Dulwich Despatch Lower School Boys’ Newspaper—Founder’s Day Issue 2015
Matt Dickinson: Author, Film -
maker and Everest Summitteer
Visits Raymond Chandler Library
conquering these, he moved onto greater peaks, like the Alps and the unclimbed mountains of Antarctica. You will need to have a plentiful supply of money, to support funding for equipment and a team to help you. Dickinson did this by doing many fundraisers, and getting many people to sponsor him. He also needed to hold on to the dream. Each day that he spent doing fundraisers took him a step closer to conquering the great mountain, and he was determined to not give up. However, this is not as easy a task as you might think. There must have been many times when Dickinson thought he wasn’t going to get enough money, or he was going to fall ill, or he just simply wanted to stop. But humans all have a great gift; perseverance and tenacity, and that is what enabled Dickinson to overcome all of his obstacles. The fears that he had once faced became insignificant, as he was in the last few weeks of preparing for his massive journey up the mountain. At the start of his trek, Dickinson spent ten weeks in Base Camp. There were no phones, so had no outside contact, and had no showers to maintain personal hygiene. Next they started to climb the mountain, and built their first camp there. They then came back down to Base Camp and rested for a few days. The fact that this was very tiring and exhausting for people to go up the mountain with a heavy rucksack, was very frustrating and off - putting, but since they were already out there they just had to put up with their disappointment. They then repeated the cycle, but instead of going to first camp, they went further up and built second camp, then went back down to Base Camp and rested for a few days. The third time they went up, they went to build a third camp, and stayed in that camp for one night, before coming back down. The team continued this cycle until they had made seven or eight camps. The trek left the team with extremely poor health as there were no fruit or vegetables, and hence no vitamin C. This must have made the climbers very malnourished, and their blood was reported to become as ‘thick as porridge’. They lost a lot of weight, as their daily calorie intake was around 500, much less than the 6000 calories used which is an alarming fact. Their camps were not as comfortable as they could have been, and they were all in cramped tents, sharing beds. Unfortunately, when they came back down the mountain from a camp, they discovered squatters had been in their tent; they had eaten half their food and been sick in the corner of the tent, and had used half of the cooking supplies. One of the most deadly experiences that they had was on a ladder. The team were climbing up a ladder, which was placed carefully on a boulder that was hanging down.
Matt Dickinson is an adventurer and filmmaker. He has gone on many expeditions to the far corners of the globe. His greatest achievement: climbing Everest. In this article you will
find out about his journey to the mountain, and all of the struggles and hardships he suffered. Dickinson joined the BBC, training as a researcher and production manager and working on programmes as diverse as Wogan and Ever Decreasing Circles . Dickinson left in 1988 to pursue a freelance career as a production - director, writing many books, and scripts. His favourite area to work in was adventure, and he was credited in ITV’s Voyager and Network First , BBC1’s Classic Adventure , and Channel 4’s Encounters and Equinox . But by far his outstanding achievement was climbing Everest in 1996.
Dickinson was educated at Hemel Hempstead School, where he first became interested in climbing. He became hooked on books about climbing when he read An Expedition of Mount Everest by John Hunt, and this eventually inspired him to start climbing. During his time at Durham University he joined the Film Club, he says that at this point he decided to make adventure films, so that he could combine his love of filmmaking and climbing. So, what do you have to do to climb Everest? Well first you need to be properly trained and prepared. Dickinson did this by practicing on smaller mountains around the UK, like Scafell Pike, Ben Nevis and Snowdonia. After successfully
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Current Affairs: View on the Elections
Clubs and Hobbies: Coin Collecting
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Entertainment: Cardistry Casey Neistat
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Film Review: Avengers Age of Ultron
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Creative Writing: A Venetian Scene
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Aftermath of the Battle
Blue Man Blood My Book (Part 1)
General Interest: American Civil War Egg Fried Rice Recipe Humphrey The Dog
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Poetry
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Mobile Phone Review
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Sloths
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would have been to effectively give up your life, in the freezing cold conditions, and it’s positive that no one would have liked to become another statistic. So, how do you climb Everest? You need to be able to have a deep passion and tenacity to be able to do something like this. Matt Dickinson had the courage, and the sensibility to accomplish this goal. He had an excellently laid out and achievable plan, which he could take on day - by - day with a clear mind - set ahead. To do anything like this, you need to have a focused mind and extreme concentration. By doing this, Dickinson is an inspiration to many. fiction account of his Everest adventure; or you may prefer: The Everest Files, the first in a new fiction series. You can read his book The Death Zone a non -
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However, when they were climbing it, they noticed that the boulder had moved towards the ledge and had left the ladder hanging off of a single thread which had to support the weight of all the climbers. If the thread had split, the climbers would all fallen to a terrible death. The team had to fix this problem, which was not an easy task in the slightest. On the mountain, the team also did not have an easy time with what they saw, dead bodies were sprawled everywhere, they saw at least a dozen of them. In total, there were one hundred bodies found on Everest, and the morale of the crew was seriously lowered when they saw these lack of humanity. But, regardless of their worries, the team were still on a deadly trek, and to give up hope,
James Kakanyera and Louis Wilson, 8W
My Dog Humphrey
My Weimaraner (Humphrey) is the best dog in the world, for a countless number of reasons. Although he is moderately old, (8 human years, that’s 61 dog years) he is such a delight to be around. In addition to this, he is extremely good in public places, so everyone on the street loves him too! When my mum, brother, uncle and I bought him eight years ago from a place in Pontefract, Yorkshire, he was extremely nervous and stayed on my uncle’s lap the whole return journey home. Humphrey settled very quickly into his new home, where the training process began. He was vigorously trained as a puppy, which in the end turned him into such an enjoyable dog to be around. My canine companion is so pleasant: he always comes to greet me when I enter the house, he occasionally sleeps on my bed. These are just some of the things Humphrey does to make people feel happy around the house. If I ever feel upset or angry, he will come and see if everything is fine. He will rest his furry head on my lap and look at me with his big, green eyes. Humphrey is one of the reasons that I am who I am, and if we hadn’t brought him home eight years ago, the whole house would be a much unhappier place to be in. I don’t know what I’d do without him!
Monty Irish, 7R
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Avengers: Age of Ultron Film Review Avengers: Age of Ultron is a great sequel to the original Avengers Assemble which was a great hit. The much loved Avengers consisting of Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.); Bruce Banner/Hulk (Mark Ruffalo); Captain America (Chris Evans); Thor (Chris Hemsworth); Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Hawkeye (Clint Barton) are all involved in this blockbuster, with some new characters such as Pietro and his telekinetic twin Wanda.
The movie starts with the Avengers going on a mission to steal back Loki’s sceptre from a Hydra Outpost. After this, Iron Man attempts to control an Artificial intelligence (AI) he found inside the sceptre to complete his global defence programme. However, this goes wrong and the AI takes control of Jarvis’ system and then hacks back into the Hydra outpost to create ‘Ultron’ and an army of robots. Ultron then steals vibranium (a super hard metal) to aid his master plan of global destruction and evolve the human race. Wanda and Pietro (the superman twins) manage to fend off the Avengers from stopping Ultron. The Avengers, feeling defeated and torn apart by the visions put into their minds, take refuge at Hawkeye’s house (also known as the safe house). Black Widow is captured and the world is in peril. The Avengers eventually chase down Ultron (by using the hidden Jarvis) and find out he’s trying to make a human body using high tech science. After stealing the body Iron Man feels the need to have another attempt at his global defence and puts Jarvis into the body. Despite this attempt Thor wants his ‘Vision’ to come to life and strikes it with his hammer forming a combination of the two. With the help of the Vision they take down Ultron’s army and stop his attempt to destroy the world buy crashing down a city on it.
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I think this film is extremely action packed and has loads of interesting twists which makes it a must-see. I was really looking forward to a sequel for the amazing Avengers Assemble . I think this film clears up any loose ends and again gives a cliff hanger for a possible new Avengers’ film.
Joshua Soyke-Pinon, 8W
Coin Collecting Hello, my name is Matis Hulett and I’ve been collecting coins for more years than I remember. I started off only liking coins that looked nice, for example the colour, shape, or engravings. But then, years later, I found a coin in a French park dating back to the French Revolution and I started to enjoy the beauty of age in coins. I still remember, after that, getting a 2 centimetre wide copper coin from a very specific coin shop near Leicester Square. It was from Russia and dated back to 1813! From then on, I have always had a sort of lust for coins that were unusual, old or not. I pride myself on my collection and here are some from it that I prefer:
This Kew Gardens commemorative coin has previously sold on eBay for £120 but the prices have now lowered to £50! I got this one in change when buying a muffin in Wimbledon. A five pound coin such as this Churchill 2012 Olympic Games one costs up to £30 and has a story behind it as well. I bought it at a coin shop with an
Kew Gardens commemorative
inexperienced shopkeeper for an amazingly low price (ha - ha)!
As you can see, it is a lot of fun finding cool coins, searching them up on internet and seeing how much real money’s worth you have in small coins. You should try it, it’s fun. And if you’re bankrupt, you only have to put the coins on eBay and wait! It’s entertaining and counts as a really good hobby or pastime. Matis Hulett, 8S Churchill 2012 Olympic Games
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A Year 7 View on the Elections
I often wonder what goes through the heads of those crazy politicians. A lot of them are a bit silly, don’t you think? Some of the subjects of their so - called debates are also a bit silly, like ‘Should we keep our nuclear submarines, or get more?’ Well, I think that if you have paid for them you may as well keep them, just for emergencies if nothing else. Also there is no point in getting more because firstly, they are extremely powerful and just one can bring down an entire city; secondly, they aren’t the cheapest of items and the money could actually be used to raise the standard of the community services in the UK, such as the poorly - funded NHS, or the metropolitan police, who need more staff. Simply put, the money can be spent on helping people rather than inspiring fear of death and annihilation. It may be that as a child I do not understand politics. However some debates are just a matter of common sense and yet for some reason politicians can go rambling on about them. This is why the forthcoming elections are a bit confusing from my point of view. As a Year 7 I have not had the chance to study politics, so this probably isn’t the most accurate report.
Yovan Hadzic 7E told me, ‘I want the Conservatives to win because all Labour will do is raise taxes until there isn’t any more money left for the people.’
Jude Pearson 7W stated, ‘I would hate it if UKIP won because I think they are just racist and all they want to do is make Britain one race.’
Aiken Furlong 7E said, ‘I am really not sure who I want to win because all the politicians say they will do A and B when they get to power but they never do.’
Kyle Moiser 7W told me, ‘Whoever gets into power, I know that something bad will come out of it. Even if other good things come out of it something bad will also happen.’
Overall it is a mixed result, as some people don’t like any of the parties, other people like some but most of the people I talked to really weren’t sure. So I think I can confidently say that every party has its ups and downs, so B why don’t the parties ask the people what they want and respond to it in a rounded way..? For me it is unclear which party is the outright best. Many parents also probably find it difficult because the differences between the parties is seemingly tiny, the parties don’t announce the bad sides of their policies and they all try to make themselves sound good but you can never truly know if they are telling the truth or just saying stuff to get to power. Children’s votes are deemed unimportant to the government so what you should ask yourself or your parents is: “Who are you voting for and more importantly WHY?”
Zubayr Ghufoor, 7E
[Written before the general election on 7 May]
What next for British Politics?
Off the back of an amazing result in the general election, many people will be wondering what is next for British politics, with a dramatically shifted landscape… Although the Conservatives won the election, the SNP are claiming a victory, with Alex Salmond proclaiming that the Scottish Lion had roared. So David Cameron’s hand has been forced; if he wants Great Britain to stay together he knows drastic reform is needed: he has promised Nicola Sturgeon, and the Scottish people, further devolution, including power over their income tax. However the key word in that sentence is promise. Cameron promised devolution after the independence referendum; but little devolution happened and the Scottish people will be reluctant to rely on a promise; they will want this promise in writing as quickly as possible.
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Meanwhile the leadership of three parties is in the balance, with two on the lookout for a new leader and one with pressure on their old leader. It is very much true that Nigel Farage epitomizes UKIP and its ideas. When people think of UKIP they think of (Continued on page 5)
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Farage, not Douglas Carswell; their only MP who you would think would be their largest asset, being in the houses of Parliament. Not only this, he can call upon £650,000 to finance his operations but that is where this rift in the party began. Carswell only took the money he needed, as he believed that was the kind of thing UKIP stood for, but the leaders demanded that he take all the money. Furthermore a couple UKIP’s top advisors have resigned, after a comment that Farage had some ‘inexperienced’ advisors. UKIP is in uproar after an election that saw them get 12.6% of the votes but one MP; and they are looking less and less like the party with the one clear aim: independence from the EU, with them now looking increasingly lost and without direction. You could say a similar thing about Labour who need to forge a new path; and I applaud Ed Miliband’s courage and unselfishness because he has not tried to pin the result on anyone except himself. He accepted the fact a new leader is required with names such as Yvette Cooper and Andy Burnham being thrown around. But if I was a Labour supporter, I would be sick of these politicians who went to private schools and haven’t had a job before politics. I would want someone who has been a working man; to
represent the party of the working man. Someone like Dan Jarvis would have been the perfect man: He has served in the army and received an MBE for his work, which very few men have achieved. But he pulled out of the leadership contest, as he needs to support his children; and with such a tough rebuilding job on their hands Labour need a strong leader and they need to change. I will leave you with this thought: whether you like them or not, Labour play a key part in British politics; and if they pick the wrong leader it could be the beginning of the end for traditional politics in Britain. Joe Atkinson, 8L
Warhammer: A Dulwich Despatch guide Earlier this year, the Lower School was lucky enough to have a special presentaƟon from the Warhammer Club, run by Danny Durkin and Josh Cunningham-BarreƩ. In the club we discuss tacƟcs,
techniques and armies. The main essence of the club is to baƩle each other’s forces against our own, and is always a marvel to behold. Warhammer is separated into two facƟons: Warhammer 40,000 set in the far future of the 41 st millennium, and Warhammer Fantasy set in the distant past, where magic, disease and monsters are rife. By popular demand, Warhammer 40,000 is the most popular game by far, with all the members playing baƩles between di.erent armies including, the defenders of mankind, the Space Marines, the elf like race, the Eldar, the Daemon killers, the Grey knights and the advanced technological race, the Tau.
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The game is decided by numerous dice and tape measures. You use the tape measures to move the models around the gaming table, and the dice to 2nd out whether your shots injure or kill your opponent’s characters..
William College, 8R
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Creative Writing: A Venetian Scene
The Grand Canal was a kaleidoscope of azure and green hues, emerald ripples glinting in the setting sun. Antonio gazed pensively, absorbed in the beauty of the view. The soft summer sun caressed the
back of his neck. The reflection in the Duomo was burnished, the colour of wheat ripe for harvest, no longer the burning ball which penetrated the layers of clothes with which Antonio found himself adorned in the midday heat. The heady, intoxicating scent of bougainvillea wafted through the slowly dampening air piercing his nostrils with its delicate aroma. A cool, combing breeze, a breath of vitality, straightened his hair. He shuddered as the silken wind swept over him raising goose bumps on his arms. Antonio sighed; the scent of blossom was tainted by the knowledge that the city was not as perfect as it seemed, the acrid stench of decay rising from the canal assaulted his senses. The gondoliers’ melodious tones skipped contentedly through the air as the cloaked figures swayed with the harmony. Chestnut hair drifted in the cool breeze, attracting
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Antonio’s attention. A face as pure as gold, shining, a moon on the dark water. The princess of the sky. Eyes bore into Antonio. A cloaked man scowled through slitted eyes, a lion ready to pounce. St Marc’s glittered, a landmark greater than any other, basking in its dominance, seeping in the intricate pattern of colours swirling around the setting sun. Toby Evans 7E
Creative Writing: Aftermath of the Battle
Plan
Lone survivor, limping, no family, all his friends lost.
The crying of the mourners and widowers.
Unbearable pain.
Barrels of blood pouring away along the cracks in the ground.
AŌermath of the baƩle
The desolate land lies and remains deserted, beaten and broken. The survivor rises up, he limps towards the unbearable tragedies of the heartbroken, mourns, lie beside, all they could do was watch their loved ones pass away. The emerald light bursts into oblivion, scaƩering its light onto the families and widowers as they stretched out to reach the awakening light taking away the ones lost. The bruised and hollowed oak whistled through the wind, breaking the hills and mountainous huddles of the autumn leaves. Bullet shells scaƩered across the land, they crack and crunch beneath the lone survivor, so easily they break like a toothpick. Barrels of blood pouring away along the cracks in the ground. He journeys on down the road to his desƟnaƟon.
Darshanya Whiƫngton-Rao, 8C
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What we do at
In a small HQ, totally unknown to the outside world, lies a secret organisation, established
to develop the great minds of creative writers. Some may call it Creative Writing Club, but its operatives like to call it WordSmiths. You’ll find its work next to the Library icon on the MyDulwich homepage. It all begins on a monotonous Friday afternoon, when we are all lazing about, wondering what to do. The WordSmiths room is always buzzing with exciting thoughts, and we are always trying to find new ways to express them. Whether it is to write a poem or narrate a novel, the team works round the clock to deliver fresh creative writing to you. During the session, they will discuss what they should do, and if it is not too hard, put pen to paper and write. The subject could be anything from the sky outside to the 36 th word on the page of a book that they write about, and whatever work they, or you, produce will go straight up on the page. WordSmiths is great fun and will improve your writing for sure. So if you want to participate in this extraordinary club, write something and post it on the WordSmiths icon.
Get Writing!
Gabriel De Almeida, 7C
Creative Writing: Blue Man Blood Part 1
There were once two kids. ginger and brown haired. Their names were Jake (the ginger one) and Zack (the brown haired one). They were going to Zack’s uncle’s house. He was a fisherman named Tom. This would be the second time that they had been there. The first time they went, something strange happened to them. Things that were strange often happened to them. From living dinosaurs to a giant lake monster (that was what had happened last time they went to Zack’s uncle’s house), wherever they went. The last time they went to his uncle’s house, he also told them that there was a ghost of a person called ‘blue man blood’ that haunted anyone who dared to say his name three times at midnight while looking into a silver mirror. And of course, they were going to try it. When they got to his uncle’s house the first thing they asked was if the local school was out. When Zack’s uncle said yes they instantly went to their friend Will’s house. Will was a kid who was the same age as Zack and Jake, 12 years old. He had black hair and believed all the stories that they told him - which was a) rare and b) good, because all the stories were true. They went for three reasons: they were allowed to hang out with him; they knew they could stay up until midnight; and he had a silver mirror. So they went and hung out, until midnight. The fated hour. On the dot of midnight, they got out the silver mirror and sat around it. Then they said the words; ‘Blue Man Blood, Blue Man Blood, Blue Man Blood,’ Out of the mirror burst a creature like nothing they had ever seen before, a blue demon with red liquid pouring off it. A demon. As the creature drew closer, he bent over and possessed Will. Will’s eyes became black. A knife appeared in his hand and he bent over the two of them saying, “Goodbye,” as he brandished the knife, preparing to strike.
Jesse Lanchester, 7R
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Cardistry: A New Art Form You have probably never heard of it, but cardistry is an exciting new art form invented relatively recently. Using playing cards, practitioners aim to manipulate the cards in an elegant way. It began as an offshoot of magic and was expanded into what it is now. Most people agree that two guys named Dan and Dave took this step. Since then,
many companies have formed devoted solely to the production of playing cards for this purpose. Dan and Dave grew up in America in a small town. Because there was not much to do, they had to come up with their own entertainment. Thus they got into magic. A friend showed them a flourish (a small flair of talent designed to create interest in particular card tricks). They took this and made it better; suddenly, cardistry was born! Last year, in 2014, the first cardistry convention took place. This year, a bigger, better cardistry con took place. Present were the biggest names in the art: Dan and Dave, Zach Mueller and Virtuoso. Only 52 people went to the three day event, but many more applied. Hopefully, 2016 will bring an even greater convention! There are many ways to learn cardistry; you can look on YouTube if you are just starting out. Or for more advanced flourishes, you can buy tutorials off many websites. With help, cardistry can become as widespread as skateboarding. If you are interested contact WhitwellAD@dulwich.org.uk or just look for tutorials online.
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Alex Whitwell, 7L
YouTube Film-Maker: Casey Neistat
Casey Neistat is an American film maker and director who directs, writes and films short films for the companies he works for. He works for companies like Nike and Mercedes-Benz. He likes filmmaking because he likes to share stories. He has to travel a lot to go and make the videos. For example Nike gave him some money to make a film and he spent the money travelling around the world with his friend until the money that they gave him ran out and filmed everything and published it on his YouTube channel as Make It Count . He lives in New York and has an office on Broadway where he works and makes his movies. You should watch some of his films, go to his YouTube channel “ Casey Neistat ”.
Nick Williams and Sam Baker, 8C
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Tom Anderson’s Sketchbook
Tom Anderson, 8L
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Animal Poems
Junsang Park, 8W
William Brilliant, 8W
Nick Field, 8W
Alex Richards, 8W
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The Box Jellyfish
Will’s Works I found this poem and thought it was extremely appropriate as we are learning about Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice”. I find it astonishing that the poem includes all thirty-seven of his plays. I would like to say I wrote the poem but that would be a lie. Finally, I like the poem because William Shakespeare has an awesome first name.
The silent assassin of the sapphire seas Never seen near the moonlit bay When you see it you freeze If you are its prey You are attracted to the glow of its head See as graceful and calm Beware, it’s one of demons bred Soon it will bring harm
The gelatinous creatures top it all They drift and sway
Floating toward their prey, the tentacles sprawl As they silently perform their aquatic ballet They look full of peace Their beauty’s austere The death rate starts to increase As they quietly explore the oceanic frontier As the ocean’s light starts to fade Try to scream and shout but no one hears your call The jellyfish end their marine serenade It’s too late for us all You were invincible in the past You take its stings You better swim fast, or it will be just him last The scars wrap round you like rings
Ant & Cleo, Rom & Ju, Famous lovers who stayed true, Comic Errors, dramas light, Midsummer’s Dream and then 12 th Night, Love’s Labour’s Lost and Much Ado, As You Like It, Tame the Shrew, Windsor’s Wives, Verona’s Gents, Measures two paid William’s rent. Hamlet, Tempest; ghost and magic, Othello, Caesar; heroes tragic, Corialanus & Macbeth Had fatal flaws, met violent deaths. Now we’re in historic lore, Parts one and two for Henry Four. For Henry V there is but one, Three whole parts for Harry’s son. Of Henry Eight, the experts say Will had help to pen this play. John, two Richards and King Lear, (Should a made up King be here?!) Titus, Timon, blood and gore Venetian Merchant; just five more Troil & Cress and Cymbeline, Like Pericles aren’t often seen, Winter’s Tale and last to tell All is Well that Endeth Well.
Say your prayer Stay strong and be brave You should not have listened to the dare Now you have left to your grave
Darshanya Whittington-Rao, 8C
Komodo Dragon
William Sachs 7E
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Pinon, 8W
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Recipe: Special Egg Fried Rice
Max Bertin, 7S ,
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Dulwich College Scouts - Troop II 25 th Camberwell Scouts (1 st Dulwich) is the official Dulwich College Scouting Group. There are currently two troops, Troop I and Troop II, but at times there have been up to four. Dulwich Scouting is one of the most popular, if not the most popular, co - curricular activities that is available for years 6 to 10. They meet either on Mondays after school (Troop I) or on Fridays from 6:30pm to 8:30pm (Troop II). Every week there is a new theme for the two hour meeting ranging from assault courses to badge work such as the Circus Skills badge, a favourite. It is not only in the Trevor Bailey Sports Centre that scouts can develop their skills and have a bit of fun. There are weekends away every month or so, which most boys are eligible to attend (though some are just for older scouts). However none of these weekends is as impressive as the big trip that happens every summer holiday, Summer Camp. It is 12 nights away from home either in England or Wales, where you sleep in huge tents and cook your own food, while every day you work towards various different badges and go on fun outings which vary according to what’s available near the campsite you are at that particular year. Everyone also participates in the Ashbrook trophy, a keenly - fought competition between the two Troops with points awarded for all aspects of camp life.
Last year’s Summer Camp was a site in Wales called Bryn Gwian, a hill with three flat parts in between ascents. This was convenient because it meant that the leaders and the scouts could sleep at different levels. An advance party of a few older boys and some leaders went ahead of the rest of the scouts. They unloaded the tents and set up the main white tent (HQ) and the leaders’ tents. When the rest of the scouts arrived two days later in the coach, each patrol set up its own tent. Bryn Gwian was an amazing and incredible experience for me because I met so many new people and learnt a lot about being a scout and a scout’s responsibilities. Another thing that I really enjoyed at Summer Camp was the variety of activities that you could do during the 12 days that we stayed there, including cycling, go - karting and volleyball. The highlight of Summer Camp for me was at the end of the Monster Scheme, a gruelling 21km walk that everyone had to do in a day. You get such a feeling of achievement when you finish and the reward for our efforts with some of
the best ice cream that I have ever tasted.
All in all, joining the Scouts is one of the best things that you can do when you are a kid as there is such a variety of activities that you can do. You can be sure that you will be greeted with a very warm welcome and will learn a lot as well as having fun.
Jake Connellan, 7L
Creative Writing: This is the Life
This is the life, It’s young and free, Nothing can go wrong, Except for it, the thing, far away,
Across the milky white bridge and the bacony sky drifting across the citrus, set sun, The palm trees flicker and bend in the rhythmic winds, whipping my bedraggled hair, And the flame of the fire dances to the thoughts of my mind, and of course, the drum, It’s flame so beautiful, as the waves play among cinnamon sands and coves, Nothing can go wrong. That was when it came, I let it absorb me, it would have done anyway, the waves and the beach stopped, Everything went into one hundred shades of drab grey, The waves awoke, They turned inky-black and wriggled and writhed in to a moaning monster, White horses washing over the coves, Everything suddenly melted like a million falling jigsaw pieces. My life was ruined, reaped of joy and innocence, But would I sow it back again, ready to grow and flourish to the rare occasions of life? I saw it call me, and like salted earth I knew it would not grow back, That was the day I lost my childhood.
James Walde, 8L
Page No: 14 Dulwich Despatch
Travel: Our trip to Norway
the day we had travelled 15 kilometres and were very tired, but we just wanted to go again. The next day was an early start and we had to drag ourselves out of bed, but when we started skiing it was fine. We were taught how to do the 180 off a jump. Some of the falls were excellent, luckily I caught some on camera! Then it was the final day, race day. It was fair though, as time was taken off your result depending on your skiing during the week. For example mine was - 0.4 seconds off Noah (who’s in the ski team), whereas Cameron, who was a beginner snowboarder, had 12 seconds deducted. In the end, Cameron won the snowboarders race with a great effort, putting Teddy Watling in 2 nd place. But in the ski race Noah took victory with a time of 17.51 seconds, because it was slushy (he got 16.47 in the morning when the snow was fresh). Also, the terrain had an effect on me and others as we had extra sticky skis. On the last day, after packing our skis away we set off back to England. The journey was short and sad as none of us wanted the experience to end. Finally after arriving back at Dulwich at 6:30, and saying our thank you to the teachers, we returned home thinking ‘What a fantastic trip!’
It was the beginning of April, 2015. With our bags packed, we were ready to go! It was an exciting journey. When we arrived at the airport, everyone was buzzing, and could not wait to put their boots on and start skiing. When we arrived, we could already feel the chill of snow down our necks. The hotel was
amazing, it even had a swimming pool. The rooms were immense. We then went for dinner, even though we were completely full from all the sweets and crisps we had consumed. The next
morning, it only took us about five minutes to get our boots on as we couldn’t wait to get on the slopes! My group went straight off to the top of the mountain. After we had raced down they split the advanced group up into the lower advanced and the upper advanced. At the end of
Ben Stevenson, 8W
Page No: 15 Founder’s Day Issue 2015
Travel: My Holiday House in Montreal, Canada
My house in Canada is a holiday haven where my family and I migrate to once or twice a year. In the summer the temperature holds at 25 to 30 degrees Celsius sometimes breaking the 40 degree barrier! If I could be anywhere in the summer, 204 Evergreen Drive, Montreal Canada is where you would find me, either in the pool with my cousins and sister or having an intense ping - pong battle with my dad. In the evening it stays light till late, so we have dinner then play football with the goal in our back yard. We usually run down to the den then I watch a movie with a warm fire burning and crackling away. All our relatives live within five minutes away and we spend most days with them playing around in the heat. After two weeks of fun I go to summer camp! I go to a sleep away camp called ‘Kanawana’ and it is the best time of the summer with kayaking up rivers, fishing, and roasting marshmallows and games. I stay there for twelve days that zoom past. When I arrive back my mum is happy to see me and we get back to another two weeks of summer shenanigans. In the penultimate week we drive through the American and Canadian border to Vermont for the annual family reunion. There are so many names to match with so many faces I can’t keep track, especially with them all having more kids! At the reunion we have my mum’s cousins (she is Canadian), her uncle, aunt, second, third, fourth and fifth cousins and probably more! When we return it’s all very quiet, my cousins are back at school and we just sit and relax and do nothing, finally we bid our goodbyes and cry our ways to the airport, we then depart on our six hour cross of the ocean back home!
This is why Montréal, Canada is my favourite place in the whole wide world!
Dylan Schofield,7R
Russian Society is run by a Year 11 boy, Shamil Amirov. The society is held on Monday lunch breaks from 13:10 to 13:45 straight after period 6, in the North Block, room 33.
During this society we discuss
different topics such as: Russian cities, sports in Russia, Russian mafia. Sometimes we watch documentaries about Russia. At the end of each society meeting we provide Russian sweets and you can try them. If you come to the Russian Society five times in a row you will get the Russian tie, also you can come three times in a row and bring two friends along with you, and also get the Russian tie. Around the
school you can find posters that will tell you the main information about the society: where and when. Everyone from the Lower School is welcome, it is not only for Middle and Upper School boys.
I hope to see you there.
Boris Stroganov 8W
Page No: 16 Dulwich Despatch
Healthy-Eating: Breakfast (My Year 7 Wellbeing Project)
Breakfast is an early morning meal, which is the first snack you consume every day. It’s a word that splits into break + fast; this is commanding you to break up your fasting as you’ve been sleeping and for teenagers, haven’t eaten for more than eight hours. In this essay, it will help you understand the potential of breakfast and will lead you to have a healthy lifestyle in the future. After many people claim to skip their breakfast because it isn’t worth fitting in, it is vital you understand that our morning snack is ‘the most important meal of the day’. Now, more people are underestimating the value of breakfast: it only benefits us. Skipping breakfast is like a car driving with no fuel. Besides, for children, their growing bodies and developing brains need regular refuelling often from healthy and starchy food. Without this refreshing meal, your body will be empty because you haven’t consumed for numerous hours. Eating breakfast is important because it provides you with essential vitamins, minerals, proteins and fibres which you need to be at your best. Since our morning meal helps you control your weight, it is proven that leaving out your energy - providing food results in a higher risk of getting obesity, for it makes people more likely to snack throughout the day and eat a larger meal at lunch and dinner. As the famous saying goes: ‘breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dine like a pauper’. In order for you to lead a healthy lifestyle, it’s important you consume low - fat and nourishing food choices that will help you to obtain a good physical shape, such as eating a variety of vitamins, minerals, proteins and fibres. As well as this, you should always have your five a day, which is almost all fresh fruits and vegetables. Mentioning vegetables, it is essential that you should only use a small amount of vegetable oil, so you decrease your fat. In addition, another healthy food choice is to employ a small amount of low - fat spread or to take benefit from a spread which is high in unsaturated fat that achieves in lowering your cholesterol. Accompanied with the spread, a healthy wholemeal roll will keep you fit, giving you more fibre. Despite consuming one nutritious meal, for anyone to sustain their fit body, it is crucial to keep a healthy balanced diet by trying not to have the same meal too often but to change to a another meal which is also high in vitamins, minerals, proteins and fibres. Moreover, if you do buy cereals for your healthy lifestyle, don’t forget to check if it’s low in sugar and salt. To add to the cereal, for a way to keep a fit routine, you should use low - fat milk. Consuming breakfast is vital because obtaining your perfect body shape is dependent on what meals you eat. Gorging on a big fruit salad supplies your five a day and to offer a nutritious meal, you can add a variety of fresh, frozen, tinned fruits and dried healthy fruits in the salad. Along with this, a healthy breakfast uses starchy food such as bread which is beneficial to your health, it can be wholemeal, granary or even a toasted fruit bread. Another option can be a wholemeal English muffin matched with a full English breakfast resulting in a tasty, health - giving meal. If struggling with money, porridge oats are the real deal; they are cheap, and contain essential vitamins, minerals and fibres that help your fitness with sliced fresh fruits but without adding salt into your porridge. Furthermore, another breakfast could be a wholegrain cereal which is full of fibres along with a plain low - fat yogurt that helps in leading a healthy lifestyle. If you have enough free time, a worthy, delicious meal is poached eggs and mushroom on toast, which offers a refuelled body of energy. However, if you have a lack of time, you can try make a packed breakfast the night before and put it in the fridge; a quick snack to produce is a cheese sandwich which to be most healthy, is made with a wholemeal roll, low - fat spread and a small wedge of cheese. Last but not least, a meal can’t be finished without a refreshing drink such as a fruit smoothie or a 150ml of 100% fruit juice, providing a happy stomach. In conclusion, if you want to have a fit, nutritious daily routine of a healthy breakfast, which is recommended, you will know how. By now, you know the benefits of breakfast and that it is ‘the most important meal of the day’. By now, you know the different healthy food ideas, such as your five a day that produces a fit breakfast which will make you strong and fuelled for your day. By now, you know a variety of energy - packed meals you need, which all adds to you being a hale and hearty human. Janoshan Manoharan 7E
Page No: 17 Founder’s Day Issue 2015
Creative Writing: My Book (Part 1) “The sweat rolled down the back of my neck.” Too clichéd? I kind of agree. Also there was no sweat at all considering I live in Minnesota. God knows how long I had been here, apart from everyone else around me, our outside, or even... I really don’t like that phrase. I kind of think that whoever thinks that is just stupid or impatient and guess who just thought it! I am just going to say this is my thoughts not voice. Imagine how weird it would be if it was me talking to myself! That would be strange. But no I just keep my sadistic and narcissistic thoughts to myself. That way no one can ridicule me unless they can read my thoughts. I really hope they can’t. I don’t think anyone can, but considering what I’ve learnt in the past 24 hours I wouldn’t be surprised if someone could. Story time. I usually can tell the time from stars and also position of the sun because of my dad but there was absolutely no windows or anything except a closed steel (probably) door and the only light was a bare light bulb. He liked to teach me about survival things like that. We went camping hunting made bows and loads of things resembling that. In the end it all just blurred into one but I still remember all of the lessons. I kind of think he just did it to make me forget about Mum, but it didn’t really work on me, or him. Sometimes I would hear him cry out in his sleep, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. Being tied up sucks, a lot! Especially considering the thing I am tied up with is barbed wire. Ouch! It really hurts I can easily imagine it gouging out deep trenches into my wrists. It had all started when Dad received a phone call. It was at the end of the day, I had come from home from school and Dad had come home from work. The ringing cut though the silence like a knife through butter causing me to leave my stool in a sharp movement fuelled by fear and surprise. I went downstairs to find out would be calling. Nan maybe, or one of my friends, or more specifically my one friend. When I reached the kitchen I froze the moment I saw Dad’s face it was colder and harder than the ice that stuck my feet to the floor. Who was it? Anyone I knew? Who or what could cause Dad to have this facial expression of complete hatred? Ben Knowles, 7C
Around the World in 80 Reads Reading Challenge Illustration
Alex Richards, 8W
Page No: 18 Dulwich Despatch
Jack the Ripper: the Whitechapel Murders
On 30 September, what historians call the ‘Double Event’ took place. First, Elizabeth Stride was murdered in a court at the side of 40 Burner Street. Like Annie she was a widow, and aged 45 years. She was last seen alive at 00:45 am, and fifteen minutes later she was dead. I have found an original description in the archives of the Metropolitan Police:
Police Gazette Friday, 19 October 1888
Later that morning in Mire Square, now in the square - mile of the City of London, an hour later at 1:45 am a woman by the name of Catherine Eddowes was discovered. ‘Jack’ used good local knowledge and crossed the boundary line of the Metropolitan Police onto the ‘patch’ of the City of London Police. The Commissioner of the City Police offered a reward of £500, equivalent to £30, 000 in today’s complexion fair, moustache fair, medium build; dress, pepper-and-salt colour loose jacket, grey cloth cap with peak of same material, reddish neckerchief tied in knot; appearance of a sailor. At 12.35 a.m., 30th September, with Elizabeth Stride, found murdered at 1 a.m., same date, in Berner- Street - A MAN, age 28, height 5 ft. 8 in., complexion dark, small dark moustache; dress, black diagonal coat, hard felt hat, collar and tie; respectable appearance. Carried a parcel wrapped up in newspaper. At 12.45 a.m., 30th, with same woman, in Berner- street - A MAN, age about 30, height 5 ft. 5 in., complexion fair, hair dark, small brown moustache, full face, broad shoulders; dress, dark jacket and trousers, black cap with peak. At 1.35 a.m., 30th September, with Catherine Eddows, in Church-passage, leading to Mitre-square, where she was found murdered at 1.45 a.m., same date - A MAN, age 30, height 5 ft. 7 or 8 in.,
MEPO 3/140, The National Archives –
Crown Copyright
1888 ... London ... the East End ... Whitechapel ... in the street in Buck’s Road... 31 August.. A woman by the name of Mary Ann Nichols was murdered. Many deem this to be the first ‘Jack the Ripper’ or Whitechapel murder. Mary was a Londoner, born and bred, about 5 foot 2 inches with some of her teeth missing. She was 43. Unfortunately there are no photographs of her in life, only in death. She was murdered between 3:15 and 3:45am. Later that morning she was discovered by PC 97.J Neil of ‘J’ or Bethnal Green Division of the Metropolitan Police. He filed the above report to his superior, Inspector John Spratling (also of ‘J’ Div.)
money. You may have heard of the recent news story of discovering DNA from her shawl. However, this is not conclusive. Around this time, Mr George Lusk (Chairman of the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee) received one of many letters sent ‘from Jack the Ripper’.
Drawing of what PC Neil found.
At 6:00 am, on 8 September, a carman by the name of John Davies discovered a body in the backyard of 29 Hanbury Street. This was Annie Chapman. When she died she was aged 47 years of age, and a widow. At 5:30 Elizabeth Long heard a man say to Annie: “Will you? Her reply was “Yes.” She was a prostitute. Now perhaps here was ‘Jack the Ripper’.
Unfortunately, it has now gone missing but I have managed to obtain a photocopy of a period photo of the letter.
The ‘Lusk Letter’. Royal London Hospital Archives
Annie Chapman, in life. Copyright the family of Annie Chapman.
(Continued on page 19)
Page No: 19 Founder’s Day Issue 2015
The Dear Boss Letter MEPO 3/3153 —
Crown Copyright
Next came the murder of Mary Jane Kelly on 9 November, who was found outside 1 Millers Court. She preferred to be known by her French name, which was ‘Marie Jeanette’. Unusually, a witness statement has survived which detailed the last time she was seen alive. Dear Boss, I keep on hearing the police have caught me but they wont fix me just yet. I have laughed when they look so clever and talk about being on the right track. That joke about Leather Apron gave me real fits. I am down on whores and I shant quit ripping them till I do get buckled. Grand work the last job was. I gave the lady no time to squeal. How can they catch me now. I love my work and want to start again. You will soon hear of me with my funny little games. I saved some of the proper red stuff in a ginger beer bottle over the last job to write with but it went thick like glue and I cant use it. Red ink is fit enough I hope ha. ha. The next job I do I shall clip the ladys ears off and send to the police officers just for jolly wouldn't you. Keep this letter back till I do a bit more work, then give it out straight. My knife's so nice and sharp I want to get to work right away if I get a chance. Good Luck. Yours truly Jack the Ripper Dont mind me giving the trade name PS Wasnt good enough to post this before I got all the red ink off my hands curse it No luck yet. They say I'm a doctor now. ha ha
Mary Jane from the ‘Illustrated Police News.’
There were many suspects, including the Royal Doctor (Sir William Gull), Queen Victoria’s Grandson (Prince Albert Victor), a doctor, a lawyer, a lunatic (the period term for someone with a mental illness), a cobbler, and (of course) many more. Personally, I do have a theory which doesn’t name a particular person but has details of his personality, his position, his motive etc. But, that is my personal secret! I hope my ramblings have been of some interest to you, and if you are interested I would recommend you purchase ‘ The Complete Jack the Ripper’ by Donald Rumbelow (2013 edition) Rumbelow was a Sergeant in the City of London Police who joined in the 1960s.
The Suspects
Text © Copyright Zeb Micic, 2015 Pictures etc. © Copyright their stated copyright owners. Dedicated to FGA. I would like to acknowledge the help given in preparation of this article by many people, too numerous to list here. Zeb Micic, 8E
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