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.:~GARDENING' ABANDONED AFTER Mr. Irwin Founds New · 26 ·Y EARS cmcs ' Stamp Club
h~f!~~~~!· ~~~~~ ~~~~::~ Philatelic Society. At present the SC,Ciety has a membership roll ot twelve. Mr. Irwin said that th~
Society cannot progress on ideals but on a material basis. He has therefore ne1otiated with certain overseas st.~.n.? c:ubs so that the Society may have a wide circle tor .exchange. Mr. Irwln h a s h a. d experience w 1 t h stamp clubs and when the Society is on a. sound footing, he 'will withdraw from 1t and the m embel's will elect their own offlicebearers. At one time, there was a Stamp Club in the school but it became defunct through lack of suppol't of its members. -C.Y.T. CV,B.>
Queen's College Staged Second Performance of "Twelfth Night" FIRST PERFORMANCE : FLASHBACK TO 1944
CORONATION PllJZE FOR . VOLUNTARY WO.RK
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Gardening, as a compulsory school subject, has been abandoned. Instead, boys have been asked to submit their names lor plots ol ground and to do their own work, on a voluntary basis. Gardening was started at Q.C. In 1927 by Capt. Daniel, thE. then Science Master. Lazarus, who was groundsman until two years ago, agreed to assist Capt. Daniel in his r}(:w venture. Under Lazzic's supervision, six star-apple trees were cut down to allow a clear bit of land for the garden. In 1928, after Mr. J. H. Bevis, B.Sc.. be c a m r Science Maste r, much of the 'ground -work '' was done an<' preliminary difficulties over. ;ome. For the next 21 years, Mr. Bevis as Biology Master was also Gardening Master and the subject became Pllrt of the school curriculum. This was atBric~dam, and gardening was carried on from 6-7 a.m . When Mr. Bevis left the staff in 1949, Mr. J. N. Chung managed toe· school garden. In September
1951, lhf' school was removed lo Thomas Lands. Mr. E. W. London, Il.A., Geography Master, supervised Gardening for a few months then handed over to Mr. H. S . Irwin, M .E., B.S., .Biology Mast<'r l\.1r. Irwin carried on until the subject wa; declared abandoned a f~w weeks ago. Until th<!n "Gardening" had been a subject restricted to the thi.rd forms who had it one morning every week. · 'rile aec!s~on. was made by the new Principal, Mr. V. J . Sanger-Davies afkr , thP heavy rains, which only stopped a few weeks ago, emphasized the difficulties which this subject bas encountered during the last year. In our July 1952 issue, a third-former explained how, because of ants, tree roots and rocks their gardening efforts for
that'year yielded no crop. This year the rains came morning after morning and 'the boys concerned remained unoccupied until 10 a.rn. when "written" subjecls started. Moreover a small proportion of boys coming fr;om the country could not get here in time and so could not be compelled to take Pwrt in the morning classes. All these facts taken together have led ·to the present decision. CORONATION PRIZE OFFER ~ ED Now that Gardening is volun~ary, boy~ are showing a keen-er mt.ert;st m the activity . . The Prmc1pal has offered a Coronation Prize for the best produce grown by the boys who have asked for plots of ground. Who
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It was a great pity that so few of the Senior boys accepted the invitation to hear Mr. K . A . Bohr speak on the "World Bank". Those who did attend were given a lucid and interesting account of what the World Bank is and how it works. It would seem that the Bank is an International alfair, independ~nt of, but organised in connection with the U.N.0. It is prepared to lend money (subscribed by the 50 or more member countries) to assist in conhlructive and productive projects for which adequate loans are not obtainable from local sources, and the' speaker gave a number ol examples of such projectsand afterwards answered a number of questions. It is hoped, from time to time, that more . meetings of this kind will be held. Subjects concerning citizenship will be introctuoed to the ~enior members of the School, which subjects cannot be covered in the ordinary school curriculum. This will give an opportunity to hear and question m en who ~re actually dealing with these important subjects and it will be a great opportunity to get to know at first hand what is what · in the world beyond the school.
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During Centenary Week, 1944, Queen's College presented what was very probably the first loca l school production of a full Mr. Vyvyan Joseph SangerCaptain. He was stageplay by William Shvespeare- Davies arrived in the Colony on manager for all the school Decemoer 14 last to take up hiio bis amusing comedy . plays. appoin tment as Princip,11 of ' 1931-Marriage - To Nancy TWELFTH NIG~T Queen's College. Mr. SangerHelen Filsell of Oxford. The play was directed by Davies is already po~ular, an_d 1936--Son Michael was born. Rev. D. W. Hamilton Pollard ~ere ue a few details of his (Micha<'! is now at SedB.A., Principal of Berbice life: bergh School and will be High School, who was then Bom - Devanport, England, sitting t he School CertifiMaster at Q .C.; Mr. "Pad" on F e b ruary 2, 1908. This term our stage wiu onc&cate in December). Allsopp acted the part 0£ 1946-Appointed Head-Master again lent for an outside performOrsino, Duke of Illyria while Early life spent in Bristol. of Bathurst School of ance. The historical drama., "The his brother Mr. W. H. L. Allsopp, A few years later his father Science in Gambia, West Princess or Napll>s," was staged now Fish e r i es Officer, por- became Vicar of the parish of Africa. (This school is !or two oonsecut.ive nights by the trayed Sir Andrew Aguecheek; Forthampton-Chacf'ley and the organised by a Board of Juvenile Cultw·aJ and Dramatic Mr. G. A. ,S. Van Sertima, now family moved to Teuwkesbury. Governors of th<' Anf!li- Association. On the opening night a lawyer, played Valentine, a Early education at Weston cnn, Methodist and Ro- the 30th January, the O.A.G . wit.: gf'nHeman attending Duke Super then he attended man Catholic Missions and nessed the perfo1mance, while on Orsino; Mr. Val Smith was the school-Mare, Marlborough where he the Government. H is a each night actors: played to a full Clown-Feste; Mr. Frank Pil- gained atSchool Certificate and central school holding grim, sori of Mr. E. 0 . Pilgrim Higher Certificate, spending 2 Science Classes for the 4 hall. and now a journalist in the years in the Science Upper VI. The play was rehearsed and secondary schools of the U .K .. was Malvolio, Steward to town which have no produced under the guidance of He then became a Choral Olivia; Mr. D. A. L . Carrington Science departments). In Miss M. Isaacs. Ml's. Kathleen who left the Q.C. Staff recently, Scholar at St. John's College, 1930-46-Tcnchcr at Sedbergh Gambia, he was Colony Howe Frank Harris and other SchoolCambridge. During that time he acted the role of Antonio. Commissioner for Scouts celebrities; and under the patrons u b j e c t s : Scripture, The Play Committee included rose to the rank of Sergeant in and Choir-Mastl'r of the age of the British Council. Physics, Chemistry, Geog., It Messrs. E. 0. Pilgrim and H. R. the Cadet Corps; he was inte rPro-Cathedral Choir; he M~ths. Persaud, Asst. Directors; Stage ested in House Cricket, Hockey depicted the misfortunes or a played cricket for GamManag<"r-Mr. Linden F. S. and Rugby. f{c was also BandMaster iQ charge of Geog. bia and mad<' the Test young maiden, who, in her desBurnham and Advertisement Sgt. in the School Brass Bar.d , during the war. side in matches against perate flight from a cal:ous stepand plavcd the Fre nch Horn in Manager ~r. S . R. R Allsopp. Sie rra Leone. Mr. Sanger- mother was eventually brought All that t ime he was conthe Cam bridge University OrIt was performed on ThursDavies is a slow bowler. into contact with such Elizabethan ce rned with Music and day, Friday and Saturday, Nov- chestra. Pursued studies in NaDrama. He sang Tenor, He was also Secretary to court figures as Shakespeare, Sir ember 16, 17, and 18, 1944 at tural Science for Tripos. played the Trumpet and 'the Crir.ke t Boa.rd of ConQue~n's College, Brickdam. (Continued on Pa:o 3) was Band-Master. In the trol until he left Gambia 1930-2nd Class Honours De'<. for British Guiana. gree (Nat. Science). Territorial Army, he was
"The Princess Of Naples" Staged· at
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SECORD PERFORMANCE : 1953
Stage Fund Concert Nets $715
1,500 ATI'END
The performance on Tuesday 17th March at 8.40 p .m ., was the first of two performances, a s on Wednesday at 6 p,m. a repeat matinee show was held. The cast was drawn entirely Irom the firth forms with a view to giving those ,boys practica l knowledge of t.~ e p 'ay as it is one of their English Liter.1ture set books. Costume and make -up were in the capable hands of Mrs. Sanger-Davies and M'l·s. Larthe respectively, both of whom did a.n excellent .lob. C olo·u r s blended hannonJQusly and the selection o~garments was appropriate. The effects of make-up were atrlklng even frO'Jn the entrance of the characters 1n the first ecene. The Duke's bea't'd., Sir Toby's ( Continued on Pa&e J>
The concert organised by the school on Friday , Fe bruary 27 to raise funds to equip the stage m ade a clear profit of $715. This was due to combined efforts of the school a nd m ost especially to Miss L . Dolph in , G.R.S.M., Prep. Mistress, who trained 100 junior school boys to sing. They contributed fo ur songs on the pro~ramme , which w as fille d with items also by the B .G. Militia Band, Mrs. K athlee n Howe, and Miss Dolph in he rself who rendered a :moveme nt from a concerto. Boys we re admitted free and apart from these there were 810 otner pe rsons in the hall r epresenting 810 tickets sold. A compe tition among the forms for the highest number of tickets sold was won by the Prep. who sold 107. Thev are now owed a special half holiday. An individual prize of a book was awarded "A t 1o J ___. ... _ ... _ · of c to M. I. C. Charles of Form I OWJt Orsino," says Second Officer (D. E. Burnett) ns he tnkes Antonio (W. J. ' who alone sold 36 tickets n on , ... ,en . . _ 11t u,c aiit Ramaahoye) iDt.o c:o.stod1 la ~ct m Sc. 4. BchiDd them ~ First O~cer (R.. M. Chaw and l-Ooklog eu arc Sir Anclffw Aguecbcek We thank the public fo~ their ' (N. A. Lee o-> ud Viob ~ a& Cesario (A. A. Sabal). kind support.
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