English High School For Boys

ENGLISH H IG H SC H O O L

FOR BOYS

I S T A N B U L

YEA R B O O K 1961

Ç ituri B ira d erler B a sım evi İ s t a n b u l — 1 9 6 2

This Y e a r Book, intended to cover the school y e a r 1 9 6 0 -6 1 , is unfortunately ap p earin g several months late. It is a lw a y s d ifficult to collect a ll the m aterial, sort it, type it, get the blocks m ade, and attend to all the thousand and one other neces­ sary d e tails, in the midst of our busy school routine — an d , in this case, w e un- fo ru n ate ly had to begin all over ag ain in O cto ber. Even when everything has been prepared and the Book is read y for the press, there is apt to be co nsiderable further d e lay because every reputable printer has his presses fu lly occupied and w e must take our turn in the queue. O f course, it is a lw a y s possible to find a printer or some sort who w ill make a rush job of it, but if you recall the mess made o f our last Y e a r Book by hasty and inefficient printing, I am sure you w ill ag ree that it is p refe rab le to accept a little further d e lay for the sake of having the job w ell done.

To my mind, three things stand out as notew orthy in the school year 1 9 6 0 -6 1 . The first w as our production of M acbeth w hich, I think, w as pro b ab ly the biggest and most am bitious thing our school has ever attem pted in its history. The second, less spectacu lar, but in the long run more im portant and more enduring, has been the great improvement in our standard o f English, e sp ecially spoken Eng lish, which w as in great measure due to the introduction of the lan guage cards. At the end of the ye a r no fe w e r than 83 boys, more than a third of the school, received prizes, generously donated by the Turco-British Asso ciatio n, for having never once broken the lan guage rule — or, at an y rate — never having been heard to break it! F in a lly , there w as the gracious visit o f Her Royal Highness, the Duchess of G loucester, the first occasion in the school's history w hen w e have been honoured by a visit from a member o f the British royal fa m ily.

HATIRALAR

Burada yedi yılım ı doldurm ak üzereyim . G eld iğ im d e Miss Potter, Mrs. Peach ay rılıyo rd u . Her ikisi de bu okula genç girm işler, otuz küsur sene sonra olgun g id i­ y o rla rd ı. Miss Potter, m eziyetleri b elirtilin ce, ça lışm a la rın a teşekkür edilince çok kısa cevap ve rd i: “ İyi id are cile r iyi yard ım cılar y a ra tır." dedi.

Mrs. P each ’in gençlik, e vlilik , öğretm enlik günleri okulun d u va rla rın d a köşe bucağında gizliym iş gibi okul e şya sın a , penceresine, tanıdık yüzlere b ak a b a k a , içli içli konuşuyordu.

Bu okulda 33 yıl çalışm ış Bekir Bircan hocam ızdan Mr. Peach için şunları duy­ muştum: 1941-42 harp y ılla rın d a bir veli okuldan çocuğunu alm ak istedi. Müdür Peach: “ Çocuğun iyi okuyor niçin alm ak istiyo rsu n?” v e li: “ O kul ücretini m aalesef ödeyecek durumda değilim Müdür b e y ." “ sebeb sadece bu m u?" “ e v e t." “ Çocuğunu bırak kazand ığ ın zam an getirir ö d e rsin .”

V eli gittikten sonra para çantasını çıka rd ı. Ö ğrencinin taksitini k a sa y a ya tırd ı. Mr. Peach ten sonra Mr. W illis ’in hatırasını “ Temiz kalp li bir M üdür" o la ra k sa k la m a k istiyoruz.

Rahmetli Mr. Laight, bütün tencereleri, k a za n la rı a la b ild iğ in e k a yn a y a n bir m utfağa girer gibi bir okula geldi. Durumu değerlendirm ede, ih tiy açları sezm edeki k ab iliy e t ve sağduyuğu çok sağ lam d ı. Onu öğretm enlerin, öğrencilerin sevmesinin sebeblerini düşünüyorum.

Laight İnsanı çok severdi. Evvelâ insan, sonra öğretm en, İng ilizliğ i d ah a sonra gelird i. Onun için siya si, milli sır yoktu. Y a ln ız doğru la r va rd ı. Söylem ediği fa k a t in a n d ığ ı, kullan dığı ö lçüler, birleşik bir dünya ya ra tm a y ı, yap m ayı hedef tutuyordu. A m e liy a t olduğu gün kendisi ile Londrada b u lu şacaktık. G elem ed i. Bu gelem eyiş

h astalığ ı kad ar içine işlemiş o lacak ki b an a ölümünden üç beş gün evvel gördükleri ile haberler gönderm işti. Bana karşı sözünü ilk ve son defa tutam am ıştı. Bu üzüntü­ sünü bir vasiye t gibi saklıyorum .

Zam an zam an şunu söylem ek isterim :

In g ilizle r, m em leketim izde, kendilerini ve kültürlerini tanıtm ak, pro p ag and a yapm ak samimi o la ra k yardım etmek istiyo rla rsa Peach gibi burada severek, se vile ­ rek ölen, G a te n b y gibi burada yetiştirdiği İngilizce öğretm enlerini çocukları gibi, Türk a rk a d a şla rın ı a k ra b a la rı gibi sevebilen Laight gibi “ h azâ in sa n ” lar ihraç etsin. İşte o zam an Ingiltere T ürkiyeyi, Türkiye ingilte/eyi daha iyi ta n ıy a c a k ve a n la y a c a k tır.

SALİH O TA RA N

RULES

Let me say a few words about Rules. Some of you feel that rules exist only in schools and that teachers spend their lives thinking up new — and silly — reg u­ lations. Boys must not do this: they must do that. How silly is a ll seems, you say. If w e w ere left alo ne how much better school would be! U nfortunately, you are w rong. School would be very nice for the biggest and the toughest boy, no doubt, but how about a ll the others? W e have rules because in this small building there

a re 250 peop le, a ll d ifferen t ag es, a ll doing diffe re n t things at the same time. So to a llo w each to do his w ork e a s ily w e organise things. You must not make a noise in the classroom because it disturbs others. You must go down the stairs on the right because other people w an t to come up. You must speak English in school because that is w hy you cam e here; if you do not you are w asting your time and opportunity — an opportunity which never comes back.

But there is another reason fo r School Rules. In life too there are rules. A country is just like a big school, with the governm ent the teachers. You cannot a lw a y s do just w h a t you w an t to do. You cannot take your car out and drive on the left hand side of the ro ad , because if you did nobody would ever get an yw h e re . This is the sam e as going down the stairs on the right. In the same w a y , if you are at home and the people next door are a lw a y s m aking a noise when you w an t to sleep or rea d , you get an g ry, and tell them to stop. It is the same when you make a noise in c lass. You must be on time in school and you must be neat and tid y. It is the same in life : if you turn up late fo r your w ork, and a lw a y s look untidy you w ill not keep that job long.

So you see Rules a re re a lly for the good of a ll. W e need them in school and w e need them in later life . If you lived on a desert island you could do w h a t you liked . But you don't. You spend a ll d ay in a class with at least 30 others, in a school w iih 25 0 others and in a city with 1 1 /2 million others. You must not o n ly think o f yo u rself, but o f a ll these other people, and when you find a rule which seems s illy to you, think to yo u rself that other people p ro b ab ly thing it is a good ruie. In that w a y you w ill become, not o nly successful in school, but, later, a good citizen o f your country.

O B I T U A R Y

Mr. Brandon Laight

W e deeply regret to announce the death of Mr. Brandon Laight which occurred, so unexpectedly, last summer.

It is difficult to evaluate how much our school owes to Mr. Laight. Only those who knew it as it was five years ago and can compare it with what it is to-day can fully appreciate our debt to him. It is easy enough to point out the physical improvements he made, our restored assembly hall, the stage and our dramatic productions, the new labora­ tory. Less visible, but more important, is his thorough re-organisation of the school, the streamlined time-table, the improved regulations, the reduction of the length of the school course while at the same time raising the academic standard. All these things he achieved in two short years by a prodigious display of energy and determination, over­ coming all the obstacles which would have daunted a lesser man.

But even these great improvements and reforms are as nothing com­ pared to the moral transformation which he wrought. Let us not dwell

on the dismal picture of those days — the rowdiness, the wanton

destructiveness, the loutish behaviour — these things seem now as unreal as a nighmare from which we have aw akened. But, while we rejoice and take pride to-day in our happy, friendly, and co-operative school family, let us honour the memory of the man whose integrity, determination and vision made it possible. Let us resolve, each one of us, to do our utmost to make our school approach more and more closely to his ideal of what it should be. So shall we build to his memory the monument he would have cherished above all.

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O B I T U A R Y

Miss K.M . Potter

In the year 1927 the Staff of the English High School for Boyis was enriched by a teacher who, for the next 28 years, was to give herself w hole-heartedly to the moulding of her young charges with all the energy of the truly dedicated educator.

Miss K.M. Potter, whose passing aw ay just before last Christmas, w as a sad blow to all those who knew and loved her, came to Istanbul in 1921 as Kindergarten mistress to the English High School for Girls. Six years later she joined her friends, Mr. and Mrs. Peach, at the Boys’ school. Until her final retirement in 1955 she worked unstintingly for the betterment of her pupils and left on those who had the privilege of being taught by her, an indelible mark and the memory of a great teacher.

Miss Potter w as a perfectionist in the sense that the secondrate w as never good enough and woe betide the owner of a sloppy untidy book, or the boy rash enough to draw a “ straight” line without the help of that indispensibie instrument, the ruler. Her inexorable pen, dipped in Stephens' red ink, would cross the whole page out. Added to this phobia of untidiness, she had an amazing patience with those who could not quite reach her exacting standards. She would spend hours coaching and helping them. She had an amazingly wide culture and taught the First Form everything ranging from English to Art, and taught it well.

Miss Potter w as essentially a kiind person with a very fine sense of humour added to a spirit of tolerance and understanding. She had a wonderful gift far friendship and w as loyal and reliable. It w as taken for granted that one could not be let down by her. She also ran the book-room and her now famous “ No Money, No Book” printed in large letters on the door of the book-room, w as a source of merriment and

often dismay to the boys of those days. Many a little boy had to rush from the “ w ilds” of Nişantaş to the relative civilisation of Taksim to procure the much needed 25 kuruş for an exercise-book required that afternoon. But sometimes, behind the glare in Miss Potter’s eye would

lurk a smile and the 25 kuruş would be transferred from her

pocket to the boy's hand, though naturally this would be followed by dire threats. An immense sight would escape the youthful chest and the sun would be shining again.

That, in essence, was Miss Potter. A fine teacher, a first-rate col­ league and a Very Great Lady. May she rest in peace and live alw ays in the hearts of her friends and pupils.

I. R. de L.

Hazırlık I J (1960-1961 )

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Use II.

The Visit of H. R. H. the Duchess

of Gloucester

The Headm aster’s Speech of Welcome

“ Your Royal Highness,

It is a very great honour for us to welcom e you here to-day in our school. In the 56 years of its history this is, I b elieve, the first time that the English High School has received so signal an honour as a visit by a member of the British royal fa m ily. W e p a rticu la rly ap p re ciate th at, on the occasion of your Royal H ighness’s first visit to this fam ous city, you should have elected that your very first calls should be upon our sister school and upon us. This gracious gesture is a very precious encourage­ ment to us a ll. O ur only regret is th at in the short t:-ire at your disposal it is not possible for you to see something of our d a ily life and activities. N evertheless, I think it w ould be ap p ro p riate for this mem orable occasion to be associated with a traditio nal cerem ony in the life o f the school, and I w ould like to ask your Royal Highness if you w ould be kind enough to present two cups.

The first o f these is one which I have chosen to commemorate w hat w as un­ doubtedly the scho o l’s most spectacular achievem ent this ye a r — an echo o f which penetrated even as fa r as B ritain, for it w as mentioned in the “ Tim es” . I refer to our production of M acbeth. For Turkish boys to put on a perform ance o f an entire Sh ake sp e are p la y in the o rig in al, and do it w ell enough to earn the commendation both of the Turkish and the British press, and m oreover, to fill this hall with a p p re c ia ­ tive audiences for four nights in succession, is I think no mean fe a t. It represents a prodigious amount of w ork and enthusiasm from a ll the boys who took part, and also — if I may say so — affo rd s some evidence that our efforts to teach them English have not been entirely fruitless. In a p lay such as M acbeth the burden fa lls with especial w eight upon the title role, and I therefore thimk it fitting that we should commemorate this achievem ent by the aw ard of a special dram a cup to the boy who so b rillia n tly p layed the part of M acbeth — Ahmet Yücekôk.

N ext, is a cup presented by a form er headm aster which is aw ard e d each ye ar to the School C ap ta in . This ye a r's captain has been p a rticu la rly conscientious in the perform ance o f his duties and has given us a fine exam ple o f lo y a lty and devotion to the school. The cup goes — most deservedly — to Y a vu z G u v e n ir.”

Her Royal Highness’s Address to the School

“ I have long w ished to visit this w orld-fam ous city, Istanbul, and I cannot say how delighted I am to find m yself here for the first time.

I am delighted too, to have the opportunity of visiting this obviously flourishing School, and it is with very great pleasure that I find m yself speaking to Turkish boys w hose parents have honoured my country by choosing to send their sons to an English School. I wish that I had more time, so that I could see something o f your w ork and activities. I w as impressed to learn from your H eadm aster that you recently put on a successful perform ance o f ''M a cb e th ” . That is c e rta in ly a tribute both to your teachers and to the cast of the p la y .

Turkish-British cultural and other relations have had a long and fruitful history and w e, the Turks and the British, have learn ed through the course o f centuries to hold one another in mutual respect and trust and w e are hopeful that our com­ mon friendship w ill be m aintained and developed throughout the years to come. I am certain that here in this School the H eadm aster and his sta ff w ill do their best to ensure fo r a ll o f you an education based on the best from Turkish and British principles.

I le a ve with you a ll my v e ry best w ishes fo r your future happiness and suc­ cess.”

Her Royal Highness also spoke in fo rm ally o f her own sons, now a t school in E n g la n d , an d then, mingling with the boys in the h a ll, she chatted p e rso n ally with a number o f them.

Dramatic Society

Macbeth

The curtain w a s opening at last, after some months o f hard w o rk, on the school's production o f " M a c b e th " . W ould it be a success w as the question on all lips. A t the beginning, when the p la y fo r this y e a r w as being discussed, the question had been, " C a n w e do it? ” It w a s fe lt that the time had come to attempt some­ thing re a lly am bitious, and that this ye a r in the school w e had boys who could make the great effo rt necessary and fill the roles allo tted to them with credit to them selves and the school. " W h o would p la y M acb e th ?” w as the next question, and there w as little doubt here; Ahmet Yücekök, of course, and our hopes were not disappointed Here w e had a M acbeth of stature, living his part, and portraying by the high q u ality of his speech and acting a good man sinking into the depths o f a self-m ade Hell — a suprem ely d ifficult task for a boy of eighteen. This w as re a lly talented acting that w ill long be remembered in the school, and w ill set us a standard of dram atic achievem ent for a long time to come. In Mrs. Short w e had a Lady Macbeth to match him. She conveyed fau ltlessly the w ide range o f her ro le ’s em otional and dram atic force, from the calcu lated m alice o f the letter scene to the deep pathos of a wom an driven by remorse to the edge o f madness.

In the very im portant part of M acduff w as Şefik Yüksel. He w as a delight to w atch, acting every minute of the time even when in the background o f the scene, ond taking command o f the stage with his fine voice and presence when this w as required o f him. Şalom Ç ik v a ş v ili’s Banquo w as relaxe d and g race fu l, and his

un-tim ely death at the hands ot M üfit Ö zdeş and Mehmet Ö n k a l, two most convincing m urderers, must have been m arked by m any a m aidenly tear in the au dience. Suat Bergil, as Flean ce, had a sm all but im portant part, and he acted it to the satisfaction o f a ll. Both the acting and the speech o f Lori K ap u an o as Seyton w ere exce lle n t in one o f the p la y ’s longer roles, and he a lw a y s m anaged to strike the right note. He also struck the w a ll several times and for some days bore b ravely the black and blue souvenirs of his over-vigorous contacts with M acbeth! Sammy G ate g n o a s Ross and Sina Tükel as Angus w ere lo rd ly messengers and Muhsin Seyh an li as M alcolm , the king's son, and Erhan A c a r a s D o nalbain w ere suitab ly im pressive. Later in the p la y Erh an , b ra v e ly bearing his bit o f Birnam from the back o f the h a ll, w a s pinched (in the d a rk ) by an o ver-enthusiastic member o f the audience, and then, methought, the wood began to sw ear! N urhan A rte l’s Doctor w as the personification o f M edical wisdom and Faruk Birtek, as the Porter, w as entirely convincing. Tunca A kso y, as Young S iw a rd , w as a>n; imposing figure and died most e ffe ctiv e ly ; w h ile the part o f his fath e r w as p layed in grave and so ld ie rly fashion by Mehmet S o ya rsla n . G ood support w as given in the banquet scene and elsew here by S ad ik Işikli and Mehmet A rd a as Lennox and M enteith, sm all but necessary parts.

W h a t shall I say o f the three e vil, hunchbacked creatures who night a fte r night crouched over their smoking cauldro n, muttering strange incantations in im peccable Sh ake sp e arean Eng lish? Could these, I thought, re a lly be O zguner, M andel and San ver from my Form, these m anifestations o f the Dark Powers o f the N ight? W ould I ever dare give them lines a g a in ? W o u ld n't my w axe n im age, stuck full of pins, be found w asting a w a y before a slow fire some moonless midnight in the w ild s o f Te şvikiye , w h ile three aw fu l figures melted as breath into the w in d ? Let me say only this, that these three boys, by their fine acting and speech and by their enthusiasm , succeeded in evoking at once the atm osphere o f mystery and dread which the p la y needs and in giving to the audience, right from the opening curtain, the promise that good things w ere to fo llo w , a promise that the rest of the cast am p ly fu lfille d .

That the p la y w as a success w as the opinion of a ll, and this opinion w as justi­ fied by the notices which ap p eared in “ V a ta n " , “ Son P o sta ", “ İsta n b u l", “ Kim ” and the “ Times'” . This success w as due in large part to the a b le direction o f Mr. Birks, w ho g ave unstintingly o f his time, encouragem ent, co-operation and enthu­ siasm to the production, who w as the prime mover in the venture and who even re-w rote the p la y to our requirem ents. To Mrs. Y o u n g , who designed and made the extrem ely e ffective costumes, which added im mensely to the p la y ’s im pact and delighted a ll who saw them. To Mrs1. Short, who designed and painted the scenery. To M r. G o o d w in , who did the m ake-up. To Mr. Young, fo r his hard (a n d sometimes dangerous!) work on the intricacies o f our an tediluvian lighting system. To Mr. C lift- H ill, fo r bringing us atm osphere music, g allo ping horses and w eeping w om en. To Mr. de Leon, who handled the front o f the house so ad m irab ly — no easy task, e sp e cially on the night when a large part o f the audience seemed to be composed o f w eird Sisters! To Mr. Lucas, w ho struggled m anfully and very successfully with a

large number of props. To Mr. W a lk e r, who built a bonny step and pulled a pretty curtain . To M r. H andscom be, our prom pter, w hose services w ere fo rtu n ate ly seldom required. To our two e xcellent secretaries. To our drummer-boy and forestry m a­ nager, Cem al G ö ksu. To the programme sellers, and to others too numerous to mention.

Last in m ention, but by no means last in im portance, comes Mr. Short. W ithout his hard w ork, his patience and skill as producer, and his unflagging enthusiasm , our production w ould not have been possible nor the success it undoubtedly w as, and our grateful thanks are due to him in a very special w a y , W e o ffer him also our congratulations on his fine w ork, for the success o f the p la y is in a w a y his success too.

The School Library

Is it worth w h ile learning Eng lish? T o d a y the interests o f every country are growing w id er, and no country can a ffo rd to limit itself to its own stores o f know ­ ledge and to the researches o f its own citizens. At the same time the w orld is becoming a very much sm aller place, and we rea lise , only too w e ll, that w hat happens in one part o f it can a ffe ct a ll o f us very d e e p ly. G ood feeling among nations can be more e a sily m aintained by the use of a common lan g u ag e , and there is no doubt but that the lan g u ag e o f to d ay and c f the fo re se eab le future is English. Some years ago it w a s calcu late d that more than 2 0 0 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 spoke English as their own lan g u ag e , and another 2 0 0 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 spoke it as their second lan g u ag e . During your school life you have an exce lle n t opportunity of joining this great English-speaking community, and in this w a y to safegu ard and further your own interests and those o f your country in the in cre ain g ly im portant field o f inter­ n atio nal relatio n s.

As educated people, how ever, you must see th at, if a know ledge o f English is worth acq uiring, it must be used with the respect expected from people o f edu­ cation and culture, and that its literature must be enjoyed and ap p re ciate d . This enjoym ent and app reciatio n must begin som ew here, and w here better than in your own School Lib rary?

“ A lib ra ry is a p lace w h e re we can borrow b o o ks,,. (G a te n b y , Book 2, lesson 9 , pag e 4 1 , line 1 — look it u p !). As fa r as your lib ra ry here in school is concerned, it's also a place w here you can bring m any o f your w orries and problem s. You may find the lib ra rian in a good mood and w illing to discuss them with you. O r you may find something useful in the E ncyclo p aed ia on your hom ework essay subject “ If I w ere an U m b re lla '’ or “ Habits o f the Lesser Pedunculated C irrip e d e ” . A n y w a y , no harm in tryin g. You can study alm ost an y subject you are interested in by b o rro w ­ ing a book — but p lease bring it back within six months! You w ill find books on fly in g , ships, sp ace -travel, train s, cow boys, cam ping, stam p-collecting, astronom y, history, G E O G R A P H Y ( I ), horses and S h ake sp e are, as w ell as hundreds of stories. Mem bership is free , and no tests on the books you read .

The British Council has been very generous to our lib ra ry , as has the Turco- British A sso ciatio n. M any boysi in the school also presented books, and these w ere very welcom e indeed, if not a lw a y s quite suitable. The lib ra rian is a lw a y s interested in receiving gifts o f books, but promises no extra marks to the boys who are kind enough to bring them!

O n e last w ord. Last y e a r 7 8 7 books w ere borrow ed, but these m ainly by the same intelligent group. This lib ra ry is YO U RS, for your pleasure and profit, so please m ake fu ll use o f it. You are a lw a y s w elcom e.

Archeological Club

During February 1961 a group o f boys in O rta II B decided to form an A rcheo ­ lo gical Club in order to learn something about the ancient treasures o f Turkey. This w as an e xcellent id e a. Turkey ¡si a very old country, archeo log y a new science: the an tiqu ity o f the form er and the novelty of the latter should, they thought, have a lre a d y produced a larg e number of enthusiastic but kno w led g eab le am ateurs, and yet most o f the work w as still being done by foreign experts with local unskilled assistants. How could thisl be rem edied?

It w as decided that theory w as more necessary then practice a f first; acco rd in g ­ ly, after a som ew hat sh aky start during which elections took place at p ractically every meeting, a few prelim inary discussions culm inated in a visit to the site at Küçük Çekm ece, w here boating and a picnic could be combined with investigation.

This term's elections w ere rap id . A gain it w as agreed that the winter months should be devoted to acquiring inform ation at meetings to be held fo rtnig h tly, w h ile visits to sites w ould be postponed until the w arm er w eath e r, exam , work perm itting. The firsf two talks w ere given, one an outline o f Turkish history from the Indo-European invasions to the end of the Roman occupation, and another on the pre-Hittite civilizatio n s, but unfortunately the Hon. President found it very d iffi­ cult to spare an y more time. It is hoped that the Christm as break w ill be sufficient for the planning of a more reg ular grogram m e, and that something more ambitious w ill result.

Chess Club

Last ye a r the Chess Club met reg u larly under the aegis o f Mr. W a lk e r, and this term continues to meet twice a w eek. A school cham pionship is being decided a fte r some strenuous gam es. W e hope to p la y seme matches once the school team has been selected.

Music Club

During the w inter months o f last ye a r, the Music Club held w ee k ly record recitals, which w ere attended by a faith fu l fe w . H azirl'k II form room resounded with a ll kinds of serious music, including ci ‘ se ria lise d ’ perform ance of Puccini’s ‘M adam e B utterfly’, with the title role sung by Renata T e b ald i.

In the second term, a school choir w as formed and it m ade its debut at the closing assem bly o f the school ye a r by singing the fo llo w in g songs: The Poacher’, ‘O ld Black Jo e ’, and ‘The H ig h w aym a n ’ . Encouraged by the enthusiastic reception which these items received, the choir m ay possibly attempt something more am ­ bitious in the future, and even dare to launch itself upon the public. Britain is, after a ll, rich in fo lk songs and it w ould be very satisfying if our choir could introduce some o f these simple musical gems to tho people o f Istanbul. Perhaps we w ill also be a b le to create a nucleus o f a school orchestra, although it should be em phasized that the word ‘o rch estra’ does not mean a motley band of inept musicians who beat the life out o f pianos and howl like savag e beasts, in a misguided effo rt to produce that dubious brand o f music called ‘ Rock and Roll'.

Sports S e ctio n

1960-61 has been quite an active ye a r as regards sports. The inter-house riv a lry led to some very interesting and close gam es. O n ly our Football Team , how ever, p lay e d ag ainst other schools and under the guidance and ad vice o f Mr. Lucas, our sports master, did e xceed in g ly w e ll.

The house o ffic ia ls w ere as fo llo w s :

House House Master Captain Junior Captain

Arden M r. De Leon E. M ike lay S. Akkirm an

C h arnw o od M r. W a lk e r S. G özübüyük T. S a lg a r

Dean M r. Brad y Y . G üvenir O . Yeğinsu

Sherw ood M r. C lift-H ill E. K ara ta ylıo ğ lu V. Koral

The Inter-House Shield w as won by Arden with 158 points. Charnw o od w as second, Sherwood third and Dean fourth.

F O O T B A L L R E S U L T S :

Seniors

Games Played

Games

Won Drawn Lost Goals for

Goals against Sherwood 6 5 0 1 33 15 Dean 6 4 0 2 29 20 Charnwood 6 2 0 4 24 22 Arden 6 1 0 5 8 27 Juniors Charnwood 6 5 1 0 25 3 Arden 6 3 1 2 21 13 Sherwood 6 3 0 3 14 18 Dean ₆ 0 0 6 2 28 Points 10 8 4 2 11 7 6 0

B A S K E T B A L L R E S U L T S :

Seniors Gam es Played Won Lost Baskets for Baskets against points

Arden 3 3 0 203 141 6 Sherwood 3 2 1 210 165 4 Charnw o od 3 1 2 142 176 2 Dean 3 0 3 150 223 0 Juniors Charnw o od 3 3 0 96 70 6 Arden 3 2 1 99 76 4 Sherwood 3 1 2 61 85 2 Dean 3 0 3 61 86 0 V O L L E Y B A L L R E S U L T S : Seniors Pts. Juniors Pts.

Dean 15 C harnw ood 15

Arden 10 Arden 10 Sherwood 5 Sherwood 5 Charnw o od 9 Dean 0 C R O S S C O U N T R Y Seniors Pts. R E S U L T S : Juniors Pts.

Sherwood 21 C harnw ood 21

Arden 14 Arden 14

C h arnw o od 7 Dean ' 7

Dean 0 Sherwood 0

I N D I V I D U A L W I N N E R S :

Senior — T o g ar (S h e rw o o d ) J u n io r — S a lg a r ( C harnw ood )

S P O R T S D A Y R E S U L T S :

First : Arden 55 points

Second : Dean 32 points

Third : Sherwood 31 1 /2 points

R E S U L T S O F E V E N T S :

Event Record Holder Record VVinner House

H az. 100 yd. E. Ratnowski 13” E. Ratnowski Dean

Jun. 100 yd . S. Akkirm an 1 1 ” 4 S ait Akkirm an Arden

Sen. 100 yd . J . Shannon 1 0 ” 3 F. Dumer Sherwood

Ju n . 220 yd . A . Serdengeçti 2 9 ” S. Akkirm an Arden

Sen. 2 2 0 yd. G . Libet 2 4 " F. Dumer Sherwood

Ju n . 4 4 0 yd . S. Akkirm an 1 ’6 ” 2 S. Akkirm an Arden

Sen. 4 4 0 yd . D. Cam pbell 4 8 " 2 S. Işıklı Arden

Jun. 88 0 yd. T. S alg a r 2 ’4 6 ” 5 T. S alg a r Charnw ood

Sen. 88 0 yd. Ö . A kça 2 ’ 14 ” N. Şensoy Dean

Sen. Mile Ö . A kça 5 ,9 ” Ş. Yüksel Arden

Sen. Shot putt H. Ferhatoqlu 3 5 ’4 ” 5 Y . G üvenir Dean

Sen. Hop Step and Jump

T. Topur 3 9 '3 ” Ş. Ç ik v a x vili Sherwood

Ju n. Long Jump A . Serdengeçti 1 5 0 ” 5 N . Şenova Charnw ood

Sen. Long Jump O . Seren 2 0 ’0 ” E. M ikelay Arden

Ju n. High Jump Ö . Seren 4 ’3 ” T. S a lg a r Charnw ood

Sen. High Jump Ö . Seren 5 ,5 ” M. A rda Arden

Ju n . R elay Dean 6 0 .5 „ Arden

Sen. R elay — — Dean

E S K İ L E R D E N H A B E R L E R

* H aluk Fe rh a to ğ lu ( 1 9 5 9 ) ve Ömür Feÿçi (E .S .H .G . m ezu n ların d an ) N isan a y ı içinde evlenerek Lo zan 'a gittiler. H aluk o rad a Science Politique o ku ya cak .

* Timur B ulak, H aluk G ö züb ü yü k, Deniz G ö k k ılıç , Ö m er G üllüo ğlu ve Rona Serozan

High Scho o l’ daki gibi hep b erab erler fa k a t bu sefer Hukuk Fakültesi kantinind e. * A yku t ve Tankut A ğ an hardeşler A n k a ra Hukuk Fakültesi ikinci sın ıf im tihanları

için çok ç a lış ıy o rla r.

* Timur Erdem ir ve Elyo Y a ko b işvili askerlik hizm etlerini geçen sene b itird iler. Timur şimdi am casının ya n ın d a ç alışıy o r.

A lp Karao sm anoğ lu ve Ahm et Tekeli Lo zan ’da b e ra b e rle r. A lp ’ in z a y ıfla d ığ ı rivaye tle ri a sılsız.

* Eren Kem ahlı ile Mehmet Kon ura İp ing ilterede üniversiteye devam e d iyo rla r. Mehm et'in okuduğu İnşaat bölümünde Ahm et O ra l son sın ıfta .

Y' Altug Peker, 1 N is a n ’da n işanlan d ı ve hemen A n k a ra y a Yedek Subay O kuluna döndü.

* Emre Kökmen ve Selçuk Erez gelecek sene sonunda doktor o la c a k la r.

'Y' G elecek sene kız ve erkek High Schoolların lise kısım larının birleşeceği haberi üzerine te krar m ekteb’e ya zılm a k için Alton Brizkent, Avni Atam ve Öm er Kerimol Etem efen d iye m üracaat ettiler.

M E R V E S A F A

M erveciğim , a y y ıld ız lı b a y ra ğ a sarılı tabutunu m usalla taşının üzerinde ğördü- ğüm zam an boğulur gibi oldum . G en çliğ in e d o yam adın , canım kardeşim benim. Yirm i iki y a şın d a , bizim yaşım ızd a gencecik d e lik a n lı. Sekiz sene — d ile k o la y — hep beraber geçirdiğim iz o çocuksu günler geldi gözümün önüne.

H ani, hatırlıyorm usun son sınıfta disiplin kuruluna çıkışım ızı. Bir perşem be günü bütün sınıfın m ektepte bulunm ayışım ız üzerine, bunu bir komplo zanneden mektep idaresinin bizi teker, teker disiplin kurulu önüne çıka rışın ı.

Ö retm enlerden biri ‘ H epinize birer alm a vereceğiz, dediği zam an ne kad ar gülmüştük.

Her zam an sınıfa geç g elird in . T e la şla sınıfa girer, yerine oturur ve neden sonra ho caya ‘G ü n a y d ın ’ derdin. Sıranın a n ah ta rın ı çok zam an evde unuttuğun için hep beraber kilidi kırard ık. Sonra boş derslerde sen ağ ız m ızıkası ç a la r, Eren, A lp ve ben ’ de ‘ Can C a n ’ dansı y a p a rd ık .

Ed e b iyat derslerinde Muşta hocanın S|ira h alinde bizi ta h ta ya dizişinde hep y a n , ya n a idik.

O unutulm az vecizen h ala k u lak larım ızd a , m anasını h ala tam m anası ile an- lıy a m ıy o rsa k ’da.

‘There is only one tree in the vvorld’ . Ve şimdi sen çok, çok u zak lard asın .

Biraz A la k a G ö s t e r e lim !..

Senelerden beri ya zı yazdığım W o lf and Crescent'in bu senede O ld Boys Section ’ında yazm aktan büyük b ah tiya rlık duym aktayım . Bu b ah tiya rlığ ı tadm ak an cak H ighschool’lu o lm akla mümkün olmuştur.

H ig hscho o l’da 8-9 sene okuyup mezun olm ak demek, stikbalim izin dörtte üçünü tam am lam ış olmam ız dem ektir. Bu m u vaffakiyet m em leketim izde pek az çocuğa nasib o lm aktad ır. Ş ayet kendinizi başka m ektebten, hatta Am erikan Ko lejine giden ta le b e lerle dahi m ukayese edecek olursanız a ra d a k i fa rk ı görmekte güçlük çekmeye­ ceksiniz. Highschool tahsili ya ln ız okutulan dersleri h a fızla y ıp öğrenmekten ibaret olm ayıp sinesinde b arınd ırdığı tale b e lerin i hayatın inişli çıkışlı yo kuşlarınd a rah atça yü rüyebilir hale getirm ektir. İşte bizIeri diğer mekteplerin talebelerinden ayıra n en büyük unsur budur. Fakat bu hiç bir zam an mezun olduk diye yetiştiğim iz o yeri unutmak demek d eğ ild ir.

1958 yılın d a b irkaç High School mezunu bir a ra y a gelerek High Scho o l’dan Y etişenler Derneğini kurm uşlar. Dernek üç senelik fa a liy e tin in neticesinde za r zor 185 a z a k ayıt edebilm iş. Asılında High Scho o l’dan mezun olmuş 8 0 0 ’ün üstünde ta le b e v a r. Evet, 80 0 kişiden 185 kişisi derneğin resmi azası . . . Dernek ufak mik­ ya sta fa a liy e tle rd e bulunup eski m ezunları ve a rk a d a şla rı bir a ra y a getirmek ve b ö ylece eski günlerin h â tıraların ı bir a ra d a yaşatm ak gayesini güder. Bütün d er­ neklerin yap tığ ı gibi bizim High Scho o l’dan yetişenler Derneği de a z a la rın d a n a y id a t to p la r. To p lad ığ ı a y id a t da nedir bilirm isiniz? Sende 20 TL. . . . Bir d efa düşünelim, senede 20 lira yı biz nelere h arca m ayız, fa k a t bizim derneğin a z a la rı değil senede, iki senede 20 lira yı verm eyi gözlerinde büyütüyorlar ve bunu vermemek için çeşitli do lam baçlı y o lla ra sa p ıy o rla r. İnsan bir d e fa , iki d e fa, üç defa istiyor dördüncü­ sünde de red ded ilince, kendi kendini bu derece küçülten insanın karşısında küçül­ memek için bir “ e y v a lla h " çekip a y rılıy o r. Diğer bir kategori High School mezun­ ları ve y a nam zetleri ise nankö rlüklerini b ağ ıra b ağ ıra ifşa etmekten kaçınm ıyo rlar. “ Yahu sen de şu bizim derneğe a z a o ls a n a ” , denildiği vakit alın a n cevap, “ kim ben mi, b ırak A lla h ın ı seversen. Ben hele şuradan bir diplom ayı ala yım kapısının önün­ den geçersem ne o la yım ” ,v e y a h u t d a ,“ senin' başka derdin yok m uA llah a ş k ın a ” ,o lu ­ yo r. Bu çeşit nâçiz kim selere acım aktan başka elden ne gelir k i... Diğer ta ra ftan idare heyeti, senede bir d efa türlü zo rlu k la rla tertip ettiği m ezunlar kokteylinden veya me­ zu n la r yem eğinden bir iki saat evveline k ad a r, a c a b a istenilen sayıd a aza gelecek mi d iye fiya sko olma ihtim alinin verdiği heyecan ile soğuk terler döker.

Kardeşlerim . . . evet siz, yeni yetişen genç High Scho o l'lu lar "ben buradan diplom ayı bir alayım ondan sonra bu mektebin kapısının önünden bile geçm em ," diyen b irkaç kendini bilmez ağ ab e yle rin izin sözlerine kulak asıp , kendinizi de o nlar gibi bu temiz yuvanın birer nankör üvey evlâd ı h alin e sokm ayın.

A rka d a şla rım . . . evet siz, High Scho o l’un a ğ a b e y le ri ! . . . ve 1961 m ezunları, şayet bu çeşit ze h irleyici fik irle rin iz v arsa o n ları k a fa n ızd a n söküp atm a ya çalışın , çünkü bu tip yıkıcı fik irle r sizin kendi istikb a lin izi de ileride tehlikeye düşürebilir. Y o k , a tam ıyo rsa n ız, bunları kendinize sak la yın ve e tra fın ızd a k ile rin , ve bilhassa yeni yetişen genç High S cho o lTuların körpe d im ağ larını bozup kendinize b e n zet­ m eyin. Eğer böyle bir fikrin iz yok ise neden hep beraber a la k a gösterm iyelim ? . . .

TİMUR BU LA K, 1960 Mezunu

Life in Eastern Turkey

M y fath e r ¡s an engineer. His w ork often takes him to the Eastern parts of Turkey. Since I used to travel with him, I can e a s ily May I have seen most of the cities in that a re a .

O nce we stayed at E la ziz for more than nine months. It w as an undeveloped and w ild town in those d a ys. My fath e r w as m aking a bridge over the River M urat.

As I w as younger than school ag e , I had nothing to do except run and p lay in the dusty streets' o f E la z iz . I u sually w ore nothing except a p a ir o f short trousers, an d , as it w as very hot in the summer I used to pour a pail o f w ate r over m yself to keep me cool. But it a lw a y s dried up in less than five minutes.

During the night we w e re n ’t a b le to sleep because o f the mosquitoes. On such a night when those w retched insects had w cken us a ll up, one o f the v illag e rs came to our house and told my fath e r that three field s o f w h e at w ere on fire , and asked him if he could give some assistan ce. My fath e r w as a lw a y s w illing to help the v illa g e rs, so he dressed and w ent out. I, o f course, d id n ’t w an t my fath e r to go without us and get involved in such a dangerous business. So my mother and I also w ent a fte r him. W hen w e w ere oustde I saw that the sky w as turning red. The sight of my mother’ s fa c e m ade me very a fra id for I saw that it w as v ivid ly reflecting the red flam e s. A fter a ll I w as o nly five years old.

The villa g e rs didn't let my mother and I to go near the fire , but I could e asily see the field and a barn burning.

This w as the most exciting thing I have seen in a ll my life . I’d never seen a fire before except o f course in an oven or a stove. N ow I w as astonished at this gian t fire that d id n ’t die down until the morning.

In the morning my fath e r cam e back and told us that more than ten w heat field s and part of a big farm house had been destroyed in this fire .

Looking back now I can still remember w h a t I felt when I sa w mother’s face as red as blood that night.

M y Y e a r in the U. S.

As most o f you p ro b ab ly know I w as in fhe United States for a y e a r during 1960 and 1 9 6 1 . I w as sent there by the Am erican Field Service, the purpose of which is to help foreign relations and international understanding by student e xch an g e. Students between the ages of 17 and 18 from all countries from T h a i­

land to A n do rra go to the States and stay there with an Am erican fa m ily for one ye a r and go to school in an Am erican High School. Then in summer Am erican stu­ dents stay in these other countries during the vacatio n s. In some countries, though, there is also a w inter school program me for Am erican students.

This w as the o rg anizatio n that sent me to the United States. I stayed in a little fishing port called G loucester which is 40 miles north o f Boston. I had a very a g re ab le fa m ily which made the ye a r e asy and p lea san t. The town had a lot of character unlike other sm all Am erican towns that a ll resem ble each other. There w as the harbour fu ll o f sm all fishing vessels. The men w ere rough-looking, w e a th e r­ beaten and sim ple. They caught tuna, herring and sometimes even w h a le s. It w as a pleasure seeing these busy people cutting and saw ing great fish and splashing blood a ll around in their fra il boats. The a ir a lw a y s carried the smell o f fish and

although that w a s hard at the beginning I soon got used to it.

N ow it is obvious that one understands a country best by living in it for a w hile. Reading about it means nothing and neither does sightseeing. Tourists just swarm into a country, take some pictures of irrelevant objects and that is a ll they know about the country. They exist but don’t live, they look but don't see w hat that country stands for in their hasty sightseeing. Am erica for me w as not cowboys and Indians, or ta ll buildings or people in their blue jeans chew ing gum. They lived as a ll other people do; that is they had feeling s, prejudices, fe a rs, and in short, their characteristic good and bad points. O ne could realise this only by living their own life with them. W hen I w ent there I w as all ready to criticise and I did that too. N ow I realise that I knew little then; I had formed impressions on generalities. I changed my prejudices and sometimes discovered new fa lla c ie s . But now I knew the Am erican point of vie w and so I w as ab le to accept the Am erican w a y o f life with to leran ce.

Some A .F .S . students go to Am erica to enjoy them selves as best they can. They just stay there and have fun in their own w a y without doing an y research or having fhe least curiosity. Then there are those who go with firm prejudices, determined not to let anything influence them. Both these attitudes are w rong. O ne should learn something useful from this rare experience but never im itate without reason. W e had the chance o f understanding the philosophy of life c f another people and Ihis should g re atly widen our own tolerance and know ledge. W e had the chance to ap p re cia te deficiencies in ourselves and remedy them. Most of us succeeded in doing this — I hope.

A sojourn in the States can also be a dangerous one, in that m any unstable characters break down a fte rw a rd s. Some, finding freedom after a suppressed home life, h ave then used this freedom to the point o f becoming disgusting. Some on the other hand have adopted Am ericanism s which m ade it im possible for them to be h ap p y when home. Although there is the fam ily and the A .P .S . to support these students, on the w h o le a ll o f them are v irtu a lly alo n e fo r a y e a r at a most decisive ag e in their lives. Sometimes; hidden passions and am bitions show up e a rlie r than they otherw ise w ould do, and lead the student to restlessness, unhappiness and in sta b ility. Therefo re it is a sort o f exam inatio n that brings character to the surface in a short time and A .F .S . can d id ates have to be chosen care fu lly by e xam in atio n .

I w ent to the States and back w ithout adm iring Am erica a n y more than I did before I left home. H ow ever, now I have a much more definite idea about it and a much more realistic one. Also I grew up more than I ever dream ed I w ou ld. I saw d ifferen t people, liked theih or disliked them. I had very good and very bad d ays. I w as sorry to le a ve m any of them and ind ifferen t about leaving some. I lived there for one ye a r and learn ed1 w h a t living can teach one. I feel that I have benefited a g reat deal from a v a lu a b le experience.

W hen w e reach the standard o f O rta III a very im portant question ap p ea rs in our minds. The an sw er given to this question causes a great d ifficulty fo r the school and it is one o f the most im portant problems that the school must solve. This question, as you might have guessed, is “ Sh all w e go to Robert C o llege after w e finish the course o f O rta III h e re ?”

I m yself have been very doubtful about the an sw er to that question. I asked the opinion o f several persons, exam ined the situation in the school and in the end I cam e to the conclusion, but I w ill not tell you my an sw er.

W h ile doing this I asked my friends who w anted to go to Robert C o llege w hy they preferred to do so. The an sw e r w as a lw a y s the sam e. They said that they w ere not so much concerned with the Science Section as with the social activities a v a ila b le in Robert C o lle g e . They said that there w ere lots of clubs such a s a photographic club, a tennis club, a music club and m any others in C o lle g e , and every w eek they had either a concert or a p arty. Some o f my friends said that the instruments in the lab o ra to ry o f Robert C o lle g e , which they have never seen, w ere better than ours, and there w ere lots o f different sporting activities.

But my friends are being a bit thoughtless when they say this. H ere, I w ill try to an sw er the things they said. Last night I opened one of the Y e a r Books o f the previous ye a rs. I went through it very slo w ly and ca re fu lly. There w as a section in it about activities. The pages w ere filled with the activities o f photographic club, music club, chess club, p h ilatelist club and the Houses. Photographs taken by the boys, the account of the concerts/ given by the boys and the matches o f the chess club w ere printed. This means that w e had some activities in the school before.

A fe w days ago I w as w atching the meeting o f the a rch a e lo g y club and I w as surprised to see only eight boys listening to the inform ation given by the maslter. There are a lot o f clubs which are in the same position and they c a n ’t do anything because o f lack o f members. W e are responsible for that. N ow w here are our enthusiastic so cia l-a ctivity loving friends? If they w an t they can have a ll these clubs and m any others w o rkin g . I think w e have a lot o f time to do it by the end of the ye a r.

U su ally w h ile we are trying to do something new in the school the old activi­ ties are forgotten. W e don't know anything about the future Of the “ S p e ctato r", we d o n ’t know w hether it is going to a p p e a r or not. The “ Sp ectato r" w as one o f the most w onderful pieces of w ork that w as done in the school, so before w e sltart having new clubs, w e must keep it going.

The second point is the concerts and the parties. It is possible to perform small concerts, just as in C o lle g e , in our h a ll. The most popular orchestras o f Istanbul can be invited if our frien d s are w illing to take the risks and do the amount of w ork required. On the other hand w e must not be surprised at having parties so ra re ly . I w as very disappointed when a c cid e n tally I learned the opinion o f the G irls' School about us. If w e behave in a more gentlem anly m anner, I am sure that Miss Thompson and Mr. Birks w ill show great toleration.

W e say that the lab o rato ry o f Robert C o lleg e, which w e never seen, is better than ours. Let us accept that it is better. N ow , how m any o f us thought o f presenting an instrument to our lab o rato ry? It is something very e asy to do if we ag ree among ourselves.

The last point of the subject is the sporting activities. W e pupils, who are dem anding more sporting activities, c a n ’t be present in the field on Saturday mornings with the proper kit and uniform.

So, my d e ar frien ds, instead o f criticising and leaving our school, which is our second home — it is our second home because w e spend h a lf o f the d a y in it and have h appy or unhappy memories lying there — we must combine and try to im­ prove it by helping our masters and by supporting the school activities as much as possible.

A C le a r Proof!

My little daughter and I w ere w an dering alo ng the shore of a lak e on a beautiful sunny m orning. She w as busy w atching the birds which a lw a y s amused her so much.

Suddenly she exclaim ed , “ Look, d a d d y, w h a t a pretty little h en !” “ This is not a hen, my d e ar, it is a b ab y duck” , I e xp la in e d . “ Doesn’t it look sw eet, that little h en !” she repeated .

I an sw e red , “ That tiny thing which is w ad d lin g in the grass is a duck. There are m any different sorts of ducks, there is the w ild duck and the domestic duck, there are river ducks or fresh w ate r ducks, e tc.; at your age one may mix up these b ird s.”

“ Oh look, how the hen is eating grass, d a d d y ” , she w ent on. I tried to keep calm .

“ This is a b ab y duck, my dear child. H ow m any times must I e xp lain it to you? A hen is something very d ifferen t. Hens are birds with combs on their heads and hanging throats. A hen goes “ cack le, c a c k le ” , w hereas a duck goes “ quack, q u ack ” . Is it so d ifficult to u nd erstan d ?”

She looked at me very seriously as if she had understood at last. “ Look dad d y, how the hen totters from one side to the o ther” , she went on a g a in .

D esperately I m ade a last effort and said , “ For heaven's sak e , d ear, this funny bundle o f feath ers which tumbles in the grass is NOT a hen! It m ay possess some sim ilarity to a hen, but, as I told you befo re, — and p lease believe me — , it is a b ab y d u c k ." At that moment the duck dived into the w a te r. "A n d besides, hens d o n ’t know how to sw im ” , I concluded. “ Oh yes they do, d a d d y ” , my daughter squeaked with astonishm ent, “ Lock, you can see for yo u rse lf” .

¡LYAS B A YA R , O rta I.

My Life a s a C a t

I am a cat called Kitty. I live with a very rich fa m ily called the Brow ns. I am very sm all and b lack. I have green eyes which shine at night and make the sm all children a fra id . Five o ’clock in the morning is my milk time and the fa m ily's tea time. They a ll sit around the tab le and have their te a. My milk is never late . Soon M rs. Brown lowers the w hite plate which I see as a moon. A fter having my milk I lie down on a chair and go to sleep listening to the noise that the children make.

I think my life is better than the people's life.

A hm et İstanbul Y o lu n d a

Ahm et oniki ya şla rın d a bir köylü çocuğuydu. A ltın d aki eski otobüs bozuk dağ y o lla rın d a sa rsıla ra k ilerledikçe uzun za m an d ır traş görmemiş saçları a ln ın a dökü­ lüyordu..

K ö ydeki an n esini, b ab asını ve iki kardeşini b ıra k a ra k , öğretmeni tarafın d an y a zı, tanım adığı bir ailenin ya n ın d a geçirmek için İstan b ul'a gönderiliyordu. Şehir dedikleri yeri çok merak ediyordu. H ayatınd a görmediği denizi türlü şekillerde k a fa ­ sında can lan d ırm ağ a çalışıyo rd u . Otobüs bütün gün yo la devam ettikten sonra u zaktaki d a ğ la r arasın d an denizi gördü ve sevincinden el çırpm ağa b a şla d ı. Sevinci sonsuzdu. K aç senedir merak ettiği denizi görmüştü. Y o lla rd a n otobüs süratle geç­ tikçe bir toz bulutu etrafı kap lıyo rd u. Yorucu bir yolculuktan sonra Ahm et uzakta büyük bir şehir gördü. Bunuun İstanbul olduğunu yan ın d akile rin konuşm alarından a n la d ı. Yarım sa a t sonra otobüs İstanbula girdi. Otobüsü terkederken a ile yi nasıl b u lacağ ın ı düşünüyordu. Ahm et tanım adığı bilm ediği bu so ka klard a ne ya p aca ğ ın ı kestirem iyordu. Hem onu İstanbulda çok v a zife le r bekliyo rdu. Bu vazife lerin en büyüğü p ara kaza n ıp hasta annesine götürm ekti. Elindeki küçük torbasını sırtına v u rarak yürüm eye b a şla d ı. O sırada uzun boylu genç bir adam gördü ve yanına y a k la ş a ra k :

— A ğbi A k s a ra y a nasıl gid ilir?

Adam d u ra klad ı sonra e trafın a b akınd ı. — Sen b u raların ya b an cısım ısın ?

— Evet ağ b i. Köyde hasta annem i bırakıp para kazanm ak için bu raya geldim. Bir ailenin ya n ın d a k alacağ ım . Bu a ile A k sa ra y d a oturuyor.

Adam Ahm ede acım ıştı. G ö zle riy le Ahm eti bir süzdü ve ben seni o ra ya götü­ rürüm dedi. Beraber otobüse bind iler. A k s a ra y a vardıktan sonra caddede olan evi k o la y bu ld ular. Ahm et ad am a teşekkür ettikten sonra zile bastı. Kapı açıldığınd a k ap ıcı:

— • Kimi arıyorsun?

— Kâzım bey burada mı oturur? — Evet. G ir içeri, dördüncü katta oturur.

On d akika sonra Ahm et Kâzım beyin k arşısın d ayd ı. Kâzım bey iyi bir adam dı. Can ad ın d a bir çocuğu va rd ı. Can önüç ya şın d a yd i Ahm ete odası gösterildikten sonra Can onunla konuşm ağa b a şla d ı. C a n :

— • Ben seni gezdiririm , fa k a t sen çalışacakm ışşın .

— Evet, çalışıp para kaza n a cağ ım . Sen beni P aza r günleri gezdirirsin. — O lu r.

Ertesi gün Ahm et iş a ra d ı. S aat akşam üstü dörde doğru eve döndü. Eve onun çok erken geldiğini gören C a n :

— İş buldun mu?

— ■ Evet. Y a rın d a n itibaren yirmi Lira h a fta lık la ç a lışacağ ım . Ç alışacağ ım yerin ismi Ö zen Kereste Evi. Ben burada ta h ta la rı ta şıyacağ ım .

Ertesi sab ahtan itibaren çalışm ağ a b aşlıya n Ahmet işinden memnundu. O hafta norm al geçti. P aza r günü Can Ahm edi sinem aya, o radan çıktıktan sonra da bazı tarihi yerle re götürdü. Eve dönerken Ahm et, C a n a köyünü a n la ttı. Böyle geçen üç ayın sonunda Ahm et tam iki yüz seksen Lira biriktirm işti. Bu paranın otuz lirasını yol m asrafın a a y ırd ı. Her şeyini tam am ladıktan sonra bir Ç arşam b a günü sabah iki yüz elli Lira cebinde otobüse bindi ve e tra fın d a k ile rle v e d a la ştı. Eski otobüs ağ ır a ğ ır Istanbuldan ayrılırk e n Ahm et müsterihti. Çünkü beş senedir arzu ettiği Istanbulu görmüştü. B akalım an n esine ne diyecek, köy ço cukların a İstanbulu nasıl b a lla n d ıra b a lla n d ıra a n la ta c a k tı. İşte zihnini ku rcalıyan mesele buydu.

EMİN B İLG İN , H az. I.

W h a t I did in E n g lan d

I w as o nly in Eng land for two months. I know this is a very short time, but I w as a b le to see m any things. W e lived in London, near P iccad illy Circus. In the morning I w ent to school which w as very near w here w e lived. The school started at 9 o'clock and finished at 4 . During this time w e had six lessons. At 10 o'clock they g ave milk to us. O nce a w eek we w ent to p la y cricket or swim m ing. I liked our history teacher very much. He w as kind to a ll o f us. O ur H eadm aster w as very hard on us. He taught M aths. A fte r school I cam e home, either with my grandm other or by m yself. I had m any friends! w here we lived. They w ere a ll charm ing little boys and g irls. W e a ll w ere the same a g e , but little Tommy w as 4 years younger than us. My best friends w ere Tom and Suzy. They w ere two brothers. I loved T .V . For the first tw o w eeks w e had no T .V . in our room. But then my mother bought me one. Every d a y after school I used to look at it fo r hours, perhaps until 1 1 o'clock for I had no hom ework to do. W e used to go to a cinem a tw ice a w eek, and once w e w ent to see a p la y at a th eatre. It w as called “ My Fair La d y” . W e used to do a ll our shopping in H arrods. I liked Eng land very much and I would love to go a g a in .

THE CRASH

The an g ry sun still burned, G ild in g the clouds with fire .

Beneath the long fierce fleece o f crimson A blackness g n aw ed .

Sucking the light into itself Until the sky w as blind.

The plan e fle w on,

An alie n , savag in g the silence. The men and women sat

Suspended 'tw ixt the living and the dead, Held in a coma of uncertainty.

They killed the time with conversation, About the future and the past

O f their own span of life, Spun from the timelessness That fled them round

In the space they now shared W ith the dead stars ab o ve; W h ile the clouds below

Curled like w aves that cannot break, As if they w ere a fra id .

The plan e drew level with the sun,

And fle w w estw ards w here the s k y ’s blood Stream ed in beauty.

The sun w as dying into night, Dying with scarlet pride.

And still the plane presumed to fly A g ainst the dappled g lo ry o f that time, Until the old sun stirred and shot

A gash of an g er, trembling from his throne Streaking the w orld with fe a r.

They found the w reckage on a mountain side. The w ind sang over the smashed rocks And the savag e m etal,

Twisted in its silent ag ony

Pointed jagged fingers in accusation

A t a great sun which clim bed upwards in his daw n, Sm iling like a conqueror.

The O t h e r V o ic e

Peter, John and M arg aret stared dism ally at the rain which thrashed in­ cessantly upon the w in d o w -p an es o f their G re a t-A u n t’s old house, w here they w ere spending part o f their summer h o lid ays. W hen lunch w as over, John sighed and said :

“ P lease, G re at-A u n t, tell us some gam e which w e can p la y ind o o rs.”

The old wom an peered down at him from behind her pebble spectacles. She w a s ta ll and gaunt, with wis)py w hite h air that never stayed in p lace . The three children sometimes referred to her secretly as “ G re at-A u n t S care cro w ” . But she never frightened them because she had such sad eyes. The children also felt sorry for her because they knew that long ag o she had lost a little girl of her own in a terrible accident. They d id n ’t know w h a t kind o f accident it had been, for none of the older members of their fa m ily w ould ever ta lk about it.

“ W e ll, my d e a rs” , she said , “ How about a nice card g a m e ?” “ O h , no, G re a t-A u n t” , the three children protested in unison. “ Card games are so d u ll” added M argaret.

“ I know w h a t” , said Peter, “ Let’s p la y hide and seek. O ne person hides some­ w here, and the others count up to a hundred, shout ‘ co o-ee’, and then come trying to find him .”

" Y e s , let’s do th a t” said Jo hn , and M argaret nodded her head to show that she also ag reed with the id e a . The three children turned to see w h a t their G re at- Aunt thought o f the suggestion, and they found that she had gone quite p ale and w as trembling slig h tly.

“ W h y G re at-A u n t, w h a t’s the m atter? You don’t look w e ll” , M arg aret e x ­ claim ed.

“ It’s nothing d e ar, nothing at a ll. It's just that I'd rather you chose some other g a m e .”

“ But w e w o n ’t make an y noise, I promise we w o n ’t, and w e w o u ld n 't dam age the furniture or an yth in g ” , said John im plo ringly.

” 1 know that, my dears, but I don’t like the gam e. It's a horrid g a m e .” The children w ere chilled by their G re a t-A u n t’s last three w ords, for she spoke them in a voice that w as icy and tinged with fe a r.

“ W h y is it a horrid g a m e ?” M arg aret asked.

“ I . . . I . . . don’t.k n o w . It’s just that . . . that I'm a stupid old wom an and you mustn’t take a n y notice of me. Run alo ng upstairs and enjoy yo u rse lve s.”

The children scam pered from the ta b le and ran out o f the room. W hen they w ere h a lf-w a y up the great staircase, their G re at-A u n t cam e and stood in the h a ll. She called after them.

“ Please take care , w o n ’t y o u ? ” Her voice w as p lead ing .

“ O f course G re at-A u n t, don’t w o rry, w e w o n ’t spoil an yth in g ” said John reassu rin g ly.