The QC Lictor - December, 1960

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U.C. W.I. HEAD TO ADDR.ESS Q.C. PROFESSOR LEWIS OUR PERCENTAGE OF CAN WE KEEP THIS UP? DISTINGUISHED GUEST 'A' LEVEL PASSES Thomas, Ramsahoye . w·1n 'Gu1ana · ,• HAS DROPPED

This Y ear

In many respects speech-day • Friday, ninth of Dece'!llber, this year wm be a very special Do not be s urprised, nor let day, but far and away the most the fact that this was the record marked innovation will be the year for (A' Level distinctions participation of another principal, close your eyes to the truth, L ast and that the principal of the year the- percentage of 'A' Level U.C.".V.I., in our celebrations. passes was 77 this year it is 75 .

Sbce Q.C. has sent a record numTrue, it is only a deficit of 2%, b01· of students to U.C.W.I. this but why should that be? Why had year boys will no doubt be doub:y it to detract from the glory of the curious about this famous peryear: This clearly shows that at sonality who may someday play last 2% of th e entrants either _ a great part in their future. could not or did not pull their Distinguished Family: Prof. weight. However this should be Arthur Lewis is the most illusno cause for alarm only of warntrious me:nber of a n n:ustrious ing - Sixth Formers all pull familv. His brother Mr. A. L. your weight.

Lt!wi~ Q.C. is a Federal Judge A. C. Thomas Prof. Arthur Lewis and f~rmer President of the West 'O' LEVEL PASSES Indian Federal Senate. Yet anGRATIFYING Through worthy repre~entatives Maruig,ng-Dirt:etor of United Naother brother, Dr. Lewis M.D., is 'Walxlng' Ramsahoye and 'Tommo' tions Special Fund.

Superintending P sychiatrist, St. The 'O• Level passes, however, Q.C. has ma.naged onct:! again to Ann's Hospital, Trinidad. ProfesU.C.W.I.: Later in 1958 Or. were gratifying, although the take the year's top honours But sor Lewis him s e 1 f has two Lewis came to his pres~nt b erth standard of English has dropped . to a Q.C . justly bursting with daughters aged ten and eight when he accepted the post of This could not be because of the pride we must pc!':e this sobering years respectively, and they do Profess o r of Economics at lack of English Masters, but be- question - Can we keep iit up'? have much to emulate.

The 'Li<.:tor· is sure that the U.C.W.I. In 1959 Professor Lewis cause we the students have been Education: Dr. L ewis was edu- succeeded Dr. Grave as Principal careless in our speech and also present Upper-Sixth wi:1 also do cated in St. Lucia and at the of fhe College. H e took up his in our writing . Of course, we do its part to keep tht! old banner not want to be unnatural by pre- flying, arJ.Q so while admonishing Lon.don Schoo; of Economics. He appointment this year. tending to be what we are not, boys to keep or. trying. we must holds the degrees B. Com. and Author. Dr. Lewis is the author but in a school like ours, proper offer congratulations to these two Ph.D. of the Univt!'l'sity of Lonof st!ver al books on economics speech ought not to be unnat ural. all-rounders. don, and M.A. of Manchester , in G.C'.E. 'Tommo', our youthful addition to sever al honorary de- incl uding the "Industrial Deve:oP- Please remember that there is ment in Caribbear." which lis much wisdom in the request of a Guiana Schol~r. came to this grees.

Bon or a r y Fellowship: Dr the standard textbook for econo~ particular master who has been schoo: in 1953 already marked out mic planl"jng in this area. Q.C. advocating better speech in the for greater things, h ::tving won a Lewis was one of t h e first twentyis indeed proud of its distin- corridors.

And, too, Proper Governm ent County Scholarship. one p ersons elected by the Court guished visitor OP- its special day, Speech is a mark of refinement. In 1957 he gair.ed passes in three of Gcvernors to an Honorary '0 ' Level rnbjects wh ile still in F ellowship created for persons Upper F ou rth and a year later connected with the University took seven other subj ects in h is who distinguished themselves in stride. art. science or pub:ic life. His Higher. With this creditable: name ranks with such famed perrecord a lre&.dy behind Pim, 'Tomsonalities as Earl Attlee, Lord This term h as witnessed the mo' went on to sca:e t!ven greater Beveridge, Dr. Hugh Dalton and glorious C'Ulmination of thirty for while still a member h~ights, Sir Alexanaer Carr-Saunders. years of unselfish service c.>n the of the Lower Sixth, he gained a Appointments: During the part of our principal. It was indistinction in Pure and Applied period 1938-47 Dr. Lewis was deed fitting t/hat this year of unMathematiC's. It was but a- f-0reLecturer a t the London School of precedented acadt!mic success gont! conclusior, w'hen a year Economics and their reader of should crown thi:, 'Old Man's' long later he again took with ronsumColonial Economics at University era of personal achievements. ate ease bolt,h a U.C.W.I. Open of London. In 1948 h e sucSchohrship and ~ 'ITuiana'. · ED UCATION AND ceeded to tbt:. Stan:ey J evon s Sport. A1ld yet, amidst all h is APPOINTMENT Chair of Economics at the Universchol~~tic achie~~ents, 'Tommo' sity of Manchester and h ead of After a sound education which the Department of Economics. was completed at Cambridge, Mr. Un ited Nations Service: In 1957 V . J. Sanger-Davies, T.D., M.A., Dr. L ~wis was seconded from the took up his first appointment as University of Manch..-st e r to Assistant Master of Sedbergh United Nations as Economic Con- School, Yorkshire. After sixteen sultant. In this capacity h e was years o! meritorious service in this Economic: Adviser to the Govern- post h e was called to Bathurst Our sister school has refused me,nt of Ghana. In 1958 Dr. School of Science, Gambia in to sit on her haunch es any longer Mr. V. J. Sanger-Davies Lewis w c1.s appointed D eputy 1946. and expect 'daddy' to give her Gambia,: Gambia th en was just h~ights in both acadEmic and cu'.:- toys . She has now taken on a $60,000 project - the building of on the thre shold -0! industrial de- tu ral fields. a swimming pool, a model of velopment and this was the first Headmaster's Conference : It ts which is displayed in the vestiscience institution, which successfully trained h er citizens :for the ind* d an honour and a cause for bule of the school. r have been ~oon after the beg,inning of future. As first master of this grt!at pleasure to the school that informed that their Parentthe Term, Mr. Medley, the U.S. schoo: Mr. Sanger-Davies p layed the p rmcipal's long years of ser- Teachers Association 1s behind Consul in British Guiana, made an important part in the country's vice and sucC"ess have not gone by this project and soon they . will his first Public Appearance when h istory and h e well acquitted h im- without some fitting reward, be sending out an appeal for he presented six Art Exhibits self in thi.c; essenitial stage of the A year ago Mr. Sanger-Davies was help. But they are not relying to the school. These exhibits country's development. accorded a notable bonour when solely on t he r1:-tums of this apwere copies of the work of si'x Queen's College: When Mr. he achieved the distinction ol be- peal for the girls t_hemselves, of the leading Artists in the Sangt:r-Davies came to Q:C. in ing t h e first Guianese principa: h ave already staged two parties United States of kmerica... All 1952 he found on this occasion a elected to the Hea.drr.aster's Con- in aid of this project , and I have of these p aintings have been schoo~ well-establishd and wifu a ference in England. been told. they are planning other done tin what is called the Neo- tradition of s uccess. However, it methods to swell their funds.

1 Imp~~t tManner-andtber is perhaps even more significant Congrats: The 'Lictor' and the form of Abstract Art. The U.S. of his ability tha t h e has not only school are indeed justly proud of · Of course, no one expects to 1has used these exhibits as a been able to ~phold this formid- their principal, and join in wish- see a pool erected over-niJlht. but means of fostering Good Wil l in able r ecord. but under his d!rec- ing him even more fruitful years Small beginnings have Gre:>.t foreign r ountries. tion, th e school has set.led new of service in the future. endings' Buena F ortuna Bishops '.

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did find time to gaf with the boys. H e was oftl:!n seen on the track near heats day and as often secured valuable points fo1 his house. 'Tommo' will be remembered by the school not so much as a 'Guiana' Scholar, but as a fellow student, an ordinary boy who shared in their pleasant and ofte..->t not so pleas:mt everyday activities.

The 'Lictor' wishes him all s uccess in the futurt:. It is not often that the schOO.l has two such equal~y outstanding scholars in one year. Yet this year 'Wabang• was there to vie neck to neck with 'Tommu' for top honours.

These two notable sons of Q.C had largely parallel careers.

It was in 1953 a'.so t hat ·Wabang' carne to the school hut on this occasion h e had won a Colonial Life Scholarship. Then it was in Upper-Fourth also that he first gained passes at G .C.E. 'O' Level. A year later he r eturned to do himse:f handsomely while a member of the Fifth, for his h igh average percentage in nin e •o· Level subjects won him the Percival Exhibition. To 'Wabang·, however, the true race had just begun and ir. the Lower Sixth he passed Pure and Applied Matht:matics at '.A' L evel. When he gained three distinctions in 1961 he was already a certainty for one of the scho:&.rships.

Games: Yet every man should have his fun! It is again surprising to 11:!arn that it did not take a single-minded bookworm. to crown himself in such scholastic glory. 'Wabang' was a stalwart on his houst! table tennis team, and was not loath to represent them in other fields upon occasion: In addition lo this he was also a m ember of the Cadet Corps: 'Wabang' also has the 'Lictor's' sincere wish es for many years of succe$$ ahead:

BISHOPS' GETS SWIMMING POOL F·EVER

U.S.I.S. PRESENTS ART EXHIBITS

We of Queen's promise you our c:o-ope ration (especially at party time) .

Now I wonder what Queen·s is doing. Since I entered this school we too have aired ideas for a swimming pool and I believe this 'blarney' was going on even before my time. However. the girls have now challenged us They intend to show us what women can do. Come Q . C. !

A wake and put your armour on!

It is time you too Worked for your PoQl F .D.

MR. POTTER IN HOSPITAL English masteT Mr. R. C. G. Potter is in hospita! for a minor eye operation. The school wi~hcs h im a speedy recovery

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THE Q.C. LICTOR THURSDAY. DECEMBER 8, 1960

EDITORIAL BOARD Editor C, 0 . MARSHALL A..<1.<1istant Editor F. DOUGLAS F r (l tures Edito1· F. H. INSANALLY

Spor,s E<litor C. HOPE

Tr<'a~urer W.NOBREGA

Di.<?tribution Mana.<JPr F. RAMPRASBAD

S11periii.'lor MR. S.R.R. ALLSOPP N.B.

T h e ,iiews expressed

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oiduals are n ot necessa1'ily those of the 'Ed itorial Board and Sclwoi as a. w hol e.

Ed. Q.C.L.

ED ITORIAL

THE POWER OF THE SNIGGER

'A GRAVE WRONG' Our 'greats' have been sligh ted, our 'dedg1ings' g ravely wron ged.

No, il is not the press who has harmed them, it is not the genHal pu blic, but it is Queen's. And no one can be more i;rieved than when he .is ±aced wiith th e Ll'lgratitude of th ose whom he loved and of those with whom he grew.

On my way to the library, one day, my gaze was attracted to .1;ome tall, gloomy, structures pinned against tihe wall of the c-orridor, as though tl:ey were unwanted sentinels. I drew closer to examine these structures and to my ho1Tor, I discovered they were supposed to be 'Honour Roll,;'. 'Well', I said to myself, Is not this an insult' and I passed on.

Since then,! have been looking at t.hes~ structures trying to gain what msDiration I could, but to my dismay these boards had not be<>n touched sincP 1954.

Is thit; the way to remember our '!treats'. Or is ii that since i954 we had no Guiana Scholars. And what of our fledglings·. Are they inso ired by tall, gloomy, structu res bearing the names of men, whom . t hey have either never seen or just know very little?

Come Q.C.! Our 'neats' h ave been sligh ted, o ur 'fledglings' wronged. Itrls time thl)S structures were whitewashed and the names of more recen.t 'greats' added to the Roll.

F.D.

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Organic Life, we are told, has developed gradually from the protozoon to the philosopher; and this development, we are assured is indubitably an advance: Unfortunately it is the philosopher. not the protozoon, who gives us this assurance-Be rtrand Russe ll.

That life is worth living is the most necessary of assumptions, and were it not assumed, the most impossible of conclusions.

- S antayan a.

Religion is human experience interpreted by human imagination.

- S ani ayana

but (whicb is worse) to lack of preparation. My own impression is that th is sort of negligence has Band. Now wh~e are t he in- tak en some hold on our debaters within recent times. struments t hat were u3ed?

There were about forty students My criticism is n ot intended to who were i n ~ ed in forming be bitter . If only it can urge the a band. I am sure that there are gentlemen concerned as well as boys who would be interested those wht, a rc aspiring to deb atnow. Why can't Q.C. h ave a ing honour to achieve and mainband if in Berbice, the Victoria tain that excellent standard of High School h as a band? I hope which we all know they are that this matter wm be con- capable, then its purpose would sidered by the Principal and that have been satisfied. soon a band will be formed.

A . R . BACCHUS Yours faiith fully, U6M. K,A,J. Ed' Note - Constructive criticism such as this is encourQ.C. DEBATING ON aged by the President of THE WANE Societies and the 'Lictor'. It is hoped that more boys will BISHOPS' DEFEATS SCHOOL follow this worthy example.

Letters to The Editor

I must confess uncomfortably, that I've grown' t o dislike the snigger a~d, even . so mo1e, the 'sniggerer . I consider that name most appropriate fo_r the persou who. with a blanket for a face and a blank for a mind, affects to dcspi.se anything .or anyone: original, m fact anytlung or anyone he cannot understand .

Few of us realise the power ot the snigger wnich is often much more potent than that ot tb c press. f wonder how many realise that it was t he fear of a snigger whi<.11 introduced their Supervisol'·s No-te : The Honours first sticky cigarellc-butt, wet Boards are being pr ~served at all raphlrous enjoyment, and ha., only because of t heir emot ional left them smoking 'for the nerves value. New b oards - on which 9f the weath er' ever since. 1 the namts w ill be copied - are wonder bow many can nail the a lread y h ere. T h e y are in suigger that made them down ALUMINIUM and are the gift of their first drink, declare jt abso- th e Demerara Bauxite Company. lutelv wonderful, and then There are 3 ft. x 5 ft. and are behastily retire to some place ing prepared by G. H. Riel.ford, where they could be Quietly , ,x-treasurcr of the Lictor, and sick. · ex-Sixth Form Art Stud:,mt The It is in school however, th:it boards. which are twenty in numthe snigger probably takes its ber are going to line the south heaviest toll . H ere every buy raii:ed panel in the Hall (where ]1as to 'belong' and be a com- portraits of Mes;;rs. Moulder and fortable companion . Cheating P ilgrim are ) and will include a1so goes uncensured to maintain a complet<> Hst of masters w ho that 'comfort,' and friendship . served on the staff.

It is here that boys learn the packThere will be more news and behaviour which they take a cert mouy to mark thefr erecinto later life and under the tion S.R.R.A. whip of the ' almighty snigger lcam to kick a friend when h e's down.

LANGUAGE PLAYS ' "'hen we are daily spaking ot independence, to use t oday's Dear S ir, I am con vi n c e d that number-one cliche' we arc iu everything so far is runnin g greater need than ever before ot t he individuality and the self- smoothly in this sch ool, but J confidence and self-respect sh ould lik e to attach impor tance wruch will build us a nation not to one programme w hich is not without dir1i!)'. Yet any in- in cluded in the sch ool's general cipient origmabty is strangled at curriculm. This concerns lanF rench and birth by the 'powerful snigger . • guage plays Let us be pr.oud as individuals Spanish which will b P most and then as a people of what we helpful to students who ar e takare and everything for which we ing or interested' in the subjects stand! Let us try to respect whether it be for an examination ourselves first in order that or otherwise . This programme others rmght respect us! Let us - will benefit those students in the but to what purpose? After re_ad- form of their speech, and even ing the lofty 'sentiments ex- general usage of the languages: pressed in this article I am sure Acting always makes perfect in thev will evoke some uoble everyone's mind the th ings w hich emotion on your part . That's are most important but not a lways evident. I am fully aware righ t - go on - snigger!

JUST THINK !

THURSDA l.·, DECEMBER 8, 1960

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The night was that of Friday AN OLD GROUCH November 25th. A highly in• tellectual audience was gathered Dear Sh·, at the B ishops' H igh School to Tur some time now the inwitness a deba~ that could have convenience occasioned by tt,e been very interesting. The sub - lack of fences l'or the fo.:>tball ject was "Equality of the sexes f;'eld has been quite evident, yet is a myth" and the programme nothing has · so ·far been done to said we were opposing' remedy this a ppalling situation.

But if one saw promise of a This inconvenience is caused good debate, the first few min- when a football is accidentaly utes cleared his mind of that kicked into or across the trench illusion. which oorders the . :liootball The girls, as was expected fi'eld. A lot of time is wasted in talked and read out bits of evi- retrieving the ball, whrch would dence showing that they were still be in play had there been infinitely s uperior to us "con- fe nces. In both house and sch::>ol temptible" males. matches the situation continues, How did our worthy represen- and even if fencei: might be t.wo tatives reply? Let me take them costly, pe!'haps a britlge could one at a time. be erected over the southern The leader of our team got up trench. r sincerly hope that and for quite a while cast some this letter catches the e~s cw doubt as to which side h e really those concer nea: Yours truly, was on. "Consid er the excellence" L.G. ROBINSON he said "of such wonderful Lower Sixth Classical. women as Dido of t he Amazons an d Madam Curie. twice winner of the Nobel prize!" Th ink nf t h e good women are doing as sol- WHAT HAS HAPPENED diers. Incidentally the question TO CHESS? of military superiority should F or tbe past two years there have been left, according to the has been no trace of the once plan which he himself an- flourishing Chess Society. Ther e nounced, to the second member have been no tournaments, and of :>ur team . However it can be all the chess sets have dissaid of him that he did mention appeared. Boys who wish to play the word "eq uality" - now and chess have to brin g their own again, entirely unconvincingly sets. and apparen tly unconvinced' Many boys who had been The second member of our taught how to play this game, team showed great depth of feel- have not got the opportunity to ing. He waxed emoticnal. H is display their skill. There ts no voice shook. He was indignant. way for a boy to 1earn chess. unHe had a solid point or two but less he can manage to find a book on this subject, and even if his style left much to be desired The third member of the team he does learn how to play this is the one whose performance is game he wili have a hard -time most easily overlooked on finding a boy to play with.

If a new Clress Society was account of his youth and inexperience. His effort was not in any started1 I am sure that many boys way redeeming but then we m ust would join. Chess Js a game of consider the "lofty" st andards he thought and if a boy played chess was set by the sen ior members very often, he would improve his w ay of thinking. rt would also of the team .

On the whole it was a poor teach him to mak e his own deshow on our part.rt was due not cisions . to any lack of debating ability Chess might even become a

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A Beautiful Gift f o r Xmas · THE WORLD'S FAMOUS

that I ask much of the m asters, but where there is a will there is a way; and it is these little diversions which mak e us keep wide awake. Thank you.

H. C . PERSAUD L.6M

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Ed. Note - Glad to see at least one Q. C . enthusiast.

EURA CAMERA

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Q.C. SHOULD HAVE SCHOOL BAND Dear Sir, Y In 1948, Q.C had a school band. Lesso11s were given by Mfas Dolphin and Major Henwood, former Bandmaster of the Police

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game like cricket, and Q . C . would have inter-h ouse competitions.

So I think that chess sh ould be revived .

G . R . GLASHEEN (3C) 2n d November, 1960

UNFAIR Dear Sir I would like to point out that far too much notice is placed on somewhat inconsequential misdeeds of Queen's College boys.

This should never be so and the newspapers, which we could criticise if we so desire, ought to discontinue their present rather unfortunate attacks on Q. C. boys. It is found highly distasteful among educated people who regard it with a sigh of nonchalance. Because afterall we are credited with the highest intelJectual ability and must not be victimised in our irregular behaviour. This behaviour could be put to overexuberance and should be treated silently by those concerned and not be made public. It must be remembered that no man is perfect and these . . ' ought to rnfrequent shortcomings be disregarded since these things happen all over the world. rt must be remembered too that these boys are immature. Here and now I admonish all Q. C . boys to exert some more selicontro1 in public, because being the foremost and best school with high standards and traditions the eyes of British G uiana are scrutinizing you. To others 1 say ''Be Fair to Queen's."

A . R . BANKAY. 5RA

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THE PRINCIPAL VISITS 'BIBLE CLUB' On Thursday, 20th October, the principal visited the Queen's College B ible Club. He listened to the two boys who gave two shor<t ta'. ks dnd was afterwards asked to say a few words His talk provided much food f0r thought, his main topics being "The unmistakable fact of the existence of Jt>sus Christ'' a nd how t!:e Bible was compilro." .

After the meeting was over, he suggested a few poiJ1its of interest to the President of this club and othet members.

Now boys, if the principal, who has so much work to do can show such keen in.tere~t in the affairs of such a useful and essential c!ub - your club - why can't you? It is hoped that many more b0ys will attend the meetings which take place every Thursday at 3.15 p.m.

R. Farley VM.

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LATE OR ABSENT? Sir, There seE-ms to be a school rule which says "Any p upil who is not present in the form room at rol:·ca.11 will be marked as absent".

Now, supposin g t hat the same pupil, while on h is way to the form-room, has been stopped by a rr.aster or master<:, a nd afterwards repor.ts late to h is f ormmaster, shou:d h e be marked late when h e has been in school long before 8.10 in the morning, or 12.55 in t he afternoon? When the pupils' parents sees the amount of "Times Late'' on the report card wh o is to be b lamed, the pupil or the master or m asters who prevent the pupil from being in his form-room on time.

The parents. know that every d ay their son has :eft 'home in time for school. What explanation can the boy give for his frequent !ates?

I hope somdlting will S00n be done to correct this error.

Yours faithfu:'.:ly,

LEWIS. W. L6C.

1l'HURSDAY. DECEMBER 8 . 1960

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H.A.M.B. LEAVES Q.C. AT END OF TERM I T IS always a sad occasion when the school must needs bid farewell to one of the most faithful and loved members of the staff.

Mr. Beckles has been with this school since 1926 and throughout his years of teaching has always .earned the respect of his pupils.

All the fortunate boys who have passed through his hands or have benefitted from his advice will indeed miss old "Common-Sense".

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Not only has Mr. Beckles excelled in t he classroom. but he has coupled this serv!ce with numerous other community activit ies.

He has represented British Guiana abroad both at conferences on both education and Social Hygiene, and ~erved ou the Commission of Inquiry on aetention of members of P. P. P .

3n 1954. Q.C. alone will nut regret his departure from thts country, however, for his voice on "Current Affairs" is known to !he thousands of school children who listen to the 'Learning by Radio' broadcasts .

BARRISTER

Mr. H. A. M. Beckles -came to this school already both a qualified teacher and barrister Few of the boys who have tried, unsuccessfully, to out-argue him knew that they were pitting forces against a practiced legal mlnd, yet his practice of sound reasoning and argument before the inevitable has 'given him an unshakable reputation for fai.:ness in the school.

'AU REVOIR'

Mr. H. A. M. Ber,kles

Beckles scholastic achievements .

I believe that if we were just to say that Mr. Beckles is a Heath Harrison scholar In French: 11 student in Mental Hygiene; and has also taken a post graduate course in mental health in childEDUCATION It would require more space hood, you would begin to underthan this humble paper can afford stand the extent of his academic to tell in one article of Mr. achievements.

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A fitting French fare.well for av illustrious French scholar, and fue 'Lictor' would like to give 1ts special farewell wish to Mt. Beck les The farewell message is aho intended for Mrs. B eckles who 1s well-liked by all the boys who have met her.

"MAN-IN-THE .STREET'' WILL WIN ELECTIONS

by TOSH In the quest for political control of B. G. are the mighty (Unity is Strength) United Force; also presenting a united front is the N.L.F. which has merged with the G. LIM. for its gigantic task of winning a majorj,ty in the elections; the G.I.M. with its ten thousand "phantom" members; the P.N.C. and the P.P.P. The Liberals of the N.L.F. will stand on the issue of the Venezuelan seizure of the fishin boats which were eventually returned largely through the diehard efforts of the erstwhile Mr. G and in consequence of this they will be most strongly supported by their beneficiaries.

The United Force is attracting many members with the offer of a tendollar a day minimum wage which will be accomplished by shrewd businessmen wh o are ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

FORT ISLAND FANTASY

champions of altruism; neverthe-less for this Conservative party to accomplish their much talked of ends, they must firstly win a majority whlch to my mind is going to be very difficult in the face of competition from the G.I.M. which unfortunately is contesting seats in British Guiana and not in South America. The moderate socialists of the P.N.C. like the Extreme Socialists of the P .P. P . are very unpredictable because of their close-mouthedness on the subject of their policy.

But from all this turmoil the man in the street rises supreme .

He will have (Oh rare event) so many of his "betters' • appeal ing to him to use hls powers of reasoning wisely by voting for them and he will be able to judge by virtue of their race or by the best of their promises who r eally has his best interests at heart

MORE LAURELS FOR RODNEY

we see that fue boys of the Shave ice and history PARENTS MEET STAFF sion Lower School now buy at the Pupils of Queen's College were That was the day for the "iceTowards the end of the last Western half of the tuck shop and .school year our aoting principal those of th e Upper Sch ool at the among the eight hundred odd roan'' to get a day's wages, for A friend of mine remarked passengers wh o made their way the weather was so hot that out .Mr. Cameron suggested t o p arents l'asrl:ern ha~. to Fort Island, t he former capital frien d was shaving his lee In "They can not keep a good man th e formation of a Parentfurthermore, the down'', and I am convinced tha<t.

-:i,eacher A~ iation in Queen's Prefo<:ts and masters now have of Essequibo and seat of the p erspiration, ,Co:lege. At a meeting held during an easier time in detecting wh ich Government. We left George- rush.for the ice was so l arge that no other remark. no matter how th e first week of this term, the ad- half of the school i:; responsible town at about seven-thirty 'syrup' was not put on the shave grammatically exact, can better describe t he achlevements of vantages of such an association for any noise and it is indeed and ended our Journey, w'hich ice!

Walter Rodney. We well recall . TOMBS wer~ explained to parents, and, disappointing to hear them say was very exciting at about the Leader ofrthe West Bank team eleven forty-five.

We were Having succeeded in quenching :although at the time of writing that the eastern half is responsiMr. Cameron's idea has not yet ble for most of the noise we hear greeted by a wooden "stelling" our thirst, we proceeded directly in last year's· Patrick Dargan De~ which was indeed s«nan, and a to the Fort though some of the mat{=I'Jialised. .ilt -. seems Vier:/ during school hours. few of the island's inhabitants boys went into the church wifu likely that such an association would be underway in the near ' DUTY MASTER TODAY~ who appeared friendly at first its ancient tombs. With only fu ture.

The staff room doo1· now h as a sight. little time to spend on the isl and, ICE-MAN The meeting which was held in slot in it, in which the name of we rushed to the Fort took our The passengers disembarked lunoh there and too'k a few t h e ha:t gave parents the oppor- the mast& on duty for the day is tunity of meetir.g the staff a:nd placed. Though this i;; not a:- and dispersed in all directions photographs of it• The Fort was 'f ellow- parents. The P rincipal also together a new feature boys can chiefly to file their Iunche/ ruined by age, and surrounding took the opportunity to meet the now 1::-e sure of the man to burden it was a rampart on which were the world we live m; to live a found cannon, and beyond wh1ch pw-ents of n ew bQys. Within an with their troubles. fuhl life there must th.en be a was the moat. :hour, when everyone felt at " NEW FACES" coml:>ination of both.

BOMBS ·home, Mr. Campron gave a talk . .

M r . Nicholson is very happy to ·to those present. In his speech he . Cons1denng the gl'eat shortage We next visited the ammua ppealed for the co-operation of cf stsff in our school at present, be, with us and expresses his wil- nition-dump which is said to be parents, asking them to help we are all the more ple:ised to lingness to be of service to the bomb-protected and we found a masters by providing correct wt·!coml:! the fo!lowing in our boys of Q.C. Q.C. is in.deed proud gloomy, silent but cool shelter to h ::i.vf' such a dlctmguished mas- which had an arched-roof and dress for their sons, writing ex- midst. ter 1Jn its staff. cuses for absence from schoo:, Mr. Nicholson our Science masthree outlets, two of which were and all<,wing t h eir sons a fair ter gained his B.Sc., at the Edinso small that a single person F e t i t e Miss Diane Car.:ilyn chance to do their home-work. burgh University. He then carriP.d could hardly pass throug,n .

Douglas has brought added fre~hAfterwards there was 2 general out an extensive research in HOME AGAIN ·' • nes., into the office. Our new rei.our of the school wh ich was ~inC'ralogy at the Musee de We then proceeded to a Cove t:.,, ceptioni:;t has already made a big W. A. Rodney conducted by th e staff, and at the l'Histoire Naturel:e, Sorbourne, hit with tht, boys Miss Doug:as on the opposite Shore of the <E:-nd cf the evening yarel'llts re- Paris. Mr. Nicholson has an unisland but soon had to return to bating Competition, say of this is an o!d girl of St. Joseph's High marked that they had thoroughly quench.able thirst for knowledge our vessel.

An inhabitant told me young elocutionist, that aithouah School and this :s her first post. enjoyed th.emSelves, and woulld and so it is no su rprise that he also that agriculture was the most he had suffered defeat at his We wish thts charming young be very pleased to see the forma- d 1i d research in Prehistoric h ands, yet he was proud to t!1ink lady a pleasant stay in Queen's, suitable occupation there. tion of a Parent-Teacher's A'isO- Archaeology nt t he MusPe de We bade farewell to our hosts that Queen's College had pro,siation. l'Homine, Pa:ais de Chaillot, Another new face in the office and departed: from the his-torical duced a promising elocutionist At the beginning of this term, Sorbourne,, Paris. is Mr. Cyril Brian. Mr. Brian was island. On our return trip, Q.C. and logician. we saw a distinct divi!:ion heNot only is he an exceptional once a school-teacli.er of the boys upheld our tracUtion by Now, not only have the wo1ds tween the Lower and the Upper scientist, but his knowledge of the Lusignan Anglican Schoo".-, and winning the Hi~.tor,ical Quiz, and of this 'seer' been fulfilled, but S choo:: (much to the dinppoint- arts is also very extensive." He has come h ere afiter a previous whch was foll01Wedi iby the sing- even the West Indies are conment of some boys, this distinc- feels strongly about the marriage appointment with the Civil Ser- ing talents of the school who vinced of his ability and soon tion is not a difference in school of tI-11:! A.rts and 'Sciences. He :'Oves vice. We hope that he would be were loudly cheered when they America will be captlva ted w ith uniform). the cinema and took a 3-year !iappy in his. new pc,st and wish rendered a Spanish Song. his genius. In short, Walter R odBoys uf the Lower School now courst: in Direr,ticr. and F ilm Pro- him continued success.

Thus we ended our trip which ney, has not only brought honour nave their Form rooms on the duction at L'Institut des Hautes was longer than our visit but to his native country of British western section of the building, Et u de s Cinernatiographiques, WELCOME BACK which proved to be worthwhile Gu iana, but also to his old school 1~.ving the eastern side to Paris. He believes that the Arts Mh;s Wan Ping w-ith her quick as a part of our History and Cul- -Queen's College-where h e first Upper School Boys. In keeping develop and extend the pow.ers wit an<l her encyrlopaedi(' k..ncwl- ture Week's celebrations. won tlebating Colours. with the uniformity of this divi- of the mind, but science dominates edge .;f Q.C. and its boys is back ~.~~»~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ with us to give of her efficient !,trvice once more.

Mr. Dyal is back with us afu,r in gaining an Honours Degree in History st St. John"s College, Cambridge. During his vacation Mr. Dya.: made an educational tour of England, Norway and Leni:Jgrad, Russia.

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SQUAD A-LERT!

HAYNES SCORES DOUBLE IN PING PONG UPSET 4

The Grand Finals Night was fixed for Monday, November 14, and enthusiastic fans turned up to witness the battles-the Finals of Handicap and Doubles Competitions. The evening provided excellent and entertaining table tennis.

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to 'the B.G.T.A s usual actions, the competition was: supposed to start on November 21, but at the time of writing is still to get underway.

With yet another school term nearly over, I can look back with satisfaction at the high standard of table tt:!nnis in the school. It is with mixed feelings that I here mention the lack of responsibility and ::are shown by most players towards the gear. This has resulted in to t a 11 y unnecessary damage to the table ten::tls tables and nets. I am expecting the guilty ones to "tighten up'• !!l all respects, so that any future table tennis report will be withnut such blemishes.

-(T. C. Edwards).

TIIURS DAY. DECEMBER 11. 196.

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The start of the new school year left the Cadet Corps with many vacant positions among the N. C. O's. As a result the following promotions were maae w .e.f.

September 14.

To C.S.M. Cpl . Edwards.

To Sgts. L/Cpls. Boodhoo ani:i Grant.

To Cpls . L/CpL Jansen; Snr. Cdt. Paul and Cdts. Scott and Mars .

To L/Cpls. Cadets Ho; Holder; Stuart; D'Anjou and Browman .

To Snr. Cadets. Odt. Bryce;

The Handicap Finals was first, and Haynes I. K. and Ying D. A. faced each other at the tab'.e, all set to fight for the coveted trophy that awaited the winner. Haynes (+ 7) playing a !lteady game with In t he Dargan Debating Shie]d brilliantly executed chops for the Competition, which Q.C. won better of Ying(= 2) and won by last year, no Secondary School 3 games tc 1. from Georgetown succeeded m An exihibition Doubles Match reaching the finals. The leader of followed, and two of our'old boys the winning team, however, ii (McGowan W. F. and Ho:'der a master of Central High School.

T . 0.) featured, pairing with WarOur old rivals, Bishops', went a ren and Ross respectively. This step further than we did and was a genuine "exhibition'• and reached the semi-finals' They the former pair came out on top also defeated a school team this with two straight wins.

B OYS at Q.C. are naturally term.

Then came the real "fight to curious to know of the There seems to be some conbottom'' match of the evP.ning- operatic company which is soon troversy ovar the Annual Prefect.; the Doubles Finals. Haynes with to appear at the Theatre Guild, different garments returned to and also disappointed that they Ball. Rumour has it that the the table together witl. his part- will not perform on our stage. party will have to end at midner Fields, he was about to con- However I am sure that by far night .

It is also a current talk-abouttest a fresh battle against Ying the greatest interest in all circles town that the shortage of teachand Robinson. The mediocre start rests on that strangely-associated of the Ying/Robinson Combina- word "Intimate." Here is an ex- ing staff which rapped Q.C. so tion was far from good enough, cerpt from a pamphlet written sharply on the head has also and the Haynes/Fields pair play- by Stephen Manton and dis- struck rather more heavily at B.H.S. ing good table tennis took advan- tributed by the BritiSh. Council C. 0 . M . t age of t'1is, and won the first 2 Representative in B. G . games convicingly. At this stage WHAT IS INTIMATE OPERA? it looked like a ''3-straigl-,t'' vicIt is no,t as many people the finesse and clarcity of chamtory, but this was not so. Execut- imagine; a concert given by ber music performance: ' the ing accurate and torceful attack- artistes in evening dress nor does colourful attraction of miniature ing strokes, Ymg a:id Robinson it consist of 'potted' versions music drama· indeed all the fought back and although Fields of well-known opel'las. Above all, ingredients f~r a sensitive and and Haynes continued their good it is not as one dear lady scholarly entertainment which is play, they lost tht next 2 games imagined, ·a performance of the attractive to the musically learnin close finishes. "intimate" scenes from Grand ed as it is to the •ordinary' music A 2-all deadlock, and w'hat Opera . What is it then? It is a full lover. To bhose who think always rculd ont? have expected but ''go evening's stage entertainment of opera in the terms of Covent all out" efforts from either pair? in colourful costumes with a GM·den, these exquisite little After all this game was to decide minimum of scenery and proper- works. perfectly presented and the winners of Que~n's first ever ties consisting of c<>mplete sparkling like diamonds, come as 'Doubles Tournament' ! The game operas. This particular form of a delightful surprise; to those started and thp _players, soaked dramatic presentation has much who never think of opera at all. with perspiration. and their eyes to commend it. There is in it all they come as a revelation. all set on the whit~ sphere, were playing with one aim-to win ·giant ,shdts'. 'brilliant returns,' and 'head work' were the order of this final game, whirh ended in a well deserved victory for the HaynPs/Fields combination.

So it was that Haynes, after a seties of magnificent pE:rformances emerged winner of b oth competitions this term: T h e Handicap Tournament LADIES AND GENT~ MODELS attracted 69 entries, and t~e points val'ied between (- 12) and (+ available on 12). Fields and Mercw·ius reached the semi-finals. 24 pairs started EASY PAYMENT TERMS the Doubles Tournament, and of See the wide range at these, 10 players were from a list CYCLE AND of lt, players who were n:lt SPOflTS DEPT. allowed to pair.

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Morgan; Pollard; Adams; Klass; Cadette and La Fleur.

The number of Cadets on roll is now sixty-three, and the Corps is now divided into two platoons. rt was decided that the Cadets will parade on Fridays only, instead of Thursdays and Fridays as before. This move has resulted in increased attendance per parade.

On Monday, October 31, fortyfive Cidets took part in a Torchligh,t Parade held by the BGVF in connection with IB.G's first Festival. This turned out to be a

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During the term, thirty two recruits were enrolled and theyare going through their training. under Sgt. Nichols from the BGVF. Cadets preparing for the Basic Test will sit their examination early next term.

Capt. Barker is alone in the supervision of the Corps, as Lieut: Clarke is ' now on leave. His continued interest and hard work keeps the corps on a firm footing.

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