THE SCHOOL MAGAZINE

Summer 1964

LITTLE SUE by Elaine Chaubert (1J)

When I go to the zoo,
I see a kangaroo
Her mother's name is Manda
The baby's name is Sue.

Father stands against the fence,
Guarding little Sue
From people passing too and fro
Who've come to see the zoo.

He has a proud look in his eye,
as he watches passers-by,
"How do you like my little Sue.
Isn't she the finest in the zoo?"

By P. Sampson (3S)
Bus Conductor: Move further down the bus please.

Boy: He's not my Father he's my Grand-Father.

RUNNING DOWN A BURNING STAIRCASE by J. Bigmore (4S)

The hot, smoky atmosphere, choking as though, with a big hand down your throat trying to pull the lungs from your body. You grab hold of a banister rail, but it breaks away with a burst of flame. Every step down you feel the staircase groaning and cracking under your weight. One board gives way. Your foot goes through, you try frantically to pull it back through the hole you have just made. You feel the flames licking up your leg. The shoe, on the foot on which you are balancing, starts to smoulder. You scream!

Then the door at the far end of the hall, which you are trying so desperately to reach, bursts open and some dark shapes (obviously people) appear through the clouds of smoke belching out all around you. They start shouting and peering through the smoke. You shout again. They hear you, and start making their way over to you. You recognise them as firemen and as they reach near you, you feel the cool sensation, over your body, of water, splashing from the firemen's hoses. The flames around you die down, but there is still, perhaps even more, smoke and steam all around. You feel your leg get wrenched free by a pair of young, strong, masculine hands. You are humped and bumped, and jostled about, and soon you are able to breath again, the cool, clean, fresh air of outside.

THE PRESS by Tony Garwood (1J)

There was a young man of Liy Lean,
who made a printing machine in his teens,
But it was not a success,

MUCH LAMENTED by Diane Whaley (4J)

A miniature lady once adorned this house with her painted beauty. She wore her hair in a graceful style. She had silky skin and her eyes were of the softest blue, her petite, well-shaped nose, her pink, constantly smiling lips made her face one not easily forgotten. Her posture was stately, and her dress in pastel shades of blue and green was clearly stitched. Caroline's, for that is what I called her, hands were well-cared for, like those of a Queen. Her dainty dancing feet were hidden and shoes tinted with gold, but, alas, one day I came in to find my precious statue shattered, on the floor. My crinoline lady was beyond repair, and now her new home was among the dust.

THE STONES by Stephen Nyman (4th Form)

They have long hair, their appearance is rather scruffy, they are said to be drug addicts but their music is fantastically exciting.

There is no finer scene in the pop world than to see Mick Jagger singing with Brian Jones wailing on his 10/9d Harmonica, Keith Richard running back and forwards playing rhythm guitar, Charlie Watts pounding away on the drums and amidst everything, Bill Wyman taking things calmly playing bass.

They are of course the Rolling Stones. Their popularity is growing so fast that they must soon overtake the Beatles if they haven't done already.

"Just because we have long hair, people think we are dirty. Girls have long hair but nobody thinks they are dirty, it just doesn't make sense," Brian told me after finishing a one nighter in Newcastle. I agree.

They are definitely rebels. The boys hate being told what to do. They never bother to change into stage clothes and appear on to the stage in exactly the same clothes in which they turned up at the theatre.

'It's All Over Now' is currently riding high in the top-ten and they have had their other three singles, an E.P. and an L.P. in the hit parade.

When they appeared on 'Juke Box Jury' not long ago, they were heavily criticised, about their lack of intelligence. It may surprise some people but they are five highly intelligent lads.

Mick Jagger attended London University before he found stardom with the Stones. Brian, who was born and lived, in Cheltenham before coming to London had nine 'O' levels and two 'A' levels and was heading for a degree at a university. Charlie 'Boy', as he is called by friends was born in 'cockney' Islington and was all set for an architectural career when he met the boys at Soho's Marquee Club where he was playing dates with the Alexis Korner group. Bill (I call him Uncle Bill) got five 'O' levels in school and was an engineer when he palled up with the Stones. Bill is the only one of the boys who is married. His wife's name is Diane, and they have a two year old son called Stephen. Keith, who loves his guitar, was a fairly good student but never reached the heights of Jagger or Jones. Incidentally Keith attended the same school as Mick. Keith never settled into a permanent job and he classed himself as a 'High Class Layabout'.

The Rolling Stones had a very hard start in the pop world. They first started playing at the Crawdaddy Club in Richmond and finished up on the week showing no profit although they lifted the club's attendance from 150 to nearly 300.

They just about had enough money for a bag of fish and chips every day. After a few months they started playing at the 'Marquee Club', where they were spotted by Andrew Oldam, now their manager. He got them a recording contract with Decca records and they recorded their first song, 'Come On'. It reached number twenty but was one of the most played records on the radio. After its meagre entry they were seen by the Beatles who wrote for them, 'I Wanna be Your Man', which they recorded and reached number ten in the hit parade. Things were being enlarged now. The nation's teenagers saw a group of high potential and an exciting group to watch They rush released an E.P. which is still top of the E.P. charts after eight months. It seemed that the Stones were never out of the studio. Their following record jumped from twenty-five to five then moved up to number three in the charts. It was 'Not Fade Away', a flipside of one of Buddy Holly and the Cricket's early discs.

Then it happened. After a fantastic tour of the country they cut an L.P. which went straight to number one the first week of its release, knocking the Beatles off the top.

On June 2nd, they left for a tour of the U.S.A. which was met with mixed reception. In the South they were treated as a comedy act, but in the north, the reception was fantastic, but I don't think America is ready for this kind of music yet.

Whilst in America the Stones recorded their latest single and tracks for a new L.P. While they were recording, Chuck Berry, Bo Didley, Muddy Waters and Jimmy Read attended their session.

When they returned to England, their new release 'It's All Over Now' was released. It went straight in at eight then to number one. So at last they have made it. All their early heartaches are now over, they are at the top where they belong, and to stay for a long, long time to come.

THE LION CUB by Diane Atkins (4G)

He is as mischievous as a kitten,
But as dangerous as his parents,
Prowling in the undergrowth,
Looking for his play,
While father gets the job of looking for his prey.
The lion cub after he has eaten is surrounded by bones,
Which will be there for centuries, brittle and alone.

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