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School Officers, 1951

Visitor:The Right Reverend the Bishop of Tasmania

Chairman of the Board of Management:F. H. Foster, Esq., B.C.E. (on leave)

Acting Chairman: L. G. Murdoch, Esq., LL.B.

Members of the Board:Very Rev. H. P. Ftwtrell, M.A. A. P. Brammall, Esq.L. G. Murdoch, Esq., LL.B. Brig. B. M. Dollery, MC., O.B.E.W. R. Robertson, Esq,

THE STAFF

Headmaster:Paul Radford, M.A. (Oxon,), B.A. (Meib.)

Assistant Staff

Senior School:0. H. Biggs, B.Sc. (Tas.)

The Rev. S. C. Brammall, B.A. (Tas.), Th.L., Chaplain, HousemasterSchool House

C. R. Catterall, B.A. (Liverpool)W. J. Gerlach, B.A. (Tas.), Housemaster Stephens House

R. H. Keon-Cohen, M.A., LL.B., Dip.Com . (Meib.), Dip.Ed. (Adel.)F. J. Williams, St. Luke's Training College, Exeter, Housemaster

Buckiand HouseB. Wilson, M.Sc. (Tas.), A.A.C.I.

Part-Time:N. Ruddock, A.I.C.A. (Commerce), L.W. Kable (PT.)

Miss M.. Maxwell (Art), A. Horton (Carpentry)

Junior School:C. A. S. Viney (in charge)

J. M. BoyesMiss G. Lucas

G. A. McKay, B.A. (Tas.)J. 0.Welsh, B.A., Dip.Ed. (Adel.)

Part-Time:Miss P. Batt, Mrs. Blakney (Music)

Sub-Primary:Miss B. Burrows (in charge)

Miss R. Lane

Business Manager:W. T. Loney

Captain of the School, and Senior Prefect:

G. L. Salmon

Prefects:

R. G. Bowden B. D. PurvisD. R. King G. A. W. RenneyI. R. McIntosh G. L. Woodward

Probationary Prefects:

J. B. Biggs J. F. MillingtonA. Gibson K. SmithP. D. Jones

Captain of the Junior School:

J. S. Clennett

Sports Committee:

The Headmaster and StaffR. G. Bowden D. R. SalterP. D. Jones P. S. TretheweyG. A. W. Renney G. L. Woodward

Cadet Corps:

0.C.: Lieut. J. M. Boyes2/IC.: Cdt.-Lieut. G. A. W. Renney

C.S.M.: W.O. ii D. R. King

Scout Troop:

A.S.M.: Mr. T. A. S. AtkinsonCub-Master: Miss N. Enever

Magazine Committee:

Mr. 0. H. Biggs (Editor) A. GibsonI. R. McIntosh (Sub-Editor) B. D. PurvisH. Foster G. LWoodward

Sports Captains:

Football: G. A. W. Renney Tennis: P. STretheweyCricket: R. G. Bowden Boats: M. G. Darcey

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Chaplainc Notes

The Hutchins School Song

Hutchins! Hutchins! grand and fair!The only School we serve;

For thee till death we'll do and dare,And nought can make us swerve.

Refrain:

Let your voices ring, lads!'Tis the old School's due;

Sing her praises, sing, lads--.-Hutchins! Hutchins! tried and true.

Thy name adown the ages pastThy sons salute and cheer;

And so shall we while life cloth last,With lips and lives revere.

Chaplain: Rev. S. C. Brsmmall, B.A., Th.L.Sacristan: Robert Dick

THE first term commenced a day earlyin order that Ash Wednesday might

be duly observed. The Lenten season com-menced with the Cathedral service, theEucharist, attended by all pupils of Col-legiate and Hutchins. The Chaplain gavea course of addresses during Lent on Sin,leading up to the Cross in Holy Week,when a series of talks was given with thehelp of a projector. The weekly addressessince Easter have been based on the Resur-rection, and on the faith of great men oftoday.

With borrowed robes we were able toform a choir to assist with the Cathedral10 a.m. Eucharist for the schools eachSunday. This choir was used also for theevening service in the Assembly Hall. Weare trying to procure our own robes, andhave received several generous donationsto date. There is a very real place for sucha choir in the life of the School. The

members are certainly keen and are work-ing hard under Mr. Boyes.

The School took part in the inspiringEmpire Youth Sunday parade and service,and the Scouts and Cubs in the RotaryYouth Week service in the Cathedral.

Reference is made elsewhere to theBlessing of the Chapel. The chapel shouldbe the very centre of the life of a greatpublic school. While our temporary chapelcan hardly be placed in that category, itwill be nevertheless, a most valuable addi-tion. It is a boarding-house chapel, butit is used for confirmation classes and isalways available for the private use ofday boys. By the celebration of HolyCommunion on Saints' Days and at othertimes, an atmosphere will be found there.It will be used regularly by small groupsof boarders for evening services on week-days, and as a place for private devotions.It is already helping to solve the problemof preparation for Holy Communion, reg-

We learn thine ivied tower beneathTo play the game of life,

And know they only win the wreathWho strive sn honour's strife.

May all thy sons prove ever true,Whate'er their gifts and powers,

That man may yield to thee thy du,Beloved School of curs.

Words by J. W. BethuneMusic by J. Scott-Power

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ular services being held for this purpose.We want the School to realise that in thisroom set apart the problems of the Schooland of individuals are laid before God,and we want each boy to realise that hecan take his problems in there. It shouldbecome the spiritual power-house of theSchool. Our nearness to the Cathedral,and our regular use of it, can never fillthe need for such a place.

In the Chapel our banner has beenplaced. Two gifts of interest are a cruci-fix, given to a former Archbishop ofCanterbury from a monastery in Italy,and a picture worked in silk, also pre-sented to the Archbishop, and both sentout by him to a friend in Tasmania manyyears ago. Something more of their his-tory will be told later. The room was pre-pared by several boys who put in manyhours of hard work, and they assistedMrs. Radford with the hangings, carpetand kneelers. Mrs. R. Vincent did theneedlework. Funds for the beautifulfrontal and other material were providedby the Parents' Association, and indivi-duals have helped with other needs. Thisunited effort should make us feel that theChapel is "ours." We still need much andsuggest that those who wish to help

0NLY one visitor has addressed the normal morning assembly so far this

year. Early in April, Major Walters, ofthe Colonial Office, who was on leavefrom Nigeria, gave a talk with a mainpurpose of stimulating recruitment in theColonial Service. He told us of the spe-cialist work which had to be done in thefifty different territories, containing aboutsixty-five million people, in the fields ofeducation, agriculture, health, etc.

Towards the end of that month anAnzac Service was held, at which ColonelKent Hughes gave an address.

Leading up to Jubilee Week, variousmembers of the staff and one of the boys

should get in touch with the Headmasteror Chaplain.

THE BLESSING OF THE CHAPEL

On Wednesday, 20th June, His Lord-ship the Bishop of Tasmania blessed theroom set aside as a Chapel. A service washeld in the Assembly Hall, attended bythe School and representatives of theBoard, the Old Boys' Association andthe Parents' Association. The Headmasterread the Lesson. The Bishop, in his ad-dress, spoke of the Chapel as the centreof the School's life, and appealed to theboys to make use of it for their private

avotjons.

A procession, led by the Captain of theSchool with the banner, followed by theHeadmaster, the Dean of Hobart, theChaplain, the Bishop in cope and mitre,proceeded to the Chapel. They were fol-lowed by members of the staff, prefecs,repesentatives of the organisations withother visitors, the boys remaining in thehall to listen to the Service of Blessing,which was relayed.

A most impressive ceremony wasbrought to a concluson was a social gath-ering in the Headmaster's home.

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gave talks in assembly on some great menwhich Australia had produced. The firettalk was given by the Headmaster onBaron Frederick von Mueller, a pioneerin Botany in Australia. The next wasgiven by Mr. Brammall on WilliamBroughton, educationalist and church-man. Mr. Gerlach spoke next on WilliamCharles Wentworth, the early politicianand explorer. Mr. Keon-Cohen put for-ward very clearly the life of Sir JohnMonash, not only a great soldier, but anengineer of genius. The Antarctic ex-plorer, Douglas Mawson was the subjectof the next talk by Mr. Biggs, who toldof the perils this man underwent, andadvised us to read about him. This was

followed by a very interesting talk byBarrie Purvis on Adam Lindsay Gordon,the poet and horseman. The last was givenby Mr. Williams, who told us of the longand patient efforts of William Fatter asa farmer and surveyor.

A new feature of the ceremony of en-rolling prefects was introduced when, atthe beginning of second term, Bowden,McIntosh and Purvis were accompaniedby their respective Housemasters whilethey were admitted "to the rank and psi-vileges of a Prefect." This was intended

('IN returning to school at the begin-ning of the year, several members

of the School were surprised to find thatthe seating arrangements for morningassembly had been altered. However, thenew system soon proved to be very satis-factory. The seats now face into the mid-dle of the hall from each side, each formsitting in a separate block.

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The holiday for the Hobart Regattawas again observed this year. However,owing to the polio epidemic the Schoolwas prohibited from attending theRegatta ground owing to the possibledanger of infection.

On the evening of Tuesday, 20thMarch, a party of boys attended thegrounds of Parliament House to witnessthe Jubilee Opening of State Parliament.A very interesting ceremony took place,and was accompanied by music from theBlack Watch Band and the Hobart Cala-donian Pipe Band. The Head Prefectreceived an invitation to attend the cere-mony itself. A commentary on the pro-ceedings was given from a balcony at thefront of the House for the benefit ofthose outside.

to symbolise the fact that the House-masters had found the boys worthy ofpromotion.

During the fourth week of secondterm a service was held after school inthe assembly hall for the Blessing of theChapel by His Lordship the Bishop. Fol-lowing this, visitors, members of staff,and Prefects attended a short service nthe Chapel itself for the saying ofprayers.

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One of the most interesting functionsattended, and certainly the most colour-ful, was the recital at North Hobart Ovalgiven by the famous Black Watch Band,and was attended by the whole school.In perfect weather a very pleasant after-noon's music was enjoyed by all.

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Saturday, 28th April, was the occasionfor the first of our School Dances for thisyear. Making an early start in this regard,the hosts were the Sixth Form. It provedto be well up to the standard of previousdances, and according to some reports waseven better.

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We were all very pleased to be able towelcome Mrs. Donnelly once again, whenshe decided to continue her Saturdaynight dancing classes at School. Bothjunior and senior classes still maintain thestrength of last year's numbers, and keen-ness and attention are always exhibited.

At the end of first term the School wasto be found patting itself on the back forthe good show at had put on in two pro-cessions, namely, on Empire Youth Sun-day and on Jubilee Day. Both cadets andother members of the School were en-gaged.

Assembly Notes

Beneath the Ivied TowerRandom Ramblings by a Staff Reporter

Our contribution to the Jubilee Proces-sion consisted of a decorated lorry por-traying the first meeting of the FederalCouncil, and a parade by the CadetDetachment headed by the Cadet Band.

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For the first five days of the May holi-days a party of eight senior boys visitedthe hut at Chauncy Vale. To be per-fectly honest, no work was done, but,aided by such "mod. cons." as wireless,pressure cooker and golden crumpets, athoroughly lazy and restful time wasexperienced.

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A recent event of importance was theBlessing of the temporary Chapel in theBoarding House by the Bishop of Tas-mania. This room, into the preparationof which one or two boarders put a greatdeal of their spare time, is a definite asset,not only to the boarders but also to dayboys.

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Films, until the beginning of this term,have been few and far between, but regu-lar shows have again commenced.

We would like to thank Mr. G.Minton-Taylor for providing films on oilfrom the C.O.R. library.

-a- -a-Pies are once again a feature of the

tuckshop, and, judging by the daily rushto the queue, their popularity is un-doubted. It s not an uncommon sightafter recess or lunch-time to see a smallboy looking rather uncomfortable wirhrich, brown gravy and tomato saucestreaked over his apparel.

Our Head Prefect certainly is a man ofmany parts, but his latest claim to famewas put forward in the form of severalentries in an Exhibition of Paintingsearlier in the year. The Prefects are be-lieved to be contemplatng murals on thewalls of the study.

I. R. M.

The Mount Lamington DiasterReport on the Eruption of Mount Lamington in North-West Papuaon Sunday, 21st January, 1951, as experienced by the Rev. R. G.

Porter at Isivita[The Hutchins School has a special interest in the work of the Australian Board of Missions in

Papua, for our Lenten collections are specially devoted to the support of four boys in the Martyrs'School at Sangara. This school was completely destroyed in the eruption of Mt. Lamington and, inaddition to the appalling loss of life, the whole area was devastated. This means that the Martyrs'School must be replaced and completely re-equipped and re-staffed. In short, the patient and devotedwork of past years must be done all over again.

We publish the following eye-witness' account in the hope that our boys may realise something ofwhat the Australian Board of Missions has to face in the rehabilitation of this stricken area. We regretthat space does not permit the reproduction in this issue of the whole of Fr. Porter's account of theeruption. The article will be concluded, and some further comments published, in our December issue.—Ed.].

N Tuesday, 16th January, we beganto experience tremors at Isivita. At

first we were somewhat intrigued bythem, but after a day or two they becamepart of our daily life. We felt quite cer-tain that they emanated from Rabaul andso their source was many miles from us.Then, on Thursday afternoon one of ourteachers observed smoke emerging fromour own dear Mt. Lamington. The peo-ple had seen it for most of the day, but

said nothing to us till near nightfall. Yeteven now we quite calmly and compla-cently accepted the fact that our own Mt.Lamington was a volcano. The people'sattitude was much the same as ours.

I enquired and discovered that therewas not even a word for volcano in theirlanguage, and so what had they to fearfrom this unknown terror? Yet there was,we found, a certain tradition in the dis-trict regarding the mountain—it inspired

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a sense of awe and fear, and one manspoke of climbing it as a child and feelingthe ground hot under his feet.

At about 1.30 on the Friday morning Iwas awakened by a twofold noise. Therewas a group of people not far from mybedroom window in a very agitated mood,and the reason for their agitation was thesecond noise. Thunder was emerging fromthe vicinity of Lamington and verticalflashes of lightning came from the peak.Yet the thunder and lightning were notrestricted to that area. The whole sky wasalive with electrical activity. It was fasci-nating to watch, but yet in another senseterrifying. Perhaps it would have beeneven more so had we known more aboutthe habits of volcanoes. But at this hourof the morning we "couldn't care less."We persuaded the people to go back robed, and did the same ourselves. MotherLane suggested that I might contact theDistrict Officer next day enquire as to thepossibilities of danger. I must confessthat I did not do this, half fearing that Imight be thought to be "jittery."

At daybreak on Friday the smoke wasgoing up in a way that reminded me ofBikini—a kind of mushroom shape. AtIsivita we could not actually see thesmoke emerging from the ground, butsince learned that it exploded on Fridayon the Mangalas side of the mountain.

With a few boys I set out after break-fast in the direction of Lamington. I sup-pose the foot would be between four andfive miles from Isivita mission station.My main purpose - mind you - was totake photos, but by the time I had reachedthe foot thick clouds had covered thewhole area and photography was out ofthe question. I returned to Isivita, wherewe all went about our various tasks withLamington out of sight and out of mind,except that our memories were occasion-ally revived by intermittent tremors andrumblings.

On Friday night we did not experiencethe fireworks of the previous night, andwe slept soundly.

On Saturday morning the aspect ofLamington from our side had altered. Wecould see the smoke actually leaving theground, and even dead trees in the vici-nity of the crater. Smoke seemed to bepouring from everywhere. But soon theclouds returned and blotted out our view.

Saturday was the first day on whichapprehension was apparent among thepeople. People from Pinja, Hamumutaand Popendetta came and asked mightthey move into the mission station. I con-sented, though they did not all come. Inthe afternoon, people from several othervillages asked if they might do the same,but as accommodation was already taxedto the limit I said I would Write to theDistrict Officer and ask his advice.

At about 4.30 Fr. Denis Taylor arrived,bringing two of our licensed teachers,George and Albert Maclaren, with him.He reassured us, if such was necessary,and compared the Lamington eruptionwith that which took place at Wanigelain 1943. The latter, he told us, was farmore severe, but yet there had been noloss of life. He returned to Sangara andwe had Evensong and preparation forMass, amidst the rumblings and shakeswhich by this were being taken very muchfor granted.

The night passed without incident, andlittle did any of us realise what the newday had in store for us. Sunday morningwas dull, with a few spots of rain. OurSung Mass was a very lovely service -one of those where a priest can con-sciously feel the worship and devotion ofhis people. Just over 200 made theirCommunion, and there were more than300 in church. I gave to the people themessage received from the District Officer(Mr. Cowley) on the previous evening,that there was no cause for alarm. AfterMass the people hung about as usual out-side the church, talking and laughing to-gether, while the white staff had break-fast.

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from the mission house, and began towrite a letter—my usual Sunday pastimewhen there are no other pressing problems.

At about 10.30 a.m. I became consciousof the fact that there was a lull in therumblings. Instead, they had given wayto a constant roar, which was increasingin volume. I went out to look at Laming-ton, but the only difference was that thesmoke had increased greatly in density,and seemed to be slightly closer to us.Sister Durdin came out of the hospital,and to our horror we saw this grey massof thick smoke moving swiftly to us atground level. There was little time tomake any plan. At first we thought ofgetting away in the jeep, but that was outof the question. All we could do wasretreat to the mission house and crowdas many people as possible in with us. Weput as many of them as we could underMrs. Lane's bed, and prayed as we hadnever prayed before.

At the rate this mass had been movingpreviously, it amazed me that we were notenveloped in it. But there was still ade-quate light outside, and upon investiga-tion I discovered that the grey mass hadstopped at a point which would roughlybisect the mission station, and was beingpushed back by a wind which had sud-denly sprung up. The line at which it hadstopped was clearly marked by the absenceof grey pumice on the lawn. If one hadwalked from the mission house door thewalk would have been for six yards alonggreen grass, and then suddenly into thisthick pumice dust. Please do not mis-understand me. I do not claim this to besome kind of miracle. Even those whowere enveloped were not hurt, providingit was only pumice dust that fell on them;but it did seem strange that the lineshould be so distinct. The mass of smokegradually lifted, and I went outside toobserve the situation. Dozens of terrifiedpeople were running on to the station,covered in pumice. Their two eyesemerged from completely grey bodies.

I ran up to Isivita village (200 yardsfrom the station) and urged all and sun-dry to come to the station. They did notrequire much urging. The poor dears wereterrified, and there were pitiful scenes.One unfortunate woman led along herimbecile son, stark naked, and laughingat the top of his voice.

The thought struck me that what I sawbefore me was symbolic of perplexed andfrightened humanity running to the onlysafe fortress in this unhappy worldChrist's Holy Catholic Church. None ofus knew from what we were running, forall was so quiet, and yet we all possessedthe instinctive conviction that whateverthis awful thing was, we had only expe-rienced the beginning. I could see no oneelse in Isivita village, only rows of de-serted houses, and the whole aspect, butfor the colour, resembled the after-effectsof a snowstorm.

I went back to my house, but before Iarrived felt several spots of wet mud onmy shoulders—happily cold, not hot. Thenext phase was about to begin. By this,the mission house was filled to capacity,so I began to fill up my own house. I leftMrs. Lane and Sister Durdin in charge offifty or sixty, and came back to a similarnumber myself.

The heavens now proceeded to pourdown everything on us. Pumice fell again,and sand and small stones. But the mostterrifying thing of all was the darknesswhich now descended on everything. Thesun was completely blotted out, and at11.30 a.m. it became darker than anynight I have ever known. The blacknesswas relieved only by fierce streaks oflightning, followed closely by deafeningbursts of thunder.

The morale of the people was wonder-ful. We all knelt and prayed throughout.The people followed every word I said,for the "Amens" were most distinct andreverent. I felt a tiny figure move closeto me, and a tiny hand find its way intomine.

(To be continued)

VOLCANOESrJ-HE recent disastrous eruption of Mt.

Lamington in New Guinea, in whichalmost 5,000 people lost their lives, hasdrawn the attention of the world to thephenomenon of volcanoes in the structureof the earth. Hitherto, Lamirigton hasbeen scarcely recognized as a volcano atall, at least not as an active one, becausethere has been no known eruption of themountain in modern times; though locallegends tell of such an event. Yet it sud-denly burst into activity, and threw anenormous mass of steam, lava and smokeinto the air. In this case the eruption issaid to have been horizontal - a rareoccurrence in the history of volcanoes,and one which carries the most dreadfulconsequences to residents, even when theylive a long distance from the mountain.As a result a cloud of ash covered a hun-dred square miles and reached a height offorty thousand feet. Complete devasta-tion reigned, and it was impossible thatanyone in the surrounding villages couldhave survived.

What is the cause of terrible upheavalsof this sort? Some of them occur fromtime to time in various parts of the earth'ssurface, and are nearly always accom-panied with calamitous results to life andproperty.

The theory is this: The earth probablystarted its existence as a hot mass of gas.Then it began to cool, and in the courseof millions of years it began to liquifyand after this to solidify. The outer layersof the earth would, of course, cool morerapidly, and consequently would be thefirst to solidify. When this happened theearth would consist of a solid outer crustenclosing a hotter interior of gas andliquid. In the course of time the innerlayers would begin to cool and shrink

away from the outer crust. The latterwould then begin to crumple and fold,and mountains and valleys would be theresult. The steady pressure of the fallingcrust would squeeze the hot material upthrough the cracks and crevices until itemerges on the surface of the earth, andthus volcanoes, geysers and hot springsare formed.

The matter ejected from the earth's in-terior in this manner often forms a con-ical mountain with a pit-shaped openingat the top called a crater. The term vol-cano is restricted to mountains formed inthis way.

Volcanoes exhibit two great types oferuptions: (1) the explosive type; (2) thequiet type. In the former the materialsare ejected with explosive violence, whilein the latter the lava rises up into thecrater and flows over the rim or breaksthrough the sides. Mt. Lamington seemsto be of the first type. Like Vesuvius andPele, obviously it remains quiescent forcenturies and, like them, suddenly breaksout in paroxysms of earth-shakingviolence. On the other hand there arevolcanoes, such as the Hawaiian cratersthat are continually active, but rarelyviolently so.

Some volcanoes confine themselves tothe pouring down of great streams oflava; others eject steam, ashes, cinders ormud; still others fling up great chunks ofearth and rock. All eruptions, however,are accompanied by great quantities ofsuffocating vapours, and it is these morethan any of the others that have beenresponsible for the high death roll in mostof the famous disasters in history.

Brief mention may be made of someof the world's greatest volcanic eruptions.Of these, three stand out above the othersas major events in world history:



The first was the eruption of Vesuviusin the year 79 which completely buriedthe Roman cities of Pompeii, Hercula-neum and Stabai, and wiped out a largepart of their population. To this day thateruption remains one of the greatest holo-causts of history. But Vesuvius has beenviolently active on many other occasions.For instance, in 1631 its fiery overflowcaught men unprepared and took twentythousand lives.

Another major upheaval took place in1902 at Pete in the French West Indianisland of Martinique. This sent millionsof tons of lava and ash cascading downon the surrounding countryside. Thetown of St. Pierre and every ship in thebusy harbour were completely destroyed.Between thirty and forty thousand peoplelost their lives, and the carnage was sogreat that the entire evacuation of theisland was seriously considered.

But no cataclysm in modern times hasapproached that of Krakatoa, a smallisland not far from the coast of Java. InAugust, 1883, Krakatoa was convulsed bya series of eruptions that were felt roundthe whole world. More than half theisland was blown into the sea, and thevolcanic cone itself reduced from a heightof 2,500 feet to almost sea level. Coastaltowns and villages through the EastIndies were washed away by an immensetidal wave generated in the ocean near thescene of the erupton, and the loss of lifewas estimated at 36,000.

The most recent volcanic disturbanceprior to that of Mt. Lamington was acontinual series of outbreaks at Mt. Etnain Sicily. About a year ago we readpathetic accounts of Sicilian peasantspraying and running away from theirhomes to avoid being overwhelmed by theappoaching lava. The number of peoplewho perished does not seem to have beenpublished.

PLASTICSMany objects of daily use which were

formerly made of natural substances arenow made from an artificial bone-like

material known as plastic. Buttons, tooth-brush handles and bristles, knife handles,umbrella handles, table cloths, clasps ofhandbags, electic fittings like plugs andswitches, etc., are often manufacturedfrom this substance. There is a diversityof opinion about the durability of objectsmade from plastic; nevertheless articlesso made are now in constant demand nall parts of the world.

Many people never stop to enquirehow plastic is made, so let us look brieflyat the composition and nature of thisnew commodity.

In organic compounds, practically thewhole structure is built up of atoms offour kinds, carbon, oxygen, hydrogen andnitrogen. These are common atoms—coalis mostly carbon, water is hydrogen andoxygen, air is a mixture of oxygen andnitrogen. Now these four elementscarbon, oxygen, hydrogen and nitrogen—are very useful, because they have gotwhat we might call links which are strongand convenient for joining up with otheratoms. A chemical molecule is a definitestructure containing a certain number ofatoms linked in a certain way. Water, forinstance, is a collection of molecules eachof which is two atoms of hydrogen linkedto one of oxygen. A benzene molecule issix carbon atoms in a ring each with anatom of hydrogen tacked on to it.

In making plastic, the chemist startswith small molecules that slither easilyover each other and make up a liquid.By some means these molecules are madeto link up with each other in all direc-tions, so that they become a kind oftangle which is stiff and solid. Heat aloneis often sufficient to do this. In makingthe handles of table knives, for instance,the steel blades are stuck into slits at thebottom of little boxes which are mouldsfor the handles. These moulds are thenfilled with liquid and the whole is heated.When the liquid solidifies, it is an ivory-like solid gripping the spike on eachblade.

As to how the molecules do their work,Sir Lawrence Bragg, F.R.S., CavendishProfessor of Physics in the University ofCambridge, in a recent paper on this sub-ject, gives an interesting analogy. Imaginea number of couples dancing in a hall,says Sir Lawrence. Each couple is a mole-cule joined together by a double bond,their arms. Since there are no links be-tween one couple and another, the wholemass of dancers is fluid and movement ispossible. But now suppose one link ineach couple be broken. Each lady andgentleman has one hand occupied withholding on to her or his partner, but theother is free and can grasp a similar freehand of a neighbouring couple. Therewill be such intertwining of clasped handsthat movement would become impossible.The fluid dance turns into a solid masscomposed of criss-crossing chains of peo-ple holding hands.

This is what happens in one whole classof plastics. Carbon atoms can be linkedtogether in pairs by double bonds. Byheating such molecules and so knockingthem about violently, one of these bondscan be opened providing a spare link towhich the molecule can be attached to aneighbour, and then to another and so on.Other means of uniting molecules havebeen discovered, but a description of themwould be too long for these jottings.

May we add that there are two kindsof plastics. One kind becomes soft ifwarmed up and hardens again on cooling.This kind can be dissolved by suitablechemicals and thrown out of solutionagain. The other kind, once it has set, hasset for ever. It cannot be softened or dis-solved. The difference is this: The firstkind has two links per molecule, and thesecan be separated when the whole iswarmed up. The second kind has morethan two links, probably three or four,and a plastic made from this kind cannotbe softened or dissolved unless it is com-pletely broken down.

THE MATRICULATION EXAM-INATION RESULTS

The School obtained very creditableresults in the Matriculation Examinationat the end of last year, and in mathe-matics and science some outstanding per-formances were achieved.

G. L. Salmon's pass was a notable featfor such a young boy. He obtained creditsin all his subjects: Mathematics A,Mathematics B

'Applied Mathematics,

Physics and Chemistry; he won secondplace on the list of those who qualifiedfor University Entrance Scholarships, andsecond for the Sir Richard Dry Exhibitionin Mathematics. He has returned toschool, and even greater things are ex-pected from him at the end of this year.

J . W. Cooper's work, though somewhatbelow that of Salmon, reached a highstandard. He gained credits in Mathe-matics A, Mathematics B, and AppliedMathematics, and higher passes in Physicsand Chemistry. He also qualified for aUniversity Entrance Scholarship.

These two boys and the Senior Mathe-matics and Science Master (Mr. 0. H.Biggs) are to be congratulated on suchexcellent results.

In estimating the general achievementof the School at the Matriculation Exam-ination, it should be noted that of theforty-two University Scholarships grantedby the Commonwealth Government roTasmania on the result of this examina-tion six were won by Hutchins boys. 'I hisshows that the answering of these six inall their subjects must have been highenough to place them within scholarshiprange, and, of course, scholarships, how-ever plentiful, are only given to those whogive promise of attaining a good standardin their future University career.

When we consider the number of can-didates who sat for the MatriculationExamination in the whole of Tasmania,six scholarships out of a total of forty-two is a good proportion. It is gratifying,therefore, that the School with its corn-

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many of these Commonwealth educationalparatively small numbers obtained so

bounties.

School took prominent places in the listSeveral old science students of th'

SUCCESS OF OLD BOYS

J . Pitt, Bachelor of Engineering wrhbr of Scence with first-class honours; B.

second-class honours (there were no first

E. G. A. B. Terry, Bachelor of Engin-

classes in Engineering); C. A. H. Payne,Bachelor of Science; R. S. Hay and

eering.of those on whom degrees were conferred

Well done! The School offers its con-

at the recent University Commemoration: gratulations.A. J. McIntosh and E. A. Parkes, Bache- H. D. E.

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The Parents AssociitinPresident, Mr. L.W. Salmon Primary Representatives: Mesdames J . B.Hon. Treasurer: Mr. L. N. Partingion Hamilton, E. F. S. Fricke. Ex Officio:Hon. Secretary: Mrs. Q. McDougall

The Headmaster and Mrs. P. Radford.Tuesday, 13th March, the Parents'

Asscciation held its 22nd Annual Plans for the School Fair sponsored byMeeting. There was an excellent attend- the Association, to be held on Thursday,ance of both Parents and members of the August 2nd, at 11 a.m., are well in hand.Staff. The Old Boys' Association and the Old

Boys' Lodge sent along representatives to

Election of Officers and Committee our Executive Meeting in May, when aThe following officers were elected un- sub-committee was formed from the three

opposed:—President: Mr. L. W. Salmon; organisations. This year's Fair promisesVice-Presidents (2): Messrs. R. A. Terry to be a better, bigger and brighter func-and E. M. Lilley; Hon. Treasurer: Mr. tion than our all-time record Fair of lastL. N. Partington; Hon. Secretary: Mrs. year.Q. McDougall. The objects of the Fair are twofold– .-

1) New and adequate seating for the(Seventeen nominations were received School Assembly Hall, (2) additional

for twelve Committee vacancies. As a purchases for the School Library. Theresult of the ballot, the following Corn- proportional amount to be spent on eachmittee was elected:—Messrs. H. J . Solo- project to be decided after the Fair.mon, D. J . J . Hood, A. P. Brammall, N.Edwards, Q . McDougall, G. Minton- The Parents from the Sub-PrimaryTaylor, Mesdames A. D. Goodfellow, School, Sandy Bay, conducted a most suc-A. 0. Burrows, W. Perkins, J . R. Rex, cessful American Tea in April, whichH. A. Kerr, J . D. McIntosh. Sub- netted £130.

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On 20th June a forward step was madein the spiritual life of the School, whenHis Lordship the Bishop of Tasmaniaperformed the ceremony of the Blessingof the temporary School Chapel. It isgratifying to members of the Associationto see the culmination of the plans forthe establishment of the Chapel, and toknow that they have contributed towardsthe provision of furnishings.

The Hutchins School Ball, held on22nd June, was sponsored by the OldBoys' Association, and once againhers of this Association were representedon the Ball Committee. The Ball was amost successful function, both financiallyand socially.

A General Quarterly Meeting was heldon Monday, 28th May. In spite of afreezing night, country Parents travelledthrough snow to be present, when Mr.Cyril Park presented interesting colourfilms of Macquarie Island. Mr. Park,who is an Old Boy of the School, hasrecently returned from "down under."

B. S. McD.

Stamp clubPresident: Mr. 0. H. Biggs

Secretary: A. Kemp

70R various reasons the Stamp Club- - has had only a few meetings duringthis second term, but several interestingmeetings were held in the earlier part ofthe year.

Exhibits of stamps were much appre-ciated, and so far we have seen portionsof the collections of the President (BritishEmpire), A. Kemp (B.E.), W. Fergusson(B.E.), E. Venetos (Greece and otherEuropean countries), and some generalcollections of other members.

"Swaps" and casual sales form a popu-lar item in our meetings and provide ameans of building up collections at negli-gible cost.

The shortened lunch-hour on Wednes-days has caused a temporary postpone-ment of meetings, but we are hoping toarrange for another week-day shortly, sothat our club may once more function asit should.

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O.C.: Lieut. J. M. Boyes2 i/c.: Cdt.-Lieut. G. A. W. Renney

C.S.M. W.O. ii D. R. King

HE Detachment has already had two1. major parades this year. In the

Jubilee Day March on 9th May, we werewell represented in the Guard of Honourwhich was inspected by the Administrator(Sir John Morris, Kt.), who afterwardstook the salute. The unit band made itspresence felt—and heard—while the re-mainder of the unit marched with theSchool contingent. On Empire YouthSunday the whole unit marched throughthe city to the City Hall, where the com-bined service was held.

The unit's band, which now has astrength of twelve drums, has developedinto a first-rate band. Its fame has appa-ently spread far and wide, for it wasasked to play for the R.A.A.F. Parade.Much of this success must be attributedto Cadet McIntosh, who has been respon-sible for the band's training.

We were fortunate in having two repre-sentatives in the Tasmanian Contingentto the Jubilee Opening of Parliament inCanberra in June. Cdt.-Lieut. Renneyand W.O. ii King were the two chosen

SSfar this year our activities have been

limited to Friday night parades,through lack of a Scoutmaster free totake the troop Out, but we would like towelcome Mr.Williams and thank him forhis keen interest, hoping that in a fewweeks he should have his warrant and beable to enter even more into the life ofthe troop.

Towards the end of last term, the troopparticipated in two church parades, onethe Rotary Youth Service in St. David'sCathedral, and the other in the City Hailon Empire Youth Sunday. The latter wasaccompanied by a march through the city,which culminated with the service at the

City Hall.

Our H.Q. is being repainted by thewilling help of Lake and Chen, and islooking very much brighter.

A lot of test work has been accom-plished this year, and with the aid of theperiod on Tuesday afternoons much in-struction has been given.

We would like to thank Mr. D.McDougall and Mr. Salmon, who havegiven assistance in the running of theFriday night parades.

We would also like to offer a veryfarm welcome to Miss N. Enever, whohas taken over the care of our Cub packwithin a week or so of her return to Tas-mania from overseas.

G. L. S.

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THE CADET BANDStanding: C. W. Grant. R. G. Brewster, 0. G. Burrows, M. J. Lucas. Seated: J. B. Biggs,

B. D. Purvis, I. R. McIntosh, J. F. Millington, D. C. Calvert.rel

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representatives, and they were much im-pressed with the opening ceremony. Theywere also able to learn many of the finerpoints of military ceremonial drill.

Our annual camp site this year is stilluncertain, but it is likely to be held atMona Vale and not at Brighton, as thefirst batch of National Service Trainees

Committee: G. L. Woodward (Librarian), B. D.Purvis, I. R. McIntosh, W. Grant, J. Milling-ton, A. Godfrey, A. Gibson, W. Cooper-Majt.land, M. Darcey, R. Brewster, J. Phillips.

'T HIS year we are beginning to feel theL benefit of the Parents' Association

Library grant. During last year over 200hooks were added to the reference sectionof the Library alone. Already this year alarge number have been bought. Of noteis a new set of Chambers' Encyclopaedia,and Mr. Keon-Cohen arrived back fromMelbourne with a lot of new books,mainly English Literature.

We regret to say that the number ofbooks missing from last year is still verygreat, but so far this year very few bookshave gone astray.

Secretary: B. D. PurvisCommittee: D. R. King, I. R. McIntosh, G. A.W.

Renney, G. L. Salmon, G. L. Woodward, R.Dick.

T commence the Dramatic Society'sprogramme for the year, three one-

act plays were staged, but with a notableinnovation in that for the first time theywere produced on a House basis.

One play was presented by each Houseand counted for House points. Further,the plays were produced by School mem-bers of the Society, who had an addedtest of skill because of the limitationsimposed by the necessity of casting onlyfrom their respective House members.

Stephens Housue confronted the aud-ience first with a presentation of the fan-tastic comedy, "Too Much Monkey,"

will have started their training at thelatter camp.

Unfortunately, we have found ourtraining syllabus rather hard to completebecause of lack of equipment, most ofwhich has been taken for the C.M.F.,but we hope that the position will im-prove as the year proceeds.

G. A. W. R.

A copy of the "Mercury" is now placedin the Library every day, and we hope tohave a wooden folder for it soon. Thesupply of American magazines has nowstopped completely, and we are withoutthe "National Geographic" and the"Popular Mechanics" magazines.

This year we miss the help of Mrs.Needham, who had previously cataloguedall the books in the Library under theDewey Decimal system.

Conduct in the Library this year is agreat improvement, but the fact that theLibrary is a place of silence still does notseem to have been completely understood.

G. L. W.

produced by Graeme Salmon. The pro-ducer was to have taken the leading role,but his sudden removal to hospital onlya few days previous to the performancenecessitated calling on Barrie Purvis tostep into the part and read from thescript. This had the effect of slowing upthe quickflre dialogue necessary for asuccessful performance of this type ofplay. However, the cast faced up to thereadjustment with fortitude and com-mendable determination, but were unableto give of their best under such circum-stances.

"Mrs. Larkins' Lodger," produced forBuckland House by Ian McIntosh, fol-lowed with an all-round solid performancewhich gave them top honours. They were

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fortunate in having a cast most of whomhad had previous stage experience. Theevidence of this was felt in the obviousco-ordination and reliability displayed.

Graeme Woodward produced "Layingthe Ghost" for School House, and wassuccessful in securing second place. Sev-eral characters in this play showed greatpromise and reflected favourably on theirproducer. I am confident of a very largepotential talent for acting in the BoardingHouse, and the "superior" day-boyHouses will need to look to their laurelson future occasions.

For a general comment covering allthree plays, I would not vote the standardof production as high as that attained byby the best of last year's one-act plays.The interest has, however, been main-tained and much valuable experiencegained.

Patron: Mr. H. D. ErwinPresident: B. D. Purvis

Secretary: I. R. McIntosh

W are glad to announce that Mr.

H. D. Erwin has again consentedto be Patron of the Society, and we thankhim for his continued support.

At the opening meeting for the yearthe Senior Impromptu House Debate washeld at which we were fortunate to haveMr. J . R. M. Driscoll as adjudicator. Iwould like to record our sincere thanks tohim for the interest he has maintained inthis Society. Mr. Driscoll gave a com-mentary on each of the speakers and somevaluable advice to those intending to con-tinue in these competitions. It is pleasingto note the keen interest shown by allwho took part in this and also in theJunior Impromptu Debate held later insecond term.

The Senior Impromptu Debate resultedin a win for Stephens House, with Schoolsecond. B. D. Purvis narrowly defeatedI. R. McIntosh for Senior ImpromptuOrator, 88 points to 85.

Our plans for the usual full-lengthAugust production are at the moment un-decided. In the face of outside commit-ments, especially the interstate UniversityDrama Festival being held in Hobart,Mr. Jarvis, unfortunately, has not beenable to undertake the usual production.

We deeply regret losing his services,and extend our hearty thanks for fouryears of memorable stage presentations.In expressing the sentiments of theSociety, I most earnestly hope that thiswill not be a complete severance of hishappy association with us.

I do assure our ever responsive publicthat every effort is being made to main-tain the excellent work that has so rapidlygained the Society such an importantplace in the life of the School.

B. D. R

The Junior Impromptu Debate washeld in the same manner as the Senior(a notable innovation in order to accus-tom the boys to the atmosphere of publicmeetings), and surprisingly good speecheswere forthcoming from some of theyoungest entrants. These boys are toonumerous to mention in detail, but will, Iam sure, force themselves into print be-fore very long.

Buckland were successful in gainingfirst place, with School second. M. Hodg-man was declared junior ImpromptuOrator.

Mr. Williams kindly consented to ad-judicate, and the encouraging remarksand painstaking report that both he andMr. Driscoll presented deserve our grati-tude.

I would like to mention here Mr. Cat-terall and Mr. Keon-Cohen, who havesupported us by their keen interest, andwe extend to them our appreciation ofthe varied and interesting subjects sup-plied for these debates.

The impending fixtures are the ord-inary debates, senior and junior, and ifarrangements can be made we may chal-lenge another school team of no meanrepute. But though this team may gainthe traditional feminine "last say," wemight enjoy the "last laugh"!

Thus we look forward to contesting ateam of Five And twenty bla-Hack birdsbAked iN a pie!

B.D.P.

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Exchanges

WE have to acknowledge receipt ofthe following Magazines since Dec-

ember, 1950, and apologise if any havebeen inadvertently omitted:

Tasmania: The Friends' School,Hobart; State High School, Hobart;State High School, Launceston.

Victoria: Scotch College, Hawthorn(2); Melbourne Church of EnglandGrammar School (2); Trinity GrammarSchool, Kew (2); Geelong College; Men.tone Grammar School; Carey BaptistGrammar School, Kew; Geelong Gram-mar School (2); Ballarat College;Queen's Church of England Girls' Gram-mar School, Ballarat; Ballarat GrammarSchool.

West Australia: The Hale School,Perth.

New South Wales: Sydney Church ofEngland Grammar School; The Armid!leSchool; Barker College, Hornsby; KnoxGrammar School, Wahroonga; TheKing's School, Parramatta (2); Newing-ton College, Stanmore.

South Australia: Scotch CollegeMitcham.

Queensland: Southport School; Churchof England Grammar School, Brisbane

Overseas: St. Thomas' College, Colom-bo, Ceylon.

Hail!Senior School: Anthony, G. J.; Blain,

D. E.; Calvert, P. D.; Hutcheon, G. E.;Lawrence, J . H.; Leplastrier, J . A.;Lynch, R. T.; Marshall, G. A.; Ripper,D. K.; Skinner, R. V.; Smith, G. j.;Smith, B. D.; Stanfield, R. J.; Taylor,W. G.; Taylor, H. C.; Taylor, G. V.;Andrews, G. D.; Chapman, G.; Cress-well, B. D.; Kemble, J . C.; Blundell, R.J . ; King, N. E.; Leplastrier, R.; Maxwell,R. I.; O'Meagher, G. P.; Merrill, G.;Salmon, G. H.; Salter, D. J.; Trollope,G. 0.; Bennett, W. F.; Boot, B. j.; Bur-ton, W. B.; Button, B. R.; Davis, J.;Dunnett, D. H.; Grant, D.; Greiner, M.;Glover, L. P.; Hogan, C. D.; Hudson,M. j.; Lawrence, D. P.; Limb, A. S.;Moore, J. V.; Marsland, V. M.; Cuth-bertson, A.; Siltman, M. J.; Tozer, P. D-;Tumney, G. W.; Perry, I. B.; Lamprill,F. C.; Roberts, W. K.; Waters, D. H.

and Farewell!Blee, A. T. (1944); Brain, T. G.

(1946); Calvert, H. D. (1947); Cham-pion, B. J . (1947); Champion, K. R.(1950); Clark, J . R. J . (1945); Col-bourn, A. J . (1945); Coombe, B. (1948);Cooper, J . W. (1945); Gee, C. T.;Genge, D. L. (1947); Gillam, F. J.(1942); Halley, W. E. (1940); Hanslow,R. (1943); Howard, P. K. (1947);Hughes, W. J . (1949); Joyce, I. C.(1945); Kirby, D. E. (1940); Lange, D.G. (1945); Lawrence, P. J. (1943); Lord,J. L. (1947); Lord, D. (1946); Madden,B. W. (1945); Mitchell, J . P. R. (1939);Moore, R. H. (1945); McCabe, P. W.(1944); Phillips, I. P. (1941); Pitt, D.McK. (1945); Reakes, A. W. (1950);Robbie, D. A. (1947); Skinner D. M.(1946); Stopp, E. J . C. (1943); Tenis-wood, J . C. (1947); Thompson, H. M.(1946); Thompson, J . B. (1940);Thomas, D. S. (1945); Uhr-Henry, D.B. (1944); Valentine, R. S. (1937); VonBibra, C. E. (1945); Webster, K. A.(1948).

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Obituary How Notes

9HE passing of Mrs. W. F. Tennant.L early in the year will revive many

happy memories amongst those who wereprivileged to come in contact wth her atFranklin House, Hutchins and ApsisyHouse. It was as the veritable mother tothe boarders of Apsley House that shewill be chiefly remembered. She was

We gratefully acknowledge the follow-ing gifts:

For the Chapel:Cross and candlesticks (Rev. Gregory

Needham); crucifix, tapestry and chair(Mr. J . M. Boyes); vases (Mr. K. Web-ster); cash donations of £40 from theParents' Association, and £50 from theHutchins Old Boys' Association.

For the Library:Books (Mrs. Robert Hall and Miss M.

Payne); Chambers' Encyclopaedia

President: Mr. 0. H. BiggsSecretary: J. Phillips

F URING the first term our numberswere depleted owing to rowing prac-

tices, it being a remarkable fact that mostof the crew were members of the club.However, attendances have greatly im-proved this term and some most enjoyablemeetings have been held.

The programmes so far have beenvaried and have not concentrated uponany particular subject. On one occasionthe programme ranged from the Eliza-bethan composer, Norcome (lute and violda gamba), to Debussy (piano). Allrecords played have been prefaced by a

always interested in the schools, the workof her husband of affectionate memory toso many, and in the individual boys.

A service was held in St. David's Cath-edral, where she had worshipped as anardent Churchwoman.

May God grant to her and her hus-band light and peace in Paradise.

S. C. B.

(Parents' Association); facsimile of Tas-man's map of 1644 and accompanyingbooklet (the Libarian, State Library, Syd-ney); several issues of "The Wood-worker" (Mr. Eric Harrison); SchoolMagazine issue of June, 1913 (Mr.Arthur J . Golding). This last gift com-pletes the second file of the School Mag-azine, so that we now possess two com-plete sets of the Magazine from its incep-tion in April, 1913. It is believed thatthere is only one other set in existence.

few remarks by various members, who

spoke briefly on the nature of the workand its composer.

Among the major works heard so farwere Liszt's E flat Piano Concerto, Tchai-kovsky's Variations for 'Cello on a RococoTheme, Mozart's A Little Night Music,Prokavier's Peter and the Wolf, andSaint-Saens' Piano Concerto in G minor.These and the various short pieces pre-sented have been very greatly appre-ciated, and we look forward to furtherworks of the kind, together with someof the shorter symphonies. There is adistinct possibility, also, of some flesh-and blood performances before the yearfinishes.

J. P.

Colours: Maroon and WhiteHouse Master: Mr. F. J. Williams

House Captain: P. D. JonesVice-Captain: D. R. Salter

Captain of Cricket and Football: D. R. SalterCaptain of Athletics, Standard Athletics and

Cross-Country: I. MaddenCaptain of Debating and Dramatics:

I. R. McIntoshCaptain of Singing: J. Millington.

THIS year Cock-House competitionhas been enlarged by the introduction

of Inter-House Dramatics and Inter-House Singing. We think the innovationa good one as a House can now strive toexcel in the Cultural and artistic field,Whereas before, except for Debating,rivalry was limited to skill only in sport.

We have started the year well as,thanks to the spirited leadership ofMcIntosh, backed by a fine team spiritfrom the caste, we succeeded in winningthe Dramatics competition. All concernedare to be congratulated on a well-earnedsuccess against keen competition.

In the Impromptu Debates we havehad mixed success. In the Senior section,although individuals were highly placed,the team had to lower their colours toStephs and School House. However, theJunior team not only won , their sectionvery convincingly, but their captain,Hodgman, also became Junior Im-promptu Orator. Congratulations!

Preparations for the Choral and instru-mental contests are well under way. Wehope to do well, not only because such afine hours-spirit is being shown in prac-tice, but because so many fellows are be-ginning really to enjoy the singing.

Form went all wrong and our hopeswere dashed in the first House Cricketmatches. Thanks in part to a well-hit 68by Salter, and some spirited bowling bySmith, we beat Stephs, but lost to School.As each House beat the other and arelevel on points, we look to the Second XIto "bring home the bacon."

Owing to the polio epidemic Swimminghad to be cancelled this year.

Peter Jones, our House captain, wasabsent most of first term following aserious accident, and his place was veryably taken by Salter. Both he and theHouse generally pulled their weight. Ifthe spirit so far shown means anythingthen we look forward to a successful year.

I. R. M.[(SiSJ(SI1itlColours: Light Blue and Dark Blue

House Master: The Rev. S. C. BrammallHouse Captain: R. G. BowdenVice-Captain: G. L. Woodward

Captain of Cricket, Football, Cross-Country andAthletics: R. G. Bowden

Captain of Tennis: B. ThiessenCaptain of Swimming: R. Brewster

Captain of Standard Athletics and Debating:G. L. Woodward

CHOOL House has not yet regainedits standard of a few years ago, but

we can feel the old spirit coming back,especially throughout our organisedHouse matches.

The "A" House Cricket ended in adraw all round. For School House themost noteworthy were Bowden and Rus-sell, while some of the tail-enders put upsome very good performances.

The "B" House has not yet beenplayed, but will be fixed some time duringnext term.

Swimming again was not heldThe Cross-Country is not far away,

and we hope to do well in that.The Impromptu Debating was held to-

wards the end of first term. SchoolHouse did not do very well either in theSenior or Junior Impromptu, but we ex-tend our thanks to those who tried.

A new House competition has beenintroduced, and that is Singing. FullHouse choirs will compete in a competi-tion to be held at the School.

This year we have the services of theRev. C. Brammall as Housemaster. Wewelcome him and say we hope he's hereto stay.

Gifts to the School

Music Club

On the Debating side we were success-ful in winning the House Senior Im-promptu Debate, and in this connectionour congratulations go to Purvis on hisbeing adjudged the Senior ImpromptuOrator. Our Junior team did not farequite so well, for it only managed secondplace to Buckiand.

In the Play-acting competition we hadthe misfortune to lose, through sickness,the services of our chief character,Salmon, and although Purvis filled thebreach very well in reading the part wewere ranked third, but only a few pointsshort of the other Houses.

We are now looking forward to thefootball matches, which we hope will notresult in a draw, as the "A" Cricket did.We are also preparing for the new Housecompetition, singing.

G. A. W. R.

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STEPHENS HOUSEColours: Blue, Black and Gold

House Master: Mr. W. J. GerlachHouse Captain: G. A. W. Renney

Vice-Captain: P. TretheweyCaptain of Swimming, Football and Standard

Athletics: G. A. W. ReniseyCaptain of Cricket, Tennis and Rifle-Shooting:

P. TretheweyCaptain of Athletics: Terry

Captain of Cross-Country: A. GibsonCaptain of Debating: B. D. Purvis

Captain of Dramatics: G. L. SalmonCaptain of Music: J. B. Biggs

1TH the abandonment of Swim-ming, Stephens House has experi-

enced fair success in the rather limitedsphere of competitions so far decided.

In the "A" Cricket we treated toolightly the apparently weak School Houseside and sustained a rather humiliatingdefeat. We were more on our mettle forthe encounter with Buckland and secureda win which producd equal points for the"A" Cricket.

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HE innovation of playing one round-- of the inter-school roster in the first

term, though a good one, did not bringany success to our team. The first matchagainst St.Virgil's found our lads lackingthe consistency of their opponents, andin consequence the School four did notwin one rubber.

In the match against Friends our playwas disappointing, with the exception ofSalter, who, playing a more heady andpatient game, secured a win after threehard sets. Trethewey, wrongly shod forplay on an earth court, offered little resis-tance to Omond in the singles, but playedbetter in the doubles. Martin, who hadreplaced Burrows in fourth place, was,like his predecessor in the team, too ex-pensive with double faults. Details (Hut-chins names last)

Wright and Green d. Trethewey andSalter, 6-5, 6-5.

Feirclough and Sullivan d. Renney andBurrows, 6-1, 6-1.

Wright d. Trethewey, 6-4, 6-5.Green d. Salter, 6-1, 6-1.Feirciough d. Renney, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.Sullivan d. Burrows, 5-6, 6-1, 6-4.

Totals: St. Virgil's, 6 rubbers, 12 sets,80 games.

Hutchins, 2 sets, 46 games.

Friends a. HutchinsOmond and McDonald d. Trethewey

and Salter, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.Munnings and Hansen d. Renney and

Martin, 6-4, 6-2.Omond d. Trethewey, 6-1, 6-0.McDonald lost to Salter, 3-6, 6-2,

4-6.Munnings d. Renney, 6-4, 6-3.Hansen d. Martin, 6-3, 6-2.Totals: Friends, 5 rubbers, 11 sets, 77

games.Hutchins, 1 rubber, 3 sets, 45 games.Several of our lads played in the

Schoolboy Championships held duringthe May holidays. Salter and Burrowsdid particularly well to reach the finalsof the doubles by defeating St. Virgil'sfirst pair, whilst Henry, by defeating hisschoolmate, Martin, reached final of theunder 14 singles. Kemp and Grant alsoplayed well together to reach the finalsin the under 13 doubles. The experienceof competition in matches should be help-full to all participants. W. J. G.

THIS year the team, although youngand small, has shaped quite well. We

have played several practise matchesagainst both High School and TechnicalSchool. These matches have given M5.

McKay and the selection committee anopportunity to see the boys in action andthus pick the best team for our rostermatches.

Our first roster match was playedagainst St.Virgil's, and although we werebeaten we did not disgrace ourselves. Theplay throughout was fairly even, and onlysuperior combination on their forwardline enabled them to get the better of us.

The second roster match was playedagainst Friends. This match was muchcloser than our first, and the difference inthe scores at the final bell was only onepoint. Friends, playing a more ruggedtype of football than we were used to,took the honours on the day.

Our next match is against St. Virgil's,and we hope that we will be able to eventhe score. This year we are again going tomeet Grammar at Oatlands. This shouldbe a good match, and is looked forwardto by all members of the team.

G. A. W. R.

SECONDS

Captain: D. R. KingVice-Captain: I. R. McIntosh

Coach: Mr. J. 0. Welsh

Attendances at practise have shown amarked improvement and there has beena corresponding improvement in the stan-dard of football. At the beginning of theterm it seemed doubtful if the teamwould ever win a match. After an over-whelming defeat by Hobart High Schoolthere have been two very closely con-tested games with St. Virgil's and theHobart Technical School. The team islooking forward to having its first winin the near future. Best players havebeen King, McIntosh, Rattenbury, Jack-son, Calvert and Drake.

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Captain: R. G. BowdenVice-Captain: P. S. Trethewey

W'JITH seven of last year's First XI

VV back our prospects looked good atthe beginning of the season. However,after the first roster match we lost P.Jones, our wicket-keeper, who was injuredin a road accident. G. Renney took overthe position and did particularly goodwork right through the season.

The bowling and fielding of the teamwas for the main part consistent, butthere were occasions when the opposingbatsmen got the upper hand. Our fastbowlers, Pitt, Bowden and Leplastrier,did a wonderful job. They never let up.The team's spin bowler, P. Trethewey,bowled well, but the bowling average waswon by K. Smith, a medium-pacedbowler. Smith bowled accurately and in-telligently in every match and well de-serves his win. The team fielded eagerlyand was on its toes all the time. A finethrow-down by M. Russell gave the teamvictory over Friends in the last over of theday—and by one run!

The batting, though good in places,was not reliable. Time and time againthe brunt of getting runs rested on a fewshoulders only. C. Pitt made consistentlyhigh scores, and he deserves the battingaverage, which he has won for two yearsin succession. Highlights of the seasonwere Pitt's 83 against Friends in thesecond round, and R. Bowden's 65 againstFriends in the first round.

Our coach, Mr. McKay, is to be con-gratulated on the manner in which hetrained and prepared the team. He gave

up most of his spare time and put all liehad into his coaching. We are only sorrythat his efforts were not rewarded by theSouthern Premiership, which was won byFriends. They are to be congratulated ontheir win and we wish them the best ofluck for the State title in December.

Results of Roster Matches1st Round

Lost to S.V.C. Hutchins, ist innings98 (Pitt 45, Smith 19, Sullivan 4 for 21);2nd innings 86 (Trethewey 24, Burrows20, Mills 5 for 45, Sullivan 4 for 24).S.V.C., 1st innings 121 (Chapman 32,Johnston 26, Mills 21, Trethewey 6 for29); 2nd innings 3 for 67 (Chapman 23,Green 16 n.o., Leplastrier 1 for 9).

Won by H.S. Hutchins, 1st innings190 (Bowden 65, Smith 24 n.o., Russell24, MacDonald 4 for 33). Friends, 1stinnings 189 (MacDonald 100, D. Long26, Pitt 7 for 54).

2nd RoundWon by H.S. Hutchins, 1st innings

108 (Pitt 42, Salter 18, Smith 15, Mills4 for 4, Sullivan 2 for 20). 2nd innings3 for 80 (Burrows 37 n.o., Trethewey 16n.o., Chapman 2 for 12). S.V.C., 1stinnings 59 (Gale 18, Green 17, Chapman12, Smith 6 for 16); 2nd innings 7 for154 (Johnston 69, Walker 32 n.o., Pitt2 for 44).

Won by F.S. Hutchins, 1st innings 65(Pitt 25, Gibson 15 n.o., G. Long 5 for26, MacDonald 4 for 14); 2nd innings161 (Pitt 83, Burrows 18, Trethewey 22,

The Second XI had an unsuccessfulseason and did not win a match. We prac-tised hard, however, and our coach, Mr.M. Kjar, although disappointed in theresults of our matches, was pleased withour performance. We only played threeroster matches; the first match againstFriends was cancelled owing to the longweek-end. Results:

1st Round

Lost to S.V.C. Hutchins 34 and 4 for27 (Lipscombe 10). S.V.C., 4 for 75,dec. (Terry 3 for 18).

3rd Round

Lost to Friends. Hutchins, 27 (Swats

7). Friends, 8 for 118 (Hicks 3 for 1,

Leplastrier 2 for 25).

The Thirds, Fourths and Fifths had a

lean season, not winning one match.

These teams only played two roster

matches owing to the long week-end and

the shortage of grounds. The best bats-

man for the Thirds were Lake and Fer-

gusson, while Radcliffe and Rodgers took

the bowling honours.A G.

THE CRICKET TEAM, 1951

Standing: 0. G. Burrows, I. Murray, J . A. Leplastrier, A Gibson, K. Smith, P. D. Lipsconibr.Seated: D. G. Salter, G. A. W. Renney, P. S. Trethewey (vice.capt.), Mr. G. A. McKay, R. G.

Bowden (Capt.), P. R. Jones, M. Russell. Inset: C. K. Pitt.

D. Long 4 for 36, G. Long 4 for 58). 2nd RoundP.S., Ist innings 4 for 227, dec. (Noble Lost to S.V.C. Hutchins, 63 (Leplas113 n.o., D. Long 98, Smith 2 fbr 27). trier 17 n.o., Drake 12). S.V:C. 90

OTHER TEAMS (Leplastrier 5 for 18, Swan 2 for 22).

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29The Hutchins School Magazine

Enjoying a losing race is the greatest

victory possible."—Fairbairn

ROWING began this year on thesecond day of our arrival back at

school, a little later than in previous years,but with twelve weeks to the race webegan serious training at once. The crewwas formed entirely of inexperiencedoarsmen, Biggs in the "bow" seat havingbeen in last year's Thirds, whilst Purvis,Salmon and McIntosh in the "two,""three" and "stroke" positions respec-tively, graduated from the Seconds.

However, "stroke" would here like toexpress the appreciation of all the mem-bers to Max Darcey, who, in his fourthyear as First cox., is worthy of our highestgratitude. We all looked up to him, bothin the boat and in the shed, with the Ut-most respect and readily accepted themany hints and pieces of advice which hegave us. He was at all times the com-bining force in our work.

We began training from the Sandy BayRowing Club's sheds, and this body notonly lent us a practice four, but also gaveus the invaluable use of their rowingmachine. This not only allowed our coachto pick out our main faults "close up,"but also to train the newcomers who wereto form the Second crew. Our own boat,"Argo II," was being overhauled in thesesheds, and when this was completed wemoved to our own quarters.

Having trained for about a month inpractice fours, we were elevated to the"Stuart C. Walch," only to have ourardour slightly dampened in our first out-ing by an unfortunate "bottling" in Vic-

toria Dock. From this day on, however,we did our very best to redeem ourselvesand concentrated wholeheartedly on ourtask.

About this time a doubt arose as towhether the race would be held, owing tothe recurrence of the poliomvelitis epi-demic. However, it was officially decidedto continue training with the intention ofcompeting as usual.

Several weeks before the race we werefortunate to obtain the use of a launchowned by Mr. Boyes, which furtherallowed the coach to be in close contactwith his crew.

Within the last fortnight of our trails-ing Purvis worried us with a sore wrist,which he kept well bound. Fortunately,this did not become any worse; but then,with only a week remaining, Salmon hadto drop out with a shoulder injury whicheventually required hospital treatment.This was a sad blow, but he was replacedby Turnbull, who was last year's strokeof the Third crew.

Having had only one row over a milecourse together, this combination rowedover to the Lindisfarne Rowing Clubsheds on the eve of the race. Throughoutour training, in which we covered approx-imately two hundred and forty miles, weexperienced excellent water and thusearlier rowing on the other side of thebridge was not necessitated.

Saturday, 28th April, saw us drawn upon the outside of the course. The mem-bers of the crew showed an unusual calm-ness at the starting line, so that when thegun eventually went we were able to putinto operation smartly the start which we

had learnt and perfected the day before.Having rated about thirty-six for the firsttwenty strokes, we had gained a lead ofabout one length over the other crewsand duly settled down to a firm, steadystroke.

At the half-way mark, however, ourfortunes began to change, due to a num-ber of unfortunate, yet unavoidable, fac-tors. Several smal l boats which were fol-lowing or preceding the race caused roughwater which troubled us to quite someextent. This had an unsteadying effect onseveral members of the crew, and this wasamplified further by the erratic course ofone of the other crews. The boat havinglost practically all its speed, we were soonpassed by the other crews and, still find-ing it hard to pick up again, we remainedin last place. St. Virgil's, a very strongcombination, went on to win with Scotcha good second. Our heartiest congratula-tions go to both these crews.

Congratulations must go also to Turn-bull, who put up a very fine show in the"three" seat with practically no training.His all-round effort prevented our pros-pects from being dampened in any way.

The Seconds had drawn the inside posi-tion and, getting away to an excellentstart, held their own against the othercrews. They looked like being in a favour-able position up to the three-quarter-waymark, but in an even race the other hea-vier crews had more energy to put into afinal effort. St. Virgil's went on to winthe race, Hutchins being placed fourth.

We had hoped to visit Scotch College,Melbourne, again this year but owing tothe Jubilee celebrations both there and inHobart, and also to the fact that theirintra-school rowing was held much earlier,such a trip was impossible.

We would like to show our apprecia-tion of those who have assisted us in ourtraining, especially the Sandy Bay RowingClub, the Lindisfarne Rowing Club, andMr. Boyes for the use of his launch.

Our thanks are also due to Mr. RogerValentine, stroke of the crew last year,who gave up a lot of his time to do a finejob in coaching the Seconds, who,.although beginners, are well on the wayto being a very strong combination.

We are all deeply indebted to Mr.Keon-Cohen for his energetic and un-tiring efforts in coaching us, and wewould like to have rewarded him a littlebetter. His company and humour, whe-ther wet or dry, have enabled us to enjoy-to the fullest this excellent sport. It iscertain that not one of us feels that this,long, hard training was ill-spent.

The Crews

First Crew: J . B. Biggs (bow), B. DPurvis (2), S. Turnbull (3), I. R. McIn-tosh (stroke), M. G. Darcey (cox.).

Second Crew: C. W. Grant (bow), N.F. Levis (2), B. C. P. Butler (3), J . F.Millington (stroke), D. C. Calvert-(Cox.) .

I. R. M.

Critique of the Crew, 1951

I. R. McIntosh (stroke) had a goodreach and a clean blade, but his effective-ness was diminished by a weak finish andhis failure to make the best use of hisheight. His slide-control greatly improvedin the later stages of preparation. As astroke he lacked resource to retrieve thecrew from a deteriorating phase.

C. S. Turnbull (3) came into the crewvery late and, nevertheless, did very well.Vigorous through the water, he had aclean foot recovery, but was inclined to beunsteady in front of the rigger in thereach forward.

B. D. Purvis (2) was inconveniencedthroughout by an uncomfortable wrist,probably caused by faulty technique atthe recovery. His task was not sufficientlytraced during the stroke, but he had goodslide control and a solid swing and draw-Blade-work was often inaccurate.

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J. B. Biggs (bow): Considering hislack of weight and height, did, on thewhole, very well indeed, but uneven blade-work frequently got him into trouble, andhis slide-control was never really reliable.

M. G. Darcey (cox.): Very confident,efficient and helpful to crew and coach.

G. L. Salmon was unlucky to have togive up his seat five days before the race.He had been rowing neatly and efficiently,but was often short in the swing-back andhad a tendency to swing away from hisrigger. His lack of vigour was no doubtattributable to the disability which neces-sitated his retirement from the crew.

Generally the crew was temperamentaland lacked serenity. Occasionally, as inthe first part of the race, they showedsurprising pace, but when things wentwrong they could be almost incrediblybad. Their best point was boat control,for which they had much to thank a veryexperienced cox. Owing to various inter-ruptions in preparation they never hada real chance to be consistently good.

R. K.-C.

AB C Lictening Groups'y7E have been requested by the Am-

WV tralian Broadcasting Commission

to publish the following list of talks bear-

ing on current topics. These talks are for

discussion by Listening Groups, and it is

suggested that our senior boys especially

would profit by hearing and discussing

them. The talks are broadcast each Mon-

day night at 8.40 on the National pro-

gramme:

"Are We Becoming Over-Industrialised?"

July 30: "Where Do Our RealNational and Economic Interests Lie?"

August 6: "Some Social Considera-tions."

"Can Local Government Be Made MoreEffective?"

August 13: "Why Local Governmentat All?"

August 20: "Problems Facing LocalGovernment in Your State."

August 27: "Prospects for Local Gov-ernment in the Future."

"Should Our Divorce Laws Be MadeUniform?"

September 3: "Six States at Legal Log-gerheads."

September 10: "Facing Up to theFacts."

September 17: "Is There a Solution?"

September 24: No Listening GroupSession on this date owing to the broad-casting o fa special Jubilee School ChoirsFestival Concert from Canberra.

"Are We Losing the Spirit ofAdventure?"

October 1: "Do Prosperous Times SapOur Initiative?"

October 8: "Where Are the Opportu-nities?"

October 15: "Are the Rewards 'Worth-While?"

Bursar/es Examination, 1950Bursaries were awarded as under:

Senior City: J . B. Biggs, H. M.Thompson, I. R. McIntosh.

LIFE is not without its lighter moments

'a-' this year, despite the loss of suchtowers of mirth and merriment as Nobhy,Curb, Nag, Cooper and our late lamentedcomical melody-maker, "Fithook."

McCabe paddles hither and thither,convulsed in ecclesiastical giggles at thebroader side of life exhibited at "theShop," and Don. Thomas trips gailythrough life as always, with a passionatesong "to his mistress' eyebrow," waftinghis love down the centuries, rivallingPericles for Aspasia's favour.

Many are the tales of the world andits vices told in the "Sixth Form Study"(or were till Mac and Barrie had theirnoses elevated and larger caps suppliedas "outward and visible signs" of theiracceptance into the inward and spiritedgames of the Prefects' Study!). They doSally forth at odd intervals, but areusually found Settled in armchairs digest-ing "Clair (e) voyancy, its intrigues anduses," and The Friends' School Mag.respectively. "Our Dais" has become bynow "a real star," having journeyed upand down the earth to see how well we aremisgoverned. We grieve for him as heassures us that his little brother Claudebawls all day sans cesser.

Turnbull is doing curious things withTiger Moths, Proctors, Austers, and sun-dry other suspicious identities either atCambridge or the skating rink. He re-turns with a wind-swept visage each Mon-day morning and gets to grips with the"problems to tackle" in scripture.

Graeme Renney, our versatile veteranon the football field, cadet-lieutenant, etc.,has been so busy of late that meals havebecome a secondary matter - except, ofcourse, when he and the sar-major, Des.King, trotted off to Canberra to openParliament. They found it rather a darkspot and proceeded to lighten the placeup considerably by applying the time-honoured phrase "turny-ton," accom-panied by the appropriate gestures. Can-berra responded with de luxe automobiles,fair maidens and all the other "opportu-nities for a full and joyous life"!

Applicable to English periods is themysterious little phrase afore mentioned.The classes usually begin with a contro-versy on Heat, but gradually revert toa spirited debate on the propriety or other-wise of the fair Ophelia.

Newcomer from the land of sun, sand,sin, sorrow, etc., and gold mines, isLeplastrier (try to say it with a mouthfulof cherries), who assures us they fill thebottles up over there! Apparently ourclimate doesn't suit him—and there's agood bit of him - the poor fellow issimply Achin' all over (apologies toNobby and the last issue).

Finally, dear brethren, we turn thehome bend and head down the straightfor home, having cleared the mid-year

hurdle and been assured by funny-man

Nige that we are "none the wiser, but

much better informed."

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II [ii !Ii JUl IWho's Who

Captain of Junior School: J. Scott Clennett

House Captains:Hay: J. S. Clennett

Nixon: J. H. B. RattenMontgomery: M. Williams

Captain of Cricket and Football: M. H. Williams

Form Captains:R.B. I: J. S. ClennettR.B. II: lB. C. ChenIV: T. C. MorganHI A: C. G. Bayes

III B: (Weekly elections)

Our Form

THIS year R.B. has progressed consid-erably. Owing to the large number

of boys we have had to divide into twoseparate parts, R.B. I and R.B. II. I amin R.B. I.

Our form captain this year is ScottClennett, and our vice-captain RichardLeplastrier. Both boys are very popular,no doubt because they are very keen andvery fair.

We are going to start a new club,"TheStamp Club," and already have manykeen members. Our Chess Club is stillflourishing. We have fourteen members.So far we have not invited any learners.

Our term project is"Man,the Builder,"describing man and his houses throughoutthe history of the world. We are doing awall scene, "From Caves to Skyscrapers."

I. Elliott, R.B. I

CRICKET

The junior inter-school cricket rosterwas doubly disappointing for us this year.Disappointing in the first place becausewe were unable to win a match, and inthe second place because the team wasjust starting to show its true worth whenthe unusually short season ended.Throughout the six weeks season it re-mained a good "second innings" team.Top scorers for the season were Williams

(118), who also took the majority of theHutchins wickets, S. Burbury (78) andCumming (35). Results of the matcheswere as follow:—

Round I

Versus Friends: F.S. 2 for 1/1, H.S.38 and 66 (Burbury 28).

Versus S.V.C.: S.V.C. 100, H.S. 64-(Williams 29, Ratten 14).

Versus S.P.S.: S.P.S. 3 for 65, H.S. 16and 38 (Cumming 13).

Round 2

Versus Friends: F.S. 3 for 116, H.S.26 and 50 (Burbury 18).

Versus S.V.C.: S.V.C. 105, H.S. 90(Williams 34).

Versus S.P.S.: S.P.S. 5 for 107, H.S.36 and none for 56 (Williams 35).

Our congratulations go to St.Virgil'sCollege for winning the 1951 competi-tim.

THE BROOK

Churning up the pebbles, rippling o'er thestones,

The merry brook runs rippling on;Singing in its merry tones,

'Tis here, 'tis there, and now it's gone.

All along its two-mile courseSuch pleasures it does see,

Of bushes, flowers, and trees and gorse,Till it reaches the mighty sea.

Garry Trollope, R.B. I

A STORM AT SEA

The timbers creaked under the strainof the never-ending pounding of thegreat waves on the tea clipper's sturdyhull. The tattered sails waved helplesslyin the terrific gale, while the aftermast, tothe crew's horror, had crashed over thedeck and injured the first mate.

Many of the forespars were brokenand the rigging was destroyed beyondrepair. The ship was leaking badly amid-ships—leaks which had to be blocked withpieces of broken spar, pitch, and sparewood.

With extreme difficulty the clipper wassailed out of the storm, and some dayslater it staggered up the Thames to thegreat port of London.

C. Turner, R.B. I

THE ALPHABET FORREMOVE B. I

A is for All our Form, witty and gay.B is for Button, the vice-captain of Hay.C for Clennett, our captain this year.D is for Drawing—no artists, I fear!E is for English, and Essays—a treat.F stands for Fife,whose first name is Pete.G our friend Greene, "Beano" in full.H is for Henry, once called "The Bull."I is Ian Elliott -puts paint on with a

slam.J is for Jonesy - no connection with jam.K is for Keith, our new boys from Wales.L for Le Plastrier, from West Aussie he

hails.M is for Martin, with a nickname so

queer.N for the New Boys we've welcomed this

year.0 for Ones whose names don't appear.P is for Pete, whose cheeks are so red.Q for the Questions which are askd by

young Ted.R is for Richard, who likes ice cream cone.S is for Smith, who answers the 'phone.T is for Trollope, who's called "Trolly-

bus."U for the Uniform proudly worn by us.V for Mr.Viney—by him we are taught.W for Williams, our captain of sport.X, Y, Z, are too hard to do.

So this is where I bid you adieu.P. M. Jones, R.B. I

"PATCH"

I have a puppy,His name is Patch.

He is furiousIf he is scratched.

He is curiousTill I get furious,

Then he meets his match!

He's a very fine puppy,Is my dog Patch.

If I throw him a ballHe can make a catch.

He's small and black,With a flea on his back,

He's the best of the puppy batch.

J. Solomon, Form IV

THE DREAM SHIP

One day as I was on the sand,On the bright and yellow sand,I saw a ship a-sailing high—High on the deep blue sea.Heading this way the ship came to meLaden with wonderful treasure for me.

G. Merrill, Form III A

"THE WISH"

There was a seasick seagullWho rode upon the sea.'Tis a dreary life," said he,"For folks like you and me."

"I think I'll go and settle downIn some remote and quiet townWhere there is never a tear or frownTo spoil my peaceful harmony."

P. Partington, IV

SCOTLAND

The Scottish pipes are playingAmong the Scottish hills.

The Scottish locks are runningBy the Scottish mills.

Ben Lomond's snowy peaks above,Loch Tay's waters far below.

'Tis there that I long to go.

P. D. Fife, R.B. I

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CHRISTMAS EVE SPRING

One Christmas Eve when all was still,Sleigh-bells jingled on far-away hills;Then all of a sudden from out the nightCame Santa, dressed in red and white.

Down the chimney did he creep,While everyone was fast asleep.Toys for Mary, toys for Jill,Toys for Jimmy and Baby Bill.

J. Rtten, R.B. I

WVJE are all very sorry that our Head-

mistress (Miss Burrows) is in hos-pital far from well, and we all miss hervery much, but she has our constantthoughts and prayers and we look for-ward to her return.

In April the Parents' and Friends'Asso-cation held a very successful AmericanTea at the School, the proceeds of whichwere £128. From these proceeds theParents gave us a projector and an elec-

PAINT! Yes, we were tired of ourholy of holies still looking like the

end of a passage, as it has been left forthe past two years.

Well, it happened at Easter - paint,varnish, carpets, curtains. The brick wallswere painted a light cream, the lockersand some of the woodwork re-varnished,whilst the window—which hadn't seen apaint brush in its life—was varnished in-side and painted cream outside. The doorwas painted, and the dado cleaned.

A further donation of carpet completedour wall-to-wall floor-covering, a necessityfor cold prefects; and with thick red cur-tains over the two unused doors on either

Of all the seasons in the year,I like spring the very best,

Because the sky is blue and clear,And the animals wake from their

winter's rest.

All the blossoms and flowers come out,And the hum of bees is heard

Overhead the butterflies fly about,And you can hear the sone of a bird.

B. Pitman, R.B.I

tric floor polisher. We thank them verymuch for these additions to our comfort.

The Library corner is still very popu-lar, and at pur last Parents' meeting MissBoniwell gave us an address on the latestbooks for children, many of which wouldbe a delight to some of the Parents aswell.

We take this opportunity of thankingMrs. Chapman and Mrs. Dunbar forhelping us out during Miss Burrows' ill-ness.

side of the study, together with a blindand curtains for the window, our studybegan to take on a homely appearance.In fact, it is now so light that it is pos-sible to read at the far end, by the lightfiltering through that one small window,on all but the dullest of days.

The thick red curtains previously men-tioned have proved very effective in reduc-ing the intensity of arguments and socialstudies lessons emanating from 6B roomnext door. We are hardly aware of theirexistence.

As for the inhabitants of this homeaway from home, Renney and Salmonwere the only old hands left until King

decided that working and studying forrnatric. at the same time wasn't so hotafter all, and rejoined us a fortnight afterschool resumed.

Later we were joined by a representa-tive of the Boarding-house (Woodward),while at the beginning of second termthemerry band expanded to seven with theelevation of Bowden, McIntosh andPurvis to the exalted position.

How we could do without our trea-surer, Des., we don't know, for it seemshe is the only person who has managedto make a profit from that dubiousresponsibility—the pound. It appears ourfunds are now standing at 8/- - well, 'ioit says in the book. We are therefore wellon the way to paying for the paint.

We prefects still go cold. And it seemswe always will be, for we are still in pos-session of that notable radiator of pre-vious years, looking (and feeling) muchthe worse for wear.

Since one of our number volunteeredto clean the window it is quite surprisingto see what goes on on the other side ofthat pane of glass—especially by the backgate.

One long-felt want has at last beenrealised, for it is several months since wewere promised the mirror which nowadorns the study wall.

Two of our number—Renney and King—took a week off school to go to theJubilee Opening of Federal Parliamentat Canberra in a representative Tas-manian cadet detachment. It appearsthey had a really good time, despite otheradverse reports.

It is also brought home to us ratherforcefully that we have representativesfrom the Cadet Band, when we havefound the study littered with drums andother paraphernalia for making a noise.

The new arrangements for assembly inthe mornings have proved to be a blessingfor the prefect on duty. The stage is notused, and with the forms four deep, fac-ing a large centre aisle, it is very easy tosee offenders which formerly were blan-keted by a sea of heads.

The two days following the mid-yearexams. found prefects and pros. scatteredabout the countryside supervising oddjobs of work in our annual social servicescheme. But the details of this should befound elsewhere in this issue.

As for the whereabouts of our past

prefects, Valentine, Cooper, Clark andKirby are further persuing their studies,whilst Webster, it appears, has obtaineda car (which is usually left on a hill) andis living in a world of smoke. MitchelLalso seems to be still in existence.

Therefore, with the thought that weare becoming even more domesticated, wewill close this episode for another term.

G. L. S.

Addendurn.—An anonymous inmate of

the Prefects' Study is responsible for the

following:

There's G.L.W. and R.G.B.-

They're boarders, as you know.

Who keeps the pound? Why, D.R.K.,

With hair as white as snow.

Now I. R. M. and B.D.P.

Monopolise debating,

While G.A.R. is head cadet

(The scenes that he's creating!)

He also leads the football team.

But the head of all this mess

Is shy, retiring, science star—

Head Prefect G.L.S.

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HUULLO, Gang! Here we are again,1 bringing you some pithy pars andterse verses in which we proposed to ex-pose some of the skeletons in the Board-ing House cupboard.

First, our Hatch and Dispatch section.In December, 1950, we regretfully, dis-patched to a higher life the followingnotorious characters. Nag Webster, whoin a very short space has almost risen tothe position of Managing Director of A.G. and Sons. He has already become aprominent figure about the city, drivingto and fro in his Austin "Seerline." YangPitt is understood to be raising sheep andspeed records in the Ouse district, whileHorace Lord has retired to his countryseat, where he is living off the fat of theland. Ditto Fluffer Calvert. Biro, ofcourse, merely transferred to another seatof learning.

In February the following specimens ofHouse fauna hatched Out. Firstly, theHuon contingent—Rabbit Anthony, LillyCalvert and Granny Smith (only dis-tantly related to the apple). From someplaced called Tullah comes Ross Lynch.He hopes to introduce some of the betteraspects of civilisation to Tullah (such asknives and forks), and to this end is nowlearning to read and write. From "otherTasmanian places" (a P.M.G. expression,not ours) come 'Couta Salmon, Bob Pig-gott, Ouse Chapman ii (not another!),two leaves from the Lawrence family tree,and the last hope of the O'Meaghers,who, incidentally, seems likely to breakSir Malcolm Campbell's land speed

record. Owl Taylor has already made aa name for himself as a speech-maker,while Saltbush's burgundy-coloured hairhas become quite a landmark. A gentle-man with rather a muddy past is Ron.Stanfield—or is it a muddy future? Tozerand Bowen are our two '45 models, samevintage as veteran Monster Price. Finally,there are two late additions who havecome 13,000 odd miles just to come toUrtchins - Taffy Roberts and BlunderBlundell.

Have You Heard?

Yah's dressing gown. . . . Chook hasbeen appointed an honorary member ofthe Church of England Men's Society.Meetings are held regularly in the vicinityof Creek Road. . . . Ouse arranged amanequin parade in the Senior CommonRoom to display a new ensemble whichcan be worn either back to front or viceversa. . . . Little Bashem is to publish abook entitled "100 1 Ways of Disposingof Nugget.". . . The Trencherman's Cupfor 1951 has had to be split betweenAngus, who covered the three dishes ofmacaroni cheese in 11 seconds dead, andDarby, who consumed a like quantity ofShepherd's pie in the same time. . . . Acertain firm of tooth-paste manufacturershas asked smiler to pose for its pictureadvertisements with the caption "Beauti-ful - until she smiles.". . . Timmy haspromised to lend his grandfather theRolls-Royce for the week-end. . . . Mickhas produced a more recent version.Baby Diddums crying for his milk at 5

Rusty, Bleary and Fergy have

been asked to joint the T.G.R. as land-scape specialists. Seriously, though, theyare to be congratulated on the job theyhave done in building the House modelrailway. . . . Schnozzle?

Have You Seen?A microbe? . . . The picture of Jimmy

and Jessie in the paper. It appears thatthese two have claimed the attention ofthe authorities by certain research workthey have been carrying out on weaponsof attack and defence -notably, shang-hais! . . . Orr or Charlie, our humanalarm clocks (or are they human?).Humish's Yogi, nightly before retiring(where there's no sense, and all that!).

Schnozzle?Have You Smelt?

Blockhead's pears in the changingroom. . . . Rankin, the Mad Scientist.Oh, Pew! . . . Chimney? . . . Schnozzle?

Business Notices!Announcing the establishment of

Fithook and Toad Pty. Ltd., WholesaleConfectioners, Manufacturers of Black-bails, Mothballs, Billiard Balls, etc.Have you any inventing you want done?Prof. Jumbo will help you. He will in-vent anything from a foolproof safety-pinto a Pixley Patent Potato Peeler and PeaPodder (known as Pixmix).

Sporting News!It has been unofficially reported that

Elwyn has been signed up to coach NewTown this season. . . . Quacker, Rogue,Bushy and Matches are to be congratu-lated on their success under sail. Theyhave made the boat move so fast that gearhas ran hot—which, of course, accountsfor the clouds of smoke seen issuing fromthe boat. . . . Turtle ii, James Fergy andGranny Smith are becoming leadinglights of the Tasmanian turf. The HobartCup is their goal.

Seriously ThoughWe should like to welcome our new

members of staff. The Rev. CharlesBrammall took over as Chaplain-House-master, and to him and his family we say,

"Welcome, thank you, and we hopeyou're here for keeps!" Mrs. Beryl Ogdenjoined us at the beginning of the year asAssistant Matron, and at once became smember of the family - we can't saymore. Another welcome, too, to Mr.Martin Kjar, who has joined our residentstaff. Our Budget would not be completewithout special thanks to Miss Matthewsfor 1,001 things; to Doris for her interestin the inner man; and to Mr. Farley formany acts of kindness and helpfulnesssuch as hauling balls off roofs and fixinga chap's football stops.

Finally—

A little thing that goes something like-this:

"There's Much Laughing in the House,All over one poor drip who didn't see

it (tiddle-orn porn porn),There's Much Laughing in the House,

Poor Minnie really couldn't quite be-lieve it.

He knocked off Fithook's glasses on thetrain to National Park,

All over one poor woman who thoughtit quite a lark,

And left poor Fithook flustered andreally in the dark,

There's Much Laughing in the House."Last verse:

"There's Much Laughing in the House,.When Bobby bought himself an

ancient vehicle,There's Much Laughing in the House,

Wasn't long before he landed in apickle.

A funeral followed him for miles, theythought it was the hearse,

Until at last the juice ran out, whichmade them want to curse;

But Bobby said,"Oh, I say, I am a fuel,"and dipped into his purse,

Amid Much Laughing in the House!"

Cheerio, folks.

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THE WALKER

The sky is blue, the sun shines hot andstrong,

A walker mounts the awe-inspiring crag:With pack and staff, he starts the weary

drag.The village bells peal out both loud and

long,And mountain birds with clear and joyous

songO'erflow and modulate their sonorous

tune.And as the fleeting hours approach the

noonThe walker moves among the feathered

throng.The day now swiftly ends, the sky is

dark,The weary walker treads the beaten track,Across the stream and through the silvan

park.His feet grow weary as he hastens back,And though his energies are fully spentWith what he's done that day, he'll rest

content.A. Gibson, IV B

LUMBER CAMP - DECEMBER

o there's movement in the camp at York.In clouds the sun is sleeping,And by the river shrouded o'erWith snow, the pines are weeping.o they're dripping, dripping, dripping,And the timber saws are singing

And the axe is deeply biting.o the forest green is ringingWith the gay discord and din.

o there's movement in the camp at York.The River Nelson's shining,The sky is golden in the west,The evening sun's declining,And so the night shall fall uponThe camp at Nelson River.The snow, the frost, the hail, the sleetShall make the pine trees shiver.

Mark Chen, Shell

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SONNET

Sometimes I look around me and reflectUpon some river, gliding to the sea.'Twas once a brook, sparkling in jollity,And then a crawling creek morosely

deckedWith willows; the moorhen's progress

checkedBy thistles and by tangled bramblery.And still it grew in stately majesty,Its sempiternal mission to perfect.So, in the self-same way my love for youHas grown from small beginnings long

ago.And like a river slowly swelled its size.It ever thus shall be until anew,Death with his scythe will his ripe corn-

field mow—The fullness of my dreams you symbolise.

John Phillips, VI B

ENJOYING CIGARETTES

NE glance at the title of this shortsketch of mine and I think you will

thoroughly understand how difficult it isgoing to be for myself to write such anarticle as this for I am but a mere lad offifteen, an age at which it is legally for-bidden to smoke, but by constant observa-tion and a little common sense I am ableto form what I consider an opinion on thesubject of "enjoying cigarettes."

Now let us make a synopsis of thefemale smoker. She smokes so gracefully,so absolutely smoothly. First, she willsearch her handbag, extracting a variouscollection of objects—a handkerchief, amirror, lipstick, knitting maybe, and even-tually that packet of "Capstan Mild,""Craven A" or "Du Maurier." She re-places the oddments, all except the cig-arettes, then produces—from apparentlynowhere—a most attractive lighter. Thesmall white Capstan having by then beenplaced in her mouth (in such a way as notto remove anything in the line of cos-metics) she presses the release button ofthe lighter, inhales rapidly via "CapstanMild," waits a brief moment and thenexhales by way of nostrils, sending a spec-tacular cloud of smoke into the atmos-phere.

Now we take the male. A far moreserious smoker, indulging in the art forthe express purpose of relieving nervoustension, he fumbles impatiently in hisjacket pocket, extracts a pouch of tobaccoprobably bearing the inscription "CapstanFlake Cut." He then reaches to his outerbreast pocket, drags out from the debristhat old briar pipe, inserts a generousquantity of the obnoxious weed and then,"puffing" at his briar, lights it.

Well—as you see, the method employedby both sexes is basically the same, but,I will say in conclusion, a different motivemay be revealed in examining both maleand female species, although I don't sup-pose it matters much so long as they (orshall I say we) all "enjoy smoking" (??).

Mark Chen, Shell

IT'S COLD OUTSIDE

In Brammall HouseWe sit and grouse,But the fireMakes higherOur standard of living.

We sitAround it—Only askTo baskIn the heat it is giving.

It begins to needIts wooden feed,And we stareWith a glareAt our neighbour.

While the coldGrows old,There is thoughtOn who oughtTo do labour.

I must endWhat I've penned—The others are cruel,I go for more fuel.

John Phillips, VI B

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OUR TIM

Our Tim, he was an artful lad,Queer ways our youthful hero had.One morning he woke up to findHe had exams. upon his mind.

Exams. to Tim were such a bore.He thought awhile and then he swore.

"I will not go to school today,But will feign sick and stay away."

Young Timmy raised a dreadful din,So mother called the doctor in.The doctor said, with wink and grin,

"Much castor oil will alter him.

"He'd far prefer in school to toilThan be dosed with castor oil."And now we find our Tim in class;He's trying hard, exams. to pass.

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OBITUARYIt is with regret that we record the

passing of the following Old Boys:—Abbott, P. de M. (1909, 1,843)Laughton, J. P. (1872, 798);Clennett, R. L. (Queen's); Creese,H. E. R. (1899, 1,547); Fawnes, Rev.C. A. (1877, 881); Giblin, L. F.(1881, 1,030); Morriss, E. A. (1874,817); Stabb, E. E. (no number);Kirby, T. W. (1911, 1,866); Lindley,T. M. (1911, 1,876).

ENGAGEMENTSASHBOLT, Anthony, to Miss Diana

Ottaway.BARNETT, B. L., to Miss Janet E.

Clarke.BENJAMIN, G.. A., to Miss Barbara

M. Jackson.BENNETTO, J. to Miss Valerie Sean.BLACKLOW, A. W. J., to Miss

Patricia A. Newitt.

BROTHERS, P. C., to Miss J. I.Scott.

CALVERT, D. G., to Miss Lorna M.Lazenby.

CHANCELLOR, K., to Miss M.Haynes.

COTTIER, B. A., to Miss Barbara E.Best.

HODGSON, D., to Miss Sally Aiken.HODGSON, R. S., to Miss Laurel D.

Fritzell.INGLIS, I. G., to Miss Elaine

Connors.McGHIE, J. M. to Miss K. NormanPENNEFATHER, Keith, to Miss Jill

H. Thomas.SIMMONDS, B. S., to Miss Betty W.

Home.SMITH, Ross, to Miss Sheila M.

Padman.SWAN, H. G., to Miss Ann Muir.

TERRY, J. M., to Miss Margaret M.Gibson.

'TINNING, G., to Miss T. M. Cooke.WYATT, R. A., to Miss Ruth Row-

land.MARRIAGES

BAKER, A. S., to Miss Pauline RChopping.

BROWN, R. J. to Miss M. Shand.BENJAMIN, Geoff., to Miss Barbara

Jackson.COLMAN, Geoff. W., to Miss Dawn

Grueber.ELLISTON, V. Guy, to Miss Patricia

Peebles.JENNINGS, M. W., to Miss June

Vincent.SAUNDERS, B. L., to Miss Kimbra

Groombridge.SELLERS, Milton, to Miss Pat.

Slevin.VOLLUGI, L. R., to Miss Elisabeth

Stoltz.WALL, L. B., to Miss Winifred M.

Scott.BIRTHS

ABBOTT.—To Dr. and Mrs. N. D.G. Abbott: a son

ANDERSON.—To Mr. and Mrs. L. T.R. Anderson: a daughter.

BILYARD.—To Mr. and Mrs. J.Bilyard: a daughter.

BOSS-WALKER.---To Mr. and Mrs.I. R. Boss-Walker: a son.

BOWERMAN.—To Mr. and Mrs. W.P. Bowerman: a daughter.

BROINOWSKI.—To Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Broinowski: a son.

BTJRBURY.—To Mr. and Mrs. Phil.Burbury: a daughter.

CATTERALL.—To Mr. and Mrs. C.R. Catterall: a daughter.

CHAMBERS.—To Mr. and Mrs. D.M Chambers: a daughter.

CHAMBERS.—To Mr. and Mrs. JohnChambers: a son.

CHAMBERS.—To Mr. and Mrs. L.G. Chambers: a son.

CHEN.—To Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Chen:a son.

GIBSON.—To Mr. and Mrs. JohnGibson: a daughter.

GRAHAM.—To Mr. and Mrs. J. L.Graham: a son.

1-IARTAM.—To Mr. and Mrs. L.Hai-tam: a daughter.

HILL.—To Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Hill:a daughter.

HARRIS.—To Mr. and Mrs. R. J.Harris: a son.

HOPKINS.—To M. and Mrs. R. N.Hopkins: a son.

HUDSON.—To Dr. and Mrs. R. J.Hudson: a daughter.

IRELAND.—To Mr. and Mrs. D.Ireland: a son.

JOHNSON.—To Mr. and Mrs. A. J.M. Johnson: a son.

JOHNSON.—To Mr. and Mrs. R.Johnson: a daughter.

JONES.—To Mr. and Mrs. J. R.Jones: a son.

LACEY.—To Mr. and Mrs. T. Lacey:a daughter.

LORD.—To Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Lord:a daughter.

MARSHALL.—To Mr. and Mrs. I.G. Marshall: a daughter.

NICHOLS.—To Mr. and Mrs. P. P.Nichols: a son.

PARKER.—To Mr. and Mrs. J. L.Parker: a son.

RAM5AY.—To Mi. and Mrs. W. M.Ramsay: a son.

REEVE.—To Mr. and Mrs. W. E.Reeve: a son.

ROBERTS.—To Mr. and Mrs. M. F.Roberts: a son.

SARGISON.--To Mr and Mrs. A.Sargison: a son.

SHEA.—To Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Shea:a daughter.

SHIELD.—To Mr. and Mrs. J. Shield:a son.

STABB.—To Mr. and Mrs. Greg.Stabb: a son.

SWAN.—To Mr. and Mrs. R. M.Swan: a son.

TEMPLEMAN.—To Major and Mrs.J. Templeman: a daughter.

THOMPSON.—To Mr. and Mrs. N.H. Thompson: a daughter.

THOROLD.—To Mr. and Mrs. J. CThorold: a son.

TUNBRIDGE.—To Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Tunbridge: a daughter.

WOOLNOUGH.—To Mr. and Mrs. L.Woolnough: a daughter.

GENERALDr. W. W. Giblin has been made

an honorary member of the HobartRotary Club, in recognition of hisservices to the Club.

Stan. Darling was navigator ofHalvorson's new boat "Solveig," inthe Sydney—Hobart yacht race.

Rev. C. E. Muschamp consecratedBishop of Kalgoohe on Thursday 21stDecember.

Kingston Beach Golf Club, Christ-mas Tournament, opening event—Cohn Bisdee Cup—won by GeorgeHodgson, with a nett 63, also success-ful in a four ball best ball bogey.


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New Norfolk Golf Club SummerCup final was fought out between twoOld Boys, A. T. Downie defeating E.E. Windsor, at the 36 hole.

Roy Harrison won the final of men'ssingles, at the Huonville Tennis Club'sChristmas tournament and with D.Shepherd was successful also in themen's Doubles.

Franklin Junior Eight, with D. F.(str.), R. J., and R. A. Clark, won atNew Norfolk Regatta.

Guy Rex's "Mistral V" was secondacross the line in the Sydney—Hobart yacht race and finished thirdon corrected time "'Solveig" was fifthacross.

G. G. Blackwocd has become apartner in te n of Finlay,Watchorn, olomon.

Old Boys were well e the fore inthe Annual Channel Regattas, atChristmas and New Year. D. L.McKean ("Ninie"), "R" Class; K.Johnson ("Sabrina"), Derwent Class;H. D. Calvert ("Viking"), 12ft.dinghy; Dick 1km ("Darter"), 12sq.metre; T. L. Roberts ("HermoineV"), 2nd and 3rd Class Cruisers.

M. Clennett member of crew of12sq metre "Swan" which competedin the Australian Championships inBrisbane. J. Boyes, "Tattler."

J. T. Wertheimer honoured by HisMajesty the King in the New YearHonours list—O.B.E. (Civil Division).

E. E. Rodwell vice-captain of StateCricket XI which played the M.C.C.in Hobart.

The late Prof. L. F. Giblin was amember of the committee appointedto enquire into State electoral dead-locks.

Included in "Erica J's" crew whichcompeted in the Sayonara Cup races,in Melbourne, were Don. McKean,Peter Olney and Gordon Hopkins.

During January Dick Le Bretonwas a vistor from Victoria.

Also seen in Hobart in Januarywas Neil Thomas, a member of theCommittee of the Victorian Branchof the Association.

Numerous re-unions took place inJanuary when Bob Vollugi, who wasmarried at Adelaide in December,spent his honeymoon in Hobart.

Ediss Boyes, helmsman of "Skim-mer" won the Australian 12sq. metrechampionship at Brisbane in twostrsi o'l 't heats. Capped it off by takingthe third.

J. McCreary sailed his boat intothird place in the first heat of 12ftdinghy championship at Perth, wonsecond heat and championship. R.Smythe was a crew member.

Sir Claude Plowman, president ofthe New South Wales branch of theAssociation called on the Headmasterduring January and arranged to seehim in Sydney in May.

Also here during January was theHon. Secretary of the New SouthWales branch, Dr. A. Stafford Crane,who met the President and Hon.Secretary.

Max Jolley won 110 yards Free-style Swimming Championship inrecord time whilst M. Coates was alsosuccessful in the 110 yards, Back-stroke Championship.

Rev. John May, Rector of Scotts-dale has accepted the position ofChaplain at the Duntroon MilitaryCollege.

John Taylor topped Hobart WoolSales with 301 pence for merinofleece, with R. V. Bowden topcorriedale, 261 peace.

In State Athletic ChampionshipsOld Boys were prominent: N. J.Ruddock (successful in 880 yds.), P.Mitchell (High Jump lost on countback), W. Halley, J. Heckscher andB. Johnson.

W. F. Marriott, of Dunedin, N.Z.,paid a visit in February, is manager,Dunedin Branch Neuchatel Asphiate.

Max Jolley followed up his 110yds. success, by winning 440 yds. freestyle championship and was selectedin the State Swimming team for thechampionship held in Melbourne.

Franklin crew won the Senior eightoared championship of Tasmania onthe Derwent and included D. F. Clark(str.), R. J. Clark (7) and B. A.Clark (4).

In February, Mr. C. L. Wéstbrookfrom Sydney called on the Secretaryof the Association.

In Club cricket on 10th February,E. E. Rodwell and H. 0. Morrisbyscored 105 and 130 respectively.

Included in "Tassie Too's" crewthis year were E. Boyes (helmsman).H. Whelan and W. Burgess.

Franklin crew won the JuniorSenior Eight Oared race at HobartRegatta, also Junior championshipand became first crew to win bothJunior and Senior championships in

the one season. D. Scaife successfulin Derwent junior senior four atHobart.

N. J. Ruddock won the mile cham-pionship in 4.32.6 in Launceston,whilst W. Halley was successful in440 yds sub-junior.

Five Old Boys were in the pre-liminary selection for the King'sCup crew: D. F. (str.), H. J. and B.A. Clark, J. Shield and D. Scaife.First four made the crew. Truly afine record.

H. V. "Major" Bowden, presidentBothwell Football Club, Patron isW. A. Allison whilst E. B. Allison isa member of the committee.

Felix St. Hill now a resident ofNew Zealand, Wellington (I.C.[. ofAustralia and N.Z. Ltd.).

Fred A. Marriott joins the impres-sive list of Old Boys who are presi-dents of Football Clubs in the State.He is president of City this year-N.T.F.A. competition.

In the Masonic world, N. 13.Richard is Grand Director of Cere-monies of the Grand Lodge of Tas-mania.

Weller Arnold elected life memberof Tasmanian Racing Club.

H. H. Radcliff, who has been inEngland since the late 1920's hasreturned and was speaking to theSecretary, in March.

The Tasmanian Cricket Associationbatting averages were a triumph forOld Boys, Ron. Morrisby being at thehead of the table with Emerson Rod-well in second place.

On the last Saturday in March theFootball and Cricket teams held agymkhana on the Sports Ground.Proceeds, being towards ground im-provements and capital expenditureof the Clubs.

Furthr visitors from the mainlandin March included Tom Brammallfrom Sydney and George Wall,Mackay, Queensland.

On 11th April a telegram of con-gratulation was sent by the Associ-ation to the late Mr. J. P. Laughton,the "Oldest Living Old Boy," he was91.

Rev. M. A. F. Downie has beenappointed rector at Queenstown,whilst Rev. W. L. B. Verrell hascome to the parish of St. Michael'sand All Angels, West Hobart.

Dr. T. C. Butler has been electedPresident of the Royal Hobart GolfClub.

R. B. Walker has passed final audit-ing of the Federal Institute ofAccountants.

H. F. Turner has been appointedPolice Magistrate, stationed inHobart, but with a roving commission.

H. R. Reynolds, a foundation mem-ber and former president and vice-president of the Tasmanian Farmers',Stockowners and Orchardists' Associ-ation has been elected a life member.He is at present visiting England toattend the Royal Show Society ofGreat Britain's exhibition. He is amember.

K. Brodribb has been re-electedpresident of the T.F.S.O.A. Membersof the General Council includeMessrs. P. A. Brown (Northern Divi-sion), B. H. Bisdee, D. L. Burbury,D. F. Calvert, K. Downie, T. A.Frankcomb, C. J. Parsons, F. M.Shoobridge ( Southern Division).

Visitors to England, at presentinclude H. R. Thomas, R. 0. Harrisand Mrs. A. M. Vincent (A. M.Anderson).

Brig. E. M. Dollery has beenappointed an Honorary Aide-de-campto His Majesty the King.

Dr. T. F. Brown, of Sydney visitedthe School during April and called onthe Secretary. He also discussed mat-ters of interest with the Presidentand Headmaster.

R. Stopp, R. H. 1km, A. Trethewey,B. Sampson are off to Canada.

OLDEST LIVING OLD BOYS IIn the magazine which was issued

to commemorate the Centenary ofthe School in August 1946, we listed30 names of the Oldest Living OldBoys. Over the last two years thislist has become rather depleted andon page 44 we publish the names ofthose remaining. Should you know ofany who have been missed pleaseadvise the Secretary.

Three Old Boys have been in theNo. 2 Ward, at the RepatriationHospital. They are Dr. Walch, BobSwan and Peter Thompson. Pleasedto see visitors. Thursday nights, 7-8,or any other visiting periods.


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CatchesTurner 9 (also 2 stumpings),

Heckscher and Harvey 5, Tunbridgeand Terry 3, Mules, Bull Bastick andHarris 2 Renney (also 2 stumpings),McKay and Creese 1.

Team AveragesRuns for 21.08 per wicket lost.

Runs against 10.61 per wicket taken.

ROWINGAfter a lot of doubt regarding the

holding of the rowing, 'on account ofthe polio, the regatta was held onthe last Saturday in April. Our num-ber one crew were unable to startbeing in Brisbane for the King'scup, however, last year's School crewrepresented the Association and putup a very good performance againstthe more experienced St. Virgil'screw, which were all members of theSandy Bay ,Club. Friends finishedthird. We heartily congratulate St.Virgil's, as this win enabled them toscoop the pool, as their School crewshad previously won the Golden FleeceCup, seconds and thirds races.

FOOTBALL.Having obtained very good recruits

from last year's School side, the teamis confident of winning a place in thefinal four and as they are improvingwith every match, anything can hap-pen in the finals.

At the Annual Meeting the follow-'ing officers were elected. President:Mr. G. E. Hodgson. Vice-President:Mr. A. G. Turner. Hon. Secretary:Mr. R. W. Vincent. Hon. Treasurer:Mr. J. L. Vautin. Committee: Messrs.R. I. Gibson,P. Abbott, M. S. Bull(non players), K. B. Cossum(captain), L. L. Shea (vice-captain), J. Heckcher (playersrepresentative). Auditor: Mr. T. A.Wise. Delegate to T.A.F.L. (S/D):Mr. L. L. Shea, proxy: Mr. A. GTurner. Coach: Mr. N. Venables.Manager: Mr. J. R. Tunbridge.Assistant Manager: Mr. M. S. Bull.Time-keeper: Mr. D. R. Coupe.Selection Committee: Ca ptain, Vice-captain, Coach with Manager asproxy. Social Committee: Messrs.Gibson, Abbott, Shea and Heckscher,and from the way in which the neces-sury finance is being raised it isapparent that this committee isputting in a lot of work, particularlyJ. Heckscher, who seems to haveuntold energy and is full of ideas.

At the time of compiling thesenotes, all matches in round one havebeen played, with the result that weare in a position of having won 3matches and lost 4. At the moment thetwo teams at the head of the premier-ship table appear strong whilst thenext four are most even, four pointscovering the lot.

At the end of June, the Annualmatch against Old Launcestonianswill be played in Launceston shouldour hosts have been able to tie upaccommodation.

This year the Australian AmateurJubilee Football Carnival will beplayed in Melbourne. J. Heckscherhas been selected in the team to repre-sent Tasmania, whilst R. W. Vincent,is the manager of the State team.Heckscher and Paul Mitchell gainedselection in the Southern team toplay the Northern Amateurs and alsoin the Southern team which playedthe Seconds League of the T.A.N.F.,also A. Hay in the latter game.

Results to date:Defeated Lindisfarne, at Lindis-

farne by 8 points. Scores: 9.17 to7.21. This was really a very meri-torious win.

Lost to Claremont, at Claremontby 58 points. The team did not playup to standard, as it was ratherapparent that the name of Claremontwas too much for the younger play-ers. Scores: 3.9 to 12.13.

Lost to St. Virgil's by 61 points,at New Town. Saints certainly showedus what team work can do and noexcuses can be offered for the thrash-ing. Scores: 7.10 to 17.21.

Defeated Friends by 49 points onthe T.C.A. Team showed improve-ment. Scores: 11.21 to 4.14.

Defeated Old Hobartians by 48points. Played as a team and notindividuals. Scores: 16.16 to 9.10.

Lost to University by 24 points.The best class of football of theseason to date, fast and open. In thefirst half particularly our oppon-ents beat us in the race to the ball.We led by 7 points at three quartertime, but University came back andthoroughly deserved their victory.Scores: 9.11 to 12.17.

Lost to Ogilvenians by 60 points.Here again we played as individualsand not as a team,, whilst many

players overlooked the first principalsof football, such as when in attachmake the breaks, and in defence sticklike glue to your opponent. Scores:8.8 to 15.16.

LUNCHEONSThe committee has again listed the

Quarterly Luncheons in the list ofactivities fop the year. They wereheld in March and June. The usualaverage attendance being present.

FAIRThe School Fair organised by the

Parents Association and assisted bythe Old Boys Association and theLodge will be held on Thursday, 23rdAugust, from 10.15 a.m. to 10 p.m. Aunited effort is being made to makethis function an outstanding successand the help and co-operation of allis asked. As usual the Old Boys havethe Produce, which will consist ofMeat, Produce and Cake Stalls.Luncheon will be obtainable from 12o'clock. The Fair will, be held at theSchool and we can make arrange-ments to collect any parcels for-warded for the stall. Thank you!

BALLBy the time this magazine is dis-

tributed the Bail will have been heldand we hope will have been a greatersuccess than last year. This year itis proposed to devote the proceedstowards the supplying of chairs forthe Assembly Hall. Our portion ofthis work to supply sufficient chairsto enable the names of the "Fallen"of both world wars to be placed on achair.

We greatly appreciate the assistancewhich is being given us by the ParentsAssociation and the Old Boys Lodge.His Excellency the Administrator, SirJohn Morris and Lady Morris, HisWorship the Lord Mayor and Mrs.Park and the Visitor to the Schooland Mrs. Cranswick, have signifiedthat they will honour the functionwith their presence.

ELECTIONMr. L. G. Murdoch, who has been

a representative of the Old Boys forthe past five years will retire on 2ndAugust and it is understood that heis not seeking re-election. We desireto place on record our appreciationof the work done by Mr. Murdoch.With rising costs, the last five yearshas caused Board members to give up

considerable time in administeringthe affairs of the School.

Nominations will be called byadvertisement in the "Mercury on29th June and if necessary an electionwill be held.

ANNIVERSARY PROGRAMMETo commemorate the 105th Anni-

versary of the Foundation of theSchool on 3rd August, the committeeof the Association has arranged thefollowing functions. It is hoped thatOld Boys will support all functionsto the best of their ability. This yearan "At Home" will be held at theSchool, whilst it is hoped thatarrangements can be finalised for are-union on the North West Coast.Arrangements have been finalisedfor a function in Launceston, whilstthe Hobart re-union will again beheld at the School. Melbourne andSydney also have under way arrange-ments for their annual get together.

The programme is a follows:Friday 27th July, Re-union in

Melbourne of Victorian Branch,H. S. O.B.A.

Friday 3rd August, 105th Anni-versary.-9 a.m. Assembly, at theSchool. All Old Boys invited. Speaker:President, A. B. White, Esq. 9.30a.m. Annual Golf Matches, at Rosny,by courtesy of Royal Hobart GolfClub. Contact Mr. Alan Murdoch. 2p.m. Annual Past v. Present Footballmatch, at Queenborough Ground.5.30 p.m. "At Home" at the School.Old Boys and their wives or girlfriends are invited. 7 p.m. H.S.O.B.Lodge, Silver Jubilee, InstallationCeremony. 7.30 p.m. Minature Shoot-ing match against the School Cadets,at the Barracks. 7.30 p.m. Table Ten-nis matches against the School andMasters, at the Barracks. 8 p.m.Annual Debate against the School, inthe Library.

Saturday, 4th August-9.30 a.m.Tennis matches against the School, atthe School. 2 p.m. Tennis matchagainst the Masters, at the School. 2p.m. Football, Old Boys v. Old Hobart-ians, at Ogilvie High School Ground.

Sunday, 5th August - 7.45 a.mCorporate Communion, at St. David'sCathedral.. If you have a car arrangeto bring other Old Boys with you.If not, try and arrange transport.8.45 a.m. Breakfast, at the School.7 p.m. Evensong, Anniversary

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Service, at St. David's Cathedral.Preacher: Rev. G. C. Latta. Lessonsto be read by President of the OldBoys Association, Mr. A. B. Whiteand the Headmaster of the School,Mr. P. Radford.

Monday, 6th August - 8 p.m.Annual General Meeting, at theSchool.

Saturday, 11th August-6.30 p.m.Re-union of Old Boys on the NorthWest Coast. at Ulverstone, if arrange-ments can be finalised.

Thursday, 16th August—Re-unionof New South Wales Branch,H.S.O.B.A.

Saturday, 18th August-6.30 p.m.Re-union of Old Boys, in the North,at the Launceston Hotel.

Saturday, 25th August-6.30 p.m.Annual Re-union dinner of the Associ-ation, at the School. Old Boys desir-ing to attend any function or whowish to be selected in sports teamsshould return advice notices to theHon. Secretary, R. W. Vincent, on orbefore Saturday, 28th July. Teamswill be published in the "Mercury"on Monday, 30th July.

Please note that the Hon. Secretarywill be in Melbourne and Adelaidefrom 4th to 27th July. Informationregarding functions can be obtainedfrom the President, Mr. A. B. Whiteor Assistant Secretary, Mr. A. B.Richardson, York Street or Com-mercial Bank. Tickets for the "AtHome" and Re-union available onapplication to the Hon. Secretary ormembers of the Committee. Namesand addresses on advice noticealready received by you.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thatthe ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGof the Hutchins School Old Boys'Association will be held at the School,on MONDAY, 6th AUGUST, 1951,at 8 p.m.

Business:Minutes of the Annual General

Meeting of 3rd August, 1950Annual Report and Balance Sheet.

Annual Report of Old Boys' Repre-sentatives on Board of Manage--ment.

Declaration of Poll for election ofOld Boys' Representative onBoard of Management.

Discussion. method of electing-Board members.

Election of officers.Any other business that may be

ruled in order.R. W. Vincent,

Hon. Secretary13 Grecrands Avenue

1/7/51NOTE: Rule No. 9—"Nominations

for the Committee shall be in writing,signed by the candidate and TWOmembers, and shall be delivered tothe Hon. Secretary not less thanTHREE DAYS before the AnnualMeeting."

HUTCHINS SCHOOL BALLStatement of Receipts and Payments

Receipts437 Tickets at 10/- ..... 218 10 0Donations .-.-.. ...... 7 14 0

£226 4 0

PaymentsHire of Hall, etc ......17 9 0Hire of Orchestra . 16 10 0Supper ..................46 12 6Decorations and Flowers 1 10 6Printing and Postages 13 11 9Cloak Room Attendant 1 10 0Profit ..................129 0 3

£226 4 0

Proceeds paid to Hutchins SchoolWar Memorial Executive.

The Committee of the H.S.O.B.A.,wishes to thank all those ladies whoassisted to make this function sucha great success.

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