Senior Soccer:
	Green v. Red.		Victory for Red.
	Green v. Blue		Victory for Blue
Senior Cricket:
	Green v. Red		Victory for Red
	Green v. Blue		Victory for Blue

 

 

 

 

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3A Form Report

 

We are very glad to welcome five new members into our form, one of whom came from Shropshire.  At the same time we are very sorry to lose three of our former members of 2A.

Many people are interested in playing in the house teams and many are on them.  Some girls had the opportunity to visit the ballet at Manchester and they enjoyed it very much.  Some members of our form are interested in the Scripture Union and some girls are in the Speech Day Choir.  We are a very happy form and hope to have a happy year together.

 

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  3B Form Report

 

This term our class consists of 19 girls and 11 boys and our form teacher is Mr. Tempest.  On the whole we are quite an athletic class as three girls are on the junior hockey team, two are on the netball team, two are junior house captains, and four boys are on the football team.  We are also quite musical as some play the piano, one boy plays the piano accordion and four girls are members of the choir.  We are very sorry to say no boys are in it.

About two months ago Miss Turner took a party of girls, some of whom were from our class, to the Festival Ballet at Manchester Palace.  Also four boys and eight girls were among the parties who went to Castleshaw Camp at Oldham Wakes.

We are well represented in out-of-school activities as there are members of the Scientific Society, Scripture Union and the Chess Club.

This completes our form report for 3B this year, and we all hope that next year 3B will be as happy as ours this term.

ANN GOODALL, JENNIFER HICKUNG AND PETER ECKERSLEY.

 

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1A Form Report

 

We all take a great interest in school activities. For instance we have a few pupils in every society.  In the swimming gala we had two boys and four girls who represented our school.  We all bring a penny on Friday.  We collected a fairly large sum of money for the Hungarian Relief Fund.  Miss Rowe kindly helped us by bringing pictures for our scrap album on the Greeks.

Many of us have personal hobbies,  for instance :   Fred Hollingworth and Gail  Burdock both won prizes for Musical Festivals.    Merle Clough and  Jacqueline Cooke both won medals for ballroom  dancing.    Pauline Bardsley is a promising pupil.

Three of our boys, David Cooke, Paul Fletcher and Douglas Abbott are keen campers.

Editors: GAIL BURDOCK, PAULINE BARDSLEY, DAVID COOKE.

 

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IB Form Report

 

When we first come to Greenhill, we were all strangers, but we soon began to find our way around.

Most of the girls like Games, Science and French.  We have Science in the Physics and Chemistry labs, with the boys.

Most of the boys like Science in which they are studying temperatures. Also they like games and woodwork. Most of us like Greenhill very much.

 

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1C Form Report

 

Our form consists of seventeen girls and nine boys.  Our form mistress is Miss Taylor.  The Games Captain for the girls is Sandra Schofield.  Four of the boys in our form have played on the under-twelves football team for Greenhill.  Both boys and girls are very fond of games; the boys play football and the girls netball.

The boys' favourite lessons are games, reading and science. The girls' favourite lessons are cookery, games and music.  Many of our form members are in the school choir and enjoy singing in it.  Quite a few of the people in our form are interested in stamp collecting and we also have some musicians.

Our charity fund representatives are Sylvia Merritt and Mervyn Whitehead.

We are very happy at Greenhill and know that we will enjoy our future years here.

CHRISTOBELL TAYLOR, ENID WHITEHEAD.

 

 

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  Chess Club

This year the Chess Club has lost its chairman, Mr. Pendlebury.  We are pleased to welcome Mr. Hollos and the first year boys.  This year our team consisted of three ever-presents of last year and one, who did not join last year, was ever-present in 1954-1955.

The officials are—
Hon. Secretary: J. TRAVIS.
Treasurer: A. KEARSHAW.
Committee: R. NUTTER, J. SANDS, G. SMITH.

The team, which have entered the Oldham Chess League, have played 7 won 4, lost 2 drawn 1.

J. TRAVIS.

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 Nursing Club

 

At the beginning of the Autumn Term, 1955, the Nursing Club was formed by Miss Turner.  At the first meeting there was quite a large gathering, but the numbers gradually diminished and at the moment there are not many of us.  We practise bandaging and hold discussions on the various aspects of home nursing and hospital life.  At the last field day we formed the first-aid, post, working in half-hour shifts.  We should like to add that all girls interested in nursing the injured will be welcomed.

We should also like to thank Miss Turner who has devoted so much of her time every week to make the Nursing Club possible.

MARGARET MILLS, MAUREEN BURKE, PEARL PARK, BERYL TAYLOR.

 

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Scripture Union

 

The end of the Summer Term, 1956, saw the departure of all our senior members of the Scripture Union in the school.  Fortunately, we still had Miss Pomfret as a member.  This term, too, a few members of the 4th Form became members, so that we now have representatives in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Forms.

The numbers at the meetings are higher than ever before, as far as the oldest member can remember.  The officers were chosen for the Autumn term this year and are : Treasurer, Doreen Coupe (4th Form) ; Secretaries, A. Kerr and D. A. Berryman (3rd Form) ; Official Sign-writer, L. Wright (2nd Form).

So far this term we have been honoured by the presence of Miss Carney, M.A., who is Secretary of the S.U. in the district, as speaker.

This year a book reporting on each of the meetings has been started.  We in the S.U. hope that we may continue to expand in union together.

 

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Table Tennis Club

 

The Table Tennis Club is again functioning this year, and once again there is a full membership.  The club is open to both boys and girls of the V and VI Forms.  The girls play on Tuesday and Thursday, the boys on Monday and Wednesday, and there is a mixed day on Friday.

Last year singles and doubles handicaps were arranged amongst the
members of the club.    The doubles handicap was won by P. Howard and M.   Grindrod,   from  M.  Jennings  and  J.   Mitchell.    The singles handicap was closely contested throughout and in the final   M.  Jennings  beat  G. Faulkner in two straight sets, 21-19 and 21-14.

A team composed of staff and senior boys played the staff of Henshaw's School, and after a very enjoyable evening of table tennis the staff finally triumphed 15-10 games.  A return game is being arranged for later this term.

 

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On Saturday, 20th October, a number of girls from the 3rd Form went to the Manchester Palace to see Act II of "Swan Lake" and "Coppelia".  The main dancers in "Swan Lake" were Belinda Wright and John Gilpin, and in "Coppelia" they were Marilyn Burr and Louis Godfrey.  Anne Rowse danced the part of the doll "Coppelia" and Russell Kerr danced the part of "Coppelius".  We all enjoyed both ballets, but especially the bright colours of Coppelia. We should all like to express our thanks to Miss Turner for organising this interesting trip.

JOAN CHEETHAM AND DOROTHY CHADWICK.

 

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The School Concert

 

Amongst the many and varied activities of our school, the art of the theatre was sadly lacking, and our aspiring Bernhardts and Gielguds were bereft of a stage to perform upon.  This major difficulty was, however, successfully overcome by the "do it yourself" attitude of a number of able workers in school, who, in the course of a few months, designed and duly erected to the sounds of loud hammering and "pass another nail, G..." an impressive stage, the proscenium of which adds greatly to the appearance of an otherwise dull hall.  Being thus provided with the stage, our dramatically inclined friends could hardly curb their impatience to "tread the boards".  Since that moment the staff were inundated with offers to perform and our peaceful dinner-hours were, from then on, shattered by the (tuneful) rendering of Messrs. Gilbert & Sullivan's works, to say naught of the constant piano practising; and after school the cleaners swept to the sound of tapping feet.  Singing! Dancing! Acting!  More singing - then the first night arrived.

The first half of the show travelled smoothly under the guidance of our chairman, Mr. Higson.  The piano solos and a duet were well chosen beautiful pieces and were played excellently by Veronica Hetherington and Harry Butterworth.  Two "slick" dance routines by Mavis Joyce and Betty Howard went down well and there was a pleasing Hungarian Dance by Freda Anderson of Form 1.  Mavis Fielding, also of Form 1, gave us "The Country Curate" - extremely amusing.  Tony Kerr sang Schubert's "Ave Maria", and Mr. Wells sang two "Salt Water Ballads" by John Masefield, two good voices giving of their best.  The appropriate casting of the play "A Very Awkward Mistake", by VI.Lit. brought an abundance of laughs and Mary Mulholland's hip-swinging-nineteen-twenty portrayal of mutton dressed like lamb was most entertaining.  It was not a good play materially, but the VI Form made commendable use of their resources.  The first half was brought to a close by Kershaw, of Form 2, who played a number of popular tunes on his piano accordion.

After tea and biscuits had been served we sallied forth into "Trial by Jury".  It would seem unfair to single out any one person upon whom to bestow praise, but we feel that a word of thanks (and congratulations) to Mr. Handforth would not be out of place.  The diction was clear and precise, the acting was good.  None of the principals seemed nervous and they tripped brightly from song to song supported by a well-rehearsed chorus.  Both the "twelve good men and true" and the ribbon-bedecked ladies of the public gallery were very much their parts once the curtain went up, and at times one did begin to "dread their fury".  This combination of staff and pupils seemed to hold great promise of things to come and we hope this is only the first of a never-ending stream of productions, musical or otherwise. 

 

 

 

 

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The Visit to Castleshaw Camp

 

Last Wakes our school was given the privilege of using Castleshaw Camp for the first time. Eighteen boys took advantage of this holiday and everyone left with something added to his knowledge of photography.

On Monday, 2nd July, we left school at 10 a.m. approximately and arrived at Castleshaw Camp at 10-30.  We were met by the warden, Mr. Lassom, and his wife, on our arrival.  The Warden then showed us to our dormitories and told us how the camp was run.  We were then split into four groups in order to do dish-washing and cleaning.  After dinner each group was sent separately to take features of the local districts.  At six o'clock we were allowed to play table tennis and were told how to print and develop photographs.  At 9-30 we had supper which consisted of cocoa and sandwiches.

Tuesday, we went for a walk along the "Pack Horse" road in the direction of Marsden.  From here we thumbed a lift back to the camp.  In the afternoon Leslie Kershaw and myself printed photos in the cellar, whilst the rest of the party played either table tennis or cricket. Supper was taken at the same time.

Wednesday morning we went to the Castleshaw Water Works and were told how water was purified and how samples were sent to Manchester for analysis monthly.  In the afternoon we went to Saddleworth Church and took photographs of the church and Bill's o' Jack's grave was visited.  We were again allowed to play table tennis.  Supper was taken at 10-45 at night.

On Thursday, the whole day was free. The table tennis final was played between Peter Wood and Geoffrey Smith.  Leslie and myself worked in shifts printing snaps during the week.

After dinner on Friday, Anthony Regan gave, on behalf of the party, to Mr. and Mrs. Lassom boxes of chocolates. We left for school at 2-0 p.m.

So ended an enjoyable holiday.  Brian Kay was ill on Tuesday and was taken home, but fortunately Brian came back on the Thursday.

J. TRAVIS.

 

 

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Castleshaw Camp

 

At 9-45 a.m. on the 25th June a party of 19 girls under Miss Taylor and Miss Pomfret went to Castleshaw for a week.  We travelled through Waterhead, Scouthead and Delph and along the main Huddersfield Road towards Standedge Cutting.  Then we went down the private road to Castleshaw Camp.  We were greeted by Mr. Lassom, the Warden, and his dog, Penny.  We were shown into the Common Room where we met Mrs. Lassom and her two sons, Robert and Richard.  We were then shown to the dormitories and the schoolroom.  After lunch we went to Delph village and proceeded to Heights Church.  We occupied ourselves in the evening.

The following morning we went to the schoolroom to write an account of the previous day.  This we did every morning in our diaries.  In the afternoon we paid a visit to Saddleworth Church where we were shown round by the Rev. R. E. Rodgers.  We had an interesting time at the church.  We went through the graveyard and then to the vicarage where we met his wife.  On returning to the camp we found that Miss Turner and Miss Turbefield had come to visit us.  In the evening we had dancing and games.  During the night Catherine Smith fell off the top bunk and about the same time Ann Goodall, a girl in the other dormitory, was feeling ill as she had drunk too much mineral.

We spent Wednesday afternon at the Waterworks nearby.  On our return we found that Mr. Higson had arrived for tea.  Afterwards a group of boys and girls from Delph Youth Club came for a game of rounders.

The next day was Jean Parkinson's birthday.  Her mother and brother were invited.  Some of the girls made a cake.  After the party Miss Turner and Mr. Handforth came and we entertained them.  Later on Mr. Handforth sang a song for us.  When we went to the dormitories we discovered that our pyjamas were tied in knots.  At first we expected that Mr. Handforth had done it, but later we found that it was Miss Taylor and Miss Pomfret.

The last day came all too soon.  In the morning we had to help to clean the house.  We gave votes of thanks and prizes were given to various people.  Soon after lunch the coach came and we set off for school singing as we went on our way.  More than half of the girls were crying, but whether it was with grief on leaving Castleshaw Camp or with grief on returning to school was not quite clear.

BARBARA GARTSIDE, ANN GOODALL.

 

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Greenhill Grammar School

 

The Seasons

 

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Pot-holing as a Hobby

 

When we learned that we were to have a holiday, five of us decided to go pot-holing.  We were all fourth formers, namely Gordon, who has done this before, and four newcomers, Blackshaw, Crumpton, Holden and Payne.  We met on the Friday of the half term holiday, all of us dressed accordingly in old clothes, for potholes are extremely dirty.  We all wore thick boots and carried torches.  We travelled by the express to Greenfield, from where Gordon guided us to the hole.  After a brief pause the latter fastened a belay to a rock at the entrance and paid out the 100ft. rope.  He then proceeded to descend until he reached the first turning which was rather dangerous as only a narrow ledge separated us from a 30ft. fall to a rock bottom.  After a frantic shout of "Shall I go back, Jeff?" from Blackshaw, he managed to pass.  There were no other upsets and soon everyone had slithered across the ledge to a safer position.  Gordon then dropped the rope down the drop and we all descended.  Once down we were safe to stretch our legs.  We suddenly realised that we were very hungry and decided to return to the top for dinner.  Holden provided a stepping stone to success for Blackshaw and Gordon who found it easy with his help to climb back.

Once back in daylight we attempted to rid ourselves of the mud, but still wearing black faces we lit a fire, ate our sandwiches and attempted to persuade Holden to part with some of his ginger beer. After the fight, Holden's miserly attitude left us still thirsty but everything was gathered up and we set off to do some rock climbing, but that's another story.

F. HOLDEN, J. GORDON.

 

 

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Werneth Hall

 

Werneth Hall, probably the oldest inhabited building in the Oldham area, has been described as the most beautiful building in the district and I firmly support this description.  The hall stands at the corner of Frederick Street on the road which bears its name.  It is a light brown sandstone structure and is surrounded by a brick wall lined on the inside with old hawthorn trees.

Opinions differ about the date of the hall but there was a hall in the year 1212 (mentioned in Parish records).  This building was destroyed by fire in 1456 when it was the home of the Oldham family.  The present building on the site of the last named structure is now a stone house and is reputed to be 600 years old.  The present hall, however, is a conglomeration of several separate parts and probably dates from late Elizabethan or early Jacobean times.  This building had probably a centre building with two wings but only a portion of the old frontage remains.  The centre portion has been replaced with a brick cottage which was the huntsman's lodge before it was burned out and rebuilt. The east wing appears to have been extended and mutilated at the top, but whether it was ever a gable end is uncertain.  There is an original entrance doorway in the east wing facing towards the south.  The old five-light mullioned windows with labels are intact in both wings except for the lower windows where the mullions have been cut out.  The west wing runs through the back of the house, where there are two five-light mullioned and transformed windows with label mouldings.  A modern stone extension has been made to the house on the west side which effectually hides the old work on that side.

In the year 1216 the Hall belonged to William de Werneth, but was later sold to the Cudworths, who made it the Manor House of Oldham.  Then it passed to the Assheton family and was later bought by Marjory Lees, who converted it into flats for her maids.  The Hall is scheduled for preservation under the Town and Country Planning Act as a building of architectural and historical interest.  The Oldham Corporation have approached Miss Lees to buy it from her and convert it into the Town Museum.

J. P. MAYBURY, S Science.

 

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Invasion - France, 1944

 

 

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An Accident

 

 

 

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Crossword

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Story of a Trader

 

It was one month before the typhoon season.  The captain of a schooner had given orders to set sail.
He was trading in the South Seas among the islands.  The captain was anxious to complete his voyage, as his ship was due for an overhaul.  Up to the present he had had a successful trip and was now heading for his last port of call, two hundred miles away.  Sailing easily along he reached his destination in seven days.  When he had finished trading three days later, he loaded with fresh supplies for himself and crew for his voyage to his home port.

For a few days all went well, until without warning the barometer fell and the sea went suddenly calm.  Then the typhoon was upon them.  It had come two weeks before the usual time, and everything was thrown into confusion with the schooner heeling and pitching wildly.  The captain commanded his crew to rig the lifelines.  As he was walking to help, there was a violent shuddering felt in the vessel as she was caught broadside-on to the seas.  She heeled precariously to port and the captain, in attempting to return aft to help his helmsman to bring her head-on, was swept overboard by pounding waves.  He kept on swimming to safety, but the tide was against him.

At last, exhausted with swimming, wading and scrambling from the sea, he rolled on the beach half senseless.

GAIL BURDOCK, 1A.

 

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Our Netball Team

 

 

Autumn

 

 

 

 

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"Faisant L'Autostop"

 

To any prospective continental hitch-hikers I would like to offer this advice.  Avoid France!  Many hitch-hikers of all nations, especially German, make their way to France with the result that there are so many thumbing lifts that the average Frenchman is fed up to the teeth with them and is less likely to co-operate.

When our expedition commenced it consisted of three youths, aged 17.  We arrived at Dover after two days' hitch-hiking and boarded the boat about 5 p.m. in the evening.  The crossing was a nightmare.  Even the water was choppy in the harbour.  Many of the passengers were sick and when I went to see how my friends were faring, two pale-green faces appeared from behind two books.  After docking at Calais we moved down to Rouen and then to Chartres, by-passing Paris as we did not want to spend up too early.

From conversation with various French people we found that they are very proud of their country and especially of their cathedrals.  The Frenchmen were intensely interested in politics and world affairs. They asked our opinions on the problems of the Suez and Algeria.

Unfortunately, after two weeks' travel, we had to separate because one person can travel more quickly alone.  In France, lorries cannot take hitch-hikers as there is no third party insurance, so this removed one of our possible modes of transport.  Therefore, we separated and planned to meet on the Riviera.  However, I never reached the Riviera and we did not meet again until we arrived home. My two friends reached the Riviera, stayed there a week, and returned home via Paris.  However, I could not go any further.  So I made by way into the Black Forest, Germany, then through the Saar and Luxemburg to Brussels where I stayed for three days.  After reaching London and staying, there a week I returned home, having been away a month and spent about £24.

Of the many things that we saw, I should like to draw attention to one which will interest the geographers.  Near Lyons we saw an "erratic", that is a huge boulder that had been transported by an Alpine Glacier, in the Ice Age, and left on the ground perched on another stone.  It is very , enjoyable having a holiday on the continent, but we were glad to return to England, to the left side of the road and to good cups of tea.

We all returned convinced that our French had improved.  Then back to school and the French teacher.  It was then that our convictions sadly departed.

R. MILLWARD, VI.Lit.

 

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A place of interest which I have visited

 

On May 12th, 1956, I went with Limeside School to York.

We visited the York Minster, the Castle Gardens and a number of other places, but the place that interested me most was the Castle Museum.

The Castle Museum is really a village built in a very big room.  All the floors are either cobbled or of stone flags. As we went in through the door we went up a flight of steps and there in front of us was an old-fashioned living room and across from that a kitchen - both of which were fitted up in every detail.

As we went along in one street we could look through the windows of the house or shops and see everything inside.  One shop was a Candlestick Maker's, another a Lace Maker's.  In one street stood a carriage with a stuffed horse harnessed to it.

One of the last things we saw was the Blacksmith's Shop.  Inside we saw some of the equipment a blacksmith uses.  After this we left the museum and set off for the Castle Gardens.

After visiting many more interesting sites we went for an hour's sail up the river.  Then we returned to the coaches ready for the return journey.

E. LOMAX.

 

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Ode to a Loved One

 

 

 

 

 

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Jamaica

 

Jamaica is a tropical island situated in the Caribbean Sea just over 90 miles south of Cuba and 100 miles west of Haiti, or a little over 300 miles east of the American Continent.  This small island measures 148 miles from East to West and its greatest width is 52 miles.

Christopher Columbus discovered the island in 1494 and on the 10th May, 1655, it was captured from the Spaniards by Admiral Penn and General Robert Venables.  No-one is able to say exactly when the people who lived in Jamaica were first referred to as Jamaicans.  Our ancestors have come to the island at different times during the last 300 years and from lands as far distant as Europe, India and China.

Jamaica is extremely mountainous.  In many places it rises abruptly from the sea into the hills and mountains.  In some parts there is a narrow margin of flat land which widens into wide plains especially in some parts of the South Coast.  The mountains run in ranges most of which lie in a north-east, south-west direction.  The chief mountain range is called the Blue Mountains and its highest point, the Blue Mountain Peak, is about 7,400 feet high.

There are several large plains and many fertile valleys in Jamaica.  The capital city, Kingston, is built on the Liguanea Plain.  The district of Vere is the largest continuous plain in the island and is one of the best sugar producing areas in Jamaica.

There are numerous rivers. Jamaica is known as the "Island of Springs" and its old Indian name, "Xaymaca", means "Land of wood and water".  There are many mineral springs of medicinal value, two of the most important being the Black River Spa in St. Elizabeth, and the St. Thomas Bath in St. Thomas.

There are extensive deposits of bauxite (aluminium ore) and at the moment there are three large mining companies engaged in mining the ore  - Aluminia Jamaica Ltd., Reynolds Jamaica Mines and Kaiser Bauxite Co.   There are also small deposits of zinc, lead, manganese, and other metals - but these are not yet being mined commercially.  A search for oil is currently being undertaken.

Owing to the mountainous character of the country, the climate of Jamaica varies considerably in different parts of the island.  It is hot on the sea-coast and the low-lying lands, and cool on the uplands.  More than half the area of the island is less than a thousand feet above sea level.

Jamaica is largely an agricultural country.  By far the largest portion of the working population is engaged in agriculture, our chief products being bananas, citrus, coffee, sugar and rum, which are exported mainly to the United Kingdom.  In the last few years a large number of industries have been started and there is a tendency for the younger generation to flock to the towns from the country.  As is the case in most small overgrown communities there is an urge to emigrate.  Formerly, Jamaicans went to the U.S.A., but since the war and the McCarran Act which has restricted Jamaica's quota to only 100 persons per year emigrating, that avenue is almost closed so now Jamaicans are travelling to Britain in search of a new life and better opportunities.

There is still, unfortunately, some illiteracy in Jamaica.  Education is free in elementary schools and these schools are all under Government control but most of them are attached to churches.  There is a higher class of schools for boys and girls; these are known as colleges and secondary schools and are mainly maintained by funds left by private persons for that purpose or by churches to which they are attached.  In these schools the scholars pay for their education.  There are also a good number of private schools entirely self-supporting.  In addition there are vocational schools in which the students are taught occupations by which they may earn a living.

The University College of the West Indies is located in Jamaica and is affiliated to London University.  It comprises beautiful modern buildings and is very well situated in the residential section of St. Andrew.  It was opened in 1948 by Princess Alice of Athlone, who is the Chancellor.  It is now attended by about 300 students from the West Indies and other countries.  Degrees are offered in arts, medicine, science, etc.

In 1944 adult suffrage was introduced and with it came a new constitution whereby Jamaica is governed by a new ministerial system and elected members are responsible for the running of the country.  Today we are on the very threshold of self-government.

The population, which has been very readily increasing, stands at a little over l½ million.
In 1955, to mark the 300 years since Jamaica became a part of the British Commonwealth of Nations, there were island-wide, year-long festivities.  The name given to these festivities is "Jamaica 300".  It was the achievements in industry, commerce, agriculture, education, art, culture and sport. Her Royal Highness Princess Margaret honoured Jamaica 300 with a visit to the island from the 19th to 24th February, 1955. as part of a Caribbean tour.

 

 

 

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"The old girl prefects, they ain't

what they used to be"

 

 

 

 

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To the Editor of the Greenhillian.

 

Just over two years ago we were told that we had been awarded places in London University.  After the excitement of this news had died down, the mind began to ask itself questions about what London life would be like.  How would it feel to spend your nights in digs when previously you had lived at home?  How would it feel studying when there were no teachers to give you homework every night? We were soon to find out.

The journey to London was peaceful, with England unfurling itself as we travelled southwards.  And then suddenly we were there.  Out we stepped into the noise of taxis, street vendors, the rattle of the underground, the crowds, the buses, all hurrying by and taking no notice of the new arrivals.
Then came the first weeks at college, which to the undergraduate must be the hardest days of his life.  As an undergrad he is subject to the ridicule of his fellow-students and is made to perform all sorts of ridiculous antics for their amusement.  Those memories of the first few days are bound to stay with us for a lifetime - such things as eating with Africans, Asians, Americans, in fact people from every continent.  The man on one side of you might have come from a public school; the one on your other side might have been a government official from Nigeria.  Nor will you forget the time when a Hindustani fellow had the cheek to ask if you were English, and how you indignantly replied that you were, cursing your Lancashire accent and his ignorance of dialects.

Now the years have ticked on, and we find ourselves in the third session and on the last leg of our university course.  Now we are old hands at the game.  We walk about as if we owned the place, and recently submitted the Freshmen to the treatment we once received, and laughed uproariously at it. We shall be sorry to leave when our time comes, but then we can't stay here all our lives.  To any of you at school hoping to go to a college we give only this advice.  If you get the chance, take it, and find the rest out for yourselves.  To the teachers at school we say thank you for coaching us along the academic road; and to the taxpayers of Oldham, for they are very important, we say thank you for making our journey possible.  And to the School as a whole we wish the best of luck, for we are very proud to have been pupils of it.

M. BROOK, D. ELWELL,
London School of Economics, Imperial College.

 

 

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ANSWER TO CROSSWORD.

ACROSS.
1, Revelations. 8, Asa. 9, O.T. 10, Salts. 11, Stoma. 13, East. 14, Even. 15, Rend.
16, Nail. 18, Pear. 19, Lip. 20, Eels. 21, Pail. 24, Esau. 25, Cede. 27, As. 28, Odes. 29, Mere.

DOWN.
1, Rest in peace. 2, Vale. 3, Established. 4, Lass. 5, Inter alia. 6, Nomen.
7, Standardise. 12, Over. 17, Ill. 21, Peas. 22, Ass. 23, Lure. 26, Do.