The Committee extends thanks to Mr Lees,the Speaker,for his involvement in the society. We also congratulate him on being appointed as Haley House Housemaster, and hope this will not break his commitment to Parliament. Thanks are also extended to our honorary State-President, the Headmaster, Mr Silcock. JOHN C.WANNENBURGH Secretary PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY REPORT Chairman : H. Dowdall Scretary : A. Aniere i/c Darkroom ; D. Meaker Membership of the society increased this year to about ninety-five boys. Interest in the darkroom was keen and many boys attended a course in developing and printing run by the more experienced photographers. New enlargers and various other items of equipment were purchased and the darkroom is now well equipped for black and white film processing. It is hoped that in the near future we will have sufficient funds to purchase colour processing equipment. Many informative films from the Kodak film library were shown on various aspects of photography. Mr C. Stofberg delivered a talk and spectacular slide show on underwater photography in the Red Sea. Due to sporting and other activities the committee ex perienced difficulties in finding convenient times in which to organise outings. An outing to central Durban was how ever enjoyed by all and we hope to organise many more outings next year. Two internal competitions were held this year. The first was won by T. Maarschalk in the category 'Still Life'. The competition in the third term was won by P. Branford who received a R50 voucher from Whysalls. Our thanks to Mr Jeremy Whysall for sponsoring the com petition. Next year, new members will be expected to compile a portfolio of their black and white prints. These will be exhibited and judged at the end of the third term. The committee for 1984 are: T. Maarschalk - Chairman (school photographer) K. Makin - Secretary A. Aniere - i/c Darkroom G. Kruger - Darkroom assistant. A. ANIERE RECORD CLUB The club was started in the second term this year.The idea of the Club was to supply the boarders with the latest music available, as they have a problem getting to town to buy their own records. One can appreciate that they play sport for most of Saturday which tends to cut down on record buying time. Members have a chance to pool funds and build up a library of records and tapes which can be shared through the term. Being ninety-two members strong this has certainly proved to be a popular club.Next year we expect a member ship of probably in the region of one hundred and forty members. THE STAMP CLUB My thanks go immediately to F. Chemaly for the enthusi astic approach to his job as Chairman. The highlights of the year were the visit by members to DURSA Exhibition and the eagerness with which several young members put their own displays together, particular ly in the second term.Those of Doyle, Alcock and Falkner, I remember particularly. Boys are actively involved in swopping and the club sells stamps donated by friends very cheaply, so as to accumu late funds to purchase catalogues. Many people have been most generous. We thank you B.WILLIAMS SENIOR SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY 1983 has proved to be a successful and beneficial year for the society and its members. We have been addressed by speakers on a wide range of subjects, which prompted the asking of many questions. The society was run by a committee of our boys under the guidance of the master-in-charge, Mr A. Thiselton.The Chairman was A. Maybery and the Vice-Chairman, M. Gritten. R. Macfarlane was elected as Secretary and the Fourth Form representative was P.G. Burton. The year got off to a good start with a most entertaining speech by Mr Piper from the Natal University. He spoke on his work with satellites at the University, and how they could be used in helping him with the conservation of vultures in South Africa. Mr Harris from N.C.R. Plastics spoke to the society in the second term on the uses and potential of plastics and polyester resins in the world. He was followed in the third term by Mr Getliffe who pursued the development of science over the past sixty years. He is extremely knowledgeable of the subject, having written a number of books on aspects of it. Mr Greathead spoke later in the term on the importance of computers in the business world. He also commented on the threat they posed to society and communication. Mrs Hogg and Mr Buckle from the Natal Blood Transfu sion Centre presented a number of detailed slide shows on the constituents of blood; the history of transfusion; recipients and donors, and diseases connected with blood. To conclude a fine year for the society, Mr Keegan,with the aid of a computer, traced the progress of electronics as an industry after the Second World War. He also discussed the possibil ity of electronics usurping jobs in the future. Mr Keegan justified this probability by giving examples of the improvements electronics can make and have made in agricultural and medical fields. The committee wishes to thank the speakers most sincerely for giving up their time to visit and speak to us. Our special thanks go to the catering staff for providing refreshments after each society meeting. We hope that the society has another good year in 1984. M.GRITTEN JUNIOR SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY Science is not as difficult as it is made out to be, in fact it can be fun. Instead of following the normal routine of listening to guest speakers and watching slide shows, I decided that the boys seldom get a chance to deviate from the syllabus. So, we would meet in "first prep" and go. up to the chemistry laboratory to discover the amazing wonders of Science. First we tried to extract silicon from beach sand. This is a fairly lengthy process which took place over a couple of sessions. Eventually,after much preparing and pouring in of this and that,we ended up with a grey "sludge." Not wanting to give up,we decided to make some nylon. Success at last. Much to the amazement of the pupils, long strands of synthetic nylon were drawn from an almost invisible interface that exists between two solutions. We finally took ourselves off to the Natal Anti-Shark Measures Board, just to see why one shouldn't swim where there are no shark nets. The highlight of the visit was definitely the shark dissection, where twenty blood-thirsty Kearsney boys waited to see what was inside the shark's gut. Generally we had a lot of fun and I hope to go on more outings next year. MAGNUM 22
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