DECEMBER, 1941.

Edit"rs :-Standard IX.

CL)NTEN~l S.

Editorial ...... 1 'l'he Beauty of Evening 76In Mel1wl'iam 4 .4. Make-believe Ohost 76Roll oJ FJono'ur 5 Skemer 17School Notes 6 The Village 78Jtm;or School Affairs 9 The Buck Leg 18.1940 Entertainment .• 70 Swltshine 19Debating Society 72 Et'ening 19Applied Quotations 13 The Laurentic 20"-town Galling" ...._ 74 The Oarden 20The Fatal Bour 14 Sports-Reviews and R-esulls 27An Advenlttre of aflying

broomstiok 15 The School at War 32How our School coulcl be OlelRays on A ctil;e Service 33

improved 15 Examination Results 36

<!Ebitorial.

Till we suspended the publication of the magazine Jas.t year,owing to the loss we incurred in our first issue after the outbrcak.of the war, wo had not realised the value placed by our memqersupon our annual record of the activities of our school. From theprotests we have received during this year, we have learned. that,in its eighteen years the magazine has become an integral part of'the life of our school and is regarded as complementary to all theother activities we engage in, from the production of ~l.a~s to t~~.;

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games we play and even to the impression which the personalitiesand, often, tile idiosyncrasies of some of our members make upontheir fellows. Without a magazine to record them, it seems, ourachievements, our pleasures and our follies lose something of theirflavour and a great deal of their importancfl.

Since twenty-four months bave passed since 0111' last appcar-ance, many events that were worthy of record at tbe tiLUe havepassed into oblivion; many have to be rccorded barely. Ourscbool notes will, therefore, be found to be somewhat fullcr and atthe same time our doings more succinctly described than in ourlast issue.

Three changes on the staff have left us poorer, through thedeparture of Mr. Wood, Miss Speight and Mr. Haupt, and enrichedus, we can assert after our experience of their worth, in theaccession to our ranks of Dr. A. J. van Zyl, Miss E. Dunt andMiss R. Gauntlett.

Mr. Wood, who joined the staff in June, Hi3.!, left in Septem-ber. 1\)40, to proceed on Active Service after a year in which hisservices to the school bad culminated in two great achievements:the coaching, for tbe second year in succession, of a great Under15 Rugby side and the saving of our school IZrounds from thedeterioration we had seen, with something like despair, increa ingduring the last decade. His two sides of H.l39 and L940 recalledthe sides of 1925 to 1929, when Mr. Wahl won recognition forour school as the training ground of great teams, Were the seasonof 1940 more r.ecent, we should be able to dwell more fully uponthe performances of the team ltnd the presentation made by itsmembers to Mr. Wood, Similarly, we cannot recapture the spiritof a staff meeting some eighteen months ago, Of record here atappropriate length the testimonies paio. there to Mr, Wood'svision of OUT' fields watered by our own underground supply andhis persistence in the face of disappoilltments and apparent failure.His c;acrifice of his position on the staff and of the comfort andthe interest~ of bis home we can record, if not at length, yet withpride and recognition of his unselfishness.

Mr. Haupt, who also joined tbe staff in June, 1934, left us inMarch, f940, to assume the duties of principal of the Aliwal RoadSchool a.eross the way, For six years the teacher of Standard VI,Mr. Haupt had become, through a geographical accident-theallocation of Mr. Bosrnan's old room of sacred memory to his class-the colleague of members of the senior staff, the Don Bradmanof the staff cric~et team and tbe pleasantest of colleagues. It ist~o late to describe, tho presentation ma.de to hi ru on his departure,R,l1d far too late to wish him success in his new position: for, as

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vve have learned from hi.' former Old Boys in our present StandardVII, he has achieved it.

Miss ]fIorence Speight. who joined us in 1936, and had chargcof Standard 3, .left us in December on her marriage to Mr. Thomp-son. :From the fint day of her appointment, Miss Speight revealedher worth, falling at once into our Junior School tradition ofservice of the school, at Junior School productions, at tbe AnnualExhibitions and in tbe daily life of her class and her sphere in ourschool.

We regretted losing Miss Speight and regretted still more theunfortunate (second) tradition of our Junior staff, which she hasencouraged; for in December of this year our Junio!' School-andour .whole institution-will suffer the loss of Miss Gobbett to thesame state of life, this time with tbe connivance and through theconspiracy of Mr. Tasker, to wbom she will be married 'inDecembpr.

Miss Gobbett, who joined the staff in 1933 and has been incharge of Standard IV, will lea ve a memory behind her of efficiencyin her class-room, of quiet understanding of their natures and oftheir troubles among her pupils, of charm among her colleaguesand-sin..:e dramatic productions are spectacular-of artistictriumph " which in their gcneral excellence throughout nine yearshave not oeen surpassed in our school hall, or perhaps in any othQrschool hall, and in one at least, "The Willow Pattern" of ]937,cannot often have been oqualled. Only a producer who will givethe attention to the multitucLinou details of the innumerablerehearsals which Miss Gobbett conducted can evoke the responsefrom a cast which she commanded, and her success, and ourdelight in her productions, are a tribute to her personality-and ameasure of our loss.

It is very late in the day, as we sai.cl of Mr. Haupt, to wishDr. van Zyl, Miss Dunt and Miss Gauntlett succers, or evetl wel-come them to the staff. Dr. van Zyl wa~ with us in 1932 a astudent teacher, shadowing a senior master day after day, or, likeLazarus, picking up crumb from a rich man's table, as our twovisitors of the current term, Mr. C. Botha and ::VIr. B. Schneider,are doi ng now. After some years of experience at Ronde boschand an educational tour of England, partE of the Continent andAmerica, where he was awarded the degree of Ph.D. on a thesi!>on Mathematics soon to be pu blisllecl, Dr. van Zyl was appointedto Mr. \iVood's post on our staff last September, and has beon ol}eof U' for fifteen months. Miss Dunt and Miss Gallntlett havefallen into (or risen into) Olll' J'unior School ways and in theprod uction of pla.'-s and the ]Jl'eparation of scenery, as well as in

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tbe submission of excellent contributions from their classes to themagazine, will give }\'[r.Lorie tbc support be has long rcceivedfrom the member· of the Junior staff who co-operate with him.Mis.' Gauntlett we wiRh to congratulate on hcr recently-announcedengagement to R. G. W. Danford.

At the close of tbe third term, Mr. Mostert was granted sixmonths' sick leave by tbe Department. We wish him a, completerecovery, and welcome Mr. du Bois, who has been appoint,ed tohis post until be returns.

To all our readers, a Happy Cbristmas, and succe's both In

the ordeals now at band and in tbe temer battles far afield.GB.

lJn jfflemoriam.OWEN CHARLES HILL.

Died by drowning at Princess Vlei on the 1st October, OwenCharles Hill.

Born on 2nd January, 1927, Owen Hill cntered Standard 7bin 1940. At the time of his death he was preparing for theJtU1ior Certificate Examination. During bis two years at \Vynberghe had made an impre:;sion on his fellow' as onc whom theydelighted to tease without malice and who could retort withoutrancour. A pleasant, chccrful boy of small stature, he wasrespected in his spbere in our scbool life, and the sympathy of theschool goes out to bis parents in the sad loss of their ouly son.

NOEL DAVID MURRAY BYL.

Tbe death of Noel Byl occurred as tbe result of an acc.identduring a route march of the Cape Coastal Guard, to which he wasattached.

Born on 1st April, 1923, Noel B.vl attended our school duringthe years 1937 and 1938. He passed the JlU1iorCertificate exami-nation, and was engaged as a telegraphist at the Post Office, CapeTown.

He will be remembered by the staff and the members of hisclass as a boy of quiet and modest personality. As one who metrus death in the performance of a duty to his country whichhe had laid upon himself, he will be honoured by the school.

To his parents, his elder brother and the boy at school atpresent we offer our deepest sympathy.

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~oll of 1$onour.

CECIL ARNOLD FRIEDLANDER.

In Febrllary tidings rcachcd us that a Mine-Sweeper mannedby a crew from Capc Town had been destroyed in the Mediterra-nean. Of tha,t cww Cecil Ii'riedlandel' was a member, reportedmissing.

Born on 14th September, 1909, Cecil .Friedlalldel', the eldestof tbe four sons of Mr. A Friedlander, l\I.P., attended our schoolthrougbout his scbool life. An excellent scholar and a goodsportsman, he playcd a great part in tbc activities encouragedamong the boys of hi day. Re was a member of a select companyof enterprising boys in Standard 9 whosc ambition for the goodname of the school made the founding of the Magazine and of anearly Debating Society possible, he played for thc l"il'st Elevenand di. tinguished himself in the class-room, and was one of themo t popular boys of his year. He matriculated in the First Classin 1926.

Graduating LL.B. at the University of Ca,pe Town, he enteredthe firm of C. and A. Friedlander, and when war brokc out waspraeti~ing as an attol'ney in the Tramkei.

After leaving school, he played for tho Cape Town CricketClub, but abandonfld cricket shortly after for the pa times whichbecame a pa~sion witb him-fi 'bing and yachting. He retainedhis interost in literature, and the weekly articles wbich ho contri-buted to the Cape Argus for several years were the product of ascholarly mind. Simple an cl unostentatious, like his own persona-lity, they were pervaded with a charm which made them interest-ing even to one who knew nothing of the sport. His vC'ntures intocreative literature were fugitive and had not been assembled.The pos essaI' of a good voice, he sang artistically and withexcellent diction. He sustained the difficult rille of the Duke in" The Marriage of Figaro" in a production at tbe Little Theatreseven veal'S ago. To Mr. a.nd Mrs. Fl'iedlander·. [an, Frank andRichard we offer thc sympathy of the staff a,nd' of many genera-tions of OUI' boys .in their presumed loss of a nne son and brother.

JOSEl H SETZKORN.

2nd Lieutenant Josoph Sctzkorn was killed in an air-crashnear Pretoria dming 19-J.0.

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Joseph Setzkorn, one of three broth.ers who attended ourschool, and the youngest, matriculated in 1931. !::Lewas a friendly,cheerful boy, robust in health and in character.

After leaving school he joined tbe Railway services and forsome years was stationed at Grahalllstown. Oill our rare encoun-ters with him it was a pleasure to listen to his tales of the GoodOld Days at Wynberg and of h is very vigorous part in tbeescapades he related.

HARRY MILLER.

Harry Miller, one of five brothers wbo attended our school,died on Active Service at Nairobi in the latter part of 1940.

Harry Miller, wbo was a member of our school for six years,left after passi ng the Junior Certi ficate examination in 1\)27. Hetook part in all the sports we playerl and was a popular uoy:\'Vhen war broke out, he had a pOf!ition M the Wynberg bmllch ofAekermall'· anrlwaR a faithful mombcr of tIJe Old l3o'y~' L·llion.

Al~THUR J£ARP-JON.I£I::l.

Artb ur Earp-J ones, wllo came to us from Paarl in J 937 andmatriculated in the F'irst class at the end of tbat year, died onactive service ea,rly in 1940. He was a quiet boy, exceptionallyable, and a member of the First .Fifteen. Li ving at Conl'tantia,and rucrely closing hi,' school career with us, he. wa not known tomanv of Our members: but the ,'tatf and the boys of 11is classl;:ne; him as a fine, manly boy. '

CYRIL WHEELER.

Cyril Wheell'r, who left our Standard Five in 1930 to continuehis schooling at East London, was killed in a naval engagementduring the first half of this year.

The second 80n of a Plumstead family, Cyril Wheeler was tooyoung to make an impression on the life of our sebool, as hisbrother, a member of our great 1929 First Fifteen, did. We canonly record the death of an Old Boy in the service of hil:' countr.,'.

~cbool j}ott~.During 1940 and 1941 the full circle of our normal scbool

activitie bave been pursued. One new acquisition has beenadded to our equipment. Throughout the two years we hayewatched, first with hope anel later witb confidence, tbe attempt at

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boring into the :fieldswith a. view to reaching the water which wehad been assured flowed beneath the urface. We struck water at80 feet and at last we have seen tbe fields watered from our ownsupply. During the search one at least of our :fields was idJe fora wbole season, but we can now look fOFward to turf restored tohealth and vigour and a pleasing green in place of a Karoo-likescrubbiness.

If our fields suffered, our footba,ll did not; for Mr. Taskerallows nothing to disrupt the organisation of our Rugby. Moreteams bave been entered tba,n ever before and the masters incharge assi ted by Frank Friedlander, have every reason to besatisfied with their coaching. Owing to va.ccination ailments andseasonal disorders the Under 15, from whom we expected a greatdeal, played very few games in tbe first half of the season and didnot settle down in the second half. Mr. Taskcr's own team, aftera serious lapse in the middle of the ~eason, redeemed themselvesand vindicated his belief in tbem as the best team he bas coachedby their magnificent play in the two closing matches of theseason. In 1940, the School team played very well, and theUnder 15 team went through the season with only one defeat.

The cricket during both years has been interesting, and Mr.Wahl and Mr. Martin may be proud oftheil' charges. In li'nbruary,19-10,Valentine, the opening batsman, .·cored 221 not out againstS.A.C.S. at St. Michael's. Tbe Staff and the Old Boys presentedValentine with a bat, Tburston's gave him a cup, and MaskewMiller's a book by Herbert Sutcliffc on batting. The pre entationwas made during the Olel Boy,.' Match by "Ginger" Johnson, theskipper of the Old Boys' side, wbo paid a tri bute to the amazi nggenius of Mr. Wahl. Old Boys who had been coached by1\1r. Wahlat cricket, and till a few years ago at football bad not met greatercoaches in their senior clubs, and he was not surpriseeL that Wyn-berg could boast such an outstanding cricketer as Valentine andthe number of good players who were representing the school.

The two Ath letie meeting were held at Ncwlands, aftel' ourventure at the Military Camp. now not available to us. Bothmeetings were very successflll, and both were followed by schoolsuccesses at the la ter Inter-School Sports, in 1940 at the Trackand this year at Paarl. At Paarlour runners broke two records,our Under 17 Relay Team a.nd W. Kirstein, our Milcr, but on thewhole our performances there were disappointing. We had fewersuccesses than at any other meeting during the past eight years.

lTor our own Inter-House Competitions, wc now po. SORS cupscovering the whole range of ou!' events from Under JO to Under 19.The last cup, for our Unuer 10 Champion, was presonted by Mr.

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A. Friedlander, M.P., and the first winner was Malcolm Richardson.

At our 1940 meeting we took leave of a runner who has lefthis name in our annals, as he bas in the annals of every sportengaged in by the school-I. Fine. It was fitting that he sharedthe Victor Ludorum Cup with S. Lewis, a boy with an equallyfine record in our three games and in our scboollife.

In both years, 1940 and 1941, the third term was brought toa close by the Matriculation DancE. On each occasion the Hal!was decorated by Mrs. Heugh, and after each Dance, Mrs. Cleggwas cheered to the ccbo for bel' generosity in entertaining herfriends among the boys, the Old Boys, who were able to attendand the staff. The September Dance is a dignified and gracioustradition at our School-and the Supper an. Epicurean master-piece, and the Magazine feels honoured in paying its yearly tributeto Mrs. Clegg and her helpers after two more great events in thesocial life of our school.

In June, 1940, the enior school attempted to repeat thesucces of 1939 in the field of drama. The play" The AmateurCrusader" was not as good as its predecessor, and only twoperformances were given. Stanley Lewis, in a long and exactingpart, bade farewell to our school footlights on the oocasion of thisplay, after many triumphs in our Hall.

Two Debating Society seasons have progressed and ended,during wbi.chMr. Thorp has conducted, quietly and without anyof the Cup-Final occasion that bring our other activities intoprominence, the proceedings of perhaps the most valuable organi-sation in the school. A number of boys have had training in clearthinking and confident speech, and tbc silent members who attendhave had many a pleasant evening. H. Preiss created a record inwinning the Best Speaker's Prize twice-in 1939 and 1940.

1\1r. Arguile, who has for a long time helped in the training ofour cricketer<i and has very generously given up much of his timeto teaching French, that our few visitors from England may notbe at a disadvantage when they return to their homes, has com-menced classes in First Aid.

The Cadet Corps, which was disba.nded some nine years a.go,was restarted this year, and Mr. Marais, who kept up the interestsof the boys in shooting thr-oughout the period of disbandment efthe Corp, is in charge of it and of the valuable physical trainingexercises, which have been instituted twice a week. Our schoolis fortunate in having tbe services of such a competent officer asj\!fr.Marais at it disposal when this new need has arisen.

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At the cIa e of each of tbe two years our examinatJ€»)'t success-e,,:bave, in general, been what wc predicted them to be. ]1n 1940,.tbe Senior Oertificate class excelled themselves anel left a. finerecord, which tbe pre. en t candida tes will find it cl ifficult to surplt s.In 1939, S. Galloon equalled the achievement of Gordon Key of1928 in being awarded a bursary on his suece&s in tbe JuniorCertificate examination.

G.B.

Junior ~cbool ~ffair5, 1940=1941.

During the Jast two yeats the Junior School bas maintainedall its established activities and oommanced a few new ones.

Six cellos have been added to the Orchestra and :;\11'. A. E.Puttick, the circuit inspector, and Mrs. J ubber have presentedtwo violins to tbe school.

A reference library has been formed, .uperintended by Mis_Dunt, containing suitable books on Literature, History, Geographyand General knowledge.

Ola. s newspapers ate a weekly feature, cont,aining articlcs,poems and pictutes by the boys. Posters ar!) made by tbe boysannouncing school events.

Excellent mm'al paintings of a,nimals and nurscry stories havebeen exe\Juted by Mark Wright (Standard 5) and Occil Jubbcr(Standard 6), and secnes from the story of Literaturo have beenpainted by Standard 6 boys on t.be w~L11of Standard 5 class· room.

Tbe visit of tbe Oape Town Orchestra on Augn~t 16th wa' agreat success. Mr. Middleton, a member of the Orche tra, is nowgiving lessons in the oboe and the clarinet. Boys of the Schoolmake periodical vi its to tbe Thursdn.y Even.ing Ooncert in theOity Hall, and a party went to see the Gwen Frangcon Da,viesOompany in the "Twelfth Night." A party also visited theMarionette Theatre in the Argus Gallery.

A wardrobe of play costumes and head-dress has been inaugu.rated and is supel'\7ised by Mi s GauntJett.

The Annua,l Exhibition will take place on the 6th DeeOlnber·There will be the usual concert, tea and exhibition of work. Thetaking. at the Tea Stall, will go to War l~unds.

The Governor.General's Fund-oox goes round tJJe ol. 11001every Friday morning.

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194·0 (fntertainment~.On August 9th, 1940, a special evening of orchestral illusie

and árama for Wae Funds was arranged. Among other itemswere two cenes from" A iVIidsummer Night's Dream," well per-formed by Standard Six pupils and attractively staged.

In November, 1\:J4C,was the Eight Annual Dramatic enter-tainment. The programme, as ill previous years, included threeplays, and orchestral items. Fir~t came" Ride a Cock Horse,"a charming kindergarten eflort. Then followed the well-knownplay "Michael" by Miles Malleson, produced by Miss Speight.Our interior et was designed as a peasant hut, and with carefullighting all the tenser drama in the play was most effectivelybrought out. Outstanding wa John Ashman's performance asMichael. The third play, 'Radio Roadway," was an operettafrom Mr. Lorie's own pen. Aftel' the seriousness of " Michael"it afforded light contrast. The tory concerned two children who,having won a radio competition while spending a holiday withtheir grandparents, were allowed a day on the radio roadway,wbere they visited tbc unearthly, confectionery and library realmsin turn, bringing gifts from each to a final party at the grand-parents' home. The orchestra accompanied throughout, and thesettings were bright and colourfnl-particularly that for theConfectionery realm. Tbree packed houses watched the perfor-mances.

JUNE ENTERTAINMENT.

At the end of the June term, 1941, the school gave twoevenings of orchestral music and short plays, in aid of the MerchantNavy League. Both houses were sold out a week before the event.

Tbe School Orchestra of 36 took the largest share of theprogramme, playing works by Rameau, Brahms and Schubert.Tbe recorders played some special solos; and a special novelty," Play box," ft cycle of ten short songs with piano and percussionaccompaniment, brought much applause.

Two short plays, "Blackbird Pie," a clever comedy, aud" The Boy Who Painted Cats," a quasi-thriller from the Japanese,gave scope for lively action and colourful costumes. Programmecovers were decOl'ated with lino cuts of various school buildings,executed by Douglas Selk of 7c and printed in the 8chool colours.

NOVEMBER ENTERTAINMENT.

The Ninth Annual Dramatic Entertainment takes place onthe 12th, 14th and 15th November. In reviewing the entertain-

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ments of tbe past eight ~'ears, we obs€l've a steady progress IU

rogards standard of prodllotion, standard of acting, addodequipment-oyclorama, orchestra pit, dimmers, interloJ' set, flood-lighting and orcbestml accompaniment to opcrettas. Tbis ycarsees a fllrthcr step forward-a full longth play, "l\lakebelicvc "by A. A. Milne. It is ono of tho only good full-length play foryoung people-with a very largo cast, an excellent stOl'~', andmuch scope for cenic effects. No effort has been spal'ed to nsethese facts to advantage. The junior "taff and pupils are nowreaching the finftl stages of much reheacsing.

In brief, "Makobelieve" tells of a little girl, who, intendingto write a play (in the prologue) i persuaded by her young friendsand the butler, James, to divide her literary efforts into three acts-a fairy play, "Tbc Princess and the Woodcutter." an adven-ture play, where Oliver and Jill on their desert isle wreak ven-geance on their acid teaoher, aunt and the curate-and a Christmasplay, wherein we bear how Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard acquire riclwsand a family of nine children.

Miss Gobbett is in charge of the prodllCtion-hcr "SwanSong" with us a. staff meniber-with Mi s Dunt u,;,;assistant.Miss Ga,untlett de'igned the costumes, and supcrvised Standanlf'5 and 6 in the execution of the scenery, anel Mr. Larie has writtenand arranged incidental music to be pcrformetl by the theatresection of the School Orchestm.

As the curtain rise, and to enlist even the youngest boys inthe school. Miss Lacey is presenting a short song scene, "ThePrincess of London" with the Kindergarten pupils. TickE't sellinghas been exceptional, Friday n,nd Ra,turday nights being sold outa fortnight beforehand.

The production of" M&kebelieve " is a big step forward, andit is intended that thi sbonld lead in the direction of still bigger'plays, incorporating boys from all classoR of the entire srh001.The formation of a Dramatic Society is bcing considered, givingopportunities for play-reacling, ::tcting. construction of scen.ery andsets. Our stage hands arc already capable workers, vho areimproving witL expericnce Music and drama are no\v. very v.ita.lactivJties at W.B.H .. -as they 1ihould be.

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jjBebating ~ociet!'.Hon. Secretary: H. van der Velde.Committee: R. Bell and L. Cbait.

Since the last pu blication of these notes two seasons havepassed, during both of which the standard of debate was wellmaintained.

We wish to record the following :-

Best Speakers' Debate, 1940: H. Preiss, A. Fine, J. Katz, R.Anderson, S. Galloon, H. van der Velde.

Result :-}. H. Preiss.2. J. Katz and S. Galloon.

H. Preiss achieved the distinction of being the first memberto be adj udged " Best Speaker" more than once.

Best Speakers' debate, 1941 : O. Caldceott, H. van der Velde,M. Brodie, L. Chait, S. Galloon.

Result: 1. O. Caldecott.2. S. Gallon.

School vs Observatory B.H.S. at Wynberg, 1940; A. Fine,R. Anderson, H. Preiss.

School vs Observatory B.H.S. at Observatory,' 1941: S.Galloon, O. Caldecott, H. van der Velde.

In addition to the above, the following members deliveredspeeches in 1941 :-

R. Bell. D. Good on, O. Linton, 1. Schuitevoerder, M. Resne-kov, L. Adams, ·H. MOl'eley, S. Goldstein, H. Peires, L. Jones,D. Turner, A. Hosking, S. Katz, D. Lytton.

During the year the following officiated in the chair: S. Galloonand R. Bell

The work done by D. Turner in assisting the secretary ismuch appreciated.

H. van der Velde qualified for the Scout" Debater" badge.Owing to war conditions the Old Boys' D0bate was suspended.The Society again thanks the O.B.U. for granting the Best

Speaker's Prize in 1940, and Mr. R. Felbert who personally main-t<tined the grant in UH!.

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~pplteb <ftuotation5.\

D. H-m-It-n, in class: " And there I dreamed-Ah ! woe betide! "

The 01'chestra and: "We are the music makers,Standard. IX: and we are the dreamers of dreams."

H-ss-n: "Obliquely wandering to the mark in vicw."

H-ss-n and -nz-sk-: "Four',' a crowd."

H-rt: "A slumber did my spirit seal."

Br-d--: (1) "And boys with women"s voices strive to spoak big,"(2) "In childhood's unsuspicious hours."

von dor V-Id-, in the ')ross.country:"He hadna gone a step, a step, a step but barely one."

P-cr-ft: "Ye Gods, ye Gods. must I endure all this."and F-nch-m: "Earth has not anything to show more fair."

--sth--z-n: "I wish, I wish I were a fish."

Fl-pp-r: "And ears like errant wings."

M-rc-s (x) : "A lunatic, lean-witted--.'"

B-Il (xl: "He did not come at dawning, he did not come at noon,"

B-Il (viii bl: "I must go down to the seas again."

The Violin Class: "Sweep thy faint strings, musician."

K-rst--n: "See by degrees a richer blush arise."

The B--rd-rs, waiting for pocket money:" Never have so many waited so long for so little."

Any boy in X: "I wasted time and now cloth time waste me "

H-w-s, in Maths.: "And why, yeGods, should two and two malwfour ! "

Sm--k: "With mirth anJ laughter let old wrinkles come."

G--els-n: "Say not the struggle nought availeth."

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"--town ((ailing."..... and before we say" tot siens,'· over to a class-room

within the precincts of a local academy for young ladies, at 2.15on any Thursday.

"Now, girls, we'll study the parts of a composite flower.Tade, tade, tade da da da da da da tade, tade da de da. Girls,please give me your attention! As I was saying, we--tadetade .....

Oh ! dmt that row. Joyce, pull down the window.Bang. Quiet, dear, there is enough racket, as it is. There are sixstamens, four long and two short, and also four petals in the wildradish. Oh, I wi h those boys would kcep quiet; they are noteven in tune, and as for time-weU, I suppose tlaey I.'re servingtheir country.

What patient instructors they must haNe and what a goodwork they are doing in their kindly, gentle manner.

Ta de. I am afraid I shall have to give you a free period.Good afternoon, girls. Da."

And just before we close, over to thc scene of action."Hi, you, what do you think you are? A fairy?

you to march, not to trippie. Platoon, Halt, Advance.Turn. Order Arms.

Hcre, you! You drop that rifle again and I'll skin you, thenI'll fry you in oil, then I'll wring your neck, then hang you. thenru cut you np into little bits and chew you and forget to spit youout again, and, so as not to cause indigestion, I'll drown you.Now you drop that rifle! Slope arms. Dis-mi s.

Over.I told

Left

L. FAURE (9).

THE FATAL HOUR.Slowly the hands of the clock crept round to the hour anel

at the first strokes, the slow procession began to wend its way tothe scaffold.

Bill Srp.ith had just eaten a hearty meal and his face showedno sign .of fear.

Upon arrival at the scaffold everything was placed in posi-tion. Tho rope was adjusted. With a last look at his watch,to see the time bad really arri ved, the man in authority gave thesignal-Hill and his fpllow Bricklayers resumed work after thedinner

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~n abbenture of a flping bro:omstick.One day, Harry was walking along the main road of Wynberg,

when he suddenly saw an old broomstick lying in front of him,He picked it up and absent-mindedly pullcd a hail' out of it,Immediately the broomstick rose, carrying Harry high up intothe ail' on an adventure that he was not likely to forget for a longtime.

Away went the broom heading North for England. Soon itwas over the Channel, and Harry saw hugo battleships patrollingit. Now he was over Erance, the 'Cene of disaster where theFrench were o\'errun by the German;;, a nd then Germany, wherehe saw German soldiers in every street. Poland, a mass of ruins,was full of German storm-troopers. Harry was delightfullythrilled, but alosad that so much destruction had taken place.

Then Ru 'ia, a huge mass of land which occupies half of Asia.Harry marvelled at the sight. The Pacific Ocean, Canada, thohuge Atlantic Ocea,n, Hany wa so excited that he lo t his holdand fcll into the sea. He screamed and suddenly woke up. Why,it had only b en a dream. Hcavens. it was nine o'clock, he wouldbe latc for school. He dressed and ran to school, still wonderingabout his wonderful dream. Perhap.' it, would be a good j,bing,thought Harry if everyone could go for a ridr on a flying broom-stick.

L. KAVALSKY (Std. lY)

~ob:J our ~cbool coulb be improbeb.Wyn berg Boys' High, chool is one of the best school:; in the

Peninsula, and one that we can be proud of attending. However,good as it i , it may nevertheless be improved. Here are somc ofthe improvements that may be instituted:-

From a constant source of information 1 have found out, fromquite a number of boys, that it is rather a tiring job climbing upand down thc tairs, so I think that we shollld have e calatorsinstalled in the .Jllnior block, going up a.nd also down the building.

What is also wearing is taking the school fces to the 'ocrctary.'Vires could be erected from each clltss·room to the secretary'soffice, clown which yOIl could slide the !-lchoolfees. [n abollt tenminutes' timc your receipt and change, if noce . ary, would be sentback to your cla.·s-rool11.

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A caning-machine could also be invented, but if a teacherdeserved a caning he or she should also be sent to have one.

There should also be a telephone at every desk. The teacher,after setting some work should go into another room. If youcan't understand the work you can ring up the teacher and inquire.You could also ring up a friend in a desk quite a far way off,asking or telling him something.

Ice-creams, penny buns and cold drinks should be served freeat each interval, and hungry boarders should be allowed to eat atany time during school.

A cinema should be built, attached to the school, where enter-taining and interesting films could be shown once a week.

These improvements I am sure would encourage many boy(>to come to our "chool and make t.he old boys wish they were backat lessom again.

K. BROWN (Std. IV)

mbe fljeautp of QEbening.The lakc lay very still. No wind stirred the dark trees as

they stood up against the darkening sky.A few clear white clouds floating slowly along the sky began

to pinken.Then up came the moon in all its beauty with stars as

maidens to light the way.As it rose into the sky it sent its beams across the lake to

where I sat.

Evening is very beautiful.

GEOFFREY THATCHER (STu. IV)

~ JIlake=bdiebe ~b05t.

We were seated around the fire telling ghost stories whenla1Uddenlywe heard a rat-rat at the door. I, l~onald, the eldestboy of the family, went to the door and saw before me the ghastlysight of a ghost. I never believed in ghosts but this time I did.J ran upstairs at once and the others followed. A few minutes

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later we came down stairs again .. The ghost was: lYy the fire catingour rOil.t che. tnuts. I did not like otlJ"r people eaiting my chest-~uts so I took.a jump at the Gbost. I expectod my hand to gorlgbt through Its bead, but instead a big sboet came off in myband. It uncoverod Jim, another one of tbe family who, beingsent to bed earher for being naughty, had tried to get his re\Tenge.

HAROLD KING (Std. lIl.)

~kemer.

Stadig vleg die son sy pad dcur die wolke, wat met goudgerand is, om die laaste skof van die dag af te lê voordat hy dioaarde verlaat in sy dl'ome. Die skemer kom vorgesel met daardiegeheimsinnige som berhoid wat die diere en insekte laat weet dathul nOli slaapplekke moet sook. Daar waar dio lug dio hobbelrigebergtop ombels lyk die rand soos 'n vllurstreop. Die bome staanuit soos donker beelde teen dio kemergloed wat Oor die westelikegesigseinder sypel. Alles is nou stil en 'n men. boor net diegeritsel van die dennanaalde en die gekroun van die dennebomeas hut van kant tot kant waai. Die bome lyk soos koperpilal'eteen die skemerlug.

Die berge wat die vlakte omsingel is voorwcrpe van teenstel-)illg. Die berge op die oostelike horison geniet nog die laa .tesonstraJe en is gekleurd in die pragtigste kieme, terwyl dio op diewostelike horison bedek is dour onheilspellende skadns wat ookdie vlakte omh uI.

Maar terwylons die onbetwi::;te natullrpt'2.g bewonder val ditons by dat dit donker word. Die son het al gesak en daarmeeverdwyn ook die il1.sekgemurmel en a,ndor geluide wat ons hoor adit nog lig i. Die lug i. deurtrek met die genre van wild(,blomme en die muf ruik van verotte plantegroei.

Dit is nou donker, en die bome vorm onaardse geda.anLes wat'n men' Iaat bang voel. Dit is nie te lank nie of dio maan ensterre werp bul vriendelike stralo op moeder aarde.

J. MAREE (IQ)

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'lCbe '\JIUage.There's a village by tbc Seaside,And it calJs-it calls to me;.For that village by the seasideIn my mind will always be.Wben the fishing boats are startingAt the dawn of early day,When the seabirds hunt for morselsAnd the fisher maidens play,In that village by the seasideIs wbere I long to be,For that village calls so softly,Calling in my heart to me.When the fishing boats turn homeward,And the noontide bell is rung,When tbe waves lap on the sbingleAnd the noontide psalm is sung,That's wben I hear the villageCalling softly unto me,And I long to bo afishingIn its wide and placid ea.When the fiery gem is sinking,And the dusk rides in the sky,When the world is all for sleepingAnd the raucous sea birds cry,Then the \Tillage lights are winking,And the moon is ghostly white,And I long to be within itThrough the. oft and peaceful night.

D. LYTTON (7a)

'lCbe Jjuck JLeg.My Dad went for a holidayAnd tbere he shot a buck,I wish he'd brought it down alive,I'd keep the leg for luck.And then when I do ill in classThe leg would cheer me on,And then my fa,ther'd say to me,t< You ve done good work my son."

EDGAR HUTCHINGS (STD. IV.)

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~unsbine.

Sunshine, sunsbine everywhereOn the ground and in tbe air,On the tall, majestic steeple,On the batless headed people,On the garden of the flowersOn the ma.ny coloured bowers,On the sbeep's beautiful fleece,On the faintly hissing geeseOn the scL1Oolboysrunning along,Chanting and singing a merry song,On the Monstrous, grey, old MountainsOn tbe laughing, joyful fountains,On the pigeons in the coop,On the rascal chasing the boop,On tbe kittens in the basket,On the quaint, old, wooden casket.

H. SLOl\WWITZ (STD. V.)

(fbening.

t.,Tbe sun was setting in the west,All the birds had gone to rest,A dark red glow all o'or tbe sky,And over head the seagulls cry.

All around tbe darkness crept,Till at la t the creatures slept,Not a sound from a single bird,Only the hoot of an owl was h~ard.

KENNETH HARDIE (STD. IV.)

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~be 1Laurentic.Across the great Alantic

Large steamers come and go,But the fato of tho" Laul'entic "

Is one that's filled with woe.

It wa.s a bright Spring morningWhen the good ship et sail;

The sirens they were bootingAs outwards steamed the mail.

Now in the huge AtlanticA cyclone there did brew,

And there she steamed, <C Laurentic "Amidst the sea-gulls' mew.

And the fate of the" Laurentic "She sank adown to rest

In the sands of the Atlantic,Her people with the blest.

J. VAN DER POST (6)

~be ~arben.It was an oldtime garden

Where roses stood in rowsAnd Marigold' grew wiJdly

vVhere the moss-grown pool o'erAows

An oldtimc archway Aow'ringWith Morning, Noon and Night,

While Daisies round and ButtercupsOne sees, and Butterflies in sight.

An oldtime bench I sat on.With Ivy sprawling o'er,

While birds sat singing gentlyAnd green was j;he grassy floor.

And while the birds were singing1 heard a voice above them all ;

And what do you think it was then?vVhy, the old" come to dinner" call.

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~ports--l\ebiew5 anb l\esults.l\ugbp, 1941.

The season just concluded has been very suceessful ; it hasalso been one of expan 'ion, nine teams being entered instead ofthe usual six. A high standard of play ha been maintainedthroughout, and the keenness of tho players, e pccially the vcryyoung one', ha' contributed greatly to making the sea, on thesuccess it has been. Contrary to usual custom, detailed results ofall matches are being given ~ the reason for this departure fromprecedent is that in this way Old Boys on Aeti \Te cr\7ice maynow have the opportunity of reading aU the result.

The School Team has. with the exception of one unaccount-able lapse at Paarl early in the season, played :fine l"tugby. Aftcra somewhat "baky tart, the team settlen down, and ultimatelyexhibited form, especially in the last four matches, which madc itequal to the best teams in the competition. lts best performancewas thc 17-3 defeat of Jan van Rie beeck, a Schools' Day finalist.Altogether it bas played an opon, imaO'inativo game, and has comethrough with the best rccord of any Wynbcrg Under NineteonTe!!.01

Tbe econd Team, although considerably outweighted in mostof its matches, has been responsible for some good performances.As usual, its ranks had rcgul::trly to be depleted by filling vacanciesfrom time to time in the fir t team, but notwithstanding thesedifficulties, this ban(l of happy campaigners thoroughly enjoyodtheir season An Under 16 B team was er.tereu for tho first timeand thouO'h not ~~strong combination, the players leal'lwd muchwhich will stand them in good stead in the future

The foul' Under Fifteen teams have played well, the Under15 B po~ essing the best; record. ThE''' A" team nevor quitoseemed to settle down, and thongh good never reachcd its trueform until tb" concluding match of the season, when it succeededin beating ,.A.C. . "A" by 2(\ point.s t.o 9, aftcl' havingbeon 9 points down at the intervf11. It was a famous v[('tory!In the lower teams, there are many players who will distingni hthomsol ves next year.

Two Under ]3 teams were entered im;tpad of 011('. At thebeginning, both teal11'l were ver,v ra.w. bilt gradually they improveduntil in the end they wcre holdin!! their own with all COllWl'B_

Lack of weight proved a great handicap, but, as at least ixteel1_

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players will be available next year, the future can be looked.forward to with confidence.

The coaches, Messrs. Mostcrt, Martin, Simpson, Van Zyl andlI'ricdlander are to be congratulatód on their very able work,which is appreciated greatly by Itll players. In this respect, aspecial word of appreciation for the services of Fran1<. FrietlJanderis not out of place. An Old Boy of tbc School, he bas found timeduring a busy medical course to assist with the Under 13 coaching,a gesture appreciated both for its spirit and usefulness.

The Springboks and Villager (the Under 12's, lI's and 9's)are as keen as over. These little fellows, wbile having a goodromp and healthy exercise, learn the rudiments of the game.Watson and Brodie bave rendered great assistance in helping withthe Under 9 practices.

The folbwing Rugby awards have been made for 1941 :_

Rttgby Blues :-W. Watsoll, H. Oosthuizen, R. Bell, J. Maree,D. Bell, A. Anziska, J ..Ruch.

Rugby Colours: O. l~os 'Iind, A. Milliner, KSolomon, E.Adams, W. Oosthuizen, L. Chait, L. Bailey, N. Moseley, W.Kasner, A. Tomlinson.

Under 19aS.A.C.S. 8 9Se!t Point 19.0Bishops 6.22Sea Point 4· 0Paarl 0.40Paarl Com. 5 3Rondebosch 6.11H.H.H.S. 8· 6Sea Point 8· 6D.C. 6.11Jan v Riebeeck 17.3S.A.C.S 22.3

Under [5aD.C. 3· 9Paarl 6.12Gym 22· 3Rondebosch 0.18Sea Point 3· 0D.C. 0.10Jan IT R;icbecck 3.6S.A.C.S. 2D· 9

Under 19b Under 16aS.A.C S. (c) 25· 0 S.A.C.S. B O· 7D.C. (c) 13·31 Parow 0·60Voortre kker 7· 8 Rondebosch 6. 0Paarl (c) 14· 8 Mari,;t 0·15Paarl Com. 0·14 Rondebosch B 0·39Stelleu bo 'ch 3· 6 M.arist 0·14C.B.C. 0·14 D.C. 0·31J. v Riebeeck 0·15

UI/dey 15bS.A.C.S.Voortrekker AObservatoryGymRondebosch DS.A.C.S.

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Under l5cS.A.C.S. 9 3Rondebosch E 0-15D.C. (d) 10·17Observatory 3· 8Rondebosch D 0-15Rondebosch] 5- 3Observatory 8· 3Rondebosch 0·10S.A .C.S. 44· 0

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Under l5d Under 73bUnder 73a

S.A.C.S.Rondebo ch ERondeboschRondeboschObservatoryS.A.C.S.D.C.

3· 00·220·l56· 03· 810· 09·12

S.A.C.S. 0·12 C.B.C.Sea Point 0·31 H,ondebo chMarist 0·l4 RondeboschJan v Riebceck O· 3 MaristRondebosch 0·32 C.B.C.Marist 0·18 MaitlandSea Point 0·32 RondcboschJan v Riebeeck 0·21S.A.C.R. 0·12

®lb J§O!,~' JJ1atcb.

O· 33· 33· 63· 33· 3O· 63· 9

Wynberg Old Boys proyed too .'trong for the School teamin the annual Past v Present Rugby match, play cd on the SchoolGrounds on Juno 7tb, winning by 8 points (a goa,J and a penalty.goal) to O.

Both teams played attractive Rugby. The Old Boys owedtheir victory to solid forward play, and the ability to profit bychance. that came their way. The School tbree·quarter linetack led well, but were rather shaky on attack.

Tbe half·time score wa.' 3-0, Lewis putting over a penaltygoal. In the Second In.lf l~iley scored a try from il good threo·quarter movement, and Lewis convorted.

Langley, the Old Boy.' scrum.half, gave good support toLewis, who played a fine game at fIy.half. l~jlo'y was also in goodform, while FriedJander wa.' a safe full·ba,ck. Moseley, John.'onand Mathew were prominent in the pack, where Albertyn hoolwdvery well. For tbe school, Rosslind was olltstanding at full· back,and 00 thuizen (scrum.half), Bell and Milliner were the pick ofthe back division. \oV atsotl tbc Captain, Ruch and Maree werethe best of the pack.

After tbc game the teams were entertained to refreshments byMr. & Mrs. W. A. CJogg.Tbe teams werA:-

Old BO:l's-F. Fl'iocllander, R.Me Orcgor, Harris, Ryan, Riley,Lowis, Langley, DanieIs, C. Albertyn, Wolf olm, W. Moseley,Johnson, Bla.ck, Mathew, Price (Captain) .

.'-;clt"ol-Rosslind, Milliner, R. Bell, Tomlinsol1, Adams (Vice-Captain), W. Oosth uizen, H. Oosthuizen, Ruch, D. Bell, Tasker,Martin, Cbait, Moseley, W~ttson, (Captain), Maroo.

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cttro~~=cttountrp, 1941.The races were run over the traditional course in fine spring

weather, a diff South Easter acting as a deterrent to fast time,!.Norman MoseJey's record run of 35 mi n~. 40 secs., beating theprevious record of 36 mins. 6 4 5 secs., establisbed last year byR. Mac Gregor by nearly half a minute, stands out as an excep-tional achievement in the circumstances. Granville West put upan excellent perform:mce in the Junior Race, and, although bistime was not a record, he was nearly 'foul' minutes ahead of thenext arrival. Two new Cro s-Playgrounds were inliltituted tbisyear-one for the Under 9's, and the other for the exclusivepos 'ession of the Subs. All races were very well supported. Theresults were as follows;-

Senior- Cross- Country.

1. Moseley (D.W.)2. Bailey (V.R.)3. Pask (R)

JUHior Cross-Country.1 West (D.W.)2. Sleigh (W.)3. Heath (D.W.)

Time: 35 mins. 40 sec.(Previous record-36 min. 64/5 sec.)

Till/(': 39 min 54J/5 sec.(Record; D. Riley-

37 min. 29 sec.)

UI/der 9.1. Hoets (V.R.)2. Finberg (R)3. Choveaux (O.W.)

Cross-Playgrounds.Under 11.

I. Richardson (R.)2. La,tegan (D.W.)3. {Vcrsvelrl (W) }

Riley (V.R.)The SI/bs·

1. Doering (R.)2. Levy (W.)3. {Hansen (W.) }

Calder (W.)

Under 13.

1. Adams (W.)2. Tylcoat (R.)3. Nisbet (V.R)

The points gained by the various houses are as follows ;-

Seniors. II~l1iors. Under 13.

1. Wellington ;- 23-1 l. De Waal 974 1. Wellington 1232. IRhodes 125 2. Wellington 841 2. Rhodes 81

1VanRieb. 125 3. Rhodes 764 3. Van Riebeeck 664. De Waal III -1. V Riebeeck 505 4. De Waal 30

Undar Jl. Under 9. T h.e "1tbs.

J. De Waal ! 6 l. De W~Lal 133 J. Wellington 512. Wellington 181 2. Wellington JI8 'L. Rhodes 303. Rhodes 171 3. Rhodes 93 3. VanH,iebeeck 274. Van Ri;)bceck ]2' 4. VanRiebeeck 91 4. De Waal 12

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QCricktt.This year we entered five team' in the Scbool League Com-

petitions and we enjoyed a very good season. The first elevenhad a successful season under the Captaincy of S, Lewis, a 1939Nuffield player. Tbe 2nd and 3rd teams were Captained by P.Hollowayand M. Broclie. Thc under 14 A was the most success-ful team, only losing of its matches.

Credit for our good record goes to Mr. Wahl, Mr. Martin andMr. Arguile; but this year we miss the service of Mr. Haupt, whois now principal of the Aliwal Road Sbool.

As we now have an ample water supply, we hope next seasonto have a turf cricket ready. 'l'hi~ season we have been able toplay on the A pitch, which was undergoing repairs last season ..

FIRST TEAM MATCHES-1940-1941.

vs. St. Gcorge's: drawn.Wynbcrg, 160 (Fine 63, Watson 34, D. Bell 24.)St. George's, 90 for 7 (Kriel 5 for 21.)

v . Mal'ist; won by 15 runs.Wyn berg, 100 (Watson 38, Adams 25.)Marist, 85 (Fine 5 [or 19, Mc Gregor 2 for 12.)

vs. H.RH.S. ; won by 90 runs.Wynberg, 184 for 7 (Carter 72, Adams 33, Fine 33.)H.H.H.S., 94 (Kriel4 for 34, Pycroft 3 for 17.)

vs. D.C.; lost by 8 wickets.

Wynberg 85 (narter 18, Lewi 15, Pycroft 15.)D.e., 90 for 2 wickets.

vs. Observatory; lost by 95 runs.Observatory 182 (Watson 3 for 59, lTine 2 for 27,

Pycroft 2 for 26)Wynberg 7 (Solomon 28, Watson 16, Pycroft 11).

vs R.B.H.S. ; lost by 44 runs.Wynberg 12ï (Carter 29, W Adam 21)R.B.H.S. 161 (Kriel 7 for 51).

vs S.A C.S.; won by 22 runs.Wynbcrg 82 (Watson 2(j, Milliner 15)S.A.C.S. 60 (Watson 5 for 12, McGregor 4 for 31).

vs Garri on; won by 82 runsGarrison 37 (Watson 3 for 12, McGregor 2 for 7}Wynberg 119 (Carter 49, Kriel 20)..

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vs. Marist ; won by 135 runs.Wynberg 252 (D. Bell 60. Carter 35, Milliner 49):Ial'ist 115 (Watson 6 for 29).

vs Sea Point; won by 89 runs,Wynberg 158 (Carter 24, Watson 47, Salomon 26)Sea Point 69, (L. Adams 4 for 11 Salomon 4 for 15)

vs S.A.C .. ; \yon uy 43 runsWynberg 120 (R. Bell 40, Salomon 19)S.A.C.S. 77 (Solomon -± for 33, L. Adams 3 for 18).

\7S. St. George's ; won by 160 runs.Wynberg 210 (R. Bell 58, Milliner 62, D. Bell 27.)St. George's, 50 (Salomon 7 for 20, L. Adams 3 for 27);

vs. Observatory; lost by 4 wickets.Wynberg 148 (R. Bell 59, D. BeU 21, Milliner 21.)Observatory, 153 for 6 wickets (Watson 2 for 30 )

Summary :-J>layeu 13; won 8: lo t 4; drawn l.

JUNIOR MATCHES.

Played Won Lost Drew

2nd Team: 8 3 4 1

3rd Team: 8 2 4 2

Under 14 A: 10 6 2 2

1940 ~tbletics-~ ~ummarp.The Victores LudorulU were A. Fine and S. Lewis (tied) ; the

Junior Champion, D. R,iley; the Under 14, H. Joffe; and theUnder 12, V. Outram. The House Champions were Wellington.

In the 'Ve tern Province Cbampionshjps held at the Track,S. Upton won the Under 19 220 Hurdles, W. Moseley was secondin the Under 17 Mile, L. Adams third in the 110 Hurdles and W.Hare third in the High Jump. A. Milliner was second in tbeUnder 15 lIO and the 220, O. Rosslind second in tbe 75 yardsHurdles, and our Relay team (Milliner, Tomlinson, Rosslind, Joffe)first.

Bluob were awarded to A. Fine, S. Lewis, D. Riley, W. Hare,J. GaHoon and R.Mc Gregor (Cross-Country): Colours to C. Searleand .IT. Ballinge!".

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§ (!Critique of tbe ~rbool 'lCeam.

W. Watson -A fine £lank forward, who excels in line-outwork. He is a good captain, a scasoncd campaigner, tacklcs well,and leads his team confidently.

O. Rosslind.-A very nippy full-back with a safe pair ofhands; positional play good; tackles and kicks well. His onefailing is that he often hangs on too long, and gets himself i.ntounnecessary difficlll ties.

A. Millbner.-A fa t, hard, straight-running wing, who is It

deadly tackler. If he had not suffererl a lapse of form duringmid-season, he would have certainly bcen awarded a Blue.

L. Adams -A good wing, who due to bad health has beenunable to strike form this season.

R. Bell.-A gifted player, who was one of the most dêtngerollscentres in thc competition: posses es a bcautiful kick, a devas-tating natural break, but must conccntrate on increa ing his spccd,if he is to fulfil his undou bted promise.

A. Tomlinson.-A c]cver, straight-nmning centrc, who shouldimprove with age.

E. Solo1non.-A player with a great heart; a brilliant place-kick, tackles well, is always on the ball, but must curb bistendency always to break inside, thus losing contact with his wing.

L. Fa·u.re.-A very good scrum-half of first team standard,who later acquitted himself very well on the wing. As captain ofthe second team for the major part of the ca on, he ha been aleader of exceptional ability and inspiration.

W. Oosthuizen.-A fly-half, who get. his back-line away withexceptional moothne. s; \Tery fast off tbe mark, and po sesses adangerous break. His handling is omewhat erratic, but his onlyreal weakne's i ' a very shaky defence.

H. Oosthl~izen.-A scrum-half of exceptional ability, who basall tbe attributes of a great player; he has a vcry swift andlengthy 'ervice, breaks anel. kicks well, anel vnl'ieH hifl game withgreat imagination: he Imlst, however, always pay special attentionto his condition.

A. Anzislla..-A big, robust forward, who gets thro.ugh a.surprising amount of work in the loose: good in the line out amlin the tight; must improvc his spced.

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D. Bell.-A very fino, all-round player: plaYii with imagina-tion, and distributes wcll to hi. backs; a deadly tackler, and a.nexcellont hooker. If he improves bi speed, a promising futurelies ahead of him.

W. /(asner.-A strong player, who at his best can be veryuseful, he possesses strength and 'peed, but his play has a tendencyto be erratic.

J Maree -An excellent eighth-man, possessing speed andstamina: always on the ball, whether in attack or defence, a.ndtakes full advantage of every opportunity offered. Scored moretries than any other forward.

L. Bailey.-A hard, plucky player, wbo has not bad the bestof luck with injuries. Very keen and fit, he is always up with thegame, a.nd is good botH. in attu,ck and defence.

J. Ru.ch -The only player, in my knowledge, who has gaineda Blue in his fir t year of l~ugby. Exceptionally fit, h<:: playswith great dash, is a deadly tackler, and is always up on attack.

L. Chait,-A sterling lock-forward, who gets through tons ofhard work in a solid, unassuming way. He is very good in theloose, and has a bright future ahead of him.

N. Moselev.-A greatly improved player, who ha.s worthilycarried 011 bis famil" football tradition. He is a hard, fast player,equally at bome in attack anel defence.

B. Ter Morshuizen.-A sturdy eigbth-man, who also has badill-luck as far as injuries are concerned. A hard tackler, who alsoacquits himsclf wcll in the loose and the line-out.

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H.E.T.

\!tue ~cbool ~port5.This year the Annual School Sports were held on the

Newlands Cricket Grounds on .Friday, March 7t.h It was apleasant, day, but the track was slightly heavy. This, however,did not prevent our athletes from putting up excellent perfor-mance.

Wellington with lil points came first fot' the 8th year insucce ion. Rhodcs scored 76 points, De ViTaal 43 and VanRiebeek 40.

L. Adams, the Senior Victor Ludomrn, came very near the220 yardfl rccord held by George I1ddy since 1922 by running the

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distance in 24 seconds in his heat. R. Bell and A. Milliner creatednew records for the open high jump and the Under 16 long jumprespectively. O. Rosslind, who was also in top forill, et up newfigures for the 110 yarcl1' hurdles. S. Versveld and M Richard-son were recoI'o breakers in the heats of tbc 75 yards Under 12and Under 10 respectively. .

At thc end of a very successful meeting, at which ft \Te recordswere broken, Mr. Duncan Ta,ylor, M. P.C. presented tbe trophic.

W.K.ENlOH, VlUTOR, LUDO RUM.

L Adams (Van Riebeek) 18 points. Runners up R. Bell(De Waal) and W. Kirsten (Wellington) Hi points each.

DUNCAN TAYLOR HO IJ:: CUP.

Wellington 111 points, R,hodes 76, Dc Waal 43. Van Riebeck40.

WOLLASTO J (Open 4-W)

W. Kirstein (Wellington).

VICTOR LUDORUM (Under 16)

A. Milliner (Wellinatan) 18 point. O. Rosslind (Wellington)16 points

BASKIN CUP (Under 14)

R. Chamberlain (Rhode ..) 16 points.

ARTHUR NEWMA CUP (Under 14 relay)

Rhodes 56.5 se"oncLs.

BASKIN CUP (Under 12)

T. Stewart (W), T. Woodford (R), and S. Vers\Teld (W),la tie).

FRIEDLANDER CUP (Under 10;

M. Richard on (Rhode. ).

OPEN.

100 yards: L. Adams (V.R.), W. Oosthuizen (W) 2, J Maree(R) 3. time 10.8 seeonds

(Adams broke the record in his heat 10.5 secs.)

220 yards: L. Adams (V.R) I, W. Oosthuizen tW) 2, J.Maree (l~) 3, time not taken.

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440 yards: W. Kirstein (W) 1; L. Adams (V. R .) 2; N.Moseley (V.R) 3; time 56.8 seconds.

880 yards: W. Kirsten (W) 1 ; N. Moseley (V.R.) 2; L. BailEY(V.R.) 3: time 2 mins 11.4 secondl;'.

I Mile: W. Kirstein (W) 1 ; N. Moseley (V.R.) 2; W. Watson(V.R) 3; time 5.14 seconds

120 yards Hurdles: L. Adams (V.R) I; R Bell (D.W.) 2;A. Mathew (V.R) 3; time 17.0 seconds. (L. Adams did 16.6seconds in his heat).

Shot put: W. Kasner (R) 1; R. Bell (D.W.) 2; N. Smook(D.W.) 3. Distance 32ft. 6 inches.

Long Jump: R Bell (D.W.) 1 ; W. Oosthuizen (W) 2; A.Mathew (V R) 3. Distance 18ft. 3tinches.

High Jump: l~. Bell m.w.) I; B. Chait (W.) 2 ; W. Kirstein(W.) 3' Height 5ft. 5~ inch (Record).

Relay 440: De Waal I; Van Riebeek 2; Wellington 3; time50.2 second::;.

UNDER 16'

100 yards: A. Milliner (W) I; B. Joffe (R) 2; H. Oost,huizen(W) 3; time 10.9 seconds (In his heat Milliner's time was 10.8econds.

220 yards: A. Milliner (W) I, B Joffc (R) 2; O. Rosslind(W) 3: time 25 sAconds. (In his heat Milliner's time was 248seconds)

440 yards: O. Ros lind (W) I; A Millindr (W) 2; B.Termor huizen (D.W.) 3; time 58 ~econds.

880 yards: O. Rosslind (W) I; B. Termorshuizen (D W.) 2;C. Ueckerman (R) 3; t;me 2 mins. 16 seconds.

110 yards Hurdle~; O. Rosl'lind (W) I; A Tomlinson (R) 2;G. Marais (D.W.) 3; time 15.5 seconds (Record)

Long Jump: A. Milliner (W) .1; H. Oosthuizen (W) 2; E.Solomon (R ) 3; di. tance 20ft It inch (Record).

High Jump: C. Sleigh (W) I; R Stewart (W) :!; B. Cros(R) 3; beigh t 5 ft.

Relay (440 yarrls): Wellington I; Rhodes 2; De Waal 3;time 1)0 econd (Record).

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UNDEH, 14.

lOO yards: R Chamberlain (R) 1: V. Outram (W) 2; E.Daniels (V.R.) 3; time 12.2 secs.

220 yards: V. Outram (W) 1: H,. Chamberlain (R) 2; JWright (R) 3; timc 29 secs.

75 yards: J. Crowley (V.R.) 1: S. Kavalsky (H) 2: RWoodgate (H) 3 : time 14.2 secs.

Long Jump: R. Cham berlain ( ) 1: E. Daniels (V.R) andH. Matthew (W) 2; distance 14 ft. 11 incho '.

High Jump: J. Crowley (V R) 1: R Chamberlain (B,) 2:N. Wright (R) 3: height 4 ft. 3 inches.

Rolay (440): Rhodos 1; Wellington 2; Van Riebeeck 3':ti rue 56.6 secs.

UNDER ]2.

75 yard': S. Versveld (W) 1 : I. Stewart (W) 2; T. Woodford(R) 3 : time 10 soos. (Versveld, however, broko the record in bisbeat: Time 9.4 seos.)

]20 yards: T. Woodford (R) 1; I. Stowart (W) 2; S. Vers-veld (W) 3; time 16 sccs. (I. Stewart aneL T. doodford did theirbeats in 15.5 secs.-.l short of record.)

Relay (440 yard): Wollington 1: De Waal 2; Rhodes 3;time 60.5 ecs. l~ecol'd.

UN llEl~ 10.

50 yards: M. Richardson (R) I ; JC Hinborg (R) 2; C Blocht'T.l-{'.) 3: time 8 ecs.

75 yards: lU. Richard.'on (R) I; 1(. Finberg (R) 2: C.Chaveaux (D.W.) 3; time ll.li secs.

Relay (220 yard): Rhode 1; De Waal 2; Wellington 3time 33 sccs.

THE WESTERN PROVINCE JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS.

On Saturday, 22nd March, a tcam of twenty-two boys travclledto Paarl to compete in the W.P. Championships.

A suggestion made by ollr own school had been adopted andUnder 13 events included in the programme.

In the Under 13 events V. Outram camo second in tbe 75

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~7Mds and third in the 120. r 'ur I~elay team (Woodford, Stewart,Versveld and Outram) came tbird.

In thfl Under 15, B. Joffe came second in the no, and ourRelay team (Pycroft, Ryan, Slcicrh and Joffe) third.

In the Undflr 17, Ha.re was third in the High Jump, Rileysccond in the 440, .Milliner first (:.I. tie) in the Long Jump with19 foot 6 ins., W. Kirstein fir't ill the mile, and our Relay teamsecond.

Congratulations to Kirstein on bi WP. record time of 4 min.4 ~ seCR.in the fil ile-a magnificent performance-and to om Relayteam (l~iley, Hare, Rosslind and Milliner) on their record tane of47.-1 Hec'. in a heat. Thn two record were brought down from4 mins. ,,(,7.4 ec'. and 47.6 seconds.

Athletic Blues wcre aWfI,rdrd to L Adams, W. Kirsten, R.Bp,l], A. Milliner and O. Ros 'Iind and N. Moseley (Oross-Country)

m:be ~cbool at WWar.

SQUADRON-LEADER G. C. O. KEY, D Li'.C.

Early this year it was announced that Gordon Key had beenawarded tbe J) F.C. for distinguished services in the R.A.F.

(Jordon Key spent all his school days at ollr school. He wasan exceptional boy a t ~chool, being awarded a bursary on theresults of the Junior Certificate exa,mination in 1928 and Matricu-lating in the l<'il'st Cla.ss in 1930. Able and mature, be bad hiown nic:be in our life, a little withdrawn from the busy currentof our daily affairs. In 1927, in two performances on the sameevening, he revealed ta,lent in a,cting-illtelligence, a good voiceand a fine presence-unsurpassed by anything wc have seen onthe stage since then. UIlfortunately, he had no further opportu-nity of Clisplaying his histrionic gift, at our school. He assisted inthe production of the Magazine in 1929 allel for several years con-tributed skilfully-written yerse, parodies of classical poem which,Ilsually, boys of his age have not relt(1. In the year of hislVTa,j:rieulation ho won the Best :Speakcrs' Prize at theDebatillg Socicty.

Graduating M.A. in .Histol'y at Rhodrs University Collcge,where lw became a leading number of the Dramatic Society, he

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joined the Royal Ail' :Force long befoI'O war beoke Ollt, somewhatto the surprise of his friends, who predicted a life of distinctionfor him in academic circles. The distinction he ba been awardcdcomes as no surpri 'e to any who knew hi strength of characterand the depth of his personalit,Y.

CI~DRIC OLIFF KEY.

On tho return of an R.A.F. Squadron from an engagllmentover Egypt, I t. Cedric Key was reported mis. ing. \lVe have heardnothing furtber and do not know how tu interpret the annOllnCC-ment.

Cedric Key matriculated in L926 after a life at our school inwhich he took part in all OLlr activities. He bad many of thequalitie~ of leadership and both in the boarding-house and in theschool was a vigorous per.'onality. Ris performallces at forwardin an Under 15 team in IB24 were dashing and spirited and evenreckle s. His play conLributed to tbe success of tho tcam, andtbe school teams of his last two years lost a fine player when atemporary wealme, s kept him out of the game.

He g ual ified at Rbades U ni\Tt'r.;ity CollefTe anel, aftel' practisingin South West Africa for, ome y(,aI'S, was an attorney at SomarStt"Vest whcn he enlisted in the R.A.F. He manied last ,Veal'.

On his occasiollal vi 'its to the school we l'aw in maturity Lhevigour and alertnes of [Jersonality wc knew fifteen years ago.

n has 'ince been learned tbat Geelrie Key is a prisoner of war

®lb JSops on ~ctibe ~erbtce.Our list of the names of our Old Boys on Acti \Oe is by no

means complete Our record of the regimental numbers anel theIlI1its of those we ha\7e i.. also deficient. We have decided, there-fore, not to publish the numbers and addre se which we have,since we houid, in se doing, mis!ead any who, wi hing to write totheir friends, might assllme that tbc addresse were sllfficienL.Relatives and friellds of OLlrOld Boys are asked to forward fulldetails to Mr. Clegg.

C. C. Askew, 6th Mounted Company, Piet Retief (disbanded)D. Anziska, 1st Battalion, Wits Rifles.J. D Baker, 3rd .Field Artillery, S A E.C.A W Bate., Q , eI'vices Corp'H. J. Bate~. 2nd A/A Brigade, Artillery Company

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:\. Brande. 31'd Brigade of t:lignals\i~. Il. BUl'hanan, 3ru Brigade of SignalLt. G. I{. Ball, 6th Mounted Company (di banded)H. Y. Bal'fil,ld, '~o. 11 Bombing Squadron, S.A.A F.2nd Lt A. V Bett>;, Armaments Officer, S.A.A.F.B. J. DanieIs, SA M.U Training CentreW. E. Dix, 16th ll'ield Company, S.A E.O.C. Deluridge, Rogiment V, Concentration OampG. H.. Dowtll\vai.te, Genen.l Hospitol, S A.l\I.O.T.D.f{ f)aiHh, Uanspan, Andalusia, C.p.I{. W. 1'~astlllan. ()th Battery AA.'. Eastman ,2nd Heavy Brigade, Ooast ArtilleryLt. T. S. Ed.dy, Grenadier Guards'1'. E. FitzgNald, JsL Field Btl,ttery, O.F.A.H. Felbpl't, Provost Oorps, WynbergA. Fin!', H.::U.l-\. Nel,;onI.W. Friedlallder, Q Services:?ncl Lt. V. L. Granger, 3rd Oompany, S.A.E.OE Uranger. 6th Mounted Oommand (disbanded)D. R Urallgor, Q Seryices2nd Lt B. J. :\1. GOOdSOIl, S A A.F.g. H. Gibbs, 1st DiviSion Supply Oompany,J. B. Graham, Oape Town HighlandersA . .13 Graham, Oape Town Highlanders.\l. Gclfaml, (~ f:)ervioei:!D. ({alloway. {;th Armoured Regiment, S. .T.C.:\[ Harris, l~t InfanLry Brigade,J IIm·ris. R.A. \Iodieal Corp.H. X. Hoskins, S A. Engineering OorpsA. HNshhaulIl, Seaward Dofenee Force.\\'. C. Haylett, S.A. M()dical CorpsL. G. lIaylptt, 31'(1~'i!'ld Oompany, EngineerA. Hllman, IsL Division, 'upply Oompa.ny:!nri Li('ut. H. Houston, 2 3 Battalion, K.A.R.Il:. S. Hanu00ck, Q SorvicesM. H. Eiopkins. No. 3. A.O.O, S.A.T.O.,Yo .Tanllings, Q Servi(,E'HTrainingRnb. Lt. W .l R .. Jl1ckson211(1 Lt. IC Jacobs, 1\1: A FH n ,Judcl, Oapp Town Highlanders.J N .Jordan, Works lhttalion, SA EONqllfldl·()n~Lea.rlcl' G O.O. Key, D JP 0., Ho A.JT.Lt. (' A O. Kcy, I~A F.J. ,J Laas. Q ServicesR Lrwill. 2nd A A. BrigadoLt C. Lt·gg. Terhlllo,Ll Sel" ice:; Training

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R A. Lanning, 2nd A.A. BrigadttLt J. F. Lincey, E. A. Survey Company2nd Lt. E. Lincey, 6th Heavy Battery, ArtilleryM. Marcus, Seaward Defence ForceR. E. Moseley, Ist A. A. BrigadeC S Metelel'kamp, Cape Town Highlanders2nd Lt. J. R. MeLaren, SA. Engineering Corps2nd Lt C. C Moodie, 1st Field Survey Co.Lt. S. Matheson, Q Services TrainingE G Mackintosh, S A. ArtilleryF. H. P. Moncrieff, Argylle and Sutherland HighlandersK. A. MeMaster, Mobile Map Printing CompanyR Manly, 6th Mounted Comm~nd (disbanded)A. W. Miller, Cape Town HighlandersF. Mc Intyre, Air School, R.S.A A.F.M. Miller, S.A. Medical CorpsA. G. Plane, 6th Mounted Brigade (disbanded)R. C Bowley, Cape Fiela ArtilleryJ. S S. Parsons, C. Coy., D.EO.V.R.H. R. PolIoek, Aircra.ft Carrier, H 1\1S. Furious2nd Lt. R. C. B. Riches, 1st Infantry Brigade, D E.O RH. L. Roberts, 1st A A.. Brigade, ArtilleryO. R. Steveni, S.A Engineering CorpsH B Steveni, Ist A A Brigade, ArtilJeryK. L Sawyers, Cape Town HighlandersSub. Lt. A. W. Solomon, Seaward Defence ForceS. Steyn, S A Engineering CorpsJack Silbowitz, D. Coy, D.E.O R.Julius Silbowitz, D Coy, D.E O.R.M Silbowitz, 1st CF A.P. A Skeeles Stb Battery, 2nd A A BrigadeW. Spencer-Scan. S.A. Engineers Training CoyT. F. Somerville, Cape Town HighlandersJ. Smith, S.A. Artillery2nd Lt. R. A. S Upton, 1st A.A BrigadeS. Upton. Air School, S.A A FC. W. Waylett, CF A • 6th BrigadeA. H. Waylett, S A. Signal ervicesG. vVooley, Seaward Defence ForceD. P. Watson, Q Services2nd Lt. V. Williams, S.A. Air ForceJ. Wonfor, 1st S.A. IrishN. R. Wonfor, D E.O.RE. Wise, 1st A.A. Battery, S A. ArtilleryLt. L. F. Wood "H.M.S. Repulse"

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. C Savago, 5th Battery, 2nd A A Brigade, C Sims. S.S WandererD. Taylor, "Thelma" Gordons' BayJ H Tbwaits, R.A,FR D Thwaits," H.M S. Hermes "G. F. Tindale, 2nd A.A. BrigadeD F. van Niekerk, Q ServicesLt F. T. Vlok, Ist A.A Brigade

Cfxamination l\e~ult~.

SENIOR CERTIFICATE.

Fi,'sf CIa,s H. Albertyn, J. Galloon, R. Katz, W. Laufel',G. Millnel', S. Moskowitz, R. ussbaum, H. Preiss.

Secolld Class D. Balne, D. Blaokball, O. Blumberg, J.Boonzaaier, V. Bl'emridge, J. Burnard, N. Constantine, J. Fried-man, W. Hare, 0 Hart, D. He !!'On,J. 'Jardine, J. Katz, R. Kriel,A. Lewis, R Mc Gregor, C. Mills, D. Riley, B. Rosenbaum, C.Soade, C. Voigt, B. Weilers, S. vVeiner, A. Williams-Asbman, I.\iVolman.

JUNIOR CERTH'ICAT~.

First Class: L. Chait, L. Faure, N. Hamilton, B. Kirby, A.Peires, M. Resnekov, I. Schuite\70erder, D. Tnrnor.

Secolld Class: W. Adams, H. Barnard, I. de Wet, L. Eaton,E. Finoham, H. Gibbs, J. Gluok,D. Hamilton, A. Hansen, G. Hart,A Heynes, S. Hill, E. Howes, W. Jackson, L. Jones, W. Kirstein,A. Mao DonlLld, F. Marais, L. :Marolls, J Masterton-Smith, H.Oosthuizen, TL Plumridgo, I~. Pyoroft, M. Rosen, H. Sage, N., mook, E. Strelensky, A Tomlin. on, 1. Townsencl, F. van Zyl, E.}'Veils,J. Wingerin, R \;Vïttenbel'g, R,. Woodgate.

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