Queen's College Magazine 1955 ~ 1956

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QUEEN’S COLLEGE MAGAZINE 1955-1956

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SEPTEMBER 1955

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The “Argosy” Co, Ltd. — Vlissengen lioad, Bel Air Park, JSast Demerara, British Gruiana,

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CONTENTS

Foreword Editorial ,.

The year in Retrospect .

School Officials Salvete Valete Prize List 1954—55 Oxford and Cambridge G.C.E. London G.C.E. House Reports Reports on Various Activities:

Cadet Notes Scout Notes Science Society

Literary Contributions:

Strange Triumph My Impressions of New York A Visit to Another World The Street Fire Keith does it again Dissertation on some Black-Pudding Arcadia—Up the Demerara River The Wonder Drug

Scientific Articles:

The Chemistry of Photography A Look at Paleo Botany

The Poets' Corner:

A Man L’idole de Mon Coeur Sonnet Lament I Stand at the Corner On Dit ..

Blue Gaulding

Sports Section:

Cricket Notes Cricket Characters Football Notes Football Characters Table Tennis Notes and Characters Hockey Notes and Characters Athletics Athletic Characters Athletic Sports Results Chess Notes Qhess Characters f t ,r

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FOREWORD.

Readers of the Queen's College Magazine may have wondered why the Magazine is so late this year. This was no accident; we propose in future to publish the Magazine early in the Christmas Term. By doing this we shall be able to have a complete survey of the previous school year — instead of the curtailed survey that we have had of recent years.

It is difficult year by year to say in a few words something new in the Foreword of the School Magazine. Education through the years has always aimed at similar objectives, and much of what was said a century’ ago could be said today with equal truth. It is true that the emphasis changes, and recently we have seen the change involving the development of the teaching of the sciences to a greater extent than ever before.

Nevertheless, whether it be in the Arts or the Sciences, we still set out to make education a great adventure — not just an accumulation of facts for the purpose of passing examinations. W hat someone else lays down for you to do always ends in drudgery, but the thing you think of for yourself becomes a great and glorious adventure. I have called on several occasions for the help of everyone concerned —parents, old boys, masters and boys — in making our education here at Q.C. a great adventure, and I am very much encouraged by the response.

We do not profess to make boys into leaders; but rather to train them to have a spirit of service, a sense of responsibility, an idea of discipline and a notion of serving some higher cause than self. It so happens that these qualities make a man whom other men will trust and follow.

V. J. SANGER-DAVIES

EDITORIAL,

“The world is once more at peace. The shadow of tyranny has been lifted from the face of the earth, and we look forward to the return of normal conditions'’.

Just ten years ago this year an editor of the Queen’s College Maga­ zine wrote these words in his editorial. At that time his words were ap­ propriate enough—the Nazi state and its allies had been destroyed and people everywhere once more breathed the air of freedom. . Ten years later, we find that there has been a steady deterioration m the world situation. W e live under the shadow of the Hydrogen Bomb, and millions be under not merely the shadow but the substance of tyranny. The world, nominally at peace, is in reality divided into two worlds at war—East against W est—a war not so much of the sword as of the soul. W e who are now entering upon adult life are helpless observers, caught up in a whirlpool of circumstance at whose vortex lies perhaps the destruction of the human race.

Let us hope that when, ten years hence, an editor of this magazine sits down to write his editorial, he will be able to report that what his predecessor of twenty years had written has at last come true—that "‘‘the shadow of tyranny has been lifted from the face of the earth.”

The Magazine, for various good reasons, has. various, changes, this year. It has been reduced in size—this is because of an urgent need for economy as we still owe the. publishers a large sum for the last magazine.

The date of publication has been moved backward—this is in order that the magazine may include a survey of the whole of the preceding year.

Both these changes—in size and in date of publication—arc permanent.

Owing to the reduction in size it has been impossible to include howlers and other humorous matter. The magazine is above everything else a yearly record of the school; other matter has therefore to give place to such records —such as house notes, Athletic results and the prize-list Wc hope that by next year, when there will be no need for such stringent ecnomy, we will return to the fuller and more varied magazine of the past.

ADRIAN ROD WAY.

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THE YEAR IN RETROSPECT Once again we are on the threshold of another year and as we cast a retrospective glance at the year just past we sec that it has been one in which we can find much to be proud of —new additions to the laurels of the past.

During the year we welcomed eight new masters —Messrs. W. W .

Anderson, P. D. Dyal, L. M. Hirsch, B. J. Moore and J. R. Ramsammy, at the beginning of the Autumn term, and Messrs. W . A. Mohabir, A. P. Abrams, and H. I. Humphrey, during the Summer term. Spanish was introduced as a subject with Mr. Keates in charge.

On Speech Day, our Governor, Sir Patrick Renison paid us his first visit. In use for the first time were the new curtains and stage equip­ ment. The Head of Woolley House was presented with the shield for winning the first year s work competition.

Brig. Hall, C-in-C. of the B.W.I. forces visited the school and after an inspection of the Cadet Corps, declared that it was second Lo none in the B.W.I. The Corps is now more closely integrated with the B.G. Volunteer Force.

The school acquired a small printing press this year. Boys who are learning to operate it are making satisfactory progress. Both the Science and the Art Exhibitions held this year wrcre very successful. The former tended to overshadow the latter in presentation.

'The first major conflagration occurred this year and wrought damage to the tune of $16,000.00. It occurred at one of the new houses occupied by Mr. Digby who had moved into those quarters about two weeks before. Unfortunately the Queen's College Fire Fighters did not have an opportunity of going into action as the fire occurred at night Members of the school made three major outings this year. The first was a tour to Trinidad by 24 boys and 3 masters to play Cricket Football and Athletics against Queen’s Royal College and Naparima High School. The teams did well, winning two football matches, drawing one and losing one; and winning the Cricket Match. On account of the unexpected discontinuation of the tour the second cricket match and the

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Athletic Meeting were not held. Other educational visits, which were scheduled had to be cancelled. The second outing was made to Atkin­ son Field by a group of Sixth Form Science Students. The boys did practical Biology in the field under Messrs. Irwin and Ramsammy. The third outing was made by the Fifth Modern who, throught the courtesy of the Demerara Bauxite Company, saw British Guiana's primary Mining Industry in operation.

In the field of sports Q.C. won both the Jacob and Dias InterCollegiate Cups. At our Annual Athletic M eet, Moulder House won the Championship and Standard Points Shields. Individual Champions were R. B. Fields — Open; T. E. Mathews and D. O. Niles — Under 17, II. A. Chesney — Under 15 and E. I. J. Fields — Under 13. Moulder House also won the Table Tennis Shield. Football and Cricket were won by Austin and Percival Houses respectively. An athletic team competed against Bookers in the First Inter-Club Match locally. W c lost but a later combination between ourselves and Saint Stanislaus Col­ lege defeated a team from Bookers.

The Middle and Junior School Scholarships were awarded to R. M. S. Khan and P. E. Jupp respectively. Other Government Scholarship winners this year were V. E. A. Chin (Agriculture), R. N. S. V. Misir (Geology), A. P. Abrams (Engineering), S. A. Moonsammy (Chemistry) C. A. Ridley (Engineering and U.C.W.I. Open Scholarship), D. L. W King (Arts Exhibition to U.C.W.I.), and B. B. Hope (Bookers Admin istrativc Cadetship).

Summer term saw the birth of a New Club — the Q.C. Edu cational d our Club. Its aims and objects are to provide a healthy and educational diversion for the Senior boys during holiday periods. The Science Society continued to be the foremost organisation of its kind in the School, while the Literary and Debating Society after a shaky start caught itself quickly and returned to its normal activity.

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At the end of the Summer derm we bade farewell to Messrs. Irwin, Ilirscli, Boland, Eyre, Narayan, Abrams, King and Richmond. Mr. Irwin spent 4 years with us and has rendered invaluable assistance to the Staff and School. Mr. Richmond has been appointed an Assistant Dis­ trict Commissioner, our best wishes go with them and to those Masters who left to further their studies, some of whom will return to their former posts.

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'Hie year closed with many of our boys participating with success in the Colony’s biannual Music Festival. Congratulations to pianist Andrew Terrill who won the Cup for the Best Open Instrumental Soloist.

Those were the varied an dinteresting activities which characterised another year. It is with pride that we draw the curtains on its final scene. W e may justly add these achievements to the illustrious history handed down to us by our predecessors and hope that our successors will strive to reach even greater heights than those which have already been attained.

B. B. HOPE, Head of School.

P ra d a sco Cycle S tore, Ltd. 19, Hincks Street.

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SCHOOL OFFICIALS SUMMER TERM, 1956tea ch ing

STAFF.

P rin cip a l:

Mr. V. J. Sanger-Davies, T.D., M.A. (Cantab.)

Deputy P r in c ip a l:

Mi. H. A. M. Beckles, M.A. (Oxon.) O.B.E. Senior M aster

Mr. N. E. Cameron, M.A. (Lond.)

M asters

Messrs. C. I. Drayton; J. N. Chung; C. E. Barker, B.Sc. (Lond.); J. }.

Niles, B.A. (Lond.); Chunilall, B.A. (Lond.); C. A. Yansen; S. R. R. Allsopp, B.A. (Hons.) London; D. Iletram, M.A. (Dunelm); H. R. Persaud, B. A. (London); C. P. Yhap, B.A. (Oxon): L. W . Keates, B.A. (Firm.); LI. S. Irwin, M.E.R.S. (Wash); T. B. E. Richmond; C. E. M. Boland, B.Sc. (London); J. A. ITOlivicra, M.A. (Birmingham); H. W .

London, B.A. (Lond.); R. D. Rock, B.A. (Dunelm); R. A. Lee, B.Sc. (London); E. R. Burrowes, M.B.E., L. M. Llirst, D. Sc. (Wayne), R. J. Moore, B.A. (Lond.); E. L. Archer; B. A. Eyre, B.A. (Lond.) G. II. Narayan, B.A. (Lond.); R. M. Jonas; S. A. King, I. II. Dial, B.A. (Lond.); S. E. Wilson, B.A. (Lond).

Tem porary M aster

Mr. E. O. Pilgrim, M.B.E., B.Sc. (Hons. Lond.).

P reparatory Form M istress

Miss L. deW . Dolphin, G.R.S.M. Secretary

Miss D. Wan*Ping; P refects

Head of School: Hope, B. B. (of Moulder House).

Deputy Head of School: Moonsammy,- S. A. (of D’Urban House).

Percival House (A): C. S. Spence, Ravman, D. B., Bacchus, D. W., Sue-Ho, W . M.

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Raleigh House (B): Ridley, C. A., Sharpies. M. J. Austin House (C): Foo, R. F., Lee A. R. A. D’Urban House (D): Moonsammv, S. A., Young-Kong, L. K. Pilgrim House (E): Fields, R. B., Pairaudeau, R. D. Weston House (F): Rodway, N. A., Majeed, A. Moulder House (G): Cummings, S. E. Hope, B. B., Mitchell. G. H. Woolley House (H): Sue-A-Quan, E. A., Haynes, R. L. Cunningham House (N): McKenzie, H. I., Baker, G.M. Nobbs House (L): Khan, M. M. R., Trotz, U. OT>.

Games Club

Cricket — R. E. Fung (Capt.), D. B. Rayman (Vice-Capt.), B. I. Smith (Sec.).

Football — D. W. Bacchus (Capt.), A. M. Reid (Vice-Capt.), G. M. Baker (Sec.) Hockey — A. R. A. Lee (Capt.), D. A. McDonald (Vice-Capt.), U. OT).

Trotz (Sec.).

Athletics — B. B. Hope (Capt.), R. B. Fields (Vice-Capt.), A. R. Smith (Secretary).

Table Tennis — A. R. Smith (Capt.), C. M. W. Tang (Vice-Capt), G. S. L. Payne (Sec.).

LICTOR” EXECUTIVE: Editor — Ayube McDoom.

Assistant Editor —D. M. Grey.

Features Editor — F. Grainger.

Sports Editor — R. B. Fields.

Business Manager — D. P. Sharma.

Sales Manager — B. B. Hope.

Supervisor — Mr. S. R. R. Alsopp.

MAGAZINE EXECUTIVE: Editor — Adrian Rodway.

Assistant Editor — B. R. G. Persaud.

Business Editor—Ayube McDoom.

Sports Editor — George Baker.

Supervisor — Mr. D. Hetram.

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Salvete SEPTEMBER, 1956 Alexander, J. D.; Applewhaite, L. M.; Armstrong, B. A.; Arthur, Michael; Bacchus, S. M. IL; Bijaikumar; Boodram, M. A.; Bourne, C. B.; Bowling, R. A. P.; Brewster, W . E. H.; Bryan, F. A. M.; Burrell, A. J ; Butchey, M. R. S.; Cheeks, R. E.; Chin, V. I.; Choo-Kang, I-I. Y.; Chung, D. A.; Clarke, }. P.; Conway, L. Craig, A. E. Cromarty, N. R. Daljit, K. Daniels, R. E. A.; Doobay, B. S. N.; Douglas, E. B.; Evans, W . G.; Flet­ cher, I. M.; Francis, T.; Fraser, P. D.; Ganpatsingh, E. G. D.; Georges, M. R. ; Gibbs, L. R.; Gonsalves, J. T.; Gonsalves, N. R.; Granger, D. A.; Grif­ fith, O. L.; Hamilton, M. C.; Harding, M. E. A.; Haynes, I. K. Heasman, J. F.; Hemerding, H. G.; Hubbard, C. W.; Hugh, C. C.; Ishmael, PI. J. A ; Jardim, P. D.; Johnson, A. A.; Khan, N. A. L; Kong, M. B.; Latchana, M. C- A.; London, C. W.; Maclnnes, P. N.; Mayers, J. B ; McDoom, S. M.; Martin, A.; Medas, R. D.; Mercurius, W . G. K.; Miranda, I. W.; Misir, A. V.; Narayan, Y.; Oudkerk, E. G.; Paul, R. O. M.; Paul, R. A.; Pearce, M. J.; Piggott, J. A.; Pollard, O.; Pyne, A.; Niamatali, S.; Rahaman, M. I. IL; Ramcharran, S. C.; Ramnauth, C.; Ramsammv, D; Ramsammy, II.; Robertson, I. E.; Robinson, J. L.; Sahoy, R. R.; Sanford, S. E. A.; Sargison, R. W.; Saul, K. W . K.; Seegobin, D. C.; Shearer, S. Y.; Shivgulam, N.; Simon, L. M.; Singh, J.; Singh, J. G.; Storey, M. £,; Stuart, D. G.; Stuart, W . L. McG.; Taharally, R. F.; Tang, M. R.; Tinga-Kee, R. S. A.; Wilson, L. A.; Woolley, J. L.; Young-Kong, N. I.: Yow, F. L.

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NOTABLE DEPARTURES (in 1956) ALLEN, L. R. S. 1948-1956; 1948-Govt. County Scholar; 1953-G.C.E. Ordinary Level; 1956—G.C.E. Advanced Level.

BACCHUS, D. W . 1948-1956; 1953-G.C.E. Ordinary Level; Cadet; School Prefect. Football colours; Capt. Football.

BIRBALSINGH, F. M. 1949-56; 1949-Govt. County Scholar; 1954G.C.E. Ordinary Level; 1956-G.C.E. Advanced Level (Exempt, from Inter-B.A.).

CUMMINGS, S. E. 1948-56; 1948-Govt. County Scholar; 1953-G.C.E. Ordinary Level; 1953—Q.C. Senior Scholar; 1955—G.C.E. Advanced Level; Editor of the Magazine; Head of “G” House.

DOWNER, A. V. 1953-56; 1954-G.C.E. Ordinary Level; 1956-G.C.E, Advanced Level.

FOO, R. P. 1953-56; 1954-G.C.E. Ordinary Level; 1955-School Pre­ fect; Cadet.

IIO-A-YUN, J. E. F. 1948-56; 1948— Centenary Exhibition; 1953G.C.E. Ordinary Level.

HOPE, B. B. 1947-56; 1953-G.C.E. Ordinary Level; 1953-School Prefect; 1955—Head of School; Cpl. Cadet. Corps.; 1949—Under 13 Champion; 1953—Athletic Colours, appointed Athletics Captain.

JOHN, O. S. 1953—1956; 1953—G.C.E. Ordinary Level; 1956-G.C.E. —Advanced Level.

KHAN, M. M. R. 1948-56; 1948-Govt. County Scholar; 1953-G.C.E. Ordinary Level; School Prefect; Head of Nobbs House; 1956LG.CE. Advanced Level.

LORD, Denis Anthony. 1946—56; 1954—G.C.E. Ordinary Level; 1956G.C.E. Advanced Level; Cadet.

McKENZIE, H. I. 1947—56; 1949—Queen’s College Junior Scholarship; 1953—G.C.E. Ordinary Level; 1955—G.C.E. Advanced Level, (ex­ emption from Inter-B.A.); School Prefect: Head of “K” House; 1956 —Guiana Scholar.

MAJEED, A. 1947-56; 1952-G.C.E. Ordinary Level; 1952-Q.C. Senior Scholar; 1955—G.C.E. Advanced Level; 1956—Advanced Level, with Distinction in Applied Maths.; School Prefect; Deputy Head of Weston House.

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MOONSAWMY, S. A. 1953—56; 1953-G.C.E. Ordinary Level; 1955— G.C.E. Advanced Level; Deputy Head Prefect.

RAMSAHOYE, J. W. 1948-56; 1953-G.C.E. Ordinary Level; Cadet.

RAYMAN, D. B. 1945-56; 1951-Middle School Exhibition; 1953G.C.E. Ordinary Level; 1955—School Prefect; G.C.E. Advanced Level.

RIDLEY, C. A. 1945-56; 1949-Q.C. Junior Exhibitioner; 1952-O.C Middle School Exhibitioner; 1953—G.C.E. Ordinary Level; 1955— G.C.E. Advanced Level (exempt, from Inter-B.Sc. and Eng.); School Prefect; Head of “B” House; Sgt. Cadet Corps; 1956—Run­ ner-up Guiana Scholarship.

SAHAI, A. A. 1948—56; 1948—Blair Scholar; 1953-G.C.E. Ordinary Level; 1956—Govt. Nominee to Caribbean Farm Institute.

SPIARPLES, M. J. 1946-56; 1953-G.C.E. Ordinary Level; School Pre­ fect; Deputy Head of “B” House; 1956—G.C.E. Advanced Level.

SPENCE, C. S. 1947-56; 1949-Junior Drawing Prize; 1952-G.C.E. Or­ dinary Level; 1953—G.C.E. Advanced Level; School Prefect; Head of “A” House; 1956—Advanced Level with Distinction in Applied Maths.

TROTZ, U. O’D. 1953-1956; 1953-Govt. School Art Scholar; School Prefect; Deputy Head of Nobbs House; 1956—G.C.E.—Advanced Level.

YOUNG-KONG, L. K. 1949-56; 1949-Govt. County Scholar; 1954— G.C.E. Ordinary Level; School Prefect; C.S.M. Cadet Corps; 1956— G.C.E. Advanced; U.C.W.I. Bursary.

THESE BOYS ALSO LEFT IN JULY 1956 Abbensetts, M. J.jAdams, R. I.; Adamson, J. M.; Archer, W. E.; Banks, A. P.; Brereton, FI. A. R.; Brewster, K. I.; Bryant, FI. S.; Burrowes, M. A.; Collymore, C. V.; Cossou, N. F. M.; Cullen, L. J.; Da Sent, A. A.; Findlay; J. B. C.; Gajraj, R. B.; Gordon, L. E.; Hill, D .M.; Jupp, P. E.; Leila, L. M.; Luard, V. W.; McDonald, D. A.; McCowan, C. H.; Macaulay, C. P.; Martins, G. P.; Mundall, R. S. J.; Ngui-Kong-Sue, C.; Osborn, P. W.; Pecht, H. J.; Rayman, G. M.; Rayman, M. K.; Sankar, Z. M. A.; Sardinha, L. F.; Somaroo, B. H.; Sukhai, A. P.; Watkins, A. B ; Yong, M. V,

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PRIZE LIST — 1954-1955 PRIZES FOR ALL-ROUND GOOD WORK. PREP. FORM 1st Prize 2nd Prize 3rd Prize FORM I A 1st Prize 2nd Prize 3rd Prize FORM I B 1 st Prize 2nd Prize 3rd Prize FORM II A 1st Prize 2nd Prize 3rd Prize FORM ne 1st Prize 2nd Prize 3rd Prize FORM IIC 1st Prize 2nd Prize 3rd Prize FORM III A 1st Prize 2nd F'rize 3rd Prize FORM III B 1st Prize 2nd Prize 3rd Prize

..Mohamdeo, M. O. . .Yhap, B. M. ..Nauth, S, . .Cheong, W. A. . .Alleyne, S’. A. ..Chung, E. S. ..Singh, H. .. Griffith, E. M. ..Brow-man; M. G. ..H o, W. G. ..Campbell, G. H. . .Jupp, P. E. ..Kunar, B. C. . .Roopnaraine, R. ..Chan, N. P. ..Luck, R. E. ..Inasi, J. R. ..A li, W. K. ..Bowen, R. C. .. Kunar, L. S. ..Rodney, W. A. ..Boodhoo, V. B. ..Haynes, K. H. C. ..Cupidare, L.

1st Prize 2nd Prize

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FORM me ..Insanally, V. C. 1st Prize ..Jackson, N. E. 2nd Prize ..Ramsahoye, W. A, 3rd Prize FORM L 4 CLASSICAL 1st Prize ..Niamatali, H. 2nd Prize ..Khan, R. M. S’.

3rd Prize ..Robinson, N. A. FORM L 4 GENERAL

FORM L 4 MODERN ..Leila, G. C. 1st Prize .. Moonsawmy, N. A. 2nd Prize 3rd Prize ..Holder, G. B. FORM L 4 CLASSICAL ..G ray, D. 1st Prize ..Khan, M. A. 2nd Prize ..M iller, N. S. 3rd Prize FORM L 4 GENERAL 1st Prize ..Robinson, N. K. ..L ee, W. A. 2nd Prize 3rd Prize ..Mangal, J. R. FORM U 4 MODERN 1st Prize ..Khan, H. A. 2nd Prize .. Insanally, G. R. 3rd Prize ..Sm ith, B. I. REMOVE MODERN 1st Prize .. Chin, L. 2nd Prize .. Fletcher, T. A. C. 3rd Prize ..Lee, W. L. FORM V A English ..K endall, M. A. History . .Layne, N. W. Geography ..Rayman, G. M. Languages ..P ’ersaud, B. R'. G. Mathematics ..Persaud, B. R. G. Science ..Persaud, B. R. G. FORM V B English ..Sinclair, O’N. A. History and Geography ..McDoom, M. A. A. French ..Sinclair, O’N. A\ Mathematics ..Bobinson, L. A. R. Science . .Sukhai, A. P. LOWER SIXTH English ..Birbalsingh, F. M. History .. Sharpies, M. J. Languages ..Birbalsingh, F. M. Mathematics ..Haynes, R. L. Physics .. Trotz, U. O. Chemistry •. Choo-Kang, Y. F. Biology .. Choo-Kang, Y. F. UPPER SIXTH English ..G opie, W. History ..M cKenzie, H. I. Languages ..McKenzie, H. I. Mathematics ..Holder, J. W. Physics ..Nicholson, G. D. Chemistry ..M ekdeci, A. C. Biology ..W ong, S. H.

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QUEEN S COLLEGE PRIZES Prizes for outstanding merit, Junior and Senior School, awarded to the boys who by force of example, good work and interest in school activities, have made the greatest endeavour to further the progress of the School.

Senior School .... ... G. D. Nicholson Junior School .... .... .... R. M. S. Khan DRAWING PRIZES : L. M. Leila Upper School— 1st Prize R. I. Adams 2 ml Prize E. A. Phillips Lower School— 1st Prize E. Johnson 2nd Prize SCHOOL CERTIFICATE PRIZE B. R. G. Persaud MOULDER CUP FOR JUNIOR CRICKET R. M. S. Khan INTER-HOUSE WORK COMPETITION . Woollev House.

Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examination Board.

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5 subjects 4 subjects

General Certificate of Education Examination, 1955 (Ordinary Level) 3 subjects Brewster, K. I. Kendall, M. A. Burrowes, M. A. Persaud, B. R. G. Cossou, N. F. Ward, V. I. Dash, A. M. Wharton, A. E. B. McKinnon, E. D. Armogum, G. A. F. Nicholson, N. A. Austin, O. M. Payne, G. S. L. Joseph, G. S’.

Persaud, L. Rohlehr, H. G. Dennison, K. L. R.obinson, A. C. King, D. O. E. S'ardinha, L. F. Layne, N. W. Stuart, P. M. Pairaudeau, R. D. Sukhai, A. P. Sankies, A. M. B. Thomas, R. D. S*mith, A. R. Watkins, A. B. Wiltshire, T. G. Woolford, P. B. Ying, I. A. M. J. 2 subjects Abbensetts, Archer, A. N. Adams, B. I. Fung, « . B. Archer, J. V. Lee, E. M. Downes. J. A. D. Robinson, L. A. B. Zamaludin, M. Sinclair, O’N. A. King, E. A. K. 1 subject Thompson, L. C. Leila, L. M. Baker, G. M. Sankar, Z. M. Pinkerton, R. A. S'harma, D. Archer, E. A«.

Brewster, E. E. C. REMOVE MODERN Browman; J. S’. L. Da Sent, A. A. 7 subjects ^ee, W. L. 4 subjects Barrow, K. O. E. Edun, A. H. Chin, L. Isaacs, M. France, R. W. Langevine, R. L. Persaud, B. McDonald, D. A. S. A. MoDoom, M. A. A. 3 subjects Banarsee, Cho-Chu, C. Nizam. M. Collymore, C. V. Rayman, G. M. Egbert, A. M. Fields, R. B. Samuels, E. R,

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Franker, C. K. E. Lee, A. R. A. Mangal, K. Roberts, C. K. T»oo-Chung, M. A. Fletcher, T. A. C. Sharma, D. P. Sue-Ho, W. M. Gomes, G. O. Grainger, A. E.

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Upper Fourth Modern Khan, H. A. The following boys passed in a supplementary subject:— Nicholson, G. D. Ramsahoye, J. W.

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON General Certificate of Education, 1955 (Advanced Level) * Benjamin, U. M. Brewster, H. R. H. Chan, R. M. $ Chin, V. E. A. Cummings, S. E. * D*Andrade, J. H. t Gopie, W. Guradata $ Holder, J. W. $ John, C. A. John, O. C5‘.

King, D. E. W. Lam, R. E. A. * Lee, S. V. Lee-Own, N. A. Majeed, A. Mann, L. E. M. t McKenzie, H. I. $ Mekdeci, A. C. t

Misir, S'. V. N. R. Mohamdee, M. N. H. Moonsawmy, ,S. A. $ Nicholson, G. D. Persaud, P. D. Ramphal, P. J. * Ridley, C. A. Roberts, C. A. iS'ampson, G. A. * Sewlochan, P. Sharma, Y. P. Spence, C. (S. * Tang, C. S, V. Thomas, C. Y. f Van Nooten, V. F. % Wong, S. H. Woo-Ming, G. E. t Yhap, B. A.

* Qualified for exemption from Intermediate Arts Examination.

Qualified for exemption from Intermediate Science Examination. * Qualified for exemption from Intermediate Engineering and Science Examinations. %

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HOUSE NOTES PERCIVAL HOUSE A. House M aster Assistant M aster H ead of House P refects

RED Mr. E. O. PILGRIM, M.B.E., B.Sc: (Hons): Mr. R. D. ROCK, B.A. (Hons:): C. S. SPENCE. D. B. RAYMAN, D. W. BACCHUS, M. K. RAYMAN, J. W. RAMSAHOYE, W. SUE-HO.

Our House Master Mr. Pilgrim being away on vacation, we com­ menced the school year 55-56 with Mr. Rock at the head of our affairs.

Our Assistant Master was then Mr. Lee who spent a term with us, at the end of which time Mr. Pilgrim returned.

This year, foremost among those absent from our midst were “Bird” M isir, Casimiro Mekdeci, Sydney Wong, and Ian Goring — all of whom were stalwarts in one field or another. Misir —our former Head of House — has now obtained a Government Scholarship in Geology and hopes to pursue studies in that field shortly. To him and also to M. K. Rayman, who gained a scholarship in Agriculture, the House offers its heartiest congratulations and hopes that every success will attend you both in the future.

The departure of these stalwarts made a terrific impact on the House and this was reflected in no uncertain manner in the Work Competition.

Here we started last and our position remained unaltered throughout the year. Such performance was far from satisfactory and the Principal impressed this fact forcibly upon our minds in his speech made at our House Party. I do trust that we will atone for this by topping the list this time.

In the field of Sport however, we once again manifested our supremacy. Once more we emerged victors in the Cricket Competition, this being the third successive year that we've won the Shield. Parti­ cularly outstanding was the bowling performance of D. W. Bacchus.

In Athletics we secured sixth place, R. A. Willock being House Champion.

Our Football Team, comprised mainly of the youngsters in the House, secured fourth place for us in the Football Competition. Phillips and Wilson both indicated that they could use their brains and feet together effectively.

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Again, we did well in the Table-tennis tournament to reach the finals and here again our team was comprised of young players all very promis­ ing.

Unfortunately for us, our Captain of Aquatics was ill at the time of Sports and was thus unable to compete. But with Peter Ewing-Chow at under 17 and D. B. Rayman open, we managed to return a fair perform­ ance.

For our success w;e must thank Mr. Pilgrim and Mr. Rock, without whose inspiration and encouragement we might not have done so well.

Indeed it was to them that our success throughout the year was mainly due. And with their guidance, I trust that in the years to come the House will witness steady and continual progress, until it once more regains its rightful place — the head.

My best wishes to you all, and may God bless and guide you ever­ more.

C. S. SPENCE, Head of House.

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RALEIGH HOUSE B.

BLUE.

House Master Assistant Housie Master Head of House Deputy House Prefects

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MR. D. HETRAM MR. R. M. JONAS C. A. RIDLEY M. J. SHARPLES F. M. BIRBALSINGH, A. V. DOWNER.

At the beginning of this school year we welcomed into our midst Mr. R. M. Jonas who replaced Mr. E. A. Wason as Assistant House Master.

This year has been one of fair performances in the line of sport. Of these the most outstanding was the Football competition, in which we played unbeaten up to the final, when we succumbed to Austin House in a hard fought game. W e are especially grateful to Mr. Jonas for his unflagging enthusiasm as coach which was certainly a source of inspiration to the team.

In Athletics, although we were not one of the leading Houses we still managed to'do fairly well. Special mention must be made of D. O. Niles, whose performance was good enough to make him joint Under 17 champion with T. Mathews of Austin House. In the Cricket competition we were knocked out in the second round, whilst in Table Tennis we were fourth in our set. r' ' :rc swum off in the summer term. In this Our performance in the Work Competition was similar to that of last year. Having started in fourth position at the beginning of the school yean we w'ere slowly but surely overtaken by the otner houses, until we placed seventh in the final ratings. It is significant that our gradual decline was not caused by the lack of sufficent points gained by the House as a whole, but that too many points were lost by certain members.

At the end of this term I shall be leaving school, after having been a proud member of Raleigh for nine years. I should like to take this opportunity to thank the House for the excellent co-operation given to me during my two years as Head, and to wish you good luck and increas­ ing success in the years to come.

C. A. RIDLEY, Head of House.

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AUSTIN HOUSE C. House M aster Assistant House M asters H ead o f House House P refects

GREEN MR. C. I. DRAYTON. MR. J. N. CHUNG. MR. DYAL R. FOO. A. R. LEE; R. E. FUNG; D. P. SHARMA; M. A. KENDALL.

First of all we would like to extend our heartiest welcome to Mr. Dyal who has joined the House, replacing Mr. Drayton, who is on holiday in the U.K. I am quite sure that this feeling is not misplaced for Mr. Dyal has shown considerable interest in the House since his arrival. W e all hope that he will be with us for quite a while.

Turning now to the more immediate affairs of the House, I am delighted to report, that in sport Austin House has been quite outstand­ ing this year. In football, which is now being run on a league basis, we amassed the greatest number of points, by beating our closest rival Raleigh House in the final, thus gaining us the Shield. Thanks again must go not only to the players but to the masters, especially Mr. Drayton, who showed great interest in the competition, and giving encouragement to the House. Here is a list of the players who represented the House — Fung, R. E.; Roberts, L.; Hanoman; Roberts, R.; Lee, A. R. A,, (captain); Downes, R.; Cossou, N.; Dummett; Franker, N. C.; Hendriques M. I.; Reoch; Lam, L. D.; Matthews, T. In our annual Aquatic Sports also we were well positioned, being second to Pilgrim House by a close margin. Our creditable performance was due mainly to the efforts of our captain N. Cossou, who contributed a considerable portion of the total number of points, himself.

In Athletics, Cricket and Table Tennis we did nothing to discredit ourselves, and our only headache now, is in the work Competition in which we ended up nearly at the bottom of the list.

In ending, I would like to emphasize the fact that, unlike the sport­ ing activities, in which only a few selected members can serve the house, each and every member can do his part in the Work Competition by trying a little harder and raising his work grades. So there's challenge for the new year. Let us show the others that Austin House can hold its own, whether it be in Sport or in Work!

A. R. A. LEE, for R. FOO.

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D’VIBBAN HOUSE D.

House M a s t e r ................

Assistant House M aster H ead of House House P refects

BROWN MR. S. R. R. ALSOPP, B.A. (Hons.)

MR. B. EYRE, B.A; S. A. MOONSAWMY G. WOO-MING, R.L.K. HARDYAL, A. R. SMITH, L. K. YONG-KONG, K. L. DENNISON.

The House has the pleasure of welcoming Mr. Eyre who has taken the place of Mr. Yansen because of the transference of the latter to Nobbs House. W e also lost some of our senior boys, some of whom have gone to universities and others are working in the colony.

This year has been a memorable one for Durban House. Our annual House party came off with remarkable success, due especially to the unstinting efforts of Mr. Alsopp, and the various new ideas that were introduced.

In the field of sport we performed fairly well. In the cricket we were knocked out in the first round by Nobbs House, having lost by 9 runs.

Inspite of the efforts of A. R. Smith who took 6 wickets for 21 runs, we still lost. In athletics we were tenth out of the ten houses. A. R. Smith won the House Cup for the third time in succession and has thus equalled a record held by Gordyke. In table-tennis the position was somewhat reversed. W e were second in the end, for in this field Durban House has always held its own. Our swimming was also fair and we brought fifth in this field. Birkett emerged under 13 Champion. In the football we were not much better because we were almost in a similar position.

As usual, in the academic field we are always well-up. Our head of House, Moonsawmy has been awarded a Government Scholarship in Chemistry. Our deputy head has also been awarded a scholarship to the U.C.W.I. In the Work Competition we were 2nd.

Here is hoping that the House will continue its good work in the academic field, and that it will strive to equal this in the field of sport.

This could only happen if we have the full co-operation of all the mem­ bers of the House. I will exhort all members of the House to strive to attain both mental and physical efficiency.

A. R. SMITH, (Acting) Head of House.

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PILGRIM HOUSE E

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PURPLE

MR. N. E. CAMERON, M.A. (Cantab.)

MR. E. W. LONDON, B,A. MR, E. ARCHER and MR. A. KING. R. B. FIELDS A. N. ARCHER A. McG. REID ,and R. PAIRAUDEAU.

Consequent on the parting words of our last House Captain, “Strive for a sound mind in a sound body”, the House enjoyed a fair measure of success in the class room as well as on the playing field.

Our Christmas Party was conducted in the usual friendly atmosphere customary at this time and both members of the House and visitors departed feeling much refreshed.

This year in the Athletic Competition we played the role of defend­ ing champions. Mr. Cameron who was going on leave at this time called on the House to make a concerted effort to retain the Championship.

W e did our best but we found ourselves pitted against a House with a fair number of ex-Pilgrim House boys. W e bowed in defeat and had to be content with second position. W e however found consolation in the fact that the house had two of the four champions. Thanks for their contribution ought here to be given to R. Pairaudeau and E. I. Fields.

In the Table Tennis competition our captain Tang played unbeaten throughout. Despite this however we were unable to regain the Shield, placing fourth. W e look back with some pleasure on the fact that we were the first winners of this Shield, and with the true spirit of friendli­ ness we are content to let it pass from hand to hand before reclaiming it.

Still later in the year we lost Mr. London who went on leave, this however did not prevent us from gaining football honours. After standing badly the house recovered and finished third. A. Reid played well throughout the series.

W e next welcomed as our new House Masters, Messrs. Archer and King and shortly after scored a crushing victory in the Aquatic Sports again claiming two champions, Holder and Forbes. In the words of the “Lictor” we “displayed complete superiority over all our rivals.”

I close by reminding members of what has now become the maxim of the house “Strive for a sound mind in a sound body”.

R. B. FIELDS. '

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WESTON HOUSE F. House M asters

H ead of House Deputy H ead o f House House P refect

LIGHT BLUE MR. H. S. IRWIN, M.E., B.S, MR. J. A. D’OLIVIERA, M.A. MR. C. P. YHAP, M.A. MR. J. R. RAMSAMMY, B.Sc. (Hons.)

N. A. RODWAY A. MAJEED M. A. TOO-CHUNG

For Weston House, the past year has been one of moderate success.

In the Football competition we were fourth, in Athletics third, and in Table-tennis second. These positions are not indicative of the effort made, for the house spirit was very high and all members did their best. It was scarcely possible for us to do better, however, since we had given most of our best athletes to the new houses to start them off on a good footing. W e are pleased to have been beaten by houses composed of Weston House athletes.

The house was also weakened at the end of last year by the departure for Oxford of G. D. Nicholson, our last house captain whose contribution in all spheres of house activity will be greatly missed. At the end of the Spring term wre lost Mr. D’Oliviera, who went on holiday and in June, Mr. Irwin left us to return to the U.S. His departure is a great loss to the house. He was one of those rare individuals of whom one can say: “He was a man, take him for all in all; I shall not look upon his like again”.

W e welcome to the house Messrs. Yliap and Ramsammy, who have joined us in place of Messrs. Irwin and D’Oliviera. W e wish them a long and happy stay with us.

Congratulations go to former Vice Captain Ayube Majeed on gain­ ing a distinction in Applied Mathematics at the recent London exams.; and to A. A. Sahai on being a Government nominee to the Caribbean Farm Institute.

W e must make every possible effort during the coming year to rise from the low position which we at present occupy in the Work Competi­ tion, and also to make sure, with or without athletic stars, of emerging first in Athletics, as we have done in the past by united effort.

ADRIAN RODWAY, Head of House.

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MOULDER HOUSE

House M aster Assistant House M aster House Captain House P refects

PINK Mr. C. E. Barker, B.Sc. Mr. E. R. Burrowes S. E. Cummings

Hope, OB. B. Mitchell G. H.

A house is a community within a school which seeks to awaken a sense of responsibility in the individual member by showing as vividly as possible how markedly his achievements good or bad affect the perfor­ mance of the house as a whole. To each boy is given the power to make his presence felt in his house in the various phases of its life.

At the athletics sports our house retained the Standard Points Shield—as we had been determined to—, and we tore the Championship Shield from the frenzied clutches of Pilgrim—as we had said we wouldn t mind doing. W e looked upon the championship only as an incidental prize, because in Moulder we are concerned more with the contribution of the ordinary boys, e.g., the Standard Points Shield, than with that of the stars—the championship, for example. I am sorry not to be able to spend more time writing about some of these stars—e.g. Barry Hope, Colin Edwards, Gladstone Mitchell. I am painfully aware that these are not the only ones whose achievements make us house-proud, but to start naming the others would create the problem of where to stop. However I cannot leave this subject without thanking the tug-o'-war team for bag­ ging us the cup; theirs was a great win.

Unfortunately there can be no good report of the house's achieve­ ments in the work competition. Our low position—we were never higher than eighth among ten houses—was owing to the popularity of the Y-rating with the members. Throughout the year they could not be convinced that Y's and Z's were bad things but not difficult to avoid.

In cricket and football we were mediocre, but you can't be equally good at everything. W hat a pity, though—even a shame—that more boys were not present to watch when the house team played, especially foot­ ball. To say that at least five Moulder-House boys supported the house from the touch lines in each of its nine matches in the football competi­ tion, is to exaggerate.

W e won the Table-Tennis Shield gloriously. Admittedly our team included some of the table-tennis names of the school, but such lucky strikes are to be expected. That we had a good captain, Grainger, must not be under-rated.

Looking back over the two years of our young house's life, we can be excused for a bit of self-preeming. W e have got our teeth into an athletics tradition, and we will not be shaken loose from it. W e are de­ termined to keep with us this witness to the fact that we can remain obstinately at the top by the strivings of every boy, no matter who. In view of this it is perhaps odd that in the work competition, our boys are not sufficiently house-conscious, but what we have done in athletics, makes us feel that we know what 'the house spirit' is and that we shall

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finally come to think of work as something done for the house. Mean­ while we shall look about for ways and means of impressing upon each boy that in all its doings Moulder is depending upon him, he being a very important person.

S. C. CUMMINGS

WOOLLEY HOUSE H. House M aster Assistant House M aster H ead o f House House P refects

EMERALD GREEN

Mr. CHUNNILALL, B.A. (Lond.)

Mr. R. A. LEE, B.Sc. (Lond.)

E. A. SUE-A-QUAN. . R. L. HAYNES, B. R. G. PERSAUD.

Since its inception just two years ago, Woolley has already incurred the loss of three House Masters. Mr. Ramsaran left to take up appoint­ ment at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria and Messrs. Burrowes and Yhap were transferred to other Houses. They all took a deep interest in the affairs of the House and we very much regret their departure. Never­ theless, we were very pleased to welcome our new House Master, Mr. Chunnilall and Mr. "Lee, Assistant House Master.

W ith the closing of the last school year, we bade goodbye to C. A. John, our previous Head of House, who was awarded a Government Forestry Scholarship and S. V. Lee, Deputy Head, who also won a scholarship to persue studies in Sugar Technology.

Our House cricket did not live up to the standard of our expecta­ tions. The gap left by our departing players proved to be too much and we were knocked out of the first round of the competition by Weston but we still put up a good fight. This, however, is no excuse for such a marked drop in the standard set in the previous year. Smith did well as Cricket Captain but we must remember that there are eleven in a team and one man cannot perform the task of them all.

W e were lucky again in obtaining the use of the dining hall for our House Social which was successful indeed. Everyone enjoyed himself keeping time to the music while the 'feasting' went on.

Our heartiest congratulations go out to B. R. G. Persaud for obtaining the very coveted Percival Exhibition. Because of an air of self satisfaction we did not notice how slyly we were being overtaken in the Work Trophy Competition and we dropped down to third place.

Disappointing too was our performance in the Football Competi­ tion played in the final term of the school year. It took the form of a League Competition and we ended up with four points putting us in ninth position. But to balance matters our athletics proved to be better.

This splendid performance of Lashley earned him the title of Champion Athlete of the Flouse and when the curtain fell at the end of Sports Day we were placed fourth, a marked improvement over last year's tenth place. W ith only a few prominent swimmers it was not very surprising that we ended up in fourth place in the Swimming Sports.

It may be that the results of this year have not been very outstand­ ing but keep up your courage Woolley and let this year be a stimulus for you to strive to do better and better and remember that it is up to

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E. A. SUE-A-QUAN Head of House.

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House Masters Head of House House Prefect

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YELLOW

.. H. R. PERSAUD, Esq., B.A. (Hons.)

G. H. NARAYAN, Esq., B.A. ..

H. I. McKENZIE ..

G. BAKER

Ours was not a year of athletic prominence, but we are justly proud of our House's performance. In our second year of existence as a House, we have enjoyed moderate success in sports and have also performed creditably academically. Most important, however, is that once again our members have shown the true “House spirit,?—the spirit of deep loyalty and selfless devotion and unfailing interest in all House affairs, something which is the hallmark of a great House. In this respect our House Masters and officials have given the greatest encouragement possible, both to our young and old members.

In the first term wc played in the House Cricket Competition and, even though we were eliminated early the House Christmas party pro­ vided delightful solace. Our party, abundantly provided with eats and interspersed with a bit of local music, was bigger and better than ever, and we extend our thanks and congratulations to all who helped to make it the success it was.

In the second term we performed creditably in the athletic meeting and though not 'facile princeps’ wc maintained the true fighting spirit and dogged determination of our predecessors. Table tennis commenced in a way that was flattering to our prestige, but after such an auspicious start wc faded out at the end and only succeeded in being placed fourth.

The House Football Championship, so ably carried off in our first year of existence as a House, was wrested from our grasp when for the first time the Competition was run on a league system. After an indif­ ferent start when our team sadly short of practice was easily beaten in the first two matches, we improved and from then on were a formidable foe in the eyes of the Houses we later met.

Fifth in the Work Competition was all we could manage, but we arc determined to move to the top of the ladder of academic supremacy next year.

In our first year we showed that we were among the best. In our second, our reputation remained untarnished. Next year however, we hope to do much better. —(D. GREY, Secty.).

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NOBBS HOUSE L

W HITE Mr. C. A. YANSEN. Mr. C. M. BOLAND, B.Sc. (Hons) M. M. R. KHAN. O. S. JOHN, M. O’D. TROTZ, B. H. SOMAROO.

House Master Assistant House Master Head of House House Prefects

CAPTAINS Football and Hockey Cricket and Table Tennis Athletics Swimming

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.. TROTZ. .. LAWRENCE. .. JOSEPH. .. SARDINHA.

Towards the end of last year our previous House Master, Mr. M. J. Pederson was succeeded by Mr. C. A. Yansen. Mr. Yansen comes to us from D’Urban House and this past year has proved that he has found in Nobbs House boys who can respond to his capable leadership. Mr. Yansen’s able assistant is Mr. C. M. Boland who lias been with Nobbs since its inception and whom the House has much to thank for.

The first notable event of the year was the Xmas Social, which came off with a bang. Its success was due largely to the efforts of Messrs.

Yansen and Boland and to the co-operation of the House as a whole.

Guests of honour were Capt. and Mrs. H. Nobbs. Also present was our previous Head of House, V. E. A. Chin, who has been awarded a Govt.

Conditional Scholarship in Agriculture.

In the field of sport, we were most successful in cricket. W e man­ aged to reach the finals—a most creditable achievement by the cricket team. However, we lost the finals to ‘A’ House. Our performance in foot­ ball, table-tennis, athletics and swimming was disappointing, we having gained ninth place, only, in each. The Nobbs cup for the most outstand­ ing athlete was won by Kumar (snr.).

However, the year has not been one of defeat, only; and we are able to strike a happy note in the work competition. W e added last year a close second in the competition. At the beginning of this year we were third, but moved up to first place by the end of the first term. Since then we have maintained our lead and ended the year well ahead of the others.

Our success in the work competition can hardly compensate for our performance in sports. The failure in sport was due not to lack of talent

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or to lack of keenness (which is especial!)' seen among the younger mem­ bers of the House) but to an apparent lack of the House spirit. The num­ ber of boys who turned up to watch the teams during competitions can be counted on the fingers of one hand. As a result of this the teams do not feel that the House is behind them; and this is the real cause of the indifferent performance of our teams.

The present members of the House should realise that in a House which is only two years old, they should endeavour to lay down a tradi­ tion of which Nobbs of the future can well be proud. The only thing necessary to achieve this, which is at present lacking in the House is a House spirit. When this has been developed, Nobbs will march surely and relentlessly to occupy a premier position not only in work but in sports as well, M. R. KHAN, Head of House.

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CADET NOTES AUTUMN TERM 1955: At the beginning of the term, a record number of sixty (60) recruits enrolled, bringing the total to an all time high­ er one hundred and thirty-three (133). During the term, after long and arduous negotiations, uniforms including boots, putties and web belts were procured just in time for our annual Inspection Parade by Brigadier General Hall, Commander-in-Chief of the Caribbean Area, which was held on 2nd November on the Q.C. grounds at Thomas Lands. As enough slings were not available, only one platoon marched with whitened slings. It was a very smart turnout especialy since this was the first occasion in many years that the Corps was uniformly dressed. Accampanying the Brigadier were Lieut.Col. Bernard, O.C. of the B.G.V.F., Major Stuart and our principal, Mr. Sanger-Davies. After the first March Past, the Brigadier addressed the corps and complimented the members on their fine performance. He said that there was only one other Cadet organisation in the W .I. which he had seen, that could equal our display. On the day after the parade, the Principal wrote a con­ gratulatory note to the Corps in which he stated that he was extremely pleased with the smart bearing of the Cadets on parade.

On November 6, the Corps took part in the Armistice Day Parade and performed very creditably indeed, marching with enthusiasm and 'loads of swank”, with whitened web belts, putty straps and slings.

SPRING TERM 1956: Training proceeded for both Cadets and recruits with the assistance of N.C.O’s from the B.G.V.F. On the even­ ing of March 17th; the scheduled night manoeuvres took place on the Golf Grounds. The Corps was divided into two sections. The at­ tacking party, under the command of the redoubtable Lt. R. D. Rock, were enemy paratroopers who had landed on the Rifle Ranges with a view to attacking the ‘'Arsenal” in the Q.C. building. Capt. C. Barker was i/c of the defending party with C.S.M. Yong Kong as 2 i/c. Un­ fortunately, some of the attackers succeeded in evading the defenders by crawling along the southern trench bordering the Golf Grounds, and these paratroopers "blew up” the supposed Arsenal. This exercise illus­ trated vividly the differences between day and night manoeuvres. Lt. Col. Bernard, Major Stuart and Mr. Sanger-Davies were the judges.

SUMMER TERM 1956: During this term the Cadet Corps be­ came officially affiliated to the B.G.V.F. but we still maintain a separate identity. In June, web anklets replaced puttees as a part of the uniform.

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In shooting, Sgt. Ridley must be congratulated for his fine performance in winning two spoons, a shield and two cups in Open Rifle Club shoots during the year. This was an excellent achievement and the entire corps is very proud of Sgt. Ridley. In May, there was a Route March under the command of Lt. Rock with C.S.M. Yong Kong and COMS Too-Chung as markers. The route was Q.C. Compound — Main Street — D’Urban Street — Vlissengen Road — Sea Wall Road — Police Compound — Q.C. Compound.

At the end of the term, the Annual Recruit Passing Out parade was held and forty-five (45) out of the sixty (60) recruits became Cadets. The Principal was present at this parade.

Our Annual Camp this year was to be held at Tacama but unfortu­ nately, several circumstances intervened and it had to be postponed to the Easter Holidays. However, a training camp was held from 13th — 18th August at Q.C. The corps were trained by C.S.M. Duncan and Sgts. Nicholls and Sumner of the B.G.V.F. W e were also lent two Volunteer Force Cooks, Cpls. Adams and Parris. During camp, there were several miniature rifle shoots, a N.C.O’s cadre, map reading, Fieldcraft, Bren and Rifle training. In the evenings we had various interest­ ing games and entertainment such as volley-ball, film-shows, football, table tennis and a regular canteen.

The following promotions were announced at the end of Camp:— To C.S.M. - Sgt; Fields.

To Sgts. — Cpls. Archer, Watkins and Wiltshire.

To Cpls. —L/pls. Baker, Brownian, Dennison, King and Cadet Insanally.

To L/Cpls. — Cdts. Edwards, Fraser, Ho, Joseph, G. S., July P. FI., Lam, Niles, Roberts, Rohlehr, Austin and Sue-a-Quan.

During the year, there could have been more shooting, especially on the open range and, perhaps, some extensive night manoeuvres, but on the whole, the Corps has made considerable progress and is now at record strength. At present, all its activities are being carried out with tremendous enthusiasm and there is every prospect that the Corps will grow yet more in strength and continue to serve all its members with an excellent training ground for leadership.

L. K. YONQ-KONG, C.S.M,

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SCOUT NOTES Since the arrival of the Scout Commissioner, Mr. Bryan Fox, the standard of scouting has improved considerably in British Guiana. In our Troop though many of the veterans have left, their successors have kept the flame burning as brightly as they left it. Unfortunately, how­ ever, we were unable to retain the cup we had won at the Scouts' Rally last year. This year we came second at the Rally held at Onderneeming, Essequibo. After the Rally we had a Troop Camp of 1 week with A.S.M. Me Andrew in charge of the Camp.

Earlier this year, we celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Troop.

Mr. Sanger-Davies reminded us that the Troop was fast coming of age and warned us to “Be Prepared". Furthermore, next year there would be a Jamboree, a meeting of Scouts the world over; thus it would be a very important year for us.

The attendance of Scouts has not been very good. The chief delin­ quents in this case are the Senior Scouts. However we hope that the attendance would be better this year, the year in which we will have to make intensive preparations to “Be Prepared". S.M. Butler, A.S.M. Too-Chung and A.S.M. Me Andrew are all working to ensure that our Troop will become and remain the best in the colony. A.S.M. Osborn, though he is in the distant forests of the Pomeroon, is still interested in the welfare of Troop 27. Mr. Clarke who had been an A.S.M. of the Troop before he went away to study has returned and we hope that he will return to the Troop.

In parting, let me exhort every scout to “Be prepared".

M. A. KHAN.

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SCIENCE SOCIETY (Objects of the Society: To promote the intellectual advancement of its members in Scientific Matters and to help maintain the power and progress of the Scientific world).

Office Bearers:— President : Mr. U. O. D. Trotz Secretary : Mr. J. W . Ramsahoye Treasurer : Mr. B. B. Hope Supervisor: Mr. C. B. M. Boland, B.Sc. (Hons.).

The Society made steady improvement during its second year — which saw its sponsoring of the first Science Exhibition held in the school for over a decade. There was a rise in the interest shown by the boys owing to varied and interesting programmes, speakers and guests.

During this eventful year membership of the Society was thrown open to fifth formers and students of the sixth classical forms. The response to this move was heartening.

Though in the past our programmes catered predominantly for the biological interests of members it is hoped that in the future this would be rectified.

Although its first two years have been years of progress a major step lies ahead of the Society. It is yet to have a constitution and the framing of one will be tackled in the near future.

The following were the meetings held:— 1. Tuesday, September 29th 1955, 7. 40 p.m.—9.40 p.m.

Talks by Members.

Mr. L. Young-Kong Soap Manufacture Miss A. Thompson Protective Colouration in Animals Mr. U. O. D. Trotz X-rays and their uses.

2. Monday, October 31st 1955, 7.40 p.m.—9.30 p.m.

Guest Speaker — Mr. H. Paul, Chemist, Department of Agri­ culture. Subject: — Soils of British Guiana and their Agricultural Development.

3. Thursday, January 26th 1956, 7.50 p.m. — 10 p.m.

Talks by Members Mr. R. L. Haynes The Geiger Counter Miss R. Tjon-A-Young Photography Mr. R. L. Hardval Medical Jurisprudence

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4. Monday, February 6th 1956 7.50 p.m.—19.50 p.m.

Our Times No. 17 Agricultural College Principles of Electricity Journey into Medicine.

5. Thursday, February 16th 1956. 7.50 p.m.—9.30 p.m.

Guest Speaker — Mr. McDowell, Radio Engineer at “Radio Demerara". Subject: — Radio Engineering.

6. Thursday March 8th 1956, 7.55 p.m.—9.35 p.m.

Short Impromptu Speeches The Bee Keeping Society Mr. W . Sue Ho Virgin Births Mr. V. Austin Yoga Mr. D. Sharma The Kinsey Report Mr. A. Sankies 7. Monday May 7th 1956, 7.40 p.m.—9.15 p.m.

Guest Speaker — Mr. Brown, Cotton Expert, Agricultural Department. Subject - Cotton.

8. Thursday, May 17th 1956, 7.35 p.m.—9.35 p.m.

Film Show Clean Water Our Times No, 21 In the Beginning Workers for Peace The Gift of Green 10. Thursday, June 14th 1956, 7.30 p.m.—9.40 p.m.

Guest Speaker — Mr. Chandler, Lecturer, U.C.W.I. Subject: — Chemical Engineering.

11. Monday, July 23rd 1956, 3.10 p.m.—3.25 p.m.

Business Meeting Before Mr. Irving's lecture at the meeting on May 17th, Messrs.

B. R. G. Persaud, R. L. Haynes and D. P. Sharma were elected President, Secretary and Treasurer, respectively, for the year 1956-57.

R. L. HAYNES, Secretary (1956-57).

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STRANGE TRIUMPH L, C. Thompson (U6C)

As though through a fog, he seemed to hear the resonant voice of the stern-looking judge pronouncing sentence on him: '‘Michael Singh, you are sentenced to be hanged by the neck..........” It seemed such a long time since he had first stood in the dock, accused of murdering his best friend. As he stood there his handsome face sullen and defiant, he presented a moving picture of a man deeply wronged. So it had come to this, he reminisced, with a heavy sigh; and in that moment of truth, with the voice of the judge droning on and on, he saw in his mind's eye a clear picture of his early childhood, and every detail of his life up to the moment of his arrest..........

Born at Enmorc in the early 30’s, his early years had been filled with bitter memories, memories of days and nights of hunger, shared with his four sisters and three brothers, and of dirt and squalor and hard work ..........From the age of nine he had been compelled to go to work in the fields, for the few shillings per week which he could get, were badly needed at home, mere pittance though it was. This unrewarding toil had bred in him discontent, a discontent bred too of the stories he had heard of life in Georgetown. Discontent was soon replaced by an ardent desire to make his life in Georgetown, and with this object in view, he began to hoard a little every week out of his miserable pittance, offtimes going without food..........

At length, with but ten dollars in his pocket, and a small bundle of clothes in his hand, he arrived in Georgetown, eager, and expectant, having bade a reluctant goodbye to his parents. His ten dollars were soon gone; when, however he tried to obtain work, he found out to his great chagrin that no employer wanted a senior illiterate East Indian, fresh from a sugar estate. Nevertheless he had to find work, any kind of work, and as the only kind of work open to him was bottle-washing, he had no choice but to take it. Disappointment gave way to frustration as he gradually came to realize that Georgetown was anything but a paradise, the work was hard, the pay insufficient and it became exceed­ ingly difficult to even eke out an existence. Sleeping under shop-bridges became the rule rather than the exception,; he even degenerated to the practice of foraging in refuse bins in search of food. There was no question of pride; if he found nothing, it meant one more night of hun­ ger. After some months he found himself becoming appreciably thinner,

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any form of exercise whatsoever exhausted him completely, and even walking became a laboursome task.

Something had to be done; he knew that he could not go on like this much longer. At last, after he had recovered from a severe case of pneumonia, the result of long hours of standing on wet concrete, he hit on the idea of selling sweepstake tickets as an alternative employ­ ment. But if he had expected any improvement in his condition, he was sadly mistaken; if anything, it became worse. But his luck was changing.............. as he remembered, a bitter smile crossed his set features..........

It was October, the last day of the race meeting, and as he weaved here and there, selling his sweepstake tickets, he looked a pathetic figure; with but one ticket left, however, the meeting ended, and, with a gesture of disappointment, frustration and loss, he made as if to tear up the ticket which would never be sold now. Then, it suddenly dawned on him that the number of the winning ticket being announced over the microphone, sounded very much like that of the ticket he was holding in his hands. Incredulous, he looked again.___.He had won, his days of poverty, of wondering where the next meal was coming from, were over; so had run liis thoughts that day, as he had stood there shaking his head in an unbelieving manner..........

This stroke of fortune marked the turning-point of his life; perhaps, it now crossed his mind, it might have been better if he had remained in poverty all his life, however, he remembered, it was now too late for tears. From this point onwards he reorganised his life; he cultivated friends for hitherto his had been a lonely life, he improved his educa­ tion and he even obtained a well-paying job. Indeed, the pattern of his life seemed to have been set..........

It was at this time that he became acquainted with a certain Harold Mitchell; a likeable fellow, full of the zest for life, their acquaint­ ance soon blossomed into a close friendship, and they were soon inseperable. It was from Mitchell that he eventually became obsessed with the idea of investing his savings in a store in Regent St., in fact Mitchell guar­ anteed to run the store himself. When once he had invested, however, it became noticeable that Mitchell's visits were fewer and fewer; eventually he heard nothing from him at all. Worried and anxious, and for the first time, suspicious of treachery, he began to make inquiries..........

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• W hen he clid learn about Mitchell, it was to find out that Mitchell had indeed opened a store, but that he had done so in his own name.

Learning Mitchell’s address, he went to see him; he was refused entry.

This was the last straw; after all, it had been his own money. His con science would allow him no rest; such an act could not go unpunished.

Of course he had thought of going to the police, but he had no proof that Mitchell had robbed him. No, he would have to exact vengeance himself..........

Once his decision had been made, there was no turning back; Mit­ chell had betrayed his trust; so he would have to die. This was not any polished, educated man of the world thinking but a man made ignorant by circumstances, a man who felt nothing but a deep hurt and a great sensation of loss. To him money was everything; to lose all he had in the world was inconceivable. Surely then, his murder of Mitchell was ex­ cusable? ..........

W ith a shake of the head, he came back to the present, to the crowded courtroom, to the stern face of the judge, and, with imperturb­ able calm, lie received the sentence. He had done what he felt was right; if he had to die for it—well, he was satisfied. For the first time through­ out the entire trial, his usually set features broke into a wide smile. His had been a strange triumph.

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MY IMPRESSIONS OF NEW YORK (by BACCHUS W. H. U4M)

Having read and heard so much about New York from my friends and relatives who had visited there during the past years, I had been experiencing a growing curiosity as to the actual veracity of these tales.

Consequently, I felt quite elated at having the opportunity of going there myself. For weeks before the day of departure, my impatient an­ ticipation seemed almost unbearable.

Some of my first impressions did not coincide with my preconcep­ tions but during the ensuing weeks my fears and disappointments were quickly dispelled by the wonderful sights I witnessed and the events l attended.

One of the first things that attracted my attention was the in­ numerable number of cars, whose beauty surpassed my expectations.

Seemingly every residential street was lined with cars from corner to cor­ ner and I soon noticed that people often found it fairly difficult to park their cars within the immediate vicinity of their apartments.

Quite surprising to me was the comparative darkness most pre­ dominant at night of the residential streets. This seemed to be due to the presence of the gloomy apartment houses which presented a very drab appearance similar to that of the majority of the skyscrapers and also to the presence of wide-spread trees which often lined the streets.

These streets formed a startling contrast to the main streets and centres such as the very famous Broadway and Times Square whose myriad lights and throngs of pedestrians never failed to thrill me. There people of every nation and colour, of every race and creed, rub elbows in a con­ tinuous stream of humanity. There one was introduced to that constant rush peculiar to New York proper which everyone and everything seemed to be caught up in. Many times, I found myself standing at street cor­ ners in these areas, just watching the people as they flowed past and just as many times I felt tempted to stop someone and ask “W hat is the rush?” but I never did.

After much speculation the only reason I could volunteer for this rush was that as a result of the necessity of walking fast to retain circula­ tion during the cold seasons, which is roughly nearly half of the year, this practice has become a habit throughout the year and has resulted in the constant rush of everyone and subsequently the rush of everything.

The completeness of the stores and the excellent service encountered everywhere were a ceaseless marvel and delight, for wherever service was

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required one's demands were instantly met and the expression service with a smile’ must surely have originated there.

The food, quite naturally, was of particular interest to me and the seeming physical fitness of almost everyone testified to its fine quality and comparative inexpensiveness. The state in which all foodstuffs were preserved was excellent and quite often I felt myself reluctant to destroy the packages into which they were so neatly put up.

During the course of my stay I had the privilege of visiting Brook­ lyn College. The campus and buildings of this college were very lovely and I was very much impressed. The system of schooling is quite different to that in British Guiana. There one starts to Kindergarten at 5 years old, followed by public school, four years of high school. Up to this point schooling is compulsory. Then one may continue into College and finally University. There seemed to be very little variation from this system but brighter students got through the courses faster and so finished school quite young, the difference in age being sometimes quite great as some students might be working and going to school, this be­ ing permitted in High School and College.

Places of interest and entertainment can best be described as fabu­ lous, but the buildings were usually the least part of it. The wide variety of interests and the intense competition present produced shows of the highest quality and one could invariably find a place to enjoy the finest of entertainment with very little difficulty. There were to mention a few the City Centre, Coney Island and the famous Radio City Music Hall which is the largest theatre in the world seating 6,200 and featuring some of the most elaborate stage shows. Memories of the Radio City Building remind me of a rather comic incident which occurred there. One day, after having attended a lecture tour, I was returning to the street floor of the building walking along quite briskly and reflecting upon the various points of interest of the tour, when SLAM and to my hurt sur­ prise I found myself trying to walk through a thick glass wall, which was so well polished that I hardly realized it was there. I hurriedly glanced around to see if anyone had seen my singular misfortune and much to my embarassment, "the only witness was a rather attractive young lady, who increased my discomfort by smiling broadly, needless to say I left the scene hurriedly.

In conclusion, I would like to express the desire to return at some future date having immensely enjoyed my most treasured experience.

However, I returned home with the certainty that I would not like to reside there and I am now quite willing to vouch for the truth of the statement, that there is no place like home.

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A VISIT TO ANOTHER WORLD (By I. AUSTIN) One night as I was taking my usual walk, I had the premonition of some uncanny event. The moon was just rising as I reached the avenue, and it was giving out a very eerie kind of a light, it gave me the creeps but I continued. When I reached the biggest tree, I heard a whir and almost instantly a wiry substance wrapped itself around my neck and dashed me to the ground.

Although I had a premonition, I was shocked and what I saw terri­ fied me. It was a body. On two cylindical stubs was an oval body with a spherical thing at the top of this oval body. I presumed that this was his head because it had something resembling a mouth and a pair of nostrils, where his eyes were supposed to be over a pair of projections which I later found out he heard and 'saw’ with. I was even more astonished when this thing spoke in English; although he spoke with a quaint voice, as if he had a stiff tongue and his voice sounded like an old gramophone record, I understood. It told me that he was sent on a mission two years ago and all the time he and his fellow Martians, for so they were, had been regarding our planet and some of the expedition I had learnt different languages, but he said they found difficulty in speaking, since they communicate with one another by thought force.

He stopped talking and all the while my courage returning, I asked it what he wanted me for, and he told me in his business-like voice that I was wanted for experiment. Then he took out a gun, one looking like those I saw in comic books and told me that I had better not try to get away because he would kill me. Then he told me to get in, I did not see anything and he pushed me with his wiry hands into something. He got in and a few seconds after he was putting a glossy helmet over my head, then he led me into a huge circular object, which I presumed was the space ship. It was about a quarter mile in diameter, it had a spheri cal central core, which was made of a substance looking like glass.

Inside I was led through a passage, in which I saw others like him­ self, all armed, then into a room where I saw other people from earth in rooms resembling cages, they were of different nationalities but the\ were in the same predicament. He led me into the last cage and shut the door by some sort of switch. Then I felt the ship vibrating; we wgre off.

1 was given food every eight hours. After about two days, we reached All the time I did not talk to anybody because I could not see the rest of prisoners and the Martian that brought the food did not speak. The

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door was opened and I was led outside. I felt as if I was walking on a sponge, because every step I took I bounced into the air, a Martian had to hold me. W hat I saw was almost as I had expected. There were vast stretches of dirt with hills all around. As we reached the top of the hill, up which we were travelling I saw a dazzling sight. It was a huge glass city When we entered it, I did not see the usual sight of kids playing, and moving around, on the contrary the place had an air of melancholy, everybody was sad. I ventured to ask why all the sadness, he told me it was because they knew that the planet was doomed to destruction and that we, the prisoners were here for experiment to help revive the fastlv dying race. I tried to convince him that experimenting on us would be of no use, but he would not listen to me.

Right away we were carried into a room with many instruments and I was placed on an operation table, after I struggled uselessly for a little while. A lamp was turned on; I felt a stinging heat against my face and arms . . . then I awoke, the sunlight was streaming through my bedroom window. I had finally awoken from my horrible dream

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THE STREET FIRE (By T. C. HOLDER. FORM L. 4G.) It was a dark night in August, and the air was hot, almost stifling.

The whole Taylor household slept except Aubrey Taylor, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Johnathan Taylor of Lot 54 Barr Street, Kitty. He turned restlessly in bed when he suddenly smelt something burning. He got out of bed and rushed downstairs to the kitchen but found no fire. Then he rushed to the window and looked out across the street, where to his astonishment he saw his neighbour's house on the opposite side of the road practically enveloped in flames. Running upstairs he telephoned the fire station giving the lot in as calm a voice as possible. Replacing the 'phone he got out a handkerchief and soaking it in water covered his nose and mouth. In his pyjamas he rushed across the road to the blazing building. Aubrey threw his weight against the door which gave easily and burst into the smoke filled house, keeping as low to the floor as he could, working his way to the bedrooms. Through the roar of the flames he could hear the Jones (the name of the trapped family) ham­ mering on the door to be let out as the heat had expanded the lock so as it would not open. Summoning all his strength he threw himself against the door which fell inwards. As Mr. and Mrs. Jones made their way coughing and spluttering towards the front door Aubrey went in for the baby crying inside and made a hasty exit from the house with the baby inside his jacket to save it from the smoke. By this time the fire engines had arrived and were going into action. As soon as he reached the steps he heard a loud yelping, a dog was in the burning building, Handing the child to a fireman lie returned into the death trap. The dog was lying in the room too scared to move. Picking up the poor creature Aubrey stumbled to the door. As soon as he reached the ground and safety the step gave way and Aubrey fainted from sheer exhausion.

The next time Aubrey opened his eyes it was the following morning in the hospital in Georgetown, and surrounding his bed were a number of friends and admirers. Aubrey was a HERO.

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KEITH DOES IT AGAIN (by F . G. ROHLEHR)

"Good afternoon mum”, said Bill Smith to his mother, whose hus­ band was a sailor on the high seas, and who ran a small hotel not far from the sea. No answer.

He looked on the table for the note that his mother always left when she was going out. He looked in vain. He shouted again for his mother.

Again no answer.

"Well,” he said, "I guess I’d better ask someone”. Just then Keith Sampson happened along.

"Keith,” he asked, "have you seen mother?” 'No/ answered Keith.

"What's wrong”?

"She's missing” he replied, and then he told Keith the story of his mother's disappearance.

"Get some garment of your mother’s and report the matter to the police station”.

Bill brought out his mother’s hat and in a short time returned with a policeman who said "I think she forgot to write the note and went out, I see no signs of violence”.

Keith thought better. Calling his dog Scottic, he put the hat to his nose and said, "Find her, Scottie boy”. The dog sniffed in the air until he picked up the faint scent of Mrs. Smith. It led them to the seaside near which nobody came because of the slimy mud.

Bill exclaimed, "Mum wouldn't come here. She hated mud.

Keith replied quietly, "Perhaps she was kidnapped, and unless I am mistaken, these are the foot-prints of her kidnappers. One wore new size tens rubber-soled boots and was at least six feet tall and he was carry­ ing a heavy weight. Notice how deep his footprints are, and they are near the sea because he knows that the rising tide would soon wash them out. The other one was also tall. Look at his stride.”

They came to a cave called Smuggler's Cave, and Scottie grew wild with excitement.

Keith entered and searched it thoroughly but found nothing. But he heard a groan. From where could a groan come? He was utterly annoyed.

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He was at the end of the trail and yet he could not find Mrs. Smith.

He leaned against the wall and there was a click. The wall had moved !

A secret chamber was disclosed and in it, bound and gagged was Mrs. Smith. Bill welcomed her with a cry of joy. Keith cut the tough cords and put the gag in his pocket. He looked about the room and put some­ thing else in his pocket.

They returned to the hotel and Mrs. Smith said, “Two masked men bound-blind-folded and gagged me, put me in a car and drove me to some place near the sea. One of them then put me on his back and walked for a considerable distance. They then dumped me in that cave.

I think they wanted ransom''.

“Do you have any idea who is responsible for this?"

“Well, I couldn't say off-hand," she replied.

Keith noticed a new pair of boots on the verandah and asked Mrs. Smith to whom they belonged. She told him. But Scottie began to worry them.

Keith picked up the telephone and dialled 999. Sergeant Reid took the call and Keith said, “Hello"! this is Keith Sampson. Please come with a few men to Mrs. Smith's Hotel. I have something very inter­ esting to tell you there".

Just then an angry voice said “Hey you dog, leave my boots alone".

Mrs. Smith said, “It's Joe Billings. He has come back".

Keith said, “Quick, hide behind that screen".

Billings said, 'Hey kid, if this is your dog tell him to leave my boots alone. By the way, what are you doing here?"

Keith replied, “Investigating. Mrs. Smith disappeared this after­ noon. Do you know anything about it?"

“How should I know? I just came in a little while ago".

“You were a sailor" said Keith in a matter-of-fact way.

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“Well yes, I once went to sea”.

Just them the police arrived. Keith greeted Sergeant Reid and then turned to Billings, “You went to the beach this afternoon, not so?”

“I didn't go to the beach”.

“Then how are your boots so muddy?”

“I got it from the dam. That's where I went. Ask Joe Simmons”.

Joe Simmons came and Sergeant Reid asked him.. ''Did you go to the dam with Billings this afternoon?”

Yes sir”, he answered hastily, giving Billings a black look.

Keith went on, “Mrs. Smith has been kidnapped and I think that you are one of the kidnappers.

“D o you know what you're saying, kid?” he asked.

“I surely do” replied Keith. “One of the crooks wore new rubbersoled boots and so do you”, he pointed to Billings. “The knots on your boots are tied in the same way as the knots of the ropes on Mrs. Smith”.

The two gaped. So she had been found.

“Yes”, he continued, “Seamen's Knots. Mrs. Smith was carried for a considerable distance, and you, Simmons, are the strongest sailor in the neighbourhood”. He produced a crucifix. “I found this crucifix in the cave where she was imprisoned and sailors almost always wear these things when they are about to go on a voyage. It is new and funnily inscribed and thus, can easily be identified at the local jewellers. Lastly this neck-kerchief. Mrs. Reid was gagged with it”.

He gave it to Scottie to smell and at once he crossed to Billings.

Billings darted, aimed a kick at it saying, “Damn you”.

He tried to flee and was intercepted by a burly policeman. Mrs. Smith came from behind the screen and said “Kaith, I don't know how to thank you”.

Keith smiled and said, “All in the day's work”,

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DISSERTATION ON SOME BLACK­ PUDDING or FLIGHT TO PHANTA SEA (By SYNONYMOUS)

(with profuse apologies to Charles Lamb) I paused in my voracious eating, and gazed thoughtfully at the rem­ nants of skin I had thoughtless strewn about in my frantic effort to engulf as much as possible in as short a time as possible. Sitting in front of such memos of a memorable meal, it was impossible not to remember what the old woman living in Main Street had said. It seems that as a girl she had heard this story from her grandmother who knew the cook in­ timately (which appears highly improbable to me too), although I have suspicions that the grandmother was the cook.

Cookie was the employee of a very frugal lady, whose very soul was occupied with schemes to economise. So it was not surprising that re­ membering that she had guests in the evening, the lady appeared one afternoon in the kitchen and ordered Cookie to fry the left-over rice to increase its palatability.

Cookie was not one to disobey an order. The frying done, she had left the rice on a low stool (after appropriating some for hefself — rice not stool) and continued to pick the fowl of tomorrow’s meal. In scraping the skin, she suddenly felt the knife bite through the skin of her finger; and, in her involuntary start of pain, horrors of horrors! she upset all the fowl remnants straight on the pot of fried rice.

Consternation! In a flash, the threat of instant dismissal galvanised her into action. In a few moments she had removed most of feathers, skin and the bleeding head. Remembering her mistress’ fastidious iniusistencc on “clean food”, she had, perforce, to fry the rice all over again.

It was with considerable surprise that she gazed at the finished product.

It was almost black —she realised it was the chicken blood which she had been unable to remove. It certainly didn’t look very appetizing. More out of curisoity than anything else, she tasted it wonderful and cer­ tainly she wasn’t going to waste more of her time getting more grub up — if they didn’t like it, they could lump it.

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paper funnels like clianna - they would scarcely notice then especially in the flickering candlelight. The party came off okay; and the hit of the night was the “special” rice served up by Cookie. One fellow was so enthusiastic that he bit paper and all.

Choking and spluttering, he shouted half-angrily at Cookie, ‘'Why didn’t you put it in something I can eat?” “Yes,” chimed in anothei gourmet, “W hat about ice-cream cones?”—little realising that in the en­ suing laughter a germ of an idea had been born. And so the frivolity lasted far into the night.

Could this exquisite-tasting “treated” rice be put into something edible, it would be a real sweetmeat—thought Cookie as she went to bed.

That the matter really worried her was shown by what she dreamt. A great fat sow and her farrow chased her over hill and dale, shouting “Giwe back we blood!” and at the end dissolved into fat pink sausages.

Cookie woke up with a shout of triumph. “That’s it! IT1 stuff the stuff into pig guts, and boil the rice inside! Can even put pepper in it to taste better; if ah scrape the pig guts clean, it gun be jus’ de thing!” And her brain-wave was correct; fried pig intestine proved to be edible (to some people) and soon the “pudding” became widespread over the colony.

Cynics have already stopped reading, but that is the gist of the old woman’s story. I have provisionally fixed the date as about 1872, but this is open to correction. It is good for us to know these things, so that when you bite into a luscious bit of “black-pudding,” remember what you would have been without if Cookie hadn’t overturned that pot!

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“ARCADIA-UP THE DEMERARA RIVER” (By F. C. McLEAN) Far away in the East, the first grey streak of dawn painted the sky. In the not too distant forest the birds sounded their notes in wel­ come to the new day. In the nearby streamlet, a silvery fish leapt out of the water and fell back with a splash. Close at hand, the dark, for­ bidding river slipped quietly by, at the beginning of its winding journey to the Atlantic.

The eastern sky grew brighter, and soon the first ray of the rising sun swept over tree-tops, sending floods of golden warmth on all God's (and man's) creation. The mists that hung over the river were dissipated.

The full-uddered cows, having spent the entire night ruminating under the mango-trees, reluctantly arose to be led in for early milking. The farmer silently trudged over the narrow clearance to his cultivated spot on the crest of a hill bordering the forests. Wisps of smoke arose from the thatched cottage while his wife prepared breakfast. Out on the river, brawny lumberjacks easily propelled their dugouts against the strong current, as they made their way to the timber grants further up river.

The sun climbing higher into the heavens, stole the sparkling splen­ dour from the dew-clad leaves and grass and shortened the shadows cast by the cottage and the widely scattered trees in the little clearing. Then, ploughing its way through the black waters, passed a motor launch laden with provisions for some wood grant.

As the morning wore on, I sallied forth to the forests. At the sum­ mit of the hill, the verdant plain gave way abruptly to the smaller trees of the forests. Soon I was trodding over the soft carpet of decaying leaves, amid the scent of vegetation. A tiny rivulet tinkling over the rocks and sand contributed soft music to the intense solitude that existed around.

Penetrating further into the forest, I came upon the stately greenheart trees — the pride of the Guiana forests. At scattered intervals, purple heart trees lent their unique splendour to the kingdom of their cousin, the greenheart. The sun, which was partly obscured by the leaves and sterns of the forest monarchs, fell on the dense undergrowth in broken patches here and*there. Tender shoots, with ideal conditions

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for early growth, sprang from the moist humus of the forest floor amidst the profusion of hardy shrubs. In the dark recesses, the nocturnal birds and beasts sought peaceful repose. Further up the path, a small snake *glided silently over the damp earth and disappeared beneath the sombre shades. Later, I encountered another reptile of that same class. This green-and-brown creature, probably aroused at my approach, quickly wound its way up a tree-trunk and seemed to merge into the background of leaves and branches. It is astonishing how these tree-snakes are so effectively adapted to their surroundings by protective colouring. The silence, which prevailed in the outer parts, was broken now and then by the rustles and cries of the lesser quadrupeds and the crawling reptiles.

Then presently I came upon a little stream, and a handsome spec­ tacle broke upon my view. At a stone’s throw from where I stood hidden by a small shrub, five wild-fowls were feeding noiselessly in the shallow water — all unconscious of the presence of a human watcher in their remote domain. Overhead a solitary baboon* chattered down from its lofty perch, while its feathered neighbours screeched out in protest. Al­ ready the sun was past its zenith and had begun its downward journey to the other side of the earth.

Resisting a profound desire to explore more of the regions, hitherto, untrodden by man, I retraced my steps to the little clearing that boie the mark of civilization. After no little difficulty I again set eyes on the thatched cottage sleeping in the afternoon sun.

A few hours after, the cottage and its surroundings were bathed in the soft beams of the setting sun. The tired farmer plodded over the field laden with vegetables, fruit and what not. The woodcutters drifted downstream in their canoes while they rested weary limbs after a hard day’s work. The kitchen was a bustle of activity as the farmer’s wife roasted a joint and cooked the side dishes. As the sun’s last rays sank behind the horizon, the cloud’s orange hue gradually gave way to a beautiful crimson and finally to a patchy grey. Dusk settled rapidly along the river banks, and then night spread her dark mantle over the entire land.

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'•Doctor Price first injected this medicine in some frogs and found that- after injection the length of their leaps was much longer. He first attributed this to the strengthening of their limbs concerned but further investigation caused him to realise that certain medicines of his com­ pound more or less affected the brain.

So Dr. Price tried experimenting on human beings and his results were alarming.

"When lie arrived home on the evening of December 16, he found his beloved wife sleeping on the couch, whereupon he emptied his bag, and a few seconds later injected Mrs. Price on her right arm.

Now Mrs. Olga Price, had on the advice of her husband on the previous day visited a neighbouring psychiatrist. "She seemed to become more jumpy than ever as the Christmas season approached" states Doctor Price, "So I warned her to see a specialist". It was with great surprise that Doctor P. saw his wife sleeping on his arrival this day as on other days she would be up and about and fretting a lot.

A few minutes after 8 that night she got up and, as her husband puts it, "she began to break up the furniture and to say all sorts of silly things, ! so. I did the best thing that is to call the ambulance."

A few days afterwards, New Year's Day '61 to be exact, a grieving Dr. Price injected himself — and this marked the dawn to new discovery in medicine" I began to feel light in heart, happy, joyous", reports Dr. P,

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T felt as if I were the happiest man in the world and all my sadness left me.

A few months later both Mr. and Mrs. P. became normal again and Dr. P. saw that on the night of December 16 Mrs. P. was literally mad with joy” — because of his 'wonder drug'.

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THE CHEMISTRY OF PHOTOGRAPHY T erence A* C. F le tch e r (U6M)

The average 'amateur photographer' puts a roll of film in his camera, exposes the film to various faces and places, carries it to the studio to be processed, and in about twenty-four hours, has his finished prints, being totally ignorant of what really happens to the film and photographic paper, to cause an image to appear on them, bearing a distinct likeness to the object photographed. I will therefore try to enlighten him on the matter.

The film is really a gelatin covered with a suspension of insoluble silver bromide and iodide. The lens of a camera causes rays of light pass­ ing through it to converge to a point. It is arranged so that the film is placed at the required distance away from the lens, which casts a sharp image of any object on the film. In taking a photograph, the lens shutter is opened for a very short time. A small portion of some of the grains of silver salts in the film, is reduced to black metallic silver, the proportion of silver salts reduced, varying approximately as the intensity of illumina­ tion of the image. A latent (invisible) image is thus formed on the film, but with the tones of the object reversed.

When the film is put in a developer, the whole of those grains of silver bromide in which silver had been formed by the action of light, is reduced to silver, and a visible image is obtained. Let us consider 1:2 dihydroxybenzene (6 H 4 [O H ])2 commonly called hydroguinone, as a developer.

C 6 II 4(011) 2 + AgBr = C 6 H 4 (OH) 2 Br + Ag A developer also contains a restrainer (usually potassium bromide) to prevent the action of the reducer continuing to completion and blacken­ ing the entire negativer.

After development, the negative is rinsed in water, and placed in a solution called the fixer. This is usualy a solution of sodium thiosulphate (Na2S203), and it dissolves the unreduced silver salts forming soluble sodium silver thiosulphate in the process.

3Ag Br + 4 N a 2 S 2 0 3 = N a 5 [Ag 3 (S 2 O 3) 4] + 3NaBr. When the negative has been washed and dried, it is placed over a sensitised sheet of paper coated with an emulsion of silver chloride. The paper is exposed to light which passes through the relatively transparent portions of the negative, and is blocked by the relatively opaque parts.

After the photographic paper is processed employing a method similar to that used for processing the negative, a reproduction of the object photographed is obtained on the paper in its correc tones.

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A LOOK AT PALEOBOTANY—Plant Phyla and Classes (By JAMES W. RAMSAHOYE (UVI M) W c do not know how life began upon the earth, but Scientists have put forward many theories as to the beginning of Life the most recent being “The Photochemical Theory of the Origin of Life". This theory was put forward by two Scientists, Danvillier and Desguins and suggests that Life came into being due to the effect of ultra-violet rays from the Sun on certain gases near the surface of the earth. It is known that ultra­ violet rays do not penetrate a layer of Ozone so that we do not receive these rays because there is a layer of this gas high up in the atmosphere.

The theory is based on the assumption that at the time in question there was no such layer which is most probable since the earth was quite young.

No matter what the theories state, the most vital evidence in support of the existence of Life lies among the rocks. Scientists, mainly Geolog­ ists, have given the earth ages with different names. Universally there are four main divisions of Geological time with numerous subgroups.

These four main Ages are the Archeozoic, the Paleozoic, the Mesozoic, and the Cainozoic. Some of the subdivisions will be mentioned as we go along. I must say now that the main divisions are given in order of the oldest to the most recent, varying from 1,000 million years old to 15 million years old in the same order.

Paleobotany is concerned with the study of fossil plants. I will out­ line the appearance of the different plant phyla in order from the lowest to the highest, the lowest at that time being the Thallophyta and the highest of the present day being the Spermatophyta. The first plants seem to be the Seaweeds found in The Archeozoic Age. Due to their frail structure they have not left much fossil evidence but their impressions are represented by streaks of lines on the. rocks. The Seaweeds belong to the Algae, a class of the Thallophyta. It is possible that the Fungi the other class were in existence at the time but we have no evid­ ence of this being so. However, many fossils have been found among the rocks of the Carboniferous era, a subdivision of the Paleozoic Age con­ firming their existence.

The next group of plants to be considered belong to the Bryophyta.

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from the early Paleozoic Age and evidence as to their existence appear in the rocks of the lower Mesozoic Age. Though they are minute in struc­ ture and very primitive their appearance is considered late geologically speaking.

The phylum Pteridophyta has four classes namely the Equisetales, Lycopods, Sphenophyllales, and the Filicales. The Equisetales are said to have been in existence from the late Paleozoic Age, but only one genus exists today known as the Equisetum. They made their appearance before the members of the Bryophyta and reached their heights of existence in the Carboniferous era. The most dominant plants of the time belonged to a family knowm as the Calamites. They have different important characters from the Equisetum, and their immense size have made possible the recording of impressions of their structure. The fossils of the Meso­ zoic Age are called Equisetites. The Lycopods of the Palezoic Age were huge trees but today the best known representative isselagmella which is very small. The fossils of plants belonging to this group are members of the genus Lepidodendron and Stigmaria. The Sphenophyalles, now extinct, are known to us as fossils. They seem to have become extinct in the early Paleozoic Age, but are of importance bacause there is a clue that suggests a common ancestor for the still living groups of Lycopods and Equisetaceae which stand soinsolated and far apart.

The Filicales have left no records in the rocks showing the period where they diverged from the simple ancestral types. They have however, left records in the Paleozoic Age and onwards during which periods they made flourishing growth. Today the chief group of the Fern kingdom is the Polypodiaceae but this group seemed to have come into existence in the Mesozoic Age and not as early as the Paleozoic, the main groups of which belonged to the Marattiaceac and Botryoptendeac. Of the two the former has still living representatives while the latter has become extinct.

Leaving the many Pteridophytes I touch upon the Pteridospcrrnae, which exhibited combined features of the Filicales and the Gymnospcrms the first seed plants. The members of this phylum are known to us as fossils since they are now extinct. They appear to have evolved from the late Paleozoic Age and their height of development seemed to have been in the carboniferous era. The fossils found show that they existed in great quantity.

The seed plants belong to the phylum Spermatophyte. They are two classes.

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The seed plants belong to the phylum Spermatophyta. They are two and the groups of this class are the Cycadales, Bennettitales, Cordaitales, Gingkoales, Coniferales, and the Gnetales. The Bennettitales, and the * Cordaitales are now only known as fossils since they are now extinct. Like the Pteridosperms they have evolved from the late Paleozoic era bur numerous plants belonging to the Cordaitales were found in the fossils of { the Carboniferous era. The Bennittetitales seemed to have been most numerous in the Mesozoic era.

The Coniferales are subdivided into four subgroups — the Araucareae, Abietineae, Cupresseae, and Taxeae. They all have genera both living and fossils. The fossil forms of the Araucareae and Cupresseae date back as far as the late Mesozoic era. Those belonging to the Abietineae and Taxeae date back as far as the Cretaceous era, a subgroup of the early Mesozoic Age. In general the Coniferales had their highest development in the Paleozoic era. The Ginkgoales are represented by living genera and fossils. They seemed to have appeared about the same time as the Coniferales and their fossils date back as far as the Paleozoic Age. Today the Ginkgoales only have one genus Ginkgo. Unfortunately no mention of the Gnetales is possible because of lack of information.

The highest plants in existence, i.e. the Angoisperms, have a late birth geologically speaking since their first appearance in the Upper Meso­ zoic era. There is evidence among the fossils that both the Monocoty­ ledons and the Dicotyledons existed. There is no distinct evidence as to which of the two groups appeared first but an assumption that they both began at the same time will not be severely criticised. Today the Angiosperms are the dominant plants of the world and they owe this dominance to their elaborate structure.

W ith the Angiosperms the history ends. In coming up the different kingdoms we can say that evolution has gradually taken place and that the members of the higher phyla are related to the lower phyla in some ^ respect. The outline given has not covered much and the anatomy of the various plants mentioned is not given. This has not been possible because of the wideness of the field and because the description would need the pen of a better man. However, I must say that this particular field offers plenty of research work in our country because of its virginity.

W e must not forget that the conditions of long ago were different from the present day. As such the structure of the plants with few exceptions, vary with those of today. There were cases where the condi­ tions were almost the same as that of today but this occurred in different places.

d Man A man is not by his apparel made, For garments neither reason have, nor life.

What's in a piece of finely woven thread ?

Nothing. Yet man is by this trifle swayed.

But truly, by his kind ways he oft leaves A golden footprint on the minds of those W ho happen'd to have met, with him. A man’s Not born with garments on; why should he then Be satisfied to cover up his faults W ith finely woven trifles ? A man must Be a man without the aid of clothing, Only then can he say “I am a man”.

MICHAEL LEILA

V idole de mon coeur Belle dame, extase de mon coeur, La plus charmante, celle que j' adore, Mille attraits vous possedez, Sagesse, esprit et beaute.

Belle astre, vision de la nuit, Toi, que pas a pas je suis, Astre d'amour, lumiere de vie Pour ces choses je te cheris.

Belle rose, faite de miel et d'agur, Rose pareille au ciel, au bonheur, Coniine ou te voit mois.de mai, Ne dors ma rose, ne dors jamais.

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Sonnet Such elegance the world has never seen Endowed with such majestic elevation The very acme of all adoration t he occult nature of thy name, I ween, Reminds one of Venus, the ancient queen Of beauty and love, and of gardens patron: Indeed the verv summit of admiration, Especially thy clear and charming mien.

Thy piercing visions brown reflect too true.

Thine inmost thoughts in language most vivid, And that enchanting smile, ever present Makes an idol, in my memory, of you, A dear soul, as scarce as the treasured quid Paid for the blossom with the rarest scent.

ABASSEDUN.

“Lament” Oh Life ! now no more need have I for thee For Death sweet love has snatched away from me.

No care, no cause, no purpose left to live Life, love was yours, a lovely gift to give.

Twas yours to give; you gave; but ruthless Death, Cold, caustic, cruel Death, with savage stealth Dealt brutal, fatal blows, and life is o'er.

Yes, life is over and love is no more.

No more at night to watch the twinkling stars And wish our wishes to their heavenly bowers.

No longer arm in arm beneath the moon Nor side by side ’neatli shady trees at noon.

Oh Death, approach, approach, I can't live on You took my love, take me too — I am done.

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I Stand at the Corner I stand at the comer and weep, O city desolated O sweet Corruption and all unweeping No longer life but painted masks — discarded props — and all unweeping Only a querying steeple and vague reminiscences of sleeping congregations — staring gods and none to worship.

O, the silver in your streets and gold and no satisfaction for the bowels nor the soul — dark alleyways and no idle men at street comers and none to play O, Madeleine, are you sorrowful?

0 city forsaken of bare legged tennis players and none to grieve, 1 stand at your corners and weep.

N. ALWYN ROBINSON. (5 Classical)

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ON DIT That Boris is related to Primo. n*

That this is the greatest injustice of any kind ever done to Primo. ❖ That according to general opinion the saying goes “As good as gold, as mean as Bro”.

That the Chiefs microphone has a special built-in drainage system. * That in one of its frequent spells of erratic behaviour, a Breeze was heard to scream “I-don’t-want-to-hear-from-any-more-hands!”

That having loved and lost, Brother Willie is somewhat frustrated. Try again, boy, you’ll succeed at last. ❖ That the Putagee man has a son who is the spittin image of him. * llia t the Kisskadee has acquired a new mobile bird-cage.

That when Bro told Jerry that he was a man of many parts, he was told “Yes, fragments”. * That Pussy is wearing ANOTHER engagement ring.

That the scores in the Jacob Cup match were of much help in relieving the recent egg shortage. ❖ That Pain is Athletics Supervisor of a school in the Colon). Shall the blind lead the blind, for shall they then not both fall into the pit? *

That Toby became so alarmed upon reading several books about the dangers of smoking that he decided to give up reading. * That Jubal’s other voice sounds like a car-horn. * That Harsh refused to teach Bons unless he brought his parents.

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Blue Gaulding Stilts support the silent slate-blue Shadow of Patience, Spanning a channel of concentration Where lurks a Death as quick and as clean As the snip of a surgeon's scissors And as noiseless As the growth in a sprig of bomboo Or the invisible workings of the starch factory In a blade of zeb grass.

Swift eyes discern the shimmering scaly Rainbow of recklessness Streaking for the channel between Life and Death . . .

Mud churns with a vicious suddenness, And the snip of a pair of scissors In the silence Is the dirge of a young creek patua Who dared to try the keenness of the eyes In a feathered watchtower Mounted on two weedlike stilts.

W ORDSW ORTH Me ANDREW That Prior is taking a refresher course in Show Biz. * That Slobbo of the Upper IVth is proud of being the only boy to break three (or was it four?) high jump bars in successive attempts at successful jumps. * That Fullhigh (or Emptvlow) declares his favourite nickname is “Rudolph”.

That Pain twice pulled a fat at*the last sports. ❖ That upon seeing Boris, Lord Melodv was inspired to write “The Booboo Man,”

Standing, Left to Right: Ramprashad, F.; Mitchell, G. H.; McWatt, D. A.; Bacchus, Nicholson, J. A.; Niles, D. O.; Joseph, G. Sitting; Khan, R. M. S.; Smith, B. L; Fung, R. E.; Rayman, D. B.; Lawrence, F. (Capt.)

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CRICKET NOTES (1955-1056) At the end of the first half of the Case Cup Competition, we were in fourth place. Our batting has not been very reliable and had our batsmen come off more regularly, we might well have been the leaders.

Our bowling has been quite good this season and we are proud to say that our two opening opening bowlers R. Willock and }. V. Archer were called to practise for the Antigua Tour. Jackman has captained the team in place of Mr. Richmond and he proved to be a fair leader.

Mr. Richmond and our captain batted well and were our chief rungetters. Lawrence failed to reach double figures in any one of the matches he played and was replaced by Khan who has done well in his first season.

Phillips was not up to his usual standard with the bat and only on one occasion he reached double .figures. Willock and Archer were very effective with the new ball and were the chief wicket takers. Our spinner Smith did fairly well this season, but should attend practices regularly.

Our fielding on the whole was very poor and we must improve on it considerably, if we are to win the Case Cup. The Wight Cup team has improved this season, but there is still much room for improvement in catching and ground fielding. Special mention must be made of Niles, Khan, McW att and Lawrence who have done well this season. The team has so far secured 10 points.

Our cricket, on the whole, has been declining and our boys should show more interest in the game.

o SCHOOL TEAM CHARACTERS RAYMAN, D. B.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;A slow but solid opening bat, has performed steadily this season but must be quicker in the field.

RAYMAN, M. K.~A hard hitting batsman who has impressed this season. Should tackle the game more seriously and improve on his catching.

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KHAN, R. M. S.-A good all-rounder, a keen and useful member of the side. Has done well this season.

SMITH, B. I.—A useful left-hand spinner on a hard wicket. Should practice more seriously however. Has improved on his batting.

McWATT, D. A.—A very keen player who turns the ball well. Has improved his batting, bowling and fielding and is now a useful allrounder.

RAMPRASHAD, F.—A hard hitting batsman who also bowls medium pace. Should be quicker in the field.

WILLOCK, R. A.—A very good new ball bowler who has taken some valuable wickets this season. A good field but should improve his batting.

LAWRENCE, F. A.—Did well in the W ight Cup as an opening bats­ man, has developed his bowling and with more spirit in his fielding should do well this season.

JOSEPH, G. S.—A very fast bowler who has done well. Should practise seriously this season. A fair batsman.

NILES, D. O.—His batting has improved considerably this season and with concentration so will his wicket keeping.

NICHOLSON, J, A.—A promising opening batsman and with a more serious attitude he could be a very good bat. Should concentrate on his fielding.

RAMPRASHAD, G. F.-This young player has shown himself to be quite a capable batsman in his first season and should do well.

BACCHUS, D. W .—A very good cover point fieldsman. A fair bat.

FUNG, R. E .-O ur captain has batted very well this season especially in the many crises that occurred. Has improved his fielding and is now bowling leg-breaks,

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FOOTBALL NOTES (B y D. E. Bacchus (Capt.)

The past year’s football has been one of mild achievements, after a surprisingly good show on tour in Trinidad where in 4 matches we won 2, drew one and lost one. Losing Nicholson, our captain, a very fine footballer, Wong, King, and later Klautky footballer of the year (1954-55), were very severe blows. With the return of N. C. Franker, however, the school rallied to win the Dias Cup Semi-Final 4-1 from Saints. In the final Queen's showed some of the inconsistence which characterized the year when we drew with Berbice 3 all.

The remainder of the year was dominated unfortunately by “soft shoes” football. This along with the lack of a coach did not improve our soccer ability very much. Against teams generally weaker than ourselves our “A” team reached the final of the Gonsalves Cup which has not yet been played off; the “B” team played remarkably well in this League Competition finishing second in their division. W e won the Governor's Cup football beating Central High School in the final. Our thanks to Mr. Boland for his tireless efforts in stimulating interest in football and helping to organise our tour to Trinidad.

Pen-Picture of the “A” team: R. FUNG: Our temperamental goalie during the Trinidad tour. His diving is quite attractive; he has not kept goal very recently.

D. O. NILES: Formerly our “B" team keeper, he has now taken Fung's place in the “A” team. His athletic ability serves him well. He has saved very well, but “ground shots'' are his weakness.

R. ADAMS: Burly left-back who has improved much, but his miskicking gives the keeper much trouble. Flis lack of enthusiasm has not helped his football much.

L. YOUNG-KONG: A very unorthodox right-back who with methods possibly oriental in origin blocks, tackles and clears fairly successfully.

His positional play and understanding with his counterpart Adams is surprisingly good.

R. B. FIELDS: Another player who after some shifting around has settled down at right-half with fair results. His kicking is somewhat feeble.

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A. McG. REID: “Stoogie”, our vice-captain, has carried on Queen’s tradition of having fine centre-halves. His lack of height does not stop him from tackling and distributing well; not much of an athlete one wonders how he plays this position without becoming tired quickly.

B. I. SMITH: He is the most improved player in the team. His throwoff is very good and his kicking though not very hard is fair enough.

He should however mark his winger more.

A. R. SMITH: Our outside-right who dribbles much more than is necessary. His “spooning” is fair enough. Unfortunately he has announced his retirement from the game.

N. C. FRANKER: A “nimble-footed” centre-forward whose ball con­ trol coupled with an accurate shot in either foot has made him one of the best forwards in the line. He should score more goals for his position.

G. M. BAKER: Former prolific scoring centre-forward now at innerleft, this player’s scoring capacity has declined. W ith more construc­ tive and controlled football his powerful shots will prove much more fruitful.

A. McDONALD: A slow left-winger who tries very hard. Very en­ thusiastic, with more practice he should develop into a much better winger.

D. W . BACCHUS: Our hard-working captain, whose dribbling and ballcontrol has paved the way for many goals for us. His experience and fine captaincy have guided us through a fairly successful season.

(A. McG. Reid).

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TABLE TENNIS NOTES (By A. R, Smith)

The school has continued to be successful in this section of sport although much enthusiasm was not shown by the senior members of the school. The junior members, however, have shown a keen interest and it is mainly due to their efforts that the school is still heading the others.

The Inter-House Competition, supervised and well arranged by Mr. Narayan was won by Moulder House with Weston House second and Durban House third. This annual competition is very useful for re­ vealing talent, especially among the younger members of the school.

Congratulations go to Brownian, L. I. L. who won the Junior Cham nionship, while I was able to retain the Senior Championship and also to Holder, T. C. and Zitman, R. the runners-up. It is to be noted that 1 have wron the Senior Championship for the second time.

W e emerged winners of the Governor's Cup Competition again.

Holder, T. C. was also a finalist in the Evan's Handicap Tournament.

A word of advice to those who are interested in table tennis. The only w'ay to success is by dint of hard and conscientious practice and only by practising regularly can you improve.

TANG, C. M. A good and experienced player with an orthodox attack and a sound defence. If he takes the. game seriously he wrould be a potential colony player, but has recently been suffering from a lack of interest in the game.

NICHOLSON, J. A. A player with a sound defence but needs to develop a good attack.

Recently he has been extremely carefree with the result that he has not had a good season. Needs to concentrate more while playing.

EDWARDS, T. C. A young, experienced player who, in form, is exceedingly good.

Has a sound defence and a fair attack and is the most promising of the young players, Has contributed greatly to the success of the school.

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KIIAN, M. A. A very uncertain player who has a fair attack but needs to develop a defence. Needs a lot of practice to improve and should concentrate on his particular type of game.

FERNANDES, M. A junior player with a lot of promise. Performed well in the School Competition causing some upsets. Needs to develop confidence in him­ self and like Nicholson needs to concentrate on his game more.

HOLDER, T. C. A young player who has been doing very well. Has a good attack but no defence. Needs more practice in the latter.

ODLE, P. D. Another young player who combines attack with defence. Has been performing creditably.

PERSAUD, B. R. G. A newcomer with a fair combination of attack and defence. Must develop more confidence in his attack and needs a lot of practice.

PAYNE, G. S. L. Has not played much this season. Needs to use his feet much more.

Has a fair defence and attack. Does not play the game freely.

SMITH, A. R. This year s senior champion, appears to be going for the “hat-trick”.

Winner of the cup in 1955, repeating the achievement in 1956, our school captain has a chance of earning the distinction of being school champion for three successive years. This is not beyond his ability, for besides possessing a good attack and the best defence in the school, he always seems to be in condition. (B.R.G.P.).

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HOCKEY NOTES YEAR 1955-1956 (By A. R. A. Lee)

This year’s Hockey started as usual, with the thought in mind of producing a new and more efficient school team. In order to do so, Mr. Lee the master in charge of hockey, had purchased a number of hockey sticks with the aim of arousing greater interest in the game, and at the same time having a vision of an inter-house competition, in the future.

Each house was requested to submit a number of their members who were interested in the game, to be trained and practised in order to build a team. In this way a great number of untrained youths turned up and it was unfortunate that a regular coach could not be obtained to assist in their training.

I must add that the interest first shown, by all concerned, at the start, is losing its former vigour and will have to improve if the inter­ house competition is to become a reality.

Our present school team, as is to be expected, contains many new faces, and can perform much better in open competition if the boys will take the game more seriously, and attend practices regularly. Recently the team has been having quite a lot of 'Match' practice with friendly games against various Clubs,and here is a list of the present members.

TOO-CHUNG, M. A.—Goal Keeper. He is often uncertain, but tries his best. He should concentrate on positioning himself in goal.

EGBERT, A. M.—Right-back. A hard-hitting player with fair stickwork, but tends to be wild at times and so handicaps the team.

LEE, L. S.—Left back. A slow thinker who fumbles with the ball too much. He however collects and stops the ball well.

LEE, W . A.-Right half. A young energetic player with relentless determination. He has fair anticipation and passes well, and should rely on speed to make up for his slight build.

MACDONALD, D.—Centre half. A much improved player. He has good stickwork, positions himself well, and has a hard shot.

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YONG-KONG, L. K.—Left half. A forceful back who wields a mighty stick. He stops and clears well but should rely more on constructive play.

COSSOU, N.—Right wing. He also, has improved greatly. He shows keen anticipation and tackles well, but tends to centre the ball too quickly and should cut in more.

RAMPRASHAD—Inner right. Rather slow for a forward, and needs much practice in tackling, and dribbling the ball.

McWATT, D.—Centre forward. A new member who can improve greatly if he takes the game seriously. He has a good eye, but should learn to play a more aggressive game.

CHIN, V. E. A.—Left wing. He is capable of hitting well when by him­ self but lacks tackling and dribbling ability.

LEE, A. R. A.—Inner left. Rather good in tackling and dribbling the ball but should exert a little more effort in his speed. His construc­ tive passing is quite good. (A.M.E.).

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ATHLETICS (By B. B. HOPE) Athletics during the last school year have been interesting. The main feature for the year — our Annual Athletic Meeting — which was held on the G.C.C. Ground on Friday, 9th March, produced 5 new records and saw R. B. Fields crowned new Senior Champion. Other Champions were: Under 17, T. E. Mathews and D. O. Niles; Under 15 — H. A. D. Chesney, and Under 13 — E. I. J. Fields.

The records broken were: Long Jump Under 15 — FI. A. Chesney 2F W i\ Long Jump Under 17 — D. O. Niles 2T 6”, 220 yds. Under 15 — FI. A. Chesney, 24.2 secs., Shot Putt Under 17 — R. Willock, 37 IU/2 ” and Hurdles Under 17 - R. Willock - 15.6 secs. The Cham­ pionship and Standard Points Shields were both won by Moulder House with Pilgrim House runners up. Moulder also won the Tug-O-War while Pilgrim won the Relay. The innovation of holding heats for the 1 mile was long overdue, and I hope it has come to stay.

Teams represented the school in many meetings during the year.

Queen’s College led the way in Inter-Club Meetings in this Colony by challenging the Bookers Georgetown Athletic Club to a friendly Athletic Match in February. W e lost this meeting by 13 points, Bookers gaining 87 points and we 74. A combined team from Queen's and St .Stanislaus (which also lost to Bookers) defeated their commercial rivals bv 29 points on a subsequent occasion. I am now looking forward to an Athletic Meeting between the two Colleges.

We entered teams in the August Olympiads, 1955 and 1956. A Sports Meeting sponsored by the A.A.A. & C.U. was held at Wales where the American Athletes Lou Jones (holder of the world's 400 metres record) Parry O’Brien (holder of the world’s Shot Putt record) and John Bennet (Long and High Jumper) were in action. At the InterClub (Colony Wide) Championships, we performed creditably by ending in fourth position. Our Athletic Team which went to Trinidad in August 1955, did not get an opportunity to participate in any sports meeting. It was a strong one and I am sure we would have given an

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excellent account of ourselves. I hope the next tour the Athletic Team would not be disappointed as it was on the last occasion.

Finally I must stress that the boys of Queen’s College could do much to improve the standard of Athletics locally. Our eyes are centred at the moment especially on those champions whose names are recorded above and we hope that they would put their shoulders to the wheel and encourage others to play some part in placing this colony on the map in the field of Athletics.

ATHLETIC CHARACTERS R. B. FIELDS:

Our Vice-Captain, who this year was Open Champion. I have observed, however, that the standard of his performance has dropped some­ what and would suggest more concentrated train­ ing. In Dick we have a fine Athlete who should do well especially as a high jumper.

B. B. H.

B. B. HOPE:

This tall long striding athlete is joy to watch at all times. The effortless rhythmic movement of his feet when he is in full stride marks him as a truly great athlete. A pulled muscle handicapped him in this year’s Sports meeting.

R. B. F.

G. M. BAKER:

This powerful athlete is a natural sprinter He has a terrific drive off the blocks and a good finish over the hundred yards. He however finds training too arduous and consequently records evade him.

R. D. PAIRAUDEAU:A fair middle distance runner with a peculiar hopping stride. Trains hard and reaps the fruits of his labour.

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A. R. SMI TH:

This athlete is a real hustler. He seems to get to the tape in a hurry with an effective un­ orthodox style. Does not train seriously how­ ever.

G. MI TCHELL:

A fair middle distance runner who meets with varied success. Perhaps if he specialised he would do better.

1'. E. E. MATTHEWS: Another well built powerful sprinter, who even though he does not train seriously breaks records with unfailing regularity. He too possesses a smooth easy stride.

D. O. NILES:

A good all-round athlete. His ability in the various track and field events gained him a record and the under 17 Championship.

R. WILLOCK:

This boy has developed into a good hurdler.

Should he concentrate in this event he would be unbeatable. Is an accomplished shot putter.

G. C. EDWARDS: A fair middle distance runner who trains hard.

He has a good stride. Is as yet undecided as to whether he is a quarter or half miler.

T. CHESNEY:

Yet another well built sprinter who has things all his own way in his division. Is the present under 15 Champ, and a very promising long jumper.

F. LASHLEY:

An up and coming junior all round athlete. With steady training he would be a champion later on.

E. FIELDS:

Phis youngster dominated the sprints in the under 13 division this year. Is fairly quick down the lanes. He must curb the tendency to look back if he hopes to improve on his already pro­ mising performances.

R.B.F. and B.B.H.

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ATHLETIC SPORTS RESULTS LONG . * * LONG

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JUMP, UNDER 13: 1. Browman (I.) 2. Mercurius L. (G) 3. Fields E. I. (E).

Distance: 14 ft. lOVz ins.

JUMP, UNDER 15: 1. Chesnev H. A. (F) 2. Kumar (L) 3. Phillips E. A. (A).

Distance: 2G ft. 6 ins. (RECORD).

LONG JUMP, UNDER 17: 1. Niles D. O. (B) 2. Bacchus W. LI. (A) 3. Joseph M. (G).

Distance: 20 ft. 6 in. (RECORD).

LONG JUMP, OPEN 1. Smith A. R. (D) 2. Hope B. B. (G) 3. Spence C. S. (A).

Distance: 21 ft. 4 ins.

CRICKET BALL, UNDER 13: 1. Griffith E. M. (H) 2. Hamilton A. F. (E) 3. McIntyre D. (A).

Distance: 59 yds. 0 ft. 5 ins.

CRICKET BALL, UNDER 15 1. Kumar L. S. (L) 2. YlcWatt D. A. (F) 3. Cupidore I... (K).

Distance: 82 yds. 1 ft. IVz ins.

CRICKET BALL, UNDER 17: 1. Smith B. I. (H) 2. Niles D. A. (B) 3. Hanoman L. II. (C).

Distance: 90 yds. 2 ft. 4 ins.

CRICKET BALL, OPEN: 1. Reid A. (E) 2. Foo R. P. (C) 3. Woo-Ming (D).

Distance: 85 yds. 2 ft. 5 ins.

SHOT-PUT, UNDER 17: 1. Willock R. A. (A) 2. Payne, C. R. (F) 3. Smith B. I. (H).

Distance: 37 ft. WVz ins. (RECORD).

SHOT-PUT, OPEN 1. Adams R. I. (H) 2. Ridley. C. A. (B) 3. Stuart (B).

Distance: 36 ft. 8 ins.

100 YARDS, UNDER 13: 1. Fields (E) 2. Griffith (LI) 3. Hercules (H).

Time: 12 1/5 secs.

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100 YARDS, UNDER 15: 1. Chesney (F) 2. Lashley (II) 3. Lenus (H).

Time: 11 secs.

100 YARDS, UNDER 17: 1. Matthews (C) 2. Niles, D. O. (B) 3. Willock (A).

Time: 10 2/5 secs.

100 YARDS, OPEN: 1. Baker (K) 2. Fields (E) 3. Smith (D).

Time: 10 1/5 secs.

220 YARDS, UNDER 13: 1. Fields E. I. J. (E) 2. Borne (L) 3. Hercules (H).

Time: 27 2/5 secs.

220 YARDS, UNDER 15: 1. Chesney (F) 2. Lewis (II) 3. Lashley (II).

Time: 24 1/5 secs. (RECORD).

220 YARDS, UNDER 17: 1. Matthews (C) 2. Niles D. O. (B) 3. Muss (F).

Time: 24.0 secs.

220 YARDS, OPEN: 1. Fields (E) 2. Smith (D) 3. Baker (K).

Time: 24.0 secs.

440 YARDS, UNDER 15: Chesney (F) 2. Lashley (H) 3. Grant (II) and Lewis (C).

Time: 59 3/5 secs.

440 YARDS, UNDER 17: 1. Matthews (C) 2. Payne (I1’) 3. Bacchus (A).

Time: 56 1/5 secs.

440 YARDS, OPEN: I. Edwards (G) 2. Hope (G),3. Fields (E).

Time: 57 secs.

HIGH JUMP, UNDER 13: 1. Shepherd (G) 2. Roberts (L) 3. Birkett (D).

Height: 4ft. 5 ins.

HIGH JUMP, UNDER 15: 1. Lashley (H) 2. Applewhaite 3. Rodney (K).

Height: 5ft. I1/: ins.

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HIGH JUMP, UNDER 17: 1. Joseph (G) 2. Niles D. O. (B) 3. Dalgetty (K).

Height: 5 ft. 5% ins. f '• HIGH JUMP, OPEN: ( 1. Fields (E) 2. Brewster, K. (I-I) 3. Mitchell (G).

Height: 5 ft. 6 ins.

HURDLES, UNDER 15: 1. Chesney (F) 2. McWatt (F) 3. Nicholson (F).

Time: 17 secs. (RECORD EQUALLED).

HURDLES, UNDER 17: 1. Willock (A) 2. Niles D. O. (B) 3. Dalgetty (K).

Time: 15 3/5 secs. (RECORD).

HURDLES, OPEN: 1. Baker (K) 2. Fields (E) 3. Persaud (II). s Time: 16 secs.

880 YARDS, UNDER 15: 1. Niamatali (L) 2. Grant (C) 3. Yates (D).

Time: 2 mins. 21 1/5 secs.

880 YARDS, UNDER 17: 1. Glasgow (G) 2. Bacchus (A) 3. Mootoo (G).

Time: 2 min. 18 secs.

880 YARDS, OPEN: 1. Hope B. B. (G) 2. Pairaudeau (E) 3. Mitchell (G). rime: 2 min. 15 4/5 secs.

ONE MILE, OPEN: ^ 1. Hope (G) 2. Mitchell (G) 3. Niamatalli (L).

Time: 5 min. 13 2/5 secs.

SACK RACE, (PREP.): 1. Mook-Sang 2. Robinson 3. Backer.

SACK RACE (FORM I): 1. Moses 2. Babb 3. Yansen.

100 YARDS, PREP.: 1. Bartrum 2. Cholmondeley 3. Arthur.

Time: 13 2/5 secs.

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I0U YARDS, UNDER 11: 1. Roberts 2. Cholmondelev 3. Bartrum.

Time: 13 2/5 secs.

LATE FOR SCHOOL: 1. Hercules 2. Ho-Chung-Qui. HOUSE RELAY: 1. Pilgrim (E) 2. Moulder (G) 3. Weston (F).

TUG-OF-WAR: 1. Moulder (G) 2. Pilgrim (E) 3. Weston (F).

OLD BOYS RACE: 1. Mr. J. C. Taitt 2. Mr. Jarvis 3. Mr. Burnett.

Time: 25 1/5 secs.

GROUP CHAMPIONS: Under 13: Fields E. I. J. Under 15: Chesney II. A. D. Under 17: T. E. Matthews and Niles. D. O. Senior: Fields R. B. Standard Points Shield — Moulder (G).

House Championship Shield — Moulder (G).

RECORDS: Established — Long Jump under 15 — 20 ft. 1 in. Chesney.

Long Jump under 17-----20 ft. 6 ins. Niles, D. O. Shot Put under 1 7 -3 7 ft. IU/2 ins. Willock, R. A. Equalled — Hurdles under 1 5 — 17 secs. Chesney 220 yds. under 15 — 24 1/5 secs. Chesney.

Hurdles under 17 - 15 3/5 secs. Willock.

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CHESS NOTES i■ i

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WOO-MING)

The first important chess event of the year was the Handicap T ournament organised by Mr. Naraine and Mr. Barker last November. This was won by A. Grainger, with a handicap of a Knight and a Bishop.

Runner-up was C. R. Payne, with a handicap of a Knight. This tourna­ ment was remarkable for the lack of entrants from the Fifth, Remove and Down Sixth forms, and an exciting but error-ridden final.

Next was a Masters vs. Boys match, which the Masters won by three games to two. In this match Mr. Barker gave an ample demonstration of his powers by a memorable smothered mate. Also winning were Messrs. Cameron and Pilgrim, while Woo-Ming and Walker won for the boys.

The Me Shine competition was brought off in May. Only three schools competed —Indian Educational Trust, St. Stanislaus College, and Queen's College, Central High School having withdrawn at the last moment. On May 12th, Queen's College played St. Stanislaus. W in­ ning their games were Grant, Payne, Walker and Yong, while Woo-Ming lost to Gonsalves, the opposing captain. On May 19, we played Indian Educational Trust. Grainger, Sahai and Yong, won for us, while Woo Ming drew and Ramsahoye lost. Queen's thus retained the trophy with a grand total of 15 points out of a possible twenty.

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Chess seems to be slowly on the decline in the school, because of the lack of interest shown by the boys in the lower forms. The majority of players in the Upper Sixth have left, leaving a core of enthusiasts in the Upper Fourth Classical of last year. It is up to these boys to convert the smaller ones, and revive the popularity of the game. After all, chess has been described as the perfect game in which the better man should always win.

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CHESS CHARACTERS

Good player, sometimes with flashes of inspiration. Frequently erratic, however, because of re­ fusal to practise and concentrate. j BENJAMIN, P. O.: Has plenty of tricks up his sleeve. Often loses j when attempting over-brilliant sacrifices. Hard to beat when winning.

RAMSAHOYE, J. W.: Steady player. Tendency to relax when win­ ning, however, with unfortunate results.

Beginner who surprised many by very nearly SPENCE, C. S.: beating Benjamin in the Handicap Tourna­ ment. Has a lot to learn, however.

Practises very much, and is thus overcoming his YOUNG: shortcomings. Tends to be too nonchalant, and attempt brilliancies. Many errors when defend­ ing.

Often surprises himself by very good moves. v PAYNE, C. R.: Whenever he commits errors, they are big blunders indeed. Nervous when playing a big game, which probably caused him to lose the final of the Handicap Tournament.

Newcomer from Central High School, who LEE: beat D. King, our former captain, in a previous Me Shine competition. Says he is out of form at present, however.

Reads a lot of books. Shows great knowledge WALKER: when watching others play. Entire game is characterised by attempts of master plays. Has improved a lot, however, but talks too much.

Youngster who won the Handicap Tournament ^ GRAINGER: after playing for two terms. Tendency to blun­ der when playing important game.

1 Fair player, tries hard, but now practises infre­ GRANT, N. W . quently.

WOO-MING, G. E.: Definitely the best player in school at present.

Was unfortunate in losing the Handicap tourna­ ment last November. Our captain who fre­ quently surprises his opponents by getting out of inextricable positions (A. A. Sahai).

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One of the world’s finest auto­ Power, comfort and safety happily combined.

For details and unbeatable prices for the above, consult the Sole Agents —

SANKAR BRO S: Lim ited.

A B (£■ 9 Water Street, Georgetown.

Tel. C 649 •

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Consult this Company in all your Insurance Problems The British Guiana & Trinidad Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. Robb & Hincks Streets, Georgetown.

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Relax in the luxury of foam-soft seating, deep pile carpets and rich walnut fittings! Thrill to the flash-away performance of an engine that scarcely whispers at 90! This perfect combination of luxury and high performance is now available with OVER­ DRIVE (as an extra) for even more speed, lower petrol con­ sumption, and reduced engine wear.

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Here’s big car motoring at medium cost! Really roomy, smooth and exciting to drive! Now added to the range, the new all-steel luxury Estate Car with exceptional floor space and the same powerful o.h.v. engine, perfection finish and unique refine­ ments. All available with OVERDRIVE as an extra.

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