The QC Lictor - July, 1956

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0nward, Upward, M ay W e Ever Go !" Song

Monday, July 9, 1956

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273 contest places in Q.C., hut-

COM·P ETITION N OT SERIOUS The public impression that ii is very difficult lo gel inlo Queen's College on account of lhe number o1 boys applying is nol correct. The facls, and figures reveal lhat so few applicants put up an averagJ -(60%) performance lhal any reasonably good boy stands a good chance and any really good boy is hound lo get in.

MR. IRWIN AND MR. HIRSH' RETURNING TO U.S.

N Wednesday, July 4th. AmeriO the• St.itr ca·,; !!)dependence and pupils of Queen's CoJJege were Dav.

The competition for places in the Form I exam. about this year:. followed much 40 % of the candidates fail tr the same pattern as in previous I gain )even half marks and r:anyears. As usual, a large number not l:id~aid to be serious .:andiof young hopiuls assembled dates I all.

Only about on<' in the school at th~ end lhirQ. o the candidates get 60 % of 4pr il and ok the, exam. and rto one who gets less than - those who w e under 9 1,ii on this is likely to be worth a plac<' January 1, 19~6. sat £qr 1he at Q.C. in any case.

Prep. Form and those tmaer t 1 Of the bovs wh,,o gain olacc• for Form I. A}certain number in Fprfll I, about h~lf come ft orr of them had a so sat f0r ,the Staridafd 5 of one or other o.f the Government County Scholarship Primary schools and most of thr earlier in this month. rest come from Standard 6 or MORE PREP CANDIDATES the Equ)valent classes in one r,J . the Private or Preparatory Th~s year there was a Schools. Only a few places 1,o not 1 ca ab l ~ increase to to boys below standard 5. Of all o-.er . ~20 m the ~mb- the boys who sit the exam. ber. sitting for the Pr:-P; .• orm, Standard 6 boys stand an even while the number sitting for chance of gaining places, wl>ile Form ~ was down to about 150. the "odds" for a Standard 5 boy There 1~ always a small number are about 2 to 1 against and for oi. candidates for Form I wrio Standard 4 about 10 to 1 a~ainsi. gam Governme!1t Scholarships Of t,hose who .si.t a second (or who are Judged on our time, about 1 in 4 are successful exam., to be of Form 2 standard ) while those who sit a third t,ime and they are. placed in Form I_I. the Prep. or Form I only abou1 Of the .remamder aboi:t _30 _gam (having failed twice) 1 in 10 places m Form I and 2o m .i-rep. succeed in gaining a place.

I Form . the exact number In the Prep. form examination depend~ng upon the nl!mber of there has been a marked inpromotions we are llkely to crease in the number of candimake at the end of our dates and the ,average mark school year. required to gain a place has COMPETITION NOT SERIOUS risen by about 10%.

This is It would appear there- probably the result of raising fore, that the competiton the age limit two years ago from for places is really severe, 9 to 91h years at Jan. 1.

It but in actual •fact it is noth- would seem that it is no l onger tng- like as difficult as these easier to gain a place in the figures would suggest, for the Prep. Form than in the Form I accompan ying table shows t hat Examination.

given a half holiday to Join with their American colleagues of the School in celebrating this memorable occasion. This is al:-:o the last Independence Day anniversary that Messrs. Irwin and Hirsh, our American masters, will be spending 111 Dritish Guiana. )fr. Irwin joinC'd th<' staff of Queen's College about fo111' )'e.irs ago under the Fullbright Sclteme Originally l1e had intenctecl spending only two years, but so impres~C'd was he by the boys and the country as a whole, that he applied for a 2-yt•m· extension.

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PREP. FORM 1953 Candidates sitting 70 No. below 50 % 32 50 - 60% 15 Over 60% 23 Accepted for Preo. Form 25

Of thos~ accepted for P rep.

Highest mark Lowest mark Average S econd sittinf

89 68 68

FORM I

Candidates s:tting No. below 50""1

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60 % Over 60 %

Acce.vted for Form II Accepted for Form I Of those gaining Form I places Highest mark Lowest mark Average mark Second sitting Third sittine

1953 171 69 44 58 6

38 80 64 70

1954 60 15 10 35 26

1955 83 21

92 74 74 8

86 78 78 7

1954

1955 159 68 27 64

177 76 34 67 9 31 79 65 72 13

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1956 122 52 23 47 26

Mr. H. S. Irwin is seen being presented with a gift by Miss P ersaud, B.H.S. student doing science at Q.C. The gift w as a gold tie clip and was presented on behalf of the Science Society.

Q.C. · Biological Research Station at Atkinson N the northeastern corner of Ifrom Atkinson Field about two miles the airport there is :in old

concrete builcling formerly usc5l as a power transmitting station but no\\' ahandoned. This building has been acquired by the Quc>en·s College science authorities for the purpose of resC'arch in taxonom,\ 1956 and ecology.

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Th<' urgent nC'ecl for such , station has long heen realise<! h.\ the niology masters. nut attempt~· to obtain a building - even an unused one-while TTC'r Majesty·~ ArmNI Forces wc>re stationed h c>re proved futile. With the departu 1·c of the soldiers however. the build ing was r<'leased to us. As it stands now the building lacks the amenitics of water and electricity.

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THREE NEW MEMBERS JOIN STAFF HERE has been an add it ion of three new members to our staff.

T They are :Messrs. W. H. Mohabir, B.A. (Lond.); A. H. Abrahms and V. I. Humphrey. lfr. llobabir, an old boy of Central High School, has had a very distinguished school-career. having obtained the Lonclon Intermediate Arts and Science (Econ.) at the age of sixteen. He has been a secondary school teacher for the past decade, during the latter half of which h e obtained his B.A. degree. and was ;ippointed Senior English Master ;it the Central High School.

Asked to give his im· pressions of the school (Q.C.) this is what Mr. Mohabir has to say: ..A well organised institution, ably managed by the Principal. The staf~ fs very enthusiastic and hardworking. The boys '(with a few exceptions ) are full of life, well mannered and alive to duty and

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~fr. Abrabms, an old boy of Q.C. has returnc>d to his "alma mater" to fill the post of tc>mporary Physirs master. Before coming to us. l\Ir Ahrahms taught at the Antigun Grammar School for ahout sc>ventc>cn months. While O\'<'r there he was awarded a Gm·. ernment Scholarship for Enginec>r ing (1!):iG). Tl<' 1·eturned to RC: prior to arcC'pting the scholarship. and intends to take it up in Sc>p temher this YC'ar. His stay 0ver there has done him much good and was quite an enjoyable one>.

Commenting upon the schol)l ll>' a whole, after an absence of about two years, Mr. Abrahms said that he found lt just as he expected... nothing more nor less ...... the hoys are indifferent and somewhat lacking in "school spirit."

His ~tay on the staff ls quite a enjoyable one.

Mr. Hnmphrey is a trained First Class teacher, He firs.t. started

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tc-r1c>hing in 1!)28, and taught for some- time in the Primary Srhools.

He> then resigned from Go\'<'l"n· mc>nl serYice and in J!).t.5 hc>ramc> Prinripal of the Enterprise Jl igh School.

In 1919 he left his joh and became Principal of St. Anthony'\; High School. At the> pnrl of 19;;2 . he went back to C:m·. c>rnmc>nt serYice and bec>nm<' mi instructor to the "young offeml<>rs'' at the> Geo1·getown Prison.

An ardent lover of cricket. football and hockey. Mr. Humphrey still takes part in these activities whenever the opPQrtunity' arises.

He served for some time as a member of the B.G. l\Ulitia and South:Caribhean Force and hc>c·ausc> of his outst;irnlin~ sC'I'\ ice. d t d H b ~ was ecora e · Class e n.ecame " Warrant Officer necau~n of the t"deal con·'it1·ons, "~ u Mr. Humphrey finds teachi ng in Que<'n's College a great pleasure.

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and is infested "ith hats. It ls hop<'<I that with the lwlp of the hoys concer ned it would lw ready for use hy September.

When this project is completed, it would pl'O\'ide invaluable experience for mastc>1· and pupil alike. and the.v wou ld be able to mingle freely in the much more informal atmosphere of nature·s class room.

Taxonomy~c;tudy of classification of plants.

Ecology-the study of plants in rclation:-:hip to their environment.

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Q.C. Stamp Society

Losing Supervisor HIS is perhaps the most obscure of all the school's societies but T is still a .J.lourishing society. Tts

members are few hut all are c>nthusiastir. Inaugurated by Mr. Irwin. the society has been doing \'en well and it will therefore be a grc>at Joss to tlic sociNy \\'hC'n J\lr. Irwin leaves. Js the1·e anyone on the staff who is willing ancl capahlc of replacing him? 1t is hopC'<l that so m co n e ran ll!' secured who will be able to supervis<' the SociC'ty's activities.

There are i;omc interesting plans in store for next term if everything goc>s well. Among them ls a visit to the G.P.O., through the kind rons(•nt of tlw Post Mai,ter General. Thete members will see items of philatelic interest and; also plans are afoot for a ph1·1ate11·c exh1"b1·t, · on on Speecl1 Day. · Hcre·s wishing :\fr. Irwin all the best from the 8 n c i et y and especially good luck in his forthcom ing studies.

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Dunng his stay here. :'ll r. J n \ in has travelled ;i hnosl throughout the length and breadth of B.G. He thinks that this is a grand country with a bright future; hut he l'C· g-rets very much the fact that the inhabitants know so little about it.

Q.C. boys he urges, should not allow themselves to fall into this dilemm11. 'J'o this end therefore. :\Ir. Irwin J,r,s played a major role in the formation of the Q.C. Tour Clubthe name of which suggests its purPQse. LAND SETTLEMENT SCHE.m,; ' l\Ir. Irwin, is of the firm opinion that land settlement schemes can be a very useful medium of counteracting the trek from the country to the town. He further en1phasises the Point that a soupd network of roads is a pre-requisite to development.

INTEREST IN SOCIETIES This "super-tall" and iml5ressive American, who is the shortest of the Irwin brothers, has taken a great interest in the activities of the School. He was a one time Supervisor of the Literary and Dehating and Stamp Societies: and he has also played an active part· in the musical and dramatical performances of the School.

He proudly asserts th,1t he has a greater right than most foreigners to call himself "Guianei<f'"" for one of hi» children was horn here. Mr. Irwin has won the ;iffectioo of an and his departure will be greatly felt.

His compatriot, :\fl'. Hirsh has only been here for one year but during that short time he has clearly demonstrated that he is a man of many parts. Of a pleasing and charming diSPoSition, Mr. Hirsh will always be remembered, (pnrticularly by the Staff) for his ready wit. and for the ardent invective with whicb he assails his victims.

To these gentlemen, who have proved worthy ambassadors of their country, the Lieto ,· expresses its sincerest appreciation for all that they have done for the school and wishes them the best for the future.

L.J.H. (L GC)

Aeling Prefects wenty acting prefects ha\'e lw1 n appointed in phtt't' of the school prefects who arc taking th <'ir G.C.E. Advanced Leve>!. Those appointC'<l are: Austin. Barrow. Egbert. F letch ('r, France. Gray, Kendall, Khan II. A., Layne>. Lee W. L.. Macaula~·. :\JcDonald, McDoom 1\1. A .. Persaud Rohlehr. Sharma; A. R. Smi th, B. Too-Chung, Wharton and W il tshire.

W. l\J. Sue-Hoo is acting Head of' School. with H. B. Field,; m, hie deputy.

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EDITORIAL

THE Q.C. LICTOR l\'IOND1f!! JUl.Y 9, 1956

EDITORIAL BOARD EDITOR:

M. A. A. McDooru.

SST. ElllTOl:: IJ. A. Grar.

IlUSJ1'(E5S MANAGER: D. P. Sharn,~ FIJ;.c\TUR~:s EOITOR: F. (;1·,rngcr.

SPORTS EDITOR:

R. B. Fields.

SUP£R\'IS0R: M,, S. R. R. Allsopp,

Where clo we 0uo fro1n here?

'Jl1ere was considerable speculation when His ' Excellency. the GO\·ernor Sir Patrick Remson K.C.M.G. left the Colony on a mission to the United Kmgdo~.

PL!blic opinio:1. co~nected His Excellency'~ vlSlt with_ ~he co~stitutional crisis in Bnhs11_ Guiana. we had.only to wait for the Governor':, ~~turn ,, when at the opening session of the L egislative Council His Excellency announced a limited c01;ishtution for the colony which had fali ered on the road to self government, The terms _of the constitution are suff1c,entlywell-known, so let it suffice to say that in the circumstances Her Majesty's Government took the only course available to Lhcm and introduced measures designed to rescue us from the quagmire into which we had fallen.

In his speech from the rostrum His ExceJlency warned ag,iinst. the extremist element!, which, he said , could o~ly lead us along the . road to disaster as they had done l?cfore .

He advocated an early implementation of the Development Programme which. was' closely 1;elated . to schemes for social and cc-0nomic progress, But how did this modest at1'.cmpt at a solvent to our problems meet the veople concerned? Not so well at all. (\.midst a rather confused and confusing political atmosphere one democratic party was calling on the Governor lo ex!)el two members of the Inlenm Government. . Politic3:l group,; were being formed rapidly, and two legislators in a move aimed at narrowing _the n umber ·o.r these groups had planned a representative conference of various sections of the community.

In preliminary talks designed to discuss procedure t o be a dopted 'they had incl.uded an executive of an extremis~ grou_p in. their meeting. For this their dismissal was being urged .

Now. po1itical stunting may imp ress a section of the community_ but at a time when serious th ought is needed we can · not lend ,an y ,support to )that sort of thing , but it behoves evcrv right-thinking Guianese the day to frown upon such goings on. .

The position in British Gwana is this. IIad the democratic party group at the elections of 1953 been a coherent body . with the effervescent fertility of Party-thinking, and had there been fewer differences , then the results of the elections might bave been different. Moreover, · U this Parly had had a majority then, we feel sure that events would not have turned out as they ' did and B.G: would have been a step nearer to a more liberal constitution.

The reason for the fai lure of ·the Democratic group was faulty party organisation. As we survey the political field now, we see the same mistakes being re>tieated on a wider scale. ThE'.re are more pa;rties and new ones are steadily being formed . ror this reason some effort must be made' towards party organi$3.tion and policy statement s so. f;bat th e country may understand the vital issue and a.pnroaches involved in a campair;n for the General Elections.

A well-organised party mu~t have funds to carry oul its da:vto-dav business. Financial support 19y leaders and members alil-::e must be wholehearted. Of course th-e basic purpose of part,- action is to get the vol,e at

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cap ita I -pun;·s hment LETTERS TO TH·E EDITOR Should be abolished?

GRACELESS-· DANCING

Hoys should not be compelled but ,<c, thet· induced 'to take athletics seriously. JJy doing this, I think, Dear Sir, Sir, We were all enraptured by l write this article so thal tliey good results will be oblaincd.

In the Yours faithfully, Schubert's Ave Maria. of hooliganistic ideals may FAKLEV, V 4C. same way it does not require admit their faults and seek lo 8.6 ..,6 much to recognise the grace. remedy them . ease and sublimity in ballet. It It is absurd for any spectator is often with envy that we view to jeer the participants at any a ballet-dance. We cannot atsports meeting. No one should tain t he ballet's qualities but we eve1· forget that they (the conc~~ show our appreciation by testants) undergo great mental t2.king oart in similar dances. and physical strain. This strain Sir, If is sad to sa)' that the art of is muJtiplied infinitely by disPlease permit me ' space to couraging words, glaring insults mention ,about the games' sched- proper dancing ar.d its appreciaor embarassing questions. ule of the school. Formerly the tion is ,vctning... .The inagic anrl Athletes being human are of games were taking place as by mystery of the genius is setting every shape. size a nd form. We forms, Lhen there was a great as man y ields to the thr obs· of the drum. The waltz is dying who are normal should be h thankful that we are not de- change.

T e games were re- before the zeg_ The zeg, bop. formed. n would do the would. verted to Houses instead of by jive and neck-and-back are not be mocker>< well to realise that Forms. In this case ~ome of the really dancing . but merely manithey are no better, or e lse they boys in the school members from festations of the presence of would have contested a lso . each house, suffered gr eatly, the primitive instincts and ha bi ls.

Wherever there is competition disadvan tage of p layin g no game In this modern age when rncn someone must be last . No one al aJ J .for the whole term. By th is ,hould be far more cultured than his ancestors it is appalling to W e I mean the following:is more sorry than he. should not gloat over h is misIn each house there are about h_ea r him being correctly desfortune . This is net onlY. a mat- IGO to 70 members From this cri bed as "u ncouth" i1dcccnt as he in ,t he "modern ter of sportsmanship, but also a number only about 24 are se- indulges breach of common sense. _ selected to play as Games a,ri, dances" T be ~usic with its primitive Mr. Sanger-Davies once re-,·, · nt twic per week for each marked that as a younger man iven -Y . e 1 out bearing excites passions which 1 he never really saw any sen se in house and 1n m ost cases 6 appear in the proximity of the oeating another person by a of the 24 boys chosen replay a partners, and in the violent few inches or a fraction of a sec- econd time_ This, therefore, ti"-· (even indecent) motions of t he l1 is u nhe alth,v to ha"" ond. With the increased wisdom sults in a disadvantage to the !Jody.

11 et·spiring Tiorlil's h, of actual experience h.e now other boys. Whereas in . a form se,·cral accepts the fact, that in the of 30. 2-1 are selected an<! the re- close contact with each oth c1·. def~at of a _µcrson springs the maining 6 just don't like to play If not in the interest of our de.sire for mp_rove_:mci:it.

The ,iames or they are unprepared as cultural improvement , then al least ip. lhe interest of our sp1~1t of determination is uncon- th r · th co ntry sciously fostered even while we ey ive 111 . e u_ · . health, some responsible person are in schooL T he spirit of F'rom my pomt of vtew llle1·cfor e, should attend this matter : ThC' competition nurtures improve- I think the Form games were fai: easiest way would be lo strike ment; with improvement comes better in all rnspects. at the roots. The root is ·in th e the ultimate goal-success.

I think many othern would fact, that it is easier to zeg than It is imperat ive that the body agree with me in so saying. waltz. We have shown our b e physically fit to cultivate a I am , appreciation of f iner music by h ealthy mind. Like the peace Yours truly, our rapt attention on Monday of the world in wrong hands, the morning assemblies.

The best mind in a weak body, dies.

W. n. DAXRA.r. pla ce ·to •.start will be at t h e It is wise· to admit our mis1AM. schools. · takes. Proceed now with better Ed's Note: The Principal reI do hope lhat this articl e will idcals.

Your goal is success. plies as follows:be noticed by a true patr iot of Let n ot a weak w ill or ill mind '"The 11-riter may have heen un- the sch ool s of the c ountry. daunt you.

Be convinced that · Yours faithfully, th e evils and ills of this world fortunate in his house or in his HABIBlJLLA NIAMATALLI house organisation , but it is our are spun by your own indisconsidered opinion tha t boys will cretion.

Yours faithfully. get more and better games under UABIBULLA NlAMATALI house organisation than under th e Forms J , 2 and 3 Sir, oltl scheme still get form gam es and those There are quite a few memch osen for "sets" get separate bers of the Upper School who attend the meetings of an "Outpi-actices and this leaves on the side" Club when they should be average about half the house (say attending the Q.C. Literary and r· Sic, 30 boys) from whom the weekly D ebating Society_ These boys We h ave seen how crjcket. foot. house game a practice , both in are apparently proud to attend hall. hockey anrJ o1hcr games at cricket and in football , may be " Our Club" as they call it. prcsenl organ ised by the school selected . This should give him a I hope that the persons conhave helped to discover and im- better ·chance than under the old cerned wlll heed this appeal and p rove talented !Joys in those fi elds scheme when each form had do their duty to the school by of sport. Why not put athletics on games '>nce each fortni ght. And .attending the Q.C . Literary ::.nd Society instead. thC' School's Sports Programme7 he might also get a gam~ of Debating Yours faithfully, l am sure that this will be wel- hockey each weeK if he enrolls to A. u, EDUN, comed by most boys, ,P\1,· that game."

L.6 .c Athletics can prove to be a very -V.J.S.D. hca lthy and enJoyable outlet for many hoy~. Possible coaches can be old boys or even intercstPd m Hsters.

Sir, The whole school waits for the 0 11 Tuesdays and Thursdays in Spl"ing Term before beginning the morning, boys who come late Sir, to train. This can produce harm- with cars or enter through the l think that something ought to ful rc~ults. Athletics should be on Thomas Road entrance are not be done about the existing conthe ~c11ool sports programme all marked late because there is no ditions in the Cycle Shed. A:s can the yea1· roLtnd. prefect there.

We think that be seen, there are several cycles th is is unfair to the boys outs i.clc of t he shed, anrl in the who ride and "alk to school by shed itself there appears to be general confus ion. Despite the Plection time. There must be a the Camp Road entrance.

Yours faithfully, r enaming of forms, the signs on ste el framework instead of a S. A. Hinds, posts indicate that there arc forms flabby flesh of voluntary helpas 5A, 4A// etc, in this M, B. Khari, S\JCh ers with a central secretariat for the propagation of ideas rrom .

H. Singh_ School. I th ink that the shed ought l eadership downwards. Can all IIA. to be enlargened oO as to accomthese splinter parties provide k modate all cycles and that racks such an effective party machine be re-allocaten to each form and a without help from somewh er e? murh larger rack for Masters' $urely they can't_ Moreover, if . cycles. they do receive external h elp S1~·,, J hope that this letler will not would they not lay themselves , 1 he_ formation of a Basketball go unnoticed t,y the ,rnthorities. op<,n to sev~re criticism and Club m Queen·s College. has been ¥outs truly, adverse react10n by the el ector- discussed hy many a group in the MICHAEL WI8HAR1'. ate? . Whenever and wherever school. A number of our boys have Upper 4th Classical. the re 1s the nucleus of a strong Jameel Basketball dubs cl 1 democratic party it sh?ulcl be must say from ~vhat I h~v:nsecn used as a b ulwark agamst the these bovs ·u-e ver k ' extremist group. of them· sh< w . Y een, and most 0 1t is a fact that th e extrem'st _ latent talent with vroups have p' led ged themselves room for unprovement_ Sir, 'l'he m · t ei·est 111 · the game in this ' be united under the new copto r would like to congratulate the slitution . \'Vhen, however, the colony fws increa sed considera!Jlv founders of the Queen's College democralic group wastes so o,·er the p ast fi ve. years. and i.t Tour Club. Such an organisation, much time in petty bickerings, is not surprising therefore that would help ~tunents to see a nd would not the same group_ which :vounget hoys (and ~iri s) should leHrn more about the country. ~as the c~use ?i our humiliation take the game seriously. and L will exhort members to give m ~he ~ight ·of ;he world be I suggest that a Basketball Club theil' whole-hearted support to agam tnumphant.

Unless the of the School be· fonnecl and then thi$ Club. One~ ag-ain, hats off to nat10nallsts m B.G. look to their of course ,,.e'll see ' b 1 1· 1 t b h cl · " ' many oys l he organisers!

Yottrs truly. f~~ h~ ':aem:e1~uile ;_s taking a try at the game. " )fiCHAEf, WTSRAR1'.

So what 11bout it Democrats!

Yours faithfully, Upper 4th Clas~ical.

Where do we go from here?

'L' E. :1-JA'l'TH'EWS.-

BAD TASTE

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By A. R. K. KHAN

Some months ago there appeared in one of our local newspapers a statement to the effect that , '·Capital Punishment should be abolis)led because it seemed barbarous in the eyes of a civilized, dignified and disciplined nation to carry out this act". But weren't the murders which were committed apparently barbarous and were they not deeds, unworthy of a. nation which is supposed io be civilised, dignified and disciplined?

It is only fitting, I feel, that the persons who commit these dastardly crimes be subject to Capital Punishment.

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By L. W. G. GREEN We, in British Guiana, for the mosl parl are cbristians ; then following the teachings of Christ is the only rational thing to do. It was Christ who said, "Render good for evil", and "Unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other ". If therefor e a man commits a crime suc)1 as murder or an equiva lent, do not kill lllm but give h im a chance to be r eform ed. Place him in gao l

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In the l\lona Valley nestles a ,e

of scatt ered bm ldrngs -:-- the framewor k of the Umver~ity College of the wesl Indies. rhe ColIPge comprises, neat, modem buildings, beautifully set against a backgroLind of mountain and s l<y.

The college is well placed- It lies in a quiet neighbourhood wllere one can \\'ork in peace and silence, yet its proximity to Kingston places it within easy reach of the commercial centres _ At nights there is much fun to be l1ad at the Students' Union. where one can indulge in. anything from a game of cla rts to a sip of 'Three Daggers'. ln this beautiful bu ilding overlooking the Hope River bed arc held most of the socia l fllnctions that take place at the College.

Belo,v the union lie the wide ancl Cricket, , pncious pl aying fields. foolball, hoc){ey, lawn-tennis, each has ils own r es pective plot.

No one speaks about our s,vim· ming-pool now. It looks ,veJJ as it is. and a\l it Jacks at the inomcnt. is a I ittlP w2 ter which is fo1·lh· COl11 i 11g".

The l,.C.W.L is entirely resiclcnt ial. This is a good thing for it tends to retain the corporate spirit which is one of the main pillars of strength of th\! new unive1·sity college.

Tht' students work in ideal cond itions and are trained under qunlifierl men and women. The sta ff prpsents a wirle and varied oullook Rnd include nwn trninecl in ,--.riotL-a p <oi.f ~· ·nrid. The stancl:cird of ,1-ork consequently, is in every way equal to that of the Univ0rsity of London.

The U.C. W.I. was intended to hC' a centre for the cullura\ advancement of th(' territories and it is pla.ving its part well.

In a ll spheres of life on c,impus the •emphasis is on '\oVest Indian ideal~ an<L traditions.

The college fosters feeling of brotherhood and unitv among students from 111" ,·,irious tC'rritories of the Caribbean.

L . A. ROY BANARSEE Ecl ifor'~ note-:-i\Ir. nanaT;see. was the lf):51 Guiana Scholar. He is 110\\· a merlical student at thC' U.C.W.I.

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1nPcliun1 of _\·our priper to e-...:p rcr-;s

m,· gratiturl<' for t11e installRl ion of a water S\~ste1n in the Cl'icln~• PavilliOIJ. This T'm ~ure is a de· finit.e step in the advancement of crirketing at Queen's College'. rm no,v look ing forw;u·d to the da:• w1JC'n therf' will 110 " further 111stallulion ... thnt of a· T.avator·y Block. .

Yours respectfully, GEORGJiJ S. JOSEPH. (L VI ~1

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Re1nove·1· says :

GHOSTS ARE POS.SIBLE!

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One of tile I.Jiggesl controversies of ll1e mo,tern age is that of the existence of ghosts _ There are many st o r i es of P<'oples' expe,;enc·es "·itJ\ ghosts. th(• m,ijori tv of \\·hirh. if not all.

of their presence it is thought that ghosts do not exist.

Perhaps you are saying "even if these things a re invisible ·,n~ should be able to hear or s~e tlwm". :\layhP they are not 1leard :1n' purp in,~:i:iin..ition. [ anl nol because thcv emit so unds of frcma i n ta in in g tiiat there are qucrn..:ies higher or lower t1u: n • ghosts. that which we can hear. Ghr,.,1-0 ln\..·isihle !tein!;~ arous:e no grca1 are most likely highly spceialiserl interest hut \\·hen one feels it and beings ann can pass through ~(•lid !Jt>holds c,ther e,·idenccs of its matter, or tl1e bodies of the ghnst,preseuce. s" one is forr0cl to take• contuin molecule in su<;h a m,•ngreater notice. ner that it feels like still air; t'1t'!"eNow supp o s c there is a forc we cannot feel them. c·hnnc-P o f gho::,;b existlng invis ib ly These points show that there i,, thC'n it is pos,sihlc that ghosts are a possibilit.v that ghosts exin but beings made pf a sulJstance or who knows? substances \\·hich reflect. refract O·. A. Rem. ('f) and absorb ,·ery littk 01 · no ligh t

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By M. E. TAHARALLY Why feel squeamish about k illing an individual who disrupts the order and decency, ·~pon which the structure of soc· etv is based? No one hesitates tri sho ot a ma d dog. The mur.-1erer - the man who kills for "un, and vengeance, so taking lhe law into his ow·n h ands the sexual perv ert, are all analogous to the mad dog.

Wh y waste the tax-payer's money by t~eeping these men behind bars·' Even the most depraved m an wo uld prefe1· death to the boredom, loss of -freedom and the mental torture of life imprisonment. Death is not an evil, it may as Socrat e,~ argued, oven he a good .

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To this question, I am sure the :na jority of people will answer with a firm yes . But there arc t-.vo sides to ever y questio n.

The!"e is also the answer no.

Why should some people sa v so·' 'J'he main reason , I believe is one dealing with the economic posit10n of the country.

If Capital Punishm e nt is abolished there w ill be a few more p eople 1iving on Go vernment funds· so economically it might not ' be t ne best thing to do. _ Fortunately we are a ll human bemgs and all J'.uman bemg s have something Jn them that the_ other a1?-1ma_Is do no! have.

Tlus somethmg 1s humamty. I1 1s tile humamty rn us that will ,nake th~ dream of the abolitio n of Capital Pumshment come 1rnc.

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'word' spreads" A fe\\' ,veel<s a&o s~n,;· lhc ad ven t

yet anotl1cr society. It is the new "Dibl.e Clu b"' formed by a group of enthusiast ic youngste,·, T nc• club meets on Monclavs amt Thursdays every 11-cck. aucl li~e on!, e11L r unce f ee is in th e ~·-)rm of , condition; that everyone brings , Dible to meeting, P ray e r s begin and ~nd every session.

This trains the boys to be leaclcrs in tlte spiritua l wor lcL The club which has its counterpart in the "Sistel' School"' has as its main object. to introdq ce the Saviour ancl h is \\-ord ,is the head. anti sou rcc· ,.,f all success even in school. The club started ,v.ith 9 members but at present the membeTship is 1, encl the boys plan to make a clri1·e for an incre;i,:e W.G. and H.B.

~bove is a surprise a\.'l"ial photo of Q.C. printe~ for the fir15t It was tak en from a plane by H. S. Bryant of Lo'wer Fourth General.

It shows the layout of the building ,and compound. Photography is Bryant's j1obb,y .

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French elections - a blow to French prestige

n1nongst the following four m nin

~rou ps: Con1munists -

100 .scats.

The "[,eft-o'-Cen trc·• Co a I it ion (Pierre Mendes-F'rance with Guy }\ollet and Socialists) - mo seats.

Pouj adists-52 seats. ThP ''Rightof-CP11!re"' Coalition (h:ugar l~aure. tllc ~T.RP. and Independents) 200 scats. Thu s about one-third of the Assembly \\"as in tlw hanrls o [ men opposer] to P11rliamcntar.v dePOU.JAnISTS A:\'ll

cm nru:xcsn;

ThC' rcmaindc•r \\h o. if comhincd could fo rm an a h)c maioritv. were hopelessly split amongst fofT0 S of ronflicling amhit ions and ,1J. legiances.Hpwever. the most ~tartl ing result of the elec-tion w:is the el<>C· ti on of G2 "Poujnclists'· hcnc h1nen

of a rabble-ro using bookselle1· named Pierre Poujar!e. whose refusal lo pay taxes Etartecl a new

be ,·cpresentccl at conferences ih. volving the Great Powers. hut by Pren1ier.

who. rep1·esentj ng

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nPg'1tive mandate ut home , would he hesitant to commit his countn· lo nc11· exertions. ·

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Principal preaches in Berbice

The Principal on Whit Sunday. rrh ,· l'l"Ul)ll,..,ifiou:- ThC'il' side of. lb e d c bale st>C'lll ed to he p I an necl. :\lay 20. cleli1·erecl an inspiring sPrllu t instr uctions 11·0,·e only carSt. Joseph's l, nglican of malcontents. the PouJaclists \\'ere mon at 1·iecl out by the leader. swept into office in "hct Poujade Chu rch, Corentyne lo a congre- (a) \II'. Sar.:~f'r•DaYil'~, that mos l called " an 0xplosion of despair·•. gation "SPf'n only 011 Goo cl Priclct\"~. delightful speaker. \\·as his usual and Christma::; D ays'-'. ..

Out of the confusion of the self. llut it 11·us e,·ident lhal ltc Plection only· one man apearccl to wns given much of the burden to nraving -.vhat .seemed to be a he st)'(n1g enough lo 1·each fol' bear. tl1reatcning eve ning of "CorerrtynP r,0 ..·c1· Guy )fQllet a Socialist.

(I; l )It·. )Joo11ka111111J' produced a rain··, dbolll two hundred pN,plc \loHet. an ant i-C~mmunist hluntly of various denomi nations gathci·cd n1ass o f ~cientific propc1ganda. <1::-: result of which he was found at the very old Pol"l i\Iourant a"4r.s11ing on.. the ,,-rang premises" building .to hear the principal of lle thus failed to grnsp tl1e true Queen's College.

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said that he would not ask for Communist support. though t11c lates t Communist lin e is lo suJJport the Socialists. After about six months in office. illollet still seems secure. but perhaps the "night-of-Centre" politicians are not ready to bring him clown,' because they want someone to blame for tile s ituation in Algerie- This is obviously a political mcffe tl'l h\'aP criticism on the Socilllists Internationally. it seems that lite election dea lt a terr ibl e hlow to the sagging- prestigP of F'rance.

She would hardly resent U1c West-

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Ta king his text from John H. 16. Mr. Sanger-Davies explained that the apparent myder.,• of the PentPcost "speaking in 1nany languages·· s hould be interpreted as "speaking as if in our own language" meaning that they understood each other. "Do we I.Jclicve in the Holy Ghosts"? be queri ed ''if so. ·what rlo we bel ieve a bout the Hol .v Ghost?'"

This ·-very precious g ift of God" comes only to a chosen peoplP "and we can indivicluallv be~ome chosen if on ly \Ve he pre pared to do certain duties'". '"r'hr Pentecost stor\< should be one of the most prfzen by USChl'islians'• he acltled.

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remainihg speaker "vas a negligible quantum . and was even an impediment to the proposition. He entangled h imself in 'an aura of biological t<>rms and became hope lessly baffled in an attempt le disprnve 1·eligion.

DEDUC'l'ION The p,·uposition defeated, (may I say decidedly) in a unanimous verdict.

The J Ltdgcs were the RM'.

Pa ttison-Muit·, _'11·. frl'in, Dr. \YillLams.

(Ocuu aures~ue mundi).

N.W.L. (LGC )

THOSt THAT SERVE US

l\'.Irs. Dorothy Lewis is one of ser- the many ladies employed to 1non. 'our P r incif}c1t s ur pri sed the h elp keep our massive edifice congregation iJ.Y d isplaying his clean.

She is 55 years of age Ye1·salility on the organ , playing and , lives ai 109, Carmichael fin) st~1 nzas of lhe Proces,:;ional Street. She says that she finds H.\'n1n. quite a mixture of boys as far ·The scryice which began at 7 as behaviour goes, but as a como ·clock. terminaiC'd nt 8.·L1 pm. pensation, she says "boy;; wtll The St- .Joseph's Boy,· :Scout be boys". . In general she gets formed a guard-of-honour for 1\fr. quite a lot of c:;o-operation from Sanger-Davies. who, incidentally them.

She says the work is was a hoy-scout himself. hard and ihe wages arc definA.f'. (U IV C) itely inadequate. L, A. R.

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t ing . to play cricket, others are commg late or are absent; par,m ls are spending a lot of mone.1 on hire cars to get their children to. school. Some boys lo'l\e ihe, ram , they run about, and get themselves messed up, then give their mothtir s trouble .to wa,il their clothes - L.s,. "{{A.)

·''T'O P AZE'' AT ft_P --•-•~• . 'The National Anthem' was

. . -Says Wishart In earl~· January this year. about twenty-two mi:lio:, Frenchmen went lo the polls · fur the thircl time since World War JI. They wanted a ~table maio1·iW that wou-lcl be ab le. to go·,·ern- them sensihl y, but instead thPy got an ,\ssembly of extremes that." as more ungo vernable t h,m the pre,·ious one. The elect onne had dissipated the power Lo govPrn

ghosts are sensitive to these, lilerc is a chance of their being de. tect<'d. Again , the hoclies of ghosts might absorb all these 1·a1·s . the refore their . presence cannot be shown hy · our instr Ltmcnts. The radiations which the boniPs of th<' g-};10stR reflect n1rty hc, unknown • Friday 2;;11, ~la y, rn5G saw a to man. Since lhcrc is no evidence sc\·ere and certainly most savage blow dealt on t11e head ,; of the sci e 11 tis ts who had ,he tla1 mg to cb.allengc some of ,1ur worthy members of the ;;rts A large audience, confac ull v on the dcl.Jule. "Thal the sisting mainly ·of girls and tSllul.\, uf the ?'iCi.cnce.s is rno1· c- L'f"· wan.Ling than the study. oi the ~oys of B.H.S. and Q.C. respect1vely, saw the first act of Marer.I hmuanitics."

Pagnol's "Topaze". put on by Needless to sa.,·. the opposilion the Alliance Franchaise. completely overwhelmed their foes The play was centred on in a most convincing manner.

(Neville Lay n e), a The Ie;ide r of / the proposition Topaze thirty year old teacl1er at IV!.

CH)C!lCd t he debate on a high anc] ... mighty 11ote as l1c atldrcssccl the Mucbe's boys' school.

M. Muche, a man with a vitjudges. ''I h.aYe _supreme <.:oufid enco that you will agn,e with riolic temper, represented by me that the study of t lie sc iences Ayube McDoom, has a twenty is 1no re rewarding than that of the year old daughter with whom hum.anilies". The judges failed to Topaze falls in love.

Ernestine Muche, (Joyc el y n live up to h is h igh expectations.

I now propose. for the bene- Byrne does not really love fi t ancl per haps consolation of our Topaze b ut tolera t es him bea'1Yers;.i ri<' s. to dP:-11 with the rest cause he does her home work, of my ,nticle in a typically among other things. Topaze scientific 1nanner. would like to p lease M_ Muche As is noted:- Expel'ilnl'nt. and to th is end h e even brings That th e st udy of Ote sciences six or seven new pupils to thE is more 1·e" 'a1·,ling tli.1n the s tudy school. Unfortunately for h im he offends a pupil's par,ent, La of 111c Jnunaniti es.

Oh.sl'n-ation (1) Tlie opposition - Baronne Pitart-Vergniolles, reTheir sidP o f Debate was well presented by Gloria Rogers, and planned and pe r fectly Pxecuted. subsequently enrages M. Muche. (a) )Ir. A llsopp , their leaner, disAs it were, t o add insult to played thP hi,µ-hest qunlities of injury, Mucbe learns of the orator.v. eun1bined with a wit 'affaire d'amour' between his which \Vas deliberate, and quite daughter and Topaze. Tlllls it dernstating. was that Tamise (A. R. Smith) (lJ )- Hi·. J,rat, was a model of Topaze's friend, caused the latcool and calm persuasion. ter's dismissal. (e) ,1,-..\fa cnoom with an ardent The proceedings came to an in vective uispla.rcd signs o[ Sten- end after Fr. Bose had congratulated and thanked ihe ,;ctors torian oratory.

These 3 pal'ts dovetailed per- on behalf of the audienc.e, and fectly. the "Mai;seilleise" a l ong with

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THANKS like.

1956

:or a period of time during which his mind can be molded in the correct way.

Ii is my opin ion therefore. that as christians, we should delete the school -:if thought " An eye for an eye, , tooth for a tooth" and abolish .

C;apita l Punishment in the inter,st of civilization.

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played.

The play was generally fol lowed by all and the impre$sfoas we r e favourab le for all Ile actors especially Neville La)ne. who revealed his "Limbo'' prop ensities in the course of bis overtures to Ernestine, and Ayube Mc Doom who it i s said is a 'pocket size edition' of the " Sop".

The girls were unfortunately, but not surprisingly a bit maud ible · "Joycelyn Byrne" 1t .is thought acted well and ~poke the French with a good a~cent.

Gloria Rogers was possib]y 1J1e loudest speaker of the gir1s.

Farida Raym an, act.ed her part quite well.

The play, which was a nrcsentation of the Alliance l'i·ancaise, was under the direction of Mr. S . R. R. Allsopp :and Jl.Iiss Cicely King. The male .cast chosen from Q_C, was N. Lasne.

A. Mc Doom, 0. N. Sinclair, .A. Smith, A_ Edun, H . Jackson ard some boys of the lower school along with Joycelyn ::B_yrne, Farida Rayman and Gloria Rogers from B-H-S. 'On dit', that they were szen emanating from the vicini ty of the " Palm Court", much n,me lull, around the mid-section,. lhan when they entered.

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QUEEN'S COLLEGE LICTOR

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M!)N DAY, JULY

9,

1956

Austin House Wins Go¥/rn~r s Cup Football / 0.C.'s chances in lhe Governor's Inter-House League I . /series Football Championship / Cup Table Tennis 1

Austin and Ra leigh Houses met in the last game of the inter-house football league. It was the deciding game in that both teams had played a ll the other houses, s<.'curing 1-l points a nd were well ahead of t heir nearest r ival P ilgr im "ith 12 poi nti;.

we play, but also to try to win all the matches so t h at ,,e may end up with the h ighest number of points. \Vith a litUe stretch or the imagination one can see tha1. in this :;ystC'm, it is possible for ,, school. which W<' ha\'<' heaten . to 1inish up with more points 1;1an We have already played four us. schools, am! although our succes::; Tl is indeed pleasing to note is not as good as it wa::; last :vear , ·we are almost certain that wc will that we arc no lon ger dl.'pcnding end u p with the h ighest number C'nlirclv on our four or fi\'C hest of points. Our fin;t tournament playl.'rs to mnke u p ou r tC'am. agai nst Tndian Education Trust. we Al><>ut ten lio~·s a r c liste<l. from won 3-2. \Ve had an easier time which fi ve arc ,;elected fo r each with Ch ath am H igh School fo r we tournam l.'nt . T hus t h e t eam is , von all five matches. Against Cen- ch a nged fo r each sch ool WI.' pla.,·. t ral 'High. from w h ich quarter w e T his is a good move. for i n the expected the t ou gh est opposition past WC' rC'liP<l on t he five hest we won 3-2 a nd against B.G. pla~·crs in the school to rl.'presC'nt Education Trust we ::igain won us. The boys hy be~ng a fforded the 3-2. chance of playing for the school Tn table tenn is, in t h e Governor's ga in not only experience bu t a lso Cup, th e winner is decided on _the encouragement. number of matches won.

Against SincC' the competi tion hegan in <'ach school five matches ::i re played. thus if one point were Hl,i3. we ha\'C' never lost in tahle awardC'd for each match won , tennis. and we <lo not intend to would be a possihle of makC' this vear an exception. \Ve t here 3:; points. Consequently. the idea fC'<'I quite sttrC' that we will win.

BRGP. LGl\J. is not on!.,· to beat e,·ery school Competition for the Governor's Cup this year has st~rtP.d in May instead of September, as has been the case in the past two years.

However. this in no way impairs our chanccs of coming out on top in table tennis.

This year th e Governor's Cup was only ..i temparary setback, for Competition bega n in June. by ha lf-time, led: by the ever-trying The first, match a gainst Indian G. l\l. Baker at mner-r1ght, .we had Educational College was from the drawn level a nd wer e leadmg 2- 1. outset a one-sided affair. 1C .H .S . not to be out ~on e p_re,;,sed Led hy Fields, R. B .. the forwards relen t lessly and ~quall.Sed; m th e a nd even the half backs, toyed last minut.cs of the game, Baker with their opponent's t o the tun e 1e tted from close r a n ge to clinch of t en - nil. this vital m atch for us by 3 go::1Js T h e second roun d had to be to 2. _,.,, cancelled because of heavy rainThe 1t h round f o I 1 ow e d fall wh ich fl ooded the playing the same lines a s the 1st . I t was field.

One ·week lalcr. we fo und h I3 C E d t· Tr t h \ e oursC'lvcs pitted against our most t e · · uca ion us w O ,•er serious rival, the Central High unfortunate to r u n mto a sevenSchool. The master. capta in. a nd goal storm . vi~e-~ap_tain who are . responsible Wha t are our chances of 1:er01 p1ckmght_h e t_eam did_thnot seem peati·n g las t year's performance ? d to share t 1s v_1ew. W1 out e- 1"'e have surmoun ted a maJ·or ohn pendable sh ooting forwards and s tacle. U we con tin ue as we a.re wit h two you ng wingers wi t h at present. and defeat C.H.S. to whom! we are ever experiment- whom we went down 1-ni Z in a ing. \I.re fou nd ourselves con-\ recent Gonsalves Cup fixture. we fron ted1 by on e of the stron gest can r etain our supremacy in footteams _.H .S . could :find. At 4.15 ball over the seeondary schools the g e began, Queen 's fou r a nd be well on our w ay t o men s ; ·t . Wit hin 5 mins. C.H .S. winning the Gover nor's Cup. h ad ed irtto the lead but this GMB , L. GC. ~ '

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The g;in;c negan \\ it h Ra leigh pn'ssing ,,11 it<' hard aga inst thC'i r opponent:;. T lie slippery surface renclered hea,·ier hy rain t h roughout the day. made it diffi cult for pluycn, tn st.irt any cnnstn1tti,:e movt•mC'nts. Afte r a few spai<m <ld l<' raids by Ra leigh. wh ich prt>\·ecl quill' u nsuccessfu l hecause their for\\'ards 1, t•rC' unahlc to convert the passes w h ich they re<.'<!°'{ed.

Austin took command of thC' i;itu.1tion. ancl pressl.'d re I<'nl less 1y.

Onlv brilliant kl.'cping hy Nill', stopped the Austin llousc forwarcb from scoring any goals. :\Jidwa:v in the first hal f RidlC'y collided with his keC'per Nill's. in the ensuing scrimmagc. Rt•och pushed pa t ll'e proslrntccl :-riles to register the qnly goal for the match. ll Th<' 1·C'n1,lindcr of thP fgartie found Austin Hou~ pressing h;11d to ivcreasc their lead. l)uti- .Jtlh(Snr.). Downer .inrl Nil <'s aga~11 proved stumhling bloc~s to 511 ft their t•ffnl'ls. Thej fina l j'{his(le 'f • t W llpS "aw llw pQsition uMha1ig:;tf wil h I -i Auslin the League lhettcr $1 lb !U!d C winner much of the ~oothall Championship.'

ThC' tC'am,; and oflkials \\'Pre: Five boys, three of them from Austin; Fung: Hanoman. Roher!'!<. V4C on Saturday, May 1956 reL. C. Roberts, Lee: A. R. Downes: presented the College against s t.

Cossou. Dummett. Fl'anke1·. nc~1ch S tanislaus i n the Mc Shine and ITl.'ndricks.

Inte r -Collegiate Chess CompetiRakig b: D. ~ilcs: .Jul~ (Snr ). tion.

Downer; July, Ridlc•:v Langevine: T he games began at 9 a.m.

Ridley, Stuart. D. A. Niles. Isaacs, precisely, being p layed simuJ Paul. ta neousl y in the D ining Hall.

The n•ft'rt>(' was )Ir .J BoycC'.

They were a ll finish ed within an G.)f.Il. (LGC') hour, the home team winn ing

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R EP RESENTED A'IJ POLICE SPORTS

T he Police Sports were J,cld on the B.G.C .C ., Thomas l ands on T hursday, 24th of May. Georgetown 's leading Athletic Clubs competed a t the sports.

The Police won .

The school team under t h e capable leadership of Barry Hope finis h ed fourt h a long w it h B ookers.

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R. A. W illock won t h e 120 yds. h igh hurdl es a nd B . Hope th e 440 yds. B class, P . Mitch e ll finished second in the 880 yds.

B finals and R. B . F iel ds an~ J oseph tied fo r four t h place in lhe H igh J ump.

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llo):s :should not be compelled but 1(1ther induced to take athletics

By A. R. K. KHAN MONDAY, JULY 9, 1956 Si~ . i-criously. · Uy doing this, l think, Dear Sir, l \vr1te this article so that they good re::;ults will be obtained.

We were all enraptured by Some months ago there apof hooliganistic ideals may Yours faithrully, Schubert's Ave Maria.

In the peared in one of our local newsadmit their faults and seek to FARLEY, v lC. same way it does not require papers a statement to the effect remedy them.

8.6.,i6 much to recognise the grace. that, " Capital Punishment EDITOR : l\1. A. A. McDoom.

Il is absurd for any spectator case a nd sublimity in ballet. It should b e abolislled because it to jeer the participants at any seemed barbarous in the eyes of ASST. EUl'l'OH: n. A. (;,·aJ. sports meeting. No one should ~s ~;\~~t~~~c:.nv\v~h~ta;neot:r a civilized, dignifie d and disciph ever forget that they (the contain the ballet's qualities but we lined nation to carry out this BUSINESS MANAGER : D. P. S :irm ;, tcstants) undergo great m1mtal c:,-:i show our appreciation by act". But weren't the murders FE.\'l'UHES .E mTOR: F. Gran g t•r. and 9hysical strain. This strain Sir, laking part in similar dances. which were committed apparis multiplied infinitely by disPlease permit me• space to It. is sad lo say that th<' art of ently barbarous and were they SPORTS EDITOR : R. B. Fields. couraging words, glaring insults mention ,about the games' sched- prop<'r dandn~ an.d its app1·ecia- not deeds, unworthy of a nation ule of the school. Formerly the lion is waning. . The magic anp which is supposed to be civiSUPER\ ISOR: M,, S. R, R. Aloopp. 01· embarassing questions.

Athletes being human are of games were taking place as by mystery of the genius is setting lised, dignified and disciplin0d? every shape, size and form. We forms, then there was a great as man yields to the throbs of It is only fitting, I feel, that the who are normal should be thankful that we are not de- change.

The games were re- the drum. The waltz is dving persons who commit th ese dasThe zcg, bop. tardly crimes be subject to formed. would do the would - veited to Houses instead of by before the zeg. he mockl•rs well to realise that Forms. In this case ;,ome of the jive and neck-and-back are not Capital Punishment. dancing, but merely manithey are no better, or else they boys in the school members from really

By L. W. G. GREEN festations of the presence of would have contested also. each house. suffered greatly, the primitive instincts and habits.

'I'hcre was considerable specuWherever there is competition disadvantage of playing no game In this modern age when rncn We, in British Guiana, for the lation when His Ex~ellency. the someone must be last. N'o one :it all for the whole term. By this ,;hould be far more cultured than most part are christians; then Governor, Sir Patnck Remson is more sorry than he.

We I mean the following:the teachings of his ancestors it is appalling to following K.C.M.G. left the Colo~y on a should not gloat over his misIn each house there are about hear him being correctly des- Christ is the only ra tional thing mission to the U nited Kingdo~. fortune. This is n?t only a mat- 60 to 70 members From this cr ibed as "uncouth" indecent ns he to do. It was Christ who said, Public opinio!l. co~nected His ter of sportsmanship, . but also a number only about 24 are se- indulges in the "modern "Render good for evil", and Exccllency's visit with the con- hreach of common sense. t d t as Games :ue dances" "Unto him that smiteth thee on · · · B 'tish GuiM s D · se 1ec e o P1ay the one cheek offer also the sti1utional crisis in n . f 1 r. anger- av1es once re-,· •i c only twice per week for each The music with its primitive ana. We, had.only to wait or marked that as a younger man vn . bearing excites passions which other''. If therefore a man the Governor's r~turn, when at I he never realty saw any sense in house and Ill most cases. 16 out appear in the proximity of the commits a crime such as murder the opening sessio(l or the L eg- ~eating another person by a of the ~4 boys _chosen 1 eplay a partners. and in the violent or an equivalent, do not kill islative Council His Excelle!1cy f ew inches or a fraction of a sec- econd time. This. therefore, n•- (even inckcent) motions of the him hut give him a chance to announced a limited c_ottshtu- , ond. With th.e in~reased wisdom sults in a disadvantage to the bo<ly.

11 is u nbealthy lo ha\'<' be reformed. Place him in gaol lion for the colony which had of actual experience he now other boys. Whereas in a form 11e,·eral P<'t'Spu·rng boclies in. falt ered on the road to self accepts the fact, that in the of 30. 21 a r<' selertrd and the re- clos!' l'Onfacl wilh each olh<'r. goy ernment. The term~ _of the defeat of a person springs the maining 6 iust don't like to play If not in the interest of our constitution are _suff1c~ently- de_si;e for inp_rov~me~t. The "ames or they are unprepared as cultural improvement, then at w ell-known so let it suffice to sp1nt of determination 1s uncon- " . . sa v that the circumstanceks sciously fostered even while we theF'y live 1Il t?e cfoui:itiy.tl f . least iJ;t the inter est of our H · Majesty's Government too are in school.

The spirit of • r:om my point o view 1e-re ore. health, some responsible pcrson thcr only course available t o competition nurtures improve- I thmk the Form games were fai: should attend this matter: The easiest way would be to strike tb!m and introduced measures mcnt; with improvement comes better in all respects. at the roots. The root is in the designed to rescue _us from the the ~lt~mate g?al-success.

I think many othe1·~ would Cact. that it is easier to zeg tha n quagmire into wh ich we had It 1s 1mperahve that the body agree with me in so saying. waltz. We have shown our faJ lc:n In his speech from the be Physically fit to cultivate a am, In the :-.tona Valley nestles a :;ct 1 appreciation of finer music by of scattered buildings the rostru'm His Excellency warned healthy mind. L ike the peace Your, truly, our rapt attention on Monday framework of the Univen,lty Col3 g,.,i nst the extremist elements, of. the _world in wrong ha?ds, the morning assemblies.

The best which he said, could only lead us mmd m a weak bod y, dies.

W. B . DA'°RA.J. lege of the West Indies. The Colplaoe ·to >.::tart will be at the legl' compri::;es, neat, modern along 'the road to disaster as It is wise to admit our misIAM. schools. buildings, beautifully set against a thf'Y had done before.

He takes. Proceed now with better Ed's Xol c: The Principal reI do hope that this article will background of mountain and sk). adv·ocated an early implementa- ideals.

Your goal is success. plies as follows:be noticed by a true patriot of The college is well placed. It lies tion of the Development Pro- Let not a weak will or ill mind "The writer may have been un- the schools of the country. in a quiet neighbourhood \\'here gramme which was closely re- daunt you.

Be convinced that · Yours faithfully, one can work in peace and silence, rated to schemes for social the evils and ills of this ~or.Id fortunate in his house or in his IlABIBULLA NIAMATALLI yet its proximity to Kingston and economic progress. are . spun by your own md1s- house organisation, but it is our places it within easy reach of the • But how did this modest at- cretion. considered opinion that boys will commercial centres. tempt at a solvent to o ur proYours fa ithfully , get more and bettei' games under A t nights there is much fun to blcms meet the people conHABIBULLA NIAMATALI house organisation than under the be i1ad at the Students' Union, ccrned? Not so well at all. old scheme Forms 1. 2 and 3 Sir, where.' one can indulge in. anyThere are quite a few mem- thi Amidst a rather confused and still get form games_ and those ng from a game of darts to a confusing political atmosphere chosen for "sets" get separate bers of the Uppe:r School who sip of 'Three Daggers'. In this attend the meetings of an "Outone democratic party was callpi:actices and this leaves on the beautiful building overlooking the side" Club when they should be ing on the Governor to ex~el """,average about half the house (say Jl ope River bed arc held most of two members of the Interim attend ing the Q.C. L iterary and Government.

Politic3:l groupi J)(,:1r Sir, 30 boys) from whom the weekly Debating Societ y. These boys the social functions that take were being formed rapidly, and We haYe seen how cricket. foot- house game a practice, both in are apparently proud to attend place at the College.

Belo" the union lie the wide and f,wo legislators in a move l>:ill, hockey anrl other gnmes at cricket and in football, may be " Our Club" as they call it. ><paC'ious play ing fields. Cricket, aimed at narrowing the number pre;;ent organised by the school selected. This should give him a I hope that the persons con- foothall, hockey, lawn-tennis. each ·or these groups had planned a h:ive helped to discover and im- better chance th an under the old C'crned wi ll heed this appeal and has its own respective plot. representative conference of prnve t:ilentecl hoys in those fields schemr when each form had do their duty tq the school by No one speaks about our swimvarious sections of the commun- of s port. Why not put athletics on games 'lnce each fortnight. And attending the Q.C. Literary r.nd ming-pool now. It looks well as it ity.

In preliminary talks de- the School's Sports Programme? he might also get a gam~ of Debating Society instead. is. ancl :111 it lacks at the moment. signed to discuss procedure to be I ;1m s ure that this will be we!, hockey each weeK if he enrolls to Yours faithfully, is a little water which is forthadopted 'they had incl.uded an cnmed by most boys, pJ:i~· that game."

A. H~ EDON, coming. executive of an extremist group Athletics can pl'Ove lo be a very The U.C.\\' .I. is entirely reL.6.c - V ..J.S.D. in their meeting. For this their he:ilthy and enjoyable outlet for si<ll'IHial. Th is is a good thing for dismissal was being urged. it tt>n<b to retain the corporate Now. pdlitical stunting may nrnny boys. Possible coaches can s pirit which is one of the main impress a section of the com- he old boys or even interesU?d pillars of strength of the new munity, but at a time when ser- masters. univPrsity college.

Sir, ious thought is needed we can· The whole school waits for the The students work in ideal On Tuesdays and Thursdays in not lend any 'Support to ~hat Sp1ing Term before I.Jeginning conclitions ancl arc trained under the morning, boys who come late Sil·. sort of thing, but it beh~vcs ln train. This can produce harm. qualified mrn ancl women. The I think that something ought to staff pn•sents a wide and varied every right-thinking Gu1an- ful results. Athletics should be on with cars or enter through the cse of the day to frown upon the school sports programme a ll Thomas Road entrance are not he done about the existing con- outlook an<! inrlucle men trained marked late because there is no clitions in the, Cycle Sheet As can in Yarious part::; of the world. The such goings on. . tlw year round. prcfoct there. We think that he seen, there arc several c~·cles stanclarcl of work consequently. is The oosition in British Gw thi:s is unfair to the boys outside of the shed. anrl in the in e,·er.\' "·n.v C<1ual to that of the ana is this. Had the democratic party group at the elections 11 ho ride and walk to school hy shed Itself there appears to be Unin•rsit \' of London.

Th<' U.C.\V.I. ..,,·as intended to he of 1953 been a coherent body r'lection time. There must be a the Camp Road entranre. gcnenil confusion. Despite the · with the effervescent fertility of :;tee! framework instead of a Yours faithfully, renaming of forms, the signs on a CC'ntrC' for the cultural advanreof the territories and it is Party-thinking, and had there flabby flesh of voluntary helpS. A. Hinds, posts inclirate that there arr forms mc•nt pl.i,ving its pnrt well. been fewer differences, then the ers with a central secretariat ror M. B. Khan, suC'h as 5A, 4A// etc, in this Tn all sphcJ'es of lif<' on the results of the elections might the propagation of ideas from H. Singh. School. I think that the shcrl ought cam pus lhe •emphasis is on \Vest have bPen different. Moreover, leadership downwards. Can all IIA. to he cnlargencd so as to accom. Tnrl i;in icleuls ancl traditions. The · if this Party had had a majority these splinter parties provide mmlatc all cycles and that racks college fosters a feeling of brotherlhen. we feel sure that even ts such an effective party machine hc re-ullocnterl to each form and a hoocl and unitv among students would not have turned out as without help from somewher e? muC'h larger raC'k for Masters' from the vario11s territories of th<' they did and B.G. would have $urely they can't. Moreover. if Carihhean. c.vrles. been a step nearer to a more they do receive external he lp Sir, L. A. ROY BANARSEE liberal constitution.

J hop~ t hat this letter will not would they not lay themselves The formation of a Basketball F.clilor'.; 1101<':-:-.rr·. nana~ee.

The reason for the failure or open to severe criticism and C~ uh in Queen·s College, has been go unnoticed hy the authorities. w;is the 19->1 Guiana Scholnr. JTC' the Democratic group was faulty adverse reaction by the e lector- discussed by many a group in the Yours truly. is now a mC'Cli('al student at thr party organisation. As we sur- ate?

Whenever and wherever ~C'?OOI. A number of our boys have l\fJ('HAEL WISHA RT. U.C.W.T vey the political field now, we there is the nucleus of a str ong Upper 4th Classical. sec the same mistakes being r<'- democratic party it shoulq be Jomed Basketball clubs, and I peatcd on a wider scale. There used as a bulwark against the must say from what I have seen these boys al'e very keen, and most arc more parties a nd new ones ~xtremist group. a.re steadily being formed. ror 1 ll is a fact thal the extremist of them show latent ta lent wilh Sir. this reason some effort must bf> ~roups h ave pledged themselves room for improvement.

Sir. I would li ke. through the tnade towards party organi- to be united under the new copThe interest in the game in this I would like to congrntulatc the medium of your paper to exprrss tation and policy statements so. stitution. When, however, the colony nas increased considerablv that the country mav under- democratic group wastes so over the pas t five. years, and it founders of the Queen's College mv 1tratitll(k for the installation sta nd the vital issue and much time in petty bickerings, is not surprising therefore that Tour Cluh. Such an org:inisntion, or' a water system in the Cricvn+ apnroachcs involved in a cam- would not the same group which younget· hoys (and girls) should would help students to see anrl PaYillion. This I'm sure is a ctelcarn more about thr country. finitie step in the advnncement of paign for the General Elections. was the cause or our humiliation take thc game seriously. and I will exhort memher.5 to ~ive cri.cketin(;' at Qn<'en's College. l'm A well-organised party mui,t in the sight 'of the world be l suggest that a Baskethnll Club their ba\'e funds to carry out its da:v- again triumph:int? Unless the whole-hearted support to now lnnkillll' forw:irrl to the day to-day business. Financial sup- nationalists in B.G. look to their of the School I.le formed, and then thif> Club. Once ;,gain, hnti: off to wh<'n lh<'r<' will he ., further 111stallatin11. lh:it of :i · La,·ntory por t by leaders and members laurels we seem to be headin~ of course. we'll see many boys the organisers: Rlock. alike must be wholehearted. Of for the same trouble as before. taking a try at the game.

Yoa1·s trnly.

Yours 1·espC('tfull.,. course the basic purpose of So what about it D emocrats!

Yours faithfully, MICH.\EJ, WIS11Alt1'.

GEORGF. S. ,JOSEPH. party action is to get the vote at Where do we go from h ere? 'l' R '\fA'l'THEWS..

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One of the bi~gest controvcr:-ie,; of their presence it is th ought th::.t of the mo<tcrn age- is that of the ghosts <lo not ex ist. existence of ghosts.

Perhaps you .ire saying "enm it There arc many s to r i cs of these things are invisible 'fl"eppoplc>s' experiences with ghosts. shoulcl he ahle to hear or ,eethP majority of \\'hirh. if not all. thcm". :\layhe they ar e not llr.m-d an• purr im:1'.<Tnation. I ;im not hecause thev c•mit sounds of fn·m a i n ta i n i n g that there al'\' qucncies hlghcr or lower tlum • ghost,;. that \\'hic·h we can hear. Gho,-.:1.S lnYisihl<' !,e'n!!:; arou,-;e no grc,tt a1·e most likct.v highly spedali,.:ecl interest hut when one feels it and beings an<l can pass through solid l>eholcls other c,·idences of its matter, or the bodic:s of the ghn~ts prc:;t•nce, ,-o one i,; forcC'tl to tak1 contain molecule in such a mangreater notice. ner that it feels like still air: thereabout Now is u pp o s e there is a fore we cannot feel them . o dis(')ianc•p of ghosts ('Xi:-;ting invisibly These points show that tlwre is cency, thC'n it is po~,.:ihlc that gho:sts an• a passibility that ghosts cxi~t but )f SOC· hl'ings m,1<lc of a i.uhstanee or who knows? ,itates suhstanrc:- whieh reflect. rc-fract O. A. R em. (:'\t) mur- ' and absorb Ycry little> 01· no light lls for thu,; one cannot see them. since ;ak ing the human i-- sl'nsitivc to light 1 ni)·s oul,1.·. HoweYC'I'. there are in· ids 01n, l anastruments which clrtect . rC'ctro magnetic ,,·m·es. isueh as rad in W hy Rain is causing a lot of trouble wm•es, heat ra~·s. ultra vio!C't ra,1.·s ey by ~,ncl X-ray;;: If the hodiei; of tlw in schools. Boys are n ot getbars? ghosts ar<' i;;ensitivc to tlwse, the1·r ting to play cricket. others ..re m an is a chance of their heing cle- coming lat e or a re absent; parborete>etC'CI. Again. the hoclics of ,gho:-;t~ ents are spending a lot of money d the might ,1hsorh all these mys. there- on hire car s to get t heir c hildren Above is a s urprise a~rial phot o of Q.C. printe d for the fi r~t ,risonfore> their pre>sencc cnnnot he to sch ool. S ome boy s l o"e >the time. It was taken from a p lane by H. s. B ryant of Lo'wer vil, it shown hy · our instrume>nts. The rain, they run about, and get m lw Fourth G enera l. It shows the layout of the building :and 1·:ictiations which the bodies of the themselves messed up, then gi,e compound. Photography is Bryant's h obby. ghostis reflect m:1,· he unknown their mothers trouble -to war-h L.S. "{lA.) F l'iday !!3th .\lay, rn;;G l:iaw a to man. SinC'e thcrP is no eviclcnc,' their clothes severe and certainly most savage hlow dealt on the h ca cl s re th<' of the scientists who had R · P ~ -- ' r the cla1 ing to eballenge some of n SWl:r re arc ,nu· wo1·thY members of the arts A large audience. con- 'The National Anthem' was ist io:1. faculty on the debate. "That lh<' sisting mainly of girls an d played .

•r no. st ud~ of t lw sciences io; 1110 1·c 1·c- boys of B.H.S. and Q.C. respectT he play was gen er allv fele sav \\ m·di ng tha n t h e study of th e ively, saw the first act of MarcP.l lowed by a ll and t he impre3sion.s >elie\'e . . -Says Wishart h uma nities.''

Pagnol's "Topaze". put on by were favo urable !or all the nomir Necdle:;s to sa). lhl' oppo,;ition the Alliance Franchaise. actors especially Neville La,ne .

If In earl~· Janu:in· this .,·car. ahout said that he would not ask for complt'tel) o,·crwhelmcd their foes T he play was centred on who revealed h is " Limbo'' p~ lish ed twentv-two million l<'rc•nchm<'n Communist support, though the in a most convincing manner.

Topaze (Neville L ayne), a pensit ies i n th e course oI ihi:. )eOple went · to the polls fol' the third latest Communist line is to supThe leader of the proposition thirty year old teacher at 1\1. overtures to Ernestine. :and ds; so lime since \\"oriel War II. Thev port the Socialists. After ahout Oll!'lll'd the cll'batc on a high and Muche's boys' school. ... Ayube Mc D oom who it 3S said Ot bP \\'anted a stahlc majority th,;t six months in office. r.lollct still mighty note as he addressed. the M. Muche, a man with a vi ta 'p ock et size e dilion' o.f tbc would he able. to goH'rn them S<.'cms secure. but pe1·haps the judge::;. ··t have isuprcme con- r iolic temper. r ep resented by is " Sop".

• 1uman ,-,ensihly, but instead they got an "Right-of-Centre" politicians arc fidenc·e that you will agn:e with Ayube McDoom, h as a twen ty The girls were unfortunately. :>eings .\sscmhly of extremes tlwt. was not ready to bring him do\\'n: he- me that the study of the science~ year old daughter w ith whom but n ot s urprisin gly a b it mauthat more ungoyernahlc th.in the prc- cause they want someone to blame i:,; more rewarding than that of the Topaze falls in love. dible "J oycely n Byrne" 'i.t is have. ,·ious one. The clectoratt• had dis- for the situation in AlgC'ria. This hum;rnitics". The judges failed to th ough t a cted w ell and ,.-poke Ernestine Muche, (J oycelyn is obvious]~· a politleal mm·e to sipated the power· to gove>rn live up to his high expectations. y. lt 1 now propai;c, for the hene. Byrne does n ot r eally l ove the Fren ch w ith a good accent. will :1mongst the following four main hr:1p c1·iticism on the> Socialists. l ntcrnationallv. it seems tlrn t flt and perhaps eonsol.ition of· our Topaze but tolerates him be- Gloria R oger s w as possibly the >lition !{roupi': Communists - 1:;o seats. cause he d oes her hom e work, loudest speak e r of the girls. com~ The "Left of-Centre" Co a I it ion the Cl<.'Ction dealt a terrible hlOII ,,dn•rsarirs. to deal with the rest amon F a r id a R ayman , acted her part g ot her t hings. T opazc a typically !Pierre l\lenrles-Francc with Gu.v to the sagging-prestige of France. of m.v article in would like to p lease M . Muche quite w ell. \[ollct and Socialists) - HiO i;cats. She would hardly resent the WC'st- scientific manner. and t o this end h e even brings The play, which was a nreA~ is noted:- E :. tJt·1·i111 r nf.

Pouja<lists---.'i2 !Wais. Tlw "Hight- ern cause>. hut she would not he a 'J'hat t hr ~l ud.v o f tbe i,,ci ences six or seven new pupils to the sen tation of th e Alliance .franof-Centre" Coalition (Edgar Faure. strong-er party to it. Sh<' would 1he :\I.RP. and Inclcpcnclents) be represented at eonfere>ne<.'s in. i s 11w1·c r ew m·d ing than th e s tud ,r school. Unfortunately f or him ca ise, w as und er the direction of he offen ds a pu pil's p ar erit, L a Mr . S . R. R. Allsopp and Miss 200 sei1ts. Thus .ihout onc-thirct of volving th<.' Great Pow<.'rs. hut by or th e huma nities. the Assemhly ,,·as in tlw hands of a Premier. who. representing '.l Ol>sen ·ation (1) The opposition - B aronne Pitart-Vergn iolles, r e- Cicel y King. The m ale ca:.i men opposed to Parliam<'ntar.v <le- negative mandate at home. would Their sid<.' of Debate wa:; well presented by G loria R ogers, and ch osen from Q .C. was N. Layn~ mocrae)'. planned ancl perfectly executc•d. subsequently enragP.s M. Muche. A. Mc Doom, 0 . N . Sinclair., .A. he hesitant to commit his countn As it were, to add insult to S m ith, A . Edun, H . Jackson at!d ta) .\lr. Allso1111, their leader, disto l1C'\\' exertions. · l'OU.JADIST!'\ .\\" I) C'O.\l.\l l' ~JS'rs playl'<I the highest qualities of injury, Muche learns of the some boys of the lower school advent I{ . \I. G. WlS II ART, V. JC orntm·y. c:omhincd with a \I it 'affaire d'amour' between his a long with J oycelyn :Byrn~ is till I The> rrmainrlc·, \\'ho. if romhirlC'cl which \\as <lclil>eralc, and quite daughter and Topaze. Thus it F arida R ayman and Gloria l l>y ,I roulcl form an :,hie rrniiorlt v. ,,·ere was t hat T amise (A . R. Smith) R ogers from B .H.S. devastating. gsterK hope)C'Ri<Jy i<plit amongi,;t forces of 'On dit ', that they were seen (h) \Ir. K<'at s wai; a model of Topaze's friend, caused the latI'S and conflicting amhitionis an<l alemanating from t he vicjnity oI ter's dismissal. cool and calm persuasion.

1e onl\ legiances.

The proceedings came to an the "P alm Court". much mme (L') )I r. )fad>oo nt with an a rdent n c,f ·, JTo1n'ver. th<' mo,;:t startling reinvective displayed signs of Sten- end after Fr. Bose had congra- l ull, a r ound the mid-sect~ ings • tulated and thanked the actors than when th ey en ter ed. torian oratory. ye t·s sult of the elC'c-tion ,, as the elecW. G. ' • Tlwse 3 parts dm·etaile><I per on behalf of the audience, and ession tion of :;2 "PoujHclists" henchmen rahblt'-rousing hookscller the "Mar-seilleise" along with 5.C. fcetly. ! lead- of a l'hr l'1·0 11w,i t ion:- ThC'i1· side of 1c club namC'<l PiC'ITC Pouj;:ulc. ,,·ho!<<' reThC' Principal on \\'hit Runclay, t lw dt•lmte secm<'d to be plannccl, in tht• fusal to pay t:,xc:; st,11·ll'<I a ne>w i\lay 20. cleli\'crc•d an inspiring srrhut instructions '"ere only <:a rlin oh- movement. A programnwlcss hand mon at St. .JosC'ph's Anglican ricd out by the leader.

11' and of malcontents. the Pou.iadi:-,ts \\'C'l't> Church.

C'on•nlync to a t·ongrcSOlll"<'( l.;\\'C'Pt into offic·C' in wlrnt Pou.iacle> gatinn "Sct'n onlv on C:nocl Friclav.,. (a) )Ir. Sa r\'~rr.l):ni es, that most dt'Hghtful speaker. \\"as h is usual >I. 'fht> r;lllecl " an explosion of despair". ancl Christmas Days''. ,elf. hut it \\as evident that 11'-' Out of the C'onfusinn of the rs hut ,, ,•s giren much of the hurclen to is 17 t•lcction on!~· on<-' man apeare<l to Braving ,, !wt H'<·me<I to he a ake . l,e strong enough to reach for thl'('all'ning evening of ··con•ntyne beur. po\\'er - Guy :\folkt a Socialist. rain", about two hundred pe>opl,• (h) ,1 r. \ loon<;amm~ producC'd a n .n. of sC'icntific· fll'opaganda. ;1~ :\Toilet. an anti Communist bluntly of various denominations gathei·ed mas;; a result of which he was found ,,t till' \"('I'.\' olrl Port ~lourant "arguing Agents:on. the wrong pr:cmises·· buil<ling lo hear the prin<'ipal of nc thus failed to grnsp the true QuN•n's College. sii:(nifi('anc-C' of the que:;tion . Th<.' remaining speaker was a ncgligibll' 'faking his text from John 11. 11unntum. \\'a.s even an imWATER STREET. 16. l\1r. Sanger-Davirs explained pediment and the proposition. lle that the apparent mystery of the entangled to himself in ' an aura of \TER STREET, Pentecost "speaking in many biological terms and became hopC' languages·• should be interpreted lessly ba(flen in an attempt tr HS "Speaking as if in our own MERCHANTS disprove reli,i;cion language" meaning that the., DEDUC''flOS understood each other. "Do we The prn1>o'iition defeated. (may believe in the Holy Ghosts"? he I say decidedly) in a unanimous R DEALERS queried "if so. what do we verdict. t- lwlieve about the Holv Ghost?"

The J urlges were the Re~. ~ This "very pr<.'cious gift of Goct" NSURANCE AGENTS \T1·. frdn , Dt·.

J comes only to a chosen people> - Patthon-.\111i1·, "and we> can indivicluallv hc\:ome William ~.

(Ocuu auresque mundi). chosen if only we he preparc>cl to N.W.L. ( LGC') do certain duties".

"Tlw PC'nteco:-:t stor\' shoulrl he INDIGESTION one of th<' most prizr<'I hy us, ( 'h risti;111s·· he aclc!C'CI. Mrs. Do rothy Lewis is one of Aftl'r a finely ck•livc>recl ser- the man y lad ies employed to mon. 'our Principal surprised the he lp keep our massive ed ifice e :recommended for all digestive ecHJ;!!l'Pgatio11 hy displaying his clean.

She is 55 years of age :ess acidity in the stomach. the most Ye1·sc1tility on the organ. playing a nd lives at 109, Carmichael 'e F latulence, H eartb u rn, Dyspepsia, fil"C' stanzas of tile> Processional Street. S he says that she finds fastritis. and G astric or Duode nal Hymn. quite a mixture of boys as far Th<' :-:c·r·,·ic·r \\'hic:h hPiwn at 7 as behaviour goes, but as a como.ediak Relief - E asily Swallowed o'clock. t!'rminatNI at tu;; p.m. pensation, she sayl:' "boy~; , ..-UI JU~ EVERYWHERE. The St. Joseph's no.vs' Scout be boys". . In general s!ie gets fn1·mC'cl a guard-of.honour f01· .\Ir. quite a lot of co-operation it:om & S;,n~Pr-Oa\'irs. who. incidentally them.

She says the work is was a hoy-s<·out him!lE'lf.

PHONE 710, 711 hard and the wages are definA .P. (U I\' C) itely inadequate. - L. A. R.

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