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DRAMA ON THE Q.C. DAS MASS ·UPSURGE EYE-TEST Farewell!

Like she ep led to the slaughter, the individuals who daily frequent that institution known to all a s Queen's College, wended their way to have their eyes examined. The very words "Eye Test" impelled fear in the hearts of all - but, what a surprise awaited us when on e ntering what seemed to b e cur room of doom, we were confronted not by the dominating, h arsh doctor that our imagination had conjured up, but by a handsome, affable man who answers to the name of Dr. Roy V. Wong, 0.0.

The causes that motivated this exham.tible and thorough examination seem to be manifold, but one may cite a suggestion made to the doctor, by one of our masters, Mr. Ramsammy as the first principal factor. The doctor's enthusiasm in following it up, s prung frorr.. memories of an eyetest that he himself had experienced in 1939. when 3 pupil of the school-a test which took the form of merely closing one eye and trying to see through the c,1he1. Since then it was his burnmg desire t.> realize the adoption cf the practice which is found in all progr"SHVe countries-that of havin~ yearly E'Ve-tests in all schools. When the Principal's approval was gained the figure of Dr. Wong was seen at school on many afternoons, working on many occasions until late hours.

The task ahead was by no means new 1.o him as he had previous experience of similar work in the States. The instrument U!-ed was ~n Oi'1:ho-rater, a product of the Purdue University of Indiana, which. originally in•ende0 for screening industrial ,vorkers. was later adapted for use :n schools. On the words of Dr. Wong himself, the purpose was to find uut what pucentage of the school population had un. corrected visual sight and to see it a very close relation could be e~tab!ishcd b eiwePn. comfortab)c C;: fficiE>nt vision arid academic c.chievements. !\lthough the statistics ha':e not vet been correlateit, the 'Doc says that quite a subsbntial number of boys needed cor rection . ~hr process too did not lac·k amuSU?-g features - there was a cert.am school captain who found himself m the position of the blind leading the blind and a~ot'h~r popular figure who unhes Ltatmgly de · clarE'd that a black-board was light-blue. This however, was an ~xperiment, and should the results be such as to confirm the Doctor's belief, he hopes that the

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RALLY ROUND . C' Q. ..

Several members of the school have received appreciably good results in certain local talent shows. They are congratulated for their good efforts; but why not pu'- this talent to anoth~r use? The school needs you! It 1s intended to put on a Gilbert and Sullivan opera -n ext term "H.M.S. Pinafore''. Why not go to Miss Dolphin and volunteer t.o tak,c a part? You need not h ave an extraordinarily good voice or even any previous singing experience whatsoever- jus~ the pluck. Now, let it noi be said that Q.C. boys lack this. Volunteer now! Remember- it is all for the benefit of the school!

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Gover.nment :>r schooi authorities should take steps to extend such a scheme into other schools.

Dr. Wong praised the cooperation of Mr. Sang&-Davies, without whose capable organisation, he said, everything would have been impracticable. Special m ention was made of the cocp~rntive and long s uffering attitude wi' - ~ssed frorr. the members of the middle a'ld senior forms.

On behalf of the boys, the 'Lictor' takes tl'•is opporturuty of extending our heart-felt thanks to this 'Good SamariJtan' and to wish him every ~uccess in his proiession.

V. C. I.

Talk is in the air that British Guiana is soon to have a Drama Festival. It will be open to all Dramatic Groups who will perform certain selected plays. This big event is tentatively, fixed for 15th March.

Mr. F. Mervin Claxton who joined the staff at the beginning of last term proved to be a bird of passage and has now flown to Ghana. Mr Claxton, who obtained his B.A. Hons. at the U.C.W.I. has gone to teach history a. Sekondi College, which is about IOIJ mile., west of Accra on the coast. Though his stay was brief Mr. Claxton was well liked and had, certainly set tled down well His "passing" will be mourned hy the maskr's volleyball team.

One who '1-as had a Jonger and more intimate association. with Q.C. has also left these shores. He is Mr. 0. A. Baptii;te, who left ::choo: last year after s~curing passes in English, History and Geography at £he Advance Level. '·Boppy" w&s not only a k een :;tudent but also took part in ceveral <'Y.ll a - curricular affairs. notably the: History and the Lirterary anc! Debating Societies. while before his deoarture he was c,ne of the most consistent batsmen in 0ur Cricket XI. He has now •{On<' to Tortola in the Virgin Islands on a two year contract tc teach English and History.

The Lictor's "best wishes go with both the:se genileF.'en.

W.A. R.

Meanwhil~ the Georgetown Dramatic Club, after their stunitlng success in <their last product10n "Watch on the Rhine." are 1tow taking steps for the presentation oi "While the Sun Shines," a comedy farce by Terence Rattigan. "Watch on the Rhine" featured quite a few former and present Q.C::. students, the mosL prominent of whom were Messrs.

S. R. Allsopp, L. A. Robinson Neil Miller, Tony McIntosh, and Ray Robinwn; while Mr. E. R. Burrowes will play a leading role in the forthcoming play. Driving force behind the last production was Mr. Bertie Martin another well known Q.C. Old Boy, and his choice this time. "While the Sun Shines," which tells the story of three military gentlemen after the same lady-love, is n veritable laugh riot" "While the Sun Shines" opens on April 6th at the Bishop's High School, where some two

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weeks before ithe:re will have 1:>een a presentation of George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion.''

This play which tells of t he rise of an uncultured L ondon FlowerGirl, under the guidance of a Professor of English, to a position of prominence in High Society, and is generally regarded as one of Shaw's best.

We are not to be left out from this spate of drama, and in May, there will be a Q.C. production ot a Gilberrt and Sullivan Opera. '"H.M.S. Pinafore.'' For the first time the practice of usin{:! ,: "masculine heroine" will be jetti~oned, since a s tudent of the B.H.S. will play the leading fomale role W.A. R.

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ENTR4NCE It is reliably understOOd that the U.C.W.I. Extra-Mural Department will shortly be removini:from its present offices under Trent House, in Main Street, and going to much more spacious premises above Rayman's Drug Store, at the corner of Regenl a nd High St reets. There is also provision for a small lecture room anc! a read ing room . This bas been the first move of Mr H. S. Blackmore, the- new Resi dent Tutor, who is a New Zealander.

Brigadier Collen is seen h ere addressing the Cadre of Q.C. cadets at the end of the inspection.

Standing in the background arc the Principal and Capt. Barker, and crouching is Lieutenant Clarke.

On Fridsy 23rd January the school was honoured by the visit themselves was more important looked srr.art! The afternoon sun of a top army officer Brigadier for it enabled them to break into was rather warm, to say the least, Collen. This officer, who holds ,t he that slight swagger which in no but it helped to make the boots post of Commander in Chief of way detracts from the precision glisten, and the brass glitter, the West Ir.dian Forces, came to of the drill-book but serves a while the ceremonial white webthe school to inspect our Cadet mos t useful purpose· in destroy- bing looked even whiter.

Corps. On the last occasion that ing the effect that ~he marchers The rest of the programme was such an inspection was carried are mere mechanical robots. carried out without a hitch, and out (in 1956 by Brigadier Hall) Ai 3.00 p.m. Brigadier Collen after the march-past, the Brigathe Corps achieved a very high arrivC'd along with the Principal dier a<ldrec;sed the Corps. He standard and it was hoped that and two other officers. After claimed that after seeing cadets this formzr excellence would be saluting the Brigadier, the O.C. in all the other islands, he was maintained or perhaps some new of the Cadets Capt. Barker able to say with absolute singlory might be added to our brought him forw~d to thE' cerity that the standard of drill reputation ranks and the inspection was and turn-out that afternoon was At about :i.30 p.m. the com · carried out. Those cadets who irery good indeed. He went on to vany, almost at full strength and ' expected a cursory examina- point out a few benefits of cadet divided into three platoons, pro · t ion on the part of the and military life, and ~tressed that ceeded down Thomas Road and brigadier were in for a disap- drill served a !t::;eful purpose even onto the field before the assem- pointment, since he scrutinised in these days of nuclear weapons. bled school. The B.G. Police Band each pcrc;or:. and asked quite a Finally, he urged the cadets on which was in attendance played few questions. Of course. how- lf'aving "t:h0ol to j0in the B.G. a very spirited march causing ever , the cadets had taken no V .F . whkh he c>.lso praised highlv. even some onlookers t o tap to the chances with their personal apK. M. I.. beat. But the effect on the cadets pearance-even "Cadet Scruff" L. 6. C.

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The annual examinaticn for thE: U.C.W.I. scholarships took place U1is week Once again, candidates from schools in t h e colony and th!ro u gih,out the West Indies vied with each othE'r for the v er y prized awards in the faculties of Arts, Na-· t ural Sciences and M edicine.

Each entrant had to take two subjects in addition to a General Paper. The candidates are allow,::({ to take any two subjects from a range of Pure Maths., Applied Maths., Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, Physics, Hist or y, Geography, Latin, French, English, Spanish and Greek, irrespective of the faculty they wish to e nter.

The General Paper is specially prepared to test the ability ()If the candidate to use tile English Language in different circumstance~ and with different purposes in view; and the ability to do some sort of elementary reason ing and to draw conclusions e ither from ,l passage of prose er from certain situations or from nonliterary material such as column;; (Continued on Page 3)

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THE Q.C. LICTOR Lictor Personality FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2'1, 1959.

EDITORIAL BOARD Editor W.A. RODNEY

Assistant EditM H. G.ROHLEHR

Features Editor W. G.HO

Sports EditOT W. H . BACCHUS

Treasurer W. A.RAMSAHOYE

Distribution. Manager G. R. INSANALLY

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I OUR MAIL BOX I Future "Chicken rn No Books as yet the Rough" ·

It was a kind joke that fortune played on Queen's on All Fools' Day 1905. For it was on that day that Mr. E. 0. Pilgrim arrived to la ke up an appointment as junior master, and this gentleman, born :ii Mt. Tahor, Barbados, th1a 1.011 of a Moravian minister, has been with us ever since. The site has been changed from Carmichael Street to Brickdam and thence to Thomas Lands; nearly seven ienerations of students have passed ; and the roll has intreased from 140 to 720; yet Mr. E. 0. Pilgrim is still here like Uld Man 'River," he juSlt keeps rolling along."

Mr. S. R. R. ALLSOPP

In 1955 when he had given half-a-century of devoted service to t'he school, he was paid due honour, for his length of service is in itself an incomparable feat helped to found the Q.C. Scout even if h is career were unevent- Troop. It was he who introduced ful. But it was net. In the first the House System and has always i,lace he filled the role of a com- been the mainspring of Percival EDITORIAL petent Mathematics tutor through- House; while to the community ,lut the years and many of the at large his name is a byword in most distinguished men of the musical circles. community have cause to be In telescoping his chequered grateful to him. Moreover his rareer and his myriad qualities sym pathetic nature and exem- and achievements, one is bound plory chf!racter were bound to to commit some sins of omission.

1 Sixty-four t imes last year road. have their effect on the mcral But these he would be the first 'd t c· sed Old Man f.bre ::>f the whole school, he was to forgive. His innings is now lCCl en s au . . a kindi.y gentleman who loved to ..bout to be closed for he is leavpcath to ~ckle · and swmg Im fo:idlc the " little bugaboos." It ing at end of this term and scvthc, w lu l c large numbers of must be remembered also that and going en his usual prepeople were h ospitalised with he actually guided the destinies retirement leave. But even when mjurics from t his same source. cf the school on several occa- he goz:::, his memory will linger Add t o t h is the countless acci- sions as principal, viz., in 1919 on, and his portrait in the Asdents wh ich caused o nly minor 1921 , 1928- 1931, 1934, 1937, and sembly Hall will remain as a rein{·urics o r none at all and the 1938. He was really an educa- minder of a man wh o is a perta ly of m i~h aps assu~cs alarm- ti?nal enth~siast, always taking .feet .~xempli~cation of the ?rin. ti' . ll . his Job seriously, even to the ciple of fidelity and a pcrsomficamgh propor on s csp~cia Y m point of s pending his vacations tion of all "ttlat is best and gloris';lc. a sma11 com mumty as ours. rverseas le:-:irning new educational ous in Q.C. 1 lus year too we h ave made a methods.

W. A. R. bold start and alread y boast On the other hand Mr. Pi!- r~~~~~~~~~~~~~ eight road ·dcaths. grim's educatiO'Jlal pursuits did not make him narrow-minded and Inadequate Roods ascetic.

Outside t he classroom he I has been just a!i vigorous and The m a jor reason for the large iust as successful. Himself a Dear Sir, number o f accidents undo ubted - competent cricketer , he acted Permit me through the medium l y is the great increase in vchicu- several times as Games Master; of your paper, to express a perJar t raffic. L a~t vcar n carlv 8,000 worked on t he Q.C. Magazint,; sonal wish, which I am certain is cars were sold, a bout 3,000 tmcks produced innu merable plays; a nd shared by many others. Tradia nd vans, and approximat eh -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ tion, I know. is one of the assets 2,500 motor cycles, while in !.= of our school. However, it is ddi · 67 000 b " l h 1 sometimes necessa.ry, if not really h on , 1cyc cs e p t6 h im stranded in the stream of to b reak it, t o at least waive it for a co mplicate matters. This · in- onc6 ming traffic. But the cyclists a momen t.

From the inception of drama in crease is not in itself an evil, in should not complain. They are fact it is a comforting reflection wo rse. the school, it has been customary on the rise in the st andard of There are two other categories for us to present a great classic. livin g in the cotmtry. What con- of road-users that must b e m en- The members of the school and ·v erts this otherwise simple fac- tion cd , the pedestrians and the the public have welcomed these to r into a veritable m e nace is the drivers of animal drawn carts. In performances. However, although poor state of the roads bo th with the m idst of the busiest traffic Shakespeare and Bernard Shaw regard to surfacing (espceiallv in these la tter proceed with 110_ are inexhaustible, I do think that the country) and with respect t o ruffled dign it y, and o n e o ften the time has come when they can width. No d o ubt the Govt . could wonders whe ther, apart from be "r elieved.'' h ardly afford t o build ""'ttto· thosc th at puII t h c cart, there is . some In thWest eir place weplays can ,present Indian w hich ~ahnen , but if the price for build- an oth er donkey at the reins. Of will afford entertainment to mg good roads is not paid in dol- the p edestrians some arc so everyone. These plays, too, need Jars a nd cents, it will perforce b e scared of meeting a violent d eath not predominate, and I should not p aid in flesh and blood. tha t they are incapable of like them to tll,ke the place of all deciding if and. wh en to cross the our post-Speech Day classics. If road, o thers are ob viousl y som - our wish, and I am sure I may No Skill, No nambulists, while a few d o not say our wish, is considered, I Manners yet realise what the p avements assure those concerned that they and avenues are for. It would will not have far to look for Another most important reason for the large n umber of road seem tl1at o n the road in com- ;~;~~sana~t~~~!~iuil~~re p~/ accident s is t h e u nwh olesome pctcncc and discourtesy are lit· wright in our midst. crnlly a death dealing combinabut undeniable fact that the tion .

Yours faithfully, B rit ish Guiana p ublic docs not C. O. MARSHALL, U 4 C know how to use t h e roads. Some o f the d rivers sh o uld n ever h ave I Jere i~ a Road-Safct , organisation wh ich does sonie u seful been issued w ith licen ses. so work, but it is time t o launch an bereft of judgem ent and skill arc 11 · t hcv_ ; while othe rs exh ibit an ar- a -out campaign to educate the Gu ian cse public about road Dear Sir, rogance th at o bviously springs l d I would like to say through the from the m is"uidcd n ot ion th a t magc anc roa -cou rtesy, paying .., particular attention t o · the medium of your newspap er that they a rc absolutclv safe on fonr younger sch ool children . But I think that the inviting of guests wheels,. and tl1at cyclists an d ~inc" ch aritv beE:in s a t h ome we to House Socials is fast becoming ~~d ~ty t rumps ~re b encath t bcir at Q .C. sh o uld do something a farce. Senior members of the 1~m . · arhcn1ar1Y .g u i1t ~·. of about the way we use the roads, school, some of them at any rate, this ,ont cmptuous m con s1dcr- for our use of the d · ; 1 fr make it a practice to invite atcness arc the d riv~rs of the Camp St. and the le~~ ~f ria~ themselves to .other house p arties. ~fio r-~ uscs of ~ ic c19'~ they pull np to Lamaha St. is n o t exactly This behaviour is not the typ e in e cur wit o ut the cxcmplarv. i\o serious accident which any boy of this school I s ig ?tc~t _regard ~or the m~fo!h1-1 involving anr of o m bovs has as should in dulge, and so I am asking the proper authorities to see 1 ~ a~c ilivch~t t h at ~n the ms1de, ,·ct occnm:d; b ut we ca11not wait that this state of affairs does not fro~J t~ n~ icSs1tatc t o move for one to h appcn,- lct us chase feoccur. . . . c ~s- tops ,yh cn a this ~pectrc of death now.

I am, c~ chst 1s ovcrtakm g, thns leaving '. " ' · A. R. LAURIE L. LEWIS N.B. T h e views expressed by individuals a rc not necessarily t hose of the Editorial Bonrd and Sc/too& as a whole.

Ed. Q.C.L.

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FRIDAY, lrEBRUARY 26, 1959.

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Dear Sir, It is common knowledge that ·,vhen ~ student lacks the required text-book in any subject he is at a severe disadvantage Usually i.his is due to the fact that the individual is in straitened ri rcumsta:ices, or has b e e n neglectful or careless. Whichever is the case it is uo to that individual to remedy the situation.

But it is an entirely different matter when those resoonsible for thC' issue oi books - fail to fulfill their obligation. This is the use 01 the Tower Sixth Classical \•·here the whcle form has been 3everely r.andicapped by the lardy anival of English hocks while 011e of them has not yet. arrived. But this is not all. I n the Spanish faculty three of the four set books in literature have not yet arrived. This is a most uncompromising situatic.n for those •.•.·ho intend to offer t he subject in June this )'ear at the Advancerl Level; but even for boys who do not mtend to sit t heir examinations until next year it is a great disadvantage. We realise this is probably the fault of the '-PPPlif'rs in England, but it is I.oped th..t in future, care will be taken to see that any tPxt books that are cataloguerl on the book list are readily procurable.

I am, Yrs, truly, M. R.A. AGRIPPA. (L. fi. C.) Supervisor's Note: The University of London publishes its G.C.E.A. syllabus two years in advance. This means that the syllabus for 1960 candidates (the present L6C) for example, appears only in July 1958 in England, and by the time it reaches here the 110w school year is about to start - without its, cA course, being at all possible to get the prescribed books from England in time. This situation h.u; been poin ted out to the University a nd we usually e;et by airmail a little slip listing rhanges in prescribed books. Th is list usually arrives about Feb1 uary, well ahead of the fu ll syllabus in J uly, and this helps b ut does not always solve our problem. for example, we have not yet received our " list of changes" this year (i .e. for 1961 candidates) and w hen we do get it, it will take several months to get the books t'hrou gh th e Crown Agent s. Yet we shall n eed them for boys c.oming into th e Sixth F orm in September th is year!

Your situation is furth er worsened by the fact that some L6C boys are bein g allowed to take the G.C.E.A. in some subjects in their first year. If this we re not so th e late ar rival CJlf books may possibly n ot matter.

'Tis ·Not · so Sweet Now Dear Sir,

In t hese days o.f Hi-Fi and supersonic sound it is indeed startling to find tha t our Mu sic Room can boast only a drab o utdated model of a tum-table.' This machine is a very moody and temperamental affair and when it does play, the soft 'pieces cannot be heard unless it is turned up to the full; in w hich case the loud secticns of th e record prod uce a cacophony which is hardly calculr.ted to "soot he our savage breasts" as Miss Dolphin blSists is the pu rpose of the music.

I hope those who control t he ~urse-strin gs will see the necessity of buying a n ew record-player fe,r the Music R-Oom. The jingle of the money in the purse is n o doubt a heart-warming soun d lent. I'm sure that you will all &gree that. invested in a new 1ecord-player, the money will produce a far more eciifying sound-the music of the masters.

I remain, Yours truly.

K . M . Isaacs, (L. 6. C)

On Wednesday 18th February the Poultry Club purchased their first batch of seventy-five cockerels. The club plans to put these on sale in about two months' time.

The club wa 5 inaugurated in 1956 with Mr. Humphrey as its supervisor, but with his depariure, members lost interest and indeed a few of them resigned.

However with the advent of Mr. Brown interest once again revived. Ii is hoped that with the arrival of the cockerels more boys will join the club. Membership is open to all boys of the school.

LAURIE L. LEWIS Seely. Treas.

Unsatisfactory Notices Sir, Brigadier Collen in his recent vis; t said that the Cadet learnt to love his soldiering if he took it to heart. rt is my opinion neverthe· less that our Corps has ruined this love for soldiering. Whether cadets are responsible for neglecting the Corps, as individuals or whether they find the lessons dull and uninteresting, I would'nt know. What I do know is that the majority no longer turn up to put in an afternoon's drill lo their self-satisfaction and it is lamentable to' think that the noticeboard might well be held greatly responsible sinse the lads are wont to be brought out by minatory notices. Discipline mu st be maintained but men who SP.rve' unwillingly make poor soldiers. This makes me wondt!: what the Brigadier would have said of the standards if ever our notices, as records were to be inspected a little closely.

I take this opportunity to men tion that the high impression of visitors to the school could b e toned down wh en t hey see notices of this nature on the boards of some of ow· organisations--"defaulters will suffer the agony of the conseq uences of not p ay ing up subscriptions." This is n ot good enough. Normally, our organisations ought to be able to handle their affair s withou t hostile notices and only when we have passed the stage of making threats to get everythin g we want, can we b oa st of our achievements whole heartedly .

The future lies before us-the same fu nctions, the same organisations. Sha ll we undergo t he same humiliations??

I earnestly hope that (if we arc to have a healthy army or any other organisation), we would remember as a proverb with the army setting the tone' that men who serve unwillingly make poor soldiers.

H. R. HUSBANDS

Dear Sir, . I have observed with great relief and joy that a lavatory ha8 been erected beneath the Sports Pavilion. In the past many boys especially players have been see~ hastily leaving the ground on an emergency "run'' to the basement. I am very glad that the letters published in past Lictors have not been in vain. On behalf of the school, I would like to say a very hearty 'Thank you.'• I remain, Yours truly, LEWIS, A. J .

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THE QUEEN'S COLLEGE LICTOR

FRIDAY, H IB~U~ B.~ 26, 1959.

SCOUTS' GOLDEN JUBILEE

'' II. M. S. PINAFORE'' FEMALE LEAD IN Q.C. STAGE 'PRODUCTIO~ Once again the school will be staging a Gilbert and Su_llivan comic opera in the production of "H.M.S. P INAFORE". Nearly 7 years have elapsed since our last attempt at this form of drama, when "Trial by Jw·y" was su~cessfully staged. The date for this era ha been set for May and ~:e pre11minary problems . of casting are now being dealt with cap . ably by Miss Dolphin. The cast includes about a dozen solo' parts with scope for all types of voices.

The setting of the play is on board the ship, "H.M.S. P INA1.<'0RE". The Captain's daughter, Josephine, is in love with an ordinary sailor, Ralph Rackstraw, and owing to their differences in rank. the romance has to be continually concealed from the captain. They both decide to elope and aided by an understanding crew are almost successful whPn the ~lot is averted by the captain who was enlightened by the traitor Dick Deadeye. The captai:n is furious, particularly when Ralph openly declares his love for his daughter. The climax is · reached when another charat'tcr old Buttercup, suffering from remorse, reveals that ' .... a many years ago, when practising babyfarming' s he had confused the Captain for Ralph and vice versa. Thi s revelation satisfies both parties and the play ends in typical melo:lramatic style Ralph (now the captain) marries .Josephine; the captain (now a sailor) marries B uttercup, and everyone is happy.

It should be of interest to all members of Queen's College that the Q.C. Scout Group celebrates its ·5 0th anniversary this year.

Scouting was first commenced at Q.C. (and in British Guiana) in 1909, only two years after scouting was actually begun in England. From its early days the troop distinguished itself, particularly through its victory in 1915 of the Challenge Flag Open Competition -amongst all scout troops in the W.J. This effort earned us a personal letter of congratuJa. tion from the Founder and Chief Scout, Lord Baden-Powell. Following the impact of the 1st World War the group underwent a period of depression and was eventua)Jy discontinued.

Not until 1935 was a new troop formed and was registered as

it". In addition to this, there is the robust quality of the choruses, in direct contrast to the sentimental duets of Ralph and Josephine. In our production the latter char· acter will be taken by an actual female singer on account of her highJy technical songs.

This should doubtless add much flavour to the production which, from al) events, should be yet another success.

G. H. RICKFORD,

use of dialogue and interspersed with delightful choruses. Indeed, the signifi.c:mt feature of "H.M.S. P INAFORE'' is its musical score.

The songs and choruses are most melodious, and one is not likely to forget the tunes of the captain's, '\I'm the captain of the Pinafore"; Sir Joseph Porter's "When I was a lad;'• or even _the ?eep bass of th~. Bosun accla!mmg that Ralph ,. Is an ,Englis~man, For e 1mself as said

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Good Idea, But.. Stuck in a Rut ?

Quite recently you may have n oticed a long cabinet at the western end of the Hall divided into ten compartments each of which is painted in the colour of one of our ten houses and in which is the special h ouse cup and any cup w h ich the h ouse might have won. The idea of having this cabinet made was certainly a good one for the various cups in the different compartments give an instant idea of the achievements or lack of acheivements, of each respective house.

But if one were carefully to cxamimi the cabinet, one would notice that the workmanship leaves much to be desi1•ed: the edge undulates gently and there are u?.tidy-looking blotches at the bottom of each compartment.

The idea was indeed excellent . . . , its being put into effect was obviously unsatisfactory.

L. G. ROHLEHR. L . 6.C.

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Two year;; ago I was indeed refreshed by the news t h at the Pole-Vault was to be reintroduced to the prog,·amme of our athletic t pOJ ts. T here h11i: been no reason t<> rein-et this move and the event i-: quite a I)('pular one. It is. however. re!!:rettabl.:! ~hat apart from the Hig'h a nd Long jump£, a nd the Shot-P, ,tt, the Pole-Vault is the only field event in which we a,; Queen 's College ind ulge. What i.{ wrong with the Discus, the .Javelin, the Hammer. the Hop, StE:p 'ind jump, and th e Steeplechase? IP t hese branches of sport ,,ne can enjoy th e :;-ame pleasure, anti the same keen o;ensf' of rivalry that characteri!'es athletics as a whole, and thns any would-be compat.i~ors are derived of thes" b,mefits -

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Queen's College, Troop 27. From t hen right up to the present, "27th'• has grown from strength to strength. Since the end of the war Q.C. has been represented at various intercolonial and international scout gatherings.

The last and most significanl one was the Centenary Jamboree in England where we were represented by 2 present and 2 past members. It was the courage and patience of all our former scouts through the years in continuing the tradition that has enablod the present generation to share !n the benefits of scouting.

I am sure that the rest of the school would join in wishing us every success and 'good Scouting' for the future.

G. H. RICKFORD P. S.

Q.C. Enters Senior Lea gue

while Odle, who was introduced upon the half line and Chan. who was given an opportunity to ;:'1ow bis merit :i.t left-half have both performed creditably. I must here mention t'.he ex~eptional performances of our new Goal-keeper whose magn ificent keep ing has saved the team on many occasions. . The left wing positior., however, has heen a cause of alarm ameng the CommittPe members. The school seems to be in want of player!' who can ·1se a left foot efficien tly.

The College 1s now under the careful guidance of Mr. Stanley Moore a former colony '-tar. Mr. (Continued on Page 4)

At t~e ·0 ~d of th last '-Cason Downe~, . Nu~se and Hanoman Made their exist fr0m the school ond thus frum the foot~all eleven.

EvPry Footba~l enth1:s1ast know!, of tht:! splendid work per.formed by these stalwarts of the 1st eleven and . Bacchus, the new schoo,1-captam and the football committee must be credited for their excellent job of replarin~ Rut these omission~ are doubly these boys. Lashley :ir.ci Roberts, unfortunate in that they are help- 1he new school full-back5; have: ing to peri)etuate the rut into proved themselves fully capable, wh ich the country as a w hole has fallen. viz. the obsessior. that ath letiC's comprise~ only trackbalanced head and a delicate Pvents, and it. is only re<'ently that · needle. The turntable is also supthis myth seems to be b<'!!inning tc plied with a stroboscope-a der:lie away. At fue last W.I. Ga!"le~.

Q.C. now enjoys a new sound vice which ensures that the B.G. was r1;opr.:sented by a Q.C. Old Boy, our well k nown "Bull" - High F ideli ty. A Hl-Fl system record is being played in the corBurnett. in t he recently instit uted has been in stalled by the Prin- rect tone and key. This new set Hon. S1r.p and Jump event . a nd cipal and now each week the prcs,·nt s an extremely marked ~!though he d id not win. h is per- usual Monday morning record difference in reproduction when fnrrn::m<'•" was q uite creditable. will be played on this set. The compared with the old Philips Since hi s ;-cturn, h owever the cabinet which contains the three set. Now the works of the masters r vent ,:;eems to have left the local speakers stands almost unobtru- can be fully appreciated no stage, and along w ith a few other sively in a comer of the stage; more scratching or background enthusiasts he h as been left high yet it is pleasan tly brought into mterference. Yet th e set is not a nd d ry. Obviously, w ith n o op- everyone's notice by th e fasci- q uite complete. It is intended to portunities. for competition on e nating reality of the t one 01 add another turntable which will could hardly become a w orld - music it reproduces. be m ore firmly established and rh ampion! Equally obvious is th~ Actually there is a lot more to stabilised. The installation 01 faC't that any re-orien tation of it than is seen. The r ear of the outlook on 1his problem will be apparatus consists of a wonder- this Hl-FI, set is yet another step most successful in effecting im- fu l Leak amplifier or varioscope forward made by the Principal nrovem ents if it starts literally as it is called, and a splendict in furthering our education in from the r oots i.e. amon g the turntable which has a well- music.

Features Editor. vouth!' in the schocils. 'We at Q.C. enjoy the reputation of a lways being in the vanguard of progress and <th is situation ought not to b e an ex<'eption. It is time that we introdut'e a few more 8E SURE IN THESE HOT DAYS T O COOL YOURSELF field-even ts.

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of numbers. This exam!nation also tests the cand idate's ability and spont aneity, because no syllabus is set and no one is allowed to take away the examination papers.

In addition ito Open Scholar!:chips there are also two Government exhibitions which are available to entrants in B.G. The awards in the faculties of Arts ..nd Natural Sciences will normally be tenable for three years and in Medicine foT six years; but awards are subject to review. and renewal e':lch year will depend on the progr-zs:; and conduct of <the ,:choJar or exhibitior.er.

A large part of the en tries from B.G . were made by members ,)f Q.C. and the subjects most favoured were Pure Maths and Applied Maths., lthough entries for Botany and Zoology were very n umerous.

Even thought it is rather late, the 'Lictor' extends its Best Wishes t o a ll those w h o took the , xamination and may the announcement of awards in J une be favourable!

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THE QUEEN'S COLLEGE LICTOR

'FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1959.

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A Sports Forecast I To All Promising Cricketers I

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The thrills and excitements oi I the last month, at our standard trials have indicated that this • year's athletic sports is to be no exception to the keenly contested events of previous years.

At !)resent t here are apIndeed, I have been confidentially pro:x.imately 17 boys in the given the 'let in' by the 'experts' that they are sparing no pains to school. who may bf> called £.clipse their previous efforts UJ)On to do duty for the Firi,.t Our Annual Athletic Sports One has even suspended all Meeting =~omes off on Monday 2nd 'cochore' operation until after E Je ren-not that this shows March and from the general a la<'k of good cricketers (far keeness evinced during training the big day, M arch 2nd. from it) - but it does show and performances in the standThe seniors I have been inard trialc;, a very keenly contested formed arc! viewing the present that, there is too large a gap meeting is expected. In th e 1l? mile, mile and long j ump between ethe good seasoned S enior division P ayne, Chesney, records with what may be termed cricketer of tlte 1st XI and Bacchus Glasgow and Thomp3cn malicious intent. Certain memare ou~tanding. (fr he writer bers of the Under 17 Division are t11e me<lioere one of the 2nd wonders whether he will find already anticipating the plea- XI. it difficult to retain the Cham1,ures of seeing before themselves pionships this year.) In the Unthe copies of future athletic proFor the past year the team for grammes with their names at- Nort'hcotc Cup has been selected der 17 Division, the stalwarts tached to the Records List. While from about 12 p layers, and I feel are, Fields, Griffith, Hcpe a n d the J unior Divisions in their bliss- that the time h as come fur some Spene~ Under 15 Griffith and full ignorance consider their of tht: 2nd XI players a nd indeed Fox are the chief conte3tants. present r ecords as easy targets. ~ome of the Colts and Juniors, to In the Under 15 how1?ver the ~how that they c·an perform contestants are usually n ew boys Let me now permit myself the creditably a n d so form the to the school and their poteniiberty of indulging in a measure r,ucl~u !' of t he First XI in a few tialities will be better assessed on 8ports Day. of forecasting. In the senior :;ears time.

1:prints, Niles, Chesn ey and Payne There has recently been an will probablY: dominate. In the But let us look at the imme- awakenin~ in our outlook tolonger distances Glasgow, Niam- diate future. It is rumoured that wards distancE' running. This is atali, Bacchus and Rampersaud Niles and Nicholson will be leav- indeed a welcome sign, since arc highly flavoured-my apolo- ing in August, while it is not vet good perfonnances in events such >:ies-favoured. The field events oefinite whether Ramprashad as the mile, have in the past been a re somewhat more open, our own isnr.) and Spence (snr.) will be few. Many :>f our runn ers ar,e E•ditor having the odds in his with ·u s in September. If and profiting f;rom Mr. Clayton s favour in the High Jump. Niles when NJ.les does 1 eave, the e;ur School Athletics Captain is question of "is there a comexpected to retain the champion- petent wicket - k eeper to take :- hip for t!1e second year run- his place" be CO me S acu te. Tab le Te nnis .-;ing.

Fra!'er, a newco:ner to school is good with Fields is backed to win the cricket tut humble when hehis has1eft-h~nd'. to ga(h e1 .

•prints in the U:nder 17 Division wit!"- this right. Sew ch and and to carry home the Champ- ::natcnes, Henan is not up to ionship Cup for this division. standard, Heliger apparently has Since the publication of the Hcwever his victories are by no 110 likir.g for cricket, while Gary last issue of this newspaper two means certain. and close compe- Ramprashad is agile. but inex- table tennis tournaments have tition will come from Griffith, ;,erienced, ar.d like all the ofuers been staged: the Handicap TourMarshall, Spence and Hope. The has a tendency to snatch. Niles nament and the annual Inter1atter two have decided. to better ~eparture will leave a terrific House Tournament. The former the record for the 1ti mil~. set up ·, gap, and there is inde_ed an urgent tournament was a personal

by Spence last year. This event need for a reserve wicket-keeper triumph for our captain, T. C. promises to be one of the best.

'T'he ,;.II-round ability of both Edwards (-5) who defeated L. 0. }Tic ho Ison and Ramprashad ( ii Barton (0) by t hree games to one With regard to the junior divi· thcv l eave) will be felt very in the final. sions. Sporls day sh ould see Fox much, particularly as they arc walki:lg 01· rather n1nnin_g aw'.'1y both excellent batsrr.en, while the The Inter-House Tournament '.'nth the Under 15 Champ10~ship, former is the 0nly fair, (but provided keen competition. The but here again the path to v1c~ory c:-ratir at times) googly "!:>owlc•· ten Houses were divided into will b~ a difficu lt one; serious in the school, and the latter a two sections.

D'Urban House riva lry being expectE'd from M~r- r,tore thim useful out and in- C;merged victor in Section "A" by curius. "MC'Allist_er:, _Gri".ith. While ~w ing bowler. At the ti;:nP of gaining 23 out of a m_aximum r,f 40 the Under 13 Divis.ion 1s as us_ual wri ting. Spence R. is the harde~~ points. Its nearest rival was P er· "1de open but the c;l3ndard lr_1als hilting batsman in th schcol. ana cival House which secured 21 have inrlicatcd that Hemmedmg, indecrl the only one. Morro b ats- points, closely followed by Daly anri Morric;on are most meri of his calibre. possessing the hkely to bC' in 1he finishes of these i;amc high stanctard of fieldin_q, events. will be an asset to the school m the future. Besides these. there spinner and should blos£om out in As regards 1he Championship may b,.. 0thcrs lc?.ving and while tune. P ~t Griffith, Rohlehr and.

Shield the three outstanding we, smc~rely hope that they will Lovell arc h;ird-woTkinl{ mcdiu~ Houses arC' W eston, Pilgrim a nd bC' with us for the whole of the parers, who, if t hey put th~1:· MouldC'r. Although I would not ; !159 11ea~on, yet the fact that they min.c'l to the job, could eastlv venture to suggest which House will have tc leave ?t some future rnakc scp,ethi ng cut of it. Misir will win fh e Shield, I would like time. must be, rnnstantly borne of "A" House is another youngto observe that from appearances in :nind ~ ter wNth watching. while Ros!' Westen seems to have a slight and Bovell of "G" House have ~c, udvantag('. At any rate the day Now. what of the youngster,; a.. watch very carefully indeed, t~ei~· oromises to bC' an entertaining 2r,d XI players? There i3 Edward~ attitucie to cricket From the little ~,nc so he s ure to b e there when a good all-rounder and a compe- dde tE>am, the onl:vk _two pl:Y~:; the 1un pops ar.d the stop watches tt>nl fieldsrnan; Zitrnan has 1h2 v.ho ha".e fue ma m gs ~ ~ be gin to tirk. mnkin!! of a good batsman ,but l' 1·r1ckct •r. them are ~ank~ 3 d BACCHUS k£, is - still unsure of hims£>lf· Han~ilton. but they still. ~ve h ~ Bute.hey is good, but atJp ears to very far ,~ay to go. This is t l' be de.<.1thly scared of fast bowli_ne. pictm-1:> as it st.ands-not a Dolp'hin i1; a puncher worth keep- c-n~ now by any .m~~n~- u t,~ ing an eye on, p ossessin g a so~nd wh1c~ could pose "tnous, pro ln spite of some weeks inten- d efence, a~ a left -handed openmg i£:ms m the n ot too r.Lstant ruture s:vc training "Lu-L u" of the batsn nn. H,:! is a usdul le-ft-~irrn R. M. s. KHAN. Sixth, was lapped in the 220 yds. event.

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'' ATHLETICS''

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special interest in these events and there is fue probability of a good crop of m ilers emerging in the n ear future. I understand that a ~erious attack is being made on the present mile record and March 2nd will show.

Interest in interclub meetings has been maintained during the past year and our tea~ ~ust b~ congratulat~d on. wmnmg al. three meetings which were arranged. ~hese victories. w..ere due to splendid team "".or~ 1;11 ,he relays and good md1vidur.l performances by Payne C.R.; Chesney H . KD.; and Joseph, M. I . L .

D . 0 . NILES,

~IY ! MY ! · "Grippy" had seriously considered "cutting" Physics for the Lent. When asked whether I;e was willing to speak at a certain society meeting "Bull". had a ready excuse--"I'm afr~ud not. I have a bad knee."

Moore has introduced a rigorous training scheme to keeJ; the team in perfect condition. h is tip s are '..!xtremely beneficial a n d the 3tandard of foot-ball in the school has inprovC'd t r eme,:dously. This can be seen from victories of the team over high-ranking senior teams. It was decided to enter the team in the Senior League and we were allowed to compete for the F.A. Trophy. There are various knock-out competitions but it is for the B.G.F.A. association to decide which teams enter these competitions from the standard displayed in F.A. Cup CompetiI lion. Mr. Moore is quite confident ihat the team will put up a good show in the F.A. Cup. I regret, however, to mention that few of the Senior players think themselves indispensable and are in a position to fool around at the practices. The football Committee took up this cause seriously and administered !'evere disciplinary punishments against members guilty of this offen ce. We must realise ·t hat the practice is just as important as matchec;; and we must take them seriously if we intend to place the F.A Trophy among the many famous le.urels of Q ueen's College.

J. R. G. RAMPRASDAD, L .6.C.

/'1D~AlT--Pio.rs ''WESTON'' HOUSE '-..J I l "11

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Raleigh, Pilgrim and Austin in that order. By gaining 25 poinJts, W eston House em erged champion in Section "B" with Cunningham and Moulder as runners-up three points behind the winner. Woolley and Nobbs brought up the rear.

Weston House defeated D 'Urban by the narrow margir. of three matches to two in the final, which was ch.araaterised by keenly contested matches, but also by a comparatively poor standard oi table tenni~. Captain Payne and his victorious team must be conl!ratulated for giving Weston House its first victory in the Inter-House Table Tennis Competi:tion in four vear,: To fue vanquished D'Urbar. House team we can only say, "Better Luck Next Time."

froirt a number of young p layers who will undoubtedly form thi: nucleus of future table tennis teams, viz., Bacchus (A House), King (B), Chan-Choong (C).

McTurk (D), Joseph (G) and Ying (K). It is sincerely hoped that these young anc promis ing J:'layers will continue to show keen interest in fr.c game and will praotise regularly.

At prEsent there is a gradual r evival of interest in table tennis especially among the members of the Lowe:r School. The members c,f the school are looking forward to the Shn !cck Cup . Team T ournament which is sch eduled tn commence in t.he first week oi March. Two teamc; are expected to represent the school in thi.; tournament.

Apart from We~ton House's victory the In:ter-House competit ion was important from anothe:· r.spect. It brought to the fore-

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