Queen's College Magazine 1969 ~ 1970

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THE

QUEEN'S COLLEGE

G U YA N A

SCHOOL MAGAZINE

1969 -1970

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CONTENTS

P age

FOREW ORD ...............................................................................

EDITORIAL ...............................................................................

SCHOOL— OFFICIALS ...................................... ......................

AVETE .... .... .... ...... ....

V A L E T E (Notable Departures) ...... ...... ......

V A L E T E (The School has also lost) .... ...... ......

PRIZE LIST 1969— 70

8 11 17 24 27 33 36

HOUSE REPORTS PERCIVAL (A ) RALEIGH (B ) A U ST IN (C ) D ’U R B A N (D ) ................... ...... ......

PILGRIM (E ) ...... .... .... .... .....

W ESTO N (F ) .................... .................... ......

M O ULDER (G ) ...... .... ......................

W OOLLEY (H ) CU N N IN G H A M (K ) ...... ...... ......................

NOBBS (L ) PRIM ITIVE PR IM A TE PO NDERS .........................................

40 42 44 45 46 47 49 51 52 54 48, 50, 53

LITERARY SECTION FOREW ORD

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Poet's Cornea* — Mr. Y hap (p .5 8 ) A Creolese Poem (p .5 8 ) Buy Local (p .5 9 ) Portia Facing Life (p .5 9 ) Masters ( p .6 0 ) , Stars (p .6 0 ) The Porknockers ( p .6 1 ) Rain ( p .6 1 ) A t D awn (p .6 2 ) O f Beauty, Peace and Other Trings (p .6 2 ) C a-D e-N ce (p .6 3 ) Nostalgia (p .6 4 ) Black and Beautiful (p .6 4 ) L ’Amour (p .6 5 ) Our Love, Like a V olcano, like a Flower (p .6 5 ) Sleep (p .6 6 ) Recollections (p .6 6 ) Frustra­ tion (p .6 7 ) A Solemn Thought (p .6 7 ) Life? (p .6 8 ) The Disasters o f W ar (p .6 8 ) A fter the Battle (p .6 9 ) T h e Long, Long R oad (p .6 9 ) T o Lose or N ot to Lose (p .6 9 ) Pain (p.70) Progress (p.70) What? ( p .7 0 ) .

IN MEMORIAM

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WRITERS' HAVEN R E P E N T LEST Y E BE D A M N E D FREE EDUCA TIO N .......................

E L O C U T IO N C O M P E T IT IO N

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75 76

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AM OROUS HINTS FOR T H E B U D D IN G C A SA N O V A .........................................

M U RDER IS T H E PASSW ORD .... ................... .

CHEM-GEMS (or Chemistry without tears?) ..... .....

M OM ENTOUS DIALOGUES ......................

77, 89,

83 87 8 2 , 135

112, 122

CONTENTS

(Confifi) P age

CLU BS & SOCIETIES Cadet Corps (p .9 2 ) Catholic Society (p .9 5 ) Chess Club (p .9 6 ) Christian Fellowship (p .9 7 ) Co-Op Society (p .9 9 ) Dramatic Society (p .1 0 0 ) Geographical Society (p. 1 0 1 ) Hindu Society (p. 1 0 2 ) Historical Society (p .1 0 3 ) Islamic Society ( p J 0 4 ) Literary and Debating Society (p. 1 0 5 ) Photographic Society (p. 1 06) Science Society (p. 1 0 7 ) 27th Q .C . Scout Troop (p. 1 0 8 ) Stage Society (p. 1 0 9 ) Student Council Report 1 9 6 9 -7 0 ( p .1 1 0 ).

R E V IE W O F ST . V IN C E N T G R A M M E R SC H O O L T O U R NEW S OF BOYS PA ST A N D PR ESEN T ..........................

Q U E E N ’S C O L L E G E “ O ” L E V E L R E S U L T S J U N E , 1 9 7 0 Q U E E N ’S C O L L E G E “A ” L E V E L R E S U L T S J U N E , 1 9 7 0

111 11 6 118 121

SPO R TS SECTION Y ear’s Review of Sports 196 9 —197 0 ..... ..... ......

Sportsman of the Y ear 1969—1 9 7 0 Reports On— Athletics (p. 1 2 7 ) Badminton (p i 2 8 ) Basketball (p. 1 2 9 ) Cricket (p. 1 3 0 ) Football (p. 1 3 2 ) Junior Football (p .1 3 3 ) Hockey (p. 1 3 4 ) Lawn Tennis (p. 1 3 6 ) Table-Tennis ( .p i 3 7 ) V olley-B all (p .1 4 0 ) O N D IT .......................

A U T O G R A P H S E C T IO N

123 124

145 147

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T h e ep ln len s exp ressed in th e wuwimm a rtiste s a p p e a rin g in this M a ga zin e a r e th ese e f p ersen s w ho w ro te them , an d n eith er the P rin c ip a l ef Q u een 's C o lle g e, th e T u to ria l S ta ff, th e b oys of the

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(feuyaiid Rational J U ilu m Dear land of Guyana, of rivers and plains Made rich by the sunshine, and lush by the rains.

Set gem-like and fair between mountains and sea— Tour children salute you, dear land of the free.

Green land of Guyana, our heroes of yore Both bondsmen and free, laid their bones on our shore; This soil so they fallowed, and from them are we.

All sons of one mother, Guyana the free.

Great la id of Guyana, diverse though cur strains.

We are born of their sacrifice, heirs of their pains.

And ours is the glory their eyes did not see One land of six peoples, united and free.

Dear land of Guyana, to you will we give.

Our homage. Our service, each day that we live, God guard you great Mother and make us to be More worthy our heritage—land of the free.

School Song Laude gratemur scholae Nostrae conditores; Disco nam iubent, ludo E t labore mores Corpus sic tibi sanun Sana mens servabit Reginae Collegium Sic honor ditabit

Scire nos monet vitam Disciplina patrum; Splendide mori docent Nos exetopla fratrum Lux Dei discentium Corda illuminate Reginae Collegium Ista laus ornato.

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Since the last issue of the School Magazine, an event of the greatest historical importance has taken place.

T he Co-operative Republic o f Guyana has been bom.

Many people term Queen’s College the leading school in Guyana.

Surely it is not

the size o f the building or the complexity of its organisation that prompts this remark.

T h e inference seems rather that the quality o f the students, particularly in the field of leadership, is expected to be higher than average because o f the greater opportunities, academic and otherwise, afforded at the school.

It seems clear therefore, that the new era that has just dawned will place an extra burden of responsibility on each member of the College. T he idea of involve­ ment in community action was known and put into practice at Queen’s long before this year.

O f course, we are very grateful to those at all levels who have co-operated.

But it would appear that severe rethinking has to be done by stale individuals if real progress is to be made in the near future.

It is so easy for a member of this# institu­

tion to trad e on the reputation of the school and to give an illusion o f industry or to feign committment.

If this) school, nay the country itself is to continue to progress, everyone at Queen’s must pull his weight. ever before.

T he School Motto assumes even greater significance now th!an

W e should try to be “ U N D E R A L L C IR C U M S T A N C E S L O Y A L

A N D H E L P F U L .”

W hat more pressing circumstance than being members of a

Co-operative Republic in *its'infancy ?

C. P . Y H A P , (H eadm aster).

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EDITORIAL Another school-year has silently sneaked by and once again it is time for us to take the customary, possibly long, look at the achievements made in the past year.

Looking back one is filled with indescrib­ able emotions! of regret, joy, sadness all mixed together. Regret at Mr. Hetram ’s departure (and for the Latin-minded, like myself, re­ gret at the subsequent lack of Latin quotations c,m Speech-Day) ; happiness at the choice of successor in Mr. Yhap, who has already stamped his inimitable mark on the face of Queen's College; sadness at the passing-av/ay of Mr. Charles Nathaniel A gard whom no tribute can suffice. H e was a ‘father to the young man5 at Queen's, and his death has deprived

us

of

a

humble

and

brilliant

HUMAN being (R E Q U IE S C A T IN P A C E ). Then there is probably the emo­ tion of relief of those aspiring civil-servants who are glad that their school-career has now ended, and they are at last free from the ‘shoddy and sftupid discipline of school’ ; and moreover the relief of the studious who have reaped ample rewards) at the “A " levels.

A ll these emotions^, coupled with those o f our triumphs and defeats can never be adequately expressed.

Nevertheless this year's magazine has endeavoured to be a ready reference-book of our exploits, our triumphs, our defeats. W e hope that this reference-book (forgive the term) will find favour especially among the first-formers and the other new members of the school, and that it w ill give them an insight into the working mechanism of Queen's College). W e have placed a greater emphasis on die literary aspect of this year's magazine and hope that this new feature will gain the appreciation by all. Other minor adjustments which we hope are improvements, have also been made.

But it would indeed be ‘brazen' for us to describe this year's edition of the maga­ zine as a complete and rounded achievement. Indeed w e did not succeed in putting all our ideas (e.$. that of printing cartoons) in the magazine) into it, but we will give these suggestions to the staff of next year's magazine.

Taking a close view o f school-affairs as a whole, it must be reluctantly confessed that the results at this year's June G .C .E . examination were, to misquote last year's editor— ridiculously L O W . The “A " level results were very good and four students secured three distinctions each. Congratulations to them!

But a rather sad future of the “A " level results is that distinctions) occurred in only two of the Arts subjects -— Economics and History. It seems that the challenge add the burden of breaking this jinx rests with the new upper-sixth formers. Let's bjeep our fingers' crossed!

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T he “O ” level results was that evil factor which constituted such a low overall result of the whole G .C .E . exam. T hey were absolutely shocking and need no further comment.

On the extra-curricular side we did fairly well, maintaining our supremacy in tabletennis and footb all. W e fared miserably in the “ Patrick Dargan Debating Competi­ tion” , and our evident lack of success in debating as a whole is evidently due to the evident lack of variety in members of the debating teams.

It is hoped that opportunities in sports as well as other extra-curricular activities, will be opened to as many boys as possible, and not to a selected lew . Moreover we also need organised sessions of practice in all extra-curricular activities.

Taking a closer look at the happenings at Q .C ., mention must be made of the visit of Mr. Stokeley Carmichael who gave a lecture at Queen’s College. Thus we had the opportunity to gain an insight into the workings of the “ Black Power philosophy” and to ask ourselves if it was worth it to support the movement. Many didn’t think so.

W e also had the opportunity to act as hosts to a team of school-boys from the St. Vincejat Grammar School, and though the bulk of the entertaining fell on the shoulders of the prefects, one can safely say that the tour “ came o ff’’. Lastly and ve'ry important, a group was formed during the first term of school, a group that is known as the Sixth Dimensional. This group consists of sixth formers (mostly of the lower sixths) of the secondary schools in Georgetown, and though at present, its primary purpose seems to be aimed at making social contacts, there is the possibility that it will flourish into a powerful society of young, clear-thinking individuals. I fervently hope it will.

In concluding. I would like to express my sincere thanks to all who have assisted in the production of this year’s magazine.

I must especially compliment the Business Managers of the Magazine, on their splendid work in collecting advertisements for the magazine. They have showed a spirit of co-operation and dedication that is worthy of the tradition of Queen’s, they deserve the fullest praise.

In addition I would like to remind my fellow members of Queen’s College that they have the privilege of attending the Caribbean’s leading secondary school , and that they should make the most out of their stay here at Queen’s. It is not enough for us to swell with false pride at the achievements of the past members of the school, and to see ojuir glorious past crumbling away bit by bit. Rather it is for us to arm ourselves with the magnificence of the past and to bring about an even more magnificent happening.

Rather it is for us to show that w e are what we were, and to set an awe-inspiring example to the future members of our institution.

wise.

Let us triumph academic-wise, extra-curricular-wise and, most of all, characterLet us make a meaning out of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana. . . . and Happy Reading !

N. A. I5HMAEL (L6A) Editor

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Acknowledgements T he Editorial S taff take this opportunity to convey their sincere thanks, to all those who have helped make this year’s magazine a successful reality.

W e are especially indebted to Mr. Ramdhanie (our supervisor) and Mrs. Swami who acted as supervisor on Mr. Ramdlianie’e departure; also to the office staff and ground-staff who were most frequently pestered for the many phone-calls we had to make, and the Business Firms who kindly consented to have their advertisements printed in our magazine; and indeed we are mosit grateful also to the staff of the Advertising Agencies— in this respect we make special mention of Miss E. DeFreitas and Miss Annamunthodoo of Carib Advertising Agencies Miss Singh of A & P .S . Advertising Service Miss J. Persa(ud and Miss A li of D .F .P . Advertising Agency.

Miss Pieters of Designs! & Graphics Advertising Agency.

Last and far from least we say a rpecial thanty-ypu to the boys of Q .C . who made the magazine a tangible result by way of contributions of articles and poems, and by their prompt write-up of H aute and Society and Games Reports.

T o all of them we say “ thank you and happy reading!”

E D I T O R ’S N O T E : College Magazine.

W e regret the rattier late issue of the 1 9 6 9 -7 0 Queen’s

It was due to the usual problem of an unco-operative attitude in

a Co-operative Republic, and as such we had to switch from the original printery. apologise for the irritable daley. cost $ 2 ,9 8 0 .

We

It might be of interest to know that this year’s issue

W e therefore urge next year’s business staff to make a concerted effort

to defray the larger part of the overall expenses procured by the 1970-71 issue.

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M A G A Z IN E C O M M IT T E E

QUEEN’S COLLEGE MAGAZINE

School

O fficials,

IT

1969 - 1970

THE ST A FF: Principal : Mr. C. P. Yhap, B.A. (Lond.), M.A., Dip. Ed. (Oxon).

Deputy Principal : M. T. Lowe, B.Sc. (Hons.) (Hull), P.G.C.E. (Bristol).

Senior Masters : Messrs. E. W. London, B.A. (Lond).

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

Masters:

Miss L. De W. Dolphin, G.R.S.M. (Lond), M.B.E. Miss A. Akai, B.A. (Hons) (Lond.), P.G.C.E. (Bristol).

Mrs. A. Swami, B.A. (Hons.) (Exeter), P.G.C.E. (Lond).

Mrs. A. G, McLean, B.A. (U. W. I. ) Messrs : C. W. Yearwood, B.A. Dip. Ed. (Lond.).

C. O. Perry, B.Sc. (Howard), Dip. Ed. (U.G.) J. A. Gopaul, B.Sc. (Madras).

N. K. Robinson, B.A. (Hons.), P.G.C.E. (Lond.).

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

D. C. Locke, M.A. (Edin.).

C. G. Glasgow, BSc. (Hons.) (Lond.).

P. Mangal, B.Sc. (Lond.), Dip. Ed. (U.G.) A. Majeed, B.Sc. (Lond.), Dip. Ed. ( U. G. ).

R. Ramdhani, B.A. (Hons.), Dip. Ed. (U. W. I. ) G. A. Sankies, B.A. ( U. W. I . ) .

M. M. Drepaul, B.A. ( U. W. I. ) A. W. Persico, B.A. ( U. W. I. ), Dip. Ed. (U.G.) L. G. Robinson, B. A. (U. W. I. ) R. Sahai, B.Sc. (Lond.)

The late C. N. Agard, B*A. (Lond.).

The late Miss Ivy Loncke, B.A. (Swansea).

E. I. J. Fields, B.Sc. (Alleghenry), M.Sc. (Case Western Reserve).

K. C. Sukram, B.Sc. (Lond.).

H. E. Dolphin, B.A. (U.W.I.) D. A. Morrison, B.A. (Lond.)

L. H. Trotz, B.Sc. (Lond.)

J. B. Singh, B.Sc. (Lond.), M.Sc. (Lond.).

Acting Masters : Messrs : B. C. P. F. D. B. M.

S. Chinapen.

A. Yansen.

L. Turner, B.Sc. (Peace Corp) F. Maloney N. Latchman, B.Sc. (U.G.) O. F. Holder.

N. Rahaman.

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QUEEN’S COLLEGE MAGAZINE (Contd-) Messrs.

V. S, Rambihar.

D. Sinclair.

C. Watson.

Head of School : K. T. Bovell “A ” (Percival) House.

Deputy Head of School : S. Ghose. “H” (Woolley) House.

Barran, H. A. Bourne, G. A. Blenman, L. P. E. Bradshaw, C. E. Caleb, G. M. R. Carryl, C. E. Cole, G. D. Corsbie, K. L. D. Cumberbatch, F. M. Davis, H. B. Edghill, P. H. Emerson, L. E. Fletcher, R. A. L. Forsythe, U. C. L. Gordon, R. Hales, D. T. A, Harewood, G. H. N.

PREFECTS: (‘F’ House) Hugh, M. S. Kellman, R. M. (‘L’ do. ) (‘B’ do. ) Lim, A. N. (‘D’ do . ) London, 0. M. (‘A’ do. ) McAllister, G. E. (‘H’ do. 1 Massay, L. L. C. (‘B’ do. ) Masih-Das, P. M. G. (‘K’ do. ) Massiah, F. S. do. ) (‘G’ Matthews, H. I. do. ) CD’ Rambihar. C. E. Ramson, G. A. ( ‘C’ do. ) do, ) (‘G’ Richmond, S. M. (‘F’ do . ) Rodney, 0. H(‘H’ House) Rodrigues, C. M. (‘L’ do. ) Sue-Chu-Lam, P. ( ‘C’ do. ; Truman, B. I. Woolford. W. H(‘A’ do. )

(T)’ House) (‘C’ do. ) CB’ do. ) do. ) (‘C’ (‘H’ do. ) do. ) CG’ (‘K’ do. ) (‘B’ do. ) do. ) (‘F’ (‘F’ do. ) CC’ do. ) (‘A’ do. ) (‘K’ do. ) (‘A’ do. ) (‘K’ do. ) X J‘K’ do. ) (‘E’ do. )

GAMES MASTERS :

Mr. E. W. London

..

..

..

Mr. P. L,

Turner

CLERICAL STAFF : Senior Clerk: Miss M. Brummell; Clerk I 'Clerk: Mr. G. Persaud; Class II Clerk : Mr. S. Persaud.

Clerical Assistants : Miss R. Cameron, Mrs. R. Ramkellawan.

MAGAZINE EXECUTIVE Editor : N. A. Ishmael.

Sub-Editor : C. O. Brother son.

Features Editor : . .

D. Persaud.

Sports Editor : S. Cumberbatch.

Assistant Sports Editor L. Ferreira, Business,1Managers : T. R. Singh, D. Coelho.

Assistant Business Manager C. Bullen.

Photographer : B. C. Akai.

Mr. Ramdhanie (who left on vacation) Supervisor : Mrs. A. Swami (who kindly acted as Super­ visor) .

Editor : Sub-Editor : Features Editor : Business Manager :

LICTOR EXECUTIVE : M. T. Phillips.

L. E. Moses.

R. C. Tenpow.

W. O. R. Nedd.

A ssista n t Business Managers

L. Adams, G. Bernard.

Photographer : Supervisor :

R. A. F- Thompson.

Mr. M. M. Drepaul*

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GAMES CLUB PERSONNEL : Games Master : E. W. London.

R. L. TURNER VOLLEY BALL

ATHLETICS :

Captain : S. Richmond

Captain: K. T. Bovell Supervisor : Mr. R. Turner

FOOTBALL

CRICKET Captain : D. Hales.

Vice-Captain : Massiah, F.M. Supervisor : Mr. H. Dolphin.

Phillips, E. M. Romascindo, G. Mr. C. 0. Perry CHESS :

TABLE TENNIS : Captain : L. P. E. Blenman.

Vice-Captain : M. Harris Supervisor : Mr. L. G. Robinson.

Ghosh, S. Singh, N. C.

HOCKEY : Captain : .. B. C. Akai.

Supervisor : Mr. D. A. Morrison.

GROUND STAFF—Foreman : Mr. Harry.

Groundsmen : Messrs. Insanally, Dass (Senior), McCoom, Ramnarine, Ramnarine, Insanally. Azeez.

Senior Janitor : Mr. L. Petrie.

Janitor : Mr. H. Ramnarine.

LABORATORY ASSISTANTS : Messrs. Gibbs, Denny, Chang-Yen, Primo.

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QUEEN’S COLLEGE MAGAZINE

NEW

BRAW N

From left to right:

MASTERS

and

Mr. Pete Turner,

B R A IN

our very athletic-minded

games-master

together with the intellectual set, Mr. B. O. F. Holder (Guyana Scholar 1 9 6 9 ) ; Mr. Rahaman (Guyana Scholar 1 9 6 9 ); Mr. Watson ( 3 ) distinctions at the “A ” levels).

Mr. V . S. Rambihar (Guyana Scholar

1969 and former deputy heajd-prefect of

Queen’s C ollege).

REG GIE: “You’re cheap and sour” T. R. S. (Potter) : “How you mean man!”

REG G IE : “S a lt man, S a lt!”

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QUEEN’S COLLEGE MAGAZINE

AVET1

1970-

Form I: Aaron, D. R. Adridge, P. Agard, T. Agard, V. Alexander, A. Ali, S. Alii, I. Bacchus, D. Baldeo, A. Balram, L. Barnwell, O. Baswany, H. Behari, V. N. Bender, P. Bonn, P. Bickerton, A. Bissexnher, N. Blue, O. Bone, P. Braithwaite, E. Brutus, R. Chan, Z. Choy, G. Chung, C. Chung, C. Chunnilall, C. J. Colinet, D. Crawford, N. Daibee, A. David, F. Davis, W. DeBarros, O. Deendyal, Y. Deokaran, D. De Sa, R. Dhanraj, D. Droopan, R. Dwarka, A. Byal, N. Fraser, G. Fung-A-Fat, H. Glen, O. Hamid, S. Harris, R. Headley, L.

Henry, K.

Henry, P. Henry, W. Insanally, S. R. D, Jagan, N .'

John, G. Khargie, S. Kingston, L, Kingston, W. Kirton, C. Kupehand, J. Layne, R. K. Lam, D. Lee, R. L. Li Pang, L. C. Low, G. Love, K. Loy, T. Luke, S. Maccoon, B. Madramootoo, V. Mahadeo, K. Mann, A. McDoom, A. McWatt, W. A. Moses, B. Moses, W. A. Narine, P. Nasir, N. Nelson, I. W. Noel, P. Owen, D. D. Palmer, G. Owen, D. D. Persaud, A. Persaud, C. Persaud, C. Persaud, K. R. Persaud, S. Phillips, M. Prince, D. Rahaman, I. Ramalho, C. Rambaksh, S. Rambihar, I. Ramjist, S. Ramkellawan, A.

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NOTABLE DEPARTURES “The old order passeth away yielding place to the new.

Old boys go away and maketh place for new ones”.

Every year boys come in and out of Queen’s College, and of those who come out, there are those whose names stand out for their service to the school as a whole. In short those whose departure will be very much missed and who can be truthfully termed as ‘‘notable departures”. Below are the naimes of those who have each earned the distinction of having made a full contribution to the institution of Queen’s College.

BOVELL K. T.—Keith Trenton Boveil entered Q. C. in September 1982 little knowing that he would wind up as head-boy in a few years’ time. From 1963 to 1964, “K.T.’’ was captain of his form’s football team, in 1965 he played football for the Q. C. under 16 football team, and between 1965 and 1986 he was made a Scout Patrol leader, was elected as a committee member of the Geographical Society and was voted Form Football Captain. In this, his fourth forjm year, he also gained one subject at the “O’5 level examination. In his fifth form year he secured seven subjects at the “O” level exam and was elected captain of the form foot­ ball team;. He stayed a second year in fifth form, securing 5 subjects more at the “O” level in June and in this year also he made his debut as an athlete; as a result of his sterling performances in the athletic field he was selected captain of the athletic team of “A’ house. He was also promoted to the rank of Lance-corporal in the Queen’s College Cadet Corps.

From 1968il969 “K. T.” was a corporal in the corps, president of the Science Society and the 106 metres track champion of Queen’s College. As a fitting reward for his performances, he was awarded School Colours for Athletics. In this year he was also appointed acting Head-Prefect of Queen’s College.

He reached the peak of his career in his final year at Queen’s College — he was made head of school, secretary of the Science Society and a sergeant of the Q.C.C.C. He ended his career in a burst of glory by winning the Irwin Cup for Biology, by being elected school captain of athletics and by securing his three subjects at the “A” level exam.

To you Keith we extend our best wishes for a fruitful career outside of school, and we know you will succeed and pot Queen’s College in the forefront.

Sadly but gallantly we say adios, and keep it up!

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BLENMAN, L. P. E. — “Ohoppie” Blenman entered Queen's College in 1963 -and showed a knack for table-tennis which earned him the position of vice-captain of the Junior Table Tennis Team in 1965, his second year in Queen's College. In that very year he was also Form Table Tennis captain and cricket vice-captain, and moreover, a member of Q.C 2nd XI cricket team.

Displaying his aptitude for tennis more and more, he was made “B” House vice-captain of table tennis in 1966. In this very year he proved his academical ability by winning a form-prize in 40.

He also gained three subjects at the June “O'’ Level examination in that year. In his fifth form year (1967-1968) he won the Wills Latin Prize, securing a distinction in Latin and 5 other “O” Level subjects. This year saw him appointed as School captain (of the Queen's College table tennis team and as “B” House vice-captain of cricket.

Between 1968-1969 he continued in his quiet way to chalk up more honours. He won the Alliance Francaise book prize, was made a House Pre­ fect of “B” House was appointed Assistant Sports Editor of the Q.C. Maga­ zine, and to crown it all, he was awarded school colours for table tennis.

The little first-former who showed a knack for tennis had come far in­ deed! But it did not end there. In his last year at school he became schoolcaptain of table tennis, the deputy head of “B” House and a school prefect— and what probably makeis him most happy is the fact that he has secured three subjects at the “A" Level exams, with a B grade in Economics. The best of luck Choppie and show 'em the stuff Q.C. boys should be made of!

CALEB., G. M. R. — Gavin Michael Rene Caleb entered Queen's College in 1963 and during his stay here at Queen's he proved himself worthy of being a Q.C. boy.

He represented the school in athletics between 1967 and 1968 and during this time he also played his first dramatic role in Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar”. (He was Decius Brutus). In his fifth form year he gained 7 subjects at the G.C.E. “O” Level exams.

In the period from 1968-1969, he served as Editor on the “Lictor” staff and as Business Mana­ ger in the Magazine Committee. He again made his appearance in the dramatic field with a lead role in “Richard 31”, following this up with the production of the play “The Trials of Brother Jero” in which he had the lead role. He was also elected secretary of the Historical Society, was made a committee member of the Literary and Debating Society and was appointed House Vice-captain of “A” House.

He kept up this full career, and between 1969 and 1970, he again repre­ sented Q.C. in athletics, and also debating, winding up as secretary of the History and Debating Society. To crown it all he was appointed House Drama Captain,, House Prefect and School Prefect respectively.

Gavin was no “flaming personality” as such, but in his own quiet way he made the most of his stay at Queen’s—and succeeded too. To you Gavin, we say “Best of wishes and good luck in the future.”

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CAESAR, A.R.M.—Advertus Randolph McGreg­ or Caesar cm be labelled as a “new” boy of Q.C. and an outstanding one indeed—Advertus or Czar as he was popularly known, entered the 5th form at Q.C. from Cambridge Academy in 1967 with ten subjects to his credit! But he soon showed he was no bunsen as such. He represented Q.C. in football and was a member of his form's cricket team. He gained an­ other 4 “O” levels this year also. From 1968-1969 Czar showed his true mettle by being chosen to re­ present his college in athletics and football and by being senior runner-up cycle champion. Moreover he was made a House Prefect of “A” house and was chosen House captain of football and House vice-cap­ tain of athletics — quite a mouthful indeed! Froim 1969-1970 he again repre­ sented the school in football and athletics ending up as inter-secondary schools shot-putt champion and inter-zone shot-putt champion.

“Czar” was the perfect combination of athlete and hardworking-student and we congratulate him on his success at the “A" level exam this year. He secured 2 subjects. Keep it up Czar, show them you don't have to be here 6 years to be a true Q.C, boy. Congratulations and best of luck for the future!

GHOSH, S.—Satyajit Ghosh did Q.C. a great favour when he won a Common Entrance Scholar­ ship in 1963. Right away from the start he showed his brillance in the acadejmic field, copping a form prize in the 2nd form, where he brought first. He continued this feat of placing first during his 3rd, 4th and 5th form years. In his fourth form year he also secured two subjects at the i40 ,9f Level exams, gaining a distinction in Pure Maths. He was also the winner of the Senior Chess Competi­ tion. Imagine that! He had a most colourful all­ round year in fifth form.—He secured 7 “O” Level subjects, with distinctions in Physics, Biology, Geography and English Literature. He also showed his dramatic ability by acting a major role in the play “Julius Caesar” and was the runner-up in the Senior Chess Championships.

In his lower sixth year (1968-1969) he again excelled by gaining ,a dis­ tinction in Pure with Applied Maths, at the “A” Level exam, and acting the major role in Richard n .

He moreover represented the school in debating and won the Luckhoo Debating Prize. His successes culminated in his election as President of the Drama and Chess Clubs, and most important, in his being appointed to the privileged post of Acting Deputy Head Prefect of Queen's College and Head of “H” House! In 1969 he was confirmed as Deputy Head Prefect, and was again runner-up in the Senior Chess Championships. This year he ended his stay as a student in a blaze of glory—He gained 3 subjects at the “A" Level exam, securing three distinctions in Physics, Maths, Maths. Congratulations is the least we can say to this illustrious Q.C. boy who is now an acting master on the staff—Congratulations 11

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QUEEN’S COLLEGE MAGAZINE HALES, D. T. A.—David Thomas Allan Hales began his career at Queen's College in 1962. He was a member of “C” House and made a lot of his stay here at Queen's College. He represented the school in cricket and football in the period 19651966; in the next year he was an under IT school athlete and did his “O" Level exams. He continued to represent the school as a cricketer and was a member of the 1st XI in the Northeote Cup. In that same year he took part in the Marathon relay from, Rosignol to Georgetown.

From 1968-1969, he was Sport Editor of the Q.C. Lictor and Magazine. From 1969-1970 he represented Queen's College as a senior athlete and was also appointed school cricket captain. He was also made a School Pre­ fect and became 'Head of Austin House. Dave has just reason to be proud especially at his performance at the G.C.E. “A” Level exams in June this year. He passed his 3 subjects and secured a distinction in Economics!

To Dave, who is now a member of the staff at Queen's College, we say keep it up! and best wishes for the future!

MA3SIAH, F. S. — Ferdinand Massiah entered Queen's College in September 1962, and made his mark as a sportsman in his very first year at school.

He was made captain of his forjm's cricket team and vice-captain of the form's football team. In 2nd form he was again cricket captain and this time captain of the football team and vice-captain of the table tennis team. He was so talented that in his next year he was elected from cricket vice-captain, foot­ ball captain and tennis captain! Quite a handful for him!

He continued this way in sports and was made vice-captain of Q.C.’s under 16 cricket team and captain of the under 16 football team—from there he graduated to be a member of our school's first and second XI. Moreover he was selected to train for the National under 17 Football Tour to Suriname in 1987. 'Siah finally ended up as Captain of the Q.C, backetball team, vice-capt. of the cricket team and a member of the football team. He also represented Queen's College in Athletics at the Secondary Schools Athletic Meeting.

But his talents did not end in the sporting section. At the G.C.E. “O” level exams, he gained 8 subjects in all and he was a member of the Geographical, Historical & Science Societies at various times and also a Committee Member of the Tour Club.

Between 1969 and 1970 he was aImply thanked for his outstanding achieve­ ments when he was appointed Head of UB" House and made a school-prefect — a fitting rew ard to which one can only say “well done. .. .keep it up 'Siah and show 'em that QUEEN's is THE greatest.

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MCALLISTER, G. E.—Godfrey Ezekiel McAllis­ ter made his entry into Q.C. in 1963, and from that time to now this career has proved quite -an admi­ rable and enviable one.

He was made a committee member of the now defunct Junior Debating Society 1964-1965 and be­ tween 1965 and 1968 he was the winner of the “Lictor” short story and poetry competitions. He was also runner-up in an Elocution Competition of that time. From 1966 to 1969 he was secretary of the Christian Fellowship Society, secretary of the Drama Club (he played the part of “Anthony” in our College s production of “Julius Caesar”) He was also appointed a committee member of the His­ torical Society and became captain of “HP Houses Debating Team and Vicecaptain of that House’s table tennis team. In his fifth fortm year he gained 4 “O” Levels, securing a distinction in English Literature.

“Mac’’ continued his active career and between 1968 and 1969 he was secretary of the Dramatic Club, Committee member of the Historical Society, Business Manager of the “Lictor” and vice-captain of “H” House’s athletics team. Moreover, he captained “H” House to victory in the House Debating Competition and gained 5 suubjects at the “O” Level exams in his sixth form year.

To wind up his hectic and colourful career, “Mac” became president of the Judo club (of which he is a white-belt Judoka) and was appointed House Prefect and then School Prefect. According to him his motto throughout all spheres of life has been that “Intentions are singularly incapable of Preven­ tions.” Q.C. will indeed miss Godfrey Ezekiel McAllister who infused every­ one with his dynamic zeal for action.

Keep up the excellent work, “Mac” ! May the Lord continue to guide your steps and lead you on to greater achievements.

RICHMOND, S.—Stephenson Richmond blazed into Queen’s College on a Government County Schol­ arship in 1982 and established himself as an athlete from the first. He won three prizes on sports day in his first year at Q.C.,. and was appointed vice­ captain of the form football team.

Between 1983 and 1964 he represented Q.C. as a footballer and was a member of the Junior De­ bating Society. Moreover, surprising as it may seem to those who know him now, Steve placed 3rd at Guyana Music Festival in the Boys’ Vocal Duet!! ,He was really versatile!

From 1984-1965 he was “A” House’s hockey vice-captain and a meknber of the “A” House foot­ ball team. In 1965 he was a member of the school’s volley ball team and was moreover appointed vice-captain of House football and House Athletics!

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Steve did not lack in brain either. He was a form prize-winner in 5D and secured a distinction in chemistry at the June “O” Levels in 1961$.

Between 1968 and 1969, he was captain of Queen’s College Volleyball team and led them to win the Cavalier trophy. He was also appointed an acting School Prefect and acting Head of Percival House.

Steve was rewarded for his outstanding achievements when he was awarded school colours for volleyball and made a School Prefect and head of “ A ” House. He also gained his 3 subjects of the “ A ” level exjams this year. We say best of luck Steve and in later years one can look back and say THIS was a Queen’s College boy. Keep looking forward and upward.

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Prize List (1969 —1970) Prizes donated by the P.T.A. and the Q.C. Old Boys* Association.

Sixth Form Prizes awarded for distinctions gained at the University of London Advanced Level Examination held in June, 1970.

Cort, C. O. — A rt Cumberbatch, F. M. — Economics.

Edwards, O. G. — Pure Maths Forsythe, V. C. L. — Pure Maths, Applied Maths, Ghosh, S. — Pure Maths, Applied Maths, Physios* Gomes, C. A. — Pure Maths, Applied Maths.

Hales, D. A. — Economics.

Harris, M. — Pure and Applied Maths.

Jagernauth, G. C. — Pure Maths.

Kellman, It. M. — Pure Maths.

Kersten, D. J. — Pure and Applied Maths.

Massay, L. L. — Pure Maths, Applied Maths.

Mattai, S. — Pure and Applied Maths.

Nasir, I. A. — Applied Maths, Physics.

Paraboo, D. N. — Pure Maths, Applied Maths, Physics.

Persaud, H. A. C. — Pure Maths, Applied Maths, Physics.

Pooran D. P. — Applied Maths.

Rahaman, M. N. A. — Pure Maths, Applied Maths.

Roach, J. — Pure and Applied Maths.

Singh, k . C. — Pure Maths.

Sue-Chue-Lam, P. — Pure Maths, Applied Maths.

White, H. J. — Pure and Applied Maths.

Woolford, W. H. — Pure Maths, Applied Maths.

Yeung, P. — Pure Maths, Applied Maths, Physios.

Form prizes awarded to the three students returning the best averages for the year 1969-70 in each of the following forms:— 1st Prize 2nd Prize 3rd Prize 1A Mook-Sang, G. Ch'en, Liang Ming McKenzie, T. IB Chan, M. Persaud, D. Thomas, D. 1C Liang, C. K. Akeung, K. Lalbahadur ID Akai, P. S, Cyrus, D. Bacchus, R. 2A Pollard, D. G. Bayney, R. Wesiimaas, D. R. 2B Taylor, S. T. Ramgopal, M. M. Sears, E. A. Ali, K. J. 2C Ritchie, M. P. McAllister, H. E. 2D Kong, R. A. Pairaudeau, P. W. Homenauth, O. P. 3A Archer, D. A. Chung, A. M. Gibson. E. E. 3B Deonarine, R. D. Deen, M. J. Bickerton, J. J. SC Seepersaud, P. Singh, P. Pestano, I. G. 3D Lim Kim, B. J. Ranerjee, K. Ra Jainarine, H. S. 4A Schultz, A. Lachmansingh, N. Roy, H. 4B Shah, O. K. Singh, B. Rogers, M. S. 4C Jaipersaud, S. Kulkami, S. Chang-Yen, E. 4D Ramsamujb, M. L. Trotz, R. F. Hing, P. S. 5A Moore, C. C. Iton, William Wharton, It. 5B Gittens, T. Persaud, K. Rockcliffe, D. 5C Annamanthadoo, A. Latchmansingh, G. Wong-You, P. 5D Drepaul, N. Brotherson, C. Marshall, F. 5S Ohneswere, R. Veerapen, N. Mangal, M. J.

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OTHER PRIZES : Prizes for outstanding merit in th e J u n io r an d Senior School, awarded to those boys who by force of example, good work and interest in school (activi­ ties, have made the greatest endeavour to further the progress of the school: Senior School Prize : Bovell, K. T .; Phillips, E. D. M, Junior School Prize : Nunes, H. N .; Deonarine, R. D. Allsopp Cup (House Debating) : Not awarded.

Irvin Cup (Biology) : Not awarded.

WMiart Memorial Prize (English): Not awarded.

Luckhoo Debating Prize : T. R. Bostwick.

Art Prize : I. A, Walcott, C. O. Oort, K. C. Persaud.

G.C.E. Ordinary Level Prize : C. C. Moore.

Wills Special Prizes (Latin) : Ordinary Level: C. O. Brotherson, C. W. A. Iton, N. A. R. Zaman.

Advanced L evel: Not awarded.

Ivy Loncke Memorial Prize (English) : L. B. Maraj, Barker Cup (Chess): Senior: E. P. Persaud.

Runner-up: S. N. Tiwari.

Junior: A. M. Chung.

Alliance Francaise Book Prizes : r 1. Tenpow, R. C. Advanced Level : < i 2. Ishmael, N. A. r C. O. Brotherson Ordinary Level : < T. W. Gittens l C. W. A. Iton.

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HOHJ PERCIVAL

HOUSE

A' — BCD House M aster:— Mr. Majeed Asst. House M asters:— Mr. J. B. Singh, Mr. B. 0. F. Holder Head of House:— Stephenson Richmond Deputy Head of House:— G. H. N. Harewood House P refects:— Keith T. Bovell (Head of School), Gavin M. R. Caleb, C. M. Rodrigues, R. C. K. Jeboo, S. Lamwatt, R. P. Rawana, E. R. Caesar, I. A. Forde.

On the whole this was a good and enjoyable year for Percival House. First of all two members of the House, Richmond and Bovell were awarded School Colours for their outstanding performances at school in volley-ball and athletics respectively. Then five members of the House were appointed School Prefects, namely Bovell, Richmond, Harewood, Caleb and Rodrigues, with Bovell being appointed Head of School. This was the largest number of Prefects appointed in any one house at any one time ever. Also ten members of the Upper Sixth were appointed House Prefects with Richmond and Harewood being Head and Deputy Head of House respectively. This year we also welcomed two new assistant House Masters, Mr. J. B. Singh and Mr. B. O. F. Holder, one of the four Guyana scholars of 1969.

As usual, Percival House took part in the annual inter-house cricket com­ petition. Though we had no players of renowned “cricketing’1’1ability, we showed the other Houses that we could play as a team, and that as long as there was competition between the Houses, we would fight to the end, regardless of the drawbacks.

In our first match against Pilgrim we demonstrated our unity by winning the match; Richmond top scoring with 21 runs and making an aggregate of 9 for' 26 runs, and Nedd, our Captain, making an aggregate of 10 for 39 runs. In our next match against Nobbs House, owing to bad weather and the inexperience of our fast bowlers, we were unable to make an early break-through in the match But later on with the good judgement of our captain Nedd, a change of bowling was made and Fraser got 5 for 25. The highest individual score in an “A ” House batting innings was made by Richmond, 28. Against Austin House we saw some fine batting performances by Nedd, 33 and Harewood (junior), and there was also a good bowling spell by Fraser who got and aggregate of ten wickets in that match. In our last match against Moulder, though we lost, we showed them that we were a force to be reckoned with. In this match there were some out­ standing performances by “A” House players. Bills and Jeboo who made 32 runs, batted very well in the first innings of the match, while Richmond made 40 runs in the second innings and made an aggregate of 4 wickets. At the end of the competition Richmond and Harewood (junior) were presented with batting gloves by the House, for being the most outstanding senior and junior cricketers respectively in the House.

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This year we had a break in tradition in that we did not have our usual House party. Instead there was one big1 School Party. Nevertheless all the “A ’ House boys co-operated, and helped in everyway to make it a real party. I know that in future the “A” House boys will help to make the School party an even better success.

In the Elocution competition, our House team ably captained by G. M. R. Caleb performed creditably to place fourth overall in this annual competition.

The outstanding members of the team were, however, our entrants in Section “A ” of the competition for it was in this section — reserved for first and second formers — that we produced winners in the competition. We are happy therefore to offer to N. Caleb of IA (second in his division) and G. Rodrigues of 2B (fourth in his division) special congratulations for sterling performances. To the rest of the team we say “Good show.”

In the field of football, “A” House was rewarded with the greatest success At the time of writing, the football team captained by the veteran A. R. M. Caesar has played all four of its matches winning three and losing one. This places us at the head of our section. Soon we expect to play the semi-finals.

In our first match against C House, a relatively weak House, we lost 1-nil, which was contrary to everyone’s expectations since our House was supposed to have one of the strongest teams in the competition. Against “F* House, Captain Caesar got his hat-trick early in the first half of the game. This was a great stimulant to the team and we saw Sills, Bovell and Ellis supported by Fraser (senior) and Richmond bombarding the “F” House goal.

Our third match against “B” House was to be a decisive one, since “B” House had so far won all its matches. We began the match with nine men and after half time we were still one short. This however did not daunt our spirits We found a great goal-keeper in the person of Glen, and Richmond, Fraser and Ellis were superb in the defence, especially Fraser being, “ a thorn in the side” of his opponents. Seeing such confidence in his team mates Caesar was able to keep on the attack, ably supported by Richards, Tilbury, Sills and Bovell on the right-wing. Here again Caesar repeated his hat trick.

In the match against “D” house Richards Tilbury and Forde demonstrated their mettle. Caesar once more got a hat-trick, but the final score was 7—nil, Sills and Richmond each adding two in the second half.

In the Junior Football Competition we found outstanding personalities in the Westmass brothers, Tilbury, Richards and Munroe. “A” House is also way ahead in this competition. “Congratulations, Juniors-” Much to our disappointment, there was no inter-House Athletics competition this year, because of the very short Easter term this School year. “Sorry boys but prepare to do your best next year.”

Finally I wish to thank Messrs Majeed, Holder, Singh and our Head boy Keith. T. Bovell for the useful advice they have given me in the administration of the House, and I wish them all the best in the future. To those members of the House in the fifth and sixth forms who are leaving I wish them also the best of everything. As I will also end active association with the House, since I am also leaving, I would like to wish the new Head of House W. 0. R. V. Nedd, his House prefects, and fellow members of the Percival House, “Good luck”.

“Thanks for your co-operation.”

Stephenson M. Richmond, Head of House.

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RALEIGH HOUSE "B" - Blue House M aster:— Mr. Sankies.

Assistant House Masters:— Mr. B. Chinapen, Mr. Sookram.

Head of House:— F. S. Massiah.

Deputy Head of House:— Blenman.

House Prefects:— C. Cole, N. Lim, DaSilva, and Edwards 0. G. At the beginning of the school year, we welcomed/ Mr. Sookram as another house master. He came to fill the breach in our ranks caused by the departure of Mr. N. A. Robinson. During the first term, expectations were high as we all felt that this was going to be our year, a year of triumph and glory, “B” House's year; Little did we know that at the end of the year we would be familiarised v/ith the axiom — “so near, yet so far.” This term our main preoccupation was winning the house cricket competition, which honour we had to share last year with Nobbs House.

We appeared set to pull it off after displaying “Cup winning form” in our first two matches, but disciplinary action had to be taken against a cer­ tain senior member which resulted in the team losing an important match. We, therefore thus ended up second in our section and were out of the finals. How­ ever, with youngsters such as Sagar and Panaram much should be heard about Raleigh in next year's cricket competition.

We greatly missed our house party, which is usually the best with school, since a school party was held instead. The experiment was a success but I think that the boys prefer a House party.

In the table-tennis competition we reached the final after disposing of Pil­ grim, Woolley, Durban and Austin in fine style; We were unfortunately beaten in the finals, by Moulder, a much better team. Outstanding players were our captain, Blenman, Massiah and the Valz brothers.

Always a serious threat in the elocution competition we ended up fifth after being second at the end of the first day of the two-day competition. We were dynamically led by Prefect Lim but there was little co-operation from members of the Upper School and this was the cause of a drop to fifth.

The unfinished football, competition, left Raleigh at the head of its section on goal average. We outclassed Austin 5—0. crushed Weston 7—0, gained a walk-over from D’Urban, (for which I do not blame them) but lost to Percival 0—2. Percival were, however, beaten by Austin. The heavy defeats were due mainly to Britton, Chan-Choong. Hart and If ill, Massiah, Blenman and Baretto were stalwarts in the defence.

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In the work competition we ended up among the toip five. It is indeed gratify­ ing to note that the first Guyanese to enter The West Point Military Academy, Taylor, was a member of Raleigh House and as such we are infinitely proud.

Needless to say. I and the whole house wish Mr. Taylor continued success in the academic sphere.

May I mention that we are heavily indebted to Mr. Sankies whose name has become synonymous with planning and success in our house. As long as he is at the wheel of our beloved ship she will weather the buffeting waves of dis­ appointment, crest the highest waves of defeat, and emerge to rocket along the waves of victory and success.

‘Enpassant’, a word about the association we, the School Leavers, have had with this House. Ours has been a long and fruitful ope and to have been: an integral part of ‘IT House is as self-rewarding as having been a member of Queen’s College. We who are leaving, Prefect Massiah, Prefect Lim, Prefect Blenman, Prefect Cole, Edwards O.G., Morris, Da Silva and Bhagwandin, urge you not to waste too much time in reminiscing or speculating but rather to spend your time in taking stock of what is around you and in building a house greater than that we have known. Best of luck to you all!

Cricket Capt: Massiah F. S. V. capt: Morris

Football Capt. Hassial F. S. V. capt: Valz 0.

Elocution Capt: Lim. V. capt Dolphin,

Athletics Capt: Massiah F.iS. Y. capt: Alleyne.

Prefect

Table Tennis Capt: Blenman V. capt: Alleyne.

F. S. Massiah Head of House

T h e U ses o f t h e L ib ra ry A library is very important to have. It helps us to develop our vocabulary and experience. By having a library in our home we can get to know about other countries. The country people do not read as many books as the town people do, that is why the city people can speak better English than the country people.

Most people join the library because they want to know about other people, places and things. In a library there might be books in which you can read of great men of other countries, and about strange animals, birds, fishes and other interesting features.

They who do not read have nothing to think and little to say.

AESHWAR PERSAUD

(IB)

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AUSTIN HOUSE "C" — Emerald Green House M aster:— Mr. A. W. Persico.

Assistant Rouse M asters:— Mr. L. G. Robinson.

Mr. D. Morrison.

Head of House:— David T. A. Hales., Deputy Head of House:— R. M. Kellman.

School P refects:— P. H. Edgehill. 0. London. G. Ramson.

Though not winning any major honours this year, Austin House was nevertheless in there, fighting all the way. Who would not be proud to have been a member of the ‘Fightingest’ House of the (School! We did contribute more than any other House to the funds of the School Party, and I must congratulate all of those boys who pulled their weight in this direction. Mr. D. Morrison, an old “C” House boy returned as an Assistant House Master to us, and on behalf of the House I welcome him and do hoipe he enjoys his stay with us.

We played hard and enjoyed ourselves in the House Cricket Competition, and were runners-up in our section of the football League, failing to clinch a place in the semi-finals on goal average. Austin House looked forward eagerly to the xVthletic Competition, but we were* disappointed in the name of progress when our Annual Athletic Meeting was transferred to the Christmas Term, so as to put us in line with other Secondary Schools, and also: to facilitate more meaningful competition with our friendly rivals. Our efforts in Table Tennis amounted to just that, an effort, but the important thing is that we fought.

All good things must come to an end, and it is time for many of us to leave.

We carry with us many pleasant memories of glorious days in Austin House.

On behalf of the other Prefects, and others who are leaving, I leave this charge with you ‘Get back to where you belong: The top/ parting is hard;, but we go into the world with your hopes and our aspirations. Thank you for the co-operation you have given me, and I ask you to do the sajne for my successor. Good luck!

DAVID HALES, Head of House.

“IT OPENS THE APPYTIGHT’ The chicks of B.H.S. set the salivary glands working, but these well-dressed birds of St. Rose’s

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DURBAN HOUSE "D" — Brown House Master:— Mr. N. K. Eobinson.

Assistant House M asters:—

Messrs Sahai and C. P. Watson.

Head of House:— H. B. Davis, Deputy Head of House:—M. S. Hugh.

House Prefects:— C. E. Bradshaw, T. E. Bostwick, C. A. Gomes E. Singh, D. P. Pooran and H. E. Ali. This year has been a fairly good one for the house which has done well both on and off the sports field. We started the school year with the good news that S. Hansen had won the Guyana Scholarship as a result of his excellent per­ formance at the “A” Level Examination in June 1969. Mr. Hansen had the distinction of being the first Guyana Scholar the house has had for a long time and 1 would like to take this opportunity to congratulate him. Unfortunately, there was apparently no House Work Competition this year; however, had there been one the performance of the house would have been of the usual high standard. There was no Christmas House Party, because of the introduction of the School Party. I aim pleased to report that the boys in the House proved to be very co-operative in supporting this “experiment*' of a School-Party.

On the Sports Field, we “shone” in cricket, our team ending up as runner’s up in our division.

It was just bad luck which prevented us from reaching the finals. This suc­ cess of the team was due mainly to the brilliant performances of E. M. D. Phillips, who had the distinction of scoring the first century in the competition as well as being among the top bowlers, and Akbar who was very consistent as a bats­ man. The performance of our table tennis team was disappointing, since we were eliminated in the first round. The Football competition has not been concluded but the Senior teams performance has been disappointing up to now. The Junior team appears to have met with some measure of success. On the subject of sport I would like to congratulate J. Hansen on his fine performances at the national Lawn Tennis Championships.

In other school activities, the members of the house played their part. In the House Elocution competition for example, the house was placed second. This performance was due mainly to the efforts of J. E. Bostwick and James, who placed first and second in their respective individual sections.

H. B. Davis, Head of House

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PILGRIM r -

HOUSE P U R P LE

House M aster: Mr. London.

Assistant House M aster: Mr. Maloney Head of House: W. Woolford.

House P refects: C. Choo-Wing, L. Moses, C. Bullen, W. Holder.

HOUSE REPORT (1969-70) I report on Pilgrim's progress with all modesty. This modesty however, is not necessarily a virile component of my personality, but this modesty has been engendered by the overall position of Pilgrim House at the end of the school year. To put it frankly we are, at the end of the schoolyear, nearer to the bottom than to the top.

We began the year with Mr. London as house-master, but during the year the mantle of office fell on to Mr. Maloney, who is still carrying it capably.

Mr. London could be aptly described as a “small part of our notable institution with a large contribution/' and we were indeed sorry to lose his services to our house. However, it seems that owing to the pressure of organising most of the schools extra-curricular activities, the “small" man was becoming a “real tired" man.

Pilgrim House ended up at the bottom in the cricket competition. This was mainly because the players, in addition to being merely mediocre, were largely uninspired. A better performance could have been made if Pilgrim House had played more as a team.

The traditional annual house party was replaced by a school party.

Nevertheless, Pilgrim did not fail to participate to the fullest.

It was all activity in March. Amidst the general confusion of having football, table-tennis, and the elocution contests coming on suddenly and at about the same time, Pilgrim House did not have much to show. In the foot­ ball competition we usually played with nine or ten men and subsequently lost every game. In the elocution contest the better men won. However, despite the disadvantage of having some of our table-tennis men participating in the elocution, contest, which was run concurrently with the table tennis tourna­ ment, our team reached the semi-final. We commend them for their efforts, special mention being given to Hendy who took the initiative at all times.

Our academic banner was held up by Colin Watson, who gained three distinctions at the Advanced level, barely missing a Guyana scholarship. He will be taking up an American scholarship and the house wishes him all success.

I have one word of advice for the House in the coming year — “make sure you do the best you can with what you have." Good luck!

W. H. Woolford Head of House

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HOUSE

'F -L IG H T BUIE House M aster: Mr. P. Mangal.

Assistant House M asters: Messrs. D. Locke, V. S. Rambihar, L. Trotz.

Head of House: C. E. Rambihar.

Deputy Head of House: I. Matthews.

School P refects: H. A. Barran, R. Fletcher.

House P refects: D. A. Daniels, P. Yeung.

At the beginning of this school year, Weston House welcomed Messrs.

V. S. Rambihar and L. Trotz as Assistant House Masters, the latter replacing the amiable Mr. Donald Locke who had gone on leave. However, he rejoined our noble gathering early this year and brought with him renewed vigor and enthusiasm.

Wre were off to a brilliant start this school year by excelling in both the “A” and “0 ”' Level examinations. V. S. Rambihar won the Guyana scholarship by gaining 3 distinctions in Physics, Pure Maths, and Applied Maths, and J. La Rose gained a distinction in Zoology at the “A” Level examination. Also, D. D. Coelho copped the G.C.E. “0 ” Level prize, gaining 5 distinctions at the 1969 June examinations. We say congrats to them all for their outstanding contribution and wish them well in their future endeavours.

Weston House has again emerged as winner of the House elocution contest.

This was due to the supreme all round effort and co-operation among members of our House. Special thanks go to Gerald Bernard of the senior division and Rudyard Rai of the junior division.

In cricket, our performance was but mediocre. After defeating Woolley House in the House cricket competition, the house spirit subsided and this led to continuous defeats in the remaining matches. Nevertheless we are pleased with the fine bowling shown by Giadwah who took 7 wickets for 12 runs in the match against Woolley House. We hope that with more training and greater house support, our boys will do better..

In table tennis, we were defeated by Cunningham House in our first round match by 5 games to 2. Most of the team members showed great prom­ ise, but owing- to lack of experience they- were unable to cope with the opposition.

The annual athletics was not held in March. It will however be held in September and we hope that all ‘‘Westomans” will try their utmost to achieve victory.

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Ouc football captain complained of lack of interest shown by members of the House. Thus, as expected, We were knocked out of the competition to the first round.

Our Christmas party took a different turn this school year. There was no House party as such—a school party replaced the old existing custom. Was it a success? You’re the better judge!

Finally, towards the end of the August term, six boys from the House were appointed acting school iprefects while the “A*’ Level students were on leave. They are Bernard, Charles, Coelho, Harris, Hing and Khan. This is the largest batch of acting prefects our House has ever had. We hope that this would lead to greater improvement in all fields.

From all of us leaving Weston — Good luck Westonians. And strive always to achieve your best. Remember our Motto: “IDEM IN LUDIS AC IN STUDIS, SEMPER EXCELLENT” C. E. Rambihar Head of House

Prim itive Prim ate Ponders (1) On voting: I am against voting for three important reasons. (i) I don't like to write. (ii) I dislike intensely the idea of writing (even if I did) an X. illiterate people do that.

Only

(iii) I dislike dirty red marks on my germless finger. ( l i ) On Youths: What is the youth of today becoming?

Answer: What their parents are of course — ADULTS. (III) On the state — ‘"The state is a necessary evil”' — let me remain static then. I fully endorse the Biblical advice to shun evil and therefore the state should be shunned. The only peaceful state is the “forty-winks” one.

(IV) On Q.C. — “Q.C. is the best school in the Caribbean” — Best for what? For being of public thoroughfare and a museum of long-haired prehis­ toric hermaphrodites, I suppose.

(V) On Ven-Guy dispute — “We will not yield one blade of grass.” Correct.

We'll yield many acres instead. Count me in for that. I have a whole dirty back­ yard full to get rid of.

(VI) On Politics: A candidate is one who stands for what he thinks the public will fall for.

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HOUSE

"G" — Pink House M aster: Mr. C. W. Yearwood.

Assistant House M aster: Messers. J . A. Gopaul, E. I. J. Fields.

Head of House: F. M. Cumberbatch.

Deputy Heads of House: L. E. Emerson, L. L. €. Massay.

This has been a very successful year for us in several ways. On the academic side, Moulder House once again made a very important contribution to the already high reputation of Queen's College when Mr. B. O. F. Holder who was our recent deputy head of House obtained the Guyana scholarship with distinctions at the Advanced Level in Physics, Pure Mathematics and Applied Mathematics.

In the field of sport, Moulder House was always in the forefront of events. In table tennis we were extremely successful. Messrs. Christophe and Greene, having easily eliminated all other players, reached the finals of the senior table tennis competition and the school was treated to a display of top class table tennis. Christophe emerged as the winner of this final. Secondly, in the House table tennis competition Moulder House triumphed once again, from the preliminary rounds to the finals we never met with any effec­ tive opposition from any other House. Full praise must be given to our team which comprised of Messrs. Greene, Christophe and Hooper.

Moulder House again met with success in the cricket competition. In our sections we were unbeaten but the use of questionable tactics by another House resulted in Moulder House not having the necessary points to go into the finals. However, the fact that we had convincingly beaten Nobbs House who were the winners of this competition shows that had we gone into the finals, we would have undoubtedly won. Our entire team must be commended for its sterling performances.

A further round of praise must be given to our captain Christophe who represented Guyana in the B. A. T. cricket tourna­ ment.

In the football competition, we gave a very good account of ourselves but we were eliminated in the quarter finals by Woolley House. In this event the irresponsible attitude of many of our top class players was in no small way responsible for our defeat as many of them either failed to turn up for matches, or turned up late. This resulted in the brunt of the attack being met by only a few good players.

Full praise must be given to Messers. Taitt, our captain, Greene, Cheong, Vigilance, Wharton and Mathurin who attended all matches and gave a very good account of themselves on the field. In the junior football competition, we were undefeated up to the time of writing. Among our outstanding players Messers. Lowe, Karimullah and Gibson must be singled out for praise.

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Messers M. T. Phillips and R. A. F. Thompson have been appointed acting prefects. Moulder House would like to congratulate them, especially M. T. Phillips who was elected first senior prefect, and also to wish them success in their new posts, Moreover Mr. J, A, Gopaul who has been with the House for quite some time has left for the United Kingdom on vacation. We hope that he enjoys his stay there and returns without undue delay to Moulder House.

Finally as this is my last year in school, I must thank the House masters and boys for their co-operation throughout the year as they helped in no small way to make my job easier. Again, I must state that Moulder House is in the fore-front of events and that it is up to the members of the House to make sure that this standard is maintained or improved. Moreover, I am sure that Messers M. T. Phillips and R. A. F. Thompson ably assisted and advised by our House Masters would play a great part in improving the image of Moulder House.

F. M. Cumberbatch, Head of House

Prim itive Prim ate Ponders (contd): (VII) On Love: Love in bloom is enviable. Love in earnest is desirable.

Love in harmony is laudable. On MT’s bike, it's impossible ! ! !

(VIII) On Hippies: Hippies are people who rebel against conformity by dressing, smelling and looking dirty alike, like Mankind!

(IX) On Compliments: Flattery is the art of telling someone exactly his own opinions in different words.

(X) On E ng. Lang,: If you think English is simple, how come ‘Tat chance" means “slim chance!” and Cargo-ship is so different from Car-shipment?

Give me Russian or Greek any day!

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HOUSE

"H" — Green House Master: Mr. C. A. Yansen.

A sst. House M asters: Mr. Ramdhanie, Mr. H. Dolphin.

Head of House\ S. Ghosh.

House Prefects: G. Mac Allister, V. Forsythe, D. Husbands, B. Ralph, R. Carryl.

Soon the curtain will ring down yet another year in the history of our existence, and provide us with the opportunity to ‘introspect’, to dissect the past, examine the present and to plan for the future. We have experienced a slightly confusing year, and it appears that after building up to a good position in several fields, we have lacked the final spurt of energy and deter­ mination which often separates the champion from the multitude.

On the field of sport, we have performed fairly well with the somewhat limited resources at our disposal. We are at present in the semi-finals in the football competition, and acquitted ourselves without disgrace in cricket.

However, there was a marked lack of house support this year, and it is surprising that the main “abstainees” were middle and senior school students. The junior school can set the example on this field.

We are at present the top debating house having won the title during the last academic year, and no competition being held this year. In the elocution contest, the results speak for themselves: fielding one competitor short in the junior section we gained an everage of 79 pts. and aggregated 398 pts. against an average of 78 and an aggregate of 469 of the winning house. Undoubtedly if we had fielded the full junior team, we would have won. Special con­ gratulations to Branche who placed first in the junior section and Ishmael who was 4th in the senior section. The others who took part, were Yasin of 2A, DeFreitas of the 4th form and McAllister of the Upper Sixth Arts.

Discipline throughout the years has become somewhat lame, and it is up to us the members of Woolley House to sow co-operation and unity, thus setting the standard for others to follow. Oh, those will be the cynics who will snigger behind our backs, but let us remember that these are probably the outcasts of society. Only in unity is there strength.

In conclusion, I would like to thank our housemasters Mr. C. A. Yansen, Mr. Randhanie and Mr. Dolphin for their dedicated service; especially Mr. Yansen who is by far the most useful “boy” in the house! His numerous anecdotes, witticisms, and exhortations have always found a place in the minds of generations past and will continue to do so in the years to come.

All in all, comparing our efforts with those of the other houses, we have done creditably well, but we must aim at success not in terms of the relative, but rather with respect to the absolute. From all of us leaving this year —good luck, and let us have cause in the future to be even more proud of our house than we are now.

S. Ghosh, 'Head of House

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CUNNINGHAM "K " —

HOUSE

Yellow

House Master:— Mr. C. 0. Perry.

Assistant House M a s t e r the late Mr. C. N. Agards Deputy Head of House:— B. Truman.

Head of House:— D. Rodney.

House Prefects:— K. Corsbie; Singh 1969—*70 was a year in which there were fewer events which cause House interest and pride to flare. The year passed with the absence of the inter-House Athletic Competition and the traditional House party. Despite this, the year’s performance was an improvement in terms of support for the House in the Inter-House Competitions.

In the cricket competition we were quite inconsistent — inconsistent because we broke the string of poor performances in this department. We began the season by winning the first match outright in an exciting tussle. We then went on to win two more matches and to come top of our group. We were beaten in the finals, but it is the first time in quite a long period that we have become finalists.

With no less than five school players in our senior team, we went onto the football field with a very high morale, and were the only ones in our group to play unbeaten. Indeed we were strongly favoured to win the entire football com­ petition, but were robbed by having an unfinished competition.

We were similarly foiled in the junior football competition. Our team won its way into a semi-final that was never played.

In the elocution competition we ran against our form. Here we only managed a third position in the senior division so that we were unplaced in the overall competition. It is however notable that in this competition, as in the others, all members of the team pulled their weight, so much so that it would be unfair to mention particular names, since even the outstanding performances were given birth to by the healthy feeling of togetherness which pervaded the team. This augurs well for the future especially if the good example by the senior members of the House are continued.

At the beginning of the year we were probably the only House with four masters, for we observed the arrival of Mr. Latchman with the continued pre­ sence of the other three masters, including that of Mr. Agard who was suffering from ill health from the year before. Then in May we observed the sad event of his death. The House will be that bit less without ‘Charlie’ who often gave

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‘inspiring’ speeches to the House, which speeches were obviously trumped up but given with the best of intentions. The masters and boys of the House extend their sympathies to his relatives.

At most of our house meetings, their was a distinct lack of feeling of purpose.

This was mainly because of the tardiness or non-arrival of the House masters; in many cases when an appearance was made, only one master turned up. This, to the boys, indicated a lack of interest and a certain feeling of nonchalance on the masters’ part. How then could all the fellows be expected to generate a feeling of belonging to a group which is one aim of the house system?

If our performances in the Inter-House activities live up to the expectations which have been made nowT, then we would gain successes which would lead to House pride and result in everyone really wanting to play a part in the House’s affairs. It would then become accepted by new House members coming into school that they must each play a part, which is a prerequisite for a viable functioning of the House.

D. Rodney Head of House

Primitive Primetc- P o n d e r s (contd): On Well-known adages :

(a) Early to bed, early to rise makes you hungry and sleepy. (b) A bird in the hand is of no use when you want to clap your hands, (ci Familiarity (with females) breeds attempt. (d) People who live in glass-houses dare not forget to wear clothes (e) A fool and his money are invited to lots of parties. (f) A friend in need is a downright nuisance.

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NOBBS HOUSE 1 " — White House M asters:— Mr. Trotz, Mr. Drepaul, Mr. Rahaman.

Head of House:— Gordon J. M. Deputy Head of House:— Bourne G. A. House Prefects:— Kirton R.M., Edwards S. 0., Masih — Das W.M. This year was a fairly good one for Nobbs, we participated in all of the house competitions and obtained a great deal of success. At the beginning of the year we welcomed one of our distinguished scholars to our House. We all wish Mr. Rahaman a pleasant stay.

Once again we have proved to our brother houses that we are the greatest in cricket. We triumphed over the other finalists Cummingham so convincingly and obtained the Wills cricket cup, which was recently donated. Sterling per­ formances were given by Jackman, who scored a century, our captain Kirton and J. O. Henry. The team must be congratulated for its keen spirit which was in­ strumental in our emerging champions.

In the elocution competition we again put our best foot forward and facing very stiff competition we came fourth. In the first two divisions Taylor and Nunes excelled coming first and second in their respective divisions. With the same spirit existing we would be able to move upwards in this competition next year.

We cannot continue along the same note for the house football competition, because of our team unfortunately won no matches and the senior team had only one success in three matches. However, although exams were around the corner, it was pleasing to note that the seniors participated well in their competition.

Our football captain J. O. Henry certainly played with much zeal which served as a source of inspiration to our team. Even though we achieved little success our team enjoyed all the matches.

Our young team in the table tennis competition led by C. Stuart played favourably to reach the semi-finals, where we were defeated by a much more experienced Raleigh House team. However I am sure that next year we will be in the finals and also winners with our promising talent.

There was no athletics competition this year and I am sure Nobbs heaved a sigh of relief on hearing this. This gives us some breathing space to put in much needed practice for the competition next year. I am sure if this is done we would not be in the last five as usual.

This year we had a school party instead of separate House parties, and it produced more fellowship than the house parties. As this was our first effort, the mistakes made in it can be corrected for future school parties, which would become better and better.

Our House masters were dedicated as usual, and it was pleasing to see them on the field during some of our competitions. I hope that Nobbs would keep on moving forward in both work and House competitions in the coming year.

J. M. Gordon.

Head of House.

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Section

This year, the emphasis has been placed on the poetry section rather than the prose. This happened inadvertently for the poetical material far outweighed the prose both in quantity and quality, thus limiting the amount of prose articles.

In the poetry section, special note should be taken of the poems submitted

by Bickerton and Eytle of the third form- These two youngsters show a de­ finite streak of talent and I would like to encourage them to continue their writingA. E- Chesney of the second form must also be commended for his poem— “Portia Facing Life” in which he shows considerable promise for such a young member of the school- Then one cannot but admire the poems of Hinton of the fourth form and Taitt of the fifth — these bubble with versatility and ability.

This same commentary might also be applied to “At Dawn” by Choy of the fifth form, and “Of beauty, peace, and other things” by Moses of the upper sixth, for these two displays a starling bit of the “poet’s touch ” in their respective poemsIn the prose section Bacchus of the s'econd form must be highly praised for his article on “Free Education” and here again we see a member of the Junior school showing rare abilityNigel Caleb, another second former, also displays a fair aptitude at writing as can be seen from his short story “Murder is the Password’’.Hinton here again brings his ability to the foreThere is also in this year’s “Writers’ Haven”, a feature article entitled “Amorous Hints for the Budding Casanova”. .The idea for this article evolved during last term and it was thought that it would serve a two-fold pur­ pose, that is, literary-wise, and practical-wise- We hope it has fulfilled the aims intended.

In closing let me say that the literary aspect of the Queen’s College magazine should not be neglected in further issues, but that special care be taken to ensure a literary section of as much variety as possible, and with the aim of fully exploiting the latent and abundant talent existing at Queen’s College.

EDITOR

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Mr. YH A P Within a few days of your leadership You've inspired, rebuilt and extended friendship.

The voice of the Pupils is the Voice of God Mr. Yhap, the redeeming- shepherd.

Our faith in you we'll never hide.

Here's to the Masters — service with Pride.

You've shown great regard for experience and skill.

We’ll combat the perils and the ills.

Dreary hours of work — To duty you've struck, never a sulk or shirk The position you hold, never kept you from patrol.

Each time 1 think it inspires my soul.

You” wielding the students, the school as one Brings joy to the heart, private conversations too.

Many did not wait, those boys of little faith......

You're a giant, Mr. Yhap, the great! by

E. HYLES Form 3c

★

A Creolese Poem Once a de hack a Clemwood saivmill Mi decide to tek wan wak.

But when mi pass the old dan farmer, Mi hear somebody talk.

Mi go up close fo talk tuh.

But mi had to charige mi mind — Because them chaps a reach up widf WasnH no friends of mine.

They were some well-konwn village crooks Who made bush rum.

They were always up to crime.

Run fo call uncle Bussie and the village policeman Mi waak them from behind some trees of lime He tink a bin pull he by his leg — A had to pull he by his hand.

And when we reach there Wid bamboo, pots and big oil drums They all get catch fair.

Took them to jail pullinjg them by they hair.

J.

N. Hamid.

Form 2A

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BUY

LO CA L

Buy local is the best trade That's known in country or in town.

Everyone kncws they are well paid, Because the products are their own.

Local products are fresh and grand, Not canned for months or years or more.

Buy as much as you possibly can, And bring health through every door.

Local iproducts keep our money at home, And Jobs to Guyanese all do give.

The people will stay, they will not roam, And our country will not fail.

By A. P. S. SINGH, Form 3A.

¥

''Portia

Pacing

Life*'

Every day he comes home, full o' drink, I don't know where he goes, But when he comes, on the bed he would sink, With Portia saying she facing life.

When he wakes up he would hear the child crying, —I hungry, I want me tea— When he's leaving he'd leave Portia sighing, —After all I got to face life—■.

He’ll go out every day, soon after breakfast, Not saying where'll go, But when he does come home at last, He'll find Portia saying she facing life.

A. E. CHESNEY (2D).

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M ASTERS Hforrow comes into class his bell-buttons looking vile, B-b-but as Balance said in his letter those aren’t for the virile.

J±n& what about the JAIL-BIRD who chucks for spite, He has only to see you, and he chucks you with all his might. £ours sniffs down the corridor, with very quick paces, With his ability, he can easily get the Doctor of Sourfaoes.

X-M or is M-T, his face a cherry-red, If you only drop a pin, you get s-i-x like lead. |$ddie sprints down the corridor, singing very soft, He then smokes a clipper and starts to cough. f(obo ambles in, speaking very much balderdash, If you only mention it to him,— to the library to clear the trash gjocrates Trotz into class, his head shining bright, If he gets some vaso, he can out shine a 100-watt light.

That is all I have to say, About those chumps I meet every day R. A. EYTLE, 3B. ★

STARS 1.

In the sky at night a bright speck is seen.

The speck is so very bright that you think you’re in a dream.

2.

The star that shines so brightly the star from far away.

The star that comes nightly the star that is so gay.

3.

There are stars in the evening and there are stars all the night.

And stars that make you think you’re dreaming and stars that shines so bright.

4.

From the milky way galaxy comes the nightly spotted specks.

But not all stars come from the galaxy...... think of it, but do not break your neck.

A. Gappel 2nd. Form

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POIKNOCKER.

I dig and delve for diamonds and gold And for a very high price it is sold, In reward of my very hard work, Which I do not think fit for a wife.

I toil all day in the scorching heat, And at night, I am very dead beat I lie in my hammock and I snore away But soon again there is day.

Back to the old grind all fresh and strong Shovel and Grovel all day, all day long With the scraps I am glad to eat If I get like Bof, it will be a f e a t !

The day drags on and I start to think of rest That is the life of a porknocker, And on this subject I will go no further.

R. A- EHTTLE, 3B â&#x2DC;&#x2026;

RAIN The rain pours down, as if some ancient god, angry with mortal men, and their foolish ways, had unleashed his full fury.

The rain rattles with a deafening noise on the tin of an old shack.

The dark, sombre clouds hang over-head like some shroud that covers a cold, dead body.

Then, as suddenly as it started, the rain stops; all that can be heard is water, dripping from trees gushing down gutters.

Then the sun comes out, and a brilliant rainbow stretches across the sky.

J. BICKERTON, 3B.

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DAW N

The day begins, And the sun gently unrolls his golden rays across the green and brown And yellow and water transparency.

It reflects deep into the purple hue of the forest, Stirs the countless eyes to life and a new dawnIt peeps over the hills and mountain tops, Par across to the horizon and back again to the deep soupding sea* And abroad the foaming wavesThese rise, seething, dazzling in beauty and poise.

Life starts afresh, startling and anew.

And the rays rush again, and, hovering over the tree tops, Gently filter down to the damp, brown, earth belowIt touches the fresh green blades below, making rainbows through the pearly drops of dew on themThe garden awakesThe flowers open and reveal the splendour of their delicate petals.

And the rays touch these, softly kissing their cheeks of pink and gold.

And the scene on earth is one of magnificence.

by A- L. CHOY (5D)

â&#x2DC;&#x2026;

Of

beauty

peace

and

other

things.

Night of moon, night of stars, Time when I gaze with wondering eye at your splendour.

When I reflect upon your effect on love, As you inspire with your deep serenity and peace.

Night of serenity, night of peac'e, With silent tones you whisper a lullaby to tired mortals And set the world at rest..

And some gaze upward, enchanted, at your silvery clouds, Symbols of purity and peace moving gently against the mysterious canopy of night.

And suddenly a thought intervenesLike dark cloud, through layer of deepest white Like loud din through serenity of silent night, And I, reluctant, remember...

Yea, night too, of Crime, night of ViceLENNOX

MOSES

(L6A)

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CA D EN C E The sound of silence is the sound of fear, It is the empty sound of this steel-panic orchestration.

Oh, listen to that cadence of suspense, of suspicion; And pause, suspended, while the maestro massa With arms upraised, freezes the status quo.

The silence of death outwaves the microwaves, And would-be con-uc-t-ors of this unfinished symphony Are shushed, are shewed, are silenced.

The steel panic players wait, stricken for the rest in the score.

In panic, they wait, the last panoramic seconds of their Lives float fleetingly before them, and a vision of the Silence of fear evokes a cadenza that is a dirge or Swansong of liberty.

Drain, Drain, brain. Drain . . .

We are down the sluice of your slimy passage.

Where the stench of your deeds, your dying, assails the Sensitivity and there is no forgiveness; only regret for What might have been and regret for the sins of omission And commission.

Stem not the flow of your lifeblood of Ideas and loyalty and patriotism by false Promises and imprisonment.

I go. I go on the dolorous search for dollars.

A Jew, I go to wander lost and homeless; for my Heart is tom out by the root and I feel no pain.

Continue your score: the cadence lengthens, and Posterity is your audience.

Down comes the hand of the massa conductor ; No sound. The players panic, then cacophony.

Horrible sounds, as stone pelted on a house roof; As notes roll from the bloated instruments, And are blown by the wind section, mimims, Crotcbets-quavers and Disappear down your drains.

4th former (Deliberately AnonymousÂť

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N O STALGIA Memories of a missing voice, a missing smile, haunt what was once a happy place.

They bring back the light your smile had — the many pleasured hours that like pale mists have disappeared, leaving a vacant and depressing view in m y heart....... same 4th former (Deliberately Anonymous)

*

B lack

and

B e a u tifu l

Behold ! I'm beautiful !!

My eyes the size of guavas are, A gaping hole's my mouth, My nose above my putrid snout, A beauteous visage mars.

My lips secreting creamy teeth, Like two bananas lush, Conceal also their outwards thrush, And revel in deceit.

My matted ropy savage head, Is crowned with matted hair, And I the man who knows no fear, Around my neck and here and there, Hang bleached bones of the deadOf all the men on God's dear earth, His sun the most hath blest It's savage rays my race's caressed To cinders in the hearth.

Methinks I'd be quite pitiful, Some people tell me so, But no — a strong emphatic no, I'm black'n therefore beautiful.

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L'cimour Ah, Famour! cette sensation inoub liable mcroyable, indescribable, indomitable.

Ah, ramour! si pur si dur, si sur, si mur . . . .

Riche comme personne n’en est jamais!

L’amour, c”est comme Feau fraiche et douce, Etincelant sur les cailloux souriants.

C’est une fleur charmante et mince, D un parfum inexorable et puissant L amour, c’est un vent plein de tendresse, Soufflant tranquillement dans les patures; C’est la belle herbe verte se balacant sans cesse S’inclinant a un ruisseua scintillant.

L’amour, c’est comme la nuit surgissante, Etalant ses nuages argentes, Kevelant ses estrelles ecarquillantes, Clignant d’oeil au del, L’amour, c’est la vie meme.

C’est la bonheur, c’est la joie, Je t’aime, je Faime, tout j’aime; Je suis plein de joie.

—C’est Famour.

N. A. ISHMAEL (L6A).

O ur love, like a Volcano, like a Flower Our love is like a volcano, lying dormant for a time Until it boils and rumbles up from the earth’s core.

Our hearts like the core acquires the stimuli i t needs Our love erupts like the volcano i n t o the blue of the sky.

Sometimes it is violent with explosive sounds, Gradually moving to a soaring mountain from a rocky mound......

Sometimes it is gentle like the unfolding of a blossom Mixed with the dewy freshness of the breaking dawn.

Passion surmounts as our love climbs on high Like the rocks of the volcano flying in the sky.

•Our love; beautiful, revealing showers of pure ecstasy.

It continues to mature, like a blossom to a flower.

Oh no ! in the end our love shall never die Unlike the violent volcano as it simmers down Unlike the flower as it slowly withers and fade Our love lives on and on, until we melt away in the dew and and the rain.

M. H. TAITT, 5D.

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SLEEP O Dreadful Slumber, set me free Why hast thou upon my eyes cast thy sleepy image ?

Making my eyelids feel like a leaden weight, unable to lift.

0 Dreadful Slumber, set me free Leave me now, go seek another.

No more can I think, poor me.

My mind is weak, my work unfinished For it is thy will that I should sleep O Dreadful Slumber Thou hast conquered me.

Now I must succumb to thee . . .

My eyes are closed, my mind is blank Now I am lying like a wooden plank.

O Dreadful Slumber, set me free.

M. H. TAITT, 5D.

*

'Recollections'...

Night is falling, I am lonely and alone in the little world of my mind.

My mind disquiet is sick and tortured with thoughts of past grandeur and delights.

Night has fallen upon a tired old crone, He is forsaken and alone, With his bridges burnt behind him.

And so like the majestic eagle at the dawn rising with the king from the East.

Soars away from his snug warm nest, soars to start a day in his, life.

But by man this day he is hunted and harried.

Thus as the king retires and the queen’s sapphires shimmer’n the silver sunset, The wounded eagle wearily wings its way.

And vainly circles his ruined nest, Espying his human hunters crouched and waiting His mate and babes trussed and screaming, Thus vainly viewing till night betaking, And like a stone slowly sinking, down into the depths of the sea slime.

So sinks lower and lower the majestic eagle, to fall and to die on the rocks of the mountain.

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So like the eagle I circle in my tortured mind In the wheeling vortex of my mind.

But night has knocked.

I have paused. . . he has opened.

He is ready but I am afraid.

For it is dark, Twilight’s departed and night is here.

RUDOLPH TEN-POW, L6A ¥

Frustration...

Verse 1.

Verse 2.

You said you’d come You promised you would You did not come.

— and you pierced my happy heart and made me feel an awful loneliness and my whole soul ached and cried.

— and unhappiness swelled in my empty heart, and choked my whole body.

O love, thou bitter emotion, I cry, and I weep and I sigh.

I am deeply hurt inside.

N. A. ISHMAEL (L6A) ★

A

solemn

thought

Why can’t life go on forever ?

So what we can see the wonders of the future . . .

What’s there in store for us, in the future ? . . .

Such things remain mysterious to us A cheating hand is dealt by fate, We are taken away from the wonderful world.

Death cuts you off no matter how strong Never will it remain an unsettled score.

The world that you knew for so long The same you are to see no more.

Still you do not desire death But everlasting life, sorrowful request.

Why can’t we live forever ?

Perhaps there is an answer to it all ?

An answer here before our eyes ?

Gould there still be a ray of hope ?

Oh no ! death regards no mortal plea . . .

Alas ! I must go, it is my turn to die.

M. H. TAITT, 5D.

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life ? ?

My soul cries out in anguish to see War, bloody and lecherous, a slimy monster oozing through every age, Spongy and suffocating . . .

Poverty, black and dreadful Foul with putrid atoms, creeping slowly, relentlessly . . .

Choking and stifling . . .

I wish some great god would change it all.

I wish I could get away, far away Far from hungry hate and sneaking envy and gorged greed: and cold fear and brutal anger and rotten pride and smelly lies — All brutal passions of a senseless world.

Let me get away to a peaceful haven Where life would be a wonderful boon In an atmosphere fresh with scintillating love And sparkling with crystal-clear peace — Paradise regained never to be lost again.

N. A. ISHMAEL, (L6A) ★

The

Disasters

of

war

The young child separated from his helpless mother, The father from Ms wife and children.

Death, weapons of: destruction, and scream of dying men — These are the disasters of war.

Tlhe green grass painted red by the bloodied bodies With grim determined faces Young men in their prime killed by blind bullets.

These are in disasters of war.

A million people's lives snuffed out By one sentence from a power-mad politician.

The horrors of death, starvation, poverty and disease — These are the disasters of war.

J. BICKERTON, 3B

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A fter

the

Battle

The dead lie there —Cold, stark, stiff.

Their twisted faces Show defiance, even in death.

Blood stains the trampled grass And thick, black clouds of flies Swarm over open wounds.

J. BICKERTON, 3B ★

The

long,

long,

road

I walk the long, long, road The road that never ends, The road that bends and twists, And goes on through eternity.

I cannot turn back, For this is the road of life, The road of fates and fortunes, The space between birth and death.

I cannot change my destiny, And, second by second, I draw nearer, To the end of my life, To the end of all earthly ends.

J. BICKERTON, 3B. ¥

To lose or not to lose You watch him play you watch him fight this primal battle brought to light.

His arm moves like A striking snake.

And if it can’t he’s not awake.

Awake and dead.

He’s not dead.

He’s lost his play, it’s not his day.

J. HINTON, 4C

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PAIN Awkward and vast transparently dark it looms with its gloom.

King of all that it views eyes of red-purple tiny and small reflecting emotions of S.O.S. calls.

Limping and lurching it stumbles its way casting its shadows of fear and dismay.

Never to die but it cannot live.

Never to sleep for it cannot give. &

J. HINTON, 4C

The sea is green The sky is blue Then blocks of black And blank and grey Break up the sky The sea and land The sea is black The sky is black The land is black The blocks are black.

*

J. HINTON, 4C

Ovoid Lazily, easily, floating down . . .

Silver Gleaming with the ultraviolet sun down and down.

Below is the surface hard and tough Ovoid to crown.

Appendages are formed and separated into ovoids Which come down again flatten and spread faster faster down they come . . , then stop.

Children come out to sp lash

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in the puddles.

J. HINTON, 4C

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In Memoviom (Dedicated to the late Mr. Charles Nathaniel A gard) Doctissime!

M agist rorum praeclare!

Edam hen aethera spirasti

H en! hodie ad Elysium discesisisti A Plutone arcessitus invitus

Cuius lex omnibus sancta est Itaque tibi erat moriendum

H eu! H eu! one benigne* Fac bono sis animo!

Quamquam tristis te salute E t cum lacrimis abiturus Ego tibi 44Vale*’, inquam “ Resquiescas in pace” Doctissime! Magistrorum praeclare!

Carole N . Agarde

(W ith sincere feeling from the members of Lower Sixth Arts (L 6A > who enjoyed doing L A T IN with him, and who ad­ mired him tremendously).

In Memonam L A T IN is a lingua A s deadly as death can be

It killed the ancient Romani A nd now it’s killed Charlie.

(In memory of Mr, Charles Agard, our Latin master— Form 3A )

O, optime magistrorum!

M R. C H A R LES N A T H A N IE L A G A R D ( Requiescat in P ace) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; H e was one of the few men who deserve the title of M A N . humility gained him friends from among masters and boys alike.

H is generosity and May he rest in peace.

Throne of the sun-prince

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Writers5 Haven Repent lest ye be

Damned

Dear Sinner, No doubt you have been told time and time again that you will go to Hell if you do not repent. If you have led a fairly good life, you might get into Hell if you are lucky enough.

At precisely 3:30 on a Wednesday in 1954 (Nov.17), I died. I immediately felt my conciousness, as it were, detach itself from my body. For a few moments I hovered outside my body and looked at it dispassionately. Then I was gently pulled upwards and was eased into a formless cell.

The cell lacked features — not entirely of course. It was not dark, nos was it in a state of vacuum, nor was it cold or hot, nor was it too small foi comfort. But it did lack features in the sense that it was impossible to estimate its dimensions. Consider stereo vision by which we estimate things directly does not work beyond twenty feet or so. At greater distances we depend on pre­ vious knowledge of the true height of objects, usually making our efforts sub­ consciously — ---- a man that far away is about that height and vice-versa.

But this cell contained no familiar objects. The ceiling was too far above my head to reach by jumping even if I could. The floor curved up to join the ceiling and as I could not move, I had to wait. I began to wonder what the hold up was. Perhaps it was because I had killed myself. This thought began to nag me.

I started reviewing the reasons for my suicide and trying to justify it. It then dawned on me that I might not be dead, I could be hallucinating. AH of a sudden, a voice filled the room and was propelled through the wall.

The room on the other side of the wall was like the cell except that it was lighter in color and contained an old man. When I say old I mean really old, superficially the man appeared to be about forty-five but there was something ancient about him. He was dressed in a silvery toga with a golden border. He held in his hands a long scroll from which he was reading something I realized was my moral and spiritual crimes. He read them out in a toneless voice which made them sound even worse. There was a moment of hysterical silence which seemed to last for centuries and then I was transported into a rosy-pink room, again like my cell.

As soon as I was in the room, a great and vast and imposing voice filled the room echoing back and forth in a vast cacophony, a tremendous orgy of sound, until I thought my head would burst.

The sound was cut off as abruptly as it had, begun, and the room became unimaginably dark and the surrounding atmosphere became liquid and warm, about 96 degrees fahrenheit. A gentle pounding filled the room and over this pounding was a soft rhythomic movement.

Then suddenly I was shoved forward into an area of light and sound. The cold attacked my body. I was held upside-down and hit so hard it made my ears ring. All during this torture I was remembering what that Voice had said to me: I SENTENCE YOU TO LIFE . . . and I began to cry.

JOHN HINTON, 15. 9. 70.

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EDUCATION

Now that another school year has begun and the situation is still rapidly worsening, many parents are wondering whether they can afford to continue their children’s education. Many still owe for books and fees for the last school year, and it is obvious to them, that with the rising cost of living, the situation is going to be worse in the next school year.

A close look at the situation of our education system will reveal that educa­ tion in this country is not geared for the children of the poor and underprivileged workers — the people who produce most but benefit least. In fact, the whole system ensures the dominance of the workers by the exploitersIt is the governments responsibility to educate the people and any govern­ ment which fails to provide sufficient educational facilities is failing on its duty. It is clear, that with a little thought about the poor working class, those responsible can easily offer FREE EDUCATION (at all levels), to the people of the country.

From the beginning of their education, the poor children are cheatedThere is ample evidence to prove that a kindergarten education is necessary for young children and yet, there is “no government kindergarten school” anywhere in Guyana.” Only those who can afford to pay for this type of education, obtain it for their children. So for the first six years of their lives, the poor children have to remain at home, and be deprived of this/ education, while the privileged children are well prepared for primary school, and so start with an advantage over the other children.

This unfair system should cease IMMEDIATELY and steps should be taken to ensure sufficient kindergarten education, FREE for all children. There are. at present, about thirty-eight primary schools- The total number of children is 801,461. The number of children attending school is 171,401, pupils, which means 600,000 children are being deprived of primary school education. Only about 6% of those children in primary schools are offered FREE government secondary education. Those attending private or government-aided secondary schools, are victims of the high fees which are demandedThis ridiculous situation shows the inadequacy of the education system* First, the children are encouraged to compete for places at the Common Entrance Examination. This merely produces good crammers. Only the middle class children obtain most of the “free-places” The rest are left at the mercy erf the exploiting private secondary schools.

A child’s fate cannot be decided at 11 years, since not all children develop at the same rate. A child’s development (mentally and physically) depends on his nutrition, and since poor children are not usually properly fed, they rare­ ly develop at this age-

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Many children have to travel long distances under very harsh circumstances to reach their schools- Few parents can afford to pay the high cost of trans­ portation and so are forced to keep their children away. Because of the large sums demanded for entrance and subject fees, many students are unable to write the ex­ amination. Very few parents can afford to continue their children's education, and as a result only a small number of students enter the sixth forms to write the “A” level examination. University students should be subsidised by the government with ultimate aim of making University education FREE. Otherwise many working class students will be deprived of a university educa­ tion and instead, the university will only serve to create a new elite among us.

It is not only desirable but necessary that all levels of education shotdd be FREE- A free education does not only mean the abolition of “school fees” but also, health education should be FREE- When ill you should be attended by a school doctor, free of charge, — vitamin tablets should be given FREE of charge.

Steps should be taken to control the prices of books and when possibfe, books should be distributed FREE of cost.

These are the first steps that should be taken to ensure “Equal Oppor­ tunities” for all.

RAHIM BACCHUS—Form 2 A,

Momentous dialogues Lecturer, speaking about the giant steps made in space exploration “why now, even dogs have gone to the moon!”

R.A.F.: So there's a chance for you Noel, N .A .L : Don't be so despondent Reggie. Monkeys have gone too!

NU NES (4th form) : “Bicky, you believe in Re-incarnation?”

Bickerton (same fo r m ): “Eh?” Nivnks: “It's a thing they say that when you dead you come back as a cat or a dog or so”.

Bickerton: “I won't like to come back as an ass.”

Nunes: “Have no fear, have no frighten. Buddy, the same thing don't happen twice!

Sticky: “Who knows, some of you might end up being engineers!”

Limerick: (from Gibraltar Rock) : “I, for one, sir!”

Sticky: “I don't mean greasy monkeys, you gibberings ape!”

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ELOCUTION CONTEST 1970 An enraged Eldridge Cleaver, a conscience stricken Brutus, an old, totter­ ing obeah man — these were some of the vibrant portrayals one witnessed in this year's Elocution Contest. Usually one of the highlights of extracurricular activity, the contest was made more interesting by the carefully chosen Test pieces and the high standard of elocution. Extracts from deeply emotional speeches and writings replaced cool and sober ones by Shakespeare and Churchill.

This year’s contest had an unprecedented number of the writings of exponents of the sorcontroversial Black Power philosophy. Extracts from, for example “Soul on Ice” by Eldridge Cleaver were spoken with deep feeling, for the eloeutors caught the emotion of their speeches and the tension of our times.

First on, was the Junior section in which boys from the first and second forms participated. Here I think Nigel Caleb of the first form excelled, although he was narrowly defeated by Taylor of the second form, who gave a very imaginative rendition of “The Beggar Man.” Caleb's own rendition of “Canga Brown” was told with the confidence and impact of a great narrator, and he made this old Ashanti obeah man really live. The individual winners in this section in order of merit were Taylor (Nobbs), Caleb (Percival), Rai (Weston House), Rodrigues (Percival), Cappel (Raleigh); Richie (Durban) and Yassin (Woolley) tied for sixth place.

In the Intermediate Section for third and fourth forms, the competition was so keen that the judges had a difficult time in choosing the winners, Great con­ troversy arose as a result of their choice. Horace Nunes of Nobbs House way a clear favourite for first place with his choice of an extract from “Soul on Ice”

by Cleaver, which he delivered with a confidence and consciousness one hardly expects from someone his age. He was “pipped” by Branche of Woolley House who gave quite a military “War Song of the Saracens.” Nunes tied for second place with James of Durban House who also said “The Beggar Man.” Fourth was Bickerton of Austin House who did Brutus’ well-known speech to the Romans after the murder of Caesar.

But the real highlight was the Senior division where the standard was quite good. Me Allister made a spontaneous speech called “A bid to revolt” in which he, after submitting, in very brief form what he intended to say, attempted to move, on the spot, imaginary slaves to revolt. Unfortunately it was, as the judges commented “Too much Shakespeare” which reflected his preoccupation with flowery rhetoric, quite out of place among slaves. Nevertheless he must be com­ mended for a slightly too-ambitious attempt. Gavin Caleb revived with greater fervour and interpretation, his previous choice of Letter I by Martin Carter while Noel Ishmael said an excerpt from an essay by Cleaver with all the fire and conviction of its author. His was really worth hearing. The judges, however, had a different view of how a letter written from prison in icy anger should be expressed.

The three winners came as, to say the least, quite a surprise to many. Donald Rodney made “A protest against the War in Vietnam” and expressed his sympathy for the oppressed with calm, to some, too-clam professionalism. Mark Phillips

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sang or rather drawled, “A Solo for a Saturday Night Guitar/’ by Carl Sand­ burg and his rendition was very slow and sober, tending to be much too much so.

He however placed second. The winner of the Senior division Terrence Bostwic^ made a choice of speech, one which gave him much scope for expression of the melancholy. He composed “A speech made by a student of Hunter College on the death of Dr. Martin Luther King”, and delivered it with the deep sadness it required. To many the only spot on the “immaculately white sheet of perfection” of the three winners was that the calmness and sobriety were overdone. Many think that their delivery was too slow and consequently too boring for them to emerge winners; but this style apparently, seemed to please the judges; and the final decision, of course, always rests with them. Individual winners were Terrence Eostwick (Durban House) Mark Phillips (Moulder), Donald Rodney (Cunningham) and Noel Ishmael (Woolley), Noel Lim (Raleigh House) and Rudolph Ten Pow (Austin) tied for fifth place. The House ratings were, in order of sequence: Weston, Durban, Nobbs, Austin, Percival and, Woolley. The other Houses conceded no tangible amount of points owing, in some cases, to the absence of one or more contestants. We look forward, this year, to more improve­ ments, if possible, on the usually high standard of Elocution.

Lennox Moses.

Lower Sixth Arts.

CHEM GEMS. (Or chemistry with out tears ?)

Murphy’s Law: If anything can go w ron g............it will.

Finnegan’s Finagling Factor: That quantity which, when multiplied by, divided by, added to, or subtracted from the answer you obtained, gives you the answer you should have obtained. (Sometimes known as Cook’s Law or Skinner’s Constant.)

Allen’s Axiom: When all else fails, read the instructions.

G u m person ’s Law: The probability of a given event occurring is inversely pro­

portional to its desirablity.

The Spare Parts Principle: The accessibility, during recovery, of small parts which fall from the work bench, varies directly with the size of the p a r t.......... and inversely with its importance to the completion of the work under way.

Horner's Five Thumb P o stu la te ; E xp erience va ries d irectly w ith th e equipm ent

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'A m o ro u s H in ts to r t h e B u d d in g C a s a n o v a ' Produce*

N oel A . Ishmael.

Directot

Lennox Moses.

Script Writer

Same character who produced it.

Cast

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Daring Dallas* Marvellous Marilyn, Vivacious V alli Ann, Philandering Phillips, Possessive Paul, Majestic M ac, and a sweet-boy of the Upper Sixth Science form who prefers to remain anonymous. Special thanks to all of them.

This article might prove to be, for many, the most important bit of informa­ tion to be ever read on this subject, in their whole life-time.

— Gentle Ladies and Jovial Gentlemen we now present —

"Amorous Hints fa r th e B u d dm g C a stm o v a ."

It is said that the greatest human desire is to be loved and appreciated—-and who is more capable of giving this necessary boon than the fair members of Diana's follow­ ing; and who is more in dire need! o f it than the awkward, lumbering follower of Jupi­ ter’s stronghold!

But, sadly enough, it so happens that these rough apes strive and struggle, and end up desperate and frustrated in the attempt, in vain to evoke this feeling (shall we call it love?) from those fragile and delicate nymphs-. So downhearted are the spurned of .the male species, that .they look with scarcely veiled malice on anyone of their clan, who has succeeded in establishing contact with the nymphs: and they begin to fret and fume and ponder and wonder on the “how’s’' and “ why’s” and “ wherefores” of the mysterious secret.

T o combat this rather disastrous state of affairs, we consulted with those lucky males who are at the height of success in establishing contract with the females, chatted with those tender damsels, and came up with a set of dynamic facts, which are guar1* anteed to improve the situation, no matter how grievous it may seem.

T o come straight to the point— just what is that mysterious secret of success m relation to these damsels? This all-important question received a basically similar answer from both the male and female interviewers. T hey stated that the element of success rests upon two very important and interwoven qualities — M A T U R I T Y and A N A T T R A C T I V E P E R S O N A L I T Y — and they proceeded ito elaborate what they ment by these two terms, seeing they hold the verdict of life and death over the hopes of an up-and-coming Romeo. Eh bien! Ifes voici!

W e ’ll disrespect the norms of etiquette, and put the gents before the ladies. The males felt that maturity can be discerned in a person in many ways — courtesy and respect for members of the opposite sex are two examples.

One (M r. Anonymous) went on further to say that maturity was closely linked up with personality, and; indeed could be defined as “ the manner in which one projected one’s personality” . A “ fat-fowler” , for example, is not mature. Rather, he attempts to

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make up for his inadequacy, say in conversing with or “scoring” a girl, by attempting to Impress her by throwing around his money— and of course the /direct opposite occurs, and instead of impressing her, he only succeeds in depressing her!

T hey also said that an attractive maimer of speaking (no hesitancy, ooh, ah, er and the lo t), a good form of speech (grammar-wise) and good dress (cleanliness and tidiness) are all indications of a; personality that goes w ell with girls. O f course there are exceptions to every rule, and this is no different in the case of girls. One finds some girls with rather queer ideas on personality, who regard as wonderful aspects such as slovenly speech, 'dirty -dress, h(airy flaces and savage manners! These are a minority however, and should definitely be regarded with caution!

Nothing is gained from “ scoring’' there.

T h e female sources gave a similar but more detailed account of what they regard­ ed as Maturity and Attractive Personality.

T o quote what opinion was given — “ Maturity and Personality show in many instances” and here is a list of such “instances.”

A mature boy is one who is capable and considerate towards everyone, and especially to his girl. H e is fun to be with, and laughs and jokes N A T U R A L L Y .

Pie should be the dominant party in a boy-girl relationship but he must not be domineer­ ing. Moreover, a mature boy does not talk behind a girl’s back saying what he did and didn’t do— not a bit of if:! — they regard such a boy as a pimp and coward.

Neither do they consider mature, the fellow who flatters a girl all the time about her beauty with empty comments!, and who talks incessantly about love. T h ey feel that a flatterer is a liar a,nd they consider honesty and truthfulness the mark o f a person to be admired; and they look upon a love-sick Romeo as just that— sickening! Neither do they appreciate that over-ctonlfident young punk who becomes quite personal (like, for instance— telling a girl he saw her in that dress b efore). This may not sound personal to us the strong males, but it apparently seems so to the females__ and Who’s to dissent?

T he usual reaction to such a character is usually a physical one— very hard slap.

Other basic ingredients, in the girls’ opinions, include intelligence (ibunsens proudly hold forth your flaming heads!) and the ability o f a boy to carry on a far-reaching conversation on current events or on some topic. A nd under their heading of imma­ turity come various examples they gave— for example, the fellow who in a great try to impress, puts on a vocabulary of big words, probably all wrong, or parades in front of the girl’s! house on a motor bike — borrowed that is! A further case was men­ tioned of a prospective boy-friend, who, when asked if he had any suits to wear to a celebration, reolied in the affirmative, stressing that he indeed had many but regretfully pointing out that they were all in the laundry!

Clearly conceit and pride are not tolerated in the least.

N ow to put all of that in a coconut-shell let’s put it like this:— girls are human beings with the same tastes of appreciation as men, and they dislike what males them­ selves would dislike in a fellow male -companion— selfishness, conceit and the lot.

So just do what you would like every body to do in return (don’t corrupt this idea) and there you are M A K IN G A N Y S ID E ; and making the girl feel a pride and protection in the boy. Simple, isn’t it?

I suppose by now all the young Romeos of Q .C . are ready to go on the prowl around the block, but alack and alas!, we are not quite ready. Before making any move we must know “how to make the side with a girl!”

I never did like making people shake and quiver in anticipation and excitement, so it’s about time to pass on those treasured secrets. Let’s start with the female point of view this time (manners, you know ).

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T hey say that provided a male has at least a fairly likeable and mature personality he stands a good chance (sounds quite conceited, doesn't it? But w e dare! not com­ plain). Then they went on to the actual ‘“introductory moves” or “ scoring” to put it in every day language.

“Girls” , they said “ intensely dislike the Casanova approach,” that is, O U R I D E A of how Mr. Casanova operated1— meet a girl, flatter, impress or what not! A nyw ay, they meant the type of punk who sees a girl riding along on her bike, rides up on his “chubs” beside her, and opens up with something like— “ good afternoon, miss, haven’t w e met before” (knowing quite well they did not) and proceeds to flatter and praise her beauty and other praiseworthy things. This sort of approach gives the girl the impression that the boy is either ( a ) a sweet-boy (she has no time for these “ dochores” ) (b ) a nut ( c ) a pervert.

Then there is the fellow who impresses the girl, reaches three-quarter way up the ladder of success, and like an idiot continues to hide his feelings — many epitaphs could be written for the many romances that have died because of this (shall we observe a minute’s silence?)

Forget about that and let’s hear the opinions of the men now, the lucky; guys.

T he males said that they advocated the matter-of-fact approach. They were thorough­ ly against immediate scoring for quite a few good reasons (one of these concerned slaps), and pointed out that a girl may fall for you when you start scoring straight off — but the relationship will be a farcical one. Both, or at least the boy, acts a role in which the true personality is hidden and there is nothing to back up the relationship.

Since there’s nothing to back it up like, (for instance, intelligence, friendliness or a good character, well, before long it will have to be “ good-bye” and love-lost. In the male’s own words (he secured 3 “A ” levels, mind you) “ a direct approach causes a relationship that is, in other words, ephemeral, superficial and artificial, unlikely to last because of a lack of a stable basis.”

W hat was unanimously advised is that a casual approach should be made, and through this one getsi to know the girl and to discern her good and bad qualities, and it also makes the girl see you as you really are, expecting no more, no less from you.

A t this point the male mentioned before, said that a good first impression should be made, and declared that the one would definitely be helped if one became a mem­ ber of the Q .C . dramatic society! So start heading for the Music Room every meet­ ing you ambitious youngsters.

But difficulties, as we clearly know, will rear its rather uninviting head, and it can do so even when one is attempting the casual approach. T ake this example— a boy meets a lovely damsel on her irort-steed (or walking) ; he ambles quite carefully up beside her: he asks her a quite polite and Casual question, say “ H i do you live abound here? — and she just turns her head through a 1 degree angle, stares or glares at him, and looks ahead again!

W hat must the wretched, miserable, broken-hearted self-blaming youth do?

Should be persist (and probably be arrested for molestation), he resist (and end up the same w a y ), insist (no difference in consequence), or j*ust desist?

D on’t give up hope! There are solutions. Just continue reading on.

T o this problem, on© reply was that such a girl is nothing but a prude and it wouldn’t be worth the try to communicate with such a creature;,__ but supposing there is a stflomg incentive, it was suggested that this course be adopted; just say — “good­ bye. H ope to see you again” in a sincere-sounding voice — and flash a nice, w ellpolished smile.

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The other reply advocated a bit of a volatile measure. If there is an absolute refusal to ‘ope those ruby lips**, just make the comment equivalent to a delicate insult, such as “ don’t mistake courtesy for love’’ or “ don’t be ugly and rude’’ or “some of us are bom to be dumb, what a pity” (the last is least recommended) If nothing happens and you’re still interested (assuming you are determined and stupid) get some good excuse like “ I heard you like Engelbert’s records, so I brought over some to lend you” . . . .

If she treats you short, and you won’t give up, D O N ’T give up!— there are two perfect alternatives ( a ) Stop trying (b ) H ide your head in a hole.

But let’s forget such “unreasonable’’ beings and go on to problem number three.

If you/ have applied the formula to the two obstacles, you should have made the side by now, and you probably fejel you are on top of 'the world!. Well; buddy boy, if you don’t want to get a severe jolt back down to earth, you had better r©a;d this part.

Y ou ’ve made the side, that’s fine, but the, poblem is bow to keep hanging on long N ow pay careful attention to what those in­ structors and instructresses said. Let’s inspect the advice of the superior species (I. E. M ale). The most important thing they said is this: It's quite all well and good making the side but . . . D O N ’T G E T I N V O L V E D ! Translated that means: don’t become so overwhelmed with love for the female that she can “twist you around her little finger like a puppet on a string” . (D o n ’t worry with Sandie Shaw’s advice). Rather they strongly advise that a boy should preserye his sense of individuality and independ­ ence; and the best possible way to achieve this is to date many girls and preserve the relationship with all of them on an E Q U A L , B E N E F IC IA L F O O T IN G !

enough to he firmly embedded there?

D on’t, for example, start scoring like a maniac on. the second-date, or go all out to get a kiss or die in the attempt — you’ll mpst likely end up dying.,D on’t try to impress at all, jjust be natural (this is repeated for emphasis) and always show good ways and good culture. If you are devoid of the last two qualities, then start mixing with people who are considerate and cultured, and you will definitely become like them.

T o elaborate further on what advice was solicited: Talk naturally and act naturally with the girl everywhere — and all the while keep dropping hints now and then at appropriate moments. Remember N O W and T H E N . Talking about “drop­ ping” , what about.the amount of visits per day, week, year? T he most should be once a week for it usually happens that visits twice a-week fulfils the adage — “ Familiarity breeds contempt!”

W hat about sex?Should this be indulged in? — T he reply from one boy (who is religious) was that he does not believe it gpod or anything worthwhile to have sex with a girl before marriage. Another male observed that he would not sex with a girl he really loved, but that he would be more inclined to forget al! restrictions when in the company of “ kicksters” ! T he general idea however was that “ kissmg” should be as far as the relationship should go and this is most likely the best suggestion,.

W ell, that’s it. There you have it, free of coit, all the information you can ever need. N ow you know what a girl searches for in a boy, how to make the side, how to continue the relationship, you’re well equipped to go forth and do battle (practice makes perfect). Remember ho weaver that “ a little knowledge is a dangerous ‘ting’ and more­ over that the girls will have read this article also!

Happy Hunting!

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Murder is the Password As she sat at the breakfast table, Mrs. Raynor was sure that something was the matter with her husband, for he had not touched his breakfast.

“Martin dear, wuh wrong, yuh ill or sometin’?”

“Hush ya mouth an’ listen/’ After a few minutes of listening Mrs. Raynor turned white.

“B — But Martin yuh can’t do dat.” i “There ain’t got nuttin’ like can’t. I could and I will, an’ if yuh tell de cops, yuh gon’ get dis.” He held up a long, fiendish — looking} knife.............

“T gon see yuh, Alice”.

As Martin left, Alice stood at the window wondering if she should go to the police or not. But just as Martin got out of sight, Tom, a boy who did odd jobs about the house came.

“Morning Madam” he shouted up to her. “ ’Morning Tom” she answered him although she hardly knew to whom she was speaking.

About a hour later Martin returned looking very pleased.

“Mar — Martin wuh happen, tell ma quick, quick.” stammered out Mrs. Raynor.

“Well,” said Martin, “dis is ’ow it went. I knows that Singh does go in the back-dam ’round the time I did left. So I goes and hide behind the tree and when he walk past ma, one stroke of ma cutlass and he head gone off, he, he, funny eh Alice.”

“But — But why yuh had to kill Singh? Wuh he do yuh?”

“Well, yuh know that two of we is rival for the place of top school-master and with he out of de way there ain’t got not mistake who gon be it.”

“But — But Martin, the police would think is you?”

“I wonder wuh God make ’oman for de so stupid, Now ass yuh think I ain’t think of dat. Just now Me Donal gon go in the back-dam to cut* cane and I gon wait till he come back and tell the police wuh he see, Then I gon tell the police how I see McDonal run down the road after Singh, quiet, quiet like, till Singh go in the back-dam then he follow Singh in the dam and a few mins later he come running out.”

“But — But they ain’t gon find the cutlass pon you.”

“0 Rass! yuh know you is a big ass. When I come back I went in the lane at the back of Me Donal* garden and I bury de cutlass there. When Me Donald gone in the back-dam I gon put the spade in he tool-shed.”

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"But — But he family; he got if they father go broke off as her had.

Martin that ii a pbbi6 mail tnd JttSt look at the disgrace pon two young girl child and no man ain’t gon want to marry them to jail a n d ---------Ow! Ow!” SLAP - SLAP ! Mrs. Raynor husband's hand contacted her face with all the force that he

"Martin, Martin, you dog, you, y o u ------- - —” Up went Mr. Roynar’s hand once more and once more Alice cried out in pain.

"Oh, God he gon'kill meh! Lord help —p —p!” This time Martin’s hand landed in her jaw extracting a tooth. 'Even a worm will turn’, is the proverb, and that is just what happened; picking up the nearest thing, which turned out to be the bread knife Alice advanced on M artin...........

BAP - BAP ! BAP !

"Open up in the "NAME OF THE LAW” Martin who was nearest to the door opened it, and in walk the police "What’s all this noise about?” asked the police officer as he came though the door.

"Well, eh, you see we had a row” answered Martin "What’s she doing with that .knife?”

"Oh, eh, she just .pick urn up by mistake but is whu yuh come for in the first place?” asked Martin so as to change the subject.

"Well” said the officer we came about the death of your neighbour, Mr. James I. Singh who was murdered this morning in the back-dam. If there is anything you know you had best tell the police now. And I must warn you that anything you say could be used as evidence against you in court. Now have you anything to say?”

"I don’t know if this can help yuh but I have no wish to withold anything from the police. Now, this morning I woke up early ’cause I was not feeling good and went and sat by the window facing Singh house. A few mins later I sees Singh come out and he go up the road heading for the back-dam. Then just as he going out of sight I look back up the road and I see Me Donal running after, in a funny manner, the is he peeping all round lik ehe ain’t want no body see he; so I call Alice here an I show she he and asked she what she think he doing and she said she ain’t know. Well we wait for a while then we see McDonal come out and go home and about half hour later he passed back. After that we started to ’buse each other ’til just now when you came; that is about all.” ended Martin.

"Well” said the (police office "are you saying that McDonal murdered Singh; if so. could you think of a reason.”

"I am ain’t saying nuttin’, I just telling yuh wuh I saw.”

"O.K. Mr. Raynor, thank you all the same, you will be needed in court tomorrow.”

"I hope I was of help to yuh”

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Next morning when they go to court McDonal is found guilty and gets an eight-year sentence. His wife dies of shook in court.

And as the years go by Ms daughters turn to drink and so ruin their lives.

Seven, years and ten months had passed when a child from the yard next to Tom’s was fighting with him; as they fougjht Tom got a cuff in his eye, which made him mad, and so running inside he snatched up a knife and came out shouting, “Yuh want see I take off yuh head like how Mr. Martin take off Mr. Singh’s head.”

The same police-officer who had handled the Singh's murder case was passing and he heard Tom. Calling him he asked him what he meant. Tom then told him what he heard from under the house. Martin and his wife were then arrested. His wife told all that she knew and as she finished, Martin with hate in his eyes, pulled a knife from his pocket and threw it at her, killing her immediately. McDonal came out of prison. And Martin was hanged . . . . .

Caleb. N. B. A. Form 2B

Momentous Dialogues (contd) Grugsy (D.L.) (of the Art-Room) what colour would you paint the sun and the wind boy?

CAPPELL: T-T-T-T-the s-s-sun r-r-rose and the wind b-b-b-blew, sir.

W AR-BOOTS: “Jesus is a parasite!”

Charlie: (tearfully) “The time will come when you will regret saying that to me, when I will be closing the gates for the lord War-Boots: Whuh? ! You mean you is late prefect fuh there too0. L. (ossie): What do think of Susan? Noel?

N.A.I. I’d rather not think Eddie (working in the corridor): “To be young gifted and black VGA’s ape from G-roek: *a‘nd short!”

Lennie (translating Latin passage) ... “and in this battle forty-six centurious were killed......”

THE LATE C. N. A: “No my boy, that can’t be right. Let me see the passage. (After a short pause, he announces — You’re perfectly correct my boy oh gosh, but that must have been a terrible battle (His eyes moisten).

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This year was quite an eventful year, having for the first time an ‘international touch” of which more will fee said later.

A s usual, there was the Remembrance D ay parade on the 9th November '69 Thirty ranks under the command of Mr. Robinson were on parade and as was expect­ ed, they gave a good 'display of themselves. T he rest of the Xmas term was spent on the training of the sixty odd recruits.

T he Easter was unusual in more ways than one. During this term, forty-five ranks of the Cadet Corps took part in the parade marking the proclamation of the R e­ public of Guyana. There again, the cadets were smart on parade.

Just before the Repujblic parade, Mr. Robinson was promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

During the latter part of the term there was another promotion as a result o f Sgt>. Kirton leaving to take up a cadet officer course in the G .D .F . T o fill his vacancy, Corpl.

Henry was promoted to Sergeant It was in the August term that the recruits reallyrgpt 4mm fo hagd imiaing, , There being no instructors Available from the G .D .F ., the bulk of the training rested on the shoulders of Sgf:. Henry, CpL W illiam s and L /C p l. Mahon who together did quite a fine job in mnking soldiers out of the raw recruits.

In course of this year, Sgt. Henry received a special military scholar­ ship to attend M ods' Cadet Officer Training School, England. His leaving left another gap which was filled when Cpl. W illiams was promoted to Sergeant. During this term, there were also other promotions to fill other vacancies created as a result of boys leaving school. L/G pls. Mahon and Thompson were promoted to Corporals.

Ptes Grainger and Ellis to L/Corporals.

T he res! of the term, general attendance of the recruits was slightly poor because of the G .C .E . examinations. Nevertheless, after the exams, Cadets began gearing themselves for this year’s August Camp. T h e miernaiiosial touch* previoucly men­ tioned involved a Cadet exchange ,emm% Trinidad,, Canada, A ntigu a and Guyana. Ten local cadets (under 16 yea^s) were chosen to represent Guyana. For this exchange promotions were made. L /C p ls. A . Grainger and Etfi’s were promoted to Corporals, Ptes L King and L Boxhill were promoted to L/Corporals.

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Cpl. Grainger, L /C p l. King, Ptes Benjamin and Richards went to Canada while Cpl. EJlis, L /C p l. Boxhill, Mendonza, Stuart, Hing and R . Pieters went to Trinidad. N o local Cadets were sent to Antigua.

For the local camp at Timehri, other promotions had to be made to off-set more vacancies created by die departure from the school of many more N .C .O .’s, For the Camp promotions went as follows:— To

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A t the camp which began on the 25th July, *70, twenty cadets and three officers (a captain and two lieutenants) came from overseas. There were five cadets from Trini­ dad, four from Canada and eleven from Ahti'gua. Fifty-one cadets from Q .C .C .C . attended the camp. T he training was tough for some of the overseas cadets, but the Q .C . cadets found it a bit on the “ soft** side.

From reports received from our cadets who went overseas, and from what was observed at Timehri, we must conclude that the Q .C .C .C . is amongst the best one could find anywhere in the world.

Sgt. R . A . F. Thompson.

Lett to R ight :

Sgt T. R. Mahon; Sgt G. Singh; Sgt R . A . F. Thomson.

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P R O U D R E C R U I T S with recently-issued uniforms about to leave for Cadet Camp at Timehri.

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Catholic Society President ....

Vice-President Secretary ....

Supervisor ......

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D. Pieters W . Jodha j . La Rose.

The late Mr. C. N . Agard

A fter a few years of inactivity this Society was revived at the beginning of tne school year. W e started off with about twenty members and had doubled this number by the end of the terms. Regular weekly meetings were held on the Thursday of each week. These meetings took the form of film shows and talks by Fr. McKlusky, who took a keen interest in our Society.

T he idea of the Society looking after poor families was first brought up by Mr. Yhap, who took a group of us (mainly upper school boys) and introduced us to five families. W e took turns each week visiting these families to give as much assistance to them as possible. The idea was successful and attracted most of the boys, who found themselves taking a keen interest in the welfare of these families. In the Easter term the Society made a visit to St. Anthony’s home in Vlissengen Road to eradicate ants which had become a constant nuisance to the inmates. It was a strenu­ ous taslf but, with the willing help of J. Huntley, T . Singh and others, the job was soon completed.

Things were moving smoothly at the end of one of the most successful years which the Catholic Society has seen recently when tragedy struck. Mr. A gard our Super­ visor, who had been working as hard as the boys, died early one morning after a long illness, knowing that he had done his work well. M ay he rest in peace.

D . P IE T E R S (President).

SWING HIGH DRY THE WORLD’S DRIEST GIN

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Cm Ii&ss Cl ufo President Secretary

S. Ghosh, ....

N . C. Singh.

Committee Members

Mr. Rahaman.

Supervisor .....

R . Fraser, M . Rodrigues.

This has been a most satisfying year for our club. T he several competitions held throughout the year have amply demonstrated the wealth of talent and potential present in our school. T h e Senior competition held last year was keenly contested by seven competitors. Messrs. Ming and Rodrigues proved to be the dark horses of the series, the former winning the coveted Senior Title, and the latter thrashing the highly rated Fraser. W ith respect the smooth running of the competition. I must thank N . C. Singh for his adept management. Earlier this year, inter-school chess was revived, after a lapse of some fifteen years or so. Queens surged to a 4— 1 victory over Central anjd then surprisingly lost 2—-3 to Saints. However as Saints were only able to hold Cen­ tral to a draw, Queens won the cup from Saints on points. Undoubtedly, the most out­ standing players of the series were Fraser and Ming ( Q .C .), and W allace (S ain ts); and all is set for a bigger clash next year.

It is very gratifying to see chess becoming popular among the senior schools, but it is very disheartening to see several promising players only playing before a competi­ tion. These players must appreciate that chess is not something academic which can be studied the night before; many of our top players are perhaps not brilliant players, but they posses® the right balance of foresight, experience and determination. It is surprising how far a little determination can carry one.

I urge the new committee to set about training junior and middle school players in the finer subtleties of the game and to encourage seniors to play more regularly among themselves. I urge more inter-school competitions to give up-and-coming players fieldexperience and also to beep ablaze interest both in this school and outside. Remember, in all aspects o f society, in academics and in sport, people expect us to lead. Let us not fail them, but rather keqp high our reputations, as the best chess players in Guyana today.

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Inter Schools Christian Fellowship President:

Richard Kellman

Vice-President: Secretary:

W illiam

W oolford

Gerald Bernard

Asst/Secty.-Treasurer:

N oel Lim

“ H e that winneth souls is wise.” Prov. 1 1 : 30.

A s we recollect the events of the past year, we lift our hearts in praise to God for H is wonderful, at times miraculous, aid in our quest to help boys of Queen’s find true life. The purpose of our Club, a unit in the Inter-Schools Christian Fellowship organ­ isation, is not only to help boys take their places as good students and citizens in school and society, but above all, to lead them to the One who only can perform the miracle of transformation in their lives.

Our year began with I.S.C .F . week to which we injvited all other I.S.C .F . clubs.

Each afternoon of the week we held a meeting, and the theme for these meetings was “ Morality” , encompassing such topics as Dancing, Drinking, Smoking and Sex. It was indeed heartening to see the Music Room filled on each occasion, but we regret that there were no open decisions of students to give up the transient things the natural man craves for, and accept the better things Christ offers. Nevertheless a definite inter­ est was aroused during this opening week and we looked forward to seeing Christian Fel­ lowship playing a greater part in the lives of students.

During the remainder of the year we noted times of poor attendance and other times when attendance soared to the fifties. Although committee members often ad­ dressed the clu(b, w e had several “ outside” speakers consisting mostly of old boys of the school. W e felt gladdened when we saw the wisdom of setting aside several hours each week for the purpose of winning souls when we say boys responding to Christ’s love for them by giving Him their lives. Especially to show these young Christians that their decisions are just the beginning of a wilderness journey and to equip them we decided to reconvene Instruction Classes— a great source of spiritual food for all those who attended.

Throughout the year we placed emphasis on sharing programme and rallies with other I.S.C .F . clubs. A t Christmas, the Cambridge Club helped with a special Christ­ mas programme and on several occasions we visited and were visited by Central and Bishop’s. W e remember the second-term rally at which the Rev. C. M . W ard, world­ wide evangelist addressed a Music Room packed with students from all I.S.C .F . chibs.

On that afternoon twelve young people decided to follow Christ. W e remember also the Valentine Quiz R ally held at Bishops’ on Saturday, 14th February, when Queen’s defeated Central 5 0 — 25 only to be stopped by Cambridge by a narrow margin. A lso, by popular demand, the Moody Science Film series was restarted, held each Friday night at 6.15 p.m. and well attended by all clubs.

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W e give God thanks, for all the blessing of the past year, for a committee of four­ teen Christians including four school prefects^ find for the young converts, precious jewels.

H e has given us. These we entrust to Him and the committee for the year 1 9 7 0 -7 1 .

This committee is:—

President:

Gerald Bernard

Vice-President: Secretary:

Clarence Charles

Winston Sealey

T o them I say, never forget to take the long look, never forget the wisdom of win­ ning a soul and may God bless you as you continue to make sacrifices for the glory of His kingdom.

R IC H A R D

KELLM AN,

President.

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Queen's College Co-op Society President ( A g )

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Rajendra Jaipersaud

This society which was unconsciously being phased out suffered another blow at the beginning of the school year when most of the older members of the executive left school without electing a new executive. A s a result the small amount of banking which Used to be carried on was stopped entirely and a notice was sent around asking members to submit their pass-books for auditing with the view to refund their deposits. By the end of the year almost every member present in school had withdrawn their balances. H ow ­ ever about nine hundred dollars have remained unclaimed and this amount is largely due to the fact their depositors are no longer students at Queen’s. Almost at the end of August term some seniors started to show renewed interest in the society. They pro­ posed that a new co-op society, more broadly based and in keeping with the national trend, was both necessary and possible at Queen’s College and they argued that such a so­ ciety, using the present society as a base, could re-open the co-op shop which would sell to Q .C . boys— stationery, material for trousers, shirts, badges and perhaps, later on, exercise books and, school books at relatively low prices.

However, in order to implement such an idea it is necessary to have a substantial initial capital. The Headmaster proposed that perhaps the unclaimed nine hundred dollars with an additional amount from the Student W elfare Fund will suffice. A final decision on this was not made because the school holidays stopped further discussions.

In September when the matter was raised again we were handicapped by the fact that there was no supervisor to co-ordinate our discussions and activities. So until such a person can be found future plans of this society will have to be shelved.

R A J E N D R A J A IP E R S A U D , President (A g .)

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President:— S. Ghosh Vice-President:— . L. Adams Secretary:— M . T . Phillips Committee Member:— G . Ramson Supervisor:— Br. M. M. Drepaul In comparison to previous years, this has been a very uneventful one for our society.

The departure of some of our top actors seemed to have left us with a vacuum that noone was willing to fill.

T h e elocution competition held in March aroused widespread interest throughout the school and was evenly and keenly contested. In fact, some say that it reached its highest standard yet. Bostwick.T. ( U 6 S B ) won the senior division, Branche ( 3 A ) the middle division, and Taylor ( 2 B ) the junior division. The winning house was W eston ( F ) . which pipped Durban Houfce ( D ) by a mere three points.

Although there were many proposals and discussions, no really serious effort was made to stage a play. This was due to a combination of several unavoidable fadtorsi; and in passing, F d like those who criticise the society for not staging a production, to think ajgain, for the yardstick of success of a society such as outs should not be the quality or quantity of plays produced each year.

So here we stand, still by far the most successful society in the school, with nothing bujt a brilliant past behind us, and an evdn more successful future yet to dome.

Recall and remember the wisdom of W illiam Shakespeare, when he wrote: ‘. . . . there is a tide in the affairs of men, W hich, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries . . . .’

S. G H O S H , (President)

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Geographical Society President

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K. Corsbie

Vice-President

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G. Bernard

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R . Jaipershad

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Miss A . Akai

During the course of the academic year 196 9 — 1 9 7 0 the Geographic Society has metamorphosed from a state of complacency and somewhat stereotyped activity, to the heights of vibrancy and originality.

Most of the Society’s activities for the first two terms were centred around film shows, lectures and reading afternoons. A trip was planned to Matthew’s Ridge for the Christmas vacation but it had to be cancelled owing to numerous insurmountable complications.

Certain things were, however, accomplished which are noteworty. T h e Geography Room was painted by Jan Khan and Maurice Fernandes. Several cupboards were pre­ pared to house our collection of Books and Geographical Specimens. A lending library was established in the l|ast term starting with a sizeable collec&ion of books, magazines and periodicals. A nd finally and necessarily, to safeguard ouir labour and to keep the Geography Room in a seemly state, a pair of sturdy padlocks was installed on the doors.

T he beginning of the August term siaw us without our hardworking supervisor Miss A kai, who has gone on long leave. T h e running of the Society has therefore been relegated entirely to the Lower Sixth Members of the Executive since Upper Sixth Members were hard pressed with their exams and would soon be off on study leave.

Several short tours have been planned for this August term. In an effort to keep subscriptions coming in. we are allowing only financial members to make these trips.

T he first of these tours will take place on M ay 9th, a few days after this report was submitted. A group will be touring the L .B .I. sugar factory.

Interest in this Society has in the past been shown mostly by junior school members but we are convinced that this Society can be of great help and benefit to all sections of our school.

Rudolph Ten Pow, Vice-President.

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Rajendra Jaipersaud

Committee Members Supervisor

R . Shivnarine, R . Sukhai

Seeraj Mattai S. Sukdeo Mr. V . S. Rambihar

Our first undertaking after election was to persuade more Hindus to become mem­ bers of the Society. A s a result the society’s membership increased from a mere twentyfour to an overhelming seventy-one, excluding non-financial members. W ith this in­ crease in membership we were able to orgianise a very impressive Diwali function, which over one hundred and twenty-five guests, including the Headmaster, U .G .’s V ice Chancellor, the Indian Cultural Representative and students from outside Q .C . attended.

After our D iwali function ow s was the first society to join as a whole in the self-help movement at Q .C ., we successfully painted the Art and Music rooms and during the August term the Dining H all.

On our return for the Easter term our main project was to organise a phagwali programme which was to be an improvement on that D iwali celebration. T o this end we invited non-Q.C. students to our “planning-meetings’'. Out of more than five meet­ ings emerged a three hour programme which included songs by members, Indian dancing by the girls and of course lots of powder spraying, and other items of entertainment. T he fact that we took the whole of the next day to cle|an the Bishops* High School H all and corridors (where the event was held) was ample evidence to support the conclusion that this was the Q .C . Hindufs Society’s most successful undertaking ever.

During the relatively quiet August term we continued with our fortnightly meetings which sometimes took the form of reading afternoons or lectures by prominent Indian personalities. Literature for the reading afternoons was obtained from a library which this executive established. A t the end of the term, members from Q .C . and B .H .S . jointly held an end of term get together.’’ O n that occasion we took the opportunity to say “ good-bye’* and “all the best in the future” to school-leavers and to Mr. V .

Rambibar, our energetic supervisor.

R. J A IP E R S A U D , (President)

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Society

P R E S ID E N T

W . O ’R Nedd

V IC E P R E S ID E N T

N . A . Ishmael

SECR ETAR Y

R. C. T en-Pow

C O M M IT T E E M E M B E R S

G. Bernard, G. M acAllister, D . D .

Coeiho, R . A C. Thompson,

S U P E R V IS O R

T he late Mr. C. N . Agard. (M ay he rest in P eace)

A fter a spell of about two years of prolonged inactivity the historical society was once more in the spotlight, taking its rightful place as one of the foremost and most interesting Societies in this school. W e began the year by showing two films of his­ torical interest;. In actual fact, it was long, decided that in order to remdjve that “his­ tory is bunk” stigma behind this society, we would include in our planned meetings, lectures on present day history and films depicting day to day struggles of under-devel­ oped people against imperialism, and moreso lectures by current controversial figures of the community.

The first film on the American involvement in Vietnam was largely attended by members of other schools, and there was after, as a matter o f fact, the general bickering as to the real truth of America’s Vietnam Policy. There were other films on Guyana’s wild life, and another on a trip to our hinterland, and its scenic beauties. W e had a lecture on place names of Guyana by our late and learned Supervisor Mr. C . N . Agjard.

Here I would like on behalf of myself and members of this Society, to formally express our deep and sincere sympathy to his wife, children and relatives, on the loss of a very dear, hard-working person who was very dedicated to the aims of his society. There were lectures by Dr. C. B. Jagan (Opposition Leader) on the “ Marxist’s Interpretation of History,” Mr. J. C. Jagan his son, and former student of Queen’s College on the “Students’ unrest at Sir George W illiam University’’ in Canada. W e also had Dr. W alter Rodney, distinguished Guyanese historian speaking on the open topic of “ Black Power and its true significance to the Caribbean” , with special reference to the various heads of Caribbean government, and their treatment of attitudes towards Black Power Advocates. Finally Mr. Stokrley Carmichael came to lecture, this time to all Govern­ ment Secondary Schools, on the Black Pow er situation and its universal application Though not sponsored by this society we felt that this was yet another in the series of lectures of historical importance, worth mentioning in this report.

Finally I would like to reiterate that compared with the last two years, this ye<*r has certainly been a complete success for this society, and our only hope now7, is, that the members of the new execwjtive will apply themselves even more rigorously than we have done in trying to upkeep and emulate the achievements of the past executive.

W IL T O N

O ’R N E D D

(President)

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Queen's College Islamic Society President

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N . Ishmael

Vice-President

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T . Bacchus

Secretary

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A . Farid

Asst. Secty./Treasurer Committee Members

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Asad ( I A ) , A . Rahim (4th form)

T h e Islamic Society began the current school year with renewed efforts by some interested members. B y far the Christmas term was the most successful term. W e catered for members by having discussions, and lectures by various personalities. A few members assisted in painting the A rt and History rooms1.

A t the elnd of the term our society celebrated Eid along with a number of Siecondary schools. T he celebration was held in the Music Room.

This pattern of events generally continued into the Easter term, but due to the lack o>f interest within the executive proper, things fell apart. Attendance dropped and members began to lose interest in the society.

Despite a vigorous campaign to attract members, the situation did not improve.

Members were approached individually, and gave a wide variety of excuses.

Although our school year can be described as an initial success and ultimate failure, we must not remain disillusioned. On the contrary this partial success must serve in the future as a basis of encouragement, towards the upliftment of the society.

Nevertheless to achieve this ultimate success a few recommendations must be forward­ ed. First members must work on a co-operative level and not base their success on individualism. Achieving an executive post does not mean that interest in the society must decline, but instead it must be of the highest order so as to mould an example for up and coming youngsters. In future we must seek the assistance o f a capable and dedicated supervisor.

Thanks must be given to the Muslim Students Association, lecturers and those who contributed to our Society in many small ways.

Finally, with the co-operation of members and unity among the hierarchy the Islamic Society will be on its right course and our motto “ each for all and all for each*’ will become a reality.

A . F A R I D (Secretary)

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Literary and Debating Society President Vice President ....

Secretary/ Treasurer Supervisor

T . R . Bostwick G. McAllister G. M. R . Caleb Mr. M. M. Drepaid

The Christmas term had no sooner begun than the society organised a debate against Bishop’s High. Our valiant team, comprising Messrs. S. Ghosh, G . McAllister and N . C. Singh, prepared to wage battle against the emancipated ladies of our sister school namely the Misses Rosamund Duke, Rosemary Williams and Marguerite Jardim on the topic “The Modern Emancipated W oman is Detrimental to Society.”

T he venue was our own auditorium, the Judges Miss O ’Jon (B ishops), Fr. Morrison (N eutral) and Mr. D . Sinclair (Queens’) with Secretary Caleb as M .C . A s it turned out, the teams were evenly matched and not even the judges could have accurately' pre­ dicted the eventual winners before the return bout. In the end, however, the superb attack led by the Bishops’ side won the day, and Q .C . had lost its first external debate for the school year.

Fortunately for our self-respect, we fared slightly better in the Patrick Dargan Debating Competition where we fielded two teams. T h e first team, ou|r “A ” , was led by President T . R . Bostwick with G. Bernard and M. T . Phillips as supporting speakers. T he other team, headed by S. Ghosh with N . B. Singh and Secretary Caleb was designated our “ B ” team. Both teams fought well to gain the quarter-finals in which the “ B ” floundered against the superior craft of the leader of the “ T ele­ coms” team. T he “A ” team, however, won by default against the U,.G. Students Guild team which is still to tuim up, and proceded to meet, in the semi-finals, the very “Telecom s” team which had defeated their colleagues. A s it happened, the leader of the “A ” fell ill, and the unstable coalition which was the result had many a chance against the crafty “Telecoms’’ who eventually placed second in the Georgetown section of the competition.

For the Literary and Debating Society, therefore, the school year 1 9 6 9 -7 0 has been one of gratifying activity. Seeking to implement the founding ideal of the So­ ciety, that is to say, in seeking to provide the opportunity for as wide a cross-section of the school as possible to gain experience in the art of public speaking, the Society’s execu­ tive has met with signal success. T o this end, not only did we organise a Debating Com­ petition for the members of the Lower School which was eventually won by *IA* but we also broke with tradition by joining with the Dramatic Society to sponsor the eminently successful Elocution Competition.

In consequence, we feel that the Society has played an important and beneficial role in Queen s College. Regretfully, time did not permit us to really justify the in­ clusion of the word “ Literary” in our little, but this, alas, must be the legacy we bequeath to our successors to whom we extend best wishes and hopes for a most fruitful year of service.

G. M. R . C A L E B (Secretary)

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Queen's College Photographic Society President Secretary Treasurer Supervisors

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H . A . Barran.

B. Akai.

L. Emerson.

Messrs. M. T . Lowe, P . Mangel.

W e have survived a mildly active year in photographic endeavours and I very much fear that the photographic society during die past few years has been on the decline. The society needs an infusion of new blood and enthusiasm, and there is no reason why these should not be forthcoming during 1 9 7 0 — 1971. In this respect I shall take this opportunity to offer some advice to the new president.

More boys, especially from the middle and lower school, should be encouraged to take an active part in the society. Interest in photography should be stimulated by exhibitions and competitions and prizes given for unusual shots, skilled printing technique etc., and rigid control should be exercised over the use of chemicals and possession of the dark room keys.

Perhaps what we need most of all in the forthcoming year is initiative and chive from the office bearers; and especially from the President — it is an uphill job and I wish you the best of luck and may God prosper the endeavours, of the society. „

H . A . Barran (President).

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S cience S o ciety President:

N . C. Singh

Vice-President:

M . T . Phillips

Recording Secretary:

C. S. Ming

Corresponding Secretary: Treasurer:

L. E. Emerson

Committee Members: Supervisor:

K . T . Bovell

S. R . Cheong,

D . Kunar, D . D . Coeiho

Mr. J. A . Gopaul.

Objects of the Society: T o promote interest of its members in scientific subjects and to improve their knowledge in mat­ ters scientific.

The past scholastic year has been one of mixed fortunes. There were many film shows, tours and lectures. T he lectures themselves proved to be both interesting and informative. The society’s meetings were well attended throughout the year and it is hopdd that this is a sign of continued success of the society in the future. W e were glad to have in attendance members from Bishop’s High School, to whom membership is open to the fifth and sixth forms and we look forward to the continuance of their support.

A s usual there were not many meetings during the final term of the school year, this being due to the absence of members from the Upper Sixths who were studying for tHeir G .C .E . “A ” level examination. W e sincerely hope that in the coming year more Fifth and Lower Sixth students will join the Society.

Finally the Committee takes this opportunity of expressing its sincere thanks to the many lecturers, personnel of the U .S .I.S ., British Council and the staff of those institu­ tions which we have toured for their kind services and courtesy extended towards us.

W e also thank members of the Society and the supervisors for their co-operation and support during the year.

C. S. M IN G (Secretary)

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27th Q.C. Scout Troop Patrol-leaders:

L. La Rose, P . S. Hing, K. Benjamin, H . Young, C. Aird.

Assistant Scoutmaster: Troop-leader: Patrol Seconds:

T. McLean, Hardinge, A . I. D a Silva.

F. A . Hing.

R . Jeffrey, A . Raheem, R. Pieters, P . James.

A t the beginning of the year new recruits were enlisted and the whole of the Christmas term was spent training these recruits. Interest in the troop started to slacken since the Caribbean Jamboree and most invested scouts did not turn up to meetings.

In the Easter term, Patrol competition was started in an effort to revive interest but after a few weeks interest again dissipated so that the competition had to be aban­ doned. T he den was repainted during this term, two recruits were invested and scout James was appointed P .S . of Eagle Patrol.

T he August term started out tamely and nothing was done during this term, since most of the boys said that they could not attend meetings because of the up-coming examinations. Thus, troop meetings were suspended during this term. During the August holidays, a troop camp was planned at Santa Rosa Mission, but this had to be called off because of reports on the conditions caused by the weather. However, the camp was then arranged for Mainstay Lake, but only eight scouts went on that camp.

During this year, we lost Mr. H . Wilkinson, the Scoutmaster and Mr. T . M cLean who has gone abroad. Thus, Mr. Hardinge is now in charge of the troop and I hope he will make the present year a very profitable one for the scouts.

F. H IN G ( T .L .)

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Queen's College Stage Society H E A D OF ST A G E S E N IO R S T A G E

G. Ramson HANDS

S. R . Cheong L. A . D . Adams T . R . Mahon, T . L. Grant

J U N IO R S T A G E H A N D S

C. Carlo, A . Raheem, Benjamin S. Simon, H . Young, R . Naraine

S U P E R V IS O R

Mr. B. Chinapen

T he Queen’s College Stage Society can proudly look back at the academic year 1 9 6 9 -70 and feel a sense of achievement.

T he Queen’s College Auditorium is used for performances of any type, and as such, the stage society plays a very effective rofe in Maintaining the standards set at Queen’s, and in making each performance a success, regardless of the insults and hard ships encountered during the process.

During the first term, the entire stage was repainted by members of this society.

This was only the beginning our our new philosophy ---- S E L F R E L IA N C E . After the admittance of twenty four recruits, each member contributed one dollar to­ wards the purchasing of essential equipment. However there are still the problems of not being able to replace damaged equipment, and the renewing of the stage. Much has already been said by opr predecessors and the situation continues to worsen.

It is to be desired, that whenever the Queen’s College Auditorium is being; lent for orofit-making affairs, the Queen’s College W elfare Fund should be subscribed to by the promoters for the services rendered by the Queen’s College stage hands.

Anticipating the fullest co-operation from all in the future, we thank all those who have willingly co-operated with us in past endeavours.

L. A . D . A D A M S , (for H ead-of-Stage)

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S. Ghosh (Deputy H ead o f School)

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F. Massiah G. Ramson,

It has been quite some time now since students began levelling complaints against the Students* Council for slowly becoming defunct if not already defunct, and it is indeed noteworthy that the executives that had to face such a barrage of criticisms did their best to prevent the counciTs image from being tarnished. This year, however, it became 'evident how lack of interest on the part of those leading an organisation could eventually lead to its downfall.

A s usual new members on the council’s executive for 19 6 9__ 70 at first showed much enthusiasm for the council's) activities. However, having attained the positions which they had aspired to achieve, those concerned unwittingly began to shirk their respon­ sibilities. A s a result, nothing important took place at the council’s single meeting for the Christmas term.

Early in the Easter term, the council held a meeting which turned out to be the last for the academic year 196 9 — 70. T hat meeting had some measure of success [but certainly not enough as to make further meetings unnecessary. It is perhlaps pleasing to note that the Prefects Body decided to offer its Christmas party profit of $ 1 6 0 .0 0 to the Students’ W elfare Fund committee. Once again some members of the council were very vocal in their criticisms against prefects for abujsing their authority. It is indeed saddening to note that only minimal efforts were made to accelerate the paying of sub­ scriptions to the council. However, impotent as the council had become, one should not have expected much from it.

It should be learnt from the past council that the ‘top brass’ should not just com­ prise members with a flair for leadership but they must also show willingness to serve the interests of the body they represent. It is indeed very discouraging to report that the legacy left by the last council is not very pleasant and as such it is in the interest of the present council to attempt to improve the council’s image. T o achieve this end a more pragmatic approach is necessary, but students should always remember that the council alone cannot achieve the success it ought to achieve. Their consistent support is neces­ sary for the advancement of the Students’ Council of Queen’s College — . Perhaps a not­ able reminder to the present council and all future councils is “ procrastination is the thief of time.”

SHYAMA JAIPERSHAD (Secretary)

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Review of St. Vincent Grammar School Totir to Q.C. A party of nineteen, including sixteen students and three masters .from St- Vincent Grammar School arrived in Guyana on the 15th July as guests of Queen's College for one week. They were guests at a party held by the Prefect body on the very evening, in order to defray the expenses iof the tour- The work of organising the tour fell mainly on the shoulders of the acting Prefect Body. f v Tours and games were arranged for the visitors;.' Tours to the zoo, Thirst Park and Demba were made. However, as a results of heavy rains, the games’ schedule had to be changedOur ground was unfit and only G-S-C- and G.I|C, grounds were available. Nevertheless, the touring team was still able to play against all Of the teams they were scheduled to play' . A Qj

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The touring party was made up of both footballers and athletes. At the athletics sports held at the G-S-C. ground both Q;C. and St. Stanislaus were out classed byVlhe foreigners. St- Vincent was able to reach over ISO1points while neither- bf ihe other two schools reached 50. A high standard of athletics was seen 'even irnder!fe]|e deplorable conditions of the ground. W- Hercules (St- Vincent), was abtefo^wln the mile, hy completely out-distancing D- Rodney (Q.C-) and doing a bettef rfifte than our record which is held by Rodney. In the race Rodney finished second with Daniels (Q-C-) third. Other outstanding athletes of the day were M. Ollivierre and J “Shorty” Williams (both of St- Vincent).

In the football match, Q-C- managed to salvage some of its lost prestige through Clyde Browne who netted a goal so that Q.C- ended the game by win­ ning 1-0- The standard of football was high with a fine display of goal-keeping hy Frank Hypolite (St- Vincent). Shooting and passing along with team-work were good on the Q.C. side and they rightfully deserved their victory over St. Vincentian guests.

In the other matches, St- Vincent defeated St- Stanislaus 1-nil hut lost to Demerara Secondary Schools 2-1. Both of thoise matches were witnessed by a large crowd and both were interesting footballThe tour was a great success except for one thing—and that was that many boys, including some prefects 'even, knew NOTHING about the tour. A farewell party was held for them at the MacPherson’s residence where they stayed during their tourQ-C. expects to return the visit next year and from the standard of sport shown those who are expecting to make the trip will have to do quite a lot of training- In closing I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Mac Phersons for their generosity in housing the St. Vincent touristsR.A.F. THOMSON (L6sb) (for Prefect B o d y )

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BAC K R O W ; M. Davy, W. Hercules, C. Morris, J. Cato, J. ‘shorty’ W illiams, G. 0 .

Alleyne (Q .C ), C. Ferris, Mr. L. Frank.

C ENTRE R O W : M. U nsay, 0 . L. Henry (Q .C .), K. Browne, K. Coombs Mr. R. Cato, Mr. L. John, Mr. B. 0 . F. Holder (Q .C .), Mr, H. Dolphin (Q C ), J. Anderson, M. Thomas.

F R O N T R O W : L. McPherson (Q .C .), F. Hypolite, C. ‘Booty’ Ferdinand, Lance DuPont.

M OM ENTOUS DIALOGUES (Confd) BEN J IE : (having just explained the meaning of kindness) “If I see you beating a donkey and I made you desist from beating it, what act would I be showing towards the donkey, Peroune?”

Peroune: (eagerly) “An act of brotherly love, sir!”

Empty to Bio class: “This ancient apparatus has two speeds only — dead slow and stop.”

Potter (A JE E ) :— “Just like your car!”

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Mr. S. S. Hardyal who has been appointed a Q.C. (senior counsel) in Berbice.

Messrs. H. McDavid and J. O. Henry who are now fully-qualified 2nd Lieutenants in the Guyana Defence Force.

Mr. Brian Moore who has secured his B.A. degree (History) at U.W.I. Mr. C Kirton who has gained his B.Sc. degree (Econs.) of U.W.I. Mr. Keith Nohrega, who has gained his Higher National Certificate in Mechanical Engineering, and is now Project Engineer in the Services Divi­ sion at Demba.

Mr. Narvan Persaud who has gained his Higher National Certificate in Electrical Engineering, and is now Assistant Engineer at Blairmont.

Dr. Colin Hussain who has gained his PhD. in medicine and is now a fully qualified doctor.

Dr. Nelroy Jackson, who has gained his PhD. in Soil Chemistry, and is now attached to the Agricultural Department of Bookers Sugar Estates.

Dr. Lloyd Kunar, who has obtained his Ph.D. in Geophysics and is now a lecturer at the University of Guyana.

Dr. “F” S. Gajraj, who has gained his Ph.D. in Mathematics and is now a lecturer at the University of Guyana.

" O n w a rd , u p w a r d 0 m a y w e e v e r go . . . "

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Queen s College O rdinary Level Results

June 1970 Key to subjects: H—History, EL—English Literature, G—Geography, L—Latin, F—French, S—Spanish, M—Pure Maths., AM—Applied Maths, P— Physics, C—Chemistry, B—Biology, (^denotes distinction in subject).

8 Subjects : Iton, W. A. C., EL*, H* L*, F* 7 Subjects: Annamanthadoo, A. U. (AM* , P*.)

Bhola, P. R. J. (P * ) Gomes, D. R. (AM* P*.)

Hendy, K. I. (S*.)

Irvine, P. A. (H*. B*.)

Iton, W. A. (H*.)

Kim, C. (M*. AM*.)

La Rose, J. C. J. (P*.)

Persaud, K.C. Pollard, B. L., (B*.G* ) Ramdewar, B. Singh, T., (H* ) Stuart, C. A. M., (P* ) Persaud, K. C., (EL* ) Young, H. 0.

6 Subjects: Bactawar, D. S. Best, R. C. M. (P*.)

Bostwick, P. A. Choy, W. F. Godfrey, C. E. F. Harte, T. B. A.

Iton, W. A. C. Marshall, R. F,, (P \ B*.)

Ming, S. I. Moore, C. G, (H* F* P*, C*, B*.)

Rockcliffe, D. A., (P*.)

Lachmansingh, G. W., (P*. B*.)

5 Subjects:

Benjamin, K. A. C., (!B*.)

Boodhoo, R. L. Brotherson, C. 0. (L* F*.)

Drepaul, N. P. L. Forsythe, V. C. L. Fox, S. O. Gittens, T. W.. (F*.)

Hoyte, D. A. Persaud, B. N. Persaud, S. Rahim, U. Rampati, C. Sattaur, A. Singh, J. B.

4 Subjects : Bazilio, R. B. F., (H*.)

Beekie, G. C. I. Balkan, H. A. Cummings , A. P. Chan-Yen, E. (M*0 Choo-Kang, C. R. A (M*.)

Chow, R. H. E. Cort, C. O.

Dookhan, D. A., (P*, B*.)

Forde, L. R. B. Etkins, G. D. R.F., Gannie, N.A., (M*.)

Glen, G. P. Hansen, J. D. Hawker, M. U. Hooper, H. A. Jaipershad, S., (M*.)

QUEENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S COLLEGE MAGAZINE Jones, N. K. King, L. H. Lewis, G. P. Mangal, M. J., (P* AM-, B* ) Mann, L. A., (P*.)

Maraj, L. B., (H* EL*.) ' Ohneswere, R. A. Ming, A. P. Persaud, J. K., (P* C*, B*) Peters, D. A. Prashad, L. N.

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Rambudhan, B. M. Ramanan, J. K., (P*.)

Ramsammy, P. F. Ramsingh, A. Richards, P. J. A. Sears, M. T. Singh, T. (P*, B*) Soman, R. A. Thompson, C. G., A* Trotz, R. A. Yhap, R. A.

3 Subjects : Adams, L. A. D. Aidonis, N. O. Akbar, M. O. Bacchus, M. T., (B*.)

Barnwell, C. W. Bissember, M. M. Boyce, G. G., (G*.)

Chanderbhan, M. S. Choong, J. W. Choy, R. L. Dhanraj, C. S., H* Dolphin, J. H. Douglas, A. L. Fraser, C. F. Fraser, R. F. Fung-Fook, R. I. Gadwah, M. A. Gill, G. E. A. Hartley, U. M. Hugh, P. T. Jeffrey, R. R. Kulkarni, S. K.

Lachmansingh, N. G., (M*.)

Nadan, C. K. Mangar, K. A. Mentis, L. D. E. Nero, T. M. Persaud, R. Pieters, R. M., (EL*.)

Prashad, K. S. Raheem, M. A. Ramsamoojh, M. L., (M*, H*.)

Rogers, M. S. Roy, T. Schultz, A. H., (M*.)

Seaton, G. M. P. Shah, O. H. Simon, S. R. A. Singh, B. Singh, S. Tait, M. H. Tallim, R. K. Wilson, O. M. P. Zaman, N. A. R., (L*).

2 Subjects):

Alexander, L. E. Assim, M. Z., (H*).

Annamunthudoo, G. M. Bacchus, T. A. F. Balbahadur, K. P. Bissessar, R. Boxhill, L. E. Bunbury, C. I. Conyers, L. V. P. Chan, M. G. Chan, W. M. Chan-Choong, S. L. Christophe, M. E. Dukhilal, G. R. Duff, M. F.

Ellis, K. E. Edwards, A. E. Edwards, L. G. Ferre-1, G. G. Ferreira, L. P., (H*).

Ganesh, D. D. Gervais, F. A. Gill, J. A. Greene, H. L. O. Hamer, D. R. Hing, P. S. (M*).

Hinton, J. S. Hussain, M. F. Ishmail, O. Ibrahim, S. R.

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QUEENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S COLLEGE MAGAZINE Jack, R. J. James, O. H. W. O. Jodah, W. J. Jones, K. L. Jacob, L. S. Khan, M. B. Kissoon, N. F. M., (EL*) Kissoon, P. C. S. London, L. L. London, T. L. Mohamad, Z. Orford, P. Persaud, S. D. Persaud, D. M.

Persaud, M. S. Rahaman, A. Ramkuar, L. S. J. Saul, L. E. Sears, R. S. Sharma, R. N. M* Singh, D. N. G. D. Singh, N. P. Thompson, P. F. Veerapen, N. R. Wharton, R. M. Whyte, D. R. E. Wong-You, P. C. T. Walcott, I. A. 1 Subject :

Amirruddin, R. Anderson, B. R. Bacchus, M. K. Beckles, A. N. Belgrave, P. P. Benjamin, M. T. Blackman, P. A. Browne, L. F. Burkhart, J. M. Callender, M. O. B. Coxall, R. E. Cunha, H. A. Canterbury, L. A. Carter, K. H. Carto, C. I. Chapman, E. V. Chung, O. A. Chung, R. E. Dookie, E. K. De Freitas, K. O. De Freitas, A. A. Dookie, A. Dow, C. O. Fraser, K. C. Girdhari, D. Grant, T. L. Greene, H.

Hassan, F. M. Headley, J. C. Hutson, M. J. James, M. Jervis, S. D. Jumaralli, R. Lambert, L. Lawrence, K. O. Mendonca, A. F. R. Payne, B. D. E. Persaud ,R. E. Pilgrim, M. A. Prince, E. A. Ramautar, K. Ramascindo, G. A. Ruplall, P. Salamalay, J. W. Shepherd, C. S. Shepherd, S. S. Singh, C. R. Singh, K. Singh, R. C. Singh, T. R. Stanley, C. A. Ten-pow, R. C. Valz, G. E.

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Queen’s College Advanced Level Results June 1970 (^Denotes distinction gained in subject) 4 Subjects : Sattaur, A. M. 3 Subjects : Barran, H. A. Blenman, L. P. Bostwick, T. R. E. Bourne, G. A. Bovell, K. T. Bradshaw, C. E. Caleb, G. M. R. Carry!, R. C. Cumberbatch, F. R. (^Economics) Da Silva, A. I. Davis, H. B. Edwards, O. G. (^Pure Maths.)

Edwards, S. O. Emerson, L. E. Forsythe, V. C. L. (*Pure Maths., *Applied Maths.)

Ghosh, S. (*Pure Maths., *Applied Maths., ^Physics) Gomes, C. A. (-Pure Maths., *Applied Maths.)

Gordon, J. M. Hales, D. T. A. (^Economics) Harewood, G. N. Hugh, M. S. Husbands, D. M. Jaganauth, G. S. (*Pure Maths.)

Kellman, R. N. (*Pure Maths.)

McAllister, G. E. Massay, L, L. C. (*Pure Mahs.; *Applie d Maths.)

Massiah, F. S. Matthews, H. I. Nasir, I. A. (^Applied Maths., *Physics) Netram, M. P. Paraboo, D. N (*Pure Maths., *Applied Maths., *Physics) Persaud, C. A. H. (*Pure Maths., *Applied Maths., ^Physics) Pooran, D. P. (^Applied Maths.)

Prashad, R. A. ( ^Physics) Rambihar, G. E. Ramson, G. A. Rodney, D. H. Singh, N. C. Singh (Rabindranauth) Sue-Chu-Lam, P. (*Pure Maths., *Applied Maths.)

Woolford, W. H. (-Pure Maths., *Applied Maths.)

Yeung, P. (xPure Maths., *Applied Maths., ^Physics)

2 Subjects : Caesar, A. R. M. Choo-Wing, C. D. Cole, G. D. Davenport, R. C. Ishmael, O. T. Jeeboo, R. C. K. King, M. L. Knight, C. Lamwatt, S. Lim, N. A. H. M.

London, O. M. Massih-Das, P. M. G. Massih-Das, W. M. Rahaman, M. N. A. (*Pure Maths., *Applied Maths.)

Rawana, R. P. Richmond, S. Rodrigues, C. M. Truman, B. I.

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Akai, B. C. Beharrysingh, C. D. Bhagwandin, D. P. Daniels, D. A. Dow, C. O. Edghill, P. H. Fletcher, R. A. L. Forde, I. C. A. Gill, D. G. Grant, T. L. Harris, M. (*Pure & Applied Maths.)

Hinds, C. I. H. James, H. H. Karimullah, M. A. Kersten, D. J. (*Pure and Applied Maths.)

Mattai, S. Cx'Pure and Applied Maths.)

Ming, C. S.

Morris, J. T. A. Persaud, C. Persaud (Kampta) Persaud (Duleep) Prashad, C. Ramcharran, K, Roach, J. (*Pure and Applied Maths.)

Roberts, S. E. Sealey, W. M. Singh, K. C. Singh, L. Singh (Roopnarine) Singh, S. Sookdoo, G. L. J. Sukhai, R. Swamy, D. A. Tiwari, S. N. Walcott, I. A. Whyte, H. J. (*Pure & Applied Maths.)

Momentous Dialogues (contd) Trotzie:— <4So you see, boys, that a force is invisible/' G.D.R.F: ^Sir what about the Guyana Defence Force?”

M.T.P. (attempting to sing “All kinds of Everything”) ... “Summertime, Wintertime... ” Schlutz: “You should really leave yuh singing fuh wintertime’* W.O.R.V. N eddy: “You should really leave duh joke fuh hard-times.”

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Year's

Review

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Sports

1969-70 has been an outstanding year for sport in Queen’s College, but room for improvement in certain fields still exists. Several sports such as badminton, lawn tennis and basketball became firmly established in the sport­ ing calendar and they will obviously play a much paore. important role in the near future. The construction of a new school pavilion was begun and is now nearing completion,, but work on it seems to have come to a standstill. Of our major sports, cricket has been one of the most successful and our Northcotte Cup team, has enjoyed its most .consistent season for years. There was no athletics inter-house competition this year, but we participated in the Demerara Secondary Schools Championship and finished second. Q.C. also took part in a triangular athletics meeting with St. Stanislaus College and St. Vincent Grammar School, but our performance on that occasion was far less satis­ factory.

In table tennis we finished as runners-up in the Demerara Secondary Schools competition, while we emerged victors in the lawn tennis counterpart of this competition. Our performances in football were creditable but there is less room for enthusiasm about hockey and volleyball. Badminton, lawn tennis and basketball are still in the process of establishing themselves. Today’s Queen’s College students have a wider range of sports to choose from than at any time in the past, but unfortunately many of thejm fail to realise this1fact.

There seem to< be three types of students nowadays; — those who* are interested solely in academic pursuits, those who are active in clubs and societies and those who participate in sports. Consequently, although the school maintains reasonably high standards in all three areas, there is ,ai lack of balance and completeness in the individual student’s life. Very few boys today attempt to follow the example of our present Head Boy and 'Sportsman of the Year’, Eric Phillips, and shine intellectually, socially and athletically.

What Q.C. sport needs most now is a concentrated effort by supervisors, games captains and sportsmen to involve the average student in the school’s sporting activities. Too often it is the same fa|miliar faces which are present to lend moral support at major sporting events. In the course of the past year our sportsmen have represented Guyana in under 19 cricket and football, under 23 hockey, junior lawn tennis and at the Caribbean Table Tennis Cham­ pionships in Barbados, but there are still many members of the school who are unaware of their deeds. Our chief task if we hope to maintain and improve the standard set by these athletes will be to recruit ALL students into at least one field of sport. Unless this is done, sport will become the interest only of a talented elite, who, owing to lack of regular competition and moral support, will find it difficult if not impossible to maintain these standards.

S. Cumberbatch S P O R T S E D IT O R

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Sportsman

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The title of ‘Sportsman of the Year’ for 1969-70 undoubtedly belongs to Eric Phillips, surely the most illustrious sportsman, who attended Queen’s College in recent years. From the time he entered Queen’s in 1964, he has dis­ played outstanding talent in all fields of sport in which he has participated.

In his first year at Q.C, he was runner-up in the. under 13 division in athletics, winning the long jump and the 440 yd. events, and placing second in the 220 yds. and third in the 100 yds. Despite his youth, he represented the school in the under 16 football competition and he was a member of his house cricket and football teams. In the following year, he reached the semi-finals of the junior table-tennis competition, 1966-67 was yet another year of great success for Eric, as he was appointed captain of the school under 16 football team. He was also the school’s junior table tennis captain and champion, represented the school in Wight Cup cricket and played for Guyana in the under 17 foot­ ball tournament in Surinam.

As a fourth former, Eric was appointed captain of Q.C.’s under 16 cricket team. He reached the semi-finals in the senior table tennis championship and was a member of the school team. Moreover, he again represented Guyana in under 17 football, this time in Guyana. Despite all these achievements, 196869 was an even more successful year for Eric. He became D’Urban House’s cricket, football, table tennis and athletics captain and also the school foot­ ball captain. He was appointed captain of Guyana’s under 17 football team and became a member of the National under 19 squad. Furthermore, he be­ came Q.C.’s under 16 cricket captain and won the senior table tennis cham­ pionship. Unbelievable as it may seem, he was also our under 17 athletics champion, winning the 120 yd. hurdles, triple ju!mp and throwing the cricket ball events, and placing second in the long jump. To crown a year of almost unprecedented achievement, Eric was awarded the Moulder Gup as our most promising footballer and received school colours for football at the end of the year.

The past academic year has shown that there is virtually no limit to the heights to which this talented athlete can rise. He was appointed captain of our table tennis team, finished as runner-up in the senior individual cham­ pionships and was the handicap champion. He represented Guyana at the Caribbean Table Tennis Championships in Barbados, and was a mefmber of the National under 19 cricket and football teams. Eric’s achievements, how­ ever, are not confined to sport alone. He has been a consistent winner of form prizes throughout his school career, obtained nine subjects at the G.C.E. ^O” Level examination and is active in other extra-curricular activities besides sport. His appointment as Head Boy for the current academic year has been richly deserved, and no doubt he will be as successful in this post as he has been in everything else.

We the members of the Magazine Staff and the Students Association wish him continued success in his future career, athletic or otherwise.

SPORTS EDITOR.

E. M. D. PHILLIPS

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A th le tic s Captain—K. T. Bovell.

Supervisor—Mr. J. A. Gopaul.

This year there was unfortunately no Inter-House Championship, owing to the fact that our time was taken up by activities concerned with the Repub­ lic celebrations. However, during the Christmas terjm Queen’s College for the first time ever took part in the annual Demerara Inter-Second ary Schools Championship. This was indeed heartening and it is hoped that we will con­ tinue to become more involved in such activities and reveal to outsiders the athletic talent in Q.C. In the junior division Richards, a lad with a bright future, won the long jump and was fourth in the 100 metres while Munroe wtas third in the long jump. Walcott, Duff and Fox also performed creditably in the under 15 division. In the under 17, Thompson and Henry qualified for the finals while Granger won the Shot Putt. The Seniors performed quite well with Bovell placing second in the 200 metres and third in the 400, Hales was sec­ ond in the 400, Caesar first in the Shot Putt, Rodney second in the long jump and third iii the 800 metres and mile. In the 4 x 100 metres relay the senior team of Hales, Massiah, Cumberbatch and Bovell ran brilliantly to win the event. Queen’s indeed surprised everyone by finishing second, with Tutorial High winning the championships.

In the August term we again participated in a triangular Athletic Meet with St. Stanislaus College and a touring team from St. Vincent Grammar School. The inclement weather and poor condition of the ground did not pre­ vent a keen but friendly atmosphere from developing. In the junior (Under 16) division Fox was third in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 400 metres and long jump, while Walcott was second in the high jump, and Chung second in the 800 metres. Valz also placed second in the 120 yds. hurdles. Our juniors however, were no match for the St. Vincent boys who won all of the events in this division, The senior division was also dominated by the boys from St, Vincent.

Bovell placed second in the 100 yds. and 220 yds. and third in the long jump.

Daniels placed second in the 880 yds. and Rodney second in the mile. In the field events Blenman was first in the high jump and Babb placed third while Caesar and Granger were second and third respectively in the Shot Putt. The Q.C. 4 x 100 yd. relay team of Massiah, Caesar, Hales and Bovell again showed their superiority in this event by winning it with brilliant team-work to end the day’s events. We salute the boys of St. Vincent for the fine sportsman­ ship and great talent Which they displayed We appreciate the efforts of Mr. London who worked exceedingly hard with the members of the staff and boys to make the meeting a success.

In closing I sincerely hope that in the future Queen’s obtain the services of an athletics coach and much more emphasis placed on athletics as a major sport at Q.C. I know we have the talent. Best of luck, Q.C. K. T. Bovell

(Captain).

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PEN PICTURES RICHARDS—Under 13 champion whose performances point to a great future.

WALCOTT—Performs well in the high and long jumps but should train harder.

CHUNG—A young athlete who shows great promise for the future in the longer distances.

THOMPSON—Our most dedicated athlete. Has a beautiful style for the 220, 440, long jump, triple jump and hurdles. With coaching should be a world beater.

MUNROE—A lad with the ideal build for the high and long jumps. — FOX—A talented b*oy who excels in the 220, 440 yds. and long jump.

Promising future. Also needs proper coaching.

PIETERS—A fine sprinter whose style needs perfecting. A promising lad.

MASSIAH—Recently showed his sprinting ability. Should concentrate harder on training seriously.

HALES—Possesses ability especially in the 440 yds. but should take training much [more seriously.

BOVELL—A fine sprinter, excels in the 100 yds. and 220 yds. School track chajmpion. Also good in the long jump. Promising future.

RODNEY—Our best long-distance athlete. Possesses the ability to train conscientiously.

B a d m in to n Captain :—B. C. Akai Vice-Captain :—D. Husbands.

Secretary :—W. Holder.

Supervisors :—Mr. P. Mangal, Mr. B. O. F. Holder.

Assistant Supervisor :—Mr. V. Rambilhar.

After a testing period of two terms Badminton became at long last an official school game. This acquisition of official status was due mainly to the unstinting efforts of the supervisors who did their utmost to promote the game in the school. Badminton revived because apart from the interest shown by the boys we already had a court and two racquets.

Practices were held on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and the attend­ ances at these practices were very good. In fact there were too many boys and as there was only one court and two school racquets, a normal player could only average about half an hour on court each week. Thus some, players lost interest but players who had their own racquets were able to play more games than normal. Despite the collection of a monthly subscription we were unable to obtain enough shuttles and racquets but nevertheless we could still enjoy the game.

At the end of last term we had hoped to run off a competition after exams, but the early closing of school prevented this. This term, however, we hope to run off a competition so that our players can get a chance to test their mettle.

Last term, on gaining official status and hence substantial financial help, we bought two new racquets and a tube of good quality feather shuttles. Nev­ ertheless we still do not have enough racquets which are in’ working condi­ tion. With some more financial help we hope to be able to buy some more shuttles and racquets. After purchasing them we hope to play in external com­ petitions in order to improve our standard of play.

W. Holder (Secretary).

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Basketball at Q.C. started when we entered the national league cham­ pionships in ,1968. Owing to lack of experience, we lost every match we played but gained a wealth of experience which we had lacked. This year the game became really popular in school, but as it was not always possible to use the dinning hall for practice, enthusiasm waned. However, the promise of a secondary schools competition revived the game in July. The team.1was rebuilt from the survivors of the 1968 season and although the tournament was not held, there was a friendly match against Indian Educational Trust College which we lost 25 to 26. This was a creditable performance against such a forjmidable side.

At the end of this academic year, many of our players have left. How­ ever, as an annual secondary school's competition is probable in the near future we need as many hew members as possible, especially younger ones. With their assistance, basketball will become one of our most popular school sports and this is something we all aspire to achieve.

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CRICKET The 1968-69 season was our most successful in the Northcote Cup Competi­ tion since 1960-61, and this was due to fine leadership, and good teajm-work.

With our team personnel changing at the end of every academic year, it is aH ways a problem to maintain or improve the standard of play of our cricket team®. However, the 1970-71 Cricket Season dawned with the School possess­ ing a fine bunch of cricketers. At once names like Christophe of the Fourth Form, Blue of the same, Jervis of the Fifth, Venner of the Fourth, Phillips of the Lower Sixth spring to mind. I am sure that they will keep the flag flying.

As usual honours came our way with Christophe representing Guyana in the 1970 B.A.T. Schoolboy Cricket Tournament. This lad, our ‘Cricketer of the Year’, has the best wishes of the School with hi|m. Phillips just missed selection, and Blue, Jervis and Morris were/ called to trials.

With the return to the teaching staff of Mr. Horton Dolphin, who has? taken over as our Supervisor, our cricket is in capable hands. He brings ex­ perience and a love for the game and his alma mater with him. I must also thank the forgotten man of cricket at Queen's, Mr. Woolford, who has1 been coach for over a decade. My thanks to him on behalf of those of us who are leaving, and we wish him continued success in his efforts.

So far this season, rain has wreaked havoc with practice sessions and with both external competitions. However the boys are rearing to go. Well, my time at Queen's is ended and I must say it has been a pleasure to play with and lead such a great group of fellows. On behalf of Mass!ah, Morris and myself, I would like to exhort those of you who re-main to practice and to Ico-operate with whoever may lead you, as much as you did with me. Good luck.

DAVID HALES. (Captain).

MASSIAH, F. S. — Vice-Captain. Right hand batsman, capable of batting in any position, but (top slips field with keen .anticipation), should develop more attacking strokes.

MICHAEL CHRISTOPHE: Only in the 4th Forjm and regarded as the best batsman in the- school, but still to make a big score. A left handed open­ ing batsman, who represented Guyana in 1970 B.A.T. Schoolboys Cricket Tournament. Good cover field.

SUKHDEO S.: The new find, a right handed batsman, who possesses all the strokes. Our number one wicketkeeper, who is always keen to practise.

Should go far.

ERIC PHILLIPS: An irrepressible cricketer, our most attacking batsman who can keep going for a long time. One of our opening bowlers who should really come into his own this season, now that he is playing the game seriously.

Just missed selection for the B.A.T. Schoolboy Tournament. A good field.

KEITH BLUE: Another Fourth Former, an average all rounder, who possesses the most exciting cover drive in the team. A good stock bowler and

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a player who needs to put more zest into his game. An excellent cover field.

Called to trials for B.A.T. Tournament.

STEPHEN JERVIS: The boy who along with young Christoplie can go very far in the game. Our number one fast bowler with a dipping in-swinger, who shared the berth as leading wicket-taker last season,. Needs to improve his fielding, and is unchallenged as our number 10 batsman. In addition he must realise that being physically fit is essential for a fast bowler. Called to trials for B.A.T. Tournament.

K. VENNER: The spinner of the team mixes his leg and off-breaks beauti­ fully. A good slip field, but needs to be more' in the game. He has no rivals for the position just before the roller.

THEO MORRIS: A keen cricketer, and the most consistent batsman of the side. A right hander who knows his limitations, occasional spin bowler, and a good catcher of the ball, but must learn to remember the team occasionally.

COLIN JACKMAN: Right handed middle order batsman, a keen field, needs to practise more.

IAN WALCOTT: An attacking left handed batsman, who is a poor field, but makes up for this in enthusiasm.

GEOFF VENNER: Off break bowler, who flights the ball beautifully, an average batsman. Safe field.

DAVID HALES. (Captain): Seam bowler who specialises in the outswinger. Along with Jervis, the leading wicket-taker last season. Must realise that his batting can be so much better with a little more effort. Safe field.

Capable captain.

WIGHT CUP: 2nd XI G. WILLIAMS: Right handed batsman, with the ability, but seefms un­ aware of it. Captain and a safe field.

HENRY J. O.: concentrate more.

Wicket-keeper, left handed opening batsman, needs to

OSMAN AKBAR: Left handed opening batsman, with all the strokes and uses his feet well. Safe field and a more than capable spinner.

KHAN, J. K.: The hitter of the team, with sopne good scores to his credit.

Orthodox left arm, spinner. A safe field.

OSSIE GREEN: Another hitter, but especially off the back foot. Possesses a safe pair of hands, a keen cricketer.

ALFRED GRAINGER: Yet another lusty hitter of the ball, on the verge of the 1st XI. Needs to improve his fielding and talk a little more to himself than to others while on the field.

LATCHMANSINGH: safe field.

A medium pacer, who with coaching can improve,

HAFIZ: An average bats’man, and a right arm bowler who mixes them very well. Safe field.

ALVIN EDWARDS: Medium pacer, dependable left-handed batsman, safe field, will improve.

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During the past year Q.C. has been able to produce an adequate stand­ ard of football which ihas enabled it to emerge victorious on most occasions, The senior teams has1 been consistently good and the1under 16 team excelled in their efforts to capture the Gonsalves trophy in the final against St. Stan­ islaus. With the flames of old rivalry burning, a large crowd saw Q.C. play skillful and entertaining football to win a hard-fought match.

The under 19 team., which consisted of all but one of the senior team, defeated Indian Educational Trust College and Central High School in the only matches played by Q.C. in a competition which was abandoned. During the year the senior team also won matches against Barclay’s Bank, G.T.I. and I.E.T.C., St. Vincent Grammar School were our guests in July. Q.C. won a match between the two schools 1—0, and the visitors also lost a match against a Combined Secondary XI. Phillips, Adonis and King played well for the senior team throughout the year, with Caesar, Taitt and Rlalmascindo excelling in defence.

The under 15 team lost to Central High in the semi-finals of the O. T. Donald Trophy competition. The side is young and inexperienced but shows signs of promise. Finally, let us hope that Q.C. football will be successful in the coming year and continue to be so in the future...

PEN PICTURES IRVINE: A brilliant goalie with a safe pair of hands. Positions himself correctly and remains unruffled regardless of the number of shots at­ tempted against him.

McWATT: Left back. Strong tackier, clearing well with both feet but is discouraged by fast wingers and stiff opposition.

TAITT: Left half. Plays well in defence and shows much ability when upfield. Shoots well with both feet and has good ball control.

RAMASCXNDO: Centre half. A talented player who played magnificently in defence throughout the year. Is always breaking up dangerous moves by the opposition.

CAESAR: Right half. Big and strong in defence. Heads and clears well.

Has a lot of speed.

RICHARDS: Right back. Tries hard. Slow off the mark and should ^improve his left foot shot.

ADONIS: Left wing. Slows up the game and upsets moves by holding the ball too long. Plays better in the centre.

PHILLIPS: Inside left. Possesses excellent ball control with a tremendous shot in both feet. Has extensive knowledge of the game.

ELLIS: Centre forward.

Plays a fairly good game but should improve his ball control and shooting.

KING: Inside right. Has a good shot in his right foot but should shoot more with the left when in position. A forcing forward.

XFILL: Right wing. Possesses a lot of speed and can play on either wing.

A good shot.

M. H. TAITT.

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Junior

Football

During the past academic year the standard of football among' the juniors has shown visible signs of progress and improvement. The under 16 teain consists of the nucleus of last year's under 15 squad which won the D.S.S.A. cup. The team played in two competitions, the Coldstream Guards League and the Gonsalves K.O. Cup, and won the Gonsalves Cup and were seicond in the League. In these two competitions, there was a total of eight matches played by Q.C., of which we won six, lost one and dreiw one. Our success during this academic year has in no small measure been due to our coach Mr. Moore, who by his painstaking effort and selfless devotion has made a noteworthy contribution towards improving the standard of our football. It is up to our juniors themselves to see that his efforts are not wasted.

PEN PICTURES RICHARDS: Captain and centre half. with both feet.

Lazy but dependable.

Kicks well

IRVINE : Utility (man who can play on the forward line or in goal. Has been moved to goal because of his outstanding saving.

GREENE: often.

Goalie with a safe pair of hands.

McWATT:

Left back.

HAWKER:

Right back.

Should attend practice more

Kicks well with both feet. Calm but tackles strongly.

A very good player but lacks a good kick.

VALZ: Right half. A good right foot shot but tends to be absentminded on t)he field. Talks too much.

ITON, WILLIAM: ITON, WAYNE: to left half.

POLLARD:

Left half.

Hard tackier, works hard and gets goals.

Scores frequently from inside right position Twin brother

Centre forward.

Swift good shots in, either foot. Works hard.

CHRISTOPHE: Our main goal scorer. legendary reputation.

BRITTON: long.

Shoots well.

Has excellent ball control !and a

Plays either wing but holds on to the ball too

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H&ckey Captain :—B. C. Akai.

Vice-Captain :—S. L. Chan-Choong.

Supervisor :—Mr. D. A. Morrison.

At the beginning of the school year the new captain B. C. Akai found that there was a need for hockey equipment, experienced able players and a hockey field with goals. The field was in poor condition and the goals, as was later discovered, had been lent to the Guyana Sports Club. Through the efforts of our Supervisor Mr. D. A. Morrison, and the captain we were able to purchase some equipment for junior players. However, interest in junior play soon waned and eventually junior practices were stopped.

As a result of the poor condition of the hockey field, practices were held every Monday, Wednesday and Friday on the football ground. We then arranged with the Guyana Men's Hockey Board of Control to be provided with a coach. Mr. Rollo Lee, Mr. Gary Lee and Mr. Ian Buckley agreed to coach us and we must thank them for their efforts. We took part in the John Dare Shield knockout competition and the Tote Investments Intermediate Knockout competition, and two teams were also picked for the Reggie Boilers seven-a-side tournament. As a result of inexperience we failed to win any matches but we gained a wealth of experience.

During the pre-republic week, B. C. Akai was selected to play for the Guyana Under 23 team in a match against a President's eleven. Poor weather and ground conditions, however, restricted our practices. In the August term we took part in the Hiram Walker League competition. The individual play was improved but our teamwork was disappointing. The team stands a better chance in forthcoming competitions, although we will be affected by the loss of several players. During a cavalcade of sport, B. C. Akai, T. Chang, A. Da Silva and F. Hing were asked to play for the Guyana Under 2,3 team. Queen's College has the youngest men’s team in major league hockey in Guyana, and it seems reasonable to expect that we will improve with time. Finally, it is hoped that we will be provided with a proper hockey field as this is needed to play inter-House competitions and improve the standard of the game in the school.

B. C. Akai (capt.)

PEN PICTURES

well.

RICHARDS—Goal-keeper.

Is improving but should move faster.

Kicks

MING—Left back. A newcomer who is learning fast.

MATHURIN—Right back. A dependable player.

FERREIRA—Right half. Another newcomer who is learning fast. Tends to play out of position and should pay more attention to the game.

CHANG—Centre half. A reliable player who stops and distributes well.

QUEEN’S COLLEGE MAGAZINE CHAN-CHOONG—Centre forward.

Will be playing left half.

A bit slow but plays a good game.

YOUNG—Left half. Another newcomer. playing. Will be pjaying left wing.

DA SILVA—Left wing.

HING—Right wing.

Should join the attack when

Fast, stops well and has good ball control.

AKAI—Inside left and captain.

GARTER—Inside right.

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Has a good shot and good ball control.

Should develop more stamina and is a bit slow.

Should move faster and improve his stopping.

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Lawn

Tennis

President :—H. A. D am n.

Vice-President :—D. Pieters.

Secretary :—L. Adams.

Treasurer :—D. Singh.

Supervisor :—Mr. V. S» Ramhihar.

After repeated requests for a lawn tennis dub, our wishes were granted at the beginning of the school year. Four racquets and a net were purchased and we were promised a court by the next term. For the first term, how­ ever, we were granted permission by the Y.M.C.A. to use their court. This kind offer was immediately accepted by the members of the club.

The most outstanding feature of the year for us was the remarkable suc­ cess which we achieved' in the Demerara Secondary Schools Chaimpionship.

Entering for the first time, our still young Association gained the champion­ ship by winning eighteen points out of a possible twenty in the competition.

We are therefore proud possessors of the Championship Shield and the mem­ bers of the team—James, Hansen, Roy, Kim and Yoo must be eongratulatedj.

In the Easter term we had started to clear a patch of ground on the south­ ern comer of the field near the school. We decided to site our court there but unfortunately the rainy season set in and lasted well into the final |erm.

The lack of a school court is a severe restriction on our activities and makes any improvement in the standard of play difficult. Nevertheless, this year must be regarded as a successful one for us, since the game has been started in earnest and will obviously play an important role in the school’s extra­ curricular activities in the near future.

H. Rarran (President).

PEN PICTURES H. JAMES—Captain. A competent defensive player with an uncanny ability for ball control and positional play.

S. HANSEN—Queen’s College and Guyana’s Junior Champion. A mag­ nificent attacker who can defend soundly when the occasion arises.

T. ROY—A cool and natural tennis player with a powerful forehand drive With his admirable temperament should ascend to great heights.

S. KIM—A strong defensive player with a good top spin forehand drive.

Takes his game very seriously.

YOO—A young attacking player who tends to be too erratic. Should con­ trol himself more.

Horace Jaimes (Captain).

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Report

— ACADEMIC YEAR 1969—1970 Supervisor: School Captain: Vice-Captain: Secretary:

Mr. L. G. Robinson.

L. P. E. Blenman.

M. J. Harris.

G. O. C. Alleyne.

I can quite confidently say that never at any time did the aura of success which envelopes table tennis activity in the school seem more tangible than this year. The game continued its meteoric rise throughout the school, and soon eclipsed the other gafrnes as regards participation and achievements.

At the end- of the last academic year we regrettably lost the services of our energetic and creative supervisor, Mr. Glasgow, but Mr. L. G. Robinson and Mr. London acquitted themselves quite capably in the void created by his departure, and it is to their self-abnegation, and administrative abilities that the game owes its success.

The Senior Individual Competition was staged in the course of the Christmas Term. As usual, the competition attracted some hundred players and spectators were treated to an exhilarating display of superb tennis. School players brushed aside all opposition and arrogantly dominated the competi­ tion from the quarter-finals onwards. The semi-finalists were Christophe, Phillips, Greenei and Harris. Here, Christophe with sheer hitting, power and technical skill subdued the normally aggressive Phillips 3 games to 1 and Greene also disposed of Harris by the same margin. The final was a spectacle of scintillating attacking and defending at their best and after exploiting the loop-shot and a fore-arm drive to the utmost, the lion-hearted Christophe won by 3 games to 2.

The Junior Individual Championships evoked the same sort of response, and although, as expected, the standard attained was not as high as that of the Seniors, it undoubtedly evinced a refreshing approch to the game.

Among those who heralded their presence on the table tennis scene wtere young Harris, Thomas, Rai, Peroune and Westmaas. However, by the final stage, J. Peroune and Rai had eliminated all their opponents. In the finals, in a game where fortunes vacillated as both players attacked, the consistency and experience of Peroune won out over the impetuosity of Rai. A Junior Inter-Form! Competition was held, which was dokninated from its commencement by 3A, whose team comprized Valz (M), Surrey, Sagar, Narullah and Gibson. As expected, they subsequently emerged winners.

The August term witnessed the staging of the Handicap Competition, which is usually the nightmare of the top players. However, unlike in recent years, three school players, M. Harris, (—8, E. Phillips (—8), W. Greene (—8),

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along with G. Valz (—4), battled their way through to the semi-finals. The luckless Harris again lost in the senii-finals, this times to Phillips, while Greene coasted through the flimsy defence of Valz. In the finals, that perand conceded victory in three straight games.

The House Competition was strictly a two-team event and and aC” the two top Houses, after toying with indifferent and often lack-lustre oppon­ ents, marched triumphantly into the finals. However, unfortunately for “B” House although their stars put up a spirited struggle, they could not impede the victorious march of <fG” House.

An Inter-Secondary Tournament was run off, in which we entered an “A ” and a W B” team. It was terribly unfortunate that we failed to win both sec­ tions. Our “B” team lamented the lack of worthy opponents and played un­ beaten throughout the competition, while our HA n team was edged into second place by the narrowest of magins.

At the time of writing, the National Championship has been concluded and Phillips has been selected for practice with the National Team.* All our best wishes are extended to this talented and dedicated player.

And now in terminating this report, I must once again record my apprecia­ tion and thanks: for the advice and assistance rendered by the Supervisor, Mr. Robinson, and all the players, especially Christophe and Alleyne, who, by virtue of hard work contributed, to the game's success. I must also commend the participation and degree of awareness exhibited by the Juniors—this augurs well for the continued pre-eminence of the game. In departing, I extend my best wishes as regards the future of the game in Queen’s, assuring my former colleagues that I shall be with them, if not in body, definitely in spirit.

L. P. E. BLENMAN (Capt.)

PEN PICTURES Juniors: THOMAS: A delightful young player who has improved tremendously. cells in attack and has wonderful control.

Ex-

PEROUNE: A sound attacker, with a beautiful flick and competent smash.

In the future he will be a formidable force.

RAI:

Possesses a superb slam, and a good back-arm smash.

Seniors: ALLEYNE: An experienced defender, who can attack from a defensive posi­ tion. Has an effective back-hand slam.

HARRIS: A canny defender, who changes the rhythm of the game to suit his fancy. Possesses good control and can play a fair mixed game.

GREENE: A player who relies heavily on his natural ability. defend equally well.

Can attack or

* Writers Note:

Phillips eventually represented Guyana against other Caribbean coiunrties in the Carib­ bean Championship.

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CHRISTOPHE: Without peer as regards sheer hitting power. Plays the loop ©hot extremely well and possesses a marvellous back hand Hick. Serves effectively.

PHILLIPS: A delightful player to watch. Plays the back-hand and fore­ arm loop ©hot equally well. Magnificent slam and flick. Serves very deceptively.

BLEiNMAN: He utilizes the back-hand and fore-arm loop shot to advantage.

Has an effective flick and a sound smash. Serves extremely well and can defend if the occasion merits it.

L. P. Blenman (capt.).

Standing (L to R ): Stuart (spectator), Jack, H., Peroun©, L., Christophe, ML, Greene, B., Valz, ML Sitting (L to R ): Weshnaas, Harris, Rai, Thomas.

Ode to a ping-pong botil Small and wiiite round and fast viciously battered from here to there doesn’t stop — until it stops and never moves a single step J. HINTON, 4C

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Volleyball CAPTAIN VICE-CAPTAIN SECRETARY SUPERVISOR

S. Richmond.

D. Husbands W. Holder.

Mr. P. M angal.

This year volleyball in Q.C. was at its lowest ebb. This was due mainly to poor weather conditions which made our grass courts sodden, lack of regu­ lar practices and lack of a coach. Nevertheless our teajm, known for its excit­ ing games in competitions, lived up to its reputation but unfortunately did not win any of the competitions in which it participated.

Our first competition this year was one played for the Melville Shield.

Although our side performed well, we were outclassed by Dwarfs and Jofers who had much more experienced players. In the Inter-High School Competi­ tion we lost the Frandec trophy to Charlestown Government Secondary School in the finals. In the Demerara Secondary Schools competition we were eliminated in the semi-finals because of poor organisation on our part,, as about four of our top players were not informed about the match. However, these misfortunes do not leave us discouraged, since we hope to defend our title of National Junior Champions in the forthcoming Cavalier 'Competition.

This year on, two occasions Husbands, Holder, Da Silva and Richmond represented Georgetown at volleyball clinics held at L.B.I. and Enterprise.

At the end of this academic year Husbands, Da Silva and Richmond will be leaving school and the three of us congratulate the new captain Holder.

Finally, as captain of the Q.C. team I would like to thank Mr. Mangal and Mr. London on behalf of the team for the useful advice they have given us and the enthusiasm which they have shown in promoting volleyball at Queen's.

—STEPHENSON RICHMOND (Captain).

PEN PICTURES RICHMOND:

Our No. 1 spiker and captain.

HUSBANDS: One of the most versatile players in the tea1m. ability to spike with both hands.

Possesses the

Da SILVA: Possesses exceptional ball control and should be an outstanding player if he continues to play the game.

HOLDER:

Our No. 1 set-up man.

Good in defence.

RAGUNANDAN: A good set-up man and defensive player. to play a controlled game.

Has the ability

ADAMS: With his height, he should develop into an outstanding player in the coming years.

HENRY: Very energetic, Should become a good defensive player.

SEALEY: Has good ball sense. With practice should develop into a good player.

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