A.M.D.G.

St. STANISLAUS MAGAZINE

VOL. [11] NOVEMBER 1953.

General Editor: B. SCANNELL, S.J. Business Manager: J. DE FREITAS

CONTENTS

COLLEGE SECTION

The College Staff

Examination Results, 1952-53

Valete

Salvete

Valete and Salvete

Class Lists

Jottings from a College Diary, 1952-53

Prize Winners

Strange Profit

The Science Club

Every Dog has its Day

Shakespeare's Antolycus

The Solitary Life of a Shell-Opener Natural ….?

A Year with the Quiz Kids

A Trip to Dutch Guiana

Refrigeration

Gold Nugget

A Visit to the Carib Beer Plant

Shakespeare's Cleopatra

The Moon

Martyrs at work

Hong Kong

Ambush

A Man's Conscience

An Impression of Grenada

Too Late for Tears

A Visit to the Mighty Kaieteur

House Matches-Cricket

House Matches-Football

The 1st XI Cricketers

Wright Cup, 1953

Jacob Cup Semi-Final, 1953

Third Class Cricket

The Football 1st XI

1st XI Football Results

Dias Cup Semi-Final

The College Sports

Appreciation

Prospectus

ASSOCIATION SECTION

THE COLLEGE STAFF

REV. B. SCANNELL, S.J. Principal.

REV. S. BOASE, S.J. REV. O. EARLE, S.J. REV. H. FEENY, S.J. Mr. J. Bacchus Mr. L. Cummings Mr. V. Lampkin Mr. R. Laydoo

REV. A. GILL, S.J. REV. T. LYNCH, S.J. REV. A. MARQUES, S.J. Mr. S. A. Marques Mr. J. R. Singh Mr. D. Thompson Mr. C. Vieira Miss Cora Lopes

Captain of the School: Vibert Mahanger

PREFECTS:

T. De Abreu

R. Bacchus

L. Campayne

J. C. de Freitas

J. Edwards

A. Joaquin

D. Martins

C. Meerabux

A. Clarke

M. De Abreu

O. de Haan

A. Driffield

K. Khan

G. Menezes

C. Moore

D. Perreira

G. Tai-oy-Yong

C. Henriques (5B)

The College Staff has had a trying time these past few months. Just before the end of term last July, Miss Lopes had to undergo an operation as the result of injuries from a fall. Half the holidays she spent in bed, the other half recuperating in Barbados. The sun and the sea and the rest worked wonders, and she was able to resume work when Preparatory started on September 21st.

Fr. Boase began the term with a bad bout of flu. As he looks after all the new books for the whole school and supervises all the details of the Chapel during the boys' Retreat, he was very much missed during the( first week of the term. Fl'. Lynch went down with flu during the week of the Jacob Cup. Had he been present the result might have been different: we threw the game away through lack of experience and lack of judgement and self-control. (A compensation was that we did win the Dias Cup semi-final about a fortnight later when Q.C. were the better team on the afternoon's play.)

No sooner was Fr. Lynch back at school than Fr. Feeny had his dose of flu; he managed to ward it off until a long week-end so he only missed one day's teaching.

Then, when everything seemed to be going smoothly, Fr. Marques suddenly had to be operated on for appendicitis. A week later Mr. Stanley Marques fallowed his brother into hospital. As I write both are doing well; and you can well imagine, I am looking forward to their complete recovery and shall welcome them with open arms back at school. All this time, ever since early June, Fr. Gill has heroicaIly been coming to school daily in spite of very sore feet which refused to yield to treatment.

Mr. Lloyd Jonas, from last year's Form 6, has joined the Staff. Mr.

Stephen Pancham, from Farm 5A, is helping with 2A, 2B and Form 1 during the absence of Mr. Marques. The rest of the staff are sharing Fr. Marques' classes between them; it takes eight. of us to do it.

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EXAMINATION RESULTS, 1952 - 53

CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL CERTIFICATE “A”

(DECEMBER 1951)

G. Tai-oy-Yong, Grade 1

GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION: I. ADVANCED LEVEL (LONDON) JUNE, 1953.

Key to passes: L=Latin; F=French; Gy=Geography; M=Pure Mathematics; MAP=Applied Mathematics; P=Physics; EL=English Literature. * Denotes "distinction"; a' small letter, instead. of capital, denotes Ordinary Level pass.

Bacchus, J. S. M, P Jonas, L. A. L, f, M

Bye, M. EL, L Searwar, H L, M*, MAP

Cummings, L. P. C. gy, F Vieira, V. el, M

De Abreu, F. T. L, M, MAP

II. ORDINARY LEVEL (LONDON) JUNE 1953.

Key to Passes

en=English Language el=English Literature gy=Geography

h=History f=French r= Religious Knowledge

l=Latin c=Chemistry m=Elementary Mathematics

p=Physics a=Art gs=General Science

FORM 5B.

Adams, H. W. r Jardim, J. J. en, gs

Camphell, D. D. en, gy, r, f, m, gs Khan, S. A. en

Castilho, R. E. en, gy Livingstone, C. E. en, gy, r, f

Cheong Leen, W. G. r, Chinese, m, gs Mendonca, L. I. en, el, gy, r

De Mendonca, I. B. en Phillippe, M. A. r

Fredericks, J. G. en, r, m Rambaran, V. C. en, gy, r, f, gs

Gorinsky, C. en, gy, r, f, gs Sayrwack, D. el, r

Hazlewood, J. E. el Serrao, D. K. J. en, m

Holder, M. A. l, f, m

FORM 5A.

Bayley, J. R. en,el,r, l,f, m,c Jardim, J. E. C. en, el, l, f, m

Camacho, M. A. en, l, f Jekir, L. E. en, el, l, f, m

Clarke, H. A. en,el,r,l,f, m,p John, O. S. en, el, r, l,f, m, p, c

Da Silva, J. C. en, l,f, m, c Khan, K. M. K. en, el, r, l,f, m, p, c

De Abreu, M. I. en, el,r, l,f, m,p, c Menezes, G. A en, el, r, l,f, m, p, c

De Figueiredo, D. M. en,l,f, m,p Moonsawmy, S. A. en, el, r, l,f, m, p, c

De Haan, O. H. en, el, r, l, f,m, p, c Moore, C. E. en, el, r, l,f, m, p, c

Driffield, M. A. en,r, l,f, m,p, c Pancham, R. S. en, r, l, f, m, c

Fredericks, A. A. el,r, m Nichols, R. A. el,r, l,f, m

Gomes, G. A. en, el,r, l,f, m,c Perreira, D. C. en, el, r, l,f, m, p, c

Gomes, J. S. en, r, l,f, m Tai-oi-Yong, G. A. en, el, r, l,f, m, p, c

Greaves, M. B. L. en,el,r,l,f, m,p,c Veerapen, G. en, el,r, l,f, m

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VALETE

N.B: 1. After each boy's name is placed the class from which he left and the number of years

he spent at the College. 2. Asterisk denotes those who have left the colony to .continue schooling elsewhere;

most, have-gone to England, though two brave have gone to U.S.A. and one to Canada.

Student Name From Form

Years at

Saints Student Name

From Form

Years at

Saints

Searwar, H. *Bye, M. Delph, F. Gomes, J. C. Jonas, L. Vieira, V. de Cambra, H. Bayley, J. R. Camacho, M. *Figueiredo, D. Fredericks, A. Gomes, G. Gomes, J. S. Greaves, M. Jardim, C Jekir, L. Moonsawmy, S. Nichols, R. Pancham, S. da Silva, J. C. Veerapen, G. Adams, H. Archer, D. Campbell, D. Castilho, R. Cheong Leen, P. Fredericks, J. Gorinsky, C. Gosain, V. Hazlewood, J.

6 6 6 6 6 6 6

5A 5A 5A 5A 5A 5A 5A 5A 5A 5A 5A 5A 5A 5A 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B

8 7 7

9⅓ 2

3⅓ 4⅔ 5⅔ 5 8

2⅔ 9⅔ 5 5 7 6 7

1⅓ 5 5

3⅔ 5

5⅔ 4⅔ 7 4 5 7 8 9

Jardim, J. Khan, S. Livingstone, C. de Mendonca, I. Mendonca, I. Moore, G. Phillippe, M. Quail, C. Quail, J. Rambaran, C. Serrao, J. da Silva, A. Saywack, D. Gonsalves, A. Phillippe, J. *Camacho, D. Chapman, G. *Figueiredo, D. Nauth, A. Persaud, M. *Wilson, M. McDoom, Z. *Baldrwin, J. *Wilson, R. Dwarka, E. *da Silva, E. *Cooper, P. *Larthe, J. *Nascimento, P. *Wight, R.

5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B

U4B U4B 4B 4B 4B 4B 4B 3A 3B 2A 2A I I

Prep Prep Prep Prep

7 6 4 4

6⅔ 3⅓ 5

6⅔ 6⅔ 3 4 5

10 3⅓ 4⅔ 1

4⅔ 7

3⅔ 5 1 1 3 ⅔ 3 1

1⅔ 1⅓ 2 2

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SALVETE

New Student Name

Previous School New Student

Name Previous School

Khan, A. Nicholson, K. Schuler, Ronald Schuler, Richard Ajodhia, J. Babb, L. Bourne, J. Browman, E. Chan-a-Sue, M. Chaves, D. D'Andrade, W. Delph, R. Denny, W. de Souza, E. Fernandes, J. Gomes, P. I. Housty, C. Killikelly, P. Lee, D. Lucas, P. Pereira, L. Richards, M. Rodrigues, P. Sherrett, W. Vanier, G. Wong, T. Yhap, L. Bourne, D. Chung, V. D'Aguiar, H. Gibson, A. Green, T. Harry, I. Jardine, T. Kerry, J.

Central High School Eccols High School St. Mary's Trinidad St. Mary's, Trinidad Carmel Sacred Heart Sacred Heart St. Partick's, Canje St. Mary's Sacred Heart Sacred Heart St. Mary's St.Mary's B.G. Education Trust Queenstolwn R.C. St. Mary's St. Thomas Educ.Trust Kitty Methodist Lee, D. St. Mary's Queenstown R.C. Sacred Heart Sacred Heart Sacred Heart St. Mary's St. Mary's Anna Regina St. Mary's Carmel Carmel Carmel Johanna Cecilia B.G. Educ. Trust Rebecca's Lust St. Andrew's

La Rose, L. Seabra,M. Siebs, D. Singh, T. Solomon, R. Cameron, A. de Barros, C. Fernandes, N. Gonsalves, C. Heckmann, K. Lee, H. Logan, R. Martins, T. A. McWatt, K. Parsley, M. Small, J. Thompson, D. Wallbridge, R. Bayley, R. Chee-a-Tow, M. D'Abreu, J. D. de Freitas, L. Farnum, O. Fernandes, C. Kranenburg, J. Logan, T. Melville, A. Quail, W. Rodrigues, D. Sutherland, D. Tranquada, P. Young, C. Zitman, M. Gordon, I.

Santa Rosa St. Aloysius, N/A. Smith's Congregatiorial Martindale R.C. Hosororo R.C. St, Mary's Sacred Heart Mr. Owen Sacred Heart St. Cecilia, U.S.A. Sacred Heart Miss Jackson St. Mary's Sacred Heart Miss Jackson Comenius Sacred Heart Good Shepherd Convent Miss Jackson St. Mary's Wray High School St. Mary's Mr. Owen Ursuline Convent Sacred, Heart Miss Jackson Sacred Heart St. Mary's St. Mary's Mr. Owen St. Mary's Miss Jackson Sacred Heart Ursuline Convent

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VALETE AND SALVETE

The analysis of the 'School-Leavers' reveals a far more healthy state than it did a few years ago. Apart from those younger boys who leave the Colony, there are not many boys who leave the CoIlege after just one or two years.

For the first time some of our Senior boys have been accepted into the Science Sixth at Queen's College. We are very grateful to Mr. Sanger-Davies, the Principal, who has made this possible.

A smaIl number of new boys came during the course of last year; these balanced the few who left. In September we had only 69 New Boys. This is the smaIlest number we have had since 1948, in spite of the fact that the applications for admission were bigger than ever. This fact does point its own moral, doesn't it? The school is fuIl; not another boy could realIy be fitted into any of the ten classes from Preparatory to Upper 4.

The new boys have come to us from over thirty different schools, including schools in Scotland, Ireland, U.S.A. and Trinidad. We have boys from every county in B.G., including the Rupununi. We are by no means a "Georgetown" school. SCHOLARSHIP-WINNERS.

At the Government County Scholarship examination last Easter our Catholic Schools did better than ever they had done before. Then when the extra twenty-four "People's Scholarships" were awarded we obtained more still. Barbara Marques, the younger daughter of Mr. Stanley Marques, easily topped the Colony with higher marks than had been awarded for many years. Congratulations to her and to her teachers. St. Mary's surpassed themselves; and presented the ColIege with 6 Government Scholarships and the Kitty Scholarship. ST. JOSEPH'S HIGH SCHOOL.

This term a group of seven girls from the Sixth Form of St. Joseph's come to the College one afternoon a week. For a number of years one or two of us have been going to the Convent to take a. class in Sixth Form English. This new arrangement saves time and energy; it has possibilities of expansion in future years.

We do not include the girls in our list of "New Boys."

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1953 CLASS LISTS

KEY TO SCHOLARSHIPS

*1 Government Scholarships *2 Blair Scholarship *3 Centenary Scholarships *4 Kitty Scholarships *5 Jackson Memorial Scholarships *6 Portuguese Scholarships

361 3 3 2 4

*7 J. P. Santos Scholarships *8 Central Garage Scholarship *9 Fr. Killion Exhibition Scholarship *10 Association Scholarships *11 St. Stanislaus Scholarships

3 1 1 3

21

There are also a number of partial scholarships quite apart from the younger brothers who are received at half-fees. There are 61 “younger” brothers in the school.

FORM 6 (20)

*1 De Abreu T. *1 Bacchus, R. *11 Campayne, L. *J de Freitas, J. C. Edwards, J. Joaquin, A. Martins, D. *11 Mahanger, V. *11 Meerabux, C. Thomson, G.

*11 Clarke, A. *1 De Abreu, M. *1 De Haan, O. Driffield, A. Khan A. *1 Khan, K. *1 Menezes, G. *4 Moore, C. Perreira, D. *11 Tai-oy-Yong, G.

Continued

FORM 5A (27) FORM 5B (22) FORM Upper 4A (30) FORM Upper 4B (30)

Amo, A. *1 Correia, L. d'Ornellas, A. da Silva, D. da Silva, I. da Silva, R. E. Dias, R. Fernandes, P. *11 Fredericks, P. *11 *3 Gouveia, L. E. *11 Harris, J. Hazlewood, R. Jack, E. Jekir, G. *6 Jules, G. *1 Leandro, R. McDavid, C. *5 Mangar, R. N. Martin, C. *1 Mendes de Franca, V. *1 Newman, T. *11 Ng, H. Outridge, A. *11 Paul, R. Persaud, G. *11 Vieira, D. *11Wong, R.

Bayne, N. Benn, D. Brandt, M. Brassington, M. Burrowes, A. Daniel, G. de Barros, J. de Goeas, D. Driver, R. Gibbs, M. Gonsalves, D. Gonsalves, H. Henriques, C. Holder, M. Li, J. Persaud, J. Robella, A. Rodrigues, C. Simon, J. Smith, T. Stayers, C. Williams, F.

Bacchus, N. *1 Blank, G. Bunbury, M. *1 Camacho, M. Castanheiro, J. Cheong Leen, P. Choy, J. Cole, M. *7 de Castro, S. Farnum, R. Fernandes, L. Harry, L. Hazlewood, V. *11 Heydon, M. Kwok, L. Menezes, D. Miller, N. *10 Pasea, M. *11 Pequeneza, M. *9 *11 Pereira, G. *2 Phillips, L. Ramalho, C. Rodrigues, J. *11 *3 Searwar, C. Serrao, M. Seth, A. *11 Singh, M. Sparrock, J. Thomson, J. *11 Wight, M.

Alleyne, J. AlIi, D. Boulter, C. Burch-Smith, D. Cendrecourt, A. Chan-a-Sue, M. Charrrion, J. Clarke, D. d' Aguiar, J. Danney, D. Deane, L. Dennison, C. Dayrell, C. Dwarka, F. Foo, A. Fraser, D. Gonsalves, A. Gonsalves, T. Greathead, J. Gunby, C. Hall, G. Joaquin, J. Mahanger, R. McDoom, M. Moonsammy, G. Nicolson, K. Scantlebury, G. Schuler, R. Singh, D. Vieira, G.

Continued

FORM Lower 4A (33) FORM Lower 4B

(32) FORM 3A (34) FORM 3B (32)

*1 Camacho,R. *1 Campayne, F. Cheong Leen, D. *1 Correia, J. *1 Correia, V. Da Silva, Ivor *1 da Silva, M. T. de Abreu, F. de Cambra, P. Fisher, K. *6 Gomes, A. Gomes, C. Gomes, R. D. *1 Gomes, W. Gonsalves, A. *4 Gouveia, B. *1 Grant, L. Hahnfeld, K. Jordan, N. *6 Jules, M. *10 Mahanger, L. Martin, A. Martins, R. *8 Massiah, C. Nasir, M. Pereira, P. Pezzella, F. *1 Roberts, M. Schuler, C. Talbot, C. *11Teixeira, N. *1 Yip, J. *1 Zitman, A.

Agard, W. Alleyne, M. Boodhoo, B. Bacchus, N. Chamakoon, J. Cheddie, R. Ching-a-Sue, O. Chung, L. da Cambra, M. Da Silva, R. de Goeas, A. de Souza, M. Driffield, P. Edwards; E. Fernandez, A. Gomes, D. Harris, W. Hinds, J. James, E. James, R. Khan, A. Lee, D. Lucas, F. Lucas, J. Melville, W. Newsam, G. Ramraj, C. Rodrigues, R. Seabra, M. Serrao, M. Teixeira, F. Williams, S.

AlIi, S. Armogum, G. Baptista, R. Carr, W. Chapman,A. Chapman, E. Gheddie, Roy Cheong, F. Chong, I. da Silva, E. da Silva, M. de Freitas, G. *10 Duncan, C. *7 Fernandes, F. *1 Gonsalves, N. D. Hing, A. Houston, L. Jordan, K. Kawall, D. Mendes de Franca, D Menezes, Douglas MiIler, G. *1 Pereira, N. Persaud, R. Quan, L. *5 Ramraj, J. Resaul, R. Rodrigues, B. Seeraj, E. Teixeira, M. Veerasammy, P. Veerapen, M. *1 Vincent, M. Wilkinson, I.

AlIeyne, B. Boodhoo, D. Boyce, T. Browne, A. Chee-a-Tow, I. Christiani, E. Clarke, M. de Freitas, Glen de Freitas, R. de Mendonca, M. de Souza, M. Fletcher, K. Gomes, A. C. Goorbarry, M. Gouveia, M. Haly,J. Harrison, E. Hawkins, B King, Roger King, Rudolph Melville, Ronald Miller, A. Mulder, V. Nascimento, A. Nichols, G. Pacheco, M. Pequeneza, A. Richards, D. Schuler, R. Sparrock, W. Validum, D Van Sluytman, A.

Continued

FORM 2A (34) FORM 2B (33) FORM 1 (34) Preparatory (24)

*1 Ajodhia, J. *11*3 Babb, L. Bourne, J. Browman, E. Campayne, W. *1 Chan-a-Sue, M. *1 Chaves, D. D'Andrade, W. *1 Delph, R. *1 Denny, W. de Souza, E. *11 Fernandes, J. Fraser, A. Fraser, E.. Gomes, M. *4 Gomes, P. I. Housty, C. Kerry, L. Killikelly, P. *1 Lee, D. *1 Lucas, P. Martins, G. Martins, T. Nobrega, M. *6 Pereira, L. Richards, M. *1 Rodrigues, P. *1 Sherrett, W. *1 Vanier, G. Van Sluytman, D. Westmaas, R. Wong, T. Yhap, L. Young, D.

Amo, S. Bollers, A. Bourne, D. Burch Smith, G. Burrowes, A. Chung, V. da Cambra, D. D'Aguiar, H. de Freitas, C. de Freitas, F. de Souza, C. Driver, E. Francisco, I Gibson, A. Green, T. Hare, M. Harry, I. Jardine, T. Kerry, J. La Rose, L. Li, M. Lopes, L. Parsley, D. Rodrigues, M. Seabra, M. Siebs, D. Singh, T. . Solomon, R. Stonehouse, D. Teixeira, R. Williams, C. Williams, M. Grant, M.

Ally, L. Arno, E. Baldwin, A. Rose, C. Cameron, A. de Barros, C. Ezechiels, J. Fernandes, N. Foster, P. Gomes, P. Gonsalves, A. J. Gonsalves, C. Gouveia, D. Heckmann , K. Jasmins, A. Kidman, J. King, J. Lee, H. Logan, R. Martins, T. A. McWatt, K. Melville,Roy Nunes, R. . Parsley, M. Pereira, A. Ramalho, R. Roberts, G. Rodrigues, G. Serrao, G. Small, J. Thompson, D. Wallbridge, R. Widdup, J. da Silva, E.

Bamford, M. Bayley, R. Camacho, J. Chee-A-Tow, M. D'Abreu, J. D. Dalgleish, I. da Silva, T. de Freitas, D. Farnum, O. Fernandes, C. Gordon, I. Gorinsky, P. Gonsalves, C. Kranenburg, J. Logan, T. Martin, U. Melville, A. Quail, W. Rodrigues, D. Sutherland, D. Tranquada, P. Wight, P. Young, C. Zitman, M.

Total number of Scholarship holders: 78. Total number of boys in the College: 385.

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JOTTINGS FROM A COLLEGE DIARY, 1952-53. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH. - Beginning of the new term and the new School year. Form I and Preparatory do not start until next Monday. Books given out, and then back home about 10:00 a.m. with a half holiday. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: the Retreat given by Fr. Bulbeck, S.J. Last year there was no retreat because of the building of the New Wing. This year the "Chapel" is on the top floor of the New Wing with the partitions removed. For the afternoon meditation, just before Benediction, slides were shown on St. Francis Xavier and on the Life of Our Lord. The boys not making the retreat, Forms 2 and 3, had a half holiday each day. About 160 made the retreat; on Friday Mass was at 6:30 at the College so that Holy Communion could be received; the other mornings it was at 8:30 a.m.

MONDAY, 22ND. - Term really begins. Form II and Preparatory arrive, so does the rain.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3RD. - This morning Mr. Martin Sperry, President of the B.G. Branch, of the Alliance Francais, presented prizes to Terrence De Abreu and Michael Bye who had tied with top marks at the previous G.C.E. examination. Then there was the presentation to Mr. Marques who had just completed 25 years teaching at the College. (May he have 25 more). His Lordship, Bishop Weld, S.J., made the presentation on behalf of the College authorities. Fr. Guilly was out of town at the time. Both His Lordship and Fr. Scannell spoke enthusiastically of the work done by Mr. Marques; Mr. Marques replied with many interesting reminiscences of the College during a quarter of a century. Afterwards there was a presentation by the members of the Staff. During these proceedings the results of the G.C.E. Ordinary Level arrived.

THURSDAY 9TH - The first match against Jamaica begins; half holiday.

MONDAY,13th. - October Public Holiday.

FRIDAY,17TH. - Half holiday for the second Test against Jamaica. May the Colony do better than in the first one! In the evening there was a Quiz at the College for Forms 5 and 6. Over 30 were present. Results of' G.C.E.: Advanced Level came.

MONDAY 20 TH. - Half holiday for cricket.

TUESDAY 21ST. - Another half holiday. The excuse was that the College had passed its 350 (boys not runs) for the first time; the reason, no doubt, was the cricket.

SUNDAY 26TH. - Feast of Christ the King. There was an outdoor Procession of the Blessed Sacrament and at the College, where an altar had been prepared, the rosary was said and Benediction was given.

WEDNESDAY 29TH. - Names of winners of Guiana Scholarships were published. Mr. V. Lampkin reached Scholarship standard. His marks were very good.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH. - The Official Opening of the New Wing and Distribution of Prizes by H.E. the Officer Administering the Government. The weather was beautifully fine. Deo Gratias.

THURSDAY 6TH. - Whole holiday granted by His Excellency.

SUNDAY 9TH. - Dias Cup. We beat Queen's 3 - 1.

MONDAY 10TH - Public Holiday.

TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY. - JacobCup: lost to Queen's after a thrilling match.

THURSDAY 13TH. - Feast of st. Stanislaus. Mass 8:30 at the Cathedral. Sermon by Fr. Earle. Classes 9:30 – 11:30, no break. Half holiday.

FRIDAY 14TH. – Annual Association Dinner, publication of the Magazine. Congratulations to Mr. D. Thompson on passing his B.A.

FRIDAY 21ST. - The Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima returned and was at the College from 3:45 until the Procession to the Cathedral about 5:30 p.m.

FRIDAY 28 TH. - Jets over Georgetown! Do you remember them? School 9:30 to 11:30, no break. In the afternoon, three periods, no Benediction. Oral exams start.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3RD. - Victory Day.

FRIDAY 5TH. - A debate at the College. The present is the ideal time in which to be living. Lost 13 - 15.

THURSDAY 11TH. - End of term for Preparatory and Form 1. The rest of us have to wait patiently till Friday 11:30.

MONDAY, JANUARY 12TH. - The start of a new term, with many good resolutions in the minds and hearts of all.

MONDAY,19TH. - Half-holiday p.m. because of rain! Such joys do not often happen now, alas!

TUESDAY 20TH. - Mr. B. Way, Dramatic Lecturer, came to the College with Mr. Frean of the British Council.

FRIDAY 23RD - Spelling Bee at the College.

WEDNESDAY 28TH. - Mr. Way again to the College. Demonstrated to 3A. Talk with the Staff at 3 p.m.

FRIDAY, 30TH. - Inaugural Meeting of the Science Club.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2ND. - Fr. Cooney took his Last Vows. Half-holiday.

FRIDAY 13TH. - Three films shown in the evening.

FRIDAY 20TH. - "Twenty Questions" at the College, 8:30. MONDAY 23RD. - Service at the Cathedral - Forty Hours.

FRIDAY, MARCH 6TH. - Half-holiday for the cricket (The Indian team).

WEDNESDAY 11TH - Another half-holiday (Test match).

THURSDAY12TH .- Mr. Bannister and Professor D'Aeth of the U.C.W.I. came to the College. Today there was a half-holiday.

FRIDAY 13TH - Half-holiday.

MONDAY 16TH. - Like Friday.

TUESDAY 17TH .- Today also. (But it is not always like this!).

THURSDAY 19TH. - Do you remember the earthquake(s) this morning?

FRIDAY 20TH. - No Benediction. Heats e.g. cricket ball.

SATURDAY 21ST. - Heats p.m.

MONDAY 23RD. - Heats 1 – 5:15. Rain during the last race. THURSDAY 26TH. - Preparatory and four other classes break up a.m. The rest in the afternoon.

FRIDAY 27TH - Sports Day. Fine weather, Deo Gratias. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22ND. - A new term - all the boys full of eagerness for work!

MONDAY 27TH. - No school - ELECTIONS.

WEDNESDAY 29TH. - Opening of Form I and Preparatory Library.

FRIDAY, MAY 1ST. - No school in the afternoon - rain.

MONDAY 4TH - Collection for the Mercy Hospital - only about $17.

FRIDAY 8TH - Films at the College in the evening.

FRIDAY 15TH. - Dias Cup vs. Berbice High School. Won 3 - 1.

MONDAY18TH. - Half-holiday (Dias Cup).

FRIDAY 22ND. - Discussion at the College 8:30 on the New Constitution, etc. Mr. John Fernandes spoke, answered questions.

MONDAY, 25TH. - Public Holiday.

THURSDAY 28TH. - Victory Day.

FRIDAY 29TH. - Coronation Medals given out. MONDAY, JUNE 1ST. – 8:30 at the Cathedral, Dialogue Mass, to pray for the Queen, St. Stanislaus, St. Rose's, St. Joseph's. Sermon by Fr. Feeny.

TUESDAY 2ND. - Public Holiday. Do you remember why?

WEDNESDAY 3RD. - Public Holiday.

THURSDAY 4TH. - The Feast of Corpus Christi, no school.

FRlDAY 5TH. - Whole holiday. What a wonderful week!

WEDNESDAY 10TH. - Last day at school for 5A and 5B. (Joy or regret?).

SATURDAY 13TH. - Entrance exam for Form 2.

MONDAY 15TH. - London exams.

WEDNESDAY 17TH. – The College visited the Loyal Tribute.

SATURDAY 27TH. - Extrance exam for Form 1.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 8TH, - Traffic talks.

TUESDAY 14TH. Mr.Burnham and Mr. Bannister visit the College.

WED. & THURS. - No school in the afternoon. Preparatory and Form I break up.

FRIDAY 17TH. – A welcome day. End of term and end of the school year, 11:30. Presentation to Mr, Vieira who is to be married soon after the end of Term.

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PRIZE WINNERS, 1952-53

GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION

GCE Advanced Level

GCE Ordinary Level

Form 6 Religious Doctrine

H. Searwar

Form 5A Religious Doctrine

K. Khan

Form 5B Religious Doctrine

C. Livingstone

Upper 4A Religious Doctrine Class Prizes

J. Harris 1. T. Newman 2. R. E. daSilva

Upper 4B Religious Doctrine Class Prize

D. Benn 1. A. Robella 2. D. Benn

Lower 4A Religious Doctrine Class Prizes

C. Searwar 1. G. Blank 2. P. Cheong Leen

Lower 4B Religious Doctrine Class Prize

D. Singh 1. D. Singh 2. M. Chan-a-Sue

Form 3A Religious Doctrine Class Prizes

F. Campayne 1. F. Campayne 2. R. Camacho

Form 3B Religious Doctrine Class Prizes

W. Melville 1. O. Ching-a-Sue 2. W. Melville

Form 2A Religious Doctrine Class Prizes

C. Duncan 1. N.D. Gonsalves 2. N. Pereira

Form 2B Religious Doctrine Class Prizes

R. Baptista 1. G. Miller 2. M. Clarke

Form 1 Religious Doctrine Class Prizes

W. Campayne 1. W. Campayne 2. M. Gomes

Preparatory Religious Doctrine Class Prize

A. Gonsalves 1. A. Jasmins 2. G. Serrao

Next year we are returning to the Oxford and Cambridge G.C.E. Ordinary Level. Three big advantages of the Oxford and Cambridge Examination are: (1) the Practical Examination in Physics and Chemistry; (2) the later date of the examination, which gives us about 5 more weeks to prepare; (3) all the arrangements about the examinations and the supervision are done directly by the school. The examinations take place in the school itself.

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STRANGE PROFIT

Paris University, a magnificent and most renowned school of learning in Christendom, consisted of about fifty colleges crowding the whole southern bank of the Seine. Under the shade of some trees at the College of St. Barbara, two students were chatting. "Peter," said the older one, "I still think that Francis could be made to join our band. But his pride … Nevertheless I'll still back heavily on God's help."

"Yes, Migo," rejoined his eager listener. "His pride is unshatterable. I can never, never forget the way he looked at you when you first came here. He utterly resented your humility, seeing that you a great Spanish nobleman should lower yourself to such a pitch".

"His ambition, too," continued Migo "seems boundless. It is like a roaring, titanic waterfall. But it could be harnessed and put to good use. St. Paul, Constantine the Great, Alexander the Great belong to his category. Today, vanity and immorality stenches in high and low places, in Church and State. The people are clamouring for reform of the Church inside and outside. Now, he wants to be a priest, but more for his own ends. The defects can be remedied with the Pauline method of being all things to all men for Christ's sake. So I am determined to pound away at his pride until it crumbles. That is why I have applauded his triumphs, spread his reputation, and encouraged people to listen to his lectures on Aristotle. But now, we'd better hurry and see that the hall is packed again."

Sometime later, the two friends found their way into the lecture-hall, crammed with fellow-students, buzzing and murmuring like a hive of bees. Suddenly heads ceased bobbing, eyes looked straight ahead and a deep, deathlike hush fell as a young man appeared standing on the rostrum. This was Francis. His clear, dark eyes scanned his audience with satisfaction. Then he began. For an entertaining hour, he cast a magical spell over his listeners, as he presented a delicious dish on Aristotle, fit for assimilation by his avid pupils. At the end, a flood of keen admirers, enveloped him with congratulations.

Not long after that, Francis came upon Migo and Peter. "Hello, Migo!" greeted Francis. "I just can't help thanking you again for all you've done for me. I've got to know that you're responsible for getting the lecture-hall packed. Although the boys may cheer me for my athletic and scientific ability, yet that can't fill the hall to overflowing. I simply haven't the knack of attracting boys to my lessons." "Spare the thanks," cut in Migo. "The lads love to hear a genius. That's why they go." "No! No! Don't shift the credit. I know you're at the bottom of many of my successes", reiterated Francis. "Look here l, I am a Spanish nobleman, eligible for the highest offices in the Church, where I intend to carve my name in gold and diamond letters. These lectures, on Aristotle are just samples. With power, I can enjoy all the wonderful pleasures of this world. But of course, I'll give you and Peter ample rewards for your kindness". "You are too egotistic," advised Migo, a certain tenseness and appeal now creeping into his words. "A vast harvest of souls to reap for Christ awaits your scythe. But sad to say, how few are the earnest reapers! Power, riches, honours are the deceitful gifts of Lucifer. You can never make Heaven on earth. Francis, remember Christ's words. 'What doth it profit a man if he gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his own soul?'"

Those very words always startled Francis. But now it seemed to him as if Migo had packed dynamite into them. The blow caught him off guard, his brightness dimmed, quietly he took his departure.

At that time the study of "Humanism" began to make sweeping converts in Paris. The hall of St. Barbara's College was brimful with zealous students, who had come to listen to the humanist professors. Francis too fell head over heels for it. But strangely enough, Migo, noted for his revolutionary ideas, opposed it with his batteries red-hot, so that he totally convinced Francis of the evils, moral and spiritual, that lurked under this craze, which concealed the heresies of Luther and Calvin. Revolutionary though he may be, Migo fought with a patient and unshakeable respect for authority, an example to every religious reformer, every man with a new message to a sluggish world. For the first time Francis was face to face with reality. After all, he soliloquized, he might he brilliant in the scholastic field, yet how very tiny was his knowledge compared to the whole sum of the world's studies. Especially in the matter of theology, he was a dunce to Migo. "What doth it profit a man ... " The words haunted him throughout the night. He seemed' to be falling in a jet black chasm. His soul clutched, cried out, screamed for help. There was a desolate, empty vacuum in his life. His towering pride was smashed. Fortunately, Migo always kept a hawk-like eye on his patient for signs of trouble, and an antidote-that Francis could accompany his band to attend Mass and Communion-a practice he soon kept up, though he still clung unflinchingly to his lofty ambitions. Under the skilful guidance of Migo, he prayed for light and strength. Bit by bit, he gave up his worldly desires, until at length the battle was won. Thus it happened that Migo (rather St. Ignatius of Loyola) caught in his net his biggest fish, St. Francis Xavier. In him, we see a model to follow, a man whose understanding of unstable human nature is unparalleled, a man who lived and breathed for the greater glory of God.

C. A. MEERABUX (6A).

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THE SCIENCE CLUB

The Science Club saw the light without much fuss in January of this year. A temporary Committee was elected by Form 5A to get the club started, and by the time of the first meeting on January 30th there were some forty members from Forms 6 and 5. The success of this first meeting was due in great measure to the efforts of D. Perreira, M. de Abreu and O. de Haan, the temporary Committee.

We began, of course, in this election year of 1953, with the voting in of a Committee. It was on the lively side, the voting, and ended with H. Searwar, I. Mendonca and J. Fredericks in office. Then D. Perreira really opened the Science part of the Club with an interesting talk on "Early Methods of Measuring the Velocity of Light," and the evening closed with a Lantern Lecture on "The Solar System" followed by much needed refreshments. By 10:00 p.m. we were on our way home, not all of us by the shortest route.

The aims of this club are to enable the members to obtain a wider view of Science than they can acquire in the classroom or laboratory; to put them in touch with anything of scientific interest in or near Georgetown; and to give them new and much needed opportunities of facing and addressing an audience. Since the opening meeting took place we have had Talks or Illustrated Lectures from the following:- In addition to:

D. Perreira on "The Velocity of Light,"

D. Figueiredo: "The Chemistry of Photography",

G. Menezes: 'The Inert Gases".

The above three jointly: "Extraction of Iron from its Ores."

K. Khan: "Sulphur and Sulphuric Acid."

Then there have been visits to the works of the Pure Water Supply and to Wieting & Richter's Ice Factory; at, each of these we were treated with exceeding kindness and we welcome the opportunity of here expressing our gratitude.

Finally, part of the Club subscriptions each term is being put into the building-up of what we hope to make a really good Science Club Library open to all members, and also to the purchase of filmslides on scientific subjects.

The Club has begun this present school year with a membership of exactly 50. mainly from the sixth and fifth forms, though there are a certain number of the keener ones from upper four. A notable feature is that some former members, who have now left the College, have retained their membership of the Club. M. de Abreu, R. Hazlewood and C. Henriques form the new Committee and at the first meeting of this term a Lantern Lecture was given on "The Moon". It is hoped in time to invite an occasional Lecturer from outside the College to address the Club when we have a more spacious and, we trust more prepossessing meeting-place in the long hoped-for new Laboratories.

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EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY

Rover lifted his shaggy nose and sniffed. Could he smell food? His tail wagged hopefully and he trotted on. Rover was a dog - of no recognisable breed, just a large friendly mongrel. Rover was a very odd looking dog and most of all he was a stray. No one fed him except for the scraps of meat which he got when he went in front of a butcher's shop. As he ambled on, his ears pricked up, he saw the reason for his smelling food.

There by the side of the road an old tramp sat, with a battered tin can perched on a smoky fire. Rover trotted up and sat down beside the old man and thumped his tail on the ground. Then Rover licked the tramp's hand and wagged his tail harder. The tramp turned and looked at him through bleary eyes. "So you're hungry too, are you '?" he asked Rover.

Rover answered with a quick bark which of course meant "yes". "Come on then we'll share this soup when it's done", said the tramp patting Rover, "My name is Joe, by the way". The dog woofed softly and snapped at a fly circling round hi" head. Soon the soup was finished and Joe ladled out a generous helping on to a battered tin plate, and gave it to Rover. The dog ate hungrily, licking the plate till it shone. When he was finished he thumped his tail and then lay down. Joe soon finished his dinner. Then they were both dozing in the sun. Rover was staring solemnly down the road. When the tramp awoke, he rubbed his eyes, then sat up. "You still here?" he asked. Rover and Joe were soon walking briskly down the road. When they came to a farmhouse Joe said,” I wonder if I could nip in there and find something to eat … Maybe an egg or two".

So Joe climbed cautiously over the fence and Rover wriggled through it. "Hush!" hissed Joe to Rover who had made no noise anyway. They slipped Into the farmhouse. Suddenly there was a scuffling and cries of "Gotcher" Rover made it worse by barking loudly and leaping at everyone, for the labourers had laid a trap for them and they fell for it. Joe was soon captured. Rover who had bolted for the nearest exit he had found, with a last look at Joe, turned and fled. Rover kept running till he was exhausted and sat down for a rest, and soon was fast asleep. Next morning he awoke and took to the road again, as hungry as ever. His long red tongue lolled out of the side of his mouth and his tail drooped. He had not gone far when a cry rang out. Rover pricked up his ears and bounded forward.

He leapt through the hedge, and there in a pond was a little girl struggling in the water, The dog sprang into the pool and swam to her side and began dragging her to the bank. Then a man came running up and looked at Rover, then let out a cry of surprise, "if it isn't that dog that we saw with the tramp last night" Rover backed away as he recognised the farmer's voice. The farmer began to pick up the girl; suddenly she stirred, then her -eyes opened. "You're all right now" he said. Then he said to Rover, "It's all right come and have some breakfast. You look like a stray. Your other master is in prison for some time yet, I'm afraid. Anyway, I'll look after you." Rover reassured by this came and licked the farmer's hand.

TEIXEIRA (3A).

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SHAKESPEARE'S AUTOLYCUS

In the Winter's Tale, Shakespeare has created an entirely new character -who is none other than the amiable thief Autolycus. Looking at the characters in the play, we see that Autolycus is a more attractive personality than many of the more important people.

Autolycus is one of those men who either by transgression or transmutation, find that their career is on the downward grade. He was once a courtier, a bailiff, owned a puppet show, married a tinker's wife, and finally, ended up; by becoming a rogue.

He despises an honest living, saying that "honesty is a dull life." "Highway robbery is too dangerous" and so he glories in his profession as a "snapper up of unconsidered trifles" and compares himself to the famous Greek thief Autolycus, who was like him, "littered under Mercury." "Every shop, Church, session, hanging yields a careful man work" he says.

He pretends to have been robbed in order to rob the clown. After depriving the clown of his purse, he refuses to accept any of the clown's money saying, "Offer me no money, I pray you; that kills my heart"-his finest touch of humour.

Autolycus lives only in the present; for the life to come, he "sleeps out the thought of it." He sings for his own amusement, not merely to sell his wares, and is ready to take his part in any duet or trio. He is an actor. He masquerades as a nobleman not mainly so as to help the cause of the two shepherds, but for an opportunity to display his artistry in the vogue of acting. Again, his concern for Florizel, the prince, is more sympathetic than his concern for the two shepherds. This is so, because he thinks that the prince is about a piece of iniquity" than because he himself" had once served Prince Florizel and worn three-pile." Nevertheless, he doesn't waste his time lamenting over the fact that he is "out of service." Autolycus confesses himself to be a coward and proof against all shame. It is all one and the same thing to him if he misses the chance of promotion. He does not have any intention of keeping his promise Of amendment, which even the Clown knows. Autolycus' humour, witticisms and ironical speeches are reminiscent of the "king of rogues" Falstaff, His opening song shows that he has a great zest for life-just like Falstaff. In summing up, We can see that Shakespeare loved the rogue for his own sake, and that even in his most mischievous mood, Autolycus leaves on the reader, the impression of a likeable personality,

ANDREW JOAQUM - (6A).

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THE SOLITARY LIFE OF A SHELL-OPENER.

Men have picked up fortunes off the ocean bed, others have met sudden, violent deaths in submarine battles with sharks and other monsters of the Southern Seas. Adventurers in crazy craft have been swept to unknown fates in fierce tropical cyclones, and men previously honest and decent have swindled and killed when their eyes were dazzled by the lustre of pearls.

In normal times the shell, not the pearl, is the mainstay of the industry, and the fleets try, to operate profitably on shell alone, with any jewels that may be found as pleasant surprises. The different races dislike each other so intensely that no one race could possibly plan trouble for the white shell-opener, who is in charge, without the others immediately reporting what was coming.

At sea the shell-opener leads a solitary and often boring life. While the divers work he supervises the pumps, opens the shells, and collects any pearls on his firm's behalf. The dishonest opener is very often an expert in palming his finds so swiftly that even the sharp eyes of the crew see nothing, and he knows how to sell them to his own profit through illicit channels when the expedition is over. The new hand who seeks work as a shell-opener can generally get it, because the owners of the diving expedition reason that even if he is not honest, it will take him a few voyages to learn just how to swindle them, and they are assured of a fair deal for at least a period. Not all shell-openers are thieves. The days for the shell-opener pass in warm and drowsy semi-idleness, although there is nobody of his own kind with whom to exchange conversation and nothing to see but a glassy ocean and a glassy sky, with glimpses of creamy surf against sand. But there are also moments of excitement, the race against tempestuous storms to the shelter of the numerous islands, and the great moment when the thousandth oyster reveals a pearl in its flabby flesh. But moreover it is a very painful occupation and needs a lot of patience.

R. N. MANGAR (5A)

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NATURAL •••• ?

On a deserted stretch of seashore, the muddy water lapped gently on the beach. The sky was blue and cloudless. There was no wind blowing and the silence in its profoundness was maddening. The stumpy gnarled trees made an awesome spectacle with their queer-looking branches and roots overrun with sickly looking green creepers. The sun was nowhere to be seen and lack of this light and heat giving body left that part of the seashore in a dark eerie and frightful dismalness.

About two hundred yards from this awesome locality someone was swimming confidently unaware of the weirdness of his lonely pall-like surroundings.

The sea was unruffled by waves, the sky's drab appearance and the unnerving silence presented an unneeded ominous warning, but still the fellow swam on.

The sky was now dark although not clouded; a cold breath of air swept over the sea

not ruffling the water's unending monotonous calm. The trees, eerie and frightful, took on a new fear-laden and deadly appearance as they gently swung to and fro although no breeze was blowing. It seemed as if the cold clammy hand of the grim reaper had descended upon the scene to claim for itself a soul bound for eternal misery and damnation in Hades.

Then as if death's hand was closing in a fatal grasp, the water broke in gigantic rollers of incredible height and then unnervingly settled down to it" calm self again. 'This astounding phenomenon instilled a fear in the swimmer's heart, a gnawing tightening sensation erupted in his inside and then 'the awesomeness of his surrounding and his dangerous predicament hit him with the nerve shattering force of an owl's blood-curling hoot in the silence of three in the morning.

The waters were again changed, but in a startling unheard of and seemingly impossible way, regions of the waters burst out into concentric circles as if an unseen body had dropped through the surface. Then gradually the centre of the concentric circles seemed to sink lower and lower and the body of water around it seemed to turn into a spinning sucking pull-whirlpools. The tide had turned in a fraction and the man was being pulled out to sea, but no! He is caught In a whirlpool, he is being sucked down towards the centre and he is covered and no longer visible. On the shore meanwhile the earth cracked and the grove of trees disappeared in a split second of horror, then the water calms again, the sun comes out and the wind blows free. The grim reaper has struck.

LAURENCE CORREIA (5A)

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A YEAR WITH THE QUIZ KIDS

The year with the Quiz Kids is perhaps one of the most interesting in my life. Since that December morning of last year, when we were chosen, it has been a succession of thrills, fun and excitement. It is a year in which, I was made to be more conscious of what was happening in the world, and to be more interested in what I read.

For the first few weeks, I was rather frightened at the thought of being heard over the air, but as time went by, I was more at ease. During the months that followed I got over most of my nervousness, and so became a veteran of the air, but now and then I got a few qualms, when I am not sure that what I am saying is altogether correct.

Being a Quiz Kid brought many thrills. It seemed a sort of battle - Quiz Kids pitting- their knowledge against that of the listeners, who sent in the questions. These questions were sometimes so hard, that they fairly took my breath away, but in the main it was rather thrilling, and amusing too, to question our Quiz Master, and so try to get an opening, where we might happen to find, sometimes guess, the answer.

Due to the fun we make, the programme is not just a dull, intellectual contest between Quiz Kids and questioners, but is also very lively and amusing. It, is very funny, when for instance, one of us just blurts out a ridiculous answer, while the real answer is under his very nose. We have great amusement too, from the jokes, which are cracked, all of which helps to keep the programme from being boring.

Through the Quiz Kids, I have come to be more interested in current events and in what I read. All sorts of questions are asked and so I must be on the look-out constantly, and always try to remember anything that happens, or that I read about. This is illustrated, in some cases, when we get It question, the answer of which I know, but just keeps slipping from my memory.

The year with the Quiz Kids has been one of great excitement to me. The constant fight not to be stumped, and the cudgelling of the brain, as we try to answer each question is a g rent part of this excitement. The other Quiz. Kids, too are a jolly set, and I am proud to be one of them. So I look forward to many happy evenings of fun and excitement as a Quiz Kid.

FREDERICK CAMPAYNE (L. 4A)

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A TRIP TO DUTCH GUIANA

July 1953 saw us taking a trip overland from Georgetown to Dutch Guiana. From the start the trip was not so rugged, but as we reached as far as the Corentyne Coast, our trip became rugged as ever. On crossing the Corentyne River, we did not feel safe at all, especially when the launch began to get tossed about by the raging tide of the river.

The launch landed at Nickerie late in the afternoon and we were just able to check our baggage, embark in the ship for Dutch Guiana and head for our destination. The ship came into port late in the afternoon, and we managed to get our baggage checked, and climb into a taxi and head for Zorg-en-Hoop before dusk had set in, Anyhow we were still able to catch a glimpse of Paramaribo while passing through it. It was entirely different from Georgetown, on a large scale, in that all the buildings were built on the ground. Our house was situated in the country and we took to the cool water for our daily swim. Regularly, we went for long rides further in the country. Some days after our arrival, we hired a taxi and visited a Bauxite Company at Caranam, where we saw two liners loading bauxite to be transported to New York. We saw many more interesting sights before we reached our destination.

On entering the plant I took a piece of bauxite and began Inspecting it in the course of my inspection, one of the employees carne up and offered us to go further into the plant. After some time in the plant. we decided to leave, and on leaving there, we asked by "kind permission to take away some bauxite. So we took away the bauxite so as to keep it as a souvenir. We were shown the famous waterfall which adjoins the Suriname River. And behind the waterfall there was a cave and there was a circular pool whose bottom at high tide was sixteen feet deep: then we were shown three coloured flowers in a pool, which when we tried to touch them, they disappeared.

We returned by way of the river launch, the river was very rough at high tide, and was also very ,wide and long, On travelling down the Suriname River, we saw many beautiful plantations with their little cosy houses almost touching each other. It was a lovely sight to see the yellow oranges which lined the bank of that part of the river where they were planted. That day we covered fifty kilometres, which is about fifty-four English miles approximately,

The Dutch love their church more than any other affair in their town. On Sundays the people are often seen hurrying to Church dressed in their Dutch costumes.

Our next, place of enjoyment was a place called Leonsberg situated by the sea. I liked this spot for its solitude, the pure air, the cool water which encouraged Us to swim. That day we had tea on Meerzorg Berg, the view before us was beautiful, and the drop terrific, Our vacation was slowly concluding before we realised it, so on a sunny morning, we hired a taxi and went to Lelydorp, Vreed-en-Hoop, Uitkijk, Saramacca then we headed for home once more. When we got to Lolydorp, we saw the cattle that supplies the city's milk, the people there have ranches and they guard their cattle with rifles. Vreed-en-Hoop is where sheep are reared in the wide open green meadows. At Uitkijk, we were shown through the Church there, and signed, our names in the register, we were taken inside

Sister Rosa's Kirk which was beautifully decorated with statues, and other important relics of the Saints. At Saramacca we got the liver boat, and returned home.

On leaving Dutch Guiana, I was very sad but had in mind that in the near future, I would return once mote to that little country across the border,

A. AMO (5A)

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REFRIGERATION

It was a hot Summer day. The air was stifling and parlours were doing a thriving business. Jack , just from school, could stand the agony no longer, and rushing upstairs, opened the Refrigerator and quenched his terrible thirst. But if you were to ask Jack how the drinks become so cold or how the Refrigerator works, you would receive no reply. Some of us are like Jack and so, in the following paragraphs, I will try, as concisely and clearly as possible, to give you the main facts about Refrigeration. Refrigeration is the making of things cold. There are now two methods, the Ammonia and the Freon methods. Ammonia and Freon are two gases at room temperature. Both methods depend on the fact that coldness can be produced by the taking out of heat from the desired object. Now, the Ammonia method was superseded by the Freon method because, if any Ammonia escapes from the Refrigerator, it harms the eyes and has a rather pungent smell; while on the other hand Freon has no harmful effect if any escapes. As both methods depend on the same principle, I will now speak only on the latter. In the Refrigerator at the top, there is usually a small compartment where trays of water and food to be preserved are placed; elsewhere, drinks and other things can be seen. Freon is a gas at normal temperature and pressure, but when under great pressure, some of it turns into a liquid. The Freon, now in a Iiqudi state, is placed above the small compartment. Now, Freon's Boiling Point is below the Freezing point of water, and, a Freon is in a liquid state in the Refrigerator, it is constantly boiling as the pressure is released. In so doing it changes back into the gaseous state. At the same time it absorbs a great amount of heat from whatever is near it. The food or meat or fruits near it become very cold and are preserved. Water is turned to ice, and drinks, soft and strong, become cold. Thus the Freon does a great deal of work in turning into a gas. We may ask ourselves what causes the Freon to absorb this great amount of heat. If you have ever heated a kettle of water, you may have noticed that, when the water begins to change into steam, the temperature of the water remains constant. Thus, even though more and more heat is being supplied to the water, the temperature remains the same. Where could this heat have gone. It was needed to change the water into steam, and lied hidden in the steam. It is thus called Latent heat. Thus, when the liquid Freon changes into the gas Freon, it absorbs all the Latent heat necessary from the objects near it. Freon is now at its normal state, but is not allowed to escape, for this would mean more Freon and the Refrigerator would prove expensive. Instead the gas is run down to a compressor where it is compressed into a smaller space and becomes warm. Then it is passed into a Radiator where the heat is radiated out into the room. This sudden loss of heat causes a drop in Temperature, and the gas changes back into a Iiquid. The liquid Freon is then pumped back to its original position and the cycle is repeated. The Refrigerator is a modern achievement, and we cannot but pay tribute to the men and women who made possible this boon in our homes.

K. KHAN - (6B).

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THE GOLD NUGGET

The milling camp was still except for the creaking of a hammock which swung rhythmically to and fro between two tent poles. The occupant 01' the hammock could faintly be discerned in the silvery moonlight, which cast grotesque shadows in and out of the surrounding brush and jungle. A screech owl hooted out in the brush, to be answered by the deep croaking of swamp frogs which denounced the scarcity of rain in their husky and unmelodious voices. The man in the hammock lay undisturbed in his contemplation. He saw, ail it were, his life like a great book, opening before him, and the different sounds around him were the sound" of the passing years, which now hung like a dark pall behind him. He was whispering to himself and his words were cast back at him like an echo by the sighing forest trees .... "I am William Fitz, a negro. From my birth I believed I was damned to perdition. My birthplace was a cubicle in a tenement which housed ten other families. I was born on May 13, 1912. In my twelfth year my mother died leaving three children, all boys, of whom I was the last and an aged self-seeking father, who cared only for the pittance which he begged and immediately disposed of in a rumshop. In my fourteenth year I was sent to a hostel for destitute boys. It was here that I learnt a trade, that of a locksmith, and was soon able to open any lock. A plan was forming in my slow twisted brain, a plan that would give me the means to fulfil my lifelong aim .... A PLAN TO BE RICH. I could scarcely remember the day that led to my final destruction. I was arrested on a charge of burglary, and needless to say, found guilty. And of course I never denied it, for, you see, I was guilty. I spent five long tedious years, breaking rocks on a road scheme, returning at night from the scorching sun to a narrow ill-ventilated cell which was shared by another convict, who was paying his debt to society and who had already recognised the futility of contending against the forces of law and order and ceased not to work for my conversion.

Now at last I left the dingy prison gate behind, poor in pocket and health, but rich in wisdom and age-and a prison recommendation. It, was then, two months after my release that I met the girl that became my beloved wife. We still lived in a range when my first child came; then the second, and I soon saw that my meagre means could never support the four of us. I had promised my wife that I would never steal or otherwise turn it dishonest hand, and so I had left them two years ago tonight, to become a pork-knocker with this gold and diamond company. From the letters I have received, my wife has just been able to make ends meet by taking in a washing. And now as I lie here, I wonder why she hasn't written for the past month; but I know that the money she is making is not enough to be spent on such luxuries as stamps, writing paper and envelopes. I can stand it no longer: I cannot stand by and watch my wife and children starve, when only today they found that huge gold nugget. I know that I will have to break my promise. but I'll do it: .... I'll steal it and take the first boat to the mainland tomorrow."

As he thus whispered to himself in the moonlight, he never noticed the slight rustling of the leaves in the tree that overhung his hammock. He kept on whispering, making plans for his family's future while slowly down the tent-pole glided a huge camoudie, its short,

thick body wrapped tightly round the pole. The man continued his ruminations. Then the moon hid her face behind a cloud, only to reappear a few minutes later to cast a serene gaze upon the gaping sightless eyes of a dead man whose lifeless body now lay in the enfolding coils of a giant snake.

The postman entered the tenement yard. It was quite a long time since he had delivered mail there, but that didn't matter, for the only person who received any mail was Mrs. Fitz, whose husband was in the bush. Now he had a letter for her today, the only one for many a long month. He followed the range until he came to an apartment, with a woman washing clothes in a huge tub leaning against the side of the building. The woman's face was creased and careworn, her hair was getting grey at the temples, and the hand she extended for the letter was roughened with corn and blisters. This was Mrs. Fitz.

She ripped open the envelope. The postman turned and made his melancholy way back between dripping lines of wash. Mrs, Fitz read:

COLONIAL GOLD AND DIAMOND CO., MAZARUNI,

13th August, 1949. DEAR MRS. FITZ, We are very sorry indeed to tell you that your husband died as the result or an accident. We know that you have lost a good man, but so have we, a man as honest as a gold nugget is gold. We fully realise that any thought of compensation would be hopelessly inadequate, but we her e enclose a cheque for……………….

But Mrs. Fitz did not read on. The words "as honest as a gold nugget" kept revolving in her mind, and pride mingled with her grief as she whispered, "You kept your promise, Bill."

JOHN RODRIGUES (Upper 4A)

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A VISIT TO THE CARIB BEER PLANT

Accepting the invitation to have a look through the modern brewery the Caribbean Development Company have erected at Champs Fleurs, Trinidad, my family and I arrived at the plant, 8 miles out of town, with time to spare. Step by step, we were shown the process-from the manufacture of the bottles to the shipping of the cartons of beer. Throughout the whole tour we were treated with a great amount of courtesy. First we ware led into the Glass manufacture section of the plant. The first thing that caught my eye was the jumping of the bright red flames in the open furnaces. Down at the back of this building were stored the sand, the soda, the machines for drying the sand and crushing the chemicals, and other articles needed for the making of the glass. Next, we were shown a working furnace and two perspiring men at work pouring the molten glass into a mould, while a third forced a blast of compressed air into the mould-then, out came a red-hot 'Ferrol' bottle. This is tested before a strong light to see if there are any flaws. Those that do not come up to standard, are discarded. We were then shown around the Brewery by the Assistant Brewer, We were shown how and where the malt grain is stored, then we were led to the different machines which crush the grain, and the large copper vats, in which the extract from the grain is stored. We were told that at this point the hops, which give beer its bitter taste, are added. We then entered the storage room in which the mixture of malt and hops is stored at a temperature of - 3 degrees C. The beer is left to ferment for three months before it is bottled.

The bottling plant is a very efficient piece of the factory. The empty bottles are passed through a long box-like piece of machinery where they are washed by a variety of brushes with the aid of hot sodium hydroxide. Then they go along on the flow-line principle past a man taking out the unclean ones, to the filling machine, where the beer from the cold-storage room is forced in. After the bottle is capped, it is passed through a pasteurizing machine, where the bacteria necessary for fermentation but quite unwanted now, are killed off. The familiar yellow Carib label is then put on, and the bottles cartoned and sent to the storage-room.

We were then invited to "have a beer on the company", and after thanking the assistant brewer, we left Champs Fleurs with the very interesting and educational visit etched in our minds.

G. MENEZES (6B)

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SHAKESPEARE'S CLEOPATRA

Shakespeare's Cleopatra is a unique picture of wantonness. Here we have a woman at once young and old. She is no young girl relying on the charms of beauty. Again her character grows intensely in significance when we see it against the background of her past. These two aspects are strongly portrayed in her reactions and affectations. Her woman's wit and woman's wiles, her starts of irregular grandeur, her bursts of ungovernable temper, her falsehood and childish susceptibility to flattery. Of Anthony's heart her knowledge is complete. There seems nothing that he has been able to reserve, no retiring ground in which he can gather strength to combat her-she holds all the power.

Her first words in the play

"If it be love indeed, tell me how much,"

show us that she has no calm enjoyment of Anthony's happiness. And though she is always playing with his passions, at one time amorous, at another cold, sometimes entreating, sometimes retiring, yet he is never allowed to feel that she is entirely his. She plays with him throughout the playas a cat plays with a mouse. She knows his pride and uses Feulvia as bait.

"Nay, hear then, Anthony: Fulvia perchance is angry,"

Continuing we find Cleopatra, although advanced in the art of love using coquetry as one of her weapons.

"See where he is, who's with him, what he does I did not send you if you find him sad Say I am sudden sick." But her reply to Charmian's protest, a young attendant, is stamped with experience mature and sound. Here she says

"Thou teachest like a fool the way to loose him."

Anthony himself has to admit "she is cunning past man's thought." She knows exactly how to suit her behaviour to Anthony's mood. When he comes to bid her farewell she is full of passionate exclamations; and he departs - still her slave. Again we see a docile figure after her betrayal of Anthony's cause at Actium.

"O my Lord, my Lord, Forgive my fearful sail! I little thought You would have followed."

She is barbaric in her treatment of the messenger who reports. Anthony's marriage to Octavia, and the same animal nature flashes out in her reply to Charmian: "By Isis, I will give the bloody teeth, If thou with Caesar paragon again My man of men."

It is of course natural for Cleopatra with such cunning and experience, such sensuous charm and girlish beauty, to be self-centered. Can she love, or is her fancy caught by the spectacle of the great Roman Anthony throwing away an Empire for her sake, her presence? Can such a woman he sincere? We are apt to doubt her sincerity when she says "My Lord! O, wither'd is the garland of the war, The soldier’s pole is fall'n:- young boys and girls Are level now with men; the odds is gone, And there is nothing left remarkable Beneath the visiting moon." Can this be real pathos? Her very nature lacks sincerity; she is a coquette she is "cunning past man's thought." The doubt increases when we realise that of her very nature she likes to be pleased, she likes and enjoys power. She must have about her the symbols of power. She is furious when Selencus, her treasurer, betrays her. It is the same love of power which makes her so curious as to the appearance of her rival Octavia, for she is mainly concerned with which has the power to hold him. And again her delight is not so much the enjoyment of Anthony's love as the knowledge that she has the power to compel it. Can such a woman be capable of sacrifice - a lover's dominant virtue? This again we doubt as her very death is a self-indulgence. But it is for this woman that Anthony cries. "Let Rome in Tiber melt, and the wide arch of the ranged Empire fall! Here is my space." For him, she always had something new to offer; there never came satiety; if he threw away an Empire, she was a world; what were blemishes in other women, in Cleopatra were graces. No analysis of her character gets nearer to her true nature than Enobarbus' words

"Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale Her infinite variety: other women cloy The appetites they feed: but she makes hungry Where most she satisfies; for vilest things Become themselves in her, that the holy priest - Bless her when she is riggish,"

V. MAHANGER (6A)

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THE MOON

Oh ! glorious and silvery moon, That shines upon us all To some thou art a wondrous boon, That seems so very small. To others like, a lamp you be. Whose light will never fail. To guide men when they're lost at sea. Or read some fairy tale, You shine on good and bad as well, For you there's no exception. Oh if I to men could only tell, That you’re a great protection. Lady! Moon how lucky thou art, To be so high above, Where thou can't look on every part, With such a flow of love But if I for once could be there, Up in your starry home, I'd give the world and everything here, For there I want to roam. To see the stars that help you, To light up earth at night, And all the other planets too, That are within your sight!

MICHAEL SINGH (U4)

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MARTYRS AT WORK

The Priests of the Oriental rite of the Catholic Church who are labouring for Russia's conversion are now few in number, but their mission is perhaps the most important in modern times. Before the last war, there were several hundred in those countries bordering Russia, but today their fields of labour have been taken over by the Communists.

No one knows how many of these priests are still alive. Of the many who have been swallowed up behind Russia's Iron Curtain, no word has come for years. A few of them have been reported 'put to death', while others are scattered all over the world in China, South America and France. Theirs is a unique mission, no return is allowed, no visible success is likely for years to come, They have few persons to speak for them; few to support and encourage them- and, possibly: few to pray for them in their years of exile. They are living, studying and praying as Oriental priests with the glory of their ancient rites inspiring and uniting their hearts to God.

One of these priests was an Englishman, trusted and loved by everybody. After ordination, he was sent to a town in Poland to take charge of an orphanage. With the money given to him as Christmas gifts, he had to buy milk for the children and meat for the sisters, the first they had in months. Before long nothing was heard of him. The Russians had moved in and he had been swallowed up. Years later, a refugee brought the news of the burial in an open pit of a priest and about one hundred other refugees who had died in one of the Russians' forced marches on foot. From the evidence, the dead priest is thought to be this Englishman. That's all. A completely innocent priest and his companions were allowed to starve to death and to lie unknown and dishonoured under the open sky.

There are many more like him charming, genuine and gracious men who have been martyred solely because of their religion. Some are still active, some are lost, perhaps in hiding or possibly in Russian slave labour camps. God alone knows where all His generous bands of volunteers are today.

JOSEPH HARRIS (5A).

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HONG KONG

Back 100 years ago, the great colony of Hong Kong was handed over to the British Government by the Chinese Government on a certain agreement. This was the first Chinese city to be handed to the British, and was made a Crown Colony. So it is quite natural that a city having such a historical record should have that spirit that has not only made it one of the greatest commercial centres of the British Empire, but also one of the largest and most beautiful cities in the world. Hong Kong has a population of more than 21½ millions and the area of the city (not the colony) is equal to six times the combined sizes of Port-of-Spain and Georgetown. Out of the many square miles of territory nearly 8,000 acres of the best land have been given up for beautiful parks, squares, and ball fields so that the people may have the proper places for recreation and pleasure and just the right kind of environment.

Hong Kong is not only a large, clean and beautiful city, but it is also known everywhere as the great market of the world, and the reason for this is its army of half a million people employed in different establishments that turn out thousands of dollars of useful commodities every minute of the working day. According to a statistician, Hong Kong is one of these few cities of the world where they import and export in large quantities all kinds of raw materials such as woollen goods, leather goods, hardware and a great many other things. All means of transportation are at very low cost. Locomotives and engines are imported from other countries, but more than three-quarter of the population of the colony ride in buses and trams made in the colony of Hong Kong. Factories manufacture thousands of tins of canned food every minute, and in 1948 the hosiery mills manufactured a pair of stockings for every man, woman and child in the colony.

But while the people are so proud of the industrial and commercial progress and while they are also very proud of being one of the largest medical, art and educational centres in the Far East, (having more than 12 hospitals), yet, they feel a still greater pride in the fact that they have more individual homes than half of the cities of the word. In Hong Kong there are approximately 500,000 separate homes, and if these homes were placed on 25-foot lots, side by side in a single row, that row would reach all the way from Georgetown to Trinidad, then on to New York, a distance of more than 2,000 miles.

But special attention must be paid to the fact that most of these homes are owned and occupied by the working people, and when a man owns the ground upon which he stands and the roof over his head, there is no argument ever presented that would infect that man with the imported disease known as Communism.

Hong Kong is not a fertile soil for anarchy, because the homes, the educational institutions and the gigantic industrial possessions have been produced by that true spirit of citizenship that was born in that city, and is a heritage from their forefathers. Hong Kong is the mother city of the British possessions in the Far East: It is the city where the Japs first attacked. It is the city where 300 American planes attacked after the Tips' had taken it over. It is also the city where the very famous relic, the statue of Victoria has inspired tens of thousands of men, women and children, so that the people believe they have a sacred mission which is not to worship the golden calf, but to spread that spirit of loyalty and- to keep the fires of freedom, so that with God's grace the Government of Her Majesty may be an inspiration to all humanity.

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AMBUSH

While on vacation after the summer term at college, my friends and I organized a hunting party to explore the dense forests around the upper Cuyuni river. On our first day out we were followed by a tribe of very large wild monkey! that kept jabbering noisily as they swung along from tree to tree. We soon realized that the chattering monkeys were warning all game of our approach.

Disregarding the frantic pleas of our Amerindian guides, we decided to get rid of the noisy pests by killing one of them. One of my friends took aim and brought down a sizable male. Immediately an uncanny silence settled over the jungle and we saw grey forms swinging quickly and quietly away from us. But four members of the tribe descended hurriedly to the side of their fallen companion. Each one grasping an arm or leg of the dead monkey, they scurried away with him, looking strangely and terribly human as they glanced at us with sad eyes.

The following afternoon as we were passing the same way we saw three monkeys sitting in a tree just above the spot where my friend had killed the old male. When they saw us approaching, the three began screeching and howling, as if calling to the others of the tribe. My friend with the shotgun worked his way closer to them, dropped to one knee, and prepared to shoot. At that moment the woods suddenly became alive with grey balls of fur-falling, scrambling and jumping towards him from every tree and bush. The impact of the first monkeys knocked my companion to the ground, and the others moved in for the kill. Only our speedy intervention with guns and clubs saved him from serious injury or death.

It was, I think, one of the most cleverly conceived and executed ambushes of war. We were all unaware of the intention of revenge planned by these monkeys. Indeed, we were caught unawares, for we never expected such retaliation from those simple-looking creatures. But, after thinking it over, we all decided that it was mere just payment in return for the wrong done to one of their tribe, After all, they did not harm us. What do you think?

RICARDO LEANDRO (5A).

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A MAN'S CONSCIENCE

The city clock was striking midnight as a man quickly crossed the lighted street and sought the protecting but sinister shadows of the stores along one of the, city's main streets. He slipped past all the stores, furtive and ever watchful for the blue uniformed figure that would send him slinking further and further back into the shadows. He eventually stopped under a signboard bearing the words "J. Smith, Jeweller." He stopped for a while to settle his tingling nerves and reassure himself, before he set to work on the stout lock. After a seeming eternity the lock gave, and he entered the shop, creeping along beneath the counters, his clawing fingers exploring every inch of the floor before him. He stopped near the fourth case, and his white clammy hand closed around the golden statuette.

And then! As he ever so slightly relaxed, the thief unthinkingly raised his head and struck it against the top of the counter. Almost simultaneously a door above opened and a swarthy man stood peering down into the interior of the shop, his body outlined by a dim light from the room.

He came down the steps uncertainly at the same time enquiring who was there. He walked about the room inspecting all the corners and at last stood in front of the thief. Instinct or some sixth sense compelled the owner to turn around, and he looked straight into two cold and devilish looking eyes - eyes which seemed to express its owner's complete callousness in murdering a man. The owner of the shop, paralized with fright, opened his mouth to scream, but before he could utter a word, the thief struck with his knife, swift and sure, and the owner landed with a dull thud on the floor, a knife in his throat.

But now an unseen force was compelling the thief to climb the stairs and enter the room above. He went in shaking violently, a mere ghost of the cruel man he was a few minutes before. Then there, right in the middle of the room stood a man staring at him - a man with a horribly contorted face, and a cold, unmerciful stare. His face was smeared with blood and his wolfish mouth remained agape. "Who are you," "What do you want." A thousand questions flooded into the thief’s mind, but not one escaped his now foaming mouth. “I am your conscience", a voice seemed to say.

And then the thief in maniacal fury, his eyes bulging, sprang at the man. His mind had completely cracked. He tore at the mirror with bleeding nails, but made no impression on it; and then as if fate had taken a hand, he fell against the sharp edge of the mirror which sheared softly through his own neck.

Who was the man he had seen? Himself in the mirror.

TREVOR NEWMAN (5A)

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AN IMPRESSION OF GRENADA

Who hasn't heard of Bermuda, Jamaica, Barbados and Trinidad, famed holiday resorts, of the West Indies? At the very mention of these names, one visualises tropical paradises dotting the wide expanse of the deep blue waters of the Caribbean, of dazzling white beaches lined with waving palm trees, of magnificent scenery due to green-clad hills and mountains, of beautiful towns and picturesque villages, and of the perpetual healthy sunshine which so many people in cola countries dream wistfully of, but never get the chance to bask peacefully in. But what of Grenada, another of those lovely "gems of the Caribbean", whose beautiful scenery instantly belies the fact that nature was more than unusually lavish in creating this wonderland of tropics. Unfortunately, this island is not as well known as her sisters, but it is considered by very many people who have travelled, to be the lovliest in the West Indies. Back home now after a three-month vacation in Grenada, I must say that I had a wonderful time, and am ready to sing its praises in the face of anything, that anyone might say to the contrary. As I sit writing this essay, clear vivid pictures of this enchanting island come back to me. St. George's, the capital is a small town, and although not as pretty as Georgetown, it has its own attractions. It is very hilly and the buildings are all made of stone, some of them looking very ancient and battered, but these buildings, as one tourist laughingly said "have character," actually help to enhance the beauty of the place instead of diminishing its attraction, as one is liable to think. There is an old French fort, hewn out of rock in 1706 on a promontary at the. entrance of the almost land-locked harbour, the sight of which carries us back to the days when pirates sailed the blue Caribbean and the British, French, and Spanish fought for those treasure filled isles. The Grand Etang Lake is one of the major points of interest on the island and is the source of all the tiny rivers and streams. This lake is found ill the crater of an extinct volcano about 1,910 ft. above sea-level, and it is so deep that all the means of trying to ascertain the depth have so far failed. It is believed to be "bottomless." But above all, Grenada is famed for its wonderful sea-bathing. There are very many beaches but by far the best one is the world-famous Grand Anse, just outside of St. George's. The pleasant memories of the swimming there will always remain with me, and it is beyond my imagination to ever visualise better bathing anywhere in the Caribbean. I remember one sunny afternoon while spear-fishing and hunting lobsters, that there was an Englishman with us who was just out from England. We were not too far off-shore and the water that afternoon was crystal clear, so much so that the coral reefs lying sixteen feet down and deeper could easily be seen. My friend could not but repeat his admiration over and over again: "Never seen the like before. Absolutely amazing this - what!" Since the scenic splendours of Grenada are incomparable with any other island in the Caribbean there are many interesting drives to all part of the island. Grenada is known as "The Spice Island of the West" and from the sight-seeing trips, this is very obvious. In certain parts, nutmeg trees spread over an area of very many square miles. These trees grow wild and from the summits of certain hills, you can see valleys simply covered with them. Cocoa is another of the staple crops and since Grenada is solely an agricultural country, the smuggling of anything agricultural into or out of the island is a serious offence.

Grenada is a wonderful spot for a vacation for those who need a rest, although the younger set might prefer Trinidad or Barbados. The inhabitants are very hospitable and friendly and, provided the right contacts are made, no tourist will be dissatisfied with his stay. I think you'll find that those who go to Grenada on a vacation, will return home healthier, much more relaxed, will have enjoyed themselves thoroughly, and would look forward eagerly to the next time.

A. CLARKE- (6B).

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TOO LATE FOR TEARS

The storm was raging madly over the forest ; the night was very cold, and as dark as it could possibly be, except for, the quick zig-zag flashes of lightning which lit lip the trees as they bent and broke in the heavy breeze. The monotonous roar of the great falls could be heard in the distance. A hollow filled the hearts of the two men sitting between two trees, as they battled grimly to keep away insects from their fresh gaping cuts which they had obtained in their determined attempt to escape from prison. Morrie was short and round faced; he was shivering and bore a worried expression on his face. Maxie was tall and muscular, his cheek bones were fairly high, he leaned his head against a tree and let it stay there for sometime as if in deep contemplation. Morrie moved his mouth in a desperate attempt to speak, and after much effort he said "What do you call this place?"

“Hell" blasted the other.

"You used to call the jail hell; here is worse. At least the jail is a better place,"

Morrie watched his expressionless companion with a prolonged gaze, but he got no answer. He started again in a low voice" "Maxie .... you know ..... I'm beginning to believe the warden." He paused to catch his breath, then burst out "He used to speak some sense."

Maxie rose up; his voice was cold, threatening and deliberate, "You look worried, buddy, forget the warden and the jail; we can't turn back, you can't turn back, we are going on together. Don't be a sap anywhere is better than the pen." "All right boss" said the other submissively his eyes dancing about the place. "Blackness, blackness all around……I've been thinking…….If I were in jail I would have been in a bed looking up at the starlit sky. I guess there is no way but now, but we can't live……..without food, clothing and . . . . the warden said you can't get away from the law, its everywhere…….he has some sense," he paused turned restlessly about then for a moment he sat still. He had given up hope and listened attentively to the roar of the distant falls, then almost crying, began, "You hear our swan song, you're at fault for everything," as his voice ended up in a high pitched note. Maxie was boiling inside, his eyes became cold and terrifying, every muscle was tense, he fought desperately for words which failed him, but speech did not fail him. His fist spoke; it shot out like a hurricane and exploded like dynamite Morrie's face. He fell in the

mud lifeless and could not muster enough strength even to budge, but quite unlike his heart of hearts his face showed a glimmer of childlike innocence as the lightning struck it. The atmosphere became electric, and Maxie bowed his head sheepishly like a chastised schoolboy before a master; he realised what he had done, it was too late for tears; he was cold and weak; to him it seemed as if a hundred years had passed before he could move. Suddenly he staggered forward, and continued plodding his way like an automaton for some distance until his knees buckled under the strain of his mighty body. He Jay on his back helpless, and now he could see the turbulent waters of the river roll by, and now the roar of the falls became louder; in his rage he began to cry. Suddenly the herbs nearby began to move; two luminous beads approached him; he knew it was a snake but before he could move, he was bitten. Then, as renewed vigour was injected into him, he sprang up, but his foot slipped and he fell into the river. He fought wildly to get back to the shore but was carried away by the strong current. He was nearing the fall, and his body was being lashed against huge rocks-One more rock, then the drop-s-He was thrown almost right on top of the mossy monster, but he slipped, his hands still clung unto it like claws, he made one supreme effort to retain his former position. He was succeeding, but suddenly his muscles became relaxed, and his eyes were staring, The poison had worked its way well into his blood, his hands slipped down gradually, and his lifeless body was tossed right over the falls.

R. HAZLEWOOD - (V A)

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A VISIT TO THE MIGHTY KAIETEUR

Each and every one of us at some period of time would sit down and recollect some past incident or important event during our lifetime. Many a time have I curled up in a chair and tried to visualise my greatest exploit so far, namely my visit to the picturesque and scenic Kaieteur. How I had longed for such an opportunity which I was so very fortunate to have just a few years ago. My journey was made much more easy as I was spending a vacation at a village just about 30 miles from the great Kaieteur itself. After the necessary arrangements, our little party embarked on our pleasure trip. All along the way, the silhouettes of the mountains formed strange and exciting scenes against the background of the clear blue sky. On our way we encountered two small waterfalls, and we all had a splendid time pulling the small boat across them with the aid of logs as rollers. Eventually at dusk we got to the small rest house at the foot of the Kaieteur mountain. We made ourselves at home and prepared for bed but with the excitement of the following day fixed in our minds, we scarcely slept a wink. Instead we sat on the steps to gaze Ion the rippling waters of the "Old Man Falls" which appeared to be playing bricks in the moonlight. Then came the dawn, and we made an early start on the four-mile ascent of the sloping mountain. After all, it was not as extremely difficult as we had thought, and we topped the ridge in good time. We went around to all the different viewpoints, and with the fog just lifting out of the gorge we beheld this magnificent spectacle standing out among the green trees and boulders. With the rays of sunlight being thrown onto the water as it went down over the steep precipice, the changes in the colour of the water made it appear more unnatural. From way up there the mighty Potaro river was a mere canal, but yet the foam and spray of water came light up as a cloud-burst of smoke, and the rainbow became more outstanding. From the various points of observation it appeared even more amazingly wonderful than before. We were taken to the brink of the Fall and even had the opportunity of swimming at the side. From this point we could clearly see the Kaieteur in all its awe-inspiring magnificence and we took many souvenir pictures from all angles. Our attention was also drawn to the plant life surrounding the waterfall, and we noted with great admiration the lilies and orchids and many other beautiful flowers and shrubs growing in profusion amidst the rocks.

For the entire day we toured the mountain top, at every step seeing beautiful scenes, always with Kaieteur predominantly standing out. Just a little before dusk we started our descent. The following day with memories of this never-to-be forgotten occasion, we turned our faces homeward.

D. VIEIRA (5 A)

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HOUSE MATCHES: CRICKET (CHRISTMAS TERM 1952)

1st Innings 2nd Innings E B G

E v G (Senior A) Etheridge 72 for all 118 for 1 declared 0 - 3

Galton 89 for 3 declared 87 for 3

D. Pereira 30 and 51 not out; T. d'Abreu 53; I. Mendonca 62 not out; V. Vieira 45.

E v G (Senior B) Etheridge 109 for 5 declared - 3 -½ 0

Galton 76 for all -

D. R. Gonsalves 35; D. da Silva 21; J. Serrao 26.

E v G (Junior A) Etheridge 90 for all 0 - 3

Galton 112 for all

L. S. Fernandes 44; J. Castanheiro 40; S. de Castro 27. V. Hazlewood 7 wickets.

E v G (Junior B) Etheridge 25 for all 16 for all 0 - 5

Galton 41 for all 41 for 1 declared

W. Agard 20 not out; J. Sparrock 18.

E v G (Colts A) Etheridge 44 for all 37 for 6 3 - 0

Galton 39 for all -

E v G (Colts B) Etheridge 74 for all - 5 - 0

Galton 21 for all 34 for all

1st Innings 2nd Innings E B G

G v B (Senior A) Galton 103 for 6 declared 14 for 3 - 0 5

Butler 82 for all 33 for all

D. G. Martins 69 not out.

G v B (Senior B) Galton 80 for 9 declared - - 0 3

Butler 28 for all 26 for 8

G v B (Junior A) Galton 56 for all - - 0 3

Butler 37 for all -

G v B (Junior B) Galton 34 for all 20 for all - 5 0

Butler 71 for 9 declared -

G v B (Colts A) Galton 32 for all - - 3 0

Butler 42 for all -

G v B (Colts B) Galton 51 for all 20 for all - 5 0

Butler 55 for all 19 for 1

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B v E (Senior A) Butler 42 for all 95 for 7 declared 3 0 -

Etheridge 44 for 5 declared 42 for 7

J. Hazlewood 55

B v E (Senior B) Butler 26 for all 20 for all 5 0 -

Etheridge 102 for all -

Allan Gonsalves 51 not out; M. Greaves (5 wickets)

B v E (Junior A) Butler 29 for all - 0 3 -1

Etheridge 21 for all 52 for 5

J. Castanheiro 31 not out

B v E (Junior B) Butler 67 for all - 0 5 -

Etheridge 21 for all 45 for all

Roy Melville 24.

B v E (Colts A) Butler 48 for all - 1 1 -

Etheridge 35 for all -

B v E (Colts B) Butler 16 for all 14 for all 5 0 -

Etheridge 42 for all 38 for 3 declared

TOTAL 25 21½ 21

Winners – Etheridge House

ETHERIDGE HOUSE:

Senior A Capt. T. d'Abreu

Senior B Capt. R. D. Gonsalves.

Junior A Capt. J. Castanheiro

Junior B Capt. P. Cheong-Leen

Colts A Capt. Edward da Silva

Colts B Capt. J. Haly

BUTLER HOUSE:

Senior A Capt. G. Moore

Senior B Capt. J. C. Gomes

Junior A Capt. A. Seth

Junior B Capt. M. Pequeneza

Colts A Capt. D. Van-Sluytman

Colts B Capt. E. Fraser

GALTON HOUSE:

Senior A Capt. V. Vieira

Senior B Capt. M. Phillippe

Junior A Capt. L. S. Fernandes

Junior B Capt. J. M. Correia

Colts A Capt. L. Lopes

Colts B Capt. C. Duncan

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HOUSE MATCHES: FOOTBALL (Summer Term 1953)

Points

E. B. G.

E v G (Seniors) Etheridge won 5 - 1 2 - 0

E v G (Junior A) Etheridge won 9 - 0 2 - 0

E v G (Junior B) Galton won 9 - 0 0 -½ 2

E v G (Colts A) Draw 1 - 1 1 - 1

E v G (Colts B) Etheridge won 1 - 0 2 - 0

E v B (Seniors) Etheridge won 7 - 1 2 0 -

E v B (Junior A) Walk Over for Etheridge 2 0 -

E v B (Junior B) Butler won 7 - 1 0 2 -

E v B (Colts A) Etheridge won 5 - 2 2 0 -¼

E v B (Colts B) Etheridge won 3 - 0 2 0 -

B v G (Seniors) Galton won 4 - 3 - 0 2

B v G (Junior A) Butler won 3 - 1 -¼ 2 0

B v G (Junior B) Galton won 8 - 2 -¼ 0 2

B v G (Colts A) Butler won 3 - 0 - 2 0

B v G (Colts B) Galton won 3 - 1 - 0 2

TOTAL 14½ 5½ 8¾

Winners – Etheridge House

ETHERIDGE HOUSE:

Senior Capt. V. Mahangar

Junior A Capt. J. Castanheiro

Junior B Capt. L. Harry

Colts A Capt. P. de Cambra

Colts B Capt. J. Haly

BUTLER HOUSE:

Senior Capt. J. Edwards.

Junior A Capt. A. Seth

Junior B Capt. M. Pequeneza

Colts A Capt. C. De Souza

Colts B Capt. C. Gonsalves

GALTON HOUSE:

Senior Capt. I. Mendonca

Junior A Capt. K. Hahnfeld.

Junior B Capt. M. Martin

Colts A Capt. L. Lopes

Colts B Capt. C. Duncan

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THE 1st XI CRICKETERS

G. MOORE: Has proved a successful opening batsman. He still nibbles at ball going away outside the off-stump and takes risks which an opening bat should not take. T. DE ABREU: Mixes dour defence with cross-bat swiping. The result is unpredictable. The quality of his bowling varies like the quality of his batting. V. MAHANGER: When he sets his mind to it bats extremely well. D. MARTINS: Is a good aggressive batsman who should be able to score quite fast without putting the ball so often in the air. I. MENDONCA: When in the mood bats extremely well, waiting for the right ball to hit. He would be a very good opening bowler if he could exercise more control over his length and direction. V. VIEIRA: Is a useful off-spinner though he is inclined to be expensive. He could be a more than useful batsman if he could resist the temptation to hit across the break. D. PERREIRA: Has recently been out of form. He tends to pull balls on the leg- stump before his eye is in, and in playing back, fails to cover the off stump. This latter failing may be partly due to a faulty lift of the bat. J. CASTANHEIRO: May develop into a useful all-rounder. He tends to pitch too short when bowling and fails to cover the off-stump when playing back. G. DANIELS: Makes a large proportion of his runs behind the wicket-he edges low. T. NEWMAN: Was batting with grit and confidence. Perhaps with a more relaxed attitude confidence will return. He lacks aggressive forward strokes on the off-side. D. ARCHER: Can bat aggressively when his eye is in. He too often fails to practise sufficiently and so fails to get set. He had had some useful bowling performances. A. CLARKE: Has a fair amount of pace through the air and makes some balls break very sharply from the off. He keeps a steady length and is difficult to play on a turning wicket. A. SETH: If he concentrates on spinning the ball and bowling to his field might develop into a very good left arm bowler. He could also be a useful batsman. C. STAYERS: Has unfortunately a pelting action which spoils him as a fast bowler. He may yet develop into a useful batsman and so find a regular place in the team.

Cricket 1st

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Standing (L – R) T. Newman, G. Daniels, D. Perreira, T. De Abreu, A. Seth, G. Moore

Sitting V. Mahangar, V. Vieira, A. Clarke (Capt.), I Mendonca, D. Martins

(The Cup is the Rajah Cup)

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WIGHT CUP, 1953

S.S.C. vs. T. & H.D

T.& H.D.S.C. 1st innings: 96 (V. Vieira 4 for 6, A. Clarke 2 for 19). S.S.C. 160 for 5 (I. Mendonca 51 not out, D. Martin! 29, V. Mahanger 43). S.S.C. won on 1st innings.

S.S.C. vs. CHINESE S.C.

Chinese 208 (V. Vieira 4 for 59, D. Martins 2 for 10, T. De Abreu 2 for 38). S.S.C.: 80 (V. Mahanger 27); 2nd innings: 47. Chinese won outright.

S.S.C. vs POLICE S.C.

S.S.C. 1st innings: 99 (T. De Abreu 28, J. Hazlewood 21). Police 1st innings: 96 (V. Vieira 5 for 24, A. Clarke 2 for H). S.S.C. won on 1st innings.

S.S.C. vs. BOOKERS S.C.

S.S.C. 1st innings: 54, and 2nd innings: 71 (D. Martins 34) . Bookers: 130 (A. Clarke 6 for 34, D. Archer 2 for 25). Bookers won outright.

S.S.C. vs. QUEEN'S COLLEGE

S.S.C. Ist innings: 82. Queen's 1st innings 29 (V. Vieira 4 for 2, A. Seth 4 for 8) and 2nd innings 36 (A. Seth 5 for IG, V. Vieira 2 for 13). S.S.C. won outright.

S.S.C. vs. G.C.C.

S.S.C. 1st innings 183 (T. De Abreu 50, G. Moore 44, V. Mahanger 38, V. Vieira 24). G.C.C. 1st innings: 198 (T. De Abreu 3 for 22, D. Archer 3 for 38). G.C.C. won on 1st innings.

S.S.C. vs. B.G.C.C.

S.S.C. 1st innings: 79 (T. De Abreu 27) and 2nd innings 174 for 5 (I. Mendonca 51 not out, V. Vieira 51). B.G.C.C. 1st innings 181 for 8 declared, (A. Seth 4 for 41). B.G.C.C. won on 1st innings.

S.S.C. vs. D.C.C.

S.S.C. 1st innings: 237 (D. Martins 72, V. Mahanger 47, I. Mendonca 39). D.C.C. 15 for no wicket. Match drawn.

S.S.C. vs. C.G.C.

S.S.C. 1st innings: 97 and 2nd innings 68 (G. Moore 23). C.G.C. 1st innings 134 (A. Seth 3 for 32) and 34 for 2 wickets (V. Vieira 2 for 25). C.G.C. won outright.

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JACOB CUP SEMI-FINAL, 1953

Queen's College earned the right to meet Berbice High School in the final for the Jacob Cricket Cup when she beat St. Stanislaus on the first innings in a match where exponents of the wonderful uncertainly of the game found ample room for argument. Set 171 to win, with a second wicket stand of 96, and the fourth wicket falling at 134, the entire team fell for 166, 4 short of Queen's total, in as dramatic and suspenseful a finish as can be imagined,

FIRST DAY .... SEPTEMBER 30TH.

The annoying rain cloud which had gathered an hour or so before noon, had just about passed over, when Vieira and Roberts went out to spin the toss at 12:30 p.m. Roberts called correctly and elected to bat on a wicket which was lifeless save for a small spot rather outside the off-stump at the northern wicket. Phillips and Collins opened the Q.C. innings to the bowling of Mendonca and De Abreu in fine cricket weather. In what we had come to realise as typical Mendonca style, Ivor hurled two head high full pitches at Phillips, the second of which the batsman dispatched first hop to the square-leg boundary. (Ivor smiles at my suggestion of a deep square-leg for him at the start of a bowling spell). Phillips survived a confident appeal for leg-before to Mendonca, but next over facing a dangerous De Abreu, he "hung his bat out to dry," and keeper Mahanger took a good catch. Next ball popped disconcertingly, and 'Saints' gave a gleeful dance as a diving Newman at silly mid-off accepted the catch offered off a tentative forward stroke by Jackman. 7 runs for 2 wickets, last man 0; and Q.C. very unhappy. Advent of hard-hitting skipper Roberts, and the score rose until Robbie foolishly ran himself out with the score at 40. Meanwhile at the other end, Collins continued to play a grand game for his side with his dour batting save for a fairly easy return to De Abreu (which was put on the carpet) shortly before the interval which was taken at 84 for 4. The hundred came up in 175 minutes, and the total eventually reached 170 thanks to a superb 82 by Collin, who was ninth man out being run out for 82. St. Stanislaus survived a maiden from Jackman in fading light before stumps were drawn.

SECOND DAY .... OCTOBER 1ST.

The match was resumed at 12:20 p.m. in very oppressive weather. C. K. Roberts opening from the top end and groaned in dismay as Franker, fielding substitute at backward short-leg dropped an offering from a glancing Moore, who next over lost De Abreu bowled by Jackman for a globe. Thereafter followed a grand second wicket stand by Moore and Mahanger, who kept the rate of scoring apace with the clock until Mahanger fell to a splendid one-handed catch by Fraser in the slips off Wishart. The 100 came in even time. After a grand innings little Jeff Moore imitating the impetuous Martins fell to a catch by Jackman on the Mid-off boundary. He had scored a lovely 63. Batting like a sleep-walker, Mendonca was bowled by Fraser after the wild-hitting Martins, who looked as though he might be caught at any moment, had jumped down his wicket to sweep Fraser's first ball (one wide of the off stump) and been stumped by yards. A blindly groping Archer was out first ball for obstruction, and just when some sane batting by Vieira and good defence by Newman seemed to be ensuring a win for Saints, Lee hypnotised Vieira into a timid presentation to Fraser in slips just before the interval. The tension was too much for the other lads. After Newman was given out (surprisingly, one fancied) leg before, despite a splendid effort by Castanheiro, last-man Clarke given a full toss on the leg side, saw visions

of levelling the scores, swung hard, mishit and was out to a well-judged catch by Smith (sub.). Queen's had won in a wonderfully exciting finish by the closest of margins.

Collins with the bat and Lee with the ball were the principal architects of Queens' victory. The fielding of both sides was scrappy, particularly on the off, too many runs having been given away by late moving and lack of anticipation. Undoubtedly Saints were let down by their "recognised" batsmen. Vieira, Clarke and De Abreu (in his early spell) bowled well, Vieira particularly keeping a splendid length for what was a justifiably lengthly spell. The batting was just too immature.

Following are the details:-

Q.C. 1ST INNINGS S.S.C. 1ST INNINGS

N. Phillips c wkpr. b De Abreu 6 T. De Abreu b Jackman 0

R. Collins run out 82 G. Moore c Jackman b Lee. 63

L. Jackman c Newman b De Abreu 0 V. Mahanger c Fraser b Wishart 42

C. A. Roberts run out 19 D. Martins stpd, wkpr. b Fraser 27

R. Fung c Mendonca b Vieira 17 I. Mendonca b Fraser 2

V. S. Lee b Vieira 17 V. Vieira c Fraser b Lee 11

G. Fraser b Clarke 3 D. Archer lbw b Fraser 0

P. Ramphal c Mendonca b Vieira 5 T. Newman lbw b Lee 6

J. Cole c wkpr. b Clarke 1 J. Castanheiro not out 9

R. Wishart not out. 10 A. Seth lbw b Lee 0

C. K. Roberts b Seth 0 A. Clarke c Smith (sub) b Lee 1

Extras (Byes 4, l. byes 2, wides 4) 10 Extras (byes 5) 5

TOTAL 170 TOTAL for 6 wickets 166

Fall of Wickets: 1-7, 2-7, 3-40, 4-76, 5-104, 6-111, 7-123, 9-169

Fall of Wickets: 1-2, 2-98, 3-118, 4-134, 5-141, 6-141, 7-155, 8-160, 9-160

BOWLING ANALYSIS BOWLING ANALYSIS

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

I. Mendonca 11 3 28 0 L. Jackman 11 1 35 1

T. De Abreu 16 6 27 2 C. K. Roberts 6 2 13 0

A. Clark 20 8 24 2 S. V. Lee 13 0 35 5

V. Vieira 30 4 65 3 R. A. Collins 9 2 32 0

A. Seth 11.4 4 16 1 R. Wishart 7 0 29 1

G. Fraser 5 1 17 3

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THIRD CLASS CRICKET

During the year, we entered teams in both competitions arranged by the Rajah and Frank Cup Committees, We put forward our best combination within the framework of the Rajah Cup regulations, but embarked on a different policy for Frank Cup-that of debarring fifth and sixth formers, and so getting a glimpse of possible candidates for our first eleven. In the first named competition, we ran into the finals quite easily, there being no doubt from the very beginning of our superiority in our Section. We secured five outright victories, won two on first innings and lost two on first innings, while six games had to be abandoned on account of bad weather. In the final against Chinese S.C. on the G.C.C. ground, Bourda, the first day's play (after we had lost the toss and been sent in to bat on a tricky wicket) saw us in a commanding position with 192 runs, and Chinese replying with 32 runs for 3 wickets. D. Martins top-scored with 48, Castanheiro made 47 not out, and v. Vieira (captain) 23. Ivor Mendonca took all three Chinese wickets at a personal cost of 15 runs. Rain next day and a stubborn Chinese captain backed by a vacillating Rajah Committee left the game in a stalemate, and the colossal anti-climax of a declaration of St. Stanislaus and Chinese as joint winners of Rajah Cup for 1953. At all events this writer was perfectly satisfied that our boys had been successful in their promise to him of the Rajah Cup as a wedding present. You did a fine job, lads! Unfortunately our efforts in the Frank Cup to "search for talent" have hardly been successful save for a few isolated cases where we have seen some possibilities, The team has changed quite a lot, and at the time of writing hardly bears resemblance to that at the beginning of the competition. However, the interest in the game engendered, is the important thing, and though by no means near the top of our section, we are proud of our 12 points (1 outright win, two on first innings, 1 draw as against 6 losses. 2 outright and 4 on first innings). The youngsters (and they are really youngsters) are very keen, and improvement must be the inevitable result of continued zeal, practice and amenability to instruction.

CLAUDE A. VIEIRA.

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THE FOOTBALL 1st XI

C. HENRIQUES: Goalkeeper, is very nervous and lacks confidence. He is also a little short for a goalkeeper and too heavy on his feet. His best game was against Queens in the Dias Cup.

P. FERNANDES - Took over the right-back position in an emergency and has played only two games in that position, He is cool and kicks well with his left foot, but is afraid to use his left foot and this weakness is likely to prove a serious handicap, When the opposing side is taking a throw-in, he should stand further away from the throw, so that the fall will drop in front of him.

I. EDWARDS: Has been the mainstay of the defence at left-back, while we have been experimenting with the other positions. He is a very sound and resourceful back.

D. PERREIRA: Right half-back, keeps a close watch on his opposing winger. His kicking lacks power and he is afraid to use his left foot.

J. C. DE FREITAS: Is capable of playing an energetic game but lacks football sense. He tackles poorly and frequently upsets his own players.

J. JARDIM: Is a neat player but is inclined to delay his passes too long and seems to lack stamina.

D. MARTINS: Plays a useful game at left half-back. He has a powerful kick but fails to control it, especially when using his left foot. Owing to his weight he has difficulty in manoeuvring for position.

V. MAHANGER: Is quick on the ball and has an exceptional turn of speed. Too often he runs parallel to the side line and fails to cut in so that his centre goes to the goalkeeper or behind the goal and he is not in a position to shoot. If he cut in more frequently and improved his shot he would be a very dangerous winger.

R. SCHULER: Who came to the college recently, might make a good wing halfback or inside forward. He kicks well and has a good shot.

J. THOMSON: Collects a ball well and used to give excellent passes. Recently he has been dribbling too much and delaying his pass while the opposing player positions himself to intercept it.

A. CLARKE: Has been tried at centre forward in recent weeks. He is slow in collecting a ball and often tries to pass without first getting possession of the ball. He has a good shot with either foot.

I. MENDONCA: At inside left, holds the forward line together. I think he might more frequently make a cross-field pass behind the opposing left-back.

J. CASTANHEIRO: Has plenty of football sense and is a very good shot. Unfortunately he tends to hang back too much and so is rarely in position to shoot.

1 ST XI FOOTBALLERS

Standing (L – R) P. Fernandes, J.C. De Freitas, D. Perreira, C. Henriques, A. Clarke, D. Martins, R. Schuler.

Sitting J. Castanheiro, J. Jardim, V. Mahangar (Capt.), J. Edwards, I. Mendonca, J. Thompson.

(The Cup is the Dias Cup)

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1 ST XI FOOTBALL RESULTS

DIAS CUP 1952

Semi-Final v. Queen’s College. Won 3 - 1

Final v. Berbice High School Won 3 - 1

REED LEAGUE

v. C. Y. O Draw 0 - 0

v. St Barnabas Draw 3 - 3

v. Queen’s College Draw 5 - 5

v. Transport. Won 5 - 5

NARVO FINAL 1952

v. Northern Rangers. Won 3 - 1

NARVO 1953

v. Wolsey Hall Draw 2 - 2

v. Wolsey Hall Lost 2 - 4

DEMERARA JUNIOR 1953

v. B. G. Timbers Lost 2 - 4

DIAS CUP 1953

Semi-Final v. Queen’s College Won 1 - 0

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DIAS CUP SEMI-FINAL

When Mendonca with split-second timing, headed the ball into the far corner of the southern goal scant three minutes before the final whistle, off a beautiful right-side corner kick by Saint Stanislaus captain Mahanger, the record crowd of supporters went wild. Never was a semi-final for the Dias football cup so full of excitement from the very start; and students (past and present), their parents and friends shouted themselves hoarse, while the little second and third formers all but invaded the field as the fortunes of the game seemed to sway, now in one direction, now in the other. At the start of the game, St. Stanislaus defended the southern goal, while Queen's kicked with the wind. The sun-baked and remarkably fast G.F.C. ground had been slowed down somewhat by morning showers, and was just a trifle slippery. Full-blooded clearances by Queen’s full-back Roberts, and a rather uncertain Clarke playing his first game at centre forward, spoiled two good chances by Saints. Twice, Ramphal on Q.C. right wing raced away, but failed to centre, while R. Bacchus with just Henriques to beat shot over the cross-bar.

Half-time found the score deadlocked at nil-all after a fast and furious first half where sense of direction of players on both sides seemed at times to go all awry. Ten minutes after the resumption, both sides were winded, but pressure was brought to bear, now on one goal area, then on the other, but the full back refused to allow the goal keepers to be tested: a solid Roberts and fairly sound Wong safeguarding the Q.C. area, while as usual, the dependable and hardworking Edwards backed by Fernandes (who played a very fine game in his new role as full back) protected our citadel. The Q.C. half back line worked very well, rather in contrast to our slower halves, with De Freitas weak in the first half, but improving somewhat in the second session. The Saints forward line played a better combination game but lacked finish, with Thomson unable to get away from Daly, Castanheiro passing backwards too much, and Mendonca missing an open goal. Then came the fatal (for Q.C.) corner and three minutes of hectic kicking for an equaliser with absolutely no thought of positional play by either side, about sixteen men scrambling before the St. Stanislaus Goal at one time, and at another, an advancing Henriques beaten over his head by a ball which bounced slowly towards our goal, seemed to change direction at the last moment and just miss the upright. Otherwise Henriques showed good anticipation by his advances, and the final whistle saw St. Stanislaus slated to meet Berbice High in the final (and hoping to repeat her victory of last year). The teams: ST. STANISLAUS:-

C. Henriques; P. Fernandes, J. Edwards; D. Perreira, J. De Freitas, J. Jardim ; V. Mahanger (Capt.); J. Thomson, H. Clarke, I. Mendonca, J. Castanheiro.

QUEEN'S COLLEGE:-

D. Burnett; C. A. Roberts, G. Wong; J. Nicholson, J. Proctor (Capt.), D. Daly; J. Ramphal, R. Bacchus, N. Franker, N. Bacchus, R. G. Lee. Referee :- Mr. W. A. Camacho.

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ATHLETIC SPORTS

Eight records were broken and two equalled when our Annual Athletic Sports Meeting was run off at the G.C.C. Ground, Bourda, before a large and appreciative crowd of spectators. With a total of 191½ points, Etheridge House secured the Athletic Championship Shield, being closely followed by Butler House with 187½ points, while Galton House was last with 149½ points. A fast track, good sunshine and friendly rivalry were the conditions which provided excellent entertainment and keen finishes and made the day a most wonderful and pleasant one. Never before had there been a meeting like this one; the Relay Race was the best I can ever remember.

The first record of the day went to John Yip. Etheridge Colt, who clipped two-tenths of a second off C. Messiah's 12.2 seconds in the 100 yards in 1952. By returning 101/5 secs., over the 100 yards (Set 1), J. Hazlewood (Butler House) , clocked the same time as H. Green (1952), C. Vieira (1946) and M. Belgrave (1939).

The second record of the day was again claimed by John Yip, when in the 220 yards, he lowered J. Castanheilo's 1951 record by 1/5 of a second.

In the 440 yards Set II, J. Castanheiro (Etheridge House) secured the third record of the day by shattering D. Bunbury's 1947 record of 62.2 secs., when he returned the excellent time of 60.2 secs.

J. Phillippe (Galton House), starting with a handicap of 10 yards, finished the 880 yards first in 2 mins., 9 3/5 secs.; while V. Mahanger (Etheridge House), a scratch man, was second, clocking 2 mins., 10 secs., and thereby bagging for himself the fourth record of the day. The previous record being 2 mins.,11 3/5 secs., by D. Ferreira (1950). A Seth, a Junior from Butler House, finished the 120 yds. Hurdles in 16.95 secs., and earned for himself a record, the fifth for the day, thus removing J. Hazlewood's 17 3/5 secs., from our record files, while John Yip over the same distance equalled the record of 19 secs., by T. Evelyn (1945), and claimed for himself the distinction of having a record in each of the three races eligible for his set.

The sixth, seventh and eighth records were broken by E. Amo (Set IV), A. Seth (Set II), both of Butler House, and V. Mahanger (Set 1) of Etheridge House, respectively. This "devastating" record-breaking took place in the Long Jumps, which were held on our own ground before Sports Day, as it is not the custom to hold same on the "great" day itself. Weather conditions were by no means favourable, yet we have never had such an excellent display at any one time in anyone year.

At the end of the Meeting Rev. B. Scannell, S.J. (M.A. Oxon.), Principal, thanked the Members of the G.C.C. for the use of their ground, the various Firms which contributed Prizes and the many individuals, who had helped to make the Sports the success it was.

His Lordship, the Right Revd. G. Weld, S.J. (M.A., Oxon.); then presented the prizes to the successful competitors, after which three lusty cheers were given for His Lordship and the Revd. T. Lynch, S.J., (M.A., Oxon), Games Master.

The Details are as follows:-

Event SET #1 #2 #3 Time

80

Yards (Under Ten)

E. Arno (B) A. Baldwin (G) J. Larthe (B) 11.4 secs

100

Yards

(Set IV) E. Amo (B), M. Nobrega (G) G. Serrao (B) 13.5 secs

(Set III) J. Yip (E) N. Jordan (G) M. Teixeira (B) 12 secs. (Record)

(Set II) J. Castanheiro (E) C. Messiah (B) A. Seth (B) 11.2 secs

(Set I) J. Hazlewood (B) D. G. Martins (G) D. Fraser (E), 10.2 secs. Record equalled.

Event SET #1 #2 #3 Time

220

Yards

(Set IV) E. Arno (B) M. Nobrega (G) G. Serrao (B), 31.8 secs..

(Set III) J. Yip (E) D. Parsley (E) S. Amo (G) 28.2 secs. (Record)

(Set II) J. Castanheiro (E) C. Messiah (B) A. Seth (B) 26.7 secs.

(Set I) J. Hazlewood (B) J. Edwards (B) D. Fraser (E) 25.6 secs

440

Yards

(Set II) J. Castanheiro (E) A. Seth (B) G. Newsam (G) 60.2 secs. (Record)

(Set I) J. Hazlewood (B) V. Mahanger (E) C. Henriques (E) 55.6 secs.

880

Yards

(Set II) N. Miller (G) K. Fisher (B) C. Gomes (G) 2 min., 22.5 secs.

(Set I) J. Phillipe (G) V. Mahanger (E) C. Henriques (E) 2 mins., 9 3/5 secs. *

One Mile

(Set I) J. Phillippe (G) C. Henriques (E) A. Foo (B) 5 mins,. 12.6 secs.

Hurdles (120 yds)

(Set III) J. Yip (E) L. Phillips (E) B. Rodrigues (G) 19 secs. (Record equalled)

(Set II) A. Seth (B) J. Castanheiro (E) C. Gomes (G). 16.95 secs. (Record),

(Set I) J. Hazlewood (B) V. Mahanger (E) R. Hazlewood (G) 16.1 secs.

* Record to V. Mahanger, 2 mins., 10 secs.

Event SET #1 #2 #3 Height

High Jump

(Set III) J. Yip (E), and L. Houston (E)

- L. Lopes (G) 4 ft. 0 ½ ins.

(Set II) A. Seth (B) N. Miller (G) V. Hazlewood (E)

5 ft.

(Set I) C. Stayers (E) J. Hazlewood (B), &W. Dennison (E)

- 5 ft. 2 ins.

Event SET #1 #2 #3 Distance

Long Jump

(Set IV) E. Amo (B). T. A. Martins (B) A. S. Burrowes (G)

13 ft. 4 ins. (Record)

(Set III) J. Yip (E) L. Phillips (E) C. de Sousa (B) 14 ft. 7 ½ ins

(Set II) A. Seth (B) V. Hazlewood (E)

M. Bunbury (E) 18 ft. 0 ins. (Record)..

(Set I) V. Mahanger (E) J. Hazlewood (B) R. Hazlewood (G) 20 ft. 7.1 ins. (Record).

Event SET #1 #2 #3 Distance

Throwing the Cricket Ball

(Set III) P. de Cambra (E) M. Hare (E) L. Lopes (G) 62 yds. 2 ft. 41 ins

(Set II) A. Seth (B) C. Messiah (E) V. Hazlewood (E) 80 yds, 1 ft. 4½ ins

(Set I) D. Archer (G) A. Clarke (G) C. Stayers (E) 98 yards, 2 ft, 1 in.

Event SET #1 #2 #3

Relay Race Galton House Butler House Etheridge House

Tug-o-War Etheridge House

Obstacle Race

(Set III) J. Yip

(Set II) L. Harry

Sack Race

(Set IV) T. A. Martins

(Set III) R. Lucas

(Set II) L. S. Fernandes

Three-Legged Race

(Set III) M. Clarke and K. Fletcher.

(Set II) W. Agard and O. Chin-a-Sue

Girls’ Race < 13 yrs Miss A. Hinds.

≥ 13 yrs Miss J. de Freitas

Old Boys’ Race

220 yds. K. Corsbie

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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 D. M. Fernandes, Ltd.: J.

P. Santos & Co., Ltd.; The Demerara Electric Co., Ltd.; Central Garage; De Caires Bros.,

Ltd.; E.G. Biscuit Factory, Ltd.; Brodie & Rainer, Ltd.; Dallas V. Kidman & Co.; R. G.

Humphrey & Son Ltd.: Foster &Co.; Rodrigues Ltd.; Psaila Bros; M. Gonsalves Ltd.;

Sandbach, Parker & Co.: Ltd.; Bookers Cycle & Sports Dept.: Wm. Fogarty Ltd.; D. M.

Fernandes Ltd, (Main Street Branch) ; Modern Radio Co., Ltd.; G. Bettencourt & Co., Ltd.;

The Daily Chronicle Ltd.; J. Jaikaran & Sons Ltd.; Ferreira & Gomes Ltd.: Demerara

Tobacco 00., Ltd.; Correia's Esso Service; The Utility; The Committee & Members of the

G.C.C.: Messrs. John Fernandes (Snr.) ; S. S. de Freitas: K S. Evelyn; A. L. de Freitas;

John Fernandes (Jnr.); H. W. de Freitas; E. C. Thomas; Cecil de Caires ; C. de Silva; J.

Mahanger ; Sgt. Blackman; J. E. Hazlewood; J. E. Gonsalves; Mesdames A. Vieira; J.

Martins; A. B. Lopes: Carmen Martins; J. Rodrigues and the Misses Cora Lopes and A.

Pestano.

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PROSPECTUS

SAINT STANISLAUS COLLEGE has been conducted for over seventy years by the Father 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 Books or Extras, $25 per term, special Fees for Brothers: $25 per term for one, $t2.50 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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