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NOVEMBER, 1930.

Editors :-Standard [X.

CONTENTS:Editorial 1 The Depredations of Depression 16IJefsonalia 4 The K·rsch of Realism 18The Dehatinj! Society 6 Customs of Three Countries-

Tbe House \\' arming 7 England 19Holland 20

The Bridge Drive 8 South Africa .. 21The Coteries 8 Old Rovs' Match, Dinner,Tile Footballer II and 'Smokiug Concert 22...Applied Qnotations 12 Olel floys' Dance ... 22Tbe Boarders' At Home 13 The Old Roys' UJlioll 2aShoJlld Work bl' Abolished iu The Rugby Season 26our Schools and Universities? 14 Cadet Notes 28

Editorial.

Summer anc! the end of the year have come. and with them amore vigorous daily use of pads-and pen -; for 'tis the season, too,of cricket, exams and lhe Magazine.

Each year as it passes seem to have an identity, a predomi.nance of this characteristic or of that, by which it comes later tobe recognised. This complexion. texture, or general disposition ofthe activities of any year is, naturally, differellt for every person

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\\"ho surveys it: for each Ol' ns attends to and rel1len~bers thosea~pect,; of it which are imporbnt in his OWI1 life. But whereman)' persons live a corporate life, the events that happeu incommon to the members of the body they form affect theimpression wl1icb lhe year 111.lkeson each anel in the end all havevery llIuch the SLlllleimpression. Some years are uneventful andhave seemed to be lived through almost on snfferance; othershave been cro·.vdcd with in:::ident. One has become known as theflrst year of the Dehating Society. (lr the building of the JuniorSchool: another as the year in which our sport '.vas first throughlyorganised. 1930 has been as signiticant a'i any of its predecessorsand richer in promise.

This year, we have every reason for hoping, will long beremembered as a full, productive year in which OllT schoolactivities were as thorough as those of any other year that we canpoint to as having been particularly sllcces~flll. and in which otheractivities, lying unde\"eloped and lateIIt in the growth of anyschool, have been born-all crowned with tIll" achievement of anOld Boys' Union.

In our daily life, though \\'e may be in error in regardillg the~uccess of tile Matriculation class as the success of the school-aschoolmaster's fallacy-we are loo'~ing to the present class to winhigh honours: and even if on paper-for \yt have wit enough toknow tllat the ., !:choolmaster's fallacy" is a fallacy-they mayprove in the (:-l1dto nave been unexceptional, the members of thestaff will look back on the boys of this year's 10 as a class whomit has been a pleasure to be associated with and to work harderthan ever for thongh their successors. immediate or remote, mayhave re 15011 to deplore the excellent record of this year's f!;iants ofstudy.

On the playing fields the year has been interesting and thestandard of play high. In football, though we have had 110

"super "-team, and though we may hanker after a different set ofagf'-limits, we learned that ollr fears, almost of disaster in theUnder 19 competition, were groundle,:s and that om sen ior teamcould play excellent football. Indeed. we always put fairly strongteams in the field in al competitions, and, we believe, had moreteams playing football than at any time in the past. It is tooearly in the cricket season to review onr doings: but, possessing anumber of keen cricketers. we are looking forward to a fi1leseason and perhaps to a high place in the Schools' Championship.Writing before a single match has been played, we can predict

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nothing. '"Vc only have noted the keenness at the nets, and. asat foolbalI, congratulate Mr. WaltIon having as many teams aswill give as many boys as are keen a good game and fille training.fn tennis, which before the erection of lhe ne\V courts wa~ theCinde~ella of our games, we have some good performers and manykeen ones; amI though, since schools tennis is unorganised, wecan hope for no inl'er-school championship. \l'e are not sure thatit is not better so. We are sure that Mr. IVlcCall will endorse ourview that this ye2.r·s gymnasts have been as keen and by the endof the year as proficient as any other year'!,>, anel, rememberingthe boxing tournament, iu \l'hich mally nOli-gymnasts gan' asgood as they got, we imagine that al~o in the gym, classes theyear has been an exceptional one.

Last year saw the founding of an eflicient Dehating ~()ciety,which cOJ~pleted its programme triurnphantly. Everybody,however. must have had some ulleasiness; for any society ofwhich tl,le ~hillil1g-lights are Malric. boys is IIl1certain of it~ future.and, though 1\1r.Thorp may again h~ve heell visited b'~' mi~givi11gsal the clo~e of the recent ses~ion, this year's debates have been assuccessful, the experiments have beell satisfactory, and theindivi(htal speaking as eloquent, and another year has been addedto the tradition.

'fJIllS far our normal standanJ has been maintained oradvallceel. In the extension of our after-school work we have anachievemel1t to be proud of. The library, provided and movedinto last April or May, has been organised and the patronage itbas received proves lhe need we have had of an adequate libraryfor years, That it is not yet adequate is true; but our experiencehas been that one cannot legislate for a boy's library in advance.The librarian must, sometimes in surprise, listen 'to the requeststhat are made and revise the list of books that he thought boysought to read. Then 01l1y can he consider himself competent todecide on the authors that will be in demand Unfortunately, andafter t.he event, he finds him3elf, deceived before by the plenitudeof books on tbe sbelves, without the funds for purchasing thosedaily asktd for. For all that, the library is being used, and, weare glad to llote, by the jllllior forms. The room itself. furnishedand beaulified kindly and quite spontaneously by Mrs. Clegg. is a.very attractive one and concluces to that hesitation between voiumeand ,'olume, alld the selection, usually, of the first, which oftenam oys a libraria.n but eems to be the prerogati \'e oE all truelibrary-users; and a library 'public is growing.

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1,'jna1Jy, the Old Boys' UIlion, the first meeting of \vhich werecorded in our last issue, is fiImly established and has severalactivities to its credit, so that in efI-iciency, though not in member-ship, it is 1I0t distinguishable flom that of any otber school. Wetllink that we are right in aC~{Jlmvleclgil1gthe i::ldebtec1ness of theschool to Granger of last year's Matric. , who interested a few oldboys and ci rcularised others and was thus responsible for the'genesis of the Union. and in congratulating on their activity thecOlllmittee and their honorary secretary, Felbert. The Union,besides legislating for a tie and colours to snpplement the blazer,has assllmed the responsibility of the Old Boy:;;'Match and supper,lias org~nised a dance, and-an indication of its interest in uurschool-work itself-has provided a Best Speaker:s debatillg prize,and will very soon provide as large a reading public for the magazineas the school itself does.

In truth, this year has beell our golden year. .It is dilticult tosee what new activities await liS, beyond, what is missin·g in allschools. a "careers faclllty," tl!ongh we are sure that the bringingof our older Old Boys into touch with present ones will serve tIlepurpose informally and as efficiently as an official committeemight. It only remains for the Editor to express the hope thatwhat seems to be a tradition of hard work, vigorous play, widerinterests and devotion to the school will be handed down, and thepleasure it has been to record the story of an excellent year.

Personalia.

So much for Ollr " Annus Mirabilis," our panegyric on which ahost of readers-including our at present most distinguished OldBoys, Cottam and Curtis-\vill endorse, as "idly-busy rollstheir world along" in daily revolutions; but let us pllt our skatesaway anel chat abont our friends before the Christmas holidayscome.

Congratulations to B, FalTtll of the 1928 class on winning the13est Speaker's Medal at the University Debating Society. Thosewho remember his performances at school, as all absurd rrish11lanIII a little play in 1927, in his opening of the jo'He in 1928, and bisgeneral contro\'er~ial demeanour, are not surprised, The noticethat his small part in the University" Othello " received from thepress was also very pleasing to rEad, though we had hopes ofChalier passes!

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Congratulations also to Cocdon Allan on his recent marriage.

Present boys \"ill llol remember A. R. Tlldhope at school, butwill have cause to do so SOOll ; for we take this opportullity ofacknowledgillg his handsome gift of books tCl tbe school lihrary.The books are Sir Rohert Ball's .. \~-onders of the Universe,"H The Times' Historv of lhe War" ill se\'en vol\1mes, and.. The Standaru English Dictionary" in two.

Many happy returns lo hric Boudlet. who cal1le of age on tIle20th October. He has won his place in the University Fjr~t Teamand playp.d an excellent game in the match against Hamiltons.in 'which his team won the Grand Challellge Competition.

We welcome Mr. A. Roux, ""lw in onr hour of need has joinedthe staff for six months to ease the difliculty of organisationcaused by the ~eriolls illness of Mr. Mitchell. To Mr. Mitchell wcextend our sympathetic interest. We were very plea:::ed to scc'him about alld active again after rt short month of illness. Maythe end of his sick leave vacation sce him tit and vigorolls. Mr.Volschenic returned lo us in August after a month's absence spl'ntin enjoying alld recovering from an appendicitis operation. He!tas told us that he will never let it happen again. In his placewe had Miss I. A. Sawyer \I·itl1 us, and in the place of Mr.McCaffin, who however, makes no promises, Wf' were pleased towelcome Mr. M. Giffen.

Jn JUlle we said good-bye to Mr. King, our obliging secretaryand end-of-term tyrallt, who had bee1l with IlS, ensconced in ourbijou book-cupboard, for several years. \Ve welcome Miss L. Twy-cross to the new and larger quarter. facing the drive.

The Old Boys' Section in this issue has resolved itself into alist of names and addresses. We hope to provide greater publicityin the future, in the desire as well as offering interesting readingto our new subscriber,;-to secure all Ol(l Boy intelligences for ourown COlt111UlSand th\1s exclude the pre~s. We desire to do thischiefly to avoid in the future wllat we thought to be a series oferrors in taste that have C(,)lueto our notice this year. VVerefer tolhe publication of a certaiu photograph and Some irresponsiblecourting of publicity ahout Old Boys-both well-intentioned, butlInnecessary. Indeed. the presence of reporters at school matchesmight well be considered by the schools' committee.

We should like again to request our readers to patronise thefi rms that advertise in our magazine; for without their co-ope ra-

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Lion we should be hard put to it to appear, and one good turndeserves another.

We beg to acknowledge the receipt of tIJese magazines :-- 1'111>R. B, H S. Magaziup, The S A.. C.S. Magazi/le, The Plum-lrpp. Schonl Ma(/azil/e. Th(' Dioceslln Colle(le llt[(/(/azille, and Thp8t. Andrew's School Magazine (Bloem/onfpiu).

The Debating Society.

Tbe Best Speakers' Debate on Friday. October 12th markedthe end of a ,'ery sllccessf111debating year. It is a fitting rewardto the inaugnrator-Mr. F, G, Thorp -that the Debating Societyhas IXlssed throl1gh its ., infant" stages aud is nO\~ a fIouri!'hinginstitution.

The aim of tbe Society is to Illake flue speakers from finethinkers, The thinker ma\'. wil-hollt experience, lack the facllltyof ordinary expression; he may b:! llllable, without practice to puthis thoughts into intelligible ,yords. Such hindrances to finespeaking are felt severely in later life and it is the Society's dutyto train its members for their social obligations. There can be 110

greater misfortune to auy mall than that he should speak from thecrad le to the tomb ancl never speak well.

There have been three or [Oll r Ilovel meetings of the Societythis year, which have proved an excellent departure from thestereotyped method of debate. A" Colloquium" was held atwhiciJ such Bolshevistic subjects as "Should one man haveauthority over another" were discussed. A" Hat Night" gavescope to some twenty-two speakers and much rapier repartee.The :\1ock Parliament was as much enjoyed by the "honollrablemembers" as by the audience themselves and the spontaneity ofiUlpersonations was much to be commendeel. A team of Old Boyscomprising Messrs. C, Key, Cook all(l Granger spent an enjoyableevening debating the Socialistic topic .' That all men, hould receivethe sallle wages"; the school breaking all rules of Debater',I~ti(lllette and voting, fl.d ?tl/UIII. for their own side. The schoolwas ably represeuted by Williams, Pickup antl Betts and the!'peaking on both sides was excellent.

The Debating Society has turned out a number of successfulspeakers this year and it was a difficult task which was set to the

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J udges-!lTessrs. Clcgg. Arguile allel TllOrp - (,11 the lIight of lhe., Rest f:peaker's." The subject was" That speech is Golden"and the speakers were Smith, 'vVilliums, Pick up. Harn·y. I~etts andKey. The judges after a ten minutes adjou II:ment decided toaward the first pri/.e to Key: Belts anu Smith tieing for !"econclplace. The prizes were presented by !Ill'. Clegg.

The committee of the Debating Societ~' would finally like 10

place on record its thanks for the advice and as~i-;tance receivedfrom Mr. Bobbins: the kindly interest ~how11 in its activities hythe Old Bo\'s' l.'nion : and the arti~tic poster~ turned out by r\.\iVilljam~ on e\'ery occa!"ioll.

a.c.o. K Il:Y, HON. SEC.

The House Warming.

The completion of the IJ.CW wing which is such a great :l~set totile Boarding House \\'as celebrated Ly a dance, which took place inthe spacious lie\\' dini11g·room on June 19th.

The floor, which but a fel\' clays before had been polished witha special machine, lefl lIot11ing lo be de irecl. whilst excellentmusic was provided by Mr. Ciegg's radio-gra:lIophonc.

The guests were given an opportunity of seeing the addition::,to the Boarding House, the fiue new dormitory being used as acloakro01'n for the gentlemen. Mrs Clegg :\'Iiss Mann and theirhelpers had as usual pro\'ic!ed an appetising anel pientiful SUppClp.nd this was parlaken of in the old dining rooln (no\\' the boarderscommon-room). As tbis room was lIot large enough toaccommodate all the guests, tIle older people were invited to bavetheir stipper first while the youth and brauly continueel to dance.At the" ;;ecour] sitting" conditions were reversed, and after it wa~()\'er the dancing was res\lmed ~\'ith renewed vigour.

As the dance took place on a Thursday. and not as boardinghonse functions usually do, on a Satu I'day , an en ioyable eveningwas 'not spoilt oy having to iJe brought to a suelden end, and,though most of the guests left considerably earlier, dancingcontinued till close on one o'clock.

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The Bridge Drive.

A Bridge drive to raise funds for the upkeep of the tenniscourts was held in the schonl hall on Saturday, May 17th. AsIIsual a great crowd arrived to spend the evening playingWar Bridge. While the Bridge was in progre!'s, those wbo cOllldnot join in were th:>roughly enjoying themselves at " Rummy."

Mrs. Clegg and :\Jlis5lVIanl1 had prepared e&:c~llent refreshments.alld these were served during the evening. The pla~' stopped atabout 11.30, when the prizes were presented. These, consistingof a book trou~h and an ash tray had beea nnde ill the wood-work room by tbe pupils thernseh"es.

A box of sweets hael been presented by :\Ir5. Skeeles, alldduring th·~ evening this was raffled. 2.\-1r. Lincey was again asked1.0 take over the raffle, which he very kindly did. A great shareof the e\'ening's enjoyment was due to 1\1r. :\IleCall, who acted asM.C. in his umal cheerful way.

After the prizes bad been distributed. dancing commenced,continuing until 12 o'clock. TJlree hearty cheers were then givenfor Mr. and Mrs. Clegg, a!1d the guests depa,"ted having spent a veryhappy and enjoyable evening. Over £28 was taken.

C. S. METELERKAMP.

The Coteries.

Dusk having fallen across tbe broad plain, the darkness.deepened by the cumbrous masses of clouds above, made it almostimpossible to see what the long level stretch of grolifld contained.Alone visible against the grey sky stood two tall objects, seemingin the perspective to tower above tbe distant tree-tops.

The occasion was the evening after the Old 13oys' Match. Tstepped cautiou,;ly iu the dil11 light up towards tbe hall end of thescbool chive. As T approached the seat beneath the rugged aielpine, I percei\'ed tllat it was already occupied by two as yetunrecognisable figures, the more eccentric of whom I heard saying.

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" III truth it is a pleasure little knownTo meet the boys we almost had forgot:

That I've left school I always do bemoan,Although the masters bothered us a lot.

True, Maths and l.atin are all tommy-rot;nut seeinf! all you fellows is a thrill-

Though somp are gone, which gives my joy a blot,-Of old acquaintances I've bad my fill

And each doth keep a place in my affections still"

With tintinnabulatory gusto and iu emulation of the other'sla Ilguid Spenseriall ~ibillaI1ts the second responded,

" I'm sure you will forget it. not-As if it were a rule-

Your scholar's days with all their joysWire spcnt among the happy boys

Of Wynberg Boys' Hi~h Schoo1."

finding that I had suprised D. Gr-lIg-r and Br--·r, 1 t.urnedaside hurriedly, to look across the (-jeld. Por a moment the cloudsoverhead parted, allowing a flood of gre:v light to reveal coteries ofpasts and present dotted here and there over the grounds.Passiug down the drive, just before the clouds closed in again, Iintercepted a furtive wink· that passed between two diminutivepersonages. whereupon I approached another group whence dulcettones, interpenetrated by a certain dilettante emotionalism, told ofD. Mc C,rm-ck and C. M-t·l-rk-lup in earnest cousultation upon thelatest Bond Street topics, their dignified dialog-ue flmningsomewhat thus: -

M, " What by the way is your opinion of this new theory ofcotour-blending? "

Mc, "Oh. a neat pin-stripe is all the vogue in esoteric circlesin Japan."

M. "Japaa? ,.

Mc, "Oh yes, Japan, I believe, is the modern spiritual homeof the bon ton. But what line in neckwear do you thinkbarmonises willI mauve trousering ? "

M. "1 would suggest AU1'07'a.'/I,"

]vlc, "Well-I prefer Hp.sper-ia7l."

A daillty figure hove in sight at this moment, and with theirperplexity resolved in tile presence of superior wisdom, they hailed

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\v-b-Il Sll-ph-rd. the acclaimed and undisputed Itrbilere/p{j(lIIll(lrlll/l of the vicinity.

Not waiting for his. probably s(){ljtit i(/t, adjudication in thisknotty probleIlI. I strolled down the dri\-e, to come UpOll yetanother circle -of lwo clrcles-·the language of each unit of which.lhough mnre pleueian than that of tbe former group. was yetfraught witl! all the admirable bOil (lG('(}rd of Wynberg scholars asthey deliherated with gustatory elllplta:óis 011 \',uious feature's ofg<lstronOlll\' with special reference to our refector~--·the renJez\'ou~of the great mujority of our a/nil/iii at reces:;;. The discourse rall0:1 th.:se Iines,"

K. "l)o they still keep plenty of ::-Jo.-I in stock-in this place, where I long to be' ? "

K. "YOLl bet; but I pref"r 10. 'l'uere's far llLo.re substancein them nutt~' stick-jaws tba,l the suc:(ers And tlle sherbet! It'sa new line these days. We have cJmpetitions here now, and r\'ecat more of them TIill's packets thall any ill the w;lOle institutioll-from scralch, too."

K. "Bravo, lad; but, by th:! way, d 'ye thiuk ye couldmanage fifty of them wine-geUlus yet? .,

f(. "What? Fiftv! I tucked in sevent\'-five since lunchtime to-day. Gosh, I'm-hl1ngry. Couldn't we b~eak ill ?

K. (admiringly) "Good, m'lad, that's fine. Dut there'ssomebocly here. You are keeping lip the best tradLtioas of theschool most excellent! "

Leaving these two to their reminiscences and intentions, Iapproached the two towering objects which I had remarkedbefore, aud which I now recognised as the figures of d- T--t anclI~. L-nc-y, who were presently joined by thei r pateljltl1liLiasC-I-n K-llg. I now wandered round the back of the buildings,where. in the neighbourhood of the bicycle sheds. I discovered acrowd which had clustered about a most entertaining p::tir. whoseconversfltion showed them to have little respect for the amenitiesof controversy.

" No, you're wrong! " declared B-tts with an emphatic shakeof the head.

" I tell \'on I'm right," rejoined H-y-s in boisterous style.Tbe repeated interjectior:s of Vl-k, who strongly supported

H-y-s for hi!" own private reasons, together with the timelyencouragement of the dispute offered by Mc L-r-n and C. -sk-\\':served to keep the leaders going, while among the lesser fry 1

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observed that H-ft. Scr-mg·--r. and. ·rch-d--c-Il- played no meal Ipart in adding t() the general cOllfusion. Fearing the applicationof the new" H iotous A:st:mblies Act" to this group. I made atimely retreat by ;,trolling to the top of the drive agaill. thuscompleting my peramblllation. \\Then I arrived there, I heard fromout of the shades of the now fallen darklless the cultured tOlles ofone who in patriciall accellts hailed a killdred spirit. Flutelike-nay. birdlike-;md sweet, with a soupcon of that condescendingprecision alld charm that mark the diction of the delicatessen ofWynberg-c\1m-Oxford, they conversed. the baritone of oneresponding courteously to the ripping amiahility of the other.Entranced, 1 lis1ened. till the last faint echoes of the voice.receding towards the Boarding House filtered thro11gh the gloom;and bidding good-baye to the precincts ay hayed me home tosllppah.

A. A. GIBBS. Std. 10.

The Footballer.He came on the field dressed witll fastidious care. His jersey

was new and bright, llis shorts were S110W white' and his bootsshone like a boarder's face when he hears the prep. bell !

Tbe teams took the field. On the left wing our hero wasconspicuous in his new garb . The referee blew his whistle and tbeball was kicked ofi. Now was his chance to show them what hecould do!

Play was at his end of the !leId when the ball was hookedfrOlll tIle scrum and passed with monotonous precision along thethree-quarter line to the left wing. He had his chance at last.Only the' full-Lack to beat. Even as be sped along, in ddeuce ofhis line, our footballer side-stepped him neatly and rau down theop.en field. Now he was going to show them!

Spnrred on by cries frolll the tonch line, he rau faster andfaster. Would the line never be reached? Witb his eyes 011 theground he raced on. The line at last. \Vith a spectacular divehe flung himself on the ground with the ball beneath him.

As he lay there, panting in bis triumph, he wondered wbyno cheers greeted his achievement.

TIle footballer sat up and gazed round. Even as the full-back kicked the ball from under him, he realised that he hadscon~d on the twenty-five line.

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Applied Quotations.

The 1930 boy-" A Kllight on Wlleeb."

W-ts-n (during Latin)-"Iwould I had bestowed that time in tbe tougues that

1have in fencillg, dancing and bear-baiting. n

d-T--t-" He strides among the tree-tops and is taller than the trees.' '

The banc1-" Such music, as'twas said,Never before was made."

K-rscb--" What immortal hand or eyeCould frame thy fearful symmetry? "

Ste!. 9, between periods-" May'st hear the merry din."

M·ll-r (B)-"Now, J ove in his next cOffimoJity of hair send thee a beard."

? (in 10)-" His eyes do show his days are alm~st dOlle."

An)' master to Std. 9-" I have said too much unto a heart of "tone."

K-pl-n-" K,1rel, droom jy nog van gisternag."

Std. 10.-" Geduldig, gedienstig, gedwee."

Stus. LOand 8.-" With beating hearts the dire event tbe" wait,Anxious, expectant for the birth of fate."

Mr. -rg--l--" Oh to be in England"

B-rr- to B--ch-r-" A hit, a hit, a very palpable hit."

At Rugby Lecture--" Soothed with the sound, the King gre\\' vain,Fought all his battles o'er again."

McC-rm-ck, at Mowbra)'-at 2 p.m.--" A cricket cap was on his head and his slep,

seemed light and gay."at 2-1 p.m.-" The Ploughman homeward plods his weary way."

\1-1,:--" Why sholde he studie and make himselven wode ? "

Two Secretaries-1925: "I'll sconce me even here."1930: '. A stately pleasure dome decreed."

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The Boarders' At Home.

On Saturday the 20th Septe11lber the Boarders Ollce againentertained their friends in the Hall. The guests were seated onan improvised stage beneath the clock, the floor was given over toMr. McCall's gym. class. and we were treated to a display of skillsuch as a stranger would hardly ha\'e expected schoolboys topossess. 'l'houghout the evening mere physical strength was notdiscernible, the movements on bellches and bars being performedwith an ease and rapidity that arglled the absence of any strain onthe performers, but which to the experienced eye merely cloakedthe great muscular power necessary in some at least of the, to thee~'e, pmely aesthetic evolutions. During the progress of theparallel bar work a human interest was importee! into the spectacleby the fallibility of one of the performers.-Alas, poor Yorick!-evidently, from his unconventional attire ane! patronising assistance,a novice, who certainly desern.'d his extra rol1nd of applause atthe end of an extremely diAicult performance.

In spite of the delightful foolery of the cIO\VIl, we were hardlyprepared for the lIovelty of seeing a band of sinister-lookingpirates, complete with dirks and pocket Howitzers, whogesticulated to music and at each other with clubs; but, knowingthe exotic tastes of the Boa rders, ,ye were 1101. surprised at theinvasion of Spanish Grand<:es that followed, evidently aIter allunprecedented era of bankruptcy in Madrid; for, prosperous asthey appeared in their cloaks and hauteur, they had landedat Cape Town that morning seeking employment as Toreadorswithout a bull. It was, then. surprising to note to what far flungshores the cult of the club has found its way, these sons of Castilcmenacing us with weapons no more deadly than the pigmy pirateshad.

Strangest of all was the apparent foreknowledge each band'had of the other; ulIlcss ;n the genial atmosphere that prevailedfriendship!" ripeued in an hour: for before the night was over,linking arms or ,,,,heeling abn"ast, crossing each other in courteousforbearing, and threading imaginan' mazes that stretched bcwildt'r-ingly· across the floor of our staid altI gym. patrician::; and theflotsam and jetsam (If the earth revelled in an unqnestioningdemocracy, before marcbing out to a fairy-land of lights and angels'food in the new dining-hall. where both parties turned out afterall to be merely waiters-and extremely good waiters attthat,

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So athrill with excitement was the evening that events comecrowding in all the mind with no seC)uellce. Between the display ofauthentic gymnastics nnd the Kaleidoscopic figurt>-mnrching Wt

were introduced to the dignity of fencing-a sport \"hich seellIS, ifthe Boarder's display was representative, to embrace the fiercenessauel thrill of boxing with tbe delicacy and finesse of a batUe of \\·its.The rhythm of the salute.-the poised guard, the gleaming foil;tben cut and thmst, and the combatants were in and away againin tbe twinkling of an eye: the stately acknowledgement of a.. hit" and the wheeling vigilance again, during which each of theduellists seemed to be intent on fascinating the other into amoments' fatal carelessness The display with foib was succeededby bayonet-fighting, quarter-staff clldgellilJg and sword and epeefencing. all in the most detcIDlined. graceful and bloodlessstyle.

Then the supper; and the dance: the renewing of friendships;the enjoyment that it gave our hosts to ha\'e us with them andto serve us; the congratulations to IVfrs:Clegg andl\'fr. McCall; themelting away of the guests. and \l'e suspect a disordereddormitory, the C'omparing of notes. .. and sleep. TheBoarders' At Home 'v\'as over.

G.n.

Should Work be Aholished in ourSchools and Universities?

(Prom .. The 'V-,;lIaueIdiot.")

Authorities, and (otherwise) people, seem to be undergoinggreat mental stress in these troubled titnes. They think, discus::"and write to the' Times' in an attempt to separate the unfortu-nate student from bis play. Their eternal song is that there istoo mucb sport in our schools and universities. If, howe\'er, thisplay were of a secondary, minor, and unimportaut nature-likeMaths.-or if this play were uninteresting and unintelligible-likeCballcer's epic Epic, one could understand the above mentionedauthorities (and otherwi~e people) worrying their grey matter in a

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vain attempt at spoiling sport. Vain attempt; for sport isthe life and soul of the nation; tIl<' very, undermining blessingwhich alleviates our drudgery; and the very essence of marbleplaying.

What does a student go to 'Varsity for, if not to be coachedby ~ de V.? What doe:-; :1 schoolboy 'creep like a snailunwillingly to school' for, if not to play . Rok-bok' in theInterval? Just as sherbert is the s01ace of the spring afternoonperiods, so is the Inter-'Varsity match the goal (not· dropped '-they come from Sea Point) of the student's ambition. Did T saythat· drops' come from Sea Point? Yes,' drops' do come fromSea Point, as also do other things, inducting buses, that is, if theyare going the right ~av.

These extremists, authorities, and, othen\"ise people '(1mention these because a nice chap wrote to the' Argus' recently,and, although he is a very nice chap, presumably, r sh0i.J1dhe~itateto designate him an authority) are taking an extreme \'iew, andadvocating the abolition of sport, but, being a moderate. and oncwho dislikes extreme ideas, I advocate the abolition of work-that blessed (in the second sense) nuisance; that name underwhich torture has continued to exist; that bugbear of our happy,youthful sporting days.

But for work a boy would run to school with the utmostwillingness; with sport the only subject, youths would adorelectures.

With work to confront him a boy is disheartened, and hisportiveness leaves him: witbout sport to think about, studentswould actually attend to the lecturer.

Let us have no more work! \Ve have bad enough of thiscl rudgery. Let us pass exams. 011 sporting prowness only! "Vehave had en0ugh of Latin tests.

Let liS play' like Gods together!' •Why should life aJllabourbe? '

Shall they abolish sport? Verily. I say unto you: wragtie nie!For sport, like the slide in the magic lantern, stains the whitemonotony of life. (N.B.-AII due apologies to P. B. Shelley.)

,'hall they abolish work? Or rather would they) I don'tknow!

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The Depredations of Depression.

1 had been reading the paper. It is surpn:;lllg from wbatprosaic and comparati\'ely cvervdLI)' tllings the breatb of inspirationsprings. However. I do not plead guilty to any crime but thesomewhat enigm:ttical one of reading the paper.

I had turned the pages aimlessly, and Oil every page I couldsee tiguring largely talk of the depression . . . . "The financialworld is topsy turvy .. .. the affairs of the company aredisordered oIVing to the irregular and uilsound bllsiness conditions .. . . Mr. -- OIl how to regaill trade stabilit~·," ... etc.

I glanced up with a start: the liré was burtling low. Thehands of my watch pointed to quarter to tweh·e. Nearly midnight ~.. Time for bed," I muttered.

TwelJty minutes later, cu n:fortably ellscollced ill bed,switcued off the light, settled myself sl1ltgly down to sleep, alld .

I was walking up the school drive. From some problematicalspot came the mournful sOllnd of a bell. r automatically quickelledll1y pace, and iu a few moments fOltnu myself seateel at llIy olddesk in the matriculation classroom. r saw my former comradesseated all around Ine, sOlne al ready working industriously, themajority indulging in those little l('L('f; il LiHl' without whicb no::;choolroom scene would be complete.

A dapper figure swung briskly into the room-the sciencemaster. Die! I !lot know perfectly well it was the English period!"'et it caused me no surprise to find him there, merelya' \'aguepremonition tbat the edllcational world mltst have been affected-·-or infected-by the unr~st that was spreading through thecommercial world.

The pedagogue opened a book and placed. it ill such a positiollthat he could easily glance at the contents witIJout appearing todo so. "The subject of our discussioll this mornï'ng will be tbcimlllortal play Hamlet. written by the greatest of poets, Tenny-er (with a glance at the book) Sbake!:ëpeare. in t.be year--aben! !perhaps you had all better look up the year to-night. Now I wantyou to cOllsider tbe simulated madness of Hamlet. Let us

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approach the matter in a scientific l1lanner. Let ltS apply thefornnla n-~, From this we call deduce whether Hamlet'smac1ne!" was purely reianed, or whether it Iras partly il hE'r('ditarytaint by forming a equation, 1\1 alld \' being gi,'en quantities,supplied by Polonil1s,

It \Yas not till three blackboards w('re cOI'ereel with tIle mysticsigIIs of :X, y, p, d, \'" Hamlet, PoloIIius; the latter ill one place-no doubt oll'ing to hurry-spelt with an e in place of tlt(, 11-:1lldtlte pre.;piration poured from the scicnce master's brow as he noblysought to rench !tis ideal that the sallle: ])('11 rang, and a minulelater the tall form of the English IlIaster glided gracefully into therrlom 011 a pair of skates, coming neatly to a full stop in front ofthe class, In lIis arms lie clutcher! a relort, some test tllbe~, a, fc\\"hottIes, and sltndry other s ientific apparatu!'i,

The scienti!3t facled discreetly :1\\'a,', leaving his colleague aclear field of action, \Ve did 1I0t ha,'e long to wait, "I intelld todemonstrate the experiment of mixing in certain proportions themetal copper-copper wilh the pungent and pyrotic acid H1'\O:3, Ishall elucidate the experimellt during its perpetratioll, and ,,,hileyOll watch I expect yOLl la listen to lily expo~itGry peroration,"

Tbe deaf hands of the English maslel' mo,'ed swiftly, Therecarne a hissing sOllne! a~ the acid was poured over the 1l1ct:11. Themaster faced ns with almost a light of fanaticism in his ryes, Theli(juid in the retort bubhled and foamed, "Obsen'e the emicationof the res\1lting effulgent liquid," hegan the preceptor. "Note tbceffervescence" , , , , there came an ominous sound of crackingfrom the retort, "Fore," sllouted the m.aster, a~ he glided awayfrom the propinquity of the retort, Crash!!!

, , , , I fouIIt! lTlyself lying on the floor next to my bed COIl-

nllsively clutching the blankets, wbich. I had dragged down withme,

\fter all, everything bas itc; compensatiolls, Tbe depresssionis t ' ')lame for the fact that this pot-ponni has ever seen the lightof rt is with this con oling thought in milld that, fee:ling my-sel jre from personal violence, I dare to sign 111y name as

R. T, FELBERT.

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The K - rsch of Realisrrl.

.. The SUlI shone from a dondIe,;,; s~y :lI1d Ilatltre smiled UpOIl

the world. A Iight breeze sti 1 red t~nder g-reell I 'aves ancl th~tinkling of t.h~ stream upon nystal pebbles phlyed all accompalli-ment to the gentle ceoing of a dove "

'1'11('Senior 1IIatriculation cIa",; \\':1'; at Kirstenbosch, driventhither by the in"piratioJl of the English lllu,;tér. The class foryears had written upon the vague and hackneyed subjects thathad con;;tituted hi" repertoire: The soldier and the red-cheekedapples .... ; Arctic cbocolate .... : A thullderstorm .... :The la:;!. fin: minutes of a fontlnU IllatTh .. . and the Burglar.All had gOlle well. and the usual slap-da.sh edorts had beellsubmitted to the ill-advised master, \lntil olie fateful night \'l-kllad distuI bed a real burglar at his work alld with heroic couragehad rOtl::;ed the house with hi::; screams. The next day VI-kstartled the :::chool with a reali:itic and brilliant essay on "lIow tocapture Murderer::;," amI henceforward realism with a capital Rhad become the English master'::; code.

And realis1l1 had gripped the school. The trip to Kirsteubosch\\'as an incielent typical of lhe spirit of the Matriculati0n class andthe visit, like the many other excursiolls undertaken in theilltere ..ts of direct observation and Truth to Nature, had been alloverwhelming success. Latent talent was aroused iu the breastof B-tts, touching sentiment was found to come as second natureto \\'--d, ",hile L--w brought tears to the eyes of masters andfellow-pupil::; alike those SoutIl Africans brands .No essay \\'as ever written that was not founded on fact, no storybut \\'as transcribed f.fol1l life; and the "Sjambok" and the" Burger" e!lj0)'ec1 such a period cf prosperity as a result of thebrilliant contributions they received from tbe new school ofneo-realists 1uat the editor::; 'were abie to take a trip to view once1110rethe olel" Plaas" on the Karroo.

But the following incident best illustrates tbe enthusiasm ofthe writers. One bright Wednesday the English master stoodstaring blankly before him while the seniors ate wine·gums andpen. They lacked inspiration and realism. However, tbey wereabfllptly arou;:ed from their lethargy by lhe appearance of awhite faced Freddie, who had rusbed over from the Boarding-house with the news of a fight on the Cape Flats between a

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coloured voter and his wife. \Vilhin a minute the class hadc,)mmandeered every availahle conveyance ill the neighbourhood,and were soon at the scene of action, with pencils flying over tilei rpads, just out of range. The excitement readIed a climax when.near the end of the last round, B-tts with Yl-k on his eack, and adripping fountain pen iil his left haml, utterly exhausted. staggeredinto view, in time to \I'itness one of the most beantiful and decisivC'efforts in knife-craft on record. In recog1lition of his feat, \ï-kwas given a lift home by car.

With the next subject, however, difficulties arose. Matricu-lation were required to descrihe a mallgled body .... and a11lang!ecl body was not to be found. A11the morgues were visitedand Rugby practices frequented. with sma11 succes,>: the right typE'of body was elusive. True, tile desired ob;ect was almosi.recognised in one that hael been founel in standard six class-roomthe morning after a certain lurid detention; but n. leg and twoanns were mISSI1lg. Howe\'er, several valuable suggestions weremaele: oue, that the school should staud by while Fr-s-r andW-ll--m5 blew up the lab.,-a promising idea, the only drawbackbeing that two mangled boelles would then be obtained. whereasonly one was needed, and, what was more important, a greatscientist would be lost to the world; and another, that \'oll1nteersshould be calleel for to stancl in the \vay as the 'fuck shop windowwas let down. Bnt volunteers seemed to be as elusive as thepronullciation of " Zo11verein " ancl " Wyoming."

There was ol1ly onc alternative. Force must be resorted to.cl-Toot and B--ch-r one dark night .. , ., PonrK-rsch.

A.. MCCORMICK, STD 10.

Customs of Three Countries.

England.It is a dull grey sky that usually heralds snow in England.

Snow, unlike rain, comes down and settles on the ground quit ('1I0iseles~ly. .

In the villages when first the snow appears, numerOllS children,large and small, immediately rush forth from their little cottages

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and some get out ah.I toboggans while others commence a furioussnowballillg flght.

When it has been snowing for a few hours the boughs of thetrees begill to ti roop, that is if they are evergreeus, but the leaflesstrees have the S110Wonly on the top of their branches.

It is ver~' difficnlt for a cyclist to maintain bis balance anelespecially if there has been salU::!tobogganing, for after an hour oft.his strenuous exercise tbc sledge has to be dragged up the bankof the road b::!callse it is impossible for anybody to walk up thishill.

III London it is quite different. The traffic is too great, andalso salld is thrown down on tile roads and pavements. If it is adnll day (as so many seem to be ill London), the huge shops lookvery inviting and thp innumerable theatres and cinemas arellsuall y fairl y fli I).

J. WILLIAMS, Std. 6.

Hol/and.People in South Africa have no idea what conditions are like

in Holland. This is largely the fault of "Travellers' Bureaux,"which publish their booklets ill which conditions in Holland arewrongly explained. It is about time that people who have theimpression that everybody walks in clogs, that men wear hugebaggy trousers and that women wear wide long skirts and haveenormous head-dresses, found out that their ideas about Dutchpeople are wrong. Those dres~es are worn only by the few fisher-1l1en who Iino' 011 ~he islands in the 7.uyder Zee; otherwiseeverybody dresses as we do here. There are many good schoolsand universities in Holland, which are well-known in othercountries as wel!. There are also b~autiful old buildings andmUSel1l11S,which are always a great attraction to visitors andforeigners.

The lauguage spoken is High Dutch. as it is calleel; but it i"not spoken as people read it in their bibles here. High Dutch isnot the real Dutch language, but it has been used as if it were formany years. nelllish is really the true Dutch; this is the lan-guage they use in Belgium. Therefore High Dutch is really a.distinct dialect. .

The huge task of dmining the Zuyder Zee is steadily going 011

and already one new province has thus been formed, where aboutthree year~ back the sea still encroached upon the white beachsand.

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Tbc cost of this huge llnrlt'rtaking is estimated at about.J::ISO,OOO.OllO. of which sum Cl gnod deal ha.~ been spent already.

There if also ';110\1' in Hollalld.M. QUERIDO, STD. 9.

South Africa.About a month ago I wa,; induct-cl by a friend of mine to

practioe UIe art (Jf rolll'f,sk<lling. lt "'as, he a!'smed mE', arejuvenatiJlg pa~tillle. Accordingly I went to a shop alld boughta pair of ~katt";. The next :-;atnrc1ay. animated L~' a desire loskate, I set ror the ne<!rl'. t rink, II'hiclt happened to be theClanmont one.

After hm'illg paid tl)(' exorbitant price of '2/-, I was allowedto enl'er. 011 thc' rink were a number of people of al! ages ansizes, with hypocritical looks of elloym(>llt on their faces. The.. art," a~ it appen red lo ml·, wa~ to go aboul two yards in anupright position, then la \\'a\'e the arms wildly about. to bang thefeet pIn skates Oil l-he floC'r, as often as pos«ible. and then to fallto the floor gracef ully.

However,1 had made up IlIY mind, After taking about tenlI1inutes lo flx the skates correcLly on my feet, 1 set off, rt waseasier than I hael :lilticipnte<I. It came natural to nIe to clout aveller:lhlc old g~nt1el1lan. II'ho did not know tbe first thing aboutskating, in tJle ear, ~tamr 011 ;:o1l1ehocly's toe allel fall to the floor.It was the la;:t part I disliked,

Afler having I'allen about hve tiu1('s, I founr! tllat the other'apprecinted 11l~' e!Torts at lIlasterillg the art; for wherever T I\'entthey took C:l[e !lot to ('ome nearer than six or s~ven feet. Thiswas a c1i~tillct compliment to lily powers -but at last I was forcedto retire.

T ,yas cloing an extra turn. and managed to stamp heavily ona hefty gentleman';; ioe. He evidently resented Illy fine display,

• alld, forgetting that he was tr)'ing to skate, stooped to fOlldle histoe, when a man barged into him from behind. H.I' thi .. time Iwas giving tIle final on the floor. The hefty one lancled on me,another on llim. and ,0 "ad infinitum," till the cene becamereminiscent of a boxing match at \;Vynberg in which a certainyouth ill longs participated. I received Cl crack on the head also,

r retired to watch. , , I noticed that, my ackl1O\vledgedsuperiority being absent, the others seemed to kate Illore freely.

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Old Boys' Match, Dinner, andSmoking Concert.

AugU::it20th provided some excellent entertainment for mem-bers of the Old Boys' Union in tlle shape of a Rugby match vs.the School, in the course of wbich the Old Boys justified theirname in more ways than one, despite strenuous efforts on theirpart.

The match was followecl by :I dinner for the teams and thecommittee, whicll all present seemed to enjoy very thoroughlywithout making the strenuous efforts hitherto demanded, andafterwards a Smoking Concert at which some seventy Old Boysenjoyed the entertainment provided by Mrs. Ceoric Withinshaw,Miss !sabel Brooie, lVIr. Dick Allen, and Mr. Jack Wright andcompany.

Tbe committee is most indebted to the artists, with ""lloseco-operation the concert was so successful, and wishec; to assure allthose who expressed the hope that this would be but one of aseries of such entertainments that every effort will be made tocarry out their request.

Old Boys' Dance.On tbe evening of Wednesday, September 3rd, the Annual

01,1Boys' Dance was held in the School Hall.

Owing to the inclemency of the weather the number ofcouples was not as large as it would undoubtedly otherwise haveheen; nevertheless an extremely pleasant evening was spent,owing largely to the invaluable efforts of Mrs. Clegg and severalother ladies, and the whole-hearted interest of the committee inattending to those rather prosaic detail upon which, neverthele 's,the success of any such enterprise depends.

The fact that the music was provided by Moller and Grallam'sOrchestra is in itself a sufficient guarantee of the excellence of that~ection of the programme, and this, combined with the cheerfuldecorations and tbc excellent supper, were all contributing factorsto the unqualil1ed success of the evening from the social point ofvIew.

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The Old Boys' Union.

THE COj\1MITTEE FOR 1930-31.

HOII. President: Mr. W. A. Clegg.P resiclt'1l t : Mr. J. J ,. De Koele\"ice- Pr~sidellt : Mr. C. Scott.Hon. Treasurer: Mr. J. Du Plessis.HOII. fOecretary: Mr. R. T. Felbert.

Mr. E. Houchet,:Iolr.V. CaTlIlichaeJ.Mr. n. Granger.Mr. C. Key.:\1r. .I. McJ)onald,Mr C. WithillshawMr. E. Watsoll.

MEMBERS OF THE UNION.

AckC'T1uan. M., "Sunnyside." elo Main Rd. aud Oak A\'('tlUe, Kenilworth.AlIen. D. F. D., c/o SA. Mutual. Darling Street, Cape Town.Arguile, H .. Boys' High School, Wynberg.Askew. C. C., "Frankcliff," l~osscotJImou Road, Clarelllont.Allan, A. R., .. Castle Hill," Kalk Bay.

Hates, A. W., .. Marshlattd," Rosemead Avenue, Kenilworth.Bennett, H M., Aliwal Road, Wynbergl~e\'att, S. T. L., c/o Parry, Leon. & llayhoe, Ltd .. Box :2448, Cape Towll.Bosman. J. A .. Boys' High Se-hool, Wynberg.BouclJet, E., !\lelville Roarl, Plumstead.Brink, L , :\lount Prospect, Cottstantia.Rrown, S .. " Zill11ore." \lpper Orange Street, Cape Town.llrucc-Brancl, A., c/o Health Dcpartulellt, Salisbury, Rhodesia

Campbell L., Tmperial Yacht Club, Lakeside.Capel, A., 130x 666, Cape TownCarclittal, S .. COlUmercinl Hotel, Stellenbosch.C:ulI1ichael, V., ., Poynings." 2nd Avellue, Ken:I\\'orth.Cartwright. J., Coustantia Road, \Vynberg.Clark, M., c/o R. M. Ross & Co .. Strand Street, Cape Town.legg, W.A., Boys' High School, Wynberg.

Cloete, F. F .. c/o Chief Accountant, S.A.H.., johaunesbttrg.Coates, R., Church Street, Wyubt'rg.Cooll1er, P., c/o Local Accotttttant, S.A.R., Pretoria.

Darroll, W. \V., .. Salamanca," Main Road, Viynberg.De Kock, J. 1,., Calder's Chambers, :Main Road, Wynberg.

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De Villiers, nr. J. P .. Calvin l.odge, Upper Bnitcngrachl Street, Cape Town.Dilloll. R. B. H .. Cam and ~'Io!or Minc, r.atlltna, Rhodesia.Ditchficld. P., "Glenvicw." Newlands Roael. Clarcmont.Dougins. \\'. S .. "Tnntallon." Tiver(on Road, Plumstead.Dunn, \V. S., DlI1111'SChambers, Mfl)'nard I<oad, \\'ynberg.nu Plessis, J., .. Sidbury," Hansen Road. :'.lni7.pnberg.Dynlllonel, G .. Avenue Hotel, ClarelllontDyamoncl, I,., Avenue Hotel, Claremont.

I·:ddy, C. TI., .. Trclawtlc." Ascot Roael. Wyllberg.Eeldy. H., elo Public Works Department, Pretoria.Eddy,~ .. "The Oaks," Wet(on Road, Wyllbeq~.

Feinbcrg, J., ~ayn(lrd Road, Wynberg.Felbert, C. E., .. Pannollia." S1I11lmcrley Road ..KenilworthFelbert, R. '1'., .. I'allnollio," Summcrley Road, Kenilworth.Fergllson, T. C., ,. Sllnnyside," SlIJnlllerley Roael, Kenilworth.Frank, S., 10', Adderley Street,. Cape TowlI.Fri~dlallder, C. E., .. SilverhilI," (;reenficld Road. Kcnilworth.Friedlander,1. W., .. SilverhiU" Greenfield Road, Kellilwor!h.

Gibbons, T. B., elo Messrs. Black & Fagg, AfrÏ<:al.l Life .Buildings, C. T.Granger, D. R., ,. Tilston." Mains Avenue, KenilworthGray, C. S., 2':, Phoenix Street, Kensigtoll, Johannesburg.Grimwood P., cfo S.A. Mutual, Darling Street, Cape Town.

Hall, C., Rosscommoll Road, Claremont.Herringer, W .. elo W. (;rant, Esq., General Assurance Buildings,

elo St. George's & Shortmarkct Street, Cape TOWI1.Heycs, 0., Main Roae!. Wynberg.Horlgkiss, 5., .. Noorwo,)d," Newlands Road, ClaremolIt.Holmes, A., Court Road, \Vyllbcrg.Hopkirk. C. M., Box 52, Cape Town.Horne, \\'. N., "Dullhcved," Main Road, Wynberg.Jlouston, H., Sandhurst Road, Wynberg.

rllgs, J. (address unknowu)

Joscphson, B., c/oMessrs. A. J. Rh'ett, Wynberg.

Key, C., College House, Breda Street. Cape Town.Kleinman, H., elo 1I1£~srs. Bll:ml erg & K leil:man, CCT] cration St., C. T.

Lalllont, R. B., Erin Cottage, Main Road, \V)'uberg.LategaIl, S., Constantia Uitsig.J,ewellson, M., Box 450, Cape TO\\'n.I,ewiu, M. S.. Straud Corner House, St. George's "tree!, Cape Towll.Lincey, E., BowlVood Road, ClaremontLincey, J. F., BowlVood Road, Claremont.Loubser, J. A., "Stanmore," Belmollt Road, HOlldeboschLouw, P. J., Standard Bank, I,oxton, C. P.l.uman, A., 4 Princess Street, Mowbray.

HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE.THEMc Gaffin, KC., Bovs' High School, WynbergM~isel, K., Main Roád. Wynberg.~Iathew, E., Goodhope Road, Wynberg.Mathew, J., Lower Piers Roan, \Vynbcrg.Mc Donald, E., \Vctton Roael, Wynuerg.l\lc Donald, J .. Main Road. W\'nuerg.Mc Intyre, N., \\'esscls Road. Kellllworth.Millar, N., c/o ~Ir. J. D. ::Ilillar, fl6 St George's Streel, Cape Town.Miller, A. W .. Camps Bay Hotel. Camps Bay.Moller, V., c/o S.A. ::Ilntual, Darling Street, Cape Town.:lloncrieff, A. H., P.O. West Ni('holsou, Son~hern Rhodesia.

Ncsbitt P., c/o Vacuulll Oil Co., Boston House. Strand Street. Cape TolVu.

P~nny, E. J. P., Peuny's Chambers, 45, St. George's Street. Cape Town.Pellll)', M. H. F., " Fresnaye." Oakvale Rd , off Sandown Rd, Rondl'lJoschPerow, J., c/o Abval Raad & Carr Hill, Wynberg.Pienaar, F. T. 13arclay's Bank, V;'ynberg.Posvoletszky, Main Road, Wynberg.

l~ifkin, F. ::I'L,University Union. Edinburgh.Riikin. R. ::11.. Main Road. \\·yllberg.Rin~ham. ::1[., elo ~'Leg3r..;.::IL Ringham & Co., Plein Street, Cape Town.Roberts, E. R., " Ryeford," Ro,emead Avenue, Kenilworth.

Saacb, 0., cia Mr. H. Saacks, :Vfain Road, Sea Point.Scott, C., Main Road, Kenilworth.Setzkorn, P.O. Ottery, \iVynherg Flats.Shepherd, W. J., " Gmftoll House," Bowwood Raad, Claremont.Simmans, S. J. K., Roval Insurnnce Co. Ltd., P.O. Box 83, Cape Town.S11lithers, F., c/o Puller, De K.lerk & Osier. Bureau Street, Cape '1'011'11.

Smuts, J. P., "Z0111erlu~t," Constal~tia,

Tay!or, W. D., Main 'Poau, Wynherg.Templeton, R. M, Stellcl!herg A\'cnut'. KE'llilworth.Thorp, f~. G., Boys' Iligh School, \\"ynberg.

Van Tllerk, S., c/o Standard Bank. Adderley Street, Cape Town.\'an Xiekerk . .1 .. Groot Constantia Estate.Van Niekerk, L .. "lIauptvillE'," Conslnntia.Val! Outshoorn, ~., Riverstone Raad, \Vynberg.'ïctor, V., c/o lIf(·ssrs. NUlll-lerley & Co., Ltd., 30, Bl!itenkant Street, C.T.

Wah!. l) de V .. Rovs' High ~('hool. \\'yurerg.W~lker, B S," Rergel1dal." .1 <l('ob's r,acl(ler, St. James.\Vaylctt, C , 2, Lester Villas, Tlenjnmil! Road, Wynherg.\Veeks, J., "Carisbrooke," Kn~'sna. C.PWel<h, W .. " Kelso," Ist Avenue, Kenilworth.\\ïlding, E., Mains Avcnne, Kenilworth.WiJkins; G., "Kildare," 1st Avenue, East, Parktown North, Jobal1nC'sbnrg.Williams, E," Hil(hbury," Mnin Road, Wynberg.Williams, L., "Highbury," !\fain Raad, \Vynbcrg.

\'\ïl1onghby, C. 1., "Melros~," 131, Vause Road, Dnrban.\\'itbinshaw, C , Main Road, Wynberg.\VoJ111an, M., 27, Pnrliamcnt Street, Capc Town.Wright, J., c/o Atlantic' Refining Co., Ltd., Greenmarket Square, c:r.

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THE WYNBERG BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE.

The Rughy Season.

We entered nine teams in the RlIgby bot ball cornpetitio.ls -one under 19, three lInder I G, two under l-l and three under I ~L

The under 16 B plal'ed 13, won 6, drew I, lost G. The under16 C played l.t, won 7, drew :~, alld lost·L The lmder 1-l A wononly two out of ten and the un.Jer I-! B four out of tell. Theunder 1:3 A played lO, won S. drew I aad lost 4. Tbe B played 8,1I'0n .t, drew I and lost 3. The C team lVon I and drew lout of 10.

Accounts of the under 19 matches, and the scores of theu'1áer 16 A 111atches are given below, Hugby colours have beenawarded to the following players :-Harvey, Watson. Louw, Pickup,Earry, Mc Cormick, Marcus, Wheeler, GeHand, Betts, Boucher, J.Home, du Toit, L. I-lome and Sl011l0witz.

THE SCHOOLS' CHAMPIONSHIP RUGBY TE.-\M.

The season opened with a match againt Rondeboscb. Thegam..e was ralller of a ragged llatlue and the tackling was not toogood. By half-time Rondebosch had a lead of 9 points. Onresuming. however, our team il1lproved greatly. Rondebosch'cored again, alld jnst before the end we scored and converted.

Rondebosl'h RH.S. 12 Wynberg B.H.S. 5.

The next match was against Bishops. ThL.r pack was far toogood for ours, and consequently om backs were starved amialways on the defensive.

D.C.30 W.B.H.S. 0

In the S.A.C.S. match which was played during the week wemanaged to keep S.A.C.S. well in check during the first half.They were ill their own balf the wbole time except for oue breakwhich resulted in a try. After half-time our kicking improved.Our pack played well in the loose and it was nol long before wescoree!. The forwards remained predominant, and we againscored from a forward rush. S.A.C.S. struggled hard and soonequalised. Play was now in our favour and a drop goal gave nsthe lead allee more. S.A.C.S. scored and when the final whistlewent we were one point to the good.

W.B.H.S. 12 S.A.C.S. IL26

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The next match on our fixture was against raar! C~·ml1. Oilthei r ground. Our forwards playcd well. and were efficientlybacked by the three-quarters. who scored twice. The Gymn.scored a try and a 1enalty goal and at the filial whistle the scoresw:2re

Paarl Gym:1. 6 \V.B.H.S.6.

In the match again,,;t !'aarl B.H.S. we were slightly off form,and were completE'ly beaten. Our full-back relieved the pre!":3uretime and again by accurate touch-kicking; but P.B.H.S. werepersistant in their attacks, antI won bv the large margill of I'points.

\Vhen we playe(l Stellenbosch. vve were lll1lucky to lose. TheStellellhosclt's weight toh.l greatly against liS, for we opened bothhah'es in great style, only to be worn down eventually. Tbcmaroons ultimately won hy 6 points to 3.

The return match was cancelled

Against Paarl Gymn. in thc return match, we showed oursupremacy. During the first half neither team showed much dash,We scored however, and at half-time the score was 5-0. In thesecond half, Paarl, though slightly sUIJerior, spoilt their chance byattempting too many drop·s.

W.B.Il S. 10 Gvmn.3

Tn t]H' return match against IJaar! B.H ..:. \ye obtained oU[reveuge. and after a stiff tussle, won by 8 points to 3. The playOil both sidE's was "lean and really good [or school teams.

Against S.A.C.S. at Newlands \Vc lost the return match. Weattacked immediately, but were th rust back and S.A.C ..'. attacked.Rad handling, however. prevented their scoring at first. TheS.A.C.S. pack \Yas heavier than OUT'; and kept us on the defence .

. S.A.C S. 1 1 W.B.H.S 3.

When we pl::l\'ed Rondebosch B.H.S., the UXIX winners, forthe second til1le, they proved too great a side for us to defeat, andbeilIg ill the best of form were invincible.

Final score 16-0.

In the closing match of the season we ga\'e Bishops a veryclo:"e run, ancl at one time looked like winning. It must ha\'e beena great surprise to them, after their victory earlier in Lhe season,and our team fought hard throughout the \vhole game.

D.C. 6 W.B.H.S. O.27

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Cadet Notes.

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The Annual Inspection of the Corps ~"as carried out on the16th October, 19:30, by Lt. Col. Houwer, Officer Commanding,N? I. Military District.

On the 3rd November, 19:10, all the Cadet Detachments of theCape Peninsula were reviewed by His Excellency, The Governor-General on the Parade, Cape TO\I"n. Several thousand Cadetswere present. and \ve were able to see something of the work whichis being done by otber Detacbments. Fortunately the weatberprov~d to be auspicious, t-he number of casualties was small andall our Cadets returned in time to enjoy a well earned half-holiday.The efforts of our Band were mucb apjJreciated on this occasion.

Tbe Inter-Platoon Drill and Shooting Competition for the 3rdQuarter was won by the De Waal House. The scores were DeWall 70%, van Riebeek 62%, Wellingtoll 55% and Rhodes 53%.

First Aid-9 Seniors and 16 Juniors took the cou rse and theyall succeeded in obtainillg the St. John Ambulance Certificate. J norder to enable those boys who have taken the course to keep intouch with this mo\'ement a Cadet Division of tbe St. J obn Amhu-lance Brigade has been formed. Mr. Harmsworth has very kindlylaken on the leadership of this division, and drills are being heldin the School Hall on alternate friday ev~ning:.;. We trnst ourmembers will give him good support. We wish to thank Mr. A.M. Anderson, Dist. Superintendent, for arranging the course,starting tbe Division, and coming to present the Certificates; alsoCol. Skinner who gave the lectnres and Mr. E. M. J arvis who soably assisted him. We hope to bold anotber such Course nextyear, but unless some 30 boys come forward the subscriptions \'villnot cover the expenses. The fees are :--C:eniors (over 16) 10/6,Juniors 5/-. Tbese are expended in providing an honoraruim forthe lecturer ano defraying costs of apparatus and examination.

Our Shooting Team received and accepted a challenge fromthe Old Boys and the match was ti red on Ist Nov., 1930, at theSchool Range. The teams were (Old Hoys)-Bates 97, Coates 96,Wilding 95, Scott 93, Douglas 90, Hammann 89, Heyes 88,Granger 87.-735%. (Present Boys)-Rac1c1yffe 98, Bree 95,O'Ronrke 92, D. Williams 91, A. Williams 90, Anderson 90, Han-cock 89, Bolton 88.-733%. We lJope another sucb match will bearranged eacb year.-K. MeG.

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