The DHS Herald 20 September 2019 Durban High School Issue 24/2019 Head Master : Mr A D Pinheiro Grade 12 Art Boys Excel! We are very proud of our Art boys who excelled in the recent Matric Art Practical examinations, with a very high number of A symbols awarded. Below are a few photos of the work they produced which was displayed in the form of an exhibition for the Department of Education markers. Congratulations to the boys and to the Art Department on the exceptional work their exceptional art and their excellent results! Contents Grade 12 Art Boys Excel! 1 Grade 11 Dance ‐ Under the Tuscan Sun 2 Electives Corner ‐ Bridge Building Competition 2 The ‘Old Lady’ of DHS ‐ Part Two 3 Extra‐Mural Results 4 Weeks Ahead 5 Electives Corner ‐ Bridge Building Competition cont’d 5 This Holiday’s Fixtures 5 Charl van Rooyen Cricket Festival, U16 Water Polo Tournament 6‐7 Upcoming Events Final Assembly Break Up Day U14 Charl van Rooyen Cricket Festival 1st XI Cricket @ Michaelmas Week 1st Team Water Polo @ Clifton DHS U16 Water Polo Tournament School Opens for 4th Term School Photos by Prestige Page 2 of 7 The DHS Herald Durban High School Grade 11 Dance : Under the Tuscan Sun Under the Tuscan Sun was the proceeded to enjoy a scrumptious 3 theme for this year’s Grade 11 course dinner of roasts, salads, pasta Dance which took place on Saturday, and a delicious trifle. 7 September 2019. The dance commenced with a The Grade 11s and their partners beautiful slow song provided by DJ were all looking quite dashing in Marlin. Just when we thought this their semi‐formal attire when they would continue, the ear splitting arrived at school, despite being popular “Teenage” tunes were wind‐ blown on this beautiful spring played. evening. The learners and their partners had The evening of fun commenced from a ball and it was good to see the the moment the couples arrived as dance floor always full. A great they were warmly greeted by the atmosphere and spirit of teachers and immediately had their camaraderie existed. photographs taken by Ms Drew. The AJ Human room was splendidly A huge thank you to all the teachers decorated with black table cloths who attended and especially the and alternating orange and yellow moms and Cynthia Ntuli who helped themed centre pieces. The candles make this a special night for our and the Led lighting gave the venue boys. a very warm yet summery feel to it. Mrs S Nagiah After the formalities was completed, Grade 11 Dance Co‐Ordinator which was quite short, everyone Electives Corner : Bridge Building Members of the Science Club varied from heavy but straight Electives Programme entered the bridges to light current bridges. annual schools Bridge Building competition, run by the South In order to have a regulated bridge African Institute of Civil Engineers. you first have to pass the “car test” in which they poke a wooden The competition is for Grades 10 to platform through the bridge and if 12 learners from Durban schools and smooth you pass. serves to bridge the gap between the civil engineering profession and Then onto the weight test, bridges the youth of South Africa. many not exceed 300 grams. The DHS bridge was the lightest bridge in Three of our boys went along to the the competition, weighing in at 124 competition, Troy Getkate and grams. Having the lightest bridge did Mohamed Ismal (Grade 8) who make it an uphill battled for us, competed and Storm von making us question our bridge’s Mollenberg (Grade 9) who made this structural integrity. record of the event. Although this was a competition “Coastlands Hotel recently hosted there was a strong sense of the 29th Annual Bridge Building community with like‐minded people Competition. When we arrived we who enjoy some fun and seeing our attended a talk by MKK Group and creations being put to the test ... It had other interesting conversations was almost as scary watching others about engineering. face their fears when their bridges were tested as it was when ours was Bridge Building Competition Most of the competitors were also tested. Mohamed Ismal and Troy Getkate with first timers and so the bridge designs (cont’d on page 5) their bridge and Storm von Mollenberg Page 3 of 7 The DHS Herald Durban High School The Old Lady of DHS by Jeremy Oddy - Part Two hour saw the arrival of a bevy o f young ladies from a local nearby school. The boys had the opportunity to display their skills! These evenings, understandably were fairly popular. When the present, D C Thompson School Hall was built, the Memorial Hall became a general purpose room and a thoroughfare for staff to cut along from the New School (built in the 1970s) to the pre‐existing Science Block. In 1985 the Memorial Hall was handed over to the Basketball fraternity. They had a good following and were to be the top basketball school in South Africa for a number of years. DHS Boys writing exams in the Memorial Hall The next phase of the evolution of the Memorial Hall to be developed by Old THE OLD MEMORIAL HALL 1919‐2019 It is alleged that Langley, summoned Boy and Architect, Chen Sagnelli and (Part 2) by Jeremy Oddy (Class of six boys found guilty of smoking, to his team of professionals was to come 1962) the lectern. They were severely caned about in 1999.However, a fellow six cuts each before they were invited The New Hall of 1919, a magnificent Blackmore pupil and friend of the to return to the assembled School structure, was the centre of attraction writer, an entrepreneur, visualised the body. The Head then requested all to the general public, and of course its possibility of opening a lucrative boys, who were also smokers, to step neo‐classical, late 18th century style business without permission from the forward. Approximately 400 reviving the precision and symmetry Head to operate a business in an out responded. Several staff members of Rome and Greece, reinforced Head of bounds area! His name, Neil were commandeered on the spot and Master Langley’s mission to educate Hampson. He had over 40 years instructed to help administer the his boys in the classical languages and earlier, in the late 1950s, discovered a punishment. This was not the end of philosophy of Ancient Greece and vast area under the stage just waiting proceedings. Mr Langley invited the Rome. for development. He set up a barber rest of the School to the stage shop. He had electricity at hand and This Memorial Hall would, under because he felt they were either liars the salon was well illuminated. There Langley, be the mentor of all activities or prigs anyway. were many of the comforts one would carried out within its walls, and would The Hall over the years was the venue have enjoyed at other commercial be the place to display respect for the staging wonderful play productions, barber shops in town. The best Fallen, discipline and the good name talent shows, end‐of ‐year Speech Day ‘comfort’ was Neil’s price was less of Durban High School. Prize Giving assemblies, visiting than half the price of his competitors. Discipline was administered in the speakers, an examination centre And, one could have the option of form of severe strokes with a light where the boys sat for the Junior buying on credit. His clippers originally cane, referred to as ‘tough love’. Certificate and Matric. manually operated, were soon Accompanied with these thrashings, replaced with the most up‐to‐date Len Baumann, a Blackmore boy, Class Mr Langley would refer to the electrically powered instruments of 1939, recalled recently to the writer miscreants as scum and suggest that because he found them more that dance lessons were offered in the they should exit School and find a efficient, and clients were happy with late 1930s on Wednesday evenings in place further down the Berea at the his proficiency. This business was very the Hall from 7 00pm. The boys were Technical High School. He would well supported and happily my friend required to be dressed in suits and the impress upon the whole School that soon opened a second salon in a cost was 10 shilling a term. (That is the Tech was something secluded position ‘off the beaten about one rand). At the contemptible. Then he would thrash track’ at Dear Old Durban High. commencement of the first hour, the the boys publicly on the raised boys were divided into groups and a (PART THREE The Memorial Hall and platform in front of the assembled teacher instructed and demonstrated Library to continue) School. the footwork to the boys. The second Page 4 of 7 The DHS Herald Durban High School Extra-Mural Results CRICKET vs CLIFTON BASKETBALL vs CLIFTON We won our Quarter Final against Westville U16B, winning 7‐0. T20 Competition DHS Clifton 1st Team 32 27 This meant that we had to go up 1st XI DHS 110/0 2nd Team 23 18 against the Glenwood U16A team Clifton 133/5 3rd vs U16A 54 22 (who placed second in the A league DHS lost by 23 runs 4th vs U16B 38 26 this year) in the semi‐finals. U15A 25 23 Cricket Fixtures U15B 2 10 This game was one of my proudest U14A 25 22 moments of being a DHS coach over 1st XI DHS 170 All Out U14B 29 5 the past 4 years. Ramanand 59 U14C 25 0 Clifton 212 All Out U14D 22 0 The boys played their hearts out and Bryan 51/4 made me and their school very proud.