THE•FORTIAN

ITIETIACAZINEOFFORTSTOTS HIGIFSCHOOLPETERSHAtINSW JUNE 1934 .1 ,...... u • the FORTIAN the Plagajine of the DoyslAgh Schootkrt St. Editor: R. A. CARY. Committee: L. COHEN, H. RFTTJX, J. SHEPHERD, R. WALKER. Business Editor: E. BURGIN, Dip. Ec. Asst. Business Editor: N. STEVENS. Master in Charge: F. FITZPATRICK, B.A.

Registered at the General Post Office, Sydney , for transmission by post as a Newspaper.

Published Half-yearly.

Volume 32. No. 1. JUNE, 1934.

CONTENTS.

School Officers 2 The Roamer 31 Editorial ... 3 To the Willow 31 News and Notes 4 To a Mopoke 31 Charon ... 4 Rainstorm 31 Water Images 5 The Trial 32 Fortian Prizes 6 Requiescam ... 34 Speech Day, 1934 7 Confessions of a Sentimental Detective 35 Headmaster's Report 7 Debating ... 36 Prize List ... 12 From My Window 37 Sportsmaster's Report 14 Empire Day Celebrations, 1934 17 The Fortunes of Richard Mahony 19 To Hespera ... te The Empty Room • • • 22 An Autumn Evening 39 Address by Dr. Wyndham 23 Letter to The Fortian 40 Some Aspects of Modern Poetry 24 Old Maid ... - — 41 Old Boys' Page 27 The Swimming Hole 42 The Epicureans 28 Sport ... ... • • • 42 Around the School 29 Tanka—After the Manner of the Japanese 49 Anzac Day, 1934 ... 29 A Summer Morning • - • 50 The Botanical Gardens 29 Leaving Certificate Examination ... 50 Schoolboys' Railway Cruise 30 Intermediate Examination 51 THE F ORTIAN June . 934•

SCHOOL OFFICERS, 1934.

School Union Committee: Headmaster: Instructor of Physical Culture: J. A. WILLIAMS, B.A. W. HUMPHRIES, Dip. A.PE.S. President: THE HEADMASTER Vice- President: THE DEPUTY Deputy Headmaster: HEADMASTER

C. H. HARRISON, O.B.E., Prefects: Sportsmaster: Mr. JOHNSON M.C., M.A. Hon. Sec.: Mr. POLLARD

Department of English: J. McAULEY Hon. Treas.: Mr. STANLEY (Captain of School) C. H. HARRISON, O.B.E., School Captain: J. McAULEY M.C., MA. (Master) G. NICOLL (Senior Prefect) Senior Prefect: G. NICOLL J. BAXENDALE, B.A. L. N. ROSE, MA. L. GODDARD Athletics: Mr. TIERNEY J B. MOSS. B.A. H. MARCHANT W. BENDEICH F. T. BRODIE A. S. WATERER, B.A. W. SHEARER Cricket: Mr. GILHOME F. FITZPATRICK, B.A. N. STEVENS M. WARK D. ROBERTS Football:— Department of Modern 0. PORI'Lli Soccer: Mr. ROBERTS Languages: H. LEATHART S. RAINE M. DAVIS D. SHORT, B.A. (Master) Rugby: Mr. AUSTIN C. J. BAUER D. CHUDLEIGH R. JERREMS, B.A. C. CUMMING L. FOLEY, B.A., Dip.M.L. A. BURGE Swimming: Mr. HUMPHRIES J J. DENNEHY D. BARCLAY R. FOSKETT A. BURGE Department of Classics: J. EVANS Tennis: Mr. JERREMS K. WALKER. L. EVANS W. E. POR flat, M.A., Dip. Ed. (Master) C. CUMMING J. J. DUNNE, B.A. Library: Mr. ROSE J. DAVIES, BA. L. GODDARD F. L. BURTENSHAW, B.A. Debating society: Debating Society: Mr. ROSE Department of Mathematics: K. WALKER Mr. C. H. HARRISON D. J. AUSTIN, B.A. (Master) Mr. L. N. ROSE E. H. PARKER Fortian: Mr. BURGIN, K. WALKER. R. K. WILSON, B.Sc., Dip. Ed. Mr. FITZPATRICK A. W. STANLEY, B.A. W. SHEARER W. K. KIRKWOOD, B.A. R. CARY N. STEVENS P. . GILHOME, B.Sc. E. F. HALLMAN, B.Sc. Library: Mr. L. ROSE (Librarian) Department of Science: Old Boys' Union: L. GODDARD W. SHEARER B. H. ROBERTS, BSc. (Master) Mr. D. KENNEDY (President) "Fortian" Committee: E. T. WALLACE, B.Sc., Dip. Ed. L, H. JOHNSON, BA., A.T.C. Messrs. BURGIN arid S. H. BENDEICH, A.T.C. Mr. N. H. MacINTYRE FITZPATRICK J. S. POLLARD, B.Sc. (Hon. Sec.) R. A. CARY (Editor) R. WALKER H. REILLY Department of Commerce: Mr. H. A. SNELLING L. COHEN E. BURGIN, Dip. Ec. (Master) (Hon. Treas.) J. SHEPHERD June, 1934. THE FORTIAN 3

The modern tendency in art is towards a-vivid and extensive portrayal of the abstract—the outcome of the development of a superficial delight in the subtleties of beauty and emotion. Though these, by the efforts of a rather over-strained sense of appreciation, may readily be made to exert, a transient influence on the more sensitive part of our natures, our real love is for the romantic appeal and stimulation of true narrative and striking characterisation. It is in this connection that R. L: Stevenson, who confesses that "the books we re-read the oftenest are not always those that we admire the most," says :— "There is a, vast deal in life and letters . . . which either does not regard the human will at all, or deals with it in obvious and 'healthy relatiOns; where the interest turns, not ,on the passionate slips and hesitations of the conscience, but on the problems of the body and of the practical intelligence, in clean, open-air adventure, the shock of arms or the diplomacy -of life."

Epic poetry, which is the foundation of all national literature, is marked, by the simplicity and nobility of its theme and characterisation, and its more roust principles, fundamental as they are, have been perpetuated by suc- cessive writers—the master story-tellers of history, down to the present day. The narrative of Chaucer is as intriguing as it is ingenuous ; Scott, though his works are notoriously devoid' of mature reflection or philosophy, appeals by the very glamour of his stories, the subordination of these qualities to the general appeal of the stirring plot ; the humour of Dickens. exhilarating and irresistible, is an outstanding tribute to the power of this style. In modern times, in contrast with the efforts of the more vigorous realists, the widespread influence of the charming works of writers such as Locke and. Priestley demonstrate that the innate English capacity for the enjoyment of keen, invigorating narrative has shown little evidence of decline. Granting the hypothesis, undoubtedly justifiable according to British standards, that the pre-eminent purpose of literature is to entertain, it follows that the temperamental characteristics of latter-day artistry, while possessing charms for the enlightened minority, entirely laCks appeal for the larger proportion of literary tastes. It is also true that, in our genera- tion, which witnesses the universal swing to that opposite extreme, detective fiction, no abstractedly artistic effort, however• aesthetically attractive, can displace that basic responsiveness to all that is robust and impelling in our literature. 4 THE FORTIAN June, 1934.

NEWS AND NOTES.

Congratulations to J. McAuley and G. Nicolls Again-we thank W. E. Lyons & Coy., home fur- on their appointment as School Captain and nishers, of 498 Parramatta Road, Petersham, for Senior Prefect respectively for 1934. the loan of furniture for Speech Day. * * We are pleased to announce that George Hark- * * The Empire Day function this year was very ness, the son of our popular Chief Inspector, has successful. Addresses appropriate to the occasion recovered from a painful accident which occurred were delivered by members of the Debating So- a week or two ago. ciety. Two members also addressed the parents The School is very grateful to Mr. Frank M. and pupils at Ultimo Public School. Hands, Jeweller, Dulwich Hill, an old boy of the * * * The rose gardens in the front of the School School, who attended from 1895-1900, and an have been a delight this season. Anzac, who has presented us with copies of the * * * first two volumes of the Portion, published in We are very pleased that Mr. Stevens, when 1899, and a copy of the Sydney Mail, with photos present at Speech Day, was impressed by the and account of the School Jubilee celebrations in fact that the School had collected over £1000 the same year. towards the erection of a hall of adequate size, * * * Dr. Wyndham, an old boy of the School, and and asked Mr. Harkness, the Chief Inspector, now at the Teachers' College, delivered a very to keep the matter before him. interesting and instructive address to the School * * * It is very pleasing to see so many boys utilising during the term, on "Places I Have Visited." the School bank to save money to pay their Dr. Wyndham's address was interspersed with Union fees. many humorous experiences, which were much * * appreciated by the boys. * On account of the visit of the Duke of Glouces- The staff and• boys extend deepest sympathy ter at the end of this year, the Leaving Certificate to Mr. W. Humphries in his recent sad bereave- Examination will commence on 13th October, and ment in the loss of his daughter. the Intermediate on November 5th. * * * Two very popular masters were moved from the We wish to congratulate Mr. W. Humphries on School at the Xmas vacation. Mr. F. Wootten, the signal honour conferred upon him by the M.A., being appointed Deputy Headmaster of Royal Life Saving Society, in recommending him Newcastle High School. We congratulate him on to the Head Centre, London, for the Distinguished his promotion. Mr. J. Perry, B.A., was trans- Service Medal. This honour is a recognition of ferred to the Central Technical School at Ultimo. Mr. Humphries' meritorious services in connection We take this opportunity of welcoming Messrs. with life saving work, extending over a long Short and Hallman to our midst. period of time.

CHARON. Sadly I come from the death-laden shades Weirdly and eerie the waters moan. Of the chilly night: They are tinged with red, Even darkness fades. Flecked white with foam.

Darkling I wander without the light Silent awaiting the toll for the dead Of one lonely star: Hover hopeless and pale But I need not sight. The souls that have fled Wrapped in the wind moaning over the bar From the earth; and the wail There I lurk alone Of the tortured strikes chill on my ear To watch from afar. And Orpheus roams mutely here. X., 51). June. 1934. THE FORTIAN WATER IMAGES. FOR R.M. (If he will have it) L quick as a fish I have been out and away in the night just gone. 40 which folds in its whirling mists, Broken reflections of the aspen's leaves and wraps silver reflections on the checkered trunks. as a lake-flow 'round gondolas laps— Shade and water black; 5 water when the night air pierces to the heart shade. and when the prelude of foreboding silence menaces, VI. 45 and turns the soul to stone. Sharp waters from the fountains hyphenate the blue and crystal air II. showered figures there I have seen the twisted tresses of the stream, 10 forever joyful or forever sad silvery plaited hair about the crags, frozen in agony or mirth of stone when the low moon seemed a waxen orange-bud, wet with drippings like the autumn mountain 50 and stencilled shattered shade where I waited and you never came lay by the trees. when I was sad with an old age that was my passing youth, my childhood gone with the poignant disappointment of the rain 55 Another night . . . 15 wistful with resignation the dim sea-light mocking the eyes with minor chords— warm with tears wild with the wind derisive, shrieking, laughing light, and the rain shrill, with the spirits of the wind in my hair. 60 low, 'gainst the 'cello scrolls, 20 SKALD. bass 'cello scrolls of spirits of the foam like fairy figure-heads. NOTES. I have been asked to add notes for the IV. sake of those readers who may find certain of This sea-light makes the air seem water flowing the word-combinations strange. It has been said that "for a poet to need annotation is not so waves like the graduated greens of waters' and of much a proof of weakness in the poet, as a proof of lack of intelligence on the part of the reader." willows' shades, In this case, however, the notes are for the benefit shuttered Venetian green and grey, 25 chill and cool, of the uninitiated, and not because the poem is light on the walls Obscure. IA. There is a law in force in Venice compelling streaming triangular, parallel square. gondoliers to paint all gondolas black because of the great rivalry that previously existed in V. colouring them. I have seen willow leaves like birds 30 L7. To feel this you must stand on a hill on that skimmed the water in long curves some cold wild night with the wind in your hair pool with the reed-men who blow ripples in the and hear the "Prelude in C sharp minor" come beside the ivory bridge. floating fitfully up from the valley. Feather the oar, ripple splash. Lift it dripping; let it dip, 35 L10. The many paths of the stream in the swirl and bubble, gurgle, flash moonlight are like silver hair plaited about the water weeds stirred crags strewn in the stream's way. THE FORTIAN 1(04: L13. Look at a tree's shade in the moonlight. 1116; Alnny smokeless morning look Edith Sitwell has said "Art is Magic, not fogie." at thi, ontlifie'ViCtree or a house against the L16. On moonless nights there is a dim shifting sky and you will see how blue and crystal air light -that comes from the sea, so deceptive that can be. it seems to "mock" the eyes. L47. Variation on a theme by Osbert Sitwell. L17. "Mocks" suggests derisive laughter which The stone statues and gargoyles on the fountain is heard in the shrieking violins of the wind. are fixed in their smiles and tears, strange images The interchange of sound for sight. of life and death. L20. The rumble of the sea is low like a bass L50. A faint hint of Hitomaro. 'cello. L52-54. Read the conclusion of "Alice in Won- L21. The curl of the wave is like the scroll derland." on the soundboard and at the end of the 'cello or L55-60. Note how the rhythm and form trail the curve of a figure-head. Figure-head suggests away in keeping with the mood. a fairy spirit of the foam dancing to the violins The rhythms may present some difficulty. At of the wind spirits flying low over the sea. This times they run with crazy speed into a clash is the concentrated association of ideas with the between two rhythms, or they may be jazzed - or senses. Osbert Sitwell has said that "you cannot syncopated. The first stanza, for example, works write well in the idiom of the day before yester- from a lapping barcarolle to a suggestion of the day." ominous "Prelude in C sharp minor" done with L25. The sea light is like the dull leaden light slow iambuses. "Black" is the clash, the turning on a rainy day filtering through a green venetian point of the rhythm, whilst the following line blind on to a grey wall. is a transition suggesting both rhythms. The L29. The mathematical diction and metre of falling foot at the end of line 7 is in keeping the line suggest the grotesque geometrical figures with the mood and word. Any rhymes are thrown by the light and shade on the wall. "The almost purely accidental, and what seem rhymes proof of originality in art is to produce per- at the first reading on closer examination prove sonality in the bare line." to be close assonances, e.g., waves, shades; birds, L30-33. There is a suggestion here of Ezra curves. In form the "oneness" of the lyric has Pound's "Cathay." been shattered. The stanzas are merely joined L42-44. Repeat quickly many times and the by associations, e.g., III. and IV. by the likeness effect will be apparent. of the two lights. IV. and V. by the willows. L45. Water falling in drops in the sun seems In the first three stanzas it is night; in the sharp. Interchange of touch for sight. second three, day. FORTIA N PRIZES. In order to encourage students in their literary though other verses of his are notsw:rthy. This efforts, the School offers two prizes, one for the writer's work is original both in conception and best poem of the year, and one for the best execution. "Estranged" shows a fine ear for dirge short story. music and an understanding of the uses' of The contributions for the past two years have symbolism. been judged by Messrs. Waldock and Howarth, "The stories presented a difficulty. Lecturers in English at the University of Sydney, "Hans The prize for the best poem was awarded to Vogler," in its style, is undoubtedly the best; but "Pretty Cocky," in its widely different way, is as H. Stewart, who wrote under the pen-name of goad, or better. The author of "Hans Vogler," "Skald," for his poem "Estranged." The honours for the best short story were though his treatment scarcely convinces, has some notion of the meaning of suspense and divided between J. McAuley's "Hans Vogler" and A. Jenkins' "Pretty Cocky." crisis; the author of "Pretty Cocky," in his frankly The following is the criticism of the judges:— extravagant concoction, manifests some of the genuine gifts of the humorist. "Amongst the poems some of them very credit- able—the work of "Skald" strikes us as outstand- "We suggest that these stories, incommensurable ing. We select, tentatively, his "Estranged," as they are, be placed equal." Jppe, w34.- THE •FORTIAN: 7 SPEECH DAY 1934 Although the School attendance is lower this Hume-Barbour Debating trophy, C. Mci..clland,. LL.B.. presenting the Old Boys' Prize, and W.. year than last, it was again found necessary to •,.,, hold the Annual Speech Day celebration in the Kerr, Esq., distributing sports trophies. Strand Theatre. A large gathering of parents Mrs. Stevens presented the prizes to the many and friends was present, although the visitors' successful students. section would not lose by a greater attendance. Mrs. and Miss Harkness and H. D. Craddock, The School greeted the Headmaster and the Pre- Esq., with Mrs. Craddock, were also on the plat- mier (Hon. B. S. B. Stevens, M.L.A.) with an form. appropriate demonstration. All speakers paid a high tribute to the work The chair was taken by B. C. Harkness, Esq.. of the School, and to our retiring Headmaster, M.A. (Chief Inspector of Schools), and the pro- Mr. Williams. The proceedings were concluded ceedings opened with a rendering of the School with the School war-cry, cheering for School and Song. staff, and the National Anthem. The speakers were Hon. B. S. B. Stevens, M.L.A., The reports of the Headmaster and Sports- B. C. Harkness, Esq., J. Shepherd (Town Clerk, master are given below. Petersham), K. R. Cramp, Esq., presenting the

HEADMASTER'S REPORT.

This is the 85th year of the School's existence. The Old Boys' Union, for the best Fortian of Since last Speech Day we have had the following the year. changes in staff: Mr. F. Wootten, M.A., Master We are also greatly indebted to the following of Modern Languages, has been promoted to the friends for Sports Cups and Trophies:— Deputy Headmastership of Newcastle Boys' High Messrs. W. Rogers, Wm. Kerr and T. Hannan. School. Mr. Wootten's work for the general Mr. .c.knd Mrs. B. Taylor, and Messrs. Cousins, advancement of the School was outstanding. Mr. King, McRae. Owen, Mellor, Best and Gee. J. Perry, B.A., is now at the Central Technical We received also from Mr. B. Harkness, C.I., High School. These two teachers have been re- a valuable Memorial of the School's early days, in placed by Mr. D. Short, B.A., and Mr. F. Hallman, the shape of an enlarged photograph of the 1871 B.Sc. staff. During the year the work of the Ladies' Com- We would also like to thank Messrs. W. E. mittee, under the presidency of Mrs. W. Rogers, Lyons & Co. for the loan of furniture, not only was again excellent, and the School is corre- on this and previous Speech Days, but also on spondingly grateful to them. Play Day. It gives us great pleasure each year to The School also has a valuable collection of enumerate those staunch supporters who have oil and water colour paintings presented by an endowed the School with handsome prizes. They old boy—Mr. Eric Lanker. are:— Prizes for English, History, Languages and The Hon. Mr. Justice Evatt, of the High Court: Science are still waiting for grateful old boys A prize for the "Best Essay on an Australian to endow them and perpetuate their memories Subject." as benefactors of what the late Mr. John Turner Mrs. Killeen: For the best student proceeding used to call "this grand and beneficent old to the University. institution." Dr. Verco: For the best Mathematics pass in The School Union, as was to be expected in 'the Leaving Certificate. these lean years, has had to reduce its grants The Hon. Mr. B. S. B. Stevens, Premier of to the Library, the Fortian, and the Sport. How- N.S.W., for the Best Essay on a Commercial ever, without impairing the efficiency of the Sport, Subject. we have been able to add to the Library 84 8 THE FORTIAN June, 1934- . reference books, 2 volumes of.. the Oxford Dic- On Empire Day the addresses were delivered tionary and 22 works of fiction; the School's fine by Masters J. McAuley, Captain and Chairman, collection of pictures has been increased by four, N. Stevens, K. Walker, W. Shearer, R. Foskett and our stock of gymnastic apparatus has been aug- L. Weber. J. Gavin and C. Ferguson spoke at mented, and we have erected a new honour board the Ultimo Public School. which will serve the School's purposes for the K. Walker, Prefect, has been chosen this year next 14 years. to broadcast the Goodwill Message from New A word of commendation is due to Mr. Stanley South Wales boys to the British Commonwealth for his management of the Union finances, to of Nations. Mr. Fitzpatrick for his direction of the boys' At the Annual Seniors' Dinner to their teachers efforts in the production of the Fortian, and to and fathers, the latter were again put on their Mr. Rose for his library work. mettle by their sons' after-dinner speeches. Messrs. R. G. Howarth, B.A., and J. A. Waldock, Speakers: Chairman B. Langsworth, A. Mc- MA., of the University Teaching Staff, have Knight, H. Marchant, A. Jenkins, A, Thompson, helped us greatly by their kindly criticism when J. Frederick, W. Walker, R. Foskett, D. Barclay, assessing the merits of the boys' literary efforts J. Norrie, E. Riley and A. Bailey. in the School Magazine. The prominence given in this repo:t to the As regards the dramatic work of the boys—The boys' social work, dramatic activities, rhetorical Deputy Chief Inspector prasied very highly what training, etc., is due partly to our desire to show he saw on Play Night of the boys' dramatising what the School is doing for the general culture and histrionic ability. By request of parents of the boys, apart from that given in their and friends, a second night performance was academic studies. given. Where the work of all was of high order The School's representatives at the recent Old it might be invidious to particularise, still men- Boys' Union dinner were very greatly impressed tion should be made of Mr. Harrison's sucesssful by the very large attendance, and desire to con- production of 24 plays, the finished technique of gratulate the President, Mr. Kennedy, and the Mr. Moss' players, of Messrs. Humphries and Secretary, Mr. McIntyre, on the great success of Waterer's stage properties and scenic effects, of their efforts. The High Court, the legal and Mr. Bauer, who never sees a play but "makes up" medical professions, the, University, the business all the characters who appear upon the boards. world, to mention only a few, all had their dis- As the result of the voluntary subscriptions of tinguished representatives there. A good Fortian, parents and friends during play week, the takings the leading citizen of the State, however, was of the ladies refreshment committee, and the called elsewhere on imperative public businese.. boys' penny a week donations, we were again The late Headmaster was present, and, in spite . able to distribute upwards of £90 to the follow- of his 73 years, looked hale and hearty. Dave ing worthy institutions:— Cooper, of the 1931 debating team, made a very The Renwick Hospital, the Royal Alexandra good speech, and his wit greatly tickled the Hospital, Lewisham, Balmain and Auburn Hos- learned Dr. Evatt. pitals, the Rachel Forster Hospital, Furlough In the matter of accommodation, I must again House. the Children's Preventorium, and the local mention that we need at least three more class- a gymnasium, and, as the necessity of hold- Ambulance. rooms, The School training for public speaking and ing this most important domestic function so far from the School indicates, an enlarged School debate, coupled with the dramatic work, continues to rfroduce gOod results. The Hume Barbour Hall. Trophy and Medals for the High Schools' cham- Unfortunately for us, and for other Schools pionship were again won by our boys. In all, too, these are necessitous times for the Depart- • the School has won this coveted honour three out ment, but we are in a different position to other of four possible times. The members of the" schools in that we have raised upwards of £1060, wianing team were A. McKnight, J. Frederick now bearing interest, and at the disposal of the and A. Jenkins'. Mr. Rose was their metitor. Department, when it sees its way clear to make June, 1934. THE FORTIAN 9

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PULLOVERS AND COAT SWEATERS—ALL THE LATEST PATTERNS I Are you going to Kosciusko ? WE HAVE A COMPLETE RANGE OF WINDPROOF AND SNOWPROOF CLOTHING. J. PEARSON 114 King Street; Sydney Phone B 3039 to THE FORTIAN June, 034, the woefully inadequate Hall large enough fOr Average A's per pass: Fort Street 1.9, next our minimum requirements. One solution of the best school 1.6 (a ratio of 19:16); average Honours lack of accommodation would be the conversion per pass: Fort Street .7, next best school .6 (a of the present Hall into four classrooms and the ratio of 7 to 6). Total Honours: Fort Street 81, building of a new Hall with a gymnasium beneath next best school 69. it. As evidence of the continual advancement of The following ex-pupils are keeping the good the boys' and teachers' work, the following figures name of their School well to the front at the are illuminating:— University:— H1 1-12 Totals J. Shepherd. B.A.—The Beauchamp Prize, Uni- (a) Average Honours per year, versity Medal, and 1st Class Honours in History, 1918 to 1925 .. 15 35 50 Walter Frewer Prize in Imperial History for an (b) Average Honours per year, essay on British New Guinea under Sir W. 1926 to 1933 .. 21 37.4 58.4 McGregor. Honours, 1933 .. .. 28 53 81 W. Stewart-3rd Year Ma ths.—lst Class While the School has maintained its usual high Honours (2nd place). standard in other subjects, marked improvement H. Maze, B.Sc. 1st Class Honours Geography has been shown in Mathematics, Physics and and Research Scholarship. Bracketed equal for Geography. John Coutts Science Scholarship for 1934. In Maths. from 1918-1928 the average Honours D. Verco, B.A. 1st Class Honours English (3rd per year were 9.3. From 1929-1933 the average place). Honours per year were 23. 2nd Year Examination. In Physics from 1918-1928 the average Honours J. Kerr, High Distinction—George and Matilda per year were 5. From 1929-1933 the average Harris Scholarship in Law. Honours per year were 13.4. F. Chong. High Distinction in Maths., Chem.. In Geography no previous Honours were given, and Physics. Barker Scholarship for Mathematics. but in 1933 the results were, out of 26 passes: A. Hammer. High Distinction and University 12 A's and 8 Honours (5 lsts and 3 2nds). prize fcr Psychology. Distinction in English. The 1933 results in detail were:— S. Hazelwood. High Distinction in Maths. Dis- A's H2 HI tinction in Chem. and Physics. English .. 24 9 .. 3 E. Treharne. Distinction in Chemistry. Histcry 28 • . 5 6 1st Year. Geography .. 12 • • 3 • • 5 R. McCulloch. High Distinction in Latin and Maths. I. .. 58 • . 7 • • 4 Greek. Maths. II. .. 22 . • 7 • • 4 S. Cohen, R. Giovanelli, J. Hay. High Dis- Science .. 49 • • 20 • • 4 tinction in Maths. Latin .. 12 2 1 S. Wogan, S. Cohen, E. Henry. High Dis- French .. 5 0 1 tinction in Chemistry. R. Giovaneli, S. Wogan. Distinction in Geology. Totals .. .. 219 .. 53 .. 28 The Prefects for the present year are:— The following boys won University Exhibitions:— J. McAuley, Captain; G. Nicoll, Senior Prefect; Arts: J. Frederick; Law: W. McDonald, A. D. Barclay, A. Burge, D. Chudleigh, C. Cumming, McKnight, R. Priestly, K. Wybrow; Medicine: R. Davis, J. Evans, R. Foskett, L. Goddard, H. W. Downes, G. Hodgson, J. Ireland, M. Tinckam; Leathart, H. Marchant, 0. Porter, D. Roberts. Science: F. Monaghan; Engineering: R. Blunden; W. Shearer, H. Stevens, K. Walker. Veterinary Science: B. Coleborne; Economics: H. Allen, W. Baker and D. McKenzie. LEAVING CERTIFICATE RESULTS. R. Blunden also won a University Bursary. A careful analysis of the results achieved by In all 76 boys qualified for Matriculation, and the leading High Schools in the 1933 Leaving 26 passed on to the University (3 Arts, 2 Law, Certificate Examination gives the School pride of 7 Medicine, 2 Engineering, 4 Science, 1 Veterinary pbce in the following respects:— Science, 7 Economics). June: 1934. THE FO RTIAN ii -• Teachers' 'College Scholarships: Henry, Golding, The following boys passed for the Ptiblic Ser- Healy, Riley, Jenkins, Huntley and Patterson. vice: G. Loder, G. Dixon, F. Hackett, G. John. Magrath Bursary to Hawkesbury College: Mayoh The best passes in the Intermediate were those and Healy. of:— State Public Service Passes: Wybrow, Frederick, Cary, 7 A's, 1 B. Gibson, 7 A's. Purina Allen. Paisley, Levy, Coleman and Henry. Hing, 7 A's. Peterson, 7 A's. Federal Public Service: K. Wybrow (1st place), McDonald, 7 A's. L. Cohen, 6 A's, 1 B. G. Harrell. Hibberd, Huntley, Jones and Mitchell. S. Collis, 6 A's, 1 B. F. Fooke, 6 A's, 1 B. The 11 best passes (omitting B's) were:— J. Hackett, 6 A's, 1 B. L. Hardy, 6 A's, 1 B. Blunden 5 A's, 2 H1, 2 H2 J. Lyons, 6 A's, 1 B. F. Rigg, 6 A's, 1 B. Downes .. 3 A's, 2 H1, 1 H2 S. Ross, 6 A's, 1 B. R. Walker, 6 A's. 1 B. Hodgson .. 3 A's, 2 Hi, 1 H2 As regards the work of the 1st, 2nd and 4th Surtees 5 A's, 3 112 Year classes, it can be said that the normal boys Wybrow 6 A's, 2 H1 (and they constitute the great majority) worked Allen .. 4 A's, 3 H2 very satisfactorily and showed good promise. We McKnight 4 A's, 3 1-12 have no sub-normal boys, but we have difficult Ireland .. 5 A's, 2 1-12 ones, who in spite of teachers' and parents' efforts Funnell 4 A's, 2 HI, 2 112 have not worked as well as might be desired. McKenzie .. 3 A's, 3 112 Most of these, however, should do much better Special Prizes:— work when they reach the stage or the place Killeen Memorial: Best pass to the University: where they can specialise. R. Blunden. The best three boys in each school year during Raymond and Frank Evatt Memorial Prize: 1933 with averages of 80% or over were:- Essay on "Australian Secondary Industries": W. 1st Year: B. Campbell, H. Smythe, H. R. Saul. Funnell. 2nd Year: P. Weatherburn, J. Denham and M. Dr. Verco Prize for Mathematics: K. Wybrow. Totterdell. These lads and others should give Hon. B. 8. B. Stevens Prize, for Essay on an excellent account of themselves in the coming "Monetary Systems": W. Funnell. Intermediate. Old Boys' Union Prize for best Fortian: B. 4th Year: L. A. Goddard (7 firsts), W. Shearer, Langsworth (School Captain). N. Chudleigh. These boys are now in 5th Year, Head Master's Prize for School Service: A. and with many others will bring great credit to McKnight (Vice-Captain). the School in the next Leaving. Taylor Memorial Prize for Geography: S. The details of the prize winning in all years Emerton. will be given by the Deputy Headmaster. Hume Barbour Championship Debating Medals: A. McKnight, J. Frederick, A. Jenkins. SPORT. INTERMEDIATE EXAMINATION. As the Sportsmaster will follow me with his The 1933 results were again very satisfactory, special report, it is for me to refer only to the -the percentage of passes in each subject being:— outstanding facts, and the first is that no school Maths. I. 73%; Maths. II. 81%; Science 78%; has a more capable, enthusiastic and self-sacri- English 100%; History 110.5%; Geography 78%; ficing Sportsmaster than Mr. L. Johnson. To Latin 82%; French 74%; Commercial Subjects provide organised sports and games for 730 boys 55%. each week is no easy task, yet Mr. Johnson's The Maths. I. results were adversely affected by arrangements are carried out each Wednesday two doubtful questions in the Algebra paper. without a hitch. The best individual class results were:— Our 1st Grade Union Football team last year English .. .. 39 boys 36 A's won the Premiership Shield for the second time Maths. II. „ 26 „ in two years. Science .. 31 „ The 1st Grade Soccer team was undefeated; and 33 ., won their championship for the third year in French .. 37 „ succession. June, 1934• 12 THE FORTIAN

ceremonies, and chief shock-absorber between me, The 2nd Grade Tennis team won their com- and the School, as in carrying out my requests. petition. criticism that should be Our champion swimmer in the recent Com- he gets much of the bined High Schools Carnival won the Keiran directed at me. Mr. C. Bauer is another teacher who merits Memorial Shield and the following champion- ships: 880 yards, 440 yards, 100 yards and 50 special mention. Throughout the year he prepares yards backstroke, as well as tying in the 220. the applications of the boys for train and tram. The boys, under the tuition of Mr. Humphries, passes, and this involves a great deal of extra work on his part. He has been in the School Physical Drill Instructor, have won very many

distinctions in their recent Life Saving, Land for many years, and is on the eve of retirement.. His fine character, untiring and unselfish service Drill and Resuscitation examinations, and these have endeared him to hundreds of past and will be described at full length in the Sports- present pupils. He is the School representative master's report. on the Old Boys' Union Committee, and he has In conclusion I would like to enlarge on the lone much to keep alive the true Fort Street following extract from the Inspector's report on spirit in the boys as they go out into the wider the recent inspection of the School. It reads: "The tone of the School is highly satisfactory. sphere of life. A word of recognition is also due to Mr. Wilson, The Staff consists of many teachers giving ex- of the Maths. staff, for his meritorious extra ser- cellent support to the Principal in all the social, vice in compiling the School statistics and pre- athletic and educational activities outside the paring the term reports. classroom." My chief assistant, Mr. Harrison, also must be The great majority of them have been with very highly commended for his School spirit and me during my term in the School, and they have School service. His strong personality has been all had a hand in the successes of the boys during a distinct influence for good. In his scholarship, the last eight years. My duties as Headmaster in organising powers and initiative, educational this large School have precluded me from class studies abroad, knowledge of boys and men (not teaching—so the teaching credit of the examina- to mention his long war service and decorations), tion results is almost entirely due •to the Staff. he is sui generic as a Deputy Headmaster. In BY precept and example, by knowledge and skill, my opinion the authorities are not taking full by conscientious and unselfish service they have advantage of his great ability, and I am sure helped the boys to add lustre to the already great the cause of Secondary Education would be record of Fort Street. greatly benefited by his transference to a higher An extra word of commendation is due to Mr. and wider sphere of usefulness in the Depart- E. Burgin, Commercial Master, for his manage- ment. ment of our finances. By careful husbanding of I have kept the good wine till the last so far the Schools' resources he has kept it solvent in as the boys themselves are concerned. The in- these times of depression. He is one of the spector's remark that the "tone of the School is busiest men on the staff, and his services cannot highly satisfactory" was inspired by the fine rela- be overestimated. The bulk of the work in tions between masters and pupils and the good preparation for to-day has been done by him. conduct of the boys themselves, wherein they —To Mr. Parker, who is the embodiment of show the excellent mettle of their home pastures. School service. His extra duties are multifarious Within the last eight years there has been no —he is controller of stores and furniture, super- cane in Fort Street, nor has there been any visor of assemblies, director of music, master of occasion to use it. PRIZE LIST. General Proficiency (aeq.). FIFTH YEAR. W. H. Downes: 2nd R. W. Blunden: 1st General Proficiency, 2nd 2nd English (H1), 1st History (Hl), Chemistry Mathematics (H1), 2nd Mechanics (A), Killeen (112). Memorial Prize, English (H2), Physics (112). G. A. Hodgson: 2nd General Proficiency (aeq.), June, 1934. THE FORTIAN 13 Maths. (Hi), Physics (H2). J. H. Chisholm: 1st German. A. M. Surtees: 4th General Proficiency, 2nd C. H. Laurence: 3rd Maths., 3rd Mechanics. Physics (112), 1st German, Maths. (112). H. Stewart: Best Verse Contribution to the K. G. Wybrow: 4th General Proficiency (aeq.), Fortian. 1st Maths. (H1), 2nd French (A), Verco Prize THIRD YEAR. .for Mathematics. R. Cary: 1st General Proficiency, 1st English, J. P. McAuley: 1st English (H1), 2nd German, 1st Latin, 1st French, 1st Science, 7 A's at Inter- Best Female Impersonator, Play Day, Senior sec- mediate examination. tion, Prize for Short Story contributed to the J. McDonald: 2nd General Proficiency, 2nd Fortian. Latin, 2nd French, 7 A's at Intermediate. J. C. Frederick: 1st French (H2), 2nd Latin N. Hing: 3rd General Proficiency, 7 A's Inter- (H2). mediate. B. A. Coleborne: 1st Latin (H1), 1st Greek (A). R. E. Wade: 1st Geography, Taylor Memorial C. B. Phillips: 2nd History (H1). Prize for Geography. L. F. Mitchell: 1st Physics (HI). D. Whiteman: 3rd Latin. D. J. Hibberd 1st Chemistry (H1). B. Peterson: 4th General Proficiency, 7 A's at S. C. Emerton: 1st Geography (H1), J. Taylor Intermediate. Memorial Prize for Geography. A. Gibson: 5th General Proficiency, 1st Maths., H. W. Allen: 1st Mechanics (A), Maths. (112), 7 A's at Intermediate. Physics (H2). L. Cohen: 2nd Science, 3rd Maths. E. W. Riley: 1st Economics, Best Sustained F. Rigg: 2nd Maths. Character, Play Day, Senior section. E. T. O'Cass: 1st Commercial Subjects. A. D. McKnight (Vice-Captain): Headmaster's C. K. Coster: 2nd English. Prize for School Service, Maths. (112), English R. Walker: 3rd French. (H2). J. Ward: 1st History. W. Funnell: Raymond and Frank Evatt SECOND YEAR. Memorial Prize for Best English Essay, B. S. B. P. L. Weatherburn: 1st General Proficiency, 1st Stevens Prize for Economic Essay, Maths• (H1), Maths. English (112), Physics (112). J. Denham: 2nd General Proficiency, 2nd B. S. Langsworth (School Captain): Old Boys' Maths. Union Prize for Best Fortian, Geography (H1). W. E. Totterdell: 3rd General Proficiency, 1st A. M. Jenkins: Prize for Short Story con- History, 1st Cultural Geography. tributed to The Fortian. H. D. Hogan: 4th General Proficiency, 2nd A. D. McKnight, J. C. Frederick, A. M. Jenkins: English. High School Debating Champions. Hume Barbour D. A. Frazer: 1st English. Bronze Medals. P. L. Rowland: 1st Geography. FOURTH YEAR. F. Heaney: 1st Commercial Subjects. L. S. Goddard: 1st General Proficiency, 1st H. Clarkson: 1st Latin, 2nd French. Latin, 1st French, 1st Maths. I., 1st Maths. 11., P. N. Caines: 1st Science. 1st Mechanics, 1st Physics. N. Crowe: 2nd History. W. 'Shearer: 2nd General Proficiency, 1st Eng- R. M. Virtue: 2nd Latin. lish, 2nd Mechanics. A. Arthur: Best Female Impersonator, Play D. H. Chudleigh: 3rd General Proficiency, 2nd Day, Junior section. Maths. L, 2nd Maths. II., 3rd Latin. R. Tait: Best Costume, Play Day. N. Stevens: 4th General Proficiency, 1st FIRST YEAR. Economics, 2nd Physics. B. 0. Campbell: 1st General Proficiency, 1st K. T. Walker: 1st History, 2nd English. Science, 2nd English. J. R. Jennens: 1st Geography. H. E. Smythe: 2nd General Proficiency, 2nd 0. W. Porter: 1st Greek, 1st Latin. History. B. H. Dixon, 2nd French. N. R. Saul: 3rd General Proficiency, 1st Eng- R. Peterson: 1st Chemistry. lish, 2nd Science. THE FORTIAN June, 1934- 1-1 H. B. Cadell: 4th General Proficiency, 1st His- M. Feughelman: 2nd German. tory, 1st French, Best Sustained Character, Play M. Reid: 1st Geography. W. Semmens: 1st Commercial Subjects. Day. Junior section. F. Waterer: 4th General Proficiency, 1st Cul- D. W. Hogan: 1st Maths., 1st Latin. A. G. Shave: 2nd Maths., 2nd Commercial Sub- tural Gecgraphy. F. C. Lukey: 2nd Latin. jects, 1st German.

SPORTMASTER'S REPORT. W. Williams: Played a brilliant game as full- While our achievements on the sporting fields back; was transferred to five-eighth, where he fall somewhat short of the general excellence of played with equal dash. He was selected in the results in the academic sphere, there is still room for congratulation on the measure of success C.H.S. 2nd XV. An outstanding player in attack, which attended our efforts in all branches of F. Constable: a strong runner of great speed. Unfortunately School sport. he was not available for our final matches. We regard sport as a means to an end, and A capable batsman whose highest score while it is an encouraging and generally pleasant Wark: for the season was 178 n.o., compiled in under experience to find one's team sufficiently strong three hours. He is a useful change bowler, and to carry off a competition premiership, we look upon the competition merely as a useful aid in the present Captain of the 1st XI. A keen exponent of the "Soccer" making sport more interesting from the point of R. Iredale: code, and the captain of the undefeated premier- view of healthy rivalry, and as an adjunct to the fostering of the School spirit. We are more ship team. A fine tennis player and useful concerned, however, with the physical develop- S. Huntley: organiser, who assisted materially in the manage- ment of our boys under the most pleasant con- ment of this branch of sport. ditions, the training in team work which is so The School's singles tennis essential, and the development of moral and L. Whiteman: physical courage which accrues to the partici- champion. B. Langsworth and A. Burge were recipients of pants. the honour in 1933, and both have again qualified Our activities were spread over the whole field for the award. Langsworth's record is remark- covered by P.S.A.A.A. competitions, and the 1st XI. and 1st maximum number of teams was entered. This able. He was a member of our XV. for five years in succession, and finally cap- policy enabled us to provide competitive sport for tained both the C.H.S. 1st XI. and 1st XV. almost 40% of the enrolment of the School. The remaining 60% is well catered for by the provision Burge's record is also noteworthy. CRICKET. of ample material for the purpose of engaging in Under the able captaincy of Bruce Langsworth class games. and the skilful coaching of Mr. Gilhome, we ex- AWARD OF BLUES. pected great things of our first grade team. The "blue" is the School's highest award for The competition was keenly contested, and the outstanding merit in sport, coupled with excellence standard of play was exceptionally high. in general character. The following awards have Unfortunately, the condition of Petersham Oval been made:— robbed us of our chances of retaining the pre- A. Williams: Vice-Captain of the 1st XV., and miership, and we had to be content with second a very capable forward player. He was also place. The last two matches resulted in drawn a member of the School's 1st XI., and was games because the oval was adjudged by the selected to represent C.H.S. in Rugby Union. caretaker as unfit for play on the second day I. Breckenridge: A member of the C.H.S. 1st in each case, when every other competition fix- XV.. and of the School's 1st grade team. ture on the same days was played to a conclusion. T. Cranston: A capable half-back who played One match was against the Canterbury team, and with our 1st grade team and with the C.H.S. we held a decided advantage on the first day's 1st XV. June, 1934. THE FORTIAN

By courtesy of "S.M.H."- ARTHUR BLTRGE June, 1934- THE FO RTIAN 16 The second• grade team played remarkably well. play. The other game was against the weakest The competition was evenly contested, and our team in the competition. Here also we should boys were beaten by the premiers by the narrow have secured an outright win, but the fates, or margin of 1 goal to nil. rather, the caretaker, willed otherwise. Messrs. Roberts and Waterer acted as managers The second grade team promised well, but of these teams, and the value of their coaching found their opponents too strong, and could not is reflected in the success achieved. do better than secure fourth place. The third and fourth grade teams both played TENNIS. good cricket, and finished the season among the Tennis is still the most popular game. This leading competitors. Neither competition was year more than 300 boys desire to take up this finalised owing to postponement of matches and branch of sport during the winter months. Un- intervening wet weather. fortunately, all cannot be accommodated, partly because of expense involved, and partly on account RUGBY UNION. Last season Rugby Union football in the High of the difficulty of securing further groups of In determining which boys shall be Schools reached its peak. The standard of play courts. catered for in this direction, the following con- was considerably higher than for the past eight years at least. This statement is borne out by siderations are borne in mind:— the fact that a number of players from different 1. The parents' wishes. High Schools are now playing first grade football 2. The boy must be a financial member of the with the district clubs, and in all cases the School Union. It is considered that if a boy can quality of their game has received high corn- afford to buy a racquet and pay 3d per week mendation from the Sporting Editors in the Daily towards the cost of his game, he can be fairly Press. expected to pay his Union fee. Boys who play team games in the summer The strength of the C.H.S. team may be gauged 3. from the fact that their matches against H.A.C. season will be given preference over those who and R.M.C. resulted in easy victories; the former do not. team was beaten by 19 to nil, and the latter by The standard of play during the season showed considerable improvement on previous Years. In 22 to 6. Under these circumstances it is gratifying to the P.S.A.A.A. competition the 2nd grade team 4th be able to report that our 1st XV. secured the won the premiership, and the 1st, 3rd and the premiership for the second time in succession. grade teams played well, but succumbed to Five of our players—B. Langsworth, A. Wil- greater skill of their opponents. liams, Breckenridge, Williams and Cranston— The singles championship of the School was were members of the C.H.S. team. won by L. Whiteman. We congratulate Mr. Austin and his team on The whole of the arrangements for tennis were their well merited success. in the capable hands of Mr. Wootten, who has The 4th and 6th grade teams were runners-up since received promotion and been removed to to the premiers in their respective competitions, another sphere of activity. and the 2nd, 3rd and 5th grade teams, though This season the game has received a fillip less successful, thoroughly enjoyed their ex- which should lead to greater proficiency.. Messrs. periences. Best & Gee, manufacturers of Chesterfield tennis SOCCER. racquets, through the kindly offices of one of our our 1st grade For the third year in succession old boys, Mr. Minty, presented two valuable Other teams team were undefeated premiers. racquets for open competition—one for seniors were quite outclassed, and scores of 10 goals to and the other for juniors. A hard-fought tourna- nil were common. Five players were selected in ment resulted, and the closing stages were par- the C.H.S. team—Iredale, Hurcombe, Prothero, ticularly interesting and productive of some high- Richardson and Winning. Much of the success grade tennis. The senior division was won by of the team was due to the able captaincy and Rowe, while Ruddock was the lucky winner of skilful play of Iredale, who was the outstanding the junior event. player of the season. June, 1934. THE FORTIAN 17 The same firm has placed at our disposal the for the final round is thus very interesting. services of Mr. J. 0. Anderson, a player of inter- Last season Technical High School were a little national fame, who will instruct our grade players too strong for us, and we were narrowly beaten in the fine points of the game. into second place. ATHLETICS. Burge, Parkinson and S. Raine were selected in This branch of our activities is in the least the C.H.S. water polo team, of which the captain satisfactory position. The School needs the ser- and outstanding player was Burge. vices of a trained athlete to work the desirable Swimming organisation in general is in the improvement. While our staff do very creditable capable hands of Mr. Rose, and much of the work in regular athletic training of boys who do success achieved is due to his efficiency and en- not play football, there is no opportunity of thusiasm. fielding the best athletes until the conclusion of At the C.H.S. swimming carnival our team were winter competitions. In other words, our foot- runners-up to the premiers in the senior division. ballers are our athletes, and grounds are not Our success was almost entirely due to .the available for training when opportunity offers. courageous swimming of A. Burge, who won the At our annual carnival the honours went to 880 yards championship, 440 yards championship, B. Jones, the senior champion, who won the high which carried the Kieran Memorial Cup, 220 yards jump, broad jump, shot putt, 880 yards, and 120 championship in record time, 100 yards cham- yards hurdles, and ran 2nd in the 440 yards pionship, 50 yards backstroke, and came second championship; F. Constable, who won the 100 in the 100 yards breast stroke. yards, 220 yards and 440 yards championships, At our own carnival Burge outclassed other and was runner-up for the Senior Cup; G. Nicoll, competitors for the Senior Cup, and H. Kenning- the junior champion, who ran first in 440 yards ton, his nearest rival, won the Kerr Cup. championship and the 90 yards hurdles, came Philip Schmidt won the Hannan Cup for second in 100 yards and 220 yards championships, juniors very comfortably, with J. Napthali as and the broad jump, high jump and shot putt; runner-up. A. McKnight, who won the 100 yards champion- The Taylor Cup for the best swimmer under 14 ship in record time, created a new record for the went to D. Callaghan, with Allen occupying 2nd shot putt, and ran first in the 220 yards cham- place. pionship, thus securing second place in the junior LIFE SAVING. division; Fox, the under 14 champion, who finished first in the 100 yards, 220 yards, 440 yards cham- Our old friend Mr. Humphries, ably assisted by E. Allen, has been busy as usual with the pre- pionships, and the broad jump; and V. Wood- paration of boys for life saving awards. house, who was second in the under 14 champion- ship. It is pleasing to note that the Royal Life Saving Society has shown its appreciation for the work At the C.H.S. Athletic Carnival our teams were not up to the high standard necessary to secure he has done and is doing to foster its aims, by recommending him to the parent body for the premiership honours. B. Jones, B. Langsworth, award of the D.S.M.—a rare distinction. We R. Roulston, Bendeich, W. Williams and G. Nicoll congratulate him, and we congratulate the Society notched points for the School in the senior division, A. McKnight and Penman scored for on having the services of such a zealot in the cause. the juniors, and Fox and V. Woodhouse were the The following awards were gained during the best of our under 14 representatives. last season:— SWIMMING. One Silver Award of Merit (E. Allen). This year the School has entered in the Two Bronze Crosses (Allen and Park). P.S.A.A.A. water polo competition, and is at pre- Four 1st class instructors (Allen, Park, Binns, sent equal with Technical High School in first Wilson). place. Three matches have been played against Four Bronze Bars and Ribbons (Park, Binns. this team, the first and third resulting in drawn Wilson, Kirkwood). games, while in the second match we scored a Thirty-seven Bronze Medallions. win. The position when the competition reopens Thirty-eight Intermediate Certificates. June, 1934- 18 THE FORTIAN services of one so capable and willing to fill the One hundred and fifty-five Resuscitation breach when extra assistance or skilful advice is Badges. And thus, with a total of 241 awards, we are called for. We again have pleasure in expressing our runners-up for the Hendry Cup. thanks to the donors of the valuable trophies Another important branch of Mr. Humphries' displayed before you, and especially:— work is the teaching of swimming. At the be- W. J. Rogers, Esq., J.P., of Haberfield--Senior ginning of the year we admitted 56 new boys who could not swim. With three exceptions of Athletic Cup. W. Kerr, Esq., Jeweller, of George Street, City— boys who are physically unfit, all can now swim Cup for runner-up in Senior Swimming Cham- 20 yards or more. The whole staff has co-operated loyally in the pionship. T. Hannan, Esq., of Parramatta Road, Leich-- various branches of the School's sporting activities, hardt, Junior Swimming Cup. and the thanks of the boys are due to all for Mr. and Mrs. B. Taylor, of Cheltenham—Under their interest and assistance. 14 Swimming Cup. The School owes a great deal to Mr. Stanley for the many hours spent on the accounts of the Mrs. Anderson, of Ashfield—Tennis Cup. Union. His work as Treasurer is carried out Messrs. Best & Gee, manufacturers of Chester- with meticulous care, and his books reflect the field Tennis Racquets, for presentation of two conscientious attention he so cheerfully gives to racquets for tennis. this very necessary and onerous office. Messrs. W. Cousins, of Angus & Robertson, B. As Sportsmaster I am grateful for the assistance Owen, of Owen's Bag Stores, King, of Parramatta afforded by Mr. Gilhome, who acted for me during Road, Leichhardt, and the Macrae Knitting Mills, my absence on leave during the latter portion of for presentation of other valuable trophies. the year. The School is fortunate in having the

(": • The Mc. e oitc(7, June, 1934. THE FORTIAN 19

THE FORTUNES OF RICHARD MAHONY.

The author of this book, contraiy to the and morbid sensitiveness lies the principal source thought suggested by her pseudonym, is a woman of his misfortunes. All features of colonial existence who is at present residing in London. She is the are distasteful to him, the people, the conditions of daughter of English parents, and was born and life, the climate, even the landscape. He is, in educated in Melbourne. As a child she wrote fact, an alien in an uncongenial land. Moreover, verses and tales. In this she received little en- at one time or another he is beset by financial. couragement from her parents, who were more difficulties, and later is unduly oppressed, both interested in her musical talents and, at the age mentally and physically, by the strain of a large of sixteen, took her to Leipzig to study music. practice. All these and other circumstances However, discovering that this was not her forte, irritate him with consequences which become in- she went to London and turned to writing. Her creasingly visible. But the conditions of his life• first novel, "Maurice Guest," which appeared in are not entirely unfavourable. He is, at one 1908, was read by Masefield, who prophesied that period, eminent in his profession, at another in she would have to wait at least ten years for possession of a large fortune, which enables hint recognition. to purchase an exclusive house in Melbourne and Even while writing "Maurice Guest," Henry live the life of a retired gentleman. Above all, Handel Richardson was occupied with a long Mary yields him an extraordinary devotion, and Australian novel, the Mahony trilogy. In 1912 is ever at his side to help and console him.. she returned to Victoria to secure material for Nevertheless, no favourable change appears in this tale. and visited all the scenes which she Mahony, his mental deterioration progressing as proposed to use in the book. The first volume, surely as before. This produces the impression "Australia Felix," was published in 1917, the that he is the subject of remorseless fate. Nor second, "The Way Home," in 1925, the third. does the author make any attempt to enlighten "Ultima Thule," in 1929. the reader in this respect, confining herself to depicting Mahony's life and its culminating in- Richard Mahony, the central figure cf the sanity with a ruthless regard for truth. trilogy, is the son of Irish gentlefolk, who has qualified as a doctor at Edinburgh University. Although Mahony is the dominating personality While pursuing his profession in a country vil- of the book, none of the remaining characters lage he is attracted by reports of the Australian are neglected. One and all are vividly portrayed. Colonies, and sets out for the Victorian goldfields Mary is a superb woman. She is completely in the hope of making his fortune. He first devoted to Mahony, and in the earlier years of appears as a shopkeeper at Ballarat, but is un- their marriage thinks him infallible. Later time successful, and on the advice of his wife, whom robs her of the illusion, but her devotion never he has lately married in Melbourne, he resumes wavers. Occasionally Mahony's follies exasperate, even offend her, but, to the end, her fidelity the practice of his profession. Thereafter his career is varied; at one time brilliantly success- remains unshaken, and constitutes one of the ful in the colony, at another a despised failure supreme instances of human royalty in literature. in England; then a retired member of Melbourne John Turnham, Mary's eldest brother, is, per- society, later for a few brief months a restless haps, save Mahony and his wife, the most living tourist in Europe; and finally an obscure, crazy character in the novel. He is, par excellence, practitioner, remorselessly broken upon the wheel the self-made man, a mighty champion of the of his own vagrant fancy, until, mentally maimed colony and of the honour of the Turnham clan. and physically shattered, he becomes hopelessly Each man must advance the interests of the insane and is claimed by a merciful death. colony, he thinks, and incidentally his own. With his brother-in-law's desire to return to England Mahony is a figure apart. A gentleman by he has no patience. He rises steadily in the birth and nature, he is separated from his fel- social life of the colony, and ultimately attains lows by a proud and morbidly sensitive nature cabinet rank. Whatever his faults may be, we and consider2 ble intellectual gifts. But in his pride cannot but admire his sturdy courage, which June, 1934- 20 THE FORTIAX appears throughout his life, and so conspicuously Could he not with advantage be eliminated? in his death. Henry Ococh holds place in the Again, if it were necessary to marry Mrs. Glen- memory. His legal methods are decidedly ques- denning to so repulsive a figure as Ococh and to tionable, so much so, indeed, as to distress make her an inebriate, is it essential to state so Mahony, for whom he wins a case in Melbourne. many disagreeable facts concerning her? ManY He is not attractive in person, and we are sur- of these might well have been suppressed. For prised that he commands the affections of the example, it is hardly necessary to present in so refined Mrs. Glendenning, but we do not wonder many words the bitter contrast between the that Ococh succeeds in his profession and in charming personage of her younger days and the colonial politics, for in his own way he possesses aged wreck she ultimately becomes. This, or, at distinct ability. The author is impartial to all least, some of the details of her last visit to her characters, her sole object being to depict Mary could have been left to the imagination or them, ruthlessly and remorselessly, as they are. the reader. Consider too the case of Zora and If the author delineates her character remorse- Hempel. If Zora must marry, surely she need lessly, she preserves this same severe regard for not be wedded to a virtual corpse even to escape truth in th descriptions of her scenes, which the stigma of being an old maid. Certainly these constitute a striking part of the book. Each is and similar instances show that the author has in its particular way effective, presenting a erred unpleasantly on the side of realism. It is graphic portrayal of that with which the author not that such details are unreal or even clumsily is at the time concerned. One which immediately interwoven with the tale. They are simply mul- suggests itself is the description of the gold- tiplied disproportionately. Life has its beauty fields of Ballarat. I quote a brief passage:— as well as its ugliness, and to over-emphasise either the one or the other is to deform the truth. "The men at the windlasses spat into their The story might well have been relieved by horny palms and bent to the crank: they paused the introduction of an element of romance, which only to pass the back of a hand over a sweaty is entirely lacking. Romance was present in the forehead or to drain a nose between two fingers." earlier days of colonial life, and could easily have This is not a pleasant picture, yet we cannot been included in the novel. Its absence may deny its truth and power. Another instance even be said to detract from the realism, for which comes readily to mind occurs in the pare- nowhere, perhaps, was romance so much in evi- -graph which begins the proem to "The Way dence as in the goldfields of the 'fifties. Home." This presents an entirely different scene, but is just as powerful and realistic, and the same The prevailing style is strong and masculine. may be said of the descriptions of the country However, it seems scarcely possible that the towns of Victoria. author could entirely conceal her own personal- The book indeed is a •powerful realistic study ity throughout the course of some thousand pages, from whatever angle we may regard it, but the and occasional feminine strokes appear. When author's zeal for truth has led her to an extreme we are told at some length of the success of and the excess tires the reader. Stevenson has Mary's cakes we recognise a woman's hand, and remarked in "A Note on Realism":— when, too, the loves of Agnes Glendenning and "This question of realism regards not in the Henry Ococh are divulged with tears and sen- least degree the fundamental truth, but only the timentality the feminine touch is no less distinct. technical method of a work of art." Nevertheless, the style is, es I have said, for the most part virile and adequate. But the author The author seems to have forgotten this dictum. is no purist and her diction is, but too often, Surely she could have modified her technique slightly vulgar. This is clearly demonstrated by with no cleaver to realism. For instance, could the following phrases, which I have chosen at she not have suppressed or omitted certain dis- random: "a toss-up between his happiness and tasteful particulars and even some of the charac- hers"; "tuck in"; "the very spit of the unsuccess- ters? There is Mrs. Glendenning's son, a con- ful digger"; "within an ace of cutting and run- firmed drunkard while yet a -boy, who appears ning"; "no medico was safe from that punch to serve no very useful purpose in the story. June, 1934. THE FORTIAN 21 below the belt"; "to jaw him." Similar ex- and graphic. Moreover, characters, incidents pressions appear not once, but even many times and scenes are all alike interwoven deftly and in a single chapter, and surely indicate no very naturally to form the complex patteins of the deep regard for the niceties of language. We book, and if the realism is exaggerated so that may, I think, take these lapses as another in- the darker side of existence is overdrawn, com- stance of the author's extraordinary zeal for pensating features are not wholly neglected. realism, and from the same cause, no doubt, Mary's love for Mahony is a supreme instance. emanates the unpleasant illustration in such a Her struggle for his release from the asylum sentence as this: "And now, Polly, for home ! and the final scene in the death chamber are he said exultantly, when the largest pocket- unforgettable, and when we think of her con- handkerchief had shrunk to the size of a nit." stancy throughout the years, we feel that her Such may be the language of modern realism, devotion mitigates the horror of Mahony's fate. but it scarcely serves the purpose of art, and All in all, the novel is remarkably powerful. even arouses the reader's spleen. Indeed, power is its chief characteristic, alike in But if "The Fortunes of Richard Mahoney" its virtues and its faults, and, if it be not an possesses grave faults of style and technique, its enduring monument, its publication is at least a merits are surely no less great. It is, as we have signal event in the history of Australian litera- seen, virile and powerful, there is no character ture. but is true and living, and every scene is strong C. O'BRIEN.

FORT STREET TEACHING STAFF, 1871. By courtesy of Government Printer.

The above photograph of the Fort Street Teaching Staff, 1871, is a copy of the original, given by Mr. Norman MacTaggart, Chief Engineer, Water and Sewerage Board, to Mr. B. Harkness, M.A., Chief Inspector, to whose special interest in the School we are indebted for this enlargement. The names of the teachers are:— Back Row: Men—Messrs. J. MacCormack, J. Dart, F. Bridges, T. Dwyer, J. Conway. Ladies- Standing—Miss A. L. Finnigan, Miss H. Woodford, Miss K. McDonough, Miss B. Mac,Sweeney, Mrs. MacTaggart, Miss M. Wright. Ladies: Sitting—Miss R. Foster, Miss M. Pyne, Mrs. Allingham, Miss A. Brand, Miss M. Smith. 934. 22 THE FORTIAN June, 1

THE EMPTY ROOM. A FANTASY ON A LINE FROM T. S. ELIOT.

Pain to enter, battered hopes Pain to leave, battered wings cramped ambitions, plans and purposes despoiled, But you must go through this way this way, expression trodden down. ever this the only way. I must fight, but I cannot push down the paper walls Two doors for I am weak with laughter and despair. a whitewashed ball, an empty, narrow hall— two swords, two doors, It's six o'clock. a paper wall It's always six o'clock That is what is so stupid in it all, but whitewashed? why? that is why we are always pouring tea. Shallow, cheap, strong as iron that will not crumple in But see ! Four paper walls, a roof, a floor, the same. There are no figures on the dial Strange ! all strange ! and though the hands are still the pendulum still ticks away the time One pushed me in this hollow room, so that you have no true idea of how long you have been in here. opened the door and suffered pain, pierced by the sword stuck through the door That is the bitter jesting of it all The irony of the clock upon the wall. called Birth Perhaps it is not six o'clock. Pain. It seems the only way And yet away the cunning moments go to enter in this lane— like room of Life seeming slow, seeming slow the only way: monotonously to and fro. Strife. Whirls any brain Strife to enter in throbs and pain Strife to go vortices and numbing drowse. Strife along the way. Fast ! She's gone her way again Fast into hours and days and years along her separate way of life treacherously slipping past, her narrow lane. too fast She left a child, and Oh! too soon a youth, to the last It man, chime alone. when comes the time to go Now I am in to the other door to fight slow and win with age, and win fast, —and lose fast with sweeping time How disappointing now it seems ! Hurry up, please, it's time. A heap of shattered mirrors, shattered dreams. It's time. I have not even room to spread my wings Hurry up, please, it's time. crushed wings Time poor broken and deformed things— and time like my hopes, and time June, 1934. THE FORTIAN 23

:and time. They are pushing me on Hurry up, please, it's time. to the other door. No longer alone But why go on? now I cannot turn back. There is nothing ahead They are thrusting me on, but another door and another sword too soon is Life gone. called pain The sword ! and death. The Pain ! I will turn again Hurry up, please, I cannot turn—too narrow to go back. Hurry up, please, And see ! Hurry up, please, Now there's a crowd behind too It's time again. that I have never seen before. SKALD, 5D.

ADDRESS BY DR. WYNDHAM. On Thursday, May 31, the School was enter- residential quarters of the towns was becoming tained by the vastly interesting and amusing mildly alarming. reminiscences of Dr. Wyndham, who has recently Dr. Wyndham outlined in detail his journey completed a world tour embracing America and across the continent, and the varied local interests Europe. Dr. Wyndham, as he himself explained, of the districts through which he passed—the is an old boy of the School, and his remarks, captivating scenery of California, the grandeur of while instructive in the extreme, were delivered the Rockies, and the salt deserts of Utah. Giving with an engrossing sense of humour. an account of the city of Chicago, he supplied Among the more salient of his impressions of interesting details of the administration of the America was the outstanding efficiency of the meat factories and the famous grain pit. The omnibus and air services. The 'buses, which sensational stories which originate in this city, traverse the entire continent, are equipped and when not actual fabrications of outside news- ventilated so as to assure complete comfort, while papers, dealt only with occurrences in the the Americans are coming to regard air liners notorious slum areas. in terms of "slow" and "fast" trains. Alluding to the tense political situation existing The speaker dwelt on the astounding diversity in present-day Britain, Dr. Wyndham paid a of nationalities to be found in the United States, tribute to the growing enterprise of English which, he said, should be spelt with quotation youth, which was now exerting an energetic in- marks around the "United." This variety of fluence in the administrative sphere. Numerous elements accounted for the turbulent administra- members of the House of Commons were under tive history of many of the larger municipalities, the age of thirty, and the speaker had had the while the gradual and rather amusing advance opportunity of personally witnessing a 29-year-old of the negro population into the more select member deliver his maiden speech. A.P., 4D. June, 1934. 24 THE FORTIAN

SOME ASPECTS OF MODERN POETRY. he can write with the urban elegance of the "You to measure merits, look in Stowe, born Londoner in poems like this:— And estimating authors by the year, "They are rattling breakfast plates in basement Bestow a garland only on a bier." —Pope. kitchens, And along the trampled edges of the street Poetry to-day is passing through a period of I am aware of the damp souls of housemaids transition, and like all such periods, it is difficult Sprouting despondently at area gates." to assign any definite characteristics to it. In Cummings has written a number of satirical this essay I propose to discuss very briefly the poems in the jargon of his countrymen. For increasing group of poets, English and American, instance, when he bids us contemplate who, by a certain attitude to their art, have "earth's biggest grafter, nothing less, earned the name of modernists. The modernist is seeking always to present the Honorable Mr. (guess) who, breathing on the ear of fate, something new to the world. Actually, of course, landed a seat in the legislat— this is the aim of any and every poet; but with ure, whereas Tommy So-and-so the modernist it means that everything is risked (an erring child of circumstance for the sake of experiment; it means that a whom the bulls nabbed at 33rd) profound horror of having his originality tainted pulled six months for selling snow." and enfeebled by outworn modes of expression But his best work is to be found elsewhere, leads him to make daring experiments with his particularly in his love poems. Cummings is first, art, in order to open up new subjects and new of all an impressionist. He does not describe his methods. Everything is risked that much might feelings on a subject; he constructs his poem so, be gained. So when we are reading the work of as to give the reader those very same feelings. a modernist it is well to remember that every Every word in it is necessary and significant, and poem is an experiment which is sometimes suc- his meaning is further impressed by the use of cessful and sometimes not. This is aptly summed an original scheme of punctuation: up in the words of Apollinaire, a modern French "if i have made, my lady, intricate poet:— imperfect various things chiefly which wrong "Soyez indulgents quand vous nous comparez your eyes (frailer than most deep dreams are A ceux qui furent la perfection de l'ordre frail) Nous qui quetons partout l'aventure songs less firm than your body's whitest song Nous ne sommes pas vos ennemis upon my mind—if i have failed to snare Nous voulons vous donner de wastes et d'etranges the glance too shy—if through my singing slips domaines the very skilful strangeness of your smile Ou le mystere en fleur s'offre a qui vent le the keen primeval silence of your hair cueillir." One of the most striking features of modern- let the world say "his most wise music stole ism is the number of Americans who are in the nothing from death"— ranks—E. E. Cummings, Ezra Pound, T. S. Eliot, you only will create Conrad Aiken, Marianne Moore, Carl Sandberg, Hart Crane, John Crowe Ransom, and many (who are so perfectly alive) my shame: others, have all made important contributions to lady through whose profound and fragile lips modern poetry, and are all worthy of study. Some the sweet small clumsy feet of April came of them are very distinctively American in their outlook, notably Carl Sandberg, who writes of into the ragged meadow of my soul." Chicago and the Middle West. Most of them are T. S. Eliot is in my opinion the most significant only to be detected by a certain boisterous poet writing at the present day. He is almost "hustling" manner which is alien to the average the epitome of his age, each of the manifold English mind; while at least one of them, T. S. aspects of his work being representative of some Eliot, has become so completely Anglicised that June, 1934. THE FORTIAN 25

.current of modern thought. He is a philosophical genuity for genius and obscurity for real subject- poet who started with a reasoned attitude of matter. -despair towards human life best expressed in his Of the English poets who are styled modernist, long poem "The Waste Land," but more directly Edith Sitwell is probably the most important. put in that perfect set of chants, "The Hollow She also has a strong intellectual element in her Men," in which the "hollow men" are ourselves work, but her philosophy seems to be as much and this world is the "dead land" and "Death's a matter of feeling as of reason. It consists kingdom." in a despairing sense of the meanness and "This is the dead- land triviality of objective reality from which she finds This is cactus land no escape into a spiritual world, and so Here the stone images she escapes into a strange doll's-house world Are raised, here they receive of her own, which she creates by means of her The supplication of a dead man's hand peculiar, acute imagination. This is symbolized Under the twinkle of a fading star." in her best poem-, "The Sleeping Beauty," by the From this elegant nihilism he has progressed escape from the Midsumaner Fair to the Fairy by natural transition into the arms of Anglo- Court. The Fair symbolizes this life: -Catholicism and a general attitude of Classicism. "It seemed a low-hung country of the blind— The literary evidence of this appears in "Ash A sensual touch upon the heart and mind. Wednesday," "Marina," and probably in the new Like crazy creaking chalets hanging low long poem at which he is working at present. From the dark hairiness of bestial skies The above quotation is very instructive as to The clouds seem, like a potting-shed where grow 'Eliot's style, which is at all times fastidious and The flower-like planets for the gay flower-show. subtle, depending largely on the association of ideas. Here, for instance, is his hyper-sensitive Now from the countrysides where people know reaction to Mr. Apollinax:— That Destiny is wingless and bemired, "His laughter was submarine and profound With feathers dirty as a hen's, too tired Like the old man of the sea's To fly—where old pig-snouted Darkness grovels Hidden under coral islands For life's mired rags among the broken hovels— Where worried bodies of drowned men drift The country bumpkins travel to the Fair, down in the green silence, For Night and Day and Hell and Heaven seem Dropping from fingers of surf. Only a clown's booth seen in some bad dream, I looked for the head of Mr. Apollinax rolling Wherefrom we watch the movements of our life under a chair Growing and ripening like summer fruits Or grinning over a screen And dwindling into dust, a mirage lie: With seaweed in its hair. Hell is no vastness, it has naught to keep I heard the beat of centaur's troop over the But little ratting souls and a small sleep." hard turf, But from the hard and terrible gaiety of the As his dry and passionate talk devoured the Fair she escapes into the court of the Princess afternoon." Cydalise, where The intellectual quality of his poetry seems to "Life was so still, so clear, that to wake present a barrier to the ordinary reader. Obscur- Under the Kingfishers' limpid lake ity in poetry is sometimes justifiable and some- In the lovely afternoon of a dream times not. A poet has every right to choose a Would not remote or stranger seem." difficult and abstract idea, and cannot help being Miss Sitwell's metrical and other experiments obscure in dealing with that idea. But where a are best seen in her "Bucolic Comedies," but if poem is obscure because of an exclusive attitude the reader is curious to know the rin c ipl es on aP towards the reader, or a Pedantic display of which they are based, he must refer to her prose learning, or a vulgar attempt to mystify the vul- essays and critical introductions. gar, then the poet is surely at fault. Mr. Eliot's Probably the most persistent element in modern sins in this regard are more pardonable than poetry is, as we have seen in the case of the those of some lesser poets who substitute in- last two poets, its intellectuality, and so we are june, 26 THE FORTIAN not surprised to find that a large number of of the late T. E. Hulme:— poets draw much of their inspiration from the "A touch of cold in the autumn night; realms of philosophy or metaphysics. Writers I walked abroad, like Herbert Read, John Crowe Ransome and And saw the ruddy moon lean over a hedge T. S. Eliot present on that account formidable Like a red-faced farmer. difficulties to the average reader, and insuperable I did not stop to speak, but nodded, difficulties to the lazy reader. One of Mr. Read's And round about were the wistful stars simpler poems will furnish an example, at the With white faces like town children." same time illustrating the colourless, abstract Associated with free-verse is the now defunct nature of his verse and its inflexibility. It is school of Imagism, of which three poets at least have made really effective use of the form— called "Fear." "Pear is a wave Richard Aldington, Ezra Pound and D. H. Law- Beating through the air rence. The definition of free-verse by the Imagists And on the taut nerves impinging should be of interest:— Till there it wins "We attach the term to all that increasing Vibrating chords. amount of writing whose cadence is more marked. more definite, and closer-knit than that of prose, but which is not so violently nor so obviously All goes well, So long as you tune the instrument accented as the so-called 'regular verse.' " To simulate composure. Imagism itself was just a restatement of poetic principles that have guided numbers of poets (So you will become for centuries. The thing which they emphasised image had to be presented A gallant gentleman.) was that in poetry an which was clear and definite, not blurred or But when the strings are broken . . . vague. The poem above by T. E. Hulme is an Then you will grovel on the earth Imagist poem. Other members of the school were Flint, John Gould Fletcher, "H.D.." Amy And your rabbit eyes F. S. Will fill with fragments of your shattered Sowell, and William Carlos Williams. soul." This rapid survey, incomplete as it is, was made Psychology has noticeably enlarged the poetic with the chief aim of stimulating interest in contemporary poetry—an interest which is woe- domain. Harold Monro gives many obvious fully lacking at the present time. There are. examples; for instance, in "The Silent Pool," some people for whom the history of poetry ends where he says:— "Look downward in the silent pool; with Ella Wheeler Wilcox and Longfellow, while The weeds cling to the ground they love; there are others who follow it cautiously as far They live so quietly, are so cool; as Yeats, Hardy, de la Mare, Masefield and Rupert They do not need to think, or move. Brooke, but any attempt to make them strike- out into unaccustomed territory is met with sus- Look down in the unconscious mind picion. But they are not asked necessarily to- praise what they read—I hope I have not ap- There everything is quiet too, And deep and cool, and you will find peared fulsome or indiscriminate in my commen- Calm growth and nothing hard to do, dation—but they are asked to take a reasonable interest in modern developments, and thereby to And nothing that need trouble you." A word about free-verse. Whether or not it stimulate the production of better poetry. Lastly is legitimate medium for poetry does not concern it may be as well to point out that this essay is written from a contemporary point of view. us here; the .important thing is that during the last thirty years a tremendous amount of free- Attention has of necessity been paid to writers verse has been written, and poets have shown some of whom at least will probably appear rather that under skilled hands it is capable of the worn. odd, and out-of-date fifty or a hundred most beautiful effects. The following poem is years hence. called "Autumn," one of the five published poems J. Mc. THE FORTIAN 27 June, 1934. „., OLD BOYS' PAGE__ i •••••tr.4,4 ___,,_„.....„_o_...... ,_„.....: .1M1.110.11•1004Mra.114M11.0.0. 4•111.0.11•Wil4M.1 1 e.M.0.1•1•./.1.1.04•110.0.1•1.0.1•00411•1.04•1010 Since the last issue of "The Fortian" the Old School. These etchings will be available in the Boys' Union has devoted its attention on the early part of June at £1/5/- each, a portion or social side chiefly to the Annual Dinner, which which amount will be devoted to the Old Fort was held at the Wentworth Hotel on 11th April Street Gates Fund. Copies may be arranged for last. The dinner was the most successful for on application to the undersigned, or Mr. F. many years, and was attended by a large number Fitzroy, Hon. Treasurer of the Union, or direct of old boys. The Committee, while very glad from Galeries Anglais. Any old boys desirous to welcome those who may be termed the older of obtaining etchings of the old School are also and oldest old boys, regrets that there was not requested to communicate with the undersigned, a bigger attendance of the younger generation. since previous arrangements regarding the old On an occasion such as this age is forgotten. School have now been terminated. All present are "Fortians," and the purpose of Readers will be interested to know that it is the gathering is not only to renew old friend- expected to put in hand the erection of the old ships, but to make further acquaintances with Fort Street gates at the new S:hool in the very Fortians of all ages. near future. A considerable amount of the neces- Mr. W. A. Selle, Registrar of the University, sary money is already in hand, a number of acted as toast master. After the toast of "The further donations have been promised, and a sub- King" by the President, Mr. D. E. S. Kennedy, scription list will probably be published shortly the Hon. Mr. Justice H. V. Evatt, supported by in the Press. Any old boys able to assist with Colonel Selmes, D.S.O., V.D., proposed the toast donations are cordially invited to do so. of "The School," to which the Headmaster, Mr. It is intended that the opening ceremony be J. A. Williams, responded, supported by Doctor marked by a proper function, details of which will George Mackaness. be arranged in due course. J. Mr. H. W. Horsfield, supported by Doctor A. The Union has now undertaken the distribution Collins, M.B., M.S., President B.M.A., moved the of Union badges, which are available from the toast. "Headmasters," to which Mr. A. J. Kilgour Hon. Secretary at 2;'- each. The amended design replied, supported by Mr. David Cooper. is proving very popular. Very great interest was shown in current School A proposal has been made which may achieve doings, which were ably outlined by Mr. Williams. fruition for the institution of a monthly maga- and the assistance which the Old Boys' Union zine, to be known as "The Old Fortian," dealing may lend to its School was emphasised. '' with old boys, the School, end incidental matters The next function is the "Old Fortians' Ball, of interest. to be held in conjunction with the Old Girls' Among the most recent additions to the rank Union on 20th proximo at "The Pompadour," 417 of King's Counsel is an old boy of the School, George Street, Sydney. The undersigned will be Mr. H. H. Mason. Mr. Mason has been eminent pleased to supply details to all interested, and a in the legal profession for many years. hearty invitation to Fortians and their friends is extended. The ball, of course, is one of the General regret was felt at the death recently brightest social functions of the year. of his Honor Mr. Justice James, late of the Past and present boys will be interested to learn Supreme Court. Bench of this city. Mr. Justice that arrangements have been made with Galeries James had a distinguished career, politically, at. Anglais, 133 Pitt Street, Sydney, to commission the Bar, and on the Judiciary, and was widely Mr. Gayfield Shaw, a Sydney etcher. winner of known for his many interests. the first prize at the International Exhibition, On the subject of law, it is interesting to note Chicago, 1932. to execute an etching of the new that Miss Olga Satiwell, who completed the Law 28 THE FORTIAN June, 1934. School course last year, and is the first girl to All Fortians will join in congratulations to Mr. graduate in the Fatuity with Honours, is an old W. A. Selle, Registrar of the University, on his Fort Street girl. recent marriage. THE EPICUREANS. Let us mock our tears with laughter ere we die: Let us spread the fame of Bacchus through the land Let us laugh at sorrow's burdens ere we sigh; As we sport upon the yellow-golden strand. While the sun still shines above us Loudly let us vaunt his praises, In his blaze of golden glory To the throb of songs, and dancing, And the soft blue stars that love us Whirl our feet in wizard mazes Whisper low their dreamy story On through time our sport advancing; Let us live, while we may Through the warm scented night Ere the charm of our day We shall dance till the light Fades in darknss away Of the day greets our sight. And the sombre shades of Death invade our sky. Then forget the happy hours our life has spanned.

Let us wander hand in hand among the flowers, Let us spurn the tinsel glitter of the world And sing softly, like the cool September showers; Where the dice of mocking fate is ever whirled. Let us live in love and beauty Come, pursue our rustic pleasure; In our land of tinkling fountains. Let us roam amid the clover: Get you home, dull Care ! and Duty, Let us have of joy full measure Hie you to your darkened mountains. Ere this hallowed twilight's over. And with joy in our train Let us live while we may Let us sing our glad strain Ere the charm of our day Leaving sorrow and pain Fades in darkness away In the ruined mass of Grandeur's fallen towers. And our lives into oblivion are hurled. X., 5D.

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FLANNEL OR SPORTS TROUSERS 3/- Cleaning and Pressing Departments at both Stores DAVID JONES REMEMBER—DAVID JONES FOR SERVICE. June, 1934. THE FORTIAN AROUND TH E SCHOOL. The reason why you get no satisfaction. "Don't A certain master was recently heard bewailing worry about that telephone," say the masters, the fact that he was not on the science staff,. "it's used to ringing in vain." as he had such good illustrations of "relative * * density" in the class. Two choice pieces of classical logic: "Tom was * * called Dick after his uncle Joe." "I had a For 4th Year chemistry only. Teacher, to famous clock once; when the hands pointed to boy who has answered very vaguely: "I asked one o'clock and it struck twelve, you knew it you for the core, and you gave me the pip." was two.". Evidently a certain 4th Year English master Master (reading Shakespeare):• "Go get him was only speaking for himself when he said, surgeons !" There is a loud report from a oar "Speaking from our experience of prisons." on Taverner's Hill. Master (reading Shakespeare): "Go get him surgeons !" * * * Heard in a 4th Year debate: "The sword has Teacher (on receiving homework without a played an important part in carving out men's name on it): "Here is an anonymous contribu- destinies." tion, presumably from 'Constant Reader' or * * * Heard at test: Teacher: "Jones, why can't you 'Mother of Six.'" make your figures better? For instance, this Who Said? (2nd series) :—(a) "B• ring forth the seven looks like a four." Jones: "No, sir, that's bricks that we may shower them upon him." a four." Teacher: "Then why does it look like (b) "The only 'Leaving' these boys ought to do a seven?" is, now." (c) Spoke stand. (d) "Plus je vois d'elle * * Just a suggestion: Why not change the word plus je l'aime !" (e) "What's the lesson?" "quadrangle" into "squadwrangle? "Ancient History?" "Wrong !" ANZAC DAY, 1934. THE BOTANICAL GARDENS. It is a beautiful, sunny day. A gentle breeze- A:cording to School custom, Anzac Day was drifts across the lawn, rustling the trees and ..,elcbrated in the Memorial Hall on Tuesday, carrying the sweet fragrance of flowers, wafting April 24th. it to the people seated in the refreshing, dreamy The Headmaster, in delivering a speech to the shade of the trees. assembled School, glorified the great deeds done It is here that the tired business man comes by our soldiers and sailors on the memorable for his midday rest—to be away from the buzz- occasion of the landing at Gallipoli. Incidentally, and bustle of city life, and yet has time to return he noted, from a teaching staff of thirty teachers, in the brief opportunity allowed him. there were five who were participants in the Sunbeams, filtering through the leaves of the actual attack, while other members rendered ser- trees, form, better than any human artist could vic on the Continent. Mr. Parker gave a short paint, beautiful patterns, ever changing as the address elaborating the remarks of the Head- breeze rustles the foliage. The sweet singing of master. birds, with the accompaniment of a playful, The Deputy Headmaster, as a representative of tinkling fountain, produces an effect delightfully the portion of the staff which was present at the musical. attack on Gallipoli, performed the traditional An exquisite touch is added by the colourful School function—the placing of a wreath on the blend of flowers bordering the lawn. Now and Roll of Honour, commemorating the names of then, pigeons gracefully alight, to be fed or chased the 150 old Fortians who fell in the Great War. away by the youngsters in the immediate vicinity. The ceremonies, which were varied by the Far away, dim and grey with the midday haze, singing of hymns, concluded with "Advance Aus- standing aloof like a sentinel, is the Harbour tralia Fair," and the School filed past the Honour Bridge—a fitting guardian of the beauty of the Board with the customary sign of reverence. Harbour and of the Botanical Gardens. L. COHEN. R. TREHARNE, 3B. .30 "TIE FORT I.\\ June, 1934.

SCHOOLBOYS' RAILWAY CRUISE,

As is customary on vacation tours, Fort Street are rice-growing, fruit canning, citrus fruit grow- was well represented amongst the school parties ing, butter making, and wine making. on the Schoolboys' Railway Cruise conducted dur- The greatness of this transformation cannot be ing the May vacation, to various southern districts fully realised, unless it be remembered that less of our State. The cruise covered an approximate than 30 years ago all this area was arid and distance of 1200 miles, and embraced such notable unproductive. places as Canberra, Yass, Burrinjuck, Leeton, Continuing to inspect the open spaces on our Griffith, Harden, Goulburn, Moss Vale, Bowral way home, half a day was spent at Mr. B. J. and Berrima. Hock's model farm, Linden Hills, Cunningar, in On Sunday night, May 13th, at 10.55, the the Harden district, where shearing was in pro- special cruise train crept from Central, and was gress, and where many humorous incidents took soon speeding away on its 200-mile run to Can- place with the "boxing kangaroo," and even more berra—our first destination. Here the whole day humorous were the vain endeavours of the lads was spent inspecting Australia's National Capi- to ride a 25-year-old bucking mare. tal, which, with its dazzling white buildings, its On the same day we proceeded to Goulburn, gardens and winding roadways, its sparkling and after a motor-drive around the town, ascended streams, and its battalions of stately young trees Rocky Hill to inspect the famous War Memorial— lining every street and avenue, remains not only Goulburn's unique landmark, of which all the a modern city of to-day, but at the same time a city is justly proud. The view from here is really fairyland of trees, shrubs, and exotic blooms. remarkable. The panorama includes approximately Probably the most interesting event of the fifteen miles of the one range from all points of day was the visit to Federal Parliament House, the compass, and the view of the country stretch- which stands out dazzling white, glistening like ing into the near and distant hills makes a great a pearl threaded in a necklace of glittering green. appeal. After being addressed by the Prime Minister In the evening we attended the theatre, which (Mr. Lyons), the party proceeded to inspect the is similar in style to the Sydney "Capitol" Theatre. meeting places of the Senate and the House of On Saturday morning, which was the last day Representatives, and to gaze in wonder at the of the cruise, the motor tour included Moss Vale, thick, luxurious carpeting, the polished parquetry Bowral and Berrima. An inspection was made flooring, the exquisite works of art on the walls, with the caretaker of the historic Berrima Gaol, the many historic documents and statues, and and so grim was his description of the severe other objects of interest, all of which lend an forms of punishment which had been meted out atmosphere that is colourful and inspiring. to prisoners, that a general resolution was made After attending the theatre in the evening, the among the lads to keep on the right side of the party returned to the train, which was our "home" law. each night, and soon dropped into slumber, whilst On Saturday afternoon the lads entered the the express sped away to Yass, from where we cruise train for the last time, and soon were travelled a distance of 39 miles to a very different speeding away towards home, saying "au revoir," scene—a wall of masonry at Burrinjuck, which but not "good-bye" to the land we love so much. impounds that vast volume of water that had Personal acquaintance with those places they previously run at seasonal intervals down the bed have longed to see was the realisation of a great of the Murrumbidgee, to its junction with the ambition for well-nigh 150 lads . Murray. In conclusion the boys would like to thank Griffith and Leeton were visited on the third Mr. Rose for his organisation, and for his readi- and fourth days respectively. Here were seen ness to impart so much of his vast knowledge the actual work of irrigation, the evidences of to many enquiring lads, and they assure hini transformation it has made, and the many in- that, should such an opportunity of travelling dustries it has created on the area. Among these again arise, they will be with him. C. COSTER, 4D. June, 1934. THE FORTIAN 31

THE ROAMER.

Birds in the trees tinted with blue rippling streamlets and edged with green. dripping ferns in sylvan nooks, On, soft-singing zephyrs— on, Summer. on, Over the yielding grass, Green, brown treading down the heedless daisies blue, gold singing to the silent she-oaks everywhere. splashing through the shimmering silver— blue-tinted silver, Whispering leaves green-edged silver— happily nestling over the yellow-bright glittering sand in the brown of the boughs; smiling to the round pebbles smiling to the earth and the sky, chattering gaily playing in the scented silence of the woods carefree ever smiling: careless rocked so gently clattering noisily. in a lovely colour-medley. On, "Nonpareil" their unveiled wat2hword on, gold and green their silken standard. on, over the lichened rocks Yellow, brown and red through the thick-matted ferns, the rocks; laughing to the skies verdant, pale shouting to the clouds the willows' locks waking the pale wan spirit nod and drop of woodland pools. over the gurgling silver X.. 5D. TO THE WILLOW. O verdant symbol of distress, Of love forlorn and bittern=s; In thee alone we find repose, Who find our love a withered rose. J. R. JENNENS, 5A.

TO A MOPOKE. RAINSTORM. Thy melancholy note, 0 bird unseen Oblique shades of light By those, like me, who are content to lie cutting through pastel skies, And wonder at thy low and plaintive cry, through lowering storm-clouds A thing of myst'ry e'er to me hath been. over the sea. When from the dark, impenetrable screen That hides the whisp'ring she-oaks from the eye, A big black cloud Thy sad complaint doth come, I'm wont to sigh has covered the sun As once again I ask—What can it mean? —the blare of his trumpet-gold Thy nightly friend, the river, swift and strong, is drowned in a murmuring from the south. Thy secret knows, yet keeps it in his heart, And guards it there whilst bearing it along, My fact is wet Which he has promised never to impart. my eyes are blinded 0 tell me now, is't modesty or fear by a thousand shapes That keeps thee to obscurity so near? —fantastic, drear, J.L., 4D. born in the moaning mistral. MS., 5D. 32 THE FORTIAN Julie, 1934.

THE TRIAL.

Mr. Andrew Calder, manager of the Calder the plans of the mine before him, lit a pipe, and Mining Company, sighed heavily and raised his pored over the diagrams. His trained mind was head as the door of his office opened, admitting not long making a decision. "Yes," he mused, a breath of hot, dust-laden air and a young man "the five hundred feet level . . . it's disused, in blue denim overalls. but that's nothing. It provides an easy approach "Ah ! Good morning, Willis." for the dr'll . . . no granite or quartz, but . . . The engineer returned the salutation, and de- Great heavens ! It does ! It would ! Clean through sired to know his superior's will. my ore-bad ! If the drill were sunk . . . If "Nothing very important," said Calder, "but a man were trapped down there . . ." His voice the mine's inspector wants us to make some trailed away. A strange light gleamed in his point, or points, on the surface, most convenient eyes. to all our shafts." About two-thirty that afternoon Willis, bearing "What's the idea, sir?" a sack, boarded the cage at the head of the shaft. "Drilling. If anybody were trapped we could The cage-man regarded the sack with wonder, sink a drill and supply him until we could dig but, as Willis made no attempt to explain, he him out. I want you to attend to the matter." asked no questions. "The five-hundred feet level, He smiled sardonically. "I don't suppose we'll Thompson," ordered Willis. ever have to use it—if your report's well-founded." As he alighted, five hundred feet below the "It is. I'm afraid to say," nodded the engineer. surface, the engineer paused. "By the way, "The cre can't last more than three months." Thompson, if anybody wants me you can tell "That is, after the next quarter the mine will them I'll be at the head of the shaft, working have to close," mused Calder. on my theory." With that Willis strapped the "Unless*" began Willis, when the manager carbide-lamp to his cap, shouldered the mys- interrupted. terious sack, and proceeded into the pitchy black- "Your theory sounds all right, Willis, but I'm ness of the shaft. The cage whirred away, aloft. dubious as to its practicability." Willis deposited the bag on a pile of rubble, and, "My theory's both sound and practicable," as- tearing up a decayed plank from the floor of the serted the engineer. "If you cut a shaft due nor- shaft, busied himself, scooping the earth from nor-west from the four hundred feet level you'll about the support, and burying the contents of strike that quartz-ridge." a small iron box in the shallow excavations. He "Mathematics," sneered Calder. "No, Willis, I rose to his feet and consulted his watch. Two won't risk the shareholders' money in breaking minutes to three. The seconds ticked by. Three! new ground. If the Calder Mine must die, let A dull explosion from somewhere above him . . . it die naturally. Now cut along. I want that a match flickered. . . . report for the mines inspector." Mr. Calder looked at the clock on his table. Willis rose and stepped out into the hot African Three-five. The hot air was still reverberating sunlight. There was a gleam of envy in his eyes from the blasting in the subterranean tunnels. as they rested on the adjacent Robertson mine. Calder yawned. Then—the clatter of feet on They seemed prosperous enough, although it was gravel, a thunderous knocking on the door. "Come reputed that assays of quartz had always proved in," bade Calder, wearily. Evans, the mine fore- Inferior to Calder ore, while, on one occasion, man, hurled himself through the door. it had been rumoured that the Robertson mine "The five hundred feet level, sir. Just now at was practicaly insolvent. He shrugged his shoul- blasting time, sir. It's collapsed. Mr. Willis. ders. It was not his business to question Robert- he . . ." son's affairs, he reflected, as he proceeded to "Well, Evans?" The shaft's disused, isn't it? the crude weatherboard erection which served What has Willis to say about it?" as his private residence. It was not his business— "He's down there, sir; he . . ." but it was none the less mysterious for that. "Good Lord ! Entrapped, or . . . or . . .?" Seating himself in a rickety chair, he spread "Don't think he's killed, sir. Only the mouth June, 19344 THE FORTIAN 33 of the tunnel seems to have caved in. But it'll leased ! But the drill was not yet through ! take nigh a week to dig him out, sir. He . . ." Did that mean that the drill was not being employed, or had his theoretical quartz-ridge right." Calder, with surprising agility for "All impeded the black diamonds? Willis paced the a man of his age and corpulence, was around the stope like a caged animal, listening . . . listen- table. "Quick, man ! Stop the crushing mills— ing . . . Midnight. One. One-thirty. What was muster every available man—arrange shifts—get that? Yes ! . . . no ! Only a plank groaning. 'em to work." His frayed nerves were deluding him. Two. Two- Meanwhile Willis, sprawling on the decaying thirty. A faint scratching . . . no, only another flooring of the five-hundred feet level, was fear- delusion. . . . But . . . was it? Yes ! It was ! ful lest his blasting had been insufficient to It was the drill ! The drill 1 His hands clenched warrant drilling. Several times he approached and unclenched spasmodically as he strode around the wreckage to listen. He heard nothing. Re- the gloomy stope waiting and watching. Three ! assured, he returned to the stope to smoke, the A roar of water, pouring from the bore, announced while he reflected. The hours fled, but still that the arrival of the drill. It was through ! Agonis- silent form remained immobile, gazing at his ing moments passed as the drill was withdrawn. muddy boots. A complaining timber aroused him An electric torch suspended from a cord slid from from his reverie. The hands of his watch indicated the tube. To apprise those on the surface of his eight-fifteen. Extinguishing his feeble lamp, he well-being, he tugged the cord. Instantly a curled himself up in the dryest corner of the thermos flask descended, followed by a telephone. shaft to sleep a fitful sleep, from which he was His eyes were only for the latter. awakened about midnight by a dull explosion. "Hello, Calder ! Yes—I'm all right. No, Could they be blasting away the barricade? Surely there's nothing I want. Listen 1 Calder ! Yes, Calder would never sanction such madness ! I said I was all right. Was there any ore in But . . . no ! Two . . . three . . . four . . • the drill-core? No, ran all right, I tell you. Now, five distant reports. Five days until he, should answer me, was there any ore in the drill-core? be released. Five days ! His groping fingers With a supreme gesture of despair, the en- encountered his sack of provisions. Five days ! gineer dropped the instrument and reeled away Five days ! Perhaps they would not use the from the bore. Composing himself, he picked up According to his calculations, it would drill ! the telephone, and essaying to speak in a natural take almost five days to drill down to him ! Five voice, replied to Calder's anxious queries. days . . . five days. With tudden horror Willis realised he was repeating the words aloud. A "No—nothing wrong. Just relief at getting cold perspiration beaded on his forehead. He through to you. I'm a trifle tired. Yes . . • gritted his teeth. This would. never do. To sit suspense has been terrible. All right. You'll be and mope would be to invite insanity. He must through in three hours, eh? Good." occupy his mind. He scrambled to his feet, relit With the attitude of the actor relaxing after his lamp, and plunged into the gloomy shaft. a strenuous play, Willis let the telephone fall The feeble yellow rays of his lantern—as effectual and flung himself on a heap of crushed ore. The as the light of a solitary glow-worm in a Jungle— blow was a cruel one. His theory was a grotesque glimmered on slimy, dripping walls. To his abused blunder. All his hope, enterprise and self-sacri- nostrils was carried the foul stench of mud and fice had been in vain. Presently he bestirred rotting timber, but he investigated the tunnels himself and wandered aimlessly away, down the thoroughly before returning to his stope. When pitchy tunnels, desiring only to be away from the his watch pointed to midnight again he heard hateful stope which had witnessed the destruction four explosions, the next night three, then two of all his hopes. He scarcely cared if they ever . . . one. During these torturous hours he care- dug him out. His erring feet felt something yield. fully examined the entire workings of this level, Even in moments of such stress, self-preservation but on this last day he could not drag himself is uppermost in the mind. He instinctively re- away from the stope where the drill would break treated. - A plank of the flooring had caved in, through. Only one day when he should be re- revealing a dark pit whence blew a gust of cold

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air. Willis detached the lamp from his cap, the ore-car to investigate, aware that, beneath the knelt, and lowered it at arm's length through the rusting truck, reposed a dark mystery. At pre- gap in the floor. It revealed a tunnel, obviously cisely this moment Calder was crawling through abandoned, with the rails for ore-cars rusting in the drive into the first stope of the five hundred several inches of muddy, stagnant water. feet level, where he joined Evans. The foreman shook his head. "Ain't 'ere, sir." Wrenching up the adjoining planks, Willis "But where could he have gone? He knew lowered himself into the shaft. It led in the we'd be through. Why didn't he wait." general direction of the Robertson mine, and the "There's no accountin' for what a man does engineer followed its twisting length through the when 'is 'ead goes." oozy mud, stumbling over the rails which had "You don't mean . . .? in a horrified whisper once borne the ore-cars. A breath of fresh air from Calder. was carried to his nostrils. How sweet it smelled "After a week 'ere," said Evans suggestively, 'E after the vile stench of the mine ! He rounded may . . . Did you 'ear that, sir?" a bend in the passage, then stopped short and "Yes ! It was Willis' voice. I'll swear it was. stepped back. In the stope, just around the curve Come on ! Down this passage to the right." in the tunnel, was a moving light ! Who could Booted feet echoed in the noisome tunnel. it be ? Extinguishing his lamp, he advanced into Evans, who led, suddenly halted. "There's an 'ole the stope. Such was the intensity of the darkness 'ere, sir. It Lor' ! Mr. Willis is down there, that he was invisible, while he was enabled to sir." watch the two men present. They were the Willing hands aided the engineer through the manager and foreman of the Robertson Mine. gap in the flooring. He pressed something hard Normally, there would be nothing suspicious about and round into Calder's hands. their presence, but that, at four in the morning, in a disused shaft, two men could be honestly "Great heavens ! A drill-core—a core of solid employed required more than the proverbial grain quartz ! Where did you get this, Willis?" of salt. So Willis remained concealed. Willis replied with a question." "Did that Robertson driller give you any help?" Meanwhile manager and subordinate were in- "Yes,—but the core. Where . . .?" dustriously relieving an ore-skip of its contents and concealing the freight beneath a wrecked "I thought as much. My theory's right, any- truck. Apparently the skip was soon empty, way, Calder. That's where this came trom—you whereupon the two men returned to the cage can ask Robertson's if you like—they've been and were whirled upwards. Willis advanced to using it for months. When can I have a bath?" J. BROWN, 4D.

REQUIESCAM.

Sing to me softly, bright birds, Heavy, my heart within my breast For sleep on my eyelids is pressing. Is burdened with unbreathed sighing. I cannot understand your words. Come, warbling songster, leave your nest, But sing ye, and grant me your blessing. Or cease, for a space, from your flying.

Sing of the flowers and the trees: Darker than midnight is my sight, Of woodlands where softly are thronging I wander alone, and in sorrow. Low-murmured fancies of the breeze. Long have I roamed without the light, For sad is my spirit with longing. And dark is the dawn of my morrow. X., 513. THE F O R T I A N 33 June. 1934. CONFESSIONS OF A SENTIMENTAL DETECTIVE. A PAGE TORN FROM THE LIFE OF ELMER T RACKEM, THE FAMOUS PINKERTON MAN. sported a tea-stained set of whiskers and many As a poker player I'm a shark; as a husband stripes on his arm (not the whiskers). I was at I'm a prawn, but as a detective I'm certainly a a loss how to address him. "This is going to whale. The fact is, I've met so many fishy be a tough job, sergeant," said I, conversational characters in my time that I have now imbibed like. "Captain," wuffed he, through his whiskers. quite a piscatorial outlook. "Awiright," said I, "you needn't start to get blood- My life, from my earliest years, has been pressure about it." We arrived. With my keen fraught with dangers of all kinds. When barely eyes I swept the gravel path. (That's how I more than a suckling I was hauled off to have got the black eye.) "I smell a rat," said I, in my bumps read, because my loving mother heard a hoarse whisper. "That's funny," replied it said that I was bumptious. Whiskers, "I must have a cold, I can't smell a After adding to my bump collection with a thing." "Shut up," I commanded, fiercely, "I'm mallet, the—is it phrenoctoPus?—no i—olyocl-- going to knock at the door." I knocked. A short no l—phren---(0 hang it, leave it at that) got silence—then the door opened a little. An eye to work with a T-square, set-square, four square looked through the crack. "Waddayawant?" it and Railway Square to solve the most mystifying, rasped. I was taken a little aback. "We-ah, ye- baffling and brain-twisting conundrum of my ah, we are collecting for the Temperance League." mesoblastic joints, not to mention the interstices "You liar !" bawled Whiskers. "We've come to between my basilar membrane, major and internal arrest Bill Beezunka." My kick almost broke his auditory meatus. (Hm !) After a solid hour's "Iszatso?" roared the eye; and in an tapping like a wood-pecker, slapping, scraping, shin. instant the door was flung wide open. Knowing squaring and swearing, he came to the conclusion my strength, I did not wish to take him by was to be a sailor, gaoler and blackmailer, that I brute force; I was frightened I would hurt him, amid loud protests from the feminine section, so I decided it was better to lure him away from who came into battle full speed ahead, and all the house. Thus I backed a few paces, and then flags flying. To say the least, we wrecked the turned and bolted. Whiskers, like the good and place. Then we left. We felt we were right, faithful servant, went and did likewise." I leapt so we left right—or should I more rightly say the fence with that grace for which I have "in a right manner"? (0 awlright.) always been noted, but Whiskers merely charged But, just to nark them all, I joined the police the gate and took it with him, hinges, post and force. You know, a cop's lot isn't so bad, even all. I fled down the street with Whiskers making though it isn't a lot. I'll have you know from good time by my side. By the time we had the start that I've travelled. I've sleuthed in England, been a divorce detective in France, and gone three blocks, my breath came in short pants. had afternoon tea with the police chief of the I was shocked. "Breath," I said firmly, "take States. They have very highly strung crooks off those pants. Not here, you fool. Go home in U.S.A. Most of them carry violin cases, but and put on your long-uns." He looked a trifle the instruments inside is abashed. "You don't expect a man to spring in the way they play long-uns, do you?" he said. (That's enough, enough to kill you. I had to find Bill Beezunka once. I found Elmer—continue.) Well, by this time Bill had begun to gain him—good and plenty. His hobby was collecting silverware, and he had quite a nice display. I ground. Whiskers had disappeared into a shop, grew frightened. A plan suddenly struck once inspected his collection, and was very much and I surprised by the variety of monograms on the me. I fled round the corner. From my pocket little I pulled an envelope and wrote on it:— pieces. He had a fine set of spoons (a OUT OF WORK. worn perhaps), bearing the crest NS.W.G.R.; I WOUNDED AT WAR. could never figure out what these letters stood 19 CHILDREN AND Wirt.. for. But, I wander. As I was saying, I had to NO PENSION. PLEASE HELP. find Bill. So I took a gentleman with me who 36 THE FORTIAN June, 1934•

This I placed at my feet. I held my hat in He came closer, and peered at me intently. Tears both my hands before me, leaned against a lamp- suddenly welled in his eyes, and then, without post, and closed one eye. I tried to think of warning, he wept on my shoulder. "My God !" something to sing. I didn't have much time to he choked, "19 kids AND a wife." He slipped decide, as I heard Bill's footsteps rapidly ap- a ten bob note into my hand. "Poor feller," proaching; but, taking on a look of utter hope- he said, and stumbled weakly away. I waited lessness and dejection, I began in a wheezy, till he was round the corner, then hurried windy voice, "Nearer my God to Thee." I thought towards a P.D. car which I saw parked on the it distinctly appropriate. I had only got up to corner. I felt so elated at the ten bob that I the second "Nearer to Thee" when round the even asked the boys to "kumanavone." They corner skated Bill with his tail swishing. He came. In the bar we tucked two or three away, looked the street up and down, and suddenly his and then I pulled out my note, and, opening it face fell. But he dived his hand into his pocket, with a flourish, proferred it to the expectant pulled forth a piece of pencil and a paper, and barman. As I did so a paper fluttered to the began, tongue between his teeth, resting the floor. I picked it up, and then what a sock in paper against the wall, laboriously to scrawl the eye ! I read:— something on the paper. I continued to wheeze. "You'll get yours later. Next time there won't He finished after a full ten minutes, and then be any P.D.—Yours until death.-'Bill Beezunka." made his way slowly towards me. "Say Bo !" (This is a literal translation.) said he deliberately, "seen an ugly, fiat-footed, smug-faced, slant-eyed, sanguinary smart guy But there was worse to follow, and the next coming past here in a hurry?" I felt like sock- one floored me completely. "Oh, dear !" said the ing him. Ugly, flat-footed, smug-faced, slant- barman, "this ten bob's a crook-un." eyed, indeed ! But all these things are sent to I am no longer in the police force. try us. I pretended to be deaf. "Eh !" I croaked. "SCRAWL"

DEBATING.

This year we are again entrants in the Hume- wealth complete control of conciliat:on and ar- Barbour Inter-schools' Debating competition, bitration," and we are again the opposition. which we have won three times in the four years that the trophy has been competed for. The The next debate is the final, for which the team, which was chosen just before the May subject is "That Australia should corcentrate on holidays, consists of Walker, Stevens and Shearer, the development of her primary industries." in that order. Stevens just defeated C. Ferguson, The first round must be completed before June of 5D, for the position of second speaker, and 30th, and our team is already at work on the the latter will lead the Schcol's !econd team, subject. which is to debate against our sister school, Fort As is usual in this School, each fourth and Street Girls' High School. The other members fifth year class conducts a debate during the last of this team have not yet been chosen. period on Friday afternoons. This provides ex- Our first debate is against Hurlstane, on the cellent training. All of the present School team subject that "Compulsory military training should have graduated from the ranks of their own class be resumed." As our opponents are the home team. team, they will affirm this resolution. Our thanks are due to Mr. Rose for his interest Should our team be successful, as we hope it and advice, and, of course, for his work in pre- will, we meet the winners of the debate between paring the School teams for their debates, and we only hope that success like that of 1932 and North Sydney and Newcastle. This time the subject will be "That the Federal Constitution 1933 will crown his efforts in 1934. should be amended so as to give the Common- The best of luck to both teams. 37 June, 1934. THE FORTIAN

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Flat and windswept, green with growing grain, When I awake the wind drifts softly in Sounding with a thin stirring such as the wind And stirs the curtain at my window-pane. makes The birds are shrill across the road When in the leaves with whispering it awakes. And I pretend that I am looking on a country As when along the surface of a pool it blows, lane. So now it bends the wheat as on it goes A country house set in a country lane, Swift over the land with dying hush, And I am waking after a first night there; In wide sweeps like some great artist's brush, I like the morning freshness and the crispness Or in a curling wall as some sea-torrent pouring of the air. Not like that nameless, hopeless longing, that down Upon an unsuspecting seaport-town. futility and pain, Which comes with evening's purple horde of When I awake then smoke and dust drift in shades, And curl about the curtains at my window pane, That lonely quiet, that sense of nothing more A truck goes lumbering up the hill; a train to come. Screams. These misty dreams begin to wane, But work and sleep, and sleep and work again. And I remember that outside there's nought to No such dissatisfaction fills my brain. I dream that there's a green field just outside, see blank brick wall of the house next door. A field, a brown hill, and a long white road. But the A thousand vistas from a thousand windows At the street's end now I hear the dogs cannot be Barking hollow and re-echoing, As this. And yet they are—no more no less than Like the hollow and re-echoing this. In an empty country lane, But Oh ! How warm and yellow rests the sun Of the barking of a sheep dog that has just barked. upon the wall. The sparrows now fly high above the wheat, KS., 5D. And to the north there lies a level land,

EMPIRE DAY CELEBRATIONS, 1934. of Nations, being the medium through which this The outstandingly fine quality of the speeches co-operation was to be achieved, should, then, which marked the annual commemoration of receive our support both as a nation and as Empire Day at the school again stands as a tribute to the resource of our debating committee, individuals. "Australia's past and present place in the Em- and to the individual capabilities of its members. pire" was convincingly outlined by the next The addresses, besides containing a wealth of speaker, Stevens. Dealing with the rapid growth convincing detail which indicated assiduous pre- of Australia's national status, he stressed the paration, were characterised by extreme clarity importance of the unifying influence of British of presentation and excellence of delivery. culture and ideals, and the racial and historical McAuley, in his capacity of chairman, intro- ties which bind us to the Empire—the "crimson duced the proceedings by a preliminary address thread of kinship," which has practical as well on "International Peace and Security," referring to Britain's responsibility in the promotion of as idealistic significance. An appropriate reading from Ecclesiasticus, by harmonious international relations. The League 38 THE FORTIAN June, 1934.

Porter, preceded the remarks of the following effected their downfall, and by determined in- speaker, Poskett, upon "The Empire's Roll of dividual opposition to these influences, that the Honour." Appreciating the deeds of the in- power of our present Empire may be maintained. numerable Empire-builders, whose efforts in the The intelligent consideration of the future and spheres of statesmanship, exploration, literature, effective resistance to the ideals of the extreme philanthropy and military conquest resulted in realists were urged •by the next speaker, Shearer, the building and consolidation of the fabric of who spoke on "The Empire's Mission." Britain the Empire, the speaker appealed for the exertion had proved herself a strong advocate of peace of individual powers towards the maintenance and disarmament, without being insensible to the of their work. claims of smaller nations. Her mission was to. "The Symbols of Empire" formed the topic promote international justice and to end wars, of a discussion by Weber. The power of Britain and, moreover, to spread racial and religious was symbolised in many aspects of her present toleration in a world which was adopting violent state—in the reverence of her monarchial system, political repression. in her adoption and advocation of Christianity, Proposing the vote of thanks, Merchant re- and in the significance of her flag. Moreover, ferred to the real significance of Empire Day. the influence and impartiality of her judicial The duty of a British subject was to view with system, the number and power of her colonies, and impartiality the aims of every nation, and to the consolidating influence of her learning and assist individually in the propagation of Britain's culture, were visible manifestations of the success ideals of peace and justice. O'Brien, in second- of democratic British ideals. ing the proposal, drew attention to the ideals Walker, dealing with "The Tide of Empire," of the Empire, and the fulfilment of those ideals urged his audience to notice the admonition of in the present power of Britain. the "Recessional" to examine the features of the Throughout the proceedings the continued in- power of ancient empires and the causes of their terest of the audience testified to the consistent downfall. The rise and fall of the successive brilliance of the speeches, and the School is empires of China, India, Persia, Greece and Rome grateful to the speakers for their part in a cere- left little or no benefit to posterity, and it is mony that has come to be regarded as traditional. only by considering the demoralising forces which S.J., 4D.

TO HESPERA. The hallowed silence of a summer night Spreads o'er a charmed and adoring earth; Gone are the hours of ever-laughing mirth, And in their place a holy deep delight; Now heaven's maid endows with deathless sight The poets who revere her golden worth, And stars that gave to poesy its birth Shed through the dim-veiled eve their soft-pale light.

Evening ! Thy very name, cooled with the dew. Shines as a lode-star through the burning day, Cooling the blazing sun e'en at its noon; The joys of Spring and Autumn are but few Compared with thine ! 0 Evening, can'st not stay? Thou comest oft, but leavest us too soon !

M.S., 5D. June, 1934. THE FCRTIAN 39 AN AUTUMN EVENING.

On a jutting crag of a mountain, a man sat, ranked—an uncounted sentinel host. The darker immobile, an image in living bronze. and looked masses of the timbered hillsides, with the varying into the blue distance. shades of pine and cedar, the lighter tints of It is a land of far-arched and unstained skies, the oaken brush, the dun tones of the open grass where the wind sweeps free and untainted, and lands, and the brighter note of the valley the air is that which remains as God made it. meadows' green were defined, blended and har- The face of the watcher shone with a look monised by the overlying haze with a delicacy of wondering awe, and an involuntary exclama- exquisite beyond all human power to picture. And

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tion came from him as the wide view unrolled in the nearer distances, chief of that army of before him was changed by the slanting rays mountain peaks, and master of the many miles of the setting sun. that lie within their circle, Peace Mountain reared Under that sky, so unmatched in its clearness its mighty bulk of cliff and crag as if in supreme and depth of colour, the land lay in all its defiance of the changing of the years or the hand variety of valley and forest and mountain—a of humankind. scene unrivalled in the magnificence and grandeur The gracious hand of autumn had caressed of its beauty. Mile upon mile in the distance the countryside and decorated it in the purest across those primeval reaches, the faint blue gold and brown, which mingled with the wood peaks and domes and ridges of the mountains and glass land flowers in a galaxy of colours. 40 THE FO RTIAN June, 1934.

The watcher on the peak made a frame of his The far-away cities were already in the blaze fingers and looked at the scene below him. On of their own artificial light—lights valued not the walls of the next Academy Exhibition wilt for their power to make men see, but for their hang nothing half so beautiful. power to dazzle, to attract and intoxicate—lights The long shadows of Peace Mountain crept out that permitted no kindly dusk at eventide wherein from the base of the mountains farther and a man might rest from the day's endeavour—a farther over the country below. The blue of the quiet hour; lights that hid the stars. distant hills changed to mauve with deeper masses The man on the peak lifted his face to those of shadows where the chasms yawned and the twinkling myriads who were gathering to keep gullies ran into hiding in the heart of the moun- sentinel watch over the world below. tain chain. The cool evening wind came whispering over The sun hid itself behind the line of moun- the lonely land, whilst all the furred and winged tains, and the blue of the sky in the west changed creatures of the night stole from their dark slowly to gold, against which the peaks and domes hiding places into the gloom which is the be- and points were silhouetted as if cut by the tool ginning of their day. An owl flapped by, and of a master graver; and the bold facades and from the mountainside below came the weird, battlements of old Peace Mountain grew coldly ghostly call of its mate. Night-birds chirped in grey in the approaching dusk. the scrub. A fox barked his staccato chal- The very air was motionless, as though the lenge, whilst away in the distance the clear cry never-tired wind itself drowsed indolently. of a curlew pierced the awakening sounds. And alone in the hushed bigness of that land The watcher rose slowly to his feet, and with the man sat with his thoughts—brooding, per- the beauty of that autumn evening impressed on haps over whatever it was that had so strangely his soul, he started again on his journey. For placed him there—dreaming, it may be, over that a moment he was lost to view behind an outcrop, which might have been, or that which yet might but then for a short time he stood, vaguely out- be—viewing with questioning, wondering, half- lined against the lighter gloom of the wide-arched fearful eyes the mighty untamed scene before sky—and then he passed from sight—over the him. skyline. P. HUGHES, 4A.

LETTER TO THE FORTIAN. Dear Fortians, Each year is divided into a number of sections "Some are born great; some acquire greatness: of about thirty each. A first year student, in the and some merely grate upon you." general course, takes English, history, geography. Well, here we are again, and if You get as arithmetic, biology, education, music, art, over- much pleasure out of reading this as I do out coats, umbrellas, fountain pens, and anything else of writing it, believe me, you deserve it. However, he can find when the owner isn't looking. From having been threatened with dire penalties unless what I can remember, some of you present For- I let you know something about the Teachers' tians would enjoy yourselves there immensely. College, this is the result. Besides theory in education, a month of the The Sydney Teachers' College is, as some of year is set aside for practise teaching. One enjoys you may know, a college in which people who this—for the first ten minutes, and the dear little ought to know better are trained to lead the schoolboys are quite manageable and tractable— younger generation along the path of education, if you employ a mallet at discreet intervals. upwards into the light of knowledge. (That's The staff consists of a number of highly spe- not a bad sentence, what?) It contains about cialised lecturers under the leadership of Professor four hundred inmates—students, lecturers and Mackie, who attend to the scholastic side of the myself. There are two years, first and second. business. At the same time the social life of the You go into first year in your first year, second college is not neglected. Besides various seasonal year in your second year. sporting activities, there is a dramatic club, a June. 1934. THE FORTIAN 41 dance club, and a social club, comprising in each library to be the biggest in the Southern Hemi- case representatives from all sections, male and sphere. The college also possesses a gymnasium, female. A dance is held once •a week, which is an assembly hall with a really first-class stage, usually a financial as well as a social success': and a number of well equipped laboratories. There is also a men's common room and a women's There is also a Students' Representative Coun- common room. I sincerely hope that the women's cil, elected by all students to attend to their isn't as common as the men's. Lately, too, there interests. What does it do? Pray don't ask has been talk of getting in a contraption to foolish questions. Nothing, of course. Still, it develop the muscles of the right arm. The reason keeps the students amused, and stops them from is obvious. At present we have to be content with brooding. Besides, whoever heard of an elected an hour's drill each week. Some of us are more body doing anything. Incidentally, the president than content already ! and at least four other members are old Fortians. Well, I have given you a minute description of The college provides excellent sleeping accom- life as she is lived "down under." To those who modation. Apart from the lecture rooms, three are contemplating entering the Teachers' College, or four rooms have been specially set aside with I shall not give the advice that Mr. Punch gave easy chairs, lounges, cushions, and so forth, so to those about to marry. that students can rest and sleep whenever they Yours sincerely, desire. Authority declares the Teachers' College A. JENKINS.

OLD MAID. Long scented years have passed between Then and now, and plodded slow; Dreams of all that might have been, Old and dim, still softly flow, Mauve and rose and morning gold. Misty muslin fold on fold, Memories of a wistful face, Memories of a wistful face. L.M., 5D.

THE SWIMMING HOLE. In a cool, quiet valley, known only to a few the babbling brook and the valley of many greens. people, the small, slow-running brook opened out, At times they would fly to the ground, cock their making an ideal swimming hole. The light and heads cheekily from side to side, and watch the dark shades of the water amongst the beautiful children bathing and frolicking in the water. The green ferns and the stately gum-trees made, as moment any of the bathers came near them, how- can be imagined, the prettiest of vistas. ever, they would fly away, high up to their realm On summer afternoons the gurgling of the of absolute freedom, where they lived contentedly brook mingled with the happy laughter of children in their nests. coming to bathe in the cool water of "The Hole." At night the valley was very still, the silence The majestic gums threw a wide-spreading and being broken only by the occasional hoot of an inviting shade across the cool valley and large owl or the rustle of leaves and the lapping of pond, whose calm was disturbe i by the splashing water before a breeze. of merry feet. The fresh, faintly-blowing breezes, whispering in the thick, dark green foliage of This beautiful little valley of solemn quietude the trees, helped to make the valley a delightful remained little known for many years, and often refuge from the intense heat of summer. it rang with, and re-echoed, the merry laughter Gaily-coloured, happy little birds chirruped and of the children who picnicked there. flitted to and fro among the tree-tops high above W. B. GRANT, 2B. 42 THE FORTIAN jiiire: 1934.

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1st GRADE CRICKET. faultless style, with flashing strokes all around the wicket. This score is very probably a C.H.S. Although the present first grade team does not record. Fort Street totalled 288 (Wark 178 not appear very strong on paper, it has performed out and Manuel 33) against Hurlstone's score of very creditably up to date. This is due mainly 152 (Robinson 4-37). Fort Street's second visit to the brilliant efforts of its captain—Mervyn to the crease was brief, the final scores being Wark. 2-53 (Wark 38 not out). As in past years, the same old cry rends the The final match was played against Ultimo at air, "We want bowlers." I think that if the Petersham Oval. Play was confined to one day same enthusiasm given to football was given to because of rain, and the match resulted in a cricket this cry would eventually disappear alto- draw. Fort Street batted first and made 163, of gether. The batsmen, led by C. H. S. champion, which Wark made 48, Rothwell 45, and Roberts Wark, are reasonably strong, and have performed 36. Ultimo replied with 8-103. Lilienthal, their much better than the bowlers. captain, made a valiant attempt to reach the The most prominent complaint to be made home team's total by making a brilliant 60 in 19 against the team is (with the exception of one minutes. Burns, a recruit from 2nd grade, per- or two) their deplorable fielding. This weakness formed very well by securing 5 for 27. is steadily being strengthened by the diligent Below is a table of the main batting and coaching of Mr. Gilhome. bowling averages:— The captaincy, always a difficult position, was BATTING. Highest filled by Wark, who handled his men very ably. Runs:fiver. Batsman Innings N.O. Score Although some of his methods were criticised, no Wark 6 2 178 n.o. 380 95 better ones were ever suggested. Rothwell 48 The first fixture of the season was played Roberts 5 — 36 75 15 against Parramatta at Parramatta. Fort Street Robinson 5 -- 53 74 14.8 batted first, and made 232, of which Wark com- BOWLING. piled 63 in fine style, and Rothwell 48. The match Overs Runs Wkts. Aver, Burns .. 8 27 5 5.4 resulted in a draw, as the second day's play was Robinson 20 111 4 27.8 prevented by rain. Crowe .. 18 60 3 20 The team was lamentably beaten in the second Rothwell 14 112 3 38 match by Sydney High, the Sydney boys winning Also bowled: Randle, 1 for 152. on the first innings by 6 wickets and 133 runs. In concluding this report, on behalf of the The scores were: Fort Street first innings 89 team I would like to thank Mr. Gilhome for the (Wark 20) and Sydney High 4-222 (closed) . valuable coaching he has given, and wish him Rothwell and Randle secured 2-66 and 1-76 re- every success in the cricket world next season. spectively. This was really the only match in. which ' the bowlers were actually taken by the 2nd GRADE' CRICKET. scruff of the neck and flogged. Although 2nd grade have not been very suc- The first win was registered in the third match, cessful so far, we hope to show a marked im- at tithe expense of This Was due to provement when cricket is resumed next Sep- the brilliant 178 not out compiled by Wark in tember... • . June, 1 934• THE FORT IAN 43 In our first match versus Parramatta High, at Burns obtained 3 for 33. Fort Street's second Petersham, rain intervened after one clay's play, innings ended with the wretched score of 39, and and thus the match ended in a draw. thus Hurlstone turned their supposed defeat into When we played Sydney High at Petersham victory, winning the match outright by 6 runs. their bowlers managed to gain the upper hand, Congratulations. and Fort Street's innings closed with the Against Central Tech., 2nd grade showed poor total of 37. Nevertheless, our bowlers and readiness to hit the ball, and hit it hard, the fieldsmen combined well, and although Sydney highest score of the season being amassed in this were a strong batting team, they only secured match, 140. The premier batsmen were Chud- 98. In the second innings Fort Street improved leigh 32, Aiken 24, Melville 22. A century by one on the first innings score, with a total of 78 (West of the opposing side was not anticipated, and 18, Walsh 21), but defeat was inevitable. In finally we lost the match on the first innings. bowling Aiken obtained 4 for 34, Chudleigh 3 In concluding we wish to thank Mr. Wallace for for 27. his unstinting encouragement throughout the The next match was played at Glenneld against season, although at times we may have "let him Hurlstone, whose team, opening the batting, were down." routed by the bowling of Chudleigh and Burns, THIRD GRADE CRICKET. who secured the figures 5 for 5 and 3 for 6 re- It is satisactory to observe that the third grade spectively. Thinking victory was assured, we team has performed with considerable success in were probably over confident, and in our first the first half of the competition, contesting in innings failed to score more than 51. 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,on the second day, the match being, therefore, Tech. were dismissed for 103 (Cotton 4-26, Par- -drawn. Fort Street compiled 87 in the first in- kinson 3-27). Fort Street's second innings realised nings, Parramatta replying with 6 for 70. 164 (Cotton 44, Davis 28). We won the match Against Sydney High, although Easton played outright by getting our opponents out for 109 for 34 and 37, and Fox 18, we were defeated. The (Cotton 5-32, Parkinson 4-39). brightest feature of the match was the bowling Playing Canterbury in our third match, we dis- of Stratton (4-24) and Field (3-28). missed them for 115 (Parkinson 4-21, Spooner The third game of the season proved success- 2-11). Fort Street managed to get 85 (Cotton ful, Mawson making 89, Fox 32, Colebrook 29 33). Canterbury made 57 in their second innings not out, the match being won on the first innings. (Parkinson 5-12, Cotton 3-32). Our second in- Here our wicketkeeper, Fox, suffered an injury nings was also a failure, for at the close of play from Palfreyman's bowling, and was obliged to we had lost 9-59 (Cotton 17). retire. The last match was played against Sydney In like manner North Sydney was overthrown High. Batting first, we made the meagre total in our last contest, Stratton and Fox compiling of 52 (Bedwell 15). High in their first innings 11 and 23 respectively, while, bowling to North made 166 (McFadyen 5-27, Parkinson 3-54). Fort Sydney in the second innings, Stratton captured Street's second innings realised 115 (Parr 21, 5 wickets for 12, and Mawson 5 for 15, dismissing Robinson 20). In their second innings, High the opponents for a miserable total. were dismissed for 44 (McFadyen 4-8, Cotton In conclusion we desire to express our thanks 4-10). to Mr. Burtenshaw for his industrious coaching The outstanding fieldsmen of the team were throughout the season. Robinson and Parr, taking 10 and 7 catches re- 4th GRADE CRICKET REPORT. spectively. Our first match after the Christmas vacation The batting honours went to Cotton, 204 runs was played against North Sydney. Batting first, at an average of 29.1, and McFadyen, 132 runs we totalled 167 _ (Cotton 84, Parkinson 24 nc.). at 18.8. At the end of the first day's play, North Sydney The main bowling of thc team was done by had lost 4 wickets for 54, Parkinson getting 3-23. Parkinson, 24 wickets at 8.5, and Cottony 20 The match was drawn owing to rain. wickets at 10.1. We played our second match against Technical In conclusion the team wishes to thank Mr. High, and made 110 in our first innings, mainly Waterer' for the interest he has taken in the due to McFadyen scoring 53 and Bedwell 20. team, and for his efficient coaching.

SWIM MING. The swimming season just completed has been fashion, breaking two School records and a C.R.S. fairly successful, although not quite so successful record. Had' allrge been faced by a worthy as one might have hoped it would be. opponent, then more record would surely have The successful efforts of the season were due fallen. This success in thi- Senior Cup makes to the brilliant swimming performances of Arthur him the fifth swimmer to "win all the School Burge, Who exhibited brilliant form in the various Cups. Arthur's time of 2.32 1-5 seconds for the styles of swimming. This swimmer is easily the 220 yards was 4-5 second better than his C.B.S. most outstanding all-rounder that the School has record, besides breaking the School record. In the ever possessed. back-stroke event be wits elocked at 32 1-5, break- The School carnival this year was easily the ing his own School record by 3-5 second. most successful for many years. The 43rd Annual Harold Kennington swam well t4. gain the Carnival was held at Elkington Bark Baths, Bal- Runnernp's Cup, his instance prowitss proving main, on the 20th March, in perfect weather, with too much for the opposition. a fair attendance. The carnival was capably W. Scott also performed well, especially in the managed, which reflects great credit ion 'the or- sprints. - ganiser, Mr. Rose. Phil Schmidt Won the Junior Cup comfortably, Arthur Burge won the Senior Cup in effortless and, as he just missed the under 14 section, all

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-the more credit is reflected on his brilliant win. pleted, and the final round to be contested at Schmidt is worthily upholding the family tradition the end of the year, Fort Street is leading with in School swimming, Technical High. • -• R. Napthali, P. Barrett. and W.,;BarcisIey-.4I9o. Although beaten in our first game against, performed satisfactorily, the former in particular, Sydney (5 goals to 4) before our team was or- who swam second to Schmidt in the 50, 100, 220 ganised satisfactorily, we still compare with Tech., and 440yard's, and thus secured the Cup for since we have overthrown them and secured runner-up. two draws. In the Under 14. section, after a. great tussle, The team for this year consisted of A. Burge D. Callaghan. was successful, winning the Cup (Captain), S. Raine, V. Parkinson, H. Kennington, by two points from J. Allen, and L. Pullen a A. Myers, W. McGilvray, P. Schmidt, E. Sangwell point further back. These three swimmers pro- and P. Nerrett. vided an interesting struggle, and, had J.• Allen At the. commencement of the season our team not been disqualified in the breaststroke event, was 'svaalt, but through -continual practice has he would have won the -Cup. - ,deveklere good team w,orlt. , - At the C.H.S. Carnival the School performed The. Success- of the tearri has been largely due very satisfactorily. Had the senior members been tq, the skilful play of the captain, Burge, whose able to afford Arthur Burge some suppqrt, the scientific play, and the manner in which he held School might have secured the Senior 'Shield. the team together, certainly show him to be the However, Technical, although not possessing any ,backbene of the team. The other outstanding outstanding competitors, had plenty of creditable ptayprS include Raine, Parkinson and Schmidt. swimmers, and so, by their combination, defeated The- /atter, although only small compared with us. To them we convey our congratulations on the others, has shown himself a tiger .for work. their success. The- team on the whole has shown vast im- Burge was certainly the most outstanding com- proveMent with every game played. That we petitor at the C.H.S. Carnival this year. He have not been beaten since the initial match of won the 880 yards, 440 yards, 109 yards, 50 yards the season, and still possess an undefeated record backstroke, and dead-heated in the 220 Yards, „at our home baths, clearly show this. equalling the C.H.S. record. In the breaststroke championship he was only beaten by a touch', Fort Street was well represented in the Com- The 440 yards championship included the Kieran bined High team, by Burge (captain);, Raine and Cup, and so Burge is the second Fortian to Parkinson. The team played the Bondi Club, secure this Cup. winners of the novice grade, winning 3 goals to Special mention must be made of the meri- 2. Burge played a brilliant game, scoring twice torious perforMance of Phil qohmidt, who, onfy for the C.H.S. team. 14 years of age, was compelled., to swim in the • With three matches yet to play, the team has 220 and 440 yards senior championships on ac- high hopes of winning the premiership; and so, count of the lack of seniors. In these races he after the football season, the team must get down secured a .3rd and 4th place in the third division. to hard, training, and learn the fine points of Although the juniors were outclassed, Schmidt the game. and Barrett perfOrmed excellently, while the Un- der 14 team also failed to secure a place. Competition results:— V. Bydney: LosV4--5. In conclusion, the School is greatly indebted V. 'Ichnical: Draw, 2-2. to Mr. Rose for the sterling service that 14 has V. Canterbury: Won, 7-0. performed in all matters relating to School swim- V. Sydney: Won, 7-3. Ming, and for this we sincerely thank him, and V. Technical: Won, 1-0. hope that the School will improve next year V. Canterbury: Won, 7-0. and reward his industry. V. Sydney" Won—forfeit. WATER POLO. Technical: Draw, '2-2. With three rounds of the CbmPitition V. Cknterbkry: Won, 10-0.., 46 THE EO RTIAN June, 1934. Don't take the chance of trying-on this Young Man's Overcoat if you're only looking !

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TENNIS REPORT. Thls we expect much from the grade- tively. Although Ruddock had a fairly comfort- tennis' players, 'not only because ,of their recent '-'able victory over McCredie, the play was of successes against North Sydney, Technical and a high standard for boys of their age. The final Sydney, but also because of the splendid fellow- of the senior division, in which Rowe beat shin and co-operation among the players. Only McConville, was very thrilling, and was remark- two matches have been lost out of the twelve able for long rallies, the ball passing the net played, and thin augurs well for the future suc- frequently as often as ten or twelve times in one cess of the various teams. rally. Both the boys played very well, and at First grade consists of Jurd, Bothwell, Ruddock one period it seemed that McConville, after win- and Goddard. Both Jurd and Rothwell played ning the first set and leading 4-3 in the second, grade tennis last year and, as they pair together, would win, but Rowe's stamina and consistency should prove most formidable to any of their proved too much for his smaller rival. Among opponents. So far they have not lost a set, others to witness the finals was J. 0. Anderson, although the second pair, Ruddock and Goddard, who remarked on the handicapping of the players. is a little weaker. This grade should do very He said that this part of the work had been well against the other teams in the competition: done well-nigh perfectly, and also commented The second grade team is composed of Evans, on the inability of Rowe to win points outright McConville, Berry and Graham. This team when he had advanced to the net. On several should do well, as each pair is almost of the same occasions, ,when he might have made a winner, calibre as the second pair in first grade. Berry, he was content to play the ball back to McCon- unfortunately, tries to intercept too many shots ville, who seemed quite unable either to pass him and, instead of making winners of them, often with a drive or to toss over his head. Neverthe- mishits or outs. This pair, Berry and Graham, less, the tournament was very successful, and we combine fairly well, and it is hoped that with offer our heartiest congratulations to both Rud- a little more practice Evans and McConVille will dock and Rowe. prove quite as strong a pair. Third grade is composed of Walker, Ferguson, The School is very fortunate in that J. 0. Chisholm and Harrison. These boys should do Anderson has offered to coach the grade players well, as they do not sacrifice accuracy for speed, one afternoon a fortnight. This means that to and can always be expected to play up to form. a certain extent the tennis players are placed on This team should develop by the end of the a par with the boys playing football and cricket, winter into a solid and consistent four. in that this gentleman has kindly offered to This year, in accordance with a new regulation, spend some of his time in coaching our represen- fourth grade is comprised of first and second tatives in the tennis competitions. Although it year boys only. The juniors in this team are must be admitted that this is a great improve- Whiteley, Gazzard, McCredie and Cattell, and ment on the position in past years, still we look with some solid practice should provide some af forward eagerly to the time when a member of next season's first, second or third graders. the staff will shoulder this responsibility. Through the agency of Minty, an old boy of Without a coach no team can possibly be com- the School, two Chesterfield racquets were plete, and it is hoped that this position will, in donated by Messrs. Best and Gee as trophies for the future, be gladly filled by a member of the a competition within the School. It was decided Staff. It seems strange that such a state of that a senior and junior handicap be held. In affairs could exist in a school so famed as Fort all, over seventy boys submitted their names, Street. If there is a, :similar state in other and the tournaments Were held at Astoria Courts schools, surely it is Fort, 4treet's horiodr and duty 'at Croydon. Some very fine tennis was seen, and to blaze yet another trait and pioneer this new only after very exciting and hard-fought finals realm, for. tends, a . garhe scorned awd - k!erided Wes' Rowe and Ruddock pronounced as the'sin- a.;-generttio.n. agto,•i0 fast,growinOropular, ners of the senior and junior divisions respec- ali:eady the inostl interna.tional game fn the world. June, 1934. 48 THE FORTIAN RUGAI UNION. 1st XV. mencement of the competition, we had little With three matches played so far, the 1st Grade practice together as a team, and even now the have had only one reverse, winning both of the frequent interruptions have left us comparatively other games. Our defeat was at the hands of raw. But in Mr. Kirkwood's care the team will Sydney High, who proved superior on the wet day. soon be licked into shape. Probably the outstanding match was that We began well, winning against North Sydney against North Sydney, which Fort Street won by 15 to 3, and although there were several mem- 11-3, due to the better combination shown by bers of the team who had never played football the School team. before, we all played hard and deserved the Our next match will be against Hurlstone, victory. In this match it was noticeable how we which is the only undefeated team in the com- were greatly encouraged by some quick scoring, petition, and a hard match should eventuate. which rather demoralised the opposition very The forwards on the whole are rather a solid early in the game. set, who, as the season progresses, should develop In the next match, against Sydney High, at into rather a dangerous combination. Kennington, Centennial Park, we played on a lake of mud. one of last year's forwards, has shown good form, Our boys could not keep their feet. nor could and is always on the ball. Burge, the captain, is they handle the ball, and in a forwards' game a tireless worker, and is very effective as break- our pack was at a disadvantage to heavier and away. Others forwards to show out were Roberts more experienced opponents. We lost, 19-3. and Pain, who followed through splendidly on We fielded a much altered team against Central many occasions. Technical for the third match, having lost Cole- The backs have not yet shown to full advan- brook, our captain, while Dyce went up to firsts. tage, and is the weak portion of the team. They But although our play as a whole was deplorable, lack good combination and thrust. Their running we ran out to win by 24 to nil over a very weak leaves much to be desired, for they must learn opposition. In this match Rassack and Clarke to run straight. shone as excellent forwards, and our pack should Cumming, the vice-captain, fills the inside be very hard to beat when it improves in the position well, and the halves, Fox and Melville, line-outs and gets some solid training. should try to get the ball out to the centres The three-quarter line, though paralysed up to and wings. date by wrong tactics near the scrum and poor Full-back position is filled by McGilvray, who passing, shows excellent prospects, being fast and takes and kicks the ball well, and his follow. game, and with practice in passing and tackling through is noteworthy. should later on be very hard to stop or break The halves, though light, are standing up to through. The principal fault is the kicking, for out of their opposing halves, who are much heavier. They are inclined to be slow on occasions, but 14 tries scored not one has been converted. The main scorers to date have been: West 3 this should be soon remedied. In conclusion we must sincerely thank Mr. tries, Foskett 2, Ringland 2, and Fleming 2. The team is being excellently coached by Mr. Austin for the enthusiastic manner in which he coaches us. The team has greatly benefited by Kirkwood, and in thanking him we assure him his valuable knowledge of the finer points of the of our whole-hearted co-operation. game, and his motto, "Condition wins games." 3rd GRADE. Results:— The 3rd XV. have a good chance for premier- V. North Sydney: Won, 11-3. ship honours this year, although we have lost V. Sydney High: Lost, 3-16. two out of three matches played. The best match V. C.T.S.: Won, 20-3. played so far was against Sydney High, when we 2nd XV. showed to advantage on a wet field, though un- After three matches second grade has only luckily losing 3-6. just begun to settle down. Previous to the com- The forwards are to be relied upon in both Julie, 1934• THE FORTIAN 49

line-outs and scrums, but in the open their for the keen interest which he takes in us. tackling and general defensive play are weak. 5th GRADE. Woodhouse, Roberts and Phillips are setting Having played only two competition matches examples which would be advantageously fol- so far, and those previous to the May vacation, lowed by the rest of the forwards. we were successful in the first and were defeated' In the three-quarters Fooke and Morrison are in the second. great workers, and are being ably assisted by The first match, against North Sydney, at their the speed of wingers Vaughan and Evans. oval, we won by 15-3, but of the five tries scored What we lack in skill and experience is made none was converted. up by general enthusiasm and the interest and In the second match, played at Petersham Oval, excellent coaching of Mr. Short. our opponents, Sydney High, were too strong for Our results so far are:— us, and we lost 342 (one try to four). The V. North Sydney: Lost, 3-6. weather conditions had put the ground in a V. Sydney High: Lost, 3-6. treacherous state, and we emerged from the mud V. Ultimo: Won, 9-6. with the realisation that we must play to suit Practise hard and do your best, Thirds. the weather, an important and difficult task. 4th GRADE. The defence of the team as a whole could This season we started the competition rather show improvement, though it is hard to say as unfortunately, as We have lost both matches yet how we are in attack. Still, the combination played. But we take consolation in the fact that seems quite good, and has been in no way marred we have played very strong teams, and that there by selfish play. are weaker ones to be met later in the competi- In the first round after the vacation we had tion. the bye, and now we are looking forward to keen Some of our players are new to the Union code, games to come. but with more practice, under the expert coaching Last but not least come the thanks of the team of Mr. Brodie, we will improve considerably. And as a whole for the invaluable coaching of Mr. so, even if we are not at the head of the com- Pollard, whose sound instructions have meant and petition when it is finished, we will certainly will mean a great deal in the way of bright have played same enjoyable games. football. In conclusion we wish to thank Mr. Brodie

TANKA—AFTER THE MANNER OF THE JAPANESE. When I await him (Note: Japanese poetry of the later middle- On the cool autumn mountain ages was composed almost entirely in the form Wet in its drippings of tanka or short songs, although a few poets I am sad with an old age experimented with longer songs. On the whole That is my passing childhood. they were unsuccessful. This was due to the fact that lengthy composition did not suit either the Although they say now Japanese temperament, their form of thought, or That Autumn is not yet here their mode of expression. Each poem is concise I feel the chill wind and complete in itself, and though they seem And I know that soon it will irregular and prosy at first, there is a certain Come upon the world and me. regularity about them. They did not have rhyme or metre in the modern sense, but each line had Seeing the white cranes a definite number of syllables, namely, 1st line On the third river island five, 2nd seven, 3rd five, 4th seven, and 5th Eating many frogs seven. This has been preserved in the English I wished that I were a crane of these three tanks.) So that I might have no care. SKALD. 50 THE FORTIAN June, 1934.

A SUMMER MORNING. The drowsy hiss of the foaming surge as it its subtle fascination. races up the gently sloping beach comes pene- The contrast of the cool green forest with the tratingly through the bush that separates the dry sands is striking, as is the comparison of ocean from the camp. The tinkling notes of the the ocean with the azure depths of the clear sky. bell-bird sound clearly, but mysteriously. They There is a slight breeze blowing from the sea, seem to came from nearby "ghost-cattle," haunt- and before it scud the fleecy white clouds, as if ing our shady dell. hurrying from danger. The bell-bird is not, however, the first early The swell of the ocean is very regular. The riser. I roll out of my rug and survey the huge "dumpers," curling from their greenness. glorious woodland around me. Words cannot break, and surge forth, a snow-white wall. It is convey my feelings of complete freedom. low tide, and by the time the waves have reached I hurriedly dress and venture forth into the the strand their force is spent, and they retrace bush. I walk along the edge of a little clear their steps to challenge the shore-coming stream that, in finding its way to the sea, runs breakers to combat. The fight is short. Alas ! past the camp. The birds are twittering in every the smaller wave is defeated in a final smack as branch. Soon the bees will hum as they seek the spray shoots into the air. One might well the precious honey-dew, and butterflies will hover watch this peaceful scene for hours. It is always and rest on frail grass blades and flowers; thus changing. Nature's work is done. Beyond the line of breakers rises a black fin, The occasional "whistle and whack" of the then another. The thought of sharks dashes to whip-bird echoes through the timber. There is my mind. But no ! Sharks never rove in schools, quite a lot of undergrowth covering the brown for three more fins have appeared. I watch earth. But above all rises the majestic "stringy- carefully. At last I am rewarded by the sight bark," alongside the silver and salmon gums• of five dolphins diving in the water. One bold There is nothing more mysterious in the Aus- fellow flings himself into the air, and falls with The diving is tralian bush than the gnarled and twisted a comparatively small splash. repeated several times, then they seem to dis- "salmon-gum." I wander on, till at length I arrive at the appear altogether. beach. It is typical of most beaches in New I rise and slowly return to the camp. It is South Wales. For about half a mile it stretches my turn to cook breakfast, and I must not neglect its broad and sandy length. The sand is fine my duty. It is certain that I will not forget and golden, and looks inviting. I fall to the THIS summer morning. ground. The beach is still cool, but friendly, so H. NORTON, 3A. I lazily lie and watch the ever-restless surf, in LEAVING CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION.

The numbers following the names indicate the Bailey, Geoffrey R., 1A 2B 3B 5A 6B 7B 10H2. subjects in which the candidates have passed, in Baker, William Alfred, lA 2B 3L 5A 6B 8B 10H2. Barrell, Geoffrey V., 2B 3B 5A 6B 7B 10A. accordance with the following statement:- Bennett, Edwin, 1B 5A 6A(x2) 7B 10H2. 1, English; 2, Latin; 3, French; 4, German; 5, Bentley, Murray John, 1H2 2B 3B 8H1 14B. Mathematics I.; 6, Mathematics II.; 7, Mechanics; 8, Modern History; 9. Ancient History: 10, Physics: Billing, Arthur Brian, 1B 5A 6A 7B 10A. Blunden, William Ross, 1H2 3B 5A 6A(xl) 7A 11, Chemistry; 14, Geography; 16, Japanese; 17, 10H2. Lower Standard Mathematics; 22, Greek. Cameron, Leith McLauren, 1B 2A 3B 5A 6B '7A The letters "Hl" signify first-class Honours, "H2" second-class Honours, "A" first-grade pzss, 10B. Carr, Donald Briand, 1B 2B 3B 5A 6B 7B 10B. "B" second-class pass, and "L" a pass at the lower Clarke, William Upson, 1B 3L 5A 6B 8B 11H1. standard. The sign "x" denotes those who have gained honours in mathematics, and the sign "o" Coffin, Frank S., 1H2 3B 5B 6B 8H1 11B. those who have passed the oral tests in French Colelough, Jack, IB 2B 3B 5B 6B 7B 10H2. Coleborne, Bryan A., 1B 2H1 3B 5B 6B 11A 21A. or German. Coleman, Eric Pomeroy F., 1B 2B 3B 5A 6A 8B Aiken, Lewin George, 1A 5B 6B 8B 11A. Algie, Alexander William, 1B 2B 3B 5B 10B. 10B. Allen, Harold W., 1B 2B 3B 5A 6A(x2) 7A 10H2. Constable, Francis, 1B 5B 6B 8A 9B 17B. June, 1934- THE FORTIAN

Cranston, Thomas Henry, 1A 3B•513 '613 833 11B. Muller, Roger Ernest, 2B 5B 8A 14B. Crook, Leslie Charles, 1B 3B 5A 6B 8A 11H1 17B. Norrie, Jack Campbell, 1B 2B 5B 6B 8B 11A. Doherty, Nace Adrian, 1B 2A- 3B 5A 6B 83 10A. Northey, James John, 1B 2L 3L 5B 813 /1B. Downes, William R., 1111. 2B 3B 513 6B 8111 11112. Paisley, Robert Ernest, 1B 213 3B 5A 613,8111 11,A. Duckworth, Eric, 1B 3B 5B 6B 8A 10L 14112. patterson, Joseph R., 1H2 2B 313 5A 6B 8B 103. Dyce, Alexander, lA 3B 8112 11B. Payne, Reginald Wm. R., 1B 2L 3B 5B 6B 1&B. Edgecombe, Gordon, Henry, 1B 3B 5A 6B '7B 10112. Perry, Mervyn Arthur E., 1B 2A 3B 58 6B 8H2 Elphinstone, Keith Raymond, 1B 2B 3B 5A 6A 10B. 11B. Phillips, Carl Berge, 1B 5B 8111 11B. Emerton, Sidney. C., IA 2B 3B 5B 8A 14111. Pocock, William Teesdale, 1B 5B BB 10L. Evans, John Walther, IA 2B 5A 6B '7B 10112. Prince, Albert James, 1B 5A GB '7B 10B. Evans, Robert V., 1B 3B 5B 6B 8B 11A. Rassack, Ronald Clive, 5B 6B 7B 10A. Faulkner, Gordon, 1B 3B 8B 14B. Ratcliffe, Gordon James, 5B 6B '7B 10B 1713. Ferguson, James Stuart, 1B 3B 8B 11B. Redmond, John H. J., 1B 3B 5B 6B 8112 11L. Flatt, Eric Neeve, 1B 2B 3B 5B 6B 8B 11B. Renouf, Noel Arnold, 1B 2B 3B 5B 6B 11A. Fletcher, Edmund, 1B 2A 3B 5A 8B 11A. Richards, Charles Rowland, 1B 3B 5A 6A 8B 11B. Frederick, J. C. H., 1B 2H2 3H2(o) 5B 6B 8A 11B. Richardson, Alexander J., 1B 2B 3B 5A 6B 7B Funnell, William, 1112 5A 6A(xl) 7B 10112. 10B. Gardner, Sydney John, 1B 5B 8B 10L 17B. Richardson, Ronald V. C., 2L 4B 5B 8B 14A. Gibbs, William J., 1B 3B 5A 6B 8B 10B 14112. Riley, Edward William, 1B 3B 5A 6B 8A 11A 17B. Golding, Neville William, 1B 2L 5A 6A(x2) 7B Riley, Wilfrid Theodore, 1B 3B 5B 6B 8B 14112. 10A. Roche, Alan Thomas, 1B 2B 3B 5B 6B 8111 11A. Green, John Derek, 1B 5A 6B 11A 17B. Rose, Maxwell Neville, 1B 3B 5B 6B 8B. Healy, Gerald David, 1B 8A 11A 14H1 17B. Roulston, Robert S., 1B 2B 3B 8A 11B. Henderson, Keith William, 2B 5A 613 '7B 11B. Rowley, Cecil George, 1B 2B 3L 5B 6B 8A 113. Henry, Edward Ian, 1B 2B 3B 5A 6A 8B 11H2. Sehloeffel, Brian R., 1B 2B 5B 8B 11B. Hibberd, Donald James, 1A 2B 3B 5A 6A 8A 11H1 Schroeder, Norman Jack, 1B 5B 6B 14L 17B. Hinchcliff, John Andrew, 2B 3B 5A 6B 8B 10B. Scott, John Burrell, 1112 2B 3B 5B 6B 8A 11L. Hinchcliffe, Paul Joseph, 5A 6B 11B 11A. Shorter, George MoCredie, 3B 5B 1313 7A 10112. Hirst, Arthur, IA 8B 14A 17B. Shuttleworth, William A., 1B 2L 3B 5B 8B 14B. Hodgson, George A., 1B 2B 3B 5A 6A(xl) 713 Sky, Arthur William, lA 2A 3L 5B 8B 11112. 10H2. Smith, Thomas Henry, 113 3B 5A 6B 7B 1013. Huntley, Stanley Alfred, 1B 2B 3B 5A 6A 7B 11B. Somerville, James G., 1B 8A 14A 17B. Hurdis, Ernest Arthur, 1B 5B 6B 8B. Standen, Sydney Bray, 2B 3B 5A 6A '7A 10112. Ireland, Joseph Frank, 1B 2B 3A 5A 6A(x2) 7A Stubbs, Frederick Athol, 1B 2L 3B 5A 6B 8B 11B. 11A. Surtees, A. McK., 1B 2A 3A(o) 4B 5A 6A(x2) Jenkins, Allan Milton, 1H1 2B 4B 5B 6B 8A 11A. 10112. Jones, Brian Farquhar, 1B 2B 3B 5A 6B 8A. Thistlethwayte, Allan B., lA 5B 0B 8B 14A 17B. Laird, Colin Stuart, 2B 3A 5A 6B 8B. Thompson, Alan Frederick, 1B 5A 6A 7B 10B. Langsworth, Bruce Simpson, 1B 3B 5B 6B 8B Tinckam, Arthur Raymond, 3B 5A 6B '7B 10A 14B 14111. Tinckam, Mervyn Norman, 1B 2B 3B 5A 6B 7A Leggo, Hedley, 1B 213 5B 6B 8B. 10112. Leonard, James Patrick, 1B 2B 3B 5B 6B 8B 11B. Watts, Harold John, 1B 3B 5A 6B '7B 101, Levy, Lester M., 1B 2112 3B 5A 6B 8112 11B. Watts, Henry Raymond, 1B 2B 3B 5B 6B 7B. Mavoh, George David, 1B 5B 6B 14B 17B. Watts, Nicholas Barry, 1B 2B 3B 5A 6B 7B 10B. McAuley, James Phillip, 1H1 2A 3B 4B 5B 11A. Whiteman, Leonard A., 1H2 2B 3B 5B 6B 8B 11B. McCloy, Ian, 1B 2B 3B 5A 7B 10B. Wholohan, Raymond Vincent, 1B 2B 3L 5B 6B McDonald, William Graham, 1112 2A 3B 5A 6A 11B. 8112. Williams, Alan Neal, 1B 2B 3B 5A 6A 8A 10112. McGilvray, Wilfred M., 1B 3B 5A 6B 10L. Williamson, David Kenneth, 1B 2B 3B 5B 6B 8B McKenzie, Douglas J., 1B 2B 3B 5A 6A(x2) 7B 11.A. 10112. Wines, Robert Alfred, lA 2B 3B 5B 6B 8B 11A. McKnight, Allan D., 1B 2B 3B 5A 6A(x2) 8B 11A. Worley, John James, 1B 2B 5A 6B 11A. Mitchell, Laurence Forbes, lA 5A 6B 7A 10111. Whybrow, Kenneth George, IA 2A 3A 5A 6A(xl) Monaghan, Francis Henry, 1B 2B 3B 5A 6B 8B 8A 11112. Young, Alfred Markham, 1B 2B 5A 6B 8B 1013. INTERMEDIATE EXAMINATION.

In the subjoined list of passes the numbers 12. Botany 27. Greek refer to the following subjects:- 13. Geology 28. Home economics 1. English 15. Business principles • 14. Physiology 2. History 16. Shorthand (o) Denotes a pass in an oral test In French 3. Geography 17. Technical drawing or German. 4. Mathematics I. 18. Woodwork (s) Denotes a pass in a shorthand speed test. 5. Mathematics II. 19. Metalwork In each subject there are two grades of pass, 6. Latin 20. Art A and B, the A pass being the higher. 7. French 21. Music Alderton, D. M., IA 2.13 4B 5A 6A 7A 11A. 8. German 23. Agricultural Bailey, J. H., 1B 2B 3B 4B 5A '7B 11B 15B 16B. 9. Physics Botany - Bailey, W. M., lA 4B 5A 6A '7A 11A. 10. Chemistry 24. Agriculture I. Barnett, E. J., lA 2A 4B 5A BB 7A 11A. 11. Elementary science 25. Agriculture r Barraclough, R. B., lA 4B 6B 'TB. (physics and chem- 26. Practical Agricul- Bavister, H. K., 1A 2B 4B 5B 6B 7A 11B. istry) ture Bell, R. E., 1B 4B 5B 7A 11B 15A. 52 THE FORTIAN June. 1934.

Binns, K., 1B 2B 4A 5A 6B 7B 11B. McLean, D. A., 1B 2B 3B 4B 5B 7B 11B 15B 16B. Bond, K. A., IA 3A 4A 5A 7B 11A 15B 16B. Megna, A. S., lA 2B 4B 5B 6B 'TB 11B. Boyle, G. A., 1B 3A 4B 5B 11A 15B. Middleton, H. M., 1B 2B 4B 5B 6B 'TA 11B. Brown, J. W., lA 2B 4B 5B 6A 7B 11A. Mills, L. N., lA 2B 4B 5B 6A 7A 11A. Brown, R. A., lA 4B 5B 'TB. Moffat, A. C., 1B 28 5B 11B. Cary, R. A., lA 2A 4B 5A 6A 'TA 11A 21A. Moffitt, R. C., lA 2B 4B 5B 6B 7A. Christian, M. M., lA 2B 4B 5B 6A 7A 11A. Murray, A., lA 2B 4B 5B 68 7B 11A. Cohen, L., lA 2B 4A 5A 6A 7A 11A. O'Cass, E. T., IA 2B 3B 4B 5A '7A 11A 15B 16B. Collis, S., IA 2A 4B 5A 6A '7A 11A. Oelrich, R. R., lA 2B 4B 5A 6A 7A 11A. Caster, C. K., lA 2A 4B 6A 7A. Page, G. J., IB 2B 4B 5B 6B 11A. Courtenay, R. J., lA 2A 5B 6A 7A 11B. Palmer, J. T., 1B 213 5B 6B '7B 11A. Cowell, J. W., IA 3B 4B 5A 7B 11B 16B. Parsons, E. J., lA 2B 4B 6B 'TB. Crittenden, B., 1B 2B 4B 5A 8B 11A. Peterson, B. H., IA 2A 4A 5A 6A 7A 11A. Cropper, D., lA 2B 4B 5B 6A 7A 11B. Petherbridge, D. W., lA 2B 4B 5B 6B 7B 11B. Cull, R. 0., 1B 4A 5B 6B 7B 11B. Phillips, G. P., IA 4A 5A 6B 7B 11A. Delaney, R., 1B 2B 4B 5A 7B 11A. Phillips, L. A., lA 2B 5B 6B 7B. Dickson, B. C., 1B 2B 5B 6B 7B. Potts, G. C., 1A 2A 4B 5B &A 'TA 11A. Dixon, G. M., lA 2B 4B 5A 6A 7A 11A. Prothero, D. E., 1B 2B 3A 4B 5A 11B 15B. Dorling, L. V., IA 2B 4B 5B 6A 7A 11B. Read, J. M., 1B 213 4B 5B 6A 7A 11B. Easton, C. C., 1B 4B 5B '7B 11A 15B. Reilly, H. J., 1B 4B 5B '7B 11B. Ellis, K. G., 1B 2B 4B 5B 6B 'TB 11B. Richardson, G. R., IA 2B 4B 5B 6A '7B 11A. Faulkner, M. J., 1B 2B 3B 7B 11B. Ridley, B., 1B 2B 3A 4B 5B 11A 15B. Fellows, G. N., lA 2B 4B 5A 6A 7A 11A. Rigg, F. G., lA 2B 4A 5A 6A 7A 11A. Flak, J. H., 1B 4B 5B 6B '7B. R'ingland, L. M., lA 2B 4B 5A 6A 7A 11A. Fletcher, S. A., IA 2B 4B 5B 6A 'TB 11B. Roberts, S. L., lA 2B 3B 5B 11B. Folkes, F. R., 1B 2B 6A 7A 11B. Robinson, C. L., 1B 2B 6B 7B. Fooke. F., lA 2A 4A 5A 6A 7A 11B. Rogers, S. J., IA 2B 4B 5B 6B 'IB 11A. Fox, E. N., 1B 3B 4B 5B 11B 16B. Ronaldson, I. M., IA 2B 4B 5B 6A '7B 11A. Frost, C., 1A 2B 3B 4B 5B 11B. Ross, S., IA 2B 4A 5A 6A '7A 11A. Garbutt, M. E., 1B 2B 4A 5B 6B 11B. Rosser, M. W., lA 2B 4B 5B 7B 11B. Gazzard, E. J., 1A 2B 4B 6A 7A 11A. Rothwell, H. E., 1B 2B 4B 5B 6B 11B. Gibson, A. E., lA 2A 4A 5A &A 7A 11A. Rudder, R. 0., 1B 2B 4B 5A 11A. Gollan, R. A., IA 2A 4B 5A 6B '7B 11A. Ruddock, G. A., 1B 2B 3A 5B 15B. Grace, F., 1B 4B 13B Rule, R., 1B 4B 5B 6B 7A 11B. Graham, Arnold, lA 2B 3B 4B 5A '7B 11B 15B Scotts, W. H., 1B 4A 5A 11A 15B. 16B. Shakespeare, G. R., 1B 4B 5B 11B. Greenwood, D. H., 1B 2B 4B 5B 6B 11A. Shepherd, J. H., lA 2B 4B 5A 6B '7B 11A. Griffiths, G. E., lA 2B 5B 6B 7B 11B. Sorrell, T. W., 1B 2B 4B 5A 6B 78 11A. Hackett, J. T.. 1A 2A 3A 4B 5A '7A 11A 15B 16B. Starr, W. G., 1B 3A 11A 15B. Hamblen, H. R., lA 2B 3B 4B 7B 11B. Stevens, L. A., lA 2B 4B 5B 6B 7B 11B. Hardy, S. F., IA 2B 4A 5A 6A 7A 11A. Taafe, H. A., 1B 2B 4B 5B 6B. Hart, A. L., 1A 2B 4A BA 6B '7B 11A. Tagg, A., IA 4B 5A 6B 7B 11A. Heasman, V., 1A 2B 5A 6B 7A 11A. Taylor, D. K., 1A 2B 4B 5B BA 'TA 11B. Henderson, A. S., 1B 2B 4B 5B 6B 7A 11A. Thompson, D. L., 1B 2B 4B 5A BB '7B 11A. Tilley, E. V., IA 2B 4B 5B 6A '7A 11B. Tory, B. E., lA 2B 4B 5B 6A 7A 11A. Hing. N. S., 1A 2A 4A 5A 6A 7A 11A. Tully, R. S., 1B 2B 4B 5B 6B 'TB 11B. Hodgkinson, F. G., IA 2B 4B 5B 6A 'TB 11B. Viney, A. E., 1B 4A 5B 7B 11B 160. Hollands, K. G.. IA 2B 5B 7B 11B. Wade, R. E., 1A 2A 3A 4B 5A '7B 11A 15B. Hunt, J., 1A 2B 4A 5A 6A 7A 11B. Walker, C. J., 1A 2B 4B 5B 6B '7B 11B. Ireland. F., 1B 2B 4B 5B 6A 7A 11B. Walker, F. B., IA 2/3 5B BA 7A 11B. John. G. R., IA 2B 4B 5A 6A 'TA 11B. Walker, R. N., 1A 2A 4B 5A 6A 7A 11A. Jourdain, S. G., 1B 2B 4B 5A 11B 15B. Walter, D. J., lA 2B 4B 5B 6B 7A 11A. Karnaghan. F. J.. IA 2A 4B 5A 6A 'TA 11A. Ward, J. M., 1A 2B 4B 5B 6A '7A 11A. King. F. V., IB 2B 3A 5B 11B. Watson, R. R., IA 2B 4B 5B 6B 7B 11A. Krok. T. V.. 1B 2B 4A 5A 6A 7A 11A. Watts, R. D., 1B 4A 5B 11A. Linney, A. E.. lA 2B 5B BA '7A 11B. Weeks, C. W., lA 2B 3B 4B 5B 11B 15B 16B. Lutton, D., IB 4B '7A 11B. Wells, W. H., 1A 2B 4A 5B 6A 'TA 11A. Lyons, J. V.. lA 2A 4B 5A BA 7A 11A. White, R. H., 1A 2B 3B 413 5B 7B 11A 15B 16B. McDonald, J. N.. IA 2A 4A 5A 6A 7A 11A. Whiteman, D. R., IA 2B 4B 5A 6A 7A 11A. Macey. N.. 1B 2B 4B 5B 11B. Wildman, J. R., IA 2B 3A 4B 5B 7A 11B 15B 16B. Manuel, K., IA 2B 4B 5A 6B 7B 11B. Winter, B. L., IA 2A 4B 5B 6B '7A. McOrabb, R. M.. 1B 2B 4B 5B 6A 7A 11A. Woodham, S. S., lA 2B 4B 5B 7B. McGregor, M. C., 1B 2B 4A 5B 7B 11A. Wright, B., IA 2B 4B 5B 68 7B. .1.,..04...1.1NNIMPOIIIMININVO4111.04IMPO.M.011.0.MINMO.Mo0.1•0 141MOKAINW040 MIMPOMMOMINP0a10.04111•441M,O.W.Mkt01110.1.. 0:0• The Young Man's Next Step ? In What Direction ?—and How ? 1 After three years' experience of the product of this School, • emplOyers are now asking for "the Wentworth College type." $

WENTWORTH COLLEGE 1

Wentworth College was established to meet three urgent needs:-

(1) To bridge the gap between School and Commerce; (2) To take care of those young men who are capable of being trained to fill positions of trust and responsibility in business; (3) To keep young men PROFITABLY OCCUPIED until they can be placed in business—to make them EMPLOYABLE. Their next year—if they attend this School—will see them at their best, awakening to realities; thoughtful, determined, purposeful, busily occupied in the study of those fundamentals 1 which are the roots of successful business management to-day. They will move forward' under our guidance to self-government, self-reliance, self-confidence, and to the possession of a sound business education which will include skill in the technique of modern Accountancy and Costing. This technical efficiency in Accountancy, allied to the knowledge of Office Routine, machinery and systems, will combine to make the graduate of this intensive course of immediate use to • an employer, will fit him to carry out definite duties efficiently, and will effectively dispose of that difficulty which the average boy of 17-18-19 has in obtaining his first position—the difficulty of being considered by the employer as "too old to train." • Wentworth College will do the training, and will present to the prospective employer a serious young man of business who has made an iptensive study of those very subjects which the modern man of Commerce knows to be so intimately and so vitally concerned in his everyday business life. We shall provide for the two main types of men, allowing the analytical, 1 • mental type to take more of Accountancy, Costing and Management; and the salesman type to specialise in Salesmanship and Merchandising, with, of • course, a groundwork of Accountancy, Business Practice and Economic Geography.

A minimum age of 15 and possession of the School "Intermediate" are required for entrance. Wentworth College imposes no upper limit of age or qualification Young men in their early twenties, even those who have matriculated and actually commenced work at the University, will be accepted once they realise that a College such as this can save them years of slow experience in the business world. Students enter Wentworth College practically as business cadets, and keep office hours- 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wentworth College aims to produce leaders by instruction, training and inspiration. I Interesting Booklets available fret-0) "Can Young Men Get Positions?", (2) "The Young Man in Business," '(3) "Wentworth College." 1 METROPOLITAN BUSINESS COLLEGE 6 Dailey Street, Sydney (midiway between the Quay and Wynyard Station) Wholly set up and printed by The Press Printing Propy., 246 Burwood Road, Burwood. Sydney, N.S.W., for 3. A. Williams, Fort Street Boys' High School, Petersham, N.S.W.