FLY FISHING CLUB August 1981 saw the inauguration of the Kearsney College Fly Fishing Club. Mr Farran accepted the position as masterin-charge whilst Mark Whittle was elected Chairman and Owen Geekie,Secretary. Our first outing proved the most successful to date. We fished the Mooi River on Mr Mennies farm and also two beautiful dams owned by Mr Armstrong. The weather was ideal - overcast, with occasional drizzle. In all, forty trout were landed. Notable bags wer Mr Farran - fifteen; Mark Whittle - ten. Since then we have been on five outings to various stretches of water in Natal including one to the Underberg area. In all the club has been very successful with an average of fifteen trout per outing. The total number caught to date is ninety. As far as individual success is concerned the most suc cessful anglers have been Andrew Green with a total of 13; Mr Farran with a total of 18 and Mark Whittle with a total of 26. The most successful flies have proved to be: the Red Setter, Matuba Red, Walkers Olive Nymph, Walkers Killer and Mrs Simpson. The majority of trout were taken on a Walkers Olive Nymph, fished very slowly, about two feet below the surface. This method was especially effective in waters which harboured large snail populations. The Club has also been privileged in having Mr Jack Blackman from Kings Sports up to give us a few, and in most cases, much needed tips on the mechanics of casting. The Club also visited a Fishing Rod Manufacturer in Durban and learned a great deal from the experience. This Club has got off to a very good start and we look forward to its growth and development in the future. Forum Report 1983 was an excellent year for Forum and, as always, it proved to be one of the most active and well-attended societies with just over forty regular members, and several talks having attendances of over a hundred. Unfortunately study pressures claimed their toll at times and some of the members missed outstanding talks. The year got off to a good start when Miss Milne and Mrs Park-Ross from Beauty Without Cruelty addressed the society on the way in which animals are used in cruel clinical experiments merely to appease mankind's vanity. Subsequent lectures Included a talk by Mr Howard on plastics, one on Archaedogy by Professor Maggs of the Pietermaritzburg Museum and a discussion about the part played by computers in the modern world by Mr Cook. A very well-attended talk followed in which Captain Wright of the Durban Vice Squad told us about drug abuse and alcoholism and the display that he had brought with him generated much Interest. The next guest-speaker was Mrs Steele who spoke on Human Rights in South Africa, and she was followed by Mr Dooley on the evils of Rock Music,and Professor Schlemmer and Mr Myburgh who spoke on the Proposed Constitution and Special Education, respectively. The next meeting did not follow the normal Forum pattern, as rather than have a speaker come to address the society, Chris Mann, the current director of the Valley Trust Organisation, came to recite some of his poems and sing with his group "Zabalaza". The next visitor to Forum was Captain Cox, Port Director of the Bay of Natal, who spoke to us about the function of the Port and about some of the current concepts of shipping. At the time of writing a talk is planned about the international refugee problem by a member of the Red Cross. On behalf of all of the members of Forum, and the Chairman, Joe Van Niekerk, I would like to thank Mr Vassard for the time and energy which he has put into the society, and for enabling it to be the success which it has been. NICK SHEPHERD GUILDS AND FELLOWSHIPS YOUTH FELLOWSHIP This fellowship has taken over the function of the Senior Guild. It meets on Sunday evenings and after using the Chaplain's Room as a venue initially, it now meets in the Chapel. The Fellowship is an informal meeting of Christian boys from all forms and has been organised and run by a committee of 5 Senior boys. The meeting is usually led by one or more of the committee or occasionally by a member of staff or a visiting speaker. Most meetings comprise a time of singing and praise (led by guitarists), a period of sharing and teaching, and a time of prayer. During 1983 the meet ings were very well attended with up to60 boys present at times. During the year a few inter-school meetings were held and were very successful. Other outings included several visits to local Youth Groups.We thank the Lord for the way he has led us and we look forward to seeing the Youth Fellowship grow in spirit and in number. DOUG MORRISON — Secretary THE INTERMEDIATE GUILD This guild meets usually on alternate Tuesdays in the Chapel. It is open to boys in forms3and 4. At our last Chapel service of the year, David Buwalda, our Chaplain,told how God bridged the gulf between sinful' man and Himself with Love. Jesus Christ is this love and power of God manifested in human form. Our guild meetings had this underlying message whatever the scriptural context may have been. B.G.W. JUNIOR GUILD A fellowship meeting for boys in Haley House is held on a weekly basis and is led by boys in Form V. An enthusiastic core supported the Guild and appreciate the opportunity for fellowship, sharing, Bible Study and prayer. We are grateful to the Senior boys who gave up a lot of time to lead the Guild. HISTORICAL SOCIETY 1983 saw the establishment of a new cultural society for those with an interest in history. The inaugural meeting was addressed by Prof Gordon Runnings, of the University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, who spoke on the philosophoyf history. He traced the different ideas which have lain behind the study of history in the past, winding up with an examination of the Marxist interpretation. The next meeting was in many ways the highlight of the year. The well-known author and former leader of the Liberal Party, Dr Alan Paton,spoke on the history of South Africa since 1948. Drawing widely on his own experience Dr Paton reviewed the major developments which have taken place in the country since the defeat of the Smuts government by D.F. Malan's Nationalists. The last meeting of the year was addressed by Mr Jeff Mathews, a lecturer in history at Edgewood College. His theme was "Who was to blame for Isandlwana?" Just back from Britain where he undertook research for a thesis on Lord Chelmsford, he was able to guide the discussion towards some novel viewpoints. After much audience par ticipation the decision was reached that Lord Chelmsford was to blame for the disaster after all. J. HANKS and D.BROWN(Chairman) 20
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