VOL. CI NO. 3 SEPTEMBER 2016 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 Section Editor: Mrs R Wilke [email protected] OD Union Section Editorial Committee: Dr P Murray, Mrs D O’ Rourke OD Union E-mail: [email protected] Museum and Archives: Dr P Murray [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 MJ Bosman Bishop GQ Counsell, Mr DG Burton, Mr PG van Tonder, Mr A Selby, Dr E Fullard, Mr T Mashologu, Mrs T Moyo, Mr PM Apleni, Dr N Shaikh and Dr CJ Haw Principal: Mr G Pearson, B. Com, HDE, B Ed COLLEGE STAFF Deputy Principal: Mr V Wood, B Ed, BA, HDE Deputy Headmasters Mr S Henchie, MA (Economics) Mr MS Bizony, B.Sc (Hons) Ms B Kemball, BA, HDE, FDE (I SEN) Mr PG Westwood, B.Sc (Hons) Mr K Kruger; B Sc (Erg), HDE Mr W Wallace, BA (Hons), HDE Mr D Russell, B Com, HDE Assistant Deputy Headmaster Mr R Jacobs, B.Sc(Ed) Mr M Mitchell, MBA, M Mus, HDE, LTCL, FTCL, UPLM, UTLM Mr J Nolte, B.Soc.Sci (Hons); B Psych, PGCE Mr R Smith, BA (Hons) SportsSci (Biokmetics), PGCE Academic Staff Mr JH Swift, B SocSci, HDE Mr RPO Hyslop, BA (FA), HDE Mrs A van Selm, BA, PGCE Mr PL Court, BA (Hons), BA, HDE Mrs J Campbell, M Sc (Education), B.Sc, HDE Mrs GM Bassett, BMus Mrs R Manie, BA, STD; Child Development and Dr PL Murray, DPhil, MA, BA (Classics), Cert Lit (Italian) Barriers to Learning Mr L Glanvill, B Sc (Hons); HDE Rev T Wilke, M Ed (Ed. Psych.), B Th (Hon), BA, Mr MJ Withers, B Ed HDE (PG), FDE(Remedial) Mr WJ Richter, BA (Hons), HDE Mr K Warne, B Sc, HDE Mrs C Douglas, B Sc, HDE, DSE Mr WH Steyn, B Com (Hons), B Sc (Hons), HDE Mr DM Sudding, BA, HDE Mr S Carletti, M Mus, B Mus Mr A Firth, BA, HDE Mrs T Hoefnagels, B Dram, HDE Mrs M Bradley, B Mus, HDE Mr B Maree, BSc, PGCE Mrs J Withers, BA HDE Mr W Theron, BA, PGCE Mr D Ledwidge, B Ed, B.Sc, HDE Dr A Stevens, PhD, M Sc, B Sc (Hons), PGCE Mr G Gibbon, B.Sc HDE Mr P Farlam, MA (Clinical Psychology) Mrs S Bowes, B.Sc, B.Ed (Hons) Mrs C Gammon, BSc, HDE Mr J de Villiers, BA (Hons), HDE Mr G Noel, MPhil, BSc (MedSci Hons), PGD (Education) Mr J Lanser; B.Ed, BA(Ed) Ms FC Mallett, BA (Hons), PGCE Mr G Klerck, BA (Hons), HDE Mr MA Vamvadelis, BSc Dr RC Warwick, PhD, MA, BA (Hons), HDE Mr C Smith, BA (Hons), HED Mr CW Tucker, BA (Hons), HDE Mr B Emms, BA, BEd (Hons), PGCE Mrs O Peel, B.Sc, HDE Mr S Petersen, BA, PGCE Mrs S McPetrie, B.Sc. HDE Mrs CS Bester, BA, PGCE Mr T Pasquallie, B Ed, BA, HDE, PGDE Mr J Bradley, BA (MCC), PGCE Mr G Robertson, B Sc, HDE Mrs A Kritzinger, BA (Hons), HDE Mrs A Rutter B Mus(Hons), HDE, UPLM Mr J Wrensch, B Mus, B.Ed (Hons) Part-Time Staff LARM, ARCM, ILD, PDM Mr J Holtman, BA (Hons), PGCE Mrs B Howman, B Com, HDE Mr M Walsh, HDE (Sec) Mr G Coombe, M Phil (Applied Linguistics)., Mr J Knight, MA (Oxon) Mrs DA Slemon, BA (FA), PGCE Mr AD Mallett, BA, HDE Ms K Spindler, BSc HDE Mr D Abrey, B.Sc, PGCE Mrs NR Gerhardi, M.Ed. Psych cum laude Mr Y Kerbelker, B Sc, HDE Ms C Anley, Mrs E Freund, MA (Creative Writing) SeptemberDecember 20142016 College 1 COLLEGE EARLY MORNING ON THE PILEY REES (Photograph: Matthew Derman, Gr 9, Gray) CONTENTS COLLEGE NEWS COLLEGE SPORT COLLEGE NEWS 2 FENCING TOUR 42 FAREWELL TO STAFF 7 GOLF 43 MUSIC 9 HOCKEY 44 RANGER COURSE 11 ROAD AND TRAIL RUNNING 45 WORLD FLY FISHING 14 ROWING 46 BISHOPS IN BOTSWANA 15 RUGBY 47 SQUASH 48 COLLEGE CULTURE UK TENNIS TOUR 48 BISHOPS SOCIETIES 17 BISHOPS EISTEDDFOD 30 PREPARATORY NEWS 50 HISTORY TOUR 34 SIMPLY BLUE 40 PRE-PREPARATORY NEWS 74 OD NEWS 80 2 College September 2016 COLLEGE NEWS STAFF NEWS writing from high schools and colleges all over Cheryl Douglas, Warwick Richter, Southern Africa. Burgert Maree, Sean Henchie, and Trevor Pasquallie were away on long leave at various The 2016 UCT Maths Competition had over intervals during the term. 7000 entries from 150 schools. The overall result for each school is based on the scores We bade a sad farewell to Vernon Wood, our of the top 30 students. This year Bishops was Deputy Principal, at the end of the term. He has placed second overall. At the Prize Giving for decided to pursue personal interests and we wish Gold Award winners, Bishops had two pairs Vernon, Betty-Anne and their family all the very and four individuals receive awards: Grade best for their future endevours. 8: William Vine-Morris (4th); Grade 9: Thomas Warner (4th) and Liam Foxcroft Peter Westwood assumes the role of Deputy (10th), Andrew Williams and Kenau Vith Principal as of October 2016. (1st as a pair); Grade 10: Tristan Smith and Mark Bergh (2nd as a pair); Grade Dr Stephen Sproule has been appointed to 11: Nicholas Featherstone (4th). Round succeed Marcus Bizony as Deputy Head 2 of the UCT Mathematics Competition, Academics at the College with effect January the UCT Mathematics Challenge, is an 2017. Dr Sproule is currently Deputy Head invitation to the top 30 individuals and top 10 Academics at Penryn College in Nelspruit. Leon pairs in each grade. The following boys were Glanvill has been appointed to the position of invited to participate: Grade 8: Jonathan House Director of School House, and Mark Bateman, Steven Du, Robert Dugmore Mitchell has been appointed to the position of and William Vine-Morris; Grade 9: Jack Deputy Head Culture, both with effect January Beare, Francois Breytenbach, Liam 2017. Foxcroft, Hamish McKenzie, Tomas Slaven, David Straughan, Kenau Vith, Jannie de Villiers has been appointed Head Thomas Warner and Andrew Williams; of Oakhill School in Knysna with effect 1 Grade 10: Mark Bergh, Thomas Janisch, January 2017. Chris Kotze, Alaric McGregor, Okuhle Minyi, Nivar Rajoo and Tristan Smith; Grade 11: Christopher Aubin and Nicholas ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Featherstone; Grade 12: Nicholas Janisch, Callam Tait had his English creative work, Robert Lancefield, Alexander Peile and The invisible man, published in the 2016 edition of Francois Stassen. Of these, the following English Alive. This is an excellent achievement as boys qualified to write Round 3, the UCT English Alive is an annual anthology of the best Mathematics Olympiad: their rankings after September 2016 College 3 Round 3 are: Grade 8: Steven Du (Participation the Royal Society of South Africa. His essay 22nd), Robert Dugmore (Participation 15th), was in the category ‘What advances in robotics William Vine-Morris (Participation 20th); and artificial intelligence could impact on youth Grade 9: Liam Foxcroft (Bronze Award 11th), employment in South Africa’. Thomas Warner (Participation 16th); Grade 10: Okuhle Minyi (Participation 20th); Grade 12: Alexander Peile (Participation 23rd). CULTURAL AFFAIRS Jack Belcher, Arthur Fisher, KB Ko, Ahmed Dhansay, Nicholas Janisch and Stephane Pienaar, Daniel Tate and Nabeel Goolam-Mohamed represented Alexandros Vavatzanidis were awarded the College at the Annual Minquiz, which is Full Music Colours. Cameron Braun, Terry a science and maths related quiz held under Kim, Jeff Malherbe, Theodore Psillos, the auspices of Mintek – the Council for Kamal Sacranie and Nikolaos Tapanlis Minerals and Technology in South Africa. were awarded Half Colours. The following They were entered in the Platinum section of boys did exceptionally well in the piano section the competition, which is the top tier of a two- of the Cape Town Eisteddfod achieving Gold tier structured competition and came second diplomas: John Steyn, Miles Boeddinghaus overall in the final oral quiz. Nicholas Janisch (2), Michael Wilson-Trollip (2) and KB Ko was awarded a Certificate of Distinction for (4). Also at the Cape Town Eisteddfod, Michael achieving between 70% and 79% in the written Wilson-Trollip was awarded the Burgess section, while Ahmed Dhansay was awarded Simpson Cup for Best Performance (16 years one of only three Certificates of Excellence and over); Miles Boeddinghaus was awarded for achieving over 80% in the written section. the Burgess Simpson Cup for Best Performance Bishops was also awarded a cash prize for the (14 years and under); Leo Gevisser was second place achievement of these young men. awarded the Cape Town Eisteddfod Award for Most Diplomas (14 years and under); and KB Ahmed Dhansay, Nicholas Janisch, Ko was awarded the Victoria League Prize for Andrew Mc Adam and Angus Thring were Best All-round entrant, the Nine Club Award invited to the 52nd Youth Science Focus Week in for the Best Performer (16 years and over), the Pretoria. This event hosts the awards ceremony S.A.S.M.T. Trophy for Best Violin Recital (13 for the National Science Olympiad. Angus to 18 years), and the Cape Town Eisteddfod Thring was placed 1st overall, with a score of Award for Most Diplomas.