Master in Charge - H.G Searle, D.C.P., Cert Ed (left at Christmas)
Master in Charge - P.K Winter, Cert Ed (from Easter)
Mrs S.L Searle, Cert Ed
MissS.L Lewis, B.Ed
Mrs A Winter, Cert Ed Miss L Wellings, B.Ed
K.M Burt, B.Ed
Mrs L.A.Jackson, M.A
• = part-time
Bursar- Wing-Commander A Hickox, F.A.A.I., M.B.I.M., M.Inst.A.M Medical Officer-Dr. J.M. Duncan, M.B., Ch.B. Sister- Mrs B.M Hony, S.R.N., O.N.C Caterer - Mr N Witherick
Headmaster's Secretary' - Miss M.E Baldwin - Mrs M Waters (from November)
Accountant - Miss A Turvey
The Vigornian 1982
Editor: David Pemberton
Vigornian Staff: Simon Bayliss
Joe Dow
Vigornian Photographers: Nicholas Stephens Alan Chan
Cover Photographs: Jeremy Place
Mark Dickinson
Editor O.V News: Michael Craze
SCHOOL NOTES
This past year has again been one of creativity and of positive achievement for the School Numbers have been high - in September 1981 therewere 773 boys andgirlsinthe School and inSeptember 1982 this figure had risen still further to 797 Academicstandards of achievement have maintained an impressive level: threeopen scholarships were won at Cambridge in December 1981, together with a scholarship at Imperial College London AtAlevel the passrate was 86.9% ina total of 344 subject entries, whilst62% of thesepasseswere at grades A, B or C- at O level,inan entry of 100 candidates, sixty three boys secured eight or more passes and the average number of passes per candidate was 7 4 Outside the classroom abewilderingrange ofactivities has flourished In the widerange ofpractical andmusicalventures, ithas been particularly exciting to note the productionofaplay, 'The Iron and the Oak' by one of our own sixth formers, Edward Kemp,and the composition and performance in the Cathedral of an anthem by our senior chorister, David Mack Smith, whilst the collaboration of the Cathedral Choir with the recendy formed School Chamber Orchestra in a tour of Belgium was also an important event Last year's major sporting distinctionwent to the rugbyfraternity: thisyear similardistinction has fallenuponthe Boat Club with the selection of Peter Beaumont to represent Great Britain in the finals of the World Junior Rowing Championship held in Italy last summer.
The year has also seen further consolidation in terms of plant and amenities The new changing rooms on the playingfields, so urgently needed now that our rugby fixture list isso extensive at all levels, should be completed by the end of 1982, as shouldan airdome cover for the swimmingpool, which will, as a result, be in commission all year round from now on Meanwhile, the School has acquired on a long lease from the Dean and Chapter, Number Twelve College Green, a beautiful and extensive old house, which we are inthe process ofconverting for the immediate benefit of the classics, economics and history departments, whilst longer term plans are finalised. The acquisition of this building will not only provide an altogether more civilised environment for the aforementioned departments It will also, as a result, alleviate overcrowding elsewhere and, perhaps most important of all, it will further concentrate the focus of the School inCollege Green, asetting whose aesthetic quality should be experienced as regularly as possible by as many as possible in my view
One by-product of the alleviationofcurrent over-crowding will be the freeing of a classroom in the Winslow Block for the installation of ten new computers As we develop this facility further, we hope to make 'hands-on' familiaritywith computers a standard part of the educational experience of all those passing through the School Meanwhile,we have also almost finalised the outright purchase of the Old Chapel, which we have leased for many years as a centre for our adventure training' programme in the Black Mountains This year saw the running of asuccessful pilot scheme, which will lead next year to a Summer Programme whereby all boys in the Lower Remove will spend half a week at the Chapel, undergoing courses in 'adventure training', academic field work and so forth Nearer home, we have launched an energetic appeal to resuscitate the ferry, which used to ply back and forth across the Severn from the Watergate This Appeal, in memory of Doris Kinnersley, will, if successful, bring dramatic advantages in facilitating rapid and easy crossings from the main School to the playing fields and vice-versa This project carries a strong logic in practical terms but isalso particularlyattractive inhistorical terms, for the tradition for such a ferry goes back into the Middle Ages
Whilst on an historical note, this column would be lamentably incomplete were itnot to make mention ofthe election of our first girl Scholar, Cathy Boulton As the number of girls in our Sixth Form has steadily increased, so has it seemed more and more inappropriate that there have been no scholarships available to girls The boys' King'sScholarships date from the reign of Henry VIII, upon whose initiative the King'sSchool was established It seemed therefore appropriate that the girls,whose presence in the School dates only from the reign of the present Queen should be awarded Queen's Scholarships, an idea all the more attractive in the light of the recent visit of the Queen to Worcester on Maundy Thursday 1980 To our great delight, the Queen, responding to the approaches of our former Bishop, Robin Woods, was graciously pleased to approve the plan and Cathy was the unanimous choice of members of staff Her record - academic excellence of a high order, a splendid performance of a Bach prelude and fugue in the recent Keys'Society concert, participation inour victorious debating team, an acting role in the recent production of "Emma" and a sterling performance in the School Cross Country race - is all the more admirable for the charm and humility that go with it She sets a fine example for her successors to follow over the years
The King'sSchool then is still a vigorous and lively place to be We are in no sense standing still New ideas are constantly under consideration and we are constructively aware that we stand at a point in time in the School's history where dynamic thinking may well be crucialto survival, certainly to the maintenance of our high reputation within the City. To the threat posed by the attitudes of Labour Party and TUC to independent education in general we must now add the testing challenge that lies ahead in the form of the alternatives to King's that will be offered to the parents of bright children in the area by the newly created Supergrammar school in the city and the transition of Worcester Royal Grammar School to independence, both scheduled for September 1983- Worcester is not going to be short of worthwhile schools We believe that in our approach to education as a broad rather than a narrow process, in our superlative environment and in our historic relationship with the Cathedral, we are an institution of indubitable contemporary validity as well as part of a priceless heritage, but we also know that if that heritage is to be kept alive there can be no complacency We must think boldly, act resolutely and test again and again allourpre-conceptions ifwe are to face the future with confidence
Andrew Milne
Examination Statistics 1981/2
A Level:percentage pass rate 86-9%
O Level (5th Form): 76-6%
A Level Grades All 'A's
Catherine Boulton (3), DonaldJackson (3), Timothy Jeynes (3), Frances Moyle(3), Michael Potter (3), Steven Baker (3), Nicholas Fenn (4), Ian Gent (3), Peter Jenkins (3), Kevin Morgan (3), Christian Perks (3), MichaelSaunders (3), Jonathan Williams (3)
O Level Grades
David Boulton (8A, 3B), Kester Fielding (9A, 2B), Jason Hubert (8A, IB, 2C), Nicholas Kaltsoyannis (9A, 2B), Andrew Lawson (11A), Simon Lewis ( 11A), Timothy Owen (11A)
Admission of Catherine Boulton (as Queen's Scholar) To The Cathedral College. Cathedral Evensong 22/3/82
During the course of this evening's service we are to witness and enjoy an event of historic significance both for the King's School and for the Cathedral
As iswell known, when Henry VIII dissolvedthe monastery in Worcester he laid upon the Dean and Chapter the responsibility of maintaining a School for boys - the King's School - at which a number of poor scholars, King's Scholars, were to be educated The King'sScholars who are here today are part of that on-going tradition, part of a legacy of which we are justifiably proud
Tonight we develop the Henrician tradition further There have been girls in the Sixth Form of the King'sSchool since 1971, but onlyrecently insubstantial numbers The time has come when selected girls should, along with selected boys, enjoy the status ofScholar. There would have been no constitutional objection to incorporatinggirls within the number of King'sScholars However, given the fact that girlsfirstjoined the School during the reign of a Queen, there seemed to be an attractive case for instituting Queen's Scholarships for girls to stand alongside the King's Scholarships that are available to boys, the more so in the light of
the visit of Her Majesty the Queen to Worcester on Maundy Thursday, 1980
We are greatly honoured that the Queen has graciously consented to allow selected girl pupilsat the School to be named Queen's Scholars and tonight Catherine Boulton is to be admitted as a member of the Cathedral College Certainlyshe is the first girl Scholar in the School's history Certainlytoo she isthe first Queen's Scholar in the modern sense, though the boy scholars were briefly dubbed Queen's Scholars during the reignofQueen Elizabeth 1 As far as I know,Catherine isalso the first female to be admitted to the Cathedral College We congratulate her and ask God's blessing on our School.
A.M.M
CCF 1981-82
In September 1981 rearrangements in the timetable meant that the CCF parade time moved from Friday afternoon to Thursday afternoon This proved to be no disadvantage; in fact the contingent was able to gain greater outside military assistance earlier in the week It remains to be seen whether this new arrangement will continue in the followingyear
The other major change this year was the temporary disappearance of Mr Hope, who was on an exchange scheme for the whole year, teaching in the U.S.A This meant that the R.A.F section was without an Officer for the year That training continued successfully was due partly to more frequent visits from the R.A.F liaison team, and most certainly to the efficient way inwhich the senior N.C.O.s in the section organised and carried out the routine instruction. Fit. Sgt. A.R. Smith is to be commended particularly on the way he led the section in Mr Hope's absence At the end of the year Smith was selected by HQ AirCadets for the Cadet Exchange Scheme to the U.S.A In the Summer the R.A.F section sent eight cadets to camp at R.A.F Cranwell - unaccompanied by an officer, and a further three cadets attended Gliding courses at Little Rissington
Numbers in the Army Section of senior volunteers continue to increase, and this year there was a particularly good crop of senior N.C.O. instnictors under the direction of CSM N. McNevin. RSM Kellett of the Cadet TrainingTeam ran a well attended cadre, and we are sorry that this will be his last year with us His replacement RSM Parker arrived in the Summer term
Adventurous Trainingcamp was held this year at the Old Chapel during the first week of the Easter holiday Some twenty five cadets attended the camp, which was organised this year again by Mr Griffiths Mr I Denison (OV) again volunteered his help in running this camp, and our thanks are due to himfor his continued interest in the Contingent, and for the help which he so willingly gives The presence of Mr Homer and Mr Stevens as 'civilian' assistantswas also most welcome; it would be difficultto run these camps without their expert help
Summer camp for the Army section was at Cultybraggan in Scotland Thirty members of the contingent and Captain Morocco attended, accompanied by ALS, IB, SRD, and again byMr Denison It seemed to be a particularly successful camp and all agreed it was one of the most enjoyable in recent years During the camp we were visited by the Commander Western District, Major General R.C Keightley
The biennal General Inspection was carried out this year, early in the Summer Term by Group Captain G.B Gwynne, Senior R.A.F Officer at R.S.R.F Malvern The parade, as usual was held on the playing fields, and after the formal inspection, at which fewer cadets than formerly 'fell out', the inspecting team visited avaried selection of CCF activities on the fields and around the school The team's comments were encouraging, and we anticipate a favourable report
On King's Day, in the Summer term, the CCF was very much on view to the visitingparents, when the theme for the day was 'Out of school activities' It was particularlyencouraging to see SRD's senior drill squad under StaffSgt K Morgan moving smartly to the sound of Mr Partington's Wind Band
With the return of Mr Hope in September, the Contingent is back to full strength, and with PCT presiding over the stores, and with DAcontinuing his valuable First Aid course in the Basic Section, we look forward to a further successful year
Duke of Edinburgh's Award
The Duke of Edinburgh Section has increased instrength again this year, including our first three girls,Vicky Pitt, Charlotte Hitchcock and Vicky Blackburn
The Silver Award ran its usual course, Mr Mason hopefully abandoning yet another contingent of helpless innocents in the snow and ice of the Brecons, thinking gleefully of the three dead S.A.S men
The Gold Award proved another matter This level is intended to be much more challenging and requires a great deal more organisation and responsibility The Physical efficiency, and to an extent the skill sections, have centred around the School's extra-curricular activities.
Some originality blossomed forth in the choices of Service, which have ranged from Sunday School teaching to washing bed pans or to the care of the mentally ill
The zenith of the award was the notorious Expedition,a gruelling 50-mile crawl in the Peak District This section aims to help youngpeople livetogether and get to know one another better Some members of the party took this injunction more literallythan others Duncan Rogers came to know the local flora and fauna very intimately, whilst Mike Morgan learned to appreciate the moon in a new way! ChrisCalcott made an interesting and unusual study of local wind conditions, ably assisted by Vicky Blackburn, after a few minor hiccoughs It's not all fun and games of course In fact Mr Mason had a close shave at Easter: a navigational error left him stranded on ahilltopin the rain for two hours Luckily he hada Mars bar and kept his spirits up with a hearty rendition of Jerusalem Mind you at the end of a tough journey we were allglad to see Mr Mason's cheerful grin and sit inawarm LandRover Even if his natural savoir faire et panache nearly drove us up a wall he handled community relations and stray bulls with tin certain je ne sais quoi
The continued success of the Section is assured so longas Mr Mason remains with it We can only say merci bcaucoup, and have you heard of the footbrake?!
Duke Of Edinburgh — Silver Award
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme which started 25 years ago aims to give young people the chance 'to undertake personal development activities in their free time' There are Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards, but by and large they are different only in the degree of difficulty The Silver Award, organised by Mr Mason asa Thursday afternoon activity, consists of four sections: skill, physical activity, service and the expedition
Having completed two practice expeditions in the Wye Valley and Old Chapel area, our final expedition, a three day, 30 mile trek, took place in the Brecon Beacons The Welsh weather kindly provided its usual menu of mist, rain and hail as we made our way to the first night's campsite near the Old Chapel The second day saw us descending a mountain side more on our backs than our feet while holding on to awire fence for dear life, before arriving at Pyragad for lunch The watch dog at the farm there, far from guardingthe premises, proceeded to followus to our second night's campsite. It then woke everyone up at five-thirty in the morning on the third daywhich at least ensured an early start! The final day's walk was much easier than those of the previous days, but it was with great relief that we eventually reached theMountain Centre on the Brecons.
Other activities inthe Award have includedastudyof the Police Force under the direction of Sgt Denney and the skills section where subjects have ranged from home-brewing to playing piano and from printing to cooking
The group's thanks go to Mr Mason for his help, support and enthusiasm throughout the year
Sailing
Every Wednesday, and some Saturdays and Sundays, members of the King's School Sailing Club venture out to the Severn Sailing Club on the River Avon at Bredon's Norton, near Pershore There are normally twelve of us who go down in one of the School buses for the twenty minute drive to the Club, passing through Stoulton and Eckington
Sailing our six Lark dinghies and the Fireball has been quite challenging during the Summer Term for we have had some very windy days On such days, the sailing can be extremely demanding in the confines of the river and with the variety of other craft passing between Pershore and Tewkesbury
During the course of the Summer Term, many people were generous enough to support a 'Sponsored Capsize' on the School swimming pool in our Fireflydinghy Atotal of seventy-five capsizes were performed, towards the end of which some very stylish techniques were developed Funds raised in this way paid for much-needed work on our Larksails and a new launching trolley for the Fireball
In recent Team Racing matches in our Larks at the S.S.C we beat a team made up from members of the School who don't normally sail with the School Sailing Club, and narrowly lost ina three-race match against Bromsgrove School
Our Windsurfingactivities have been curtailed by the closure of our regular location near Droitwich, but we may be able to revive this activity ifwe can find a suitable place
Jonathan Main is takingover captaincy of the Club from Mark Timberlake, and Andrew Griffin is the new Club secretary, taking over from Simon Colston
Ti m Owen
Easter '82 - Norfolk Broads
During the Easter holidays ten intrepid adventurers set out to discover the far off reaches of the Norfolk Broads
For a whole week these worthy representatives of the King's School, in their chartered yachts, Typhoon (34ft.) and Tornado (27ft.), braved gales, driving rainandbitter cold (admittedly punctuated by some not too infrequent sunny spells) to leave no creek, no cove, no pub unexplored
This certainly was an eventful trip with several groundings, both yachts at the sametime on one occasion, and two members falling into the icy water, myself nearly being the third
However this was above all a very enjoyable holiday, despite our fears of being requisitioned for the Falkland Islands, and our grateful thanks go to Mr and Mrs Roslington for taking us
Mark Timberlake
Here are a few sprinklings from the Log, reflecting the priorities of the crews:
6th April, 1982 - "Set off for Potter Heigham. Was raining. Arrived 10-45 a.m. and took down mast. Alter motoring under bridges we stopped for lunch. Set off for Barton Broad, wind was now strong. Arrived at Ludham and had to lower mast again. Whilst mooring the boat Charles Annable slipped into the water up to his waist (Ha! Ha!). Spent the night at Barton."
(Martin Aylward, previously St Albans, now Cheltenham Coll.)
7th April, 1982 - "Set off from Barton Broad at 10-30, had lunch at Ludham Bridge. It was minestrone soup, cheese and bread. We also had sardines (only Clare like them ). At I-15 we set off for Wroxham. When we got to South Walsham Broad, it was REALLY windy! We tied up at Walsham. Everyone was told to wash their boots, so that the boats wouldn't get mucky. In doing this John Bridger fell in (Ha! Ha!). Dinner is fried egg and bacon (lovely)."
(Charles Annable)
The most dramatic moment came fromJohn Bridger:
8th April, 1982 - "Woke up at 5 a.m. to find our boat had dragged anchor and turned completely round, the very strong wind having backed from N.E. to S. W. (It was a black night and raining hard, but we re-secured the boat and rushed back to our sleeping bags - J. MR.) Lunch at Horning and on to Wroxham. Went shopping. Still windy. Steak and kidney and rice with sweet corn."
(John Bridger)
(others in the party were Charles Hallows, Simon Clewer and James and Clare Roslington.)
Next year the Sailing Club will be trying the warmer waters of Greece
Chess Club
This season we have fielded three teams with moderate success in the Worcester League Competition Unfortunately the first team has suffered from the loss of several key players and so our results have been poorer However the space created an opportunity to gain valuable match experience Partly, no doubt, as a result, the first and second team match against MalvernCollege in the Easter Term was won for the first time for a number of years Aninnovation in this term was a full club match against Hereford Cathedral School. Twenty four boards were played, and the result was a narrow win for King's: 13-11
The introduction of an inter-house chess competition has been very successful, with the favourites Creighton winning New gifted players have been found including S Corellan and Sheena Asthana, the first member of College House to play in the team We hope that a similar enthusiasm for the competition will be rekindled next year
This season's meetings will be in Edgar Tower on Mondays after school, and new faces are always welcome Our thanks go to Mr Anderton for his continued support and also to Mr Faux
S.P Lewis
Computing
During 1981-82 the two Commodore Pets owned by the school were supplemented by disc drives and a line-printer Interest in computing as an out of school activity has continued to flourish, particularly as more and more boys have access to their own or their parents' computers A small but growing number of Lower Fourth attended a "Computer Club" each week They worked with enthusiasm and produced a variety of their own programs Lower Removes also had supervised times, but the large numbers (over 30) meant that individuals had insufficient time to develop and practise programming skillssatisfactorily Several BBC computers have been ordered by the School and it is hoped that these will help to rectify the problem
The computers were also in use during the Fete and, for once, a"Space Invaders" program couldbe employedproductively for raising money Iam grateful to T Roscoe and A Poole for their help in running this
S.E.R
Science Society
During 1982 the membership ofthe ScienceSociety reached the very healthy level of fifteen (before the Middle Sixth left in the summer) This included three girls, the first - as far as I am aware - to infiltrate the 'S.S.' Although quite a squash at times in our somewhat limited accommodation this number of people supplemented the pottery kiln next door as our only source of winter heating
As usual we put on a display for King's Day, consisting of projects built over the year, and an amateur radio demonstration Thanks are especially due to Chris Morris for providing a large proportion of the material for the exhibition The audience it received was not large, but those who did visit our stand seemed appreciative
This term (Autumn'82) membership is now restored to its former level with new members primarily from the Lower Sixth; the future populationof the Science Society looks fairly secure
Finally, thanks also to Mr Day whose guiding hand was always in evidence when we strayed, and to our seventh-term members, Mike Saunders and Charles Burnham for their generous help during the period of transition from the old committee to the new
David Rosewame, Jeremy Greenow
VISITS
On Making Contact With Inspiration
(Memories of a Sixth Form English trip to Bronte country)
Haworth was not the remote and isolated village which figures in the 'Bronte legend' It was a big industrialvillage near Keighley,in the industrial West Riding of Yorkshire, near the centre of the woollen area; a rapidlygrowing town,whose population between 1811 and 1831 went from 3,971 to 5,835. There was nothing'out of touch' about Haworth Parsonage: there couldn't possibly have been, since one of the most rapidly developing areas of industrial England was on its doorstep The children inherited their father's interest in politics, and spent much time in political discussion When the 'Leeds (Mercury' printed a series of letters from Richard Castler about child labour in the worsted mills, the paper went to the Parsonage, and Charlotte may have read it In any case, when she came to write about factories in her novel 'Shirley' she didn't have to go as far as Bradford for material - "there were worsted mills in Haworth as well" declaims the dry cobwebbed voice of a history book
Moorland streams, biting deep into the ground, have created the V-shaped valleys, or doughs, which have miniature jungles of bracken in them "The tinkle of water is heard everywhere and especially at what are now known as the Bronte Falls confides a guide book seductively
One is tempted to believe them and be content, but for a whisper blown in from the moors It is the voice of Cathy in her grave, where the moor tumbles flowered and unrulyinto the cloister The beauty of God's real creation thrusts itsway in amongst the austere forbidding gravestones The wild beckons amongst the sentinel trees and the morbid caw of rooks
The main street, trodden by the long dead, fights its tortuous way uphill Reluctantly it relinquishes the warmth and dirty companionship of the secure industrial quarter, crosses the railway in trepidation to run the gauntlet of the gleaming tourist haunts The money god which dominates our lives must needs torture the imprisoned town The hallowed memory of Currer,Acton and Elliss must pass this way, must struggle between the Villette Coffee House, Bildefell Toffee Shop, Shirley for fashion, Charlotte the Haworthjeweller, Heathcliffe Cottage, Bramwell's Butter)' and the countless 'original' names which raindownblows upon the beleaguered spirit of hope until it bursts out onto the open moor Only here can freedom be The elemental passion of Heathcliff burns here still; the air re-echoes his torn cries of anguish; the errant ghost-child roams inthe dark plainsyet unvisited. The scenery is so painfully beautiful An immense panorama which seizes the heart like ared hot tongs and wrings out tears of shame at the sheer worthlessness of the individual
This is a glimpse of the black omnipotent force that invades the mind of Emily Bronte The power of these moors eats into the soul and takesover our very being There is atwisted sense of glorious uplifting and yet a sickening plunge towards Hell. Climbing up to the wind blown heights where the wind "wuthers" there is a marvellous elation born of nothing but the harsh breathtaking beauty of the scene Myoverridingdesire is to reach out with both arms to the furthest horizon and gather this whole medley of glorious creation to my breast and clasp it there tightly. Yet I can only drink in the image and hope it will live in the memory for ever
Then with the loss of height comes depression Very gradually a slow ebbing of happiness descending into a heartfelt ,iche for the lost beauty Gradually the tramping feet and empty chatter soothe the mind back into a more human state and the mundane realities of life pervade once more Allthat remains is a deep bright scar on the wheels of memory, agash overflowing with pure, sharp, moorland air and a vague aura of unfulfillment Try as 1 may to barricade it up with music, chatter, coffee and such educational brie a brae as comes my way, it still strikes a poignant chord in the memory; still has the power to send a seering blast of pain and longing through my soul; to whisper"Iscariot!" so loudlythat1 must block the ears of my heart with anything too hard to escape the blinding reality of that one incomparably beautiful experience
Simon Bayliss
A Poem From Haworth
Life is tonight,
O my Love, o my love, Life is tonight, O my Love
And the world rattles on in its humdrumway, And the heavenly spheres revolve,
And the small town cobbles in the midst of itall, With the boy and the girl hand in hand
The cold has no teeth to pierce them now, The wind's sharp-edged sword fallen dull
The answer my friend is nowhere to be found, And the boy and the girl must cleave to each other: It's better than grasping at air
Two children in fear, They succour each other
Security breeds in the twiningof arms
And the night is still young as togetherness charms
The warmth of embracing gives hope a new life, And the brave lies of youth dare the world to defy me
Sweet innocence solves the enigma
Life is tonight,
O my Love, O my Love, And t'will 'scape as the rest of our days
The answer to lite is clasped in your arms, It evaporates into the air
Your soul you held cupped and small in your hands, And your fingers just let it run through
So cleave to each other
My Love, O my love: It's better than grasping at air
Geography Field-Work Course 1982
For the first time this year a field-work course was introduced as a compulsory element ofthe Geography A-I.evel syllabus, to enable budding LowerSixth geographers tosample geography in true grit fashion, to do geography properly inthe field!
Several days before the course began Mr Burkill had described this "immensely valuable" expedition as somewhat reminiscent ofaS.A.S training course-we had all merrily laughed at this little jape, ignorant ofthings tocome The course was to last three days from 8-15a.m to8-45a.m each day incorporating three geographical studies concerned with hydrology, urban form and geology oneach day respectively.
On day onewe arrivedat the field centre in theForest of Dean, owned bytheGloucestershire L.E.A., with theominous title of "The Wilderness" and lookinglike ascene from aVincent Price movie It was set in diedepths ofa damp forest down a long and dark drive, over which anawesome mist hung This was to be our headquarters for the next three days and despite its outward appearance wasmore than adequate inside providing what later proved to be the invaluable facility of a large drying room The lecture room was furnished with swivel chairs providing "hours of fun and excitement" for several members ofthe party, after which their happy faces turned tosullen grimaces astheamount ofwork materialised On setting foot outside thecentre, under the direction ofour energetic guide Mr Bragg, the rain began, and didn't stop for the next three days reaching, and 1quote Mr Burkill, "monsoon conditions" byday three
In brief, day one involved examining a stream called Soudley Brook at four separate test sites to analyse the way in which fluvial processes change downstream Forthe purpose of data collection the year was splitinto teams each requiredto battle against the elements plus brave gushing rapids and killer bees (memories ofSite 2) inavain attempt tocollect data on bed profile water velocity,gradient, pebbles, etc whilst the scribe inthe team, determined to record the figures in thedriving rain, became more frantic as the ink ranand data sheets turned into a mulch Whilst teams toiled upto their knees in water, Mr Hirst squatted on the bank and took valuable geographical photographs ofStuart Dobb falling into the brook Amedal for bravery goes to Vicky Blackburn for herefforts on Site 4 (thedeepest) and one for cunningto Mark Jolly who sneakily forgot his Wellington s preventing him taking part inthefun ofaqua-fieldwork
Day twowas dry(!) andinvolved teams walking into Ross-on-Wye from all directions along various roads (geographers call them transects) and indoing so recording land-use, building age, pedestrian density and environmental quality For this we were allowed about three hours yet the determined efforts of Richard Everton had the survey completed in twenty minutes! This was perhaps the most relaxing day but required the most follow-up work
By day three nobody bothered what bus they travelledin as long as it had a seat to enable the hobby ofsleeping to bepursued; indeed several people will read this synopsis with interest having stumbled about inadaze themselves wondering why they ever contemplated geography asanALevel subject For thegeology study wehad the pleasure ofthe company ofMr Burkill who made wholehearted attempts at morale boosting whilst trying to smoke acigar in torrential rain. During themorningwe were taken on a trek around "The Wilderness"(thename became more apt by the minute) tovarious examples of rock outcrops, requiringa skill of climbing, hampered by the frantic efforts of Mr Hirst to reach wild strawberries with that frenzied look of"food!" onhis face In view of such conditions our guide seemed content as long as his geological hammer was safe in his pocket (he forgot it onone occasion) Journeying from oneoutcrop of quartz conglomerate the year gotdivided, theguide havingdashed off into the bracken and undergrowth unaware that perhaps only two other people were directly behind him and that the rest were travellingatthe speed of Sarah Anderson - a much more dignified and leisurely pace Bylunch everyone was soaked and thelecture room littered with weary bodies sprawled over chairs or huddled around radiators cracking jokes about other people's feet - their size, shape, mean angularity index, etc
In theafternoon Mr Bragg and Mr Ross accompanied by volunteers, (mentioning no names - Ken Schermuly and myself; the others staying to dry out) went to collect data onslope angle and soil characteristics We passed the field centre museum marked onthemap asonce being a mortuary (an indication of past school visits to the centre?) and spent the afternoon rather more relaxingly, yet as fruitfully, asother days
Despite the hardships of the course wewere treated to the delights ofa school packed lunch each day and a three course meal every evening
Our thanks go entirely to Mr Bragg and the Geography Department not only for their time and effort spent, but more especially to Mr Burkill for his entertainment, Mr Hirst for his tact and diplomacyin negociating two excellent meals on days twoand three, and Mr Ross for his incomparable efforts inorganising both interesting and enjoyable field-work course, enabling members of the Lower Sixth to notonly broaden their knowledge ofgeography, but also to learn more about themselves and friends intraditional team spirit and light-heartedness despite the many problems encountered
Nicholas C Jeynes (a survivor)
Archaelogy In Israel
During theSummer Holiday I spent four weeks inIsrael, thefirst fortnight of which was occupied by an archaeological dig I flewto Tel Aviv by the security-conscious ElAlAirline arriving on their Sabbath at about midnight AnArab taxi-driver dropped me onthe Tel Aviv-Jerusalem Motorway with somewhat vague andincomprehensible directions as to thewhereabouts ofEmmaus and the house at which I should be staying I followed a path towards the only lights that were visible in the distance This became more and more overgrown, and my destination proved to be a building surrounded by an imposing wall and even more imposing lockedgate Knowing that I was now completely lost, 1spent the rest ofthe night on a bench outside what next morning turned out to bea Trappist Monastery
The Dig was organised by the French Archaeological Mission inIsrael and the participants were mainly French Archaeology students. I arrived in time to meet the previous group of eight English who were due to leave that day This proved to be a dubious advantage as I wasregaled bystories ofstarting work at 430 a.m with pick-axes andspades, digging for eight hoursfollowed by interminable spells of scrubbingpottery fragments In addition, it didnot excape my notice that the supervisors were referred to as "the Gestapo"
The next morning 1 was indeed woken at 3 45 a.m I stumbled onto the busand arrived at "Tel Yarmuth"at daybreak The barbed wire surrounding thesite was not particularly inviting but the impressive sunrise and completely new scenery were sufficient to sustain myspirits to a certain extent I learned that I was to be excavating one ofthe most important parts - a temple perhaps, Imused - misguidedly, since itturned out tobe an ancient city rubbish tip! Consequently 1 uncovered bucketfuls of pottery and bones but the ensuing excitement was short-lived when I realised Ihad to carry it all back to Headquarters for washing At this stage I ought to saysomething about thesite and its historical significance It wasan Early Bronze Age city, about 3000 B.C., and the largest one of this age ever to be discovered References canbe found inthe Chapter ofJoshua inthe Bible. It was the fifth year ofexcavation and the walls ofseveral buildings (including a possible temple) had been recovered virtually intact There were several unique and, as yet,unexplained features concerning the agesofthe various levels, the structure of the city gate, the positioning of the funeral eaves and the non-existent water supply Resistivity surveys had been carried outrevealing several
anomalies the exaet nature of which remaining unknown Measurements were made with scientific precision, and cuts were tested with plumblines to ensure that they were vertical Drawings and photographs were made several times each day to record ever)' stage ;is work progressed
My main contribution was clearing earth and emptying buckets In addition to pottery, my discoveries included a snake, hissing scorpion-eating spiders and several cigarette ends (I wish tourists had not been encouraged to view the work!) There were ten English on the site (mainly students and teachers) and we were very wary of misinterpreting instructions which were given to us in French accompanied by appropriate gesticulations Someone took a pick-axe to a wall he was meant to be brushing carefully, and someone else trod on and shattered a large and important piece of pottery 1 wondered if we should have been more usefully employed as extras in a "Carry On Digging" film!
On those rare free afternoons I took the bus into Jerusalem (about 15 miles away) where there was even more of interest to see than 1 had anticipated It was fascinating to see widely diverse cultures co-existing in such a confined space as the Old City with its Arab, Jewish, Christian and Armenian Quarters
The Arab Bazaar provided some interesting experiences, and wellknown tourist attractions such as the Dome of the Rock, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (reputedly housing the tomb of Christ), Mount of Olives etc occupied most of the available time Opening times are never advertised, reinforcing the impression that the only evidence of efficiency in Israel is its Army It is not difficult to sense the antipathy between the Palestinians and the Israelis I learned, for instance, that totui segregation exists in the areas of schools and hospitals
Evenings were spent at lectures, again in French, on general Archaeology in the Holy Land It was the final two weeks of excavations - work was about to stop for publication as we left On the last night, a reception was held for various VIP's including the French Ambassador to Israel large quantities of food, not to mention wine, spirits and Champagne, were provided and we "workers" felt entitled to take full advantage of such unaccustomed luxury It was held on a large balcony from which we were able to view our last sunset at the House of Emmaus; the next day we split up to go our separate ways
Israel is a relatively small country (about the size of Wales) and during the following fortnight 1 was able to see much of it 1 purchased a pass for the nationwide bus service and stayed at campsites Places and activities of interest included the Sea ol Galilee, Rosh-Hanrika on the Lebanese border (where soldiers, IJ.N officials, tanks and ambulances were much in evidence), the Crusader Tunnels at Acre, Jericho (the oldest city in the world), the Church of Annunciation at Nazareth, swimming in the Dead Sea, a taxi-drive to the Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip and its rather hostile Bedouin inhabitants, a day at a kibbutz - the list is a long one fli c overall result was a tiring but extremely rewarding holiday, even enjoyable in retrospect!
The Owl
Clinging tenaciously to his perch by day, Night comes on and round plate eyes open
An agitated restless ripple rolls through his wings
He lifts from his caudcx, No hesitation but quiver of tail and throb of heart
The unlucky field mouse bleeds the blood of misfortune
Ti m Handle
S.E. Rouse
U15XI
As winners last year of the Lords' Taverners' UI4 competition, the 1115 began the season representing Worcestershire in the National Competition The first Round saw a fairly comfortable win against bishop Vesey's with some good tight bowling from Duncan Cameron-Mitchell (2 wickets for 5 runs), Nick Sanders (4 for 13 )and Pat Cotton, and good innings from James Mackic (32) and Tony Butterworth (38 no.) However this game also revealed the weakness of too many players againsi slow bowling, and balls which should have been severely punished were regarded with awesome fear
The Second Round was played on a village ground somewhere in Huntingdonshire against St. lvo's. Again all the bowlers performed well and dismissed St Ivo's for 106 In reply we were 5.3 for 2 when rain put an end to play Under the 10 over rule we claimed the game, a decision which greatly upset St. Ivo's but was hilTy-supported by the Competition Organisers The decision was vindicated by a convincing win over l.ongslade from Leicester Putting the opposition in to bai once again paid off with Longslade all out for 107 A good opening stand between Mackie (48) and Burnham ensured a clear win
At this stage in the competition the team had reached the last 8 The next game was against Rydal away, and it proved a long and difficult day Neither the bowling nor the fielding was c]uite as sharp as it had been, and Rydal went on to score 148 for 9 Our batting began disastrously - 4 for 2 Cameron-Mitchell (29) steadied the innings, but the run rate dropped drastically, and once Butterworth (29) was out caught inches inside the boundary, our chances of Pdgebaston and Sri Lanka were gone
Meanwhile, of course, the regular fixture list continued and there were some excellent wins over Wrekin, Dean Close and Solihull The only other loss of the season was against Bromsgrove, but it was an 'honourable loss' with Brorosgrove needing 3 runs off the last over to win There were many fine individual performances in these games, specially from Mackie, Cameron-Mitchell (88 n.o against Bromsgrove), Sanders and Butterworth who proved a most competent, if somewhat dramatic, wicket keeper The team relied heavily on these players, but others made useful contributions at times and without their keeness and devotion to the game, this season would not have been the success it undoubtedly has been
Team: Mackie (Capt), Sanders, Cameron-Mitchell, Butterworth, Burnham, Morgan, Ranganathan, Cotton P. Butler, Booth, Meeks, Fisher, Money, Gulliman, Tomlinson Allen (Scorer)
M.A.S
Under 14
A successful, happy and enthusiastic bunch of cricketers made up the Under 14 squad this season. Their strength was the number of batsmen and bowlers whom they could call; their weakness was the lack of either a batsman or bowler who could really dominate the opposition
The bowling however, was usually the best facet of the team's play Too often, though, there were too few runs to play with or the runs were scored too slowly Usually only one or rwo batsmen came off in each game which is not sufficient to build up larger scores The fielding too was inconsistent; at its best it could be brilliant, but too many were cither lazy or lost concentration
The major disappointment was in not getting to the final of the Lord Taverner's Trophy Unfortunately one or two players were missing when we played Samuel Southall School in the semi-final, but here the lack of determination in battling was the main downfall in a match that we should have won.
The other two games lost were against Malvern College and Solihull Malvern were let off the hook after being 42-5 chasing only 120. Against Solihull the batting collapsed, after 48 were scored for the first wicket, to 84 all out but we still only lost by 2 wickets The match against Worcester R.G.S was an even draw Perhaps the dreaded Spiller made them the slightly stronger side.even if only in the mind! Most of the other games were won comfortably
Derek F.vans captained the side efficiently and sympathetically although he still has something to learn about the tactics of the game His batting form deserted him early in the season but he stuck at it and produced 2 or 3 solid innings later in the season
Dominic Cotton was the regular opening batsman and scored most runs He looked the best batsman but never played with the confidence necessary, perhaps too conscious of his responsibilities His left arm fast bowling was often effective if at times erratic. Tim Fawbert established himself as Cotton's partner Despite his small size he plays correctly and has great potential and determination Of the middle order batsmen Simon Jevons was the most consistent but often got himself out with silly shots He topped both batting and bowling averages and indeed, it was his bowling that looked most promising; he bowled a good line and has the ability to move the ball both ways Tim Brown also had more success with the ball than the bat and by the end of the season was looking threatening with the ball Adam Blackmore tried to bat like lan Botham but without the same success He relies on eye and lacks technique His slow left arm bowling shows promise
After trying several candidates Matthew Norfolk proved the best wicketkeeper He also looked a good batsman but bad luck early in the season meant that he did not fulfil his potential However.againsi Bedford Modern in the last match hescored the team's only 50 while plavina some good shots
Richard Brown bowled his leg breaks effectively, taking the second highest number of wickets, but both he and the captain panicked if he received any punishment When he learns to set his field he should pick up plenty of wickets at not too great a cost He certainly adds much needed variety to the attack He batted usefully on occasions
James Bywatcr, the only non-recognized batsman, proved an accurate bowler Statham Kalwaiies Binding Blakeway and Perks played several games and all contributed a lew useful runs Ball and Badsey also played and Goodwin struck some mighty blows against weaker opposition. Michael Anslow was the team's reliable and accurate scorer
This was an enjoyable team to coach but difficult to select because of the large number of average players and too few really good ones
T.M
U13X1
Only one team beat the L113 team this year Unfortunately it wa.s WRGS who in the first, game wo n narrowly but in the final of the County U1 3 Co p more decisively There were some excellent individual performances by Mees, Cooper and Mills particularly, all of whom went on to play county cricket at L' 13 level
U12XI
Played 9 Won 4 Lost 4 Drawn I
The term opened with a convincing win at Brecon, where both Butterworth and Kirkland contributed half centuries in a score of 181 However, the batting relied too much on Butterworth to enjoy a very successful season; he scored 307 runs in 9 innings and looked capable of scoring quickly against most opposition Newman, Kirkland and Packwood had good technique and often gave good support Ghalankari and Annable developed considerably and should score runs in the future Annable was the outstanding bowler; opening the attack, he took 20 wickets at a cost of only 4-6 runs each, and presented problems to most batsmen Kjrkland and Butterworth provided support with the faster bowling Kjrkland was the more accurate of the two and looked a promising bowler; Butterworth was quicker but was too inaccurate to take many wickets Fordham and Packwood were the best of the slow bowlers and will take more wickets as they learn more control In the field, the side improved considerably during the term, with Ghalankari promising much as a wicket-keeper, and Clee the most reliable fielder. Butterworth learned much as a captain and has a side which should do well once they can score runs regularly
R.F.H
Staff Cricket
Following hot on the trail of a warm, sunny King's Day, the Staff cricket team assembled for their first match of the season at Himbleton. Linseed oil mingled with theheavy scent ofembrocation as trusty bats and tired legs were massaged back to life Ifthe game was to be decided on attire alone then Tim Crow's batting denims and guest player Tony Harris's lack of a shirt would be costly Batting first, itwas newcomer Paul Winter who rattled adistinguished 49 before nerves and ashortage ofcash brought about hisdownfall His return to thepavilion coincided with thelate arrival of Peter (ddon tothe ground and it waswith some difficuItythathis maroon MG outpaced a startled field mouse caught dozing on the boundary Supplemented byvaluable runs from thedashing blades ofMessrs Crow and Harris, theStaffs innings crept comfortably to 145-6 after 20 overs The young menof Himbleton never goton terms with the required run rate finishing short of their target with 110-9
For the second fixture, Marc Roberts assumed the giant responsibilities ofcaptaincy and old loyalties running deep, allowed Pershore RFC towin on theschool ground - the first time thishas happened (?) TheStaffscored 130-5 with exhilarating strokeplay from Messrs Winter, Pemberton, Hemmingway andDavies After allowing their opponents to win offthe last ball the team returned miserably to the pavilion to seek solace in Nick Witherick's excellent fish sandwiches
A second defeat followed when the Staff travelled to Bredon School for the first time. Battingagainst an athletic bowling attack Bredon were restricted to 84-6 in 20 overs This total would have been significantly lowerifMike Morgan had not been allowed to displayhis unique bowling talents for two overs Credit must be given to Mike Homer for taking two valuable wickets in between cigars and it is with some regret that we look forward to next season without his speed and stealth amongst the covers Following agood start to the innings(Messrs MasonandMilne scoring 28 and 10 respectively) the Staff collapsed to 74 all out despite an optimistic rearguard stand by Derek Naish and lan Davis The turning pointof the game provedto be the unsporting running out of American Doug Wilcock by his captain as the former rushed to make second base, incapacitated further by a cricket box which had slippeddown onto the joint of his left knee In as much as this accident demoralised the team, it guaranteed that cricket will not be on the sportingsyllabusat Cape Cod High School next summer
Fortunately itwas adifferent story when WRGS staffwere entertained at New Road Revenge for last year's defeat was taken thanks largely to a fine 42 not out from guest player Duncan Rogers The visitors havingscored 97-8 in 20 overs, Mike Homer again takingtwowickets between cigars, the 98 needed forvictory was scored for the loss of three wickets with almost two overs to spare Never did the fish sandwiches taste sweeter!
Next, the redoubtable Syd Fudger brought his Pershore Plums to Worcester and insisted on a time limit game rather than the usual restriction to 20 overs A draw was ensured when Mr Fudger took four minutes to bowl the last over of leg spin which included one wide and several field changes Before the lighthad faded, Pershore had scored 130-6 with veteran googlie Bob Allum taking 3-27 on his first appearance for three years Messrs Mason and Iddongave the staffagood chance ofoverhauling the Pershore total after Mike Stevens hadspotted arare duckbut the momentum was not maintained in the gathering gloom and the staff finished at 128-5
Two further games were rained off before Malvern Chase Masters were entertained andgenerously allowedto win Some injudicious changes in the batting order meant that the home side only reached 109-5 against tempting bowling WhilstSimon Ross and Mike Homer (45 and 25 not out) were polishing their averages, the veteran gladiators prowled menacingly in the pavilion in the vain hope that they would be let loose on such amild attack When the Chase went out to bat, the Staffbowlers were restricted to two overs each - a limitation stipulated under the terms of the team's life insurance policy- and the visitorsduly won by six wickets
With two winsand three defeats, there were the inevitable calls for the captain's resignation and P.C.T.'s tales of undefeated seasons under Pembridge But whilst he continues to own the largest kit bag, the position of captain is as secure as that of the Pope - even if he is less popular
The Great Descent
We drifted through the silent atmosphere, not asound to be heard apart from the quiet wind swirling all around us, swirling andswishing
The white, puff)' clouds were blown across the sky by whistling winds, far, far, below us
The blue, winding streams and rivers looked like thin ribbons
Sheep and cows looked like minute specks of dust flicked over fields the size of your fingernail
A little country cottage looked like a tiny doll's house
It seemed as ifwe carried on drifting for hours, drifting, quietly
The sun shone in our eyes and heated our backs as we went on, drifting, descending, falling through the silent skies.
Words by John Padley
Illustration by Ross Venables
SYLVIA PL4TH
The Tech offers a wide range of courses, fromPlumbing, Masonry, Carpentry, etc to Culinary Arts, Cosmetology and Child Care The students are also able to change course if they find that their choice isn't suitable. Many of the students come to Tech because they are 'rejects' or 'failures' in their previous school and they see it initially as an escape from the boredom of the academic curriculum Many have had problems that other schools didn't want andwhen the Tech first opened seven years ago itwas used as a 'sink' Things have improveddramatically since then but it is still a case of".. send me your poor, your persecuted etc." It is a human and humane school It has been aprivilege to work there
A is a fifteen year old girl whose mother deserted her when she was eleven Her father is an alcoholic and disappears periodically for a binge, turning up weeks later She works six hours a day after school to support him and instigated his contact with AlcoholicsAnonymous and other welfare bodies She smiles often inspite of acontinuous grey pallorthat shadesher face.She is a dignifiedhuman being
For many their only stable relationships are with their teachers At school they gain a sense of identity and belonging, a self image which is worth something at long last ("Great writers they do not become but at least they become writers - often our job consists solely of creating self-esteem in place of the failure they have convinced themselves is there." Mary Haynes)
I shall miss them all for they are more childlike than children, indulged in, in so many ways yet denied in most that is important
Y is a fourteen year old girl and every Mondayproclaims loudly to all"Man, did1 get stoned last weekend" She is an absolute pain in the a.. and uses every excuse she can to reject you and humiliate you Idreaded the classes she was in and secretly rejoiced when her name appeared on the absentee list.She is devastating in her ability to disrupt the class with the violence of her mouth Her mother is always 'too busy' to come and see me She knows Eventually Y and I reach an understanding !She does pass the year - just
Cape Codhas a reputation for being aparadise, an Utopia, a land of milk and cocktails Many off Cape remember coming on their holidays as children and being happy but when they return the memory can be rudely shattered.
A cartoon by William Canty portrays the situation
"Let's get out of this rat race,"says the middleaged husband to his middleaged wife "We can move to the Cape, open a restaurant or an antique shop, then get a divorce."
The situation happens again and again People come for the good life only to find their problems following and multiplying During the 1970's record numbers of people moved to the Cape Many retire there and many are youngfamilies who are turning the towns of the UpperCape into Boston suburbs Manyare singles and couples who think that life will be less troublesome once they cross the canal
There are proportionallymore divorced adults here than there are in the rest of the state Asawhole off season unemployment is the highest in New England Cape alcoholism is one of the highest proportional rates in the country The suicide rate is 15 in every thousand
We get the children who, as always, suffer the most
P is a real jerk on the surface He hands in no work, has a perpetual shrug on hisface, astep father who lasted two years before deserting when he was 12 It all comes out in a matter of fact fashion, shrugged off to avoid the hurt We are away from school in the mountains He likes the mountains and would go back to live in them ifhe could We call each other bums and part friendlier than we met, gently abusing each other in remembrance of our shaky beginnings
Cape Cod is a beautiful place It's something you're constantly aware of but you push it to the back of your consciousness with the pace of everyday Life Its seasons vary dramatically, the only sufferer being spring, short-lived and weak before full blown summer bursts Winter's grip is long and hard, the ponds sterile with ice, the sea groaning with its burden of frozen foam, five feet thick
From time to time the Cape grants unsuspected glimpses of its rarities if you are awake for them A trip by air forces such experiences upon you Iwas fortunate to be taken up by one of the school's administrative staff. We sailed suspended, the sensation of motion hardly existing as in the dying afternoon the sun painted the sea gold and the green and white and blue of the Cape held me entranced as Ibeheld my first shipwreck The Cape's physicalfragility proved awesome, its sustained survivalall the more staggering
Those students are the reason for the permanence of the year's memory They were honest with you, open and forthright, willing to listen, wild, rowdy, over-indulged, poorly mannered, poorly motivated, uninformed, and treat you (a teacher) as a human being rather than as a menial servant They do not often criticise behind your back but to your face Manydid not have the guile to be cynical although they had many reasons to be so They were and are my friends As a teacher they provided me with the most humanizing experience of my life when I realized that my friendship was wanted and needed for its own sake and not as a means to an end It was fabulous not to have that great wall of formality we insist on erecting in Britain It was a two way process evolving around trust However, if mistakes were made they were readily admitted, often defiantly, and grudges were hardlyever held
Bob O'Donnell is typical of Cape Tech teachers In his spare time he is director of a programme which since 1974 has brought 550 children between 9 and 11 years old, to the Cape for holidays They are allfrom Northern Ireland They stay for 6 weeks and their religious background is immaterial The aim is to show them another way of life away from the fighting and hate
Bob and other teachers on the Cape have set up the programme, getting the funds fromlocal firms and throughpublicity presentations of slides and talks outliningthe programme He is quiet and gentle, modest and retiring - he will probably kill me for writing this!
We leave so many friends behind Without them, practically all teachers at the school, the year would have been bleak Many had connections with 'the old country' while some were expatriate Europeans - Rudi from East Germany, OddfromNorway, and, as usual, several Scots
Billy O'Donnell was one of these, a filba'crazy blackpolled bundle of energy with an accent you could take ahacksaw to, even after seventeen years poundingevery piece of road insight inpursuit of his runningpassion It was he that persuaded me to run my first marathon since 1970 and to taste the joys of road running I helped him in coaching the soccer team and we managed to sink a few beers infrequently
Initial visits to Boston left us with a chaotic, unfriendly image To drive in or through it was a daymare of American proportions which eventually toned down to a bad dream remembered, after a little familiaritywas gained Iwas never at ease there though It isamixtureof modern andold, ostentation and depression, filth and sparkle As one of the main liberal arts and education centres of the U.S it is important and lively with the bustle of self confidence and aggression that onlycomes from success Its police are unkempt, ugly and uninspiring Its services are overloaded, its roads mangled by the annnual winter excesses and the automotive stresses
And yet, every time I rounded the town of Quincy on Route 3 and caught that distant and distinct skylinewith my eyes, it never once failed to provoke that chokingexcitement that American cities create as their birthright
"Smile If s Your Turn
'Ladies, gentlemen
And all you other minorities out there Tuning in over the astral airwaves, May 1 present, For your delight and delectation, The stupendous and totally ultimateFINAL DAY!"
(Rapturous applause.)
Swept along Footless, High, high above the multi-layered (Multi-coloured) Crowd.
I can see hordes of smiles: Not smiles twisted and bitter, Nor the smile of a dying man with greying skin, But nearer The smile of two lovers Entwined in their own small finality.
"A Universalmicrocosm of exploding brilliance, colours moving,swayingand violently reacting and intermingling Knock on yourwalls
Smile through your windows, here comes the end."
(Rapturous applause.)
Moving along, In reverse, Scrabbling, clawingto the heights of the piles Of people, Swimming against the flow, Crying against the tide, And not smilingNo, Not smiling.
Others can see the cliff-edge, Others can see the drop (The final fall)
But not this fool, Call me old-fashioned
But you won't catch me smiling, I'll head for the sheltersAgainst the flow, But I'll head for the shelters
"Ladies and gentlemen, Less than a lifetime away, Get ready."
(Rapturous applause.)
Still
They smile, Anonymous individuals, Lacquered
With an old facade of pleasure, Dusty in places
But try breaking it, It can't be done
Slicing wit, Smashing logic, No,
Still holding Cry, Shout, Scream, "Why smile'"
For one moment of existence
The mask cracks And returns in stilted tones, "Ah, my boy,
We've been preparing ourselves."
(Rapturous applause.)
Kevin Andrews
"Oh inexorable chance, you have succeeded and petrified your victim
Illustrious concubine what crime?
Sacrificial martyrdom is contemptuous of perfection, It is lacking, or has boiled through turgid walls
Rites are dominating and conducive, they bind and condense connections of both obscurity and pathos
Try hydrolysis - your form could cultivate the mould that eluded you
There is no need for confession, your swathed eyes never detected sinsYour life was unestablished naivety
Which sense of justice inflamed your annihilation, Elected you to damnation and tortured your image in agonising conflagration?
Fossilised AJtwist, Pagan."
Sally Stephens
Epiphany
On the twelfth day of Christmas they took him down, brown and withered, and laid him on the fire; swept away the fir-dust and readjusted the furniture
While he smouldered slowly in the garden, spine snapped by booted foot, the wet wood oozing pungent fumes that hung in the arches of the air; and embers gleamed gold, glistered as his former garb once did when charged
The ash they sprinkle on the ground to embalm the soil for spring
Edward Kemp
December 13th
The snow in Poland isstriped red tonight and I can't sleep; 1 cannot understand but it is cold and the snow is so white: it must be so much colder inPoland.
When the day comeswill the sun warm the world to life again? Or shall we hear the rain running down our windows as we lie curled asleep?I do not know Will there be pain?
Ido not know pain:the cold of winter in old joints that clutches the heart and numbs, stirring slow blood like ice into splinters; and so how shall I know when the day comes?
Let us sleep, for we cannot hope to know, and pray the sun will wash away the snow
Edward Kemp
Snow
Snow comes quickly, Dropping in overnight Making the lush green valleys Into cold white deserts.
It covers everything That dares stand in its path, Making trees cower, Under its great might
Its apprentice, The frost, Puts a glistening web On trees and bushes
Frost paints strange patterns On windows And steals the life From innocent ponds and rivers
William Tibbutt
A President Looks Back
by O.T Storrs (S.21-23)
1 was born on 10 April 1907 at Shirley House School, OldCharlton, Blackheath Myfather was headmaster there At Cambridge he had been an undergraduate of Emmanuel College with Cuthbert Creighton When Creighton became headmaster of the King's School in 1919, my father arranged to send me there I won a King's Scholarship in November 1920 and entered School House in September 1921 Creighton was the housemaster, as well as headmaster and school chaplain My father impressed on me that this was the son of Mandell Creighton, late Bishop of London, a great historian and a man of outstanding character I well remember the evening when 1 saw my motherdepart from Shrub Hill station and I found myself to be actually a member of a Cathedral School that dated back to Wulstan's time, before the Norman Conquest I was so impressed with the immediate surroundings, the Cathedral, College Hall, the Edgar Tower, the four Canons' Houses and the King's School houses round College Green
I have been lookingagain at the diary I kept in the Easter Term of 1923 The headmaster's wife, Margaret Creighton, was mortally illin the private side of School House On 3 Feb I wrote: "This week was fairly melancholy, ending with the final crisis of Mrs Creighton's death at 4.30 on Friday The Head carried on his work marvellously Absolute silence ruled over School House, not even a bell for prayers could ring." On Monday 29 Jan I had written: "In his second period NT the Head repeated his sermon of Sunday before last and went through Chap X Matthew." and on Tuesday 30 Jan "the Head told us he had to carry on his work as usual, but begged that the staffand masters wouldnot bother him." Then on Friday 2 Feb I wrote: "At about 330 to 4 30 the inevitable happened to Mrs Creighton, the Head took it nobly and carried on much the same." My entry for Saturday starts "The Head gave us a little address in Prayers to the effect that he had found death a beautiful thing and it was not to be feared, he took us later in Horace and was in a very good nature." I mention these extracts to show the admiration and respect we boys felt for our Headmaster Cuthbert Creighton impressed on my mind the value of each one of us as an individual, that God cared for us and we should in turn do all we could to make ourselves his worthy servants
1 shared a School House study with Jack Longland and C.J.C Molony The former becameanEverest climber andDirector of Education for Derbyshire The latter was an Indian Army brigadier and military historian and author But 1 left before they did At the end of that term, just before my sixteenth birthday, I entered the coal mining industry The thought of adventure in working underground appealed to me and myfatherhad said that coal was essential to the country, both in industry and in our homes
Igained mypractical experience undergroundatHarworth Colliery, alarge modern coalmine in NorthNottinghamshire, andI attended a four-year course at University College, Nottingham to qualify as a Colliery Manager along with Cedric Hopkin (Ca.2024), my schoolfellow
At the time of transfer from private ownership to the National Coal Board I was President of the Midland Branch of the National Association of Colliery Managers We attended meetings along with the N.U.M at the Ministryof Power under Emmanuel Shinwell and discussed the change to Nationalisation. It is the life of the mining community and daily contact with the individuals which makes the task of management so interesting I was proud when in 1969 I was awarded the M.B.E in the Queen's Birthday Honours 'for outstanding service to the coal industry.' Ipay tribute to the King'sSchool for the solidgrounding it gave me and 1always look forward to my return annually to the O.V Dinner in College Hall and the O.V Service in the Cathedral on Sunday 1 much appreciate the honour the O.V Club did me in making me their President this last year and I advise boys and girls leaving the school to keep in touch and to attend the O.V Reunions In 1983 we shall have our Eightieth Reunion That calls for special support and special celebration
BIRTHS
P.J BRAINCH (Ch.58-60) To Brenda (nee Needs) and Peter on 5 September 1981 at Mount Alvernia, Guildford a son (Harry)
D.J BROOKE (Cr.58-68) To Patricia and David in Yorkshire in May 1982 a son (Peter David John)
CAPT A.M CARROLL (Ch.65-70) To Susan and Alan in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on 2.3 February 1982 a son
N.K CHANCE (Cl.59-62) To Kathleen and Nicholas on 28 August 1982 a daughter (Rachael), a sister for Rebecca
N.R CLEOBURY (Ch.58-68) To Heather and Nicholas at St Thomas's Hospital, London on 12 December 1981 a daughter (Sophie Noelle), a sister for Simon
M.P FARDON(H.60-68) To Anne and Mike in Londonon 19 April 1982 a son (Robert William),a brother for Cathy
MRS G.C ISHERWOOD (nee Pound) To Cindy (H.73-75) and Paul on 8 September 1981 at the West London Hospital a son (David)
C.J KOEHLI (Cr.70-71) To Janet (nee Hickling)and Christopher at Bromsgrove on 10 October 1981 a son (Adam)
REV A.J MAGOWAN (CI.66-76) To Louise ( nee Atkin ) and Alistair on 17 February 1982 at Nether Edge Hospital, Sheffield a daughter (Rachel Elizabeth)
C.J.S RYDER (Cr 58-68) To Janet (nee Taylor) and Christopher on 6 January 1982 a son (James Anthony Stanton)
CAPT. CJ.L. THORNE (Ca.69-74). To Mary and James at the St Louise Margaret Hospital, Aldershot on 18 May 1982 a son (Christopher Mark Cornelius)
J.H T1NGEY (67-74) To Virginia andJohn on 30 January 1982 a daughter (Alice Mary).
ENGAGEMENTS
R.N ALEXANDER (H.70-78) of Hemel Hempstead to Miss Julia Bennett (Co.77-79) of Wollascote, Pedmore, Stourbridge
M.W VERITY (Cl.71-76) of Newland House Farm, Droitwich to Miss Sandra Jane Steele, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs R Steele of Chapel Farm, Netherton, Pershore.
MARRIAGES
J.W BARKER (W.64-74) to Miss Diana Beck at the Los Angeles Court House, U.S.A on 13 April 1979
DM CARTER (B.68-75) to MissKathleen Clarke in King's College Chapel, Cambridge in August 1980
R.J CARTWRIGHT (Ca.70-77) to Miss Rosemarie Dawn Beckett at St Mary's Parish Church, Knightwick on 15 May 1982
I.S DUTHIE (Ch.67-74) to Miss Kim Holroyd at Addiscombe Parish Chaurch, Croydon on 26 June 1982
L.W.N HAWKES (S.67-75) to MissJill Sutcliffe at St Mary's Parish Church, Swine, East Yorkshire on 28 August 1982
S.A JACK (B.67-76) to MissAnnMar)'Thimont at the Sacred Heart Church, Wimbledon on 5 June 1982 G.D Andrews (Cl.67-76) was best man
LP KATTE (Ch.66-72) to Miss Carol Anne Alemudu at AllSaints Church, Woodham, Surrey on 22 August 1981, N KOEHLI (Cr.70-74 ) to MissCarolSusan Tyler of Leamington Spa at St Mary's Church, Cubbington on 5 June 1982. C.J. Koehli (Cr.70-71) was his brother's best man
I.R LUDWIG (B.69-77) to Miss Audrey Elizabeth Chafer at the Church of Our Lady Queen of Peace, St John's, Worcester in April 1982
A.F PARTINGTON (S.66-76)to MissClare DianaCrane in Worcester Cathedral on 7 November 1981.N.StJ Partington (S.64-74) was best man to his brother
D.C. PENN (W.66-74) to Miss Susan Redhead at St Nicholas Church, Earl's Croome on 22 May 1982 MR Foley (Cl.67-77) was best man
P.D RAINE (CI.69-76) to Miss Caroline Teresa Field at Pershore Baptisl Church on 12 June 1982 His best man was P.S.Jones (Cr.71-76)
M.G ROBINSON (Ch.68-70) to Miss Fiona McRae at St Swithin's Church, Snobrook, Crediton, Devon on 11 July 1981
N.E TRAPE (S.67-71) to Miss Sally Patricia Pimley in Worcester Cathedral on 18 September 1982 J.A.R Trape (S.64-70) was best man to his brother
DEATHS
W.K BEARD (DB.29-32) on 10 January 1982 at his home, Willow Bank, Leigh, Worcestershire He married in 1945 and farmed at Leigh Sinton until his death
S.P BEALJCHAMP (H.54-63) on 1 July 1982 in a flying accident when piloting an aircraft fighting a forest fire in the Yukon He was buried at Whitehouse, Yukon, the headquarters of the Charter Company that employed him In 1977 he had crossed the Atlantic from Gibraltar to Antigua in a 26 ft sailing boat He was the son of H.K.P Beauchamp, D.S.O., D.F.C (H.30-33) and the grandson of the late A.KBeauchamp (1899-1907)
F.B COWLES (S.26-29) on 29 November 1981 He was VicePresident of the O.V CLub in 1966-69 and worked hard for the School Fund-raising(London Region)
T.H CHAPPF.L(S.l6-17)on 29 May 1981 at Haighton Park Farm, Banket, Zimbabwe, which he had farmed since 1925 Hewas the sixth child of Canon W.H Chappel (headmaster, 1896-1918) and was born in School House A leading Christian layman and church-founder, he served in the Rhodesia Medical Corps in the 39-45 War
J.H FOLLEY (Ca 33-39) on 19 January 1982 A Cardiff boy, he served as a naval officer inthe war, then graduated at Cambridge and became a well-knownBirmingham solicitor and golfer He was President of the O.V Club in 1971-74 and he led O.V golf with much skill and great cheerfulness
J.E HARTWRIGHT (DB.20-24) on 11 February 1982 at Gordon's Farm, Tibberton, Worcestershire He lived in Tibberton all his life and was well-known as a farmer and fisherman and shot
M.A LE HURAY (S 17-19) on 21 December 1981 at Orpington, Kent, where he had lived agreat many years
AH WH(TAKER (DB.07-13) in September 1981 at Penarth He was a faithful and generous O.V and a regular correspondent even in his eighties
T.J WILFORD, M.C (Ca.08-l6) in 1981 at Salisbury, Zimbabwe After the first World War he served in the British South African Police (Rhodesia) His Military Cross was won in the Royal Field Artillery
MAJOR-GENERAL P NAPIER WHITE (S.I 5-20) C.B, C.B.E., was Chief of Staff Northern Command 1951-53, Assistant Chief of Staff S.H.A.P.E 1953-55 and Commandant of the Joint Services Staff College 1956-58 Hisregiment was The Sherwood Foresters and, as their Colonel from 1947 on, he was most helpful when the amalgamation with The Worcestershire Regiment took place in 1970. He had been born near Evesham in 1902. Hedied at Chobham on 24 August 1982
B.B WARD (Master, 35-46) on 5 September 1982 in his sleep He taught Mathematics and English and ran the cricket He had married just before war broke out and his bride and he evacuated with the school to Criccieth Returning, he housemastered Creighton House till appointed headmaster of Munro College, Jamaica Later he became Chief Education Officer, Barbados We send his widow Daphne our condolences, at The Old Mill, Newcastle Hill, St John, Barbados.
PRE-WAR VIGORNIAJVS
P.W.A BADAMS (DB.26-29) lives in Spain, but visits his twelveyear-old daughter at the GodolphinSchool, Salisbury and on a walk in the Brecon Beacons was amazed to see a board which read 'King'sSchool Worcester OutdoorActivities'
DR TED BEAVAN (N.23-26) lives in retirement at Hay on Wye with his wife She was a general practitioner and he was Chief Consultant Paediatrician to the Chester Group of Hospitals until 1972
R.J.W. BRYER(DB.26-33) organised the Restoration Festival Week at Little MalvernPriorylastJuly It celebrated the 500th anniversary of BishopJohn Alcock's restoration of the Priory in 1482
C GLUTTON, C.B.E, (S.25-27), an R.A.F pilot in the last war, lives in the Isle of Man and flies microlight aircraft He has written books on vintage motorcars and church organs and antiquarian horology He became a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries (London) in 1955
C F DAVIS (S.31-32), an OldChorister, has retired after 40 years of London journalism and as T.V critic of the Daily Mirror His autobiography was published by the Daily Mirror in 1981 and titled 'How 1made Lew Grade a Millionaire' It touches on the Choir School and the King'sSchool Intending journalists should read it
LC D1CKINS(Ca.26-30) spent the war in the Royal Indian Navy and was otherwise a civil engineer in India from 1932 to 1952 He then had nine years in Port Augusta, South Australia, erecting boiler plants for two new power stations there and in 1961 switched to Messenger Newspapers inAdelaide Since retiring in 1978, he and his wife have made two Pacific cruises They livein Traralgon,Victoria
N.M. D1CKINS(Ca.28-30) was in the Royal Indian Army Service Corps in the war and a tea planter the rest of his workinglife He lives now in Scotland at Elgin, Morayshire
G.R DICKINS (Ca.30-33), the thirdbrother, was an aircraft engineer and lives in Staines, Middlesex This last year he took his 34 ft yacht through the French canal system to the Mediterranean and came back eight months later by sea.
P.M.C DORMEHL (S.26-33), a cousin of the Rev C Creighton, trained as an aero-engineer and was in the Aero Inspection Department of the Ministry of Aircraft Production in the war He then had 25 years as an Outside Broadcast Engineer in South Africa He lives now at Mapledurham and enjoys painting as a hobby
A.F DRAKE (S 18-22) has retired from dental surgery and is nowa keen gardener. He came to the O.V.Dinner.
W.C EDWARDS ( DB 15-23)has left Worcestershire and is living in Salisbury Close
J.H EVARARD (DB.27-31) has retired from Lloyds Bank after 42 years service, interrupted only by the war He was a Major then in the Royal Artillery He lives in Llandaff
D W GAYLOR (H.32-35) served with the Prudential for 45 years and rowed for Ibis B.C He is keenly interested in rowing still
REV A.J.C.B GII.L(S 19-23) isVicarofSt Magnusthe Martyr, London Bridge and was Master of the Guardiansof the Shrine of Our Lady ofWalsingham 1973-82
G.B GREENFIELD (N.20-26) was a sugar planter in Demerara, Guyana from 1929 to 1981 and is now back in England He flew in Bomber Command in the war, was shot down on 26 January 1944 over Magdeburgand was aprisoner of war until May 1945 He now lives (the youngest of 20) in a country house at Esher which a fellow-prisoner of his founded as an OldPeople's Home
O GREENFIELD (N.20-25 ), his elder brother, isstill inpractice asa solicitor in Newport
E HAMILTON (N 19-22) pursues his researches in the National Army Museum in Chelsea and the India Office library, Blaekfriars Road, where the records of the Old East India Company are housed
D.R BELL (S.51-58) continues his successes as a racing motor cyclist and farms near Bognor Regis, Sussex
JULIE BENNETT (Co.77-79) gained an Upper Second in English and History at Birmingham University last July and is engaged (see above)
M.H BLAKEWAY (H.71-81) has been to Australia to visit the widow and family of his late uncle T.J Blakeway (H.47-53)
R.G BOND (W.64-71) is back from U.S.A and is U.K Sales Manager for Rockwell International
P.J BRAINCH (Ch.58-65) is still workingwith Caledonian Hotels Management as Vice-President Operations
T.J BRIDGES (W.69-79) graduated last July in History at Exeter University and is now at York workingfor an 1M.A inMedieval Studies
DC BRIDGWATER (S.63-70) married in 1975 and has ason James (5) and daughter Julie (3) He is the Manager's Assistant in Barclay's Bank at Nuneaton and lives at 37 Milverton Road, Knowle, Solihull He sees M.M.T Ward (Ch.65-70) and G.H.W Griffith (S.65-70) regularly and hopes to meet any Knowle or Nuneaton O.V.s
M.L BROCKWAY (H.69-79) of New College, Oxford coxed the Oxford Women's second eight against Cambridge at Henley on 21 March 1982 and appeared on the front page of the Daily Telegraph being richly rewarded by one of his crew.
M.C BROWN (Ch.64-69) is Assistant Divisional Civil Engineer for British Rail at Reading
MAJOR W.S.D BURKE (S.57-65) is in Berlin with his Battalion He was M.A to General Frank Kitson at Wilton
DR D.C BUNCH (Ca.60-64) is a Wellcome Trust Research Fellow in the Nuffield Departmental Clinic at OxfordUniversity.
R.J BURN (S.66-71) graduated in Law at Hull University in 1974 and qualifiedas asolicitor in 197"7 after being articled to the City Solicitor at Derby Hemarried MissAlexandra Wells in 1979 and they live at Treharn's, Mid-Glamorgan He is with the Merthyr Tydvil Borough Council as their Solicitor
ANGELA CAMPLING (Ca.76-78) is working in the Church Army Hostel at Westminster
CAPTAIN A.M CARROLL (Ch.65-70), after serving with the First Bn Royal Greenjackets in Germany, Northern Ireland and Hong Kong, was with Princess Patricia's Light Infantry in Calgary, Canada and is now at the Staff College
D.M CARTER (B.65-75) gained Firsts in Natural Sciences and Mathematics in 1978 and 1979 Since October 1981 he and his wife Kathleen have both been working for Ph.D.s at King's College, Cambridge in Computer Science
C J CATCHPOI.E (W.63-68) is in his second year as the landlordof The Old Bush, CallowEnd, Worcester
REV G CHAPMAN (B.67-74) is still in the Truro Diocese, but has moved from Par to Truro itself, where his address is All Saints House, Highertown, Truro. Hischurch is a new one.
P.J CHASE (Cr.74-81) has entered Imperial College, London with a Scholarship in Computing Science
D W.T CHING (H.71-76) has qualified in medicine at Liverpool and is now ahouseman at the Royal Liverpool Hospital, where he lives in Linden House
N.J CHINNECK (Ca.64-70) married in 1979 and is a master at Bedford Modern School
NICHOLAS CLEOBURY (Ch.58-68) is Open Conductor at the Royal Academy of Music and this last year alone has conducted in Ireland, Sweden, Finland, Belgium, Holland and France
STEPHEN CLEOBURY (Ch.58-67) is the new Organist and Director of Music at King's College, Cambridge He is a Fellow of King's One of his last responsibilities as Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral was to conduct the music for the visit of Pope John Paul to Westminster on May 28 and at Wembley on May 29
A.V COOK (CI.57-66) is with Kay's at Worcester as Catalogue Print and Paper Buyer
G.J COX (B.68-76) is now a qualifieddental surgeon
DM CROWTHER (Ca.70-73) is a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy In May 1982 he received his Observer's Wings at the end of 99 Maritime Helicopter Observers Course Since then he has been on Advanced Flying Training in Sea Kings
J.C CROWTHER (Ca.68-72) is a Scientific Officer at the National Vegetable Research Station, Wellesbourne, Warwickshire His concern is the breeding of bulb onions and carrots.
M.J CUTLER (S.42-46)after 31 years in East Africa in Insurance has retired to Malvern Link
P.G DANE (Ch.64-69) completed his training in print management in 1971 and has his own printing company Westwood Print and Design Ltd He brought an Atrabates cricket side (socially motivated) to play O.V.C.C. at New Road in May and the O.V.s won in the last over with nine wickets down T.M" DAVIDSON (H.68-70) married Gaylc Margaret Yann in Australia in 1978 and they are living in Nairobi, Kenya He has worked for Citibanksince 1972 and since February 1981 he has been in charge of all marketing for twelve East and Central African countries without their own Citibank branch
G.J DAVIES (B.74-79) is in his final year at Harper Adams Agricultural College
G.L DAVIES (Cl.65-72) managed the White Hart Hotel, Godstone, Surrey and after that The Swan Revived in Newport Pagnell He now lives in South Perth, Western Australiaand is helping to set up the development of Grand Metropolitan in Australia and South East Asia
A.I DENISON (S.69-74) continues to combine Cadet work with Customs and Excise inLondon
J.B DOUGLAS-HAMILTON (Ca.56-66) is a Custom and Excise Officer at Felixstowe. In 1975 he married Susan, a teacher, and they have three daughters, Katherine (4) and twins Sarah and Caroline (1),
T.M.E DOWSE(CI.67-74) is in his third year at the British Embassy in Manila He enjoys the country despite the typhoons, the occasional bomb and the low standard of local driving, he says
S.C.P DRAPER (B.70-78) is in his second year at the Bath College of Art reading for an Honours Degree in Fine Art and Sculpture He andJulie his wife live at Corsham,Wiltshire
M.R DUDLEY (CI 51 -59) lives near Henleyon Thames and runs his own company specialising in the leasing of new and secondhand IBM computers throughout Europe He was with IBM before that, havingpreviously been a teacher inLondon
IS DUTHIE (Ch.67-74)qualified in dental surgery at King's College Hospital, London in 1979 and is in practice in the City.
R.C EDEN (W.64-74)graduated inEconomics at WarwickUniversity and is now a qualified Chartered Accountant workingwith the Ernst Whinney firm.
M.J ENGLAND (H.59-66) is a partner in a Guildford firm of solicitors and has two sons aged 6 and 4
J.S FARDON (H.70-75) has returned from South Africa and is continuing his work for handicapped children in the U.K.
M.P FARDON (H.60-65) has left a City International Banking career and joined the Midland Bank inWorcester, where he and Anne his wife are living with their two children
A.M FEGAN (S.64-68) has left the Netherlands and is now in Melbourne, working for Trans Australia Airlines as Assistant Planning Manager
A.G FERGUSON (S.63-67) has workedforShell International since 1973 For five years he was a Gas Compression Engineer in the Arabian Gulf He is now an Underwater Pipeline Engineer based on London
M.J.H FISHER (H.71 -76) is working in the West End as a development surveyor for the Stock Conversion Investment Trust, having gained an Honours B.Sc. in LandManagement at ReadingUniversity last June Each summer since leaving King's he has travelled and worked in Canada, U.S.A and Europe
PH FOWLER-SMITH (Cl.76-81) is a clerical assistant in the Environment Department's Property Services Agency
V.L FRITH (Co.59-66) is practising as asolicitor in Sittingbourne, Kent
D LAMBERT (Ch.67-77) has completed his training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and is compilinghis own one-man show
P LANGFORD (DB.46-51) is ChiefSuperintendent and in command of the Worcester City Police He entered the Worcestershire Constabulary in 1955 after national service in the Army and has since gained steady promotion in the West Mercian Police
R.J LANGLEY (W.57-67) spent two years at Newton Abbot gaining the National Agricultural Diplomaat Seale-Hayne He then farmed in Wiltshire for five yearsand dten managed asmall parklandestate in Derbyshire Now he is managing 2000 acres of Wiltshire Downland and living with his wife Marilyn and their two children at Shalbourne - where the Rev C Creighton lived for the last twenty years of his life
A.J LEANG (H.64-73), after a short spell inadvertising, has returned to teaching and is Organist and Assistant Director of Music at Marlborough College
DR B.N.T LEEMAN (Ch.59-64) has broadcast on the B.B.C African Service on the 500 black nationalist guerrilla troops (South African) being detained in Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Lesotho for not co-operating with the OrganizationofAfrican UnityLiberation Committee
P.B LEETE (Ca.59-66) After three years in retailing and a spell in West Germany on community work he read Law at Southampton and graduated in 1975 He married in 1977 and has two daughters and is working in a Child Guidance Clinic in Central Southampton as a family cousellor
D E LEWIS (Cr.68-78) graduated in Geography at Exeter University in 1981 and is working with the Midland Bank in Worcester
A.S MACDONALD (S.72-79) graduated in July 1982 at Exeter University where one of his dons was Dr David Smith (B 58-67)
REV A.J MAGOWAN (CI.66-73) was ordained deacon in Sheffield Cathedral on 28 June 1981 and priest on 27 June 1982 He trained at Trinity College, Bristol.
R.L MALDEN (S.50-56) is with Kodak as a Market Development Specialist for ColourPrinting He plays tennis inthe two Edgbaston Clubs and is on the Warwickshire Committee
C.G MARKS (S.69-74) qualified as a dental surgeon from Bristol University in June 1981, having spent the summer before at a dental school in the U.S.A He is workingin London and sings in the London Symphony Chorus, with whom he will be visiting Moscow in April.
A MATTHEWS (Cl.49-56) has been working with Scandinavian Airlines in Stockholm since 1967 He and his wife have a daughter aged 11 He corresponds with BR Parsons (Ca.51-58) in New Zealand and is anxious to know the address of Eric Kruger(H.5258) The O.V Club unfortunately does not have it
C.J McDOWALL (Ca.6l -66) is an English teacher in Italy
DR McINTOSH (H.73-80), who lives in Cornwall at Saltash, is a Midshipman at Britannia R.N.C., Dartmouth
ANDREW MILLINGTON (Cr.68-70) after being Assistant Organist in Gloucester Cathedral and conducting the St Cecilia Singers there (and on Radio 4) and the Kidderminster Choral Society and the Aldwyn Consort in Malvernand the Gloucester Schools Combined Choir, has become Organist of Guildford Cathedral
DR MILLS (H.44-53) is Vice-Captain of the Kidderminster Golf Club and works with Brinton's, the carpet firm there
PAUL MILTON (CI.70-77) is a professional actor in the Worcester Swan Theatre Repertory Company He trained at the London Dance Centre and is a Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music, Speech and Drama
R.S MUWANGA (Ch.60-62) is in Nairobi His father is Vice President and Defence Minister of Uganda
EJ NEEDHAM (Ch.49-57) left B.B.C Television in 1979 to join Thames Television In May 1982 he was appointed Head of Film for the company
RW NEEDHAM (B.55-62) belongs to the Worcester Tennis Club and was one of the umpires and linesmen at the 1982 Wimbledon Championships The MidlandsElectricity Board has moved him from Hereford to Shrewsbury recently
J.C NICHOLLS (B.62-69) has gained an M.Phil, in Civil Engineer ingat Imperial College He and his wifeand two children (aged 6 and 3) are living in West Sussex at Copthorne
M.E NICHOLLS (B.64-72) graduated from Birmingham University and then Imperial College and is a Meteorologist at Colorado, U.S.A
E.P OATES (Cr.75-78) completed his R.N Elementary Flying Training at R.A.F Leeming last May and is a student helicopter pilot with 705 Squadron at R.N.A.S Culdrose, Cornwall
BR PARSONS (Ca.51-55) iswell settled inAuckland, NewZealand and works for Columbus Line, a container shipping firm linking Australia and N.Z with North and Central America and the Caribbean
DC PENN (W.66-74) is a local government officer in the Hereford and Worcester Surveyors Office and plays cricket in Worcester for County Sports
DR PERRY (Cr.72-74) is now a fully qualified B.B.C Engineer and is based on Bristol.
J.H. POINTS (CI.71-78) is a graduate trainee accountant with Deliotte, Haskins and Sells
M POWELL (Cr.68-75) was awarded a Ph.D in Chemistry at Bath University in 1981 and spent a year teaching at Malvern Girls' College before beginning theological training at Cuddesdon
RP POWELL (DB.43-50) is Manager of the Halifax Building Society in Canterbury He joined in Worcester in 1952 and has served in Oxford, Cheltenham, Cambridge and Halifax itself He and his wife have a daughter Netta (19) and a son John (17)
PETER B PREECE(S.55-63) has spent the last year in Islamabad as First Secretary inthe Chancery of the British Embassy and invites O.V travellers in those parts to get in touch with him His particular sphere is the North-West Frontier and Afghanistan; so he is often in Peshawar and acutely aware of the two million refugees in camps in the countryside
S.L PREECE (Ch.75-81) is working in Barclay's Bank (Cathedral Branch) at Worcester He is vice-captain of their Midland Rugby XV and plays regularly in the Worcester first XV pack
J CRAIG PRESTON (Ch.75-80) played Rugger for Sandhurst and passed out high in 1982 He has been commissioned in the Duke of Wellington's Regiment, frequent winners of the Army Rugby Football Cup
S PRIDDEY(Cr.62-69) is a partner in a Bromsgrove firm of accountants and they now have a branch in Worcester (91 Lowesmoor)
JONATHAN RABAN (S.53-58) won the 1981 Travel Book Prize with his new book 'OldGlory'about the Middle East.
P.D RALNE (CI.69-76) is a graduate surveyor with Banks and Silvers at their Bromsgrove office.
N RATCLIFFE (Cr.73-74), currently reading English at Nottingham University, is a member of the Students Union Executive
B.D RIDLEY JONES (Cl.66-76), a graduate of Birmingham University, entered Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth last April as ActingSub-Lieutenant on a Short Service Commission
DR M.G ROBINSON (Ch.68-76) qualified M.B., B.Sc., at Westminster Medical School inJuly 1981 and is a Houseman at Westminster Hospital
S.A ROBINSON(Cl.72-77) is a graduate master at Milner Court, the Junior School of King's, Canterbury
J CLIFFORDROSE (S.43-48) played Squire Allworthy in Radio 4's serialised Tom Jones
COLONEL PA SEXSTONE, R.A (Ca.47-50) holds a War Office appointment at the Ministryof Defence
A.J SIMPSON(W.61 -68) is still workingfor the Wellcome Foundation in Kent, but has moved from Beckenham to Dartford He is Squadron Adjutant of the Penge Squadron of the A.T.C and busy every weekend getting cadets airborne
R.W SKETCH (B.73-76) is a Midland Bank accountant currently working at Bracknell
JR SLATER (S.70-76) has since his Veterinary Science Finals at Liverpool been working in a practice in the Isle of Man
D.K. SMITH (B.58-67) gained a Ph.D. at Lancaster University in 1977 and is a lecturer at Exeter University His book 'Network Optimisation Practice' was published in 1982 He was licensed in 1981 as a Reader in his Anglican church A.D.L Mills (Ch.5357) is a member of his congregation
DR DM SMITH (H.62-71) returned from Australialast March and is in practice at Worcester
D.J STALLARD (Cr.58-68) is asenior social worker in Perthshire at Criegg He graduated in Politics and Sociology at Hull in 1971 and did his social work training course at Glasgow. He and his wife Rosemary have a daughter, Katie, born in September 1981
P.J STORY (59-67) has worked in Norway since 1978 and loves the glacier climbing and winter sports
RE SUBIOTTO (Ca.74-79) is inhis thirdyear reading Lawat King's College, London, but is spending it at the Sorbonne in Paris He spent last summer with afirm of international lawyers in Madrid King's College awarded him aLaws Exhibitionon the strength of his second-year exams last July
SARAH F.L TALBOT (Co.77-79) at New College, Oxford rowed in the Oxford Women's first boat against Cambridge at Henley on 21 March 1982 and gained a Full Blue. She is now Vice-President oftheO.U.W.B.C
D.F THOMAS (S.56-66) is living across the Scottish border and working as Managing Director of Exacta Circuits Ltd He and his wife have three children, Hugh,Jeremy and Elizabeth
REV T.E THOMAS (S.46-55) is Vicar of St Francis, Dudley and helped to get the Worcester Diocesan Clergy team into the semi final of the Church Times Cup In the quarter-final against Uandaff he made 49 and took 7 wickets for 11 runs
J THOMPSON (S.61-66) is a reporter for the I.T.N, news programmes and C.J Tarrant (Ch.60-64) was host of the l.T.N programme O.T.T
DR C.J TOLLEY (St.6l-69) is in medical practice in Winchester
Top cathedral post
A LEADING Worcestershire musician has been appointed organist of Guildford Cathedral
Mr Andrew Millington conductor of the Malvernbased Aldwyn Consort of Voices, ana the Kidderminster Choral Society will take up the post in January He is at present assistant organist of Gloucester Cathedral
He is one of a remarkable set of highly gifted music pupils educated at Kings School, Worcester, in the 1960s under former Worcester Cathedral organist
Mr Christopher Robinson who have achieved important musical posts
DELIGHT
Of his contemporaries, Nicholas Clcobury conducts leading national orchestras, including the BBC Symphony, and choirs; Stephen Darlington is organist of St Albans; and Stephen Cleobur y was recentl y appointed organist of Kings College Cam-
bridge, widely regarded as one of the most prestigious church music posts in the world Mr Robinson is now organist of St George's Chapel, Windsor "I never expected the Guildford job to come up so soon, and I am absolutely delighted," said Mr Millington "I still haven't got over the news."
Mr Millington, aged 30, whose parents Mr and Mrs Tom Millinton, live at Stocks Lane. Newland, near Malvern, succeeds Philip Moore who goes to Yorkminster
His church music career began when he was a chorister at Malvern Priory After Kings Worcester, he went to Downing College, Cambridge, as organ scholar, returning to Malvern for a year as assistant music master at Malvern College
REV P TOWNER (Master 73-78) was ordained deacon by the Bishop of Sherwood in September 1981 and priest a year later He is workingwith St Margaret's Church, Aspley, Nottingham.
S.P TUNKIN (S.70-76) has begun a four-year course in singing at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
A.N TYSON (Cr.67-74), now asocial worker, has added the degree of Master of Social Training at Sussex University to his Cambridge First in Geography in 1978
PC UNDERWOOD (DB.42-47) and Mary his wife spent the first months of 1982 visiting New Zealand where her sister Gillian is the wife of P.W Prestage (S.41-49) Any O.V visitingNewZealand is invited to contact the Prestages at P.O Box 13563, Armagh Street, Christchurch Gillian was in England in May and found it an unforgettably beautiful month
L.G WADLEY (Cr.53-6l) has completed his four years in the Far East with Barclay's Bank International and he and his wife and three children are now at Seattle, U.S.A
LIEUT P.F.H WARNER, R.T.R., (Ca.67-77), now in the 4th Royal Tank Regiment, has served in Germany, Canada, Australia and Scotland and this last summer was commanding a Reconnaissance Troop for service with N.A.T.O in Norway and Turkey
R.J WATKINS (W.79-81) is studying Land and Estate Management at Reading University
P.R. WEEKS(B.74-79) with a First in Agricultureat Reading under his belt is now farming with his uncle and his father at Chatley near Droitwich His sister Sandra (Co.79-81) is in her second year at Bristol University studying Veterinary Science
ZALI WIN (H.78-80) is completing the third of four years as an economics major at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio He has been visited in the last two years by A Clemens (Ca.71-80) and by R.M Bacon (B.70-80) He lives inCalifornia
A.J WRIGHT (Cr.57-65) is a chartered accountant and leads the Conservatives on the Worcester City Council
University Examination Results 1982
Old Vigornians achieved four First Classes last summer: P.B Barker in Chemistry at Balliol College, Oxford; J.R. Slater in Veterinary Science at Liverpool; P.R. Weeks in Agriculture at Reading; S.R Young (first year) in Engineering at St John's College, Cambridge In their Oxford Finals Second Classes were obtained by Angela Campling (St Hugh's) in Theology, A.W. Hack (Pembroke) in French and German, M . Holmes (Worcester) in Music, J.H . Points (St John's) in Geography and G.M.M . Scott (Merton) in Chemistry In Music Honour Moderations (first year) N.W Kok (New College) gained a Second In their Cambridge Finals A.C Macleod(Queens') and J.E.W. Stephens (St John's) gained Upper Seconds in Geography; R.V. Farr (Trinity Hall)aLower Second inEnglish; G.H.J. Evans (St John's) an Upper Second in Engineering and R.J.M.W Howard (Jesus)an Upper Second inZoology,while N.A Youn g (St John's) gained a Lower Second in Electrical Sciences In their second year Natural Sciences J.H Coombs (Jesus) gained an Upper Second and J.C Rogers (St John's) a Lower Second T.C . Lucas (St John's) gained an Upper Second in Geography and R.R.G . Pite (Trinity) and Upper Second in English, while Belinda Worlock (Trinity Hall) had a Lower Second in History Of freshmen S Kings (St John's) gained an Upper Second and J.M Nott (St John's) a Lower Second inMusic; A.J. Hobson (Magdalene) and P.M . Renney (Trinity) gained Lower Seconds in Law; M.W. Townley (Christ's) an Upper Second inGeography; A.H Panton ( Emmanuel) a Lower Second in Economics; A.J.P Sandison (Jesus) an Upper Second in Medical Sciences, and M.J Ahmad (St John's) a Lower Second in Engineering
Old V igomians' Cricket dub
Reflections
on the 1982 season
by Alec Mackie
The most pleasing feature of an otherwise unremarkable season in terms of matches won or lost, was the development of a number of talented young cricketers who produced some most creditable performances for both club elevens
The Club is most fortunate to have this influx of young blood coming through from The School and University It is to be hoped that they will continue to want to play for the Club in the years ahead and, more immediately, when their educational commitments permit
One of the youngsters to make the most progress was Kevin Andrews, who first played for the club as a late replacement in one match at the age of thirteen Now aged seventeen, he became the youngest leading wicket taker in the Club's history with sixty-nine wickets Taking into account School cricket, he finished the season with 106 victims Scott Fleming was another to develop his talents An aggressive fast-medium bowler, he also turned in some valuable innings as a middle-order batsman Mark Thompson, currently at Durham University, con [ributcd some useful innings as did Richard Jones, Duncan Rogers and Darrel de Blaby John Buckley's tantalising off-breaks again brought him a sizeable haul during the latter half of the season while Alan Revill continued to develop as a useful all-rounder I lowever there were inevitably some 'hard luck' stories Martin Foard, Philip James and Peter Barker (who is now in Canada) had relatively poor seasons with the bat, although all three maintained a high standard in the lie-Id
Three stalwarts of O.V cricket over the years, John Haywood, Mike Southall and Robin Vincent (who has moved to work in Manchester) were unable to play as often as they had done in the past The gaps left by diese three experienced players made it even more difficult to raise teams, particularly in the first half of the season
It is worth recording that SB players played in 67 games during the season and yet on some occasions 30 names were listed - 'not available'!
There was just one weekend throughout the whole season when there was no difficulty in raising two teams My sincere hope for 1983 is that there will be a greater commitment by members to make every effort to play, especially on Saturdays during the early part of the season, when boys and staff are not available Otherwise 1 forsee a gradual lowering of the standard of the (Tub's fixtures, which is already affected by the increase in the number of leagues
While on the subject of commitment, what a shame it is that the annual fixture against The School is so badly supported by O.V.'s generally It would be so nice to sec this traditional match restored to its former glory - if only more O.V.'s would make the effort and come back to Worcester to play!
The Club's first eleven, particularly the batting, was again dominated by John Wadlcy and Andrewjudd who each scored more than one thousand runs Il was Andrew's second successive 'thousand' which he reached in the grand manner with a century againsi Upton House
It was John's umpteenth four-figure aggregate He has very few records left to break One which he did achieve was scoring fifty or more in no fewer than eighteen innings He also held more catches than any other player
Despite his limited appearances, Mike Southall still finished top of the bowling averages His match winning six for twelve, preceded by a brilliant run out at Seaton, will long be remembered
Colin Gray captained the first eleven successfully as did Andrewjudd when Colin was not available Philip James was also given this experience over the August Bank holiday fixtures.
Peter Bourne, the oldest playing member, did not let the youngsters have it all their own way He turned in some excellent performances scoring nearly 800 runs, capturing 28 wickets and holding 10 catches Well done Peter - keep taking the tablets'
The generally dry summer brought only a handful of abandonments and cancellations The cricket week' of three matches - all won - enabled Brian Brain, now retired fromfirstclass cricket, to play again It was also good to see Ray Godsall playing again for the O.V.'s
The club again entertained an International touring side After the disappointment of the rain ruined match against the United States in 1979, it was a delight to play against Bangladesh on a lovely late Spring afternoon The match, of forty-live overs a side, ended in a defeat although we were not completely dismissed or overawed by our opponents
Many of our games were exciting affairs. Not least was the 'double'over [he Old F.iizabethians' who were defeated in each case off the penultimate ball of Ihe game
The annual tour to South Devon was a great success It will be particularly remembered by those brave enough to hire a boat to go mackerel fishing in the Channel Fortunately, they returned safely and laden with fish despite a mechanical breakdown, in time for the afternoon match
Tim Mason hit his highest score for the club - 67 - in the defeat of Seaton while Darrel de Blaby wil never forget dismissing Bob Coltam, the former Fngland, Hants and Northants player for a 'duck' with a swinging yorker!
Our thanks to Peter Petherbridge (now teaching at All Hallows) for arranging the tour fixtures We all look forward to another expedition wearing our special Tour T-shirts in 1983
The (Tub's second team suffered considerably by the lack of sufficient players Nevertheless, six games were won under the leadership of Tony Harris, who also did wonders for the Club's finances with his management of the bar and after-match hot-dogs and 'chilli'
The club continue to he indebted to Peter Jones, the Head Groundsman, for producing such excellent pitches and surroundings There is still no belter place to play cricket than al New Road Our thanks too, to the headmaster lor continuing to allow the club to use the ground; to the many members of the staff who kindly play and encourage the boys to do likewise and finally, tojim Hopkins, our Umpire, who stood' in so many of our games
Our band of lea ladies and men! continued to produce the most sumptuous teas - only matched by the ladies of the Whimple W.I who we met on tour!
Off the field, the Club held a successful Spring Fair at Worcester Guildhall which raised iSOO that will be spent on improvements to the pavilion before next season It is hoped to repeat this event next Spring
Finally the playing record of the club was as follows:
first Flcvcn: Played 49 Won 18 Lost 9 Drawn IH Abandoned 4. Second team: Played 18 Won 6 Lost 5 Drawn''
