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A.M.D.G.

St. STANISLAUS MAGAZINE

1950 COLLEGE SECTION

VOL. [8] NOVEMBER 1950

General Editor: B. SCANNELL, S.J. Assistant Editors: A. NEDD, W. MURRAY

CONTENTS

Frontispiece -- The College Shrine (by courtesy of the "Guiana Graphic") Pray to the Mother of Jesus The College Staff – Prefects. College Diary, 1949-50 Examination Results:

- Prize Winners - Reflections

Valete Salvete Reflections on Valete and Salvete Class Lists Reflections on Class Lists Reflections on Examination The Statue and the Boys Where do Wild Birds and Animals Go? A Journey in an Aeroplane Judgment Day On History I Was There The Clerk of Eirlande

Just for Today Evening in Ireland Science News and Notes

- Aluminium - Soap

Touring Barbados All the World's a Stage The Triumphs of Augustus College Library Trinidad Tour The Jacob Cup Semi-final

- Scores The Jacob Cup Final

- Scores Wight Cup Results House Cricket Football XI. House Football College Sports Appreciation Sports Photos Review of Nets Who's Who in Football Prospectus

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Shrine

PRAY TO THE MOTHER OF JESUS

Dear good Mother keep me well, Save me from the fires of hell, Make me good and make me strong, Keep me always from doing wrong. Penance and prayer your message clear; Penance with love no child need fear; So give me love that I may share, Give me heavy loads to bear. Your love will make those burdens light, Mother of Jesus, Queen of delight. If you pray to Jesus' Mother To save your sister and your brother, Then life is sweeter when you pray, And Mary loves you every day.

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CollegeStaff

THE COLLEGE STAFF

REV. B. SCANNELL, S.J. Principal. REV. S. BOASE, S.J. REV. O. EARLE, S.J. REV. H. FEENY, S.J. H. BRASSINGTON MR. R. LAYDOO MR. S. A. MARQUES MR. C. SINGH

REV. A. GILL, S.J. REV. T. LYNCH, S.J. REV. A. MARQUES, S.J. MR. J. R. SINGH MR. D. THOMPSON MR. C. YHAP MISS C. LOPES

In January of this year Fr. O. Earle, S.J., joined the College Staff; he had been trying to get out to B.G. since the previous July. In welcoming him, we wish him a long and happy stay at the College. His arrival has made things very much easier for me. Fr. Earle can do so many different things and enjoys doing them. Besides teaching Mathematics and General Science, he has relieved me of the Sixth Form Shakespeare.

There are now seven priests teaching at the College. This does not include Fr. Adamson whose kindness and patience and skill with accounts enables the College to keep its head above water. As the College grows in size and significance we could do with even more priests; but it seems as though we must be content with the gifts God has already given us, and we must wait patiently for the time when the College will produce priests for the Mission and priests for itself.

In January Mr. Harold Brassington also joined the Staff; one more of our own Sixth Formers who obtained Exemption from Inter Arts through his Higher School Certificate. It was necessary to have an extra master at this period because of the absence of Mr. Yhap on sick leave. To our great joy and relief Mr. Yhap was ab1e to resume work after the Easter holidays, quite recovered, thank God, after his enforced rest and change. Apart from the fact that it is almost impossible to manage the top of the School Mathematics and Geography without the knowledge and teaching experience of Mr. Yhap, at Easter Mr. Stanley Fernandes left us.

Naturally enough we were very sorry to lose Mr. Fernandes who had taught here from the time he completed his own studies in Form 6. He was Fr. Gill’s main assistant in the teaching of French in the middle school; he was Class Master of the bright - and lively – 3 A and House Master of Galton. It was in great measure due to his energy and enthusiasm that Galton won the Athletics from Butler who had held the championship for two years in succession. But for Mr Fernandes’ own sake we were very pleased that the opportunity came for him to make a home for himself in Canada. We wish him every blessing and success in his new home and in his new work.

Mr. Fernandes’ departure and the return of Mr. Yhap meant considerable reshuffling of the time-table and in the Easter reshuffle I had to deal myself 3 A – including their Mathematics and Fortnightly Report Cards as well as their Scripture and Religious Doctrine. September brought the natural growth of an extra class, and necessitated the finding of a new master. We welcome Mr. R. Laydoo to the Staff. He is yet another holder of Exemption from Intermediate Arts and has had several years’ experience of teaching at Wray High School.

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Prefects

PREFECTS STANDING (Left to Right)-S. Affonso, S. Camacho, C. Glasgow, L. Gittens, A. Crum Ewing. SITTING (Left to Right)-V. Lampkin, D. Brandt, .T. Searwar (Capt.), Rev. T. Lynch, A. Nedd,

W. Murray, P. D. de Souza. ABSENT: J. Bacchus, S. Chin.

PREFECTS 1950 – 1951

Captain of the School: J. Searwar.

Prefects:

A. Nedd J. Bacchus D. Brandt C. Glasgow

V. Lampkin W. Murray P.D.de Souza S. Affonso

S. Camacho L. Gittens S. Chin A. Crum Ewing

John Searwar is Captain of the School in succession to Desmond Newman. The

Captain is assisted by twelve Prefects who take in turn the routine duties of playground, galleries and detention. The regularity, loyalty and sound commonsense of Prefects play a very important part in the smooth running of a school.

B. S. S.J.

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CollegeDiary

COLLEGE DIARY - 1949 - 50

MONDAY, SEPT. 12, 1949. A new term, once again. Over 290 names on the lists, many of them new ones. Books given out, and off home long before 11.30. Half-holiday. Some changes on the staff. Fr. Smith, Mr. Denny and Mr. Johnson have left us; Fr. Marques, Mr. Alexander, Mr. J. Singh and Mr. Thompson have joined us. WEDNESDAY, l4TH.-The Boys' Retreat, given by Fr. Scannell, started today. There are many making it - we had to borrow chairs, and the "Chapel" is very full. FRIDAY, 16TH.-There was a half-holiday today for those who were not making the Retreat. Mass was at the Cathedral at 7 for the Retreatants. The weather was very fine during these three days. On Monday the term starts properly! FRIDAY, 23RD.-Two weeks of term over! How quickly the time goes. Benediction at the Cathedral brought the school week to an end. OCTOBER, 7TH.-Another two weeks gone. Nothing extraordinary to report. But Monday is the October Public Holiday. OCTOBER, 14TH -Last Saturday F. Marques made 109 not out against the B.G.C.C. Congratulations. The term is five weeks old and the holidays are beginning to look a little more real than they did on September l2th. OCTOBER, 21ST. -This afternoon there was no school because of rain -first time for the term. WEDNESDAY, OCT.26TH.--Results of the S.C - published. Some of us were disappointed - or was it what we had expected ? 4 FRIDAY, 28TH.-A meeting at the College of the Literary and Debating Group. Discussion about sport in the Colony. Many thought that too much time, etc is spent on it, and that this is not good for the well-being of B.G. Mostly present boys attended. NOVEMBER, 7TH.-Public Holiday--Most welcome . FRIDAY,11 th.- Conference and therefore a holiday. In the evening there was the Annual Dinner of the Association. The boys of Form VI and Form V were invited. Those of us who have the honour of being in Preparatory (oh yes! there is Preparatory this year) were glad to know that Miss Lopes had accepted the invitation to be present. Why do people start autograph-hunting on these occasions? It causes trouble ~and for how long do they keep those autographs. The Magazine - a big number, and brought out in record time -- was available at the Dinner!

MONDAY, Nov.14TH.-Mass at the Cathedral at 8.30 (the Feast of St. Stanislaus was yesterday). Sermon by Fr. Boase. His Lordship came to visit the .College, going to the different classes. Half-Holiday. TUESDAY, 22ND. - Results of the H. Certificate published. We did not gain the B.G. Scholarship, though J. King made a good attempt and was fourth on the list. SATURDAY, 26TH.-A Bingo drive at the C.G.C. to get funds for the tour to Trinidad. TUESDAY, DEC. 6TH.-Detailed results of S.C. arrived. THURSDAY, 8TH.-Half-holiday, partly because of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, partly because of rain . FRIDAY, 9TH.The new Hymn Books were given out. Last Benediction of the term. Oral exams going on. There are no exams this term; no reports till after the exams in January. WEDNESDAY, 14TH .- End of term this morning. Let not the reader think that there have been no games this term; on other pages will be found out a little about them. The tour to Trinidad will surely be described in fitting style. JANUARY, l2TH.- Monday. Opening of term. Rain, as is the way with rain, came just at the wrong moment and so classes were late in starting - but we did start. Fr. Earle and Mr. H. Brassington were welcome to the College, and bid farewell, with our sincere thanks, to Mr. Alexander. There were also several new boys, bringing our numbers almost up to 300. The beautiful picture of Our Lady, wonderfully renovated by Mother St. Michael of the Ursuline Convent, is now in the "Hall” (so to call it) where it may be seen by everyone, instead of only one class as before. FRIDAY, 19TH.-There was plenty big rain today and no school in the afternoon. WEDNESDAY, 25TH.-Rain, not a little (that is Litotes ... now took up the dictionary) ; no school p.m., and not very many boys in the morning. We have touched and passed, the 300 level (of boys, not inches of rain). Never before has St. Stanislaus had 300. THURSDAY, 24TH.-Exams. FRIDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY.-More of them! THURSDAY, FEBRUARY2ND.-Feast of the Purification of Our Lady. Half-holiday for reaching 300. WEDNESDAY, 8TH.-Half-holidaybecause of rain . .

FRIDAY,10TH. - Conference. FRIDAY17TH . –Quiz at the College (only the boys of VI & V). This afternoon Prep. had a half-holiday because of the birthday of three of them being on the same day. (Would such a thing occur more than once in a century?) Reports sent out about this time. MONDAY, 27TH to WEDNESDAY.-Three of VI Form are doing the Scholarship Exam for the West Indian University. THURSDAY, 9TH.- At 4 p.m. at the College, the heats for the Sack Race were run. That means that Sports Day is drawing· close. FRIDAY, l0TH. - Meeting at the College, 8.30 p.m. Speeches by the boys (VI & V) on their future careers: a dozen or more spoke. SATURDAY, llTH.-Throwing the Cricket Ball, High Jump, etc., at the College. MONDAY, 13TH. -Half-holiday for heats. at the Sea Wall. TUESDAY,16TH.-Princess Alice and the Earl of Athlone arrived in the Colony. Scouts were "off school" part of the morning. FRIDAY,17TH.-Sports Day. Fine weather; a little rain about 3 o'clock. Prizes given by His Lordship the Bishop. FRIDAY, 31ST.-End of term 11.30. During the holidays the Pavilion at the Sea Wall was ·blessed by the Bishop. Were you there for the Fathers versus Sons Match ? Also the match against Queen's College was played during the holidays. APRIL 24, TH.-New term begins, the last for some of us. THURSDAY, 27TH. -Football against Q.C. Lost, 3-0 . THURSDAY, MAY 4.-Higher Certificate exam begins. FRIDAY,12TH - Conference. THURSDAY,I8TH - Feast of the Ascension, but we did not have Mass at the Cathedral at 8.30. FRIDAY,19TH.-A discussion, speeches, on Federation at 8.30 at the College;VI & V. WEDNESDAY, 24TH - Empire

SUNDAY, 28TH.—Pentecost at the Cathedral. Day, public holiday. Some boys from the College were confirmed MONDAY, 5TH.-Water from Hadfield Street to Brickdam - but school all the same! Some of the boys of the higher classes went to see Hamlet at 1.30; no classes for VI,V, U4 & 4B. THURSDAY, 8TH.-Corpus Christi, and also the King’s Birthday, Public Holiday. We don't think His Majesty should choose that day for the celebration of his birthday as it would he a holiday for us because of the Feast. ? FRIDAY, 9TH.~Prize-giving at the College, after breakfast. Report by Fr. Scannell, address and talk by Very Rev Fr. Guilly who then distributed the prizes and certificates. We were freed from written homework (except Vl & V, who of course would resent such a concession, being so keen on work). SUNDAY, 18TH.-The Children's Procession of the Blessed Sacrament, from the College to the Cathedral. College boys were there, and the canopy was carried by sets of them. THURSDAY, 22ND.- D. Newman received 'one of the four Exhibition Scholarships to the W.I. University. FRIDAY, 23RD.-At 8.30 p.m. Reading Competition at the College, boys of VI and V. THURSDAY, 6TH JULY.-Term exams start. FRIDAY, 7TH.-Last day at school for Form V. Many tears. THURSDAY, 13TH.-S.C. exam begins. And in the afternoon the rest of us 'broke up' leaving those hard-working individuals to continue for several more days, and wishing them all success !

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Exam

EXAMINATION RESULTS, 1949

LONDON HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE.

* King, J.

* Nedd, E.

Searwar, J.

* Thompson, D.

* Denotes Exemption from London-Intermediate.

EXHIBITION TO UNIVERSITY OF WEST INDIES.

Desmond G. Newman.

OXFORD & CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL CERTIFICATE, 1949.

* Bacchus, J. S. Brandt, D. A. Brummell, P. F. * Chee-a-Tow, M. S. deSouza, P. D. Gibson, O. J.

Glasgow, C. F. Gomes, A. J. * Gonsalves, M. A. * Khan, R. A. Kranenburg, J. R. Lampkin, V. A.

Murray, W. A. Persaud, A. J. Singh, M. F. Subryan, C. O. * Thomas, N. F.

** Denotes Exemption from London Matriculation.

OXFORD & CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL CERTIFICATE, 1950.

* Affonso, S.J. Boyd, G. A. * Camacho, S. J. Charan, V. S. Crum-Ewing, P. J.. d'Andrade, V. P.

* Ferreira, S. D. Gajraj, M. H. * Gittens, L. A. D. Gomes, A. J. * Henry, R. S.

Nascimento, 1. * Searwar, H. S. * Sue Ping, F. O. Vallidum, E. J. Vieira, V.

Endorsements:

Bacchus, J. S. de Souza, P.

* Lampkin, V. A Singh, M. F.

Thomas, F. N.

* Denotes Exemption from London Matriculation.

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PrizeWinners

PRIZE WINNERS, 1948-9

Form 6 Religions Doctrine Higher School Certificate

Joseph King 1. Joseph King 2. John Searwar

Form 5 Religions Doctrine School Certificate

Rafiq Khan 1. Rafiq Khan 2. Jerome Bacchus

Upper 4 Religions Doctrine Class Prize

Honnett Searwar 1. Honnett Searwar 2. Stanislaus Affonso

Lower 4A Religions Doctrine Class Prize

John C. Gomes 1. Leslie Cummings 2. Terrence de Abreu

Lower 4B Religions Doctrine Class Prize

Raymund Pancham Roy Gunby

Form 3A Religions Doctrine Class Prize

Louis Campayne 1. Louis Campayne 2. Jerome de Freitas

Form 3B Religions Doctrine

Clifford Roth

Form 2A Religions Doctrine Class Prize

George Tai-oy-Yong 1. George Tai-oy-

Yong 2. Kenneth Khan

Form 2B Religions Doctrine Class Prize

Desmond Perreira 1. Desmond Perreira 2. Frank Ezechiels

Form 1 Religions Doctrine Class Prize

Ronald da Silva 1. Ronald da Silva 2. Terence Hodgson

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ExamReflections

REFLECTIONS ON EXAMINATION RESULTS.

The London Higher school successes were neither so numerous nor so good as they were the previous year when Jocelyn d'Oliveira won the Guiana Scholarship. Joe King reached scholarship standard and was placed fourth. He got two distinctions and a credit (with slightly higher marks than d'Oliveira obtained when he won the Scholarship). Now-a-days it seems that three distinctions are necessary if a boy is to stand a chance at the Guiana Scholarship.

John Searwar’s achievement of three credits after less than 5 terms in Form 6, is very promising. John sat the Examination again in 1950 and is preparing for 1951. We wish him God speed..

In January were held the first Open Scholarship Examinations for the University of the West Indies. Desmond Newman was the only third year Form 6 boy to sit. Though he failed to win one of the 6 Open Scholarships, at a later date, on the result of the examination, he was awarded an Exhihibition by cur own Government. Congratulations to him and to his masters. May many another St. Stanislaus boy follow in his footsteps.

We are impatiently. awaiting the results of the London Higher Certificate which this year began on May 5th instead of in the middle of June. The results of the Oxford and Cambridge School Certificate (1949) were too late to appear, but I was able to squeeze in a last minute comment on them for last year's Magaz.ine.

This year (1948-9) Very Rev. Fr. Superior started the annual award of a Religious Doctrine (prize for every class in the school. In itself it will be a natural and healthy incentive; moreover it does help to bring out the stress which the College lays on the Spiritual and moral formation of the boys. In seven out of the ten Classes the Religious Doctrine Prize went to the top boy in the class. I wonder will that remain the normal thing: I hope not.

In their other subjects, the general standard of two of the classes was disgracefully low, due for the most part to lack of effort. Several other classes have far too long a tail. Last year's Form 5 was just such a class. This is partly explained by the fact that in past years it has been necessary to combine the A's and .the B's in Form 4; the B's often seemed to be out of their depth. Whatever be the full explanation, the fact remains that last year's Form 5 was not up to the normal standard and I fear that the School Certificate results for 1950 will be well below average.

There is much very promising material in the middle and lower school. But good results in Form 5 and Form 6 are not achieved in Form 5 and Form 6: they are slowly and gradually, and sometimes painfully, built up from the bottom of the school.

B. S. S.J.

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VALETE

N.B:- As a point at interest, the first number after a boy's name in is the number of years he spent at the College, the second, is the Form from which he left.

Newman, D. (8; Form 6)

Crawford, B. (6; Form 6)

Gibson, O. (6; Form 6)

John, A. (6; Form 6)

Kranenburg; J.R. (5; Form 6)

Nedd, E. (4; Form 6)

Persaud, A. (5; Form 6)

Subryan, C. (4; Form 6)

Abdelnour, E. (5; Form 5)

d'Andrade, V. (7; Form 5)

Camacho, M. (4!; Form 5)

Charan, V. (5: Form 5)

Collins, A. (6; Form 5)

Ferreira, D.(6; Form 5)

Gomes, A (10; Form 5)

Lam, M. (10; Form 5)

Rego, R. (5; Form 5)

Scantlebury, V.(5; Form 5)

Simmons, G. (5~;' Form 5)

Stoby, F. (6; Form 5)

Tranquada, J. (8; FO'l'm 5)

Vallidum, E. (5; Form 5)

Knight, M. (l; Form 5)

Gajraj, 11: (1; Form 5)

Andrew, M. (H; Upper 4)

Marques, F. (3; Upper 4)

Patoir, B. (5; Upper 4)

Serrao, S. (5; Uppei 4)

Bollers, R. (4; Form 4B)

de Freitas, C. (d~; Form 4B)

de Freitas, R. (5; Form 4 B)

Johnson, G.(3; Form 4B)

Mathias, D. (7; Form 4B)

Teesdale, M. (4A;Form4B)

de Caires, D. (5; Fornn3A)

Gonsalves, R. (2; F01'rn 3E)

dos Ramos, C. (1; Form3B)

Ferreira, F. (1; Form 2A)

Gonsalves, N. C. (3;, Form 2B)

Gonsalves, V. (2; Form2B)

Pedmour, E. (1; Form 2B)

Spence, C. (2 ;:Form 2B) ",

Fernandes; A. (l; Fom 1)

Greene, K. (3; 11'orml) ,

Camacho, G. (1; Preparatory)

Correia, M. (2; Preparatory)

Dare, S. (1; Preparatory)

de Freitas, J. S. (1; Preparatory)

Kidman, A. (1; Preparatory)

Lopes, B. (1; Preparatory)

Prashad, S. (1; Preparatory)

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SALVETE

N.B:- As a point of interest, we place after each boy's name the school from which he came to us.

Hopkinson, A. (S.S.C. & Boys' Foundation School; Barbados) Rambarran, C. (Modern Academy) Camacho, M. (Sacred Heart) de Castro, S. (Sacred Heart) Charrion, J. (Queenstown R.C.) Choy, J. (St. Anthony's R.C., Buxton) Farnum, R. (St. Mary's) Gomes, D. (St. Mary's) Greathead, J. (Sacred Heart) Hazlewood, V. .(Modern Academy) Heydon, M. (St. Mary's) Kwok, L. (St.Peter's R.C., Beterverwagting) Menezes, D. (Sacred Heart) Pequeneza, M. (Carmel R..C.) Pereira, G. (St. Mary's) Phillips, L. (St. Mary's) Romalho, C. (Lincoln High School) Rodrigues, J. (Sacred Heart) Searwar, C. (Queenstown R.C.) . Serrao, M. (Mackenzie Govt. School) Singh, M. (Sacred Heart) Tai-oy-Yong, A. (Sacred Heart) Wight, M. (Sacred Hearl) d'Aguiar, J. (Sacred Heart) Castanheiro, J. (St. Mary's) Chan-a-Sue, J. (St. Mary's) Choy, B. (Buxton Private School) Clarke, D. (Sacred Heart) Danney, D. (St. Mary's) Derrell, C. (Mackenzie Govt. School) Gonsalves, T. (Sacred Hearl) Hall, G. (St. Mary's) Harry, L. (Repton High School) Mendes, J. (St. Anthony's, Bartica) Mendonca, R. (St. Aloysius, N/A.) Miller, N. (Campbellville Govt. School Moore, M (Blairmont Estate School Scantlebury, G. (St. Mary's)

Bacchus, N. (St. Thomas Educational Institute) Bayne, T. (Bedford Methodist). Seth, A. (Sacred Heart) , Sparrock, J. (Queenstown, R.C.) Thomas, I. (Modern Academy) de Abreu, F. (Carmel, R.C.) Edwards, E. (St. Ambrose, C. of E.) de Freitas, P. (Sacred Heart) Gonsalves, A. (St. Mary's) Hahnfeld, A. (Wray High School) Hinds, A. (St. Thomas More's) Lopes, R. (Sacred Heart) Melville W. (Sacred Heart). Moore, N. (Blairmont Estate School) Nascimento, A. (St. Mary's, Trinidad) Talbot, C. (St. Anthony's, Buxton) Teixeira, F. (Sacred Heart) Wallbridge, A. (Ursuline Convent, Barbados) Williams, S. (Sacred Heart) Appin, W. (St. Mary's) Baldwin, J. (Ursuline Convent) Baptista, R. (St. Joseph's High School) Burrowes, A (N/ A Private School) Burrowes, G. (Wray' High) Correga, M. (St. Mary's) Christiani, E. (Richmond Private School) Dwarka, E. (Queenstown R.C.) Fraser, E. (St. Mary's) , de Freitas, C. (St. Mary's) . de Freitas, P. (Ursuline Convent) Gouveia, M. (St. Mary's) Kawall, D. (Sacred Heart) . Li, M. (Fountain Prep. High) da Silva, E. (Ursuline Convent) Vieira, T. (St. Joseph's High School) Wheating, T. (Miss Jackson's) Willems, M. (Stonyhurst College) Gonsalves, A. J. (Queen's).

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V&S Reflections

REFLECTIONS ON VALETE & SALVETE

For obvious reasons I am going to quote the opening paragraph of last year's Reflections. The eye can take in at a glance that the number of boys to whom we say "Valete",("Goodbye; Good luck; and may God bless you") is far less than the number to whom we open our arms in welcome. That is obviously a good thing for the College, but it raises a nice problem: the capacity of the present building will not allow us to welcome nearly so many boys next year, unless very many more boys leave next year than did this - and that is not what is to be hoped or expected." “The inquisitive eye will also seize upon other points of interest”

Last year 36 boys left; this year, 51. Last September, I admitted 83 new boys; this September, 76. Mathematically it seems as though our numbers should be less; actually we have 40 more boys than we had this time last year.

I have included in "Valete" any boys who have left since last Christmas; "Salvete" contains the names of only those boys who came in September. During the course of the year at least 20 new boys were admitted; in future it is going to be almost impossible to squeeze any new boy into any stage of the College at any time except at the beginning of the school year in September.

It is a pity that so many boys leave before they complete Form 5. This year 9 of the younger boys, mostly from Preparatory, left us to go to school, either in England or in Trinidad. This widening of experience is all to the good. Desmond Newman has gone to the University of the West Indies and Cecil Subryan has gone to Dublin to study Medicine. We wish them both every success and I hope that the time will come when boys leave us regularly for Universities in the British Empire or in America.

Our 76 entries this year are far more "healthy" and satisfactory than last year's 83. The main reason is this: the full preparation for the new "General Certificate of Education" is the five years course from Form 2 to Form 5. In general, we prefer boys to enter the College in Form 2 about the age of 12. This year there are 41 new boys in Form 2; last year there were only 34. This year there are only 4 new boys who have entered the school above Form 2; last year there were 21. Rarely, if ever, do we admit a boy higher up the school who has done all the same subjects that we do.

Of the 76 new boys, 53 came to us straight from Primary Schools. The Sacred Heart leads with 18; St. Mary's is a close second with 16; Queenstown RC. comes third with 4. Then we have boys from schools as far apart as St. Aloysius, New Amsterdam and Mackenzie Government Schools and St. Anthony's, Bartica.

There remains the other, the grimmer side to the picture, which does not appear in the lists at all. There still remain the other 75 boys who applied for admission this September and who have not been admitted. Because of age, very few of them stand

much chance of being admitted next year. To parents who want to give their children a good Catholic, education, it is a bitter disappointment when they have to be told that we have no room. The fact remains: we have no room, nor, even with a new wing, can we hope to cater for more than two parallel classes at each of the 5 stages in the School Certificate Course.

But what of next year? Please God we shall have a new block of classrooms by then. Even so it seems unlikely that we shall be able to expand Form 6 very much beyond its present numbers. The main stream of fresh blood must enter at Form 2. As far as lean judge at this stage, there will be room for about 40 boys in Form 2 and about 10 each in Preparatory and Form 1.

B. S. S.J.

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ClassLists

CLASS LISTS

N.B.:-- 1) Names of new boys are in block capitals. 2) Asterisks denote Scholarship holders.

FORM 6 (18). FORM 5 (26). UPPER 4A (30). UPPER 4B (20).

*1 Searwar, J. Nedd, A. *5 Bacchus, J. Brandt, D. Croal, K. David, H. Glasgow, C. Lampkin, V. Murray, W. de Souza, P. D. Thomas, F. N. *4 Affonso, S Camacho, S. Gittens, L. Henry, R. HOPKINSON, A Searwar, H. Sue-Ping, F.

*1 De Abreu, T. Bayley, G Boyd, G. *1 Bye, M. Chin, S. Crum Ewing, P. Cummings, L. Delph, F. Ferreira, B. Gomes, J. C. GONSALVES, A. J *5 Gonsalves, S. Goveia, J. *5 Greaves, .S. Gunby, R.. *4 Joaquin, J. B. Kranenburg, J. *5 Martins1 D. A. Nascimento, 1. Pancham, R. da Silva, J. Simone, R.. Small, F. Spence, R. Sue Ping, A. Vieira, V.

*1 Bacchus, R. Brandt, R. da Cambra, H. *2 Campayne, L. Chatterton, B. Edwards, J. Fernandes, B. de Freitas.J. C. Gomes, J. I. *4 Gomes, J. V. Gonsalves, G. Gonsalves, N. 0. Gordon, R. Houston, T. *5 Joaquin, A. *5 Khan, L Mahanger,V Martins, D·G Marx, C.. *5 Meerabux, C; Melville, H. *11 de Moura, J. Niccols, W. Pereira, M. Perry, G. *6 Rosemay, V. Shepherd, H. Thompson, G. Veerasawmy, G. Warren, R.

d' Andrade, C. Castilho, R. Cox, J. Craigen, .G. de Freitas, C. Gomes, S. Hazlewood, J. Hing, C. Mathias R. Mendonca, I. Phillippe, M. Quail, C. Rampersaud, H. Rix, R. Saywack, D. da Silva.T, .. de Souza, R. D. de Souza, R. S. Waaldijk, J. Wight, D.

FORM 4A (32). FORM 4B (29). FORM 3A (34). FORM 3B (29)

*1 De Abreu, M. *1 Alphonso, .B. Bayley, R.. *1 Camacho, M. Campbell, D. Cheong-Leen, P. *5 Clarke, A. Driffield, A. Ezechiels, F. Figueiredo, D. Gomes, G. Gomes, J. S. Gouveia, G. Greaves, .M. *1 de Haan, O. *5 Heydorn, J. Jardirn, C. Jekir, L. *1 John, O. Khan, H. *1 Khan, K. *1 Menezes, G. Moonsawrriy, S. *7 Moore, G. *10 Pancham, S. Perreira, D. RAMBARAN, C. Serrao, J. da Silva, J. C. *11 Tai-oy-Yong, G. Veerapen, G. Wallbridge, P.

d' Aguiar, R. d' Aguiar, V. Archer, D. Chapman, C. Chaves, S. Droog, J. Ezechiels, A. Fernandes, E. Ferreira, ~C. Fredericks, J. Gorinsky, C. Gosain, V. Holder, M. Jardim, J. Khan, S. Livingstone, C. Melville, J. E. de Mendonca, I. Moe, J. Monasingh, R. Moore, G. Outridge, L. Quail, J. Redingue, J. Robella, M. da Silva, A. da Silva, N. Steele, M. Williams, E.

Amo, A. *1 Correia, L. Dias Fernandes, P. *5 Fredericks, P. Gibbs, M. *3 Gouveia, E. Harris, J. Hazlewood, R. Hodgson, T. Jekir, G. *'4 Jules, G. Lam, C. *1 Leandro, R. *1 Leslie, W. *8 Mangar, R. N. Martin, C. McDavid, C. *1 Mendes-da-Franca, W. *1 Newman, T. *5 Ng, H. d'Ornellas, A. Outridge, A. *6 Pasea, M. *5 Paul, R. Rodrigues, F. da Silva, b. da Silva, t. da Silva, R .. E. Simon, J. de Souza, C. *5 Wong, R. WILLEMS, M.

de Barros, J. Bayne, N. Benn, D.' Brassington, M. Burrowes, A. Cole, M. Daniel, G., Davis, G. Deen, K. Dennison, W. Driver, R. Droom, D. Fernandes, L. Fernandez, M. Foo, A. Gonsalves, A. Gonsalves, D. Gonsalves, H. Henriques, C. Jardim, P. Joaquin, Jos. Persaud, J. Phillippe, S . Robella, A. Rodrigues, C. Smith, T. Spooner, D. Validum, G. Williams, F.

FORM 2A (34) FORM 2B (32). FORM 1 (30). PREPARATORY (22).

BACCHUS, N. *9 BAYNE, R. A. *1 Blank, G. Bunbury, N. Burch Smith, D *1 GAMA!GHO, M. *11 de CASTRO, S. Cendrecourt, A.

d'AGUIAR, J. Boodhoo, B. Bourne, D. Camacho, M. G. CASTANHEIRO, J. CHAN-A-SUE, M. CHOY, B. Chung, N.

d'ABREU, F. Agard, W. Branker, P. Cham-a-Koon, J, Cheong Leen, D. EDWARDS, E. Fernandes, E. Fernandez, A. ,

APPIN, W. BALDWIN, J. BAPTISTA, R. BURROWES, A. BURROWES, G. CARREGA, M. CHRISTIANI, E. Driver, E.

Chapman, G. CHARRIO:N,J. Cheong Leen, P, CHOY, J. Deane, L. FARNUM, R. GOMES, D. Gonsalves, A. GONSALVES, T. GREATHEAD, J. HAZLEWOOD, V. *5 HEYDON , M. KWOK, .L.. MENEZES, D. PEQUENEZA, M. *5 *10 PEREIRA, G. Persaud. M. *2 PHILLIPS, L. RAMALHO, C. RODRlGUES, J. *3 SEARWAR, C. SERRAO, M. da Silva, A. *5 SINGH, M. TAI-OY-YONG, A. *5 WIGHT, M.

CLARKE, D. DANNEY, D. DERRELL, C. Dwarka, F. Figueiredo, D. Fraser, D. Gibbs, W. Gomes, C. Gunby,C. HALL G. HARRY T. Mahanger, R. MENDES, J. MENDONCA , R. MILLER, N. Moo, J. E. MOORE, M. Nauth, J. SCANTLEBURY, G. SETH, G. SPARROCK, J. THOMAS, I. Udit, M. Vieira, G.

de FREITAS, P. Gajraj, R. GONSALVES, A. Gonsalves, E. Gonsalves, G. HAHNFELD, K. HINDS, A. James, E. LOPES, R. Lucas, J. MELVILLE, W. MOORE, N. NASCIMENTO, A. d'Ornellas, L. Schuler, L. Serrao, M. Sue-a-Quan, R. TALBOT, C. TEIXEIRA, F. Validum, D. WALLBRIDGE. A. WILLIAMS, S.

DWARKA, E. FRASER, E. de FRETT AS, C. de FREITAS, P. GOUVEIA, M. Hare, M. KAWAL, D. King, R. LI, M. Loftus, B. Pacheco, M. da SILVA, E. VIEIRA, T. WHEATING, T.

KEY TO SCHOLARSHIP HOLDERS

*1 Government Scholarships *2 Blair Scholarships *3 Centenary Scholarships *4 Portuguese Scholarships *5 St. Stanislaus College Scholarships

18 2 2 4 17

*6 Association Scholarships *7 Kitty Scholarship *8 Jackson Memorial Scholarship *9 Police Scholarship *10 Fr. Killion Memorial Exhibition *11 Special Private Scholarships

2 1 1 1 1 4

Total number of Scholarship holders: 53. Total number of boys in the College: 335.

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ClassListReflections

REFLECTIONS ON CLASS LISTS

Once more I shall begin by quoting last year's opening paragraph, with one slight alteration due to the lapse of one year. "Take a good look at the asterisks that adorn the list: they tell their own story. There is a wealth of most promising material in Forms 4A, 3A and 2A - the material from which Guiana Scholars and Guiana priests may be expected to develop. These Scholarship holders set the pace for the class - and a hot pace it is too - for they have been splendidly trained and very well grounded at the Sacred Heart and St. Mary's the two best Primary Schools in the Colony. In practice the A's and B's are not parallel classes - though now they do exactly the same syllabus. The A's move quickly and more surely than the B's. A gratifying reflection is that the A's are all big classes." The new Government Scholarships this year were few: Michael Camacho (Sacred Heart) the only full Scholarship; Lawrence Phillips (St. Mary's) the Blair Scholarship; Cosmas Searwar (Queenstown RC.), the third Centenary. George Pereira (St. Mary's) tied with Searwar, but was not awarded a Centenary Scholarship, The reason the scholarships were so few was not that the boys were not as good as last year's candidates, but the standard, owing to competition has been raised. We have never had so many boys together in 2A who reached qualifying standard (60%) at the scholarship examination, and a good number had considerably higher marks than the scholarship winners of the last few years.

St. Stanislaus scholarships are limited in number; the Portuguese Association and the St. Stanislaus Association were unable to award new scholarships this year; fortunately the Guild of the Blessed Sacrament inaugurated the "Father Killion Memorial Exhibition" which was awarded to George Pereira (St. Mary's) and Mr. J. 1. de Aguiar. Managing Director of J. P. Santos and Co. Ltd., presented another scholarship awarded to Stephen de Castro, Sacred Heart). We wish to express the gratitude of the boys, of their parents and of the College for these two new scholarships. Form 2 B is a more promising class than the 2B's of the last few years; but even so, some of the boys will have to work very hard and steadily if they are to gain promotion at the end of the year. If Form 6 is comparatively small, that is not due to lack of applications, but to lack of space and facilities. For much of their study time, the only available place is the concrete with all its noise and distractions.

B. S. S.J.

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StopPress

Stop-Press

REFLECTIONS ON EXAMINATIONS The results of the 1950 School Certificate Examination have just come through. As was expected, they were below the usual standard; only 16 out of 29 boys were successful. The main weakness was Mathematics as the masters had foreseen for a couple of years. It all points to the same lesson : success in Form 5 and Form 6 is really achieved lower down the school. Even though the total results were poor, the results in some of the individual subjects were good, and the total results of the first 5 boys were splendid. One has to go back as far as 1941 to Desmond Belgrave to find any one to equal Honnett Searwar's 3 "very goods", and 5 credits; some of the giants - Jocelyn d'Oliveira, Joe King, John Searwar - have equalled the 2 "very goods" and 6 credits of Stanislaus Alfonso. The first 5 boys all got 7 credits or better.

B. S. S.J.

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Statue

THE STATUE AND THE BOYS

On the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, Friday, September 15, the Pilgrim statue of Our Lady of Fatima was brought to our College. Here, as at many other places which the Statue has visited, Our Blessed Mother seems to have worked out in her own loving way the time of its arrival. The Feast itself reminds us of the last apparition of Fatima, when the Mother of God showed herself as Our Lady of Sorrows.. Our Lady of the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary; while the coming of the Statue just a few days after the Senior Boys' Annual Retreat found us for the most part well prepared.

It was decided that we should have two shrines, one on the concrete basement for ourselves and the other on the lower gallery overlooking the field where those taking part in the afternoon procession were to assemble. Our boys must he congratulated on the amount of pink and white flowers they brought to adorn the shrine of Our Lady, the Mystical "Rose. Thanks are due to the Lay Masters and all .others who laboured all Thursday evening and until late at night to produce two really magnificent shrines. Our own, the shrine downstairs, was of course the more beautiful. Against a blue background was an arch made of asparagus, ,pink ,lilies and roses. For several feet on either side of this arch and in front of it were palms, ferns and pink flowers, the whole having a real heavenly appearance.

At 8.50 the next morning the whole of Form VI, Form I and Prep together with five representatives’ from, each of the other Forms (the basement cannot hold half the number of boys in the College) assembled on the concrete basement to await the (arrival of the Statue. For the next twenty minutes we waited standing closely together under the oppressive heat of a very hot September morning. A few boys said the Rosary; many, particularly from the lower school became restless, either from the heat, or in anxious anticipation of an event which is unique in the history of St. Stanislaus College..soon a murmuring was audible. At 9.10 Fr. Moore arrived with the Statue. There was 1110 singing or pealing of bells to welcome the Statue but there was a hushed silence, perhaps more respectful and honouring of the Mother of God, certainly more significant of the peace the message of Fatima is bringing to the World. Fr. Moore after placing the Statue in its shrine told the boys that he would address them in the afternoon: he urged them to pray and ask petitions of Our Lady at this really beautiful Statue throughout the day. For he knew from experience that Our Lady was quite close to it.

It was arranged that each class should watch for twenty minutes, during which time the Rosary would be said, a dedication of one's studies to Our Lady made and the prayer to Our Lady of Fatima said. Then in the remaining few minutes the boys were allowed to make their own private devotions. Form 2B began these watches, and it was very edifying to see these youngsters eagerly kneeling on the bare concrete reciting the Rosary, apparently forgetful of the fact that the day before they were told that prayers would be said while standing.

Throughout the day these "class watches" continued. At break there was no "official watch" and the shrine was crowded with boys, some standing, some kneeling, all doing homage to the mother of God. At the midday period the Senior Sodality watched in shifts. Few others remained on at 11.30, but long before 12.15 the steady stream of boys returning to school showed that they had hurried back from a hasty meal. Silence was more or less maintained throughout the day, but in contrast to (the usual uproar at break and midday when everyone is hurrying home, the silence at these times was very noticeable, perhaps more so than the absence on this one day of the ferula sound in the Masters' Office which stood behind the shrine.

At 2.30 Fr. Moore removed the Statue to the shrine in the gallery. The boys about 330 in number assembled on the field and said the Holy Rosary. Then Fr. Moore addressed us, urging us to be clean in mind, in body and in soul. He pointed out that there was nothing effeminate in boys honouring and praying to Our Lady. Our Lady, he said wanted good strong boys, boys that would stand up for their religion. We then sang "the hymn to Our Lady of Fatima, after which we were dismissed.

The Statue, however, remained until 5.30 that afternoon and s\O long as it was

there boys and masters alike had prayers to say. Benches were placed in the gallery and it was turned into a sort of chapel. As the crowd grew larger and larger in the field below, we who were present knew that the time when the Statue would be taken away was coming closer and closer. We gradually slipped away, and at 5.30 when the Main Street authorities took over, this great day for St. Stanislaus College had come to an end. It ended quietly and peacefully as the solemn procession moved slowly through the gates of the College.

"So to God be all glory,

And worship for aye; And to God's Virgin Mother

An endless Ave!"

J. I. SEARW AR. (Form 6)

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Birds

WHERE DO OUR WILD BIRDS AND ANlMALS GO WHEN THEY DIE?

In British Guiana, town or country, we see daily kiskadees, carrion crows and other wild birds flying over our houses or over the foreshore. They are full of life as they dart and soar. They feed on our fruits, build nests at specified times, and hasten home at sunset across our sea-front after feeding miles away. But when they die - as die they must some-day even if it is of old age- where do they go or where is their burial place?

Did you ever take an early morning walk on the Sea-Wall and find any of yesterday's birds dead on the bench? When spending a week or lengthened holiday in the country districts, did you ever come across the dead body of a sea-gull or crane lying on the swampy lands where you have watched them many a day feeding in flocks?

A reader may say, "Oh I once saw a dead plover on the foreshore”'. Yes, but what of the shooting parties or the lads whose favourite sport is bird-hunting? At different places on our sea-coast especially, during the months of August and September, sports-men shoot the foreign birds which migrate to these shores. If a sports-man, say at Hague, shoots at a flock, bags five and wounds two, one may continue flying and then drop dead, by the fort and the other may reach as far as Bel Air. If they are picked up by boys their deaths were accidental not natural.

We think of how strange it is indeed that birds and animals die daily around us and we human beings, do not see when or where. The lizards that daily stalk our pailings, the frogs under our vats or bins, the pond flies from our drains – how many do we find dead? Rats are poisoned and the carcasses, when found are thrown away; but when the old rat dies normally no one has to attend its funeral.

Do we rea1ise how a divine Providence has made things so pleasant and sanitary for us so that there is no necessity to clear our yards daily or weekly of these carcasses? The crows daily get rid of dead domestic birds etc., when the tropical sun begins to make such things, offensive; but with the wild birds and animals the crows can't always be responsible for their removal. The wild things do make a jolly job of their dying business and burial, and we, their superior in intelligence would like to seek into this mystery and find a solution, wouldn't you?

G. PEREIRA (Form 2A)

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Aeroplane

A JOURNEY IN AN AEROPLANE

It was eight o'clock on a sunny morning, when I got out of the station wagon which had taken me up to the air-base at Atkinson Field. I was to embark on a two-hours journey to Trinidad where I was going to spend my holidays. The weather was ideal for flying and the trip was going to be interesting. I stepped into the plane with the other passengers and the plane's engine rose into a deafening roar. The aeroplane left the ground after running along the ground for a short distance. I kept on the edge of the seat all the time, looking out of the window down at two houses, which looked like two match boxes. The cane fields looked like a smoothly cut lawn from the air.

We passed through a long batch of clouds which clouded my vision of the earth below. Then, all of a sudden, the aeroplane hit an air-pocket and fell through the lair for about a hundred yards, then righted itself. During the incident I felt the inside of my stomach turning over sickeningly. I fought off the nausea which was threatening to make me sick, and relaxed in the soft cushions of the seat.

When the sickening feeling inside my stomach had stopped I noticed that the door of the pilot's compartment was open and I was amazed to see the number of small dials on the dashboard. I also saw the joystick which the pilot was moving at the moment.

A little while later the stewardess came around serving a generous tea. She also

brought a packet of chewing gum. Then a notice was lighted up which told you to buckle your safety belt on. The plane was going to land after a two-hours journey. Again I felt that sickening sensation when the plane was descending. Then I felt a bump and a jerk as the wheels touched the strip and then the aeroplane rolled to a stop. I got out from the DC54 and started to walk towards the waiting room, to have my baggage checked, and to new fun and adventures in Trinidad.

T. NEWMAN (Form 3A)

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JudgementDay

“T’IS NOT IN MORTALS TO COMMAND SUCCESS; BUT WE'LL DO BETTER SEMPRONIOUS,

WE'LL DESERVE IT." - Addison.

JUDGEMENT DAY

For fourteen years I had tried to set foot in Egypt. To wander in search of the

tomb of the fair Maira was my burning desire, a desire which no longer was a desire hut an obsession. She, though dead now one thousand five hundred years ago, held a strange influence over me. An influence which slowly turned into a power that made the very roses in the vase take her image and made the wind sighing lowly call her name and caress it. The fair Maira! Oh for some unknown god to make her live and breathe again, and to turn my footsteps in the right direction! It took me several days to get ready but at last I set out with fellow scientists Philip Hardy and Peter Williams and a well picked safari.

It was on the third day that the natives began to give trouble. Trouble. Trouble in the desert usually comes over water; but this wasn’t over water. "Mark," Peter said, "you had better come over for a minute and listen to what Raz is saying." I went up to the chief of the natives and as I came nearer to him, he stopped speaking and extended his hand to my shoulder. His red eyes held warning in them, warming and fear. Raz was an Arab and a veteran of the sands; no, nothing like water would worry him.

"The natives are afraid, Dr. Richards." "Afraid?" I asked him. "Nothing good will come of this, they say. The tomb is in sacred land."

I didn't answer him but stood motionless, the sand half covering my boots. Philip

was looking at me quizzically, a frown on his lean face, sweat Oil his brow. I strolled away from him and threw myself· down under the stretched canvas and watched the sun sink behind the distant hills. I slept fitfully that night. What would the morrow hold? Little did I know that the question was already answered. The next day was born and with it a feeling of unreality. Each scrambled cloud was an amen, every camel's sigh a warning. We didn't move far that day, about thirty miles at the most. I was away in front when Philip rode up to me. I gazed at him in silence and saw the stern brown furrow under the wide helmet. When he spoke it was in a puzzled tone, and what he said made me sit still. "Mark," his face was ashen now, "do you think that .... well I mean .... about those natives?"

"Don't be silly man, that's an old trick of the trade. The more sacred the land the more pay they want." When I said that I knew I was lying. Something was telling me so. He rode on in silence with me, his dark-green sun goggles hiding the worry and doubt in his eyes. "Come, come Philip" that's no way for a young archaeologist to act. Bring those savages to a halt then let’s camp for the night." I watched him as he signalled

Peter and then we swung the camels round and went into our new camp. The sun was scarcely showing now and the dry sandladen wind was getting cool. Peter came and sat down next to us and took a drink of water from the little barrel-: "Not so good today, '. -~ what do you think."

"Could have been better or even ,en worse." I answered slowly, ramming

tobacco into my pipe. Peter was shaking the water around. in the cup and didn't seem to hear me. He was looking at the grey line of hills. "How much further on?" He asked. But he wasn't thinking of distance when he asked that.

"Maybe eight or ten days." I replied briefly. I had waited fourteen long years.

What was ten days more? I saw the last orange glow fade from the sky leaving it a graying curtain.

"You 'awake mark?" Philip asked. "Yes I'm awake, let the day slip by without a drink?" “Not a chance.” I laughed. I bent forward and filled the cup with water and raised it in a toast. "To tomorrow,

I said, "and what may come with it." We drank together. To tomorrow, I mused, land what may come with it. What could come with it '? Why did I ask myself that question every night? What premonition of the morrow did the silent night skies offer?

Peter and Philip got up. "The butler will show you out." I said in mock serenity. I

watched them walk across the sand to their tents, saw the little lights flicker, distorting them, then go out.

The next day was the same, so was the following. Every new day brought fear. The natives were silent by day, and furtive by night. They watched my every move and kept as far away as possible from me. Then that night as the three of us were sitting as was the custom now, in my shade, Raz approached silently and stood watching over me. "Dr. Richards, look behind you." His voice was deliberate and his red eyes even redder now. Slowly I turned and saw fire, blazing on my tent! Philip stared in fear, Peter ran to the tent, but stopped at the door. I was in time to prevent him going inside. Together we scrambled out my things and dragged them outside.

I saw Philip staring at Raz, Raz at me. "Who set that afire Raz?" I asked him. "No one Dr. Fire not set." He answered slowly and with fear in his eyes. The red

glow was spread upon his face and made his turbaned head seem afire. I watched the flames devour the tent and as I turned again to Raz I heard Philip scream: "Mark, Mark, look at the fire! Look at the fire !" I looked at the fire again, then I saw what Philip meant. There was no smoke! Not a trace. I started towards the flames saying all the time half aloud "Impossible !. Impossible!" I heard Raz say: "Fire not set. We are in sacred land. In sacred land fire not set. I walked hack and stood facing him. Then he slipped back as mysteriously as he came.

"That fire, Mark," (he was breathing heavily now) "There was no smoke. You saw. There was no smoke."

"There," Peter assured him, "be calm now." I was watching the way in which

Philip's face changed from tan to white. "Philip !" I shouted at him and slapped his face. The sharp blows brought him

back to consciousness for a moment and I helped Peter carry him to his tent. I stood with him all night and watched him squirm and toss, his face bathed in sweat. Was this a natural occurrence? 'Or what was this strange thing 'following us that wanted not our presence? They say the desert holds many strange things secret within its sandy wastes. I was beginning to believe. Must I cease my search and so spare Philip from certain madness? How cruel, fate, to destroy my only hope in my hour of conquest! You seek refuge in madness? Then your victory shall lie in madness!

I lifted the candle up and stood over him watching his heavy, uneven breathing.

He had stopped twisting now and lay face up to me. I cupped my hands around it, moved them away; covered it again, until he awoke. He just lay there and looked at me without saying anything. Poor Philip, he didn't see me anymore. He was in a world of his own. He existed only among things that were the creation of a sick mind. Things that crawled and twisted and screamed; horrible, formless things. "Poor Philip", I said softly, running my hand over his forehead and feeling the fever burn my fingers. ''You are so sick Philip, so very sick. But you are going home now Philip, you're going home." I covered his face with the blanket and waited until he breathed no more. "It's over now Philip. You are so happy now. All the pain that tortured you is gone. You will forgive me. I sat down again and waited.

We buried him that very morning before the sun rose. The light wind played upon his face as we lifted him and placed him in the shallow grave that would be his home now. Soon the little pile of sand would be swept away and then the winds would come again and perhaps uncover it. Then his bones would be bleached and be polished by the sand. The whiteness would be pure and would gleam silently in the desert night. You deserve your rest, Philip; let the little flickering stars be your company and the stretching sand your host! Lie still.

The days passed slowly into weeks. The natives would have no dealing with either myself or Peter. We spoke to them through Raz. He would come and sit with us and listen without saying a word. That night Peter turned in early and Raz watched me as I sat and smoked. He just sat there and stared at the distant hills, his eyes as if seeing someone they shouldn't see. Then he said slowly in his broken way:

"Dr. Richards, Dr. Philip gone long time now to rest"

“Why, Raz, do you say that every night?” I asked him.

He didn't answer but continued: "On the first full moon after one dies his spirit wanders again for the last. Perhaps……. "

He didn't continue. "Perhaps what ?" I asked.

Together we stared at the new moon.

Peter shook me awake the next morning;. "Mark, look at the sky". He swept his

hand towards the horizon. The clouds showed storm. Storm in August! I said nothing. "Mark, let's turn back. Give up the cursed search before it's too late. 'Look what’s happened to Philip. He died mad. No tomb can banish that; lets turn back. Mark! Listen to me." He pleaded. I turned my back to him and stared at the sombre grey clouds as they moved slowly up, growing thicker with every passing moment.

When I turned again I saw Raz standing next to Peter. He too was watching the

darkness come slowly closer with anxiety that hid behind stern brows. "First fire without smoke, death without reason, and now, storm when there should be no storm." That was all, he said, but it had a lot of meaning. I was aware of the ominous silence that lay like a pall about us, and in that silence I heard strange sounds. Sounds that came from the very bowels, of the earth and forced its way up through the sand. I saw the dark cloud sweep suddenly on in its conquering course. Now it was grey, then it became darker. In its folds were hidden some weird wand that scattered the fluffy puffs of white cloud and made a path in the pale blue sky. On, on, on. The noise was more distinct now. It came nearer and rang in my ears. Dull, feverish throbbings that took possession of my mind and filled it with cruel, fiendish glee. "Do you hear the bell?" I asked turning.

"Listen to the bell, you must hear it. Listen ! It was dreadful words and dreadful music! Listen! Listen! I was sick now. My own words pounded with the bell and seemed unreal. I saw the sand around me loosen, the black cloud swerve under me and I felt the loose sand support my prostrate body. Still the bell droned on. "Stop it," I screamed. "Stop it, .... "

EPILOGUE.

The storm has passed now The sky is cloudless and the distant hills are sombre and still and without a sign of life. The sand is smooth and undisturbed and not a single footprint shows. Further away to the Shadow beyond the highest hill is what remains of human beings.

Here, a man is sitting and his lips are moving in a chant. Next to him lies the one

called Peter, the one who begged too late. The sand has filled his ears and mouth and nostrils.

It has covered his legs and arms and filled the sagging garments. A little to the

left a white turban shows, half covered by the sand. The man sitting is playing with the sand, sifting it between his fingers and letting it fall lightly on the upturned face next to him. He has started to sing again ,and his face is expressionless, his voice sad and low: :

"The silent monks prayed in their oaken stalls; In the tangled grass by the abbey walls, Bloomed the roses red with their drooping leaves And roses pink as the dream youth weaves And roses white as when love deceives; How they bloomed and swayed in the garden there, While the hell tolled out in the warm still air:

Eternity! Eternity!" He stops for a moment now and then, rests his head upon the corpse. He stares at the sun and continues his dirge: "Eternity!" The great bell rang. "Leave life and joy and youth". It sang; And the red rose scattered its petals wide And the pink rose dreamed in the sun and sighed, And the white rose pined on its stem and died. O Life, Joy, Youth! You are sweet, you are strong, strong, strong. But barren lives shall bloom in a long, long, long, Eternity."

THE END.

R. SIMONE, (Form 5).

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History

ON HISTORY

To some people, the study of history is an uninteresting, tedious process, while to others it is an immensely interesting and profitable pastime. Whatever our opinions of this particular branch of study are, we should all have at least a moderate knowledge of past historical events, as such knowledge is truly an essential part of our general knowledge. We cannot all become historians unless we are particularly interested in history - but it is very good to do a little research work, as, in this way, we can scarce1y ever he reproached for our ignorance with regard to this subject.

If we intend to study history, we should first memorize a few dates as for

example: 43 A.D., 1224, 1462, 1624, 1887, 1935; then we should link up with them the events which occurred on each of them. Then we can insert between these dates, other dates together with their historical importance. A Historical Dictionary is, of course, absolutely necessary, and a note book is very useful. We ought to look upon history not as a task ;we are bound to do, but as an opportunity of improving our knowledge. Some people who have no liking for it, emphatically declare that history is worthless; and this is partly true. History does not play a very important part in business; indeed, some businesses require no knowledge of history at all. And, anyway, even an idiot knows that Columbus discovered America, doesn't he?

C. JARDIM (Form 4A).

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WasThere

I WAS THERE

Monday - December 8th 1941- Hong Kong. There was I, Patrick Cheong Leen, seven years old, stepping out of my front door as usual at 8 o'clock about to go to school. Suddenly I heard the scream of sirens, the thunder of the Anti-Aircraft guns, and, before I was aware of what was happening, two A.R.P. Wardens crowded me back into the house, telling me :that it was not another air-raid practice as I thought, but the real thing. The Japs were here, their bombers were just outside the city bombing the airfield.

We were all naturally excited and alarmed. For three days the bombing continued and during that time we were confined to our house. Then on Thursday, with matters becoming more serious and our concrete building shaking on its foundations from the continual bombing, we decided it would ,be safer to leave our house and proceed to a friend's place which was better situated. On our way there we were twice looted by vagabonds who were pillaging the city in the confusion of the moment, and lost all bur belongings.

On Friday the Japs took the city, and, few days later Some friends told us that our house had been completely looted. Thus, we I were left homeless and penniless, possessing only the clothes we had on our backs. A few days later, however, when things had become more settled, the bank opened and we were able to draw out some cash ; and so with this, together with other help received from some friends and from a Catholic priest, we managed to get along.

We stayed in Hong Kong for one year-until December 1942. During that long and horrible year, we were living almost hand-to-mouth, and I'll never forget, the cruelty of the Japs.

The pitiful condition and the hunger of the people and of my own family was so terrible that it is beyond description.

Furthermore, the Japs were so vain and proud that whenever we passed them

we had to stop to bow to them. In December 1942 we left Kowloon to start the journey away from our home - out

to freedom. We walked four days in succession, then travelled by motor launch for five days, and in various trucks , along dusty, steep, rugged roads over hills, for three days and nights until we reached Ku Kong.

In January 1944 we went by train to another place named Kweilin. There I attended a boarding-school which was situated near a hill. Whenever there was an air-raid, the students we had to dash into caves, in which wooden benches were placed, with some books from which to study.

From Kweilin we went to Kwei-Yong by train, a train so overcrowded that the windows were used as passageways. Indeed, many people travelled on the roof of the train and, every time the train passed through a tunnel, same were knocked .off.

During that journey the price asked for a bottle of drinking water was $5.00. We

had to pay that exorbitant price for a bottle with which to quench our thirst, for it was summer.

We stayed in Kwei Yong for 2 1/2 months. Then as the Japs came near we left, through the aid of my brother working in the American Consulate, and went to Kumming near India. There I attended a Catholic boarding-school again and stayed there until peace was declared in August 1945, V.J. day.

Towards the end of 1949 we flew back to Hong Kong, and later my two brothers

and my sister, who had been separated during the war, joined us. So there we were all nine of us, safe and sound.

We lived a normal life in Hong Kong until August 29th, 1949, when we set out for B.G.

The war was a good experience for me and has taught me many, many things.

PATRICK CHEONG LEEN (Lower 4A)

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Eirlande

THE CLERK OF EIRLANDE

1 A Clerk there was that cornen to B.G. For ought I woot he was of Eirlandie; Olde was his byke and therto verray slow Whan to and fro the scole wolde he go:

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And whan he rood men myghte this chariot heere Chuggynge in a whistlynge wynde, as cleere And eek as loude, as dooth the college belle. Berdless this worthy clerk of whom I telle. Of his scolers took he moost cure and heede.

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Noght 0 word spak he moore than was neede; Discreet he was and of great reverenoe, of moral verlu and of excellence: Ful well koude he the werk of poebes, ech6n, For trewely he was in Englissh champioiin,;

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Benygne he was and wonder diligent And in adversitee ful pacient But stride was he of his governance, He was no esy man to yeve penaunce. But sooth to Iseyn, I noot how men him calle

20 Whos eyen bloo bespectacled scan all.

H. DAVID (Form VI)

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Today

JUST FOR TODAY

It was on Friday morning, everyone was at work, when it was announced, that the "Pilgrim Virgin's" Statue had arrived.

The five boys who were to welcome the statue, went down from our form, on behalf of those who could not go, because, the concrete downstairs could not hold all the boys.

The statue was installed in the shrine downstairs which was decorated beautifully. Boys from different forms went to watch and to say the rosary and ask Our Lady to bless our college.

All through the afternoon watches were also kept, and at half past two we had an open air service, in the play-ground, which included the rosary a sermon and two hymns. The Statue was put in a shrine on the second flat. This shrine also was decorated beautifully with three rows of red roses over the statue's head. Fr. Patrick Moore, the priest who travels with the statue, gave a very impressive talk to us, in which he said, "Boys, Our Lady is no sissy, neither does she want sissies, She wants real he-men". The service was concluded with the hymn to "Our Lady of Fatima." At half-past five the same afternoon she was conveyed to Main Street Sacred Heart Church, where it was again enshrined for three days.

JOHN RODRIGUES (Form 2A)

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Ireland

EVENING IN IRELAND

One afternoon, as I trotted gaily down the narrow cobbled pathway that led to the breezy beach, I whistled as I went along. It was rather chilly, and I tucked up the collar of my overcoat, to protect my neck, from the cold, icy wind which now swept the beach. It was cold, and it seemed to get even colder, as I pressed on vigorously, determined to reach the waterside.

It was now rather late, the sun was almost below the horizon, and quickening my 'pace, I soon arrived at the water's edge: There I stood for awhile gazing at the water, which rolled inwards, barely to touch the tips of my feet and roll out again.

There was no one else on the beach, and I felt very lonely, and cold. I gazed out to sea, just in time, to see the sun give its, last rays, and then disappear beneath the horizon, leaving the dark, grey skies above.

I shivered as I climbed up the last few steps on the highway; across the road, through the gate, and never did I stop until I was in my home, and beside the stone fireplace. There I sat, opposite the window, and I peered out at the dark grey skies; I heard the angry wind, whistling outside, and blowing against the window-panes.

I shuffled in my chair closer to the fire. I yawned and stretched, and feeling very tired, was soon fast asleep. The skies got darker and darker, and the cold wind raged on and on, blowing heavily against the rugged coasts of Northern Ireland.

M. STEELE, (Form 4B)

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ScienceNews

SCIENCE NEWS AND NOTES.

“ALUMINIUM”

Aluminium is the 'baby' among the metals, because it is slightly over 100 years old as compared to the many hundreds of years we have known gold, iron and copper. But yet within this short time aluminium has become one of our most useful metals.

It is used in the wrapping of candy bars, in the freezing compartments of refrigerators, in the bodies of automobiles, in the floors of giant buildings and mechanical toys. Experiments are being carried out with aluminium houses. It is being used in houses as insulation, as radiator enclosures, for window frames and ventilators, for stair-treads and garage-doors, paint, door-knobs, bathroom and kitchen fixtures, screws, rivets and roofs.

Of course had it not been for aluminium, the aeroplane industry would have been greatly handicapped. Railroads are more and more depending upon it to reduce operational costs and to improve the appearance of their passenger trains. In short, almost everything on wheels-including roller-skates-uses this new metal.

Aluminium is the most abundant of all metallic elements found in the earth's crust, and in our own country there are two extensive mining areas – one at Mackenzie on the Demerara River and another recently discovered on the Berbice River. And although it is so abundant yet in its early stages it was more precious than gold or silver! This was due to the fact that there was no economic device of extracting it from the soil, for it does not exist in a native state as actual metal.

Around 1845 a German scientist named Frederick Wohler (obtained some of this metal from ordinary clay by heating aluminium chloride and metallic potassium. Then in 1855, a French chemist, Henri Saint-Claire Derille, improved the process by substituting sodium for potassium.

A few years later an American College student, Charles Martin Hall, became deeply interested in the possibility of producing aluminium in large quantities. Aided by his sister, Julia, he performed many types of seemingly hopeless experiments until at last he decided to use electricity. He melted some cryolite in a crucible and dissolved aluminium outside in it. He then passed an electric current through this mixture and saw that the aluminium oxide was separated into component parts of aluminium and oxygen. This was the first step towards mass production of this metal. By means of' this (electrolytic Process Charles Hall had discovered that aluminium could for the first time be produced by the tons.

One of the many reasons for the popularity of this metal is its lightness – hence the aeroplane industry. Another is its high degree of resistance to corrosion and rust. Alloyed with copper it goes to make the propeller and rudders of ships. It also has high

thermal and electrical conductivity, is known for its reflectivity of light and radiant heat. It is soft enough to be easily worked and shaped into almost any desired form.

Although it is a reasonably new metal, no one can hesitate to say that it is one of the most widely used, and yet many more applications of it are being discovered in many research laboratories.

V. LAMPKIN (Form 6).

SOAP

What it is - When the acids in fats unite with a base the compound which is formed is called SOAP and the process is called SAPONIFICATION.

Or a little clearer, fats are compounds of glycerine (C2. H8 O3) and oleic acid (CI8 H34 02), palmitic acid (C16 H32 O2) or stearic acid (CIS H36 07) Hence these are called fatty acids. Now when fats are boiled with a base such as sodium hydroxide (Na OH), that is, caustic soda, or potassium hydroxide (KOH) that is, caustic potash, the salts of the respective acids are formed and these are oleate, palmitate or stearate of potassium and sodium and this makes soap.

How to make a little soap - Put a pint of water (H2 0), 1 ½ ozs. of caustic soda (Na OH) and 1 lb. of 'lard in an iron kettle and boil it for a couple of hours. Let it stand until it gets cold and then pour into it a solution made of a couple ozs. of common salt (Na Cl) dissolved in a cup of water. This will make the soap separate and rise to the top and after a while it will get hard.

Kinds of soap - Ordinary hard laundry soap is made of fats and caustic Soda and true soft soap is made of fats and caustic potash. Hard soaps are usually mixed with fillers such as borax, sodium carbonate, etc.

Floating soaps are made so by blowing a blast of air through them just before they get hard. The best grades of toilet soaps are made of olive and sweet almond oil and to which colouring matter and perfumes have been added.

Transparent,soaps are made by dissolving a good quality of soap in alcohol, and glycerine soaps have sugar and glycerine in them. Washing powders are usually made of sodium carbonate and pulverized soap. Hard sapolio has about 7% of sand in it.

H. DAVID (Form 6)

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Barbados

TOURING BARBADOS - THE LAND OF THE FLYING FISH

May 1948 saw us taking a plane from Trinidad to Barbados. From the first

glimpse of the place I knew that I was going to enjoy my stay there. The plane landed at Seawell Airport late in the afternoon and we were just able to check our baggage, climb into the airport taxi and head for Paradise Beach Club before dusk fell. Anyway we were still able to see Bridgetown while passing through it. It was like our Georgetown, only on a smaller scale, up to the wooden buildings.

Our house was situated on the beach and we took advantage of the swimming. Regularly we went for long walks in the country. A week after we arrived there, we hired a taxi and went to the Animal Flower Cave, via Holetown, where we saw two replicas of Columbus' ships being built to be filmed in a picture of the crossing of the Atlantic. We saw many more interesting sights before We reached our destination. On entering the cave I saw a number of rocks paving the floor of the caves, as it were. I took one of these rocks home as a souvenir. We were shown the bathroom, a small, circular pool whose bottom at high tide was sixteen feet deep; then we were shown three bright coloured flowers in a pool but when we tried to touch them, they disappeared.

We returned by way of Mount Hillaby a road over a mountain 1,100 feet high.

That day we did fifty miles. I was fully occupied for when I was not swimming, I was eating Flying fish or I was sleeping, but in all cases I was enjoying myself.

People grumble at going to Church two or three corners from their home, but think of going to one three miles from you; that is where I had to go. Our next drive was to Silver Sands, eleven miles from Paradise but we did not stay very long since it was a bit late. The next day was spent at Wallkers in St. Andrew. 1 liked this part of the country the best because of its ruggedness, and its uninhabited wastes, the pure air, with no neighbour's house to stop the breeze. That day we had tea at Cherry Tree Hill, although there were no cherry trees. The view) before us was beautiful, and the drop terrific.

Our holidays were drawing to a close before we knew it, so on a sunny afternoon, we hired a car and went to Gunhill, Bathsheba, St. John's, Crane Hotel, Sam Lord's Castle then back home. When we got to Gunhill, the first thing that met our eyes was a huge stone lion, carved in the face of the cliff by the soldiers while stationed there; we hastily wrote our names on the lion and set off for Bathsheba. The beach at Bathsheba was its main attraction and we found many 1ovely shells there. At St. John's we were shown through the church there, signed our names in the register, and were told of the Moving Coffins that were to be found in the churchyard at Christ Church. From there we got a splendid panorama of the Flying Fish Fleet returning to Bathsheba. We had drinks at the Crane Hotel and from a portico saw the breakers crashing down onto the shore. The sun began to set by the time we reached Sam Lord's Castle. It was now a hotel but derived its name from its owner Sam Lord, the pirate who lived there. In the grounds were flowers of different hues, cacti plants, conch shells adorning the walls,

and a windmill pumping water. That was all of interest to us and since we did not go into the hotel, we returned home.

On leaving Barbados, I was sorry but I calmed myself with the thought that in the near future, I would return again to that little island across the sea.

G. MENEZES. (Form 4 A)

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Stage

ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE

On this mundane stage which we call earth, we, the creations of The Almighty, come like wanderers out of eternity for a brief adventure of time. This transient, though seemingly everlasting, escapade can either be ebullient with the most ecstatic experience, lined with silk, money and eclat or eclipsed by the daily drudgery of pauperism and its resulting paucity. This planet can be compared to a gigantic stage, the forests and deserts, oceans and rivers, mountains and valleys to the scenery of the stage itself.

The actors and the plays are incredulously varied, though all these converge in the end, to an inevitable point. The plays, though many think to the contrary, have been unerringly written even before the advent of Time, and each actor, even though his turn may be millenniums away, has had his part allotted to him - part he is given free will to playas he wishes. Some of the actors, intoxicated with this liberty, have spilled their libation, and so have played their parts badly. Others go through their parts with a blinded eye of Conscience, and, though they have acted carelessly, they succeed in fooling themselves that their personal parts have been well acted. More, by carefully surmounting the difficulties that have been purposely strewn in their path, have succeeded in reaching the eternal goal that was made for all the actors. Many actors would prefer impediment-free parts, but life on these terms would be the dreariest funeral march of the marionettes. Planning has gone into these impediments. Youth, standing at the foot of the strange Mountain of Life, have long, curious and delightful thoughts, 'and life stretches out in an interminable and rosy vista. The senile, standing bent of back, and cracked of voice on the crest of the Mountain, look back on the path they have traversed - a path full of mystery - with a sagacious eye. There is no doubt about it: take away the uncertainty of life and all its magic, its enchantment is taken away; take away the cares and worry and all the colour is erased from a very beautiful picture.

Now we come to the Puppet Master, that Omnipotent One whom human eye cannot see, whom human mind cannot fully comprehend, but whose works we see and feel and understand. He creates the actors, human and free; He creates the plays, the sceneries and settings; from time immemorial, He knows how each part will be played, whether well, whether ill. He is the One who mysteriously pulls the strings attached to the countless millions of his puppets.; He controls their every thought and word and gesture ; yet they remain free: free to kick against the goad, free to follow his gentle, guiding impulses.

At length we come to the last scene. The shrunken, cracked-voice, bespectacled actor playing his final role. It is then he begins to wonder whether he has acted well. He has now reached the top of the pass and is on the downward slope, with the darkness forever closing in. The journey's end is in view; the reward or punishment is to be reaped, others have to take his place; and every dawn breaks as full of wonder ,as the first day in the world, and life preserves the enchantment of a tale that is never told.

L. P. CUMMINGS, (Form 5)

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Augustus

THE TRIUMPHS OF AUGUSTUS

By WINSTON A. MURRAY – Form VI.

The man on the bed was sick, very sick. His pallor, the gauntness of his features,

his apparent weakness, all contributed to bear out that fact. That he was an old man there could be no doubt; but despite his age and illness it was fairly evident that he had been handsome in days past, although he had never been very strong. The number of physicians in the room indicated that the sick man was an important personage.

The sick man sighed and turned his head and immediately the words "Augustus, princeps" are uttered by the anxious sages, but the sick man takes no notice of them.

The doctors confer in low tones about the condition of the aged emperor of Rome. But even while these excellent men are trying their best to keep life in their emperor, the patient himself, realising that his end was not very far off, was reviewing, in his mind, his life, from his triumphant return to Italy in 29 B.C.

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He was a young man again, just returned to Italy after 'his victory at Actium, his conquests in Europe and his triumph over Cleopatra. The Senate had welcomed him heartily, showering honours on him, and the people had been genuinely enthusiastic at his return. Why, look how the populace and even his demobilized soldiers had joined in his triumph, which represented his victories over Asia, Africa and Europe! The three days 'which his triumph had lasted had been truly magnificent and colourful.

The occasion had been celebrated by games and gladiatorial combats, and by the solemn closing of the gates of the temple of Janus, which signified that peace had come once more to the Roman realm. But he had shown the world that the closing of the gates of the temple, while signifying peace, meant also, at that time, that an empire had been set up in reality, even if not lawfully. For had he not been the key to the whole situation? Had not the Peace and the welfare of Roman territory depended on him alone?

He remembered how in 29 B.C., besides holding the tribunician power given him for life, he had been a triumvir with unconstitutional powers which, by their very nature, had been intended to be only temporary; he had also been a consul. He had exploited the powers given him by these offices to the greatest extent, even placing the Senate under his thumb, for the betterment of Rome. Then, after becoming recognised universally as the ruler of the Roman realm, he had restored the republic of Rome nominally to the Roman Senate and populace, by resigning all his powers, except the tribunician powers, in 27 B.C. His plan had been to obtain the equivalent of the power he had given up in a more constitutional form; in other words, to make himself lawfully what amounted to be Emperor. This plan became a fact when, on the 16th January, 27

RC., he was given the necessary power in the "imperium proconsulare." Thus had he established the Empire formally.

He had added other power and privileges to his proconsular power so as to consolidate his position. Then under a constitutional form, he (had made the Empire a dyarchy ruled by the Senate and himself, though, actually, its administration was all in his hands, !the power of the Senate being more nominal than real. Thus he had ruled supreme over the Empire he had set up, though to all intents and purposes the government was divided between the Senate and himself. For since he had been given much power and privileges by the populace itself, and since he had lessened the power of the Senate considerably, his own influence and sway had been very great.

He recalled how, when dangerously ill in 23 B.C., he had given his signet ring to his friend Agrippa, thus indicating that he considered him to be the most capable man to carry on the Empire. He could not appoint a successor, according to the constitutional principle, but at least he could recommend one strongly.

The problem of leaving a good man to succeed him had worried him for many years. First, there had been Agrippa and his own nephew Marcellus, both of them men of great ability. Marcellus had died in 23c B.C. leaving Agrippa a clear field. He had made Agrippa marry Julia, his daughter and Marcellus widow, in 21 B.C. Gaius and Lucius Caesar had been among the five children born of this marriage. He had liked them, and since they showed great promise, they had displaced their father in his favour. Agrippa had. Died in 12 B.C., so to provide the boys with a protector, in case anything should have happened to him before they were of age to succeed him, he had made his stepson Tiberius marry their mother. He had thought that the succession was assured, when fate intervened and upset all his plans. For Lucius died in 2 A.D. and Gaius followed him in 4 A.D.

In desperation, he had been forced to adopt (his step-son Tiberius, the person he liked least, but who was perhaps the best person fitted to succeed him. By 13 A.D., nine years after his adoption, Tiberius had risen in power to such an extent, that in certain matters his power was equal to that of his Emperor. Thus it was that now on his death-bed, Augustus knew that Tiberius would be/his successor: he knew that his third dynastic plan would succeed.

He allowed his mind to dwell on the good he had done for the Roman Empire. He realised that during his long rule there had been peace. True there had been short battles on the frontiers from time to time, 'but they had not been really serious. At any rate, there had been none of the revolts or civil wars which had characterised the twenty years previous to the beginning of his reign. He had kept the Roman populace well supplied with corn from Egypt from the time he had been given the 'cura annonae,' the administration of the corn-market. He had laid down new aqueducts, and the old ones restored. Agrippa, who had been in charge of operations., had done a good job there, in reforming the water-supply system. And had he not, also, organised seven cohorts of watchmen, whose duty it was to extinguish the fires which. broke out so frequently in

Rome? He had indeed made Rome a magnificent town by erecting all those splendid buildings. His revival of religion had also been for the betterment of Rome, for not only had he been able to bring the populace back to the worship of its gods, but he had also been able to check the prevailing evil of immorality, and also, to a lesser extent, that of disinclination to marriage. Truly, indeed, his rule had not been without many great improvements for the good of the people, and of the Empire.

Yes, he thought, he, Augustus, Princeps, Emperor of the Roman Empire, would be remembered by the world long after his death for his prosperous reign; but would the world recognise and realise the immense aid given him by his good friends and advisers Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Gaius Cilnius Maecenas? For indeed, Maecenas had been his right hand man in peace, just as Agrippa had been his right-hand man in war. For whereas Agrippa had conducted all military and naval affairs for him, 'Maecenas had always been making practical suggestions to him for the improvement of the Empire and advising him on political matters. Unquestionably, he knew that his peaceful reign had been in great measure due to those two friends.

But the physicians were giving him other draught to drink. He knew that their skill

would not the able to save him: he was dying. He drank the potion and sank wearily back on the bed, abandoning himself to sleep.

* * * * * The next day the Roman Empire received a great shock on learning that Emperor Augustus had died in his sleep the previous night. The entire Roman populace looked to Tiberius to carryon the work Augustus had started. They wanted him to be their Emperor !

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Library

THE COLLEGE LIBRARY

Under the very capable management of Fr. Boase, who has now been in charge for nine years, the College Library has grown by leaps and hounds, not only in the number of books which it now contains, ;but also in its popularity, as the well worn pages of about a thousand books can testify.

The system of charging a fine \of one cent if a boy borrowed a book on the

borrowing day of any form other than his own has been scrapped, even though it was beneficial of the library to a certain extent. The reason for this was the disorder and 'confusion caused by' the. younger borrowers, who usually finish a book in one night, and come back for another the next day. It is now impossible to borrow more than one book a week.

Unfortunately, some books are so well-liked, that.after they have been read, the

borrowers one would almost ,think, decide to keep them. At any rate many books have mysteriously strayed ·from the Shelves. In this way the stock of the library has decreased appreciably, about ninety or more books having disappeared in the last two years. At this point thanks would be quite in order to those boys who have contributed books for which they no longer have any use. We are indeed grateful. This may be taken as a gentle hint to those who have any lying around uselessly at home.

G. VEERASAWMY (Upper 4A)

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Trinidad

THE TRINIDAD TOUR

At last after many weeks of suspense, it was announced that we were to tour Trinidad. We were hooked to travel by one of the Canadian boats which 11ever arrived till some days after we landed in Trinidad. As a result, we travelled by plane; the first batch - Fr. T. Lynch, S.J., Mr. Fernandes, Jnr., D. Newman, R. Shepherd, D. Ferreira, F. G. N. Thomas, H. Shepherd, S. Chin, B. Ferreira, A. Crum-Ewing, F. Marques, C. De Freitas, O. S. Gibson and B. Patoir - were flown to Trinidad to fulfil the Football engagement; the other batch,.-Mr. Marques, A. J. Persaud, L. Daly, M. Camacho, V. Charan, C. Glasgow, V. Scantlebury, M. Chee~a-Tow, the Robello brothers and J. Hazlewood - arrived three days later. But before the cricketers and athletes had arrived, S.S.C. were already chastised 8-0 in the opener of the tour.

Frankly speaking, our boys were no match for St. Mary's giants - Hezekiah, the Garcia brothers, De Freitas, Augustus - but the only thing that could be said in their favour is that they stuck it out to the bitter end. Nevertheless, "Norrie" Thomas despite the bombardment saved well.

A holiday crowd, made up mostly of the fairer sex had assembled at the famous

Queen's Park Oval, when "Rice'" Shepherd won the toss and decided to bat on a matting wicket. In truth an the batsmen save Hazlewood and Patoir failed ingloriously due to good and accurate bowling by Norrega, Marcano, Garcia and Ken Kanhai, a medium to slow left arm bowler with a Worrellian action. He was to be the headache of many of our batsmen, particularly Gibson and Daly. We lost this match, but Hazlewood got 56 and Patoir 24 off this bowling quartet. Of the St. Mary's batsmen Augustus, Hezekiah and Allong played well, but Nyp Charles was the hero; he batted in a true Walcott fashion, back driving with tremendous force, and one of his square cuts was like a meteor.

The next match was abandoned because of rain, so a one day fixture was arranged on St. Mary's ground as a compromise. At 9.30, the umpires took the field. As I gazed on lot the thing that caught my eyes, was the matting wicket which looked like a block of execution on which reputations would soon receive the axe We were quite happy to get them down for 94, Gibson taking 6 for 30, and one of the spectators declared that "Gibbo" was "bowler father." Persaud and Marques were outstanding in the field. St. Mary's, however, could have been shot out for a lower Score, but for those catches dropped behind the wicket. Again we lost and the cricket cup which we had for so many years in a safe abode in B.G. was promptly handed over to the champions.

The Athletic and Cycle meeting is another woeful tale. Scantlebury won our first point in the high jump; the runners and cyclists, the Robello brothers, were all outclassed in their respective divisions, although Norman managed to score one victory.

We had spent a little over two weeks which were studded with events. The good Holy Ghost Fathers especially Fr. Devonish and Fr. Ward and also Mr. Hannan went all out to make our stay a comfortable and enjoyable one, and that it was. To these

Fathers. His Grace, a man of great humour and friendly disposition who presented the prizes to their respective winners, to "Bull" Clarke, a few of the masters whose names I have forgotten, the Prefects and lastly the Principal, Very Rev. Dr. J. J. Meenan. CS. SP. I must say that they were mainly responsible for this enjoyable good-will tour and heartfelt thanks are due to them .

Now back in B.G. there is a person who made the tour a reality and who has rendered during the years yeoman's service to St. Stanis1aus College. May God bless Mr. John Fernandes, Snr.

A PERSAUD

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JacobCupSemi-I

JACOB SEMI-FINAL (PLAYED ON 18TH & 19TH APRIL, 1950)

The Jacob semi-final, after many deliberations was finally played on Malteenoes Ground.

Several old boys both from Q.C. and "Saints" were present when Bishop won the

toss and decided to bat on a batsman's cushion stuffed with runs. W. I. Lee, one of the Q.C.'s opening bats was in an adventurous mood until He

was caught by Maques off Goveia's bowling; all the while stubborn Jackman Kept his end up. Leal then filled the breach, but no sooner had he scored his first run when hitting at a short one from Goveia , he was brilliantly caught by Charan, at suicide position; and when Glasford followed soon after, Q.C. found themselves in troublous waters. In the meanwhile Jackman kept on defending dourly to the axe of Gibson and the skeleton-key of Patoir, and before he was finally stumped for 94, had featured in two bright partnerships with Gonsalves and with Mongul. What a batsman this Mongul is! I really thought one with his sound defence and wide repertoire of strokes should have been sent higher up in the batting order and he was mainly responsible for Q,C.'s formidable total of 236.

After the tea interval "Saints" embarked on their 1st innings. Hazlewood and Persaud found no trouble in getting the ball away, but with the Score at 27, the former was bowled by Pilgrim. In came the elegant Gibson and survived a vociferous appeal which went up in the air and was lost there. As runs began to flow off Gibson's blade like the waves of an incoming tide, the Q.C.'s bowling became erratic and the fielding untidy; there was several loud appeals in despair. In attempting to hit an air breaker, one of Bishop's specialities. Persaud knocked down his wicket after scoring 38 valuable runs. Charan came in as night watch man began confidently, but in the last over edged one dangerously through the slips. The roaring and screaming soon subsided and when stumps were drawn everybody departed; the sun went suddenly down and the lovely velvet of the 'Thomas' twilight concealed the battlefield.

The next morning Gibson and Charan were heralded by trumpets and trombones of acclamation, and the entire "old boys' orchestra crashed out in full when Charan glided Pilgrim for a four down fine leg, which momentarily treated the illusion of a smooth lawn. That was the signal for the renewing of the battle. Pilgrim tried valiantly to break this partnership, but at the end of his 2nd over seemed to be bowling with more perspiration than inspiration. Bishop replaced him with himself and luck seemed to be with him for soon after he had Charan l.b.w. by a long hop which "Mousey" attempted to hook. Charan had played one of the finest innings of his cricketing career.

Meanwhile, Gibson was batting both confidently and attractively, hammering the loose ones rhetorically to all parts of the field. Marques, on the other hand, was playing a cool and level headed innings, and saw Gibson, with the score at 162 for 3, given out l.b.w. to Leal after scoring a plucky if not chanceless 61. Patoir took over where Gibson

left off, scoring freely all round the wicket. Q.C. met with double success when, with the second new ball, Pilgrim dismissed Patoir and Marques when we were 14 runs short of their mammoth total. From here it was easy work, for Thomas found no terrors in the bowling and young Shepherd scored the winning run.

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CRICKET XI.

STANDING (Left to Right) N. F. Thomas, V. Mahangar, A. L. Outridge, T. Goveia, J. Hazlewood, V. Vieira.

SITTING (Left to Right)

V. Charan, F. Marques, O. Gibson, A. Persaud (Captain), B. Patoir; M. Camacho, H. Shepherd.

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THE JACOB SEMI-FINAL

(Played 18th and 19th April, 1950)

Q.C. 1ST INNINGS BOWLING ANALYSIS

W. I. Lee c Marques b Goveia 13 O. M. R. W.

L. A. Jackman c Hazlewood b Patoir !H 94 C. Pilgrim 26.1 3 78 4

H. I. Leal (Capt.) c Char an b Goveia 1 F. Mongul 9 0 27 0

R. M. Glasford c Shepherd b Gibson 2 E. B. John 13 3 34 1

A. Bishop c'" (wk-kpr.) Hazlewood b Camacho

28 H. I. Leal 20 5 42 2

A. Gonsalves c Hazlewood b Marques 20 A. Bishop 23 5 62 3

M. Moore b Persaud 2

R. C. Bacchus c Persaud b Marques 3

F. Iv10ngul b Thomas 46

E. B. John c Charan b Patoir 9

C. Pilgrim not out 7

Extras 11

TOTAL 236

BOWLING ANALYSIS Q.C. 2nd INNINGS

O. M. R. W. W. I. Lee c Camacho b R. Shepherd 49

49

O. Gibson ...... 14 4 35 1 14 4 35 1 L. A. Jackman c Persaud b Gibson 2 2

F. Marques 8 1 26 2 8 1 26 2 R. M. Glasford lbw b R. Shepherd 35

35

J. Goveia ...... 5 1 19 2 5 1 19 2 H.I. Leal (Capt) b Gibson 3

B. Patoir 16.4 0 82 2 16.4 0 82 2 A. !Bishop b Gibson 0 0

R. Shepherd 4 0 18 0 4 0 18 0 A. Gonsalves not out 25 25

M. Camacho 6 0 24 1 6 0 24 1 R. Bacchus not out 14 14

A. Persaud 5 2 7 1 5 2 7 1 Extras 4

N. Thomas 3 0 13 1 TOTAL (for 5 wkts.) 132

S.S.C. 1st INNINGS BOWLING ANALYSIS

A. J. Persaud hit wkt. b Bishop 38 38 O. M. R. W.

J. Hazlewood b Pilgrim 6 6 O. Gibson .. 14 4 43 3

O. Gibson Ibw b Leal , 61 61 F. Marques 7 2 31 0

V. Charan lbw b Bishop 21 A. J. Persaud 2 0 11 0

F. Marques c Glasford b Pilgrim 27 27 R. Shepherd 7 0 17 2

B. Patoir b Pilgrim 45 45 N. Thomas 2 0 7 0

N. Thomas c Glasford b Pilgrim 17 17 V. Charan 2 0 15 0

J. Goveia b John 4 4

H. Shepherd b Leal 2

R. Shepherd h Bishop 10

M.. Camacho not out 12

Extras 24

TOTAL 267

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JACOB FINAL

It was a lovely sunny day with crystal-blue sky when Freyer, the Berbice High School captain won the toss, and elected to bat on a wicket which looked like a Roman pavement discovered by antiquarians, or a grave or historic burrow containing the honourable bones of those departed and disillusioned bowlers.

Despite this after Berbice had scored 65 for 5 at the luncheon interval, a heavy downpour of rain prevented play for the rest of the day. They were completely baffled by Patoir, who with ,his leg-breaks and booseys beat their bats with monotonous regularity. Shepherd, too jumped to his chances and performed a bluff sweet enough to make the pavilion cat laugh.

The next day they were all out for 92. But "Saints" occupying the wicket, fared little better and struggled to pas this total. However, this was achieved by 3.30; Raymond Shepherd partnered by his younger brother made the winning hit, and after 13 long dreary years full of toil and hardships, the good old ship "Saints" manned by eleven never-to-be-forgotten boys was brought safely into port. The final was won; the Jacob Cup was ours.

A PERSAUD

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JACOB FINAL

(Played at queen’s College ground on 26th and 27th July, 1950)

B.H.S. 1ST INNINGS S.S.C. 1st INNINGS

A. Bacchus c wk-kpr. (Hazlewood) b Gibson 0 A. J. Persaud b Landon 18

F. Akai b Patoir 13 J. Hazlewood b Wailoo 3

G. Fryer stpd. Hazlewood b Marques 2 O. Gibson b Kalli 23

L. Thomas c N. Thomas b Patoir 31 F. Marques c Batson b London 17

S. Wailoo c Marques b Patoir 8 B. Patoir b London 10

C. Batson b Patoir

0 N. Thomas c wk-kpr. B London 4

S. London b Shepherd 6 H. Shepherd not out 7

G. Trotman stpd. Hazlewood b Patolr 4 M. Camacho b London 7 7

P. Ramkissoo c Persaud b Shepherd 1 R Shepherd not out 8

I. Kalli c Marques b Shepherd 5 V. Charan did not bat

G. Gaskin not out 14 V. Mahanger did not bat

Extras 8 Extras 3

TOTAL 92 TOTAL (for 7 wkts.) 93

BOWLING ANALYSIS BOWLING ANALYSIS

O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W.

O. Gibson 7 4 10 1 L. Thomas 6 2 9 0

F. Marques 6 2 9 1 G. Gaskin 3 0 12 0

B. Patoir 11 0 30 5 S. London 14 3 33 5

R. Shepherd 10 4 21 3 S. Wailoo 13 5 27 1

I. Kalli 2 0 9 1

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WIGHT CUP RESULTS

S.S.C. vs. C.Y.O C.Y.O. 1st innings-210 for 2:

S.S.C. 1st innings-192, Gibson 39, Patoir 26.

S.S.C. vs. T. & H.D S.S.C.-110. B. Patoir 28. T. & H.D.-161. O.Gilson 6 for 42. S.S.C. 2nd innings-144 for 4: A. J. Persud 67 not out, B. Patoir 31.

S.S.C. vs Y.M.C.A S.S.C.- 219 .A. J. Persaud 84, H. Shepherd 45, B. Patoir 29. Y.M.C.A - 267. V. Charan 2 for 8, and A. J. Persaud 2 for 17. S.S.C. 2nd innings - 69 for 4, O. Gibson 25.

S.S.C. vs. Chinese S.S,C. 1st innings - 200. A. J. Persaud 41, O. Gibson 32, F. Marques 29. Chinese--130: F. Marques 3 for 33, J. Goveia 2 for 20, and B. Patoir 1 for 32. S.S.C. 2nd innings - A. J. Persaud 46, J. Hazlewood 26, V. Charan 25.

S.S.C. vs. G.C.C S.S.C.-182: O. Gibson 74, J. Hazlewood 27 and H. Shepherd 27. G.C.C. 2 for none

S.S.C. vs. B.G.C.C B.G.C.C.- 129, O. Gibson 3 for 46, B. Patoir 3 for 47, A. J. Persaud 3 for 8.

Rain washed out 2nd day.

S.S.C. vs. E.I.C.C. S.S.C. 1st innings - 106, A J. Persaud 41, O. Gibson 33.

E.I.C.C.--97. B. Patoir 6 for 40: S.S.C. 2nd innings - 94 for 8, B. Patoir 53 not out.

S.S.C. vs. Bookers S.C. S.S.C. 1st innings - 114, B. Patoir 56;

Bookers - 152. B. Patoir 8 for 64. S.S.C. 2nd innings - 127 for 5. V. Vieira 30.

S.S.C. vs. Post Office Post Office - 142: O. Gibson 5 for 29.

S.S.C. 1st innings - 41. S.S.C. 2nd innings - 103: V. Vieira 23, A. J. Persaud 21. Post Office 4 for 0.

S.S.C. vs. D.C.C. S.S.C. 1st innings - 94:

D.C.C.- 158. B. Patoir 7 for 56. S.S.C. 2nd innings - 135. V. Vieira 48. D.C.C. 2nd innings - 42 for 2. B. Patoir 2 for 19.

S.S.C. vs. C.G.C. C.G.C. - 155, B. Patoir 7 for 81, O. Gibson 3 for 30.

S.S.C. - 326 for 6: O. Gibson 102, 1. Mendonca 83 not out, H. Shepherd 45, B. Patoir 33, A. J. Persaud 29.

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CRICKET HOUSE MATCHES

In the Senior Section, Butler had a far stronger team than either of the Houses. Etheridge did very well to prevent Butler taking five points from them. Butler scored at a very strong pace but their strong bowling attack met with unexpected resistance. Galton was very strong in the Colts Section, and this very nearly led to Galton winning the Cup. This year the houses have "A” and “B” teams in all three sections so nearly every boy in the School should get an opportunity to play.

HOUSE MATCHES - CHRISTMAS TERM 1949

1st Innings 2nd Innings E B G

E v B (Seniors) Etheridge 76 67 for 9 0 3 -

Butler 117 for 5 decl’red -

E v B (Juniors) Etheridge 53, for 7 decl'red - 5 0 -

Butler 24 20

E v B (Colts) Etheridge 17 41 0 3 -

Butler 44 7

B v G (Seniors) Butler 69 35 for 4 - 5 0

Galton 13 79

B v G (Juniors) Butler 66 for 8 decl'red - - 3 0

Galton 58 -

B v G (Colts) Butler 18 56 for 9 - 0 3

Galton 66 -

E v G (Seniors) Etheridge 89

45 for 6 decl'red

- - 5

Galton 66 69 for 2

E v G (Juniors) Etheridge 89 for 4 decl'red - 3 - 0

Galton 41 38 for 8

E v G (Colts) Etheridge 6 16 0 - 5

Galton 54 for 4 decl'red -

TOTAL 8 14 13

Winners – Butler House

BUTLER HOUSE:

Senior Capt. D. Newman.

Senior Vice-Capt. F. Marques

Junior Capt. .J. C. Gomes.

Junior Vice-Capt. .J. C. de Freitas.

Colts Capt. T. Newman.

Colts Vice-Capt. T. Hodgson.

GALTON HOUSE:

Senior Capt. A. Persaud.

Junior Capt. J. Cox.

Colts Capt. P. T. Fernandes.

ETHERIDGE HOUSE:

Senior Capt. M. P. Camacho.

Junior Capt. N. Thomas.

Colts Capt. R. D. Gonsalves

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FOOTBALL Xl

STANDING (Left to Right) R. Rix, F. Marques, C. Glasgow, J. Goveia, J. E. Melville.

SITTING (Left to Right)

B. Ferreira, H. Shepherd, H. McCowan, A. Crum-Ewing, F. G. N. Thomas, O. Gibson, J. Hazlewond. ABSENT: D. Newman (Capt.).

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HOUSE MATCHES – FOOTBALL AUGUST

(Summer Term 1950)

Points

E. B. G.

E v B (Seniors) Draw 1 - 1 1 1 -

E v B (Juniors “A”) Draw 2 - 2 1 1 -

E v B (Colts “A”) Draw 4 - 4 1 1 -

E v B (Juniors “B”) Butler won 2 - 0 0 2 -

E v B (Colts “B”) Butler won 2 - 0 0 2 -

B v G (Seniors) Butler won 5 -2 - 2 0

B v G (Juniors “A”) Butler won 8 – 0 - 2 0

B v G (Colts “A”) Galton won 8 - 2 - 0 2

B v G (Juniors “B”) Butler won' 2 - 1 - 2 0

B v G (Colts “B”) Galton won 3-0 - 0 2

G v E (Seniors) Galton won 4-0 0 - 2

G v E (Juniors “A”) Etheridge won 6 - 1 2 - 0

G v E (Colts “A”) Draw 4 - 4 1 1/2 1

G v E (Juniors “B”) Draw 0 - 0 1 1/4 1

G v E (Colts “B”) Galton won 3 - 0 0 - 2

TOTAL 7 12 1/2

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Before the end of the competition Butler Seniors showed they were easily the strongest team in this section and capable of holding the best combined Team from the other two houses, but a weakened Butler team drew the game with Etheridge. The Senior House Games and games between Butler and the rest helped considerably in sorting out the different players and forming a first eleven for the future.

FIRST ELEVEN FOOTBALL

The First Eleven lost 0-3 to Queen's in the Dias Cup. The play was fairly even during the first half though Queens always looked more dangerous when attacking. In the second half the defenders seemed to be following some new theory with a result that the most dangerous Q.C. forward was left unmarked during most of the half. Two or three of our players were below form, but the extent of our defeat was due to bad defensive positioning. The team was not successful in the Reed League. Many of the previous team had left so that there was need for experiments. The team is now showing signs of settling down and in a few months should he a good combination.

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COLLEGE SPORTS

Three records were broken when the Annual Athletic Sports Meeting of St. Stanislaus College was held on the G.C.C. Ground, Bourda. "Galton House" emerged the champions with 245 points, with "Butler House", who held the championship for the two previous years, being runners-up with 192 1/3 points. "Etheridge House" was last with 152 points. The track was very hard and weather conditions were very favourable for racing. J. Gouveia won the Senior Championship by securing 12 points - one win, two seconds and a third. C. Glasgow and R. Gunby were runners-up with 11 points each. J. E. Melville clinched the Junior Championship with 27 points - five firsts and a second. D. G. Martins was runner-up with 13 points. R. Hazlewood reigned supreme in the Colts division He won the High Jump, the Long Jump and the Hurdles, thereby securing 15 points. D. Fraser second with 13 points.

880 YDS. RECORD BROKEN Displaying great staying power, J. E. Melville of "Butler House" ran away from a field of about 12 competitors to establish a new record in the 880 yds. Open handicap (Set II) of 2 mins.24.4 secs, eclipsing the record of D. Ferreira made in 1947, by 5.2 secs. D. Ferreira (Set I) lowered his own record in the 880 yds. handicap by 8/10 sec.

SEVEN-YEAR-OLD RECORD BROKEN

C. Glasgow broke the seven-year-old record, held by O. Arthur, in the 440 yds. open handicap, by clipping off 6/10 seconds in a well-judged race. The most exciting race of the day was the Colts Obstacle Race in which, after the competitors had passed through very many obstacles, they were made to blow out a 9 inch balloon until it burst. Many competitors failed to do this, as they were too tired after running. The two girls' races were very keenly contested. In each achievement nearly 50 competitors took part, but not many finished the race.

BISHOP WELD PRESENTS PRIZES.

At the conclusion, Rev. Fr .B. Scannell, S.J.; thanked all those who had helped to make the Sport a success and asked Bishop G. Weld S.J., to present the prizes. Before doing so, Bishop Weld said that he was very glad to see that so many competitors had taken part. There were no fewer than 100 heats before the finals were run off. To encourage the runners, there were 12 extra consolation prizes to be shared among those, who had been placed second and third.

DETAILS

Event SET #1 #2 #3 Time

80 Yards

Flat Race

(Under

Ten) S. Dare (E) R. Gajraj (G) E. Driver (E) 11.6 sec

100 Yards

Flat Race

(Set IV) W. Agard (G) M. Correia (G) R. Ga,jraj (G) 13.4 sec

(Set III) D. Fraser (E) M. Pasea (G) P. Fernandes (G) 13 sec

(Set II) D. Martins (G) V. Mahangar (E) V. Gonsalves (B) 11.8 sees.

(Set I) J. Hazlewood (B) R. Gunby (E) R. Rix (B) 10.6 sees

220 Yards

Flat Race

(Set IV) W. Agard (G) S. Dare (E) R. Gajraj (G) 31.8 sees

(Set III) D. Fraser (E) M. Pasea (G) L. D’Ornellas (G) 29.4 sec.

(Set II) D. G. Martins (G) V. Gonsalves (B) V. Mahangar (E) 26.8 sec

(Set I) R. Gunby (E) R. Rix (B) C. Glasgow (G) 24.8 Sec

440 Yards

Flat Race

(Set II) J. E. Melville (B) D.G Martins (G H.P. Melville (G) 1 min. 3

secs

(Set I) C. Glasgow (G) C. Johnson (G)

D. Ferreira (B) -

54.8 sees.

(RECORD).

880 Yards

Flat Race

(Set II) J. E. Melville (B) G. Perry (B) S. Phillipe (G)

2 mins.

24.4 sees.

(RECORD)

(Set I) D. Ferreira (B) J. Gouveia (G) H. Rampersaud (E)

2 mins.

11.6 sees.

(RECORD).

One Mile (Open) M. Phillipe (G) H. Rampersaud (E) L. Gittens (G) 5 mins.

32 sees

Hurdles

(Sets IV

and III) R Hazlewood (G) D. Fraser (E) L. D'Ornellas (G) 19.6 sees

(Set II) J. E. Melville (B) V. Mahanger (E) G. Perry (B) 19 sees

(Set I) J.Gouveia (G) J. Hazlewood (B) O. Gibson (B) 17 sec.

Details Cont’d

Event SET #1 #2 #3 Distance

High Jump

(Sets IV and III)

R. Hazlewood (G)

M. Persaud (E) G. Davis (E) P. Fernandes (G) A. Burrowes (B) R. Wong (B)

- 4 ft 7¼ ins

(Set II) J. E. Melville (B) J. V. Gomes (B)

-

J.Cox (G) W.Dennison (E) D.G. Martins (G)

4ft 8½ ins

(Set I) V. Scantlebury (G) J. Gouveia (G) L. Gittens (G) 5ft 6½ ins

Long Jump

(Set IV) S. Dare (E) M. Correia (G) B. Lopes (G) 11ft 2½ ins

(Set III) R. Hazlewood (G) M. Pasea (G) R. Wong (B) 13ft 5 ins

(Set II) J. E. :Melville (B) V. Mahangar (E) J.V. Gomes (B)

15ft 3½ ins

(Set I) C. Glasgow (G) D. Ferreira (B) L. Gittens (G)

- 18ft 2½ ins

Throwing the Cricket Ball

(Sets IV and III)

P. Fernandes (G) I. Fernandes (G) S. Dare (E) 64 yds. 0 ft. 10 ins

(Set II) H. Clarke (G) J. E. Melville (B) D. Archer (G) 74 yds 2 ft. 0 ins

(Set I) F. Marques (B) R Gunby (E) J. Gouveia (G)

96 yds. 1 ft. 11 ins.

Relay Race Galton Butler Etheridge

Tug-o-War Semi-Final

Galton Etheridge

Final Butler Galton

Obstacle Race (Sets IV and III)

P.Fernandes

(Set II) P. Wallbridge

Sack Race

(Set IV) M.Correia

(Set III) P. Fernandes

(Set II) H. Melville

Three-Legged Race

(Sets IV and III)

D. Fraser G. Jekir

(Set II) H. P. Melville J. E. Melville

Girls’ Race < 13 yrs Miss V. Wilkinson

≥ 13 yrs Miss Margaret Querino

Old Boys’ Race

K Corsbie

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D.G.Martins winning 220 yds. Set II from V. Gonsalves.

C Glasgow breaking 440 yds. Record (Set I)

D Ferreira breaking his own 880 yds. Record of previous year (Set I)

J. Hazlewood winning 100 yds. Set I

J. Melville breaking 880 yds. Record (Set II).

V. Scantlebury clearing 5ft 6½ ins. To win High Jump.

Appreciation

AN APPRECIATION

The Staff and Boys of St. Stanislaus College beg to thank the following Firms and individuals through whose generosity their Sports was a success:- E.G. Biscuit Factory, Ltd.; J. P. Santos & Co., Ltd.; D. M. Fernandes, Ltd.; De Caires

Bros. Ltd.; Central Garage; De Freitas & Co.; R. S. Humphrey & Son, Ltd.; Sandbach,

Parker & Co., Ltd.; Dallas V. Kidman & Co.; Daily Chronicle Stationery Dept.; Demerara

Electric Co.. Ltd.; Wm. Fogarty Ltd. (Stationery) ; The Utility Store; Psaila Bros.; Ferreira

& Gomes, Ltd.; Rodrigues Ltd.; Brodie & Rainer, Ltd.; M. Gonsalves, Ltd. ; New Swiss

House ; J. Jaikaran & Sons; G. Bettencourt & Co., Ltd.; Booker Bros., McConnell & Co.,

Ltd. (Men's Wear); the Committee and Members of the G.C.C., Messrs. the Hon. John

Fernandes, H. L. Steele, S. S. de Freitas, Cecil F. de Caires, E. S. Evelyn, H. W. de

Freitas, W. E. Foster, Sgt.-Major C. S. Graham, J. E.Gonsalves, John Fernandes (Jnr.),

J. Mahanger, E. H. Gomes, J. E. Hazlewood, E. C. Thomas, Mesdames F. C. Parker, J.

Martins, F. da Silva, S. de Cambra, E. Thomas, and the Misses C. Lopes, A. Gomes, R.

Lopes, C. Fernandes, A. Pestano, E. Gomes and E. Correia.

THE SPORTS

As so much is written elsewhere about the Sports I shall only stress here are few outstanding features. The most pleasing feature was the big increase in entries. The boys responded magnificently to the promptings of their house masters and as a result a hundred heats were necessary. Apart from this, well over two hundred boys competed in throwing the cricket-ball, and nearly as many in the Long Jump and High Jump. One result of this long list of entries was that any boy securing a clear second place and a third place was assured of a prize. I hope the entries in future years will enable us to award prizes on the same system. As regards the performances on Sports Day itself, we have every reason to be satisfied with the results. Records were broken in the 440 and 880 yards in Set 1, and in the 880 Yards, Set 2. These were all very good performances but I think the most notable feature of the Sports was not the number of records broken, but the fact that in nearly every event, the Long Jump events being the chief exceptions, the winner came very near to breaking the record. In other years I could make a list of the records that seemed to be in danger - at least in the Senior Section - but this year the events in which records were broken might easily have been different. The High Jumping was extremely good. Five competitors cleared 5 ft. 3 ins., and so we can face the departure of Scantlebury with the feeling that one of the others might do as well next year. That Scantlebury should have been forced to clear 5 ft. 6 1/2 ins. to avoid a tie speaks for itself.

I have spoken mainly of the Seniors. Most of the events in the Junior division featured a struggle between J. E.. Melville and D. G. Martins. Melville now joins the

Seniors and should trouble the best of them. D. G. Martins should guarantee good performances from the Juniors. And the Colts have any number of promising athletes.

We must be thankful to the G.C.C. for the ideal state of the ground and for allowing us the use of the Ladies Pavilion. Mr. Marques, Sgt-Major' Graham and all the staff laboured joyfully through the big number of heats and equally cheerfully on the Sports Day itself. To these, to the judges, and time-keepers, to Miss Lopes, Mrs. E. Thomas, Mrs. F. de Silva and their helpers as to the boys we are grateful for a successful Sports Day.

T.J.L S.J.

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REVIEW OF THE NETS

O. S. GIBSON: An elegant batsman who executes powerful off-drives. Likes to make strokes as soon as he gets to the wicket, but should concentrate on getting a better defence. His timing has improved with his quick foot work added to his hard-hitting qualities. He should go far if he sticks to the game. A sound fielder, good opening bowler and dependable member of the team. Scored a brilliant 102 vs C.G.C., one of the best innings a college batsman has played. B. F. PATOIR: The most consistent run-getter and wicket-taker of the team. His sizzling leg sweeps and electrifying cover drives are a treat to watch. His leg spin bowling places him as one of the colony’s leg spinners. J. HAZLEWOOD: Since his return from Trinidad, he has declined rapidly in form as a batsman, mainly due to irregular attendance at Nets. Kept wicket well in the Jacob Final. V. CHARAN: A dependable batsman, fair bowler, and sometimes a brilliant fieldsman. Much of his batting goes unnoticed, but he is never overshadowed by the stroke players of the side. Possesses all the fighting qualities of a good cricketer. H. SHEPHERD: Can score runs when he wants to, as was evident this season. Relishes the straight drive, and scored the match winning runs against Q.C. Though an athlete his laziness in the field is quite noticeable. N. THOMAS: A promising young cricketer. A sound batsman, fair change bowler and good fieldsman. D. MARTINS: One of the more promising of the younger players. Plays fine strokes in front of the wicket, and hits the bal1l very hard. A fair fields man, but can't return the ball quickly to the wicket. "Practice" should be his motto. J. G0VEIA: One of the opening bowlers who swings in the air. His fielding is improving in proportion as his batting is deteriorating. V. Vera: Scored some runs as opening batsman. Should endeavour not to pull from the off to the on side, but should concentrate more on off side strokes. Scored 48 against D.G.C. Is very slow in the field. I. MENDONCA: By scoring 83 not out in about 40 minutes vs. C.G.C., he has seen a welcome return to batting form ,and Wight Cup. An aggressive batsman with a cover drive of his own, a good medium pace bowler and a reliable fieldsman. Should stick, to the game.

A. PERSAUD: Captain of 1950 and the only one to lead a victorious side against, Q.C. in any Jacob Cup final or' semi-final since 1937. He is a confident and consistent No. 1 batsman with nearly all the strokes in the game. On the whole this was his most successful season, his top score being 84 against Y.M.C.A. A keen fielder. S. J. CAMACHO: A jovial character with a "touch of genius," in that he bowls a splendid googly, but unfortunately no leg-break. A fair bat and safe catch. V. MAHANGER: The Rip Van Winkle of the team. Will be a cricketer when he wakes up.

PARKER alias A. PERSAUD.

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WhosWhoInFootball

WHO’S WHO IN FOOTBALL C, GLASGOW: Our goal-keeper. A newcomer who has improved considerably during the course of the season. You should try to get the ball to your forwards when kicking it out. B. J.. FERREIRA: Right full-back who is not afraid to go in. He is much better full back than a winger. Should practice kicking "first-time". O. GIBSON: Left full-back. He has a strong kick and tackles well, but is afraid to use his head. Warning: you should try to get the ball not the man. J. A. GOUVEIA: A right half who uses his head to great advantage. He is a little on the "wild" side and uses up toe much energy in running uselessly. S. E. CHIN: The centre-half and a strong player who is not afraid to go in. He uses both feet to great advantage but is a little slow off the mark. Cure: You should practise sprinting short distances. He has a good penalty kick. J. EDWARDS: A good obstructive left half-back. A lob to the centre or right Wing would sometimes be more effective than a pass straight up the wing. R. RIX: A right-winger who has lots of room for improvement. Tips: First get the ball under control; secondly don't try to beat a man twice; thirdly, aim at the penalty spot when centring. He has speed and will develop into a good winger if he tries to correct his faults. H. SHEPHERD: Inside right. A hard worker, who though somewhat small, is not afraid to go in. You should practise using your left foot and also your head. A. CRUM-EWING: Our centre-forward. He has a good shot but never seems to be able to use it in a match. You should always try to position yourself between the two opposing full backs. I. MENDONCA: Inside left. An old timer who is staging a comeback. He has a fair shot but is too easily annoyed. E. MELVILLE: Left-winger. A youngster who shows great promise. He has speed and uses both feet to good advantage. You should try to keep more on your wing. S. CAMACHO: A centre-forward who lacks football sense. You should go and meet the ball instead of waiting for it to come to you. J. HAZLEWOOD: When he used his speed to beat his opponent on the outside he was an asset to the side. Lately he seems afraid of opponents and continually tries to turn back and centre with his right. Such centres go away from the forwards.

A FOOTBALL FAN.

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Prospectus

PROSPECTUS

SAINT STANISLAUS COLLEGE has been conducted for over seventy years by the Fathers of the Society of Jesus with the object, not only of giving boys a sound liberal education, but also of imparting to them a love and knowledge of their religion . The curriculum of studies prepares for the new "General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level" (the old "School Certificate") and "Advanced Level" (the old "London Higher Certificate"). On the results of this latter examination the British Guiana Scholarship is awarded. The College has a very good Science Laboratory. There is a full 4 years course in Physics and Chemistry for the General Certificate of Education. On our playing fields both at the College and near the Sea Wall we are able to provide full facilities for Cricket, Football and Athletics under the supervision of the College Staff. The school year consists of three terms. FEES, not including Book is for Extras, $20 per term, special Fees for brothers : $20 per term for one, $10 per term for every other brother. EXTRAS : $1.50 per term. LIBRARY FEE (Form 6 only) $2 per term.

ENTRANCE AGES: Except in special cases, boys who are much over 12 years old cannot be admitted to the College. FOR ADMISSION TO FORM 2: Boys should be about 12 years old and should have completed Standard 6 work. FOR ADMISSION TO FORM 1: Boys should be at least 10 years old and not more than 11 years old and should have completed Standard 4 work. FOR ADMISSION TO PREPARATORY: Boys should be at least 8 years 6 months old and should have completed Standard 3 work. For further particulars apply to

THE PRINCIPAL

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