The QC Lictor - June, 1959

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Close 011 t Jae Jaeel s of tJae tlie Art Society has co11ae

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' develop,nent in t lais fiel,l. On Wedtaesd"!I 20th Itlay, a cere naony ,vas held to 1na1•k t lie openi11g o f a 11e1V Sculpture ,ind Potter y

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A DAINl'Y ·'SNIP" DOES IT

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At tbe ceremony itself, which was simple but impressive, the Principa l first took the floor a.nd, r eferring to the event as "an historic occasion," be e xpressed the hope that it would meet wifh an success.

T he next speak er, the Hon. · Brindley Benn, Minister of ~~­ cation con gratulat ed the Prmc1pal ~ d the Staff on the achievement whi ch h e said w as sui·e to mak; its co~ tributio~ to culture.

H e also made a Biblical r eference to the value of pottery. The thir d speak er w as our Art Master, Mr. E. R. Burrowes. In England Mr. Burrowes h ad specialised in Sculpture and now he is q uite eager to allow the boys af Queen's College to ben efit from his experience. H e h eartily t hank ed Mr. Sp:nger-D.avies for his heip, an d aiso the British Council for help with m aterials. Mrs. Sanger· D avies th en cut the ribbon, w ish ing Mr. BUITowes every success.

Befor e the openin g of this room no sculpture could be done by the boys because of lack of facilities, but with this new innovation a large num ber of boys have shown their willingness to ind ulge in this facet of creative art. F or a start. figures w ill be modelled in clay and cast in plaster, while later stone will be introd uced; (the untiring Mr. B urrowes will soon be giving a demonstrat ion in this medium. Incidentally the local sea-shore clay will' not be u sed. at present owing to the impurit'ies w h ich ,it contains, and until it can be refin ed t he model· lers will u se clay imported from Engl'and.

We w ish th e vent ure the best of l uck and look forward to seeing pieces of sculpture at the n ext Art Exhibition.

W.A.R.

"Some men are born great, some achieve greatness; and some have greatness thrust upon them"-thus wrote the great Shake speare, a nd it would be difficult to say under which of these three types the dramatist of the Upper Sixth in the person of Seville A. Farlev w ould fi nd himself placed.

In whatever on e Wf' may feel inclined to put him, h owever, wt:!

Must cer tainly confess that outward appearances are all too often doe c e iv i n g, for who would have th ou ght•, on looking at the innocent ch ild-like face of "Bouche," that they were confronting another Edgar Mittelholzer in the makin g? But it's down in the records-'Bouche' has distinguished himself and has brought honour to the school iri carrying away the second prize m the: Colony-w ide literary competit.ion sponsored jointly by the Theatre Guild and Radio Demerara. In his play called "Guianese Delirium,'' an attemp t was· made: t o present (to quote· the a uthor's own words) "the various ironies that exist in an average Guianese family." This attempt caught the eyes of the judges and brou ght to t.he willing hands of 'Bouche,' the mammoth sum of $50. Asked whether h e was h oping to do some further play-writing, Far-

Six years ago a pr oposal was m ade for the construction of a road between ' the Me dical Department and the Palms com· pound linking Brickdam and Hadfield Stree ts. Consequently, on behalf of th~ school, the edit ors of the "Lictor" forwarded a letter to the Georgetown Town Council informing them of our desir e that the road be named "Old College Road" to perpetuate the memory of the former Queen's College building which occupied the present site of the Medical Department :tor fortysix y ears (1905-1951). An affirm. ative answer was received and the Principal dulr thanked the Mayor (the Hon. C. V. Wight, C.B .E.) and the Council', expressing the pleasure not only of the school but also af the Old Boys.

Recently the new Telecommunications Building has been erected immediatel'y east of the road in question, and s ince this w i!l be opened very shortly the editors feel that this would be a very opport une time to name the road.

However, owing to the lapse of time it h as be en thought

V. C INSANALLY,

Bishop's High Enters

Tivo Teatns: ·q.c. None I n the last edition of the Licto1· we h eralded the impending Dr am:t Festival. Now all details h ave been clarified and the eveni.: prom ises to be an unprecedented success. There was a time when it

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ley, inspired by this early success, replied in typical Bouchistic tone and words- "But. that's what I've got to•do."

Perhaps even surpassing this achievement, w as the unique honour gained by Ray Luck in being awarded th e L .R.S.M. diploma. This young Liberache, on e must admit, is certainly gifted in tapping t.he piano k eys. His short musical car eer is one of unbroken success. The h older of many certificates testifying to his musical brilliance and the dominant performer at recent Music Fes~ivals, 'Sugie,' as 'he is popularly cruled, h as earned h imself the d 1..stinction of being the youngest person in the colony and the only boy in the history of the rchool, to gain this high award.

To both of these m en (?) of the future, the 'Lictor' offers its congratulations, and boys keep the llag flying high!

DRAMA FESTIV~

Mrs. V. J . Sanger-Davies seen r,utting the ribbon to declare the new Sculpture Room open. At left is the Art Master Mr. Burrowes, with t:be Deputy Principal, Mr. Cameron Jll~xt to him, while at right is the Principal, Mr. V. 1. Sanger Davies and the Hon. Rrind.ley Benn, Minister of Education.

Q.C. EYESIGHT ·ON PAR WITH SCHOOLS ANYWHERE

After an extensive- eye screen w st of pupils at Queen's College, Dr . Roy Wong, popular optometrist, states that the overall condit ion of the eyesight of Q.C. boys is as he expected and that it compares favourably with the sta ndard c,f eyesight in schools all over the world.

The eye tests had been carried out after sctiool hours for a great part of the lasL two terms. In these tests, 643 male students of ages ranging from 10 to 20 years and representing all the ethnic and sccio-economic groups in British Guiana h ad their visual ~kills evaluated An Arthc-Rater was u sed to t:?va luatc the visual skills of the n ecessary to remind the Council of their decision, and it is hoped that a fav our able r eply will' be received shortly, Below is the text of the letter written by the Town Clerk in.forming the Principal of the decision t ak en by the Council in 1953. ''With r eference to y our letter (Cont in ued on P age 3)

students and on the basis of the findings td1ey wer e grouped int o those wi th adequate and and those with inadequate visicn. Those with inadequate visual skills wer e tc be referred for professional ~tten t.ion.

22.08% of the school population are presently wearing correct ive eye glasses. This means that 142 students are now wearing · spectables and out of this number 65 need to have ·their lenses changed.

501 or 77.f.2% of the students tested do not wear eye glasses.

Hcwever, 23.75·}', of these showed a need for an Optical Correction.

The results of the visual screening indicate that only 59.1 % at the , tudents tested do not need. corrective lenses to cope adequatelv with the visual demands of modern education in Bri.ish Guiana.

T'nree forms seem to• have specially defective eyesight. These forms a re IB, L4C a nd 5 Clas. The per centage of deficiency ranges from 48.3% to 48.5%. U6C students also have poor vision-having c1. deficiency of .41.7 % .

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On the whole the response h as has been gra tifying. Nearly forty dramatic groups h ave entered ana. t.ne coun try h as been divided into seven districts, viz Georgetown, Providence, Vreed.-en-Hoop, L .B.l., New Amsterdam, Port Mouran t, and Essequibo, the largest number of groups coming .from Georgetown. Competitors have been given six plays from wh.lch to choose, but in fact one play, "Wireless ane1 ::,1cnu.11.e ," has no.. been chosen by anyone. Of 1lhe other five, two are comecties"Villa for Sale'' (a French p lay), and "The Devil his Due", while the ' more serious drama is r epresented l;>y "Michael'' (a R ussian play), "The Monkey 's Paw", and "The Old Bull,'' the last named two being very popular.

f em ales t o t:ake part in stage productions. Now the pendulum has swung so far that at the for thcoming festival we find t}:le Bis'hops' H igh School is entering t wo groups, while to our ch agrin we will only be .among the audience. This commendable effort on the part of our female counter: p arts is perhaps facilitated by the fact that for some time they h ave b een staging in..er-House drama competitions, but any excuses on our part can be nothing but rationalisations since year after year On a note of consolation to Q.C. we have produced successful it is to be observed that many of :.,age plays. t he judges for the preJimina;oes, which will commence on the 5th.

June, are connected with the Dr . Wong says' h e finds that the school. Mr. Clayton will be assoschool athletes and ball players ciated with Dr. Collins, Resident nave very good eyesight, especial- Tu.or of the U.C.W.I. .l!:x~ra-Mural ly McWatt, Dummett, Niles, Department in adjudicating the ~' orbes, Alli. and Edwards. .l:'rov1aence Centre, Mr. Ailsopp ' and the Director of Educat ion, He also urges that, since vision Mr. Clough, will be in charge of is th o! important seru:e m odality, Georgetown, and Mr. Sangerother schools should follow the Davies with an a ssociate in New E:xample of progressive action Ams.x::rdam; while Mrs. Robinson set by Queen's. of the Bishops' High School w ill be stationed a t Vreed-e"l}-Hoop Features Ed. along with Mr. J. W. Gale of the (Ed. Note: It seem s that certain British Council. At the finals Mr: boys have done well in taking Dr Graham Suther himself will adWong's advice and have outfitted judica te and we look forwa r d w it h cor rective eage,ly to this occasion. th emselves glasses Notable examples ar e to t e fo und in 5C, 5RB .:nd U6C.) W.A.R.

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THE QUEEN'S COLLEGE LICTOR

FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1959.

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THE Q.C. LICTOR FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1959.

It was Longfellow whc once wrote: "A thing of beauty is a joy forever; its lovelitiess increases, W. A. RODNEY 1t shall never pass into nothingAssistant Editor ness." Normally, Queen's cannot V. C. INSANALLY boast of possessing characters ,l\lith, what one may term, exactly Features Editor lovely and beautiful faces-when W. G.HO such people do turn up~ they only prove to be mere birds of passage: Sports Editor But there is a charming lady W. H. BACCHUS whose strong will kind heart and Treasurer dominant per;;on ality have helped W. A. RAMSABOYE her to become an exception ·to this general trend, ar.d who has gained Distributicm Manager the distinction of being the only G. R. INSANALLY female member of th<> sta n to reSupervisor main wi th us for so long a time.

I refer, of course. to c ur own Mr. S.R. R. ALLSOPP Lyne tec De W~E'ver D o 1 p h i n.

N.B. The '&>ietvs expressed by indi- M B.E., A.R.C.M., L.R.A.M. and I l}jdnals a1·e not necessarily those of tile am sure that the already higb Editoriat Board and Schoo& as a wl,ole. c,pinion ' that we have of her would b~ much more elevated Ed. Q.C.L.

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FIRST FORMS TO GO NEXT ·TERM

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At the beginning of this schoo1 year, we started without our Preparatory form which Government had d ecided to abolish.

Next t erm wr shall b e carrving an even lighter load for we shall have jettisoned our first forms. It has not been specifically stated that this section of the i;chool mmt go, bnt the Minister of , Education has stipulated that every boy apart from Government Scholars, must have reached his 11th birthday in his first term at school (the minimum entrance age is therefore 10 years, 8 months) and t echnicaJly this means that the first form· is obolished since the high average age to be found thne wonld hc. nnd,,sirablr.

UNJUSTIFIABLE ·MOVE The argument in favour of this move is that these forms (like the Prep form) do not provide a Secondary Education and thus must be ·dispensed with in order to make roo,n for more students actually being taught at tl1c Secondarv level. On the other b and, as ·t he Principal forcefully pointed out last Speech D av, this proposal when implemented would raise the average age of boys taking the Ordinary Level examinations b y nine months, and such a d evelopment would certainly go a long way towards n egativing any considerations in favour of the proposals.

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COUNTY SCHOLARSHIP EXAM. PROBABLE 1be immediate result of the abolition of the Frst forms wil1 be a decrease in the n\nuber of entrants since the second forms will have to absorb the whole of the first forms in addition to the scholarship "Winne rs, and will be unabl e to provide space for other beginners. But the situation will ret urn to n ormal after two years. when the present first form will have reached the third form and left the second completely free.

By this time another d evelopm ent will probably have taken place, for it seems likely that the Govemll\ent County scholarship examination will. be abandon ed and in its place there will be a competitive en trance examination for all Secondary Schools.

A certain number of free places will b e awarded to the most successful candidates while the remaining places that are availahlc in each school would be allotted to paying students, also on the basis of the examinations. .. At the moment th e problem is to see whether tl1ere arc a nv m eans of eliminating the nine months increase in the avernge

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age of boys ent erin g the fifth form. This increase would particularly effect the bois who now ente r school at a big er age than tbe majority of the remainder, and a complicated system is envisaged to keep the average age at \\ hich the " O " Level exam inatiOns are taken as it is now.

In spite of tl1cse moves, how-· ever it will probably be n eccs., ' l l J\,J·· · , ~arv to a ter t ~e mist~r ~ proposals by reducm~ tl1e mmnnnm entrance age from IO vears, R month~ to 10 vcars 3 months, which is the m inimum age of the entry of sch olars. '

ANOTHER FIASCO For the sake of the school it is sincerely t o b e hoped that this venture will not turn out to b e a fiasco, and on ce it is put into operation it is the duty of th~ iidministration to make everv att empt to make the scheme workable. But the matter is far too serious to b e glossed over. In the piist too many people in this country object ed to ch ange on " rounds of tradition and senti;cnt, or p erhaps because they viewed m atters only in terms consonant with their own narrow interests. This is no reason, however, for any progressive body to go to the other extreme and indulge in change for ch ange's sake. Tliis particular proposal has no valid educational grounds. A nine month increase in the average age of boys entering the fifth form can have no good issue-unless an increase in the incidence of beards be so con sidered , - and it is rather frustrating that we have to b e back and, as it were, allow poisonous toxin to b e injected into our bloodstream.

Miss Lynette Dolphfo r eceives the insign ia of the M.B.E. from His Excellency the Gove1·no1·.

w hen we glance at her most envicareer.

Mi.ss Dolrhin attended t he Bishop's High School as a Government Cc,unty Scholar, under went the course ?f. tra ining at th e Government Trammg College a nd l'tarted her career as a Primary School .Te~cher. After teac~ng at Lhe Ursul!ne Conv_ent__Pnmary School. Miss Dolphin Jomed the Staff of Queen's College in 1943 as Preparatory Form Mistress and 2erved in rhat capacity until the abolition of the Prep. form las~ July. Since then she has been engaged in a full Music time-table consisting of singing for t he Junior School and Music Appreciation for the Senior School.

Simultaneously with her teachmg career. Miss Dolphin has had J very full musical career. As a pupil she won the highest awards a . the Royal Schools of Music examinations, the gold medal for the Final Grade canc;iidate gaining the highest marks in the West Indies, the Performer's Licentiate Diploma, and a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music where she gained the L.RA.M. Teacher's Diploma in Pianoforte Teacbin~.

She 1ater returned to the Hoyal Academy as a British Council Scholar and gained the A.R.C.M. Teacher 's Diploma of the Royal College of Music as we ll as the Graduate Degree of lhe Royal Schools of Music. London.

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Miss Dolphin ha· co tr·buted tc the musical life ~f th~ ~olony in many ways. As a Music teacher three of her pupils gained pianoforte diplomas and one won a scholarship to the Royal Academy.

For many years she. played the violincello in the Georgetown Philharmonic Orchestra. Since the mception of t he Competitive Music Festival ;n 1952, Miss Dolphin has been one of the Secretaries, and she is also responsible for the Georgetown Primary Schools' :.1\1:usic Festival which lakes the form of a Massed Choral concert.

Among her ~her duties Miss Dolphin serves en th e panel of t eachers on the Broadca~ts to Schools and as a member of the B o, a rd of Governors of the Bishops' High School.

Recently, as a fitting reward for her services in furthering Music in the colony, she was presented with the M.B.E. award. She has won the hearts of all Q.C. boys.

Whether we have won hers is an upen question. I could remember her quiet rebuke to the rather impertinent Sixth-former who seemed spell-bound by the charms of this Venus-"Boy, you're only wasting your time looking at me."

Well, perhaps we haven't won her hea rt in "that•• sense, b ut yet c> sixt~en-year stay in Q.C. of all place~. gurely must be the result of a deep affection.

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PLASTIC TIES RECOMMENDED Dear Sirs,

a week. And not only us but the people wit:h whom we come into ccn tact. It h as been brought to my notic~ that there is an agent from Germany who has some tie:; en show. They are plastic, do not 'rave to be ironed and the knot is ready-made. I think that with a serious view to a high level oi discipline, t:he proper authorities ~hould give this proposition seric.us thought. Thar.k you fe r your ccnsidernti.:m.

Pro Bono Publico, D Rohee, Lower Fourth General.

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The Sports Editor, Q.C. Lictor , Queen's College, Dear Sir, With your permission, I wish to express ·my sentiments concerning the games organisation in the schoor to the authorities concerned through the medium of your paper.

Considering the Upper School only, as the· lower school still partcipates in form games-there are some three hundred odd boys. Of this n umber there are about on c hundred boys who are efficient at cricket, football, hock ey and voUeyball· But what about the remaining two hundred odd boys, who are a majority df enthusiasts, but because of their inexperience at the games they are not selected or given an opportunity to partake in any game.

One may argue that the "House" should look after these unfortunate- fellows; but there again the same pi:oblem arises.

Because of their inexperience they are not given an opportunity to h ave some fu n at games.

The same occurs at Table Tennis.

But, again I stress, they are for the greater part e nthusiasts who .are wi(Ting to learn, and th_e idea of ha".mg gam~s at school is nbt to wu~ trophies ~d produce heroes m the athletic field but to develop the ordinary b0y physi~~lly as well as. ~entall'y. Some ime ago, the Principal announced that games are compulsory to evervone. but how could. this be so, whe~ all ai;e not given an oppo:tumty to play. . . It i_s a known fact that certam individuals yartake . in all the games and ID so domg they fill the places of other individuals who w~.uld benefit greatly.

In mv opinion, to assist the unfortunat~ fellows everyone should be r estricted to two games only.

I do hope that something would be done 1o ease this situation.

Yours truly, UNFORTUNATE. [Supervisor's Note: If vour are i~n out, it should surely not be difficult, by consulting your F 9rm Master, House Master, and the Games Masters to find a solut ion to vo ur problen'.i..]

NEW IDEA FOR THE 'NEWS' Members of the school welcome the innovation of placing the daily ne wspapers on racks- in the basement of the school.

Formerly, w'hen placed in the library which is at the far end of the s c h o o 1, few individuals afforded themselves the opportunity of r eading the newspapers; now. however, Jhey are perused th roughout the day.

The lower school seems to be absorbed in the 'comics' and the cinema items, but the Upper School is interested in uhe editorials and the articles of a serious nature.

One discordant note, however, is that no care is exercised by those who read the newspapers and before llh.e end of the day, as many as three or four pages may be mutilated.

It is hoped that rea ders would, :n the f uture, be more carefu l whenever 'glancing through ' th e 'daily news'. · , S.A.F.

I would like t his to be brough t to the attention of the Principal.

It is about the matter cf the school tie. We are told that we must wear it at every public occa\V.A.R. sion . That would be all very good, if, the ties were made of a better quality and of a less biliouc:; ON fflE FOOTBALL FIELD colonr. I t is not that we (the WheneYer "Boneyard" kicked boys of Queen's) are not proud of the ball in the recent House the school. But every time we J.'ootball comp etition, the whistle appear in public our eyes meet went- for handsr wi~:h the same off c o 1 o u r tie which puts the stomach off for WITTY FELLOW! %%%S%SSSS%%%%%SSSSSS%S S%%SSSS%SSSSSS%SS%SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS%Si,~~%% \%%~%\ 0 %' Student: Sir, can I be punished if I don't do anything?

Master: Of course not.

Student: Well Sir I didn't do homework.

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THANKS The members of the junior ~ection of cricket would like to say thanks to Mr. Bishop, wh,o is coaching them successfully on Mondays and Fridays.

Yours, truly, M. J.C.

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FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1959.

THE QUEEN'S, COLLEGE LICTOR

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INSIDE THE MOCK COURT '

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By Ewart A. C. Thomas L.B.M.

to bear with him for ten minutes, since he had to be cross-examined by defence counsel. The fact that the audience was bored was further amplified when Mr. H .

London (H. Husbands) took 11he stand. It was not his fault because his story was straightforward

It was a grand nighlt last term when fille Literary and Debating Society presented y et another mock court. The female element was, as u sual, predominant in the audience. Their gay dresses, and. fueir smiles, all A new atmosphere was created helped to create an atmosphere of with fille entry of Mr. Matthews g ay liveliness. <T. C. Edwards) to the stand.

Much laughter was occasioned by The Clerk of Court called the his tes timony. He claimed that it court to order and the marshall was the acoused, and .noa he, who Mr. Dei Hepburn (J. M. Singh) cleared the table. When asked introduced his Lordship. Mr. by d c?fcnce counsel to put his H etram, master, had kindly con- Eignature on paper for the court sentied to grace the High Chair as to see, Matthews declined, and i t: his Lordship. Police Constable was only a stern warning from Ramkirrat (Hanoman) then led the Judge w'hich caused him to in the weather-beat·en accused write on the paper.

J . T . Wedgewooci (E. A. Thomas).

M r. Clerk of Court arose and inThe next w1tne,s-. was Police vited twelve members of the audi- Sergeant Joshua Job (J. W. Lashence to sit as jurors, but the lev.' He walked with left accused, through hi s counsel sh.oulder blade elevated, a n d strongly objected to the presence wore a wry smile.

He claimed of Messrs G. Sadool and R. E. to be a hand-writing expert, but Fletcher on the panel. These un- it took all the powers of persuadesirables were promptly dis- sion the Prosecutor could muster patched and replaced. to get the sergeant to tell t!':e court what h e knew. Anyway, the Crown Counsel was Sir H enery court learnt from Mr. Job that the Hedgehog (L. L . L ewis) and his signature of Mr. Matthews was able assistant was Hon. John obviou~l:v disguised, but yet it Bruce (J. C. Croal) . Defence bore some resemblance to the Counsel was Sir Edward Hall writing on the cheque.

(Spence) :ind Sir Ronald Fox (R. E . Grant).

The final crown witness was the ba nk ':eller (D. W . Scott). His ap. After a ll the necessary prelimi- peara nce, e x c e pt for some naries, the Crown Prosecutor blemishes on ar otherwise whi'.:: outlined the case against the ac- ~hirt, was neat. His accent was cused. The case was thaJ one foreign, even perhaps ridiculous.

H . N. A. Barclaf rented his house Despi1 ... one or two contradictions to Mr. J . Smiles who always paid the storif'S of the crown wittness his rent by ch ':'que. On the day agreed with that of tht: Prosecuin question Mr. Smiles gave his tor. servant, Horatio L andon. a letter con~aining the cheque which he At this stage 1he accused was was to delivE:r to Mr. Barclay. Mr. a5ked to defend hirr.self.

The Barclay received the cheque and audience seemed to be highly put it or, his tea table. The cheque amused at his ~itiful tale. What was subsequently removed and he did was to confuse the issue in cashed by a little 1'oy believed to •he minris of the jury. It was now be the son of thf:' accused. The the task of Sir Edward Hall to chief suspects were the butler, Mr. rlose the case for the defence. He Matthews, and the accused who, tried to show th at Mr. Matthews .as Mr. Barclay's ser vant, usually could have been the only one to cleared the table. l'~tairi, and so forge t he cheque.

S!r Hcn<'ry then arose to keep the The first witness was Detective flag of th Crown fl ying. The flag, Constab1e E . Varlcoff (G. N. 'how"vf'r. rlew at half mast.

S tou te), and he testiified that h e had caried out thorough InvestiHis Lordship then ~ummed up, gations :ind had arrested the de- and thf:' jury retired for about ten fendant. The second, wit1ness was minu tes. They then returned a Mr. Barclay (H. Niamatali). verdict of not guilty. His LordWild in appearance, hasty in 1,hip then -;~t free thP a ccused and demeanour, he entered the wit- cdjoumed courh ress box. His story was filled with Tt was gener al ly agreed that it c·motional outbursts which antagonised certain sections of the was an evening full of entertainment and a n evl.'nin g well spent. audience.

The Literary :ind Debating The third witness called was Societv wishes o Pxpress its sinMr. J . Smiles (A. Husbands). His cere gratitude to Mr. Frank All en his who instructe d us in correct a ppearance wa s r.habby, -speech was h"sitant and in it court procedu!'e, and without were de~:ected ~om e attempts at whom the production could humour. The audience w as forced hardly have been successful.

DUNLOP ''BA.RNA.'' T a ble Tennis Balls have been used in tnore Worl«l Chutnpionships t han any other ball

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On the occasion of the presentation of the brilliant Gilbert and Sullivan opera, H . M . S. Pmafore, the audience will have no need to smile at the slightly manuish appearance and bearing of the "female" role. Feminine grace and poise will be represen ted by Miss Yonette D'Andrade, a winner in the last music festival in the role of Josaphine. She is the daughter of Captain Corcoran, a boisterous and ranting character, and the main theme is the love between h er and a sailor in her father's crew, Ralph Rackstraw. The lovers plan to elope to the shore to be married but the p lot i.s overheard by Dick Deadeye, a deformed sailor, with a mind as evil as his features, who reports it to the Captain. A trap is laid for the lovers who are caught as they are about to leave. Captain Corcoran rebuk~s the pair and subsequently reports the pair to Sir Joseph Porter, Admiral of the Royal Navy, who is on a visit to the ship accompanied by his sisters, cousins, and aunts. Sir J oseoh also wants to marry Josenhine and is appalled by the incident. Meanwhile on the "Pina.fore" there is found another character, a "plump and pleasing person" who L"l her youth practised baby-farming. She had been entrusted with the care of Ralph Rackstraw and the Captain, and towards t:he end of the play she makes a startling revelation which changes the whole aspect of the play. Ralph is played by J . T . Seymour, Captain Corcoran

by L D. Grant, Dick Deade.ye by I:>. A. Ridley, Sir Joseph Porter

by K. T. Prashad and Buttercup hy Heisman. .

M. R. A. (LVIC)

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Ed I·t Q c Lictor, The or- · · Sir, I would really be gratified to find out what is the purpose of that macadamized pathway which runs before the masters' houses.

Granted it provides a perfed highway' for their cars to }eave ~he Compound but this road which has obviously been very wen constructed stretch es for several vards beyond the Jast master's house· It was originally planned to bridge the rivulet alongside Thomas Road so that there would b e two exits from the College Compound-one on Camp Road and the other on Thomas Road.

What has become of this bridge?

I s the only purpose of the extra strip of road one of providing 3.11 eternal cricket pitch for the sporting m embers of the masters' households?

F. G. ROHLEHR.

THREAT TO LATIN The popularity of classical languages in Secondary Schools has long been on the decline, and the challenge from modern languages, especially Spanish and French, has witl.hin recent years become greater. The teaching of Greek in Secondary Schools has become a rarity in these parts, and now the study of Latin, which is perhaps the finest and soundest basis of a wholesome education, is less highly esteemed by both professor and stud ent.

Very recently, the London 'Times' revealed that the Regent HouSI:' at Cambridge University had passed the Grace (an act or d ecree) for ame nding matriculation requirements, so that a can~ didate might complete them without necessarily qualifying in a classical language. The trend is becomin$ obvious, latinised expression of language has long passed out of fashionf and the modern world places much emphasis on simplicit:y and clarity of expression, which can easily be acquired by the study of modern languages. One University Professor has stated that the study of modern languages can and does provide as sound a basis as the <'lassies, for a good education, while we are aware that a knowledge of modern foreign languages is becoming almost a necessity in this shrinking world. Here at Queen's, the changes of emphasis in language study which have occurred in the last three years are quite noticeable. Spanish has been introduced into the Schooj

Suggestion for Tuckshop Dear Mr. Editor, In the last issue of the "Lictor" reference was made to the laudable catering of the tuck shop ano. rne caterer was complimented !01 11er taste in placing such a largt: variety of delicacies at the dis· posa1 of the boyQ· I too share the general opinion that th~ change in the management of the tuck shop was for the better and in endeavouring to contribute to its further improvem ent I would like to make the following suggestion.

In keeping with the general atmosphere of cleanliness in the dining hall and to satisfy the majority of purchasers I think that the use of "forks'' and "food tongs'• should be implemented in the distribution of food to buyers.

In making t'1is s uggestion I would like to emphasise that I do not question the cleanliness of the assistants but rather that of the money which they handle so freely and frequently in making change the same unwashed and unwiped hands being alternate1y used to deliver the food.

Yours respectfully, HAMILTON, M. C· (UGM).

and may be studied upwards from the Lower-Fourth's, and I have noticed that every year 1!he- number of students studying Spanish m the Sixth Classical is increasing while the number of those interested in Latin is gradually decreasing. Though staunch supporters of the Classics may maintain that the force of those languages will always be felt, yet the writing on the wall indicating in which direction events are moving, is there for all to see, where wll it all end, and when? And· if the present rate of its decline in pop ularity continues, how will it effect the education of thO§.e to come? Time will tell.

J. T. Seymour, L 6 C.

Q~C. Art Society Formed On Monday 11th May at 3.15 sharp a grou p of boys interested in Art assembled in the Art Room with the intention of. forming an Art Society.

At this itiaugura, meeting, under the supervision of no less an exponent than Mr. Burrowes, plans were formed • nd certain proposition s put forth.

It was agreed by all present, on the reso lution put forward by the supervisor that the Scciety should meet on the first Thursday in every month at 7.00 p .m. for Art Appreciation which would take the form of ~paediascope lectures and Film shows, and every Saturcfay flt 2.00 p.m. for those merrlbers who intend to de actual practical work in p a inting, pottery and sculpture.

The supervisor in hi$ address also stated that members desirous of sketch ing outdoor scenes er similar activities would take part in the outdoor ske~ching parties which, during the Easter and Summer Holidays would visit such places as Atkinson Field tion was read Messrs. R. Cossou or Madewini. After the resoluand R. B. Glasgcw were appointed to be Secretary and Treasurer respectively while five Monitors were also named.

OPEN TO EX Q.C. STUDENTS The Society is open to boys from both the Upper ar:d Lower Schools as well as to ex-members of the College who are all interested in Art, and it is hoped that as many boys as possible would take this opportunity of improving their Art and join th_e Societ y whe.he1 they are doing 1t as an examination subj ect or .is a form of culture. The entrance fee is 50 cts. :ind a monthly fee of l Octs. paid for membership, and these shall all ~o towards purchasing art materials and a:::cessor ies. The next meeting is scheduled to take place on Thursday 4th June :it !7.00 p.m .

JOAO, E. P.A. UVI Classical.

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It is intended to provide mean~ for the Fire Brigade. in case of need, to get r ight around · the building, A bridge is to be bui't in time!].

OLD Q.C. ROAD (Ccnti'1ued from Page 1)

dated 24th June, 1953, addressed to the Mavor forwarding one from the Editors of the Q.C. "Lictor" asking that the road to be built between the Medical Department and the Alms House compound. linking Brickdam and IN S TOCK H adfield Streets, be named "Old BARNA BATS, BARNA RUBBER Co~lege Road," I have to inform vou that the Council at a statuSPONGE BATS, BALLS, NETS, AND tor y Meeting held on 24th .

NET POSTS August, 1953, agreed to give effect to the suggestion.

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Q.C. DEF EAT SAINTS Table Ten nis:

Q.C. 'R'Ei~H QUARTER

flNAll Since t he last publication of this new spaper table-tennis a ctivity r,as been a main feature of school affairs. Two teams represented the sch ool in the S herlock Cup Competition where the leading teams in the colony vied for suprema cy. The "B" team, comprising R. Zit•m :m , L . Alli and L . Barton, was unfortunate in suffering a d efeat at the hwds of the Chinese Sports Club by five matches to three in the first round. The "A" team, consisting of T. Edwa r d s, T. H older, a nd W. McG:iwan, gained a greater mea:mre of s uccess.

After inflicting severe defeats on the Booke rs Sports Club and the Meteors Table Tennis Club, it s uccumbed to 1'he Barna Table Tennis Club by five matches to two in a quarter -final fixture. The coveted Sherlock Cup was eventually won by the Invaders Table Te nnis Club who convincingly det eated the Barna Table Tennis Club in the final.

During l&st term the school w a s pleased to accept t h e offer of Mr. J. Wong, one of the colony'-; leading table-tennis players, to coach the younger players. A mat.ch whicfn he ar ranged between t h ese players and the Meteors T able T ennis Club resulted in a victory fo\· t h e latter by a narrow margin.

Through-the medium :,f this newspaper we wish to express 6ur thanks to Mr. Wong for his wellmeaning gesture, which has been gr eatly appreciated.

The main item on this term's programme is the staging of the annual sin gles tournaments, one f er boys under fifteen years of age

This year's Jacob Cup semi-final between Queen 's ,college and St Stanislaus Colle ge was played off on th e E .I.C.C. ground on the 4th and 5th of May . As was expected , Queen 's em e rged victors and have therefore qualified to meet Berbice High School in the final.

S t Stanislaus took first strike :md w ere a ll out after tea for 149 runs. Bowling for Queen's D. McWatt took 4 for 26. In the r e maining. time Queen's College hit up 23 for the loss of Bir ket t and Spence.

On foe second day McWatt and G rant, t he overnight batsmen, carried the score t.o 70, before Grant w as out for 28. Then Ramprashad joined McWatt, and the two carried on up to 130 when McWatt was bowled for 43. Khan the nex t· batsman was soon out, but St. Stanislaus score was passed for t he loss of 5 wickets. Q.C. declared at tea with the score at 183 for 7. Ramprasr:iad made 42 and Roberts 23. By the close of p lay Saints had s cored 86 for 6. Lewis took 3 for 23 and McWat t 2 for 10.

and t he ot'her for boys over t his age. The number of entries' received for these tournaments (3~ and 64 respectively) was rather disappoi nt ing, b u t keen competiton and a high s tandard of table-tennis are expect ed. At present only the first: round of these tournaments has been completed and so far then• have been no major "upsets". It is gene1-ally hoped that these tournamen ts will achieve their des ign of fostering inter est in the game and of stimulating the revival w'hich has now been evident for sometime.

Magazine to.name "O.(. First Ster e ophotaies, •nd now Sportsman , of the Year" NEW GRAND PIANO FOR HALL L ast year /or the first time r ecogn ition was given to the most outstanding fo otballer by naming him "Footballer of th e Year.'' The honour w en t to our former star left-wing Elton F itzger ald Nurse, but it was felt th at boys who took p art in oth er departments of sport ,al'so deserved credit for their con tribution in their resp ective spher es. S in ce it is not feasible to single out one boy from each game - ther e are six games played in the school apar t from ath letics-it h as been d ecided to make an annu al "Sportsm an of the Ye ar'• award.

This award, which is being m ade u nder the aegis of the Magazine Committee will b e d ecided bv t he Officiais of the Games Club al'ong w ith the Spor ts Editor of the Magazine, and the honour will fall t o the boy who b:v dint of ability and spm-tsm an sh ip contributes most to the school for the particular year in question. The "Spart.sman of the Year" wiU first appear in the next issue of the Magazine and y our sugg est ions, given to an y m ember of th e Magazine Commit tee w ill b e passed on to the pr opel' a uthorities.

O.C. AGAIN IN THE RAJiH CUP

Science Teachers Make A Move Science teachers in the colony are taking further steps for the d evelopment an d reaching of scien ce. The increasing impact of science on man in general and the extension of the Science Teaching programme in British Guiana h ave m ade it n ecessary for local Science T eachers to com e together in organised professional contact.

On Saturday, 9th May, a meeting was held at Queen's College presided over by the Principal, Mr. Sanger-Davies and attende d by a group of about thirty science teach ers from Secondary Schools.

The main ~urpose of the m eeting was to discuss the formation of a local Science Teacher<; Association and its p ossible aid and importance to the s cience teaching p rofession and to the public in general.

Already on the stage we h ave tw o cons picuous loud - speaker conta iners-all :being apparatus of the new Hi-Fi and S tereophonic sound gramophone. Yes, sterophonir. sound! Twice already the schoo1 has b een treated to pieces of t he Nutcracker Suite played from a ster eophonic recording And yet another addition is being rnad e to ou r coll ection of musical apparatus.

The school will soon be e xpecting another piano. The exis ting piano- the DANEMAN - belongs to the British Council, whl') have Jent the piano to the school on condition that it is kept in good condition. This piano is really too small for a hall as large as ours and the new one will be much better in this respect. It is a Steinway fullsize Concert Grand piano which is partly the gift of the Luckhoo family. It was purchaseri a few years ago in L iverpool by Mr. L ionel Luckhoo w ho until recently was a m ember of ~he Board of Governors of t he school. Now p iano recitals will be A resolution was passed by much improv£'d a nd it w ill be pos which it was agreed to form a sible to have 2-piano Duets.

Science Teach ers' Group of the Associatior. of Mast ers and MisWe express t hanks to the tresses, and tentative rules were Lu<'khoo family for allowing us' drawn u p. All Secondary School t o have s uch a valuable p iano so Science Teachers are eligible fo:- cheaply . membership, and applications W.G.H . from other interested persons will be consid ered by the Committee.

The Group proposes to pub lish a Journal wh ich is expected to NEW PROVERB stimulate members into c;eeking When asked t o take a chance in and sbaring material s, m eth ods and experiences which would con- the raffle to raise f unds for the cern a nd promof'e better teachin g forthcoming tour of Barbados b y of Science in British Guiana. They the cr icket t eam a b righ t sixthintend to publish articles d esigned form er r emarked that "a quarto h elp Primary School Teache rs ter in the hand iS' worth fifteen to solve problems specially per - bats in the bush .'' ' a ining t o Science Teaching a t that level. The Group also plans to hold m eet ings at various centres a nd to organise scientific expedi- (Secretary), Mr. 0. 0 . Carter tions and exhibitions wherever (Tr easurer) , Miss M . C. Harris, Miss V. Graham, and M r. C. I . a nd whenever p ossible.

Drayton. This Committee is a capable one a nd the "Lictor" The members of the Com mittee elected to serve for the next tw o wishes the group every su ccess in years are : Mr.. J. Sanger -Davies this very worthwhile venture.

(Chair man) , Mr. J . R. Ramsammy, W .G .H .

After a lay off of nearly five .vears Queen's College has again taken part in the Rajah Cup Compcdtion. At first t he authorit ies concerned (in Queen's College) were reluctant to have t he boys in this competition, claiming that their cricket would be spoiled by t he one day fixtures in which qu ick run getting would be W. F. McCOWAN, essential in order \0 get any L6C. .9oints from the opposition w ith in 61h hours. But when it was remembered that: the team would b e selected from m ember s of the 'Little Side', permission was readily grant ed-the ·L ittle Side' bein g RE SURE IN THESE HOT DA-VS TO COOL YOURSELF composed as it is mainly of boys WITH OUR DELICIOUS over 11)' years old who are interest-ed in the game but who are POPSICLES, FUDGICLES, CREAMSICLES, not good enough for either t he Northcote or Wight Cup. As the %S%%%%%SSSS%%%%SS\%\SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS%S1 DAIRY DAINTIES AND ICE CREAM competition got underway the boys proved that they w er e more OBTAINABLE AT THE th an just 'interested in the game' as they advanced from victory to victory af ter a sh ak y star t•.

AND VARIOU S DISTRIBUTORS Driving home the fact tha t they Today, m en are rnnnning equipment designed to cre ate were not the 'fun t-eam of th~ fas ter , jum ping higher, and in per sonal confidence school ,' the Rajah Cup- t eam gen er ally ci:eating n ew actually d efeated the Wight Cup ability equipment fillat team in a friendly fixture. The records on track and field makes champions. Do a s the fact that they were in the easier that wer e virtually impossi champions do a nd see us for section (B) of the Competition ble to their forefathers. One all your sporting needs-you c::innnt blot out 1!he great ba tting of th e r ea sons for this is won't be t he las t. performances put forwa rd by improved equipment -· ;:; t u art, Hold er and J anki - the last now promoted to the flrs , XI- the performances of Stuart, Griffith and Hamilton the last now in th e 2nd XI- with the ball. On a sad no:.e, the team BOOKERS STORES LIMITED will miss the inspiring leadership of cap tain Isaacs for the next season as well as for the latter part of i\SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS{SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS\%\SSSSSSS t he forthcoming Frank Cu p com- SSS$SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS,> p e~tion, as h e will be leaving s ch ool in the next t wo months.

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