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THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1966

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High Praise - Chiding Comments On the 3rd c,f December last y ear, our Prize-g iving and Speec ..

Day tor the sc hool -year 1984· 65 wa:i held , l 'he array of guests was no less :tistingllls hed than in prev ious years, inclu ding as it d id H1~ Excell ency the Governor Sir Richard Luyt and the Honourable Min· is ter o f Education, Mrs Winifred Gaskin. Pe rhaps, however, what made Speech Day 1985 outstanding, was the blunt addres s given by the Minister of Education. but on .. thE' dail,v exercise of disi., ,rst 0 1 all, His l.xcellency th e Governor, w no was Chanman u1 ciplin~ and good manners."

The Mii,ister also observed ,ne rne•.:! tln~ mad;! a sh ort introthat our performance m spon d uctor y speecn, and alter t he p rizes were d istributed the w«s ver) poor, and th at the needed two full-time neadma:,Ler read his report on scnuol ,,.w,es !\ilasters, senior and the past schooi-year.

He expressed gratitud.:! w r the rep ain t- Jumor. to adequately train the Hcwever, she fran kly ing of the building; he did not ·boys.

1Ju. howe ver, to onng ,o the stated tl,at she could not pro-

Minister o[ Education's notice the ract t hat we have to sh are what is supposed to be our buildil'lg wi tn tne Umvers1ty 01 Uuyana, and the promoters o! various en tertam rnent programmes. For th e b,meut nI 1be Governot nc menttoned the nu1s:mce caused by the helicopters of the B ritish !orces. More important, he spoke ot the stagn an cy 01 our t!X,rncurricular activities, assuring the Minister, never th eless, of h is confiden ce th at we would ult1m ately overcome this.

Tmm 11 was t h e .v1mister's tU1n to spt:,11<. Com1Pg directly to t he point, snc made the obser vation L11at Mr. lletram h ad not fu lly rt'Vculed thec poor state of affairs :n the .s,.·hool's academic work, for althoug h Q.C'. h ad broken all records !or Advanced Level disUnctions, and sh e praised this achievemen t, on ly a "generous" average of 60 per cent of the boys deserved praise for th eir work.

The remainder , sh e said, should ri>member that th ey were spending the taxpa~·ers' money and h ad no r igh t lo waste it. and that "the days cf prestige" were gone; they would h ave to "succeed on th e basis of merit", for the

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HEADMASTER GETS 'HOLIDAY ' SEND-OFF I

On Wed nesday, 16th February, hundreds of Q.C. boys who had been granted time off for the special occasion. waved and s houted themselves hoarse as Mr. Hetram, the Headma ster, le t t British, Guiana on a well-deserved iour months vacation. He will visit both Germany and Canada, but 1he greater part of h,s holiday will, in fact, be work, as he plans to spend his time in these two countries vis i'ing thei·r schools and looking in'o th~ir educational s:vstems.

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vide extra staff for lack of funds, ::i nd recommended th at our "ver, energetic" PT.A., along with the Olrl Beys Association, should try to remeciy the situalion.

Fina lly, the Governor Sir spend a month in Canada and two month~ in Germany. These R;chard I.otrt. in a comparatively two tours are being sponsored by h umorous mood. delivered h is I add"e;;s. >\pologising for any inconvenit>nce raus~ b.v the h elic·opters, he neverth eless remin,ded us that th ese aircraft were engaged in merc.v missions and h ad saved ma'1y lives, and they could not avoid flying over Q.C. before l::mdin!{. as they had 10 land into the winct. He ha1 been told ho\\'ever. that the noic:e would be •·mu~h" reduced bv the Garrison Comm ander's decision to h ave them lan<l on thi> I ,egionaires' lVIH. H.t; .1 1-fl.l\'l ground .

Sir Rich ard also joined the th" C~naa.ian and Germ ..m gov_.

Minister and the Headmaster in e,11.1 ...:nts respec.:t1vely. stressing the impor tan ce of games l\1r. Hetram h as been teaching in improv ing academic work and at Queen's College for the past in moul.:ling character He ob- fifteen years In that time, he. ser ved that the Rhodes Scholar- has moved from the post of an ship, which demands physical ordinary master, to which he was prowess an<l ch aracter apart ·from ac.?clemic brilliance. had been WOP h~· an old bo:v of this school.

The He:irl-Bo:v. Gordon GlasFrid.iy, March 4th was Parents' Da,v Many parents were at the school during the entire day, first of all altl'nding General Asse!T'blv. and aftr>r that. vi~i ting th e form -rooms where they were a ble 'o sef' for thC'mselves rlasses in nro!Zr"'"'· :> nrl to ob~i>rv,, st11dent/T (>::whi>r r"1:ifionc:hinc:. Parente; <li ~c11ssed firrt-h;inrl w;th tP ~l' h l'rC:: jl,f' nrnaro<:<; and CQndll/'t of thPir "hilrlr1>n. ">nrl 7T'iinv nf tht>m c::1ir ''li :,f 1hev founci thpc:p ,Hscusc::ionc; 'illumlnRti ng'

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Speech Day: Head boy request111g \ r a d 1t1o n a 1 no1111ay ut t h e Minis ter o f Education (right) ,1 while Hii; ~xcellcncy li stens attentiv ely. ·snob valt.e" attached to being hecn, then rose amid cheers a -~uecll 's College boy would no to thank the Honourable Guests longer ens:m ~ success and accept- for coming.

Afte r this, the a nce in social Jiie. Moreover, the school became tense as they sch ool 's rep11 tation had been a waited the head -boy 's tradibuilt not on scholarship alone, (Contin ued on Page 2)

Pi>r.?nts "Ill'<, h 1rl !11nrh wfth tP"'rhers :rnr q111di>nt<:. and in the 11fternoon. morr oarents arrived to s h<J re t<'A with members of the st:>ff Afterwa rds. the.v had the opnortunit~· ,:>( seeing the Cadet C'>rps eo thr<)Ugh th~ir drilling paces.

On ' h e whole. th is har been a r.iost successful Paren ts Day. and has gone a long wa.v towards iP1proving relations between teach ers and parents. It should prove a bi g boost to the Parent-Teacher's Association.

appointed ~n 1951. to that of Headmaster He was pro:no~1;.d to a senior master in 1960. and for a short time in 190:s acted as Deputy Headmaster. Mr. Hetram was promoted to h is present position in October, 1963.

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they have taken up these pos1 !ions, they h ave shown that they a re no less determined to wipe out !ales, absen tees, an d detentions. Tht•y have taken up with new fervenc.v and enth usiasm th e battle against general d;sorder and , 'Tlisconciuct.

T hey a re also

Mr: Ba rker a nd Mr. Yhap Mr. Hetram was still vali an tly taking immense pains to get rid fighting th e battles of ·Lates, ab- of ·petty stealing• an d ·sk ippin g' seentees. and detentions'. Mr. of classes.

T he school is proud Ba rker and Mr Yhap have now of what the,v h ave achieved so assumed the pests of Acting far. and h~1s complete confidence Headmaster and Deputy head- th at, in their hands, the admin ismastcr respectivel:v. tr..,ticm of Q.C. shall continue to In thi> short time in which be smooth anci efficient.

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Thursday, March 10, 1966

The views expressed by individuals c,re not neressarily those of the EdiitJrial Board and School as a whole.

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J. R. Rickford.

E. A. Spencer

R. A. l<'letcher K. Henderson K. Gordon M.Dow J. Dennison and C. Moore.

G. R. Glasheen Mr. V. J. Ramraj.

EDITORIAL

Wherein lies our glory?

I watched !iOin<.>what pitifolly a'i the student carved the ]a-;t lettC'r of his name on the wall, a11d st~pped back a few paces to admire his handiwork. He then turned to perfectin!!; the inscription below. Attended the Gl0rions Q.C., ·- 18fU-'66". It. was a rather ironical inscription, and as l wa~ched his face, tense with interest and satisfaction, l wondered exacll y where the 'Glory' lav As this carvinc: assume<l its finished form, the fresh pai~t fell in fl akes to the ground, and revealed the Bare wood. In his effort to convince himself of the school's µ;lory, the hov had sb·ipped the school of its beauty· and value.

And, strangely enou gh, his face heamed with pride.

, It iS-a startl_in~ fact. Q.~. boys ~oast fer_vently of _a glory and presti~e that existed yeais ago; m all their effort.; to assert their 'greatness', they :ue merely revealing under the fa<.:ade, that they are lazy, irresponsible, and indifferent to makin~ the col1ege really worth its fame. D estruction of school property, and similar irresponsible actions are as prevalent as ever. But enough talk has been bantered about that, and the existence of vandalism is already realized. \Vhat is however, more startling is that we cannot even justify om 'glory' on the basis of Academic Merit. At our last Speech Day, the .\linister of Education, the hon . Mrs. ,vinifred Gaskin, ,blur:tly revealed the discrepancy behveen our 'fame' and ment .. " 'hether her remarks about our duty to the taxpayers are justified or not, her conclu,ion " the days of empty prestige are gone .. . . boys must succeed on the basis of merit . ... " should jolt us forcefully into reality. \ Ve clap when we hear of our eighteen 'A' level distinctions, but do we all have the right to be proud? It would 'be better for the 40% of the 'O' level candidates who failed, for the numerous others whose work was merely medicore, or distinctly unsatisfactory, to cease their useless clapping and unwarranted self-praise, and devote their energies to emu\Ming the example of their more successful feJlow-students.

Everyone is not a genius, but it is a fact that far better results could be achieved i£ Q.C. students recognize, perhaps for the first time, that they are not here to carve trifling inscriptions on waJls, to sacrifice their working time to frivolous humour, or to dream away their days in the fantasy of the false glory that they expect from their very presence here. Until then. I must dare to impose on Q.C. Students the stark realization that we have no glory, no supremacy - merely a painted emptiness.

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Courage Milk Stout and Berkshire Strong Ale. Prompt attention given to al l purchases.

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Letters to t}1e Editor : Sixth-Form Prizes Dear Sir, Since the abolition of ola<'ing in the Sixth Form. some years ago, it was decided that instead of prizes for placing, pri;i:es for th e best students in individual subjects would be presented on Speech-Day. This was quite a good idea, as it offered boys in the Lower Sixth an incenti,·e to work harder, for they Sitt no exam. in their fir;;;t y ear. In the hope of winning a prize in the,r best subject on !5peech-Day, many boys worked steadily and conscientiously throughout the year . It was therefore most d1sappo1m,ng to unct that no prizes nact b.:t1, auocatect 1or tnem when Speech Day i::ame around last term.

I hesitate to describe further the sense of betrayal the:y 1:xperienced.

I would, nowe v,~r , recommend that these prizes be . gain p, omised to enable Lower Sixth bo.vs not to slacken up working.

And, unlike our last Speech Day, I hop<! that those in ch arge of the allocation of prizes will take care to see that these promises are fulfilled.

L. L . G. Upper Sixth Modern.

Suggestions for Sports Day Dea,r Si.r, As Sports Day once more draws near, one remembers somewhat regretfully how last Sports Da~ lack:ed. ;i:est because many traditional events were missing. The Pole Vault, an interesting and exciting event, had been completely e liminated, and so was the T hrowing of the Cricket Ball. The Discus Throw. sch eduled to take place, never :lid in any part of th e whole Athletics Competition.

ers willing t o vote on this matter, and so I hope tJ-at the Headmaster will .:onsider it s trongly.

Thanks, Dear Stt, An Insulted Fourt h For SC'me time now, seating Former. arrangements at the back of the 23. 2. 66.

General Assembly Hall has been atrocious.

Sixth-formers sit in w hatever seats t hey can find, ancl there are often not enough ch airs, and boys h ave to drag some from nearby rooms. This is not only inconvenienl to those Dear Sir, I think th2.t <'!le prayer and boys who arrive late to claim an early seal, but to the boys in hymn :.i.t General Assembly are nearby forms w ho have to return both lackir.g in something. The to the hall after Assembly to hymn is sung in su~h a firool!ng carry back their ch airs to their ma nner that one would hardly room. Surely this situation can- h.el;evt th .it this s::h·:><>1 produ<'es not continue; let something be w inning ,,ocalists at ev,•rr Musical Festi',:>1. I! ear.h boy , espedone at onc:e about it. cially e:i.rh school choir member Yours, etc ..

Hussein, makes ::i littll' more effort. th" Lower Sixth Class· a' singing vmula be much better.

Also, the L 'lrd's Pra~· ~ i " ., t ~ain in the way if ought to be.

Everyon? k11ows that saying the Lord's Pra •·er is option al. Then of th:ire wno sa.v it. nonf' should have anv reason whatsoever for Dear &:litor, r,ot ~avin!:[ it in th e orooer manI fe el that a rule should be ner. Whv then isn't t he prayer pas,;ed all,.,wing Fourth formers said properly ?

I think that to wear long pants. My reasons enough effort i!' not nut into it. for this are: Many 0f the lazier boy., would l) To plainly distinguish the 1hink that sa ving t he prave:- i s Upper school from the low- just a rit 11al, where you ope n your :nouth and s::iy a few words. er school..

2) Most fourth formers s eem -~ rT'en and sit d.crNn. T he Lord's to have hair on their legs, Pr:1.vcr should not be viewed this making them look hideous· way for then it w0u1,1 h ave no in short pants. meenmg.

What is the use of pra:, ing when yo do not under3 ) Thes e fourth formers have stand, or mean what you say? to stand up to many rude Ycu ha ·,e tQ probe behind the insults frcll• outsiders, chi lwords to find the meaning and dren and adults alike. thi s means that you can't rush 4) There are many tall boys, through the prayer, but yet. 1pis fine and fat alik e, who look is w h at mnnv boys do, race to extremely odd in tlw;:e finish. shorts, and thus are regardWhat a c1isgrace, having ample ed as sloppy, stumpy men. time, to rush through the prayer.

I hope that something can Having ample time, why not seek soon be done to curb this unfor- thf' meaning h~hind the words? tunate rule, which is causing I'm sure t h at it won·t take morf' rnany fourth formers a great than one minnte extra. amount of shame and insults Yours, etc., outside of College.

V. S. Rambihar.

There are many Fourth form4b.

Seating Arrangement

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Cover Those Hairy Legs!

There are also some features of general Sports Meetings which may be worthwh ile infroduci11g here at Q.C. Firstly, there is the obstacle, a n entertaining feature of sports meetings of Continued from page 1 some of the oth er secondary tional reouest for a half-day. sch ools.

Throwing the JaveHn They were not disappointed how,and the Hammer are two field ever. His entreaty, cleverl y con~vents which will give t he structed, was frequently inter'musf'lemen' an opportunity to rupted by bursts of cheering and come to the fore. Besides these, relie"ed iaughter from th e stud~ there are less serious events, like "nts. The He:ld. Boy said.

Faf-Bov rares. 'Girl-Friend ' r'ir"s. etc which may prove highly en"Q.C. has great tradition..•. tertaining.

Speech Day, 1965

the occasion of Speech Day i~ t«'hen we of the School arc n.ost aware of the~ . when And after an allotted sobering School Spirit and a sense of pei·iod, the student returns to Camaraderie are highest. T1ittr e h is studies w i th renewed eneris rm atmosphere of festi-vity gies, inspired by the achieve end cellebration tempered by ments o.f the last year and the solemnity of the affair. rest. re1,itadzed by a period SpPech Day itself has a few Therefore , as au inducement trcrditions that m1u.st of necessi- an A i d, no;. a 1ti,1drance to work , ty be c0nt inttPd. One of these we alway s request a three-dai; iE the giving of speeches. Anwe,' k end f rom our Guest-ofother i s the au,11rcling of prizes.

Honour ! &ut the rewards and incentives AT'cl sr,, Y our E:r:.::ellenc11. are n.ot f or t1ie scholars alone. throitgh y .? u w e a.~k the HonourI 'oremost i n our minds at this abl e Minist er t o gr ant u s a holi " ' OmP1>t is a f'radition whereby day on Monday.'' the bous of the school benefi t Smiling, the Governor granted from the achievements of others. a holiday for the school, and the The pt1rpo.•? of this may need Head-Boy returned to the 'mike' so-me c-rplr ining for :suc/i as and asked the school to give the gentlemen of the press. three rousing cheers in appreciaSpeech Day is a time w hen tion As t he loud cheers reu,e are reminded of all t he sounded through t he hall. every~ " " nr'.~ rrh ievements, and are one ai5reed that it w as a fittingl y m ade m ost aware of our success- glorious end to a glorious Speeches. Indeed, i t wow!d seem that Day C'Tld

I hope that t hese suggestions will be ronsider~d . so that th e best school in the country m:i.v have the best Sports-Meeting in the country.

Yours, etc.

D. Q. Smith.

'BULLDOG' T note with alarm that, -.yhen mentioning our ne wly-formed s«·hool socie ty ln your last issue, you misnamed it, and this has resulted in all the correspondence from the h undre:h wishing to - join failing to be received. In future , letters should be sent to the Society's C!ii : Se:·r t:i. r y, c/o Ro··.m 4.

Yours etc.·., T ]1n P resident, Light Tan Bulldog Society.

l'.S. Th e qualifieation for member ship should b e obv ious.

w t feel at one time the pride of a whole y ear. Honour for tile School i s joy for the boy, an d so great i s .the exuberance prod11 ced by this that time m ttst be allowed for this ac::11m1tlation of high spirits to work itself 011t in some form of cele brati on. For who can burn the books when he is filled with s11ch joy fo,- the name of the s<'hool?

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Fiasco ·?

Too m any college newspapers exist merely to report word for w ord the news an d ev ents, or the banal views of a certain type. Too many college newspapers, despite their claims. fail to meet what should be a ba.s~c requirement; the function of presenting the school's progress, views, and way of li.fe. They are most guilty of misrepresentation in the laf.lt-mentioned respect. No jchool exists merely on the highlights of its academic m oments; the traditions. t he characten and the episodes of ev eryday life define the extent of its ov erall interesit and. vitality. Yet the highlight ed events they report. but the ev eryday characte'ristics of the :;chool, rooted deep in its framew orlo, are ignored, are not repr esented. In effect, they fail to )'ulfil the role of a college paper.

It is cm attempt to fulfil this necessary role t hat tiiJ Queen's C•llege Lictor announces 'Fiasco'. Here in bd ef, w e outline some of the oolien t features of our daiily life. It is difficult to class thH section as '-'Uttirical' - we hav e no intention of correcting. It is merely illustrative, and representativ~-~hat w e may make permanent the happy ex periences and incidents of 01.tr time, and looking back in our later y ears, chuckle lightly in faint recollectum.

JOHN Gfi'i ON lMO

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... l'hat l\llt'L...:nn..:n 1erv,.,n ,ij dec.arcd tha t he thoroughly en Joyed the teenage fil m ·Help '.

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.. . Tha l · v 1rg.e· wa:,n 't too pleasl'd .it bem g describe<l a:. ·ton old' fo1 the par t in ·Mamaguy ·. ·Why,' he said, ·I've been plnymg these part:, s ince I was ., t0<101er.' Some toddler.

says goodbye ·T was the n ight before leaving. Well , :1m , .. h e was a wise leade r.

And th1ough the Chefs h OU :<::?

Drifted the m ellow \ lenm ing Of good sp irit too, A m:111 o f good q ualiti es, Of Black P ud ding and souse .

H e cooked sweet foo-foo.

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H e was " ide nn<l al i b<·:u ning, of long h air, ...... That mag11ific:::n·, With sh anks r ound of fa lse tl e!h w:i., stol,m J\11d he :,l.io'l the r e ' n rE !i•·i.1g -rt<: ~ rice :rnd pig's hair. on the field.

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A not her round of loud cheer~; Their cri:s r ent the a ir , And thf> C'h C'! . fi n ·s hect st' r,ing, WovC'd I he '>-poon with a flai r .

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.That w hen ' Sawdust' hearq Browsy say that he h ad come la st in class, h<' burst oul a ngri ly : 'You must be drunk. s ir!' Browsy. coot. ca lm, a r:d coll ecterl. slowl." dr a wled: ' Like your father.'

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. ... That Harris scored a mere 3 per cen t in Ma ths. last ter m. Bal ::ince's sole com m~n t on h is report ·.vns 'SAD'

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That George, popular figu r e of ' m<'r· c;t :1!1' is h nlida ying in Paradise. t ' 1,,

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.. .. That P ot ter, in a sp:u ·k of Genius, told e n4uiring fir.,t -for rr ers that the P rim e M inis ters !VIin ist ry was called the 'Prime M inistry',

And ihe smiled ail so eoyly /tr.d his fri ends, ijhey sm il ed too, Twas n ever more merrier In the Hou c:e of Bamboo.

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T hF.y ;i !J Spee; r e!'! ' And widely he smites. \Vhil::, thE •;taunch paull(:h'd or e p rea• lie, H is pnst ::C't d,; :mrl w ile,.

How t hEy loved t,:1e Blac k Pudding !

And weary they smill'd As the pla tes were collected, And they thr9ug h the door filed .

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And now, the p :1 rty fin i3h ~.d.

T h e che..f c:rep • to h's heel, \\"i· h r.·em oric, l'r lauglit 1· Sir ging li ght iri hi:; h ::a d.

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And when he lC'ft ne xt morn ' ng , Then a round of loud ch eer in g, W hile three hundred boys And , ho ts o f sh ort dr nk <; \\ ':' Vl'd.

And 0 ' 1 B u l·ic; he:id bor in g, lfo smiled bark as he munched C 'e:i··, 1 ;, thro::t , hi1e h!' Some B!ack P uddi ng he'd !'Uved. th i 1k,;:

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. That ' Balance, looking ove r the Half-Ter m m a rks of one of the Science Fif th:., worr iedly en4uired: '' Are these th e places?"

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..... That the A mbling Man of ~A was described as a "Stercoraceous·• student.

The Ofjk e St~J; leaving at 11.20 a.m .

Discussing J an e Austen's Mansfield Park in the Upper S ixth The headboy ambling down the corridor

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T hey consulted various other Secondary Sch ools, and notina called sevaral i eneral meetings, wh ich were not attended by alt the secondary schools, w1· various reasons. ' However, on Th ursday 13th January, 1966, the first successful general meeting was h eld at Q.C. with Queen's Co llege, B ish ops' High School, St. Stan islaus College, St. Rose's High School, Indian Educational T rust College, and Tutorial High School being represented.

The Confeder ation was offi cially for med, and a S teering Committee, consisting of th e Presidents of th e various school societ ies, under the Presidency of J . R. Hickford.

Th e! ...isetulne ss and the force of this n ewly -formed orianisation, can be rea lized by cons1denng some of their aims a nd aspiration s a s drawn up by the ext!CU· tive. 'l'he main purpose is to maintain a high standa rd of debatini in the secondary schools by having presidents give monthly reports to the Confederation Council which will give advice a.s necessary.

Inter-school d eb ate~. and a general inter-sch ool debating competition will be sponsored to maintain this interest in deba ting and public speaking. A lively interest in literary matters will also be cr eated by t he Confederation, mainly by rr.ea ns of le'c tures on literary subjects by prominent person alities. Anotner impor!ant and valuable subsidiary purpose of th e Confedera-

C defeated D - "The world :>wes the Artist a Living".

2. G a nd H failed to present teams.

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G . R. Glash een, lead er of th : > lr,,m the audience. p roposition car ried a 'h eavy' bu t \,·ell -constructe d argument and met w ith for :eful but, a t times, s tumblin g argumen t irom J. R. Rickford , from Austin. T .

Glasheen, second sp eaker of the p roposition, sp ok e in a lighter vein than th e firs t spea ker b ut Clintr ibuted very little new p oints. M. Khan exhor ted the audien cf' to ·.~gn or e the hyp~ 1:itical bombast of the propus1t1on.

His speech, filled with table ....t. th umping, for ceful argument met with a pproving a pplause --- -

3. L d efeated K 4. B defeated A - ''Under moc!f:rn conditions Bachelorhood is prefe r able to married life." .Fina ls Knockout : l. C defeated L - "In the ligh t of exis ting circumstances, indep endence will create more harm than good fo Guyana."

2. B defeated F - '1'he division of society into Social Classes is a Tradition that can never be abolished.'

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Th e Confederation does n o L end there.

It is intended to spre ad it a C'ross the country, drawing in debating socie.ies from Mcken zie, Berbice, Corenty ne, and Essequibo areas. Tour~ are planned to be carried c,ut to McKenzie, e'c., to challenge deoaters arid increase debating interest there, and to raise the standard o f local public-sp.?aking. by p,:tPn rling th e scop•~ for its p r actir e.

RiE?h t now, me~ b er school!' pay a mon th1' n ib srription of $ l on. and th e m on"Y so collected mav b e used later •o assis t :n th e larger plan 1o s-erl(i a local debating t eam r hosen from the rPcon darv ~chook. to represen t 1he Confpdi>r'-l +;n, ~, .,1

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The long de 1ibuatLm of the j udges was an indication of how keenly the con test was fought.

The preliminary knockouts w ere as follows :

guish.:d pane] of judges including Rev. Fr. :Morrison and Jr. Drayton.

tion is to achieve better relation s between rival secondary ~choDls by uniting them on the basis of a common I inter est in litcrnrr -natters, and debating. T ht! conedera' ion will also undertake to n troduce deba tin g. and for m deJatin ~ s':'rieties in schools where Ibey do not ex ist.

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Austin Wins Inter House- Debating Competition

T hi3 yoar "Austin House" emerged champions in Confederation Ot , the Jnt.er.House debating competition.

The finals at"Jf' House proh·act:ed an unu~ually large audience.

Debaf ing Societies for med pos.ed the topic "Specialization is a Curse of the Modern Wor]cl", while 'C' House opposed. Ther.c was a distin· At the beginning of last term, the new committee of the Literary and Debating Society, under the presiden£Y of J. R. Rick· ford, noticed with some concern, the lack of interest in Debating amongst Q.C. boys, and the poor attendance at meetings.

They thought of inviting B.H.S. girls to one of the meetings, and the attendance was larger than usual The idea then occurred to them that the Debating Societies of the secondary schools in Georgetown could band ~themselves into a united group, and offer each other ad· vice and suggestions as to how to increase the standards of, and interest in Debating.... Out of this idea, the Confederation of Debat ing Soci et ies in British Guiana was born.

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Under this system, the Four th Form students were given ''milit;.iry training". as the Headma~ter <'ailed it; this. consisted mainly fJf m ar ch ing ex er cises.

The plans for t his system induded the ex~ ns ion of these exercises to the Th ird or Fifth forms. or i>9th. according to the r es11lts u:f the term 's activities.

Miss Akai Returns

[!nder t!ie mat:rnal eye of hard-working Miss Loncke, the. library is f/,ou'.ishing once more. But, as• Miss Loncke ~e1self says, the library is still far from what a school library ~hould be .. A t present, it is more of a reading room than a_library. MMs Loncke would like to see ,the practice of senior boys donating a book to the library w hen th ~m.·e ffhoo l . reintroduced. The library badly needs boo':z v hich are ~uitable for ~ sch~ol library and these donation: woul~ be ~ elcome. T he reading room' in the library . ll supplied with magazines. is ~e {~ wofrk ~f managing the library rests mainly on the ou r!l o Miss Loncke. She is hel ed b . .

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Guyana in debates against schools in foreign countries.

The passaies of members of ihe deb atinll lh,111 will be' p aid for b y the fonds collected by th e Confederation. In th is way it is hoped to incr ~ase the in centives for de· balers to tak~ p ublic-speak ·ng more seriously. and by pl eui;a n t competition, to raise our nationctl standa rds. P erhaps in the process. we may be cr ec1tin g better teach er s. lectur.ers, politician '> and leader s !or a future Guya na .

Poem by R. B. Chan

They're here! The world famous V

The Lict or welcomes back Miss A kai who has returned to British Guiana after a six-month v acation in Europe.

I could extract every passionate phr_ase. . every wondering word from the unwn tten minds of t he lonqe.c,t iov ers of beau ty who grazed the world in qu tters. m an,.i.ons, brothel.s and death, I wouldn't be ·able to touch the circle of your apoqee-an beauty in wild pure praise of you w hom I d on't f1thom as you break m y breath.

Mr. S amuel Wilson, B. A ., L .

And if all the poets were t o combine .

L.M., former QC master and old their ma.sterpieces they w ou ld hav e all the wine boy, w as recently admitted to fr, th e world hut not the grapes of your eyes p w hirh I don't dare devour with t he gaping mouths of r actise at th e Local Bar after ',,·ng "way for six yea rs. m ine: Mr. Wilson en-tr-r ed Q ueen's C'ol'ege as a Governmen t Coun 1Phirl1 I am afraid to recall at any time •v <:cholar in 1937 and was a of swallowinq or escape onto pages oupil h er e for eight years, durof midniaht meditation. Ev en now in g w hich time he a lso became ns the.~" word.~ are compelled om of me . T see n QC Schol ar. A class ical stuthem fall foolish at 1101ir fe et . fumblinr1 to rea"l1 1.z.nt. he la ter sat the ex amina1,nu r litmus lips as fra?l and ~tronq as•a diam ond. tion for his L ondon B. A. de- ' Please . if 11ou see my diamonds. m y diamonds, gree locally, and 'took up an l'Otl'ever dull. T ask y ou to stoop to nick appointment as a n Act ing Masthr>m up to rmt them on uour ears till they sink t er here in June 1953. After fi ve into you and y ou wear them for me like your eyes.

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Independence: "Guyana's Future? ''

Everyone nowadays talks about Independence. With so many different opin ions and rurecasts being ban tered about, it seems desirable that Queen's College should make some worthwhil e contributlon to the stream of discussion. In this Forum, we have tried to pick out a few of the more controversial points such as the Venezuela qu estion, the menace of Trade Unions, relations with Dutch and French Guiana, etc. The contributors to th is Forum are alt conn ected with History or Social Science in one way or another, and make some useful observations. First of all , here is Mr. lnsanally : and/or push farther to trade and believe that we shall agreements with areas invari- always adhere to our course, ably pTe'ferabl>2 because ' af_ as is the case with Switzergeographical affinity, anti-col- land. One ·of the high prices onial ~entiments and racial of neutrality is in some c()mposition. m e asure the building of a But these only provide a relatively strong defensive stronger appeal for establish- force. It would be jeopardising an economic union and can ing our political existance if in strict theory be dispensed we let another nation take with in favour of purely ~ono- full responsibility for our mic determinants. In practice, defence. At the same time we however, fear of future dissen- cannot hope to repel an agsion through outside pressur's g ressor on our own. Politics 1 )'l e; b e e,., said to be the art of Mr. S. M. D. InsanaUy just b c~ause of traditional diversity, may reduce the possi- the possible, yet it will be Do you thinl: that the hopes f f · ucness in bility of Surinam and Cayenne prOO O our seno ·~ o! Guyana's Government to our attitude as neutralists. being drawn into C.A.F.T.A. On make this country the leader \Ve must, whilst admittin g of the ex-British West Indies the, other hand their fear may the desirability of an inter.;mil those yet to be independ- offer us gratuitous interest on national system , for world capital never loaned. Just as Br. £·n 1.., '»re J·~tified?

Gu·1a a t CA li' TA peace, rema1·n rea11·sts as well.

1 his country has first to n may en er · .,. · · We must take into account

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lead itself; 'noble' experiences such as 'endeavour', 'justice', 'unity of ideals', have been used Lime and time again to emphas11.e the need for hard work after independence. As a preiminary incentive to the frwtion of these concepts any loftier vision is acceptable, if C'nly to whip up enthusiasm, affe : t confidence, provoke competitive spirit and unity of aspiration. This does not merit a simplification of terms, though in any political context where support depends on mass approval, the practicableis often reduced to self-delusion by both the goverru·ng and goyernedt . I ndependence of one . to count ry even thouith prior another's does not "1'in any way preclude leaderships by the latter of the former in terms , f resolute 'progressiveness.'

Do you think that political and economic union with, or the drawing into the .C .A .F.T.A. cf, Dutch and French Guiana is possible?

From the purely economic point-of-view nationality would matte,r , b,-'ttle. Sovereignty howe\'er sane where greater subtlety is attached to.. these considerations, (e.g. one country·· trying to dominate the other) starting from U;>.e premise, obliterates the 4ea for 'ties' and excludes the institution of pacts like' C.A.F.T.A. Then the impoverishment of any country through failure to develop resources would stress the need to attract fore ign investment

she may join up with Haiti. etc., Dutch Guiana similarly with Holland, if one is prepared to look at the question from these two countries' points of view, for economic factors of paramount importance easily give way before the superior appeal of cultural heritage, etc.

What do you think are our chances oi ,be\ng ab.le to follow a policy of non-alignment?

Neutralist policies are most difficult to stand by for ob· g eograph'1ca1 an d e c o v10us nomic rea,ons. and in several · f 11 cases sueh a policy is O owl ·t·teaI e d . no t to promot e pol ideologies but to ensure that · r!Overnments in the spuit of 'independence' and 'liberation' tolerate, them and barness them internally. Nonalignment is invariabl y difficult when a poor country has to depend on foreign aid, and certai<n countries are free politically but economically deoendent.

S ometimes neutrali'ty 1·s a deliberate po11·cy to secure the attentl·on and ph1'lanthropie interest of East a nd We, t. and even unabashed maladministration incurring ininflation. etc. , may go on profiting from such aid. Efficiency and ability to frankly disclose the stand it will take, may profit fully from this kind of policy.

To be remote from conflict a neutrality like Switzer. d esira . ble. The wor Id 1and ,s 1s k must now w h ere we s t and

our

geographical ·iposition.

We must cement racial and r ultt.:.ral ties. go back to original affinities. This evolu tionary programme, like t h e Swiss must not divorce us from the rest of the world. but emphasize our solidarity with other countries in their efforts to unite in peace and oro'!ress, first through our internal programme and secoqdly throu~h the U.N. A small nation like ours may be charged with presumption · th'1s re spect , yet a number 1n of small nations representin ~ bl k O f - · n also re a oc opimo . . . . t t "' b ht e forpres~ . grea p:>.:.Sl i l s · W t ~ b action . e m us r mem e r h owever, th a t m · t ern a l d'ssen 1 ll . . thi d sion wi v itiate s en eall'OUr and in copying. the Swiss. that the latter have hardly any great diver~ence of views on matters of national importan ce.

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First of all, R. O. Bradshaw of Form 5C speaks on JNDEPENDENCE.AS A WHOLE ; ON WHETHER IT WILL BE GOOD OR BAD FOR GUIANA. "Before the day of May 26th is one minute old, down w ilt flutter, for the last time, the Union Jack, symbolic of more than one hundred and fifty years of colonialism, and up will go the flag of an Indepen dent Guyana, emblematic of a tiny, but no less determined nation of three-quarter of a million people, who, despite their different beliefs, cultures and origins, will fraternise in one com-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~1f mon bond - to be freed from the shackles of colonialism.

But what does this 'coming of age• hold in store for us?

There will not be as is commonly and falsely believed, any automatic solutions to our problems-:- We do have both the ability and the potential to provide NUGGET BRACELETS & NECKLACES thi s solution, but it will take !'O me time. But meanwhile, it NUGGET CHARM BRACELETS cannot be too clearly emphas:1.ed, that a na tion's prosperity NUGGET PENDANTS d<'pends on the diligent a pplication to work oi its people. Away LARGE ASSORTMENTS OF SILVER must go this indifferent attitude. in which we Guyanese attend to our own everyday problems.

FILIGREE JEWELLERY Now is the time to do some constructive work, to tighten our AT belts, and to buckle ourselves down to the task of building this nation of ours.

For at Independence, Guyana DIAL 3966 92 MIDDLE STREET will be like a new-born babv.

She, will be introduced into the

completely new world of Independent nations, and almost at once1 she will be worried by her 'teething' aches and pains.

Since there will be no more suosidies from the British Government, taxation in Guyana must, perforcei, go up in order to meet pressing economic difficulties, and consequently, the cost-ofliving will also go up. There will be economic sanctions, and all the political paraphernalia that acicompany newly-independent nations. These first few years will not be easy, but at least they will compel Guyanese to diEperse with their present phlegmatic temper ament, and tO d 1 . ·t f d" . 1· eve op a smri O iscip me and responsibility.

With this sense of respons1·b11·1·t ·11 t b'li d i Y w1 come s a i ty, an ·th st b"l·t ·11 f w1 a ii Y w1 come ore1gn in\'estors, enthusiastic to finance ou 1'ndustr·e Th t · t 1 r s. e mos impor ant "f our prospects . . v is our mmera! wealth, hidden away in our coast and unexploited hinterland. There is also the Agricultural Industry, in which steps are already being taken to develop_ the Ba~na Industry, the Forest Industry, and last, but not least, the Tourist Trade. We have already entered into a Free-Trade agreement with Antigua and Barbalos, and this development, in addition to increasing our trade, will encourage the opening up of still more indust:tt-ies, and cc.nsequently there wiU be jobs for more peop l e, and more mon(t)' w1-11 stay in the country.

Thus the advent of Indepen· d€nce in /"'!uyana will have 'r', most benefic.ial repercussions.

It will ingrain into us a deep •• sense of responsibility, it will teach us t h at unity is strength and th at no nation ever got anywhere without hard work. New · d ustries will develop, trade m relations will incre.1se, and the ptrcentage of the "jobless'' will

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M.ARG.A.RIT A GIFT SHOP

Why exert WmseI.!, h e says, on a task which wili eventually be finished, even if it takes a month or a .vear?

Also, ei;nployeas do not give of their best, for they are con~:~~~~c/nlfheti::e ~t~ee!ai!~ work for the future; to save, to invest.

The Government in an independent Guyana could control this tendency by clamping down on the frE'erlom of trade unions and their authoritv to call wildcat strik<'s.

In doing this, it would give the employers more scope to discipline their employees.

S uch a government could instil in the people a desire to save and invest. thus bettering the standard of living of their families and tl\emselves. This would give the worker!; some aim or goal to wh ich they could work harrler.

Incentives should also be introduced. granted according to the volume or extent of work done.

When a worker wastes Government moneJ or capital it is really his own efforts which he throws away.

ThE' Government draws its funds from him and his c9mpatriots through taxation If he ehooses thus to waste these funds, det:'rease. Indeed it seems, that ft th f' t f 1· the Government would have no a er e irs ew po 1tical pains, th ·11 b option but to implement inere wi e great things in store f I 't ·t creased taxation, a squeeze · or us. sn 1 worth the which no worker likes. ff t?

Put in f' or · this light he may be persuaded "G. B. Gaskin (L6C) says . to try his best.

Bearing in mind that G uy Finally, the Government could anese workers are so lackadai- appeal to the national spirit of sical, will thE> Government be the ~ple. Thi s cannot be done capable of harnessing them to- at the impersonal level of the gether to form a st ronger and a Political Platform. The Govern- • more relia ble labour force? ment must gain the co-operation Ma ny Guyanese are lackadai- of all the parti~s who will move s ical in their attitude towards amongst .their c;upporters in sm11ll their jobs becaus~ they are group meE tings, trying to make afforded much protection b Y th em rea1·17,e the need f or h ard er trade unions. A state has 1b ~~~~~~~~~~~~~n~ow ~~a;;o;u;r·~~~~~~~~~~-;

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By Lawrence Claii"monte Clarke, Form 4C f'airland of Guyana, thy glories (RESE A RCH by R. A. L. FLETCHER) we praise, . Ch aracter is defined as an organization of instinctive and tem- Through bygone ages and Jon;., . peramental f<1ctors modified by the effects of education and traincoming days; ing. In contrast to temperament, which is based on . the spontane- We prnise thy minerals and thy

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An Elamination of the Poetry, in Derek Walcoti'i Latest them e as an individual - in 'The Wedding of an Actress' and 8ollection 'The Glory Trump€ter' for instance. But at ot hers, the ' p oet's in terpretatwn3 of -externals are so det ermined by hi, There are ~onsiderable differences between the poems ,:1ental s,ate;:; thaL we can only gue3s a~ the foll meanin<'s of 1 in thi.; collection and those of 'In A Green Night '. The latter the words and. at the thought;, that prompt them. To tak; th publication contains some of Walcott\; earliest works and most 3triking example, t.he poem after which" the book is reveals his gradual progress to what we find in "'The Cast- named cannot be fully understood by itself. Its words express away'. This development - with its cha.11ging attitude;, to :.1 mood. or r_ather a ·complex of hinted ideas pro;npted by the the t hemes the medium, and the ; poet h imself - and the rnG>od, that for proper elucidation n eeds ' to be read with experimentation with various forms and ways of expression, 'Crusoe'3 Journal' , 'Crusoe's Island', and 'Codicil' . in ,.J\1ich explain why we find pieces like 'A Country Club, Romance' many ?f the dim~ge:s recur with, exp lanation. Even 't hen , howand 'Pocomania', with their tight quatrain3. mingled with ever, tp.e rea er s conJectur~s are necessary to gain the sense attempts like 'Conqueror', 'Bronze' and 'Sim9ly Passin g of certain phrases.

Through', which approach the versatile free verse upon which the mature poet bas eventuaU~, settled, anJ which he uses almost exclusivel y in 'The Cas taway'. ~ But the main difference between the early and the mature work is not that of mere form. Previously Walcott seemed preoccupied with the need t o assert his West Indianism. to :r;,rocl.uce work that wa., unmistakably Caribbean,_that would b12 actively - almost defiantl1y - expressive of the culture of his region. There ·were att erimts to wrile in dialect. or to take ad.val"\tage of the richness of local idioµi , but obviously preferred 'unadulterated English as a mor-e 3ub1.le tool. In order to. compen~ate ·for this, he filled his lines with references to the sea , the sun, the sand, fishermen and seagul ls. But these were merely the externals. More important was finding some way to' express the We3t Indian nafure_ in _the poet's attitudes to his themes. Merely asserting the West I:r:idian,'s individtJality was no use; and this poet struggled to identify it, both to 9thers and to himself. Ch:o,racteristic of his early work is the conflict this search produced between the cultures compoundi:µg J 1is own, and between the bloods Go1·don Gia.sheen 111-. Derek Walcott that_p,.ingle in him. This is. best expressed in 'A Far Cry Fro:rn Africa', in which he .is disturbed by a conflict of loyalOne of the thing3 ~bout Walcott's poetry that firs t struck ties occasioned .by .t he Mau Mau massacres in Kenya : Northern critics was the freshness of his imageq, the f~ct 'I who am. poisoned w it•h !he blood for both that he was able to tap a virgin source of objects and associaWheie shall I tµrn, divided to the vein? tions and thus aid originality of thought with a fr2edom I who have cursed Xhe . dnmke-n, officer of British rule, how chqose from h!ckneyed expressions, from the worn co~ceptio ns of 'fo,silized poetry'. In 'The Castaway! the island images. the .. Between, this Africa and lh.e English tongue I love? 'foam-haired, salt-grizzled fisherman', are stiH there , but Betray them both, or give back what they give? they have been relegated to the background . . No longer How can I face such slaughter and be cool? blatantly West Indian, the poetry is dominated by _thEr How can I t11,rn from A ·,1rica and live?'

In trying to find and expre~s his West · Indian identi-ty he is thourrhts and emotions of a definite character·, woven mto uncertain as to what are the truly significant aspects of his scen:s that are for the most pad "\,Vest Indian, but are somec ulture. Which are the ali.en elements and what must be em- times, by contrast. set in Greenwich Village or elsewhere phasised.? At times he · allows hillilself to draw ·upon the in the' north<:ea,stern United States. The images are thus more European expeFience in ;which he is widely learned, while important f~r wli~t they reveal of the poet's mind and, mood at others he rejects the patterns of thought that have been than of the scenes themselves. Characteristic is the stren~th. the 1vibrant, mellow, sensual warmth of the West Indian forced _upon him by his colonial masters. irliages.

In 'The Castaway' we are made conscious of a definite change. The poet has become more obsessed with his own 'The chapel's cowbeU mental · distresses, with · the private battles fought w ithin Like God's anvil ' himself, "and his poetry. is more per:sonal. At times this is Hammers ocean to a blinding shield; only noticeable in the fact that he involves himself in, the Fi.red. the ~ea-grapes slowl.y yteLd Bronze plates to the metallic 1).eat.

Red, corrugated iron When you want to share friendly refreshment Roof::i roar in the sun. ' The wiry, ribbed air or when you're just plai~ thirsty get Above e,arth's oven kiin · Piipsi - the 'big one!

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This beginning to 'Crusoe's Island' illustrates not only the s triking originality of Walcott's thought-patterns. bu t also his ability to sustain, his images. This he is able to do with such skill that, creating what I would term 'universal' i,nages and bl~nding them,_he can gi"'.e unity ~o a compl~x of varied thoughts. Take for mstance his poem The Fh>ck, set in a North-American autumn. The arrow-like formation of 'south-migrating ducks brings forth •an intricate archery/ migration image of flight which is used to refer among other thin<>s to the birds themselves, the creation of poet ry, the cycl; of the seasons, the movement of time and. the earth , and the contrasted climates of North America and the Caribbean. '

"The grip of winter ti.ghten;ing. its thinne,d voLleys of blue-wing teal dnd. mailwrd fly from the longbows of reeds bent by the wind, arrows of yearning fnr om difft,rPnt sk1f. · A sea.<:,on's ,revolu tion hones their sense , whose target is our tropic light, while I awoke thfo sunrise to a violence of -images inigrahi9 fro:;,i t he mind .

T"ll its annihilation may the mind re.H ect his fixity thr9ugh winte1·,, tropic, 11.ntH that eqttinox whe.n the clear eye

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trad'ition to arrive late for cer~monies or appointments. We find adults in all walks' of life in Guiana plead,n~ guilty to' this offence.

I'n offices we find employers constantly showing disapproval of their employees' latenes,. In school we find that similar comt::la ints are made by teach.c rs of their stude,nts who persist in going to school late - with varied excuses, most of them fabricated.

The most astounding thing about this · is that these-- people, who have no intention whatever cf even trying to be on 'ime, regard others who ,·jghtly - 8re grumbling about r,~; plmctualii;; , as fussy people.

JJ,;s 11ttitude is one which retlects selfisl)n<'~s and like many ;thns should be avoided. We •.s nst care for ,t he otl1er man and should not be indifferent about •·,,hat h.Jp!)ens to him beca;,_,,e of our slackness.

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ous maturation of innate dispositions, character is above aH the proore; duct of em•ironmental influen·ce. Although many important charac- We thank thee of Lord now and te r qualities are acquired in early childhood, the growth of character forever more. may be said to continue as long · as the individual remains plastic 0 fairland of Guyana, with and retains his interest in the outside world. It is expressed above gladness we sing; all in his style of life and reflects his particular manner of dealing Freedom to us, May win bring; with a changing environment throughout the course of life.

time for an appointment is illmannered and -unreliable. Do65 he realize that by deliberately r being late for · an appointment he can seriously affect another man's business? May b~ he does 1 know "this but as he won't be adversely affected by being late he does not worry.

The younger ones are picking up this attitude q_uite easily.

They go to school late, with false excuses prepared, they turn up to cl'ub or society meetings late, and arrive at games long past the appoin,'ted time.

They even try to submit home work after the time set.

We must shake off this bad habit of lateness and realize that e,ur lives could \:ell be wre~::ed by i:t. Business could lose big deals by iJ,e!,..ng unpunctmiJ and this could only be their own fault. Perhaps if we \\'ere all to suffer because- of our lateness we might try to curb this bad habit thus stopp ing inconv~niM. J. DOW ence to others.

cloudi, like a min-or without contradiction, greet the black wings that cross it as a blessing like the high, whirring flock tluit flew acrns,:.the cold sky of this page when I began this journey by the wintry flare of dawn,We expect happiness, we look flying by instinct to their secret places Although there are several is too frequently punished, or is forward to love; . theories· that attempt .to account mac:e to feel unwanted, .diffident, · both for their need and jar my sense of season."

We look forward to ~ tidings Sorqetimes the image is_ developed. . t~ such a~ extent for the manner -in which person- en· inferior; he may develop a sent from above i that 1t seems to be the theme itself - as m Octopus, where ality develops, it is generally severe . personality. disorder. and waters o'er marine movement conveys the drugged torpidity of exhaus- agreed that the grow th of the which may manifest itself in The streams I • which we sail; ted pleasure, the slow withdrawal that divide a strange yet pet:s~nality begins at birth anrl is the form or delinquency, truancy intimately-known eight-limbed creature. influenced by two sets of factors or other types of undesirable so- As we hear sweet . melodies •of nightingales; On the other hand, the poet is also able to 1 create brief working together.

Fii:st, there cial behaviour ' Similarly, at images with the same imagination. The prominent eyes of a are th~ natura~ endowments of> school or place of work the in- Fairland of Guyana the . Lord :: as blessed; statue' 'erupt, bulge in a spasm of marble.' Warped almond ihe person, which are acquired dividual performs best in an ell..t rees by the shore suggest twisted agony - 'Their grief / through hered ity. The physical vironment where he feels at ease In giv ing u.s sweet jay and rest; howls seaward throu.gh charred, ravaged holes'. Voices 'curl t,ype and mental ability are in- and receives a certai!:l amount of I\foy God ble.;,s our sick and in the shell of my ear', and at night the poe t hears 'T\1 ,· heriled nnrl are to some extent atten!ion and recognition.

They determined before bir_th. our c-i-ipple; i"m;est, an ocean 6f leaves. drowning her children.'

With his mast-ery of imagery. Walcott, in describing a can be, however, influenced by ' Some parents soon discover A.s he did to the wate~y sti•e!lms that ripple; subwa y ride in anonymous New York ('A Village Life,' 11) all the environmental factors that the child is not a mechanism c::in create a picture of pure horrot, which, , we hasten to that influence personali1y de- that autoinaiically responds to '.f/iank God for t.he bees an-J reassure ourselves, is just the projection of mental state. velopment. Environment is gen- their desires . .. they. become for the I gttana; The underground becomes Hell, the packed commutors. wit], erally considered to be the most nwnrr of thr individuality of the Found in our fairLand, of GuyShop their empty Hve3, are seen as ferried ghosts, bodies sup- jmportant influence, barring cer- child created by their own will. tain constitutional factors such He begins to assert his own ideas ana. ported by arm-straps are transformed into carcasses dangland express his own feelings. A.nd now arise ye peopLes of "ing on butchers' meat-hooks. This is Walcott's interpretation .as feeble-mindedness or physical Guyana; Sometimes these responses are in disability.

The most important of the faceless crowds, each man in his private he 11 factor in the early environment h2rrr.ony wit h what is required , Ou.r land of pasture and savan. " running the rat race, is th<> treatment given the child• sometimes they · are in conflict. n.ah.s; . . locked in za sys't"em_, ridden by its rail, and serve fa i thfully

by Ms mother, father, brothers The capacity for assertive and Awake within a ife where no one dares to fail." and sisters, and other membersi aggressive 0C'tion is normal in 'a)J. •your land; Extremely subtle in thi s piece 'is the planned use of rhym of the famil y~ The school and life and is essential for survival. And let 11s join in a. unity band. to create the effect of mounting terror; at f", st occasional, church are influences on the This ;s tn;e especially of the huthe "rhyme:, move closer ·and closer until we reach couplets at later development of the· person- man being. who has to bring this the height of tensio:n. From here the movement follows t he ality, bu t , the:v are secondary essential equality into harmony train as it suddenly decelerates and comes to a dead stop. influ-"nces C'ompared to the pa- with social realities. As a saml 1 1 L 119 Regent St., Lacvtown, G/town ple situation illustrating a serious ...1..21 l i\.l l But his true genius lies in the handling of the very rents Dial 5944 ' . ,vord., tl, emselves, seen at their ·m ost significant in 'Goats The psychological environment : lash 1:>etween these forces, a pa'j 1 7\..

J.r.1. ..I... and Monkeys', an intensely powerful interpr tation of the is of particular importance in rent seeks help for her son who ' · Othel1o lDe:5demonda relationship. the personality develOlpment of yields th no authorii ' and takes · T h e This term, the Q.C. Dramatic "Virgin and ape , 1naid and malevolent Moor, the child.

Whe_n the h_ome is nothing from anyone. .the ir im1nortal coupling still halves qur w orld." one · of ·pleasant surround1ngs,, IJ'o'hPr. <'".plosive fo her dis- Society w,ll be haloing an interSEE GUYANA FIRST. He has ·that sensitivity for the very textvre o the langua ge and when the parents under- ciplinary act.ion. had developed a House Elocution Contest w retha· enables him to combine subtlety of me aning with a ~tand and are sympathetic with hi ghly protedive relation to this placic the customary Dramatj<: wealth of sense - · impressions that come from the very ,the neens and problems of the bo)·. While admiring the asser- Competit10n which House-offiI sound of the syllables, from the feel of the word:S in tre 1 c:hild, encourage h es curiosity and tive ql.)ality in the boy. she was cials complain is inconvenient to . ,vide variety of specially arranged Air Tours now Entries ·for speaker's throat and mouth. There can be o more multi- afford him ample opportunity frightened by the crescendo ot arrange this year. available to - The Famot1, Kaieteur Falls (A ir/ dimensional description than that of the 'T non.' wher p and encouragement to solve his community anger created by his the competition close on Friday, there is a wealth of stimulation for the' senses of ~ight, tou,::h own problems, the ehild is likely flagrant cletiance of all author- 18th March, and great en1,hu, Overland trips also), Orinduik Tmhaimaclai, KnmaOut of her great fear she siasm has so far been shown . and hearing. " , !? gr_ow into a stable, well-ad- it)'. rang, Rupununi justed individt1al, able to cope sought to maintain her control, Boys are busy learning poems and her explosive threatening with the · probleq1s that confront and speeches · for the competiGUYANA "At Cedros. thudding the dead sand TRAVEL TOURS him in <'!av-to-day living. Con- accentuated the hoy's struggle to tion, which is expected to take in spasms, the tarpon ver~e1Y, \vhere the home en- assert himself against the cop." place in the last week of . term (Guyana's national tomist agency) gaped witli a gold eye. drowned virmw1en , is such that the child trols he need<>d but could not (April, 4th-7th). Judges will inthickly, thrashing with brute pain c/o R. · H. Rickford, Dernerara Life Compound, , i, accorded little or no attention, 11se. clude prominent persons not conthi.s sea I breathe.

Rohh & High Sts., or Dial 13106.3 It .is nceted 'Nith the school.

Stilled, its bulk, expected to prove highly enter:>crewed to the eye's len,.. slow ltJ 1aining. soug ht design . It dried li.ke silk, 1 It is anticipated that next year \. leisurely , altered to lead.

I the Drama tic Society wiil be I The belly. leprous , silver. bulged ahie to sponsor both the Inter- i like a cold chancre foT the blade.

House Elocution Competition and · '1 Snddenly it shuddered in immense !he Drama Competition .' doubt, but. he ol.d jaw, gibbering , divul ged nothing hut sonie new ifilament~ of blood ...." , Bronze. tvith .a bras!!-greEn mould, the scales I age lilce a corselet of coins, I I . a net of tarnished silver joins 7 the back's deep-sea blue to the tail's wedged. tapering Y. \ Set in a stone, triangu.lar skull, Revival of the Historical Society I rinqing__..with gold, the open eye Elections for new office-bearers ' fa simply, tiringly there." of this 3ociety were held on the 11th of Februn,ry, 1966. Results As seen before, these poems are extremely persom1l in \Vere:--' their attitudes, moods and thr;,ught associapon,,. With a few President - Dennison, J. G.; \ exceptions like '-'The Princ:;e'' v:ith its Hamlet/Orestes suggesV,ce-president-B2rnard, D.M.A.; tions, thev concern actual exi: erience, whether uhv.,ic;:il likP Secretary - Moore, C. B.; Trea'Lave11tville' or mental as in ''The Castaway'. \Ve note, how- A.era.rs surer ... Singh. J. B. (I a). Superever. that thouf!h deeply involved in the issues . the poet 1. Heads of societies and co1.mtl\l"es. (10) 8. Sugar and r ice are eroduced mt visor ... Mr . .S,mki>.,s. /i). 9. -:rri;;iJl_gular formation at the mouUt of r.ivcrs (.5). 10: C !iange. the se,~tands outside the '.e xperiences of others. In every scene, these The soi::iet:v has many pl ans inco11d vowel to ·U' in the Greek God of Love (4). l 1. Latin for sh;up or b1tte1 (4) though he mav be present. hP sets himself apart from the 12. To perceive with Lhe .. e-yt!.s (3 ). 14. Add an initial vowel t o Ryan's and get Jndo- cluding the en~olment of repreEu'r'opean langu .:1ges (6). 15. One who rents a b,siusc (6) 18. A stupid fellow rething he de.scribes if it is not himse1J' or his poetrv', with lated to quaUrnped of horse family (3) 20. 'For .' . . :rnJ . . , . amen~ (4) 21. Trun- sentatives so as to reach a cfoss= which he i!; preoccuuied. He feels t11ings -intenselv but sees cated form Qf 'aside; (4). 23. Not tens o r hundteds /5) 24. Associated with coffin; secl.ion of the ,school and is also but indioates serious behayiour (7). '25. T,he friendly rival ::>f Queen',s (10) . ,' them at a distance. as throu!!h ,:i showcase window or through arranging a series of lectures: • the mesh of a caf!e from which he has escaped. This feplfacr .Down whkh •.vm be of invaluable \ of exile. this mood of i~olatiori. is at the root of the Cast1. The first Ifo admaS1er of Queen's (7) 2. 'The gJmto n . and . . . ' (4) 3. The assistance to fifth formers. Memr.; an . . .. (6) 4. Such_ cheques have si!,,':natures on the ~ack (8), 5. Speaks (5 >: :-iwav imaee. w11ich ~in1<-, to g-ethe.r three m~in ideaQ - t-bp bee 6: lt is made in thts cour,try a nd from sugar (X: 3): 7 Times when the oJd joirl' tho ' berc; o;f th? sc.hcol are reminded at Queen's. (7. 4 ): 13: The singer ' Marran . . . ' (8): l~. Questions requirp ... .

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oped nation which means that CONCLUSION ON. EXTERNAL movement of universal history.

Theories like "tiialectical materiwe do shan, an equal opportuni- .I SSUE alism" an d "predestinal idealty with these nations in deciding the fu t ure of civilization in Since the article has so far ism'' must be considered. This the "third world." This honour suggested that all these world investigation would provide ou r

By M. KH AN - U 6 C. has been bestowed upon us bdlocs presage evil then it is lead ers with the k nowledge of simply because we the under- the duty of our politicians to which world movr,ment would .' OCI AL CONDITI ONS OF THII veloped countries have a most sear-:h for the least of these eventually triumph and in which COUNTRY world bloc is this movement potent force in our man power evils. However before this is p r esent. After our leaders ar(nearly 800,000,000 or 2/3 of the done they should be advised to the social context Bri tish rive at their conclusion then world's population>.

Whichever · analyse carefully the trend Gufana does not possess its own culture. We do not even have bloc, either East or West, is able which world historical events they ought to align our Guiana a common cultur e. We have to acquire this force; the civi- an, laking. They must investi- with that bloc which would di verse forms of culture w hich lization of the t he Third World gute the various theories of the eventually triumph. are diametrically opposed to ' be patterned after the ideoloSECOND PART OF ARTICLE NEXT TE XM euch other. The Indo-Guianese fies of that bloc. t t,here to the culture of India a nd this culture has developed There are, however. quite a to suc!J an extent that the f~ differ ences in cultu.r~ h"::li ants of "Jai Hind'' (Hail In- : t ween the Afro-Asian bloc and dia) is not something unusual · Guiana. It is true that we hav" ' t J be hear<;i in the agr icultural • here an Indian culture which i;; sector of the country. The similar to that of the Asian ChinP.se adhere to their own ! countries but a cultu r e similar ; culture which revolves around to the African countries is un- ! the activities of the "Chinese known to Guipnese. This is so l!.ssociation." The African and , despite the assidious W'lr 1{ r,y W11h the P ortuguese. adhere to the ·. ASCRIA which is tryi ng to r eEuropean culture a nd finally vive the defunct African c11iwe have the Amerindians with ture in Guiana. On e might sugtheir own primitive c ulture. gest that the government of the ::-!uch is a 'br ief sketch of the day should try to foster the more significant aspect of the A frican culture since it ·is social conditions in our Guian a : closer to the I r;idian culture than 26 x 1 3/ 8 and is the European one. By doing ·.· .. ..,28. x 1 1/ 2 so, changE's of a strong AfroBRITISH GUI ANA'S P OSI '1 Asian culture might emer'{e in TION IN THE V ARWUS / Guiana.

This culture would WC RL D BLOCS. oversh adow the other petty one~ obta inable at ' £_4.STERN AND WESTERN and eventually we would ha,·e BLOCS · our true Guyanese <'Ultt1re.

After having had a picture of However such an ideal policy the economic and, social condi- might have been practical only .10ns of the country, we must if the last government W? <; in Water & Bentinck Streets, . Georg~town. iecide which world bloc wouid office for racialism forms an best foster the needs of a coun- integral part of the myths of Lry with our cond it ions. Should cur people and any attempts, by J we join with the East, the West, this government, to prac tice 4e c ,ea::w the Afro-Asian ter ritories, tl\e such a policy might only cause DO YOU WEA R GLASSES~ Caribbean terr itories or should t he government to be more re• I .

DO Y OWfMY @AMES? we pursue a neutr al foreign jected hy the Indi= community. policy? If we join the Eastern A s a result of these cultura l If so, wear our har dened lenses, which protect your eyes bwc it is extremely likely that · barr iers th e problem or a forfrom any fl ying object. The~ lenses take a blow 40 we would not obtain Western aid eign policy for Guianese beti.mes greater than ordinary lenses before breaking. · and since the E ast does not have I comes more intricate.

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The ·•. nswer to thhis question revolves around another question, which is, wh at does independence really mean to Guyana?

Does it mean the mere "pulling dcwn of the Union Ji!ck and the pushing up of our m ulticofour ed 'flag?" or does it mean that the birth of independence ought to usher in a ser ies of changes? Many of us do believe that inde~ndence demands a Sl·:cies of changes for our "El Dorado." However we must ask ourselves what we much change a nd how we mus t change that which ought to be ch an ged.

Before a change is to be ·cteeraed a worthwhile one, it is m,cessary for the person, who would bring about this change, t , u nderstand fully the nature of the thing to be changed and a t the same time to know how to change it. Unless a change d ;:es fuliil these conditions then ~that change mi~h~ well be a u , ,die one. It thus becomes out duty to understand the true nature of the important issues in • bur country, to see the various courses which these ' issues might follow and then to make c ur suggestions for that course which we hope would proviue our country with a pleasant fu.ture.

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D isunity w hich exists in our country does not exist in the Caribbean oourit,ries. Moreover <me is led to believe that if we ~dficient aid to offer t hen join- align ourselves with thesf' namg with such a bloc might not tions then these nations would be in the best interest of our make tremendous g1ins · t t'1e CAMP & REGENT STS. Guiana. On the ·other hand the expense of Guiana for W" h~·e: West usually gives aid w ith some natural resources which many strfngs attached and these these countries are quite wili trings might well have advf!rs@ ling to get their hands an. l'ffects on the underveloped naDIAL 3504, 3307, 3424. ."I. ticm. These effects might, for NEUTRALITY example manifest themselves in ,.,,.,,.,...., ,.,,., ,., ,.. ,., the form of armed intervention The neutralist foreign policy

by Western countries, into the ~lso has its disac\vantages. Our internal affairs of the undercte- country needs a long term forveloped nation. This armed m- eign policy and neutrality is NOW ON DISPLAY - A FULL RANGE tervention might come under merely a short term expedient.

OF MEN'S TIES & SOCKS, SUITINGS the guise of protecting tbe Moreover, the two ~ain comJERSEYS, SHIRTS & SHOES lives and properties of the citi- batants are looking on the exzens of thes~ Western nations, istan-:e of tl-\ese states as an unALSO: - LADIES HATS, SHOES AND or in other words, the fvr eign comfortable fact but they do HANDBAGS. investors. not really recognize them. lf these combatants were to clash AF'RO-ASI AN BLOC A FULL RANGE OF MALE UNDERWEAR I and the alternative lwtween 1t is true th at we do have "freedom" and "totalitarian ..

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I ml'"h >in common with the ism'' overshadows all political ' Afr o-Asian bloc. Our struggle e\·cnts ·and decisions tl-- e:n , a~ainst colonialism bears strik- where would · the. neutralist CAMP & SOUTH ROADS ing similarities to those of th e state we? The victor, even if he /,fro-Asian countries. Our lead- d o(.>s n ~t destroy the ne utralist WHERE QUALITY & PROMPT SERVICE crs wer e imprisoned, disunity state. would not respect it and is the PASSWORD e:rupted in the colonialist er a he migh t made it pay for its and we are also an underdevel- neutral ity.

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F , r 3i lcn~ lime our school• I saw a number of boys, who ground fias been op:med to the after moving across our fiel~ nvages o! unlawful outsiders congregated in front of the schoni both during the day and the to watch the parading cadets. darker hours. We used to find An argument ensued and in the ver y many athletes, football process some of the most vile t eams, and wayside cricketers language was used, much to tne taking full advantage of the ac- delight of thPir comrades and tc cess to the ground which was the astonishment of other specdfered them. Our objection is tators including university stunot that these intruders use it dents. Must we allow such renewith intent to do harm, but that gades in our cortpound? Outthey obstruct t he progress of siders may get the false impres!ootball matches by runnin g sion that QC boys are among. around t he full length of the the crowd. track, part of which extends to the football square on the eastern end of the ground.

Of late, a sign which says 'Trespassers will be prosecuted according t o law' was placed at the eastern gate. In spite of this, i, .. .::,p lc.. use our fie:J as a s11ortcut, especially after some occasion on our neighbouring ground, BGCC. Youngsters, usually hooligans, sometimes destroy plants in the masters' garI dens and even toss pebbles dangerouslf_.around. One afternoon

More recently, a very sturdy gate has b:?cn erected but one still notices some strange faces, although their numbers have le~·sened. Is this the beginning of what was long hoped for? a proper fence all around the field. I am sure everyone would appreciate this. Thanks to the undying efforts of Mr. Jonas, our games supervisor, the condition of our ground has been n:uch improved with:n the la~t five months and it is h oped, he scys, that it will impr ove more \·:ithin another such period. Let us not allow outside vandals to destroy and abuse it.

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This term, attendance at footb:111 which tended to become .. x at the e nd of last term has ·"'proved very much due to the ·,1:..rking of the register at pra.ctice. The theme of thcc;e prac" h"s bwn 'physical fitness' .md Mr. Stanley Moore, our ·h is doing all in his power to implement this phn. 'T'hr ·u cess of it was seen in the two practice matches we had versus a treasury XI in which we lost the first by one goal to two and won the other vice,·ersa. Our forwards howev~r need very much mor e- pra-::tic.e as thev lack the necessary finish and the ability to score.

The junior section of our football has been doing quite well under Mr. Barton's training.

They take the game seriously and are usually quite fit. They have had s ue ' esses both against St. Stanislaus and Central High School. It is hoped that our house football competition will commence later this term and be rompleted next term. The D_ias cup match is scheduled to take place in the very near future although n datp has not b~en fixed. Meanwhile all football· activity. except f r ''r ,. ta lks by Mr. Moor e, has: been s118p,£!ndeq temporarily so as to llow athletes time to train properly for our athletic sports which takes place on the GCC Ground.

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1\'l asters vs Weston lfouse .IJisappointing Uraw Last lcrm, a Masters· eleven played a friendly cricket match' against tht> ~chool's reigning champlons. Westen House. Had it not be:.en for an hour and twelve minutes delay, due to bad wc:Hher, the masters might well h ave won the match.

Batting first on a c;oft wicket, they lost the wicket of Mr London with the sccm' at 2. and then Mr. Jsaacs who jnined Mr. Barton sh?red in ?. 2!l-run partnersh ip, ,·a r•yin~ !hf' score to 31 before the latter wa<; bowled by Per'-:Hld V . Hf' had batted for 15.

Mr. Isaacs was next to go. at 58, wh"n he wac; eaught off the howling :>f P e r saud for a well made J 7 - th e top score of the innings. Next to come was Mr. Majeed, out he was u nfortunately " ·n nut :or 14.

Mr. Wish art 1001' 1';!' position at the crease, " n d wen• about 'butchering' the bowling m ' West Indian' style. dis1,layi?,f an array of on-side ~hots.

He ended up with 32 made in 33 minutes. Wickets fell rheuply after he left, ai:1d the Masters'. und~r the cap tainship of Mr. London , declared with the i'<'Or,, at i 15 fr>r 7. P ersaud and Young were the most successful bowlers. taking 2 wickets ea-::h.

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Co-operation Cricket Season 02ens Needed in Sports

This ter m saw a new system adopted by lhe ~cnool's cr icket offt• cials as regar os select ion of the North cote a nd Wight cup teams.

One should be under seventeen yea r s of age to be eligible tor selection in th e Wight Cup team.

It is known t ha t the standa rd of cricket has somewha t deterior a ted in the last few years a nd it is felt tha t this new rule w ill encourage more youngster s to practise ; a t the same time, th is Wight cup tea m will form t he nu· cleus for the Northcote side when the present team members have left school. The results of this :iystem may not be apparent at fif'St

rlaynes and McAndrew op ened the innings for Weston House. Mr. London immediately s' ruck ,u•h the last ball of the firs~ over, when he bowled Hay nes with a ball that swung s har~·l.Y i?1to the batsman. By the time the score had reached 5, two more wickets fell: That at Hend~rs.:m. run n,tl 1or three, :mr' Lorrrn,er, caught and bowled

by London for a cipher, Misir h ell,ed McA ndrew to car ry the score on to 3:i before he was caught, onr P mere off the bowling of Mr. London , for 6. Mc..>\nrlrew ~f'emed tired when h e pla~·ed J\,Or a well-pitch ed ball from Mt·. Lordon and wa~ bowled fo r 27 He had hit 4 fours and bartec! for a total of 45 minutes. He was quickly followed bv Persaud and Walk s B .. when stumps ,had to be drawn Mr. Jon.is and M Khan u'l1o' r"(i the match. ing,

L ookmg for a while at sports in our ,:chool, I have seen three !'.lwb.icks. Th ese three ''drliwbacks, I wouid say, are the 1r ason!': fo r the decline in our ,n r ts o ,er the last few terms. rroba bly the main difficulty nu t we. the members of Queen·s ·,,liege tc clay face, is the lack, of m oral support. This I feel n flue nces a team or a club, as

Final :.cores in tht! 1naic.1 ' ' '"'- · Masters' eleven: 11 5 .1.u,· , a _ dared. M r. R. Isaacs 37; Mr. K. Wishart 3:.: Young 2 wr b, .1. ._, saud 2 for 33.

Weston House: 69 for 7 at close of play . l\llcAndrew 27; Walks H . JO n .o. Mr London 4 for 9: Mr . Sue-Wah-Singh 1 for V. it h 75 minu tes play remain- 15.

Meanwhile, the first matches in both divisions began with Queen·s Colleg~ play ing East Coast Estates and Central High School, in the Northcote and Wight cu p respec tively .

We were, however, defeated in both matches.

Batting second, we managed to pile up 183 runs in reply to the Combined Estates' 253 for II declared ... . Robihson and Jobe, who opened the batting, carried the ,;core to 27 before the latter was given out LBW, having scored 6 M Khan was next at the wicket, batting wi 'h Robinson. and together they put up a stubborn p:1rtnership' w h ich

R. helP<:!r! to boost the total. B ut after he was out, bowled, the team collapse::!. M . Khan scored n painstaking 33 nft?r ba!ting fo r just 0ver two h ours.

At th is period the fai st Coast men wcr" in a hurry for ru~s. so they quickly scored I 7J for the loss o r 4 wickets before they declared.

Q.C., w ho wer~ already lacing ll deficit of 71 ru ns were thus set 246 to win in about 170 minu tes.

It was a hard struggle on th (.> part of QC batsm~n bu t du r ·r·• this. wickets fell p eriodically.

The end came about 20 minutes b efor~ the finish of the dn.v·~ play.

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th e casi: may b o, a great lot. It is largely by moral suppor t to1 day that the West Indies are the reigning Cricket champions. It in the 440 and fi rst in the:.- 380. is almost imp ossible, no matter The la ttt•r performan ce broke how good a team may be, for il both Q.C. And Q.R·C: records to win without moral support it w11s done in 2 minutes. 1.4 sefrom its colleagues or comconds rades. In our schdol particularly in out door games, the members of the teams often find the games dreary and uninteresting because or the lack of support from their fell ow school memI bers. With the overcoming of this deplorable tendency I feel that we will do better than we e re doing at the moment.

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There 1s hitrdl.v a nybody who has witm•ssed the Sports Preliminaries who does not know the name of Jan Mc David. Besides being a fast runner who displays perfect h armon.v and body control, he possesses an indefatigable store of e nergy and stamina.

Perh&ps he is most famous for hi s brilliant 'tape-finishes': even after running a mile, 'Mac' still manages to make a last I 00 yds. sprint to the tape.

But even though Mc David entered Q.C. since I 960, it is only since 1963 that he h as been participating in Sports events In t'1at year. he placed first and second in the 880 and 440 yds. races respectively.

The n ext .vear, w h en he wns in ' the Under I 7 division for the first time, he won both the 440 And 880 yds., placed 2nd in throwing the Discus, and third in th e 220 yds. and the mile.

In 19115, ·Mac'. still Under 17. finally esta blished his fame as a champion by winning all the • races except the Mile. and placinl? second in the Shot-Putt.'

This vear, MacDavid tr ain ed quite rigorously, and his performance so far has borne the fruits of hi s toil. In the f inals of the Field evPnts already completed, 'Ma<'' wns fir,;t in the Triple ' \ Jumn anil 4H1 in both th e T.ong Jumn and Shot P utt e vents. It ~ is almo,;t <'ertain that on Sports IAN McDAVID Dav he will blaze his trail to i?lory by winning the hurdles. th e Asked w h at he intends to do :'Oo vds.. 220. 440. 880 yds, and in the future as far as Athletics th e mile: In short. everyth ing. is concerned , McDavid remarked McDavid also hopes to break a th at, not knowing the profesfew records. al though it is un- sional extent of h is athletic calik ely th at hi s attempt at the 'Jabilities, he could not say anyMile rerord will succeed. he thin~ defir,ite about lhe future. should be quite ti red by then. He does, however, in tend to purUp •o now he has broken !011r we At h!<>t ir~ on his own. evl"n rf'cords. but onlv one of th e m is if not as u career . and he hopes 0ffidal.

ThP official one was fo w in an Athletics Scholarsh in th e 220 :vds. record of 23 seconds to a P uPrto Rican or Amer ican wh ich he reduce<l to 22.8 seconds rollege. :it our last Sports Day Meeting.

Few cf us can help being proud He broke both th e 440 a nd 880 of McDavirl for the tremendous y ds records against the Old Boys contribution he is making to the in a fri endl.v meeting after Sports reputation o! Q.C. as an 'all D~.v last .vear. In Trinidad last round good school'. We admire vear, he gavP. the Q.C. touring his hard efforts and supreme percontingent one of its few mo- formance and wish him the best ments of glory by placing second of luck in Athletics in the futu re.

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Then Ro binson was caught at mid-on, off a full toss. lt was a hard blow for Q.C and a t the same time for Robinson, w ho hud scored 53 runs and seemed well set fo r his first Not·thcote cent.ury. His innings i ncluded a variety of strokes ir, the form of seven fours.

Next to <'Orne was Kirton and he was quit::kl v followed by Moore who in turn was followed just as quickly by Cambridge R. J3y this time Q.C. ·w as and a h ttr,icane 1R b.> Cambridge

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The Wight c up team did no better against C.H .S: at Centra l g r ou nd 243 runs were scored :> t'.iin!<I them. and then they were bowled Qut for 132 runs. Of •hi>~!". G . Hayni>s top-scored with 27 runs.

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It is quite true that I behave hadlt sometimes, but I feel that on the whole this is a disease that is affecting almost, the whole school where games are cuncerned.

So in summing up I ff'<>l t'1<1f i C we remember this formula cc-operation . plus supp ort, plus d is~ipline. plus talent equal • ucc0 ss. th ~ standar d ot' our games wiJJ certainly improve.

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!i.nter-House Hockey Competition:

-i ·able 1 ·ennis Handicap -i ·ourna1ne11,t HOP·KINSON lOP~i.ES "KOCK;) (Kl I CnLUW There have been few events in the Table Tennis Circle at Q.C. since the Li ctor's last pubilcation.

During the lime which elapsed lollowing the last report, a Sch orJI Llandicap Tournament was played durmg the latte~ days of last tern,. while more recently Lower Sixth Modern (a) and Nobbs House played tourhaments.

CHR ISTMAS TERM'S HANDICAP TOURNAMENT

• This competition attracted a large number of entries as usual, though regrettably, such formidable forces as Warren D. H. Denbov: C H. and Robinson ,~ L .vere not en tran ts. Sheer e'<citement prPvailed after a few of the preliminary matches were played. for the ·prophets' were beginning to doubt the possibility of the twJ seeded players-Hopkimon T. amt Critchlow D. meetinq in the final s. This was because ()f the discovery of fresh, untainted talent in Chow Ah. in 5rB and Iloo of U6M(b), and secondly the magnificent iorm which was being displayed at 1hat time b_v Walcott P . F. and Benjamin C 0.

These bo.vs easily disposed of 1he1r opoonents until it was necessary to oppose each other. ·Benjie' 1.7) fmally met the unorthodox Walcott in the 3rd round in what provecl to be an attackmg feast.

Walcott (-8), emerged victor. and on account of his display divided popular opinion as to wheth er Critchlow, Hopkinsqn, !loo or Chow-ah would be the eventual champion.

From the 3rd round, the fixlures mr.\'e1l to the quarter-finals.

One of the major disputations ,vas whether "Percy" would be weeded 0<1t by Chichester, the quiet, unassuming Lad in form 4a, ,vho had until then, calmly crushed his opponents. It was argued th at Ch ichester's 8 points advantage and his styl', would be the decisive factor in his favour.

Unfortunately, no grim struggle was ;vitnessed for Chichester gained a walk over. The second major and onl'y thrilling quarter final match. was played between Hopkinson (-10). and Chow-ah (0) Skilful counter-attack dominatcd the play The abilities of both players were impressive and it can truly be said that Hopkinson. the better player won.

In the other t'wo matches, lloo (plus l J triumphed over Gordon

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peti i 1on was to inc:n:,ase iorm spirit aml to produce good losers.

The entire form participated anc some unexpected upsets occurred, arnong which were :- Rajroop (plus ci) beat Lee N. S. (-7 ), Fletcher, R (plus 2) beat Gorrlon. K. (-4) and Hopkin son (-10) Here, Hoo proved that the pre- defeated Bakker (-3). vious signs oi commanding conIn the finals, Benjamin C. 0. lrol and his lack of inhibited fear to quicken the pace were (-4• defeated Hopkinson in a not illusionary In his tense five gruelling 5-game set of attack The comgame set against the school and coun ter-a ttack. champion, he showed a remark- petition was enJoyed by all and able 'tahmt .for selectivity.

He no one ha!. any regrets or grievfrequently penetrated Critchlow's ances. Talent was unearthed in well-known rock-like defence the form of Bakker and Couchwith his powerful drives. Critch- man, who with practice can be possibilities for our low later remarked that lloo's serious Both boys, from strengt h was due to the power ~,:hool team. and u~:?xpectedness o.f his forc- Mc'<..enz:.• L_.;h St:.Jo'., ~oincd us The Sports lng strokes. The few who wit- in October , 1 ~W5. nessed th e match realised that Sec1ion of the Lictor complilloo's truly mixed game a lmost l'l"en ts this fine effort. earned hirn the honour of being a finalist. He is now rated as N OBBS HOUSE INTRA-HOUSE one of the hardest hitters in COMPETITION ~<'hool.

Nobbs House has recently The second semi-final was a complet~d its second a nnual one-sided affair. Chichester pos- Table-Tennis Com:.>ctition for the 5esse<l no return for Hopkinson's Denbow Cup This cu p was 5ervices and spin and thus lost awarded for annual cQmpetition out in three successive games.

by Mr. C. E. Denbow. 1964's Guiana S<'hola1 and former D1;put.v The finals was played on the Head of. Nobbs. One of the more same afternoon Fourteen people import:mt aims of this In traincluding the four semi-finalists House C:impetition is to increase and the umpire witnessed it. that brotherly feeling among the Critchlow and Hopkinson were membars 0f the House. Presen tly. battling it out again. Both started Nobl:>s is the sole House with any at love. However, Hopkinson was such intra-House competition. unlika the image he c reated in Some of their better players previous games.

He looked de- are· .. ~obinson, (L6Mb), who termined to win and was ever emerged champion for the House, pressing home the point with his Ramphal! (U6MbJ, Couchman, fluent atta<'king shots.

Critch- (L6Ma), Bourne (3c). Harriperlow. on the other hand, appeared saud, (U5Mb) and Den bow, C.H. to be nonch1,1lant unlike the (UoC). The various matches repla)·er who won the 1965 Senior vealed t hat Nobbs has pot<:;ntial School Championship. Not surtha l can be developed into a winorisingly. Hopkinson easily won ning Inter-House Team.

The the first two games during w h ich Sports Section of the Lictor hE' displayed n variety of attack- wishes them success in achieving strokes.

Curiously, in the ing their aims. third game he decided to "poke it out'' with ~Woggie' and of Some of the new equipment course. he lost. The fourth game promised last term has materialin which he was even more viised into a new set, including a cious ihan the former, he won, table. However, the Table Tenthus making him 1966 Handicap nis Supervisor has complained of School Champion. However, a the iack of responsibility shown keener struggle was anticipated by th2 lads who requeited the by the spectators.

Joan of Table Tennls gear. Appar" LOWER SIXTH HANDICAP ently some boys carry home the borrowed gear, keepTOURNAMEMT" ing it for weeks, then always During this present Easter presenting a frivolous excuse for tPrm, T ~1Ty Hopkinson, form their irritating habit.

It i:, Table T wnis Captain of L6M(a) hoped that the noys concerned decided tc µlay a handicap tour- will realise the inconvenience nament for only mE:mbers of his they cause others with their malform. The idea behind this compractice

(-2) in what was mainly a battle of spin; while Critchlow (-10) beat Phillips C-1).

Thus the serni-rinalists were Critchlow (-10} vs Hoo (plus l) and Hopkinson (-10) vs Chichester (0).

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1966

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AUSTIN AGAIN The popularity of Hockey has vastly increased mainly because of the Seven-a-Side Inter-House Hockey Competition which concluded a week after Speech Day. The competition served its purpose for while new talent emerged, the spirit of rivalry soared to breathl ess heights. The Supervisor, Mr. Desmond Chang-Sang, and his officials, should be congratul ated on the smooth organisation which re· suited in a successful House Tournament.

Yet, their irresponsibility does not excuse the apathy that exists among Table Tennis officials.

One wonders why there are no longer ::>rganisE'CI practices and matches against outside teams.

Gone are the days wh en on returning to school Jifter 4 p .m. or Saturday mornings, one would see three or four players, with perspiration dropping freely from their bodies, hard at practice.

Those days ::ire now treasured memories in the heart of many a Q .C. Table Tennis fan. In fact, when were School Colours last J awarded for Table Tennis? Not since Haynes I. K. was honoured in 1!J63, while our last outside match was playe::l about twd year~ ago.

It is hoped that this state 01! affairs will not continue much longer, ;md that our school sh all / onc2 .nore begin lo produce outstandi ng, not medicore Table Tennis P layer!:.

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For the stro..1gi,J e, the houses were divided into two sections.

In Section 1:- A , B, C, G and K fought among themselves, w hile 0 , E, F, H and L competed for supremacy in Section II. On ev.-?ry afternoon three matches were player!.

The duratioon of each game was :{0 minutes.

Thus. wi!h ever.vone e~ pecting ·c• Housl" to win. t he Inter-House Hockey r:ompelilion began at ;:_30 p.m. t,n Monday, November 29th with Austin H0t,1se oppos ing P erc:ival.

Since 'A' House had virtuall.v a team of newcomers, the experienced 'C' House <'Ombination easily swamped fhem 4 goals to nil. 'B' and 'G' two evenly matched !earns. competed on the sam.:? afternoon. In the gre:it struggle that ensued.

'G' House -.v on by one goal. In this makh. Evans and ChanChoong, two voung 'B ' House ...,,::i,·<'rc; were orfliSPd for th,..ir

last two matches caused a grea L deal of speculating and hea Ltu C'Onversation for it was felt that the winner of ·D' vs 'H' would be the eventual winner ol Se<.· tion II, while if 'G' did beat 'K', their chances of winning Section I wou ld be good. It turned ou that 'A' drew one-all with ·B' who played without two of the:r better players. Evans and Au.!:···

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A large crowa turnec up to s what promisE>d to be a kf ~ struggle.

T hey were not di ~ appoin ted for never since th ,start of t he competition was suer a fierc~l.v contested match (G vs K) witnessed. 'K' House with a more ngilE' forw a rd line won the match . Sc:ore was 2 goals to 1.

T h is meant that unless 'G' Hou<:" "Ollld stop 'C' House, a replay of 'C' anil 'K' wovld be necessary.

The lft!<I match of the da.v \\'M disappoirting. It failed to pro-

Captoin Morrison leading Austin in the attack. play . '!'he final match on th... opening d1..y, ·n· vs ·F·, w;,s a one-sided struggle in favour of ·D'. They won 5 goals lo nil.

On the following day, ther~ was one match of interest. 'C' vs 'K'. 'K' took full advantage oi the fact th at 'C' was weakened by the absence of one of their men. Alth0ugh they fought enteasingly !or a winning goal, the final score was 1 all. ' L' beat 'F' 3-1. and 'E' lost to 'H' 0-5 on the same afternoon. The fixtures for the fo 1lowin~ da·: were: . 'A' vs 'B', 'G' vs 'K'. D vs H. ThP

duce ;.he excitement expecletl, ending in a draw.

'C' vs 'G', was the final match of Section I• Apparently demoralised after their defeat by ·K', 'G House entered this key t:ame without any fighting spirit.

They scarcely looked Like the same team w h ich fully participated m a keen struggle on th" previous day. Whether ' C' House noticed this is rloubtful , but they trounced 'G' 1-fouse 8 goals to 0.

This scnre was not the hiithes• for the cornpetition.

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AUSTI The standard trials for our athletic meeting to be held on the Hlth of March at the G.C.C. ground have finally come to an end. Thie y ear, house trials w e re introduced so as to avoid an excess of unnecessary entries and to foster' keen com11etition. Winner of this year's standar(l point shield w as once more ·c• house, Austin, who although hand icapped by the injury of Campbell, one of their recognised athletes, w ere s till a bl e to gain victory by a cl ear margin.

Second place w ent to 'A' hous e, Perc ival, who w ere closely followe d by '8 ' house, Raleigh.

U1t ,11-.~1,; LaVOll1 lt1;::; are (;!X,.>.:c..eu 1• rom lne µctenLial that these to l>e r1, all ed. 1n the sen,or ..,. top three have, ~h eir position m vision, ,11c1)av1d 1s a no, iavo~rLhe standard point I ace is m no ite His nt:!:'lrest rivals are Crawway indi.;ative of their final Jorcl. Lcwtf: and Franklin, 4, ordP.r on sports day.

Raleigh again ·.ve must 1ake into account House are expected to bring OL1 that McDavid h as already gai~d a 10t o! surprises and are even plac~s m f!e ld events which are tipped lo win t he Athletic Shield. his W<!aker e·,ents. He hopes to They have already amassed a set ui:; HI' yd. and mile records. "lumber of points: by securing We think that t he latter is quite places in the finals for a number impossible, as he sh ould be vety 0f events al ready run-off.

Thl tired. seeing t hat this is the Carr.bridge brothers and to a final event.

Nevertheless, we wish him success in his endeavour for hf' h as been training seriously.

C. Cambridge, wmn er of 'Throwmg tt,e Cricke, Bah '. lesser exte1,t Mc:David and Plummer have so far been the cause vL. Raleigh·s sHccess. Meanwhile all the jlMr hou ses will be vying for suprcn,acy and are expected to make a great effort to better 1heier !inal positions.

A close tinish is expected.

Here's a list or the h ouses in order oi slcindarrl point places: Austin 95 Percival 82 R aleigh 78 Durban 73 Pilgrim 68 Woolley 61 Nobbs 55 49 Cunningh am 43 ·w estr,n Moulder ,

long jump and is expected to win ihe 220, 4~0. 880 y ds and h u rdle events by a wide mar<;!in. B ove! and Clarke have also been doing quite well and it will be in esting 10 see w hich one of t he )

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Morrison twisting \ O v ictory m Under 17 Long Jump. will end up with more poin,::.

Pieters' rivals are Gill a r hompson and t hough he has Tht- under 17 division is exalready won the long jump, he pected to be more keenly conwill ha ve to do very well to win tested. Morrison A. would seem the coveted ~up. Gill and Thomoto be th e eventful winner. He has son have both placed in the lo~g already won t he Long J ump, a the Triple Jump and is tipped to win th e High Jump on Spo Day. B esi des, h~ should place in the h urdles, 100, 220, 440 and 880 yd. events.

Gl~n and Massiah , will be doing their best to cause an upset.

Glen ls expected to carry away all the field events ex cept hurdles H e should be runner-up to the under 17 ch amp"Who's leading'!" ion.

Marks and P ieters would very likely he c hampion boys of th~ Under 15 and Under 13 divisions rE'spectively. This conclusion has been arrived at t h rough the' perfor:nances in t he standard trials.

Marks has already won hoth the Hop. Step and jump and

jump and have qualified for al the re maining events.

With the k:en competition existing between both the individual athletes and the Houses.

Sports Day lflG6 prom ises to be 'T!Ore inter,-.,tin~ and exc iting than ever before.

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Under Seventeen 880 yards.

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INTER. HOUSE HOCKEY (Continued irom }'agt 11 ) set the record ,vhen they b.! .. ·J!'' !J-nil. ·H' ·s captain. P . D. :rraser scored 4 goals, the highest individual srore When all the 11xtures w~rc played, C, K , D a1.d 11 each had gained 7 points.

The first semi-final was be tween ·c· and 'K '.

Contrary to expectations, T' House die! not have an easy \!me. In fa<:!., it has since been said that their Hockey supremacy ended in December, 1965.

After '!,7 minutes of play the score was 3-all, with t he ball over in ·K' House's h alf and in H entzen 's possession.

A clean beat was. made by Hentzen, K 's captain, followed by a quick pass to Fraser I. C. wh o in turn put the ball to W ade on t h ~ wing. This movement carried the ball over to 'C' House's half. Wade moved down the wing with the ball.

Eager suprorters were screaming for a goal, wh ile 'K' 's halves moved up, rieriding !o press the ball home. Alns, Wade's centre was inter<'epted The ball was nassed to lVIorrison who was no! in t he melee a round the circle.

He quickly moved upfield, bypassed lhE' lone defender. beat the ::idvancing goal-keeper and scored in thE' emp ty goal. Hopeful thoughts of equalising in the minds of 'K' Hou;;~ member., were dashed. w hen as the ball was being rehievPd, the final w '1i.,'l ~ was heard.

The P"r· fnrn~ance of the second semifinal was humdrum when compared with the first. 'H' houso hPat ' D' 5 goals to 0.

So t hr, finals wer e to be r,ontested l tween 'C' House a n d 'H ' House at 5.00 p.m. on the next af noon.

The crowd which witnessed the match was the largest for many _v<;)ars to witness a hockey match at Queen's.

The fina l was indcP<1 a f illing climax to the com petition, for not one moment <hr! it lack the combination of 'Skill, tenseness and regrettable mistakes.

The ball move:l. frequently from half to h ail, and. following its movem<'n t~ were spectators who re~ fused to !:>e restrain::?d and daunted in thei r cheering words of encour1gement for both sides.

Frequently 'Oh No!' and 'yes, b•iv" ;ind 'C'ome on, boy'. and 'Nice Pla.v! ' were heard.

HalftimE' sco re nil all. A brief rest. then the fight began a~aln. Both sides we re ever emplov ing attackin e movem£nts onlv to see t hem

broken on the rocks of the res pective defences. Then, it was ·c· House ;)ressing ·H ' 's defences.

A mistu.Ke was made and a goa1 was scored. ·c· was one up.

Wild ..:heers, from voices that had become hoarse, rose to a crackea crescendo :is ·c· House supporters fcxpressed their appreciatiu. while determined looks were seen ort t he faces of t he Woolley Hduse plaj crs.

Play resumed with a "nr:re f1mous effort from ·H' ho• 1se lo score. ·c• 's defence was und:?r pressur::?. Fraser ·H' 's captain, passetl t he ba ll to Boxhill, who was j ust outside the circle.

H t> collected, and shot, beating 'C'' 's goalkeeper.

The answering shouts of jubilance suroassed the former. Alas, the referee hsd not yet confirmed fhe goal b:v blowing his w histle.

He ruled lhat th e ball was !'hot frnrn 011t!';rl,. the "irclP. A fr,~· minutes tater. the game-finished w ith 'C' Hou se being the Inter House Horkey Champions !or vet a nother year. th.:>ugh from all indications t h is appears to be th eir last year as champions.

After the m atch, there was a brief presentation.

Our games master, Mr. Jonas, explained that the proceedings were original t hough it is hoped to make it an an'nual feature.

B efor6 making t he p1·csentation, t he headmaster made a short speech, decorated with his usual wit.

The fo llowing presentations were made: . Inter-House Seven-a-Siae, Hockey Competition S hield, Austin House.

Cup for the most promising player: Robert Trew ('H' House). Award lor th e most consistently good player durini the competition: Robin Lee. Award for being a pupil of Queen's while playing !or the National Team: D avid Mor rison. . 'i he term was almost at an end, a nd so also was the Hockey Sea.son in British Guiana. The sea, son was to be terminated by the Seven-a-Side Hockey Festival on .Sunday, December 12th. For this festival, held on the Bookers Sports Club Ground, Queen's College entered two teams.

Bot h teams we re knocked out in their .fixtures b y teams which were super ior t han they in experience and skilful construction. And so with two defPats behind them, Q .C . lalis r ested ' for th e h olida.vs and for the next season which should begin sometime next month.

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D. Wade's w inning leap in Op en Long Jump.

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