rm seemed inevitable when the organ was designed, are still there, however, and we should aim to remove them at some time in the future. The annual Remembrance Da/ service was dignified and deepi/ impressive, ART DEPARTMENT The art department under the enthusiasm of Mrs. Lutle/ and Mrs. Hagemann has had, I think,an encouraging and very successful year,and the boys have shown great interest in aii sections of the work. The art organiser of the Natal Education Department was very satisfied with the work produced and the methods ofteaching when she visited the school during September of this year. She was able to view our annual September exhibition in the art section and chose 23 pictures as possibles for the October Natal schools art competition. These were sent in and four hung in the Natal Schools exhibition held at Payne Bros, salon in Durban—a prize being awarded to Barry Roberts, and highly commended awards to Massam, Gebbie and Scott. This may be considered satisfactory in view of the fact that 3,030 pictures were entered from 120 different Natal schools and only 300 taken for the exhibition mentioned. The pottery section entered for the Natal Schools' handicraft competition and received five prizes, the successful boys being Harvey (modelling). Barker (two prizes). Dale and Johnson, ail for pottery. We came second in the Natal inter-school pottery and ceramics competition. This is a fine achievement seeing that our art is voluntary and taken out of school hours. LITERARY AND DEBATING SOCIETY Although the sixth form, it is to be regretted,gave the Kearsney Parliament little support, yet this has been one of the Parliament's best years. Fifth formers have developed great fluency in public speaking, particularly on political issues, and they are immensely keen. The debates, conducted on parliamentary lines, and preceded by question time, have revealed that a good many boys—especially cabinet ministers—-have developed a very keen political sense, and follow closely the progress of public affairs in this country. In promoting confidence and fluency, this society is proving of great value. The Afrikaans debating society also provided useful training and the Afrikaans camp at Michaelmas was very successful. The dramatic society unfortunately, could not manage to put on its usual Shakespearean play. They, however, put in much useful training in their rehearsals. We hope that next year we shall be able to stage another Shakespearean play. MUSIC There are at present some very promising pianists in the school. For the second year in succession a Kearsney boy has reached the finals of a nation-wide piano competition sponsored by commercial radio—this year it was John Hind. The choir on the other hand, can seldom have had such poor new material from the junior school. In view of the additional numbers now coming into the school, it is staggering to find so few with singing voices, or who have had any previous training,and one feeis concerned about what is happening to this almost natural means of expression in many preparatory schools. Choir practices have gone on in routine fashion throughout the year, and by the time of the caroi service, considerable polish had been attained, in general, chapel singing has been less vigorous this year. 272
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