Chronicle-1961

j PEMBROKE HOUSE NOTES We report, with great regret, the loss to Pembroke,and to Kearsney of Mr. Long who, owing to illness, has had to move away from our temperamental Botha's Hill climate. He is now teaching at St. Stithians outside Johannesburg and we extend to him, in his new position, our warmest wishes, and hope that he will be as happy there as he always said he was here. Everybody who remembers Mr. Long will appreciate how much he is missed. In his place comes Mr. Vincent who will be assistant house master until the end of the year, when he hopes to move to "fresh" woodsand pastures new"in his pursuitofthe study of bird anatomy. Mr.Vincent has instituted fencing as a sport in the school and, with a nucleus of enthusiastic boys who have had previous fencing ex perience, hopes to establish it as a recognised sport. The end of the first term also saw the departure of one of our prefects. Ken Morgan,to whom we would like to extend our good wishes and grateful thanks for his services to Pembroke. In the field of sport we are able to boast of several successes. In the first term we won the cricket house trophy and the house has been well represented in the first XI—with Dyer acting as captain for the second year in succession. At the swimming gala, Gillingham beat us into a tie for second place with Finningley! Two members of the house represent the first tennis team which has done outstandingly well in the league. In rugby too, we have been very well represented in the first XV, having more than half the team's regular players. Coleman leads the second XV. Pembroke also provides five student officers in the cadet corps, together with a very patient drum major who may be heard every evening after supper trying to instil some semblance ofrhythm and melody into the school band. Perhaps it is on account of our military tendencies, but the prefects, ably led by Peter Short—Douglas Evans, Michael Smith and Richard Coleman—must be credited with an efficiency which has won the respect of the house, whose numbers are large. To this end also, the sixth formers must receive their share ofthe credit for their able assistance in many respects. It is largely at school that a boy's character is moulded and on the shoulders ofthe senior members of a school rests a fair measure of fhe responsibility of doing this. Members of Pembroke must also be mentioned and congratu lated for their very creditable performances in the school play. Rory Bishop deserves special mention for his performance as the Archbishop. 137

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