TH EIMPALA

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No. 39. DECEMBER, 1958.

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Staff ListEditorialStaff Notes ,In Memoriam — Captain B. W. L. NicholsonOffice BearersSchool Notes ..Results — Cambridge ExaminationsSchool FeteQueen's DayHouse Notes :

CliveGrigg ..Hawke ..NicholsonRhodes ..ScottIntermediateJunior ..

Headmaster's Chapel Address •The Chapel Dedication CeremonyHead of School's Address ..The Arts Circle ..The Geographical SocietyLife Saving ClassesNatural History SocietyPlay Reading SocietyPolitical and Historical SocietyThe Royal Scottish Country Dance SocietyYoung Farmers' Club ..Bookbinding ClubC.C.F. NotesThe Library2nd. Nairobi Senior ScoutsContributions: Prose and PoetryHockeySwimming and Water PoloRugbyAthletics ..Triangular SportsAssociation FootballCricketValeta ..Old Cambrian Notesindex to Advertisers

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Headmaster: P. Fletcher, M.A. (Cantab), (Princeton)

Vice-Principal: F. H. Goldsmith, M.A. (Oxon)

Assistant Masters

H. E. Watson, M.Sc. (Birmingham)

W. R. Salmon, B.A. (Toronto)

Mrs. C. A. Watson

W. J. H. Liversidge, E.D., M.A. (Oxon)

.A. K. Fyfe, M.A. (Cantab)

E. J. Boase, M.A. (Oxon), B.A. (Leeds)

'§N. A. Honley, M.R.I.P.H.H.

J. W. H. Riddell, Dip. Ph. Ed. (Fredensborg)

R. McLellan Sim, MR.I.A.D.

N. R. M. Chadwick, M.A. (Cantab.)

C. Hurst, B. Corn. (Dune1m)

D. S. Gammie, M.A. (Aberd.)

D. W. A. Minette, BA. (London), Les L (Lille)

C. R. Burton, M.A. (Oxon)

P. A. Seldon, M.A. (Cantab)

C. J. Lockhart, Dip. Mus. Ed., R.S.A.M..,

W. D. Wright, m.m., T.C. (London)J. Heathcote, B.Sc. (Reading)

R. S. Earl, B.A. (London) A.K.C„ F,R.G.S.

Canon M. G. Capon, M.A. (Cantab.)

L. V. Walker, M.A. (Cantab.)

W. McGregor, B.Sc. (Dunelrn)

Mrs. D. M. Cooke, T.C. (London)

Captain E. L. Barnett

M. T. Saville, M.A. (Oxon)

A. G. A. Larthe de Langladure, B.A. (London)

Mrs. A. D. Ridley, B.A. (Liverpool)

C. W. Outram, B.Sc. (Liverpool)

§A. J. Phillips, B.A. (Wales)

J, A. Cave, Dip. Ed. H.

*A. D. 'Matcher, T.C. (London)

P. V. Caswell, B.Sc. (Birmingham), F.C.S.,

D. S. llogge, B.A. (Natal)

J. Marsha)), B.Sc. (S. Africa and London)

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A. G. Potter, M.A. (St. Andrews)

F. Hill, D.F.C., B.Sc. (London)

P. T. Armitstead, M.A. (Cantab.)

P. C. Read, M.A. (Oxon.)

J. B.E. Say, M.A. (Oxon.)

Mrs. H. A. Maynard, B.A. (T.C.D.)

Permanent Staff Instructor: J. R. Hopkin

Bursar: D. K. H. Thorp

Bursar's Clerk: Mrs. D. Larthe de Langladure

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Mrs. Indian, Mrs. Jessop, Mrs. Megson, Mrs. Minette,

Mrs. Poppleton, Mrs. Welford, S.R.N. (S.A.)Headmaster's Office: Mrs. M. E. Skett, Mrs. A. Rowland (until

30th June), Mrs. K. S. Pinkerton (from 23rd June).

§----On Leave.

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Editorial ."Editorial? — oh that's easy, soon do one of those. Now let's see,

what did the poor devil of an Editor say in 1948? Oh, he, did, did he?well — go back a bit more. Nobody'll notice if you repeat one from'way back; nobody'll be reading this one, anyway; don't fool yourself.The ghastly thing is to start, all right once you've actually started.They're all the same, these Editorials, mere reach-me-down stuff. .Youknow — the Breezy One that says that it hasn't anything to say atSuch length that even if it had anything to say in the first place (whichis doubtful) there wouldn't be any room for it, anyway ! There's theSombre Type — takes something on the lines of "Youth in Post AtomicEurope, 1984" and makes your flesh creep, your withers wring andreally gets you down — tend to come from North of the Border thatType. Dr. Johnson would have dealt with them. But I'm noDr. Johnson.' Don't forget the third type of Editorial of course — theMatey (T)»e — it's been a jolly wizard year, you chaps -- good show !Select the odd match, the inevitable get-together and tell one anotherwe've just got to do as well next year.

Next year — Ay, there's the rub, for all's to do again. Don't forheaven's sake be original, nothing worse — you'd have to 'be originalnext year,, and the next and the next, until they carry you a wiiyscreaming I; and the "next gent please I" will take over your role. Sofall back on the One that They All Use — look your reader straight inthe eye (like the "Kitchener Needs You" poster that was before yoUrday) and vituperate away lumpily: Tell them darkly that they'd. betterdo Something About It For Next Year — that lets you out for this year,and in twelve months' time no one will remember what you wrote,so you can happily start being gloomy all over again ...

And, I would have you know, all the above trash is enclosed in oneOf those deliciously metaphorical bubbles, like those which rise. abovethe 'craniums of the characters in a strip cartoon, or , the night-capadvertisements: "Thinks" ...for no one's going to get , me to commit.myself this year, oh no I I'm only thinking, day dreaming. Really, youknow, timelf short I must ring up X about his advertisement copy;I must get hold of those Junior Colts' notes; must remember to get anew typewriter ribbon; were Bloggs' initials B.F. or F.B.?; did I askthe photographer to make it 6" by 4" or not? and when there's a minuteor'thirty or so, I must, must take a nice, clean sheet of foolscap (howappropriate) arid head it;

EDITORIAL• "Oh that's easy !" ...is it?

What a full year 1958 has been Preparations for the Fete to endall Fetes; the •Chapel Dedication Ceremony, followed closely by Queen'sDay; the inspiring singing of extracts from the "Messiah"; all the hustleand bustle of collecting multifarious activities to press them betweenthese covers. • Our print has had to go a size smaller to get it all in!The Editor is grateful for contributions submitted for this issue, whetherthey were acceptedor not. He hastens to add that they were all, veryacceptable, in the first place, and if you did not quite 'make it' this year,then do not be put off; try again next time. It is encouraging to havesuch enthusiasm, and it is an unenviable business having to say "no".

The Editor thanks B. G. McIntosh, 5A, who ably kept a record ofthe events of the first two terms, whilst the Editor was on leave;Mrs. Saville, who managed to decipher many handwritings and hiero-glyphics and render them into type-script; Mr. Liversidge, who isresponsible for the fine collection of Old Cambrian Notes; theAdvertisers who have nobly rallied to our aid, under their difficultconditions; the "East African Standard" for allowing reproduction ofPress photographs; our Printers for their calm efficiency; and theHeadmaster, who is ever an indispensable source of the widest possible

knowledge of School affairs, and whose eye is wonderfully aquiline,when one is sinking amid a welter of galley proofs.

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We gratefully acknowledge the magazines reciprocatedby British and Commonwealth Schools.

Staff NotesMessrs. Chadwick and Lockhart, and Miss Cochrane returned from

leave for the beginning of the new year in January.* * *

Mr. Saville left for England via South Africa before Christmas;Mrs. Cooke was in England for the first term. They were unluckyto coincide with one of the worst English Springs on record; nor wasthe summer much better when Messrs. Burton, Liversidge, Outram andSim were away. Mr. Outram was married in England; we welcomeMrs. Outram and wish them every happiness.

On leave this term are Messrs. Boase, Morley, Phillips and Seldon.Mr. Matcher also left for home leave in August, and is transferringto the Delwnere High School on his return. Mrs. Armstrong-Moranleft for South Africa after half-term. Messrs. Earl and Wright aregoing on leave before Christmas.

Mrs. Watson returned to the Art Department, where Miss RobinAnderson had been helping out — our thanks are due to her for herexcellent work.

* * *Three new members of Staff were welcomed in January, Mr. J. B.

Say, who came to join the Geograph y department, from King's School,Bruton, in Somerset; Mr, P. T, Armitstead to the English Department,after teaching recently at Brighton College; and Mr. P. C. Read, nostranger to Kenya, having taught at the Alliance High School, Kikuyu.

* * *Whilst Mr. Sim was on leave, Mr. Mackenzie took over the teaching

of Art to Form IV.

Mrs. Malcolm-Smith began work here in January 1943; in those'difficult days of war, her energy, competence and ability to speakKikuyu fluently were of great value; All her friends were sorry thattowards the end of her 115 years of faithful service she was hamperedby increasing ill health. She was temporarily replaced by Mrs. Burtonand then by Mrs. Hurst; in September, we were glad to welcomeMrs. Dawson as Dormitory Matron in Rhodes-Nicholson, and we hopeher stay with us will be a happy one.

* * *Mrs. Megson spent her first leave in England for twenty years,

after a long and trying illness. She is happy to be back at work inGrigg-Hawke, where Mrs. McGregor had so ably stepped in as herrelief.

* * *Mrs. Hurst took over Mrs. Armstrong-Moran's duties in the

Sanatorium; Mrs. Heathcote became Supply Matron at the end of the2nd term, when Mrs. Boase went on leave.

Mrs. Rowland left the School office when her husband went ontransfer to Singapore; her place has been filled by Mrs. Pinkerton.

* * *Mr. Read had a prolonged illness in the third term; we were lucky

1.0 obtain the services of Mrs. Maynard to take over some of his work.We all wish Mr. Read a speedy recovery.

In Memoriam — Captain B. W. L. NicholsonWe were grieved to learn of the death of Captain B. W. L. Nicholson,

C.B.E., D.S.O., R.N. (Ret'd), on October 21st., at his home in England.Captain Nicholson was the first Headmaster of this School. During theevening of the old Cambrian Reunion Day, November 1st., a MemorialService was held, which many Old Boys, friends of the School, Staff andpupils attended. The lesson was read by Mr. R. H. James, the Head-master of the Duke of York School, who served on the Staff underCaptain Nicholson, as did Mr. B. T. Lindahl, who gave the Address.Further tributes have been received from the Rev. R. H. Barton,Colonel J. R. Forrest, and N. B. Larby, Esq., O.B.E., all of whom wereon the Staff of the School during its early days. We are proud to salutethe memory of so gallant a pioneer. •

. MR. LINDAHL'S ADDRESSWhen Mr. Fletcher invited me to deliver the address at this even-

ing's service I was at first very reluctant to do so, for I felt that theoccasion demanded an able orator and that I could not do justice to sogreat a name as that of Capt. Nicholson. I have, however, always he'dsuch admiration, respect and affection for him and I felt that thisinvitation was such a great honour that I eventually decided to accept,particularly as, of the very few of the early masters of the school stillin the colony, 'II am the one who knew him and worked with him thelongest.

Capt. Nicholson came to Kenya in 1925 after a distinguished navelcareer and brilliant service in the first world war. He had been 'rentedto join the Education Department by Sir Edward Denham, who hadselected him for the post of first headmaster of the projected Boys'Secondary School which was to be built at Kabete. He had to waitover five years before the school was completed and during this periodhe was headmaster of the old Nairobi European School, and it was nountil the beginning of 1931 that the move to the new building took placeand this school was founded. Capt. Nicholson had a formidable taskahead of him, He was to start the first real boys' secondary school inthe colony and it was pioneer work indeed. There were no traditionsto build upon. These he had to found himself. The school had no panthistory or record of achievement to inspire its members, but it had anenthusiastic headmaster and staff. Materially it had a fine buildingsurrounded by a piece of virgin Africa and builder's rubble aridCant, Nicholson set to work to lay out the grounds as yell know themtoday. Every afternoon schoolboys were detailed into working partiesand; with the masters on duty, dug, cleared 'and planted. In theseparties the most energetic worker was always Capt. Nicholson. Soonthe grounds took shape, playing fields were laid out, the jacarandaavenue along the main drive, as well as shrubs, hedges and trees wereplanted and Mrs. Nicholson laid out and planted the flower beds, whichwere to remain her special responsibility for the rest of the Nicholson's'stay at the school.

The strongest and most lasting impression one has of Capt. Niche).-son is his unbounded energy and devotion to duty. He set himself aridexpected of others immensely high standards of honour and personalconduct and of reverence for all that was good . and true. The schoolwas his life. -It was his .work and his recreation. He never let up. Hehad a teaching time-table nearly as full as that of any assistant master,took cricket practices almost every afternoon and ran the administrativeside of the school with the help of only a single typist. At night whenone was ready to go to bed and chanced to look , out across thequadrangle one would see the light still on in his office and yet hewould be up before anyone else in the morning, very probably takinga cross-country run before breakfast. He worked hard and expected

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his staff to do the same, but he was always deeply appreciative of allone did. It was his great human qualities and his concern for thewelfare of his staff and pupils that endeared him to everyone. -His andhis wife's hospitality and generosity will always be remembered bythose who were privileged to know them and they entertained all whowere connected with the school generously and often.

Capt. Nicholson's two passions, besides work, were cricket and thetheatre, but it was always school cricket and school plays that absorbedhis energies. In those days the school was only a fraction of the sizethat it is today, but the School Cricket XI, coached by Capt. Nicholson,was a team to be reckoned with in adult sports circles. Many peoplein Nairobi will still remember the excellent plays which he producedand which incidentally provided much needed revenue for the SchoolFund. You who today enjoy swimming in the magnificent school bathmight be interested to hear that it was Capt. Nicholson who, twenty-four years ago, organized the Swimming Bath Fund and started it offwith a generous personal donation. Few people know the extent towhich he contributed to school expenses. If he felt that somethingwas required for the well-being of the school and Government wasunable to provide the necessary funds, he immediately put his handsinto his own pocket. When he retired he asked that any money whichhad been collected for a personal presentation to him should be puttowards a fund for building a ,new cricket pavilion. The school wasstill in its infancy when be retired - in 1937 but in the 0 years of its lifeit had earned a reputation throughout East Africa. It had a finetradition and an excellent record both academically and in the field ofsport, Since then it has grown and progressed enormously undersuccessive splendid headmasters ---- I exclude from this generalizationmy own short spell as headmaster during the evacuation to Naivasha— but I hope it will never be forgotten that the foundations of its fameand traditions were laid by Bertram Nicholson and there can be few-among those who came into contact with him who have failed to bepermanently inspired by his enthusiasm, his devotion to duty,his tradition of unselfish service, self-discipline, respect for authorityand national pride.

It was characteristic of him that when the second world war brokeout he came out of retirement and re-joined the navy, although he wasthen sixty years old, an, age at which most other men would, at thebest, have sought a base job. But be went into active service and foryears was a commodore of Atlantic convoys. I have this week re-reada letter 1 received from him in 1941 when the school was in temporaryquarters at Naivasha, having been evacuated. from Nairobi partlybecause of the risk of bombing by the Italian Air Force from Abyssiniaand partly because the buildings were required for use asa 'military hospital. In this he makes light of his own arduous, anxiousand dangerous duties and expresses concern only at the disruption,Inconvenience and discomfort suffered by the school. And on this notewe say good-bye to a great man, To you boys of the school, who werenot yet born when he retired, he is merely an historical figure, but .to.us who knew him he was a great man and a great friend, whopersonified the motto he chose for the school "To the Uttermost".

• And finally I wish to say a word about the lady who throughoutthe years stood by his side, helped him and encouragedhim and also did her uttermost for the school, his devoted wife andlife-long companion, and I know you will all join me in extending toher our heartfelt sympathy and our hope that her wonted fortitudeand the knowledge that the thoughts of many old friends in Kenya areWith her, will help her to bear her great grief. •

- Recently I found a postcard I wrote to my mother in March 1928.It said "I have had an interview with the Headmaster of the European

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School, Nairobi. I liked him immensely." That first impression neverchanged in 30 years, except that the liking grew into admiration andlove. I joined the staff of the Nairobi School in January 1929, wastransferred up-country in September 1030, but succeeded in rejoiningCapt. Nicholson at the Prince of Wales in January 1936. By that timethe teething troubles of the School were over — and was I thankful?I never fancied myself with a jembe. Larby, Forrest, Henry Gledhill,James and others bore the heat and burden of the day, and the pacewas hot. But I remember the bitterly cold day when we watchedSir Edward Grigg lay the foundation stone on a barren expanse ofwind-swept grass, and then the desert blossomed like a rose under thedirection of Capt. and Mrs. Nicholson and to the accompaniment ofmighty grumbling from everybody else, boys and staff. But Nickworked harder than anyone, and you could not let him down. Heseemed so old to us youngsters (he was 52 in 1931) but his energy wasterrific. A wonderful spirit dwelt in that small frame — he was builton the lines of Nelson and Jellicoe — and he kept himself absolutely fit.At Nairobi he played fly-half in "tackles" in school rugby practices;we used to play 40 minutes in the first half and then until it was dark.Cricket he loved even more: he was a good batsman and a fine wicket-keeper, and when he stopped playing for the school, he helped to startthe Wanderers' Club. He broke his arm in one match on the old Policeground near the Norfolk while batting; we took him up to the hospitalwhere it was set, he walked back to the ground, finished his innings andfielded at cover-point with his arm in a sling. No headmaster has everrun in the Cross Country since he did.

Captain Nicholson was a real Christian with the deep and simplefaith of a sailor: he had seen God's wonders in the deep, as he told theSchool one day at prayers when he recounted his rescue from the seaafter the sinking of the 'Hogue'. He carried his faith into his daily life,and his character was founded on his beliefs. There was nothing meanor petty about him; he had no pride; he was as honest and straight-forward as the day, and generous to a fault. He was our headmasternot so much by right as by example; we did our best to . follow himand when he retired, we continued on the lines that he had set for us.

He was a grand patriot with a love of ceremony, such as the sound-ing of Retreat which he began. He had eaten the King's salt likeWellington and he would always serve him. Empire Day was almosta religious festival to him. Sometimes his love of England got him intotrouble: the quotations he had painted round the Nairobi School hallaroused the wrath of Scots and the contempt of Julian Huxley. Buttor' him life must consist of service. "Fear God, honour the King" with-Out a thought of self. It Was not a bad creed for a young country.

I doubt whether he was a good headmaster from a professionalviewpoint. He always expected everyone to volunteer, and the rule helaid down for his staff in 1931 nearly caused a mutiny In bed everynight at 10 p.m.? They called it a battleship, not a school. He• wassaid to dislike women — what a time he must have had in the oldmixed school, and how Miss Kerby must have battled with him! andhe expected all his staff to remain bachelors. He was not at all pleasedwhen I arrived with a wife. All washing had to he hung down by therailway line. But his bark was worse than his bite and his own marriedlife was unalloyed happiness. Mrs. Nicholson was as active as he wasand a wonderful support to him. The girls his staff insisted on marry-ing loved him just as much as their husbands did. He was a mostcharming and lovable. man, and those blue eyes with crinkles roundwhen he smiled were devastating. But women on the staff? Not if' hecould help it. and he preferred to buckle down to his French and toteach it himself. He set the tradition whereby the headmaster of thePrince of Wales does more teaching than any other headmaster.

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Captain—G. F. Antoni

Captain—G. F. Antoni

Captain—B. Lennox

Captain—T. W. H. Capon

Captain P. M. Blunt

Vida-Captain—F. A. Palin

Vice•Captain—N. H. G. Reed

Secretary—M. R. Wells

I/Joe-Captain—F. A. Palin

Vice-Captain—G. F. Antoni

HOCKEY

RUGBY

ATHLETICS

CRICKET

SOCCER

-• .He. ,had a .Passion for stage , productions.. :They did not make muchMoney and they made an awful lot of work for everybody, but it wasgreat fun. "A Kiss for Cinderella,. "The Middle Watch, m- "The Dogs ofDevon," "The Adventurers"; they all showed his imagination, hispatriotism and his love of ceremonial

He retired in 1937 to live in his lovely country home in' Surreywhere his restless energy still had full reign. Old age slowed hia`bodyslightly,. but his spirit shone as bright as ever. News of his belovedschool was meat and drink to him, and he entertained Kenya visitorswarmly and lavishly. But he could never understand why he was anobject of veneration to us, 14e was amazed that we wanted to call ahouse after him. Ginger Gledhill assembled his boys and addressedthem "You are to choose a name for the new house. The name you willchoose is Nicholson." Hawke, Rhodes and Clive were empire-builderson a grand scale but to Old Cambrians Nicholson stood higher thanthem all.

He had a heart attack and was forbidden to do much, Later theycame to see us at Salcombe. My daughter took him round the harbourin her small boat, and after two hours' absence we spotted them inthe far distance Nick rowing for all he was worth. As .he climbedup the wall, he said "I haven't enjoyed myself so much since I leftKenya." The last time 1 saw him, he was learning Spanish, , as hewanted to go to Spain fora holiday ! lie may not have been a verygood headmaster, but he and his work live on hi the buildings andthe playing fields, the spirit and the • traditions of -the school. ' He Wasvery beloved and a groat headmaster..

R.H.B.

Captain Nicholson's service in Kenya, as in everything he did, hadone remarkable characteristic . — a singleness of purpose which rahcommon in all his many qualities. His very deep devotion to the schooland its pupils over-rode all other considerations and inspired theachievments on which its traditions have been so firmly built by hissuccessors. In this his work drew much strength from his deep andsimple religious faith and a sincere belief in the value of prayer ,whichguided him throughout his life; with this went an unflinching Patriotismto his country and to his conception of the Commonwealth.

His extraordinary capacity for work was made •possible by thisintense ,Moral fervour iii everything he"undertook .together with an0(11.1010 ,intense belief i» physical fitnesi. He was rather slightly builtand' this gave no indication of his astonishing toughness., Once hedrove his Riley tourer one 'Saturday to Kitale, played cricket)all.'daytundarfor the Kongonis and drove hack on Sunday night to ) e readyfor' his first daps'on 'Monday' morning. Everyday until he was over,fifty he 'went fOr 'a run of several miles before breakfast;' he playedRugby football on his fiftieth birthday, ,

,With his very, strong individuality and his naval upbringing,hiscontrol of the school naturally tended towards the autocratic, adniin-iSterect•from the bridge, „The floor was always •the deck land .a :visit toNairobi was going ashore, .therefore not surprising .that••therewere differences 'between him and his staff, but he was a gentle%manand always. listened with patience to opinions 'that .differed. from hisown,'ending,discussion.with . o quiet ,smile and '1 see exactly .what.yOumean, .but we'll • still do 'it .my •..way.' Yet this never gave rise to .anyserious'' cleavage between him and those who: served. under him; in somestrange way it had' the opposite effect of strengthening the bonds ofloyalty that bound them together.. He was a. very great. man and itwas. an unforgettable experience to have been lucky enough to workwith. him. The. world will be a poorer place without hint but happilymuch of his achievement in Kenya will live on through those. whoselives he- did. so• much to, mould by his example. -

Office Bearers

HEAD OF SCHOOLT. W, H. Capon (N)

SCHOOL PREFECTS

K. W. W. Atkin (C), G. W. B. Coventry (C/J), W. T. Drummond (S),D. J. Duirs (S/Int.), B. Lennox (R), F. A. Palin (H), J. L. Reide (G),

T. H. Vernon (N).

TENNISCaptain — G. L. Strachan

SWIMMING AND WATER POLOCaptain — P. M. Blunt

Took Shop Prefect — K. W. W. Aikin

Chair Prefect — F. A. Holley

Library Prefeot — N. H. G. Reed

Reading 'Room Pre/feet — K. W. W. Aikin

Assistants Librarians

R. F. Ashworth R. A. Hill

C. J. Collier-Wright J. M. Keeton

C. J. Clarke J. H. Koeslag

J. M. Foster J. L. Manussis

F. A. Worley B. I. Nightingale

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J. L. ReideB. F. J. RoweR. H. ThompsonN. D. WatsonM. R. Wells

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looking forward to expressing our loyalty to the 'Queen Mother whenshe graciously visits Kenya next year.

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A large party attended the dress rehearsal of Strauss's "DieFledermaus" presented in June at the National Theatre by the NairobiMusical Society. Some members of the Staff sang in this production,which was cOriductd by Mr. Lockhart, the School's Music Director.

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Many boys went over to the Duke of York School to enjoy theirproduction of G. B. Shaw's "Captain. Brassbound's Conversion."

.Most of the School saw the Barbarians play an East African X.Rugby and' were thrilled by the dazzling tactics displayed. When

the English Hockey XI played' at Parklands in September, 'there wasa large• turn-out from the School to watch a brilliant game.

*, * * •Many boys gave assistance as Arena Stewards at the Royal. Show,

which was as popular as ever.

The School Chapel was dedicated by the Bishop of 'Mombasa inthe presence of a large and distinguished company,. on September 27th.This notable event is recorded separately. For Queen's Day in Octoberwe were delighted to be honoured by the presence of the Lady MaryBaring; This occasion too is recorded later in this issue.

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Rehearsals. for..the si»ging..of excerpts from Handel's "Messiah" arein full swing. In this we combined with the choir of the Kenya HighSchool. The first performance is to be given at the High School SpeechDay on October 25th, in aid of their Chapel Fund. Later performancesare to be given in our own Chapel and in the Cathedral of the High-lands, Nairobi,

A fascinating Children's Art Exhibition was displayed at theMemorial Hall, Nairobi, and was visited by many pupils.

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.The clock tower had scaffolding built around Win the manner of anElizabethan ruff during the August holidays. ..This was in order tooverhaul' and repaint it * now it' shines with 'pristine newness.

* * .*Also new is the tubular metal flag-post in the Main Quad. We

are very grateful to , the Kabete Trades and Technical School for theirhelp in fitting it.

Old Cambrian , Ian Henderson's book '"T• he Hunt for Kimathi" -has.been in unceasing' demand from 'the Library — it is indeed . a master,-•piece of suspense and 'excitement, and we are honoured 'to have •.hissigned copy:,

* *". G.. D. W. Dawkins was 2nd in Group I .and. D. H..•Jewell was let in

Group II of the Royal Society' of St, George com petition. I. Sirley wona prize in the 1957 Royal Show Essay Competition. M. H. Dawkins andC. Gilboy won the 1st and '2nd prizes respectively in the Junthr•sectionOf the Overseas League Essay competition. Dawkin's essay had thehonour of being reproduced in the "East African Standard;.'.-._-:

. .. yearThe following gifts 'to the school during'the course of the year

are ,;Fatefully acknowledged: Books for School and House Libraries:Standard-Vacuum Oil Company (East Africa) Ltd., United StatesInformetion Services,, and. many other (loners, •

• * .Contributions to the Prize Fund: The Shell Company of Easf

Africa Ltd.. 11,1 1 . (East Africa) Ltd.,. the Old.. Cambrian Society;` theMagadi Soda Company Ltd.

School NotesThe year closes with 596 boys on the roll of whom 492 are boarders.

During the course of the year, an impressive series of talks wasarranged by Mr. Goldsmith for the Fifth and Sixth Forms, to cover awide field about Kenya today. Amongst the speakers and subjectswere: "Agriculture in Kenya" by Mr. R. M. Swynnerton, the Directorof Agriculture; "Advances in Modern Surgery" by Mr. W. M. KirkaldyWillis; "Our Country's Problems" by pr. L. S. B. Leakey; "The Govern-ment of Kenya" by Mr. J. 14. L. Webster; "The International GeophysicalYear, and Glacial Research," by Dr. I. S. Loupekin; "Journalism" byMr. R. Begg; "The Law" by Mr. H. Slade; "Land Consolidation in theFort Hall Area" by Mr.. D, •A. Forrester (Head of School in 1950);"Kenya Citizenship" by Mr. J. L. Porter; "Christianity for YoungPeople" by the Reverend E. It Silberbauer; "The American SecondarySchool" by the Headmaster of the Duke of York School, Mr. R. H.James; "America's Relations with Africa" by Mr. G. P. Hogberg; "TheWorld of a Police Pathologist" by Dr. P. N. Clearkin; "The work of aCity Councillor" by Dr. Musa Amalernba; "Town Planning" byMr. Thornley Dyer; "Types of Humour" by Mr. R. E. Ellmer; "TheOutward Bound Courses in East Africa" by Major Deere Stroud.

• A group of young enthusiasts enjoyed the Nairobi Puppet Theatreproduction of "Macbeth" at the Studio Theatre, A review of this isto be found elsewhere in these pages.

During the first two terms a vast amount of time and energy wasput by the whole school community into making the School Fete, onJuly ,5th, the overwhelming success that it turned out to be. A separatearticle deals with this subject,

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The inter-schools Golf competition was won by the Duke of YorkSchool. Mr. the professional at Muthaiga, comes regularlyto -give golf Coaching.' The inter-house Golf was - won by Hawke.

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This year's tennis Captain was G. L. Strachan. The team playedenjoyable matches . against Parklands and Veterinary LabaratoriesWarns. Strachan and Stephens reached the final Of' the Boys' Doublesin the Kenya Junior Championships. The inter-house Tennis Cup waswon by Grigg,

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The Kenya Swimming Championships were held at the SchoolSwimming Bath at. the end of February.'Four 'Kenya records werebroken by school swimmers.•,who ,won O. of .the 9 open events.

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At the end of 'January, the King's Shonshire Light' Infantry gave,usa preview on the Main field of their Demonstration at the Theatre Fair.a 3" mortar crew jumped to action; an anti4ank gun was demonstrated;a drill display was 'slick and smart; then' finally, the K.S.L.I. Band beatthe Retreat.

Many boys attended the , Theatre Fair in the capacity of messengersand stall-keepers.

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The Head of School, T. W, H. Capon,: was honoured-by theinvitationto address the Nairobi Rotary Club .at a luncheon. His speech isreproduced in this 'issue.

A contingent of the C.C.F. was' to have lined the routes -in EliotStreet, for the visit of the Queen Mother, on the occasion of the openingof Nairobi Airport at Embakasi. Unfortunately the parade wascancelled. We are, in common with the Colony as a whole, eagerly

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It. M. BostockN. 3, BrownG. Charles EnglishJ. a Davies Englisht5, J, Lucas English 'M. D. NattrassA. Podersoo EnglishtP. J. G. Purchase EnglishtD. H. G. Reed EnglishJ, F. M. WilsonM. Vogel' EnglishtM. Zola English*A. J. Tablet) PhysicsM. J. Williams PhysicsG. Benetti PhysicsJ. S. Edgley Physics*J. H. Gaylor PhysicsC. D. M. Howes PhysicsM. C. A. Then-

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Cambridge ExaminationsSettee! 'Certificate, 1957

First Grade

G. F. Antoni, I. Beaty, C. J, Clarke, C. J. Collier-Wright, D. B. S.Crow, M. J. Fielder, N. A. Furniss, J. A. Gardner, J. F. J. Goodwin,P. W. Hitchings, M. R. Hoddinatt, A. M. Hodge, J. W. Hodgson, R. J.Howell, C. A. Howie, M. W. F. Isenburg, A. A. Jenkins, J. M. Keeton,K. D. G. King, J. H. Koeslag, M. C. I. Konstant, J. R. Kruger, B. T. G.Latter, B. G. McIntosh, W. J. Neigh, B. I. Nightingale, J. R. B. North,P. J. Perry, D. C. Pringuer, B. F. J. Rowe, H. R. Smith, P. J. Sprosson,G. L. Strachan, P. J. Sudbury, J. B. S. Taylor, R. II, Thompson, N. D.Watson, K. J. Worthy, A. Yolland, H. Zola.

Second GradeJ. L. E. Appleby, P. J. Ball, K. W. Biggs, P. M. Blunt, A. P. David-

son, 1. W. K. Dewar, M. J. Dixson, B. F. Ezard, S. D. P. C. Finne,J. M. Foster, D. C. A, Green, A. E. Hamlyn, P. J. Hellowell, R. C.Henson, M. M. Howes, R. B. Isemonger, R. G. E. Jones, J. F. Jordan,M. P. A, Langley, D. .1, Law-Smith, W. B. Pellew-Harvey, D. E, Rund-gren, M, Steyn, K. Trowel), T. W. Ward, M. R. Wells, M. E. Wolff,M. Young.

Third GradeD. J. Andrews, j. S. Andrews, L. A. Batten, J. N. de G. Blunt, A. C.

Chartres, S. Christodoularis, M. Doupe, K. Dow, J. E. Flemming, G.Gladman, C. A. G, Griniwood, T. P. Gunningham, R. A. Hayne, T. W.11111, M. W. Hitchin, L, G. Hofer, F. A. Honey, M. R. B. Jordan, J.W. F. Miller, M. J. Moray, A. Morgan, D. G. Powell, A. W. W. Robinson,IL 3. Sanderson, H. Stott, N. Tsipouras, G. D. Turner, R. F. Van Olden-.borgh, B, Wilson, M. D. Wisdom.

Additional Subjects Taken in Form 5

A. J. Barnes B P C H. A. Levy PN. Binstead P C R. L L. Mackintosh M 5 P* C*N. R. J. Board M 'P C K. A. McNaughtan M P C*I. T. Chalmers B F. A. Palin B P CR. M. Cooper M P J. G. Rees M P* CG, W. B. Coventry M P* C R. Richter M P* C*D. J. Duirs 134. P* C P. 0. L. M. Rossato M PM. j. Goss M P C L. G. Steele B P3. E. van S. Greve B C 3. Swaine M* P* C*D. A. S. Hopkins M P C T. H. Vernon M PR. Lennox M P* C I). A. Webster B* P C

NoteB, M, P, C indicate respectively "Credits" in Biology, Mathematics,

Physics, Chemistry.*Indicates "Very Good" in the subject.

CAMBRIDGE HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE

Principal Subjects • Subsidiary Subjects

*Distinction or Very Good. tGood.In the General Paper, 10 boys were awarded "very good" and

7 "good".

Certain boys, though not awarded Certificates passed in thePrincipal Subjects mentioned after their names:—

J. M. Stephens (Chem„ Biol.); 0. J. Sunde (Biol.); J. C. Davis(Physics); C. T. Lisle (Maths.); W. H. Meadows (Maths.); W. G. Miller(Physics, Maths.)

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The School Fete

The. School Fete, held on July 5th, to raise funds for the buildingof the Chapel, was a triumph of team work.

The organisation was in the hands of a Committee of whomMr. Boase was Chairman. They began to make plans months before;but the brilliant success which attended their efforts was due not onlyto their own enthusiasm and long sustained hard work, but also to theway, they inspired so many others to share in their work. Members ofstaff and their wives, Matrons, parents, boys and many friends of theSchool, all gave generously of their time, money, goods and variouskinds of skill. On the actual day of the Fete, every single Schoolboy had a job to do, and the different Houses undertook special tasks.Clive helped the Matrons to run the teas. Grigg helped to put up stallsand were busy in the Fun Fair. Hawke had the arduous task ofarranging the parking of hundreds of cars, Nicholson undertook theProduce Stall, which meant visiting farms in the Easter holidays.Rhodes helped to run two very successful second hand sales in thetwo months before the Fete, at which the African staff and their friendsobtained fine bargains, thanks to the generous gifts of old clothes fromparents and others. The funds benefited by nearly £200. Scott helpedwith teas and running the book sale, and they and Clive had much todo in the preparations for the Dance held on the evening of the Fete.

A publicity campaign, begun weeks before, brought the Fete beforepeoples' eyes and ears. The Press and Cable and Wireless cooperatednobly, and four thousand personal invitations were sent out, largely bythe hands of enthusiastic day boys.

Another very successful piece of work done before the Fete wasthe raffling of a Standard de luxe car, The sale of tickets was boostedby competition between the Houses and between individual boys, someof whom sold an incredible number of tickets. After paying for thecar, the profit made was well over £1,000.

Other gifts such as a radio-gram, doll, pictures, and cricket batwere kindly donated for raffling and brought in more money. Thetwo' boys' who sold the most tickets were rewarded by a flight overNairobi.

When the morning of the Fete arrived, there was a disconcertingdrizzle, and fears that the whole affair might be a "flop," were lurkingaround. But it cleared before our visitors arrived at 2 p.m., and thecool cloudy weather was actually better than blazing sunshine.

The number of visitors surprised us all. 5,000 actually paid tocome in, and we know that there are plenty of ways of getting in andout of the School, without using entrance A! Leaving their cars on theOval, visitors went up on to the playing fields; passing the Plant Stall,where trees, shrubs and plants of all kinds, in boxes, were arrangedunder the jacaranda trees by the drive.

Much hard work had been done in transforming the playing fieldsin front of the Main School into a vast Fun Fair, which attracted muchcustom, especially from the young. There was a wonderful variety ofgames of chance or skill. Among the latter were rifle shooting, cata-pulting al old electric light bulbs, clock golf, skittles: and cocoa-nutshies.

A monorail lent by Mowlem ran non-stop, and rides on ponies leniby Marylands, were very popular, an added attraction being that thefee paid for a ride produced not a ticket but a carrot! There were alttorides to . be had on Vespas, or one could have a driving lesson in a

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Scenes at the School Fete.or, if all this was not exciting enough, one could visit outer-space in aspace ship !

Slides, merry-go-rounds and swings kept many children happy, asdid film shows, a goon show and Hank singing and playing his guitar.

. The Kenya Dog Training School gave demonstrations during theafternoon, and Scottish Dancing attracted large audiences, especially ofAfricans interested to see another kind-of Tribal dancing !

Moving forwards towards the school, the visitor found marqueesfor tea, for a bar and for a very popular hot-dog stall. There was alsoat the top of the terraces an enormous board on which were printedthe names of the many business firms which had helped so generouslyin different ways. The Red Cross also deserve our thanks for runninga creche.

Over the hubbub of the crowd, announcements could frequently beheard over the loud speakers, and severe] lost children were found bythis method.

in the Staff Room there was an excellent sale of second-hand books,and records going on, and in the Bursar's office members of BarclaysBank nobly sat till nearly mid-night counting money as it wasbrought in.

'Passing under the clock tower, one found in the Quad anotherScene of activity. A row of stalls had been erected i» front of the Scottand Clive cloisters, using the scaffolding which had been removed fromthe Chapel. Covered with hessian and crepe paper, they looked mostattractive, loaded as they were with a variety of , things at bargainprices. Cakes and sweets, though in abundance, sold out rapidly, anda brisk trade was done in wood work, metal work, needle-work,children's clothes, knitting, toys, antiques, jams, bottled fruit, chutney,etc. The "Bottle Stall" was very popular as was a lucky dip. Otherattractions were a pet stall and "Record Your Own Voice." TheProduce Stull was not in the Quad but between the cycle shed andRoom 5, and large quantities of meat, dairy produce and vegetableswere rapidly sold out there. Indeed, the plan to auction things left overfrom the stalls by the evening was the only unsuccessful item of theFete, as there was nothing left to auction

in the Quad was also another tea tent, and the Police Band playedthere in the afternoon.

Though the stalls were empty by evening and darkness put an endto the activities of the Pun Pair, the day was by 'no *means over: Amost successful' Dance was held in' the main dining hall, with a popularcabaret show. There was a refreshment stall hi the Quad betweendining , hall and gymnasium, and nearby white capped "chefs" weregrilling steak and sausages on a barbecue till late hours.

in spite of these varied activities, by Monday the School looked asif the Fete 'had 'been merely a dream: But it was not, 'for there wasthe solid fact of over £3,500 having been taken. -

The financial result was very gratifying, but just important wasthe fun so many found in real hard 'work, and the fact that we learnedto pull together in a way we might not have learned apart from theFete; and when we see our beautiful Chapel, there. is .no doubt it wasworth the effort.

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Rev, M. G. Capon.

Rev. M. G. Capes.

Courtesy: "East African Standard"Queen's Day: The Band Marches Past.

Queen's DayOctober 13th, 1958

The Guest of Honour was the Lady Mary Baring. She arrived at9.45 a.m. and inspected a Guard of Honour mounted by the CombinedCadet Force. The Guard Commander • was Sgt. Major N. H. G. Reed,and the Drum Major of the •Band was •R. M Dine.

Afterwards, the company of parents and friends proceeded to theSchool Hall, where the Bishop of Mombasa conducted a short Service;the lesson was read by the Head of School, T. W. H. Capon.

Lady Mary then presented the prizes, won by boys in Forms VIand IV, and some special prizes.

Announcing the prize-winners, the Headmaster began"The de Haaff Cups are awarded annually to the best Cadet 'in the

C.C.F. N. H. G. Reed, who commanded the Guard today, is wellqualified to receive them.

The Prizes presented this morning , are awarded to boys in Form VIon the results of the first two terms' work together with the TrialExaminations; and to boys in Form IV on the results of the TrialExaminations only.

Once more I acknowledge gratefully the valuable contributionmade to our Prize Fund by the Shell Company of East Africa, by B.P.(East. Africa), by the Old Cambrian Society, and by the Magadi SodaCompany,

FORM IVForm Prizes

(Shell — By. Prizes)4a M. C. McCulloch.4p' C. V. Townsend.4q F. B. Tattersall,4c M. N. Drew.4d J. Radford.Special J. A. Wyber.

Subjeet Prizes(Old Cambrian Prizes)

English — M C. McCulloch,History — M. C. McCulloch.Latin — W. E. Guenther.French — G. Scarpellini.Art -- B. A. Wakeford.

(Magadi Prizes)Science — P. A. Slater.Technical Drawing — D. T. Casey.Metal Work — P . W. J. Mathers.Wood Work — R. F. O'Molony.Mathematics — M. C. McCulloch.Geography — M. C. McCulloch.

FORM VI(Shell — B.P. Prizes)

French -- T. W. H. Capon.`English — J. L. ReideHistory — K. W. W. i►ikin.

':Biology D. A. Webster.Chemistry — R. I. L. Mackintosh,Physics — J. G. Rees.Geography — J. L Manussis.French — R. Richter.

(Old Cambrian Prizes)Latin — T. W. H. Capon.Government -- T. W. H. Capon..Mathematics — R. I. L Mackintosh.English — D. A Webster.Science — D. A. Webster.

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Shell — B.P. Prizes are also awarded to the Chief Librarian, inrecognition of the good• work done by him and his assistants:N. H. G. Reed; and to F. B. Tattersall, who has done a great deal ofwork as the Secretary of the Life Saving Society."

The Headmaster proceeded to present his Annual Report.

THE HEADMASTERWelcoming so many guests on this great day in our School year,

"a day," the Headmaster said, "on which we recollect our humble dutyto Her Majesty, the Queen, we pray that God's blessing may rest uponher and upon Charles, Prince of Wales, whose appointment in Julygave us a thrill of, pleasure." in particular, we extended a warmwelcome to our new Minister for Education and to the Lady MaryBaring. "We much appreciate the interest you take in all good causes,and especially in the development of character, good taste, sound familylife and sail the blessings that can flow to as. from Almighty God if wewill, but trust ourselves to Him."

Referring to academic studies, in which the reach of some boyswould seem to exceed their grasp, Mr , Fletcher laid emphasis rather

"Certain qualities such as tolerance, understanding, sympathy and'above all reliability in' all its many aspects — these qualities areessential for all of us but are especially needed by those boys who willgo out from school with no great academic achievement to their credit.

So, in this small but intensely absorbing life of school, we devotemuch of our effort to developing these qualities,. Progress is hard tomeasure; often it is faltering and uncertain; we can only go on trying."

The vast amount of work for the Fete this year had provided anadmirable outlet for cooperation and unselfish zeal during the monthsof preparation — this must continue to be channelled in the opportu-nities presented by each and every day,

Turning to the year's examination results, the Headmastercontinued:—

"I am glad to report that the 1957 examination results weregratifying, and definitely above my expectation, In the competitionfor• the Kenya Open Scholarship, awarded to the boy or girl a anyrace who does best in Higher Certificate, 3. S. Edgley headed thelist, with Distinctions in 'Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. Asa Uganda resident; he was not eligible to receive the Scholarship.which went to a Duke of 'Gloucester boy, Davies, Purchase andZola were placed 2rd, 5th and 6th'respectively, so we did not dotoo badly and for the third year running occupied 4 of the first6 places. In all, 9 Distinctions were awarded — 4 in History, 2 inMathematics and 1 each in Physics, Chemistry and English.

I think all the' .•boys Who were seeking University placesobtained them. We heard with pleasure of the many' whocompleted their degree courses creditably, thanks 'to hardendeavour; among them were Peter Powles and Peter Innes, whoobtained "Firsts" in LL.B. at Cambridge and in Engineering atBristol respectively.

The School Certificate results were also good. At the 'risk ofbeing a spoil-sport, I must say that various small changes in theexamination regulations really have made it easier to obtain FirstGrade Passes, or indeed • to pass the exam as .a whole. However,it remained nice to score 40 First Grades and to have only 17failures among 120 candidates who were not spectally .liand picked,"Emphasising the necessity for interest, Mr. Pletcher pbinted but:—

"As boys grow older, they must be more and more preparedto make their own interest in what they have to do. In someplaces there is a tendency to say: "This does not interest me,therefore I won't bother about it" or "This does not interest me,therefore it is not important". I suppose 19 twentieths of the workof adults is not intrinsically interesting; but most of us manageto take an interest in what we have to do, despite that. Indeed,we should go madder than we are if we didn't. "Interest," I think,grows out of what we put into our work much more than out ofthe work itself; and boys in Forms IV, V and VI are quite oldenough to learn that lesson and apply it here, and when theyleave."

Turning to the year's games, the Headmaster made particularreference to the improvement of the general standard of coaching,due to many masters, and especially Mr. Fyfe "who in some mysteriousway managed to teach Sixth Form Chemistry, be a Housemaster,command the C.C.F., be in charge of Rugger and then calmly takeover Cricket as well when Mr. Boase went on leave. Except whenbowling, he never seems to be in a hurry". There had been hard andwell-played games against St. Mary's and the Duke of York Schools.In Swimming, the School had the distinction of holding 8 out of the9 Kenya Open Championships and 4 Kenya records. In Life-Saving,Shooting and Squash Rackets, standards were high and interest keen.That was true too of the Scottish Country Dancing, and Radio Societies:the School ,was grateful to outside people who had given much timeto fostering them,

"I must turn for a moment to the teaching staff as a whole, onwhom all depends. Year by year, their labours grow no lighter.Perhaps this particularly true of Housemasters and their assistants;but there are many others who make outstanding contributions,from the Vice-Principal downwards."

He made particular reference to the excellent work being donein the craft of book-binding, an exhibition of which was on view in theLibrary. Tribute was paid to the hard-pressed Matrons, the Head-master's Office Staff, the Bursar and his Staff as well as the peoplefrom the Ministry of Works and Government Electrical Engineer'sDepartment: all of whom did valuable work, year in and year out.Prior to paying tribute to the Prefects, and in particular to the fineall-round record of T. W. H. Capon, the Head of School, the Head-master felt he must make reference to the gentlemen of Nairobi(spiritually allied to the inventor of that well-known game of "Snakesand Ladders") "who infinitely • complicate the process of buyingmaterials, and I just can't see that they are helping to spend moneywisely. I may be old-fashioned, and there may be new wisdom in thesematters; but I can see no economy in buying things like beds at a verylow price, when they are likely to last for only a few weeks beforethey disintegrate into wreckage that cannot be repaired." (Applauseand laughter.)

The outstanding event of the year had been the building of theSchool Chapel. The Headmaster had elsewhere paid tribute to thenumerous people who had helped so liberally in making it a reality;instead, Mr. Fletcher made a vivid recollection of the many facets ofthe day of the School Fete, referring particularly to its Chairman, theindefatigable Mr. Boase, and the School Chaplain, Canon Capon, whohad been a pillar of strength throughout the years of the Chapel'splanning and building.

"The lovely building dedicated so movingly a short while agowill, I am sure, prove of lasting value and inspiration to us andto those who follow us. May it ever remind us not only of those

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in whose memory it was given, not only of our joy in achievement,not only of what we shall hear or think, say or sing or pray,within it, but above all of the sovereignty of Almighty God —"Except the Lord build the house, their labour is but lost, thatbuild it,"

The Lady Mary BaringI must :begin by saying that speaking at a Boys' School. Prize Day

is : a thing I have never done ;before, and I feel extremely flattered tohave been invited , I was once asked to do so some years ago•in South

uAfrica, but was unable to accept the invitation, which began "As wehave not been able to find a man to address our School this year, wewould be glad if you would come," Although we live in an age whenwomen are regarded r as -eligible . for many professions outside the home,I fear we shall never wholly Surmount the feeling that all men seemto have of tolerant superiority — it is as old as the hills,

Dr. Johnson said that a woman making a speech wee like a dogwalking on its hind legs; it was remarkable, not because the dog didit well,' but because it could do it at all. And the modern writer C. S.Lewis, gives an even more devastating example of his personal opinionof women. In one of his books called "That Hideous Strength" he.describes a scene. Where, two men and two women are doing somewashing up together after supper; and after a lot of arguing, one ofthe men in exasperation begs the two women to clear out and leavethe •men to it, '"The.trouble about women," he says to his companion,"is that .they, speak a language without nouns, If two men are.'doinga: job; together, one .will.: say to the other .`Put . this bowl inside the largerbowl that you will find on the top, shelf of the green cupboard'. Thefemale for this is "Put that in the other one in 'there." Anyway, Irather think C. S. Lewis is a bachelor.

But in spite of these harsh opinions, your Headmaster 'has very•kindly invited me to come here today to make what he calls "a ,wise,witty, and thought-provoking speech." So as far as the thought-provoking part of it goes, I have, been wondering' what I can ;..say,to you.

1 suppose there Is no more controversial subject than education,and ite dims can be defined in a hundred different whys. But todayI Aft going to say a few Words' to the Boys of the school about onlyone of these aims; to my mind almost, if not quite, the most importantI am thinking of laYrning how to tell the difference between somethingthat is first-rate, and something else that is second-rate.

I suppose the proper name for this Art is the critical faculty, andit can be applied in a constructive way to everything. The people wemeet, the, things we do, the books ' we read, the way we spend our freetime, the WAY we do -our work. But'I want it to go further'than justknowing the difference between what: is good and what is bad. I wantyou all •, to train your' taste: so that you not only know that is first-rate,lmt you also like what is. first-rate so much that you won't ever againbe content to put up •with anything second-rate if you can :help it.'

A well-known educationist called Sir Richard`Livingstone put' it' ina nutshell when he said that if a man learn to appreciate ,good food,good Wine, end good Conversation, he will never again enjoy bad food,bad, wine, and bad conversation. He as . referring, ; of ;course,; to social

life; but I'. should like to extend the principle until it includes every-thing that you do. This will make a tremendous difference to your life,because it affects every bit of it; and the most important thing of allis that you will want to apply it to yourselves as well as to otherthings, and you will find you are not content with underhand conduct,or shoddy work, or anything that falls short of the best that you can.give.

In times gone by it was easier to learn all this than it is now.In the days of craftsmanship men praised good work. A silversmith,or cabinet-maker, thought more of the piece he was making than ofthe'-money it would bring. But nowadays it is not nearly so easy.People cannot afford the time to make beautiful hand-made articles,they have to turn out everything in hundreds and thousands withmodern machines. And advertisements all over the place hit us in theface telling us to buy goods quite regardless of their worth and, in factthe things they advertise are often very second-rate indeed. So wecan quite easily get used to accepting second-rate standards if we arenot careful.

Now it seems to me that once you have left school it will be reallytoo late to start training your taste. And while you are still at school-you have one very great advantage, and that is that you can learnabout the past, and particularly about the men and women in the pastwho were in themselves first-rate people. I'm sure this is tremendouslyimportant. You want to learn to recognise them to start with, and tryto ,understand, them, and sort of soak them up as if you were sponges.40 that' it becomes second nature in you to admire their characters andall that they stood for and all that they wrote or did or said, and aboveall to, recognise why it was first-rate.

Those of you who are lucky enough to be studying Classics willknow just what I mean about Socrates. He was not only a great man,but he had very high ideals, and anybody who tried • to live by hisphilosophy Would lead a very good life. The philosophy of Socrateswas in fact based on just exactly that — the living of a person's life,bedatnie he believed that every single human being was important.In this way his teaching Was higher, and far more like Christianity,than the teaching of many modern philosophers, such as Karl Marx,and even to some extent Rousseau, who were inclined to say that themass of humanity is more important than the individual.. It matters1,rnmensely which of these two philosophies you believe in, even if youdo riot mean to be philosophers yourselves; for Marx will lead you toCommunism, whereas Socrates will teach you many things which willhelp you to lead the best and highest kind of life.

In the same way, Abraham Lincoln can teach us better and greaterthings than, 'for• instance Napoleon. They were both famous men ofaction, but Lincoln's character must strike our critical faculty as first-rate in a way that would be impossible with Napoleon, for AbrahamLincoln loved humanity and spent his life in trying to make otherpeople happier, whereas Napoleonts guiding star was, his own personalambition and thirst for power. And above all Napoleon was a man ofwar, whereas Lincoln was supremely a man of peace. If Lincoln hadsurvived, he would I believe have been able by his patience and wisdomto reconcile the Northern and Southern States to each other, and thebitterness and misunderstanding which was the heritage of the CivilWar might have been avoided.

In a small country like Kenya, even if you mean to go into privateprofessions when you grow' up, it is extremely probable that many of

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you will be called to play some part in public life in the future; andif you have a great admiration for the ideals of Abraham Lincoln, youwill be more use to your country than if you chose the personalambition of Napoleon as your model.

I have spoken a little of Socrates as a great spiritual and moralteacher, and of Abraham Lincoln as a great man of action in politicsand, public life. My last example shall be taken from the world ofletters. Among writers, Shakespeare.' is not only the greatest Englishpoet, but he also has a more profound view of human nature thananyone else, so that to know what Shakespeare thought first-rate inhuman character is a great education in itself. Whatever 'the themeof his plays, there is never any doubt about the difference betweengood and evil. To read his plays and to: think about them should giveus not only the pleasure of the poetry, but a deep and lasting insightinto how to distinguish greatness from littleness in human character_

These few examples of people in history and literature who werein themselves first-rate, and who are therefore the best guides we canhave in 'our own lives, are 'only taken at random, and there are manymany more. It is great fun looking out for them, and enormouslyexciting when we find them. Of course there are great people alivetoday, and you may be lucky enough .to come across some of them.But in any age, and in any country, the truly great are few and• farbetween, and most of us can never hope to know them personally.That is why I say 'to you, look for the Great in the Past, for they arethose whom the world has universally judged and acclaimed, and whosefame• and achievements and teaching and wisdom and goodness havestood the test of time, only to shine 'out more brilliantly down' thearches of the years.

So I hope yo will think of your historical and literary: studies :-a.little • in that light. If you do, you will learn one of the greatest thingsin life end' when you leave, school you will , be equipped to make yourhome end country a better place, because of your own integrity andcourage• and wisdom, caught from, and 'taught by.• the giants and heroesof the past.

When the prplonged applause had died down, the Minister for•Education,' Mathiesen rose to propose a Vote of Thanks. This' gavehim' great pleasure, as his •first public duty since his recent arrival inKenya: The Prince of Wain School bad a high reputation and waswell known outside the Colony, He,had been particularly glad • to seethe School's beautiful setting and to get a `feel' of the quality of theSchool, so amply displayed in the Parade that morning. Such anoccasion as a Speech Day marked the end, of school days for , some, anda milestone for others; it should therefore be memorable. The. LadyMary's speech certainly made this Queen's Day one to remember. Asa '"testy male Scot" he felt her speech was truly first-rate, set a highexample to all, and made his duty of thanking her 'a particularlypleasant one. (Applause.)

The Head of School, having presented a beautiful bouquet, calledfor three cheers for the Lady Mary Baring. The response was rousing.

After the playing of the National Anthem, the audience movedaway into the sunshine, on to light refreshments and to browse aroundthe exhibitions, library, workshops and laboratories.

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Queen's Day: C. S. M. Reed receives the de Haaff Cup.

Clive House

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House Master: Mr. A. K. FyfeAssistant Housemaster: Mr. P. V. CaswellHead of House: K. W. W. Aikin

Prefects: A. J. Barnes, I. Beaty, J. M. Keeton, R. I. L.Mackintosh, L. Manussis, M. Wells

When Clive celebrated with a feast and concert last December andhouse colours were awarded to so. many -- Edgley, Isenburg, Davis,Coventry, Barnes, Aikin and Beaty — many were , aware of the greatloss 'of members the House would face in the coming year. Indeed,we missed Tainsh, now at Reading, Edgley who came first 'in theKenya Open Scholarship; .Goodwin who Was first in School Certificatein the School; Board, Isenburg and a host of others.

In the first term we did well to come third in Hockey with Aikinas House Captain and the only member of the first XL Manussis wasswimming Captain, but the "duckless" quality of the House showed upwhen we again, came sixth, although Duxbury dived well for theschool. Keenness was not lacking, for our successful House Dance borethe fruit of frantic Rock Roll lessons; while Junior Dormitoryenjoyed the scraps of that evening's most memorable supper !

Although we came third in 'Rugger the following term, we onlyjust missed first place in the Hamilton Cup -- the Juniors however,made up for this by winning the Junior,. Cup. Beaty was awardedcolours, and with Aikin, (House Captain), Sinton, Knights and Duxbury,represented Clive in the First XXX. In 'Athletics, Wells was 'madeSchool Secretary and Coventry House 'C

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stamina won us the cross-country Cup for the third successive year.Coventry, Kent and Knights were awarded House Colours at the endof the term. • • y

The Fete i» July was an enjoyable distraction, and many of ourmembers made the best of their duties in . .the tea-tents; while in.thecar-raffle competition an unforeseen flair 'for business gained us arecord player.

This term our Soccer teams should put up quite a challenge s andwe have Chartres, Knights; Kent and Duxbury in the First XXII. Aikin,Wells and Coventry are in the Cricket XXII, and the House First XIis doing well. Barnes is House Captain, but due to leg injury, has'hadto play in the House Second XI -- a team which has a good chance'forthe second's cup, having won all-four: matches so far. At the momentour C.C.F. contingent is practising hard under Keeton to retain theDefence Cup, which we won under Greve last year; while Mackintoshis Head. of the Brass Band in which Clive has a smaller . number thanusual. The musical tradition, however, still continues, for the melodyof guitars and basses over weekends foretells an end of term concertcomparable to last year!s... Another feature of this term has been thecompletion of a new bicycle shed under the' able "fundiship" ofMackintosh with hia- "forced", and sometimes voluntary, labour gangs.

Our work throughout the .year has been of a moderate standard,with the House coming third in both the first and second teams. Ingames,: however, an outstanding feature of the year,' and what augurs

for the future;' has been the predominance of Clive in the .SeniorColts' sides. . . . . .

Finally, our thanks go to Mr. Fyfe and Mr. Caswell; and also to theMatrons, Mrs. Elkin ton, Miss Cochrane, and Mrs. Indian whose eveningsnacks, as well as those of Mr. Gammie, are greatly appreciated by all

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Grigg House

Housemaster: Mr. W. McGregorAssistant Housemaster: Mr. F. HillHead of House: J. L. Reide

Prefects: D. B. S. Crow, J. G. Rees, P. J. Sudbury, J. Swaine,J, A. Wyber

Grigg fortunes have again been mixed, but we have had severalsuccesses, to counteract the more gloomy episodes. In the second termwe regained our work shield, by the largest margin ever, We hadnarrowly lost it to Scott the term before. We enjoyed a most successfulHouse Dance in the' first term, and once again our indefatigable matron,Mrs, Jessop, helped by Mrs, McGregor, gave us a supper to remember.Our thanks go to them, the girls who came, and all others who helpedto give us a wonderful evening.

In games whilst, we have failed to shine, we have also avoideddisgrace. Our hockey XI, with Reide in the School first and Sinclair,Smith and Strachan in the School second, did well. An overall positionof fourth was satisfactory. In swimming, our Al's alone shone.Donoghue followed up his successes in the recent Kenya Championshipsby winning three events. Alderson won the plunging, while C. Evanswas an unlucky second in the diving. But our other groups wereunsuccessful, and we finally came to a narrow fifth, Our first XVRugger was disappointing, but with only Smith and Strachan in thefirst XXX this was not unexpected. However, our 3rd and 4th teamsdid well to give us a final position of 3rd in the Hamilton Cup. Athleticswas to prove a gloomy period. Only the B's accomplished much, vanRensburg and Pery winning events. Crow and Swaine ran in theSchool team.

In this third term we have high hopes. Our cricket team, withHodge and Moon in the School first XI and Parker, Sinclair and Sudburyin the second XI, is doing well. It is comforting to think that 9 of the1st XI will remain next year. It is a long time since we have donebadly at football, and a promising start has been made to the season.Crow and Donoghue represent us in the first XXII.

In other, less prominent activities, Grigg has shown enthusiasm.We have a large proportion of the members of the "Messiah" choir,and 'of the band. Grover and. Pelissier are in the School Shooting team,which is captained by Webster; our hopes for the Leggett Cup are high.Crow, Reide and Evans played in the School Golf team. Strachan wascaptain of tennis while Statham has also played for the School.In the first term, we won the inter-House Tennis Cup. Hodgeand Strachan have played Squash for the School team. Donoghue,Hodge, Moon and Reide have been awarded House Colours. 'this year.

We said goodbye to the Smith brothers halfway through the secondterm. This necessitated some changes amongst the prefects, andSudbury and Swaine returned from Junior House. Strachan left at theend of the second term. Each of these was a sad loss. Mr. Phillips hasalso left us, and we welcome Mr. Hill as Assistant Housemaster in hisplace. Mr. McGregor is ever with us, and it is to be hoped his gene-rosity .with satis cards will not prove fruitless at the end of , the year.

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Hawke House

Housemaster: Mr. W. R. SalmonAssistant Housemaster: Mr. G. W. OutramHead of House: F. A. Palin

Prefects: M. J. Goss, K. A. McNaughtan, G. F. Antoni,H. M. Slater

This year so far has been a very successful one for Hawke. Westarted the year with new spirit and determination to regain our longlost fame as a formidable house both on the games field and in theclassroom.

Our success in games exceeded our wildest hopes. In the first termwe at last won the elusive hockey cup for the first teams. With thesecond term came rugger and our 1st XV managed to win the cup,beating our nearest rivals, Scott, by 12 points to 3 in a hard foughtgame.

Our congratulations go to Antoni who became school captain ofboth hockey and rugby, to F. A. Palin and McNaughtan on winningtheir school rugby colours, and to P. W. J. Muller, and Jenkins, whoalso played in the school rugby XV. In sports at the end of the secondterm we finished up in third place and surprised everyone includingourselves by winning the 'A' composite relay. We hope the resultsof inter-house soccer this term will be as favourable to us as thoseof hockey and rugby.

Meanwhile, the Einsteins and the dunces amongst us still plod onin the hope that we shall gain a higher place in the intellectual fight forthe Carthusian Shield.

In the second term we welcomed Mr. Read as our acting assistanthousemaster while Mr. Outram was on leave.

Our congratulations go to Mr. Outram on his marriage and wewish him the best of luck and happiness.

Our house dance in the first term was a success in every wayand our deep gratitude goes to our matrons for their very great help.

We were sorry to see our temporary matron, Mrs. McGregor. leaveus at the end of the second term and we should like to thankher for the tireless and unselfish work she did for us. We welcome backMrs. Megson and hope she will be very happy with us.

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Nicholson House

Housemaster: Mr. W. D. WrightAssistant Housemaster: Mr. P. T. ArmitsteadHead of House: T. W. H. Capon

Prefects: R. J. Button, A. W. R. Clark, C. J. Clarke,J. H. Foster, R. H. Thompson, T. H. Vernon

At the beginning of the year, we welcomed Mr. Armitstead asAssistant Housemaster and hope he will enjoy his stay in NicholsonHouse. We were sorry, however, to lose Mr. Blatcher, who will jointhe Delamere High School on his return from leave, at the end of thisterm. At the end of last year, we lost Mrs. Malcolm-Smith, our Matron,and we are grateful to Mrs. Burton, who temporarily filled her placein the first term, and Mrs. Hurst who did likewise in the second term.At the beginning of this term, Mrs. Dawson, a name well-known in theHouse, took over as permanent Matron and we welcome her warmlyto her new appointment.

Although our achievements in games during the first two termswere not high, we played hard and had many outstanding individuals.In Hockey, Button obtained his Colours and Capon, Foster and. Jacksonalso played for the school First XI. With Clarke and J. M. Vernon inthe School Second XI, we were unlucky not to do better in the inter-house competitions. In spite of much practice, we fell to third placein swimming.

In Rugby we were again unsuccessful. Clarke (who was awardedhis School Colours and was chosen to play in the Combined SchoolsXV) and Button played for the School First XV; Capon captained theSchool Second XV and Foster and. Jackson also played in this team.In Athletics we lacked individuals of sufficient calibre, although mentionmust be made of Arthur, who cleared the highest jump this year inschool competition.

This term, in the world of cricket, we were fortunate to haveFoxton, who has astounded the School with his bowling exploits, andCapon, who is successfully Captaining the School for his second year.J. M. Vernon also plays in the first School XI, and Foster and Nicoll arein the School Second XI. We are in a very strong position andconfidently look forward to seeing the cup in residence at Nicholsonagain. In Football, with Button, Hailstone and Jackson in the First XI,we are hoping to improve last year's result.

We should like to congratulate Brown, Bostock and Gaylor onpassing their Higher School Certificate Examination; and Capon whohas shone at Squash this year and who deservedly won the KenyaJunior Squash Championship.

At the School Fete, the' House was in charge of the Produce Stall.Many people put in long hours of work to ensure its great success.Mr. Armitstead, who worked tirelessly on the project for weeks, andF. A. Horley, who distributed colourful advertisements of our stall'sposition throughout the Fete ground, deserve special mention.

Our leisure weekend hours are now occupied in snooker andbilliards, since the purchase, early in the second term, of a quarter-sizetable. We are cheerfully contemplating a tournament at the end ofthis term and many enthusiasts can be seen at all hours on Saturdayand Sunday in this pursuit. Especially notable are the notoriousnocturnal efforts of various members of the Prefects' Common Room !

Finally, we should like to thank our Housemaster, Mr. Wright forthe encouragement he has given us throughout the year, and hope thathe will have a most enjoyable leave next term.

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Housemaster: Mr. C. R. BurtonAssistant Housemaster: Mr. D. S. HoggeHead of House: B. Lennox

Prefects: R. F. Ashworth, B. G. McIntosh, R. Richter, R. A.H. Hill, F. M. Finotti, D. C. Pringuer

This year we lost the brains of Davies and Purchase (who camethird and fourth respectively in the Kenya Open Scholarship, whileMcIntosh came fourth in the School for School Certificate) and athletes ,of the calibre of Levy and Hopkins. Nevertheless, we approached thenew year optimistically, determined to retain at least some of theimpressive array of silver on our shelf.

A poor start was made with Hockey when, with only Phillips inthe 1st XI and Ashworth and Lennox in the 2nd XI, we lost all but ourlast match. Improving, we were narrowly beaten into second place incompetition for the Cantounias Swimming trophy by Scott, but deprivedthem of the Water-Polo shield in a thrilling Gala final. Pringuer gainedhis House Colours, and was re-awarded his Swimming Colours — alsoawarded to Ward and Mathers. Mathers merits mention for beingplaced in the 1,500, 400 and 200 metres freestyle in the Kenya SwimmingChampionships, and for winning the School Diving Trophy.

The highlight of the term was, of course, the House Dance —enjoyed by all, despite the chronic absence of accomplished dancers l.Our thanks go to Mrs. Hamlyn, Mrs. Burton and Mrs. Hogge, whosegenerous help ensured the success of the dance.

In the second term Mr. Burton went on leave, while Mr. Hoggebecame acting Housemaster, with Mr. Say assisting. We also lostJones and Ward, to whom we wish success for the future.

Under the excellent coaching of Mr. Hogge and Mr. Say, weproduced a well-balanced House Rugby XV which, under McIntosh'scaptaincy, came third in the Senior Cup. Though we had no regularplayers in the School 1st XV, we dominated the 2nd XV with sevenmembers — McIntosh, Ashworth, Phillips, Richter, Pringuer, Connettand Finotti.

In Athletics we were not disappointed; with a concerted effort theHouse as a whole showed its mettle by winning the Templer Bowl forStandards with a highest-ever percentage, and coming second for theSidney Davis Cup. Lennox, who was Captain of School Athletics,Richter (colours), Ashworth and Campbell were members of the SchoolAthletics team. Troves, in the B group, won the 100 and 220 yardsand the Mile and broke the 440 yards record, while Richter won theHoward Scott Cup. House colours were awarded to Ashworth, Richter,Finotti and Phillips.

In the third term We have seen the return of Mr. Burton from, wehope, an enjoyable leave, and Mr. Hogge is once again attached to usin the capacity of Assistant Housemaster.

Our standard of Soccer this year is considerably lower than thatof recent years, for with only four representatives in the 2nd XI —Pringuer, Mathers, Finotti and Sarantis — and none in the 1st XI, wehave won and drawn one out of four matches. As regards Cricket,we can only claim two draws in three matches to date. This is onlyto be expected as, apart from Phillips in the 1st XI, Lennox and Nicollare the only members of the XXII.

Work this year has hardly been a strong point in our favour, forwe may lay claim to nothing outstanding. All that remains is to wishour candidates in the Cambridge School and Higher School Certificatesexaminations the best of luck, and hope for something notable to reportnext year.

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Scott House

Housemaster: Mr. N. R. M. ChadwickAssistant Housemaster: Mr. E. L. BarnettHead of House: W. T. Drummond

Prefects: P. M. Blunt, A. P. Davidson, R. M. Dine, N. H. G. Reed,B. F. J. Rowe, R. H. M. Taylor

We ended 1957 very successfully by sharing the Soccer and winningthe Cricket Cups. Mr. Chadwick returned at the end of the year aftera well-earned leave. Miss Cochrane, our Matron, also returned fromher holiday in Europe.

Our efforts in the field this year have been fruitful. We ran aclose second to Hawke in the Hockey competition. For ,a second yearwe "swept the boards" in the swimming, retaining the Standards,Denby and Swimming trophies. Many members of the Houserepresented the School in the Kenya Swimming Championships.Rugby was, as usual, hard and exciting; Scott retained the HamiltonCup. Following on from last year's success in Athletics, we workedhard and ran hard to gain the Sidney Davis Cup once more. Thisterm's prospects are good. We have four in the School Cricket XI,and four in the Soccer XI. Congratulations to P. M. Blunt on hisappointment as School Captain of Swimming and Soccer. Ourgratitude goes to those who have ably captained House games.

Our School and Higher School Certificate Results were good. Eightof our School Certificate candidates obtained First Grades, while fivepassed the Higher examination. M. J. Williams was awarded the Scottwork Trophy for his fine effort. So far this year we have won theCarthusian work shield once, and were runners-up last term.

House activities this year have been very varied. The HouseDance, was, as usual, the high-light of the first term. At the annualQueen's Day celebrations, N. H. G. Reed was Guard Commander;R. M. Dine was Drum Major. In the Cadet Force we have sevenN.C.O.'s; in the bands we have as many as twelve members includingthe silver Bugler. N. H. G. Reed is Head School Librarian, while Howiehas managed the House Library. A. P. Davidson has been in chargeof the Young Farmers' Club. Our sale of raffle tickets for the SchoolFete won us a gramophone. At the Fete itself, several boys parti-cipated in running a cocoanut shy, a Book stall, and a Record shop.The list is too long to continue, but mention must be made of the keencountry dancers. Life savers, geographers, book-binders, and evenguitarists. This term a House knock-out Squash competition is inprogress. During the year some have climbed Longonot, others haveattempted Kilimanjaro.

We have followed, with interest, the careers of those who have leftour throng recently. M. J. Williams is at Cambridge, G. M. Nightingaleat Nottingham, D. J. G. Reed at Trinity College, Dublin, M. D. Nattrassat Queen's College, Belfast and J. M. Stephens has entered GlasgowUniversity. Our hearty congratulations to P. B. Powles who obtained aFirst in Law at Cambridge. Meanwhile we receive encouraging lettersfrom others, including some very vivid letters from D. J. Ripley inNew Zealand.

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Intermediate House

Housemaster: Mr. R. S. EarlAssistant Housemaster: Mr. A. G. PotterHead of House: D. J. Duirs (S)

Prefects: A. C. Chartres (C), A. A. Jenkins (R), M. P. A.Langley (N), B. I. Nightingale (S), J. B. S. Taylor (G).

At the beginning of the year about half the house was new to theschool and, of course, everybody was new to Inter. However, we allsettled down remarkably quickly to a successful year.

During the year new additions were made and some members leftfor their Senior houses.

The health of the house has been good and we were affected verylittle by the various epidemics which struck the school.

Of the six original Prefects two left us. P. J. Sudbury wascalled for duty in Grigg and we welcomed J. B. S. Taylor in his place.J. W. Hodgson returned to Hawke and was replaced by M. P. Langley.

Keen competition and spirit have been the key points in games,especially in Rugby where courage was shown by boys thought to berather fragile! We had a substantial percentage of the usual variousJunior Colts' teams, including eight in the Hockey XXII and no less thanthirteen in the Soccer XXII. Many of these teams were Captained byInter boys. McAdam should be mentioned as being a member of allthe Colts' teams, as well as a favourite in the Parklands TennisChampionships.

Thanks go to all masters who helped in coaching Colts' teams andalso to Senior house boys who so enthusiastically coached theirrespective juniors.

In the first and second terms were Table Tennis, Squash, andBadminton competitions, and in the last term Squash, Table Tennisand Tenniquoits were played on the house basis; the house winningoverall, acquiring a large cup. We hope to see tournament repeatedin future terms.

Scottish country dancing with young lasses from the Kenya HighSchool has also been well attended and appreciated, thanks toMr. Stirling.

Congratulations go to M. H. Dawkins and C. F. Gilboy for receivingfirst and second prizes respectively in the Overseas League EssayCompetition; and to prefects Nightingale, Jenkins and Ta ylor (Band)in the part they took in the Queen's Day parade.

Our thanks are due to Mr. Earl our Housemaster, who cheerfullyand calmly solved our many problems; to Mr. Potter who once againallowed the Prefects to use his spare room as a study and who patientlylooked after the House Bank; and to Mrs. Brady, our Catering Matron.While Mrs. Minette was in hospital, Mrs. Earl took over her task mostefficiently, and our thanks go to them both.

We look forward to the House Play and End-of-Year Party, bothof which should put a happy end to an eventful and smooth year.

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Housemaster: Mr. D. W. MinetteAssistant Housemasters: Mr. L. V. Walker

Mr. P. C. ReadPrefeMat T. P. Cunningham, F. A. Holley, J. H. Koeslag,

P. F. Sprosson, M. E. Wolff

The beginning of the year found us with eighty-three new boys onthe roll. To begin with they were all quiet and reserved, but theysettled in quickly and the House soon echoed to their shouts and cries.

On the games side, attention was divided between Hockey and theSwimming Pool. The Inter-House Hockey competition was keenlyfought and Hawke emerged victorious. Several of the House representedthe School in the Junior Colts' teams; of these Ball and Du Preez playedconsistently well. The Inter-House Swimming gala came at the end ofthe term and everyone was involved in the Standards, while Thomasand Auty were in the School team which swam against the Duke ofYork.

During the first term R. H. Thompson had eye trouble and had tofiy to England for treatment; he was replaced by Holley.

For the second term our members were slightly reduced by pro-motions, while Richter returned to Rhodes and Sprosson came in hisplace.

Rugger was the game in this term and although most of the JuniorColts' team was drawn from Senior Houses, Ball, Du Preez and laterMcFarnell, played regularly. There was also a Junior team in whichmany of the House played. Clive won the cup for the Inter-Housecompetition.

After half term the House turned, perhaps rather unwillingly, toAthletics. Once again most of the House were trying hard to gain theirAthletics Standards while many represented their House in variousevents.

At about half term, Swaine was recalled to Grigg and Gunninghamjoined us.

For the third term Mr. Hill left uo to become Assistant Housemasterto a Senior House. We should like to thank him for all he hasIdonefor the House in his short time here. We welcomed Mr. Read inMr. Hill's place, but unfortunately we have seen very little of : him,since he has been ill for almost all the term. We wish him a speedyrecovery.

Cricket and Soccer have occupied our time on the games field, andat the time of writing it is difficult to guess which Houses are goingto win these games.

In both of these Sports, two Junior Colts' teams have been fielded,the younger one in each case consisting almost entirely of boys fromJunior. We have also had several representatives in the older teams;Thomas has kept goal regularly and N. R. Roberts and McFarnell have,amongst others, shown promise. In the Cricket team Farey and DuPreez have been successful with the bat and ball.

It is impossible to write of the work of the Ho-use as no separatepoints are calculated for Junior, but many are now realising thatexaminations are drawing uncomfortably near.

Holley is producing the House play this term, which will be "TheDear Departed".

Mrs. Poppleton has more than maintained the unequal struggle tokeep the dormitories tidy, despite the efforts of the boys, and we nevercease to wonder how Mrs. Brady manages to provide sufficient food forso many "ravenous rabble."

As usual Mr. Walker has looked after the House bank mostefficiently and we are grateful to him and to Mr. Minette for all 11w shave done for the House throughout the year.

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The First Address Made by .the Headmaster in theSchool Memorial Chapel, during Evensong,

Sunday, July 27th, 1958

At this time, very similar thoughts come into the minds of manypeople; it is almost impossible for one speaking in public to avoidrepeating himself, or worse still repeating, less well, what another hasalready said. I pray that you will be indulgent with me.

This is the house that Love built; love in its widest, aspect, lovedynamic, love inspiring and energizing.

The oldest boys in this school were born in 1939. Eight years beforethat, our present main block was occupied and teaching began inJanuary 1931. One of the first cares of Captain Nicholson was toprovide for the worship of God as reverently as could be; we stillpossess the battle-scarred Union Flag which, naval fashion, coveredthe first altar; we still possess the first small Cross that stood thereon.In the very earliest days of the School, there was talk of providinga Chapel.

I think it was in 1943, in the heat of the Second World War, thatdiscussion began about a Memorial; and by the time I got here, towardsthe end of 1945, the School Committee had reached agreement that aChapel was necessary and should be the object of the War MemorialAppeal, then about to be launched.

So it was that years ago, men and women who loved God dreamedand planned and worked for a project; alas, some of them who did somuch in those early days passed on to their eternal rest before theyknew the outcome, but not before they had given much of money, ofthought, of prayer.

Coming to more recent times, the steady desire of our SchoolCommittee, of many parents, of many members of staff and otherfriends grew; and without their determination, faith, steady encourage-ment and gentle pressure, I should not have ventured to embark on thescheme; at all times of my doubt, their steadfastness has upheld me.

So — love of God and faith that he would provide the means wereall-important.

And then the architects, making plan after plan,. trying with ' alltheir mind and strength to design a building as perfect as they couldmake it within the means available; regarding it not as just anotherjob, but as means of expressing their love of God and devotion to hislaws. And the builder, determined that his best work should go intoevery detail of the building; generously providing without extra chargeimprovements suggested by himself. And then the designer of thesepews, who took infinite pains to obtain the timber, to organize the work,to inspire those who carried it out to use the utmost of their skill.And the builder of our altar, and those who helped him; he who madethe Cross and candlesticks; and many another. And then the fundisand the workmen, who worked with a will, and really did their best.that no shoddy work should be in the House of God, even if it was notthe God they worshipped themselves. Again too, anyone asked to givehelp or advice has, with good grace, put all else aside so that he couldgive that help quickly.

So — the skill of many men, their devotion to their craft, theirpatience, their daily acts of care and love — these, too, have been allimportant.

The Chapel

A year ago — earth strewn around;Today it stands serene and tall,The Holy Building, strong and sound,To worship Him Who made us all.

To those who died that we might live,We dedicate this House of Praise;Their lives they did most nobly give --"We will remember them" always.

God grant this building may preserveThe peace of reverence and awe,That we may have cause to deserveThis Holy Place for evermore.

R. E. Foxton, 3b.

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And then, you here and your parents; and numberless other friendswho have contributed with sacrificial generosity, money, service orhealth; inspired at the lowest by devotion to the community, at thehighest by desire to express in action love towards God.

God himself has shewed his loving mercy and kindness towards us.Often we should have been halted in our tracks had not some influencedecided a man whose "No" would have been fatal to say "Yes"; whenmoney was coming in slowly, surely it was God's voice that promptedan Old Boy to write a cheque for 1,000 dollars instead of 100; surelywe are most deeply thankful that three weeks ago the imminentlythreatened rain held off, allowing thousands to translate their generousintentions into actual fact.

So we have been the recipients of the love of God and of men; wehave seen what can be done when hope and faith and love cease to bemere words but are translated into action.

May this experience, God helping us, teach us lessons that we shallnever forget; may our lives be enriched by it, and by all that hereaftershall be said or sung or prayed in this House.

The Dedication of the School Memorial Chapel,September 27th, 1958

It was twelve months, to the day, on which His Excellency theGovernor had laid the Foundation Stone, that a large congregation,witnessed the formal dedication and opening of the School MemorialChapel.

In the absence of the Governor, who was prevented from attendingbecause of his recent accident, the Temporary Minister for Education.Mr. R. E. Luyt, honoured the School with his presence, and acceptedthe Chapel on behalf of the Government of Kenya.

In perfect sunshine, the guests moved into the Chapel; or sat underthe shade of the Colonnades outside, to hear the service relayed tothem. The stately procession of officiating Clergy marked its opening.the Bishop of Mombasa, the Rt. Rev. L. J. Beecher; the Moderator ofthe Presbyterian Church of East Africa, the Rev. R. Macpherson;Archdeacon P. G. Bostock, representing the Christian Council of Kenya;The Rev. F. Bedford, representing the Methodist Church; the Rev. EBennett-Rees, Chaplain of the Duke of York School; the Rev. J. H.Louw, representing the Dutch Reformed Church and Canon M. G.Capon, the School Chaplain. As the procession entered the West Door,the congregation rose to sing "Praise my soul, the King of heaven," atthe conclusion of which the Bishop said:

"PEACE be unto this House and all that worship in it.

PEACE be to those that enter and to those that go out from it.

PEACE be to those that love it and that love the name ofJesus Christ our Lord."

The Headmaster then reviewed the years of planning that precededthe actual building of the Chapel, particularly referring to the yearsof the Emergency, which "had made deeper than ever the debt ofgratitude we owed to the gallant and unselfish service of so manyyoung men, not least those who gave life itself for our safety — 15 inthe Emergency and 60 in the Second World War."

Mr. Fletcher paid the highest tribute to everyone connected withth Chapel Appeal Fund, culminating in the recent Fete, "a miracle of

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human generosity and of God's merciful providence". The Press andCable and Wireless had given invaluable aid, and he felt sure "thatour common work for a great cause has been of untold value to us allas individuals and as a community."

"The big Secondary Schools of East Africa are of vital importance.Never has it been more urgently necessary that the boys and girls wholeave them should have strong characters, high ideals, and a real spiritof service to the community. They need to be dedicated; their livesneed to be God-centred. It would be foolish to suppose that just becausewe now have a chapel boys will automatically become .better or willbecome dedicated persons. We do most earnestly pray, however, thatthe existence of this House of God at the every centre of our buildingswill act as a daily reminder that God Himself should be at the centreof our lives; we do pray that the hearts of more and more, boys may betouched by what shall in this House be said or sung, and by theatmosphere of worship we hope to build, so that more and more ofthose who leave this place may put themselves wholly into the handof God to be used by him for his greater Glory and for the true serviceof this land, this lovely land, in which we are privileged .to live."

Having expressed the regret felt by all present at the absence ofHis Excellency, the Governor, and proffering sympathy and good wishesfor his speedy recovery, the Headmaster, on behalf of , the School;extended a warm welcome to his Representative, the TemporaryMinister of Education, Mr. R. L. Luyt, whom we were indeed fortunateto have with us that day. The Headmaster then requested, the Ministerto accept the Chapel as a gift from the Christian community of EastAfrica, and in particular from friends and former pupils of the School;1,o be used to 'the glory of God and to serve the needs of the Princeof Wales School.

Mr. Luyt then proceeded to the Sanctuary Steps. Having receivedthe Deed of Gift from the Headmaster, he addressed the congregation:

"In accepting, on behalf of the Kenya Government, this Chapel asa gift from 'the Christian community of East Africa, and in particularfrom the friends and former pupils of the School, I do so with praiseswith humility,' and with exultation. Praise of and to God is ever fore-,Most in our duty and today praise is due to Him in gratitude for thework, the dedicated purpose and the generosity of the boys and OldBoys ,of this school, of the parents, friends and of the Headmaster andhis staff that achieved the building of this Chapel.

Humility must also be present in this permanent place; and on thisspecial occasion,. of remembrance of those who gave their lives that ourliving might endure. How fully do we owe to them a striving to livearight and what, better reinforcement to such endeavour, by our boysthan the presence in their midst of this House of God.

Exultation on this day is both permissible and right. That a largebody of our men, our women, and our youth were prepared to under-take the task of seeing this. Chapel built solely by their own doing andgiving is stirring witness of their determination to ensure' to , the boysof this school the fullest opportunity to proniote the Glory of God andto serve Him. This surely gives a Government and its people a rightto exult for, whatever our problems and troubles, all must ultimatelybe well if spiritual health and vigour are there. .

The Prince of Wales School has always, as we recognise withgratitude, given full attention to the spiritual life of the boys. The lackof a chapel has created difficulties, but these have, in so far as ispossible, been splendidly surmounted. That they are no longer presentis the result of the efforts of the many, of whom the Headmaster hasalready so fittingly spoken. But, typically, he did not speak of himselfor of his own tremendous and inspiring contribution. The Government,and, I believe, all who know of Mr. Fletcher's labour, would not wish

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this occasion to pass without full gratitude being expressed for hisdedicated and tireless leadership in this great work. We thank himdeeply.

As you know, His Excellency the Governor had planned to be withits today and to be speaking to you now. He regrets greatly, as I knowwe all do, that he cannot be here. He has asked me to mention hisdisappointment but also to convey his congratulations and his pleasureon the completion and dedication of this Chapel. We all hope that hemay, at some early future time, be able to join you here in worship.

The gift of this Chapel has been generously made to, and gratefullyaccepted by, the Government. Ownership there must be, but itsrelevance is largely formal. What is really important on this day ofdedication is to know that this Chapel is, in the beautiful words of theHeadmaster, "to be used in perpetuity for the Glory of God and for theneeds of this School." In thanksgiving to God and in gratitude to all whohave created this building and to those in whose memory it stands, I.on behalf of the Government, pledge the Chapel to these uses."

The Choir sang Psalm 122; "I was glad when they said unto me: Wewill go into the House of the Lord." The Lesson followed, read by theHead of School, from the First Book of Kings, Chapters six and eight.An Anthem was sung by the Choir: "0 taste and see how gracious theLord is blest is the man that trusted in Him" (from Psalm 34) nnd thenthe congregation stood for the Apostles' Creed. The Director ofEducation invited the Moderator of the Church of Scotland and theBishop of Mombasa to dedicate the Chapel. In his brief address,Mr. Miller congratulated all who had helped in the Chapel buildingon their feat in meeting the cost entirely from voluntary subscriptions.He said the time was long past — if it had ever been at all — when anycolonial goverment could hope to meet the educational needs of allmembers of its communities out of its own resources. It had been agreat encouragement to him, in the short time he had been in Kenya,to note the interest taken in, and assistance given, to education bythe people in the Colony. He felt it was a good omen for the future.Mr. Miller also referred to the great reputation of the Prince of WalesSchool throughout the territories of East Africa, and expressed parti-cularly the gratitude of Europeans in Uganda for the education whichtheir sons had received at the School to their great benefit.

Prayers were said by the Moderator: and the Bishop read thisDeclaration:

"In the faith of Jesus Christ we set a part for ever from all commonor profane uses this house and dedicate the same for its use as theChapel of the Prince of Wales School.

For the worship of God in praise and prayer;For the preaching of the everlasting Gospel;For the celebration of the Holy Sacraments.

We dedicate this house.

For strength to those who are tempted;For comfort to. all who are in trouble;For light to those who seek the way,

We dedicate this house.

For the upholding of all who believe;For the conversion of sinners;For the extension of the Kingdom of God,

We dedicate this house.

In the Unity of the Faith;In the bond of Christian brotherhood;In the Spirit of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Master,

We dedicate ourselves to the worship of God and theservice of His Kingdom.

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After a short silence the hymn "We love the place, 0 God" wassung, followed by the Sermon, preached by the Bishop.

The. Bishop congratulated all concerned with the splendid achieve-ment which that day received its consumption, and, paying tribute tothe many, he stressed in particular the part played by the Headmaster,"whose unflagging zeal has been but characteristic of that high spiritof devotion which he has so constantly, and with such singleness ofmind, placed at the disposal of this School." His Grace recalled theOld Boys of the School in whose memory the Chapel had been erected,who had learned the disciplines of service and devotion to highendeavour and whose spirit was one for all who came after them toemulate. "We are proud," declared the Bishop, "to present to theGovernment of this land, this expression of our determination to seeimparted to our sons and grandsons this Christian faith, which hasmade our nation, under God, great; this faith which inspired thedevoted service and sacrifice of many of those in whose memory it iserected, and which will also, under God, safeguard the future of thisland in things pure and honest and of good report."

There followed the singing of the Hymn: "God, who here' has setthy Name—."

O God, who here hest set thy Name,O God, from age to age the same —Alleluia! Alleluia!

On all who pray towards this placeShew forth the brightness of thy face,Alleluia!

For open hand and generous heart,For carver's skill and builder's art,Alleluia! Alleluia!

For all the pieties untoldOf all who served this place of old,Alleluia!

Praise him, ye architects who plannedThis mighty Church wherein we stand,Alleluia ! Alleluia!

And cunning craftsmen, who have wroughtIn stone the beauty of their thought,Alleluia!

Ye, who in paint and glass and woodAdorned his House as best ye could,Sing his praises! Alleluia!Sing ye, whose names for service doneAre graven here in brass and stone,llleluia!

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The Address Given by the Head of School at theNairobi Rotary Club

Mr. President, Rotarians, Brother Guests,

"If it were now to die,

'Twere now to be most happy."

I may not be as highly strung as Othello, but I fear that I am goingto prove myself incapable of entertaining you, especially as you haveprobably heard my arguments before, you probably don't agree withthem, and you have, into the bargain just had an excellent lunch.However, before I press on, I would like to thank the Rotary Club verywarmly indeed for inviting me here to air some of the feelings of .usKenya youth, however much I dread trying to do so.

A few months ago, a senior member of the Kenya Community, whohad lived out here for nearly 50 years, said this — "We of the pioneer-ing generation are too old to have any effect on issues of multi-racialism, and other problems facing Kenya today. There is thechallenge for the youth to carry on where we have left off."

Again, more recently, Mrs. Hughes urged the Kenya Youth toreturn and fight for the inheritance built up by the early settlers.

Now these are the words of two adults, but let me go over thethoughts which are present in the minds of many young Kenyans. Thesort of person, who, it is hoped, will return to help shape the futureof Kenya will naturally need to go abroad to get training and thebroadness of outlook which life out here alone cannot give. After 'aperiod of trainng, he will quite likely take a temporary job in orderto gain further experience. If he is the sort of person that this countryneeds, he is probably the sort of person wanted everywhere. He maybe asked to stay, and before deciding, he views his prospects asimpartially as he can.

He cannot disregard security. There may not be much securityanywhere at the moment, or so it appears to him, but he sees that asKenya progresses, there are bound to be many changes, and change isnot one of the ideal foundations for security. He sees a continualincrease in competition from the other races, and wonders whether itwould be foolish to leave a ready made opening. Furthermore, asMr. Coutts found a few years ago, some government posts as well asmany large firms, are internationally controlled. Having decided tostake his future in Kenya, he doesn't want to serve a spell in, forinstance, the Falkland Islands.

The policies of the Kenya government may be on the whole satis-factory, but he realises that one government cannot be responsible forthe actions of its successors, and in any case, he is going to be moreaffected by policies for the future than the actual policy-makers them-selves.

This is of course emphasising the pessimistic outlook, and there aremany counter-arguments. There may be a farm to come back to. Thereis also love and loyalty to a country which has been so good to mostof us, and a feeling of belonging here which knowledge of language andcustoms engenders. There is the challenge of an unsolved problemahead; a challenge to be tackled and overcome. Finally, there is therealisation that there is always room at the top for leaders, whateverthe circumstances, and that is where every Kenya boy is aiming.

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Having gone over some of the thoughts of many Kenyans, I will addthat there are many young men returning to the country with a goodknowledge of local conditions who are thus starting with an immediate:Advantage when it comes to working for our future.

There are several hindrances in the path of the young Kenyan, butI will only mention one of them. I am sure Mr. Fletcher would agreewith me when I say that there is not enough taught in the schools aboutKenya itself, its history, government, etc., to augment the knowledgepicked up through personal contact. Competition is becomingincreasingly great, a School Certificate is becoming more and .moreessential (you can't even sweep the streets without one). As . a result,schools must try to get everyone through, and the vitally importantlocal knowledge has to go by the board, If this stranglehold could :bereleased, by employers paying slightly less attention to book-knowledgeand slightly more to a knowledge of local affairs and the ability to geton well with other races, the result might be amazing, but I supposethis is a vain hope.

Leaving youth for a moment, I would like to give some generalviews on the country today. We are ruling at present, and if you wereto ask why, you might get the answer of superior culture, bettereducation, perhaps even because we have white skins. The answershould be, I think, that we are, at the moment, best fitted to lead thiscountry impartially towards the goal of better race relations, andultimately to a happy prosperous and united Kenya. The Queen in herChristmas speech said "Leadership is the type of courage that makes usdo what we know in our hearts is right."

I do not think we are living up to that ideal. There are undoubtedlyinany people who are trying to the best of their ability to put the countryon the right lines, but there are also many who are holding tenaciouslyonto their claim of leadership because in that position they can bestfurther their own Interests. Anyone who is not acting straight, isunlikely to be seeing straight, and this country needs people, who can seea worthwhile goal ahead and will pursue it relentlessly, without anyperhaps profitable deviations. We need 55,000 Europeans who areprepared to lead, not for their own good, not just to maintain their ownpositions, but for the good of the country as a whole.

The true leader does not indulge in destructive criticism. At presentmuch of the ill-feeling the European has, is engendered by fear, and Oneof the commonest outlets for this fear is destructive criticism, whichseems to be an ever-present, disrupting influence in the country. We ofthe younger generation have enormous debts of gratitude to our pre-decessors, but it would be foolish to say that mistakes have not beenmade, and are not still being made. By being more ready to show thatEuropeans, even tho' they have white skins, are not infallible, we cango a long way to breaking down, the barrier of arrogance which has somuch to answer for.

No Kenyan can possibly talk for much more than five minuteswithout some mention of politics, and I am a true Kenyan in thisrespect. A few weeks ago a political meeting passed a resolution thatmore young people should stand for Legco. I can think of no betterboost for the Council than to have a few young, Kenya-born M.L.Cs.,who were unafraid to express their own opinions. (I suppose some ofyou are thinking that it needs a sedative rather than a boost).

However, there are few young people who are financially secureenough to enter into politics. In any case there seem to be more thanenough politicians to go round, Kenya being one of the few places wherethere are almost as many political parties as there are people. I wouldindeed like to see some young M.L.Cs., I would quite like to be one

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myself, but I think that the task ahead for us does not lie mainly in ill:,political field. It is more important to co-operate with the other racesat a low level than to argue with them a high one. An ordinary personby a few years of co-operation, example and industry can do as muchgood as most politicians.

One last word about politics. I found this quotation a day or twoago in a book written about all colonies in general, not Kenya inparticular. "Problems are never automatically solved by newconstitutions, but only by the efforts of those affected by the changes".I think there has often been the naive assumpion that a new constitutionis the panacea for all political pains; but this is not the case. Successin this colony can only be achieved by the whole-hearted effort of everymember of the population, young old, black, white and brown, not asindividual races, but as Kenyans together.

The future often looks rather dark, but the Forces BroadcastingService gave out one of the brightest messages of hope I have heardfor a long time in its programme commemorating the Kenya Regiment'stwenty-first birthday. That brief sketch showed how many Kenyayouths got down to the job in hand and fought alongside the otherraces for the future and security of the country in the emergency.

We at the Prince of Wales can remember with pride many youngKenyans who gave their all, sometimes even their lives in order tosave their heritage. What has happened before in battle, can, andI think will, happen again in times of. peace.

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The Arts CirclePreeldenb Mr. J. A. Seldon Secretary: F. A. Henley.

The intimacy of the Arts Circle, in that there are only six niembeis,is the main reason for its singular nature: another important factor forits singularity is that five of its members are not artists, neither dothey profess to be. Mr. J. A. Seldon our President, is, however, con-stantly waging a winning battle in favour of Art, and has made 'hisseries of talks on the "History of Painting" very interesting. ,

The activities of the Arts Circle this year have not been numerO,us,but s we had sufficient scope in which to enjoy ourselves. We have madetwo excursions to Nairobi, the first of which was a visit to the PrintingDepartment of the '"East African Standard"; the second was a visit tothe exhibition of paintings by the school's Art Master, Mr. R. McLellanSim, in the New Stanley Arcade.

We have been responsible for changing the prints in the ReadingRoom; but those from the latter half of last term are still hangingbecause our President is on leave this term.

The Geographical SocietyChairman: Mr. J. B. Say Seoretarys Mr. M. C. McCulloch

A Geographical Society was founded for the first time at this schoolin February of this year. The object of the Society is to further thestudy of Geography, in its most general topics. The membership islimited to fifteen, to prevent crowding in our club-room. Our activitiesinclude surveying, geology and meteorological observations; visits tireare made to places of geographical interest.

The majority of the Thursday meetings this year have been occupiedin learning the basic principles of surveying and meteorologicalobservation. We are now putting these principles into practice, andhope soon to enlarge our meteorological observations. The old RadioClub room has been obtained and has been somewhat re-decorated;magazines and our club equipment and work are kept there.

Visits have been made to the Post Office, the East African TobaccoFactory (these two visits were concerned with our economic study) andthe surveying and map-making Departments of Spartan Air Services.In addition, Sir Thomas Chitty came here in October and gave us amost interesting talk on oil and on the exploration for it in East Africa.

By the end of this term, we hope to have further reconditioned theclub-room; and a visit to the Meteorological Department is proposed.

M.C.M.

Life Saving ClassesMaster in oharge: 1st & 2nd terms: Mr. A. D.

Blatcher; 3rd term: F. H. GoldsmithSecretary) F. B. Tattersall

In 1956-57 four Awards of Merit and 9instructors' Certificates of the Royal LifeSaving Society were obtained, in addition to 93other awards. This year, again thanks to Mr.Blatcher's encouragement, large classes havecontinued to meet on Tuesday afternoons andthe following awards have been gained:

Award of Merit 2Instructor's Certificate 5Bronze Cross 4Bronze Medallion 52Intermediate Certificate . 26

This term a further 34 candidates are being examined.

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We are greatly indebted to Mr. F. Robson, the Hon. Representativeoi the R.L.S.S. in Kenya for his constant help in examining and in otherways. Much work has been done by the Secretary. F. B. Tattersall,himself a holder of the Award of Merit, whose father gave invaluableservice to the Society in England and in Kenya and especially to theschool until his recent and untimely death.

As the Chief Secretary of the R.L.S.S. reminded us on his recentvisit to Kenya, it is the duty of every swimmer to know how to assista drowning person and in some schools swimming colours are awardedonly to holders of the Bronze Medallion:

F.H.G.

Natural History SocietyMatter in charge: Mr. J. A. Seldon Secretary: H. B. Muir

The Society has continued to meet on Monday afternoons through-out the year, but has not been as active as in some previous years.However, we have some keen naturalists; in particular those who havecontinued to enlarge our study collection of birds and filled the showCases with insects. The permanent exhibits in the School Museum nowinclude: marine invertebrates and vertebrates, mammalian bones andteeth, also the orders of insects, fruits and fossils. Temporary exhibitshave included birds' eggs, a reconstructed eagle's nest and a finecollection of butterflies from the Nairobi district made by one of ourform one members.

A visit to the Coryndon Museum was much appreciated. As usualthe Queen's Day exhibition kept us busy for some days, and' we areglad to see that the exhibition is now serving the useful purpose of arevision demonstration for the year's School Certificate candidates.

A great deal of excitement was caused in July when a "SpittingCobra" appeared on the main quadrangle, but it now has joined theranks of the dead in the Biology Laboratory.

The Play Reading SocietyChairman: Mr. N. R. Chadwick Secretary: F. A. Honey

'rhe Play Reading Society is a most enjoy-able compensation for those who love drama:as a stage production each term is understand-ably impossible, those who love acting find arestrained outlet for their dramatic impulsesthrough the medium of the Society. Thereforethe meetings of the Society in the house of itsChairman are enjoyed by all the memberspresent.

This year we have read a number of plays:in the first term we read "Busman's Honey-moon," a thriller by Dorothy Sayers. In thesecond term we read two plays, the first ofwhich was "Morning Departure" by KennethWoiland, a moving play about the second WorldWar; the second play was the comedy "The Rivals" by R. B. Sheridan,the female cast of which was to have been supplied by the KenyaHigh School, but unfortunately due to a most disappointing last-minutecancellation, they were unable to read with us, and we were forcedto continue without them. By the end of .:this term we shall have readBridle's fascinating Biblical comedy "Tobias and the Angel".

We are grateful for the delicious catering which the Chairmanprovided at our meetings, and which made enjoyable evenings yetmore enjoyable.

F.A.H.

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The Political & Historical Society

President: Mr. F. H. GoldsmithSecretary: J. L. Reide

This year's meetings of the Society have been well supported, andit is to be regretted there has not been time for more.

In the first term, the well-known pre-historian, Doctor MerrickPosnansky, spoke to us about archaeology, with particular referenceto Kenya. On a subsequent Sunday many members took advantage ofan invation to a tour of the archaeological site at Ologesailie, conductedby Doctor Posnansky himself.

We later welcomed Mr. A. W. Purvis who took "Making Laws" ashis subject, and tried to give us some insight into the vicissitudes ofthe Kenya Constitution.

During the second term, we saw, in the Lecture Theatre, a series offive interesting and amusing films on university life, both in Englandand in the United States. Towards the end of the term, the JapaneseConsul entertained us for an evening at his house. He followed twofilms on Japan with a brief explanatory talk, and kindly answered ourmany questions. His hospitality was, indeed memorable.

Our thanks are due to Mr. Goldsmith for arranging our meetingsin his home, and providing most enjoyable refreshments.

The Royal Scottish Country Dance SocietyIn the first term of 1958 the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

of Nairobi held a festival at the Royal Nairobi Technical College,comprising three sections, Primary Schools, Secondary Schools antiAdults. In the Secondary Schools Class, our Junior Section won theReel Cup and the Maxwell Cup for the Spirit of the Dance, both ofwhich they thoroughly deserved. These achievements could not, how-ever, possibly have been obtained without the patience, guidance andskill of Mr. W. G. Nisbet Stirling, A.M.I.C.E., A.M.I.W.E., the Chairmanof the Nairobi Branch, who has voluntarily offered to instruct us. Wewish to thank him most warmly, and express our sincere' appreciationfor all he has done.

Last but by no means least, we would like to take the opportunityof thanking the charming girls who come and dance with us• onSaturday evenings.

I. Sirley,Hon. Secretary.

Young Farmers' Club

President: Mr. R. S. EarlSecretary: R. F. C. AllisonChairman: A. P. DavidsonTreasurer: W. D. Nicoll

On the whole the Club has had quite a successful year. The firstbig event concerning the club was the Camp held at EgertonAgricultural College, Njoro, in April. Although we came next to thelast, the eight members who attended enjoyed themselves thoroughly.This was followed by the Young Farmers' Rally held at Mitchell Parkin June. We were extremely lucky and managed to come first in thbsheep and poultry judging competitions, second in the dairy and

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machinery competitions, and so won the Cup. We were, however, notso lucky at the Royal Show, as we did not get a first place in any ofthe judging competitions. Some of our members have been helpingthe Kenya High School with their coffee, which they have just started.Two of the farms visited with Mr. M. Frankland were: Mr. J. M.Nightingale's farm on the Kinangop, where we were shown differenttypes of grass and sheep; and Sir F. 0.'B. Wilson's farm at Ulu, wherewe saw a milk pasteurising plant in action. Amongst the lecturers, wewelcomed Mr. F. J. Hemming of the Desert . Locust Survey who told usabout the desert locusts and their hoppers. Mr. M. Frankland, whoworks for the Agricultural Department, has helped our Club consider-ably with transport and tractors; his work is much appreciated bythe Club.

The Bookbinding ClubThe book-binding club was started some time ago under the leader-

ship of Mr. Blatcher. It was originally started to bind Library books,but during the past two years, a large number of text books has beenbound. Last term the activity rather petered out, because there wasa shortage of equipment. It was started again two weeks from thebeginning of this term there now being six members. We work overthe weekends, and if everybody in the club worked hard, we shouldbe able to bind about ninety books a weekend, but — so far this term,including the first two weekends of November we have bound onehundred and fifty, one hundred and thirty of them being library books.

The first process in binding a book is to remove the original coversand back strengthening. We then cut cardboard for the new cover,two eighths of an inch longer than the actual length of the book, andone eighth of an inch wider than the actual width. We also cut twodouble pages which are known as "end-papers", and paste about twoeighths of an inch of one side of the folded side of the papers and stickthem on both sides of the book. Now for reinforcing the spine of thebook. For this, a double layer of bandage is pasted on, leaving abouthalf an inch on either side of the spine, then a strip of stiff paper ofthe exact length and curvature of the spine is also pasted on. Thebook is then left to dry.

The next stage is to cut the cloth for the cover. We have two kindsOf material for this purpose: ordinary book-cloth, and Itexine. •exineis a sort of imitation leather, only made , of a specially processed cloth.When cutting the cloth, three quarters of an: inch extra is left all roundthe cardboards for turnover when pasting, two-eighths of an inchallowance is left for the cardboard when bending of the cover occurs,and the exact curvature of the spine is drawn in the middle of thecloth. The cloth is then pasted en the non-processed side, the card-boards and strip of paper are put in place on the cloth, and the over-lap is turned over and smoothed down with the aid of a bone folder.The cover is put in the press for about one minute to ensure that itsticks firmly. It is then taken out again, and after the overlappingbandage has been pasted down onto the single end page invisible, andthe rest of that end page has been pasted, that side of the book isplaced on one side of the cover, leaving one eighth of an inch of thecover all round. The same process is applied to the other side of thebook, and the remaining cover is lifted up and placed firmly on thebook. Clean tin plates are then slipped between the end-papers toprevent paste from spreading onto the rest of the book when it is beingpressed, the book 'is then put in the press and is left there for aboutfive minutes, when it is taken out again, and left to dry for twelvehours under a fairly heavy weight.

R. N. Cameron, 4a..

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C.C.F. Notes

Changes have again disturbed the yearlyroutine, if routine it can be called. The onlysettled feature is the day of parade.

With the retirement of Major Liversidge atthe end of 1957, the Corps lost the last of itsfounder members. He commanded the inaugu-ration Parade which took place in 'the MainQuadrangle in June 1951, the old J.T.C. havinglapsed after the war. Owing to the absence onleave of Colonel Forrest, much of the work oforganising the new Corps was done by MajorLiversidge. For his war service and servicewith thee Corps, he has been awarded the Efficiency• Decoration (TA.)

Captain ,Fyfe has taken over command of the Contingent. A newmember of the Staff, Captain Say, has proved a valuable 'addition; hehas several years' experience with the King's School, Bruton, Con-tingent. He is also a keen shot and has started collecting mugs at theexpense of the Kenya Regiment Rifle Club.

.At the start of the year, the contingent was very short of N.C.O.'s.

This shortage was offset by the generous assistance provided by the1st Battalion, The King's Shropshire Light Infantry until , ended byemergency postings to the Middle East, and the return of the unit tothe U.K. A supplementary Certificate A, Part. II Vxamination held inMarch produced 19 passes and made the contingent more Pelf support-ing. Throughout the year the Permanent Staff of the Kenya' Regimenthave been able to help with instructors. R.S.M. Davey and .Sgt.trained the Queen's Day Guard of Honour. The Guard •was commandedby C.S.M. Reed with Sgts. Keeton and Koeslag as right and left markersrespectively.

. .In the first term about 150 cadets had been kitted out and trained

to line Eliot Street for H.M. The Queen Mother's Ceremonial Drivethrough Nairobi, but the last moment cancellation of the visit stoppedthe parade.

In the second term a detachment took, part in the Queen's BirthdayParade at Government House; another detachment went to• the Kenya •Regiment's 21st Birthday Parade at the City Hall; both these detachmeats were commanded. by Sgt. Keeton. '

Throughout the year, training has been steadily' going on, andmore than ever the training of recruits has devolved upon HouseN.C.O.'s. The Annual Camp has been switched from August toDecember, in order to make better use of the training facilities at theKenya Regiment Training Centre; this switch has meant that for manycadets there is no suitable course Offered this year.

A change of uniform is in the offing, but it will take several yearsto complete. It is proposed to replace the K.D. uniform with shirts andshorts, as worn by the Kenya Regiment.

In September, Flight. Lieutenant Hill, D.F.C. joined the Contingentand is reviving the Air Section.

Miniature range shooting continues as a minor but active sideline,Mr. Hopkin and Sgt. Webster coaching the senior teams and CaptainSay bringing along the Juniors. In the second term the School wonthe Inter-School Competition in both 1st and 2nd Divisions. The 1stDivision teams Were awarded "spoons by the Kenya Rifle Association.

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1st Division: A. W. R. Clark, J. C. M. Pelissier, D. R. Burn,R. F. O'Molony, H. A. Grover, D. A. Webster.

Average score: 87.3.2nd D1111610411 A. P. Davidson, R. W. Woolland, C. A. Forster. P. D.

Simpson, 0. E. Jacobs, S. D. Heppes.Average score: 86.2.In conclusion I must thank the officers, Mr. Hopkin, and the N.C.O.'s

for their help and , enthusiasm under difficult conditions. A.K.F.

19511CAA, Reed, N.H.G. (awarded the de Haaff Cup)

Sergeants:Beaty, I.Clarke, C. J.Davidson, A. P.

Corporals:Clark, A. W. R.Crowe, D. B. S.Jackson, P. C.Nicoll, W. D.

Lenoe °morelloBette, J. P.Bind, J. M.Brierley, J, , A.Button, R. I.Hailstone, B. L.Jacobs, 0. E.McIntosh, B. G.Pringuor, D. C.Radford, J.Roberton, A. W.

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V. M. BROWSE, LTD.

The Library

The number of books suggested by the Staff ana boys this year wasfive hundred — exactly double the number we have been able to afford.

Therefore it is hoped that House Libraries are able to invest in thelight and popular works of Nevil Shute and C. S. Forester, while weconcentrate chiefly upon Science, Literature, History, Art andBiography.

That luxurious necessity, the 1956 Edition of the EncyclopediaBritannica has already proved of great value to the School.

The Book-binding Club, so enterprisingly founded and set inworking order by Mr. A. D. Blatcher, is now run by R. N. Cameron ofScott House and a team of assistants.

N.R.C.

2nd Nairobi Senior Scouts

A Senior Troop was formed on the 13th September this year, whichnow has 8 members divided up into two patrols, "James Cook" underR. G. Watson, and "David Livingstone" under R. B. Purdy. Mr. C.Hayes, from Nakuru, very kindly has consented to be our Senior ScoutMaster. . I

With Mr. Fletcher's kind permission we are meeting in one of theold music huts. The site has been cleared of leaves and a fence builtaround it. A gate is also being made. A flagpole was fixed onto thehut and the Union Jack proudly flies from it. Work inside is alsobeing done. Whitewashing the walls and ceiling are our main jobs nowthat the Scout Arrowhead has been painted onto the door.

One representative of the Senior Troop made himself useful at theKenya "Camporee" last August. Beforehand he helped at the Scouter-training-course also held in August.

The Senior Scouts represented the Troop each day at the RoyalShow, held in Mitchell Park. Helping Mr. S. Briggs, the camp-wardenof Rowallan Camp, (the Scout camp-site) they did good work in thearena, sold programmes and did odd jobs.

The Troop has three first C11114/4 scouts — they are the. only investedSeniors, two second class scouts and three recruits. Watson, Rainbowand Purdy, the first class Scouts, are all well on the way to Bushman'sThong and then they hope to achieve the goal of all scouts: Queen'sScout. We hope they will return to school next year with that covetedhonour.

Troop Funds at the moment stand at £1 and we hope that soonwe will have more from private donations, from well-wishers, and theScouts themselves.

The Troop hopes to go to camp at Rowallan on the 14th, 15th,16th November.

Our thanks go to Mr. Lemon, who gave us much help andencouragement.

We will not be able to send any representatives to the Pan AfricanJamboree held in Salisbury next year, as it is being held in May,during School time. We wish all the lucky campers there "GoodCamping and Good Scouting in the years ahead."

Koeslag, J. H.Smith, H. R.Webster, D. A.

(N.C.O. i/c Shooting)

Smith, M. R. S.Thompson, R. H.Wilson, B.

Simpson, P. D.Slater, P. A.Stewart, B.Strachan, G. L.Tucker, M. C.Turner, L. T.Van Oldenborgh, R. F.West, D. R.Wyber, J. A.

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Bird-watching as a hobby offers a great deal of scope and cannotbe placed among the expensive hobbies. The only essential equipmentI use is a medium powered pair of binoculars and a good referencebook. Other accessories which can be included are a camera and aportable canvas "hide". None of these items is very expensive andI have been amply rewarded with enjoyment for all I have investedin the hobby.

A keen bird-watcher slowly gets to know the different birds in hisdistrict, and a lonely walk in the country is turned into an eventfulone by his meetings with his intimate friends. With a great deal ofpractice, I now find that I can identify the family a bird 'is in by itsshape, flight and call.

Kenya offers an excellent variety of birds, from water birds toforest birds, and from Eagles to Waxbills. Many different types ofbirds can be found within a short distance of Nairobi, even in Nairobiitself. Owing to extreme differences in climate in Kenya, no birdwatcher will have any trouble in finding many entirely differentspecies.

To get photographs of birds, I have always tried to choose a methodwhich will not disturb or frighten the bird, and the only successful wayI can recommend is to build a "hide" near a nest or any likely spotwhere a bird may settle. This method is particularly adaptable forwater birds, and it has been proved very recently at Lake Nakuru,where wonderful photographs have been taken of Flamingo, Ducks and'Waders. To see an unusual incident in the bird world, the most likelyway is to walk around a chosen hill or lake and hope to come acrosssomething.

Patience is essential for any type of bird study and many a timeI have waited several hours for something to happen — but all in vain.My father and I waited several hours to take the picture of theFlamingo in this magazine, and when we got it eventually, we werenot in the best of moods ! I am sure if we had not been successful, weshould have gone home in a frightful temper.

I think birds of prey are the hardest type of bird to study orphotograph, because they are so shy and elusive. I have been luckyenough to see one of East Africa's rarest Eagles, three or four times;but unfortunately have never had a camera with me. Once at NanyukiI witnessed a quarrel between a pair of Augur Buzzards, and thisEagle, the Verreux Eagle. It had evidently trespassed onto theBuzzards' territory and had caught a Rock Hyrax; the Buzzards wereout for revenge. They finally gave up the fight and returned home indisgust.

Every type of country has its own local birds, but for the bestvariety, I suggest any of Kenya's numerous lakes, especially LakesNakuru, Elementeita, Naivasha and Magadi.

R. W. Sutherst, 3a

A Visit to Calder Hall

With a slight squeak of brakes, the car drew up before theentrance. I alighted, and with pleasurable -anticipation saw the gleam-ing, grey buildings of the first atomic power station in the world.

A man in white overalls greeted me and immediately led me to asmaller building on , the left. These were the turbine houses where theheat of the atomic reaction was used to form electric energy. Wecontinued on a tour of inspection and I examined everything withgreat interest.

Then we came to the reactor and it was with awe that I enteredthe building where it was housed. We climbed 'some shiny, steel stairsand the first thing we came to were the mechanical arms, operated byskilled men, who used them to remove radio-active rods from the coreof the reactor. Next we came to a large room covered with switches.dials and flickering lights. High above, fluorescent lighting shonedown making the faces of the' operators look pale and wan. All theseswitches were to control the electricity which passed on to the NationalGrid to give light to hundreds of houses. We left the room in silenceand I departed, thrilled and awed by the huge power formed in thesebuildings.

P. A. K. Bell, Ia.

My HobbyI think that one of the most interesting hobbies is that of Amateur

Radio. Apart from its interest, it is very educational as you learn agreat deal about the world and its people.

Every holiday, I spend most of my spare time repairing andbuilding transmitters and receivers. Every spare evening, my fatherand I spend in a small room, which we use as our station.

We started in a very small way, with a small home-made receiver,but as our interest increased, we bought a bomber receiver for g.7,.It covers all the Amateur bands from 80 meters down to 10 Meters.

Reception on each band is limited to certain times of the day andyear, for instance, in the morning, twenty meters is dead, but afterdusk stations from all over the world can be heard. It also depends on,strange as it may seem, sun spots, for these affect the ionized layerswhich surround the earth, without which radio would not be veryeffective.

We built the transmitter ourselves. It consists of three stages; thefirst makes the basic sound, so this part is called an Oscillator. Theother two parts are power Amplifiers, which boost up the signalstrength. In order to use speech we have another stage called aModulator. It is essential for good transmission to have a good ,aerial.At present we use a beam which concentrates all the power in onedirection, whereas with a straight wire it radiates in all directions.Simple transmitters can be made very cheaply for only a few shillings,but as they get larger, they increase considerably in price.

In order to operate a transmitter, the• operator must hold theAmateur Radio Examination, set by the City and Guilds, in London,and he must have a certificate to show that he can send 12 words aminute in Morse Code. When these qualifications have been obtained,the Operator is given a Call-sign. Ours v.(4 4 GW. stands for EastAfrica, Kenya, and GW is our private number.

Through Radio we have been abe to talk to people all over theworld, including people behind the Iron Curtain. But although conti-nental barriers separate us, there is a common understanding throughall the world that no harsh or bad language is used on the air, andthat everybody uses Christian names.

P. E. Bundred, 2a.

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This is My HobbyI cannot bear the usual common hobbies such as stamp collecting,

cheese and match-box label collecting and model aircraft building.I refuse to comment upon those individuals who collect butterflies. Ahobby should be interesting, expensive, and have a slight element oflawlessness in it. I mentioned the second point because many peopledo not realise that half the hobby consists of collecting the moneywith which to support it. As for the third point, it seems fairly obviousthat a hobby should be exciting as well as interesting.

My own particular hobby is making my own radio. It started whentwo friends of mine showed me an elaborate contraption, which gloriedin the name of "Crystal Set." They induced me to hold two wires whilethey switched it on. How was I to know that these particular twowires were connected to the mains power supply?

I decided to make an attempt at constructing my own set. Ifollowed minutely what the book said, and expectantly turned on.Nothing happened. I fiddled and twisted with the same result. Againand again I tried — in vain. In Holland, where I hail from, swearingis an art. I did credit to it then. The set followed the line, as did manysets afterwards: being passed out along the threes and converted witha neat kick through the dormitory door into the bathroom, where' itlanded in a basin with a satisfying crash.

The Gods of radio must have been with me for the next few days,while I built my first valve set. It worked ! That is to say, it couldpick up ' two stations at the same time: the ones which produce pro-grammes in Gujarati and Kiswahili. Oh ! What a noble mixture wasthere !

I then bought a factory-made radio. Australian bush-music andRussian propaganda blared through the loud-speaker. And then I tookit to pieces.

'Blessed are they that mourn, for their sets will work no more'once heard a dentist say. He should have been a radio technician.

I then built, successfully, a transmitter. But I will go no furtheron that theme, because that is where the lawlessness comes in.

Such is the radio hobby. Building, taking to pieces, fluent use ofexpletives, and a knack of touching the wrong wires at the wrongmoment.

And there are also the laughable moments when a valve explodesin your face, or you sit on a hot soldering-iron

J. Couperus, 3a.

A Visit to the Tower of LondonDuring a recent leave with my parents, we visited the Tower of

London. As this historical place is rather large, 1 must confine myselfto describing the places which thought were of particular interest.

First of all along the south front overlooking the river isSt. Thomas's Tower, and beneath, the wide archway of Traitor's Gate.It was by this gloomy waterway (now drained) that state prisonersentered the Tower, some of the most notable bele:4 Sir Thomas More,Lady Jane Grey and Ann Boleyn.

Opposite is the Bloody Tower, with its portcullis, the only one ofits kind in working order. Through a small window on the north sideArchbishop Laud leaned out and blessed Wentworth as he went to hisexecution. On the second floor of this Tower Sir Walter Raleigh wasimprisoned for twelve years, during which, he wrote his 'History of theWorld'. Outside is Raleigh's walk, where Sir Walter would acknowledgecheers from passing vessels.

To the left of the White Tower is the sight of the dreaded scaffold,paved with granite at the request of Queen Victoria. Here werebeheaded great people such as Catharine Howard, the Earl of Essex.and Lady Jane Grey, who was executed at the age of fifteen. After

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their deaths, their bodies were laid to rest in the historic Chapel ofSt. Peter ad Vincula.

Near the Beauchamp Tower there is a little insignificant placecalled the Yeomen Gaoler, where young Lady Jane Gray saw herhusband being led from the Beauchamp Tower, and later his headlessbody brought to the Chapel, while the scaffold was alread y beingprepared for her execution.

The Wakefield Tower is probably the most interesting place in thecompound, for here is the repository of the Crown Jewels. The largecircular chamber has in the centre a double case of steel. The blazingcrowns, sceptres and swords are all clearly labelled, and can be plainly'seen, but not photographed.

In conclusion, I think a visit to this historical place is an experiencenot to be missed and never to be forgotten.

I. A. Watt, Ia.

The Oxford and Cambridge BoatraceThis annual contest has been held on the River Thames for over

one hundred years. It is rowed between Putney and Mortlake, a tidalsection of the river. It arouses world-wide interest, like the Derby andthe Test Matches, mainly because its interest has been carried roundthe world by past students of the Universities.

The first boat race, held in 1829, did not start in a small way, butdrew thousands of spectators. The race cannot be won just on rowingskill, for tides and winds and the corners on the course play a largepart in the result. Each crew does its best to be far enough ahead ofthe other boat to be able to get the inside of the bend. Many easyfinishes are the result of hard battles on the bends.

The Putney-Mortlake course has been used since 1845, but beforethat, on another course, Oxford won with only seven men. The onlydead heat ever was in 1877. In 1948, Cambridge finished in less thaneighteen minutes, the first crew to do so.

The largest of all margins was in 1900 when Cambridge won bytwenty lengths. Races have sometimes had to be rowed again, owingto one boat's sinking. Both boats sank in 1912.

The cox, or ninth man, is the most important member of the crew,for all depends upon his skill. He must be able to rnake decisionsquickly, and must know the course exactly.

The men are gradually sorted out for the two crews about January,in time for the race in. March, and move to the course about a weekbefore the contest.

While the teams practise, the boats for the coming contest are made,They are built by craftsmen, and do not look much like boats used inearly contests. The only thing that is needed to design the boats arethe weights and sizes of the individuals in the crew. Each boat costsabout £250 to build. Many different woods are used in the construction.Their keel is inside the skin, and the sliding seats and outriggers areall made to fit the oarsmen. A completed boat is about sixty feet long,and two feet wide. When the crew is aboard the craft is about fourinches above the water at the gunwales.

When it is finished it is put into service immediately. The buildingof these boats has been reduced to such a fine art that it is doubtfulif any improvements are possible.

P. W. Liversidge, la.

"Macbeth" by the Puppet Thea,treAt one point in the play, Lady Macbeth may either say "We fail"

as a plain acceptance of the possibility of defeat, or she may exclaimin scorn "We fail !" or in doubt "We fail?". Similar to this is thereception of the news of a performance of "Macbeth" by puppets.

Unless one accepts the fact, one is either full of derision or of astonish-ment.

Let me say at once, however, that this was not only a puppet show.There was a superb recording of the play .by the Old Vic Company,with Alec Guinness and Pamela Browne in the leading roles. Therecording included all the sound effects and, of course, this was anintegral and vital part of the production. The tricky job of synchro-nising sound with action was solved very well by the puppet mani-pulators, and not once in the whole play did a puppet make a mistakein speech. The sound effects and music, coupled with the lighting,made the scenes realistic, although the stage at the Arboretum Theatreis small. One slight disadvantage was that, occasionally, sound andpuppet did not coincide in position when the speech came from oneside of the stage, while the puppet was on the other side.

I should imagine that it is rather hard to manipulate a puppetfrom below, and because of this, puppets sometimes made their exitsleaning backwards at rather a comic angle. Otherwise, however, themovements were smooth and continuous, quite unlike the usual jerkinessof marionettes.

During the interval, I saw some of the puppets at close quarters,and what amazed me was the impression of size on the stage, whichwas quite false in relation to their actual size. Another surprise wastheir facial expressions. These were carved especially for the pro-duction by Mr. Nelson Payne, the puppet-maker and owner. The mouthwas usually open, and this, together with the shadows thrown by thelights, created an illusion that the mouths themselves were moving.The faces looked very natural, and were painted ingeniously, to givethe right effect under the lighting.

The movements of the puppets were naturally restricted, so theplay lacked the usual large Shakespearean gestures. To counter this,those gestures the puppets did make were quite effective, as the handswere carved with some specific purpose in mind. For example, theWitches' hands were long and skinny, with pointed fingers, which wereused to great effect in the meeting with Macbeth.

In a puppet production, the scenery must either be heavy andpermanent or light and moveable. In a play of this kind, there arequite a few changes in scene, thus the scenery must be mobile. Un-fortunately, this led to the puppets often brushing against a solidlooking castle wall, and setting it swinging. But naturally, the playwould not be a success if it had to be acted all on one set. As it was,the contrast of scenes outside the castle being impossible without achange in scenery, this important effect had to be sacrificed.

The great battle scene was necessarily out-of-doors, and this, Ithought, was well done. It is a credit to the operators that the fightingwas realistic. The soldiers all came on rapidly, and the sword-playitself was convincing. One point of interest in this scene was that allarmed characters were left-handed. This is no doubt due to somedifficulty in manipulating the puppets' right arms for sword-play.

The famous ghosts were portrayed well and, especially in theBanquet scene, Banquo's ghost was effectively shown up with a green,eerie light. The appearance of the kings from the witches' cauldronwas also ingenious and this too was improved by red under-lighting.

The characterisation of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth by puppets isnot very suitable, and their feelings and characters were put over onlyby the voices, and not by the puppets. Apparently, "Macbeth" wasperformed frequently in the 17th and 18th Centuries by pup pets, butI should not think these productions were tremendous successes. How-ever, this brilliantly produced version by puppets, with recordings byfirst class Shakespearean actors, was very successful, and wasenthusiastically received by the audience.

R. J. C. Gillson, 3a.

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Final Chronicles

Another year, with the labour and the toil thereof, was ,passedaway.. All had gathered in the great temple; all had departed-thence.

Now of those who had gone away from out of the land of Cam,two fell to miming. And one was but young and' of soft countenance.

This youth thought upon those joys that were to be his before hisreturn -to Cam. But also did he think of the days that would be afterhis return. thither.

For .soon would he have command over the multitudes. And liefeared this command. Soon would his voice have power amongst thecouncils of Cam. . . •

And lo as he thought on this, the youth was afraid. But in •hisfear, there yet shone hope. Had not others, who had likewise feared,gone•before, and•shown• the way? • Had not others too feared like him—. yet had not they overcome their fears?

And the youth took courage in this, and thought no more upon it.

Another there was, taller and wiser. Nor, did he think of his• return Unto, Cam, for full well did he know that would never be. • Sixlong years had passed .since first he came unto that land. In both.mind and body. had he grown in Stature. No longer did he speak andthink as a child — nor- was he-yet a man.

And as lie left that land' of Cam he too was afraid. For he leftthat which was known and understood, and went unto that which wasstrange and unknown. And it was as if he passed from the daylightinto a great darkness.

Now, in this land of Cam, the youth had been mighty. It hadbeen his to beck and call. Everywhere had the multitude made a wayfor him. But now would he be: as though he had never been known.He would be as the dust by the wayside or as the sand by the seashore.Stripped was all his glory.

But loath was the youth to admit this fear. For he felt it ..to beshameful, and not worthy of that which he hoped to become:

So he cast aside this fear, as something false, and full of deceit.In its place took he hope — and it was with a readier heart that he leftCam.

Now these were the thoughts of two whose minds had not yetfully grown. And in the land of Cam, there remained yet one ,man.

And it was' as' if he had always been 'in' that land; it Seemed hewould' never leave. And whilst the many youths journeyed afar off,so also•did the lord of Cam muse inwardly. ' • •

For he thought of all that had happened in the . year that was gone.

And the lord of Cam thought of the building of the temple to theGod of that land. Of the labour and the endeavour, of the toil andthe strife, did he think. Then was he greatly satisfied.

Also did the lord think of those that were for ever gone, and ofthose that would return.

Great was his hope that those who had left would spread abroadthe greatness of Cam; while those who were to return would makeCam ever great within herself.

Now the lord' had much faith in these his hopes.

J. L. Reide, Ga.

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R. G. Sirnpron, 4d.At the Beginning.

The School Memorial Chanel :September 27th, 1957 — September 27th, 1958.

Mr. N. R. M. Chadwick.The Building completed.

Rev. M. G. Capon,

The Foundation Stone.

Courtesy: "East African Standard".Scaffolding. seen from the East Colonnade.

Courtesy: "East African Standard".View of the West Front of the Memorial Chanel.

Courtesy: "East African Standard".Fundis at work.

Courtesy: "East African Standard."Practising for the Dedication Service.

Courtesy: "East African Standard".

Mr. N. R. M. Chadwick.

The In scription over the South Door of the School Memorial Chapel.

Personal Pleasures: An Anthology

When watching the sun descend behind hills, outlined by thedelicate, frail sunbeams, I always think of the hills as a heart, stoutand bold, whilst the sunbeams compare with sad and disappointedfeelings, which never last very long, and which are soon lost in time.

Wherever one may be, the warm intoxicating feeling that comesfrom the embers of a fire makes one feel relaxed and at home; evenif there only remain a few small flames, reminiscences are inevitable-- happy thoughts can never be forgotten.

The hissing, spitting and popping of eggs and tomatoes being friednever fail to please either my nose, eyes or ears; nor my imaginationas to their taste.

* * *Because it is different from any other form of travel, I think a

London Underground is exciting to travel on. It speeds along throughthe dark Tubes, then suddenly, you are In the day-light again.

I like to sit in a comfortable arm-chair in my room and gaze at mybookcase — looking at the different assortment of books in variousshapes and sizes, with gay colours making a vivid picture. Books byScott, Dumas, World books, a set of Reader's Digest condensed booksas well as thrillers: all contribute to this 'picturesque scenery.'

* * *One of my pleasures is lying in bed at night with the rain coming

down on the roof, making a 'lulling, soothing sound, which somehowgives me a sense of security and sleepiness.

• * *I like the feeling I get when I finish a piece of work and I can feel

that I have done well, and that I have no need to worry about it.

I love to go trout fishing .in the sparkling icit streams of theAberdares, to feel the sudden strike of the patiently, watted-for fish asit takes the colourful fly and swims, darting, twirling, leaping upstreamthrough, the white foam of a miniature waterfall, and 'at last to see theshimmering, panting catch, helpless in the net.

I find great pleasure in being in the warmth of the tropical sundown at the Coast. It is pleasant to while away the time, lying in thesand, absorbing the heat, and listening to the thunder of the breakers,asthey roar up the beach in their churning race.

The loud 'twang' of the high pitched electric guitar, and therhythmic throb of drums as some "Elvis Presley" bursts into song, startmy feet tapping and give me a bubbling feeling of elation, All myworries disappear.

* * *One of my greatest pleasures is to sit at the School Oval at about

half past five in a mid-November evening, watching a cricket match.This is cricket , at its best — a time honoured, peace-loving gameplayed in a tranquil, serene setting. The contrast of colour is some-thing which holds me in complete rapture. The white figures of theplayers with .their ever-lengthening, black shadows projecting acrossa carpet of fragrant, newly-cut green grass; the tall and gracefulJacaranda trees, their pale purple flowers lying silhouetted against thepink evening sky, the mellow, ringing thud as ball meets bat ...

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I like the soft sound of breezes,Murmuring in the tops of tall pine trees.The music of swiftly running brooks,Turning the creaking wheels of ancient water mills;And meandering slowly over the gay meadows,Clothed in a carpet of lush green grass — or old, crusty leaves.The roar of racing water;Plunging, pounding down the rocky rapids Then stillness in the placid lake beyond.I like the "crunch" of boots,The scraping of iron-studded heels on gravelled ground,The hollow, ringing echo of metal,Dropped on the stone flagged floor of an empty house.And the whistling whine of a feather-flighted arrow;Released with a "twang" from a taut bow string.And then:I like the stillness, silence and serenityOf the early morning,When one may lie in bed and dream.Of future things in future days.

* *I enjoy the wonderful sensation of one's ability to play games.

Even if one cannot play very well, it is a fine feeling, to get oneselfheated up in the heart of the game, and then to relax one's musclesafterwards, feeling well-pleased or down-hearted with one'sperformance.

* * *I love to watch the swift flight of a wood-pigeon when it is flying

low between trees: The fast, powerful curves it describes seem to meto be more graceful than any flying thing.

* * *I love sitting in a room illuminated only by a fire; the soft orange

glow on the wood and stone, the dancing shine on the brass, and theflickering shadows, seem more beautiful than the harsh light ofelectricity.

I like the clatter and bang of the huge garages and workshopsbecause that is where I want my future to lie.

• * *I like dead silence. Just to sit in a large hall or church,

and listen to absolutely nothing; when one can hear a mouse run acrossthe floor, or maybe only one's own lungs breathing.

• * *Like mast people I think of food. Its taste and pleasantness bring

me great comfort, as I sit at the table, devouring a huge meal. ThenI feel like an over-loaded double-decker bus, as I toddle off to bed.

Members of Form 3b.

A Forest in WinterThe wind was howling dismally through the trees, whipping away

their few remaining leaves onto the snow-covered ground. The moonslowly rose above the horizon, and, as it was full, added greatly to theeerieness of the night with the snow shining silver on the boughs of thetrees.

I looked out of the window, which was covered with long beautifulicicles, and heard the trees' branches cracking with the weight of thesnow. The wind slowly began to ease off, and away in the distanceI heard wolves howling to the moon.

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This was one of the fiercest winters we had ever had, but thiswonderful sight of the moon shining between the branches and twigsof the trees onto the snow-laden ground, making the crystals shine likediamonds, greatly compensated for it.

I noticed, too, large, black shapes flitting between the trees, and myblood ran cold, caused by a sudden fear of the unknown. Then , Irealised how stupid I had been, 'for these shapes were only wolves,whose howling I had heard a little while ago. Besides, I was completelysafe in my small hunting lodge and I had been faced by them manytimes before. All the same, I kept my gun beside me as I lay, thinkingwhat a lovely sight the morrow's dawn would probably present.

C. F. Gilboy, 2a,

The Spirit of Place: An Anthologyrho Kalahari Steppes

The dry, parched countryside shimmered in the merciless heat asthe train stood motionless by the water-tower. Silence once moreprevailed. The monotony of the red-soiled plain, dotted with greyvegetation was unrelieved by any sign of life, and, in the hazydistance, the line of mountains was barely discernible, as it waveredbeneath the pitiless furnace of the African mid-day sun, .causing meto doubt its actual existence.

High in a cloudless sky, of so deep a blue that a purplish tint wasalmost detectable, a motionless dot, the only object in the heavens, wassuspended. The vulture seemed so tiny and infinitesimal that thekeenest eyesight was required to discern its very presence.

The silence of the sun-baked, wide-sweeping, dust-covered, still-aired, lifeless-looking wilderness isolated the train, the sole representa ,- • •live of civilization in Nature's vast domain — "alone, alone, all, allalone." Surrounded by such a panorama, I could not help but realisethe relative impotence and insignificance of man. In this painted land.'scape, dominated by Nature's choice of red, man's importance shrank.and I felt humble,

Suddenly the train jerked, and, with a hiss of steam, the clang -'ofiron and puff of the engine, my journey across the wilderness of theBechuanaland Protectorate was resumed.

The Island of ElbaThe word Elba conjures up, in the minds of most people, memories

of the Napoleonic Wars studied in uninteresting and tattered historytext-books, but to me it brings memories of a beautiful mountainousisland, set like an emerald In the blue Mediterranean Sea, Above the -vineyards, where toil scraggy donkeys and dark Italians, the rockymountains tower upwards to the blazing sun. While holiday-makers •bask in the beat or lethargically suck delicious rich "Motarello' ice-creams, men are labouring in little fishing vessels on the lukewarm sea...The smell of fish permeates the entire island: the salty, strong odour'of fish sprawling in heaps in the markets, the tang of fish being friedin olive oil, the fishy stench of nets laid on the roads to dry are all-'pervasive. Although the Fiat buses make their presence known by thenever-ending blare of their horns, there is little evidence of the rushand tumult of humanity; rumbling antique carts are more commonthan cars, and cyclists are few and far-between. The claming ofchurch bells is never ending, nor can one escape the sight of churchtowers and spires — invariably painted a blinding white — set amidstthe dirty streets and hovels of the poor but gay and hard-workingpeople.

AthensFrom the symmetry of sweeping highways and embassy facades,

the whiteness and all the formality of a modern city, you can step down

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just one or two steps, round a corner, to the end of a street, and there,from the crackle of chestnuts or the flutter of doves, you know you arein older Athens.

Here are the churches, tiny-cupola'd, ikon-plastered churches, filledwith the splutter of candles and the glimmer of brass, that bring to thissemi-eastern world of chatter; of little-cafe talk, of politics and prayers;this conglomeration of mere village homes, dark alleys and open, sun-bleached squares, the warmth and the very glow from God.

There is however, another city, its walls and pillars, from the rocky,sandal-worn Acropolis, reach skywards and are scooped into the domeof heaven itself. But all this is sacred to a Goddess. The crowningedifice, the warm-ivory columned Parthenon, turns levantine-gold asthe sun far beyond Salamis begins to set; and when the moon appears,only a sheen of pearly-white remains — Athena's spell has fallen.

Lake Nabugabo, UgandaOnce alone by Lake Nabugabo, you feel the peaceful air of heated

drowsiness which hangs over the Lake all day. The sun blazes down,throwing dancing shafts of light off the brown lake waters and dapplingthe withering grey-green grass with the ever-moving shadows of rest-less leaves. The gentle lapping of the turgid water combines with thequiet fluttering of scores of multi-coloured butterflies and the whisperingof the rustle of leaves, to lull the senses. A low fishing canoe glidesslowly, but easily, by.

The peaceful air is suddenly rent by raucous screeches; a flock ofHornbills flies stiffly over-head, their wings whirring noisily. All iscalm until a troop of monkeys passes with black impish expressionsstaring out of a bush of grey-brown fur. Shrieking to oneanother while searching for food, these imps of the jungle move throughthe trees with amazing agility.

In the evening, the sun, blood red, sinks into a glorious bed of softred clouds. All is red. The white foam is flecked with red, the treesare burnished red, the white wet sand sparkles with a redhue. In the half light, when the sun has disappeared, and the moonhas not risen; when the animals of the day are falling asleep, but thoseof the night are not yet awake; this is when I like Nabugabo most.

Mount Elgon, KenyaPerhaps you have never seen Mount Elgon bathed in a soft evening

light after a storm? One can almost hear the raindrops dripping outof the old trees onto the mushy ground below, sodden with leaves andother forest debris. The rocky cliffs glisten as though sweating; smallrivulets slip down the crags and are lost amongst the tall, impenetrablegrass below. Beams of sunlight burst through the thin haze to caressthe wooded slopes and give the effect of a patchwork quilt; a wonderfulcontrast in light and sinister shadow. Small wisps of cloud cling to thevalleys and settle down to the icy-cold of the fast falling night.

Stretching over the foothills aro acres of farmland, some newlyploughed, some bronzed by ripening wheat and some clothed in thefresh green of young maize. The stately farmhouses fit snugly intotheir environment, and a faint pencil of smoke signifies the eveningfires, around which the farmer and his family are spending a quietand well-earned evening.

EntebbeWhen one visits Entebbe, one is aware of peace; but when one lives

in Entebbe, one is obsessed with peace.The glowing sun arises from the cold darkness of the lake, bestow-

ing a warm glow along gradual swell of water; the tinted waves carrythe warmth to the shore, whence the warm rays of the sun creep upthe white sands of the beach, upon the green of the golf course, alongthe blue-grey of the tarmac roads, up the white-washed walls of thegovernment houses, and in through the bedroom windows.

Then the inhabitants of the little town wend their ways to workamid the murmur of many motors, whilst the visitors linger, lulled bythe gentle loveliness of peace.

But when the day is over, Nature claims her little plot; and whenthe sunlight has deftly crept over the tireless swell of Lake Victoria,pursued by the lengthening shadows of the impending night, and theunequalled glory of the sinking sun has lingered in the heavens for, onefleeting moment — then is Entebbe consumed in darkness; the goldenreeds, swayed gently by the crimson-tipped wavelets, and the beautyof the painted clouds becomes a memory. Yet, emerging from the dark-ness are the silver stars and the yellow lights of the airport runway,like buttons on a coat of black — yet Entebbe sleeps.

NairobiIn vain might the 'package tourist, the aeroplane hopper en route

for the Union search for the heart of the city, the' inevitable place towhich come the citizens in times of sorrow, in times of rejoicing. Forhere is no Trafalgar Square, no Piccadilly Circus, no BuckinlhamPalace. Nobody planned a St. Mark's Square, a Times Square or aPiazza Venezia.

Nairobi was an artificial growth out of the plain. Tin huts stillsurvive; behind the impressive concrete facade lurk the corruzatediron roof, the hardboard walls. Commerce was Its prime originator;many races, all with different standards of living and outlooks andambitions, brought about its growth.

With steady gaze, the hibiscus-surrounded, swallow-encircled, statueof Lord Delamere looks out over and beyond the petrol fumed, hornblowing, garish tin boxes on wheels that ceaselessly ebb and flow aroundhis island haven.

Hotels are demolished; office' buildings arise — change, unrest;activity go on unceasing, beneath the white-cloud-billowing blueness ofthe sky. Avenues of jacaranda trees puff purple and glorious amidthe growing acreage of glass and concrete and steel: Yellow and blues,greens and reds, matt-finished and terrazzo .and mosaic — a kaleido-scopic myriad of colour, the architectural expression of the 'twentiethcentury reflects the equally colourful garbs of the, passer-by — Asiansari, African kikoy, Yankee playshirt. This restlessness contrastsstrongly with the long sleep from which Africa has awakened,

BeiraThe high, brilliant sun attacked the already heat-saturated earth

and struck back with a mind-dulling dazzle. Leaving the harbour withits sluggish derricks, indolent sails and lethargic stevedores, wefollowed the road bridging the wet black-ooze sands, and approachedthe town. The relief was immediate, for here there were music filledcafes, tip-eager waiters — and novelty; all refreshingly gay after; themetal toned harbour and the reluctant energy of the Africans,.. butinsipid when compared with the excitement and vigour of a lukuryliner.

Rather disappointed, we wandered aimlessly and amiably throughthe streets, tolerant of these un-English people with their un-Englishmannerisms and un-English cafes; we smiled benevolently at the rapidvolleys of speech; the gesturing arms, and the blaring music. •Andthere it was.

The square was big and spacious; the. fountains were the mostdelightful of surprises. Rainbow-flecked sprays' effervesced up, reachingagainst the heat, and the water-caressing .breeze flirted 'with th&jetsand made us laugh; maybe we might even visit Beira on the returnjourney.

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Sooty the Dog

Sooty, Sooty everywhere,Bounds down the cloister, leaps up the stair;With a tail So long it waggles and swishesAs he eats his lunch out of day-boys' dishes.He looks at the cook with a covetous eye,His jowels sag, low, and he mourns for the pieWith • a thud arid' a bang he's out of the doorBut he soon wriggles back and asks for more.

He doesn't like meat; he doesn't like bones,They hurt his teeth and he winces and moans,But oh ! for the bread, the butter — by jingo!The sugar that falls in cascades from the window•Of the prefects' study, when the pre's have teaAnd they chance, to look out on sad-eyed me,Stretched qr sprawled outside on the lawn,Quite bewildered and all forlorn:A nasty rabble tied a squib to my tail,As my head was submerged in a fire-water pail!

But I'm safe on the quad, away from the mobAnd feel quite jolly and gayWith my frisks and my prancesI make my advancesTo the "daxies" every . day;Till that scandalous Scott — (such a sly, old dog !)Whose tail; twists round in a wreath,Comes strutting apace, as if he owns the placeAnd.shows a grim phalanx of• teeth.

,Then ,swift on, my feetI find a retreat,There to repose with a snore and a dozeTill an ant.,or a "moz" crawls up, my nose.And so it goel on — it's so very cruel,But that's a dog's life at the Prince of Wales School.

J. L. Manussis, 6a.

Dawn: Through the WindbreakAbove my head the low wind whisper'd near,And shook the trees. Their leaves fell tumbling down,Witbeed and gnarl'd and dry. Now all aroundThe 'crowing cocks, startled my listening ear.And with that call the dawn came up. The sunRose glowing o'er the clock tower's head. The groundWas lit by the rising light, and the soundOf vvheeling birds welcomed the day begun.'I moved to face the wood-capp'd Aberdares;Then to my right, to where the slopes ariseOf distant Kenya, majestic in the skiesAlone and gleaming in the morning air.Then clash'd the 'bell; the morning's peace was gone.I turned away — 'my quietness was done.

J. L. Reide, BA

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Cinemas

Some cinemas are very good,Though some are rather bad;Some like to feature Robin Hood,But I like Alan. Ladd.

In Hollywood it must be funTo see the living stars:Roy Rogers with his faithful gun,And pirates driving cars.

The jungle pictures are quite good,Although I seldom see them.With snakes and lions, huts of mud,And strong and sturdy tree-mon.

And finally the glorious sea,The ever-rolling waves,They absolutely capture meAnd pirates do I praise.

G. K. Roberts, 2a.

With Apologies to the Shade of Browning

Cambrian's School's near Kabete,By famous Nairobi city;The road to Nakuru tho' hardly wide,Passes its hedge on the Western side;A pleasanter spot you never spied;But when begins my tragic taleNigh upon two years ago,To see the pupils suffer so,From breakage would turn you pale.

Beds !They broke in two, and lost their legs,Sagged in the middle, and fell on the floor;Then turned their owners upside downSo shenzi was• their structure.Sat upon they could not beNot even for a little spree.

It even shook the Prefects' formsBy stopping their sleepingWith groaning and creakingIn eight different Houses and Dorms.

As for the Matrons, it broke their hearts,Next morning gathering up the parts.Housemasters grew accustomed to this clutterAnd with the Head were heard to mutter:"Cannot we soon be ledTo one who can make a sturdy bed?This comes from our hearts and from our headsFor tired are we of broken beds".

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The Cup FinalThe fans were queueing up for miles,Right from the road, down to the stiles;The turnstiles clicked, and the fans came in,Each one hoping his team would win.

The teams came out, the captains tossed,But, being unlucky, the Rovers lost.The ball was kicked, a lovely pass,Right to the wing, along the grass.

The wing went racing down the field,And right around the back he wheeled.A lovely shot, — it hit the bar,Then cleared 'twas so very far.

When half-time came, the whistle blew,And Rovers led by three to two.The players went off to have a rest.As all had done their very best.

The teams returned; spectators roared;Soon afterwards, United scored.Each team now had scored the same,And so it could be either's game.

Ten minutes left, and none had scored,The fans were getting rather bored,Then a player was fouled as he took a shot,And the referee pointed to the penalty spot.

The ball was placed; the forward sworeHe'd retire if he didn't score.A deadly hush ! He took the kick —Into the net it whistled quick.

Soon afterwards the whistle went,Rovers had won, but were nearly spent.The jubilant fans came off the stand,And music was played by the Rover's band.

A flag was flown high on the mast,Rovers had won the Cup at last.As, from the Queen, the Cup they got,They were glad he'd kicked that lovely shot.

E. J. Wainwright, la

To the Moon0 ghostly shadow glide through the night,Cover the world with your beautiful light,Spread kindness, happiness and mirthTo all the corners of the earth !

When I see you shining brightIn the sky 0 silver sprite !I do so wonder how you fare,High up in the silent air.

Sometimes spying you, I pray,"May I see you yet another day."Please stay aloft for evermore,0 silv'ry sphere which I adore!

C. B. Lyle, 2a.

The Outward Bound Course and Its Aftermath

The Outward Bound School had just completed another of itsstrenuous courses, and we were looking forward to getting home fora good rest and a little relaxation, anxious to tell our relatives andfriends all the news about the course. Sunday morning beamed brightand beautiful as the camp packed up, preparatory to moving away!.Doors were shut, windows and shutters fastened and last minute checkson personal equipment were made. Then came the final goodbyes as.the lorries carrying the Kenya contingent swept past, and out of sight.

I stood there, looking around, bewildered by the sudden silence andloneliness. Then I discovered that I was not alone; there were twoothers, one an Arab boy from the Nzega District and, the other anAfrican from the Manyoni District. Both were at school in Tabora,Tanganyika; although a Prince of Wales pupil, through the exigencyof my parents' appointment, had to proceed also to Tabora, T.T. It hadbeen arranged that a Land Rover belonging to the Pollee at Moshiwould be coming that day to pick us up at Loitokitok and transport usto Moshi, where we could pick up a bus to Arusha, and finally, downto Dodoma and on to Tabora. As the day wore on, we became not alittle anxious, as no sign of a car appeared. The day gave place tonight, so we borrowed the key from the African Headboy, as the Wardenhad gone to escort the Nairobi contingent, and to return with freshsupplies for the next course.

We made ourselves at home, unrolling our kit, and then scroungedround for some food which we hoped had been left over. We were notdisappointed. We found bread and tinned meat, to which we threeravenous souls did justice. Dawn broke on the Monday, and after alight meal, we sat and waited, and as the hours sped by, we really didget worried. We went down to the small Police Station at Loitokitok,where the Police, although full of sympathy for us, were not in aposition to help us. They did, however, send a radio message, but nQreply was received by the end of that day. "Now," thought I, "wereally are in trouble." With ninety miles of rough terrain from Moshito Loitokitok, anything could have happened. Then, as I set to thinkingout ways and means to get back, a plan formed in my mind, but viewingit from every angle, I could not see it put into operation. "But whynot?" I asked myself over and over again. "Anything is better thanbeing left here without food, and the uncertainty of getting back,"

Not mentioning anything to the Arab and the African boy, forwhom I felt a certain amount of responsibility, I consulted a map. Theobstacle which confronted me, and stood between us and Moshi, wasnone other than Kilimanjaro himself. I pondered and thought. We hadclimbed one side of the mountain, and to retrace our steps should notbe too difficult, but, could we get down the other side to Moshi?According to my calculations, it was some twenty miles from here, and,allowing mistakes, another five miles. Surely it could not be more thantwenty-five miles, and what is twenty-five miles to three hardenedclimbers like us, who had reached the top only a few days previously?

I broke the idea to the other two boys, and they, at first, looked atme as though I was mad. When I unfolded my plan to them, theyagreed with me that it was our only chance. That night, we packedour kit once again, putting in a few dry rations for the journey, dressedall ready for an early dawn departure, and felt asleep. We awoke at2.45 a.m. and at 3 a.m. we set off on the long trail, back up the greatmountain, Our packs were so heavy we wondered if we had made awise decision, but now that we were at last on the move, we decidedIt Willi too late to turn back. Up through the forest we climbed, on andever onward, reaching the second cave just as the light of dawn broke

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through. We rested awhile and ate some of the food which we hadfound left over from the course. We went on our way refreshed, wantingto cover as much ground as we possibly could. The beauty of Kibo inthe early morning sun beckoned to us, and encouraged us to go on, butthe Arab boy began to lag behind, and I discovered that he hadmountain sickness. The African boy and I shared his pack and helpedhim along.

By now, the air was getting thinner and the climb more strenuous;but push on we must at all costs, as I was anxious to be in Arushathat night to catch the bus for home early next morning. At 12 noon,we reached Kibo hat, tired out, but happy, for, in the distance we couldsee Moshi spread out below us. Also, the rest of the journey would begoing downhill, not climbing up. We were 16,500 ft. up at this point.We met an African porter, and on learning from him that we still hadanother 32 miles to walk, as we could not climb down direct to Moshi,I nearly had a fit, but, not wanting to let myself down in front of theothet two, I said, as nonchalantly as I could, "O.K. let us get going,"and off we went. We went down that mountain as fast as we could,stumbling and falling by the way. We were lucky that we came awaywith nothing more than scratches and bruises.

At the last hut, we stopped for a rest and I met an old friend ofmine, who gave us some warm tea. He advised us to stay the night, asby then it was 5.00 p.m. and we still had to go through forest land withwild animals in the way. However, after thanking him for his kindness,we set off once again, reaching a hotel about 8.30 p.m. We asked theProprietor to ring up the Police at Moshi, but he informed us that thenearest telephone was eight and a half miles away. Oil we went, andstruck lucky in getting a lift from a passing lorry, which took us to theonly telephone in the district. There I was able to get through to theMoshi Police, told them our story, and in half an hour, we were pickedup and taken to the home of one of the police officers, who shewed usno little kindness, producing a hot meal, (the first in three days) andaccommodation for the night. Early next morning, he took us in toArusha, for which we were very grateful. I caught a bus, havingparted, with my Arab and African friends, and with my last three bob,bought a supply of bananas, then fell asleep in my seat. I must haveLooked like a tramp, as I was still dirty and unshaven (my face hadbecome so blistered on Kilimanjaro that I could not shave and had 'notshaved for three weeks.) Arriving in Dodoma, I settled down to sleep onthe station, as I had only my return railway ticket and a couple ofbananas between me and starvation. However, I saw a goods trainready to leave for Tabora, and, showing my ticket, got permission totravel on it. I finally arrived in Tabora early on Friday morning, muchto my parents' pleasure, surprise and relief.

D. J. Sanderson.

Old Letters from UgandaAutograph collecting is not a hobby which I favour but collections

formed half a century or so ago may prove interesting and there iscertainly no knowing, what they may contain. I found such a collection,put away' in a cupboard, when I was on leave and spent an hour ortwo sorting through the signatures of eminent or forgotten Victorians.mostly bishops and artists, before I came across a piece of paper ofrather unusual appearance. It was covered with what were obviouslythe practice letters of a child and I wondered why it had been preserveduntil I noticed, in childish characters at the bottom, the words `Daudicwa Kabaka Buganda.

This document, by itself, would have meant little but, elsewhere inthe same collection, there was a note which read as follows:

April, 20, 1902.

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Enclosd is the first letter the King of Uganda has written directto me. He has done some better than this, but it may be interestingas showing that he is Making some progress towards learning.

—Chas.

This, in turn, provided no real evidence as to whether the firstdocument was genuine but, at least, it explained its inclusion in anotherwise ordinary collection of letters and signatures. Not very hope-fully I followed the trail.

It is not necessary to describe here the inquiries which led to theidentification of the writer of the explanatory note and to subsequent

. correspondence with his brother. They were based on the theory thatmore than one letter had probably come into the collection from thesame donor and were encouraged when a further search produced apostcard, dated 1902 and signed by the then Bishop of Mombasa. Thiswas addressed to Mr. C. J. Phillips, 'Accountant', C,M.S., Mengo,Uganda. His brother, Mr. F. J. Phillips, generously provided the letterswhich form the subject of this article and which, to my satisfaction,determined the authenticity of the first document.

Mr. C. 3. Phillips originally went out to Uganda In September 1900to work for the C.M.S. and supplied his parents with frequent lettersin the form of a journal describing his day-to-day life. These lettershave unfortunately been lost but there survive copies of others whichhe wrote to a younger brother. These cover the period from September ,1900 to May 1901. As they were written to a school-boy they aremainly comments on family happenings but they do contain somereferences to life in Uganda at the time.

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Of much greater interest however are eight autograph Letters byvarious writers. Two of these are from boys at the C.M.S. school at'Namirembe. These were written to another young brother of Phillipsin England and are thus early examples of the work of Uganda 'penfriends'. The remainder are from various notables and meritdescription. Chronologically they can be listed as follows:—

1. August 7th 1901. An official invitation to the feast held on theanniversary of the Kabaka's birthday. This, in Luganda, Is fromthe Regent, Zakarla Kisingiri.

2. October 15th, 1902. A letter, in Luganda, from the Kabaka, thenaged six, and addressed to C. W. Hattersley, the author of 'TheBaganda at Home'.

Mengo, Buganda,October 15, 1902::

To Hattersley,How are you my friend? I have written you this letter to see

(greet) you and to show you my hand (writing) how I write; they havebought me books to teach me hand-writing and have given me YudaMusoke to teach me English. Well, goodbye, God bless you, I amyour friend Daudi Cwa, Kabaka of Uganda.

3. October 25th 1904. From Ham Mukasa, Sekibobo of Uganda andauthor of 'Uganda's Katikiro in England.' This book was • theofficial account of the visit of the Katikiro and Ham Mukasa toEngland at the time of the Coronation of Edward VII. It is a mistentertaining work though not always intentionally so. This, andthe following letter would seem to refer to the same matter. A noteby C. J. P. on the second reads: "This is in reply to a strong letterI sent to Ham Mukasa complaining bitterly about some joists hefaithfully promised to deliver early in October but some of whichare still lacking now." This letter is written in English.

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will get a telegram from King Edward which will tell you of thehonour which is to be conferred on you. You will now be calledSir Apolo Kagwa, K.C.M.G."

And when I returned home and told my friends these things theyrejoiced with me. And very soon the Bishop, Mr. Millar, Dr. Cook,Mr. Roscoe and Mr. Borup came to offer me their congratulations.The Bishop also wrote me a very nice congratulatory letter similar toyours. This is the manner then of our rejoicing. Well, my friend,many thanks to you again for your writing to me so kindly.

This is the news of our country. All is still well with us though nbtaltogether so, for the Sleeping Sickness is still without the cure which,we had hoped for while we were in England. Smallpox is also veryprevalent, and there have been many deaths from it.

My wife and children salute you. I often think of your father. I stillhave the little silver match box he gave me, and it reminds me of Wmwhenever I look at It.

We have just celebrated our King Daudt's birthday, He Is nownine years old,

I shall be glad when you see my son and are able to tell me howhe is. I have heard that he is five feet nine inches in height. Pleasequestion him on his English subjects and ascertain how much he' haslearnt of them.

Well, may the God of all preserve you,

I am,

APOLO, Katlkiro.

0. December 29 (presumably 1909). This Is a note written in Englishfrom B. M. L. Kagwa, son of the Katikiro. In it he asks C.J.P. foran account of what happened at Namirembe when Colonel Rooseveltcame to open a new ward at the hospital and visited the school, •He explains that it Is for the local paper and rather naively con-eludes, "Of course I did not pay any attention to what he said, notknowing that I should be made to write It". This note is of addi-tional interest in that it is written on the Katikiro's crested , net°paper, the crest being a grass-hopper •as Sir Apolo was a memberof the `Nsenene' clan. The motto on the note paper Is 'AuspleinmMelioris Aevi,' that of the order of St. Michael and St. George but,on the envelope it is 'Tewali Kuda Nyuma.'

These letters can hardly be described as of historical importancebut, nevertheless, they provide an interesting link with the Uganda ofover fifty years ago. There must be many like them which meritpreservation and perhaps this short article may encourage somereaders of the 'Impala' to search their homes for similar material ofthe same period or later. Early letters or diaries are too easilydestroyed and it is time that they were brought together in some centralrecord library. The School Library, thanks mainly to the generosityof Colonel Grogan, contains a fine collection of the earlier books onEast Africa. Perhaps it might now offer safe custody to unpublishedmaterial of the same period.

W.J.H.L.

Dear Phillips,

Please send me some rupees 35 — or 25. Iwant to give them theywages the my porters of planks, because the my money I pay to otherporters of my shamba (garden) B.P.G. so that I write you dear friendto help me with. your kindly, and must you less in my boards rupees.

Yours sincerely,

H. Mukasa.

The gist of this letter is clear but there is a note by C.J.P. to explain`B.P.G.' "Buckingham Palace Gardens ! He has a notice board at theentrance to these gardens with this name on.")

4. November 25th, 1904. Also from Ham Mukasa but this is inLuganda. The 'strong letter' referred to above would appear tohave had some effect.

November, 25, 1904.

To my friend,

How are you? I hear that you are angry, but, Sir, I beg you notto display your anger before others with respect to me whom you callyour friend, such as I. The whole country will be afraid of you all,and say that the Europeans have no one whom they care for among us.All of. us Baganda are like children; please teach us gradually; and you,Sir, since you came to this country, you have known what we are like,that we are very lazy in regard to everything, both great and smallamong us; there is no difference in Chiefs and peasants alike, all of usare the same. But in this country, if we hate our Europeans, perhapsthe time has arrived for the children to hate their father or theirteachers. Well now, if a child hates his Mother he is brought tojudgment, and we Baganda we have done very wrong towards you all,but the parent forgives his child. And you must forgive us, and notallow our disgrace to come to the public ear. It is our peasants thatbring us chiefs into disgrace, because they work so badly we are notoverlooking them, and surely those who work for you do the samething to you.—H.M.

5. August 1905. From Sir Apolo Kagwa, Katikiro of Uganda. Writtenin Luganda it is in reply to a congratulatory letter on his appoint-ment as K.C.M.G. C.J.P. must have been on leave in England atthe time and would appear to have undertaken to visit the Kati,kiro's son who was then at a preparatory school near Cambridge.For the reference to C.J.P.'s father see 'Uganda's Katikiro inEngland' page 171.

Mengo, Buganda.

August,

To my friend, Mr. Phillips,

How do you do my friend? I received your letter dated June 30.I got it on July 2. Thanks for your congratulations upon the honourI have received from King Edward the Great. Who am I that I shouldbe thought of, who am so unworthy among the many people so muchgreater than I whom he rules; that he should think of me — howwonderful!

This is how the news reached me. As I was sitting at home talkingI saw 'a messenger who came from Kampala and he came to me andsaid "Mr. Tomkins has sent for you." So I went off at once and whenI arrived at his house he said to me, "You have been given honour, and

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Whilst stationed in Jordan, I had the thrilling experience of visitingPetra; the ancient red-rock city. The visit was to be included in aweekend safari, and, having formed a party with some friends, weobtained two trucks, and bought supplies.

On the first stage of the journey, we had a marvellous view of the`Valley of the Seven Moons' in which a strange phenomenon occurs atfull moon. Instead of seeing one moon, seven moons are seen. This isprobably due to different layers of atmosphere.

The road carried on through monotonus desert for endless miles.the scenery being varied occasionally by clumps of camel scrub or • anArab on his camel. After we had had hours of this weary travelling,the famous Moses' well of Biblical times appeared in front of us, anda stream of cold water gushed out of the rock face. Having refreshedourselves here, we carried on, and, over the next ridge, a most amazingsight met our gaze. A green valley with fruit growing in profusion,and a stream running its length revealed itself to us. This was mostastonishing, as we had just been travelling in stony, dry desert. Wemade our way towards the Arab Legion fort in whose grounds weStayed the night.

Very early the next morning we hired horses (the only mode oftransport) and filled our water flasks. Long before the sun came up,a procession of about a dozen mounted horses wound its way throughthe valley to the secret entrance of the hidden city. It was alreadylight and the beauty of the valley was revealed to us. The entranceproved to be a high and narrow canyon, which we found very gloomyowing to its height. In most places we could travel only in single file;it was not surprising that the Nabataens had held the city for centuriesagainst the invaders.

When the canyon opened out into the city, a palace carved out ofrock attracted our immediate attention. Erosion had affected the palacevery little and the carving was in perfect condition. The interior wasdark and cool, owing to its vast size.

The sun had risen and the atmosphere was becoming fairly humid,so we proceeded to view the rest of the city. Many things of interestwere revealed: the vast arena where sports had been held, magnificenthouses and temples, and above all, tiers and tiers of rock carved tombs.

Having seen just about everything by midday including the water,which comes from constantly flowing, underground streams, we turnedour horses round and made for the secret entrance. It was obvious to usnow that an enemy could attack only through this entrance, becausePetra was surrounded by high cliffs, which were practically unscaleable.

I As the gloom of the canyon enveloped us, I realized how luckyhad been to see the hidden city of Petra.

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Hockey1st XI

Captain: G. F. Antoni

Vice-Captain: F. A. Palin

On the face of it this must be theworst season we have had for years, forof the nine matches played only one waswon. Yet the team was not really as badas all that and one can think of two orthree players who could reach representa-tive standard if they practise hard enough.As so often happens, the main weaknesslay with the forward line which showed amarked reluctance to score goals; andhockey is won by goals. Time and again a promising movement fizzledout in the circle due to a tendency to stop and fiddle rather than gettingin a quick shot at goal. To be fair, the ability to plan a shot, and tobegin to get into position for it whilst still several yards outside thecircle is one of the most difficult lessons to be learned in hockey, andthere is some excuse for the inexperienced schoolboy waiting until heis in the circle before thinking about shooting. But there is no excusefor his dithering about trying to get the ball tee'd up for a shot whichis likely to go through the back of the net when, in the same time, hecould have got in half a dozen weaker shots.

It says something for our plight that, in our nine, matches, divecombinations of forwards, involving no less than thirteen Players weretried. This included, when things looked really desperate, the. movingup of Antoni from centre-half and Capon from full-back And then,just when everything seemed reasonably settled, Reed fractured his.ankle and was out for the rest of the season. This was all themore tragic as it happened just before the four-week House matchprogramme began and left us with no opportunity to train his replace-ment. Phillips, at centre-forward and later at inside-right, was, withoutdoubt, the best forward we had and it was he who scored most of ourgoals. But he does need plenty of room to work in and when he hasgained the experience to create that room he will be really formidable;we look forward to big things from him next year. Atkin, brought inas centre-forward for the last five matches, possessed all the qualitiesof courage, thrust and opportunism, and this more than made up forhis rather crude stickwork. The main thing, though, was that he gotthe forward line moving. Four different players were tried on thewings; all were fairly fast but none was good enough completely toabsorb the attentions of the opposing wing-halves and this, of course,added to the difficulties down the middle.

It there were shortcomings in the forward line, there was certainlylittle to complain of, in the backs. Antoni at centre-half seemed tirelessand set a most inspiring example to his team, whilst the two wing-halves, Button and McNaughtan, were as good as, perhapa,better than,any we have seen for some time. Yet the effectiveness of a half-backis influenced by the confidence he has in the chap behind him andPalin at right-back was all that one could wish for; his game hasimproved enormously since last year. Capon did not have a veryhappy season — he is strongest off the back foot ! — and it took Reidesome time to become a fair judge of when to stay in his goal andwhen to come out. He certainly did not lack courage; in fact it wasthis very quality which caused misgivings early on, for he was oftento be seen charging out and diving at the feet of a pack of advancingforwards.

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In our matches against the senior European clubs, Parklands andImpala beat us easily and Gymkhana was leading when rain stoppedplay midway through the second half. This was a pity for Gymkhana,although a much more experienced side, was nonetheless somewhatelderly and might be expected to have been run off their feet duringthe last quarter.

This year St. Mary's School played our 1st XI for the first timeand beat them. It is good to see the way they have come on duringthe last few years and we look forward to having a couple of fixturesregularly in future. We should have had a return match with themthis year but it had to be cancelled, as the day on which it had beenarranged was declared a public holiday.

As usual the Old Cambrians fielded a very strong side which treatedus to some delightful hockey. Yet they did not have everything theirown way, and had they had a goalkeeper of lesser calibre than RonFrank, we might easily have scored two or three more goals. To befair, though, our own defence was on top form in this match, Anton!and Patin being particularly good.

The Duke of York matches? Well, we won the first and they wonthe second; so honours were even. Of the two games I think the firstproduced the better hockey. Both sides scored twice in the first halfand the second half developed into a tremendous struggle between twoteams which, on the whole, were pretty evenly matched. They hadthe better forwards, we had the better backs. For nearly twenty-fiveminutes no more goals were scored and the tension by this time wasbecoming terrific, so much so that it seemed obvious that if one sidedid score, the other must collapse. This is just about what did happen.Atkin collected a long through-pass, beat both the full-back and thegoal-keeper, and flicked the ball into the net to put us one up. Antonithen threw everything into the attack and we scored two more goalsbefore the match ended. The return match provided its fair share ofexcitement but the effects of the House Matches were bound to lead toa deterioration in team-work and the game turned out to be ratherscrappy. Nonetheless, the Duke of York School fully deserved itsvictory.

Taking things all round this was an enjoyable, a not particularlysuccessful, season; next year we must concentrate much more on attack.

The team as finally chosen was:Goal: J. L. Heide.L. Back: T. W. H. Capon.R. Back: F. A. Patin. (Colours awarded 1958).L. Half: K. McNaughtan.C. Half: G. F. Anton!. (Colours awarded 1950, 1957, 1958)R. Half: R. I. Button. (Colours awarded 1958).L. Wing: W. T. Drummond.L. Inside: N. H. G. Reed.C. Forward: K. W. W. Aikin.R. Inside: G. S. Phillips.R. Wing: P. C. Jackson.

The following also played in two or more matches: Clarke, Taylor,Vernon, Foster, Dimech and Blunt.

ResultsParklands

Lost 1-3Impala

Lost 0-9Duke of Gloucester School

Lost 1-2

St. Mary's School

Lost 2-3Gymkhana

Match abandonedDuke of York School

Won 5-2

Goan School

Lost 1-3Old Cambrians

Lost 2-7Duke of York School

Lost 1-2

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It is often the fate of a 2nd XI to be called upon to supply reservesfor the 1st XI and this year they were interferred with more than usualIn spite of this they performed very creditably winning their matchesagainst the Duke of York and Duke of Gloucester Schools but losingto St. Mary's School 1st XI and the Teacher Training College.

ResultsSt. Mary's School 1st XI Lost 1-3Duke of Gloucester School 2nd XI Won 7-0Duke of York School 2nd XI Won 3-1Teacher Training College Lost 1-5Duke of York School 2nd XI Won 5-4

House MatchesThe House Matches provided the usual combination of tremendous

enthusiasm and dreadful hockey. The results were:-1. Hawke 116 points2. Scott 113 If

3. Clive 88 11

4. Nicholson 855. Rhodes 736. Grigg 64

SENIOR COLTSThe Colts' defence was the most efficient we have seen for some

seasons; the stopping and tackling, particularly of the full backs, wasexcellent. The half-backs worked tremendously hard (as all halvesmust), but their marking could have been tighter; the wing halveswere inclined to wander into the centre. The forwards werenot so well balanced, but thanks to the thrust and aggression displayedby certain amongst them, many good goals were scored; how many moreshould we have seen with swifter and neater stick-work?

Results Home Awayvs. St. Mary's Won 6-0 Won 4-0vs. Duke of York .. Won 3-2 Lost 3-1vs. Goan School .. Lost 2-1vs. Duke of Gloucester Won 3-1vs. Staff Won 6-1

JUNIOR COLTSFourteen matches were played during the term, of which 8 were

won, 5 lost and one drawn. Teams were drawn from Junior and Inter-mediate Houses and the 'A' team played other Under 14A teams, thoughseveral under 14s players were already in senior Houses. The 'B' team,which won all its matches except one, was generally under 13h thoughthis rule did not apply to the St. Mary's and Duke of York matches.

Results 'A' teamSt. Mary's Lost 0-4Duke of York Won 3-2Dr. Ribeiro's Goan School Drawn 3-3Duke of Gloucester Won 3-0Duke of York Lost 0-5Dr. Ribeiro's Goan School Won 4-2St. Mary's Lost 2-3Duke of Gloucester Lost 0,-3

teamSt. Mary's Lost 1-2Duke of York Won 1-0Kenton College Won 2-0Nairobi Primary Won 5-0Kenton College Won 2-0Nairobi Primary Won 6-196

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Captain: P. M. Blunt

Once again as soon as Hockey had ended the Swimming Poolbecame the centre of School activity. An enormous amount of workwas done by House Captains to improve standards, and their effortsresulted in an increase over last year's percentage from 82% to 89%.

Early in the term the dates for the Kenya Swimming Champion-ships were made known and the School Pool was selected for the venue.This encouiaged intensive training which reaped a great reward forthe hard working swimmers who, as a result of their efforts, capturednine titles. Donoghue, of Grigg, deserves special mention for his worthyeffort in gaining four titles. Some of his success must be attributedto the competition given him by his fellow-pupils who in practicallyevery race filled second and third places. Winners of titles are asfollows:—

1,500 Metres

Freestyle

K. T. Donoghue

400 metres, Freestyle

K. T. Donoghue

200 metres

Freestyle

K. T. Donoghue

100 metres

Freestyle

K. T. Donoghue

100 metres

Breaststroke

R. M. Dine

100 metres

Backstroke

P. M. Blunt

100 metres

Butterfly

M. V. Jenkins

Team Relay

Prince of Wales School

Boy under 17, G. C. Elliott.

The Water Polo team had a successful term, acquitting themselvesnobly against many of Nairobi's senior teams.

INTER SCHOOL GALAThe Annual Match against the Duke of York School was held at

the Duke of York Pool and resulted In a very narrow win for thePrince of Wales, the match being decided in the last team relays.

RESULTSBreaststroke A. 100 yards:

1. R. M. Dine. 2. M. V. Jenkins. 3. D. 0. Y. Time 81.1 (KenyaRecord).Baokstroke A. 100 yards:

1. K. T. Donoghue. 2. P. M. Blunt. 3. D. 0. Y. Time 72.2 (KenyaRecord).Butterfly A. 100 yards:

1. M. V. Jenkins. 2. N. D. Watson. 3. D. 0. Y. Time 76.8 {KenyaRecord).Freestyle A. 100 yards:

1. W. T. Drummond. 2. K. T. Donoghue. 3. D. 0, Y. Time 81.0(Inter-Schools Record).Diving A:

1. D. 0. Y. 2. K. H. Duxbury. 3. C. C. Evans,Composite Relay Al

1. Prince of Wales. 2. Duke of York.Water Polo:

Prince of Wales 8, Duke of York 1.Final Points:

Prince of Wales 112. Duke of York 96.

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HOUSE GALA

The gala was as usual a most exciting and popular affair; year byyear enthusiasm grows tremendously. Scott House managed to holdoff a great challenge from Rhodes, to win the Cantounias Cup by 22points. During the Gala, out of 21 events no fewer than 13 recordswere broken, including three Kenya records; a fitting conclusion to amost satisfactory term's swimming.

RESULTS

220 yards Open:1. Donoghue (G). 2. Ward (R). 3. Blunt (5).

2 min. 17.8 secs. (Record).100 yards Breaststroke:

1. • Dine (S). 2. Rowe (S). 3. Hill (R),80.6 secs. (Record).

Breaststroke Bs1. Westcob (N). 2. Schwentafsky (H). 3. Phibbs (S).

23.1 Secs. (Record).Breaststroke AA:

1. Jenkins . OD, 2. Mathers (R). 3. Faugust (10.20.6 secs. (Record).

100 yards . Backstroke:1. Donoghue (G). 2. Blunt (S). 3. Drummond (S).

71.6 sets. (Record).100 yards Freestyle:

1. Donoghue (G). 2. Drummond (S). 3. Blunt (S).61.2 secs. (Record).Medley Relay B and ei

1. Rhodes. 2. Hawke. Scott. 68,6 secs. (Record).Medley Relay Al and A2:

1. Scott. 2. Hawke. 3. Rhodes, 58.8 secs. (Record).Freestyle Relay CI

1. Hawke. 2. Rhodes. 3. Scott. 83.7 secs. (Record),Freestyle Relay -0:

1. Nicholson. 2. Grigg. 3. Scott. 81.2 secs. (Record).Freestyle Relay All

1. Rhodes. 2. Hawke. 3, Clive. 75.5 secs.Composite 0:

1. Rhodes. 2. Hawke. 3, Nicholson. 2 min, 59.9 secs. (Record)Composite A:

1. Scott. 2. Rhodes. 3. Hawke. 2 mins. 42.2 sees. (Record).Diving Al and A21

1. Mathers (R). 2. Evans (G). 3. Duxbury (C).Water Polo:

Rhodes 3 - Scott 1.To all masters and boys who in any way helped toward the

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P. W. 3. Mathers, R. M. Dine, M. V. Jenkins,

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Rugby Football

Captain: G. F. AntoniVise-Captain: N. H. G. Reed

FIRST XV

With only three former players available this year the School Teamwas short of experience and team combination. This weakness wasreflected in the results of the games with the Nairobi Clubs in which5 matches were lost, 2 drawn and 1 won. In the Inter-School matchesgood team work brought more success, the School winning 2 andlosing 1 game.

This year, for the first time, St. Mary's School were met at 1st Teamlevel and were narrowly beaten. As usual two matches were playedagainst the Duke of York School; in the second game the Cambrianslost their first School match, having remained undefeated since thefirst game in 1952.

The prophets were confounded in these close and thrilling contests.The Yorkists should have won on their home ground because in muddyconditions it was a forwards' game, and the Yorkist forwards weremore thrusting, at any rate in the loose scrummage. Yet the Cambrianswon 9-6, 2 tries and 1 penalty goal to 2 penalty goals.

The Cambrians should have won the return match on their homeground, on a dry field with stronger halves. Yet the Yorkists won by16 points to 12, 2 goals and 2 penalty goals to 4 tries.

In the first match, played on 31st May, the Yorkists adopted theright tactics in closing up the game at every opportunity: their packwas heavier, but good hooking and serum-half play by the Cambriansgave their halves the opportunity at least occasionally to show theirspeed and good handling: while the Yorkists made up lost ground bythrusting forward play and accurate touch kicking. The game waswon by a superior half and three-quarter line, but only by a 'narrowmargin.

In the return match, played on June 21st, the Yorkists won becausetheir forwards, as determined and hustling in the last five minutes ofplay as in the first five, kept the ball for most of the game ori or nearthe Cambrians' 25-yard line; so that a penalty kick meant an almostcertain penalty goal: and because their kicker scored 10 out of 16 points,while the Cambrians failed to convert one of their 4 hard-earned tries.Yet only 15 minutes from time the score was 12-5 to the Cainbrians.Perhaps the Yorkists' "war of attrition" had run the Cambrian forwardsoff their feet: or more probably the Cambrians rested on their laurelsat this vital moment: for they struck back hard enough -- but too late— in the last 5 minutes.

No team of selectors could have chosen two more equally matchedsides or arranged such breath-taking excitement for the large crowdof spectators. Yet the merits of each side provide striking contrasts.For example, the Cambrian three-quarters could teach their oppositenumbers a good deal about moving towards their opponents' goal:while their forwards could learn much from the Yorkists about thrustingforward play,

Many of the staunchest Cambrian supporters were at least "halfglad" to see the Yorkists beat their rivals for the first time.

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ResultsLost 0-38Lost 6— 8Lost 5— 6Drawn 16-16Drawn 11-11Won 9— 6Won 22— 6Lost 6-11Lost 9-11Won 14— 6Lost 12-16

Played 11; Won 3; Drawn 2; Lost 6. Points for 110. Points against135.

On Wednesday, 18th June six inter-School matches were playedon the school grounds with teams from the three schools: St. Mary's.van Riebeeck and Delamere High School.

In the House Matches the knock-out competition for the Senior Cupwhich was tried last year was discontinued and the competition revertedto a league. It was found that the Senior Houses could field four XVsand Gaining Ground dropped out of the Hamilton Cup Competition.

The Kenya Rugby Referee Society again gave considerable help bysupplying referees for School and House Matches.Colours:

Beaty,t Blunt,t, C. J. Clarke, Dine, McNaughtandReed,t, Turner,1st XV flad$es:

Aikin, Burn, Button,t Davidson, Jenkins, Knights, Muller, Smith,Also played: Ashworth, Foster, Jaeloon, McIntosh, Phillips,

Watson.t Flayed for the Combined Schools.

G. F. Antoni, also played for the Combined Schools and shared theCaptaincy.House Matchs

Sear Cup — Hawke — played 5 won 5.Hamilton Cup — Scott.Junior Cup — Clive.

SECOND XVCaptain: T. W. H. Capon

After a slow start, the Second XV played good rugby, and endedthe season on a victorious note. Having lost by only 17-0 to a strongPolice 'A' XV, the team, for a while, became worse, and suffered twocolossal defeats at the hands of St. Mary's and Railway 'A'. However,after the latter setback the team began to improve steadily, with theresult that its colours were riot again lowered during the remainder ofthe season despite calls on key players by the 1st XV. The highlOhtof the season was the defeat of the strong St. Mary's team in the returnfixture, Ashworth's goal-kicking saved the day on a number ofoccasions, while Phillips and Pringuer at half were towers of strengthto the side.

Results

ImpalaNondescripts 'A'Harlequins 'A'Old CambriansRuiruDuke of York SchoolRailwayNondescripts 'A'Harlequins 'A'St. Mary's SchoolDuke of York School

Police 'A' Lost 17— 0Authorised bottlers. St. Mary's School Lost 25— 5

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Impala 'A'WonWon

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Duke of York School 2nd Won 17-12

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SENIOR COLTS

Captain: A. R. Westcob

The Colts had a successful season, and were difficult , to stop whenin full cry. , They were not, a team of stars, but SchwentafskyParker both showed considerable promise. Chief among the faults Werethe lethargy which overcame the pack on occasion, indifferent handlingby the backs, and bad tackling by the centre. Nevertheless, despitethe limited time for training, a pleasing cohesion was attained.

ixoNICE . CREAM . •

Results

St. Mary's School

Won 24-13St. Mary's School

Won 9— 6Delamere High School

Won 47— 0

Delamere High School

Won 62— 0Duke of York School

Won 10— 9

Van Riebeeck School

Drawn 9— 9Van Riebeeck School

Lost 9-12

St. Mary's School

Won 12— 3Duke of York School

Lost 11-26

JUNIOR COLTS

Captain: D. Pereira

Two teams were fielded this season, one under lin and the otherunder 13i. The senior of these had a highly successful season, con-ceding only three points when their line was crossed in the final game.The forwards were generally much stronger than the opposition anddominated all the games, except for a hard-fought match against vanRiebeeck, when' they met their equals. '

The Junior team was just settling down to cohesive play when theseason closed, and results here underline the need for all Juniors tostudy the strategy and tactics of the game and to practise accordingly.

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Results

Under 14iWon 21— 0Won 21— 0Won 9— 0Won 23— 0Won 3-0Won 19— 3

Under 134St. Mary's SchoolNairobi Primary SchoolSt. Mary's SchoolNairobi Primary School

Lost 23— 0Lost 14— 3Lost 6— 9Drawn 3— 3

A match arranged for boys from Junior and Inter-houses againsttheir opposite numbers from the Duke of York School resulted in avictory for us by 17 points to 6. The back play was better than anyseen in either of the other teams.

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Athletics

Captain: B. LennoxSecretary: M. R. Wells

Owing to the Fete and other activities the Tug-of-War was omittedfrom the programme this year and its re-introduction next year is stilluncertain.

In the events decided before Sports' Day only two records werebroken, but both by a fairly wide margin. In the A2 Discus eventEllmer of Clive, with 131" 10' beat the previous best distance by over6' and in the B 440 yds. Traves of Rhodes had a time of 55.2 secs. whichimproves, by .4 secs., the record set up in 1949. In addition Traves wonthree other track events in his group — the 100 yds., 220 yds. and I Mile.

The Templer Bowl for Standards went to Rhodes, while in thecompetition for the Sidney Davis Cup, Scott held on to an early leadand were the eventual winners by more than 40 points in 400.

For the outstanding success of the three Sports meetings held onour track, and the many weeks of preliminary events before the finalsports meeting, we should like to extend our thanks to all those masterswho acted as judges and time-keepers and especially to Mr. Riddell forhis efficient organization.

Colours this year were awarded to Palin, Richter, Dine and Lennox,

C—(Under 14 years on 1st August, 1958)

100 yards — MacOwan, K. J. (Hawke), 12.4 secs.220 yards — MacOwan,. K. J. (Hawke), 27.5 secs.660 yards — Duncan, A. J. (Nicholson), 1 min. 45.8 secs.High Jump — MacOwan, K. J. (Hawke), 4 ft. 5 ins.Long Jump — netts, D. G. G. (Hawke) 14 ft. 31 ins.4 x 110 yards Relay — Clive Housei 56.6 secs.Throwing the Cricket Ball — McAdam, K. P. W. J. (Nicholson),

61 yards ift. 3 ins.

B—(Over 14 and under 181 on let August, 1958)

100 yards — Traves, M. C. J. (Rhodes), 11.4 sees.220 yards — Traves, M. C. J. (Rhodes), 25.0 secs.440 yards — Traves, M. C. J. (Rhodes), 55.2 secs. (Record).880 yards — Van Rensburg, M. C. J. C. (Grigg), 2 mins, 22.9 secs.1 mile — Traves, M. C. J. (Rhodes), 5 mins. 26.8 secs.100 yards Hurdles — Fergusson, P. J. (Hawke), 16.0 secs.High Jump — Phibbs, D. L. S. (Scott), 4 ft. 11 ins.Long Jump — Ramsey, J. C. (Scott), 17 ft. 11 ins.Hop-Step-Jump — Ramsey, J.. C, (Scott), 35 ft. 104 ins,4 x 110 yards Relay — Rhodes House, 51.7 secs.Throwing the Cricket Ball — Pery, F. P. G., 69 yards 0 ft. 10 ins.

(Grigg).Obstacle Team Race (B and C) — Clive House.

A2—(Over 151 and under 181 on 1st August, 1958)

100 yards — Westcob, A. R. (Nicholson), 11.0 secs.220 yards — Kent, W. J. (Clive), 24.8 secs.440 yards — Roberts, I. A. (Scott), 57.7 secs.880 yards — Ramsbottom, S. P. (Nicholson), 2 mins. 18.0 sees.

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A1—(Over 16 years on 1st August, 1988)100 yards — Richter, R. (Rhodes), 10.6 secs.220 yards — Burn, D. R. (Scott), 24.0 secs.440 yards — Blunt, P. M. (Scott), 52.8 secs.880 yards — Herd, P. C. (Scott), 2 mins. 8.7 secs.1 mile — Herd, P. C. (Scott), 5 mins. 6.2 secs.110 yards Hurdles — Burn, D. R. (Scott), 15.7 secs.High Jump -- Pickering, R. H. D. (Hawke), 5 ft. 3 ins.Lang Jump — Dine, M M. (Scott), 19 ft. ai ins.Hop-Step-Jump — Lennox, B. (Rhodes), 38 ft. 51 ins.Putting the Shot — Antoni, G. F. (Hawke), 35 ft, 8 ins.Discus (Final) — Dine, R. M. (Scott), 110 ft. 7 ins.4 x 110 yards Relay — Scott house, 47.6 secs.4 x 220 yards Relay — Scott House, 1 min. 39.2 secs.Throwing the Cricket Ball — Blunt, P. M. (Scott), 92 yds. 2 ft 0 ins.Obstacle — Hutton, R, I. (Nicholson).Composite Relay 2nd — Rhodes House — 4 mins. 23.5 sees.Composite Relay 1st — Hawke House, 4 mins. 15.0 secs.100 yards (under 13) — McAdam, K. P. W. J. (Nicholson), 13.1 secy.Inter-School. Relay (under 131) — Prince of Wales, 56.0 secs.Fathers and Sons — The Westcobs.Old Boys' Race — F. E. Richardson (Hawke).

Triangular and Inter-Triangular SportsIn the tenth annual Triangular Athletics Meeting, held at Alliance

High School, the home team once again demonstrated its superiority,taking first place in every event of the afternoon. This outstandingteam gave further evidence of its strength by breaking records in themile, high jump and hop, step and jump events and equalling that forthe 100 yards.

Best performances by our team were Richter's second and thirdplaces in the 100 yds. and 220 yds. respectively and Muller's second inthe Shot Putt.

Owing to the water-logged condition of the Duke of York trackthe venue for the Inter-Triangular meeting was changed to the Princeof Wales. The red triangle once again came out winners, but by asmaller margin than last year — the final points being 54 :44. °flying°of the Alliance High had the best performance of the afternoon withhis records in all three jumping events.

The teams were:—

Yellow Triangle:Machakos High SchoolTechnical High SchoolDuke of York School

Red Triangle:Alliance High SchoolDuke of Gloucester SchoolPrince of Wales School.

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Association Football

let XI

Captain: P. M, BluntVice-Captain: G. F. Antoni

At the beginning of the season, with only two members of lastyear's team left, we were extremely dubious as to our chances. HoW-ever, our fears were allayed by the first match against thewhen it was shewn that great potential lay in the team. '

With regular practices and matches, teamwork has improvedtremendously; it has been a most successful season and great credit isdue to the whole team. Whereas they may perhaps be lacking in thefiner points of the game, they have indeed shewn wonderful spirit,with a will to win.

Except for injuries the team has played unchanged throughout the..term. No small praise is due to A. C. Schwentafsky in goal, who hasrevealed touches of genius for a schoolboy. At full back R. I. Buttonand B L. Hailstone have been resolute defenders, evincing a very goadunderstanding of positional play. The half-backs have acquitted them-selves ably, T. J. Saben being particularly good with his heading andunbounded energy. The forward line has moved well, with perhaps atendency to overcrowd each other. G. F. Antoni at inside left hasalways been amongst the goals, with his strong powerful thrusting.P. M. Blunt deserves a special mention for his enthusiasm as Captain,and his splendid ball control and dashes down the middle havecontributed a lot to the success of the team.

The first match at the Duke of York School ended in a one allresult; if our forwards had been in shooting trim we could quite easilyhave won. We greatly look forward to the return game on our ground,

The two matches against our very strong opponents, Alliance HighSchool and Machakos High School, were successful, , each resulting in•a 3-2 victory for the school. The match against the Allianee wasmost noteworthy, our forwards scoring 3 goals in the first ten minutes,which had a devastating effect upon our opponents.

We are grateful to Mr. Barnett for the coaching and for theenthusiasm with which he has infected the First XXII.

Results

B.M.H. Drawn 3-3Technical High School

Won 4-0

Duke of Gloucester

Won 4-0African Staff

Won 1-0B.M.H. Won 5-0Duke of York School

Drawn 1-1

Technical High School

Won 1-0Royal Technical College

Drawn 1-1

Railway

Lost 0-1Alliance High School

Won 3-2

Old Boys

Won 6-1High School Machakos

Won 3-2

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2nd XICaptain: N. H. G. Reed

The second eleven began the season well, beating the Duke ofGloucester School and the Tchnical High School, with whom a returnmatch was drawn. Unfortunately several unavoidable changes in theteam occurred owing to absence of both First and Second Elevenplayers, and it has been, as usual, difficult to fill the gaps effectively.

However, we have not been entirely at loss. A very close gamewith the Duke of York ended with a 1-0 victory for them, and at theAlliance High School both sides played an attractive and energeticgame. Alliance have effectively mastered the technique of keepingthe ball on the ground, and won 3-1 in a more than usually enjoyablegame. Machakos High School also beat us by three goals to nil. Welook forward to the rest of the season with pleasure.

Results

Technical High School

Won

3-2Duke of Gloucester School

Won

4-1Technical High School

Drawn 0-0

Duke of York School

Lost

0-1Alliance High School 'Lost

1-3

Machakos High School

Lost

0-3

Senior Colts

The team has been captained this term by A, R. Westcob ofNicholson House and coached by Mr. Outram. So far this termto judge by the scores shown below, we haven't done quite as well ASwe hoped we would, but there is still time to make amends! Inparticular we look forward to the return match with the Duke ofYork. All our games have been very enjoyable and we have triedhard to play together as a team . We would also like to record ourgratitude to those who were not able to play with us in matches, butprovided us with a good opposition in practices.

Dr. Ribeiro's School Lost 2-5Duke of York School Lost 1-2Alliance High School Won 2-1

Junior ColtsCaptain:" R. Veale

Fortune has so far been kind to the team Though less swift thanlast year's team, they have certainly blended into a more successfulcombination. R: Veale has been an efficient and enthusiastic captainand C. R. Watson has been a tower of strength in defence. A note-worthy game was played against the Railway Juniors, whose side iscomposed of the pick of all Primary schools in Nairobi; the Schoolinflicted the first defeat on their opponents. This was a most stirringgame right to the last whistle. We have been fortunate in havingcoaching from Mr. Patter.

Results

Delatnere High SchoolDr. Ribeiro Goan SchoolAlliance High SchoolDuke of York SchoolRailway Juniors ,.

Drawn 2-2Drawn 2-2Lost 0-2Won 3-1Won 4-3

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Cricket 1st XIThe task of choosing this year's team

proved comparatively easy, and it hasremained the same from the first match.The season began well, the team winningfive of our first six matches, but sincethen, because, of several batting collapses,many matches have gone the other way,However, on the whole, it has been asuccessful season,

The batting, has at times been good, at times very bad. Capon andWilson have both had several good innings, and Hodge, Phillips, Moonand Vernon have all had good scores. There had been a notable improve-ment this year in the forward play of the team, and many of the playersare now playing forward defensive strokes --- unusual at this school.

The bowling has been very strong. 'Drummond and Moon havebowled fast and accurately and have troubled all opposing openers.Foxton with his slow flighty off-spinners, has deceived many, and hastaken over fifty wickets so far this season, Davidson has always kept theruns down, and his pace off the wicket has earned him many wickets.Capon has added variety with his leg-breaks. The ground fielding andthrowing-in have been good, but far too many catches have been missed.

West has proved a worthy successor to Doupe as the team's scorer.Results

(Played 14 Won 8 Lost 5 Tied 1)v. Eastleigh Secondary.Eastleigh 68. (Foxton 4 for 14, Davidson 3 for 12).P.O.W. 71 for 2 (Patin 25).. Wonv. Parklands.Parklands 85. (Foxton 6 for 16, Moon 3 for 15),P.O.W. 85. (Turner 16). Tiedv. Limuru.P.O.W. 114. (Capon 28, Wilson 26).Limuru 80. (Drummond 5 for 25, Foxton 4 for 25). Wonv. Dr. Ribeiro's.Dr. Ribeiro's 72. (Capon 4 for 21, Foxton 3 for 18).P.O.W. 75 for 2. (Foxton 31 n.o.)

Won

v. Duke of York.D.O.Y. 91. (Foxton 9 for 26).P.O.W. 94 for 6. (Palin 24, Phillips 30 n.o.)

Won

v. Civil Service.Civil Service 93. (Foxton 9 for 33).P.O.W. 94 for 4. (Capon 45, Wilson 21 n.o.)

Won

v. Machakos.Machakos 214. (Drummond 4 for 44, Foxton 5 for 94).P.O.W. 218 for 5. (Foxton 25, Capon 102 n.o. Vernon 30,

Moon 26 n.o.)

Wonv, Duke of Gloucester.D.O.G. 77 (Foxton 5 for 16).P.O.W. 66 (Hodge 38). Lostv. K.K.C.C.K.K.C.C. 147 for 8. (Foxton 3 for 62, Drummond 2 for 16).P.O.W. 88. (Phillips 35). Lostv. T.H.S.P.O.W. 84. (Moon 29 n.o.)T.H.S. 67. (Davidson 6 for 11). Wonv. Impala.Impala 171. (Foxton .3 for 31).P.O.W. 158. (Wilson 47, Capon 25, Phillips 24). Lostv. Old Boys.Old' Boys 112. (Moon 6 for 28).P.O.W. 88. (Wilson 37), Lost

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SECOND XIThe 2nd XI has had a successful season, winning five out of the

eight matches so far. The batting has rested mainly on Nicoll, Fosterand Goss, and the bowling on Lennox, Aikin and Conventry. Wellshas kept wicket ably, and the fielding has been competent.

Resultsv. Dr. Ribeiro's Goan School.Dr. Ribeiro's Goan School, 114. P.O.W. 121 for 8. Wonv. Railway.Railway 84. P.O.W. 87 for 6. Wonv. Duke of York School.D.O.Y. 87. P.O.W. 68 for 5. Wonv. Duke of Gloucester School.D.O.G. 130 for 7 declared. P.O.W. 90. Lostv. Royal Technical College.R.T.C. 49. P.O.W. 50 for 4. Wonv. Royal Air Force.P.O.W. 59. R.A.P. 60 for 3. Lostv. Technical High School.P.O.W. 167. - T.H.S. 168 for 3. Lostv. Railway.Railway 99 for 8 declared. P.O.W. 104 for 6. Won

SENIOR COLTSThe team started off well by beating the Duke of York. Senior

Colts .,XI, but lost its -next two matches against St. Mary's andDr. Ribeiro's Colts XI. The return match against the former, however,was a moral victory for us, Sinclair making 80 not out.

Duke of York School.P.O.W. 183 for 9 declared. D.O.Y. 107. WonSt. Mary's School.St. Mary's 86. P.O.W. 39. LostDr. Ribeiro's School.P.O.W. 86. Dr. Ribeiro's 91 for 8. LostSt. Mary's School.P.O.W. 158 for 7 dec. St. Mary's 79 for 7. Drawn

JUNIOR COLTSThe.Junior Colts has proved a very creditable team and has played

six matches so far this term of which we have won five. Our onlydefeat has been against the Duke of York. This was the first matchof the season when we had not settled down and many valuable catcheswere dropped.

While our batting and bowling have been good, the fielding wasweak in the early matches of the season, but this has greatly improved.

Resultsv. Duke, of York.Colts 64. D.O.Y. 116. Lostv. Kenton College.Colts 74. Kenton 68. Won.v. St. Mary's.Colts 144 for 7. St. Mary's 96. Wonv. Delamere High School.Coats 90 for 3. Delamere 50. Wonv. Primary.Cutts 152 for 4. Primary 53. Wok.v. Kenton College.Colts 138 for 6. Kenton 45. Won

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Prefect. To Regent St. Polytechnic, London.BLUNT, J. N. de G.-Jan. 1954. Rhodes. 'lx-4y. School Cert.

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Prefect. Hockey XXII. Rugby XV Colours. Cricket XI Colours.House Colours. • To School in Rhodesia. "

BOSTOCK, R. M.-Jan. 1952. Nicholson. la-6A. Higher School Cert.House Prefect. C.C.F. Cert. "A" Pts. I and II. Hockey XXII.Rugby XXX. House Colours. Grade V (Piano). To EdinburghUniversity.

BROWN, N. J.-Jan. 1952. Nicholson. la-6A. Higher School Cert,School Prefect. Head of House. Sgt. C.C.F. Cert. "A" Pts. I and II.Hockey XXII. Rugby XXX. House Colours Choir Prefect, Actedin "Twelfth Night", "Arms and the Man", "The Importance of BeingEarnest" and "Journey's End". Play Reading Soc. (Sec.) ToSt. John's College, Cambridge,

CARLING,•R. • H.-Jan. 1954. Nicholson. lb-4x. Bugle Band.Cricket XXII. House Colours. Shooting Team. To Farming.

CHALMERS, T.-Jan. 1953. Nicholson. lb-5B. School Cert. HousePrefect. Acted in "Journey's End". To R.A.C. Cirencester.

CHARLES, G.-Oct. 1952, Hawke. la-6A. Higher School Cert. HousePrefect. Acted in "Journey's End." Edited "The Cambrian". ToArchitecture.

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COLLIER, J. E. H.-May 1957. Hawke. 3d. To Farming.COOPER, R. M.-Jan, 1953. Grigg, lb-5E. School Cert. House Prefect.

C.C.F. Cert. "A". Pts. I and II. Hockey XI Colours. Rugby. XVColours. Soccer Xl. House Colours. To University of Cape Town.

COVENTRY, P. H. S.-Jan. 1954. Clive. ly-4x. C.C.F. Cert. "A". Pt. T.Rugby XXX. Cricket XXII. House Colours. To Sch. of. Navigation,Warsash.

COX. N. R.-Jan, 1956. Day/Nicholson. ld-2e.CREFFIELD, D. J.-Oct. 1954. Day/Scott. ly-3c. C.C.F. Cert., "A"

Pt. I. To School in. England.DAVIES, J. G. Jan. 1951. Rhodes. lc-6A. Higher School Cert. House

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among E.A. Candidates). School Prefect. Rugby XV. HouseColours. Scientific Soc. (Sec.). To Birmingham University.

EDMONDSON, R. J. W.-Jan. 1955. Hawke. le-3e. C.C.F. Cert. "A"Pt. I. To Aircraft Apprenticeship.

EDMUNDS, G. D. B.-Jan. 1956. Scott. 2d. Cricket XXII. ToFarming. •

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Grade V with Merit (Garnet). To Radio Engineering in Australia.FLEMMING, J. E.-Jan. 1953. Rhodes. lc-4c. School Cert. To Egerton

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Prefect. C.S.M. C.C.F. Cert. "A" Pts. I and II. Arts Circle (Sec.).To Rhodes University.

GRIFFITHS, P.-Jan. 1955. Clive. ld-3e.GRIMWOOD, C. A. G.-Jan. 1954. Nicholson. lc-4b. School Cert.

House . Prefect. Hockey XXII. Rugby . XXX. Soccer XI. AthleticsTeam. House Colours. To Agricultural Engineering.

HAMLYN, A. E.-May 1953. Rhodes. lc-4c. School Cert. C.C.F. Cert."A" Pts. I and II. Shooting Team. To K.C.C.

HAYNE, R. A.-Jan. 1954, Day/Rhodes. ly-4y. School Cert. ToR.A.F. Apprenticeship, Halton.

HELLOWELL, P. J.-Jan. 1954. Rhodes. ly-4c. School Cert. C.C.F.Cert. "A" Pt. I. To School in England.

HEWETT, G. A. K.-May 1956. Hawke le-1d. To School in NewZealand.

'ETCHINGS, P. W. - Jan. 1953. Clive. la-4a. School Cert. Cpl.Drummer. To Gailey and Roberts Apprenticeship.

HOFER, L.-Jan. 1954. Rhodes. le-4x. School Cert. C.C.F. Celt "A"Pt. I. To Accountancy.-

HOPKINS. D. A. S.-Jan. 1953. Rhodes. la-5E. School Cert. Houk!Prefect. Hockey XI Colours. Rugby XV Colours. Soccer XIColours. Athletics Colours. House Colours. To Natal University.

HOWELL, R. J.-Jan. 1954. Clive. 1c-4b. School Cert. C.C.F. Cert. "A"Pt. I. To Highgate School.

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HOWES, C. D. NI.-Jan. 1952. Hawke. lc-6E. Higher School Cert.School Prefect. Head of House.. House Colours. To MetropolitanVickers.

HOWES, N. M.-Jan. 1954. 'Hawke. ly-4y. School Cert. Rugby XXX.House Colours. To Guildford Technical College.

HOWSON, K. W.-Jan. 1954. Nicholson. ty-4y. C.C.F. Cert. "A" Pt. I.ISEMONGER, R. B.-Jan. 1953. Nicholson. 1c-4c. School Cert. .To

B.S.A. Police.ISENBURG, M. C. A.-Jan. 1952. Clive. la-6E. Higher School Cert.

House Prefect. Sgt. C.C.F. Cert. "A" Pts. I and II. Rugby XXX.Shooting Team (Capt.) House Colours. Arts Circle (Sec.) ToFarming.

JORDAN, J. F.-May 1954. Nicholson. ly-4y. School Cert. Cpl,C.C.F. Cert. "A" Pts, I and H. To E.A. Airways.

JORDAN,*M: R. B.-Jan, 1954. Scott, ly-4y. School Cert. C.C.F.Cert. "A" Pt. I. To Farming,

KING, K. D. G.-Jan. 1953. Nicholson. lc-4b, School Cert. HousePrefect. C.C.F. Cert. "A" Pt. I. Rugby XV Colours. Soccer XXII,House Colours; Acted in "Journey's End". To Building andDecorating.

KRUGER, J. R.-Jan. 1954. Rhodes. lb-4c. School Cert. To Insurance,LATTER, B. T. G.-Jan. 1954: Hawke. lb-4a. School Cert. L. CPI,

C.C.F. Cert, "A" Pts. I and II. House Colours. To Accountancy.LAW-SMITH, 1). J.-Jan. 1953. Rhodes. lc-4b. School Cert, House

Prefect. Cricket XI Colours. House Colours. To Accountancy,LEVINSON, S. M.-Jan. 1954. Day/Rhodes. 1y-4x. School Cert.

C.C.F. Cert. "A" Pt. L. To Accountancy.LEVY, H. A.-Mar. 1953. Rhodes. lb-5E. School Cert. School Prefect,

Head of House. C.S.M. C.C.F. Cert. "A" Pts. I and II. Hockey XI'Colours, Rugby XV Colours. Soccer XI Colours. AthleticsColours (Capt.) Hurdles . B, A2 and AI Records. House Colours.To Natal University.

LISLE, C. T.-Mar. 1957. Day/Clive. OE. To National Overseas andGrindlay's Bank.

LORI, T, S.-Jan. 1954. Grigg. ly-4x. School Cert. Brass Band. ToArmy Apprentice School.

LOSIER, A. J.-Oct. 1954. Day/Grigg. lx-3d. To School In U.S.A.LUCAS, E. J.-Jan. 1952. Grigg. lb-0A. Higher School Cert. House

Prefect. C.C.F. Cert. "A" Pts. I and II. Rugby XXX. To BangorUniversity Coil.

McQUIRE, J. E.-Jan. 1956. Day/Hawke. 3c-4y, To Accountancy.MEADOWS, W. 11,-Jan, 1952. Hawke. la-6E. School Cert. House

Prefect. To British Railways,MEINTJES, G. P. D.-Jan. 1954. Nicholson. lb-4x. School Cert.MILLER, J. W. F:-Mar. 1956. 'Scott. 3b-4b. School Cert. Rugby )(V

Colours:: Athletics Team. House Colours. Acted in "Journey's- End." To Law.

MILLER, W.. 1956. Day/Nicholson; 5E-6E. House Prefect.Rugby -XV. Cricket XI. House Colours. To Land Bank.

MOOLMAN, J. P.-Jan. 1955. Rhodes. le-3e. To Van Riebeeck School.MOORE. D.-May 1954. ly-4y. To Accountancy.MORAY. M. .T.Mar. 195.6. Day/Hawke. 3c-4y. School Cert. Athletics

•• Team. To Commerce.MOULINIE, J.-.Tan. 1954. Hawke. lx-4x, School Cert. C.C.F. Cert.

"A" Pt. I. Soccer XXII. House Colours. To Architecture.NATTRASS. M. D.-Sept. 1952. . Scott. lc-fiA, Higher School Cert.

: House. Prefect. To Belfast University. •NEL, C. A.-Jan. 1956. Nicholson. le-2d. To Farming.NIGHTINGALE;.' G. M; Jan. 1952. Scott. 1a-6E. Higher School d-ei

School Prefect. Head of Inter. C.S.M.. C.C.F. 'Cert. "A" Pts. I and ITDe .Haaff Cup.: -Rugby XXX.: - House Colours. Acted in twelfthNight" and "Journey's End." To Nottirighain University..

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ODENDAAL, H. D.-Jan. 1957. Scott. le. To Farming.PACE, M. E.-Jan. 1957. Scott. le.PALMER, E. J.-Jan. 1957. Rhodes. 2e. To Mechanical Engineering.PELLEW-HARVEY, W. B.-Jan. 1954. Rhodes. la-4b. School Cert.

To Socfinaf.PERRY, P. J.-Sept. 1955. Day/Scott. 2b-4x. School Cert. To Cardiff

Tech. Coll.PETERSON, P. A.-Jan. 1954. Rhodes. lb-4x.PODERSOO, A.-Sept. 1952. Grigg. 2d-6A. Higher School Cert.

House Prefect.POWELL, D. G.-Jan. 1954. Day/Scott. lb-4x. School Cert.

Soccer XXII.POWELL, J. P. B.-Jan. 1952. Clive. lc-4b. Hockey XXII, Rugby XV.

Cricket XXII. To Accountancy.PURCHASE, P. J. G.-Jan. 1952. Rhodes. la-6A. Higher School Cert.

C.C.F. Cert. "A" Pta. I and II. Hockey XXII. Rugby XXX.Soccer XXII. Athletics Team. House Colours.

PYE, D. J.-May 1956. Scott. 2c-3d. C.C.F. Cert. "A" Pt. I. ToMerchant Navy.

REED, D. J. G.-Jan. 1952. Scott. la-6A. Higher School Cert. HousePrefect. C.C.F. Cert. "A" Pts. I and II. Hockey XI. Rugby XXX.Cricket XXII. Athletics Team. Squash Team. House Colours.To Trinity College, Dublin.

REID, B.-June 1955. Grigg. ld-3c. To S.A.N.C. "General Botha".REYNOLDS, M. P.--;Jan. 1954. Clive. ly-3d. C.C.F. Cert. "A" Pt. I.

To Army (Accounts).ROBINSON, A. W. W.-Jan. 1954. Grigg. lc-4x. School Cert.

C.C.F. Cert. "A" Pt. I.ROSS, S. I. R.-Jan. 1956. Grigg. lc-2p. To Farming.ROSSATO, P. G. L. M.-Jan. 1953. Grigg. lc-5E. School Cert.

Sgt. C.C.F. Cert. "A" Pts. I and II. House Colours. To NatalUniversity.

RUNDGREN, D. E.-Jan. 1953. Rhodes. ld-4c. School Cert. C.C.F.Cert. "A". Pta. I and II.

SANDERSON, D. J.-July 1953. Clive. ld-4y. School Cert. WaterPolo Team. Plunging Record. R.L.S.S. Award of Merit. HouseColours. Solo Cornet. To Army.

SCOTT-BARRETT, J.-Jan. 1957. Junior. le. To School in England,SNELLING, G. L.--June 1957. Nicholson. lb.SOLEAS, N. N.-Jan. 1957. Rhodes. le.STEPHENS, J. M.-May 1950, Scott. lb-6B. School Cert. School

Prefect, Head. of School. Hockey XI Colours (Capt.) Rugby XVColours. Cricket XI Colours. House Colours. To NottinghamUniversity.

STEYN, D. M.-Jan. 1954. Scott. lc-4x. School Cert. To Farming.STYLIANOU, A. C.-Jan, 1953. Clive. lc-5B. School Cert. Sgt. in

Band.SUNDE, 0. J.-Jan. 1952. Nicholson. 2b-68. School Cert. School

Prefect. Head of Inter, Rugby XXX. Young Farmers Club (Chair-man). To Massey College, New Zealand.

SYMONS, R. D.-Jan. 1954. Nicholson. ly-4y. To Farming.TAINSH, A. J.-Jan. 1952. Clive. 2b-6B. Higher School Cert. School

Prefect. Head of House. C.C.F. Cert. "A" Pts. I and II. Rugby XV.Soccer XXII. Midshipman's Cup. House Colours. Band DrumMajor. To Reading University.

THORNTON, E. G. R.-Jan, 1955. Grigg. ld-2q, To School in England.TROWELL, K.-Jan. 1954. Rhodes. ly-4y. School Cert. Soccer XXII.

To National Overseas and Grindlay's Bank.TSIPOURAS, N.-Jan. 1954. Scott, lc-4y. C.C.F. Cert. "A" Pts. I

and II. To Mechanical Engineering.TUCKER, C. B.-Jan. 1954. Day/Scott. lx-4y. L. Cpl. C,C.F. Cert. "A"

Pts. I and II. To Farming.

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TURNER, G. D.-Jan. 1954. Scott. lc-4x. School Cert. C.C.F. Cert. "A"Pt. I. To Farming.

TURNER, J. B.-Jan. 1956. Clive. le-2e. To Farming.TWIGGS, A. J. S.-Jan. 1954. Nicholson. lx-4x. C.C.F. Cert. "A" Pt. I

To Electrical Engineering.TYEKIFF, J. S.-Jan. 1954. Day/Rhodes. lb-4y. To Lengenny Dairies.VILJOEN, C. J.-May 1954. Day/Scott. lx-4y. House Prefect.

Soccer XI. Swimming Team. House Colours.WESTOVER-CHRISTIAN, C. W.-Jan. 1957, Clive, Id-le. To Army

. Apprentice School.WHITEHORN, A. S.-May 1956. Grigg. 2c-3c.WHITEHOUSE, T. D.-Jan. 1954, Nicholson. lc-4y, C.C.F. Cert. "A"

Pt. I. •WILLIAMS. M. J.-Jan. 1952, Scott. la-6B. Higher School Cert.

School Prefect, Head of Junior. C.C.F. Cert. "A" Pts. I and H,Athletics Team. House Colours. Library Prefect. Acted in "Armsand the Man". To St. John's College, Cambridge.

WILSON, J. F. M.-Sept. 1952. Rhodes. 2a-0A, Higher School Cart,House Prefect. • Stamp Club (Sec.) To Fitzwilllam House,Cambridge.

WILSON, R. H.-Jan, 1956. Clive. le-2e. To Farming,WISDOM, M. 0.-Jan. 1954. Hawke. lc-4y. School Cert. C.C.F.

Cert. "A" Pt. I. Shooting Team. To Farming.WYATT, D. L.-Jan. 1955. Day/Clive. la-3b, C.C.F. Cert. "A" Pt, I.

To School In England.YEGER, M.-Jan, 1952. Grigg. la-6A. Higher School Cert. School

Prefect. Head of House. C.C.F. Cert. "A" Pts, I and II.Hockey XI Colours. Rugby XV Colours (Capt.) Soccer XIColours. (Capt.). Tennis Team (Capt.) House Colours. ToSt. Edmund Hall, Oxford,

YOLLAND, A.-Jan. 1954. Scott. lx-4c. School Cart, C.C.F.Cert. "A" Pts. I and II. To Natal University.

ZOLA, M.-Jan. 1952. Grigg. la-6A. Higher School Cert, HousePrefect. Hockey XI, Rugby XXX. House Colours. DebatingSoc. (Sec.). To Bristol University.

ZORAB, M. C, K.-Jan. 1957. Inter. lb-la. To Kongwa School,LEFT APRIL 19118

BARDOE, J. T.-Jan. 1957. Grigg. ld.2d. To Army ApprenticeSchool.

BATES, M. H.-Jan. 1957. Rhodes, lb-2a. To Army Apprentice School.COMBER, R. C. G.-Jan. 1958. Junior. lc. To School in England.DAWKINS, G. D. W.-Sept. 1956. Grigg. lb-3b. .GINARLIS, J.-Jan. 1957, Inter. lc-2p. To School in England.HILL, T. W.-Jan. 1950. Day/Clive, 3c-58.. School Cert. R.L.S.S.• • Award of Merit. ' To Aviation.

FHTCHIN, D. H.-Jan. 1956, Day/Nicholson, lc-3c. To School inEngland.

HITCHIN, M. W.--June 1955. Day/Nicholson, 2d-5B, School Cert.To School in England,

HODDINOTT, M. R.-Jan. 1954. Nicholson. la-5B. School Cert,C.C.F. Cert. "A" Pts. I a•nd II. To R.A,C., Cirencester.

ISENBURG, M. W. F.-Jan. 1954. Clive. la-5B. School Cert. ToFarming.

JONES, R. G. E.-May 1954, Rhodes. lq-5B. School Cert. Rugby XV.House Colours. Band Drum Major. To K.C.C,

KINSMAN, B. C.-Jan. 1957. Grigg. lc-2b. To School in England,KONSTANT, M. C. L-Jan. 1954. Hawke. la-5E. School Cert. To

Farming.MACKETT, N. J.-Jan. 1955. Day/Grigg. 1b-4d, Pearson Cup and

Wright Medal at Music Festival. To R.A.F. Apprenticeship, Halton.McNAUGHTAN, A. J.--Jan, 1957. Grigg. le-2x. To Agric. Coll. in

Switzerland.

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NORTH, J. R. B.-Jan. 1954. Clive. lb-5B. School Cert. C.C.F.Cert. "A" Pt. I. To R.A.C., Cirencester.

ROBSON, W. S.-Jan. 1957. Day/Rhodes. 2a-3a. To School inEngland.

SAPPLE, R. J.-Jan. 1958. Junior. lc. To School in England.SMITH, E. R. A.-Jan. 1956. Hawke. le-3y. C.C.F. Cert. "A" Pts L

and II. Shooting team. To Farming.SMYTH, D.-Jan. 1956. Day/Grigg. le-3x. C.C.F. Cert. "A" Pt, I.

To Army Apprentice School.STEELE, L. G.-Jan. 1952. Grigg. lc-6B. Band. Choir. To Rhodes

University.VAN OLDENBORGH, R. F.-Jan. 1955: Nicholson. lc-5A. School

Cert. L. Cpl. C.C.F. Cert. "A" Pts. I and II. To School inEngland.

WATSON, P. D.-Jan. 1955. Scott. lb-4p. C.C.F. Cert. "A" Pt. I.To School in England.

WARD, J.-Jan. 1957. Rhodes. le-2x. To H.M.S. "Worcester".WARD, T. W.-Jan. 1954. Rhodes. le-5A. School Cert. Swimming

Colours. C.C.F. Cert. "A" Pt. I. To Barclays Bank.

LEFT JULY 1958CROWE, D. C.-Jan. 1958. Jun./Day. la-lb.ELLIS, R. H.-June 1956. Clive. 2d-3x. To Agricultural Engineering.FIELDER, M. J.-Jan. 1954. Clive. lb-5E. School Certificate, To

Accountancy.GOODWIN, R. C.-May 1957. Day/Scott. 2b-3b. To School in

England.HAGBERG, P. N.-Sept. 1956. Day/Nicholson. ld-3b. To School In

U.S.A.HENSON, R. C.-Feb. 1956. Grigg. 3a-5E. School Cert. C.C.F.

Cert. "A" Pt. I. To School in England.JACKSON, K. S.-Jan. 1957. Grigg. la-2a. To School in England.JAMES, R. S.-Jan. 1958. Junior. le. To School in England..JAN-ES, J. P.-Jan. 1957. Hawke. la-2a. To School in England.LIONNET, M. R.-Jan. 1957. Inter/Nicholson. ld-2c. To School in

England.MAGAHY, F. C. P.-Jan. 1958. Junior. ld. To Kongwa School.NEISH, W.-Jan. 1955. Rhodes. 2b-5E. School Cert. C.C.F. Cart, "A"

Pt. To Accountancy.,PASEA, D. W.-Sept.. 1956. Rhodes. lc-3x. C.C.F. Cert. "A" Pt. I.

To School in. Rhodesia.RIGBY, R.-Jan. 1958. Jun./Day. la.

ROBINSON, P. W.-Jan. 1955. Grigg lb-4c. C.C.F. Cert. "A" Pt. I.To School in England.

SMITH, H. R.-Jan. 1956. Grigg. 3c-5E. School Cert. School Prefect.Head of House. Hockey XXII. Rugby XV. Soccer XI Colours.House Colours. Sgt. C.C.F. Cert. "A" Pts. I and II. To CivilEngineering Apprenticeship.

SMITH, M. J.-Jan. 1956. Grigg. ld-3y. C.C.F. Cert. "A" Pt. I.STORM, H. W.-Jan. 1957.. Rhodes. id-2e. To Farming.STRACHAN, G. L.-Jan. 1953. Grigg. la-5A. School Cert. House

Prefect. L. Cpl. C.C.F. Cert. "A" Pts. 1 and 2. Hockey XXII.Rugby XXX. Soccer XXII. Tennis Team (Capt.). To Accountancy.

WHITE, T. D.-Jan. 1955. Day/Nicholson. la-4a, To Dulwich College.

Flamingo.D. W. Sutherst, 3a.

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The Society is able to report another active year. The membershiptarget of eight hundred which we hoped to achieve 'a year ago has beenreached and, financially, our position has improved.

In amplification of this rather bald statement it should be pointedout that the eight hundred figure has been attained before the end ofthe school year when, of course, a considerable addition to membershipmay be expected. Under the rule introduced last year wherebymembers who have not paid subscriptions for three years are deemedas having ceased to be members, fewer than twenty are likely to havetheir names deleted from the next edition of the Directory. It is hopedthat this will be printed early in 1959.

As far as investments and loans are concerned the considerablesum on loan to the Impala Club has been increased as the result of •amost munificent gift from E. R. Block, last year's chairman of theCouncil, who has transferred to the Society the loan which he himselfhad made to the Club. Bearing interest at 4% this will increase theannual income of the Society by over £20. The money is to be paidto the Chapel Fund until such time as the target of that fund Is reachedand thereafter it will go to swell the Bursary Fund. A further £60has been invested for the Life Membership Fund which now amountsto over £600. It is hoped that, despite the increase in postal charges,expenditure on postage, printing and stationery will be less in 1958 thanit was in 1957. Various small economies have been made and theinclusion of advertisements in the 1958 Directory covered the cost of itsprinting and postage. Such savings as have been made will, however,be off-set by a slightly smaller income from subscriptions but this isnot as bad as it sounds as 1957 was an exceptional year for thecollection of arrears.

The first of the Society's bursaries has now been completed andC. G. D. Brown (1952) has qualified at the Royal (Dick) VeterinaryCollege in Edinburgh. R. G. Dawson (1955) will complete his courseat Newcastle,• where he is reading engineering, by the middle of 1959.A .J Tainsh (1957) has taken up the special Agricultural Bursaryawarded to him and started at Reading University in October. It isexpected that the award of the Cantounias bursary will be made in 1959.

At the Annual General Meeting held on Mardi 21st the followingofficers were elected • for the year 1958/59:—

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The Council wishes to appeal to all members to do their best torecruit to the Society other Old Boys who are not, at present, members.The necessary forms will be found in the Directory. The Asst. Hon.Sec. (Box 30047, Nairobi or telephone Nairobi 60266) will be pleasedto send additional forms to those who may need them..

May we.remind members that the official and sole suppliers of theSociety's colours are J. R. Stephens & Co., Ltd., Hardinge Street,Nairobi (P.O. Box 233). The firm carries a stock of Old Cambrian ties,blazer badges and cravats. The cravats are an innovation since lastyear. Made of the same material as the ties they are very reasonablypriced and we advise you to have a look at them if you are in. Nairobi.All the Society's colours are, of course, only on sale to members.

May we finally appeal to all members to keep us informed of anychanges of address. It's all very well to write from the other end ofthe world and complain that the Impala has not arrived — let us know,in advance, where you will be and we will get it to you.

The Old Boys' Notes in this number of the Impala are not asextensive as those published last year. Both the Hon. Sec. and theAsst. Hon. Sec. were on overseas leave for five months during thecourse of the year. They would like to record their grateful thanks toMr. and Mrs. Larthe who so ably kept the Society running smoothlyduring their absence and who did the initial hard work for this year's

The ReunionThe annual Reunion was held at the School on Saturday, November

1st. The weather was perfect. The Short Rains had not arrived andthough, as a result,. the. grounds Were.drY, the jacarandas were at theirbest. The day's activities started with the 1st XI cricket match. TheOld Cambrian innings started shortly after 11 a.m. The School was upagainst very much stiffer opposition than last year when the OldCambrian bowling was rather weak, but they were by no means over-awed by the occasion, or the reputation of their opponents, Six OldCambrian wickets fell for thirty runs, and it seemed that the matchmight be over by lunch time, when Aitchison joined Johansen in astand which produced sixty runs in less than half an hour. Johansenhit the ball very hard indeed though a .few of his shots might bedescribed as 'by Machakos out of baseball'. - As the only 'member of.the Old Cambrian side who never played for the School, (with theexception of F. W. Johnson, the ex-member of the staff), he certainlyshowed his more illustrious colleagues how it' could. he done. With hisdeparture the rot set in again and nine wickets had fallen by lunchtime. The Old Cambrians were all out a few minutes after theresumption for 112. •

Against this very moderate score the School started well - andthirty went up without loss. At this stage Rand-Overt' brought on theall-spin attack of Simpson and Mayers and the School batsmen weresoon in trouble. Both bowled accurately, although on this occasionMayers secured the wickets. It was good to see them once more inaction together on the Oval though probably only a 'few of thosepresent would have been able to remember them bowling with thesame skill for the School in the seasons 1945, 1946 and 1947. Mayerstook eight wickets for twenty-five. The match ended at half past fivewhen the last School wicket fell at 88.

By this time an Old Cambrian Soccer XI was also in action againstthe School. This again was. an entertaining game but the Old Boysfound themselves up against a stronger than average School side whichwon by six goals to one. As a scratch combination the Old Cambriansplayed well anththe gatne was a thoroughly enjoyable „one ,to Watch.

The teams were as follows:—Cricket: C. L. Rand-Overy (1953) (Capt.), I. C. Aitchison (1957),

D. N. Breed (1953), W. I. C. Fear (1947), R. J. Johansen (1948), F. W.Johnson (ex-staff), D. J. Law-Smith (1957), K. 0. Mayers (1047), G. V.Randall (1956), R. J. Simpson (1957), W. N. Stephen (1951).

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Soccer: D. B. H. Coulson (1946) (Capt.), J. G. Boothway (1957),F. A. R. Bwye (1956), M. F. Chartres (1956), J. Dow (1957), G. Efsta-thiou (1951), A. C. Grimwood (1957), A. G. Martin (1957), B. J. Mark-well (1956), ,K. J. W. Preston (1953), J. Viljoen (1957).

After Retreat, which was sounded at 6.15 p.m., a memorial servicefor Captain B. W. L. Nicholson and. Old Boys who had died since thelast Reunion was held in Chapel. The address which was given byMr. B. T. Lindahl is printed elsewhere in this number of the Impala.

The service was followed by a sun-downer party in the Gym andlater there was a dance at the Impala Club the success of which wascue to the hard work put in by Peter' Spencer and Ian Dewar and toMrs. Curran, Mrs. Stephen. Mrs. Wevill and Mrs. Ian Dewar who hadso ably undertaken the provision of a buffet supper. it was a mostenjoyable party and brought to a conclusion a varied and Interestingcay.Other games against the School

During the course of the year Old Cambrian sides have playedagainst the School at Hockey and Rugger.

On March 1st a very strong Old Boys' side beat the SchoolHockey XI by seven goals to two. The team was as follows:•

D. H. Frank (1950), J. Fraser (1948), C. E. Wevill (1945), M. Yeger(1957), W. T. Harvey (1945), S. H. L Engelbretcht (1952), W. N. Stephen(1951), W. K. Plencterleith (1946),. J. P. Engelbreeht (1949), D.B.H.('oulson (1946), M. May (1951).

P. W. Spencer (1947) came on at half time for Coulson. Goalswere scored by J. P, Engelbrecht (4), Plenderleith (2) and Vegan

The Rugger, match was played on May 17th. • The result will befound' under the School rugger notes but no record remains of thecomposition of the team which was a judicious mixture of Impala Cluband up-country players and which included no less a figure than thechairman of the Old Cambrian Council. The side was raised by P. W.Spencer (1947).

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The following is an extract from the Court Circular of 27th July.1958:--

"The Duke, of Edinburgh arrived at the Isles of Scilly in theRoyal Yatch ` this morning. ...The Duke of Edinburgh subsequentlyattended Divine. Service in St. Mary's•Church which' was conductedby the Reverend James Gillett (Chaplain of the Isles of Scilly)."M. FL Thomas (1855) passed out 29th, out of a list of 228, from the

Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. 5. W. Hiles (1956) finishes atSandhurst at: the end of this year. ' He' has represented the Academyat athletics. M. J. Kinsman (1955) is also there after a distinguishedcareer at Welbeck College. N. V. Champion (1956), whose surnamewhile at school was McAdoo, has recently gone to the Academy underthe scheme. for granting commissions in the K.A.R.

The•following have been called to the Bar (Inner Terriple•: P. BPow/es (1953); J. D. M. Silvester (1952).

S. P. T. Houldsworth (ex-Staff), who is now teaching at HarrowSchool, is the joint author. of 'Pure Mathematics — A first course' whichwas published by Longmans in 1957.

I. C. Macfarlane (1953) has been awarded the Diploma in Architec-ture at the Glasgow School of Architecture. During his time overseashe has represented Scotland at Athletics and played Rugger for theRoyal College of . Science and Technology 'in Glasgow.

On leave during the English "summer" the Asst. Hon. Sec. met anumber of Old Cambrians in the Oxford region. J. P. Allen (1954)assembled some 'of these at an Old Cambrian dinner which was held

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at St. Edmund Hall, Oxford on June 8th. Others who attended wereJ. D. M. Silvester and M. P. Ghikas (1952) who came down from London,C. M. French (1955) and R. M. Polhill (1955) from Cambridge, and H.R. M. Cowie (1953), J. H. Archer (1954), J. A. Hayward (1953), M. D.Riegela (1955) and two Old Yorkists from Oxford. •J. M. Forrest (1954)was present for the pre-prandial session while M. L. Somen (1953) wasonly prevented- from attending by the vagaries of his personal transport.

Apart from academic distinctions which are recorded elsewheresome of these have achieved fame in other, spheres of activity. Riegelsran third in 'the O.U.A.C. 220' yards Low Hurdles and 'represented theUniversity against the A.A.A. in the same event. On the latter occasionhe beat the international . runner P.A.L Vine, into fourth place. TheAsst. Hon. Sec. was surprised to find, at an exhibition in Abingdon,Archer's architectural drawings for a 'Jive Palace' of rather startlingdesign — if anything rather more startling than the embroidered waist-coat which the architect had worn at the dinner.

By now Allen is in Italy, where he is to spend two years teachingEnglish in Milan and Rome, while Forrest is facing his Bar Finalsbefore', Possibly, going . on to. Australia.

M. Slapak (1958), who is now serving with the R.A.M.C., reachedthe fourth round of the singles in the Army Lawn Tennis Champion-ships.

J. R. Palfrey (1955) has passed the M.R.A.C. examination at theRoyal College of Agriculture, Cirencester. He has returned to Tanga-nyika to farm with his 'father 'at 01 Molog.

M. H. Gillett (1955) has been awarded the Diploma in Agricultureat the Seale-Hayne Agricultural College.

A. V. Odell (1956) is at the Sparsholt Farm Institute nearWinchester.

T. S. Lori (1957) is at the Army Training School at Harrogate.N. Binstead (1957) is at the Regent Street Polytechnic where 'he

intends to qualify in electrical engineering.T. C. K. Brown,(1953), reading Medicine at St. Andrew's, has again

captained the University Hockey team as well as captaining theScottish Universities side. He has been elected President of theUniversity , Athletic Union.

B. L. Belton (1956) has gained entry to Sandhurst via WelbeckCollege. He hopes ultimately to go to the Royal. Military- College ofScience. At Welbeck he was a College Prefect and a Sergeantin the C.C.F. as well as Captain of the College Shooting VIII whichfinished ninth in the Ashburton Shield at Bisley.

Writing from Cambridge in June, D. A. Forrester (1950) reportedthat, with the aid of a new car, he was covering vast mileages andseeing a lot of the country: See under`The• Universities' for the reasonfor his being back at Emmanuel College and under 'GovernmentServices' for his present whereabouts. „

P. A. B. Innes (1954) is 'with 'the firm of Mott, Hay and Anderson,Consulting Engineers, in London. In his final year at Bristol Universtyhe edited the Engineering Society journal and was liaison officer withthe Institute of Civil Engineers. — He 'reported having 'seen quite a lotof M. Turner (1954) and J. R. Stevens (1954) who has been art editorof the University newspaper. C. A.. Watson (1955) is an official of theUniversity Sailing Club.

Writing in January, C. G. D. Brown (1952), who has now qualified11i the Royal Dick Veterinary College and has arrived at the WellcomeResearch Laboratory at Kabete, gave news of several Old Cambriansin Edinburgh. "We seem to have a fairly strong Old Cambrian con-tingent here . at, present, though: signs of Mike of York infiltration arebecoming increasingly apparent. John Grigor is in his final year withme. passing his exams with ease and abandon. Peter Cox is well andtruly engaged and completing one year's practical to complete hisAgricultural B.Sc. Richard Dewar is proving a most efficient President

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(complete with beard) of the Jambo Club — 3rd year B. Corn. JohnWright works very hard in an accountant's office. Andrew Dykes is inAgriculture and a keen hockey player. Alec Turk seems to be every-where and is thoroughly enjoying Edinburgh life."

P. W. Eckhart (1950) has qualified as a doctor at St. Thomas'Hospital, London.

R. G. Grimshaw (1956) wrote from Wye Agricultural College inMarch and was most enthusiastic about .his course. He was playingfor the • College 2nd XV, getting some climbing, and enjoying ,theCathedral choir at Canterbury.

E. C. Brown (1956) has done about eighteen months with t eNational Overseas and Grindlay's Bank at Entebbe and is now t eHead Office in London. He will spend the next eighteen months study-ing for the examinations of the Bankers' Institute.

H. C. Plough (1950) has resigned from the Union Castle Companyand is now taking the Chartered Institute of Secretaries course at theWest of Scotland, Scottish College of Commerce.

Apologies to M. S. Davis (1953) for posting him wrongly to 54 Sqn.R.A.F. in the last number of the Impala. This should have read 63 Sqn.His Christmas card (very official) was much appreciated by the Asst.Hon. Sec. Davis has been accepted for a permanent commission. Hispresent whereabouts is obscure.

C. J. Crow (1955) and G. C. Aggett (1954) are now commissionedin the Royal Corps of Signals and the K.A.R. respectively. The formeris believed to be stationed at Catterick.

D. M. Walker (1946), 1st Bn. The Black Watch, had, in February.just finished a two-year staff appointment with the 51st (Highland)Infantry H.Q. in Perth. By now he is probably in Aden.

C. R. Palin (1956) has completed his first year at Durham wherehe is reading history. He successfully passed his first year examinationsand has played rugger, on occasions, for his college. He spends hisvacations in the Lake District. In July he joined up with A. J. Strong-man (1956) and they hitch-hiked to Brussels where they saw the WorldExhibition. From there they went on into Germany, visiting Aachen.Cologne and Strasbourg, before finishing up with five days in Paris.Youth hostels made the trip financially possible.

G. J. W. Rose (1956) is hoping to gain entry to the Heriot-WattCollege for Engineering. He has passed Physics, Chemistry and Englishat Advanced Level and now has only the Maths. to pass. In his sparetime he plays the drums in a band (jazz).

G. Charles (1957) is now in Birmingham where ho hopes to enterthe School of Architecture.

M. Yeger (1957), now up at St. Edmund Hall, Oxford, wrote inSeptember giving a most entertaining account of his journey to Englandin the company of J. G. Davies (1957) and N. J. Brown (1957). Theyhitch-hiked across Europe from Venice, seeing something of Switzerlandand France.

"We somehow managed to find the queerest sleeping quarters.One night we slept in a half-finished cement factory, only to bewoken by some Italian voice phoning for what we thought werethe police. In Paris we• used our very limited French to try topersuade a policemen to let us spend the night in one of his cells.We had almost done so when his officer came along and vetoedour brilliant idea — apparently his particular cells were reservedfor Algerian terrorists. The next night we decided that the stationwas a good bet. At midnight we found ourselves outside oz.: baggagetrolleys using newspapers as blankets and Readers' r.'igests aspillows. Add to this the fact that we had not shaved for six days(nor washed) and that our dress consisted of shorts and acamouflage smock and eae can understand why even the studentsat the Sorbonne looked twice."

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Others who have gone into residence at Oxford are A. Disney (1958)who is at Worcester College and J. G. Davies (1957), mentioned above,who is at Exeter College. N. J. Brown (1957) and M. J. Williams (1957)have both gone to St. John's, Cambridge. Williams, writing inSeptember, was viewing the prospect of the English winter with sometrepidation.

A. C. Stewart (1956) who has spent eighteen months at King'sSchool, Canterbury, since leaving the Prince of Wales, has obtained'A' level passes in Biology, Physics and Chemistry and started at theRoyal (Dick) School of Veterinary Sciences in Edinburgh in October.

D. W. Vail (1947) was ordained Deacon in the Church of Englandon September 21st by the Bishop of Warrington. For the next year orso he will be living in Liverpool where he will be serving in the Parishof St. Bede's, Toxteth Park.

A. S. Maxwell (1954) who is reading Mining Engineering atNottingham University has passed Part I of the B.Sc. course and wontwo special prizes. He takes his final exams in the Honours Schoolnext year.

W. H. Meadows (1957) left for the United Kingdom in July and,after visiting relations and spending three days in Paris, started workat Paddington Station (London) in September. He is working in thesurvey office and hopes to be selected for the Student 'Civil EngineeringScheme later. He works one day and two evenings a week at theWestminster Technical College where he is doing, the final year for theOrdinary Certificate of Mechanical Engineering.

G. 3. Clasen (1956) wrote in October from Rugby where he istraining with B.T.H. He reported that 3. D. Edwards (1956) had movedon to Southampton University. Clasen is keeping up his tennis andhockey and is 'having quite a good time'. The latter includes trips, tothe Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford.

J. Nicholson (1953) graduated at Newcastle in July and is nowworking with the N.C.B. as a trainee Civil Engineer, He hopesultimately to qualify as an AM.I.C.E.NORTH AMERICA

G. D. Woolf all (1953) arrived in the United States in August wherehe has taken up a teaching assistantship at the University of California.This post involves fifteen hours lecturing a week but thereafter he Isable to carry out research for his M.Sc. For the past year Woolfall hasbeen working at King's College, Newcastle, as assistant to a visitingProfessor in Highway Engineering and Traffic Studies.

B. van Oldenborgh (1953) wrote last December. He was thenworking for a shipping company in Vancouver. He landed at Halifaxin May 1957 and, after a short stay in Montreal, hitch-hiked acrossCanada (4,800 miles). He worked for a while on a uranium project inNorthern Ontario.

A. K. B. Sheridan (1953) wrote from Vancouver in February. Hewas then doing the first year Arts and Science course at the Universityof British Columbia. He reported having seen van Oldenborgh toldD. S. Stevenson (1951).

L. S. Langmead (1950) is now at Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania,U.S.A., where he is working for a firm of architects.WEST AFRICA

M. Graham (1951) wrote from the Cameroons in January. He isworking for a Unilever subsidiary. "I am learning something aboutrubber at present, — in a pioneering sort of way (planting includes themaking of one's own section of the estate out here)."CENTRAL AFRICA

H. L. Hunter (1949) wrote from Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia, inFebruary:---

"It gives me great pleasure to receive "Impala" and to readwhat the many chaps I know are up to in various parts of the

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world. In Lusaka I have managed to form a cricket club thatcarries the name of "Impala". Though a Rhodesian by birth I stillhave many memories of Kenya and the Old School. The ImpalaClub has been formed solely at present for cricket; later on wehope to have other sports but money is tight and there is still a lotto be done in laying a turf wicket and building a club house. Inour first season we have managed to get fourth place in the leagueof ten teams so we haven't done too badly."

SOUTH AFRICAB. R. Gobey (1954) is working in the laboratories of the Shell. Co. of

South Africa in Durban. He hopes ultimately to go to a university.D. A. Hopkins (1957), who is now at Natal Universit y, provided

news, in August of a variety of Old Cambrians. Others at Natal areH. A. Levy (1957), P. G. Rossato (1957), P. Wurzel (1954) and A. G.Tsipouras (1953). Hopkins and Levy represented the University at theInter-University hockey tournament.

Cape Town University also has its share of Old Cambrians amongwhom are P. I. Clarke (1949), B. M. Vau ghan (1956), S. P. K. Wheeler(1954) who plays Rugger for the University 2nd XV. and R. M. Cooper(1957).

M. J. L. Browne (1952). who joined the Merchant Navy afterleaving school, is reported at Natal University where also are P. J.Cuthill (19511) and A. G. Boshoff (1956).

C. J. Boshoff (1956) is at the College of Agriculture, Cedara,Pleterm ritzburg.EAST AFRICA

L. H. St. J. Shelton (1948) qualified as an Incorporated Accountantlast year and has joined his father, E. H. St. J. Shelton (1919), inbusiness in Kampala.

R. H. Buckle (1954), writing in January to Mr. Sim, gave news ofhis farming operations at Mpande (nearest neighbours fifteen milesaway) and reported that he had shot four good elephant and grown abeard.

G. W. Griffin (1950), Colony Youth Organiser, published an articlein the "East African Standard" in March in which he outlined the workhe has been doing in organizing camps for Kenya youth. Anotherarticle by L. A. Lavers (1946) gave further details in September. •InJune the same paper carried an article featuring the anti-poachingwork done, on Lake Victoria, by C. E. P. Watson (1948) of the LakeVictoria Fisheries. Service.

K. A. Eckhart (1953) is with the British East Africa Corporation inDar es Salaam.

Captain P. M. Woodford (1951), 1st Bn. The Devonshire and DorsetRegt., has been posted to the 4th Uganda Bn. of the K.A.R.

R. D. F. Barker (1946) virtually swept the board in the Corriedalesection at the Nakuru Show in June. He had further successes in theclasses for any breed of sheep taking 1st and 2nd prizes for woolledsheep of either sex.

Captain A. K. Catchpole (1949), the Suffolk Regiment, is attachedto the 11th Bn. of the KAR.

Captain J. F. H. P. Johnson (1942), the Somerset Light Infantry, isadjutant of the 3rd Bn. of the K.A.R.

B. K. Roberts (1933) of the Nanyuki Rifle Club carried off a numberof trophies at the 20th full bore meeting of the Kenya Rifle Association.He won the Kenya Championship with a score equal to the record set uplast year, the Grand Aggregate with 229 (a record), and the EuropeanElected Members' Cup with 72 (equal to the record).

The following Old Cambrians were commissioned in the KenyaRegiment in May: J. A. Williams (1946), F. Sutton (1945), G. P.Meintjes (1949), C. J. Nicholas (1948), C. F. N. Hollyoak (1947) andW. D. Ware-Austin (1947).

L. A, •Sheppard (1932) was runner-up in the 1957 Kenya EuropeanBilliards Championship. n ;

The following Old Cambrians played against the visiting M.C.C.team which toured East Africa last December and January: D. C.Carver (1941) and R. W. Bresler (1950) for Tanganyika, G. L. Krauss(1935) for the Kenya Kongonis and P. Owen-Thomas (1950) for theCoast XI.

The Engelbrecht brothers, J.P. (1949) and G.C.I4. (1950) reachedthe quarter-finals of the Grigg Cup, inter-school foursomes, beforelosing to Harrow, the ultimate runners-up. They defeated Shrewsburyand Kilsyth Academy in the opening rounds.

J. R. Ogilvie (1938) was a member of the Kenya team whichdefeated the South African Amateur Golfers who toured the colony inSeptember.

R. J. H. Frank (1949) played for Kenya against the English Hockeyteam which played two matches in Nairobi in September. C. E. Wevill(1945) captained the Nairobi side in the first match.

1. S. M. Henderson (1944), with Philip Goodhart, has published 'TheHunt for Kimathi'. In reviewing the book in 'Country Life' HowardSpring devoted a column to it and wrote — "The combination ofphysical endurance, intuition and intelligence that Mr. Henderson andhis colleagues brought to their task are almost incredible to us gentle-men of England who live at home at ease. ...it is a most excitingbook." Other papers were equally enthusiastic and the 'Sunday Times'reviewer wrote — "It was an amazing achievement to capture membersof lesser bands in the forests, and within a few days have them workingreliably and enthusiastically against their former comrades; and it wasIan Henderson's unique ability to understand the Kikuyu mind thatmade this possible. That same ability lends authority and sociologicalimportance to this absorbing adventure story."

AT. W. M. Price (1949) has left Nyeri and is now working forCane* (E.A.) in Nairobi. He now has three sons and writes, "If It'sin my hands there will certainly be at least three potential Ruggerforwards for 1st XV consideration in the years to come."

J. J. Needham-Clark (1949) is now working in Dar es Salaam andwrote, in June, giving news of various Old Boys there.

"I have only been in Dar es Salaam a short time but havenoticed that there are a number of Old Cambrians living here whohave apparently forgotten that they ever went to school at thePrince of Wales or maybe they were badly treated or somethingand preferred it that way,

I do not think it would be out of place to mention some of thepeople I have met or seen. P. G. Enderby who was at the Princeof Wales for one term in 1947 is now working for the Shell Companyin Dar. Michael Gillett was over here last year on a vacation froman Agricultural College in the U.K. (Seale-Hayne; he is not backin T.T. with the T.A.C. at Kongwa — Ed.) Lucas Horn is practisinglaw in Dar and I saw his brother Harry here the other day. RaySmith who is in Customs and normally based in Mombasa wasdoing 'something secretive in Dar. David Le Riche is now a fullyfledged vet in Tabora working for the Vet. Dept. Simon Stobbs wasat school for about two terms in 1947 or 1948; he sells Cooper's Dipsand is normally based in Moshi, However I understand that hisstamping ground is the whole of Tanganyika. Keith Elliott is wellknown here on and off the Rugger field. I saw Dinos Samaras (ex_Nicholson) down from his sisal estate. Peter Metcalf had a seriouscar accident about six months ago and luckily he has now got hisleg out of plaster and is making good progress. Dennis Freemanworks for the Administration in Tabora. Brian Gemmell is in Darbut we hear that he is off to Canada very shortly. I have not seenanything of Rowland D'Ahl and I suspect that he has left."H. E. W. Berridge (1953) was commissioned in the Kenya Regiment

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B. F. Steyn (1933) wrote in September regretting his inability toattend the Reunion. He is more than fully occupied, in the Kitale areawhere has two 1,500-acre farms to look after and also assists his father.He is on the Trans-Nzoia Rural District Council and is Chairman of theKitale European Hospital. He is also on the newly formed KitaleCounty Council and is a member of the committee of the Kitale Club.Steyn sent his best wishes for the Reunion and to , the School.

R. W. Bresler (1950), D. C. Carver (1941) and T. G. Dodd (1941)'played cricket for Tanganyika against Uganda. Bresler made 63. Allthree were also selected to play against Kenya but only Dodd was ableto accept. In this last match the Kenya captain was T. M. Bell (1927).

On Queen's Day the "East African Standard" printed, on the , frontpage, a picture"of an Old Cambrian and a 'Mermaid'. I. L. Prichard(1943) was a member of the film unit which caught two dugongs off theMalindi coast and'he was photographed with one of them in a swimmingpool at Malindi. Prichard runs a business, at the Blue Lagoon, whichcaters for those who wish to go fishing or goggling.

T. M. Bell (1927) captained the Settlers in the annual Official -Settlers match held in October. He scored 59 in the first innings and36 not out in the second, almost a third of his runs coming from sixes.J. J. F. Woods (1952) also played for the Settlers and bowled steadilywithout much success. G. L. Webster (1936) was . on the Officials sidebut had the misfortune to pull a muscle on the first day.

R. G. Harris (1940) won the Men's Singles in the Uganda OpenTennis Championships which were played at Kampala in October.

Old Cambrian Notes

(November 1957 - November 1958)The years given in brackets after the names of Old Boys mentioned

m these notes are those in which they left the School. .

OBITUARYLENNOX-BROWNE. Barry Lennox-Browne, who died in April, was

a member of Scott House from January 1947 until April 1951 whenhe left for England to study electrical engineering. At the time ofhis death he was employed as Temporary District Officer in theMeru District.

ALLISON. Travers Allison, who was at the Prince of Wales for fourterms and left in the middle of 1937, was killed in the Casablanceair disaster on May 18th.

MAGNER. Andrew Terence Magner, who died on September 12th, wasat the School from January 1935 until the end of the second termof 1937. He was a keen member of the Old Cambrian Society and,for a period, served on the Council.

NICHOLSON. Captain B. W. L. Nicholson, C.B.E., D.S.O., Headmasterfrom 1931 to 1937 and a founder member of the Old CambrianSociety, died at his home in England on October 21st. An obituarynotice appears elsewhere in this issue.

MARRIAGESGASH-TRENCH. On November 2nd, 1957, at Mole, W. S. Gash (1944)

to Norah Susan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. 0. Trench of Molo.JARDIN - VERSFELD. On October 12th, 1957 at St. James Church,

Sea Point, Cape Town, D. Jardin (19451_ to Cecily, daughter ofMr. and Mrs. H. L. Versfeld of Sea Point.

PEET - LEWIS. On November 23rd, 1957, at the Cathedral of theHighlands, Nairobi, G. L. Peet (1949) to Ann, elder daughter ofMr. and Mrs. L. J. Lewis of Nairobi.

POWELL - PETRIE. On November 30th, 1957, at All Saints' Cathedral,Nairobi, T. F. Powell (1943) to Yvonne Jean Wyn, only daughter

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of Captain D. Petrie of Tiwi and Dr. Yvonne Petrie of Durban,South Africa.

BOND - O'HARA. On December 7th, 1957, at St. Andrew's Church,Nairobi, D. C. Bond (1950) to Kathleen Patricia, younger daughterof Mrs. C. O'Hara of Nairobi and the late Mr. O'Hara.

INNES-WALKER - WHITE. At All Saints' Cathedral, Nairobi,D. Innes-Walker (1947) to Barbara Joy, only daughter of Mrs. N. A.White of Barnet, Herts, England.

EAMES - HOWARD. On December 21st, 1957, at St. Christopher'sChurch, Nakuru, C. J. Eames (1949) to Heather, daughter of Mr.and Mrs. Howard of Newent, Glos., England.

ENGELBRECHT - ENGELBRECHT. At the Dutch Reformed Church,Thomson's Falls, G. C. L. Engelbrecht (1950) to Eileen ElizabethRosina, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. Engelbrecht of Isiolo.

LEETE - TIPPIN. On January 4th, 1958, at St. Peter's Church, Kisumu,D. C. N. Leete (1951) to Jane Margaret, second daughter ofMr. and Mrs. T. C. N. Tippin of Kisumu.

DICKINSON - McCALDIN. On January 11th, 1958, at All Saints'Cathedral, Nairobi, J. A. Dickinson (1951) to Meriel Mary, elderdaughter of Dr. and Mrs. C. P. D. McCaldin of Nairobi.

ROBINSON - DISNEY. On December 28th, 1957, at St. Luke's Church,Kitale, G. G. Robinson (1951) to Sally Ann, daughter of Mr. andMrs. N. R. Disney of Kitale.

HEWETT - JONES, On February 14th, 1958, at All Saints', Limuru,P. J. S. Hewett (1945) to Jennifer Ann, only daughter of Mr. andMrs. E. T. Jones of Limuru.

LUCKING - MILLARD. On February 1st, 1958, at St. Christopher'sChurch, Nakuru, J. W. Lucking (1950) to Joan Patricia, onlydaughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Millard of London.

HORNE - NICHOLLS. On February 22nd, 1958, at St. Francis Church,Karen, J. M. Horne (1951) to Frances, younger daughter of WingCommander and Mrs. R, Nicholls of Burridge, Hants, England,

PEASE - TOWNSEND. March 1958, at St. Christo pher's Church,Nakuru, M. W. L. Pease (1947) to Jyll, only daughter of Mr. andMrs, P. Dalrymple Townsend of Leleshwa Farm, Njoro.

FIGENSCHOU ULYATE. On March 29th, 1958, at St. Mark's Church,Parklands, B. H. Figenschou (1953) to Betty, daughter of Mrs. A.Ulyate of Nairobi,

DYER - POWYS. On March 29th, 1958, at St. George's Church,Nanyuki, A. D. G. Dyer (1942) to Catharine Rose, only daughter ofMr. and Mrs. W. E. Powys of Timau.

KITCHENER - GUILFOYLE•WILLIAMS. At St. Francis Church,Karen, P. T. R. Kitchener (1953) to Ruth Freda, younger daughterof Mr. and Mrs. Toby Arnold of Kitale.

ALCOCK - THOM. On April 12th, 1958, at Ainsdale, J, M. Alcock(1950) to Sheila Jennifer, elder daughter of Mr, and Mrs. M. L.Thom of Ainsdale, Southport, England.

CHURCH - GRIFFITFIS. On April 7th, 1958, at St. Mark's Church,Parklands, A. B. Church (1944) to Maureen Elizabeth, only daughterof Mr. and Mrs. A. J. V, Griffiths of Cardiff, South Wales.

1VIcCABE - HARTMANN. On April 19th, 1958, at St. Mark's Church,Parklands, D. H. McCabe (1947) to Brunhilde Hertha, youngerdaughter of Mr. and Mrs. K. H. Hartmann of Dortmund, Germany.

ENGELBRECHT - KLAPPROTT. At the Church of Goodwill,J. P. Engelbrecht (1949) to Edith, third daughter of Mr. and Mrs.R. Klapprott of Tanga.

POWELL - POWELL. M. N. Powell (1932) to Elizabeth Mary, onlydaughter of Mr. M. B. Powell of Endon. Stoke-on-Trent. England.

HAUSCHILD - HENDRY. On May 15th, 1958, at 01 Kalou, H. HAUf-child (1949) to June, elder daughter of Mr. R. K. S. Hendry ,pf01 Kalou.

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HVASS — HALL. On May 24th, 1958, at All. Souls' Church, Machakos,J. L. Hvass (1950) to Joyce Margaret, only daughter of Mr. andMrs. H. L. Hall of Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England.

FRERE — WYMAN. On June 14th, 1958, at St. Cuthbert's, Nyeri,P. J. Frere (1947) to Mona Myrtle Wyman.

OUTRAM — MacGREGOR. On July 26th, 1958, at Christ Church,Southgate, G. W. Outram (1948) to Jean Helen, daughter of Mr.and Mrs. MacGregor of Middlewich, Cheshire, England.

FIGENSCHOU — SCHAHL. On August 2nd, 1958, at Christ Church,Arusha, A. B. Figenschou (1953) to Dorothee, eldest daughter ofMr. and Mrs. K. Schahl of Winterbach, near Stuttgart, Germany.

DYKES — MOSELEY. On July 19th, 1958, at the Scott MemorialChurch, Tumu Tumu, J. A. Dykes (1958) to Barbara Janet. onlydaughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Moseley of Nyeri.

POWELL — McNAB. On July 19th, 1958, at Holy Trinity Church,Kericho, N. A. Powell (1950) to Mary Elizabeth, only daughter ofMr. and Mrs. K. R. McNab of Sotik.

YOLLAND — COX. On August 9th, 1958, at St Alban's Church, Molo,J. C. Yolland (1953) to Daphne Joy, only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.H. W. Cox of Mtwara, Mombasa.

TAYLOR — DENNY. At St. Francis' Church, Karen, D. T. Taylor(1948) to Maureen, only daughter of the late Mr. R. E. Denny andof Mrs. Boulton of Nairobi.

RODGER — JOHNSTON. At St. Mark's Church, Parklands. I. C.Rodger (1952) to Jean , Margaret, only daughter of Colonel andMrs. D. D. H. Johnston of Cornwall, England.

BLUNT — PRATT. On September 6th, 1958, at Limuru, W. H. L. Blunt(1944) to Rosemary Jane, youngest daughter of Mr. •and Mrs. E. R.Pratt of Nderini, Limuru.

SCHWARTZEL — FRYER. On September 6th, 1958, at St. Joseph'sChurch, Kabete, J. S. Schwartzel (1950) to Mary Diana, youngerdaughter of Mrs, T. Ford of New Zealand and the late Mr. A.G. Fryer.

GLEDHILL — GREEN. At St. Peter's Church, Nyali, Mombasa, D.Gledhill (1946) to. Margaret Annie Pearl, eldest daughter of Mr. andMrs. Green of Chesham, England.

McPHEE — NORRIS. At St. Francis' Church, Karen, 0. F. McPhee(1950) to Jill Rosemary, eldest daughter of Mrs. Helen Norris andthe late Mr. C. H. Norris of Bromley, Kent, England.

HATFIELD — MacDONALD. On September 6th, 1958, at St. Peter'sChurch, Lumbwa, B. R. Hatfield (1950) to Fiona Marv, youngerdaughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Cadell MacDonald of Fort Ternan.

PAUL — PE MARE. On October 18th, 1958, at Makuyu Church, H. J.A. Paul (1951) to Catharina, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Folkede Mare of Makuyu.

HENDERSON-PEAL — HICKEY. On September 27th, 1958, at theChurch of Our Lady of Ransom, Eastbourne, F. J. Henderson-Peal(1953) to . Colette Philomena, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. FrankHickey of Willingdon, Sussex, England.

DECORATIONS AND AWARDSColonial Police Medal: J. L. Hvass (1950), in the New Year's

Honours.M.B.E.: P. C. Keun (1931), in the Queen's Birthday Honours. Keun

was, until recently, Assistant Registrar of Cooperative Societies andCooperative Officer at Masaka, Uganda.

UNIVERSITY RESULTSCambridge: P. B. Fowles (1953) — Class I, LL.B. (English Private

Law). This follows his previous 'Firsts' in Law Prelims and bothparts of the Law Tripos.

•--0:--A.--Forrester (1950) — Class 112, LL.B. (Public Law). C. M.French (1955) — Class II', Nat. Sc. Tripos (Part I). R. M. Polhill(1955) — Class II2 Nat. Sc, • Tripos. (Part 1). (french attained thestandard required in Anatomy and Physiology for the purposes ofbecoming _qualified to take the. Final M.B. examination .or the Vet. M.B.examination. Polhill attained the same standard in Physiology).

Oxford: J. P. Allen (1954) — Class II, Final Honours School ofLanguages (French and Italian).

:•;,.T. M. Forrest (1954) — Class III, Final Honours School. ;of Juris-prudence.

Bristol: P. A. B. Innes (1954) -- 1st Class Honours in Engineering.J. R. Stevens (1954) — Class fib Honours in English and Philosophy.M, C. Turner. (1954) -- Class IIb Honours in Law.Hull: N. Ladenis (1951) — B.Sc. (Econ.), Upper Second Honours'Reading: R. P. Fowles (1953) — B.Sc. (Agriculture).

:.Newcastle: D. J. Outram (1952) — B.Sc. (Agriculture). Outram

now goes on to Cambridge for a Tropical Agriculture course,Edinburgh: R. D, Dewar (1954) — B. Corn. .

, Cardiff: D. J. Shelton (1954) — B.Sc. (Engineering).Witwatersrand: I, F. H. Purchase (1951) and H. G, Purchase (1952)

have completed their third year B.V.Sc., the latter getting a "goyey offirst class passes." '

Belfast: R. A. Bullock (1953) — Honours In Geography. ' While A.student, Bullock has been President of the Geographical SocietyNorthern Ireland. •

GOVERNMENT SERVICESThe following are some of the 'appointments, promotions or transfers

which nave .• been notified since the publication of . the last number of'The' Impala.'

•,. B. T. Cowan (1940) has been acting as Assistant Commissionerof 'Prisons.

R. St. J. Mathews (1945) is District Commissioner, NorthernFrontier District, Northern Province.

J. L. Beecher (1949) Is Medical Officer of Health, Kilitl Admin-istrative District.

G. A. Luckhurst (1939) has been acting as Senior Labour Officer.P. E. Heim (1950) is Deputy Registrar of• the Supreme 'Court of

Kenya., K. G. Ball (1925) has acted as Chief Accountant, Ministr y ' of

Agriculture.•F. H. Ratzeburg (1938) has been acting as Assistant Director, of

Surveys.G. H. H. Frere (1945) has been acting as Senior Labour Officer.' •G. NV...Griffin (1950) has been appointed an Inspector of Children

under the provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty .to and Neglect of.Children Ordinance. Griffin is Colony Youth Organiser.

M. C. S. Philip (1949) is a District Officer, Haring° District, RiftValley Province.

. G. A..• Twelftree (1941) has been appointed Crown Counsel, Kisumu.D. A. Forrester (1950) is a District •officer, ,Nandi, District, 'Rift

Valley Province.E. R. Block (1930) is a member of the Central Hotel Authority.C. P. O'Shea (1936) has been appointed Under-Secretary, Ministry

of Works. •M. S. Fletcher (1948) is a District Officer, Machakos District,

Southern Province.• L. C. Deadman (1936) has been acting as Civil Secretary of Prisons.• • B. U. Middelboe (1947) is a District Officer, Elgeyo-Mitrakwet

District, Rift Valley Province.

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Breeze 38Browse, V. M. Ltd. 62

Coca-Cola 112Dalgety's Ltd. 132Dobbies. Ltd. 136E.A. Breweries Ltd. 140E.A. Music Stores Ltd. 55E.A. Standard Ltd. 116E.A. Tobacco Co. Ltd. 108Elliot's Bakeries Ltd. 100E.S.A. Bookshop 129Evervess .. 104GiMilan and Co. Ltd. 130Guardian Assurance Co. Ltd. 64Hamilton R.O. Ltd. .. 42Horticultural Co-operative Union Ltd. .. .. 96Howse and McGeorge Ltd. Inside Back CoverHughes Ltd. .. . 36Hutchings Biemer Ltd, 132Jaygee Products Ltd. 4Kassam Kanji and Son Ltd. 114Kenya Orchards Ltd. 18Lyons Ice-cream .. 106Madatally Suleman Verjee and Sons Ltd. 136Milk Producers Co. Ltd. 40Modern School of Dancing 64Nairobi Sports House 94Nairobi Wholesalers .. 13$Oxford University Press .. .. , . 6Pepsi-Cola Outside Back CoverSauvage and Scade Ltd. .. 138Schweppes .. 98Sciex (East Africa) Ltd. . .. .. 2Shell Company of East Africa Ltd. Inside Front CoverSmith, Mackenzie and Co. Ltd. .. .. 52Stephens J. R. Ltd. .. 56Tilley, W. F. 34United Africa Coy. (Kenya) Ltd. 32Uplands Bacon Factory .. noWestlands Petrol Station 129Whiteaway Laidlaw and Co. Ltd, 102

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