WBHS_School_Magazine_1966 LR 01

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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