VOL. XCVII NO. 2 JUNE 2011 THE DIOCESAN COLLEGE, RONDEBOSCH College Address: Campground Road, Rondebosch, 7700, Tel 021 659 1000, Fax 021 659 1013 Prep Address: Fir Road, Rondebosch, 7700; Tel 021 659 7220 Pre-Prep Address: Sandown Road, Rondebosch, 7700; Tel 021 659 1037/47 Editor: Mr CW Tucker [email protected] OD Union E-mail: [email protected] Museum and Archives: Mr B Bey [email protected] website: www.bishops.org.za FOUNDED IN 1849 BY THE BISHOP OF CAPE TOWN, AS A CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION INCORPORATED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT, 1891 Visitor HIS GRACE THE ARCHBISHOP OF CAPE TOWN THABO CECIL MAKGOBA Members of the College Council Chairman Mr M Bosman Bishop GQ Counsell, Dr R Nassen, Mrs M Isaacs, Prof HI Bhorat, AVR Taylor, P Anderson, M Bourne, T Mvusi, J Gardener Principal: Mr G Nupen, B. Com, HED Deputy Principal: Mr MA King, MA, MA, BA (Hons), NHED, B Ed (St Andrews Rhodes Scholar) COLLEGE STAFF Headmaster: Mr V Wood, B Ed, BA, HDE Deputy Headmasters Mr AD Mallett, BA, HDE Mr MS Bizony, B.Sc (Hons) Mr D Abrey, B.Sc, PGCE Mr PG Westwood, B.Sc (Hons) Mr R Drury, BA, HDE Mr A Jacobs, PTD, HDE Mr Y Kerbelker, B Sc, HDE Assistant Deputy Headmaster Mr W Wallace, BA (Hons), HDE Mr M Mitchell, MBA, M Mus, HDE, LTCL, FTCL, UPLM, UTLM Mr S Henchie, MA (Economics) Ms B Kemball, BA, HDE, FDE (I SEN) Academic Staff Mr K Kruger; B Sc (Erg), HDE Mr RPO Hyslop, BA (FA), HDE Mr D Russell, B Com, HDE Mr PL Court, BA (Hons), BA, HDE Mr R Jacobs, B.Sc(Ed) Mrs GM Bassett, BMus Mr J Nolte, B.Soc.Sci (Hons); B Psych, PGCE Mr PL Murray, MA, BA (Classics), Cert Lit (Italian) Mr R Smith, BA (Hons) SportsSci (Biokmetics), PGCE Mr L Glanvill, B Sc (Hons); HDE Mr JH Swift, B SocSci, HDE Mr MJ Withers, B Ed Mrs A van Selm, BA, PGCE Mr WJ Richter, BA (Hons), HDE Mrs J Campbell, M Sc (Education), B.Sc, HDE Mrs C Douglas, B Sc, HDE, DSE Mr OF Horstmann, BA (Hons), PGCE Mr DM Sudding, BA, HDE Mrs R Manie, BA, STD; Child Development and Mr A Firth, BA, HDE Barriers to Learning Mrs J van Tonder, BA, HED, FDE (Media Science) Ms J Stielau, MA, B.Ed (Hons), HDE Mrs M Bradley, B Mus, HDE Rev T Wilke, M Ed(Ed Psychology), BA, HDE(PG), Mrs J Withers, BA HDE FDE(Remedial), Dip Th, Dip (HIV/Aids Management), Mr D Ledwidge, B Ed, B.Sc, HDE PG Cert (Divorce Mediation), PG Cert. (Paunur Mr G Gibbon, B.Sc HDE Debriefing),PG Cert (Advanced Forensic Psychology) Mrs S Wilson, B.Sc, B.Ed (Hons) Mr K Warne, B Sc, HDE Mr J de Villiers, BA (Hons), HDE Mr WH Steyn, B Com (Hons) (Economics), B Sc (Hons) Mr G Norton, B.Ed, B Sc (Epidemiology), HDE Mr J Lanser; B.Ed, BA(Ed) Mr S Carletti, M Mus, B Mus Mr G Klerck, BA (Hons), HDE Mrs T Hoefnagels, B Dram, HDE Dr RC Warwick, PhD, MA, BA (Hons), HDE Mrs A Kritzinger, BA (Hons), HDE Mr G Kieswetter, MBA, BA (Hons), HDE Mr B Maree, BSc, PGCE Mr P Mayers, B Music Education Mr W Theron, BA, PGCE Mr CW Tucker, BA (Hons), HDE Dr A. Stevens, PhD, M Sc, B Sc (Hons), PGCE Mrs O Peel, B.Sc, HDE Mrs S McPetrie, B.Sc. HDE Part-Time Staff Mr T Pasquallie, B Ed, BA, HDE, PGDE Mrs B Howman, LARM, ARCM, ILD, PDM Mr G Robertson, B Sc, HDE Mr G Coombe, B Com, HDE Mrs A Rutter B Mus(Hons), HDE, UPLM Mrs DA Slemon, M Phil (Applied Linguistics)., Mr J Wrensch, B Mus, B.Ed (Hons) Dr S Cooper, PhD, M.Sc (Clinical Psychology), B Sc (Hons) Mr J Holtman, BA, PGCE Mrs C Gammon, BSc, HDE Mr M Walsh, HDE (Sec) Ms K Spindler, BA (FA), PGCE Mr J Knight, MA Mr N Watson, M Sc COLLEGE PHOTOGRAPH: PAUL MURRAY CONTENTS COLLEGE CULTURE ‘MASTER HAROLD’ … 25 COLLEGE NEWS AND THE BOYS COLLEGE NEWS 2 HISTORY OUTING 26 FAREWELL TO STAFF 6 CHAPLAIN’S NOTES 8 COLLEGE SPORT HA MOLTENO LIBRARY 11 AQUATICS 28 POST MATRIC NEWS 12 ATHLETICS 29 AVENUE MILE 32 NEWS FROM HOUSES BASKETBALL 33 FOUNDERS 12 CANOEING 35 SCHOOL 13 CRICKET 36 WHITE 15 HOCKEY 45 GRAY 16 SAILING 46 OGILVIE 18 WATER POLO 50 KIDD 19 BIRT 21 PREPARATORY NEWS 54 MALLETT 24 PRE-PREPARATORY NEWS 86 OD NEWS 96 2 College June 2011 COLLEGE NEWS STAFF NEWS Dean Sudding and Donovan Abrey returned from their long leave and we said farewell to Nell Kruger and Tim Sjoberg who had been teaching in their places. We also bade farewell to Linda Tippoo and welcomed Dr Anne Stevens into the Science Department. Olga Peel took long leave for the second term and we welcomed Gerry Noel back into the UCR. Also welcomed were: Nikky Gerhardi – ICT Curriculum Advisor, and Sister Sharon Hicken – our new San sister. We congratulate Glen and Nanette Gibbon on the birth of their son, Jack John Otto. We also congratulate Bill and Yvonne Bulgen on the birth of their granddaughter, Ava. ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Seb Remmelzwaal and Alessio Giuricich represented South Africa at the Prestige Interna- tional Intel ISEF 2011 Science Fair in Los Angeles. Alessio Giuricich did very well and came second in the Physiological Psychology category (silver medal) and was awarded $1500. He also came first in a Psychology Society special category and was awarded $1000. In fact, he was the only South African to be awarded a medal at Intel ISEF 2011 and, as part of his prizes, he also won the right to have a minor planet named after himself. Minquiz is a Science competition for Grade 12s, organized by Mintek. Didier de Villiers, Mat- thew Golesworthy and Thomas Dusterwald came third and received bronze medals. Nicole Uys, who was in Post Matric last year, came top in South Africa for achieving the best Three Cambridge International AS Level exam results for her final exams. CULTURAL AFFAIRS Tom Orton and Declan Manca were named Best Speakers respectively at the Rhodes High School Debating Competition. Our College first-term production of ‘Master Harold’ … and the Boys, directed by Wayne Tucker, and starring Ernie Koela, Ty Wills and Sihle Qashani was a great success and was invited to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, in Edinburgh, Scotland, in August 2011. Three extra performances were held in order to raise funds for this historical event – a Bishops first! A number of boys were awarded their President’s Award: Silver: Henry Brown, Tim Olds and Giovanni Marchesini; Bronze: Oliver Marr, Michael Louis, Justin Fanton, Sam Wol- ski, Andrew Warren, Tim Stirrup and Jefferson Brown. SPORTING AFFAIRS Llewellyn Eksteen was awarded Full Athletics Colours and Liam Pitcher, Half Colours. June 2011 College 3 Daniel Chung and Emilio da Graca were awarded Full Basketball Colours and Timothy Dennis, Matthew How Saw Keng, Oliver Linley, Abu Talib Sheikh and Kevin Shanjen- gange, Half Colours. At the End-Of-Season Basketball KO Tournament, the first team came up against Westerford in the final and won – they were awarded the gold medal. Other awards were: WP League Trophy – Abu Talib Sheikh; WP League MVP – Emilio Da Graca; WP KO trophy – Michel Comitis and WP KO MVP – Oliver Linley. Murray Walters, paddling in the back of Edgar Boehm (Jnrs) K2, was the first novice home in the first of the W.C.C.U. events of the year, The Twilight Twelve. He was one of 70 paddlers taking part in the event! Murray went on to the Nekkies-Alfies, an 18km river race on the Breede River and won the novices section, coming 36th out of 88 paddlers. Guy Paterson-Jones took part in the Montagu Rock Rally, an outdoor climbing competition held annually in the small town of Montagu. The competition was held at a place called Badkloof, which holds all the best climbing in that area. Guy won the Young Gun section, an award which goes to the best youth climber. Daniel Lombard, Tim Westwood, Graham Welham and Callum Parton were awarded a cricket bat for centuries scored this season. Mounted balls (taking 5 wickets or more) were awarded to Tom van As (3), Matthew Jones (2), Oliver Belcher, Tristan Leyds, Ben Tzemis, Rob- ert Lees, Cole Cruickshank, Nicholas Pithey, Justin Carey, Harshil Govan, Andrew Gebers, J-P Lanser, Andrew Jones-Davies, Nikolai Smith and Seb Golding. Fencing Results: Boland: Junior Men’s Foil – Gold: Landon McClure and Silver: Robert Mc- Gregor; Cadet Men’s Foil – Gold: Robert McGregor and Bronze: Alex Collings and Sam Wolski; Senior Men’s Epee – Bronze: Robert McGregor; Junior Men’s Epee – Silver: Robert McGregor; Cadets Men’s Epee – Gold: Robert McGregor and Silver: Sam Wolski; Junior Men’s Sabre – Gold: Sam Wolski. Ubuntu Schools Championships: Landon McClure (Gold U19 Foil); Robert McGregor (Gold U17 Foil and Epee and Silver U19 Foil and Epee); Sam Wolski (Silver U17 Foil and Epee); Soo-Min Lee (Gold U15 Foil and Epee); Philip van Biljon (Silver U15 Epee) and Alex Collings (Bronze U15 Foil). Cape Open WP Ranking Competition: Cadet Men’s Foil: Robert McGregor; Junior Men’s Sabre: Sam Wolski. Bishops won the Fenc- ing Western Cape U19 Schools Championships. Murray Walters Guy Paterson-Jones conquers Amarula 2 4 College June 2011 David Toplis has been appointed Captain of Golf. Nicholas Kuhn was awarded his Distinction Tie for being selected for SA U18 Hockey and participated in the U18 World Cup.