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Vol. 1-No. 23
"Onward, Upward, May We Ever Go !"
Wednesday, April 2, l95f
Q.C. PREPARES FOR PRINCESS Heralding th~ arrivaJ of Her Royal Highness Princess Margaret in April are the many renovations now being done here at school. Apart from a few minor plumbing operations, the school is being given a new look by a team of painters who have been working ard·uously trom the beginning of term. They have already repa mc<l the corridors ln cream and are now re painting the hall. The pale blue of the celllng and the black along the cclg~ 1s very refreshing to the eye, and will provide a perfect setting for the visit of the "Calypso Prin cess" to this renowned coJ)ege next month.
new type of Jong la,ting plasti<.. ~mnls1vn pamt s being u .,ed. How splendid! We were also delighted to learn that the Public Works De partment is heing aided hy colour anct inter!{)!" det'oration experts ln accomplishing their chef d·oeunc Although operationa arc ·.,till some what in their embryo stage, one <'an well im~ginc the perfection Before th ese cooi and mellow \\ ti.ich will he attained when they t ones were painted on, we were in havl' finished. a state of panic when we beheld Ewa1•1 A. Thomas patches of five different calypi::,1 colours on the wall. Fortunate!) R. Si ngh these have now,..been removed. vc It has been reliably learnt that a
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No one I believe, can deny the p ressing ;,ecd for a central organizing body w hich will direct and coordinate the activitic., of the different debating ..;oclcti-es in the secondary schools of Georgetown. Thii; need L; all the more urg\mt in , iew of the fact that .the imPortance· of ·.;econdar_y· schools ls likely to increase because of the added Jm. pt:~us of the new cclucaLion plan And if such a body h ~ alrea~y been i:;et. up 10 .;uper\'l.:e athletic sports. I do not see why one s_hou ld not he provided to cl.cal w ith a m,lre intPllect.ual .am! elevating ac· t iv ity _ for is not the mind more important than the body?
Unity is Strength 'l'ne pre.;ent isolated condition of the 011lcrenL .;oc1ct1es i~, jf l may bO liken it, comparable to that of potential lovers - who, ob1iviou.s uf one another and thui; Jcad1ng l·ramped and constricted live, only n eeu some impetus tv thrnw them together. O;I) when this i.; done, will they 1·ealis"c how much fulle1· and richer their existence ii:; ir. com pari.;on with their previous lonely lives. And this i.; whcr0 the l"(•ntral body comes in. It "ill act, l thick, like that pccul<1rily useful inslitu t ion - the marriage bureau. It will arrange meelings and (so) or· ganize th~ pl'Ogramme of debate,; a.:' to lead to more complete contact between the individual societies and let us remember that it takes more than one to make an enjo.v· able party. Hut here it is J)l,:'rhays wise not to puraue thi., ana logy furth er.
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Before proceeding to make some rei;narks on the History exhibition, I would like first of all to make a .general comment on the Science exhibiQueen'i:; is taking on a new look for the visit of Princess Margaret tions as a whole. That these were deeply impressive on next month. many visitors, I would not Carpenters ;ire replac 1~ odd doubt. B ut I fear that these bits of rotten lumber with new visitors worshipped, like the wood. and electrieian., are emuring Carlbs who were awe-struck th at the fluorescent bulbs are fune- ln ignorance by Columbus' tioning pl'Operly. ships. out of ignprance and re, spectful fear rather than from New coals Of paint a re being apa fuller appreciation of the plied both to the exterior and in· sclfnce exhibits. These, exhlterior of the building. A 11ew sch <'me {)f colour;; hai:: !wen intro t!uced. The tuck shop -presents a tlelicatcly balanced scheme of light blue. <'ream. grey. and black. The COl'r idors have been repainted nt>am ancl the auditol'ium is neatly halanced with light hlue. hla<'k and A branch of the 'inter-Schools grey. Asked his opinion of the in terior colour schl'mc. Lord Flasho. Christia n F ellowship was estabom' No. l calypsonian told m t! lished in the school late last "Di~ dose. crazy colours. «ley sure term when Mr. Bell, a mission look real hep." ~Y under the Inter-Varsity Fel8 . Fal'l!'y. wwship, visited us. Lr, C'. The group now meets every Thursday m the Geography Room at 3.15 p.m. where a warm welcome awaits everyone. The Group is interdenomina tional, but its foundation is the Bible, which i!.' held as the complete Word of God, and i s thus our Standard and Test-bool.. · Four officers have been electThis term was no exception to ed and Mr. J obn Bucbanan, a our u sual scholarship getting 'Chris.t ian businessman, has been spree for two Government appointed spansor. Mr. E. O. Conditiona l Scholarships were Pilgrim has graciously agreed to awarderl to two of our boys-- be master irr charge. T. A . C. Fletcher of U6M was Ther e is a monthly schedule given a schoiarship to pursue of two Bible studies and two his studies in Engineering, and a s imilar one was awarded t o addresses from missionaries or G. U . B enjamin, who left us in pastors in the colony. W. YOUNG , 1955. The " Lict.or" extends its V . R. · hearty congratulations to them.
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Christan Group Formed
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man i!'. not isolat-ed ,ind imperviou, to hi·., fellow-man:. he is. as the huckn<'.Vt'd phra~t· goes, a- t r uly :;o cial animal a11d any idea \\hich aims at more contact betwe<'n dif fl'rl•nt communities must he given due con.-id,•ration. And. ahove a ll. routh is the tilll" to learn.
Now I " ·ould llke to deal witi1 sc,me mm·p µrac1 cul aspects of this idea. No: I will not deal with \ h'. l"ll, l\ut merely touch on one and that is. the composition of this central organisation body. I sugg('st that tf'lis idea of a coo1-dina. ting authority :;hould fi1·st he considered, at a meeting arranged specT1ically. f or th·,s purpo:,t_:, hy the respective heads of· the• <lPhat· ing ,,ocielie3. Those suitably qualifie<l persons can then debate on the formation ana compos ition of tlte central board. But I would also like to suggesl t11at prizes shoul<l b<' offered to the best <i1-'bate.rs and societies:-this wou ld stimulate keener debates of higher s tandards: and would giYe t11e due rewar<l which y ollth always looks fo rward to after h a1·d wo1·k. 1
Scholarship aw·a1·cls
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I fear that my ideas ma.v se•~m vague but T <lid not intl'nd to dis cuss. hut merely to i::uggest. The usefulness of such a cen:ral hounl cannot Ile ga in said. if on•~ cons iders the problem <"areuflly. The On the results of the 1957 long overdue need will not be deniecl if on~ rpalises how long such G.C.E . ''0" L evel Examination, a body h as h e.en lacking. And per- the following aw ard s were made: em ptory action must not be want. P ercival Exhibition- H. A . ing. for although delay may not Niamatalli ; School Cert. l)c fatal, procrastination could lead Prize-G. B . Holder; S enior us into more and greater difficulScholarships-G. B. Holder, ti135. On<1 it ii:: in the hope of avoidN. A. H . A . Niamtalli, ing thel:lp t hat this article has been Moonsawmmy, L . B. Rodwritten to di1'ect attention and way. stimula te action on what I feel, is C. V. INSANALLY, ,one t>f tmr mpst p11.:,ssing problems. Features Editor.
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In this way. tll~ present, almost insup-erable difficulties in arranging debating matches will be overcome -and -..ve need not stress the-value of this. Mue11 talen t, otherwise hidden iµ the paroch iu l ou tlook of the various societies wlll he brought to light a n d can he t h e n more beneficially exploited and encouraged. Hut mor~ Importan t, I beli-eve, are the social and educa tional benefits which will a·., a mat· tier of course accrue from a more unified programme of actiYitie3. More inter school goodwill will be encouraged; there wiJl be more opportunities for Individual pupils to come into more fru itful contact with one another; and greater stimulus will be given to foster cooperation in other field.;. Con sider these carefully, and you can llot tli$m isa this idea Ji~htlf. For
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One of the main items on the Speech Day Agenda is the presentation of prizes to boys for allround good wor,k throughout the preceding school year. Thes:! prizes take the form of books, ,and are intended to serve as"fecognition of p ast good work and encouragement for th~ future. The books them selves should th erefor e provide some entertainment or enlightenment. L ast Speech Day, however , most prize-winners complained of the inappropriateness of the booko received. To cite an example "Stalky and Company," a book which would b e h eartily appr eciated by an 11-year-old. was presented to a fifth former. One Sixth Former r eceived ~ ';look
Upward, Q.C. ! The school has 'recently hcen given a rise in status, for, while on !•c ave in England. our Principal. :\Ir. V. J. Sanger -Davies w as elected as a member of the llead-:'-lasters' Conference. This is an honour t hat is only bestow1;.>d upon the hest schools in the world, particularly in G !"eat Britain. and the individ ual head-master is elected on lhl' rl'pu tation of the school. Therl' 111 1-' only about JOO such schools, the onlv others i'n the Caribbean heing Ila rrif;On College in I3arharlM and Wollemer·s School in Jamaka. \\'c naturally ft' ' I proud of this achievement hut at the same time, we must realise the res ponsibility that thi$ privilege brings upon u s.
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of ''True Dog S tories"! Again a more fitting prize for a Sixth Former could sure ly have been found . The h eight of absurdity One of the latest Innovation s was reached, however, when "Fact and Fiction" a book u sed at the Tuck Shop is the sale in the S econd Forms was given of Pasteurised Cow's Milk. to another Sixth Former !! It Boys are now granted the priis to b e hoped that an improve- vilege of purchas m g milk at ment will be seen on the next occasion and whoever is respon- the price of 4 cents per sible for choosing the books can quarter pint and 16 cents per do well to remember that the pint. The quarter pint quanp rize for a Fifth Former shou ld tities are sold in attractive be the t ype to interest a sixth former s ince that boy will be plastic cups, and it is indeed in the sixth by Speech D ay. g1:atifying to n otice the apThis, of. course, applies to all preciation of this notable venother prizes. W, A . RODNEY, l ture which ~be ,b oys have shown. , , __ Asst. Editor. M. HENDRICKS.
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bitiou s were never thoroughly comprehenslble to the layman; , and if there is any fault in them , it must be looked for in this fact. But let it be understood t hat this remark is not meant to be disparaging; it is merely my honest opinion. On the ctiler nana, no one can ever impute t h is inconspicuity to t)le H istor,- Ex- 1 hibition; it was a~cessible in every way to the every visitor and 5Carcely anyone went into the History room and came away as ignorant of the subject as before.
Simplicity This can be traced to two reasons. Fi.rst, the simplicity of the Crera.tive> exhibits which were never too numerous 01: too complicated as to be confusing; and then most important the capability of the guides in elucidating their material to the- visitors. These -among whom I may mention Taharally, Layne, Khan anu Cossou -- never faltered in their jobs and helped in no small way to popularise the exhibition. This exhibition was the product of only two weeks of intensive but hurried preparations-a fact which makes this achievement all the more outstanding. That it was staged at all was due to the hard work of the boys, to the ~etermination of Mr. C. J. E . Barker and above all to the ceaseless energy and wisdom of Mr. H. R. Persaud. It formed an auspicious inaugural event for the recently form ed Hic:torical society ; and at the same time it was a fitting farewell tribute to the inestimable achievements of Mr. H. R. Persaud as History Master.
History Best For the sake of convenience, the exhibition was divided Jnto certain sections, Classical. Medieval, Modern and, as if in recognition of the n s m g national consciousness of these areas. a section devoted to local and West Indian history. The exhibits were chiefly made up of c~rts, maps, photographs, and in addition featured the work of some pupils of the school. But the main attraction of the exhibition the historical pageant which featured the social h istory of people from Roman days to modern times, and which 1,1cluded such colourful per.sonalities as Caesar, Napoleon and Raleigh as portrayed by the pupils themselves. In conclusion, although oue m ight accuse me. of partiality. I yet believe that from the point of view of fascinating attraction a.nd of educative value, the History exhibition was undoubtedly tbe best. j
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