CLUBSAND SOCIETIES ArtClub notes A larger group of boys joined the Art Club this year and each was able to contribute to a successful year. Besides working on 'Art'for themselves,they worked on three major projects. The first of these being the painting of the set and props, for the production of "Tom Sawyer". We then went on to 'stage-manage' the production. Great fun was had by all working backstage. The second project was the painting of the set and props of the production of"An adventure story". This was a large and complicated set involving the boys in a lot of hard work. Again some of the boys worked backstage on this set. The third and most exciting project was the making of the figures for the 'Nativity scene'. These were for the annual Carol Service and were displayed in the Chapel. The boys of the Art Club, all worked on the figures of Mary, Joseph, the three wise men and a group of shepherds and animals. The figures, made of clay and then fired, were left the natural colours of the different clays used and were most effective. A rustic 'stable' was made from branches, thatched with pine-needles. Congratulations were warmly extended to the boys for the successful display of this project. I hope that 1984 will be as successful and worthwhile for the boys concerned. Thank you for all the work and enthusiasm put into 1983. C.V.TULLIDGE ATHENIAN SOCIETY At the beginning of the year Mr J.F. Reece spoke to the boys about the history of Kearsney College. After that Mr Malcolm Torrance described his experiences as a policeman in Rhodesia and his adventures catching criminals and chas ing terrorists. An interesting evening was when Mr Mike Cottrell conducted a protest meeting about the proposed road through the Stainbank Nature Reserve.Some of us had to be conservationists and some had to be city councillors. Others were residents of Chatsworth and nearby towns.The discussion was very interesting and we learned a lot. At the end of the year Mr King told us about his hike with senior boys along the Wild Coast and showed us some slides. R.GRAY BRIDGE CLUB - 1983 The Bridge Club functioned throughout the year with regular meetings on Thursday nights except during the exam periods. As always it was divided into two sections. Those new to the game were coached by Mrs Bourke (until she left the school in April) and by Mr Farran throughout the year. Up to about a dozen boyscame to these beginners'classes, but the numbers fell off in the last two terms to about eight. Those who attended regularly were J. Alcock, D. Allen, B. Cunningham, A. Dunsdon, P. Ethelston, K. Everett, C. Fagelund-Gjersoe and C. Goosen. The other section, for the more advanced players, was taken by Mr Thiselton, master-in-charge of Bridge. For most of the year, three tables functioned regularly in this group. Towards the end of the year, with the demands of Trials and matric exams, this decreased to two,or even just a single table,each Thursday night. Some of the members of the advanced group were play ing a very pleasingly high standard of bridge by the end of the year. Regular attenders in the senior group were D. Allen, J. Bennett, F. Chemaly, G. Gray, S. Humphris, N. Lutz, D. Maritz, K Mercer, D. Morrison, 8. Nel, R. Scott, J. Starkey,S.Tshabalala and I. Vorster. M.A.THISELTON BUSINESS GAMES& J S E Once again we entered the ICL Business Game and our team of L. Swanepoel, J. Bennett, D. Taylor, R. Ravno, P. Senior, B. Rencken and N. Shepherd showed great enthusiasm for each round. Each "company" is given an article to sell and decisions are made as to financial alloca tions and marketing, transport,plant improvement and selling price. This information is then fed into a computer that produces a balance sheet for each school showing profits (or losses) made, and at the end of each round certain companies continue,depending on their profit. This year Kearsney managed to reach the quarter-finals in Natal, but just missed the semis which were held in Johannesburg. This was the best we have ever done so perhaps next year we'll do even better. Some 300 schools took part through out South Africa. Kearsney also had two teams in the Johannesburg Stock Exchange Game. Here teams are given RIO000to invest on the stock exchange and the boys seemed to have learnt a great deal about the buying and selling of shares. At the end of eight months the teams with the greatest profits were the winners. One Kearsney team finished 83rd out of 648 — a commendable effort for our first year. P.A.T. RATCLIFFE CHESS - 1983 After an initial meeting at the beginning of the year attend ed by about 70 boys, the Chess Club eventually settled down to a membership of 45. The ladder functioned fairly actively but not nearly as much so as last year. We entered two teams in the Durban and Districts Schools Chess League. One was in the 'B' Division (Section 2) and the other in the'C Division (Section 1). Both teams fared well, the 'B' Division team winning 3 matches(one by default), drawing two and losing one. This team was represented by P.P. de Villiers (who won 1 match), S.W. Tshabalala (3 wins), P.G. Burton (3 and a half) and P.S. Cazalet (4). The'C Division team won 4 matches,drew one and lost one. Those who played for it more than once were J.T. Bennett (who won 1 match in 5), D.M. Allen (3 in 4), G.M. Chamberlin (3 in 3), D.A. Wolfsohn (3 in 3), R.J. Simpson (2 in 2)and A.M. Tshabalala (2 in 2). There was an entry of only 11 players for the Junior championships which was won by D.M. Allen who beat R.J. Simpson in the final. D.A. Wolfsohn won the Senior Championship (for which 15 boys entered) by beating P.S. Cazalet 3and a half to one and a half in a protracted final. M.A.THISELTON DEMOSTHENESSOCIETY The activities of the society centred on the first half of the year. The most important events were the visits to the theatre, and these included visits to the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre at the University, and to the Alhambra. At the Alhambra we saw 'The Hieress', the adaptation of Henry James' novel "Washington Square",which was also a matric 17
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