ScDool Rotes.
WecongratulateMr.andMrs.Burnettonthebirthofa son MasterDavid'spramisafamiliarsightontheGreen, andhasalreadybeenfeaturedin"menofthemoment"!
WetakeitasacomplimenttotheSchoolthatatthe Annual Banquet of the Worcestershire Association in LondonlastOctober,thetoastof"Worcestershire,"proposedbytheArchbishopofCanterbury,wascoupledwith thenameofourlateHeadmaster
InhisreplytotheArchbishop'sspeech,Mr Creighton saidthathehadtospeakasrepresentingtheCounty. He couldnotclaimtobebornintheCounty,buthespentthe yearsfromeighttofifteeninWorcester,andhecouldclaim tohaveacquiredthecitizenshipofWorcesterbyhaving been,untillastJuly,foreighteenyearsheadmasterofone ofitsmostancientandhonouredschools Itwasthedeep impressioninearlieryearsofthecharmsofWorcesterand Worcestershirethat,morethananythingelse,ledhim,ata laterperiodofhislife,toreturntoWorcester Onbehalf ofthecitizensofWorcesterandWorcestershireheexpressed thankstotheArchbishopforcomingthere,andassuredhim that-jfhevisitedtheCountyagainhewouldreceiveavery warmwelcome
Aproofofthedry-pointengravingofMr Creighton, executedbyProf MalcolmOsborne,R.A.,fortheO.V Club,primarilyforpresentationtothesitter,hasbeenhung intheVIFormRoomasthegiftoftheSchool. Aconsiderable numberof O.V and friends havepurchased similarcopies,andaveryfewremainoftheedition,which waslimitedtothirty Theengravingmeasures10^by8 inches,andcanbeobtained, signedbytheartist and mounted,fromMrAMacdonald,attheSchool,pricethree andahalfguineas,postfree
DayBoyshavenowbeendividedintotwohousesfor gamespurposes,know.nasChappel'sHouseandCreighton's House
The new Art Room and Geography Room, Mr Creighton'spartinggifttotheSchool,arenowinuse,and EdgarTowerhasconsequentlybeenabandoned Wewould liketoexpressourdeepgratitudetoMrCreighton
FieldDaywasheldthistermonNovemberjth,onBromyardDowns,andwasmostsuccessful Intheeveningwe wereentertainedbyamagnificentdisplayoffireworks,for whichourthanksareduetotheStaff,andbyahugebonfire,completewithGuy Thefireworksweremanagedby Mr Franklin,aidedbymembersoftheScienceVIand others,andthecrowdwerekeptamusedbyahighlydivertingrunningcommentarybySteward
Thedailytime-tablehasbeenthoroughlyrevised,with theresultthatworknowfinishesat3.15,thusgivingus someverywelcomeextradaylightforgames
WeweredelightedtoentertainMr Creightonatlunch onedayrecently;hetriedtomakeusbelievethathefelt shy,and,exceptthatheseemedtobeinmuchbetterhealth thanwhenwelastsawhim,helookedexactlythesameas ever
Housetiesarenowalltherage Quiteapartfromtheir artisticmerits,theyformanexcellentaidtoidentification However,weadvisemembersofsomeHousesnottowear theirtiesintheneighbourhoodofEtonorofEmmanuel College,Cambridge!
Thetiesaredarkblue,withnarrowcolouredstripesindicatingtheHouses,asfollows:SchoolHouse,lightblue; Castle House, red; Hostel, green; Chappel's, yellow; Creighton's,pink
Adventserviceshave,asusual,beenheldonThursday afternoons,andaseriesofaddresseshasbeengivenbythe RevEC Butterworth
ThecollectionofbooksonlocalhistoryintheVIForm Library,whichwasrecentlyincreasedbythekindnessof MissWentbythegiftofanumberofbooksfromthe libraryofthelateCanonJamesWent,O.V.',hasreceived anothervaluableadditionintheformofacompletesetof the Transactions of the Worcestershire Archaeological Society,andanumberoftheimportantpublicationsofthe WorcestershireHistoricalSociety,verykindlygivenbythe Rev C Creighton,towhom,oncemore,wehavethe pleasureofexpressingourgratitude
Rehearsalshavebegunforaperformancewhichitis hopedtogiveattheendofnexttermofGordonDaviot's Richard of Bordeaux, anambitiousundertaking,fortheplay isintwelvescenesandinvolvesnearlythirtyspeakingparts
TheSchoolfeltittobeanotabletributetoitsreputation fordramaticwork,thatwhenSirBarryJacksonwanted twoboystoplaythepagesintherevivalof Saint Joan at MalvernlastJuly,heshouldhavechosentocomesofar forthem. InconsequenceJ.Sutton"inhisoriginalpart," andB S Eckersley notthistimeastheMaid,butas Dunois'page,hadthehonourofappearingbeforetheauthor inhismasterpiece,andonhisbirthday Withthebriefest ofrehearsals,theytooktheirplacesadmirablyandinconspicuouslyinaprofessionalcompanyofoutstandingexcellence
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OnNovember26thetwoXVsjourneyedtoOxfordby motor-coachinordertowatchthe'Varsityplay Major Stanley'sXV Theyarrivedlate,owingtofog,andhad
timeforlittlebutabriefinspectionofChristChurchbefore proceedingtotheIffleyRoadgroundtoseethematchTea wastakenatthe"WhiteHart,"Moreton-in-Marsh,and thepartyarrivedhomeatabouteighto'clockafteramost enjoyableday
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OnSaturday,November21,wewerehonouredbyavisit fromthenewlyconsecratedBishopofNewGuinea,younger brotherofMrSDStrong TheBishop,whosaidthathe lookedbackupontheeightyearswhichhespenthereas someofthehappiestofhislife,askedforahalf-holiday, whichwascelebratedbytheXVsbygoingtoOxfordand bytherestoftheSchoolbygoingtotheCinema
TheO.T.Chasbeenthrilledbytherecentappearanceof Capt Stronginimmaculatebreechesandleggings Long maytheycontinue!
DuringlastNovemberthePublicLibraryatBirmingham hadonexhibitionaselectionofthebooksbequeathedto BirminghamandtoKing'sNortonGrammarSchoolby ThomasHall,thePuritanheadmasterofKing'sNorton, whowasaKing'sScholarherefrom1625to1627 These includedanumberofHall'sownwritings,mostlyworksof Puritantheology,suchas The Pulpit Guarded with XVII Arguments (againstunlicencedpreachers)and The Font Guarded with XX Arguments (againstindiscriminatebaptism),andalsohismorefamouspamphlets The Loathsomnesse of Long Haire and Funebria Florae: The Downfall of May Games. The Font Guarded (1652)hasthedistinction-ofbeingtheearliestbookknowntohavebeen printedinBirmingham.
King's ScftolarsMps.
Thefollowingawardswereannouncedasaresultofthe examinationheldinNovember:—
TobeKing'sScholars:
1 P E Hulme(MrK GRook,Rhos-on-SeaSchool, ColwynBay).
2 PLWShovelton(King'sSchool,Worcester)
3 CFBryer(King'sSchool,Worcester)
4 ESKemp(MessrsH DWellsandRE Walker, XIVSchool,Clifton)
5 J HRichardson(Hon.)(MrTR Coombes,CathedralSchool,Llandaff).
6 C R Sampson(Mr E J F Singleton, Eastman's School,Southsea)
7 D M Curtis (Hon.)(Mr P F Davis,Worcester CathedralChoirSchool) # * *
ToaHouseScholarship:
J.C.H.Brown(Mr.H.Pincott,GunnersburyPreparatory School,Chiswick)
ObHuarp.
J.AMESSKIPWORTHWILKINSON
Born,October1917. Died,October1936.
ItwaswiththeverydeepestregretthattheSchoollearned ofthedeath,astheresultofaflyingaccidentatBrooklands AerodromeonOctober3,ofJamesSkipworthWilkinson, whoenteredtheSchoolHousein1932,havinggaineda HouseScholarshipfromHillBrowSchool,Eastbourne In thecourseofhisbriefstayhemadeagreatnumberof friends,towhomthenewsofhistragicdeathmusthave comeasaverygreatshock,andthedeepestsympathywill befeltforMrsWilkinsoninhersadbereavement
AmemberoftheNorthBritishandMercantileInsurance Companywhoknewhimwell,inthe Lincolnshire Times, paysthefollowingtributetohiscolleague:—
"Thoughhewouldnothavebeen.nineteenyearsofage untilthe28thofthismonth,JimWilkinsonhadmaderapid stridesasapilot,andhespentallhissparetimeinthis pursuit HisfellowmembersoftheInsuranceFlyingClub haveallspokenofhimaspossessing,toanunusualdegree inonesoyoung,alltheattributesofafirst-classairman
"Hewascareful,methodicalandthoroughtoadegree, andhadalready*aconsiderableknowledgeofthetechnique offlying.HeenteredtheInsuranceCompanyinThreadneedle Streetimmediately after leavingKing's School, Worcester,intheautumnof1934,andwasalreadymarked outforpromotion,butflyingwasalwayshisgoal,andevery sparemomentwasspentattheaerodromeatHanworth."
Bouse flotes.
SCHOOL HOUSE
HOUSE MONITORS : J F Lavender, A D Bolland, JSutton,DBSteward,MBDavies
Itgivesusgreatpleasuretoextendaheartywelcometo Mr andMrsWilding,whohavealreadywontheirway intoourhearts MrWilding,asHousemaster,hasshown greatinterestinallouractivities,andwearegratefulto Mrs. Wilding,whowiththehelpofMissRogers,ournew housekeeper,istakingapersonalinterestinourmenus Ourpassages,however,haveonseveraloccasionsbeenthe sceneofdaring'hold-ups'bytwoyoungbrigands Wereceivedaverypleasantsurpriseatthebeginningof termwhenwesawthreerealbaths,setinagloriousapplegreensurrounding Thenoticeswhichannouncedthatthe bath-roomwas'outofboundsuntilfurthernotice'was, weunderstand,wellreceivedbycertainmembersofthe House,asthismeantthatcoldshowerswerealsooutof bounds
OurHouseruggerthistermhas,sofar,beensuccessful, and,atthetimeofgoingtopress,ourlinehasonlybeen crossedononeoccasion Havingwonthreeofourmatches,
wehavehighhopesofoncemoreretainingtheruggercup Whilstonthesubjectofrugger,wemustcongratulatethe ClassroomondefeatingacombinedteamofHosteland CastleHouse
TheSchoolHouseAmateurDramaticSocietyisbusyrehearsingoncemore,andaperformanceisbeinggivenon thedayaftertheSchoolConcert Ourprogrammeshows considerablymorevarietythanthatoflastyear Amongst theitemsare"InTownTo-night"(ourownversionofan actualbroadcastoftheweeklyfeature),"BigGuns,"a farcebyAD BollandandJ F Lavender,"Worcester Whimpers"(asketchinwhicheverywordbeginswith "W"),andsomeJohnTilleymonologues Atrioisalso performing
TheClassroom,too,aregivingaperformanceonthe eveningoftheO.V.match,towhichwearealllooking forward
Ourmatron,famousforherphrases,hasverysuccessfullyfoughtanattackof'fluwhichthreatenedtooverwhelmtheHouse,andwewerefortunateinlosingonlysix ofournumbers Hercheerfulnessthroughoutthetermhas beenagreatassettousall
TheadventofHousetieshasbeenmentionedelsewhere inthisnumberof The Vigornian, butwenaturallythink thattheSchoolHousetieissuperiortoalltherest!
J.F.Lavenderspentaweektowardstheendoftermat Cambridge Wewishhimeverypossiblesuccessinhis attemptatascholarship
ItonlyremainstowisheveryoneahappyChristmas,and tohopethattheHousewillreturninfullhealthatthe beginningofnextterm
CASTLEHOUSE
HOUSE MONITORS : B S Eckersley, S N Hackwood, A.J.Bendall,E.M.F.Bearcroft.
Wemustcongratulate,firstNo5Sectiononsucceeding inbringingbackonceagaintheSectionShieldfromCamp, andsecondlyAJBendallonpassingPartI,Cert"A." TwoothermembersoftheHousewentinforPartII,the resultsofwhichhavenot,asyet,beenposted,butwewish themtheverybestofluck TherehavebeenthreepromotionsintheHousethisterm,thatofEckersleytobea sergeant,thatofHackwoodtobeacorporal,andthatof EMBearcrofttobealance-corporal
AtthecloseoftheRuggerseasonHackwood,Orchard, E MBearcroft,andJ DPothshavebeenawardedtheir 1stXVcaps,whichshowsthatwehaveourfairshareof theXV GreatkeennesshasbeenshownbyallthemembersoftheHouseRuggerteam,whichhassofarsucceeded inwinningtwoofitsmatchesandputtingupagoodshow inthethird,despitethefactthattherewasoneabsentee.
ThistermhasseentheformationofaJuniorHouse DramaticSocietyand,withtheaidofsomeanonymous helpers,theyhopetopresentashowonthelastSundayof theterm WemusttakethisopportunitytothankMr
Bentleyforhisgenerosityandforthetroublehehastaken inprovidingthecostumesforoneoftheplays
WewishEckersleythebestofluckforhisscholarship examinationatHertford Itwasthankstohisinitiative,it isrumoured,thattheSchoolappearedonemorningthis termsportingsundrymulti-colouredties Well,wealways saiditneededsomethingtobrightentheoldplaceupabit!
TherehasbeenageneralshiftroundintheHousethis term,whichwehadbetterdescribeforthebenefitofanyOld Castlehousonians,orwhatevertheycallthemselves,topreventthemgettingcompetelylostwhentheynextdropin. TheLowerStudyhasbeentransformedintotheClassroom andtheLowerStudyinhabitantshaveemigratedtoMr Bentley'sformerstudy,orwhatwillprobablybemore familiartomanyastheUpperSickroom,wheretheyenjoy theamenitiesofagasfireandthebitterenvyofthe monitors
UnfortunatelyMatronwasunabletoreturnatthebeginningoftheterm,owingtoapoisonedfinger,fromwhichwe aregladtosayshehasnowrecovered This,togetherwith ashortageinthekitchenstaff,musthaverenderedMrs Bentley'staskfarfromenviable,andthenoblewayin whichshecarriedonearnedtheadmirationofall
HOSTEL.
HOUSE MONITORS : L Rathbone, S O A M Lock
Beforewebegintodescribetheprogressmadeduringthe termwefeelwemustofferourheartiestcongratulationsto MrandMrsBurnettonthebirthoftheirson,David,the daybeforetermstarted
Wecanhardlyclaimtohavehadasuccessfulyearin sport,havingplayedthreeHouseRuggermatchestodate andhavinglostthemall,butitishardlysurprising,consideringourlowaverageage Rathbone,thecaptain,was wellsupportedinthescrumbyLock,Bird,Garnettand JonesMC,whileJonesLCdidgreatworkatthebase ofthescrum,uncreasinginhiseffortstosetPoths,Cant andNapiergoinginagoodmovement. Oursympathygoes outtoSayer,whobrokehiscollar-bonescoringatry againstSchoolHouse,andweadmirethewayinwhichhe finishedthegame,althoughhisarmhunglimp
WehadtwocandidatesforCertificate"A"thisterm, CadetsLockandCant Wecongratulatethemonpassing PartIsuccessfully,andwishthemthebestofluckwith PartII
WealsocongratulateShovelton,whodistinguishedhimself bygainingthesecond King's Scholarshipinthe NovemberExamination
OncomingintotheGreenatthebeginningoftheterm, manyoftheSchoolmusthavenoticedthatsomethingwas missingfromtheGreenitself,asmall,white,furrylittle figurewhosebrighteyeswereeveronthelook-outfora fightwithadeadleaforatradesman Weshareinsome partwithMr.andMrs.Burnettintheirgriefatthelossof Peter,theirSealyham Intheshortspaceoftwotermshe
hadendearedhimself tousall Weshalltreasurea memoryofthelateHeadmaster,MrCreighton,justafter oneoftheLentservices,stridingbacktoSchoolHouse, closelyfollowedbyPeterskippingandleapingwithrageat thebillowingcassockandsurplice Theonlyconsolation wecanfindforthatemptyspaceisthesightofDavid's praminthepositionwhichPetersofrequentlyoccupied Wemustmakesomeacknowledgment,too,ofMatron's successfuladministration,thoughherworkinthesick-room hasbeenslight
Wefeelthatwecannotletthistermgobywithoutin somewaymarkingthelossofonewhowas,perhaps,the mostdistinguishedHouseCaptainwehaveeverhad,EC Luscombe Whenheleftlastterm,hehadbeeninthe Schooljustundertenyears,andhehadrisenfromthe humblestpositiontothehighest. Itisunnecessaryforus togointothedetailsofhiscareerattheSchool,forthey areprintedelsewhere AsHouseCaptain,hedirectedall hisenergytowardsthehappinessandsuccessoftheHouse Inallthathestroveforwithus,hedidhisutmostand sparedhimselfnotascrap,nordidexpectanylessofus Whenheleft,hehadbuiltupforthisHouseareputation forhard,cleanplayandsportsmanship,which,wehope, willneveragainbeallowedtobelost
CHAPPEL'SHOUSE
HOUSE MONITORS : W N Bryer, P Neale
ThistermsawthebirthofourHouse,namedafterthe distinguishedHeadmasterofthatname. Wereadourlists andrealisedwewouldhavedifficultyin;fieldingastrong Houseteam Firstofall,wemustcongratulateW N BryerandGWMannonobtainingtheircoloursandcaps earlyintheseason Wehavebeenwellrepresentedinthe 2ndXV,Pepper,Anstey,Nicholls,Kendall,andNealeall havingplayedatsometimeduringtheseason TheHouse Matchesweresuccessfulfromourpointofview Webeat Creighton'sHouseeasily,andafterahardgamedefeated CastleHouse,mainlyowingtothegoodplayandkicking ofAnsteyandPepper WewerebeatenbySchoolHouse afteraveryhardandenjoyablegame,andhavenowgotto playHostel WecongratulateR Ansteyonwinningthe kickingcompetition Nexttermwehavegreathopesfor ourjuniorXVandwehopetheHousespiritwillcontinue nexttermaswellasithasstarted Ninemembersofthe HouseareatpresentintheO.T.C.,twoofwhomhave takenCertificate"A,"andweofferthemourbestwishes forsuccess Weshouldliketodrawtheattentionofall boyswhohavenotyetjoined,tothegoodresultsofcamp intheyearwhensomanymoremembersjoined
CREIGHTON'SHOUSE
HOUSE MONITORS : F J Curtis, A R Pettigrew
Firstofall,,,maywesayhowmuchweappreciatethe honourthathasbeenbestoweduponourHouse,thatof
beingallowedtobearthenameofourlateHeadmaster WeshallalwaysdoourbesttoprovethattheHouseis worthyofthistrust
ThedivisionoftheDayBoysintotwoHouseshasworked verywellandputsusonamoreevenfootingwithother Houses Asyet,however,wehavenothadtimetocultivate thetrueindividualHousespirit,anditisstilldifficultnot toregardourselvesprimarilyasDayBoys
ThelongawaitedmaterialisationofHousetieshasour heartyapprovalandwehopethatotherHousecolourswill followinduecourse
IntheHouseMatcheswestartedbadly,butfinishedup bybeatingHostel. Theteamplayedwellonthewhole, but,asonseveraloccasionstherewereabsentees,manylast minutealterationshadtobemade ThecompleteteamconsistedofCurtis,Baldry,Wootten,Hayes,R GDavies, Pressdee,CFBryer,InightandHoddinott Anyway,we shallhopeforbetterlucknextyear
TheKickingCompetitionresultedinCurtisbeingrunneruptoRAnsteyandwehavegreathopesfortheJunior KickingCompetition FourmembersofourHouseTeam andthreeothermemberswhohaveplayedinthisseason's HouseMatcheswillbeplayingintheBelowsTeamnext term,ofwhichwehavegreatexpectations
Lastly,theO.T.C. Wenotewithapprovalthatmany moremembersoftheHousehavejoinedup,andwehope thatthosewhoarenotatpresentintheCorpswillseriously considerjoining DAYBOYS
ForDayBoysthistermhasbeenthemosteventfulfor manyyears OwingtothefactthatonlysevenDayBoys outofatotalofeighty-ninearepermanentlyexcusedfrom gamesthisterm,itwasagreedattheGamesCommittee meetingonSeptember21stthattheHouseshouldbesplit upintotwoforgamespurposes ThenamesoftheHouses areCreighton'sHouseandChappel'sHouse,afterthelast twoheadmastersoftheSchool Tomeetthisincreasein thenumberofthosewhoplaygamesthechanging-room hasbeenfittedwithfourshowers
ThelastmatchinwhichDayBoysasawholetookpart resultedinuswinningtheHouseCricketbyanarrow marginfromCastleHouse Thematchwasplayedunder themostappallingweatherconditions,andwereallylooked likebeingbeatenuntilHackwoodwasbrilliantlycaughtby Hinds
WecongratulateC F BryeronobtainingaKing's Scholarship Hewasplacedfourth WealsowishDJ Harris,whojustfailed,theverybestoflucknextyear Owingtothe,fe-organisationofDayBoys,mentioned above,futurenotesontheiractivitieswillappearunderthe headingsofCreighton'sandChappel'sHouses
O.V. l)eu>$.
AAdlington(1909-12)hasbeenappointedfromoverforty applicants-asCityEngineerandSurveyortotheCounty BoroughandCityofLincoln Forthepastfewyearshe hasbeenBoroughEngineeratRamsgate,wherehehasbeen responsibleforsomeimportantpublicworks,notablyan undercliffseadefenceschemeandpromenade,andthelayoutofthemunicipalaerodrome.
BBagenal(1932-36)isnowattheRoyalVeterinaryCollege,London,andhasjoinedtheArtilleryDivisionofthe UniversityofLondonO.T.C.
WDBattershill(1907-14)isActingGovernorofTroodos HehaslatelyentertainedSirSamuelandLadyHoareas hisguests * # *
H GBentley(1923-24),whowontheEnglishAmateur GolfChampionshiplastyear,wenttoAmericaasoneofthe leadingBritishpairintheWalkerCupteamearlyin September HeplayedwithHectorThomson,theScotchman,theWorldAmateurChampion,butneithertheynor theotherpairsweresuccessfulagainsttheAmericans
JBowstead(1910-15)hasbeenappointedDistrictMagistrateandCollectoratMuzaffapur,nearPatna
D Briggs(1931-36)hasbeenappointedtoapostinthe CityTreasurer'sOffice,Worcester
W F Cox(1923-31),whoservedasatemporarymaster duringthesummertermof1934,wasordaineddeaconby theBishopofWorcesteratChristChurch,Malvern,last September Hehasbeenappointedassistant curateat Cradley,nearStourbridge » * »
Dr N M Fergusson(1896-1901)hasbeenawardedthe O.B.E forhisworkasLt.-ColR.A.M.C (Territorials)
HHHolmes(1915-22)wonthefirstannualmedalround oftheO.VGolfCupCompetition,onSaturday,Julynth
P H Jackson(1927-30),oftheLondonRowingClub, whowontheLingfieldScullsandbecametheAmateurScullingChampionlastyear,repeatedhisvictoryandretainsthe championshipforanotheryear. Thisheachievedinspite ofamishapwhichmightwellhavecosthimtherace. Shortlyafterthestartofthefourandahalfmilecourse fromPutneytoMortlake,heranintoabaulkoftimber, whichsodamagedhisboatthatheshippednearlyfour gallonsofwater—nearlyequivalenttotheweightofhis
boat Inspiteofthishandicap,hefinishedelevenseconds aheadofhisrival HehadbeenrowingwithLondoncrews throughouttheyear,anditwasonlysincehisreturnfrom theOlympicGamesthathehadbeendoinganyserious sculling
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JLLongland(1919-23)hasresignedhispostasLecturer inEnglishatDurhamUniversity,onacceptinganappointmentundertheCommunityServiceCouncilintheCounty ofDurham. Lastsummer,hewasinchargeofaholiday campforunemployedmen,nearRedcar * * *
ECLuscombe(1927-36),whointendstoentertheMalay Policeinduecourse,isatpresentteachinginaPreparatory SchoolnearReading
J MPaul(1933-36)isatFaradayHouseforacourseof training.
P Pereira(1921-24)hastakenacourseforBoys'Club Leaders,organisedbytheN.A.B.C.,andwassixweeks nearBradford,withacluboffortyboys. Heisnowwith theBedfordToeHBoys'Club,whichseemstobedoing verywellindeed
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D Sheriff(1933-36)isnowattheRoyalVeterinaryCollege,London HehasjoinedtheArtilleryDivisionofthe UniversityofLondonO.T.C.
TheRevPNWStrong(1909-17),whoforsomeyears pasthasbeenVicarofStIgnatius',Sunderland,hasbeen appointedBishopofNewGuinea Sofarasweareaware, heisthefirstO.V toreachepiscopalranksincein1625 RogerMainwaringwaspreferred from theDeaneryof WorcestertotheseeofSt.David's.
BishopDuppuywasamongtheBishopswhoassistedthe Archbishopof Canterbury inSt Paul's Cathedral.on October29th,andamongthecongregationweretheHead Master, Mr Rammell,Mr Whitaker, and Mr S D Strong ThenewBishopattendedSchoolPrayersonSaturdaymorning,November21st,andrepliedtotheHeadmaster'sassurancesoftheSchool'sgoodwishes,andonthe followingmorninghepreachedamemorablesermoninthe Cathedral Fivedayslaterhesailed.forhisnewdiocese # * #
D D Warren(1912-15)isnowCollectoroftheTinnevellyDistrict,inthemostsoutherlypartofIndia.
J Wise(1930-33)hasbeenonafruitfarmforeighteen months InSeptemberheenteredReadingUniversity,asa HorticulturalStudentfortwelvemonths'practicalcourse Heisverykeenonhiswork,andhastakenaFirstPrize forBerkshireandOxfordshireinStockJudging
MARRIAGES
DRAKE (1918-22)—HAYELOCH.—September 19th, 1936, at Roch Ferry Parish Church, by the Rev J D Pearson, B.A., assisted by the Rev H P Williams, Arthur Francis, only son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Drake, to Mary Louisa, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Roger A Hayeloch, both of Roch Ferry
LE HURAY (1917-19)—HIRONS.—August 9th, 1936, at St Mary's, Bryanston Square, London, W.i, by the Rev L Sims, Maurice Allured, son of Mr and Mrs W A Le Huray, of Brighton, late of Liverpool and Wallasey, to Winifred Maude, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs Wm Hirons, of London
PARSONS (1925-29)—CLARKE.—July 29th, 1936, E W Parsons, to Miss Marcia Clarke, daughter of Rev A D Clarke, of Bolton, Lanes * * *
ENGAGEMENT
The engagement is announced between Reginald Hugh Haswell, The Border Regiment, younger son of Colonel J. F. Haswell, CLE., and Mrs. Haswell, The Friarage, Penrith, and Doreen Violet, younger daughter of Mr and Mrs R J" Castley, Beckfoot, Penrith
BIRTH
On September 12th, 1936, at 903, Addison Road, W.14, to Helen, wife of Paul Longland (1923-27)—a daughter.
Rugaer notes.
AND RESULTS
1ST XV
Date. Opponents.
Sept 30.—Wycliffe College " A " XV
Oct 3.—Monmouth School
„ 10.—Bloxham School
„ 17.—Cheltenham College 2nd XV
„ 24.—Sebright School, Wolverley ,, 28.—Hereford School
Nov 7.—Crypt School, Gloucester ,, 11.—Worcestershire Old Vigornians
„ 18.—Sebright School, Wolverley ,, 21.—Warwick School
Dec 5.—Bloxham School ,, 12.—Old Vigornian Club
Date. Opponents.
Oct. 3.—Monmouth School ,, 10.—King Charles I School, Kidderminster ,, 24.—Sebright School, Wolverley ,, 28.—Hereford School
Nov. 7.—Crypt School, Gloucester ,, 18.—Sebright School, Wolverley ,, 21.—Warwick School
Dec 5.—Bloxham School
1ST XV
2ND
" War is very simple, but the simple is very difficult," said Clausewitz, the great military theorist, and he might well have said the same of Rugby football, if he had turned his mind to that other manifestation of human savagery The elementary principles of Rugger are indeed simplicity itself —run full speed, tackle low, shove hard, mark your man,
pass before tackled, watch the ball, etc ; all these things are practically self-evident Yet it is the non-observance of these elementary principles that proved the undoing of our XV this year Anyone who has played or watched goodclass Rugger will agree that the side which is efficient in the elementary principles will win most of its matches even against sides of brilliant tacticians Our XV had admirable
experienceofelementarycompetencewhentheywereovercomebyMonmouth,asideoffifteenefficientbutwholly orthodoxplayers.
Ourlackofelementarycompetencewaschieflynoticeable amongthebacks Theyseldomranattopspeed,theirpassingwasragged,andtheywerefrequentlyguiltyofbad judgmentintimingpasses Ontheotherhand,theirtackling,especiallyagainstWarwick,improvedgreatly,andthey revealedsomepowerofpenetrationagainstSebrightand foragloriousfifteenminutesagainstHereford Itwasa greatpitythattheycouldnotgetintotheirstrideinthe returnmatchagainstBloxham,butneitherBryernorHackwoodwerereallyfit.Itshouldnotbeforgottenthatboth thecentreswerenewtotheirpositionsatthebeginningof theseason,andwerethustotallyinexperienced HDPoths andOrchardwereareasonablygoodpairofhalves,though thelattermustcheckhishabitoftakingastepbeforepassingfromthescrum Thoughitisnotimmediatelyevident tothecasualonlooker,thewholemovementofabackdivisiondependsonthespeedoftheheelandpassfromthe scrum;thuseveryscrum-halfmustrealisethatitishisduty togettheballoutattheearliestopportunity.Theforwards usuallygaveagoodaccountofthemselveswhenevenly matchedinphysique,buttheyhadapronouncedfailingin theline-out,wheretheoppositionwereallowedtogetthe balltimeandtimeagain Theheelingfromtheloosewas onoccasionsgood,speciallyinthereturnBloxhammatch, whentheygaveourbacksquitesufficientchancestowin thematch Oneotherweaknesswasnoticeable,specially againstHerefordandCryptSchool—anindividualinclinationtowaitforsomebodyelsetodothejob,suchasfalling ontheball,tackling,snappingupadroppedpass,etc A forward,justasmuchasathree-quarter,mustmakeuphis mindinstantlyanddotheworkatfullspeed
Itwouldbeamistakeforanyonetosurrendertodepressionowingtoanotherseasonofmanydefeats Wehaveat leastwononemorevictorythanlastyear,andthereare manyindicationsofarevivalinthenearfuture TheHouse matchesplayedthisyearontheAmericansystemandat intervalsduringthetermrevealedagreatamountofvery properenergy,whichonlyneedsscientificapplicationtobear morefruit Whatismore,the2ndXVhadquiteagood season,andhaveatleastenjoyedtheveryvaluablethrillof winningmatches,evenifbysomewhatpeculiarmethods
Finally,mayouryoungplayerslearnatleasttwothings fromourdefeatsofthepastseason:first,thatsuccessdependsoncompetenceinelementaryprinciples,andsecondly, thatitisnotworthdoinganythinginRuggerunlessyoudo itatfullspeed Welooktonextterm'scoltstojustifyour confidenceinthefuture
Thefollowingwereawardedtheir2ndXVColours:— AE Baldry,EW Wootten,M BDavies,R Anstey, F J Curtis,BD Hayes,AE Pepper,ME Nicholls, DLShelton,LCJones,RMDobson,H Rice-Jones, J.H.Folley,R.G.Davies,J.M.Garnett.
ISTXVCHARACTERS
GW MANN Foronesoyoung,heplayedremarkably well Hiskickingandfieldingimprovedthroughoutthe seasonandhehasonlytolearntousethegroundbefore kickingtobecomeaverypromisingfull-back
CMLAVENDER Amuch-improvedplayer,whowillbe veryusefulnextyearifhecanincreasehisspeedandcheck histendencytoamble Hispassingwillneverbesatisfactoryuntilherealisesthenecessityofusingbothhands equally
W N BRYER Thenecessitiesofteam-buildingforced himtobecomeacentre,whenreallyhewasmuchbetter suitedtobeaforward Headaptedhimselfveryquicklyand histacklingwasofinestimablevaluethroughouttheseason Hisweaknesslayinatendencytoamblejustbeforepassing
S.N. HACKWOOD. Another.newly-madecentre,who adaptedhimselfquitewell Hewasperhapsthemost polishedofthethree-quarters,butcouldnevermusterthe necessary"punch"tomakehimreallydangerous His defencewassound
H D POTHS Ayoungplayerofdistinctpossibilities Hemustcultivategreaterspeedoffthemark Hiscut throughisatpresentratherobvious,buthehasplentyof timetocurehisfailings
MORCHARD Hispassingwasatfirstlamentablyslow, butheimprovedgreatlyinthisrespect. Thoughrather small,hewasalwaysreadyforanyrough-and-tumble,and wasoftenconspicuousinpowerfulbreakaways
J F LAVENDER EasilythebestforwardintheSchool AsCaptainofthesideheworkedveryhard,andimproved greatlyinhisleadershipoftheforwards Oncehehadgot holdoftheball,hewasverydifficulttostop
L.RATHBONE. Besidesbeingacompetenthooker,hewas verylivelyintheopen,andbackedupintelligently
A.FAIRGRIEVE. Apromisingforward withacertain amountoftechnique Playedaverygoodgameagainst Hereford,somuchsothatonesuspectshedidnotoverexerthimselfinsomeoftheothermatches Aforwardis neverallowedanyrest
A.D.HOLLAND. Ratherafraidofmakinghimselfconspicuous,butheshovedhardinthescrums,andwasoften goodintheline-outs
S O A M LOCK The pace was a bit too hot for him attimes,butheisstillyoung,andwithgreaterstrengthhe shouldbeveryuseful Hemightperhapsdevotemoreof hisnaturalexuberancetoacquiringtechnicalskill
J. C. BIRD. Ayoung wing-forward of considerable promise. Heisusuallyupwiththeballandislearningto tackle Withmoreweightandspeedheshouldbevery effectivenextyear
D BSTEWARD Quiteapromisingforward,thoughhe isslow Hisbackisprobablynotstrongenoughasyetfor thefrontrow,butheshouldhavelittletroubleinthisrespectnextyear Ratherclumsywithhishands
JDPOTHS Asomewhatunreliableplayer,butcapable ofexcellentwork Whengiven,theballintheloose,herevealedquiteremarkablespeedforaforward,anditwasa pitythathedidnotmakemoreuseofhisspeedbykeeping closertotheball
MATCHES
SCHOOLvWYCLIFFE"A"XV
PlayedatWycliffeingoodconditions TheSchoolwere unfortunateinlosingbothLavendersthroughinjuryafew daysbeforethematch;inspiteofthisseverehandicap, however,theyplayedapluckyandsteadygameagainsta sidewhichwasdefinitelysuperior TheWycliffethreequartersbaffledtheiropponentsbytheirbrilliantcombination,whiletheSchoolthree-quarterswerealittlestrangeto theirnewpositions Bothsidesplayedagood,hard,clean game,butalthoughtheSchoolseemedtobeshapingwell fortheseason,theirtremendouseffortsfailedtoprevent Wycliffefromscoringrepeatedly,andthefinalwhistleleft themvictorsby35pointstonil
SCHOOLvBLOXHAM
PlayedatBloxhamonawetday
Thetwoteamswereveryevenlymatchedandtherewas noscoreforsometime.TheBloxhamforwardsappearedto haveenoughextra"shove"toenablethemtogettheball backmorefrequentlytotheirthree-quarters,whoplayeda goodgame TheSchoolforwardswerehandicappedbythe lossofRathboneafewdaysbeforethematch,butthey managedtoheeltheballfairlyfrequentlytothethreequarters,who,however,wereveryunsafewiththewetball Afterabouttwentyminutes'playBloxhamscoredanunconvertedtry AlthoughtheSchoolnowpressedhardthey failedtoscore,andBloxhamscoredoncemorebeforehalftime InthesecondhalftheSchoolthree-quartersimproved slightly,andonlylettheiropponentsthroughonce,toscore anotherunconvertedtry TheSchoolpressedhardthewhole half,andtwicenarrowlyfailedtoscore Onthewhole,the Schoolplayedbadlyinthismatch,andhavenorealexcuse forlosing. Result:Bloxham9,Schoolnil.
N Hackwood, D Poths,M Orchard;
Team:—GW Mann;WNBryer,S F J Curtis,B D Hayes;H LRathbone(Capt.),AD Bolland,AFairgrieve,DB Steward,S O AMLock,EWWootten,J CBird, J. D. Poths.
SCHOOLv MONMOUTH
PlayedatWorcesteronafineday
Thiswasaveryfastandstrenuousgame,andMonmouth camewelluptotheirreputationforhardplaying. Atfirst theSchooltendedtoberushedofftheirfeetbytheir opponents'tactics,andthroughoutthegametheMonmouth three-quartersshowedamarkedsuperiorityovertheSchool backs. AlthoughtheSchoolwerestillhandicappedbythe absenceofLavenderinthescrum,theymettheMonmouth packhalf-wayandgaveasmuchastheytook However, therewasnodoubtthatMonmouthweresuperiorinevery departmentofthegame Byhalf-timetheyhadscored thirtypointsandtheSchoolonepenaltygoal,kickedby Hackwood Inthesecondhalfthebattleragedupand downthefieldandtheSchooldefence,fightingeveryinch oftheground,wasrepeatedlydrivenback Althoughthe Schoolpackseemedtobeabletoholditsown,thethreequarterswereratherdemoralisedbythetacticsoftheir opponents. Result:Monmouth63,School3.
Team:—F J Curtis;W N Bryer,S N Hackwood, CMLavender,BDHayes;HDPoths,MOrchard; L Rathbone (Capt.), A D Bolland, A Fairgrieve, SOAMLock,DBSteward,EWWootten,JC Bird,DL Shelton
Team:—GW Mann;C MLavender,W N Bryer, SNHackwood,MENicholls;FJCurtis,MOrchard; J FLavender,AFairgrieve,ADBolland,SOAM Lock,D BSteward,EWWootten,J CBird,DL Shelton
SCHOOLvCHELTENHAM2NDXV
PlayedatWorcesterinastrongsouth-westerlywind TheSchoolwereunfortunatetobewithoutHackwood, whowasinjuredinthelastmatch,andwerethussomewhat handicapped Playwasgreatlyaffectedbythewind In the first half theCheltenham three-quarters repeatedly brokethrough,beingmuchthefaster Theirexcellentkicking,aidedbythewind,convertedmostoftheirtries The scoreathalf-timewas29pointstonilinfavourofCheltenham
InthesecondhalfthewindstiffenedtheSchool'sdefence, andsomegoodplaywaswitnessed AlthoughtheCollege managedtopiercethedefence,theSchooltackledwell Thishalfwasagreatimprovementontheprecedingone, andtherewassomegoodhandplay Thefinalscoredoes not docredittothecharacterof thegame Result: Cheltenham43,Schoolnil.
Team:—GW Mann;E MBearcroft,W N Bryer, CMLavender,MENicholls;FJCurtis,MOrchard; JFLavender,LRathbone,AFairgrieve,ADBolland, SOAMLock,DBSteward,EWWootten,JC Bird
SCHOOLvSEBRIGHT
PlayedatWorcester,onahardgroundwithastrongwind blowingdownthefield.
Fromthekick-offitwasobviousthattheSchoolpack weresomewhatsuperiorbothintightandloosescrums
Theyshowedimprovementonpreviousmatchesandtheir repeatedheelingaffordedmanyopportunitiesforthebacks, which,onthewhole,werewelltaken,althoughHackwood wasstillmissingfromtheside. TheSebrightbacksrarely hadtheball,owingtothelackofheelingfromtheirpack, andconsequentlytheSchoolwerecontinuallyontheattack Thethree-quarterscombinedwellandscored frequently Pothsscoredearly,followedbyLavenderfromaforward rush,andbothwereconvertedbyPoths. Sebrightretaliated andscoredanunconvertedtry Bryerthenscoredfor Worcester,andOrchardranroundthescrumtoscorea spectaculartryjustbeforehalf-time Thescorethenwas 16pointsto3. InthesecondhalfWorcesterpressedcontinually,andHayesscoredtwiceinquicksuccession Just beforethefinalwhistletheSchoolscrumcarriedtheball overthelineandthusscoredthefinaltry Itwasagood, fastgame,andtheSchool,withonethree-quarterinjured, welldeservedtheirvictory. Result:Sebright3,School25.
Team:—GWMann;BDHayes,WNBryer,CM Lavender,E M Bearcroft;H D Poths,M Orchard; J.F.Lavender,L.Rathbone,A.Fairgrieve,A.D.Bolland, SOAMLock,DBSteward,EWWootten,J C Bird
SCHOOLvHEREFORD
PlayedatHerefordonafineday.
ItwasnoticeablethattheHerefordforwards,although clumsierandmoreunwieldy,hadtheadvantageinbeing muchbigger,whiletheirthree-quartersweremuchfaster, Herefordscoredtwiceinquicksuccessionearlyinthefirst half,buttheSchooldefencethenstrengthenedandthe Herefordthree-quarterswerewelltackled Theforwards werewellmatchedinthetightscrums,thoughHereford werequickerontheballintheloose Onthewhole,Herefordhadmostoftheheeling,andthisgavetheirthreequartersplentyofopportunities,which-werewelltaken Theirsuperiorspeedenabledthemtoscorethreemoretries before"half-time,whenthescorewas17pointstonil,in theirfavour
Immediatelyafterhalf-timetheSchooltooktheoffensive, andsomebrilliantforwardrushesandthree-quartermovementsresultedinatryscoredbyOrchardandconvertedby Hackwood Herefordretaliated,andexertingeveryeffort succeeded inpiercingourdefence several times. The matchproducedsomegood,fastplay,andasseveralof Hereford'strieswereobtained.afterthegameshouldhave ended,thescorehardlydoesjusticetotheplay Result: Hereford34,School5
Team:—G W Mann;C MLavender,W N Bryer, S.N.Hackwood,E.M.Bearcroft; H.D.Poths,M. Orchard;JFLavender,LRathbone,AFairgrieve,AD Bolland,SOAMLock,DBSteward,EWWootten, J C Bird
SCHOOLvCRYPT,GLOUCESTER
PlayedatGloucesteronawindyday
Gloucesterkickedoff,playingintothewind,andthere wasnoscoreforsomefifteenminutes,untiltheCryptthreequartersbrokeawaytoscoreanunconvertedtry. Indifferentplaycontinuedwithoutfurtherscoreuntiljustbefore half-time,whenCryptagainscoredanunconvertedtry, makingthescore6pointstonil
InthesecondhalfGloucester,withthewindbehindthem, pressed continually. Although theforwards were well matchedandbothsideshadtheirshareoftheheeling,the Cryptthree-quarterswerequickerinpouncinguponany openingleftbytheSchooltackling Ontheseoccasions Gloucesterscored,andaddedafurtherthirteenpointsbythe timethefinalwhistleblew Apartfromafewthree-quarter movements,thegamewasscrappyandindifferent Result: Crypt19,Schoolnil
Team:—G W Mann;CMLavender,WN Bryer, S N Hackwood,E M Bearcroft; H D Poths,M Orchard;J F Lavender, L Rathbone,A Fairgrieve, AD Bolland,S O AMLock,DBSteward,J C Bird,J DPoths
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SCHOOLvWORCESTERSHIREO.V
PlayedatWorcesteronaverywetday
Thegamewasverymuchwiththeforwards,although ontheoccasionswhenthethree-quartersobtainedtheball someexcitingplaywaswitnessed. TheO.V.forwards, althoughshowingmorelifeintheloose,werewellmatched inthetightscrums,andtheSchoolhadthemostofthe heeling TheO.Vthree-quarterswereinverygoodform consideringtheconditions,andscoredallthetries,noneof whichwereconverted. However,theSchoolthree-quarters tackledandkickedwell,andtheforwardsmadeseveral rushes Therewasnoscoreuntiljustbeforehalf-time, whenplaywasforcedintotheSchooltwenty-fiveandthe OldVigorniansscoredtwotries Inthesecondhalfthey pressedmorecontinuouslyandscoredfourmoretriesbefore thefinalwhistle Thematchwasthoroughlyenjoyableand contained some excitingandinteresting play Result: O.V 18,Schoolnil
Team:—GW Mann;CMLavender,W N Bryer, S N Hackwood,E M Bearcroft; H D Poths,M Orchard;JFLavender,LRathbone,AFairgrieve,AD Bolland,S.O.A.M.Lock,D.B.Steward,J.C.Bird, J DPoths
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SCHOOLv SEBRIGHT
ThereturnmatchwasplayedatWolverleyonacold, windyday
Sebrightkickedoff,andastheSchoolstarted rather slowlywereabletoscoreanunconvertedtryfromaninterceptedpass ThisrousedtheSchool,whoproceededtopress hard,theresultbeingafinedroppedgoalfromBryer Play
was kept in the Sebright half, and just before half-time Rathbone scored, following brilliant co-operation between forwards and backs, and Hackwood converted The score at half-time was 9 points to 3
Thus far Sebright had succeeded in keeing the score down, but in the second half they felt the strain of constant defence The School forwards were superior in line-out and loose, but well matched in the tight scrums The threequarters produced some brilliant passing, and the whole side attacked continually with the wind in their teeth. Early in the second half Orchard scored and Hackwood converted Shortly afterwards Bryer scored and Hackwood again converted, himself scoring an unconverted try later in the game. Just before the final whistle Sebright made a determined but unsuccessful attempt to score ; the School retaliated and, following a forward rush up-field, J D Poths scored an unconverted try The game was fast, and the School, warming to their task, produced some fine and interesting play Result : Sebright 3, School 25
Team :—G W Mann ; C M Lavender, W N Bryer, S N Hackwood, E M Bearcroft; H D Poths, M Orchard; J F Lavender, L Rathbone, A Fairgrieve, A. D. Bolland, J. C. Bird, S. O. A. M. Lock, D. B. Steward, J D Poths
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SCHOOL v WARWICK
Played at Warwick on a fine day
It was obvious from the first that the Warwick threequarters were superior They were much faster and were able to exploit their openings to the full The Warwick forwards had most of the ball in the loose, although they were well matched in the tight scrums In spite of their speed the Warwick three-quarters were well tackled, and thus the score was kept down The School forwards got back well to support their backs in defence, and often relieved the situation After the first few minutes Warwick began to attack, and the play became typical of the rest of the game The Warwick three-quarters frequently pierced the School defence, and the score at half-time was 17—nil in Warwick's favour
In the second half the School began to feel the strain of unabated defence, and Warwick were able to score more frequently The score does not do full justice to the game, in which some good play was produced by both sides Result: Warwick 40, School nil.
Team :—G W Mann ; A E Baldry, C M Lavender, S. N. Hackwood, E. M. Bearcroft; W. N. Bryer, M. Orchard; J F Lavender, L Rathbone, A Fairgrieve, A D Bolland, S O A M Lock, J C Bird, D B Steward, J D Poths * * #
SCHOOL v BLOXHAM
Played at Worcester under poor conditions. The sides were well matched, and there was no score for some fifteen minutes The Bloxham forwards were more lively in the loose, and good passing by their three-quarters
resulted in a goal Immediately afterwards they took advantage of a dropped pass to score an unconverted try The School pressed hard before half-time, when the score was 8 points to nil They continued to press afterwards, and following a good rush Lavender went over from a lineout The try was not converted The School continued their efforts, but Bloxham managed to obtain one more try. The game was very fast and enjoyable in spite of the weather Result: Bloxham 11, School 3
Team :—G. W. Mann ; C. M. Lavender, W. N. Bryer, S N Hackwood, E M Bearcroft; H D Poths, M Orchard; J F Lavender, L Rathbone, A Fairgrieve, A D Bolland, J C Bird, D B Steward, J D Poths, A. E. Pepper. * * *
SCHOOL v O.V CLUB
Played at Worcester on a snow-covered ground
Owing to the extremely inclement conditions it was agreed to play only twenty-five minutes in each half The cold wind and the wet ball were not conducive to good passing movements, but the O.V frequently gained ground in this way, the brothers Royle being especially dangerous The School forwards held their own fairly well, but the side as a whole were unable to cope with the fast O.V. three-quarters, and also showed a marked disinclination to fall on the ball This enabled the O.V to score fairly frequently, the only reply from the School being a try by Bryer after a good forward rush. Result: O.V. 24, School 3.
Team :—G W Mann ; C M Lavender, W N Bryer, S. N. Hackwood, E. M. Bearcroft; H. D. Poths, L. C. Jones; J F Lavender, L Rathbone, A Fairgrieve, A D Bolland, D B Steward, S O A M Lock, J C Bird, J D Poths
JUNIOR RUGGER
The 3rd game, from which the nucleus of next term's " Colts " XV will be taken, have again had the benefit of the expert coaching of Mr Bentley and Mr Strong, and show signs of producing quite a promising side It is hoped that matches with Warwick and Bloxham will be arranged for them, and with the aid of one or two of the younger members of the 1st game they should have a good chance of winning both
The 2nd game has shown signs of deteriorating into the refuge for " Old Crocks " which it was a few years ago, but the 4th game, ably instructed by Mr Ward, have thoroughly grasped the rudiments of the game
A notable innovation this term has been the introduction of a Kicking Competition, for a Cup kindly presented by the Headmaster This was won by Chappel's House, R Anstey carrying off the individual honours The incitement to.practice resulting from this has brought about a marked
improvementinthestandardofkickingintheSchool A juniorcompetitionwillbeheldnextterm * * *
OnNovember26ththe1stand2ndXVspaidavisitto Oxfordtoseethe'VarsityplayMajorRVStanley'steam, whichincludedthirteeninternationals Anextremelyexcitingandinstructivegamewaswitnessed,fromwhicheverybodyshouldhavederivedconsiderablebenefit * # *
OurwarmestthanksareduetoMrMeade-KingandMr Burnettfortheunfailingenergywithwhichtheyhave coachedtheXVs,toMr Bentley,MrStrong,Mr Ward, andMr Pedderforcoachingandrefereeingthejunior games,andalsotothosemembersoftheSchoolwhohave assistedwiththejuniorgamesonoccasion * * #
HOUSEMATCHES
FollowingthedivisionofDayBoysintotwoHouses,the AmericansystemhasbeenadoptedforHousematchesthis year, andmatcheshavebeen playedonvarious dates throughouttheterm Thepurposeofthiswastoincrease thethrustandvigourofplayersinSchoolmatches,andon thewholetheexperimentcanbesaidtohavebeenasuccess Somegoodandexcitinggameshavetakenplace,andthe standardofplayhasbeenfairlyhigh AtthemomentSchool Houseleadwith6points,CastleHouseandChappel's Housebothhave4,Creighton'shave2,andHostelo SchoolHousehavestilltoplayCastleHouseandChappel's toplayHostel.
Result:—
SchoolHouse
Chappel'sHouse
CastleHouse
Creighton'sHouse
Hostel
6
ox.c. notes.
Itisgratifyingtobeabletorecordthatanotherexceptionallylargesquadofrecruitshasjoinedthisterm,includingaconsiderablenumberofDayBoys Theyarebeing trainedbySgt Eckersleyandarebecomingremarkably efficient * * *
OftheelevencandidateswhotookCert"A"thisterm allpassedPart I (Practical) TheresultsofPart II (Theoretical)arenotyettohand * * *
TheBandaretobecongratulateduponthewaytheyhave improvedthistermfromdistinctlyunpromisingbeginnings, andupontheexcellentshowtheyagainputupatHallow * * # Field Day.
ThiswasheldonNovember5thintheBromyardDowns area AnattackingforceunderUnder-Officer Lavender
washeldupbyaplatoonunderC.S.M Rathbonewhich washoldinghighgroundbehindtheWorcester—Bromyard Road Nos 1and2Platoons,underSgts Bollandand Eckersley,madeassaultsoneachflank,andthoughNo2 Platoonwasheldupbymachine-gunfire,No 1succeeded indrivingouttheenemywiththeaidofNo 3Platoon, underL/CplSutton Thedefencenowretiredtoaposition inrear,whichwasagainattackedinasomewhatsimilar manner Thefinalassaultwasmadeundercoverofshrapnel fire. Operationswerewellcarriedout,andthedaywas mostsuccessful Camp.
ThisyeartheContingentattendedCampatRushmoor. 1936mustgodownasoneofthemostsuccessfulyearswe haveeverhad,andweventuretosuggestthatfewschools ofoursizecanboastofhavingwonboththeBandCompetitionandalsotheGuard-mountingCompetitiononthe nightwhentheyprovidedtheguard. Weofferourheartiest congratulationstotheBandandtheGuard
Forthefirstfewdaystheweatherratherspoiltthings, butafterwardsitclearedupandeverybodythoroughlyenjoyedthegreaterpartofthetimewewerethere. The HouseShieldwasagainwonbyCastleHouse,andallthe sections maintained the usual very high standard of efficiency
* * * Report.
ThisContingentisthoroughly"alive"andhasattained averycreditablestandardintrainingandincampduties. TheBandisverygood
Theturn-outanddisciplineareexcellent
TheSergeant-Instructorisverycompetent
Promotions ati.d Appointments.
Sgt Lavender
Sgt Rathbone
CplEckersley
L/Cpl Fairgrieve
Cdt Hackwood „ Bearcroft ,, Steward
C.S.MRathbone
Cpl Fairgrieve
tobeUnder-Officer
„ C.S.M ,, Sergeant ,, Corporal >> >> „ L/Corporal )> J» ,, CaptainofShooting ,, SecretaryofShooting
The following passed Part I (Practical) Cert Examination:—• CadetAnstey CadetLavender
Bendall ,, Lock
Cant ,, Reynolds
Davies ,, Steward
Halliley „ Wootten
Hinds
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O.T.C ACCOUNTS
Year ending 1st October, 1936.
INCOME
Fees--3rdTerm1935 ,, 1stTerm1936 ,, 2ndTerm1936
GovernmentGrant1935
TweseldownCamp
G A Cooper.. ArmyDraft
HaughtonBros.
N.A.A.F.I
CrBalance1stOctober,1935
EXPENDITURE
Wages
FieldDays
ClothingandEquipment
Camp
Band
ArmySchoolofPhysicalTraining
Musketry
Stationery
Sundries
BankCharges
Cr.Balanceat1stOctober,1936
S.D.STRONG,Captain, CommandingKing'sSchoolO.T.C
L AWILDING,Headmaster, King'sSchool,Worcester.
Band Dotes.
AfteramostsuccessfulBandatCamphadwonthecompetition,wecamebackatthebeginningofthistermtofind ournumberssadlydepleted Ninedrummershadleft,and fourremained,onlytwoofwhomhadplayedintheBand competitionatCamp Luckilythebuglerswerestillstrong, onlyonesoloisthavingleft
Recruitsforthevacantdrumswerenotlonginappearing,andwesettoworkrightawaytogetthemintoshape OnFieldDay,November5th,weplayedtheCorpsout toCrownEast. Unfortunately,however,theweatherwas verydamp,andwehadhardlyreachedtheoutskirtsofthe townbeforetheskinsbegantodeaden,andwhenwefinally arrivedtheyallbeganverymuchtoresemblethebassdrum Thenewdrummersboreupwell,andlentvolume,ifnot technique,toourplaying
December, 1936.
OnNovember15thwewenttoplaytheHallowbranchof theBritishLegiontochurchintheevening Fortunately therain,whichhadthreatenedearlierintheday,heldoff, anddidnotpreventusfromplaying TheLastPostand Reveille,whichweresoundedinsidebythefirstsixbuglers, andeightdrummers,wasveryimpressive,andwasoneof thebestperformancesthattheBandhasyetgiven
Ournewdrummersarelikelytobestayingonforsome time,andwithplentyofhardworkandpractice,weare confidentofmaintainingtheusualKing'sSchoolstandard fortheSummerCamp.
Sfoootlna Rotes,
Therangehasbeendevotedforthemajorityofthisterm tomembersofthecorpswhohadreachedtherequiredage fortheirclassificationunderEmpireTestconditions The standardhasnot,asawhole,beenashighasinprevious years,butthereare,nevertheless,severalpromisingyoung shotsinthecorps Thereareatpresenteleven1stclass andfifteen2ndclassshots
Twomatcheswerefiredthisterm,oneagainstWellingtonSchool,Somerset,andtheotherbeingourusualChristmasTermmatch,theS.M.R.CCompetition 'Welostthe firstby87points
FiveplacesintheVIIIhadtobefilledandthosefinally chosendidnotshowthesameforminmatchesastheyhad inpracticeshoots. Thiswasnodoubtduetotheextremely badconditionsoflightandcoldunderwhichtheywere shot,coupledwithanaturalnervousnesswhichmayhave graspedsomeoftheyoungermembersoftheVIII ThereishowevernoreasonwhytheVIIIofthecoming yearshouldnotbejustasgoodasVIIIsofpreviousyears, judgingbythepracticeshootsthathavebeenheldwhilethe lightwasgood
OurthanksareduetoLieutJHLBurnettandC.S.M Cooper,whohavespentagreatdealoftheirtimetraining andsuperintendingthisterm'sshooting.
cftc Scouts.
CAMP
TheannualSummerCampwasagainheldintheLake District,onthesameidealsitenearNewbyBridge,atMr Pedder'skindinvitation ItbeganonMonday,27thJuly, ontheonlyreallyfinedayofthewhole camp. The averageageofthetwentyScoutsinCampwasverymuch lowerthisyearthaneverbefore,mainlyowingtothefact thatmanyoftheseniorDayBoyScoutshadjoinedthe O.T.C
TheCampwasdividedintothreepatrolsunderPatrol LeadersBough,S B HarrisandJ G Green Harris's patrolwontheEfficiencyCompetition
TheCampwasvisitedbytheDistrictCommissioner,who gaveitaverysatisfactoryreport
Inspiteoftheweatherandthelowageofmostofthe ScoutsinCamp,theusualCampactivitieswerecarriedout withzest Themorningsweredevotedtoorganisedfieldgamesandsignalling OnSaturdaythetroopgaveaparty forthevillagechildren. Unfortunately, theCamp-fires, whichweresuchanimportantfeatureofthepreviousyear's Camp,werenotveryfrequent,chieflybecauseoftherain Attimeswhengameswereimpossible,experimentsincampcookingweremadeandmanythingswhichwillbeuseful forfutureCamp,werediscovered. Asusual,theafternoons weregivenupto'swimmingandfishinginBoretreeTarn, andwalksinthegloriouscountrysurroundingit
ThegreatenjoymentexperiencedbythoseinCamponly goestoshowonceagainthatcampingcanbejollygoodfun inanyweather
WINTERTERM
Ithasbeenfeltforalongtimethatsomekindofatroop rallyoughttobeheldinthewinterterms,sothatthetroop shouldcometogetherasawholeonatleastoneoccasion eachterm Accordinglyit was decided at the Patrol Leader'smeetingatthecommencementoftermtoholda troopmeetingonthelastWednesdayofterm Inaddition totheordinarybadge-work,thepatrolmeetingsthisterm havethereforealsobeendevotedtopreparationsforthe troopmeetingwhichhasnotyettakenplace Eckersley haspreparedaprogrammeanditpromisestobeagreat success
Theinadequacyofthedraughtyhut,whichservesasour onlypresentpatrolmeeting-placehasbeenbadlyfeltthis termanditistobehopedthatsomethingwillsoonbedone aboutit
ArepresentativedetachmentofDayBoyScoutsparaded onMayor'sSundayunderTroopLeaderHinds
FIELDDAY
FieldDaywasheldonThursday,NovemberJth,this term,andtheScoutswhoarenotintheO.T.C wentout totheOldHills,takingrationswiththem Heretheyspent anenjoyableday,carryingoutthegamesandtrail,which hadbeenpreparedbyEckersley TheHeadmaster,Mrs WildingandMrsPedderarrivedintimetotaketeawith thetroop
Dowse,TolleyandG.E.S.Joneshaveallpassedtheir Tenderfootteststhisterm
TroopLeaders:Eckersley,Hinds
Patrol Leaders:Bagenal, G C Bearcroft, Bough, Carstairs,J B Ewins,L CJones,Price
H.W.H
B.S.E
fi.R.ft. CbeDukeof fork's Camp, 1W6.
Itseemshardtobelievethatthelaughing,good-natured, ordinarysortoffellowwhocame,cladinshorts,andtennisshirt,tocampwithusafewmonthsagoatSouthwold,has withinthepastfewdaysbecome"ouronlyrightful,liege lordandsovereign,KingGeorgeVI Aslongastheylive, however,the6,000boysfrom thefactoriesand Public
SchoolsofEngland,whohavebeenprivilegedtohavetheir Kingasacamp-companion,willrememberhimforhisperfecteaseandnaturalmannerintalkingtotheboyswhoare hisguestsinCampeachyear Thisyear,justasinall pastCamps,duringtheshortstaywhichhisstateduties allowhim,hejoinedinalltheactivitiesoftheCampand heartilyenjoyedabathe,asing-songandagameof'foot andmouth'withtherestofus. Andwe,forourpart, triedtohelphimtoenjoyhimselfandforgetthecrowds whopersistedinfollowinghimwhereverhewent,making suchfacetiousremarksas"Look,he'stakingoffhisshirt now"or"Oh!lookathimwipinghisfeet."
AndIamsureallfuturemembersoftheCampwill,if HisMajestyisabletofindtimetocomeandspenda nightinCampwiththem,doallintheirpowertohelphim forget,forashortwhile,theonerousburdensofstatewhich havefallenonhisshoulders Forwe,whohavealready campedwithhim,believehimwhenhesaysthathelooks forwardeachyeartocampingforashortwhile,underthe sameconditionsashis400boyguests
Wedidnotenjoytheusualbeautifulweatherthisyear, butthemereelementsdidnotpreventusfromcarryingout alltheusualCampactivities Thebravewentforearly morningbathes,andtherestcontentedthemselveswitha quickwashbeforebreakfast Weallenjoyedthestrenuous inter-sectiongamesbeforelunchandthenwentdowntothe seaforawell-earnedbathe. Wealllookedforwardwith dreadtothecross-countryonthelastdayandweall thoroughlyenjoyeditwhenitdidactuallyarrive Weenjoyedthelatesttalkiehits,andthebraveattemptsofthe Campjazzorchestraintheentertainmenttent Wewere fortunateinhavingtwopipersinCamp,whowerecommandedtowaken'H.R.H.'withthestirringsoundsof theirbag-pipes WehadourpeculiarCampjokes,which couldonlybeunderstoodbythosewhoattendedtheCamp, andtheonegreatcharacteristicofalltheCampswasagain notlacking. Onceagain,thePublicSchoolboysandthe boysfromindustrialcentresmixedfreelyandintimately withoneanotherandgottoknoweachother'sgoodqualities Thisnaturalfraternisation,as'H.R.H.'said,does agreatdealinhelpingtopromoteabetterunderstanding betweenthesocialclassesofthecountry Emphasisisto belaidonthefactthatallthemixingandthefriendships whichsprangupspontaneouslybetweenthetwo'types'in Camp,wereofaperfectlynaturalnature Wemixedand madefriendswithoneanotherbecauseweweregenuinely keentogettoknowoneanother,fromtheboywhobrought hispetmagpietoCamp,andisnowupatCambridge,tothe boywhobroughthismouth-organandhadthehonourof singingasentimentaldittyaboutapea-nut,infrontof 'H.R.H.'
Finally,thosewhoattendedthe1936DukeofYork's CampareabletosaythattheyattendedthelastCamp which'H.R.H.'visitedastheDukeofYork,andtheywill, untiltheyhavegreyhair,beproudtowearthesame multi-colouredscarf,whichHisMajesty,KingGeorgeVI, isproudtowear
H.W.H.
Proclamation of King George VI.
OnMonday,December14th,theSchoolwasrepresented bytheSchoolmonitorsattheproclamationofHisMajesty KingGeorgeVI,whichtookplaceintheGuildhallat3.0 p.m TheproclamationwasreadbytheMayor, Lady Atkins,andthreecheerswerecalledforbytheHighSheriff, Mrs Martin-Buckle
Cibrarp.
The followingbookshavebeenaddedtothe School
Library:—
Sherston'sProgress SiegfriedSassoon
TheyWalkintheCity JBPriestley
FarForest FrancisBrettYoung
TheIslandofSheep JohnBuchan
Housemaster IanHay
FireOverEngland AEW Mason
MysteryofMilfordHaven 'Taffrail'
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"Acopyofthe'ConciseOxfordDictionary'andsixchess boardshavebeenpurchasedfortheReadingRoom,andMr. Macdonaldhaskindlypresentedacopyofhis'Historyof theKing'sSchool.'
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JSuttonandD Briggshavebeenelectedlibrarians
VI ?orm Cibrarp.
TheLibraryhashadtheadvantageofanadditionalgrant ofmoneythisterm,whichhasmadeitpossibletosupply someofitsmosturgentneedsinbooksonAncientand ModernHistoryandLiterature TheLibraryisnowopen tomembersoftheUpperFifth,andwillbesonextterm toanyotherstowhompermissionmaybegiven. Thenumberofthosewhotakesuchopportunitiesforstudyasithas toofferisforvariousreasonsmuchsmallerthanitshould be:anditisverymuchhopedthatitwillincrease.
A.D.F
films In College Ball.
Forthethirdyear,theFilmSocietyhasgivenperformancesinCollegeHalloncemore Thistermwecongratulateourselvesonhavingescapedanyseriousdisasterofthe typethathasmarredthesuccessofourendeavourinpast years,andatthesametimeweofferourthankstothose whohavegivenusfinancialaid
Onthewhole,attendanceshavebeengood,despitethe factthatthepriceofadmissionhasbeenraisedbyone penny! Thefilmswhichhavebeenshownhavebeenof avaryingnature,andwehavepromiseofstillbetterto comenextterm
Welcomeadditionstotheshowshavebeenvarietyturns onthestage,andtheFilmSocietywouldliketothankMr NichollsandhisDanceOrchestrafortheverycreditable performancethattheygave So,too,areourthanksdue toJ.G.Green,"AccordionJoe,"andM.E.Nicholls,all ofwhomhavegivenindividualturns
Atthebeginningoftermwewereoncemoreabletoproduceaneditionofthe"VigorniaNews,"whichwasextremelywellreceived,exceptperhapsbytheunfortunate memberoftheSocietywhogavetherunningcommentary! Thescreenhadbeenrenewed,andtheprojectorhadbeen overhauled,sothattheimprovementswereverynoticeable Inconclusion,Iwouldliketothankthosemembersofthe Societywhohavegiventheirassistance,andwho,intheir variousways,havehelpedtomaketheshowssuccessful
Cfoe Plap-Reaaina Socletp.
ThePlay-ReadingSocietyhasbeenrevivedoncemore, andthistermenjoyedamembershipoffifteen,allofwhom haveshownbytheirkeennessthattheSocietyislikelyto continueinpopularityforsometime Newmemberswill, ofcourse,bewelcomedwhentheSocietyiscontinuednext term
Theplayswhichwehavereadhavebeenofvaryingtype, amongwhichshouldbementioned"Pygmalion"byGB Shaw,"TheImportanceofBeingEarnest"by Oscar Wilde,Galsworthy's"Escape,""AdmiralsAll"byIan HayandStephenKing-Hall,andGilbertMurray'stranslationofAristophanes'"Frogs."
OurthanksareduetoMr Ward,whohasbecomea memberoftheBritishDramaLeague,andthroughwhose effortstheSocietyhasbeenformed Wecanonlyregret thatillnesspreventedhimfrombeingpresentatsomeofthe meetings
A.D.B.
Cectures.
OnFriday,October16,theSchoolattendedaninteresting lectureintheCollegeHallbyH G Davis,Esq.,on "SouthamptonDocks."
Southampton,itwouldappear,hasbeenaportofimportancesincetheearliesttimes Thefirstactualdockwas openedin1843andsincethengradualdevelopmentshave followeduntilto-day17,000,000tonsofshippingenterthe docksannuallyascomparedwiththemodest158,000tons of1845 Inrecentyearsover407acresoflandhavebeen reclaimedaspartoftheNewDocksExtensionschemeand in1933KingGeorgeVopenedthemagnificentgravingdock whichbearshisname
Inthebrieftimeathisdisposal,thelecturertookusby meansofhisvariousslidesonacomparativelycomprehensivetouroftheport,whichgaveusaverygoodideaofthe
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greatdevelopmentswhichhavebeen,andindeedstillare, inprogress
OnMonday,November9,weenjoyedanadmirablelecture from Guy Butler, Esq., on "Olympic Gamesv Athletics." Mr Butler,beinghimselftheholderofthe world'srecordforthe300yards,wasclearlyawellqualified speaker,andhislecturewaswarmlyreceived Beforebeginning,hesaidafewwordsabouttheOlympicGamesgenerally,andheexpressedhispersonalopinionthattheyshould consistonlyofsportsinwhichthefallibilityofhumanjudgmentdoesnotenter Thegreatadvantageofathletics,he pointedout,layinthisrespect,asthetimingandjudging waselectricallycontrolledandthisdoesseemastrongpoint intheirfavour
Thequalityoftheslides,withwhichMr Butlerillustratedhistalk,wasgoodandhisdryhumourgaveadded flavourtoamostenjoyableevening'sentertainment
ClKfaust Puppet Plap,
TheSchoolvisitedtheRoyalGrammarSchoolonFriday, December4,toseeaperformanceoftheFaustPuppetPlay byPaulBrann'scelebratedmarionettes Itwasformany ofusanewexperienceandonetowhichwehadbeen longlookingforward,buttheactualperformanceexceeded ourwildestexpectations InthefirstsceneinwhichFaust isdiscoveredmeditatinginhisstudy,itseemedimpossible torealisethatthelittleblack-robedfigurewasnotacreation offleshandblood,sorealisticwerehisgesticulations
TheanticsofHansWurstandWagnerkeptallofus amused,buttheperformancewasofespecialvaluetothose ofuswhoareatthemomentstudyingMarlowe's"Doctor Faustus"andGoethe's"Faust,"asthepuppetplaywas originallybasedonMarlowe'sversionanditwasthisformer thatinspiredGoethetocomposehismasterpiece
Oxford Cetter.
OXFORD, December,1936
To the Editors of " The Vigornian." DearSirs,
Wefeelsomewhatdampedattheoutsetofourterminal taskwhenwecontemplatetheliterarymasterpiecewhich emanatedfromourmidstsomemonthsagoandtookshape i>nprintinlastJuly's Vigornian. ThisPacifismiscatching: itseemsthatwehaveburiedthehatchetwithCambridge, butonlyinordertowagewarwithgreaterforceuponthose institutionswhicharespringingupinourgreatmanufacturingtowns—werefer,ofcourse,totheModernUniversities. Butpleaserealisethatweweredriventoit:wefeellike somethingoutofAAMilne—"AndNowWeAreFour" —orwhateveritis. Itispitiful,andwemustblamesomeone
Thesearethefacts:therearepreciselyfourO.V in
residence,andwearerepresentedinapaltrycoupleofcolleges Onerecruithasbeenaddedtoourforcesthisterm Otempora! Omores! (Sorry—-wesimplycouldn'tresist thatone.) Yes—andwewouldhaveyourememberthe wordsofthegreatRonaldFrankau: ''Therearejustthreeinstitutions(Ithinkyouwillagree) Thatabsolutelymakethepukkasahib!—
ThePreparatory School, thePublicSchool,andthe 'Varsity .'"
(Perhapswehadbetterstopthere.) Butdashit,youpukka sahibs! Wemean—what? ByGad,Sir,whenwewere inthejunglesofVigornia,Sir Butperhapsthegood oldPukkaSahibSpiritisdying Anyway,weappealtoall thosewhoarepukkasahibsatheart,toallincipientsahibs, pukkasofpromise;fordoesnotfatherFrankauassureus thatitisjustthreeinstitutions(andNOTmerelyTWO)that absolutelymakeus? Whetheryourtastesinbluearelight ordark,wewon'tquarrelwiththem;buttheOldTradition mustbeKeptUp,theOldSchoolTiemustkeepBlazing TheTrail,and—oh,dashit—PlayTheGame,YouCads Needwesaymore?
Afterwhichburstofeloquence,whatofOxford? The termhasslidbyquiteuneventfully Wewillpassoverthe resultsofthe'Varsityruggerandsoccermatches,forwe hadhopedforbetterthings TheLongDistanceRacewas rowedonDecember2nd,atRadley,NewCollegeretaining theirposition,andTrialEightshavebeenmonopolisingthe riverforthegreaterpartoftheterm Theruggerfields havehadtheirshareofattentionfromtheirdevotees—likewisehockeyandsoccer—butnodefinitenewsinterestis normallyexpectedfromthosequartersintheMichaelmas Term Weweregladtoknowthatthe1stand2ndXVs wereenabledtocomeupandsee'Varsityruggerassheis played—butsorrythattheirstayinOxfordhadtobeso short WealsowishBSEckersleywho,wehear,isto honourHertfordwithhispresenceforafewdays,thebest ofluckinhisattemptforascholarship
AndnowforourGossipColumn:
AJ N RICHARDS(Hertford) WelearnfromHearsay (OurExtraSpecialCorrespondent)thatheisnowworking somewhereupintheroofofHertford Thisstrangeactivity hecombineswith.theofficeofBibleClerk(whateverthat maymean:wesuspectthere'sacatchinitsomewhere)and makesoccasionalappearancesinaneightwhichwildlybeats theunfortunateIsisandtheemptyairbyturns
J F LISTER(Keble) Ouroneenigma Descendsupon uswiththreatswhenweareabouttoperpetratesomelibel againsthimforthiscolumn,butsuggestsnothingforusto sayinstead Wewillthereforeleave—appropriately?—a blank
J.L.WARREN(Hertford). Hasjoinedthegroups. We are,however,asyetunconverted Butdon'tbedeceived: 'tisbutacloak(theysay)toconcealthesubtlesinsofthe chessboardbywhichhehasmadehisname.
RCHICKS(Keble) Rows:alsogetsupatanunearthly hourtodrivelorriesfuriouslyroundOxfordinconnexion withtheO.U.O.T.C Afteramonth'sdissipationappar-
entlydecidedhemustpassP.Mods.,andhasnotbeenseen muchsince
SofarewelltoRomance:andinconclusionwewouldlike tocongratulatetheO.T.C onitssuccessesatcamplast summer,andtowishyouallthebestofluckintheFestive Season—andafter!
Yours,etc., OXON
indefenceor tbe Pig.
Onlytoafewenlightenedminds,perhaps,isitgivento knowanddelightintheaestheticbeautiespossessednotonly bytheoutwardform,butalsobytheinwardnatureofour domesticpet,thepig. Weareindeeddesolatedtorecord howsomesavageNormanancestorofours,mistookthe pure-natured,harmlesspetforabeastandproceededinthe vilestmannerpossibletoslaughterthedisillusioned,defencelessfriendofman Notsatisfiedbyhissavageslaughter, thesamechurl,incompanywithallhisfellowcountrymen, poceededtoroastandeatthebraisedfleshofthedesolated animal,whomtheynowpresumedtobaptisewiththe crudestofloathsomenames,pork
Thusfarhavethenationsoftheearthgoneindesecrating thisblessedcreatureofthehomelysoil,thatoneoftheir greatestintellectsbeliedhisproudtitlebywritinga"DissertationuponRoastPig,"andgoessofarastoinventa ridiculousstoryofweakhumourtoaccountfortheorigin ofthebarbarictreatmentofthefleshofthisdeep-voiced friendofman'sunwantedsolitude Indeedtheonlylines worthyofbeingattributedtoagreatintellect,pondering uponthissubject,arethosewhichLambquotes Hispalling,sicklyhumorouswordssuggestthemasareasonfor theconsumptionofthebarbaricallybraisedflesh,butthey maybeusedasafeeblereason,ifindeedanytherebe,for killingapig.
"'Eresincouldblightorsorrowfade, Deathcamewithtimelycare."
Tokillandeatthisbeautifulcreatureofman'swildest imagination,isundoubtedlythemostsavageandbarbaric practiceofmoderncivilisation"Childrenofayearoldare anutritious,savouryfood,"saysSwift,"whetherboiled, braisedorbaked." Whynotindeedkillandeatthesetender morsels,aswellasthefleshofthedelicate,whimsically beautifulbodyofthepig!
Seehowhiswell-definedcurvestaperawayintothedelightfully intriguingbeautyofhislegs! Howhis lofty Grecianshouldersglidegracefullyintothenoblydefined featuresofhissnout Trueitsometimeshastusksprotrudingfromit,butthese,too,arebeautifullysuggestiveof themonstrousbeautyofthetusksofanelephant Hemay nothavethelinesofaracehorse,noryetthewingsofa Pegasus,butincompanywithnoblydefinedfeatures,which expressCultureateverybend,hehasallthehomelinessand pleasingcharacteristicsofthedog Andmore!hehasnot thestrainofthewolfinhim,asthedoghas;treacheryis notoneofthecharacteristicsevenofthewildhog,butitis
tobefoundfrequentlyinthedomesticanimal,thedog. He isthereforeadapted,withfarmoreagreeablequalitiesthan thedog,totheelevatedpositionwhichthedogholdsinthe modernhousehold
Hearhissonorousgrunt,whicharisesstraightfromthe emotionsoftheheartandtouchesdeeplythesameemotions inman Hehasmoreoverthemasculinegrowlwhichendearshimtosolitaryman,inadditiontothefeminine charmandhomelyaffectionwhichmakeshimthedarling ofwoman'sfancy Hissilkencoatandmelodious,human cry,oughtnottopassbyasunworthyofregard
ThisaestheticallybeautifulgiftofGod,isonlyonemore ofthemanyexcellentgifts,whosevirtuesmanhasdisregardedandmisusedinaterriblybarbaricmanner Mayhis ecstatic snout reap exultant revenge upon misguided humanity,everhastytojudgeandslowtojustify
H.W.H
Valete.
Classical VI.
Brooks,RIG(1932-36) CastleHouse SchoolMonitor 2ndXVRugger1935 1stXVRugger1934-5 is t IV Rowing1934 CaptainofBoats1935-6 Editorof The Vigornian. King'sScholar C.S.M O.T.C Cert "A" !934-.
Dyer,K B(1932-36) SchoolHouse 2ndXVRugger 1934 istXVRugger1935 2ndIVCox1932 istIVCox 1933-4. 2r>dIVRowing1936. istIVFives1935.Captain ofFives1936 ShootingVIII1935 SecretaryofShooting 1936 King'sScholar CplO.T.C Cert"A"1935
Hardman, A E (1933-36) School House King's Scholar CadetO.T.C
Hicks,R..C (1931-36) SchoolHouse 2ndXVRugger 1935 Editorof The Vigornian. King'sScholar C.S.M O.T.C Cert "A"1933
Yarnold,AS (1929-36) DayBoys SchoolMonitor, 2ndXVRugger1935. King'sScholar. CadetO.T.C. Modern VI.
Bagenal,B(1932-36) SchoolHouse 2ndXVRugger 1935 2nd IV Rowing 1936 Shooting VIII 1935-6Librarian. L./Cpl.O.T.C. Cert."A"1936.
Luscombe, E. C.(1927-36). Hostel Captain of the School, istXVRugger1933 SecretaryofRugger1934CaptainofRugger1935 2ndXICricket1934 istXI Cricket1935-6 ShootingVIII1934 CaptainofShooting 1934-5-6 CaptainofGym SportsSecretary Editorof The Vigornian. Under-OfficerO.T.C. Cert."A"1933.
Raban,J P C P (1932-36) SchoolHouse 2ndXI Cricket 1936 King's Scholar L./Cpl O.T.C Cert "A"1936
Roberts,I(1933-36) DayBoys
Sankey, E. W. (1933-36). School House. 2nd XV Rugger1934 istXVRugger1935 CplO.T.C Cert "A " I93S-
Sheriff,D (1933-36) SchoolHouse 2ndXVRugger 1935 2ndXICricket1935 1stXICricket1936 2ndIV Fives1935. 1stIVFives1936. Cpl.O.T.C. Cert."A" 1935-
Walker, F H (1932-36) School House 1st XV
Rugger1935 2ndXICricket1936 CplO.T.C Cert "A" '935-
Upper V.
Firth,FGW(1932-36) DayBoys
Lowrey,JA(1933-36) Hostel
Mansell,H (1935-36) Hostel 2ndXVRugger1935 2ndIVRowing1936 ShootingVIII1936 CadetO.T.C
Mole, F E B (1934-36) SchoolHouse 2nd XV Rugger1935 2ndXICricket1934 1stXICricket1935
CaptainofCricket1936 1stIVFives1936 CplO.T.C Cert "A"1935
Paul,J.M.(1933-36). CastleHouse. 1stXVRugger 1935 2ndXICricket1935 1stXICricket1936 Cpl O.T.C Cert"A"1935
Walker,T P(1931-35) CastleHouse CadetO.T.C
Lower V.
McAuslin,LJ(1933-36) SchoolHouse CadetO.T.C
Upper IV.
Spalding,FR(1933-36) DayBoys CadetO.T.C
Lower IV.
Morton,J.A.(1934-36). DayBoys.
Saloete.
Upper IV.
Caldicott,PD Chappel'sHouse
Jones,S.M.C. Hostel. McKerrow,JC SchoolHouse Saunder,EL Chappel'sHouse Ward,WJ SchoolHouse
Middle IV.
McKerrow,N SchoolHouse Pickford,H W SchoolHouse Thomas,P B SchoolHouse
Lower IV. Frearson,J SchoolHouse Pimley,j P Chappel'sHouse
Shedden,P H S SchoolHouse Lower School.
Brown,G Creighton'sHouse Checketts,S Chappel'sHouse Cox,RR Creighton'sHouse Lewis,J PH Chappel'sHouse
Lucas,P.R. Creighton'sHouse. Sayce,AW B Chappel'sHouse Tolley,WJ Creighton'sHouse
