Queen's College British Guiana Autumn Term 1912

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1VAJae Debating Union.

V .-Troop 1. Boy Sco11t.s.

VI.-Football. .

VII.-Lower School Esuy Competition.

Vlll.-Oenas Puer.

IX.-My Holiday Trip.

X.-Old Boy11' Corner.

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E DITORIAL N OTES. The School.-At the start of a new school yea.r we think it i~ proper exhort the boys to try their best to ke~p up the· na.me of the old hool, both in the class room and in the piny ground. A few bhtck] eep are to be found in every flock but we must endeavour to enurage as few as possible at Queen's. Again it is our duty to a'lk rents to see to it that their boys join the G;1me~ Olub, for WP think '· the benefit to be obtained from a game keenly contested in the t spirit is in every sense of the word as importtwt as that derived . 1 discipline in the class room or in thf' home.

Our play-ground has made up during the holidays and gl'cat euthusiasm is being sho1rn 1 net-practising this term, so we hope that :tS many boys as po~,,ihle ' take advantage of these two gol<leu opportuuities to make themes masters of t he "king of games." Our School Examination reports better this year than ever, and we a.re glad to see that the boys lmve interests of the school at heart. As stated above we wish thesf' rests to be kept alivf' and this being the case wc can look fonva ,·d even better reports at this time next year. \Ye urge thf' hnys who e just left us to join our Old Boys' Association and so keep :nselves in connection with the old School.

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'he following Form VI. Form V. Form I V.

boys have left u~ in the forms indicaterl below : Duke.

Estwick. P :irkinson, Pollard, WiJli3,ms.

Collier, Greeves, Keny i, ,\Iarslrnll, }le!Yille, Pereira i, 8 mith.

Form IV. (Lower ) Lopes, Van 8ertirna ii.

Form III. Chung.

Form II. Quick.

Form I. Murray, Pestano, 8ogny, \Vrigglesworth, Wrong.

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The foliowing Form IV. Form III. Form IL Form l.

boys were admitted and phced as follows:(Lower) Emanuel.

Leung i, Mapp, Norton, McConney.

Ince. Leung ii, Foo ii.

Binning, Gaskin iii, Callendar, Gazuhur, Grnnt, Hovkinson ii, Hutchinson ii, Koo, K ranenbel'g, Lewis ii, Loung, .Man-son-Hing ii, .:\leCnllum, l\T' tdwll, Pereira ii, Singh, .:,mall, Spencer, Subryan, Teekah, Whitehend ii, W rigglesworth, Wrong.

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In the list of boys leaving we must call attention to the !lames of Williams, Estwick, Pollard, Marshall aud Collier. William~, a hero in the Debating Union, wac; a hard working lad at his books, and nllver failed to bring down the house on Speech nays wit,h his clever reprrsentntions of various characters. Estwick was a vainstaking boy with his work and we feel it i~ a pity for him to leave us at so early an age. Pollard, the late captain of cricket, has also done much for the upper school, morn on the athletic side, it is true, but he anrl ;\l arshall have been herneH on the field, and so we miss them keenly. Last, but not least, Colli!lr was the model boy for attentiveness and behaviom· in class. His good place in the mathematics of his form in tlw Rrhool Examination was vcrv creditable to him, and we feel ~orry to part with him, for ,:uch a boj, in the Fifth Form would have an influence fo1· good on the hovs of the Lower School. 'Ne wish the111•every success in life and hope they will ever remember the benefits they have de1·ived from their Alinct Jf nlP-r. \Ve call attention to the large n~mber of bo~·s leavin~ in Form I; the,ie boys ate evidently brought by their parents in Ol'der to say that their boys have been to Queen's. This is not fail' to the boys or to us, nnd we hope that such methods will soon be thought of in the proper light l1y those concerned.

'l'he Sta.ff.-Mr . Moulder is still in :England. He seems to he enjoying himself and was much interested in our School reports and magazine. \Ve wish him and his wife and son continued joys during the remainder of thf'ir stay abroad. Mr. Pope went to England during the holidars and has returned to us safe]."', having enjo~·ed the trip in spite of ihe short sta.y with his family iu London.

The !lfagaz €ne.-Our efforts to make our i':l.chool Magazine so111ewhat livelier have been met with success. The boys bought the magazines readily, and we look forward to the time whe!1 each boy will feel it hi, duty to get his own magazine. W c ha Vf' had to alter the price from 3d. to 4d. a copy (that is only a bit). "\Ye have at last. got our college crest on ou1· covers, th1tt n,loue i, wort h the extra penny.· \Ve

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leave it to the boys to make "My Holi-iay Trip" appear eve:·y year iu our Autumn Magazine. We ~hould c,111 the attention of the Old .Boys to the letter in their corner: we are alwa,·s readY to receive contributions from boys and friends The article Genus· P1ter, is purely Queen's College and is, we think, quite up to pass standard.

We beg to acknowledge receipt of the following School Magazines:-Lodge School Record, Barbados ; The Mumonian, Potsdam, Jamaica ; The W olmerian, Jamaica.

OUR GUIANA SCHOLAR.

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MR. E. M. DUKE, the proud winner of the Guiana Scholar~hip, left us on the first of September for England. Never before has the ::lcholarship been won by so young an aspirant, and we may say, by so deserving a hoy. 6ur College record must now beat· the impress of this wonderful Duke and his deeds, so that generations yet unborn may tell their children, "but of Duke and all his mighty deeds that he did, are they not written in the records of Queen's College?"

Edgar Mortimer Duke, son of the late Mi·. F. A. Duke, a native of Barbados, was born in Georgetown, December 2nd, 1895. At the age of four he entered St. Thomas' Primary School under the able management of Mr. D. E. Sharples. He sat for the Primary Scholarship in December 1905, he obtained full marks in Arithmetic,andcame up to the scholarship standard, being placed fifth in order of merit. In 1906 he again sat for the Primary and came tied for the first place with 8. J. Van Sertima, now one of our Sixth Form Boys : in this examination Duke secured 88·33 per cent. of the total number of marks. At Mr. Sharples' he showed .iign of being a mathematician, mental arithmetic being his delight.

Duke entered Queen's in the Spring Te1·m, 1907, he was then just 11 years old, and his feet could not touch the fioor when seated in class.

He was placed in Form I, and at the end of his first term, came first in Latin, French, Greek, Mathematics and English.

He went direci; to Form III and again came first in thti above subjects during his second term with us. He spent his next term iu :Form Upper III, and once more headed his form in the five branches rntmed above: in this term he outained 1st Class Honours at the Camb1·idge .Preliminary, with distinction in Religious Knowledge, :English, Latia au<l Algebm, thus winning the Mitchell, which he refused. Thus in one year Duke had passed through four form, and was now placed in Form IV in 1907. In this yea1· the Cambridge Examinations were held for the first time in July, thus giving only six months preparntiou for the Junior, but Duke got 1st Class Honours with distinction in Latin,

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French and Mathematics. In the third term of 1908, and at 12 years of age, he was placed in Form V, and so we may say that in 2 yea1·s Duke had passed thl'ough the School. His work has always been of a high standard and his conduct quite exemplar.v. His rapid promotion did not for one moment affect his natural and unassuming manners, in other words he never became "swell headed." He started spe.cialising in Mathematics in 1910, though he had befote this dropped some other subjects for more time in Mathematics. As said above, he carried off the Scholarship in 1911, but owing to his youthfulnes:1, he was allowed to stay over a year before being cast on his own in vast London. All his masters found pleasure in teaching him, and none have anything to say against him. Though physically unfit to ~e a great footballer or crickete1·, Duke was as keen as any of his schoolmates on the plar-ground, and he ably captained the S. Cummingsburg team in the Ward matches of last term.

We wish Duke every success in his future studies. As is known, he is now entered at the Imperial College of 8cience in 8outh Kensington where he intends to work for the Loudon degree in EnginGering. He may, after a year, go to Cam bridge, but thi~ remains to be seen. The <lny after he arrived in London, a8 the Matriculation results were not yet .out, he had to sit three days for the Ent rance Examination. 'rhe <lny he finished this the results of the Matriculatiou were posted and he was placed in the Fi1·st Division. It was a trdng ordea.l for such a boy "stranded" in London for the first time. vVe (LrP sorry for him, but it was hardly our fault. He wrote very cheerfully about his first experiences, and did very well in the examination in spi.te of the short notice. In fact, he has never been bowled out yet a,nd we hope for b~tter scores still in the future.

THE CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS. THE results of the Cambridge Local Examinations have arrived and speak well for the teaching of the school during the past year. Indeed the school has broken past records in the number of passes and honours.

There we1·e no First-Class Honours among the 8enio:·s, but this is due to the fact tha.t. our best boys who are devoting all the ir dforts to the Scholn rship Examination, do not sit the :5euior. .\1ur1 is, Bye and O uriug deserve credit for their good places and for the Jistinctions awarJed them, which are more in number than those ga,ined by all the other boys put together. Gilkes and Harewood, in getting Second and Third-Class Honours, respectively, deserve special mention, for it must be remembered that they sat the Preliminary from Form II : we hope the Form will try to keep up this standard in future Cambridge Examinations. The

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Percival and Mitchell Scholar~hips have been won by two of our boyR, Morris and Persaud respectively,-both of these boys came to us as primary scholars.

Appended are a table and a list of successful boys :p ASSES. HoxouRS. DISTINCTIONS, Senior 11 4 0 20 5 8 Junior 6 6 Preliminary 20 Totals

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Class IL Williams.

Class III. Dolphin, Potter i, McDavid.

Passes.-Pollar<l, Wong i, Mitchell, Melville, Horatio, Parkinson, Ying i.

JUNIORS:Class I. Bye, f. m., Goring, r, ch, Class III. Dingwall, Lewis.

Passes.-Van l::lertima ii, Van Sertima iii, Grant, Potter ii, Hirschfeld, Lee, Persico, Luck i, Gaskin ii, Chabral, Phillips i, Smith, Greeves, Perefra i, McTurk.

PR:i.LnnNARIES.Class I. Persaud, e, g, al.

Class II. Kerry ii, Gilkes, Wong ii, r, I. Class III. Chow, Harewood.

Passes.-Stoby, Dummett, Fung, Own, r, Stewart, Ms.n-sonHing, Fung-1t-Ling, Macnie, France, De Abreu, Phillips ii, Low, Hopkinson, Gravesande.

N.B.-The letteni r, ch, f, m, I, gk, g denote distinction in Religiom, Knowledge, Chemistry, French, Mathematics, ,Latin, Greek, Geography, respectiYely.

THE DEBATING UNION. (By D. H. Williams.)

THE Debating Union was again in full swing last term, and although the average attendance at the debrttes showed a sli!?ht decre1tRe, great interest in the meetings is Rt.ill being displayed chiefly, however, by the ooys in the Upper Forms. The gener1tl conduct and tone of the debates held during this term were all that could be desired.

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--------~-----------------~·a,_-__ Three debates took place during the term. The first subject was : Does the reading of newspapf/f' articles tend · to destroy individual thought? The mover was ·Williams and the opposer Van 8ertima i.

This debate was the most keenly contested of all those held during the term, no fewer than five boys supporting the two champions. Potter i, for the opposition, by means of a mathematical formula attempted to justify his contention in a most able manner, and it was chiefly owing to his vigorous support that on division the opposer won by six votes:-9-3.

The second subject was : Does fear of pnni.,hment have a greate'I' in:flu~nce on an individual than hope of reward? · The mover was Surrey and the opposer Duke. After a keen discussion the matter was put to the vote and the mover lost by a narrow ma1·gin. The third and last subject was : Should thP, State have ttt its disposal a fund for the ~ncouragement of struggling GFJnius? The mover was McDavid and the opposer Thomas. This debate was characterized by the great enthw,iasm displayed by the several speakers, and showed not only that great pains had been taken in the . preparation, but also, that several of our lads are rapidly developing into good speakers and keen debaters. Potter i and Williams spoke for the mover whilst the opposer was ably supported by Van Sertima i and Duke. After a rather interesting <li~cussion the mover lost by six votes:-4-10.

The lJnion, however, has lost one of its brightest stars and chief supports in the person of its secretary, Duke, who left for 1<:ngland on the first of Sept. Although he takes with him our heartiest congratulations and best wishes for . his future, we feel th11t his loss will be a severe one to bear. In conclusion, it is to be hoped that those boys who have been lately promoted to the upper forms will follow in the footsteps of their predecessors, and try to cause this union to be as great a succel'ls in the future as it has been in the past.

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[ED.: 'We should like to hear more about the views expressed at the debates by the var;ous speakers.]

TROOP I. BOY SCOUTS. Scout Jlfa8ter: Sergt-Major M ANL L Asst. Scont 1lfastllr: E. 0. PILGRIM, Esq. Patrol Leaders: J. Arnn, R. V. E. '\VONG, F. BYE. j (By R. V. E. Wong.)

OuR Troop, we n,re glad to say, has mnint1ti11ed the high po~ition which it has attained sin~ the Scout movement was first introduced in

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the colony. With a men.,bel'ship of but twenty-seven boys, it yet boasts of thl'ee fil'st-class and nineteen second-class scouts.

Again, out of a total of fol'ty-thl'ee proficiency badges won by Boy Scouts in this Colony, no less than twenty-thl'ee stand to the Cl'edit of Troop I. "A scout is a handyman," wrote the Chief Scout. That we al'e stl'iving to become scouts in this sense, is shown by the variety of subjects embraced in this total of twenty-three badges. Photography and signalling, cal'pentry and music, marksmanship and cycling all al'e represented here.

The Challenge Cup, mention of which was made in our last issue, is now in our possession where we sincerely hope the boys will make it their duty to see that it remains.

Perhaps it will not be out of place here to make a few general remarks. In Barbados, the movement was intl'oduced some six months ago, a short time after the Chief Scout's visit to that place. To-day many are sitting for theil' first-class scoutship. Let us think of that, Troop I, and "buck up."

Again, in Trinidad the movement was introduced at about the same time by Dr. George, late of the R.M.S. Berbice, whom scouts in this colony will remembe1¡ as the starter in this year's scout's sport~. 'ro-day 1'rinidad has four Troops already formed and more in the course of formation.

Most scouts in this colony have an idea that they must .leave their Troops as soon as they arrive at the age of eighteen. This idea is absolutely incorrect. A boy cannot join a Tl'Oop after he is eighteen, it is true, but he may remain a scout for as long as he likes.

A few months ago the idea of having a general concert and bazaar was mooted and received with enthusiasm. Now we find that this event has been postponed till next year. This is indeed to be deplored. We must remember, boys, that "United, we stand; divide<l, we ÂŁall;" so lei; us hold together and see it through. The public are willing to help us, but it is for us to show them that we deserve their help.

Yet another thing: some of the scouts among us seem to forget the second part of the oath they took when they became scouts. They then, " on their honour," promised "to help other people at all times." Remember, "on our honour," boy,:, "honour far more precious dear than life." This part of the oath then deserves to be better observed and it is to be hoped that them will be an improvement in this respect in the future.

In conclusion we beg to thank our friends and the public in general for their kind support, and hope, by show:ng oul'selves worthy of it, to enjoy it in the future as we have done in the past,

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FOOTBALL. THE WARD MATCHE~.

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J. Van Sertima.)

FOR keenness, 1mthusiasm, and thorough sportsmanship among the competitors, our late Ward Matches were in no wise inferior to thosie of past years. These Matches owe their existence to our Principal, who has always taken an untiring interest in our games, and we can 'assure him that his efforts in this field have been crowned with abundant success. The Ward Matches have been the means of bringing the boys into closer relationship with each other; they have promoted to a high degree that spirit of emulation, which every schoolboy should possess; they have impressed morn firmly on our minds that in victory we should not vaunt ourselve~, nor in defeat give way to despair; and lastly they have raised out football to a standard which called forth the ungrudging admiration of both press and spectators in the late Junior League Matches. We hope that they will continue to do this good work, a nd that in the near future, we may have the pleasure of seeing some of our present Ward-Match players representing our colony in intercolonial football.

Following were the four wards that competed:-

Kingst-0n.

McDavid (Capt.)

Van Sertima i.

Phillips ii.

Phillips iii.

Schuler.

Morris.

S. Cummingsburg.

Duke (Capt.)

Pereira.

Hirchfeldt.

Whitehead.

Marshall.

Surrey.

N. Cummingsburg.

Bye (Capt.)

Gaskin i.

Gordon.

Breen.

France.

Cox. Rest.

Wong i (Capt.)

Wong ii.

Thomas.

Payne.

Grnnt.

Man-Son-Hing.

From the outset it was evident that the contest lay between N. Cummingsburg and Rest, and, when Kingston after a strenuous game succeeded in drawing with Rest, it seemed as if N. Cummingsburg would be the winners, But the " R est " were not to be outdone. They

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"bucked up" splendidly; and when they met N. Cummingsburg in the decisive game, they beat them to the tune of 4 goals to 1. It was the fastest game in the season, and the Wnng brothers figui-ed conspicuously.

The accurate shooting of major, and the clever passing of minor, won the applause of every spectator. These two youngsters always take a keen interest in all our games, and we hope they will not leave us just now. McDavid, of Kingston, and Gaskin and Marshall of North and South Cummingsburg, respectively, played strenuously for their teams. Indeed, much of N. Cummingsburg's success is due to Gaskin, who proved a very formidable back, and had it not been for his splendid clearing and tackling, little Cox would have been in trouble much more frequently than he actually was. To Phillips iii and Thomas, who deserve mention for the zest with which they played, we venture to offer this bit of advice:-" Less talking, more passing, and you will be better players." We beg also to extend our hearty thanks to the Reverend Father Robinson for his kindness in acting as referee in some of our games, and for his clear explanation of some knotty points in football.

In conrlusion, we appeal to the younger boys in the school to throw themselves heart and soul into the games so that when the time arrives for them to defend us, they may not be found wanting, but " instead, capable of enchancing that reputation which we have so diligently won for ourselves.

Following were the results of the Ward Matches:Rest 10 points. ,.

9 N. Cummings burg ., 3 Kingston ...

2 S. Cummingsburg

LOWER SCHOOL ESSAY COMPETITION. DISCIPLINE IN SCHOOLS. THB results of this new departure are very pleasing, showing that we have sorne keen thiukers in the lower school. We hope to be able to make this competition an annual feature of the school, and let us ask all the boys of the lower school to get all information possible during the long vacation on the topic set for the essay. The four best boys in order of merit were : Dummett, Von Ziegazar, ~toby, Stewart. We congratulate Dummett in winning the lower School Medal, and have much pleasure in publishing his essay which shows that much care and thought have been used_by the youthful writer in its preparation.

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Discipline and organisation in regard to school life are so akin to each other that it is difficult to deal with the former in its many aspect,; without traversing the domains of the latter 'l1he discipline of a school does not merely extend to the way in which the pupils are being trained as regards their conduct and efficiency, but in its sphere is a step towards inculcating in the minds of the young habits of punctuality and good manners, of cleauliness and neatness, of honour and truthfulness and like virtues. Organization deals with the distribution of the cholars into classes in accordance with their attainments and capacities, and it is the combination of sound organization and kind discipline which must bring out in relief the finer qualities of the boys and girls thus disciplined. Undoubtedly, the Principal or Head-master of a school is pre-eminently fitted by virtue of his office to become a disciplina1¡ian in the best of sense of the word. Children are, if nothing else, imitators.

They are quick to observe and they will note and copy the habii;s of the teacher, be it for good or for ill. Habits of punctuallity and neatness, of orderliness and gentle speech of the teacher will serve as a living object lesson in establishment of these virtues better than days or months devoted to written treatises on these subjects. Just a word in reference to the 'cane '-that instrument of torture dreaded by most of us schoolboys. Evidence of the cane at school to any extent would seem to point towards inefficiency in the discipline of the school.

Punctuality, good conduct, orderliness ancf obedience, if maintained, only through fear of punishment, cfo not measul'e up to the best aims of school-life; for orice free from constraint, be it at school-games, on the road or at home, the seemingly well disciplined school-boy might turn out a proverbial wolf in sheep's clothing. Of course, the different tempen1mentr; of the mi.nd call fol' different treatment at the hands of the teachel'. With some children a mere rebuke from the teaclier would have the same salutary effect as corporal punishment to other$, yet it cannot but be felt that the use of a cane in school to any extent indicates inefficient discipline its surely as incapable children. In a wol'd, the children should be taught to exercise a certain degree of selfre:;traint, which should be fostered by that personal sympathy which should ever exist between teacher aud taught a,nd which is the most effective ageut iu securing good discipline. "fn eonclusion, the teacher:s should bear in mind that the principal work of the school is to prepare the schola1¡s for the stern duties of life, and though but a short period of the lives of the scholars is subject to the influence of the school, yet it is the period when the mind can be more readily influenced and knowledge if well i:uparted more easily aequircd.

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A N AZARITE is a man who neither~smokes nor drinks.

The Philistines, for keeping thP, ark, were afflicted with emeralds.

A cyclone is a block of ice sliding down a mountain something like an avalanche:;.

A small boy wrote "aggerecolchural" for agricultural.

MASTER : ""\,Vhy does the air become colder the higher up we go?"

PUPIL ; " Because it is nearer the rain, sir."

MASTER : How many kinds of thermometers are there ?

PUPIL: Three, sir; the Centigrade, the Fahrenheit and the boiling point of water.

MASTER : What do you know abput sulphur dioxide?

PUPIL: It has a pale, pink odour, sir.

Tit-bits from the Junior School Essay Competion : (i) Discipline is one of the chief individuals in regard to school matters. To keep discipline in schools you must not only u~e the rod, but you must make the pupils afraid of you and in that case you will scarcely use the cane . . (ii) Corporal punishmflnt should not be inflicted, although the Scriptures tell us that if we spare the rod we are in danger of spoiling the child, yet if some other punishment be inflicted the children might learn better. After a boy has been whipped every day for work 01· behaviour, he would soon get tough and would not mind whether he was whipped every hour. (iii). According to the old proverb "learning is better than silver or gold, " but · if you have learning and discipline also, you will get a good sitmition in any place.

The "weaker vessel " is one that is hollow and gives a loud sound, such as a woman is weaker than a man.

"The Golden Age " : Your age when you were young and very' happy every moment always healthy and sportful, so we say when I was young I lived some golden age.

"The Potteries" is the field iu Judea when Juda<:i bet raved .Jesus and then afterwar·ds went back and told the Jews to take.back the

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money, but the Jews refused and so Judas left the money on them and went away and killed himself.

Birmingham is in the South of England. It is famous for its duck yards. Cardiff is in the centre. of England, it is noted for its woollen goods. Windermere has the finest c1tstle on the Humber. Gla'lgow is noted for its manufacturing towns, it is in Ireland, and is the best place to go to study for a doctor.

MY HOLIDAY TRIP. (By R. V. E. Wong .)

SLOWLY the "Prins Frederik Hendrik" drew away from the wharf, and amid the waving of hats and handkerchiefa, our trip, looked forward to for months, had begun. About'two hours steaming brought us to the lightship where we dropped the Pilot and commenced our journey in earnest. An hour or so after leaving the lightship a change in the colour of the water was noticeable. About this time, too, Father Neptune demanded tribute from two of our pal'ty. Ove1¡ the period that elapsed between this time and when we sighted Trinidad, let me, by your leavls', draw a veil.

Suffice it to say that, like Gonzalo in the Tempest, we were willing to give "a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren ground anything. " It is night ! We are all asleep ! Suddenly one of us wakes up and looks at his watch. It is four o'clock! Then we ought to be in sight of Trinidad. Another minute, and just as we are, we scamper on deck. Everything is dark ! Ah ! What is that? A light ! Now it is gone ! There it is again ! What is it? A li.~ hthouse? Then that big black cloud must be Trinidad? A half-hour to rush below fo1¡ a wash and to dress and we are on deck again. .Just in time. In the dim light that heralds the sun's approach we steam slowly through the Bocas de Monos. Just outside this Bocas (there are three of these) stands a pinnacle of rock, for all the world like a sentinel on guard. On this can be seen thousands of sea-birds. Suddenly something startles them. With confused cries they all are on the wing-the first sign of awakening life.

As we steam through this Bocas, three hundred or so yards wide, the mountains on either hand seem to tower over us in all their indescribable grandeur. On this beautiful morning Nature is at her best. Everything is so peaceful. On t.he one, hand we see one irregular line of hills, their tops overhung with mist,, their sides clad in evervarying green. On the other hand we see thl' almost land-looked Gulf of Paria, its waters c,1lm and undisturbed, a sheet of glass. From the

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land all the familiar sounds of Nature awakening from sleep in the Tropics are heard. Oh l The beauty of it all !

All this time we are steadily passing not far from the numerous islands which fringe the coast of Trinidad. Soon we pass the island of Carrera, the penal settlement, with it substantial stone buildings erect ed by convict labour. Now we are off the I<'ive Islands, and see the on, used as the Immigration Depot. Ju a short time wP are clear of these islands, and a fleet of small boats meet and escort us to our anchoragP, their occupants shouting the whilti: " Here, boss, the Darling, sir, be, t boat in the harbour, sir. " " Boss, remember the JVater Lily. Number Twelve, sir, " etc.

We leave you to picture to yourself our row ashore in one of these boats, and our arrival in Port-of-1::ipain. Our first afternoon we spPnt in visiting Maraval reservoir, from which Port-of-Spain and the neighbouring districts get their water supply. This reservoir, situated in a hill, is surrounded by the grandest tropical scene1¡y. The dt'ive to this place is lovely. As you go along, you are now at the foot of a tall hill, its sides all planted with cocoa, the staple crop of Trinidad; at other times, you look sheer down on the tiny Mar:wal River, itself no bigger than one of our small creeks, and again at times you pass through bamboo groves, the tall graceful bamboos bending over to form. â&#x20AC;˘ a beautiful natural arch over the road.

After a week or thereabout spent in visiting places of interest and getting some idea of the manners and customs of Trinidadians in general, we went to the isbnd of Gaspaville, one of the many just off the coast of Trinidad. On these beautiful islets .a re built small bungalows used as holiday and health resorts. Let me describe a typical day spent among these islands. At half past five we all wake up and have some coffee and toast, at six we are in the boat to get fish for breakfast. To procure these there are two ways open to us, we may either "troll" or "bank." This morning the former is our choice. Accordingly, one of the party sits in the stem, baits a hook ~with a small fish and affixes it to a length of fine brass wire which in its tum is attached to a few yards of cord. The boat is now set in motion. The "fisherman, " holding the cord, throws the bate overhoa rd, where it it is towed through the water by a series of sharp jerks.

8uddenly the "fisherman " feels a drag on the line. He know~ he ha s hooked a fish. The speed of the bon,t is abated not one whit, while hand over hand he hauls in a beautiful cavally about three pounds in weight.

There are three kinds of fish that n,re genPrally caught this way: the cavally, the n1:1ckerel and hi;i cousin, the king-fish. By the way theRe fishes behave after taking the bait, a fisher,uan can tell which of the hree he has hooked.

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This morning we are in luck; four cavallies and two mackerels, representing in all about thirty pounds of fish, fall to our lot. By this time it is about ten. We, therefore, make our way "homewards."

Arrived there, the fishes find their way to the pot and we make ours to the sea to have our first dip in the "briny "---this lasts about two hours, then we stroll up to the house just in time for breakfast. An hour or so is now spent in "mooning about. " At about two we again decide to try our luck at fishing.

This time we elect to " bank. " Consequently, two or three baited hooks are affixed to a length of cord, to which is also attached a sinker in the form of a lump of lead. Sinker and hooks are thrown overboard and sufficient line is paid out to allow them to reach the bottom. Fortune, fickle ja-le, so favourable in the morning, now frowns on us. We are just about to abandon the attempt when a little jerk is felt on the line. A sudden pull and up the " fisherman" hauls a sm~ll red fish. This fish seems to belong to the snapper family. Foran hour and a half we persiRt in our attempt to catch fish. At the end of this time we find ourselves with the "lordly" total of three small fishes, in all less than half-a-pound. This does not pay, we decide, so once again we make for "home." Our fishes are handed ove1¡ to the cook and for the second time we disport ourselves in the sea.

An hom of this and we drnss to go for our usual afternoon row. At . about six we return and have dinner. Dinner fini~hed, we talk, laugh, sing or play cards until ten o'cloek, when, thorou.~hly tired and happy, we creep into bed. A deliriously happy fo,¡tnight was thus spent.

Then we took ship for Barbados where another month of sea-bathing and sight-seeing followed. By this time our holidays were more than finished. And so for home and school we made, or rather paid our way, after one of the happiest holidays we had ever spent.

OLD BOYS' CORNER. S. Fun~, who is studying for the bar at Middle Temple, spent his long vacation at hi~ old home.

J. A. Luckhoo, has just returned to the colony as a full fledged barri:iter, we wish him all success in his profossivnal career.

F. G. Rose is now winding up his successful careAr in England taking the D.P.H. examination. It may be of interest to give a brief 1:mmmary of his successes so far: 1896, Primary SJholar, 1898, Mitchell Scholar; 1904, Guiana Scholar (proceeded to St. John's, Cambridge) 1907, B.A. (Natural Science Tripos); 1911, :M.R.C.S., England, L.R.C.P. (Lond.), 1912, :i\'1.B., B.clv, .

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. Our Old Boys are reminded that their subscriptions for the n ext yc11,r are now about due.

We should like our Olcl Boys in distant lands to write us letters at times for publication or to give us any interesting news about themselves.

Of course we want them all to join the O.B.A.

CORRESPONDENCE. To

THE EDITOR: QUEEN'S COLLEGE )fAGAZINE.

Sir,-In the Summer term publicn,tion of the magazine the Sec1·etary of the Old Boys Association alluded to the feasibility of the Old Boys ,_m dertaking thl;l provision of a scholarship for worthy students. The suggestion is deserving of serious consideration, and it is to be hoped k1 at, efforts will be made to work it into practical shape. Those who to-day affect to perceive no special raison cl'etre of the Association, could not continue in this position were 'its members responsible for the maintenance of a scholarship. Neverthch,ss, however excellent an ide[Ll we may fix, in this life we cannot afford to ignore the bald problem of £inn.nee. The introduction of a scholarship must necessitate the guarantee of at least actual fees, and some thinkers with the philanth,·opic faculties well developed might urge that a scholarship intended to help deset·ving boys should usually be worth more than mere fees.

As far as the Association is concerned, we fear that it will be advised to permit economv to over-ride philanthropy, and consequently to make its calculation:3 for a scholarship with little margin over the requirnmeut~ for fees. Other questions for considerat ion arise in regard to the number of years for which the scholarship should ht tenable, and the conditionR of the award. These, of course, are matters of detail, though the duration of the scholarship is very important as taking us once more into the domain of mouetary est,imates. Personally, I suggest a twoyear scholarslup, which means an outlay with present scale of foes of roughly $100 per annum. This expenditure might be defraved either by materially increasing the membership or by shouldering the present members with a heavier taxation burden. Perhaps the membership may prove inelastic, and, on the other hand, any increase in tlw hunlen may be resented as unduly burdensome. 'l'he horns of this dilf'mrnn. would then compel us to he more moderate in our ambition and to adopt, let us say, a plan for a one ye,ir scholarship, the running of which, however, would st,ill require more support than the Old Boys are at pr-esent giving to the Association. If this minimum of support is not forthcoming, then the whole scheme, pro,gressive and laudable t,hou.glt it be, must submit to the unfortunate fate of going by the bon,rcl.

What a fate!

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¡when we appl'oach the problem of award we think we are s11,fe in believing tlrnt the scholarship, if it comes into being, will be for bo.vfl in the Upper School , the successful candidate being thereby afforded an opportunity of competing for the Guiana Scholarship. 'rhe Cambridge Local Senior would be a suitable test for deteL"mining tht? boy most suitable to hold the 0.B. scholarship.

I ,1m, etc. , "BoY." [NOTE BY EDITOR. - \Ve h1we condensed somewhat the last paragra ph of "Boy's" letter owing to lack of space. This letter needs careful considt>ration by all Old Boys. As a hint we think that should the O.B.A. lind it impo~sihle to pay the fees for a year. they may make their scholarship one that prnvideâ&#x20AC;˘ only a certain proportion of tbe fee~, the parent of the scholar finding the rest.j

A PARABLE. It happened once that a man ran paRt Socrates arnwd with nn axe.

He was in pursuit of another who was running from him at full spe(l<l .

"Stop him! Stop him! " he cried.

Plato's master did not move. "vVhat ! " cried the m11,n with the axe.

"Could'st thou not hil.ve barred his W!LY "! He is an assassin! " "An assassin? What mean'st thou?''

"Play not the idiot ! An assassin is a mam who kills." " A butcher then? " "Old fool! A man who kills another man."

"To be sure! A soldier."

"Dolt ! A man who kills another man in time of pe:ice.''

"I see-the executioner.''

"Thou ass! A man who kills another man in his home."

"Exactly. A physicin."

Upon which the man with the axe fled-and is running still.

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