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8DNTENTS. Pri ncipal 's Foreword Editorial

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School Officials

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Year in Retrospect

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Co ngratulations

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Valete

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Salvere

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Prize List

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House Nores

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Cricket Notes

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Cbaractets

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Football Notes

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Tennis Notes

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Chess Notes

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Tbcy Say

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Magisterial Monologues-

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Tbc Ce ntenary Celebrations

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Service

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Twelfth Night

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Chronological Chart of First I 00 Years of Q ueen's College

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The Cenrcnaty Games

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The Developmen t of the Calendar

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Kaiereut~ The Monster Monarch

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Queen's College Old Boys' Association

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Poets' Cornet : Volcar

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Ode to Free France

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In Memoriam

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The Sold ier

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' ·On Der Fuehrer' '

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Verse Taken from Lhc "Sixtb at Eventide"

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Cadet Notes Li terary and Dr,1matic Society Not·cs .. ..

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"Twelfth

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Queen's College Bee-Keeping Society ... .

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Howlers

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Rover Notes

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A H ike from Rosignol ro Georgetown

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"Twelfth Night" in Buxton

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H IS issue of the School Magazine goes to print just after the surrendc1¡

of tbc Japanese in Tokyo Bay, thus bringing to an end the Second

World War after six years of devastation and destruction.

We are indeed thankful that the end has come and that we can no w look forward to the period of building-up in our endeavour to reconstruct the world on a sure foundation of peace.

T he repercussion of war has been felt in every quarter of the globe, and our school is no exception. Our Roll of Honour includes one Master and several Old Boys-lives given in the cause of freedom.

We mourn their loss but reflect with pride that they did their duty so nobly in the hour of testing.

We must see that their names are put on permanent record side by side with those who made the supreme sacrifice in the First World War, to be read out to the school by the Head Boy once every year.

What of rhe future- what has it in store for our school ?

Well. I sup~ pose chat many who were associated with Queen's in the past and many who are actively interested in the school at present will be hoping that rhe new buildings, so long talked about, will shortly be put in hand. We must patiently await developments and trust that those hopes will be fulfil led- with all that it would mean for rbe future of the school in the matter of expansion and the provision of technical education.

In conclusion, I would ask all who are in a position to do so to send me plrticulars of war service of Old .Boys, in order chat we may be able to complete our list.

M:.1y the school go forward with even greater success in the ne v schoolyear just commencing I

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HIS being the Centenary number we h:id prepared for our readrrs a magazine worthy of that Lmique occasion.

Unfortunately. howc,ver, most of our preparations were ruined by the disastrous fire of Friday.

February 23rd, 19.45.

Thus it is with regret that we have to present co you a somewhat cur tailed magazine, several months overdue.

We therefore humbly beg our 1e:iders to take these fateful circums tances into con sideration while censuring our product.

The year b eing such an eventful one, the boys had mucb co write about, and with very little coaxing we received a good number of interesting articles.

As a matter of foct, ic was somHimes difficult to choose the best of those articles which dc.'.llt with the same subject.

We record with pleasure that the Junior school submitted more .1::t: J es than they have been inclined to do during the last few years.

The Poetic 'Muse was more than ever prolific this year, inspiring several patriotic poems, and many attempts at humorous verse.

The Poet' Corner might have been much larger had we included several poems of a good standard, but which did not compare favourably with the pace sec by those published.

Perhaps the m ost tedious, but nevertheless the most important section of the School Magazin e is the Notes.

This year we had an even larger crop to deal with.

W e are thankful to a ll those who so ably accomp lished these duties, even though most of them were a trifle late and so added to the delay in the production of Lhc magazine.

Vje welcome rbis year the Annual Report of the Old Boys' Association a nd sincerely hope chat this is the prelude to greater interest in the School Magazine on the part of the Old Boys.

When we think of the large num b er of Old Boys there a.H at home and abroad we see no reason why this magazine should no c have a la rge w orld-wide circulation .

Once aga.in h Queen' College Mag.izi11e is indebted to oil those boy~ who so willingly gave up theit clme .i n prornring the many dvercisemencs.

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Spedal thanks are d1,1e co F. C~nnon, who by hims lf ~ a responsible for tbe maJoricy of dv rtisemet1ts. Mo t of 11 te gr teful to all thos~ firm, ho d11 ad ert1 ed i~ spi .h. rnarty p sing hardships of war!

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No t1ibutc would be adequate without referring to· our magazine staff. whose ardent co-operation was at all times an inspiration to improvement.

We would like to thank particularly Miss Wan-Ping, who readily provided us with all official information, often to her great inconvenience.

We greatly appreciate the helpful advice of P. A.· D . Allsopp, one of the Editors of our last number, who despite his refusal to accept any official post. contributed towards the compilation of chis issue.

Here we desire to express our gratitude co Mc. C. A. Robinson, Editor of the Guiana Graphic, who showed the reJl Old Boy spirit in volunteering and providing all the assistance at his disposal.

In conclusion we have to thank our Censor, Mr. H. A. M. Beckles, whose criticisms and advice were most helpful, and very encouraging; che Principal, Capt. H. Nobbs. for his wholehearted support: the members of the Staff for the various services rendered; and last but not least our Printers, the ··Demer.ua Standard " Establishment and Mr. H. J. M. Hubbard, who despite the hardships placed on them by the tragic fire were still able to print this mag.12ine to the best of their ability.

To our readers, may we express the hope that this mag;izine will· prove

;1s pleasant in the reading as it bas been in the compiling.

F. 0. PILGRIM.

G. A. S. VAN SERTIM.A,.

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1944-45.

Deputy Principal :

Capt. H. NOBBS. M.Sc., 1~.R.I.C.

Mr. E. 0. PILGRIM, B.Sc. (Hons.)

Senior Masters :

Messrs. H. A. M. BECKLES. B.A., ( Hons.) .

N. E. CAMER01 . M.A. , H. V. TAITT. M.A.,

J. H. BEVIS B.Sc. ( Hons.)

C. I:. HAMSHERE. B.A. G. LIGHTON. M.A. •

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J u11ior Masters :

Messrs. C. I. DRAYTON. J. . CHU 1G. A. P. THOR E. B. Com. {Hons.)

L. E. DOW, J. J. N ILES, B.A. Prep. Form Mistress :

Miss L. DOLPHIN. L.R.A.M. Acting A ssistant Masters ;

Messrs. L. F. S. BURNHAM, B.A ..

D. W. H. POLLARD. B.1\..

CHUNILALL. B.A. H. R. PERSAUD.

S. R. R. ALLSOPP. B.A..

Head Prefect and Captain of the School :

J. E. P . COX (" A " House).

Prefects ;

P. A. D. Allsopp ( Capt. ) . G. B. Delph, J. E. P. Cox, F. 0. Pilgrim, Q. M. S. Richmond, S. E. Wilson, C. A.

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Williams. " B ., HOUSE:

E. E. Low t Capt. ) . . E. S. Archer, H. D . Dewar, G. E. T. Moore. G. A. S. Van Smima, R. E. Morris.

"C " HOUSE : C. J. E. Barker (Cap t.), J. F . F. Gordon, K. D. Guyadeen.

"D" HOUSE : L. A. Chin ( Capt. ), J. McD. G. Harley.

Captain of Cricket W. R. Phillips.

G. P. Boyce.

J. E. P. Cox.

Captain of Athletics Captain of Football

C. A. W illiams.

Captain of Hochey

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C. J . E. Barker, H .

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THE YEAR IN

ETROSPECT.

By J. E . P . COX.

THE YEAR 1944, which marked chc hundredth anniversary of tbe Queen's College, of British Guiana , brought us also many notable successes, both in the field of sport, and, despite our sbrunkm staff and enlarged 路 roll, in tbe field of scholarships.

Some regrettable losses, however, had to be recorded during tbe year.

The g reatest loss was that of Mr. Philip Pilgrim, L.R.S.M., A.R.C.M., whose deatb occurred just after the first performance of bis musical inte rpretatio n of A. J. Seymou r's poem, " L egend of Kaieteur,.. and al though we sympathise very much with Mr. and Mrs. E. 0 . Pilgrim and their whole family on their loss, we know that his name a nd achievements will live co inspire other so ns of Queen' s College.

Less serious, but ne',.,crrhel ess an important Joss to the school, was the Mr. Baldwin was very popular both departure of Mr. G. F. Ba!d win, M.A. as "Commanding Officer of the Cadet Corps 11 nd as the Senior English Master, in which subject be ob tained the highest percentage of pupils passing both in the School Certificate an d in the Higher C ertificate.

We wish him eve ry success in lrls new positio n with the British Council.

Anoth~r regrettable departure was tine of Mr. H. E. Watson , B.Sc., Senior Physics Master.

These losses were compensated by the appointments of Mr. L. E. Dow a nd Mr. J . J. Niles, and as Acting Assistant Masters Messrs. Chunilall, S. R. R. A!Isopp and H. R . P ersaud. It is noteworth y that all of these Masters were former pupils of the school.

Du ring the year Mr. H. V. Taitt went on )eave for six months, and during bis路 absence Mr. 0. M. Harper acted for him.

For a short period when Mr. L. F. S. Burnham was on casual leave Mr. H. 0 . E. Barke r acted for him.

As would be expected, the Centenary Celebracions play ed a major ro:c rn our acnvmes.

The celebrations were officiall y opened on August 6th, 19 44, with a service at St. George's Cathedral, 100 years almo&t to the day af tcr the founda tion da te ( August 5 rh ) of the School.

As we 1vcre then in the midst of our summer vacatio n the promised week of festivities was not pcld until No..-ember J 5th.

The main fea tu re of the week was tbe production of ' 路 TWELFTH N IGHT " by Rev. D. W . H. Pollard on tbe 16th, 17 th and 18~h.

This was highl y successful, ful ly de~erving the applause and co ngratulations it received. All w ho were concerned may well be proud of thei r efforfs1 especially the central players, ~b~ 1=ostumers and those in charge of ih e sc~nery: 路 -

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The rest of the celebrations took t>he form of games- Football, Cricket, Tennis and Hockey- in which Masters, Old Boys and present boys mixed in a happy week of serious sport and amusing incidents.

After being defeated at Tennis the masters put up a fine show against the scho~l's Cricket XI, and Mr. Pilgrim's brilliant wicket-keeping and spirited innings between the stumps earned the admiration of all.

Playing against the Prefects, however, they were less successful.

Against the Old Boys, however, the present boys had great difficulty in keeping up their standard.

At Hockey they were beaten 6 to 1 by the Old. Boys, but the situation was reversed in Football, when the Old Boys w ere beaten 4-- 1.

Sad, however, w as the Jack of interest shown by both the public and the bo ys in those ga mes- but lack of publicity may have been the cause of chis.

In the usual gam1?s played, fortune favoured · us on the who le, although we received quite a few bard knocks. The 1944 Athletic Meeting could not be held last year because ·o f the Centenary, and was not· held until March. 194 5.

Percival House w ere again the victors with Raleigh House coming a close second.

The Q.C. Cadets were again invited co cake part in the Mil itar y Sports ( the Garrison, Police, U.S . Army and Navy and ourselves) .

We came third, and earned the distinction of breaking the British Army record for the 100 yards dash.

This remarkable feat was accomplished by C. E. P. Jupiter in 9 3/ 5 seconds.

Our Football, which had ebbed low in the two previous years, took a decided turn for the better this year. A Queen' s College team once more entered Junior competitions and played quite well although we did not enjoy much success. · The high-spot of the year, however, w as· the Inter-Collegiate match, in which w~ defeated St. Stanislaus College in a hard fou ght game, thus placin g the coveted Dias Cup back iP.. the Cup case after an absence of two yea rs.

Our Cricket team also won the Inte r-Collegiate Cup (the Jacob Cup) and played well in the Second Division competition, ending up third. I t is hoped char a Queen's Coll ege team will be entered for the First Division Competition in the near future.

This is encouraging. especially in view of the great amount of talent shown throughout the year.

After bow ing to several defea ts in the early part of the year our Hocke y team picked up lacer on and is now a power to be reckoned with. le is worth y of note that one of our team ( H. Edghill) was picked to represent the colony against Trinidad.

In te rest in L awn Tennis and Table Tennis w aned during the year. In T able Tennis chis was due to the lack of gear, bur with tournaments on the horizon much enthusiasm is now being shown.

Tennis, due m ainly to the Centenary m atches, was revived and the Club is again functioning smoothl y.

The Cadet Corps enjoyed another fa vourable year, showin g their usual smartness on parade.

They attended the Centenary Church Service, the

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Armistice and the King's Birthday Parades.

There were a large number ol recruits, and these were well trained b y th e N .C.O' s, who showed much zeal in this undertaking. During the August holida ys the Corps ·' camped out " for a week at No. 63 , Corentyne. This proved to be a week of solid military training. a nd quite a few exciting ad ventures. le is hoped to continue these camps annually.

During the year the Corps went under a change of command , Captain Barker succeeded Captain Baldw in as Commanding O fficer and Lieutena nt Dow was promoted to Second in Command.

Bo rh officers arc to be congratu lated on their promotions.

The Quee n's College Scout Troop (No. 27 ) . under the able leadership of its Scout Master, Mr. Dow, and troop leader V. L. Smith spent another pl easant year, and had a successful camp at L eguan in Aug ust.

The Rovers continued their pioneering work thou gh suffering several losses in numbers due to members leaving the colony for the Forces. They visited the Scout Camp site at Haslington on 4th November and six of their members are to be credited with the remarkable feat ( and on their remarkable feE't) of hiking from Rosignol to Georgetown ( 69 miles) in two nights.

During the centenary week they threw a p arty which, though a financial fai lu re. was a social success.

Our Chess ream this yeat w as more than ever successful , winning the McShine Inter-Collegiate Cup again.

One of its members joined the colony's ,!unior Chess Championship while two of cbe younger members won the Championship Cup for boys under I 2.

The Literary and D ramatic Society made a very spirited revival in M arch . ] 944, and was functioning quite reg ularly up to Janua ry. 1945, when :i series of catastrophies postponed m eeting afrer m eeting.

It is co be hoped that the Society will have better luck in th<.> future.

The year 1944 w as probabl y one of the brightest years of Queen ' s Col lege's scholastic history, for not only were there hig h percentages of passes in the School Certificate· and Higher School Certificate examinations, but o nce again was a student of Queen' s College awa rded the Guia na Scholarship. W e offer our heartiest congratulations to F . A. Ch:indra, and wish him every sucAlso to be cong ratulated are the four ex-Q .C. cess in bis future vocation. boys, who were awarded Medical Scholarsh ips by the British Council, namely But besides these, S . L. Fung, N. A . Nobbs, B. Singh a nd F. W illiams.

Q.C. turned out several other potential doctors, lawyers and engineers, and our best wishes go with all of these fellows too, and those who entered Colleges in the United Kingdom, Canada and the U.S.A., ·co further their studies and take up professions.

And so with one hundred proud year5 behind ir, c1 nd with Allied victory in sight, in the fight for which so man y of Q ueen' s College's sons ha ve given a nd are giving their lives, Quee n' s College looks coward the future with hope burning bright and high ambit ion.

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CONGRATULATIONS bu ring the period covered by the current issue of the Queen's College Magazine, our Old Boys have achieved much distinction both in tbe military and in the scholastic fields . Our recent Old Boys have continued to uphold the high tradition established by the older Old Boys and they h ave set tbe exjmple for those now attending school as well as those to follow.

Botb at borne and abroad, our boys Ju ve been proving their worth, either winning fresh honours or enjoying promotion. Form.er masters have not been absenc from the successful procession either.

Our Old Boys have forgotten us no more than we have forgotten them.

Their kind remembrance of Queen's College was ev idenced in the recent visit of Mr. Morris to ~he school on behalf of Old Boys in the United States.

These former students of Queen's College who have now become eminent personalities propose to inaugurate a Scholarship to be awarded to a boy some. where around the middle school and worth the sum of $ l 00. May we take th is oppo rtunity of rendering our most sincere thanks for their kind remem bra nce and consideration.

D uring these troublo us times, the spotlight has inevitably shifted from the students to those on active duty. but both parties deserve their full meed of praise.

T o the fo ll owing Old Boys we extend our hearty congratulations on t heir success m the respective fie lds of their activities :Messrs. B. 0. Adams on his obtaining the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws ( B.A., LL.B. l

S. R. R. A liso pp on his obtaining the Bachelor of Arts Degree (B . A .)

C. E. Barker on his promotion to the rank of Captain.

C. E. Barker on bis appointment as Assist:int Master, Kingston College, Jamaica.

G. F. Baldwin on his appointment to a post as lecturer under the Britisb Council, Brazil.

L. F . S. Burnham on obtaining ~he Bachelor of Arts Degree (B.A. ).

N. E. Cameron on tbe publication of his book of poems entitled ¡¡Interlude. " J. P. Carter on his obtaining the degrees of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws (B.A., LL.B.)

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F. A. Chandra on his w10n1ng the Guia,na Scholarship.

N. Cannon on his obtainin g the degree of Bachelor of Science.

A . P . Clav ier on his promotion to tbe rank of Pilot Officer, Royal Air Force.

L. E. D ow on bein g raised to the ra nk of Lieutenant.

L. Eytle on his promotion to tbe rank of Lieutenant.

P. R. F arnum on his ai:,pointment as a Lieutenant.

N. L. Franker on bis promotion to the rank of Lieutrna.nt.

G. I. Fung on bis obtain ing a Medical Scholarship.

F. B. Green on his promotion to the ra nk of Captain.

H. J. Griffith on his promotion to the rank of Pilot Officer, Royal Air Force.

F. R. Jacob's on bis obtaining the degree of Bach elor of Laws ( LL.B. ) N. Isaacs on his promotion to the rank of Lieuten:lnt.

C. C. Lo w-a -Chee on his obtaining the Bachelor of Arts Degree.

H. M cPherson on bis p romotion to the rank of Lieutenant.

R. M . Nicholson on his appointment as assistant master, Jamaica College, J amaica.

N. Nobbs on h is obtaining a M edical Scholarship.

W. R. A . P ilgrim o n his p ro motion co the rank of Flying Officer, Ro y.1f Air Force.

Revd. D . W . H . P ollard on his obtaining the Bachelor of A rts Degree in French.

R . C. G. Potter, B.A., on his appointment as County Inspector of Schools.

A . Rodrigues on his promotion to tbe rank of Lieutenant.

B. Singh on his obtaining a M edical Scholarship .

Lie utenant M . Tu rpin on the occasion of his being awarded the Military Cross ( M .C.) Mr. W al ton on his promotion to the rank of Lieut. -Commander of a Dest royer.

F . W illiams on his obtaining a M edical Scholarship.

R. D. Wrong on his promotion co the rank of ~ieucenanc.

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Notable D epacture~ :

ALERT, C. V . ( 1937- 44 ) - Government County ScboJa ·, 19 37: Scl10,)I Certificate, ] 942 ( Exemption from London Matric. ) ; Percival Exbi bitio ner, 1942· 'Queen' s College Scholar, 1943 ; School Prefect 1943; Fotball colours and Captain of Football 194 3 ; Sergeant in Cadet Corps.

BANNISTER, C. 1935- 43 ) -Athletic Colours 1942; Cricket and Football Colours 1943; Senior Champion 1943 ; C1ptain of Cricket 1943.

CHAN, C.H. ( 1938-44) - Government County Scholar 1938; School Certificate 1943 (Exemption from London Matric. ); School Prefect 1944.

CARTER, K. M. C. W. ( 1936- 44) -Government Junior Scholar 1939; School Certificate 19 41 ( Exemption from London Matric. ) ; London Higher School Certificate 1943 ( Exemption from lnr.er.-B.A. ); School Prefect 1943.

CHANDRA, F. A. (_ 194 2- 44 ) - London Higher School Certificate 194 3; Guiana Scholarship I 944.

FUNG, S. I. (1936- 44 ) -Government County Scholar 1936; School Certificate 1941 (Exemption from London Matric. ) ; London Higbee School Certificate 194 3 ( Exemp ions from lnter.-B.Sc. and First Medical ) ; School Prefect 194 3; Captain of .. C '' House 194 3.

HING-CHEONG, R. K. ( 1934- 44 ) -School Certificate 194 J (Exemption from London Matric. J ; Q.C. Scholar 1942; School Prefect 1942 ; London Higher Schoo! Certificate 1943 ( Exemption from lnrer.-B.Sc. ) .

JONES . T. R. ()936- 44 ) -Government County Scholar 1936; School Certificate 194 1 t Exemption from London Matric.) Percival Scholar 1941· Lo·n don Higher School Certificate 1943; School Prefect 1943 ; L/ Cpl. in Cadet Corps.

MOORE, J. D. M. ( 1935---44)--Ccntcnary Exhibitioner 1937; School Certificate 1941 ( Exemption frchn London Matric.) ; Queen's College Scholar 1942; School Pcefect 1942; London Higber School Certificate 1943 ( Exemptions from Inter. -B.Sc. and First Medical ) ; Head Prefect and Captain of Sctiool 1943 ; Cappin of " B " Hous~ 1943- 44.

RICHMOND, A. P. 13. ( 1936- 44 ) -Cent~nary .l;!xhibitioner 1936; School Certificat~ J 941 (Exempti9n from London f',,iatric. ); Qu~en's College Scholar 19 4-2; School Prrf~cc 19 4 Z; London Higher Schogl Certificate 194 '3 (Exemption from Jr ~r.-B. J\. J; Capea.in u A " House l 941-=-H,

,SMIT H. W. H.. (193 7- 44)=-:iCentr,n ry E~hib~io!'!rr 193 ; School Cerrjfi .. .\\ e 191.Z. (_g_tmptiofl . f9Pl .911{lor1 M..~trk. ) : <:?ueen ·~ Co1l~~c §ch Jar

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THIERENS P. A. ( 1936-44) -Govern ment County Scholar 193 6; Certificate 1941 (E xemption from London Matric.) ; London School Certificate 1943 (Exemp tion froni l nrer.-B.A.); School 1944.

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Other Depa rtures : Annama ntbodo. H . H .; Chabrol, C. S.; Chalmers, A. F. ; Chow, D . M .

(Schoo.I Prefect) ; Edghill, J . S.; Evelyn-M oe, S. ; Fitz-Gibbon, D . P. ; Francis, Q. C. R . ; Fredericks, J . (School Cert. 194 3) ; Gibson, Q. S. ; Gomes, A. A.; ~oring, G. (School Prefect) ; Goring, N. L.; G reaves, E. G. · Gunraj, E. A. (School Prefect) · Hardyal, S. D. S. ; Haly, P. J . C. ; J acob, V. R.; Khan, E . J. A. (School Prefect, Cape. of Cricket, 1944) ; Lall, R. A. ;' Lee, M. E.; Lee, T. A.; Low, R. E. (School Prefect) ; Manson H ing, J . B. (School Prefec t, London Higher) ; Manson H ing, L. R. (School Certificate) ; Mitchell, H. L. ; N icol, D . G. ; Nicol, W . J .; Rayma n, H. (School Prefect) ; Sagar, D.; Singh, B. ( First Medical ) ; SmeJlie, I. J .; Schuler, N . J . : Storey, A. N. (School Cerrific:i te) ; Watson, C. E. P.; W estma.1s, R. 0 . (School Prefect, School Certificate ) ; W illiams, H. E.

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J. H. Adams. N . Barclay, H. N. Barclay, D. R. Bernard, H. A. G. Best, C. E. M . Boland, R. N. F. Boland , R. F. V. Boland , G. H . Branker, R . S. Boodhoo, N. E. Burrowes, J. W. Carter, Chace R am, H. L. Cheong, E. C. Cheong, R . R. Chin, K. McN. Croal, A. H . E. D annett, R. L. Clarke, E. A. Dennison. F. G. de Souza, D. I. D rayton, G. va n R . de W eever, J. A. Dummett, H. 0. Edwards, F. A. B. Farrar, R. L. F einmese r, M . G. Fitzpat rick, A. G. Fung-a-Fat, N. L. Fung, D . W. Fung, R. V. Gask in, R . A. Ho, W. Hope, J . A. Hopkinson, L. A. J ackman, S. M. N . J aikaran, V. C. Johnson, E. A. N . Joseph, W . J agdeo, L. R . M . Kerry, D . R . M . Kerry, H. R. Khan, G. J. Lea ndro, R. G. Lee, N . A Lee Ow n, C. V . Lewis, R . V . Luck, I. J. McWatt, M. E. Mil ler, R. V. Moore, E. L. Murray L. B. Moss, K. N araine, N. E. C. Nassy, G. D . Nicholson, E . B. Nicholson, R. R . Nicholson, J. A. C. Ouckama, A. M . Owen, J . W. Perry, G. E. A . Perry, H. Persaud, C. C. Persaud, D. A. Philips, K. E. D. P otter, J. 0. V. Rafferty, S. Rahaman, R. R .

Ramdeholl. S. Rampball, S. L R amsaboye. T. R. Rhodes, E. N. Rickford, H. R. Sam, Samnatb, A. Sankar. R . C. Savory, L. D . Shaw, N . J . Shuler, K. M. Sue-a-Quan, E. W. Subryan, W. L. Subryan, -C. M. R. Sw ingler, C. R. Taitt, C. V. Too Chung, C. 0 , Tgllqch, T ti, Whit~ing'Plam, E1 C. Yhap, r .

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PRRZE LIST 1942- 3 PREP. FORM : -

1st Prize 2nd 3rd

T . J . Smellie.

F. A. Follm-Smirh.

J . D . Bernard.

FORM I :-

I st Prize 2nd 3rd

J . C. Elder.

1. R. D. Grierson.

I. E. W. Searle.

FORM II B :-

I st Prize 2nd ,, j cd

A. Osman.

N. 0. Linton.

V. R. Chan.

FORM II A: -

I st Prize 2nd ,, Jed

S. M. Insanally.

F. I. Low -a-Chee.

B. A. E yre.

FORM Ill B :-

I st Prize 2nd ,, 3rd

R. L. Edwards.

N. S. E. Cameron.

N. A. Chan.

FORM III A:-

I st Prize 2nd ,, Jrd

P. A. Bacchus.

W. A. Stephens.

D . l. Yenkana.

f ORM IV B P ar.

I st Piize 2nd ,, 3 rd

D . A. Ki ssoon.

M. W. Carter.

V. B. Chu -See-Nam.

FORM IV B :-

I st Prize 2nd ,, J rd

M. E. Won g.

L. R. bl a.

R. E. Smirb.

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W. 1-1. L. Allsopp.

L. M . R. Kawall.

A. B. Rhodes.

FORM V :-

Engli,h History G eography Languages Mathematics Science ....

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Q. M. S. Richmond.

C. E. Barker.

R. 0. WestmJas. Q. M. S. Richmond.

L. R . Manson-Hing.

Q. M. S. Richmond.

Q. M. S. R ichmond.

FORM VI : -

English History Geography Languages Mathematics Physics and Chemi&try Botany and Zoology

M. De V. Delph .

C. E . P. Jupiter.

K. A. L. Browne.

P . A. Thierens 0. M: Valz M. E. Belgrave.

T. R. Jones.

J. D. M . Moore.

GARDENING PRIZE : FORM Ill B FORM III A

R. L. Edwards.

W. A. Fung-a-Ling.

DRAWING PRIZE : S ENIOR SCHOOL JUNIOR

Q. M. S. Richmond.

W. A. Phan g.

Q.C. PRIZES : Prizes award ed to bo)â&#x20AC;¢s who by force of example. good work and interest in school

activiti,s h ave made the greatest endeavour to f11nhe1 1he progress of the school.

SENIOR PRIZE JUNIOR

C. E. P . Jupiter.

J . S. Edghill.

H ODGSON CUP FOR SHOOTING MOULDER CUP FOR JUNIOR CRICKET .. ..

W. K. Manson - Hing.

F . R. Wills.

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University of London-Higher School Exdmination.

R esults of 19 43 Examination.

BROWN, K. A. L. K. C. M. W. CHANDRA, F. A. CHIN, J. E. * DELPH, G. B. DELPH, M. de V. * FUNG, S. I. GORING, C. A. I. HARDY AL, S. D. S. HING-CHEONG, R. K. JONES, T. R. JUPITER, C. E. P. KAWALL, K. LUCK, L. C. MANSON-HING, J . B. * MOORE, J. D. M. t RICHMOND , A. P. B. T ALUM, M. I. t THIERENS, P. A. VALZ, 0. M .

t CARTER.

Results of 1944 Examination.

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Results of 1943 Examination.

ARCHER, E. S. C. J. E. BELL, D. A. BOYCE, G. P. BUTSCHER, R. H. A. * CHAN, C. H. CHAN, F. G. DAVIDSON, L. A.

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* ALLSOPP, W. H. L. * ARCHER. E. L.

* BARNWELL,

C. N. BECKETT, J . P. T. BOYCE, G. P. BROOMES, D. R. CARTER. M. W. * CHABROL, J. 0. S.

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19 43

Examina tion.

Results of 19-14 Examination.

* EDWARDS, W. G.

* DRAYTON , H. A .

. FREDERICKS, J. GUY ADEE . K. D. * KHAN , A. A. LOW. E. E. MAN ON -HING, L. R. * MASSIAH. S. S. * MOORE. G. E. T. RAHAMAN , M. S. H .

• RICHMOND , Q. M. S. STOREY, A. N. STOREY, J . E. • SUE-A -QUAN. D. A. VAN SERTIMA. G. A. S. • WESTMAAS. R. 0. * WILLIAMS, C. A. WILLIAMS . H. E. WOOLFORD, R . V.

EDGHILL. H. B. GASKIN, G. A, * KAWALL. L. M. R. LEE , P. W. LEU , P. E. OWEN . J. E. C. PARRIS . R. C. F. * PEST ANO, C. N .

PHANG. W . R. PHILLIPS. W. R. C. * RAMSAMMY . J. R. * RHODES . A. B. C. * SAM , E. L. STOREY. A. N. * TING-A-KEE. R. P. A. WHITEHEADJ N. WILLIAMS . C. V. WILLIAMS. H. E.

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Percival House.

Hou3e Master

MR. E. 0. PILGRIM, B.Sc.

Assistant llousc Mu trrs

MR. N. E. CAMERO . M.A. MR. D. W. H. POLLARD. B.A. MR. S. R. R. ALLSOPP. B.A.

ll ouse Captains

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A. P. B. RICHMOND (19 4 3-44).

P. A. D. ALLSOPP ( 1944- 45).

Prefects

J. E. P. COX. G. B. DELPH. F. 0. PILGRIM. Q. RICHMOND. C. A. WILLIAMS. S. E. WILSON.

The last record of our activities was most pleasing in chat it gave an account of an unbroken series of¡ successes, but since then we have conti nued our progress with the attitude of caution rather than tha t of confidence.

In the football competition we took the lead after some hard and exciting matches our success being mainly due to the efficient team work of the First Eleven. During the last six or seven years our football was usually very feeble a nd once ou r total at the end of a competition was actually one point-we can th~refore consider ourselves as having had the valuable experience of 'climbing on stepping scones of our dead selves co higher things.'

The cricket competiL ion was begun with the determination to forge ahead once more, but our efforts were impulsive and showed clear signs of insufficient practice. We howevr.r compared favourably with the others and were placed third.

Our winning of th Athletic and Standard Point Shields chis year was most heartening for w e all pulled our weight to gain these successes. We bad tbc greatest number of entries for the entire competiLion, a fact which illustra tes the ardour of Lhe House and particularly that of the junior boys.

The House is greatly indebted ro young Bacchus, the under 13 champion, who also did quite well in some under 15 events, and to C. A. Williams, the ¡ Senio r Champion.

This record will nor be complete wichour a ment ion of the House's social activities for the year-the House 'feed.' The 'feed' was held in combination with D'Urban House and the riva l H ouses joined in food and gladness with a merriment which by itself made the social a success. Everyone was pleased w ith the a fter-supper entertain ment which was efficiently organised and directed by F. 0 . Pilgrim. It was at this function chat we were told

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that our House Master, Mr. E. 0. Pilgrim, B.Sc., was due to retire at the end of the school year. Mr. Pilgrim has been the bead of "A" House for the greater part of his forty years at this College and even when he will have left us we shou ld each show appreci;icion of his example of leadership 11ot so much by transitory praises as by emulation.

P. A. D. ALLSOPP,

House Captain.

" B II

Raleigh House.

/-louse M<tslcr

MR. H. A. M. BECKLES. B.A.

Assistant House Masters

MR. C. I. DRAYTON,

House Captains

J. D. M. MOORE ( 1943-44); E. E. LOW ( 1944-45) .

Vice-Capta in

G. E. T . MOORE ( 1944-4 5) .

House Prefects

E. S. ARCHER. H. 0. DEWAR. R. E. MORRIS. G. A. S. VAN SERTIMA.

MR. H. PERSAUD.

The year has not been a successful one for Raleigh House in the line of sport. We were unfortunate in coming last in Athletics, but this defeat lies mainly in the fact chat an insufficient number of boys tried to gain standard points for the House. In the near future ''B"' ¡House will be looking forw ard expectantly to her athletes, for at present \Ve have a fine group of youngsters who should prove their m$rit if they train hard enough. But remember, these boys will onl y prove successful if the rest of the House backs them up and gives them the support they need by gaining as many standard points as possible.

In football we came third, but we have a goodly number of footba llers now wbo should give the other Houses stiff competition during the coming football season.

In cricket, after a brilliant scare we failed in the deciding round againet " C ' House, and were unfortunate in end in g up second in the 1944 House Cricket Competition. R. E. Mouis is to be congratulated on hitting up a century agai nst ''A'' House. We must also congratulate Pairaudeau of "C" House on. making a not out ccn tury against us.

As usual, our annual House Party was a real success. Owing to the war, we were not able to provide ourselves with rhc choicest of morsels, but with what we h ad we enjoyed ourselves tremendously.

We were very sorry to lose Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Watson at the .end of the school year, but we surely wish them a bright future. It is needless to say that the school owes ;i lot to these masters, who did their work so veil whit~ ;it ~lJ~ College.

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Many old " B " House boys ace either doing active war work or pursuing studies abroad. To these boys, on behalf of ''B'' House, I send our best wishes for their success and know that they will strive tbeir utmost to uphold the loved tradition of ''B" House.

We all know that united we stand and divided we fall; therefore, let us stand firmly together and strive with all O\H strength to do our best and bring forth victory in the coming year.

The best of l uck, Raleigh House.

E. E. LOW.

"C" /Jouse Mw;ter ... .

A5sistant J/ ouse Ma st rs

Austin House.

MR. J . H. BEVIS, B.Sc. MESSRS. J . N. CHUNG. C. E. BARKER.

L. E. DOW. · I-louse Captai11 House Prefects

C. E. BARKER. K. D.

, UY ADEE N. F. GORDON.

"Austi n House is the House of surprises"-this, tbe remark of an old " C" House Capra.in was pro ved a true one by ··c· House's part in the House Com.petitions of the last year. In football, we were only able to gain .second p lace. This was a disappointing surprise, be~ause we h;d come co look on the Football Shield as ou r own peculiar prope~ty, having won it on the three previous occasions.

Jn the Cricket Competition held later in the year. an even greater surp.rise was forthcoming from Austin House- .this time a very pleasa n t one.

We carried off rbe Cricket Shield, which had been out of our hands since 1940.

At the start of this Competition our hopes were not very high, and when the final round came we were only third.

But the F ina l Round proved that one very vital fac tor had been overlooked- the Austin Ho use fighting spirit. Pieced as we were against the potential champions, an o ther H ouse w o uld have succumbed. But not Austin! It was here. that Pairaudeau seized the opportunity of making his brilliant century-and i t was here that it was most needed! Indeed the who!e House seemed inspired by the colossal total of 231 ( for 8 ) mad,e by our first eleve n, and our second' and third elevens were triumphant as well. The result was that Raleigh.

House _gained a mere 5 points t ou t of 2 2 possible ) .

Tbus we were v~c~, to rio us. I would like to congratu late Pairaudeau and Edghill c;>n their fin batting perform;mces, and also Morris of "B" House on his century aiains~ "A' House.

These no es would be incoin pl te wichout some mention of Geoffrey Lord, a former Captain of Austin , vho represented the colony very c edit·· bly in th~ r~c~n~ Cricket Tourna!]l~nt aga inst Barbados, T() Geqff. we wi ~

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all future success. We cannot help feel in g rlut as long as sbe produces such feUows as Lord and Pairaudeau, " C'' House will remain-the Champion House of the School.

C. E. BARKER. II

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D'Urban House.

lfouse Mast~r •...

Assistant Hou5e Mll.lill'rs

MR. H. V. TAITT, M.A. MR. CHUNILALL. B.A. MR. THORNE. B. Com. MR. BUR ' HAM, B.A.

House Captain Vice-Captain ....

L. A. CHIN. J. Mc D. HARLEY.

The year has not been as successful for '·D" House as the previous one, and the chief reason for our failure in the field was due to rhc lack of athletic tem pe.ramen t in the senior boys.

In Athletics, at the 1943 meeting "A" House won the shield and w~ were runners-up.

This year we were placed third.

Our defeats in botb meetings were due to the small number of standard points gained by the House. However, the fine display put up by some of the younger members of the House is a convincing sign that in the near future ··o·· House will regai n the shield it has so many times held. Our record in atbktics is most enviable, for since the consti tution of the House there has never been :m occasion on which we did not gain either the fi[st, second or third places.

I sincerely hope that tbe present members of the House will strive [O uphold this record which the old boys worked so bard to attain.

In cricket we were last. Our 1st XI was far below the strength of the ocher Houses.

In football we were last, ag.1i n a weak 1st XI was our downfall.

Toe Annual House Party was held in conju nction with ''A" House and in the opinion of everyone it was the best in years,.

Pilgrim of ··A'· House muse be complimented for entertaining us so admirably.

During the year we were very sorry · to lose our House Master, Mr. Watson, who left these shores for England, and we take this opportunity of wishing him every success for the future. Ac the same time we had to welco.me our new House Master, Mr. H. V. Taitt, formerly of "A'' House and it is co be hoped that the boys will give him every assistance in furthering the prestige and prosperity of the House.

In con cl us ion it should be noted that '·D' House has nqt done very badly, but with a littl e more effort and that sporting spirit typ~c. l of "D" House we shall no doubt regain the top posi tion we have so often held. May 11 success attend "D'' House in the comi:1g re,11.

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CR CKET

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by W. PHILLIPS.

The year began very promising for us with the defeat of the B.G.C.C. Unfortunately we never got the opportunity to follow up this victory because a number of matches were abandoned due to the heavy rainfall of Guiana's " Spr.ing". We suffered terribly from these abandoned ma cc hes because other dubs were still able to play and gain points.

There were a lot of new additions to the team this year which at first had a detrimental effect on the standard of play.

The reason for this was that there was no second eleven to season them first. Nevertheless the team was able to put up a good show and the good play of the older members like Morris, Khan, Agard and Pairaudeau helped us wonderfulJy. Meanwhile, rbe newcomers were gradually improving. towards the end of the season and in addition Archers bowling was becoming very effective.

Ac the same rime the difficulty of finding opening batsmen to replace Bannister and Woolford was solved by Pairaudeau and Phillips. so chac by the end of the year the team bad once more regained its high standard of play. and the newcomers like Archer, Cox, EdghiU and Marks began ro show up.

Lare in the year rbe team was greatly helped by the co::icbing of Mr. J. A. Veerasawmy.

This was evident in the House Matches---EdghiU's steady scoring 60 and 82. the centuries by Morris and Pairaudeau with good scoring from Da Silva, Marks and Gaskin. The Shield was eventually won by ' C " House after a thrilling match against ''B" House, the runmrs- up. The bowling performances of Archer and Cox, are also worthy of mention. Another ycry commendable fe.lt was the breaking of rhe third eleven record by Persaud who scored a century against "A" House.

In the Jacob Cup Competition (Inter-Collegiate ) we defeated St. Stan islaus Coll ege after they had defeared Berbice High School. St. Stan isl a us pll c up a very good fight especially the tail-end batsmen, 0 Connor being the star of their side. We were given a good stare by Pairaudeau ( 20 ) and Bannister (24), then midwa y in cbe innings Agard gave us a flashy 48.

In the second innings Phillips gave us a well made score of 23, while Morris made ¡a good 45. . Archer came out with the bowling honours for us.

In conclusion it is to be hoped that w ith the good foundati on of ¡ youngsters created we may be able to enter first division cricket and show the Islands that we, too. have Intercolonials among us.

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CRICKET CHARACTERS. E. KHAN. -Captain of the team. A good batsman and a slow spin bowler with a good off and leg break and an effective top spin. Could do with more pace in his delivery. A. poor f ieldsman.

R. MORRIS.- A good batsman . but too erratic, should try to develop more patience. A very effective spin bowler bur is incliried to bowl bis googlie too often.

A very slack fieldsman who should be more energetic.

C. AGARD.- A good batsman when on the go.

Tries too much style which is usually the cause of h~s downfall. A very good left hand t op-spin bowler who brea ks the ball both ways. A very good fie]ds-

man.

B. PAIRAUDEAU- A prom1S1ng youngster who has already become one of the dependable batsmen of the side. At presen t opening batsman.

Bowls a good off-break but should t ry to stick to either pace or spin.

A good fieldsman.

H. EDGHILL- A newcomer to the team who suddenly improved to show himself as one of the te:im' s best batsmen.

A good spin-bowler and a good fieldsman.

Q. RICHMOND.- A good and dependable batsm:rn who was unable to play much th.is ye:ir owing to illness.

D. MARKS.- A promisin g newcomer with the b t. who also shows ability behind the wickets.

E. ARCHER.- Another newcomer to the team who blossomed into an excellent bowler in rbe latter pare of tbe season. He is a fasr left-hander ~ho swi ngs the ball. Med iocre batsman but has been showing signs of improvement lately. A poor fie ldsm an.

J. COX.- A slow spin bowler and a good hitter, but very unorthodox. good faldsm:rn.

A

E. SAM.- A promising youngster with tbe bat, bur tries to score all his runs by cutting. A fair fic ldsm:m wbo c:m be used as a wicker-keeper.

Did well in House mat bes.

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C. BARNWELL--A good spin bowler who should t ry to cor rect his ac tion, which looks like a pelt. A sl u gger that should try batting with his spectacles. A very energetic fieldsm an.

M . FISHER.- A fair batsman who at one time showed promise. keeper who needs a lot of coaching. bo;Ier.

A wicketCan be used as a substitute pace

W . SMITH- A batsma n who has impro ved greatly of lace.

A good fields-

man.

C. V . ALERT- A fair pace bowler, a trying bat. a poor field sman.

W . PHILLIPS. -Our captain , a very skilful and ene rge tic lead r for the te.am.

A defensive batsm an wh o ca n al ways be depended upo Q for some runs.

A very good fast bowler who swings the b all both ways. but should concentrate on his length more. A sou nd fie ldsman .- -[ C. A.]

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by J . E. P. COX.

Through the efforts of Mr. R . E. Boilers, and also beca use of the bJ rd practice p ut in by the players t hemselves the school 's .football sho wed a d efi nite rise in quality.

Although not very successful in the junior footba ll compet1.t1ons, the w hole team was determined to win tbe Inter-Col legiate D ias Cup. The gam e for th is cup was fast and exciting all the wa y through, and be th through l uck and good playing we finall y em erged rhc v ictors, defeating S .

Stanislaus by two 2 ) goa ls to one ( 1) . As usual the defence was stron g an d stead y, and the fo rwa rds played surprisingly well.

During the Centenary week celebrations the school eleve n opposed a tc:1m co m pc:;cd main ly of Old Boys w ho won th e 19 J 7 Junior L eague. From start ro fi ni:: this was a ve ry fast and rbri1ling march fa irly even ly bal anced , with t he ol d boys p laying pretty a nd well planned football , but youth in the end o ~e rcam e exper ience and the school eleven won b)' two goals to one.

Our t eam, however, still has a weak forwa rd 1.ine which can only be strengthened by consta n t practice and co ncentration o n shooting.

D uring the year outstandi ng players included M. Da S ilva our present Vice-C ap tain who tackles well at right half, and kicks hard with both feet; W. R. C. Phillips o ur fo rmer rock-like centre-half, who b as now left us ; M. Bola nd w ho is hard working at left full back a nd packs a p o werful kick; C..

A . A . Agard who distributes wel l at centre-hal f and also p lays fair at innerright. but he often dribbl es too much, and should concrntrate on his shooting mo re. D m ing the latter pa rt of the yea r some promising youngsters w ere incl uded in the team and with steady practi:e they should go far in footbal l. I refer to D . Marks and H . Leal.

And so w ith new and old talent mixed. better f9otball ,n 1945 .

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look for wa rd to brighter and

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TENNIS NOTES

by E. E . LOW. The progress of tennis during this school year has been very favourable.

M.rny of the Sixth Formers ha ve taken advantage of tbe privilege of the use of the tennis courts at Thomas Lands; and on three afternoons every week, enthusiastic players can be seen practising with a will.

At the beginning of the present school year, as is usu.111 y tbe case at the start of a new school year, the tennis club had very few members, the majority having left school the previous term. To be exact, we had on ly six regular pl ayi ng members and there seemed to be no prospective members in view until Novcr:1ber.

In November, the School celebrated its Centenary a nd special games were ura nged between the masters, prese nt boys and old boys. As a part of these celebration games, a tennis tournament was arranged between the Masters and boys. The M asters were represented by such sta hvarcs as Capt. H. Nobbs, and Messrs. E. 0. Pilgrim, H : A . M . Beck les. J . H. Bevis, H . V. Taitt and C. E. Ba rker. The representatives of the boys were J. E. P. Cox, J. Harley, D . A . Sue- A -Quan , C. A. Williams, F . Cannon, and myself.

The afternoon was bright and the games started punctually at 4.30 p.m.

All the â&#x20AC;˘6 am es were tborough l.y enjoyed by both masters and boys, and the masters arc to be congratulated on the fine show they put up. Unfortunatel y fo r tbC'm , but fortunately for us, we were able to defeat them by winning three sets to two. Tbe most thrilling ma rch of the d y was that between Messrs.

Beckles and Taitt- Cox and Harley. and this ended in a victory for the boys when it was so da rk that the ball could barely be seen. It would have been bard to tell the result if the light had no t fa iled.

As a direct result of the tournament, enthusiasm was seined up among the Sixth Formers and many voiced their desire to join the Club. A mee ing was held for the purpose of electing a captain and enrolling new members.

I was elected captain and the membership of the Tennis Club ro~e from six to seventeen. A small subsc; iption fee was charged sole! y for the purpose of purchasing new balls.

Special thanks must l: e given to Mr. J . N iles. our games master, for his willing help and advice, and without whose co-operation the boys wou'. d not have the opportunity of enjoying tennis on regular afternoons.

During the Spring T erm chis year, a do ubles tournamen t was run between ourselves and Harley and W . H. L. Allsopp came out as the champion pair. le is hoped that in the future, more tournamen ts will be arra nged between the masters and the boys.

In conclusion, I woul d like t.o say that lnere is great room for improvement and it is only by ~9ns~arn and s~ri9us p ract!ce that the ~~. ndar:1 c:f tc!1n(~

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CHESS NOTES .

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The past yea.r has been a very successful one as far as Chess is concerned.

In the McShine Inter-School Chess Competition we ma113ged to come out on top, winning the McShine Cup for the third consecutive year. The competition was very keenly contested among ourselves, St. Stanislaus, and Central High Schools. We were defeated in the first match by Central High School, gaining only 1 ?/i points out of 4- our No. 2 Richmond drew, and Archer and Fraser, Nos. 3 and 4 .lost- and until we played St. Stanislaus our chances were none too bright. But our victory of 3-1 over the latter school gave us first place, 路half a point in front of the runners-up. In this final match, Richmond, our No. 2 lost, after a bard struggle, to Thompson of St. Stanis~ Jaus. The final score shows the keen rivalry between the schools- Q.C. 4 Yz ; St. Stanislaus 4; C.H.S. 3 }'2 .

Flushed with our victory in the McShine Cup Competition, we entertained high hopes of avenging the defeat inflicted on us by the Masters the . previous year. But our hopes were somewhat illusory, for the Masters put up very strong opposition and the final score read-Boys 2 0 ;路 Masters 2 0 . In thi~ match Barker and Fraser, No. I and 4, lost to Mr. Cameron and Mr. Pilgr'im respective] y; Archer and Jonas, Nos. 3 and 5, defeated Mr. Burnham and Mr. Barker respectively ; while Richmond, No. 2 drew with Mr. Bevis.

During the past year several of our chess players have participated in tournaments at the B.G. Chess Club. In the Junior Championship of 路the 路 Colony, 8 out of 12 entrants were Q.C. boys. Three of these ( Barker, Hoplinson and Furman- the latter two ~re under 12 years of age) won the three prizes offered in this competition. In the Colony Open Speed Championship Tourney, 5 out of 11 entrants were Q.C. boys. Considering their inexperience in such tournaments, the Q.C. players did very well.

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THAT S~cket of IV A wears cross-gartered stockings to school.. ....

THAT the bill for refreshing che cast of " Twelfth Night'' came to the grand total of $72.64 ... .'Bullec' one of the non-speakers accounted for approximately $70.01.

THAT Malvolio' s paunch was NOT false.... . .

THAT Young-Bup was caught reading 'HAMLET' at the first perfo rmance of '1"welfi:h Night\

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THAT Pemya of the Vlth depends on a microscope for seeing himself rn the mirror ..... .

THAT Rumpelstiltski n has be.en suffering from frequent 'nigbtmuirs' lately ....

THAT 'Olivia' has been elected Q.C's. Pin -up girl.

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THAT 'Old Bogues' s' bike must be treated with reverence; i.t' s old enough to be HIS father ..... . .,, ..,.

THAT Maria illustrated the Elizabethan Servant Question admirably.

THAT 'Becks' said he ........ was once mistaken for Paul Robeson.'

THAT Herb bas taken over "ECCE' S" train service.

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THAT Sto's Stocabulary has increased considerably since becoming 'Seargent' in the Cadets.

THAT despite the absence of one of the cast from the New Amsterdam performance of 'Twelfth N ight' he was complimented on his pe rformance in the papers :- they were n~ doubt pleased with bis absence.

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THAT the 'orchestra' provided at that same feed has been sued for disturbin g the town' s ¡ rubbish-bins.. ... .

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MAGISTE·RIAL MONOLOGUES. (By THE POET LAUREATE) .

I. HOGUS BOGUS.

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall Humpty Dumpty had a great fall If he had done as he'd been told He' d still have been as good as gold.

Humpty Dumpty my black hen From little boys make gentlemen Oh my foolish little lamb It' s a paralellellellogcam.

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I remember, I remember, The place where I was born, The weather: was always perfect; There was ne'er a rainy morn, And up to just the other day It had not rained a drop, they say.

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entenary Celebrations

We began fittin gly w icb a Thanksgiving Service at St. George's Cathedr. 1 on Sunday, August 6, and gave thanks to God that we had come through a hundred years with creditable progress. We were very fortunate in having wilh us Canon Far.car, an old boy, to preach the Centena ry Sermon.

On Monday, 7th August. there was a Conversazione for Old Boys and Masters.

As tbc holidays were ac ha nd, there was an interval in the Celebrations, but we resumed in September with the following programme :1.

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THE CENTENARY SERVICE. The Old Boys' Association and the School joined in the opening event of the School's Centenary Celebrations and although everything was arranged and directed by the Association, and will probably be fully reported in their forthcoming Centenary Number, we¡ thin~. fo r purposes of record if nothing else, that it should be mentioned in the year's School Magazine.

Ir was on Sunday afternoon, August 6, 1 944, that the Celebrations were opened with a Centenary Service at St. George' s Cathedral.

The great majority of the boys were there, and a fine group they lo.oked, every man with a bright school tie ( rare sight !) . The occasion also afforded an opportunity for the Old Boys to come together in all the splendour of their academic gowns and other decorations, and we are also thankful to the many ladies who were present.

The Service was conducted before a full cathedral by the Rev. W. A. Sears, and an attractive sermon preached by the Rev. Canon P . A. Farrar, both Old Boys.

Two more shared the organ- Messrs. P . B. C. Bowen and H. N. Chapman-Edwards.

Sfr John Verity represented the Governor, who was at the time in England on leave, and His Lordship the Bishop of Guiana was also present and read the first lesson .

The ceremony began at a quarter' to five and lasted just over an hour, and printed programmes of the order of service were used.

The School song len t new splendour with this added volume, and the National Anthem closed the proceedings.

We should mention a word of congratul ation to the Old Boys for the inspiring success of the ceremony, and a word of thanks to our Prefects and Scouts for helping in the orderly arrangement and distribution of programmes.

NOTE.- The actual date of the Centenary was August 5th, as that is the date of the official opening of the school by the Church of England a century ago, but the Service was held on August 6th as that was the Sunday ,:icar~st the exact date,

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TWELFTH

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It is 8 p.m ., Thursday 16th November, 1944, the fifty ytal' 9ld curtair\ bearing the arms of B .G. rises slowly; we are now in Duke Orsino's Court; the soft strains of music die away, the love sick Duke in answering tones begins

If muStC be tbe food of love, play on; Gi ve me excess of it .. and thus commences the Queen's College Centenary presentation-Shakespeare's " Twelfth Night. " The play was performed before an apprec1at1ve and sizeable audience among whom were His Excellency Sir Gordon Lethem and the Bishop of Guiana, and when the curtain went down for the last time at about 11.30 every one was pleased, His Excellency expressing his pleasure and enjoyment in a¡ witty speech. 'Fhere were others who enthusiastically declared that it was the best of its kind they had ever seen in British Guiana. ,,.

The quality of the acting was fairly good and though, as a critic " A."J.S. " subsequently noted, the actors sometimes lacked that emotional fervour necessary for putting over some parts, they yet acquitted themselves creditably especially considering the fact that they were green amateurs and school boys at that. Malvolio ( Frankie Pilgrim ) that "affection ' d ass" was the object of much favourable comment, while the sack-loving Sir Toby Belch.

(Evan Wong ), the foolish knight Sir Andrew Aguecheek (W. H . L . Allsopp ), Maria ¡ (C. N. Pestano ) that 'most excellent devil of wit'' and Feste ( Val Smith) the musical and inimitable jester moved the audience co laughter time and again. Philip Allsopp as Duke Orsino acted his part with feeling and understanding while David Kissoon was the embodimenr of versatility in bis dual role of Viola and Cesario, and Terry Lee who looked adorably sweet was impressive in his interpretation of Olivia s pare.

The costumes contributed greatly to the success of the play, being as they were, colourful and attractive but yet appropriate. Olivia's beauty was emphasized by her becoming coiffure and dresses, both when draped in black she mourned her brother's death and when beautifu lly attired in yellow she sought the love of Cesario. Orsino and his lords complete with capes and baldrics of fine colours looked like figures of romance as also did rhe black"

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garbed, yellow stockinged Malvolio ; whil e that " Salt water thief" Antonio (D. A. R. Carrington ) resembled one of those colourful characters we read of and see pictured in such books as ' 'Black Swan '' and " Sea Hawk.''

Realistic colour and splendour were to be seen not only in the costumes but ¡~lso in ~he stage properties, most of w,hich were designed and made by four .<?19 . boys, Messrs. R. G. Sharples, G. Phillips, J . Edghill and C. Ridley.

The i~terior of the Duke's palace was something fine to look at with its red and black curtains on which were carefully designed escutcheons, all of these being accentuated by brilliant lighting. In the ''Drinking Scene" the true atmosphere was captured ; there were the drinkers carousing around a plain table and in a room which w ould have been dark were it not for a dim light and a red glow from the fireside. In these two scenes as in all the others the stage and spot lights were used to great advantage, and added very much to the enjoyment of the play.

So highl y was the play thought of that at the second show on Friday 17th November, there was a very large a udience, while at the Matinee Show on Saturday, 18th N ovember, at 6.00 p.m. the hall was crowded.

The cast also played before packed houses at Buxton on 24th and New Amster~ dam on February 1st.

The size of the audience. at the M atinee Show on Saturday 18th was due chiefly to t~e presence of a large number of students from the Bishops' High School and the secondary schools who are studying " Twelfth Night'' for the School Certificate of the Oxford and Cambridge Joint Board and the Cambridge University respectively. This actually had been Mr. Baldwin's idea when he was Senior E nglish Master at Q~een's College ; for in a talk to the Dramatic Club early in 1944 he advised the members to make their annual production a Shakespearian play preferably the one being studied for the School Certificate Examinations. Consequently, when plans were being made for the Queen' s College Centenary Celebrations, he decided to stage " Twelfth Night, " and although he had to leave to take up an appointment with the British Council in Brazil, his plan was successfully executed by Rev."'b. ¡w . H. Pollard, Assistant Master ( Acting) . . M.r. Baldwin's iqspiration and Mr. Pollard's execution would however, hav~ :come to nothi~g had not the Old Boys' Association willingly offered to finance the . play and supplied all requisites without any' demur. There~ fore . t<;> the Association and all others who cont ributed to the success of the play,. .Queen's Col lege will ever be graceful.

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CHRONOLOGICAL CHART OF THE 1844

July 11th-Bishop Austin holds inaugural meeting for a school to be run by private subscriptions.

August 5th- QUEEN'S COLLEGE GRAMMAR SCHOOL opened at Colony House.

15 pupils enrolled.

Tutors : Rev. W. Hamilton, Rev. Webber.

1845

School moved to Main Street.

1848

Augun 14th- School incorporated.

1851

Easter.

1854

Revd. George Fox, M.A., Principal: .circa. 22 pupils. ' September-·- Moved to new premises in Carmichael Street: $24,000 raised by private subscriptions and a grant of £ 500 from Government ; circa. 69 pupils.

1869

1872

33 pupils on roll.

Government Grant increased to $4, 000 per annum; l O free Scholarships granted on Government funds and 5 on Church funds: circa. 46 pupils.

April.

Retirement of R evd. Fox ; succeeded by Revd. G. H. Butt, B.A.

187-4

Resignation of Revd. Butt: Revd. W . G. Austin acts as Principal.

1876

Revd. Arthur Gwyther, M.A., P rincipal. ln June, Combined Court accepts recommendations of · Education Commission of 1874.

School to be made a Government Concern.

Name changed to QUEEN'S COLLEG_E. Staff to consist of Principal and twq Assistant Masters.

1877

March 5th- First Government Principal. Mr. Exley Percival. boys on roll.

1880

New Maths. M aster· - Mr. Stubbs, M.A. on roll,

1881

Death of Mr. Stubbs.· Yellow Fever.

l882

Mc. Potbury replaces Mr. StutJbs.

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84 boys on roll.

5th-Mr. Percival died. Old Boys found P ercival Ex hibition, Mr. Pgtbury appointed Principal. 99 pupils.

_itst- Mr. T. A, Pope, B.)\.., Pdncip~l: fees reduced( ~ 1 pupils! - - · · · -

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:·f l,RST 100 YEARS OF

UEEN'S COLLEGE.

1905

Increase of SC.Jff. April I st-Mr. E. 0. Pilgrim appointed.

Athletic Sports rc-institu tcd.

1906

Cadet Corps started. Shooting cup presented by His Excellency the Governor, Sir Frederick Hodgson.

Uniforms presented by Mr. G. N. Lord.

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July.

Whole school examined under tbe Local Exa minations and Lectures Syndicate of the University of Cambridge.

1909

Scout Troop started under Sergt.-Major Manly and Mr. Pilgrim.

Fees increased.

Standard of Guiana Scholarship raised to that of the Open Scholarship standard of Oxford and Cambridge .

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Q.C. Scholarship started to enable boys who had done

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House System started-Percival House under Mr. Pilgri111, Raleigh House under Mr. Leechman.

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1919

December 31st-Mr. Pope retires, along with Mr. Hunte and Mr. Leechman. Mr. Pilgrim acting Principal. School Song composed by Sir Wilfred Collet (Governor) Latin words by Mr. Cecil Clementi and English Version by Mr. Leecbman.

1920

February

School moved co che old orphanage i n Brickdam.

School Library started.

E. R. D. Moulder Principal-first Old Boy to become Headmaster. 120 pupils.

1925

B.G. Scholarship based on the Higher Certificate of the Joint Board of Oxford and Cambridge . . Fifth Form to take Joint Board as a form.

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Mr. H. A. M. Beckles, B.A., joins staff as Senior Classical Master.

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Mr. J. H. Bevis, B.Sc., Science Master .

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1944

Card Index system introd uce'd. U niform Head wear also introduced. Secretary appoin ted. School hours changed- 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a 20 mins. break.

Tuck Shop started. P.T. Compulsory.

Visit of English School boys. Capt. H. Nobbs, M.Sc. , F.R.I.C. . appoin ted P ri ncipal.

Committee appointed to enquire into conditions of the College. T he Principal given full administrative powers with an advisory body-Board of Governors.

B.G. Scholarship ra ised to the London Intermediate Examiuations.

Preparatory Form Started.

September 17th-Opening of New P hysics Labora tory- Mr. N. E. Cameron, M.A., joins staff.

London Higher Certificate tried ou t fo r B.G. Scholar~ ship.

London Higher fi nally accepted as the basis for the Scholarship. Thomas La nds presen ted co Q.C.- Sir Geoffry Northcote. · Visit of Higher Education Committee. Centenary Celebrations. Two new Form Rooms added. No. of boys on Roll 389.

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THE CENTENARY GAMES ..

The fact that the School was given a week's ho)iday in wh ich to play off the games, compensated in some· measure for the dryness of the aforementioned programme.

The games programme was arranged as follows: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15 :,,_ .

1-5.30 p.rn.-Cricket Match-Staff XI versus School XI. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16 :-

9 :i.m.-12 noon- Cricket-House Matches (Raleigh vs. Percival ) .

4.45 p.m.-Hockey Match- Old Boys XI (Mr. F. D. Glasford, Capt. ) vs. School XI. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER I 7 : -

9· a. m. -12 noon- Cricket-House Matches (Raleigh vs. Percival ) co finish.

4.45 p.m.- Fo_otball Match- Mr. R. E. Ballers XI~- Mr. I. 0 . Smith's XI · (solely for Old Boys) . Referee: Mr. H. R. Harewood.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18:-

1-5.3 0 p.m.-Cricket Match- Mr. J. A. Veerasammy's XI vs. Mr. Both teams consisting of Old Boys and F. W. V. Green's XI. members of School XI).

MONDAY. NOVEMBER 20 : -

8 a.m.-12 noon- Cricket Match- Prefects vs. Staff.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2 I :-

9 a.m.-12 noon- Cricket-House Matches (Austin vs. D ' Urban ).

4.30 p.m.- Tennis Matches-Staff vs. Old Boys.

The matches included the following exhibition games.

Singles- Mr. D. Westmaas vs. Mr. J. K. M. Richmond.

Doubles-Mr. C. I. Franker and Mr. L. A. Fonseca vs. Mr. R . N .

McDavid and Dr. Ho.

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22 :-

9 a.m.-12 noon-Cricket- House Matches ( A ustin vs. D' Urban) to finish.

4.45 p.m. -Football Match- Q.C. School XI ( 19 37 Junior League Champions) vs. Q.C. School X I, 1944.

Here are the results of the more interesting matches.

W ed nesday, November 15- 1- 5.30 p.m.-Staff XII vs. draw.

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The boys, batting first, compiled 141 for 8 (C. Agard 41 not out, J . Cox 28, B. Pairaudeau 19, R. Morris 13 ) and declared their innings closed. The Staff replied with 7 5 for 8, when stumps were drawn ( M r. C. E. Barker topscored with 2 1 and Mr. C. I. Drayton made 13 ) . R. Morris and W. Phillips turned in very good performances with the ba ll, capturing 3 for 3, a nd 4 for 26, respectively.

Thursday, November 16-4.45 p.m.- Hockey Match-Old Boys XI ( Mr. F. D . Glasford, Capt. ) vs. School X I. This match was a very one-sided affair which ended in a 6- 1 w in fop the Old Boys. G. Gaskin netted for the School XI early in cbe game.

Friday, November 17-4. 45 p.m.- Football- Mr. R. E. Boilers' X I vs.

Mr. I. 0 . Smith's XI.

A fairly fast and enjoyable game was witnessed.

Mr. Boilers and C. Bannister scored one each, while W. H. Smith netted fo r Mr. I. 0. Smith's X I, and the match ended in a 2-1 w in for Mr. Bollers' team.

Sarurday, November 18- 1-5.3 0 p.m.-M r. J. A. Veera~ammy's XI vs. Mr. F. W . V. Green's XI. Both teams consisted of Old Boys and present boys, and the former XI was ac tuall y captained by Mr. K. I. R. Kirkpatrick.

Mr. Green's team made 61, B. P airaudeau top-scoring with 24. and Mr. Kirkpatrick's team replied with 79 for 7 ( D . M arks made 27, reti red ), Monday, November 20-8 a.m.- 12 noon- Cricket. Prefects XI vs. Scaff XI.

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The Masters captained b y J. J. Niles won the toss, and ecidcd to have the first knock. The opening pair, Messrs. C. E. Barker and C. I. Drayton batted well and scored 25 and 16, respectivel y. The ability displayed by these two and Mr. Chu nil all who scored 3 3, strongly contrasted with that shown by tbe other members of tbe Staff who, fo!lo \Ving one an other in quick successio.n , seemed to prefer the ease a nd comfort of rbeir bo m~ly tent, to tbe hazards of tbe open field.

They contrived to score 1!38 •! b ~be Prefects replied wit.h 126 for 4 (R. E. Morris 62, Q .M.S, . ~ichmo:dd i 9 ) and were only 13 runs from victory when , Father Time ruling th a t .suum ps should be drawn , the Staff was saved from a severe tro uncing I J

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The Centenary was hailed as Jn excellent opportunity for old ahd' ytiung to come together, and by discussion of the deeds of the glorious past, ,, o1 j blt the present boys from the their dormancy, and inspire them to ac hiev~ ' ' m e o f the past glories. It was hoped, too, that the money collected during ~he week from the spectators ac the matches might be used to bui'l 'a' Wtger pavilion at Thomas Lands, but the small amndapce (even of oµ r QW!l boys ) 1 unfortunately defeated these projects. ' • '·

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• ,. 1.._,Pown : through the ages man has sought to improve all phases of life an4.living, but our calendar, the most humanizing factor in life, the force by w:bich all living is directed and regulated, has not been renlodelled for 3 53 years• . J'he cale~dar is older than civilization itself. And so is calendar reform.

Ba~k in the- beginning of things, when man was in the childhood of the race, he. observed that floods and harvests marched by with a certain rhythmic. precision, and he fashioned the first crude calendar by making simple drawings on the walls of his cave, to measure the passage of time. . · Then he became aware that the moon waxed and waned with regularity that the intervals. from ·moon to moon provided longer periods by which · he could · count on bis fingers the time between the floods and harvests. He came to· realize that the spring and fall we~e just so many moons apart, and he. set to work to revise bis first crude calendar by creating calendars of stone and ,wood up~n which he carved a record of the moon-months which -marked the .transition of the seasons.

This . '·'science" gleaned before recorded times, was the humanizing force that led· primitive man out of darkness into the dawn of civilizati~n. . The need for calendar knowledge . compelled him to study the heavens and tnus astronomy was born. . ·:S~range to relate, astronomy sprang up independently in many parts of the:.world. The relationship between the moon, the stars, the sun, and the seaso.ns. was discoveted by the Babylonians, Egyptians, and other ancient races in Europe, Africa, and Asia, each in their own manner. · ·. The month {moon-th), owes its origin to the period of the phases of the -~oon. · Persians, Arabs, and all Mohammedan races figured time by a calendar whose months were practically equal to the moon's periodic changes, Such was the calendar ~f the ancient Gi:eeks. ·The North American Indian ingeniously naP1ed the months corresponding' co oqr own calend,u: months: ,Cold Moon, Hungei: Moon, Crow·· Moon, · Q(iJSf Moqp, Plilnting M9on, Rose Moon, Th1mder Moon, Green Corn· Moon, fiirv@st Mocu1, Hunting Moon, Frosty Moon, arid Long Night Moon;_ ': Always did primitive man instinctively divid~ the year ·into· four· ;~asons, and each seasqn into three P1oon-periods. its do the on-lettered savages of Joday. But as t~m! w~nt on it was found that the astronoinical year did not ~o~tai~ an exact pg~pe,:_ of lunar months, and that it was very difficult tq lnd(\f ~·tun@! ~!~!9~!~ W'1!th ~ad, ~~y ?.~~9~d o,:_ h~~mc;,ny ~ith ·ibt fQ!1,

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~The ancient Greeks. tried .to meet this difficulq- by a c;oll)bi~JQt#Lo( long and short years. T~eir short years, called "defective/' contained 12 months; their long years, called " abundant," contained 13 months. The two kinds of years were adroitly scattered. through a cyc,e of 19 years. · The calendars of the Japanese and the Chinese are par~icularly picturesque.

The Japanese,. it is said, "have plenty of .time." . ·Even today they ehlploy sere.~al different way~ of reckoning the days, moi;iths and . years. · They' ·haV~; both Solar and Lunar time; Japanese, Chinese, and Occidental tiine. · Tb',y:· have t:wo national calendars, an~ several special periods. ~ ~" . Of the tWQ. purely Japanese calendars, one reckons time from the mythological founding of the Empire in 660 B.C. and is known as "Kigeii",' 1 history-beginning; the other is the special period called "Meiji" or. Enlightened:,;.

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In· the year 46 B.C .., during his reign, Julius Caesar, under Egyptlan guidance, substitute'd the solar calendar· for Rome's less exact lunar calend'at. · Caesar's calendar contained 3 65 34 days, each fourth year was to be a leap· yeat' · The months had alternately thirty and -thirty-one days; with 366 days.

FeJ,riia~y .alone, as the last day of the year. was given twenty-eight. with· a. twenty-ninth day added in· leap years. . The Julian calendar endured for about sixteen centuries, the only reform ·. measures beh1g made -by his successot J\.ugustus Caesar. · The Emperor ·Augustus could not bear the thought that the month dedicated. to him, August, 'should have fewer days than the month, July, dedicated to Julius Caesar, ·so be. changed ·, : · ' the distribution of the days of the months.

On 325 A.O. at the Council of Nicea, Constantine the .Gre.a~ inaugurated the. 7 -day week which became general throughout the. Roman Empir~.. sQp~ . . planting the old division of the month into Ides, Stones and Kalends. .

The next reformer was Pope Gregory XIII. For more than· .thl'.ee,. centuries before his time there had been active agitation for calendar reform; for .by .calculations that had been made back in the Middle Ages, . ~i~ wa~,:· known· that a year does not contain a full 365 34 days. . . : ·.... ., ..

Too many leap years had been intercalated, with the result. t~at ·in_: ;the _;: northern hemisphere the beginning of the year gradually beca~e · fur1the1· remo;ed from the shortest day.. In .15 8 2 Pop~ Gregory undert~<:>k. ~evise .. the ·cal.endar to its present f~rm. . ' ·· . .· . · .

His reform, known as 'the- Gregorian Cale_11:dar, wa~ a. great corit~ib'!_~i~~ ·... to world progress. It is .not perfect, nor fr~~ frot? err~rs. ~r inconveniences · · ·· · in fact it has given fairly good service for 350 years.

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The once fleecy w;aters now take on a viscous appearance. in the gol'.~e as th.ey_ rush from some.w here within the confused spray to force a way through rbe rocks, and bow narrO\v. appears the. .i;ocky p;ass~ge from this tremendous height !

Ir is from Johnson's view that the full lmgth and symmetry of Kaieruk are first seen, it is from this vie'w t b'at Kaiemk really reveals bis naked beauty.

Gazing ·on 'him from almost directly opposrte, bis ,vaters on· the right are seen to leap from ledge ro ledge in short rapid descents, then co glide downWafds ih eight disdnct· colour col'ulnns, changing' from cream co white and from liquid to foamy spray, boiling, bubbling. seetbi ng, hissing. Tbe innocent! waters appear to oe boilecl' irito vapour which creeps from ledge to ledge over and around Kaieten r, formfog a gorgeous halo, the spiritual crown of his majesty. ' On tbe lef't tbe Water rushes down in ordered, alternating streaks of crealti ancl gold' which sbon lose their' formation and mingle recklessly in a shapeless shO\ver; on the right, too, the ordered ranks of the rushing waters scramble lower down before rhey , dissipate into vapour.

The water hurtles down, dimoing over 'itself. now br-0wn, now white, now brown again, rhea cream, 'rben srhok'.e, then spray, then mist.'

On the impact at t'he bottom. the water shoots back up in an effort to · re -asce ri.d to its native course ; it fails and falls.' but Ui this motion ic appears like a ' sm·o ky foam shooting like white fire; t'hen climbing in graceful ballet motion, nex t gliding wildly in an airy whirl unti1 die eyes are car ried back to the perpendicular · stre.:).m of watet' for the e'y.es do 'not see Kaietuk's extremi'ty but .instead are presenred with tbe ilhision of w11 rer rushing down and sudden ly shooting back up in different form and colour. . On closer examination, the perpen dicular scream is seen co consist of several small impulsive jets which in nur11 are made up of several similar jets of varying colour, so that in their do-w nward accelecacion when some of the tin y jet~ P,eter ou f into spray. apd their places are filled up by othe:i:s moving from above, th,fY present the illusion of · attempting to move away fcom tnemseJyes, twi nk ling as the different_ colours flash in and out, and rush,.in.g with a view to r,e store tpe i.r brown colou.r and accustomed slothful moveme.ot.

The symmetry and eve~ clistribution of .colour which have conr.r.ibu ed to place Kaiereur on \)is' ~hrone of glory aret due to the middle rush of water.

Owing' to thf shape of the brink, there is a cbm'pa.ratively small V -sh~ped streak' of rushing water on the edge. when the water crash di ves with a smoother and blacker surface, but otherwise the rush' maintarns a· united voJume of golden brown which, as it plunges fortber down. appears to change to a brownisb cream, then co cream touched wiffi 6tange, then to a greytsh,l smoky tint, and lastly to a lily -white spray.

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As the volunie becomes disunited\"' the rich brown-gold colour is distributed over a ·larger area and thus loses its glare, · but even lower down it is still discernible through the white mist which sets it off, making it sparkle.

On either side_ the creamy white rush of water appears lily•white in con· trast to the colourful middle, and as. these liquid borders descend, they spread out, becoming whiter until their se~era( parts mingle confusedly with the Imagine now mist and upward reactio~ of the impact of the middle waters. the symmetry, first of composition and then of colour•. · The middle waters are compact, and lose their compact form as they rush towards the bottom: on either side the waters are noJ compact but appear to consist of several thick drops of water which divide up into an infinite number of smaller _drops, this division continuing until the drops are for~ed into mist. Now the mist due to t);le three flows of water (really one flow of water divided by difference of colour) combines with the upward shoot of the water, forming a kind of smoky soliditY. which gradually thins out in its upward motion just as the water initially thins out in its downward motion. · The general build is one of a decorated stage curtain of merging colours.

The two forms of symmetry depend on each other for, as the cream waters, flanking the middle, rush ·down they merge. into white and. as the brow._ water of the middle rushes down it spasmodically changes to cream then back to browb ·in some parts, until it finally merges into cream: this cream mixes with the white forming a thick cloudy cream which rises ·an4 thins out into white again, shedding a soi;t of d~ffosed light on. the colourful ~iddle.

Kaieteur bas shaped himself into _graceful form and has superbly blended his contrasting colours.

The gold of Kaietuk's raiment is the gold of the imagination, and its full charm is experienced only by the patient eye: one ctnnot watch it steadily, since it mixes itself, as it were, beneath itself and continues its movement be· -neath a protecting .· intermittent vapour.

Mingled with this glinting· iold are streaks of liquid as white as alabaster, which shoot like smoking arrows downward and downward, while on either side the eroded rock, the fringe of Kaiete~fs.: hi~de1_1 caye, blackened by the slime of countless· age~,, bends like a bt>rs_e shoe__whose front is shielded_ by mist and whose undos~ . end$ clasp the silvery gold stream whose extremity is lost in mist and whose waters · are a boiling, thundering vision in vanishing downward perspecti'V'e,' Sud:. · · denly. from amid the sp~~y a few: _tiny black forms dart in ~wooping curves : right behind the watery rush, into the cave, they are blackbirds-.tbe ·Genii ·of ... the fall. · ·· As Kaieteur stands up and takes t~ .sunlight his colours are intensified and in particular the white Jets take ·on the appearance. of millions .of. pieces

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of glass wool , all smoking and rushing down in ordered ranks, trying to plunge rbemsel ves into tbe distant gorge ; several appear to burn out into smoke, and a rising wind picks up the spray and hurls it like light rain on the green growth that plumes the craggy ledges on Kaieteur's flanks. Tho~e that reach the bottom are cast upwards by the momentum of the impact, rise together in creamy volume, fall again and cbange to brownish cream , change again to dark brown adorned with frothing cream in its effort to blast its way through the rocky passage a nd finally recedes with this appearance.

Meanwhile, in the ever-moving spray, a rainbow presents its peaceful colours, which appear to be vibrating as the curving lines of spray dart within and around the gaudy arc of air.

It makes its first appea rance on the right , stretching from the bottom centre of the fall in a short horizontal arc , but as the sun moves on its way, it pulls m:tgnetically over to tbe left the radia nc arc. which next thins out, appearing to subside into Kaieteur' s mist, but soon reappears as a vertical arc stretching from Kaieteur' s direct centre in a smooth, steady, sweep towards the frothing gorge, and calming in the mind 's eye the very fury of Kaiereur sealing it as one of the wondrous works of God-ominous. aw ful, vast.

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The past yea1: was a very eventful one in the history of the Association as it was the Centenary Yeat of the Pounding of our Alma Mater wbich took place on the 5th August: l 844.· · During April the Committee of the Old ,Boys' Association met repre' .. .sencatives of the Staff to draft the Cencenaw Programme, and sub-committees were appointed to · attend to a Radio Broadcast, Th~ Publication of a Book, Entertainments, Exhibition, Games, the erection of a Stand, Dramatic Play, Religious Service, PJancing of Trees, and Cor espondence.

• On Sunday, 6th August, a ·Thanksgiving Service was held at rhe Cathedral at w hich the preacher was Canon Piercy Farrar a_nd the Officiant Rev. W. A. Sears assisted by Rev. Canon G. V. Salmon, all Old Boys, together with His Lordship the Bishop of Guiana.

A full report of this service appeared in the newspapers of Monday. 7th August, 1944.

On the following night a conversazione was beld at Queen' s ColJege.

There was a large and happy gathering. Old Boys were at home to their wives and friends and there was a concert programme which was opened by Mr. P. E . T. Pilgrim ( now deceased with a piano solo, " The Warsaw Concerto". Mr. George Hardiqg was guest artiste. Songs, Recitations, and 'piano solo numbers were also rendered by other Old Boys. The proceedings closed with some impromptu dancing. A report of this conversazione apprared in the Press on the following day. These two activities formed the first pare of the Centenary Celebration.

A most delightful feature was the receipt of cablegrams from Old Boys in· the United States, Grenada, St. Lucia, and Aruba, and a broadcast from B.B.C. in London on tbe 5th August.

The second pa.r t of the Celebra.tions cook place in mid-November and consisted principally of various sports engagements:--cricket, hockey. football and ten.nis together with a Sports meeting for the Prep. Form. A summary of these ev;nts was pubJisbed by Mr. J . Niles in the Sµnday Graphic of the 26th November ; a Shakespeare Play Twelfth Night) ~n!i a light

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~ocial. The school was· granted a week's hoiiday. .The expenses in connection with these events w_ere borne by _the Old Boys, except in those confined solely to Masters and present Boys.

The Centenary Play was held on Thursday, 16th -November, Friday 17th and Saturday 18th. It was a huge success from a dramatic point of view. The Director was Rev. D. W. H. Pollard, assisted by Mr. E. O. Pilgrim and Mr. H. R. Persaud. The scenist was Mr. R. G. Sharples and· Nessrs. G. Phillips, Colin Ridley and T. Edghill were responsible for stage properties. The costumer was Mrs. N. James directed by Mesdames. Pollard and Pilgrim. Mr. L. F. S. Burnham was stage manager, Miss C. Pilgrim m'ake-up artiste and Mr. S. R. R. Allsopp, advertising manager. 'the names of- the cast and a statement of thanks appeared on the programme. A great part of the success of this play was· due to the splendid scenery of Mr. Sharples, and to the fact that the Old Boys spared no expense with regard· to the costumes.

It must .ilso be mentioned that the acting was considered of a high standard.

The play was also successfully .performed in Buxton, and New . Amsterdam, Berbice. In the first case, a sum of $37 was handed over to the Treasurer of the Old Boys Association, and in the second, there was a profit of $220.

The soGi.al_ which brought the celebration to a close was not so largely attended, but a pleasant evening was spent, nevertheless.

It is gratifying to record that a large number .of boys took up membership during the Centenary year.

A number of donations for special purposes were also received notably $118.38 from certain Old Boys, oiz., Ors. 'Godfrey Nurse, A.. Basil Charles, Robert McMurdoch, and Mr. Joseph C. Morris in the United States for the Centenary Exhibition; $100 from Mr. Stafford for payment of the school fees of the most deserving present boy. $97 from the Old Boys in Aruba; $20 from Hon. J. A. Luckboo towards the purchase of a microscope, $24.55 from Mr. ~- I;. Cameron part proceeds of play "Adoniya". Other dono~s included Messrs. Chunilall, Cyril Pereira, L. N. Lord, J. A. Marks, D. O. Pollard, J. E. Davis, W. J. Rodrigues, C. R. Low, C. G. A. · Thomson, A. G. S. Adams, J. R. Farnum, C. A. Harding, C. V. Too-.Chung, H. A. Hing-~heong, F. Brassington and R. Morris.

On March 14th of last year a Committee consisting of the President, . the Secretary, M.essrs. C. H. Lord, D. P. De~idin and C. A. Robinson gave evidence before the Higher Education Commission and ·submitted a ~emoOn the 6th of March a congratulatory letter was sent ,to Dean randum. ":lughes on the preferment to the Bishopric of Honduras and a reply receiveo. · During the year also, our President,· Mr. S. L. Van B. Stafford, acted as CbairmaQ of the Board of Governors, during the ~l>~~gc;~ f!C?m tht ~oloily of the Cbabl)l.an, the Hon. f. J. Seaford, C.B.. E~ ·

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The Projector fund of which Mr. E. 0. Pilgrim is Treasurer, has reachc_d the net sum of $823.72.

On the night of the Centenary social we were in fo r med by the Principal that the West Indies Welfare and Development Commission had agreed to purchase a projector and accessories, and public address system for the School. The Old Boys decided that the amoun t raised by them should be used for purchasing films and other equipment.

The O ld Boys continued during the year to uphold the tradition of Queen's College Old Boys. We record with pleasure that both the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Georgetown, namely, Hon. C. V. W ight and M r. E. M . Gonsalves are Old Boys of the School.

In the academic field there graduated during the year Messrs. S. R. R. Allsopp, L. F. S. Burnham, C. C. L ow-a-Chee and B. 0 . Adams, while Mr. M aurice Charles qualified as a Solicitor.

Mr. Adams' achievement calls for special mention as he is the · second Guianese to obtain two degrees by taking the examination locally. In t he realm of sport Mr. C. E. P. Jupiter at a Military Sports Meeting on 4th November, 19 44, won the I 00 yards in 9 3; 5 secs. t nine ;rnd three-fifths seconds) equalling the British Army record.

We regret co bave to record the death of Mr. P. E. T. Pilgrim w hich cook p lace on 30th August, 1944, shortly after his presentation of "Kaieteur L egend" , a musical composition which gave every eviden ce of his havi ng b een a promising composer.

A short time ago certain Old Boys headed by Mr. C. V. Alert approached the Committee for help in forming a Sports Club. It was decided to refer the matter to the present General Meeting.

On the 23rd March, 1945, Mr. Joseph C. Morris met the Committee and informed them that a letter which had been written by the Secretary and mailed by the Treasurer, acknowledging receipt of their Cablegram and giving a resume of the Centenary Celebrations. had not arrived. An· explanatory letter bas been given to Mr. Morris to be read to the Old Boys in rhe At the same time Mr. Morris banded the Treasurer a cheque for U .S. $1 18.38 already referred to.

It is most gratifying to record the interest of Old Boys the Wo rld Over · in \.heir Alma Mater and with even grea ter effort and organization on our part, it is certain that such interest will no~ only be maintained but w ill be increased.

N. E. CAMERON, ,Hony. Secretary: President, 6th April, 1945 1

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F. R. WILLS) Form IVA路

The first tags ot the morning sun illamined the Eaiif And, thete by the base of lofty Etna, J:ilteted through the tent of Mighty Volcat Volcat who was plunged in depthless sleep; And when the grey light played upon bis face He rose-a mighty figure decked with virile strength.

'With eyes aflame, accoutred as be was, 路 J>ut of the camp be stept; the oozing breeze . . Fanning bis mJUJly cheek. The pearly dew Decking the slender grass did greet him as be strode, With bead erect, towqrds the distant peak Wbete Etna touched the sky.

The way wu long and .tiring, And narrow foot-paths zig-zagged round _The trunk of mighty Etna; and here an~ there We(e juts of scattered tock, that mi1:1gled with The pleasant greatness of their parent forms; And Volcar pen_sioely did wend his wav 'Midst devious path, and unaccustomed trails Until he reached the crown, where loomed a cave 8btouded in black darkness, save wber.e A ,ingle !haft of light did penetrate Th, inky blacknes, of the aperture路 路 The dauntless Volcar did not hesitate "But strode with firmer steps until He gained the mouth!

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And as he drew bis sword,. the memorv Of his former deeds loomed up before him, As .cleai- as .Etna's peak upon a· summer day.

With measured steps within the winding 'maze He strode until at last he beard .

The roari,;g and the tbu'a.,irings (Jf .the I ~ The mighty Fera, King of Beasts-that k~pt The precious gem. Semitar guarded in· his lair.

Semitar stolen ftom the regal household, The pride of Kings long .past a,:,_d .Yet to come.

The wary lion smelt his foe fat_ off And raged and ~touched with blazing eyes, Ready for the spring, while dauntless Volcar Strode amidst the tide of ~token tocks · U n.til he reached Jhe inmost cave; And just as he appeared The mighty Fera sprang with· gruesome-· snarl Bearing 'ht$ i,ictint to the· ground. . .

And o'er and o'et they rolled .with. streaming blood As man and beast struggled for-_.dominance.

And Volcar' s sword was powerless.

But Volca~ placed his hands between the horrid jaws, with matchless strength he tore them f iendis/:Jly Until they ·snapt : and mighty Fera . Rolled OIJer on. bis side 'and like a swan He groaned his· sweetest song and left this world.

Then brave Volcat clasped the precious ge~ Where it sparkled· despite the absent light; And brought his pain-racked body to the. mouth Where· Sol blazed forth to crown his ~ictory.

And there was joy in all .Semitia Where gleaming Semitar rel'i,sed in state .Once more within th~ ·h~us~holi of the. king Guarded by Semitia's choicest troops. . .Tht fame of Volcar s~read through all t'het. lt!nd, The dauntless warrior, recov'rer of the· gem, Who braved the storms of horror and of fury Where Etna.. kissed th~- &_ky•. ..

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ODE TO FRE . FRANCE. ( BY H .

L. MITCHELL)

May France forever stand Triumphant Wondrous in her peaceful ways Never sad but e'er: exultant, Vying for: poster'ty's praise.

May her: people climbing upward, Ne'er: r:eview their blacken'd past, But forever: looking forward, Build a glory that will last.

Muy her: cities ever beauteous, Ooce.. regain their former store And with actions ever: virtuous Hold their splendour: evermore.

Let her: rulers ne'er: be treach rous L et her people loyal be, Then I know that France Victorious, Will survive Eternity.

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In M emoriam (By FRANK A. NOEL) 0 rest in We heard In sadness When we

peace, departed souls your country's call; great our h earts are rent your names recall.

Within tombs cold and dark you lie -

In German lands and Dutch; For F reedom's sake gave you your lives, Yer young, you died for much.

Men wise and great you might have been, Y ou r fortunes here secure : Instead you chose co place yourselves 'Mid life out there unsure.

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0 , let a hymn of praise be sung T o chose who, yo ung or old, Upkeep the name of their old school 'Mid sacrifice untold.

'' THE SO DIER" (By G. PERRY) .

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Weaken him not with grief with futile tears Show not the bitter anguish of thy soul, Lest he should the least of his control, Lest he should hestitate with nameless fears Give him thy faith, thy strength and all thy prayers.

To vain and toil perhaps to death he goes, Or worse than death, and this worse truth he k nows, To live in wreck of life through shattered years.

Gone . .. . ls he gone? a week. a month or seven And now a mortal silence and no word A clasp .... a medal, and a broken sword, All that remains of him on th' earth-side of heaven.

Cold on the hill he lies, no.c shall again Come back to per who waits . .' . . w/10 W!lit~ in &.Jai~ 1

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ON DER FUEHRER " (By .G. PERRY) .

Hitler when you' d kneel in prayer Look upon your hands, and thece Let that deep and awful stain From the blood of children slain Bum your very soul with shame Till you dare not breathe that name That now you glibly advertise God as one of your allies.

Impious braggart, you forget; God is not your conscript yet; You shall learn in dumb amaze That his ways ace ¡ not your ways, That the mice thr:ou.gh which you trod Is not the high white road of God.

Verses Taken from "The Sixth at Eventide."

(WITH APOLOGIES TO GRAY)

The The The And

Walrus tolls the bell of parting day, .. freckled Reeve whines lowly o' er the tea, Roxccab homeward plods his weary way, leaves the world to darkness and to me.

Now fades the book from sleepy Satan' s sight, And Sabu's beard a solemn stillness holds, Save when Amos uprears his motleyed height And growling Barabe frights the Kitty folds : .Save that from yonder ivy-mantled tower, The pensive Goose does to the moon complain Of such as, wandering near his secret bower Molest hi.s ancient solitacy br:ai.n. &neath tbos(J rae'Jed hems etc., etc.

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The cadet corps had completed cbe previous year's training at the Mazaruni camp. thus the cadets were well grounded in what was to follow. As usual many of the senior cadets and N.C.Os left after the camp so the corps was reorganised. Capt. Baldwin did not reform No. 2 platoon but c;ontinued with Nos. I and 3. J. E. P. Cox was C.S.M . ; D. M. E. Chow was No. 1 Platoon Sgt. and C. V. Alert was No. 3 Platoon Sgt. Instruction was carried out by VJarrant Officer Castro, who was present at Mazaruni, and members of the Garrison.

The September-December term opened with lessons on the rifle- ¡ its various parts and their functions, bow to clean the rifle and care of the rifle.

Then followed instructions in the use of the rifle as a weapon .of offence and defence. for example, shooting. W / 0 Castro then gave us a few lessons in bayon_et work, these were elementary. consisting mainly of instructions in the proper way to stand with the rifle in the "On guard" position. We also learnt the proper method of challenging when on guard duty, and a few afternoons were spent on charging. It was during chis term that the senior cadets and N.C.Os went on guard duty at the N.D.F.S. and Petroleum Bond; this gave us good practice in serious guard mounting, as the cadets were mainly juniors.

A Home Guard N.C.0. was in charge of the guard.

The January-April term was our second training period. We werr instructed in Battle Drill , sectional and platoon; fieldcraft and stalking. The D ' Urba n race course was utilised for the demonstration of the individual stalk. ''This type of work together with squad and arms drill took up most of our time. During the term Capt. Baldwin organised an open range shoot. R.S.M. Neal of the Garrison was in charge. Quite a few cadets obtained good scores in spite of the fact that we bad very few opportunities of shooting on the open range. Other than this very little shooting was carried out during the year owing to lack of ammunition. Towards the end or the term Lieut. Barker and 2nd Lt. Dow organised a field day in the form of an inter platoon battle.

No. 1 pbtoon took up a defence position aback of Bel Air, No. 3 attacked but opinion is div ided as to the victors. Lieut. Barker impressP.d upon us that what counted were the lessons learnt and not who were the victors. The rest of the day consisted of practising what we had learnt during the term. Unfortunately for us the ~urro unding countryside has no facilities for this kind of work.

The third term , May -June was the last in the year. The parades con sisted mainly of squad and arms drill an d marching lessons. This was in prepar:1tion for the King's Birthday parade which was the main feature of the

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term. At the end of the term the corps Jost its captain, M r. left Q ueen's College to take up work in Brazil as Lecturer in wish him every success in his present occupation. Lieut. Barker the acting O.C. He then told the cadets of the forthcoming T his was limited to senior cadets and N.C.Os.

Baldwin. He E ngl ish. We was then made August camp.

The Camp at 6 3 completed our year' s training course. The site selected did not present the opportunities of the Mazaruni camp but the officers made good use of it. The Garrison lent us W / 0 Murphy, -as instructor, a cook by the name of Robinson and a batman McCallur. Each day's work was plan ned by Capt. Barker- P.T. in the mornings, i.e., 6.00 to 6.45 o' clock: Concerning rifle cl ea ning breakfast, rifle clea ning and rifle inspection .

W . 0. Murphy was very bard to please. The rest of the morning was taken ,up with scouting activities such as stalking a nd battle drill. W e then had our midday meal and after that more rifle cleaning and then rifle instruction.

Among the varied activities there was a route march in the h ot sun and a night manoeuv:-e-the operation covered the ground between 63 and Skel don. All in all we had a fa irl y stiff day's work. In the late afternoon swimming was illlowed and the nights were free.

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LITERARY AND DRAMATIC

SOCIETY NOTESa President

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Vice-P resident

MR. L. F.

General Secrrtary

MR. C. E. J. BARKER.

Minute Secretary

MR. F. 0 . PILGRIM.

Financial Sccrctar<J ....

MR.. P. A. D . ALLSOPP.

A. P. THORNE.

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CI Jss ics R eprese ntat i\"e

MR. G. A. S. VAN SERTIMA.

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Science R eprcse otative

MR. K. D. GUYADEEN.

P erhaps the most prommng sign of the past year h.is been the reviva l of the Literary and Dramatic Society after a lapse of over tw o years. T hrou gh the effor ts of t he Head -boy. J. D. McB. Moore, an inaugural meeting was held on the 27 th of · March, 1944, after school.

At this meeting it was decided to rev ive the Society and , in order to insure our numbers aga inst depl etion due to members leav ing school. to include Old Bo ys among the m embers. A committee was then elected which was substantially the same at the present on e ex:cepting that Mr. J. D. McB. Moo re was Vice -President and Mr. K. Carter, Genera l Secretary.

Since then t welve meetings ha ve been held, which is a record for the sho rt period of th e Society ' s existence.

The popularity of the Society increased with every mee ting and meetings were held during the Easter Holidays at the request of tbe bo ys themselves.

On Ma y the 19th. a committee was elected to draw ·u p some definite rules.

T his w as the resul t of a motion by Mr. 0. C. N. Francis. Tbe Committee elec ted w as as follows: - The President and the Secretary of the ordi nary committee and Messrs. C. A. Wi ll iams. ·o. C. N. Franc is, and J. D. McB. Moo re.

The rules w ere (;\tcr decided on and copies were type-wri tte n and prominently posted up on the School Notice Board.

Tb e atte ndances at the meetings have been o n the whole good , altho ugh the y have lately sh own a tendency to fall off. The smallest :utendance was I 9 and the largest 65. The average attendance , however, is 34.

Fo~ this great popul arity in the Society, chief credit must be give n to Mr. T horne. whose continuous su pport ;ind encoura~e!]len t have cacried ~!W ~ociety t}? rgµgb a most trying period.

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OUR MEETINGS. Inaugural Meeting- March 27th, 1944.

First General Meeting- April 4th, 1944.

Debate: 'Tbat modern dance music undermines the Social Fabric.''

Proposition: Messrs. L. F. S. Burnham, P. A. D. Allsopp, and F. 0. Pilgrim.

Opposition: Messrs. 0. C. N. Francis, J. D. Moore and C. Barker.

The Proposition won by five votes.

Second General Meeting- April 14th. 1944.

Sympo~ium of Five short lectures : l

''The advantages of a West Indian Conforencc"-Mr. K. Career.

(2) "What is wrong with our Educational Systcm''-Mr. Grannum.

(J) ''The Advisability of a W.l. Univ,mity''- Mr. Q. M. S. Richmond. ( 4) "Youths should be prevented from seeing certain films" - Mr. V . · L. Smith. ( 5) •· 1-:e part Airways can play in B.G.' '-Mr. W . H. L. Allsopp.

Third General Meeting-April 28th, 1944.

Impromptu Speeches. ( 1) "The future of R adio''-Mr. L. F. S. Burnham. (,2) "Is Democracy Preferable to an Autocritarian Government ?" -Mr. G. Van Sertima.

3) '·Is Press Censorship useless ?"- Mr. K. Carter. ( 4) ··whether women should or should not be placed on equality with men''- - Mr. M. Carter.

(5) "That B.G. should be severed from the West Ind ies"Mr. F. 0. Pilgrim.

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Fourth General Meeting- May 12th, l 944.

Two short pap ers and a Debate.

The Papers :

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' ·Aeroplanes and their uscs " - Mr. Jonas.

2. '"The effi.ciency of the Brigade" -Mr. Fraser.

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Fire

The Debate : ' 'That America is the most progressive country in the whole world.

Proposition : Mr. H. Drayton.

Oppos ition : Mr. M. Carter.

The Proposition won by a large majority.

Fifth General Meeting- May 19th , 1944.

Debate : "T har the teaching of Classics 1s over -emph asised Grear Scientific Age.

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Proposition : Mr. Jones.

Opposition : Mr. Barke r . . The Proposition won by a large majority. This was followed by a discussion led by Mr. Moore on '"Wha t the new Queen·s College should be. " Six th Gene ra l Meeting- June 8'tb, -1944.

Three lectures :

l. "Trade Unionism"-Mr. K. · Ca rter.

2. '·Self-consciousness in Public places"-Mr. G. A. S. Van Sertima .

3. ··Tb;it Art is at present taught at Q.C. is inadequarc'"F. 0. Pilgrim Seventh Ge neral Meeting- June 23 rd, 1944.

A 1 e:rurc by Mr. R . G. Scargall. ~ecretary of the Y.M.C.A .. on his recen t rrip' to England.

Eigh th Crnera l Meeting- October ·17th, 1944.

Elect i:m of Office bearers and p!anning of a programme.

Ninth General Meeting- November 9 th , 1944.

Lantern Lecture by Mr. L. F. S. Bµrnham entitled "'To K:iietcur:'

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Tenth General MeetingTwo Debates : l ) That Competitive Examinations should be Abolished.

Proposition : Mr. Fu.og-a'"Fat. Opposition : Mr. H. Drayton.

Proposition won by a large majority. ( 2 ) ''That athletic proficiency 1s more valuable than mental ability."

'Proposition : Mr. M .. C rter.

Opposition : Mr. Wills.

Opposition won by one vote.

Eleventh General Meeting-23rd February, 1945.

Owing to the Great F ire the original programme was cancelled and a Symposium of Impromptu speeches was given.

( 1) "That Professional.ism in games should be abolished" Mr. F. R. Wills. l 2) ''That the name British Guiana shou ld be changed to British South America" -Mc. R. C. Smith.

(3) " The possibility of disarmament after the war"- Mr. Lall. ( 4) ''That Georgetown should have more fire reels"- Mr. Jonas.

(5) "That expulsion from schools sbould be abolished'' Mr. Jackson.

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"TWELFTH . NIGHT " IN NEW AMSTERDAM

By E. Y. E. SPY.

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The cast of 'Twelfth Night" having performed to three crowded houses in Georgetown and one packed one in Buxton now welcomed the invitation to perform in the New Amsterdam Town Hall on February 1. Thi meant the resumption of rehearsals after a lapse of a little over two months, but the boys found it quite simple after two or three rehearsals.

The next problem was transportation to New Amsterdam, and accommodation once tbey got there. Both of these problems were solved; the former, by the Transport and Harbou rs Department who very graciously granted us a special reduction for the train; the latter, by the New Amsterdam Y.M.C.A. who offered their hall as a dormitory for those boys who had no relatives or friends to stay wi.th. and by the Welfare Centre which undertook co provide food for such boys.

Consequently, everything having been a.rranged, the thirty odd members of tbe cast and helpers ( or " half-casts' ' as one wit called them ) assembled at the Georgetown Railway Station at a very early hour on Thursday, 1st of February. so that they might secure scats together. This ,having been successfully accomplished, the boys set about enjoying themselves ; and enjoy themselves they did! The train left punctually and tbe carriage was filled with song and laughter. Malvolio, who claimed to be suffering from a sore throat, found little difficulty in drowning the latter of the train and the clamour of the people with bis by no means mellifluous voice. The. older masters, in cbe adjoining compartment, then issued a communique to the effect that voices were co be saved for the evening. Whereupon the Mad One borrowed a tonet from Sic Toby Belch and proceeded to pierce our ears with a series of unpleasant screeches, which, he told us, was supposed to be " Drink to me onl y with thin e eyes I" Meanwhile, Feste provided all and sundry with thrills and disappoint ments.

The thrills- getting out at every station before the train bad stopped. The disappointments -getting back on before it had started.

Occasionall y . a few moments to received and often Elizabethan Lords

Sir Toby was persuaded to leave his " Tarzan" book for rrnder a Tonet solo for us, which was always vociferously accompanied by the stamping and clapping of the other and Ladies present.

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'Talking about Ladies ! Tbe behaviour of the L ad y Olivia and het Maid-in-Waiting. Maria) ' wou ld often have shocked even present-da y ladies.

It was with great difficulty chat the y were diss uaded from whistling at other ladies and fighting with the lords.

The Count Orsino rem ained c.'.ountly throughout. read ing a book - of "Tacicus' ' inside a "Flash Gordon" comic paper, whil e his brother Aguecheek orga nised a sweepstake as to when the train would arri ve at Rosignol.

In this way the time was pleasantly occupied until our arrival in Rosignol. There we transferred o urselves to the Ferry. and watched N ew Amsterdam draw nearer and nearer to us as the ship chugged . laz ily along. The most impressive sight was the Ferry Stelling which claims to be the longest in the W est Indies. and which daim no one felt inclined to disprove. L ater on when we landed at New Amsterdam we rather cursed the length of the stelling wh ich had to be walked- all 880 yards- at 1. 30 p.m. on empty stom achs.

Once ar rived in our respective lodgings and filled with " fatted calves' ' and what-not. most of the bo ys went sight-seeing so th at they mig ht see the Ancirnt Town from a more favourable point of view. As to their findings, no mention shall be m ade here.

And now comes perhaps the m ost important point of the whole journey- the p lay.

Thanks to the hard work of Mr. H . Persa ud . w ho had ~one up a f ew days before. and other hard working helpers. a ll tickers were sold out long before we arrived.

Once again Quee n's College boys presented "Twelfth Night" to a packed hall. Once again Queen¡ s College boys received the bouquets of a satisf ied audience.

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. After the show the boy.s approad : ed Mr. Pollard, and asked tha t they be allowed to spend the Friday in Ne\'! Amsterdam and see the tow n. T his was willingl y gran ted and the next day Ne w Amsterdam was criticall y examined by 3 0 odd bo ys who w ere pleased by what they saw, and very pleaseq by the courtesy a nd hospitality shown them by all a nd sundr y Some fam ilies offered their homes to the entertainment of the boys w ho all received it very gratefully .

It was indeed w ith a pang of regret in our hearts, that we said goodbye to the Ancient County the next day, and watched the end less stelling grow shorter with the distance.

But we had very little rime for such. romantic thoug~s for now it wou ld be even more difficult to get scats o n the train rog~ther because all of the passengers had an even break, so to speak. so with whoops and shouts the boys stormed the Rosignol Stelling and rushed madly on~o the waiting train, and, as t hey now had no reason for saving their voices. proceeded to lose them in the quickest possible manner.

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QUEEN'~ COLLEGE BEE-KEEPING SOCIETY President- MR. J. H. BEVIS. Secretary-M. W. CARTER, Since the appearance of the last notes concerning Bee-keeping in our Magazine of 1943-44, the Society is proud to say that rapid strides have been made concerning the welfare of and conditions relating to the apiary.

The complement of the apiary has been increased by two eight-frame hives, and an experiment has been made by trying to effect the producing of chunk honey. This is done by placing sections on the hives. The building of the sections by the bees is still in progress.

Our Jatesr harvest was made on the 29th July, 1944, and the yield from the hives was 100 lbs. of honey. As the yield was so great an advancement has been made in th~ sale of honey. Prior to this harvest, buyers were requested to provide their own containers, but now the Society provides honey in bottles with their own specially printed labels. This move has stepped up the rate of selling considerably.

Since this harvest, no more has been made, due to the fact that there has been a prolonged absence of a honey flow , and feeding of the hives has llecome necessary.

The Society is also now in possession of an extractor. This useful instrument was purchased from Mr. A. Bell, who, prior to selling it bad always been gracious in lending it to us. We are also the proud possessors of three books on bee-keeping which have been used to great advantage by beginners in the hobby.

Again we would like to extend our thanks to Mr. Bell for selling u~ bis ex tractor and also ro cbe Queen' s College Games Committee which kindly assisted us with a loan.

The President would al so like to take this opportunity of congratu1:iting the members who by their great keenness and unremitting efforts have succeeded in k eeping up the positio!1 of security of cbe apiary.

W e wish our members the best of lmk in the coming honey flows.

A start was made last term in obtaining a collection of rhe commoner insects found in Georgetown, the work being carried out mainly by rbe boys in the lower forms. D emonstrations were given on how t':). set and mount different kinds of insects and some boys attained a fair proficiency in this w ork.

T he Biological laboratory is open from l 2.1 5- 1.00 p.m. every day for boys who are interested in enlarging the collection. As interest grows it is hoped ro enlarge the scope of the activities of this Society.

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HOW I NO E :- T he foll owing is an aurheniic colleccion of Ho w lers com mitred by boys of th is sch ool, which have been preserved by a few of the M.1scc rs w irh a sense of Humou r JS well as a little sparccime. .B.-Not all of chese are from rbe L ower School.- Eclitor I .

The J ewish Temple is cal.led tbe Holy Sculpture.

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Columbus set sail from Port-of-Spain.

··Oh yes Sir. I know. he is the R ichard w hat cu red the lio n ! ' Therefore the volume of the block is 4 q bic feet.

When Tikulti-M-Aristi became king conf usio n reigned .

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Th~ G ood .Sama ritan.

T he G ood· Samaritan c.irried rb e man to a flrµg store and left .four cent~ wim the Jlliln that is Joc;,king <\fter ~h~ injured P,Jil n, And that j ~

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because Jesus wanted to make the disciples kn o w the Jews were not the only peopl e that would be able to go to Heaven.

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The Battl e of C anad a.

Wolfe was one of the best Generals of Canada. He was shot in the mist of a fight, and he said to bold him up, so they held him up and some of the soldiers said see sir "they run ," who ' 'ru n . be asked, the enem y sir," he sa id thank God I die a happy life, A nd so can;ida h as von .

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Nelson was on e of the captains of one of the ships. He los t an arm and one of his eye was blined.

His men sent ¡up a signale.

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Under the guidance of ouc Rover Scout Leader, Mr. Dun7, the crew enjo yed a fair amount of success for rhe past year.

Three new recruits were en rolled. so that the progress of the crew is now slowly on the up -grade. Towards the end of February ' 44, we lost Rover Low. wbo lef t to stud y D ent istry in the U.S .A .

We will be losing Rover Moore also, w ho soon leaves to pursue studies in Medicine in the U.K. To these two, the crew wish the very best of luck.

At the end of lase term. the den was painted by an over-zealous Rover w ho fai led ro identify the colour scheme he had used. mvercheless, we are quite proud of our den.

Love for the open air and the exhibition of ' 'ignorance'' resulted in two hikes , a few 路 "cykes路 路 and a camp. Over the Easter week-end six of the crew tried co rival the South Caribbean Force by undertaking a hike from Rosignol to Georgetown.

W alking by night good time was made and although thoro路u ghly bitten by mosquitoes three out of the six ended up in good style. Another hike from Parika to Vreed -e n-Hoop soon afterwards, showed our appreciation of the former. Our annual camp was held over the November 4th week-end at the Governme nt camp site at Haslington. We had the pleasure of being the firsc scou rroops to ca mp at tbe site. Although cb e watchword for the camp was " who cares' ' . lots of work was done , and useful data was supplied to the Colony Commissioner as regards making the sire more suitable for camping purposes.

At the Camp Fire given in honour of the Dutch Scouts we were well represented, and in connection wi th our Centenary Celebrations, the crew organised a dan ce which came off in tbe latter part of November.

Contributions were sent in to the 'B.G. Scouter", and we must thank our R.S.L. for providing cacb of us with . a copy of same. and also for one of the " Youth Movement" . The crew did not have any First Aid lectures this year, but it is hoped tba t this class as well as the ' Moore" class will soon be continued.

Altogether, we have not had as full a year as we should have had. I think this was mainl y due to a feature sadly deplorible in our crew , viz., the lack of organised programmes. Ouc new Rover Mace bas promised a change for the better, however. so go to it " St6.' ' Once aga.in before closing. we make ;in appeal for recru its.

Perhaps you do not know what binds us Q.C. Powtrs togc.tl;m. It .is a simple wdrd concocted by an erstwhile Ro ve r Mate. - Ameen: .

Join us t1nd find "Aw.e~n" Q.C. Rovers, Keep up th_e goo~ WQ~k,

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HIKE FROM ROSIGNOL TO GEORGETOWN. By · KOO." '

Good Friday morni.ng, 7th April. found six tolerably clean Queen' s C ollege Rovers at tbe Georgetown R ail way Station.

The "'Big Six·· were Tommy, Kedu. Sro. Monkey. Bumps and I. We were to take tbe train to Rosignol and from there prepa re fo r the Gr~nd Hike.

Arrivirig at Rosignol around mid -d:iy, we walked a mile or so before finding a suitable camping site. There we set up our tent which had been speci<!, ll y made so that one man could carry it. and cooked a tolerably good meal on our gas stove ( this sro vc sa vcd us a lot of time in preparing our m eals bu t ir also .meant m.o re weight because gasolenc had to be carried for it).

After our meal we rested and lazed around savi ng up our energy for the night.

Soon a beautifu l moon was rising m the East and we started to clean 1.1p our ware and the Camp site.

Eventually at 7.40 p.m. we began our trek. The moonlight was a real blessing for this helped LIS to avoid the large boles in the road thus saving Lis from many sprained ankles and enabling us to make faster progress. · We set out at first at a fairl y fast pace but soon found that a steady We kept step almost unconsciousl y for the time was never called. Originally cbe plan was ro do the journey in three nights doing about 20 to 23 miles a night but we had to change our plans for at the end of the first 20 mi les the re was no where to camp- onl y swamps which even the moon failed to make roma ntic. plus hundreds of mosq uitoes, so we were forc~d to continu e.

20 m inutes a mile was m.ore comfort:ible.

Eight o·clock, nine o'clock, l O . . . . . . 011 we tramped slapping at the mosquitoes ( and always missing ) and looking hopefully at the mile poles for encopr;igemcnt, but even these offered faint hope for we co.u ld never make out rhe 11J1Jnbe"rs,- the haze of mosquitoes. was too thick to see through, believe ir (;)r .n ot. How we cursed those mosquitoes!

The funny thingl w as th;ir th y never seem.ed ro worry w ith cbe country folk around: it was only us ~own folk they wanted. W e cursed the mosquitoes even more the n ex c morning when we saw our faces. - As Of1 £ of ~a number remarked: ''if. the planes ar~ ;i.nything li~e th~ir na!~~sakes rhen ! feel' vr.ry .sorry for the G ~r.mans,"

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The scenery on the way was not particul arly interesting- just swamps interspersed with more swamps and a few houses knee-d eep in water. I t was m9 re the huma n activ ities aro und that provided any relief. There was an East Indian wedding in one village and a ·· wake" in another- which led us to discuss at great length all forms of weird stories we had heard about them- and there was the excitement of a runaway horse.

Ac three o'clock we caJJed a bait and the six loaves of bread wbicb I had been hoarding for a pri va te feast the next day were ' ·mowged· by cbe· rest mu ch to my sorrow-especially the next day. After forty minutes or so of this we found ourse lves gett ing sleepy but we did not give way to temptation. We started agai n painfully. for now our feet were stiff and we were tired. The first hal f a mile must have taken us the better pare of an hour .

In time our lim bs loose ned and we once agai.n resumed out trekking pace.

We had come witho ut wa ter boccies to save more weight and by the ti me we reached the Abary we were THIRSTY. We trudged along several more miles, before we reached a well - mirages of moonlighc -wel ls, water µi p es and eve n Brown Beery having often disappointed us.

It was here that we decided co do the journey in two nights. and to make Mahaicony the first bo und . Our road map told us that Mahaicony w as 5 miles off but the cow-milchers we passed cold us chat it w as only three miles off and "just around the corner. " le was now 5 o'clock and we were very tired on ly existing to cum cbac corner- W ell. w e turned about 5 more corn ers and still there was no river. o one dared co stop- the rest would have mau led him- We bad no lorries to pick up any who dropped out, so on we staggered. With every seep we rook, the river seemed to cake cwo away from us. rill we wondered whether it existed at all. Then- we saw the river. le was a be,autiful sight char Saturday morning with the dawn ge nt ly tintin g its wate rs. Our first impulse was to run madly into it with all our cloch es on and just pass out but we could not trust our feet. W e were reduced co sitting on the bank and da ng ling our feet in the river occasionally finding the energy to twiddle our toes.

Then we examined our feet· one man was very badl y bruised and blistered , the res t were all b listered in varying degw:s but there was one mandid I say man ? No! Superman- whose feet had not a singl e blemish on them. not even a water boil. A m ea l was cooked and soon we were asleep.

We saw the wisdo m of walk in g by night and resting by day now , because there were no mosq uitoes co disturb our rest in the day and there was no sun to scorc h us ac night.

A giimpse of the Milk Control system was afforded us as well as the Easter celebrations of the Village.

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T hen su nset cnme. The prclsp~d of iinot ber night of hardships appeared to dishearten some. in ah y case they had done a lot : they h ad walked a dista nce ef 40 miles In by no mea ns the most ideal conditio ns and they were reall y in a very bad w ay as far as fee t were concerned. A confe rence was held wh ich Jed to sevli ral hilarious suggestions and arg uments such as " Bump gu n walk to save tra in fare' ' . Eventuall y it was decided that Mo nkey, Bump and I wo uld w alk on while t he ocher three would take the late t rain.

B y nig htfall our legs had loosened up and the th ree of us set o ut w ith our pockets laden with cooked pota toes at 7. l O p.m. W e pushed on at a steady pace and before I 1.00 p.m. w e were in Mah aica, wh ere we refreshed ourse lves with well w ater. W e did no t stay very lo ng, however, fo r som e drunks attempted to beat us and since they were numericall y superior we left.

The scener y w as no w much m ore interesting w ith coconut g roves and, at times the sea, providing relief . The moon was still there but there was also a refreshing Ocean breeze blow ing steadil y an d, fa nning the mosquitoes away .

A t Grove we had the unusual exp erie nce of being mistaken for a band of ship-w recked J apanese sailors by a police patrol car. Ocher than chis there were no other points of interest. There we rested, sleeping by the roadside till J heavy shower of ra in awoke us at 7.00 a. m . We then go t up very much refreshed, both by the sleep and the d renching, and contin ued our w ay.

We were on fa miliar ground no w- but by . the time we reached Plaisa nce the sun was definitely causing discomfort. I t burn~d o ur feet and our h eads and the road was getting h o t too.

W e reached o ur te rm inal in tow n at 11 .50 a. m. :- three intolerably di rty Rovers with ¡ ve ry proud hearts. We h ad done the 68 miles in 40 .)4 hours, whi~h was a good t ime considering chat we slept and ace fo r 15 of those hours. I must admit, h ow ever, that in spite of the joys of o ur walk it was a real pleasure to ride home from the terminal o n a Bike.

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A REVIE W B y VERITAS.

Ir was on the occation of the C cncenJ ry Celebrations tha t someo ne di splayed ro an adm iri ng public rbe fruits o f our most prolific tree. Docto rs, lawye rs, surgeons, Civil Servants and Administra tors. etc., a ll have been nouc~ ished by this remarkable t ree. But with no lesser claim to tba t sam e venture, and the chief output of cr. e I cee' s centennial fruccification are m any who w ere left in obscurity. For them no admiration no r applause- their virtue u n os~ ·t entatious, yet remarkable. unconscious, yet effective. But to me, a sta unch adherent of the saying.'Laughter is of Gods, a thing divine' th~y are my heroes, my only heroes, whom I w ill not suffe r to languish 1n obscurity , as long as my pen can kindle for t h em a spark of immortality.

It is in rhe annual G en era l Knowl edge Examinat ion that my heroes excel themselves. They express a marked independence of thought especially in relation to contemporary events. Their ability to fluctuate from solid r eality to exa lted imagination exceeds even that of a German News Agency. In demonstrating this my main problem lies in redundancy and not in paucity ·o f material.

"Who is the Supmne C-in-C of the Allied Forces ?' ' Hitl er , Mussolini and a ll the totalitarian fire-eaters were mentioned. General Smuts .. . .Isian Hower.. .. Yes! Abe Lincoln?? Behind so ghastly a chr:rnological aberra tion L discern a force greater than the mind of a p rep-former.

''Wint is the name of the America n Counterpart to the British Com p1an~o~ ?"- Once a~ain- Abe Lincoln ( a really versa ti:c ghost ) . But th e: i:o.mpeticton tbis time is g rea~. Cavan a vich ...... M ariens .... .. MoronS-. .... L eather , , pee ks .... Bott'. enecks, ... etc.

The name of the Russian Foreign Min ister is an enig .11a as g rea t as t b~ person ali ty of ~ral in. The ideas were Russia n , bur ~he spelling B ol shevik.

Moltor Moltok .... MultaL ... Multak .... Mu'. aca- Balata- Also m entioned Tolu, Milton { ~h! Puritan ), Toe Sta i! and Ka t : h (? ) ~wov was ~ny w h r r~ on che map from Kentucky to l\_q~oa. One cnte ~pee/men, af ter !l po!jtic,ll rea list or a scudenc o f the h yp~rte.ch nica l intricacies p°f camouflage, p'.aced ,it un reservedly- in Pola n d? No ! · ·In Russiar No q Wh,r~ n Sc~lin~r~g ! 9 W<?!ld~( .Po.or Paulu f<1iledt · . .

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Tbe mea ning of S.H .A.E.F. prese nted no difficul ty ac all. T here was infi nite va riety. " Surface Headquarters of the Allied Expeditionary Force".

D itto! " Shara Hit A fr ica in the E nd of the Fighc' ' -Indispu table ! "Sheila H ilda A ustin Ed on France"- Exccllent ! ! M y heroes found the ocher questio ns o n the war very tedious, offering no scope for their talents. Nevertheless, to o ne the fl ying bo mb w eighed Yi 5 tons. and American Independence D ay fe ll on Saturday. 1st April and to another Biggies led the First Air Raid on Tokyo!

In the sphere of local interests, my heroes cease to be mere independents.

They become R adicals. Q .C. must be prominent in the Colony, as both Mr. Bawlin and M r. Cheong are p ut in Command of the B.G. R egiment. Another is mo re fo r ecclesiascical predominance, as Bishop N ice is put instead. M ajor H airwood and Corne! H oecker are casuall y men tio ned. T o the al ready long list of the nu mero us spellings of o ur celebrated W aterfa ll come m any more an d interesting additio ns.

Ka iatak .... Konawaka .... Kaetu k .... Kaietu .... K ytook. ...

Ka shoo .... ·'W hat Decoration has the Hon. Seafo rd, C hairman of the Board of Governors?'' K.C.M.G. ?-O h No! K.C. ? N o. C.B. N o. C .B.E .? No. What ?.... A chain . " What is the Official position of the Hon. E . G. Woolford in the Legislative Coun cil. " Aga in the same logica l sequ ence. Chairman. No. President ? No. Secreta ry ? N o. What ?... ..... T o vote.

Here I may pa use to settle a timel y pro blem . " What is a bazooka?" To a G .I. it is a n anti-ta nk gun. to Bobby Burns, it is a musical instrument, the so urce of we ird sounds, to the Col legia n it is ...... an oath ! (s worn where Goodness knows) . To m y heroes th is is too precise. T he sheik of Ar:iby ( Baraby? ) ... the Sultan of T urkey .... the Shah of P ersia .... therefo re.... reductio ad absurdum .... the Bazooka of Irela nd !

But to return to m y task as crem ator. afrer a little in ves tigatio n of the meth ods of reason ing by wh ich such concl usio ns are reached . H av ing disposed of the main problems, the pape r the n became a matte r of mere ro utine.

Bu t a few opport unities were yet offered. "Q.C. was fo unded I 00 yea rs back. that is to say, 1944 B.C. " S heik has immortalized himself by his oft-quoted observation "He took a high note and sp ra ined a tendency·• w hilst Na ncy, who never went ro I ta ly or Ethiopia bas asserted " II Duce is a f ighter plane.''

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"TWELFTH. NIGHT"

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November 24th was scheduled for the performance of ' 'Twelfth Night'' Buxton and as with all important occasions in B.G. rain poured through out the day . The practical joker who put up a notice on the board signed by the Village Chairman apologising for the flooded condition of the village but assuring us that we would be mer by corials, was not popular with the case. However, the weather improved considerably by afternoon and by the time we left Georgetown. there was actually a glow in the west. which the few Geographists present claimed was the Sun. tn

The bus sec off merrily with cheers from the cast ac about 5. 30, but we bad not gone very far when the bus stopped at the corner of X and Y co await the arrival of the overload who bad been told to walk from the market and meet us there. As the overload was the owner's son we bad to wait and bear it. Gloomily we foresaw interviews with the Police and a few of the more pessimistic forecast chat we would g.ive our performance that night in the Buxton Jail.

Our fears were quite unfounded however for we arrived at Buxton quite safely and very soundly at 6.45 p.m. For some of us it was the first time we had eVl'r been beyond the Buxton Public Road a nd w e were pleasantl y surprised wich the size a nd progress of this village.

The Cinema Olympic, the Hall booked for our performance w as much bigger than we had anticipated a nd was bigger than our own auditorium at school. Already some spectators were seared waiting very patientl y for the show which was not due co start for another hour. We trooped into the "dressing rooms' ' where we were greeted by Mrs. Pollard and some other helpers who had gone on ahead to prepare for our arrival. The stage had bern enlarged and curtained off :ind the tw o little rooms on either side of the screen were prepared for us . Later on we discovered that som e marabuntas had also been expecting us.

By 7 . 15 the hall was packed. The pie seats were the most expensi ve and they were filled. The dress circle and balcony had been long since sold out and the staircases were crowded with people anxious to see the play.

This was definitely the biggest audi ence before which we had eve r prcsenred '¡ Twelfth Night."

The Director, Mr. Pollard , then m ade a few opening remarks and rhe pL:i r commenced. At first the boys found great difficulty in m:iking themselves be:ir<l, but they soon overcame this. As soon as the first seen~ was

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finished the tdse blew and the who le theatre was plunged in to darkness. We remained in darkness for about 15 mi'nurcs while Mr. Misir and several others struggled with the main fuse in the operating room , and the make-up artistes put lipstick on peoples' foreheads and eye-brow pencils on lips. The most noticeable fact was the patience of the audience which quietly awa ited the ¡ return of the lights.

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A nother enjoyable factor of our performance at Buxton was the refreshments provided for us.

There was an abu ndance of cakes, sandw iches, patties, rolls, and ta rts, all admi rably made and all adequately d igested.

And then too there w ere the drinks. In Georgetown . we had created quite a reputation for devouring of sweet drinks at o ur reh earsals and performa nces. Here we broke all records consumi ng nineteen dozen drinks in little over three hours.

H ere it is only fitting to thank the Bux ton Youth Movement which nu de it possible for us to appear before such an appreciative and deserving audience and to chose who went out of their way to make our short stay there as pleasant as possible.

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After the show came the journey back; and what a journey it might have been ! W e left the theatre at 1. 00 p. m. and wa lked o ut to the pub lic road and found, to our surprise, no bus. We dallied around a bit awa iting its arrival and finally the majority of us deci~ed to walk to town. The night w as lovel y with a very bright moon illum inating the road as if it was day lig ht. So off we marched sin ging and enjoying ourselves imm ensely.

W e marc hed a couple of miles effortlessl y and suddenly the bus turned 'JP and tumbled us in. Then the busman claimed that we were too many ( we now bad w ith us the ladies who bad been ahead of us) . He argued that the bus was registered to take 26 adults a nd that there were 3 2 of us, but as only 7 of us were out and out ad ul ts we easil y wo n him over. Nevertheless we kept very silen t . w henever we passed a Police Station, just in case they would not sec o ur point of view.

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