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Vol. 6 - Ne. 4
Friday November 27, 1964 =
Q.C. Teeins with New Faces New Masters and New Boys .
Begin Christmas Term Hopefully 'The advent of this term saw the appearance of some nine new faces on our 1'utorial Staff. Among them are Mr. Charles Denbow, this year's Guiana Scholar, who is mentioned elsewhere in this issue. Now meet our new arrivals:-
Society. He is also interested in educational tours. He feels that there is room for improvement in behaviour, and suggests that the prefects be more involved in maintaining discipline.
Mr. Paul Mangal teaches Chemistry, and hails from Berl\lr. M'chael Ian Barton, Ma- bice. He was educated at Mathematics master, applied to haicony Methodist School, and come to B.G. through the De- Enterprise High School, and partment of Technical Co-opera- then studied at lhe U.W.I., tion, and will be teaching at where he gained his B.Sc deQueen's College for three years. gree in Botany and Chemistry. He was born in Derbyshire, and attended Buxton College before entering Wadham College, Oxford. where he gained his Ba- ,i chelor of Arts degree (Honours) ~ in Physics. Mr. Barton is quite a sportsman, having p layed in the Derbyshire and Oxford second cl'i.cket elevens. At present he plays for Queen's. College. He is interested in the Science Sooicty, while his hobbies are reading and music. He feels that discipline is lax at Q.C. and that prefects should assist more fully in maintaining discipline. He suggested more organisati~n :for cricket, the standard of which, he sa id, was hig h.
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Mr. Mangal has fourteen years o! teaching experience at Berbice High School, and plays Badminton and volley ball. He is also assistan"t supervh\t1r of the Tour Club. He intends to teach at Q.C. for as long as possible, and he finds the conditions, and facilities encouraging to teaching. He felt the standard ,of behaviour was good.
in importance. as each is a complement to the other. Mr. Cecil Glasgow is a maths. master. He was born i.n Georgetown and was educated at Bedford Methodist School before ente1·ing Central High School, where he was pl'esident of the debating society. He then won a Government 'I'eachers Scholarship, and underwent a preliminary sciencf' course :it the U.W.I. in 1960.
Mi·. DonaM Locke, art master, was born at Stew a rtville, r-F_r_o_m__ 19_6_1__1_96_4__ h_e__r_e_a_d_f_o_r__ _ _<_c_o_n_t_in_u_e_d_o_n_ P_a_g_e_3_>_ _ W.C., and aitended Smith's Church School, and Progressi\•e Higt, School (now Guianese Academy). He started teaching Eng. language. Latin, French, in 1947, and from 1954--1957 and Elementary Mathematics al attended the Bath Academy of the G.C.E. 'Ordinary'' level. Art, whern he gained a certi1962 and 1963. he Today, CHARLES EGERTON Between ficate in education, and a DENBOW has much to be supplementary certificate in proud abou t. He has gained the visual arts. enviable award of the Guiana Mr. Locke is a vigorous art Scholarship. enthusiast. He is at present suMr. Denbow was born in pervisor of the Art Society, and Georgetown, and attended plans to introduoe Pqttery in Comenlus Moravian Schiool the society He finds the boys frorn 1951-1955. He entered extremely co-operative, and Queen's College in 1955, and suggested that old boys be when he left in 1964, he had taken on as junior mastors to earned a reputation for himself fu l!il administrational posts at as a distinguished scholar. present occupying time of senIn 1957, he won the Queen·s ior masters. He also felt that College, Junior Scholarship, and each subject be equally stressed in 1961, he successfully gained
Meet Our Guiana
Scholar
-' it~ Lictor Supervisor to ~
Mr. Ram.raj
(Special) in his B.Sc. degree Maths. His main inte,rests are chess and reading, and he feels that discipline at Q.C. is just the same as elsewhere. while the teaching conditions are very good. He finds the general level of intelligence high, but remarked that the standard of intelligence amongst new boys was lower. Mt·. Samuel Moffat tea.,hP•,
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Mr. Victor hnuaj, EngJ.ish master, was bo.n at Suddie, E ssequibo. wher he attended Sans Souci Method,ist primary school. He attended St. Stanislaus College from 1951--1959, where he was the high-jump champion. and assistant head prefect. He then taught English tor two years at St. Stanislaus College, before entering U.W.I. in 1961.
Quit Q.C.
He is "Captain" to the masters but "Pirate'' to the boys. He joined the Q.C. sta ff on the 4th J anuary 1962. Now it is learnt
While he \\ as there, he was editor of the ·'Rising Star,'' a campus weekly. and Pelican Annu al,•· U. W.I.'s a nnual. magazine. in 1963. He also won one of the Allen Lane prizes lor an essay on ·'Novels of V.S. Naipaul.'' Previously he had won the William Heinemann prize in the 1960 History and Culture week competition. At present. he is the supervisor or the school magazine, and the D rama Society. He enjoys teaching at Q.C., and had special advice to offer to students, especia lly those of the sixth forms: ·'Form opmt0ns, stick by them. but be ready lo disca rd them. if after deliberation. they are proven wrong.'' l\fr. J_:osepll Gopaul/ master of Bio1ogy a nd Genera l science, was born on the Co1 entyne, and was rducated at the C.:>rentyne llig h School before entering l\fodrns Christian College, University ot Madras. where 11e gained a Ba<'helor of Science degree in Botany. He p layed cricket for Corentyne High School. nnd is now the Supervisor of the Science
business about this. The fact is that Mr. Morgan's three-year contract with the Government expires on 3rd. January 1965 and that he will not be rejoining the he 1s not keen to renew it. staff when Q.C. reopens for the Mr. Audley R. Morgan hails Easter term 1965. from Jamaica but is no die-hard Nor is there a ny hush-hush nationalist. As a matter of fact he has mingled freely in Guianese Society. acls like a Guianese even 1f he doesn·t speak like one. and has earned for himself an army o! iriends from a ll sections of society.
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Prior to coming to Br. Guiana Mr. Morgan had some twenty years experience as a teacher of Spanish in some of the leading schools .in .Jamaica and Central American States. He was Senior Graduate (Grade 1), o! J amaica's elite ' J amaica College·· before moving on to Rusea's High School, Lucea J amaica, as Second Master. In Janua ry 1962 he accepted a post at Queen's College to teach Spanis h in which he specialises. He has however been teaching Latin loo, and by some of the Form Three and Form Four boys who have done Lalin with him, he is always greeted with "Discipuli, picturam spectate." When asked about the truth of his not returning to Q. C. in J anuary, Mr. Morgan removed the inevitable "briar '' from his mouth, adjusted his green-tinted glasses and replied 'I should thmk that's correct.' 'Any special reason?" ask.ed his interviewer. The reply was immediate. ·'Yes; In the first place my contract is up and I am not consi(Contlnued on Page 3)
gained another seven subjects:Eng1ish Literatiue. Spanish, Additional Mathematic:1, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Botany «t G.C.E. "O" level. With thu:e eleven ' 0 level subjects behind him, he settled down to his Advanced level studies, and in 1964, his efforts were rewarded. Re gained t.hree distinctions in Physics, Chemistry, and Zoology. This 1emarkable achievement indisputably earned him the Guiana Scholarship. Not only w&s he a brilliant student, but also a talented sportsman. He was captain of the school's first eleven cricket team, and House Captain of Table Tennis in 1963. He was also the Deputy Head of Nobbs house from 1963-1964. Mr. Denbow intends to study Medicine in Canada. at Mc Gill or Toronto University, or at U.W.I, and plans to specia.1ise in surge,ry. At present he 1s leaching science at Queen's CoUe~e. and wil l be here until July 1965. For those hoping for the Guiana Scholarship, Denbow had this to say, ·'It is obviously hard work, but the important point is to st,ick to it, and not give up. Remember, there is no substitut,e for hard work. Success is ninety-nine per cent perspiration, and one per cent inspirat10n. Physical fitness also plays an important part in succesi,:ful study." Queen's College is always prnud when 1t produces boys of his calibre, and the '·Lictor" lakes this opportunity of congratul11t•ing him on his success, and wishing him all the best m the future.