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Vol. 6 - No. 2
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10 C•nts Ever Go! "
Thursday March 5, 1964
Q.C. FACES WIND OF CHANGE ACTING HEAD TEEMS • WITH IDEAS
WHEN PREFECTS CANED
On the 30th January at 4 p.m. the editor went to the Hotel A Group of third Formers assembled in the corridor. Of course Tower ,to •interview Dr. Reming. But this seemed to be an urgent matter, perhaps ton Lovell. He waited a few 1they shouldn't. minutes in the reception hall a burning question. wi~re the-e was a grandfather For one of them was heard to mutter: "What! No Tri- clock whic:h. seemed out of place Weekly? Marks instead of letters". He was referring ot the usual in such modem setting. periodic reports to which the Lower School looked with eagerness The room, in which the :interil not trepidation, but which no doubt the masters found irksome view took place, seemed quite and unnecessary. homely and not at all impersonal News that these periodic reports at intervals of three week& which one would expect a hotel had died an unnatural death, spread like wild fire. With it too room to be. Dr, Lovell, a ta.U, ~uccumbed its twin-brother the latter system. No longer would heavily built gentleman with the letters A or B or even the inevitable A appear on the small1 graying hair appeared. He was fry's report card. Marks would appear in their stead - cold, cer- most pleasant and obliging. tain, revealing figures that could be capable of no misinterpretaHe said that he had entered ltion. Q.C. in 1929, coming from the Berbice High School. He did a 'little' in track and field athl~ics and soccer . Dr. Lovell was a member of the Raleigh House or which he is very fond. Raleigh House boys, !he said, not only played hard but also were keen scholars. They were interested in Art and Drama and tours l)Ut of town.
Mr. D. Hetram This is of course one of the many changes that have been brought about since the departure of Mr. V. J. Sanger Davies. Perhaps this was expected. No one can fail to rec&ii: Dr. Allsopp's .drst school-ciay in office as acting Principal immediately after SD left it vacant. "Good Morning boys" he bellowed from the lectern and with equal vigour the boys bellowed back. "And from now on," con4inued the doctor "this will be the practice." And it has been. Besides. it has been the first of a series of changes, ranging from bell ringing to curriculum. The doctor allowed the Fifth Formers the use of long trousers. His successor relaxed the rigidity of the hat rule. But this 1s not to be the only change to be attributed to the now acting Headmaster, Mr. Doodnauth Hetram.
Dr. Lovell was the Junior Champion in 1U30 and Senior Champion from 1931 to 1933. He. held the high jump record and thP. record for throwing the cric. ket ball, an event which has been discontinued this year.
When he left the country
in
1937, he went to North Western University in Chicago where 'he studied dentistry. In his Mnt
year he was not allowed to compete but got a numeral to wear
did not give him time to compete. He did the course in 3 instead of 4 years by working during the summer quarter. In 1940 he became a Doctor of Denial Surgery. He then became a teacher of Operative Dentistry at Howard University in Washington. He reSiitled in 1943, and went into general practice, especially c:h.ildren's dentistry in Washington D.. C. until 1951. From 1951 to 1959 he was on the staff of Tufts University, Boston, MaslS. For the last 5 years he was th.e Rrofessor of Operative Dentistry. He said that he meets old Q.C. boys in the U.S.A... mostly in Washington. Of these be remem· '>ers Dr. Makept:ace Richmond and Dr. Denbow whom he taught at Howard, Dr. Dummett and the Premier Dr. Jagan. One of his v.ery good friends is Dr. Robert MacMurdoch.
Dr. R. Lovell
on his jersey for reach ing the standards required in training. In 1932, he was picked to rep, Undoubtedly he would have goi resent the colony in the high a letter, the mark of excellence, jump and 120 yd. high hurdles but his 3 year course in Dentistry
Returning rt.o his days at Q.C., Dr. Lovell says that he remembers best of all the house feeds. Raleigh he claims, always had the best. He remembers also Messrs E.0. Pilgrim, J .E. Potter and H.A.M. Beckles who had a great influence on him, not merely academically. He mentioned in passing, that Prefects were able to cane in those days - a •P iece of news which may comfort those who can only be put in detentioo now.
OLD BOYS' DAYS
Speech, Fun, Cocktails Friday, 21st Febmary was OJd Boys' Day. Many old boy£, were ore9ent at assembly and true to form, three of these arrived late. Ttte main item at assembly was four sl)E'eches by distinguished Old Boys.
Memorable amonl! these to date. is the ::me which Jolted Fourth Formers not so long ago. Hitherto, these students would attempt e considerable number of subjects at O Level. By the time they were promoted to the Fifths many had quite an array of subjects . to their credit. The result was that their year in the fifth The first speaker was t.~ Hon. was altered not misspent. Mr. Hetram realised this. So no Dr. C.B. Jag~n who sa1d that sooner was he at the helm than he ruled that Fourth Formers will J he was spea~mg as an old bo!, only be allowed to do Elementary Ma:ths. ( since they can do Ad. not as Premier. ~ spoke of hts Maths in the Fifth Forms) and Art school days. He did no FI1ench · after his first few weeks at schod', since he was no good at In the Fifth Forms all boys will do for examination eight subFrench Dictation. Instead he did jects - English History, Geography. Maths, a Science and an Latin. ~ once made a irocord option of two other subjects. In the lower Forms, as from Septscore of 101 not out, he said, in ember Religious Knowledge is to be l"eplaced by Comparative ReThird Eleven House Cricket. ligion. This will enable the boys to study the various religions of the country. Mr. Robert Moore, who, if we must pay heed to Continuing, he related his unforRurno:•.r - was intenf-ed for the Church. will arrange the 1..our,e tunate iexperiences at the hands Nor are the Sixth Formers to be left out in September. All Sixth Formers are to do a non examination course in Social Science, Politics and Civics. The course is to be under the supervision of Mr. Moore and Mr. Brotherson. So ii you cared to read ahead, you might find the texts useful:- R. M. Mac Iver's, The Web of Government, and Plaskitt and Jordan's: The Government of Britain, Commonwealth Countries and the Independences.
against Trinidad and Barbados in Barbados. We won that year and Dr. Lovell later held intercolonial records for these two events. Then in 1934, he remembe.i,s especially ithat he went to England to represent B.G. in the British Empire Games (now the Commanwealth Games) .
o! 'Bogus' on account of carving his name on the desk. In a more serious vein, he spoke of changes in th,e character and composition of Queen's. He reminded ,us, in conclusion, that we will one day have to take over tJie role of running the country.
Such are a few of the many changes and introductions to be Dr. Balwant initiated in the regime of a man whose checkered career has so far He recounted culmintead as Headmaster (acting) Of the Queen's College of athletic feats British Guiana. Th.is was in
Singh spoke next. the outstanding of Mr. Burnham. irepresenting his
house in Thlrd Eleven footba 1t Winding ,up his speech, he warned us of t~ dangers of drinking and advised against the practice while at school. As the Headmaster pointed out later Dr. Balwant Singh is Piksident of the local Temperance· Society. Dr. Harold Drayton, vice-principal of the University of Guyana, in contrast tlo the other speakfers, de'i.vered a serious speech. He spoke at length of the snobbish attitude of certain peop~ in the past. He hoped that such disasters as Februa,:-y 16th would not happen again, since he regarded the burnt out site as a monument to stupidity.
The last speaker was Mr. Burnham who was billed to speak first, Jn his capacity as P.~esident of the Old Boys• Association. Hov.'\ever, hoping as he jokingly said, to be filrst one day, he asked to speak J,ast. He had been called by the Headmaster (Ag.) the Cicero of B.G. but he really pre.If.erred to have more success with the ladies. He aireed with Dr. Drayton that Q.C. had at 011e time snobs but
a revolution has now taken place He continued that the staff-room ought to bf' enlarged for the t:omforl, of lhe masters and that money shou'd be provided for prizes. He was sure that it -.....as an oversight of the P remier'i;. ~ e a lso ment.:oned that he had much of the same unpleasa nt experience as Dr. Jagnn with 'Bogus' v.·ho used exactly U1e sa1J1e words, "Sonny Boy, this will hurt me more than it will hur t you." He too reminded us of our duty jn serving the country semessly.
The 1-ieadmaster, who told us of the institution of Old Boy's Day by Mr. Sanger-Davies, reminded the Old Boys that they could v!is.it the Form Rooms and se'.e the boys at work. The proceedings ended by everyone singing the school son2 and the playing of th'e National Anthem. In the afternoon o'Kl boys engaged present boys in a game of cricket , football and Lawn Tennis. And to round it all off, it was oocktails betwten 7 and 9 p.m.