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Notes of a Native Son Cry A.LA.N.C.E. Ma~..cal Mystery Tours
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N~w Masters Random R(marks Fiction
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Ii.ct.or Essay
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CONTENTS
LECTOR
Speech Day '69 Obituaries ..
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A Hard--Going G.c.E. Rc,.;ults
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125th ANNlVERSARY
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With Lighter Comment The Musical Society . . In and Around Q.C.
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WEDNc.SDAY, DECEMBER
17. 1969
RECORDS TU MB LE, AS:
FOUR GUYANAS FROM QUEEN'S ( By EWART .MOSES~ Thirty - five distinctions ? F our Guyan a scholars ? Q ueen's College has yet again ridden off with flying t olours ! Never before in its history_have four namei: been in:,cribed in one year on the Guyana Scholars' Plaque at the right o f the hall here at Queen's. N ever also havt Advanced Level distiPct;ons reached the lofty pea k of thirty-five. This skyrocketing number has erased even last year's rf'cord , now fallen from grace, of twenty-eight. Guyatut 8(· hohu·s •>I' t his vt•nr nre STEPH E:- S. LI ., \;XE:- , BAl<Tu :v 0. F. l101.m:1<, ) fo11 .\'.\UH;O NAl'XIIAI) HA11.\.\I.\\; 1111d \ "!\'I.IX s. RA.AIIIIII \ I(. Thn•p or (h<'>,C', 11:inwu, ll oldc•1 nut! H11m hihar offor1>cl Phy... i,·~, Pun• .\bit h P11111ti1·,- all(I .\ppli<·tl :\lat h,, " h ilt, Jfahamnn nff<>n•d J>hvsi,·s. (' h t•rnistr_v :1 1111 Pun• 111id ,\ ppli1•d l\latlmmHti,·s. 'I' h <· .\ ,,1a 1 (·l'rl Lrv~l r (' :-,11 I t ,; :-how t hut rnPst or t h,• tfi,fin1•!1tll1S W('I'(• in ]>Jr ysu.·~, l'tll'C' :.\lntll()nJHfies 11111[ Applied \ luthunat i1·s II hi IP t lwre w,•ro tht<'C' iu ('hc•mi:-,fr.v, !110 ill Latin :111d one i11 .\ rl. l ~C'c
,· laim,; R~n·r1.n 1{01.nrn, w11.-; th e 111.tin reason for h is -;u,·tess. Although he <lid not JikC' )fot hs hal f as m,wh hf' 11·n.c; goadC'<l on to work ti,· t he d~irc to do well 11( 1<:xams: l lC', lik<' lfomhi har, C'Ht<'ml QnrC'n's Coll<'I,!<' in 1!)6:l 011 a Gm·<'rrmwnt Conntv Sch oln n,hip. 11 <' 1vo11 l<'onn ·l'rizrs n i'l'w li mC's. and ;1rt<'r pa,... iul,! two '(}' J p 1·C'L.., in t lw Fn•ll't h, gnin<>cl ,,•,Tn more 11·ith 11 11 'A' in Pl11·,.,i1·,- in th f' fo llowin!! l'C'rtr. • "('onsistf'ney," he said "is the irnporfant th ing-" an<l ,-mi ling,ly nd111itted t hat he h ad n ot hC'C'it loo n111,istrnt Jtim,;elf. H e a lso ,-pb<;(·rihed to t hP ,·ie,,· t hat !.!.t)()(l hNtl t.11 is mo-.t <'!<scntin l nud n<lcl· ~ l t h at Mrly moming is a bettC'r.· time J>i:>.Ycltologi1·a Uy for !-(ndv. Tiolder is nuw a member ol tire Staff a;; Rl'I' H11 ml1ilmr a n d H.11 hmna n . H e h as p la~'NI Baskt•tha ll in thr sehvul loom on ,.('n•rnl 1x-1·a-;ions. 'l'hPn• i., 1111 a luw..;t <·omp lde ro11t rnst i11 t hC' :\ta,lC'mi1· IO\·cs
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Bul lh1• t':,d lhut 11,• h:rn• rour G11yu.r1a •,·holar...hi p,., th is y~nr ·will 11<• ot' 110 l!:trnt 11"" or inspintliun tu t'tttu'n· aspirants 11 11¥..-.s it 1·:111 -;lum "" t ht• nu~rns whornhv '<tr,·1·1·:-,s ,·au I><· a1·h itwt•1l. And ,-;i°1, it is 111_1• intt'11lio11 tu STEPHEN HANSEN c<m1·1·ntratp on the pc•1,,onnl side _ _ _ _ _ _ - - · of th<',,<' Unnuru ~1·hola1·,.. with n•rrrnirt• tu tlr1•i r :tt·hi1•1·,•n11•11 l. Y1v11, S. H1 .1 11n11111 Plll<'rt'd Q11t•1•11\ ( 'ol 1<-,.::1• i II I!lli:2 011 a Gm·1•1·11mrnt ( 'u11nr.1· :-;d111lar...hip. ·11t• w11,., a l<'orni Priz<• wiUIIA.'I' al thP l'lld ol thnt rl'ar a11cl la1• ,·on-' 1i111ml to ht• l> IIC t h ron~ho11l hi,; i,;chuol ,·:1 n·1·r. 1n 1!lti,1 llC' i,as-.t~l two'{)' f.1'1!'(>, ill th(• lu11rlh ro,111 with ;r di ...t11u·tio11 111 Jla t l1<•11111ti,.,, and w1•11l oil lo 1·op 8 '()' l.t•,·p(s 11il Ir fo11r ,1i ...ti111·tiu11 ..., till' Will s Lati n Prizl' n 1,I tl11• 'O' l.1•1 ,•I prr z,•. In I l!)(i6 ht• ohfairl<'cl ,Ill '.\' i11 Purr nnd .\,>plied .\lnt ht·11iali1·:, 11t .\d,a11c-t·d LP,('(. \\·l,<'11 a,-k,•,I what 11·1•n• t h1• ""'·rpfs or h i,. ,.,1<·< • h1• s11i,l \I ii h 11 ~c Hll <' :..hak<• ,,, h<·n,l: .'lwn:.- l!'T't'°"'lto ,..,'<·rt•t,-; jn-,t ]>lnlll ,l<•t1•1mi11atio11. Hi!t goa ls , llp<•n <·ntry into Lowt•r Sixth 1111d work hard f'or a U11va1rn." Jlo 1:,aitl IJ1ut hi,., 1110lin1tio1t was just th1• 11rgt• lo ..tudy a nd u Ion' 111' ]'l1vsi,·s :ind that hl' was abo i11 fl ri°t•rw,•d hy f ht• <•x:un pl<' of his fatliN, I L<•adma.-.t,•r ,ir Ze1'1111rl!: • U1>1·<>11rnwn t H1•condn1v who ,-tu~ di('(( at all ltonr" ot' ·ow night. A:. Dt,pnty lkad JJl'Pr(l(•t or lhe b(·hool Ja,,t ye;u- he :ulYL-;(',; :~
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J~on University. A deep love of
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n,·k now!t'(lge h is 'A ' Ll'1·els an,l hC' 1111<1 to ta.kc n. P la.r.<'m('llt Tt•;;L. Th is brill ian t. ;;chola r, I.op" 11t ('onu n011 Entr111we in F onn a 111l wi t.IL Adv11 11<'l'<I IAJ1·1•ls dj,J so w,•11 i11 th e !<'St t hat, hf' rP(:<'in'<I a j>artial -;i·lllllarshi p from \I. I .'I'. Arter two years he will deeide on 1d1ieh sp('(•i11 I tirld or ,1 w1.1· he 11·ill <'mbnrk up.on. llan-.!' 11 i, '-P<'•·ia ll~· 1'C'mcrnh!'rrd l'or Iii, l>l'Oll'('SS O il l lrp (•ri:.tket fi(•lil.
"D~D l<'A TTO:--r TH E \\'.\ Y TO srCCESS'' That :\fou.noirn x. n I HAohtai1w<l it (iuyan11, 81·holarship i..., 111>1 ,.urpri... in~ wb ru ont' VIVIAN RAMBIHAR M. RAII A)lAN ,·or1.-.iclcrs lh l' drn>t iou he hnd to Ir is work. t ·"nall v t·on,id<>rn hi,, in l'pµer ~ixll, a11d tlrnt he was of Bnrtl<'v H ohler iu1t1 S-r1::r1 n :~ fl''i(' J 'I' ('(], it w11s q~itf' -;nrprisi n ~ , nr v ,·unli,k11t l,<1·:111se he• hal'I 8. IlA :-KEX. Th e l,itter bncl 110 a nrl lwartrni11g thnt h e ~avl' thf' hc'(•i1 HI the lop of I he .f onn. Jle adclC'd.: ,-pt'1·ial lo,·e fo1· P hysic-; hnt he ·· .\ Un.va11a ~,- holin,hip i" not like...[ ,\lath... l1.1r h<'tter. llarr,,pn 1,anl ti, ~<'t. a 111l 1t' :1h1:1y" g1J<xl is t It.<' on ly Gurnnn !-i<·h ulnr ot ln <'Olllt' fi r,t i II a Jon11 111•1·:ut...o Uri-, YC'l1r 11\0 is· now out ut thr of 1111• 1'1111111·1• ot a ;-;,.lwl:u·:-,h ip ,·otlllt'ry. J le wns not ,iu»L 11hi1·h 11rn.1• lw ort't•n•d. Th!' :rnotht'r 111 the C:nn•rn111e11t. ,( ·n•t h to i'<•n ('Ill I\ \l':llll f<, ( 'n111tt1· S,·lwlar-; of lhl' v1•ar 1,•arn.'' TJ1i-;, he• ,:11·:s, i, tl10 lHti:!, · hut thC' on,, 11 ho to1·>(lt~l Jic..,t nrut in•. wit h four mark-. I<'-.-; ll,:111 was l lC' p<•r,.,0111111.v prC'fcr.., lo ,.,t11tly pus,-ihlc•. Jfr \\ :h a 1-'or111 l'rizP :ti 11i!.d1f 1111•11 1o n •li n• bcr:rn-.e winn<>r t h ro11glw11t -.,·la11ol :,1ntl d11ri11~ " l<'<'JI. 11111•:s, 111ctl1ud, ~.wl JIIIS'-<'<l nim• suh.i<'<:I:,; 11 it h ,lisP:o.nm 1ilc•s k1°<'() 1·1•1·011 iug i11 t he 1i 11c·l i1111s in Oeog r,tph.v :111tl 111i 11 d II re• lllOll' 1•11 ...d \' l'l'IIH'lllhC'r• l' h l',;it·:-, at Onli11111Y l.c•n•I. ll nn(•,I a It <'.-w:i nl-;. 11 <' ·e,ulNI : "1'11· had II Un~nll;l 8,•holar,.,hip ''l h11d, and :;(ill .lo Iraq• a. a, Iii:-, ~onl n II huu;.!11 he i.~ not. i::rc•n\ 1011• !or l' hvsi1·s a 1ul I in'-l1fC' whrt h,•r ht• 11 rll a1·1·<'pt it , UAHTLE Y IIOl.l)ER l<'tlll lt> do :1 ('0111:sc i11 t hi-; s11hht'<'HIIS(' or his H,•lcl or slndv. BeNlu:-,c of his rug<' to i1wr~ise mo,.,t hint~. II " has II inP •o' j1x·t ill l':11111,rid-..:c• and l.ondo n . his kuawl~lgr, hC' ~tudi<'d lale Lm·<>ls with ) lut hs in the l<'ourt h .\II my 11 ,n-;l <•rs 11c1c µ,,.nl, .incl it wa-, owill!! !!n•atll lo th!'lr 111'1() nl 11ig]1 t,.; ancl also tcwk a Cmrc,,;- Form. Tl<• a<lvi-,ed: "Do n 1111wh ,1 ork as vou can t hat. 111• w,•rc -11.-c·<--sl'III.'' ,\rHl pouck 11 1·<· (.'011rs1• t'or h i;: pn rt i1·nh1r fil'hl. IIC' lt•rt tu :-,fudy in Lo11·t•r Sixth, for lli t•n oue ~(I, wit h t hi' m·11·s t hat :s1•1·1•ral Acron:111t i1~ I E ngi1wC'ring- at ,d ll .in"t hnw to <·0 11-.nlicl1U!' in (,n.nma S,· lr olar,h ip-. nl<' to ho )la-;.-..•1.dr ns-;rls Institute ol T1•1·h- l"ppC'r Rix.t h . ] fo re,·Ntled that olfor<'d in .,,.,rrn l ntrious tit•l<ls noloey ()L I . 'f.). On arrintl he hp was not ai1ni 11g at a Guyana DC'XL vc•nr, tlw J,i.-to, wisllC's the lt•.u•n1 t hnf JI . I. T. did not ~d tolm,.,h ip rull il fh t• fi r.,t lerm h(-sl ,;f' 1,wk to all. )f.l N
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