WBHS_School_Magazine_1966 LR 01

ANNUAL
MAGAZINE
OF THE
WYNBERG BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL
DECEMBER 1966

SENIOR SCHOOL STAFF
PRINCIPAL
Mr. N. R. Blackbeard, B.A.
VICE-PRINCIPALS
Mr. W. Lennox, B.SC.(HONS.).
Mr. Gilmore, B.A.
SPECIAL GRADE ASSISTANTS
Mr. H. E. de W. Tasker, B.A.
Mr. A. J. A. Morris, B.A.
Mr. J. L. Mathew, B.SC.
ASSISTANTS
Mr. J. H. Blom, B.A. ......
Afrikaans, Religious Instruction
Mr. J. C. Boltman, M.A.
Latin, Religious Instruction
Mr. D. Bromberger, B.A.(HONS.) .
English
Mr. J. G. De Jongh, B.A. . .
Afrikaans
Mr. T. W. Fair, B.SC. . .
Mathematics, Science
Mr. E. P. Hopkins, A.I.C.B.(SC.), N.C.T.C. Mathematics, Bookkeeping, Commercial Arithmetic
A.B.C.l.(LOND.)
Mr. N. J. Jordaan, B.A.(HONS.)
Social Studies, Afrikaans
Mr. P. Kallaway, B.A.(HONS.)
Social Studies, English
Mr. F. A. J. Kooy, B.A.
General Science.
Mr. M. Mc.Minn, N.A.T.D.
Art, General Science
Mr. A. Noffki, B.A.
Physical Education, General Science
Mr. V. J. Parkins, B.A .
English, Mathematics
Mr. H. H. E. Peacock, M.A .
English, Religious Instruction
Miss E. A. SeckeI, B.SC.
Science
Mr. D. S. Sieberhagen, B.A.
Afrikaans
Mr. C. J. A. Unger, B.SC. ......
Mathematics
Mr. A. Verwymeren, M.O. MUSIC, U.P.L.M. Music
Mr. J. J. Voigt, H.P.T.C.
Metalwork, Woodwork
CARETAKER: Mr. Brocker.
GROUNDSMAN: Mr. HoLmes.
JUNIOR SCHOOL STAFF
Principal .
Mr. A. Lorie
Vice-Principal
Mr. J. F. Oosthuizen, B.SC.
Sub AI
Miss B. Durham
SUb A2
Mrs. D. Hutchison
Std. lA
Miss L. Marsh
Std. IB
Miss P. Watters
Std.2A
Mrs. I. Oberholzer
Std. 2B
Miss L. Cowley
Std. 3A
Mr. R. Just
Std. 3B
Mr. F. Smith
Std.4A
Mr. M. Bohling
Std. 48
Mr. K. Hutchison
Std. 5A
Mr. A. Lorie
Std. 58
Mr. K. Pretorius
Physical Training
Mr. J. F. Oosthuizen, B.SC.
Class Singing .
Mrs. E. Jennings
Remedial Speech
Mrs. Zwarts
Eurhythmics .
Mrs. M. Botha
Speech Training and Play Production
Mrs. R. Just
Piano
Dr. C. Brown, F.R.C.O.
Violin
Mr. A. Lorie
Cello
Miss R. Hutchinson
School Secretary
Mrs. R. F. Buchanan

Some weeks ago a very enjoyable talent contest
was held in tbe school hall. A gratifying aspect
of the evening's entertainment was the fact that
many of the most successful performers were
pupils who have not distinguished tbemselves academically,
and one was left pondering the wasteful
inadequacies of an educational system tbat can
afford to ignore such diversity of talent.
Our high-school curriculum falls between two
stools. On the one band it is designed to meet the
needs of pupils proceeding to tbe universitywith
the result that there is a very considerable
bias .in favour of academic and intellectual attainment
- and on the other it attempts at the same
time to cater for tbe needs of the academically
less gifted. It fails both groups, if tbe despair of
university authorities and tbe wasted, frustrating
years spent at school by those who fail to gain a
Junior Certificate are reliable criteria.
If ever our educational system did meet the
needs of society and of individuals, it certainly
does not do so at present. Modern economy is so
diversjfied and sophisticated that intellectual and
academic attainments satisfy only a fraction of its
needs. There is a ready and greedy market for a
host of other qualities tbat are not recognised or
developed by our curriculum.
It is indeed pitiful, especially in the junior
classes, to note tbe frustrated withdrawal and tbe
lethargy that overcomes so many pupils when they
realise that what is asked of them is a mental
alertness and feats of memory for which they are
not suited. And after repeated failures in their
first two standards in the high scbool, they leave
and enter one of tbe trades. Not that any slur
attaches to the trades - far from it - but it is
deplorable that an apprentice should have left
school having gained no worthwhile or satisfying
education, or without having been put in tbe way
of fulfilling tbe promise of his natural talents.
Much is being made of the need to extend and
stimulate our brighter pupils, and plans are afoot
to revise our syllabuses so that we shall send to
the universities pupils better prepared for advanced
academic studies, but a plea is made bere for
those who fall by the wayside during their early
years of schooling. For tbem a bold and revolutionary
replanning is necessary. In all except a
few cases, talent of some sort is there. We must
unearth it, develop it, and in so doing afford these
youngsters the dignity of achievment and fulfilment.
A side-effect might be the reduction of destructive,
senseless, purposeless rowdyism that so often
goes by the name of entertainment.
In most city schools there is a constant coming
and going of staff and one becomes accustomed
to the strange and mainly young new faces that
appear in the staffroom at tbe commencement of
each year. One is grateful, therefore, for the bard
core of experienced teacbers wbo bave put down
roots and made the School their professional
abode.
Until three years ago we had four serving
members of staff who between tbem had contributed
130 years of service to the School. First
we lost Mr. Arguile and then Dr. Wood, and It
is with great regret that we now report the loss of
Mr. Thorp, vice-principal, and Mr. Tasker, senior
special-grade assistant. Mr. Thorp retired on pension
at the end of the first term, but after only a
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PREFECTS
Third Row (I. to r.): E. Jennings, P. Gilmour, P. McPherson, 1. Wiegman, H. Wegner,
A. Blotnick.
Second Row (I. to r.): L. WerbelofT, E. Merrifield, W. Millar, P. van Blommestein.
A. Craxton, J. Fine.
Front Row (I. to r.): J. Dodd, W. Barnes (Deputy Head Prefect), Mr. N. R. Blackbeard
(Principal), B. Probyn (Head Prefect), Mr. W. Lennox (V lP), E. de Swardt, G. Kleyn.
brief respite found hjmself roped in to fill an
urgent need at S.A.C.S., his Old School. Fortunately
his talents are not wasted, for be is now
teaching at Pinelands High School.
In the case of Mr. Tasker this notice is somewhat
premature, for be leav3 us at the end of the
year and a fuller tribute will be paid, as usual, in
our next issue.
In the meantime we should Ijke him to know
that his expert handljng of rus professional and
extra-mural duties bave earned him our gratitude
and that of thousands of boys, of whom many
must attribute tbeir excellent History passes and
prowess in Rugby to his indefatigable zeal.
Others who have left us since our last publication
are Mr. Driessen, now at Pinelands High;
Mr. W. Morris, whose health, we are glad to report,
is now sufficiently recovered to allow him to
resume teaching at Bergvliet ; and Dr. Wood,
who is now at Plum::tead High after caring for
our ground in the two years since his retirement
from the teaching staff.
There are no fewer than nine additions to the
staff this year. Science teacbers, it seems, are at
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a premium, and we were fortunate to secure the
services of Miss SeckeI, who took over the classes
taught by Mr. Thorp. At the end of the second
term Mr. J. Mathew went on furlough and Mrs.
Ryan was good enough to step into the breach. To
both these ladies we offer our thanks for helping
us in time of need.
Mr. Voigt, who came to us from Paarl Training
College to take charge of the Woodwork and
Manual Training Classes, has taken up residence
in Littlewood House. He is assisted by Mr.
Swanepoel, who spends three days a week with
us. This arrangement alJows our Std. VI's to
make a start with Woodwork, a subject formerly
introduced in Std. VII.
Also in the boarding-house is Mr. Fair, whose
subject is Mathematics. He comes from Pretoria,
where his father is vice-principal of the Boys' High
School. Understandably, he has shaken down
rapidly.
Mr. P'eacock, from Fish Hoek High, has a full
timetable of English; Mr. de Jongh, from Selborne
College, East London, teaches Afrikaans;
Mr. Unger, formerly of Plumstead High, teaches
Mathematics and Science; and Mr. Kallaway has
come to us from Simonstown to teach English
and Social Studies.
To all these gentlemen we extend a hearty
welcome and hope that their stay at Wynberg
will be long and happy. And this applies, too, to
Mr.Holmes, our new ground3man, to wbom we
are indebted for tbe excellence of our playing
fields.
The departure of Mr. Thorp left vacant a viceprincipalship
to which Mr. Gilmore was appointed,
and the resulting special-grade assistant
vacancy was filled by Mr. A. Morris. Congratulations.
Another promotion we are happy to
record is Mr. McMinn's, wbose marriage took
place early in the year. We wish him and Mrs.
McMinn every bappiness.
Our Parent-Teacber's Association, formed last
year, is now functioning smoothly and witb
obvious benefit to all concerned. Mr. Katz is to
be congratulated on arranging two outstandingly
successful meetings. At the first Mr. Hurley was
kind enough to show a film on space travel and
lectured very knowledgeably afterwards; and at
the second Mr. Pfuhl, a Personnel Officer, had
his audience banging on every word - no mean
feat, as he was suggesting tbat much that parents
find disappointing in tbeir children stems from
the parents' unwillingness to give of tbemselves
to their children.
The ladies' section of tbe P.T.A., headed by
Mrs. Hamburger, has done a splendid job. The
tuckshop is besieged during the school-breaks, and
was of inestimable value during the winter months
when boys were able to buy soup, a hot snack
and coffee. Also greatly appreciated is tbeir
presence on Saturday mornings to serve refreshments
to players and spectators. We should like
to offer our very warmest thanks to Mrs. Hamburger
and ber band of mothers wbo perform this
most valuable service.
The cultural highlight of the year for the High
School was Mr. Peacock's production of tbe trial
scene from "The Caine Mutiny". It was a sellout
for its three-night run, and we are looking
forward to his next production.
An evening's entertainment on a different level,
but just as popular and entertaining, was a Talent
Contest beid recently in the hall. An astonishing
variety of talent was uncovered and tbe staff was
left with the wry thought that if half as much
effort and enthusiasm were put into schoolwork,
teaching would be a very rewarding profession.
Our school societies, run very largely by the
boys themselves, continue to provide an outlet
for a wide range of abilities and interests, besides
performing the very valuable function of familiarising
members with committee procedure and
teaching them to assume responsibility.
There is still nothing to add to last year's scant
news about tbe move to tbe Hawthornden grounds.
The matter is now largely out of our hands and
we must wait patiently for the whole laborious
procedure to bear fruit - in not less than five
years.
As can be seen, it has been a placid and uneventful
year. Tbe only drama has been supplied
by a firm of contractors who are renovating and
re-decorating the school. Jn after years when we
recall the splintering glass, the thud of falling
masonry and the jets of misdirected steam that
come through vacant window frames, we'll say,
'We never closed'.
Finally, we say goodbye to our Std. X classes.
When the magazine reacbes them they will be
wrestling with their last school examinations. We
wish them luck and success, and hope tbat they
will recall their school days with pleasure.
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COMBINED
MATRICS
Back Row (1. to r.): M. Cann, R. Schultz, P. Reynolds, G. Doeke, A. Srubis, D. Anziska,
S. Blanckenberg, D. Ger, R. Perrot-Humphrey, C. Braude, G. Taylor, P. Robertshaw.
Third Row (1. to, r.): S. Stichling, B. Fisher, E. Green, L. Bridgens, M. Radomsky, S. Jacobs,
T. Boyce, Q. Gibbs, D. Gauld, L. Roberts, D. Glasser, R. Scott, D. Bairstow, G. van
Besouw, H. Morris.
Second Row (1. to r.): N. Ward, B. Pringle, C. Kemp, J. Best, B. McIntyre, C. Wolf, J. des
Lingeris, W. Millar, P. van Blommestein, V. Watson-Smith, A. Lawson, M. Bates,
S. Scott, G. Booth, G. Main, D. Sawyer.
Front Row (1. to r.): E. Jennings, J. Fine, E. Merrifield, L. Werbeloff, P. Gitmour, G. Kleyn,
J. Dodd, Mr. W. Lennox (V lP), B. Probyn (Head Prefect), Mr. N. R. Blackbeard
(Principal), W. Barnes (Deputy Head Prefect), Mr. V. Parldns, J. Wiegman, Mr. J. Blom,
A. Blotnick, E. de Swardt, A. Craxton, P. MePherson.

SENIOR CERTIFICATE, 1965
First CLass Pass: Habndiek, K., Hamburger, R.
A., Horwitz, R. C., Katz, R. 1., Pogrund, N. E.,
Rookledge, C. J.
Second CLass Pass: Ainsworth, 1. W., Banks, D.
B., Basker, R., Baston, R., Boyd, V., Briel, H.
V., Byron, A. M., Clarke, C. J., Crawford, R.
N., De Srrudt, B. J., Eis, E., Emms, M., Feyt,
T. L., Finberg, M., Fisber-Jeffer, B. N., Gargan,
R. W., Glaum, F. C., Goetze, G. P.,
Goodwin, C. M., Greef, J. J., Green, J. H.,
Hammond, G. C., Hendrikse, J. W., Home, A.,
Hoy, N. D. J., Hughes, D. C., Jones, H. c.,
Laas, P. J., Le Roux, D. C., Nieuwoudt,!.
PillJlips, D. C., Raymond, L. E., Rutter, C. S.,
S.,
Simcock, G. R., Slabber, C., Shedden, E., Stephens,
C. G., Tamlin, M. G., Waters, D. L.,
Watson, B. A.
First CLass:
JUNIOR CERTIFICATE, 1965
Bridgens, K. A., Butler, G. A., Bywater,
R. A., Campbell, D. M., Herbert, M. F.,
Hurwitz, A. M., Kosner, K. M., Leyser, S.,
Maimin, C. L., Miller, J. H., Oettle, T. S.,
Oostbuizen, J. H., Osrin, L. B., Pascall, A.,
Paterson, S. P. H., Phematicatos, M. C.,
Pringle, J. S., Sesselberg, F., Slome, J. M.,
Snyman, M. G., Treadaway, M. C., Van Dam,
W. L., Wynton, B. D.
Second Class: Adshade, T., Baerecke, P. L.,
Barnard, P. L., Barrett-Jolley, R. W., BatweIl,
H. T., Blakemore, J., Burke, W. R., Buwalda,
L., Cann, M. W., Carter, M. J., Champion, F.
R., Clark, G. C., Coates, N. A., oetzee, A. P.,
Cox, M. K., David,!. M., Deane, M. N.,
Dewar, M. D., De Witt, D., Donaldson, R. J.,
Du Toit, M. L., Dyason, B. G., Eddy, E. V.,
Eksteen, H., Eygelaar, G. A., Falconer, J. G.,
Fitzwilliams, R. B. L., Fowler, R. H., Fried, J.,
Gargan, H., Geldenbuys, E. B., Gill, D. J.,
Gluckman, D. E., Goldblatt, J., Green, L.,
Harris, R. J. N., Hayman, M., Heydenrych, J.
J., Humphries, D. M. C., Hurwitz, M. B.,
Kahn, B. M., Kaplan, H., KasseI, R. L., Katz,
K. D., Keith, L. A., King, G. C., Knox, G. R.,
Lipshitz, G. H., Long, K. W., Loubser, E. D.
L., Mackie, D. E., Mackay, 1. D., Marshall,
Mclean, S. D., Millar,
D. K., Morse, R. J.,
A. R., McClurg, M. W., McIntosh, T. A.,
Miitti, P. D., Neilson, K. S., Neilson, T. R. B.,
Patrick,
B., Pearce, B. G., Pfeil, G. T., PickthaII,
T. J., Pickup, B. L., Potts, N. M. R.,
Scott, 1. M., Scott, P., Sidman, D. J., Standley,
A. P., Trollip, K. D., Van der Lindn, R. P.,
Van Eyssen, R. G., Vickerman,
M., Wouter, P.
L., Wilmot,
Tills page sponsored by KeniLworth Pharmacy, Main Road, Kenilworth.

1965
Std. 6A: Class Prize: A. Werbeloff.
Std. 6B: Class Prize: A. Wilmot.
Std. 60: Class Prize: D. Blanckenberg.
Std. 6B: English, Mathematics: P. Anderton.
Std. 6A: Latin: P. Dowling.
Std. 6B: Afrikaans, Merit Prize, Gen. Science:
J.Ormond.
Std. 60: Social Studies: P. Buchholtz.
Std.6A: Merit Prize: W. Ward.
Std. 6A: Merit Prize: D. Oelbridge.
Std. 7A: Class Prize, English: R. Josephson.
Std. 7B: Class Prize, Woodwork: A. Goosen.
Std. 7C: Class Prize, Commercial: R. Pawley.
Std. 70: Class Prize: T. Wegner.
Std. 7E: Class Prize: B. Morris.
Std. 7A: Afrikaans, Latin, Social Studies, Merit:
M. Rubin.
Std. 7A: Mathematics, Merit Prize: A. Beattie.
Std.7C: General Science: T. Pawley.
Std.7A: English, Merit: A. Benjamin.
Std. 7A: Merit Prize: P. Goodwin.
Std.7A: Merit Prize: J. Katz.
Std. 7A: Merit Prize: R. Pogrund.
Std.7A: Merit Prize: J. Bloom.
Std. 70: Merit Prize: N. Oettle.
Std. 7E: Merit Prize: S. Marcus.
Std. SA: Class Prize, Latin, Social Studies: J.
Miller.
Std. SC: Class Prize: T. Oettle.
Std. SA: Oavidowitz Prize for English, Merit:
M. Herbert.
Std. SA: A fr.ikaans. Merit: C. Mairnin.
Std. SA: Mathematics. General Science, Merit:
A. Hurwitz.
Std. SC: Commercial: B. Wynton.
Std. SA: M eeit Prize: K. Kesner.
Std. SA: Merit Prize: S. Leyser.
Std. 9A: Class Prize, Afrikaans, Biology: H.
Wegner.
Std.9C: Class Prize: W. MiLlar.
Std. 9A: English, Merit: W. Barnes.
Std. 9C: Mathematics: A. Craxton.
Std. 9A: Latin, Physical Science, Merit: N. Pasvolsky.
Std. 9A: History, Merit: L. Werbeloff.
Std. 9A: Geography: H. Morris.
Std. 9B: Metalwork: P. McPherson.
Std.9A: Merit: J. Fine.
Std.9C: Commerce: B. McIntyre.
Std. IDA: Class Prize, Afrikaans, D. F. Marais
Prize: K. Hahndiek.
Std. IDA: Mathematics, Maskew Millar Prize
for History, Merit Prize: R. Katz.
Std. IDA: Physical Science, Friedlander Memorial
Prize for Engl ish: R. Horwitz.
Std. IDA: Biology: E. EIs.
Std. IDA: History: R. Hamburger.
Std. IDA: Geography: V. Boyd.
Std. IOC: Commerce: R. Barton.
Std. IDA: Bevan Prize-English Reading (1st):
H. Briel.
Std. 9A: Bevan Prize-English Reading (2nd):
M. Nodue.
Std. 1DA: Bevan Prize-English Reading (2nd):
R. Horwitz.
Std. IDA: Templeton P'rize (Music): D. Grodd.
Std. IDA: Arguile Prize (Latin): Q. Rook ledge.
Std. 9C: Epworth Music Society Cup (for services
to Music): M. Bates.
Std. 9A: ditto : N. Pasvolsky.
Std. SA: ditto : M. Herbert.
Std. IDA: ditto : O. Grodd.
Caxton Prize for outstanding effort: G. Abelsohn.
Std. IDA: Steyl Cup (most improved footballer):
Q. Rookledge.
Abelsohn Cup for Matric pupil who has done
most for tbe School: G. Hammond (Head
Prefect).
Life Membership of Old Boys' Union (Head
Prefect): G. Hammond.
Friedlander Shield: Wellington House (G. Hammond,
capt.)
Bevan English Reading Competition
1st . R. Fitzwilliams.
2nd
W. Barnes.
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FRITZ GERHARD THORP
Ten years short of a hali-century is a prodigious
slice of anyone's life to devote to the service of
an institution. Coming to Wynberg in 1926 as a
young Science master, Fritz Gerhard Thorp,
highly qualified and talented, has witnessed many
changes in the growth and development of the
School. Starting in a laboratory with a cracked
stone floor and using spirit lamps, he first lectured
to (l matriculation class of fourteen, a distant
though clearly defined memory when silhouetted
against the background of his present lectureroom,
with its up-to-date equipment and tiers of
benches packed with senior pupils. In those early
days, the Senior and Junior schools existed under
one roof, and often he found himself deputising
in the lower standards for teachers absent through
illness.
At the University of Cape Town, be was a
member of the Students' Representative Council
and also President of the Education Society and,
apart from being a very keen mountaineer, he
captained the V.C.T. First Soccer Eleven.
In his early period at Wynberg, he started the
Debating Society, remaining in personal charge
for twenty-five years and laying the sound foundation
for its future successful development. He
also instituted the Cross-Country Race, ran the
annual athletic meetings, and supervised the administration
of the Thrift Club.
In the middle 1930's, he went on a year's
exchange to the Royal Grammar School, Guildford,
took a post-graduate course at King's College,
London, and ava.iled himself of the opportunity
of visiting many of the great English
public schools, including Eton and Winchester.
At this time, too, he became a member of the
British Institute of Philosophical Studies.
Proficient in administration, he was ultimately
appointed Vice-Principal, and during Mr. Bowden's
ill-health, for several periods amounting in
all to over one year, he ably administered the
school as Acting-Principal with tact and efficiency.
"Freddie" Thorp will probably be best remembered
for his essential kindliness, an endearing
quality laced with a quiet sense of humour and
a shy friendliness. Many were the times when he
went far out of his way to be helpful both to the
Staff and the boys he taught, and young masters
in particular will not forget his ever-willing assistance
and advice.
Well liked by the young and well remembered
by those who have left school, the ringing approbation
given to his speeches at Old Boys' Dinners
is a warm testimony to his lasting popularity and
to the estimation of the value of what he has
contributed to Wynberg.
H.E.T.
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TABLE MOUNTAIN
When we who live in Cape Town casually glance
up at Table Mountain, usually only to ascertain
the prevailing weatber conditions, we little realise
that this mountain contains the very reason for
our being here. For if Table Mountain were not
here, the "Fairest Cape" would indeed be a "Cape
of Storms". There are few who know the history
of tbis natural heritage wbich we Capetonians
take so mucb for granted; yet our mountain has
indeed a wonderful and fascinating story to tell
those who care to delve into its past.
The first recorded ascent of the mountain took
place in 1503 by a Portuguese mariner, Antonia
da Saldanha, after whom Saldanha Bay is named.
Apparently be made his way to the summit up
what is now called Platteklip Gorge. He writes
that he found the rock ledges to be inbabited by
baboons and also informs us that h.is party found
abundant water on the summit.
Much later, in the 17th century, we read tbat
mariners often climbed the mountain as a form
of recreation, and in the following century Dr.
Thunberg recorded some fifteen ascents that he
made by four different routes. He was a Swedish
botanist and he left some interesting notes on the
wonderful flora of our mountain. The first allusion
to the so-called "table-cloth" was made by
William Hickey in his memoirs. He writes of an
arduous ascent that took almost twenty hours to
accomplish - and little wonder, if we are to believe
his description of the prodigious repast that
he records baving enjoyed.
However, it was only towards the end of tbe
last century that climbing began as a serious pastime.
In fact, the history of tbe climbing of Table
Mountain is really the history of the Mountain
Club which was founded at this time. During the
1890's and the early part of this century many fine
climbs were opened, and the rock climbs of tbos,e
early times remain tbe classic routes of todayold
favourites like Right Face, Valken Buttress,
Spring Stepover and many otbers.
It is interesting to note how tbe naming of
climbs bas changed down the abyss of time. In
the old days, most of the routes received the name
of the buttress up which they meandered plus
some other suitable noun to go with it. For instance:
Africa Crag, Africa Face, Kasteels Gulley,
etc. During tbe next stage in route-naming the
names of main buttresses were still used, but the
nouns which followed were most original and
imaginative. Eg., Valken Parapet, Corridor Triangles,
Barrier Edge, etc. Coming to modern
times, we bave a completely revolutionary approacb.
Gone are the names of buttresses and
natural phenomena, and peculiar words and quaint
phrases take their place. Eg., Touch-and-go, Flypaper
Face, Desperation Corner, Block and Tackle,
Snakes and Ladders and a bost of others describing
more one's feelings on the climb than the
climb itself.
There are two remarkable things about the flora
of Table Mountain. Firstly, the extraordinary
number of species and then tbe amazing adaptation
of the plants to varying climatic and physical
conditions on the mountain itself. In "Flora of
the Cape Peninsula", by Prof. Adamson and Capt.
Salter, 2,622 species are listed as being indigenous
to the Peninsula. This number is larger than all
the known species in the British Isles, so we have
indeed been richly blessed by Nature.
I suppose the most renowned and celebrated of
our Cape flowers is the Disa Uniflora, altbough
this is by no means the only member of the disa
family which Table Mountain supports. In the
summer months I have walked along the stream
feeding the De Villiers Reservoir and counted over
150 blooms along its mossy banks. Later in the
year one can make an excursion to the southern
Apostles and Grootkop and walk amid veritable
fields of the blue Veld Disas.
Tben there are the crassulas - bright flasbes of
red against the grey rocks of the Africa cliffs,
interspersed here and tbere with Climbers Friend,
the sturdy roots of which make such a good hold
for the rock-climber. Walking on the slopes of
tbe Back Table, you can look down on the
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massed greenery of Kirstenbosch. Higher up the
slopes the general tone changes to silver where
the sun glints on the bearded leaves of the silver
trees. Then there are the sombre pine forests in
the middle of the Back Table, tbe sparse, windswept
shrubs of the Iligb Western Table, and the
reeds and moss of the damp Eastern Table. Every
different area of the mountain sports its own
peculiar vegetation and the experienced mountaineer
can establish his approximate wbereabouts if
he knows his flowers well.
Table Mountain is not a high mountain as the
Alps are high, nor is it a great mountain as tbe
Himalayas are great, but no other mountain can
claim to be as close to the hearts of the men and
women who love it as can this national heritage of
ours. There are those who climb it for its prospects,
those who study its flora, those who seek
adventure on its precipitous crags - but no matter
what the motive for tbeir exertions, these people
all unanimously agree that to climb it once is an
experience unforgettable, and to climb it often
and regularly is to live a new and higber life. As
General Smuts once said on its summit: "The
men and women of the coming centuries, who
will in ever-increasing numbers seek health and
inspiration on this great mountain summit, will
find here not only the spirit of Nature, but also
the spirit of Man blending with it."
W. BARNEs, Wa.
footplatemen, or were connected with railways
in some other sphere.
There was my grandfather who came to South
Africa from the Great Western Railways of England.
From the start he was a lover of his locomotives,
and his firemen spoke highly of him.
For him, as for many, the cab of a locomotive
was treated as his second home. There are so
many people who don't realise how much time
these men spend in their cabs, and that on a
Karoo run like that of my grandfather's, temperatures
during summer sometimes reach ]30·F or
more in a steam engine. We can be thankful
that electrification has to some extent reduced
these conditions.
During the life of enginemen, no matter how
capable and careful they may be, there is usually
no escaping the inevitable mishap, which u~ually
leaves its mark on his appearance or character.
There was, for instance, the night when my grandfather
ploughed into four hundred sheep nestling
in a railway cutting, and another time when his
fast goods train on the Beaufort West - De Aar
run overturned, through the negligence of a station
foreman in setting the points wrongly.
FOOTPLATEMEN
Railways are the interfusers of mankind and in
South Africa they penetrate the remotest, most
backward and barren parts of the country, thus
fostering habitation and industrial development.
My aim here is to sketch a small appreciation of
the enginemen who move our trains every day.
I wonder how many people who use passenger
and goods trains every day consider the man in
front who is responsible for their lives or their
possessions It is as a result of the great responsibilities
placed upon the shoulders of footplatemen
that in their circle they possess a great respect for
one another, one driver knowing what his mate
(another driver) must bear. A fellowship has tbus
evolved among these men and it finds expression
in the "Locomotive Engineers' Mutual Aid Society".
My life has been full of railway talk and facts,
because of those of my relations who have been
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My uncle, who came on to the same run many
years later, had his stories too. There was the
night when he brought the Blue Train into Beaurort
West, and could not avoid a mishap with this
precious load because there was an engine on the
line in front of him. Though the damage was not
severe, it certainly had an unnerving effect upon
him ror a while.
These stories, I may say, are mere flashes rrom
the lives or only two fine enginemen who never
chanced their arm at anything. I therefore feel
that men or the cab and footplate are men to be
respected. One's greeting to such railwaymen is
an affectionate salute to an organjsation which
literally holds our country together.
Bl-In-ek:
POETICAL
What, silent still?
Cr-xl-n.: Impetuous one.
PREFECTS
M. BATES, lOc.
D- Sw-rdl: Your praise shall still find room even
in the eyes or aU posterity.
D-dd: Know thy voice, and suddenly grow grey
with fear.
F-n-: With dauntless breast the little tyrant
stood.
G-lm--r: Thoughts that do often lie too deep.
J-nn-ngs: Fade far away, djssolve, and quite
forget.
Kl-yn: Tir'd eyelids upon tir'd eyes.
M-eph-rs-n:
A brazen calyx of no noise.
M-rr-f--ld: The qualjty of mercy is not strained.
M-ll-r: Sickness broke him. Impatient he cursed
at first, but mended.
V-n Bl-mm-sl--n: He reared high afore hjs body
monstrous, horrible and vast.
W-gn-r: The paper seeming boy with rats'eyes.
W-rb-l-ff: The applause or listening senates to
command.
W--gm-n: Dance, and Provenc;:al song, and sunburnt
mirth.
B-rn-s: And .looked round Like a god, unseeing,
into the air.
Pr-b-n.: And all the heavens stood still, amazed
with his threat.
L. WERBELOFF, lOa.
THE
ROPE
A bleached and twisted strand,
Curving in a gentle arc; but not unduly taut,
Joining the bodies of men-
Of men in fellowship with that
which God has wrought.
Joining bodies? Yes, but more ....
Joining hearts; Yes! Even joining
hearts with rope.
Holding, combining men or light
and life and hope.
Men who climb above the stream of city life,
As from cliff to summit peak they stray,
Men of love, of desire to relinquish strifeo
montes amantur a me!
W. BARNES, lOa.
Written on a chocolate wrapper on the ascent
of Arrow Face.
THE MASTERPIECE
Mr. Blaekbeard: Big Boss Man.
Mr. Lennox: Substitute.
Mr. Gilmore : A walk in the Black Forest.
Mr. Sieberhagen: 19tb Nervous Breakdown,
Mr. Noffki: Over under, sideways, down.
Mr. Parkins: Rocking Pneumonia.
Mr. Bromberger: Dedicated follower of fashion.
Mr. Blom: Die Gezoem van die bye.
Mr. Tasker: Mr. Peppermint Man.
Mr. Malhew: Jimmy come .lately.
Mr. Fair: Drive my car.
Mr. Boltman. : Where did we go wrong?
Mr. Hopkins: Multiplication.
Mr. Jordaan: That's Old-Fashioned.
Mr. Kooy: Pied Piper.
Mr. Voigt: If I had a Hammer.
Mr. Morris: Cowboy Rock and Roll.
Mr. MeMinn: Blue turns to grey.
Miss Seekel: One among the many.
Mrs. Ryan: Satisfaction.
G. TAYLOR, lOc.
11

HAS THE UNITED NATIONS SERVED ITS PURPOSE?
What is the purpose of this vast piece of diplomatic
machinery which we call the United Nations
Organisation? When laid down io the charter its
idealistic purpose was to promote world peace
and achieve unity among the different nations,
colour-groups, castes, social classes - in fact all
people on the earth io this mad world of today.
That was the idealistic purpose. But what of its
accomplishments? Working out new designs for
wbeels and axles of ox-carts, studying tbe problems
of motor-vehicle licensing io advanced countries,
organising an "international association of
international associations". Tbese are some of
tbe accomplishments! This is the type of tbing
that gets done with millions of dollars every year,
and we sit back and watch the rot eat deeper and
deeper.
Let us consider some of the other international
organisations wbich have tagged on to U.N.O.
What have they been doing these past twenty
years or so
The Food and Agriculture Organisation sounds
important, but what is it tbere for? Ideally this
body should meet the needs of tbe underdeveloped
countries with produce from the advanced countries.
It should solve the problem of tons of food
going into the sea in the U.S.A. to keep the
prices up, while the emaciated millions of India
die in the gutters. But does it? No, it does not;
but that is because it cannot. There is no quickand-easy
solution to a problem like this. The
farmers in tbe east would be tbe first to suffer as
tbe swirLing flood of stocks from the West poured
in. Another thing: would tbe rice-accustomed
palate take to wheat and maize?
The utter futility of UNESCO can be demonstrated
by citing just one example. A cocktail
party was held in Rome in February, ]963. Two
tbousand attended. Three million pounds were
spent on building a suitable banqueting ball.
The party's purpose? To inaugurate a conference
on world hunger! Henry Moore had this to say
about UNESCO: "It bas iron fins that flap about.
It balances in mid-air. It is sensitive to every
passing breeze. It is quite meaningless, utterly
useless, and it costs a lot of money".
But what of the great political forum provided
by the General Assembly and Security Council?
Tbese two bodies make an awful lot of recommendations
to all and sundry, after an awful Jot
more talk by aU and sundry (few of wbom are
diplomats in tbe true sense). A pattern emerges
from these recommendations. Firstly, the Communist
bloc: In 1946 a British destroyer was sunk
with the loss of 49 lives at the mouth of tbe
Adriatic. Albania, who had laid tbe minefield.
completely ignored the recommendation from
U.N.O. to compensate Britain. In October, 1948.
the Security Council called on Russia to lift the
Berlin Blockade. This was vetoed and then ignored.
"Coriolanu ," a well-known political commentator,
has tbis to say: "On the hundred or so
occasions on which Russia has been decisively
outvoted in the Security Council, she has applied
the veto. No outside agency has been allowed to
interfere witb tbe Soviet Empire".
However, with few exceptions, the colonial
powers - Britain, France, the Netherlands and
Belgium - have been very good and have listened
to and heeded the words of U.N.O.! 1962 saw
the Dutch hand New Guinea over to Indonesia.
Two years earlier the Belgians "expedited" the
independence of tbe Congo, and still earlier .the
Anglo-French forces evacuated the Suez Canal
Zone when asked nicely to do so. Arab and
Asian states, on the other hand, just bluntly say
"no". Tbe Security Council instructed Egypt to
allow free passage to Israeli ships through Suez in
1951. But the "Israelites" had still to "wander"
via the Cape. India rejected appeals to hold a
referendum in Kashmir, despite the appeals of
U.N.o.
In short: the noble concept conceived and
brought into being at tbe close of tbe Second
World War has degenerated into a mere forum
for petty politicians to strut on to the world stage
as apparent equals of the world's most learned
and experienced statesmen. The mighty auditorium
of U.N. has become a wonderful ecbo-chamber
for upstart Afro-Asian states and the only law
that prevails is: "He who shouts loudest gets tbe
clearest and most effective ecbo in his own country".
To look objectively at tbis international teaparty
one can come to only one conclusion: tbat
under the United Nations Organisation a double
standard of behaviour amongst the nations bas
been sanctioned and this has ski.lfully been twisted
to the advantage of the East and tbe detriment
of the Western World.
W. BARNES, lOa.
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'N BESOEK AAN CAPRI
Die plesierboot het oor die woelige waters van
die Middellandse See geskop en gedans, en deur
die mis en reën het ons die eiland Capri voor ons
gesien. Dit was 'n pragtige toneel, maar so vroeg
in die oggend bet die eiland nie 'n groot indruk
op ons gemaak nie. Min bet ons geweet dat binne
'n paar uur, ons die mooiste eiland in die wêreld
sou sien.
Die vorige dag bet ons van Rome na ons hotel
in Sorrento per bus gery. Ons het die dag daar
deurgebring, en vroeg die volgende oggend na die
klein hawetjie gery. Daar het ons, saam met 'n
honderd ander mense, aan boord gegaan van die
plesierboot wat ons na Capri sou voer. Die dag
was bewolk en reënerig en nie van die beste vir
so 'n rit nie.
By die hawe Marina Grande bet ons aan wal
gestap en is per motor na die suidekant van die
eiland geneem. Daar het ons die pragtige kuslyn
gesien en ook die huise van die beroemde mense
wat die somer daar deurbring. Onder andere het
ons die huis San Michele van Axel Munthe besoek
met die pragtige tuine en kunswerke.
Die grootste dorp op die eiland is Anacapri, en
deur die grootste gedeelte van die dorp kan jy nie
met jou motor ry nie. Die strate is omtrent
twaalf voet of minder breed en 'n mens moet hier
te voet beweeg.
Daar was baie winkels waar 'n mens aandenkings
kon koop, maar die pryse was hoog; gevolglik
het ons nie lank by hulle vertoef nie.
Ná die middagete het ons na die beroemde
Grotta Azzurra gegaan. Tot ons ontsteltenis het
ons gevind dat daar weens die slegte weer geen
bote was om ons deur die grot te neem nie. Ons
het beraadslaag en was oortuig dat ons hierdie
toneel moes sien. Die enigste ander manier om
binne-in die grot te kom, was om te swem. Daarom
moes ons swem!
Die blou water van die Middellandse See was
net veertien grade bo vriespunt. Malligheid!
Heeltemal waar, maar ek het dit geniet. Niemand
wat Capri besoek, kan weggaan voordat hy die
gebeim innige hemelblou kleur van die grot gesien
het nie.
Nadat ons die eiland platgery en alle besienswaardighede
ingedrink het, is ons weer terug na
die hawe. 'n Uur later het ons in Sorrento aan
wal gestap na 'n dag wat ons nie gou sal vergeet
nie.
P. Gll..MOUR, lOa.
'N BENOUDE OOMBLIK OP SEE
Dit was die oggend vroeg. Die see was doodkalm,
en ons was op pad met die "Skudam", 'n
sewentig-voet houtvistreiler, na Saldanha. Die
vorige paar maande bet ons goeie vangste gemaak,
maar nooit bet ons kon dink wat vir ons
nog voor die deur gestaan het nie.
Ek het rustig gelê en slaap met die gedreun
van die tweehonderd-en-dertig perdekrag dieselenjin
in my ore, en was tevrede met die vangs,
want ek het geweet dat daar weer aan die einde
van die maand 'n vet tjek op my wag. Skielik is
ek wakker geruk deur een van die bemanning om
die waak oor te neem. Op dié oomblik was die
weer nog baie gunstig, maar skielik bet daar 'n
berig oor die radio gekom en ons gewaarsku om
skuiling te soek, aangesien 'n stormwind aan die
opbou was. Soos 'n goeie bemanningslid sal doen,
het ek die skipper, wat nog tevrede gelê en slaap
bet, na die vorige nag se vangs, ingelig omtrent
die waarskuwing.
Ons het nie 'n storm verwag nie en was reeds
myle ver van die naaste skuilplek af. Die bemanning
is onmiddellik op dek geroep om alle moontlike
teenmaatreëls teen die storm te tref. Om
eenuur bet die deinings begin groot word en die
wind het deur die toue begin hujl, maar dit bet
nog geen gevaar vir die Skudam ingebou nie. Ek
was nog altyd op wag toe die ingenieur my kom
inlig dat daar baie water in die masjienkamer is.
Die skipper het dadelik beveel dat die pompe
almalop die masjienkamer gekonsentreer moes
word. Na 'n halfuur het dje water al boe meer
ingestroom en die pompe kon nie voorbly nie.
Ons was almal baie nuuskierig om te weet waar
die water vandaan gekom bet. Nadat vasgestel is
dat die boot 'n lekplek opgedoen het, het ons geweet
dat dit vir ons almal gevaar ingehou het.
Die skipper het paniekerig begin word en bevele
begin uitskreeu, en sodoende veroorsaak dat die
manne baie opgewonde begin word het. Ek het
dadelik gesien dat ek self sal moet reageer en in
die masjienkamer afgegaan om te sien of daar
iets was wat ek kon doen.
Iets wat ek nooit sal vergeet nie, is toe ek een
van die groot vloerplate oplig en die water in die
skuit sien stroom het. Die eerste gedagte wat by
my opgekom bet, was om die lekkasie te stop. Ek
het dadelik sakke tussen die planke probeer indruk,
maar die krag van die water was bo ons
vuurmaakplek.
Nadat kontak met die vuurtoring gemaak is en
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ons seker was dat daar 'n boot na ons op pad
was, het die manne begin om bulle reddingstoerusting
aan te trek.
Die see het nog onstuimiger geword; die boot
se verskansings was alonder die water en die
branders het oor die skuit begin breek. Daar was
vir ons net een uitweg aangesien daar geen bote
in die nabyheid was nie, en dit was om in die
reddingsboot te gaan. Die Skudam se agterkant
het stadig begin sak toe die laaste van die tien
bemanning in die bootjie was. Ons het met alle
mag begin wegroei van die sinkende boot af en
nadat ons 'n veilige afstand daarvandaan was,
het ek treurig teruggekyk na die vaartuig wat ek
begin liefkry het.
Stadig maar seker het sy kop begin lig en sy
naam "Skudam" nog vir oulaas hoog bokant die
water uitgepryk asof hy vir die laaste keer vir
ons wou groet. Skielik bet 'n groot deining die
boot verberg. Alles was verby; maar in die oë
van die bemanning kon ek trane sien. Ons is kort
daarna opgepik deur die Brandon en veilig aan
wal gebring.
P. MACPHERSON, lOb.
S.A. "SEAFARER"
"Die Kaap van Storms." Dis boe die kus om
Kaapstad genoem is deur die eerste matrose in
die vyftiende eeu. Sedert dié tyd het 'n groot
aantal skepe langs hierdie kus gestrand. Op I
Julie vanjaar het nog so 'n dramatiese gebeurtenis
plaasgevind.
Dié aand het dit katte en honde gereën. Dit
was die stormagtigste aand wat ons tot dusver dié
winter gehad het. Die S.A. Seafarer, wat op pad
terug na Suid-Afrika was van Engeland waar
daar 'n skeepstaking was, bet 'n algemene vrag
aan boord gehad. Dit was kort na middernag toe
dit binne 'n honderd tree van MouiUepunt gestrand
het. Dit was net 'n klipgooi van die vuurtoring
af.
Behalwe die twaalf passasiers was daar omtrent
sestig bemanningslede en '0 baba aan boord.
Almal is gered met bebulp van die helikopters van
die Suid-Afrikaanse weermag. Hierdie vlieëniers
bet net so 'n grootse daad soos Wolraad Woltemade
verrig toe hy veertien mense van die Jonge
Thomas in Junie 1773 gered het.
Wat werklik op die skip dié aand gebeur het,
sal nie geweet word voordat 'n volledige ondersoek
plaasgevind het nie. Dit blyk dat die skip,
wat toelating tot die Tafelbaaise hawe afgewys
was aangesien dit te stormagtig was, rondgevaar
het tot die storm bedaar het. Die storm was so
erg dat dit die skip na die verraderlike rotse by
Mouillepunt gedryf het.
Met 'n geweldige slag het die verdoemde skip
gestrand en hulpeloos op die skerp rotse gelê.
Dit was nie Jank nie toe die reusagtige golwe die
rampspoedige vaartuig begin breek het. Nadat
die ruim oopgeskeur is, het stukke van die waar·
devolle vrag op die strand uitgespoel. Doeanebeamptes
het langs die kus waggehou om die uitgespoelde
vrag te versamel. Groot stroke strand
was met toue afgekordon en al langs die kus bet
wrakhout gelê. Dit is later aan die brand gesteek
om daarvan ontslae te raak.
Belangrike dokumente en seekaarte is met behulp
van 'n helikopter van die wrak afgehaal sodat
daar 'n ondersoek gedoen kon word. ·Na 'n
paar weke is daar probeer om van die vrag te red,
maar dit het tot dusver nog nie geslaag nie.
Ná 'n maand op die rotse is hierdie tamaai
groot oseaan-vaartuig deur die mag van die see
in drie gebreek. Dit wys net dat "n mens nie met
die see kan speel nie. Elke keer as ek na hierdie
wrak kyk, gril ek om te dink wat die see kan
doen.
s. BLANCKENBERG, lOb.
DIE
EINDE
Die koue wind waai en die ou man bewe,
Hier is daar geen lewe.
Is dit God wat hom so laat loop,
Sonder enige kos en enige hoop?
Die wêreld is wit,
En die horison klim na die hemel.
In die verlate vlakte is hyalleen met die sneeu,
Soos 'n wit laken op die land.
Hy struikel neer en staan nie weer op nie;
Lê stil en sy gedagtes vlieg soos 'n wolk voor die
wind.
Hy't sy lewe geniet maar nou is dit klaar,
Hy het geen krag en sy liggaam is maer.
In die verte hoor hy 'n jakkals wat tjank,
Hy probeer opstaan, maar val soos 'n stukkende
pop neer:
En die lewe vlug,
Soos 'n kers geblus.
L. OSRIN, 9a.
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KING LEAR TEACHES 90
Ander/on: "This speech of yours hath moved
me."
Bal/well: "If but as well I other accents follow."
Bridgen.s·: "I will maintain my truth and honour
firmly."
COa/es: "I have years on my back."
David: "M y mind as generous, and my shape as
true."
Cargan: "Oppress'd nature sleeps."
Green: "Thy wit sball ne'er go slipsbod."
Deane (during rugby match): "The enemy's 111
view; draw up your powers."
fferbert: "My fooL usurps my body."
ffurwitz: "How long have you been a secretary
astronomical?"
Katz (about to ring the bell): "Devise bis speedy
taking off."
Kemer: "I did ber wrong .... "
Leyser: 'Thou dost make thy way to noble fortunes."
Loubser: "All the powers of his wits have given
way to his impatience."
Lawrence: "'Tis strange that he should so depart
from home."
McLean (during maths.): "I know no answer."
Maimin: 'These hairs, which thou dost ravish
from my chin."
Miller: "He grows, he prospers."
Osrin: "I speak in understanding."
Pascatl: "Made you no more offence but what
you speak of?"
BurgelI : "Give thee quick conduct."
Pnema/ica/os: "I am a gentleman of blood and
breeding."
Pring1e: "So young, and so untender?"
Se/by (as Librarian): "You owe me no subscription."
Sesse/berg (at break): "A poor unfortunate beggar."
Hammerschlag (during gym.): "But have I fall'n,
or no?"
Treadaway: "Stands still in esperance, lives not
in fear."
Plei/: "When I do stare, see bow the subject
quakes."
Vickermans (during exams.): 'The weight of this
sad time we must obey."
J. MILLER, 9a.
SEEN THROUGH AN ATTIC WINDOW
King's Court House. How the very name conjures
up images of the past. How one gazes in
awe at this image of history, notorious for its
associations with the infamous Richard IV and
as much a landmark of London as the Tower.
It was on a bleak and chilly afternoon some
months ago that I decided to explore the house
from attics to dungeons, and became immersed in
the past as I wandered through tbe famous Treaty
Chamber, the sumptuously decorated State Bedroom,
the ornate Queen's Parlour and other
rooms. I drifted away from the inevitable crowd
of American tourists and found myself ascending
a dusty stairway to the attics. Wiping the grime
of centuries off the windows of the central attic,
I peered out over the mistiness that was London.
Suddenly, glancing below towards the main entrance,
I thought I espied a gleaming carriage .
Imagination! All my thinking about the past .
A man clambered down from the carriage. I
rubbed my eyes in astonishment. He was dressed
in a long blue, silver-lined coat, breeches, gaiters
and frills. His shoes had buge gold buckles and
he removed a three-cornered hat from his abundant
hair. It was his face, though, that made me
incredulous of my sanity. I bad seen that face
everv time I went to the National Gallery, but
now tbat face was alive and yet the very same as
the portrait, down Jo the little beard. Below me
was Lord WiJlismore, Lord Chancellor of England
at the beginning of Richard IV's reign. ]\To
shadowy phantom, but a creature of flesh and
blood.
My unbelieving eyes now travelled to the portal
and there ob-erved His Majesty King Richard IV,
accompanied by his liveried retinue, standing with
extended hand. Reason slowly slipped from me
as I remembered from my history textbook at
Harrow what would happen. It did. Richard's
gloved hand, from the gesture of welcome, suddenly
flew up. Immediately, from the foggy
gardens, a dark figure ran swiftly up behind the
Lord Chancellor. A knjfe plunged deeply into
Lord Edward's back. He staggered forwards and
collapsed onto the gravel. ...
I turned from the window and clutched my
head.
"Good grief!" I immediately ejaculated. "You
imbecile. You're just having hallucinations. Ha,
ha. It seemed so real, of course." Still laughing
at my over-fertile imagination, I went back to the
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window. Somewhat to my relief the driveway
below was quite deserted.
But not for long. In the distance, faintly, I
heard the crunch of hooves on gravel. Eerily
through the fog another carriage, with guards
mounted, took shape and rumbled up to the entrance.
I knew by the arms on the coach that it
belonged to the Lord Chancellor, who climbed
down, followed by six soldiers. The King appeared
in the doorway, without his retinue.
Pulling out a scroll from his robes the Chancellor
read out the famous accusation. I had often
gazed at this scroll in the British Museum.
I waited again with bated breath, knowing that
Richard would extract a phial of arsenic from his
ring and ...
"Okay, chaps," a man's voice shouted, "that's
fine! If this year's pageant isn't the best-ever, then
1'11never produce another. Right, all wigs in the
property box, please, and costumes must be... ."
And I laughed. Yes, up in that musty attic I
laughed till my sides ached. I was ashamed and
yet I was pleased. Through that grimy attic
window I had seen history come alive.
M. F. HERBERT, 9a.
THE CINEMA THIS YEAR
Up to now 1966 has been an excellent yea r for
the Cinema and Hollywood has brought us
some really outstanding productions. A striking
example was the underrated but nevertheless magnificent
film on Michaelangelo, "The Agony and
the Ecstasy", which had, behides authentic background,
some most memorable acting by Rex
Harrison and Charlton Heston together with a
sensible, literate script.
"The War Lord" was another period film of
unusual atmosphere and possessed some furiously
exciting battles. Samuel Bronston's epic, "55 Days
at Peking," took three years getting here but
proved to be well worth waiting for. It had
amongst its assets the largest and most impress.ive
set ever built for a film, the beautiful Ava Gardner
and a lovely ballroom scene.
I would, however, quibble with the choice of
"Dr. Zhivago" as one of the best films ever made.
The acclaim it has received seems to me to be
surpnslOg. Admittedly it was technically and
visually magnificent and the cast was superb, but
the scenic splendour reduced them to the level of
photographed objects, completely devoid of feeling.
The story was tedious, the script disappointingly
dim and the spectacular action scenes far
too short.
WaIt Disney productions are turning out more
and more films, almost all of them charming.
"The Moonspinner," his first thriller, was very
exciting, far more so than the majority of the
espionage rubbish which is like a disease at the
moment. Dozens of secret agents are making
their appearance on the screen and almost all are
utterly preposterous. Notable exceptions are the
recently released "Arabesque", the ingeniously
planned "Mirage", and "The Ipcress File" with
its excellent photography.
Comedy is equally feeble. "Lady L" was very
funny and last year's "Those Magnificent Men"
the best and most fascinating of all, but I have
never enjoyed American slapstick and the British
comedy, like the British film industry, is' on a
downward path and looks unlikely, at present, to
recover.
Some films I did not enjoy this year were
"King Rat" and "The Flight of the Phoenix",
which I thought were both deadly dull; "The
Glory Gulp", "Bunny Lake is Missing" and
"Genghis Khan", a pathetic attempt to recreate
history.
Many people, I should think, derived much
pleasure, as I did, from seeing last year's films at
our local cinemas. The brilliant "My Fair Lady",
the charming "The Sound of. Music", which put
sex, crime and brutality in its place, the exciting
"Lord Jim" and "EI Cid", one of the best 'epis'
ever made, were just some. "The King and I"
was also a great pleasure to behold, as was "Sink
the Bismarck".
PersonaLly, seeing the much-publicised and controversial
film "Cleopatra" once again was my
year's top cinematic treat. A truly brilliant piece
of entertainment, its subtleties and ingenuity extended
far beyond the magnificence of its spectacle
and that, combined with four excellent
battles, some superb backgrounds and some wonderful
acting, especially by Rex Harrison, made
it supreme in its field, for me at any rate.
We have at last been given Cinerama, and were
none the better off until "The Battle of the
Bulge" opened after two travelogues. It is a
terrific war film with some of the best battles I
have ever seen and some fine scenery and photography.
It is limited to the history of one German
panzer thrust, but is tremendously exciting and a
"must" for all who like war on film.
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All in all, it has undoubtedly been an excellent
half-year and I hope the reducti,on of cinema
audiences in England will not start over bere,
especially whilst so much enjoyment is to be
gained from an afternoon or evening at tbe
movies.
R. FITZWTLLLAMS, 9b.
DIE WONDER VAN 'N NUWE DAG
Die geboorte van 'n nuwe dag is vir my een
van die mooiste geskenke wat die natuur aan die
mens kan gee.
Vroeg in die oggend, net voor die son opkom,
word die horison tot 'n ligroos skynsel verkleur.
As die son boër in die lug opstyg, word die rooi
kleur deur 'n goue kleur vervang. Dit is nog
koud, maar stadig verhit die goue sonstrale die
aarde. Af en toe word die vrolike gekwetter van
die voëls geboor. 'n Haan kraai luid in die verte
en 'n hond blaf opgewonde. Die rook draai uit
die skoorstene uit, en die plaasvolk staan nou op
om 'n nuwe dag van werksaamhede te begin. Die
koeie word uit die stalle gejaag en bul vat geesdriftig
koers na die groen weivelde toe.
Stadig rys die son hoër en boër. Die verhitte
aarde bak nou in die son. Dit word middag.
Almal probeer om die sonstrale te ontduik. Die
plaasvolk hou op met werk om in die koelte van
die bome lafenis te soek en om hul middagete te
geniet. Die diere staan ook in die welkome koelte
en rus. Stadig begin die kort skaduwees weer
langer word en die mense gaan voort met hul
dagtaak.
Die son sak geleidelik agter die swart berge
weg. Alles is nou koel en stil. Die mense geniet
aandete en die diere word stal toe gejaag. Die
wolke in die lug word oranje en rooi en die son
sak stadig weg. Dit word nou donker en die
huise se ligte word aangeskakel. Die maan loer
skugter oor die horison. Verskillende soorte insekte
kom nou uit en oral kan hul geluide gehoor
word. Die voëls word nou stiller en stiller. Stadig
word die ligte in die huise uitgedoof en mens en
dier gaan 'n welverdiende nagrus tegemoet.
J. OOSTHUIZEN, 9c.
ONS WORD 'N SEEVARENDE VOLK
Die Suid-Afrikaanse vlag word al hoe meer op
die oseane van die wêreld gesien. Dit is nie sommer
net 'n geleentheidsvlag nie, maar die trotse
simbool, van 'n groeiende handelsvloot.
Die Suid·Afrikaanse Spoorweë bet die voortou
geneem en die grondslag gelê van die Suid-
Afrikaanse vloot. Net na die Eerste Wêreldoorlog
het die destydse regering drie ou skepe van Brittanje
present gekry. Hierdie skepe is gebruik om
spoorwegtoerusting uit Australië in te voer. Een
van die drie skepe is gedurende die Tweede
Wêreldoorlog gekelder en die ander twee is daarna
verkoop. Die spoorweë het toe net "Die
Hangklip" besit.
In 1946 het die Safmarine skeepvaartonderoeming
tot stand gekom en in 1959 is ses Union
Castle-skepe onder die Suid-Afrikaanse vlag geplaas.
Safmarine handhaaf nou drie gereelde dienste
na en van Amerika, die Britse weskus, Wes-
Europa en die Ooskus van Engeland. Hulle besit
tien skepe en hulle buur dieselfde aantal. Hulle
het vier nuwe vrugteskepe aangekoop wat binne
veertien dae vanaf Kaapstad na Southampton toe
kan vaar. Hierdie vier bring die totale aantal
skepe op viertien te staan. Elke skip het 'n bemanning
wat bestaan uit sowat twintig blanke
offisiere en dertig Kleurling matrose.
Die volgende stap sal, hopelik, die totstandkoming
van 'n Suid-Afrikaanse skeepsboubedryf
wees. Die aanvoorwerk is reeds deur 'n kommissie
van ondersoek gedoen. Groot ontwikkeling
op die gebied van skeepvaart lê vir ons jong land
voor die deur.
DIE TOUR
DE FRANCE
P. SCOlT, 9c.
Elke jaar in Junie of Julie is die hele Frankryk
in rep en roer oor 'n fietswedren. Die fietswedren
is die Tour de France eo dit is 'n alombekende
feit dat dit die veeleisendste wedreo van sy soort
ter wêreld is. Dit duur twee-eo-twintig dae en in
hierdie tyd ry die jaers sowat 2,500 tot 3,000 myl
(die roete verskil elke jaar).
Hulle ry rondom Frankryk, soos u aan die
naam van die wedren kan agterkom, asook deur
dele van België en Italië. 'n Fransman, Jacques
Anquetil, is die beId van die Franse fietsgeesdriftiges,
want hy is die eerste man wat die Tour de
France vier keer gewen het-in 1957, 1961, 1962
en 1963.
Baie geld word in hierdie wedren betrek. Selfs
al eindig jy laaste, wen jy nog sowat R170. Die
wenner se eerste prys is R20,000, maar dit is niks
in vergelyking met die geld wat hy daarna kan
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verdien nie. Enige man wat die fietswedren wen,
is 'n baie gesogte adverteerder en hy kan, behalwe
die prysgeld, nog sowat R80,000 verdien. Deur
byvoorbeeld 'n ruk lank net met 'n sekere soort
fiets te ry, word hy R40,000 betaal. Dit is egter
harde werk en sluit 120 tot 180 myl van fietsry
per dag in.
Spanwerk speel 'n baie belangrike rol. 'n Jaer
wat nie deel is van 'n span nie, het geen kans om
te wen nie. Vir hierdie ondersteunende jaers is
daar ook vergoeding, onder meer 'n soen deur die
mooiste nooi in die dorp waar die dag se skof
eindig.
Die Tour de France is een van die hoogtepunte
in die Franse sportwêreld.
FOLK MUSIC
A. BEADlE, 8a.
To many people in South Africa today, the
words "folk music" immediately conjure up
visions of a bearded twenty-one-year-old, adorned
with duffle-coat and turtle-skin sandals, hanging
around coffee-bars, and occasionally actually singing
song" which are, of course, subversive, socially
antagonistic and anti-governmental. "Because,"
they think, "that is what a folksong is. What else
could it be?" In actual fact this vision, if true at
all, comprises so small a minority of "singers"
and "songs" that it can almost be disregarded
completely. Although the proportion of composed
folksongs to true folksongs is increasing, I have
yet to hear one that is subversive, socially antagonistic,
etc. Admittedly, a few do make outcries
against racial prejudice, atomic warfare, and
other subjects, but the intention is most denitely
not of deriding institutions, schools of thought,
or governments, purely for the sake of derision.
Most folksongs are actually hundreds of years
old; a very few date back almost to the time of
Chaucer, and folksongs of the East (of which less
is known), are possibly older. Folksongs can be
divided into various sections, although there must
often be an overlap. One of tbe most orthodox,
as it were, of sections is that consisting of the
Child baUads - among the best of all folksongs
in the English-speaking world, the three hundred
and five Classic British Ballads which Francis James
Child recognised as being truly traditional and
which are still today recognised by the numbers
which he assigned to them, and classified them by.
These are also the oldest folksongs. Another
section might well be labelled "Lyrics and Laments".
Derived almost wholly from ballads, the
narrative detail of such songs has been sheared
away, and the emotional core remains. Says John
M. Conly in the Joan Baez songbooks, "Their
extreme beauty ... often compares favourably
with the finest art poetry in any language". A
good example of a Child Ballad is "Henry Martin",
Cbild no. 250; and of a lyric, "The Water
is Wide".
Later, about 1600-1700, "Broadside Ballads"
appeared. Printed on sheets which were broader
than they were long (hence the name), they were
many of them the work of "hack scriveners in
the employ of printers", and the artistry of these
compositions was of a lower order than that of
the older, traditional ballads. In time, many were
modified to become minor oral masterpieces. Many
non-Child ballads such as these were classified in
similar manner by the American, Malcolm G.
Laws Jr., e.g. "Silver Dagger," "Stewball" and
'The Lily of the West".
American ballads and songs form a unique section
of folk music, and are the result of several
cultural strains meeting and coalescing under the
"unique conditions of American life and moves".
This section includes prison songs, cowboy songs,
love lyrics, "bad men ballads", moonshining songs
and, of course, Negro Spirituals, referred to later.
Examples of this section are "Banks of the Ohio",
and "The House of tbe Rising Sun".
Re Negro Spirituals, to quote again, "These
songs are the articulate message of the slave to
the world. Tbey are the music of an unhappy
people, of the children of disappointment; they
tell of death and suffering and unvoiced longing
toward a truer world, of misty wanderings and
hidden ways ....
"Through all the sorrow there breathes a hope
- a faith in the ultimate justice of things. Sometimes
it is faitb in life, sometimes a faitb in death,
sometimes assurance of boundless justice in some
fair world beyond. But ... the meaning is always
clear: that sometime, somewhere, men will judge
men by their souls and not by their skins".
This contribution has been written in the hope
of giving a better understanding of folksongs,
especially to those wbo think of "Gezoem van die
Bye", or "Sounds of Silence" as folkmusic. But,
of course, tbe only true way to understand folk is
to sing it. ...
J. BENJAMIN, 8a.
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HEY
LISTEN!
Spirit of Learning, hear, I pray,
A scholar's humble plea today,
Asking the things we pupils must
To get a J.C. pass - or bust!
From perils of tbe Euclidian eye,
(Things squared are seldom phi)
From Latin verbs of ancient Rome
And Voortrekker routes so far from home,
From dreaded reams of Science data,
From Shakespeare's verse to Brooke, and later;
If you can, with little fuss,
Spirit of Learning, deliver us.
Get with the A's and mind the D's,
And Kindly Spirit, I ask you, please,
To keep my average .in the E's.
A DREAM?
G. J. DAVIS, 8b.
It felt as if I had been tossing and turning all
night. I roll.ed over, sweating, and stared into the
inky blackness. Suddenly I started! I could
faintly see the white outlines of a shrouded figure.
The image grew stronger and I could make out
the figure of a tall old man, with a gaunt face,
thin lips and morose eyes. I was fascinated by
his decaying, brown-stained teeth. My mouth
must have been hanging open, for in a deep, slow
voice, he said, "Don't be frightened. You and I
are going to become good friends." At first I
thought he had put unnecessary emphasis 00 the
word "friends", but passed it off as, grinning
almost slyly, he shuffled forward and sat on my
bed.
"All of us," he began, "who were evil men in
life are, after death, designated one of your kind.
You have been given every chance and have been
found to be," bis voice rose slightly, "one of the
most despicable mortals who inhabit this earth.
Wherever you go, I will. be not far behind you".
"You mean you are a ghost?" I quavered.
"Oh, yes, hadn't you guessed?" he said cheerfully,
and added more slowly, "Whenever you
experience an emotion which is out of the ordinary,
you will hear my laugh and see my smile,
and you shall fear!"
Just as a scream started in my throat, his image
began to fade and I slipped into blessed oblivion.
When I awoke, the first rays of sunlight were
stealing across the sky. I arose shakily and flung
open the curtains. I remembered the previou
night and shuddered. It was then that the slow
realisation that it had aIL been a dream stole
across my brain. I greeted the new day with a
smile and was gazing out across the lawn when a
pair of thin lips, spread in a hideous sneer, and
half hiding dry, rotting teeth, appeared in my
vision.
Tbe mocking laugh had barely finished echoing
through the chambers of my mind when my shrill
screams rent the still morning.
DOG
D. RUSEL, 8a.
The hound stirred, stretched; sleep-warmed hide
a-rippling,
The dampness of his body-heat impressed upon
the straw;
Eager hind-limbs scratching, reaching;
White-rolled eyes to contemplate the open kennel
door.
The wind rose, thresbed, sun-dried sand a-rippLing,
The promise of a sea-bright mom upon tbe salttanged
air.
Tensely, hound-dog standing breathing,
Wet black nostrils savouring the eager day so fair.
BRANDERRY
G. J. DAVIS, 8b.
Eeue gelede het die mense van Hawaii op groot
houtplanke in die see uitgevaar en weer met die
branders teruggery. Christopher Columbus het
dit ontdek en iets daaroor in sy dagboek geskryf.
Sy teorie was dat die Hawaiiers robbe sien branders
ry het en daarvandaan die idee gekry het.
Deesdae is alles baie moderner en ook baie
vinniger. Die Hawaiiers het op 'n eenvoudige
plank gery, maar nou leer 'n mens op die eenvoudige
plank. Wanneer jy goed genoeg is, ry jy
op die branders net voordat bulle breek, met
ander woorde wanneer huILe baie regaf of uitgehol
is. 'n Mens blyaltyd op die deining, maar
die meeste van die tyd word die agterste deel van
die branderplank so gehou dat die brander parallel
met jou kop breek as jy laag buk. Daar is min
branders wat 'n mens so kan ry. Op so 'n brander
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moet jy skerp regs of links draai en rats na die
voorpunt van jou branderplank beweeg.
Die grootte van die branders verskil van plek
tot plek. In Hawaii ry mense branders wat soms
dertig tot veertig voet hoog is, maar in Suid-
Afrika is die grootste branders tien tot vyftien
voet en selde meer as twintig voet hoog. Die
kleiner branders is gewild as 'n mens fratsry wil
beoefen, byvoorbeeld as hy agteruit wil ry of 'n
paar keer in die rondte wil draai.
Dit is nie nodig om baie naby die see te woon
om 'n goeie branderryer te wees nie, want 'n
mens kan met rolskaatse oefen. Rubberwiele is
die veiligste, maar ook die stadigste. Nylonwiele
is amper net so veilig, maar dis baie vinniger.
Staalwiele is natuurlik die vinnigste, maar hulle
is daarom die gevaarlikste omdat hulle gly as jy
te skerp of te vinnig draai.
Ek voorspel dat branderry se gewildheid in die
Republiek snel sal. toeneem.
COLLISION AT SEA
W. WARD, 7a.
The fifty-thousand-ton bulk ore-carrier "Statesman"
was ploughing its way sedately up the
Channel.
Silence was shattered by a buzz from the radar
room. "Number One, here," I said, and the duty
officer reported excitedly: "Unidentified object
one mile ahead." I acknowledged and passed on
the report to the captain. I ordered course to be
changed ten degrees starboard.
"Boom-boom!" The foghorn made the clammy,
dense fog resound with its strident note.
Once more the radar room called my attention.
"Objeét balf a mile abead", and a moment later
tbe port lookout sighted ber. "Hard a port, full
astern!" I ordered, and deep in the bowels of the
ship tbe telegraph rang. There was a tense silence,
and all eyes were riveted on the now becalmed
two-masted gaff-rigged schooner. It was towing
a small pram dinghy about a cable behind it. I
was standing behind the captain and I could see
his knuckles white as they clenched the guard
rail. J could feel the perspiration beading my
forehead. Four-forty yards to go and the bows
were beginning very slowly to swing to port, and
from that distance we could discern the crew of
the schooner leaping overboard. The way was
beginning to come off the ship but it was not
going to be sufficient and I could see that they
were going to be minus a dinghy.
A few brave Splflts who remained aboard the
schooner were pulling like mad on the dinghy's
painter. We were slowly, inexorably eating up the
distance separating us, and there was a crunch
and bits of wood floated past our bows.
We surged past the stern of the schooner itself,
sending her rocking frantically. From the bridge
I touched the peak of my cap in greeting and
apology to the skipper of the scbooner, whose
only reply was a furiously brandished fist.
DANGER IN THE FOREST
P". SWIFT, 6a.
The shadow paused, baffled. Which way now?
Where could it run to evade the nightmare bearing
down on it?
A rustle. With a start it leapt up and tore
across the common. It ran for ages, witb the fear
of impending doom lending wings to its feet. On
and on, with only one thought etched in its
brain - escape!
It stopped again, panting. Would this chase
never end? It felt sure of its fate and yet, while
there's life there's hope, and it must go on hoping.
It moved over a clearing toward some rocks,
among which it lay concealed.
For more than an bour it waited until, out of
curiosity, it crept out, cautiously, but becoming
more sure with every step.
".I've done it!" it thought triumphantly. "I've
lost him!"
But what was tbat outlined against the sky,
crouched to spring off the rock?
A swift leap, a thud, and tbe smell of blood.
That night a family of foxes fed on a newlykilled
rabbit.
THE
STORM
Softly at first I heard the rain,
C. DAVIS, 6a.
Then very much stronger I heard it again.
Slowly at first,
Then quicker and quicker,
A~ the clouds rolled up
Thicker and thicker.
Lightning struck l.ike a bolt from the blue,
From the heavens dark and black of hue.
P. SH.ELTON, 6a.
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GIRLS
Oh, madam.
Guys are only being dutiful
If they say that you are beautiful,
Wben really you're an awful bag,
Dressed to the nines in a stylish rag,
All got up with powder and paint
To make you look just what you ain't;
Stiletto heels to give you height,
Elastic girdle pulled in tight,
All perms and waves and teased-up hair:
Oh madam, what a frightful scare!
P. SWIFT, 6a.
AVONTUUR IN DIE DIEPTES
Verlede week was ek nabyaan my dood. Dit
is 'n dag wat ek nooit sal vergeet nie. Ek en my
vr.iend het 'n motorboot gehuur. Ons bet elkeen
'n duikpak gehad en ons het ook suurstofapparate
gehad.
Ons het omtrent twee myl met die motorboot
van die kus afgery en toe het ons anker gegooi.
Die see was baie kalm en net reg om te duik.
.ons bet elkeen ons duikpak aangetrek en ons het
'n spiesgeweer saamgevat in geval van gevaar.
.ons het 'n visserskuit omtrent so vier myl van
ons af opgemerk. Dit was snaaks dat daar niemand
aan boord was nie. Ons bet besluit om
ondersoek te gaan instel. Ons het niemand aan
boord gekry !Lie. My vriend het gesê dat hy die
polisieboot sou gaan roep terwyl ek duik.
Ek het toe geduik. Die eerste ding wat ek gesien
het, was 'n duikboot. Ek het nader gegaan
en deur 'n venster geloer. Daar het ek twee man:>
gesien. Die een man het 'n sak vol diamante aan
die ander een gegee wat vir hom 'n rol note gegee
het.
Toe het iemand my skielik gegryp en my vasgebind
en my binne die duikboot ingesleep. Een
van die mans wat ek deur die venster gesien het,
het omgedraai en gesê dat ek vir die haaie gegee
moes word, want ek het genoeg gesien. Die man
het my weer na die visserskuit geneem. Toe ons
op die visserskuit was, het hy my duikpak uitgetrek
en my onder na die masjienkamer toe geneem.
Daar was 'n akwarium met 'n mensvreter·
haai in. Toe ek dit sien, het ek geweet ek kan nie
my dood ontsnap nie. Hy het my nader gestoot
- tot ongeveer drie voet van die kwarium af.
Toe het ek skielik 'n konstabel hoor sê: "Los die
kind of ek skiet jou dood." Ek het toe bewusteloos
geword.
Ek het veel later in my eie bed bygekom. My
vriend het vertel dat hulle die diamantesmokkelaars
gevang het en dat ons daardie middag ons
beloning by die polisiestasie kan gaan haal.
D. HEARD, 6b.
At the beginning of the year we welcomed Mr.
T. Fair and Mr. J. Voigt from U.C.T. and P.T.C.
respectively. They soon settled down to Boarding
House routine ano life and so became part of the
family.
Unfortunately Mrs. Hunt had to leave us at the
end of the third term owing to illness. We tbank
her for all that sbe did for us. We were very
pleased, and fortunate, to bave MIS. Frances
(Arnott) along to help us out to the end of the
term. We would like to welcome Mrs. Barwell as
our new matron. We trust that sbe will settle
down to a long and bappy stay. Our thanks go to
Sister for the motherly way in which she tends us
in times of illness.
Our prefect body consisted of J. Dodd (head
prefect), J. Wiegman, E. Green, S. Glasser, J.
Best, S. Scott, P. van Blommestein. They performed
their tasks in a very capable manner and
are to be congratulated.
What would a school be like without boarders?
As always our boys bave taken a keen and active
interest in tbe activities of the School. Most
sporting sides and committees were well represented
and a number of extra-mural duties were
performed by our boys.
We should like to thank Matron, Sister, Mrs.
Blackbeard, and kitchen staff for the enormous
amount of work put into catering for functions
at school.
To Mr. Blackbeard we offer our tbanks and
appreciation for his guidance as "Father" of the
House.
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LlTTLEWOOD HOUSE, 1966
Front Row (I. to r.): P. Smuts, E. Sacher, C. Earley, P. Mann, D. L. Pretorius, G. Anderson.
C. van Tonder, H. Kamhoot, F. Kamhoot, M. Sacher.
Secolld Row (I. lo r.): M. Cann, R. Perrott-Humphries, S. Glasser, S. Scott, Mr. M. Bohling,
Mrs. Francis (Matron), J. Dodd (Head Prefect), Mr. N. R. Blackbeard (Principal).
Mrs. F. Blackbeard (Assistant Matron), J. Wiegman (Deputy Head Prefect), Sister de Klerk,
Mr. T. W. Fair, Mr. J. Voigt, E. Green, J. Best.. S. Jacobs, P. van Blommestein.
Third Row (I. to r.): J. Somerville, J. Theodor, N. Selby, T. Slabber, F. Sesselberg.
J. Sheppard, D. Frahm, H. Lipschitz, W. Oosthuizen, D. M. Pretorius. N. Borain.
K. Williams, C. Cumming, D. Milford, D. Durlacher.
Fourth Row (1. to r.): S. Milliner, T. Langley, B. Dyason. 1. Mackay, K. Neilson. P. Lewis.
R. Weilers, P. Clay, D. J. Gill, E. Eddy, K. Kalz, K. Bremer, D. C. Gill.
Fifth Row (1. to r.): P. Selby, E. Loubser, M. Brown, N. Oettlé, H. Green, R. Barrel-Jolly.
J. Lawrence, P. Barrelt, M. Muilwyk, P. Barrett. P. Baerecke. C. Burke, G. Pearcc.
T. Oettlé, F. du Toit, R. Ritchie.
Sixth Row (I. to r.): L. Osrin, B. Pearce, T. Piekthall, R. Peacock, A. Visser, R. Cumming,
D. Calder, J. Retief. W. Burke, T. Snyman, R. Jeffrey, R. Gilbert. D. Millar.
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THE LATE PRIME MINISTER
The tragic news of the death of the Prime
Minister Dr. H. F. Verwoerd came as a great
shock to the School, wbere he himself had spent
some time as a junior pupil.
As a mark of respect we held a special assembly
when we paid tribute to Dr. Verwoerd and expressed
our deepest sympathy witb Mrs. Verwoerd
and ber family.
STAFF
For the first time tbis year we bad enrolled two
Sub A classes, and to tbese we welcomed Miss B.
Durham and Mrs. D. Hutchison as class teachers.
To Std. lA we welcomed Miss L. Marsh, to Std.
IB Miss P. Watters, and to Std. 3B Mr. F. Smith.
To the post of piano teacher we welcomed Dr.
Claude Brown - a considerable honour for the
school in having with us albeit for only a year,
so distinguished a musician and teacher on the
staff. Mrs. BagnaIl had to relinquish her work in
Remedial Speech, but we were glad that Mrs.
Zwarts was available to fill the gap. Mrs. Oberholzer
went on furlough in the tbird quarter, when
our old friend, Mrs. Merrington, came to deputise.
We were very pleased to say "Welcome Home" to
Mr. K. Hutchison after his interesting year in
Europe. His magnificent sl.ides of his travels have
given us the greatest pleasure. Mr. Hutchison has
now been promoted to Special Grade Assistant.
Mr. K. Pretorius is taking special leave during
1967, in order to complete an extra year of study
in Graaff Reinet. We shall miss him greatly, while
we convey our best wishes to him for a successful
year. Our good wishes too, to Mrs. Pretorius and
Maryna. Mr. Neville Schafer, Old Boy and former
music teacher on the Staff, paid a holiday
visit home from his studies in Amsterdam, was a
member of the auclience at our "Hour of Music",
and made his first appearance as soloist with the
Cape Town Orchestra in the City Hall. From
Miss Lacey we have had numerous letters and
cards with most interesting details of her varied
travels in Europe.
JUNIOR SCHOOL SECRETARY
Up to June, 1966, the High and Junior Schools
have shared one Secretary, Mrs. D. Cotton, whose
volume of work increased to that extent when it
became too much for one person. On June 1st,
therefore, a new Secretary began duties in the
Junior School itself. We were very pleased to
welcome Mrs. Buchanan to this post, and it was
not long before she became an indispensable part
of our organisation. We trust her stay with us
will be a happy one.
To Mrs. Cotton, who for over ten years, shouldered
so much responsibility so calmly and so
ably, we extend our deepest gratitude. We thank
her very much, too, for so readily giving both
advice and help to Mrs. Buchanan when the
secretarial duties of the two schools had to be
divided, and established separately.
Mrs. Buchanan is at present working in the
Staff room, not an easy matter, but we trust that
by the end of 1967 she will move into the newlybuilt
Secretary's office adjoining the Principal's
office.
GENERAL
It has already been mentioned above that we
now have two Sub A classes. This will mean two
Sub B classes as well from January, 1967, and at
long last we shall have a double stream throughout
the Junior Standards. This is most beneficial
as we shall have all our pupils from the start,
instead of having smaller numbers in Sub A and
Sub B and then taking in a large number of
pupils into Std. 1 who have begun elsewhere.
The house known as "Mount Pleasant", in
Oxford Street will be prepared for our use, and
into it, in January, 1967, will go our extra Sub B
class until the two new Kindergarten rooms, to
be built during 1967, have been completed.
The Tuck Shop, started originally by Mr. Pretorius,
has considerably widened its scope thi,
year. A special attractive kitchen was prepared,
and a timetable drawn up enl.isting tbe help of
three mothers daily to serve soup and bot pies to
boys at lunch time. To all Staff members who
helped to organise this, but in particular to Miss
BarweIl and Mr. Pretorius, go our sincere thanks,
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as well as to those kind mothers who have
formed such cheerful groups behind the counter
each day. The Tuckshop will eventually move
into "Mount Pleasant" and the old cottage be
demolished to make more playground space.
Into our Central Library in February went six
new reproductions of famous paintings by Renoir,
Murillo, Cezanne and Turner. These had been
very kindly presented to us by parents - Or. and
Mrs. J. Abelsobn and Dr. and Mrs. Z. Feitelson.
Our sincere thanks to them for these valuable
-contributions.
In February we held our Annual informal
meeting of new parents, when over a hundred
joined us to hear of school routine, and see slides
and films of school activities.
In the first term we were accorded inspections
by Miss J. Scholtz, Kindergarten Inspectress, and
Mr. M. M. Wiggett, our Circuit Inspector. We
wish Mr. Wiggett a very happy furlough in this
second half-year.
At the Annual Sports, Wellington were the
victors. The Sub A and Sub B races were annual
attractions.
The Swimming Gala found Van Riebeeck
House in the lead this year. Congratulations to
Mr. Oosthuizen.
The Annual Cricket and Tennisette matche
between parents and juniors became again an
enjoyable function on the .last Saturday of the
first term.
Over 200 boys entered names for Rugby. The
Under 12 A, B, C and 0 teams had a successful
season. The Under 11 and 10 teams also played
matches, while the youngest players had their
Friday games, assisted by "Uncles" from the High
School.
In the realm of cricket the Under 12 A remained
unbeaten in the first term, while tills season
we are entering three teams, Under 12 A and
B and Under 11.
Tennisette has been in very active progress
throughout the year. Conditions were improved
enormously by the provision of slurry sealed
courts, and a specially prepared practising wall.
Regular matcbes were played.
It is here that we should like to extend our
sincere thanks and great appreciation to all parents
who have offered transport, provided refreshments,
watched matches, and given us such
wholehearted support.
The Cross Country and cross playground races
were beId i.n September.
The Republic Festival became a source of
activity in schools, and in the Junior Gym Display
at Newlands a Wynberg team of boys and girls
took part. Mr. Oosthuizen trained the boys, and
he and the boys are to be congratulated on an
excellent achievement.
On the occasion of the Republic Festival, too,
each school was presented with a flag of tbe
Republic by the Cape Education Department.
The actual presentation was made by our Circuit
Inspector, Mr. M. M. Wiggett, who was the guest
of honour at the ceremony.
At the Twelfth Annual Hour of Music, the
School Orchestra, Soloists and our Junior Choir
presented an ambitious programme. As guests
again this year, we welcomed fifty girls from
Notre Dame Convent who sang with our Choir.
Tbe half-yearly performances by piano, violin
and 'cello pupils took place in June and December.
"Verse Speaking" programmes were again a
feature on the final day of the school terms.
The Annual Reading Competition in English
and Afrikaans will be held in December.
On the last school day of 1965, we held our
special assembly, at which book awards to successful
Std. 5 pupils were presented, as well a~
cups, and awards for other achievements. We
were pleased and honoured to have Mrs. N.
Blackbeard to distribute these awards.
The following boys won special trophies:
I. Derman Drama Cup - R. Schaff, P. Shelton.
2. Spears English Reading Cup _. S. loffe.
3. Newman Afrikaans Reading Cup-A. Burman.
4. Craye Tennisette Cup (Singles) - A. Marais.
5. Pachter Tennisette Cup Doubles) - A. Marais
and R. Blackbeard.
6. Cricket Bats - D. Sims, A. Oosthuizen.
7. Athletics: Friedlander Cup - G. le Roux.
Baskin Cup - M. Oosthuizen.
8. Swimming - Congratulations to D. Yach who
set three new records in the Under 10 Section.
9. Davidowitz English Award - G. Ronaidson.
MRS. R. JUST
Near to going to press we realised with regret
that we were to lose the service of our speech
teacher, Mrs. R. Just. She bas been such an
enthusiastic and cheerful member of the staff and
her annual productions have been a source of
great delight. We thallk her very much and know
she will often be in our midst on big occasions.
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STANDARD
ANIMAL
lA
ADVENTURES
In Africa you find most animals. The lion is
king of the animals. He is hungry now so he
decides to go for a hunt.
Through the jungle he goes. Soon he finds a
herd of zebra. He starts to chase them. He has
now caught a zebra. He grabs it by the neck,
kills it, and carries it to a shady place. Then he
calls his wife and cubs to enjoy the dinner.
Other animals eat grass. Most animals go to
sleep in winter. The birds flyaway to a warm
place. The rabbits store their nuts. And it is
summer once again.
R. VAN ROSENVELD.
SAILING
One Sunday I went sailing in very rough
weather and I saw ten people drowning. They
were bobbing up and down in the water. I sailed
there quickly and helped them into tbe boat. In
that way I rescued them. One of them asked me
to have supper with him but I could not go as
I had to go to a meeting.
B.IRLAM.
FARMING
CANE
When you grow sugar cane you have to clean
tbe ground. You must burn tbe grass and then
you must stump the ground. When you bave
done all tbese tbings you take a tractor and
plougb. Afterwards you get fertiliser, put it on
the trailer, bitch the trailer to the tractor, and the
men tbrow it on the land. Then you plant your
cane and let it grow.
C. EDGAR.
SCARED
Once I was living on a farm. One day I was
feeding the birds when I heard a noise. It went
bang-ting-bang-ting·bang! I ran to the house. A
piece of timber had fallen on my mother's head.
I ran to the horse-yard, grabbed a horse, threw
on the saddle, jumped on and rode away. The
next farm was a hundred miles away.
E. MARX.
THE HAUNTED
HOUSE
One day I went for a walk and after walking
for quite a long way it began to get dark. Just
tben I came to a house, but it was old and
haunted. I was very excited and nervous as I
had never seen a haunted house before, and I
crept inside. I saw many spider-webs and as I
was tired I decided to go to sleep. I was awoken
from my sleep by strange noises. I soon began to
want my mother and started shouting for her, but
no one heard me. Just then someone cackled.
It was a ghost. Everything was black and scarey.
I saw that the windows were broken anc! the
doors bashed in. I went outside and I saw a
lizard come running out of a dark bush. I was
so scared that I just ran and ran and ran and
finally I found my mother who took me home.
SCARED
T. YOSSLOWJTZ.
One night my mother went to fetch some water
from the well, because we had no taps. One
loose sapling from the roof fell on her head. I
quickly picked her up and put her to bed. Then
I mounted my horse and galloped off. I heard a
noise and it was a cheetah.
At last I saw a house far off and finally I
arrived there. I knocked at the door.
A man answered the door. I told him what
had happened. He got rus lorry and fetched my
mother and took her to hospital. She was soon
much better.
A PIRATE
SHIP
J. RONALDSON.
One day a beautiful British ship was sail.ing past
a huge rock and a few pirates were there in their
srup. They sailed out from behind the rock and
made war. But the British were too quick and got
their cannon ready. They l.itthe cannon and fired,
but they missed. The pirates caught a man and
made him walk the plank. They also took rus
scarf from him before he fell into the sea. Then
they went to claim their treasure.
Later there was another enemy attack and it
was again the pirates' victory.
I. MARKS.
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STANDARD 18
IN THE WOODS
Once upon a time I went into the woods. I
heard a roar. I looked around and saw nothing.
Then 1 looked up in the tree and saw a leopard.
I started to run. The leopard ran after me. I
saw a branch hanging I.ow. J jumped and got
hold of it and the leopard ran on. Then when
I saw he was gone, ] came down and went home.
AN ANIMAL STORY
K. RYAN.
Once I was listening to our radio and [ was in
a play. I was fighting a leopard. He pounced on
me. 1 was on crutches. I stuck my fist down his
jaw and, crash!, my crutches broke. My wife
came out of the hut with Rover, our dog. The
dog saw that I was in danger. My wife .Iet him
go. He ran at me and took my gun and my hand
and pulled hard. Then 1 was on my crippled
legs. The dog dropped my gun. I picked it up
and had to shoot twice. When I had shot twice
the leopard was dead.
R. DU PI.OOY.
AN ADVENTURE IN A BOAT
One day my father and I went fishing. As we
were travelling along, the boat began to sink.
Quickly my father got his diving suit and put it
on. Then he dived down to see what was going
on. When he came back, J said, "What happened?"
And my father said that a rock made a
hole in the boat. Then my father put up a flag
with help in the middle. And a tug boat came to
our rescue. And if the tug boat had never come.
we would still be there to this very day.
THE
JUNGLE
G. O_AYDEN.
L wenl hunting in Africa. I went all about and
the last place I went to was dangerous. I shot a
lion and a black mamba. I saw a pride of wild
cats. I shot at one, but I missed the cat. They
began to run at me. I dropped the gun and began
to run to the truck. I ran as fast as I could, but
as I got close to the truck the cat that I sbot
caught me by the pants. Then they all packed on
me and bit my arm again and again, but my
friend heard me shouting and he ran to me and
shot all the cats.
D. VAN BREDA.
AN ANIMAL STORY
Once upon a time I was walking in the wood.
when I heard a snorting sound bebind me. J
turned around and I saw a wild pig. He was
chasing me so I started to run. I grabbed on to
a branch and it snapped and the pig started to
chase me again, so T picked up a stick and hil
him and he turned around and ran away.
G. a.AYDEN.
STANDARD
2A
THE LIFE STORY OF A PIRATE
"My name is Black Hawk tbe pirate. I sail tbc
seas. My crew mates are Jimmy, Tommyand
Billy. We take biscuits and wine on every voyage.
Every morning the crew hoist the sails and reload
the cannons. We attack at least one ship
a day. Jimmy keeps the sabres but I keep tbe
guns. One day we were sailing the English seas
when we were challenged to a fight, our ship
sank. Jimmy was killed and so were my other
ship mates. I survived but was stranded on an
island. I made myself a home of leaves and reeds.
As [ was hunting one day a queer looking creature
rushed out at me and tossed me with its
horns. I was injured but was rescued two days
later by a passing ship."
D. KAVAI.SKY.
THE K[NG AND HlS SWORD
Once upon a time there lived a king. He had
a sword, and a battle was on. The enemy wanted
his sword so they had a battle. One of the enemies
stole the sword, and when the king found out
that it had been stolen, he went to look for it.
He found .it in his river, then he jumped on his
horse and rode into battle. With his faithful
sword he killed the enemy, and from then on he
ruled his people with care.
A. MORRIS.
FIFTEEN LITTLE ANTS
Fifteen little ants went walking one day, and
they came upon a piece of rice.
"I'm having it," said one.
"I saw it first:' said another.
"It's mine,'" said anotber.
Just then a cat who had been Listening to the
ants said, uJ will throw this piece of sand far, and
you must fetcb it."
When the ants came back the cat had gone,
and the rice had gone too.
R. VAN ZYL.
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THE WRECK OF THE S.A. SEAFARER
"What's the matter?", I said sleepily as I was
awakened. I found it was Air-Commodore Jones,
who said, "There is a wrecked ship with seventysix
passengers on it."
I quickly got dressed and wakened my crew.
We got the helicopter out and went towards the
stricken ship.
By then we were in sight of the ship and we
circled round and after three unsuccessful tries
we got a line down to the ship. We pulled up
the line and took the rescued people to the
gardens. Two more helicopters were called and
between us we rescued everybody on board the
ship. I went back to bed tired, but happy.
A. VANN.
THE STOLEN JEWELLERY
One morning whiJe I was reading the newspaper,
I saw the Mayor's wife's jewellery had been stolen.
That afternoon I was out hiking with my
friend, Arthur Jones, when I saw a sack hjdden
under a bush. We looked inside and found that
it contained the missing jewels.
We were about to take the sack away, when
two men ran up shouting angrily. I guessed that
these men were the thieves so I ran away as fast
as I could.
Arthur began to follow me, but he tripped and
fell.
Quickly the thieves tied a piece of cloth around
Arthur's mouth then one picked up the sack and
they led him away.
Meanwhile, I ran to a nearby police station
and told tbe story to the chief constable.
A squad car was sent out and the thieves were
soon being taken back in the car. We were very
glad that we were able to help in getting back
the jewellery.
THE LOST GOLD
P. MERR1NGTON.
MINE
I have an uncle who was once an explorer. He
told me that when he was on holiday in South
America he went to Rio de Janeiro. One day a
friend of his who was in the government invited
him to join a search party which was going into
the Amazon jungle to look for some explorers
who had set out in an attempt to find some lost
treasure that once belonged to a tribe of savage
Indians.
A few days later the search party was ready
to go. They went as far as the Amazon River in
a land-rover, then they hired two canoes, and
went the rest of the way by river.
Some hours later my uncle heard the trees
overhead rustle. An anaconda slithered out of
them. My uncle picked up his gun and shot at
it but he missed. So he called the other men.
They all fired and at last the serpent feU down
into tbe river. The men got out and pulled it
on to the bank so that the canoes could go on.
The next day they saw a bilJ. They decided to
have a closer look at it so they all climbed out
of the canoes and set out into the jungle.
At the foot of the hill they saw a big cave.
There was a tunnel at the back of it which went
deep down. Suddenly they came in front of a
pile of stones and sand and found that the roof
had fallen in.
They started to shovel it all away, at last .they
had made a big hole.
When they got through tbe hole, they saw the
explorers and treasure that they had found. My
uncle and his men got the explorers safely back
h) the town, but that is only one of my uncle's
adventures.
D. MERRINGTON.
MY TWO HAMSTERS
My two hamsters are as playful as can be, and
are as busy as bees. One's named Dizzy and the
other named Scampy and to watch them, makes
me giddy.
They scurry up and down in their golden
gowns, but when it comes to bedtime, they slow
down, and go to bed sadly.
R. VAN ZYL.
THE LOST KEYS
One Sunday we went down Jacob's Ladder.
We reached St. James beach and played amongst
the rocks. Soon we decided to go back to the
car.
As we sat in tbe car which was parked on
Boyes Drive, my mother discovered she bad lost
her keys. So we had to go all the way down tbe
steps again.
I found the keys next to a rock. My mother
had to go all the way back up the Ladder to
tbe car and drove it back to the beach.
The next week-end I asked my mother to take
us again, but she said, "No. no, no, absolutely
V. HAWfREY.
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STANDARD 28
OUR BRlT1SH BULLDOG
One day my father came home from a trip to
Johannesburg and said that we were getting a
thoroughbred British bulldog in a few weeks
time. Eventually the day came when we were to
fetch him at tbe airport. Wt; saw the 'plane
come in to land. After a long wait we saw the
little crate being pushed through on a trolley
towards us. The puppy was beautiful and wc
called him "M r. 'Erny' Tggins. He weighed nine
pounds when we got him, but after his first
birthday he weighed over fifty pounds. My dad
is going up to Johannesburg again next week to
get him a little mate called Eliza Doolittle.
D. MEYEROWIT7.
THE MAN AND HIS HOOD
Once upon a time,
In a pixies wood,
There lived a little man.
With a witches hood.
Now tbis little man,
And his witch's hood,
Taugbt all those pixies,
To be bad not good.
He punched tbe pixies,
And trad on thei.r toeses,
And hung poison ivy,
At the end of their noses.
Until one day,
He was playing by the river.
He bated water,
'Cause it made him shiver.
A pix.ie came,
And pushed him in.
And ran away.
With a naughty grin.
His bood was so heavy,
He went down, down, down,
That was the last they saw of him.
rn pixie town.
G. ROSSITER.
HOE EK MY VRIEND SE LEWE GERED HET
Ek en my maat het besluit om strand toe te gaan
vir die dag. Ons het toebroodjies ingepak en ek
het my hond. Stompie, geroep. Toe klim ons op
ons fietse en ry weg.
Ons het al langs die see gery tot ons by 'n
kafee gekom bet. Toe het ons koeldrank gekoop
en op die sand gaan sit en eet.
Skielik sê my vriend, "Haai, Willie! kyk daardie
wrak op die rotse. Kom ons gaan daar 'n
bietjie rondkyk."
"Nee, ons moet nie. Ons sal nooit daar naby
kom nie. Die water is te diep;' het ek gesê.
"Ag, jy's laf. Bly dan hier. Ek sal alleen gaan,"
se Fransie.
'n Bietjie later hoor ek 'n gil en ek sien hoe
Fransie se kop onder die branders verdwyn. Ek
het my hemp uitgetrek en ingeduik. Stompie hel
langs my geswem. Ons het vir Fransie uit die
water getrek.
'n Paar mense het gesien wat gebeur het en bet
hom na hulle huis geneem en vir hom iets droog
gegee om aan te trek en iets warm gegee om te
drink.
Hy het gou weer beter gevoel en ons het huis
toe gery. Van daardie dag af was Fransie altyd
baie versigtig en gehoorsaam.
MY RABBIT
B. HACK.
I have a little rabbit,
His name is Bobtail-Bing,
He eats green grass and carrot tops,
And spends his time doing funny hops.
H.is eyes are brown, his tail is white,
H.is two front teeth are long,
He does not like his rabbit cage,
And bites the door in angry rage.
SHIPWRECKED
C. STOKEWEI.I .
One day my father and I went sailing in our
little boat. The sky was overcast but the sea was
quite calm. We were enjoying ourselves so much
that we did not notice a heavy fog rolling in
from the sea. Too late we turned for home and
very soon we could only see a few feet around us.
My father put me in the very front of the boat
as a look-out, whIle we moved in the direction he
thought the harbour lay. Suddenly we heard a
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crash and the boat hit some ugly black rocks.
Water rushed jn and as the boat sank we had to
clamber on to the rock where we crouched,
shivering and very frightened. Luckily the tide
was going out and as the fog was lifting so was
our fear. We felt so foolish when the sun came
out and showed that the beach was so close that
by swimming just a few yards we were able to
wade to the shore. We were happy to be alive,
but sad to have lost our boat.
G. MEYER.
STANDARD
THE WIND
3A
Oh, how the wind blows,
Through meadow and dale, past bushes and trees
A gale has come, old trees fall, flowers are ruined,
Suddenly there is a flash, the sky is lighted, just
for a moment.
The wind is howling, the sea is raging,
Down comes the rain, wetting everything;
Dawn is near and the clouds subsides,
The wind blows itself out and all is quiet.
N. SILBOWlTZ.
A SUMMER HOLIDAY IN EUROPE
Rome, the famous capital city of Italy, was to
be our first stop after leaving Johannesburg on
the 8th June. How excited I was when we left the
Golden City on our way to a holiday in Europe.
St. Peter's, the largest cathedral in the world,
was the first of many historical buildings that we
visited, after our arrival in Rome. We also saw
the most famous of the Roman ruins, the Colosseum
and afterwards went to the Olympic swimming
bath.
A few days later my father and I motored south
to Florence. The second largest cathedral, St.
Paul's, is in this famous city. After our stay at
the Villa Medici Hotel, we visited the remains of
Ostia, just outside the city.
We went by car to Milan, where my sister and
I went window-shopping in the Arcade. Later we
drove to Lake Como, Cernobbia where I learned
to water-ski.
m Venice we had to take a gondola to the
centre of the city, as there are no streets, only
waterways. We saw the Doges Palace-the King's
Palace. In St. Mark Square there are hundreds of
pigeons, which are fed regularly every day.
A few days later we flew to Vienna in Austria.
There is a church built in Gothic style with two
spirals towers. One is unfinished.
One evening we had supper in the town of
Grinzing. Later we travelled to Salzburg in a
hired car and visited the site where "The Sound
of Music" was filmed.
We flew to Israel by Austrian Airways. We
stayed at the Dan Carmel in Haifa and visited
the Technion University. From Tel Aviv, our next
stop, we went to Ceasaria, an old Roman sea
port, where a theatre is being reconstructed and
used again as it was two thousand years ago. In
Jerusalem we saw the Hurusa Hospital and the
famous Dead Sea.
Five days later we flew to Athens in Greece.
The most famous sight in this city is the Acropolis,
on which the Parthenon, an old temple, stands.
I found the tiny streets of Athens very interesting
because they are beautifully decorated. A few of
these streets lead to ancient theatres.
Too soon we had to return to South Africa
after a wonderful summer holiday in Europe.
A THUNDERSTORM
D. YACH.
Late one afternoon the sky became overcast and
the clouds grew dark. In the distance I could
hear a rolling of thunder. I felt a cold drop of
rain on my face and the next moment the rain
came down in torrents.
Suddenly, without warning, there was an earsplitting
clap of thunder, and the whole earth
seemed to vibrate. The lightning flashed across
the sky and I dashed to the shelter of a thick
oak tree.
I waited shivering with cold and fear. Slowly
the storm seemed to die away, and then ceased
altogether. The rain stopped and the clouds
parted, revealing a warm bright sun.
I came out from under the oak and walked
home thankfulJy. That was the worst thunderstorm
I had ever been in.
O. BLUMBERG.
A VISIT TO A GAME RESERVE
The growling of a lion could be heard in the
bush as we sat around the campfire. I was filled
with excitement and thought, "If this was our
first day, what would the rest of our stay be like?"
At the crack of dawn we went down to a waterhole
where we saw a shadow of a buck appear.
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It emerged a graceful figure walking at the foot
of the gleaming pool.
Then we saw a cheetah, the fastest animal
in the world, come out of the bushes and run
at the game warden. I was terrified, but the warden
luckily scared the animal off.
As we were touring through the thickest part
of the Park, we saw a gigantic elephant tear up
a tree in anger and it sounded as if the world
had been shaken. Luckily it moved off into the
bush.
On our last night at the Park I had an adventure
of my own. I was taking a stroll t1uough
tbe park where the hyena lived when suddenly it
leaped out of the bush and came towards me. I
calJed for help, but when none came I thought it
best to climb the nearest tree.
After a while the hyena slunk away and as I
got down I could hear it laughing and calling to
the rest of the pack. Wbat an exciting way to end
my visit to the game reserve.
D. CHArT.
BIRDS
From the Eagle strong and rrughty,
Down to tbe Robin chirping brigbtly ;
All the birds of the sky flock together,
All the birds of every feather.
They fly right up to the blue above,
Chirping and singing
As they go winging,
Up to the clouds above.
Now they are swooping .Iowover trees,
Then they go flying through the heavens
with ease.
O. BLUMBERG.
'N BESOEK AAN 'N PLAAS
Op 'n Woensdag bet my ma en pa gesê dat ons
'n brief van oupa en ouma ontvang het. Hulle het
gevra dat ons hul plaas in die Transvaal moet kom
besoek. Na aIJes gereed was, het ons vroeg een
oggend in die motor geklim, op ons pad Transvaal
toe.
Ons het in Pretoria gestop en by 'n groot winkel
ingestap. Ons bet geskenke vir oupa en ouma
gekoop. Toe het ons weer in die motor geklim
en na die plaas gery.
Toe ons daar aangekom het, het ons oupa en
ouma die presente gegee. Ons het toe uitgegaan
en die melkkamer deurgekyk. Ons het 'n klein
seun met 'n emmer vol melk in sy hand gesien_
Hy het gesê dat hy die groot koei gemelk het.
Later het ons na die ou windpomp gegaan.
Oupa het gesê dat die windpomp water in die
dammetjie pomp. Ons het ook na die koringlande
en mielielande gestap en gesien hoe die
trekkers werk.
Na 'n aangename vakansie op die plaas moes
ons weer terug dorp toe.
A. HENDRIKSE.
STANDARD 38
I am a little Canadian boy. I am ten years
old. My name is Paul. My parents and my three
sisters have been captured by the Germans. I
am living in a little ruin in the woods. It is ten
miles away from the German concentration camp.
One dark and misty night I decided to free my
family. It was about nine o'clock and I decided to
enter at twelve o'clock. During the three bours
I would get everytbing set for the escape outside
the concentration camp. Before I could move a
muscle, I was surrounded by German guards.
They took me inside the concentration camp. In
the morning all I got for breakfast was a small
portion of water and a slice of stale bread.
As soon as I could move, I found my parents
and my tl1ree sisters. That nigbt we got together
and made plans for our escape. The next morning
we got the same breakfast as we had the morning
before. That nigbt my family and I got together.
My father told my mother to keep my sisters
calm, while my father and I crept up and knocked
out five officers using judo and making one feel
drowsy. We asked him wbat the pass-word was
and he said it was "Himmel". We knocked b.im
out and quickly ran back to my mother and sisters.
Luckily my mother and sisters had short bair,
which made them look like boys. We quickly
cbanged into the officers' uniforms.
We walked past the entrance-gate and as soon
as we were out of sigbt, we ran for our lives. As
soon as we reached freedom we made plans to
leave the country.
P. KATZ.
OUR TRIP
TO HERMANUS
One day my father told us that we were going
to Hermanus with some friends for the September
holidays.
On the Saturday after we broke up, we left.
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When we arrived we went straight to the botel
and settled down. Five minutes later, my sister
and I were downstairs exploring.
First we went to the birdcage and looked al
all tbe birds. Theu we went into tbe hall and had
a look at all the table-tennis tables. We ran outside
again and we saw our friends coming. We
rushed out of the way of their car, and, as soon
as it was parked, we ran to meet tbem. Just tben
my mother called us and we went inside to help
ber unpack.
The next morning we took a dr.ive to tbe lagoon
and fished off tbe rocks. At lunch-time we went
back to tbe hotel, and after lunch my father,
his friend, his friénd's son and I spent the rest of
the afternoon on the golf course.
The rest of the week we spent fishing and going
for drives, and at the end of the week we went
home.
S. BEBR.
'N RUGBYWEDSTRYD
Een Saterdagoggend het ek rugby by my skool
gespeel. Ek speel vleuelomdat ek baie vinnig
hardloop. Na 'n rukkie het ek 'n doel gedruk.
Toe die wedstryd klaar was, was die telling 3-0.
·N RUGBYWEDSTRYD
G. LE Roux.
Ek het in 'n Rugbywedstryd teen Paarl gespeel.
Ons het per bus gegaan. Na 'n rukkie was ons
daar. My kaptein het gesê dat ek senter moet
speel. Na vyftien minute het ons begin. Die
skeidsregter het gesê dat ons moet begin.
Mathews het 'n doel gedruk en Tony Fiynn het
dit vervyf, en ons het die wedstryd 5--0 gewen.
IN THE DARK BLUE SEA
M. VENTER.
In the dark blue sea with corals bright and
fishes that gLint of golden light, lies the sunken
ship.
In the dark blue sea lies the big blue shark
with savage teeth, so big and sharp, waiting for
his prey.
In the dark blue sea are creatures strange with
Jong thin spines that wiU cause intense pa.in.
Deep in the ocean are wonders too, while
around the rocks lurk dangers.
G. BREIT.
WHAT'S YOUR SCHOOL?
'·What's your school?" said the man on the bus.
·'Wynberg," I said, and he looked quite touched.
·'A very good school, I'm told, that's true.
··1 hope you respect your white and blue."
1 stopped and thought, and I'm glad to say,
T had behaved in a mannerly way.
The moral of this applies to you:
Remember your School, and be proud of it too.
WHY?
D. BrRD.
Why does the wind blow?
Wby does the river flow?
Why do birds fly?
Why do we die?
Why do boys have to go to school?
And fishes swim in a pool?
Can anyone tell me why?
Oh, WHY?
J. GERRIE.
A FISH RACE
One day there were two fishes having a race in a
brook,
When suddenly one got caught by a fishing book.
The other swam on witb a happy look on his face.
Because now he had won the race.
FORTY
SHIPS
B. GIBBONS.
Forty ships went a-sailing at sea;
One came back to fetch me.
While I was aboard,
I captured pirates and received a reward.
How exciting it was to be aboard.
THE
BULLFIGHTER
B. GIBBONS.
Full of courage and fuU of strength
Stands the bullfighter at the length.
Then the bull charges at the flight,
With the fighter at the fight.
Suddenly the sword swings,
Hitting the bull on the crown.
Then with blood pouring red
the bull falls down, to lie
Forever on the ground.
A. VICE.
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STANDARD
A HAUNTED
4A
VILLAGE
"Aaab, he, he, he."
"Did you hear that shout and laugh, Dick?"
said Joe.
"Sure did," said Dick. "That's the ghost that
kills people. I remember that laugh from last
night."
Next morning the villagers found tbe body of
a woman hanging from a tree. Tbe body was
battered and the victim had been strangled.
Rumours went round the village that one of
their gods was angry with them.
For the next three days three more lives were
claimed by the so-called god.
The chief of the village said that they should
move because the village was haunted, but Dick
had a plan in mind.
That night Joe sat in a tree with Dick. Joe had
a shot-gun loaded and ready to shoot the "ghost".
"He! He!"
"Listen!" said Dick, "there's that laugh again.
Get ready with the shot-gun."
"There he is, plug him." The "ghost" fell to
the ground. Dick and Joe climbed out of the
tree and ran to the body. It was a figure dressed
like a ghost and it had claws over its fingers. Joe
had shot the person through his heart. "That's
the end of the ghost," said Joe.
"Sure thing," said Dick.
"He was known as a dare-devil, and he was an
evil man," said one of the villagers. Before he
was sbot he was a convict who had been sentenced
to ten years' imprisonment for trying to kill a
man with a knife. A few weeks earlier he had
been set free and started terrorising the inhabitants
of the village.
MY IDEAL
GARDEN
J. OOSTHUIZEN.
Sitting on the lawn in my spacious garden was
simply marvellous. I thought I would take· a
stroll through it. .
My garden consists of twenty large beds of
flowers and five lawns, of which two descend in
terraces to a stream. Also, there are a few rockeries,
a sun-dial, and two fountains.
There are many different kinds of flowers, such
as roses,. ·carnations, pansies, primroses, dahlias,
sweetpeas and poppies, with daisies in between.
Three hedges grow around the biggest bed.
I stopped at the stream to throw a couple of
stones into it, and then stepped across by means
of stepping-stones. Leaving the path, I ran across
the lawn to the sun-dial. Seeing the time, I went
on and arrived at the rose bed. I marvelled at
how quickly the buds had opened up into flowers.
r moved on to where the fountain towered high
into the air. There I sat on a bench for a minute
to watch my feathered friends bathing in the
bird-batb.
I then realised that I had been wandering for a
long time. I cut across the lawn, up the steps,
and into the house. It was indeed a happy stroll
through my garden.
A STORM
AT SEA
B. WHITLEY.
The "Seaworthy" left harbour at one o'clock
and brought forth a glorious afternoon with the
sun shining and the breakers lapping against the
stern of the ocean-going vessel. Everything was
going smoothly up till about six o'clock. Then
the crew began to feel uneasy as dark clouds
started to form against the now darkening sky.
Suddenly the wind began to grow. In a few
minutes it was screaming across the sky. "All
hands on deck!" rang out the command. The
wind in its fury was now a gale. "Reef the main
sail!" Some of the sailors began pumping water
from the deck, while others were trying as best
they could to control the vessel. The rumbling of
thunder could be heard and lightning seen at
intervals.
The gallant vessel was tossed about like a
cork. "Rocks ahead," yelled the look-out. Even
as he spoke, a grating sound could be heard. The
tremendously powerful waves still pounded broadside
on to the "Seaworthy".
"We're off the rocks," yelled a sailor. Then,
after about five minutes of fighting, the terrible
grating noise could be heard again. This time
there was a shout, "A leak, we've sprung a leak!"
Then, just as suddenly as it came, the storm subsided.
"We're on an island," yelled a voice. And
so they were. The crew managed to get most of
their supplies to the island.
About five months later the survivors were
rescued and taken to safety.
S. GRANGER.
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A
MOUNTAIN-CLIMB
There, looming up in the dim distance, was
Mount Logan. I had long waited to climb it and
now I had my opportunity. The guide showed my
friend and I a narrow track leading up into the
clinging mist. It was strenuous work, and after
three nours we stopped under a boulder and
rested.
. It was now steep and we had to knock steel pegs
mto the solId rock. The guide was first, I was
second ~nd Jack, my friend, followed. Suddenly
1 felt a Jerk on the rope tied to my waist. Jack's
foot had slipped and he was dangling at the end,
a matter of about fiv:: yards between us. We were
now about ten thousand feet hign and the air was
getting thinner.
It was dusk as we arrived at tbe fust rest camp.
That night Jack said he had left some provisions
outside and went to fetcb tbem. An hour passed
and be had not returned. The guide and I went
outsi.de to search for him. I quickly gatnered a
hurflcane lamp and set off. I heard a groan
coming from beneath a ledge and returned to
fetch a rope ladder. I climbed down and saw him
lying in a crumpled heap at the bottom. The
guide came and strapped him to his back and
slowly ascended. The next morning, with Jack
strapped to the guide's back, we descended. We
took him to hospital and he had to stay there a
week for observation. He then thanked us for
saving him.
COMPETITIONS
K. HOPKINS.
It was a cold, windy and rainy day. I had '.flu
and had to stay in bed. I had nothing to do
except listen to the radio. I decided to enter some
of the competitions announced from time to
time. My mother gave me a pencil and some
paper on which to write down the answers to the
questions and the addresses of tbe various competitions.
I tuned in and listened carefully for any sign of
one. After half an hour of tense waiting I heard
"Guess the Programme". The announcer gave the
introduction to a programme and I had to complete
and say which programme it was. I was
convinced that it was "The Loudspeaker Show"
and proceeded to write down the answer and
address on my piece of paper.
I waited anxiously for the next and became
rather annoyed for they were only announced at
long intervals. However, by lunch-time I had
entered four. One in particular, "Royco Soup
Picture Packet," bad rather an exciting prizeand
all I had to do to qualify for this was to draw
a copy of a Royco Cream of Tomato Soup
packet. Imagine, a brand-new bicycle for this!
Second prize was a transistor radio. and third a
year's supply of Royco soups.
I set my heart on winning this bicycle and
concentrated on my artistic copy of the packet.
It did not take me as long as I thought it would
and it was soon on its way.
The following week I received a letter saying
tbat I was to go to Broadcast House in Sea Point
that night. We went along and sat inside and
waited. The radio announcer appeared and read
some names from a list. Mine was included and
I had won - the bicycle! It was a proud moment
when I stepped up to tbe platform and received
my brand-new bicycle.
A SHOT!
S. WOLF.
We were lying in our tent when suddenly there
was a loud noise nearby. My friend and I jumped
up an~ ran out of the tent and we saw, lying face
down lo a fi~ld, a man, and another running away
from him with a revolver in his hand. I saw that
be had been shot and so I ran to a phone-box
wllich was nearby. I phoned for an ambulance
and minutes later it arrived, siren wailing. Thi~
had all happened in a matter of minutes and we
could still see the other man who was running
away. My friend and I set out in pursuit, but a
moment later he vanished into a forest.
When we arrived at the forest we could still
hear bim, so we kept on running. The distance
became shorter and shorter, and we were catching
up on him.
Suddenly he tripped, and before he could recover
we had caught up, but he was a strong man
and he managed to throw us off. He pulled out
a gun and said "Stick 'em up". Moments later a
curt order rand out from behind him. "Drop
that gun". It was a policeman and he handcuffed
the man and took him to gaol. The next day we
recei~ed a reward because he was an escaped
convIct. Later that day we heard that the man
who had been shot was a policeman who was
pursuing the convict.
W. MANNTNGTON.
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STANDARD 48
A BREA THT AKING
EXPERIENCE
We were lying in our tent when suddenly there
was a loud noise nearby. "A lion," I said to my
friend, Howard. I grabbed my rifle and dashed
outside, but I was too late. The lion had gone.
The next morning Howard and I set off to find
the killer. As we walked along, a native came
staggering up. "Great chief," he said, "a lion
killed two people in my village last night. You
must kill him." Then I asked, "Can you send me
ten warriors?" He said "Yes", and soon we were
off again, prepared for any danger that lay in our
path.
That evening our search, having proved fruitless,
ended. We set up camp opposite a stream.
Late that night we heard a roar and a scream.
Howard grabbed his rifle and I did likewise. We
hurried outside. We shot at the lion, but missed.
We went after the lion but soon lost track of it.
We went back to bed.
In the morning we asked one of the warriors if
he could pick up the lion's track. He said he
would try and so saying we set off. Later the men
said that they had seen the lion heading towards
Python's Waterhole. We immediately changed
course and soon we reached our destination.
Upon arrival we were startled to see that the
killer was engaged in a fight with a twenty-foot
python. Eventually the lion was squeezed to
death. We shot the python.
When everything was over I said to Howard,
''That's one worry off our minds".
AN EXCITING
OUTING
L. SCHNEIDER.
Early one Sunday morning my father and I
went to the Simonstown Harbour. We had heard
that a salvage tug was leaving the harbour. My
father knew the captain of the tug and had
arranged for us to go aboard and watch the
divers salvage the wreck of a ship that had recently
sunk with a valuable cargo.
The weather was fine and at half past nine we
left the harbour and set out to sea. When we
were about fifteen miles out from the shore we
approached the site of the wreck. Two divers
were helped into thelr helmets and diving apparatus
by their crew. Soon they were lowered
over the side and they disappeared into the
depths. A few minutes later we heard by telephone
that they had found the wreck and were beginning
to get things ready for hoisting. Suddenly he
stopped talking. We called again but there was
no reply. We hoisted up the life-line, which contained
the telephone line, and found it had been
deliberately cut! Fortunately for the diver his
air-hose had not been cut. Now we just had to
call the other diver and he would rescue the first.
But the same thing had happened to him. There
must be someone who was cutting the divers'
lines. I asked if they had an aqua-lung which I
could borrow to see what had happened. They
agreed and I went over the side. I dived deeper
and deeper until I saw the two divers. Then suddenly
I saw an aqua-lung diver like myself. He
was the one who had cut the lines. I drew my
knife and cut the line from his aqua-lung to his
mouth. Gasping for air, he went straight back to
the surface. I tied two life-lines to the divers and
went up, back to the tug.
On board they hoisted up the divers and soon
we were all on deck. That was the end of a very
exciting outing.
M. BARKUSKY.
EXPLORATION OF THE SOUTH SEA
ISLAND OF PONGO
I, Prof. McDuff, and my two colleagues, Jim
Baxter and Ted Hawkins, eventually left New
York on the small vessel, the "Explorer", on the
27th February, 1965. We were bound for the
South Pacific but had to stop at Panama due to
engine trouble.
I continue my story on the 2nd March. It was
6.30 a.m. and we were sailing through the Canal
after having repaired our engine. On the morning
of the next day we had travelled two hundred
miles, still 2,000 miles from our destination. After
another ten days we spotted Panga, the island of
our final destination.
On the shore was Terry White, another of my
friends. He was the only white on the island inhabited
by Pangalians.
Our task was to explore for rubies. One had
already been found in the Bundie River by one
of the natives. It was a ruby of considerable
value and size. The river is not a big one. It is
about five miles long and at its widest point thirty
yards wide.
After settling into our small hut we began to
question the native about the finding of the ruby.
In reply he answered, "On rocks, in river, bad
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place, many big Lizards", That day being the 12th
March, we decided to go down the river, with
the native on the 14th,
At six o'clock on the 14th we left the village
in a small canoe, On board was Jim Baxter
holding a rifle, the native, whose name turned out
to be Thaba, with the paddle, and myself with a
map of the area.
About two miles down river the native pointed
out a rock. He told us tbat he had seen something
sparkling and climbed out of his canoe.
He then said that a huge reptile had attacked him
but he had had just enough time to grab the ruby
and escape.
After a lot of coaxing I managed to get Thaba
to help lift the rock while Jim covered us with
the rifle. Under the rock we found as large as
life a small chest full of gems of all kinds.
When we got back to tbe village I told Jim,
Ted and Terry about a story telling of a chief
wbo had hid all his wealth before a war so that it
would not fall into enemy hands.
The next day, after loading our vessel with
stores, we left for New York with tbe jewels in
the island chief's hands.
"MAKASI"
N. WATSON.
On the runway of 620 Squadron's base stood a
silver P47 Thunderbolt with a tail like a sieve.
This was Makasi, my pride and joy. The shattered
cockpit opened, and out I came, looking
just as scruffy as old Makasi. A young mechanic
ran ur to me, took a glance at my plane, and
said, "Sir, you'd better report to the 'Wingco'!"
T froze him with a stare, leapt down, and ambled
across the tarmac.
There was a knock on the door. The Wing
Commander stood up, and sbouted for me to
come in. I opened tbe door and walked in.
'Take a seat," he murmured, without looking up.
"Now, Mitchell, I want to speak to you," he
exclaimed, putting down his pen.
Ten minutes later, I came out, walked up to
Makasi and caught hold of her bigh tail. I
patted it and poked my finger through a bullet
hole. "We're going somewhere, old girl, you and
J."
Fifteen minutes later, up in the air, I pulled
back the joystick and Makasi soared into a cloud.
1 dropped six bombs, looped tbe loop, and roared
home. A Mig 15 jumped up in front of me. I
fired two missiles and watched the Mig explode,
after letting off a burst which smashed my cockpit.
Back at base, later, in the mess, two pilots stood
in front of me. "Why clid you bring two bombs
back when you should have dropped them all?"
asked one. "I wanted more left for my next
raid," I answered, and laughed. A minute later
the door banged and they were gone.
G. FITZPATRICK.
THE MOUSE
One dark night,
When the moon was shining bright,
A little grey mouse crept out
To look about.
He found some cake
Of an excellent make,
Just right,
For a mouse tonight.
C.DolG.
I HAD A SMALL RHINOCEROS
I had a small rhinoceros,
I kept him here for years;
He had a round, grey, bulky back,
And small and pointed ears.
He ate a lot, you bet he did:
One hundredweight a day;
But he always ate an apple too,
To keep the "doc" away.
My maid, she simply hated him,
And worse if he trod on ber foot.
She said, "Och, aye, Ab'm telling ye,
That animal's gotta get oot!"
I took no notice, no, not I,
I simply turned away;
But I was to regret this act-
She turned on him one day.
She bad an old gun-
She wasn't a crack shot;
But the old girl was wise,
And she filled it with buckshot.
She shouted, "Ah'll kiJI 'im!"
"He trod on mah corn!"
"Boom!" It went off and hit him,
Just under his horn.
I had a small rhinoceros,
But I don't have him now;
Last week I bought a little cat,
And I've also bought a cow.
G. FITZPATRICK.
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STANDARD
5A
THE REPUBLIC FESTIVAL "YOUTH DAY"
At last tbe great day bad come, and we were
on our way to tbe Republic Festival "Youth Day"
at Newlands.
When we arrived, we took our seats on the
stand and waited anxiously for tbe show to begin.
Suddenly there was a thunder of drums and the
proud school cadets began their grand march.
Their gold- and silver-tinted drums shone brightly
in the sunlight, and later when tbey were standing
at attention, a Voortrekker Girl and a Boy Scout
had the honour of hoisting tbe South African flag.
Then all the spectators, accompanied by the Naval
Band, began to sing "Die Stem".
After the ceremony, tbere was a speech by the
Administrator, followed by folk dancing, which
was done by schoolgirls in colourful frocks. As
soon as the girls had left the field, the next item
began. Hundreds of little children gave an amusing
and well-organised display with coloured
balls.
A few minutes later the gym display began.
There were times when the audience gasped in
amazement at tbe feats of the performers. The
coloured track-suits were magnificent and when
they assembled in formation, tbere, in front of us,
were the colours of South Africa.
The Naval Band concluded a most successful
and beautiful day in which our school was proud
to take part.
D.HERRON.
A CONCERT FOR SCHOLARS IN THE
ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL
When I was living in England I used to go with
my school on a Saturday morning to tbe Royal
Festival Hall. We travelled by train and bus.
When we arrived there with the teacher, we had
something to eat, and bought a programme. Wben
tbe time came, we entered and proceeded to our
seats. The concert was mainly for children. Then
some of the musicians entered the stage and began
to tune tbeir instruments. When the leader and
tbe conductor entered, people clapped. Then the
conductor began to tell us about tbe composer
and the music.
The music began and you didn't even hear a
cough. The music was Beethoven's Symphony
No. 4. After this piece was played we clapped
and the orchestra stood up. We saw Robert
Mayer sitting in the corner. He is the man who
organises these children's concerts.
Tben tbe London Symphony Orchestra began to
play "Ultava" by Smetana. This is about a river
in Czechoslovakia and it was a beautiful piece.
Then the guest came in and it was Jacqueline Du
Pre wbo played the 'cello. Wben she was finished,
another piece was played called "Overture in the
[talian Style in D" by Scbubert, but before this
the conductor, Trevor Harvey, told us about it,
and played a bit of it on the piano.
The orchestra had violins, 'cellos, flutes, trombones,
violas, drums, and many other instruments,
each taking turns to play at the right time. Wben
we went home we crossed a bridge which overlooks
the Thames, to get to the station. Tben we
went down on an escalator. We bought our
tickets and took the train to Ealing.
When I arrived home I showed my mother the
programme and told her about the concert. Sometimes
my mother came with us to help to look
after tbe children with the teacher. I wish I could
still go.
M.LANDMAN.
A VISIT TO JOHANNESBURG AND THE
LOWVELD
It was the 29th June, 1966. I stepped into the
Boeing 727 which was to take me to Johannesburg.
After forty minutes, the plane touched
down at Jan Smuts, tbe international airport a
little way out of Johannesburg. I was taken from
the airport by my aunt to her house. There I was
greeted by my cousins and their father.
Three days later we were on our way to the
Lowvel.d. After four hours' driving we stopped
for lunch on the top of Mt. Anderson, the highest
mountain in the Transvaal. It was late afternoon
before we sank into a soft bed at our hired
rondawels near Sabie.
The next day we toured around the hilly or
mountainous countryside. All along the slopes are
vast forests of trees. We also went to a number
of waterfalls, e.g. Lone Creek, Bridal Veil and
Mac Mac.
On Wednesday we rose early and journeyed the
twenty miles to the Kruger National Park. We
saw a number of animals including acheetab.
The rest of the holiday was spent in exploring
the different landmarks of the Transvaal Lowveld.
Tbe climate in the Lowveld is similar to tbat
where we live. We left after ten most enjoyable
and interesting days in the Lowveld.
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On arriving back in Johannesburg, I took a bus
into the city and had a look at the Afrikaner
Museum at the Library. I also went up Brixton
rower, the FM tower for Johannesburg. At the
top you enjoy an aerial view of Johannesburg.
The day soon dawned when I was to leave. On
arriving at the airport I had my luggage weighed
and then stepped into the Boeing which was to
take me home. The plane took off and I glimpsed,
for the last time on my holiday, the Golden City
of "Johannesburg".
R. FRIEDLANDER.
A MOUNTAIN ACCIDENT
I awakened suddenly to the sound of my alarm
clock. Lazily, I opened one eye to see the
luminous hands pointing to six o'clock. I jumped
out of bed, washed, dressed and within fifteen
minutes I was eating my breakfast. Afterwards,
I packed my haversack and was ready to leave my
flat.
That day my friends and I were to climb Lion's
Head, and when we had reached the summit we
were to have a picnic and return home later in
the day. I had arranged to meet them at the bus
terminus at half past seven. They had all arrived
by half past seven, but, owing to difficulties with
the bus, we left the terminus only at eight o'clock.
We started climbing up the mountain .immediately
after the bus had stopped to turn around.
For the first hour the climbing was quite easy,
and we paused at regular intervals to rest. But
then we came to loose rocks and stones. It was
quite troublesome here because some of my party
lost their footing and although they were inclined
to cut and bruise themselves, none of them was
seriously hurt.
At eleven o'clock we arrived at the top of the
mountain and proceeded to prepare our picnic.
An hour later we started the descent. While
clambering over some rocks, one member of our
party, Tom, lost his balance and tumbled down
the side of the mountain. He stopped just one
foot short of a big rock and we estimated that he
had rolled about thirty feet. We hurried down to
where he lay and found that he had broken his
left leg.
After tying his leg to a splint we proceeded
once more on our way. We left Tom at the
hospital and later went home. A few weeks later
Tom came out of hospital, but his leg was still in
plaster of paris and we were all happy to see him
weU again.
M. GOLDSTEIN.
A MOUNTAIN
CLIMB
The sun shone brightly on a little party of boys,
slowly ascending the high Swiss peak. The party
included Jack Roberts, Peter Hugh, Tom Turner,
Jimmy Edwards, and me. "Whew, hard work
this," panted Jimmy, and although it was winter
and the mountain was covered with snow, we
were all panting and perspiring. Soon the path
became steeper and after a while we started
scaling the shaggy cliff-like rocks to the summit.
"I vote we stop and rest a while," said Jack as
we were nearly at the top.
"Let's just reach the peak first," I called, "and
then we can have a bite to eat."
"Wow!" gasped Tom, "this is a steep one,"
and he spoke the truth, because far below we
could see the earth, but all the way it was a sheer
drop.
None of us noticed a huge cloud, drifting slowly
over the summit, until suddenly I turned round
to see only the faint outline of my friends, who
were sitting really very close. "Quick," I cried in
alarm, "we must climb down before this cloud
blots out the way altogether".
"Right, come one," called Peter, and we scrambled
down the steep slope. Half-way down, Peter
suddenly caught his foot in a bush and he fell
right over the edge.
"Peter, Peter, Peter's falJen," howled Jack, and,
at that moment, I heard Peter screaming as be
fell. Luckily the sun came out just then, and I
could see Peter lying on a ledge far below. It did
not take us long to scramble down to the ledge
and we saw that Peter was very seriously injured.
He had broken his leg and arm and he was in
desperate need of hospitaL attention. "Listen,"
husbed Tom suddenly, and through the stillness
we beard a buzzing noise.
It grew louder, and suddenly the dark shape of
a helicopter appeared above us. "Hooray," we all
shouted togetber, and very soon Peter was being
hoisted into the helicopter on a stretcher. "You
coming too?" shouted a man from the door.
"All right," cried Jim, and soon I was climbing
up the rope ladder into the macbine. When we
arrived bome, Peter was rusbed to hospital wbile
we told our worried parents about the accident.
Dad said he had called out the mountain rescue
unit because be bad been worried about us. After
six months in hospital, Peter recovered and wanted
to climb that peak again.
C. WILLIAMS.
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STANDARD
5B
THE LOST BOAT
It was a wet, stormy night when the fishing boat
set out. It was on its way out of the harbour for
a good night's fi hing. The boat hadn't gone far
when suddenly a great fog settled around them.
The captain wa n't very worried because he was
used to fogs. To ensure that they could not
collide with another ship, the captain blew the
boat's foghorn every few seconds. Suddenly there
came a shout from the starboard side of the ship,
"Man overboard!"
Everyone, including the captain, left their posts
and rushed to where the shout had come from.
There in the water was a fisherman struggling to
keep afloat in the choppy sea. He was immediately
thrown a life-line and bauled back on deck.
In the excitement nobody had bothered to blow
the foghorn. Suddenly a huge shape appeared out
of the fog and crashed into the tiny fishing vessel.
There was no serious damage done to the boat
and after apologising to the captain of the ship
which had collided with them, they set off for the
nearest port. But, unknown to them, during the
collision a piece of metal had landed near the
boat's compass so that it showed them going south
instead of north. To make matters worse, after
they had left the other boat, they found a seriously
injured man who bad been hurt during the
collision.
This story was found written on a piece of
paper on an abandoned fishing boat found floating
in the Atlantic Ocean. The crew were not aboard
and nothing was heard of them again.
A FOREST
FIRE
G. GILLMER.
Two years ago, when we were living in a house
near the mountain side, a fierce fire broke out in
the forest on the slopes. My father is a forester,
and when I told him about the fire, ne smashed
the fire-alarm outside our house. Immediately it
registered in the depot, and in no time there were
lorries loaded with fire-fighters arriving. Tbey
were all wearing brown overal.ls with "C.C.C." in
red on their backs, which stood for "Cape Town
City Council". Some of them had Walkie-talkies
strapped to their backs, with which they could
contact the lorries below.
The fire was burning more fiercely by then, and
they scrambled up the slopes with great skill.
Fortunately there were gum trees growing from
which they could pick branches and beat the fire.
A jeep, well equipped, carried water .in tanks,
axes in order to chop trees down, and damp sacks.
The water was used to keep tEie branches wet so
that they would not smoulder. The fire was
creeping closer and c10 er still to our house. I
fetched our hose and began spraying our reed
fence and our precious fruit trees. The firefighters
started a fire lower down the mountain.
T thought this was stupid, but I later found out
that they were making a fire path.
By six o'clock that night it was all over and I
was so exhusted that I fell asleep, sitting in a
lounge chair, without having had any supper.
J. VAN BREDA.
A DESPERATE RACE AGAINST FIRE
Two years ago, when we were living in a
house, near tbe mountain side, a fierce fire broke
out in the forests on the slopes. A few minutes
later, a little boy came running down the slopes
with a box of matches in his hand and, immediately
I knew what had happened. As I was
gathering tbe axes together, I heard my fatber
phoni ng the fire-fighting department.
In five minutes' time, they came roaring around
the corner at a frightening speed. They hurriedly
sorted out the equipment and raced up the slopes
to the now blazing fire. Perspiration ran down
their faces as they tried to extinguish the flames
which were flung out into the air. As we were
felling the trees, we saw a tree falling down on
one of the men.
We immediately rescued him. He was unconscious.
Two men took him down to the jeep and
treated him with first aid. Slowly, but surely,
the fire was being extinguished. A few sparks
fell into a bush. As it started to burn, a few
men sprayed it with a fire-extinguisher. When the
fire was completely out, we retired and went home
to have a peaceful rest from the once blazing fire.
Luckily the fire had been subdued, or our home
would have burnt to the ground.
R.IRLAM.
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LIBRARY
When the library first opened at the beginning
of th'e year, the new librarians were faced with
an almost insurmountable task. All the books
bad to be re-classified and re-shelved. The Librarians,
much to tbeir credit, soon had the library
functioning normally.
The librarians consisted mainly of Std. 10 and
Std. 9 boys. Owing to pressure of work, all but
four of the Std. 10's left, and the work was undertaken
wholly by Std. 9's.
Those who make the most use of the library
are the standard sixes and sevens. The standard
eights use it often enough, but I regret to say
that few of the serious pupils ever visit the library.
This is partly due, I think, to the lack of good
novels. Many recent publications are being rejected
as "unsuitable"; for tbe lower classes tbey
may certainly be, but not for senior boys. It
REPORT
might be a good idea to open a section for
standard 9's and 10's only.
The library has a good reference section, but
not many people use it. The standard eights
usually use it to obtain material for themes, but
once these are in, the books are left to gather
dust until the next set of I.C.'s arrive.
Unfortunately there are a few boys who seem
to think that the magazines are tbeir personal
property. These magazines are of interest to
other people, and not a week goes by without
someone inquiring after some magazine or another.
Sometimes the magazines are returned, but
more often than not they are adëled to the owner's
collection.
Except for a few mishaps like these, the
library continues to run smoothly.
P.S.
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.__)J.OUJe
WELLINGTON
HOUSE
House Masters: Messrs. E. Hopkins, L. D.
Bromberger.
House Captain:
Vice-Capt ain :
Secretary:
J. Fine.
W. Barnes.
M. Cann.
Committee: A. Blotnjck, G. Pfeil, A. Lowry,
D. Gauld, P. Macpherson.
The Wellington spirit whicb Mr. Bromberger
infused into everyone jn our ranks served as a
foundation for our successes, and the results we
achieved were a just reward for the effort and
enthusiasm which all concerned displayed throughout
tbe year.
A thletics. This year we outstripped all opposition
and ran out clear winners, with forty points
separating us from our nearest rival, Van Riebeeck.
Our senior runners set a fine example with A.
Long and A. Standley outstanding. D. Asher, K.
Long and M. Oosthuizen contributed generously
to the total jn tbe junior events. Whereas tbe
kudos go to tbe above-mentioned atbletes, the
credit must go to Mr. Bromberger whose willing
advice and encouragement secured tbe Old Boys'
Cup for WeLLington.
In the Senior Cross Country, Wellington runners
were well to the fore. De Wet won tbe race
and Baerecke, Bridgens and Long were placed in
the first ten. Tbe Junior Cross Country proved
rather djsappointing, and only Bremer was weLL
placed.
Rugby. Wellington Senior team failed to secure
a point in the Inter-House competition and so
failed to capitalise on the Junior side's success.
Wellington, however, were placed second in the
overall count. De Wet, Pfeil, Scott, Main and
StandJey all represented our 1st XV and Blotnick
wa included in tbe touring party.
Tennis. This year Asber kept the ball very
much in Wellington's court by winning the
scbool's Singles title for tbe second year in succession,
and together witb Leyser he won tbe
Doubles competition. Other players to defend
Wellington's intere"ts on the tennjs court were L.
and K. Bridgens, Reynolds and Vickerman.
Judo. This year Wellington had a Judo team
that even the Japanese would be proud of. In tbe
Jnter-House competition Wellington were winners
by a fifty-point margin. In the Junior section S.
Butcher won the individual championsh.ip, while
P. Baerecke carried off the Senior Honours.
SwimminE? Our swimming hopes depended
largely on the success of two swimmers, and perhaps
the finest feat of our sporting year was
when Ben GouId, swimming in the Under 16 220
yards Freestyle, broke not only the Under 16
record but also that of the Open division. Our
other waterbaby, young Alan Hammond, put the
100 yards breaststroke and two-lengths' butterfly
records next to his name in a very fine performance.
Cricket. Wellington's cricketers were ratber a
mediocre bunch but certainly not lacking in spirit.
Of these, only Fine and Bridgen. could command
fairly regular places in the 1st XI.
Wellin~ton members have made their presence
felt in the sporting and cultural activities of the
school. Wayne Barnes, our House Captain, was
the military figure largely responsible for marching
the Wynberg detachment into second place at
the annual competition, while many of our members
were in the ranks to boost the esprit de corps.
Jn the Debating Society the powerful rhetoric of
C. Braude and W. Barnes swayed many a debate
in Wynberg's favour, while Alec Blotnick did
much to make the· Golf Club so successful.
Andrew Lowry once again proved an efficient
leader of the S.C.U. and Wayne Barnes, one of
the pioneers of the Mountain Club, has spared no
effort in workin~ for this club, which is fast
reaching its summit. The Badminton Club owes
much to the efforts of Stephen Blanckenberg, and
he is to be congratulated on being awarded Wynberg's
first badminton Blue. Barnes, Fine, Macpherson
and Blotnick were members of the 1966
prefect body.
J. FINE.
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DE WAAL HOUSE
House Masters: Messrs. J. Mathew, A. Noffki.
House Captain: E. de Swardt.
Vice-Captain: D. Knight.
Secretary: P. Gilmour.
Committee: E. Merrifield, H. Morris, D. Humphries.
Oe Waal House had a moderately successful
year, and can look forward to a rosy future, as
there are many good up-and-coming juniors.
At the annual atheltics meetin~ we took fourth
place owing to a lack of talent, but not of enthusiasm.
We congratulate Rhodes House on taking
first place this year.
Cricket. Our cricket star twinkled quite brightly
this year. We provided seven first eleven players:
E. de Swardt, who captained the side, Gilmour,
Merrifield, Powell, Cawood, Rookledge and also
the captain of the U15A, K. Kolesky. Mr. Mathew
must be thanked for his help and encouragement
at all times.
Rugby. De Waal had a good senior side this
year, finishing second in senior ru~by, but owing
to weak juniors we finished last overall. We congratulate
E. de Swardt and D. Knight on being
chosen to represent Western Province at Craven
Week. In addition to these two Burke, Ward,
Blakemore, Humphries and Eddy were regular
first team members.
Tennis. We congratulate our first team who
won the Inter-House competition. Leyser, Castle,
Ellert and Burke were all regular members of the
School first team.
Judo. Here, as in the tennis, we congratulate
our team on winning the Inter-House competition.
Swimming. In the School Gala we were placed
fourth, owing to our lack of senior swimmers.
Weir and Falconer are to be congratulated on
excellent performances. These two were also
chosen to represent Western Province.
We had an excellent turn-out in the annual
cross-country and we congratulate Weir on winning
the junior section in a very good time.
In the Inter-House golf tournament held this
year we took second place.
De Waal has three prefects this year: De
Swardt, Gilmour and Merrilield.
Although the year did not realise all our hopes,
it can be said that we had a very very enjoyable
time. We would like to express our gratitude to
Messrs. Mathewand Noffki for the guidance and
assistance they gave us during the year.
P.J.G.
VAN RIEBEECK
HOUSE
Hou.!'e Master: Mr. J. Oosthuizen.
House Captain: A. Craxton.
Secretary: J. Dodd.
Committee: E. Jennings, P. Robertshaw, D.
Bairstow.
Athletic.!'. This year we were runners-up in the
annual athletic meeting. There were many fine
performances in our house team, and a very fine
house spirit prevailed amongst our athletes. Performances
of merit were tbose of A. Craxton who
was thjs year's Victor Ludorum ; C. Kemp, who
gained second place in the mile and 440 yards;
D. Bairstow who just missed first place in the
Open long jump; our juniors Gluckman, Casper
and Currie, who contributed their share of points,
L. Oosthuizen who came second in the U.16
hurdles and should do very well in the years to
come.
Although we did not take first place this year,
I am sure we will win the House Cup in the near
future, and I would like to congratulate Wellington
House on winning the cup.
Swimming. For the first time in many years we
won the swimming gala, with many fine performances.
We had a strong house team, especially
the juniors and the U.19 team. The swimmers
who stood out were W. Anderton who won the
senior swimming cup by taking first places in the
100 yards and 220 yards freestyle and the 100
yards butterfly; M. HUIwitz who won the 100
yards backstroke; McLean who won tbe 220
yards breaststroke; Walker who won the UJ ()
diving; Yach wbo won the one length freestyle
and backstroke in the U.12 division; Perry, who
won the U.12 one length breaststroke; Yach and
Behr in the U.IO section. Van Riebeeck won tbe
U.lO, U.12 and U.l9 relays.
Unfortunately J. Dodd, one of the best swimmers
in our school, could not take part owing to
an injury, but he did more than his share in training
and selecting our house team.
Rugby. Tbis year we had two strong rugby
teams in tbe house games, wbich we won. Our
senior team was led to victory by the vice-captain
of the school's 1st XV, M. Deane. Botb our
teams won two matches and drew one. Unfortunately
D. Bairstow and M. Hurwitz were injured
early in the season. They both played for the 1st
XV. Other 1st XV players in Van Riebeeck are
P. Robertshaw, D. Williams and C. Kemp.
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Cricket. This year Van Riebeeck was represented
by E. lennings, M. McClurg and M.
Deane in the 1st XI. McClurg and lennings
topped the bowling averages, while lenrungs was
second in the batting.
Woodin, Gluckman, Oosthuizen and Peters
represented us in tbe U.ISA team but, owing to
unseasonable, inclement weather, Van Riebeeck
was prevented from following up their magnificent
win against Wellington (after being behind
on the first innings), and quite possibly winning,
at least, tbe senior house cricket.
General Activities. Van Riebeeck has had a very
successful year in all activities. We had a few
good places in the cross-country. Gluckman won
the U.13 race, while Woodin and Williamson came
3rd and 4th respectively in the U.lS section. De
lager ran a fine race for the senior event and
ended up in 3rd place in a very good time. The
golf house matches were won by Van Riebeeck
with D. Bairstow and Goldblatt dominating the
games.
Tbe great success that Van Riebeeck house has
enjoyed this year was due not only to the strong
house spirit of our members, but also to the drive
and determination of our bouse masters, Mr.
Oostbuizen, Mr. Voigt and Mr. lordaan.
RHODES
HOUSE
A. CRAXTON.
House Master: Mr. A. Morris.
House Captain: B. Probyn.
Secretary: N. Pasvolsky.
Committee: L. Werbeloff, V. Watson-Smith,
P. von Blommenstein, R. Perrott-Humphrey,
G. Klein, K. Kesner, M. Westrnoreland, C.
Wolf.
Although Rhodes House has not been as successful
this year as in previous years, house spirit
was always in evidence, whether we were on the
winning or the losing side. It is now, more fitting
than ever perhaps, for Rhodes members to keep
in mind the scbool motto: "Supera moras".
Our sincere thanks go to Mr. Morris for all the
hours of hard work wbich he bas put into the
house, and to Bruce Probyn, who, in spite of his
many duties as bead prefect, rugby captain, and
drum major, was a very able and hard-working
House captain.
Athletics. Rhodes came third at this meeting,
with a total of 59 points. B. Schneider was the
Under 14 champion, while A. Oliver and S. Bird
put up good performances in tbe Under 12 and
Under 19 age groups respectively. In the Open
evenl~, Watson-Smith was our best athlete.
Swimming. A good, combined effort by the
team secured us second place in tbe Gala. K.
Nielson and R. Perrott-Humpbrey swam well .in
the Open events, while Goles (U.I6) and Rosenberg
(U.14) both gained valuable points for the
house.
Rugby. Our teams came joint-second in the
Inter-House matches.
Tennis. Rhodes was beaten in the second round
of tbe Inter-House tournament, but the fact that
some of our junior players are very promising,
augurs well for the future.
In the cultural activities of the School, members
of Rhodes House played an important part this
year. L. Werbeloff was the chairman of both the
Science Club and the Debating Society, while N.
Pasvolsky is tbe leader of the orchestra, and
chairman of the Chess Club.
P. van Blommenstein, L. Werbeloff and G.
Kleyn are all members of the prefect body.
N.P.
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This was the Society's 23rd Annual Season,
when Mr. Peacock undertook to produce the
Annual High School play.
First Function, 18th June
The Hall was well filled on tilis occasion when
a programme, presented entirely by the school,
was given. First, the School Orchestra and soloists
gave us the Triumph Dance from Purcell's "Dido
and Aeneas", the first movement from Mozart's
"Adelaide" Concerto for Violin and Orchestrasoloist
Neville Pasvolsky, the Keltic Lament by
Foulds, and a Smetana Polka.
There followed two one-act plays. The first
of these was "The Seventeenth Highwayman", by
Eric Forbes-Boyd, with Norman Coates as Producer,
and a cast including S. Friedlander, P.
Shelton, D. Jupp, M. Stein, P. Dowling and P.
Furman. The plot, concerning an attempt to rob
the Marquis of Tottenham, was well sustained,
and the surprises of bogus characters surprising
us as they should.
The second play, "The Boatswain's Mate," by
W. W. Jacobs, contained only three characters,
taken by H. Bosman, D. Gohl and H. Gohl, with
producer T. Kyriacos. The spirit of this play was
similar to that in the previous one, and it went
quite well.
out. .
J. du Plessis stage-managed through-
At the conclusion, coffee was served, after a '
.pleasant evening's entertainment.
Second Function, 4th, 5th and 6th August
High School play, "Court Martial".
Third Function, 19th and 20th August
The "Twelfth Annual Hour of Music," by the
School Orchestra, soloists, and Junior Choir in
conjunction with the choir of Notre Dame Convent
took place in the School Hall on August 19th
and 20th. The programme on this occasion was
possibly the most ambitious and best balanced
that we have given. The Orchestra, seated this
year in a large semicircle, opened the programme
with the Overture and Triumphing Dance from
Purcell's opera "Dido and Aeneas". The slow
section of the overture drew forth some pleasing
legato playing, while the ensuing quick section
kept a good rhythm, as did the Dance.
Arnon Hurwitz and Mr. A. Lorie then gave us
the first movement of a Mozart Sonata for Violin
and Piano, lively and rhytilrnical. Malcolm Bates
then gave a clean and very competent reading of
the solo part in a Vivaldi Concerto for Cello and
Orchestra, an item that was particularly enjoyable.
Next came Mozart's "Adelaide" Concerto for
Violin and Orchestra, in which the soloist was
Neville Pasvolsky. This is a very beautiful work,
interesting throughout, but dependent upon a
performance with good style and pleasing tone,
and these qualities were evident throughout in
Neville's playing.
The combined choirs, lOO girls and boys, then
assembled to sing us five delightful songs with
piano accompaniment, played, impeccably as
usual, by their director, Mrs. Elsie Jennings. The
songs were "Spring Wind" by Thiman, "Who is
Sylvia?" in the setting by Coates, "The Owl and
the Pussycat" by Rely Hutchinson, the evergreen
"No John" and "Sing, Joyous Bird" by Phillips.
The singing was delightful. and obviously enjoyed
by choir and audience alike.
There followed Haydn's Concertino in C for
Piano and Orchestra, in which the soloist was
Michael Herbert, who gave a thoughtful and controlled
reading of the solo part, for which he
deserves great credit.
The Choir then returned to the platform to
combine with the Orchestra in the singing of
three of the ten Biblical songs, based upon Psalms,
and set to music by Dvorak. First came "Songs
of Gladness", second "Hear, Oh Lord, My Bitter
Cry" and lastly "Oh Sing Unto the Lord a Joyful
Song".
This item created a big impression upon all
present, and set in motion the immediate preparation
of a fourth song in the series, during the
ensuing week. The songs are very beautiful, and
the final one was repeated by general request.
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Tbe programme continued and concluded with
Czech music, Dvorak's "Humoreske", neatly
played, and a charming polka, "Venkovanka" by
Smetana.
Another memorable "Hour of Music".
And we are most grateful to the principal and
parents of tbe Notre Dame Convent girls for
their kindness and co-operation in making the
choir items what we wished them to be.
The names engraved upon the Epworth Society
Music Cup this year are N. Pasvolsky, M. Bates,
A. Hurwitz, J. Miller and M. Herbert. Tbeir
service to 1966 School Music was considerable
and greatly valued.
Fourth Function, 26th and 27th September
33rd Annual Entertainment
The 33rd Annual Entertainment by the Junior
Drama Group, Junior Choir and Sub A classes
took place in tbe School Hall in the last week oE
tbe third term. For over thirty years, tbe programmes
had opened with a Kindergarten song
scene which Miss Lacey had always produced,
and which had become a real tradition. The tradition
was continued this year when our Sub A's
took the stage in a delightful sketch, "The Wizard
oE Toyiand" . On benches in the background stood
a choir with fresh young voices who sang five
wng:; - "Jack in the Box", "The Soldiers", "The
Golliwogs", "The Little Duch Girl and Boy", and
"The Pirates", while a magician waved his magic
wand over groups dressed as the toys described,
which came to life for the duration of the respective
songs. This was a most attractive item, and
Miss Durham, Mrs. Hutchison and Mrs. Jennings
are to be congratulated along with their young
participants for continuing the old tradition in so
charmjng a manner.
There followed a musical play in two acts, on
the story oE "Rumpelstiltskin", the well-known
Grimm Fairy Tale, words by Miriam Adams and
music by John Clements. This proved to be a
brilliant adaptation .in its libretto, and the music
was of a high standard, and very beautiful.
Of the cast, Rumpelstiltskin himself was played
by Maurice Goldstein. Trus was an excellent
character study, commanding, sufficiently' grotesque,
and very satisfying. Michael Wolters as
the King has great stage presence and acted
forcefully. David Holmes was an excelJent, wellspoken
Miller, McCallum an able Miller's Wife,
Andrew Klopper and David Rerron most attractive
and entertaining as Griseida and Lucy, Bruce
Riley a handsome and winning Prince Richard,
and Anthony Botha and Owen Blumberg competent
pages. Tbe 13 Princesses were an alarmingly
attractive group, and the young pages a smart set.
A SCENE FROM THE MUSICAL PLAY "RUMPELSTILTSKIN"
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KINDERGARTEN SONG SCENE "THE WIZARD OF TOYLAND"
The a,nimals, too, were most realistic. The play
followed the Grimm story exactly, and the tension
was gradually built up to the scene in wnich
Rumpelstiltskin's name was discovered, and the
Princess' baby thereby saved.
The whole cast entered most tborougWy into
the spirit of the play, and gave the large and
enthusiastic audiences an hour and a balf of delightful
entertainment, excellent acting, excellent
singing, and a most attractively danced Pavane.
Our thanks and congratulations go first to the
producer, Mrs. Cynthia Just, whose finest, and alas
final, production this was for us; to Mrs. Elsie
Jennings for the singing and brilliant accompaniment;
to Mrs. 8alsillie for her beautiful props; to
Mr. Pretorius for his excellent sets and stage management,
assisted here by Mr. F. Smith, Miss P.
Watters, and Miss G. BarweIl, and a group of
boys, to Mr. R. Just for sound effects, and to
parents and friends for costumes and help with
make-up, and to Miss C. Fowles for her work
with the Pavane - and then to the cast who
worked so long and enthusiastically, and with
such success.
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I went last week to tbe opening nigbt of Mr.
Peacock's production of "Tbe Caine Mutiny" and
came out over two bours later botb surprised and
deligbted. I bad already beard the play on tbe
radio, tbought it excellent, and wondered how it
would come out on stage. Now, thanks to Mr.
Peacock's extraordinarily efficient producing and
handling of performers, I cbeerfully support the
unanimous verdict that it was a great success,
and not easily forgotten.
I was astonisbed at tbe ease with whicb the
performers acted their parts, and the almost total
lack of stage fright or prompting was most praisewortby.
Micbael Herbert, playing tbe lead, gave a brilliant
performance as Captain Queeg. His last
outburst .in tbe witness box was tbe best and
most memorable part in the play. In making the
most of every sentence he scored a triumpb in a
most difficult part.
Kenneth Kesner used talents I did not know
he possessed as defending attorney Greenwald,
and made a great success of it. He was faultless
in lines and stage-movement and carried off the
difficult final scene as a drunkard, most convincingly.
"THE CAINE MUTINY"
AJso wortby of much praise is Taki Kyriacos
as Lieutenant Maryk. Once he wore into his part
he was excellent and he bad some particularly
striking moments wben be was cross-examined
near the end. His voice is good and he was another
great asset to the play.
The Anderton brothers both portrayed doctors
and were higbly entertaining in tbeir parts. The
defending attorney's argument with Dr. Bird is
worth mentioning bere as a very well-acted scene.
William Anderton was Dr. Bird and Patrick was
correctly overbearing as Dr. Lundeen.
Keith Brown seemed rather small for the part
of a naval captain but he succeeded in carrying
it off. I liked Jonatban Benjamin as Lieut. Keith
and Peter Furman as Lieut. Keefer very much.
Robin Burns managed a hard part quite amusinglyand
Norman Coates, although baving a less
fIIamboyant script, was also good as tbe prosecuting
attorney.
An enormous amount of hard work went into
tbis play from the producer and cast, and the
result was highly laudable, as shown by the
applause and the very genuine curtain-calls.
R. FrrzWTLLlAMS.
Adjudicator's
TALENT EVENING, 26th September, 1966
Report:
Three judges acted independently, having first
agreed that they would award balf the points for
the quality of the subject matter, a quarter of tbe
points· for stage-craft (good speech, singing, posture,
and so on), and a quarter of the marks for
good taste and style. One judge emphasised (at
least to himself) that mus.ic should include melody,
harmony, rhythm, and variation of texture and
interpretation.
Of the 'group' performances, the 'Nazi'skit,
led by Milliner, gained 34t points of a maximum
of 60, and took first place.
The 'pop' groups did not lag far behind; their
music was of a high 'pop' standard - it had
rhythm and melody, but tended to be too loud.
These groups lost points for displaying little
originality - possibly the fault of the medium.
Of the individual performances, solo and duet,
first place was gained by Coates and Loury with
their Folk Songs and guitar accompaniment.
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Theirs was tbe most polisbed performance, and
they also revealed pleasing touches of originality.
Runners-up were the other guitar duetists, Benjamin
and Sesselberg, who sang with sympathy and
understanding, though not always with perfect
intonation. Anderton, in his four-part sketch,
captivated the house, and took third place. Other
contestants who earned tbe judges' approval were
Clay and Barrett (violin and piano), Roberts
(piano solo) and Pam, whose folk songs with
banjo/uke' accompaniment were not aided by a
breakdown in tbe mike and amplifier.
The audience rightly showed its appreciation of
the humour of the compere, Micbael Cann, wbo
performed a difficult task well.
Bruce Probyn deserves congratulations for
having initiated this 'Talent Evening', and we
hope that it will become an annual feature.
For consideration for next year's performance,
we would like to suggest that the entertainment
would benefit greatly from the services of a producer.

'OP' ART
The current exhibition at the National Gallery entitled
"Art of the Space Age" has aroused considerable
interest amongst old and young alike.
Part of the fascination derived from the exhibition
is due to the fact that the exhibits move, either physically,
or optically, through the way in which the shapes
have been cleverly arranged so as to create the illusion
of movement as you change your vantage point.
Those viewers who seek some relationship between
these exhibits and that definition of art which demands
of it that it concern itself with the representation of
naural appearances, will be disappointed. This definition
bears no relationship to those concepts of art
which have motivated the creation of these exhibits at
the National Gallery. It would take too long to trace
those developments in 20th century art which bave led
up to 'Op', but if any sceptical visitor to this exhibition
wiU regard the works as being mainly inspired by the
tremendous scientific and technological strides of this
century, and the fascination that this scientific development
holds for tbe artist, and if he views them in this
context, he will appreciate them more fully.
The following experiments in 'Op' art were made by
Wynberg boys in Std. VI after they had been shown
some reproductions of work on the "Art of the Space
Age" exhibition.
I. SCHMAMAN.
W. DAWSON, 6d.
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MOUNTAIN
The Mountain Club bas been in existence for
four years now and in that time we can bonestly
say that it has become one of the most active of
the school societies. As the honorary secretary of
1965 recommended, tbe committee of this year
has concentrated on acquiring a strong junior
section without which our club would surely have
died. However, I think that tbis danger has successfully
been averted as our junior members this
year are certainly in the majority.
The highlight of tbe year was once again a trip
to the Cedarberg. Tempting the weather gods to
some extent, this trip took place in April instead
of the usual December. However, the gods were
kind and wc enjoyed beautiful weather for the
duration of our visit - except for tbe last day!
As one of our companions was heard to remark,
CLUB REPORT
if it was raining cats and dogs, then there were
certainly Great Danes in the Cedarberg! This
trip lasted one week and many peaks of the central
area of tbe Cedarberg were climbed.
The year's climbing began with a rock climb of
."D" standard called Sunny Cove Face. At least
nine of the climbers were new to tbe sport and
altogether five hours were spent in getting the
party up and down Elsies Peak. Once again the
new members were introduced to the old classics
of Table Mountain and many enjoyable days were
spent on climbs like Spring Stepover, Right Face,
Valken Buttress and many others. Members expressed
their enjoyment at being taken up Grotto-
Fountain-Cairn Traverse by Mr. Cronwright and
once again the Club must thank him for his un·
remitting efforts in organising leaders for our
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climbs and for giving of his own time to lead the
club over week-ends.
Although the most important activity of our
Club is tbe practical side of climbing mountains,
we have our theory as well. Every term we have
an evening meeting in the Junior School assembly
room where a number of interesting topics are
dealt with. After the Cedarberg trip members
naturally wanted to show the slides of scenes and
subjects to which these mountains so amply lend
themselves, and an evening was accordingly set
aside for this purpose. Mr. Cronwright was invited
to show a selection of his wonderful transparencies
which soon put our own pbotographic
efforts very much in the amateur class. A very
interesting and, in parts, hilariously amusing talk
was given by Mr. and Mrs. Bob Reynecke about
their travels in South America.
The third term saw Mr. Neville Weller coming
to speak to us on the amazing "gogga" world of
our country. This talk was illustrated with an
interesting and unique series of sLides depicting
tbe life-cycle of the praying mantis, as well as
many other pictures of equally peculiar animals.
Our thanks must go to the above for providing
such entertaining and informative evenings for
our Club. At .intervals films were shown during
the long break at scbool and these were well
attended by club members.
I sincerely hope that tbe Club continues to
introduce the younger fellows to every aspect of
the beauty of our mountains, and that the criterion
used to judge the members of our club
shall not be the standard of their rock climbing,
but their attitude to our wonderful mountains
and the respect with which they climb and enjoy
them. I should like to take this opportunity of
thanking my committee which bas given me such
admirable support tbroughout the year. Dood
luck for the future, W.B.H.S.M.e.!
WAYNE BARNES (Hon. Secretary).
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The 1966 season has been a pleasant and successful
one, seventeen teams having been entered
in the inter-school competition while other teams,
notably the Under 190, the Under 14D, the
Junior First XV, the Under 11 and the Under 10
played a few specially arranged matches.
Including the group of very young juniors,
some 460 boys were catered for during the year.
The best teams of the year were the Under 15A,
the Under t3A and the Under 12A.
The Under 15A team produced an excellent
brand of rugby and scored 182 points, while only
34 were scored against them. An excellent, closeknitting
pack of forwards provided a solid platform
from which the bacldjne attacked strongly
on all available opportunities. This team should
in future provide excellent material for a strong
first team.
Only two matches were lost during the season;
these were against R.B.H.S. and against S.A.C.S.,
but in a return match S.A.C.S. were beaten by 6
points to O. The Under 15A record for the sea-
!:on is 13 matches played, 9 won, 2 lost, 2 drawn,
182 points for and 34 against. Mr. Lennox, a
coach whose teams for some years have been
among the best in their age group, is to be
thanked for and congratulated on the excellent
coaching of a team that played such attractive
rugby this year.
The Under 13A too had a very fine record. Of
the 14 matches played they won 11, drew 2 and
lost only I. They scored a total of 233 points and
had 72 scored against them. The forwards played
well as a pack but it was the fast backline that
often caught the eye. A feature of this team was
that on several occasions, with the final wbistle
only minutes away, they found themselves trailing
by 2 or 3 points. Against Paarl BH, O. F. Malan
and Worce. ter, for example, much to the relief
and joy of parents and other supporters, tries were
scored seconds before the final whistle was due.
Exciting moments such as these have made this
season one to be remembered with pride and
pleasure by spectator and player. Congratulations
go to the team and their coach, Mr. Fair, for the
good rugby and wonderful spirit engendered.
The Under 12A team, too, bad a very good
season. Of the 13 matches pLayed 8 were won, 3
were drawn and 2 were lost. 77 points were
scored by tbe team and 27 points were scored
against it.
The speed with which the forwards, often
lighter than their opponents, got into tlie loose
scrums could be held up as an example to many
a more senior player. The knowledge and skill of
this team have done mucb to enhance tbe high
standard of Wynberg Under 12 rugby. This
standard redounds greatly to the credit of tbe
coach, Mr. Pretorius. We wish Mr. Pretorius a
happy and successful year while he is away on
study leave during 1967.
On paper, at the beginning of the season, this
year's School Team did not hold out much prospect
of developing into a combination of any
merit, and this was amply borne out by a very
weak series of performances during the first balf
of the season. Many players were completely inconsistent
in their form, and team-building presented
an almost insoLvabLe problem. One main
difficulty was that many players who were technically
gifted were unable to stand up to the rigours
of Under 19A rugby, and tbe other that too many
team members were not prepared to make the
sacrifices necessary to attain the requisite standard
of fitness to be capable of achieving tbe standard
of play expected of a Wynberg First Fifteen in
the top-line Under 19A competition.
Gradually, however, Mr. Oosthuizen, supported
by a keen, fit nucleus headed by Probyn and
Deane, managed to build up a workmanlike side
during tbe latter part of tbe second balf of the
season. This is a pleasing end to the story, but
it is an arrant waste of the services of tbe best
coach in Under 19A scbool rugby to present Mr.
Oosthuizen with the Jatter problem for tbe major
part of the season.
B. Probyn and M. Deane, captain and vicecaptain
respectively, played a large part in tbe
ultimate success of the team. Both by their
example and their unselfish and un tiring efforts
they assisted in building a team whicb ended the
season triumphantly. Its two best performances
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An Under l3C team was entered for the first
time for some years. Although from the point of
view of results, the team was not too successful,
the season proved most enjoyable and an excellent
esprit de corps was built up. Ably led, the
players gave a good account of themselves and
notable victories were achieved against Rondebosch
and S.A.C.S. Messrs. Kallaway and Blom
are thanked for the tireless coaching of this team.
The Under 12B team improved as the season
progressed, the record being: played 12, won 7,
lost 5, with 83 points for and 45 against. "Improved
as the season progressed" can so often be
said about teams coached by Mr. Pretorius, whose
reputation as a first-rate coach of consistently good
sides is known throughout the Peninsula.
Mr. Hutchison's C and D players had few fixtures
during the first half of the season and consequently
were somewhat unsettled. With more
matches during the July-September term, their
progress was very good and thei r rugby far more
attractive. The C team in particular did well in
winning a number of matches against the B teams
of other schools. Mr. Hutchison is to be thanked
for his very enthusiastic coaching.
The Junior First XV played a number of
matches against Western Province Preparatory
School and against Monterey. These games were
played at a fast pace and provided the spectators
with attractive, orthodox rugby.
The Under 11 and Under 10 teams are not
coached as teams but are brought together only
for their matches. However, they did well. They
played six games, of which they won two and
lost four, but scored 35 points while 23 were
scored against them.
A word to all those playing rugger at Wynberg:
Catching and kicking the ball, tackling and fitness,
fitness to play the game at the fastest possible
tempo are essential in a game of rugby; but these
essentials take time to develop and consequently
should be attended to by each individual himself.
At practices coaches have not the time to attend
to these matters to the extent that they would like:
they naturally have to spend most of their practice
attending to team coaching; it is therefore
the duty of each individual player to practise the
above-mentioned skills himself and also to get
thoroughly fit by the beginning of the season.
All players and coaches thank Mr. Blackbeard
for his keen intere t in and for encouragement
given to rugby at Wynberg. His co-operation is
highly valued. We thank him too for his support
at first team games.
The work done in the Tuck Shop by the ladies
of the P.T.A. is greatly appreciated by members
of staff, visiting referees and masters and by players
and spectators. Their warm smiles and hot
coffee have been much appreciated.
The School thanks visiting referees, Major
Kolesky, Messrs. P. Burman, B. Kelynack, Ralpb
Burmeister, P. Morris, W. Edwards and Tubby
Ger for refereeing many of the home matches.
It is hoped that they enjoyed the games as mucb
as we did.
Doug Hopwood is to be thanked for tbe assistance
he gave in coaching the Senior teams. His
coaching, based on years of experience as an international
player, was both valuable and inspiring
to our senior teams. Springbok Lionel Wilson is
thanked for assisting E. de Swardt who represented
W. Province at Craven Week.
During the June holidays our first XV travelled
to Natal where they played Port Natal, Durban
Boys' High School and Kearsney College. From
all accounts our boys were well liked wherever
they went and maintained the fine reputation in
Natal that Wynberg teams have built up during
past tours. Judging by the enthusiasm with which
the tour is mentioned, the boys enjoyed it to the
full.
We thank very sincerely the parents who received
our players into their homes, those responsible
for the hostels where our boys were put up
and the three schools who were our hosts. Michael
Deane's more detailed account follows later.
Potchefstroom Boys' High School touring team
came to Wynberg where they played a match
against our first team. It was an enjoyable occasion
and we thank our visitors for the game
which they won 3-0.
We at Wynberg were deeply appreciative of the
visit by Mr. J. J. de Kock ("Mr. Laws") on Friday,
29th of July. It is not often that we are able
to have a world authority visiting us at Wynberg,
but on this occasion we greatly enjoyed the evening
and derived much benefit from the interesting
talk. A film illustrating the rules was shown.
This too the audience found enjoyable and instructive.
Mr. de Kock answered questions from
the floor. While coffee was being served, players
crowded round Mr. de Kock and again asked
questions which he was happy to answer. Our
thanks are due to Mr. Blackbeard for arranging
for coffee to be served. We thank Mr. de Kock
for giving up his valuable time and coming to
talk to us. We also very much appreciate Mr.
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were a 6-3 win against a talented J. J. du Preez
team, and an 8-6 victory at Paarlover a strong
Paarl Boys' High side, this latter victory being
particularly warming as our team had to play for
two-thirds of the game without D. Knight, their
Craven-Week scrumhalf, who was injured in the
first quarter of an hour and was unable to continue.
The Second Team, although it suffered from
the same disabilities as tbe School Team, on tbe
whole played well. Its form, however, was inconsistent,
and this was due mostly to indecisive
tackling by the backs. Nevertheless, this team
can be congratulated on some rattling good performances,
the best being their two matches
against Bishops second team, both of which we
lost (3-0) and (9-6).
It is now appropriate to mention tbe name of
Mr. H. E. Tasker. It is a name that bas been on
the lips of senior Wynberg rugby players for 34
years; it is a name that has been well-known in
Western Province scbools' rugby circles for almost
the same length of time; yet apart from appearing
in tbe section on Rugby in our Magazine of 1965,
it bas never before been printed there. Although
the names of many coacbes and players and others
who bave given service to Wynberg rugby have
appeared each year, Mr. Tasker, senior coach and
rugby correspondent and administrator, who, over
a long period bas done more for our scbools'
rugby than any other man, bas never allowed his
name to appear in the appropriate section of the
school Magazine.
RUGBY FIRST FIFTEEN, 1966
Froll{ Row (\. to r.): Mr. H. E. Tasker (Coach), E. de Swardt, B. Probyn (Captain),
Mr. N. R. Blackbeard, M. Dean (Vice-Captain), D. Bairstow, Mr. J. F. Oosthuizen (Coach).
Second Row (\. to r.): N. Ward, E. Eddy, M. Dewar, P. de Wet, D. Humphries, D. William,
C. Kemp.
Third Row (\. to r.): P. Baerecke, L. Buwalda, J. Blakemore, J. Retief, W. Burke,
P. Robertshaw.
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Mr. Tasker came to Wynberg when the school's
senior team played in a lower division. In order
to build up spirit in the players and improve the
standard of play, he entered the first team in the
A division. He also took charge of tbe Under 13
group. In their first few games some teams suffered
heavy defeats. The senior team, for example,
lost 55 and 62 nil to S.A.C.S. and Hottentots
Holland respectively. However, backed by his
knowledge and keenness and the enthusiastic
assistance of men like Dr. H. G. Wood, Mr. E.
Martin and Mr. A. Simpson, his hard work soon
enabled Wynberg to play on equal terms against
the A division sides of other schools. This is the
type of service the school has been fortunate in
having for many years. It is unlikely that any
other man in the Peninsula has played so important
a role in his schools' rugby life as Mr. Tasker
has in his.
In 1948 Wynberg Boys' High was much smaller
than it is now; there were fewer than 300 boys
in the senior school. There were only two rugby
fields, no swimming bath and little equipment for
rugby, cricket, tennis ant! athletics. Then, as the
school began to grow, Mr. Tasker was the prime
mover in having the contributions to the School
Fund increased from eleven shillings per team to
the present figure which allows us to have the
equipment we need inside and outside the classroom.
For many years the school Athletic meeting
and the annual Cross Country were run by Mr.
Tasker. Wellington House was fortunate in having
him as House Master. It was during this time
that Wellington won the Inter-House Athletics
twenty times in succession!
Long and valuable service given to the Committee
.of the Western Province Schools' Rugby
Football Union has resulted in his being elected
a Life Member, an honour accorded to very few.
Experience gained by many years of selfless
devotion to the game of rugby is now being drawn
upon to produce weekly articles in a local newspaper.
These articles are read and appreciated by
thousands of lovers of our national game.
The above remarks .indicate but inadequately
the service given to extra-mural activities in the
School, but it should also be remembered that the
School has never had such a long succession of
outstanding Senior Certificate subject results as
those obtained by Mr. Tasker's History pupils.
Mr. Tasker will be retiring from teaching under
the Cape Education Department at the end of the
first term of next year. He intends teaching for
a few years in England where he and Mrs. Tasker
wiU see as much ballet and as many plays as they
can before returning to the Republic.
On behalf of the ma"ter who coaches the game
and on behalf of all Wynberg rugby players, past
and present, I wish Mr. and Mrs. Tasker happiness
and continued good health in their retirement.
Returning to the rugby report, I have pleasure
in recording how much I enjoyed some of the
matches of the Under 19C. Although this side
often supplied players to the more senior teams,
it played bright, spirited rugby. Back line movements
were often a joy to behold, while the forwards,
combining well, often played fine, constructive
rugby. A feature of this team was its
fitness in matches. For this fitness, the good spirit
of. the team and the successes achieved during the
season, Mr. Voigt is to be thanked and congratulated.
The rather light Under 16A team did not have
a very successful season. Apart from the opening
match, no game was won or drawn during the
first half of the season. The second half, however,
opened with a drawn game against Bishops.
This seemed to encourage the side because it
won three more matches. Towards the end of the
season the team was rather badly beaten in two
games.
The B team did much better, winning five of
their 11 matches, two of which they won by 20
and 40 points respectively. It is confidently expected
that when the Under 16 group enters the
Under 19 division next year, boys already in that
group will be of great help to the newcomers and
that their games will improve.
Messrs. Noffki and Hopkins are thanked for
the hard work they put into training these players.
The Under 15B, although enjoying their season,
never seemed able to produce the type of rugby
played by the A team. However, unless A teams
have suitable opposition, their practices and consequently
their matches tend to suffer. Some
credit for the fine rugby played by the A team
thus goes to the B team.
The Under 14A team started the season without
the services of four of the 1965 Under l3A players.
Further withdrawals owing to illness weakened
the team further. On one occasion seven
players had to be replaced. However, as sometimes
happens, these setbacks seemed to spur the
team on to greater efforts. Although only four
matches were won, the players and, I am sure,
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UNDER 15A RUG BY
Front Row (I. lo r.): J. Sims, K. Kolesky, Mr. N. R. Blackbeard (Principal), 1. Katz (Capt.),
Mr. W. Lennox (Coach), I. Emms, L. Oosthuizen.
Seo':JI1d Row (I. to r.): A. Goosen, A. Ross, S. Silverstone, R. Ritchie, R. Weilers, D. Asher,
P. Boland.
Back Row (I. to r.): C. Scaife, G. Barret, D. Calder, S. Kitley, R. Gilbert.
the coacbes, Messrs. Jordaan and Sieberhagen,
enjoyed the rugby.
Tbe B team, too, was affected by illness and by
players being taken into the A team as a result of
illness there. This group's main weapon was jts
back line which, on occasion, moved attractively.
Messrs. Sieberhagen and Jordaan are thanked
for the bard work put into the coaching of these
two teams.
The Under 14C team was affected by withdrawals
in the A and B teams, and so was tbe D
team, which bad a number of friendlies arranged
for it. But it is to the credit of the players tbat
altbough winning only a small proportion of the
games, their morale remained reasonably high
throughout.
Many boys in tbis group were completely new
to rugby at the beginning of the season, but by
the middle of the third term team performance,
as measured by frequent clashes with S.A.C.S.,
had definitely improved; and several individual
players bad shown clear evidence of progress in
their understanding of the game, besides playing
it with greater vigour and enjoyment. In the light
of the above facts, 1966 can hardly be said tohave
been altogether unsuccessful.
Sincere thanks are due to Mr. Bromberger for
his enthusiastic coaching, whicb caused hjs team
to improve in spite of numerous difficulties.
The Under 13B players did not bave a very
successful season, but they did enjoy their games
and clearly showed that they had matured.
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Burman's arranging the evening and thank hjm
for it.
It would be qujte impossible for a School of
this size to run its extra-mural activities without
the aid of the pupils. During winter an immense
amount of important work falls on the shoulders
of those responsible for the rugby equipment.
Never do coaches have to go searching for the
balls for their practices, never do they have unsatisfactory
balls for matches. To the equipment
men, J. Dodd, P. Baerecke, E. Eddy and M. Muilwyk,
go our grateful thanks for a long, difficult
and responsible task done with first-class efficiency
and a delightful spirit of helpfulness.
To Michael Deane and Jannie Wiegman go my
personal thanks for the fine work they did as
Rugby Secretary and Press Attache respectively.
Always efficient, always obUging, each saved me
very many hours of work.
J. Retief, L. Osrin and D. Miller illd good work
in collecting the scores of the home and away
matcbes. They are to be thanked for tbeir useful
contribution.
Most of these important duties are carried out
by boarders. Only boarders' names figure on the
list of those who carry jugs of water, basins of
oranges cut by the members of tbe PT.A., and
buckets of sand. For the above duties our tbanks
go to: C. Earley, C. van Tonder, G. Ooran, I.
Slabber, K. WiJljams, K. Katz, S. Milliner, J.
Theodor, C. Burke, N. Oettle, N. Borain, R.
Cumming, C. Cumming, H. Green, D. Frahm, N.
Selby and P. Selby.
UNDER J 2 A RUGBY
Front Row (I. to r.): D. Bird, G. le Roux, Mr. A. Lorie (Principal), S. Wolf (Captain),
Mr. K. Pretorius (Coach), A. Lamb, L. Venter.
Second Row (I. to r.): M. Brown, D. v. d. Byl, K. Hopkins, M. Reeves, J. Taylor, S. Casper.
Third Row (I. to r.): G. Anderson, M. Peters, J. Oosthuizen, D. Pretorius, A. Mason.
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Once again Senior Boys, this year under the
supervision of Messrs. Smith and BohLing, performed
invaluable servi.ce to the School in coaching
our nursery of young players. They bave given
these little fellows great fun, and they have taught
them some of the basic skills whicb wiLl stand
them in good stead when tbey are selected to
play matches in higher age groups. Coaching by
the senior boys makes the task of the masters who
later take over from them so much the easier.
To the following boys the Schoo.! owes a great
debt of gratitude: A. Blotnick and J. Fine who
coached "Springboks" and "Villagers", D. Bairstow
and D. Humphries who coached "All Blacks"
and "Hamiltons" a'ld G. Pfeil and J. Cawood
who coached the "Lions" and "Tigers". A. Blotnick,
under the supervision of the masters, acted
as coach-manager.
The excellent condition of our school fields is
due in no small measure to care fostered on them
by many people, the chief of whom is Dr. H. G.
Wood who left us during April and is now teaching
again. We thank him for the work he has
done over many years. His efforts over a long
period are not unrecognised and they contribute
much to the present excellence of what are among
the best school fields in the peninsula.
Mr. Holmes too is to be thanked for the meritorious
work he has done since his arrival. He
has been at Wynberg for but a short time and is
to be comp.!imented on the splendid appearance
of all the grounds.
Our fields are among our most precious possessions;
the B field has been ours since before the
turn of the century, the A field has been in use
for forty years. The care lavished upon them
over such a long period bas brought them to their
present maturity.
Finally, I wisb again to refer to the coaches.
Their service given should never be taken for
granted. Messrs. Oosthuizen, Tasker, Voigt, Noffki,
Hopkins, Lennox, Sieberhagen, Jordaan, Bromberger,
Fair, Kallaway, Blom, Pretorius, Hutcruson,
Bobling and Smith are tbanked and complimented
for their entbusiastic and invaluable service
to Wynberg rugby.
Tbe following rugby awards have been made
for tbe 1966 season:
Honour Award: E. de Swardt. The Honour
Award is the highest sporting award tbat is made
to a Wyn berg boy.
Blues: B. Probyn, E. de Swardt and M. Deane.
Colours: D. Bairstow, J. Blakemore, W. Burke,
L. Buwalda, M. Deane, E. de Swardt, P. de Wet,
D. Humpbries, C. Kemp, B. Probyn, J. Retief,
P. Robertshaw, N. Ward, D. Williams.
The Brian SteyL Award, presented by Mr. C. C.
W. Steyl in memory of his son, one of our primising
young players, was awarded to N. Ward of
the First XV as the player who bas shown the
greatest improvement during the season.
In this regard mention should be made of
Bruce Dahl of the Under 13A, who for sheer
spirit, determination and deadly tackling attained
a standard which brought him close to this award.
Tbe following boys served on the Senior Rugby
Committee:
B. Probyn (School Captain),
M. Deane (Vice-Captain),
E. de Swardt,
D. Knight,
D. Bairstow.
They are to be congratulated on their selection
to this important office and are thanked for their
service to their coaches, their team and their
School.
A.J.A.M.
1st XV RESULTS
Vs. Sea Point Won 8-3
Vs. Rondebosch Lost 0-15
Vs. Bishops Lost 9-20
Vs. Bellville Lost 5-14
Vs. Rondebosch (Newlands) Lost 3-26
Vs. S.A.C.S Lost 5-10
Vs. Paul Roos _ Lost 9-28
Vs. Port Natal (Tour) Lost 3-6
Vs. Durban B.H. (Tour) Lost a-lO
Vs. Kearsney _ Lost 9-11
Vs. Potchefstroom (Friendly) Lost 0-3
Vs. Bishops Lost 0-15
Vs. J. G. Meiring .. Won 14-9
Vs. J. J. du Preez . Won 6-3
Vs. Paarl B.H. . Won 8-6
Vs. Marist . Drew 3-3
Vs. S.A.C.S Lost 6-23
Vs. Old Boys (Friendly) . Drew 23-23
Total: Won 4, Lost 12, Drew 2.
leading Point Scorers
B. Probyn 35 (8-'pen. 4 conv. I try).
E. De Swardt 16 (3 pen. 2 conv. I drop).
W. Burke 12 (2 pen. 1 try, 1 drop).
D. Williams 9 (3 tries).
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HOUSE
JUNIOR
RESULTS
SECTION
Rhodes 15, De Waal 3.
Van Riebeeck 3, Wellington 3.
Wellington 9, Rhodes O.
Van Riebeeck 8, De Waal O.
Van Riebeeck 16, Rhodes O.
Wellington 10, De Waal O.
Log: P W L
Van Riebeeck 3 2 0
Wellington 3 2 0
Rhodes 3 1 2
De Waal 3 0 3
Log:
Van Riebeeck
De Waal .
Rhodes
SENIOR
SECnON
De Waal 3, Rhodes O.
Van Riebeeck 5, Wellington O.
Van Riebeeck 5, De Waal 3.
Van Riebeeck 0, Rhodes O.
De Waal 3, Wellington O.
Rhodes 6, Wellington 3.
Wellington .
Final Log:
Van Riebeeck
Wellington
Rhodes
De Waal
P
.............................3
8
3
3
P
6
...................... 6
................... 6
......._... 6
W L
2 0
2 I
1 1
o 3
W L
4 0
2 3
2 3
2 4
1st XV TOUR TO NATAL, 1966
D
Pts
1 5
I 5
o 2
o 0
D
Pts
1 5
o 4
1 3
o 0
D Pts
2 10
1 5
1 5
o 4
The 1966 Rugby tour to Durban officially
started as tbe train pulled out of Cape Town
station on Friday, 24th June.
On our arrival in Durban we were taken in
pairs to the homes of the Port Natal pupils where
we stayed till tbe Tuesday.
On Monday morning the team was taken 011 a
bus tour of Durban. One of the main features of
this tour was, I think, a visit to the Indian Market.
It was here that a friendship was struck up
between Des, Mike, James and Agmat, the most
unforgettable character we have ever met.
The match on the Monday afternoon against
Port Natal was played in hot dusty conditions.
The Scbool forwards, as in the other two games,
rose to tbe occasion. They got the good ball
time and time again, but unfortunately the backs
could not capitalise on tbis asset.
On the Tuesday we were taken by car to
Durban Boys' High which was in tbe process of
celebrating its centenary. I am sure tbat all
Wynberg boys wish to congratulate D.H.s. on
their wonderful achievement over the years.
On the same day the team was taken on a
tour, by launch, of Durban harbour.
In the match against DH.s. we lost 10-0. This
score is in a sense a poor reflection of the game.
Throughout we played good rugby, but failed to
take advantage of the opposing team's mistakes.
Botb teams played good, clean, open rugby and
the ball was given plenty of air.
On Thursday we were picked up by bus and
taken to Kearsney College where we played our
last game of the tour. That evening we were
guests at a film show. .
We were extremely unlucky to lose the Kearsney
match. We were leading 9-8 when, one minute
before the end, a Wynberg player was seen to go
off side. An easy penalty kick took the game out
of our hands and we went down 1.1-9.
And so the tour came to an end. Now only
tbe memories of probably the happiest eleven days
ever spent by any of tbe players, come flashing
back to us.
This tour could only have been possible through
the hard work of Mr. Oostbuizen, Mr. Tasker,
our coaches, and Mr. Morr.is who did a lot of
work behind the scenes. I am sure that all members
of the touring team would like to join .in
thanking the three of them for making tbe tour
tbe success it was. For they are jolly good fellows.
M. DEANE.
1st XV
MATCHES
1. WYNBERG vs. SEA POINT, 23rd April, 1966.
At 11.13 with a slight southerly breeze Wynberg
kicked off, playing downfield. Sea Point missed a
chance of scoring in the first few minutes when
they missed a penalty.
After .I 7 minutes of play, Ward opened tbe
scoring for Wynberg by going over for a try.
Probyn converted and at half-time Wynberg led
5-0.
After 5 minutes of play in the second half, Sea
Point scored, but failed to convert. Play was
fairly even until half-way througb the second
half when Probyn put a penalty over. Wynberg
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managed to retain their lead unlil the final whistle,
thus winning 8-3.
As this was the first game of the season, both
sides played very loosely; but Deane and Blakemore
of Wynberg played well.
2. WYNBERG vs. RONDEBOSCH, 30th April,
1966.
With a slight north-westerly wind blowing,
Rondebosch kicked off. It was a perfect day for
rugby a'nd after only eight minutes of play Rondebosch
put over a penlaty. Minutes after that
they went over for a try but failed to convert.
Probyn failed to score points for Wynberg when
he missed a penalty. Just before half-time Rondebosch
put over another penalty, thus leading
9-0 at the half-way mark.
Soon after the kick-off a Wynberg wing fumbled
a cross-kick by a Rondebosch player, and Klette
of Rondebosch gathered and went over for a try.
The Wynberg back line unfortunately did not do
we.11and often allowed the Rondebosch centres
to break through. Owing to a forward pass,
Wynberg failed to score when Knight went blind
near the Rondebosch 25. Rondebosch were pressing
most of the time and after a line movement
Warren (R.B.H.S.) went over for a try. Failing
to convert, Rondebosch won 15-0.
3. BISHOPS vs. WYNBERG, 7th May, 1966.
On a perfect day for Rugby, W.B.H.S. kicked
off, playing downfleld, at 11.25. Withi.n minutes
Wynberg failed to score when Probyn missed a
penalty on the half-way line. Stanley was injured,
and although he continued playing was
unable to run, so Blakemore went on to the wing.
After only ten minutes of play Skeeles of Bishops
broke and scored. After 25 minutes Probyn put
over a' penalty, bringing the score up to 3-5.
Shortly after this Bairstow sent Hurwitz over
for a beautiful try. Failing to convert, W.B.H.S.
led 6-5. Minutes after this the Bishops wing
went over for a try in the corner. Converting it,
Bishops led 10-6 at half-time.
When the W.B.H.S. full-back failed to find
touch, the Bishops full-back cut across and
Skeeles went over for another try. Van der Byl
once again converted. Soon after this he put
over another penalty inside the W.B.H.S. half.
After a period of even play, Bishops again had
a beautiful line-movement and the wing scored.
The try was converted, and Bishops led 23-6.
After pressing on the Bishops line, Bairstow
broke and sent Blakemore over for a try. Failing
to convert, W.B.H.S. lost 9-23.
4. WYNBERG vs. BELLVILLE, 14th May, 1966.
At 11.15 on a perfect day for rugby, BellviIJe
kicked off. After only three minutes of play,
Bellville was awarded a penalty, which they converted.
Play was fairly even after this. Just before
half-time Williams broke and scored under
the posts. probyn converted to make the halftime
score 5-3 in our favour.
Minutes after the start of the second half,
W.BH.S. mi~sed an opportunity of scoring when
Probyn's penalty kick went ·wide. Soon after this
Bellville broke through the School's defence and
scored next to the posts. Converting, BellviIJe
now led 8-5. Ten minutes later Bellville increased
their lead when they put over a penalty in front
of our posts. Soon after this, a loose maul developed
on our line. Benville added to their
score when one of their forwards went over for
a try. Failing to convert this, Bellville won 14-5.
The Wynberg team played very well, being
within the Bellville half mo~t of the time, and
were unfortunate to have lost.
5. W.B.H.S. vs. S.A.C.S., 4th June, 1966.
S.A.C.S. kicked off at 11.20 a.m. Wynberg
played very well in the beginning and, in the
forward exchanges, saw more than their fair
share of the ball. After seven minutes of the first
half S.A.C.S. had a chance to score when they
were awarded a penalty. The kick failed, but
minutes afterwards they were awarded another
one. This again failed, and after lO minutes of
hard and fa~t rugby, W.B.H.S. scored when
Burke put over a penalty from about 35 yards
out. Half-time score: Wynberg 3, S.A.C.S. O.
The game was being played at a very fast pace
and S.A.C.S. again missed a penalty early in the
2nd half. From an orthodox line movement
S.A.C.S. scored with a converted try by Kaye
(5-3). Wynberg again took the lead when Probyn
put over a beautiful penalty (6-5). A S.A.C.S.
forward rush developed and a forward crashed
over for another converted try. Final score:
Wynberg 6, S.A.C.S. lO.
6. PAUL ROOS GYMNASIUM vs. W.B.H.S.,
18th June, 1966.
Paul Roos comfortably won a game in which
they dominated the set-scrums, Wynberg the lineouts,
with loose play being very even. A Wynberg
back coming up too fast on defence, presented a
ready-made opening on three occasions; of these,
the Stellenbosch backs took full advantage. In the
10th minute, Van Dyk, fly-half, broke and sent
over Versveld for a try near the posts. An easy
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kick at goal failed (3-0). Five minutes later,
Versfeld, centre, broke, kicked abead and beat
the defence to the touch-down for an unconverted
try (6-0). Just before half-time, Versveld broke
again and sent his partner, Herzog, over under
the posts. Venter converted (11-0).
After the resumDtion, Bairstow put over a superb
penalty for Wynberg from forty yards out
(11-3). In the 10th minute, from a blind-side
movement, the ball sped to Venter, right win~,
who scored near the posts. He converted the try
himself (16-3). A minute later Burke, Wynben~
flv-half, put over a fine raking drop from 40
yards out (16-6). Shortlv afterward~ Paul Roos
staged a forward rush for Ackerman, lock, to
gather and score far out. Venter converted with
a fine kick (21-6). Tn the fifty-eighth minute, the
Stellenbosch back-line again swung into action
for Venter to score in the corner. Again he converted
his own try with a magnificent kick (26-6).
Just on time, Burke goaled a fine thirty-five-yard
penalty (26-9).
7. W.B.H.S. vs. BISHOPS, 23rd July, 1966.
When Wvnberg kicked off at 11.16 a.m., it was
overcast and the field was sog~y. Wynberg, playin~
very well, pressed strongly in the first few
minutes but failed to score. Only some good
touch-kicking by Bishops relieved the pressure
and, after a loose maul near the Wynberg line, a
Bishops forward crossed for an unconverted try.
Wynber~ was plaving verv well and reDeatedly
came close to scoring. Half-time score: W.B.H.S.
0, Bishops 3.
After the kick-off, Wynberg were again pressing
strongly but were pushed back when a fumbled
ball was kicked ahead. Shortlv afterwards,
Van der Bvl (Bisbops) put over a penaltv (6-0).
Knight (W.B.H.S.) then went off side, but Van der
Byl's kick hit the uDright. Bishops increased their
lead after a conventional line-movement which
ended in an unconverted try by the right wing
(9-0). Bishops scored again when a forward dived
over for an unconverted try (J 2-0). Probyn
missed a penalty from a very kickable position.
Just before the final whistle Skeeles (Bishops)
scored an unconverted try (15-0). Towards the
end Wynberg pressed strongly but failed to score.
Final score: W.B.H.S. 0, Bishops 15.
fine penalty. Soon after this De Swardt equalised
when he too put over a fine penalty. Meiring
again took the lead when Schoeman put over a
drop. The half-time score was thus Meiring 6,
Wynberg 3.
After a kick ahead by Knight, Wynberg were
brought into the attack. After a five-yard scrum,
Blakemore went behind and scored in the corner.
De Swardt converted and Wynberg were in the
lead. Soon afterwards Wynberg were awarded
another penalty near the Meiring posts when tbe
full·back held on to the ball after being tackled.
De Swardt converted anel Wynberg now led 11-6.
For a while after this Meiring stayed within our
half. Near our line, after a scrum, the scrumhalf
went blind and the wing was sent over for an
unconverted try in the corner. Dewar, centre,
added Wynberg's final points when he broke
cleanly after a line movement and went over for
an unconverted try. Sooo after this the final
whistle went, anel Wynberg thus won 14-9.
9. WYNBERG vs. PAARL BOYS' HIGH, 20th
August, 1966.
Paarl Boys' High kicked off at 11.15 a.m. on a
clear, windless day. A good line-movement and
inter-passing resulted in a try being scored by
Paarl. Tbe kick failed (3-0).
In the Stil minute Wynberg were given a penalty
38 yards out, but Probyn's kick hit the upright.
After breaking rouod the scrum and kickiog
ahead, Knight was injured and bad to leave the
field. A penalty taken by De Swardt for Wynberg
8. W.B.H.S. vs. MEIRING, 30tb July, 1966.
Playing with a high wind behind them, Meiring
moved downfieId immediately after the kick-off at
11.15. In the fifth minute Schoeman put over a
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was badly sliced. At this stage Wynberg were
pressing hard and after a full line movement in
the 22nd minute Kemp scored in the corner.
Probyn converted with a magnificent kick (3-5).
In the 30th minute De Wet, deputising for
Knight, fumbled on the Wynberg (joe and the
ball was picked up by a Paarl player who scored.
The kick failed (6-5), and at half-time the score
was the same.
After the restart Dewar put Wynberg back on
the attack. We were awarded a penalty from 35
yards. Probyn put this over with a magnificent
kick (6-8). Wynberg were awarded another penalty
a whjle later but Probyn missed and the game
ended with Wynberg on the defensive. De Wet
had a good game, deputising for Knight at
serum-half. Wynberg won 8-6.
10. WYNBERG vs. ST. JOSEPH'S, 27th August,
1966.
Playing up-field, Wynberg kicked off at 11.20.
Right from the start it was exciting rugby. Both
the lines moved well and it was strange that
neither line was crossed at tbis staqe. After only
minutes of play Wynberg were awarded a penalty.
De Swardt put Wynberg in the lead with a
fine kick.
Soon after Wynberg were on the attack and
Dewar crossed the line after a classic dummv·
scissors, only to be called back for a forward
pass.
Early in the second half St. Joseph's nearly
scored when the Wynberg full-back trioped while
chasing a big;h kick, but Wvnberg were brought
back on to tbe attack by a fine touch kick.
With only minutes left before the final whistle,
St. Joseph's were awarded a penalty in front of
the posts almost on the 25-yard line. St. Joseph's
made no mistake with an easy kick. The game
ended with the scores level at 3-3.
11. WYNBERG vs. S.A.C.S., 31st August, 1966.
S.A.C.S., the home team, kicked off with a
slight breeze behind them.
In the third minute Wynberg were penalised
for a line-out infringement. The kick was put
over from a difficult angle. S.A.C.S. led 3-0.
Play was very scrappy. S.A.C.S. nearly scored
wben Williams kicked infield inside bis own 25.
S.A.C.S. were pressing hard but it was Wynberg
who scored next. In the 20th minute S.A.C.S.
were penalised in front of their own posts and
De Swardt made no mistake (3-3).
Fjve minutes later the S.A.C.S. wing scored in
the corner after a full line movement. The try
was converted with a beautiful kick to put S.A.C.S.
in the lead 8-3.
The S.A.C.S. full-back was having an excellent
game clearing many times while under pressure.
Half-time came with S.A.C.S. still leading 8-3.
From the start Wynberg attacked strongly, and
in the 10th minute S.A.C.S. were again penalised
in front of their posts. De Swardt again made no
mistake, diminishing the lead to 86.
Five minutes later S.A.C.S. increased their lead
when, after some bad tackling by Wynberg, the
S.A.C.S. centre scored. The try was converted
and S.A.C.S. led 13-6.
In the 20th minute of the second half S.A.C.S.
scored again after a full line movement. The
kick failed (16-6).
The whistle went with no further score added.
SCHOOL vs. OLD BOYS
JW.
Wynberg Boys' High School 23, Wynberg Old
Boys 23.
Tn an exciting, rollicking game, played according
to traclitional agrecment under Australian
rules, no direct kicking to touch exceot within
one's OWll twentv-five, two keen sides fought out
a well-merited draw. In the sixth minute, the
School ~cored first, newar, centre, snaoping up
the ball ill hroken plavand diving over in the
corner for Probvn to convert with a suoerb kick
from the touch-line (5-0). Fifteen minutes later,
the Old Bovs eaualised when a shrewd tactical
kick by Scott, fiv-half, saw Hay tread on the left
wing gather and force his wav over far out. Duk
steered a difficult kick across the wind and
through the posts (5-5). Shortlv afterwards, Scott
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near the posts. Scott put over a good kick
(10-18). Almost immediately, the School mounted
a counter-attack and Burke, centre, brushed off
several tackles to score under the posts. Humphries
made no mistake with the kick (18-18).
Turvey and Hay tread, the Old Boys' centres, continued
to probe the School's defences, and the
latter soon sent Powell away on another fortyyard
run to score under the posts. Van Niekerk
converted (15-23). A clever tactical kick by Burke
saw loose play develop on the Old Boys' line for
the School left wing, Williams, to force his way
over ten yards from the posts. Deane converted
with a neat kick (20-23). In the closing minutes,
Dewar intercepted and put in a forty-yard run;
from tbe resulting melee near the Old Boys' line,
Williams again dashed over to score far out. The
kick at goal narrowly failed, and the game ended
in a draw (23-23), a very fair reflection of the
play.
Old Boys' Team
H.E.T.
I. Scott, C. Hay tread, O. Powell, A. Turvey, A.
Badenhorst, F. Duk, A. Luck (Capt.) (Inter-Provincial),
R. Johnston, B. Searle, T. le Roux, M.
English, M. Mansveld (Inter-Provincial), P. Heritage,
R. Charles and J. van Niekerk. Referee:
Mr. Ralph Burmeister.
CRITIQUE OF 1st XV, 1966
B. PROBYN.-An inspiring captain whose general
standard of play improved considerably.
Through his own high example of fitness and
keenness he led his team out of the wilderness
and inspired them into scoring some notable victories
in the second half of the season. Awarded
Rugby Blue for 1966.
M. DEANE. - A very fine vice-captain who
gave his captain full support when needed most.
Concentrating on intense fitness, he has fulfilled
the promise of last year and developed into a very
fine line-out forward. Awarded Rugby Blue for
1966.
E. DE SWARDT. -A most talented player,
with a big match temperament, equally at borne
at full-back or fly-half. He bas good hands and
feet; he must, however, improve bis tactical kicking,
learn to kick witb his left foot and work at
improving his tackle. Represented W.P. Schools
at Craven Week. Honour award for 1966.
D. KNIGHT. - A very talented scrum-balf
and undoubtedly the best s.crum-half in Schools'
rugby. He must develop his tactical kicking and
the speed of his break. He has resilience and a
promising future in Senior rugby if be works hard
at his game and maintains a requisite standard of
fitness. Represented W.P. Schools at Craven Week.
D. BAIRSTOW. - A centre who on form is
exceptionally penetrative. Unfortunately, bowever,
owing to illness and a series of injuries, he was
unable to play for most of the season. He is also
a very talented wing.
C. KEMP. - A game, hard-running wing witb
an elusive turn of speed. He must learn to control
his throw-in from line-out better and develop
more opportunities for bimself.
D. WILLIAMS. - Fast developing into a strong
attacking wing. He bas a sound defence. He must,
however, watch a tendency to over-run his centres
and learn to cover his back-line and look for
opportunities.
W. BURKE. - A very keen and promising
centre with a deceptive break and a prodigious
kick. His defence needs tightening-up, and he
must also concentrate on his first three yards of
acceleration.
M. DEWAR. - A most promising centre. He
is strong and has all the attributes necessary for
a top-class centre. A fine prospect for next year
if he works hard to reach peak fitness and tightens
up his defence.
L. BUWALDA. - A keen and great-hearted
player who, by sheer determination, forced his
way into the first team. He has good hands and
feet and a cool head. He must .learn to kick with
both feet and must speed up his general play. He
has that precious asset of being able to recover
quickly after making a mistake.
J. RETIEF. - A greatly-improved player who
developed into a very sound line-out forward.
His play still, however, lacks 'devil', and he tends
to play in patches, probably owing to not maintaining
peak fitness.
D. HUMPHRIES. - A strong, experienced
front-ranker whose game improved as the season
progressed. He shows much promise, but he must
increase the tempo of his game, and attain a
higher degree of fitness.
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P. ROBERT-SHA W. - After a slow start he
developed into a more than useful front-ranker.
A very courageous and hard-working forward
who at all times gave of his best.
N. WARD. - Undoubtedly the most improved
player in the team. One of the keenest and
greatest-hearted of players. He overcame the handicap
of lack of weight and size and made himself
into a very good hooker; he is a tiger in the
loose.
J. BLAKEMORE. - A natural eighth man. He
has speed, mobility and anticipation. He must,
however, work very hard at his fitness, develop a
strong first-time tackle, improve his distribution
from broken play, and maintain a sustained tempo
of speed and fire throughout the entire game.
P. DE WET. - A keen and prornlslUg young
flank-forward. He is fit and works hard; he must.
improve his tackling and anticipation. Also shows
much promise as a scrum-half.
E. EDDY. - A light but courageous centre
whose size and weight were against him. He is
keen and game and can always be relied on to
give of his best. Shows promise as a fly-half.
P. BAERECKE. - A solid, hard-working flank.
He is fit and keen; he must, however, improve
his speed off the mark and his anticipation.
G. PFEIL. - A strong, hard-working lock-forward;
unfortunately a bad knee injury cut short
what might have been a very good season; he is
an excellent prospect for next season
J.F.O
Chairman: S. Blanckenberg.
Secretary: T. Kyriacos.
Oommittee: B. Probyn, M. Cann, J. Dodd,
E. Merrifield.
The Badminton Club was formed during the
last quarter of 1965. It enjoyed a membership of
21 players. During the above period the club was
limited to standard 8's, 9's and 10's.
At the beginning of this year the club was
opened to boys from all standards. There was an
enthusiastic response and we now have 51 playing
members.
Events During 1966:
1st Term:
Mr. Gohl, a coach, devoted his Saturday mornings
to coaching players at the school. 20 players
attended this coaching session. Many thanks to
Mr. Goh!.
On the 25th February the Juniors challenged
the Seniors. The outcome was a victory for the
Junior Team (9-8).
2nd Term:
On Friday, 13th May, a meeting was held at
Cape Town High School. It was decided to form
a Schools' League, and the following schools entered
teams:
1. Cape Town High.
2. Diocesan College.
3. Observatory.
4. Pinelands.
5. Plumstead High.
6. Queen's Park High
7. St. George's Grammar
8. Wynberg Boys'.
Congratulations to Stephen Blanckenberg, who
captained the W.P. Junior Mel1ville Cup Team,
which came third in the Junior National Championships
held in Johannesburg.
Congratulations to Bruce Clark on rus selection
to the W.P. Badminton Team. The team was
placed second in the National Tournament. Bruce,
an Old Boy of our School, is well remembered for
his exciting rugby in our 1st XV. Bruce won the
W.P. Singles title for the second successive year.
He also reached the semi-finals in the men's singles
in the S.A. Championships in Johannesburg.
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3rd Term:
There was a good entry in the school championship.
Thirty-six entered the singles, while 16
couples entered the doubles. Stephen Blanckenberg
won the singles by beating Philip Goodwin
15-8. Stephen Blanckenberg and Gavin Millar
won the doubles championship.
The W.P. Under 18 and Under 15 championships
are to be held on the 4th and 5th October.
Six boys have entered and we wish them every
success.
Results of a very successful season:
Vs. Bishops, at Bishops. 17/6/66, drew 4-4.
Vs. Plumstead, at Wynberg, 5/8/66, won 8-0.
Vs. St. George·s, at Gordons, 11/8/66, won 8-0.
Vs. Cape Town High, at Gordons, 18/8/66, won
7-}.
Vs. Queen's Park High, at Wynberg, 24/8/66, won
8-0.
Vs. Pinelands, at Wynberg, 29/8/66, won 7-1.
Vs Observatory, at Observatory, 22/9/66, won
7-1.
We would like to thank Mr. Voigt for all he
has done to help the club and us. Generally we
have had a most successful season, being undefeated,
and the prospects for the future are bright.
AWARDS
Colours: S. Blanckenberg and P. Goodwin.
Blues: S. Blanckenberg.
T. KYRIACOS (Secretary).
BADMINTON TEAM, 1966
Front Roll' (seated, I. to r.): B. Probyn, Mr. N. R. Blackbeard, S. Blanckenberg, Mr. J. Voigl,
P. Goodwin.
Back Row (I. to r.): R. Clark, G. Miller, D. Blanckenberg, A. Barnard.
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FIRST TEAM TENNIS
Back Row (I. to r.): B. Castle, W. Burke, L. Bridgens, A. Ellert.
Front Row (I. to r.): D. van Gysen, Mr. N. R. Blackbeard, S. Leyser, Mr. Boltmao, D. Asher.
TENNIS (October 1965 to September 1966)
This season w.as one of great progress, chiefly
owing to the fact that we were kindly allowed
the use of the new Girls' School courts, for which
we are extremely grateful. As a result of this,
more boys were able to participate and we had
four teams instead of the usual three in the inter-
£chool competitions. Most of our players sbowed
great keenness and practised much more. We are
indebted to Mr. Stelzner for training some of tbe
junior players during tbe 1st term. Thereafter
Mr. de Jongh took charge and be is also to be
thanked for his hard work and keenness.
Our school championships were keenly contested
and proved very enjoyable. The Open
Singles was won by D. Asber, who beat D. van
Gysen 12-14, 6-2, 7-5 in a match lasting almost
three hours. D. Asher and S. Leyser won the
doubles title for the second year, beating D. van
Gysen and P. Twiss, 6-0,6-4, in a rather one-sided
match. In the Under IS section, R. Blackbeard
won the singles championship, beating P. English
6-2, 6-1. The doubles Under IS was won by R.
Blackbeard and G. Davis, who beat R. Josephson
and C. Priestman 6-4, 6-3. The Under 14 singles
was won by G. Barnard who beat R. Blackbeard.
Finally, the beginners' singles was won by J. Katz
wbo beat K. Katz 6-2, 4-6,6-3. The Most-Improved
Player's Cup was awarded to R. Blackbeard.
New trophies were acquired by tbe Headmaster,
who sbowed great interest in tennis tbroughout
the year. In the Schools' League the 1st team
sbowed a marked improvement. Altbough we
lost 4-3 against Westerford, the team played extremely
well, with Asher taking Gross (No. 2) to
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three hard-fought sets. Against Rondebosch (who
are unbeaten) Burke and Van Gysen played weU
to take a set off the unbeaten Rondebosch No. 2
couple.
We also played the Old Boys who, unfortunate.ly,
were represented by only four members.
The School excelled themselves by winning three
matches to one. Heartiest congratulations must be
conveyed to Rodger Mcfarlane, one of our Old
Boys, who was recently awarded a 'Varsity Blue.
Once again we played the staff, wbo bad a particularly
strong team. The Scbool proved just too
strong, winning by the narrow margin of four
matches to three.
To mark the opening of their new courts, we
wcre invited to play a match against the Girls'
School. This match was divided mto age groups
and was good fun, with the boys winning fairly
comfortably. The final of the House matches is,
at the time of writing, still being played, with De
Waal and WelJington contesting the final.
In some of tbe recent Cape 10wn tournaments
a number of our boys did extremely well. In tbe
"Link" Tournament D. Asher won all tbree titles
in the Under 14 section at the beginning of the
year, and later on in the W.P. Championships
reached the semi-finals of the doubles. L. SWomovitz,
a promising young player, also did well in
the W.P. Championships, reaching the finals of
the Under 14 doubles. In another tournament A.
Werbeloff reached the finals of the Under 14
doubles. In the Ranson Tournament G. Davis
reached the finals of the Under 16 singles.
Finally, our thanks are due to Mr. Boltman,
whose keenness helped to raise the standard of
our tennis. Often during the summer season Mr.
Boltman stayed until 7.30 p.m. at Rondebosch.
where the 1st Team play their matches.
Results:
1ST TEAM LEAGUE MATCHES
Beat Jan van Riebeeck 6-1
Beat Herzlia 6-0
Lost to Rondeboscb 2-5
Lost to S.A.C.S. 3-4
Beat C.B.C. 6-0
Lost to Wester ford 3-4
Beat St. Joseph's 7-0
Played 7; Won 4; Lost 3.
School Championships
Open Singles: D. Asher.
Open Doubles: D. Asher and S. Leyser.
Under J5 Singles: R. Blackbeard.
Under 15 Doubles: R. BJackbeard and G. Davis.
Under 14 Singles: G. Barnard.
Beginners' Singles: J. Katz.
Most Improved Player: R. Blackbeard. After
losing in the Under 14 Singles Final at the beginni'lg
of the year he improved considerably
and then recently won the Under 15 Singles.
Colours:
Awards
A. BlIert. B. Castle, L. Bridgens.
S. LEYSER (Captain).
TABLE
Chairman: B. Castle.
Secretary: J. Fine.
Master-in-Charge: Mr. Boltman.
The Table Tennis Club remained one of the
most strongly patronised activities this year. The
membership increased to about a hundred and
interest was keenest during the winter months ..
At the time of writing, the annual school competition
is reaching the final rounds and the four
seeds, B. Castle, A. Werbeloff, J. Fine and L.
Schlomowitz, are still well in the running. The
newly instituted house matches proved a great
·uccess. The teams were:
Van Riebeeck: L. Schlomowitz, D. van Gysen.
De Waal: B. Castle, A. Felbert, B. de Vries.
Wellington: J. Fine, P. Reynolds.
TENNIS
The Table Tennis Club was unfortunately
severely restricted owing to circumstances beyond
the committee's control. The fact that both the
Table Tennis Club and the Gym. Club must
operate in our small hall has proved a serious
drawback, and the many activities for which the
hall is used both during and after school ha
greatly restricted our limited playing time.
Tennisette
During the first term of 1966 well over a hundred
boys played tennisette at School. With the
acquisition of a further three courts on the
newly-developed part of the playground, we now
have six courts suitable for matches, and another
three practice courts. making a total of nine
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JUNIOR SCHOOL TENNISETTE TEAM
Frollt Row (I. to r.): Mr. K. Hutchison (Coach), L. Venter (Captain), Mr. A. Lorie (Principal),
M. Venter, Mr. R. Just (Coach).
Back RoC/w (I. to r.): N. Prye, D. Holmes, M. Peters, A. Blackbeard.
courts in all. We were very pleased to have the
six majn courts re-surfaced this year with a finer
more suitable surface for playing. We have now
a wall in the new playground with two half-courts
against it for practising. These increased facilities
have helped to strengthen the importance of tennisette
as a major sport in the Junior Scbool.
I should like to thank Mr. Just who organised
tbe School tennisette so successfully wbile I was
overseas last year. In the Regional Tournament,
held during the fourth term of 1965, Wynberg
won four out of tbeir five matches, with the finals
of the Inter-Regional Tournament being an all-
Wynberg occasion. In the Peninsula Tournament
much praise is due to Andre Marais and Robert
Blackbeard wbo won the doubles competition
with Andre Marais tbe runner-up in the singles
section. These two players also won the Pachter
Cup in tbe Scbool Doubles Tournament and
Andre Marais the eraye Cup in the Scbool
Singles Tournament.
An innovation this year has been Winter Tennisette.
Mr. Just coached certain promising players
during the winter months and this has helped
greatly to improve the general standard of play.
The team bas done quite well this year, winning
three of its five matches during the first term.
The parents played against tbe boys and the
parents once more showed their superiority, winning
by the comfortable margin of four sets.
Mr. Houba has again given special coaching to
those pupils who desired it, while the Staff members
have helped with the general daily tennisette.
K. HurCHISON.
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Christopher Stephens, last year's Ist XI captain,
shattered all records when he rattled up 210 runs
not out in 172 minutes and then proceeded to
take eight of the composite Southern Suburbs XI
wickets in an official Schools' Week match. Later
he was selected as vice-captain of the Western
Province Nuffield XI and together with Quenton
Rookledge formed the hard core of the team
which performed so well during the Nuffield Week
at Cape Town.
Chris. was almost selected to play for the
South African XI to play against Western Province
at Newlands. He was, however, chosen as 12th
man for the W.P. side which opposed the schoolboys.
His W.P. schoolboy team mates by popular
vote unanimously awarded him the Olympics bat
"for the player contributing most to the success
of bis side".
David Powell, who compl.eted last season as
the team's captain, was incapacitated and it was
Cbr.is. who had to take over the leadership of the
team. Eddie de Swardt is now in command and
under his generalship, the callow colts are rapidly
becoming seasoned campaigners. We look forward
to some powerful performances tbis year
and trust that tenacity and determination will win
when ability is running thin.
Tbe much-publicised Protea League has come
to stay. All efforts to modify the form it has
taken bas met with obstinate refusal and we will,
under protest, continue to support the whole-day
Saturday league. We hope, however, for certain
modifications to be accepted in the future, which
will enable needle matches to come to some finality
if extra time is provided for their completion.
We would like to congratulate Ken Heldsinger,
one of our Old Boys, and his Western Province
Willows who so successfully toured England
earLier this year. We believe that Ken has already
paved the way for Western Province in their figbt
back to the A section of the Currie Cup competition.
Mike Lamb and Howard Spiro were in·
cluded in tbe touring team and gave a good
account of their cricketing ability.
Tbe 1st XI has few outstanding players this
season, but when they become determined, and
give of tbeir best, they become invincible. We
saw them beat the log leaders in commendable
style, but tbey showed a singular inability to
finish off tbeir good work on more than one
occasion wben victory eluded them and a tame
draw resulted. We must develop the killer instinct,
although we do realise tbat cricket is a
sport as well as a recreation. Cricket philosophy
can also show a will to win wbich can shine
through its culture and its tecbnique. The team
finished the season in tbe 8th position on the log,
but with keenness, loyalty to tbeir captain and
coaches, application and dedication to cricket,
they could top tbe log.
The match of the season was against the log
leaders. McClurg and Eric Jennings bowled
magnificently, actually striking the wicket six
times. We managed to total 136 runs, thanks to
some attractive batting by Mike Dewar who made
53, and W.P.C.c. replied with only 67 runs,
making us winners by 69 runs. These are the
players upon whom we mainly depend, and with
J. Fine on form, supported by E. de Swardt and
E. Merrifield, we should mould into a side difficult
to beat.
Once again we were fortunate to obtain the
services of our coach, Mr. Tom Reddick, for the
Under 15A and the 1st XI. The lion's share of
coaching fell on the willing shoulders of the staff.
We welcome the services of the new staff members,
namely Messrs. Unger and Voigt, and would
like to express our thanks to all who have made
cricket at the school such a worthwhile sport.
Mr. Reddick encouraged the staff to become
more efficient coaches by conducting a coaching
school earlier this year. We hope that his effort
will bear fruit this season. Mr. A. J. Morris took
over tbe Under 13A team whilst Mr. K. Pretorius
was on vacation for a term. Jn the Junior School,
Messrs. Pretorius, Bohling and Wolf supervised
the Under 12 and Under 10 cricket.
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FIRST CRICKET
Front ROil" (I. to r.): J. Fine, E. Merrifield, Mr. N. Blackbeard (Headmaster), E. de Sward!
(Capt.), Mr. J. Mathew (Coach), P. Gilmour (Vice-Capt.), M. Dewar.
Back Row (.I. to r.): R. Kent, J. Cawood, B. Rookledge, M. Deane, M. Mc Clurg, E. Jennings.
Xl
The two teams which play in the Under 15 A
divi~ion had the best record of the season. Our
congratuLations go to Messrs. Hopkins and Jordaan,
the respective coaches. Mr. Hopkins will
be acting in loco parentis when be takes bis team
to Johannesburg on tour during the September
holidays. The 1st XI will also have two matches
before the commencement of tbe season, one
again t Grey High of Port Elizabeth and one at
Bishops.
The following awards were made for the season:
Honour A ward: Ctuis. Stephens.
Blues: C. Stephens ; Q. Rookledge; D. Powell.
Colours: C. Stepbens; Q. Rookledge; E. de
Swardt; J. Fine; E. Jennings; P. Gilmour;
M. Dewar; K. Bridgens; E. Merrifield and
D. Powell.
As reported in the recent Old Boys' Newsletter,
there were 27 of our Old Boys pLaying first
division cricket for various clubs last season. We
look on this as a singular achievement: they
must have enjoyed their school cricket very much.
Mike Bowditch hit the headlines in the W.P. vs.
Natal match, with some good bowling, ané!
Neville Budge is gradually becoming the Province's
most consistent opening batsman. We look
forward to the rise in status of Howard Spiro
with great expectation.
We would like to thank our supporters' club
which operates every Saturday with our teams,
especially the Ist XI followers. With regularity
Messrs. Merrifleld, Gilmore, De Swardt, Bridgens,
Dewar, Rookledge, Jennings, Cawood and Solly
Fine and their families are found wherever the
team is playing. The Old Boy interest and support
from Neville Budge, Jack Burt (Jnr. and Snr.),
Andy Kriegler, Fritz Bing, Ron Gibbs and, of
course, "Ginger" Townley Johnson, is greatly
appreciated by the team.
Once again our groundsman, Dr. H. G. Wood,
kept us well supplied with excellent pitches. The
weather was unfriendly to cricketers on a number
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of occasions but play 011 all but one was able to
proceed, thanks to Or. Eddy's gift of a plastic
wicket cover. A very welcome and special feature
of the season was the provision of a tuckshop,
which operated so efficiently. To Mr. Blackbeard
for engineering the project and Mesdames Hamburger
and Anziska who, together with their
assistants, were responsible for the enterprise, we
express our thanks and appreciation.
The 1st and 2nd XI's would like me to express
our thanks to our matron at Littlewood House
for looking after us at lunch- and tea-times on
Saturdays.
J. L. MATHEW.
FIRST ELEVEN MATCH SUMMARY
1965
Vs. Western Province (friendly).
As a prelude to the 1965/66 fixtures, the School
played against the Western Province Wednesday
Xl on Newlands A, and batting first, totalled
216/3, Stepbens (72 n.o.) and Rookledge (51)
being the highest scorers. The Wednesday Xl
replied with 103/9, Oilmour taking 4/28. and the
match resulted in a draw.
Vs. Standard Bank (friendly).
The Bank's XI won the toss and batted first.
Tight bowling by the School bowlers kept scoring
down and with time running out their innings was
declared at 136/7. The School had little difficulty
in reaching the target with only four wickets
down, thereby gaining a six-wicket victory.
Vs. Bishops.
In their first league fixture of the season, the
School was defeated by eight wickets by a powerful
Bishops team. Batting first. the School struggled
to reach 124, tbanks to a determined knock
by De Swardt. With Nuffield opener John Cheetham
in fine form, Bishops knocked off. the runs
for the loss of only two wickets.
Vs. Barclays Bank (friendly).
Batting first on a fine Wednesday afternoon, the
School scored 141j3 dec. (Dewar 65). Excellent
bowling by Rookledge (4/10) and Oow (2/14)
saw the Bank bowled out for 101. leaving the
School with a forty-run victory.
V~·.Defence.
The Scbool won tbe toss and, batting first.
reached an excellent total of 200/5 dec. Top
scorers were Fine (64), Stephens (41) and De
Swardt (39). With some fine bowling and sound
fielding the School had Defence struggling to
avoid defeat. They eventually totalled 174/8 and
the game thus ended in a draw. Rookledge (3/24)
and Watson (3/44) bowled well for the School.
Vs. Technical College.
The School lost the toss and were sent in to
bat on a good wicket. Thanks to a fine innings
of 88 bv Rookledge, the School totalled ]94/9
dec. The Techs. XT was then put out for 135.
with Bridgens (4/35) and Rookledge (3/28), doing
the damage. The School thus won by 59 runs.
Vs. U.C.T.
In a game played in a bowling South-Easter,
the Varsity Xl batted first and totalled 250.
Faced with this mammoth task, the School struggled
to reach 101/9 at the close, top scorer being
De Swardt with 28. The match therefore' ended
in a draw.
Vs. Stellenbosch University.
School won the toss and, batting first, reached
a grand total of 245/6 before Skipper Cbris. Stephens,
who made a magnificent 153 n.o., declared
the innings closed. Of all the best innings played
by a Wynberg batsman, this knock must surely
be one of the best ever. The powerful Stellenbosch
team then reached 174/7 and the game
ended in a good draw for the School. Rookledg~
(3/21) was the most successful bowler.
Vs. SA.C.S.
Batting first, the School scored 180 all out.
thanks to a determined innings of 77 by Rookledge.
S.A.C.S., given about 145 minutes in which
to score the runs. took up the challenge and raced
to 182/4, to win the match by six wickets. Rookledge
(3/51) was the only School bow.ler to have
ally success.
Vs. St. Joseph's.
With a fine opening stand of 116 by Watson
(69) and Rookledge, who was eventually out for
a grand 120, the School totalled 221/6 dec. The
St. Joseph's XI was then bowled out for 188 to
give the School a 33-run victory. Bridgens (5/52)
was the School's best bowler.
Schools' Week
v.1". Bishops.
In a game played on the S.A.C.S. field, the
School started disastrously and at one stage were
50/5. But good batting by Fine (62). Carter (38)
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and Merrifield (25) eventually saw the School to
a reasonable total of 181. Once again John Cheetbam
batted excellently to score 104 n.o., but the
Bishops side only reached 145/4 at the close and
the game thus ended in a draw.
In a game which will long be remembered by
both players and spectators, the School batted
first and after being 63/7, eventually totalled
263/9. Stephens, in a devastating innings, thrashed
210 n.o., including 13 sixes, to ensure a place in
lhe Nuffield XI. When the Southerns XI batted
it was again Stephens who stole the limelight,
taking 8/27, to cap a most fantastic and praiseworthy
match performance. Southern Suburbs
were put out for 128 and the School, or perhaps
it would be better to say Stephens, won by 135
runs.
Vs. Country.
Batting first, the School scored 160/4 dec., with
Stephens making another good innings of 71. The
Country XI gave little opposition and were easily
bowled out for 63. Best bowling for the School
came from De Swardt who took 4/17. The
School thus gained its second victory of the week,
by 97 runs.
Vs. S.A .C.S.
Sent in to bat on a sticky wicket, the School
struggled to reach 146 all out, Merrifield being
the top scorer with 38. When S.A.C.S. batted
their opener, Foster, was in an aggressive mood
and rattled up a fine 80 n.o. to give his side an
eight-wicket victory.
1966
Vs. Weslern Province.
The School began the year with a league fixture
against Western Province on Newlands A. The
side included only three players who had not
previously represented the Ist XI. Batting first,
the School totalled 189 all out, with Fine playing
a sound innings of 57. The Western Province Xl
had little difficulty in reaching this total and won
the match by six wickets. De Swardt bowled
well to take 2/37.
Vs. Slandard Bank (friendly).
Batting first in a Wednesday aftetnoon match,
the School scored 118 all out (powell 41). Thanks
to some very tigbt bowling, the School was able
to play a creditable draw, as the Bank's XI were
110/6 at the close.
Vs. Rondebosch.
Sent in to bat, the School reached a good total
of 199/9 dec. The main contributions towards
this total came from Dewar (49), Fine (48) and
Merrifield (37). When Rondebosch batted, wickets
fell steadily, and about half an hour before tbe
close it appeared that we would run out comfortable
winners. But owing to a dropped catch
at a crucial moment the School was thwarted and
had to be content with a draw. Rondebosch
totalled 144/8, with Gilmour (2/34) and Merrifield
(2/1 0) being the most successful bowlers.
Vs. Bm·c1aY.I·Bank (friendly).
The Bank's XI won the toss, batted first, and
were soon bowled out for 95. Kolesky (2/3) and
Jennings (2/8) bowled well for the Schooi. Tbe
School had little difficulty in reaching this total,
to win the match by seven wickets. Dewar was
top scorer with 31 n.o.
Vs. SA.C.s.
S.A.C.S. won the toss and elected to bat first.
They eventually declared their innings at 208/7
and left the School three hours in which to score
the runs. The School was soon in trouble, however,
and wickets fell steadily until De Swardt
(29) and Jennings (29 n.o.) dug in and steered the
score to 110f7 at the close. The game thus ended
in a draw.
Vs. Shell (friendly).
Batting first, the School scored 124/4 dec.,
thanks mainly to a good innings of 76 n.o. by
,
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fast bowler at Newlands, January, 1966.
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Fine. Opening bowler Jennings then broke the
back of the Sbell team's batting and ended with
figures of 5/18. Shell were all out for 111 to give
the School victory by 16 runs.
Vs. Tech.nical
College.
Batting on a damp pitch, the Scbool scored 185
all out witb the main contributions coming frolll
De Sw'ardt (51), Jennings (51) and Cawood (34
n.o.). Tecbs. tben scored 148/8 and the game
thus ended in a draw. Jennjngs (3/30) and
McClurg (4/16) bowled well for the School.
Vs. Defence.
Sent in to bat, the School were soon bowled
out for 117. Only Cawood (43 n.o.) and Jennings
(30) showed signs of mastering the Defence pace
attack. Defence had Little difficulty in reaching
our score and won the match by six wickets.
Vs. Old
Boys.
The School batted first and scored 187 all out.
Merrifield (72) and Kent (45) batted well. Tbe
Old Boys then reached this total with nine wickets
down and won the match by one wicket. Cawood
(2/27) and Gilmour (2/25) bowled well for the
School.
Vs. Western Province.
Batting first, the School scored 136 all out.
Dewar was top scorer with 57. The School's two
seam bowlers, Jennings (4/30) and McClurg
(5/17), then skittled the Province XI out for 68
to record a fine victory for the School by 58 runs.
Vs. SI. Joseph'.I·.
Batting first, the School rattled up 248/8 dec.
in under three hours. Fine (78) and Merrifield
(74) were the highest scorers. In spite of. good
bowling by Gilmour (5/29), St. Joseph's scored
130/8 by the close and the game ended in a draw.
Vs. Slellenbosch
University.
Sent in to bat, the School was all out for 70,
and Stellenbosch, though made to battle for their
runs, eventually won by five wickets. De Swardt
(3/38) and Jennings (2/33) bowled extremely well.
Vs. Bishops.
Batting first on a wet pitch, tbe School was aU
out for 138. Only the tail-enders, Bridgens (32
n.o.) and McClurg (20), offered any resistance.
Bishop's then reached this total with two wickets
down, to win the match by eight wickets.
1st XI Captain's Comments
The Ist XI lost its stars during tbe middle of
the season, but a new, young side of fine possibilities
has been developed. The team improved
towards the end of the season as it became
more experienced, although slipping slightly from
its mid-season position on the Protea League
table.
Messrs. Mathewand Reddick are to be thanked
for their enthusiastic coaching and encouragement,
and one certainly feels tbat their hours of work
will brin" worthwhile results. We trust that the
fruits of "this coaching will be borne during the
forthcoming season.
Thanks are also due to our "Supporters' Club".
which included Messrs. Rookledge, Stepbens, De
Swardt, Gilmour, Merrifield, Fine, Jennjngs, Bridgens,
Cawood, McClurg and Dewar, fo~ their
regular attendance at our matches and their excellent
support generally.
2nd
XI
E. DE SWAROT.
The 2nd XI" got off to a fine start with a victory
by 29 runs over Fish Hoek. Unfortunately thi
was the one and only match of seven which the
team won.
Humphries and Deane were undoubtedly the
most successful bowlers, and together with Paterson,
Long. Kolesky and Gauld, constituted a
strong and varied bowling combination.
The team lacked a reliable and constant runscoring
batsman though Deane, Kent, Humphries
and Kolesky all hit some good scores on various
occasions. Dyer, Rookledge, Goodwin and Green
show a lot of promise for the future.
Rookledge was a good wicket-keeper but must
learn to watch the ball on the leg side while
behind the stumps.
A good spirit was present throughout the season.
With constant practice the team should do
well during the coming 1966-1967 season.
3rd
The 3rd XI did not have a very good season.
On the whole our bowlers were fairly successful.
but our batsmen did not produce the form expected
of them. Nevertheless, a fine team-spirit
prevailed and our matches were thoroughly enjoyed.
Altbough we did not win any games, some
notable performances were recorded-particularly
XI
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against our strongest rivals. Against S.A.C.S. the
team scored 122 runs in even time. And against
Bishop's we were left 95 minutes to make 131
runs, and at the close of play we were eight runs
short with one wicket standing!
Our most successful batsmen were W. van Dam,
A. Blotnjck (Captain) and D. Asher, while E.
Eddy, M. Erye, M. Linekar and G. Des Lingeris
were the chief wicket-takers.
On behalf of the team I sbould like to tbank
Mr. Gilmore, our coach, for bis much-appreciated
assistance during tbe season.
4th Team
The Fourth bad a very enjoyable, if not too
successful, second balf of the season. We played
six matches, won two, drew one and lost three.
Our failure to achjeve better results was due
mainly to a lack of penetrating bowlers, but this
was compensated for to some extent by keen
fieldin~ and an excellent team spirit. Linekar
bowled extremely well throughout the season and
Morris and Dol1rnan batted well.
The team wishes to thank Mr. Parkins for his
coaching. It is greatly appreciated.
RESULTS
Vs. S.A .c.S.
S.A.C.S. 131/4 dec. (Mclntyre 2/36). Wynberg
31. Lost by 100 runs.
Vs. Plumstead.
Wynberg 99 (DolIman 31). Plumstead 100/7
(Boyce 3/24). Lost by 3 wickets.
Vs. Sb1wnstown.
Simonstown 53 (Lineker 7/13, Mclntyre 2/7).
Wynberg 57/7 (Mclntyre 13). Won by 3 wickets.
Vs. Fish Hoek.
Fish Hoek 53 (Lineker 6/31). Wynberg 56/9
(Wynton 17 n.o.). Won by 1 wicket.
Vs. Muizenberg.
Muizenberg 144/7 dec. (Wynston 2/3). Wynberg
114 (Lee 40, Morris 25). Lost by 30 runs.
Vs. Sf. Joseph's.
St. Joseph's 168/4 dec. (Wynton 2/48). Wynberg
were set to get 169 in 100 minutes to win.
They did well to score 122 for 4 (Morris 30 n.o.,
Dollrnan 29).
5th XI Cricket
The Fifth Team did very well for itself in the
1965-66 season. This was particularly so in the
new year when several standard tens decided to
take up cricket again and Ellert took over the
captaincy.
In the first half of the season the Fifths, led by
Kemp, won two matches, drew one and lost the
other. Good performances were put up by Patrick
Deane, Ian Scott, Carl Anderton, Burns and
Ward with the bat, and by Anderton, Kemp, Van
Staden and Boyce witb the ball.
In the second half under Ellert the team was
unbeaten in four games and actually defeated the
School Fourths on a memorable occasion near
the end of term. Outstanding batsmen were
Asher, who scored an undefeated centl,lry, Ger,
Reynolds and Ellert ; and Honeyman, Rolfe, Ger,
Ellert and Leyser took frequent wickets.
A feature match was that between an Ellert XI
and a Ger XI in which both captains managed to
distinguish themselves. The teams were drawn
from Fourth and Fifth Team players.
GAMES
1965 :
Vs. Simonstown. Simonstown 196, Wynberg 103/5.
Draw.
Vs. Westerford. Westerford 200/6, Wynberg 55.
Lost.
Vs. Fish Hoek. Fish Hoek 29, Wynberg 30/2.
Won by eight wickets.
Vs. Bishops. Bishops 86, Wynberg 100/9. Won
by one wicket.
1966:
Vs. Lansdowne. Wynberg 181/4, Lansdowne 64.
Won by 120 runs.
Vs. Simonstown. Simonstown 28, Wynberg 30/4.
Won by six wickets.
Vs. Bishops. Wynberg 68, Bishops 36. Won by
32 runs.
Vs. Sea Point. Wynberg 76, Sea Point 51. Won
by 25 runs.
Vs. Wynberg 4th. 5ths 105/6, 4th 38. Won by
67 runs.
Friendly: EUert's XI 214/9, Ger's XI 73.
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UNDER 15A
FroIIt Row (I. to r.): N. Woodin, Mr. N. Blackbeard (Prine.), K. Kolesky, Mr. E. Hopkins
(Coach), G. Katz.
Second Row (I. to r.): T. Bakkum, R. Clarke, M. Reyneeke, B. Dyer, R. Gluckman,
K. Horton.
Third Rall! (I. to r.): J. Emms, R. Gilbert, L. Oosthuizen, L. Hamburger.
15A
Cricket
It is pleasing to be able to report that the Under
15A side has fulnlled all the initial promise it displayed
early in the season.
Not only does the score book reflect commendable
victories over, inter alia, the strong Bishop's
side, but there has developed among the side a
strong 'espirit de corps' which is so essential to
both individual and team success.
So strong is the potential of the side and so
fluently have individual members developed that
Mr. Hopkins considered that it would be beneficial
to all members to meet opposition from
further afield and consequently a tour to Kimberley
and the Transvaal has been arranged. At
the time of going to Press, the itinerary is as follows:
Sept. 30: Dept. Cape Town.
October 1st: Arrive Kimberley, play Kimberley
B.H.S.
October 2nd: Depart Kimberley.
October 3rd: Arrive Johannesburg.
October 4th: Play Jeppe B.H.S.
October 5th: Play St. John's College.
October 8th: Depart Johannesburg.
The team arrives back in Cape Town on the
10th October.
Individual players who have performed notably
so far, include Kolesky and Clark with the bat
and Gilbert Oosthuizen and Dyer with the ball.
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Results U.15A
Vs. Plumstead (Won by 8 wickets):
P'um~tead 56 (Horton 4/21, Dyer 2/6).
Wynberg 60 for 2 (Kolesky 15, Clark 15 n.o.).
Vs. Berf?v'iet (Won by 107 runs):
Wynberg 148 (Kolesky 55, Oosthuizen 35).
Bergvliet 41 (Gilbert 4/.13, Clark 2/13).
Vs. Bishops (Won by 69 runs):
Wynberg 145 (Clark 61, Oosthuizen 36).
Bishops 76 (Oosthuizen 3/18, Clark 3/25, Gilbert
3/23).
Vs. St. Joseph's (Won by 113 runs):
Wynber~ 159 (Kolesky 92, Oosthuizen 37 n.o.).
St. Joseph's 46 (Oosthuizen 4/18, Gilbert 2/5).
Vs. SA.c.s. (Lost by 9 wickets):
Wynberg 49 (Emms 17).
S.A.C.S. 50 for 1 (Clark 1/19).
Vs. Wester/ord (Drew):
Wynberg 205 (Emms 76, Kolesky 69).
Westerford 149 for 6 (Gilbert 4/50, Dyer 1/10).
Vs. Rondebosch (Lost by 95 runs):
Rondebosch 165 (Dyer 4/59, Woodin 3/13).
Wynberg 70 (Gilbert 28, Emms 11).
Under 158
1965
The team experienced mixed fortunes during
the first half of the season as is reflected by the
record of won 2, drew 2, lost 2. However, it was
very noticeable how the players matured and
this promise was fulfilled in the second half of
the season when most of them moved up to the
Under 15A and the 2nd and 3rd XI's. Long was
the spearhead of the bowling attack and was ably
supported by Des Lignens. The most successful
batsmen were Oosthuizen, Goodwin and Des
Lignens. Jacobs was a competent wicket-keeper.
RESULTS
Vs. Plumstead A:
Plumstead 120/5 decl. (Maimin 4/25).
W.B.H.S. 54. Lost by 66 runs.
Vs. Rondebosch B:
Rondebosch 144 (Gilbert 4/9).
W.B.H.S. 85/6 (Morris 20, Des Lignens 20 n.o.).
A draw.
Vs. Bergvliet A:
Bergvliet 52 (Long 5/19, Des Ligneris 4/6).
W.B.H.S. 53/7. Won by 3 wickets.
Vs. SA.C.S. B:
S.A.C.S. 182 for 7 dec. (Long 3 for 48).
W.B.R.S. 66 (Goodwin 11).
Lost by 116 runs.
Vs. Bishops B:
Bishops 95 (Long 6/35).
Wynberg 96/4 (Oosthuizen 43, Green 28).
Won by 6 wickets.
Vs. St. Joseph's A:
W.B.H.S. 129 (Long 35, Ritchie 27).
St. Joseph's 64/4 (Long 3/20).
A draw.
1966
Only one member of the 1965 team was still
avaiJable, but one of the most successful teams in
the school was moulded out of Under 13's and
Under 15 C's and D's. Forceful batting and a
very accurate attack backed up by keen fielding,
provided the foundation for success. Contributing
also to this was the example and captaincy of
Brian Peters and a very fine team spirit. The
team beat the A teams of St. Joseph's and Bergvliet,
soundly avenged a previous defeat by
S.A.C.S. B and, after having the very strong
S.A.C.S. A 48/8, lost to them by a respectable 74
rUIlS.
RESULTS
Vs. SA .c.s. B:
W.B.H.S. 106 (pogrund 19, Sims 14).
S.A.C.S. 77/7 (Anderson 3/16).
A draw.
Vs. SA.C.s. A:
S.A.C.S. 104 (Castle 4/27, Pogrund 2/8).
W.B.H.S. 30 (pogrund 9).
Lost by 74 runs.
Vs. Bishop's B:
Bishop's 142/7 dec. (Ritchie 2/26).
W.B.H.S. 41 (Pogrund 12).
Lost by 101 runs.
Vs. SA .C.S. B:
W.B.H.S. 154/6 dec. (Bakkum 50 n.o., Reyneke
47).
S.A.C.s. 62 (Castle 7/22, Pogrund 3/9).
Won by 92 runs.
Vs. Bergvliet A:
W.B.H.S. 91 (Valentine 20, Ritchie IS).
Bergvliet 81 (pogrund 5/25, Ritchie 4/21).
Won by 10 runs.
Vs. St. Joseph's A:
W.B.H.S. 98 (Peters 35, Horton 35).
St. Joesph's 85 (Ritchie 6/16, Rorton 3/4).
Won by 13 runs.
Vs. 5th Xl:
Fifth XI 84.
Under 15B 87/7.
Won by 3 wickets.
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Under 15C
The first game of the season was played at
Bishop's. Runs were slow in coming and those
that did were mainly due to the stout efforts of
Visser (22) and Friedlander (13 n.o.). B.isbop's
replied with 86/9, Powley having a good spell of
bowling in which be took 4 wickets for 9 runs.
The replay of the match later on in the season
was in favour of Wynberg. Wynberg scored 96,
our main scorers being the captain, Kirkwood
(22), Pawley (30) and Valentine (18). In the very
closing minutes Wynberg snatched the victory
from Bishop's with Munro being out Lb.w. to
Kirkwood. The main factor bebind this wiu was
P. Josephson, who took 6 wickets for 56.
The remainder of the season went evenly, with
a final tally of two games won, one drawn, and
three lost. The main run-getters in the team were
R. Pawley and B. Coben, and the best bowlers
were R. Pawley, N. Kirkwood and J. Jobnstone.
Under 13A
The indifferent results of the seven matches
played - three won, two drawn, two Jost - are
probably attributable to the opening batsmen's
inability to give the innings a sound start. However,
Jupp played a few sound innings and on
occasion was ably supported by Porter and Ramsden.
The opening bowlers were quick but many
balls were wasted by bowlers not attacking the
UNDER J3 A CRICKET WAM
Back Row (I. to r.): P. MundelI, B. Campbell, I. Johnstone, J. Schouw.
Middle Rall' (I. to r.): C. Earley, D. Jupp, E. Casper, M. Oosthuizen, M. GJuckman, N. Fryc.
Front ROil" (I. to r.): Mr. N. R. Blackbeard, C. Ramsden (Capt.), Mr. A. Morris, M. Porter.
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stumps. Gluckman proved to be the most successful
bowler. The fielding was very keen and
revealed a marked improvement, the returns to
the wicket being fast and accurate.
Played
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Lost
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2
Over the years the UJ 3B team has established
as its first tradition, amply borne out by statistics,
that to win is not the primary object of playing
cricket. Long may this honourable tradition
flourish.
Mysteriously, however, there has been nurtured
a concomitant tradition that, lone among the
countless arts of mankind, cricket required no
technique; that, for example, orthodox stroke
play, good length bowling. backing up, and runcalling
based upon a clear conventioin are but
outworn snobberies of a by-gone day. May this
second U.l3B tradition and the delusions it has
fostered sufrer total extinction from the beginning
of next season.
House
Results
jUl/ior:
Rhodes .............................................................................. 12
De Waal . 6
Van Riebeeck
Wellington
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2
Western Province Willows Cricket Tour
England - July, 1966
Having arranged a few successful local cricket
tours, I was approached once again to organise
yet another. After some consideration and with
the support of a few local Ist Division players, a
cricket tour to England was set in motion. Many
fund-raising events were organised and, with the
help of many business houses, private persons and
our manager, David Harvey, the tour was made
possible.
The Wil.lows played ten fixtures, winning three
and seven were drawn. Two of the drawn fixtures
were stopped by rain with the Willows well jn
command. Two other fixtures were completely
washed out. Fixtures were against County II and
minor counties, Considering that cricket was
combined with sight-seeing, the unbeaten record
was indeed good. Mike Lamb was in excellent
form, especially against Berkshire at Earley and
scored an excellent 13L He scored most runs on
tour, ending with an average of 31. Ken Heldsinger's
best effort was a delightful 78. Howard
Spiro, the last of the three Wynberg Old Boys.
proved the best 'keeper, and when needed to save
the side from defeat in our last fixture against
Middlesex, batted well for 34 not out.
The Willows were very well accepted, made
many friends both on and off the field, and much
experience was gained by all.
Senior:
De waal 18
Wellington 12
.R hodes .."",'.'" ,..,.,., 9
Van Riebeeck ", ." , """""..".".." ".""".. 0
Finnl:
De Waal '''''''.''.'.''''''''''.''''''''''.. '''''''''''' "" 24
.R hodes ,. .""" "" """ "".._ ",."" 21
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Van Riebeeck.
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Tbe tendency in the past has been to tnink of
athletics as consisting of the annual meeting and
perhaps one or two hectic weeks of trainjng
beforehand. To reach any standard at aH we
must rid ourselves of this misconception. The
4th term should be regarded as the start of the
athletic season whjch finishes at the end of the 1st
term of the following year. The cross-country,
at the end of the 3rd term, should be used as
conditioning for the coming track season. Beside;
this, regular competition is necessary, and so jt
was tbat teams were entered jn five different
competitions this season. The younger age groups,
particularly, showed much promise; the Under 13
and Under 15 relay teams both won their events
at the W.P. Junior Championsrups at Paarl.
WEST GERMAN SCHOOLS TOURING TEAM: At
time of writing, this team was due to compete in
a triangular meeting at Green Point. The other
teams are from W.P.S.A.U. and Boland - S.W.D.
Congratulations to A. Craxton on being nominated
for the trials for this meeting and also to
O. Asher, B. Schneider and M. Oosthuizen, who
have been selected to take part in extra events at
the meeting.
Annual Championships:
Our own track at the Hawthornden fields was
unfortunately not ready, nor were there any
changing and toilet facilities. The Garrison
autborities kindly made their track available
again and the meeting was held in fine weather
on Friday, II th March. It was scheduled to
finish at 2.30 p.m. to allow the cadet band to
attend the Tercentenary celebrations at the Castle.
A wards of certificates and trophjes were made
at a later date at school.
DETAILED
RESULTS
Open
100 yards: 1. A. Long (W) ; 2. 1. Scot (W) ; 3. L.
Traub (R). Time: 11.2.
220 yards: I. A. Long (W); 2. 1. Scott (W); 2.
A. Blotnick (W). Time: 24.6.
110yards (hurdles): 1. A. Craxton (VR); 2. V.
Watson-Smith (R); 3. W. Burke (OW). Time:
15.3.
440 yards: 1. A. Long (W); 2. C. Kemp (VR);
3. 1. Scott (W). Time: 54.6.
880 yards: 1. A. Stanley (W); 2. A. Blotnick
(W); 3. K. Kesner (R). Time: 2: 9.9.
1 Mile: I. A. Stanley (W); 2. C. Kemp (VR);
3. K. Kesner (R). Time: 5: 1.5.
Shot Put: 1. A. Craxton (VR) ; 2. M. Cann (W) ;
3. O. Bairstow (VR). Oist.: 36ft. tin.
High Jump: 1. A. Craxton (VR) ; 2. O. Bairstow
(VR); 3. O. Williams (VR). Height: 5ft. 5tin.
Long Jump: l. A. Craxton (VR); 2. O. Bairstow
(VR); 3. T. Scott (W). Length: 19ft. lain.
Relay: I. Wellington; 2. Van Riebeeck; 3.
Rhodes. Time: 47.7.
Under 16
100 yards: I. O. Asher (W); 2. H. Oosthuizen
(W); 3. B. de Vries (OW). Time: 11.3.
220 yard~: J. O. Asher (W); 2. H. Oosthuizen
(w); 3. J. Cawood (OW). Time: 25.3.
110 yards (hurdles): I. M. Snyman (OW); 2. L.
Oosthuizen (VR); 3. J. Cawood (OW). Time:
16.0.
440 yards: I. O. Asher (W); 2. K. Long (W);
3. A. Armstrong (W). Time: 55.0.
880 yards: 1. K. Long (W) ; 2. A. Cook (W); 3.
G. Connolly (OW). Time: 2: 17.6.
Shot Put: 1. G. Connolly (OW); 2. L. Oosthuizen
(VR); 3. M. Oewar (R). Oist.: 3lft.l1tin.
High Jump: J. H. Green (VR); 2. O. Calder
(DW); 3. R. Cummings (VR). Height: 5ft. Itin.
Long Jump: I. H. Green (VR); 2. H. Oosthuizen
(W); 3. C. Smedley (R). Length: 17ft. Oin.
Relay: I. Wellington; 2. Oe Waal; 3. Rhodes.
Time: 40.1.
Under 14
100 yards: 1. B. Schneider (R) ; 2. M. Oosthuizen
(W); 3. T. Coetzee (OW). Time: 11.9.
220 yards: I. B. Schneider (R) ; 2. M. Oosthuizen
(W); 3. F. Kalis (R). Time: 26.4.
75 yards (hurdles): I. M. Oosthuizen (W); 2. B_
Schneider (R); 3. R. Tatham (R). Time: 16.4.
High Jump: 1. P. Anderton (VR); 2. 1. Rosenberg
(VR); 3. T. Coetzee (OW). Height: 4ft-
6tin.
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ATHLETICS
TEAM
Front Row (I. to r.): J. Oosthuizen, A. Blotnick, Mr. N. Blackbeard (Principal), A. Craxton
(Captain), Mr. A. NofIki (Coach), D. Bairstow, I. Scott.
Middle Row (I. to r.): M. Oosthuizen, A. Goosen, D. Katz, K. Long, D. Calder, A. Long,
K. Liston, E. Casper, M. Gluckman,
Back Row (I. to r.): I. Emms, D. Asher, P. Anderton, L. Oosthuizen, H. Green, F. Kalis,
B. Schneider.
Long Jump: 1. P. Anderton (VR); 2. M. Oosthuizen
(W); 3. R. Tatham (R). Length: 16ft.
4in.
Relay: 1. Rhodes; 2. Wellington; 3. Van Riebeeck.
Time: 53.8.
Under 12
75yards: 1. J. Oosthuizen (VR) ; 2. A. Oliver (R) ;
3. G. le Roux (VR). Time: 10.1.
120 yards: 1. J. Oosthuizen (VR); 2. A. Ouver
(R); 3. G. Anderson (W). Time: 15.8.
Relay: 1. Van Riebt

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Cup
Awards
Old Boys' Cup: Winning House: Wellington.
Hoogenhou/ Cup: Victor Ludorum: A. Craxton.
Neville Riley Cup: Open Hurdles: A. Craxton.
Tay{ie/d Cup: Open Mile: A. Standley.
Headmas/er' s Cup: Open 880 yards: A. Stanley.
Woollas/on Cup: Open 440 yards: A. Long.
Duncan Taylor Cup: Open Long Jump: A. Craxton.
Sfanley Lewis Cup: Open High Jump: A. Craxton.
Dr. Bobbins Cup: Open 100 yards: A. Long.
MacOona/d Cup: Under 16 Relay: Wellington.
Dry Pycrojl Cup: Under 16440 yards: O. Asher.
C. E. Fe/bert Cup: Under 16 Champion: D.
Asher.
Arthur Newll1an Cup: Under 14 Relay: Rhodes.
Bas-kin Cup: Under 14 Champion: B. Schneider.
Junior Relay Cup: Under 12 Relay: Van Riebeeck.
Baskin Cup: Under 12 Champion: M. Oosthuizen.
Junior Relay Cup: Under 10 Relay: Wellington.
Pried/ander Cup: Under 10 Champion: S. Bird.
1966 Athletic Awards
Colours: A. Long (220 yds.: 24.6; 440 yds.:
54.6); A. Standley (880 yds.: 2:9.9).
B/ues: A. Craxton (Victor Ludorum).
CROSS-COUNTRY 1966
This was the second year that the new course
was used for the Under 15 and Senior races and,
like last year, there was a large number of entries.
The times were better than .last year's as the
course was slightly simplified. The weather was
ideal for running and the Junior Races were also
keenly contested.
Results
U.19: I. K. Slattery (W); 2. M. Paver (OW); 3.
M. Cawood (DW).
U.11: 1. G.le Roux (VR); 2. R. Priestman (R) ;
3. L. Venter (VR).
U.13: 1. M. Gluckman (VR); 2. M. Goslett (R);
3. P. Benjamin (OW).
U.15: J. P. Weir (DW); 2. F. Kalis (R); 3. N.
Woodin (VR). Time: 19min. 33.8 secs.
Senior: 1. P. de Wet (W); 2. J. Des Lingeris
(PW); 3. N. De Jarger (VR). Time: 19min.
22.4 secs.
Overall
1st: Van Riebeeck 7562 points.
2nd: Rhodes 7347 points.
3rd: Wellington _ 6541 points.
4th: De Waal 6370 points.
Inter-Schools
Cross-Country
This was again held at Rondebosch School:
the Junior (U.15's) race over a distance of 2~·
miles and the Senior race over 3{- miles. Our
team did very well, the U.l5A team coming
second out of six and the Senior A team sixth out
of seven. This is probably the best our teams
have done over this course. P. Weir was the first
Wynberg Boy home (7th overall) and P. de Wet
the first Senior (30th overall). Over 100 boys
took part from 18 schools.
C%ur:
Awards:
P. de Wet.
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At the beginning of the year Mr. Fair took over
the coaching of the swimming team, and the early
rp-sult of his enthusiasm was our victories in the
galas held at School and at R.B.H.S.
The junior section of the team was very successful,
especially the U.14's, in which group A. Falconer,
A. Hammond and L Rosenberg did very
well. These three, with P. Anderton, set up a
new W.P. record for the 4 x 50m. Medley Relay at
the Western Province Schools' Swimming Gala.
B. Gould excelled in the U.16 section, winning
many backstroke races. P. Weir and G. Goles
were keen rivals in breaststroke, and at the school
gala Weir's Butterfly showed a marked improvement.
D. Yacb, from the junior school, swam
well in his backstroke events.
Although the U.19's did not contribute many
of the team's points, they kept up admirabJe
team spirit. However, they must learn to contribute
both spirit and points if W.B.H.S. SwimminR
Team hopes to continue its successes.
Members of the team participating in the W.P.
schools swimming gala did extremely wen, with
B. Gould in the U.16 section, and A. Hammond,
1. Rosenberg and A. Falconer in the U.l4 section
being selected for the Western Province Schools'
Swimming Team.
A.w.A.
Blues: A. Gould.
Colours: W. Anderton, G. Goles, P. Weir, 1.
Rosenberg, A. Falconer, A. Hammond.
1966 INTER-HOUSE SWIMMING GALA
Under la, One Length Freestyle:
1. T. Yach. Time: 25.3 secs.
2. R. Bredenkamp.
3. B. Gibbons.
Under 12, One Length Freestyle:
I. D. Yach. Time: 20.2 secs.
2. D. Pretorius.
3. L. Butler.
Under 14, 100 yds. Freestyle:
1. 1. Rosenberg. Time: 60.0 secs. (Record.)
2. A. Hammond.
3. A. Falconer.
Under 16, 100 yds. Freestyle:
I. B. Gould. Time: 58.5 secs. (Record).
2. P. Weir.
3. R. Burns.
Under 79, 700 yds. Freestyle:
t. W. Anderton. Time: 62.6 secs.
2. M. Hurwitz.
3. R. Perrott-Humphrey.
Under 10, I Length Breastsroke:
t. S. Behr. Time: 33.5 secs.
2. T. Cleary.
3. P. Goles.
Under 12, 7 Length Breaststroke:
t. L. Perry. Time: 28.0 secs.
2. D. Yach.
3. S. Cranko.
Under 74, 700 yds. Breaststroke:
1. A. Hammond. Time: 82.2 secs. (Record.)
2. R. Foster.
3. N. Mannington.
Under 16, ]00 yds. Breaststroke:
t. G. Goles. Time: 79.6 secs. (Record.)
2. R. Wolman.
3. R. p'eacock.
Under 19, 100 yds. Breaststroke:
I. F. McClean. Time: 76.9 secs.
2. T. OettIe.
3. D. Williams.
Under 14, Diving:
1. D. Milford. 22.43 Points.
2. D. Sims.
3. J. Gibson.
Under 19, 440 yds. Freestyle:
1. K. Neilson. Time: 6 min. 53.5 secs.
2. R. Perrott-Humphrey.
3. T. Kyriacos.
Under la, One Length Backstroke:
1. B. Gibbon. Time: 34.0 secs_
2. T. Yach.
3. p, Levers.
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SWIMM1NG TEAM, 1965-1966
Front Row (I. to r.): A. Dorman, D. L. Pretorius, R. Foster, P. G. Hill, P. Goles, M. C. Cohen.
Second Row (I. to r.): 1. Best, Mr. N. R. Blackbeard (Principal), B. Gould (Vice-Capt.),
Mr. T. W. Fair, R. Perrot-Humphries.
Third Row (I. to r.): R. M. Wolman, I. Rosenberg, N. D. Mannington, T. Oettlé, P. J. Weir,
A. Falconer, A. H.ammond.
Fourth Row (I. to r.): G. Goles, R. Peacock, A. Hurwitz, G. Klein, W. Anderton, J. Sims,
R. Burns, P. Anderton. Absent: J. Dodd (Captain).
Under 12, One Length Backstroke:
I. D. Yach. Time: 26.5 secs.
2. L. Perry.
3. J. Oosthuizen.
Under /4, 100 yds. Backstroke:
]. A. Falconer. Time: 71.5 secs. (Record.)
2. I. Rosenberg.
3. P. Hill.
Under 16, 100 yds. Backstroke:
1. B. Gould. Time: 67.1 secs. (Record.)
2. J. Simms.
3. R. Burns.
Under 19, 100 yds. Backstroke:
I. M. Hurwitz. Time: 83.4 secs.
2. P. van Blommenstein.
3. G. Kleyn.
Under 16, 100 yds. Butterfly:
1. P. Weir.
2. N. Oettle.
3.
Under 19, 100 yds. Butterfly:
1. W. Anderton.
2. T. Kyriaeos.
Time:
Time:
72.9 secs.
76.3 secs.
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Under 14, Two Lengths Butterfly:
1. A. Hammond. Time: 42.2 secs.
2. 1. Rosenberg.
3. A. FaJconer.
Under 16, Diving:
l. A. Walker.
2. K. Kolesky.
3. K. Bremer.
24.83 Points.
Under 16, 220 yds. Freestyle:
I. B. Gould. Time: 2 min. 26.4 secs. (Record.)
2. R. Burns.
3. A. Walker.
Under 19, 220 yds. Freestyle:
l. W. Anderton. Time: 2 min. 42.5 secs.
2. K. Neilson.
3. J. Falconer.
Under 19, Diving:
1. T. Oettle.
2. V. Watson-Smith.
3. T. Kynacos.
22.60 points.
Under 16, 220 yds. Breaststroke:
I. G. Gales. Time: 3 mins. 12.3 secs.
2. P. Weir.
3. R. Wolrnan.
Under 19, 220 Breaststroke:
I. F. McLean. Time: 3 min.17 secs.
2. T. OettLe.
3. D. Williams.
Under JO, HOl/se Relay:
1. Van Riebeeck. Time: 2 mill. 0.5 secs.
2. De Waal.
3. Wellington.
Under 12, House Relay:
I. Van Riebeeck. Time: 1 min. 28 secs.
2. Rhodes.
3. De Waal.
Under 14, House Relay:
l. Wellington. Time: 1 min. 18.4 secs.
2. Van Riebeeck.
3. Rhodes.
Under 16, House Relay:
I. De Waal. Time: 2 min. 42.2 secs.
2. Rhodes.
3. Wellington.
Under 19, House Relay:
I. Van Riebeeck. Time: 2 min. 45.6 secs.
2. Rhodes.
3. Wellington.
Senior Swimming Cup:
I. W. Anderton.
2. T. Oettle.
3. F. McClean.
Final House Points:
I. Van Riebeeck 116
2. Rhodes _.... 84
3. Wellington 64
4. De Waal _.................................. 61
lUDO
Judo at Wynberg this year has suffered many
setbacks, but the keenness and the spirit of the
boys has kept up Wynberg's good record. M.
Westrnoreland, our captain, was very unfortunate
in that he was injured and has not been able to
do judo for the whole year. The novices have
shown much promise and next year we are certain
to start with a strong team.
Mr. Butcher and Mr. Pahl have really excelled
themselves in coaching us and we would like to
thank them both for the time they have sacrificed
on our behalf. Mr. Butcher, as always, has done
a very good job and we certainly hope that be
will coach Wynberg for a long time to come. We
would also like to thank Mr. Blackbeard for his
help and co-operation. Without his wholehearted
support it would bave been very difficult to run
the club efficiently.
At the Western Province Schools' Judo Championship,
which was held early in April, Wynberg
again excelled in the various weight groups. The
Juniors did not do as well as usual but Stanley
Butcher reached the finals in two weight groups,
but was knocked out by the W.P. champion, Piet
Nel, from Paul Roos. However, be came back
and won the W.P. Open title in his weight category.
In tbe 161-pounds and below division P.
Buereeke won the title. In the 175-pounds and
below McPberson reached tbe finals but was very
closely beaten. In the 195-pound division Van
Blommestein, a newcomer to the club, did very
well to win the title, and in the open championships
he reached the finals. He beat a black belt
to get there and it was really a fine effort.
The team that reached the finals was: Van
Blommestein, McPherson, Baerecke (Capt.),
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JUDO
TEAM
Back Row (I. to r.): R. Munroe, R. Peacock, O. O'Neill, M. Muilwyk, P. Lewis.
MiddLe Row (I. to r.): M. Whitkin, K. Bremer, R. Ritchie, E.O'NeiU, F. du Toit, M. de Jager.
Front Row (1. to r.): K. Neilson. M. Cann, P. Baerecke (Capt.), Mr. N. R. Blackbeard,
Mr. A. Butcher (Coach), P. MacPherson, A. Hurwitz.
Sitting on. GroulTd (I. to r.): G. Howse, D. Durlacher, P. Hargitai, J. Theodore, D. Milford.
Hurwitz and Butcher. The Western Province
Schools' team was chosen on tbe same evening to
fight an invitation team. Two Wynberg boys
were chosen: Van Blommestein and Baerecke.
In the Inter-House Judo Competition tbe
school's senior champion was Baerecke of Wellington
and the Junior champion was Butcher.
also of Wellington. We found that there was
much interest in the competition, which was well
attended. The final points total was:
Wellington .H
Rhodes H.
H ••••• H •••••••• 120
35
De Waal _................................ 30
Van Riebeeck 15
We are sorry to hear that Guy Westrnoreland
had to have an operation on his knee, but we
hope to see him back on the mat soon. Eric Kiwi
is doing very well at Cape Town University and
received a Varsity blue for Judo. In Paarl, Barry
Everard has started his own Judo club. He
brought some of his pupils to Wynberg one
evening and they did exceptionally weU. To revert
to the club's activities, we have again started
the Inter-Scho.ols Judo League. So far we have
done very well.
Awards for 1966
Colours: Neilson, De Jager, Hurwitz.
Blues: Van Blommestein and Butcher.
Black Belts: Butcher, Hurwitz, De Jager.
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GOLF
Chairman: A. Blotnick.
Secretary: J. Miller.
Committee: E. de Swardt, J. Goldblatt, W.
Paterson.
Masters-in.-Charge: Messrs. Kooy and Parkins.
Tills year the Golf Club has fulfilled the hopes
of 1965 in that it has slowly but surely become
one of the most popular and active societies in
the school. The dedicated committee, under the
chairmanship of A. Blotnick, is to be congratulated
on the club's success. Approximately fortv
boys are members of the club and membership
cards were again issued. Some of these boys had
had no goLfing experience whatsoever, but during
the course of the year have displayed a tremendous
amount of enthusiasm and keenness.
The Club has had a very full year. Several
school competitions have been held, which have
been won by Bairstow, Cawood, Rolfe, Goodwin,
byer, Harris, Miller and Kent. We are extremely
grateful to the Clovelly Country Club for granting
us the courtesy of their course on numerous occasions.
Mr. Bunting and Mr. Bodmer, respectively
vice-captain and professional of the Clovelly
Country Club, are to be thanked for their invaluable
help in this respect.
The Inter-Schools competition was held on 1st
April at the Rondebosch Golf Club. Wynberg,
with an entry of fourteen, did not do as well as
had been expected, but the e_xperience gained was
invaluable and should serve us well in the future.
The school was captained by J. Slome. c.B.C.
deservedly emerged the winners of this most enjoyable
.competition.
In' May Mr. Cedric Amm, the well-known golfing
professional, and Mr. Jack Plummer gave an
appreciative audience a talk on various aspects
of goLf. It may be remembered that Mr. Plummer
visited us in similar circumstances last year with
Mr. Brian Henning. Mr. Plummer kindly gave us
rule-books, which have been distributed among
the boys. Both these gentlemen are to be thanked
for giving up thejr valuable time to give us a
most beneficial lecture.
Two new events were initiated th.is year. One
was the Inter-House competition wh.ich was played
at Clovelly. Tills was won by Van Riebeeck, with
De Waal second, Wellington third, and Rhodes
fourth. The other event was the match against
the staff. This match was played at the King
David Country Club and was thoroughly enjoyed
CLUB
by all concerned. The competition was played on
a BIB Stableford basis with Mr. Milk kindly consenting
to fill in on the side of the staff. The
results are as follows:
Messrs. Parkins and Kooy (40) vs. Goldblatt and
Miller (38).
Messrs. Fair and Miller (33) vs. Slome and Lipshitz
(37).
Messrs. Boltman and Hopkins (36) vs. Blotnick
and Cawood (36).
Staff 109; School Ill.
Final Result: School won by 2 points.
In order to encourage the junior classes to take
an .interest in the game, two clinics were held on
the Hawthornden Field during the year. Balls
and clubs were provided by the W.P. Golf Foundation
and Mrs. Gluck, Honorary Secretary, is
to be thanked for her assistance in this respect.
Mr. Kooy and Mr. Parkins took charge of the
first clinic and their help was much appreciated.
These clinics were extremely well attended and it
is sincerely hoped that such clinics will be a
regular event during the forthcoming year.
A film entitled "Gary Player's win in the U.S.
Open" was shown in the Biology Laboratory
during July. Over a hundred and th.irty boys
were present and all were greatly impressed by
the wonderful golf displayed.
Another innovation th.is year was the match
between the Clovelly Country Club prentice members
and the school, which the Prentice members
won by three games to two. The Clovelly Country
Club committee is to be thanked for so generously
providing handsome prizes for the best score.
These prizes were presented to Cawood and
Goodwin who returned an excellent score of 49
points. The school provided two golf balls as
prizes for the runners-up.
One of the h.ighlights of the year was the
"Present vs. Past" match held recently at the
Westlake Golf Club. This is the second match of
its kind at the school as one similar match took
place last year with the school emerging the
victors. We are indebted to the committee of the
Westlake. Golf Club for permitting the match to
be held at their Club once again. Although golfing
conditions were far from ideal, the match was an
immense success, with the school narrowly defeating
their opponents by one match. Mr. E. Ford
is to be thanked for arranging the Old Boys'
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team. Tbe teams were as follows: Old Boys:
Messrs. Stewart (capt.) ; Coetzee; Englisb; Ford;
N. Gelb; D. Gelb; Jacobson; Miller; Pemberthy;
Sternslow ; Silbowitz and Peck. Scbool:
Goldblatt (capt.) ; Cawood; Harris ; Goodwin;
Rolfe; Bairstow; Blotnick; De Swardt; Gilmour;
Miller. Mr. Kooy and Mr. Parkins also represented
tbe school.
It is hoped tbat a scbool cbampionship will be
held during tbe final term. Various clinics and
competitions will in adrution probably take place
towards the latter half of tbe year. Mr. Parkins
bas acquired two interesting golt books for the
library and these are at tbe moment circulating
among the boys.
In conclusion, on behalf of tbe committee, I
sbould like to thank botb Mr. Kooy and Mr.
Parkins for taking such a great interest in the
Golf Club's activities. Tbeir help and interest is
much appreciated by aU.
It is hoped that the forthcoming year will be
as successful for the Golf Club as this year has
been. This can only be achieved by bard work
and co-operation by the committee and members
alike.
J. MILLER.
Science
Chairman: L. WerbelofI.
Secretary: J. Miller.
Committee: W. Barnes, J. Dodd, G. van
Besouw, N. Pasvolsky, Blanckenburg.
Master-in-Charge: Mr. Matbew.
Owing to unforeseen circumstances the Science
Club this year has not enjoyed the same success
as in previous years. Science Club membersbip
cards were not printed this year and this, psychologically,
is a disadvantage. It is hoped that this
will be rectified in tbe near future. Another setback
is the fact tbat no scientific outings, besides
the Science Congress, have been undertaken as
yet this year. Emphasis should be laid on the
importance of such outings if the Science Club is
to be a. success.
During tbe year a number of interesting functions
was arranged and were well attended.
Numerom films were shown and tbese proved to
be most beneficial in tbat they covered a wide
range of topics sucb as astronomy, Antarctic exploration,
medicine, etc. In June Mr. R. Hurley,
a member of the Western Cape Moonwatchers
team, gave a large audience an enlightening lecture
on "Tbe possibilities of landing a man on
the moon". Films, one entitled "The Walk in
Space", were also shown. We are indeed grateful
to Mr. Hurley for his memorable lecture.
As in precerung years, tbe Annual Science Congress
was tbe highlight of the scbool's scientific
activities. The Congress, under tbe auspices of
the South African Association for the advancement
of Science, was held at the Stellenbosch
University between the 22nd and 24th June.
Wyn berg was allotted twenty-five tickets and
approximately seven hundred and fifty students
from various Western Cape schools attended.
The opening speech was delivered by Prof.
Thorn, Rector of the University of Stellenbosch.
Professor Thorn stressed the need for an increase
in scientific education as this subject is rapidly
becoming the essential basis of the modern world.
A s.eries of interesting lectures and demonstrations
followed and this was the procedure throughout
the duration of the congress. Although most of
the lectures were in Afrikaans, we soon adapted
ourselves to the language and a Wynberg delegate
was seen to be ruligently writing notes in both
languages. The lectures dealt with almost every
faculty, from "Social. Deprivation on tbe Bebaviour
of the Rbesus Ape" to "Chromatographical
Separation Techniques". A word of praise is due
to all the lecturers who helped to make tbe Congress
an extremely interesting and beneficial event.
Our thanks go to Mr. Mathew for bis unfailing
support and interest. Mr. Mathew is at present
on furlough and we wisb him everything of the
best.
Now that the year is drawing to a close, we
sincerely hope tbat the Science Club will continue
to prosper and that next year's Science Club will
prove a success.
J. MILLER.
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Chairman: A. Lowry.
Vice-Chairman: W. Barnes.
Secretary: P. Bredenkamp.
Commilfee: J. Harris, D. Read.
Boarder's Commi/lee: J. Best, E. Green.
Masters-in-Charge: Messrs. Driessen, Matthew
and De Jongh.
The S.C.U. looks back on another year of
spiritual blessing and growth. The work it has
done in the school this year has been made possible
only by the interest of its members through
God's guidance, and to Him we are grateful.
The year began with an address by an Old Boy
of the school, Graeme Slade, who also served on
the S.C.U. Committee in 1963.
Later .in the first quarter, in conjunction with
the Plumstead Youth for Christ Bible Club, we
sponsored the film "Seventeen" in the school hall.
This meeting drew people from local clubs and
schools, and was a great success.
During the second term Mr. McDougall, who
never fails to draw an interested audience, again
gave up some of his time to address us and screen
the China Inland Mission's Centenary film.
Another well-known speaker was Mr. George
Young of the Cape Times. Two other films shown
at our Monday meetings were: "God of the
Atom" and "Conflict in the Sky". Both proved
interesting and informative. A printed programme
made its appearance for the first time during the
second quarter and was circulated round the
school.
An invitation was extended to the members of
the Wynberg Girls' High School and all parents
to attend a film evening in our school hall. This
venture met with great success and we received a
return invitation to take part in discussions with
the girls and C.U. members from Sans Souci in
the Girls' School Hall the following term.
This time of fellowship also proved profitable
to us all. A panel was selected to represent the
school and was asked to answer certain questions,
after being given ten minutes for preparation.
The Reverend Mr. Russel Harrison of Plumstead
held a most interesting discussion on the
meaning and purpose of prayer, and suggested
possible forms our prayers can take. A recording
of modern Gospel songs played at a meeting later
in the term also held great interest for our
members and showed irrefutably that modern
music is not necessarily degrading to the Christian
message. In short, it went down well.
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A report on the year's activities would be incomplete
without a word of thanks for the support
given, and interest shown by so many members
of our school's staff. We would like to mention
especiaLly Messrs. Peacock and Boltman,
who both gave up lunch-breaks to address some
of our meetings. We are also indebted to those
masters who, during the year, have undertaken
the responsibility and charge of the Students'
Christian Union. Many thanks go also to the
headmaster, Mr. Blackbeard, for all his continued
co-operation and understanding, and to Mrs.
Ryan and Mr. Matthew for the use of the Biology
Laboratory.
In closing, we would remember Mr. Driessen,
who left us in April to take up a new position.
For several years he served the school and S.C.U.
faithfully and won the respect of all. We wish
him happiness in his new post and God's richest
blessings.
YACHTING
CLUB
The Yachting Club has only recently been revived
and consists mainly of junior members from
Stds. 6 and 7. We hope that the interest of
senior pupils will be aroused.
The Inter-Schools' Sailing Championships is
drawing near. These races are to take place on
22nd October at Zeekoevlei, where last year we
took overall points in the Championship and
were awarded the cup.
As yet our club has no yachts, but some are
privately owned and their owners have taken out
less fortunate members and introduced them to
the joys of sailing. We should like to thank the
many Old Boys and the junior members of Zeekoevlei
Yacht Club for their help and encouragement.
PHOTOGRAPHIC
CLUB
With the exception of a few club members, the
Photographic Club was fairly inactive during the
year. Printing equipment was available, but little
use of it was made by the thirty members who
enrolled at the beginning of the year.
Two competitions were arranged but had to be
cancelled because of a Jack of entries, Prospective
members must realise that the club's activities can
be successful only if the members themselves contri
bute towards them.
S.G.

DEBATING
Chairman: L. Werbeloff.
Secretary: A. Blotnick.
Committee: W. Barnes, S. Leyser, M. Herbert,
J. Benjamin, M. Rubin, B. Probyn.
Masrer-in-Charge: Mr. Kooy.
Tbe Debating Society bas, like many of the
other school societies, not enjoyed as active a year
as was hoped. Those functions which were held
have, however, been well supported and as long
as this enthusiasm is retained, the Society can look
forward eagerly to the coming year.
The first debate of the year was held at Westerford
when the motion "Western civilisation is Little
more than savage" was keenly discussed. The
school, which was represented by Benjamin,
Werbeloff and Herbert, supported the motion
which was carried by a large majority.
The second debate, with Wynberg Girls'
proved as successful as tbe first. According to
tradition the teams were split up, with Rubin,
Leyser and Werbeloff representing the school. It
was finally decided by a narrow majority that
"Military training for girls should be made compulsory".
The Society then entered a team of five in a
"Forum Discussion" organised by the Victoria
SOCIETY
League. Though the team did not do very well,
it is felt tbat the experience gained will be of
great value if the venture is repeated next year.
The highlight of the year for the Society was
the Inter-Schools Debating Contest which was
held during the third term at Wynberg Girls'
High School. L. Werbeloff and W. Barnes were
originally entered to oppose the motion that
"Street collections for charity should be abolished".
W. Barnes had, however, to withdraw on
account of illness and his place was taken by G.
Braude. The team did extremely well, narrowly
coming third behind Springfield Convent and the
Girls' School.
At the time of writing, the Old Boys' Debate is
shortly to be held when the motion "Science. is a
menace to civiLisation" will be debated. During
the last term the Best Speakers' Debate wiLl be
held and it is also hoped to have an Inter-House
Debate.
In concluding, thanks must be given to Mr.
Kooy for the interest he has shown in tbe Society
as well as to Mr. Blackbeard and Mr. Larie for
allowing us to use the school balls. A special
word of thanks is also due to the boarders who
have continued to support us during 1966.
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THE 1966 MATRIC DANCE
Although the original date for the dance had to Several innovations were introduced this year.
be altered owing to its being a Jewish holiday, One concerning the actual decor was the fact that
everything was prepared in time and a wonderful the ceiling was domed upwards this time whereas
time was had by all. This, of course, was only the usual procedure is to lower the ceiling level
due to the amazing amount of work put into it until our normally small hall is made to seem
both by the fellows and their parents.
even rmaller. This year the ladies provided us
Our ambitious decoration of the hall as a section
of Outer Space would have been quite impos-
which are still being kept as keepsakes.
with perfume for the girls as well as corsages,
sible bad it not been for the co-operation received It is impossible to mention by name all the
from the ladies, the fellows themselves, the many people who have done so much to give this year's
firms that donated materials and, of course. Mr. matric class such a wonderful dance, but I would
Blackbeard for allowing us to use the hall. The like to take trus opportunity of thanking them all
committee extends its thanks to all these people on our behalf.
who so willingly helped us in our task. WAYNE BARNES.
Chairman: N. Pasvolsky.
Secretary: M. Radomsky.
Committee: L. Werbeloff, 1. Goldblatt, B.
Castle.
During the past year, the Chess Club has enjoyed
considerable success. Many new members, mainly
from Std.s 6 and 7, joined tbe club, pushing the
membership up to more than ninety. More support
from tbe senior classes would ensure more
competition for the team members, and consequently
a uigher standard of play.
Special beginner-classes were held during the
first two terms, and about fifteen boys were
taught the basic moves and the rules of chess.
The attendance at the daily meetings was good.
with as many as twenty boys playing.
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Tue following boys played first team chess thjs
season:
1. N. Pasvolsky (Capt.).
2. L. Werbeloff.
3. R. Fitzwilliams.
4. A. Hurwitz/J. Goldblatt.
5. r. Schewitz/J. Miller.
The team was fairly successful, and should finish
about seventh in the inter-school league. Four
matches were also arranged during tue year for
the second team.
Tt is hoped that next year chess colours will be
awarded to those players who put up good performances
in tbe inter-school matches.
N. PASVOLSKY.

CADET
OFFICERS
Third Row (I. to r.): SlO I. Scott, SlO H. Morris, SlO C. WoLf, SlO E. de Swardt,
SlO W. MiJlar, SlO B. Me Intyre, SlO A. Craxton, SlO D. Dreghorn-Ward.
Second Row (I. to r.): SlO D. Gauld, SlO R. Penot - Humphrey, SlO W. Barnes,
DIM B. Probyn, SlO G. KLeyn, SlO J. Wiegman, SlO H. Wegner.
First Row (I. to T.): A/Fd/Crt D. Kooy, A/Fd/Crt J. Voigt, A/Fd/Crt E. Hopkins,
Cap!. W. Lennox, A/Fd/Crt A. Noffki, A/Fd/Cl't T. Fair, A/Fd/Crt D. Bromberger.
THE CADET
1966 has been a busy and successful year for
our school detachment. A/Fd./Cts. Voigt, Fair,
Bromberger, Noffki attended courses to qualify
for promotion. All were successful, obtaining
averages of 80% and over. A/Fd/Ct. Kooy bas
now taken over duties as Bandmaster and Capt.
Lennox has been promoted O.C., Major Wheeler
having retired in 1965 owing to i.l1ness. We wish
Major Wheeler a pleasant and well-earned retirement.
Our officers are all keen mem bers of the
Cadet Body and tbe effect of this is to be seen in
the upgrarung of our cadet standard. "A" company,
under the command of SlO G. Kleyn, rud
weLlin the annual cadet competition and acquitted
DETACHMENT
themselves creditably, securing second place. This
is the first year we have entered a senior platoon
in the competition and although we did not
secure a place, tbat did not detract from tbe
smartness of our platoon. We wijl do better next
year. Four of our student Officers also attended
a course tbis year and our congratulations go to
SlO 1. Scott wbo secured first place (equal). The
remaining Sla's W. Barnes, W. Millar, Preghorn-
Ward, attended the course successfully, having
percentages of not Jess tban 70 %. Congratulations
to tbese officers.
Unfortunately, we could not hold an annual
cadet inspection tbis year owing to Jack of equip-
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ment. This inspection, however, is postponed only
until early next year, when we bope to rectify
tbis state of affairs as regards equipment.
I would like to tbank all officers, SlO W.
Barnes and bis student officers, nOIl-commissioned
Tbis bas been a difficult year for tbe band, in
that the wbole aspect of the competition has
changed with the introductioll of trumpets, and
also owing to the receipt of the competition
music very late in the year. My own personal
opinion is tbat this was one of the finest bands
Wynberg has produced. Unfortunately, the judges
did not sbare tbis opinion, as we were placed only
third. The whole competition this year, from the
point of view of bands, was inadequately adofficers
and cadets, especially of UA" company
and the Special Platoon, for the many bours of
arduous work, sacrifice of free time and effort
they put into making the Wynberg Cadet Detachment
a force with whicb to be reckoned.
ministered, and I share this opmJOn with other
Band Masters.
Sgt. P. Macphersoll was placed second in solo
drumming and Sgt. G. Dodd second in Tenor
Drumming.
May I express my thanks to D IFd/Kooy, D I M
B. Probyn, Senior Buglers and Trumpeters and all
members of the band for their excellent efforts
ill adverse circumstances.
W.L.
BAND
Back Row (I. to r.): I. Emms, J. Best, B. Rookledge, W. Anderton, M. Hurwitz, R. Falconer,
H. Kaplin.
Middle Row (I. to r.): T. Probyn I. Robertson, S. Jacobs, J. Oosthuizen, J. Retief, T.Oettlé,
A. Lawson, J. Benjamin, M. Cohen.
Front Row (I. to r.): Cpl. M. Deane, W {O(ii) P. MacPberson, W /O(ii) P. De Wet,
Capt. W. Lennox, W/O(i) B. Probyn, A/Fd/Crt D. Kooy, W/O(ii) A. Pascal
Cpl. M. Cann, G. van Besouw.
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Although the school magazine does not appear
to be the correct forum for reporting the activities
of the Parent/Teachers' Association, it is felt
that this, the first opportunity of recording in the
annals of the school the formation of such an
association, is sufficiently important to do so in
this instance. It is furthermore hoped tbat parents
will, from reading tbe magazine, become more
acquainted with the activities of the Association.
Tbe first General Meeting of the Association
was beId in August, 1965, when a most enthusiastic
band of parents adopted and ratified the constitution
which had been drawn by tbe provisional
Committee. Subsequent thereto, a committee was
elected and a full year has now passed since the
Association was fust formed. During this year the
most important achievement bas been the establishment
and running of tbe tucks hop which is
situate between A and C playing fields. Tbe
tucksbop is open every day during lunch breaks,
on Saturdays or on other occasions when sporting
events are beId. It is run entirely by mothers of
the scbool under the very able and enthusiastic
guidance of the Ladies' Committee headed bv
Mrs. Alice Hamburger. Thus far this has been
the main activity of the Association and thanks
of both boys and parents are due to tbe ladies for
their efforts.
During this year meetings of the Association
have been beId, the first of whicb was only for
parents of boys in Standard 6. This was held in
order to give parents of new boys to the Hig'1
School an opportunity to meet the staff and discuss
any problems with which they may be faced.
It is felt it was enjoyed by all who attended and
was generally voted to be a necessity for parents
of boys just coming to the school, as it was an
ideal opportunity for tbe principal, Mr. Blackbeard,
to explain to parents what is expected of
both them and their sons.
During tbe second term Mr. Rupert Hurley
very kindly showed films of the first space walk
and lunar probe and imparted some very interesting
information to parents dealing with the rapid
THE
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progress being made in outer space travel. A
most interesting and enjoyable evening was had
by all.
In the third term parents had the distinct pleasure
of having Mr. Bert Pfuhl talk to them on tbe
solution of some of tbe problems parents face
with modern youth. At the end of his lecture
many parents felt convinced that it is not the
parents who have tbe problem with their children,
but the youth who have tbe problem with their
parents. This talk was most objective and informative
and many parents must have left wondering
whether perhaps Mr. Pfubl was not correct
i'1 that tbe parents were the problem. One of the
main points brougbt out in Mr. Pfuhl's address
that cannot be brought home to parents forcibly
enough, is tbat parents do not as a rule take
enough interest in their children. One of the
main media througb which such interest can be
taken, is through the child's activities at school.
By parents attending school functions and joining
in every possible school activity, a great impetus
is given to the child to take more interest and a
greater interest in school activities.
All in all, the year's activities have been most
enjoyable and thanks are due to the ladies for
their magnificent work in tbe tuckshop and for
catering at other scbool functions.
The Ladies' Section of the P.T.A. got under
way in October last year. Two successful cake
sales were beId to provide initial funds. To begin
with, Saturday morning cricket players and spectators
were supplied with refreshments. The
Ladies' Committee organised catering for prizegiving
and the annual school sports. It was then
felt that a permanent tuck shop was sorely needed
and a successful appeal was made to the School
Committee who generously sanctioned the immediate
erection of same. The tuck shop is open
daily and also during sports functions and is
staffed entirely by mothers. It is run as an
amenity, but its small profits are banked into the
P.T.A. Banking Account.
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THE PRESIDENT'S
LETTER
Dear Reader,
Tllis year I take the opportunity of addressing
not only established Old Boys of the School in
my letter, but also those younger men who will
soon be Old Boys of the School in the accepted
sense of tbe words.
We of the Old Boys' Union have, since the
founding of the Union, been greatly dependent on
the support of our new and school-leaving members.
Not only for their contributions to our
funds in the shape of subscriptions, but more particularly
for the enthusiasm and energy that they
can devote to our various projects. which are de·
signed to be of ultimate value to our Old School.
The more that young members of our Union
are able and prepared to do, and the more
responsibility they are prepared to shoulder in
the running of the Union, the better we will be
able to fulfil our aims in furthering the interests
of the school and its pupils.
Often when at school as a pupil, the endeavour
of the Old Boys' Union on behalf of the school
go relatively unnoticed in the burly-burly of everyday
·school activities, but the Union is active, and
the results of this activity, when seen from our
side of the fence as it were, are always a source
of great pleasure to us Old Boys who have been
able to assist in bringing a dream to reality.
What the Union is able to do for the School
is very dependent upon two main factors: The
first is strength of membership, with which, of
course, is bound up the question of finance. The
second is that equally, if not more important
quality called enthusiasm.
Strength of membership is naturally dependent
on individual enthusiasm, but enthusiasm and tbe
resultant drive does not necessarily depend upon
strength of numbers, but upon the individual's
own personal wish and abiJjty to do work for the
Union, and in turn for the Scbool.
Enthusiasm for the Union - true enthusiasmis,
of course, enthusiasm for the School, and it
does not grow on reflected glory, but on shared
endeavours. It does not depend upon the fluctuation
of scholastic or sporting achievements, nor
upon the possibility of a move of tbe School. The
School goes far deeper than this: tbe School is a
spirit of which we are all part, each a valuable
unit which is truly necessary for the full attainment
and understanding of the Spirit of Wynberg
Boys' High School, as it has grown to be in the
last one and a quarter centuries of progress and
achievement. Without the interest and enthusiasm
of every man who passes through the School, the
ultimate goal of the Old Boys' Union is very
difficult to achieve.
This year at the School has seen our Headmaster
settling firmly into his position at Wynberg, and
daily earning greater admiration for his achievements
in all fields associated with school life.
Inevitably, and rigbtly so, this annual letter
must carry my tbanks to those various people
. and orgcl.Oisations who have through their energy
made the working of the Union a little easier.
My committee, Wllich is formed of busy men, bas
eenerally been most co-operative, and I would
urge those who form any committee to take on
the task in the full knowledge that there is much
work to be done, and that witbout full co-operation
between the members. the goals of the Union
are considerably decreased, and witbout sustained
labours, development is impossible.
As I write, and reflect upon my last year's
letter, T am again reminded of the fantastic passage
of time, and the mercurial speed with which
one year replaces another, and many tasks one
left undone due to "too little time", and uncertainty
as to the future.
The future is ahead, be it good or bad, and
whatever tbe days ahead hold, botb the School
and the Union will need all tbeir resources to
meet the challenges of tomorrow witb confidence
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and success. Progress must not stop because of
indecision or doubts, for if planning for the
future is halted even temporarily, a void will
occur which will take possibly years to fill or
recover from. This must be remembered by all
Old Boys in regard to the possible move of our
School, and the natural tendency to "wait and
see" which results from indecision, and bearing this
in mind, I would charge the incoming committee
with the great responsibility - the continued responsibility
- of achieving things for the School
in directions other than concrete ones such as
providing sporting facilities or buildings which,
although greatly needed, are at present in the
melting pot.
All my words can perhaps be best summed up
by saying that the choice of our School motto
applies just as strongly to the Old Boys as it does
to the School, and that in our activities we will
encounter, and must ... "overcome difficulties".
With 1966 closing rapidly, I wish the School,
its scholars and staff, a successful climax to the
preparations of the year, and the best wishes of
all Old Boys for the coming festive season.
To all Old Boys, my committee and I extend
our s.incere greetings for Christmas and the New
Year, and invite you to join us in our endeavours
in 1967.
My personal and grateful tbanks go to our
Secretary, our Treasurer, and the Committee wbo
have done so much of value in so many varied
fields, and to those Old Boys who have supported
us, and the large number who have given us reflected
glory to shine in.
Finally, and most important of all, the thanks
of us all go to the School for giving our Union
its meaning, its life-blood and its Name.
NEWS OF OLD BOYS
ERNEST FORD.
During the years the O.B.U. held a few outings
which were fairly well attended. Amongst the
more successful were the golf outing whicb was
held at the King David Country Club, and the
bowls outing which was held on the same day.
The following week the Union played tbe School
at golf. The School team, which bad two masters
in it, won by one point.
The dinner, which has become the social event
of the year, was attended by 144 members, and
although the pr.ice of the tickets has risen, so bas
the quality of the food and the speaking. At the
dinner Mr. Thorpe was given a good send-off to
his retirement. It is hoped that he will have a
long and happy retirement.
On the Rugby field many Old Boys have distinguished
themselves during the past season.
Amongst the names which spring to mind are
Mike Bowditch, Billy Searle, Andre Maree for
Villagers, Rutus Johnson, Hewie Hutton, Ronnie
van Rijn and Melvin Erasmus for False Bay.
It is with regret that we hear of the retirement
of Lionel Wilson and Aubrey Luck from representative
Rugby, but as they have both had a
good innings they can now rest on their laurels.
[n other fields of sport, Druce Clark has distinguished
himself at badminton playing for West··
ern p'rovince, and Roger McFarlane has done
particularly well at tennis for U.C.T.
A father-and-son combination playing First
League Darts for Protea Club is Felix and Donald
eraye, and although the club has not done particularly
well, the two Crayes have distinguished
themselves.
Amongst last year's matric class the following
are known to be at Cape Town University:
Richard Horwitz is taking medicine, Goodwin is
taking B.Com., Eis Marine Biology, Hoy is taking
B.A. teaching, later hoping to become a gym
teacher. Clark is studying B.A. and Glaum Electrical
Engineering. Last year's Bursary Award
winner, Casper Hahndi.ek, is studying B.Sc.
(Maths.) at U.C.T.
The lone wolf studying at Stellenbosch is
Fisher Jeffes who is taking Medicine. Scordilis
bas joined the bank, and the following, when
completing their Qtizens' Force training, will go
to U.C.T.: Katz, Hamburger, Rookledge and
Stephens.
Gordon Hammond and Densil le Roux are at
present in the Navy, and Ainsworth is in the Air
Force.
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High School.
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Rustenburg
Sea Point
Selborne College.
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Boys' High School.
High School.
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