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No. 19.
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IRICE 8 CENTS 110nward1 Upward1 May We Ever Go !11 Song
Friday, Nov., 30, 1956
PO L I C.E SW OO P 0 N ·O.C.
153 Bicycles ·(? ) out of order ON
Wednesday October 24 the ~ol i~e, pursuing their vigorous clean-up campaign intended to make the streets of Georgetown as safe as poss~b1e, swooped down on young Q.C. offenders at the school itself. The Pol ice gave TWENTY-FOUR HOU RS to put things right ! !
This term's Changing scene
tribute to a aJstinguished old boy and leader of men Mr. Gui Sharples. In a glowi:ig address from the stage of the Auditorium, M1•. N .E. Cameron, senior master gave us a brieJ account of our departed leader and prayers were offered for him. A warm welcome was extendcycles. In the normal c:ourse In r. lightning check on all . ed to the 93 new boys of the of events, one would have cycles ,t was found that sehool, and to five new memdespite repeated warnings, written them off as mere bers of the staff. They were: wrecks. But on that day their there were still persons (i) l\lr. J\I.T. Lowe an old appearance excited much curL w h o were willing to will such a newspaper boy of the school who lef.t in osity. I tJ could easily be perbrave the hazard of riding survive? It depends. We 1052 for England where. he under-equipped cycles. It was ceived that even the policehope that by next term we will pµ1',,iued studies in Biology at discovered that ~early onemen had had a trying time be able to print a much larget:_ !lull UniYersity. He will be a and cheaper Lictor more finding a spot on these cycles to quarter of the school was in memht•1· of the pe1mancnt staff of often, with news to interest place (their stamp indicatling possession of defective cycles. the school. everyone. If possible, a comic that ,s uch derelicts were in In nearly all cases it was the (ii) l\fr. R. L . Clarke. another old strip done entirely by the boys dire need of immediate rework of a few minutes to reboy who left the colony in 1952 of the School will a lso be inpair. pail' such damage. These ofto pursue studies in England. troduced and a regular interfenders-139 of them- had He has obtained a degree in esting evening edition. We I,t was a shame to see them. Naturnl Sciences at Cambridge either no· bell, or had part of hope also to send copies of like sheep shorn of their coats. University. Mr. Clarko too will be the brakes missing. These acevery edition to schools and No brakes seemed to be the on our permanent staff. cessories, t r ivial ,though they educational centres in differorder of the day. Odd bits (i ii ) l\II'. L.E. Owe:i- an old ent parts of the colony. may seem, can very often be of fender, more dangerous to But (and this is a big but) boy who left school in 1951 was the deciding factor in a danour hop es can only come true !the skin than protective to lent to us for a short while. gerous situation. if the Government steps in and ,. While at ochool Mr. Owen obtainthe ctlothes gave to the cycles h elps us financially. As we : e<I his football colou1·s. a forbidding aura of majesty But , tJhere were further stand we depend upon almost (iv) Mr. C.I. Griffith-he has more impressive than a battleshocks. In a separate corner forcing boys to buy an expensince left us and to him we exship bristling with guns. of the basement were 14 more sive newspaper in order to b e tend our h eartiest thanks for his Needless to say 1lighting'-sets able to pay expenses fo r priniservices. Ile was very POPular :were non-existent, while sadi.ng etc. I t hink t hat seeing with the hoys whom he delighted dles threatened a tl any moment what good work we have done at the Fifth Form Party with for to cave in from overwork. in the p ast and what we intend hil:I steel-band music. Ch ains rusty from misuse and to do to improve our news(v) Dr. ID. Illsley comes to w; paper. the B oard of Gover nors gear-wh eels too bared their rather successful concert from the U.S.A. for an initial shoul d see to it that we (the was held at Q. c ., on wicked-looking teeth as if anShe holds Lictor Staff) are firmly and fi. period of 0'1e year. Thursday, 1st November in aid gry at a world which sta!ed dt•g1·ees in Phy!.ics from Vassar nancially grounded so that we of the P rincess Alice Appeal at them free from the protecmay be able to bring to the College and the Univ. of Iowa. Fund for the U .C.W.I. tive covering of a gear-case. public a cheap, interesting U.S.A. and we hope that her ,D ustiness and decrepitude were n ewspaper. The majority of the items - stay here. will l>e an enjoyable their sole attributes. Needless H er e are wh at certain boys were rendered by the B . G. one. to say their owners were given think de re : Militia Band under Major S. There are 14 new p1·efects for the same twenty-four hour ulN. C. (U4): It is a governW. Henwood, and Bandsman the school year Austin, Wiltshi1'e, timatum to have them put to ment School and they should Baird gave a very impressive McDoom, Reed, Browman, Smith, see that the school's newsright or else! Some of these exhibition of his ability on the Barrow, Layne, Fletcher , Kenpaper is a government newsXylophone, playing " Orchid curiosities h ave not yet sucdall, Lee, Too-Chung, Sharma, paper. _ Blossoms." The rest of the ceeded in being reinstated as Fra::ice. 'fhe Head and Deputy K . W . (U4): V ery good venprogramme consisted of songs cycles and have been noticed Head of school are E.A. Sue-A. ture . Boys should b e encourby the Junior Choir, and Mr. to be absent from their reguQuan and R. B. Fields, respeca ged in journalism. The Govy. J . Sanger-Davies, and lar places in the cycle-shed. tively. ernment should recognize this Piano-forte Solo by Ray Luck, It has also been noticed that The results of the G.C.E. at very commendable step forOrv1n Barrow. and Andrew the police are keeping an acboth levels were gratifying, moreward (referring to the New 'l'errill. tive check on defective cycles Lictor) , and h elp boost sales over at the Ordinary Level. the A profit of $377 was made. which are promptly detained. so that other schools can be 1'esults were flattering to the H.T. induced to Jmy our newspaper scheme introduced three years at a cheaper rate (of course.) ago by the Principal where boys A. C. (U4): The Board of were grouped according to their Governors should make their decision according to this edition. C. F. (Berbice): The College nowspapers for 3 cents I am sure that the majority at school the first time in. the hiswould be interested . S end N the 16th of November one · witness to the willingne&S with tory of the cadets a stuw h i c h he undertook many . about 100 copies for a start. of the most popular masters of den t holds the exalted post of Whai do you say reader s? projects in his time. Q.C. Mr. E.R. Burrowes l\I.B.E., To the Editor, the Q. C. officer. The first person to do After his studies Mr. Uurrowes left this country for Europe. He. Lictor. ::o is the present Cadet Lieuwas accompanied by his son an intends to make a tour of the S. A. FARLEY. tenant Too-Chung. many famous art galleries of old boy of Q.C. who is to reside Off and on the parade Europe. Among these are the in England. MI'. Burrowes insquare he is a serious hardTate, the British Museum and tends to further his studies in art working individual. He is also the National Gallery ln London, in E:igland,and no doubt he looks one of the best shots in the the Louvre in France and the forward to meeting some of his Prado in Spain. Of special interformer art students now living W ESTON house paid a, corps and one of its ablest e~t to him also are the celebrated instructors, and such is t he and working in England. His grea·t tribute to -~ · paintings in Florence, Italy, sponsors are tl.e British Council high standard of his instrucIrwin former house master. and also the Sistine chapel the and Mr. Burrowes• stay might tion that confidence, smartHe came from America and scene of Michaelangelo's monuJast at least a year. ness and co-operation are h ad to r eturn af£er a certain mental works. Mr. Burro,ves arrived at Q.C. readily given by his subortime. To let him know t h a t During Mr. Burrowes' absence 1n 1951 a'1d since then art as a dinates. we a ppreciated the time when on leave the school profits from subject ha& rapidly gained in h e was master h e was prethe services of Mr. H. B. Hinds, In a brief meteoric• rise he importance. His fresh and Intersented with the house shield esting ideas about art attracted himself an artist who has s pent has probably eclipsed all forand a present by J.O.G. Smith some time studying in Engla~d .an ever widening circle of art mer records for promotion his and H.E. Elcock respectively. lovers of his various art groups. on a British Council Scholarown record being a superb and W e hope that he is enjoying ship. Mr. Hinds is seconded from The work trophy was carved outstanding example to the health and that he is glad to Beterverwagting Govt. School of by him, the backdrop for the YO\Ulger piembers of the corps be back with his old friends. which he was the Headmaster. 'Tempest' and ma~y other arand is in itself an excellent From H.E. Elcock, N .S.M. tistic ventures of the school bear Form, '(2 c. testimon y to his ability and This term has been as usual a quiet term, with one or two bright spots lending life to the proceedings. The first day of term we paid
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natural bent into Modern, Gen. -era! and Classical. The crow~ing glory to a successful academic year was the announcement of the Gufana Scholarship which: this year went to Mr. H .T. Mc Kenzie now an old boy of this school as he i& at present s tudying In England. Remembrance Day w;1s observed w ith dignity and quiet ceremony, while a concert held in aid of the U.C.W.I. Appeal fund provided a modicwn of entertainment. Soon there will be a performance of Shake~pcare's Richard II.
CO-OP T OP S $5!'500 M A RI~ THE Co-operative Society was 3 yea1'S old on the 10th November . This society, fou nded by ;\Ir. Pilgrim is the fir:::t of itl> kind in Q.C. The Society ha::: since its foundation, encouraged. boys to be thrifty and, eve11 though savings often are noL made as regularly and by as many boys as one desit'€S still the Society is p1·ogre&Sing rapidly. So far the Co-op has been instrumental in making arrangements for the issue of school wear at cheaper prices ~t Fogarty's. At p1·esent there are 3.J.9 members in comparison with the 38 members at the inauguration. There have been 35 new members for this school year up to no1\ and there are new ones every week Tl1e Society continues its march of progress and looh forward with anticipation to ( the day when it may be able to invest some. money ina financial venture. With the handing over of the interest on the principal fot 1955 from the G.P.O. Savinr Bank, the committee intends to pay out a dividend of 4% to all members who have saved on the average for the year one dollar This interest c e r t a i n 1y speaks much for the progress of the society.
First Q.C. Boy-Lieutenant F OR
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faith in the co1·ps. He joined the corps in September, 19i.>3, was promoted L / cpl in September 1954, Cpl in January 1955, C.Q.M.S. later in 1955. The latent capabilities of this cadet were, however, quickly recognised and C.Q.M.S. Too-Chung received the unique honour of Cadet Officer early in this term. With the creation of this post there is hope that the problem5 of the cadets would receive a more sympathetic ear and speedier action. Thus Cadet Too.Chung must be complimented on his promotion and the Lictor joins in wishing him every success in the future . •supervisor's note: Congratulations to Lt., Too-Chung, but let us have i.one with the term "meteoric 1ise." Meteors Jo 1act a lways f liil, n ever rise.
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