me happy to.repprt that mothers ·and: babies are all doing . well.

· · : 2'8 · Apri I . ' •. ''·····,

Parent and :Staff versus Students: football match.

7' I

Parents Day. Classrooms are open' for inspection and parenttec;icher int~rviews are .h.eld before morning tea. Later, a .Patent-Teacher Meeting is held in the hall, after which lunch is served to all.

;. . :29 ::AiPril .. ·

Parents' AdviS;ory Council.

April

April-9 May Mid term break.· Super Senior Camp Senior Camp ... Inter Camp Junior Camp ...

... . ... Cannanore . .. ... Masinagudi ..... Mukerti . Coonoor

Classes resume.

:9. May

28 Apri1~25 May C. S. E. examinations

... .

· 6 ·June· ·

. G. C•. E.. exa-minali,ons and school examinations begin.

18 June

End ·of year· parties

.:24· June:

Leavers' Servfoe. '

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27 June 28

June

Musical Eyening at Lushingtc;m. Term ends at 11opn.

... ;; 1ri ~ddi'tion'to: th'e· seni·or students, a number of staff also leave: Miss Wilkins who has served the school for some sixteen .Years, the. Bromley fiamily, Shirley WUliams, PatCook·ancf. Fiona Matthews. Fiona; ·a B. M. M. F. 'slotter' was here for the term, and now goes up to Oxford. The James family and Miss Allen al,so leave, on furlcmgh. ·

SCENES FROM 1982 DRAMA FESTIVAL JUNIOR DRAMA

-----Unclever Hans [John McKenzie] with the King [Clifford Milne] 路\ and Queen [Rekha Ramanathan]

Mr. James directing the Standard Eight pl ay is shown with Giles James 路 [the astrologer 's apprentice]

... I ·

THE SENIOR DS('.MA FESTIVAL 1982

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•

A Scene from 'Jumpers ' Professor Moore (E>aniel Gillette) armed with bow and arrow confronts Inspector Bones (Pakee Sivarajasingham) and his huge bouquet

A Tavern Scene from Henry IV, (Bashr Marikar and Andrew Wyatt )

Sa int Joan (Joanna Young Kn eels for the blessi ;1g of th e Archbishop ( David M arsh )

The.Violin Group at the Ap ril 1983 Programme Sam Jacob, Mr. W. James, Tom Dalzell, Janine Watson, Jan ice Fc.szer

Jack Point the Jester [John Skirrow] plucks up the courage to propose to Elsie Maynard [Shirin J :)seph.]

The Yeomen of the Guard and some of the crowd including little Sam and Amy Kendall

DRAMA THE DRAMA FESTIVA,L NOVEMBER -1982

Thi s yea r the Drama Festival w as held over three nights; and we were very grateful for Mr. and Mrs. Tedd y White [Mr. White is an old boy of the school, and both he and his wife are actively involved in theatre in Bangalore] who agreed to be our judges.

In the Junior division, there were three plays: Uncl ever Hans by Rodney Bennett Standard Seven. The Amateur Astrologer Standard Eight. Salome by Oscar Wilde Standard Nine

Unclever Hans was judged the best play, in this division . In the same play, Hans, played by John McKenzie, was awarded the prize for the best junior actor, while the princess, Elizabeth Wallis, was runner-up for the best junior actress award.

The other awards went to the Standard eight play : best junior actress W qS judged to be Emma Dalzell [th e astrol oger's wif e] , and runner-up to the best juniQr actor was Giles James, the astrologer's servant.

In the senior division, the following plays were presented: Jumpers by Tom Stoppard . . ..... Standard Ten I Excerpts from Henry IV, Part One ... ... .. . Standarcil Eleven Saint Joan by G. B. Shaw 路 .. . .. . .... ... .. A Levelsl.

Here, s. int Joan w as judg ed th e best pl ay, wh Kate - Marsh [the Dauphin], was awarded the best actress priz e, and Joann a Young [Saint Joan] runner -up. . . Best senior actor was Jeremy Witch alls as Falstaff, Whil e Daniel Gillette, who played Professor Moore in Jumpers, was runner-up.

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JUNIOR

SC.~KO.Ol.27 - 28

'PROGRAMME

APRIL

1983

Worship

The School

Welcome

Miss Jackson

Recorder Group·

Rigadoon Lo, We walk Narrow Way

Purcelf Hebrew . Melody

Dhamaya Sivarajasingham Cornelia Staehelin Lydia Daniel Kate.James . Be·n Brown

Standard V

Robin Hood and Traditional play the Butchers

Piano Solo

Study in D

Bertini

Jonathan Thomson

Flute Dµets ·

Toreador Song Marianina

Bizet Folk Song

Kate James Kim Irving

Standard I and 11

Pirates and the Sea

Violin Group··

Lazy Sheep·

.. -By the Lake

Violin Solo Standard VI ;

Piano· Solos

Margery Dawe

The Emperor's ·-Carpet· Scem~s

at a

Farm Menu~t

Standards Ill and IV

Folk Song

Child of the Dragon

Sam Jacob Tom Dalzell Janine Watson Janice Faszer · Mr.' W. James· tom·Dalzell Pol kinghorne/Bennet

Walter Carroll Johann Krieger Douglas Coombes

Kate lngleby Lydia Daniel

JUNIOR SCHOOL PARENTS PROGRAMME APRIL 1983

Standards One and Two as !Pirates

A Scene from Standard Five 's play of 'Robin Hood' Maid Marian fKate lngleby) is in the centre, with Friar Tuck (Ali Mukadarn) and one of Robin's men '( Michael Jenkins) on her right

JUNIOR SCHOOL DRAMA1983 -

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The Emperor's Carpet Standard Six Pl ay 1 he Emperor 1 Matthias Staehelin) ··--- - - -presides -at-the trial

Child of the Dragon Standard Three and Four Play Merlin [Stephen White] Presents the new King Arthur [Stephen Saunders] to the British people

' We dressed up as Pirates

Bradley Mitchell

Mark Devaraj

Standard Two

The Story of King Arthur Cathy Ironside, Standard Eleven

HEBRON SENfO.R S:CHO路O路.L PLA V I

APRIL

1983

'The Yeomen of the Guard or 'The Merryman and H s Maid' by W. S. Gilbert j and Arthur Sullivan i

This opera, set in Tudor times on Tower Green in Lordon, was performed in honour of Miss Bateman who has been at Lushington since! 195'4. Both as a matron and as a teacher,, Miss Bateman has been warmly appreciat[d by students past and present for her love of drama, ranging from ad hoc Saturda night shows, to beautifully rehearsed and costumed plays. During her many years as the school's wardrobe mistress, Miss Bateman has built up a fine range of period costumes with careful attention to historical accuracy as befits a history te~cher. 'The Yeomen of the Gua~d' is known to be Miss Batem:m's favourite of the Gilbert and Sullivan I operas.. r

01 iver James, the finest yeoman of them all, Miss Bateman responded to Mrs. Wallij~, speech in the words of When presented with an enormous bouquet by

Colo.1el Fairfax :

'Forbear my friends, and spare me this oration : I have small claim to such consideratic,n : The tales that of my prowess are narrated

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Have been prodigiously exaggerated, prodigiously ex ggerated',

To which we reply in the words of the yeomen : 'They are not exaggerated, Not at all exaggerated, Could not be exaggerated, Ev'ry word of them is true l'

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30 THE

YEOMEN OF

25-28

THE

APRIL

GUARD

1983

31 路CASTI

SIR RICHARD CHOLMONDELEY [Lieutenant of: the Tower]

David Marsh

COLONEL FAIRFAX [under sentence of death]

Douglas Bennett

SERGEANT MERYLL [of the Yeomen of the Guard]

Chandu Doreswamy

LEONARD MERYLL [his Son]

Pak~erathan

JACK POINT [a Strolling Jester]

Sivarajasingham

John Skirrow 路

WILFRED SHAD BOLT [Head Jailer and Assistant Tormentob I

Daniel Gillette

THE HEADSMAN

Johnny Somers

FIRST YEOMAN

Bruce McKenzie

SECOND YEOMAN

路Ian McCabe

FIRST CITIZEN

John Mark James

SECOND CITIZEN

Andrew Wainwright

ELSIE MAYNARD [A Strolling Singer]

Shirin Joseph

PHOEBE MERYLL [Sergeant Meryll's Daughter]

Anne Marie Watson

DAME CARRUTHERS [Housekeeper of the Tower]

Dinaz Parakh

KATE [her Niece]

Shehnaz Yakub

YEOMEN

David Houston, John Zachariah, Alistair Reid T~omas, David Saunderlf David Wainwright, Justin Locke, Mr. A. Bowdle!, Oliver James, Naresh Pun, Mr. W. James.

CHORUS OF CITIZENS Nicholas Scott, Michael Blencowe) Caroline Smith, Heidi Penny, Susan Tozer, Nalini Raj, Yolanda Arokiasamy, Pamela Watson, Sarah Thomson, Mrs. L. Irving, David Christmas: Robert Wallis, Melinda Webb, Bethanne Ironside, Christine Timm Reb~cca Jacob, Annakaethi Staehelin, Irene Winkler, Rathi Mala Sab~ratnam, Sarah Tyman, IVrs. R. Kendall, t my and Sam, Nicolas Archer,:Graham Wheeler, Giles James, Faizal Suleman, John Jacob, lain j\llcKenzie, Ganesh Pun, I Mr,.1. Kendall.

32 ORCHESTRA piano flutes clarinets violins cornets guitar Scenery Costumes Wardrobe Stage manager

L. E. Fletcher, T. Archer, F. Matthews Joanna Young, Simon Moss F. Matthews, S. Baxter J. Munson, Timothy Archer Penelope Moss, Jonathan Main, Mark Scott, Clifford Milne F. James

A. Bateman K. McGuire A. Bateman, 0. Peters W. James,

Make-up

M . Barton , M. Earlam, Brenda Andrews, Katharine Marsh, Rachel James, Elizabeth Main, Cathryn Ironside, Kamini Fernando

Props Lights Prompt Music Producer Conductor

Ari Ratos C. Irving, Andrew Co ltart Lydia Wyatt J. Gilbert, J. Munson, L. E. Fletcher R. Wallis L. E. Fletcher

Robert Wallis

(Standard Nine)

St andard One and Two 's Impressions of The Yeomen of the Guard '

Yeoman

Mark Devaraj

Jack Point :

Evan Dewey

Phoebe

Natalie Watson

Elsie Maynard and Fairfax :

Tehani Saiglilal

The Hea dsman

·Dr ·Mobley · · ·Mr-Irving Mr :Wallis . Mr ·Bowdler Miss Munson· ·Miss Gr.imes Mrs Davies M.rs Kendall· Miss Kuruvilla Mr James Mr Bromley Miss Matthews Miss Simkins ·.Miss Barton Mrs James Miss Gibbard Miss Bateman

"MiSs Fletcher Miss MC Guire Mr Pill Mr· D.avies

Mr Enos Miss Baxter Miss Wagland Mrs lngleby, Mrs·· Pill Miss Cook =Mrs Wallis M:iss,Jackson Miss-. Wilkins Mrs Jrving .Mr . Kendall · .Miss Earlam Miss: Gilbert Mr lngleby

Round the pitch I To cut a long story short . I met this man the other day Even l can do better tha~ that Ye-e e·e-e~e-es I Beautiful! Super ! . Great I Stop that chatter. Oh ;do be careful, dear. Cheeky thing! Aw shucks. Roight! Now let's see w~at F. F. Bruce says about Spreads away. There definitely will be a small reward, See you in the moanin'. 1

Mmmmmmm:mmmmmmniimmmrrimmmm You mean 'May we walk;' not 'We're walking.' Girls, don't steal the water. Bot-tom of the class and woe betide you if it ever happens again ! i . . Bass yeomen in my room at 1.1 5 please. .A re you the boy that got] bitten by the ·rabbit? . Uuuuuuuuuuh, now I don't want to be a killjoy, but ••• Look, cut it out, I've come 5,000 miles to teach you and...... · Right, right you are, thu1b, two, three, very ·good, B, B, three, four. Lai-lai-lai-lai-lai-lai, .. Has anybody seen my-? · Look, I've told you before that when you are in school uniform your hair' must be done up. I'll think about it. I · What test have you got tci>day? Yes, yes, go and lie down. You tell me. Yes, 1-'m quite aware of t~at. John Mark, eat your eggs! Alex, I'm watching you. Dear, have you·told the boys yet? Miss a line. Draw a line. Write -the date and ·underline. Don't ask why, James; it just is. ·Stop having crabby fingers. Yes, well ..,.Now I'm goimg to make a . very headmasterly comment.

HEBRON:

INTERNATIONAL

COMMUNITY

Some might ask the question, 'Is Hebron really international?' or 'How rriany countries does Hebron represent?' On the surface these are easy questions to answer but when you start asking the students questions such as, 'Where is your native place?' problems arise. For example, many students for obvious reasons have present and permanent places of residence, but then you find that they have a different nationality as well. Many students are unsure of or simply cannot tell where their home country place of residence is. What I have collected in my research gives an approximate picture and no doubt there is some inaccuracy. Let me ask and answer some questions.

How many nationalities are there? Ninteen, including staff. Miss Allen is our one true Irish staff member. However, staff and students have direct connection, that is permanent present addresses, with at least twenty seven countries. So we are indeed international. How many 'millionaire' [population at Hebron? Here is the list: Delhi Adelaide Dhaka Bangalore Dusseldorf Bombay Brisbane Glasgow Hyderabad Calcutta [Twenty two cities at lea$t] ~anent

over one million]

Hong Kong London L1:1cknow Madras Melbourne

cities are represented

Munch en Osaka Pune Seoul

Singapore Sydney Toronfo

places of residence - some facts of interest relating to the staff.

Popular locations from which the staff come are Oxford [Bowdler, lngleby, Matthews, Popplestone] reflecting intellectual brilliance; Ireland [Allen, Bromley, Elliott] reflecting flair and flamboyance; Wales [Davies and Kendail] reflecting world famous oratorical skills; New Zealand [Barton, Gibbard, Irving, Wallis] reflecting pioneering spirit and adventurism; Australia [Bateman, James, McGuire] showing down - to - earth grittiness; London [Baxter, Earlam, Simpkins, Wagland] for indeed Hebron is very much at the centre of things; Scotland [Jackson, Munson] displaying true Scots courage and determination; and not least Guernsey [Pill] proving the school's tolerance towards the island minorities. And what to say about the English qualities of Misses Cook, Fletcher, Grimes, Williams and the Indian qualities of Mrs Bhasme, Miss Kuruvilla [or are hers Malaysian .... or Aussie?], Messrs. Peters, Enos, Thomas and Zavier?

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What place~ are the路 rriost popular as permanent lplaces of residence? Ooty naturally comes top with eight families [including four staff familes] but second place might surprise many readers : Kuala I Lumpur in Malaysia with seven families. Other popular places are as路follows :

Bangalore-six families I London [area]-six families Colombo, Tiruvalla [Kerala] and Wellington in N~w Zealand-four families Melbourne, Belfast, Glasgow, Reading, Oxford and \(Veston-super-Mare-three families. Some other interesting facts are that the five big bities of Australia and three big cities of New Zealand are all represented. Famous European cities such as ou-sseldorf, Eindhoven, Basel, Zurich, and Munchen have representation too; the Gulf oil states have a modest number; th~ Indian Ocean!~prevides Sri Lankans and Seychellois; four American states [Illinois, Kansas, Virginia and South Carolina] also have representatives at Hebron, as do three Canadijan provinces [Alberta, New 路 Brunswick, Ontario]. I

As regards the British, the South of England is Jtrong but the North rather disappointing with only Yorkshire showing up at all. The South West and South coast show up quit~ well. Scotland has a good showing and how nice to have Paul Watson, just arrived, to increase their total.

T. B.

36 STAN·DARD NINE PHILOSOPHISES

•·•Ll:FE

IN ·A Ml/LTl-'-'RiACIAL

COMMUNITY" The pleasures of a mu~ti • racial community are many. One i-s that you get to meet all different kinds of people You also get all the different kinds of food you can imagine from people with all different racial backgrounds. These people can teach you many different things that are helpful like cooking their food, how to survive in a jungle, or even to protect yourself. It can be very pleasureful living in a multi - racial community as I have said. Ken Frost We often generalise about a country not giving it any thought. When an Asian enters a European society, or vice versa, there will be a lot of changes, in the cultures, understandings, way of life. For ·instance a Hindu can't eat beef because his religion does not permit him tc;>. In a European society this may seem · odd. However the pleasures may be appreciated. The pleasures we may gain from :1 multi - racial society may be some sort of education. EuFopeans might learn culture and simple things such as the Asian sense of humour. They might appreciate them or on the other hand may be not. Ari Ratos It is important to live and learn from one another so that you don't get stuck in one group, get your ideas and thinking from them instead of being ' in many groups; comparing ideas and thoughts and seeings which is the better i~ea. Many people, like Gandhi and Nehru, fought for religions and races to come together but some people don't want to join two or three different races together because they want to live their own lives, in their own ideas and religions. Irene Winkler Next time you go to a restaurant and order a Minestrone soup, just look at all the different things that you've got in that soup and then think about the world. There is enough room in your soup for all the diferent mixtures of food in your soup. Some people might like to live by themselves and stay out in the country or in the wild all by themselves. Then you might get the people who just have to live in a big city with as many people as possible. What affects all these different styles of life? How people are brought up; where they're brought up and who brings them . up. Every person has his or her own life style. Every community has a different effect on our world. So don't despise the person who has different tastes from you. David Wainwright

HOME

IS IN,DIA

OOTY India is my home even though I am English. I love 'ndia because I have been here ever since I was born except for a few holidays in England. It is sometimes hot and sometimes cold in the Nilgiris where I live. But it is very beautiful. My town is called Ooty and it has a rOt of cypress trees. My Dad is the headmaster of the school we run. It's a boarding school and I have lots 9f friends.· There is Sarah Brown who giggles all the time and she is my best friend.I There's Anita and Ann and Anita is a real Christian and Ann really nice. Sona!i is my Ugandan friend ancl she has an English Passp~rt. Sonali has a very rich Mum and Dad but very generous. Ooty is in a valley and there are lots of hills arounq. My Dad and I have climbed a lot of them. We have lots of ;idventures. Sarah !Brown is taking me out for half term and we will giggle our heads off. My friends can sometimes be very silly, like for instance this moment. · 1 love our holidays in Ooty. It's such great fun. It's so quiet and lovely. I

Katie ll)gleby Standard Four

GLEN MORGAN

I live In Glenmorgan and it is a tea estate. The nanie is a Scottish name. It is a lovely place. The tea bushes from far look like green ca~pets. My name is Sonali. I haven't any brothers or sisters but I have two pets. a ca~ and a dog·they keep me company.I have been in Glenmorgan for seven years and I like it very much. We have got a lot of tea pluckers and what they pick is two leaves and a bud. The tea my father makes goes all around the world. Our Estate is I seven - hundred acres. The tea goes through the machines which are drying machines and sorting machines. It is packed in tea chests. Then> is also a scho~I for workers' children • Oh, you'd simply fall in love with the children. They are, ever smiling and very sweet. Sonali Vadera Standard Four

OUR ESTATE AND BANGALORE I live in Bangalore, and my name is Rohan路 White. We live off quite a crowded road. Opposite us is a park called "Cubbon Park." It has a little train which is only strong enough to carry about twenty people. The ride takes five minutes. The park also has swings, jungle - gyms, giant - wheels and merry路 goround. For eats it has a stall which sells pop - corn, cotton-candy, ice-cream and sugar - cane. There are little shops across the road. There is also a little temple down the road. There is a windmill and it pumps water. It is made of steel. There is a museum near the windmill. Outside it has the engine of a train and a plane. The museum is very big and has all sorts of engines and lots of experiments. Also it has an aquarium with beautiful fish. Our Estate is called Koorghully. It is about two hundred and fifty acres. We have a big and lovely bungalow, which is coloured white. It also grows some pepper and orange trees. We get lots of oranges in May. It is very pretty and beautiful when in blossom.

I like it very much.

Rohan White Standard Five

HYDERABAD In Hyderabad it is very hot, in the monsoon it is warm and it rains not very often. It is a crowded place where the market is, and most of the hotels are full. In the market the people are all shouting and some of the people who sell some things are poor and wear ragged clothes. In the country around there are lots of poor people. Ali Mukadam Stanpard Five

AGRA live in Agra and my name is Basil. I like Agra very much. The Taj-Mahal is there and I have seen it quite a few times. I have been there at night when it is full moon. One night when we where there my brother felt a hose - pipe and he at first thought it was a snake but then he realized that it was just a pipe. Another night it became stormy and there was thunder and clouds came over the moon. We were in front of the Taj - Mahal and behind it there were sudden streaks of lightning

39 which gave light to the whole place. It was just as bright as if the moon wasn't hidden behind clouds. The Taj - Mahal was built by ~hah Jahan for his wife. It was her tomb. It t~ok twelve years to build 'nd 12,0?0 ~ork~en were employed on it. There 1s also another place called S1kandra. 1 like 1t a bit better than the Taj-Mahal. It has lovely gardens There are. monkeys there and lots of deer. Last time we went there my brother and I got some oranges and fed the monkeys; They are used to being fed so they just took it from our hands.

Basil John Reid-Thomas Standard I Five

TIRUVELLA In a number of village in Kerala (The land of coconuts) and towns the people have their own customs. For example some people have not heard about toothpaste or tooth brushes, so instead they use powqered charcoal or mango leaves. I come from Kerala, horn a small town called ~iruvella. Here nearly every one owns a cow or a goat or some type of cattle. My grandfather has a cow; we keep it for milk. One thing that I dislike about Kerala is that it is far too hot. The people are fond of hot food, sometimes, they cannot eat some types of food with. out chilly. Their traditonal dress is a dress called a mundu. This is worn on special occasion. 路 The mundu is white in colour. There is ano~her costume that is like the mundu, but it is colourful and is worn only at home and for rough wear. The coconut tree has many uses. The mature coconuts are used for curries and cooking, the tender ones are used for drinking and eating. Many tourists who come to visit Kera la stop on the roadside, and buy the tender coconuts for a cheap price. It quenches your thirst. The leaves are woven into mats for shade and for sleeping on. The sticks that run through the leaves are used for making b~ooms. The thick trunk is used for fire wood. One surprising thing is that when the branch of the coconut dries up it always falls down. Our parents always advise us not to go under a coconut tree when there is a dry branch on the top. Welcome to Kerala. 1

Sam Jacob Standard Six

PUNE

You go past factories, over a river, past the thieves market, into the slums and finally the station. The crowds push you out and you follow them to the taxi stand. You check into the hotel. You go outside and are surrounded by all sorts of people. There are brahmins and the low caste people. You take a taxi to the I city. Now you are in the real Pune. The city is full of small shops and alleys. All alo~g the road there are men in dirty dhotis and kurtas. Women are in saris. There are the jewellery stores and the liquor stores. There are beggars on the road and the orphans wandering around.

My impressi on of Pune is 路hot, overcrowd Ad and po lluted . There arc many college students and quite a few come to our place. It is a ve ry nice city in spite of al! this. Cameron Main Standard Six

IN THE KERALA BACKWATERS

Choysen Liao (Standard Five)

41 MY

FATHER'S

BUSINESS

MYSORE

My dad was a young boy but had not been taught to write or read but he was a clever man. When he got marrried he started his business, in 1954. His business was manufacturing handicraft, rosewood ivory Inlay work. He slowly went on with his business, then in 1973 he won an award, for Special ivory inlay work. We export to Germany, France, Japan and England. In India we sell in Cochin, Delhi and Bombay. We sell furniture, elephants, they are made like this, I there are figâ&#x20AC;˘Jres which are stuck in the wood. Dakshi poreswamy Stan~ard Five MY

DAD'S

BUSINESS

OOTY I

We live in Ooty, and work in our own restaurant. Vi/e get up in the morning at about 6-15 a.m., and brush our teeth, then go and start our work. My Grandma and me have go to and cut the vegetables for the restaurant and then we have to cut the chickens. About eight o'clock the workers come to work. The cooks wash Some of the the fire place and get oil for cooking, boil the rice and vegetables. worl<ers wash plates and glasses and wipe them. The belilrer cleans tables and I changes the table cloths Liao Choy Sen Standard Five

THE

VILLAGE

LIVE

My family and I live in a village called Kamdara and it is fifty-two miles away from the nearest town so every time we need something very badly we have to go in our jeep. But we get lots of things from the village market. In our village we have church and lots of people go to church to be married and sometimes get baptised and lots of other things happen in the churck A lot of pecple are Christians and at Christmas there are at least three hundred people come to church. Lots of families come to our house to ask if their children can have a place in the two hostels we have There are lots of people in the hostels. My Mum works I and sees if the girls' hostel is going alright and my Dad sees if the b ys' hostel is going alright too. In the village it is very hard because after they have washed their clothes they have to put them on the ground because they do not have a washing .line but ef course the people do put them on the bushes and they hive lots more places to . dry their clothes. Ann Houston Standard Five

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METTUR DAM One day we went to our uncle's house and we stayed there for a few days. One day we went to the dam called Mettur. We went to the over flow where they let the water out. When it gets too high for the dam it goes down a water fall and then it makes a little stream so that you can paddle in it. Then I saw a few turtles in the w~ter. I chased them away it was fun Then I fell over on to a stone and picked it up and it was all round and I took it to mum and_ she said, we can use it for grinding nuts and almond nuts. Then we we'nt to the tower at the dam and saw peopl.e all over the dam and people at islands and in boats. We went to the park there and played on swings and round abouts and in the sand pit. Then we went back along the same road side and one was hurt by a lorry and there was beautiful birds in the trees~ There was a big crowd around a lorry and we saw people getting water and taking it to pour on the little plants and going deep into the forest and coming for more. We noticed that there were little children about five years old carrying water. When we were going home we saw gardens and parks. · Simon Devaraj Standard Five

DARJEELING Darjeeling is on the South - Eastern edge of the Himalayas. It is not· far from Nepal. It is set in the top neck of West Bengal. The neck is between Nepal and Bhutan and is just below Sikkim. The thing you notice first is the tea gardens. From a distance the tea like a big green carpet. The tea is planted on slopes often 30° sometimes more. I enjoy looking out for is for the hill train. The railway runs alongside the sometimes a few metres above or below but it never goes very far from the You travel up to Darjeeling by road or train.

looks What road road.

The Darjeeling Himalayan railway (or the D. H. R. as we call it) runs from · Siligurilon (the plains) to Darjeeling. It used to go to other places in West Bengal but only one route is running now. It had its hundredth anniversary a couple of years ago. , At Darjeeling you can go to a number of places. One of the places is a Tibetan refugee camp about half a kilometre from where we live. The Tibetans have mad~ stuffed yaks, Tibetan dolls and rugs etc. We have bought a few rugs from there. You can go to places where you can see· Mt. Everest such as 'Tiger Hill' (not to be confused with Coonoor) .. On sunny days you can see a beatiful view of Kunjinjanga (the third highest mountain inDthe world), and its range. There are a few high schools in Darjeeling. There is also a government school in Darjeeling.

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The population is mainly Nepali and the main language is Nepali. also used. The religion is mainly Buddhist. !

Englis~

I always liked Darjeeling, what with its views and tea gardens and natives. always look forward to going home where I can be in imy beloved Darjeeling. the land of tea. Timothy Blackmore Standard Six I

ANAND I

I am an expatriate. My real home is in Australia, yet I live in India. I 路am at school for eight and a half months of the year, and tor the remaining three and a half I live in Anand, a town in Gujerl3t. That is whert;l the Amul Milk factory is. Amul actually stands for Anand Milk Union Limited. We are the only Europeans for miles. Our house has stone floors, no carpets, no air conditioning, no glass in the windowt Our beds are not spring beds, only having tape under the mattresses. It is comwletely different to life in Australia. But then India itself is nothing like Australia.I You could not expect it to be; two countries in different hemispheres, with diff erent languages, different 路 people, different food, different lifestyle. 1

It was a shock for me when I first arrived in India., five days after my tenth birthday. For the first three days we stayed in Madras; that was a shock in itself. Buses, cars, people, buffaloes, cows and bicycles everywhere. No clean str~ets. No traffic regulations. 1

And the beggars sitting by the side of the foot path (if one exists) or by the side of the road. Blind, starving, lepers, sometimes mi~us a hand, arm or leg. The first reaction is disgust, next pity. Why doesn't someone help them? But tbere are too many for them all to be helpecf. 1

After those three days we travelled up to Andhra by train. The village where Mum and Dad were to work was Nidubrolu. Dad was t9 be the radiographer at the hospital, Mum possibly to work in the nursery. But the time being she had to look after Natalie, only sixteen months old

for

We were greeted at the railway station by Captain! George Scott, his sons Nicholas and Mark and Captain,Barnard Duncan. We were also greeted by the smell of fish, waiting to leave on a goods train. Phe~ I They smelt awful.

44 For three weeks we stayed in Nidubrolu, during which time we grew used to taking Daraprim tablets each week, India food (which I utterly detested) and I succumbed to amoebic dysentry. Then we left for school. Apart from the shock of being separated from Mum and Dad, the teaching was so different. I had to begin to learn French, which all of my class know a bit of, and also to do Geography and History, which I had never done before. But gradually, I got used to it, and it was fun finding out about India, and the people and customs It was so unlike anything I had seen before. The costumes, and jewellery were beautiful.

It was really good meeting Indian people at home, and being invited out for meals. Gradually my palate became accustomed to hot curriess and to all the spices and flavourings used in sweets. Sometimes the sweets are made of the funniest things. For instance this last holiday I had a sweet at a hotel owned by the brother of one of our friends, and when we asked how you make this sweet, they told us they used cucumber ! We would never have guessed it. When we went back to Australia for Christmas ' 82, I first felt that Australia wasn't my home, and that India was. Everything ran so smoothly and was so efficient it seemed unreal. And the food ! I am genuinely surprised I didn't put on about twenty pounds during our four month stay. As it was, I gained no weight. But we did swim every day; and went sailing, and spent weeks staying at beaches and going for long walks. I did not mind returning to India as I had thought I would, because I had left friends here at school. Soon after we arrived, Mum and Dad were moved from Nidubrolu to Anand. Our first holiday there was rather hot, but we enjoyed it. The people there are very generous, even those who have not got much. One man, Mr. Mohan Lal,路 the one whose brother owns the hotel, is forever sending us boxes of jellabias, or dried fruit and nuts from his shop.He is quite wealthy and yet you would not think it if you looked at him. He dresses always in white. We are good friends, even though he is a Hindu and we are Christi&ns. Then there is the poor gardener at the hospital who turned u;:i one morning with a live chicken for us. It must have cost him a large amount yet he did it because we are friends. I do not think I have lost anything by coming to India, and leaving relations and friends in Australia. Rather, I think I have gained a great deal of knowledge, and made many friends. I have a good education, and boarding school has alsO' taught me to be independent. Anne-Marie Watson Standard Ten

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Some places are clean Some .places. are dirty Some places are quiet as anything Some places are noisy as anything. The

northe~n

people have light brown skin The southern people have <ifark browt skii111 Some people are unkind Others are kind.

Dhakshinamurthy 'Doreswamy I 路stan'dard Five

Look up the hill See those boys flying kites The wind is blowing hard, And the kites flying high . . Come and fly kites with us Buy a kite or build one Quick come, .the wind is blowing Come and fly your 路kites. high in the路 sky. Look at the bright colours in the sky Those are kites flying in the sky What a fine day it is to fly a kite Come and fly your kites high in the sky. I

Liao ehoy Sen Standard Five

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HOME IS TH路E .SEYCHELLES

The land of my birth is Seychelles, a beautiful name for a picturesque archipelago in the Indian Ocean. Seychelles is made up of appro~imately ninety-two islands. Some of the islands are closer to Africa than the main island, Mahe. However, only twenty islands are inhabited. Though it is only a dot on the map [for example Mahe is only seventeen miles long and three to five miles wide], we attract many tourists from all over the world.

Most of the tourists are interested in th路e 路tropical climate, the white sandy beaches and the activities they offer, the clear blue se [unlike the opaque brown . sea in India]. and. the quiet atmosphere,i. e. away from the market areas. Several ., fil~s were partly shot in Seychelles because of the scenery available there. Our main source of revenue is tourism. In order to maintain a steady flow of tourists to and from the islands, the beaches are kept clean; according to the standard of the hotel special fixed rates are placed. Nearly everyone has a home. This prevents the natives from abusing and sleeping on the beaches. The souvenirs of Seychelles are also price controlled. However, comparing the cost of living in Seychelles to that of India, it is definitely expensive. That is why you rarely find an Indian on holiday there but many Indian tailors, teachers and bankers and merchants. The standard of education has lowered from the 'O' .level and 'A'. level examinations through the University of London to a local examination followed by scholarships to the fortunate ones; [that is why I am in Hebron]. Our hospitals are quite well-equipped regarding medical equipment and doctors. We have a clinic which offers free treatment. There are government dentists as well. If a student turns up at the dentist during school hours,. the pupjl gets first preference. [That's what I often used to do].

Several years back, the old women used to wear long skirts, loose blouses and a scarf tied neatly to cover their ,hair. The old men usually wore trousers or shorts with cotton shirts and a cowboy shaped hat. There were several bullock carts, bicycle taxis and one seat carts pulled by men. Nowadays, all this is no more. Nearly every youngster dresses up according to the latest fashion [known].

Approximately every fifteenth person has a car. The town may be small but !here are buildings [only two or three storeys hi9h] all around the place. Since it 1s a small place, a new face in town will arouse the people's curiosity, so the natives have to be careful not to make a false step in public otherwise gossip spreads like bush fires.

47 Even though Indians who have settled in Seychellef have Seychelles pass ports, we have always been teased [or known] by other Slychelles as "Malabars." At first, they found it strange when they saw the male lndi~n workers holding each other in the street. The natives later learnt that this gesture was very common in India.

Sounds like a beautiful place doesn't? Well, if you ever think of going for your second honeymoon, Seychelles would be the appropriate place. Ayesha Yakub Standard Eleven

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HO路ME. IS路 BANGLADESH My family live in Bang{adesh. Dad and Mum are mrssronaries in a town called Jamalpur. Bangladesh is quite a hot place. The only hills er mountains are near the border to India, the rest of the land is flat. The roads are raised up so that they are not flooded. Many villages and houses are also raised.

It rains in the hot season, and does not in the cool season. Bangladesh used to be part of India. Then when Pakistan separated from India it was called East Pakistan. Then it gained independence in 1971, and was named Bangladesh.

The capital of Bangladesh was called Dacca, but it has recently been changed to Dhaka. The rest of the country is full of little towns and villages.

The population of Bangladesh is 90 million. Most of these people are Hindus. Most Bengalis [people living in Bangladesh] are friendly. If they can afford it they will give you something to eat when you come to their house, or village.

Most older women wear saris. (cloth which is wound round pleated, and then goes over the shoulder). Youuger women wear long knee-length tops and slacks. Almost all men wear lungis [a piece of material sewn together [nearly like a skirt]. This is put on (sometimes pleated) and then a knot is tied to hold it up, Some men wear a white shirt and white trousers. they usually wear these to mosques (a Muslim temple).

The village people use black charcoal for tooth paste, and a twig with a frayed end as a tooth brush. Village people also wash in a pukur (a large pond) which is usually quite dirty. They also wash their clothes in it. And if they do not have a well, they use the water for drinking.

The village houses are mostly made of straw with mud and cow dung floors. These and all village houses usually have very few bits of furniture. Some village houses are made of only mud and cow dung. The cities and big towns in Bangladesh are quite modern.

Steven Blencowe Standard Six

49 HOME 15 KUWAIT Kuawait is a very .sandy p!ace and we have a lot of sand storms. It only rains once a year and when it rains heavily people pµt out their buckets and collect h.ail stones. In the morning it is very very hot. ~1 At about. seven. it grows very cold. Only a few people live in the deserts who ar called Arabs. They know ·the desert very well. The camel is the ship of the dese t and it can go without food for one week. There are only a few parks which nly in Spring bloem and by Summer they are mostly dry. There are a lot of beac~es and each one is for different pepole. We also don't run out of water because they purify the salt water and.send it through the taps for us to use. The salt is purified and then it is sold. I don't mind the heat and the Arabs are very kind. · I erijoy living there very much. Roshan Roy Standard Four

HOME

AUSTRALIA

Home is where I'd like to be, Neat and tidy it would be, The koalas in the gum trees, That's what home is to me. Kangaroos hopping round, · Living in the bushy land, Morning dew on everyone's front yard, · That's what home is to me. Sonya Rut~ Mitchell Standa d Five

THE

BLUE

MOUNTAINS '

One day I went with Granny and Grandpa my Aunt and Uncle and my cousins to the Blue Mountains in Australia. On the way we stopped at a park and we had biscuits and juice for break there. We climbed in rockdts and climbing bars and Grandpa took a photo of us on the climbing bars. Aft± that we went to the pool but I was embarrassed to go in, because I couldn't swif very well. Then we went on our trip. On the way there were tables and ohairs to eat at and telescopes to look far away on the plains. After lun~h I went searching under the leaves for precious stones. When we got to the top we saw a statue of something As we walked down lots of steps we saw three pointed hills called the Three Sisters. Anita lChristmas stanrrd Five'

so MARYBOROUGH

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r'•

Marytfu>J~·h rs rn the land of Australia in South East Queensland., I've !ived there fq.t 2fyears. My father's job was credit manager of Wilson Harts Timber Company. :twent to Central State School. My uniform was blue with a white collar. The(~ W,ere about 400 in the Primary School and 250 in the Infant School. Once a year 'we went to a sugar cane farm. One of the boys in our class owns it. The farm is a sugarcane farm. We travel to the farm in the bus. After that we all get a piece of sugarcane. I lived at 57 Treasure Street. The bus stop was just outside our front door. I have two brothers, their names are Derek and Bradley. My mother was an Avon rep. She won many lovelyprizes. Once she won a dinner set and some bed lamps. My Nana and Grandad live in Townsville. Sonya Ruth Mitchell Standard Five I used to ride my bike, Up and down the road I went. A shining thing it was, Flashing grey as I rode in the sun, I zoomed down the road and skidded at the gate, It was just the right size for me, And very very fast. I turn~d the handle bars upside down So it looked like a racing bike. Warren Brookes Standard Five

GREEN

ISLAND - QUEENSLAND,

AUSTRALIA.

We want to Cairus and decided to go to Green Island. One morning we got up quite early and had breakfast. Then we went to a wharf and got a launch out to Green Island. When we got there we went to an under water observatory. When we got down to the bottom we looked out of the windows There were lots of fish. We also saw some very pretty coral The coral was orange. red, pink and white. After that we went and hired a snorkle, a pair of flippers and goggles and we went snorklihg. You could see coral and fish. It was fun We went to a museum on Green Island and it had the biggest alligator in the world. Green Island is an island made out of coral and covered with ~and It was on the Great Barrier Reef. Andrew Richardson Standard Five

Hannah prays for a son

One night God calls Samuel

Samuel is born. Hannah gives him back to God

Samuel listens to God's message

Samuel.: works for Eli the priest

Samuel gives the message to Eli

Timothy Blencowe Standard Four

HOME

ENGLANJ

THE LONDON SCIENCE MUSEUM ' When we decided to go to the science museum I got very excited. : When I got there it was more interesting than I had thought.

The first thing I saw was some big old time machines. Then I saw some bicycles. When I looked at them closely I saw that they we] old bicycles getting more and more modern as you we01t along the row. When I looked to my right I saw trams and things like that but between them and me I s w some tall thin boxes (about as tall as me). When I got closer I saw they had little windows at the top. In the windows were little old time trains. Also when you prel: ssed buttons all the little parts moved I 1

l hen I went on through the trams and trains, in the middle there was a tall pole but I could no_t guess what it was for. After that w~ vfent down t_o the other floor. At the far side of the room were two walls forming a short corridor. When I went into the corridor, I saw that there was a door half-wa~ through the corridor. 1 went up to the door and it opened for me ! Just then I saw: it was worked by a beam, when it was cut the door opened.

After that I saw a periscope. I was very soon having a turn looking through it and I saw I was looking out the polG! Then I went up stairt to the top floor. I saw lots of planes with a telephone for each. When you put it t your ear you heard all about the plane. . Benjamin Brown Standard Five

CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL I

One day in England we were going to Canterbury Cat~edral in Kent. So we packed up our picnic lunch and we set off. Soon we were oh the motor way and 1ot of cars and lorries were coming and going. Then it started to rain and everywhere it was very misty. Soon we got there and the first tliing we did was to go to the car park and park our car. Then we got out and we Went to get some maps to show us where to go inside. We went in and I was sufrprised it was so big inside. So we carried on walking soon we came to the place where whoever took the service would stand. We went on and our uncle told us why there were pictures I

on the windows and this is what he tol,d us "They put the pictures up for the people who couldn't read". Soon we came to the place where Thomas a Becket Still went on and came to the died and our uncle told us the story about him. cloister where tha monks used to live, and we sat there and our uncle took a photograph of us sitting down. Soon we started to go back and we came to a place where there were photographs of the cathedral and we bought one each. Soon it was time to go home. So we went and we told our Aunty and Mum all the things we had seen. Stephen Devaraj Standard Five

THE CREAM OF INDULGENCE - IN LONDON

Most mothers love treats and most of them love an excuse to wear their best hats. All of them love a 'cuppa'. Feed those three facts into a computer and it should come up with 'Afternoon tEa at a posh hotel!' That's the place to take her if you want to say a big thank you to her for something; or to make up for past blunders; or just to get away from it all, especially if your mother is one who is fed up with the hairy men in studded leather and biroed denims that London streets are full of. You certainly won't find them in your swish hotel.

Take her to where afternoon tea is a wonderfully refined affair, sippad from elegant pink and white china, as you sit surrounded by spacious armchairs, chandeliers, a fine carved ceiling and a plant-festooned gazebo, where the pianist tinkles a medley of soothing tunes. Amid the hum of expensive sounding conversation, she'll whisper, 'This is really lovely. It seems te belong to another era.'

Our tea seems to belong to another era too A delay in the kitchen means we have to wait a good fifteen minutes for it. When it does arrive, we forgive instantly: delicate cucumber sandwiches, salmon and tomato sandwiches with cress, hot scones, fresh cream and jam, and a small but delicious plate of cakes served on a silver cake stand.

'Simply delicious,' is her message. We dawdle happily for an hour and a half, feeling quite a part of the surroundings. as if we had arrived at the hotel by Rolls. It is twice as much fun as the lc..cal teashop and a treat that Mum will surely recall for years. Sarah Tyman Standard Twelve

53 IN SCOTLAND

In Scotland we had a house it was near the river I went to school it was called Hermitage Primary, it was good fun. I had lots of frierds. We had g;ym in the hall. We went swimming quite a lot. The swimming pool was just across the• road. At school we played ting during the intervals, At 1>chool we did Scottish history and we \l\/ent out for lots of outings. we went to see a TV ariel it was as tall as· an oil rig, which is big. In the weekends we went to our 'cousins house. It is really big. They keep dogs, cats hens, ducks, and geese out now the geese have died. He had pigs but they died as well. They dig up roots which used to be·as big as trees. My uncle had broken his leg and it was straightened and when we were there he broke it again and my Dad did the work that ·he could not do. It was good that we were there so that my dad could help him. We moved house and now we have our own house. So we can go back and settle down whenever we leave. '

Alistair cottart . Standard Five

AWAY

FROM

HOME

W<Jke up that day thinking how hafd my bed was when suddenly I realised this strange room was not home. Then it all came back to me, how we'd travelled all day irr the car, and as it was my first time being in the hillls going up the curves and bends was terrifying. I was so frightened that I clung to the door handle thinking.that any.minute we would crash and I'd have to jump out of the door. This tension made me so tired, that when we arrived in Coonoor I was only just waking up. and it surprised me to see such beautiful greenery. The hotel we stayed at was beautiful, with budding flowers blooming trees and soft green grassy carpets. I was so overwhelmed, I'd just be in my owr dreamland of fairies · and beautiful dreams.. What woke me up was when we went to see our new , school. On the. way, .. we saw tea pickers picking tea and then on top of the hill ,I could see the hall, although I did not know what it was then. The school had a smaU drive and the first thin~ you sa':" w.as the o!fice. That was on right of the I drive, on the left was a lawn.with a sVl{rng rn the mrddf.e. 1

Fmther on up the road, were our classrooms. They. looked li.ke tall buiildings.. then. Anyway coming back to where I should be, my dad was taken round 1he school and then we were taken to our dmms and he said go·ddbye. Our matron; a big built woman, told us to unpack our clothes into the cup~oards. There weren't any children around, and I was wondering where they all were, when Miss F. told me they were. at tea.· 1

54 So after we unpacked, (Miss F. did most of it) the girls came climbing up the stairs and began chattering. Then after a while, one of the girls. a very short one who looked Indian, invited me to join her as she and her friends looked at her new stamp collection. After a while, a bell rang and I was told to wash my hands, face and legs before supper. Then after another bell for supper,the children either slid down the old banister of the stairs or walked down, I walked down, I wasn't used to all these energetic children. As I didn't know which way to go, I just followed all the other children. They led me down a flight of stairs at the bottom of which was where the big dining ro:im weas. When a second bell went we all crowded into the dining room I went to one of the tables and sat down. It took me a while to realise that every: one else were still standing Jup.路~Someone nudged me to stand up for grace, and as I stood up, a short lady who looked as though she was the cook told us all to bow our heads to say g(ace. As she said grace, I turned around and looked at all the many children I had yet to get to know. There was Miss F. at the front of our table and on one of the walls was a head of a bison, it looked rather fierce at first. 1 here was also a large clock on another one of the walls. As I was having a good look around, I realised that another pair of eyes was watching me, I quickly turned back and closed my eyes. The prayer was said and all the children sat .down and so did I. We had hot soup, \which tasted like dishwater with pieces of scrap metal in it.) I had 路been used to beautiful cream chicken soup which my parents spoiled me with. You only know the true difference of home when you're away from it. Then came pieces of scrap metal, with green and orange plastic and large yellow pebbles. (Actually it was meat, beans and carrots and potatoes!; We had ginger stodge which was crisp on the outside and soggy in the middle, but I didn't mind. I shouldn't be saying this, but some of my aunt's cakes turned out to be like that, and they seem alright to me .. I finished after years of chewing that scrap metal, and got up and went. I was just about to step outside the door, when a girl ca111e charg.ing after with the news that Miss F. wanted to see me. I walked up to her wondering what she wanted me for. She asked me sweetly, "What do you say before leaving table?" Not knowing what to say I said, "Thank you or please?" "No," she said, "You say. 'Excuse me, please.' Now remember that next time." Then I left, thinking how affected the British. were. After SUP.per we were put to bed, and all the lights were turned out, I c.Juld hear dogs howling outside somewhere and Indian music blaring. I lay awak, for a while, and I was half asleep when a torch shone iii my face. 路 I got such a fright, I started but only to find it was Miss F. checking up on us. With that, I went to sleep, and now it is morning and I wonder what adventures my second day at school will bring. Shirin Joseph Standard Ten

COUNTRIES England is tidy, India is not, And that's the whole reason I'm writing about this lot. There is in Sweden lots of snow, It is fun to play Oh! oh! oh! How I wish I were there, I could run like the hare. Basil John Reid-Thomas Standard Five Spike Milligan's General (who threw away his gun)

Alistair Coltart Standard Five

EXCITEMENT!!

Some people came to visit us and on the night after they left my mum called, 'Clifford" and I went into their room. "I think we'll have the good -news first," my mum told us. 'We will be going to Australia now instead of at Christmas." "Now the bad news. We will only b'J going in May." That night we were so excited we could hardly sleep.

Vanessa Milne Standard Four

55 TRAVEL Looking back over my short sweet life, I feel I hav~ travelled far more than is good for a persori of my age, status and sanity. I have also employed almost all types ef vehicles.

My travel by ship occurred before I could say my name. (I was. leaving my birthplace - Motown which I feel is rather ironic . to go fo Britain). I remember nothing of this trip, but whenever it is mentioned, my mother has to resort to smelling salts.

Since then I have travelled by planes, buses, trains alnd autorickshaws and my family agree. that I'm probably the worst traveller on the f13ce of the earth. Here I are some examples.

Whenever I see a bus, I am suddenly overcome by: a violent nausea. This is a great strain to the person next to me, but, of course, it has the benefit of always getting me the window seat, without argument. I I

With cars, it is another story. For some reason,'. wheneve.r I get into a car, I seem to go into shock. I sit, still, silent I and morose, looking neither to left nor right. My customary good humour, scintillating wit and overwhelming charm desert me. My sister; whose antics orecipitate scenes of violence in our home can get away with murder ~hen I'm in this state. In the beginning this worried my family, They would lply me with promises of better behaviour, increase in pocket money, and a room of my own to no avail. Then they began to realize that the coma 9eserts me as , soon as I descend from the automobile and now they leave. me alone, gr'ateful for moment's peace.

In taxis though, for some reason y,et to be I explained by modern science, I am just the opposite. I leap into the taxi full of sparkling wit, amusing anecdotes, bawdy &ailor songs and rousing anthems. I 'II do anything to draw attention to the taxi from the public in general. I This doesn't tend to endear me to the taxidriver, and my family, after years of bitter experience bring masks and earplugs to avoid recognition and s1:1ffer eventual loss of hearing.

55路 If you think my eccentricities are confined to car, bus and taxi, you're utterly mistaken. The mere mention of a train will put me into a deep peaceful slumber. For some reason, the gentle movement of the locomotive is more eftfective then the most boring of boring sermons. This doesn't affect my travels with my family in the least - I get on the train, fall asleep and am woken up at my destination. But when I travel alone, this obvipusly proves a bit of a problem. Once I travelled all the way to the end of the line, intending to get off at the stop after the one I got on. The ticket collector: had to physically force me off the train. I had no money but luckily I reminded him of his daughter (who. had eloped with an engineer) so he let me go (just this once).

As you have seen, my bouy chemistry is far from normal. This is startlingly shown the minute I enter an aeroplane. We usually take two day trips with no' stops longer than an hour. During flight my family take a wel I earned (they say that, not me) rest, but for some reason, the sweet arms of Morpheus avoid taking me into their loving embrace. Now when one is the only one, as far as one can see, with his reading light on one feels lonely. So I used to keep my family up as long as could. But it's hard work to. keep people up for fo1ty .: eight hours at a stretch, and it's also likely to lose you some friends, so now, instead, I keep the stewardesses on their toes after all, they're paid for itJ. Once I started off with several glasses of lemonade, then ginger ale, then coke 1planning to build up to a vodka and lime) but the eighteenth time I called, the much harried hostess , with black circles under. eyes) firmly said "Out of stock!'' Before I could. even ask for what I wanted ! \and it's always stewardesses!! I still wait for a handsome As you can imagine, as soon as the plane stops., the steward! 1. stewardess and I are out like lights, while the othe.rs, refreshed after their rest, are. ready to face the adventures ahead. So usually I spend the two weeks of our visit in a hotel room preparing for the return trip while they have fun, meet people and enjoy life.

These are only a few examples, I know, but I feel they are enough to show I'm the stay - at - home type. (Heaven preserve me from the helicopter and ski lift).

Lisa Jacob Standard Eleven

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TRAVEL IN

INDIA

My family including myself planned to take the "JrJ'' Jayanthi Janata) to Ooty for the second Semester. The Journey started as expected, the train arriving two hours late. We had to scramble onl as best we could with our eleven pieces of luggage and with as much dignity as possible get our berths for the 1,600 km journey which would take thirty - six hours. The train journey started as normal: we had to stop a few hours out of Warangle for certain unspecified repairs and on leaving Vijayawada a man threw himself on the track just in front of the train and killed himself. This caused a delay of another hour so that by this time we were four hours late. Crash! The first of two of the trains collided witr an awful noise not far ahead. ! Our train approached Katpadi and was travelling fast as it was not a I scheduled stop, when suddenly a red lamp sped by, indicating the train to stop, The train screec.hed to a h 3 1t, throwing quite a few people off their bunks and waking everybody up No explanation could be found as we passed The sun rose and the small hours of the morning slowly and wearily. gradually the temperature increased. There was no electricity supplied so the fans couldn't work and presently the water in the train ran out: as a climax to all this there was no food being served. Finally the word came thc.t there had been a mJjor crash, one of the worst so far to occur involving three trains and the wprd was passed round that the number of deaths totalled 60J plus. This caused a great stir especially since our train had nearly been involved. Well what could we do? Nothing, it seemed However, when the situation was' becoming desperate we were told that we would be transferred to another train on the other side of the accident. We piled off, and began looking ifor a bus to take us across. It was a hectic business taking at least an hour to get a bus which we had to push to get on to. Once on, I began to talk with the other mish-kids on the bus about the accident. how this would be a fantastic piece of C. A. for Miss Bateman. When we passed the crash, howe~er, I felt sad for all the people who had been killed which I think was about a hundred - all because of some fault in rail system. The rest of th~ journey, thankfully, went well. Indian travel is rather a large topic, too much to be covered in an essay. There are some people who always try find something wrong with travel (especially Indian) protesting about twenty bed bug bites, and a fly in the coffee, while others take life in their stride and look on everything as if it were a速adventure. Which it is ! Bru:ce McKenzie Siandard Ten

INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL Finally at mid-day we reached the airport. When I left school at 3 o' clock in the morning and 6000 feet high up in the hills I was freezing and had adequately padded myself up with sweaters and coats. Now here on the plains I was feeling like a furnace and dripping with sweat. Taking off my sweaters and coat hardly helped. Taking off my t-shirt worsened the affect because of the mid-day sun striking perpendicularly at my back. Anyway I managed to get into the airport, boo. two tickets for Kathmandu and get myself a cool drink. The plane took off at about two p. m. and 45 minutes later I reached Kathmandu. Kathmandu's weather was no better. It was as hot if not hotter. Catching my brother's hand and clutching a heavy bag I pushed my way through the crowd· i.1 the airport and went outside. We then got a ·taxi and wont to a hotel The next day we returned to the airport. We had to catch a plane for Bangkok. Although it was quito early in the morning about 9 o' clock it was as hot as c:ver. The plane took off at about ten-thirty. At first. I was happy and d ~cid 3d tJ s r:tl e . down for a nice long sleep. But half an hour later I w1s cursing ag li•1. E1;1ine trouble had hit the plane and so we were to return to Kathmandu airpo1t c.gai '· So there I was back at Kathmandu airport. It was 6 hours before we t Jok off again and an::ither 3~ hours before I eached Bangkok. I took a t<'!xi ~nd hr~"' led straight for my hotel where I slept like a log. I was glad I had left Kathmandu <1irport. I expected more efficiency at Bangkok International airp?rt The next day ,clean and refeshed, my brother and I headed for the aio port, booked our tickets there for Hongkong and went and rested in the Departure lounge. Three-quarters of an hour later the plane was to take off and so soon it was ready for us to board. In the plane I seated myself comfortably and began to read a nove1 However soon I heard some cackling in the seat in frpnt. Some people were talking 1oudly. At first I ignored it but soon it got louder and louder. I was getting a bit annoyed and so was another person sitting next to them. Then all of a sudden this person stood up and angrily shouted at these people. He told them to shut up ancj sit quietly. He then left and took a seat behind mine. I was about to laugh when across the plane speakers an announcement was made that two people hadnot boarded the plane and so it would be a bit late. An hour later the plane had not taken off. I was feeling hot and sweaty again, restless and fidgety. Then one of the missing passengers boarded the plane. He had long hair and wore patched clothes; I was sure he was a hippie. Suddenly one of the passengers stood up and shouted at the hippie," You know we ' re an hour and a half late. We could have been half: way through our journey by now." At the same time he was raising his fist in anger But to the astonishment of th.is man and everyone else the hippie fir~ave him a dazed indifferent look, lifted his hand and showed a peace sign and walked on.

59 Two and a half hours had passed and the seqOnd passenger had still not boarded the plane. The people were now an~ry and complaining to the stewards. Then across the . speaker an announcement was made that everybody had to get off the plane to identify their baggage. Extra baggage belonging to the missing person would then be identified and left behind. For half an hour the people scrambled about looking] for their bags, but to the increased anger of the people there was no excess baggage so we had all wasted our time. Grumbling, we boarded the pl<;ine again and took off for Hong Kong.

Ganesh Pun Standard Ten

VISIT TO

SAINT

FL:;OUR

1BASED

FILM)

Last holidays路 we went to visit Auvergne. We came to Saint Flour to stay there. It was a beautiful place and very hilly. We saw the church just beneath the castle, with the stream flowing quickly 路i1 front.

The next day we went to a modern swimming ' pool. of tourist centres and modern places. I

There were a lot

There are also old places like castles and churches. We visited the Chateau du Sailhant. There are old furnished rooms a~d museums. We visited Ruynes and made a detour and saw the bridge that Eiffel had made In the churches there are pictures of Mary and Jesus. People have carved them very cleverly.

There are a lot of streams and water"afls and ljlridges. There are good green pastures for cows. It is very beautiful. There are lot of wild flowers growing in the fields. !

Stephanie Kawski Standard Six 1

A VISIT

TO TH£ HOLY

LAND

As I walked down the steps from the aeroplane a hot wind came to greet me. I expected to see very old· buildings but instead I saw modern buildings like those in Germany. We went outside the airport and saw taxis waiting to take any passengers. This surprised me even more. The country looked barren as we drove along on smooth wide road.

After about two hours we arrived in Jerusalem. I had got very much hotter and I was sweating. Next day we went in a hired car to where Jesus was born. I was very disappointed to se& a big church built on top of the supposed stable We had to crawl through a tiny smelly door which led into a musty corridor. Then we come to a room and in the corner of the room was a kind of fire place with a hole in it. There was supposed to be where Jesus was born. · We went to other places like Galilee, the Dead Sea, the Mediterranean, Calvary and the desert, where Mos:is travailed through . M Galilee there_ were many cats where the fish were cooked. At the Dead Sea I tried to dive in but got salt water in my eyes. It hurt. There were only stones at the buttom. And when you come to the part where it says sea level your eyes pop. Angela Timm Standard Six

V•SIT

GERMANY

_As we whizzed along on the road from the airport, we went about 100 km, per ho-ur and I was quite scared because in India we had to go very slowly. It was very frightening at first but then I got used to it. I looked at the countryside and the towns. I hoped we would be at home so·on because I was tired. On the next day, we went to a big super - market. There were wagons to put your things in and cash - counters for people to do the bills. It really was ; exciting. I saw the biggest church - tower in the world in Ulm and the statues on it. Then we also saw the Rhein River and big bridges over it. At Bremen there were statues of the·musicians of Bremen. Bonn, the capital city, is beautiful with the old buildings· and monuments. In winter it snows and we have fun throwing snowballs and making snowmen. I was glad because in India it was always hot. In Summer it becomes very hot. Then we always go swimming._ Stefanie Kawski Standard Six

61 AROUN.D

THE

WORLlf>.

My parents teach here in Hebron and I go路 to ischool here. Every four years we go back to New Zealand for furlough, On our way there we go through many places. At one time it cost the same for a trip arounp the world as it does to go straight to New Zealand .We chose to go round the world passing through New Zealand. We passed through Rarotonga in the Cook Islands ~here Mum and Dad used to work. In Rarotonga we sat with flower garlands around our n cks and sipped coconut milk. It takes only one day to walk around the islrnd We passed through Los Angeles and went to Disner Land. There were lots of things to do, even a river crossing with mechanical ani111als To do all the things, . you need a week. I We spent several weeks in England where there was a power cut. We lived with my uncle who was in a two storeyed house.路 we :used to walk up the stairs with candles and grope our way to the beds and blow thd candles'out after praying. I enjoyFJd this although most people would have it as a bad memory. I

When we were in New Zealand, my sister saw all the lamb chops and chicken and vegetables and asked,' WhNe 's the rice? ' So we dame back to India. Elizabeth Wallis Standard Seven

WHICH

HOME?

'Where do you come from?' How do I answer? At home I speak German and1 Hindi; in school I speak English. English is the language I feel most at home with. In Germany I have to think before I l'lPJak and with Hindi I have to work out t~e sentence first. In the holidays I remember all my German and Hindi but in scHool I forget them all again.

mu~dled

The worst part is when I get the languages up, In Germany, l always get English words muddled up with the Ger~a~, for example; . (this is a family joke) 'Die cow ist uber denn fence ge.jumpe~ und hat den ganzen cabbage ge-damaged.'

62 After being at home a. while, the路 Hindi: automatically comes back to me .. The living communities are also different. At home there are Indians to get along with; in school there are many different nationalities; and in Germany there are Germans to get along with. Each com:-:iunity takes getting used to each time I go there.路 Each has a different way of thinking and one must fit in with it.

All. in all, I'm very happy to live in this mixed community have it anyi other way.

and

wouldn't 1

Christine Timm Standard Nine

At eighteen my father emigrated to South Africa, something which had been . my grandfather's life long wish. My father had no idea where it would lead him. With country home grown values and hardly a cent in his pocket he started life in a strange land. He had to learn c. new language, English, the language of the mining schools. 1

Because he was a white he was expected to be like other whites. He thought he would, but then he met my mother and found that brown sugar tastes much nicer. With South Africa's senseless immorality laws they were forced to leave to get married in Zambia. My mother can never return, neither can I. So my father ' left gold mining and worked the big copper mines of Northern Rhodesia. I came onto the scene around this time. Al I I can remember of it is the rabbit we had and the hose pipe in the garden. The weather was beautiful. The mines became too dangerous. N. Rhodesia became too dangerous, so we moved to steam. ing Dar-es-Salaam. A eomplete change; my father took up textiles. Much of the 1 place is vague in my mind but I remember going to the International School in Dar - es -Salaa.m. I remember sitting in the sandpit swapping a peanut butter sandwich for a cheese one with a friend from Norway. It tasted good, and it was fun. At that time we lived with a few other Dutch families. We swam together and watched Sinter Klaas come across from Spain (that's where he lived) in his boat to bring us presents. Sinter Klaas is the Dutch Father Christmas and he comes on December the 5th with his helpers called 'black petes'. My brother Franky had his birthday in the garden and had a blue cake, but then he got sick and we had to go to Holland. It was new for me, it was really cold. 路My brother died and we went back to Tanzania. After a while my mother asked me if I wanted another brother. I had a cow but I thought a brother would be much better. 路

VISITING ENGLAND That I was getting a cold When I saw the T. V. I felt like going to sleep When I saw the Army I was going barmy. Step hen Devaraj, Guess the Nursery Rhyme

When I went to England It was such a clean land And when I saw the snow It almost seemed to glow. The snow was so cold

Standard Five

Bas il Reid-Thomas

Stephen Devaraj

64 Tanzania became too hot. Nigeria was nationalising the whole place. So we went back to Holland. I had to learn Dutch and everyone called me 'blacky'. I couldn't stand it because I could cycle much better than any of them. The weather was too cold but my mother liked it. We went back to Kenya to experience the real Africa. It was beautiful country. I went to boarding school and my Dad was prospecting, searching th6 whole country for green garnets a very rare gem found a second. On my holidays I used to go with him. 路 That's when I learned how big Africa was, and how dangerous it was. I remember sleeping under the stars with the hyenas and elephants by the water hole. I remember being scared out there, 400 miles from anywhere. Sometimes it was terrifying. People you did meet were beautiful. It is sad to discover how everything has been commercialized and there are now n- ore tourists to the square km, then there are ants. Kenya too tried to nationalise the mines and the weather was stifling so we left. Holland was comfortable, cind certainly different from the raw national parks My dad did a brief stint in Ethiopia and Mogadishu but there were too many Russians and people fighting. My dad was offered a jop in Indonesia and somehow we ended up in Malaysia. Asia! We lived in a small town Malacca, but thera were Italians, Germans, Brits, Swiss, and even Hungarians on our street. We had our little community but there was no more Sinter Klaas, it was Father Christmas and boxing day. English was it. I forgot Dutch. After a while we moved to K. L. We met some Dutch people and I was embarrased because I couldn't speak Dutch with them. I supported West Bromwich Albion like my friends in school. I did everything the English way, school in Singapore was horrible, it was too hot, so I finally ended up in Hebron, India. I had always wanted to go to that place. At the moment it is where I've spent most of my life. It is all right. Meanwhile we'd moved to Hong Kong, the pearl of the Orient. It was a bit like Holland, all smooth. Like Holland it was too cramped. It would kill you if you had claustrophobia. So after a year we moved to Sri Lanka. A total contrast, but I discovered wind surfing and that made it all right. I still don't know where I belong, here and there and everywhere. I speak Englii?h; I wonder what South Africa is like; I know what Holland is like; and feel sort of homesick when I think of Malaysya, Hong Kong and Kenya and Tanzania. From all that I think I can say I don't have any prejudices for any people because they're really the same wherever you go. And it does not matter where you are as long as you help people make this world, our world, a better place for everyone to live in. 路 Johnny Somers 路 Standard Twleve

THE LEAVERS STANDARD

THIRTEEN

School Prefect fmm 1980 -

1983

Captain of Blue House 1981 -

198!3

Winner of the Service to the School Award 1983

Joanna Young A lass unparallel'd

NOTRE AMIE JOANNA Je ! 'observe. Elle raconte une histoire Avec toute sa gloire. Sa voix monte puis descend et remonte, toute en nous attirant Elle parle de son reve ou elle a fait de la greve contre le systeme communiste. Sa figure nous seduit, Ses expressions se changent.

Quel melange I Elle est si digne d ' etre aimee : Elle est toujours prete a t' aider Dans n'importe quelle situation. Elle est pleine de [bonnes intentions et je Jui souhaite un avenir de joie et de promesse Car on l'aime si bien, Cette fille si charmante Qui s'appelle Joanna. Sarah Tyman and Shehnaz 1Yakub Standard Twelve

STANDARD

FOURTEEN

School Prefect

1980 - 1983 Darshan Ambalavanar (Although Darshan has a place at Reading University, he was too young to go up in 1982 so has spent the last year on additional study .)

STANDARD

THIRTEEN

[Quotations are taken from t he A Level liter ature te xt 路Antony and Cleopatra ' by Shakespeare] SCHOOL PREFECTS

Brenda Andrews

But mi ne honesty Shall not make poo r my greatness

Kate Marsh

Age cannot w ith er he r, nor c ustom stale Her infinite v ar iety

Nala Sivarajasingham

I saw her once Hop forty paces through the: public ~ street, And having lost her breath she spoke, and panted, That she did make defect perfection, And breathless, power breathe forth.

STANDARD

THIRTEEN

SCHOOL PREFECTS

1981 路-1983

Nigel Witchalls

He yvas dispos'd to m.irth! but on the sudden A Roman thought hath sy uck him

Peter Skirrow

You can do better yet, but th is is meetly

Timothy Archer

Give me some music, music, moody food Of us that trade in love

[D avid Marsh , John Skirrow are also scho d1 prefects]

STANDARD

ELEVEN

[Quotations are all taken from the 0 Level l iterature text ' l- 1enry the Fourth, Part On e, by Sha ke speare]

Back row

Radha Ramanathan,

Front row

Lakshm i Nadarajah, Radhi Ramanathan, Lisa J acob

Radha

Why, thou knowest that I am as val iant as Hercules.

Janet

She' ll be a soldier too:

Anita

... a most sweet wench.

Lakshm i

••• for wisdom cries out in the streets and no man regards it .

Radhi Lisa

Janet Reid - Thomas,

Anita Ratos.

She'll to the wars .

Well, I am school'd. · Company, villainous company, hath been the spoil of me.

SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR 1983 Ben John I Dormitory Prefect 1982 - 1983

Who, I rob? I a thief? Not I, by my \taith

SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR 1983 Cathy Ironside Captain of Gold House 1982- ~ 3

[from left] Elizabeth Main, CathyJlronside, 1 Elizabeth Main Cathy Ironside Kamini Fernando

Ka~ini Fernando

••• and ever since thou hast .blushed '. extempore. All studies here I solemnly defy. I •.• I did pluck allegiance from men 's hea rts.

STANDARD

ELEVEN

DORMITORY PREFECTS 1982 -- 83

Julian Wheele r

Fresh as a bridegroom, and his chi n new reap sd Showed like

a stubble

la nd at he. rvest ho me

Jeremy Witchalls

Love ! I love thee not

Andrew Wyatt

This is the strangest fellow

SCHOLAR OF THE YEAR 1983 Dormitory Prefect 1982 - 1983 Francis Archer

Anon, Francis? No, Francis, but tomorrow, Francis, pr Francis, a Thursday, or indeed, Francis, when thou wil t .

Paul J . Paul I do see Danger and disobedience in thine eye

Rohan de Silva 1. know you well, and rill a while uphold The unyoked humour of your idleness I

STANDARD

ELEVEN

Adil Busaidy A hare-brained Hotspur, governed by a spleen

J ames Dc;r iel frcn~ prayi r g to r:; urse t aking

Ayesha Yakub And she will sing the song that pleaseth you

Banish plump Jack and b?nish all the world

Ann Jacob

Jasmine Joseph Eight yards of uneven ground is three score and ten mile afoot with me

NEWS OF FORMER STUDENTS ASIA

and

AFRICA

Hafidh Busaidy is in his second year majoring in Political Science.

at the American University in

Cairo,

Josh Che riyan, after completing his B. Sc., from Pune University has taken Management Training with Brooke Bond, India. It was a delightful surprise to have a visit from Josh in November, and again in June. Cathy Faszer recently joined an O. M. team in Northerr) Karnataka, a demanding but worthwhile experience. She is now helping at House 漏f Praise; Sathanur, and studying by correspondence. Dennis Fountain and his wife Ariadne (nee Fritschi) are now based 路 in Qo~y They work among teachers in India, under B. M. M. F. auspices . Their elder son, Ben, attends Hebron and is in Standard One. Rod and Ruthie Gilbe rt with Ben and Luke are based in Panchgani; Rod is a minister at St. Peters, but still taking S. U. programmes in schools, in Pune and Bombay, from time to time. Tim Hartland was married to Elizabeth Elton spent a week visiting Christians in Burma.

in July. I From Bangladesh, Pau

Stephen J. Horridge (British Aircraft corp), Saudi Arabia, visited Ooty with his wife and young daughters in January 1983. Stephen joined the 路 RAF as a fighter pilot serving on Lightnings in Cyprus and Lincolnshire. Now he is a civilian instructing the Royal Saudi Air force pilots. The Moosakutty Family Nadera is now married and living in Cannanore. are sad to report the death of Mr. Moosakutty in June 1983. .

Malango Mughogho writes that she and her brother Dar:iga have settled very happily in to the new sc::hool in Africa. They continue to do well in both sports and studies. Janet Pittman graduates from the American School in Delhi this summer, and return to the States, to attend Radford University in Virginia She is very keen on sports and has been successful in her school tournaments. Brian Pullen and his wife visited India and Hebron recently. the Australian Embassy in Pakistan (Islamabad).

Brian works for

Ruth Stockley is travelling and climbfng in Asia. In March, she visited the school after climbing Island Peak (6, 189m) in front of the Lotse-Nepse wall and explored the Chuking, Gok.yo and Everest base camp valley. She then headed back to Nepal in the hope of climbing a peak near the Tibetan border, before visiting her parents in Bangladesh. Terry Tiessen

and family are in the Philppines where Terry lectures at the Asian theological Seminary in Manila.

David Trehala and Alison been promised a job th&re and Susie (nee Wiig) and Dhana Mrs. K. D. J. Reddy, B. Ch. A. P. 505 014.

left for Melbourne, Australia in May. David has Alison hopes to take a beauticians' course. have a son born 10th June. Susie's address is Quarters, No. 19. Vital Nagar, Godavari Khani,

Majju (Mujahid Zaki) is studying Commerce at night college, Calcutta, waiting for a Shipment of emergency lights to distribute in the city.

AUSTRALASIA

Shirley Chot• was married to Rodney Arnold, on 29th January 1983. Her bridesmaid was Joy Linton. Max Liddle was M. C. Shirley completed her nurses training at Rotorua Hospital, and continues to work as a staff nurse, at Hamilton where they now live. Graham is living in Hamilton, and working towards an apprenticeship in light mechanics, Paul and Kelvin continue to do well at cricket. Bev Hay

is a lieutenant in the Salvation Army and has been appointed as CO of the Eltham N. Z, Corps. Ruth (now Haslam) lives in Perth with her husband Howard. Andrew is studying towards a degree in Psychology, while Noeline is looking for an opening in veterinary work. Kath and Marty Kemp wonder how the Hotshots are doing. They are actively involved in Valley Road Church, Auckland, and are building a house, in the area.

Joy Langt@n is still keen on animals, a child-hood love, and rides her Mazda 800!} Rae Langton is at University in Sydney studying English Literature and Philosophy. She visited Hebron in June 1983. Steve Langton has been working in a bank. He came to India in July 1282 and visited the school, hoping to return to · ,,Australia via the Cape in a yacht with a friend. He has grown somewhat but his new ·image is gained by his driving round in his red M. G. Sports car, commonly called the " Midget. " Sharon and Naomi Larsen are both at school in New Zealand, and doing well.

Timothy Linton and his mother visited India this Christmas.

67 Timothy has nearly completed his medical studies. Andrew now has his B. Com, Joy has been writing the thesis for an M. Sc. in psychologyr and been.accepted tor a one year course in Audiology in Melbourne. . .

1 r

Jenni Main is studying for Higher School Certificate in Adelaide and doing well. 路 The Mullins family is based in Goulburn, N. S. W. Ruth and other engagements and weddings are in the air.

wa~

married in July 1982,

. I

Jean Neale

{ nee Morling ) and her husband, Dr. Robert Neale, visited Hebron in

Oecember, on their return to Massey University after sabbatical leave in Europe.

Shoba Nettur after doing v.erv well in H. S~ C. is at the University of Melbourne, for a Commerce degree and hoping to major in Accountancy. Shon/ta has joined the 'University of Accountancy in Melbourne. Both hope I to visit Hebron again I one day.

Michael Osborne, based in Auckland, has been working in ~ustralia as a freel.ance computer consultant. He visited Hebron on a rece.nt visit to $. E. Asia. The Paterson family live at 17 Elizabeth Street, Kalgoorlie, W. A. Paul is now a journalist. He was married last year. Trudy, a qualified nurse, is engaged.to be married. Andrew is training as a dark room technician. while Becky is still at high school. Mr. and Mrs. Paterson hope to visit India this year. I

Lesley P.rice is a Senior teacher in a school in Hamilton, ~nd is Sunday School Superintendent at the First Presbyterian Church. Dorothy is with Wycliffe in Papua New Guinea, where she has so far completed a translatipn of Genesis, Mark and James.

Judy Pullen passed her accounting course with honours. Ken and his wife Kerry have been producing a highly successful ANZ news letter. !

Andrew Webb a doctor, whose parents were missionaries in Vellore, was in India recently, on his way to England. He and his wife and three sons have been living : in Papua New Guinea. 1

EUROPE

Stuart Adams writes that he has joined the T. A. and Is a car squadron.

m~mber of an

armoured

He is the gunner.

Peter Bennett has a job as a postm~n in the Southampton ar~a. He is married and has two sons.

Karan Biliomoria 路 is now in London for a four year Chartered Accountancy training contract.

68 Jonathan Cole .,visited the school路 last summer and brought gree,tings from the rest of his family. David Craig has completed one year at Oxford. Duncan, at the A level stage, is fitting in nine months in Australia . . Miriam Kent

(nee Dartnell-Smith) has a baby daughter,

Alasdair Ferry is working for the Fife Police Force, while Fiona is studying for her Scottish Highers, with a view to reading English at Edinburgh. Anna and Roger Gifford are at Lakes School in Cumbria. Rawes Mill Cottage, Aawes Garsh, Staveley, Cumbria.

Their address is:

William Hacking, moved onto another job at yet another Golf Club in Liphook, doing extremely well running the bar, using his charm and talent with people. Nicholas works in Merchant Banking which takes him between Switzerland and England. It was delightful to hear first hand news of all the family through Mr and Mrs Hacking this winter. Johnny Lawrence having worked on a farm after completing his Apprenticeship in Engineering in Plymouth, is one of the 3 million, but is looking forward to getting a job in the future l Ashwin Joshi having been accepted by the RAF is resitting his '0' levels in the summer. He is going to the West Indians to play in his school's Cricket Team this summer. Saira Joshi sits her A levels this summer having returned to England from a holiday in India during Christmas. She works part-time in Miss Selfridges, London. Elizabeth Marsh is starting an accupational Therapy Course in September. At the moment she is doing a job with Voluntary Service. She hopes to visit India again in Summer. Christoper and Eleazer Martin are living in the same city, Trondheim, 路Nerway. Christopher is attending the Engineering School there studying in the Mechanical line! Paul Martin nears completion of his degree course in Cambridge. Sam is studying at Bristol, while Alan has won a place at Cambridge. peter Martin has gained a good second class [Hons] degree from Oxford. After completing the one year P. G. C. E. Course at Nottingham University, he hopes to 路 visit Hebron for the summer. Anne is training as a dental nurse and Rosie is to read modern language at Southampton University after gaining very good A Levels [A, 2 B's]. Esther McMfilhon

is reading Maths at Glasgow University.

69 is married and works with Computers in Manchester. Chris is g.oing to Saudi Arabia, to do landscape gard~ning, having studied I Biological Sciences. John Miller

Valerie Moss is working at Reading as secretary at the Technical College. She is fiJilding the work interesting as it gives some insight into the. electronic and computer world. Solveig and Alan, with Peter, Susanna and little Kathryn are due to return to North Yemen after two years in Britain, to work at Djibla Hospital. Veronica continues to divide her time between London, at the HQ of. the C. M. S. where stie is responsible for the medical needs of the Society, candidat~s and missionaries, and Bedford where she has a busy general practice with many Indian patients. U'l/a and Lage are living in Sweden with their two children, Michflle and Stefan. :

Bobby Naik is enjoying his course at Essex University. a. number of Hebron friends.

He has been able to meet

Uavld Parker is doing radiology. at Leeds. Grace~ married. ta• Chris- Cockerell~ has· two sons. Lois is in her fourth year at St. Andrew's. studying' Psychology. J.oy' is in the sixth form, while Danny is studying for an M. Sc. CaLhe1 ine Ray /an Rees

has begun nursing training at St.. Mary's

~ospital

in London.

is doing his A levels in Hereford and ho~es to I join the Police forc.e..·

in 1985. has finished her third year at St. Andr~w's taldng Latin am.I• Ancient History, while Philip is in his third' year at Edinburgh· University reading Geology.

,4dison R.ing1ros.e,

James Stockley helps run "Die Kleine Galleria," a small shop selling. potter.y, which they make in their basement, also a small picture gall~ry. He plans to marry Monica in the Autumn Philip Stock/e.y worked in Ethiopia for two year$ with "Save the Children Fund." He is now living in Norwich with his wife Lynn. Helen Stockley is working as assistant bursar in a school !tor maladjusted boys in Fr.imky. Ruth Stockley a qualified nurse, visited the schooJ in March. 1

Andy Timm completes his A levels in Dortmund, Germany,~. this summer. Elke is doing Nurses training in Katingen, Germany. Andrene Sutherland got a very good degree in Geography and is working for her . Pli. D. at Birmingham. She is studying the organisation and re • distribution of agricultural labour in West Africa, Geo1ge continues building • engineering studies at Napier College.

Hugh Ty man from 1st May, took over as Manager of 'Bates' in Chertsev on the River Thames which is a much bigger boatyard compared to his previous job on the River Wey in Guildford. Th e new job offers trem endous scope on the Sales side and travel on the waterways of Britain Patrick is doing a 3 year B A Honours Fin ii Art Cou rse at Kingston - Upon Thames Technical College. He hopes to eventu ally go in to Illustration and Design, having had offers for illustrating children 's books. Rachel completes her 2 year T EC Course in July in Hot el Manag ement and Catering at Exeter College. A ft er coming to India this summer, she hopes to t ake a further 3 - 6 months course with BA or another ai rline on the catering 路 side. Failing this she will get into a big group of hotels in Lonuon or Birmingham, Judy Wigglesworth

is taking . Economics at Aberdeen University. her final year at school.

Karen

Janet Williams

completed the adult bursing sector of her course and then went on to psychiatric nursing. She was then to return to Great Ormond Street. Christopher was awarded an Open Scholarship to St. John's College, Oxford, He gainsd three As ' and two Grade ones in special papers in French and German.

Anne Wiison was to be married this year, having completed her nursing finals. Sheila Kay is taking a three year cour.se in Beauty Therapy and Hairdressing. Kathy Wylie,

after A levels in July, is thinking of going to a finishing school

Norway,

Ruth Young graduated from Stirling University in 1977. After a two year social work course, Ruth began her present work, for Women 's Aid in 路 Edir.iburgh. Una has two children and is now resuming nursing in Manchester. Jeremy, also in Manchester, plans to read Socialogy. Michael is living in Belfast and also hopes to go to University. NORTH AMERICA.

Sharon Clunas

is in her firsr year at Trinity Western College, Canada, taking Business and Psychology courses.

Betty (ne e Daniel)

and Brian Van Camp have had an eventful year, even working as houseparents at ~ home for delinquent boys for some months. Apart from her studies, Betty has many piano pupils to keep her busy.

is doing a 2! year pre -medical programme at Waynesburg College Pennsylvania and then hopes to continue at St. George's School of Medicine, Grenada.

Vijendra Daniel

Carolyn Joy Darrell

has j ust c .Jmpl 1Jted her second year at University. She has remained in Ontario, although th o rest of the familv., including Lawrence ( now a six footer) , are in Auckland, New Ze-a!and.

Paul Gillette is a preacher in Gaffney, S. C Mark Gillette is in his last year of college in Greenville. Esther Gillette is at Bible College. Rachel Gillette attends a technical college in Greenville. Sh e is at presen! visit ing India (June 1983 ). Karyn and Bronwyn Ironside are both studying in the University in South Carolin a, U. S. A. Karyn has finished her course in Elementary Education and is now majoring in journalism, while Bronwyn's maj.or is Business Management. for the government in Alberta, Canada.

Allan is working

Grace John has begun to study at the University of Michigan Medical School . Chandy hopes to start there later. Sunil is still in high school. Susie Kukathas has been doing well in Syracuse, New York. In the summer of 1982 she joined a twelve week project with Campus Crusade for Christ in Madison, . Wisconsin, and still had time to visit the rest of the family in England. At Christmas, Susie, Uma, and Janet Tozer were able to spend their vacation together.

Bibek Mitra

is at Knox College, I llinois,

studying Maths ahd Computer Studies.

Maynard Sch rag is now out of the Navy and is working in Greenville, S. C. Joy Schrag now Joy Bartsch, is living in the central plains of the Mid-West. Alan and Beverf,ey Taylor Summer with distinction.

are missing India. Alan completed his B. Ed. in the Baby Luke Taylor has just arrived, we hear.

Janet Tozer

has a good job in Toronto. One of her colleagues is Cathy Sinclair. She has been in contact with Joy Darrell who attends York University, and Linda Birch who is still at Briercrest.

Andrew Weavers is taking a three year course i n Physical Education in Florida, and hopes to become an instructor in this field. Sadie Webb is continuing with her five year Interior Design Course in Dalla s. Melanie has completed two years of a seven year Law course in Dallas. They both plan to visit India this Summer.

Peter Wiig entered Biola (California) in Sept.ember while Alaska Bible Institute.

Paul continues at

7'1! .Cltat:~ (~ou19g,~' - is .married,. has tw.ClJ· chi:l.drern•

and is li~ing:. irr: Oetroit, u~ S~ A'.,. where

she.:is.a P.rimar.y school teacher. Gilbe1 t YoJng is working tor tha church in Jamaica; a baby daughter.·

He· is a;ls0· mamed. anc:f ha

Those interested may have s.L.ides er photographs of Hebron am: IOan The Sheiling. Trust 3 Windy Ridge DinJs Powys Glamorgan S. Wales

-o-

f\rom~

NEWS OF FORMER STAFF .

Miss Jean Angus (AngU1}

matron of Nest Dormitory in Hebron from 1948-1969, died on 19th September, 1982. I '

Mrs P. Cullum (nee Gabel/), Coordinator of Health Studies at the Nursery Nurses College in Bristol, was one of those in close touch with Miss Angus, especially at the end. .

I '

Mr and Mrs Beattie

are weli. Mrs Beattie has resumed part - time teaching this year. Joy is busy with school work, piano and swimming. David and Ruth are also .both at school now. They look forward to seeing the Darling family, .in Northern Ireland in the Summer.

Aubrey and Janet Cardy, Sarah, Jonathan and Beth, are in Essex. Recently Aubrey took the Frinton Crusader class on the Norfolk Broa~s, with three forty foot cruisers and two sailing boats. The Cardys had a super: time recently with John and Lynn T P. · Gwenda Culmer

is still working with the Evangelical Union of South America and is also still actively involved in Parish work in the Bishop 1Ridley Chureh. She is also learning Spanish at evening classes to help her in h~r work with Latin Americans. ·· 1

Thf. Darling Family Philip, after gaining exellent A levels, began studying at Manchester University reading Maths with Physics. Lois in the Sixth Form, is taking three Sciences. Ma~garet

Enns, who is now lecturing in a Bible School at !Hyderabad was also able to visit the school, and attend the performance of "The Yeomen of the Guard.' .

Rubv Enns English.

has had many opportunities for CEFI work in both Kannada and It is always lovely to welcome Ruby to Hebron during the season. I

Joyce Fowler is now an enrolled Nurse and has a position at Princess Margaret Hospital, Christchurch, in Cardiology and General Medicine.

Joy Gilbert returned to Enland in April following the death of her father Dr. Gilbert, and is now living with her mother in Ashford,; Kent and •teachin~ locally.

Margaret Harris (U. K.)

is in her second year of nurses training in Ipswich, . · I I

Miss Holmes is at Stricklands Conference Centre, DownJhire Road, Co. Down, BT 203 R. D.

Baufor

74 Gillian Homewood was married to Lieut. Cameron

30th December 1982 at

Brampton, Ontario. .

Ruth Hulks enjoyed seeing the lngleby family tit Christmas. family are tit

~resent

vis.iting her

fr~.m

Her brother and New Zealand after being away twelve years.

Jenny Jeisman (Byer lee) has 3 pre-schoolers-Her twins Michael and Rebecca now are "like little monkeys and cause chaos within a few seconds if I ft alone near cupbo'a·r~~ 6r tir'awers. ·'f>~rt~ers in crime, •'writes Jenny. ·

Peter and Hilary Jenkins still miss Hebron. Peter is teacher training (PGCE\ in Oxford, while Hilary continues with .her stutlies. They have been accepted by V.S.O . ! '. ,( ,.J for teaching overs~as. · •.

••

Alisia ir King,

now living and working in Austria, planned to visit some Eastern European countries over Easter. Having made the acquainta'nce of· many Polish refugees. Alistair was looking forward particularly to visiting Poland. ;,It's our intention to spend two or three days in, Silesia 'to visit·l<rakaii'u [the Pope;s birth place] and •other towns. After thai'ihere wiiit be· a iong trek to Gi:fansk on the Ba'ltic Sea .. . ·. . .•. '" • • • • ·.. . before heading for Czechoslavakia through Warsaw," he writes.

Kathy McCarthy has recently moved to 6 Warwick Place, Tullamarina 3034, Victoria, which is nearer the school wheres.he teaches. Kathy is fin ing life full but satisfying with increasing opportunities for ·preaching. in her church. · David and Lucy Mobley, Duncan and Catriona are in Bristol, where the children are attending a day school. Compu.ters.

E>avid has an interesting and challenging job with · ·

Pippa (nee Osborn) was married in the Summer. Peter Martin, Brian Shipsides, Margaret Harris, and .Edith Wilson were·among the guests. Joan Peak

is living in Brisbane and is engaged to be married to an A.O.G. Pastor.

Rosalie Sc~nlan is working iit the Royal Children's Hospital, Brisbane, as Nursing Process Coordinator. She is flatting with her rec~ntly widowed sister and baby Nicky (Swannel/)

and Steve Duddy are at St. John's, Ontario.

Brian ShiiJsides is finding it challenging to be a deacon in a church near Leeds. His addrels is, St. Margaret'~ House Newlay Lane Bramley .. ~

Dlane Sloman has been working in Cairns where the drought broke with over 25 · inches of rain in less than a week. [We hope our monsoon wiil be similarly generous~] ·· •· -

Chur~h

CMoJyn (ne• Sugden) and Jeremy· :-mberton aro lln Hartlepool. 'Recently Carolyn Was accepted for deaconess' training by the of England. Ian and Vanessa Thomson recently.

are in Northern Ireland, where Vanessa was baptised

Marg. Vant is now living in Tauranga, looking after a~ elderly lady who has Parkinson's disease. Marg. enjoys looking after the beaut1"ful garden. She is close enough to her parents to visit them regularly. I . . . Pat Verhaeren is looking after elderly people at Gar~ner House, Oxford, and enjoying the fellowship at St. Aldate's wherere she has b•n asked to co-lead a house group. · ·.

Edith Wilson, school nurse at Clarendon School, 8edfor~, has kept in touch with the Hebron fellowship in U. K. As usual. Miss Wilson fin<ifs plenty to do. Teaching R. E. to Sixth Formers is one of her extra responsibilities these days. •

Beulah Wood and the girls have moved to a house of theilr own in Putaruru. girls are all doing well at music, and in their studies. 1

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