Queen's College Magazine 1964 ~ 1965

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C O N T E N T S — Foreword — Editorial — School Officials — Salvete - N ew Boys — Valete - Notable Departures — Queen’s College Prize List (1964-65) London University Examinations - Advanced Level Ordinary Level — The School Has Also Lost — News o f Our Boys - Past and Present — H ouse R eports — Percival House — Raleigh House — Austin House — D ’Urban House — Pilgrim House — Weston House — Moulder House — Woolley House — Cummingham House — Nobbs House

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— — __ — — — — L iterary S ec t io n — Reflections on Independence — — The Little Girl The Individual versus Social Norms — __ __ The Visit — __ Moral Re-Arnament — — The Happy Occasion Schooldays can be Fun — _ P oet ’s C orner — Robin Hood the Bold The Mango Youth has Nothing to Say — The Field — Independence Young Seed — Away I go Queen’s College — —“ L aff” R eports F rom S chool O r g a n isa t io n s :

-- ; Co-Operative Thrift Society — Literary and Debating Society — Junior Debating Society — Dramatic Society — Science Society — Photographic Society — Bee Keeping Society — Islamic Society — Tour Club — Radio Club -- Pen Pals Club — Chess Club 1965 Rotary Boys Camp in Paramaribo — Scouts — — Cadets — — S ports R eports : Cricket Report — Football — Hockey — Table Tennis — Athletics — Volleyball Q.C. Team Tours Trinidad — — On Dit

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Scholarships, the name o f

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exhort the present boys to continue the good work an by those who left in 1965.

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E D IT O R IA L — John R. R lc k fo rd As we eagerly await our Independence next year, it may be useful to ask, like our prime minister the honourable Mr. L. F. S. Burnham: “ Whither goeth Guyana ? ” We should take time off from our enthusiastic celebrations to consider this question. It is hardly likely that we shall go forward if the selfish and irresponsible attitude which precipitated disturbances in the past few years, continues after Inpependence. I think we realise this quite firmly.

We hear, however, much talk of the need for patriotism and nationality. We should take care that we realise fully and accurately what this implies, before we approach it with different pre-conceived interpretations.

Nationality is not based on similarity of race, religion, language, or even of commercial interests. Nor does geographical entity describe a nation.

Ernest Renan, in his c Discours et Conferences ’, gives an apt interpretation: “ A nation is a soul, a spiritual principle ........... A nation is a great solidarity created by the sentiments of the sacrifices which have been made, and of those which one is disposed to make in the future. It presupposes a past; but it resumes itself in the present, by a tangible fact: the consent, the clearly expressed desire to continue life in common. ” This interpretation comes closest to what Nationality should mean in the context of our country. Racial, political and social divisions shall struggle to assert themselves, and only the * common sentiments ’ of nationality will be able to transcend them. Independence in itself should form enough common sentiments to facilitate Nationality.

But why so much fuss about Nationality and Nationalism ? Some of us may rest satisfied to see our country being developed by a few local in­ dividuals, and the philantrophy (?) of foreign countries.

But we achieve such progress only at the sacrifice of our individual and national liberty.

The very fact that we have demanded and achieved the granting of Inde­ pendence shows that we are not content to be pushed around while we depend on others. It show that we are ready and willing to assert our liberties, and take the full responsibility o f governing ourselves. After Inde­ pendence, there shall no longer be a provident * Fairy godmother \ We shall be made to provide for, and support ourselves. We can only do this succes fully, a n d deriv e som e w o rth w h ile b e n e fits fro m In d e p e n d e n c e , if we agree upon and practise “ the clearly expressed desire to continue life in common

T H E STAFF

Sitting: (/ to r) M r. AT. K. Robinson, M m /yy Loncke, Mr. M offat, Mr. P. London, Mr. AT. /f. Robinson, Mr. Barker ( Deputy Headmaster), Mr. Z). Locke, Mr, D. Hetram ( Headmaster), Mr. C. Yan sen, M r. Yhap, Mr. Glasgow, Miss A. Akai, Mr. B. Chinapen, Standing: (7 /o r) Mr. AT. Brotherson, Mr. S'.- M. Insanally (partly hidden), Mr. 7\ Thompson, Mr. / . Gopauf Mr. Mangal. Mr. /. Trotz, Mr. F. / . Ramraj, Mr. M. Barton, Mr. C. 0 . Perry, M r, P. Jonas, M r. King and Mr. C. Yearwood.

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Sitting: \ L. to R ) C A. Warren, E. Scott, K. S. Byrne, m aster), N, L. Jabour, D , A. Morrison

Mr. D . Hetram (Headmaster).

Mr. Barker (Deputy Head­

Standing ( L. to R, ) A. Cheeks, O. Jagdeo, C Wcng, J. L. Robinson, T. A. Smith, R. Gordon, P. D. Fraser* E Gelot, E. Douglas, J. O Wills, T. Thompson, A. Fox, R. Ramprasad, H. West, R. Changley, O- Khan, R. Ng-A-Fook, M. Khan O. G. Sankies, E. Viapree, O. G. Sankat, B. Cyril, C. Adams, J. Sue

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School Officials THE

STAFF

Headmaster:— D. Hetram, M.A., BvG.L. Dip. Ed. (Durham), LL.B (Lond.)

Deputy Headmaster:— C. E. Barker. E.D., B.Sc. (Lond.)

Senior Masters (A g .):— C. P. Yhap, B.A. (Lond.) M.A., Dip. Ed. (Oxon);.

B.

A. Eyre, B.A. (Lond.)

E. W. London, B.A. (Lond.)

Masters:— C. I. Drayton.

Miss L. de W. Dolphin, M.B.E., GR.S.M. (Lond.).

C. I. Trotz, B.A., Cert, of Ed. (Cantab).

S. M. D. Insanally, B.A., Dip. Ed. (Lond.), B.A. (Cantab).

Miss A. Akai, B A . (Lond.), P.G.C.E. (Bristol).

W. A. McDonald, B.A., Dip. Ed. (Lond.).

C. W. Yearwood, B.A#) Dip. Ed. (Lond.).

R. M. Isaacs, B.A. (Lond.).

C. O. Perry, B.Sc. (Howard).

G. A. D. Chang-Sang, B.Sc. (Lond.).

N. K. Robinson, B.A. (Lond.).

L. J. A. Brotherson, B.Sc. (Econ,) Lond.

D. E. Locke, M’A. (Edin.).

M. I. Barton, B.A. (Oxon).

J. A. Gopaul, B.Sc., (Madras).

C. G. Glasgow, B .Sc, (U.W.I.).

V. .T. Ramrai. B.A. (U.W.I.).

P. Mangal, B.Sc. (Lend.).

K. M. G. Wishart, B.A. (U.W.L>.

Miss Ivy Loncke, B.A. (Lond.), Dip. Ed. (Swansea).

Acting Masters:— R. R. C. O, S. G

M S. A. P. B. E.

Jonas.

China pen.

Yansen.

Tbomnson, B.Sc., (Manchester).

Moffat.

Denbow.

Head of School — Deputy Head of School — Senior Prefects —

YING, C.A. (Cunningham House).

BYRNE, K.S. (Weston HouseV JABOUR, N.R, SCO'Pr E.L. WARREN, C.A.

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ADAMS, R.A. CHANGLEE, S.N, CHEEKS, R.E. DOUGLAS, H.A.L. FOX, A.E. FRASER, P.D. GAFOOR, M.M. GELOT, E.C. GORDON, R.M. ISRAEL, M.S. JAGDEO, D. KHAN, F.A. KHAN, F.M. LOW-A-CHEE, M.C.P.

MORRISON, D.A. NG-A-FOOK, R.AiC. RAMPRASHAD, R. ROBINSON, J.L. SANKAT, V.S.C. SANKIES, M.A.I. SMITH, T.A, SUE-CHUE-LAM, P. THOMPSON, B.H. VIAPREE, R.O. WENT, J.R. WEST, H, WILLS, J.O.B. WONG, C.H.

GAMES MASTER — Mr. E. W. LONDON. OFFICE STAFF Senior Clerk — Clerical Staff —

Miss D Wan Ping Miss P. Iloo Mr. G. H. Persaud.

Miss N. Narine.

THE LTCTOR Editor: Glasheen, G.R. Features Editor: Rickford, J.R. Sports Editor: Walcott, P.F. Assistant Sports Editor: Cambridge, R.A,F. Advertising Manager: Grainger, S.O.A. Assistant Advertising Manager: Farrier, R.N. Supervisor: Mr. V. J. Ramraj.

THE MAGAZINE. Editor — Rickford J.R. Sub. Editor — Cambridge, R.A.F. Features Editor — Farrier, R N .

Asst. Feature Editor — Persaud, N. Business Managers — Mahesh; Dow, M.J. Asst. Business Managers — Moore, G.B.; Hastings, R. Sports Editor — Moore, B. Supervisor — Mr. N. A. Robinson.

QUEEN’S

SALVETE 1st Forms Annamanthadoo, A.V. Asraphudeen, Bacchus, T.A.F. Bactawar, D.S. I Sam-well, C.W. Bazilio, R.B.F. Beckles, L.A.E. Benjamin, K.A.C. Benjamin, M.T. Best, R.C.M. Bhola, P.R.J. Bissember, M.M. Bissessar, R, Blackman, P.A. Boodhoo, R.L. Boodram, R.K. Bostwick, P.A. Boyce, G.G. Brotherson, C.O. Browne, L.F. Balkan, H.A. ■Chang, T.P. Choo-Kang, C.R. Olioy, W.F. Christopbe, M.E. Chung, O.A. Cort, O.O. Ooxall, B.E. Drepaul, N.P.L. Dukhilall, G.R. Edwards, L.G. Ellis, K.E.G. F errlera, L.P. Forsythe, V.C.L. Fox, 0.S F raser, C.F. Gadwah, M.A. Gill, G.E.A. Gill, J.A. Gittens, T.W. Glasheen, M.R. Glen, D.

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Glen, G.P. Gomes, D.A. Graham, B.G. Greene, H. Hansen, J.D. H arte, T.B.A. H artley, Y.M. Hendy, K.I. Hugh, P.T. Jhagroo, N. Jones, N.R. King, L.H. Lachmansingh, G.W. Lambert, M.I. LaRose, J.G. Lewis, G.P. Low-A-CShee, O.A. Me W att, L.W. Madan, G.K. M arshall, F.R. Mentis, L.O.E. Ming, S.I. Mook-Sang, M.H. Moore, G.O. Nunn, A.M. Pairaudeau, R.G. Persaud, B.N. Persaud, K.G. Persaud, R. Philadelphia, J.B.A. Pollard, L.B. Prasad, S. Rahim, U. Ramdtewar, B. Ram pati, C. Richards, P .J.^ Rocklifte, D.A. Rodgers, H.D. Ruplall, P. Saul, L.E. Sears, M.T. Sears, M.M. Seaton, J.M.P. Singh, J.B. Singh, L.R.K. Singh, S.

BOYS Singh, T. Soman, R.A. Stanley, C.A. S tu art, C.A. MeG. Thompson, B.R. Trew, K.D. Walcott, LA. Wilson, O.M.P. Wong-You, P.O.J. Young, H. 2nd Forms Ray man, G.A. Robinson, R.N. 5ih Forms Aaron, K. Ali, A. Chow-Wall, L.G. Geer, D. Hassan, M. Jam es, E.A. Lorrim er, O.R. Persaud, Y.G. Ramibali, L.G. Sealey, H.A.M. Singh, A. Trew, R.N.

6th Forms Alii, R.M. Bacchus, C.I. B akker, J.H .

Budhram , H.S. Coudhman, D.J. Greathead, J.R. Kalikasingh, P. Lewis, J.A. Naidu, K. Pereira, C. Raghunandan, S. Ram, B. Ramjeesingh, M.G v Singh, P.D. Teekah, G.A. Tiwari, A.G.J.

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DEPARTURES

t4The Old Order Changeth, giving place to new. . .

K. S> BYRNE (1957— 1965).

O’Level, 1961, 1962, Secretary of Literary and Debating Society 1963—65; Secretary Historical Society 64—65; Corporal, Cadet Corps. 1963— 64, Cadet Officer 64—65; Vice-President Students Council 1964— 65; Member of Patrick Dargan Debating Team 1963— 65. Represented House regularly in various Games competitions. School Prefect 1963—64, Deputy Head of School 1964—65; Head of Weston House 1964—65; ‘A’ Level 1964. 1965.

A. E. FOX (1957— 1965).

O’Level 1962, 1963; Under 13 Champion. Under 15 Champion, Under 17 Champion, Open Champion at various School Sports meetings. House Athletics Captain, School Athletics Captain. School Colours for Athletics. School Prefect 1964—65. Member of Touring Team to Trinidad 1965.

R. N. JABOUR (1957— 1965).

O’Level 1961, 1962; Senior Patrol Leader in Scout Troop; Business Mana­ ger Q.C. Magazine 1962—63, Vice-President Dramatic Society 1963—64; Secre­ tary Q.C. Volley Ball Club. Represented House regularly in various Games com­ petitions and represented school in Volleyball. House Prefect 1962—63, Head of Pilgrim House 1963—64. School Prefect 1963—64. Senior Prefect 1964— 65 A’Level 1965.

R. RAMPRASAD. (1958— 1965).

Winner of form prizes in lower school; O’Level 1962, 63; Vice-Captain, Woolley House, Cricket 1962—63. Captain, Woolley House, Cricket 1963—65; Secretary, Q.C. Science Society 1964—65. School Prefect 1964—65 and Deputy Head of Wooley House 1964—65. A’Level 1965.

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J. L. ROBINSON (1956— 1965).

Regular winner of form prizes throughout school Career; Features Editor Lictor 1963— 64; Editor of Magazine 1963—64. Recording Secretary of Literary & Debating Society, 1963—64; Sub-Editor Magazine 1964—65; Vice-President Literary and Debating Society 1964— 65. School Prefect 1964—65; O’Level 1962, 63; winner of Guiana Scholarship 1965;

E. L. SCOTT (1958— 1965).

‘O’Level 1962, 63; President of Radio Club; Secretary of Pen Pals Club; Corporal in Cadet Corps; Head of Stage Staff; Executive member, Students Council; Active member of various other school societies; School Prefect 1963— 64; Senior Prefect 1964—65; Deputy Head, Moulder House 1964—65; A’Level 1965;

J. R. WENT (1958—65).

Austin House Vice-Captain, of Athletics 1961—64; Captain, 1964— 65; School Vice-Captain, Athletics 1964— 65; Represented House regularly in Foot­ ball, Cricket; Regular winner of Prizes at School Sports meetings including.

House Championship Trophy 1961—62; Field Championship Trophy in 1963— 64; Senior Champion 1965; Senior Cadet — Cadet Corps; Active member of various school societies; O’Level 1962, 63, A’Level 1965; School Prefect 1964— 65; Deputy Head of Austin House 1984— 65; School Colours for Athletics 1965.

Member of Touring Team to Trinidad.

C. A. YING (1957— 65).

Regular winner of form prizes throughout School career. Vice-President, Christian Fellowship Society 1962; 63. Secretary 1983—64; Vice-President, Le Cercle Francais 1963—64; Editor Lictor; School Prefect 63—64; Head of Cun­ ningham House 1964—65; Head of School 1964— 65; O’Level 1961, 62; A’Level 1964; Winner of Guiana Scholarship 1965;

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Q.C. PRIZE LIST 1 9 6 4 - 6 5 Sixth Form Prizes — aw arded for distinctions gained in the respective subjects at the University of London G.'C.E. Advanced Level Exam ination held in June, 1965 Beharrysingh, R.

Pure M athem atics

Blair, W. H.

Pure-and-Applied M athem atics

Cheeks, R. E.

Physics

Chin, J. L.

Pure-and-Applied M athemati cs

Douglas, LI. A.

L atin

Robinson, J. L.

English French

Stuart, W. L. M.

P ure M athematics

W arren, C. A.

Economics

Montouth, C. L.

Pure Mathematics

Wong, C. H.

P ure M athematics

Ying, C. A.

French Latin

Youg-Set, W. E.

Physics

Sankat, V. S. C.

Chemistry

Hack, M. U.

Pure-and-Applied M athemati cs

Kissoon, R. O.

Economics

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lsti Prize NunesDe Souza, J. M. Lim, R. E. C. M.

2nd Prize Roach, D. M. Persaud, J. W. Spencer, E. A. Dum m ett,R. E A .

Bernard, D. M. G ajraj, M, H. Mootoo, K. I. M. Anlerson, S.P.R,

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Benjamin, 0. O. Mayers, J. B. Perstco, E. A. Bradshaw , R. O. Solomon, E. D. Nasir, S. A. Annamunthado, A. C. Rahim, S. K. G ajraj, J. Para-boo, D. K Chose, D.

Sue-Chu, M. Rahaman,M.N.K. Holder, H.M.A. Sue-Chu-Lam, P. Rodney, D. H.

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Singh, R. M arshall, W. E. Coelho, D. D. KaHmuljah,M.A.

Nauth, M. R. Phillips, E.D.M. Shivnarain, R. Tiw ari, S. N.

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Queen’s College Advanced Level Results June 1965 English L iterature Geography Latin French Spanish H istory : ‘■ Economics Pure Mathematice Applied -Mathematics , 4 Subjects Blair, W.H. Montouth, C.L.

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Sitting: Sitting: L. to to R.): R.): P. Walcott (Sports (Sports Editor) Editor) G G Glasheen Glasheen (Editor), (Editor), Mr. Mr. V, V, J. J. Ramraj Rarnraj (Supervisor) (Supervisor) ,, J. J. l{.

R. Rickford Rickford (Features (Features Editor), Editor), R. R. Cambridge, Cambridge, (( Assistant Spo~ts Sports Editor) Standing: Business Manager), Standing: R. R. Farrier Farrier ((Business Manager),

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Sitting ( L. to R, ) K, Mahesh (Advertising Manager), S. Grainger (Assistant Advertising Manager), Mr. N. A. Robinson (Supervisor), J. R. Rickford (Editor , R. Cambridge (Sub-Editor) Standing: P. Persaud (A sst. Features’ Ed ) D. O. Wade (Asst. Sports Editor) R. Farrier (Features Ed).

Absent: M. J. Dow (Business Manager), J, Dennison, G. Moore, R. Hastings (Business Assistants) B. Moore i Snorts Editor).

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College Ordinary Level Results June 1965

Number in brackets denotes total number of “O” level passes up to date

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Benjamin, C.O. Fletcher, R.A.L.

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Bernard, D.M.A. Gafur, M.H. Hussain, A. Luncheon, R. McIntosh, S.A. Moore, G.B. R am prasad, L.M. SueA-Quan, E.F. Teeluck, C.N.

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T H E S C H O O L H A S A L S O L O S T: Upper Sixth Classical: Oumberhatch, j.M .

Douglas, H.A.L. Frank, S.A. Gumbs, G.I. Kissoon, R.O. L atchana, A,F. Lee, Y.F. Mercurius, W.G. Niam atali, T. Rajpat, A. R am karran, H.N. Singh, M, W arren, C.A. Wills, J.O.B. Young, B.O.D.

Ng A-Fook, R.A.C. Ramtoarran, E.Y.K. Sankies, M.A. Schneidersmann, F.M. Sue-Ohu.e-Lam, J. Thompson, B.H. Yiapree, R.O. YongSet, W.E. Lower Sixth Modern a.

David, O.A. Gurdial, N. Layne, D.E.

Adams, R.A. Barrington, L.D. Behiarrysingh, R. Blair, W,H. Chang, I.L. Chamglee, S.N. Chin, J.L ’ Chinapen, P. Dow, J.D. Gelot, E.C. Gordon, R,M. Khan, F.A. Khan, F.M, Khan, N.A.I. L ow-Aj Chee, M.C.P. Nooten, G.A, Patterson,, M. Persaud, D. Smith, T.A. S tuart, W.L.M. West, H. (M aj).

Wong, C.H. Upper Sixth Modern b.

Amin, S:A. Cheeks, R.E. Dat, N. Gafoor, M.M. Husisain, M.S. Israel, M.S.5 Jaekm an, N.E.R; Jagdeo, D. N a rain, S.

Biarrow, L.C.G. D aCiam ara, G.A. Dummett, R.E. A. Evans, W.G. Hinds, H.B. Leo, W.A. Mineef, C.A. Rayman, M.S. Yaugh Choke, G.F.

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News of Our Boys - Past and Present “

The heights o f great men reached and k e p t ..............”

We are pleased once again to make honourable mention o f all those boys of Queen’s College, who have shown outstanding merit and those old boys who have distinguished themselves in British Guiana and overseas.

In particular we extend our congratulations to the following Mr L. F. S. BURNHAM Q,C., on his appointment as Prime Minister o f British Guiana.

Mr. S. S. RAMPHAL on his appointment as Attorney-General of British Guiana.

Mr. L. A. LUCKHOO Q.C., on his appointment as B.G. Commissioner in London.

MR. E. V. LUCKHOO on being appointed Queen’s Counsel.

Mr. R. GAJRAJ on being honoured by the Queen as a Commander o f the British Empire.

Mr. S. E. WILSON on obtaining his L.L.M. Mr. T. A. D ’ANJOU on obtaining his B.Sc. Hons. ( Bangor ) Mr. R. S. DOOBAY on obtaining his M.B., B.S., (U.W.L - L ondon) Mr. M. Y. BACCHUS on obtaining his M.B.. B.S., (U .W .L - London) Mr. R. R. SAHOYE on obtaining his M.B., B.S. ( U.W .I. - London ) Mr. K. SEW CHAND on obtaining his M .B., B.S. (U.W.I. - L ondon) Mr. E. C. R. BREWSTER on obtaining his L.L.B. To the following who received B.A. Hons, from U.W.L Mr. A. W. PERSICO Mr. K. M. ISAACS Mr, M. M. DREPAUL Mr W. Me GO WAN Mr. G. A. SANKIES Mr. A. THOMPSON _ Mr. H. W. L. PAYNE Mr. C, DENBOW on winning a '964 Guiana Scholarship.

Messrs. J. L. ROBINSON and C. A. YING on winning the 1965 Guiana Scholarships.

Mr. H. NIAMATALI on winning the Rhodes Scholarship.

Messrs. W. L. M. STUART, J. L. CHIN, and E. C. GELOT on being granted Demba Scholarships.

Mr. M. KONG, on obtaining a Sandbach Parker Scholarship.

Mr. G. W. DANIELS on obtaining the United Arab Republic Scholarship.

Messrs. C. B. L. MORGAN. A. ISHOOF, and D. T. ROBERTS on obtaining cadetships from the Special Service Unit.

Messrs E. N. HARRIS, V. CHIN, D . BARRAN, G. B. BOURNE and C. CHOLOMONDELEY on obtaining U.S. Scholarships.

Messrs. C. HO, D. NILES B.Sc., L. RAGOBEER. J. HINDS, B. PERSAUD, W. BARRAN and J. PIGGOTT on obtaining Bookers Scholarships.

Messrs M. COX, C. M ARSHALL, E. DOUGLAS, N. HOLDER, G. FARNUM , H. WEST, S. SANFORD, W. LUCK. M. PATTERSON, S. YHAP, S. ALI, G. NOOTEN, A. W ATKINS, T. SM ITH, M. YHAP and E. HOPKINSON on being awarded B.G. Government Conditional Scholarships.

And to nil those boys who were successful at the annual external examinations

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REPORTS

P E R C IV A L

HOUSE

( “ A ” — RED ) House Master

M r. S. M . D . In sa n a lly

Assistant House Master

M r. J. L.

Head o f House

M r. C. P. L o w -A -C h e e F. A. K h a n

Deputy Head o f House House Prefects

B ro th e rso n

E. A. L o w e, M . U . H a c k , D . S p a rm a n , R. M . L o w -A Chee, N. D a i, C. H . A r n o , G. I. G u m b s

The year 1964-65 commenced with a double change in House masters.

Mr. Insanally, who has just returned to Queen’s from study leave, replaced Mr. Delph as House master while Mr. Brotherson has replaced Mr. Jonas as assistant House master. Both have been very well received by the boys. Mr. Insanally’s devotion can readily be seen by the keen interest he showed and the great contribution he made towards the success o f our House party. Mr. Brotherson’s lecture every Thursday morning reflects his sound approach to House activities.

Cricket has been for many years our weakest department in Inter-House sports and this year it was still so. Finishing the competition with only five points — can be attributed to a very inexperienced and young side. There is still some time before we can field a really strong team capable o f emerging champions, as most boys feel that entry into sixth form automa­ tically makes them cease playing games. Sixth formers are definitely not showing that amount of interest needed to bring the House on top.

Football was also dominated by mostly fifth and fourth formers and our young captain Vaughn Cook must be complimented in doing a fine job.

Although we only finished third in our section, these are sure signs o f a strong team emerging next year and I wish it all success.

Our best performance this year was in table-tennis. Although our best play­ ers had all left when they finished fifth forms, the team displayed tremend­ ous determination and finished second in the section. Captain Khan played unbeaten in the tournament.

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Injury of our House Athletic captain Glenn during standard paints trials, was a loss to the House of the services o f our best athlete during the Inter-House athletic competition. However, our younger members of the team again rescued us from a very poor performance and this is a sign of the House doing much better in this field in later years.

The introduction o f yet another sport for House honours, Hockey, did not prove consolatory for Percival as we lost almost all our matches.

The decline in House activities continued even in the academic field where by the end o f the first term we had dropped from fourth to eight position in the Work Competition and appeared contented to remain there for the rest o f the year.

The past year was one of little success and no member o f Percival can say that he is satisfied with the House performance. I don’t mean that we must be first in everything but at least do better than we have done so far. I think that all members of “A” House should make an effort to remedy the sad condition o f their school work and games.

Finally, I extend all best wishes to the House-Master, his assistant and members of Percival House, in the coming year and hope that there will not only be improvements next year but in all future years because to go still further is never impossible.

M. C. P. LOW-A-CHEE Head of House

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RALEIGH

H O U SE

( “ B ” — BLUE ) M r. R. M. Isaacs M r. B. S. C h in a p e n M . A . S an k ie s H . A. D o u g la s S. A . F ra n k , H . N. R a m k a r r a n , D. Iloo, A . John son G. R G la sh e e n , R. D. C a m b r id g e , A. Joseph

House Master Assistant House Master Head o f House Deputy Head o f House House Prefects

At the onset of the last school year, - we Lowe. Mr. Lowe was highly respected by all must be praised for the efficient manner in endeavours. He was presented with a gift, as for his faithful service to the House.

lost our House Master, Mr. the members of the House, and which he guided us in all our a token of our appreciation

In the cricket competition, Raleigh House emerged champions, a feat, indicative of what the House can and will continue to do. The victorious team which was captained efficiently by R. Cambridge, was given a well-deserved treat by our House Master, Mr. Isaacs.

In the athletics competition we finished in the fourth position, which is a definite improvement on the performances of previous years. We should not however, be satisfied with these results; the older boys did not partici­ pate in the athletics, thus leaving the majority of points to be gained by the younger boys. Special mention must be made of the two Cambridge brothers, and McDavid our athletics captain. Me David’s outstanding per­ formance, enabled him to coin the under 17 championship, and the House Championship Cup. In football, our performance was poor, and we only managed to win one match. Our poor display was due mainly to lack of interest by older mem­ bers o f the house; our team was then comprised mainly of fourth formers, who tried their best, but were no match for the older and more experienced opposing teams.

Unfortunately, we have dropped from second position to fifth, in the work competition, a situation caused largely by the fourth and fifth formers.

Our Annual House Social was certain members o f the House.

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success despite

the

behaviour of

Finally, the House would like to congratulate the House-Master, Mr. Isaacs, on his being selected to attend the diplomatic course in Trinidad.

T o those boys who have left us, we say, *• Good Luck 999 and may they continue to keep up the high standards of Raleigh House.

Let us not, however, better can still be done.

be

satisfied

with

these modest results, much

M. A. SANKIES Head of House

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AUSTIN '( “c ”

HOUSE

— CtREEN )

House Master

M r. C. D r a y t o n

Assistant House Master

M r. P. T h o m p so n

Head o f House

D. A . ’ M o rr is o n

Deputy Head o f House

J. R. W e n t

Prefects

C. Gelot, J. L. Rofomson* R. N g -A -F o o k 9 J. D. D o w (House Prefect)

At the beginning o f this school year ( 1964-65 ). Austin House welcomed Mr. Thompson as its new assistant house-master. We looked lorward keenly to his customary zeal and energy, and we were far from being disappointed for throughout the year we were able to benefit from his vociferous support and wise guidance. Our only regret is that he is to leave us at the end of the school year for England Mid-way in the August term we lost the services of our Housemaster Mr. Drayton who left us on retirement. The token o f our thanks for his services to us, which was presented to him can in no way show a true appreciation of the faithful and sterling services which he has rendered us. On behalf of Austin House f would like to wish him every success in his higher sphere of endeavour.

This year for Austin House, has been one of blazing glory on the Sports field but dismal failure on the academic side. Our success on the field of sports cannot compensate for our poor academic record and it is up to the members o f C House of the next school year to remedy this disas­ trous performance. On a more pleasant note 1 would like to point out our success in the first-ever inter-house hockey competition which we won. In the athletics sphere we continued on our path o f glory by winning both the Standard Points and Championship-Shields. Our Deputy Head of House j R. Weut won the Open Championship, Campbell won the under 15 Championship, and A. R. Morrison finished up as House Champion. Our junior relay team won this event and the Tug-of-War team lost its supre­ macy o f the previous year by finishing runners-up.

On the football field we finished fourth with quite a young side. were just edged out by Raleigh for a place in the cricket trial.

We

However, I must reiterate that C House should not finish up at the bottom o f the Work Competition, and the coming year must bring a much better academic record.

To all of those leaving CC House and Q.C. for the outside world, I wish the very best of luck, and I hope that in their future careers they will be as successful or even more successful than they were, while in Austin House.

D. A. MORRISON Head of House

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D ’U R B A N

HOUSE

“ D ' — BROWN House Master Assistant House Master Head of House Deputy Head of House House Prefects

M r. N. K. R o b in s o n M r. L o ck e F. A. Sm ith J. T iw a r i P. W alco tt, G. A lii, R. A rth u r

One Monday evening in the middle of December, the music room erupted several times in loud cheering and bottle banging as guests entered and left the room. They entered to enjoy the wonderful hospitality of ‘D 5 House, the warmth of a perfect House Party.

We were unfortunate to have lost a newer D ’Urbanite - Lall - whose passing away had taken place the day before.

Our show in the newly introduced Inter-House Hockey Competition was mediocre. We won two matches and after dropping the other two ended in third position in our section.

Entering the Cricket Competition with an inexperienced team, and with only one practice match before the season, we made Pilgrim House our victim.

However we lost three other matches Our main failure was in the batting, with Rohoman and Yassin only holding their own at all times.

Table Tennis seemed to have continued backwards. It is hoped that the young team which we boasted during the season will show that D-sting has been strengthened by their experiences and will bring D-House back among the winners.

D-Athletes continued the upward trend by placing D-House second in the finals and third in the standards. Our capable captain Arthur excelled him­ self to win the senior 220 yds, 440 yds and hurdles to become D-House Champ and the Pentatholon Champion. In the under 13 division Philips became runner up to the Division Champion after winning the Long Jump and 440 yds and placing in the 100 and 220 yds. The Medley Relay team brought the Cup to the house after a long break. D-Cooperation and house spirit shown by the members was responsible for our position and is worthy of high praise. It is hoped that it will be maintained.

Our position in the House Work Competition is not good enough.

Starting at the very bottom, it was a laborious and Lower-Schoolean task to place us in third position at the end of the school year. In the coming year D-House must think of going only upwards from this position.

Our successess in some fields were just balanced by average performances in others.

We wish to thank our House masters Messrs Robinson and Locke for the encouragement and assistance which they were always willing to give. We also wish to thank Mr. Moore for the service which he ren­ dered to D-House in his capacity as housemaster and to Mr. Wishart^who ably assisted him. They both left at the beginning of the school year.

To D-House all the best in future years.

F. A. SMITH Head of House

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MAGAZINE

HOUSE

( “ E ” — PURPLE ) House Master

M r. E. W . L o n d o n

Assistant House Master

M r. G. C h a n g -S a n g

Head of House

C

Deputy Head of House

S. N. C h a n g le e

House Prefects

R. N. J a b o u r, R. E. C h eeks, (School Prefects), G. A. N ooten .

L. I. C r a w fo rd , R. A. P a u l

H. W o n g

At the beginning of this year, we welcomed Mr. Chang-Sang as our assistant house master. During the year, he showed his loyalty to the house and gave unequivocal assistance to our energetic house master, Mr. London.

This year, we proved that we are still a force to be reckoned with in all aspects o f school life, and made our presence felt in all competitions. In Hockey, we were second in our section; Austin House, the eventual winners were the leaders. Our team performed well, and our main goal scorer was H. C. Griffith.

In Cricket, although we were not among the leaders, we performed credit­ ably. We fielded a young team, and pulled off the upset of the season when we defeated the champions, Raleigh House. This performance was mainly due to consistent batting by Crawford, and good spin bowling by our captain Changlee.

The Easter Term was even more successful for Pilgrim House. It started off with the Table Tennis competition in which we were second to none. In the finals, we defeated Moulder House without losing a match. Our posi­ tion in this game is mainly because of Critchlow, Hopkinson, and C. O. Benjamin.

In Athletics, our house again featured with the leaders, we were second in the standard point shield, but slipped into third position in the final placing. Our athletics' captain once again did not get the support needed, and it is only because o f our Senior Relay Team, which won this event, and the outstanding performance of our captain, Paul, coupled with the support o f a few o f the house that we were able to maintain our tradition on the athletics field.

In football, we were pleasantly surprised. Fielding yet another young team, we finished in third position.

This was mainly due to outstanding performances by our captain, Crawford .. Our principal goal scorer was Brewster, who performed the hat t?i$: against W o o lly House.

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In our academic field, we have redeemed ourselves once again. We began the year in a lowly eight position, but gradually worked ourselves to third position. This is indeed heartening* but we must not rest until we are at the top once again.

At the end o f the year, we were honoured when two o f our boys were chosen to tour Trinidad with the school party. They were Paul and Crawford.

This^year I leave Pilgrim House, and I say goodbye to the house, and wish them good luck in all their future endeavours. I say to you, main­ tain your esprit-de-corps and dignity and strive to reach even greater heights in the following years.

C. WONG Head o f House

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W ESTO N

HOUSE

( “ F ” - LIGHT BLUE ) House Master

M r- C. P. Y h a p

Assistant House Master

M r. K. M. G. W is h a r t

Head of House

K. S. B y n o e

Deputy Head of House

F. M. K h a n

House Prefects

M. S. Isra el, M. M. G a fo o r, HL W e st, J. O. B. W ills

At the beginning of the school year, we welcomed an old boy of Queen’s, Mr. K. M. G. Wishart who was appointed our Assistant House Master He soon displayed keen interest in the House Drama Competition, so we were very disappointed when this competition was called off. How­ ever boys interested in Drama would be well advised to listen to Mr. Wishart’s advice.

In December, we held our House Party on the day school closed. This was done mainly for the benefit of boys living in the country because the civil disorder which was prevalent in Guiana at that timej'j^g doubt caused the parents o f these boys to be anxious for their sons5 safety. Thus we were very displeased when a few of these boys displayed poor manners at the House Party which subsequently, was not very successful.

In Cricket we were very mediocre, gaining a total of six points with which we finished fourth in ourf section, In the first ever House Hockey Competition we finished third in our section. Praise must go to our Hockey Captain, Young A. who tried his best to rally unwilling players. I hope that future players will adopt a more serious attitude towards the game.

During the second term we participated in the Athletics, Table-Tennis and Football competitions. In Athletics we finished fifth. Ours was a medio­ cre performance which resulted from sterling performances by juniors and no effort by the seniors. However we managed to win the C6Tug-o-War ” with little effort.

Henderson strongly led our TabteTennis team which finished third in our section. Marks of 3B also performed well, in both Table-Tennis and Athletes, and was our House Athletics Chaimpion.

In football we reached the finals with little effort. In fact, throughout the competition, we looked like a tired team: a team which has tasted the sw eets o f victory for tw o lon g.

This resulted in

our defeat b y M ou ld er

in a replay, after the first match resulted in a draw* Praise must be given to Dummett R. E. A., our Football captain, who tried his best to instil some enthusiasm in the team.

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There was no Debating Competition thi> year. We remain the holders o f the Allsopp Trophy for Debating, having won it in 1964.

In the Work Competition we finished fifth.

j

The Irwin Cup wa^ won by Head o f House, Keith Byrne.

We were pleased to have three Acting Prefects appointed from our House. They were McAndrew, Young A. and Azeez. Me Andrew acted as Deputy Head of School.

All in Ml this has "been a very mediocre yeac for Weston House. Weston , House can win very many competitions if the burdens are shared by all and ! not left to a few. I hope that those remaining will bear this in mind. We j wish all .hose leaving the best of luck and we hope that those remaining will restore Weston House to its rightful position in ?the sdhool — the top.

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M OULDER

HOUSE

( “ G ” .. PINK ) House Master Assistant House Master Head o f House Deputy Head of House House Prefects

M r. C. W. Y e a r w o o d M r. S. M o ffatt C. A. W a r r e n E, L. Scott R. A. A d a m s , A. E. F o x

The advent o f the foregoing year brought another re-shuffle of House Masters consequent upon the departure of Mr, Jackson, who I am sure has taken with him our best wishes for success in his new duty. The ‘onus ducendi ’ was once again thrust upon the shoulders o f Mr. Yearwood, and he had as his assistant Mr. N. K. Robinson who was borrowed from D'Urban House. But as it turned out, it was only a short term loan, for Mr. Rob­ inson was reassigned to D’Urban after a two week sojourn. We thank him for his services and interest, and trust that his was a pleasant stay.

Mr. S. Moffatt, a new master, was appointed to fill the vacancy, and has since proved himself a worthy replacement.

All our notable successes this year were scored on the field. In the first term, our hockey team, ably led by Ronald Adams, -bullied’ *ts way to the finals, only to be edged out by Austin House by the odd goal.

F. Chin our vice-captain, and John Cumberbatch acquitted themselves creditably.

In cricket, we finished third in our section of the competition, with two victories to our credit and as many defeats.

In table-tennis, the house earned the right to contest the final after convincingly crushing all opposition in its section.

Again however, the coveted prize eluded our grasp, for another house ( Pilgrim ) carried off the honour.

The House’s performance in athletics this year was disappointing.

Forced to bring up the rear at the start of the standard trials, we could do no better than improve our position by one at the end of the trials.

Our final position after sports was eight-littie reward for the exertion and straining of our athletes’ sinews. The cause of our dismal performance can be attributed to the indifferent attitude adopted by some members of the house whose flimsy excuses o f being unable to gain at least one standard point (even before trying l ), constituted irresponsible and disloyal behaviour.

Undaunted by defeat in two finals for the year, we entered the football competition with renewed determination. This time, the Fates held out the

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palms to us — but still we had to fight hard to overcome arch-rival Weston House in the final.

House captain Cumberbatch scored the winning goal.

Now that we have won the competition after two consecutive unsuccessful attempts, let us hold it aloft and bear it proudly and honourably.

Our academic record this year was not something to be particularly proud of. At the beginning of the school year we were lying third in the Work Competition, but by the end of the Christmas term we had dropped to Seventh position. Gradually we lost our tenuous grip on this position during the succeeding terms, ending up ninth at the end of the year. Worthy of note is the fact that the House lost more points each half term than it gained.

This indicates that not everyone is playing his part as efficiently as he ought to.

It was our pleasure to welcome three new members who joined us during the Summer Term. They are Messrs Wylie (1C), Monk (3A), and Strough (4A). Let us hope that their association with Moulder House will be event­ ful, and that the experience thereby gained will be most rewarding.

In closing, I wish to thank our Housemasters for their continued support and ready advice, and to praise those members who have come to realise the value and importance of co-operation and unity through partici­ pating in House activities. All that now remains for me is to wish the House good luck in its future endeavours and struggles, and to leave this bit of en­ couragement, expressed in the words of that great Apostle, Paul: “Cast not away therefore your confidence which hath great recompense of reward.”

C. A. WARREN Head of House

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W OOLLEY HOUSE ( “H”

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EMERALD GREEN )

Housemaster

M r. M e D o n a ld

Deputy Housemaster

M r. R a m ra j

Head of House

P. D. F ra s e r

Deputy Head o f House

R. R a m p r a s a d

House Prefects

B. H. T h o m p so n , R O, V ia p re e , R. B e h a rry sin g h , N. C. H e y lig e r, W . H. P e rsa u d , R. Bacchus.

Our performances this year have not met with much success. Too many of the senior members have displayed complete indifference to the* activities o f the House. At the beginning of the year we were some time without appointed House officials and this caused some disorganisation. We never recovered from this start though our new Housemasters assisted the officials greatly when they were eventually appointed.

About one third of the House did not attend the Christmas Party; some claimed that the state o f the country was too unsettled for them, others that they could not afford to attend, and many did not condescend to give excuses.

This lack o f interest had serious effects on our athletic performances.

In Hockey, however, this was not so. Inspired by Thompson, our captain, the team recovered from a heavy defeat by Cunningham to reach the semi­ final. Then we lost to Moulder by one goal to nil. Of our players W. H. Persaud, G. A. Young, W. Boxhill, H. Benjamin, and our captain Thompson were outstanding.

In the other games, this lack of interest was crippling. The Cricket team, a young one, won only one match out o f four, and this on first innings. This meant that we endfd the competition with only three points.

Gaskin, both Ramprasads (the elder our captain) and the younger players Young and Boxhill played well but the team was let down by the absence of supporters, at all the matches there being no more than ten members of the House as spectators.

In athletics w e finished seventh.

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non-participation of senior members of the House. On the other hand the younger boys did very well. Garnett won the Under 13 Championship and thereby brightened up a. rather dull day for Woolley House. Thompson,

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Athletics captain, and Heyliger, vice captain, did their very best3 for the House. In Table Tennis we were once more represented by young mem­ bers o f whom Browne, the youngest, was most outstanding. The team turned in a creditable performance despite lack of support. It is becoming almost superfluous to say that in football the juniors once more did the most work. So poor were the effortsof some seniors that we rarely had a full team to start the match or to finish it. Blackman, Ralph, Ishmael, Browne and Abrahams in spite of their youth, deserve a great deal of praise for their gallant spirit.

The Work Competition was, as it is traditionally, our strong point, Here we finished second to Nobbs. Though this was indeed a fine achieve­ ment we should finish first. If, however, we do not do so, we should try to give the House that beats us a much harder fight than we gave Nobbs this year. To finish second a few hundred points behind the leading House is by no means good enough for us.

During the coming year I hope that the House officials will receive much greater co-operation from the seniors, in the field o f Athletics as well as other House affairs. I hope also that the short talks by members continue and make much progress. Queen’s College is a place of learning; if we cannot excel at games, w e can at least show the other Houses that we are their superiors in scholarly pursuits. I wish the new House officials success in all their attempts to improve <CH .” House.

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C U N N IN G H A M “K”

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YELLOW

House Master

M r • C. O. P e r r y

Deputy House Master

M r. C. G. G la s g o w

Head o f House

C. O. Y in g

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W . H. B lair, L. B. B a rrin g ton, P. C h in a p e n

The Christmas Term commenced with a master. The house was urged to surpass its as far as possible. These words stirred up a signs pointed to the vision o f a “ glory filled

stimulating speech by the House­ performance of the previous year latent spirit of enthusiasm and all ” year.

As far as the academic side of school life was concerned, c;K ” house was quite unfortunate in that it only managed to maintain seventh place through­ out the entire year. There were a few flashes o f brilliance from the more senior members of the house but these were not enough to erase the disappointing performance of the juniors has always been singularly unfortunate in this respect).

In the field of sports “ K ” has shown beyond doubt that that warlike and aggressive spirit of admiral Cummingham has at last manifested itself. In Cricket we rose to third place in the section, after being accustomed to the humiliating positions of 4th or 5th. Able performances were given by Wade, Fraser I. C. and Kirton C. D. In football and Hockey we managed to rise out o f the ashes of the past” by surmounting our performance in cricket. In football we managed to reach as far as the fourth round. This was due to brilliant team work and very good individual performances by Capt. Narine, Fraser, Wade, and young McGibbon.

In Hockey CiK ” house showed that it was good team spirit and determination that counts, because with only one member of the team having a little knowledge o f the game, we managed to emerge semi-finalists.

In conclusion it must be stated that although our performance in work was somewhat below expectations, a defeatist attitude was never in evidence.

However our performance in sport shows that even though our stalwarts may leave, our house spirit and aggression are so fervent that they will never be doused. Keep it up C. N. YING ( Head of House )

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N O B B S H O U SE ( “ L ”

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WHITE )

House Master

M r. T ro tz

Assistant House Master

M r. B a rto n

Head of House

R. M. G o rd o n

Deputy Head of House

L. M. S tuart

House Prefects

D. Jagdeo , V . S. C. S an k at, N. E. R. J ack m an , F. L iv e rp o o l, T. N ia m a ta li, W . E. Y o n g -S e t

At the beginning of this school year, we said good-bye to Mr. Perry and welcomed Mr. Barton as our new assistant House Master.

In his inaugural address Mr. Barton stressed the importance o f House Games and spirit and he pledged to assist in upkeeping and improving NOBBS’ good standard.

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sistently trying to improve the House throughout the year.

We were not as successful in House Affairs this year as we were last year. In the newly introduced Hockey Competition we were rather unfor­ tunate in ending up at the bottom. It must however be noted that when this competition started, there was no member o f the House who was familiar with the game, and, in the words o f our Hockey Captain, “even though we were defeated our performance was note-worthy”. Credit must be given to F. Liverpool and K. Gordon our captain and vice-captain for their * backbone ’ performances.

Being defending champions, we dominated our section in the cricket competition. For this we must compliment Bacchus and Yong-Set for their batting, Jackman for his bowling and Niamatali—our captain—for a fine all round performance. We were unfortunate however, to lose to Raleigh on first innings in the finals, although Jagdeo—our outstanding wicket­ keeper, made a heroic bid to save the match.

Three inter-house competitions were inaugurated this year. The first one was Table-Tennis. Mr. C. E. Denbow, an old boy of Nobbs’ who won the 1964 Guiana Scholarship for boys, presented to the House a cup for annual competition in Table-Tennis. After a keen competition in which the favourites were knocked out, the cup was won by a € dark-house ’, Johnson. Mr. Denbow presented the cup to the winner at the end o f the competition.

Our activities for the first term ended, as usual, which upheld the grand tradition of earlier Nobbs with ‘ Austin H ouse’ the honour of having the Everyone had an enjoyable evening, the only damper some boys owing to the situation in the country at

with a House-Party parties. We shared best party this year being the absence of that time.

The second inter-house competition began in the second term Mr. D. T. Roberts last year’s Head of House and the schools Sportsman o f

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the year has donated a cup for annual competition in athletics. The cup will be awarded to the boy who gains the most standard points but fails to be placed on sports day. The cup was won by Hoyte snr. Our' performance in Athletics this year was worse than it was last year. This was due to the fact that many of the middle and upper school boys failed to TRY to gain a standard point. This shows a deplorable lack of House Spirit. Although we were fourth at the end of the Standard point Shield competition, we ended up sixth on sports day because many of our athletes were not outstanding. We must congratulate Liverpool, Johnson, Gordon K. M. Gordon R. M., Bishop, Hoyte and Jackman for trying their best.

We started favourites in the table-tennis competition and appeared all set to retain the trophy when we were unfortunately beaten in the semi­ finals by Pilgrim. We have a balanced team which will be virtually unchanged next year so we hope to do better then. Denbow, our captain was again the outstanding player in this competition.

This year the foot-ball competition was played on a league system.

Our performances varied. We were able to defeat Weston the defending champions although fielding a smaller team than they, yet we were de­ feated by Raleigh, the weakest team in our section. It is alarming to note that only Schultz — a first former — turned up at the matches to give his team moral support. Persico, our captain, Johnson, our vice, captain, and Liverpool were the outstanding players.

There were no Debating nor Drama Competitons this

year.

The last term of school was extremely short and there were no House activites during the term. In order tofoster and encourage good House Spirit which is so sadly lacking Mr Trotz and Mr. Barton have to­ gether donated a cup for annual competition. This cup will be awarded to the boy who supports the House most throughout the year. Although the decision to donate the cup was made in the last term of the year, it has been decided to award the cup for this year to Schultz It was heartening to note his support throughout the year.

We have again won the work competition, and have now set up a record since we have won it for four consecutive years. Although we had the best A’ level results, at the start of the competition we were fifth, due to poor O’ level results. This was disgraceful and we immediately de­ termined to assume the lead at the end of the first half term. This we did, and we have led through the year. Our nearest rival is over three hundred points behind.

Congratulations to Mr. D. T . Roberts for winning a leadership in the S.S.U., Mr. C. E. Denbow for winning the Guiana Scholarship and Mr. B. Bourne for winning an A.I.D. Scholarship in Zoology.

Although my stay with Nobbs was short, I am deeply attached to the House. Those of us who are leaving will always treasure pleasant memories o f our stay. We wish those remaining success in every venture, remembering that “success begins with a fellow’s will.”

It is necessary in the future that we cultivate the ‘will and the spirit’ to work hard so that— “Onward

upward may we ever go” RONALD M. GORDON Head o f House

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INDEPENDENCE S p en cer

At last, it seems, Guiana’s dreams of independence are coming true.

After a suspension of our constitution and three consecutive years of violence and hatred, Guianese will be free to build their country, to make Guyana an example for all the developing countries to follow. But let us pause.

Let us reflect on what we have passed through, on what shall be required o f us and on what should be our immediate aims on attaining independence.

Twelve years ago we could boast o f having the most advanced con­ stitution in the British Caribbean. We had universal adult sufferage, and there was one political party for more than three-quarters o f the population.

But the Government’s rash policies led to a sudden fall. Our constitution was suspended and it was not until four years later that we could once more elect our own government. Moreover, the party which had swept the polls in 1953 split in 1955 into two factions, behind each of which rallied the two major races.

As a result o f this split, Guiana has for the past decade been divided by racial animosity, which broke into the open in 1962 the very year which the Government had hopefully chosen to be our “ Freedom JYear” . Ironically two British Caribbean territories which had been less advanced than us con­

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stitutionally in 1953, were given their freedom; T o make another contrast, while freedom is scheduled for a date nearly four years after Jamaica and Trinidad secured theirs and may not be long before that of tiny Barbados.

But now we must return to the present and view what lies immediately before us. We find problems, internal as well as external, confronting us here. The internal problem is that of getting full support and co-operation in building the country. There have been threats to boycott Government’s development programmes; but it is to be hoped that the dissidents will co-operate with their fellow countrymen — or else Guyana will end up being administered by the United Nations (as the Congo was for some time) to prevent Guyanese from destroying each other.

The external problem hanging over our heads is that of Venezuela’s claim to more than half our territory. Unless this issue is settled before we attain independence, it can create an enemy who, though unlikely to declare war could use its influence with the members o f the Pan-American Organisation to cause us as much inconvenience as possible.

But there is also the brighter side o f things. Firstly, countries capable of providing capital for the development of our resources are once more willing to invest here. Although some people claim that the capitalists will be profiting at our expense, foreign investment is quite necessary, since we cannot develop the country to any great extent on our own. But we can help ourselves by contributing as much as possible to National Development Funds and by investing. Secondly, this country, as one of the founder — members o f the Caribbean Free Trade Association, has taken a leading part in encouraging unity among the Caribbean countries while profiting from being a member.

We have viewed our past and our prospects for the immediate future.

What we are to be in the more distant future depends on our dedication and hard work, for independence brings us new responsibilities which we must not shirk if we are to succeed in our ambitions for national progress.

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GIRL

b y B ria n C h a n Her father had been dead for two years: and now, when she was thirteen, her mother died. Her mother died mostly because of her father who had been an odious drunk and died at forty-eight from his many drinks: he died with a scream of angels peeping over God’s back. “ Your mother’s dead, ” her aunt told her, and the girl didn’t cry at all. Instead, she said, “ I k n ow .” Her aunt looked at her and began to sob, turned, walked back into the death-room. The child followed her, looked at her mother’s face: then kissed it, since everyone else in the room was kissing it. When the lips touched death she recoiled in horror, so that they all looked at her; but she did not cry. The others did when they saw her face; even Uncle Bertie who had never fully welcomed his sister-in-law in his home. Why should he cry? He looked very queer, the girl had to admit: tears were beading his moustache and he kept licking them off.

Auntie Alma was kneeling down by her sister’s face stroking, con­ soling it: “Never mind, it’s all right, never m ind., -going to be all right, hear?”

The little girTs eyes under heavy lids didn’t move much as they as­ similated the picture of death. She stood with her arms long and thin, hanging at her sides, with her back drooped, her short untrained hair dead on her head and forehead, wide mouth, just slightly open, collar bones pro­ truding, legs slender apart.

Later, in the evening, she heard them talking, crying, sobbing, and thought o f the many good things you miss being said about you when you’re dead. There was Uncle Bertie, forgetting that only yesterday he had called the now dead woman’s sickness c a damned nuisance now saying: “ She was a good woman. We’ll miss her.Oh God, she was a good woman, G o d , bless her. ” — The weeping went on, on: it sickened the child: so much so that she jumped up and ran from its presence.

She stopped outside her room and looked in the direction of her mother’s: its door was closed. Perhaps this attracted her nearer to it.

She crept forward and opened that door. An awful whiff of flowe-rs for the dead reached her through the small opening of the door: she reacted with fear: her heart stopped, everything within her upturned. She closed, the door quickly again; held on to the knob while her delicate heart pounded away with all the fear a person can hold inside.

Her hand reached her mouth through which she was sucking in swift gasps o f air. Turning, she ran, ran until she was out of the terrible house, running down the road, a road any road: she heard voices after her but they soon faded out.

But then they started again, echoing in the night: “What’s the matter with the child?" . . . “Poor thing” ... “her father. . . dead, drunk, dead, mother. . ” She longed to scream as she fled through a maze of traffic and lights, but her breath did not allow her. After a while, her pace

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slackened, then she stumbled on to a stop. Tried to take in what was around her: all she saw a road stretching far, empty, dark ahead of her. She sniffed the clean air but the scent of flowers was still with her; the nauseating smell of death.

Tears would not come: yet how she hoped they would. But none.

Then, she thought she heard whisperings from all around. Wildly, Site turned around and ran back down a pavement, her hair flying madly into her face, eyes. She turned a corner and ran past two boys leaning against a fence: it had been their whispers. One of them stuck out a leg; she fell violently; only her hand saved her face from connecting to the concrete.

They laughed as she tumbled, rolled over on her back. When she tried to get up, one of the boys kicked her down again. The other dragged her to her feet and pinned down her arms from behind.

The sound of two cats fighting sliced the night like lightning, and in that moment of surprise, she broke free and ran from the hoys. They shouted, they cursed, but her fear had lent swiftness to her feet.

Exhausted, trembling, she lay on her bed, still as her mother in the next room. She stared up at the ceiling: there were many cobwebs there, trapped in which she saw little black flies: she knew how to pity them.

From that bed, from that room, she never wanted to move. For outside people wept for the moment, outside was the smell of death and the night-black spiders who would devour her. She remained still, gripping the edges of the bed.

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The Individual Versus Social

Norms

Individual existence is more important than any form of corporate existence. This simple fact has been slipping from our grasp since the time of Hegel. Until quite recently it was fashionable for adolescents to revolt against “the Establishment” and to proclaim individuality. It was the age of the Angry Young Men and the Beatniks. This fashion, at least according to a recent issue of Time magazine, is rapidly vanishing and a young man was quoted by the same magazine as saying that the heat o f friction was mainly waste heat. It is now quite the fashion to conform as much as possible. I would suggest however that the c individuality” so recently in vogue was quite bogus. The young men who claimed to be revolting against the social norms really wanted to be a group in revolt. Each one, in claiming to establish his individuality, was only doing what all the others were doing because he wanted to conform to his group.

At bottom what appears to be a radical change in the attitude of youth is thus only a variation on the old theme.

I suggest individualism quite apart from the fashions of the day or fits o f adolescent bad temper. I suggest individualism as a path others may follow if they wish, not because I want to be part of a group revolt but purely as an intellectual exercise. I suggest that I am superior to society superior indeed to all such abstractions. I shall present three arguments, two philosophical and one from the point o f view o f social science, and then consider the benefits of individualism.

Aristotle said that the man who could live without society was either a beast or a god. Man is said to need society for psychological and materialistic reasons. Let us examine the psychological need. A small child is aware only of self-interests. He tries to force the world around him to conform to his own interests. He meets a combination of punish­ ments and rewards that programme him like a computer to subordinate ego-interest to group-interest. Even after this, to quote Mac Iver, “The individual is never absorbed in his society, wholly responsive to it, wholly accounted for by i t . . . . He has always purposes, feelings, thoughts that are not those of the group.” As the same author puts it “every individual is self-enclosed” . If this is the case after the refashioning process does it not follow that if the civilizing layers that are put on the childego can be peeled off in the man, the psychological ties will be broken?

T o attain the individualist heaven one must become a child again, at least to some degree. The process of “ unlearning” may be difficult but I am certain that it can be done.

As for the materialistic ties, I do not intend to suggest by “individualism” the pursuit of a life in the wilderness. Society as an economic unit is both necessary and good. But if man needs society for materialistic benefits one can also see society as a machine operated by the man —- necessary but only a machine. In other words I feel that when a man’s self-interest conflicts with group-interests that man has the right — if we see society as the economic convenience of the individual — to pervert by every means at his disposal the aims o f the society. Trujillo and the various Latin American dictators who grew fat on national revenues certainly needed society

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economically but they established their own superiority by making the state their economic tool. These were men who proved that ego-interest can be more powerful than group-interest. As such they were some of the greatest individualists.

Society, the state and indeed all existence, are matters o f the mind.

I as an individual feel that other people exist because at various times my five senses tell me so. However I have no proof that the universe has any existence outside of my senses. There is a koan or riddle o f the Zen Buddhists that illustrates this. There is the problem of a goose who is captive inside a bottle and who is rapidly becoming too big. The question is how one gets the goose out of the bottle without breaking it. The answer is that one convinces oneself that the goose is out of the bottle.

After all the goose, the bottle and the situation existed only in the mind.

One can however be relatively sure o f one’s own existence. If I am thinking then I must, o f force, exist. The problem then is that there is an individual existence which is certain, and an outside existence which is just shadowy. Is it more reasonable to subordinate the certain to the uncertain than the converse ?

Aldous Huxley in “The Perennial Philosophy” has shown the occurrence in many different religions o f the idea that each individual embodies the divine Power which at the same time pervades all creation. This theory o f immanent and transcendent divinity can be found in Christianity; St. Catherine of Genoa said “ My Me is God, nor do I recognise any other Me expect God Himself.” In Hinduism the idea is stated in the form of the identity o f Brahman and Atman. As an individual, then, I enclose the divine principle which is supposed to be infinite. One can add nothing to infinity, it is a complete thing in itself. As far as immanent God is concerned I do not need society to be complete. God also, in theory, transcends all creation. This means that I also possess unity not only with other men but with all things animate and inanimate. Why then confine myself to social existence ? I should be at once aware o f my own completences and o f my oneness with the whole universe. Therefore on the principle o f immanent divinity I am alone superior to society and on the principle of transcendent divinity I am a part of a far greater whole than' a mere state.

One can find many examples o f great men who have recognised the idea o f individualism. Even Confucius, the sage who spoke o f the fitness of good social relations, once said “ If a man finds no companion who lives soberly and is wise... let him walk alone for there is no companionship with fools”. In the ancient Buddhist scripture, the Dhamma pada (Way of Truth) one finds in the chapter on Impurity the exhortation “Make yourself an island, work hard, be wise”. Emerson said that “a man must consider what a rich realm he abdicates when he becomes a conformist.” Perhaps the most beautiful expression of the superiority of the individual to “social norms” comes from the Persian mystic Kahlil Yilran. In “The Prophet” he says “But what o f those to whom...life is a rock, and the law a chisel with w hich they w ould carve it in their ow n likeness? W hat o f the cripple who hates dances?...What of the old serpent who cannot shed his skin and calls all others naked and shameless9...W hat shall I say o f those people save that they too stand in the sun light but with thin backs to

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the sun?.,.W hat man’s law shall bind you if you break your yoke but upon no man’s doors? ... you can muffle the drum and you can loosen the strings of the lyre but who shall command the skylark not to sing?

Here in Q.C. we often try to command the skylark not to sing. We trv to arouse a multiplicity of group-loyalties—to the form, the house and the school. We play compulsory games to arouse “team spirit'*. One cannot even get in detention without having one’s lack of individuality made manifest (which form are you in? which house?) A prefectship brings another group-loyalty. I would suggest that individualism is the remedy for much distressing behaviour. Boys often misbehave to follow the sroup— often they have to or have their masculinity questioned! A little more individual consciousness might provide the strength to say no.

In a wider context, one should be an individual if one dares because individualism brings with it a taste of divinity. One sits on the banks of the river of life and watches the poor fish flapping and twisting by. One senses the futility of it. Sometimes, idly, one tries to put a hand in the stream. More often, one just watches and smiles.

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The village policeman first saw him. Old Rollins, making a check on the houses in his charge, saw the body under the tree; the size was what attracted his attention. The man was of immense stature; he lay on the ground, arms crossed feet wide apart and was stark naked. Yellow hair covered his body, and yellow slime oozed from his mouth and nostrils.

Old Rollins felt the man’s pulse, and feeling no beat, called the ambulance to dispose of the body. The ambulance arrived and the assistants, four in number, manhandled the body into the van. on

At the doctors’ office where the body was laid, the villagers flocked hearing the news, all feeling and probing at the man’s body.

The first sign o f impending disaster was the death of Old Rollins.

He was found in the gutter, slime, closely resembling that o f the stranger, flowed out o f his nose and mouth. Next were the four assistans, all spewing out the yellow slime.

When it became apparent that death followed all those who had contact, directly or indirectly with the stranger, rioting broke out, and the police forces from the neighbouring villages were called in to quell the rioting.

But death was ever present; mothers, sons, daughters and fell, victims to the strangers’ curse.

fathers all

The area was cordoned off, but already thousands of miles away, the disease had spread. Over the radio, the announcer said that rioting was going on in the capitals o f the great countries of the world, then he too with a groan stopped. Another victim.

In the doctor’s room, the strange body lay in the bed, surrounded by scientists from all over the world trying to make serum; One by one, they fell but the rest continued until the last one with a sigh, rose and smiled thinly: Success at last. He stepped into the open, rubbed his face with his free hand, and feeling the slime, fell.

Just then the stranger go up: He stared at the unfamilar surroundings expecting to see the metal frame of the space ship: He gazed at the shining instruments and the people sleeping, then he remembered.

His men had mutinied he had alerted his home base Onxlym, only to have his men desert him on this inferior planet Earth. He remembered having a cold, and marvelled at its disappearance. No doubt these earth creatures were skilled medical men.

He went to the door o f the doctor’s house, smelt the sweet sickly smell of death, but not knowing its significance, he turned on his mind’s eye portrayer, thought of home and left.

Earth was doomed.

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RE-AR M AM ENT

Our world is full o f difficult people. The difficult Statesman, the difficult politican, the difficult colleague.

The primary question is, how do we react towards these people? The methods o f savage brutality, and victimisation o f all kinds, have long since become out dated. It is time that we begin to think like people, act like people and treat other people like people should be treated.

The problem in the world today is not the divided atom, it is divided man, unless we succeed in uniting man, we accomplish nothing.

Moral Re-Armament is a Revolution, a Revolution o f the human heart, and of the mind. It was started in 1908, by one man, Dr. Frank Buehman o f Pennsylvania in the United States. He was called upon to go to a college in Pennsylvania to solve a crisis there. When he reached there he saw that the only thing to awaken the youth and the older people to the situation, was a change in himself. He decided to change and to accept the four Absolute standards o f Honesty, Purity, Unselfishness and Love on which Moral ReArmament is based. From this one man the movement has now grown to tens o f thousands and has reached millions all over the United States, Korea, Japan, England, Latin America, Europe, and India.

Moral Re-Armament is not a sect, a religion or a substitute for religion; rather, it is a seed, and there is a significant change in those in whom the seed has been sown.

At one time there was a Moral Re-Armament conference in Miami and a gentleman by the name o f BETHLEM was there. He had twice been the ambassador o f BRAZIL to other countries. BETHLEM saw at the conference a play called the “ LADDER After the final curtains he said, and I quote “ The central figure in that play is myself. ” Now, Bethlem is tough. He is a general, and an industrialist, as well as a diplomat. He is not a sentimentalist nor a religious man. He was at the con­ ference with his wife and they were on their way to New York. T he idea of the play had such a profound effect on him that he turned and went back to Brazil. He called a meeting of some of the leading industrialists in his country.

He talked to these men about the gap between words and actions. He talked “about the power and influence they held, and the selfishness that possessed them. They were intelligent men bat living selfishly while trying to teach a nation how to live. That was his theme; He took very simple points He said: “ We employ men. We urge them to be honest. But we cheat on our taxes ” he said. “ We in Latin America make a great point of chastity for our wives, but you all know that we ourselves are not chaste. I for my part am going to stop that. ” General Bethlem had such an effect on the students o f Latin America that a number of them not only changed but decided they wanted to join with him in bringing a new concept o f character, high aims and motives to other people.

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This is what I regard as the basic problems we face today in each of our countries:- Each man is waiting on the other man to change. The wife is waiting on her husband to change. Each country is waiting on the other country to change.

Can we accomplish anything in this way ?

The key to the situation is to change ourselves and then show people how to live. Our problem is not political or economic; our problem lies in the character o f our leaders and the character of our labourers.

Most of us cheat at our income tax, cheat at our examinations, and are generally dishonest with our parents, headteachers, and friends. Can't we stop this intense hypocrisy ? Let us all join to do so by first cleaning ourselves. For it is said that no surgeon can have a successful operation if his hands are unclean.

Moral Re-Armament is a hope. Without this spirit which brings men together in a complete Moral transparency, there is positively no alternative to the vicious circles o f deception and mutual revenge.

Today, from the Arctic, to the Antarctic circle, from East to West, human beings have found a reason for living, and an amazing happiness in sharing, which is peace as it should be.

M y Conviction

a fte r m e e tin g M R.A.

When I first met Moral Re-Armament, it was about three months ago.

I was interested in what Mr. Hunte had to say, for it was then I saw that my behaviour in school was not what was expected o f me, and at the same time 1 was keeping back my classmates and myself. When Mr. Hunte spoke, I decided to stop all the fooling around I was doing in school, but this was not enough, and I did not grasp the idea until I learnt o f the four Absolute Standards.

I must say that the thought o f a trip to the United States made me excited, and I decided to take on the idea more fully.

The type of American youth that myself and yourselves are accustomed to seeing is what we call the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;"Hollywood Image â&#x20AC;? , and the stories we read in the immense amount o f pornographic literature presented on our bookstands. The type o f American youth that I met, was a passionate and dedicated lot o f young people, full o f convictions on how their lives had changed. They wanted to fight for something much more significant in our times than the sex, violence, hatred and bitterness which is present among our people; they dared to be the most controversial generation in history, and to help solve the immense problems o f humanity by solving and cleaning up their own lives.

These people that I met so struck me, that I felt out o f place with my little problems, I felt as if I was b ein g left out o f a great tidal wave o f hope. I was challenged on these four standards, and after writing out some o f the wrong things I had done in my life, I saw that my life on paper was different to what I actually thought it was.

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First all I found that I was very dishonest with my parents, brothers and sisters, friends and other people, and I keep maintaining that there is no greater liar than I was. If I can change anybody else can.

I found also that my life was not even near to pure much less absolutely pure, and there were certain things I had done, which made me ashamed and alarmed, to even think of them.

These things were great burdens to me, and I had to put things right with my friends, parents and relatives. I regarded getting honest with my parents as something which was absolutely impossible. This was how I felt because of what would appear in my confession.

It rested on my mind for several days, until I finally decided to write a letter to my mother asking for her forgiveness. Now I feel as if a great weight has been lifted from my conscience and I feel as if I have been freed from a gaol of chains.

KEITH FRANKLIN

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He got to understand in his seventeen years that beautiful moments are too often shattered by something which says that joy is wrong. So! when the unexpected came, he reacted with less surprise than self-pity.

Last week, the unexpected happened. He had just received news that he had won the third prize in an essay competition sponsored by a Commonwealth magazine: thirty dollars.

Whistling he walked home from school. He entered his room that he should clean some time, dropped his pen, pencils, keys on his desk-in-amess, saw a carelessly placed letter leaning against his ink-bottle. Happily, he ripped the envelope open, still whistling as he did so, and read the shorter letter.

He reread it: to confirm his comprehension o f the contents. Shaking his head with a smile, he threw the paper down; calmly began to undress and change, making faces at his mirror, whistling all the more loudly.

Then he discovered that he was whistling nonsense: the note broke: he swallowed, realising that he had not swallowed since he read the letter.

Letter, letter, letter, let her, let her; he didn’t care at all ( he had to keep it up to the audience watching the stage, his bedroom, and every muscle he twitched ).

This crisis could not have been avoided, unless he had ignored his emotions when confronted with love.

The face in the mirror had a fat vein pounding through his skin. It throbbed to every beat of his shrunken heart. Carefully, he placed his fingers over his brow, dropped his eyelids, sighed. Walked over to his portable record-player that sat in a corner of his room; he lifted its lid, chose a record. A push of a lever, then the music: a saxophone, low; soft moaning, crying, ( he knew why he chose that record); light violins in the background: a sharp whisper o f the jazz drums: the slow regular tumbbb of the bass.

He sat on his bed, listening with cocked ear, hand on knee, little finger between his teeth. He began to tap his toes, grit his teeth. The jazz he allowed to become part o f him, as the soundtrack music is part of the film.

His cheek was patched with a shadow: he raised his eyebrows in unconcern.

Then a change: he rushed to his desk, grasped the letter in his hands, crumpled it until the angry veins bulged on his arm.Opening his fingers slowly, he let the letter drop in a ball at his toes. He kicked it, sending it skidding across the room. Head in hands he saw a fat bead plunking onto the floor; another; another. But one, instead of failing to the floor, vexed him by rolling down his nose, refusing to budge as it hung on the tip. He shook his head and the tear finally fell. ( Could he manage another ? ).

Suddenly the music changed: happy, blaring, laughing. He walked over to the record player and turned up the volume with his big toe. It became loud, to a point of being senseless, distorted; scratched with awful sounds.

His mother rushed into the room. “ Turn down that radio ! What do you think you’re doing? Turn down the damn rad io!” He switched off the record-player with his toe: standing there like a hollow man. There was silence as his mother stared at him with bulging eyes. “ Boy, what’s wrong with you ? Why were you playing that thing so loud ? ” Slowly: <c I won the. essay competition, Mum ”, he said.

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“ SCHOOLDAYS

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FUN ”

On the 27 th o f May, at 8 00 p.m., the junior choir walked on stage in front of a packed auditorium to begin the school’s production. “ Schooldays can be Fun ” . They sang the school song and then “ Schooldays ” written by Frank Pilgrim, to the music o f Moller.

The narrator, Mr. Isaacs, introduced the first scene, “Q.C., one hundred years Ago, the days when discipline was discipline.” The scene opens in dis­ order, with slingshots and other weapons playing a very prominent part. In walks the headmaster (Bernard Young) and order is restored immediately The headmaster has barely started the days canings when he is interrupted by a message, “ the visitor has arrived The visitor, Mr. Jeremy Richtipper (Gordon Glasheen) enters looking his part in a dinner jacket with monacle and umbrella. The music master (Audrey Joseph) conducted the Junior school (the Junior choir) in “ Lovely N ig h t” with a descant recorder accompaniment. Then Orpington major (Howard Phillips) and Martin (Cox) sung “ On Wings o f Song” by Mendelssohn.

The guest then requested a tenor and Querry (Jnr.) (Maxwell) sang “Mattinata"

by Leoncavalo. The combined choirs closed the scene with Handel’s “ Hallelujah Chorus ” .

The singing in this scene was very well done and Miss Dolphin must be congratulated on the very fine performance of the school choirs. The emphasis on singing rather detracted from the acting, and the disorder scene was some­ what overdone, but the individual actors, Glasheen, Joseph and Young played their parts quite well.

The narrator then introduced the second act, “ Forum in the Classroom” This scene depicted a Roman Forum prepared by the boys o f Upper, Middle, Lower, Subterraean Form C. The scene is set in a Roman market-place with citizens conversing in Latin. A Roman Lady (Denis Dewar) crosses the scene and she is ‘spotted’ by a few citizens. Their wiles are however twarthed by her husband (Charlie Cambridge) who came by waving a blunt cudgel, “ Hie ! Haec ! Hie ! Haec ! ” on marched the centurion (Oberon Wade) and his party o f soldiers. He had the audience rolling with laughter with his drill. Then on came Julius Caesar (Glasheen) and the citizens sang the Anthem ‘c Julius Caesar is a Bum ” which moved the audience to screams.

In typical Shakesperean style, Caesar is stabbed by the conspirators (Rambarrat and Storey) and falls with the cry “ Et Tu Brute! ” Brutus (Storey) replied, l am James Bond” and to cap it all Caesar says “ If you is James Bond, 1 is a Baccoo”.

The acting in this scene was splendid, Wade stealing the show as the Centurian. Glasheen was also very good as Caesar. Rambarrat and Storey tended to rush their lines so their diction was very indistinct. Mr. Thompson, as director must be congratulated on the very good acting in this scene; which he directed from onstage. The school thanks the Theatre Guild for the loan of costumes for this scene.

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The next scene was the Spanish class performing a Spanish festival of the young men of “ Isla de Juanita The Junior choir again displayed their well known ability at singing traditional Spanish tunes. The setting was very romantic with coloured lights and extremely colourful Spanish costumes. T he boys first sang “ La Cucuracha ”, with Cox singing the solo part; then “ El Zapatero ” , with Brian DeFreitas singing the solo part. The choir also sang “ El Quelete ”, <c Tecolet de Guadana ”, 66 Las Mananitas ” , ‘‘ Juanita” and finally “ Buenos Noches Howard Phillips and Denis Kadan performed creditably on the guitar.

We thank Mrs. Andersen for assisting in the stage direction and in teaching the boys the 5 opening dance. For the colourful costumes, praise must be given to Misses Cicely Robinson, Ivy Loncke, Edna Profitt and Lynette Heathe.

The last scene , was the Tour Club Scene where the Q.C. tour club is being entertained by El Dorado Jones (Neville McAndrew) and his gang.

The scene was played by the Male Voice Choir with Denis Kadan on the guitar. The scene opens with Sancho gone, e pot a catch a fire” .

The group then greeted three visitors; a Barbadian, James Plantagenet Stuart Agincourt Browne (John Wills complete with helmet and umbrella), a Trinidadian ( Michael Patterson with a red jacket and hearing aid ) and a Jamaican played by Charles Maxwell.

The scene was filled with humour as John Wills sang an operatic ver­ sion o f “ Brother Willie ”. The Trickydadian, when called upon to give an item tried to sing “ Sly Mongoose ” in o minor and z flat, and the choir then sang it properly. “ Timberman” was the next number and it was beautifully done by the choir with Me Andrew and Aubrey Joseph singing the lead parts. Then the Jamaican lead the choir in “ Rain, Rain ” with the whole crowd sheltering under umbrellas. The scene comes to a climax when the visitors are told they cannot get back to Georgetown on time unless they make the journey to Bartica in El Dorado Jones’s boat. The boys formed into a boat across the stage and accompanied by very realistic rowing, they shoot “ Itanamie ”, and the curtain closed. Both the singing and the acting in this scene were excellent with Me Andrew as Jones and Wills as the Barbadian stealing the show.

The show was a resounding success and played to packed audiences at both performances. So much so that a special extra performance was held. The show received favourable comments from patrons and all press reviews were complimentary. This success was a fitting reward to Miss Dolphin, who did the bulk of the work in organising the show and she must be given all praise and congratulation.

Mr. Isaacs, the narrator, must also be congratulated for doing a very efficient job. I must not for­ get to thank Mr. Ridley, an old boy. for his work as stage manager, and the stage hands. Also the B.H.S. girls who assisted with make-up.

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Poet’s Corner Robin Hood the Bold Robin Hood the righter Who with his sword so Tormented his foes so That he was known as

of wrong, strong, long, Robin the Bold.

He and his band of merry men, Amounted to more than fourscore and ten, He fought so bravely then, That he was known as Robin the Bold.

He fought the fight, To uphold the right, With the greatest o f his might, That he was known as Robin the Bold He with his cloak o f Lincoln green, So courageously travelled the forest all unseen, A menace to the Sheriff’s men it may seem, That he was known as Robin the Bold.

C. O. DOW - Form IV a

The Mango Of dainty fruits to man bestowed, Foremost the classy catalogue The tasty mango stands: With a yellow peachy pearlike hue, Lcvelier than the lovely few, Like a fairy’s cheek in fairyland.

What richer gift can we inherit ?

What sweeter juice can be aquired By any hungry hand ?

No composition of pleasant words.

No screechy songs by plumy birds* Can sing of the Fruit o f f;our native land.

B y J. T . A . M O R R IS - F orm 4A

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Youth Has Nothing To Say Youth has nothing to say.

It babbles and chatters, Frets about sterile matters, Condemns and curses the day. rts head is full of honest logic Which a schoolmaster shatters.

It questions magic.

Puts aside God, but cries out in pain And prayer, when it is stained With blood on a football field.

Youth has everything easy And it throws off motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loving shield.

It has no conscience and is constantly queasy.

Youth is a furious empty furnace, a sun That will never cool, never yield Until the very end which is very soon.

R. B. CHAN - L. VI Classical

The Field From this window I see them Tiny on the field covered with Sunshine. In all, they are 6 : 1 is hoeing, 3 swing scythes; Each of the others bides his Time leaning on a field roller.

Their pants wriggle in the wind.

A cloud shadow slides across the field and Covers each o f the figures for a Brief time. When the wind shivers through A patch of tall fine grass, smoke Seems to be rising from the earth.

Have they ever noticed these things in their Long consecutive days ? Are they the poets o f The field? If not, would they learn to Love their banality if they noticed these useless Mysteries ? And would they grow to love the D on k eys and the dung and the science of Their scythes, if they stopped and started to Search for further worthless nothings in them ?

R. B. CHAN - L VI Classical

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Young Seed O now buried bitch, Your seed need your sap O f food, o f blood, o f love Which they once lived on.

You slowly waned, and As you died, plucked, Your seed survived death’s hand, Which groped for them and failed.

Man nursed them with all He nursed from nature, Who stubborn heard the call O f fruit’s seed forsaken.

But animal love Spat back on man and Reigned a sorrowing sod Within seed's bloodless heart.

Seed’s wet pink mouth seek Supple warm breasts, on Man’s untutored frame in vain, A nd w eakening strains

a

cry.

So now, buried bitch, Arise, and thrust your limbs Above the soil to seed which Seek you, yes, your useless form.

JOHN R. RICKFORD - L. JI Classica

Independence Freedom Freedom Freedom Freedom

to do as you would care, to trade with and to share, to fly your flag about, your anthem’s tune to shout.

You will call your B.G. Guyana, Have a Governor-general to honour, An impartial Ombudsman up to set, Call the Legislature your Cabinet.

Is this only what Independence means ?

Do Guyanese remain in separate teams ?

Do they foreign things prefer ?

While those from Guyana they defer ?

No, this is not Independence, Hard work, honesty and self reliance, Unity, one people, one destiny People of Guyana, lend your country.

D. O. CRITCHLOW - Form V a

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Queen’s College When this school was opened by Sir Charles Wooley, Who had the Honours of K.C.M.G. Undoubtedly he never knew, Just what honours this school would pull through.

This school went from honour to honour, Not satisfied with being the best school in B.G* It searched for honours across the sea, Amazing our opponents with our scholastic power.

Soon the title of best school As our students were proving Two Guiana’s there were this To get both o f them we had

in the Caribbean was ours, every hour. year, nothing to fear.

A school like this will never die, For the deeds o f our students and scholars that have made us proud.

Will live on afterwards like Mt. Roraima, To show that Q.C. helped to mould our Guiana.

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Away I

Go

Away I go o’er mountains steep, My erring child to find And ne’er shall to my eyes come sleep* Till I from life resign.

Unless my child I do redeem, And bring him to the fold* T o me for sure my life would seem, Something dismal and cold.

Five days ago my child did leave With bread to spare and wine, By now ’tis done, and I will leave With food and help divine.

My child I'll On a lonely With chords Now nothing

find, my child I found mountain track, o f love my child I bound* does he lack.

G. E. O, H. Me ALLISTER - Form III C

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LAFF” !

CUSTOMER: “W aiter, w h a t’s; this?”

WAITER: “I t’s bean soap, sir ” CUSTOMER: “I don’t w an t to k n o w w hat it’s been, I w a n t to k n o w w h a t it is,

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TEACHER: “John, h ow do you address a D u k e?”

JOHN: “Y our Lordship, sir.”

TEACHER: “Correct.

Tim , h ow do you address a D uchess ?”

TIM: “Your Ladyship, sir” TEACHER: “R ight. P aul, h ow do you address an A dm iral?”

PAUL: “Y our B attlesh ip , sir!”

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MOTHER: “M ary, are you sleep in g?”

MARY: “Yes, m oth er.”

MOTHER: “Turn off the ligh t th en .”

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TEACHER: “Sam, define the w ord ‘ap petite’.”

SAM: “W hen y o u ’re eatin g y o u ’re ’appy, w hen y ou get through yo u ’re tigh t, that’s appetite, sir.”

★

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DAVID: “D arling, w hisper those three w ords that w ill m ake m e w a lk on air.”

GIRL: “Go hang y o u rself.”

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GROOM: “H ow did you m ake this cak e dear?”

BRIDE: “H ere is th e recipe. I clipped it out from a m agazine.”

GROOM: “A re you sure you read th e right side? On th e other side tells you h o w to m ake a rock garden.”

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PA RSO N : “Sir, did you understand the serm on?”

LEADER: “V ery w ell, indeed, sir. Yes! So in stru ctiv e — in fact I didn’t k n o w w h at sin rea lly w as u n til you cam e.”

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CO-OP S O C IE T Y 1964-65 PRESIDENT:

— M. S. Israel.

SECRETARY:

— T. A. Sm ith.

SUB-TREA SU R ER S:

— T. Gajra;j, J.M assay,

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:— B. Robertson, V.P y le, C. G lasgow .

J. Persaud.

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P h illip s,

Christm as Term: No gen eral m eetin gs w ere h eld and the society w as defunct for m ost o f the term , due to the fact that an audit w as being carried out.

Tow ards th e end of the term h ow ever, the audit w as finished and th e pass books w ere returned to m em bers of the S ociety. A n ew system of num bering w as introduced and n ew registers w ere m ade out. P ass books w ere returned to their ow ners and there w as banking for the rest of th e term . N ew m em bers w ere accepted into the society and these w ere m ostly about 50 first form ers.

Easter Term: A gain th ere w ere no gen eral m eetin gs and b anking w as resum ed.

A lthough the term w as fa irly short, th e response w as v er y good.

A ugust Term*. One gen eral m eetin g w as h eld during th is term , but th is w as v ery p oorly attended. A m odicum of m em bers w as p resen t and th erefore electio n s had to be cancelled. Thus ex ecu tiv es for the school year 1965-66 are still to be elected.

Thanks m ust go to M iss D evon ish of the Education D epartm ent for her tireless w ork in h elp in g us to catch up on lost w ork.

J. MASSAY T. GAJRAJ

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LITERARY

AND DEBATING SOCIETY

PR ESIDEN T

— P. D. FR ASER ,

VIC E-PRESID ENT

—-J. L. ROBINSON,

SECRETARY

— K. S. BYRNE,

RECORDING SECTY.

— D. A. MORRISON,

COMMITTEE MEMBERS — R. O. KISSO ON, G. R. GLASHEEN, J. O. B. W ILLS.

W hen the n ew com m ittee took office in Sep tem b er 1964, it w as faced w ith the im m ediate problem o f revitalizin g th e society w h ich w as in a rut.

A t our first m eetin g there w ere m any in v itee s from B.H .S. It w as hoped that the p resen ce of girls plus the added attraction o f a d ebate on m atters of sex w ould capture the in terest of senior m em bers of the school.

E ven this attem pt failed.

The year 1964-65 w as a poor year for th e society.

M eetings w er e fe w and far b etw een , audiences w ere few er still, th e school team fared b adly in tw o extern al com petitions and the H ouse D ebating com petition did not tak e place.

A ll ib is is very bad for the records.

D uring the first term there w ere a few in tern al debates.

The m ost su ccess­ fu l one involved Mr. W ishart and Mr. Isaacs.

In the P atrick D argan C om pe­ titio n w e lost to K am oa in th e first round.

The sp lit decision o f the jud ges d ispleased m ost of those w ho w ere present.

D uring the second term w e w e l­ com ed Mr. N. A. R obinson w ho assum ed office as Supervisor in the place of Mr. R. J. Moore. D uring th e final term the school team took part in a com p etition sponsored by Bookers.

We w on in th e first round by d efau lt w hen the op po­ sition fa iled to turn up, w e obtained a b ye in th e second round, and w h en w e debated for th e first tim e, w e lost to Kam oa.

This tim e the decision w as u n an i­ m ous, y et it proved displeasing to alm ost everyon e present.

It is also sign ifi­ cant that in th ese com petitions our team proved to be the on ly one w h ich m ade a serious attem pt to avoid p ed dling “m an -in -th e-street” v iew s.

Thus, fu tu re debaters are faced w ith th e choice of either courting ration al thought w ith the h ope of salvaging G uiana’s debating standard at the risk o f frustration, or throw ing reason to the dogs for the sake of a fe w trophies.

W hatever happens, th e n ew com m ittee m ust realize that o n ly hard w ork w ill ensure su ccessfu l debating in Q ueen’s C ollege.

W e h ave the m aterial and w e h a v e an en thusiastic supervisor; and all that is n o w n eeded is a d edicated com m ittee. If the n ew com m ittee is in terested in salvagin g the society, th ey h a v e the sincerest good w ish es fro m the ou tgoing co m m ittee .

KEITH S. BYRNE, (S e c r e ta r y )/

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T. V. W ILK INSO N — PR ESIDEN T J. T. MORRIS

— SECRETARY

J. GAJRAJ, K. CORSBIE, M. ROBERTSON and R. RAM BIHAR. This year has not been very su ccessful, but m uch ta len t w as unearthed by the h ard-w orking com m ittee.

D ue to a gen eral lack of in terest and tim e, o n ly part of the program m e planned could be put into action.

D R A M A T IC

S O C IE T Y

P re s id e n t

R. B. CHAN

V ic e -P re s id e n t

F. R. RICKFORD

S ecre ta ry

Gr. I. GUM BS. MR. V. J. RAM RAJ

S u p e rv is o r

F ollow in g sim ilar trends as in last year the D ram atic S o ciety failed in its effort at rejuvenation. P lan s for the H ouse Dram a C om petition did not succeed in gettin g o ff the ground, since in terest in the com petition n ev er becam e fu lly aw akened. Som e H ouses m ade h alf-h earted attem pts to produce plays, others n ever becam e interested despite repeated rem inders and exten sion s of the clo s­ in g date. The school has therefore been u nfortun ate in not b en efittin g from the training and preparation in D ram atic techn iqu es w h ich am bassadors from Q ueen’s C ollege u nderw ent, along w ith students from other secondary schools in G eorgetow n at the T heatre G uild. It is a great p ity since the standard of th e H ouse D ram a C om petition could h ave b een raised m uch higher.

We h ow ever exp ress our thanks to our supervisor Mr. Ramraj w ho seem s to possess a w id e range of ideas on the function of the D ram atic S o ciety but w ho w as never able to have th ese enacted because of the lack of in terest am ong the boys.

A ny how , the best of lu ck for n ex t year and let us hope to see Q ueen’s C ol­ le g e boys m uch m ore en thusiastic about dram atics.

GORDON I. GUM BS, Secretary.

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SECRETARY

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R. A. C. N G -A-FO O K .

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RECORDING SECRETARY

B , O. V. H A R R IPR A SH A D .

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V. S. C. SA N K A T.

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SUPERV ISO R

MR. GOPAUL.

O bjects of the Society: To prom ote the in terest of its m em bers in scientific a ctiv ities and subjects, and to im prove their k n ow led ge in m atters scientific.

T he past scholastic y ea r of 1964/65 h as b een a m em orable one for th e S cien ce S ociety. The m ost n otew orth y even t w as the celebration of th e tenth an­ n iv ersa ry of the S ociety since its in auguration on th e 23rd Septem ber, 1954. We w ere sorry to lo se our supervisor, Mr. Trotz, at the b egin n in g of the year, but his p lace w as tak en by an eq u ally capable and h elp fu l person, Mr. Gopaul. T here w ere m any lectures, tours and film show s during the past year. The lectures th em ­ se lv es proved to be both in terestin g and in form ative.

The S o cie ty ’s m eetin gs w er e w e ll attended throughout th e year and it is hoped that th is is a sign of continued success o f th e S ociety in the future. W e w ere happy to h ave in attend ance m em bers from B ish op ’s H igh School, to w hom m em ­ bership is open to the fifth and sixth form s, and w e look forw ard to th e con tin u ­ ance o f th eir support. It is w ith regret that w e noted the absence of M iss Thom p­ son, our B.H .S. represen tative, during th e latter h alf of the year. W e hope that this is not a sign of lack of in terest on her part.

A s usual there w ere not m any m eetin gs during the final term o f the school year, th is being d ue to the m em bers from the U pper S ix th s w ho w ere stud yin g for their G.C.E. “A ” le v e l exam inations. We sin cerely hope that in the com ing y ea r m ore F ifth and L ow er S ix th students join the Society.

F in ally, the C om m ittee takes this opportunity o f exp ressin g its sin cere thanks to the m any lecturers, p ersonn el of the B.I.S., U .S.I.S. and a ll th ose co r­ porations that w e h ave toured, for their hink services and courtesies exten d ed to us. W e also thank the m em bers of the S ociety for th eir co-operation and support g iv en to us during the year.

The fo llo w in g is a list o f m eetin gs held during the year: 8th October

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L ecture by Mr. D urga-S in gh on “Origin of L ife.”

22nd O ctober

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F ilm S h ow b y th e B.I.S. on (1) R e se a rc h fo r b e tte r liv in g .

(2)

O for O xygen.

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Insects pests and food.

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L ecture b y Mr. Barton on “N uclear P hysics.

3rd N ovem ber —

Tour of th e D em erara Tobacco Com pany.

2nd D ecem ber —

L ectures by Mr. E. B arrington on “G row th o f E lectricity .”

(2)

15th January

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Mr. F. A. K han on “P hotograp h y.”

F ilm show by th e U .S.I.S. on, (1)

Y oung E ngineer.

(2)

W hat is disease.

(3)

H aw aii.

(4)

P rinciples o f electricity.

(5)

O rigin o f the m otion picture.

20th January

L ecture by Mr. W atts on “C ybern etics.”

10th February

L ecture by Mr. Thom pson o n “A glim p se in to lo g ic.”

12th February

Tour of B an ks B rew eries.

23rd F ebruary

— L ectures by Mr. Blarney on “H oovercraft.” fo llo w ed by a film sh ow on; (1) H oover craft.

(2)

R iding high.

(3)

C ushion craft.

6th March

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Tour of Enm ore Sugar Estate.

10th M arch

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Tour o f the E lectricity Corporation.

15th June

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L ectures b y th ree students.

16th J u ly

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Mr. Thom as on “P ea cefu l u ses o f A tom ic E n ergy.”

(2)

Mr. R am bharose on “M aths and U ltra-soun d.”

(3)

Miss M. P ersaud on “G en etics.”

F ilm show by the B.I.S. (1) A tom ic ach ievem en t.

(2) (3)

22nd J u ly

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This is H ong K ong.

Explorers in th e A ntartic.

A nn ual gen eral m eetin g.

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B. O. V. Harriprashad.

S ecretary

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R. Bacchus.

Treasurer

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R. E. C heeks.

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Supervisors

— M essrs. LOWE and N. K. R O BIN SO N .

T he S o ciety this year, although ex p erien cin g trem end ous setbacks, has fun ction ed w ith a fair d egree of satisfaction. The w ork in g duration of both th e C hristm as and Sum m er term s w as v ery m uch shortened. T he form er w as due to a late start and an abrupt early end b ecause of tech n ica l fau lts in th e dark room and the latter as u sual to exam in ations. The b u lk of th e w o rk w as th reefold d one during th e E aster term and a certain am ount o f in terest w as show n.

D uring th e past year, a tour o f th e city, suggested b y our supervisor Mr. L ow e, w as m ade b y a fe w of the senior b oys and a num ber of in teresting sh ots taken. W hat w as lack in g th is year h ow ever, w as professional w ork done b y th e society, and th is can h on estly be ascribed to th e lack o f co-operation on th e part o f m em bers. W ork d one for non-m em bers can be a considerable boost to th e fin­ an cial p osition of the society. A s a resu lt o f this, lack o f co-operation alm ost a ll incom e w as through m em bers’ subscriptions. The S ociety, h ow ever, is in a sound financial position for norm al fun ction in g but funds are n eed ed for expansion.

W ithout doubt, the m ost significant steps tow ards im provem en t is the fa ct that w e, h ave had th e use o f the n ew dark room of the C hem istry laboratory from the b egin n in g of the Eastern term . This should d efinitely foster in terest as a w h o le and esp ecially am ong boys of the low er school w h ere m em bership is sadly la ck ­ ing. N o w w e can h ave m eetin gs im m ed iately after school rather than w a it u n til it is dark, as w as form erly the case.

In order to provide adequate equipm ent for the dark room , the society has started la tely on a financial drive. T he first step tow ards this end w as to am end a ru le so that all m em bers w ish in g to do w ork m ust provide their ow n paper. I hope that th e n ew officials of th e so ciety w ill continue in the fun d-raising ven ture so th at w e can h ave a w e ll equipped dark room . It is n eed less to m en tion th e ad­ van tages to be obtained as a resu lt of this. A ll m em bers, w ish to exp ress th eir thanks to Mr. L ow e for the use of h is personal dark room for the past tw o years, a fa c ility for w h ich w e are m ost grateful.

F in ally, I w ish to ad vise m em bers to pay k een attention to a ll the v a lu a b le tips o f better photography g iven them by both M essrs. L o w e and R obinson for th eir ow n im provem ent and I w ish th e n ew com m ittee a ll success in th e com in g year.

FAZEL A. KHAN, Secretary/T reasurer

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S O C IE T Y L. HOLDER. A . SMITH. C. PERRY.

T his year w as n ot a v ery active year for th e society. H ow ever, w e m ade tw o extractions during the first term . A s u su al the school provided the m arket.

The society has also im proved in m em bership. S ev en b o y s from th e lo w er sch ool joined the society during this year. M em bership h as b een encouraged by th e fact that th e society n ow has good equipm ent for p rotection from the bee(s.

D urin g the second term the ob servation h iv e w a s attacked by w a x m oth larvae. The h iv e w as clean ed then it w as fed . The m em bers to o k turns in d aily inspection. The h ive regain ed its strength and is n o w quite healthy. A ll the h iv es fram es w ere changed so as to ensure good q u ality honey. S u p p lies w ere a b it diffi­ cu lt to obtain this year but th e B.G. B ee-K eep in g A ssociation is plann in g to supply m em bers w ith equipm ent. M uch activ ity is planned for n ex t year and w e hope that the society w ill continue to attract boys, esp ecia lly from the lo w er school.

S. HOLDER. P resid en t

L. HOLDER.

IS L A M IC

S ecretary

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A. SMITH.

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R. BACCHUS. President A . B. MOHABOOB. V ice-P resid en t M. H U SSA IN .

S ecretary S. A . N A SIR , K. ROHOM AN, , C om m ittee M em bers MR. S. M. D . IN SA N A L L Y .

Supervisor This year w e w elcom ed Mr. S. M. D. In sanally as our supervisor. Our pro­ program m e over the past year has b een quite ex ten siv e and w e w ere fa irly su c­ cessful. N ot on ly w ere w e able to cater for th e need s o f our m em bers but w e w ere also able to arrange an in ter-h igh school sem inar w h ich extend ed from M arch 3 to A pril 7, and also a lecture “ISLAM IN THE MODERN W ORLD’’. On both occa­ sions our guest lecturer M oulvi M. A , N asir talked ex te n siv e ly on Islam ic T h eo­ logy. Such w as the en thu siasm that he so inspired in the m em bers w h o attended, that som e students from other school in dicated their in ten tion of form ing Islam ic societies in other schools.

A m ong the other lectu res d elivered w er e :— ( I ) “Islam in Great B ritain ” ■ — by Mr. K arim . ( I I ) “Islam in th e M iddle E ast” — b y Mr. S. M. V. N asseer. ( I I I ) “P racticab ility and its ex cellen ce in Islam ” — b y Mr. N asir.

A lthou gh attendance during the year w as not v ery good, y et the so ciety had an active w e e k ly program m e. W e look forw ard to m ore co-op eration from th e boys, esp ecially from the low er school. W e are v ery gratefu l to a ll those w ho m ade this so c iety ’s program m e a success and, A IN S H A A LLAH , look forw ard for the grow th o f the ISLAM IC SOCIETY, as w e ll as the Islam ic N a tio n as a w h ole.

M, H U SSA IN — Secretary.

OFFICE BEARERS 1965-1966.

PR ESIDEN T — R. BACCHUS. V IC E-PRESID ENT — S. A . N A SIR , SECRETARY — F. ALLI. COMMITTEE MEMBERS: — K. ROHOM AN, M. K. H A N IF.

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N. KH A N .

V ice-P resid en t

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R. E. CHEEKS.

Secretary

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M. A. PATTERSON*

Treasurer

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T. A. SMITH.

C om m ittee M em bers

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F* LIVERPOOL.

S up ervisors

M ESSRS. N. K. R OBINSON and M ANGAL.

The past year, for th e Tour Club, has been a bit m ore a ctiv e than recent year.s. This m ay be due to the fact that conditions w ere m ore favou rab le throughout th e country than it has b een for a long tim e. L ate in A ugust a p arty o f tw en ty -tw o in clu d ing Mr. Sm ith and Mr. Y hap toured K am arang and th e U pper M azaruni R iver D istrict. The trip proved to b e m ost ex c itin g and ed u ca­ tional.

D uring th e year, a num ber of tours w er e m ade to industrial sites around G eorgetow n. P laces toured w ere:— B anks B rew eries Lim ited, R aham an’s Soda F actory, D em erara Sugar Term inals L im ited, B ookers M anufacturing D rug C om pany L im ited and B ritish G uiana L ithographic C om pany L im ted. W e had also arranged tours to T orginol (B.G .) L im ited, C ontinental C onfectionery L im ited, and B.G. S tock feed s L im ited, but ow in g to pressure o f th e school a ctiv ities w e w ere forced to can cel them .

In A pril a sp ecia lly elected fun d-raising com m ittee organiesed and h eld a b all in th e A uditorium and D in ing H all. This w as not as su ccessfu l as a sim ilar effort m ade a year ago, n everth eless a sm all profit w as m ade. I m ust here com ­ m end certain m em bers of th e club w h ose help in m akin g the preparations w a s in valu able.

R ight n ow plans are b ein g m ade to tour th e K aieteur F alls area d uring A ugust. It is lik e ly that because of lack of funds, on ly a few boys w ill be ab le to m ake the trip.

On b eh alf of th e outgoing com m ittee, I w ould lik e to exten d best w ish es to th e n ew com m ittee, and n ew m em bers, and hope th ey w ill liv e up to the n ew id eals o f th e club.

M. A . PATTERSON, (S ecreta ry ).

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REPORT FOR SEPTEM BER (1964)— A U G U ST (1965) For th e past academ ic year th e a ctiv ities o f th is club h a v e b een at a m inim um . This has b een so for m any reasons, ch ief am ong them b ein g a la ck o f thin gs to do and a su bsequ en t d isin terestedn ess on th e part o f m em bers.

H ow ever, a ll has not b een on th e dark side.

L ast y ea r a v is it w as paid to the P ost Office T elecom m u nications b uildin g on Brickdam .

T h is w a s a m ost in form ative tour.

Earlier th is year, v isits w er e also paid to B roadcasting H ouse and F orce Control.

A check w as also m ade o f our equipm ents, and som e instrum ents w ere deem ed ob solete b y th e A rm y S ig n a l Corps.

Furtherm ore, the in ter-com system w as rem oved from throughout the sch ool and m em bers tinkered w ith it for quite a few m eetin gs.

The organisation and activities of the club cou ld b e v a stly im proved but it needs an in structor in R adiology, to furth er members* k n o w led g e of the subject; m ore im agin ative financial m em bers are also needed.

The fo llo w in g office-bearers h ave been elected for the y ear 1965— 1966. ........................................

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M. S ec r e ta ry /T r e a s u r e r

PEN

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N U N E S-D eSO U Z A K. H A N IF F

R. OWEN

PALS

P resid en t ........................................ M. J. Vice P r e s i d e n t ...............................J. R. S ecretary ........................................ E. L. S u p e rviso r ...............................Miss.

CLUB

DOW RICKFORD SCOTT A. A. A K A I

C o m m itte e M em bers R. B. CHAN K. SING H

Form al club m eetin gs w ere h eld regu larly during th e past year, but u nfortun ately, th ey w ere p oorly attended. N everth eless, the club w as able to fu lfil the school’s dem ands for pen friend s of a ll ages.

This year the bond of friendship w as extend ed to you ngsters in th e U .S.A , Canada, U.K ., G erm any and nearer hom e in the C aribbean area. H ere w e m ay m en tion that upon receivin g a requ est for fifteen pen pals from a girls school in Barbados) the club w as im m ed iately invaded by a num ber of fifth form ers w ho w ere on ly too w illin g to oblige.

Indeed, the response w as so great that w e could not but disappoint som e.

On the w h o le the past year has been a fairly satisfactory one for the P en P als Club. We hope that n ex t year w ill be an even m ore su ccessfu l one and that m ore boys w ill com e forw ard and tak e ad vantage of th e clu b ’s fa cilities. W e w ou ld lik e to w ish the n ew ly appointed com m ittee a ll success fo r the com ing year.

The n ew C om m ittee for th e year ........................................

P re s id e n t Vice P r e s i d e n t ...............................

S e c r e ta ry ........................................

C o m m itte e m e m b e r s .....................

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M. J. DOW D. GHOSE L. H. ARNO G. L. W ILSON C. RAM BARAT

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T. A K A I D. F R A SE ft YOUNG C. P. LOW -A-CHEE E. N U R SE. G. O. RICHARDS

A t the b egin n in g of the school year, it w a s good to see that our m em ber­ ship w as not confined m ain ly to th e 5th and 6th form s as In the p reviou s year, but that the low er school w as w e ll represented, D uring the second term , a k nock-out tournam ent w a s planned, one o f the< 5th and 6th form s and one for th e 4th and low er form s. D ue to pressure of ou r annual athletic sports and th e end .of term exam in ation it did not get under w a y u ntil the final term of the year.

In the S en ior section N. S. PCrsaud, and A. Y oung, w ere th e finalists and in the Junior section, B ourne and G hose w ere the finalists.

Y oung and B ourne ev en tu a lly em erged cham pions of their resp ective sections w h en th e finals w ere p layed off.

T. AKAI

The 1965 Rotary Boy’s Camp in Paramaribo D urin g the A ugust h olidays, six boys w ere selected b y the G eorgetow n R otary Club to represent B.G. at th e A nnual Y outh Camp h eld in Param aribo.

T hree Q.C. boys — A ubrey P hang, Gordon W ilson, and Jam es Rajroop, w ere in cluded in the team . The cam p is sponsored every year by th e R otary Clubs of the th ree Guianas, and each year the ven u e is changed to another o f th e three countries. T he purpose of th ese cam ps is to foster g o o d w ill and prom ote b etter relation ship s am ong the you th s of th e three lands.

A t this camp, F rench G uiana w as also represented by six boys, and seven boys from Surinam acted as our hosts. W e le ft B.G. on Saturday 14th A ugust, and spent th e fo llo w in g tw o w eek s in Surinam , w h ere our stay w a s ex trem ely in terestin g and en joyable. A t the Lands Internaat, a governm ent h o stel for rural students, w e exp erien ced the fam ous D utch h ospitality.

A m ong th e places of in terest w e visited , w er e the recen tly erected H yd ro­ electric Dam at A fobaka; the Parbo b eer b rew ery; th e B ritish A m erican Tobacco Company; the M useum; K ola C reek— the popular D utch h o lid a y camp; B ru yn zeel Lum ber Company, and the sm all tow n of N iew A m sterdam , w h ich contains a sort of old fort housing m an y relics of W orld War II. W e w ere also taken on a guided tour of Param aribo and its suburbs; th e day b efore w e le ft w e visited th e annual C onfriari fair. In a lig h ter v ein , w e took part in a frien d ly in ter-cou ntry gam es of footb all, v o lle y -b a ll, and tabletennis. On Saturday 28th A ugust, the cam p cam e to a regrettab le end, and as w e returned hom e, w e carried w ith u s the m em ories of an e x tr em ely happy and en jo yab le h oliday. For all th ey did for us, w e should lik e to exp ress our h earty thanks to the R otary Club of G eorgetow n, and w e hope that th e 1966 Camp w h ich th ey w ill be organising h ere in Guyana, w ill b e a h u g e success.

Aubrey Phang,

Gordon Wilson,

Jam es Rajroop.

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A s w as indicated in the last report, this year w as d evoted alm ost e x ­ clu siv ely to th e Juniors, in order to try and estab lish som e firm foundation from w h ich w e could b uild up. A ccord ingly w e b rok e th e u sual practice of restricting entry of recruits to about four in dividu als, a p ractice, in cid en ta lly , that after a lot of tim e and effort sp en t train in g seldom n etted us m ore than tw o T enderfeet. Instead, th e doors w ere throw n w id e open to a ll those in ­ terested, particu larly in the Easter Term , w h en w e had m ore tim e to d evote to basic training. A fter the exp ected num ber dropped out, w e w ere le ft w ith an u nu sually strong core of T end erfeet w h ich provid ed us w ith som e ex c ellen t m aterial w ith w h ich to re-establish our trad itional standards.

The C hristm as Term w as alm ost to ta lly taken up b y th e custom ary P atrol C om petition. The projects and activities w ere of a h igh standard. The idea w as to p rovid e a ch allen ge to last y ea r’s Juniors, w ho w ere the p resent P .L .s and P .S.s, and to g iv e th em som e stim ulatin g training. R ecruits w ere m ade to w ork w ith the P atrols in order to m ake up num bers, and w ere to som e ex ten t thus sacrificed, sin ce th e y w ere asked to cope w ith projects for w h ich they were not properly trained. T his w as, h ow ever, b en eficia l to the P atrol Leaders, w ho had to w ork w ith and try to overcom e this handicap.

The C om petition w as clim axed by a p oorly-attend ed V enturer Trail in the Lodge backdam , the lik es of w h ose exactin g requirem ents h ave not been seen in m any m any years. For not on ly did these in exp erien ced Juniors have to cope w ith such im provem ents on th e usual ev en ts as a b lin d fold trail le a d ­ ing through a b arb ed -w ire fen ce into a large pond, but th ey had to m anage th ese w h ile b ein g drenched w ith h eavy rain n early a ll th e day. T igers em erged the w in n ers of th e C om petition Trophy under P.L. G lasheen, but, m ainly d ue to the leadership q u alities of P.L . Bradshaw , H orses w er e aw arded the sp ecial prize for the V en tu rer Trail.

This term ended w ith a “C am pfire” h eld in th e P a v ilio n due to t h e ‘ field b ein g saturated. A s usual, at C hristm as w e earned a bit of m oney acting as w aiters at the T heatre G uild D ance.

The em phasis in th e fo llo w in g term la y on training and th e taking of tests. D ue to th e m am m oth num ber of recruits, m ost of the term w as devoted to bringing about th e in vestitu re of about ten of th e k een est recruits. In m idM arch a resh u fflin g of th e Troop took place, in w h ich the P atrols w ere form ed according to w h om the boys w anted to be w ith. A fourth P atrol under Ross w as form ed, th e m em bers of it d ecidin g on the nam e of E agles. M uch is e x ­ p ected from this P atrol, as, indeed, from th e others.

P.L. R am sam m y m ade an effort to gain his G reen Cord, but fa iled to com ­ p lete his F irst Class b efore h is fifteen th birthday, w h ich fe ll sh ortly after our E aster Camp.

This Camp w as h eld at A tk in son F ield from A pril 10— 14 in order to b reak the n ew recruits into cam p life and to p rovid e som e of the P.L .s w ith n eed ed exp erience.

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sq ueeze as m uch C am pcraft, B ackw ood s Lore and Scou tcraft in to th e short period as w as p ossible. In fact, so exh au sted did th e S cou ts b ecom e w ith a p r o ­ gram m e that in cluded three-hour h ik es m ost n ights and a W ide G am e in th e Quarry, that it w as decided to break cam p before th e proposed w ee k w as up, sin ce w e had done m ore than enough for one camp.

S h ortly after this, the n ow seasoned Juniors represented the Troop at th e R egional R ally held at R uim veldt from M ay 1— 2. It is no exaggeration to say that, had it not b een for the popular and su ccessfu l M onkey B rid ge w e erected after an exp ed ition to the Lam aha C onservatory, this R a lly w ould h ave b een alm ost a total failu re, for other Troops did not do their part.

The last term w as spent in tryin g to bring th e n ow exp erien ced Tenderfeet up to Second Class standard. B ecau se of the C olony R ally at th e end of term , w e tried to pack as m uch k n o w -h o w into th e Ju niors as w as p ossib le.

C onsequently the term ’s activ ities ranged from P ion eerin g through S ig n a llin g to B ackw oodsm anship, w h ich in cluded F ire by F lin t and S teel.

A t the sam e tim e, P.L .s G lasheen and Ross raced to get their F irst C lass badges b efore their fifteen th birthdays. The form er succeeded on June 6th, three days b efore the deadline, w h ile R oss com pleted his fin a l requirem ent, a m ap, at n ight w ith fiv e m inu tes to spare at an A tk in son w oodcutting cam p th e w ee k before the R ally. W e therefore n ow h ave tw o G reen Cords in th e Troop.

T he T end erfeet w en t after such badges as Sw im m er, Cook and C yclist.

W ork and Earn w eek took p lace at the end of term , and w e earned enough to help equip ou rselves for the R ally at Red R ose P ark in B erbice.

A t this R ally our Troop w as characterized by unp un ctuality, in efficien cy , lack o f central organization, and, am ong the Juniors, a certain degree o f in ­ com p eten ce and laziness. T hese fau lts w ere m ainly due to th e fact that an overw ork ed S en ior Team , con sistin g of the four P atrol Leaders, J. R. R ickford and th e T.L., w as unable to see that thin gs w en t properly w ith a badly d is­ ciplined Junior section led b y the elder B ox h ill. H ow ever, th ese w ere m a in ly th e fa u lts of in exp erien ce. W e seldom shone in an yth ing, but it is to be hoped that m uch valu ab le exp erien ce and a lesson o f sorts h ave b een provided b y th e R ally.

D esp ite th e poor sh ow in com petition, it is safe to claim that w e h ave ach ieved m uch this year. H am pered by a grave shortage of Scouters, w e h ave n on eth eless m anaged to form a strong n eu cleus of re la tiv ely seasoned S couts w h ose a b ility and p otential g iv e us hope for the future. T he n ex t term should see th e estab lish m en t of strong P atrols, w ith all the P.L .s F irst Class or ab ove (P.L. B radshaw is w e ll on th e w ay to his B ushm an’s Thong) and w ith a num ber o f good Second Class Scouts. A lread y W. B ox h ill, C arter and C heong h ave all but com pleted their Second Class, th e form er w ith a ch allen gin g H ike.

This in valu ab le progress w ou ld h ave been im possible w ith ou t the d ed i­ cation of S.M. W ilkinson, w ho, w ith th e h elp of A.S.M . D aniels, has m anaged to bring a d egree of resp ectab le com p eten ce to the Junior Troop. W e m ust not, h ow ever, disregard the fortun ate k een ess of the Scouts them selves.

G. R. GLASHEEN,

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T raining did not get u nd erw ay u n til the end of O ctober b ecause B.G .V.F. instructors w ere u navailable. T raining b egan w ith foot d rill in order to get the Corps fu lly efficient for A rm istice D ay Parade. There w ere tw o rehearsals for this parade. The tw o Cadet Officers attended the first one and the w h o le Corps attended Ihe second. The Corps turned out sm artly at the parade itself, and though the unit w as sm all, it perform ed in the fine tradition of th e Corps. There w a s on ly one casualty .At the parade, Cadet Officer M organ w as in com m and w ith Cadet Officer B yrne as the second in com m and. A s the year before, no rifles w ere carried at th e parade. A ll ranks eagerly anticipated the annual Torch L ight parade, but apparently resurrection is beyond the scope o f the B.G. F estiv a l.

T here w ere J:wo other parades for the term , and for that m atter, the school year.

A t the last/p arad e there w as a short but brisk route m arch w h ich proved too m uch for tw o m em bers of the Corps.

This fe a r , activities w ere .brought to an abrupt halt for three reasons f ir s t ly , Captain B arker w as the on ly m em ber of the staff w ho w as a m em ber of the Corps.

He needed assistance b ecau se of his tutorial and ad m in istrative duties, but he failed to find any. S econ d ly, B .G .V .F. instructors w ere u n a v a il­ able because of the E m ergency Order w h ich resulted in the em bodim ent o f the B.G .V .F., and rifles and other equipm ent w ere u navailable, excep t for th e route m arch. H ow ever, n ext year the Corps m ay h ave tw o n ew lieutenan ts, m em bers of the staff w ho volu nteered their service.

W e w elco m e this w h oleh earted ly.

A gain, due to the apparent restoration of civ il order in the country, rifles and instructors should becom e availab le. This should augur w e ll for the Corps. It m ust h ow ever, be noted th at no recruits w ere passed out during this year because no instructors w ere present to train them . Thus n ex t year w ill be a crucial y ear for Ihe C adets b ecause there w ill be fe w cadets rem aining and m any recruits to passout and enlist. We hope that the Corps succeeds in its b attle for survival.

F in ally, the Corps w as m ost pleased to n otice that tw o form er m em bers w ere appointed Cadet Officers of the S p ecial S ervice U nit. They w ere (i) Cadet Officer M organ C.B.L. (ii) Sergeant D. T. Roberts, both of w hom left school in 1964.

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C R IC K E T We cannot look upon this period as being one o f glory for Q ueen’s, but at the sam e tim e it w as not d evoid of good results. A t the start of the season n ex t if no stalw arts had gone and w e could retain R oopnaraine and M orrison for a few ’ m atches only.

Mr. London our supervisor had th en to carry a you n g team through the com petition and th is he did him self, settin g a fine exam p le in both b attin g and b ow ling. It is rem arkable that w e w ere able to d efea t the ev en tu a l w in n ers o f th e com petitions. Transport and Harbours Sports Club, and to gain another outright w in from our frien d ly rivals St. Stanislaus.

Individual perform ances w ere not lack in g in th eir w orth. Mr. L ondon’s all-round effort has already b een m entioned. Mr. D en b o w ’s con sistency in the opening position w as also n otew orth y as w as K. R ohom an’s b o w lin g w h ich caused a m ild stir in N orthcote Cup crick et circles.

CHARLES CAM BRIDGE — O rthodox slo w left-arm . C apable of b o w lin g for lo n g sp ells. B ow ls chinam an and googly. One o f his sid e’s ch ief w ick et-tak ers.

RICHARD C A M B R ID G E ^-School captain, p rim arily a free-scorin g batsm an also b ow ls m edium to fast w h en required.

M USHTAG K H A N — V ice-capt. R ight handed batsm an. V ery strong in the o ff-sid e, a fine exp on en t of the cut and cover drive. R eserve w ick et-k eep er.

CLAREM ONT KIRTON— L an ky right-arm m edium pacer. V ery tem peram ental left-han ded batsm an. Q uick in th e field.

PERCY WALCOTT— F ast strivin g w ick et-k eep er. A n ev a siv e right-handed b ats­ man. Tends to lapse in concentration.

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A N D Y M ORRISON— A you ngster of prom ise. B est fielder in the side. Left-handed strok e-player — alw ays a d eligh t to w atch.

N IP P Y N G -A -Q U I— Light handed attacking batsm an. B o w ls slo w off-breakers. An alert fieldsm an w ho takes his gam e seriously.

GEORGE R O BINSO N — L eft-handed opening batsm an, capable of ta ll scores. cels in hook and drive. C om petent w ick et-k eep er.

Ex­

LEONARD BA C C H U S— Tall right-handed m iddle order batsm an. Can b ow l both m edium and spin. Safe catch and brilliant field in the covers.

CEDRIC JOBE— S lo w right-handed opening batsm an. A lazy fielder. Should prac­ tice w ith m ore m ethod.

PATRICK A LE X A N D ER — A short slig h tly b u ilt right-handed off spinner. Turns the ball viciou sly. S low in the field. Bats just before the roller. . .M ATHEW HEYLIGAR— Strong, attractive right arm fast bow ler, capable of attaining gen u in e speed. Tends h ow ever to b ow l down the leg side. A safe catch.

MR. DENBOW — O pening batsm an. Solid perform er w ith com m endable pow ers of concentration. A safe field.

MR. LO NDON— A left-handed cricketer in the true sense of the word. B ow ls m edium pace and can spin too. An attackin g batsm an and a v ery fast fieldsm an.

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B. Moore, S. Bacchus, Mr. E. W. London (Supervisor) R. Cambridge (capt), M. Khan G. Robinson, N. Ng-a-gui, P. Alexander, G*. K irton, P. Walcott, C. Jobe, and A. Morrison.

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FOOTBALL We have not had a su ccessfu l season this year. It is true that w e variably beaten our w eak er opponents but w hen w e w ere faced w ith opposition cur team seem ed to take up the attitu de that a ll w as lost. lack of steady practice coupled w ith the in ab ility of our side to play a team has led to this regrettab le state of affairs.

have in ­ stronger Perhaps rea lly as

The school year as usual began w ith an en thusiastic bunch of footb allers as w e ll as supporters but as the school term grew older this enthusiasm gradu­ a lly and noticeab ly dim inished. Y et w ith better co-operation and th e crow ning of the sch ool year w ith a tour of T rinidad w e are lik e ly to see m ore fo o tb a ll sup­ porters and a m ore su ccessfu l team in the future.

A t the end of the year Cum berbatch w as aw arded his ‘co lo u r /

PEN PICTURES NARINE, K .— Our G oalkeeper. Tall, athletic, anticipates w ell. kick w ith either foot.

Has a strong

WEST, H.— Inside left back. H efty, clears w ell but should try to develop m ore speed.

N G -A -Q U I— The “a th le te” of the team . K icks g ra cefu lly w ith both feet. positions w ell. P lays outside right back.

MORRISON. A. R.— A sound outside le ft back. w ith his left foot. A vigorous tackier.

Fast,

C lears p o w erfu lly esp ecia lly

EV A N S, W. G.— V ice-captain. P lays right back. F ast and ta ck les w ell. A good all-rounder.

CRAWFORD— L eft L ink. A dm irable p layer, shoots w e ll, ta ck les dribbles p rogressively, but is in clined to hold the ball too long.

sou nd ly,

PERSICO— O utside right. P ossesses a good right k ick but should try to h a v e less fea r of the opposition.

JO H N SO N — O utside forw ard w ith a drive. Shoots w e ll, is a determ ined ta ck ier alw ays eager to score goals.

CUM BERBATCH— A n aggressive forw ard: D rib b les too m uch but heads w ell.

S h ou ld let the b all do m ore of th e w ork. C hief goal-scorer but n eed s to develop m ore speed.

HENDERSON, K .— O utside L eft. P osition s h im self w ell. H as a good shot but should develop m ore speed.

DUMMETT, R. S chool Captain. A d ependable in sid e back and a d eterm in ed player. Has a strong k ick but is afraid to head th e b a ll because o f his glasses.

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In front: K. Narine ?: Sitting: K Henderson* B. Johnson; S. E. Moore (coach); W. G. Evans; E. A. Persico.

Standing: A. Morrison; R. Dummett; H, West; J. Cumberbatch; I. Crawford; N. Ng-A-Qui

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Sitting: N. S. Persaud; Mr. Glasgow (Supervisor); P. Walcott; D, Critchlow.

Standing: C. Hopkinson; L . C. Clarke; J. Benfield; Bourne; B. Moore.

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H O CKEY The h ock ey season began for th e school in th e latter part of Septem ber and the earlier part of October, w ith an in ter-hou se h ock ey com petition. In th e in terest of school h ock ey it had b een decided to bring o ff this com petition. A ll the houses took part and there w a s som e k een com p etition and ev e n th e m ore favoured team s w ere at tim es alm ost d efeated by less fancied team s. In th e end A ustin and M oulder m et in th e fin a l after M oulder had shook off th e ch a l­ len g e from D & K in their section. A u stin w o n by 3 goals to 1 after b ein g one dow n at h alf-tim e. A ll in all this com petition has served to unearth m ore h ock ey talen t and it has aw akened m ore in terest in th e gam e. From the ta len t spotted w e w ere able to form a 2nd X I h ock ey team It is to be hoped that this in terest and talen t w ill be ch an nelled along the correct lin es so as to m ake them of the best use for the sch ool’s hockey section.

In the H iram W alker League, the school ended up in 3rd position. We lo st our first m atch against the G.F.C. by 5— 0, but w e d rew n il all w ith the cham pions G.C.C., and w e d efeated Bookers. In addition to this, quite a fe w p ractice m atches w ere p layed against top colony team s such as th e Cosm os and G.F.C., w ith varyin g degrees of success. It is hoped that w h en th e junior co m ­ p etition begins in A ugust, Q.C. w ill be able to put up a better than ever fight I m ight say that from our sh ow ing in the senior com petition, w e h ave every right to be quite successful.

This y ea r’s team has put up very determ ined stru ggles in the com p eti­ tion. Our goal-k eep in g has im proved considerably, our d efen ce has b een co ­ ordinating better than ever, but tends to slacken up against w ea k er team s; it should m ake every effort to lessen m istakes and to put in n eeded practice, and our forw ards, though still not p ossessing enough thrust, has at last been g ettin g goals Thus, even though there w ill probably be the u sual exodus of a fe w players, the h ock ey team should still be able to hold its ow n, for there are a fe w prom ising you ngsters lik e P h illip s and E dgehill, w ho h ave not y et been able to get their chance to play for the 1st XI. D.ct. M orrison (C apt),

PEN PICTURES PH A N G H.: Our n ew found goal-keep er has put in som e ex c ellen t perform ances this season and m any a tim e has been the sole cause for our b ein g able to draw w ith team s such as G.C.C. W ith m ore concentrated practice, the future for this you ng goal-keep er should be bright.

AD AM S, R. A.: (vice-cap tain ) Our vice-cap tain has been an im proved p layer this season. His h ittin g of the ball can still be im proved, h ow ever, and his p ositional play w ere crisp and purposeful.

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GORDON. K.: A nother n ew com er to the side. He h its the hall p o w erfu lly and his stopping is b rillian t at tim es. For a new com er his p ositional play at back w as quite good. S jhould concentrate m ore by m eans of seriou s practice in d evelopin g the ob'•vious p otential w hich lies in him .

YONG, G. A.: Our n ew -fou nd cent re-h alf has probably been one o f the tw o finds of the season. Has good sti ck w ork and d istributes the b all w ell. M ust h o w ever try to be quicker o n the u ptake w h en d istrib utin g CHIN, F .: This you ngster has im .]proved further on h is good perform ances during th e last season. H is fa ck lin g is n ow m ore purposeful and his stick w ork and distribution contiri ties to be good.

DOW, M. J.: E ven d esp ite contiriuous w arnings, this h a lf still does not rea lise that he m ust keep his stick on th e ground w hen tack lin g. He needs to take m uch m ore care and to d evote m ore tim e to his h ittin g of th e ball, H ’s oosition al p lay has imprioved even though he still tends to w and er from his m an.

PE R SA U D , W. H.: This w in ger hough fast and w ith a p ow erful hit tends to hold on to th e ball too long b efore centering.

H is b all-con trol need s to be im proved.

HOLDER, L. K.: A t last this you ngster has found his true position at le ft-w in g H e has put in sterlin g perform ances in this position. H ow ever, he m ust bew are of h olding on to the ball too long. Good b all-control.

LEE, R.: A n ex cellen t con troller of the ball, but even though he is at last b e­ ginning to pass the ball to tas other forw ards, he still tends to keep it to h im self too long. H is ball -control is im peccable.

LEE, L.: This d im in u tive p layer has becom e even m ore surer of h im self th is season. Good ball-con trol ahd good distribution o f the ball.

LUNCHEO N R.: Our reserve goal keep er has show n th at he has the m akings of a good goal-keep er.

B rillii:nt at tim es, but he needs to practise m ore seriously.

FR ASER P. D.: E ven though som ew hat slow , he rem ed ies this to som e ex ten t by stick in g to. h is w in ger. Hit the ball fa irly hard.

M ORRISON, D. A.: Our captain has p layed his part w e ll on th e fie ld and esp ecia lly in stim u latin g a fi:ne team spirit, w h ich w as resp onsible v ery la rgely Tor our success this ear. H as been aw arded the school colours.

The C om m ittee for n ex t term w ill be: C aptain

LEE, L.

V ice-C aptain

HOLDER, L. K.

S e cr eta ry

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T A B L E -T E N N IS C aptain

N S. PER SAU D

Vice-C aptain

P . F. WALCOTT

S ecr eta ry

B. L. MOORE

S u p e rvis o r

MR. GLASGOW

L ook in g back on the year's activities, it is encouraging to note the ob­ v io u s rise in enthusiasm and standard of p lay esp e cia lly in th e junior section of th e school.

D urin g the C hristm as Term , the handicap tournam ent w as run off. A fter som e in terestin g fixtures cam e a v er y excitin g final b etw een D en bow , C. H. A. (-5) and W alcott, P. F. (-8) w h ich resu lted in a d eservin g w in for th e form er.

A t th e end of this term w e lost both our astute “sk ipp er” D . E. L ayne and our en ergetic supervisor Mr. R. M. Isaacs. W e w ish them lu ck in th eir n e w v e n ­ tures.

In the Easter Term , w e w elcom ed our n ew supervisor, Mr. G lasgow and h is appointed captain N . S. Persaud. Mr. G lasgow has show n in ten se in terest in discharging his resp onsibilities. In th is term , th e H ouse C om petition w as run off M oulder H ouse em erged w in ners of S ection A w h ile P ilg rim H ouse w as victoriou s in S ection B. The fin al w h ich prom ised to be an ex c itin g fix tu re w as in fact a one-sided affair w ith P ilgrim H ouse asserting their superiority over M oulder House.

In th e Sum m er Term , th e S en ior and Junior C ham pionships w ere played off. There w ere som e v ery k een tu ssles in both d iv isio n s and th ese reached their clim ax in the finals. In the junior division , the finalists w ere B ourne and Clark, th e form er em ergin g as cham pion. In th e Senior d ivision , C ritehlow proved h im self th e best p layer in the school by w hipp ing H opkinson, the other finalist, con vin cin gly.

H ere fo llo w s the pen-pictures of top senior and Junior p layers in th e school.

SENIORS PER SA U D , N. S.— He is the captain. H e is a very good attacking player w ith a dangerous back-hand flick . H e is w eak on the forehand. Lack of practice has caused him to fa ll o ff som ew hat. H e strokes th e ball w ith little effort. Has represented the school several tim es.

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WALCOTT, P. F. (vice-captiiu n )— C alled th e ‘‘B la ck P an th er” because of th e sp eed w ith w h ich h e m oves, W alcott a restless attacker p u ts “racquet” against b a ll w ith dym atic and thriillin g pow er. H e n o w com b ines sh eer p h ysical im pact w ith n atu ral tim in g so ex c itin g that h e is w ith o u t doubt th e b est attackin g p layer in th e school. H as k iller instinct. i

DENBOW , C. H. A .— A d og ged unorthodox, close-in player w ith a sem ipen hold er grip. Has joyless conceiiitration. H e p ossesses a variety of services,

CRITCHLOW, D. O.— Primar^ily a d efen sive player, he strokes the b all w ith great stren gth and good balance, H e ch op s the b a ll v er y hard and th is has accounted for m ost of h is success. St111 a youth, he can go far if he con tinu es to p la y th e gam e regu larly and serio u sly. Is th e Senior C ham pion.

H O PK INSO N , T.— R unner-up to C ritchlow in th is year's Senior Cham pionship, he is a giant w ith ou t a k ille r to Uch. H e is prim arily an attackin g player, he can d efen d v er y w e ll. H e address^s th e ball w ith a spectacular sw eep o f th e bat.

MOORE, B. L.— The best pla yer to w itn ess w h en in action. It is alm ost v irtu a lly im possible to b y-p ass th is d efen siv e p layer, w ho w ith his reach and a g ility gets behind the ball, choppi ng it w ith ven om onto th e table.

JUNIORS

PH IL LIPS, E. M.— A n excep tion ally good p layer for h is age w h o m ix es his gam e w ell. H as m uch prom ise, T alks to o m uch.

BO URNE, G.— A good attack:in g player, w ho, h ow ever, depends too m uch on h is backhand flic k . D oes not sq<em to b e p ractising m uch th ese days. Ju nior Champ.

m uch.

BEN FIELD , J.— A good atta<cker w ho, h ow ever, ten ds to spare th e ball too S hould change h is attitu de to the gam e.

CLARK, L.— This elegan t attackin g you ngster is a m odel in the sty le of the gam e. H ow ever, if h e could p lay as m uch as h e talks, h e w ou ld attain grea t heights.

B. L. M oore Sect. (1964-65)

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A T H L E T IC S This year, our sports m eetin g w as run off on the B.G.C.C. ground. The sports w ere, as usual, w e ll attended b y m em bers o f th e fairer sex. Once m ore A ustin house show ed its dom ination in athletics.

In th e open division s J. W ent dom inated th e field ev en ts and ea sily w on the cham pionship from A rthur and F ox. K een com p etition w a s exp ected in the under 17 division s, but I. M cD avid, in w h at w a s probably the b est perform ­ ance for th e day, w on a con vin cin g v ictory over A. M orrison. M cD avid placed in alm ost every ev en t open to him w in n in g m ost o f them . H e also broke the o n ly record for th e day, th e 220 yards. T h e under 15 and 13 cham pions w ere R. O. C am pbell and M. G arnett.

The school team had on e m eetin g w ith a team of old boys. P erhaps age caught up w ith the old b oys because th e school team w o n a co n vin cin g victory.

J. W ent, I. M cD avid and A. F o x p layed th e m ajor roles in th is victory.

In closin g I w ou ld lik e to w ish th e school’sNa th letes a ll th e v er y best and I hope a m ore seriou s approach w ou ld be ap plied to this d y in g gam e in Q u een ’s C ollege.

PEN-PICTURES OF THE TEAM J. W ent— (vice-cap tain ) a v ery good lon g-ju m p er w ho is also capable o f run­ n in g a good 100 yards. H e is probably one o f th e best field even ts m an in the school team .

I. M cDavid— Has suddenly becom e on e of the best athletes in the school. H e is a rem ark able quarter-m iler w h o should h a v e very far to go if on ly he con tin u es to practice.

F. L iverpool— A good sprinter w h o could do w ith a great am ount of stam ina and d eterm ination.

I. Craw ford— A n ath lete w ith lots of ab ility, h e h ow ev er appears to be afraid to u se it.

A. M orrison— A you n g ath lete w ith ab ility and determ in ation w ho can be called upon to do alm ost an yth ing. H e sh ould go v er y far.

R. A rthur— A good q uarter-m iler w ho seem s to be prone to m u scle injuries.

A. P au l— Our m iler w ho has failed to liv e up to exp ectation s through lack of practice.

A. F o x — (C aptain) failed to show his u sual good perform ance through lack of training.

A L A N E. FO X , (A th letic C aptain).

Ath letjc s

' In front: J G arnett bitting. L. to R.) D A. Morrison, J. Wendt, Mr Me Donald (Supervisor), A. Fox, R Arthur Standing: A- Paul, B* Johnson. C. Campbell, I. Crawford, A. Morrison

VO LLEYBALL

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V O LLEYBA LL Vice-Captain Secretary

.............................W. BLAIR.

.......................................R, A. C. NG-A-FOOK

Comm. M em bers

....................B. V. V. H. ODITT. K. M, GORDON.

This has b een a fairly su cessfu l year for our v o lle y b a ll team . W e did w ell in the M elville S h ield L eague C ham pionship. Our team brought second in their section of th e com p etition w h ich w a s of a v ery h igh standard.

In both the C hristm as and Easter term w e h eld m any p ractices and p layed p ractice m atches against team s such as th e A ero D w arfs and the O gle Estate Club. It is hoped that th is p ractice w ill b e continued, during th e com in g y ea rs for it is o n ly b y practice and frie n d ly com p etition th at our team w ill h a v e an y hopes of rem aining am ongst the best.

In the latter h a lf of th e sum m er term there w ere h ardly any p ractices and attend ance at m atches w a s poor.

This w a s due to m em bers o f the clu b h avin g to tak e their G .C .E .exam ination. T here w as a ju n io r com p etition on at th is tim e but due to th e absence o f th e senior m em bers o f th e team w e did not do as w e ll as w e should h ave done. The team n ex t y ea r h as a lo t o f p rom isin g you ngsters and it is hoped that th ey w ill practice v er y hard and ach ieve the success that b eh oves them .

R esu lts of the election s h eld on the last day o f the third term for the year

1965â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1966.

Captain

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V ice-C aptain

T. A kai

S ecretary

B. V. V. H. Oditt.

N G -A-FO O K , R.A.C. S ecretary.

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Report in Brief on Queen’s College Tour Official Team Members: (Eight C ricketers)— C harlie C am bridge 16, R ichard C am bridge 18, (C apt.), M ushtaq K han 18, C larem ont K irton 17, Terry M artindale 14, A n d y M orrison 15, N ip py N g-A -Q u i 18, G eorge R obinson 17.

(S ix F ootb allers)— Ivor C raw ford 19, Joh nn y C um berbatch 18, R onnie D um m ett 18 (C ap t.), W inston Evans 18, K enrick H enderson 16, K enn eth N arin e 18.

(F ive A th le te s)— R oger A rthur 19, A llan F o x 19 (C apt.) Ian M cD avid 16, A still P au l 18, John W ent 18.

R em aining M em bers M orty L ondon 14, K rishnadat M ahesh 16, B rian M oore 17, M aster Mr. London, G am es M aster Mr. Jonas.

Senior

Duration: Tw o W eeks— W ednesday 4th to T uesday 17th A ugust, 1965.

F ligh t: G AC— D akota.

Programme of Activities and Results at a Glance A th letics :

Q.C. 50 points— Q.R.C. 84 points.

C ricket

(F irst M atch) Q.C. 87 and 111— Q.R.C. 143 and 90.

(Second M atch) Q.C. 169 and 17 w ith ou t loss— Q.R.C. 158.

:

F ootb all :

(First M atch) Q.C. 2— Q.R.C. 4.

(Second M atch) Q.C. 0— Q.R.C. 3.

Tours of B ritish P etroleu m and T exaco.

L ost a com bined m atch versu s B.P. 1-3 and drew w ith T exaco 0-0.

Had three free days to travel around the country and go to church, th is latter b ein g optional.

R em arks: The lads had such a w on d erfu l tim e off the field that one m ight w ith som e justification w onder w heth er this w as not a contributary factor to

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th eir defeat. W e b elieve, h ow ever, that th ey tried hard and th e y lo st to a b etter side. It m ust be rem em bered that Q ueen’s R oyal C ollege ca lled upon th e services of 35 of th eir p layin g m em bers to our 19 thou gh th is is a natural restriction im posed upon any touring party.

T he | m argins of d efeat w ere d ecisive enough but fa irly close and sp ecial m en tion should b e m ade of R ichard Cam bridge w h o w a s ea sily th e m ost ou t­ standing cricketer on eith er side; of you ng Ian M cD avid w ho, coupled w ith the eld er M ottley, stole th e sp otlight in ath letics, and o f A nd y M orrison, one of th e you ngest m em bers of th e group, w h o turned out to b e the best all-rounder.

E d ucationally th e tour w as v ery successful. S o cia lly it w as ex citin g and w e could not h elp exp ressin g our gratitude to those parents w ho b illeted our boys p rivately, What w as lost in togethern ess w as to our m ind am ply com pensated for by m ore lastin g benefits. T h ey had a first hand in sigh t into the Trinidad w ay of life.

It m ust be noted, h ow ever, that organisation could h a v e been im proved upon. In our first footb all m atch, fo r instance, one o f our k e y p la y ers w as tw e n ty m inu tes late d ue to fa u lty arrangem ents in transportation.

P ress coverage w as sym pathetic, though, as w as to be exp ected , clev e rly nationalistic. G enerally speaking, therefore, w e rem ain con vin ced that good­ w ill tours o f a sim ilar nature sh ould be encouraged, and w e lo o k forw ard to being h osts w h en w e sh all endeavour to turn th e tables on th e field of p lay and at the sam e tim e to treat our gu ests royally.

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ON That a well known voice from Mirror, on the wall ” . .

DIT the office was heard musing; “ Mirror,

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That Charlie has decided to join the M.R.A. That Percy was singing 414 They’re gonna put me in the horrified, Attee replied with cc Help !

That Victor told the goat love mango seed ’.

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That Metternich remarked to a senior History student: 44 Y ou’re very witty this afternoon; you’ve probably had lunch ”. The prompt reply was 44 That makes two of us That M.T. looked scornfully at 4 Peeps ’ and said 44 My lad, there’s a sale downtown; soap is selling ch eap ”. Peeps gave him a long look and said “ So are combs sir ” .

That Rlackitt, veteran of Q.C., is now employed at 44 Home Affairs ”.

That Arjune confessed that he uses moon-drops for sparkling eyes.

That Attee said that he firmly believed that the time had come when the staff and boys should be a bit more broadminded . . . . that is, where music is concerned.

That our librarian sadly shook her head, and declared that she was dissolulioned when a well-known first former confidentially asked her for 44 Tropic of Cancer” .

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