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VisitorThe Right Reverend the Bishop of Tasmania

Chairman of the Board of Management:Very Rev. H. P. Fewtrell, M.A.

Members of the BoardL. G. Murdoch, Esq., LL.B. H. D. Erwin, Esq., B.A.W. R. Robertson, Esq. F. H. Foster, Esq., B.C.E.G. F. Sorell, Esq., LL.B.

THE STAFF

HeadmasterPaul Radford, MA., Oxon.

Assistant Masters, Senior School:W. J . Gerlach, B.A. R. H. Keon-Cohen, MA., LL.B.,0. H. Biggs, B.Sc. Dip. Ed., Dip. Corn.L. A. Hickman, B.A. F. J . WilliamsC. C. Bayes B. G. Nichol, Dip. Phys. Ed.

R. L. James, B.Sc.

Assistant Masters, Junior School:C. A. S. Viney (in charge) E. J . ChapmanG. A. McKay, B.A. Miss G. LucasA. T. T. Shanley, F.R.G.S., M.R.S.T,

Part-time Staff:Thos. Layton, F.I.C.A. Miss J . BattK. Jarvis Miss J . Dobbie

The Hutchins Sub-Primary School, Sandy Bay:Miss E. M. Burrows (in charge) Mrs. E. J . ChapmanMiss R. Lane

BursarR. L. Collings

ochool Officers, 1948

Captain of the School, and Senior Prefect:M. C. P. Courtney

PrefectsC. R. Pearson D. E. ScaifeJ . T. Renney

Probationary Prefects:M. W. Clennett J. W. HeckscherB. T. Edgerton K. J. HughcsR. B. Glover G. Page.HanifyA. J. Hay M. J. Rush

Captain of the Junior SchoolW. J. Cooper

Sports Committee:The Headmaster and Staff

M. W. Clennett C. R. PearsonM. C. P. Courtney J. T. RenneyJ . W. Heckscher M. J . Rush

Cadet Corps:Officers: Cdt.-Lieut., C. R. Pearson (in charge)

Cdt.-Lieut. K. H. Wood

Scout TroopG.S.M.: Mr. E. J. ChapmanS.M.: Mr. T. A. S. Atkinson

A.S.M.: Mr. Robin Read

Magazine Committee:Mr. 0. H. Biggs (Editor) D. E. ScaifeM. C. P. Courtney R. J. ThompsonJ . P. Morris R. S. Valentine

Dramatic Society Committee:J. W. Heckscher (Chairman) M. S. GibsonD. E. Scaife (Hon. Sec.) J. T. RenneyR. J. Thompson (Hon. Trees.) G. T. StilwellP. G. Butler K. H. WoodS. Davis

Literary and Debating Society Committee:J. T. Renney (Hon. Sec.) J. P. MorrisP. W. Bloomfield G. Page-HanifyE. G. Butler R. J. ThompsonJ. W. Heckscher

Library Committee:D. E. Scaife (Librarian) R. B. GlovrP. W. Bloomfield J. W. HeckscherP. G. Butler J. P. MorrisM. W. Clennett G. Page.HanifyM. C. P. Courtney J. T. RenneyA. R. Cumming G. T. StilwellR. D'A. Cuthbert R. J. ThompsonB. T. Edgerton

School Captains:Football: M. C. P. Courtney Cricket: M. C. P. CourtneySwimming: M. Jolley Rowing: D. E. Scaifo

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FIadmaster's Report, DECEMBER, 1947

would like to thank Mr. Keon-ohen',for the organization, the House Mattersand others for the continuous assistance,in judging. Next year we shall have rtPhysical Education Master, Mr. B. Nichol,,whose task will be to co-ordinate all thesporting activities of the School, and be.responsible for supervision of physicalwell-being of every boy from the Kinder-garten to the Sixth Form. This, I am sure,will be for the good of the boys both insport and in physical development.

Extracts from theSPEECH NIGHT

IN his opening remarks the Headmasterreferred to changes in the personnel

of the Board of Management and theSchool Staff, and to the examination re-sults. Details of these have been publishedin previous issues of the Magazine,. Com-rnentihg on the scholastic achievementsof the boys, the Headmaster said:

"All these results are a credit to theboys and a tribute to the efficiency of theteaching staff. I do not believe that ex-amination results are the sign of educa-tional achievement; they are, however, asign, for without real scholarship forthose whose talent lies that way there canbe no true education. Not every boy isgifted with the ability to obtain highdistinction in examinations, but all boyscan use to the full the intellectual orpractical ability with which they havebeen gifted. It is difficult to persuadethe young boy of today that whatever hedoes he should do to the best of his ability,and that includes work.

Games

"This year we have been extremely suc-cessful in Inter-School matches.. We wonthe Southern Premiership in swimming,tennis, football, cricket and athletics,and the State Premtership in football.That has been a fine achievement. It hasbeen made possible by the untiring energyof a certain number of boys and thecoaches of the teams—the Sportsmaster,Mr. Gerlach (tennis and swimming), Mr.McKay (football), Mr. Bayes (cricket),and numerous people for the athletics.But it has been done at a cost. We arehandicapped by the shortage of sportingfacilities, with the sports ground awayfrom the School. This has involved theexpenditure of a great deal of time andenergy by both staff and boys. It hasalso meant that we have had to concen-trate on the top and not spread our at-tention over the whole field. This diffi-culty has been partly met, at any rate inathletics, by putting a simplified form ofstandard athletics on a House basis. Instandard athletics a boy is competingagainst a standard time or distance, and,provided he qualifies, he scores points forhis House. No one who has seen theactivittes on Christ College Ground duringthe first six weeks of the term can denythat it has been successful in gettingthe majority of boys to have a try. I

Activities

"To enable all boys to have an oppor-tunity of learning or practising hobbies,two periods per week have been set asidein the, Time Table for these activities.In this way the following hobbies havebeen encouraged: Science and Gymnas-tics (Mr. Jones), Stamps and Music (Mr.Biggs), Arts and Crafts (Mr. Bayes),Photography (Mr. McKay), and NaturalHistory (Headmaster). In addition thereare the Cadets, Scouts, Literary and Deba-ting Society and Dramatic Society. Thisyear, under the direction of Mr. K.Jarvis, the Dramatic Society produced"Make Belie,ve"—both he and the castdeserve our thanks for the production.Not only was the play itself excellent,but Mr. Jarvis is to be congratulated onthe way he discovered latent talents, andnot only in acting; for he also managedto build up an expert team of stage car-penters, electricians and scenery arttstsfrom among the boys. Mr. Jarvis will bejoining the Staff next year to take drama-tic work in these activity periods, and toproduce plays in both the Senior andJunior Schools. The Scouts have onceagain won the Malvern Star Trophy forswimming, and the Anzac Trophy forathletics. Our thanks are due to Messrs.Atkinson and Johnson for taking chargeof the Scouts, and Mr. Reid for the SeaScouts.

"The position of the Cadets is at themoment not a happy one. The HutchinsSchool Detachment is one of the oldestshool corps, and has a fine record. Atthe moment its strength is very low.One of the main reasons is that boys andparents cannot see the necessity for Mili-tary training at the present. In answerto this I cannot do better than to quote

The Hutchins School Song

Hutchins! Hutchins! grand and fair!

The only School we serve;For thee till death we'll do and dart,

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 doth last,With lips and lives revere.

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

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

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

That man may yield to thee thy due,Beloved School of Ours -

Words by J. W_ Bethune

Mask by J. Scott-Power

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from an address to the boys by BrigadierS. M. Dollery, an Old Boy of the School,and now Military Commandant of Tas-mania: 'Wars of the future,' he said, 'ifunfortunately they should occur, will notconsist only of fighting between armedforces of the opponents, but will be astruggle to the end between whole nations,with civilians as much in the front lineas the fighting man. It follows, therefore,that citizenship and military service gohand in hand, and the fighting forcesshould become an integral part of thecommunity. I expect the Schoul Detach-ment to be in the forefront for discipline,oppearanceand efficiency. See to it thatyou don't let the School down.' A schoolof this size should have a Detachment ofat least 70. Half of the time for trainingit given out of school time. All boysshould give service to the School andcommunity by service in the Cadets orScouts until they are in VIB and someare needed from VIA, to pass on toothers the training they have receivedthemselves. There is no compulsorytraining in Australia, but I think thisrequest is a reasonable one. We thankMr. Brettingham-Moore, an Old Boy ofthe School, for his enthusiastic work forthe Cadet Corps this year.

"Mr. Biggs has again had charge of theMagazine, but there are far too few con-tributions from the boys. Here is anopportunity for boys with literary ten-dencies to contribute to the life of theSchool.

"Though not strictly a hobby, librarywork is a School activity. This year P. C.Brothers and the Library Committee havegiven up a great deal of spare time inarranging and administering the Library.Under the direction of Miss Exley, fromthe State Library, the books, both refer-ence and novel, have been classified andcatalogued. Through the generosity ofparents and friends we are beginnitig tobuild up a selection of magazines whichare in constant demand, particularly atlunch time. This is only the beginning.A library needs Constant finances, bothfor new publications and for maintenance.In thecourse of work for the new SchoolsBoard Examination, and, in fact, in allprogressive education, the library has animportant function. At the moment ourlibrary, even with Form libraries, is notadequate to meet modern needs.

"This section of the report would notcomplete without reference to the

School Hut at Chauncy Vale. The fulldetdils of this activity are well known to

the parents, and rightly are they proudof the fact that it is through their genero-sity that the scheme has been possible.At the last Speech Night the scheme wassc nebulous that it could,not be put downon paper. A year later we can say thatone part of the scheme is complete. Inthe Wild Life Sanctuary at Chauncy Valethe School has a hut with bunk accom-modation for twelve, and sleeping spacefor more. This hut has been built by theboys of the School, mostly from the FifthForm, under the guidance of Mr. Jones,who has given untirihgly of his sparetime to make the vision a reality. Alreadythe second part of the scheme is takingeffect, viz., it is used as a place wheremasters and boys may go for week-ends,both to learn the joys and difficulties ofcommunity life, and also to use the areaas a natural reserve for practical biolo-gical study. Just recently two forms, onefrom the Junior School and one from theSenior School, have spent time there. TheNatural History Society has made twovisits and has begun a survey of thebirds and plants of the area. It is hopedthat next year the hut will be in regularuse by all clubs, forms, and perhaps evenby individuals.

"At the end of second term, in con-nection with celebrations to mark theSchool's foundation, we held a display ofboys' activities. In the Gymnasium therewere a programme of French plays andsongs produced by Mr. Hickman, and agymnastic display organised by Mr. Jones.One large room under Mr. Bayes wasdevoted to arts and crafts, and containedan amazing display of pottery, painting,drawings, models, poker work, etc. In theChrist College block there were displaysby Cadets and Scouts, and exhibition ofstamps and photographs and a displayof museum and live specimens by theNatural History Society. The labora-tories showed working models of variouskinds of scientific apparatus. Afternoontea was served in the Library. The after-noon was a definite success, and I hopethat this display of activities will be aregular feature of second term. This isan occasion when all patents should takethe opportunity of seeing this side ofthe School's activity.

Junior School

"This year the Junior School has beenregrouped under Mr. Viney as Master-in-Charge. The regrouping has been a greatsuccess. Boys in the Primary School,whilst still members of Hutchins School,

are rapidly building up into an entity oftheir own. They have their own internalarrangements for work and sport, withtheir own assembly. A number of inter-school matches was arranged during theyear, and now an Association of JuniorSchools has undertaken the organizationof inter-school features. A programmehas been drawn up for next year forcricket in the first term, football in thesecond term, and athleti'cs in the thirdterm. Thus, the Juniors will have theirinter-school as well as their nter-housematches. The first of such fixtures washeld in October, and we congratulate theJunior School on winning the R.. 0.Mather Trophy for Junior School com-bined sports.

"It has been the practice, for the lasttwo years, unless there areexcptionalreasons for holding boys back, to promotethem regularly each year in the JuniorSchool until they reach Remove B. Herethe primary education finishes. Some boys,however, are not yet ready for promotionto the Senior School, where they willhave to tackle the Schools' Board course,which carries them through to the end oftheir secondary education. At Remove Bstandard we also have a number of en-tries. Owing to the numbers we shall havetwo forms at this stage. If these numbersare maintained and increased we shall beable to duplicate forms throughout theSchool by which alternative courses willbe available for boys going on to theUniversity and the professional and busi-ness life. With the addition of anotherman in the Junior School and with theassistance of the Physical Education Mas-ter and Mr. Jarvis for dramatic work, weshall be able to give the Junior boys awide education.

"During the course of the year theJunior School Library has developed con-siderably. It is now housed at the backof the Headmaster's House, and has themakings of a fine library. The books havebeen classified and card-indexed forreference by Mr. and Mrs. Viney and arein constant use, both for reference andreading. It is good to see the boys learn-ing early the importance of good reading,and the value of a library as a quiet placefor browsing.

Sub-Primary"This section of the School is now

housed entirely at Sandy Bay. Since lastSpeech Night there have been several ad-ditions to the property—the front areahas been laid down in concrete, a play-

ground, with play equipment, has beenbuilt, and a cloak room added. Theseadditions have meant a great differenceto the amenities of the School.. Next yearthe Physical Education Master will beavailable to give these boys physical train-ing and instruction in games. So oftenboys are given instruction either too earlyor too late. We shall now be able tohave a properly co-ordinated schemethroughout the whole School.

Old Boys"The School is grateful to the Old

Boys' Association for its loan of £1,000.This is just one more example of theloyalty of the Old Boys to their School.They have also supported a scheme forreplacing the forms in this hall withchairs. There have been numerous re-quests for more panels, but there is nomore room. Chairs bearing names and thedate of entry may be ordered through theSecretary at the cost of £2. I would liketo thank the Old Boys not only for theirfnancial support. The Old Boys' Execu-tive is always so willing to offer theirassistance in School matters, and I thankthem for their co-operation. It is a realpleasure to us to see Old Boys at Schoolfixtures, giving the present boys theirsupport.

Parents"Again my gratitude to the parents of

the School needs public statement. Thisyear they held a fete for Associationfunds. From these they have financedthe building of a hut at Chauncy Vale,given £30 towards the expenses of theSchool Scouts, £12 to the Music Societyfor records, and £20 towards the prizespresented tonight. In addition, they havegiven special plaques to be awarded tothe boy who has contributed most to hisream in intes-school sports. Fetes aredifficult and tiring affairs to organise,and the School thanks all who organisedthis year's fete, and helped to make it asuccess. But I am afraid that this, asoften happens, is becoming a matter ofover-working the 'willing horse.' So, too,at Sandy Bay, the parents have managedthe distribution of hot cocoa to the child-ren in winter, and have recently run anAmerican Tea. We are glad of this finan-cial assiitanoe, especially at a time whenso much needs doing. The Parents' Asso-ciation must not develop into a meremoney making organizatton, it shouldhave one main- object, viz., to bring to-gether the parents and staff in the in-terests of the children who are the joint

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responsibility of both. A boy's life isdivided between two different communi-ties—his home and his school. Eachforms its own picture of the boy, but it isimpossible for a complete understandingof the boy to be reached unless thereis adequate contact between the home andthe school.

"This has two corollaries.— (1) Theremust be frequent opportunities for parentand teacher to meet and discuss the child'sproblems. (2) There must be means bywhich the problems of education arediscussed where both teacher and parentscan learn each other's views.

"The School, for reasons of administra-tion, is divided into three parts-Sub-Primary, the Junior School and SeniorSchool. Each part should have its ownmeetings for its own particular problems.They are best held separately, for thesmaller group gives greater opportunitiesfor the meeting of parents and staff. Yetall parents should be members of thewider group, the Hutchins School Parents'Association. This body should meet todiscuss problems common to all sections

rJSHE Board of Management has deter-

mined to proceed with the develop-ment of the Sandy Bay site in DavidAvenue, Mt. Nelson Road, where atpresent the Sub-Primary Department issituated

Unfortunately, the new road, whichpasses through the University property,also bifurcates the School property. Bythe kind offices of Mr. Urquhart we havea lay-out of the ground. It makes pro-vision for class-room and other schoolbuildings on the David Avenue and Mt.Nelson Road alignment, tennis courts anda sports oval on the lower side of theroad. This is connected with the higherground by a sub-way under the road.

It is proposed to proceed forthwithwith the lay-out of the oval, which willfill a great need in the sports life of theSchool.

As soon as possible we design to buildJunior School buildings on the site re-served for the purpose, and a JuniorBoarding-House on the high ground,

of the School, and its executive shouldcontain representatives of all three, sec-tions. Next year I hope there will bemore meetings of each kind. I would likeparents also to realize that they can makearrangements to discuss their individualproblems with their children's teachersby ringing Miss Burrows for the boys atSandy Bay, Mr. Viney for the boys of theJunior School, and myself for the boys inthe Senior School.

"The clothing problem is still difficultbut not altogether impossible, except forsome articles. The proper School tie isoff the market and supplies cannot bepromised for a year or more. In themeantime we have approved of a plainmaroon tie. Suits are still very scarce, butthey can be' obtained by waiting, andsupplies are promised by the beginningof next year. Blue suits are in no waya part of the School uniform, and parentsare asked not to buy them. I know that ithas been a dtfficult task, and I am gratefulthat parents have tried hard to keepwithin the limits of School uniform."

which has a fine outlook over the Der-Went estuary.

The who Junior School will then behoused at Sandy Bay, and the accommo-dation will be the most modern in theState, and second to none.

This is the first stage in the develop-ment of a modern lay-out for the School,and the provision of class-rooms, board-ing-house, and grounds of which theSchool will be justifiably proud.

For the building project we shall needmoney, and as the whole scheme is parrof the war memorial, gifts will comeunder the "free of tax" provision.

We put this as an appeal to generous-hearted Old Boys and friends of theSchool who can help by gifts, great orsmall.

At a later date we hope to make anannouncement about our plans for theSenior School:

'J'HIS brief description of two famousEnglish Cathedrals is taken from a

letter received from Rev. J. L. May. HisScholarship under the British Council hasalmost expired, and we are looking for-ward to his return before the end ofthe year.

"I, too, am on holiday—life seems tobe one grand holiday here - and amback at my adopted home in Devon. It'sSpring, with the first signs of new foliagejust beginning to present themselves.Primroses, daffodils and violets are grow-ing in hedgerows, and in the last fewweeks we have had a happy run of warm,sunny days, and clear, cool nights.

"For the first week of the vac. I had a'walkabout.' I just chucked everythingand pushed off. First stop was Cam-bridge, where I spent the week-end withan ex-lag friend. I had noticed that thedistance from there to Ely is only about16 miles, so I then paid out 116 and rodein a bus over flat, fen country to Ely.The Cathedral is a sort of femininecounterpart of Durham, a Norman build-ing, with additions, and it dominates allthe countryside from its little hill, theIsle of Ely, in something of the way inwhich Durham overtowers its neighbour-hood. However, there could scarcely bea building anywhere which is as dramaticas Durham. ii spent two nights in Ely,exploring the Cathedral from end toend. The Verger is an R.N. type, young,and had spent a leave in Hobart, so hetook me under his wing in a most gene-

HE following brief, but interesting,account of the events in connection

with Independence Day iii Ceylon wasreceived by the, Editor from Upali K.Salgado, one of the senior boys of Sr.Thomas' College, Colombo. We rejoicewith the people of Ceylon in their newindependence, and trust that the bondsbetween our two countries will be strength-ened in every way.

"Since February 4th we are having astretch of Independence school holidaystill the 13th, and today, the 10th, is theofficial date. The Duke of Gloucester isthe Royal Guest, whilst other notables areLord Listorvel, Lord Salisbury, The Maha-rajah of Baroda, Mr. U. Tin Tut (Bur.

rous fashion. The Ely lantern is tre-mendous. It spans the roof of the octagon—diameter, 74 feet, and is of wood.There are eight uprights, octagonallyplaced, resting on sloping beams, whichin turn rest on piers and buttresses inthe (stone) walls. The eight major mem-bers are each single logs, 63 feet longand about 3 feet square. It's a tremen-dous bit of engineering, and took 12years (circa 1322) to put up.

"After Ely, wanderlust took charge andled me to Norwich. I stayed in a pub.over 600 years old (of course, Good QueenBess was there, too, but before me!), andexplored Norwich Cathedral just aboutas thoroughly as I had Ely. That in-cluded climbing the spire, a mere' 300feet, and getting a fine view, from theWash all round the coast, south, pastYarmouth. Norwich has a spate ofchurches, including St. Peter Mancroft(where they first rang bells in a peal, ourway, in 1715—and has some lovely plate,etc.), St. Peter Hungate (which is nowan ecclesiastical museum), and over 40ethers. Norwich is a busy, industrialtown, but not of the "black country'stype. Its Maddermarket Theatre is builton the Shakespearean pattern - see"Henry V" (film)—and the company ismade up of anonymous amateurs. NeitherEly nor Norwich Cathedral choirs ap-peared to me to be any better than oneor two in Tasmania, though the boys hada little more of that bell-like quality.

in a), Mr. Prasad (India) and many othersfrom Australia, Brazil, U.S.A., Canada,Egypt, China and Argentina.

"Independence celebrations in Colomboare grand. The whole city is illuminated.Dances, parties, concerts, pageants andcarnivals all add to it. This morning Mr.D. S. Senenayeke, the Prime Minister,hoisted Ceylon's lion flag. H.R.H. theDuke of Gloucester made a speech in ahuge hall which cost the Governmentone lakh of rupees to build and to deco-rate. Twenty-one guns sounded as HisHighness took the salute, and it was fol-lowed by a thousand drums which broughtthunder as a new independent nation wasborn."

H. P. FEWTRELL,Chairman of the Board

School I)evelopment Plans

Won's New Constitution

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Jfl U: 'PTHE "MYSTERY" OF THE COMET

N December of last year a mild sensa-tion was created in Astronomical circles

by the appearance of an unidentifiedcomet in the south-western sky. The cometwas visible, in certain parts of Australia,South Africa and South America on twoor three occasions only, and then suddenlyand finally passed beyond human obser-vation,

The International Bureau of Astronomyat Copenhagen cabled that owing tocloudy weather they were unable to deter-mine whether it was a new comet or onepreviously recorded. The comet was notseen at all from the Greenwich Observa-tory in England, and the AstronomerRoyal (Sir Harold Jones) concluded thatii had faded out completely and was nowprobably in fragments.

So to most people the disappearanceof the comet so suddenly was somethingof a mystery. But in the history of Astro-nomy there have been many cases ofcomets which got broken up as they passedround the sun and were never seen again.The explanation is fairly simple. A smallbody can with safety describe an orbitround a larger body so long as this orbitlies beyond what is known as Roche'slimit. This limit is 2.45 times the radiusof the larger body, and the space insideis known as the "danger zone." As soonas the smaller body enters this dangerzone it is broken into pieces owing to thegravitational attraction of the larger body.For instance, the rings of Saturn are,broken up fragments of a former Satel-lite which was drawn into the danger zoneof the planet Saturn. In like manner, atsome future time, our moon will be drawnclose enough to the earth to get smashedinto places, and a ring of small satelliteswill ultimately be formed and continuetheir revolution comparatively near thesurface of the earth.

Sometimes a cornet passes into thedanger zone of the sun and breaks up inconsequence. A number have been ob-served to break up into two pieces, someinto four pieces and some to get shatteredinto fragments. In 1846, Biela's comet

tzansgressed Roche's limit and broke intotwo in so doing. After six years the cometagain appeared, this time in two parts,one-and-a-half million miles apart. Sincethen neither of the, pieces has been seenbut millions of meteors have appeared atthe time and place where the comet shouldbe. Obviously the two parts must havetraversed the danger zone of the, sun orother body and got broken into innumer-able pieces. There are many instances onrecord of comets disappearing in thisway and being replaced by swarms ofmeteors.

In the same way a Roche's limit sur-rounds all the planers, and it is probablethat comets occasionally get broken upby approaching too near some one of thesun's largest satellites, such as Jupiter orSaturn. Thus, we see a plausible explana-tion of the sudden disappearance of thecornet of 1947. It is highly probable thatit got sundered into pieces as it passedround the sun and will never be seen as acomet again.

This phenomenon of Roche's limit haswide application and significance. Everystar, for instance, as well as the sun,exerts a gravitational pull and has a dan-ger zone surrounding A. Sir James Jeansthinks that our earf, and the other pla-nets may have originated in this way. Itseems likely, he says, that our sun some-time in the past approached a larger starand met with an adventure of this kind.If this is so, the old problem of how oursun got its planets is solved, but, as waspointed out in these jottings twelvemonths ago, there is another and moreprobable theory of the origin of thesolar system.

["The charting of the movements of meteorsby means of radar is discussed in a recent "Pen-guin" book, called "Science News, No. 5."This is now on sale in Hobart—Ed.]

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THE EVOLUTION OF THE CLOCKClocks and watches are our trusted

friends. In their usefulness to mankindthey are one of the greatest scientificinventions in human history, but fewpeople know that they are relatively newtimekeepers.

The sun-dial was the first method ofr.teasuring the passing hours. In thisinstrument the time is indicated by meansof a shadow cast by a rod of metal on ahorizontal plane. This rod makes anangle with the dial plate equal to the lati-tude of the place where the sun-dial isused. As the sun moves West the shadowadvances in the opposite direction andthe dial must be marked with absoluteprecision. The Arabs were known to haveused this method in 700 B.C. Sun-dialswere known also to the Egyptians, Chal-deans, Hebrews and Greeks, and wereintroduced into Rome in 290 B.C.

Plato (the celebrated Greek philoso-pher, 427-347 B.C.) invented a moon-dialbut owing to the absence of the moon onmany nights of the year, this method ofascertaining the time at night proved un-satisfactory.

The water-clock was the next step for-ward. This measured the hours by theamount of water dripping through a smallhole into a marked vessel. The Egyptiansmade use of this form of time regulator.Next came the sand-glass, which workedon the same principle as the water-clock,sand or powdered egg shells being usedinstead of water. These were called hour-glasses, and preachers placed them withinview so that they could restrict their set-owns to a given time. Our present egg-boiler, which discharges sand hi threeminutes, is an offspring of the hour-glass.

The earliest clocks were introducedinto Europe in the thirteenth century.In 1288, a clock was put up in a towerin Westminster. It had large bells whichwere rung out at the hours, but theywere subsequently gambled away by HenryVIII in the sixteenth century.

In 1292, a clock was erected in Canter-bury Cathedral, and another at Sr. Albansin 1326. The famous clock at Strassburg,in Germany, was originally built in 1574,but was modernized in 1842 and is stillkeeping correct time. This clock displaysa number of scenes from a procession ofthe Apostles to a rather stiff man whostrikes a bell at the hours.

Later, the grandfather clock becamevery popular; the best known is dated1681 and is still in existence. During theeighteenth century many of these clockswere manufactured. Good examples ofthem are still running regularly, and arehanded down as cherished possessionsfrom one generation to another.

Portable clocks were made as early asthe fourteenth century. But these earlyspecimens were too bulky to be carried in

the pocket, and they dangled from a gir-dle worn round the waist. Owing totheir globular form they received thename of "Nuremberg eggs."

The Waterbury was the first watch to bemade by mass production. Its popularity,however, was short-lived, as it requiredsuch an effort to wind up the eight-footmainspring.

It was due to the inventive genius ofan American, Robert Ingersoll, that acheap watch, capable of enormous pro-duction, came into being. Ingersoll, apoor young man without employment,sat in his boarding house in a stare ofdespondency. As he sat brooding, hiseyes rested on a clock on the mantleshelf.Suddenly he receivd an inspiration. Hejumped up, snatched the clock and car-ried it into his small workshop, where hetook it to pieces. He worked hard, re-produced each part on a much smallerscale, and assembled his first watch. Afterlong-continued and patient perseverancehe perfected his time-piece and found tohis great joy that it kept correct rime..He had invented a watch that could bemade cheaply and easily carried, andwould, therefore, sell in thousands. Hefound a ready market for his new time-keepers, so he made more and more ofthem and they sold like magic.

Ingersoll died a millionaire, and hisbusiness passed into the Ingersoll WatchCompany which today sells about tenmillion watches a year.

0WHO INVENTED THE CINEMA?From time to time a recrudescence

occurs of the old controversy, "Who wasthe inventor of the cinema?" England,France, America and Germany have all,on occasion, claimed the honour of in-venting cinematography. But so manydifferent factors go to make up the tech-nique of motion pictures that it is impos-sible to name any one individual as the"inventor."

One of the first attempts at opticalcombinations of inanimate drawings wasmade in England by W. G. Homer, in1833. Hornet's instrument consisted ofa hollow drum with slits cut round thetop. On the inside wall of the drum be-low the slits a band of drawings wasprinted, each showing some phase of amovement, and by spinning the drumand looking at these figures through theslits, an illusion of motion was produced.

Maybridge, in 1872, devised a camerafor recording consecutive photographson glass discs. He did this to settle a

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wager between two American millionaireswho disagreed on whether at any point inits progress a trotting horse had all fourfeet off the ground. Maybridge used abattery of 24 cameras side by side. Asthe horse was driven past each camera ittripped a thread attached to the shutter.The photographs settled the question infavour of those who argued for all fourfeet off.

In 1888, Augustin le Prince projectedmoving photographs on to a screen. Thephotographs were recorded on strips ofpaper joined together by a red film back-ing with perforated margins. Had hehved to continue his work, le Prince mighthave made good his claim to be theinventor of the "movie."

However, neither paper nor unsup-ported gelatine is suitable material forcinema films, and the modern era datesfrom 1887, when a patent was grantedto Goodwin, an American clergyman, forcelluloid films as a support for photo-graphic emulsions.

In England, in 1889, William Friese-Greene filed what is considered by manyto be a master patent in the art of cine-matography. This patent describes a cam-era anda projector both having a con-tinuous movement with a single lensusing a sensitized celluloid film in theform of a ribbon with perforated edges.In the same year, Edison went to Europe,and probably saw projected films in Eng-land, but he had little faith, at that time,in the projected image.

In 1890, E. G. Marey, in Paris, used acelluloid film to take successive photo-graphs. Just at that time Edison, inAmerica, contrived a machine to repro-duce the appearance of movements depict-ing such photographs. Jenkins, the foun-der of the American Society of MotionPicture Engineers, in 1894 built a pro-jector which threw the moving picture onto a screen. Jenkins' interest, however, inthe invention was afterwards bought up—one of the conditions being that Edison'sname should be attached to the instru-ment for "publicity reasons." -

Although it is probably true, that the"Edison" was the first commercially suc-cessful machine, many people still feelthat if a single name must be picked out,the claim of Friese-Greene, the English-man, to be the father of the moderncinematograph is better founded thanthat of Edison, the American.

WHAT IS A MESON?The word meson comes from the Greek

language and means "middle," or "spacebetween." Like many other Greek wordsit has been adopted into the terminologyof science, and a brief explanation ofits use in this respect may be interesting.

In these days of intense atomic energyresearch, most people are anxious toknow something of the nature and struc-ture of the atom. In all atoms there is anouter region populated entirely by elec-trons which sail continuously around ahard central core and envelop it like acloud. The core inside is called the nuc-leus. This nucleus, a tiny central lumpof matter, is composed of protons andneutrons bound together in a tight com-pact mass. Each proton has unit weightand one unit of positive electric charge;a neutron has the same weight but has noelectric charge; and an electron has oneunit of negative electricity, but its weightis so small that it is comparativelynegligible.

One of the chief features of the atomis that it appears to have no charge.Left undisturbed it is electrically neutral.So there must be as many positive protonsin the nucleus as there are negativelycharged electrons whirling round it. Thetwo charges, negative and positive, exactlyneutralize each other. The general pat-tern in which protons, neutrons and elect-rons are arranged is the same in everyatom. How many there are depends onwhich of the 92 different atoms they makeup.

But it is in the rupture of the nucleus—a problem of immense difficulty—thatatomic energy is released, and it is onthis problem that the great physicists ofthe world have for years concentratedtheir attention and are achieving signalsuccess.

In the year 1934, Yukawa, a Japanesephysicist, in his investigation of theatomic nucleus, came to the conclusionthat protons and neutrons can only beheld together in the nucleus if they sharea negatively charged particle having thesame charge as an electron, but with about150 times the electron's weight. Yukawainvented such a particle, but at the timeit was considered artificial and little noticewas taken of his work.

Two years later, however, physicists en-gaged on the observation of cosmic rays—that strange electrical radiation whichis continually reaching the earth from

the depths of space—noticed a peculiartrack caused by a heavy negative particle.Closer examination showed that the"heavy electron" had all the properties ofYukawa's particle, and it was only thenthat his work was remembered. The exis-tence of this new particle called themeson is today established beyond doubt.

As the protons in the nucleus are

STHIS year we are maintaining ourformer successes in French competi-

tions.In the two competitions held to date

by "Le Courtier Australien," four of ourboys have distinguished themselves. Inthe February competition candidates weregiven a list of French towns, and had tosay in what department and what provincethey were situated. The first prize went toSt. Mary'4 College, Hobart, and thesecond and third prizes came to D. Taylorand Desmond King, both in the Inter-mediate.

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charged positively there is a mutual re-pulsion because like charges repel eachother, and to overcome this repulsionthere must be some attractive force acting.Physicists are inclined to attribute thisattraction to the exchange of mesons, butup to the present there Is not much agree-ment on what actually takes place.

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In the April competition, essays inFrench or English were called for onPilatre de Rozier, the first man to ascendin a balloon. G. L. Salmon won firstprize for his essay which was in French.This essay had the honour of being, pub-lished in "Le Courtier." Geoffrey Stilwellwon third prize for his essay, which wasalso in French. In a letter of congratu-lation to Stilwell, Monsieur Albert Sour-din, the Editor, wrote: "Your essay andthat of G. L. Salmon speak very well forthe Hutchins School."

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SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

John Cameron McPhee Memorial: --R. M. Webster.D. H. Harvey: D. N. Gibb.Junior Newcasts: N. F. Levis, and N. Henry for one year surrendered by G. L.

Woodward.Crace-Calvert; M. J . Lucas.Franklin: G. L. Woodward.Senior Newcastle: G. L. Salmon.McNaughtan: G. Page-Hanify.Nicholas Brown: B. F. Johnson,Queen's College—A. A. Stephens Memorial: G. Page-Hanify and J . T. G. Renney,

equal.Clerical: I. N. Hadrill, D. S. Thomas.

ExchangesWE have to acknowledge receipt of the New South Wales: Sydney Church of

following magazines since December, England Grammar School; The Armi-1947, and apologise if any have been dale School; Barker College, Hornsby;inadvertently omitted. Knox Grammar School, Wahroonga; The

Tasmania: Church Grammar School, King's School, Parramatta (2); St. John'sLaunceston; The Friends' School, Hobart; College, University of Sydney; Newing-State High School, Launceston; State ton College, Stanmore.High School, Hobart. South Australia: Collegiate School of

Victoria: Scotch College, Hawthorn; St, Peter's, Adelaide; Scotch College,Mitcham.Melbourne Church of England Grammar Queensland: Southport School; Church

School (2); Trinity Grammar School, of England Grammar School, Brisbane.Kew; Geelong College; Carey Baptist West Australia: Guildford GrammarGrammar School, Kew; Geelong Gram- School (2).mar School; Ballarat College; Queen's Overseas: Sultan Abdul Hamid Col-Church of England Girls' Grammar lege, Alor Star, Kedah; St. Thomas' Col-School, Ballarat. lege, Colombo, Ceylon.

'1HIS year we have had several visitorsto School Assembly, and have been

able to hear some interesting addresses.We are grateful to the speakers as werealise that, in addition to the troublethey take in preparing addresses, theyprobably come at some personal incon-venience.

On the opening day of this, School yearwe were addressed by Mr. F. H. Foster,a member of the, Board of Management.Later in February the Rev. H. M. Arrow-smith, a delegate of the Church Mission-ary Society, gave an interesting talk onthe work of his Society, chiefly in Africa.

In March, Mr. McCallum, of the Aust-ralian Christian Movement, spoke on con-ditions in Europe, where h5, had visitedrecently. He painted a grim picture oflife in Germany particularly. Later inthe month we were honoured by a visitfrom the High Commissioner for Canada,who described the life of the averageschool-boy in his country.

Archdeacon Bickersteth, of CanterburyCathedral, and a former headmaster of

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SINCE going to press with our issueof last December, Mr. R. L. James

has been appointed to the Staff to assistin the Science Department. We take thisopportunity of giving him a cordialwelcome, and trust that he will find everyhappiness and satisfaction in his workwith us.

We very much regret to learn of theresignation of Mr. A. T. T. Shanley,who has been appointed to an important

St. Peter's, Adelaide, visited us in April,and spoke on the world-wide effort toraise funds for the restoration of theCathedral. As a result of this, the Schooldecided to subscribe to the fund by en-rolling as a "Friend of Canterbury Cathe-dral."

The first week in May was known as"British Empire Youth Week," and wewere honoured by a visit from the ChiefJustice, Sir John Morris, who spoke,onthe Empire's contribution to Justice. Thefollowing day the Rev. L. L. Nash gave anoutline on the Church in relation to theEmpire, whilst he was followed the nextday by Mr. F. J. Williams, of the SchoolStaff, who spoke on Britain's contributionto Social Services.

This term we have had visits fromCommander Kinloch, who gave a breezyaddress on Britishconvoys to Russiaduring the war, and from Mr. Ward, whospoke on the Commonwealth EmploymentGuidance Scheme, of which he is thechief officer in Tasmania.

post as an Education Officer in NewGuinea, and leaves us at the end of thisterm. We trust that his experience herewill be helpful in his new task, and wishhim, Mrs. Shanlsy and baby daughterhappiness and success in their new sur-roundings.

Our sincere congratulations are ex-tended to Mr. Thos. Layton on his elec-tion as an Alderman of this city.

The School is trying to build up alarger reference section, and hopes toreplace the fiction eventually by a first-class reference library. This may be abitter blow to those who delve in blood-curdling murder mysteries, but it is cer-tain to advance the general knowledge ofthe users of the Library.

New books for the reference libraryinclude several on science and literature,and one on banking. It is hoped thatthe reference section will be further ex-panded by the reception of more newLooks.

LibraryHE Library has been functioningsmoothly as a result of the extensive

work put into it last year, and it i's beingused both as a means of reference and asource of thrilling fiction, not to mentionthe extensive use of the magazine section.

may be noted that there has been amarked increase in the number of thosethirsting for early morning knowledgestnce the advent of the cold weather.

It is gratifying to note that the refer-ence library has been used quite a lot.In fact, some boys seem to have a pre-ference for facts, and believe that "truthis stranger than fiction."

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The Parents' AssociationPRACTICALLY all parents of the Hut-

chins Schools boys are members ofthe Parents' Association, the splendidattendance at meetings being an indica-tion of its strength, enthusiasm andloyalty.

As well as representatives from otherAsociations, nearly two hundred memberswere present in March at the AnnualMeeting, when the resignation of thePresident, Mr. M. G. Gibson, was re-ceived with regret. Reference was madet his service to the School, and his keeninterest in the welfare of the boys. Hissuccessor, Mr. F. J . C. Stopp, receivedcongratulations and good wishes for asuccessful and happy term of office.Resignations were received also fromMessrs. F. E. Ward, G. Page-Harsify,John Lord, and recently from Mr. R.W. Vincent. To all of them the Execu-tive extends many thanks for their supportand keen interest in the School. Newmembers, who were welcomed to the Co:n-reittee are Mr. H. J . Solomon (Vice-President), Mesdames Q. McDougall, E.E. Von Bibra, J. W. Turner, H. A. Kerr,the Rev. H. Shepherd, Messrs. G. A.Hughes and H. C. Smith. It is regrettedthat Mrs. G. A. Stilwell, who was electedalso, was unable to accept. The Execu-tive thanks her, Mr. Stilwell, Mr. andMrs. N. E. Heckscher, Mr. and Mrs. G.A. Hughes and any other country parentswho travel long distances to attend meet-ings and all functions held for the benefitof the School.

OUR numbers are slightly below thoseof last year, but there are represesita.

Xives of all forms in the Senior School.

weekly feature is the auction of stampsat which the President (Mr. 0. H. Biggs)endeavours to keep prices below catalogueand at the same time to give both buyerand seller a fair deal!

An endeavour is made at each meetingto have some display or talk on phila-telic matters, but most members seemrather shy about it. It would be a goodidea for members to re-mount their col-lections on loose leaves. This allowsgreater freedom in showing stamps ofe'ch country, and at the same time en-ables members to display any portionof their collections at our meetings.

A welcome is extended also to newmembers of the Association and Staff.The services rendered by the previoussportsmaster (Mr. W. J. Gerlach) areappreciated.

The End of Term Dance, organised bythe Parents' Association in May, wassuccessful socially as well as financiallyas the boys enjoyed it very much. Thanksare due to the parents for an enjoyablesupper, and to the Headmaster who super-vised, with the boys, the decorations whichwere a feature of the evening; also, theservices of the Bursar (Mr. R. L. Collings)are greatly appreciated by the Association.

Recently the Association made availableto the Headmaster funds for the purchaseof library books.

Despite wintry conditions, the June.General Meeting was well attended byparents, members of the Board, Staff andOld Boys' Executive, whom we thank fortheir support. A well prepared andlengthy talk on "Modern Education" wasgiven by the. Headmaster, followed by ageneral discussion on the subject.

All parents are invited to support theFair in the School Hall on Friday, 30thJuly, when stalls will be numerous andvaried, including that for Food forBritain.

Congratulations are extended to Alder-man R. 0. Harris on his election to theposition of Lord Mayor. As Secretary,and later President, of this Associationhe was one of its most active members.

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However, we have had interesting dis-plays of first-day covers and stamps ofindividual countries by the President, theSecretary (G. T. Stilwell), A. D. Parkin-son, K. Smith, G. T. Darcey, D. Pitt andK. Tanner. During the latter half of theyear we hope to supplement such displaysby talks.

The Club subscribes to "The AustralianStamp Monthly," receiving four copiesof each issue, and the -members use themfreely. We are grateful to D. Pitt forhis gift of several back-numbers of "TheA.S.M.," and to the President, who gaveseveral catalogues.

The Literary andPatron: Mr. W. H. HudspethPresident: Mr. H. D. Erwin

Hon. Secretary: J. T. ReaneyCommittee: G. Page-Hsnify, R. J. Thompson,

P. Bloomfield, J. P. Morris, F. W. K. Hume,T. Edgerton

THIS year we are again honouredto have Mr. H. D. Erwin as President

of the Society. Mr. Erwin has been con.nected with the School for many years,and during that time he has alwaysshowed great interest in the Society. Hehas always been willing to give advice toyoung speakers, and to act as adjudicatorwhen asked to do so. The Society takesthis opportunity of thanking Mr. Erwinfor all he has done for it during hisconnection with the School.

During the first term, the Senior andJunior Impromptu speeches were held.

Master-in-Charge: Mr. R: L. JamesStudent Chairman: G. Page-Hanify

Secretary: K. W. H. Wood

THIS year the Club has split into twogroups, each containing between

twenty and thirty members. The Seniorsmeet on Fridays and the Juniors onMondays.Seniors

We have made a quiet beginning withsome exploratory excursions into therealm, occasionally of the known, butoften (with strange results) into the un-known.

We have had visits from Mr. Bradley,of "The Mercury," to tell of the life ofa newspaper office, and Mr. Johnston, ofElectrolytic Zinc Co., who first outlined

Debating SocietyMr. Erwin adjudicated at both meetings.In the Senior, M. C. P. Courtney gainedfirst place, to be closely followed by J. T.Penney and P. Bloomfield equal second.In the Junior, D. Thomas was successful.In the House competition, StephensHouse gained first place in both divisions.School House was second in both, andBuckland House third. During the secondterm, the Senior and Junior debates willbe held. Judging by the results of theImpromptu Speeches, it appears that thedebates will be closely contested, and theresult will not be known until after thefinal debate.

The members of the Society are look-ing forward to a prosperous and eventfulyear, and hope that the membership willgrow larger as the year progresses.

the chemistry of the process carried on atthe Works, and then supplied details ofconstruction, operation and maintenanceof plant used. Both times we have beenthwarted by circumstances in our aimni follow these talks with a Visit to theWorks concerned; but we remain hopeful.

Further lectures, and at least one cer-tain visit lie before us.Juniors

A band of very keen boys has beenreceiving training in methods of carry-ing out simple experiments successfully,and in correct use of apparatus. Wehave just held the first of a series ofregular film showings. These films, to-gether with definite projects set for groupsof boys, should keep us busy for theweeks to come.

lowed by question periods and more talkson gums and wattles respectively.

The Natural History Club is one ofthe smallest in the School, but its mem-bers are as enthusiastic as ever. We hopeto make good use of the hut providedby the School at Chauncy Vale. A campwas suggested there for the first weekin the May holidays, but had to be post-poned. We hope, however, to study ournative flora and fauna at Chauncy Valelater in the year.

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THE members of the Natural HistoryClub have spent a most interesting

and educational first term under the Head-master. We meet only once a week, onFriday afternoons, to receive talks onvarious subjects that come under ournotice.

The first of these talks was on the classi-fication and identification of birds. Threeinteresting periods were spent on thiswide subject, in which we dealt with suchthings as claws, beaks and wings on vari-ous soecies of birds. This talk was fol-

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ferent members of the Club has this yearbeen entrusted to a Committee consistingof the President (Mr. 0. H. Biggs), theSecretary (E. G. Butler), J. P. Morris,D. E. Scaife and D. U. Shepherd. Re-quests are called for at each meeting ofthe Club, and, where possible, these areincorporated in the programmes.

Owihg to the large numbers in someof the other Clubs we had an influx ofnew members during the latter part of thefirst term. Whether these boys, who havebeen displaced from the Club of theirchoice, can become true music-lovers re-mains to be seen.. It is to be hoped thatmore members will present programmesin the future. Too many are content tosit passively and allow a few enthusiaststo do most of the work. It will be one ofthe tasks of the Committee to spread theannotations over as many members aspossible.

This year the principal contributorshave been the, President and Messrs. But-ler, Millington, Morris, Purvis, Read,Scaife and Shepherd. The programmeshave consisted largely of shorter works,but amongst the major works we have

heard have been some of Bach's Branden-burg Concertos, Rachmaninov's secondPiano Concerto, Mozart's "Eine KleineNachtmusik," Gilbert and Sullivan's"The Mikado," Greig's "Lyric Suite,"Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and Schu-bert's Unfinished Symphony.

It is a pity that time is too short topresent a work which takes longer thanabout twenty-five minutes to play, butthis cannot be helped as many boys havecommitments (which need not be de-tailed!) immediately after School. Wetherefore hope that the purist will besatisfied with a couple of movements ofa work in some cases. A session whichfound popularity with some members wasone devoted to the evolution of "Swing"from the mid-1920's to the present time.This was in the capable hands of R. F.Read.

We must again thank the Parents' Asso-ciation and the A.B.C. for gifts of records.We now have four of the five, volumesof records in the "Columbih History ofMusic," and are thus in a better positionto present the historical growth of music.This is definitely on the programme forthe latter part of the year.

Dramatic Society.AFTER the Society's outstanding suc-

cess with last year's performances of"Make Believe," it was decided to formthe Society into a regular activity underthe guidance and instruction of Mr.Jarvis. A Committee of a Chairman,Secretary, Treasurer and six committee-men was elected. The officers are: Chair-man, J. W. Heckscher; Secretary, D. E.Scaife; Treasurer, R. J. Thompson;Committee, B. G. Butler, G. T. Stilwell,J . T. Renney, K. H. Wood, S. Davis andM. Gibson. Specified branches of businesssuch as wood-work, costumes and publi-city, are carried Out by the Committee.The Society's dance will be held thismonth.

This year there, are many new members—almost too many, making it impossiblefor personal attention with the so-farlimited time at our disposal. However, itis hoped that this position will improve,

The Society has for its first productiondecided to produce four One-Act Plays,which, however, have been delayed. Theseare "The, Apple Tree," "The, Lion ofSparta," The, Happy Man" and "NothingEver Happens." These plays will beadjudicated.

An appeal for costumes was launchedand, as a result, we are now in possessionof quite an extensive wardrobe. We havealso acquired a considerable amount of"flats," "props," and other scenery, whichare being put into immediate use.

We would like to take this opportunityto thank and show our gratitude to theCommittee of mothers who regularly giveup their time to help in the productionof costumes.

This term will be used in the productionof a larger performance, to be held atthe end of the term, while in the thirdterm Mr. Jarvis will work with the JuniorSchool (while we are swotting for exams.).Preparations are already being made forthe end of term production.

It is hoped that last year's success willbe repeated and even bettered this year.

Senior School: Burbury, G. H.; Butler,B. P. C.; Coombe, B. B.; Darcey, M. G.;Jackson, B. L.; Radcliff, P. J.; Smith,C. J.

Junior and Preparatory School: Bell,D.; Boyce, D. G.; Brodribb, R. K.;Bryant, G. C.; Cadle, B. W..; Chapman,J . S.; Edwards, B. T.; Firth, A. W.; Game,C. J. A.; Gibson, P. 3 . ; Hall, C. A. M.;Harvey, H. R.; 1km, J. L.; Johnson, A.;Jones, R. A.; Kean, J. K.; McDowell,I. 3.; McKay, I. B.; Millar, J. G.;Murphy, W. 3.; Rankin, J. G.; Rankin,C. A.; Robbie, D. A.; Swan, N. 3.; Tenis.wood, J. C.; Terry, T. N.

Senior School: Alstergreei, M. R.(1947); Brothers, P. C. (1939); Chop-ping, T. L. (1946); Clark, B. A. (1944);Cloudsdale, A. G. (1938); Cowie, G. S.(1943); Croft, P. G. H. (1945); Dodds,3.5. (1945); Donovan, P. (1944); Fos-ter, B. J. (1935); Hirst, C. B. (1944);1km, R. P. (1936); Johnson, C. 3. M.(1941); Lord, R. G. (1938); McCreary,J. C. (1940); McLaren, A. C. (1934);Manson, R. W. (1945); Milles, R. S.(1935); Round, N. (1944); Thomas, D.A. (1945); Thompson, F. C. (1943);Tinning, G. J. (1947); Trethewey, I. J.(1943); Vernon, R. H. (1944); Wade,R. W. (1945); Wall, J. R. (1946); Wil-son-Haffenden, R. (1941); Wood, C. H.(1935); Young, T. G. (1943).

Junior and Preparatory School: Bailey,S. T. (1947); Black, G. C. B. (1944);Black, R. H. D. (1945); Campbell, C. L.(1941); Cearns, M. (1946); Dean, L. C.(1944); Jameson, B. P. D. (1945); Kelly,W. F. J . (1947); Legge, R.V.W. (1941);Menzies, A. (1948); Murphy, R. (1946);Nunn, R. J. (1947); Palfreyman, D. S.(1947); Pitman, E. A. (1946); Radford,A. 3 . ( 1946); Tasker, C. A. H. (1944);Trappes, N. (1947); Trowbridge, J. A.(1944); Uhr-Henry, J. (1944); Willis,D. L. (1947).

A.B.C.Listening Group

WE have been requested by the Aust- August 30—"By Events?"

ralian Broadcasting Commission to September 6—"What is an Informed

publish the following list of talks. The Public?"

topics to be discussed are of very great Fourth Series: "Is Arbitration theinterest and importance, and many of Solution to Industrial Conflict?"them should appeal to our Senior boys

particularly. They will be broadcast everySeptember 13—"What is the Function

Monday night, at 8.40, commencing 12th of Arbitration?"

July. September 20—"Can Strikes and Lock-

First Series: "Do Party Politics Make outs be Avoided?"

for the Best Government?" September 27—"How Can ArbitrationJuly 12—"What areParties?" be Improved?"

July 19—"Criticisms of the Party Sys- Fifth Series: "Is World War III In-tern." evitable?"

July 26—"Can the Party System Sur- October 4—"What are the Immediatevive?" Potential Causes which could Lead

Second Series: "Are the Churches out to War?"of Touch with Modern Life?" October 11—"Can Australia Remain

August 1—"Is the Thinking of the Neutral?"

Churches at Variance with Science?" October 18—"What can the Average

August 9—"Have the Churches a Mes- Man do to Prevent Another War?"sage for Industrial Society?" Sixth Series: "Australia - The Next

August 16—"Can the Churches Re- Ten Years."State Christianity?" October 25—"What Could We Do?"

Third Series: "How is Public Opinion November 1—"How Could We Do It?"Formed?" November 8—"What Would It Mean

August 23—"By Men?" To Us?"

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Arts and CraftsRACIOUS ARTART SHOULD BE G

I(EEN interest has been maintainedin the Art section of the School, and

there has been much creative accomplish-ment. Jagged rocks have taken on thesemblance of humanity, coldclay hasacquired the pulsating warmth of move-ment, and quiet pastoral scenes have beendepicted by hands that had consistentlyprotested that they could not wield abrush. As though from nowhere, thesethings have come into being, drawn outas by a magnet from the rubble thatperennially clogs the human mind.

To a visionary it would appear thatthis phase of education has been to thespirits who flock for their brief times toour humble workshops, what sculpture isto the cold blocks of stone that rest uponthe benches there. We see the sculptor'schisel laying bare the beautiful and thegrotesque, truly 'portraying the innerbeing of human kind. We see the heartof man—the heeding spirit—being drawnout towards immortality, and in whatheart rests not the seeds of immortal long-ing?

WHAT IS ART?That has been an oft vexed question

in many troubled worlds. Epitomes havebeen written of this and that school ofart, of this and that period of ventureinto the intricacies of unravelling whathas been woven into an apparently eter-nal riddle by many one-track minds ofhigh, mediocre or slimy standards. Trueart, I should venture to say, is the expres-sion of the higher being—our soul ormind—into visual works; the poets, pain-ters, sculptors, architects, all express theinner being, be it good or evil, in anattempt to place their minds, their soul-fulness, for worldly approbation.

In the humble opinion of the writer,juvenile art is the purest form of theexpression of the impression of theinner being, the child mind, in its simpli-city, expresses a true reflection of theconcept added to by the beauty of child-hood naturalness and the grace of truth—in child art there is more than a shadeof etherealness. And art, too, in the pro-cess of growing up, retains still theethereal golden thread through the worksof the near man and near woman. Trulythe golden age of true artistic expressionof each generation is through the years ofchildhood and the idealism of quicklypassing youth.

AS WE SEE IT!Let us to those works of hand that

stand humbly by, mute witnesses of theimagery of many willing artisans of ten-der childhood and maturing youth. Lookupon the array of stone heads. Theyhave an austerity and maturity a step be-yond what one expects from the hand ofyouth. Yonder Grecian-looking face hasbeen named "Plato," and is by the handof Tanner; perhaps it has not been mis-named—there is mystery in the eyes andwisdom on those lips, and the brow is thatof a philosopher, too; stone is ageless.Over there, see that proud noble ofAncient Assyria; until a few weeksweeks agowas a piece of kerbstone in Barrack Street;it weighs sixty pounds. Lucky it was forthe cunning hand of Jolley that theHobart City Council decided that newgutters were necessary. By the wy,owing to a scarcity of stone the HutchinsStone Cutters' Guild has decided to re-quest Alderman Layton to order theTown Clerk to tear up the Town Hallsteps. Hewn by convicts over a centuryago was the stone from which Hume isculptured that proud Rodin-like head,the eyes are far-away, the lips are anenigma, perhaps its creator will one dayhandle a mightier chisel or, perhaps,guide the plough in sculpturing motherearth. Who knows his destiny? The"Mephistopheles" of Hume ii bears thecynical expression of the sinister under-world. Let us from now on pray that inthe future we shall never pass his way—methinks he could wield a mighty pitch-fork!

Many faces and scenes meet our eyes.We cannot describe them all, but tinkers,tailors, soldiers, sailors, rich men, poormen and beggar men form a silent audi-ence watching their creators at work.Modelled lighthouses, realistically hand-painted are in quantity. We sincerely trustthey will exert a silent influence andguide to port a wayward spirit on occa-sions. The pottery has progressed satis-factorily, but we miss the presence ofthe cunning hand of "Teapot" TomEdgerton and many other skilled handsthat have since last year departed from us.In closing, I thank the boys for theirkeenness, skill and patient sufferanceunder cramped conditions and lack ofaids, their work under these conditionsbeing all the more meritorious.

C.C.B.

fE Ii(L üO.C. Detachment: Position vacant

Second In Command: Cdt..Lieut. C. R. M. PearsonPlatoon Commander: Cdt..Lieut. K. W. H. Wood

C.S.M.: W.O. ii J. RenneyC.Q.M.S.: S/Sgt. R. Glover

Platoon Sergeant: Sgt. T. EdgertonPromotions and Appointments—

(a) Promotions:Sgt. Wood to be Cdt.-Lieut.Cpl. Renney to be C.S.M.Cpl. Glover to be C.Q.M.S.Cpl. Edgerton to be Sergeant.

(b) Appointments:Celt. Johnson to be Corporal.Celt. Butler to be Corporal.Cdt. Evans to be Corporal.Celt. Hand to be L/Corporal.Celt. Wills to be L/Corporal.Cdt. Cumming to be L/Corporal.

A great deal more interest and enthusi-asm has been instilled into the Detach-ment since the introduction of the com-pulsory system into the School cadets.The strength has grown from last year'sstrength of twenty-seven to this year'sforty-eight. Although the total strengthdoes not enable two platoons to functionthe one is properly organised and effi-ciently manned.N.C.O. and Officers' Course of Instruction

The annual school of instruction washeld at Fort Direction in January, 1948.Four cadets of the Detachment attendedand all gained high passes. Special men-

THE HUTCHINS SCHOOL (3rdG.S.M.: Mr. E. J. ChapmanS.M.: Mr. T. A. S. Atkinson

A.S.M.: Mr. R. G. Read'J'HE year 1948 finds the Group in a

much happier position than for manyyears past, ecpecially now Mr. Chapmanhas taken on the duties of G.S.M. Withthe supply of recruits from the Cub packrather exceeding the demand, scoutingis commencing to boom again at Hut-chins. So numerous are we becoming thatlast term it was found necessary to in-crease the patrols from three to four. Inaddition to the Bulldogs, Eagles andSwifts, we now have Kangaroos, while theSenior Patrol (the Wingate) is at fullstrength again.

Although no Easter camp was held,the week-end after, the Senior Patrol,together with some of the Court of Hon-

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tion should go to C.S.M. Reniiey forgaining top place in the School.Home Training

The usual 11-hour parades are held onTuesdays, in which a great deal of in-struction is given in the form of lecturesand weapon training.

The majority of the Detachment arerecruits and are maintaining a very highstandard under competent N.C.O.'s. Rifleshooting has brought a great deal of en-thusiasm into the Detachment, andparades have been held periodically atthe open range at Pontville and on theminiature range at the Anglesea Barracks.Bivouac—Fort Direction

To round off the elementary trainingsyllabus a week-end bivouac was held atFort Direction. This met with greatapproval from the cadets as it gave theman intimate glimpse into camp life. Thiswas also valuable from the point of viewof field training, which is impossible todo on the home, parades.

During training periods members ofthe Instructional Staff, under the direc-tion of Lieut. A. A. Davis, Staff OfficerSenior Cadets, have given invaluableassistance in the training and organiza-tion of the Detachment, and have beena great help in uplifting the Detachmentto the high standard which it has nowattained.

C. R. Pearson, Cdt..Lieut.O.C. Detachment (acting)

Hobart) GROUP (Founded 1911)our, hiked with A.S.M. Read from Collins-vale, over Collins' Bonnet, to the PinnacleRoad on Mount Wellington. In addition,a camp was held in the middle of thelast holidays by A.S.M. Read at "Valley-field," near New Norfolk. The weatherwas not very kind to us, but in all twelvescouts in two Patrols under P.L.'s Clarkand Page-Hanify stuck it out regardlessof all Jupe Pluvius could do.

Three of our number, Senior SecondPage-Hanify, P.L.'s Clark and Salmon,passed their Campers' Badge. However,only P.L. Salmon can wear it, as it is an"under fifteen" badge.

An open night was held during April,and a display of several items of scoutwork given. At a recent parade threescouts, P.L.'s Clark, Darcey and Skinner,

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were presented with the maroon shoulderbadges of Seniors.

At the end of the year a Pan-PacificJamboree will be held in Victoria, and wehave high hopes of being representedamong the three hundred scouts fromTasmania. Already about half-a-dozen

RANDOM RAMBLINGS BY A STAFFREPORTER

THE Parents' Association End of TermDance on May 1st was thoroughly

enjoyed by all who attended, and every-one agreed that it was one of the bestof the year, but it is hoped that in thefuture there will be a photographer atour dances.

I was told that we are going to haveplenty of dances at School this year.Here's hoping.

There is just one thing, though: Whyare there always too many girls at allour functions?

Although a long way off, it is suggestedthat the Standard Athletics be held earlyenough before the House Sports so thatthe Standards would provide good train-ing, and the grounds could be left clearfor the Combined Team's training forthe School Sports.

It is hoped that during the wet weatherthe Christ College block will be kept openduring the dinner-hour and a prefectput on duty if necessary.

This year the forms have returned totheir own traditional class-rooms after achange around last year. It is the, generalhope that the iron desks of VIa and VIbwill soon be replaced by the more con-

BUCKLAND HOUSEColours: Maroon and WhiteHouse Master: Mr. WilliamsHouse Captain: M. J. Rush

Vice-Captain: M. W. ClennettCaptain of Cricket and Tennis: M. W. Clennett

Captain of Football, Athletics and Cross-Country:M. J. Rush

Captain of Standard Athletics: J. GoldingCaptain of Swimming: M. JolleyCaptain of Debating: J. P. Morris

Captain of Rifle-Shooting: R. B. GloverALTHOUGH Buckland has not yet di s-

played its best, we think that through-Out the ensuing months our presence willbe felt. Unfortunately we were beaten by

of the older scouts have announced theirintention of attending, and A.S.M. Readhopes to be able to take a patrol.

With a successful half-year behind uswe look forward to still better things inthe six months ahead.

venient and comfortable single type.

The Reverend A. F. Thomas came upto School on Wednesday, May 26th, anddelivered a very interesting and informa-tive talk on the United Nations Organi-sation and the functions of its variouscommittees. Despite it being in thedinner-hour there was a very good atten-dance and those who were able stayedon till the end of the first period.

A good idea was brought into practicethis term when it was announced thatthere would be two bells for afternoonschool to allow five minutes to get cleanedup after football, and to get ready forthe afternoon's "hard" work.

Recently a large sum of money wasspent on waterproofing the Old Buildingand the Boarding House. The questionarises as to whether it was waterproofedfor protection from the outside or fromthe inside!

Members of the School are remindedthat the paper rationing has ended, andthere is plenty of space available in theMagazine. Make sure that the next issuewill contain more original contributions,especially from the lower forms. Makefull use of the paper . . - it is madefor that purpose.

R.S.V.

Sieves for the swimming as a whole, butour individual efforts, both of "A" and"B" House, were splendid, and worthypraise must be extended to Max Jolleyand his team. Perhaps our best indi-vidual efforts were those of Jolley, Gold-ing, Clennett and Fisher.

Two records were broken in the inter-School swimming, the Under 16 Relayand the Composite Relay. Bucks wererepresented by Jolley and Golding in thelatter and Mitchell and Jolley in theformer. Congratulations to Jolley, whowas elected Captain of Swimming for theSchool sports.

During the early stages of term, theHouse cricket took place; Buckland lostboth matches played in the "A" Housecompetition. Best performers in battingwere Glover, Rush and Bloomfield, andin bowling Vautin, Rush and Clennettwere the most successful.

In "B" House, Bucks finished second;congratulations, Thompson and Clark, onyour sterling performances.. We mustalso congratulate School House on win-ning both the "A" and "B" Housecricket.

With the football season now in fullswing most of our promising House play-ers are playing with either the Firsts orthe Seconds. Rush was elected Vice-Captain of the First Eighteen, while Clen-nett is the other Committee member.Other members of the First practice listare Jolley, Mitchell, Vautin, Golding andPalfreyman, while Glover. Fisher, Smytheand Hopwood are connected with theSeconds.

This year we are fortunate to have asour House Master Mr. Williams. He hasalready inspired the House with his con-structive ideas, and we feel that we canall go on and do even better still.

STEPHENS HOUSEColours: Blue, Black and Gold

House Master: Mr. R. L. JamesHouse Captain: J. RenneyVice-Captain: C. Pearson

Captain of Cricket: J. RenneyCaptain of Swimming and Football: A. Harris

Captain of Athletics and Rifle-Shooting: C. PearsonCaptain of Tennis: D. Strutt

Captain of Cross-Country: A. HayDebating Representatives: H. Thompson and

G. Page-Hanify

RETAINING the majority of last year'sstars, we began this year splendidly

with a victory in the swimming. Ourthanks particularly to Harris, G. Renneyand Strutt for their performances. Con-gratulations to Bucks on their fine "B"House victory, and to School for thespirit in which they fought out all events.

In the cricket we had to bow to thestrong School teams, but we took secondplace. Representatives to the First XIwere Reriney, Harris, Pearson.

With R. Thompson, Cuthbert, and coxM. Darcey of the First crew, and Hay ofthe Second crew, we were strong at row-

ing, but the decision to discontinue Housecontests prevented us from showing ourform as a House.

With the cleanliness of the School yarda House matter, we are determined tohave every boy making his contribution,and setting an example for other Housesto follow.

So we face the rest of the year withthe cry

"Come on, Stephs!"

SCHOOL HOUSEColours: Light Blue and Dark Blue

House Master: Mr. R. H. Keon-CohenHouse Captain: M. C. P. Courtney

Vice-Captain: J. W. HeckscherCaptain of Cricket, Football, Cross-Country and

Tennis: M. C. P. CourtneyCaptain of Swimming and Rifle-Shooting:

B. T. EdgertonCaptain of Athletics: J. T. Shelton

Captain of Debating: J. W. Heckscher

'TRUE to past form, School Housefailed dismally in the swimming

sports, coming last in both "A" and "B"sections. Congratulations to Smith andBrooke, who performed best for SchoolHouse, and gained places in - the inter-School team.

On dry land, however, School con-vincingly vindicated herself with easywins in both "A" and "B". divisions ofthe cricket. In the "A" House matches,Gibson's 69 against Bucks, and Courtney's88 against Stephs. contributed largely toour successes.

House rowing has been abandoned forthis year, but School would have beenwell to the fore with Scaife and Cummingof the First crew, and Hughes and Butlerfrom the Seconds.

The impromptu Speeches were heldabout halfway through last term, but inboth "A" and "B" we succumbed toStephs., with Bucks filling third place.Courtney was successful in winning thetitle of Senior Impromptu Orator.

House football will be the next inter-House competition, and only those boyswho show keenness and are regularattenders at practices will be members ofthe House teams. So see to it, School,for once again we have bright prospectsof becoming Cock House, but make ita HOUSE victory, not just the effortsof a few.

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FIRST XICaptain: M. C. P. Courtney

Vice-Captain: A. S. L. Harris

THIS year's cricket season was a mostdisastrous one, all roster matches be-

ing won by either Friends' or S.V.C.With so many of last year's team still

at School, it seemed that we would beable to give a very good account of our-selves, but only on one occasion, the lastmatch against Friends', did it look asthough we might win. Our failure wasdue mainly to batting weakness causedby lack of confidence and inability toattack the bowling. Our low scores arean indication of this weakness. Harrisgave the best batting performance in thematch against Friends', when he scored35 and 27. This was the only occasionwhen one of our recognised batsmen hadshowed any real form.

Bowling and fielding were of a muchbetter standard. The bowlers Courtney,Read, Harris and Vautin did very goodwork indeed. Courtney bowled excep-tionally well in all matches and was the

mainstay of the attack.We congratulate S.V.C. on winning the

Southern premiership, and wish themluck in the State premiership match inDecember.

Results of matches:Hutchins v. S.V.C.

(Feb. 14-15) Lost by 24 runs.Scores—Saints: 103 (Courtney, 4 for

27; Harris, 3 for 46; Read, 2 for 18;Vautin, 1 for 4) and 68 (Courtney, 5for 30; Harris, 2 for 6; Vaurin, 2 for 7;Read, 1 for 15).

Hutchins: 79 (Clennett, 14; Gibson,13; Read, 12) and 17 (Clennett, 7 notout).

(Mar. 4-5) Lost outright by 98 runs.Scores—Saints: 91 (Courtney, 2 for

19; Read, 4 for 14; Harris, 2 for 35;Hume, 1 for 13) and 91 for 6 wicketslCourtney, 2 for 25; Read, 2 for 7;Vautin, 1 for 7; Harris. 1 for 12).

Hutchins: 55 (Heckscher, 13; Clennett,not out; Courtney, 10) and 29 (Vautin,17).

Hutchins v. Friends'(Feb. 20-21) Lost outright by 3 wickets

and 6 runs.Scores—Friends': 62 (Courtney, 6 for

19; Harris, 3 for 15; Read, I for 20) and75 for 7 wickets (Courtney, 3 for 25;Read, I for 14; Harris, 1 for 18; Vautin,1 for 28).

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Captain: M. C. P. CourtneyVice-Captain: M. Rush

SERIOUS training has been under waynow since the Easter holidays. Un-

fortunately, bad weather has held upproceedings very often, especially in theweek before the: first roster match againstS.V.C., when only one practice could beheld.

Ten of last year's practice list returnedto School, leaving eight vacancies to beli!led from Junior teams. This largenumber of experienced players should giveus a good foundation on which to builda really strong team. However, individualplayers do not make a team, and at themoment there is a definite lack of team-work. This must be remedied if we areto win the premiership. The matchagainst S.V.C. revealed this weakness, andthe narrow margin by which we lostshows that, with better co-operation andsnderstanding, we should be able to re-Verse the result when we meet again.

Practice matches have been playedagainst H.S.O.B.A., University, S.V.C.and Friends'. In the last two of these:,Saints defeated us by 14 points, and wedefeated Friends' by 60 points.

Early in the term Courtney was electedCaptain, and Rush Vice-Captain. Bothhave, performed their duties very well sofar.

The following are members of thetraining list:

Courtney, Rush, Clennett, Edgerton,Evans, Gibson, Golding, Glover, Harris,Heckscher, Hume i, Hume ii, Jack, Jo)-Icy, Mitchell, Paifreyman, Pearson, Pitt,Read, Renney i, Renney ii, Scaife, Strutt,Vautin.

Hutchins: 47 (Courtney, 14) and 84(Renney, 18; Courtney, 16; Gibson, 10).(Mar. 12-13) Lost by 3 wickets and 3 runs.

Scores—Friends': 82 (Courtney, 6 for15; Read, 4 for 41) and 55 for 7 wickets(Courtney, 4 for 16; Read, 3 for 37).

Hutchins: 87 (Harris, 35; Renney, 21;W. Hume, 10) and 47 (Harris, 27).

Dates of Roster matches are:

12th June: Friends' v. Hutchins.26th June: S.V.C. v. Hutchins.17th July: Friends' v. Hutchins.

Hutchins v. St. Virgil's

The first roster match was played be-tween Hutchins and St. Virgil's at ClareStreet, on June 5th. During the firstquarter Hutchins established a good leadof four goals over St. Virgil's. In thesecond quarter S.V.C. played much betterand at half-time the Hutchins lead wasreduced. In the second half of the gameS.V.C. played very good football, and theysucceeded in beating Hutchins. The finalscores were:

S.V.C., 8.12 (60 points)Hutchins, 7.8 (50 points)

The goal kickers were Heckscher (2),Courtney (2), Harris, Hay and Clennett.The best players for Hutchins were Pear-son, Heckscher, Courtney and Clennett.

Hutchins v. Friends'

The match played between Hutchinsrnd Friends' at Clare Street, on June 12th,resulted in a win for Hutchins. Bothsides played very well, but it was seenearly in the game that Hutchins, who hadsuperiority in most parts of the field,would win. The final scores were:

Hutchins, 14.5 (89 points)Friends', 5.11 (41 points)

Though all the Hutchins side playedwell, Courtney, Heckscher, Hay and Struttwere the best players. The goal kickerswere Courtney (7), Hay (2), Golding,Jack, Rush, Harris and Jolley.

THE FIRST ELEVENBack Row: M. J. Rush. D. l-iunse. C. R. Pearson, M. S. Gibson. F. W. K. Hume,B. F. Johnson, Mr. G. McKay. Front Row: J. T. Renney. J. W. Heckscher,M. C. P. Courtney (Capt.). A. J. Harris (Vice-Capt.), M. W. Clcnnetr, P. R. Read.

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Sincere thanks are due to our coach, Has Mr. Keen-Cohen ever rowed inMr. R. H. Keon-Cohen, who gave up an eight?his time and gave us the benefit of his From personal experience, one of our-long and varied experience, so that we junior members has found that it ismight not disgrace the School by our not possible to touch the bridge fromefforts, a four.

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I t }±: LAT the beginning of this season we

had hopes that the new boat wouldarrive in time for the Head of the River,but it has not arrived yet. This year theHead of the River was held on the Tamaron the 10th April. Our crew was com-paratively new, one member only havingrowed in the Head of the River lastyear. We had a light crew, but werefairly confident that a long, steady strokewould pull us through. During the Easterholidays we trained at Lindisfarne, andhad the use of that Club's launch. Wewould like to thank Mr. S. Hammond forthe launch, and Mr. E. Scaife for hisefforts in driving the launch and helpingus throughout our training. Our thanksare gratefully acknowledged to thoseNorthern friends who billeted varibusmembers of the crew in the last stagesof their training.

Our crew was: R. D. Cuthbert, 9st.i3lbs. (bow); A. R. Cumming, list. 2lbs.(2); D. E. Scaife, list. l2lbs. (3); R. J.Thompson, list. 2lbs. (stroke); M. Darcey(cox.). Of the six crews, we managed,owing to causes outside our control, toget the worst start, and were furtherhandicapped by being too close to ScotchCollege. After about a quarter-of-a-mile,St. Pat.'s lost a slide and fell back for ahopeless battle. Next were St. Virgil's,with Hutchins pulling up on Grammar,who were trying to set a short 38 allthrough. Off King's Wharf Hutchins hadleft Grammar and were approachingFriends', with Scotch still holding asteady lead. At this stage, Hutchins wasputting in its sprint, and passing theNorth Esk, had left Friends' and wereclosing in on Scotch, who, seeing theirdanger, answered Hutchins' challenge,and won from Hutchins by a length,with Friends' two lengths away, third.

The chief features of the crew's workwere a splendidly sustained body swing,

consistent length and a hard, raking finish..It seldom did well at a high rating,when there was a tendency to unsteadi-ness, but got consistent pace at 33 or 34strokes to the minute. Thompson dis-played coolness and stamina in the strokeseat, and was very well and loyally sup-ported by the rest of the crew. The crewwas making up distance at the finish and,though conceding half a stone per manto the winners, was unlucky to lose, asthe conditions did not favour their long,sweeping stroke. The winners' time forthe short nine furlongs was 5 minutes42 seconds, very fast for a schoolboy crew.

We would like to congratulate Scotchon their meritorious win. It was theirfirst win, and they deserved it.

The Seconds' crew was almost entirelya novice crew, but in spite of this, didwell. They were handicapped from thestart of their training by having no coach.At last, they managed to get hold of Mr.R. Hay, who is to be congratulated onhis work.

Our Seconds' crew was: E. G. Butler(bow), J. P. Morris (2), K. J. Hughes(3), A. J. Hay (stroke), J. Biggs (cox.).

For three-quarters of the race Hutchinswere last. Grammar had long drawnahead and were leading by several lengthsfrom Friends', Scotch and Hutchins. Atthe last stage, Hutchins picked itself upbrilliantly, passing Scotch and Friends',and finishing second. Grammar, with itsfine crew, which was possibly better thantheir Senior crew, won by about six:lengths. Hutchins crew rowed well to-gether, but lacked the length and punchdisplayed by Grammar.

Owing to lack of boats, the Houserowing was not held, but several pro-mising rowers have been training regu-larly together as the basis of next year'screw.

Random RavingsDoes anybody know the whereabouts

of one rowing jetty lost at Sandy Bay?We have a new addition—Argo the

Cargo Ship. Bicycles are a specialty.

Even if the Cornelian Bay train is ontime, we think it should stop at theBotanical Gardens.

When does bow intend to get the coachthat bag of oysters?

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THE FIRST CREW

Back Row: A. R. Cumming, Mr. R. H. Keon-Cohen. Middle Row: D. E. Scaife,R. J. Thompson (Stroke), R. D'A. Cuthbert. In Front: M. G Darcey (Cox.).

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HOUSE SPORTS Under 15 Events-

}.{ELD at Amateur House on 2nd 66 metres.-'-Golding (B), 1; Stopp

March, the House swimming pro- (St.), 2; Aherne (B), 3. Time, 50.7 secs.vided the usual keen competition. Result: 33 metres Breaststroke-Salmon (St.),"A"- 1; Smyth (B), 2; Golding (B), 3. Time,

Stephens (63 points) ---- ---- 1 29.3 secs.Buckland (59 points)--------2 33 metres Backstroke.-Golding (B),School (11 points) -------- 3

1; Thompson (B), 2; Hums ii (Sc.), 3.Under 14 Events-

Buckland (104 points) 1 66 metres.-Brook (Sc..), 1; Salter iiStephens (74 points)--------2 (B), 2; Halley (St.), 3. Time, lm. 6.4s.School (42 points) -------- 3

33 metres Breaststroke. -Thompson(St.), 1; Salter ii (B), 2; Brook (Sc.), 3.Open Events- Time, 35.6 secs.

66 metres.-Jolley (B), 1; Harris (St.), Dive-smith (Sc.), 1; Jones (B), 2;2; Clennett (B), 3. Time, 45 secs. Brook (Sc.), 3.100 metres.-Harris (St.), 1; Mitchell

(B), 2; Clennett (B), 3. Time, 1.17 2-5. INTER-SCHOOL SPORTS66 metres Backstroke-Harris (St.), The School maintained its superiority1; Jolley (B), 2; Strutt (St.), 3. Time, in swimming by easily defeating The1.5. Friends' School and St. Virgil's College.66 metres Breaststroke.-Smith (St.), Points:

1; Fisher (B), 2; Salmon (St.), 3. Time,1.64-5. sHutchins ------------133

Friends' --------------47200 metres.-Jolley (B), 1; Harris St. Virgil's ------------45(St.), 2; Clennett (B), 3. Time, 2.59.

Individual performances, though good,Dive.-Aherne (B), 1; Renney (St..),2; Jack (St.), 3 were not equal to breaking records, with

Teams' Race-Stephens, 1; Buckland, the exception of G. Steward (St. Virgil's)2; School, 3. Time, 1.27 4-5.

in the 33 metres Breaststroke under 15.He clipped 2 seconds off the previous

Under 16 Events- record in swimming the distance in 2866 metres.-Jolley (B), 1; Fisher (B), seconds. The Hutchins' open team

2; Stopp (St.), 3. Time, 53 sacs, equalled the record of 1 mm, 26 2-5 secs.,100 metres-Mitchell (B), 1; Golding but the under 16 team broke the pre-

(B), 2; Stopp (St.), 3. Time, 1.23 15. vious record by 2 seconds, to record 133 metres Backstroke.-Renney (St.), nun. 28 sacs, for the four laps, each 33

1; Mitchell (B), 2; Hand (Sc.), 3. Time, metres. Results:28 1-5 secs.

Open:66 metres Breaststroke.-Smith (St.),

1; Salmon (St.), 2; Fisher (B), 3. Time 66 metres.-A. Harris (H.), 1; D.1.7. Faulkner (F.), 2; M. Clennett (H.), 3.

Dive.-Renney (St.), 1; Aherne (B), Time, 50 sacs.2; Thompson (B), 3. 100 metres.-A. Harris (H.), 1; M.

Teams' Race.-Buckland, 1; Stephens, Clennett (H.), 2; D. Faulkner (Fr.), 3.2; School, 3. Time, 2.52t (Record). Time, 1.23 1.5.

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Back Row: M. J. Lucas, P. D. Jones, D. Salter, R. C. Smith, B. Jackson, C. J. Smith,C. E. von Bibra. Middle Row: B. J. Aherne, E. J. C. Stopp, W. Halley, D. E. Fisher,G. L. Salmon, R. J. Smyth, G. W. Renney, B. J. Brook. Front Row: M. W. Clennett,J. P. R. Mitchell, M. Jolley (Captain), Mr. W. J. Gerlach, A. J. Harris, D. W. Strutt,

J. W. Golding.

200 metres.-M. Jolley (H.), 1; A. 33 metres Breaststroke.- G. StewardHarris (H.), 2; G. Ascham (Fr.), 3. (S.V.C.), 1; G. Salmon (H.), 2; R.Time, 3.5 4-5. Smyth (H.), 3. Time, 28 secs. (Record).

66 metres Breaststroke.-S. Mather 66 metres.-J. Golding (H.), 1; D,(Fr.), 1; D. Fisher (H.), 2; R. Smith Lipscombe (Fr.), 2; J. Stopp (H.), 3.(H.), 3. Time, 1.24-5. Time, 52 secs.

33 metres Backstroke.-D. Strutt (H.), Under 141; A. Harris (H.), 2; D. Faulkner (Fr.), 33 metres-B. Brook (H.), 1; B. Cole3. Time, 26 sacs. (S.V.C.), 2; P. Weaving (S.V.C.), 3.

Dive.-D.. Nettlefold (Fr.), 1; D. Dive-P. Jones (H.), 1; J. DorneyAherne (H.), 2; M. Counsel (S.V.C.), 3. (S.V.C.), 2; C. Smith (H.), 3.Under 16 Under 13

66 metres.-M. Jolley (H.), 1; J. Mit' 33 metres.-D. Salter (H.), 1; P. Kochchell (H.), 2; G. Ascham (Fr.), 3. (S.V.C.), 2; K. Laughton (S.V.C.), 3.Time, 46 sacs. Time, 27 4-5 sacs.

100 metres.-M. Jolley (H.), 1; J. Under 12Mitchell (H.), 2; G. Ascham (Fr.), 3. 33 metres.-J. Wilmshurst (S.V.C.), 1;Time, 1.15 1-5. C. Von Bibra (H.), 2; P. Rule) (Fr.), 3.

33 metres Backstroke.-G. Renney(H.), - Time, 244-5 secs.1; M. Jolley (H.), 2; R. Noble (Fr.), 3. Teams' RacesTime, 27 4-5 sacs. Open:-Hutchins, 1; St. Virgil's, 2;

Dive.-G. Renney (H.), I; D. Nettle- Friends', 3. Time, 1.26 2-5 sacs. (Equalfold (Fr.), 2; D. Aherne (H.), 3. Record).Under 15 Composite-Hutchins, 1; St. Virgil's,

33 metres.-J. Golding (H.), 1; D. 2; Friends', 3. Time, 2.35.Lipscombe (Fr.), 2; J. Stopp (H.) and Under 16-Hutchins, 1; St. Virgil's,M. Read (Fr.), equal 3. Time, 21 4-5 sacs. 2; Friends', 3. Time, 1.28 (Record).

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THE time is about 9.30, on a Mondaymorning early in June. The class is

"working hard" at its maths. Those illi-terates who do not take this best of allsubjects are quietly reading the latestfootball results, or, perhaps, an essay byLord Macaulay. Anyway, everyone isserenely unaware of the blow which isto be dealt them in the next few minutes.

Suddenly, as if from the, sepulchre,the voice of the Form Master eats its wayinto the innermost thoughts of thesepotential Einsteins and Shakespeares,saying, with ominous simplicity, "Theform notes are due." These five wordsmean, to the, already over-taxed brainsof the students, work, sweat, frantic con-sultation of the School Magazines forthe preceding three years, and finally,the placing on the master's desk of a smallscrap of crumpled paper. This papermay bear a literary masterpiece in theform of a poem, or, perhaps, it pro-claims to the world what the author thinksof his fellow school-boys.

It was once said, "Self-expression is theart of telling to the world what you thinkif you thought." The benefits to begained from this form of self-expressionare, according to the masters, many. Thismay be so, but to the authors of thiswriting it is merely another piece ofwork. However, when the work is finallyfinished, there is certainly a feeling ofexultation at a task "well done" on theart of the writer, if not shared by thereader!

Impersonal Pars, from VIAOne of our number is rumoured to be

in a low State of health owing to theappearance of a certain marriage-noticein the newspaper.

The Form can boast no less than sevenrowers, the remainder being mostly com-mon, low footballers, much of whose time

seems to be occupied in wrangling overthe relative merits of war-cries, "tins ofjam," and all that. The rowers, however,deny that they are in favour of adoptingthe war-cry, "On, on! Ye noble English."

Certain members of the Sixth werescandalised by the ribald sounds proceed-ing from the "Music" Club at the endof last term. One of our number, whoseboon companion is a comb, wheedledthe committee into allowing him a"Swing" session. The Dramatic Clubnext door hasn't got over it yet.

[Neither have other people we couldname !—Ed. ]

When is an inkwell empty? This prob-lem admits of no easy solution. Onething certain is that inkwells generallyare a treasure-house of all sorts of things—except ink. Perhaps we could feedour parrot on the contents. Indeed,One earnest student of Mathematics issaid to have found his Trig, book in one.We cannot however vouch for this.

Echoes from VIBThere is little to report from the VIB

Front except, of course, that we havebeen looking forward to a "keen andconscientious approach" to our Stocksand Shares in this term's Arithmetic!

This attitude is, however, in direct con-trast ("inverse variation" is the term,we believe) to that of our Poet Laureate(VIB vintage), who won the "Mr. Poet"quest in a hot contest. This was conductedon the same lines (except for the bathingcostumes)as the "Miss Australia" quest,and with extraordinary results.

The winner, who shall be nameless,poured out his soul, hand in hand withBanjo Patterson, and committed himselfthus:

"So throw your weary pen asideAnd let the papers rest ......

Beware, you back-benchers!

room, now No. 7. Some say this roomis "warmer."

Though we receive both growls andthreats from our masters regarding our

-work, we claim that work does occupymost of our time. Even the "frivolousfour of the front file" scarcely get anopportunity to enliven proceedings, sokeen are the masters to avoid interrup-tions. Our Form Captain, G. Renney,seems to be in league with the masters.

In the sport of the School, class mem-bers are taking a prominent part. Eightrepresented the School in the inter-Schoolswimming, and acquitted themselves well.Not one of our number secured inclusionin the First XI, but we have four playerslikely to play in the First XVIII. Un-fortunately, Renney fractured a finger

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healthy young rascals with a tendencyto over-exuberance - a tendency firmlyheld in check by our Form Master, Mr.L. A. Hickman. He is assisted in thislaudable (?) effort by J. Lord (Captain)and R. Bowden (Vice-Captain).

Putting first things first, we are proudof our sporting possibilities. D. Humehas been successful in making the Firstsin cricket and football, whilst B. Brook,D. Salter, M. Lucas, W. Halley, C. Smithand P. Jones represented the School inthe inter-School swimming sports.

Our lessons are often enlivened bystreet noises. Many a person has hada conversation with a friend, little reali-zing that dozens of eager ears are listen-ing on the other side of "Ye Olde SchoolWalls."

This year Mr. Radford is giving usbiology lessons, which we all enjoy—allexcept R.T., who cannot stand so muchreference to his innards. He invariablyhas to leave the room, and only recoversin a maths, period! Another lesson weenjoy is science. Some of our membershave tried to discover the action of acidsOil zinc, severally and collectively, to theconsternation of our Science Master. Butwhere would science be without experi-ments?"Fair enough," Mr. James?

Lately, we have discovered that wehave a prospector amongst our teachers.It seems that when he was a boy he pan-ned for gold in country which he foundlater was not gold-bearing. Rumour hasit. that after much "moaning" he has atlast found some.

and will not be available for a few weeks.Golding and Mitchell are expected to beprominent in the matches. Young"Bocca"coxed the Second crew, so we missed his"questions" whilst he was up North.However, "Skite," as usual, gave us norest.

Some of us wonder how Salmon canwin French prizes when we cannot trans-late the "fair copies." Finally, we wouldlike it known that the Inter, class has the"authority" on trains, a siren, severaljesters, a politician, a bird and a trickster.With this collection we cannot under-stand one lad contemplating(?) suicide.

Hearty congratulations to our popularCommerce Master, Alderman Layton, onbeing elected to the Hobart City Council.Bless my heart and soul, what Tommy rotis this?

We have two very famous boys in ourmidst. One is B.J., who comes to School,on an average, one day a week. The restof his time is spent trying to climb treesin his pony and sulky! The other is PaulH., our great fisherman, who, after a dayat the wharves, returneth home late inthe evening and the truth is not in him.

Many of our French boys are workinghard learning French poems for the forth-coming Alliance tests. We hope they willbring some prizes to Hutchins.

We should be grateful if anyone couldanswer the following questions:

(1) Why are Clodpole and Grahamsuch great friends?

(2) How d0 the initials S.D. come tomean generosity?

(3) Who is "Sheik" Morton's latestconquest?

(4) Who are the Vth Brains Trust?(5) Why does "Dog" try so hard to

be friends with W.JG.?(6) What boarder has a father whose

initials are(7) Who digs for golf-balls at Kings-

ton?(8) Who is Uncle Boof?(9) Where is "Le trou du diable" and

who is in danger from falling plaster?Syd. Davis has generously offered a

handsome reward for the first correctsolution.Intermediate Reflections

'J1HOUGH we have happy recollectionsof experiments and exploits in Room

9, we are glad the Inter, of 1948 isaccommodated in the traditional Inter,

The Voice of Remove AHE voice of that lusty infant, Remove Our new Form Master is Mr. Williams,A, comes to life with another account who recently arrived from England, and

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is our Form Captain, and is a popularchoice.

We have made our presence felt insport in the School. Max Darcey, ourmighty atom, coxed the School boat inthe Head of the River race at Launceston.In cricket, Geoff. Burrows and Kay Smithdid well in House matches. David Jack-son represented the School in the under12 swimming event. We had only oneForm cricket match--against Sr. Virgil's,which was lost.

We have made good progress in ourwork. Social Study projects have beenvery popular, Bill Grant and the Bloom-field twins turning in some very goodones. We are doing well in French, and

are hoping to obtain prizes in the Frenchcompetitions soon. Mr. Williams hasstarted a reference library from gifts, andwe hope to enlarge this to help our pri-vate studies.

Rodney Latham came second in the AllTasmanian Violin Solo at Launceston,and he, John Millington and John Lakegained Honours in their Music Examina-tions, while Neil Levis gained a Dis-tinction. Congratulations!

Last term we missed Arthur Parke, whowent into hospital with appendicitis.Strange that it developed just before ter-minal exams. To him and Gerald Burbury,our other casualty, we offer our bestwishes.

CLUB ACTIVITIES1. The Hiking Club.—This Club is

functioning really well this year. We havea large membership of enthusiastic boys,and already two interesting outings havebeen held.

The South Arm-Opossum Bay trip washeld early in the year, and proved a goodopportunity to "break in" some of thenew members. The actual hike was aboutfour miles, but as it was across opencountry, there was plentyof scope forfield observation, distance judging andgood fast walking. The apples from theOcean Pier fire were liberally distributedover the beaches we visited, and the nowfamous "Apple Fight" will long be re-membered.

Our next trip was to the Sanctuary, atChauncy Vale. This was a two-day effort,and gave some of the boys their firsttaste of camping-out and cooking forthemselves. We enjoyed the experience,and not even the early rising, due toMr. Viney's watch being three hours fast,could dampen our enthusiasm. The Sat-urday was one of the fullest days we haveever had. What a day! There was somuch to do—caverneering, donkey rid-ing, mountaineering, cooking, swimming,bush rambling and many other pursuits.At night there was a huge Camp FireConcert to celebrate Rankin's first birth-day in Australia. It was a super concert.Mr. Viney voted it as the best he'd everseen. Cooper's ability as an entertainerwill go down in School history, and thenumerous impersonations by the boys willlive in our memories for a long time.

We wish to thank the kind parents who

helped with the transport of boys andgear.

2. Chess Club.—This Club meets regu-larly on Fridays, and is proving verypopular. Many new members have learnedto play, but we are afraid there are stillsome boys who call the Knights "horses,"and refer to the King as "Old Gouty"(no doubt on account of his restrictedmovement).

We have two good sets and Chen lendsone. Actually we could d0 with two orthree more. Perhaps there are some oddpieces at home somewhere. We couldrepair them in our Craft periods.

3. The Puppet Club.—This is a smallClub whose, members have set themselvesthe task of making props for a PuppetLibrary. Next term, when Mr. Jarviscommences our dramatic work, we shallhave all the materials ready to go aheadwith his programme.

4. Stamps, Coins, Model Aeroplanes andSporting Scrap Book Clubs are also opera-ting, but so far only a little progress hasbeen made.

SPORTFootball.—To date we have not

played any Inter-School fixtures, but welook forward to our first match with St.Peter's School. Our House matches arewell under way, and we have completedthe first round. Here are the results andthe best players:

(1) Nixon, 3 goals 4 behinds, defeatedHay, 3 goals 1 behind. Best: Clerk, Hay,Swan, Cooper, Joyce.

(2) Nixon, 9 goals 5 behinds, defeatedMontgomery, 4 goals 5 behinds. Best:Joyce, P. Parsons, Blacklow, Clerk, Hay.

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(3) Hay, 5 goals 12 behinds, defeatedMontgomery, 1 goal 3 behinds. Best:Banks-Smith, P. Parsons, Sorell, Lovell,Swan.

Cricket.—Our matches against the otherschools have been completed for this year.Only the House matches remain to beplayed in the final team. Results of inter-School matches:

(1) H.S., 38, lost to S.P.S., 121.(2) H.S., 66, lost to F.S., 88.(3) H.S., 97, defeated S.V.C., 92.(4) H.S. v. S.P.S., abandoned.(5) H.S., 64, lost to F.S., 132.(6) H.S., 72, lost to S.V.C., 128.

THE HOUSE SYSTEM

To overcome the numerical overbalan-cing of Houses when the Junior Schoolboys enter the Senior School, we havedone away with the traditional Housesused by the Seniors and introduced threenew ones, named after former Bishopsof Tasmania.

Hay House

House Master Mr. McKayHouse Captain W. J. CooperColour ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Scarlet

Nixon House

House Master ---- ---- ---- Mr. ShanleyHouse Captain ---- ---- ---- I. C. JoyceColour ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Royal Blue'

Montgomery House

House Master ---- ---- Major ChapmanHouse Captain ---- ---- ---- D. M. GibbColour ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----- Emerald

AFTER enjoyable summer holidayseveryone seemed glad to settle down

to work again. An added interest thisyear is Physical Exercises with Mr. Nichol,whose bi-weekly visits are much lookedforward to by the youngest, as well asthe oldest boys.

Owing to unavoidable delay in em-

JUNIOR SCHOOL OFFICIALSCaptain of the Junior School: W. J.

Cooper.Captains of Houses: as above.Form Captains:

Rb I: W. J. Cooper.Rb II: M. Blacklow.IV: D. Brammall, A. Kemp.lila: Sansom, Verrell, Walker.Ilib: Simpson, Jones, White, Chen,

Kean, Ferguson, Loney.Library Committee: Cooper, Gibb,

Lord, Chen, Purden, Martin.Captain of Cricket: W. J. Cooper.Captain of Football: A. Hirst.

ORIGINAL ITEM"THE RESCUE"

IT is a pleasant and peaceful afternoonas the Goulburn River flows swiftly

over its sparkling sands. Several boys areseen to be playing in the shallows. In-cluded in this company is a small, sandy-coloured dog, which romps round withits youthful mates.

While they play, One boy, bolder thanthe others, ventures out into the deeperwaters. Then, to the dismay of everyone,he is swirled out into the stream, and asnone of them can swim, they watch help-lessly. The boy is obviously in difficulties.

As though sensing the lad's trouble, thefaithful dog plunges into the stream andswims strongly to the drowning boy. Hehas reached him and is struggling backto the shore with the boy in tow.

As they reach the river's edge, eager,willing hands receive them, and soon theboy is in his cosy bed, and the dog isenjoying an extra ration for his eveningmeal.

D. M. Gibb

barkation from India, Mrs. Chapmanwas not able to join us till after Easter.However, Mrs. Myhill came to our assis-tance at almost a moment's notice, andvery capably carried on in the meantime.We are glad to welcome Mrs. Chapman,and hope that she will be happy in hernew work with us.

You shall know him by his face,By his knight-like front and grace;You shall know him in a space,

For a boarder!!Yes, one can soon pick a boarder (no,

not by the smell) by his many talents.One of these is writing. Read on and beconvinced.

Thz Red Dorm. DerbyThe three competitors in the final race

of one of the numerous meets of theRed Dorm. Athletic Club (formed tocreate competitive' interest among fellow-dorms.) are taking their marks. Thestarter raises his knotted towel, and they'reoff. The "Champion," conspicuous byhis technicolour pyjamas, flashes to thefore. But before' the fifteen-yard markis reached a deftly placed blow fells thegallant runner.

Now the "Egg" takes the lead with anunexpected burst of speed, but his hopes(luckily not his shell) are smashed bythe ponderous pillow of the "Yokel."

Clodpole is the only surviving entrant.He now puts everything (includinghisnose) into a desperate do-or-die dash forthe tape. But, remembering the PalestineProblem, every available instrument isused in the slaughter, and with lastthoughts on his Promised Land, Clodpolesinks into oblivion.

Then footsteps are heard on the stairsfrom below. The dazed and mutilatedbodies are pushed into any availablecrack or crevice. The Athletic Club, likethe Arab, fades away, to reappear as agroup of innocent boys making beds.

So much for the Red Dorm. Here isan article that will throw a little light(and mud) on the inmates of the Blue'Dorm.

"There was a sound of revelry bynight." This line, from one of Byron'spoems, aptly describes the Blue Dormersduring one of their nightly "earbashes."

There is "Eyesy" Hand praising Allah,end intermittently shouting, "Vote Yes."Maxie is doing his impeccable impersona-tion of the wailing of a banshee, withoutthe slightest effort. The moaning ofEvans on the fact he can't get to sleepbecause of the noise, is quite' inaudibleamidst the uproar. Not so the voice of

"the Younger Pitt," as he relates one ofhis famous stories (famous for beingthe best fairy tales since "HumptyDumpty" and "Jack and the Beanstalk").Hadrill has had to resort to shoutingin his quest for knowledge of the where-abouts of his "Syd. Clarke" ticket. Bestis strenuously denying Hume's statementthat he (Best) has a pot. He says thatit is only his chest that has slipped!?

Suddenly the door opens. A voice, be-longing to one of the "te'n elite," snarls,"Courtney told me to tell you moronsto go to sleep, or else—!!"

Even Hand, who believes that all menare equal, is subdued, and once again,for a few short hours, silence reigns.

Random RamblingsIf your watch doesn't keep perfect

time, check it by Gibson as he does hisdaily dash to the sewing-room at 7.29,a .m.

What "femme fatale" has been thecause' of the withdrawal of those veteransheiks, the "Cad" and "Taffy," from thelists of love, and becoming leading mem-bers of that unboarde'rlike society, the"Woman Haters' Club"?

It is rumoured that Heckscher andCourtney are not the only great sports-men (?) in the House. Best has played"t-st" cricket (So he says, anyway).

Does "Old Nick," chief fireman ofHades, wear thick jumpers for the effect,or is he really cold?

In conclusion we present—The Boarders' Quiz

(A hard, but hilarious, test of board-ing-house "doings").

(1) What's Scottie' got that the rest ofthe boarders haven't? (The answer isn'ta big appetite or a white jumper).

(2) What was the reason for the sud-den liking for salt and water as an after-tea aperitif?

(3) What is the formula for CarbonDyke Oxide?

(4) Who is Harry James' only rival?A tally of four (or more) right ans-

wers classes you as an average boarder.A score of two right answers, or less,ranks you as nothing more inspiring than

mere "daybug."FINIS

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'I. \ur L/IN DESPERATION

FOR nearly a week, now, I have beenpondering vainly on what to write

for the Magazine. I havehad manybrilliant ideas, only to have them dis-appear in a cloud of maledictions as Irealized that they would never do for aschool magazine. In this category weresuch ideas as writing a sequel to" GoneWith The Wind," or to theorize on theultimate endings of the principal charac-ters in Peter Cheyney's book, "DamesDon't Care." But, somehow, I thoughtthey would never reach print.

Then I was on the point of writing anessay on dogs. I thought, however, thatthis subject would also meet with a chillyreception. Dogs, these days, are verymuch in the background. People wantthem replaced as little Willie's protectorand playmate by a type of remote cosi-trolled robot that is incapable of ladder-ing mother's stockings and of leavingloose hairs all over the sitting-room. Indays of speed, noise, atomic bombs, redties and referenda, Rin-tin tin is a poorsecond in popularity to Buck Rogers andthe like. Often you hear people say thatthis country is going to the dogs. Unlessthey mean the two-footed type exclusiveto Canberra, they are "quite off thebeam." These days the life of a caninereally is akin to that of the proverbialdog.

When I had the inspiration of writingon the half-hour spent with the localpolice Inspector, wheedling a car licencefrom him, I thought at last I really hadsomething. But as one cannot speak (orwrite) ill of the dead or policemen, Iquickly found I hadn't.

So you see how difficult it can be some-times, even for writers such as GeorgeBernard Shaw, Somerset Maughan ormyself, to produce regularly and withoutfail the work required. Often it is onlydue to an abnormal amount of concentration, sweat, smudges, blots and falsestarts that the job is at last satisfactorilyfinished.

I think by now I have written at leasthalf a column, so I will stop "concentra-ting, sweating, blotting, smudging andbreaking at the barrier," leaving the restof the page to some other literateur witha more fertile imagination.

M. C. P. Courtney, VIa

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AN EARLY INTERLUDE"WHAT ails thee?" queried the bold

Sir Bedivere, "Arthur, my lord,speak to me." Sir Bedivere' looked atArthur, where he lay in agony by the lake.

"I am dead, Oh, my back!" groanedthe stricken man.

"You don't sound it," put in the everlight-hearted Sir Bedivere. "Have yougot a backache? Here, try this dried herbfor your complaint. It's guaranteed tocure any such trifle—that is, providedyou take enough of it, of course'." Heproduced a large quantity of vile, blackleaves from an extraordinarily small parcel.

"Here, my son," said Arthur gravely,in the last throes of severe lumbago, "Thissword, see it?"

"Y-Yes," stammered the jubilant SirBedivere, openly delighted at the prospectof the dying King giving him the won-drous jewel-studded sword, "Can I havethe crown, too?" he added, rather tact-lessly.

"Enough is as good as a feast," re-turned the old King, reading his thoughtsand quoting an old saying--a relic fromrationing days when the host called uponhis guests to stop gorging themselves, un-less they had already been obliged todo so. "Sir Bedivere, take my gallantsword, Excavator, and dig for it a noblegrave." Three times he went, but hecould not bring himself to bury a treasurethat might be his. However, on his wayback to Arthur the third time, he waseapied from the lower foliage of a gnarledoak by his arch-enemy, the famous Maliel,who, having a kink that all things thatweren't his, ought to be, was at onceseized by a keen desire to have that sword.

As Bedivere approached, Maliel drop-ped down beside him, and, goaded on bythe sight of his prize, flashed his ownsword and struck out savagely. Sir Bedi-vera was caught completely unaware, buthe also had a keen desire to maintainthe sword. He drew the sparkling wea-pon and returned the blow. There wasa tense struggle, so noisy that Sir Bedi-vere did not hear Arthur calling him.He had the upper hand now. He cameir for the coup-de-grace and cloveMaliel's head in two. As he did so, themagic sword glowed. He was stunned.He heard faintly Arthur's joyous cries.

Arthur rose, quite healed of his lum-bago by the killing blow of the magicsword. Sir Bedivere was recovering hisstrength, and to his Lord's astonishment,was sitting on the ground eating from1-is indispensible little pouch.

"What are you doing, what are youeating?" asked Arthur.

"Vitamin tablets," replied Sir Bedi-vera, nonchalantly cramming his mouth,"Mmm .. have some?"

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barely five he first begins to learnBeneath the ivied tower of HutchinsSchool.

His first day seems a memorable ordealWhich seems to linger on and on and onFor ever, like a never ending stream.But soon the passing days bring self-

reliance;He knows his pals, the good and bad

alike,And soon begins to tread the path of

knowledge.At first he finds his work not burden-

some—A word to spell, perhaps a sum to do;Then with leisure time to play, he spendsIn chasing other boys and playing mar-

bles.Then back he goes again to try Once moreTo gain a better knowledge of his work.Then as the years flow on he still remainsAt work all day within the dreaded room,Among his class at English and the like,Until at last the final bell does tollWhich brings another day's work to a

close.Then off he goes to playing fields or

swimming,Or perhaps may start his homeward

trudgeAs yet another day has passed its way.

At last his final year at school has come,When all his childish thoughts and habits

go,And turn towards his life in years to come..He now must take his place with menAnd cherish in his heart, for all his days,The greatest thought—the honour of the

School.P. Mitchell, Intermediate

A JOURNEY ROUND THE DIAL

.A NIGHT spent in industriously ex-. plating the great store of entertain-

ment at our disposal through the mediumof the wireless provoked me to writethis essay. I say "provoked" instead of"inspired," firstly because I am incapableof inspiration, and secondly, because-"provoked" is the best way of describingthe way in which my little adventure indial-twisting affected me.

I think perhaps the first thing thatstruck me as I ventured around the dial,was the almost complete absence of goodmusic from the programme. I say thisat the risk of invoking the criticism ofthose who like the meanings of malesend females all seemingly afflicted bysome terrible malady, accompanied by acollection of instruments sometimestermed an orchestra. As the crooners cannot be called musicians, the tunes arecrazy and the words are Senseless, it isnot my idea of music.

Later on in the evening I was startledby the number of radio plays presentedsimultaneously, giving one little choice inlistening. Turn and twist as I might, Icould not escape the' blood-curdlng mys-teries, awesome dramas and farcical come-dies. A drama might be introduced withthe words, "Dedrat Rat Killer presentsthat Classic of English literature, 'TheBlack Rat,' by Edgar Allen Doe," or acomedy announced by "The makers ofPughfood Powdered Eggs present thatside-splitting comedy 'The Old Yolks atHome,' by N. 0. White."

After a torturing half-hour of this, Ifound something which promised to beworth listening to. Beethoven's "Moon-light Sonata" was announced, and Isettled down to listen blissfully, whenmy peace was disturbed by the suddenr,alization that this was not the versionI knew. Beethoven was being "improvedupon," so I immediately leapt from myseat and vigorously twisted the dial.

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As luck would have it, the dial stoppedat a station broadcasting a quiz sponsoredby "Tollgate Shaving Cream," and com-peted by "your favourite compete, JackShavey." There has been a noticeableIncrease in the number of quiz pro-grammes broadcast recently, and it ishard to know whether to attribute thisto the fact that the public are thirstingfor knowledge, or like to think that thereare other people in the world that can'tanswer the questions.

The next insult to any intelligent beingwas the variety programme known as the"Smell Show," which featured such fam-ous comedians as Willie Phenyle, andwas compared by Walter Dim. Thesedistinctly Americanised shows are filledwith over-obvious humour and bad music,

THIS is the first appearance of "Pre-fects' Pars" in the Magazine. They

should, however, prove popular withSenior boys and masters, for all theseworthies ultimately hear of the "doings"within the sacred seclusion of "the study.'Maybe some of the following will prove'to be "news."

"Pie" Butler was a surprise visitor tothe study recently. He expressed surprisethat the chairs in the study were stillintact, although they had been renderingservice for 18 months. "Pie" was muchattracted by their padded seats.

The pound has proved a boon to allprefects in need of togs for sport orgym. A slight search usually producesthe articles wanted (This should makeall lost property claimants come running).

Invariably, on Tuesdays after dinner,Pearson can be found in the study plan-ning, with the help of Lieutenant K—,movements to be done by their "army"that afternoon.

The prefects have all dutifully carvedtheir names on the study table, except forScaife, who has still to add the last letter,B, to his, and while we are on the sub-ject of Scaife, could anyone enlightenthree curious prefects on what he reallydid do in Launceston during the rowing?

This year's prefects are extremelywell read. Their impeccable taste rangesfrom Euclid to the small but popularvolumes of "Man." The thrills and chillsare supplied by Superman. The weeklypaper taken by the, prefects is "TheSporting Globe." A truly varied andenlightening collection.

and should not be broadcast even as alast resort.

One cannot listen to the radio withoutnoticing the interminable radio serials,such as "Bad and Brave." I listened tothe five hundred and ninety-seventh en-thralling episode of "When a Man Tar-ries," and I cannot truthfully say that Iam looking forward to the five hundredand ninety-eighth.

Eventually, the stations began to closedown, and one station announced thatthe "next eight hours of silence are spon-sored by 'Dragnet' mattresses." Althoughtomewhat indignant that silence had tobe sponsored by anyone, I found this byfar the most pleasant part of my radioramblings.

D. B. Scaife, VIa

Bill Wilson, last year's head prefect,was a frequent evening visitor to thestudy at the beginning of the year. Now,however, he is at King Island with asurveying party. He expects to be backin about three months.

Prefects of the pre-1945 era wouldfind it hard to recognize the study nowa-days, as it has been shorn of its greatestpride (By "pride," I mean the hundredsof paper cut-outs of film stars, predomi-nantly female, that used to colour thewalls, blinds, lockers and even the doorof the study).

Since the, prefects have been sittingWith the masters on the stage in Assembly,ceaseless vigilance and untiring regardfor duty, etc., etc., have made it possiblefor one to hear the proverbial pin drop.Well, almost!!

Renney, after spending his holidays inMelbourne, told Pearson and Courtneythat from first-hand knowledge of theVictorian standard of football, theywouldn't even make first-class barrackers.(Would this statement have anything todo with the cause of Renney being bru-tally maimed at football practice? Howimpossible, for are' not Courtney andPearson honourable men???).

Any notes on the prefects would beincomplete without mentioning the pro-bationers. As being a probationer isbeing on trial to be a prefect, it is to behoped that by the next issue of the Maga-zine, some of the present pro's will beranking as that far superior being—a pre.

OBITUARY

IT is with regret that we record thedeaths of the following Old Boys:

BANKS-SMITH, A. (1881, 1,023).CHEN, R. W. K. (Queen's).FISHER. H. R. (1888, 1,299).HALL, E. L. (1880, 1,003).KIRBY, E. L. (1898, 1,528).JENKINS, E. (Queen's).MARSHALL, P. C. (1913, 1,977).MATHERS, E. (1913, 1,988).MAXWELL, M. M. (1931, 3,126).P000CK, F. H. (1891, 1,385).

ENGAGEMENTSBAILEY, Peter R. B., to Miss Mary

C. Officer.CHANDLEP, Tom, to Miss Gwen

Richardson.CLENNETT, James R., to Miss Jean

H. McKenzie.

DOWNIE, H. J., to Miss Denis J.Lambert.

DUNCAN, K., to Miss Justine Ingles.HAMILTON, W. J., to Miss Megan

J. Swan.HENRY, F. 0., to Miss Maureen M.

Flood.HOPKINS, R. N., to Miss Mary W.

Burton.LUCAS, S. B., to Miss Gladys Vout.MURDOCH, T. B., to Miss Heather

M. G. Jones.McCREARY, N., to Miss Dawn Smith.PURCHAS, John G., to Miss Audrey

Young.HAlT, Basil W., to Miss Nola John-

ston.REX, Ian, to Miss Julienne Stevens.LOVE, Donald, to Miss Dorothy

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SAUNDERS, Peter W. D., to MissAnne Findlay.

SANSOM, Paul, to Miss Shirley Kile.SHUGG, K. W., to Miss Pauline M.

Bignell.STEELE, Anthony J., to Miss Patricia

E. Crisp.SWAN, Neil C., to Miss Mary S.

Browne.THOROLD, J. N., to Miss B. N. A.

Archer.TYSON, C. M., to Miss Betty Aiton.WALKER, George B., to Miss Patricia

Stevens.WATSON, Geoff., to Miss C. B.

Rogers.MARRIAGES

BINNY, D. H., to Miss F. Hyland.BROINOWSKI, Ronald L., to Miss

Anne Ashton-Jones.CASTLEY, F. C., to Miss Peggy E.

Pitfield.DOUGLAS, A. M. 0., to Miss P. E. J.

Geappen.HAMILTON, W. J., to Miss M. J.

Swan.HEWER, H. D., to Miss Evelyn R.

Pitt.HEWER, H. R., to Miss St. Leger.HOPKINS, D. M., to Miss Constance

M. Nation.HOPKINS, R. N., to Miss Mary W.

Burton.MacGREGOR, I., to Miss V. Hay.MOIR, J. D., to Miss Ruth Crisp.MURDOCH, T. B., to Miss Heather

M. Jones.REX, Ian, to Miss Jillienne Stevens.ROBERTS, G. L., to Miss Patricia

Fay.ROBERTS, M. F., to Miss Prudence

Wyborn.ST. HILL, H., to Miss Betty Bennell.SWAN, N. C., to Miss Mary S

Browne.THOMPSON, N. R., to Miss Mary

Bethune.TYSON, G. M., to Miss Norma E.

Burrill.VALENTINE, B., to Miss Doreen

Ramsay.WALCH, Donald C., to Miss Kather-

ine Paul.WISE, T. A., to Miss N. Bryan.

BIRTHSALEXANDER.—To Mr. and Mrs. A.

E. Alexander: a son.BOWDEN.—To Mr. and Mrs. M. R.

Bowden: a daughter.

BERRY.—To Mr. and Mrs. M. Berry:a daughter.

BI5DEE.—To Mr. and Mrs. A. Bis-dee: a daughter.

BRAMMALL.—T O Mr. and Mrs. C.C. D. Brammall: a daughter.

GIBSON.---To Mr. and Mrs. J. W.Gibson: a daughter.

GILMOURE.—To Mr. and Mrs. S. C..Gilmoure: a daughter.

GORRINGE.—To Mr. and Mrs. DGorringe: a son.

GRANT.—To Mr. and Mrs. C. H..Grant: a son.

HARTAM-BAYES.—T O Mr. and Mrs.D. C. Hartarn-Bayes: a daughter.

HAZELL.—To Mr. and Mrs. J.Hazell: a son.

HEWER.—To Mr. and Mrs. A. M. D..Hewer: a son.

HODGMAN.—To Mr. and Mrs. BHodgman: a son.

HYATT.—To Mr. and Mrs. H. J.Hyatt: a son.

JARVIS.—To Mr. and Mrs. S. AJarvis: a daughter.

KAY.—To Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Kay: adaughter.

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

MAXWELL.—To Mr. and Mrs. M.Maxwell: a daughter.

MILLER—To Mr. and Mrs. M.Miller: a daughter.

NETTLEFOLD.—To . Mr. and Mrs.L. Nettlefold: a daughter.

NICHOLLS.—To Mr. and Mrs. H. R.S. Nicholls: a daughter.

NICKOLL5.—To Mr. and Mrs. D. J.Nickolls: a daughter.

PERKIN5.—To Mr. and Mrs. M. W.Perkins: a daughter.

PIGGOTT.—To Mr. and Mrs. J. BPiggott: a daughter.

RAMSAY.—Lieut.-Cmdr. and Mrs. J.M. Ramsay: a son.

REX.—To Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Rexa son.

ROBERTSON.—To Mr. and Mrs. R.N. Robertson: a daughter.

SIMPSON.—To Mr. and Mrs. T. D.Simpson: a son.

SHOOBRIDGE.—T 0 Mr. and Mrs. L.M. Shoobridge: a daughter.

STABB.—To Mr. and Mrs. C. Stabb:a daughter.

THOMP5ON.—To Mr. and Mrs. BThompson: a daughter.

T'UDOR.—To Mr. and Mrs. E. D.Tudor: a son.

TJPCHER.—To Mr. and Mrs. R.Upcher: a daughter.HITE.—To Mr. and Mrs. A. J. M.White: a daughter.

WILLIAMS.—To Mr. and Mrs. L.Williams: a daughter.

WOOLNOUGH.—T0 Mr. and Mrs. L.Woolnough: a daughter.

GENERAL

During February, J. D. L. Hood,a Rhodes Scholar of the School,visited Hobart.

Ron. Morrisby captained the StateCricket XI in its various representa-tive matches during the 1947-48season, including the Indian andAustralian team visits.

Old Boys were represented in thecrew of the successful 21 footer,"Tassie Too"—Harry Whelan andRon. Gorringe.

Old Boys featured in many of thechampionship yachting competitions."Shearwater" was sailed to victoryin the 12 Sq. Metre Championshipby A. S. Baker.

W. H. Sherwood recently retiredfrom the staff of Chas. Davis Ltd.,after 60 years of continuous associ-ation with the firm. Shown on SchoolRoll as No. 1,109, year of entry 1884.

D. M. (Bob) Chambers has beenappointed Church Advocate for theDiocese of Tasmania.

Against the Australian XI, Ron.Morrisby was highest scorer in secondinnings at Hobart, whilst EmersonRodwell headed the scores in bothinnings of the match played in Laun-ceston.

The names of the following Boysappeared in the Tasmanian AmateurSwimming Championships: B. Foster,M. Jolley and M. Coates.

R. 0. Harris has been elected LordMayor of Hobart and thus becomesthe first Old Boy to occupy the LordMa yoral chair.

Noel Ruddock was chosen torepresent the State at the AustralianAthletic Championships in Melbourne.Competition was strong but Noelgained some very useful experience.

C. I. Wood has been awarded aVeterinary Science Scholarship by theDepartment of Agriculture.

During March we had a visit fromGerald W. Brain, whose presentaddress is Fimiston, W.A.

B. Pitt was selected in the crew ofthe Tasmanian VIII for the King'sCup.

Maurice G. Bishop, treasurer ofthe Victorian Branch of the Associ-ation, was conspicuous in Hobartearly in the year.

"XA" Class yacht "Ninie," sailedby Don. McKean, won outright theRoyal Yacht Club's 100-mile OceanRace around Bruni Island—the fifthtime since 1933.

Don. M. Urquhart, who is Secretaryof the Queen's College Old Boys'Association, has been appointedAssistant Town and Country Planner.

Louis T. R. Anderson, youngestson of "Micky" Anderson, formerHeadmaster, paid a visit to the Schoolin April. He is at present in Sydney.

Doug. Calvert has been re-electedas one of the Southern Represent-atives of the State Fruit Board.

Members of the University Rifleteam which competed recently inAdelaide included Bob Hay and E.Ransom.

H. R. Reynolds has been re-electedPresident of the Tasmanian Farmers',.Stockowners' and Orchardists' Associ-ation, whilst amongst the Vice-Presi-dents' names appear the following:D. L. Burbury, K. Madden, D. F.Calvert, G. A. Dick, T. A. Frankcomb.

Ray Vincent has been appointedSouthern Selector (sole) of the Ta g

-manian Amateur Carnival team toplay in Perth in August. He is alsoManager of the team.

"Peer Gynt," second across the lineand first on handicap in the Trans-Tasman Race of 1,280 miles, hadStan. Darling as her navigator.

C. A. Pitman has been appointed aJustice of the Peace.

Archie Robertson was helmsman of"Milsonia," the N.S.W. representativein the Forster Cup Races.

C. G. Brettingham-Moore has beenappointed Judges' Associate.

W. ("Tim") Jackson, M.H.A., navi-gated "Fortuna" in the Sydney-Hobart yacht race, whilst A. B.Watchorn was a member of the crewof "Winston Churchill."

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"Morna," with Claude Plowman atthe helm, "Rubber" K'11away, Ron.,Don, and Doug. Robertson, werevisitors to Hobart via Sydney-Hobartrace, "Morna" being first across theline, whilst "Westward," sailed byGeorge Gibson, won on handicap.

W. F. Crace-Calvert was awardedO.B.E. in New Year's Honours List.

J. G. Yule is a member of the crewof the "Wyatt Earp" to South PolarRegions."Gumnut," sailed by R. P. Ikin and

with D. Burton and A. T. Tretheweyas members of the crew, won Stone-haven Cup for Tasmania, whilst A.Parkes, "Rangare II," was also amember of the Tasmanian team.

Cricket Colts prominent this yearwere: J. Conway, R. Mann, P. Hadlow.

H. A. Ward became the third OldBoy in the Southern Cricket XI, join-ing Morrisby and Rodwell.

University Council elections: Prof.A. Burn (King's), Prof, C. S. King,Messrs. W. J. Gerlach and P. H.Stops.

Stan. C. Burbury is Vice-Wardenof University Senate.

Huon Cup Race at Shipwright'sPoint Regatta, won by "Ninie," handi-cap and line honours-sailed by D. L.McKean.

Huon Christmas Regattas foundmany Old Boy helmsmen in the prizelists, including D. L. McKean, L. E.Gabriel, E. A. Boyes, A. J. Steele,1. C. C. Butler, C. L. Nicholas, K. S.Johnstone, A. S. Baker.

Roy Harrison won Men's SinglesChampionship at Burnie TennisTournament, also successful in mixeddoubles. Men's Double Handicap waswon by B. Edwards.

L. R. (Bob) Vollugi is coach of theSouth Australian athletic team. BobBruce, S,A. broad jumper givescredit to L. R. V. for his success inAustralian Championships and Olym-pic selection.

During January C. C. D. Brammall(Sydney) paid a visit to the State,whilst many Old Boys saw E. C. R.Spooner, who hag accepted a positionat Adelaide University.

All Old Boys who knew MichaelMaxwell will regret his passing tofields beyond. Mike was a Spitfireand Hurricane pilot with R.A.F.Coastal Command.

F. Rowland Pocock died on 20thJune. He was captain of School foot-ball and cricket teams fifty years agoand also a former member of OldBoys' Committee and a leadingworker for the Centenary Fund. Hewas aged 67.

Prof. E. C. R. Spooner will under-take experimental investigation intothe utilization of sub-bituminous lowgrade coal deposits, estimated at400,000,000 tons, at Leigh Creek, inNorthern South Australia.

Barrie Foster, who first gainedrepresentation in the TasmanianSwimming Team in 1946, added thefollowing State records to his alreadyimpressive list: 110 yards inter-mediate free-style; 110, 220, 440yards, open; 330 yards medley, open.

Congratulations have been forward-ed to the School on again beingsuccessful in the Combined Schools'Swimming Sports, also on the finePerformance of the crew in the Head-of-the-River Race. No one begrudgesScotch their success in this race.

CRICKET

In the last issue of the Magazineit was stated that the indications werethat the team would give a goodaccount of itself in the P.S.O.B.A.roster. The final decision found ourteam awarded the premicfrship bytwo points-Hutchins, 27; OldVirgilians, 25. The batting averagewas won by G. W. Colman, whilst acomplete check of the bowling analy-sis had to be made before T. Bastickwas declared the winner by .02 fromA. B. Gibson.

G. E. Hodgson donated a trophyfor the best fieldsman, which waswon by G. W. Colman, whilst thetrophy of L. Keats, awarded to themost useful player, taken on votes oneach match, was won by the narrowestof margins by A. B. Gibson.

At the time of going to press forthe December issue of the Magazine,only one match had been played-Hutchins, 165 defeated O.V.A., 87.Details appeared in last issue. Furtherresults are:-

Defeated Friends', on 1st innings,by one wicket and 14 runs.

Friends', 8-159 (N. Bowden, 34;J. Thomas, 37; B. Shield, 44. Gibson,3-42; L. Keats, 3-38).

Hutchins, 9-173 (Ruddock, 24;T. Turner, 22; Colman, 64; Keats,21. N. Bowden, 4-45; A. Night-ingale, 3-24).

Lost to Clemes, on 1st innings, by33 runs.

Clemes, 4-145 (Burrows, 56 n.o.;Paifreyman, 28; Pearce, 29. Gibson,1-35; Bastick, 1-28; Creese, 1-17; McKay, 1-11).

NOTE.-The above matches wereone-day fixtures, with time halvedand therefore compulsory decla-rations.

Round 2Lost to O.V.A., on 1st innings, by

42 runs.Hutchins, 1st innings, 60 (Boddam,

14; McKay, 15. Middleton, 6-10;T. Kelly, 3-11).

Hutchins, 2nd innings, 1- -10(Goldsmith, 1-8).

O.V.A., 102 (L. Kelly, 20; Mason,23. Gibson, 6-43; Bastick, 2--12;Keats, 1-14; Bull, 1-12).

Defeated Friends', outright, by 49runs,

Hutchins, 1st innings, 58 (Creese,12; Bastick, 10. Bowden, 1-12;Hickman, 6-29; Nightingale, 3-21).

Hutchins, 2nd innings, 167 (Bod-dam, 37; Colman, 52; Turner, 30.N. Bowden, 1-45; Nightingale, 1-38; Hickman, 1-17; H. Bowden,3-9).

Friends', 1st innings, 94 (Stokes,37. Gibson, 1-23; Bastick, 3-15;Bull, 1-27; Creese, 2-2).

Friends', 2nd innings, 83 (Hick-man, 35. Gibson, 2-21; Bull, 5-33;Bastick, 1-7).

Defeated Clemes, outright, by 10wickets and 9 runs.

Clemes, 1st innings, 87 (Oakes, 26.Gibson, 2-20; Bull, 4-41; Bastick,3-7).

Clemes, 2nd innings, 96 (Burrows,39; Oakes, 31. Gibson, 2-22; Bull,1-31; Bastick, 2-22; Boddam, 1-10; Creese, 2-2).

Hutchins, 1st innings, 156 (Col-man, 61; Bastick, 21. Burrows, 6-63; Oakes, 3-57).

Hutchins, 2nd innings, 0-36 (Bod-dam, 17 n.o.; Creese, 16 n.o.).

3rd RoundDefeated O.V.A., on 1st innings,

by 52 runs.O.V.A., 1st innings, 125 (Dixon,

20; Lyons, 23; MacDonald, 21. Gib-son, 3-34; Bull, 2-32; Bastick, 1-

12; Turner, 1-13; Creese, 1-11;McKay, 1-11).

O.V.A., 2nd innings, 9-193(Delaney, 68; Middleton, 22; Mason,34. Bastick, 2-28; Bull, 3-41;Keats, 2-34; Creese, 1-21).

Hutchins, 1st innings, 177 (Creese,67; Colman, 25; Hodgson, 24. Lyons,2-49; Delaney, 3-43; Kelly, 2-25;Middleton, 1-19; Fahey, 2-24).

Defeated Friends' by an inningsand 15 runs.

Friends', 1st innings, 64 (Thomas,23. Gibson, 1-15; Keats, 3-14;Creese, 2-10).

Friends', 2nd innings, 83 (Thomas,22. Keats, 1-28; Bastick, 2-27;Bull, 1-14; Gibson, 3-9).

Hutchins, 1st innings, 162 (Creese,31; McKay, 40; Turner, 23; Bull, 26.N. Bowden, 8-51; Thomas, 2-23).

Defeated Clemes, outright, by aninnings and 13 runs.

Hutchins, 121 (Boddam, 51; Hodg-son, 24. Oakes, 6-40; Parkes, 3-17).

Clemes, 1st innings, 10 (Gibson,3-3; Bull, 6-7).

Clemes, 2nd innings, 98 (Burrows,17; Millington, 23; Archer 25. Gib-son, 5-26; Bull, 1-33; Bastick,3-38).

SummaryWon Outright ..................4Won on 1st Innings ............3Lost on 1st Innings ............2Total Points for Season 27

CatchesTurner, T., 10; Bull, M., 7; Creese,

B. A., 7; Gibson, A. B., 6; Bastick,T., 4; Colman, G., 4; Boddam, L., 3;Ruddock, N., 2; Chambers, D. M.,Muller, T. J., McKay, G. A., Tyson,G. M., 1 each.

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Colman 8 - 64 215 26.88Creese 8 1 67 162 23.14McKay 7 - 72 145 20.71Boddam 12 1 51 165 15.00Bastick 10 2 18 104 13.00Turner 10 - 30 113 11.30Hodgsori 9 3 24 62 10.33

Others Gibson, 9.50; Keats, 9.78;Muller, 6.60; Chambers, 3.30.

Failed to qualify-Ruddock, 17.33;Smith, A., 9.00; Purchas, 8.00; Cos-sum, 4.00; Tyson, 50.

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Bastick ... 53 4 226 24 9.42Gibson ...... 96 13 321 34 9.44Bull ...... 57 1 281 25 11.24

Failed to qualify—Creese, 8.44;Boddam, 10.00; Keats, 15.08; McKay,48.00.

The above review of the cricketseason would be incomplete withoutreference to the way in which thewives of members of the team sup-plied afternoon tea; particularly arethe thanks of the team due to Mes-dames T. Turner and Vincent. Thisthought of our supporters have beenmuch appreciated by friend and foealike.

Other Matches

Annual Past v. Present. Won byPast by 5 runs on 1st innings.

School, 207 (Harris, 10; Renney,71; 1km, 35 n.o.; Courtney, 26; Read,22. Bull, 1-22; McKay, 4-30; Mor-risby, 2-21; Ward, 1-11; Hodgson,1-8; Dollery, 1-6).

School, 2nd innings, 4-79 (1km,17; Clennett, 23 n.o.; Wilson-Hafi'en-den, 10 n.o. Hodgson, 1-4; Ward,2-15; G. Calvert, 1-9).

Old Boys, 9-212 (declared) (R.0. Morrisby, 62; G. A. Calvert, 16;G. B. Hodgson, 29; G. A. McKay, 44;B. M. Dollery, 14; M. Bull, 17; S. J.Bisdee, 19 n.o. Courtney, 2-29;Harris, 4-50; Wilson-Haffenden, 1-15; V'utin- 2-57).

v. School. Drawn game.School, 143 (Harris, 15; 1km, 36;

Wilson, 31; Clennett, 13; Glover, 23.Keats, 1-14; Bastick, 2-5; Tyson,3-18; Turner, 2-13; Colman, 1-6).

Old Boys, 7-122 (Ruddock, 12;Boddam, 28; Chambers, 11; Smith,31; Tyson, 22. Milles, 1-24; Harris,2-22; Clennett, 1-12).

FOOTBALLIt may be presumption to predict

future events, but at the present timewith the match against Ogilveniansto complete the round, it appears thatwe shall enter round 2 in second -placeto Old Virgilians, who lead us on per-centages. The season to date has beenvery successful. We were defeatedby Old Hobartians, not so much by

their brilliance as by our own rankbad football. O.H.A. did us a goodturn, as the team turned around anddefeated Old Virgilians in what todate has been the best match of theseason, a truly "Hutchins—St..Virgil's" encounter.

The officials for the year are:—EE. Rodwell, Captain; W. L. Fysh,Vice-Captain; and A. G. Turner,Manager. The Selection Committeeconsists of the Captain, Vice-Captainand Manager.

The first North and South gamehas been played, B. E. Rodwell (Cap-tain), W. L. Fysh, M. N. Jack, KCossum, H. Bennett and C. G. Hillbeing in the selected team, whilst G.Colman, of University, also gainedselection.

All players are keen to make theCarnival team, which will be selectedbefore the end of June and perhapsjust too late for inclusion in this issueof the Magazine. However, we havetwo representatives going. Ray Vin-cent, has been appointed Manager,and as he is also a member of theSouthern Selection Committee forcombined teams, the sole Southernselector for the State team, and amember of the selection committeein Perth, we should say that the men-tion of football selections from hence-forth will not be a popular subject.Emerson Rodwell, Captain and Coachof our own team, and leader of theSouthern team in the North and Southgame in Launceston and Secondsmatch in Hobart, was unanimouslyselected as Captain of the Carnivalside, with M. Rees, Northern Captain,as Vice-Captain. We appear sure toget three members in the Carnivalside, perhaps four.

The Amateur Competition this yearconsists of eight teams. Grounds havebeen a great improvement and acci-dents have decreased very consider-ably.

Round 1Hutchins, 12-20 (92 pts.), de-

feated University, 9-7 (61 pts.), by31 pts.

Hutchins, 7-9 (51 pts.), lost toO.H.A., 7-15 (57 pts.), by 6 pts.

Hutchins, 17-22 (124 pts.), de-feated Lindisfarne, 10-14 (74 pts.),by 50 pts.

Hutchins, 14-19 (103 pts.), de-feated O.V,A., 11-17 (83 pts.), by20 pta,

Hutchins, 16-21 (117 pts.), de-feated Claremont, 10-1 (61 pts.), by56 pts.

Hutchins, 15-21 (111 pts.), de-feated Friends', 2-4 (16 pts.), by95 pts.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGTo be published in "Mercury," on

Saturday, 21st August, 1948.The Annual General Meeting of the

Hutchins School Old Boys' Associ-ation will be held at the School onMONDAY, 30th AUGUST, 1948, at8 P.M.

Business:Annual Report and Balance Sheet.Annual Report of Old Boys' Rep-

resentatives on Board of Manage-ment.

Election of Officers.Any other business that may be

ruled to be in order.13 Greenlands Av., H. W. Vincent,20th August, 1948. Hon. Secretary.

NOTE.—Nominations for all officebearrs for 1948-49 will b receivedby the Hon. Secretary up to and in-cluding 27th August. Nominationpapers to be signed by the candidateand two (2) members of the Associ-ation. -

(Indications are that this meetingwill have a bearing on the future ofthe School. Make a note of this dateon YOUR CALENDAR AND INYOUR DIARY. DON'T FORGET !).PRINCIPAL DATES FOR SECOND

TERMJune 26th—Football, Hutchins v.

S.V.C., Clare Street, at 10 a.m.July 17th—Football, Hutchins V.

Friends', Clare Street, at 10 a.m.July 30th—Parents' Association

Fair. -August 1st—School Anniversary

Services in the Cathedral, at 10 a.m.and 7 p.m.

August 3rd-9 am.. AnniversaryAssembly in the School Hall.

August 16th and 17th—MajorSchool Dramatic Performance.

QUEEN'S COLLEGEOffice bearers of the Queen's Col-

lege Old Boys' Association this yearare:—

Patron:

W. W. Seabrook, Esq.President:

J. H. Clennett, Esq.

Vice-President:A. E. Sargison, Esq.

Hon. Secretary:

D. M. Urquhart, Esq.Hon. Treasurer:

W. A. Robb, Esq.Committee:

Messrs. S. Harper, T. Miller, B. Doug-las, A. R. Hewer, W. A. Sansom, S. C.

Hawker, R. Woolley.Hon. Auditors:

H. C. Ikin and E. W. Hickman.Foundation scholars of Queen's

present at the Annual Reunion were:Messrs. C. B. Davies, E. A. Brooke,E. Hedberg, W. Arnold, H. C. 1km,E. Hazel, B. Rumney, M. Heathorn,H. G. Ford, W. Read.

EXAMINATIONSIn the Final Bankruptcy Law exam-

ination, Federal Institute of Account-ants, p. G. (Thrummer) Dudgeongained first place in Tasmania, andsecond in Company Law; E. Hawsonwas third. Intermediate Auditing,Commonwealth Institute of Account-ants, N. J. Ruddock was first forTasmania; in Company Law, G. B.Plummer was first in Tasmania.

LIFE MEMBERSThe following names of Old Boys

have been added to the Roll of LifeMembers:-

H. D. Drury, J. M. Radcliffe, V. A.Fyle, L. G. Huxley, R. F. Walch, W.E. Burbury, A. P. Brammall, D. C.Mackay, P. W. D. Saunders, E. E. J.Verrell, A. E. Gibson.

SCHOOL FAIRThe School Fair is to be held at

the School on Friday, 30th July. TheProduce Stall has been allotted tothe Old Boys and Boarders. Pleasesupport our Stall with gifts of all des-criptions. If in town on that day,have your luncheon with city OldBoys at the School. Further particu-lars obtainable from Secretary of theAssociation. The Hutchins Old Boys'Lodge will be in charge of the JumbleStall, as usual. Gifts for this are alsosolicited.

QUARTERLY LUNCHEONSThe attendances at the Quarterly

Luncheons have been maintained inthe vicinity of 80. The next luncheonis to be held whilst this Magazine isat the printers (June 26th). As theRe-union falls in the next quarter,

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no luncheon is scheduled to be helduntil December.

ACTIVITIESThe Ball which was deferred from

August last, was held in Februaryand proved to be a very successfuland bright function.

Whilst writing about activities, itis rather interesting to note, that OldBoys generally do not wish us toparticipate in activities outside theusual Past and Present matches, or soit appears. You will remember thatlast December a return slip was en-closed in your Magazine, with therequest that you should complete itand return to the Secretary, not toyour waste paper basket. Returnsrather indicate that the latter coursewas adopted by some 700 Old Boys.The Secretary's memory may bepretty good, but he cannot rememberthe interests of some 900 Old Boys,dating from 1880 to 1947. The sug-gested increase in some forms ofactivities have, therefore, been de-ferred.

Unless we have the co-operation ofOld Boys, it is not possible foradditional functions or matches to bearranged. You have shown your in-terest by being a financial member,and as it is the object of the Com-mittee to make the activities as variedas possible, it has been decided torepeat the slip, as no doubt manyhave been lost. Please completeActivities Slip and return immedi-ately.

ROWINGThe Old Launcestonians crew

proved too strong for us in the OldBoys' Race held on the Tamar inApril. Congratulations to Old Laun-cestonians on their second success.

v. OLD LAUNCESTONIANSWe are gradually working in a

number of Annual engagements withthe Old Launcestonjans' Association.It iq hoped that this sphere of activi-ties will be expanded as the yearsroll on. On June 5th, Old Boys' Ten-nis and Football was played. Thetennis team, which comprised R. E.Harrison (Captain), W. A. Ohlsen,R. Vernon and L. B. Brooks, wonthree rubbers to one, whilst the foot-ball team was also successful, 17-12(114 pts.)to 10-11 (71 pts). It ishoped to include cricket during thecoming season.

Old Launcestonians entertainedboth our teams at a very enjoyableand bright dance at the N.T.C.A.ground in the evening. All membersgreatly appreciated the get-togetherwith our Northern brethren.

102nd ANNIVERSARYPROGRAMME

The booklet setting out the pro-gramme for this year's Anniversarycelebrations should reach you in thecourse of the next few days. It isregretted that the number for thedinner will have to be limited, andtherefore to save disappointmentearly application is necessary. Anumber of seats have been reservedfor country Old Boys. Please rendyour booklet thoroughly and returnthe advice notice before closing dateof applications. Also please note thatthe function on the evening of August3rd is limited to Old Boys and theirfriends and no sales of tickets willtake place at the door.July 30—School Fair, organised by

Parents' Association, OldBoys and Boarders—Produce Stall, Lunchobtainable. 11 a.m.

—Table Tennis, Old Boys v.School. 7 p.m.

—Miniature Shooting, OldBoys v. Cadets. 7.30 p.m.

—Debate, Old Boys v. School.8 P.M.

31—Tennis, Old Boys v. School.Old Boys v. Masters.9 a.m.

—Golf, Rosny, entries to Mr.A. Murdoch. 9.30 a.m.

—Annual Re-union, Hadley's.7.15 p.m.

Aug. 1—Corporate Communion, St.David's Cathedral. 7.45a.m..

—Breakfast to follow at theSchool.

—Junior Service, St. David'sCathedral. 10 a.m.

—Anniversary Service, St.David's Cathedral. 7p.m. Preacher, Rev.Syre.

2—Table Tennis v. Masters.7 p.m.

3—Anniversary Assembly. 9a.m.

—Football, Old Boys v.School. 2 p.m.

—"At Home." 9 p.m.

Hon. Secretary,Hutchins School Old Boys' Association,

13 Greenlands Avenue,

Sandy Bay.

Signature

Address

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Dear Sir,

It would be appreciated if you would keep me posted withrelation to the activities of the Association enumerated below:-

1. Athletics

2. Basket-Ball

3. Cricket

4. Debating

5. Football

6. Golf

7. Luncheons

8. Re-unions

9. Rowing

10. Shooting (Miniature)

11. Shooting (Open Range)

12. Social

13. Tennis

14. Table Tennis

(Please strike out activities of which you require noadvice)