The QC Lictor - December, 1970 by QC Guyana Publications

LE.C TOR CHRISTMAS TERM ISSUE

,'A' hou·se

GUYANA

champs

SCHOt.ARS 1970

E. M. Phillips open champion Barrow, of 'A' House

111

on~ ,, f ti,~ High Jump ev~nts.

1· 11i1a 1111 r,.. 11., continues to

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M. T. Phillip,

HIGHUGHT8 ~IUII'

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on~ ,,f his winning Ev~nts

Four ,1ut1,•ub,

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If. t. ~t a tt ht\\"• J '. 'I t"llll:.( :mt 11. l'er,autl, 11111" 11lsti11g11i,h•••I I ht 111'-l·ln·-+ hl t':ldt obtulni11~ 1lir,•1• 111,1 i n,·1 l1111s :11 t h1• .J 11111• J!l70 '.\' i.t•v.•I E,:1111-in;1t1011~.

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~,u·1u·i,i11::l~·. tlwn• wa, ml 111:11Tll pa s t hon- 111111••,,•r, 1lw .., ..111, :is 11,11.at w,•rt> full of th r ill« 11ml Pxdtt>niP11t. Th~ f:l\·n1rlh's fur tht> 11,111, ,•dHlllll)lo11:s 111•n• !\f,1111t1t•r :rnd 1'1•rdv1tl hou,I'.

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STASDAIW 'l'KIAI," ~·rom tlw H'I'~ fir..l l'H'III, ~l•>11Ll,•1· }1011,.,.• ht•;!:111 lV ,t:tiH! l'l:tlm.'> ,., the :O-ta111lanl 1•.,1111s :--hi,•ld. Within a 1'1•\\ ,I.,~~ tlw~ \\l'l't' wa~· alwa,l lu tlwlr 1·\:.:ht1'11I ,,.. ,i1\011. Flnt• I•' IIU !', , ,1·11 :1111'J'111,1>11"1'< l l,•:1,lt·r,1,111 1 hy Thontp""" :111tl .\ I. T. 1'!111111>-< w,•n• tilt' 111ai11 ,·all"" o( :O. lo11l<l1•r',; ( ~, I ht• t-'\Tlll' t·tJlhl•IPI ..tt h,•fort' :--1~•rh ,tay 111:111~ out • :,,t.11111i11i; at hh·t,•, ,1 ,•rl' dl-.·1111:.'l1i-.hirn:: 11 ... 11,.,.•II·,., in th, ir 1·,..,1t1><·tin• Ohbi"11~. 111'111') rnadt' hb 111ark h~ wi1111i11:! th,• IIJH'II Lripll' j1111111, ....-~•n•l WII'- I•:, .\J. ( I. l'l,illiJh II IIO 11 l,u 111111 th,• 11111:! j11uq1. 111 1111• llllcl\'l' \'j ,1i\'i,lt111. !II. T. l'hllliJ"' lu•,·;11111• ,ir111.tl· lv thP ,·ha111pio11 lwfurt' ,-1u11·h ,i:11 In \\ i11i1i1t•' holh IIIP li•lll,; j11 ..11p :11111 I l'iplt• j11111p pl.1!' 111;.! ::,t'C', ,l ul 10 \ t ~raiu;!',w ·in , i,nt

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Th,._ :trfi, I<• ,1,1111<1 hi• quite,

'filt> ;.:lalllOIII' of athlt'til-:,. h'I" 011<"1' IW•l't' n•tunu'<l tu <lt1t>o•11'~ (\1l h.-..:t• thi.-. ~,·ur 11111lt•1· a dllle1·t-111 uutJur ,,r~.1111,,•r. 1•01· l\ 1<11,g I lllll.! l,d'ort· I ht• t,HII· 1111•111,•tuCllt 11f lht: :0-1,lllfl tl'l-< Trial tllt'l'I.' \\t!l't' ar;..'llllll'llt, OH'I' t't'l'l:till 1n111ltio11 ti ;111,I I'll• IA•rt:1i11it1;! t•\'t•III-< l)t'ill:O: lt•ft 1111t 111' tlll' 11r11~ra111111t'. 11,.w .. ,n, ollr \\;tl'lllt"l ,·n11:.:ra111l:1li"11' 11111,;I lw <>Xll'11tl,'<I 111 tht• kt'\'11

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Mr. Ghosh

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Under 15 Champion Munroe of 'A ' House. h.ich jump a 11,1 :.'tJO uwt r,•,.. l'p to th!,; 111unu·11t .\ln11Jrll•r

Holl'>l' aud l't•rd\ltl llou....• n:1tl r,'<.'Ord1'<l an •'(111111 11111111"\I' 1,f po' nt, to l)n..tllf\ for th,• fi1·-.t r1<1-.i I loi1. The n'al ha II It• , •! t llt' t;"i1L11f,., "II" 111m ,111. I t wa..

during t !,e i.-elays that Pe,-ci \ al I, ·aJ)f'- L alwud of .\ lt1111<l,•r. 'I'll•·~ won th r,-'!' of t lw r"lay ev<>ots. At the end of the day t•,•n·ilal \\ l'l't' i11<1,~~1 rJ1t• 1111· 11i,putl'd <'ha1,1pio11 with ., r,m)-

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l)h i,ioo1tl ( 'hallttlion t'or the 19,0-71 St-hoot )'ear itre a,;

follow~:loder 13 : Williiun,; 'K' :md praithwaite ·c. ( "nder l:i : )lonroe '.\' )l. T. rhilli11..•

Under Ii:

II W:l!o< 1u•t l'llf il ni:.:ht ·.,·h,>n llw pri;r."" Wl"'I' pr1•,1•11t,• I h) .\I r..;, I1am11hal, wl fp of tlw

'G' Open: K ~I. D. Phillip, • 'D'.

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r,w

QC excels

may concern Wt: ol the undersigned fo•·ro w i.~h to -p rotest against ce1·ta i 11 inegulantie::, operating in '>Ill' mirlsl, F1r,,1ly, we believed th.it the general policy o{ the school was that boys from the fir.st lo third forffil> mu:-.t wear short trousers. However, a certain 'member of our form , B. Rurrows has been wearing long trousers from the time of his ~ntry into Queen's. We only hope that this is not becau~e bf the position his pa rents bold. Again, we have been suffe,_·ing i/NY!TI a lack of tutors for our lniology and Chemistry classes. since the beginnmg of the prt>sent academic year. We hope that we shall be offered ex 'plana1ions for these unfortun..,te occurrences.

'l'he Form ~~D.

Holder. W Holder was aeedPd numlM>r Pight in f:im:!P.$. In thP firc;t match K. Hf"l'ldy beat

ooo<"e.

natio11al H;11J111ir11w1 whir-h ,..fa rlf>fl

on Monday, 30th Nove:nber. w' fonr 1·011t,~ta111,

1'1111'1'"1

Il•• pli11~·,I ,p,·unll :11111 fi r,t In llu• 1110 1111•irP,- ,tnrl 110 mf't;-,•-<

Uie men':; sin.glei.

~atable wins were by Fraser in fbl' , 150() n ...•trl'" 11\)f'II :11111 Alfrf'd Grttine<>r In the MO metr('<.I undf>r 17. Tn th~ 11111Wr 1.!i dlvl'<lon MmirOI> won the 400 ml'lrt'.:,. ~nl'I pl:11°1'<! ID !hf>

National Badminton C/ships

1:-,.1 . 1:i-11, h11t H. .\kai lost hi ... '" 1;, '101111:.: :!-1:-i, -1. 1:;. r11ror1u11atPI~ ,an1l:1 h11d lo ,·nm,• II)' :t:!:t t n,t \\'. I lultl••r a1,1l ln,1 1-1:i. i-1:i. 111 lhP r11111 .J K HPtuly. afl••1· :1 l,.,nl l'i:.:ht, !,,-.1 to 1.. L"" j" 11-1:;, 0-1 :i. lmf I}.<'. 1·P1h<1•nwrl · h'I'· wt,...n Jfolf1t.·r b<•af .\ lt,•ltl lii-t;, 15-2. 01lr only hop+\ f• ,r tl,P <.'Town r•~st.<; In Holdi?r in whom we have great <."Onfl-

lt1 th,•

I 'h:111,pinn>-hfp,;.

JIU ('01ll)U'1itittU ill i)H~f:I t\ \'P!l t,

hnrdlt>.. n ' 'l""'ti\l•ly to Plll"l'!.ll' !'h:imn1011 i11 tit!• 01~·11 ,11\•1,t,,n.

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Ill

and

for f.h1-et.!

f,.r 1111• 11,.•11'-. 1lo11hl,.,_ Th• ..... • :tn• ,i11~lN .\kai A. Hi11:!'. I'~. 11,•n1ly, W. Hc.ll!Pr 1in•I In thr> ,Jouhl•'- Akal ar,d Phillio.,, Bini: ~ind ::",'arula, H~·oy :md

p. Plmg-a --Fat (G.S.0-)

12. 1:;

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In the Doul>l~ Dlv1<.ion 1\"11·

r11l:1 :m'1

11111:..

,·111n•• 11p a:.:,, in .. f

~eid and J . Holder (To11can ,;) :11111 1,,-.t fi- t ·,. 1;.1:;. K . llc•ndy ;111d ffoltl, 1 r "·ou 'n!:aiu~t n. l ' hi11 :11ul I:, Yn11111.: (('0~11111~1 J,,-!), 1:-,-4;, H1, to t111• ti,1tt> ,;f wr1ti11::. fJ. l'hlllips ar11l \kai l1a'1 not plllyoo. • Scores to date:-

SINGLF..S 1.

c2-rn.

B . Akal 1:ost to G. Young

.,5).

1"'o whom it

in the discus. Surely we b<>pe to li,~11 111\H"h 11111n• or 1hi, atltlf'fl' 111 ~1•11r~ to ,·o.1w. J h•llt1i, l'iPff'l', 11!' Pt>n•i \":)\ 11,,11-..• W:1S 11111\t•fl'alPtl ill 1,nfh tlw l llO a 1111 :!tlO 1111'1 rt>-<. Eri•• Phillip, "1111 11 a, thP 011ly I" r· '-'111 to 111ak1• ,111111l11nl poi11t-1 111 thl' ,11,.<:ll". Sun•li W I' hn\11'

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JI,., •l.l' (1 :!-1 "·

1H•a, ::;, F1111~-:1-Fat l :i-11 ) . IH•;Jl 'i:1n1Ja I J:i ~,

l;i. 1,

1Jold1•1

n .;i. :.!. K . 11, 1111,1· 1..-.1 to Laurie L'""i, 11-lii. fl.-1:i. H11l,t,•r l~ttl R.,ld l:i-fl, 1:1-2. 0

Hi.og and Narula lo,;t tl-l!S,

6-15. Beooy ar.d Bolde1· wv.u 15-8 15-6.

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PACE

T H E Q UEEN'S COLLECE UCTOR

LICTOR Proposals .for the Steelbands T he views expressed by i11dividuals are 11ol necessarily those of the Editorial B oard and School as a whole.

Editorial Board Editor& Features Editor& S ports Edit o r Asst . Sports E ditor Bu ain ess Managers Asst. Businen Manager P h otographer S u pervi!"lor

• • •• •• ••

C. 0 . Brotb.eraon, C. f'. Frase r

K . C . Be njami n , D. Rockcliffe

M . Chr ist oph e B. L. Polla rd K . H end y, M . Bissember.

P. C u mmin gs R. A. F. Thompson Mr . M. M. D repaul

Editorial ' ,

' • 1

.:,-I-IERB comes a time in the life when someon~ must stand aside and try to examine the part which he plays in the lives of those around him. So it is with Queen's. Over the years we have be~n able t~ take pride in our achievements, both academically and m lhe field of c;port. Today. however, we cannot ignore the fact that our academic standard has been falling and our discipline has been deteriorating. In the fac1: of these occurrences tbe time has come when we must ask ourselves the questions "Are we making a very worthwhile contribution to the Guyanese society ? Are we, at Queen's giving to Guyana as much as we take ?" To answer these questions we need to make an honest examination of ourselves. To bt quite frank my answer to these two questions would be NO. Our poor returns at the last G. C. E. 'O' Level examinations bear out this point. Why is it that we who are the cream, ar.ademically, of Guyanese youth, must make such a poor display ? When we consider the large amount of money expended on the education of each of our boys the siluation becomes even worse. It is my hope that we al Q11een's are honest enough to face the fact that we are lagging and we ought to strive to remedy this unfortunate situation. Again, looking around us, we become a.ware of many pl'oblems of bribery, corruption, poverty, and pour housing to mention a few. We ought to strive towards great-er involvement in moulding our society. Our duty is to channel our energies along the lines most relevant to us; to find the vacuum and expand into it. Let it not b~ said that our potential extends no further t han the intellect ual borders. In some of our undertakings we need the help of other institutions, or our efforts may not be rewar ded in t he way we would like them to be Nevertheless we shnll have the satisfaction of knowbg that we tried. Having s ucceeded in most of our previous ventures I am confident that this one will prove no t>xception. We must remember that we owe something to ourselves, to our school and to our count ry. C. BR<Yl'HERSON.

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1. 1'o form the Guyana Steel Orchestra, there should be a body of Jl}en and women employed as musicians with a pro · pe1· salary structure, pension et<:. These would represent Guy · ena at home and abroad on a 'similar scale to the National 'Classical Or~hestras e.g.. R.P.O., L.P.I., S.L.0., ek, of England, Berlin Phil. & Vienna Phil. etc.

2. This necessitates a consta ~t supply of skilled musicians in the field of steelband. The only way to have this is to introduc:cthe sleelband from primary school level, leading later lo school orchestras. Players from primary schools shc,uld conthllll' in the orchestras of the second · ary schools leading to very stiff competition for those play0r:;lwishing to be >;>rofessionals ·ma ~oin the G.S.O. 1 a. Music has no financial re>turns and if these ideas are lo be achieved, this has to be re f'tliscd from the s tart. A prcifes 'Siona! musician works 24 hour;;. 'per day and has to be paid as such. When the musicians an, not performing, they have to b,, 'constantly practising thus 1t 'is nc,t possible to be an R 1 worker and still be able lo perifo1T!l1 creditably. Mqy I ~uggt>. ,I 1that this is o ne of the reason~ lthat our National Orch<>stra b s uch a failure. 4. The other and more inaipcrtan-t reason for the Nat1011al Orchestra·s failure is the fac: that we are trying to impose o n 'Ourselves something ahen to us. -even though we were coloni~<.l L that is a Eu1'0!l)ean Classical Orchestra. Tc, unders tand anci lplay European music wt•ll. one needs to be :-;leeped in their 'way o( life. Ours is definitely not a European life. If our s teelband should be raised •o 1the level of their (",rchestra. one 'would find much better result.~ when the G.S.O. performs. ·. 5. A t present very few stee! !band (musicia11s) players arc I.readers. Drawing a parallel, 1l l9 like being able to speak and ~earn by note but not being abR• 'to read the ipt'inted word. Nat urally such a person has a grea~ handicap. This is exactly :ne situation in music. lleing able ta play. and not read, means >that one·s repertoire is (sever<:? iy) l imited to what one can listen to and remember. Tt also tmakes learning very laborious. In the schools where we m •Jsl start, children must read if they lare to play the pans. This c::tll~

for music teachers who "" Ji actu?lly teac:1. children mu,,1c during cla..«.ses, and not hope tor the extra Jes.son piano fee. 6 The ~.eei pan ought to a., ct ean replace the p'ano as the instrument in the hc,·ne. (a) . \ financial reason . much cheap· er ( b) cultural defbi ,e ,y mo··e Guyanese (c) The pm l -' a,; versatile and wh:it is p!ay~ l depends on i1ie phy!"'r ,·101 t he 1ns,rument (d) I, the G.S.O. b

-· ,_. ... - . -

Jeffrey

In February o, tills yea1, ?.;, Canadian students came 10 Guyana on a st udent ex ::han-::~ coinciding w1 tn t:ie Re publii· celebrations. S ix schools w,art. chosen fo1· lnts e, perimcl' I· Queen's C<-,!Jeg:!. St. St nislau, '.C ollege. C":'"ltraJ Hig h Sc!lool. Hishops' II igh School. St. Rose·5 High Sc!'lool amt S . Jo:-ep 1 ~ ,H tgh Srhco l. .\n administrat ,1,, commiLte~ co m·;:,n.;i:u~ one teach e r from each s::~ool was set up -to m~ke arrangements for tlw ir a ccom,1odat 'cn ; Q.C.'s repres,•11 · tative was Mr. H. Dolph in . In trespono;e to invitations w1i •cn /were ex·end":'-1 to t'1e parenl.i of the s~ho?lchild ren for fhn Jodging of l1cse v isi l'ng s! 11 • ~ents . six l;ov.<; from O C. W('•·•· ,:-1,o<;<>n to ho"' the C<in~d 'a 1s 1Fr..rtuna1elv tie project ,vas a 0

gre '.1t SllC~'eSS.

Plans wert- then made for th<.' J·ctu rn vi.~it. V rions ...•u, " were p!anned to rai;.;c mom•y in on-!er to· help d<•fr-1 v <•x wense~. R. A. Jc-ffr<ty a!1<.I r:a, \leer were ~le:.-ted a,,; rep"f'-... n · lta.hves from Queen'~ C-011"'':ll' . V • r iou" meetings 11nd or1ell'!'t · ltlon clas.--es were hl'ld lo fam iliarize I hose chos~n. rhvin<t lef.t o, Scnlembcr, 1970. we left for Trinidad. ai:,, after overniahtine- there hea<l<',i for Canada. Followin~ a few i t< · evitable mi.,'1'1.oS. we a rrived ;ii 'Torontc. Ah·no•-t. whPre we wp•·c :met b:v 1he J...-.r.ler of t'1e Cetn: > rlian ttro"n. N<>xt. "'" 1,~~ » 1,• .,,., loumev hv co•P'!\ to N'onhh1tv. Onlar;o. the m.iin cenfre of ow· lc:tav. There were manv recreational -facilities provide<l.

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to . function . and ~ot llop a fttr thts generation c, players d it:~, the children must he going to pan lessons instead of piano lc:-;sons so as to feed the G.S.O. , 7. It is a very big job and needs the co o_;ieration of al l musicians t·eaders and non read · e rs, pan players and piano p,..ay • ers, whether from Queenstow n or Albouystown - <Uld last but not least the co-operation oi our Gcwcnv.nent in rullsing fa;it they employ Engineers, D:ictor,:. Lawyers, etc., and :.. they wan t music in Guy-a"a ~-hey ,nust employ mu,-ichn."D. McDavid rMrs, ).

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W.INDSOR 'THE SHIRT WITH BUILTIN QUALITY'

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On Monday ai~ernoon, 1played Canadian .oa.1>alL 1 u=uay mo1nan.,, \Jle g t -,up ,vis~ted Tweedm.llr Sc:nc.;:l w.1.:1 e tthe Canadian s,ooent,;1 w 10 1came to Guyana, .;re study'ng ; Uale1· that morning, we ::,o.,e·j for a group pho,o. On V/'<!{j .-:e;; • day we jomed a bus at Tw~ch · muir Schcol and went .,.g!lLseeing in No1·fobay. Durint thi ,-, lwe were tntrocluc:ed. ,o :!1e Mayor and 01her city .:.:iu.ndl ~ors, who presen ted ,;., w h h ,plaques and we were a!.-,Q .guests on a T.V. p r~ ram..'tle-. On Thursday, everycne w ent to school. being p laced in class. es a nd schoo,s ae::!ord1n~ to their forms and ages. r mnst mentic-,n that they hav~ a d~ · ferent system of ~rad in~. One start!! in the 1st nr· de a~ tinue.~ up to the 13th g.ade, at tending three d iffere nt s.::hools ; ihc 1st to Gt 'l 2"J·11de s~...ge , the 7th and Sth grad e sh!!e .m d the 9''- to 11 •1, "'"vi .. ~,,~a 'T'h(' 13th grade is said to he equal to our Uoper Sixth Fc,t•n. On Frirl·v fnll., ,u,r' 'h<' nickel copper and iro:!' m ines ;it Sudib11ry wer,n !01, r~; the ,.~,...,,. rhv. "'"' v;,nb ·..A lo N"ldlih-,v o,"1-l wnr o l'-'-~ i' ted tn trv ..•• ,.."",

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,1a,,oaa1 and historica. :.n1pCt1 tance 11nt1l Tuesday. when we returned by C.N.R. rai.way to Illorth.bay. On Wednesday we ;u<l to go to school again an' .;,tend -0ther sc,cial funct.oru;. On Thursday we we::t to the Kiosk lumber mill T il .s lour was life like in that w.: visited <the mill operations. th" lumoer camp and bush opera o::i. • Friday and Saturdq were sch:>Gldays. On l\fo.n"af, t he group left Northbay, '-r1velled by coach to Toronto a ,d were •picked up by t:ieir re.:.;iectl...€. hosts. Tuescby was a :r~e d:iy for miscelhneous acfrrities. On Wedn~ay we le r 7oronto 'by plane for Trinidad ;.:'.(:{ aft ec a short and eventful •t ' Y, w e .,;el out for Gu yana r ~x:t d ay. arrivin~ at Ti-:n ehri. T: ·.,, our trip to Canada and b, •'.l:: was ended. I must emphasiz.e ·::i t thi<i 'was, In Itself, a wo rth,•·::lle ex-perlence. as well a5 an e vent . fnl and enjc,yable trip. A • r ip full with excitement a ~d ed•Jcational in most respec' " O r.e was ~ le to lear n of t; e aver ~t'e C'lnacllan's w ~y of life. to see stranS?e sil(hts and above all, .t o experlen~e the cold.

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Mr. HALES thinks that social a ctivity and bcl.>ks should be mixed otherwise one would tend ,to become anti-social in later Ii.Ce. He intends studying for his M ..\. in either Economics or Literature.

This 'term Queen's h as wel corned on her teaching stai'f n ine new -a.rasters who ha,".? take:i. th~ places of the brgP. num':IBr which left at the enc., of 1he la.,: ~ademic year. Thre£· <'of ithe3e 'new· lilces an! in fact 'old oneR, as t hey have been with us all through t h-e:r SCL'Ondary school care•"' whi ch t hey terminat1::d at !;1, end of t he p revious schor-1 year, and are now serving or. the Qaeen';, College s taff fo1· one year 'before Jieavin~ tc arnrs1ie studies at higher level;,;.

Mr.

D. COX at:endeJ Queen's frpm 1948 1959. Whil.,t a.t school he was very active in t~ scr.ool's Cadet Corps in which he ended up with th" 1~nlt of C.·m pany Sergewt Major. l!<1.\'..ing e nded h i<, school car ~ r. he worked a t the- Veterinary Division unt., 1963 when he left 10 e n t<n· the Sir ~oq e Willi: m s U11i-· ver..ity where he ~radu:t tc<l with an P.or.curs F.1u'va lcm , in F.nglish. .Ao r p rerent he 1.,; workin~ <>· a thesis fo r !,i, M.a~"!er's His hol>ti..-., a1 (.; huntin~, fish.mg. mid gamt!", He is ab,'> a n avid r eader. Mr. COX e~oys teachh~ t,t Queen's and h as nc, particular plans for leavin!Z his t eaching po.,t i.n the near :i'uture.

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Level examinations, he wrote his 'A' Levels i n Economics m which h e obtained a Distinction, Li terattu:e a nll Ueographr.

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V,'arwe.st cong ratulation:; to poiutetl a Senior Mistres;, a t Queen',-;. \\'e take thi:s c.ppo rttu1il~· of wlshiug hrr all the l.il-"<t Ju tbe f uture.

Sure w e all missed \ lrs. Da,·id, nl'wlJ• appointed l\tu.,;ir l\listress. Well she is now the proud mother of a oowicing bab)' ooy named l{wnsi Babi,tunde. Our warmest rongratulations 'Mar' and keep it "rp.

Vi11 Laurenc1: gave 11 talk in the tJ.O. audlcorium 011 the ::;ui.Jject " The l'Ole of the t ·uitnl :\'atious'.. 'L'hi:,, wus arrang ed to mark Uulteil N~tiou:,; Das.

We tm,·e heard also that Mrs. Agnes Swami, Trillidadinn Geography Mistress

Mr. B. s. WOLFE is a graduate of the University of Minnesota where he attended the Duluth Branch. He majored in P hysical Education and minored :n His:ory. After graduating in 1969 he taught for three months In the U.S .A., after which he came to Guyana where he wa., employed a t B;1rtica , be fore coming to (}111'('11, !Ip h!'liP\'!'~ (hlll IW•· haviour at Queen's ls commendable and the standard of work is higher than the average high schocl in the

will be lea;ving us at the end of Jiumary for Canada. l\lrs. Swami bas spent four yeat·s at Queen's and during her final years has been a favourUe of many. On behalf of the boys of Q.C. the Lictor stalf would like to than.k her for her servic~ so willingly rendered and takes thls opportunit..r of wishing her the best of e\'erything in the future.

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Mr, FARNUM thinks that discipline at Queen's at present is to a certain extent better ~han before, since previously discipline was militaristic but «t present is geared to help students accept civic respQnsibility.

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· ::,aid i;ooct-bye to some of its be::;t !oreig:u SI)()l't..,:uum. 'B ig Jug' Jan Wul<.'Olt, <.-ei:tain Cricket Star uutl Undet· 13 Athle tic champion ll•fl to reside iu hi.'l homeland _,. Barbados. Also leaving us wer e the Vinc·entian twins - Wain and William Itoo and their Brother 'Jafl< Iron'. Don Iel't in · Jw,e for home. During their sta y the twins were quite J)()&)Ufal' especially in the a th• letic and football circle, •Au revoir'. Also leaving us were •r . .R. Dostwkk, B. Jltt l11h, ti. Rich. moud, F . l\lassinl1 and W, Woolford who have all left on scholarships at the Uui.-e ,·sity of Nl'w nrunswic>., Canada.. Gnod-Luck! Queen's is taking on a new look since the Voluntary 8er· vice Unit is working around the clock. The labs are painted - at, least on the ext.erior , and t'here are new gates at the Camp Road and Thomas Road ~ entrances. Good Work ! neep it up. TllC' lJ rama Society is •1<,W' engn~("(l! oo plans for the Intel'"' Hou-;e Drama CompetitioO: whlch will hf' on from the 14 to the 17 D ecem:her. AU houSt'!'I have shown i otE'l'est in thi,. emleavom· anrl iu·e a~ · tlvely e,l!!n:re<l in r PhNH<:als.

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Queen's also welcomed another old boy in t he person o{· !Mr. OLIVER 'FlARNUM w ho, h aving left St. Stanislaus Ccllege. came over to Queen's to study for his 'A' levels in Geography, English and Economics. After leaving school h e taught at the Central High School before leaving for the 'Kingstc,n Polytechnic on a Gov· • ernment Scholarship. At U niversity he read for the n .A. General in Geography, History and Law.

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Mrs. A. BENJAIMIN, whose husbl:nd is also serving on th~ Q.C. staff, a ,tended Mayfid e1 College in London. F'or her 'A' levels she studied German H is · tN'Y and E 'lglish Llkrature. She then w ent or, to Edinbur gh Univers ity where she majored in H;story and minored in Moral Philosophy and Social .\ nthmJology. Sht r.olds the M,A. in History.

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think 'SMALL' 1be majority of Guy.anese are 'small' men. That'.s a fa.cl. Traditionally, the 'small' man has alway,j found the going rough whenever he needed banking fact. Here is where we come in.

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The Guyana Na tional Co-operative Bank h as been establ.ta~ to provide finance for the Oo-operatjve ~or, the cornerstone of our Republic. In fanning. In building. In mini:ng. In commerce. In ev~ry field where the small

On the questiou of d iscipline a t Q ueen's, she thinks it is ve ry good. Her main interests are Classical Music and Rridge.

man is helping to create a stronger G:uyana, Small wonder then we are Mr. ~ R A SINGH left Centra l High school in 1!};;9 a rt er ohta i11 iug two ~ub,jects, Chemistry and Mathema. ftics. at the G.C.E 'A' Level ~x~hloartion. H e then accepted a job as technioran in the Analyst Departme nt for fou r y~r s. ' after which he went to, the University of Guyana as a Mathematics student. Whilst at U.G., he taught at the Cum , m ings Lodge Government Ser.ondary School and at the Zee burg Govemment School. before being transfel'l"ed to Queen's. Mr. SINGH thinks t h<it the standard o± work at Queen's '.is a bit low and dl.sci.pl ine Le; ,-omp., rable with thnt of otner schools. His spe<::iall Interests are ~ r Radio and Electronic.'-

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GUYANA On Satu rday 25 th July, 197U, Cdt. Cpl. Grange£; A.L..; Cdt. Cpl- King , L .H, ; and Cdts- Benjamin, K .A., a nd R ichards , P.A. 1left Tri -

nidad af ter two days there, ,en route to CaJtada hy Army 1aircraft, ..in company w i ch <ot her 'I'rinidadia n , Gren ·· 'ad ian and Vincentian cade ts. · wer e .At Ott awa, pla:ieo ;ehanged and ..the cadets left fo r Quehe<:- H aving reached Quebec, t hey were m otored to V alca'r tier Ar m,. Ca det Camp. T ra inb g 1,e·· g an on .the following Monday · 27th July . It <consisted ma inly of ad1·enture t r a ining which .en,ta iled r oute marches, ob ·· stacle course, s ur vival exercises. hridge improvisa t ions a nd ,ariou,; other t ech· · · 'hiques all h th e space of t wo in addition courses ' days ; ' were supp]jed on rifle-shoot··ing- and Road Safety. T ours were made amidst the training ;prog-ramme and t hey were ,·erv interesting an d worthw h ile~ Vi sits were made t o Zoos, Aquariums. Mmieum». Tie d' Orletan~ . Old ·Qu'ebec, .Ste- A~me de 'Ceau ,prc. L ac H a,e<: and' Quebec city. 'T'h ese wer e highlighted

liy a t our of Monl1·ea l whfrh lasting two days, inc:luded a visit to Expo ' 67 , Bea ,·er Lake and the s hopping ar->eas. As') part of a 0 tour of Olct a bundant natuPa l resources. As a gest ure of frie:id!3hip, a foot ba ll match wai- played .hy a combined Oaribvean t eam Yers us a Canad ian Quehec, t he daily changin g of the Qua rd was wit nessed at rthe i mprei.'Ila}}ie Ci tadeJle. This t radi tional ceTemony was a fin'e exa mple o r Preci -s ion Drill. .Smart Uniform r:: a nd R igid Disdpline equal t o tbat portra.ved l>y out· De·· f ence F orce. In _social circles, the Cadets presented a fin e im a.ge of fri'tmdshi p, loyalty and such like. It may be in terestin g to note th at the Guya nese repr esentatives gahed the upper h and in all verbal e ncounters on an in -· ternational scale, emphas is bein g pla~d on Guyana.'s Army eleven. Of eou rse, Carifta was ,,ictorious- Condit ions on t h e camp. afl l'egard recreat ional facilit ies, food, sleel)in!! · qu arters and the like wer e qu ite comm endable 011 the whole.

THOUGHTS by Theo 'Prelude to

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Tossing and turning in the now . cnpupled

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;Like some wounded animal , going through the pangs of death. For company. on ly the swishing, swi:rllhg, m onotonous drum' ming of ·(he sea . Then a spell of quiet restless-

ness _R ut a.las, only to be disturbed , by the dis,.a u t howl of some

, lonely dog, ( I{eepjug his solitary vigil wl1ile , : his master revels in d~p · sleep ) " _.WJ1ic1t like a signal is t.ranspo11, cd by the other wa11chers, In a never ending st.-eam of . sponta neo'Us, simultru1eoi.1s

· ba1'king; '.And then afte r a while an . ex peclan.t silence. · '

B ut still tbe welcome . bla11ket · of sleep does not intervene; , ·Jnsfead , som.e errant ear ;· , rudely inte111pts, · !Imitating the offensive · soimd of ' : captive air escaping? And so it passes on, and one is · left awake as ever. U ntil swee t sleeo makes her debut fo1· the night.

'Appreciation' .A feeling of warmth and j , tranquiUty 1 Of satisfaction and · peace.

Thus it is with those who ha"e F elt its presence, When tihey 1·ea]isc that the , tlting Wlta tcve r it might be; _Is good. is marvellous, is no nonentity. 1 It evokes a spring In 1'he sfop 1 ".A feeling of zest and yjfality ; 1 Of benevolence to all mankind: )Of exaltation and paternity ' Of fraternity and brothedy t peace. • 1 Oh, ho" good lt is to be aHve 1 And no t to lie plagued by a feeling of futtlity.

It is the joy of every man some ' day, To reflect on his earlier days. To savou.- those remembtaut:es · of flippant youth. ,T o remember those events both sour and sweet A ud to be at peac; w ith hilnself. For some these though ts a1-e just fleeting ones, B u~ OH! For others .they are treasured pieces. of gold. of silv;er, ol uuimaginable value. iFol' they 1·ealisc, that tJ,e joys

of youth Cannot be l'(,caylured, That, having s11e nt ,their youth, they must turn away, A nd walk on towa rds the end. For youth, like Christmas, comes once a l,ifo y ear, And every man does· have ltjs

s.bare.

'What am I to say' What am I tn say in la ter day1.? When ,work is done and life's nigh spent; Tha t I have lived a useful lifo7 But NO! I have not. For neither doctor, cforgyma11 · nor philantrophist am L But a poor, miserable, 11ondescrfpt sinner. For I have served as n ought 10 mankind, But as a parasite s11cking its blood; Reaping the benefit of labou1·s I have .not performed Sucki ng the sweets of labonrs performed b y other s. And flowing along with the tide, , like a pe.bble in a fast moving stream; For so it. 'is with many a man. Wbile just a few. a-very small few, grease the groaning Joints of mankind, And smooth the wrinkles that , beset the s:une. ·

O:i. Wednesda.} , 5th A ug·ust, a para ae was heid m honour of th'e visiti ng rep · resentatives from T r inidad and the Leeward Islands. On t he following Friday, 7Lh August, a similar parade was held, thi3 time, in ho:1our of the Guyanese rep re· sen ta ti ve i:i. Can.ada·

The final ;parade tOvk place on Thursday, 18th A,1gus t- At th is para de &peeche.s were <l'elh·ere<l and the... cadets wer e presented with cer tificates and badges. The cadets left for Ottawa on F riday, 14tb,...__Au gust, ,and on the same day we were c nducted on a t our of t he ca::>i,tal w ith all t he other W ~: Indian cade" . O:i. Saturd a v, 115th Aug-vs t. t hey left fo~ Trinidad h y Army a irc.r aft stopoing ln J amaica a nd BarbadooAfter a st a y of fo11r d aYR' in Tri nidad. the cadets with their comoanion.,, who we re in TrinirlarL r,h , rT>ed to Guyana by fl·-A,C, Dak ota on t he :ii!1'h+ ,... ~ Wednesdcav 19th August 1970· -

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A close i·eview of t h e last. G.c .E- ·o J,m~J res ults clear·· ly shows t hxt the performanc-, of our hoJ..s lea 1·es mu ch to Le desirea. 1n hi s Sp.eech Day add:ress the Headmaster, .Mr. C. Y hap, descrilied t he r<::Su lts ail just 'O rdina ry'. This rear the result s w er e even lower tkn Jast Year's which one would • have thougnt were th e rnr y li mitAs usual the 'A! leYel re. s ults were highly comme11da ble, the overall pe r centage being 83.1 % . ·The best r eturns at the Ordinary ]ey·el wer€ in Geography . f ollowe,d hy P' ysics . The E::iglish .l'Lang u,a,g-e and Lit rat ure re s ults wer<> fair. each re t urning 60 7 % a nd 61 % passes- Ther e ...were 65.:>,r-~ pa s<>es ;1'\ Mathema..ti{'.<::. 59,6"/o . Wh,v has this sl um p in our re ults come ahout'/ ~ me teachers sa v tha t bo_,s who r1>alize :that in th e PYen t o~ fail u re thev can ahvaYg snend pnothPr v oo1·. do not l!'ivt> of th~i.,. 'b e,:t du rirni: the fi r,:t yM ,. . l "I mnc::t. <'::, <::<,!' thi ~ 1::> <'kNfa'"'""1 att~ r11rl•"' 011 t'hP.i 't' na ¥+ -,,a mri i nt;! "'"'~~i1, +hP.m a11 ring th<> ""'~"Tl rt v ear , when thev a rlc' li.tt le 111clined

to repeat t he · first year cou rse. As usual there is .a wi cle disparity iu the figures ol> tai ned , Jll t h e Depa r t men ts of .Languages and ScienceThe highes t fig ure i:i tne .Langu age Department ,va :; 0bt ained i n French ( 54 3) and the lowest in Span[sh( 33.3). The hi g hest in th0 Scienc.e Department was oh · tained in Phys ics ( 61 ,5) and the lowest i:1 Chemistr.v 53- 1 %. Wh.r is it that yea r after year the Language 1·e sults can be placed amongs t the lowegt oht ain ed at the Ordinary an d Ad nmced level examinations? Thr ee Maste ri:: all from the Departm'e nt of Modern Lang uages h a ,·"e li rnug-ht n <: face to face with some of the problems language situ dE'nts encounter and h a.ve offet·ed possible solutions. Mr s. G, McLean had t hi tQ s a y : "First lr a hi gh p et·· centage of the boys who are naturally good in the Ian· guage turned to the Sciences. Second!)', s ome boys offer this subject at e.xams not ue· , caus e their work i s up t () standard, but b'ecause they

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mu sl lrn ,·e a · foreign lang uag e b order to gain emt-y into certain Unive1·s ities. Iu m ost cases t hey ha ,·e 1,eeu doi ng F1·e nch lon ger t ha11 Spanish so the ,· au t om atical lv choose F r en~h. Then theye are those wh o need to hav e fil'e subjects al 'U' level foi: 1·a1·iou s reasons and French fa the su llj ec t they fall hack on- There a r e a1so t hose who r epeat t he subject and who do not necess aril_,. feel the need to go through again the fif t h form course as thoroug hly - as the fir,;t · it im'er, w ith ,the re,mlt that they are uns uccessful fo r the s econd t im e. F in all~r t here a r e t h e genuin elv weak bu t fo t er ested st uden'ts who from ·a Ye r.,· early. date :1e,·er d.i d grac p the language. n- r..:c d eed rather late · in the f ift h f orm to 11·e gi·n to teach the Yerv -hasic R" ra mmar anil pronunciation to these students. These are the hovs who ma ~, h a ,·e benefited i n th e seco:1d or thi r d ~ear of French from a dditional or hd il'id1rnl <'oachi.n!!'. so a,; to en"1l\le them to unr'l'"r;,;tand th e langull !?'e. Apa rt from t h e 'd isadvantages · so far listed . the

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main prohlem of method of approach still exi~ts a nd will continue to do so a s long as we ai·e r equired t o t r ain our boys to wri te a:i exa m. ,Biggest No. of boys in any group fo 1970 -

Smallest ,, ,, 196-9

~ma~st ,, ,, 19'ii0

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Beth Mr, A. \JV. P ersico and Mr - IJ. Mor n.,;on of the Spanish F ac ulty expr essed the opi11ion t hat more mean·· ingfu l and constructiYe read ing is n eC'ess,ary- Aga in , tes t::< are :iow not so much on Yoca.uular y but on the st yle and gramm atical structu r es, id ioms an d other conrnr sa ·· tiona:l items- A lot of oral work is ueees;:an·- T hi i3 where f ilms a nd ta,pes are most n'eeded . Aecording to Mr- Persico : "T he student~ ha,·e to keep in touch with the language t o speak an d writ e it. Unlike in som e other suhjects it is ve n , di f· fi cult f01· · a lang uage student to work on his own a ud do well. For it is possible t o g:o wrong without knowinf! it-language i s so nexible !"

'WHEN I WENT ·TO ·' SCHOOL' DURING THE -LEADERSHIP.' "When I went . to "school" pu,r ing the leadership of /Stalin - written byVladi Jl'llir Vastilov, a follower of 1K.ausky, a dist or>ter of t he IOOJl:J.iI?otent Marxian doctrine '-- who as a res ult of hi., istu:pidHy spen t the rest of his da ys in Si11:Yeri a conte ml)lating a new philos ophy of jife. ' rr hen I a~k myself the quesi;ion, w11-.H <lo I HKe about .my school Y 1V1y an,;we1·, mau<> ·a tter a grea•t a mounc or thinki n o- is ,;i:mple . 1 like no .. ~ hing ; bout my scih ool fox .1the s~mpie reason t hat from the way I look a l it t he ad imi:iist r ation of the school . /.is of the poor est sta ndards, 1So pool' is iit ·from my pDillt lof view t hat I often have :to ask myself wheth er t h e ipeop te w ho administrat e my rscliool suffe1· from the mal rfun ctioni:ng of their bra ins or whet her the v hate something knol'l'n a~ progress or whebhe.r their eoncept of iprog,r ess is such t hat I a nd :a large percenta,ge of my !fell ow huma"1 ,b eings find it idiff icu lt to l:>elie,·e that t hey i3.re of our species. T hey /Seem s o strange, so foreign , /s o a lien a nd last but n ot l east of all F,o mad t ha;t the {Way in which they adminis t r a t e my sch ool and the m·· /seh·es seems ;t.o me to he not j ust but mo.-; t direct ly a nd simply s tupidT o ]et r ou underst a nd t he 'theory ,h,;· which my '',;chool" 'is adm bistered I will be an Orwell and what I ,Hit!' a : t Pi· this will l ,e a n A nimal F arm. ' w;iien I ent ered m,· th.i,·,i ivea r - a ye:u in w hich !1'lorv bf th e .g reat'est m::\!rn i11Hl" 1was exn eeted . a w ar 1n whi~h /it wiis e'cpeded that ,vh1.t !had n eYer ,lwPn !'ef'n anr! )'l r>h+ovPn wo11',1 h h r, ·, ~ !the seeminJ?1v e,,,.frao rrl in:t>'v ll'n t ure 11~ w 'h i"" N 0 1l1 "' t o "school' ' would b e li ke "ign ..

6.ng a, docum'en~ which en '1Ji t ~ y-ou to the best of wh at 1you wanted e veryday. No·t /only tihis but it was ,a ls o a o--ea.r i:n which we as fool s, ihoping t h at t hbgs would 1PeCOme !better day after da,v, 1were terriMy misled and exJploited and a yea r in which o ur minds wer e ensla,·ed ·1w ·2. new doctrine, a doct ri'ri'e {\vhich in turn wa.s t o deS'tro.,· (Us once we had hecom'e 111 ldoctrbate<l on iL - a lie \Spectacled pig o ne who 11,rou•g,ht ,a bout our downfa ll , •w ho consb,ucted th e ste ps idown wh ich we came and he-cam e degenerate, who was ~he one who enslaYed ov r )mind" with the afm·em en Jtioned d-0cti-ine - h e<:.am e /1-'1<> le~n<>l' i)p

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lhim. W'e.rc the foole- whom h e

leader _Chainna n t he Bespec~ /Uu;1ect .1:'1g. 11 or t h.e firs?; fe w mont h's ' /th1ngs went well £or the.,e Jwere the months when tile !effect of •ha.Ying such a leacl1e1: did uoi come into p lay. !But then 7 _ l>ut th e:1 - · e ,·ery thing . seemed to h a 1e lunde r,glOne a chemical r eact·· fon in whi ch lika hle s ubIS ta nces became <lang-e rous. This w as whe n we r e.ali. ed . 'what h ad ha'Ppened. We w ish ed t o reb'el against our flearler and ou r lea der a11to,rn ati0all1· seemed-seem edIto h a ve· 'hecome tyranni c.1,l. 'We r ealise d that wha t hP. , preached a,hou t doing was n ot what b e car ed to do fnr t.hough hi~ i :1»tru ~h-,e mo1·al· 'init i ncluil ei\ wild ~t::itement1< ,irnch as that h e w ould under-

Written by Vladimir Vastilov !had to convert .a::i.d make intelligent. Bekn.g an "irntelli·· 1g ent·' pig he made a n tJmber pf ru les by which he was to twor k and of cours e which \We were to obey . In the /m onths that f oUowe<l we, t oitally unaware, ,yere en sla ved , ~ndoctri :iated and exploited 'by those 1·ulers wh ich we, as extraor dinarily stu pid foo ls . did not know wer e t he most )najor contributo r t o Olli' do,vnfall and which made u s /robots of a p i.g of the mo~t 'dogmatic n,.a,tu re_ " In t hose m onths too, just as a p art of his m ethod of ensla ,·em,mt. h e s ucress fully at .. t<>moted t o eJCplain the co:l·· nection l1etween all anim ;,ls ,a nd a <:: npreme heing-. VVhe.. t h er fh at stmreme hein,P- w ns a 1, ~u:ectaeled nl g likP hi mself he ll!'\·e1· d ie\ sa ,. 1,ut T :>m. n()W st1·nn <rl" '('01' Y i n f' e,rl tl,~t ho ;~ "lOt •no ~mwem e lhPhv, H <1 t 11 fnnl like mC' )\v011l d likP . T hie<:: is so b!'~U "-f' th'> t >\nnrP mP lw inir i!s the one wh ich i~ li ked l>Y onr 0

:take difficult p rojects all by ihimself in orct·e r to proride·

~Xiamples of w h a t constituted i:;trong mora l fil>re, all t he fPL'Ojects undert.aken hy hi m f- a 11d him alone - ei ther (neYer started or failed ,·e.r.v )s oo:1 oJiter start inJ.(. Th()t1 gh /h e preached a bout . sa_,·ing f'good morn ing" .etc-, when a ppropriate he ne,·e r replied l\vhen a lower a nimal told !him suc h a t hing. When the •lower ani ma ls went t o hi ni 'wit h c,o n;t plai1, ts t h ey h ad to ~va it for hours ·before t hey ,cou.ld ,get t o s,peak to him ancl 'When t he~· · did ({e'l . th('i r chan ce to sp·e ak to · him 1,e ., tfore gi l' ing the m ·a c:hanc- e to s a y a n y t h i n g he J\Vould s a ,· " Be nu ick! T ,~ia,·en 't got the whole day t.o ~i:f-e11 ·t o rnu" and if t hei r t:omnkdnt w:> s ag-a inst on e )0-f his hPnrh mP 11 th P f i rst )t1ii 1w ·h e would s,~ ,. is " WhPt ihave You got ,a<min. t him? '' n'he,· 1m f no Rat isfar.ti on _ ~h~olutelv nn•1e - from oul' ' g1·eat' leader though bi1

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\motto, w.h ich was' written on \5,000 places in the fa r m, ' !\'(as : F'rom !lac,h acco rding to Ibis t rue compJ,aiJ1t to each ittccordin,g to h is 1·ight ! T his !resulted in .the lowe1· animal:, .refu sing t o carry complaints ~o t he 'Sup1·eme Being' and (r efu s i:ig t o par ticipate in lacti dties w hich the,v tihou,gh t ,w ere pa 1-tisan with his ide11 s/Of cou rse •the're are excep,t ions. There are the so1ci al tra itors, at most lea rne d a,1d uttel'h· h opeles,, fo ols . twho a re li f tin g rociks onl~· Ito d rop them o n th e ir own ,f eet. But the1·e are also the a11i · mals who a re s up 1·e me l,eing -· is m in wor ds animali s m in dee d8 for the best way to ,t ake Ja fortress is from within . (Paper t igers ·a re openly deified for we the "lower a ni -male " know tha t the farm of the ·s upreme lieing' can(n ot ue supers'eded hy t,h e (farms of t he "lower auim als-" In th e process of w it he1·-wng away , - a d •ole.nt revotlu-tion is ausolutely neces -· i,ar_v. To us armed str u,g gle ~s t he only means fo 1· li llera .. lt:ion, fot' happiness for ~upre me l1ein;dsm h a s )d rowned t h e most h ea 1·enl .1· ecstas ies of religiou s ferv ou r , of chi rnlrous enthus iasm , o-1' IPUre happin·ess in t he icy 1wa ter of egoti stical calc ula t ion, r ep lacing t hem b ,· nak · -eel, sliameless, direcl, '1i rn ta l explo itation . T od a.1· animals are ~,eing ja il ed w ith out t ri al, w ith out ha l'in g- commi tte<l a cr iJTie, .a i·e di salimved freedom of spe'ecb. mo,·eme nt , eclucalirin nnd maltr eated. All of t his 1is don'!' ai<2;ainst t hem ju »t 1,P· ca 11ce fh ev a re pro _ 'l ow er ani rr> Rls' in t h!'ir att ittid e a n<l i rl !'oloit,'· Jt i~ cn ·st al cl,,:;1· t o a 11 im~l ;:, t h,·nn 1rhou t the fal'm th~t t he 'S w )1·e111P 'R P. >incr' and hi s so · callP.rl i!em o · ·c1·ati" pnl.irv ,inn so fo1·th "' <' rnoth b l! l mt liei\ - the li e~

This is a picture of a piece of sculpture by Art Master of Queen's C o lle ge, Mr. Donald This work ·will be on exhibition in London. It is called ·Two Females.' Locke, wf10 has given up painting lo do sculptu re.

By 1971 w e w ill have 13,000 additional lii:mes under our $17 M, Expansion Programme. Book your telephone n ow. GUYANA TELECOMMUNICATION CORPORATION, Telephone House, Brickdram, Georgetown,

1of a 1·otten to the core die··

/tatc,r.s hip. No deal is too low for the 'Supreme Being' and ,company, that gang of 1sco u ndrels- The more they /try to hi de wh~t tbey arc ldoi n.g the more they eX:J)os e Jthem.selres as renegades, E.Y ihook or ·b y crook this 'Suplreme Being' a-n d compan v iha.ve u:1s U rped the doctrine 'Of animalis m to peddle ut te!· ia.nd ,a l.Js ohtte t rash typi cal of · a most low, degenerate d ictatorship. It is t heir custom .. la~'Y. despicahle practice to ltamper with, dis t or t. e mas • 'C ul'ate and fabd ca te th e doctrim~ of animalism - Th ese lscounrlrels h a ve done all t h e,· c an t o l)rettH ,· t hem,;eh·es by lthe " important" moTal isi ng /which according to them pr o:. lfoundlv exnnu·'1ds t h e or!!'an ic: rrnteirrit y of animalism'. lrn t 'in cf()hg- so thP v h~.-e la, r1 ,lare the f act th :, t tb n al'e l"h""""less , egotisticPl, ~-aga-

1l)onds. I call ass ure you that the 1.·ules of the su preme beings are precariously perched and iis tottering _ tot tering, bu t; . s oon the time w ill come when it will fall, the time when tbe 'spark' will stmi: t he " p1·ai rie fit-e". Rega rdless of t he steps take!l against us we will st a-nd like a wall of granit e and i n our min ds we will ha,·e tw6 t h ings Patria <> nuerto and ed debe1· de todo re r ol11ci71 e1 ·io es hacer la 1·etolucion .

V'enceremos ! Written by m e so that you m a ,· r ead it and k:10w t h at if ;-ou r stupidi ty e,·er Jeads you to write something like t,hat which dear Yladimir, p ct it ious h e ma,Y be , wrole them you mu st. wi th n o al 'l:ernatfr•es , ~,e r eady to di e lfor what you ha1·e said f or t he dut_,, of all re1·olt1t ion ia rie.s is to make the reYoluttion not t o p r esevre t hem .. ;t:; eh-es. Read it a.s; vou w ould t,:ea\:1 A'1imal Fami.

Mow you can

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start being

thirsty again _! " Because now we're back ,vitere y ou want us • , ice• cold and wa iting. So when you ask for a Coke, you won' t get a subst itute. Or an imitation. You' ll get a Coke. Tha t's why now, more than ever b efore , • , things

go better with Coke.

Now bottled exclusively by

Geor fetown, Guyana .

COCA COLA and Coke are Registered Trade Ma rk

'1-\hich ident ify tl1e product of

Coc a Coh. Bottled 'i?Y \Vieting & Richter Ltd. under the auchoriza~on of the Coca Cola

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THE QUEEN'S COLLEC£ UCTOR ,

JUN,IOR PAG·E

Let him i, 11w n1·,t mul ihl' lu s l." ·'Oh ! hl' " " h i <:o? ,v1•ll . you U l"I' ll .i&l<'kll .<>' ii" y()ll hl'li l'H' ."( >. A11.,,w a)·, 1litl .n111 ht>a1· 11 im >-llY 110·'? a:-kt•<.I .Ja 11W"· " .No. l 1l id nnt, bnt ii i<: writtf n in th,• Hook of L i fe whic·h i;. t lw H i ble.' "Aud why ll w !w it 111tL."I I hl'lil!W In that Hook Ure Whitl'

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look ·•nJa,..t tt.'· shnnt,><l J a mes as l,e scimt><'ll hi,; t<~· ugal11,-t t he fir~ho.w wh i<-h w a;, lying I n tho> corrido r. •· t (lo11·1 kuow wh ,. t hl--s. cla 11111 p(>Opll· <'Un't roli up t h" hoH• :11,d pal i t i11

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"'Ll•f 1111• alonP,'' shnuted 8 l'f'il1g .l a rrn"'I James ar.c: rily . holding his toe-, tho UC"'l\'C'Om et·s 1•ealli,o.;1'<l whnt had Lla1n ,eucd. •·,veil, , ,·v ii , t,;ll ' t U1ttt good!'' · ·' Look, g<>t your s,'h lll<l - so flll<'t' fro m m1 s iirht befor e I, I , . .. .'' ·'I.:et'or e you •lo uoth l 11g." :-,wi 11gi11g u ro1111d the.,· s aw A.n· dri:w,; who Is i ll their form. "Bot, took t.:; ,Yho comi11_:;-, is I)l' P;tc]lf' r m un,'' , houte<I CumtYbell, t h..- boy with .T:11u1•,;, as Arulrf"W,; 1·anu.• dow u llw <·orrid111·. ·'rt tould be prea cher w oman

for a II r 1·11 re:' ('.;mi11i: up lo tlw 111 an<l

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iog wl1ttt wa-: tlw matt e r, .\ 11dJ·t>w-; bl';.;an t o r oll up tli<" h1N ..• ''\Y h~· tlw hell 1lou't rou l<'a n , the du m n IH¥.:W? sho11 l<•<l .h1 ut<'><. ·'lll'\::lllHe if I tlo someone el;;p mi~h t al--<1 ~!ump th E'i r to<>." "I ha ni ...11e vc,r :-:een suc-h tl

fool." "i:uu·re 1·igltL Uc i.-, 11 r l'al damn fool .·• ·' I mu~- be a fool , l.lllt I om fool Coi- C hri;it. Whose fool

a re you?" ·'I a i 11'1 u fool fo1· no damn. person rm<l <.Ion ' t

<'Otue

to me

with any or .,·our Godfl.v, Godctr

nonsense." "It is not

m::in srn<ling hi,:§ only son t.o die f or you and rou call It noosernsf' !"

l'Jle could keep he son for a u ('flt '<', r didn't nsk llim fol·

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" I h.,101,· I ii:;. a si1U1er but l illdn't a:S.k him tor his .son." '·•.\Jl~ w11.1·: · u ske<l 1$ th is G od?'"

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"I .A!) l Alll lut :rnct Olli<>g;1, tl1P beginning nncl tht> f'UC!in!-'; suith the Lon i, whiC'l1 i", aru1 which was ,nnd \\· hJc h Is t-0 come". ·'-Uld 'I\ Lat is thP Alpllll H)l(l vme ga?" '·Wilen Ile &1 itl th llt Ile

CHRISTMAS Chnatmas ia here ! Christm .. ia herel Ev~one ia happy no mattel' w her-e, A way w ith ao n-ow, away witb pain, The Lord will be g ood, there'll b e no rain.

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a lotw.' ''l u11t not ... . Uu vi.11!{ fi11ll'llf-'(l r olling up the ho,1•, A.rHlr'('Ws we11t 011 llowu t hl' c-c,1•r iclur w lllt Ju111es ttnd l'ampbdl. " I '1011' 1 11 a 11 I yon," ~ho11 tl'll .J111111•, a ngri I.,· (l!O .'\JIUrt' Ws (·aught 1111 w ith tlw u,. " I 0111 .v w1111l<'<l tc, tf'l l ~uu !'0111('( hi Il g"••• " If ~·mt ~tn• goi11.!l'. tu l-1)t:uk :shit ,VOii 111"-t hll<I !:,lllll Ill) ; oU1er Wi Hf', ;,[lf'H k .''

'' \\ e ll, it ill j\L'-1 lhi~· l w n uled .• to kn()w, r f you k.11ow tha t f'V!'ll now Uod i-.; lookh,g down on

R ejoice! Rejoice ! C hristmas is her e! W hen it comes it fills you with cheer. The Lord was bo-m o n th.is happy da7 I n a Ma n ger with animals and

lt!O'. C h.riatmaa ia the d a.y of Christ's birth, A clay we'll never forget on this earth. Do n't won-y about work, think about play For Cktiabnu only lash i>ne a a:y.

Patrick Stephe ns.

3B .

This Form has bee.n , playing quite an active par t in the Voluntary Service Unit. The chairs have been repaired and w i n d o w s painted. However the painting of lhe form-room is stiU to be completed.

against Ce-::tral High School.

News

We are proud to announce that two members of thi.J form have distinguished themselves in the table-tennis circle. Cecil Hams is the School's Junior Champ in the Long Jump Division. He is a lso Junior Champ in Table Tennis. R. Rai has been named runnerup in the 1970 Junior Tennis Championships.

3 D NewsJ Edmund Tilbury baa been seleded to nilly ir ti,,. Under 15 School Football Team. Also, Colin Jack, tabletennis star, has represented the school in the Junior 'B' Table Tennis Competition. This form i s worried about the shortage of fuses in the form-room. Thi.s cause1a us much inconvenience.

We a)so wish to bring to the Games Master's attention the fact that we have had no games since the beginning of the term.

NATlJRE

kec•p o u l11oking 'bl'<·uuse h e gon soou ge l tii-ed and stop.''

0~' GUYANA

" }:ou know H<>llll'( h lng Janw"? L don't k now how you people could wlnucl up here nnct speak nbout f10fl as .... us l h()11gh H e wus yo m· play- -pluy u111tL"

Nature of Guya na speaks the language of the hea.rt E xpreaaing though ts th a t words cannot impar t . Go .and aee the Mighty K aie· teur;

''Dorft say tJ1u t ! ·A:s i t we-re i II t h<.' d11_r,.- or ?\on h so s ha ll it ht• n 11<11 111 the tut ter t 1mt":,1, • aucl 1, 'l'om Andrt,W", uu, tl'lling you t hat '.L' l lll:l i'l the LA'l'TEU.. '!' D I E~ : nv11 men mig ht be s li-cplug ill oue be<I, but w ben ( 'hl°i'<t r omL>:> U c shnU Wke oue :111ct le uvf' llw ot her. Look, .Janw-.. I nm telll 11g you C'ht·ist offer!:, w~in: lnni tha11 that ' t iNLl'e :llld Jo n·· siC'n ~·ou have 011 your ~ k."' "l.,O<•k, Ill· I,; i,,ui(I 10 l>t- :t llll'l·c iCul UoO, w iry the u dill he let llly twin b r other,; (lie at the age of two .,· e:1111? W lu1t- whnt c•ould thPy hav(' done h lm?" ''.J :1mc~, 1111 t h log;,i work out togcthc,r for good 10 them tbat love God. You know as well ns I know· tbut yom b1·otlle1·s Jiad - had.. . . .'

"No! ~t,! tlo11 ·t <'Il l! il. D ou·t plea:,;i !

r em ind me of tire I>iti<t, pll"tti<f' !"

'·.rn1111•s, 110 )·ou can go witl1out God a ll ? .. ''No, H<•, J

you $till feel that ou in t his world ns yom· alt a nil t'uu 'l."'

" \Vhy not :tC't"ept him thc u? •,• . " Actop,t ll i w n ftt>r n II t·he

coniwittcd the wuy r cur-..ed God? ..

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''Tllnt'N just it, Jomes. He Is w11Iiog and Just to foq,rire u,; our slus anrl cleanse u.c; from n 11 unrightOO\rsuess. Are you still wllling to tuke m m as

your Lord nnll SnYiour?" "Yes.'' '·What about you, Oam>"h" ll ?" cc ~ .

Yes, I am willing'.'

"Let

pray."

Caleb, N.JU. Fona 28.

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i,- M> llll'I i1111':..: t1,1"llS•'II •• ff a l)ciy 1·wm•s J:llt> s 1•n •r:1l tiw1.s he1:iu,1• of tla train Ol" boa t or htL', l :,.P,. 110 l"l' U'>'lll •why he 11ho11lcl h,, pu t 111 satnrd ns He· tt>uti!,n. ·• !:i-11P11k i 11:: atM,11[ '>U r mustpr:;i, 111.• t h ink,; - 011"' vr t111•rn nre 1·ery u1,clt-rsl111uli11:: •·t>ul other:;, on t lw c•o1111-.11-_v, a rl' , Cl'y 1mr<>as011ahle. H or~ , 11 ho t>lHC't.'< I 7tll in li ts (·111,,. , n joy, :\1:lths, Engl h;h, u,111 l:1.•11ernl ~d1•uee but llli;:ti k(•s lll ll,..i(-. Ji1• is no U\'id rnltll•r a,•li a" 'iUCl1, :t r l'".;ulnr \"i;.itor lo tlu lihr:tt·J , w h id 1 lie lhinl,,; is IH'il f'<!lli ppecl. We tu.kc t Ir i;; 1>pportw.ti ty o f wp[l",1m i11~ all I he le\\' bo.n, to ( hLP<' ll'i; ('oliPl!'e :111u urge them

1uud1 111o n• illtl'rl'sl i ll.:.! (Iran J load i111a~i 111~! ill 111.1· l'r i111ar y ~c houl da,:. .·· <l\•· ·l:, n '\ i11 Laue,, a l·iol :11111 appnren tly c11uti1h•ul ttr,t frn·nkr. ltl•r.,-. ell·1 I'll yp:11·,-, old, <·Ill Pr f'<i:- of lhP

J•:n trnn•·(• l~xan1!natio 11, wh ic-11 l it' ;;at w hil"I Ill' WU!- curolll~l at t hP S111i1 h < H• l'~ l"l~ i..::11 iunat Sthool. ~p.-ak i n;.: of IJi,; Prin,ur.\ ::khwl <la ~·,-, tu: ob· i<l'ne<l that l ht .,· Wl'l"l' n •ully exc·itilll!, hut ht,; 11i,-like !u s in 1ht' " l·><tl'lll vr Admi ni~t ra lion, wli ieh, he rig-h t f11ll) (lh~t·rwd. wa:< q 11ito lliffn<•nt frll lll t hf' kind t' lll[:[O)P{( 1lt t ) ll<'<'ll'b (.;111IP!-'I'. I II tlr l' til""t 111:H·C he <:a id, l'1, m111011

2A was benten 1--0 and 2- 1 in a football match

''Ob, I~ tlint ;;o, tu that l-Use tell him that l :s.i~· to ;;ave his pit.,,. But if lw wanl be could

r care."

INTEll'IIEW

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you i n pity.

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'·Who tol(l y 1111 th ,11 whih> 11wn ii lllHI f' \.PII I f l h f'.V did , so what?" "'J'ht•.\' d !1I 11 11tl ) ·011 k11ow what is w1·vng- is ju, 1 this, llu·r wrotr ii 10 s uit tllelll.wl vt"'. 111111 sl ut'<' l a111 not a wllit1• man I ,,·itn t n.othing lo <lo witl , the n, or unythin;.: tlral be!oug,, to the t hem ... \\T OIi'

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Go in the Interior a nd see birds and anim a ls galore, Even the acent of b eauti ful flower a. One may listen ~o the birda for hours a.nd ainging hours. Guya na land o f many kinds of trees, But no locusts, e leph a nts or chimpanzees. Guyana is a land so free, One People, One Nation, One D•stiny. So happiness makes u s live happily day by day, Aa each and evny year diea away, P. J . P. Hinds.

CRICKET In crKket lovely cricket

The beat umpire ia Mr. H ales He ata.nda behind the wicket And fixea both the baila. The bowler bowls the ball And the ba t sman takes a fall. The umpire r aiaea h is band To ahow that the batsma n has lost h is stand When a ll are out They know it was a friendly bout. The apectaton roar for the

men And hope that they will p lay again .

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Q. Wha t does it f eel like teaching at a boy's achool ? A . No senaation. Q. A s a fem.a.le member o f the s taff what are th e behavio ur a nd reaction of the

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t~·<·l<'< l to ra lsp r o111· b 1111(I lltt•u :r usw.-r. 111•w1•ve r If hy C:hfLllCI' .n111 for~M a nd anl<wer elf'. .\:.:ai 11, i( you were t:h·en :,.a,,· six proh!f'O..S 1,, ~olv!" n lHl ) 011 get only five or them <·01T<'<: t, s11u1e p ri11u1n S<·hool tead1er::: lwm yon 1,_,n .rt1ly C'l"<'U if yom· mistake WH>:1 on ly a '-'lll:tl l mw . Souw ,,f t hem 11r1• not e,·f•n n•r·.1 w illing t o expl ai n wherl' you 11 @I ,, r ou;. A.'-1 for a i~"t'll lt, "• l :sup11<1s,· '-Olli<' )'{tlll11•111,.. would r<·;..:al'fl tltis us an nrh n utugl', J,111 l bullovc i,hti t i t i,-, a fa u lt to u llnw pupi l<,; to st.ny :r w:1.1· from lw uw without bring· i 11;:- a n l'XCth P. a\s r e<;a nl H n >t·l'eation, someti m<"> a l 1'1"1111~

boy s ? A . N atural. Q. How I on .ff do you plan to stay? A . U ntil J leave. Q. How long have you been teach ing music? A. Since I've been learn•

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A l Primar)' Srhoc,t there iH no fl xe<l timemble :11111 yulte Oft<'n one cloes uot know wJ,.-t books to tn k e to school. H o w e\'"E>r, rlespt te ttw,se fnults he ugre<.,cl, ns I !-IUppv.,;c we a Ii

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, That J oe has t aken the .Presidency of ,t he NOSE .CLUB, a group of ENTER~ PRIJSLNG young men with great amounts of :NOSELEDGE. The SIXTH DIMENSIO'N is causing quite a stir, At the fi r st meeting, t he King PETE I was almost dethrontd by the baronsThat the majority of the, SiA1:h Forms flock arou:id BIG MOUTH P.C. Of course "Whe1"e Fools l'l1 Sh in wise men never go.'' Horse approaches l>ird wi th broad Rmile 0::1 his . FACE, starts soeuring, wi thout F,AC::E ing the facts. Bird moves awav. F .../MOUTH to FACE: " Your smile lacks feeling,

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a 1trf'ittl'r ,;euse or n •sponsil>llitJ·." Like any ly pi<·al Junior S<·hool Student he tind.s m:tn) fault:; with the PrefectR, the cbiM' one being thl-'i r ll'l1de11n·

to 'j ump to concluslous'.

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would, tlrnr Pri1110 1·y School Da)·:-: or~' nmong:,t t ho mo.~t excit ing in om· live,;. Iii l'f'<: t i n~

Q . What is the reapo nse of t h e boys to t h e mu i;ic cla:isea 7 A . W hat it abou ld be. Q. W h at are your p lans-m u sic-w ise ? A . Play it by ear. Q . Wha t waa y our sc hool career like? A . I never we nt to ach ool. was p r eviously educated a long white line. I now .tart ·my real education. A n inte resting inte rview we had, with a recent additiou to the ataff in the p• non of Mrs. McDavid .

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F MO p T iH approaches bird- BIRD promptly l eaves meetinJl' (flh e ga \·e in her N OS......:tice) . , That ou r most esteemed Mouth ie, Pete has ,been accol'ded the unique degree of D.D.G-, - Delusions of De!! · potic Gra:1deur, with his comparde, Moses Telemachus. Teet h to Ape : "When y a going t o see Anne of a

My Country I Jon• my den.r country Guyana..

l flt streams and extem,ive s1wanna.h, Amazf'd I gaze at each t'afarad and faJJ' And wonder whr the pa lms art

so tall, . Our n a tiou God has alwa~·~

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der s ixteen must be accompanied br TREES!" That Big Cliief Yellow Sands is trying to get IKE hoys to make up for what he lacks.

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IN MEMORIAM obtain, Bt!it quality jrite a.nd sweet, Tn fond reml'mbraoce of tbf". \at.e

The bowle r 's name w aa Dick He's ju.at m ade his fint hat trick. The . bat&man'a na.m• ~ waa

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. . O ff AR I , ES NAm.tNIEL A('JtJ\RD, uevoted Lntln MilSter and Eduoo tioni~ who left for the Gre:1t Beyond 011 June, 1, 1070. In.,;;er ted hy student$' ot the F ifth "Form Latin Set ( ~70.}'

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THE QUEEN'S COLLEGE LICTOR

AT QUEEN'S...!_'. I can still recall my feelings during my first week at Queen's College a good time ago, when I became fully aware that Q.C. was completely devoid of the presence of the opposite sex, my age, that is. I got over my initial disappointment, but I put forward the tentative thought that that lack has left a permanent scar on my personality. The memory of the void I experienced prompted my hnmani~arian instincts, and I re1:1olved to discuss the question of co-ednca~ion so as to show what the results would be., if only we had it (sob). To plunge bravely into the answer of the ques"How co-education tion would affect our mos~ honourable mstitu·~ion," let me say that will definitely be the threat of the deflation of certain egos.

A section of the Q.C. Contingent.

The Trinidadiuns

Army cadet ·exchange The Annual Cadet Training Camp was held at Timehri, G.D.F. Headq4arters, frcm 25th July to 16th August, 1970. This year the camp took the form of a cadet exchange programme between Guyana, Trinidad, An tigua and Canada for the first tame. The ai)ll of this exchange was to foster a spirit cl bel:ier understandin~ and co-operation among youths. On 25th July 65 Q.C ca~ts arrived at Timehri H .Q., where they were later joined by an overseas cadet oon,ingent mac'e up of: 10 Tnmdadlans under Lt. Scabro: 6 Antiguans under the Command of Lt. Harker. and four Canadian Ca~ officers wi:h Capt. r.ouche. an ~dul t officer. The programme was dividt.'CI into two se::tieins foot dn!Js, fieldcraft and lectures in tile j!IlOrning and tour and cames in the arternoon. Owing to llmitat.lons in trans portation, everyone could not attend the tours, so the overseas cadets were given preference. Tours were to places such as Thirst Park, Demba, Diamond Liquors, Sterling Products and St. Cuthbert's Mission. The highli ght of the camp was on Sunday, 2nd \ ugt1s t, whe n p~rents of local caclc's were invfted to an open day in orde r to witness the work bein~ done at the training camp. Ther" w ,s a church service which w~s attended bv the Minister of Education. Miss Shir:Py Field Ridley and parents; the sermon was delivered by Lt.

Barker of the Antigu.an conting,ent. Following thi s, a dispLy involving weapon handling, ,crowd dispersal, and fii·st- a icl ,was put on by the Cadets. , Of course, we still retam pleasant memories of oentain in ,cidents which took place at ,camp. For example, it is diffi .• oult to forget the day when, after witne.t,sing a demonstration of tbe h:wbourina exerc·~ es done by G.D.F. soldiers, the ,cadets ventured into the jungl~ ,that night, to practiSe what w::.~ d emoll'>'rate<l to them. Hnf.... , tunately. the rain {ell. thus 1SOaking the cadets who wer<>

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•t was the first of its kind. Now, we look forward w ith ,anticipation to our nex:t Cadet l(>.mp scheduled i'or Augvst next, 1971. and we hope that the bond5 of friendship and un derstanding which it has foster· eel, will be further maintain«! and str:>ngthened.

I suppose the girls will severely upset the chances of our boys be.ing able to make the choir for Speech Day ( were choirs to be once more a feature on Spe.ech Day--one wonders). Then they'll most likely chase our budding pianits,ts, Jamesey and Lion the Second ( to mention a few) away and start banging on it themselves and achieve worldfame for demolishing two pianists in three days. They'll surely at',tempt to usurp the power of men like W O .R N., P. Burg the President and M.T.P., who who hold the D.D.G. degree (Delusions of D e s p o t i c Grandeur), and of course they might contrive to pry our erstwhile " President" of a certain sixth-form group, who is apparently glued to his throne. And of course they'll be hell to pay if things should ever be even thought of, much lestattempted-as brother B. of Christian Fellowship loudly and wrongly quotes, "Hell hath no fury like a man's wrath" (forgive him, the bunning is taking its toll. They might -even, woe is we, be triumphant in theil' endeavonrs to outdo the great capital Pot.salt; they would of course show N.A.I. that certain people aren't made fo r table-tennis. They

would probably cause Lean Lennie M. to break his long legs in an absurd attempt to jump four feet, or they might be the cause of us all becoming deaf owing to the raucous screams of Corporal Horse in a similarly vain attempt to achieve what L. Lennie M. could never have. To make matters worse than they a.re, the females would most likely try to gain control over our dear own beloved Q.C. and it will eventually reach the point where the Head-boy will be the Head-girl and QC will be under the dominion of some fiendishly furious female most prejudiced against the boys. Ye Gads! But then, let us use a bit of plus positive thinking and think of benefits of the female presence. Aha, man, don't let 's give up hope. Imagine M.T.P. with far from sofi. locks all combed and hard-pressed, and morever, imagine him spending two hours a day in the Chem. lab to keep his not too soft locks this way. Or imagine a self-conscious Samson \ Max) who willingly shaves his head for a Delilah among the females.- to show his hidden masculinity! Or imagine E.W.L.M. collecting a stripe at last in the Q.C., Cadet Corps, or a giant of an Elvis (he'll probably wear high-heel pumps J. Or imagine our venerable Eric at last aware of the fact that "Man shall not live by himself alone but by available females- all proceeding from Eve, (Bro. G.I.D.B. still.to improve) Or imagine again Fenton. F . ceasing to Lie childishly and desperately e n a m o u r e d by MARKSISM! Or picture a toothless-half with BOOTS in his hand rushing to the dentist so as to avoid embarrasiM:nent and to preserve a high s1andard of hygiene! Or, to sprain the brain with too much of strainimagine a goatee - less Bully!! These are the miraculous changes will probably occur. The question now is "a.re we pro or cvntra ?" It's a)l the same to me-- 1 wouldn't b~ here next year ? An Inspiring Juvenile-

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AND only equilpped w~th poncho.,. •Some were even heud requesting permission to return to ba1· · 11:acks, following repeated threa ,s pf propaganda from G.D.F. W · sonnel. These included: ''Bewal'l' of the ra.iilesnake" and com ,ment.s of that nature. One officer ,gave a fin e exam;ple of mi]Jiary wit by remarking: ··w,en a doing me harbouring don"t ,talk to me!" A special we.rd of thank., should be rendered to Cpl. .Lewis and his s taH, who, a_q icooks, did a fine job. V st ht, not least we must th?'1k thr> G.D.F. officers and N.C.O. 's who !played a great part in miking 't he camp. the success it W'IS. 'bearing in mind the fact th~

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C·RICKETi Bad umpiring and drop catches Q.C. still play most important part jn .._Queen's downfall r

To d ate, Q ueen·s College has

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Competition. This as it staads is not good enough btLt If o no were to take mtc, consideration the amount of 'raw deals' we bad, one wo uld have concluded that our performance has been 'l.atisfactc,ry. Since lhe opening of the Academic Year 1970 1971, Queen's College has won :two matches on the first i:1. nings of the five played. So far, only flwo o f our batsmen have passed the 150 runs aggregate i.e. M. Christophe and A. G rainger.

BOWLING On the other hand, o ur bowlers are doing their joos ex-· ceedingly well especially E. Marshall and R. Hazl lio. Thel>e tiwo young fast bowlers have shared over 30 wickets between them. I. Hafeez. a bowler of unequal talent, is loo afraid to flight the ball. .J. Khan, bowls his left hand leg breaks well but finds it hard to get wickets. FIELDING Our team as ll stands, po.'>Sesses three good fieldsme n in M. Christophe, A. Grainger a1u1

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J. Khan, who between them, have .taken 30 catches with Grainger outstanding In the for·ward sh~tleg position. Lack of good sllps fie ldsmen usually allows opposing batsmen lo hat four cc five times. Our wicket keeper and vice-captain s. Sukhdeo has been havi nit a good season behind the stumps and it will not be surprising to see him doing this job for Guyana Schoolbcys next year . Most of the umpfres who have umpired our matches are very incompe!ent. Their deci sions. their attitude and th1>ir general conduct leave a'lUCh tc. be desired. In a new competition 1.e. Frederick Ramprashad C11p, Queen's College has defeated. K itty Progressive College and Christ C hurch and the match between Q ueen's and G.o.c. IS still under protest. The reason:;, for our geed showing In thi!> competition are (1) only scho-Jl ·boys could play in it and 12) we have acquired the services of one of our best cricketers in ~hocJ.. E. Philips to date. E. P hillps, Marshall, R. Brazilio and I. Hafeez have each gained a oonsiderable amount of sueoes~ T. Hafeez. in particular has taken nearly 20 wick ets In t:w 3 matches played. Our balling, which is most times suspect in the first innin~s. is bolstered in the second ·b y S('llle big hittin~ e<-oeci:illy by F . J>hilios w.ho i~ our main run-~etter. He l\a~ scored 1M run!< in the t~r"" com.oleterl mafrhes end of tht-~ amc>nnt J.<;t:•. h11vP «tr11ck M.E.N. Christophe, (Sports Editor)

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So far this term has been q uite an interesting an<i succe.ss · fu1 one. We are presently playing in the Dawson's J umo,· Leag1te Compehtion annnetll.

Up to the time of writing, we have not lost a single match anci we have always !>Cored outright victories. Our first encount<?r was with the learn which was thc.ught to be the one mo.-,i likely lo defeat us - San tos led by "Crosseye·•. However, we won convincingly. M11ch praise 1m11st go to our fcrwar<l Noel "Popeye" Adonis and lo the perfect team spirit from 0 •1r

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stalwarts -especially our captain Maurice Tait. Our next match was a~1h,i;t Tutc.nal High School which wa.:; defeated two goals t.o n iL It was in this match that our slat· keeper ti.sed his skill to its full est. Our enooWlter w ith ou1· old rivals Saints Stanislaus Clll· lege did nat Jive u p to the hi.gh standards of our previous en · co1mters. In this match we saw the return of the versatile Eric Phillips. He scored t.he first ,::oal within a few minutes. We event uaUy won this match by four goals to nil. thanks to the untiring efforts of the forward ,. especially Pollard and Jawny n rown. Tait and others. With the num erous victo ries, r ecorded, our critics are yet to prove that our standards on the football field is at its ebJ:>.

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Many kinds of .games au.: played at Queen's, for examJ?le, table tennis. footba ll, cricket and hockey. This year it w::,suggested that we begin to pl.iy rugby. Last year, on aceount o! the rainy weather our athletics meeting could not be held. Th .s year the rains came very early and by the end of J uly the weather was hot. Still however our field is \lot properly cut aDd rolled. Why is this so? • One must blame the grc.undsmen. The field is not at all very b ig and the ground can be done hy two gro11ndsmen only. Then• are four groundsmen and ade · qnate equipment in the form of ,scythes and lawn mowers. Why then is our field in this dreadfol condition? My personal opinic,n is that the groundsmen are a bit too lackadai sical. IC one were to pass along 011r field abo11t 2.00 p.m. one would se<> '(rc,rind.smen 'taking a nap' on the steps of the paviJion. A lawn tennis court was sitppo~ to be made. After the ar,a allotted has now been hosed .,. .!nd the grass cut down ncthing

has happened. .\11 that is left <to be done now is for th e place

to be concreted and t he lawntennis equipment set up. In spite of this nothing has been done to this day and this appears to be a "work donelabc'Ur Jost project." Table tennis is ancther widely .Played game at Queen·s but m11ch progress is not beir~ made as the tables al'e ve1 y ,much in need of repair. Thc•re Js no need to hire a joiner or cai,penter to remedy this situa-· ~ion. All that is needed is for ,t he tennis-table tc, be carr:(--<l down to the Woodwork Shop and all repairs done there hy a i:,-oup of volunteers frcm the school. Repairing these table-; would benefit players who «re o~en annoyerl when the tennis ball falls en a crack. To concll,rll' I think the game<1 mai;ter should make a special e ffort to see th-it more eq11ipmen~ il< bo11!l'li.t Pnd th11t the !!J'Ou.,il«mf'rt :>re more efficient in their duties.

By l),)oald Cyrus, Form 2A.