SCHOOL NOTES School opened this year with 461 boys, including 35 day boys. We welcome the following to our Staff: Messrs. R. J. Crawford, I. Gibson, A. Thiselton, R. Hofmeyr, D. Bovey, J. de Beer, Mrs. Etheridge as Matron of Gillingham,Mrs. Biggar,as assitant House keeper, and to Mrs. Gibson in a part-time teaching capacity. We hope that all will be very happy in our midst. We were glad to have Mr. A.C. Moore with us while Mr.P. Metcalf was overseas, teach ing at Kingswood. Mr. Moore was married at Easter, and is now lecturing at a University in Australia. We also say farewell to Mrs. Hornby,who served as Matron in Gillingham for seven years. Unfortunately her health had recently been not too good, and with the large increase in the number of boys, she felt that the work was becoming too heavy for her. We wish to express our thanks for all she has done,and for the friend ship we have enjoyed. Her work in Gillingham was characterised by a most meticulous attention to detail, both in attending to the needs of the sick, and in organising the domestic life of the House. We wish her better health, and all happiness in the future. We congratulate the following: The Headmaster on being elected to the Council of Natal University. In this position he will be able to keep us well linked with University educational policies. We strongly support his con tention that our schools should fall into line with British policy: that the School Leaving Exam, be held at Standard IX, and that University candidates should thereafter specialise for two further years. D. M. Barnard and M. H. Fienberg, who broke all records at the end of 1964 by gaining seven A's each in the Matric.; and T.W.F.Smith,who gained five. Fienberg came top ofthe Province in the Matric. R. L. Paul, on being the first recipient of the Stanley Murphy Bursary of R200 per annum. Rev. Athol Jennings, our Chaplain, on captaining the Natal Cross-country Team, and establishing himself as still the best in the Province. TheCross-countryteam,which has won all its weeklyinter-school runs, including the Zululand annual event against twelve schools (80 boys)and the mob race against 40 selected runners at Kearsney. M.E. Martin on being chosen as reserve for Natal Senior Team. Martin, Kirkwood and Rice, on being selected for the Natal Schools' Cross-country team. A. R. Crewe, on winning the First Prize, in competition with
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