Queen's College Magazine 1935 Autumn ~ 1936 Autumn

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THE QUALITY OF ENDURANCE On the playing field and in all forms of athletics it is the quality of endurance aboYe e,ery1hing else that detennines the Champion Athlete.

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Eye-Glasses and Glass-Eyes. ~E HAVE THEM BOTH. THAT WE MAY BE ABLE TO SERVE EVERY CONDITION, AND SUPPLY ALL NEEDS.

£YE-GLASSES RESTORE THE NORMAL VISION. Glass Eyes help back to Notmal Appearance Somewhere in literature it is said that " We credit most our sight; Our trust far more than len ear-wilne~es."

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Whether sight takes precedence over hearing may be a good subject

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GONSULT US WffHOUT DELAY.

C. A. QUAIL,

DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRY,

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The Cheapest House for Pedlar~ Goods of every Description.

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'l'h is year it will mourn 1h r JI""· i11g of tl, rrr crr!J _qood fric11ds, tltr l1011our<1ble llccfor .Joseph, x.r·.. th e Ni!fhl H r rrre11d Os1cald Parry, BishOJJ of G11ia11a, both J<;r ma11y JJ<'ars (Jorc1·nor s of Queen's.

Co lletJe, and .,l£r. Pottrr. a wdl-lored .lfaster. .lly deep syniva-t hics are ·1cilh ()u ern·s ('o llrgc for th r,se hcar!J losses.

'Th e Schcol )!a.<1a::·i11 c ;.., th r ,'frh()o[".<.; coic·r.

On ill(' oll, rr hand ii ,rill rrjo irr -in Q11rc11's Co17cge'IJ. three lcadi11g 7ila r·rs in thr Hriti.«h Guia11(1 Ffrll()1arship FJJ·arnination and r.-<i11r<"iall!J ,rill arr·l(l i111 th e iri1111er, 11 R. Pa kcman.

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Fr-eface ~tis cxac- ll y one )cn1· sin e·<> lh ,~ lnst i HSIH' of this :Mn gmd ne appeared, and muc:h has hnpr,c>nP<l dtning thul time of whi.ch

w e jnstl? 011g-ht lo he p1·oud.

On the ol he1· hand, cleath has r <'hbe<l us of many sincere friends, ihe most intinn:,te being :Ur. ,J. C. Ln. T. rotter, a master of wl1om eYery Queen'. College boy will a1'va,rs haYe fond mem01·ies. n ·e a r e 1r1·alrful to Ilis Exc:ell c>n c;v for haYing- wl"i tten the Forewol'cl lo tlii s )fnp;a zine, and we m·e snre tlrnt hi . m es-sage ,.,.ill he app1·eeialP<l by all our r eader s.

A worcl of thanks is al. o <lne to our .AclYewt·iser s who ha,e, by t h efr willing co-op<>ralion, enabled us lo pr<'duce a. bigger 1\fagazinc. ,-Ye expect, a1Hl feel confhlrnt, that every membe1· of the S ch ool will p:i\'C tile> )fa p;nzine hi s hca 1·t.,· r-;11pp01·t. ·w e a lso c·he1·frh the ho pe> that i<lea.c:i for the improY<:> ment: of" tJ1e School )fa gnzin e will find thC'i,r w::t~' into sllbseq nc>11t h;snes, with a vimv to pl'e~e rvin g something of the tl'ne spfr:i t or a rea-1 sch ool C. L. L u CKIIOO (Edit or ) .

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The ·year in Retrospect. ( BY S.A.H.) THE STA FF

VISITS

T he staff was t he sa me this yea,· as in t he preceeding year except Cor the addilion of Mr. P. A. Chan Cheong, who filled the plac~ of Mr. G. P. D 3rtford who went on six months' leave during Apr:1.

In the month Of J une, His Excellency the Governoc paid us a visit. for the purpose of inspection.

W e had lh 3 pleasure of meeting;: Mr. L. Bruce-Wendell, an old Queen·s College boy and Guiana Scholar for the yEar 1910. He delivered a lect ure to t he boys OL our Sch:iol. We afterwards heard a pianoforte recital given by hi1m at l h 3 London Theatre.

Dur ing the su mmer vacat io•1 death robbed us of Mr. J. C. LaT. Potter who had been on the staff for eighteen years. His death is deeply regrelted.

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Professor Cou1>1and who was lateappointed one of the Commissioner s . who are at present investisraling th11 situation in Palestine, also paid us a visit in January. ly

SPORTS

We WOil the Hing Cup for t he-· third time th is year. According to, the rules of t he competition. this Cup remains with us for 'keeps.'

Owing to our fine performance in the Garnelt Competition, 011r schoor team was promoted to first c1ass: cricket. We h'.)pe w e will be able to conti nue our fine showing.

Our Cricket and Footl,al) teams: toured Berbict:, with mixed s uccess.

This Laboratory wa~ huilf and equi pped al a co t of :, 10.0fJU.

In Junior League fo otball our team did not ,:ome up to exnectation. ·we, nevertlleless, defeated tbaBerbice High School xr iu au In-

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ter-collegiate fixtul'e for the Dias .Cup.' The final bas not yet been played.

the Inter-troop .Athletic Shield. We offel' Ml'. F. T. Weston om· heartiest congratulations

Great progress is being made on ,oul' new ground.

A pavilion bas J.>een erected and much bas been done in the wav of levelling the ground and seeing after its dra iu-age. We 'hnpe to start our open cricket ccmpetitiJn on this ground during next year.

The Cadets are a lso making g reat progress. T hey a.ttended th e Al'n1islice Day and Proclamation parades.

Vast iml}rovement has beon sh::wn in the.fr shooting. Tl:ey hv,·e been allowed to sho:>t on the rang"!l and some of them have won sperms in open competitions.

Third XI cricket wis introducerl into our House Competition last year, much to the joy of 1he younger boys.

For this we are certainly grateful to Mr 0. P. Dartfol'd and Mr. C. I. Drayton.

SCOUTS AN D CADETS Both the Scouts and Cadets are :making great strides in their respective depa1 tments.

The Scouts went twice ,once in Georgetown and -:the Ancient County of 'They were successful in

camping, a lso in Berbice. annexing

We must once agaiu thank Mr. R. G. Sharples flcr redecorating our stage.

Our co11gratulations to Mr. J . N. Chung on his success at the Lon. den Malricul1tion Examination last Ju11e.

We Need a Bigger Queen's '. College .

(By a 'Present-Day Boy')

wriling .this article because Ibe .AM I feel that some com·ment should made in this Magazine about the JlOSition which llas arisen and the ,circumstances which have compelled t he authorities to take steps to "limit the number of s lurl ents desir.

Jng to enter Queen's College.

I can do no better t h an quote the following remark s from His Excel· lency's speech which he made at the opening of the Legislative Council on September 29th, 1936: • "The recent r egulations govern ing entry into Queen's College have, I regret to say, caused a good deal

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of agitation of mind among parents who fear that they may be pre. el uded 11·0111 sending their boys t o t hat school; and I have no doubt that Honourable Members will assocfatc themselves with me in sympathizing sincerely with their distress.

I hope very much thai the restrfctl,·e measure which it has been found necessary to impose will pro,·e to be temporary only.

The facts al'e that in Jannarr o[ this year the: Board ot Go,•ernors of the CoJlege wrote to Government ancC pointed out as follows: The numbers nt tho College have risen from 159 in 1!131 to 30i in 1935. but the teaching staff and classroom ac·commodnllor, lrnye not increased proportionately.

As a re. suit not only are the forms oYer-. crowded, thcre being 5 with over 30 and tTi1·cc with over ,10 boys, but the school buildings are inadequate. '!'he alternat Ives which the Gol'ernors suggested were C'ilher a reduction of pupils by controJllng adm ission or enlargement of the staff and the school l)remises. " £ think that it ls now an open secret that a scheme has been on foot lo rebuild Queen·s College on another site and with grea er aceomrno<lnliou.

T hese regulatioils which liave caused so much leAitimale criticism aimed al liding m·er the period of transition.

As i:uch they need no defence: officiency must be the first aim in seconda1·y educa· lion ancl full efficiency wa!! not pos· sible in existing conditions at Queen's Colluge, l'nfortunately, the re. hu:,ldlnir sch<>me hroke down: but this did no! ahrogate the necessity for c·ontrolllnv. 8d111i ..sion l'or the present.

The rolony 11t'"' hns. broadly, three lines or choic·e in .so far a!l its l'inancinl pcsltion allows fl any choice at all.

The fil·st is to stay

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as wo are 1rnd to work down to a maximum of 260 boys for Queen's College : the second, to en large the present Co/loge anu its staff: th& third. to look for mean'! whereby lhe CoJlege can be built elst where.

I have asked the Principal to prepare a memorandum on inls very important matter: when that is to hand and bas had Government's consideration I will n .open the sub.ject in this Council."

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There can l)e no dcubt that H i s Excellency h:is gi\'cn a clear and concis" summary of tho position as it is to.day. His Excellency points out that he hopes 1he restrictions will only be tcmporarily in force and we are con(idu1t that he will do his best to raise the ban on t he aclmis· siou of new boys.

Capt. J!. :Z.:obbs

P ri11cipal ol' "Queen',- Cullcgo".

In 1!131 the fees pn)•n1J!e by pupils wero consirll'rn bly lowered and immediately pnrcnts bogau to ·tnke aclvantnge or the substantial reduc· tion.

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rise steadily and it at once became evident even lo the casual observer that within th e near futu re om· staff and buildings would be inade. (]llate lo cope with our numbers, as these figur es below s how: Year.

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These figures show thnt within f our year s our numbers rose from 170 to 307 boys, and under normal

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conditions we would surely have h ad about 320 boys to-day. .As it is, it has lJeen found necessary to reduce our numbers to 263 boys in order to preven t overcr owding.

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That His E xcellency appreciittes the gr a vi ly of the s ituation there 1s no doubt, and It Is the earnest hope of all interested that Government will find it possible to provide the community with a bigger, better, and mor e modern "Queen'':! College.'

My Impressions on the Berbice Tour. (lily ' DOC.')

.Amusing Incidents occur in every schoolboy tour, no matter how s hort the stay may be. It is therefore not surprising that, although slightly saddened by our defeat in cricket , we fin d ourselves laughing when we r emember Berblce.

It is a r ecognized fact that Queen's College leads the· fi eld For everywhe1·e, even in dancing. was It not a member of the Queen' s 'College cricket team. selected to p lay at the very last minute, who fell In the very first dance? The w orthy fellO\V' came to me when the mu sic had stopped, looking depressed in mind and feeling sore in body. He ough t to have been, because It was a very buxom young

lady who "took the count" witl1 h im.

"Er. .. .. Doc .... did you see .... er .... what happened to me?

How did I look ?'• Wh at else could I say but: "Not too bad, old chap; you got up smartly too."

I said smar tly, and I meant it.

You see. he is a cad et, and on behalf of other onlookers, I recommend promotion fo r the "smart get-up'• of that cadet. As I said before, Queen's Later , anleads, others foll ow. other couple followed the lead set by our representative ln falling.

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Then there was Fottle's little aff&ir on the train.

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travelling companion, an E ast India n man In the employ of l•'ottie's father.

The stra nger knew none of us, and spoke chiefly about his work and his employer. He spoke in very bad terms of his employe1·.

And who should h;s employer tuJ·u out to be but Fottie's father.

It was a very embarrassing situation for Fottle to be in, hearing dear pai)a. slated thus.

Moreover, the Oriental seemed lo be a character that could become desperate al a moment's notice.

Fottie refused to take any chances.

He made a very sensible move by assuming t he name "Mr. Thomas:· We had to call Fottie, "Mr. Thomas" t hroughout and It was a ticklish job l[or al any moment of forgetfulness, we could have called him-well Mr. F ottie.

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T he sun sh ines at its hottest in :Berbice and ha d it not been for the "Queen's College brawn," with wh ich every boy In the school is endowed, ma ny m ember s of th e v is iti ng t eam would have fallen v ictim to sun-stroke.

One exceptionally sunny day, a certain trio had to pay a visit to a very kind '.BeTlbiclan lady.

The distance to be covered was fairly long and the s un wa s, as usual, at its hottest.

T he h eat of the weather made th E' trio grumble and sigh as th ey walked along.

Nearly dropping from weariness and with par ched t hroats, t hey scr ambl ed up the stairs.

A ma id an swered their raps, showed the:m Into the sittingr oom and s aid that t h e mistress would soon be down." !Elnter ·th e mistr ess.

She was a mlddle-iaged woman, perhaps sh ortsighted because sh e smiled upon th e tr io without apparently noticin g their dejected looks. The mistress must have been a female athlete

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in h er day, for lt certainly needed good lungs to ta lk In t he fast, nonstop way, she d id.

Half an hom· passed.

A full hour must have passed when suddenly the dear old soul ceased her talk on New· Amsterdam -and Its improvements over recent years.

She asked to be excused and went out in the direction of the kitchen.

Thi!! boys' spirits rose. "Ah!" said one, "I bet she's gone to get us some cool drinks.'· "Yes" said another, "she probably noticed how bored here and thirsty, I looked. S hh! she comes."

The hostess reappeared.

A slight shock was received. because s he was emptyhanded.

T he trio did not lose She may have gone h ope t hough. to give the maid orders with r egard to refr eshm en ts.

"My dear boys," began the hostess, smiling.

"New Amsterdam Is Inflicted with an abundance of beggars.

Ther e was j ust one at the ba.ck doora strong looking fellow asking for money-unemployment you knowBut wh at wias I tellln g you when Oh! yes the beggar Interrupted. t he new stelllng.''

This was too m uch for our .heroes.

One told me afterwards that It was t he nearest h e ever got to fainting.

They Immediately .arose r egardless of how the dear, old soul was trying to make h er story lntersting.

"Oh ! we are sony. we h ave to leave no:w.

We forgot we had another engagement."

Not even then did t he h ostess 11ay : "Boys will you h ave a cool drink?"

Let us dr,a,w the curtain her e. for the scene of three d ejected collegian s r etumlng home, n early fainting, is too painful t o be related.

It would bring you to tear s.

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Promlnent among the minor incidents we like to r ecall are : -

8 H. R. Persaull dancing In 11nderwea1· alone, to the music of the dance next door (as seien from tha dance-hall)., ".Archie and l'oH.e" walking through New Amsterdam in borrowe d garments, thus causin g others to stay at home, "C':ieur" dancing the "chip-chip" with a plumb old lady, ''Bote·· gormanuizing at ten. "Sour" playing football "for" and "against'' College in the same match (chietly "against"). and iast hut not least, ther..~ was the 'grandold-man' after fJ!Ilng at cricket, staging a glorious come back in his favourite game known as : "!\Iaithew, 1Iark, Luke and John ."

It Happened In Our Classrooms. , What tense is 'I was.'?

MASTER: Student: Ordinary.

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Queen's College Boy Scouts .

During ithe past school year, :~ movemeut was started to reform the old School 'Troop ot Boy Scouts, .and. on Octobe r 15, 1935, 1the first m ee1ing o1 I.he n ew Group was held. .36 boys attended and wer e e nrolle j .as r ecruits, while Messrs. F. T. Weston !Ind R. l-I. P a ul were ap •• J)Oin:ted Acting Scout Master and Assistant Scout Master. Work was jmmedtately commenced on Tende r. foot 'Tests, and in a s hort iime all had passed lhis badge. ·w e wer e not, however . invested as we had to :serve a pe riod or probation before being registered as a Group, but p ermission was given to boys to at. te nd representative parades in uni. lorm whle waiting for the badges to come from England .

During this period regular prac. llces were h eld aud in add irion paper ,chases were he ld (plus "feeds'") and trips wer e made 10 the country for fire.lighting and cooking tests, etc.

OUR S COUTS AR E I NVE s·rE D

Jn April, 1936, the Group was r egls. ter ed as the 27th British Guiana {Queen 's Old No. 1, having been taken by a nother Group during our period of inactivity) , a unit of the South Georgeto ,\11 local Association. ll was not unt ii Jun e that the ba dges 111Tived and on the 11th of tha t month the boys were f1-1llr invested -as Scouts. making their three.fold "J)t·omise to Mr. H:al'l'y Edwards.

Aesis tant Colony Comm issioner for RovErs. l\Tr. E. Dalton, A.D.C.. or South Georgetown. Ca pt. and Mrs. H. Nobbs were also present a.t the ,ceremony,

.E'efore this elate many of t he boys had passed theil' tests for the 2nd-Class Badge, and 6 had, on June 6, 1936, success.full y undergone exam• inaition for the Atblete·s Badge.

The Group originally com~enced with 5 Patrols of boy,s from all Houses, but after the probatlona1·y periocl the troop was reorganized into 5 patrols, each c9ntaining boys from the -same House. This still s tands a nd the Patrols are:Percival (A) House-Buffalo Patrol (shoulder.knot Red) Patrol Leader, A, Rodrigues.

Raleigh {IB) House---Beaver Pa. rtrol (shoulder knot Blue). Pab-ol L eader, T. 'I'albot.

Austin (C) House-Eagle P atrol (shoulder knot, Green and Black).

Patrol Leader, J. Grimes.

Curlew Patrol (shoulder knot Gr een). Palrol Leader, N. Nobbs D'Urban (D) House-Ram Paitrol (shoulder knot, Brown).

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Leader, L. B'ascom.

During the Summer term, the Patrol E((iclency Competil ioR was Inaugurated and the Curlew Patrol are to be congratulate d on being the first to win thi s event, though the Rams were close r unners-up.

The "f1·oops first camp was at the .C:::olony J am boree. held on the Scout ground. in Augus t 1936. We carried off I he at hletic competition by a. wide margin and w ere runners.11p for the Daily lnspecf Ion Flag on 2 days out of 3. Inexperience,-fhis beii,t;' the fir st camn ro1· most or t he n b:ivs who at te nded- and the fact that most or th e Scoutmaster's time was taken up by his duties 1\.3 Camp Chi e f, were the main reasons

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why we did not gain h igher marks in Lhe Governor·s F lag Competition.

However, we wer e given a boolc by ithe J ambor ee Com mittee as a r eward for th6! work we did Ju preparation for th e camp. Thls will be a treasured add ition to our T roop library. (By tbe wa y, the Patrol Leaders are busy now, making cupboards for their paitrol corners , and others are putting together a cupboard tor lhe library. W e are hop_ ing shorUy to h ave a ''Den'' which looks r eally 'Scouty•.

IN THE ANCIENT COUNTY

Our next camp was at the Berbi ce County Rall y ar Xew Amsterdam in October. 20 of our boys atte11ded anii showed that they had benefi ted con~iderably l~·om their experi011ces at t·he Jam boree-the "ba n·• in particular. being rolled punctually. regularly and ronndly-flud many of l ha boys were passed for th e 1st Class Cooking 'Tests. All the Troop an· ! ooking forward to n ext term. wh en we hope to hold some Patrol an1l Week-end c.amps in 1>reparation for the Coronation Jamboree in August.

Our activities this term have been ll!ndered by >the an nua l Inter-Hou se Cricket Competition, as many of our boys have been doing senrice with their teams. However, we hope to wind up the ter m w ith an Exa m for t he Ambulance Badge and so have some P ukka F irst-Aiders in the Troop.

During the year Queen·s have been r e presented at the followin g parades:-

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St. Geo1·ge·s Day Service at the Cathedral: Scout's o,vn Service at the Y.M.C.A . : lDmPire Da y Parade at the. P ublic Buildings: King's.

Birthday Parade at Eve Leary: Seoul's Own J amboree S01·vice at. the Cathedral: Church Parade at; All Saints ' Church, New Amsterdam~ Armistice Day Parade at the Wail\lemorial.

Present Strength or Group: Officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Scouts-2nd Class . . . . . . . .

'Tenderfoot . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Recruits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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'The Georgetown Seou l l\Iasterwould be very glad to recei ve of'.fer s, from senior boys or the school, preferably those having scouting experie nce, to assume duties as Assistant Scoutmasters. It would be fine if wecou ld have au Assistan t Scou tmaster for each house. 'There is, at present, too mu ch work on th :: should ers of the ,2 officers for them to b e able to enter tain the idea of s tarlin g Rovers a nd Cubs, but with more help t bis could be done and a really strong group of R overs, Scouts and Cubs would be within· our reac11.

I w is h to thank U1e Scouts for tlhelr loyalty and enthusias m and to encoura.ge the few not-so-faithful ones to '·pull up their socks" it?

1937. We can give H.M. K ing George vr no bet:er Coronation gtft than a whole crowd of King·s Scouts r Now, 27, what nbouL lt?

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The Queen's College Cadet · Company.· Our cadets have had a very fu ll and busy year.

Parades continue to be held on Wednesday afternoon s during term-time, no less than 35 parades being held between Se pt. 1935 and J uly 1936, incl ud· Ing 4 ceremonial parades with the Local Forces the Proclamation Ceremony in connection w ith I{ing Edward VIII'a accession, the Memol'· lal Service for King George V., St. George's Day Parade and H.M. U1e King's Birthday Parade.

Our commanding officer, 2nd Lieut.

Dartford, went on leave on 14th April, 1936. and my thanks are due to the N.C.Os wllo backed me up so ably during his absence.

We take this opportunity of congratu· lating i\1r. Dartford on his mar· rlage while on leave. and extend our best wishes to them both.

that be was "very favourably impressed'' with the cadets.

INSPECTI ONS

Max. 100.

The Company was twice inspect· ed during this year:(1) On 31st March, 1936, by Colonel Bradburn, Commandant of the Local Forces, who gave a sat· isfactory r e port on both turn-out and drill. and a special commenda· tion to Sergt. Cox on his smart bearing and power of command.

(2) On 24th April, 1936. by Brigadier Howlett, Inspecting officer of the West Indian Local F orces, who eXJJ)ressecl great satisfaction at the fact that. a lthough the Easter vacation was then on. the Company was still able to turn out for inspection.

He also reported

SHOOTING

( M i niature Range)

Shooting on the miniature range took place on most Saturday mornings during the year, 19 cadets fired our fu ll course, during the Xmas term of 1935, 5 attaining [!rstclass and 6 second.

Spoons were awarded for the highest score in each olatoon.

They were won by;_ Sergt. Cox (No. 1 Platoon). Score 72 points.

Corp!. Drayton. J. A. (No. 2 P latoon). Score : _____ 61 points Corp!. Barker, G. E., (No. Score: __ 60 3 !Pia toon) .

Sergt. Eytle (No. 4 Pla· toon.

Score: ---- ---- 64

There was also a modified course for recruits and junior oadets. or 23, w ho fired, 9 qualified .

An Inter-House Shooting competition was held in connection with the Platoon Efficiency Shield Competition.

Results were as follows:?\o. 4 Platoon (D House) 143 points N. 3 Plaloon (C House) 137

No. 1 Platoon (A House) 87 N:o 2 Platoon (B) House) 83 Max. 200.

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Trwo sipoon shoots took place during the year, one being won by Sergt. Paul and the other by Sergt.

Cox. W e also shot 4 posta.1 matches against the Cadet Corps of other schools in the West In dies wi th the following r esults:-

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Club.

Of these, 5 have attended r egularly and it is very gratifying to record t hat 3 of these 5 enter ed" and won prizes at the Annual Meet ing of the Rifle Club held on October 3rd., 1936.

De talls ar e -as follows : 300 Yards Application 7

Oppoueul.,.

Queen's Royal College T r inidad H arris0n College Barbados Lodge School Combermere Oppo11e11ls R exull S core Score ,149 L ost by 87 pts.

436 ,, 32 ,, 391 359 320 397 " n 77 u Won by 38 pls 353 391

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A sipoon was aw.ard ed to Corpl.

Drayton, J . A. for good shoot ing against Ha11·ison College Cadets. He the maximum possible s cored 60/ 60 .

Our t eaims for these matches w,er e selected from th e followin g cadets:- C.S.M. Barker , Sergts .

Cox, Eytle, l.\lLcLean. Paul, Corpls .

Drayton J . A., Drayton El. S ., Cadets Ha1,per , Isaacs and Chan.

The Hodgson Shooting Cup was awarded this year on the· aggregate scores put up in the Mini,ature Range Course. th e Inter-House COUl!Petitlon ancl the 4 postal match es r eferred to abo·v e . It was won by Corp!. Brayton, J. A., with a score of 276 out of 370.

Cadet Isaacs was second with 269. and was awarded ,a spoon for his perf ormance .

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On November 23, 1935, 10 cadets 1·ecived their first practice on the open r ange. The r esults were very encour aging, and as a r esult, 8 <:adets were put up for membership of the B . G. Local Forces Rifle

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1st Cadet Isaacs. Score 23 points 2nd Sergt. Paul. Score 22 points 500 Yards Application 7 Rounds.

1st Cadet Harper. Score 29 points 20-0 Yards Application 7 Rounds ( Recruits)

211cl Carlet Isaacs. Score 26 points Agg regate of Socres• at 200, 300 and 500 Yards.

1st Cadet HM"Per. Scor e 'i'5 points S ergt. Paul also won a cup for th~ monthly shoot for August.

Corp!. Drayton, J. A., was awarded a spoon for obta ining th e highest aggregate on the open r ange.

It is propos ed to put up a cer tain n11m.bew of cadets as m embers of the R ifle Club each year, and we hope in the not very distant future, to see that some of them have earned their places in the Colony teaim. Cadets should r emember. h owever. th at it is impossible to rise to the tOJ> withou t r egu lar and conscientious practice. Our thanks are due to Lieut. St. Aubyn, Captain oe t he Rifle Club, for th e very valuable help and encour agement he h as g iven to our Rifle Club members.

PLATOON

E F FICIENCY SHIELD COMPETITION

The competition for t his Shield aga in embraced all aspects of Cadet training.

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House, who also won the Squad Orlll competition in connection with 1t.

The scores were as follows; .No. 1 Platoon; Percival House (Sergt. Cox)-~ 586 ¥.: points No. 4 Platoon; D'Urban House (Sergt. Eytle) 520 'I., No. 2 PI a t o o n RalMgh House (Sergt.

McLean) ----------- 508 'h No. 3 Platoon; Austin House (Sergt. Paul) 459 ¥.i In conclus ion, I should like to say that since our numbers are depleted every year by boys leaving achoo!, it is n ecessary for us t o enlist a nun1ber of r ecrnlts so as to keep up the strength of the C01'l)S. W e are et present in need of 6--8 1·ecruits from · each house, and boys of 14 years and over will be .accepted.

C. T. DRAYTON, 2nd Lieut.

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That Professor Lloydledom is 11. stamp collector (B.G. peony unused, preferred).

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That Mr. 'Taffy' s uggested that a. beakerfttl of H2S be used to smoke the ,tiger -0ut of the cage.

That the 'Scientists· and '.Arts Boys· laughed heartily.

From the News . ( Sent in by Contributors from various Sources)

ATURE is wondertul! A million N y ears ago she didn't h.-now were going to wear spectacles, yet we

l ook at t he ears.

On Dit. That Lanky Mooch, ex Queen·s College boy is a Cinema l\Ianager ( believe it or not).

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'I'hat one or the machine oper. tors or 1he same Cine ma is a fellow who used lo be two forms b igh er lhan Mooch.

That Mooch threatened to tire him for being jacketless in the Balcony.

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That Guiana Scholal's (csnecially new on es) can r eally eat.

That th is was amply illus tra ted ,during the last Berblce itour.

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Roosevelt must be Increasing in p opul arity.

Now he has the defeated ca ndidates or all parties, including his own, talking against him. you've got to admire the way the Italo-Ethiopian war has been conducted.

Neither s ide has lost a battle y et.

The captain of an old-time ship used to spend most or bis time on the bridge; now he hmrto spend m ost o.t'. his tlmc 1>laying it.

A writer says a man on r elief has nothing to worry :i.bout.

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thing except lhe fear that feeding him might be declared unconslitulional.

And if lh e deficit doesn't stop mounting it won't be long before ev~ry part of the citizen w ill l)e taxed except his squeal.

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the laws, the executive. to CARRY to them out and the judicial, THROW them out.

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That a "Scholar" attended crick et only ,i.t tea-time.

PROGRESS

When we went lo scliool they taught us that there were t hree /l>J-an/Ches of govern:ment; the legislative, the executive ancl the ju. clicial. But what we weren·t taught were th at the functions were, respec~iTely: the legislath·e, to l\IAKE

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That Archie was admired by the boarders of the Canje Hotel as they thought.. lte looked so much like them.

Speech Day at the M etropole preparations were being WHEN made for Speech Day this year imm ediately realized that

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all of our hoys together with their parents and friends could not be accommodated In our Assembly Hall.

This was a great pity as our stage had been reconditioned by Mr. R. G. Sharples, and we would have been ab le to present our usual play.

As It was. the :\[etropole Theatre had to be chosen, as it seemed to lJe the most suitable building for the occasion.

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Everything went Off smoothly but the theatre presented certain difficulties and inconYeniences which could not be overcome.

The weather nearly upset ompl ans, but fortunately a few minutes before we were clue to start the rain held up ancl we had an excellent atten dance.

Indeed parents are taking more interest fn Speech Day n ow-a.days and we s incPrely hope they will continue to do so.

Very Interesting addresses were delive1·ecl by His Excellency. our Principal, and th2 late AttorneyGeneral. and1 ft was very ,·egret.

1able that most of the audience heard little or nothing oC their speeches.

An amplifier was certainly necessary for s ncfi a large building. and inconveniences of this type make us long more and more for the clay when we will have 111 new school and an adequate Han.

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Our Programme.

Sie blius-

"Finlandia" Dummett.

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PIANOFORTE SOLO

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SONGS b y the ChoirGiordani' ( a) "Com e H a ppy Spring" ananged by Geo ffry Shaw (b) "In Derry Vale" PRINCIPAL'S REPORT. PRE&ENTATION OF PRI ZES!

by His Excellency tl1e Govet.nor.

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Prize List.

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.. English .. H istory & Geograph y .. . . French .. Mathematics a nd Science . . English .. History & Geography .. .. IJ:1nguages . . Mathematics and Science

R;ElMOVE . . E nglish .. History & Geography .. .. French , .. Mathematics and Science ill.

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. .IDng lish .. History & Geography .. .. IJanguages .. Mathematics ancl Science .. Gfltrdening ..

. .English. History & Geog raphy .. lianguages .. Mathematics .. . . Science

L. H. J. Maile .. G. I. Goring P. R . Inarnum

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E. A . Phillips J. G. Rowe J. G. R owe W. K. Mau-son-Hing: N . L. Fra nker ( . . .C. C. Low·a-Chee l .. N. L. Franker ,C. C. Low·a-Chee C. C. Low-a-Chee

C. D. C. R.

N. Dare Henderson N. Care A. Mitch ell

R. C. McRae D . I. Thompson F'. M. P ereim L. l\f. W. Bowling

L. M. W . Bowling R. E. G. Fa.Tley

H. O. E. Barker C. B. Brown W. J. Rodrigues

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PRIZE LI ST- ( Contd.)

P rize. . .E11glisb, History & Geography .. L:inguages .. Mathematics . . Science

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E. G. B. Jones C. C. Per saud A. C. Char.

R. N. Nauth-:\Ilsir

. .English, History & Geography .. L:i.nguages .. Mathematics .. Science ..

M. B . Gajraj S. A. Harding H . Annamunthodo J . IC M. Richmond

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O. R. E. Barker J. E. Ho-Yen T. N. ~auth-Mlsir J. E. Ho-Yen T. N. Nauth-Mislr.

F. :\I. W!lliams C. L. Luckhoo

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C. C. Persaud

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School C~rtifl cate Joint Board .. Special Prize for meritorious work h1 School .Certificate Joint Boa.rd LOWER SCHOOL Dra wing UPPER SCHOOL .. Drawing

C. 0. J . l\Ialtbews J'. K. i\'l. ttichmoltu

R. C. Na uth :Vlisir R. L. L o we

QUEF:i'l'S COLLEGE PRIZES.

Prizes fer outstanding m erit, Junior and Senior S chool, awarded lo the boys who bY force of example, good work, and inter est ln s chool aclivities, bave made the graatest endeavour to fuJther th e progress or the school.

Senior Prize Junie:: Prize

C. B. l\IcW a tt P . S. Ro drig ues

THE HODGSON CUP.

He ld fo r one year by the best shot in the Cadet Compa ny : c. B. Mowatt.

THE i\IOULDIDR. CUP

H eld for e nc year by the best junior be y in Cl'ickel : A. T. ·wason.

Prize prese nt ed by the Ho nourable E. G. W oolford, ICC .. t o the boy who showecl the g rea test improvement i11 Fonn IVa. during lh e yea.!''S w ork for tl1 e L ower Certlficall:' of t he Oxford and Camb1·idge Joint Board : L . E. Selma n.

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Prizes presented bY H is Excellency the Governo.r and Lady Northcote to the boys showing greatest p romise in Naturnl H11story, Senior anc. .Junior School : P . J . Storey Sen ior Prize R. B. Edghill Junior School

CERTIFICATES. O x f ot·d And Oa1n11'ridue Se,lwols Exam,ination Boa'rd~ 1985.

LOWER CE .RT!FICATE. Belfast, R. V. B. Canoll, A. L. M. Ca rter, J. Chan, A. C. Das, V. M. Drayton, E. S. A. Drayton, J. A. P. J?ung-a-Llng, C. A. Fuug.kee-Fung, C. 0.

Hp-Yen, B. 0. .Jones, E . G. B. L alljee, H. I. Lam, L. E. L ee, A. N.

SCHOOL Annamunthodo, H. Barker, G. L. E. Barrow. L. A. Bowling. R. W. W. Cameron, W. S. Chan.Choong, S. L. ,Chase, M. R. Delph , C. D. Dummett, C. 0.

Fredericks, A. M. Gajraj, M. B. Harding . S. A. Harper, 0. M .

Nauth-Misir, R. N. P ersaud, C. C. Persaud, F. Pilgrim, W. R. A .

Roberts, G. W. P. Roberts, W. E. L. Rohee, L. L. Ruhoma:n, J. 1N. Selman, L. E. Shervington, G. 0. M .

Talbot, G. W. S. Thorne, A. G. WilJiams, C. E. Wilson, E. M. CERTIFICATE. Jaccb, C. R. J acob, F. R. Jagan, C. Jeeboo, C. Jordon, R. J. Lord, L. H. Loung, E. B. E. l\Iatthews. C. 0. J. McLean, C. S. McWatt. L. C. Richmond, J. K. M. Smith-Gille tte, E. M.

V ·n-i-ve'J•sity of London Exam ,inations. 1985.

Matricu lat ion.

'E. A . Wason.

Jntermed iate Examination in Arts.

0. R. E . Barker .

C. L. Luckhoo. ,Intermediate Exam i nation in Science.

J.E. Ho-Yen. First Examination for Med ical Degrees.

F. M . W. Williams.

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Around bur Radio Stations.

By NEMO

Set Your C loc ks . . . And n ow ladies and gen. tlemen the correct ti me by the M. U. Hing clock is 8 p.ni ., but I believe it is a few minutes s low.

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Bored, or Public Nu isance No. (1) There was a time, not so long ago, when our Pioneer Station p ermitted every allLernoon 'talks' between Louis No. (1) and Tommy, etc. or Barbados.

T h ose ' talks" are (and may t hey forev er be) things of t he past.

Poet's Co1·11e1·.

Pity Th e Patients Dear Uncle Cha rlie is reported to, have said that t he new Empire Theatre will contain 1,600 prutieRts. We hope t he pictures won·t be as. bad as a H that.

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'If F enol w ere needed fo r depression of ,s pir~ts. then we would need. a lot or Ferro! now whe n listen ing to the Ferro1 programmes·, suggests someone.

In t hese days when we are so strongly adve11tisin g our country !t is essential t hat the Voice of Guia na sh ould not speak bad gram mar at all.

'J..'lte VI. Fo1·nt 'J..'ennis.

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"SUNSET" When, in g ran d majestic splendour. da y is dying in the w est, When Apollo cedes his g lory, for a swe et nocturn a l r est , Thou·1t be lost in admiration, i f thou e'er shouldst cas t thine eye

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th e Rive r Demerara , ripplin~ ·neath a brilliant sky.

For. the w esitern sk y, it gleametJl with a radiant f lood of light, And the brilliant water sparkleth like a precious jewel brig ht ; And, for a grander sigh t tha n this, thou shalt ever seek in vain; W11il e thy soul shalt ever y earn t o look upon this sig ht aga in.

C. ID. WILLIAMS (Form Vf)

Duri.J.1g ,th e pa s t y ear a tew boys of the Vlth Form took t he oppor. tunity offered t hem of Pla ying tennis -011 the Mas ters · Court on S ruturda ys. There was not much practiceto be had as only o ne day was allowed for play on one court. Later. the boys form ed a club and, by subscriptions wer e able to purchaseballs for playing. More and more boys of it.he Vlt h form have become i nteres ted and it seemed a s if t en. nis will become popular at Queen's College. The only drawback is the little J>ra ctice that i s had, but it i s hope d that thi s w Ul soon be r em edied by the a cquisition or a nother Courit when the Club grows bigger .

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House Notes .

PERCIVAL: 'Ho use Maste rs: Mr. E. 0 . Pilgrim, Mr. H. V. Taitt, Mr. N. E.

Cameron.

C. L. Luckhoo. J. A. Luckhoo, M. B. Gajraj, J. K. ¥.

Richmond .

P refects :

In my last notes I mentioned that we had no outstanding boys In the realm of sport.

To.day we are in that same position but yet I look forward to t he future with confidence.

Last year we had a rather brilliant cricket season, and it was a 1>ity that some or our match es bad to be abandoned on account of rain.

Nevertheless at the end of the season we were only one point behind the winning House.

This was undoubtedly a very creditable performance which reflects well on the admirable team sp irit which every member of ' A' House showed throughout the Tournament.

In iA.thletics we also scored a very close second and many youngsters s howed great promise during the football season.

There was one thing we missed quite a lot and that was our .Annual Feed.

Various circumstances pre,•ented us [rom having this important event. but I am pleased to say that we intend to make up for this lapse by holding a 'Bumper Social ' at the end of the present term.

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Our meritorious performances h ave not been restricted to the playing.fields and in the most impor~ant examination of the year,

the Guiana Scholarship, we had the honour of securing the second and third p~aces.

We have embarked on another schoo! year and I must again i·epeat that 1f even we are not successful pot-hunters, I know I can confidently expect from the boys of "A" House that unmistakable sense of sportsmansh ip and duty which tt has been traditional for ".A.'' House to possess.

C. LLO YD LUCKHOU, (Capt. " .A.'' House).

RALEIGH : House-ma ster: Mr. H. A. M. Beckles,

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.Assistant House-masters: C. L Drayton Esq., Mr. C. H. Coates, M.A.., Mr. P . .A. Chan-Choong B.Sc. ' House Captain: C. S. McLean.

Owing to the united efforts of both masters and boys, B House has been a ble to show its many virtues during the past year.

It is a notable fact that for about the last six years B House has been winning for itself honours, both in the educational line and in the athl etic field.

It has b,aved the totorms of adversity, for many a time it suffered defeat, but was not down-hearted.

Such defeats only stirred up that indomitable spirit, "Always to bo the 'l'ictors." 'rhe House gained the cricket and football shields of the year, although we could not boast or hav-

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ing the best cricketers nor the most brilliant of football players.

The victories were due to the spirit of the House.

Our Annual Social Party, which took its form in a Gypsy Encampment, was a real success; and, on behalf of the B House boys, I wish to congratulate our masters, whose idea it was, to make our party outstanding above every other House party.

We must also congratulate W. R. Pakeman, though quite a new member of our house, in winning for himself, the Guiana Scholarship, and bringing glory not only to himself, and the House, but also to the school in regaining the lost laurels.

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I am quite sure that we wish ourselves every bit of good fortune in the forth coming year and will follow in the footsteps of those who h ave upheld the reputation of our house.

R. L. LOW, (for the late Captain).

AUSTIN: HCu!;e-mastt!r· J. H. Bevis. Esq ..

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Asst . House-master : Messrs. Wm. R. cl:irke. B.Sc. ancl J . N. Chuni;.

House P refoc ts: K. Man-SonAsst. House Captai n: Leslie H. Lord.

K. Man-SonHouse Prefects : Hing, S. A. Storey. C. Brand and C. D. Delph.

In my last 1·e11on I had wade it known that Austin House was a House of surprises and after that we were closely watch~d by the other Houses, who were eager to

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see what we were bringing lo them next. Did we put it over t hem? Why yes, we did .

We won the InterHouse '.Athletic Sbield- •he most k eenly contested shield in the school-by a very wide margin.

That was an un forgettable day.

Many of us will always visualize our most brilliant athlete, L eslie Lord, when he ran like a young "Jess ie Owens'' to pull off the Senior Championship.

We owe our victory to him.

He was both ln the limelight and behind the sceneshe was an inspiration to those coming youngsters who needed j ust that bit· of urge to make them l)ull through.

I heartily congratulate V. Crane on having pulled Off the high jump from the "B" House veteran Orin Dummett. ! ' must also take t his opJ)ortuuity of congratulating all the Ju niors an d all those other fellows who won "standard points" for us such a whole-hearted fashion.

It may seem to you that I am boasting after having won such a trophy for the past nine years?

We were defeated in both cricket and football.

But we took our defeat with a s mil e.

Our banquet was again a success and we hopeto keep it so in th~ future.

The whole house offers its congratulations to our very interested House-master. i\fr. Bevis. in presentin g us with another fellow citizenBevis lertius.

For the forthcoming year we aregoing to miss many fellows. whowere all good in their own little way.

Now dear fellows of good old "C" House. I clo en treat you to follow in the footsteps of your predecessors who have gfren up most or their time to pa,,e a way for you. !Always maintain the esp r it

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de corps which has always guided us to many a victory. l?ut your shoulders to the wheel and pull in unison and always remember your school first, your House second and your "self" last.

R. H. PAUL, Capt. "C" 1935-1:!36.

D 'URBAN : House Master: J. C. LaT . P otte1¡, B.A. (deceased).

Assistant, House Mas.er,s: G. P. Dartford, B.A.. F. T. Weston, B . .A., A. P. Thorne, Esq, Prefects: E. B. Eytle. El. .A. Wa.son, W . \V. Avery. V. IT. Gibson.

Treasurer: S. A. Harding.

Before saying anything about ourselv01,, we m ust express our deepest syimpathy to the relatives of our late House .Master, Mr. Potter.

He has been fa every way effii. ci&nt. His very personal interest ,u our activities. his encouragement and advice. ever supported by his natural love of humour endeared him not only to our house, but to the entire school. ,ve all feel his loss with p ersonal sorrow.

Our at:!alrs during Lhis school ye.11¡ progressed in continuous mediocrity. \Ve were runnC'rs. up in the cricket competition, though our

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failure to top the list cannot b& attributed to any fault other than the skill of Raleigh House - on which we congratulate them.

In athlet.ics again our boys did not fail to pull their weight, though I fear it was not felt even in the tug-o'-war. ,ve. accordingly, emerged: with an inglorious third. The meetlng, however. produced for us many com ing "stars."

A similar fate attended our ef.

It is however. forts in fovlball. pleasing to note that to the appeal or our last captain. McWatt, our platoon replied with an increase in numbers. and an improvement in clrlll. We are yet to win the cadet .Elfficiency Shield, an d I have no cioubt that, should we '!ontlnue as we are going we will do the trick this year.

Our bank account has proved a success, and we hope that it will continue to be as useful as it has been in tho past.

Tuming lo brighter things, we ha\'e to congr.atulate our present House Ma.star on being thF: first "D" H ouse Master to be married.

We all wish Mr. and Mrs. G. P. D. the best . of happiness and pros. perily.

It is therefore with mnch optimism and a certain amount of confidence that we dare hope for a very success(ul year.

E. B. EYT LE, Captain "D."

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,Q ueen' s--Twenty Years Ago. (By " OLD BOY''

On CarmiclJ_ael Street .

The 1·eques t to tell something of ·what Queen's was like twenty years .ago is, I consider proof, if proof w ere needed, that the evil ,nen do live a[ter tbem . I shall not <lilate ou this point, but. shall merely set down a few memories in the l1ope -that they may be of interest t o the present gemlration of Col. legians. and provide them with the opportunity to contrast conditions to-day with those of twenty years ago.

Queen's, as everyone knows, was ro1imerly in Ca1=mich!\el Street. (I may mentio n, parenthetically. tha t it is a source of grief to a ll who attend~d it, that the builcllng has l>een transform ed In to an a!)ademy for young ladies). Th e 1st and 2nd lorms were on the ground floor; the 31·d ancl 4th on the second floor; while on the top fl.at were the 5th and 6th forms. together w!Ch the masters' study.

Tnere was a lso th e tower. entrance to which ·was stri ctly r eserved to the 5U1 and 6th. Only membe1·s o~ these torms, too. were supposed to enter through the front gate. bu[ I regret to say that when ever opportunity offer ed, many a j11ni01· broke this 1·ule.

The masters· study being situated -on the top fla t, it was necessary to "J)ass the 5th .rn cl 6th fo1·m s if 0\10 ,vere "~ent up to the Principal.''

The .members of the 5th would often offer sy;mpathy as you walked past . the m- that is, If no mastel' were present. It was the pr.actlce o! a few gentlemen ot the 2nd form when "sent up'' to wait under the stairs for a s hort time and then to r etm·n to the fonm "weeping" copiously. But this littl e game was discovered when the for m master inquirecl of th e Princip.a,l w'hat he thought of one of th e delinquents' conduc t only to be told that he had not even seen him.

For som eti me afterwards EW8l'Y· bod~·. when "sent up," went up.

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Ta lking of "sending up," brings me to the Principal or that dayMr. T. A . Pope of Rugby .and Cambrid,ge. Mr. Pope was a "characte r" in every sense of the term.

Possessed of a most caustic tongue and lnexhausli bl e vein. of sarcasm, he lives mo1·e vividly in the m emory than an}' or l he olher masters.

Some of the nicknames he gave have stuck to their possessors, through th e yea rs. I am often tempted to gr eet an old schoolfe ilow-now a highly r espectable citizen-by M r. Pope's fond appella· tion of "Paris Baboon" but cons ideration for hi s feelings .as a marr ied man and a fath er prevents me.

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J\ viow o( ti e 11:faiu Building of Queen's College as seen from the Northern Playing Fields.

COLLEGE The members of a certain form may remember the glorious week ;when Mr. Pope refused to call any .one by his own name. but addressed .them in order as " primus lout; lout socundus; lout tertius. etc." .None of us so far as I know ba·s fulfilled bis prophecy that we were "destined for Maz.aruni,'' or would end as "dribbling idiots in the Alms House." He had a method all of his own in dealing with boys, and to bear him take a, class was au experience. I have been told by tbe on ly s1u·viving ·master of my time, that Mr. Pope had a heart of gold and a keen sense of humour. The golden heart eluded me, but this story may illustrate bis .sense of humour.

There was an epidemic of carving on desks, and at pr.ayers, Mr. Pope announced that the fatner of the next boy whose name he eaw cnrved on any or th e school desks would l1ave to provide .a new desk. On the next inspection he found newly .and nea.tly carved "T. A. Pope.

O Pilgrim B.Sc." B A · ·• "ID I ·an~' sure ·that ·.M~·. Pope 'did not carry out his threat, and Mr. Pilgrim informs me th!!t be bad a .liearty laugh.•

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ext to M1·. Pope was Mr. G. F. F1·anks, one of the most scholarly gentlemen who has ever taught at Queen's. He had a passion for Geology and, recognizing this, it was ihe habit of certain boys to sea1,ch for unusual stones and ask him to ,explain their "geological characterii::tlcs."

Th e "interest'' was so inten•sE> and the question s so "Intelligent'• that very often three.fourths of t he lesson time passed before •'Old Man realized llmt it was time :to get on with the worlt."

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Space forbids more han passing mention of J ohnny Hunte-with the list which we a ll some how acquired when handing up exercises .

Kenneth Reid, "K.iskadee" ; Alleyn9 Leechman, the Science Mas!Jel.·; Mr. Pilgrim, who fortunately Is still with us, and o1 whom nothing will be written until be retires.

M1·. Harry Ca11·1ngton, Fish Dol• plrln and others who acted from time to time.

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But I do know that be had a r ooted objection to anyone walking behind him. Accordingly, he used to be followed home in the .afternoons by certain of us and whenever he t urned round we would s uddenly discover that our shoe laces were untied, or that our bicycle cha ins neeclecl attention. Peter eventually repo1 ted the matter to the PrinciJ)!! l, but a ll parties avow€d their Innocence of Miy in tention to annoy Mr. MacFal'lane. A waming was however given that it would be wise to find a route other than the one Mr. i\IacFarlane took in the afternoons.

Mr. MacFarlane stammered and occasionally the whole form would be afflicted with this dreadful complaint. "Strikes" originated in his classes.

The war was on at th e time, and you may guess his chagrin when, In reply to his question as to the na me of the commander C'f the Jrrit-

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is h forc es at the battl e of Malplaquet he was told "Von Hin.clenburg.", Or when he asked one bold,' spirit to show hhn "Peterhead" on a. blank m.aip, to find tha:t1 t he gent.J.~ man in question had pointed a. solemn forefin ger at his Mr. M ac F a.rlane's head. P.oor old P eter!

Msy he rest in peace !

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name was not a,pplied to Mr. J . 0-~ La.T. Potter in the first instance.. but to his brother Mr. E. A. Q. Pott er, who acted as a master for a short time. Everybody was puzzled what the " Q'' in this gentle· man's name could s tand for. One· bright person suggested ''Qua bba." and "Quabb,a," Mr. E. A. Q. became, unUl, his brother arriving, the name was transferred to the· latter. *Ed's. Note.-The desk in question is st ill in ~islence, a nd. underneatli the n ames o~ Messrs. Pope and Pilgrim may now be seen that of' H. Nobbs .

Athletic Notes. ( By E. A. LEE, Ca pt.)

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AthleUc_ Spor ts wereOURhel'tlAnnual on March, 1936 on theG. C.C. Ground in very good weather.

B is Excellency the Governor Sir Geoffry Northcote graced the event with his presence. and l\1r. J. A..

Veerasawmy, Stipendiary Magistr:tte and an old Q.C. boy kindly acted as starter.

No records were broken at t liis meeting but all the events werekeenly contested.

His l•:xr,•ll~11cy tho Governor i s seen 4bovc di•t ribuling the }lrizcs ut ou.r Annual .ALhloLic Spol't &.

L. H. Lord, a member of Austin House, won the Senior Champiouship with 12 points and G. Cozier, another meml>er of Austin House, the J unior Champlonship with t h& same number of points.

The shield offer ed by Mr. C. H .

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L ord for the U nder 13 Champ ionship was won by K. Carter.

The House S hield was keenly contested for.

However, Austin House, after a la pse of several ;year s, ended on top w ith a total score of 139 po ints. Perc ival House was second with 88¥.i points, Ra!. eigh third with 78¥.i points. D'Urban fourth with 76Y.i points.

Following are the detailed re. sults:LONG JUMP-

Under 13-Phang (1), Greenidge (2), G. Lord (:.:)-14' 3" Under 16-Cozier (1), Merriman (2), A. Rodr igues (3)-;J.5' 11".

Open-E. A. Lee (1), Bascom (2), Brand (3)-18' 5".

100 YAR DSUnder 13-J upiter (1), Carter (2), Greenidge (3)-12! secs.

Under 15-Cozier (1), °1',1err !man (2) , W. Rodrigues (3)-lH secs.

Open-L. Lord (1), E. A. Lee (2), Barrow (3)-10,~ secs.

220 YARDSUnder 13-Carter (1), Jupiter (2), Greenidge (3)-29 secs.

Under 15-Cozier (1), W. Rodr igues (2), L. Bowling (3)-28 3-5 secs.

THREE-LEGGED RACE-

Senior-E. Thompson_ and E. Drayton.

Junlor--Becket and Heilbron.

440 YARDSUnder 15- L. Bowling (1), W. Rodrigues (2), Barker (3)66~ secs.

Open-L. Lord (1). Taitt (2), Bascom (3)- 56 tl secs.

CRICKET BALL-

Under 15-A. Rodrigues (1), T urpin. (2), Griffi th (3)-70 y ds.

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Open-E. T h ompson (1), Shepherd (2), A. Drayton (3)-94 yds.

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Under 15-L . Bowling (1), W. Rodrigues (2), McRae (3 )-2 mins. :mi secs.

Open- H enderson (1) , C. Brand (2), T a itt (3)-2 m lns. 19% secs.

HIGH JUMP-

• Under 13-Chance (1), Pollard (2), Carter (3)-4' 4%.". · Under 15-Harris (1), Clarke (2), L . Eytle (3)-4' 10%.".

Open-Crane (1), Dummett (2), Harper, Henderson, Taitt (3)5' 4ll".

120 VOS HURDLES-

Under 15-W. Rodrigues (1).

Griffith (2), Bowling (3)-19% secs.

Open-C. S. McL ean (1), Carrol (2), C. '.A. McLean ( 3)15l secs.

• 100 YAR DS

Under 11-Greeves (1), H~~ Cheong (2), Boyce (3)-14 secs.

Under IO-Beckett (1), Howard (2), Williams (3)-14 3-5 secs.

Preparatory- Beckett (1), Howard (2), W illiams (3).

SAC K RACE-

Open-C. S. McLeau (1) , A, Drayton (2) .

Under 11-Boyce (1) , Watson (2).

HOUSE RELAY RACE-

Austin (1), D'Urba n eigh (3) .

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220 YARDS OLD BOYSR. L ovell (1), W . Cameron (2),

W. Aver y (3)- 24% secs.

ONE-MILE

Open-R. Bowling (1), C. Brand (2), Belfast (3)-5 mlns. 26 secs.

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Athletic Chatacters: ( By E. A. LEE)

H. LORD our senior champion L • with 'vsry great inteT<*llonial promise, has deservedly held the

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senior championship for the two past successive years. IA.t the last Jntercolonial Meeting at the B.G.C.C. he broke the 100 and 440 yards records and equalized that of the 880 yards in the under eighteen events.

G. COZIER: Present Junior champion.

Although of medium stature he possesses an astonishing stride.

He also has a wonderful sprint.·

C. s. McLEAN is undoub tedly the best all-round athlete.

Runs in every event from tbe 100 yards to the 1 mile and generally makes a: place.

In the hurdles h e held his own against Intercolonial men and is now the holder of the college record for· that event.

Under his capta incy the college team nas shown marked improvement.

L. BASCOM: 15 years, is a very promising sprinfer.

He held his -0wn against the older boys at the last sports meeting. We eXIJect to

F. RODRIGUES is the most promising junior all-rounder in the school.

Entered in all the under 15 events and was placed in almost all of them.

L. M. BOWLING: A promising long distan ce r unner; has carried away the under 15 half-mile for the Jast two years.

Has a wonderful s tride and uses his judgment to great advantage.

E. A. LEE : Promising athlete runner up for Senior Championship,

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Cricket Notes and Characters .

By A. W. E. ROBERTS ( Capt. Cr,icket, 1935-36) THE UNCERTA I NTIES O F CRIC K ET

The Garnett season has been for Q.C. one of pleasant sur prises and painful shocks. We won. and when we won our victories were usually so convincing as to lnake us appear a great team. We were beaten, and when beaten our defeats were, as a rule, so devastating as to make us appear mer e rubble. Instan ces of our vacillating performances are r eadily forthcoming.

I n the first match or the season we gained an outright voctory by defeating the C.G.C. by 10 wickets. :Barker p layed a brllliant innings of t'l 5. and Carter, in the second innings, bowled at bis best. But this fine beginning had its tragic counter part, for, in the next match. against the C.S.C., we were beaten by a nm. I h ave no intention of l>elltU ing the victory o[ the C.S.C. when I say that our deplorable fielding cost us the match. Against the G.C.C. (B) we once again assumed the mantle of conquering heroes, when. in r eply to the G.C.C.'s 137 for 6. we made 1A2 [or no ""¡ickets. It ¡was in this match that Persaud made it clear that he was going lo give our opponents some thing to think about. Our p erformance against the r. s.c. is a study in contrasts. After b eing dismissed for 45 on a good wicket, we came back to put up 177 for 3 wickets in the second innings.

Our oscillating propensities can h ardly be further emphasized. W e have done nothing of which we ought to be ashamed, but at the same time, we h ave done nothing which has enhanced our reputation.

Considered as a whole, therefore, our Garnett dls1ilay has been but uso so."

In the Hing Cup competition, for the first time, we entered two teams.

Ancl both did remarkably welt Charles McLean the captain of the B team must certainly be congratulated on tbe manner 1n which h e got his young t eam to perform, when it fs bome in mind that most of its members were playing cup cricket for the first time.

The "A" team, whose right there was none to dispute, won the cup for the thir d and last lime. Each member of the team pulled his weight manfully, probably, owing to the fact that we all knew if we should win the cup again it would be ours for ''keeps." I am aware that t hat explanation savours of the cupbunting spirit. But it must be admitted that the winning of a symbol of supremacy, whether it be a cup. shield. or wreath, is always gratifying. To attempt to single out anyone as being outstanding, during this competllion, would be a thankless task.

Another gratifying evenl was, that we were one of the junior teams eelected to take part in the Northcote compelition-a new senior com~

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petilion. We played against the B.G.C.C. (B) and were beaten, but not at all disgraced. For his good al l 1·ound performance in this match Avery deserves special mention.

For the first tim~ since the inau.gi1rali6n of the inter-coJlegia(f! competition we lost lhe cup. and ~ we heartily congl'alu lale St. SlanisJnus. En passa11t il may be mentioned lhat. this year, lhey wel'eagain the winners. We a lso congratulate Lenny Thomas who sent up a ue\v intel·-collegiale record of 1G5, lowering Hodge's 154 made in 1933.

CRI C KET CH A RA CTERS

* E . B. Eytle. The late vice-captain -and present captain. Owing to ill· health he bas played very little ' <'l'icket this season. A good a ll1·ounder and a player who is nol lieaten until the game is finished, ""' e hope lhat Queen's will have the benefit of his· invaluable ser\'ices throughout the next season. A keen student of the game with 4--{) years of Garnett experience. Ernesl shou ld make a most capable leader. Best of luck to lhe G.O.M. of Q.C. cr icket.

Mr. F. T. W eston . A s low righ t arm spiu bowler who has bowled with fair success this season, and a good field near to lhe wicket. A quaint mixture of timidity and pugnacity when batting. J\Ir. Weston is, 11everlheless, a clogged fighler, and should be of great use to Q.C. teams in the future. *Mr. C. I. Drayt on. A sound nil rounder who did not play until the lat ter half of the season, when he gave a good account of himself. A good field at cover, mlcl-off or in the "country;" Mr. Drayton, who is a lefl-hand bat, is pretty to look at when on the "go," and has a penchant for lhe hook stroke. A bowler, who, at all limes. commands rcspecL

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Mr. C. E . Barke r . A very enthusiastic player who t horoughly enjoys h is game. In the field Mr. Barker is a bundle of energy and as he scampers after the baJI , h e reminds one ,ivldly of a· rabbit rejoicing in its freedom. Bowls an off-break of uncEWtain length. Mr. Barker is a sound and patient . bat, who has. rather curiously, struck ten fours in an Innings of ~3 this season.

•w. F . Avery. An aggressive bat with powerful shots a ll around the wicket; when bntling h e seems a firm believer in t he maxim "eat, drink and be merry for lo-morrow we die," and lh.er efore on t he "go" Avery's drives, hooks and cuts aro refresh ing fr om the spectators' point of view. A good field and safe catch in a ny position. W.W. came back from Suddie with a r eputation as a wicket-keeper, which, fortunat~ ly for him I believe, he h as never had n eed t o ver ify. Avery entertains grave doubts as to his bowli ng abili ty; n everthless, he bowled with remar kable success towa rds the e nd of the season. Cheerful at all times, he was a favourite both with players and spectators. We sh a ll miss h im greatly.

J. Carter. Once oonsidered the suc-

cessor to C!llette. bu t . . . . Bowled with fair success this season. Swings the new baJI well. but al present his direction, is "vagrant." ,vith practice this difficulty or rather drawback should be overcome ..John is a sound bat who is improving e very m a tch. a llhough he is s til l very cold at the beginning of his innings. He says lhat he is 11 slip fleld,-a claim which we have momentous reason s to doubt. *G. W . S. Talbot. A slow left-arm bowler who is possessed of a fine acliou, Tal bot has bowled w ith h igh: Jy creditable results this season. Unfor tunately, after being driven three or fo ur times, he is w onl to labo.nr

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(I use the expref>sion advisedly} un-: der U1e delusion that he is a fast bowler. A good Cield and . a sound lmt with attractive shots on both 11ides of the wicket. he would ' be a Q.C. batting stalwart If he gain~d more self-confidence. One· of ·the two' l)layers to be awarded his· colo\1rl3 th is season . * F . Pe rsaud. Played cup <'ricke l for the first time this s eason. and at once proved himself a capable opening bat. Persaud delighls in acruare cutting and glid ing. He is a fair outfield and a bowler of some possilJflities. who professes tha l ne swings. Seems also lo have some -w icket-keeping ability. ~Vas awarded b is colours this season.

E. S. Drayton . 'An all-rounder. but did not come up to expectations with the hat. When at the wicket. Evan. with amazing alacrilr. oflen indulges in a sort or Charleston which is detrimental to his batting.

A fine field at cover or In lhe bountlary, his loudly asserted claims to being i, w icket keeper arP dubious. "\Vhen bowling he commands respect. even if his "success Is negative." {Evan's own expression)_ J . Hoo-a-Shoo.

'T'he haby of the tenm. Sound nnd very patient Hooa-Shoo should develop into a reliable opening hat. A slow right-arm liowler whose deliveries o(ten have difficul ty in dropping before r eaching the batsman. Johnnie. near lo 1he wicket. ls a good fie ld and on the whol1:1 a player of promise.

C. S. McLean. A pace bowler who can swing the ball both ways. He is. l1owever, the antithesis of Hoo-aShoo. and the result is that he defeats his own Him. A fair. and at times br ill iant slip field, and a bat1<m11 n who either gets nms or geta out.

J . Man-Son- Hing. A pla yer o[ rare de termlnalion and pleasant disposi-

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• .'J . .>:1 Uon. Jerry seems to be developin/ into a slonewaller, which, · ·alongl: with his bowllttg even though it ls erratic, should make him str ong candidate for seleclion in' a1iy Q.c.r team. A slow but sare· fle ltl, . ;:> L. E. Se lman. "Doc'1 possesses an incandescent love of criplwt a9d hull-dog courage-two attribi.tlea ,o; paramount impor tance. Thfo11gr10.ut fhe season be has pe rformed well behind the stumps. Selman is an unor t hodox but stubborn b at and Is seen to advantage iu a crisis. 'Doc' fo11ters the opinion t hal he is a bowler. and when displaying bis "wiles" at the nets he goes tbrot1gh a weird· series of gyrations. In this department of the game he claims to be R.G.'s reply to Clarence Grimmet.

T. E. L. T hompson. A fastish bowl~ er who has bowled with consistent success fo r fhe 'B' team. Thompson's method of collecting runs gives evidence of originality In embryo. A fair field who describes his handsas a gl ue p ot. ~A.W.Ji:.R.

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GA RNETT CRICKET: Q.C. v. C.G.C. Q.C. (won out right.} C.G.C. 1st inn ings-114. G. W. S. Talbot 3 for 22, Mr. R T. Weston 2' for 16.

Q.C. 1st lnnings-2n. . Mr. C. E. Barker 45. W. W . Avery 38, G. W .

S. Talbot 34, J. Carter 22 not out.

C.G.C. !:.nd iunings-96. J. Carter 4 for 27, J. Hoo-a-Shoo. 2 for 20.

Q.C. 2nd hmings 4 for no wickets.

G.C. v. C.S.C (Q.C. lost on 1st inn ings.)

Q.C. 1st lnnings- 175. A. W. E. Roberts 47, F. Persaud 38, Mr. F. T. Weston 30.

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C.S.C. 1st innJ:ngs-176. Mr. F . T. Weston 5 for · 63, G. W. S. Talbot 3 t or 38_ , Q.C. 2nd i nnings-10 for 5 wickets.

W. W . Avery 37 not out, A. W. E. R oberts 2:.\ Q.C. v. G.C.C. ( B) (Q.C. won ~n 1st innings.)·

G.C.C. (B) ist innings-137 for 6 declared.

Q.C.' 1st innlngs-14.2 for O. A. W. E. Roberts 87 not out, F. Persaud 47 not out.

Q.C. v. I .S.C. ( Q.C. lost on 1st Innings.)

J .S.C. 1st innings-147. Mr. F. T. Weston 5 for 38.

Q.C. 1st inn!ngs-45.

Q.C. 2nd innings-177 for 3. A. W. E . Roberts 0, Ml'. C. E. Barker 43, W. W. Avery 35 not out.

Q.C. v . P.O .C.C. ( Q.C. wo n on 1st i nnings.)

P.O.C.C. 1st Jnnings-40. G. W. S. Talbot 6 for 15, Mr. F. T. Weston 3 for 20.

Q.C. 1st innings-•16 for '4. Mr. F. T. ·weston 17 not out.

Q.C. v. B.G.E. I .C.C. ( Q.C. lost out r i ght)

Q.C. 1st lnnings- 37.

B.G.E.I.C.C. 1st innings-SB for 3 declared.

Q.C. 2nd innings- 100. J. Hoo·a· Shoo 17, Mr. F. T. Weston 14.

B.G.E.I.C. 2nd I nnings-5'4 for 4.

G. W . S. Talbot 3 for 22'.

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Q.C. '"~ innings-104 for 7 de· clal'ed. E. S. Drayton 27, Mr. C. E .

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A.C.C!::. 1st innings-Bl. E. S. Dr ay• t on 4 for 9, C. S. McLean 2j for 22.

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Q.C. 1st i nnings-153 for 4 wickets.

C.G.C. 1st i.unings-85 for 4. G. W. dsclared. F . Persaud 51, A. W. E~ R oberts 49 not out.

S. T albot 14 for 22', Q.C, ( A ) v. V.M.c :A. ( Q.C. won on.

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Q.C. 1st innings-12;6 for 5 declared. A. W. E. Roberts 50 ~ot out, Mr. C. I. Drayton 34.

Y.M.C.A. 1st innings-48. G. W. S. Talbot 4 for 19, Mr. C. I. Drayton: 2 for 10_ ·

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Q.C, 1st im1iugs- 111 for 2i de· clared. F. Pet'saud 53, . A. W. E. Roberts 51:.

M.S.C. 1st innings-53. J. Carte~ 3 for 13, J. Mau-Son-Hing 2 for 9, G. W. S. Talbot 2 for 10, Mr. C. I. Drayton 3 fol' 12'.

Q.C. (A) v. H.C.C. (Dt'awu.)

Q.C. 1st innings 99. F. P ersaud 28, A. W. E. Roberts 20, J. Hoo-a-Shoo 1 6 n ot out.

H.C.C. 1st inniugs-86 for . Mr .

C. I. Drayton 4 for 16, G. W. S. Talbot 3 for 31.

Q.C. ( A ) v. P.H.C.C. ( Q.C. w on on 1st inn i ngs.)

Q.C. 1st innings-177. A. W. E .

Roberts 62, J. Carter 27, C. S. McLean 2}4.

P .H.C.C. 1st innings- 40. G. W. S. Talbot 5 for 4, Mr. C. I. Drayton Z for 2, J. Carter 3 for 19.

P.H.C.C. 2nd innings-37 for 3. F. Persaud 1 for 2. W. W. Avery 1 for 7, A. W. E. Roberts l for 8.

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Q.C. lJ!t innings-153. W. W. .Avery 27, J. Carter 26, F. P ersaud .23, A. W. E. Roberts 20.

B.G.C.C. 1st lnnings-22,2. W . W. .Avery 6 for 58, E. B. E ytle 3 for 36.

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I am not suffic iently old a boy a lofty, moral note. to be pompous and tell the presen t ones wha t to do, how th ey mu st ma intain th e reputaiion of the House and the School : perhaps be a bit garTulous and s pout an ecdotes about the "good old days," and shake a r egretCul, white head. I am n ot even a successful Old Boy. one who ,can count the l itfie black noughts in his bank book with lll'lde, and m aybe with an ambitous discontent.

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Look ing at · th e matter from one angle, it is all the better , perhaps, that I am su ch a ne,Y Old :Soy; for I am not altogether forgetful ot the College, and my memories have not y et been dimmed by a ssured success or passing time.

Looking backwa.rd (as my elders say) across the gulf of three-or-so years that separate m e from Queens' , t he value I am inclined to a ttach to my college days is not an academic,. but a cultural on e .

Fh·,st, I am thankful, not for t he amount of knowledge I have acquired, bu t for the habit and the means of acquu·lng n~ knowledge.

I have been Ianuched out upon the wide ocean of literature und er the pilotage of kind and skilled ha nds, an d T count my old master s among my elder a nd most valued frumds.

And again, I am thankful f01· havlng had a breath or "Queen's atmosphe,re.''

Say what you will. these brass tablel.s and the great boards on the wa l\s wlL!J. LhP vari· cus dated names of scholars OP them , give Qu een's a. tradition and an im mense. form ative Influ ence .

Ther e is a k ind or hus hed awe i11 walking t hrough the long, silent rooms with th eir h acked desk s, and knowing that h er e came your fellow. fath ers perhaps their fathers· Cathers. Here they Joked, and sent u p ink-stain ed exe1·cises and were flogged. And in one th ere dwells the desire lo send hls sons h ere, and his son s' sons,-fo r th em to play their hardest and . wor k tbei.J· best in th e h"llge sha.aow o~ t he old school. T ha t is not a tradition that on e would consciously let down ,vithou,t a stab of cons cience.

So from the great. ever-swelling ranks of undistinguished Old Boys, l salute you.

A. J. SEYMOUR.

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and I went up ~o the engine-driver who w:1s lounging about.

'What is the horse-power or this rngine· -, I asked him He gave. a puzzled ·look a nd said. "'Orse.powe1~; I knows nu t tin bout dat.

Dis train don' wn k by 'orsepowor it wu ks by steam."

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iowing complaint: "I went to the 'B' Hous<> feed and ·came away feeling I ha,J had quality.'• "I wenl to the 'D' Ho us2 feed an d came away feeling I ha d h::td qua ntity.'' " I went to the "C'' H ouse feed and came away feeling .. __ I had had nothing.'

Ed's. Note: (a) W hat an infinite C'apacity for 'waking· pains. (b) th ere· was uo "A" House feed last year.

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\Vho is t he master that described our present building as a 'barn. like atrocity"?

We dou· t know, but w hat we do know Is t hat his views ar o sound.

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De m erara E za No. I had just ar rived at th e Georgetown Station

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Our (lfotoring Correspondent reports that a certain taxi is paying a prh-ate car licence.

W o are told, however, that a taxi is n ot a taxf unl ess t he pas. sengors pay. and we presum e t herefore, that the private car licence is qui te in order.

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Football Notes.

Since the last publication or the Queen ·s College Magazine om Football '!'earn took part in various cnp and friendly matches and won- the greater part.

Last season we were successful in winning t he Russell Memorial (Junior) Cup. This (a knock-out competition) had aroused considerable interesJ; ·among the pupils and Staff of the College especially in v iew of the fact tha l · the first semif inal matcli with the Gunners was stopped tqrough fading light.

On the second occasion the Gunners fielded a much stronge r team than th e first but in spite of tha t we were the victors.

The fin al wasagainst St. Mary's Own and we won lly 1-nil.-

We took part in the Rea's Cup Competition and succeeded in reachin g the final.

However, we were defeated in tltifl unaL by Central Library by 1-nil.

This season has not been a very successful one for us, as up to now we ·have suffered defea t in the Junior League and Lile Russell Competition.

This is due io want of sufficient· practice.

The season ls not yet closed and I s in cerely hope that the various members of om· team will endeavour to do more practising than th ey have done~ during the last term as it is only by this means we can h ope to retrieve ilie ground we liave lost.

E. A. LE,E, "Capt."

Football Characters.

(By E. A. Lee)

. well B. Centre-half, is C known for his short tackling.

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ingly well and his positional play assists him to keep the forwards well fe d.

C. S. BRAND: Captain of football team 1935-36.

A born leader and nn enthusiastic player with the most powerful kick on the side.

Played inside le[t throughout the season but is more fitted for lhe Seems to be dropping baclc wing. lately.

C.. 0 . DU M-M ETT: Vice-captain of football team 1935-36.

He plays a sound game at right full bacl{.

Is a reliable tackler with a hefty kick.

Should learn to use bis bead·:

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N. A. GOMES : inside right.

Plays d fa irly well thronghout the season and was r esourceful in the defence.

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Our midget goal-keeper.

His calmness and fin e judgment coupled with h is h awk-like gatherlqg ma kes him a goalie "par excellence.'• A.

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J. GRIMES: L eft-half. Tacldes weJJ au d passes accurately. Should develop a . shot.

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left back but he has often 1>~ayed a left-half, in which position he bas acquitted himself well.

Has a ver y power ful left root and ls a sound tack.1,er, but should use his right foot more. ( C. S. B. ~.

D. I. WEST MAAS plays right 11alf and is seldom off colour.

Is a good tackler and bis spectacula1· shooting from th e half-back always demands a dm iration if not resp ect from the oppos ing goalies.

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L . A . BA R ROW played a. fa ir game at r ight half through out the season.

Tackles we]jl but should l earn to get r id of t he haJI earner.

N ow plays at right back at which h e is also fa ir.

When I en tered Queen's College about six years ago there were very few school actlviUes in which the boys took part. Besides the r egular school games, we liad ·hiu·d'1y any other external interests.

T o-day, of course, things are d.it· fer elllt, a nd we enjoy a much fuller school life. The Cad et Cor1>s, the Scout T roop, the Literary Society, a.re but few ot our 'virile organ!za..tions.

T hefe 1s one Society, howeve.r, it'lle passing of which we deeply r egret, ::ind tbal is our Dramalic Society.' M:a.y I take this opportunity therefor e of suggest ing to t hose inter ested that an immediate attempt be made to set this Society once again on ·a. firm footing.

It is naturally extremely dilficult for us ro devote very -much time to each of t h ese various 1>hase1r of school li fe, and I th ink lhat in gen. eral om· boys should be commended for their earnest effor.L's in these various directions.

A . P . DRAYTON: R ight-winger .

Hooks cl eanly and centr es well.

Has a good shot but will do better when he learns to use liis left foot more.

E . s. DRAYT O N plays outside left. Has the knack of getting past the man marking him.

Does not call fo1· the ball but whistles ; centres well in front of th e goal. should shoot more often.

Centre.forward.

Uses his h e"'d !Uicel:V and has a fairly goocl shot.

Played well througI?,out the season.

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,A. CARRO LL : Reserve goalie of the team. Gathers high. shots shoots well but somewhat uncertain with low ones.

Plays a fa!r game at back

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T here ca n be no doubt, I think, that Queen 's is t urni'n g o ut to-day hoys who a~e t r uly edu cate d in the real sense of t h e wo rd.

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The 'Girl Pat' Capture.

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As British Guiana's Sl.)ecially constructed warship left her base, to do or sink, all the loyal men and women of Georgetown baide the gallant. force a touching goodbye.

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But a man must do his duty! And so to many a tear-filled eye, field glasses, blnocuLa,r s and telescopes w ere placed. The s till air of a b eautiful tro»ical morning was broken only by ,t:h & stentorian voices of the commamlers-in-chief and under-commande rs-in-chief, who directed t he pla ns -of campaign.

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Machine guns wer e stationed at an points or v antage, a.nd as cannons wei-e b eing positioned, a shout came from t11 e fo'castle "Enemy Ahoy! '' A t once to the accompaniment of b ell s, order s a nd counter-orders , th e entire for ce t ook cover. w'hile th e C,a;ptain n ervouiily tried to pierce the brightn ess with his torch light.

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'l' hen ! A distinct s igh of relief was h em·d , from the Commander-0ft he-Fleet cl own to " Bu ttons;• th& deck boy-believe it or not, Brit ish Gu ia na's Air F orce was on her way to assist her sister the Navy.

Bri tis h Guiana was tl etermlned to do her duty.

And now the battle! The enemy's ship attempted to lower the "Queen Mary's"' record, but British Gul8Jla's Cllief Destr.oyer was n ot to be outdone. She gave chru;e, side-stepped, cut in, c ut out, and in short caught up with the fleeing en emy

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For years to come will this exciting chase, this fi erce battle be told and retold-how with exp ert marksmen using their r evolvers l r&ely a nd t h e A ir F or ce drop pi n g bottles, the enemy at last surrendered T he enemy, thus r educed to s ub. mission, was order ed to delive1· up all imJ>lements o:t war, all death carrying d·evices.

W ith much unwillingness they handed over their kitchen knives .

To the .a.ccompa,nime:nt of b ells, orders and: counter -order s , the enemy's ship was towed into Britis h Guiana's b~st and only h arbour.

Bu t to the surprise of a ll the 111ndly cheeri ng crowd , the Captain of t he enemy dived i nto his s tronghold. and soon to the stra ined ears of t he expectant c1·o wd on the shore, th ere came music. The sweet st.r ains of 3 low and haunting lulla by, "You wan· fo' come k ill me:'

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Report of the Queen's College Literary Society . . ---President: C. L. Lu ckhoo.

Vice-P resident : E. B. EyLle. T reasurer: A . \V. E. Roherts.

Minute Secretary : B. F. Hoyte.

Members of Committee: C. 0. J. Matthews and E. S. Drayton.

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W e arc to report that this Society has just com pleted a very successful year. .T his sue. cess is, we are sure, due in no small measure to the untiring as. sistance which has been g iven us

by Mr. C. H. Coates.

We held several meetings during the school year and followed as

closely as possible the schedulewhich we had planned.

We were u'nable, however, to hold our proposed banq uet at the end of the l ast term. but every effllrt will be> made to ensu re that this important item, suggested by Mr. Coates, w lll not be le ft out of this year's programme.

First meeting (15th ~ovember, 1935).

This meeting took toe form of a debate, the subject' being, "That the Talkies do more good than harm lo modern civilization."

The following took part:Propos er : R. H . Paul.

E. S. Seco nder to P rdposition : Drayton.

Op poser : C. 0. J. Matthews.

F. R. Seconder to Opposition: Jacobs. l\Jr. Coates was the adjudicator at this meeting.

He decided that the motion was r ejected by o·ue point as he awarded 127 points to theBroposition anq 128 to the Opposition.

Second Meeting held on 29th November, 1935: At this meeting two interesting lectures were g iven, one by A. W. E. Roberts on "The Style and Writings of Matthew Arnold,'' and the other

by R. H. Paul on "Greek Art." · T h ird Meeting held on 13th December, 1935: This was an impromptu e,ening and the following subjects were dis-

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'I'his was the last meeting for th0> (1) E ducation by C. L . Luckhoo, Sch ool Year a s the examinations R. If. P a ul, B. F. Hoyte, and began In June.

For t he first time G. B. Hazl ewood.

• ,,e ba d. a Newspa pe r e ,•Eming which (2 ) l\Jens Sana in cox.pore St1n .2_~as very s uccessful.

Nearly e,·e ry by c. O. Dummett. C. J . m ember did his part in the produclion of this "oral news pa pe1··· a nd Braclsha w and B. F. Hoyte. . ii high s ta nda rd was reache d in ( 3) T l1e N ee d o f Ga mes Ill most of the contr ibutions .

Schcols by R. M. KichOl!'Oll, L . E. ~elma n. R. N . NauthJ\l isir. a nd W . R. A Pil grim .

(4 ) Tlobhies h y G. E. Barker, L . i\Tany of ou r m rm bcrs have of F. Bn~ cl shaw and C'. \Villia 111!' . rourse left us this ter m hut we sincf."rely hope t hat t hev w ill con.

Fourth Meeting held on 21st Fe bli11 110 to ta ke an intc·r est in the acr uary, 1936: .. ---tivillea e r t his Society and w e wel"\Ve ha d our second debate a t this comP their p re11°n r P at our mee ting.

Tho subject fo r d iscus meetings, s ion was : "T hat :uodern Proi;t·Pss has not a dded to Hun,a n H app!.

At the t ime that t hese n otes a re u ess.'' gain~ to press we are mal<lng ar.

1·:111~cments to have a tl@ha l e e arly The foll owing tool, part: nPxt yPar with t he Y.J\t.C.A. This , w e P roposer : r. L. Luckhco. hopp w ill be but the first of a <1. n.

Seconder for Propos itio n: i,rrlm, or s uch debates wit h- external Ha zlewood. r rganizalion s.

Oppose r: J. K. Richmond.

Tn conclucling. may we :mpress on Seco nder fo r Oppositio n: J\T . B . th o presen t tTpper School boys that Gajn 1j. il Is t he dut y of every Se niO"r t o t a ke The motion wa s t arried a!< 156 a n a ct h·e interest in the Literary points were awarded the ProposiSodety. and. as '.\Tr. C'oat f."s_ has time tion whil e the Oppcsition gainecl ;rncl 'lgain pointed ont. the benefit s t o be ga ined are inva l ua bte.

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Our Zoo. ( By E. B. LOUNG )

lt is only a year now since our came into being. i\Iost of <>ttr visitors, including touri sts to .the colony, h ave agreed that t'he .idea is -an excellent one, and have J·emarlced that we are doing very .well. \Ye thank all those who have made favourab le comments on it, and we h ope to keep up to expectations and place our Zoo am ongst t he main attractions of British Guiana. Interest is sho'\\-n by n early a JJ the boys of the school, especially t hose of the lower school. R ecent ly we have been able to add many animals to our collection ; this was partly due to the keen interest s hown bv boys living in the countr y.

How.ever. we ·hope that o ur Zoo would no t only foterest boys or the school but also outs iders.

The monkeys in clude the sald winkis and sa pagous. These are the first animals to attract one's attention and a,·e very friendly. When they first came, they were excited 11t the sigh t of so many boys, but the bovs wanted to show them that there ~vas no need for such excitement, and offered the monkeys part or their lunch.

Th e monkeys for the first few few days. were quit e r el uctant to take ad,antage or the genero<iity or the lloys. Neverth eless as days ·went l>Y, the monlceys got more accustomed to their new abode, with the r esult that they are the most amiable friends of the Zoo now.

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The s alampenters are also quite popular. l\Iany of the boys take gr eat pleasure in catching lizards and throwing them i nt o t he cage: then they take delight in watching the salampenters devour the prey.

One 6oy said that it was a shame t he r esult being · that he wa~ t hreatened with being thrown in.to t he cage. During t he period when the sa lampenters began to sh ed their skin, many boys were lo be seen around the cage. The a nimals locked quite nice in their new coats after the old ones wer e Uu·o,v11 o(f.

One very iu teresting poi nt to note the sa lampen ter bas "two" tails.

The water Haas (or Carpin chos) and bush hog (or Peccari) seemed to be at home from the very first, in spite of the teas in g they r eceived from the boys. They espec· !ally li ke to tug at the bush hog, but quite recently another one was added to make a pair. During the rainy season these animals look like one mass of mud, although they seem to enjoy it. Th e igunas are very quiet. and for this reason the sma ll boys love to tease them with pieces or sticlcs.

111 spite of th is the animals would remain in one place for a long lime to the 1.1tter disgust of U1e boys.

These animals are fed on green leaves after an attempt to reed them on m ilk and bread, as they clld not seem to eat muc11.

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--------------------------~--'l' he s loth is very peculiar indeed. This anima l · would remain clinging on to a branch in the cage fo r hours. The 'head is not to be seen excelJ)t when moving, as the head is most of t he time buried The between the 'h ands and feet. claws looks quite deadly es.pecially when the animal moves.

This is another animal that scar cely eats anything.

THE TIGER ESCAPES

The baby tiger was the centre of attraction for weeks after its ar1·ival.

Its cage consists oC two parts, one part being boarded with an entrance to the fe ncecl part. The animal r erna:ins mostl)r in the boarded pm·t a ll day long with the result that t he small boys have come to the conclusion that the young beast did i10t wa nt to beOne night the door come fr iends. of the cage was left open and the beast, taking full advantage of the opportunity got out, and fi nding that it was un able to get beyond the fencing of the enclosure, decided to feast on the Tabbits and guinea pigs. TI1e -next morning it looked somewhat satisfied and seemed to say ''You leave m)' door open again! ·• However, svecial precautions were taken so that the door was not left open again.

The era b dog ( or racoon ) felt rather strange at first and was quiite sby. It was uncomfor table in its cage, and was taken for a wallc everv morning. An annadillo was bought, but thin'h."iug th e Slll'l'-Oundings unfavourable, it made a da1·ing escape by boring- a hole in the earth and disapp earing.

A search was made but it was futile. The water dog- is one of the funniest looking things one can concefve.

It has an enom1om; head in comparison with the bod~'.

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Then there are the greater and lesser a nt eaters. T·he former is a ~reat ola tnenct or wost boys and visitors. It showed some time ago~ that it must not be treated in a ny fas hi on and gave the keeper a. aeep scratch on the hand. Nevertheless it r emains in a good mood now and does not show a11y sign of losing its temper. It has the priYilege of wandering all -0,,er the groU11ds and eats any ants' n ests that it finds.

This mainly constit utes its food, but it gets milk every day.

The lesser ant eater lives in a cage in which a large tree branch was placed.

E;very night j,t clim,b s up the branch and goes t o sleep.

In the morning it comes do'\Vn to lunre its food which is mainly milk and bread an d sometimes a nts. We also had a pigmy ant eater, but this unfortunately died.

The agouti and labba live p eaceably in a cage and are fed with cas·sava and such tl1ings. Quite recently a deer joined our collection,

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aJHl wa s very interesting for -soru1!!' boys . as they were seeing a live deer for the first time.

E very m :::rning it was taken for a walk .a round the playin g field , but it was •given bac k to the owner as th e

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s urroundings were not suitable. The porcupines seem to be quite al l1ome in t he av iary and li ke t ho The slc t h, seld om move about. t lll'tles in t he same cage are no better off. Th ese, by the way, are laying eggs.

Cnly l'ec:ently a large cage was built for the various bird $ c:::l! Pct. eel. One ca nnot mistake the toucan ·which is fairly friendly. Our wide co llection includes m9rudi. blue rnldes, cocoanu t sakies, parrots. doves, crown heads, etc. Nevertheless the vicissi dncks can be ~cen within th e e nclosure en the WPslern side or the Chemistr)• Lab. The powis Is fast l>ecomin,; n nui~a nce as It ofte n takes advantage of its liberty and would ror, In clurin~ l ectures to th <lisgust ::f the m11 s . t er and th e deligh t of the young.

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sters. .\t times these birds ai•e On August ?.Ioni!::mewhat bold. d::iy, as the senior boys were play. ing tenuis c ne e r th e powis was seen walking near to the la w11. The IJ •II boy had probably thought that IJlrds should not interru pt the ga me and thereupon attempted to drive it off. The bird. on the other hand, thinking perhaps. tha t it had more r!gilt on t he la" •n than the boy, m ade a sudd en sprin g at him.

The boy, thinkin,:t discr€t ion the better part of yalour. lo:-k to 'his heels.

Apparen tly tired, the l)owis returne d to its ciuarters.

The boy a lso r eturned to field the balls: lmt the hircl thought that he should c lear off, and started to ch2se him again.

The gam e was no~ stopped, and all t he pl ayers la ughed at the s ig ht of a blrcl chasine: a boy or 12 years. Finally the bird w~s caught aud taken away.

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Thel'e are three macaws, two red and one blu e.

One Of the red ones, the p1•operty -Of Mr. Clal'k remains in the ·workshop most of the time as iC to keep "an eye'' On the 1Jersqns entel'ing. The blue one wanders all ovel' the school building and on some days it can be seen in the Assembly Hall.

Th e macaws are Yel'y great friends of the boys, and ·they also like t he birds to no small e:xitent. '.['he ,varacabra is another tame b ird. In fact, this bird is so tame that

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'In conclusion, we hope that this ill the stal'ting of <\ Zo.o that ,would in Jater yea!'s becqme an idea l cen; tre of zoological studies lu tbe W est Indies. .

With the co-operation or masters and boys as well as parents, t his can be aci:omplishe~.

Latest News from the .Editor's Desk.

OUR LIBRARY • < For the first time in many years we h ave got qu~te a substahlial a ddi.

1'ion to our Library. About 290 new b ooks (costing £35) have been re. ceived a nd' t he boys· are taking as keen an interest as ever in the Libl'ary, especial1y as the new books are a well picked Joo..

We may a lso m ention that ou,· R efe l'ence Libra!'y Is fairly we11 stocked and t he £125, granted by Government last year. has been utilized for this section ot: our Library.

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''T•h e Old Boy's Assooiation is in a "Very precarious position at the mo. m c nt". !'his is what. l\Ir. R. G.

Sharples, Secr etary of this Ol'ganization, told us when approached about it.

Mr. Shal"ples, however, Promised that he would make a,1olher effort i:iext year to get the Associatipn go_ mg, a nd we la ke tbis opportunity of appealing to rthe Old Boys to co_ operate and make this Union a r eal live wire.

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We offer our congraf ulations to Le::lie Eyt1e on his creditable batting performance in a recent Seco nd E leven cr lckeit match.

EytJe scored 93 runs, thus set tlnP, new record for lhe highest individual score in an innings,

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Examination Results P'J'HE examina tion results for this .L year are again very satisfactory In the School Certificatp (Oxford and Cambridge) we secured 39 passes out of 47, nncl 9 of these boys obtained Exemption from Matriculation.

In the Lower Certificate we were less successful ~s only 12 of the 36 candidates were successful. The fail ure or many of t he boys was due to their lnabillty to satisfy the Examiners i n a Foreign Language.

R. E. G. Farley was awarded the Percival Exhibition on the results of the Lower Certificate.

The following Is the detailed list of the passes obtained in both ex. aminations: SCHOOL C'ERTIFICATE

G. L. E. Barker•, L. A. Barrow, R .

W. N. Bowling, C. J. E. Bradsdhaw, J. Carter•, A. C. Chan, M. A. Charles. V. M. Das, E. S. A. Dr ayton, J. A. P. Drayton, C. -A, Fung-

a-Ling, C. 0. Fung-Kee.Fung, B. 0.

Ho-Ye n, B. F. Hoyte, C. R. Jacob, C. J eeboo, E. G. B. Jones•, L. E. Lam, A. A. L ee, E. A. L ee, R. H. Luckhoo, W. Mook-Sang, R. N. Nauth.l\'Tlsir•, C. C. Persaud•, F. Persau d. W. R. A..

Pilgrim•, A. W. E. Roberts•, G. W. P. Roberts•, W. E. L. Roberts. L. L. Rohee, J. W. Ruhomon, L. E. Selman. G. S. Smith-Gillette, P. J. Storey, H. L. Tai.ti, G. W. S. Talbot, C. A. Wharton, C. E. Williams, E. M. Wilson.

•Denotes Exemption from London Matriculation.

LOWER C ERTIFICATE

H. 0. E. Barker, C. B. Brown.

P.. J. H. Che ong, R. E. G. Farley, E. D. Ford, N. C. Jankf, R. M. Nicholson, F. C. R. Pollard, C. F~ Sheph~rd, M. V. A. Spencer, A. T. Wason, L. R. W!lliams.

Cabled Results of London InterB.$c., Mr. C. I. Drayton and J. A. Luckhoo w ere successful.

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MAG.AZIN·E.

Notable Departures HOUSE " B''-DUMMET T, L . 0 .

Entered School Sept., 1!130.

Lower Certificate July, 1934; School Certificate. July 1935: V'.ce.captain Football, September 1!!35 : School Prefect. J a nuary 1936.

Football colours.

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Entered School September 1930; Athl etic Colours, May 1934; Lower Cer l Hi calo, July 1934'; School Cer tificate, July 1935 (Exempted rr·om Lon d. Ma tr lc.) , Scl1ool Prerect, September 1936; Q.C. Scholar, J anua ry 1936.

H O U SE "A'- LUCKH O O, J . A. ( J nr .)

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En tered School January 1931 ; L ower Certi ficate 1932 ; Scl1ool Certificate 1933 ; Matriculation Ex. amination , June 1934; Queen's Coll ege Schol a r, September 1934; School Prefect, September 1935.

Intermedi ate B.Sc., July, 1936: HOUS E T OIN

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Entered School J anuary 1!!27; Upper School Drawing Prize.

1932-33; Athl etics Colours, Septembe r 1933: Athletics Captain, Mny 1934 : Science Prize, Form V. l 933.34; ·school Prefect, September 1934; School Certifi cate, July 1935 ; H ead PrefEict, September l!l35; Captai n "B" House, Septe mber 1~35.

H OUSE "B"-Mc LEA N, C. A.

Enter ed School J annary 1927 ; School Prefect, Se ptember 1934: School Cer tificate (Exempted) J934; Lan guages Prize, 1934, Form VI.; Q.C. Scholar , J a nu:iry l!l35.

H O U SE "B"-ROBERTS, A. W . E.

Blair Sch o)a1· 1931-35; Lower Certificate. 1933; Cricket Colours, 1933; Captain Cricket, 1935;

Schol Prefect, Sf'ptember, Football Colours.

1935.

HOUSE " B " -SE L MAN , L . E .

E ntered School J a nuary L ower Certificate.

Jul y Woolford Prize, 1934-.35 .

1931; 1935;

H OUS E " C" --,-PAU L , R . . H .

Entered

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STUDENTS

Several of l1ave been gather with at various studying for

A BR OAb

the boys wl1ose n ames mentione d al1ove, to. others a re at · prese11t Universities A.broad professions.

DEPA RTU RE S

The foll owing boys left u s a t the e ncl of the last school year:Arno, 0. L.; Am1strong, E. B.; Armstrong. N. E.; Barker , G. L. E .; Bacchus, R.; Belfa st, It. V. B.;/ Berna rd, M. M.; Bradshaw, L. V.: Br adshaw, C. J. ; Brand, 0. S.: Camei·on, J. F .; Cox, P. ·A. W. ; Davies. J. H. ; Delph, C. D.; Dummett, C. O. ; Gibson, V. N.; Hill.

U. I.; H eilbron, U. R. ; H e ilb1'on.

H. J.; Ho.Yen, B. O. ; Hun te, F. A.; Jacob, C.R.; J eeboo, C. ; Lee, A. N .; Lord, L. H .; Luckhoo, .T, A.; McLean, C. A.; McLean, C. S.: Merrima n, W. W.; Paul, R. H.; Persaud, i'.; Pplla rd, M. G.; Ruhoman, J. W. ; R ichardson, 0. A. Roberts, A. W . E.; Samuels, N. 0.

S.; Selman , L. E.; Smith , K. M.; Spence1·, J. A. 0. R.; Taitt, H . L .: Thoinpson , T. E . L. ; Th ome, A. G.: Watson, A. R. ; Watson, D. R. ; Wil1iams, 0. C.; Wason, E . .ti..; Hoyte, B. F.; W il son, E. M.; McRae, R. C.

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K. L. E.; L u ck , C. E. J. (re-en try); R aa I gever, .T. A. P.: R ichmond.

A . P. B.; Small. L. G.: 'l' hiel'on s, P. A.; .Wong, lfl. ,O asl, in , A. D.; Ga s kin. G. A.- re tnl'll ed to School aftel' be ing- absent two terms on leave in Ba rba clos .

School Year 1935-1936 I. PREFECTS

P ri ncipal : Ca11tain H. Nobbs, M.S()..

F: T. C. Seco nd Mas ter: Mt•. E'. 0 . Pilg rim, B .Sc. Assis ta nt Masters : H. A. M. Decltles, Esq., B.A. (Hons. Classics), B.'A. (Hon s . .Tnr is.) . .J. H. B evls, Esq., B.Sc., J . C. La T . Potte1·, E sq., B.A., N. E . Camel'oil, E s q.. M.A ..

H. V . Taitt, Esq., M:.A., F. T .

Weston. Esq., B.A.. G. P. Dartf ol'<l, E sq., B.A., P. '.A. Chan Ch oong, Esq., B.Sc .. A. P. Thorne.

Esq.. ·w. R . Clark, Esq.. B.Sc., · A .I.C., C. H. Coates, E sq. M.A., C. I. Drayton, Esq., and J. N. Chung, Esq. SC.HOOL OFFI CERS

I. PREFECTS Head: C. S. McLean CC) (Captain or t h e Scll ool).

2. C. L. Luckhoo (A).

3. E. B. Eyt1e (D).

4. C. A. McLean .(13') . .

5. J . lA. Luckh oo (A).

6. R. L. Low (B).

7. J. I<. M. Richmond· (A). s. C. 0. Dummett (B) . !J. R. H. Paul (C).

10. s. A. Storey (C); 11. J\T. '.13. Qajraj (A). · 12. l(. I·I. Man-Son.Hing (C).

13. L. H. Lord (C).

14. E. A. W ason (D).

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Ra le igh : Mr. H. A. M. ·o ecl, lflR. Mr. C. J·I. Coates, Mr. C. I. Drayton C. S. McL e-an.

Aust in: l\fr. J. H . Bevis, ]\[r. W. R. Clark, Mr. J. N. Chung, ' R. H. Paul.

D'Urba n: Mr. .J. C. La T. Pot ter, Mr. F . T. W eston, l\fr. G. P. Dartforrl, E. B. Eytlc.

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Ca ptain of Footbal: C. S. T-l:·rtnrl.

Captain of Athletics: C. S. McLean .

Vi ce-Captain of Cricket: E. B. Eytle.

C. O. Vice-Captai n of Fo~tball : Dummett.

Gam e:, Master: Mr. Ti'. '1'. ·wes t.on .

Mr. H . A . M. Hon y. T reasurer: Beckles. f-io ny, Secreta ry : E. B. Eytk

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