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THE CANTUARIAN

Vol. XXIV. No. 1

December 1950

CONTENTS PICTUR E OF CANON SHlRLEY- " FIFfEEN YEARS" EDITORIAL THE SCHOOL VIRTUTE FUNCTJ MORE PATRUM DUCES VALETE SALVETE ... THIS AND THAT SPEEC H DAY FOCUS ON TH E CONSCR IPT LIST OF QUESTIONS ... MONSIGNOR JOHN HAWES, O.K.S. J . W. HORSLEY (K.S. 1855- 1863) GU N POWDER, TREASON AND PLOT CHURCH MUS IC ... SCHOOLS AND THEIR REPUTATIONS ... A FORTUNATE CANON OF CANTERBURY " SUNDAY EVEN ING" ... PUB LI C SCHOOLSMA NS HIP ... "NIGHT-PIECE" ... STAT ELY HOMES VAR IAT IONS ON A TRIP SILENCE "ORPHEUS' SONG OF REBIRTH" ... THE OBEAH-MAN " AUTU MN" " WINTER" BEWITCHED, BOTHERED AND BEWILDERED ... "IN THE TROPICS " CAN r HELP YOU? "EARLY AUTUMN" .. . "DAWN" ...

"THE FAIRY 'S CHILD ... USELESS INFORMATION BOOK REVIEWS ... ART COMPETITION MUSIC SOCIETY CONCERT ... GRANGE-WALPOLE HOUSE CONCERT LUXMOORE-MARLOWE HOUSE CONCERT LECTURES AND RECITALS ... SOCIETIES ... C.C.F. SCOUTS RUGBY THE BOAT CLUB SW IM MING SUMMER CRU ISE OBITUARY CAMBRIDGE LETTER ... OXFORD LETTER O.K.S. NEWS SCHOOL ROLL J.K .S .... CORRESPONDENCE OUR CONTEMPORAR IES

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No. 1

DECEMBER,

1950

EDITORIAL The British troops in Korea must often have wondered what they were fighting for. The original quarrel between North and South Korea has been allowed to fade into secondary importance, and battle is now joined, as we believe, between the Christian and the materialist way of life. The question is, whether our attitude and our politics are as honest, as noble, and as pure as the ends they serve. The politicians take refuge in abstractions, we must fight, they tell us, to preserve our " way of life" against "the communist ideology". But an ideology or philosophy, or whatever we may call it, is an insidious enemy, whose methods of warfare are to infiltrate and subvert. To combat communism we shall need strength of purpose and conviction more than superior numbers and equipment. The causes of war are more often emotional than rational. President Truman declared, two or three months before the Korean war broke out, that South Korea was strategically useless, and would not be

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defended. A few months later, American armies were fighting there The international climate of opinion must have changed in Washington:

Fear was the emotion which caused this psychological shift of opinion . It was dangerous to allow the Soviet another moral victory. Fear springs from ignorance, for it is disquieting not to know what your enemy is doing, and fear begets distrust, suspicion, and ultimately hate. As Emerson put it, making, by chance, a very accurate summary of our situation today: "Whilst I stand in simple relations to my fellow man, I have no displeasure in meeting him. We meet as water .-r meets water, or as two currents of air join, with perfect diffusion and interpenetration of nature. But as soon as there is any departure from simplicity, and an attempt is made at halfness, or good for me, which is not good for him, my neighbour feels the wrong; he shrinks from me as I have shrunk from him; his eyes no longer seek mine; there i~ war between us; there is hate in him and fear in me." The parallel is obvious. The behaviour of a frightened man is unreasonable and foolish. We are beginning to feel that the extreme policies of America and Russia are exaggerated and stupid. The antidote to fear is courage supported by the determination to act fearlessly for the:; right and th~ good. The best hope of the world is for a bold and honest declaration of independent policy from Europe and from the less deeply committed nations like India. If we were to act and above all to think in the clear light of our own faith and our own ideals, instead of stumbling on in a fog of half-truths and good intentions, \we would stand to collect such a force of honest and rational opinions [as could not be withstood. h

Such a change of heart in the policy of nations can only come from a new spirit in the people. Something of the old crusading spirit will have to come back, with the determination not to allow abuse and corruption, and not to be content with the second best. Such sudden changes of spirit are not impossible. How else did Lawrence accomplish the miracle of the Arab revolt, but by kindling in the minds of the Arabs, uneducated and simple though they were, a flame of enthusiasm for a noble idea? In this century, when everything moves so fast, a process which would have taken a hundred years, migh t be accomplished in three. It could have small beginnings, perhaps in the Public Schools and Universities of this country, but it could produce . mighty results.

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These are challenging times. Even if war comes, the ideas and ideals for which we shall profess to battle, F reedom and Equality, are noble ones, though they may conceal tainted purposes and employ suspect means. The very existence of Communist opinions is forcing us every day to raise the standards of our people, spiritually as well as materially, since, if they are to fight , we must, at the worst, give them the will to fight and a creed to fight for. THE SCHOOL

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Captain of the School : R. D. H. ROBERTS of School House... R. D. H. ROBERTS of The Grange ... S. YOUNG of Walpole House H. J. FRAMPTON of Meister Orners R. M. V. BEITH of Luxrnoore House A. B. POLLOK of Marlowe House J. B. PHILLIPS

MONITORS R. D. H. ROBERTS, A. B. POLLOK, R. M. V. BEITH, P. J. WALKER, S. YOU NG, R. F. MOFFATT, R. O. A. NORRIS, J. E. M. LUClIl-SMITH, B. E. LEE, P. J. S. MURRAY, F. G. J. NORTON, H. J. FRAMPTON HOUSE PREFECTS J. CASSIDY, J. A. B. DENTON, D. S. JENKINS, P. R. NEWSOME M. ALLEN, C. J. BELL, D. H. 'ELLIOTT, M. R. M. LESLIE, T. T. MORGAN, A. E. H. PEDDER Walpole House : D. M. COUPE, P. C. E. CREASY, G. E. NASH, D. PESCHBK, M. TuRNOR R. D. J. AGNEW, P. S. HASKINS, J. C. PEARSON, A. V. SHUFFLEBOTHAM, Meister Orners : J. M. SKINNER Luxmoore House: C. M. BRENNAN, D. CLIFT, J. F. FOSTER, G. W. HACKETT, D. J. C. SNOXALL, H. D. TYMMS Marlowe House : B. M. BIRNBERG, I. FOWLER, J. C. A. LoCK, J. B. PHILLIPS

School House: The Grange:

Captain Captain Captain Captain Captain Captain

of Rugy Football of Boats of Hockey of Cricket of Boxing of Fives

R. M. V. BEITH R. D. H. ROBERTS P. J. WALKER B. E. LEE R. D. J. AGNEW J. A. B. DENTON

EDITORS OF The Cantuarum R. D. H. ROBERTS, J. E. M. LUCm-SMlTH

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VIRTUTE FUNCTI MORE PATRUM DUCES B. CASSIDY.- Entered School, Jan., '47 ; Upper VI, Sept., '49 ; Sergeant R.A.F. Section C.C.F. ; Han . Sec. , Music and Caxton Societies. A. B. CURRY.- Entered School, Sept., '45; Music Scholar, May, '45; Han. Junior King's Scholar, Sept., '46 ; Upper VI, Sept., '47 ; House Prefect, Jan., '48 ; School Monitor, Sept. , '48; Head of Grange, Sept., '49; Captain of School, '49-'50' Captain of Cross-Country Running, Jan., '50; C.Q.S.M.I., C.C.F.; Editor of 7/ie Call1ul/l'ial1, Sept., '49; Han. Sec., Music Society; O.K.S. Gift; Organ Schol. St. Edmund's Hall, Oxford; Open Schol. Modern Languages St. Edmund's Hall, Oxford. I. A. FRAsER.- Entered School, Sept., '45; House Prefect, Sept., '48; Cpl., C.C.F. ;

Head of Marlowe, Sept., '49.

J. R. GIBsoN.- Entered School, May, '45; House Prefect, May, '49; 2nd Xl Cricket Colours, '48, '49, '50; Second XI Hockey Colours, '49, '50; LISgt., C.C.F. 1. D. HILL.- Entered School, May, '45; House Prefect, Sept., '48; Upper VI, Sept., '48 ; School Monitor, Sept., '49 ; Head of Meister Omers, Sept., '49 ; Second IV '49, '50; Second Hockey XI, '50; C.S.M ., C.C.F. ; Gilbert Parker Gift. '

P. G. H. MANN.- Entered School, Sept., '45; King's Scholar, Sept., '46; Upper VI, Sept., '49 ; House Prefect, Sept., '49 ; Cpl., R.A.F. Section, C.C.F. ; O.K.S. Gift. D. H. MlzEN.- Entered School, May, '46; House Prefect, May, '50; LISgt., C.C.F. J. MooR.- Entered School, Sept., '45; House Prefect, May, '49; Cpl., R.A.F. Section, C.C.F. ; State Scholarship. B. K. NEWToN.- Entered School, Sept., '44; Han. Senior Schol., June, '50; House Prefect, Sept., '48; Upper VI, Sept., '48; School Morutor, May, '49; Head of School House, Sept., '49; Han. Sec., Walpole SOCiety, Pater Society, Somner Society, Debating Society; C.S .M., C.C.F. ; Editor of The Cantual'ian, Sept., '49 ; Shepherd Gift; Richard Taylor Exhibition in History, Keble College, Oxford. J. R. G. NICHOLAs.- Entered School, May, '46; First IV, '50; Sgt., C.C. F. R. W. G. REED.- Entered School, May, '45; House Prefect, Sept., '49; First XV, '49; First Athletic Colours, '50 ; Captain of Boxing, '49, '50. R. B. RYELAND.- Entered School, Jan., '45 ; House Prefect, '49 ; Upper VI, Sept., '49; School Monitor, July, '50 ; First Hockey XI , '50; Tennis VI, '50; LIS., Naval Section, C.C.F. R. J. SIMPKtNs.- Entered School, Sept., '45 ; House Prefect, May, '49 ; Head'ofWalpole, .' '. :" Jan., '50 ; 'Cpl" C.C.F. A. YouNG.-Entered School, Sept., '45; Han. Senior Schol., June, '50; House Prefect, Oct., '49 ; Upper VI, Sept., '48 ; School Monitor; May, '50; Arthur Higgs Schol. to Balliol College, Oxford." . . . . .. . .. " 6

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VALETE D. R. Barber, J. P. Burbridge, K. J. Bond, M. G. Briggs, M. C. Cawthorne, Copley, R. D. M. Darling, R. G. C. Davy, J. M. Denny, C. J. DubOIS, A. ~ . A. D . Garlick, C. G . Grey, B. C. G. Hazell, J. G. B. Hewson, J. D. Lubeckl, Mattocks, S. E. Minshall, B. T. G. Moffatt, D. I. L. Rees, J. A. Russell, J. J. Seager, A. B. Tympson, J. R. C. Turner, M. C. Webster.

M. H. Easty, M. C. W. H.

SALVETE R. G. Adams, K. S. Adams, M. J. Bailey, A. Baring, P. C. Barltrop, D. W. V. Barsted, V E Barton, W. A. H. Badger, R. D. F. Bream, M. E. C. Brown, J. L. Buckworth , T: H'. Butier, B. M. C. Cardew, P. K. W. Cashell, R. Collingwood, R. N: Coombes, N H Cooper, J. V. Davies, N . H. H. Graburn, D. C. Graham, C. R. Gramger, M. J. G~eg~ry, J. Hadfield, J. Hamilton-Paterson, P. B. Harding, A. N. Harvey, P. J. Heym.an, R. L. Holford, I. E. C. Hubbard, D. B. Hughes, T. J. Hurst, B. K. Jeffrey, A. D. Jenkms, A. D. Jones, S. P. Jones, C. N. Laine, R T. Laker, E. G. Lanchbery, A. O. Longmate, J. F. Love, K. M. Lovelock, J. J. C. Mallinson, S. T. J. Mazzarella, G . A. Mlcklebur~h , R. J. R. Miller, G. P. Morgan, J. P. Moss, T. J. Osborne, B. R. H. Perki~s, M. S. ReId, J S P Sale J H Skilbeck C. D. Sladen, E. J. Smalman-Smlth, W. W. SmIth, A. Stevens, M . ÂˇSutt~n: G: H. Tayl~r, G. J. Tew, J. W. E. Thatcher, J. C. Trice, C. E. von Bibra, J. D. B. Walker, B. A. J. Walshaw, R. S. Walters, D. T . Warner, H. B. Waynforth, W. N. Wenban-Smith, T. V. Williams, F. D. Woodrow.

THIS AND THAT Rupert Hart Davis is writing Sir Hugh's "Life", and has again Hugh Walpole the School in this connexion. The Biography should be ready Autumn.

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We congratulate . . C. W. Birkett, who was placed in the First Class of the Engmeenng School at Oxford, rumoured to be the most difficult School in which to get a First; John Moor, on a State Scholarship, and D. R .. Briggs, who was on the reserve for a State Scholarship; J. R. C. Turner, who passed SpeCial Entry mto the Navy, and D. W. Molesworth o~ his R.A.F. Cadetship at Cranwell. Academic Distinctions

With the bequest of Lord Plender, the School bought "Bramhope" and converted it into the splendid Sanatorium that we now possess. It will be officially known as the Plender Sanatorium, and his name will also be perpetuated in an Entrance Scholarship now to be established. Lord PleDder

THE CANTUARIAN In the South-west corner of the Green Court there begins to arise a new building which incorporates the old gate into itself. Thus what was a ruin and could only become more ruinous will have been recovered to organic life. The building should be ready by the Summer. Indeed, we hope to have it formally opened on Speech Day, July 30th next year. Here we may have premises Âˇfor Music, room for Art, for Exhibitions, for our Museums and Collections. Mr. Somerset Maugham has kindly promised some pictures for one or two of the

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rooms.

What and where was the Grey School in this City? It is mentioned in the Report of the Cathedrals Commissioners published in 1855, as being in the neighbourhood of the Cathedral, possessing 30 boys and 30 girls who were educated and clothed very largely at the Chapter's cost. Mr. Finch, the Auditor of the Dean and Chapter, stated in 1853 that they had spent ÂŁ1,194 2s. Od. on the School in the preceding 14 years. The Grey School

We welcome cordially to our staff this term Mr. J. K. Waddell, M.A., a Scholar of Aldenham and St. John's, Cambridge; Mr. A. S. Mackintosh, M. A., Scholar of Winchester and New College; Mr. Paul Pollak, M.A ., Scholar of King's, Canterbury and Magdalen, Oxford; Mr. R. F. Glover, M.A. (The Leys and C.C.C., Oxon .), son' of the distinguished and much-loved Public Orator of Cambridge; and Mr. G. Carpenter, B.A., of Wigan School and Queens', Cambridge, who has come to help with Mathematics and the Boat Club. New Maslers

Progress of Democratic Representation

In 1939 the House of Laity in the Church Assembly contained approximately 12 noble lords and 17 titled ladies, 27 baronets and knights. Now our fag can find only 6 noble lords, 5 ditto ladies, 2 knights and/or baronets, and "wives thereof" (he writes-to our puzzlement) 4.

The Report of the Inspection

This is a printed document of 22 pages, and is confidential. The Governors could publish it, if they wished, at their expense! But there seems nothing to prevent anyone buying copies from the Stationery Office. Modesty forbids us to say it is worth reading.

A New Post

The Rev. Dr. H. Knight has been appointed Lecturer in Theology in the University of Nottingham.

We cordially recommend a small book called An Unknown God. It was A New Book written by the Rev. F. P. David, for many years a Master at Winchester; the author is the brother of Dr. A. A. David, at one time Headmaster of Rugby, and later Bishop of Liverpool. Young people who want to think will find this book exceedingly helpful. A Mark of Esteem

To commemorate the fact that the Headmaster was installed as Residentiary Canon on June 16th, 1935, and has served the School through fifteen difficult years, the School Monitors last term presented him with the four volumes of the Verney papers. In 1945 the then School Monitors made a similar recognition.

THE CANTUARIAN Canterbury Cathedral is to be congratulated that this term two of its Canons have been Select Preachers to the University of Oxford, Canon Sargent and the Headmaster, both former members of St. Edmund Hall. It can be regarded also as a tribute to the Hall that on three successive Sundays this term the University Preachers were Hall men: the Regius Professor of Divinity, Canon Sargent and the Headmaster. University Sermons

The London Branch of the Old Boys of Worksop College lately An Old Boys' Party entertained our Headmaster as their guest of honour at an evening party. Owing to the growth of the Upper School, Mr. J. E. Bolton, B.A., Additional Staff Scholar of Winchester and C.C.C., Oxford, has been added to the Staff for next Term. We have made what should become a tradition! The Morning Service was held in the Memorial Court; the Band played the hymns and the National Anthem, and the buglers the Last Post and Reveille ; the Captain of School laid the wreath at the Memorial Cross. Our principal bugler, David Clegg, was required for the Last Post in the Cathedral (where the Mayor and Corporation, the British Legion, the Old Contemptibles, and other bodies attended) which he performed splendidly. Remembrance Sunday

O.K.S. Dinner

To remind readers: THE PARK LANE HOTEL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5TH, 1951, AT 7 O'CLOCK. Field Marshal Lord Montgomery of Alamein, K.G., will be among the speakers.

The School History (Woodruff and Cape, p. 32) says that on 7th June, 1371, Archbishop Whittlesey appointed Master Walter Haye as "Master and Rector of the Grammar Schools of the City of Canterbury" (Whittlesey Register, at Lambeth, f. 44b), and adds that nothing 'more is known of this master other than his name.

Error in the School History

A further mention of him has, however, come to light among the Corporation Archives. The roll of admissions to the Liberty of Canterbury Michaelmas 34 Edward III to Michaelmas 35 Edward III (1360-1361) gives, among names of new Freemen, this note : Walterus Haye magister seo/arum Cant' juratus est ad inslanciam juratorum.

(Walter Haye, master of Canterbury Schools sworn [as a Freeman] at the instance of the Jurates.) The J urates were an administrative committee of the medieval Canterbury City Council, standing in rank between the Aldermen and the Councillors. The entry shows that Walter Haye was Master ten years before the date indicated in the School History, and that the entry in Whittlesey's Register must have been in the nature of a confirmatIOn rather than a new appointment. 9

THE CANTUARIAN The Headmaster recently received a request for material about "your Such is Fame: famous School .... and, if possible, also some photograph of Mr. Maugham while visiting King's School" from the Curator of the Centre of Maugham Studies at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J., U.S.A. He is holding an exhibition of Maugham's works, MSS. and memorabilia there. To mark his 92nd birthday on the 29th October, Mr. H. E. Bateman was greeted Doyells with a telegram of good wishes from the Headmaster and the School. He has sent a very graceful letter in reply, mentioning in particular how much he owed to the excellent teaching in Latin he received here. We believe that he is the oldest O.K.S., but not the most senior in the School Register, since Mr. Silas Williamson entered the School two years before him in 1871. The Monitors had the pleasure of entertaining Mr. Silas Williamson, who lives near Canterbury, to lunch in Hall, on his birthday. [t seems quite normal now for K.S. boys to return a day or two late, Our and to announce calmly that they are "just back from India" , Monte Ambassadors Carlo, or, perhaps, Hongkong. Richard Reading of the Grange was on a roving mission as one of the schoolboy crew of Lieut.-Comdr. Dixon's yacht Dusmarie. They were held up by bad weather in Amsterdam and [gminden, and eventually he was the only boy to make the return crossing in Dusmar;e. Douglas Wilmer

Douglas Wilmer, O.K.S., writes that he is beginning rehearsals in November of the parts of " Quarlous" in Bartholomew Fair and the "Constable of France" in Henry V. Heis with the Old Vic Gompany.

We heard with regret that Mr. Inglis, an old friend of the School, is about to resign the living of Bishopsbourne. We are particularly grateful to him for housing our unique collection of stuffed birds, for several years, and we hope that we shall now be able to accommodate them in the new Larder-gate building.

The Stoubam Collection

This game has now been revived in the School, after a period of decay. A Captain Fives of Fives has been appointed and a number of enthusiasts discovered. The shape of our court had always struck us as peculiar and indeed proved to be that of the Winchester game, a variation on Rugby Fives. A number of people had been playing and enjoying a game which they did not know existed. It is intended, in order to raise the general standard of play, to introduce a House Competition. Is there any O.K.S. who would care to present us with a cup? We are most grateful to a friend who has sent us a copy of Christopher Marlowe Galaxy alld His Associates, by John H. Ingram, published in 1904. It contains a fascinating first chapter on Marlowe's childhood in Canterbury. Particularly interesting is the reference he makes to Benjamin Carier, D.O. (1566-1614), who was at School with Marlowe, and who caused a great sensation a year before his death, when he was suddenly converted to the Roman Catholic Faith, after a career as Cambridge University Preacher, Domestic Chaplain to Archbishop Whitgift, and a Chaplain in Ordinary to King James I, He had also been nominated one of the first Fellows of Chelsea College, projected by Dr. Matthew Sutcliffe as "a seminary for the most able defenders of the Protestant Religion". 10

THE CANTUARIAN A much appreciated addition to the Library this term has been the gift by Mrs. James Hornell of three most interesting books by her late husband, a well-known Anthropologist and Ethnologist. His book on Water Transport is the standard work on the subject. The other two books are English Coracles and Corraghs and his last work, published posthumously in September, Fishing in Many Waters. All three books are profusely illustrated, I,,:rgely with the author'S own unique photographs. For hIS researches mto thIS fascmatmg subject Mr. Hornell was awarded the Pitts Rivers Gold Medal in 1946 and the Huxley Memonal Gold Medal in 19S9. Additions to tbe Library

Mrs. Hornell has most kindly given us these very valuable books as a memorial to her two grandsons, Gerry Armstrong (1936- 41), who was killed in Italy in 1944, and Tony (1932-37) now serving in Germany in the Medical Branch of the R.A.F. Both were King's Scholars and School Monitors and in the Upper Sixth. Tony was ~ notable athlete and was in both the 1st XV and the 1st XI for three years before gomg up to Brasenose College, Oxford, to read Medicine. He is n0'Y married and has a small son of 2t who will one day, we hope, follow his father and hIs uncle ~ere. Gerry was also in the XV in his last year and went up to St. John's College, Cambndge, for a year before becoming a Trooper in the R.A.C. He was commissioned in the King's Dragoon Guards only a short time before he was killed. Mrs. Hornell has now gone out to South Africa to join her widowed daughter, Lady Armstrong, at whose suggestion the books were presented to the School. We send both ladies our most cordial thanks. "Peace is better than servants", I said, "and you cannot have both . . . "

"That is true", he agreed, "but no Ferangi goes without a servant. Arab Misconception You should have one, and then you could sit in one room, and he sits in another, and whenever you feel like it you say 'Boy'." From Freya Stark's The Southern Gates oj Arabia.

In a Picture Feature on Canterbury Cathedral, International Travel Magazine illustrates, ill company with the High Altar, the Nave Pulpi~ and a view of Bell Harry from the War Memorial Garden, the Scholars line-up for Commemoration Service. It is a lovely picture, but the line-up purports to take place "in the shadow of the Northern Chapter House" . So they have built another one?

International Event

Besides the periodical in which the above was found, A. A. Knell~r sent us a ~opy of Letter to the Corpus Christi Association. We are very grateful to him for his kllldness and interest.

A Compliment

"I have spoken to many of our big Schools, but nowhere except in King's have I found the sense of peaceful understandmg between boy and school. "-From a letter written by a Distinguished Novelist. 11

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"Preacher, the Reverend Lewis O. Heck, U.S . Army General Staff Corps (Away). "-Exrracrfrom rhe School Calendar.

Scientific Red Herring Non Sequitur

"The Doctor's Room · is not where it was but where it used to be." From a Notice in Prayers.

Heard in an Outhouse New Excuse

"Is it true, Sir, that German women are neuter until they get married 1"

"Oh, we go to bed at any time, Sir. Ollr hOllsemaster trusts implicitly."

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''I'm sorry I'm late-I fell asleep in the cinema."

Southern Schools

We congratulate R. o. A. Norris on being chosen as Twelfth Man for the Southern Schools in the Southern Schools v The Rest match at Lord's. We are only sorry that he did not get the c\lance to play .

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We are most grateful to R. H. Goodsall, Esq. , P.R .I.B.A ., A.R.P.S., The Annals of O.K .S. (\905-\909), who has presented to the Library a copy of his A Kentish Home book Stede Hill. Mr. Goodsall is himself an architect of distinction and has written several books on various subjects. His latest book is beautifully produced and most interestingly written. Stede Hill is Mr. Goodsall's home, and not only did he reconstruct the house, but he has made an intriguing study of its history. In the Daily Worker of the 17th October, there appeared "Reputation! Reputation!" a virulent article by a certain Max Morris, under the challenging caption "Privilege still rules in our Public Schools". It is illustrated by a charming picture of a group of boys standing on or about the Norman Staircase, seen through the Memorial Arches. The boys, David Edwards, Michael Gordon and H. I. D. Johnsol\, place the picture as taken about three years ago. Beneath it are these words :"The cloistered calm of ancient buildings, like King 's School, Canterbury, above · the great traditions of learning going back centuries; the space; the equipment ; th~ highly qualified staff; it's all there for your child- if you can afford it. If not, it's still the overcrowded, understaffed "Secondary Modern" for your boyar girl-with a grammar school for the lucky ones. " The editors re~rai~ from comment, though we are pleasantly ·flattered. It is strange, however, that this picture has never been seen by any of us before, nor published in The Cantuarian. How then was it obtained? Who gave it to Max Morris ~ And who is he? 12

tHll CANTU ARIAN The Boat Club has been presented with two new tubs. We are extremely grateful Tubs for such assistance, since the expansion of the Boat Club requires a good deal of new equipment, and expense is now the chief bar to success. The Lothian Prize

We hear that D. L. Edwards is entering for the Lothian History Prize. We wish him the best of luck in this bold venture.

When the Larder-Gate was begun, true to their traditions, the workmen 's first act was to erect a hut to drink their tea in.

Age Dum Agis

For several years the standard of the Art Competition has steadily risen. Yet we still have no cup to crown the efforts of the winning house. Perhaps there is someone who would present us with one ; it would be greatly appreciated. Art Cup

On Saturday, November 4th, the Milner Scholars were entertained by Lady Milner at her home near Hawkhurst. They went for an afternoon's ferreting and had a delightful time. ft is pleasant to kno w that the late Lord Milner's long standing personal connection with the School is still preserved. A Visit

Brother Peter, of the Society of St. Francis, spent a week at the School in November. The informal discussions over which he presided in various studies, were helpful and pleasant. We are always very pleased to see him.

Brother Peter

Any Offers?

Dear Teacher of English,- Will you please give this to a girl about 16 years old (good looking) that you think will answer. Your foreign friend, G .S., Pineland, Texas.

From a School Monitor

"I am sorry I'm late, Sir. I was looking for my cigarette-case, in the Chapter House. "

1 must not misbehave in the Vicar of Litt[ebourne's class" I must not misbehave in the Vicar of Littlebourne's class. I must not misbehave in the Vicar of Littlebourne's class. 1 must not misbehave ... . . . Found in F2

Looking through the Walpole Collection, we came across Masefield 's The Wanderer , and in it several reference1 " to the well-known Liverpool tug Sarah Jolliffe ", which towed the Wanderer to Hamburg on her last voyage. We later discovered thatÂˇ the Sarah Jolliffe was named after Mrs. Shirley's mother, who launched the ship. A Discovery

We COllgr.tulatc

The XV on the magnificent results of. their Rugger tour, in the course of which they beat the Oxford Greyhounds 16-6, and Stowe 5-3. 13

THE CANTUARtAN Pre-Medicos

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Seven or eight of the seniors who are going to be doctors are now attending a course of introductory lectures at the Kent and Canterbury Hospital, very kindly arranged by Dr. Morris of the Pathological Laboratory.

The School is most grateful to G. L. Harbin (O.K.S., 1920-23), who has presented a Cup to the Fenc10g Club, for competition between the houses. We hope that this encouragement will improve the standard of fen cing, already high. It is more than worth while to draw the attention of those The Anglican Episcopate interested in this subject to two articles in the Guardian for November 17th and 24th by the Very Rev. R. H. Malden, Dean of Wells. . Fencing CUll

One of our editors is proud of his ancestry which he would have Pride of Ancestry traced to and beyond Mr. Justice Lucy, who beat the young man Shakespeare, little aware of the revenge the latter would one day take. So Mr.Justice Lucy becomes Mr. Justice Shallow in the Merry Wives of Windsor, and he has his Silly COUSIll Slender. The Justice also was proud of his lineage and his coat of arms (which is indeed to be seen in our Cloisters)- 3 Lucies or Pike Haurient. " It IS an olde Coate", murmurs the Justice complacently, to which Welsh Parson Evans (i.e . Shakespeare) in a sly aside replies, "The dozen white Louses do become an old Coat well. " Attention is drawn to the fact that any boy who wishes to use Matriculation- N.B. an old-style School Certificate to claim exemption from London Matriculation must make such claim before the 30th April, 1951.

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SPEECH DAY, 1950 J n one respect Speech Day did not follow the traditional pattern-it rained. But the Headmaster, in his speech, addressed such a persuasive appeal to the Clerk of the Weather that the rain stopped and the sun came out in time for tea on the Green Court. There the Gentlemen of the .Upper Sixth were able to display th~ir borrowed plumage before the vlsltor~, and the Military Band, under the vigorous direction of Mr. Purcell, discoursed sweet mUSIC. But before all this we had disposed of the serious business of the day. First we attended the Commemoration Service in the Cathedral. The Transitional architecture of the Quire i s the perfect setting for this the most solemn service of the year. Two by two, 10 theu newly-laundered surplices, the Scholars, bowing as they appeared beneath the Screen, took their places in the first Oaks. The service began, and many of the congregation knew it to be for the last time. Professor Telfer worthily added his name to the long and distinguished list of our Anniversary Preachers. We sang Herbert's lovely setting of the twenty-tlurd Psalm, knelt for a moment for the Blessing, and moved out to a rain-soaked world, where puddles reflected a restless sky. 14

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THE' CAN TUARIAN In the Chapter House the Dean read a seemingly interminable list of distinctions; the Headmaster commented on the most successful academic year in the history of the School, and the successful contestants carried off their prizes. Comedy followed-A full-throated cry of "Brek-kek-kek-kex-coax-coax" proceeded fro.m the WIngs. The Greek speech had started: the Classical Sixth were imitating Anstophanes Frogs, and though most of us, alas, had not the slightest idea what the characters were trying to say, we all thought B. D. S. Lock made a wonderfully ample landlady. Both Greek and French Speeches relied largely on the humour of corporal punishment, much apprecIated by the School as somethmg of which they had little experience. This time the piece was taken from Moliere's Le MJciicin Malgre Lui, and A. B. Curry in this his last appearance was particularly successful in the part of Sqanarelle. The English Speech was a dramatisation by Mr. S. S. Sopwith of a scene from Hardy 's novel The Return of the Nati ve. Though perhaps the rustics looked a little curious in their knee-breeches and purple gowns, it was evident that beneath it all they were true countrymen. Then to cakes, tea and ice-cream, hurried good-byes, and the station.

FOCUS ON THE CONSCRIPT All the material which is here set out and examined is the product of a Questionnaire which was sent out to a representati ve selection of conscript O.K.S ., and which is printed in full at the end of this article. Frankly, the whole featur~ was first c,?nsidered as a kind of comic-strip, but when we came to make out our questions, and still morc when we came to examine the answers we found that we were pursuing a subject as yet so undiscovered and so little explored that we thought it the better part to lapse into seriousness. We hope our readers wi ll forgive us. National Service we now propose to analyse from three entirely different points of view. First, the material, with social sidelights: what is it like? Second what can the School do to prepare a boy for his National Service? Third, what do th; conscripts themselves think of the Army and of Army life ? What is it like ? The dull part, unfortunately, must head our acco ullt. Here are the act ual, physical facts of Army life, as our conscripts know it :The average conscript had been in the Services (for in the term Army we propose to include both the Navy and the Air force) for about 48 weeks. Four of these weeks he had spent on leave and, apart from this, if he was stationed near his home he seemed to be able to go there nearly every week-end. One conscript was able to sleep at home every rught. 15

r THE CANTUARIAN It was probable that the subject of our enquiry was by now a Second Lieutenant or its

equivalent, and as such he would be paid 13/- a day, and for his last six months he will be paid 17/6 a day under the new Act of Parliament. Income-Tax took 3/- of this and Messing reduced his income by a further 1/6 to 3/- a day. If, on lhe other hand , he had nOI been commissioned, he was paid 28/- a week, less 2/6 Insurance and various small sums for such things as Sports Subscriptions and "a mysterious thing called Barrack

Damages".

The conscript has not spent anything like his whole time learning to fight- in the Army proper, possibly three hours a day for twelve weeks; in the R.A.F., three hours a day for seventeen weeks; in the Navy, "30% of the time". Even of these first twelve weeks we received a complaint that' 'a lot more time was devoted to polishing one's boots, etc. "

than was spent in learning to fight . As to fatigues themselves, officers of course do not officially do any. A question about them was apt to cause offence: one replied simply "Really! !". Unofficially it was quite a different story: one admitted coyly that, "as an officer", he made "the Majors' tea" ; ano ther was provoked into a long outburst, in which he told us that it was part of his duties to "light fires, make beds, blanco belts, press clothes, teach idiots, darn socks, clean shoes, polish leather, be engaging and bright and conversational after a nerve-wracking, nauseating day, placate officers, appease sergeants, bully men, please one and all without pleasing myself"- he was an Education Officer. For the noncommissioned, fatigues varied from ' 'boot-blacking the hose of stirrup-pumps to impressing visiting generals, to cutting grass with table-knives", besides the normal and traditional floor-scrubbing and potato-peeling. The non-commissioned wo uld also spend from one to three hours a day cleaning kit, depending on the unit. Duties, as such, were varied-Education Officer (2), and Section Officer (R.A., 2) heading the list. There was also a Personnel Selection Officer (R.A.F.), a Junior Executive Officer (Navy), and an "Embarkation Staff Officer, Personal Representative of the War Office on the docks". To these must be added the Scholar of Balliol College, Oxford, who is a telephonist, and one man who spent his time "waiting, with occasional lessons". Of those questioned, two considered their talents wasted, and one (whether of excessive modesty we know not) was undecided . He who spent his time waiting answered that he thought his talents "not particularly" wasted in his duties. The National Serviceman's spare time was spent in a variety of ways but with a certain similarity of ambition. One, stationed abroad, told us that he spent his leisure "at cocktail parties, dances, the opera, playing hockey, rugger, squash- ". Another, in England, spent his time in "(a) gossip, yawning, drinking, laughing in the Mess. (b) In second-hand bookshops. (e) In reading the News of the World on Sundays; A.C.I's, N.C.O. 's, D.R.O. 's Parts T, II and TIl, and Garrison Orders, Educational Directives, Re-settlement Bulletins, and War Office ballyhoo from Monday to Friday, serious literature on Saturday. (d) Walking, satisfying the Colonel by brandishing a hockeystick." One claimed to be fully occupied by " Wine, Women, and Song", though he had the grace to add that ' 'if you have zest for learning, singing, or reading, there is generally ample provision made for such or kindred subjects". One would only admit that he spent his time "quite profitably". Trainees, it appears, have no spare time,

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On the important question of the food, opinions were divided, and varied between "good" and "uninteresting". One replied with three exclamation marks and the comment that he was a vegetarian. On one aspect only no-one seemed to differ. All agreed that the food was' 'NOURISHING " in just those capital letters. Two more questions dealt with life in the Army under the aspect of Manners, or perhaps Customs would be better. One asked simply : " What were the first words your C.S .M. said to you ?" . Dicta included the traditional "Get your - - hair cut, you look like a Chelsea poet!" " Welcome to the Army!", followed by a string of obscenitiesa polite request for name- and "You're a disgrace to your platoon. You have a button undone. One pace forward. Do it up !" We thought particularly appropriate one C.S.M. 's greeting, which was: "J don 't like double-barrelled people, so get that straight." The most unfortunate first encounter recorded was that of the conscript who first met his C.S.M . whilst crawling through a N.A .A.F.I. window.

Our other question was: "What are the professions, or prospective professions of your three best Army friends ?". This was put in to test Field-Marshal Montgomery's theory of the mixing of the classes in the Services. The order of popularity was :Regular Army Officers by far the most, with six entries; next came four who intended to

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psychologists, two undecided. One conscript was friendly with a West End tailor. On examining our results here, we at first felt inclined to say that friendship in the Army depended less on class than on intellectual level, but in view of the remarks on Regular Army mentality which appeared in the same question-sheets, we must leave the reader to judge. What can the School do ?

As to the part that the School, and, more properly, the Corps should play in the preparation for National Service, opinions again showed division without overmuch variety. A minority claimed that since the Army consistently disregarded all Corps training, and since the Army attitude of mind was so entirely different, Thursday afternoons at School could be more profitably spent; the best thing the Corps could do was . "disband itself". Another minority valued the Corps for the insight it gave into the " irksome side of National Service". The supporters of this view were inclined to say that : "Any School Corps is an institution rather than a training scheme", and to value it as such . But the majority believed from their own experience that the Corps could be lIseful, and that their Certificate " A" had helped, in their basic training at any rate. They had a number of interesting constructive criticisms to make. The idea which most frequently emerged was that of leadership. Training for Certificate "A ", though valuable, was not enough; some even advocated training for Certificate "B", or, at any rate, some more advanced work than at present, even to the extent of extra periods for N.C.O. 's. " The N.C.O. 's are the ones who learn", said one conscript. "Continue to teach the art of instructing by cadet N.C.O. 's ", demanded another. " Give the cadels plenty of chance to lead and organise", cried a third. Most also recommended "more realistic training-aids"- lectures, films, posters, etc. One conscript, however, roundly condemned "practical fieldcraft, which covers such a multitude of sins". We wonder what he meant? Another, whilst asserting that he had not been in the Corps 17

'tHE CANTU ARIAN and would not recommend anyone to join it, added plantively that the Corps should at least try to teach' 'the elements of warfare, particularly the care and use of a rifte". There was evidently a sad story behind this reply. What do the conscripts think of it ? The most fascinating replies received were on the subject of the National Serviceman 's personal reactio n to the Army and Arm y life. The idea of National Service seemed to be generally vindicated as a political necessity. Most regarded the two years period as an unhappy com promise between the needs of national defen ce and actual training, which,

they claimed co uld be completed in, at the outside, six months. The inefficiency of the Army to-day was especially emphasised. Here arc three rep resentative opinions :-

" Some kind of National Service is necessary to impress Russia and OUf allies and so forth, but any competent, well-informed Russian wo uld be reduced to laughter by the present system. The period of service is no remedy, as, in most cases, 14 of the 18 months were spent ticking the days off on the calendar. The natu ral sluggishness of the N.S. man is not only responsible. Chief offenders are the Regular officers, of whom 30% should be sacked immediately, and many of the others gradually eliminated . This not being possi ble, a more selective call-up should be i\ltroduced . This would be unfair, but wo uld enable the Army to train people properly. But unfortunately there is such a dead-weight of stupidity in the Regular Army that no system could work well. " " It is just but it is practically useless. Eighteen months, or even 24, are insufficient to make a good soldier. The training itself can be do ne in six weeks. Experience makes a soldier, and the essential pre-requisite .o f a good soldier is a willingness to subject himself to iron discipline and continuous physical endurance, and a faith in what he is fighting for. The National Serviceman has neither the volition, nor the faith. In war he would be as futile as the Italians were in North Africa." The third opinion took the form of a demand : " Investigate the organisation of the whole Army and make it efficient, which it certainly is not at the moment, far too much time being wasted by all ranks. " Of all those questioned, only one had decided to stay on in the Army, and he declined to give his reasons for doing so . The universal reason for not staying in the Army may be summed up as " temperamental incompatibility ", though some agreed that it was " fun for two years" . The following quotations show just what this temperamental incompatibility amounts to : we believe them to be a serio us indictment of the mental and moral atmosphere of the Army to-day. " 1 don ' t like regimentation, being told what to do, without the opportunity of debating the order. I don't like the concept of militarism. " "I wo uld not stay in the Army because: (a) The Army suffers from a 'couldn ' t care less' and 'damn you, Jack, I 'm all right ' attitude from top to bottom, which makes it a bad influence and inefficient, though there are many individ ual exceptions. (b) There are better prospects in Civvy Street. " â&#x20AC;˘ 'I don 't like rigid, useless rules, red tape, greater enthusiasm for Cherry Blossom and Brasso than for any effective work, . .. . total disorganisation and lack of respect." " I couldn't abide the monotony of the work, life in the Mess, the constant discipline, or the Service Mentality. It is all very well for two years, but not for life." 18

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How many weeks have you been in the Army? How many hours have yo u spent learning to fight? What is you rank ? What use has your Cert. "A" been ? Would you now recommend a K.S. boy to join the Corps? Why? What should the Corps try to do ? If you were an M.P. what would you say about National Service ? What is your normal Army duty ? Do you consider your talents wasted in this duty? How many days' leave have you had? Do you go home regularly? If so, how often? Does the Army pay your fare? 13. If you applied for any special branch of the Service, were you posted to that branch ? I.

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1. What were the first words your C.S. M. said to you? 2. What is your pay ? What deductions are made from it ? 3. How do you spend your free time? 4. What fatigues do you do ? 5. What are the professions or prospective professions of your three best Army friends? 6. Describe the food. 7. How long do you spend cleaning (a) your kit? (b) other things? 8. Do you intend to stay in the Army? 9. If so, why (or why not) ?

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Spence D. Turner, O.K.S. (1903-1908) has sent us an extremely interesting issue of Co llier's Magazine. It contains, under the title of " Great Heart of Cat Island" the story of one of the most remarkable men that this School can have produced in r;cent times.

Monsignor John Hawes, or Father Jerome as he prefers to be called, "attended fashionable King's School in Canterbury' '- the adjective is the American journalist'sfrom 1890 to 1893 . "He won prizes in drawing and history, struggled through Mathematics and Latin, and played cricket and football" ; he ended up as a contemplative on a backward island in the Bahamas. Meanwhile he had found time to live an entry in the School Register which reads as follows :HAWES, John Cyril, s. of Edward Hawes. b. 7 September 1876. Left 1893. Articled to Edmeston and Gabriel, London Architects. In 1881 exhibited in Royal Academy model of mountainside church and was commissioned by the late Bishop of Nassau to build similar one in Northumberland. Lincoln Theological College. Ordained 1903. Rector of Long Island, Bahamas, 1909- 1911 ; rebuilt nine churches which had been destroyed by hurricane. Joined Roman Church, 1911 ; went to Australia, built Cathedral at Geraldton, several churches and the Priest House at Mullewa. Has a parish of 200 x 100 miles. " But that does not complete the story. In 1938 he was made a Monsignor. He started to build Nazareth House, a great hospital, old people 's home and orphanage, but the strain of both doing this and serving as a priest in four towns and thousands of square miles of bush proved too much for him and he suffered a collapse. His doctor warned him that if he did not rest, he would die. And, as he himself puts it, "I lay in my bed and realised that I hadn't had time to say my prayers and prepare for my death. In the middle of a psalm I would come to, thinking of a flying buttress. So I knew again that I wo uld have to return to the simple Franciscan life and spend my remaining few days in meditation and prayer." He decided that the Bahamas were the most beautiful place he had ever been in, and that that was where he wanted to die. So he retired there in 1939. His story is really a very simple one, that of a man who bas two talents, for Architecture and for Religion, and who has used them both to their full extent. As an architect he was one of the first to discard the ornate Victorian style and to concentrate on fuctionalism and simplicity. His church at GUllnerton in Northumberland is a good exa!"ple of this. It was made of rough-hewn native stone and on the simplest hnes. It IS bmlt on several levels to follow the contour of the ground and has no windows on the North side-to keep out the cold wintry blasts. The South windows, however are oversized to let in the warm rays of the sun. But though they let in the sun one ca~not see out of them. They are filled with frosted glass. "I took one look at the rushing mountain torrent and the lovely ravine below", Monsignor Hawes says, "and I realised that the beauty would be too much of a distraction for even the most devout worshippers' '. The church he built in ClaTencetown, Long Island, in the Bahamas, for the Anglican Community is so beautiful that it is known to the sailors who use it as landmark as "The Pearl of the Bahamas". The Roman Catholic Church he built in Australia dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, was described by Herbert Eales, when he , wa; 20

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that a half-caste ranch hand had become ill with the 'flu, then had gone mad and shot himself. The entire town was cowering behind shuttered windows while the diseaseridden body lay untended in the street. "Hawes found a cart and fearlessly drove up to the body. He lifted the corpse into the cart and drove to the outskirts of town, where he dug a grav.e himself and buried the man . Then he returned to the town and burned the ranch hand's tent and belongings. The Government later credited him with saving the entire town." John Hawes did this time alld time again throughout the epidemic without catching the disease. Even in the Bahamas he continues to serve, to try and alleviate the lot of the people. In 1941 there was a bad hurricane in the islands. "When a rescue party ..... flew in from Nassau they expected to find panic and despair amongst the natives, all of whom had taken refuge in caves. However, the relief workers were amazed to find everyone completely calm- principally because wizened little Father Jerome, the skirts of his habit tucked up, was bustling about among them, cheering them up, distributing food and blankets and comforting frightened children. "During the entire period of the reconstruction the frail little monk worked day and night, outdoing the strongest of the relief party." If there is a moral to the story of John Hawes, it is for those of us who are still at school here. And it runs as follows-this is what your training is for, to live the full life. Father Jerome used to breed fox-terriers, he still paints, carves, writes poetry and indulges in archaeological research. He has done something more than that too: "On a small island, Father Jerome has accomplished what the world is still striving for-the way to peace through charity and kindliness. " [All unacknowledged quotations are from Collier's Magazine of June 22nd, 1950.) fNoTE.- We are grateful to Mr. E. MacGachen (O.K.S. 1899-1901) of Victoria, British Columbia, who has also written to us and sent us a copy of Collier's .) 21

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J. W. HORSLEY (K.S. 1855- 1863) Canon Peter Green contributed an interesting article "So th k ." . Church Tillles for November 3rd, in the course of whlch h~ h::rth m~mllon~s ,10 the about John Wtlltam Horsley ;_ ' e 0 owmg to say

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was C~non J. W. VIcar of St. Peter's, Walworth, and in m own mind 1 of mass 0 tawn¥, haIr. . He was first In war and first in the hearts of hi; countrymen" te~ S~ld ~f him, ~Irstm peace, more loved by his people, and he was first in many things. er a111 y no pansh pnest was

hi~eg~~da b:~r~~s~~iS~~ C~!~I!~\~~~u;f:s;}~r ga~;~~ih? who t~ied to '~tell the tale" to and ~bout which he wrote one of the first and b~st han~~~m~slO~, whICh he preached boys clubs, and had a good one in the church's crypt H 0 s'th was a pIOneer with parlIes of working men for holidays in Paris or Sw·· e was e ust man to organize Carey, when curate of Leeds, SOon followed his exam~l~~rland, though Canon Tupper-

. He believed that the best way to drive out evil w t U every kind of hobby. In those days when a curate ':i~h~ \ good III ; and encouraged ~r mobre, for his first living, the ma'nners of some incumbe~~~ ~:~~~ t~~bor t~el~e years, ave. een marked "from a Duke to a black-beetle " H ene ce would Walkmg in the street with me he said, one day" ' 'Th; e was always approachable. IS a correct eschatology" ; and seeing me a little uzzfr~a th nee d of t~~ Church to-day Plam teachmg about death and the hereafter" I p e ~ added,. My dear boy! was a keen Guardian of the Poor there was in· . am sure e was nght. Though he nothing secular about him. He was a priest ~nd ~~~~ of/us man~dmtlerests and activities, , ar rom my I ea of a pansh pnest. "

- - --- - -- -The Horsleys lived, I believe in the ho (hi h h . on the corner of St. Stephen's There wer use w c as smce become shops and flats) middle and later 19th century. The fath:r n~r'~hls t~~~~l1~;,~\~f them at the School in the WIlham, and was Vicar of Dunkirk, near Canterbur H I lam was also named John 111 1845, came to the School at the age of 10 and ~~ft IS SI8~/~hn Ilham , was born xford. For three years he would have been contemporary at th~ School WIItnh Wa Iterorpater.

at Jpe~b%1':,le6xf~;t?naith~dl~~~~0;e~~.I~te~r~e~~~~;87~, ~king both B.A. and M.A. he worked among prisoners in London (chiefly at C1er~e~welllt;e.y fr)o~ 1870 to 1875, years, and also laboured on behalf of the Church of E I d ~son or ten or more Strays. From 1888 to 1894 he was Vicar of Holy Trinity ~g af . homes for Waifs and VICar of St. Peter's, Walworth. He was twice a Canon' 00 WIC ,and m 1894 became 1903-5, and then of Southwark in 1905. The things n.!~sstt ~l ~onorary of ~och~ster from his wntmgs, which include Practical Hints on p. . s. eart can be Imagmed Jail Notes and Papers on Prison Matters. Prisons alld ft,?cillal MSlsslons; Jottings from nsoners, Dme AJpme Prophets. I

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GUNPOWDER TREASON AND PLOT There are worse things to do on a wet afternoon than glance through the folio of the Works of John Boys. I have been doing that, and suitably, as to-day is November 5th, I have looked at his sermon entitled " Gun-Powder Treason Day". It is a pithy sermon, shrewd, sardonic and witty. Possibly it was preached in our Cathedral, for John Boys was Dean, and if you want to know what he looked like his portrait hangs in our Hall, and you may see his monument in the Chapel of Our Lady. He had an uncle and patronSir John- who, I fancy, lived in our Shop in Palace Street, and was the well-known Recorder of Canterbury. The Dean, and a good many others of the Boys family, were scholars at The King's School. He himself was here in the early 1580's and thence proceeded to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. James I made him Dean in 1619 and he died in 1625. His "Works" were published in 1622, and again in 1629. He was among the greatest book-collectors of the age, and quotes more widely and frequently from contemporary literature of all kinds than any other writer. There is no date printed with the Sermon, but it will be safe to assume it was delivered either soon after he became Dean (for gratitude would req uire some such sermon at the earliest opportunity) or somewhat before as a strategic move towards such preferment, and most likely it would be this last. I like his epithets for opponents- ' 'The Gunpowder men ", or "these S. Peter men (arid as I have warrant to terme them on this day, Salt Peler men)" . Nor did the Dean rate Becket very high. "Becket", he writes, "was a bad subject in his life, and no good Christian at his death .. . . yet S. Thomas of Canterbury was honoured at Canterbury in the daies of popish ignorance more than either the World's Saviour or the blessed Virgin .. . . in which relation I appeale to the records of that Church, as also to the very stones under his shrine, worne with the knees and hands of such as came thither to worship him." Garnet, the Jesuit, is prettily described as "the wit-foundered drunkard ", who became a Papist Saint. Catesby, Winter, Rookwood, "and the rest of the cole-saints and hole-saints ", are also numbered among the holy ones. But he dislikes the Puritans almost as much, and says that if he were not occupied with the Gunpowder men, he would tilt at the Novelists, but he passes on, after a brief defence of the Church as by law established, to rehearse the "noble acts" of the Lord from 1558 to "our deliverance from that intended mercilesse and matchlesse massacre both in fact and fiction, the fifth of November, in the yeere 1605", but for which " our bodies haply might have been made food for the fowles, or else fewell for the fire". Finally, as he considers that the Litany of Henry VIII is not strong enough- "From all sedition and privy conspiracy, from the tyranny of the Bishop of Rome . ... Good Lord deliver us"-he invites the congregation to join him in this "orison"-"Papa noster qui es Romae, maledicitur nomen tuum, intereat regnum tuum, impediatur voluntas tua, sicut in caelo, sic et in terra. Potum nostrum in caena dominica da nobis hodie, et remitte nummos nostros quos tibi dedimus ob indulgentias, sicut et nos remittimus tibi indulgentias, et ne nos inducas in haeresin, sed libera nos a miseria, quoniam tuum est infernum, pix et sulphur, in saecula saeculorum ." F.J.S.

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CHURCH MUSIC We are given to understand that a line can be drawn between what is Church Music and what is not : though as there is yet no theory of Divine Right supporting the claim of any to be The Final Authority people may still retain their likes and prejudices, and not everyone would draw the line in the same place. Is it upon the Music that attention is to be fastened, or upon the words or upon a peculiar fittingness of music and words? It is difficu lt to know. We listened one day to an anthem the words of which were' 'How goodly are thy tents, 0 Israel", and could have no quarrel with the music, harmless enough and pleasant; but what on earth could the words mean to any listener, words repeated again and again? If the anthem, by its place in the Office, has for purpose the drawing up into some sublime offering all the religious and spiritual desires and aspirations of the worshippers, it is difficult to see how this may be brought about by a repetition that once upon a time Israel's tents were goodly. Some may hold the view that the words matter not a whit: in which case the music alone could be the vehicle of aspiration, and you may as well sing the vowel sound "Ah" the whole time, interchanged with "Oh", and endeavour to reach the Throne of Grace entirely by musical sounds. If this be so, there is virtue in the view of some that chamber music would achieve the purpose better, and the concert-hall be more potent than the Church. But surely religious music must never be more than handmaid to the words? It is in the depth of the meaning of the words that we worship and glorify God; imd, be this so there seems everything to be said for the ancient Gregorian- which obscures itself which throws into prominence the majesty of the thoughts of the words- and nothing for "settings' I and "arrangements", and "compositions" which may leave the words

as mere vehicles for the music. P.H.M.

SCHOOLS AND THEIR REPUTATIONS In the Rawlinson MSS . in the Bodleian you may find an interesting letter (A. 275 : 119) from David Jones, Rector of Upper Hardres and formerly Headmaster of Canterbury (and the founder of our Library), dated 29th January, 1729, to Archbishop Wake. A long postscript is even more interesting. Mr. Jones asks that he may have the Canonry vacated by Dr. Grandorge, or, at least, that Wake will not spoil his chances: " Especially since the principal reason for my asking that Dignity is (as I can with greatest Truth assure Your Grace, it really is) that I may have some Power as well as a great Inclination to do some Service to the poor Schole of Canterbury; which, notwithstanding all the little flourishes I lately made use of in its behalf, is now sunk to so Iowa degree of Contempt and Disrepute, that some of those few Gentlemen's Sons, who are still in it, wou'd very lately have left it, if I had not prevented. And, I can farther assure Your Grace, that a young Gentleman, who was my Boarder there, is now come out of a distant County, on purpose to make previous enquiries concerning the placing of his Eldest Son there, where Himself bad his own Education: But the Encouragement he has hitherto mett witb is so small, tbat I don't as yet know, wbat he will resolve upon," 24

THE CANtUARIAl'I David Jones was a successful Master, and the School flourished. It was in his time (1712) that th~ Feast Societ>, began. He did not &et his Canonry, but remainedat Hardres till his death 111 1750. QUIte probably the admInistratIOn grew lax, for the lIltervenmg years had seen three Headmasters, and tbe third left soon after Mr. Jones wrote this letter. But probably tbe ScllOOI was no worse than most and David had his grievances. Possibly Dr. Gretton had his too; he passed his views on to Farington, the artist, who records (1806): "Public Schools were spoken of. Dr. Gretton keeps a private one at Taplow. He said t~e bane of the public schools is that the parents of many of the Bo~s fill tbeir pockets wIth Bank notes, and opportulUty IS allowed for the expendIture of It viciously. He described the Characters of three great Schools by saylllg that the youth at Eaton are dissipated gentlemen ;-those at Westminster dissipated with a little of the Black guard; and those at St. Paul's School the most depraved of all ..... He said Rugby School is also upon a bad footin g. In it are many of the Sons of Gentlemen, but more of those who are the Sons of Manufacturers at Birmingham, Wolverhampton, etc., who having little sentiment of the disgrace of anything dishonorable act as their inclinations lead them .. .. At Harrow also, He said, the Boys are gentlemen." (Vol. IV, p. 6.)

A FORTUNATE CANON OF CANTERBURY or CAST THY BREAD UPON THE WATERS "1806,' November 30. Mrs. Thomson told us of Dr. Walsby a prebend of Canterbury having had 18 or ÂŁ20,000, left Him abt. a year & Half ago by an old woman of the name of B-- a remarkable character for penuriousness. She was accustomed to attend the Catbedr;1 Service, & one day went up to Dr. Walsby & told Him she wd. leave Him ÂŁ100 in Her Will. From this time He kept up a communication with Her & for some years recd . Her at His table every Sunday at dinner, though she was so dirty. as to be disgusting to the Servants.-When the D?ctor was mformed of her Death It IS saId He went to Her House & shut Himself III It.-Sbe was found dead with a crust III Her hand .... She left the Doctor nearly Her Sole Heir. His view in His conduct to Her was evident. ... He gave nothing to Her relations. " (Farington 's Diary, Vol. IV.) Older readers may remember that in 1938 the "Reminiscences" of George Gilbert were published. Gilbert was a King's Scholar at the School from 1808 to 1813/ 14, and remained in touch with Canterbury all his days. He was at School wIth Broughton, who founded Parramatta School, and Plater, one of the two founders of Marlborough. In his " Reminiscences" Gilbert mentions Dr. Walesby (as he should be spelt). He had been a Fellow of C.C.C.C. and travelling companion in Italy to Prince William of Gloucester, which accounted for his preferment to Canterbury in 1793. He died in 1815 at the age of 64. The lady in question was one Betty Bolaine, to whom Walesby said he was related, though the public disbelieved this. At all events she was a mIser, wbo lived III Burgate Street, and died in 1805. She was an interesting enough creature for her biography ran into two editions (1805 and 1832). Gilbert says that Dr. Walesby spent the old lady's savings and bis own income ill princely manner.

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SUNDAY EVENING Cold, and the yellow leaves like snowflakes falling- Yellow snow-and the pale gold light Tinting the lawns, and the sharp young voices calling Down Ollr cold corridors-it 's nearly night. What shall I remember of this '! The cold, And the feeling of sadness I have At the season 's name, and seeing the trees grow old: World and the tentless fields no longer brave. 'LUCIAN

PUBLIC-SCHOOLMANSHIP HOW TO SUCCEED AT KING'S Public-Schoolmanship is a somewhat specialised branch of that Lifesmanship so ably treated by Mr. S. Potter 111 the pages of Punch . BlIt the general rules are the same: 01'

never let your opponent knolV what you are going to do nex t .. always attempt to go one better.

With these principles fi rmly in mind you should go far. The object of the game of Public-Schoolmanship is to be as unco-operative as possible. The players are divided into five classes :(i) The Fags (ii) The Fourth-Termers (iii) The Seventh-Termers (iv) The House Prefects (v) The School Monitors Of the~~ classes the first three generally play against the last two who, by reason of theIr pOSItIOn of emmence, are branded as players of mfenor merit, but who are compensated by the possession of greater resources. If, however, the fllll game is impossible due to the unquestioned superiority of one side or the other, anyone class may by mutual agreement, play against another class. There is also the Classroom Game, in which all classes combine to play against the Masters, but this will be dealt with later. THE FAG THE FAG is to be considered mainly in his relationship to the Monitors and the House Prefects. Every player begins as a fag. Fagsmanship teaches the essentials of the game. Its ploys are at once the most obvious and the most traditional. They are as follows:(a) the "Damn-bad-fag" Gambit, which is used by those not lucky enough to be privatefags, (b) the "Efficiency" Gambit, used b~ private-fags, and, J?1o~e properly, study-fags, and rarely, but most effectIvely (c) the 'Intellectual Supenonty" Gambit, used by prIvate-fags only. 26

THE CANTUARIAN (a) The "Idiot Child" Gambil.-The methods of " Idiot Childsmanship-fagging" are of the simplest, and perhaps the crudest. You have two weeks: grace when you first arrive, weeks in which you can do no wrong. As soon as you perceIVe that you are not cut out to be a private-fag, you must set to work to use the time as effectively as possible. You spend it asking everyone where everything is-ask the same people as often as possible : you are out to produce an impression of extreme incompetence. Never, for instance, admit knowledge of the whereabouts, or even of the appearance, of anyone of the House Prefects, School Monitors, Masters, or any other members of the Staff. This is most important. On your first attempt to wash-up, drop something with as loud a crash as possible. YOll should, by this time, be well in your stride. You can therefore think of using a secondary ploy. The best-known of these is the "Embarassment" Gambit. As soon as your disaster has occurred, and has been heard by everyone, rush into the study to which the crockery belonged. You should appear distraught. Your protestations of regret should be violent. A few tears will do no harm- you are still young enough to shed them. Reiterate offers of payment: you need have no fear that they will be accepted. When your victim begins to wriggle, call him "Sir". You should be sacked almost at once and, if you take care to preserve a grimy appearance, you should do no work from this time forward. Tt is as well to add that another secondary ploy peculiar to " Idiot Childsmanship" has now been outlawed by the Council of the Game. This is the " Poor Little Thing" Gambit. Whatever it may have been at your Prep. School, it is not now considered good form to suck up to Matron. You are liable to be sent to Coventry if you do so.

(b) The "Efficiency" Gambit.- This is exhausting but exhilarating. It requires stamina. Let us presume you have been made either a private-fag, or a study-fag. Spend your first two weeks doing things that you have not been asked to do. When you have discovered that your fag-master likes living in a state of comfortable sq ualor, tidy his things up and put them where he will be unable to find them. Then impede his struggles with offers of help. You must in this ploy be on the spot at every moment of the day or night. If you know that your fag-master is occupied, burst in on him and demand to do the washing-up. Make his bed so that it looks beautiful, but so that he is quite unable to get into it. Show signs of alarm and distress when he refuses to let you do something for him-this is another form of the ' 'Embarrassment " Gambit. Do your utmost to make him suspect that you are hero-worshipping him. When his resistance shows signs of collapse, fall ill of over-work and go to the San.leaving him conscience-stricken, but fully determined never to employ you again. Most likely no one else will either. .(c) The "Intellectual Superiority" Gambit.-This is for the real m.asters of the g~une. You will need a good deal of subtlety, and If pOSSIble a Scholarship. PIck out the stupIdest of the House Prefects or of the School Monitors in your House and make him your fag-master. For the first two weeks appear to do nothing unusual-in reality you will be summing up the tastes, hobbies and studies (if any) of himself and his colleagues, for you will by no means be confining your endeavours to your fag-master,

THE CANTUARIAN Your first active move should be as in (b) above, to tidy the study up-all of it- not just your fagmaster 's things. When the inmates are properly entangled in their search for their possessions, walk in quietly and with a contemptuous air restore each article to its owner. Take care to be present in the study when your employer is catching up on back prep. If he is doing work with which you are well-acquainted, gently but firmly do it for him. This will establish yo ur position. As a final touch, allow yourself to be sent out shopping; buy the most expensive variety of the article in question and meet any protests with an icy silence which implies that yo u belong to a superior social class to that of your employer.

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After a three weeks' course of this you will be relieved of all your duties-but not of your pay. The gambit is here superior to all others, for no-one will have dared to fire you! THE FOURTH-TERMER THE FOURTH-TERMER.-SO far all your moves have been defensive. You should by now have summed up the opposition and may safely move to the attack. The ploys used are (a) the "General Nuisance" Gambit, often combined with (b) the " Injured Innocence" Gambit. There is also (c) the "Silent Wickedness" Ploy which is the equivalent of the " Intellectual Superiority'Âˇ' Gambit in Fagmanship. You need only learn one new defensive move, referred to as (d) the "Privilege" ploy. With these you will be well-equipped. The " Persecuted" ploy, a sub-section of (b) is now out-of-date, as effective counter-measures have been devised. (a) The " General Nuisance" Gambir.-In essence this is to be heard, but never seen, making a noise. The "Crash on the Stairs" is a good example of this, so is the "Squeal in the Dormitory ". There are, of course, variations. One common one is the "S ullen Murmur", another is the " Whispered Epithet". Both of these are executed immediately behind the back of an opponent, and clearly audible to him. If possible, disappear round the corner immediately afterwards.

When had up, if your moves do not come under section (b) , you may resort to the "Ambiguous Reply", a disarming counter-gambit which will throw yo ur opponent into confusion. Foreigners become especially practised at it. (b) The " Injured Innocence" Gambit.-The first move here is to get yo urself into trouble-a simple business. You will be able to make it worth your while in the damage yo u do in extricating yourself. A close study of the Art of Excuse is essential.

Execution of the gambit varies. You may take up one of two attitudes according to your opponent. If he is mild or timid the "Angry Expostulation" will serve you well. Shout as loud as yo u can. If not the "Whine" or "Hint" is used . Try to make your opponent think that yo u know all abo ut him. This is an infiltrating move and will undermine his defences. In either case you may soon expect an apology. This is bad for his morale and good for yours. (c) The "Silent Wickedness" Ploy.- The method here is the opposite to that in (a) . You must be seen but not heard. Your appearance should be as sinister as you can make it. Great care should be exercised in the use of the ploy: you must never be caught out. Its use is to inspire unease-not to provide your opponent with an easy triumph.

THE CANTUARTAN (d) The "Privilege" Ploy.- This is used purely as a defence measure. If someone asks you to do something, silently point to the very fag that he was anxious to avoid using. This is all that is necessary. Alternatively yo u may expostulate as in (b). The move is also used in the game between the Fourth-Termers and the Fags. Here it is called "Keeping the Juniors in Their Place ".

THE SEVENTH-TERMER THE SBVENTH-TERMBR.- You are now a full-fledged expert. You should be able to be unco-operative with anyone. But you would be wise to consider a period of retrenchment. Many who are unduly prominent at this stage find themselves made into House Prefects, a clever forestalling move on the part of the opposition. Wait until you are a Senior Study. You will then have innumerable gambits open to yo u, of which we are only able to treat the more effective. There is, first and foremost, (a) the "Injured Dignity" Ploy, and (b) the " Whispering Campaign ", also (c) the "Method of Undue Familiarity", and (d) the "Couldn 't Care Less" Attitude. We will treat these all in turn. The simple "Privilege" Ploy is also used extensively. (a) The " ' njured Dignity" Ploy.- A deputation is your best weapon. Collect six like-minded friends, and wait till your opponent is off his guard. Then visit his immediate superior. Complain at length, but politely- retain thro ughout an air of patient grievance. Go away and immediately force your opponent 's hand by holding a violent indignation meeting. Round up the Juniors and complai n to them too. Complain to everyone. This will undoubtedly put the enemy in a rage. Return hastily 'to an attitude of sweet reaso n while he is not expecting it. You have now put him completely off his stroke; indeed, you will probably never co-operate again. (b) The "Whispering Campaign ".-The irreverent have been known to call this the " All Girls Together". Nevertheless it is an extremely effective weapon. The method is very simple. Pick your opponent. Find out, or invent, as nice a piece of scandal as possible about him. Tell it to a friend in a loud whisper in a public place. See that he does the same. In next to no time everyone will know all about it. Your opponent will find himself greeted by significant glances. This will unsettle him. (c) The "Method of Undue Familiarity' '.- Again the choice of opponent is of paramount importance. Herein lies the supreme subtlety of Senior Studydom. Choose someone you suspect of fishing for popularity; someone yo u used to know well. Go up to him and be ever so slightly rude. Watch for a positive reaction. If none is forthcoming, repeat the process. When a reaction is obtained walk away- slowly. This has the same effect as (b). (d) The' 'Couldn't Care Less" Attitude.-This is the perfection of your Art. If you can get away with this yo u can get away with any thing. Try it and see. You should flout authority. Disregard any instructions given. Cherish the rep utation of a " Hopeless Case". If yo u are punished, forget the punishment; allow punishment to pile upo n punishment until it is quite impossible for yo u to do any of them. Then remind your opponent that they have been set. He will be baffled. Your own natural ingenuity will devise variations upon this theme. GEMINI (To be concluded) 29

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NIGHT-PIECE All still, as midnight sounds in Onslow Square; The late, loud steps ring on the hollow stones, To which the silent, on the squeaking stair, Reply in furtive, to assertive tones. Now a wind stirs, and glitters in the leaves, First calling diamonds and then showing spades; Now puts the pack of houses up its sleeves, And will not conjure till the footstep fades. All still, as midnight from the needling spire Pricks at the pricking stars and pierces those Who in the dull or haunted rooms retire To ticking darkness, or a falling rose. Now, too, like planets on their chiming chains, The bell-strokes circle, separate each from each, And the pale eyes behind the window-panes Reject the gospel that they try to teach. LUCIAN

THE STATELY HOMES OF KENT On Tuesday, 11th July, the Somner Society visited a few of the large country houses of Kent. In spite of our numbers, we managed to spend a most enjoyable day. We set out from Canterbury in the pouring rain, but when we arrived at the Leeds Castle, it had ceased. The Leeds Castle is entirely surrounded by water ; to say that it is a moat is not true, because on the north side there is a most beautiful lake. The Castle itself is situated on two small islands, linked to the mainland by a drawbridge. It takes its name from an Anglo-Saxon thane, called Led or Ledian, who built the first crude fortress on the islands in the lake about the year A. D. 850. Its tall turreted walls are pierced by Gothic and Tudor windows, but most of the main building is Victorian-Tudor. The Castle was for many centuries part of the dowry of the Queens of England. The first Queen who possessed it was Eleanor of Castile, the wife of Edward I. Queen Isabella, the meddlesome wife of Edward 11, caused considerable trouble at Leeds by demanding entrance to what she called her own property, after her husband had bartered it away for something else. The end of this misunderstanding was costly and sanguinary; the Queen forced the King to besiege the castle, which was eventually taken with great loss of life. A touch of novelty was brought to Leeds by Queen Joan of Navarre, the second wife of Henry IV. She arrived under escort charged with witchcraft; but fortunately nobody was able to prove anything, so the affair ended peacefully. So with a farewell glance at the superb Castle reflected in its lake we continued our journey to Ightham. 30

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THE CANTUARTAN Ightham Mote is well hidden from a steep lane, although only a few yards from it. The word "Mote" has no reference to the "Moat" at Ightham. It is the old word "Mote" or "Motte" which means a hill or mound on which houses were so often built in the Middle Ages. The walls of the house rise from still water; some part of the building is of grey-stone, some of red brick, and some of Elizabethan timber-work. It used to be a castle but when times became safer the owners turned Tghtham into a house; but they kept the old moat round it. So Tghtham has remained rather like a city within its walls, subject to every kind of change, but unaltered by expansion and growth within. . Then we went up the hill to Ightham Church, where Dame Dorothy Selby, who lived at Ightham Mote in the time of James T, is probably buried. She is said to be one of the many who discovered the Gunpowder Plot. She is supposed to have interpreted an anonymous letter, warning that something desperate was to be attempted during the sitting of Parliament. But Lady Selby's part in this is more mysterious than the plot itself. We had our lunch at Tghtham and then went to Penshurst Place the home of the Sydney family. The old silver-grey towers of Penshurst Place lift themselves above four-hundred acres of parkland. One glance tells you that this is a great house, that has been added to, generation by generation. It is not the creation of one age, or of one architectural fashion; but a medley of all styles. The Hall of Penshurst is the hall in which the Baron and his Lady use to sit at the upper table, while the Scullions dragged in the Yule Log. But now the Hall is silent, tables and benches which are over five-hundred years old stand around. Penshurst Place was occupied centuries before the Sidneys came into possession, by a series of families beginning with the de Penchesters, and ending with Sir Ralph Fane. With his execution the house passed to the Sidney family. Many fine portraits of Phillip Sidney are to be seen at Penshurst along with many other excellent pictures; one of which shows a crude representation of an Elizabethan dance. The central figures are Queen Elizabeth and the Earl of Leicester. So we left Penshurst and went on to Knole, the home of the Sackvilles. When Richard Sackville, the third Earl of Dorset inherited Knole in 1609, one hundred and twenty-six people sat down to meals in the house every day. It is the largest country house in England. A visitor to Knole finds himself in a maze of corridors and apartments rather like the oldest part of Rome. The main impression is of tall windows full of diamond glass, of hundreds of fine pictures of sad men and women, oak chairs, walnut and mahogany chairs; and of velvets, brocades and tapestries worn and mellowed by time. The number of rooms in Knole is utterly bewildering. It seems hardly possible that the whole of Knole could ever have been inhabited at one time. As we drove away across the park we were not thinking of Earls or Dukes but of dumb-bells. For at Knole in one of the galleries is an object that looks like the windlass which is still in use above wells in country places. Two ropes used to hang down from a roller through holes in the floor into the room below, where the Jacobeans would grasp them and pull, causing the roller to revolve and wind up the ropes, which then had to be pulled down again. The exercise was like that of bell-ringing without a bell. We returned, not to Canterbury Cathedral, but to Fordwich, to Blore's and to Birley's. C.J.B.

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VARIATIONS ON A TRIP "Two islands-and a shell, Grey castle bivalve with the lake: One half that shivers and one half that stays, One like the echo of a quarter-bell, One like the bronze that gives that bell its daysGives if it does not take-" I wrote, and then stopped. No, I thought, this is too easy. This is the sort of poetry that appears 111 every schoolmagazlIle, every term. I began again :"By eleven o'clock we were well on the way. Leeds Castle was to be our first stop-" But that had been covered already, better than I could do it- why did I really want to write about this visit to Leeds Castle, Ightham Mote, Pens hurst and Knole? I supposed because of their impact on me. That me, more than all their tons of masonry, was what mattered. Leeds Castle-what effect could that curious, part-ancient, part-Victorian pile, set in a countryside made artificial by Humphry Repton, have upon a temperament usually attuned to the good manners of the eighteenth century architect? It annoyed me. I did not like this rich aristocratic remoteness; the distance of the lake pierced by a few reeds-the few spears of a tournament, and the knights glittering in their coats of mail, but as lithe as the carp. I did not like these too-perfect lawns of impossible velvet. They all made me feel-h?rrid word- tripperish. I felt as if I had desecrated the scene merely by setting foot upon It. I was not in the right costume. I might almost have-just now-scattered the guilty remains of a picnic lunch behind some bushes in the park. As we walked on, this feeling diminished . By the time we had three-quarters circled the lake, It had gone, and another had taken its place. There sat, in a punt, two gentlemen. They were fishing. Upon their faces was the expression of those who do not notice an affront. They were busy building, little brick by mental brick a wall between us and them. Yet their labour was for nothing: we existed, despite them we existed. We clambered up and down the ruins beside the gatehouse, balanced over the stream clicked ' our cameras in all directions. They sat, and caught nothing. So in pity I came to Ightham Mote, down the long leafy lanes which required an Anadne and a Theseus to unravel them. The house was the Minotaur in the Labyrinth the monster in the wood . It lay in a hollow, close-pressed by trees, and the forecourt walled III by yew-hedges. The little windows were malicious; they looked at you out of the corner of an ,eye. H~re, too, there ,;,as water, but narrow water, secret and overhung by walls. One dId not like to turn one s back to the house, lest the beast should spring and those spiked window gratings sink into a spine. There is a design upon the ancient . Greek coinage like that- terrible in its vitality-of a lioness attacking a bull. So in fear I arrived at Penshurst. Innumerable pastoral poems have been written about Penshurst. . I have not read them all, for one pastoral poem is much like another. The Important thl11g was that here I was freely admitted to that Cythera to which Leeds Castle had so coldly refu sed me entrance, before which Ightham Mote had stood as a fantastic Cerberus. We waited in the park and spoke to the gentle ponies-if Circe was )2

T THE CANTUARIAN in residence she had turned none to swine. Then we passed through the gate, a small court, and into the Great Hall. The wooden figures on the walls had lost their legs- had they refused to kneel to a king? But the Hall was cold and the chandeliers in the dining-room a little dusty. They looked like a white flower with frost upon it. And in the gallery the portraits of all the personages seemed fading away into a dream world of their own. The red rope looped about the room proclaimed the Museum and banished them into some limbo of technique and brushwork. This was a home loved through the centuries. I left it feeling uneasy. And uneasy, I arrived at Knole. Unnecessary to write of Knole when Miss SackvilleWest was born there. She had lived in it, 1 visited it- and that is all that anyone does. The magnificent state bedrooms appeared musty and tarnished. A shade of Miss Haversham flitted about the galleries-if Miss Haversham could ever have aspired to talk to King James and dance with the Venetian Ambassador. The profusion of gilt and silver furniture seemed ready to burst into a cocoon of decay, yet everlastingly regimented and preserved. The whale was dead, stranded in its abrupt and uneventful park, and Jonah 's feet no longer tickled when he scampered up and down, for the whale had died when Jonah left it. I left Knole sad.

SILENCE Absolute silence, the total negation of sound, can be experienced only in the depths of the imagination. When we speak of silence, it is the silence we can hear, the silence of an empty corridor, the silence of a quiet library, of the open country, or of a silent city square. During the day we cannot experience real silence, in the absolute sense. For the world is always full of the hum of its own activity, a kind of giant sounding-box, attracting noises from far-off and near at hand. The long corridors reverberate to ,your own footsteps as they echo away into the distance. In the country the trees are full 'of the wind rustling in their branches, the insects are buzzing in the grass, and there are the far-off tractor noises and the jingle of harness. A library seems to collect, rather than shut out, the sounds of the world outside, and the occasional shouts, the sudden loud footfalls, and the chiming of the bells filter in with the dusty sunbeams. London squares arc always hinting at the busy world around the corner. Even at night-time, the rhythmic roar and rattle of a train, or the barking of a dog, breaks suddenly upon the stillness. Indeed, the greater the intensity of silence the greater the clarity with which tiny or far-distant noises fall upon the ear. For instance, on a still and breathless evening, the sound of voices travels for miles across the mirrored water, and in distant villages, the thud of axe-blows, the sound of a child crying, or a car starting up, seems near and iutimate. But there is that other silence, the silence of Hood's sonnet, intense and unbearable in its vastness.

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tHE CANTUARtAN A total absence of sound, ~hi~h the ear cannot at all experience and even the imagination loath to dwell upon. This IS the cold, empty stillness of the moon, the stillness of the tomb-stones and of all dead things, the silence of the star-lit nights stretching away into the mfimty of space. -You cannot gauge that silence with an ear distracted by the trivial noises of our world, since only the imagination can begin to assess the vast scope of it. 1 have stood staring into the sky, and strained, as it were, to catch the faint music of the spheres, and yet always that intangible harmony has been drowned in my ears by the pulsing of my own blood. <O Le silence, eternal de ces vastes espaces m'effraie. "-The human mind is not large enough to comprehend eternity. IS

ORPHEUS' SONG OF REBIRTH How curious now with grating strains to sing: Sure, but a moment since my song was sweet And filled the arches with a honeyed ring And every road with gaily marching feet: Sure, but a moment since I was a king Whose music moved that every heart should beat. The walls of Thebes were builded to my lyre And lions taken by my sleepy song, For me the flames stood still within the fire And Time stood still, and Death (though not for long) ; I, by the plaintive plucking of a wire, Proved ancient Fate and Gods and Nature wrong. Yet I-a dust, a whisper, or a shade, Torn by the Thracian women, turned to earth, Whose laurels rot, and leaves and garlands fade Which once were green and springing as my mirth, Here, in the shallow silence of the glade, Await, and fear, the moment of my birth. LUCIAN

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THE OBEAH-MAN It was the sort of thing one finds significant- later. We found it trivial enough at the time. We were sitting in the Senior Class Room doing History, bored and sleepy and hot. The classroom was rather pleasant, it had two French doors, always left open, on to a runway which led to the kitchen, and the other way to the terrace and the hill. Tt was always a little cooler than anywhere else--a quality in the tropics. My desk was just between the two doors so I saw everything perfectly. r heard a sound, I remember, and looked up quickly. He was leaning on the door-frame-a big man with huge shoulders, legs short in proportion, little eyes, short neck, and a low forehead. He was dressed in the usual rags of the labourer, torn, dirty shirt and trousers of some indeterminable material which reached in ragged points to a little below his knees. The master had seen him too, he had stopped speaking and was sittin g there with his mouth open. The pair immediately in front of me had sto pped playing noughts and crosses. Then this apparition knocked on the upright beside my head with his little club, and said in a deep, slow, dimwitted voice: "Be good-children, obey your- masterchildren,- " . I particularly noticed his club; it was an oddly-shaped flat bit of wood, square in section, with the corners smoothed . It was painted light blue and had all sorts of odd signs scratched through to the wood beneath. I thought that I would like to have it. And that was all really. Afterwards everyone was talking about it. Some of the boys who lived near had seen him before. He was the village obeah-man, they said, the local warlock, half-witted really. He must have been selling love-charms to the kitchen maids. We all laughed at the master for looking so frightened-we had been frightened ourselves. A few days later we heard that he was dead. The village children had been teasing him and he had lost his temper. He had begun to chase them, mumbling threats. One of the children lost his head. He picked up a stone and threw it at the half-wit. The stone struck him on the temple and he was killed at once. I was shocked when I heard this- I have always been shocked at the thought of death. But T still wished that Tcould have had his club.

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AUTUMN Surely the sharp season, not mellow, nor soft: An old prima donna, her great voice faillng, Swathed in yards of expensive veilingMist, or the cobwebs up in the loft. She dresses in scarLet-"Younger, you know, dear"Gives a last benefit (diamonds to frost) ; All the past arias fading and lost, All the past summers withered and sere. Yes, Mimi is dying, and so are the wiseBeats the bird-heart as it thinks of the SouthAnd hear, in the cavern that serves for a mouth, One "Pretty-poll, pretty-poll, pretty-poll" cries. LUCIAN

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WINTER The circus of the year has finished turning, Now the last turn of all, dressed all in white, Between those trees which, phoenix-like, are burning,

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And in the bright perfection of his art He whirls his knives and throws his spinning plates, And throws away his skill to take our heartThe countryside is bare beyond the gates. Then stripped stark-naked as a dying oak, Grown huge as Atlas, nor the Pit more cruel, He takes our little theatre for a joke, And all our scenery for winter-fuel. LUCIAN

"BEWITCHED, BOTHERED AND BEWILDERED" When the Gentleman in Black decides upon you, all senses depart and the brain refuses to function . In a dream you allow yourself to be led from a safe and comfortable seat on to a treacherous stage. You look round furtively. In front there is the audience. The audience, those rows of white faces behind the glaring lights that seem in some way to dam any stream of sympathy, and yet to thrust into jagged relief the tiniest errors, the banal inanities and tongue-tied speech, the bewilderment of mind and numbness of body. They sit below you, those faces, every mouth slightly curved at your bewilderment, tensely ready for a sudden disintegration into mirth. Behind, there is a curtain. On either side are dim and shadowy figures, stage bands; all terribly busy and terribly amused. The Gentleman in Black advances. He has one desire, one overpowering impulse-to complete the drugging of your brain. Everything is designed to further this. Playing cards leap from unknown and hitherto undeeded pockets, witticisms flow like treacle. Then the directions come. "Hold this; no, tighter; no, looser." Then the trick is performed. There are a few muttered words, a triumphant wave, and all is over. " Did yo u see how it was done?" Your legs are like jelly, yo ur mouth like a desert, your hands like the sea ; yet you have to pe intelligenl. The most incongruous thoughts leap to mind. " Is my tie alright ?" "Is that light green or blue?" "What is happening in Korea ?" "Did I leave the kettle on?" Quick, something must be said. "No, I didn't see how it was done. " Release comes at last. You stagger back down the aisle seeking the seat you left so long ago. Alas! someone else has sought and found it before you, a someone supremely comfortable and supremely amused. o tempora, 0 mores RABBIT 36

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IN THE TROPICS The tide of November is risen and rides, Clear, pale, lucently shining, over This land which has time for its tides, The clasp of each mouth for a lover. Bleached white on the beach of the moonlight, Our driftwood of fingers and hands On the window-ledge touch; in the night They caress, as the sea does the sands. For fear is not here, nor wiU there be found A bone in the teeth of the breaker, Nor a shell, by a whisper or sound To fear love, nor cry out on the taker. LUCIAN

CAN 1 HELP YOU? LET ALMA MATER SOLVE YOUR PROBLEMS I hal'e been a pril'ate fag for six weeks, and although at first my fag-master seemed very satisfied with my work, he now complains continually and treats, me with '! rud~ness which I feel to be quite undeserved. Can you suggest a reason for hIS change In alltlude towards me ?-PUZZLBD.

Dear PuzzLBD.- I would advise a careful study of your fag-master's outgoing mail. Note any female addresses not obviously those of relatives. Tactful enquiries about these will probably produce evidence that his love-life is not ~ursuing its s~oothest course. His irritation is only natural. Do what you can to make hfe easy for hIm. Try to make him confide in you. Sympathy goes a long way in such circumstances. Always remember that he is going through a difficult period. I have now been in the Upper Sixth for ol'er three years and I am troubled that I have 1I0t been made either a House Prefect or a School Monitor. I feel Illy abilities elllitie me 10 Ihe job. AI/ appeal to Ihe authorities has already produced I/O effeel. What cun I do 10 prove my worth ? I am tired of being a Gentleman.- DEcAN I.

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i am a First Colour and have been in Ihe team since my second year. Last Saturday I was dropped. I am told there is

110 hope of gettillg my place back. I am very worried. The strain is beginning to aff ect my work. Can you help me ?- TRUE BLUE. Dear TRUE BLUE.- Life is full of set-backs. You must learn to bear this one. Keep a stiff upper lip. Read Kipling. Read Newbolt. " Play up, and play the game!"

IJeel f am being victimised. Everyone seems to have a do wn on me- one of the Monitors especially . He seems 10 go out of his way 10 be cruel. What shall I do ? All I did was 10 slond up for my righls. Af ler all, Jam afourlh-lermer.- PERsECUTED . Dear PERSECUTED.- Your information is too vague. What rights ? What is the true situation? If you would supply more details I will try to solve your problem . Random accusations are always to be avoided . In the meantime I suggest that you pay careful attention to your own behaviour. Perhaps you will discover why people do not like you. Above all, do not nurse a grudge. Try talking it over with the Monitor concerned . You may find that his cruelty existed only in your own imagination. Remember too that all troubles must have an end . Grin and bear it. Hoping to hear from you soon.

I hal'e been laid by a MOSIer Ihol my f ag hero- worships me. J fear that this may be correcl. What am 1 /0 do ?-SCHOOL MONITOR. Dear SCHOOL MO NITOR.- I am glad to see -that you are one of those modest souls who dislike adulation. But you must remember that you are your fag's ideal. You must never disillusion him . It is your duty to yourself as a Monitor not to do so. I would suggest that you have a little talk with your fag. Point out gently but firmly that he is being unrealistic. Make him attempt to see you as you really are. This should not be difficult, and will probably cure him and rescue you from your present embarrassment. [ have now been at this School for jil'e years. So for nobody has asked me to join the Corps. Whal shall I do ?-WORRIED. Dear WORRIBD.- Sssshh !

EARLY AUTUMN The forest shades are deep and cool, The leafy verdure gleams all round, The sun breaks through and forms a pool, Upon the leaves that strow the ground. A stoat looks up with startled eyes, A squirrel scuttles in the trees, A lark wings up into the skies, The flowers are waiting for the bees. The sky grows darker, as the day Moves slowly down towards its close, The pool of sun has dried away, The woods are left to fear and foes. PICARO 38

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DAWN (From the poems of a first-termer) "The day begins with long perpetual light And waking from the slumbers of the night The star returns back to its rightful home, The clouds. appear like witches on the foam .... " "The dew arises from its bed of grass To see the night has fallen and gone past. . . " "The sun comes out and dries the morning's tears . .. "

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THE FAIRY'S CHILD or TENNYSON IN IMITATION OF WORDSWORTH Down in the dark and danksome dell Our little Eva prances, Her voice is like a funeral knell, And nothing's like her dances.

She's going to be a witch, she says, And laughs with elfin glee, And sings her little roundelays And shows a bit of knee. LUCIAN

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Inspired by the recent lecture on Listener Research, a King's Scholar calculates the following :That if he stays here for five years as he intends, and taking 40 hours as a normal working week, he will have spent: 32 working weeks Eating. 20" "Washing and Bathing. 18" "In Prayers. 18" "Playing Games. 15" "Changing His Clothes. 13" "Waiting for Masters. 13" "Doing Corps. 10" " I n a Free Period. 9" "In Break. 7" "In Recitals. 1.5" "Walking to Cath. I working week Drawing Pocket Money. He will also have heard 5,000 Latin Graces, heard the School Bell ring 12,000 times, and drunk 315 gallons of tea. C.A.R.H.

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BOOK REVIEWS THE ENGLAND OF MR. ROWSE The England of Elizabeth, Vol. T : The Structllre of Society, by A. L. Rowse. (Macmillans. 25/- net.)

Some may need reminding that Mr. Rowse is a Cornishman and a Fellow of All Souls' College, Oxford. He has lectured frequently to the School, and during the war was our neighbour in St. Austell. Now he has tackled a subject worthy of his powers. His autobiography A COl'l/ish Childhood told of his sensitivity to the historic and the beautiful, and of his eagerness as a boy for the world beyond the Tamar. We still await the volume of his autobiography deali ng with Oxford, but in his volumes of essays we can see the result: Oxford has enriched and even directed Mr. Rowse's imagination. A born teacher, Mr. Rowse is so eager to share these riches with us that I cannot help feeling that for him the ultimate use of history is that we should all become Fellows of All Souls'. Absit omen. The England of Elizabeth is the portrait of a society which underwent an experience very similar to Mr. Rowse's in crossing the Tamar on the way to Oxford. The book, like his own genius, is firmly rooted in the land, in folk-culture, in local antiquarian research; but it has a new scope and power. It is the fruit of that marriage of local with national history which is the main hClpe of English historical studies.

Similarly, in the 1570's England grew up. It discovered its own riches and wove poetry round its chronicles. It rebuilt the villages and exploited new forms of wealth. It worked out a via media in religion; it placed the main burden of polity on the broad shoulders of the gentry, as J.P.s and as capitalists; it maintained an efficient and mostly popular monarchy. It glimpsed its strange destiny across the seas. The Elizabethan glory was the fruit of the marriage-as she herself said-of the Queen , as representing the Renaissance initiative, skill and glamour, with the people, slowly schooled by the past, quietly working on the land and in the unsavoury towns. Perhaps because he realises the force of social pressure on even the most intellectual of intellects, M r. Rowse does not regard the Elizabethan glory as born of mystery. He is no Lytton Strachey. One of his main themes is the price-rise, which encouraged investment and yet which was comparatively slow and steady. The England of Elizabeth makes clear how this expanding economy contributed to the culture and self-confidence of the greatest Elizabethans. I am not sure that Mr. Rowse is so successful in his miniatures of the folk who scarcely shared in the Elizabethan glory- Bottom and Co . in real life. His concern is for the leaders in politics, industry and art. But, after all, there were over five million Elizabethans; and an ideal England of Elizabeth would place due emphasis on the submerged nine-tenths. 40

THE CANTUAR1AN I think this lack of balance is apparent in two ways. Firstly, Mr. Rowse does not make clear the extent of the continuity of the age with the fifteenth century. In the fifteenth century were clearly presaged the capitalism, the monarchical government, the control of the Church which carried the Tudor despotism to triumph under Elizabeth. If our knowledge of the fifteenth century were at all adequate, we might see that the minorities of Henry VI and Edward VI and the reign of the tragic Mary were only interruptions in one developing theme. Indeed, the whole concept of an "England of Elizabeth" might have to be queried. Secondly, MI'. Rowse is conspicuously fair to the Anglican politiques, but underemphasises the spiritual life which developed in the rigged-up Church of England, and also the Puritan faith which, in measure, motivated so many of the ELizabethans. The conversations of the captured seamen, as recorded in the Spanish archives, in many

cases concerned theology. The humbler folk whom Mr. Rowse tends to neglect, and even some of the leaders, did draw strength from Christian belief. But Mr. Rowse is well matched with his main themes. His book will become a standard work but it is vivid and extremely enjoyable. It is truly Elizabethan, in its neglect of the com~onplace and the metaphysical, in its elaboration of interesting detail, in its narrative of beauty and success, discovery and exploitation. It is a masterpiece, and we eagerly

await the seco nd volu me, which is to tell how individual Elizabethans themselves mastered life. D.L.E. Elected Silence: Thomas Merton, Father Louis. (Hollis & Carter) In the tumu lt of modern life, especially that of the United States, it is difficult to imagine a revival of contemplative monasticism. Yet such an awakening has come; in America

there is growing up a great body of monks, both Cistercians and Carmelites, who are devoting their lives to prayer, meditation and asceticism. We, as a people, arc inclined

to speak derisively of the monastic life as a retreat from the evils in the world: it may be material escapism but it is rathe r a great advance against spiritual evil with the strongest force that Man can acknowledge: the Love of God invoked by prayer. These holy men and women, in their solitary fastnesses, live a simple and ascetic life, working for their own subsistence but spending the greater part of their time in COlltemplation on God. They attempt in their humble way to achieve, on behalf of their fellow-men, some taste of that Sacrifice which the Son of God made for men on Calvary. One such man is Thomas Merton, who, renouncing an exceptionally prom ising University and literary career, has entered an American Trappist monastery, Gethsemani.

His autobiography, published eighteen months ago, describes his spiritual progress from a sense of utter worthlessness and wastage of time, step by step towards conversion to Roman Catholicism . He says: â&#x20AC;˘ 'One of the reasons why Grace is not given to souls is that they have so hardened their wills . .... in selfishness, that their refusal of it would only harden them more. " He began to say 11i, prayers, to read of the Faith and he was baptised . However, conversion of the intellect was not enough wh ile conversion of the will was lacking. Gradually he progressed to complete submission, hoping always for a religious vocation. Finally, after many setbacks, he went on retreat to the monastery at Gethsemani. To this place he returned a year later to enter the Brotherhood. 41

THE CANTUARIAN . Father Louis has written of his experiences in a forceful American style and the whole IS extremely well-devIsed and put together. He runs through his life, telling in detail of his religious experiences and interspersing at every turn his present attitude to his earlier days, and at the same time mercifully foregoing moralisations. To read of this great religious stir in a man's soul is in itself a deep spiritual experience. It proves beyond doubt the efficacy of prayer and the strong power of the ascetic life. It WIll be strong succour to those who are deeply concerned at the apparent futility of modern life.

University- A Journal ~r Ellquiry, edited by Uwe Kitzinger with David Edwards' published terminally by Basil Blackwell, 1/6 ' We are glad to receive the first number of a new journalistic adventure of a former editor of The CanLUarian . Its principal feature is a series of three "symposia" . Two of these are largely theological in content: the problem of the logical arguments for the existence of God- from Anselm to John Wisdom; and that of the scope of the historian which might rather have been called "Christianity and History". It is to this that Edwards has contributed a criticism of Butterfield's book of that title, Kitson Clark's The English Heritage, and Regnier's History : lts Purpose alld Method. There is a third symposium of more current significance and with less theological flavour- "Peace a nd Foreign Affairs " -in which is shown considerable divergence of opinion on the intentions of Russia. These symposia are intended to indicate to those already conversant with such problems lines of enquiry and to arouse discussion- if indeed any stimulus to such discussion be needed in a university; they do not claim to provide the answers in so slender a journal. There are two articles: "On Being a Catholic", and an examination of T, S. Eliot's " Whispers of Immortality" on the principles of Dante's fourfold interpretation of literature as laid down in the COllvivio. There are also two poems. Whatever may be said of Oxford of the nineteenth century, it is good to see that it is not entirely unravaged by the fierce intellectual life of our own age of interrogation.

THE ART COMPETITION This year 's Art Competition combined the attlactions of Goodwood and the Royal Academy. It had a Close Finish. a Well Deserved Triumph by an Old Favourite, and a Picture of the Year by someone Completely Unknown. That is to say. first of all, that School House WOIl by two points from Meister Omcrs- having never won the Competition before. The marks and full placing were as follows :Place HOllse Pailltillgs Models Total I. School House 70 71 141 2. Meister Omers' 65 74 139 3. Walpole 60 73 133 4. Grange 62 70 132 5. Marlowe 55 72 127 6. Luxmoore 60 65 125 Also it is to say that B. I. G. HyatL, t.he winner of the Senior Art Prize, dominated the Grange exhibit to such an extent that one of the judges stigmatised this section as "a one man show " , and it is to say Ihat the biggest surprise of all was provided by R. W. Sparrow's single exhibit ftmongst the School House pictures. The Competition was judged by Mr. Stanley Hickson, A.R.C.A., of the Canterbury Art School, and Mr, Victor Smead, a well-known local aero-modeller. We arc extremely grateful for their kindness and patience and the meticulousness of their judgement Mr. Hickson particularly commended the careful

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arrangement of the exhibition and especially the trouble taken by School House, who had tremendous variety, a large representation and a careful cataloguing of their exhibits. The individuals he picked out for especial mention were, in School House, D. R. Barber for printing, lino-cuts by J. R. Peck, n. J. Parker and J. E. M. Lucie-Smith, oil-paintings by J. E. M. Lucie-Smith and a painting by R. W. Sparrow in t.hick oil-colours on poster-paper. Sparrow, he said, showed in his ~icture of a "Haunted House" a real enjoyment in the quali ty of paint which every artist should strive to cultivate. In Meister Ome ls he sing led out C. j, Jarman 's scraper-boards (some of which appeared in our last issue), a printing exhibit, and a Map of France drawn by E. .8. Mercer and O. Bernard. From Walpole he pkked out B. H. McLeery's large decorative poster-colours, done when he was only 12 for particular mentiofl. He particularly liked <l vivid underwater scene in dominant bright pinks and yellows. McLcery had won the Junior Art Prize with these pictures ea rlier in the term. In Grange, he particularly commended B. l. G. Hyatt's charming and accomplished water-colours as being the best pictures in the show and K. W. Fenton's work with Hyatt upon an illuminated genealogical tree. An amusing incident occurred during Mr. Hickson's tOllr of this section, for when he asked what had been the illspiration of an Ideal School model shown, the proud planner replied that he had "seen it all in a dream". R. F. Moffatt 's photograph of the Headmaster, this term 's frontispiece, was also shown hete. In Marlowe, he praised N. Paine 's sensitive sketch of a boat. Mr. Smead 's commendations were as follows :School House: R. G . C. Davy 's totem-poles, each made from a st ick of ordinary black-board chalk, each crowned with the head of some famous statesman of the nineteenth century, and each lettered with the name of the gentleman concerned. A magllifying-glass was put by these fOl convenience in examination. Meister Omers: Mr. Smead liked J. R. C. Turner's model of the yacht Bloodhound, which he considered to be the best model in the Exhibition. It was carved from an old door-post. Walpole: He liked the puppets by R. A. Dewhurst and J. G. Collins and the micro-models by M. V. Slee. Two of the puppets amused the public vastly- they were sat toget her and had eyes so painted that they appeared to be looking at each other in a half-coy, half-wistful fashion. Grange: Mr, Smead admired the dinghy made by K. D. Agllew and the beautifully finished model of the Christ Church Gate by N. J. B. Wright which had already won him the Cathedral Prize. Marlowe: He liked the model monoplane by P. S. T. Conrad. Altogether it was an extremely successful show, well Inid out ancl catering for all tastes. There were even a few of those things that the Science Museum in South Kensington is so proud of-" press a button and see how it works". Sometimes it did and sometimes it didn 't. The printing done by members of the Caxton Society was especially fine; specimen pages and programmes well laid out on t.he page and sometimes illustrated by lino-cuts by art ists of the same house. The spirit. of co-operation shown in these enterprises was especially encouraging. So was the extreme youth of many of the exhibitors. In the winning House much more than half of those who showed pictures and models were under 16 and many were under 15. Their art had freshness and spontaneity combined with a technique in proportion to their age. D. E. Mellish's drawing of a motor race was a good example of this, as were, in the Luxmoore show, W. E. S. Thomas' pictures. Many of the Commendeds (now becoming quite a distinction) went to people who were very young indeed. The photographs too, though perhaps less well shown than last year, were taken and produced wit.h a real artistic sense. In this sphere H. I. Duck of Grange and G . S. Spathis of Luxmoore were outstanding. M. Allen as our solitary surrealist attracted much attention with his weird pictorial account of an accident in which he was unfortunately involved at the beginning of last term. A written explanation was provided, Mr. Stainer, who has done so much towards the furtherance of Art in the School, gave the following as his opinion of the show :"The general level was much higher than last year, and shows wpat could be done in the School if Art were taken seriously all the time for its own sake, instead of being exploited for House Exhibition purposes at the end of the tenn. What about a really live Arl Society? Art is 0'1 % a gift from above and 99'9% hard, methodical st.udy."

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THE MUSIC SOCIETY CONCERT SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8m The Music Society opened the Term 's recitals in a mixed programme of solo performances. The recitalists were Clive Brennan, Baritone, HyweJ Duck, Pianoforte, and David Manning-Press. Oboe. C. M. Brennan, who was singing solo Baritone to the School for the first time, was, at the beginning very nervous, but he soon recovered his confidence. His first group of songs was devoted to Mozart ; Papagello from Die Zaubelflole, the best of three songs Ch 05011, was given \vilh spirit. AftCl the interval he began with two romant ic pieces by Schubert which were sli ng with glcat fee ling. He continued with the great fllVolll ite Silellf Worship by Handel (which a lso served as his encore), a nd it so unded a ll the better ,for being sung by a n amatelh . It was refr~s hi ng l.y diffe rent after the nu mel OliS professiona l renden ngs that we have hea rd. Drennan surpassed illmself tn Gra ham Peel 's III Summer Time all Bredal/. The great simplicity of Housman's words was doubly enhanced by a pure and unsophisticated performance which made it one of the best items in the entertainment. Drennan showed a fine tone coupled with the most clear enunciation and well-executed phrasing. It is probably trlle that he a lone of all three developed his true form that night. H . 1. Duck had the unenviable task of both beginning the concert and of bringing it to a conclusion. He chose fo r his opening piece Falltasie-Impramptu by Chopin. The perfo rmance was brilliant enough but some of the runs were glossed over and shabbily executed. Titis may perhaps be attri buted t~ ~ervous ness . He showed his rea l powers in his second group, at the end, when he played the Impramplll III A Flat by Schubert and Chopin's Rellolulionary Study. The latter without doubt was lhe piece de resistauce of the entire concert. D uck tack led t he immense technical difficult ies with great zest and brought the concert to a gloriolls close. Few could 'have rea lized that, from the interval o nwards he was without his hearing. ' " The o~~ is an i ~1 win~ th~t no body blows good " -in the. immortal words of Mr. Kaye-but to many ears It IS the fairest wmd m the orchestra. We were COnsCIOliS that M . D . Manning-Press was far from blmying it bad ly. H~m pe~ed by .an ~ nt i qu~ted instrwnent, he gave a very adequate pecformance, s':lnnour.tt~~g. several techruca l dJffic!llt les (mvolvl.ng the loss of two notes of the sca le), which impeded his POSSibi lities even furthe r. Manrung-Press, unlike the ot hers, was belter in the fi rst ha lf of the concert. He opened with the well-kn own Romance of Schmnann which he played very charmingly a nd followed that with a new work, dedicated to h imself, by Mr. Wright, who accompanied the performance. Jt is a short piece, entitled Pllantasiestuck, full of delightful melody and gracefu l coull,terpoin t. The Mozart Sonata which he played in the second ha lf was a much more exacting work and ye t seemed unrehearseda pity, but considering that barely a fo rtnight was given to prepare the concert, hard ly surprising. No review ~f th!s concert co.uld pass without a mention Dr. Suttle's accompaniment at the Piano. Dr. Sutt le, wHh hiS ca reful SkIll , greatly enhartced the solOIsts ' performances, coax ing them along (he road to their best achievement. The concert was an experiment and a very successfu l one. There is sliJI a great deal of talent to be used a nd we are trusting to hear it in the next Recital, to be given later this term. May many simi lar evenings' enjoyment follow, both to the musicians in performing and to the audiences in listening.

GRANGE-WALPOLE HOUSE CONCERT "The difference between a good ballet company and a bad ballet company," Dourakova had said " is that the good has learnt to conceal the terrible. " Thus it is with a ll House Concerts- lhe terr ible' in general, being the inconveniences of the Chapter House stage. ' Grange, or rather Walpole, opened very wel l. R. A. M. BasteI' is acknowledged as one of the best violinists in the School, and we had heard him befo re wit h a great deal of pleasure. We were therefore in a state of intelligent anticipation. Nor were we to be disappointed. Baster is as skilful as ever and his t~ne-forJ.Uerly a little dry-:-has improvc:d, and i ~ much sw~ter. His playing of the Berceu;e by Faure was dehghtful. It seemed In the end a PIty that Ius second pIece, played with eq ua l accomplishment was of so little account, and that we were not allowed an encore from him. Bu t what must be must be' " o ne supposes-a strict time-schedu le probably accounted for this niggardliness. It seem~d a"pity too that the s ~et ch which replaced Baster shouJ d have been so litt le worthy of the talents of lts actors. R. P. M. DaVies, N. C. O. Rame, T. T. Morgan, M. R. M. Leslie a nd D. H . Taylor

r THE CAN T UARIAN obviously enjoyed themselves as patron and staff- never have I heard such .expressive n~is~s, soen such expressive hands and eyebrows. Yet-that restaurant-surely we have seen It before. It IS In the natUi c of things that a jo ke is fu nny-once . Then more music-piano duelS played by H. I. Duck, R. G . Jo nee;, B. J. Stafford- Duck with Jones in Brahms proving rather more polished than Jones with StafrOid in Offenbach. To end the fi rst half a very popular performel ind~ed carne o n, ~. Allen, the fa mo us col}.iurer, who was the hi t of t he Grange show ofl ast year. He was aIded by a n adml ~able set of d~ad-pan assl~tant s wh:o came apparently in large and sma ll sizes and also by a good percussIOn band which played light mUSIC to soot he him in his frequent reveries. His patter is if a nything cleverer still , a nd he showed leal genius in the choice of vict im from the audience. An account of that victim 's experiences will be found elsewhere in this issue. The whole of the second ha lf was take n up by Act H of the farce The Happiest Days o/Your Li/e which, as everybody knows, is about thr various disasters which occ ur when a girls ' ~chool a nd a boys' s.chool are both evacuated to the same place. Here the Head maste r, all,~ the Headmistress are showl! tryltlg to keep the facts fro m various parents, all of who m choose the most 1I10 pportune moment s to a rn ve . T here is a lso some fratern isat ion amongst the various members of the staffs. The choice of this play was a stroke of genius on somebody's pa rt- if only t ~ey had proceeded to produce it! More co~ordination amongst the actors wo uld have doubled our enjoyment, great t~ough it a lready was. Our main complaint became that some of the acto.rs, W. E. Eusta~e as the Headn:us t~ess in patticul:1r, tended to act a ll the others off the stage. Another cunous result of thiS lack of co~oldmatIon was that the parents- very attractive performances by P. C. Blackburn, H . J . Frampt0!l, P . J . S. Murr~y and P. Dawson- tended too m uch to dominate the Staff- who were reall y the more Important. Agam only Eustace stood up for himself. But when one has laughed, one cannot complain.

LUXMOORE-MARLOWE HOUSE CONCERT The ha lf-hour before the Luxmoore-M arlowe Ho use Concert was enlivened by a few of the usual first-night flaps, and on top of them all a. dramat i~ fa int by. a visitor to the Green Room. It is greatly to the credit of all concerned that the audience nollced nothll1g unusual. The cu rtain went up o n two sketches which rea lly, to be honest, would have been be lte~ omitted. Mixed Methods had li tt le to reconunend it bar the actors <ltld though R. W. E. Greenhow dIsplayed a deliciously gruesome relish as the Convalescent in No t Los' he seemed to be wasting his talents . I-lowever, after this the entertainment took a turn fo r the. better with C. M. Brennan to sing Mozart and T. H. Birnberg to play Mendel ssohn, bot h very charmmgly. Brennan was , of course, well~k~own to liS, but Birnbcrg's playing was somet hing new, as well as good. :rhe emergence of comparallvely unknown musicians of his cal ibre is an event eagerly to be looked for 1Il the School. T he upward curve continued in A. P. Herbert's Two Gelltlemell 0/ Sollo, which finished the first half of the progranune. A.P.R.Âˇs witty skit on Shakespeare was acted as ev~ry House Concert 0l!-ght to be. To begin with it was well and clearly spoken, the gestures used were natura l. and .grew logically from the action of the piece, and, too, the various pe rfo rmances cohered to ma ke an. mtelhglble whole. Where everyone was so good it seems invidious to pick out a few only for commendatIo n, but one must hf?we ver hand the palm, or the lau rel-wreath, o r whatever it is t hat acto rs receive, ~o ~ . B. ~ollok , D. Chft and C. W. Freyer for a t rio of wonderful creat ions of character. Pollok and C hft III p~ruclilar ma naged very well the long bravura speeches they were given, though Cli ft had on~ ~esture WIth the clel!ched hands which tended to monotony. Freyer's work wit~ the Duchess wa~ of a dI fl:er~nt. aod perhaps higher order; he took a fundamentally bu rlesque part and discovered sometlung human III It. Keep Calm, a farce by Lou is Goodrich, followed. True fa rce is f?oe of tl1e most diffi~ult of things ~o produce successfully so this item was not perhal?s so outstamhng. as. the one which preceded It. C. W. Freyer again t urned in a splendi~ l ar;8~r~than-hfe ~rf?rmance, thIS tune as a cook, and J. F. Foster simulated all the stages of worry and IraSCIbIl ity to adnurallon. The Concert ended with some pleasant singing by " The Discords"- who were better than their name. The very high standard of product ion, cost ume, and make~up was particularly noticeable thro ugh-out, and deserves special..rnention.

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LECTURES AND RECITALS LISTENER RESEARCH If. ' '.the. first t~t C?f Mathematics is beauty", as G. H. Hardy says then I su ose that th fi IS faSCination. The~ is somet~ing in a .n'.lJ11~r of over o~e million ~'hiCh exercis~s ~st te~~i~~ attbr~ct1onr LUl?on the human mind: that IS w~y f!1~lhonalres are such romantic people. It is also ~y th su ~ect 0 Istener Research proved such an inviting one. e

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NO.t !hat Mr. Kenneth Adam did not give it every opportunity to charm. He might have been Dio

~xp~amm~he~ secret~ <?f' ' Cllt: ', in his solicitude that we should understand the subtlety of his charts and

cF oury.d It mteres~mg to be told that an averagc of seven million British adults most of th r pgh .ass, I~sten to "Dick Barton.", and amusing to discover that the best intel'view~rs-it is the I fittYMe fi.vet toe sixtr. lI;.tervlewer to be sympathetic- are women aged from twentYMfive to thirty and men of fro~ In fact. M~. Adam was such a success that we consider it a privilege to have been added ~Vlc:J'

t?a Itst ~ audIences which mcludes a .Conference of Women 's Institutes and the Inmates of Pentonville flson · k e asked a good many questions- some sensible, some otherwise. We wish MI'. Adam would come bac so that we can ask some morc.

GILBERT AND SULLIVAN OcrOBER 28TH George ~aker and Olive Groves are our most frequent and our bestMloved rcc't Th l r t and entertamed us during our years of exile in Cornwall and it is always a jo to r~~r:;a .ey cheered numbers of. The Conll/arian. and to see what pleasure they were giving then. Si~lce then thi;,e h~ the .b~c~ "tS severtal tlmcs and each time the combination of their informal charm and outstanding talentVheaVslSw'oe n I sway 0 our hearts.

This time they brought with them Nancy Thomas and David Price to hel tit . h' . George Baker gave us a short introduction to the lives of the author ant co em III t elr entertaillment. ~~e~hate •. and expounderd the essenti.al Englishness of Gilber~ and Sullivan. Tl~~~o:l~rf~~~Ya~i:r~s~~~!d e .er m.a qll~rtet. rom The Mikado. Solos followed , Interspersed with duets ad ~resenfted With a I~ttlc IIltl'oduction by George B.aker. We sang lustily in the refrains fro:;' th~u~r~~ts, eac,h ong rom the Pirates of Pellzallce and the First Lord of the Ad n' 'alt • S t : . 0 Iceman s ~i;sw;h~~~sa,s tfll indC~t~edral !) l~nd we acclaimed Miss Groves' ISI;~rkltn~ v~~ a~~d~C;~~:c~~?~~d u an flC1 contra to captured the ear, and Mr. Price sang with immense spirit. .

Th~~h~~d~C~~I~~shu~r~:t~ilt~t :~d~~Ili~!~ ~~fd!~:~i~~w:;~~.come back quickly and often. THE CONSERVATIVE FAITH Mr. John ~akerMWhite we regard as our own particular M.P. thou h we a of party so :bly

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He be.gan his lecture on a pleasing note, promising to spare us any of Bagheot 's " painfi II t d weary discourses" and he kept us amused and interested for the rest of hi I t F' u cc .ures an that Cons~rvatism was based upon historical process. Observation ShoW:d ~h~tre. lit~rst he pOlOted out ~het~rnud · . ned br thre chonditions ?f a period. It ~lso showed how often the Conse~ati~C:sl :::"dt~~~ rlgh"Slt elr tagnosls 0 t ose conditions He parllcularly begged us t . tt' th' d Party had invented Social Reform and that the Conservatives were no~ht~ Ib~~ a ri I e that the Labour g~f!he cO!¥harY"dhe ,strohsse~dthe unsclfseekin~, Conservative .attitude in r:atters of~~ei;~fip~n~~t~~~a~f nce. elf I ea, e sal , was that of a property·owmng democracy". .~hehseri~s of questions which followed was unusually varied and interesting. Mr. BakerMWhit d al WI t em m an honest and competent manner, presenting his own opinions instead of a fixed par~y Ifue~

THE CANTUARIAN COMMANDER J. H. MATHER, D,S.O. NOVEMBER 5TH

"Scott's Last Expedition " - the most romantic and the most noble story of our century. Nothing can equal the horror and the endurance of this journey to the South Pole. Commander Mather was the perfcct storYMteller, humorous when the occasion demanded. yet never losing sight of the gran.deur of his theme. The lanternMslides that he showed, told their own story of a country incredibly beautiful, incredibly strange, incredibly hostile. When Commander Mather reached the crisis of his story, his account of Oates' death and the last moments of Captain Scott, he moved us as few lecturers have had power to do-chiefly by the heroic economy of his words, and of Tennyson's, "To strive, 10 seek, 10 find, and 1101 10 yield. "

MR. JUSTICE PRITCHARD Good lectures provoke good questions. Mr. Justice Pritchard told us about what happens to a criminal from the moment of his arrest- we discovered to our delight that we ourselves had the right to arrest anyone for a felony-to the moment of his condemnation. His lecture provoked so many good questiom that the Headmaster had finally to move the closure before we were nearly finished. Sir Fred Pritchard is a particular friend of Mr. Sopwith's and despite the knowledge of us he must have gained through him was kind enough to say that he hoped he would never see us in the dock. We do not altogether agree. We feel that matters would work themselves out if he was on the bench. We cannot thank the Judge enough for a most informed and yet informal lecture.

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SUNDAY, 19TH NOVEMBER Oue of the most enjoyable recitals for several years was given by Me. Dennis Noble, our ever~welcome friend. this time accompanied by three celebrated soloists. LoreJy Dyer, the unfortunate victim of a cold, gave a masterful performance of the Fledcrmaus LAughing SOllg i she then contin.ued with a setting by her husband, Mr. Stanford Robinson. of The Last Rose 0/ Summer. She joined in two duets; first with Valctta Jacopi, the Flower Duel from Madame Blllleljly and later with Ronald Hill, the duet from 1A Boheme. This was the crowning moment of the concert and was repeated to the immense delignt of alL Valetta Jacopi proved herself equally proficient in her loud and her soft passages though never really accustomed to the acoustics of the Chapter House. Her rendering of Softly Awakes from SaintÂˇSaen's Samson and Delilah was nigh perfect. Two of her duels, Give Me Thy Hand (DOll Giovallni) and Home to our Moulllaills (1/ Trovalore) received terrific ovations and the first of these she and Dennis Noble sang again. Ronald Hill began with 0 Loveliness Beyolld Compare from The Magic Flme and Vila Furliva iAgrimtl from L 'Elisir d'Amore. He too was most successful in his duels, especiaJly that from La Boheme. He sang Home to our MoufltaillS with very great feeling and, coupled with Valetta Jacopi, made this piece quite delightful. Demus Noble needs neither eulogy nor adverse crilkism for neither would diminish our infinite admiration for him. His two solos, Ule Prologue from Pagliacci and the Devi/'s Mirror Song from The Tales of Holfmallu, revealed all his habitual talent. The Rigoletto Quarteue with which the recital ended was a fittingly brilliant conclusion to a most attractive evening . We calmol pass without a word of oonunendalion for EUlei Cook, also au old friend, who so competently acoompalued Lhe singing.

r THE CANTUARIAN THE FAR EAST Mr. ?onald. Gr~nt took a ~hatlenging attitude t~wa~ds a subject which conccrns us on ly too much ~o.day. and which In fa~t. as will be seen from the EdItO rial , has been provoking a good deal of discussion In the School. It was mc~ to find an,expert so hopeful. Mr. Grant 's exposit ion of the attitude of Asians tow,a!"ds Europ? was particularly lucid and well thought out, and his interesting account of the mid-way pOSition of India psychologically true and convincing. We now read our newspapers, laLterly so full of the war in Korea, with a new clllighlCIUTIcnt which we must most willingly attribute to the lecturer.

THE MUSIC SOCIETY SUNDAY, 26TH NOVEMBER The Music S?cicty employed their second concert to show their promising talent as opposed to their stars. T. H. BJrnberg ,alone of. the performers coul.d be ran~ed as seI'!ior in the School musical world. He played Schumann s Faschlllgssc/llwwk. Aus W,ell (Festival at Vienna) with assurance and with ~mpetence. D. Peschek a lso pla~ed the Plano.; those who understand Ravel and Debussy affirm that It was well exc::cuted ?u~ that was htl!e consolation to those unable to interpret its depths (and they were an overwhelmmg maJonty). Woodwmd was represented by J. F. Foster, Clarinet who chose the AI/dante from Schubert's Octet; and by. B. J. G. Hyatt. whose rendering on the Bassoon' of the Soldiers' March fro!l' Faust. gave the utmost delight to the audience. R. H. C. Symon and D. L. Easty composed the ~trmg section: Symon gave 3: ve~y fair performance ,?f Solemll Melody but on ly gave his best in two Jol1y Dal/ces b~ Hesse; EastY, IS wit hout doubt a very promising violinist but he needs more confidence ; he took the A,r 011 the G SlrlllK rather too fast but settled down better in Handel's F major COllcerto The Schubert Dances which ended the Concert had been arranged for Chamber Orchestra by Mr Wright: they were well played by all. . , It was a pity that more boys did not attend this ConcertÂˇ a very good evening's entertainment was by their absence largely wasted. '

THE SOCIETIES MARLOWE SOCIETY Preside", " S. S. SOPWITH, EsQ. ; Hon. Secretary,' P. H. Moss

The Society has had ~ most interesting term and has heard four papers. The President has imposed ~wo rules for papers wInch have brought about a marked rise ill standard' first papers must be wr'tte In full; second, they must be restricted to 35 minutes. ' , I n R. D. H. Rob~rts was ~he first to speak and he took as his subject Madame de Scvignc, the celebrated French l~tter-wnter. ThiS paper could hardly be surpassed for clarity of style and delightfulness f presentation. 0

C. A. ~. H~re followed this with" A Theory of Freedom and Control' '. Each of his statements was ~ted. wJth Sighs and murmurs. Practically none of his hypotheses was lefl unharmed in the subseque l diSCUSSIOn. n P .. G. J. Norto.n spoke o.n Sir baac Newton; happily tile Society was spared the intricate technicalities of his mathemallcal {heones. The topic of the discussion entirely left Science while The Greatest Ten Men of the half-century were elected. The H~n. Secretary gave the last paper of the term; it was on Henry Purcell and the Restoration Music aud was Illustrated by several gramophone records. The Society is hoping to conclude its business by entertaining itself to Dinner.

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THE CANTUARIAN WALPOLE SOCIETY Presidellt " J . H. CoRNER, EsQ. ; Secretary,' M. L. WILLIAMS Once again the Society has been active from the beginning of the School year, and in spite of an apparent pressure of work members have found time to mcot nearly every week. Probably our most enjoyable evening was spent with Dr. Peck, who talked about Anaesthetics- a subject right outsid~ our normal interests, but a sufficient change to prove that our interests are as catholic as ever! Among other things he demonstrated the usc of a portable anaest hetic machine, and showed us llOW a patient's breathing could be regulated by this alone. We arc all very grateful for the time and trouble he took, and look forward to seeing him again . Our other meetings have been more orthodox. We have read Shaw's Applecart, held discussions of various kinds, and members have given short lectures of their own. Before the end of term we shall be reading Oliver Goldsmith's The Good-Natured Mall.

CAXTON SOCIETY Presidelll,' H. W. OSMOND, EsQ. ; Secretary,' P. G. ROBBRTS As usual the Christmas Term has proved to be a busy one for the Society, bUI, to date, we have coped adequately with all demands. Our sale of Christmas Cards was slightly diminished owing to competition from two directions, but in spite of this we have oncc again proved that we are capable of producing work of a Wgn standard. Now, as ever, we are indebted to Mr. Peett for his valuable services to the Society. We should find it hard to carry on without his assistance. The Society outings proved most ertioyable. We are very grateful to Messrs. Jennings and to the Buckland Paper Mills, Dover, for allowing us to make an exciting and instructive tour of their premises. Our wailing-list is still extremely lengthy; it is to be hoped that when we receive our new premises in the Art School, now under construction, we shall be able to enlarge the Society beyond its present limits.

HARVEY SOCIETY President,' P. STANGER, ESQ. ; HOll. Secretary,' T. J. DOCKSBY The Society began this term with a paper by G, Hamber on Alchemy. He started by explaining the Ancients' theories about Alchemy, the transmutation of base metals into gold and the elixir of Life. He then performed Illany practical experiments of ex plosive character. He ended his paper with a spectacular altempt to produCt." Chromium from its ore. A Short Paper Competition was held later in the term, when the fo ll owing subjects were presented to the Society: Water, Tea, Blueprints, 7r, Torpedoes and William Harvey. D. H. Taylor won the competition with his paper on Blueprints, in the course of which he hurriedly manufactured one. The Societ.y visited the de Havilland Aircraft Works at Hatfield on November 21st. We were shown first of all, the Technical School in which the Apprentices arc taught for two years. We then went to the Engine Department, where we saw a jet engine being tested, and we also saw the Wind Tunnel ill which an ordinary piston engine was being run. After this very noisy and thrilling section, we went to the Aircraft Manufacturing Section, and visited the metal and Perspex departments, where they make the frames and metal coverings and also the Cockpit Covers. Last of all we saw the Aircraft Assembly Department, where six Comets and numerous other planes, among them Vampires, Doves and Mosquitoes, were under construction. The Society had a most ertioyable visit for which we must thank Dr. Wilson. Two more papers are in preparation for this term, one on Light and Colour, by the Hon. Secretary and D . H. Taylor, and another one on Ink.

THE SOMNER SOCIETY Presidellt,' w. URRY, EsQ. HOIl. Secretary,' C. J. BELL This has been one of the most prosperous terms in the Society's history. There are now forty members in the Society; this is a record membership. Throughout the term we have been excavating a Roman site n.ear the Riding Gate, under the expert guidance of Frank Jenkins, Esq. The site has been very fruitful,

THE CANTUARJAN and has yielded several interesting articles, such as a bronze Roman brooch and pin, a gaming counter several coins and numerous pieces of Samian pottery. The purpose of excavating near the Riding Gate is to find out whether there was a gate there and if the road which we have found leads to that gate. We have now proved almost without doubt that the road did lead to a gate near the present Riding Gate. The Society is very much indebted to Mr. Jenkins for sparing so much of his time and in showing liS the correct way to excavate. The term's activity. however, has not been entirely limited to archaeology. Our President has showed us some of the many interest ing manuscripts in the cathedral library, and has also taken the Society round the Cathedral, pointing out and describing all the places of historical interest. Later in the term he hopes to take us to St. Augustine's Abbey. The Society has also attended two of the Canterbury Archaeologica l Society mcctings, when we heard a very interesting talk 011 "The Mediaeval Church in London" by Miss M. B. Honeybournc, F.S.A., and later in the term, an excellent talk on "The work of the archaeological branch of the Ordnance Survey" by Mr. C. W. Phillips, F.S.A. We are very grateful to the Canterbury Archaeological Society for asking liS to their meetings. During the term Mr. Jenkins has given a series of very interesting short talks to the Society on archaeological subjects. The Society has leamt much from these excellent talks, and hopes that Mr. Jenkins will continue his series next term.

THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY President: C. W. WARD, EsQ.

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D. Stainer, Esq., resigned from the position of President of the Society at the beginning of term. C. W. Ward, Esq., was unanimously elected the new President. The Society is very grateful to D . Stainer Esq., for all he has done for it in the past, and it wishes C. W. Ward, Esq., the best of success in his ne~ office. The Society meets once a fortnight, and the membership which exceeds the fifty mark, now includes several Senior boys. It is hoped that even more members of the School will become interested in Natural History. The programme for the term has so far included a very interesting talk on "Spiders" by the President who gave the Society some very useful information on this branch of the subjcct. ' On 21st October, three lecturettes were given by members of the Society. D. S. Jenkins began by talking on the "History of the Great Auk", and how it gradually became extinct. A. J. Taylor followed and gave a talk on "Plants in General". J. Cassidy completed the programme by giving a lecture on "The Cabbage White Butterfly". At t he next meeting, Mr. Payton, Veterinary Surgeon for Canterbury, came and gave a very instructive lecture on "Diseases in Farm Stock in this Country". This was of great benefit to those wishing to become veterinary surgeons o r farmers. Afterwards, Mr. Payton answered many interest ing questions. On November 18th N. C. Fisher gave a very iII urninating lecture to the Society on "Dogs", items of which included Domest icat ion, Psychology, Phylogony and Show Dogs. The epidiascope was used and he showed us pictures of the variolls breeds of show dogs. â&#x20AC;˘ It is hoped that J. R. Moor, Esq., will give the Society a lecture on "Fruit Farming" at some later date in the term. The Cathedral Library Authorities have asked the Botanical Section to undertake the task of surveying the flora of several bomb sites in Ihe Canterbury area, before rebuilding starts. It is hoped that some interestmg discoveries will be made.

THE MODERN LANGUAGES SOCIETY President: F . H. VOIGT, EsQ. Hon. Secretary: H . I. DUCK The .Modem Langua~es. Society,. which last met during the wal: y~rs in Corn~all, was officially reconstituted at the begmrung of this term. The purpose of the Society IS to foster IIlterest in Modern Languages by holding play-readings , discussions, and talks. So far we have had two most interesting talks in French; one on France by Mr. A. G. Tucker, who, apart from any other d istinctions, is a widely-travelled representative of the Quaker, Esperanto and Pacifist movements: and the other on South America by Dr. E. Kahn, who has spent some time in South America and displayed a profound knowledge ()f t1mt country. We have also read Alfred de Musset's FOIl/asio . Membership is not fixed, with thQ

tHE CAN''tUARiAN result that there is a ce rta in continuous How of attendance from .all parts of t he School. Apart rrc;>m being of cultural value, the Society does give eve,ryon,e an opportumty to cross the Channel of an. evemng and reflect on how the other part of the world hves.

MADRIGAL SOCIETY Preside"t: J. K. WADDELL, EsQ. H OIl. Secretary: H. 1. DUCK The Madrigal Society was inaugurated this term as <l. new vellture and as something of an experiment. Its aim is singing for its own sake, and it was not certalll whether members .of the School would be keen ellough to make the Society a flourishing concern; t~e excellent co-operatIon of our members however and the vitality and drive of our President have made It a g~eat suc~ss. yve meet regularly once a week, and do not limit our scope to E lizabethan madrigals, but slOg vanous ~mds of .part-songs as well. ,!he shortage of trained singers is at the moment fe lt, but a~tcr. a term 's practtce we wIiI no doubt be profiCient enough to perform in public. We hope to go carol-smgmg at the end of term, and a concert has been projected for the end of the Easter Term.

THE PATER SOCIETY Preside"t,' J. C. HOWE, EsQ. HOll. Secretary: M. G. LUPTON Owing to the small number of vacant Sunday evenings- for it was decided that it .was preferable to 110Id meetings on Sundays rather than Saturd;:ys- we hav.e .no~ met very.often so far thiS term. Ho:vever we have read Sophocles' Oedipus at CO/OIIUS In E. F. W~tlmg ~ translat.lon. Lat~r we held a meetIng of the Athenian Ecclesia, when a motion was debated bannmg. Anstopha~uc comedies of the type that held specified persons up to ridicule, on the lines of the recent dlsll.lfbance In the B.B.C. concermng .the Play Party Mall/lers. Later in the term we hope to hold a paper mght, and also the. termly .Symp~slum. At a business meeting held earlier in the term, Mr. R. F. Glover was elected a Vice-President III place of Mr. W. O. Thomas, who has left the School for another post.

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The activitics of the Corps this term have been chiefly notable for the consistently infuriating weather in which they have had to take place. Except for the Field Day, almos~ all pa.rade days have ~n d~1I and overcast, with enough rain in the morning to make r<?ugh ground ImpOSSibly wet., and to gIVe nse to widespread hopes that "it 's too wet, Sir". On~ or tWice I would have be~n glad If it had made up its milld to pou r, but it usually continued to prevancate, and only actually ramed after the parade had taken place. . ' b We have been most fortunate to be able to replace ou r lo~s of captaIn Th,?mas and Mr. Clement, y acquiring the services of Captain R. F. Glover, wh~ served m the Royal Artillery ~Il. throu.gh the War, finishing up as Brigade Major in Germany, and of Lleut. P. Pollak, who was conurusSlOned In the Royal Âˇ .. . . Engineers just after the end of the War. Our major difficulty is the Signals Platooll, w!tlch IS at present w1l1~ou~ an officer mstructor, though Sgt. Tymms is a qualified Cadet-Instructor. OW1l1g to a lengthy e~erc~se m the R~gular Army, none of the local Signal units have bee~ able to give.any !lelp, but I ho~ tlus Will be remedied next term. At any rate six cadets are being exammed for claSSification as Cadet Signallers towards the end of the term. C~MP, 1950. The Annual Camp was very successful , thbugh. our llwnbers there were small. The Camp, at Pirbrig~t, near Aldersh:ot, was very well run. ~y the lnsh Guards, demonstrations and other forms of instructIon were well laId on, the tents were leasonably comfortable and the food good. An account of it will be found elsewhere. PROMOTIONS. The following promotions were made w.e.r. 22nd September, 1950: Sgt. R. 1? H. Roberts to be Contingent Sergeant-Major, and Sgl. J . A. B. DenLon to be Company Sergean~-MaJor of " B " Company. Lance-Sergeants to be Sergeants: P. C. E. Creasy, A. E. H. Pedder, J. casSidy, D. ~. Elliott. Cpt. S. Young to be Sergeant. CorporaJs to be Lance-Sergeants: ~. J. Bell, M .. R:. M. Leshe, R. P. M. Davies, B, E. Lee, D. R. Briggs, B. M. M. Simpson, R. O. A. NOrrIS, P. J. H. Bdhnghurst. CERTIFICATE ., A" , NOVEMBER, 1950, PART 1. Twenty-seven cadets took Part 1 and 23 passed. CERTIFICATE" A", NOVEMBER, 1950, PART 11. The following passed, and were promoted Lance-Corporal w.e.f. l st December, 1950: C. A. R. Hoare, R. G. Jones, E. <;. Ash, B. J . St~fford, C. W. Frerer, D. H. W. Kelly, G. E. Nash, I. N. A .. J on~, P. N. Baumann, R. G. Mllne, R. D. Atkinson, J. C. CullIng, G. W. N. K.A.C.O, Coats, C. 0. C. Houry. Flye failed.

tHE CANtUARIAN R.A.F. SECTlON.-This term we started the new syllabus of training for C.C.F./R.A.F. Units and it seems as ifit will be even more interesting than the old one. Mr. Carpenter has taken over the Navigation instruction and for this we arc most grateful. Sgt. Everingham from No. 61 Group C.'UllC down earlier in the term to help with drill inst ruction and to give us some most interestillg lectures on Power Units. Lectures have a lso been given by Cpis. Macpherson, Dockscy, Porter and Greenhow, while special mention must be made of the Aircraft Recognition tra ining ca rried Ollt under the expert guidance of Cpl. Gimblett. At the last Aircraft Recognition examination held all cadets entering passed, the lowest mark obtained being 80% . Of the eight cadets entering fo r the Proficiency Examination held last term, GreenllOw, bHarin ' Macpherson, Morgan ancl Wayte were successful, Macpherson and Wayte passing with credit. The Field Day this term was again spent at R.A.F. Station, Manston, but this time we were entertained largely by the Americans. A most interesting Day was spent in the Me l. Section and in looking round some Thullderjet Aircraft. The American Officers who shewed us round spared no pains to make Our visit enjoyable. ANNUAL CAMP, 1950.- The annual J .T.C. Camp, held this year at tne Guards Depot at Pirbright, was attended by a small cont ingent from the School. Among the many interesting and instructive Demonstrations organized were those of the l nfantry Platoon in attack and defence, its organisation and firepower the range and efficiency of the 3-in. morta r, the manoeuvrability of the a rmoured car and the art or patrolling. The use of live rounds in the case of the mortar and infatltry platoon greatly improved the demonstrations. The party had two mornings on the Ranges with the Rifle and Bren, atld in addition took part in all exercise with Eastbourtle College, where the Contingent 's raiion of â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ blanks" amounted to 58 per person! Another item of interest was a drill display by the Guards, who fully upheld their reputation ; a IUght compass march 011 the Sunday was followed on the Monday by a su rprise and very welcome visit to the Life Guards ' Depot at Catcrham, kindly o rganised by the C.O. Our last engagement was of a more sober variety, cookhouse fatigue! Throughout, warm and sunny weather prevaiJed, though we struck tents in heavy rain! The thanks of all are due to the C.O. and the R.S.M. for their usual efficiency of organisation, and their continual helpfulness : also to the G uards themselves for their amenities of a cinema, N.A.A .F. l. and Y.M.GA., and for their excellent meals. R.N. SECTION.- A very successful week was spent by some of the Section in a destroyer at Devonport at the end of last term; a short account by one of the Ab le Seamen who was there is appended. The Field Day was spent at Chatham when the main occupation was saili ng and practising coming alongside with a twin-screw power boat. A volunteer party again paraded at Herne Bay early in the term when our support was asked for, at the presentation of the Colours to the local unit of the Sea Cadets. The wha ler was itl fuJI use for much of the holidays and got as far as Holland. An account of this cruise is to be found elsewhere in tlus nwnber. She is now laid up at Whitstable. Able Seaman Burgess has passed Proficiency Test Part 1 fo r Lead ing Seaman, and Comma nder Fenton paid us a visit to examine Leading Seamen Hudson and Jenkins for Cadet Petty Officer. He thought they were very good and we now await official confirmatio n that they have passed. THE WEEK IN H.M.S. "ST. JAMES " .- The party consisted of thirteen c.''ldets, two of whom were from Rugby. We lived on the boys' mess deck and the two or tlu'ee left who had not gone on leave were very helpful while we got settled in, hanunocks slung, etc. T he first day was spent at sea in the Frigate H.M.S. BUQyhead Boy and we went down the Cornish Coast as far as Carlyon Bay. The ship was going into dry dock for a fourteen week refit and one evening was spent unloading some of the ammunition. Our time was fully occupied in a' variety of ways with lectures, visits to the gurmery school, machine shops, sailing, the swimming baths, etc. , as well as working parts of the ship. During Navy Day we ranged on our own round the dockyard and saw some interesting demonstrations. On Bank Holiday we took the ship 's motor boat a nd whaler to Lhe head of navigation on the Tamar and had a very enjoyable and adventurous day, not returning to the ship until 2 a.m. the next morning, as we got caught by the tide. Everyone was most friendly and helpful, which went far to giving us a very haPI?Y week and before we left a member of the crew presented us with a painting on lino of the ship 's crest (now up in the hut). 1 think the only thine we really objected to was the early morning P.T., but that probably did us some IIood. R.G.B.

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SCOUT TROOP Tltis term we welcome Mr. H . W. Osmond and F. O . J . Norton (for many years our very efficient Troop Leader) as acting A.S.Ms. Thcy will be a great help to the S.M .. an~ to the Troop. By the en.d f last term we had eight Firsl Class Scouts ill a troop of twenty-four, which ~s a record, not only for thiS Tro'op, but also for the local Association; w,: confidcntl y expect to beal thiS record by the end of next Summer and a largc percentage of the Troop IS already well on the way. . As is :Isual for the Autumn Term we lost many Scouts to the C.C.F:, and at t.he begir:tnin.g of th,: term were, nlunerically, very weak; but, by half-term , 4?UI' numbers had nsen to thirty, whl~h IS the highest for many years. The weather has been cruel, but I ~ has enab,led us to do much neces~ary badge:work. On onc Thursday we braved the rain and had an enjoyable ~ Ide Game. The. C.C.F. Field Day was one of ou r few fine Thursdays, and we had some succ~ssful and e!1Joyabl~ Patrol Hikes. On ~mother T~ursday the Troop visited the Canterbury Gas Wo rks; It was very lIl~erest lllg andwe should hke to expless o ur thanks to the Sout h-Eastem Gas Board, a nd to the Gas Englllcer who shewed us round. During thc holidays our headquarters were broke~l into on thre~ or four occasions, all that wa~ of use was removed, and the rest covered with green pam t. We have StllCC taker:t the ne~essary ~recautu:,ns and bought new equipment, so that ou r headquarters looks none the worse fo r liS ~xpeflences-lf.anythlllg it looks better. Our guests, boys of twelve and thirteen, were caugh.t. by ~ h~ .PolIce, and have SIllCC been put on probat ion (for the Scout Hut was not the ollly scene of t hel~ a~ttvltl~S). Finally we should like to thank Mr. P. C. V. Lawless, O.K.S., for his k!nd ~lftS of Books fo r k~r Tro'}t libraI' (the embryo of which is kept by the S.M.), and The Seoll/,. which IS now pla~,d wee y III ~ e Schoof Library. We would like, also, to wish the newly-formed Milner Court Troop Good Scoutmg and Best of Luck ". P.R.N.

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RUGBY RETROSPECT With the memory of the glorious game against the Greyhounds 011 November 30th fresh in our minds it is hard to be dispassionate in surveying the season as a whole. That one game completely overshadows all the rest, not simply because it saw the defeat of such iIIustriolls opponerlts, but been.use of quality of Rugby then displayed by the School XV was of such a very high standa rd . It seemed that on that after_ noon all the lessons that had been slowly learned, in long ho urs of practice in all winds and weat hers on Blore's, Bi rley's and the G reen Court, were turned to aCCOunt. Never did perseverance and hard work meet with better reward . The School team o n that day served up such a fcast of good Rugby that even its own supporters found it hard adequately to express their fee li ngs. Those of us who were privileged to watch or take par t in the game will certainly never forget it. The work of the team in its other matches is obviously related to the Oxford Success. During those games, one could see the policy of open, attacking rugger taking shape, and achieving notable successes as it did so. Aggressive and intelligent three~quarter play has brought a rich harvest of tries- thirty.eight to date in eleven matches, all but three scored by the backs, all but seven by the three·qllarters. But the three·quarters themselves wou ld be the first to admit the debt which they owe to the forwards, Whose work has been, as it must always be, the foundation of success. The co·ordinat ion o f backs and forwards in attack and defence has been our constant purpose and its achievement can be seen in our victories at Stowe and Oxford, most notably in our last try against the Greyhound s, which was a gem of its kind. With so much emphasis on team·work, the mention of names may seem Olu·of·placc, but one cannot ignore the pecul iar contributions of Beith and Walker, the captain and vice·capta in, to the success of the side. To their hard work and tireless enthusiasm the greatest credit is due.

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(Full Back).- He fulfil s the first and most important function of a full·back- to give confid ence to the men in front of hip1. His play has improved enormol}s ly, largely as a result of sensible, consistent practice. He kicks a long way with either foot, and c.Uches, and handles cleanly. He tackles hard and is not afraid to go down on the ball. In short , he has the makings of a fi rst class full-back.

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R . O. A. NORRIS (Wing Three·quarter).- He is the fastest and one of the biggest players in the team, but he does not always usc his weight and speed. Once aga in he heads the list of scorers, but he could have made much greater use of his opportunities. G. W. HACKETT (Centre Three·quarter) .- A hard running cent re who a lso tackles well when he has to. He finds gaps in the surest defences and makes full use of them, but in look ing for them he is often inclined to hold on to the ball too long, and to rlln across the field and crowd his wing. He kicks well defensively, a nd in attack, and would be an asset to any side.

K. D. AGNEW (Cent re Th rec·quarter).- With a great store of st rengt h and courage, he has been the keystone of our midfield defence. Tn attack he st ill Jacks subtlety, but hi s handling and kicking, which at the start of the season were practically non..existent, have improved greatly. He is, in fact, altogether a much improved player.

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ARMSTRONG (Wing Three·quarter).- A slrong runne r in attack and a sound tackler in defence. He has not had much experience in the position but is learning quickly . He has the virtue of running on the outside of his man, and trying to use his speed to get round as a good wing three..-quarter should.

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rather than against onc. R. M. V, BErrH (Forward) (Captain).- He is the best forward in the team and is also an excellent hooker.

As a captain, his method is to lead rather than to drive and to supplement exhortation by the setting of an excellent example at all times. The successes of the team are sufficient evidence of the worth of this policy. J. C. PEARSON (Front-Row Forward).- He has played well tluoughout the season as a front row forward. He scrummages well, backs up well in attack, and at times has been outstanding in the loose. A. B. POLLOK (Second Row Forward).-His play, in the serum, in the line-out, and in the loose, has been very good. He works hard and more than one threc-quarter has found him up ready for a return pass. His fighting spirit is perhaps most noticeable when the team is hard pressed. J . B. PHILLIPS (Second Row Forward).- He came into the side when Pollok was unfit and has remained in it. He is not, as yet, very experienced, but is learning fast. He tends to pack Father high in the serums, but has been a big asset in the line-out where his height is very useful. His weakness here is that he jumps no higher than he thinks he needs to, which is often not high enough. In the loose he is intelligent and he has lately proved to be a good place-kicker. F. G. J. NORTON (Blind Side Wing Forward).-Although rather small, he is a very good wing forward, and always plays intelligently. He and Raffle have been great harriers of slow passing three-quarters and we have often seen the spectacle of opposition movements losing ground before their onslaught. In attack he siezes on to the slightest chance from our own three-quarters or from the mistakes of the other side. He, Raffle and Murray have been a very effective back row, offensively as well as defensively. P. J. S. Murray (Lock Forward).-New to this position, he has discovered somewhat to his surprise that to play successfully at lock requires a great deal of intelligence and concentration. These he has supplied in good measure, and now it would be a surprise not to find him in the right place at the right time. Moreover he has not allowed the problems of positional play to damp his ardour in the loose. Of his line-out play sufficient can be seen on another page. N. C. G. RAFFLE (Open Side Wing Forward).- A tireless wing forward whose constructive play is as effective as his destructive work. He must learn., however, on the occasion, to control his exuberance and not get penalised for being caught off~side . He is one of the few players in the team who really fall well on the ball, and is, in fact, altogether, a very good forward.

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v CANTERBURY (Played at Nackington) King's, 23 points; Canterbury, 17 points The School opened their season with a victory over the city club at Nackington. by one goal, two dropped goals, four tries, to one goal, two penalty goals, and two tries. The School had only been back a week from the sununer holidays, but in spite of this they had an advantage in fitness which became more pronounced as the game went on, for by the end of the game, in spite of the absence of Raffle and with both wing three-quarters semi-passengers through injury, Canterbury were being run off their feet. Canterbury opened the scoring with a penalty for off-side, which was swiftly countered by a drop-goal by Hackett. Canterbury then made a big effort and seored three tries, one of which was converted, to lead 14-3. Before half-time, however, Walker scored a u:y which Norris converted. In the second half the School gradually asserted their superiority. Agnew scored a try. then Norris scored, to make the scorcs level. The School took lhe lead when Norris dropped another very good goal. At this point SCHOOL. CANTERBURY

tHE CANTUARIAN Canterbury made an excursion out of their own twenty-five and were a llowed to reach the Sch " twenty~five. where they were promptly '!-wardcd a penalty which they missed, a nd then another :~Ch they kicked. nelwee~l these tw,o pcnaitJes, Raffle left the field with a suspected fracture of the .I The ,game ~ad ten mmutes to live and the score was 17-17, but in spite of being one short the S~ns i harned their opponents and Norris twice broke away to sco re. • C 100 [ t wa~ an, exciting! if not very skilful game. The defences were not well-org.luised and a score wa S always Ilnmn,lcnt. LI~tle was learned from the game, except that Nash. and Jones were good forwards and that an IlI-~rgamsed pack- however heavy-can never match one that knows what it wants t d' and how to do It. 0 0

KING'S SCHOOL, CANTER BURY v KING'S CoLLEGE SCHOOL (Played at Wim bledon) Killg'S, 9 points; K.C.S., 14 points In this game the School scored three tries to their opponents' two but were defeated The score K.C.S. one goal, two pen,aity goals and a try to three trie s , ' . was · Fro~ the beginning the Schoo l played more constructive foo t ball than their opponents and it seemed incredible to more than one spectator that they were not ten or fifteen point s ahead in the first qu t of an hour. The backs handled well , but lack of pace on the rigllt wing cost us two almost certain f~ er K.C.S...were m fact the first to score when they kicked one of two penalties awarded to them on th~i~ fi~st VISit to the Schoo l 25. The remainder of the first half saw t he School attacking continuously Two tn es ",,:ere scored, <?nc by Norris and one by Agnew, both nca r the posts, but neither was con~erted Then, Just ~I; h~~f-ume a tragedy occuyred. The School were attacking, and Hackett punted ahead insid~ the K.C.S. 25 . Hac~ett and. Nor.rls raced for thc ball and a <:crtain II:y was in prospect, but the ball bounced awkw~rdly-back OVC! their heads-a~d the K.C.S. wmger dnbbled it away down the fi Id Herbert fell on It but neglected to get up. Tht? dnbble continued and ill spite of a last despairing effo r ~ b . Walker a try was scored and converted. So, lI1stead of changing over with a lead of II or more to 3 School began the second half losing 8-6. Worse than that, Walker had been hit in the eye in trYi~ \ e prevent the ~ore and was off the field for Somc time, and when he returned one eye was completely c1o~d~ · Whether It was because of Walker's absence, or something else, the backs had a spasm of mishandlin m the. second half and only scored once more:-a try by Hackett. Before this K.C.S. had scored g and kicked another penalty goal- awarded agamst Nords fo r ofr-side. a try It was altogether a disappointing game.

KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY V BLACKHEATH "A" (Played at Canterbury) King 's, 3 points; Blackheath, II points · Once agai l~ Blackheath ~rought a ~t rong side, wi ~h a g~:)Qd record, including a 33-9 defeat of Tonbdd e a week prevJO,;!sly. In .splte of their advantages m weight, speed and experience, however they w g fully extended m defeatmg the School by a goal, a penalty goal and a try to a try. ' ere The o~ning pl~y was evenly contested with both sides doing their best to attack but neither side a ablt; to pIerce thClr 0l?ponent s' defence until half-way trnough the first half, when' Blackheath score'd : try m the corner. ThiS was convert~d . The score remained a t 5-0 to ha lf-time. tn the second half th School attacked hard and.at on,e penod there was a distinct possibil ity of victory. This was after Hacket~ had sc?;ed a try followmg a cut t~lf~)Ugh. But, fo~ som~ reaS<?ll-perhaps it was " dizziness from su~ss -thl? Sch~ol defence te~pol anly relaxed a nd III an unmedlate counter-attack Blackheath scored agam. Th~ kick hit the ,Post. With the score 8-3, and a chance st ill existing, the School returned to the struggle wlth renewed vigour, and the Blackheath defence was at full stretch to keep them out Wh play returned to .the School "25", however, Raffle in his over-eagerness committed an indi~reti en and Blackheath kicked a n easy penalty for off-side. The end came soon afler. on, It was, on th~ whole, a very pleasing performance by the School. The pack out-scrumma cd thei r oPpo'.1ents and III general gave their backs at least a fa ir share of opportunities. Pollok PlayeJ an out stand~ng game .an? Raffle, exCt?P~ wh~n he was Loo outstand ing, was very good. In the backs A new'~ handlmg and kic!dng showed dlStlllCt Improvemen~, and Armstrong ill his first game as wing three-~uarter s~ow~d .uP ~ell m .defence, but had few challce~ 111 attack. Herbert at full back played excellentl and his kiCking, mcludmg a fine attempt at convertmg Hackett 's try from the touchli ne ' was a fieatuYre 0 f ~_

THE CANTUARIAN KINO'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY V OXFORD UNIVERSITY GREYHOUNDS (Pl ayed at Iffley Road, Oxford) King's, 16 points; Greyhounds, 6 points Tn defeat ing a strong Greyhound XV, capta ined by B. H. Gale, the Blackheath and Barbarians scrumhalf, the School gave an excellent display of open attacking Rugby. The score was two goals and two tries to two tries. All the School 's tries were scored by the wing three-quarters and each one was the result of an intell igently contrived and cleverly executed movement which defeated the defencc completely. Thc Greyhound tries, on the other hand, were only madc possible by the rarc lapses of the School defence. The School started rather diffidently, as if a lill ie overawed at playing on the University ground, a nd after only seven or eight minutes, a dropped pass near the lille gave the Greyhounds a fair ly easy try. The School fOllght back hard, and ten minutes 01' so later, following a strong burst on the right-one of several by Armstrong- there was a quick heel and Agnew, going left, punted to the corner flag where Norris just got the touch down. The score remained 3- 3 till hal fMtime. The game was resumed fiercely by both sides and there was no score for some minutes. Then from another quick heel from a loose serum , Pedder punted beaut ifu ll y fo r Norris to score again. This try was converted by Walker. The School continued to attack in grand fashion. Another attack went in on the left and the ball travelled along the line to Norris, who was checked. The ball was heeled instantly and the'attack was pressed on the other wing. Hackett received and, drawing the Greyhound winger into the centre, sent Armstrong over for another try. There were still nearly twenty minutes Lo go and the game was very open. The Greyhounds attacked fiercely, and the School defended as fiercely. Only one tackle was mi ssed, and that one slip cost a try. With the score 11- 6 and ten minutes to go, more than one of the King's School supporters cast his eyes to the heavens and wished himself elsewhere. Even the very strong found it hard to control their feelings. But if there were fa int hearts on the touch line, there were none on the fie ld. The Schoo l defellded and counter-attacked more fiercely than ever. They won a serum in their opponents' half. Walker broke away on the blind side. He passed to Norton, backing up outside him. From Norton the ball came back in to Murray, who gave the final pass out to Armstrong on the wing. It was a brilliant blind side try, scored in copybook fas hion. Phillips added the goal points with a good kick. It was a grand game from the School's point of view. T he forwards had to fight harder than they have ever had to fight before. The backs, with fewer chances than they have been used to, pl ayed a glorious game. The opposition was good, better than any we have met thisIseason, but it was clearly and decisively defeated, not by any individual brilliance but by team-work of a very high order.

KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY v STOWE (Played at Stowe) King's, 5 points; Stowe, 3 points At Stowe on Saturday, the School beat Stowc by a goal to a try. For the first quarter-hour, Stowe were mainly in the King 's half, and, due to the extra weight in their pack, were having most of the bal l. But good tackling and splendid covering prevented a ny score. King ' s were now gctting the ball better from the loose, and after somc quick heeling the outsides moved the baJJ cleanly to the wings where both Norris and Armstrong put in strong runs. Just before halfMtime a pass went astray on the halfway line, and the Stowe left wing broke through, kicked the ball ahead and just won the race to touch down. The kick was missed. In the second half, King's had much more of the game, and, in contrast to Stowe's rather mechanical passing, showed more ideas. Some long (and some not so long) range penal.ties were missed 011 both sides. At one period Stowe pressed very hard, and some bOllts of short passlllg were only checked by excellent first-time tackling by the forward s. When Stowe did heel the ball , quick tackling by the wing fo rwards and outsides, in which Agnew excelled, prevented it getting very far. From a loose scrum five yards from the King's line, Stowe heeled and their fl y half went to the right. His pass to their right wing was intercepted by Norris, who ran magnificentl y the whole lengt h of the field to seore under the posts. Walker kicked the vital goal. In spite of the fact that this was their second fast and exhausting game in three day~, King's showed no sign of tiring, and the end of the game saw them pressing hard close to the Stowe lme.

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CANTERBURY v HURSTPIERPOI NT (Played at Canterbury) King's, 20 points; Hurstpierpoint, nil

The School defeat~d Hurstpierpoi!lt by a goal, two pena,lty goals, a dropped goal and two tries to nil. was a. rat her.one-slded game but m the face of a determmed defence the School backs found difficulty In crOSSing their opponents' line. Norris opened the scoring with a try which Herbert converted and not long afterwards Walker kicked a penalty goal. Mainly because the fi nishing of the School backs was not all that it might have been, the score remained at 8-0 until hal f-time. After ha lf-t ime the Hurstpierpoint three-qu~rters, w~o had hard!y eyer had. the ball, concentr<l;ted entirely on defence, ~nd although the School backs tn ed a vanety of tacltcs m seeking a way to the Ime, they found great dIfficulty in scoring tries. After ten !TIinute~ ~r so of the second half, however, Walker kicked another penalty goal, and soon after that Noms, recelvmg the ball from a set scrum, dropped a good goal. With the score 14-0 against them and the pressure being maintained, Hurstpierpoinl began to wilt towards th e end and both Walker and Murray scored tries. The fin al ,whistle went when Norris knocked on, when he h~d only to put the ball down to score. The game was remarkable chiefly for an outstanding displ ay by the School forwards who so dominated set scrums, loose scrums al.ld li ~eollts, that they gave the backs a surfeit of opportunities. It might have been better for the School If their opponents had had rat her more of the ball than the){ did , and so might not have concentrated solely on defence. Walker at scrum-half had a fie ld day. Armstrong straight from the San., filled Agnew 's place at centre very well until he tired in the second half. Herbe~t at fullback was virtually unemployed. ~t

KINO'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY v EASTBOURNE (Played at Canterbury) King's, 24 points; Eastbourne, nil King 's Sc~ool defeated Eastbourne in a fast. o~n game, played under ideal conditions, by three goals and three tnes to ru!. The SCJ:tool were supeflor 111 ~very phase of the game, and it was only the good defence and .courageous tackhng of Eastbourne which prevented the score from being much higher. Betth gave I;rimself the;-for a .hooker- rare pleasure of opening the scoring with a try, which Herbert converted With a fine kick. ThiS was followed not long after by a more orthodox try by Norris following S?me neat.combined pl!ly be~we~n himself and Hackett. This try was converted by Walker. B~fore halftlJ!le NOrriS scored.agam, thts lime by the corner flag, and Herbert , who was kicking superbly, only just mtssed the converSIOn. After half-time Eastbourne concentrated on defence. However, further tries were scored by Walker Hackett and Armstrong. The first was after a long solo dribb le, and Walker converted it himself. Th~ second came from a three-quarter movement with Hackett sprinting to the co rner flag. The third was the result of a sharp burst in some loose play near the line. Neither of the lasl two was converted. The outstanding features of the game from the King's point of view were, in the backs the play of Hackett, who was a constant menace to the defence, and the kicking of Herbert whose pl~y was quite first class .. In the forward~, Phillips, in his first game, played well , and Raffi~ and Norton enjoyed themselves unmensely harrYing the Eastbourne three-quarters. KINo's SCHOOL, CANTERBURY v DOVER COLLEGE (played at Dover) King's, 12 points; Dover College, 6 points This was the first game of the season to be played with a wet bal l. '{here had been rain before the game and there were showers during play. In spite of the treacherous ground a nd greasy ball however there was plenty of open l?lay and a fast and exciting game was thoroughly enjoyed by the ~any s~tators who travelled to see It. For the firs ~ quarter of an hO!lr the King's backs attacked continuously but fat e, and the absence of a last extra bit of pressure, demed them a score. The first time that Dover reached the King's "25" they were awarded a penalty in front of the posts which was easily converted. King 's returned to the attack and .before halfÂˇtime Norris got a try which was not con.verted. In the second half the School backs contm.ued to. attack in the face of d~termined opposition. Three times, however, Hackett ran strongly to score wlde out. Each of these tnes c.'UTle after the forward s had won their way to within a few yards of the Dover line and had then heeled the ball quickly. One of them came after the Dover

THE CANTUARIAN pack had collapsed the serum to prevent a push-over try. With a lead of 12-3 the Seho,ol ~rned to ease off slightly and allowed the Dover fly-half-an excellenf player- to run through theIr midst to score. Fortunately the School roused themselves after thi~ and for the rest of the game the pack took contr:ol. the game was closed right up. and no further sco~mg took placc. It was a hard-fought game resultmg in a well-earned victory against courageous and sk ilful opponents. For the School Hackett was outstanding in att ack and Agnew in defence. The forwards pJayed well, especially in the l~ose where Haskins, in particular, was often prominent in the rushes. KING 'S SCHOOL, CANTERIlURY v FELSTED (P layed at Canterbury) King's, 18 points; Felsted, nil The School gained a clear-cut victory over Felsted by five t~ies and a dropped goal to nil. A llho~lgh the conditions were treacherous underfoot, and the ball was difficult to handle, the backs on both Sides opened the game up as often as possibl~. After abou~ tell millll~es' play, Np!ris opened the scoring. with a try wide out on the left. Herb~rt's kick was a cred itable one ~ the conditions. The School contu~ued to attack after this but the handling was not good enough and vlll:\l passes went astray. Before half-time, however, Norris r~unded his man, after a quick heel from the loose, to score again in the corner. Tn the first half the King's School forwards had established a definite superiori ty in the tight scrums and had been at least on level terms in the lineouts. They continued to give their backs many chances throughout the second half. Norris scored his third try when he was givell an opening by Hackett and sprinted through to score, fa irly near the posts. This try, like the others, went unconverted. A goal was scored, however, shortly afterwards when Norris received the ball in the loose, and dropped for goal from forty ya rds out on the left. This was quickly followed by a try by Hackett. Although they were fifteen POillts down, Felsted did not give up and even pressed before the end . King's scored once more, however, when Walker went round the blind side near the line. The School backs played well, although the hand ling was not as good as it might have been.. Norris showed a welcome return to form, and Herbert was safe at full back. The forwards played a hard harrying game, which eventually 'wore ~he opposition down. Raffle and Pearson were outstanding at times, and Norton's defensive work was lIlvaiuable. KINO'S SCHOOL. CANTERBURY v SUTTON VALENCE (played at Sutton Valence) King's, 19 points ; Sutton Valence, 8 points For this game the School were without Norris whose place on the wing was taken by Coupe. The School won the toss and chose to play against the wind , which was blowing strongly almost straight down the pitch. All the pressu re early on came from the School, who opened up as much as possible and attacked strongly. Sutton however, were the first to score when Co upe allowed his man to slip inside him and sprint down the ;ight wingto score wide out. This try was not converted. King 's returned to the attack and not long afterwards Hackett broke through and ran hard fo r thirty-five yards to score. Plullips missed the kick, so the score remained at 3 ~ 3 until half-time. Phillips kicked the ball dead on the reÂˇstart and the School quickly established themselves on the Sutton twenty-five. Sutton, however, defended well, aided by some faulty King's School handling. King 's scored again when Phillips kicked a penalty goal from forty-five yards; shortly after Walker had missed one from ::tn easy position. Soon afterwards, however, Walker broke away from a serum and the ball reached Coupe who scored in the corner. Immed iately on the re-start the School allowed Sutton to score and convert, which made t he score 9-8. They then pulled themselves together and scored two more tries both of which were converted. The first of these tries was scored by Coupe from a diagonal punt by Pedder and the second by Agnew following a cut through by Pedder. This was not one of the School 's best displays and the margin of victory should have been much greater. Probably it would have been if thirty-five minutes had been played in each half instead of only thirty. KtNG'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY V CANTERBURY (Played at Birley's) King's, 9 points; Canterbury, 3 points The Harlequins team whom we should have played on 25th November, failed to arrive, probably because of fog. The canterbury Club, whose opponents had likewise failed to materialise, sl?ortingly agreed to come to Birley 's and play us. It was rather a miserable afternoon, raw, cold and tending to be

tHE CANtUARIAN roggy. The game, Ii~e the cond itions, was not outstandingly good. Canterbury were even morc massive than they had bee.n In September and the School forwards were under a considerable weight handicap. They stuck to thClr task well, howe~er! and had the measure of their opponents before the end. There was never any doubt as to the supenonty of ~he School backs; they had more ideas than their opposite numbers, and a greater ~astcry ,tho technique; of the game. On a ,day morc suited to handling they would have expressed their superiOrity by some.t1ung morc than a 9Âˇ3 victory. In the first half Armst rong scored an unconverted t ry. which was follo wed 111 the second half by a pena lty goal by Phillips and another unconverted try by Murray. Canterbury kicked a penalty goal just before the end. . Fe;>r the School, the outstand ing player was Herbert, who never once misfielded and whose touch kIcking was nearly always long and accurate. Armstrong o n the wing a lso played a very good game. ,.

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-r:he .Second XV has had a medi?cre season so far . . They ?eat Canterbury" A" 17-3, in a tYPical be~mlUng of season match. The Side played wei) agall1st Wimbledon, whom t hey beat 29-6. In the third match they pla~ed Kent College 1st XV, lOSing 28- 14. The second half was very good after being 25-3 down at half-tmlc ;. thc Kent Collcge players were faster oft' the mark and made good use of their chances. The r:natch against Eastbourne was. disappointing, being lost 15- 9. Against St. Lawrence Ra~sgate. the sld~ won 6-0, though the margm ll1Jght have been greater had opportunities been, seized: It WlII be mterestmg to see the score on the return match. Sir Roger Manwood's 1st X~ were the only side wh? really outplayed us. In the match at home, they won 19-3, but ~way the margin was even greater, ~Ing 37-0. They played extremely well against us and are a good Side. The mort? o~tslanding players were Young in the three-quarters, Foster and Brennan in the pack which tended at tunes to be lacking in "fi re". Tlus was particularly noticeable against Eastbourne. ' T~e follo~ing have,played this seas,on :-p enton, Young (Vice-Captain), Brennan, Moffat, Coupe cassidy. Skinner, Leslie, Snoxall, MallInson 1I, Jenkins, Foster, Briggs, Morgan Nash Clarke Jones ,.,' and Creasy. ' , ,

COLTS' XV Played 7 ; Won 7 ; Points for 106, against 20 ; 2 matches to play The CoI,ts' XV m~de a spirited and promising start to t heir season when they scored 14 points in the last ten m1l1utes agamst Dover and then. showed splendid detcrmination against Sir Roger Manwood 's 2!ld ~V, who three ,t imes look the lead ye t ,w~re valiantly overcome . .There fo llowed two rather eas vlctones, and two slightly scratchy o neS, unul 111 the retul'll match agamst Manwood 's a well~balancea team produce.d so m~ good and attracti,:,e football. So, with seven victories accomplished, o ne fe lt that there was no unmed late cause for despall . Of the individuals who co ntri~uted to Lhis. success, Re;>we stands out as an excellent captain on and off the. fie ld, and an agg~esslve .centre With a rock-lIke defence. Scoring power lay mainly in Reed and ~unmonds on the Wings. Simmonds, a powerful runner and fierce tackler, possibly received more openmgs than Reed, who ran as strongly and perhaps thought morc. The nim ble Tumor and the unquenchable Co ley ~ere an ~ffective pair of half-backs, and honourable mention should also ?e made of Baumann, a ,skilful and mlperturbable full -back. 1n the centre Symon showed excellent form In one match, after Maitland had deservedly received an extended trial. The for~ards ~ncluded many individuals of promise but were a lillie slow to combine into an effective scrummagmg urut, though latest form shows great improvement. Arnold has been a tower of strength and a good leader, always well-supported by Garrard and LamOllt (a converted three-quarter) . these are three powel'~ul and bustling forwards: Equally hard~working, though less generously end~wed with pounds and mches, were Hogg and Bnggs, b,oth sound scr ummag~rs and fearless tacklers; also Hoare whe;> hooked well and by no means confined hiS endeavours to hookmg. The wing-forward positions wer~ vanously held by Fuller (neat but not gaudy), Pawsey (industrious) a nd Woolston (who was an inunediate success on the wing when Simmonds withdrcw to the Sanatorium). Mr. Stang~r very kindly refereed ~ome matches and also gave advice and encouragement which were much appreciated. 60

THE CANTUARIAN XV. : · P. N. Baumann; · C. J. Reed, · 1. A. Rowe (captain), R. H. C. Symon, W. H. Woolston (for *A. B. Simmonds) ; M. C. Tumor, · S. J. Coley; *B. Garrard, *A. H. M. Hoare, *R. A. Lamont , .T. Hogg, *A. J. Briggs, D. G. Fuller, · P. H. Arnold , J . E. Pawsey. AJso played: I. D . Maitland, J, P. M. Davies, M. C. Patterson. Proxime access;! " G. M. Lynch. • Awarded CololL rs M ATCHES

Oct. 7. 21. 28. Nov. I. 4.

Dover (H), 14- 3 Sir R. Manwood 's 2nd XV (A), 15- 11 Hurstpierpoinl (H), 17- 0 St. Lawrence (A), 26-3 Dover (A), 8-0

Nov. II . 18. 29. Dec. 6.

Felsled (H), 6- 3 Sir R. Manwood 's 2nd XV (H), 20- 0 R.M.S., Dover (A) Eastbourne (A)

THE BOAT CLUB This term we have been busy with repairs and maintenance wo rk , and a certain amount of tubbing in preparation for ncxt season. We have taken delivery of a new set of oars, and two new tubs will soon arrive from Eton. During the holidays a potential 1st IV will spend a weck on the Thames, where a soUd foundation for lhe season can be more effectively laid than on our narrow waters. Next term a Junior VIII will be trained, first at Fordwich, and latcr at Grove Ferry. They, we hope, will form thc basis of a representative crew in 1952. We shall arrange races for them again against the Colts' VIII's of other rowing schools, possibly at the end of the Easter Term, and certainly du ring the summcr. The prospects for the season ahead are good. We have t hc material for several very competent crews. To ensure good results, every member of~he Boat Club must, as in the past, be fired with a real enthusiasm, the kind of dctennination which wins a hard race in the last few strokes.

SWIMMING During the course of the Summer Term the School team swam against the City of London, Highgatc School, and the local Folkestone Swimming Club. A relay team also took part in the Public Schools Invitation Race at the Landsdowne ClUb. Because of repairs to the pool the season was late in opening, and there was litt le time for training; nevertheless the matches were all closely contested, and offered some enjoyable racing even if the final results were not always in our favour. Our main weakness, the absence of any first class divers, should soon be rectified by the recent addition of two new springboards, and this fact and a promising selection of juniors, headed by W. J. Lancashire and R. A. Lawrence, go to make the prospects for the future bright. Among the seniors R. F. Moffatt and P. C. E. Fisher were invaluable while J. R. C. Armstrong and J . G. Collins showed much improvement on last year's fonn. The term concluded with the swimming sports, which were held, as usual , on the last Sunday. The Grange, after some close competition, finally drew away to win by a safe margin of points from Luxmoore and Meister Omel's, in second and third places. [n. a gap between the racing Mr. Jones proved to us his ability as a performer, as well as a coach, by giving an enjoyable diving display. After .the last event, the now much splashed bu t still enthusiastic spectators saw a Schoo l team beat a combined Ma sters and O.K.s. side in a st raight relay. To round off the proceedings Mrs. Shirley kindly presented the Cup to the winners. May we thank Mr. Paynter and the many other Masters who contributed to the success of the sport s by acting as officials, and, indeed, for giving their help down at the pool all through the tenT\.

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SUMMER CRUISE Ever since we came into possession of our boat we were determined to get the most out of it that was possible and this especially so after having to put so much money into her. And so some sort of a cruise was pl anned for those who would be old enough and at the same time fond of the sea. Charts were consulted and tho possibi lities weighed and considered. Naturally the best thing to do was to "go fo reign". so it was fina lly decided to cross over by a short route and make up towards Holland. In optimistic momentsÂˇ we talked of Amsterdam but if we on ly reached Ostcnde it would have been pretty good, None of the crew had ever set foot on foreign soil so they were naturally very thrilled about it all.

During the whole month we either slept on board or in a tent. Other tha n the three sails the on ly means of progression was a pair of oars and the lack of an engine was so rely felt on occasions, in fact it led to one or two nights out, not to mention endless tows. It was the midd le of August when Rex Turner, Alastair Shuffiebotham and David Easty, a ll of that house of yachtsmen and sailors Meister Omers, an~ myself, pushed 00: from Whit stab le beach at high . water and made a very fast passage to Margate with a strong Quarten ng breeze. Ma rgate harbour is not an ideal spot for a night's stay but t here was nothing else fo r it. There were not many occasions when we had to take to the mud but this was one of them. The whaler's keel is long and only four inches deep so you do not go over very far but it is sufficient to make the posit ion of a saucepan on an. unpropped Primus a very precarious one. Tf you a re lucky, as we were once, yOll stay on an even keel. We felt the sea properly for the first time going down to Ramsgate. David was sick a nd many times afterwards too, he never got used to it, but he said it 'was worth every bit of it ! Ramsgate outer harbour too is not too good a pl ace to sleep in in cramped quarters either and we spent the next night behind the lock gates while waiting for suitable weat her. You cannot be in a hurry when doing it this way ! Extremes of weather have been experienced this year and the next day we put out under oars. Soon it was found possible to set all there was. Though the appearance was somewhat odd it worked well . Light airs from S.W. suggested that the trysa il be set as Genoa jib with a bearing-out spar lashed fore and aft as boom and the foresail rigged as a mizzen-staysail. From then on the boat 's log read as follows :Off Deal. Wind freshened from the S.W. so decided to put across with an E.T.A. Calais of 7.30 p.m. if we caught t he tide. 2.15. Making four and half knots (a chip log was used). Course S. 40 E. 3. O. Took in one reef. 3.45. Sea moderated and shook out reef. Cap Blanc Nez in sight on starboard bow. Altered course to S. 45 E. to allow for tidal drift. 5.30. Calais clock tower fine on the bow. 6. O. Passed Dunkerque ferry. Wind dropping. 7. O. Dead calm, drifting N.E. Decided to give up the idea of calling at Calais. 8. O. Moving gently up the coast and making in. No wind so made a hot di[111er (two Primuses were used) before it got too dark. 8.45. Light airs from the East improve progress. 9. 15. Lit binnacle and lantern and decided to do some night sailing. Ghosted along in 2 fathoms with the noise of gentle surf on the starboard beam. 10. O. Rigged bunks and crew lay down having fixed watches. A clear night after a perfect sunset. Wonderful feeling of freedom and release from the trammels of civilization. I. 0 a.m. Wind dropped again and tide against us . Dropped hook in Ii fathoms and turned in. 1.35.

At Grand Fort Philipe the next morning the loca l Gendarme was quite non-plussed by seeing a craft of our il k on the bank of the cana l flying Q--a long sta re ended it. But there were some t here who were rather morc eloquent, and curiolls. So were we. That ended by our very valuable pot of porridge going into t he bilges ! A light wind straight down t he harbour entrance brought about the first of many tows, and they were always very readily given, at Dunkerque, and we were whipped in at about 10 knots by the pilot tug to a mooring by the dock gates.

THE CANTUARIAN The coast a long here to Flushing is well known to many but to none so well as he with no engine and a draft of 20 inches. The beaches a re crowded with holiday makers and the .dunes d<;>tted with campers. At low water it is interesting to watch the ant ics of the sand yachts. We, In turn, III our tented craft, were It great source of interest to the crowds aroun.d the Ostende yacht harbour. Holland is the objective and we press on, n.or is tllis dimcult. With a strong offshore breeze from the S E. we pace aiong on a flat sea at 5 and 6 knots wit h trysa il set as spinnaker and main on a bearing-out spar. But ~brugge presents a nasty patch of water with its cu rrents and long mole and the canoe stern is very good III the short, steep seas. At F lushing we were in some doubt as to whether we wou ld be able to get across Walcheren Island and a Belgia n yacht advised us to go round by the South Heveland Canal. .However, ~fter a delay of nearly twenty-four hours, we eventuall y got through the three lock gates and mto the Middleburg canal. The c.:'\nals, with their pleasant grassy banks, passing through the countryside a t once invi te the obvious escape from the cramped quarters of the small boat, and so, after a long hunt for paraffin in the Middleburg shops, nOlle of .which seemed to know whe r~ to gel it, ev~ n if they did sell lamps and Primu se~, cam p was pitched a hlL lc way south of Veere. Bemg such n qUiet, clean spot the next day was washmg day but this meant a journey to the well at Veere to fill the barracoe, for all the canals hereabout s arc salt. Veerc is a beautiful little village with a great past. This is evidenced by the huge and ruinous cathedral. Built in the heyday of the Scotch wool t rade, later to be used as a Bri tish ba rracks and then a hospital and stables by Napoleon, it is now undergoing repairs as a memorial. The narrow, wind ing channels amongst the sand banks which lead from here eastwards present very few dangers to the whaler and with the plate up we cut many corners and tacked outside the line of buoys. And so through the Zwdviiet, past Kortgene and into the Ooster Schelde where the great sand banks of the Ga lgeplaat and the Vondeli ngsplaat loom across thc challOe!. The wind drops and we drift through forests of perches, many of them marked in a special way so that the local fishermen in their small boats know where they arc in a fog. Then came the first big tow from a fast drcdger which offered to take us all the way to Rotterdam the next day. That night it blew a gale and al l slept in the tent in a field near the village of Kolynsplaat on Nort h Beveland. By the next morning the weather had quietened but the wind was still strong a nd so we made our next objective, which was Zierikzee, in Schouwen. In going there we passed through some rough water and the rudder broke down, but what with the high sea-going qualities of the boat and the excellence of my crew, with an oar rigged as jury rudder, we had a ll but made the mouth of the canal, in spite of the stubbornness of a long, flat keel, when another barge came alongside and took us into the town. It was good to see the hefty bystanders manhandle our 17 cwts. up a vertical wall and on to the side of the street a far less laborious job than unloading all the gear and stowing it in and around the tent in a field opposite the town. It was raining that evening and the farmer seemed to think we would have been much more comfortable on the concrete floor of his barn amongst the pota toes. The following night found us at Hansweert Haven on the busy waters of the West Schelde. it was an unpleasant place and e~erything see~ed to go wrong that ni~ht , amongst ot~er things we nearly came to grief on a submerged pile when the tIde went down, but we Just saved the dmner. And so to Terneusen where the sad spectacle of a IS-ton British ketch cast away on the rocks met our gaze as we entered the port. Only the previous day she had been caught by the cross current on coming in. The masts a lone were showing when we left. T hen came three days of monotonous tows, always readily and freely given. days with overcast skies and no wind or what there was always against us. Bu t to return by another route is a good thing and we did not regret it, even though the very paint of the boat was turned black by the sulphurous gases churned up from the black waters of the canal by the screw of our frien?ly barge. The night spent by the roadside in no-man's land at Saas van Gent was rather umque and m extreme contrast to the mown lawns bordoring the basin a nd against which we moored in Bruges. How charming is the entrance into that lovely town, it might ha ve bee[l the backs at Cambridge, and is a great reward after the grim approach to Ghent past the great factories and grimy wharves, places where we hand-towed at a great pace, dodging railings and masts and jumping strings of moored barges in a well organised manner. It was certainly good to stretch the legs. .

THE CANTUARIAN We m!&h,t h,ave had to pay

q~ite

a sum to the authorities

w~en

passing the Ostcnde locks but our

extreme lIlSlgmficancc together with the fact that we were travellmg under the auspices of the Admiralty saved us every cent. We kno~ the c:oasi 00' La ~anne very well; here the wind failed fo r many an hour and the bathing guards advised goms back to N le~ll?orr, but an anchor hol~s ag~inst the tide and the weat her was promising. Thef(~

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'fhe intent ion was to make Calais the next day and we got under way with a very light sout herly breeze which by 10 o'clock had vec re~ to tile west and freshc-:ed. TillS made exhilarating sailing but slow progress; these. boats ?O not sail much les? than four POUlts o~ tho wind. Out in the deep chatlilel the qutchman Aglata (Major T. R. Wclls) which we had spoken 11\ Ostend was coming up and as things ? Id not look too good we tn!lde out to them and got a tow. I now have great respect for I ,-in. sisal It stood up to very great strams as we pounded through tho now big seas. To Plit in at Gravelines was not possible when we got there, there be ing no water over the bar, so we bashed on to Ca lais which was eventu'.llly reached ';it 6.35 wit~ the possibility, right up to t he ve ry end, of having to run back to Gravehnes, for the IIde was agamst us for the last hour. . Tha~ was the beginning of tho bad weather and for the next eight days we kept Ag/aia company either !n the mner or outer .harbour. Two ~ttempts were made to get back during that time but on each occasion II proved to be too risky and uncertam. But at last the d<l:Y dawn~ with a light mist and the long awaited south-easterly. Away by 6.30 and the land soon gone m the mist. At 8.0 we were crack ing a long at 6 to 6, knots with main an.d sp inn~kc r set C?~t on the spars. At 10 o'clock Dover C'lst le was sighted away to starboard; the rapid crossmg was gIVIng us a foul tide on the other side but this only lasted for an ?our and by. I 0 'clock Deal was abeam. ~shed by v iole~\t rainstorms ~nd with. a rising sea it was decided to pUI mto Ramsgate, There the certificate of Prat ique was obta med and ol1.e seemed quite annoyed that we should C9me to hu:n in such a manner, say ing it should nol be allowed; but not so others who have regarded It as a praiseworthy effort. 1'?at night again saw us on the mud at Margate and the next day we unloaded at highwater on Whitstable beach. What a ple~sure it had beel.l to meet all sorts and kinds of people during the journey, and always so helpful. We li ked the MOil DIeU of the French as they gazed down at liS from their jett ies and the jovial old customs officer at Flushing who couldn '1 jump down into our boat. And so we got back with our planks 9uite ~hite o":ce more (tho sea water did do some good !), only ten pounds the poorer and very much n cher In expenenccs after our four weeks in "that boat". C.W.W. (Another account of this journey will appear in the December or January number of the Sea Cadet.)

OBITUARY THE REV. CHARLES ROBERT LORAINE McDOWALL The. death. occurred on Saturday, 14th October, of The Rev. Charles Robert Loraine McDowall, somellme assistant master of EtO ll College and Headmaster of the King's School, canterbury . He was ~he son of the Rev. Preben~ary Charles McDowall, D.O . , Headmaster of Higttgate School, and was born 10 1872. He was a Foundation Sc h o ~ar at Marlborough and won a classical scholarship to Exeter College, Oxford, where he took a first class III Mods. and G reats. He took Holy Orders ill 1899 and joined the staff of Eton . In 1910 he was appointed Headmaster of this School where he remai ned until 19 16 when he retun~ed to Eton . During h.is six years ~ Headmaster the Rev . McDowall was much liked for his una.ssu!l1mg and stzadfast demeanour, and dId go~d work for the .School during the difficult period at the begll1llmg of the first World War. When he retired from Elon III 1931 he became Vicar of Brabourne.

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ARTHUR SAMUEL ATHAWES (1888-1897) The sudden death on 10th July of Arthur Athawes will recall memories of one who inspircd the preparatory school wh ich he founded with all that was best in the traditions of the King's School , where he owed much to the tcachings of Dr. Thomas F ield. The younger son of the lale Edward Athawcs , oarrislcl -at-Iaw, and sometime Stipendiary Magistrate at Chatham, he entered thc Junior School in 1888 and dUling his school career made a considerable mark in work and games. He represented t he School at Aldershot in the Gym. pair of 1897 and was capta in of an Xl of unusual merit in the same year, when he later followed his brother, himself an O.K.S., as Parker Exhi bit ioner at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. . At Cambridge he played cricket for the next XV I against the 1st Xll, no mean achievement at a time when Cambridge cricket stood at an ext.remely high level. After leaving Cambridge he was for a time Assistant Master at Clevedon House , Wood.hall Spa, and afterwards at Dover College Junior School. In 1903 he founded Dumpton House School at Rochcster, moving to Broadstairs in 1906. He retired from the Headmastership in 1935 at a comparatively early age, passing the school on to hi s nephew and Colonel A. T. T. Card (both old boys). But his interest in tile School never waned and within a year or tWO he returned to the School as a member of the staff, accompanied it when it moved to Dorset in 1939 and'remained with it to the day of his death. His wise co unsel, hj s scholarship and his love of cricket and othcr games were of inestimable benefit to his successors and the welfare of Dumpton remaiped the absorbing interest of his life. He was actually coaching cricket in the nets on the morning of the day he died. He was undoubtedly a great natural school master, and t.he many scholarships ga ined by hi s school bore eloquent testimony to the skill of his teaching. To say this, however, would not be enough because the true achievement of his life 's work lay rather in the high moral oll ~l ook, and integrity of purpose with which he inspired his boys and which created in his school such a great and last ing influence. Throughout his life, and in all his school work in Broadsta irs he was fortunate in the devoted support which he received in such full measure from his sisters and to them we offer our deepest sympathy in their great loss. H.G.E.

CAMBRIDGE LEITER Dear School, This termÂˇ we have been able to enjoy further meetings through the generous hospitality of Dr. Budd. However our numbers are down on las t year. The many people who we came to regard as established institutions have gone. There are now onl y two of us, A. A. de C. Cussans and M. H. Slater, who remember the School in those never-never days before the war. A. A. de C. Cussans at Magdalene, has secured one of the best sets in the University. The wallpaper of grey and white stripes makes an excellent base for his decoration scheme in scarlet. It is a most suitable background for IUs hospitality, and the Heraldic Society. M. H. Slater has been busy as Organisin g Secretary of the Cambridl1e Film Society. MemberslUp is up to eight hundred this year, and it seems that ends WIll meet comfortably-unusual fo r Cambridge. Calm reigns at St. Catheri"ne's. H . Honour is to be found belUnd the dim light of candles, in a room furnished as tastefully as it is panelled . As far as we can ascertain, the only legacy of his athletic past with the Trinity Foot Beagles, is a large cloth cap. In Corpus, M. Burgess is busy with IUs thesis. A. A. K neLler has rooms near those once occupied by Christopher Marlowe. J. Cushman is captain of hockey in the coHege.

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. We s~em to bave quite a number of athletes. At Jesus M G d h . dlstmctlOn. of ~lection to the Hawks. D. Moreau has dese~tedorth~n R as ~chiget the throw the Javelm; he also runs the mile. However we sometimes see o:"mg u. to ~ver the distance rather more comfortably, astride the red motor cycle :hl~~~un~erkng 1m across h~lf Europe. D. Weatherill (Sidney Sussex) also runs We as a hat en ~'l Ousely-Smlth (Queens) boxes on and off for the University. The thre:ag'~ e ~n; P. Bro,";,n, D. McGrotty, and H. de Voil, are all in the Rowin CI b H . . . at (UChnst s) cMontll~ues to .combine squash with singing in the cOI~ge uchoir' ~~~r~ohn mverslty . adngal Society. ' e

b Music~lIy this ha~ been a varied term. Besides the concerts in the town colleges h fen aCl1ve' Downlllg set an unusual precedent by having a brass ensem'ble of se a~e payers III t h~ l!all. The peak will be in the last week of the term with the A~~n y ~ervh,ce Ulll Km~ s Chapel, and the performances there of Bach's cllI'istmos Or t e.nt y t e mvefSlty MuslCal Society. The two O.K.S. in the colle e M C o ana, Hals~y, ar~ both in the choir and both altos. P. Philli s (Pe;b~ . arnes and L. (~nh'ty) ~lll be singing for the Musical Society in the Oritorio. Co~:~~ ~~~ S~ ~ork Obt . e Tnmty Madngal Society, where he sings tenor and a member of the Tr~ artY ' fIm y C Olf as an alto. As for the ~e~t of us, O. C. Watson is seldom seen outside th U' . R: West has dlVlded loyalties; his room at Clare commands one oef th~ber~'ty. Press. King's. C. Reeves .(Sidney Sussex) will be reading a paper to the Archirr':s d vlew~ of rather uruque expenence. We have also had two visitors durin the term e eans.' a flymg vamplfes III the R.A .F., was over for the afternoon. F. M~dleton ca;" J. Elllott, Fleet Street for a couple of days, on business pursuits and managed t . e up from of the lighter side of our life in Cambridge. ' 0 expenence some O.K.S. (CANTAB.).

LIST OF O.K.S. UP AT CAMBRIDGE MICHAELMAS TERM, 1950 M. Carnes (King's), A. G. Ouseley-Smith (Queens) MAS B J. A. Cushman (Corpus), D. K. Johnson (Corpus) A 'w il urgess (Corpus),

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~usrx), (P ' Bro,,:n (Selwyn), H.)E~ers~n (C~ris~,srT~7.e~. ?ia~~y~~~r;,~)ll PtnN ac son Queens), D. L. Maybury Lewis (Trinity Hall), A. A. de C. Cussans (M' ci I' )' ~~ ~. ~~Gr)tty (Selwyn), C. Reeves (Sidney Sussex), R. M. S. Cork (Trini~~) a ~neS' (S~~n), ;~eR. ~hl~P~~~:~~~~k~~ng), R. C. Wen ban (St. Catherine's), H. J. de Voii SENIOR MEMBERS DuDddr. (WCI'aTree)lfeOr, MC'C, ' Mtaster(Cof selwynhr(Selwyn), Prof. A. C. Moule (Trinity) Dr C H ... , . . Wa son orpus C Isl1). ' . . .

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OXFORD LETTER Dear School, We were sorry to learn of the death during the long vacation of the Rev. T. E. M. Boultbee, Vicar of St. Cross and the friend of many generations of his fellow-O.K.S . in Oxford. We were pleased that, of the eight preachers before the University this term, two were Canons of Canterbury-Canon Shirley on the 22nd and Archdeacon Sargent on 29th October. Most of us were also able to meet Canon and Mrs. Shirley at a party held for them at Magdalen, and to hear news of your achievements. We look forward to seeing the Headmaster when he preaches again in the Trinity Term. The O.K.S. results in finals were good, but we have missed G. L. Achers, C. W. Birkett, O. W. Eustace, J. A. B. Heslop, J. E. E. Hinchcliffe and R. G. Leadbeater, all of whom have gone down. However, we have welcomed ten O.K.S. freshmen. Four of these have gone to St. Edmund Hall, whose Principal continues as our doyen: J. R. A1lchurch, A. B. Curry, M. B. Foster and P. R. Snoxall. Tony Curry seems exceptionally versatile even in Oxford, with scholarships in Modern Languages and in the Organ and a host of other interests. Myles Foster we must congratulate on attaining the study of Modern Languages by a brilliant last-minute victory over the ancient ones! At Trinity are J. C. W. Hulse, M. D. Lambert and J. A. G. Stonehouse; we gather that John Hulse is one of the very few undergraduates who are allowed to read the newest or' Oxford's Honour Schools, that of Philosophy, Psychology and Physiology. At Wadham we were pleased to see A. F. Cray, reading Modern History and rugger rules after his interval O.H.M.S. At Christ Church, D. P. North is preparing to enter the Colonial Service. At Magdalen, J. G. Jell looked entirely at home at the O.K.S. party, which was held in Oscar Wilde's former rooms. We can learn very little to the discredit of the fourteen more senior O.K.S., although J. A. A. Price seems widely known as Oxford 's Andre Simon, G. V. Holliday's mental equipoise seems threatened by the combination of classical music and modern philosophy, and D. L. Edwards (whom we have noticed as drooping ever since he stopped writing for The Cantuarion) has edited a new review, Ulliversity, the first terminal number of which has just been published by Basil Blackwell. We must, however, congratulate B. L. Leary on recovering from a specially troublesome illness, and J. P. Fison on remaining in Oxford for a fourth year, and on being photographed by Picture Post as a typical undergraduate. Yours sincerely,

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O.K.S. NEWS (The H,onorary Secretary, Major D. J. B. Jervis, Dawn Cliff, Goodwin Road, St. Margaret s Bay, Dover, would welcome In/ormatIOn for inclusion in the O.K.S. News . Changes of address should be notified to him and not tlze Editor.)

The O.K.S. Dinner will take place at the Park Lane Hotel, Piccadilly, London on 5th January, 1951. ' Applications for tickets, price 22/6, must be made to the Honorary Secretary not later than 30th December, 1950. An O.K.S. Dinner Dance has been arranged at the Rembrandt Rooms Kensington on 6th April, 1951, at 7 p.m. for 7.30 p.m. Tickets (21/- each) may be 'obtained no; ~rom ~. C. Young, Warren Lodge, Warren Park, Warlingham, Surrey. Early application IS advlse.d as the nnmbers are limited. .Mr. G. V. R. FRENO, of Karadykhan Estate, Sangameswarpet P.O., Chickmagalore Dlstnct, S. IndIa, IS on the look out for a young man to join him in Coffee planting in Mysore State . . He should be between the ages of 18 and 20 (if National Service permits) of strong physIque and more inclined to outdoor recreations than to cinemas and Jazz Anyone who might be interested would be required to go to London for an intervie~ with Mr. J. C. Howison, Chairman.ofMessrs. Peirce, Leslie and Co., 35 Crutched Friars, E.C.3, who would acquamt hIm wIth the terms of employment and give him an idea of the life. This Group of Estates was opened by the late Mr. C. S. CRAWFORD 0 K Sand N. G. F. GRAHAM (1935--40) is with the Company. ' . .., Anyone who is interested is asked to communicate direct with either Mr. J. C. Howison or Mr. Frend. M. G. BAKER (1938--43) (at School CHATTERTON) was admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court in October of this year. D. S. M. HARRISS (1938--41) is with the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. After spending a year at the Research Station, Sunbury-on-Thames, he has now been posted to Abadan South Iran. ' W. A. J. MILNER (l902-O4) arrives home on leave from South India in December and hopes to be present at the O.K.S. Dinner. B.. M. BIRNBERG (1945--49) has recently been commissioned in the R.A.E.C. after tralnmg WIth the 60th at Winchester. C. B. MANN!NG-PRESS (1944--49) has recently passed out of Mons O.C.S. and is now commIssIOned III the R.A. T. C. B. SWAYNE from Walpole passed out at the same time he has been posted to Newcastle. ' Congratulations to W. E. Gooday (l905-O6) on his ejection as President of the Chemlcai, Metallurgical and Mining Society of South Africa for the 1950-1951 Session. MAJOR J. H. CLARK, R.E. (1932-37) is A.G.3 at G.H.Q. Singapore; MAJOR D. S. LUCAS, R.A. (1926- 36) IS D.A.A.G. and is in the next office. Both have nephews due at K.S.C. in 1963 ! P. B. PERKINS (1939--43) is with the Western Telegraph Co. at Montevideo, Uruguay. 68

THE CANTUARIAN A. G. PORTER (1927-32) has been in Central America and Venezuela for some time. He would like to know of other O. K.S . in Mexico, or in any of the countries from there to Venezuela so that he can contact them on his visits . H. G. E. JONES (1920-26) has now returned to New Zealand and is waiting to get a farm . R. G. LEADDBATER (1939--43) received his M.A. at Oxford in June and was successful in all three parts of the Diploma in Education of Oxford University Department of Education. W. S. PRICE (1938- 41) is now on leave in England for some months, J. G. M. and H. R. N. PRICE sail in the Corfu in January and R.E.S. will be home later in the Spring. This will be the first time the brothers have all been together since leaving School. B. K. NEWTON (1944-50) and TOM WATSON (1946--49) are in the same Training Battalion. Newton is destined for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire L.T. in Cyprus, but may be transferred to the R.A.E.C. Watson wants to join the K.O.Y.L.I. and to go out to Malaya, where he lives. On holiday there recently he met two of the Price brothers and A. F. BAUGHAN (1920-23). Watson has been playing Rugger for his Battalion. THE REV. C. W. DONALDSON (1931-34) has been appointed to the Benefices of St. Mary-in-the-Marsh and Newchurch, Diocese of Canterbury; THE REV. A. R. BLACKLEDGE (1914-25) to the Vicarage of St. Jude's, Halifax, and THE REV. C. C. L. BUCKWELL (1918-24) to the Vicarage of st. Michael and All Angels, Croydon . S. W. L. RIPLEY (1920-22), managing director of Leonard Ripley and Co., colour printers, and a Surrey County Councillor, has been selected as prospective Conservative Candidate for the Watford Division. C. F. PORTER (1944--48) of Chelsea Polytechnic, who stroked the London University crew most of last season, stroked a trial boat on November 25th. We congratulate M. J. AnnOTT, Crown Counsel, Hong Kong (recently serving as President of the High Court, Etheopia) on his appointment as a Puisne Judge, Nigeria. DR. S. W. HINDS (1929-33) writes that he will be delighted to meet any O. K.S. entering Bristol University especiaUy if there were anyth ing he could do to help them in any way. He is to be found most days in his office in the Department of Preventive Medicine. D. MIZEN (1946-50), writing from 67 Regt. , R.A., Oswestry, finds Army life hard and strenuous but very enjoyable. We are grateful to THE REV. R. B. WINSER (1900-05) for the gift of an Athletics Blazer. S. W. BROOKS (1939--43) writes that he was married last year and is teaching Mathematics at a Preparatory School near Bletchley and studying for a degree in Spanish and Russian. While taking his Intermediate in July he met RICHARD HOLBURN (1939--43), who was taking History. MICHAEL BROOKS (1941--45) is taking a course in Surveying at Shepherds Bush. I. D. WATERFALL (1946- 48) started work in the Corn Trade on leaving School and has had experience as a mill-hand, a clerk, shop assistant and lorry driver, and has enjoyed working hard. He is now in the Army.

THE CAN TUARTAN C. G. S. PATERSON (1936-49) is with the Nigerian Regt. in Lagos. He has met T. V. SCflvenor (I920-27) and looks forward to spending Christmas with his eldest brother A. D. H. PATERSON (I935-40), who is now District Officer at Wamba. ' K. V. JONES (1938-41) is to be congratulated on winning the Royal Philharmonic SocIety's Prize for Composition and goes to the British School in Rome in January for some months. He has been coaching the principal acting parts and the chorus for the new Tales of Hoffmall film, and has promised to write an Orchestral piece for us. R. JANICKI (I946) is a student in Political Science at Adelphi College, New York. G. WILCOX (1945-48) is a member of the H.Q. Company, Regimental Police of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Berkshire Regiment, at Asmara, Eritrea. He writes "I have met no other O.K.S. and if I heard of any who were contemplating vi siti~g Eritrea I would advIse them not to. rt is hot, barren, smelly and swarming with flies." C. CHARLTON has recently come back from Germany to join the Mons O.C.S. at Aldershot. He was on the border of the Russian Zone, east of Hanover and 25 miles from Brunswick, the nearest town. He is now doing a 10-week course at Chatham with a view to a commission in the Sappers and hopes to get over to School one week-end. S. E. MINSHALL (1947-50) is a Midshipman in the S.S. Ulysses, one of Alfred Holt 's . newest ships, a nd sailed for the Far East at the end of October. M. HOWBTT (1943-46) is in the R.A.F. and is stationed at St. Athan. P. B. WATSON (1946-49) after a couple of weeks with the 67 Regiment, R.A., at Park Hall Camp, Oswestry, is seriously considering a permanent career in the Army and hopes eventually to join up with his brother Michael, who is commissioned in the 4/7 Royal Dragoon Guards, and has been posted to Tripoli. R. W. G. REED (1945- 50) has been rejected for National Service on medical grounds and hopes, therefore, to get up to Cambridge next year. . P. M. COCKMAN (1945- 50) was, when he wrote, stationed at Shorncliffe, but has slllce gone to an O.C.S. School-one of four out of 20 who passed the test to do so. M. C. A. SPENCER (1933- 38) is an Assistant Housemaster at Liverpool College. He found D. S. MADGE (1936-40) teaching in the Junior School there.

The O.K.S. Golfing Society Results of the Autumn Meeting, held at Canterbury on 7th October, are as follows :_ CAPTAIN'S PRIZE 1st. H. G. Arnold 78- 5=73 2nd. F. R . Hamp 78- 5=73 J. S. Brett 92-18=74 G. Arnold 79- 4=75 FOURSOMES COMPETITION 1st. N. V. Bacon and R. Ryeland ... I up 2nd. J. S. Brett and Sir Fredk. Bovenschen All Square J. P. Wyatt and K. A. C. Gross All Square P. T. Simms and Lesley All Square

THE CANl'UARIAN BIRTHS VALPY.-On 20th February, 1950, at Kuala Lumpur, Malaya, to Elizabeth, wife of L. G. Valpy (1922-26), Malayan Police, a daughter. HODKIN.-On 2nd August, 1950, to Elizabeth, wife of D. H. Hodkin (1937-42), a daughter (Jennifer Claire). ELLIOTT.-On 9th September, 1950, to Hilda, wife of P. R. H. Elliott (1914- 22), twin sons (Robert and John) (who head the School's entry list for 1964). HOLMER.- On 17th October, 1950, to Irene, wife of Paul Holmer (1937-41), H.M. Foreign Service, a daughter. PRIZE.- On 21st August, 1950, at Penang, to Beryl, wife of W. S. Price (1938-41), a daughter. ENGAGEMENT GOUDGE-FLEMING.- John Barnaby Goudge (I935-40) of Iranium Oil Co., Khuzistan, Iran, to Pat Fleming, of A.I.O.C. Hospital, Abadan . MARRIAGES BROWN- HouGHToN.- On 15th July, 1950, Charles Roger Bridgmore Brown (I932-43) to Sybil Mary Barham, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Houghton, of Jesmond, Newcastle-on-Tyne. GURR-BRoADLEY.-On 11th August, 1950, Kennet Bruce Gurr (1939-44) to Pamela Marjorie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Broadley of Chelsfield, Kent. WISEMAN-Ross.-On 9th September, 1950, at St. John's Cathedral, Hong Kong, Eric Philip Wiseman (1927-36), to Ann Catherine McKenzie, younger daughter of the late Major L. H. L. MacKenzie and of Mrs. W. L. Farwell, of Le Hocq, Jersey, C.1. GAASTRA-COVENToN.- On 14th October, 1950, Peter Gaastra (1937-39) to Margaret Alice (Jill) only daughter of Dr. and Mrs. A. W. D. Coventon, of The Stone Cottage, Leafield, Oxford. PATERSON-PEARSoN.-On 18th November, 1950, at St. Andrew's Church, Calcutta, David S. L. Paterson (l937-40) to Stella Margaret, only child of Mr. and Mrs. Sangster A. Pearson, of Toorak, E. Newport, Fife. RUSSELL- O 'SULLlvAN.- On 18th November, 1950, Major Patrick Russell (1935-38) to Sheila, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adrian O'Sullivan of 30 Queen Anne Street, W.l. DEATHS BOULTBEE.-On 7th August, 1950, suddenly, at St. Cross Vicarage, Oxford, Thomas Edward Mayo Boultbee (1904-08), aged 60 years. CHANDLER.-On 7th February, suddenly, at Monsoon Hotel, P.O. Ukunda, Mombasa, Wilfred John Chandler (1931- 34), husband of Audrey and father of Hugo and Rupert, and only son of Henry and Cicely Chandler, sometime of Lloyds Bank, Petersfield, aged 33 years. DUNHILL.-On 8th November, 1950, suddenly in Milan, Herbert Edward Dunhill (1898--'99), for many years Managing Director of Alfred Dunhill, Ltd. 71

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THE SCHOOL ROLL The names of King 's Scholars for the year 1567-1568 are found in two versions; firstly in the cathedral Treasurer's rough account book (Chapter MSS. , Miscellaneous Accts., 40) and in a fair copy (Accts. of New Foundation, 9- 10 Elizabeth) . The former version is so bad ly written that it is almost impossible at times to determine what has in fact been put down. Even the contemporary clerk who drew up the fair copy could not always make out what was entered, and judging from alterations, changed his mind more than once. Some names he could not read at all such as Fawnt (unde r Midsummer) which he left out. Samuel Norris the Chapter Agent of about 1720 left a note in the rough accounts (fol. 370) : "This book will teach to write so that none may read it. " In the rough version the clerk drew up a list of surnames. Each boy signed for his pay against his surname. If he did ,not sign, his Christian name is consequently not available. In the fair version the clerk in such cases left blanks but went over the draft again and added several Christian names in a different ink. Where these names occur in the fair version but not in the rough they have been printed in square brackets thus: (William]. The usual practice has been followed in printing names from signatures, where available, in the rough copy. The names for Michaelmas, 1568, are only to be found in the fair copy since the relevant page is missing from the volume of rough accounts. The Accounts for 1568- 1569 exist only in the rough form. They raise several queries. In a large number of cases the, boys do not sign for their own pay, as normall y happens in earlier times, but the Headmaster or Assistant signs for them. Perhaps in some instances these boys were boarders in the ~ouses of the two masters who took t h~ pay in .settlement for their pupils' keep. In this year each boy IS usually allotted 20s. per quarter. ThIS figure IS regularly broken up Into two sums, as a rule different in the case of each boy, one amount being called dellarii and the other commllllia. The latter we may translate "commons " and assume it is a deduction for food taken in the Cathedral dining hall. Presumably deltarii is the figure actually paid out in cash. The place the dining hall occupied in the life of the Precincts at this date has not yet been worked out. As remarked in the notes to the names printed in a former issue all boys seem to have been able to write when they arrived at the School, and that there must have been preparatory establishments of some kind in existence. However, one boy (Vincent) who arrived in the summer of 1568 evidently could not even write his name. He must have been the despair of his teachers as eighteen months later he was still unable to do so and had to sign for his pay with a mark. W.U. [Chapter MSS., Canterbury, Miscellaneous Accts., 40, foJ. 352v. The Headmaster an.d Assistant are given as John Gressop and Edward Ca ldwell; they receive their salaries of £20 and £10 for the year, Christmas·MichaeImas 1567·8.] [fol. 352r, Christmas, 1567] [Daniel] Ive Edward Brain (pay signed for by John Taylour; a note [Henry] Perse says :] paid to ye commens [pay signed for by John Taylour, and a note William Cotton says :) paid to ye commens lohn Elvin [Robert] Raylton [Matthew] London [pay signed for by Zachary Colbrand] (no signature; a note says:) paid to his [lames] Chapman mother [Isaac] Tylman Thomas Milles [pay is signed for by John Taylour; a note [Charles] Tumebull says :] paid to ye commens [pay signed for by John TayIour; a note [Richard] Belfyld says :] paid to ye commens (pay is signed for by John Taylour) R[ichard] Massingberd [Benjamin] Wytherden Rowland Tansey [Wytherden does not give his Christian name; John Hunt it is supplied from fair copy) [Esaias] Meriam Finch Thwaites (pay signed for by John TayIour; a note Ablaham Hopton says :] paid to ye commens Francis Wylsforde :Thomas Woodward Thomas Ballarde Finche Smythe [Walter] Smallam Moses Fouler [pay Is signed for by John Taylour]

THE CANTUARIAN John Dunky Samuel Ridle [fol. 352v] Henry Phillipps Thomas Hedington Nicholas Twyne [George] Belke [pay is signed for by John Taylour] Thomas Wa lker Daniel Jhonson Edward Holbrok Benjamin Browne William Whitheadc [ ] Weterlye (pay is signed for by John Taylour) William Hales Thomas Goodson Mark Cullin William Slifeid Isaac Ashurst [William] Vahan [Richard] Masse Samuell Grave S(tephen] Gosson rrhomas] Bradlye [pay is signed for by John Taylour) [fol. 353r] [Edward] Purfrey the elder (John] Purfrey the younger [Robert] Dome . . (pay of the last three is signed for by Wilham Purfrey] [Ladyday, 1568] Abraham Hopton (pay is stated to have been issued to Mr. Wylloughby, [one of the Cathedral Canons] though Hopton signs for it] [Thomas] Woodwarde (pay signed for by John Taylour] [ ] Meryam [pay signed for by Richard Beseley] John Hunt William Slifeld S[tephen) Gosson R[obert] Belfeld H[enry] Phelipps E[dward] Holbroke B. Exton John Massyngberd [pay signed for by John Gressop] Pinch [Smythe] James Chapman [ ] Wytherden [Rowland] Thansye [ ] Whithed [ ] Vahan r ] Grave

) Bradlye ] Sorrell ] Smallam (pay of the last ten signed for by John Taylour] [fol. 353v] Moses Fowler [ ] Ive [ ] Cotton [ ] Tylman [ ] Ryd lye (pay of last four signed for by John Taylour] John BIvin [ ] Raylton [pay signed for by John Taylour] Pinch Thwaites Francis Wilforde Thomas Ballarde John Dunkye Thomas Hedington Nicholas Twync Thomas Walker Daniel Johnson Thomas Wheatley William Hales Thomas Goodson Mark Cullen Isaac Ashurst Richard Messye Edward Purfey John Purefey Robert Dorn John Levet Israel Pownall Gilbert Penven George Belke Benjamin Browne [fol. 354r, Midsurruner] [ ] Belfeld [ ] Bradley [ ] Tylman [ ] Smallam [ ] Vahan [ ] Messye [ ] Purefey [ ] Purefey [ ] Dome [pay of last nine signed for by John Taylour] [ ] Wylford [pay signed for by lohn Gressop) Jasper Germyn DanielIve Finch Thwaites James Chapman John Elvin Thomas Ballard lohn Dunky Samuel Ridley

THE CANTUAR IA N Henry Phelip' Nicholas TwYne Thomas Hedington Thomas Walker Daniel Jhonson Thomas Wheatley William Hales Isaac Ashurst [foJ. 354v) Israel Pownall William Sorrell John Levet John Waller Stephen HincseJi John Webbe Anthony Caterell [ ) Gosson [ ) Grave [ ) Slyfyld [ ) Cyllyns [ ) Borne [ ) Fowler [ ) Raylton [ ) Holbrooke [ ) Belk [ ) Browne [ ) Whithed [ ) Goodson [ ) Exton B. Penven [ ) Fawnt [ ) Manwaryng [ ) Vyncent (pay of last seventeen, except Penven signed for by John Gressop] [Accounts of New Foundation, 9- 10 Elizabeth' Michaelmas, 1568] , Richard Beseley Richard Vincent Thomas Ballard William Slyfeld [ ) Gosson Nicholas Frankes

Mark Cullins E[ ) Bowen [ ) Exton E[ J Symmes D. Eve J[ ) Elvyn Robert Raylton [ ) Chapman Finch Thwaites Francis Wilford [ J Ridley Thomas Hedington [ J TwYne

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J B[

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[ J Waker Daniel Johnson [ ) Holbeck B[ ) Broune W[ J Whitehed T[ ) Wheteley William Hales Thomas Goodson [ ) Ayshehent [ ) Vaughan [ ) Massy [ J Sorrell [ ) Levett [ ) Pownoll [ ) Penven John Webbe John Waller [ ) Germyn [ ] Maynewarynge [ J Shales [ J Smalle [ ) Dunkey [ ) Philips [ ) Purifey [ ) Purifey [ ) Done Grave [ Bradly [ ) Hinksell [ J Cateralle

1568- 1569 [Miscellaneous Accts. 40 fol 380r Christmas 1568' H dn (p . Gressop. drawing sala'ry ~f ÂŁ5'; Ed~ard Cald~ell is Assis:nt,l~~~n;'~~~] preceptor) is given as John [fol. 381v, Christmas, 1568J [ ) Ive [ ) Elvyne [pay of last two signed for by John Grosso ) RobertlRaylton p [ ) Chapman [pay siÂĽJled ~or b y J ames Peers]

[)T [waytes ) Wilforde [ [ f) Ballarde . pay 0 last three Signed for by John Gressop) [[ ) Smallam ) Dunkey [no signature in the last two casesJ

THE CANTUARIAN samuel Ridley [ J Phillips [pay signed for by John GressopJ

Samuol Grave [ J Gosson

(pay signed for by John Gressop)

J Bradley

Thomas Hedington N. TwY ne George Belke Daniel Jhonson [ J Howlbrooke [pay signed for by John GressopJ

B. Exton

Benjamin Brown

[

William Whithed Thomas Wheatley William Hales Thomas Goodson Mark Cullins [ ) Slyfielde [pay signed for by John Gressop]

Isaac Ashurst [ J Vaghan [pay signed for by John Gressop]

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[there is no signature]

Richard Vincent [it appears that this boy could not write; a large hieroglyph stands in place of the signature]

[fol. 382r) [ ) Messie

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[pay signed for by John Gressop)

J Sorrell [pay signed for by John GressopJ John Level R. Pownell

] Penven [pay signed for by Vincent Clarsson]

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J Fawnte [pay signed for by John GressopJ J Hinksell [there is no signature) John Webbe John Waller [ J Germyne [pay signed for by John GressopJ

] Bowine [pay signed for by John Gressop]

John Maneryng [ J Caterall [there is no signature] John Shales Richard Beseley

Edward Simmes

Purifey major ) Purifey minor ) Dorne [there are no signatures in the last three casesJ

Andrew Kynge

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[fol. 393r; the following payment is recorded among alms, assistance, etc., to deserving causes and persons from Chapter funds :] To Cuthbert Pinsack scholer and student at Cambridge . .. xiijs iiijd (see list of King's Scholars under 1560 and following years] [fol. 397r; (Lady Day, 1569); Headmaster (protodidascalus) is John Gressop. drawing: ÂŁ5; the Assistant (hypodidascalus) is George Elye drawing 50s.] J Wheatley [fol. 398v, Lady Day, 1569) [there is no signature] [ ) Wylford ) Hales [pay signed for by John GressopJ [pay signed for by John Gressop) Thomas Ballard Thomas Goodson [ ) Dunkey Mark Cullins [pay signed for by John Gressop) [ J Slyfielde Samuel Rydley [pay signed for by John GressopJ [ ) Phillipes isaac Ashurst [pay signed for by John Gressop) [ J Vaghan Thomas Hedington (there is no signature) Nicholas Twyne R. Massey George Belke [ ) Purfrey major [ J Johnson [ ) Purfrey minor [ ) Howlbrooke [ ) Dorne [pay of last two signed for by John Gressop) [ ) Grave Leonard Browne (in tho last four cases there is no signature] [ ) Whitehed Stephen Gosson [pay signed for by John GressopJ

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THE CANTUARIAN ( ] Bradlye William Sorrell John Levet B. Exton ( ] Pownell (there is no signature) O. Penven Richard Vincent [mark instead of a signature] (fol. 399r] Nicholas Faunte ( ] Hinxell John Webbe ( ] Wawler (pay signed for by John Gressop]

Jasper Gennyn Edward Bowen John Manerynge ( ] caterall John Shales E. Symmes Andrew Kynge Daniel Godfraye E. Henley Thomas Corbet ( ] Rigden (pay is signed for by Paul Frenche] Walter Smallam

Basil Besele Richard Massingberd

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I [fo1. 402r, Midsununer. 1569 ; Headmaster and Assistant acc John Gressop and George Elye, drawl'ng salaries of ÂŁ5 and 50s.) (fol. 404r, Midsummer, 15691 Francis Wilsford Thomas Ballard John Dnnky Samuel Ridley H. Phillipps Thomas Hedington ( ] Twyne ( ] Belke [pay of last two signed for by John Gressop] Daniel Jhonson ( ] Howlbroke ( ] Whitheade [pay of last two signed for by John Gressop] ( ] Wheatlye [there is no signature] William Hales ( ] Goodson ( ] Cullyns [pay of last two signed for by John Gressop] William Slifild Isaac Ashurst ( ] Vaghan (there is no signature] ( ] Messie [pay is signed for by George Elye] Edward Purefey (major) [ ] Purefry minor [there is no signature] Robert Dome ( ] Grave (pay is signed for by George Elye] S. Gosson ( ] Bradlye [no signature) William Sorrell

John Levet B. Exton R. Pownell (fol. 404v] G. Pcnven ( ] Vincent (signs with a mark] N. Fawnt ( ] Hynxell ( ] Webbe [pay of the last two signed for by John Taylour] John Waler ( ] Germyn (pay signed for by John Gressop] Edward Bowen John Manweringe ( ] caterall [there is no signature] ( ] Shales .[pay is signed for by John Gressop] Richard Besele ( ] Symmes ( ] Kynge (P!lY of lasl two is signed for by George Elye] Damel Godfray ( ] Henley [pay is signed for by John Taylour] ] Corbett (pay is signed for by John Hyll] ] Rigden [pay is signed for by Paul French] [ ] Smalam (there is no signatura] Thomas Massyngbeard S. Hannan

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THE CANTUARIAN

[fol. 406, Michaelmas, 1569; Headmaster and Assistant are John Gressop and George Elye, receiving same salaries as before] William Sorrell (fol. 408, Michaelmas, 1569] ( ] Levitt ( ] Ballard [no signaturel ( ] Smallam B. Exton [there are no signatures in these two cases] Gilbert Penven John Dunky N. Faunte ( ] Rydley S. Hincsell [no signature] John Webbe H. Phelips ( ] Waller ( ] Heddinglon [a note says :] rec. "by his moter in ye presens (no signature] of John Taylour Nicholas Twyne Jasper Germyn George Belke [ ] Bowine Daniel Johnson [no signature] ( ] Whithed John Manwaryngc [pay signed for by John Taylour] { ] Vincent ( ] Whctelye [this boy has still apparently not yet learnt [no signature] to write his name, and signs with a mark] William HaIles ( ] Catrall Thomas Goodson John Shales Mark Cullins { ] Symmes ( ] Slyfilde [pay is signed for by George Elye] [pay is signed for by John Gressop] ( ] Kynge Isaac Ashurst [no signature] ( ] Vahan Daniel Godfraye (no signature] ( ] Henley R. Masse [this boy signs but omits his Christian name] [ ] Purfrey major ( ] Corbett [no signature] [no signature] Thomas Grave ] Rigden ( ] Dome [pay is signed for by Paul Frenche] [no signature] Richard Massingberd ) Gosson C. Harman [pay signed for by John Gressop] [ ] Purfrey minor ] Bradley [there is no signature] [no signature] ( ] Todde Basil Beseley f ] Wynwode (fol. 408v] [pay of last two signed for by George Elye] R. Pownell

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THE JUNIOR SCHOOL From the Parrot House It was perhaps rather tempting providence to expect to produce a play in the Barn in October. Providence, however, very nearly came up to what was expected of her, and for the first two performances of Julius Caesar (Thursday and Friday. October 19th and 20th) our large audiences were warm and

comfortable. The Saturday audience (October 21st) were not Quite so lucky. and were obviously a bit cold- not in their reception of our efforts, but perhaps in the feet and hands. They were not, however so cold as they would have been, if the Barn had remained windowless, as it was until last term. ' We thought that the play itself survived the ordeal of production by juniors very well. It is, after all one of the world's masterpieces ; closely knit, building up its suspense. maintaining that suspense eve~ after the death of the principal character; full of exciting incident, with moments of poetic feeling on the grand scale. It is therefore mainly to the author that any particular credit for our performances must go. Our actors, we think, generally did justice to the author's lines. It would be invidious to pick out any for special mention, and in such a large cast there were bound to be weak points as well as strong; there were 46 boys in all in the play. and of the three top forms only six boys, for special reasons, had no part. It is always difficult for the producer (who writes these notes) to judge whether lines, which he knows as near by heart as makes no matter, are being spoken clearly or not. Questions, however, to a number of independent and we hope unbiassed witnesses generally brought the reply, "We can hear every word". When every word is worth hearing, this seems to me to be high praise. The grouping, entrances, exits, and stage movement generally, did of course suffer a certain amount from the small size of our stage. We tried to make up for this by a considerable use of the centre gangway. This in itself gives an audience a feeling of intimacy and interest, even if it is not an absolute necessity as it was with us, There was not room behind the stage to get crowds on and off convincingly, and tll~ boys in front never remembered that it is their duty to get quickly out of the way and allow those behind to move off naturally, But there were one or two stage pictures of great beauty, One may instance the Forum scene (of which a picture appears in this issue) and the scene of the two opposing armies in Act IV a picture of which appeared in the Kentish Gazelle, Both these pictures were taken by the Kentish Gazette: to whose COur.1CSY we owe permission to reproduce the former in this magazine. The costumes, all made by or under the direction of Mrs, Oldaker, were as usual a deUght to the eye; the properties, produced in the hand-work room or the carpenters ' shop for the first time by Mr. F. W. Latter and his pupils, added greatly to the effect. We add a word of thanks to those parents who were able to find us old sheets for making togas, without the aid of whom this production would not have been possible. Our theatrical wardrobe is fairly extensive by now, but we have not previously produced a Roman play. The cast was: Caesar, David BalfoUl ; Brutus, Stephen Hardisty; Cassius, Nicholas Steward; Casca, Antony Coxon; Aflfony, Nigel Nicholls; F1ayius and Publius, Carl Lardner; Marullus, Mark Dunn; 1st Citizen, Christopher Price; 2nd Citizen, Terence Trumble; 3rd Citizen, Mark Skilbeck; 4th Citizen, Antony Williams; Soothsayer, Neil Muir; Cicero and Messa/a, Antony Smith; Cbma the cOl/spirator, Peter Furneaux ; Lucius, Michael Ross; Decius Brutus, Robin Jell ; Metellus, Thomas Aucotf; Trebollius, Alister Dunning; Portia, Robin Dartington; Ligarills and Varro, Peter Snow; Calpumia, Jan Balkwill; Artemidorus and Volumllius, Michael Rogers; Popilius, Paul Leggatt; Cbma the poet and Altother Poet, Timothy Brett; Octavius, John Hamilton; Lucilius, Neil Devoil; Pilldams, Rodney Stanway j four soldiers, Michael Minns, Robert Sainsbury, Michael Cooper and Ben Johnston; Titillius, John Crofts; Claudius, Richard Dawkins; ClitllS, Antony Mason; Dardanius, Andrew Garrett; $tralO, Michael Jones; Servants and messengers, David East, David Ooate, Charles Stevens, Tony Budgen, Richard Dawkins; Two Elizabethan Pages, William Minns, Alan Turner. Stage mal/agers a11d electricians, Richard Bates and Timothy Jardine-Brown.

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It seems rather ancient history to record here that the Athletic Sports were held on the last Saturday of the summer term, July 29th; they were largely attended by parents and friends, and were a great social success. Times, heights and distances, seem to have been good too. The weather for the occasion could not have been better; a fine sunny afternoon, just not too hot to be pleasant for spectators or competitors. The Loveridge Cup was won for the first time by Macaws and Keas, in a tie for the first place. Detailed results will be printed in next summer's MillieI' Court Chronicle.

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The JJrizes distributed at the end of last term wcre: Head 0/ School's prize, Hugh Bodger; Scholarship prizes, David Woodrow, Nigel Nicholls, David Spoo ner, James Allen, Nicholas Cooper; Form prizes, (VI) David Woodrow, (V) Roger Sutton, (Rem.) Carl Lardner, (IV) Andrcw Garrett, (lIlA) Antony Taylor, (lIlB) John Crorts, (IlA) Neil Broomfield, (liB) Christopher Morgan, (t A) Thomas Bewley, (IB) (an Stanway ; Hodgso/l Divinity prizes, (VO David Woodrow, (Y) Robin Jell, (Rem.) Paul Gourmand , (lY) Tony Dudgen, (lIlA) Paul Leggatt, (IIlD) John Line, (fJ A) Michael Ross, Mark Levitt, (ITn) Tristan Garcl-Joncs, (IA) Michael Sharwood-Smith, (18) Nigel Plunkclt ; UtileI' History prizes, Nicholas Cooper, Tristan Garel-Jones; Math ematics prizes, David Woodrow, Carl Lardner, David Bast, Rodney Tomkins ; French prizes, Nigel Nicholl s, Antony Taylor ; Greek prizes, Nigel Nicholls, Alan Turner; Reading prizes, Richard Douglas, Anthony Smith, Roger Holmes, Christopher Morgan, Michael SharwoodSmith ; Painting prizes, David Goatc, Anthony Adams, Vincent Nesfield, Michael Barton ; Handwriting prizes (presented by Mrs. Oldaker), Michael Minns, Jeremy Pu xty, [an Stanway; Mllsic prizes, (piano) John Orchard, Anthony Williams; (strings) David Balfour, William Minns ; (choir) Jan Balkwill ; (wind) Timothy Brett; (piano and wind) Nicholas Steward .

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Reference was made in last term's Callfllariall to the retirement of Mr. E. H. Taylor from the office of school carpenter, after a lifet ime's devoted service to Lord Milner and to this school. On his behalf [ asked for subscriptions to a testimonial fund, which I am pleased to report resulted in a total of £73 18s. 0d. This has been presented to Taylor- privately, as it was his wish that there should be no public ceremony- together with a thin bound volume containing the signatures of subscribers. He wrote to me the following letter :Dengrove, Broad Oak. 18th September, 1950. Dear Sir, [ suppose one of the greatest joys a mall can have in his lattcr years is to know that his past efforts have been. apprcciated by his various employers, and that he has the good wishes of his fellow men. This pleasure you have given me by promoting this testimonial for me. r a m sorry to leave Milner Court, where I have spent 38 happy years; first with Lord and Lady Milner, who were always very kind to me and mine; then, when the school took over, with Mr. and Mrs. Juckes and their happy family, and now, Sir, with yo u and Mrs. Oldaker, who have taken a ll this trouble for me. Will you please convey my very grateful thanks to all who have subscribed so generously to this fund, and accept the same fOT yourself for the very kind thought behind it. 1 have endeavoured through my life to act upon the principle that every man has his responsibilities as well as his rights, a nd I am quite sure [ have not lost. anything by doing so. Wishing the school every prosperity in the coming years. 1 remain, Sir, Yours faithrully, E. H. TAYLOR •

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Coda.-A letter addressed to: Miss Bertha Neave, Monkey 's .Court, Sturry, w~s .safely delivered to Milner Court, as being the most appropriate place in Sturry.

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THE CANTUARIAN Socrer Up to the time of going to press, our record of matches is; Played 10, Won 5, Lost 3, Drawn 2, and of these the 1st XI have Played 5, Won 2, Lost 2, and drawn I. The one rather depressing feature has been that we lend to take life too easily and this has led to much good play being of no avail. OUf first match against Betteshanger was played in perfect conditions and, although the game started very slowly. the standard of football on both sides was decidedly pleasing. We eventually emerged the vic tors by the only goal scored . Balfour, lIsing his height to advaPtagc, heading a goal from an exceedingly well-placed centre from Bill M inns. The team, as a whole, gave a creditable display and encouraged hopes which were distinctly optimistic. Unfortunately these hopes were short-lived and we took a trounci..ng from St. Edmund's. From the kick-off we attacked and a shot from Jenner went just wide. 81. Edmund's broke away and scored. We returned to the attack but weak marking by our defence led to another break away. After further pressure, yet another break away resulted in OUl' being 3 goals down at half-time. In the second half, St. Edmund's scored 4 more. The score did not do us justice, but there was no getting away from the fact that we had given away 7 goals. Against Tormore, a fast lively team, we were 4 goals down in ten minutes- a position which should never have been allowed to arise. It did, however, impI:css on the team the urgency of the situation. We managed to score once, just before half-time, thanks to a bit of opportunism by Balfour. In the second balf, we ran our opponents off their feet and, with their defence in a tangle, were rewarded with a goal from Line, whose first-time shot cannoned off a defender into the net. From the kick-off Tonnore staged a spirited rally whieh resulted in another goal for them. The play, for the rest of tne game, was fast and open with no further score. Next we played a drawn game (2- 2) with Woodford House. We had a decided slope and a strong wind to face in the first half. Fortunately our opponents did not make the most of these advantages and only scored once, just before the interval. Early in the second half we found ourselves another goal down. We then staged a remarkable recovery and, thanks to some excellent work by our halves, forced a corner. From Smith's kick, David Goate headed the ball to Balfour who, with a neat header, put it safely into the corner of the net. Very shortly after the kick-off, Balfour equalised and, after some hectic moments around our goal, chance of victory was thrown away when a player, who shall be nameless, with an open goal and the ball at his feet k icked it yards wide. The retum match with Betteshanger resulted in a 2-0 victory. Bill Minns, who played an excellent game at outside left, was our scorer. With the slope to help us in the first half we were, deservedly, 2 goals up. In the second half, we swarmed around our opponents' penalty area but cou ld not produce a real scoring shot. We had, during this half, some uncomfortable moments when, due to the rather slippery ground, our heavy-weight defence found it an exceedingly difficult job to keep upright. The final whistle blew with us, once more, in an. attacking position with Robert Minns shaping for a shot at goal. And what of the future ? Prospects are defini tely good. We have many young players who have already had some match experience either in the 2nd X I or Juuior Xl. If (what an important word that is) they can maintain the fo rm they have already shown, we should be well placed for several years. At this point it is only right to acknowledge the patience of those responsible for the conduct of the junior games. to whom thanks arc due for the marked improvement in the standard of succer throughout the school. Last, but by 'no means least, our thanks are due to Mr. Ernie Webster, whose visits are of enormous value and whose advice and enthusiasm have made a distinct impression on the minds of a good number of the boys in the senior game. House matches are going with a swing and although one Junior team seems to be unchallenged for the wooden spoon, the Seni~rs are staying a spirited contest for the title of "Cock House".

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To mark the generous gift of the Q.K.S. Society, 20 chairs (at 25/- ea~h) have been insc,ribed O.K.S. ; th is will , we hope, be a permanent reminder to the small boys of the eXistence of the Society. The bill for the windows and lining and repairing the walls will be approximately £587. Dedue.: o';lr assets, £448 45. 6d. as above, and there remains a gap of £ 138 15s. 6d. We shal~ be grateful for help m filling the gap. T he windows are well worth ~aving in th.e Barn. We th~nk our architect, Mr. ~. ~nderson, for his share in the job, and congratulate him on makmg them so SUItable to the ancient bUlldmg.

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The Clergy House, Khartoum, Sudan. 25th May, 1950.

My dear Editor, Reading in the March Calltuarian an account of a confirmation under the heading "What Effect ?" from Kilvert's Diary, I am reminded of a Confirmation Service held near Mersah Matruh in the recent war years. The Confirmation Service had already begun when a Brigadier arrived a few minutes late. The Brigadier 's driver seemed to think that what was good for Brigadier was good enough for himself, so he followed into the Service. The Brigadier found a place in the front row reserved for Senior Officers. The driver found a place in the third row. This happened to be among the candidates for confirmation . Later in the service these candidates (several sailors, the rest soldiers and R.A.F.) went forward two by two, knelt down and were confirmed. The driver, not knowing what it was all about, felt the atmosphere of reverence, thought it must be a good thing, and so went forward with another soldier and was confirmed. The Senior Padre present thought the man was a single candidate from a distant unit whose padre could not be present on account of developing operations. In any case he arrived with a Brigadier so it must be all in order. After the service there were enemy aircraft about and so people scattered rapidly. In the list of those confirmed is "an unknown British Soldier". What effect ? Who knows ? Nothing but good I am sure under the circumstances. Yours very sincerely, A. MORRIS GELSTHORPE, Bishop in the Sudan.

To the Editors of THE CANTUARIAN Dear Sirs, This School has a noble ideal of tolerance, freedom, and Christianity, and it is an ideal which it well succeeds in accomplishing. We are given much freedom in the use of our time, in the choice of our activities ; we are encouraged to bave independent opinions, and to respect the opinions of otbers ; and we are trained to be Christians and to adapt the world to Christian principles rather thall adapt ourselves to the ways of tbe world. But our system of military training in the School is a glaring inconsistency with our noble ideals. The general tolerance we feel and bave shown to us in this School does not apply to the Cadet Training Corps. There the slightest of deviations from the normal Clln be visited with the severest of penalties- a survival of a more barbarous age, which has now fortun ately disappeared from the rest of the School. Furthermore, the whole system of intolerance and hatred implied by war, which persecutes rather than persuades, a spirit alien to our School in all other respects, is inculcated into us when we are young here and unable to resist it.

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The individualism and ability to think independ.ently. which we learn in th~ r'?St. of h I life is severely drilled out of us by the umformlty of the stereotyped disCipline reduces each soldier to a nu.mber, a pawn to ~bey ,?lindly the orders of fts commanders, an entity without conSCience, character, Intelligence, freedom or independence. .. . . . . II the training for killing and maiming given by the Corps IS entrrely contrary ~~~at~chings of Jesus Christ. In defence of life,. freedom, property, count~y, or eveo ~m ire, Christ's teaching is certain. Resist not evil, but whosoeve~ shall strute thee 00 p. ht cheek turn to him the other also ... . Love your enetrues, bless them that do g~od to them that hate you and pray for them that despitefully use you. the ng curse . or'd er to preserve peace, as IÂˇf peace can be kept Not ayou, word about preparing for. war 10 by any other means than preparmg for peace. .., . The corps is an institution opposed to all the pnnClples thi.s School sta~ds for. It 18 . ceful that our country, which pretends to be pe~ce-Iovmg a'.id Christian,. sho,!ld 1~~~~aits citizens to fight and kill. But that this School With ItS great Ideals of Chnstlamty should not only encourage the s~stem but teach Its members to help III the work of murder and blood-shed, is hypocntlCal and Immoral to the last degree. If no school in the world to-day is going to throw off this hypocn~y and d~clar.e surely for Christianity, the world will never escape from the pr.esent s~nes of cnppling aod wicked wars, which will afllict us in a constant succeSSIOn until the human race IS obliterated from the surface of the earth. Yours sincerely, C. A. R. HOARE. (Upper Sixth).

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EDITOR IAL 'T HE SC HOOL VIRTUTE FUNCTI MORE PATRUM DUCES VALETE 'SALVETE ". THI S AND THAT THE OLD CANTERBURY MINTS FOOTPRINTS IN THE CLOISTERS .. . "ON THE TOMB OF HENRY IV " .. . PUBLIC SCHOOLS MANSHIP ... "A FAREWELL POEM" A PERSONAL ANTHOLOGY .. . "SUNSETS" 'THURSDAY THOUGHTS "TO P. J. REDOUTE" ... ,SMELLS "ON THE FLy-LEAF" ... FAIR GAME 'T HE PATIENT TO A FRIEND A CUP FINAL "THE BIG RACE" 'THE GOSSIP-SHOP "NORTHERN SPRI NG" FOR THE RECORD BOOK R EVIEWS LIBRAR Y NOT ES 'THE PROTECTION OF INNOCENTS TH E SCHOOL CONCERT A WILDE-SHAKESPEARE EVENING 'TH E MUS IC SOCIETY CONCERT ... 'T HE MADRIGAL SOCIETY CONCERT LECTURES AND RECITALS .SOCIETIES ... FENC ING CLU B ... HOCKEY ·CROSS-COUNTRY RUGG ER 'THE BOAT CLUB FIVES 'THE HAYMA KERS ·C.C.F. NOTES .SCOUTS ,CAMBRIDGE LETTER ... ·OB IT UARY ... ·O.K.S. NEWS TH E SCHOOL ROLL ;SOME LISTS OF COM MONERS J.K.S .. .. ·CORRES PONDENCE ·CONTEMPORAR IES

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EDITORIAL This might be about Korea, or America, or even the Atom Bomb, but as I write I can see nothing to distinguish this 'now' from any other 'now'. The School has not cha nged its aspect to accord with modern urgencies. The pale Spring sun still shines outside the w indow, in the distance there is the click-clicking of a ping-pong ball in play, a nd the mellow sound of a brass band on the wireless. The buildings of the Mint Yard are tra nquil, as before. So, because nothing has changed perceptibly for so me little time, I choose to write .about the importance of the past. Of co urse, everything changes. There is new knowledge and new ma nners; there are the minute accret ions of prosperity and the gradual frettings of decay. I n fiftee n terms a whole population va nishes and a nother takes its place. No thing is the same. Yet, .despite the changes, there is little difference between our ideals and those of the pu pils of St. Augustine. We have lea rnt them in the same place. And, without fal se pride, we feel ourselves a little removed from the co mmon run, because we hold to their tradition. We are living to a pattern which has bee n tested over the centuries, and which has bee n fo und good.

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It is this tradition that gives us our confidence. We should beamong those few manners who know their bearings in the vast and stormy ocean of the world. Our star is not a self-created, self-deluding flash of bnghtness; It IS constant, and undimmed, something beyond us- Canterbury! It was there, we say, that our great discovery was made, there that each piece of a crazy universe was related to all the others in the light of the supremacy of God.

THE SCHOOL Captain of the School: R. D. H. ROBERTS of School House .. . R. D. H . ROBERTS of The Grange .. . S. YOU NG of Walpole House H . J . FRAMPTON of Meister Omers R . M . V. BEITH of Luxmoore House A. B. POLLOK of Marlowe House J. B. PHILLIPS MONITORS R. D. H. ROBERTS, A. B. POLLOK, R. M . V. BEITH, P. J. WA LKER S. YOUNG R 0 A NOR RIS, J. E. M. LUCIE-SMITH, B. E. LEE, P. J. S. MURRAY, F. 'G . J. NOR~ON: J:' FRAM PTON, H. r. DUCK Head Head Head Head Head Head

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HOUSE PREFECTS J . CASSIDY, M. H ERBERT, D. S. JEN KINS, M . P. D . M ALLI NSON, P. R. NEWSOME C . J . BELL, D. H . E LLIOTT, R. H. LOWRY, T. T. M ORGAN, P. H . Moss, A. E. H. PEDDER D. M. COUPE, P. C. E. CREASY, R. L. T. H UDSON, G. E. NASH D P ESC HEK,

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EDITORS OF The COlltl/ariall R . D. H. ROBERTS, J. E. M. LUCIE-SM ITH

VIRTUTE FUNCTI MORE PATRUM DUCES M . ALLEN.- E ntered School, Sept. , '45 ; K ing 's and Entrance Scholar ; Grange House Prefect, '49 ; 1st IV, '49, 'SO; Sgt. , C .C .F .. ; Hon . Sec. Harvey Society; Parker Exhibition to Corplls Christi College, Cambndge. J. A. B. DBNTON.- E ntered School, Jan. , '46 ; School HOllse Prefect, '49 ; Upper Sixth, Sept., 'SO; 2nd XV, '47, '48, '49, 'SO; 1st XI Hockey, 'SO; Captain of Fives; C .S.M ., C.C.F. R. G. JONES.- E ntered School, Sept., '46 ; Kin g's and Entrance Scholar; Senior King 's Scholar, '49; Upper VIth, Sept., '50. M. R. M. LESLl E.- En tered School, Sept., '45; Grange House Prefect, Sept., 'SO; Captai n of Shooting, 'SO; LjSgt., C.C.F. ; Hon . Sec. Photographic Society. J. C . A. LocK.-Entered School, Sept., '46; Marlowe House Prefect, 'SO; 2nd XI, '50 ; LjSgt., C .C .F. R. F. MOFFATT.-Entered School, Sept., '46 ; King's Scholar; Grange House Prefect, '49 ; School Monitor, 'SO; Upper Sixth, '49; 2nd XV, '49, 'SO; Sgt., C.C.F. ; Hon. Sec., Harvey and Photographic Societies ; Open Scholarship Nat. Sci. to Pembroke College, Cambridge.

VALETE R. P . M. Davies, N. C . Fisher, D. F. Foord, P. R. Grant, R. O. L. Hall , T. H. R ud ingBryan, P. Seymour, S. R. Stanley.

SALVETE A. R. Barton, J. T. Bennett, G . H. D. R. Chapman, D. A. Goate, P . R. Gourmand, J. K. Hampson, B. J. Hill, E. R. G. Job, P. F. Lamb, R. N. Murch, M. A. Murch, W. F. J . Musson, D. E. O'Sullivan, J. W. Studt, R . T. Vyner, M. Warrander, M. J. C . Weller.

THIS AND THAT most heartily, H. 1. Duck, who was awarded an Open Scholarship in Modern Languages to Trinity College, Cambridge; F. G. J. Norton, who gained an Open Scholarship in Maths. to Cor pus Christi Cambr idge, also obtaining honorary Parker a nd Wolvesey Exhibitio ns; R. F. Moffatt, on the award of an Open Scholarship to Pembroke College, Cambridge; and M. Allen, who also gained a Parker Exhibitio n at Corpus Christi.

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~ho h~~s~e~~n;:~~J:~e/iIeK . Ebbutt of Emmanuel College, Cambridge him to travel in "Or oryI~fhur ~homas Travel Exhibition, enabling

Mediterranean" and ;.ece, a y an other lands bordering on the one of the Royal Philharm;nic SOCi~~~~t~ Jones, whose Concert Overture gained December 7th at a concert of the Royal tolleg~zel Jor. 1950d and was performed on (1939-43), who was invited to box for Cambrjd~e. USIC, an also A. G. Ousely Smith . Cynl Maude

This great actor died on Febr ar 19th h present, when he came to ..~ y. C at t e alle of 88. None of those him. For nearl an hour VISI us m ornwall m 1943, will ever forget garage at Carlyon Bay which wis our comt~~ed ~~f hel g~ve us an entertainment in that h" . ape, oncert-Hall, Assembly Room Never will any of us see a more maste 1 20 minutes he sat at a table, having a tel/hex Ibltion of ,;"hat real ac~ng is. For aboui ~eeper, as tO w?,at he was to have for di~n~;~~~~~b:::~ohi;~~~'\~' (~mhdaginary) housee gave us t he Screen Scene" of the S h I fi S . If ay. After that Surface, Lady Teazle, Sir Peter Teazle c ~harf:S £anfal, playmg all five parts-;-Joseph mastery of stage-craft that you could se~ the whol ur ace, and the servant- wIth such and a very great and simple Christian gentleman. e scene as a un,ty. A very great actor We congratulate David Ed d h "University" number of this new and hi ~tr . s on ~ e appea~ance of the second " hot cakes in Oxford I g Y ~nterestIng magazme .. It IS selling like SCIentIst, we read that most of th . none art.,cle ';"f1tten by an emment Cambridge Government money; that of it ~v~ro~gy sp:nt m this countr~ .on scientific research is III the.u IlIversities accounts for less th pe 5 cent. goes to milItary research, research expenditure if 3} per cent. and on medi~r I~er cent., on food and agriculture the my masters ! ' ne ~ per cent. of the total. A mad world , A Disclaimer P. H. Moss writes that he was not the author of th b' f . . in our last number, thou:h opmlOns therein expressed. ' or would he have agreed entirely with the

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We shall keep to the trad' ti I d M memoration Sermon in the' ;~:. ate~lI bonday, July 30th. The ComMorris Gelsthor e 0 nmg WI e preached by the Right Rev. of Ke,:,t will open the new Lar~e~ G~te DB~?·,·O.K.S. About noon, ~.R.H .. The Duchess usualm the afternoon, followed by th H ilddm g. Speeches and P~lze-glVlng will be as e ea master s and Mrs. ShlTley's garden party Canterbury is one of the 18 F sf I C" . . F~~~s. I ~rllm July 1.8th to 29th will Canterbury be the Cathedral Festival: th: concludes the three whole weeks Th Iva 0 .ows until Cflcket Week Festival tributions to the Cathedral Festi~al ~ SC~OOldwI~llmake substantial con. ur an WI play to the public on Speech Day

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'tHE CANTUAR1AN several occasions; on July 22nd we give an Orchestral Concert in the Chapter House at 8 p.m. ; and we play the Merchant a/Venice in the garden of the Archdeacon of Canterbury on 20th July at 4 p.m ., 23rd and 24th July at 7.30 p.m., and on 25th July at 4.30 p.m. We hope O.K.S., our friends and relations will rally to the support of our efforts. Trousers for Women

Surprisingly enough this is not so modern a garb for women of Britain as may be thought. Joseph Farington, R.A., records at Exmouth in the year 1809: "The Bathing Machines are attended by Women only, who are dressed in Blue Jackets and Trousers." (Diary: V, 244.)

For the last five years we have had the great ability of Dr. Suttle to co-ordinate and direct our musical activities. By universal admission the standard reached is high. We are grateful indeed to Dr. Suttle, who now leaves as to become one of His Majesty 's Inspectors in Education. We wish him and his family all happiness in their new sphere and deserved promotion. The Headmaster has appointed as Director Mr. Malcolm Boyle, Mus. Bac. (Oxon.), F.R. C.O., Fellow of Trinity College of London, and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music. This last-named distinction was conferred upon Mr. Boyle "for distinguished service to Music" and is an honour coveted by many and possessed by few. Mr. Boyle 's experience is wide and varied, and includes the Sub-Organist's position at st. George's, Windsor; Organist of Chester Cathedral ; Founder and Conductor of the Chester Bach Choir; Conductor of the Royal Eton and Windsor Orchestral Society; Conductor of the Royal Amateur Orchestral Society, London, ; Examiner for the various musical bodies; and recitalist on the B.B.C. We are also delighted to know that Mr. Ronald Smith-one of England's youngest and most talented pianists and well-known now on the "Proms" - has joined the Music Staff to help with the teaching of the pianoforte.

Music

It is seldom enough that a volume of Letters makes attractive reading. Horace Walpole's are, of course, of enormous interest and essential to any understanding of the XVlIIth century; while William Cowper's are, perhaps, even more delightful, though less concerned with people and affairs. Lately a volume of the letters of Hensly Henson, Bishop of Durham until 1939, has been put out. They are well worth reading for their style, their wit, and general common-sense. Some, indeed, appear prophetic, and one most amusingly so. A few months ago the Stone of Scone was stolen from Westminster and has not yet been recovered. The present Dean of Westminster, Dr. A. C. Don, was appointed in 1946. On June 4th, 1946, Bishop Henson wrote as follows: "1 agree with you in thinking that Don's appointment to Westminster Deanery is a good one. There is only one serious objection to it, and that is equally irremovable and impersonal. He is a Scot, and the Abbey is the very symbol and centre of Englishry ! 1 think that the normal oaths taken by the Dean at his installation ought in this case to include olle pledging the Dean neither per se nor per alios to cause the Stone of Scone to be transferred to Scotland, from which that admirable Englishman, the late King Edward I, so properly transferred it to Westminster " . Good Reading

We, ourselves, of course, regret that the jocular prophecy of the prelate came true, and sympathise with the Dean, to whom the theft was a tragic blow. 91

THE CANTUARIAN A Legacy

~eE~r~:e~':.;'[;hec~~dw~;e;t~6e oÂŁc~\Oo to the School by the will of the late Keble College,' Oxford. He served ~~I t~~';' 19t02Wtlll f1911 , when he wellt to Irs ar rom 1915 (0 1919.

Apparently there was no want to ailv ( '" R d en ur~'1S spmts 10 the Cathedral of Richard Barton came to i;ght~ ers wl re~ember that the name DIck Turpin of that period It h among the lists of KlIlg 's Scholars the Cathedral Choir in 1562 wa; RYC~~r~o;ur~~;. found that olle of the Lay Clerks in A ~Vl Century Precincts in (he 16th century

li The following medical certificate I MSS. in the Chapter Archi es' las come to ght among uncatalogued ' 'There are to certify that ~he' Revd Mr Edwa d W k P b r a e re end 0 Canterbury is now at the B th D . k" that H e cannot, with out great Hazard of hi~ Lie nn IIlg the Waters for his HeaLth, ,, In wItness whereof I have hereto set My Hand thOe,. Lehahve that Place 1111 January next IS elg t Day of November 1737. The Dear Canon's Health

"I attest the same.

ALBXR. RAYNER. M.D. "

C. COTES MD." Apparently Canon Wake was anxious to avoid the ( . wlllter, and attendance at the SI. Katherine 's Audit (25 N allg)~e of botll the journey in ov. ,one of the Acts passed at the AudIt runs: " Upon receiving & reading a Certificate from twO Ph .. Mr. Wake's ill-State of HeaLth there, his Absence here 1S .yslclans at "the Bath concerning excused [Chapter Acts, vol. covering 1727- 46, fol. 126v.) . .. Ira.eller's Tree

We cordially commend this book P bli h d b written by Col. Patrick Le' h F ' u se y John Murray, it was the islands in the Caribbe~n S ermor, D .S.O., O.K.S., and deals with a piece of work, and we are glad to learn from th: . ~~ I~ I~ all respects a first-class I;u s el that the sales have been markedly good. Readers may remember Col s gallantry and audacious bravery in Crete in the War and his other book 111 ' .~etflBnorM , , me y oonlight.

wJasEwdith thde dReepest regret that we heard of the death of Canon .. man s, ural Dean of Stur . t N Iwerne Minster the father f nuns er ewton and Vicar of sympathy goes to the Chaplain and his wife. a the Chaplam. Our most sincere Canon Edmonds

This term we have been very pIe d t h ave . of Jesus College Oxford d ~ ~ b WIth us Mr. Laurence Cambrid e Mr' L ,an r. a erts of Chnst's College world, and Mr. Roberts wh; ~oxed ius ~~r~nce has been very useful in the musical of the 1st IV or the VIII: He has adapted : ge ~oat, IS frequently to be seen in the stern illlse most expertly to OUT corkscrew waters. Welcome Visitors

Programme Note

"Look out! Mrs. Reynolds is behind yo u. " (Scribbled on a R ecitall'rogramme), 92

TH E CAN TUARIA N It gave uS the greatest pleasure to hear that Mr. Wright's new Sonata for

Composer

Clarinet and Piano has been accepted for performance by the Society for the Promotion of New Music. But we hope that it will have its first performance here in Canterbury. Logic

"Straw Hats are Hats. They arc made of Straw, that is obvious, that is why they are called straw hats. " (From a Lower S chool essay)

From U.S. News alld World Report , December 15th, 1950:" Here is a report from Frankfur t, Germany, 80 mites away from a Soviet army, as cabled by Robert Kleiman, Central European Editor, U.S. NelliS alld World Report: 1, ' Admiral Kirk, U.S. Ambassador to Moscow, stopped hcl'c in Frankfurt on his way to Washin gton. He sees no signs in Moscow that Russia expects war now. But the Admiral is making no predictions, either way, about next spring. 'Curren tly, Admiral Kirk detects none of the tel L-taLe signs of war that the experts (vateh for. For exampLe: Soviet Army units are remaining at peace-time strength. No over-age classes are bein g called up. No extraordinary movements of troops or supplies have been detected. There is no drive in Russia to bu iLd bomb shelters, or restrict civilian consumption of critical materiaLs. There is no shifting of Labor away from peace-time to war-time industries. ' And as U.S. and British military experts in Frankfurt see it : "There is no sign of any buiLd-up of Soviet forces in East Germany. Just the normal replacement of conscripts is going on. A new age-class of raw recruits is arrivi ng from Russia, but older trainees are moving home. "

Interesting 1

"Bishop of SaLisbury's I dined al.- We dined abl. t past 5.- Drank Lord Coffee & tea at 8,-and came away at 9.- Mrs. Fisher, wife to the Bishop Trafalgar's told me she is related to EarL Nelson , & had been with Him & His family Death today,- and found them in great troubLe at the loss of their Son, Lord Trafalgar.- The Bishop sd. He was affected with a Cold immediateLy after Christmas, which was not much regarded. He became worse & Dr. Carter, a Physician at Canterbury, conceived that His disorder tended to a Consumption, His Lordship being tall, thi n, & delicate, and prescri bed accordingly; but the Apothecary who attended was of another opinion & predicted the real tendency of his compLaint, viz: a Typhus fever, & expressed his sentiments to Lord NeLson, who communicated them to Dr. Carter, He flew o ut upon it & said that His opinion wd . be sup ported by the whole body of Physicians, Lord Nelson, however, was anxious to have further advice, & having been informed by Dr. Carter that Lord TrafaLgar might be removed to London with safety, it was determined upon, as Lord Nelson sd . shd. a Physician be sent for from London He wd. prescribe & go away not waiting for the effects. Accordingly Lord TrafaLgar was brought to London & Doctor Baillie had little hope of His recovery. He daily became worse & on Saturday Last was reduced to such a state oflowness that Madeira & Brandy were given Him,- and on Sunday Brandy in greater quantities, but on that night He died.Five days before He died He gave Himself up & said He should not recover, & expressed f1 imself as being prepared to die as He was not conscious of having committed any

THE CANTUARIAN great evil. He was sensible to the last & died aged 19.-The Bishop further said, that today He found Lady Charlotte Nelson, Lord Trafalgar's sister, quite overcome with grief, sitting in a state seemingly absorbed in sorrow & incapable of any exertion.The Bishop then spoke of Lord Nelson & said there existed in the minds of people a very unfounded prejudice against Him. He said certainly His manners are rought & coarse, but that under tltis Husk there is a good Kel'llel. He said that Lord Nelson has a good plain understanding & a good meaning, and had been found very useful in

conducting the Church affai rs of the Cathedral at Canterbury. The Archbishop of Canterbury He said, Had spoken to Him of Lord Nelson's good conduct & management and of the injustice which was done Him by those who are prejudiced against Him,- the Dean of Canterbury, Dr. Powyss, has expressed HImself to the same effect.- The Bishop of Salisbury added that Lord Nelson supports Himself in a manly, proper manner under His present trying affliction." (Farington's Diary V, 7, 8) Editor's Note.- An extract not without interest to us. The Canterbury doctor was William Carter, O.K.S., M.D . (Oriel College, Oxford, of which he became Fellow). He was born in 1755 and died' in 1822. Dr. Carter was at the School (King's Scholar) 1765- 1772. It was through William Carter that the Kent and Canterbury Hospital in Longport was built. That Hospital was ills monument. It is now temporarily the Technical School but, alas! we understand the site and building have been bought by zealous antiquarian~ for the sole purpose of destruction , in order that the ruins of St. Augustine's may be more easily visible from the street! It seems difficult to believe that a commodious building possessing what one might dare to call a gracious elevation should be scheduled for destruction, when accommodation of every kind and for every purpose is, and will be for years to come, so urgently needed. Lord Nelson was a Residentiary Canon of the Cathedral, brother of the Admiral to whose title he succeeded after Trafalgar. George Gilbert (a King's Scholar 1808-1814) III ills Reminiscences says " he was a rough man, fitted to be a country squire". Gilbert (who lived in Canterbury from his birth) was present when the news of Trafalgar was given to Dr. Nelson. "The Doctor seemed much affected and shed tears, and turned back to his house, applying his white handkerchief to his eyes. In a few hours came the news, etc., directly from Government. The grief soon Red, the titles were announced and some paints of water colour were procured to mark the color of the new liverie~ to De adopted after the mourning". Somewhere this particular Editor is convinced that he read of Dr. Nelson's habit of taking the daily newspaper into Mattins-but the source eludes him. John Moss (1937-39) has been appearing as "Baron Stanley of Barter" in Babes in the Wood 011 Ice at the Empress Hall. C. B. Manning-Press (1944-49), who is Second Lieutenant in the Artillery, has been busy training an Army Church Choir in Trieste. A photograph of ltim appeared in the Daily Mail of January 3rd. O.K.S. Versatility

We were pleased to hear that the following were chosen to play for their Representatives County Public School sides during the holidays :-G. W. Hackett for Middlesex, F. G. J. Norton for Wilts and Dorset, D. S. Jenkins and A. E. H. Pedder for Cornwall, and D. M. Coupe for Hampshire. Dated

"The Day I was born, Chelsea beat Leeds United." (Heard in tlze passage.)

THE CANTUARlAN Thanks to the generosity of M. H. Sowerby (O.K.S. 1890-96) the Diuing-Hall has been provided with a fine new Burmese gong. We are gettlllg used to Its deep boom instead of the rather paltry tmkIe of the old one. Stand Easy THURSDAY. 1st period: Swinging the Lead. (R .N. Section Notice) Our Junior Vlll is now in training at Grove Ferry. Their first race The Boat Club has been fixed for March 31st against a .Westmmster crew at Pllt~e~. Next term we hope they WIll take part m the Inter-Schools Regatta ,Lt Eton as a Colts' VIII. in Malay is Mr. Boris Hembry.. father o~ Hembry in Meister Omcrs, A Marked Man who hast just gone back after SIX months leave. Three tImes teTTonst bands have made night attacks on his bungalow IJl Perak ; tWICC he has narrowly escaped ambushes. However, Mr. Hembry IS not likely to be dlStllrbedby ltis dangerous position. He was a Major IJl the IntellIgence Corps and orgamsed a reSIstance army in Malaya during the war. ,. HOI ! Hm !" 1st period: Military Vocabulary. (C'.e.F. Notice Board)

A Gong

We have accepted with great gratitude. the offer of Major Slater, O.K .S., to present us with his unique collecbon of Lepldolptera. 11 IS to be housed in the Lardergate, and we shall be nch mdeed With the Stonham collection of birds and the Slater collection of Moths and Butterflies. In the July number we printed a letter from ."Past and Present O.K.S. Bursarships Captains of School", suggesting the formatIOn of an O.K.S. Bursarship Society. We have since heard from R. M. Butler, who had not signed the letter, and who very much regrets not having had the opportumty. He has asked us to make it clear that the scheme has his full support. A number of papers have paid compliments to the Rugger side. The Times Bouquets for said that "King's School, Canterbury must be count~d amon& the better southern schools. Their style of play. has alwa>,s laid e~phaSls on the XV attack and in eight school games they scored 119 pomts to 31 . The Field were more emphatic. "After a 14-9 defeat by K.C.S .. in their first school match .... King's, Canterbury, went from strength to strength. SIX school opponents were overcome .... but the highlight of the term was a remarkable victory ovel the Oxford University Greyhounds at Oxford ". A new range of cycle sheds has been completed in the Palace Court, Cycle Sheds accommodating about a hundred bicycles, It has allowed a considerable clearance in the back quarters of Grange and School House. An Acquisition

"What was the curse of Adam?" "Eve." We are grateful to the Rev. M. R. Kingsford, who has sent us a W. H. G. Kingston copy of his biography of W. II: G. Kingston,. th~ novelist, who was, among other titings, responSible for the l1ubal success of the Boys' Own Paper. His mother was a Rooke, related to the AdtDlral whose tomb IS In The BulTs Chapel, and also, more recen tly, to Giles Rooke, who was at the Jut110r School, and whose mother, Mrs. Rooke, was a great help to us m Cornwall.

Classroom Corn

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We Recommend

Ligh t After Darkness, by Nora Hanssen (Arthur James, Evesham, 7/6) IS a coUectlOn of poems, some of them very amusing, dealing at the ". beglllnmg of the book WIth purely physical subjects and becomin moresplfl!~"l, the last group belllg composed entirely of religious poetry some of-f especially Calvary " and "Eternity ", being very good indeed. } 1, God at Evelltide, by Twq Listeners (Arthur Jamcs, 6/6) is a companion volume to God Callillg, a little book which has had a well-deserved s uccess Evcrybody 1 1 read God Calling is sure to like this !lew work. . W 10 las

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Ret';,'e 711y Chllrch--;-Begilllling With Me , by Doctor S. M. Shoemaker (Arthu r James ' Evesham, 8/6). T hIS IS an excellent little book and sho uld be ready by all . . Christians .. .' naries. Dr. Shoemaker em ' phasises mISsIOnary d . ( , be they f 1I II - fIme or part-time I11l sslO the ~l~e, to each of ~',S to learn our faith before trying to pass it o n to others, and the need t ,~e<ll ourscl.ve,s ,before endeavo.unng to "heal others", He points out the ad vanta e~ g,lI ned by dlScus.'mg our own SIns- rather than the short-comings of others-wit~ . fnend, and mentIOns the advantagcs of the Catholic custom of confessing one's sins t~ a pnest, who IS bound by oath never to reveal our confessions. This book should b rcad. by everybody, for It contams all that is best of the American missionary tea hi e TI F, .. M' c ng. le orgll'lIIg. IIIl1t e, by Hugh Redwood (Arthur James Evesham 7/6) H 1 ~ed\\ ~Od llas gamed famefor his short sermons in the NelVs Chronicle, at! of which ~~~ e rea In ess than one ~Jn.ute. This book contains another group of sermons, one for cach day of the year, and IS Ideal for rcadin g at odd moments of the day. Although the take onl y 60 se~ondslto read, they arc full of material for thought and would make a~ exec ll ent baSls Jor fu I-length sermons. ' We knew that 11le Cantuariall w,:s read in the furt hest corners of the EmpI re, but we were most grallhed by a request from the Bodleian LIbral y for COPl~S, and greatly sllrpnsed to receive an acknowled _ . ment of the receIpt of the last issue from the Library of Con res~ WashingtOl~, 25, D.C. We pictu re the weary Senators, fresh from Forei n Polic deg , thumbJllg 111e Cantllanan, and solaclllg themselves with the Rugger R;port. yates,

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You said it !

"Why are you late?" hardly know what to say, Sir- it 's bound to go in The Cantuarian ."

The crowd look on with anxious eyes And to theIr very great surprise A bald and fatted ref. arrives . .. . The linesmen they are John and Bill I hope they see the oblong pill ... . And there is John and Bill 's Mama To shout Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! At length the half-time whistle's blown The rollers sent for and the pitch is mown .... (Fragmellls from a poem found 011 the changing-room floor)

The Rugger Match

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If anyone wishes to be accu rately informed as to the present state of Spain he cannot do better than read The Face of Spain by Gerald Brenan, published by the Turnstile Press, London , just recently. The author lived there till the outbreak of the Civi l War thirteen years ago, and has lately paid a long visit the first for thirteen years. The book is fascinatingl y written, superbly illustrated, and 'full of information calmly and objectivcly put forth. We even venture to think that everyone ought to read it, at this important moment in world history.

About Spain

Latin Fifth (Lower)

"Pue]' in aetate" : two alternative translations by Bright Boy:~ A boy ill old age. A boy in summer.

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THE OLD CANTERBURY MINTS The minting of coins has always been a royal prerogative and if co ins were struck by a subject that could only be dOlle legall y by royal licence. The Archbishops of Canterbury held such a licence and at times exercised tllis right to strike their own coins but more often suspended it in exchange for a share in the profit of the regal mint, for Calltcrbury had two mints, a regal and an ecclesiastical.

The art of coining was being practised in this country by Belgic invaders twenty or thirty years before Julius Caesar's first landing, say about D.C . 80, and there are grounds for believing that the centre of production was Kent. Then came the 450 years of the Roman Occupation, and after the departure of the legions the Britons produced small bronze coins, but at what centre is unknown. By the beginning of the Seventh Century the Saxon position here was secure and enabled the striking of gold thrymsas which are inscribed with their place of origin and provide evidence that mints were established at London, Canterbury and probably Winchester, perhaps about A. D. 625 . The earliest of these coins may be attributed to the Kingdom of Kent. The end of the Seventh Century saw the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms well defined and each ru ler with his own mint, from which issued coins bearing his inscription and, later, his portrait. During this period the premier mint in this country appears to have been at Canterbury, where both regal and ecclesiastical coins were struck. So that although there is no positive evidence of a mint at Canterbury in Ancient Britain and Roman Britain, if one is referring to AngloSaxon times Canterbury may well have been the oldest mint, and it is the story of this mint that I propose to tell here. 97

THE CANTUARIAN SOME COINS OF THE CANTERBURY MINTS

2 Penny. Archb. Wulfred, 805.832, Saebcrht Moneta. Dorob C, in monogram.

1 Penny. Arclib. Aethelheard, 3rd issue,

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Penny. Archb. Coelnoth, 833-870. Diala Moneta Doro.

Penny. Arehb. Plegmund, 890-914,.

Ethehvulf Moneta.

6 Half·groat. Cardinal Morton, 1486. 1500, for Henry vm. M ou crOll. Civitas Cantor.

5 Penoy. Edward II (1307_27) Civitas Cantor

Half-groat (two types). Arcbb. Warham (1602-32) for Henry vm. W.A. andlOvitas Cantor.

Half-groat. Archb. Cranmer (1533-56) for Henry vm. T.C. 8IId avila.

CaIItor.

9 Half·groat. Edward VI (1547-53).

a,ltaa Cantor.

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The Roman name for Canterbury was Dorovernum and the earliest example of a local coin is a gold thrymsa with the words EVSEBll MO NITA round a Roman-looking bust and DOROVERNIS CIVIT on the reverse. This unique little coin, the size of our silver threepence, is attributed to a Frankish goldsmith who acco mpanied St. Augustine to England in A. D. 597 and with it Canterbury enters the English coinage. The silver penny, about the size of our sixpence, modelled on the French denier and Roman denarius, was introduced by Offa, King of Mercia (757-796) and struck by his vassals the Kings of Kent at their capital, Canterbury. One King of Kent, Aethelberht II (748762) copied an old Roman design of Romulus and Remus and the wolf, while the last of them, Baldred (907-825) put the abbreviation DRVR cns to denote Canterbury. Offa compelled all his subject-kings to strike coins with his likeness on them and at his death the Kings of Kent rebelled. The archbishops, who had acknowledged themselves to be vassals of Offa, remained loyal to his memory and his son Coenwulf and were granted the right to strike coins with their own names and portraits o n them. Âˇ They sometimes put Offa 's name on the reverse and incorporated the archiepiscopal pallium (a sort of Y representin g the collar of lamb's wool give n by the Pope to his chief representative in each province of the Church) in the design. Some of Coenwulf's coins were struck at Canterbury but most of them areÂˇvery crude, with a bust hardly recognisable as human at all, being described by one writer as " a large round eye, a crest of striped hair, and the profile of a macaw " ; in short, up to. the best " Modern Art " standard. When Alfred the Great defeated the Danes he put the title REX ANGLOR UM on the currency for the first time and his Canterbury penny has AELFR ED REX DORO round a small dumpy cross but no portrait. Plegmund, a favourite of King Alfred, was archbishop at this time and put the King's name on the backs of his pennies, the last ecclesiastical coins to be issued at Canterbury for seven centuries, for Edwa rd the Elder, Alfred's son and successor, suspended the ecclesiastical mint privileges in A.D. 928 and gave in exchange a share in the profits of striking the regal coins at Canterbury. With the exception of the one gold thrymsa already mentioned, all the Canterbury coins were of silver, even the halfpenny (aboutthesizeof a lentil). So that for the next 250 years, down to Henry Ill, the regal coins struck at .Canterbury continued to be identified by the names of the moneyers followed by ON CAN or ON CA, i.e. at Canterbury, on the reverses. As there were sometimes 16 or 17 moneyers working at Canterbury in one reign it can be seen what a great variety of different names and abbreviations were possible in the dies. Edward III made the first big change in his new coinage of 1351 by introducing the groat and half-groat (the former about the size of our florin only much thinner). This established the type for the standard English silver coin right down to the first coinage of Henry Vll in 1485, that is to say, for over a century and covering the reigns of Edward Ill, Richard ll, Henry IV, V and VI, Richard III and the first issue of Henry VII, but none of these were struck at Canterbury. The obverse design always shows a youthful head, full-face, crowned, with flowing locks, but made no attempt at a portrait. A little cross was inserted before the King 's name on the fron t as a religious symbol. All the reverses have an outer inscription POSVI DEVM ADlVTORE M M EVM (from Psalm Iii, 7) and an inner circle with CIVITAS LO N DON. Over all this, a long cross with three pellets in each angle. Canterbury comes back into the coinage with halfgroats under Edward IV and both the regal and ecclesiastical mints there remained active for the next hundred years. At tlllS time the usual little cross before the royal name 100

THE CANTUARIAN gave way to a whole series of emblems called mint-marks by which we know approximately the dates o~ these coins, for no English coin was dated before 1549 (Edw~rd VI). Cardinal Bourchier was archbishop 111 1461 and bemg a COUS1l1 <?f the Yorklst Ki.ng Edward IV was aUowed to strike half-groats, pennies and halfpe!,n!es m Sliver, all With the pallium as mintmark. The half-groat has the Bourchler family s emblem, a sort of Slaffordshire knot, under the royal bust. You can see thiS knot used as a decorahon all round his tomb on the left of the chancel steps in the cathedral. The regal ml~t Issued pennies and halfpennies with CIVITAS CANTOR on the back a nd a crown as mmtmark. In 1475 the exiled Lancastrian King Henry. VI returned and ousted Edward IV for a year and Cardinal Bourchier refrained from stnkmg any more of hiS own cams. After restoration to the throne, Edward IV issued half-groats and pen Illes at CanterbUlywlth a " c" on the royal breast and the Yorklst rose as a mmtmark. In 1485, Henry VII became King and issued the last of the standard-type llroats and half-groats, but not at Canterbury, wher~ Ca~dinal Morton, the next Archbishop, .~tru;,k half-groats, penmes and halfpennies With his rebus, a tun, as mmtmark ::nd a~, M on the ';',lddle of the crosS on the reverse. You can sec the tun, With Mar pa1l1ted on It round theÂˇ Cardinal's tomb in the Chapel of Our Lady Undercroft 111 the Cathedral Crypt. Then he commuted his mint-privileges for a share in the profits of the regal mmt and there followed half-groats, pennies and halfpennies with no "M" at the back and two nuntmarks-a (leur de Iys for the King and a tun for the Archbishop. Morton was .succ~eded by Warham, when a real profile portrait of the King appeared for the. first tnne 111 the coinage of Henry VII. On the back is a Tudor coat-of-arms, the mmtr,narks on the half-groat and penny being a rose for the Kingand a martlet for the Archbishop . . Under Henry VIII Warham continued his 'll1~t-pnvllege and stru~k half-groats, penmes and halfpennies with W A (Warham Archbishop) above or beside the shiel~ and put his emblem, a pomegranate, as sale mintmark. He was f~llowed by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, who repeated the general deSign of Warham shalf-groats, penmes and halfpennies but with TC beside the shield and with a Cathenne wheel as mmtmark, Then Henry VIII took over the ecclesiastical mint~ and the regal comage at Canterbury had the elderly King's fu ll-face bearded portrait on the front and CIVITAS CANTOR round the Tudor shield on the back, but they were made of a base Sl iver-alloy, 111 low relief and have worn badly,-a sad epilogue to the looting of the treasure of the Church. The same King also issued a little silver penny With ROSA SINE SPINA on the obverse. Under the boy-King Edward VI (1547-1554) nearly all the base-silver coins of Henry VIII were imitated with new mintmarks but usuaUy With the same portrait of the elderly Henry VIII on them. Finally, when William Tillesworth, mintmaster under Cranmer, became deputy-treasurer of the regal mint, there appe~red an ~xample of the new Silver shilling (almost the size of our half-crown but much thinner) With the bust of Edward VI on the front "T" or "t" as mintmark and TIMOR DOMINI FONS VITAE (from Proverbs xiv' 27) and CIVITAS CANTOR on the back and dated 1549. And with that and with a half-groat somewhat similar, the Canterbury currency came to an end.

D. The Buildings The mint used jointly by the Saxon Archbishops and Kings was no doubt within the Priory precincts though later the regal mmt was more likely to have been wlthm the boundary wall df the Castle area. The individual moneyers who put their names on the tOI

THE CANTUARIAN backs of silver pennies for five hundred years may have worked in their own houses like the goldsmiths and as a sort of Royal Warrant-holders responsible for turning a given weight of silver into a given weight of pennies. We know of a Canterbury moneyer of the name WINEDI in the early eleventh century and the rent-roll of the Priory shows a "William, son of Winede" as living later in the same century at the Chequers of the Hope. SOLIMAN MONETARIUS is included in a rent-roll of about 1200 and ORDLIEF MONETARIUS is another in about 1230. The altar of St. Dunstan in tlie Cathedral had as endowment a large stone house very near St. George's Church in the early thirteenth century and this is described as being "next to the house of the monetarius". There are also certain references to mints existing in the parishes of St. Mary Bredin and st. George, both adjacent to the Castle area. Outside a furrier's shop on the West side of the High Street a stone inscribed "Royal Mint XII Century " can be seen in the pavement. By permission of Messrs. Gou lden (next door, a music-shop) one goes down some stairs and enters an underground vaulted chamber of two bays with groined roof of stone under the furrier's shop. The third bay of the probable old regal mlllt must have been destroyed about 1895 but there were undoubtedly three similar bays under No. 32 (the music-shop). The ground-plan of Old Canterbury is not yet finally agreed upon and some archaeologists would put the site of the regal mint (if not always, then possibly later) higher up the street where the Crown Inn once stood and where Queen Elizabeth's Guest Chamber now stands. As to the Archbishop's mint, this was in the lay buildings of the old Priory. At the Dissolution the old Almonry was turned into a mint. Writing on November 17th, 1528, to Wolsey, ArchbIShop Warham sought the powerful Cardinal's protection for his mint: "I and my predecessors, Archiebishopps of Canturbery, have alwayes hadd in the palace of Canturbery, a mynte for coynage", and asks for directions to be given to "Ewyn Tomson, this berar (1 bearer), kepar of my said mynte ", and there is a decree of the Cathedral Chapter in 1545 directing that "the offices of the King's mint there " were to be supplied "with water from the cistern in the Nort h Court", which seems clearly to indicate that the regal mint in the town had closed down by that time. Tn his Walks ill and about the City of Canterbury (1825), Gostling mentions that somewhere East of the Mint Yard an arch was found in an undergro und tunnel. It was lined with plain tiles and mortar which had vitrified into one mass from intense heat. It is suggested that here was one of the flues of the old ecclesiastical mint. The deed conveying the old Almonry buildings to Cardinal Pole (who gave them to the School) states " in which house is a certain Royal Mint which was used for ~oining money" (pro cunagio). But thIS was all cleared away III 1865 when school-bmldmgs were erected on the site which is now indicated by the arms of Cardinal Pole: Per pale, sable and or, a saltire engrailed countercharged . REGINALD SAW (O.K.S.)

FOOTPRINTS IN THE CLOISTERS There can be no doubt that persons, old or young or middle-aged, who commemorate themselves by inscribing their names or initials in churches or other historic buildings are highly reprehensible. Yet the antiquarian is bound to admit that time may eventually confer interest upon such inscriptions, even if it does not entirely exculpate the original 10.

'tHE CANTUARIAN offenders. Indeed, graffiti have come to be reco~nised as an important form of a~chaeoÂ logical evidence. Many members of the School m perambulatmg the C10lsters WIll have noticed that the stone bench that runs the length of the south SIde of the South Walk IS extensively pitted with little circular cav~tles and sc?red wIth the tracmgs of the soles of shoes inscribed in the stone. For some time my cunoSlty has been roused by this dISplay of "footprints II,

On making a rough count last summer I found that there are more than 150 cavities and 56 incised "footprints ". It has be~n asserted that these are the handIwork of novices of the Cathedral priory; but this IS a clallll that wIll not bear exammatlOn. The inscribed dates and the style of the lettering of the names and initials rule out any. clalIn to medieval origin . The few ' 'footprints: ' in which it is still "ossible to mak~ out eVIdence of authorship are sufficient, I think, to mvolve the complicIty of the King s School, or, at least, of former King's Scholars. At the end of the bench nearest to the entry from the Cloisters into the N.W. transept there are four "footprints" bearing the following inscriptions: J. Blaxland 1783; T. Lane; H. Collard; and, rather indistinct, J. Abbott. : Reference to the MS. RegIster of King's Scholars, 1750-82, proves these four names to be those of former members of the School. John Blaxland, son of John Blaxland, lately a surgeon of Fordwlch, born 1769 entered the School as Scholar 1775, left the same year, was re-adl11ltted 1780, and left t783. Thomas Lane, son of William Lane, peruke-maker of Canterbury, born 1766, entered as a Scholar in 1774 and left in 1779. Henry Collard, son of Thomas White Collard of st. Paul's parish, Canterbury, born 1771, entered as a Scholar III 1781 and left in 1786. John Abbott, son of John Abbott, peruke-maker, who reSIded m the remains of the Archbishop's Palace, born 1758, entered as a scholar 1767 and left 1769. John Abbott's brother, Charles, subsequentl~ 1st Bar?n Tenterden, one of the most notable of the alumni of the School, has left his memonal, too, on the same bench, not framed in his "footprint", but plainly set out unadorned: C. Abbott. This must be reckoned one of the historic graffiti of the School. o' Judged by modern ~tandards aU these "footprints" are on the smaU side, but not, I think, impossibly so, If they be, m fact, traclllgs of the actual foot-wear of their authors. it will be noted that John Blaxland was only 6 years old when first admItted, and 14 when he left finally, and that the other three were 8, 10 ~nd 9 years old, respectively, at the time of their admission. As to the cavIties WIth which the bench IS so plentIfully pitted I presume that they were made to serve the purpose of some game, but what It was I must leave others to suggest. All this handiwork furnishes evident proof of the use of the south walk of the Cloisters by King's Scholars as a playground during the second half of eighteenth century. We are told by Woodruff and Cape in their history of the School (p. 165) that III an Order of the Dean and Chapter, dated 28th June, 1722, it was laid down that the King's Scholars might continue to enjoy "the liberty of the Green Court a?,d the Oaks, but not to play in ye Cloysters or cemetery or anywhere near ye Church . It would seem that thell' successors fifty years later were more tolerant or less careful (accordmg to the pomt of view) of the lise of their historic property. But there can be no doubt that~ In the da~s when the School was housed in the cramped, ramshackle Almonry buildlllgs, King s Scholars must have regarded the use of the Cloisters as a covered playground a great 103

THE CANTUARIAN boon in wet weather. All four of the King's Scholars mentioned above lived in or near the City and must, therefore, have ranked as day boys. The use of the South walk of the Cloisters may have been the resort of the day boys of the School who very likely had scant, if any, accommodation allowed them for recreation on the School premises. This " investigation " should not close without attention being drawn to memorials in the form of "handprints" which are to be detected on the south side of one of the buttresses nearest to south-east corner of the Cloisters. These, too, may well be the handiwork of King 's Scholars. F rom the style in which these hand-prints are finished off, I think it possible that they may belong to the seventeenth rather than to the eighteenth century. A. B. EMDBN (O.K.S.) ON THE TOMB OF HENRY IV AND HIS WIFE AT CANTERBURY They, side by side, with folded hands, Look up, and do not see the light, Being prisoned from an earthly sight And taken in eternal bands. Allow the value of their reign, o pilgrim now beside the tomb ! How many others took their room, How many others will again.

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PUBLIC SCHOOLS MANSHIP or HOW TO SUCCEED AT KING'S II Our readers will remember from our last issue that "Public Schoolsmanship is a somewhat specialised branch of th.at Lifesmanship so ably treated by Mr. S. Potter in the pages of PilI/eli". The players were divided into five classes :(i) The Fags (ii) The Fourth-Termers (iii) The Seventh-Termers (iv) The House Prefects (v) The School Monitors The first three classes have already been dealt with ; this treatise is directed to the study of the methods to bo adopted by players in the last two classes. Moves will be treated under the usual headings of gambits and ploys.

THE HOUSE PREFECT Formerly we may have implied that to become either a House Prefect or a School Monitor was .a confession of failure, but of course there are temperaments which find

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The first problem is perhaps one that players from lower ranks will find strange and a little baffli ng. It is, How to Become a House Prefect. There are three gambits, or rather, two gambits and a ploy. They are (a) the " Lo ng Term" Gambi t, (b) the " Common Informer " Gambit and (e) the "Light Under a Bushel" Ploy. (a) The " Long Term" Gambit.- Of these various moves, (a) is the most co mmonl y attempted, sim pl y because it is the most trad itio nal. It is, however, clumsy and in addition not very " pure" in form fo r it req uires bo th f"in ancial reso urces and phys ical

stam ina- both ex traneous adva ntages which yo ur tr ue Schoolsman sho uld scorn to employ. It was, we believe, first discovered by a bio logist in the very naissancc o f o ur

sport and was then given the ti tle of " The Survival of the Fittest" Gambi t, since disÂˇ carded in modern practice as bein g too c um berso me. The essence o f the gambi t is just to sit and waif.

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phenomenal "they'" will be forced to make yo u a House Prefect. But this process, simple as itis, wastes both time and money, and if yo u have any further ambitions yo u will probably have to forego them. 11 must therefore be short-circuited by vario us "Subsidiary Ill usion" Ploys. For insta nce, yo u may begin by reading all the back numbers of The Can/uarian (this while yo u are still a fag) and spend the rest of yo ur lime reminiscing, as if from personal memory, abo ut people so long O. K. S. that their very existence in the School has become legendary. Or, if you have that kind of mind, retire to the San. and vegetate for a term and on yo ur return make out that yo u have bee n away for at least two years- soon nobody will remember IVhell you came. The rest is up to " them",

(b) The " Commoll Informer" Gambit.- This wo uld be a better gambit if there were not an air of d ubious morality about it. If yo u can bring yo urself to substitute " Macchiavelli " o n every occasio n where the word "conscience" is required it will suit yo u nicely. A diagram shows the principle :

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It may be explai ned as follows :(i) The "Undue Familiarity" Gambit (c.f. 7th Termer (e)), which consists in being familiar but slightly rude to those in authority, is put in reverse-the familiarity is now given place above the rudeness. Be a court jester. This leads to (li) "Seeing Both Sides ". Discuss yo ur friends frankly with- the Monitors and the. Monitors not so frankly with yo ur friends. It also leads to

(iii) " Rugger on Sundays", a stage which opens simultaneously to (il) . .Sunday R ugger is a monitorial amusement (i.e. an occupation showy but unnecessary). Wait until one of them is out of action then volunteer to take his place. They may even be grateful. Yo u are acclaimed a "good chap ". Now comes the time for (iv) . (iv) " Putting the School Before Your Friends". Stop discussing the Monitors with your friends. Discuss your friends even more frankly with the Monitors. A House Prefectship will then be offered you. . Nobody knows who 'they' are.

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THE CANTUARIAN (c) "The Light Under a Bushel" Ploy.- The experienced Schools man will appreciate that the two prevIOus gambits involve a flavour of odium which is a distinct drawback to their pleasurable execution. They are wh~t we call "Necessity" Gambits. Our next ploy IS at o.nce more .subtle and less exhaustlllg- a perfect example of the principles of Llfesmanshil? as applied to the Pu blic School. So perfect is it that some people, alas ! not really SUIted to the ngours of a House Prefect's life, have done it inadvertently and found themselves as a result in an extremely awkward position. The whole ploy depends on the creatIOn of at.mosphere--you a~e a Junior Study, a little wild, a little high-spiritedy~u are always III mIld trouble. A feehng IS ~radually created that a sense of responsibility mIght serve to steady you down. Then seIze your chance. Do something a bit more outra~eous than usual.and boldly own up to it. You may smart for a moment, but the pnze IS .worth your pams! The resolve that "they" have been forming is precipitated Into achon. You are made a House Prefect.

Once you have become a House Prefect you may proceed to take stock of your situation and to deCIde what IS to be the essence of your style. Since you are, really, still too near the plebs to be comfortable, we would suggest that you adopt an attitude as far removed from them as possible, a chill Olympian detachment. Instead of a series of moves like (a)! (b) and (c) which are designed to force someone into action, you now endeavour to bUIld up an unbreakable d~fence against ~ction of any sort whatever. You may, of course, make occasIOnal sallies, when the limes are favourable, but this is according to taste. We would put forward the following modes of behaviour as the best-they may be roughly termed "O.K. Behaviours". These have been chosen with special reference to the herd principle. They are :(d) "Christian Names".- The common use of his Christian name by his colleagues and by " them" is the mark of your true House Prefect. It emphasises his exclusiveness. Any free use by the common people may be countered by a freezing stare (in their parlance, a " freeze " ). You~a.y promote this u~e of the Christian name by making your aSSOCIates guess what your 1111tials stand for. ' They" WIll SOOI1 pick it lip from them. (e) " Tea Shopping".- The elect, you will find , patronise a certain teashop. You must go there after games, carrying an evening paper, wearing a school scarf which hangs to your knees, and your straw hat cocked at a special angle. Order toast and honey and menngue. Take your fag out Just suffiCIently often to produce an impression of generosity. (f) " Courting".- This consists in standing 011 the edge of the Green Court in break or before lunch, with your hands in your pockets and your coat open to show a~ expanse of first-colour sweater. A lot of people doing this at the same time produces a remarkable impression of exclusive solidarity. In addition to these ",9'K.. Behav,i?urs" whi~h are mostly concerned with the group, there are a number of IndlYJdual Ploys. First and most important of these is (g) < 'The Interview". (g~ " The IntenielV " .- It may seem a simple matter, once you have caught an opponent making a false move, to use all your powers and privileges to press home the advantage. But you have to ~uard .against the "Injured Innocence" Gambit (c.f. 4th Termer (bo). The method of domg this not to Impose a pumshment (that IS, if you can possibly avoid

tHE CANTUAR1AN it) but to conduct an interview in public the main line of which is that the culprit is too unimportant to be worth punishing. This effectively blocks the move your opponent was about to make by assuming his guilt and thus putting it beyond the reach of argument. This type of interview is known as " giving a rocket '" but should on no account be confused with "throwing a livid " , t conducted in private, and a type of interview which is the privilege of the School Monitor. Subsidiary to the main gambit of the " Interview " there are, several which are used on less formal occasions. For instance-(h) The "Modest Pelformer".- If you have any games ability (and you must have) draw no attention to it in words, but hang your colour blazers as conspicuously as possible in your dormitory. After a match, retire early, as if exhausted by your efforts and sit wearily on the edge of your bed. Answer the inevitable questions in a fiat, non-committal voice. Play down any success you may have had but, when forced into an admission of your prowess, dismiss the element of luck in sport- except in your own case, of course. l! does no harm to blame the referee. There is also (i) The " Finger in the Pie" Gambit.- This is a variation of the "Efficiency" Gambit used in Fagsmanship (c.f. The Fag (bÂť , but here an impression of extreme rush and hurry is more important than the actual occupation. Be secretary to three societies and a couple of minor sports and rush around looking slightly distraught, putting up notices in peculiar places. (A notice somewhere else is worth a dozen on the board.)

With (i) we conclude our section on House Prefectship since it leads easily to the next section- School Monitorship. THE SCHOOL MONlTOR There are three ways of becoming a School Monitor. Two of them lead to it tluough a House Prefectship. One does not. First is (a) The "Stooge" Gambit.- In this gambit you take gambit (i) in House Prefectship and intensify it to the point of apoplexy or promotion, generally promotion. Next is (b) " M.S.I.C.S. " or the "Mens Sana in Corpore Sallo" Gambit.- This is a gambit so passive that it has often been miscalled a Ploy. It also leads to School Monitorship through a House Prefectship. You merely require three major colours and a Higher Certificate. "They" will do the rest. Last is (c) The "Brilliancy" Gambil.- This recently introduced move by-passes HousePrefectship altogether. It does, however, require a capacity to conduct a voluble alld intermittently sensible conversation on any subject under the sun. You use this capacity to acquire a scholarship at one of the more reputable of our Universities. A notice to this effect is put upon the board and you are presented with your purple. If you like dramatic situations, this is the gambit for you. Before proceeding to " O.K. Behaviours" and to gambits, it is important that you should have a clear idea of the nature and scope of School Monitorship. * O.K. phrase.

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By the very assumption of the purple you have secured your position as that of a man apart. YOLI must now achieve a personality, in particular you must create an atmosphere of humane condescension. To this end your angle of approach, though either Arty or Hearty, according to temperament, is directed to completing a synthesis. Keep this in mind and you will do well. "O.K. Behaviours" are no t in thi s section concerned with herd in stinct, rather the opposite. School Monito rsllip is an individual game. 1t is things like ' ' Studyship " which count.

(d) "Studyship " .- Your study must be very carefully arran ged, and with an eye for effect. A certain masculine untidiness, however, is not to be despised. A newly-laundered surplice must subside gracefully upon a heap of fi lthy games clothes, the "photograph of the girl friend" must pose invitingly on the crown of a straw-hat which sports a chaste, dark -blue Upper Sixth hat-band- its presence stamps you as a " man" , A collection of objects from abroad hob-nabbing with your text-books testify to a mind cultivated by travel, and well-versed in alien civilisations. You may also surmount your mortar-board with crossed tennis and squash racquets, and hang your purple gown on the same overcrowded ha nger as your evening dress and your first colour blazer. There is also (e) "High Tableship" .- You arrive either extremely early or extremely late to lunch. Loun ge on the dais a t your ease or drag your gown across the plates of the lower orders as you rush in from the far door. Eat your cheese and biscuits with an air, a little customary flouri sh. (j) "Dress " .- Dress is also extremely important. Not for you the uniform of the HOllse Prefect. The way you wear your clothes must reveal imagination and even fantasy. Top a purple gown with a navy and white silk polka-dot scarf. A hunting waistcoat is preferable even to a first colour sweater. Much can be done with shoes. A sub-section of "Dress " is (g) GOII'lIsmallship.- The gown is worn trailing low and is well-spread on the shoulders to accentuate their breadth. 11 sho uld for preference be tattered and rather obviously darn ed. New go wns arc not good form. A special walk must be cultivated to make the gown swing wide from the body. This is known as the " Monitorial Float " . On informal occasions both hands are put in the pockets and the gown is allowed to slip down to the clbows. Gambits are :-

(II) " The IntervielV" .- Now at last you may " throw a livid". You interview your opponent alone but in the certainly that he knows that every word can be heard next door. You may proceed to disect slowly and with relish his character, his manners, his appearance, his career. What use, you demand, is he to the world, the Schoo l, the House, his parents, himself? Add a few well-chosen Ilints about crimes yo u know him to have co mmitted. Spurn Ilim with your eyes. He is not too low for your notice, but so vile that his vcry presence is an offence to you. His morale will be shaken for weeks to come. (i) 7lIe "SlolV Vnbelld " .- This general heading will comprise all the other minor or private gambits of School Monitorship. The old trick of being caught by a fag playing marbles all the study floor is one of them, or if this seems a little much, you can play ping-pong lo udly in the halls when everyone has gone to bed . Ingenuity will supply

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other gambits- for example, the " few kind words " in the passage and the " passin g grin ", the "lifted eyebrows " in greeting and the "semi-private joke " . And thu s we bring to an end our first exploration in the realms of Public Schoolsman ship. It is to our very great regret that we omit to treat of the Classroom Game, but we received so urgent a petition from an influential so urce that it could not be ignored. Others perhaps may come after us to complete the great work. With us it will be a different story : I ha ve had play mates, I have had companions In my days of childhood, ill my joyful school-days,

AII, all are gon e, the old familial' jaces. GEM IN I

A FAREWELL POEM : WRTTTEN ON A DISTANT PROSPECT OF GOrNG UP TO OXFORD Why should I say good-bye ? Oh, WilY in parting Should T confess, as if about to die, To coney-catching tricks and mean out-smartin g ; As fal se my brilliance in your honest sky ? I know not: yet I say " Farewell" too well Tn that same manner I have used before, And make a penance as J used to sell Bubbles or baubles from my tinsel store. Here is my testament. Read, if you please Of vagrancy of mind, and of love of malice, Of a bold vanity and wish to tease The solemn chamberlains of Wisdom 's palace. Read how the tongue which stabbed next moment fawned; And tell yourselves that you were not deceived By a base flatterer, nor by me subornedI tell you, at that moment you believed. Read of the things I know which you thought none Had known; read how I spread your peccadilloes Round the wide world, knew all of everyone And whispered secrets louder than the willows. N o do not read . r would not have you say, " This is another attitude! Another pose! He wears the robes of penitence to-day Because he likes their colour for his clothes." Sack-cloth may suit me, but for words of praise Rather will I wear satin ; in rich verse Would that r might so loud an anthem raise As to drow n any, others could rehearse. 109

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Instead of playing the barker at the fair, Or at some peep-show crying "New Sensations", I will sing loudly to the echoing air What I have loved, and make fit celebrations. Thou Royal School, that hast stood long in learning, I by this page, this not so mighty line As that which Marlowe's genius sang in burning, Do celebrate thee old, and great, and mine. Though not consumed by that glittering fire Which brought the glorious play-wright soon to dust, I call thee bright, the solace of desire, Peace for my thirst, and Knowledge for my lust. Thou, that wert first in time, r call the first ; Small beside thee, I call thee large of heart, Repeat the names of famous thou hast nursed ; In everything, my school, r take thy part. So now good-bye my audienceand my pleasures; Good-bye old stones, and new leaves in the Spring Springing upon the limes, and Summer's easy leisures Stripping to gold their green enamelling; Farewell those minds whose circling society Met me in libraries or went with me to tea, Talked Plato, scandal, and whose quick variety Sparkled like waves which do not know the sea; Farewell those thoughts like motes of sunlight dancing Down the long pathway from the gilded pane : Farewell, and not farewell, for 10 ! advancing r see a City where we meet again. LUCIAN

A PERSONAL ANTHOLOGY The keeping of a personal anthology is always a fascinating idea, and one especially fascinating to the self-conscious. To-day I came across an old one of mine, begun in Cornwall about five years ago. 1 was startled and not altogether pleased by the various things it contained, so if r present it for inspection now 1 may, I think, be absolved from any suspicion of vanity. J examine it, rather, in the spirit of science. How, for instance, did J come to include as my first items just those two poems singled out by an eminent critic as the most tasteless in all Kipling? Can it be that the taste of the young (I am young still) is not corrupted by the world, but refined by it? I think that r must have got hold of the Complete Poetical Works and have gone through them methodically. Kipling was my idol of the moment and everything he wrote WaS sacred, 110

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but some of my other choices from him were more fortunate. " The Holy War" r can well understand choosing. It has the same fasclllatlOn that a good brass-bahd still exercises. No enthusiast for brass-bands co uld resist this :A Tinker oul of Bedford, A vagranl oft in Quod, A private under Fairfax , A Minisler of GodTwo hundred years and Ihirty Ere Armageddon came His single hand portrayed it , And Bunyan was his name.

One song of Kipling 's I am still fond of, and of course 1 find it here. It is the famous " Rimini" -

When I left Rome for Lalage's sake By the Legions' Road 10 Rimini, She vowed that her heart was mine to lake

With me and my shield to Rimini(Till the Eagles flew from Rimini- ) And I've tramped Britain, and I've tramped Gaul,

And the Pontic shore wlzere tlze snow-Jlakes fall As while as the neck oj Lalage (As cold as the hearl of Lalage-) And I've losl Britain, and I've lost Gaul, And I've lost Rome, and worst of all, I've losl Lalage !

Later on the scope of the book becomes more varied. It branches out into the witty verses of Harry Graham which still delight me and more particularly into this one, which, though not by him, is certainly in his manner :Down tlze nice new well That the plumber built Izer, Aunt Mariafell. Aunt Maria's gone to H-Il, We musl buy afiller.

There is also G. K. Chesterton's "Ballade d 'une grande dame", with its stupendous opening line: Heaven shall forgive you Bridge at dawnChesterton seems to have developed in me a taste for satire, for the next three entries are " Base Details" by Siegfried Sassoon (there are, too, some other anti-war poems), Byron's verses on Southey from the " Vision of Judgement " and Dryden's on the Duke of Buckingham from "Absolom and Achitophel". The first really " poetical" poem to appear after these is one called "Cha Till Macruimell",of which I can remember neither the author nor the CIrcumstances 111 wluch I found It. One verse Will do as a specimen, for the band is still evident :III

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The marc/wIg lads wellt by, With merry hearts and Iloices singing My friends marched oul to die. But I was hearing a lonely pibroch Ouf oj (III earlier war I 'Far~well, farewell, f arewell, Macrimmoll, MacJ'fmmon comes no more !"

Close foll~:vin g thes~ heroics com~, " Kitty of Coleraine", the " Vicar of Bray", and (a real find) I had a hlpp~potamus ' . by Patnc Barnngton, which, if not exactly one of . the greatest poems 111 English, LS certamly olle of the most endearing :_

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And had his portrait dOlle by a celebrity in chalks. Thc ncx t section is at once the dullest and the most revealing. For as if exhausted by the strain of findin g and choosing " I had a hippopotamus", I at on~e relapse into all those poems which one would have expected anyone of my age a nd circumstance to like. The conformity of type 1S almost too thorough to be true. There is " 0 Mistress Mine" Rupert Brooke's "If I should die .... " a nd not only Masefield' s "Cargoes" but Flecker's " The Old ~?ips" too. The only. false note is s tru ~k by Ronsard 's " Mignonne, allons vOIr SL la rose , rather p nmly cop1ed out LIl the oflgLllal French. Another item, which at first sLght appears a little odd, is Gaveston 's big speech from Marlowe's Edward the If, but this can be explamed by the fact that we were " doing" it in form. After this orgy ~f convention, personal taste begins to creep in again with Yeat's " Smhng to Byza ntLum" a nd, by contrast, Lyly 's "Cupid and my Campaspe played at cards for ktsses, Cup1d paid .... " A new idol is set up, in the form of Edith Sitwell (or IS form qU Lte the fi ght word ?) and the Soldan sings " When green as a river was the barley ", cheek by jowl with brother Osbert 's " On the coast of Coromandel " and a verse ~~ " AnCient satyrs whose wry wig of roses Nothing but little rotting shames d1scloses . A poem by Ezra Po und appears and one by T. S. Eliot and another by Auden, also a httle poem (translated from the Japanese) which runs as follows :_ On a journey, iII-

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THURSDAY THOUGHTS or REFLECTIONS OF A QUA RT E RMA STER If a nyo ne amongst you chances to be inclined to deep introspective meditation , let him apply for the post of C.Q .M .S. It will suit yo ur temperament ad mirably. I may as well

add here, before yo u become too enthusiastic, t~at there arc more du~ies attached to the post than 1 shall mention now, but they are nothmg compared to the JOYs of moroseness

which can be achieved. The time is any Thursday afternoon about 1450 ho urs, o r as the morc cultured civilian wo uld say, ten minutes to three. ~he Platoo ns h a~e dispe,rsed each t<;' its ,own chore, the

hypochondriac sick have been dLspatched , rubbLLl g. thell' ha nds WIth Ill-gotten glee ; only one obstacle remams to perfcct pe~ce, the contLLlued presence of the R.S.M . But even he is soon away to the Scotland HLlls and I am left lord of all I survey. I ca nnOL. however, sur vey it without being suddenly visited hy the shades of the Boer War- such ideas or course depend o n o ne: s temperament.

J now find ' myself faced with perhaps three-quarters of an hour undi sturbed, a nd not bein g quite as morbid as those to whom I recommend the post, 1 do not feel constnll ned to shut myself in and to commune with my own heart. Consequently I make use of the buttress which someone so convemen t.ly bUIlt Just outsIde the door a nd I prop myself up on it as comfortably as one can on such objects. With any luck the sun comes out and bathes me in a pool of its delicious warmth and I can turn my eyes to my surroundmgs . Everyone knows what the Mint Yard looks li ke a nd so I will not waste time describing its buildings as I see them on Thursday afternoons; yet it is a strangely different MLLlt Yard from that of Break or of any other daylight hour. 11 is empty- but for me. My solitude is only momentarily broken by a handful of young boys laughing on their way home from school or by some Master, temporarily freed from the presence of hLs pupLls, out to take the air. But all such thoughts are far-fetched- and anyhow the School soon wakes up again and people appear from out School House or The Grange ; the LLbrary door crashes as a conscientious scholar enters in search of knowledge, Lattergate re-echoes WIth the cry tt J

r THE CAN T UARJAN of some youthful comedian, the last strai ns of the waiters' song issue from th~ Servery. Perhaps a Canon, frocked and gaitered, passes by, hectic in a motor-car, or unruffled on foot. As a background to it all, the organ flood s the Yard with its measured themes and in the distance the high-pitched tones of the Sergeants drill their squads. The afternoon is broken by the appearance of one of the officers; this necessitates at least some show of efficiency, grasp of the situation and hard wo rk. Fortunately they probably have the same ideas as I do- this is not at all a bad game, but we don 't ~dvise examining it with to,? fierce a lo!;ical approach or we s hall find ourselves out of a job. My thou&hts run 01T m thl ~ dIrectIOn but I ~m so enJoymg my sun-bath that I can survey the SituatIOn as though dlsmterested and without any of that wrath whIch strikes me on the same subject when, for instance, I am putting on my gaiters. My mind is removed from the Army by the enq ui ries of a horde of new boys and others: "Please, what's in here? Can we have a look round? " I am on the horns of a dilemma: either J must be stern, warlike and unbending and, with a blank gaze at space II1forl11 the applicants that W.D. Regulations do not permit of "unauthorized persons': entering the Armoury; my second alternative is to be rude and drive them away, a plan much opposed by my gentle attitude to life.: my third is t~ .allow them to enter my sanctum, thereby dlsturbmg my rest, threate~mg my.own positIOn and taking the awful responsIbility for the safety of two hundred nfles. Being weak-minded and not averse to company, I usually succumb ..... But hark! The sound of Platoons approaching from the Barracks warns me of the R.S:M. 's approach. Out my alTrighted g.uests are hurried, my cap is adj usted, my orders are In my hand and-Just how one Imagmes the C.Q.M .S. should be-generally making myself as unpleasant as possible. P.H.M.

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SMELLS The sense of smell is tbe least necessary of the five and, therefore, the most interestin g. Like the greatest and purest art, the sense of smell is ornamental, it cannot be distorted to any material, moral or propagandist significance. While it is regarded as miraculous that a blind man could write Paradise Lost, or a deaf man the Choral Symphony, we should be surprised to hear that Bernard Shaw had fai led to write a play because he lacked the sense of smell. Again , the sense of taste is essential, because it gives savour to the fundamental problem of keeping alive, and, again, if we lose the sense of touch we lose our contact with the world. Paralysis is a living death, and the paralysed man is isolated in a remote, numb, scarcely conscious existence.

Smells hang in the air like unseen spirits. They are the undistilled essence, the true soul, of whatever they represent. Each of us carries his aura with him , and the flavour of our personality clings to every chair, ash-tray and picture in the room . Every home has its distinctive atmosphere, which you can distinguish as you step into the hall , a subtle compound of the various interests and personalities which make up the family. On the other hand there are impersonal places, station waiting-rooms, government offices, and museums, which all share the same dry, function al odour.

The more intangible a thing, the more we rely upon our sense of smell to distinguish it. For, whereas we recognise our friend s in the crowd, by the tilt of their head, the shape of their whole figure, or by their characteristic walk, we recognise the seasons by their smell. Long before I notice the budding leaves, the smell of the morning air has made me aware of Spring. I know when Spring passes into Summer by the sweet new fragrance which hangs in the leaves and rises from the grass. r recognise the arrival of Autumn in the rich odour of the evenings, and I detect the approach of Winter in the chilly smelt of the November fog. We not only recognise but remember, people and places by their smell. Especially on jo urneys, when the other senses are overworked by the multitude of new impressions which they have to record, the sense of smell is a useful extra log-book. I remember Cornwall not so much by the beauty of the bays, the beaches and the rocks, but by the heavy decaying smell of the seaweed on those rocks, and the warm smell of the rain on the clay soil. I remember the water-front at Port Said, not so much by the colour and bustle of the crowd, and the harsh sunlight sticking on white walls, as by the musty, foetid stench of the place, stinking of dried sweat. And, from time to time, I catch the whilT of a smell which sets my mind back ten or fifteen years in a second. The warm, dry smell of a centrally-heated room transfers me immediately to the cabin of a liner, and I not only smell the shipboard smells again, I seem to see the clean white walls, to catch the sickly taste of the brass port-hole screw, and to llear the steady rhythm of the engines, humming in the wall beside my ear, and to feel the ship lift gently to a little wave.

But these are the crude, obvious smells. There are others more subtle, setting 01T a trail of association almost too complex to fo llow, such as dried rose-leaves, for ever synonymous with Winter and the empty nower beds ; certain perfumes, reminiscent not of lilac or moonlight, but of the taste of ginger biscuits; and again, the musty smell of Jllouldering stone which hangs about cathedrals and very old cheese. .

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JliSt as you can recognise the seasons by their sl11ell , so it should be possible to assign to each historical peri od its own peculiar odoul'. A historian could conjure a much more

vivid piclurc of Vicloria 's En gland by describin g the stuffy atmos phere of a Victorian drawing-roo m, its blend of stale air and the smell of horse-hair, than by any vague phrase

about " the spirit of the Victorian age, with its emphasis on bourgeois decorum", That

smell is the spirit of Victorian En gland. Similarly. the smell of petrol and waste-paper is the essence of QlIr limes, and is a much 1110re accurate summary of our aims and achievements than an y historical survey wi ll ever be. There is somethin g mystical about a smell . Bandelairc, evidently a man with a most acute sen se of smcU , declares that all the senses arc related and unified by this one universal sense) underlyin g all things. /lyall/ I' expallsiofl des choses injinies, Cotnme I'ambl'e, Ie muse, Ie bel/join, el I' encens, Qui chan/en! les transports de l'espl'it et des seilS.

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ON THE FLY-LEA F . . This book lI'as gil'en /0 Jane Christiall Carnegie as the lasl token of esteem alldfriendship f roll1 her dyil/g f i'iend Fallny de Mendoza Rios. July 191h , 18 18. "

A hundred years are gone. You leave your age To speak, precise and passionless, of death. Although the dust has settled on your page And made a little stoppage in your breath You speak, and still proclaim that a friend died And that yo u lived, rememberin g her And now Time's wi nd and vagrant jokin g tide Wash up this book to tell me who yo u were.

So we three joined, stand in the constant bond Of one unchanging verity, and I And yo u and she are linked in that soft sound Which is our life outgoing with a sigh. LU CIAN

FAIR GAME Not lon g ago I was mistaken for a dUCK-a n absurd bu t at the same time terrifying experience. My home lies o n the banks of a wide, muddy estuary, and between the bottom of my garden and the river there extend s a stretch of "saltin gs", islands of mud , covered with rank grass and sea-lavender, which the tide leaves dry at the ebb and completely co vers at the nood. But at half-tide the saltings become a fascinating archipelago, threaded with innumera ble, inco nseq uential cha nnels, a perfect playground for the duc k-hunter. I, persona ll y. clo not shoot, r am far too bad u shot anyway, but I have a childish passion for explorin g the sa ltings in my duck-punt, ostensibly a keen ornithologist. 116

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A duck-punt is a curious craft, somcthing between a. kayak and a din ghy ; it measures in length about six feet, has a frec-board of two or three inches, and draws oilly th ree

inches at the most. H is in variably painted a dull , battle-ship grey and is intended for the pursuit of duck in just such waters as T have described. Tn a craft of this descri ption I have spent happy hours gliding between the mudd y bank s, my head on a level with the reeds, delighting in the rich smell of the ooze, and the reflection of the winter sun in the burnished mud. 1 fan cy myself the explorer of an uncharted delta, or a hunter of strange river game.

Late one winter afte1'll00 1l I was engaged upon thi s eccentric but harmless pursuil when two gun-shots shattered the silence of the gatherin g twilight. They sou nded loud, and close behind me, though [ could sec no sign of the ma n who had fired. I am shy by nature and I shran k from the inevitable conversation . "Good evening. Any luck?" "Well , T thought I hit something just now. J could have Sworn T saw him drop just ahead (or just to one side) but T couldn ' t find him. " T have never yet found a duck-hunter who could show a dead bird to prove his skill, and I have never been able to hit the exact tones of commiseration , which etiquette demands, or to explain my own unarmed presence without embarrassment. I decided to discover the whereabouts of my companion , with a view of avoiding him, an intriguing problem in navigation anyway. I paddled silently to the nearest bank and raised my head, warily, above the sky- line. 1 saw him at once, about twenty yards off in the next channel, sitting with his g Ull in hi s lap and looking straight in my direction. As T dropped back into my punt his gun went ofT and the grass above my head was wi thered by a bl as t of shot. I had been shot at. My body was para lysed by the shock but my mi nd raced with wild surmise. T havc no enemies, at least none so im placable as thi s and even t.he most fanatica l of duckhunters does not carry jealousy to these length s. T hen came the flash of realisatio nmy head, poking over the saltings with a n untidy tuft of hair, must have been mistaken for a duck. Retreat was the only possible course. r could , [ suppose, have sho uted at the ma n, but then, how do you tell a man that he has nearl y killed you? What co uld he say ? Already I could hear the sound of my pursuer, and at any moment he might appear around the bend ahead of me.

r spun my craft around and headed in the opposite direction, into a channel Wllich I had never negotiated before. The next ten minutes were a feverish dream . I twisted about through stinking waterways. I could tell that the tide was droppin g, and, if [ escaped a bullet, r should probably be stranded for the night. More than once I entered a channel on ly to find it blocked at the farther end by a clump of reeds, and I had to force my way out again into the ever-dwindling mai~1 -stream. All the time it was growin g darker, tile woods along the shore had lost theIr shape, and become mere dark patches on the hillside, and the light was dying out of the western horizon. 117

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time 1 lost track of the precise direction, the sound seemed to be ruslung at me down every openi ng, and then, sudden ly, he came round the corner straight ahead and

the two punts nearly collided. "Good God!" said a surprised voice, and then, remembering his manners. "Good even ing. Any luck ?"

"No", I said. " I don't shoot. Ijust watch the birds, yo u know. " "Oh ", he said, and then with a slightly superior air, "I don't suppose you approve of chaps Ii ke me. " "No", I said with feeling, " not altogether" . "Never mind" he went on HI never hit much. J cou ld have sworn 1 ltit a duck just back there thougl;. He popped up on the saltings right next to me, and T let Ilim have it with both barrels. He dropped like a stone. I went straight to the place, but there wasn't a sign of him. No feathers, no blood, nothing.

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THE PATIENT TO A FRIEND It was past eleven in the morning when I left the clinic. J was very tired. In a daze I walked up the long steep street to the station. "Two years", I thought, formulating the words clearly in my mind . "Two years. How ill does that mean you are?" The question remained unanswered . I had for so long been convinced of health, convinced even against the evidence. T.B. was a thing r did not want to believe in . [t would mean a complete abandonment of the active yet solitary life in which I was so happy. rt wo uld mean lying in bed, confined, shut away from everything. I shrank from the strangeness of it, and as much from the ad mission that I had been wrong, that ( was really Ill.

I walked on, under the bridge, past the green-bronze statue of a naval hero Wllich stood on the mou nd beside it. When I turned into the waiting-room of the station a roughlyscrawled notice informed me of a change in time-table. "Due to the coal-shortage", I read, " the 12 noon and 12.30 p.m. trains to the So uth Coast have been withdrawn" . It was a strange town ; I had nowhere to go. The next train was at half-past one. Three hours to wait.

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r bought a magazine and sat down on one of the long wooden benches. Every time a page fluttered I heard a house of cards tumbling about my. ears. Two years gone, r reflected a trifle melodramatically: what percentage IS that 11l the normal expectatIOn of life? Or perhaps I might die ? I thought of the period to come as a blan k, as a kind of capital levy on the time I had to live. Wasted, all those precIOus days spent rustmg III a sanatoriulll. But it was not until a restless half-hour later, I went down to have lunch in the town that realisation struck me. A small thing served to bring it about-a casual glimpse in ~ne of those vast plate-glass mirrors affected by restaurants, of my own drawn face with the hectic flush on the cheek bones. "It looks like a death's head ", I thought, and 'at the second mention of the word "death" a terrible dismay rose up in me. The next hour was again spent in the station waiting-room, in an uneasy turmoil of

feelings. I was unable to read, because I was unable to concen trate. Idly, vicio usly, I snapped and unsnapped the press-fasteners on my gloves. My wandering eye picked out with accuracy the burnt-out match-end and the crushed clgarette:stub on the ba~e boards of the floor. And my mind compared them With a smell of dlsmfectant, an antiseptic whiteness ... .. I looked five, six times at my watch. Then self-pity overwhelmed me and I became empty of anything. A new and more dreadful stage of my agony now began. Restlessness again attacked me so I showed my ticket at the barrier and went down on to the platform. The day was overcast and the place filled with smoke from the light engines which were often passing. At either end of the platforms the lines disappeared into tun nels like two mouths of Avernus. I wondered whom I would meet in my new life. A feeling I seemed to recognise invaded my emptiness, a sensation of sick. terror and coming misery. With an effort, I remembered former circumstances and realised that, ndlculously enough, I was endunng just those emotions, that painful changing of the skin from accustomed light to coming darkness which I had endured, years ago, upon return to my hated preparatory school. As r aimlessly paced the platform I felt again that premonitory trembling which had anno unced the appearance of the school bully, of whom I was the speCial butt. At last, my train arrived. It was crowded. I found the last seat in a compartment. 1t wo uld have been a relief to JOdulge JO Ol1e of those childish bouts of hystena III the co urse of wh.ich [ wo uld tear handkerchiefs to shreds with my teeth, but the last remnants of human dignity and the presence of my co,:"panions prevented me. The gathering speed of the train and the dim landscape unreeling faster and faster beyond the wllldows seemed to mark an accelerated passing of time. I clung to every second, even the most useless, as these were, spent cooped up with seven ugly people in the travelling prison of a railway carriage. Every rotation of the wheels seemed to bnng me nearer to where I did not, most urgently did not, wish to be. I had to change. The local slow fussed in. Again I was not alone. This time it did not matter, for sometiiing happened which, truthful as I wish to be, I must. inevitably fail to describe. For as I sat with my back to the molton of the tralll, watching the landscape being stolen f;om me, a change took place, a change which, I think, is the nearest [ have ever come to a religious experience. All feeling of despair vatushed and 1I1stead an mtelltness (I can oll ly call it that) took its place. I seemed to enter into the fields, the buildings and the trees. I not only saw the bark of the apple-trees, 1 seemed to touch It from wlthlIl ; ( not ouly understood the simplicity of the twigs, but I could foresee the complexity of 119

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A CUP FINAL Cup Final s at Wembleycan be very thrilling or very dull, but no thrill at Wembleycould compare w ith the excitement and tension that prevai led when Acomb met Wall in the Cup Fi nal of the Nor thshire League.

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About a week later all the excitement died down . No longer were fists shaken at us when we passed through Acomb in the ' bus ; no longer did the clouds lour when cyclists passed thro ugh the enenlY villages. But it took me a lo ng time to forget that triumph; and every time I go to the Reading Room and see the Cup on its stand I feel a tingle of pride run thro ugh me when I remember the Cup Final. P.J.A. THE BIG RACE Faces wooden as the Ark Line the rails at Kempton Park, And the dove-like tic-tac hands Preen and flutter in the stands. Hearts which long fo r easy gold Dare not their desire unfold , Nor with tong ues united cry For victory! For victory! So in stillness all the crowd Will not speak their wish aloud, But conceal the doves' alarm Underneath a wooden calm. LUCIAN

THE GOSSIP-SHOP At 7.30 p.m. on Tuesday, the 6th of February, 1951, the following rumour was released in a School House Senior study :"The Headmaster is planning to keep back all those taking the General Certificate of Education until April 6th (a week after end of term) in order to make up for time lost during the 'fiu. " The whole statement was, to the best of the Editors' knowledge, entirely untrue. The idea at the back of thei r minds was to see how lon g it took a fairly convincing rumour of this kind to travel round the S!'hool, and what, if any, accretions it would gather to itself in its career. The rumour was carefully chosen- it must be possible but not too probable, and contain something which would annoy <ir interest the people who believed in it enough to ma ke them talk about it. Picked observers were posted in each House and asked to record not on ly the time the rumour reached them, but the actual words as far as they could remember them . They were not to excite curiosity by questions; tlley were to wait to be told. 121

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who are taking exams. " M. "Dear Heaven!"

The subject was then dismissed . Evidently the Festival of Britain variant was not proving popular in its place of origin. More interesting, however, is the bold simplification that everybody is goi ng to stay behind, which evidently proved popular elsewhere, as echoes of it were received from other sources. Monday 121h, 12 p.m . Our Luxmoore observer reports that he was (during class) given the two following versions as alternatives by a member of The Grange :_ Either (a) That all General Certificate Candidates were staying on for a week at the end of term because of the 'flu .

or (b) That all General Certificate Candidates were going home a week early a nd coming back a week early next term. The Walpole influence is again apparent, and, more interestingly, we seem here to have caught the very inception of the rumour in Luxmoore. It has taken nearly a week to get there. The fact that Luxmoore eat separately from the rest of the School may have something to do with it, as the supper table conversation shows. This episode ends the diary. 122 ,

THE CANTUARIAN f th ex eriment are first, the long gerntinal period The most curious general features 0 .ei Parted and the time it first appears; second, e (forty hours) between the tIme tt ~~~1~0~11~ ta~:IY aCCllrate form on the Thursday, onty t~ the way in which It seems to ta e . ht hOllrs and to re-appear very much modI fie disappear completely for o~er fo;~.y-el~ifference (fifty hOllrs) in the time the rumour took on the Sunday; and third, t ehstar tn~ took to reach Walpole both being about the same to reach Meister Omers and t ~~Imd'r~nge rather than School House itself, seems to hav~ dIstance fro m School House. . e . tile' lace where the rllmour was most WIdely dIS been the centre of dlssemmatlOJ1, ,~ndh P t d that it was a principal Interest fO I at cllssed and believed . Our observer t ere repor e , least three days. o Monday it was felt that the rumOlll. h~d ~o n e far enough and a denial was isslied in the same way. It is not known how effectIve It has been. Eos. NORTHERN SPRING As snow descends, as Winter shows his hand , Bringing an angel whiteness to the land , As iron waters cease-suspended flowWhere does it come from ?Only the gloom-birds know. As leaves outshoot, Spring spreads a ;;:,~d~~t~tlt~ Primroses grow 'mid wmdfiowe~s.-w e And young lambs bleat, and daISIes showWhere do they come from ? Only the gloom birds know. As Summer spreads her warmth, her soC'tl'ing balm, From Albion .to the Land of Mornmg a mAs children play- as happy faces glow? We wonder on it. Why should the gloom-bIrds know. PICARD

FOR THE RECORD . IS . very slow . That is Hard Work k. d thing but on the other hand It " In one way hard wo r dLS a go~ ys " (IVth Form. aet. 14) why hard work IS not use nowa a . Russia . the world is everybody 's enemy RU,s;ia, whose "The only people who have any sense III . t b t that is the way I see It. (Science

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The C.C.F. " I think that the C.C.F. is the one tiling England needs in her schools, and that every public school in England should havc one. " (Sciencc Vic . aet. 16) Essays 'Essays are very bad for you . They ruin yo ur wr iting, a nd your English; you try to put as many words in as possiblc, and sometimes it so unds quite silly." (Science Vu. aet. 14) Memory

"The best way of training ones mind to remember is, instead of wr iting anything down, to simply store it in one's brain until it is needed . I,t is far quicker, and if everyone could do this the world wou ld go ro und faster." (Arts VID. aet. 14)

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A GENERATION ON TRIAL Alistair Cooke,' A Generation on Trial,' U.S.A. versus Alger Hiss (Rupert Hart-Davis, 12/6) The Dramatis Personae ,' ALGER HIss: A graduate (summa cum laude) of the Harvard Law School; served with distinction in the State Department 1936- 46 ; was in 1948 appo inted President of the Carnegie Peace Foundation. WHI11'AKBR CHAMBBRS: A journalist by profession; a member of the Communist party from 1924 to 1938, when he aba ndo ned Co mmunism for the Society of Friends; in 1948, seni or editor of Time at $30,000 a year. In A ugust, 1948, he testified before the Committee on U n-American Activities, that in 1937 and 1938 he had received secret State Department doc uments from his intimate fr iend, Alger Hiss, then also a Communist. The Story: Hiss flatly denied these charges, and sued Chambers for defamation of character, whereupon Chambers produced some sixty typewritten copies of State Department documents, and summaries of such documents in Hiss' handwriting, dated 1937 and 1938. Hiss, summ oned before a grand jury investigating espionage, denied that he had passed these papers, or that he had met Chambers after 1936 ; he claimed that he had never known Chambers more than casually, although he had, apparently, sublet him a flat in Washington, and lent him a car. Tt was further shown (and never later challenged by Hiss) that the typewritten documents had been typed on a Woodstock typewriter belonging to Hiss up to 1938. The U.S. Department of Justice decided that Hiss was probably the liar, and indicted him for perjury. Hiss faced two trials; at the first, which ended in July, 1949, the jury disagreed, although eight o ut of twelve believed Hiss guilty; at the second, ending in January, 1950, the jury were agreed on his gu ilt, and he was sentenced to five years' imprisonment.

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Hiss was a d istinguished public servant, whose character was vouched for by Dean Acheson, the present U.S. Secretary of State,. and by two Jusllces of the Supreme Co urt, while his fille bearing seemed to speak for Itself. The li beral press 111 Amenca was at

first inclined to dismiss the charges as a RepublIcan attempt to aSSOCIate the New Deal Washington with Communism; while in t~lis cOllntry a Punch ca:too11 showed Socr~tes receiving his hemlock "with the complIments of t~e Comnuttee. on Un-Athelllan Activities". The trials were remarkable for the calm WhiCh both HISS and Chambers preserved; Chambers, a man with I,nany aliases, an~ on his own co n~essiOn a former Comm unist spy, appeared to be telling the truth; HISS, a man of previOusly blameless ch'lracter with a brilliant career at stake, appeared to be lymg ; yet througho ut the tri~ls as the evidence mounted against him, Hiss remained composed- he was a "sm<?oth articl~" . Mr. Cooke, at first biassed in favour of Hiss and against th~ Un-Amencan Activities Committee, whose 1948 chairman, Mr. Parnell T ho mas, was JaIled 1Il 1949for election bribery, was graduaUy forced to suspect HISS. He retams enough of his ongmal bias to cast doubt, unjustifiably in our VleW, o n the competence of a Jury to deCIde such a case, and leaves it to the reader to Judge Alger HlSs from the eVidence. The jury had , to our mind, no course open to them but to find Hiss guilty. The confession of Julian Wadleigh, a State Department employee. from 1937 to 194 1,. that he had passed secret papers to Commun ist agents up to the tIme of the NaZI-SOViet Pact, established the presence of fello w-travellers (WI Lli ng to assist RU SSian espIOnage) In the pre-war State Department. Wad leigh, a. graduate of Oxford, mall1tam~~ that at ~~le time he was passing these papers (a practIce wh Ich he had always found dIStasteful), he "substantially" believed 111 the Amencan way of lIfe . The evidence about Chambers' contacts with Hiss after 1936 proved indecisive, but such details of Chambers' story as could be checked were found to be accurate. A partic ularly persuasive detail was Chambers' statement that 111 November, 1937 he received $400 from Hiss, whose bank accou nt (to whIch Cha mbers could no t hav.e had access) showed the withdrawal of Just thiS sum at Just tillS date. The J~ry were, 111 the end driven back to the " immutable evidence " of the doc uments in HISS' handwnllng or typed on the Hiss typewriter. In spite of the confirmatio n of Chambers' story by independent evidence at .many

points, the defence were permItted to call , one Dr. BlIlger,. a psychiatnst, to lI1slt1uale

that Chambers was a psychopathic case, Ulcapable of telling the truth. ~ll wl.'o feel kindly disposed to psychiatry would be well adVISed to study Dr. Bmger s tesllmony. The doctor showed that a novel translated by Cham bers contamed two prinCipal characters, Ad ler (very like Alge:), and Sebastian, who, though a .close friend ?f Adler, tries to ruin him by forgery, as (It was Implied) Chambers was trylOg to rum his former friend Hiss. Tllis was plausible enough, though the child's book, Bambi (also translated by Chambers) revealed no similar analogies to Chambers' real life ,co nduct. Dr. BlI1ger overreached himself, however, when he observed that Chambers tendency to gaze at the ceiling or to answer questions by "it might have been" aroused his SuspICiOn . Would Dr.' Binger care to know the statistics of his ow n ceiling-gazing during testimony? 59 times in 20 minutes. Would the doctor care to know how many times HISS had a nswered with a phrase like " It might have been "'J 158 times 111 550 pages oftestllno ny: but Chambers, only 10 times in 770 pages. 125

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The doctor preferred his own arbitrary speculations to the study of the evidence in judging of Chambers' credibility ; and though he has Mr. Cooke's sympath y, the jury, nghtly in our view, dismissed his psychiatry as irrelevant twaddle. Even after Hiss's t-Inal conviction , opinion in America remained divided , and Mr. Dean Acheson repeated that he stood by his friend. Many felt that the tragedy of Hiss, even If Justified, served to strengthen the forces which seek an American Inquisition. If Mr. Cooke's conclusions from the evidence he presents seem unjustifiably tentative, his brjlliant reporting orthe trials, and the currents of opinion involved in America's Dreyfus case, is ample compensation. A,S.M,

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Archbishop Thomas Beckel: A Character Study, by M. D. KNOWLES. (Ge~/Fey Cumber/ege, 2/6) I suppose tltis to be, within the timits of a lecture, one of the most convincing interpretations of Becket yet written. From the first the emphases fall in the right places. The Archbishop is portrayed first as a man of immense charm and force of character whose power did not extend to posterity in his writings (here a felicitous comparison with David Lloyd George and Cardinal Manning) ; next as a Norman with that' 'drastic hard direct~ess, a metallic lustre of mind, highly coloured and without delicacy of shading: together with a fierce effiCiency that easily became brutality" which aU the Normans possessed. Mr. Knowles neatly sets out the paradox of a man undoubtedly chaste and devout, called a saint, ,Yet sometimes hars~ in manner and given to wordly splendour, and resolves It by refusmg to regard Becket s hfe as III any way "transcending the limits and categories of common experience". It is here, I suspect, that a difference arises between us. If Mr. Knowles means as at tirst he see~s to, that he merely :ejects Becket's canonisation fo~ as much of a p~litical move as hIS subsequent decanomsatlOn by Henry VIII, we are LIl agreement. But his trend of argument seems to indicate a more general and sweeping rejection than this. To refute the tlleory with which T. S. Eliot made so much play in his Murder ill the Cathedral, that Becket was tempted to

Seek the way of martyrdom, make himself lowest all earth, to be high in heaven. is well enou~~, and it is well ~nough to do so on the grounds that " this is to go beyond the eVidence . Yet why add 'and the bounds of human nature" '! Surely the definition of any kind of human greatness is that it transcends the bounds? And Becket was great. Mr. Knowles ' lucidity as regards the facts and his (apart from this point) almost Augustan good sense tempt me to .add a final paragraph which he omits, and to bring forwards a theory whICh without him would never have occurred to me. It is tltis that Becket all his life long sufIered from that malady which the critics diagnosed in the At;ouilh play Orpheus and 6urydice- a fundamental feeling of the inferiority of human material a deep spiritual despair. In the play, you may remember, the author in an extremely powerful last act accepts death as the only way out for the man who has lost his lover. 126

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On his return from exile, the Archbishop was in much the same position as the hero of the play. The Kin g was one of the very few people he is recorded to have loved. His own letter to Robert of Hereford, written 1166, is evidence enough for this. He says: " Unum est, quod sine !nulta animi mei Amaritudine sustinere non valea. Flea super dilectissimo domino nostro rege". He knew, however, that the King now hated him. Mr. Knowles points a curious paraliel. "During those last months of I I 69-perhaps even earlier- he had become convinced that only by his death would a solution be found. From whatever more intimate and hidden sources this conviction may have arisen, his own knowledge of Henry and the men around him would have been enough". The italics are mine. For 1 am convinced that those " intimate and hidden sources" were the fountain heads of Becket'S whole career. He was a man, perhaps, of little faith in himself; of an intense belief in God, but of little faith in His goodness towards him. A hidden flaw of tllis kind would explain the worldly Chancellor who sco urged himself in private, and who became without any immense change in character, the proud Archbishop who stood for the rights of the Church, and yet was overborne at Clarendon, and who, by assentlllg to the sixteen constitutIOns, lost the rewards of prtnclple whilst earmng the enn1lty of his King. It would explain the man who fled from Northampton in 1164, yet nearly betrayed himself by his assertive bearing; the man who issued rash,. unchantable excommunications from exile, yet still practised exaggerated penances (spmtual bnbes) at Vezelay ; the man who returned with his eyes open and without the kiss of peace. Becket combatted his despair all his life long with his personal pride and his strong moral sense but despite greatness and piety he seems always to have doubted. Doubttng he lived: doubting he fled , doubting he returned to die. For only those who doubt can look upon death as a solution to the problems of life. J.E.M.L-S.

THE LIBRARY During the past twelve months seve~ hundred and fifty books have been added to our shelves: ~he promised increase of accommodation Will make room for many more; and we shall be grateful to ICCClve gifts. .

We acknowledge with thanks the gift,of books from the following: l\1rs. Hornell, he Head~~ster, Mr. A. Ratcliffe; and from the followmg O.K.S.: Messrs. J. P. Burbndge, B. CaSSidy, A.. CUllY, P. Denney, J. A. B. Denton, A. M. Easty. D. L. Edwa rds, J. C. A. Lock, I. E .. Lush, D. Mizen, J. A: Seymour, B. D. Weidenbacker; from Mr. R. H. Goodsall, O.K.S., three of Ius own works, from MI. Freebairn Smith twentYMfour bound volumes of PilI/Cit.

A special expression of our gratitude is overdue to Mr. P. C. Y. Lawless, to ~hom we arc indebte~ both for the contin.ual presents of numbers of books and some generous donattons of moner and f~)J the weekly despatch to us of Time and Tide and The Spectator as well as that of The Fleet. Hls last gIft has purchased for us the first three volumes of The Oxford Junior Encyclopaedia. We wonder whether anyone will be kind enough to help us to buy the remam1l1g volumes.

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THE PROTECTION OF THE INNOCENTS Towards the end of last term there arrived with the morning post (in School House, of course) two envelopes containing, in the shape of Sherman's Football Pool coupons, the first sparks of a little blaze of controversy. The father of one of the addressees, not unn aturally a little disconcerted , protested, in a letter to the Daily Telegraph, aga inst this " indiscriminate dispatch of pools forms to min ors".

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THE SCHOOL CONCERT The music of a school like ours, rather like its sport (though unfortunately to a lesser degree) is one of Ihe main eriterions by which the public judge us. It is a most unfair system. of course, but there is no room to rectify Ihal problem ltere. Let it suffice to say that Dr. Suttle and his colleagues, both teachers and players, gave ample cause for a very favourab le judgement. The Mi litary Bmld under Mr. Purcell were at thei r seco nd School Conce rt. Mr. Purcell 's greatest asset is the ability to make the musicians really enjoy themselves and he infused this spirit into the who le ;:wdience. They opened with a Fanfare composed by Mr. Purcell himself and they included in their programme the Selection of Sea Songs to which, with great mirth, the audience contributed, as tradition demands. Dav id Peschek gave the first of three pianoforte solos, a short and most delightful Momellt Musical by Schubert. Peschek has a very sensitive touch but he playcd rat her too soft ly to penetrate the recesses of the Chapter Housc. 1n sharp contrast, KClllleth Agnew played with much gusto Pour Waltzes from Brahms' Opus 39. Tilis was Agnew's fi rst important public concert and naturally he was none too co rlfident; he nevertheless gave a fine perfo rmance. Glyn Jones, a ve ry accomplished pianist, played the Rondo from Beethoven's SOllata ill E with perfect case and conswnate sk il l. His execution is always enviab le but he can never have played belter. The Schu bert Dances, arranged by Mr. Wright for Chamber Orchest ra and conducted by him, are gems of lighter music. Unfortunate.1y, thi.s time it Jacked fini sh and cou ld not stand comparison with its previous performance at the MusIc Society Concert. Cli ve Brennan chose as usual a good st irring picce to sing but we wou ld have preferred something fresh instead of the Mozart Aria which we had already heard. An encore therefore was more than normal ly welcome; he sang fillet her ;11 tlte gardell where tlte pratie~' grow with a truly realistic Irish accent. The Madrigal Society took responsibility for the choral section of the concert which as usual consisted of Christmas carols. The Society has done a 101 to encourage musical appreciation in the School : we look forward to its coming concert. Mi les Basler by virtue of merit, played the fina l solo of the concert. He began with Handel's Sonata ill D which w~s unfortunately interrupted by ill-timed appla use. Baster was evident ly enjoying himself

llnd his interpretation accordingly benefited. The eflcct of his music was quite enthralling and held the audience spell-bound. He then played the Spanish Dallce by Pa lla which seems technically very difficult ; it caused no embarrassment to this inimi table musician.

To compare the present Schoo l Orchestra with that of two years ago would be LO reveal a quite ex traordi nary improvemcnl. It plays much more as a musical unit and at the same time the individual sectiOI1S are immeasurably better, especia lly the strings. Dr. Suttle had arranged a most ambitious work, Haydn 's LOI/t/oll Symphol/Y. With hard work by both conductor and players, a very high finish was achieved. A recording was made of the First Movement ; it is a pity that it did not include the Minuet and Trio for they were equally well rendered and perhaps more satisfying. Thus was a most successful concert brought to a close. We were very sorry that Dr. and Mrs. Suttle did not play on Two Pianos as had been expected: it is so long since we last had the joy of hearing them and they are now to leave us. Music apart, tile Schoo l Concert is very much a socia l event and we were very glad to see so many of our friends there. We hope that they fOUIld the evening as agreeable as we did.

A WILDE-SHAKESPEARE EVENING The honours of the House Ente rtainment on Dect(mber 10th were prelly equally divided between School House a nd Meister Omers, though ill Icnns of minutes the proportion of their performance worked out at about 3- 1. School House- or rather Lucie-Smith, who himself assumed only the role of a somewhat sinister l.lIlIlouncer- produced the scene from The [mlJOrtallce of Beillg Eamest in which Mr. Worth.ing (ped. dub.) proposes to Miss Fairfax. is peremptorily accepted, but suffers defeat from

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Meister Omers gave the Mal volio slory from Twelfth Night. Some of this was very good , and in view of the necessarily restricted rehearsals the performance and producer deserved much praise. T he chief fault was that the dialogue was not slick enough, and Eliza bethan wit that does not flash back and forth like a verba l table-tennis champio nship display can be pretty tedio us. R. Thompson, in what was otherwise a most promising performance , was far too leisurely in his role as a corrupter of words. But he suggested much of the pathos of the Shakespearean clown, and he played and sa ng his difficult part well. n. E. Lee as Sir Toby and A. V. Shufflebotham as Sir Andrew were in excellent foo ling , j' faith. Shuffiebotham detracted from his portrayal of the foo lish knight by his a lmost perpetual indulgence in unconscious corantos or gall iards. Lee did not vary his voice or gestures enough so that his boisterousness in lime lost mueh of it s effect , a nd he and D. Loveridge as Maria somet imes snatched the lime-light when there was some necessary question of the play then to be considered. Loveridge gave a promising performance of that excellent little devil of wit, though not always Quite" metal of India ". Good solid work was done by R. O. Burgess as Fabian. L. R. H. D 'Eath as Olivia had li ttle to do, but he did it well with the sad and solemn dignity that should be hers in those scenes. She had two attendant maids who looked as if they had been naving a grand time with the dressing-up box. Tho prize-winner of the evening was, rightly, R. D. J . Agnew as Malvolio. He sco lded, preened and smi led, and at the end he was at his best in showing us the pathos of the gull ; and his voice for the part was as good as any man's in lIIyria. The interludes of t.he play were filled with mellifluous, a ppropriate and worth-while music, ad lib., by a small ensemble of IIlstnunents. A good sixty minutes of Shakespeare's humour and- for the most part- boisterous wit.

THE MUSIC SOCIETY CONCERT SUNDAY, 25TH FEBRUARY

The School sometimes goes to Recitals with a forebod ing of boredom but most will admi t afterwards that they have enjoyed themselves. The idea of boy soloists only accentuates the loathing of going but the consequent satisfaction is even greater to think that people of ou r own age can provide such delightful entertairunent. The Music Society is to be blamed for permitting to appear in the programme two slow movements for clarinet by Mozart. Both were going to have been played by the same person and it was divided between two not many days previously; even so we would have preferred some variation. John Phillips played the Adagio from the Concerto ill A and gave a very fine performance, his phraSing being skilfully achieved. John Foster played the Larghetto, also fairly competently, but a poor reed spoiled several patches for him. Peter Allen produced as usual unaffected but captivating music and he chose two pieces well suited both to his own temperament and to the mood of the audience. Leeillet's Sonata is a long work and demanding to the player and he treated it well with few rough passages. Mr. Wright 's Caprice is a sprightl y little piece and was interpreted in a sprightly manner, as il should have been. David Peschek chose two pieces by Debussy- La Fille aux Cheveux de Lill and Th e Golliwog's Cakewalk . T he two made a good contrast for one another and the latter especially pleased the aud ien.ce very much. It was indeed something of a revelation to hear Debussy played so well. 130

THE CANTUARIAN The un-named critic who intimated that Miles Baster had not practised for hi s performance of Schubert's 011 the facts or on the performance itself. rn fact. his ren.dering was most polished and a pllre delight to hear. T he most pleasing item of the whole Concert came first on the programme-the Trio-Sontllll il/ C (Telemann) fo r Violin, Flute and Pi ano with 'Cello Ob ligato (played by C. Cardew). The sympat hy which the players had for one anot her and the flo w of the music itself combined to produce a flrst-c1ass work of art. In general, the programme was well-chosen and set o ut and the pl ayers gave their very best. Dr. Suttle :l.nd Comelius Cardew in their accompanying were idea l, always adjusting themselves to the needs of the solo ists. We al'e gratefu l to the Music Society fo r a very enjoyable even ing.

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THE MADRIGAL SOCIETY CONCERT SUNDAY, 4TH MA RC H Vita li ty and drive are among the essentials of a successful choir, in importance yielding only to voca l abil ity. The Madrigal Society choir has all three. They began with a group of Elizabethan Ayres and later they sang two madrigals. These pieces were a ll written for sma ll bod ies of people singing for singing's own sake and the illevitable sensation on hea ring them is that of listening through a window to the singers within the house. Their final group was of modern part-songs, including among othel's Diaphellia by Stanford and Hussars, a Yugoslav fol k-song. This latter song gave fu ll scope for all the powers of the choir and rcvealed many good poims: carefu l reading, unit y, rhyt hm, and spiri t coupled with grace, No doubt much of the success was due to Mr. Waddell's firm and direct conduct ing. Ahhough the Concert was primarily intended to be for the madrigals, the Society wisely dccided to introduce ot her items to the programme. H. I. Duck and D. Peschek played with fai r competence I)eter Warlock's Capriol Suite arranged fo r Piano Duct- it is rather a poo r substitute for the original. Mr. Bolton and R. A. M. Baster, accompanied by Mr. Lawrence, played Two French Folk-TUlles (Smyth) : at times, the flute seemed slightly off tune but that was effectively remedied by skilful judgment. Dav id Manning-Press was playing his new oboe for the Arst time and his tone was far better than anything we have prev iously heard. He had two so l os- '"/~'odllction and Allegrello by ~aint-Saells and Pfls/omle by Thomas Dunhill. Both of these we re very deitghtfu l a nd the second espeCiall y demanded good execut ion. Mann ing-Press should go far with this new instrument of his which is indeed very tine. The Trio-SOl/fila iI/ C mil10l' by J-B. Loeillet, played by Da vid MalUlillg- Prcss and Peter Allen with Dr. Suttle at the Piano, came nearer to Ill usical perfect ion than anything else. Such music itself is absol utely ent hra lling and the perfo rmance of it was a pure delight. The Madrigal Socicty has o nly been fo rmed one a nd a half terms but it has al ready reached a high standard of performance. So long as singing continues 10 hold its appea l, we can look forward to many future concerts.

LECTURES AND RECITALS THE ENGLISH LAKELAND Mr. A. R. Browne had an unenviable task 011 his second visit. He had to entertain a School made IO rpid by an immense Christmas dinner, or, if a young digest ion had overcome that, restive by the Ilear approach of end of term .. But it was ~ labour whieh held no terro~s. fo!' him. We were SoOl~ ~s spellbound as ever by hiS glowlOg lantern slides, each a work of art, exquIsite III colou r and cOmpOSit IOn, and a ll accompanied by a commentary of much personal idiosyncrasy and charm. This tour of Lakeland was fuJI of wonders , and perhaps most wonderful of all were the rock-climbing photographs wh ich had our mountaineers a lmost out of thei r scats with exci tement. The spreading panoramas of the valleys (or is it the" dales" ?) pleased some of t he gene rality better, they did nOI bring on such an attack of vicario us queasiness. More than ever we felt ou r lectu rer to be a son of ascet ic of the camera, ready to undergo any hardship for the sake of h i ~ beloved pictures. 131

THE CANTUARTAN IRENE BAKER English audiences arc generally sadly ignorant of English music-perhaps it was with this thought in mind that Miss Baker chose fOUf Purcell songs with wh ich to open the programme. These were very convincingly Sling and wi th a deep feeling for t he interpretat ion of Purcell 's mu sic , t.l feeling not at all easy to summon. Faires/Isle is a t uneful and well- known song, but the ot her three have been li ttle heard. From Rosy Bowers was the laSI song Purcell eve r wrote, and it was a great pity that it s depth- in facl the depth of the whole group- was nOI appreciated by the School. Haydn has never becl\ known as a so ng-writer, and the reason for thi s is obvio lls in She /lever lold her IMe. This bcginnillg to a scctio!l of Shakespearean lyr ics was however completely vind icated by some delightfu l arrangement s by Schubert , Arne a nd Mart in Shaw. Miss Bilker rendered Roger QUilter's spectacular Blow, blow Iholt willieI' willd with vivid expression a nd evidellt eltjoyment ; it was the piece de resiSfance of the recit a l. The third group cOllsisted of four ea rl y French folk-songs , which on a previo us occas io n Miss Baker had sung to us in the Parry. These so ngs a re quite exquisite in their simplicity, and displayed to great effect the softer tones of Miss Baker 's vo ice. L 'A molir de M oi in especial is a SOllg which of all ill the recital most nea rly atta ined abso lute musical perfection. Elgar's SOllgs of Ih e Sea are widely known for their charm, and in them Miss Baker succeeded in capturing the atmosphere of a highly-coloured and fan ci fu l day-dream. These were pieces in which the accompaniment was extremely carefull y ba lanced with the solo- producing an effect of richness and satisfact ion. Finally for her encore Miss Baker sang A Soft Day by Stanford- a piece which relies entirely on its mood and which was ca rried off with great skill. A compliment one can pay Miss Baker is that she does not rely o n anyone range of her voice, but uses it to its fu ll extent, with II clear tone a nd rich modulation which dist inguish it in quality.

NEPAL This, another lantern lecture, and the first of t he term , made a most instructi ve contrast with that of the end of last term , This was the prose as compared to the poetry of photography, concerned not so much with flee ting effects of light or weather as wit h giving the clearcst possible account of a st range cowltry. The style is fami lia r to a ll of us for the slides were made 01\ Olle of the Na tio nal Geographical Society's Expedit ions. T he lecturer, Capta in F. Leeson, had been Assistant Photographer on this journey through Nepa l and was able to give liS a clear and good-humoured accounl of thi s st range warrio r state beside the Himalayas as it appea red fO an unbiased and intelligent European.

THE ELIZABETHAN AGE Mr. A. L. Rowse is o ne of the most distinguished of living historians, His recently published book, The Elizabethal/ Age, was acclaimed as something more than a standard work by critics of the most varying view points. It was, therefore, an education in itself to hear him speak on a subject which he had a lready treated with such marked recent success. It was a lso very great pleasure, fo r M r. Rowse is a n ol d fri end of the School 'and did much for us during our ex ile in Corn\vall. There were many notable things in his lecture, bUl none more so than the vividness with which he recreated the characters and persona li ties of men and women several centuries dead . His was an art greater than Lytton Strachey's (though St rachcy has been, in o ur time, too much decried), for, whil st he made his people live, hc did not have to reduce them in size in o rder to do so. He allowed them an heroic proportion which was suituble to, alld co nsonant with, their own heroic age. Hjs understanding of the paradoxica l Elizabeth herself was particularly striking, a nd questio l1S concern ing her relations with her father Henry VII I, a nd her successor James J, drew from him long and fascinating replies, His account of Elizabeth 's correspondence wit h James and of her gradual acceptance of him as a statesman beneath a ll his eccentric fa ncies seemed to link t he Tudors fa r mo re fir mly with the Stuarts and with our own time, Thanks for such a memorable evening are superfluous, but we hope thllt Mr. Rowse wi ll accept o ur sincerest all the same. 132

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THE SOCIETIES THE MARLOWE SOCIETY Presidellt: S. S, SOPW ITH , EsQ.; HOIl. Secretary: P. H. Moss

Last tcrm ended fo r the Society with a Dilmer at the Old Ho use in Palace Street. We took the upstai rs room, where there was a mag[tificenl fire burning in the heartl1 and we spent a very pleasant hour or so, eat ing and chatt ing. Ou r first meeting this term was held by the kindness of the Archdeacon of Canterbury and Mrs. Mowll , in the Drawing-room of No. 29. Mr. Ri nch, English Master at Radley College and a man of extremely varied experience, spoke to us in a return visit lO Mr. Sopwith who visited our equivalent at Radley last term. Mr. Rinch gave a Paper on the "Poetry of Hymns", the s u b~t itl e being " Without Julian" for he had succeeded in gat herin g hi s material without reference to the vas t Dictiollary o[ Hymnology of which Dr. Julian was the Ed ~tor. He read us many examples bo th well- known a nd rare, tracing the literature of hymns from the "Old " metrical Psalms of the Scott ish Ca lvinists to the lat est land-mark- the Yattendon Hymnal of Rober t Bridges. The wealth of intercst and anecdote that Mr. Rinch produced held liS captivated for more than an ho ur and a ha lf and we co uld have borne with him much longer; that is the highest compliment we ca n pay, who have ot herwise withdrawn behind t he barriers of a half-hour time limit. Our ot her two Papers were on the widely d ifferent subjec ts of German literature and Russian politics. H. I. Duck spoke o n Thomas Mann and J. A. Rowe on the Russian Revolutions. Both sec off bouts of lively discussio n and as usual we got off the subject wit h an unfortunate tendency to irrelevancc. We are awa iting at some fut ure dale a Paper by J . E. M. Lucie-Srnith- his iast-on Chinese Civilization. We must here record our gratitude to him for his signal services to the Society in the past: we have accumulated a great debt to him. Next term we hope to have two meet ings; we shall be able to manage no more in the Summer.

THE WALPOLE SOCIETY Presidellt : J. H. CORNElt, EsQ.; HOIl. Secretary: . M. L.

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This term the Society has grown considerably, and grea t keenness has OOe[l shown. Once more we have not hesi tated to include a variety of interests in o ur programme, and at the time of writing we are just back from a visit to the local police station! We started the term by reading the ever-po pular play rhe Importallce 0/ Beillg Eamest and were greatly entertained. Then we were visited by a panel of experts from the Common Room who answered our questio ns on a large number of s ~bject s. It is not often that we aye privileged to know what masters reall y believe about corporal pumsrunent or what Mr. Purnell thinks of beauty contests. We thank them for keeping their tongues out of their cheeks, and for sparing us two delightful hours. OIL Feb ruary 24t h we spent a most interesting evening in the Canterbury Police Station as the guests of Inspector Worth and Detective-Inspecto r G riggs, We were shown the procedure and formalities obscrved fro m the moment of a priso ner 's arrest to his discharge , and it was surprising to us to hear the compla int that ' ' cve ryone now seems to be wo rking agai nst the polic~ to ge t the man off" . It does seem that in the interests of just ice a great deal is done fo r the modern pnsoner. Some of us had our fingerprints taken and we we re all shown the cells, truncheons, hand-cuffs and 50 on that were little more than names to most of us, presumably. We even had our photos taken o n the crooks' camera, and anxiously await the proofs ! It is a pity that The Cal/ fllariall goes so early to press, for we are now only half-way through our programme, and we would lik~ to ~ave included news of our Short Story Competition. Perhaps a script o r two will be submitted to the Ed itors next term, M.L.W . 133

'tHE CANTUARIAN THE MADRIGAL SOCIETY President: J. K . W AD DELL, Esq.; HOII, Secretary.- H . I. D UCK The Society took pride in bei ng able to stage a School conce rt in this ou r second term of existence . we ~ave justified our fonnati~n by a concrete result. We have usually one practice per week, althouglt dunng the weeks precectmg the concert we met m~c~ 1110re freql1cn~ly. The success of the Society depends ent ire ly on the keenness of our members, a nd It IS very heartening to sec everyone giving up a fair part of their own time to come and sing for singing 's sake. We have been asked to perform some of Brahms' Liebeslieder at the Easter Monday School Concert, and have quite a full programme fo r next term. We wou ld li ke particularly to thank Dr. E. F. A. Sutlle, D. K . Lawrence, Esq" and J , A, Bolton Esq, for their help in our concert, and all members for their co-operation and hard work, "

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THE MODERN LANGUAGES SOCIETY President : F. H , VOIGT, EsQ,: HOIl. Secretary: H. l. D UCK The Society has had four meetings this term, and the attendance has remained at a fair level throughout. Our first meeting was held to diS?uss "Schoo l ~ Abroad ", whel~ the Presi~ e nt and S. S. Sopwith, Esq. ~ore the brunt of most of the talkmg. The President gave us a bird 's-eye view of the educational system III France, and Mr. Sopwith went on to recount some of his experiences in the Iycce at Poiliers, He refused to commit himself about the truth of his assertions with regard to the present day but nevertheless entertained us hugely wi th some very shrewd observations of Continental educatio n, ' The following Sunday some of us met to attend Evensong in the Huguenot Chapel of Canterbury Cathedral. After the primary bewilderment of singi ng a famil iar service in French, we became greatly absorbed in the proceedings; afterwards the President very kindly treated us a ll to tea. Our nex t two ta lks led us far beyond Europe, The first was by the Rev, C. F . Pare, Headmaster of the Choir Schoo l, who gave a most fascinating description of the time he spent in Northern India. Ranging from a geographical survey of Simla to the examination techniques of the undergraduates of the University of Lahore, we were given a kaleidoscopiC view of Efe in India in very true colours. More recently the Rev, A, A. M. Sandeman talked to LIS about the West Indies, with the help of an excellent collection of I ~nt ern slides, 1;I-e s tresse~ ver~ much the legacy of slavery, poverty, and misrule that the present generation of West Indians have inhented and left us to draw our own conclusions about their fut~e, He surpri sed us with a description of the bad social conditions on the islands, and apart from tellmg us all about the flora and fauna and the people of the West Indies, he left us with a historical background from which a moral might be drawn, We hope to conclude this term 's activities with a discussion connected with Germany.

THE CAXTON SOCIETY Presidelll : H, W, OSMOND, EsQ.; Secretary : P . G, R OBERTS Once again we can look back ~ith ~ cert~in amount of pride over a busy and succe~sfu~ term, As always we lUl;ve done our utmost to mamtalll a lugh standard of work. We take more pnde 11l quality than in quantlty, We are grateful to Mr. Peett for his valuable, indeed indispensable, advice and assistance, . This term we have been fortunate in being able to purchase some new equipment. We are deeply i.ndebted to Mr. Ward for providing us with a handsome furniture rack, Unfortunately we were hindered in o ur activities at the begimling of term by a minor technica l mishap, We are glad to be able to report that the damage has now been rectified and we a rc back to o ur normal schedule.

THE RAILWAY SOCIETY Presidelll : C. W, WARD, EsQ,; Hon, Secretary: I. C. MAC PHERSON Last term T. J. Docksey as HOIl, Secretary gave a paper on " Station layouts " , and 1. Macpherson aave one on "Outdoor Railways". Part way through this term Docksey resigned from, and Macpherson

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THE CANTUARIAN was elected to the post of Hon . Secretary. Other attractiOl\S have been papers by W. Watk ins and the President , Mr. Wa rd . The former spo ke about his model rail way ; and Mr. Ward on " Siamcse Railways". A photographic competit ion has also been nln. T he winner was Chawner, who entered a very good photograph of a R.H. & D.R. engine , The ot hcr ent rics were, however, all of a high standard . A quiz is scheduled for later this term.

THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY President: C. W, WARD, EsQ,; HOI/, Secretary: D, H . TAYLOR Du ring the past two terms, the Society has undergone seve ral important changes. The premises of the Society have been partly requisitioned by the res idents in. Prior Sellingegate, but the Society once aga in supplied it s customary Christmas Cards to the School. It is hoped to inst itute a portrait st udi o and photographic service for the School in the ncar future. Recent meetings have included a lecture supplied by Johnson 's, Ltd. , on " The negative and it s Aftertreatment", and severa l execlltive business meetings. The programme this term is a series of demonstrat ions on technique, given by senio r members of the Society. D , H. TAYLOR , Hon. Secretary.

NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY AND FARMTNG CLUB President: C. W. WARD, EsQ,; Secretary: D. M. CoUPE The Society has had a very successful term, although its activities have been restricted mostly to indoor meetings due to the weather. Membership has increased to the seventy mark and attendance has been exceptionally good. Four members of the Society commenced the term's programme by giving lecturettes. C. W. Coggins gave a talk on the " Peregrine Falcon", R, G. Milne spoke about "Crayfish" . D, M. Coupe described the" Appearance and Life of British Deer", and M. Williams showed the differe nt breeds of Pigeons with the epidiascope. On February 10th D. Stainer, Esq., gave a very interesting lecture OEl. "Sea Shore Life" , This varied from sea-weeds to crustacea, and was of great value to those taking Biology in the Sixth Po rms. Mr. Stainer showed the Socicty many different kinds of sea-weeds which the President had brought. back from Co rnwa ll. On Saturday, 24t h Feb.-uMY, wc had a Drains Tru st. This proved to be a very entertaining evening, A panel of four composed of Mrs. Oldaker, Mr. WilJiams, Mr. D, Stainer and R. G. Milne, with the President as Question Master, answered many interesting and amusing questions which had been put forward by members of the Society. The Illost important meeting of the term was held on Sat urday, March 3rd. Mr. Ford , the well-known London research ent omo logist, honoured us by giving a lecture on Entomology, He started by showing us slides on the apparatus and how to collect butterflies and other insects, After that Mr. Ford talked about, and showed liS some beaut iful specimens of Tropical Moths and Butterflies, together with all kinds of insects large and small , which he had brought down specia lly fo r us to see. Members asked Mr. Ford questions for a considerable time after the meeting. The Society has purchased a mercury vapour lamp trap for catching night flying insects which wi ll certa inly enlarge the collections of members in the Entomological section. It is hoped that before the end of the term, the Secretary of the Local Aqu:lfium Society will be coming to give us a lecture, The new title of the Society will be noted; about twenty-five members interested in farming have formed their own section, with Hask ins as leader. At the ina ugura l meeting, the Principal of Wye College, Mr, Skilbcck, gave a most interesting and inspiring send o ff. The section is also to meet to hear a la ntern lecture by Mr. Quested of the M.M.B. on Danish Agriculture and to see films on a nimal sickness, presented by the Kent County Organiser for the Animal Health Trust. Nex t term 's activities will take place in the field and o n the farm. A sectional report will be made and an exhibition will probably be held towards the end of tenn,

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THE FENCING CLUB This has been a satisfactory term from the team's point of view, and an interesting C lub event in the fo rm of the first I nterMH ousc Fencing Competit ion is to be held shortly.

Fixtures with Tonbridgc School and Eastbournc College have taken place to date. Our victory over Tonbridge (at whose hands we suffered a severe defeat last year) was as close and thrilling as it CQuid have been. Our foilislS had shared the honours with their oppo nents, winning half of the pool 's 16 bouts. With the sco re at 4-4 in the sabre pool, and 3 poi nts a ll in tnc last bout, in which we were represented by H. D. Tymms, a clerica l erro r by the scorer would have given Tonbridge the bout; after correction however, the laSI poin t went in Oll r favour. ' In the Assaul t against Eastbourne the teaching of ou r inst ructo r (Co loUfMSergeant Hi rst of the Royal Marines, Deal) was in ev idence. Ou r sabreurs won their pool 5-4, and the foi lists sustained defeat in only one bout. Between moment s of wild a nd unscientificswordM pl ay we d id see somethi ng ort he techniq ue of fencing in "second il\tcntio ns" which is essential to modern fencing. The first fixt urc with City of Londo n School has yet to be fought. Our thanks a re due to Mr. Harbin fo r his presentation of a cup which is to bc competed for by the Houses soon. We a re a lso indebted to the Royal Marines, Deal, for an excellent display of thc techniques of foil, epee and sabre given after the Tonbri dge Assau lt , and fo r judging and presid ing at the matches . RESULTS Tonbri dge Schoo l Assault, bouts won: FOIL. -Lee 3, Agnew 2, Harbin I, Woo lston 2 . . SABRE.- Agnew I, Tymms 2, Dunn 2. K.S.C., 13 bouts; Tonbridge School, 12 bouts Eastbourne College Assault, bouts won ; FOIL.- Lee 3, Agnew 2, Harbin 3. SABRE.- Agnew 2, Dunn 3. K.S.C. , 13 bOllts; Eastbo urne Co llege, 5 bouts

HOCKEY GENER AL NOTES The season has been a marked success so far: all fi ve matches have been won, with 35 goa ls against 8. The team has eight o ld members, includi ng the whole fo rward line, which luts developed a strong attack . The doubts about t he ha lves and backs seem ha rdly justi fied by result s, but Ihey have weaknesses that must be remed ied before Oxford. The weather has been very unk ind, and we were forced to cancel the matches against Canterbury H.C. , and postpone that against Dover College. The 2nd X l a lso missed a match. T he 2nd X l has caused some anxiety by its play against Dover 2nd XI to whom they lost 0-3, but they were an improved side against SI. Lawrence 2nd Xl, and o nly lost 0- 1. The main weakness is the lack of shoot ing power amo ng the fo rwards.

MATCHES KINO'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY V H ERNE BAY H .C. (Won, 8- 1) From the fi rst the School showed superiority, scoring in the first few minutes. Th roughou t the game the forwa rds, the same as last year's, were a menace, and four out of five scored. There were some doubts about the backs and ha lves, but they provided a pleasant sur prise and defended well. Nevert heless, severa l fa ults were revealed. Quick, crisp shooting was Jack ing, and the halves especia lly Mallinson, were incl ined to d ribble and pass slowly. ' For the fi rst match of the season, it was a very gratify ing result , and a pleasant contrast to the fi rst JD.atch of last season. !3~

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Back Row (left /0 right):[Fisk MMoQrc K. A. C. Gross, Esq., S. Young, R. M. Mallinson; J. B. Phill ips; D. Snox'lll: G. W. Hackett : Rev . J. I-I. Edmonds. Sillillg : -

T. T . Mo rgan, R. O . Nor ris, P. J . Walker (Cap!.), B. E. Lee, R. M. V. J3eith. J . M. Skinner.

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Heavy rain had caused two matches to be cancelled, and this one was played on a very heavy ground. which slowed up Lhe game. Norris, with live goal s, contributed largely to the good result. In character the game W"IS very similar to the mntch against Herne Bay. The forwards were strong in attack , and the backs were sti ll a little slow, but improved. Lee played a very solid game, and successfully blocked any attack in midÂˇfield. There was slill somet hing lacking in the play orthe ha lves and backs, a certain. precision and impression of conlrol , though it mu st be said that they did clear the ball, however clumsi ly. KINO 's SCHOOL, CANTER!lURY

DOVER COLLEGE. (Won, 10-3)

This was the best match the team had so far played. The pitch was faster than ours and a pleasure to play Oll. During the first half the team did not play at its best, and was very lucky to be three up (4- 1) at half-time. The backs were st ill too clumsy, especia ll y Phill ips, who was slow in recovering himself. Lee played well as usual. [n the second half the team woke up and the forwards, making the most of their opportUllities, scored six goals. The defence was not severely tested in this half, as the Dover forwards were rather lacking in drive. KINO'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY I' ST. LAWRENCE, RAMSGATÂŁ. (Won, 4-2) It rlK1.y have been the reaction after the matchec; on Tuesday and Wednesday, but no-one would have recognised the team as the same one. Tn the first half, we were bad ly put off our game, and St. Lawrence had an all-round superiority. Their hitting and stopping were clean, and their passing sure. Our defence lay too sha llow, and through passing always caused them t rouble. It was not surprising that St. Lawrence were two goals to none at half-time. Iris hardly true that the team then came to life, but they revived sufficiently to score four goals in the second half. The lessons to be learned from this match are simple, better technique and more fire, both in attack and defence. Vigorous and aggressive defence will make an energetic attack. KINO 'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY I' WIMBLEDON H.C. (Won, 5-1) The School had the advantage of better combination. than their opponents, who played rather as individuals than a team. The School forwards lacked vigou r and forcefu lness, and many opportunities for scoring were missed . Two goals were scored, to Wimbledon's one, in the first half, and three in tho second, the last being a dribble by l-IacketL, at right wing, past the goalkeeper. The most pleasing aspect of the game was the improvement in the play of the halves and backs; the smoother ground may part ly explain this, but their intercepting and clearing were quicker and cleaner than they had been previously. KINO'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY, 1ST XI I'ST. EDMUND'S. (Drawn I-I) St. Edmund's had on the whole the better of Ihis sordid mud-lark, though King's were Ulllucky not to have another goal to their credit. The King 's centre fo rward, centre half, inside and outside left were away. The game was played in pouring rain on the Sl. Edmund ' 5 ground which was already water-logged, and the kindest thing to say about it is that it should never have been played at all in such conditions.

CHARACTERS P. J. WALKER (Captain).- He has been a very good captain, both on, and off the field; he is a very skilful centre forward, and with the other insides has made a trio whicll, in its ability to score goals, this School is unlikely to surpass for many yea rs. R. O. A. NORIHs.- He has been a very good inside lefl, ami COlltillued to combine very effectively wilh the other forwards. He has been given his Schoo l County Co lours, which he thoroughly dese rves. He does not a lways tackle back as energetically as he might. 131

tHE CANtUARiAN D. E. LEE.- He has been a steady and able centre half, who keeps a good position and uses his head well. His st ickwwo rk is generally good. and his passing is accurate. T. T. MORGAN.- Hc has beC ll an asset to the side o n IllC len wing, where hi s clever sl ickÂˇwork has been very effective. He makes ground, but his centring is somet imes errat ic. J . M. SKINNER.- He is a sound and impert urbable goa lkccper, who is improving steadi ly. and inspi res confidence in those in front of him. He does not always come to the edge orthe circle wllerl occasion req uires it. D. SNOXA LL.- Hc is a much steadier player this season, wit h more control of the ball and a bettcr tactica l sense. He combines well with the other fo rwards, but his shooting needs further imp rovement. G. W. HACKE'IT.- He is a fast and energetic outside right , whose celltring has improved a lot. He needs to keep out on his wing, and not to attempt a shot from too narrow all. angle. R. M. V. BEITH.- He is a highly unscient ific, but effective, back, who clea rs hard and passes accurately. What he lacks in style he makes up in vigour. R. M. M. C. MALLINsoN.- He has developed into a useful wing half, who hilS a very good eye and lean!-ing to overcome technical difficulties. He needs to be neater in his stick-work, and to vary his passing. S. YouNG .- In his fi rst term of hockey, he has developed very fasl. I-Ie has the eye, and works very ha rd' he needs experience and more ski ll with his stick. ' J. B. PHILLlPs.- He has a good eye and hits the ball hard, and his passing is irlteli igenL He is rathcr clumsy, and slow in rocovery, and he needs experience in positio ning himself.

CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNING This season is only o ur second since the war, a nd we appear to have improved cO llsiderably on last year. To date we have only lost one of ou r four matches, and that was against Rochester Athletic Club who can always be relied on to send down a first-class team. Our thanks are due to Mr. Waddell, who took over from Mr. Clements last year, and to Mr. Tyrre ll , for the vitality and d rive they have put into coaching the team. No detail was too small for them-they even ensured visiting teams had hot water for their showers! The improvement is perhaps best shown by comparing the times of the races . Last year only o ne boy had been round the home course in under 19 minutes 50 seconds; this year the record has been lowered in every single race-it now slands at 18 minutes 35.2 seconds- and in our last home race the first 8 of our runners beat 19 mi llutes 50 seconds. T he Inter-H<?use ~nio~' race had to be postponed from February 2nd to February 23rd owing to the unfortunate epidemic of lIlfluenza. It attracted over 100 entrants, and was eventually won by Meister Omers, who had three of their ,four sco rin ~ runners in the first ~ i x home ..Grange, by good" packing" came second, a nd Marlowe tlurd. The willner was H. A. Smith, of Meister Omers, whose lime was 19 minutes 7 seconds. Encouraged by the enthusiasm shewn by the School, it was decided to hold an Inter-House race for boys under 16. This resulted in a very close finish, Luxmoore, who had the first two runners home just ' beating Marlowe and School House . M. McG. Gardner won in 19 minutes 33 seconds. Si nce the Inter-H ouse race had been postponed, we had no means of chOOSing a team to race against Rochester AC. except by consi4ering last year's,form. Accordingly, when they visited us on February 10th our team was largely expenmental. They did not, however, let us down, and we just lost 42-34 to a team which included S. Fry, the Kent County and A.A.A. runner. O ur home course is o nly ~ miles long, so we had to alter our training progranune fo r o ur visit to Tonbridge o n February 17th, fo r they race over 61 miles. They had had a lot of ra in, and the course was badly flooded . In dry weather it would have been an ideal course, but the fie lds were under water and we had no means of knowing where the ditches were. One of our runners, slightly shorter than the rest of the team, is reported to have beerl totally immersed, and we were a ll at times in water up to ou r waists ! The winner, Spallkie, of Tonbridge, ran an excellent race under these cond itions to win by a clear 400 yards, but we just managed to beat them by 37 points to 41. 138

THE CAN T UARIAN On February 27th we entertained Dover College. Cond itions underfoot were much easier, and Smith managed to win all. excellent race in 18 mirlutcs 54 seconds. We won a very fast race by 28 po ints to 50. We had looked forward fo r most of the IeI'm to our race wit h South Lorldon Harr iers, which wa!> arra nged for March 3rd. The co urse had d ried out after the heavy raill which we had had at the beginrling of term, but a bitterly co ld wind made record-breaking Ulllikely. Howeve r, once the race had started, it was obvious the record would not stand, and it was lowered by more than 10 seconds. We managed to win the team event by 35 points to 45. C.!. Bell ran all. exceptionally fine race to gain second place for the School. We have two mo re races this term, both in London. One is the Blackheath Harriers Publ ic Schools race, alld the other is the South London I-farr ier') Public Schoo ls race. Last year we were sixth in the Blackheat h race, and with o ur much-improved team we conlldeluly expect to finish much higher this year. We wi ll be handicapped by an unfortunate ill ness of Smith, but there is no lack of subst itutes who arc very little, if at all , inferior to him. Ind ividually, Smith has been the most success ful runner th is year. He found the Tonbridge course slight ly too long for him , but over our sho rter course he has run very well indeed. The other five of the scoring six of our team have almost invariably been C. J. Bell, D. L. Courtier-Dutton, C. J . Reed, A. V. Shuffiebotham and F. G. J. Norton, who have run consistently well and lowered their personal records by at least 30 second!> du ri ng the course of the season. There is no shortage of young talent, Gardner, O. E. Hare, 1. D. Bell , A. M. J. Halsey and R. G. Sey mour all being more-t han-useful runners who shou ld do well next season. P. G. J. N.

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KINO'S SCliOOL, CANTERBURY V ST. LAWRENCE, RAMSGATE (Played at Canterbury on T hursday, Dec. 14th) King's , 12 points ; SI. Lawrence, nil With five reserves in t he team the School defeated St. Lawrence without much difficulty, and in doing so registered their ninth co nsecut ive victory. Conditions were not good, and the rugger never reached a very high standard. The Schoo l opelled their score with a penalty goal which, with a try by Armstrong , gave us a lead of six points at ha lf-time. In the second half the School played with more life and tried to play more constructive football. The fitlishing however was not very good. We scored two mo re tries, the first by Bcith, who gave pleasure to his admi rers by appeari ng a t the right moment to take a pass a nd travel at some speed to the line. The other was scored by Armstrong, fo llowing up it dribble. None of the tries was converted . The School thus concluded a very successful season, in which ten of the twelve games were won. Only onc school , K.C.S., defeated us , on their own ground , ami in that game we crossed their line morc times than they crossed ours. T hat match was lost mainl y beca use of poor goal kicki ng, and this remained a weak ness throughout the season, o nly onc try in four being convcrted. However, a tally o f forty-o ne tries to our opponents ' thirteen , and a total of a hundred and seventy points to sixty-eight, were eminently satisfactory. Rugger has continued this term on a reduced sca le, and .matches have been played by the Colts, Junior Colts a nd an .. Under 14" team. The Colts h~ve conti nued thei r run of successes and have won all their matches, defeating Sutton Valence twice, Ma idstone and Eastbourne. A ret urn fix ture aga inst Maidstone has yet to be played. The Juuior Colts lost at Sutton Valence, but won the return match. At Eastbourne the match was drawn. The" Under 14s" made a prQmising begimung in drawing witha more experienced team from Maidstone, with whom they a lso have a return fi xture to fu lfi l.

COLTS' XV The Co lts have played and won 5 matches this term, scoring 65 points against 16. This cred itable record confirms the impression that here was a team of more than average promise. T he compet ing claim s of the river, influenza'and other past imes have made room for several newcomers tlnd it was a decidedly odd-looking side whieh took the field at Sutton Valence on February 31'd. Bllt

THE CANTUARJAN it contained most of last term's forwards, and the forwards (with the hearty co-operation oreoley) took control of the game from Ihe olltset, playing with vigour and cohesion seldom scenl as! term. This greater animation was very largely maintained in the succeeding matches and was particularly not iceable when the odds seemed rather against a Colts' victo ry. There has been general improvemcllt, too, in the tackl ing and falling on the ball, though there have st ill been times when the tackling reminded onc of Mark Twain's comment on George Washington 's inability to tell a lie ('" can," said Mark Twain, "but J don'l "). Coley has been the outstanding player this term, a tireless and inspiriting gadfl y behind the serum. He sllccessfully took over the captaincy from Rowe , who however emerged at intervals from the hockey field and continued to buttress the centre and make openings for tries. Woolsto n, very promising as a wing three-quarter, scored every time he played, often in a becoming manner ; so did Simmonds, though with less subt lety. (Both did some good place-kicking.) No-one has improved mo re tharl Tumor, who received Colts' Colours, and pleasing improvement was also shown by Davies. Baumann played one quite faultless game, but was subsequentl y t roubled by injury. Among a good selection of forwards the best were Hogg (an effective leader) , Lamon! and Briggs, with Arnold orten prominent a nd Hoare ,l competent hooker. Allen came into the side by chance and remained on merit, improving every time he played, while Bacon (good in the line-out), Spathis and Morgan all showed good form. Others who might well have found places in an average Colts' XV included Lawrence, Maitland, Barton, Slee and Patterson, Two hard-fought games at the end ofJast term against the strong and sk ilful 1st XV of R.M.S. , Dover were lost (3-8 and 6-11); these were the only defeats sustained by the Coits, whose complete record reads: Played 14, Won 12, Lost 2, Points for 180, against 55.

The followin g have played this tenn: P. N. Baumann, J. G. H. Nelson, C. J. Hobden ; W. H. Woolston J. A. Rowe, J. P. M. Davies, A. B. Simmonds, R. A. Lawrence, M. U. Slee, I. D. Maitland; M. C: Tumor, S. J. Coley (captain) ; R. A. Lamont, A. H . M. Hoare, W. J. Daco n, I. Hogg, A. J. Briggs P. J , Allen, P. H. Arnold, G. S. Spathis, J. B. Morgan, B. Garrard, M. J. Barton. ' MATCHES

Feb. 3. 10. 14. 17, Mar. 10.

Sutton Valence (A). 9-0. Maidslonc G.S. (H). 14-8. Sutton Valence (H). 13-3. Eastbourne (A). 8-0. Maidstonc G .S. (A). 21-5.

THE BOAT CLUB Boating has been as regular as circLUnstances have permitted this tenn. The First Four has put in some hard work, and by rowing long distances has got together a nd is promising well. The expedment of keeping a spare man available was a fortunat e one, fo r Hudson disappeared early with measles wi thout upsetting his boat or the Second Four. The Second Four have also been able to get out frequentl y and should be well up to sta ndard; a Third Four has had several outings, but the composition of this crew C<1nnot be settled finall y until May. We shall produce a Fourth Four nex t term which will race against Tonbridge and possibly Eastbourne. The most interesting rowing of the term has bcen .done by the Junior Eight who are training for a race against a Westminster School crew at Putney on March 31 st. They have tackled the problems of rowing at Grove Ferry with good spirit, and, although restricted to three outings a week, have made good progress and will have done over 100 miles by the end of term. They are entered for the Public Schools Colts' Regatta at Elon in June, and by then should be a good crew for their age. On March 3rd we were delighted to have a visit from Larry Whalley, who gave a most interesting talk to the Boat Club on Training and coached the First Four on two of their outings. We are very grateful to him for Ius loyal work on OUf behalf; few people know what favours he gains for us and what a livelyÂˇÂˇinterest he takes in all we do. The First Four wi ll be at Reading and Marlow Regattas this summer and will be looking out for the O. K.S. supporters once more t

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AT SYDNEY : The Archbishop of Sydn ey (O.K.S.) greets th e Archbishop of Ca nterbury and Mrs. Fisher

TYROL HOLTDA Y

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FIVES Fives has grown considerably in popularity t his term , chiefly due to the considerable patro nage it has received from the aesthetic section of the School, which, no doubt remembering the ol d lag " Mens S(llla ill corpore $ano", has exercised itself on, the courts nearly every 'Iflernoon.

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We held it tournament this term wh ich altracted ovcr 60 entrants. T he standard of Fives has risen considerably since the House matches which were played last term and we are grateful to Mr. Ratcliffe and Mr. Waddell fo r the help and advice they have g ivcrl us. We hope to play aga inst the Masters later in the term, when we have had a n oppo rtunity to get a tea m toget her and train it. We ho pe to enter for the Jesters a nd Mappin C ups to be competed for o n the Alleyn's School courts during the Easter ho lidays, ahhough we will be handicapped by the fact that we play Winchester Fives whereas t he competition is held under the Rugby Code of Rules. F.G.J.N .

THE HAYMAKERS Fo llowing their remark ab le successes last yea r the Hayma kers are look ing fo rwa rd with great confidence to the comi ng season. In only one match last season, as was reported at their recent meeting, were they

defeated, and then onJy because their opponents- the Co lt s- took the game far too seriously. Some of the older members were concerned at the report that a Haymaker had scored a century, but when it was expla ined that he had given at least seven chances in the course of it, including an easy one at ninety-nine, the report was adopted. The club acknowledges with grat itude the generosity o f Mr. J. H. Corner, who has donated a guinea to the C lub's funds. This of course is very welcome, but it has created a fi nallcia l problem which hitherto has not ex isted, for the simple reason that no finances have hitherto existed, However a treasurer has been appointed to deal with it, and it is to be hoped that, with Mr. Corner 's excellent example being followed, the (reasurer may soon be presented with other ve ry welcome problems of a simi lar kind . No report 00 the Haymakers can be complete witho ut mentio n of Mr. Ba ldock whose work for rhe Club is of such great value, One of the sure signs of summer is the sight of Mr. Baldock on his motorcycle with The Bag (the Haymakers are essentially a "one· bag" team) strapped on the back , heading towards Bourne Park or Sclsted or some other scene of l-I aymak ing operat ions, The season opens thi s year at Birley's against the lleverlcy Club on May 19th which will be the firs t of a number of entertaining and important fixtures.

C.C.F. NOTES The Co rps has competed with the weather as best it cou ld , alld has, in point of fact, been so far fairly lucky. Emphasis has been on Drililhis lerm, for the platoons tak ing eit her part of Certificate" A ", as the standard has lately proved low and needed ra ising. We have had in this the invaluable assistance of the Depot, The Buffs, with their large parade-ground alld expert instructors, for which we are very grateful , however cold the afternoons may have proved.

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The main item of interest in policy is the decision to provide a motive for cadets to go to C1mp. The Director of T .A. and Cadets at the War Office expressed the o pinion that those Cont ingents who only send small part ies to Camp , a re not up to the standa rd of thl! others. As the main obstacle to a large number going from this School to Camp is more inertia and lac k of motive, it has been decided to supply the motive by limiting promotion above Lance-Corporal to those who have been to Camp or an equivalent course; they will in allY ease be betler fitted to hol d the higher ranks. The SiglUlls Platoon is still a SOlU'CC of difficulty. but the Signals Officer at Shorncliffe has very kind ly come over and given much assistance and instruction. 141

THE CANtUARIAN hOMOTIONS. The following were promoted La~ce-Sergeant o~ Classificatil?n as cadet Signallers! M. D. Manning-Press, M. G. Lupton, W. W. Benruon, R. D. Maitland, K. Wlison. The fo llowi ng were promoted with effect from 1st January. 1951: Sgt. P. C. E. Cr~y to be C.S.M. ; 1.. ./8gt. P. H. Moss to be C.Q.M.S. Lance-Sergeants to be Sergeants: B. M. M. Sunpson, R. O. A. Norris. Co rporals to be Lance-Sergeants: J. M. Whitefield, D. Peschck. W. G. Watkins. LanceCorporals to be Corporals : M. A. Chawner. J. F. Foster, M. Herbert, P. W. Line, T. R. J. Moffatt G. H. Watkins, J. D. Phillips, J. M. Bodger. â&#x20AC;˘ R.A.F. SECfloN.- The scction has, as usual, had a very active term. A series of excellent lectures have been. given by Sgt. SkilUlcr and Cpl. Gimblett on Meteorology and Aircraft Recognition. Morse inst ruction has been carried on by Cpls. Docksey and Macpherson who have spent many hours experi~ menting wiLh and fitting up a most elaborate and successful apparatus. Mr. carpenter has continued to instruct in navigation and for this we are most grateful. The standard of drill is slowly rising though it is not yet as high as it should be. Films on Map Reading and Air Sea Rescue have we believe been shown but owing to the state of the School projector, the section could neither sec nor hear them! The Field Day has been arranged to take place at R.A.F. Station, Del ling, where it is hoped that some gliding may be possible. One~third of the section are due to go to a week's camp at R.A.F. Chivenor at the end of the term. A measure <;>f the efficien~y of the s~t i Ol: is provided by t~e f'!-ct that la.st term we again had 100 per cent. success 111 the ProfiCiency Exammatlon. Those contrIbutmg to this result were Cadets Fisher Hackelt, Malcolm, Mall inson, Maclcery, Nevile, Pearson, Roberts, Robinson, Snoxall. ' R.N. SECTJoN.- There are now twenty-nine in the section with D. S. Jenkins as cadet P.O. in charge. A.B. Burgess has been rated Leading Seaman. Able Seamen Paine, Thomson, Clark and Ryeland have passed Proficiency Test, Part La The Field Day activities were divided, the Ordinary Seamen making the usual visit to Chatham while the seniors went to the R.N. College, Greenwich, and the National Maritime Muse~. Much work has been put into the Dry Land Whaler and it is being l)ut into S.S.S. condition preparatory to launching on the Vauxhall lakes at the beginning of next term.

SCOUT TROOP This term we welcomed another A.S.M.-P. R. Newsome. We now have four Scouters, so cannot complain of any lack of officers. As is always the case in the Easter Term, our out-or-door activities have been severely curtailed by the weather, and the 'flu epidemic at the beginning of term forced us to cancel a Troop meeting-there were no Scouts fit enough to turn out! We have been handicapped all the term by an unfortunate leg injury to Mr. Paynter, sustained whi le ski-ing in Austria last holidays. This has prevented him attending meetings at the Scout Hut on Birley's, although when we have met in the Precincts he has been able to be present. We hope to take advantage of the C.C.F. whole day training on Thursday, March 15th, to spend a day in the country on a hike or similar occupation. We have increased ow' knowledge of the working of Public Services by a visit to the Gas Works, and we hope later in the term to be shewn over the Fire Station. Again we have to thank P. C. V. Lawless, O.K.S., for the gift of books, periodicals and a calendar. F.OJ.N.

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CAMBRIDGE LEITER Dear School, Herewith our termly tale of O. K.S. activities and achievements in Cambridge. Our President, Dr. Budd, for those hospitality we arc always grateful, has been busy with the 'flu epidemic and has spent a deal of his time envying his patients' comfortable lot in bed. M. Carnes is happily combining the life of a master at the Leys School and that of Residence in King's; we wonder whether he also combines his salary with his grant. ['. .1

M. A. S. Burgess designed sets for the Theatre Group production of Le Bourgeois GelltilllOmme and also acted as the Philosopher; he enjoyed considerable success, particularly on the evening when he appeared with his breeches on back to front. J. A. Cushman has helped Corpus astonish the world by leading them with remarkable vigour to the third round of the Cup competition in Hockey. D. K. Johnson has had a bad go of 'flu and retired to Hove to recuperate; he has also been coaching sundry boats on the river. D. M. Moreau has taken part in productions of Othello, Coriolanlls and Hamlet; apart from entertaining a theory about sandals being healthy, he still seems fairly normal. P. J. Bearcroft has become engaged; the writer of this screed does not know to whom, but feels congratulations are due. H . A. Emerson has shown real ingenuity in crowding thirty people into his rooms for an excellent party and dancing! Tony Ousely-Smith has had the most appalling bad luck; having been invited to box against Oxford, he slipped while training and fractured his ankle. We all sympathise most strongly with Tony for having to forego his Blue after three years' boxing for the University. A. A. Kneller is still reading Law and gives a strong impression of being intellectually thwarted. H. J. De Voil is at Selwyn and is rast discovering a place across the road, called Newnham; we wonder if he has been introduced by that hardened campaigner in the same College, D. McGrotty. D. H. P. Maybury-Lewis has been ordered to give up running by the doctor; nobody seems more cheerful about this than Maybury himself. As you will all know, the weather has been appalling this term; the only people who have enjoyed this have been the rowing fraternity, who have had more river to row in ; the rest of us have put on weight and encouraged thoughts of Spring by seeing Bilter Rice and Manon. It is proposed to hold an O.K.S. cocktail party on the first Wednesday of next term. This is a new departure and we hope it will be a success. Yours, etc., O.K.S. CANTAB. 143

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OBITUARY MR. H. P. V. TOWNEND, O.K.S., 1900- 1906 Mr. Herbert Patrick Victor Towncnd, C,I.E. , whose death at Headington, Oxfordshirc, at the age of 63 was briefly reported in our last issue, was a scho larl y member of the Indian Civil Service whose official career was mainly spent in BCllgal. He was educated at King's School, Canterbury, and 8t. John's College, Oxford, and passed the l. C.S. examination in 1913. District al.l<\ secretarial work al!ernated. He also served the central GoverrullCllt in such posts as the sccrctarys!up of the Coal Commlltee. In 1934 he was selected to hold t he newly created post of Comm issioner of Rural Development in Bengal_ based on one of the many plans designed to lift the villfi.ge cult ivator from his chronic poverty and indebtedness. It s working was hampered by the com ing of war ill 1939, in whi<:h B~ngal was the springboard for the expedit ions to drive the Japanese invader from Burma. He retired 1Il 1944. In 1913 he married Lettice Joan, daughter of Mr. Timothy Bevington. There were two daughters and a son of the marriage.

O.K.S. NEWS (The Hon. Secretary, Major D. J. B. Jervis, Dawn Cliff. Goodwill Road, Sf. Margaret's Bay, Dover, would welcome illformatioll for i/lclusiOll ill the O.K.s. News. Challges of address sl/ould be notified 10 him and 110110 the Editor.)

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K. G. T. STUART (1944-48) has recently awarded a Casberd Exhibition- a closed award for Exhibitioners and Commoners of St. John's College, Oxford. D. N. BURRELL (1909- 12), Secretary since 1943 of Braz~lian.C~amber of C:<>mmer<:e. and Econon~ie Affairs in Oreat Britain, was scnt by his Council on a goodwtl l miSSion to the chief Brazlilan Commercial Associations from Manaus (Amazon) to Santos (Sao Paulo) from May , 1950 to October, 1950. He was received by the Boards of cleven such Associations , eight pT which he addressed en:tphasizing t~e need to intensify Anglo-Bmzilian trade. He called on 250 BnlZJhan firms and I.u.llched with t.he President of the Republic. Hopes to complete a mission to Southern and Central Brazilmn States tlus year. Burrell lived for twelve years in Brazil after First Wo rld War. FIELD-MA RSHAL VISCOUNT MONTGOMERY (1897) was present at Pluckley Church on Christmas morning and read the second lesson. T he first lesson was read by LI EUT.-COI.ONEL H. G. N. LEAKEY (1914- 18). MAJOR-GENERAL C. M. MALTBY (1901) gave two lectures at Taun ton in November and December, 1950' the subjects were "The N.W. Frolltier of India a nd its Inhabitants" and , . Defence of Hong Kong', December, 1941". Maltby was O.O.c. Hong Kong when the Japanese capmred the island. D. A. BUNCOM OE (1925- 28) is no longer a banker and has become a Horticulturalist and Market Gardener. P. T. SIMMS (1935- 38) is now work ing in the Bristo l area. D. A. L. ANSELL (1945--49) is at present stationed at Dorchester and is a member of the War Office Revision Unit of the R.A,P.C. H. C. M. PITTS ( 1910- 14) is working in the Inland Revenue in London. T HE REv. H. M. J. BURDBlT ( 1902-07), Vicar of Pennington, Hants., since 1939, was inducted to the Rectory of Compton on February 16th. We congratu late A. G. OUSELEyÂˇSM ITH (1939-43) on receiving his Blue for Boxing (heavy-weight) at Cambridge. G. C. GOULDER (1932- 35) is engaged, as a Civil Enginee,r, on !he construction of Harlow New Town. He finds plenty of interest ing work and says the whole proJect Will take 20 years to complete. M. J. HUNTINGTON ( 1946-49) a nd A. T. STAFFORD (1945-48) hope to enter Seale Hayne Agricul tura l College shortly. D. W. LLEWELLYN-EvANS (19 34-38) returned from Rhodes not long ago and is going out to Malaya to do Rubber planting.

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THE CANTUAR IA N 1. R. BRETT (1939-43) is now working in a Bank. P. ALLISTON (1936-39) is a member of Thames R. e. A. O. P. DAVIDSON ( 1944-49) has already achieved the 1st VIII al Im peria l College, so we hope to see him rowing in the Thames Cup at Henley this year. We are glad to heal' that both he and Alliston formed a very favoura ble opinion orthe School IV when they were row ing at Twickenham last holidays. Allis totl also gives us some news of J . S. DEAVER (1936- 39) or whom we had lost sight for some time. On leaving School he went to Oberl in College, Ohio, and later joined the U.S. Army in the Signals. He was itlYalided o ut <lCtcr a period in a satUltoriull1 , and is now, we believe, in business in the United StaleS, but nOlhing has beetl heard .of him since Christmas, 1949. J. W. HINCHI.Il'fE (1940-44) is workillg in the Lo ndon Sales Office of t e.l. F. ALLANSON ( 1944-46) has been fanning on Dartll1oor, but has volunt eered for Short-term service in the R.A.F. We were glad to have a visit in February from F. MITCHELL (1899- 1903). J . A. B. HESLOP ( 1938-42) is working with Bri tish Oxygen Company. He docs not, however, intend to stay indefinitely o n the research side. He feels that eVetl in industry the research worker tends to live in rather a vacuum, wit hout the broader contacts which most other branches get. He misses the leisure and comparat ive freedom of the academic life. K. H. M. JOHNSEN ( 1940-44) is making glass a nd when he wro te in Ja nuary was await ing transfer to South Wales, where his firm has a new 96,000 square feet of fac tory, where a number of ex-miners, disabled victims of silicosis and pneumonococcis are employed. M. FINNIS (1946-49) has been working for Barclays Bank (D .C. & 0 .) with a view to going abroad, and has passed the first section of the Banking Diploma, Part 1. C. S. PORTER (1944-48) who stroked the London University VIII in the race agains t Amsterdam University, is now rowing at six where, according to the Special Correspondent of Th e Times" he is proving of co nsiderable va lue". C. 1. MEEK ( 1934-39), whom we were delighted to see du ring his leave last term, is now back at Mbu lu, Northern Province, Tanganyika Territory. He writes: "YOWlg Innes (aged 3) has ;.t bounce about him \yhich promises well for the Rugger field at Canterbury." J. L. CUNN INGTON (1944-49) who is now commissioned in R. E.M.E. mel a number of O.K.S. while at his Officer Cadet School. MANNING-PRESS ( 1944-49) and WHITE ( 1944-49) were in the same intake; I-I. O . J . G RAINGER (1945-49) was already there and C. O. S. PATERSON (1 943-49) and HOLDEN ( 1944- 49) followed sho rtl y afterwards. C unn.inglO ll himself stayed a t Depot, R.E.M.E., Olt the permanent Staff. When all the Reserves were called up in August he was in the Company that had to deal with them ;:md says it was the worst five days he ever spent. J . R. C. TURNER (1946- 50) did well at Dartmouth, before joining the Training Cruiser. He passed out 15th in examinations, 18th in personal qualities, out of a tota l of 62. R. D. M. DARLING (l946-50) is on a Clerk's Course at the R .A. Depot at Woolwich. J. A. B. DENTON (1946- 50) is serving with the Royal Artillery and was last heard of at Park Hall Camp, Oswestry, where he had just met J. R. O . Nicho las (1946-50). J. H . BREESE (1937-42) has joined the Staff of St. Laurence Col lege, Ramsgate. tlus term. He writes: " Last. surruner I had a look at the Carlyon Bay Hotel- now very swagger indeed. Also had the good forl une to stay with the Olssons. He was market gardening in great style. " R. KILLIN (1938-40) was admitted as a Solicitor last year after se rving articles with Mr. W. G . Scown of SI. Austell where W. FISCHL and C. F ISCHL were also articled. The former is now working in Cambridge and the latter in London. T . e. B. SWAYNE (1 944-50) is conmlissioned in the H..A. and seems to be liking Army life. He plays Rugger for his Regiment. J. A. NORTHWAY (1942-44) is now in the Colo nial Servk'C and is working in Northern Rhodesia. J. M. ROTHERY (1944-49) is studyillg at Victoria College and enters the University of British Columbia as a 3rdÂˇyear student in September.

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tHE CANTUARIAN M. LAYLA ND (1935-40) is a Junior General Registrar at Townleys Hospital, Fa rnworth. DR, C. E. E THERIDGE (1886- 92), M.O. H. for Whitsta ble, has had to undergo a n operatiO ll a t the Kent a nd Canterbury Hospi tal , and we are very glad to hea r tha t he has made a good recovery. We were very sorry to hea r of A. G. O USELy-SMITH'S ( 1939-43) bad luck. He was invited to box fo r Cambridge <lgainst Oxfo rd , but broke his leg only a few days befo re the match, and so missed his Blue.

BIRTHS ENDERlly.- On Janua ry 3rd , 1951, at "Whi te Cottage ", Rushcrc C ross, Hayfield , to Barbara, wife of J. de F. Enderby ( 1939- 46), a daughter (Susan Braithwa ite) . MUN Ro.- On May 13th , 1950, to Molly Vanessa Cla re, wife of Captain A. 1. Munro (1927- 36), a daughter. WOOD.- Oll 12t h October, 1950, to Jean (nee Davidson), wife of Russell Di llo n Wood (1935- 39), a daughter (A lison Mary). WILLIAMs- On 19th November, 1950, to Valerie (nee Trimble) wife of J. R. Williams (1935- 39), a son Jonathan Dominic. ' PORTER- On 19th February, 195 1, the wi fe of A. G . Porter, ( 1927-32) of a son (John Graham)

MARRIAGE LAYLAN D- SToKES. - On 24th March, Michael Layland (1 935--40) to Kathleen , da ughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J . Stokes of Hanby Ha ll , Atford, Lines.

The O.K.S. Dillner, 1951 The O.K .S. Dinner was held at the Park Lane Hotel, Piccadilly, London, on the 5t h January, 195 1, with Colo nel C. H. Budd ( 1899- 1904), Presiden t of the Associatio n, in the Chair. The guests were the Headmaster Field-Marshal Viscount Montgomery, Sir F rederick Bovenschen, the Archdeacon of Canterbury,' the Rev. H . J. Fynes-Clinton, J. G. Pem~rook , H. H. G~ldsmith, Majo r P. A. B. Wickham, the Captain of the School (R. D. H . RobeJ"ls) and Major D. J. B. JervIs. The Toast List was as follo ws : " The King " , proposed by the Chairman; " F lo reat Scho la Regia ", proposed by the Rev. H . J . Fynes-Clinton (1 .89 1- 1894), response by the Headmaster ; "The O.K.S. Association " , proposed by Field-Marshal VIscount Montgomery (1 897), response by Colonel C. H. Budd. T he President of the Association asked Dr. Shirley to accept o n behal f of Mrs. Shirley a nd himself a sil ver salver which the O.K.S. Association wished to present to them to mark the occasion of their silver wedding. Colonel Budd paid tri bute to Dr. Shirley from the O.K.S. fo r his great headmastership.

Tbe O.K.S. Bursarsbip Society LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS TO 1ST MARCH,

195 1

£ s. d.

H . P. Wort ham, Esq . D r. J . M. Courtney ... M. 1. Lester, Esq. H . C. M. Pitts, Esq .... D. A. L. Ansell, Esq. R. G. Leadbeater, Esq. J . L. Cunningto n, Esq. E. O. Holden, Esq. .. . Colonel O . R. M. Apsey 1. H. H. Nicholls, Esq. Capt. H. C. Ashenden

Donatiolls

220 S. S. Sopwith, Esq . 10 0 0 D. N . Burrell , Esq . 100 Rev. R. O. Cooper ... Field-Marshal Viscount Montgomery 5 0 0 5 5 0 . Major D. S. M . Tassell 22 0 C. C. Williamson, Esq. 5 5 0 R. L. G . Sutcliffe, Esq. 1 I 0 Dr. T. S. Nelson 10 0 0 S. WiHiamson , Esq . .. . 5 00 J. O. Pembrook , Esq. 5 00 G. N. Goss, Esq . 200 A. B. C urry, Esq. 1 1 0 Rev. R. F. Cartwright

£ s. d. 500 25 0 0 100 1 I 0 10 0 10 0 200 5 00 5 5 0 7 I 10 2 2 0

£109 5 10 146

T H E CANTUARIAN £ s. d.

J . de F. Enderby, Esq . O. Wi ll sdon, Esq. W. J . C. Nolt, Esq . . ". .I . A. Stefr- Langston, Esq. .I . D . Ne il, Esq. ... D. A. Buncombe, Esq . . D. G. Trickett, Esq.. .. . .. Lieut.-Comd r. G. W. M. Carter R. O . Powell , Esq. H. G. Evans, Esq. Sir Frederick Bovenschen

AIII/Ifol Subscr iptions

C. W. Sowcrby-Coo ... The Ven. A. Sa rgent. .. O. C. Nut hall , Esq . ... P. M. Cockma n, Esq . A. J. Grey, Esq. W. G. Tilt Oll, Esq. J. O. Pembrook, Esq. M. J. H. Girl ing, Esq. D. O . Whi tehead , Esq. M . G. Jo rda ll, Esq ... . P. T. Simms, Esq. Rev. G . Vivia n Davies K. H. M . Johnsen, Esq.

I 0 5 0 5 I 0 I

2 0 I 0 5 10 0 5 5 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

I I

0 10 5 2 2 I 0

d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

£26 4 0

£ s. d.

B. E. Money, Esq. J . S. Macartney, Esq. Lt.-Col. H . H. E. Gosset Capt. W. T. n. Heslo p O. R. Dawbarn, Esq. J . A. B. Heslop, Esq. Sir T heodore Adams Maj or W. N. Hayes .. . R. E. L. Beardsworth, Esq .... W. C. Young, Esq. Col. C. H. Budd G. H. Powell , Esq. H . W. Baker, Esq. A. H . Kaye, Esq.

Deeds of Co venant

D. H . Cowie, Esq. Sir Harry Townend Major D . J . B. Jervis Mi ss N. E. Jervis D. F. L. Evans, Esq. Lieut.-Co l. A. J. Trousdell ... J . G. E.1st, Esq. B. G . King, Esq . M. G . Baker, Esq. Lt.-Col. W. S. J. Scruby Lt.-Col. B. L. Hooper J. 1-1 . Breese, Esq. Dr. R . M . Layland ... C. E. Latter, Esq. E. F. HOllsden, Esq ... . Col. A. R. A. Tremonger

£ s. I 0 2 0 5 10 2 0

2 0 0 20 0 0 I 0 0 I 0 0 I 0 0 I 0 0 5 0 0 5 5 0 I I 0 I 0 0 6 0 0 3 5 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 I 0 0 I 0 0

£ s. 5 5 10 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 5 0 3 0 I 0 2 0 3 0 I 0 I 0 5 0

d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

£9 1 6 0

O.K.S. Week-end and Speech Day The O.K.S. Cricket Match wi ll be played on Satu rday, J uly 28 th, and Speech Day is on Monday. Jul y 30th. Detail s will be sent to a ll members of the Associatio n. Owing 10 the pressure of space in the Chapter House a defin ite number of seat s will be a llotted to O.K.S., these will be by ballot. O.K.S. a nd their wives a re, of course, most welcome at the Garden Pa rty, but a ll appl icat ions for tickets sho uld be made to the Headmaster's Secretary a bout the middle of June.

O.K.S. Committee, 195 1 At the Annual General Meeting, which was held on 5th Janua ry, 195 1, Sir Cuthbert J-Ieadlam was unanimously elected President of the Associat ion for the ensuing year. Maj o r-General Si r Gordo n Covell , R. C. U. Fisher a nd M. G. Baker were elected to the Committee. C. H. Clemetson was elected Honorary Auditor, and D. J. B. Jervis was re-elected Hono rary Secreta ry and Treasurer.

O.K.S. Golfing Society The Halford-Hewitt Public Schools Cup will be played at the Roya l Cinque Po rts Golf Club, Dea l, and Roya l SI. George's Golf Club, Sandwich, wi th the conclud ing stages at Dea l on April 12th, 13th 14t h and 15th. O.K.S. meet Old F oresters at Sandwich on April 13th. T he Society will hold their Spring Meeting at the Roya l Cinque Ports Gol f Club, Deal, on Saturday .\1ld Sunday, May 5th and 6th .

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THE CANTUARIAN O.K.S. London Suppers The following attended the Janua ry or February Suppers :- M. O. Baker, C. W. Barber, A: P. ~Ie, J. W. Birkett, J. H. Breese, R. J . L. Breese, C. R. B. Brown, G. L. Clark , E. H. Cornehus, A. M. Durnford M. D. C. Evans, R. A. Finn, D. W. Fitchett, J . A. Flower, A. Fox·Male. E. Gardner, M. 1. Gordon, A. J. Grey, J. E. C. Hinchcliffe, J. B. Hopewell, A. J. Munro, H. C. M. Pitts, J. P. Richardson, P. H . Shorthousc, D. W. Steel, R, J. Turk , H. P. Wortham, A. J. Wylson, D . B. Young, J. S. Young, W. C. Young.

Cantuarian Lodge The cantuarian Lodge was fo unded in 1938 by O.K.S. and meets four limes durin g Ihe winter months in London and once in Canterbury at the end of the Summer Tenn. At our last meeting held in January in London Brigadier J. M. F. Ca rtwr ight (1 9 18- 22) was elected Master and C. E. O. Dax (1901 - 03) Treasurer for the ensuing year. Among those present were :D. Kirby Johnson (1940-45) , D. A. Venner (1935- 39), J. W. Kent ( 1925- 35), A. Fox-Male (1925- 26). R. A. Fmn (19 16- 25). J . R. Pearson ( 1916- 19), R. A. T. Anderson ( 19 11- 15). D. F. Keli ie (1909- 11). E. W. Gardener (1905- 11), Lieut.-Colonell3. L. Hooper (190 1- 02) , P. G. Reynolds (who keeps us well informed on School activities). Members will give a very hearty welcome to any O.K.S. who arc already Masons, and also to any Masons who are fathers of O.K.S. or o f boys at present at the School, who care to visit the Lodge. Further'information of the dates of meetings, etc., is rea.dily available at all times from the Secretary:Lieut.-Colonel B. L. Hooper, 4 Macartney House: Greenwich Park, 8.E.10. Telephones: "TER 7363" and •• Greenwich 1717".

THE SCHOOL ROLL SCHOLARS FROM MID·SUMM ER. 1553- CHRISTMAS, 1554 The ,p.:roper sequence of names is broken for this issue. It was staled in ~n earl ier number that a messing book (for 1561 -2) recording expenditure on School meals would be discussed at a later date, and is accordingly noticed in this number. It contains names of Scholar~ , ?ut these are a lready known for that period, and arc in print. However, it contains other.names. and 1l,IS sugg?sted above that these may possibly be those of Commoners of the School. The p~mte~1 lists ofter. noth.lIlg for the years 1553 and 1554 but names within these dates have now come to hghl 111 a newly Identified volume of Treasurers' Accounts of Christ Church, Canterbury (Chapter MSS ., Misc. Accts. no. 39). This volume contains accounts for two years, as follows : 1. Jf. 1- 21. Account entitled (f. Ir.) Compotus thesaurarii illcipiel/s a /esto sal1cte Katerille virginis (25 November, the date of the annual Chapter Audit] allllO 10 Marie vsque ad idem fes/um 011110 20 regil/e et regis [i.e. Philip] 10.

Tlus account therefore clearly runs from 25 Nov., 1553 until 25 Nov., 1554. I~

THE CANTUARIAN 2.

fr. 22- 32. Accounl entitled (f. 221'.) OffiCI/in thesflllrarii pro omnibus so/uciol/ibus per Johal/nem 0 Mylly.~ vice f/ugollis Glasyer mmo 1 regi/le Marie "sqlle 25 diem mem'is Novembris eiusdem olllli. Mary came 10 Ihe throne (after the Jallc GnlY interlude) 19 July, 1553. The account starts at Midsummer atld contains on ly expenses for two terms, Midsummer and Michaelmas. It clearly runs from Midsummer, 1553 (actually in the reign o f Edward VI) till Nov. 1553, There can be no doubt on thi s point, as the volume embod ies payments to such people Robert Goldson, whose sllccessor was appointed 2 Apri l, 1554 (Lc Neve: Fasli, I, p. 49),

We now have, therefore, namcs of Scholars at Midsummer and Michaelmas, 1553; at ChristJl1.:1s, 1553. and Lady Day. Midsummer and Michaeimas, 1554. This period covers a great moment in the career of the Headmuster, Jo hn Twyne. He served as Mayor of Canterbury for the municipal year 1553- 1554 ; in Feb ruary, a~ the he~d of a hundred horsemen from Canterbury he is to be found helping to suppress Wyatt's rebel lion agamst the projected marriage of Queen Mary with Philip of Spain. His Assistant must have had a busy time as the Council minutes show that in addi tion to his military activities he auended meet ings in the Guildhall with complete regularity.

[Misc. Aeels. no. 39. fol. 24v. ) (The salary of Mr. Twyne, Headmaster (archedidascalus) at S1. John Baplist (Midsummer), 1553, is ÂŁ5 ; there appea rs to be no Assistant; at Michaelmas Twyne receives ÂŁ5 and the Assistant Upodidascalus who is not named) 30s., from which it i.lppe<lrs he did not serve the full quarter.] ,

1553 St. John Baptist, Midsummer, 1553 Fisher Hoult Mannynge Barile Baseden Bake Josephe [this name is crossed out, with the !lote] Glase r solvit [i.e . Canon Glasier, the Treasurer-?] G. Morbred W,. .Morbred Piers Kenny Martyn Elgo r Devcnishe [t his name is crossed out with the note] GI<lsyer solvit Burden Gylham Frey . Rudropp [this name is crossed out, with the note) G lasyer solvit. Twyne Stokehelh Butt (the note is added] Joseph solvit. Knight Atwoodc Smythe Stace SwifL Willoughbey [crossed out, wi th note] Glasyer soivit,

Barton Symson Parkar Frogno! 1 Browne [crossed out, with note] Olasyer solvit. [fol. 25r) Hempsted l2Jayes Mockett Thatcher Bynde Clerke [the note is added) Joseph solvit. Halybreadc [crossed out, with note] Glasyer solvit Pickeringe [crossed out, with note] Glasyer solvit Webbe Master [c rossed out, with note] Glasyer solvit L. Twyne Hucys Gam Salamon Phillux A. Hoult Pyn e [crossed o ut, with note] Glasyer solvit Pelil [crossed o ut, wi th note] Joseph 801vit xa.

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Michaehnas, 1553 Willoughbcy Fisher Hoult Mannynge

Sta"" Barton Frognoid Syroson" ParkaI' Browne

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Joseph [crossed out, with note] Joseph solvit G. Morbred W. Morbred [Fol. 26rJ

Perse Kenny Martyn Elgor

Hempsted Hayes Mockelt Thatcher Bynde Clerke [the note is added) Joseph so lvit :(s. Holibred [crossed o ut with note] Josephe solvit. Webb

Pickeringe [fol. 26vJ

Devenishe Burden

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Petit

Smylh Swifl

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Christmas, 1553 Fisher Hbll Mannyng

Bariye Baseden Bueke Josephe G. Morbred W. Morbred Perse Kenny Martyne Elgor

R . Barton Frognoll Symson Parkar Browne Hempsted Hayes Mocket Thatcher Bynd [fol. 6rJ Clerke Holibred

Devenishe Burden Gilham Frey Rudropp Twyne Stokehethe Butt Knighl Atwoode Smythe Slace

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Ladyday, 1554 Willoughbey Fisher Hoult Mannynge Barly Baseden Bucke Josephe W. Mo rbred Perse Kenny Martyn Elgor

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Parkarr Browne Hempsted Hayes Mockel Thatcher llynde Clerke Ho li bred Webb Pickeringe Master Twync

Hues Gant Salamon Phinex D. Hoult Petit Pyne G. Morbred BramslOn Lested Motte Coxsn

Knight Swift Stace Frognoll Symson Parkarr Browne Hempsted Hayes Mockell T hacher Bynd Clerke

Holi bred Webb Pickeringc Twync Gam Phynu xe Hoult Pyne Pet it t [fo l. 7v] Transom Sa lamon Ke lsham

Howell Coxsn Lestedd Bramston Wil kenson Wreke Barton Mott Capon Thonge Paltocke Woode

Knighl Stace FrognoJl Symson [fol. SrJ Parkar Browne Hempsted Hayes Mockett Thacher Bynd Clerke

Holibred Webb Pickeringe Twyne Gant Phynnuxe Hoult Pyne Petitt Transham Salamon Kelsham Howell

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SOME LISTS OF COMMONERS, 1561 - -1562 The printed School His /DIY (p. 95) makes mention of "a very curious account-book which was kept by the Steward of the Peticanons' Hall in the lifth and sixth years of Queen Elizabeth" [i.e. November 1562- November, 1564]. It is stated that the book contains a separate account for each week in the year 1562-3. After the Dissolution of the monastery a bench of twelve Canons was established, with Minor Canons, and a whole host of capitular officers, with fifty King 's Scholars. The common dining-hall was designed as a place where all, except the Cano ns who had houses of their own, might mess together. Along the south side of the Green Court ran a narrow building of considerable length forming the necessarium of the priory. By a masterpiece of adaptation after the departure of the monks, this erection was metamorphosed into the common dining-hall. The fittings were removed, the floor levelled, and cooking arrangements instituted .

Apparently the building in its mediaeval function was most luxuriously appointed, being equipped with stained-glass windows depicting lives of the saints. This was too much for the conscientious protestants temp . Edward VI, and they were blotted o ut, probably by being painted over. The hall became less and less frequented when marriage was finally permitted to the clergy in the reign of Elizabeth, as no Minor Canon with a wife and home close at hand was likely to want to eat out. The School History (p. 94) affirms that the hall was transferred to the north side of the Mint Yard shortly after the death of Cardinal Pole (1558) and had fallen completely into disuse by 1609. . The book mentioned above is clearly MS. " Domestic Economy" No. 80 among the Cathedral Archives. However, the description given in the His/ory is inexact. To begin with, the date is not 1562- 1563, but 1561- 1562. Two passages from the volume are printed, giving the contrasted expenditure on victuals for Christmas week and the third week in Lent. The transcription is inaccurate despite the claim to preserve "all the peculiarities of spelling for which the original is conspicuous" . For instance, the History (p. 96, 5th line from bottom) renders a passage: "an ounce of pruins iijd", whereas it should run: " ij povnd of prwins iijd" ; even in 1951 " prwins" arc but Is. a pound. The word which the compilers of the HiS/DIY could not read (p. 97, line 4) is "[h]erbbs". It is very difficult to follow remarks made about the numbers of boys feeding in the hall. It is said that at Christmas there were forty-eight Commoners on the books of whom

twelve were Scholars. The compilers seem to have been persuaded to this belief by the fact, so they say, that certain small sums are noted against certain names in the list for Christmas week ; it is asstlmed that Commoners pay such sums, and Scholars none. However, no Stich sums are noted in Christmas week, nor can the statement apply to the

third week in Lent. Such sums are noted at various times, and clearly bear no relation to the proportion of Scholars to Commoners. It is difficult to interpret these small sums but a comparison between the lists given each week (which are substantially the same throughout the year) and the list of Scholars for the same period (1561 - 2) as printed in The Cantuarian (XXX, 254-7), will show conclusively that we have in the messing book a list of Scholars. A few names are missing from time to time, but this is probably due to absences for sickness or other causes. We should indeed very much like to IlaVe"early lists of Com moners of King's, but the promise in the History of thirty-six names cannot be maintained. The lack of such lists 152

THE CANTUARIAN is most lamen table and one wonders how many more great names might be added to the School Roll if a register of boys not on the Foundation had been kept. The book covers the year Michaelmas- Michaelmas, 1561- 1562. The accounts are divided into four terms of thirteen weeks, while daily expenditure on food is recorded in the greatest detail. Each week there is given, as indicated above, a list of names in number just under fifty, that is, the number of the Scholars. Now at the end of each stich list there is another list, headed "batlars" ; this list is in general short, containing.

four or five names, though at one point it rises to ten. The names of the Headmaster (Mr. Rushe) and the Second Master (Mr. Levens) are both to be found among these "battlers". The name of a certain Mr. Mobre (Movbre, Mobre = Mowbray?) occurs frequently in the lists of battlers. He does not appear to have been a member of the Cathedra l foundation and one wonders if he might not have been connected with the School in some way, perhaps as an Assistant Master paid out of Commoners' fees, and not out of Chapter funds, though this is a mere guess. He is treated with scant respect, being many times placed well down the list, and deprived of his " Mr.". The question is, who are these "battlers", apart from those dignified with the prefi x. "Mr."? There are seventeen names all told, emerging at intervals through the year: Ames, Anfeld, Benskin, Bodyam, Bourn, Creps (= Cripps ?), Dorrell, Drake, Franklin, Jordan, Lane, Marden, Marret, Metcalf, Norris, Thornex and Warrener.

The Chapter accounts reveal that there were lay clerks bearing the names: Anthony Bourn, John Marden and James Benskin, while there was a substitute Six-Preacher called Thomas Waryner, an Epistoler named John Norris, and a Chorister called Alan Marden . However, if the battlers with these names are identified with them, this still leaves many unaccounted for, and we are much inclined to the view that the lists in the messing book represent Commoners of the School. It will be noticed that certain names, such as Dorrell (Darrell) and Bodyam (Bodiam) are to be found in the lists of scholars, e.g. under Ladyday, 1562 (Call/uarian , XXIII, 255) ; this is perhaps corroborative evidence, since a Scholar might quite likely have a brother among Commoners. The names are given below under terms in which they occur, in order of first appearance: each of the names is given in the MS. with very substantial variations in spelling. M ICHAELMAS-CHRISTMAS

Drake, Franklen, Mr. Levens [Assistant Master], Warrener, Bourn, Medkafe, Anfeld, Norres. CHRISTMAS-LADYDAY

Mr. Levens, Wariner, Bourn, Anfeld, Ames, Mr. Moubre, Bencken (= Benskin). LADYDA y-MIDSUMMER

Mr. Levens, Bourn, Marden, Mr. Mobre, Bencken, Jourden. MIOSUMMER-MICHAELMAS

Mr. Levens. Bourn , Bensken, Mr. Mobre, Jorden, Marret, Lane, Mr. Rouche [Headmaster], Marden, Creps, Dorrell, Bodyam, Thornex. WILLIAM URRY

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THE JUNIOR SCHOOL From the Parrot House The influenza bug which wrought havoc through most of the country claimed its toll here too, and "Succeeded in bringing a good many of our usual activities to a standstill. The number of those who failed to materialize on the first day of term was the largest I have ever known; 21 boarders and 8 day-boys. 'The germ got to work straight away. The victims overflowed from the sick-rooms, and one large dormitory had to become a sick-room. Grown-ups went down right and left. We are most grateful to a number of grown-ups who came in to help us temporarily. while our own custodians retired to bed put out of action for the necessary few days- your correspondent not excepted. The Junior Hous~ (Forms IA and In) was least affected; we were able to isolate them from their elders. Games of Course 'suffered as much as school work. Indeed, at the time of writing there has not been a single Rugger match .and, until the beginning of March and the break in the wet spell, not many days of ordinary games either: We are arranging a few matches before the end of the term, but there is nothing at present to report under the usual games heading. Barn P.T. and runs are hardly worth comment!

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The school has received a most interesting gift from Lady Milner; the malIet and trowel with which 'she laid the foundation stone of the school building over 22 years ago, on the 18th July. 1928. They are made of ebony and silver. On the mallet is the inscription ' ' This mallet was used by the Right Honourable the Viscountess Milner in laying the foundation stone of the Junior King's School, Canterbury, at Milner <;Ourt, Sturry, Kent, on 18 vii 1928", and a similar inscription is on the trowel. Each has the school .arms in the centre, in royal blue and white enamel. They have been put into a small glass case on a bracket in the dining hall, beautifully made by Lord Milner's faithful and loyal servant, Mr. E. H. Taylor who only retired from the post of school carpenter last year. ' With them Lady Milner has given to us all the papers and correspondence which concern the giving ·of the site of this school, the plans for the buildings, and other matters which concern the earliest history. Writers of the letters are Lord Milner himself, Lady Milner, the then Dean of Canterbury, Colonel Fennell, ·of Wytham, the then head of the King's School, Joseph Poole, and a number of interesting people. The papers are in, and will remain in, the despatch case which Lord Milner used as a member of the 'Cabinet during the First World War. When the history of the school comes to be written they will be the source for its information. A perusal of them clears away a number of misconceptions ~bout the -early days of the Junior School, and explains a number of things which had not been obvious before. For the second consecutive Christmas we made a collection of toys, at the end of last term, for the benefit of Dr. Barnardo's Homes. Generosity was no doubt increased by the thought of further supplies -coming a few days after the beginning of the holidays. We collected a good number, mostly of smaller toys, D inky toys and so on, which must have been useful for the children's Christmas stockings. The Matron of the Charlton Park, Bishopsbonrne, Home, sent us the following letter :"Will you please thank the pupils on behalf of the children here for the many toys they sent at ·Christmas. I can assure you they were very much appreciated. The children had a very happy Christmas, and went to a number of parties. At the present moment we are coping with 'flu and measles. We all send our good wishes to your pupils and hope that they have a very happy term." Our old friend Mr. F. L. Crabtree supplies us with a savings box for the N.S.P.C.C., which stands normally in the dining hall, and which he collects and opens terminally. Last term's collection came to £1 lis. 3d.

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Winners of form prizes at the end of last term were :- VI, Nigel Nicholls; Y, Antony Coxon and Antony Smith; IVA , Antony Budgen; IVn, Antony Taylor; lIlA, Peter Smedley; IIIB, John Crofts .and Jack Gingell; IIA, Christopher Morgan; lIn, Thomas Bewley; lA, Patrick Hinchy; In, William

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We offer our congratulations on their respective engagements to several members of the staff; Mr. .Michael Bass, who is engaged to Miss April Cossons, and Mr. Douglas Innous. on his engagement to .Miss Muriel Relton. Both weddings are due to take place in the summer holidays. Mr. Bass, after five 154

THE CANTUARIAN years with us, leaves us for another post at the end of this term. His place as a teacher of French wilr be taken by Mr. L. Havard-James, B.A. (Emmanuel College, Cambridge). Mr. Innous will not be leaving. us. Miss Relton will be giving up her charge of the Junior House at the end of the summer term, but hopes to continue teaching as Mrs. Innous.

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We record here the birth of the Scout Group at the beginning of this term. A troop of four patrols,. 32 scouts in all, and about the same number of cubs in a Cub Pack, have now begun their scouting life. Most of our scouting this term has consisted of second-class work and preparations for the summer term .. Our apologies to the Kakas. In last term's notes Tstated that the Loveridge Sports Cup had been won .. on a tie, by Macaws and Keas. It should have been. Macaws and Kakas. The cup, for the second six months of the year, is now resting on the Kakas' shelf. W .H.O_

CORRESPONDENCE 7 Branksome Wood Road, Bournemouth . 27th January, 1951. To the Editors of THE CANTUARIAN Dear Sirs, Many of us will sympathise with the feelings which prompted the writing of the letter' published in your December issue on the evils of war and military training.

Certainly all of us who took any part in the last World War (I personally happen to' have seen active service with an Infantry Battalion in two World Wars), can only wish to avoid any further destruction of lives and property, let alone the crippling effect of the cost of rearmament on our national economy. One must, however, be realistic in considering the problem. No-one would suggest that the best way to prevent civil crime would be to abolish the police force. It is true that the police do not create crime but they are both unproductive and expensive and should be quite unnecessary in a truly Christian country. Nor need an army create a war. It may, in fact, prevent one. It is certain that without adequate and efficient military forces our political leaders can carry little weight in their dealings and discussions with countries such as Soviet Russia, a non-Christian state with an immense military force in being and the openly avowed intention of endeavouring to make all other countries adopt their mode of life and government.

The disarming of some countries and the maintenance of large armed forces by others would not seem to be the solution. Wars are usually impelled by fear or vanity, indignation, or national considerations. These are the factors which need to be eliminated. The real solution is the practical application of Christian thought and action by all the countries of the world. Until this can be attained we shall be compelled either to maintain an army for our defence or to be prepared to lose our national independence. 155

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I cannot, of course, comment on the training in the School C.C.F ., but I can emphasise <Jne of the problems of the Regular Army in its peace-time train ing. It is how best to Âˇcultivate in its ranks the habit of instant a nd unquestioned obedience to orders which may have to be acted on by a body of men, perhaps physically exhausted, hungry, and under enemy fire, witho ut destroying in the ind ividual his personal initiative and ability to reason thin gs out for himself. The best trained army in the world will achieve little in peace or war without so und .discipline. The lack of discipline can be equally harmful both in an army or in civil life, but it shows its disastrous results far more quickly in the fo rm er. Its adverse effects -can be concealed for a long time in civil life. Actuall y military training is not only healthy but can be both interesting and enjoyable. There is nothing evil in discipline of a balanced kind whether it is related to a football team, an army or a Country. Obviously there is a considerable difference in the type of discipline required in the Regular Army as compared with the Territorial Arm y, in peacet ime, the C.C.F. and the A.C.F., and in the methods used to achieve it. Yours sincerely, C. C. SMYTHE, Lt.-Colonel, late The Royal Hampshire Regiment

The Museum, T he King's School, Canterbury. 13th March, 1951-

To the Editors ojTHE CANTUARIAN Sir, To-day the Daily Worker publishes a "challenging proposal" of one of its readers. It is for a competition. "All you have to do is to send us in a letter not exceeding 400 words your ideas on the subject: "My PLAN TO INCREASE THE CIRCULATION OF THE PAPER". The First Prize is an invitation to meet the D ean at a meeting of the Editorial Board and a specially bound presentation set of the Selected Works of Lenin. The opportunity is too good to miss. May I emulate so constructive a reader and Âˇsuggest a similar competition? Might not the subject be My WAY WITH OLD CANTUARIA NS? And could you, Sir, with the example of the Dean before yo u, overcome .your natural modesty to the extent of offering as First Prize an invitation to attend a meeting of the Editorial Board of The Cantuarian and a specially bound (and signed) presentation copy of the Selected Works of Lucian? Perhaps you would even consider <Jffering the Dean's Theological Works as Consolation Prize?

I am, Sir, Your most a ttentive reader, HISTORICUS

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CONTEMPORARIES The Editors gratefully acknowledge the receipt of the following Magazines and apologise for any inadvertent omissions : -

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EDITORIAL The other Sunday, in one of those brief intervals which the II ' Summer Term occasionally allows for reflection, I was seized, as by a I sudden physical pain, with the realisation that in a month's time I I would be leaving. And in that moment I tried to sum up all my II experience at school, and to decide why, precisely, I was sorry to be I leaving. Of course it was impossible. How could I hope to define or even to describe an indefinite shapeless thing, like the soul of a school? Nor was I able to put into words the atmosphere of warmth and serenity, of purpose and of rightness, which is the background of all that we do here, however trivial and foolish . ./ But as my memory travelled back over my life at Canterbury I came, here and there, upon a moment or an incident which stood out If clearly, and which seemed somehow to epitomise the spirit of the 1 II place. They were short and simple moments, but in each of them I was aware of a special experience which will always represent Canterbury to me, even when the rest of my school career has faded into a cloud of vague memories. 1 路I The first incident occurred on the second day of the Christmas I Term of 1945, the first term after our return to Canterbury from 路 I Cornwall. School Prayers were held in the Eastern Crypt, the only I

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place that could then be heated. On t.hat second morning I w~s sent with a party of boys to move the cham III the Crypt. We dld not know where we had to go ; and after we had gone up the Dean's Steps and had been re-directed down the North Quire Aisle we came out on to the steps above the Nave Altar. I was behind the. others, . who had already disappeared across the steps and down mto the Crypt. So for half a minute I stood there alone. The Nave was empty. I felt very small, solitary, and very high up, looking down on to the floor and the chairs of the Nave, as though I were standing on the edge of a cliff with the sea stretching away below me to an empty horizon . For that half-minute I stood silent and spell-bound, conscious of the past flowing up towards me, like waves beating up towards the shore. Then the spell broke, and I almost ran across the steps to join the others. The second incident also took place in the Christmas Term, but at least three years later. It was one evening when there was a lecture or recital, and I happened to wander across to the West Cloister, opposite the door of the Chapter House. From where I s~ood the great stained-glass window of the Chapter House IS III full view. In the Cloisters it was dark; but the window, lit from within, blazed like a gigantic jewel, radiant in a setting of old stone. It was a sight of amazing splendour, for the colours- the reds and blues, the gold and purple- had achieved an extr~ordinary brilliance. The ~ackground to this miracle was the deep wmter dar kness, with a pnckle of stars, above the vast shadow of the Cathedral. The third occasion is more recent and more simple still. I happened to be up early one morning this term, and to be in the Gr<!en Court some ten minutes before breakfast. There was the promise of heat later in the day, but the air was still cool and serene. A clear but soft light fell on all the buildings of the Precincts, upon the white and grey speckled flint of the Sellingegate, upon the warm red brick of the Cathedral Library, and on the fresh green of the trees in the Baptistry Garden. A milk-cart clattered away into the Mint Yard and out into Northgate, and there was suddenly a moment of intense stillness. Even the pigeons, swooping around Bell Harry, ceased their chatter, and the occasional shouts from Lattergate had died away. Then I was aware, for a second or two, of the comforting peace of this heritage of ours, like an oasis of quiet in the wilderness l4iO

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of this world'. The noises of the waking city seemed to have dwindled fa r away, si nking to a low murmur. Then the dream was broken ; the buses began to move again, and the world was awake once more. The ex perience of those moments will last me all my life. I have found mention of something like them in the autobiography of John Bucha n : "There may be Peace without Joy, and Joy without Peace, but the two combined make happiness. It was happi ness that I knew in those rare moments. The world was a place of inexhaustible beauty, but still more it was the husk of something infinite, ineffable and immortal, in very truth the garment of God." That is what I have learnt here, and it is somethinE' that 1 at least can never lose. THE SCHOOL Head Head Head Head Head Head

Captain of the School: R. D. H. Roberts of School House R. D. H. ROBERTS of The Grange ... S. YOUNG of Walpole House H. J. FRAMPTON of Meister Orners P. J. WALKER of Luxrnoore House H. D. l'YMMS of Marlowe House J. B. PHILLIPS

MONITORS R. D. H. ROBERTS, P. J. WALKBR, S. YOUNG, R. O. A. NORRIS, B. E. LEE, P. J. S. MURRAY, F. G. J. NORTON, H. J. FRAMPTON, H. I. DUCK, J. B. PHILLIPS, H. D. l'YMMS, K. D. AGNEW School House: The Grange: Walpole House: Meister Orners: Luxmoore House:

HOUSE PREFECTS J. CASSIDY, M. HERBERT, D. S. JENKINS, M. P. D. MALLINSON, P. R. NEWSOME C. J. BELL, D. H. ELLIOTT, C. A. R. HOARE, R. H. LoWRY, T. T. MORGAN, P. H. Moss, N. C. G. RAFFLE, D. C. RYELAND D. M. COUPE, P. C. E. CREASY, P. DAWSON, R. L. T. HUDSON, G. F. NASH, B. J. STAFFORD, A. J. TAYLOR R. D. J. AGNEW, P. S. HASKINS, J. C. PEARSON, A. V. SHUFFLEBOTHAM, J. M. SKINNER P. G. H. BILLINGHURST, C. M. BRENNAN, D. CLIFT, J. F. FOSTER, G. W. HACKBTT, D. SNOXALL. 161

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T. H. BIRNBERG, Marlowe House : Captain of Boats Captain of Cricket Captain of Tennis and Squash Captain of Swimming Captain of Fencing Captain of Shooting Captain of Fives

FOWLER, J. E. INGLETON R. D. H. ROBERTS B. E. LEE P. J. S. MURRAY J . F . FOSTER B. E. LEE C. J . BELL F. G. J. NORTON

EOITORS OF The Canfuariall R. D . H. ROBERTS, P. H. Moss

VIRTUTE FUNCTI MORE PATRUM DUCES R. M . V. BEITH.-Entered School, May, '45; Upper VI, Sept., '49 ; House Prefect, Jan., '48 ; School Monitor, Sept., '49 ; Head of Meister Omers, Sept., '50 ; 1st XV, '48-'50; Captain of Rugby Football, '49-'50; 1st Hockey XI, ' 5{}-'51; Captain of Swimming, '49-'50. R. P. M. DAvIES.-Entered School, Sept., '46; Upper VI, Sept., '50 ; 2nd XI, '49. J . E. M. LUCIE-SMITH.-Entered School, May, '46; Milner Scholar and Senior King's Scholar, '46 and '48; School Monitor, Jan. , '50; State Scholarship, '50; Editor of The Cantuarian, '50-'5 1; Postmastership in History, Merton College, Oxford . A. E. H. PEDDER.- Entered School, Sept., '45; House Prefect, Sept., '49; 1st XV, '49'50 ; 2nd Hockey XI, '50- ' 51; Sergeant, C.C.F. D. PESc HEK.-Entered School, Sept., '46 ; Music Scholar; House Prefect, Sept., '49; Upper vr, Sept., '50 ; Hon . Sec., School Orchestra, Military Band and Gramophone Society ; LISgt., C.C.F. A. B. POLLOK.-Entered School, Sept. , '45; King's Scholar; Upper VI, Sept., '48; School Mon itor, Jan., '50 ; Head of Luxmoore, May, '50; Vice-Captain of School, Sept., '50; 1st XV, ' 50 ; LISgt., C.C.F.

VALETE G. W. N. Coats, P. F. Opher.

SALVETE D. E. Balfour, D. G. Barber, R. L. Bates, R. A. Burnham, C. J. M. Cooper, J . H. Cooper-Poole, J. S. Davis, P. G. W. C. Flashman, J. P. M. Glenny, R. M. Goodsall, A. J. Hamilton, R . J. JeU, C. P. Lardner, M. J. Minns, J. K. Morriss, D . H. Ogilvy, D. B. Rees, J . D . Richardson, R. J . W . Sainsbury, C. S. Stevens, H . J. Steward, P. J, Van Berckel, D. J. White, J . W. S. R Young.

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THIS AND THAT Scholarships

We congratulate P. 1. Wa lker on his Open Scholarship in History to Trinity College, Oxford ; and 1. P. Bu rb rid ge on his Choral Scholarship to King's, Cambridge.

The Editors are not sure if the Loihian History Essay Prize at Oxford has ever before been wo n by a member of the School. They think not. David Edwards, History Demy of Magdalen, has brought great distinction upon himself and his School by gaining it in this past term. The Essay is open to all who care to compete, undergraduates or graduates, up to seven years' standing in the University. It marks the win ner out as one of the select co mpany of brilliant historians. The subject of this year's essay was John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy, and D . L. Edwards' essay amounted to something like 70,000 wo rds. In du e course, no doubt, it will be published as a book. We are sure that this is but the beginning of an unusually brilliant career. We offer the successful essayist sincere (and humble) congratulations, and the most cordial wishes for his future .

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We record with pleasure that T . Irla m and A. S. Mitchell-Innes have gained Cadetships to the R.M.A., Sandhurst at this last examination.

Major D . S. Lucas, Royal Artillery, the son of our Dr. Lucas, has been Mentioned in Despatches for gallant a nd distinguished service in Malaya. Squadron-Leader W. Simpson, D.P.C., has been awarded the O.B.E. III the recent Birthday Honours for his work on the National Advisory Co uncil on Employment of the Disabled. To both we offer hearty congratulations. O.K.S . Distinctions

Many O.K.S. will have read with dismay the statement in The Times that the Principal of the Hall has resigned his office as from the end of thiS Summer. A. B. Emden, it is not too much to say, has " made" the Hall. Han He has been Principal for 22 years and was Vice-Principal for almost 10 years before that. In 1909 the Hall numbered about 40 undergraduates, having averaged not much more than 26 or so for many a long year previouslÂĽ. It used to have a problem in finding tea ms and crews from its small numbers - but It did, though they could not hope to be conspicuously successfu l. Now the Hall numbers. 250, and has for years been recognised as one of the "soundest" Colleges III Oxford, dlsllnglllshed alike in the Schools and on the playing-fields and river. New buildings have from time to time been erected, and though not a rich Society, the fin ancial position of the Hall is excellent. All this is due to the loyalty, devotion and inspiration of one man. We are proud that he is a member of this School. As Canterbury is the oldest School in Europe, so is SI. Edmund Hall the oldest Collegiate Society for undergraduates. The Principal retires through ill-health, brought on not only by his labours for the Hall, but more particularly by his great exertions for the . University Naval Division in the War. O.K .S . at Oxford will sorely miss his informal and friendly "presidency" of them, but the best way they can thank him is to serve their School and their College with similar unselfish devotIOn. After a period of rest, we hope that we shall see Mr. Emden often here at Canterbury, for nobody can possibly be more welcome.

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THE CANTUARIAN To most of the School, Sir H. Maxwell-Anderson will be no more than a name, but a few even of the present boys knew him from connection with Kenya or Uganda. A number of O.K.S. in the Army and Navy will remember him well. He was a great friend of the School, and not a few boys came here through his advice. We deeply regret that he has recently died in Malta. He retired from the Navy In 1912, was called to the Bar, and later became K.C., and Attorney-General of Gibraltar and Chief Justice of Fiji. In 1936 he retired and settled in Malta; and in the early part of 1939 there was an O.K.S. Gathering in his house - mostly Army and Navy officers - to meet the Headmaster, who had been a close friend since 191 6. Sir Hendon Maxwell-Anderson, R.N., C.B.E., K.C.

A visit from Sir Ronald Storrs, K.C.M.G., this term reminds us - if we needed any reminder - of our valued friend Sir Hugh Walpole. He and Sir Ronald were devoted friends, and that is one reason why we are always delighted to see the latter here. The Life of Sir Hugh has now been written by Rupert Hart-Davies, and is due to be published this year. We look forward eagerly to it. Memories of Hugh Walpole

With profound regret very many O.K.S. will read that Dr. Lucas is resigning Dr. Lucas from the School practice at the end of this Summer. It is possibly not re.alised how arduous was the doctor's task in th~ war, as Brigadier in charge . of CaITo HOSPital, and then ill India, where he was responSible for all medical arrangements needed if an invasion of Malaya should have been decided upon. Dr. Lucas has been the School doctor for well over 20 years now, having succeeded his brother-in-law who himself was - we believe - the second generation of the family to have held thi; post. We wish the doctor every happiness in his retirement, but we hope that he will not fail to come to all the Rugger matches: otherwise, our sense of loss will be the more acute. O.K.S. Marriages

The Headmaster married Michael Culver Evans at Hythe and Brian Arnold in the Cathedral this term to their respective ladies. At the former wedding the most resplendent figure of all was Tony Evans, his brother's best man ' magnificent in the full dress of a (?) Life-guard$man.

Last year we put down three new hard Courts on Blore's Piece. Of course, the ground had first been levelled by a local firm. During the War theÂˇ City Authorities had made underground shelters, towards the road and rather under the first court, which they subsequently filled in. Unhappily subsidence of some kind has lately taken place, and for the moment two of the court; are out of action. We sincerely hope that somebody will make good the damage! Tennis Courts

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Both the Archdeacon of Canterbury and the Headmaster again this term preached befor~ the University of Oxford: while Canon Standen preached to the Umverslty of Cambndge. Is the w.orld at last waking up to the importance of Canterbury?

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THE CANTUARTAN We beg to congratulate the Headmaster on the successes of his children! It was good to see that Mr. David Shirley was called to the Bar in June by Lincoln's Inn. It is to be hoped that our children - or children's children - will see him Lord Chancellor. Mrs. Barlow ("Janet" to us) was once more back among us in the Precincts for some two months, and was happily delivered of a boy, subsequently baptized in the names of Roger John by his grandfather in the Cathedral. Rumour has it that Roger John is already entered for this School where his mother pursued a distinguished career in the Modern Languages Sixth, thus making the School for two years co-educational.

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We should like to express our appreciation of what Mr. Malcolm Boyle, F.R.A.M., our new Director of Music, has accomplished in so short a time. The Choir and the Orchestra have practised vigorously; so much so that the Choir sang Evensong for the Cathedral in June. Yet the term's programme must have appeared daunting! The Band was due to give four public performances in the Festival, the Orchestra a full-dress concert; musicians for the Merchant of Venice had to be trained; a vocal-cum-orchestral party to be arranged for "Music in the Cloisters" - and all in addition to the routine. Unhappily Mr. T. A. S. Wright leaves at the end of the term; we are most appreciative of all that he has done and wish him every prosperity in the future.

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The StaftÂˇ will be strengthened next term by additional masters, to whom we proffer an early welcome. Mr. B. J. M. Simpson, B.A. (Clifton and Queen's, Oxford), Mr. T. F. Neales, B.A. (Bromsgrove and Worcester), Mr. R. K. Blumenau, B.A., D.LITI'. (St. Paul's and Wadham) are to help with Modern Languages, Science and History respectively. Mr. David Lawrence, M.A. (Forest and Oriel and Jesus) can somehow hardly be described as "new"; for he was with liS for a training term, and we liked him so much and he us that his permanent sojourn among us seemed to be naturally arranged. Mr. D. S. Goodes, M.A. (Westminster City and B. N.C.) has joined us this te~m, to our great pleasure.

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The Cathedral Library

It is good news that this is now to be re-built; in fact, the work already begun. The first task was to shift 18,000 volumes from passage-way of the former Library to the Triforium. This, we pleased to say, was accomplished by 100 boys from the School in day.

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The following Scholarships were awarded in June:SENIOR KING'S SCHOLARSHIPS: J. de V. Allen, M. J. Moore, W. J. Lancashire, D. J. B. Greenwood. KING'S SCHOLARHIPS: R. I. Baker (Bickley Hall), R. R. Burk (Cam Brea, Bromley), C. C. Farmer (Picket Post, Ringwood), G. C. Fletcher (Bickley Hall), P. J. Freeman (Canterbury Cathedral Choir School), R. O. Linforth (Wellington House, Westgate), C. P. McCurdy (Hydneye House, Baldslow), N. H. Nicholls (Milner Court), A. Seal (The Hall School, Hampstead), A. B. A. Stears (Westbrook House, Folkestone), A. J. B. Walker (The Dragon School, Oxford), C. M. J. Whittington (The Downs School, Wraxall). .

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THE CANTUARTAN MILNER SCHOLARSHIP: T. B. H. Phillips (pilgrim's School, Winchester). CHRISTINA MASON SCHOLARSHIPS: B. W. Miller (Boarzell School, Hurst Green), I. S. McDonald (Dulwich College Preparatory School), R. G. Paterson (Pembroke House School, Hampton). SIR CHARLES ARMSTRONG SCHOLARSHIP: T. J. Osborne - with the status of a King's Scholar. GREAVES SCHOLARSHIP: J. B. Davies - with the stat us of a King's Scholar. MuSIc SCHOLARSHIPS: M. J. Ricketts (St. Paul's Cathedral Choir School), A. J. Agnew (Canterbury Cathedral Choir School), R. A. Lane (Cathedral Choir House, Oxford) D. S. Rowe-Beddoe (Llandaff Cathedral Choir School). ' EXHIIlITIONS: S. C. Hardisty (Milner Court), P. Furneaux (Milner Court). From the Kentish Observer of 22nd March, after noting the colourful Confirmationscene made by the Dean and Chapter, "The Organist opened with New Style Parry's Elegy and the Exullotion was read by Canon F. J. Shirley. Cricket There is no truth in the rum our that a match is being arranged between Roedean and the School XI. The Reverend R. W. F. Wootton joined the Staff in 1936. A Scholar of A Former C.C.C. , Oxford, he too k Firsts in Mods. and Greats. After the War began, Master he went to the Far East as a lay missionary and did wonderful work in Burma, for which he was decorated with the M.B.E. The War over, he returned to Oxford to study for the Ministry and was ordained in India. He is a missionary in Pakistan. This term brought him on a visit to us - most welcome in every way - to preach abo ut Mission wo rk, after which he gave us a most informative and interesting lecture on Pakistan, illustrated by film and slides. We wish Mr. and Mrs. Wootton every happiness in their important work - probably from every angle the most important kind of work that can be undertaken. This year the Festival runs from July 18th to August 14th, and like The Festival Caesar's Gaul is divided into three parts. The Cathedral Festival dates are July 18th to 29th; the City's from then till August 4th, after which follows Cricket Week. We hope it will all proye an amazing success, as it can be if the citizens of Canterbury rally round their indefatigable Mayor in eager support. The School's contributio ns are an Orchestral Concert, fOllr or fi ve Band Concerts, four performances of the Mercholll of Venice, and a few other things. In addition, we are

supposed to provide innumerable stewards for innumerable occasions, to play cricket matches, to prepare for Speeches, and to pass the Higher and School Certificate Examinations which now pass under the new name of the General Certificate of Education. At last Canterbury has its theatre! It owes this to the Mayor, though The Marlowe all those who have for years clamoured that the City should have its Theatre own theatre must be prepared to support the venture to the utmost extent. The building is admirable in size, in equipment and in comfort. Prices charged are most reasonable, and the general standard of production is satisfyingly high. It will be a blot on the City's name and fame - the City which is proud of its Marlowe, second only to Shakespeare in dramatic art - if through lukewarmness, or worse still, cynical criticism and hostility, the Marlowe Theatre should have a short life. The School is keen to do its part, and the Headmaster has placed the theatre within bounds, 166

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We ought to call it Speeches Day. Our tpadition is ancient and different from most. Speech Day usually implies a distinguished visitor who distributes prizes and makes the speech of the day. Judging from those we have heard elsewhere, we think the Speech tends to a pattern . But with us, as for centuries past, it is the Sixth Form who make the Speeches ; now only once a year, but formerly four times ; yet no w as then, in Greek and Latin, in English, French and German . We call them Speeches, as our forefathers did, though they are excerpts from Plays. At all events this present Speeches Day is' a notable occasion. H .R.H. the Duchess of Kent will open the new building in Green Court known as the Larder-Gate, the entrance to the kitchen department of the old monastery. Afterwards the Duchess will lunch in the Hail, and a distinguished company has accepted the Headmaster's invitation to meet Her Royal Highness at lunch, including the Archbishop and Mrs. Fisher, the Lord Lieutenant, the High Sheriff, the Mayor and Mayoress, Lord and Lady Bruce, Lord and Lady Harris, Lady Milner, Lady Plender and Lady Luxmoore.

Speech Day

As our readers know, the Club now develops itself in numbers and equipment to row Eights. We shall be a "rowing school". The urgent need is for a boat-house at Plucks Gutter. Will anyone give it to us, and so enshrine his name to all posterity? The lists of scholars since 1572, which have been appearing in The The School Roll Canlual'ian for some years, have been passed on to the Society Genealogists by J. A. Flower (1939-45). Eventually, perhaps, when the lists are complete, they might be bound by the School and presented to the Society.

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It appears that there has been some confusion over the initials of J. M. Denney,

but we wish to apologise for our mistake in the last number, and to make it clear that the above initials are correct. That at Fordwich on June 5th, during a Military Band concert, races were We hear held. We have learned with regret of the death of Lt.-Col. W. L. Crawford , Lt.-Col. W. L. C.D.E., D.S.O., who although not himself an O.K.S., was the founder Crawford of the Crawford Essay Prize. The following remarks and spellings appeared in the papers of various Scholarship candidates, during the examinations in June:Scholarship "Nelson's Discovery ship was a very famous one, which was used English in the battle of Waterloo." Meusume - earley - amaginitive - among the tropicle islands - dazeling [We do not know whether any of the authors of the above have actually been elected to scholarships.] For some years past a friend of the School who wishes to remain The Rockies anonymous, has given ÂŁ20 to enable a boy to travel abroad for the on ÂŁ20! summer holidays. This money has so far been used in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany, and many new friendships have been made as a result. Before the war one boy managed to get as far as the Rocky Mountains on his grant! We are making this gift known in the hope that others may be prompted to make similar gestures; we happen to know that the present donor would like his example to be followed! Apology

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THE C ANTUARIAN Odi Profanum Vulgus . . . " A knowledge of the Classics is the basis of all gentlemanship." (Scholarship Essay.) Our contribution .to the Festival of Britain has not been confined to Canterbury. For when Mr. Herbert Morrison realised that Festival Gardens, Ltd., had cost ÂŁ1 ,000,000 more than was expected, it was to an O.K.S., Major H. L. Joseph (19 I 9-23) that he turned for help. Major Joseph has been appointed to the post of managing-director of Festival Gardens, Ltd. He is a mechanicaJ civil and electrical engineer of distinction, who has had great experience of the engineering side of the entertainment business, particularly in Wales. One Welsh paper has described him as "the engineering and business genius of Coney Beach" . It is with great satisfaction that we have read of large crowds at Battersea, and we are sure that, under Major Joseph's control the deficit is steadily dwindling. Into the Breach

Once again the 1st IV spent a week in Cambridge at the end of the holidays and once again the Captain of Boats and another member of the crew wer~ "progged" . We understand that they were able to satisfy the proctors that they were not members of the University, and there have been no repercussions.

Tradition

Ornithologist " I'm sorry I'm late. I was helping a bird out of a difficulty." Corpore sana

We were all glad to read iu the report of the GeneraJ Inspection that the Naval Section had " very good physique".

From The Times Personal Column:Optimism? "WANTED, ASSISTANT MASTER .... one keen on work . ... " . "WANTED. For North Country Prep. School, Assistant Master, must be iitem disciplinarian and good cricketer, prospects good, food excellent." Well what about it? ' Heard at the Mint Yard Gate

"What's in there Dad?" " That's the King's College, that is." "What's that for?" "One of them schools for spivs."

Recently a stone was dug up in the Grange garden, on which were carved the following names:Ino Middleton October 1st 1761 John Stafford Lane Harrison The stone is 10 inches long, 6 inches wide and 5 inches in height, and was probably part of a carved pillar, which may have belonged to the Cathedral. We have traced the first name to a scholar, John Middleton, but neither of the other names appears in the Scholars' Register. They are not so neatly engraved and appear to be of a later date, and so, probably, they were Commoners of whom we have no record. We can only wonder what sort of boys these were, and where they found the stone, and in what circumstances they carved their names on it. Who done it?

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THE CANTUARIAN This is the title of a book just published by Longmans, written by B. S. Rowntree and G. R. Lavers. Every clergyman, every intending clergyman, every schoolmaster at least should study it. In fact every educated man ought to do so. The book is a study of English life as itis to-day; a study based upon facts and statistics. This does not mean it is dull; indeed the book is of absorbing interest. If you want to know what ordinary English folk do and say and think about gambling, drink, smoking, sex, the theatre, the cinema, honesty, education, and religion, you will find it all here, and factually, not conjecturally. As to religion, the authors conclude that IVe are living on the spiritual capital of the past. English Life and Leisure

Miles Baster not only gained a place in the final sixteen of the Festival of Britain Violin Solo Competition (aJl ages), but came second with 92 marks. It was won by a man many years his senior. The Competition was held in the Wigmore Hall, which shows its importance, and both he and Mr. Sammons, his distinguished teacher, are to be congratulated on a rare achievement.

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Wednesday week an attempt was made to excite a riot at Canterbury, History from on account of the Corn Bill. A number of the lower orders paraded local journals, the effigy of a Noble Earl through the principal streets of the city; and 1815 in the evening, having returned to the front of the Guildhall, consigned it to the flames, amidst hootings, hisses, and groans. They then proceeded to acts of violence, by breaking the windows of John Baker, Esq., one of the Members of Parliament for the city, at St. Stephen's; and of Mr. D. J. Parker, at the end of North Lane. The disturbances, however, were speedily quelled, and next day, John Jarman, one of the rioters, was committed to gaol, together with his brother Thomas Jarman, who had attempted a rescue. CANTERBURY.- Thursday being the Anniversary of the King's School Slleeches in Feast, an impressive sermon was preached at the Cathedral by the Rev. 1821 Mr. Plater, Jun., in which he set forth the advantage of a public classical education, and stated that the immortal Harvey, who discovered the circulation of the blood, was educated in that foundation ; as were the present Lord Chief Justice of England, and the Bishop of Peterborough. After the service, the Very Reverend the Dean of Canterbury, Dr. Marlow, the Stewards, and many ladies and gentlemen, proceeded to the school, to hear the speeches of the young gentlemen. Mr. Usmar spoke the school speech with very great correctness. Mr. Jackson Delmar obtained by his merit the two prizes of the Lord Chief Justice. The Headmaster of The King's School, Parramatta, has had to decline his Invitation invitation to the luncheon in honour of H. R.H. the Duchess of Kent. He says that had the invitation been accompanied by a cheque for ÂŁ585 he would very gladly have accepted! But he sends instead hearty greetings from all at Parramatta, and " best wishes for a successful function". Old Bones

There has always been considerable controversy over the existence and whereabouts of the Bones of St. Thomas. Next term's Cantuarian will contain an article upon the subject, based on the recent investigations of experts, 1~9

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It came as a great shock to us all here at School that Mrs. Juckes had died at the early age of 57. It will come as a great hock to those who, living in far places abroad, have not yet heard this sad news. Bethea Forrest Juckes died on June 26th after a long and severe illness borne with that gallantry with which she met all troubles throughout life. May she rest in God's peace and may that same peace comfort and support her husband and family. '

A Memorial Service was held in the Cathedral on Monday, July 9th, attended by very many of her friends, by former members of Milner Court, and by masters and boys now at School there. Tt was right that past and present pupils of the Junior School should be at that service to give thanks for the life and work of one who had given herself wholly to the welfare of the School. Everyone would agree that the success of Milner Court from its inception in 1928 was due - more than merely " largely", due almost entirelyto the unselfish, unsparing devotion of Mrs. Juckes. The School was her family, and not a member of it but she cared for him as though he had been her own child. For all those years she cherished the School, and ifits members to-day find that their heritage is a goodly heritage, a place of joy and happiness, let them remember with gratitude and prayer her who made their inheritance possible, Bethea Forrest Juckes.

A DISTINQUISHED O.K.S. LITERARY TNTELLIGENCE (From Johll Murray (Publishers), Ltd.)

One of the Heinemann Foundation Prizes for 1950 has been awarded by the Royal Society of Literature to Patrick Leigh Fermor for his book, The Traveller's Tree, in which he describes his journeys amongst the Caribbean Tslands. The book, already in its third impression, was hailed on publication "as the outstanding travel book of the year", and its award is a confirmation of an unusually enthusiastic critical acclaim.

Patrick Leigh Fermor is a rare example of the man of letters who is also a man of action- a combination as rare now as it is welcome. At the age of eighteen and a half, he set off on a leisurely walking tour from Rotterdam to Constantinople and subsequently lived in many parts of the Balkans and the Greek Archipelago. At the outbreak of the war, he enlisted in the Irish Guards to become liaison officer to Greek Headquarters in the Halo-Greek War in Albania. He fought in the battles of Greece and Crete, and after the fall of Crete organised and commanded one of the most audacious coups of the war: the kidnap and evacuation of the German General Kreipe, commander of the Sebastopol division in Crete. For tltis he was awarded the O.S.O. and O.B.E., and was made an honorary citizen of Herakleion. He is, at present, travelling in Greece, collecting material for his next book, a foretaste of which is in the current issue of the Cornhill Magazine, as an article on the extraordinary Rock Monasteries of Cappadocia. 170

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G.C.E. As many parents and indeed pupils will be in some perplexity about the inestimable benefits conferred by the new General Certificate of Education , it is proposed here to expound some of them and to show how the School is adapting itself to fall in with the changed conditions. Pupils fall into two categories: those who have attained by the age of sixteen and a half that standard of achievement in one or more subjects which suggests a reasonable chance of their passing in it or them, will now have the great comfort of realising that every other boy or girl at school in the whole country also has a subject in which he or she hopes to pass; consequently these entrants will not be suffering a feeling of guilt at taking an examination and passing it from which all others are precluded. On the other hand those precocious ones who attain the required standard before they arc sixteen and a half, must be shelved firmly until they reach years of discretion, when, as a reward, they will be permitted to take considerably more advanced examinations, which however bear the same name; for they naturally would not wish to take any unfair advantage over their fellows. But to distinguish their higher achievement, their Certificate may bear the letter 'S', four letters lower in the alphabet than the '0' gained by the class mentioned above. We are considering the extension of this excellent system to other aspects of school life. In future no-one under seventeen and a half will be allowed to play for a team or to win his colours. At that age we shall examine the merits of the players; and, if we find that a boy can carry a Rugger ball for three yards or a cricket bat for six, we shall award him his colours. Similarly, in the appointment of House Prefects: if at this same age they know one School rule, they will share with each other the delectable and eagerly contested honour of being in office. School Monitors will be those who both know and can write some of it on paper. The Captain of the School will be the one who spells the first word with a capital letter. As a second step in tllis advance of education, we hope soon to introduce the rule that all suits and hats supplied by the School Shop shall be graded to suit the age of the pupil; for we are sure that no-one would wish to be clad in garments larger than those issued to his coevals. As a neeessary qualification for our teaching Staff, we shall insist on at least one Pass at ' 0 ' level in G.C.E. The fate of those who took a Certificate and a Degree (God save the mark!) in the bad old days is under consideration. The anti-social behaviour of these and particularly of those who sought by taking an Honours degree to show themselves superior to their fellows cannot escape some censure and must constitute a severe handicap to their retention as Masters. Doubtless a number of these will prefer to relinquish first class degrees and in shame to hide their University distinctions. If they do so, it is quite possible that they may be allowed to sit for the G.C.E. (provided, of course, that they attempt only one subject), and strive to share in that distinction wWch all are now so proud to enjoy. It is naturally realised that the position of Headmaster caUs for some almost unpreeedented honour. And in future we have decided to fill his post only by a man who has failed in the only subjeet wWch he attempted in G.C.E. Sic itur ad ima. 171

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A PROLOGUE TO THE CANTERBURY TALES REVISED AND BROUGHT UP-TO-DATE A CANON was ther and a worthy man, That fro the tyme that he first bigan, WeI coude he rede a lessoun or a storie,

But alder best he song an offertorie. And there he was natlyk a cloysterer With thredbare cope, as is a povre scoler, But he Iyk a maister, or a pope. For no man co ude in any thing him grope. A hat ful brood he hadde and eke a staf Wherewith correctioun ful ofte he yaf. Ther nas maister, ne childe, ne oother hyne That he ne knew his sleighte and his covyne. Now certainly he was a fair prelaat, As sayde himself, moore thau a curaat. With him he hadde an heepe of lerned men, Of maisters had he mo than thryes ten, That were of lore expert and curious. There nere no men nowher so vertuous.

Me thinketh it accordaunt to resoun To telle yow al the condicioun Of ech of hem, so as it semed me, And whiche thet were and of what degree. A SHIPMAN was ther and a good felawe, For many a draughte of water had he drawe Fro Fordewyche with eighte men and a bowe. A PRIOR was ther that coude sowne and blowe A horne he bar; a pilot had he be In Africa and in the Grete See. A Clerk there was of Oxenforde also That unto logyk hadde he long y-go. This worthy man was cleped R. Glovere. A good man was ther of bisyde Dovere. Long was his weye fro house ful fer asonder But he lafte nat for reyn ne for thonder In sicknesse nor in meschief to visite The lowest classe in scoleye, mucheland Iyte. A Radeclyffe ther was, a GAMESTERE, Ne bettre umpire was ther noon owhere. His heed was balled, that shool1 as any glas. Ful fressh and newe his gere apyked was. A WARD we hadde, A Maister of Phisik. In al the worlde ne was ther noon him Iyk To speke of Phisyk nor of Surgerye. A sheaf of arwes brighte and kene he bar. 172

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A PERSOUN of a Lytlel Bourne ther was. He sette nat his benfyce to hyre And leet his sheep encombred in the myre, Ne ran to Canterburyward ech day. Of Noblesse Rector novit omnia. In grammar hadde Howe caas and moodes alle That fro the tyme of Cicero were faile, And every passage coude he pleyn by rate. Wei eoude W. sing and pleyen on a rote. Sopwythe in Moral Science hadde his speche, And Englysshe walde he Ierne and gladly teche. Ther was with us a greyhonde the arighte Fro Oxenforde, and Meadows was he heighte. Of hookyng and of puntyng for the balle He hadde swieh an haunt he passed alle. Full big he was of brawn and eke of bones. An Osemonde hadde we for the nones, And Frenssh he spak ful faire and fetisly. A D. ther was that studied prively Twenty bookes both in Latyn and in Greke. Of Xenophon and Cesar wolde he speke. His wonyng was ful fair upon an heeth They were adrad of him as of the deeth.

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JOHN JEUDWINE K.S. 1782- 1790 On the Hono urs Boards in the " Parry" appears the name 'o f J. Jeudwine as an Exhibitioner of 1790. He is not one of the most distinguished of Old King's Scholars, but at least he "earns a place i' the story" as the most persistently unco-operative Second Master that any public school ever had . Jeudwine came of a Walloon family who had fled from the persecution of the Duke of Alva and who were united with their refugee compatriots in the congregation in the Crypt of Canterbury Cathedral. He was baptized in St. Peter's, Canterbury, in 1772, and was the last King's Scholar to be entered by Dr. Beauvoir, who retired from the headmastership in 1782. After eight years at the School under Christopher Naylor, he gained an Exhibition at St. John's College, Cambridge; three years later he was admitted Foundress Scholar of his College, and in 1794 he took his degree as 10th Wrangler. At that time the appointment of the Headmaster of Shrewsbury was almost entirely in the hands of the Fellows of St. John's, Cambridge; so too was the appointment of the Second Master, so that the Headmaster could neither appoint nor remove his most important assistant. In 1798 the College appointed to the headmastership Dr. Samuel Butler, the grandfather of the author of Eni whon, who was then 24. In the same year the Fellows also appointed Jeudwine, who was two years Butler's senior, as Second Master. The prospect for Butler, even jf he could look for the most vigorous support from his fellow Johoian, was far from bright. Shrewsbury, which in the days of Sir Philip Sidney numbered some 300 boys, had fallen on evil days. Butler was encouraged to accept the appointment by his old headmaster at Rugby, Dr. James; but a letter from James written in 1797 does not sound encouraging: "There is a school there. The present headmaster does nothing, and there are not above three or four boys". When Butler resigned in 1836 he wrote to the Mastel' of St. John's that in his early days at Shrewsbury the principle of discipline was almost unheard of. He soon set about putting this right, and so, as he said, "I had all the mammas of Shrews bury against me" . In fact the "vexations and calumny" from which he then suffered nearly drove him to resign. It is probable that 1eudwine thought that he was as good a man as Butler, who was junior to him in years and as a member ofSt. 10hn's; but, however that may be, 1eudwine immediately became the leader of the opposition in the town. For 37 years he and his headmaster were not on speaking terms, and they communicated with each other only by letters, usually written in the frigid formality of the third person. This cold war between Butler and his principal colleague - if he can be so called - lasted until 1eudwine died in 1835, when a reconciliation was brought about by his death-bed. In the following year Butler resigned to be Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry. Even the most ardently loyal King's Scholar must admit that Butler had the right on his side. When he left the School the three or four boys had grown to two hundred and forty, and under his rule Shrewsbury had gained what must be an unparaIIeled record of scholarship. .

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ON A CHINESE BOWL o ancient vase, thou picture book of time, Thou artist's canvas of a forgotten age, That teaches more of life than any sage, And tells a story better than all rhyme; . What well-skilled hand did long ago thee pamt With fiery dragons, patterned tracery, .? With leisured ladles in embroid~red fillery, With rushing streams and mo~ntallls blue and fru~t. There is a terrace, graced WIth flowers and trees l

A player on the fiute, a servant boy, Ladies of fashion lie there at thelT ease. o vase of peace, thy pleasure cannot cloy I Through all these days of darkness and of war; More terrible the years, thou art admlTed the more. R. A. D.

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PUBLIC SCHOOLSMANSHIP or HOW TO SUCCEED AT KING'S

m OLD BOYSMANSHIP Although the editors had not originally intended to proceed with this series of instruction, such has been the pressure of public curiosity that they have been compelled to bring the series to its due conclusion with a final treatise, a kind of epilogue, on what [ think we may legitimately term Oldboysmanship. The genus OLDDOY may be roughly classified according to age and type of habitat, as follows: (i) old boy (National Serviceman: Sandhurst: University: Merchant Navy: St. Thomas' Hospital). (ii) Old boy (Stock Exchange: India: Midland Bank: Colonial Service: Abadan). Siii) Old Boy (House of Commons : Athenaeum: Golf Club: Governing Body). The object of the art of Oldboysmanship is simply defined. It is, to prove that you are not, now, the same person as you were at schooL The skilled old boy is he who can break up the disastrous picture of himself as he was when he left school, and build-up instead some magnificent brand-new i[[usion. As the art of Gamesmanship is to win games without actually cheating, so the art of Lifemanship, in all its departments, is to create a favourable impression, without actually lying. It will readily be seen that the only ground on which the fascinating game of being an oldboy can be played out, is the schooL This, then, is the reason why they "come back". Your first advent as an oldboy must be impressive, and this is bound to be difficult for the impoverished newcomer to the art. He wi[[ have to slink in by train or 'bus, and cannot make use of the easy advantage of arriving in a large, fast car. National Service has, however, introduced a ploy, simple but effective, which I would recommend to the young O.K.S. It is known as. the "Sam Browne Opening". If you have a commission, or even if you have not, a smart new Service Dress will gain an immediate advantage for you, and may even carry you as far as the High Table at lunch. * If there is no Service Dress handy, then the white tabs of an officer cadet (reinforced by swagger-stick) may be sufficient. T cannot recommend too highly the effect of a kilt (particularly where matrons, etc., are concerned), if you have the nerve. A supreme exponent of the Sam Browne ploy was Allcock-Newbiggin (1939-39), who developed it to its fullest capacity, and evolved the brilliant A!lcock-Newbiggin "Coup". He it .was who arrived in the Mint Yard on Sunday evening before Cath gorgeously clad in his "blues", on his way, he claimed, to a Ball at Folkestone. If you are not entirely penniless, and wish to create the useful impression of gay bravado, then you might usefully employ the "Soap-Box" Gambit, which was particularly well executed by T. E. Livingston-Whitmarsh, whose habit it was, on his frequent visits, to take parties of boys for trips around the Green Court in his dilapidated but still just roadworthy 1912 Daimler. There is definitely a certain air of "panache" which clings to these battered relics of a splendid past. 176

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At this point I must warn the inexperienced oldboy against the similar use of motorbikes, which is not a sound move. I n the first place they are not, necessarily, unknown at school, and secondly, they cannot be relied upon to start, so that, at the very moment when you wish to demonstrate your manhood by leaping into the saddle and roaring round the Mint Yard, you may very well be left stamping helplessly at a recalcitrant pedal. I have already referred to the use of nicotine in Old boysmanship, but I should state it as a rough principle that a pipe is worth ten cigarettes, and a cigar worth two pipes. We may now pass on to what has been called the "Harem" Gambit, or "Pin-up Ploy". Not, perhaps, an original line of play, but capable of considerable effect. It is elementary, of course, to select a pretty girl, but it is aston islting how often even the most experienced lifemen have stumbled on this question of taste. It was, l remember, J. P. S. HeskwithAndersonne, who attempted to bring off this ploy on an unprecedented scale, and who brought a chorus of five French ladies, squashed in the dicky of a low-slung scarlet Triumph. They were a hideous failure. Naturally the chorus on their part found the whole Canterbury atmosphere vastly amusing, and were liable to break down into uncontrollable fits of giggling at the sight of a scholar, or a School Monitor, or a Canon. For their part, the School found their French costume, and French make-up, equally ridiculous, and it was all rather embarrassing. In point of fact, since the female element is normally so thoroughly out of place in a public school, the "Harem" Gambit requires the most skilful management to avoid anti-climax. I can recommend, in contrast to the previous awkward incident,.the skilful ploy of Ffooks-Arbuthnotte, who brought a fascinating person into Cath. one morning, then whisked her away to Folkestone for lunch with a select part of monitors, and then back again for a dynamic farewell effect at Evensong. The whole visit was carried out with consummate judgment, and is still talked of to this day. Conversation, being the basis of all lifemanship, deserves a little consideration in the content of oldboysmanship. Oldboy conversation is a specialised art. I recommend short but lively visits - never out-stay your welcome - but while you are, say, visiting your old study, monopolise the conversation. If you are at the University, you can invent a few stories of outrageous rags in which you have taken the leading part. If in the Army, yonr sergeant-major is always a stock subject for stories, and in addition, I suggest a graphic account of the terrors of a battle-camp (10 per cent. casmUties) or of a ceremonial parade (24 hours at attention, hundrds fainted, but not you). Then there is also the art of " looking in", or "dropping in" on people, which you must acquire early on. T cannot sufficiently stress the importance of arriving to see a master at a time when he will have a reason~ble excuse for getting rid of you immediately. It will save you a great deal of nervous strain on both sides. For those who cannot find an uniform to wear, dress is of paramount importance. It would be an original opening not to wear an O.K.S. tie, but, within decent limits, I suggest the following three general schemes of dress:(i) A grey pin-stripe suit (Saville Row 75 guineas), trilby hat (green, Christie's label, leave it lying upside down on the table). (ii) Sandals, no socks, no tie, chocolate flannels, yellow sweater (roller neck), long hair. (iii) M .C.C. Blazer, Hawks tie, or Oxford Blue (if you can find one). 177

THE CANTUARIAN In the second and third age-groups, there are far fewer possibilities, partly because, at that age, they have less opportunity to visit the School, and partly because there are fewer people who remember you, probably only a few senior masters, and not even the most brilliant Iifeman could hope to put over anything on them. Your best course will be to hunt in pairs - seek out a contemporary - and wander round the school with him, and recalling the stupendous exploits of your erst-while companions, and the orgies of eating and beating in those far-off days. If you cannot find a contemporary, then skilful use might be made of your Wife, and even Children. It will simplify matters if your name is on the Honours Board . You need not be so clumsy as actually to point it out, but just take yo ur followin g into the Parry and wait for them to ask, as they are bound to do, whether your name is there. You can reply, in an off-hand voice, "Oh, yes, I suppose it must be", and leave them to find it. Your stock will soar. Even for those with an undistinguished school record there are still openings. No-one leaves school without having carved his name somewhere, and it is extraordinary how such acts of vandalism, so rightly deplored by the municipal authorities, yet retain an irresistible charm for English Posterity. The oldest generation, the real Old Boys, enjoy one or two further advantages, which deserve mention. With their wealth and position they can almost always make their appearances in style, and can be reasonably sure of a place at the High Table. Again, since there is no-one left who can remember them as they were when they left school, their stories will run no risk of contradiction. They fight on sure ground. There is, however, one hideous trap, into which the Old Boy sometimes falls, and almost always with fatal results. Let him never, at his peril, accept an invitation to lecture to the School. One might compare this disastrous step with forgetting, in the Finals of the World Chess Championship at Odessa, how a knight moves. I trust that this brief introduction to Oldboys manship will have given you a taste for what is surely one of the most fascinating of the specialised departments of Lifemanship. I shall end by reminding yo u of the guiding principle of all Old Boys; that the School is never "wbat it used to be". MINIMUS â&#x20AC;˘ This achievement is an infallible sign of sound play. TO LILIAN There walks she in the gardens bright, Her ribbons gaily flying ; See where she guides her feet so light Beneath the willows sighing. See now where she has passed before Over these flowers now sleeping; See where she made the lawns her floor, Beside the fountains weeping. O! May I see her here again Her dainty footsteps guiding? Why could she not fore'er remain In this fair place abiding. H.N.C,

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A BIRTHDAY At the end of a straight suburban road there stood a little green and white bungalow. In this house there lived a li ttle boy, whose name was Peter Wright ; an old lady who was his grandmother and two ladies who were his aunls. Peter's mother was in hospital, and his father was with the Scots Guards in Africa. Peter was rather proud of his father. He liked walking beside his father when he was wearing his uniform. Peter knew little of his mother as she had been ill a great deal. A lovely spring day dawned. It was Peter" birthday. "The Jerries have been over the Goblin works again last night, Mrs. Wright", said the milkman. Peter rose early to see his toys before he went to School. He had a set of soldiers, some guns and a rather nice tank with toy men inside, who could be taken out. As Peter ate his breakfast he played wilh the tan k on the table. It looked most realistic beside the cruet. Although Peter was only seven, he walked by himself to school. His friend s all admired his gleaming new tank. Morning school went well. It was Thursday and they had folk dancing. Soon after dinner the air-raid siren went and all the children quietly Irooped into the air-raid shelter at the end of the playing fields. As al ways during air-raids, they sang songs, mainly Onward, Christian soldiers, and John Brow,,'s Body. it was durilig the singing that the disaster happened . Amid the sound of falling and exploding bombs, Peter dropped his tank, which he had been holding carefully. He dropped it and it broke. With the aid of the teacher's torch he found two pieces in the puddle on the floor of the shelter. Peter felt a little dizzy. The tank bei ng broken was not the only thing that had happened during the air-raid. That afternoon on his way home with his friend Harry he dawdled. It was hot and dusty as they crossed the common, caps awry, coats flung over their shoulders. Harry suggested they should go scrumping. They hurriedly dodged into the orchard, took a few of the smaller apples and bunked . Harry wanted to go to the far end of the orchard where the big 'uns were; but Peter reminded him that an old man with a whip and a huge dog were supposed to live there. As Peter wandered up the long avenue with identical houses and gardens vying with each other for superiority (Mr. Boxall's though was generally considered to be the best) he looked at the full, rounded, glistening white clouds and thought how they looked like men's heads. Some seemed to be wearing wigs and one had a very large and bulbous nose. That evening, after he had eaten an abnormal number of bread and treacle slices, he was allowed to stay up later than usual to hear "Time Marches On". Each Thursday he listened till 8.30 then went to bed. Just at half-past eight when he was arguing to stay up a little longer, the door bell went. Filled with curiosity, Peter rushed off up the cold passage and opened the front door. Peter felt sick with fright, for there standing on the threshold was a Policeman! Peter noticed the stars behind him in the sky. The Policeman smiled kindly. Those apples hadn't been sweet anyway. The Policeman bent down and said to Peter: "Can I see your Grandmother?". Peter turned and fled down the icy hall into the kitchen. Grandma rose and went to the front door. Peter was frightened to death. He wanted to go to bed, but his aunts seemed to have forgotten. Silence. He heard the fron t door slam. Then the padding of slippered feet. She came in; she was crying. 179

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A GAP IN THE CURTAIN NOTE Last April I spent a fortnight in Bavaria, staying with German friends whom I have known since 1932. While I was there two of the following letters arrived. The first was in the unformed hand of a schoolgirl of, perhaps, 10 or 11 years, who was, of course, completely unknown to my friends. I was told that others had received similar letters, and there can be little doubt that this was all part of a huge propaganda system. The style of the letter is sufficient to show that it can only have been dictated. The letter was answered by my hostess, and she did not expect to hear any more. After my return to England, however, she received a letter from the girl's school-teacher - surely in itself a significant fact. The last letter ' given below came from an entirely different source, An elderly lady living in Magdeburg had been receiving gift parcels from my hostess, and wrote to thank her, giving a report of conditions in the East Zone. This letter makes an amazing contrast with the two others. These matters concern us all, so I have sought the co-operation of the Editors of The Cantuarian in order to publish the whole correspondence. For obvious reasons, however, I have withheld the names of those concerned . T.A.S.W. Received on April ~t/l, 1951.

Liber Friedensfreund! In these terms I am anxious, as a Junger Pionier, to make myself known to you by means of this letter. ' , As you will know, our Prime Minister Otto Grotewohl has sent a letter to Chancellor Adenauer. After several weeks Dr. Adenauer replied "no" and so rejected the hand of freedom extended by Herr Grotewohl. Here in the Eastern Zone all peace-loving people from simple workers to members of the Government are working and struggling for the unity of Germany and for a just peace. As we hear on the radio and read in the papers, preparations for a third world war are being made in the West by the occupying Powers. I should be interested to hear from you what opposition is being made to this warmongering by those who are fighting for peace in Western Germany. We remember with honor the tenible Hitler war, the blitz-nights in the ceilars, and are still suffering from the effects of that slaughter. Since 1945 we have gone through hard times, but now there is a noticeable improvement. We have enough to eat again, are better clothed and consequently live better. Many essential commodities are unrationed and ev.erything can be bought in the Co-operatives and the prices are steadily decreasing. All people of good will in the East, and also of course among you in the West, are determined to bring about the unity of Germany and to enjoy a just peace ii] the very near futtire. All occupation troops must then leave Germany. Let our watch-word be : Deutsche an einen Tisch! (All Germany at one table). Finally may I ask you to let me have your opinion on all this. In hopes of an early reply, With best wishes ,from your Junger Pionier, , A' -' ; Be prepared I

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L--, April 11th, 1951. My poor little parrot, Who looked up my address for you in the telephone book? Do you know where L-is? Perhaps some friend of yours knows, for in the days when little girls did not write political letters, many people from Saxony used to come hiking around here, and found is very pleasant. Now they have all disappeared; apparently they can no longer get out of the free German Democratic Republic. What a pity! Is your letter a dictation or a copy-book exercise? You have written it out very neatly and only in the last sentence but one have you put even a comma wrong. Your teacher, or whoever else composed the letter, must have overlooked that. Also in good German a little girl would not be a "Junger Pionier", nor a lady a "Friedensfreund", but a "Pionieri,," and a "Friedensfreundi,,". I hope you are not forgetting these things in the German Democratic Republic. You ask me what I think, and that is why I mention such things, because it is important that we Germans should be able to speak and write our beautiful language correctly. I must also say that I am pleased that you have enough to eat again. Such difficulties have lasted much longer with you than with us, and I hope that the many food parcels, which we have sent to you, have been of some help. We send these parcels because we know how nice it is to get a lovely parcel full of good things when one is hungry. After the war we were sent countless such parcels from America and from England too, and we shall always be grateful for them. It was the same with Switzerland. I think that you can understand that. The other things that yo u mention I do not write to little girls about, for they cannot be expected to understand them. But of course we Germans must not be divided for ever. Perhaps you are beginning to understand that too. If you would like to answer this letter, then write to me yourself, and do not copy out something written for you. Tell me how old you are, whether you have any brothers or sisters, what your father's profession is, what kind of books and games you like, how you spend your holidays, and that sort of thing. But you will probably not do that, because little girls are never fond of wriling letters. With best wishes from your FRlBDENSFREUNDIN.

April 22nd, 1951.

Dear Friedensfruendin, My sincerest thanks for your letter of the 11th April to our Junger Pionier. Unfortunately she herself is not in a position to answer the letter, as she is afraid that she might again make a few mistakes in punctuation. And so she asked me (her teacher) to do it for her. You suppose correctly that your address was taken from the telephone book - how else could we have got it? Of course in these circumstances, we can neven know whether we have to do with a real friend of peace, who is ready to fight for peace with all his might, or with someone who prefers peace to war, but believes himself to be too weak for his work to have any influence upon the political life of his country. 182

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P.S.-Please allow me to give you some pedagogic advice, in case you should ever again write to a young Pionier in this way. It is not a good thing to address a young friend of peace, who has taken it upon herself to work with all her might for German unity, by zoological names. It has a depressing psychological effect upon the child. As to the case for correct German, 1 welcome it when people of similar ages are critical of each others' mistakes. But I do not consider it suitable to criticize the little faults which are bound to creep into a child's letter so sharply that the actual meaning of the letter is forgotten. 183

THE CANTUARIAN That the correct writing of German is extremely difficult, is proved by your letter, which contains three punctuation mistakes. Moreover it is not "es hat langer gedauert wie - " but "als - bei nns", and, finally, "gar nicht" should be spelt as one word. Please do not take this advice amiss. I consider it necessary, as it conforms to your belief that our correspondence should be cond ucted on a friendly basis. XYZ. Dear Frau R--, You have shown such a friend ly interest in conditions here, that I would like to give yo u some idea of them; it would be impossible to give yo u the full picture - my stock of writing-paper would not last out! You seem to understand the psychological (here we call it "ideological") circumstances well enough, and so I will confine myself to the material situation. At present one cannot speak of noticeable progress or improvement. We are still without hundreds of common-place essentials, such as rubber bands, anthracite and writing paper (except of the poorest quality). Those are only a few of the things which occur to me, but the list would go on for ever. What about underclothes, for instance,

of which there is such a crying need? Even in the much-vaunted and specially stocked Co-operat ives, one asks in vain for just those things which one most needs. There is still no butter, cheese, coffee or margarine, even in or any other ordinary mortal could afford to buy them - despite several falls in the prices. Pastries, macaroni 'and the like have been unrationed since the New Year but they cost, on the open market, at least 1 mark 50 for half a kilo. In the last three and a half months, we have had 290 grs. of butter. This is still rationed and it is all rancid in the shops. When it has been in the house only three days, it goes green all over. Our official meat ration is 1350 grs. Of this, 225 grs. are already for fish and 200 grs. for eggs. Even what remains is to be cut down for May and . June. Eggs! How glad we should be of them, having done without them for years. It is hard that we can only have them at the expense of our already modest meat ration, and it is the same for fish. Fruit too; we see no oranges, lemons, bananas or other frnits during the winter months and I feel it very keenly; to begin with, there were a few apples, but they all went long ago. Now we shall have to wait for the strawberries, but even they are bound to be both scarce and dear, and they hardly constitute a nation's staple diet. There it is! I have got a good deal off my chest. I have tried to sketch for yo u some picture of the life in our zone. Is it as you imagined? I hope I shall not be declared guilty of " sabotage" and be unmasked as an agent of "Monopoly Capitalism". It is not always wise to express one's opinions too openly and freely, although I have given only the true facts. I will end now by just giving a few details - but then, it is all quite obvious, isn't it? May the time be not long distant, when our Fatherland will be no more divided into two zones, sheltering two entirely different classes of people. Of course, we will never reach such lengths that we cannot generally understand one another, as our "superiors" have done. Why can we not have in practice that peace about which there is so much talk? Our only comfort here is that we are not entirely forgotten by you over there. Yours most sincerely, 184

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A PLAN OF THE CITY OF CANTERBURY c. 1640 Among the muniments of the Corporation of Canterbury is to be found a large plan of the City, some 5 ft. by 6 ft. in size, formed of several sheets of parchment, and handsomely executed III colours: It seems to be the result of an official survey carried out by the CorporatIOn to determllle how much temtory lay within or without the jurisdiction of the Mayor. Before the passing. of the Municipal Corporations Reform Act (1835), consIderable areas of ground wltlun Canterbury, such as the Precincts, St. Augustine's Abbey, and the sites of other religious houses, lay outside the scope of normal local government. The surveyor who executed the plan indicated these exempt areas by a bold colour scheme. The general style of the Plan suggests a date toward the middle of the 17th century, while evidence of buildings sta nding sho ws that it must have been made before the Civil War. A date circa 1640 may therefore be assigned to it. . The ground covered by the Plan is the whole Liberty of Canterbury, not merely the dIstrIct wllh111 the walls, but a vast tract of temtory stretching from Sturry on the north to Thanington on the so uth, and fr0111 Fishpool Bottom (on the Sandwich Road) on the east, to Westgate on the west. On this side of Canterbury the Liberty contained no open country, as the Archbishop's Manor and Hundred of Westgate ran right up to the walls. The actual built-up area of Canterbury is shown as a small circle surrounded by the walls, in the midst of a great area of open country. The surveyor has not contented hims~lf with offering a mere plan, but has in accordance with the practice of the day prOVIded httle sketches 111 elevatIOn (many hundreds of them) of individual buildings flanking the streets. The whole plan is far too big for reproduction in a Cantllarian, but it has been thought worth-while to give a photograph of the section covering the Precincts, since a great deal may be learnt about the earlier history of buildings used by the School. The most striking point in connection with the portion given here, is that we now have a picture of the Great Hall of the Archbishop's Palace, destroyed in the Civil War. The surviving remains of this Hall have always pointed to very great size, and the drawing now available certainly confirms this. The Hall lay east-west, one end upon Palace Street and the other in line, or almost so, with the west end of the Cathedral. It covered approximately the yard before Walpole House, the house itself, and the lawn bellind. The music room in Walpole House seems to have been the porch of the Hall. In the Plan the western end of the Hall may be observed rising far above St. Alphege Church which stands opposite. This end is pierced by seven windows, in two rows, a lower of four and an upper of three. The roof IS of lead, as is shown by the colour in the original Plan. The apex of the roof cannot have been much less than 60 feet high, if not more. The artist has indicated the side walls by laying them out flat on the ground. They appear to be buttressed and pierced with a long row of windows. The walls are surmounted by battlements showing that there must have been a gutter on either side. One can imagine the Hall rising high above its surrou ndings, a vast and imposing monument, domlllatlllg the whole of Palace Street. Grose, writing in the late 18th century (Antiquities 0/ England and Wales, new cd. nI., p. 4), says that the Hall was 68 ft. wide by 83 ft. long. The width certainly agrees with surviving remains, and shows that the structure must have been substantially wider than the present frontage of Walpole House. It seems, however, hard to accept the len gth he gives, since one gains the impression from what is left that the Hall was a great deal longer than 83 ft. However, 185

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Often the King himself attended . Many a crowned head has been entertained on the site of Walpole House, such as Edward I, Edward n, Henry VIII and Elizabeth. North of the Hall in the Plan lies the great courtyard occupied by a solitary tree. The arch now incorporated into Featherstone's building can be seen quite plainly though it rises above the building, while this building must have been standing at the date the map was made, just as now.

Leaving the Palace one may see several items of interest in the Green Court. The south (Cathedral) side is flanked by gabled buildings. These must have been Minor Canons' houses, which disappeared a century ago. On the east the gables of the Deanery can be discerned. On the north side of the Green Court the line of buildings is continuous. There is no gap, and Hodgson's Hall (built 1659) is not to be seen. Gostling says that there was some building at this point "called the dean's great hall . . .. demolished by the zealous puritans, for being profaned by the king's scholars having acted plays there." (Walk in .... CanterbUlT, ed. of 1825, p. 164). In front of the range of buildings on the north side of the Court stands the old conduit house, the reservoir of the Cathedral waterworks system, eventually removed to witllin the roof over the Tuckshop, and only lately finally done away with. On the eastern side of the Court is the pump, from which a dribble of water runs. In 1939, when shelter trenches were being dug, the well serving this pump came to light. It was large in diameter, and lined with chalk blocks. A curious feature, not readily explained, is the fact that a large building seems to occupy much of the Dean's garden. There were certainly small buildings here in earlier days, but nothing on this scale seems to have been recorded. In the Mint Yard the old Almonry building which served as the Schoolroom may be seen running along the roadway to the Green Co urt Gate. Much of the Mint Yard itself is laid out as ornamental gardens, probably for the use of the Master and Usher. East of the Cathedral, Meister Omers may be picked out. It looks as tho ugll there was a right of way through the garden gate, along the south front of the house, to the postern in the city wall. A bridge leads over the moat, still apparently wet at this date, and so to Lady Wootton's Green. The present Kent War Memorial Garden appears laid out in formal garden alleys, and is clearly not yet a bowling green, the purpose it later served. Next to the garden is the house of a prebendary. This house stands at the southern half of the 186

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A PLE A FOR CROQUET J have a passionate conviction that croquet, a.nd not cricket, is the true national game of the Engbsh. Indeed, the very similarity of their spellings, leads one to suspect that the two games became confused, pr obably d unng the Commonwealth, and that cricket is really croquet and croquet, cncket. Le~vin g such orthographical specutation out of ac~o unt, It cannot be demed that croquet IS a more genui nely English game than cricket. It IS certallll~ more leIsurely, and It demands the same skill of hand and eye, and the same team spmt. BesIdes, It WIll readIly be seen that all the most popular English games except football, which IS ungentlemanly, and tennis, which is French are much akin t~ croquet, and may even have their origin in that no ble game. Billiards is bu t an indoor version, and bowls a perverted variation. Golf is but croq uet on a larger scale, and polo IS o nl~ croquet on horseback. For the true Briton, croquet should be the game of games, for It IS all games 111 one. Even judged on its own merits, croguet is a fine sport. The closest of co-operation is ess~ntJaI betwee,,: partners. He who WIshes to reach the top flights of the game, and who aspIres to pluck ItS npest frUIts, will not only have to practise his shots day in day out but also to submit to a severe mental discipline. How often do we lesser playe~s long t~ get on WIth our own game and leave our partner to his incompetent devices! But croquet is not a dull game. There are those desperate moments, near the last stick, when one I?layer ha~ g!,lIle out of the game, and the opposing pair come rushing across the lawn, like a beSJeglllg arm~, . to keep tile other opponent, at all costs, in play. And there are those sudden, dramatJc reve!sals of fortune, when one pair loses touch and the other, plaY1l1g WIth brilliant co-operatIOn, 111 cO.mplete harmony, ~oll up from three hoops behind to take the lead. Above all, there IS the mtense, savage satJsfactIOn of that moment when you "croquet" an opponent, and send him on his lonely voyage to the fa r-flun g boundaries of the lawn. I have heard that the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Club is still the Wimbledon Law n Tennis Tennis alld Croquet Club. . H ow fi ne, it would be ~~, in r,ears to come, the magic word " Wimbledon" conjured 111 the m1l1d s ear, not the pll1g of tenms- balls and the sharp cries of the scorer but the click of mallet upon ball, the long sigh of suspense from the packed crowd as' the ball travels towards the hoop, and the shout of triumph as it rolls neatly through. And yet, perhaps, It would be a PIty to depnve tile summer season of an established land-mark when another, and a greater, might be set up. Let us leave Wimbledon to its tennis' and ' find another setting for the Croquet Championships of Great Britain. 187

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Roehampton, the present ven ue, is miserably inadequate. It cannot rank with Lords and Wimbledon, Henley and Ascot, Cowdray and Goodwood . The appropriate setting for croquet would be the eighteenth century elegance of Bath. The "Bath Championships" wo uld ad mirably Fill the long-felt gap between Henley a nd Cowes. Finally, it should be realised that croquet is the one game at which England co uld hope fo r ten or cven twenty years to remain supreme. It wo uld ta ke at least that time for an American o r A ustralian to mastcr the intricacies o f so very English a game. When next we have an Exhibition of Sporting Trophies, we might reasona bly ex pect not to ha ve to send overseas for the Bath Challenge Tub. MINIMUS

WAS WILLIAM HARVEY AT THE BATTLE OF EDGEHILL? In the age of Evelyn a nd Pepys, of Clarendon and Burnet, of Lucy Hutchinson and the Duchess of Newcastle, it is a great compliment to John Aubrey to say that his collections of gossip and memories remain one of the most interesting so urces of the seventeenth century. Unfortunately the opportu nities he had for recording facts and anecdotes which are no w difficult or impossible to verify are matched only by the carelessness in recording so many of the facts which are verifiable that he must always be regarded with some suspicion . It would not do to spin too elaborate a historical web from material Âˇ provided only by Aubrey. Yet there is much in Aubrey that one would be very disappointed to see disproved, and none more so than his account of Harvey during the Battle of EdgehiU. Aubrey's description of William Harvey is, I think, one of the best he wrote; it gives a complete and living picture of the subject, and is, in its way, as brilliant a portrait as the original of that which ha ngs in the School dining-hall. He describes a man deeply imbued with the new scientific spirit which in his day was dissolving the remains of mediaevalism. The world to him was no vale of tears, but a mechanism of infinite wonder and delight, to be probed and dissected, and observed and recorded. A man who had so much to see and so much to learn must have regarded life as a wo nderful succession of experiences, and if he withdrew a little lrom the world of society it was only the fuller to erljoy the world of nature and the imagination. So Har vey busied himself with the dissection of frogs and toads and men, and watched the stars and the winds from the roof of his brother's house, and contemplated in the caves in the garden of his house at Combe in Surrey. When the Civil War came his house was plundered, and the manuscripts recording his observations were destroyed, and " he often saad that of all the losses he sustained, no greife was so crucifying to him as the losse of these papers, which for love or money he could never retrive or obtaine". Those were spacious days, when all learning was withi n the grasp of man, a nd the evils of specialisation were not yet apparent. A man could stif! be a philosopher, theologian, scientist and at the same time a man of affairs. Harvey mo ved in exalted circles, was physician to Francis Bacon, and to the Court of Charles 1. His reputation made him sought after by the great, and his learning gave him the air of detachment which enabled him to view them with tolerance and wit. A man who could make the brilliant quip that Bacon "wrote philosophy like a Lord Chancellor" , and described him as having "the eie of a viper"; who, highly domesticated though he was, had the 188

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Paris, a city, shines. T wish for home and yet am pierced with lances, Struck from those alien slates Of Paris. Swift my desire advances To rest within her gates. LUCIAN ESCAPE A near voice cries; a bird begins to shout, Starts from the branches of an unseen tree; Monkeys move off in an affrighted rout; Tranquil my body lies and I am free. As upon Eden brooding thunder falls, I turn a key and meet the Cherubin: Tall as my shadow on the neighbour walis, Sleep stands beside me as T enter in. LUCIAN 190

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By CHARLES DAVY Capital punishment stirs such strong emotions that opinions about it are not eaSIly changed by argument or evidence. But the evidence should at least be readily available, and Lord Templewood-whose opposition to hangings was strengthened by his experience as Home Secretary froll! 1937 to 1939- has done a service by assembling it In a short, largely factual book. ' If such a book had been read by the speakers in the Parliamentary debates of 1947-48, when a proposal to suspend the death penalty for five years was moved, they would have been much better informed on the subject than many of them seemed to be. VIOLI3NT CR IM E

The proposal was heavily defeated in the Lords, after the Commons had passed it on a free vote by a majority of twenty-three. This was in face of the Government's view that it was "not opportune" to suspend the death penalty at a time when violent crime had increased and police forces were below strength. The police authorities had, in . fact , insisted that if the fear of hanging were removed, criminals wo uld be morc likely to carry arms and shoot.

Here, then , is the fundamental question: is capital punishment necessary as a deterrent

to violent crimc? It is a question open to factual study, and Lord Templewood deals with it thoroughly. Many readers may be surprised (as I was) to learn that "Great Britain and France are now the only two democracies in Europe outside the Iron Curtain where the death penalty for murder has not been abrogated Or abolished." Outside Europe, the penalty has gone 1ll twelve countries of South and Central Amcrica; in six States of the United States; and in the Australian State of Queensland. In no single case has the stopping of executions led to a rise in the murder rate. NOT NORMAL During the Parliamentary debates there was some reluctance to admit this foreign evidence. Lord Templewood had to call for a White Paper in order to get the facts put on record. They challenge the natural tendency to regard the death penalty as inevitably awe-inspiring, the one certain deterrent. Everyone thinks that if he were tempted to commit murder, fear of hanging would hold him back. But if he actually came under the sway of a murderous impulse, his whole state of mind would be different. The death penalty is no doubt a deterrent to normal persons; but the condition of murderers is not normal.

The deterrence argument is not, of course, the only one used in support of capital punishment. There is the feeling that a brutal or cold-blooded murderer "deserves" to be hanged. This "eye for an eye" argument, however, was not much used during the debates. It is losing ground to the view that legal penalties are justified only in so far as they are deterrent or reformative, and that to make them express a pre-Christian craving for vengeance is wrong. Perhaps, too, more people are coming to feel that what anyone "deserves" is beyond the range of human judgment. Another argument, with similar emotional roots, is that capital punishment is a necessary means of satisfying public indignation against murders. This is a point worth 191

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Lord Templewood reminds us that it is not very long since public Âˇexecutions were a popular spectacle. During the later part of the eighteenth century they averaged two a week in London and Middlesex alone. Their effect on output was very like that of midweek football matches to-day. Craftsmen with orders to complete used to warn their customers: "That will be a hanging-day andthe men will not be at work." One gets into deep waters if one tries to analyse the potent attraction exercised by rituals of public death; there is more to it than a liking for sensation laced with cruelty. Psychiatrists believe that feelings of guilt are eased by being projected on to a murderer and expiated symbolically by his execution; and certainly many societies in the past have felt a need for scapegoats of this kind. But it wo uld be far-fetched to conclude that capital punishment should continue in order to provide scapegoats for our society to-day. The peculiar emotions which feed on murder trials and executions will be nourished as long as executions go on; but the experience of other countries does not suggest that social harm results (rather the contrary) when the stimulus is removed. IN PRISON

There remains the question of an alternative. The contention that it is "kinder" to hang a man than to imprison him for a long term of years never seems to me to ring quite true; it is a little like defending fox-hunting by saying that the fox likes it. But how to make imprisonment for murder a sufficient protection for society, yet not souldestroying, is certainly a problem. Here, too, Lord Templewood has taken pains to gather detailed evidence from countries where murderers are kept for long periods under various prison regimes .. His conclusions are that murderers are not particularly difficult or dangerous to handle in prison (they are seldom hardened criminals); that they often respond well to reformative methods; and that when released they seldom return to crilIle. In England, .during the present century, only one reprieved murderer has been .. found guilty of a second murder. "OBSCENE ACT"

There will always be some risk, however small, in abolishing capital punishment. Why should allY risk be accepted? Lord Templewood's main reasons are that " an execution is an obscene and uncivilised act . .. accompanied by incidents that offend and degrade our public standards". To this I would add that executions are a washing of the hands-an attempt by the community to shake off responsibility for one of its members. This responsibility is increasingly recognised and acted upon in other spheres; and the feeling that prompts it, the feeling that human beings are members of one another, is not compatible with capital punishment. Moreover, those who abhor hangings can now also show, as Lord Templewood does, that the evidence of reason is on their side. (With the courtesy of the " Observer") '" "The Shadow of the Gallows." By Viscount Templewood. (Gollancz, 8a. 6d.)

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He is happiest in his descriptions of the characters and methods of British Communists; cranks, soap-box orators, conscientious traitors in the Civil Service, steel-hardened Marxists peer from his pages; nor does he overlook the charming women who elicit fat cheques from tender-minded fellow-travellers, and provoke waverers to declare their doubts, thougb his general verdict on lady Communists is adverse. He makes clear how Fuchs, Nunn, May and others felt no scruple in passing secrets to Russian agents; he exposes the tactics which have enabled Communists to gain, at times, an influence in trade unions and in the Labour Party not justified by their numbers. He established firmly and finally tbat Communists in this country are tbe tools of tbe military imperialism of Russia, and have no connexion with tbe achievement of "Communion" except that the Russian Government is in name "Communist" . Tbese revelations have performed a public service: some reviewers, exaggerating the barm tbey will do the Labour Party, bave called them "political dynamite". More questionable is Mr. Hyde's own attitude to democracy, and his tendency to overestimate the political success of his former colleagues . Britain's brand of Secret Police, the Special Branch, does not earn Mr. Hyde's respect: He tells us how he eluded the Special Branch detective on guard· at tbe Daily Worker by announcing that he was going out for a drink, and entering a cafe instead; he later received secret reports on Fascists from the Special Branch in exchange for information already published in the Daily Worker, which, he had ascertained, they did nol eVen read. Tbe Special Branch's efforts to keep Communists out of the Armed Forces were "little short of pathetic" . He does not temper his scorn witb the reflection that in a democracy the inefficiency of the secret police may be a healthy sign . He devotes some space to the lifting of the ban on the Daily Worker after the entry of Russia into the war. Those supporting the lifting of the ban included "anyone who could be brougbt to say tbat the ban was an affront to democracy - even thougb we knew · quite well what we would do with the freedom of the Press and democracy when tbe Revolution came". We must presume that Mr. Hyde would favour the suppression of his old paper now: yet, although he condemns the apatby of trade unionists who allowed motions in favour of lifting the ban to be passed, it is arguable that the action of the Churchill Government in permitting the Daily Worker to be re-started was neither politically unwise, nor morally unjustifiable, nor the result of Communist pressure, nor (dare we say it) very important. 193

THE CANTUARIAN The Communists sponsored a more important campaign in 1941 and 1942 - for the opening of a Second Front. Mr. Hyde entitles one of his chapters "Second Front" but as he is not sufficiently concerned to reach a true estimate of Comm unist influenc~ in this country, he fails to mention that the Second Front campaign did not affect the strategy of the War Cabinet. It is indeed the Communist threat to military security, not the danger of red revolution that has induced thc British people to permit, reluctantly, the political screening of civil servants. Communists may gain high office in the trade unions; yet in 1950 the Communist Miners' Secretary, Arthur Horner, ,,:a.s forced by majority opinion to support a Labour candIdate agarnst a Commumst. Mlirtary secrets, however, if passed to Russia ' may increase the chances of a Russian attack on the West. Mr. Hyde, so long a professional propagandist and the member of a Marxist elite accustomed to hoodwink the pathetic masses, exaggerates the effect of his own propaganda , and farls to explaIn why It has made so much less headway here than in France and Italy. British democracy comes quite well out of the story: it failed to open a Second Front in Europe in 1942, it failed to elect any Communists in 1950, it faiJed to suppress the Daily Worker for long: Mr. Hyde might still be a Communist, if the British had not foolishly failed to put him in jail. Although no longer attracted to Communism by the sight of the Bristol unemployed Mr. Hyde never suggests how else, if at all, such problems of capitalism should be tackled ~ indeed he has clearly no independent views on the matter. It is not surprising, therefore, thatm hiS praIse of the zeal and seillessness of the typical Communist in the service of his cause, he seems to assume that the ideal citizen should be a Communist in all except his creed; that is, he should expound tirelessly and uncritically the views of some authority.

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Dear School, The Editor commands me to write to you and to give you a personal impression of Pans. Since I have always done as he says, here it is-read it ifit amuses you. Paris, to the young student, is the city of Museums. He learns his way about it by his journeyings from one great treasure-house to another and Tuesday, when all are closed, seems an empty, unnatural day. These Museums are apt to bewilder the Englishman because they are arranged on a principle so different from that which prevails in his own country. English Museums are staid, scientific in a well-bred way : they sort, they arrange and they classify. The visitor is left to form his own judgment. In France the manner and the aim are different; all is arranged to produce a specific and foreseen emotional reaction; the objects are disposed like actors on a stage. The sturdy islander feels that his taste is being insidiously undermined, that he is being influenced against his will. But, as a result of this manner of arrangement, though one perhaps learns less, one remembers more. What could be more immediately memorable than the Victory of Samothrace at the head of her staircase in the Louvre. A visit to the Musee d' Art Moderne illustrates the point ver>: well, where the creamy walls and floors, the grouping and spacing of the pIctures, the varymg levels of the rooms all combme to fix the eye upon a particular style, a particular master. Modern pictures are shown m such a way as to give them an 194

THE CANTUARIAN immediacy and a life which is theirs by right. One remembers, too, in this Museum, the intrusion of life itself: how one can stand on one of the staircases and watch through a great window all the roller skating experts of Paris showing off in the central court, like fish in an aquarium. The historical monuments share in this prevailing sense of drama. Each building seems an exposition, in terms of the theatre, of this or that period of history. The SainteChapelle, for example, expounds mediaeval faith, and the great banqueting hall and kitchen at the Conciergerie, mediaeval pageantry and mediaeval grossness. Tn the other parts of the Conciergerie all lies still, ready for another Terror, and the echo of footsteps has only just died away on the staircase that led to the Revolutionary Tribunal. And at Versailles, outside Paris, Marie Antoinette would see no change in the decoration of her private apartments, though perhaps she would ask what has become of the furniture; and at Malmaison the life of the Directory still goes on. Tt is the ephemeral special exhibitions, however, which are the most breathtaking in their audacity. There is one here at the moment called the art of glass. The products shown are those of modern French, Italian, and American factories. As one enters one comes first upon the fourth section-a big room draped in white and lined with mirrors. From the ceiling hangs a great lantern of crystal, and the centre of the room is occupied by two big dining tables of cut and mirror glass, one by Lalique and one by Baccarat, and each laid on with a service in glass by the appropriate maker. The waIls have alcoves and stands for the products of other firms. Most of the glass is thick, colourless, and very clear, and it holds the light to such an extent that it seems as if the whole room is built of ice. When one tires of this sparkling Northern beauty one passes through a pair of plateglass doors which open without being touched into another very different room which displays the products of the American Steuben manufacture. There all daylight is excluded. Walls and plinths are covered with a matt black material. The only decorative relief is offered by three pairs of very slender white columns which march the length of the room. The engraved glass is very beautiful, but the real magic of the display lies in the lighting. The room is lit only by lights placed directly under the bases of the various pieces of glass. Combined with the soft black background , this gives the effect that each piece is floating in space, like so many separate stars.

When one finally emerges from this dream, the state of entranced contemplation which the Museums induce, one has time to take in or, at the least to fail to take in, that kaleidiscope which is the rest of Paris. This kaleidiscope shows at once the abstract quality and the concrete fact-the picture is a mixture of thrift, cafes, garlic, the SacreCoeur, luxury, murderous traffic and a fountain of diamonds in the window of a jeweller ill the Rue de la Paix. More one cannot say, .... Tuesday, the day one does not go to a museum, is the day one goes to a cinema. I have never seen more brilliant films in a shorter space of time. The French display in their films that fantasy which is the complement and opposite to their logic. The new Marcel Carne film Juliette ou la Clef des Songes is an example of this-the story of a young man in trouble who escapes in a dream to a world where all have lost their memories. A sort of poetry emanates from the screen - from the setting, from the acting - which one llad not thought possible in an industry so commercialised. French films give the impression of a people incomparably more mature than our own. They Ireat subjects (as iu the other recent film of the English novel Olivia) which censorship 195

THE CANTUARIAN would not only prevent our industry from handling, but which, even if censorship permitted it, would be quite incapable of handling. Olivia, however, gives a most faithful impression of a charming book without the least lapse in taste. Parisian audiences arc, as is natural, very cosmopolitan in their tastes. One can see a much greater variety of films from a much greater number of countries than is possible III London. [ saw one fi lm the showing of which provided the very sharpest contrast with the passio nate jingoism of the Invalides (a place which brings forcibly to mind Gibbon's saying that "History is a register of the crimes, follies and misfortunes of mankind") - it was The Marvellous Adventures of 8al'01l Ma,ncilausell, the masterpeice of the Nazi UFA Com pany, a fi lm first shown in Paris as a prestige elrort in 1942. The film itself deserves notice for the extreme charm of its pale-toned, rose-tinted technicolour and for its de licious, brittle, spun-s ugar costume and decor - a costume and decor perhaps inspired by the porcelains of Massen and Fiirstenburg. The cinema was full. There is much else to describe, but I must not try your patience too far. And so, Yours ever, LUCIAN.

THE LIBRARY The rapid increase in the use of the Library threatens to outpace the number of books added, large though that is, thanks to O. K.S. This term we are grateful for a number of military and sporting volumes, which were personally delivered to us by Lieut.-General H. L. Tripp, O.K.S. Other gifts, which we acknowledge with gratitude, come from the following O.K.S.:-O. Peschek, Esq .; 1. E. M. Lucie Smith, Esq.; R. Brinsley Richards, Esq.; M. C. Turnor, Esq.; P. C. V. Lawless, Esq.;1. S. Linnell, Esq . ; R. H. Lowry. Esq. ; and F. H. C. Harris, one time Bursar of the School.

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It is proof enough of the improvement that has been made with music in the School over the last few years, that we felt competent to produce another fullÂˇscale School Concert at t he cnd of an extremely short and interrupted term. The contribution of the Orchestra was a re-presentation of three of their old pieces- a movement from each of Haydn's /vfilitary and !-A!"do." Symphonies and the March. from Wagner's Tamthauser. They compensated fo r thIS lack of ongmaltty by more competent and poilshed perfonnances. Much of their success came from the strong lead which they were given by Dr. Suttle. Mr. Purcell's inimitable style of conducting contributes much to the popularity of his Band. That is by no means the whole story. He demands a high standard from his "boys" and he is always satisfied. !hey ~egan ~ith one ,of his own Fanfares-that for Easter- and continued with several other light Items, mcludmg Elgar s Pomp and Circumstance March No.4, which they played as an encore. The Military Band is Mr. Purcell's Qwn creation and he has put such enthusiasm into the players that they willingly follow his lead. The Piano solos were not up to standard. M. D. Manning-Press' rendering of Liszt's Fifth Consolation and T. H. Birn.berg's of Medtner's Fairy Tale were both inclined to be lifeless and showed little imagination. H. 1. I?u,?k ~id better ~ith Chopin's Etude in A Flat, but even so, he did not reach the fullest depths of appreCIatIve mterpreiatlo n. 19~

THE CANTUA RIAN The Madrigal Society were also poor in comparison with their excellent concert of a few weeks before. Of course they had had little time for rehearsal, bUl they should not have chosen the German words to their piec~s as opposed to the translation. They should also have paid more attention to the conductor. fhe altos silOwed the greatest decl ine fo r they had been so good and now they were positively croaky. They tackled Five Movements from the Liebsliedel' Waltzes of Brahms; only the fifth bore any comparison with their previous standard . Clive Bremum and Miles BasteI' are both experienced public recitalists by now. Brennan restricted himself to the Sial' of the Coullty DOIYII, which was adequatc but not outstanding. BasteI' gave a careful performance of Mozart's Sonata ill C. Although he g'lve a wOllderf'ul display of violin technique, it lacked musical interest. The Chamber Music group began with a Quartet for Clarinets by an American which was unutterably lacking in inspiration and for which there was no compensation in its appearance as a " musical novelty". Fortunately, the Flute Trio was much more lively, and in an ever ascending sca le, the Quintet (Haydn) was quite refreshing. As a farewell gesture, Dr . •Uld Mrs. Suttle played the Waltz from Rachmaninoff's Second Suite for Two Piallos. The sympathy which they felt for one another's playing, the graceful give·and-take so essential to Lwo·piMO music, the complete blending which made it seem as though there was oruy one piano; a ll these combined to make this the p~a k of the ~n tertainmcnt. The ovati~n wltich came as their due for this a nd for the Jamaican Rumba, whIch was their encore, wall an expression of God·speed from us all. The School can bc justifiably proud of it s presentl11usical advancement, but the standard mllst always be kept high. It is not satisfactory for either player or audience to be party to a mediocrity. We must give our players encouragement and yet be very exacting; a judicious balance of these will not fail to produce many good results in the future.

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SUNDAY, 18TH MARCH The Music Society's method of hav ing one concert compulsorily attended by the School and .another, of a more intimate kind, for voluntary attendance has p~oved popular and, far ~rom detractll~g from the numbers at the voluntary concert, swelled them conSIderably above the prevIOus term's miserable gathering. There were two brass items on the programme. F irst, P. Ki.rkby on the French Horn and later, W. A. H. Bodger on the Euphoniwn. Kirkby played two short pIeces by Bach. and Haydn, and Bodger played Friend 0' Mille and played it in such a way that he was called upon to gIve an encore. Woodwind was represented by J. B. Phillips and J. F. Fost.er, Clarinets. ~n~ .B. 1. G. Hyatt. ~assoon, playing the Divertimellto ill B Flat by Mozart. Compared WIth th~t morrung s rehearsal, the pIece was considerably improved. All the same, there was an excess of clarmet, fortunately enhanced by several very lively flourishes on the bassoon. There were two vocal soloists. The first, David Peschek, sang Vaughan Williams' Tlte Vagabolld and I.reland's 1 have ,welve oxell. He was followed by H. A. Emerson, O.K.S. , n~w a Cambridge choral scholar who sang an aria from The Magic Fillte. All three were thoroughly enjoyable, though Peschek always seemed to be straining. Music for two pianos is becoming increasin!?ly pOP,lIlar. amon~ ~oth player~ and listeners i.n the School. It is indeed a very pleasant way of passmg one s leIsure. fhis concert Ylel~ed two such Items. K. p. Agnew a nd R. O. A. Norris opened it with the. Concerto ill C minor for Two Pial/OS b.y Bach. The slow movement was very elongated and became tedIOUS, but the fina l movement was bnsk, finn and full of gusto. Mr. Wright and Mr. Lawrence finally brought the concert to a triumphal ~nd with. Mr. Wright's Variatiolls 011 the Nursery Theme: Londoll Bridge is falling dowlI;. afte.r a .short l~tr?duc~IOn, the theme is clearly enunciated and followed by some I!l0st ~lUmor~us ~nd Imagmallve .vana~lOns ill the shape of a Samba, a Waltz and several others concluding WIth a vletonous March. It IS ternfic fun I

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LECTU RES AN D RECITALS "FROM NAZI-ISM TO CHRISTIANITY"

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On Friday, 25th May. the Upper School had the pri vilege f h ·' . ,

spealkef .. Pastor Poko rny began with a thoroughly lucid c:p"l~~~i~~ ~fntlst chal~'~m~ and disturbing t Ie n~e of Nazi-ism j l~ Germany. and also in Buro c ~nerall Ie P5YC 0 oglcai backgro~nd dcmocr~t~c movements which came to power after the fir~t : orld He cory.lende~ that t~e s<?C1a1 and pOllt!cS a lollc, created a spiri tual vacuum, which Hi tler's subtld by p~ull1g thel~ trust In science ~peak~~ lumself.had ,been a Nazi youth' leader in Vienna until 1933 d hfopaganda swiftly fill~d. The simplicity and slncen ty, how in that year he had come under e m l'Sl,an . He went on to tell us, wIth great fallen from his eyes, it ",,:,as a powerful experience to witness the stl~~l uenee, and how the sca.les had at second-hand, but what Impressed us most in Pastor Pokorny was his ~g 0 tx:ttweendGhi~od and EvIl, even umaruY,an ssenseofhumour. to

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THE REV. R. W. F. WOOTTON,

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Something is wrillen on another page about Mr Wootton' n d b · .. is menti~ne~ thore too, a!ld there is little to add here, but tl~atl hea~~ ~u~h.ls V~SI.t to us. H~s I~cture use of hiS slides and a skilful commentary , a comprehensive ,'dea of I·ro m gl':tng us, by Judicious lie eaned work In Pakestan H~ gave a good example to other such lecturers who too often rodu . .' of slides, mostly shown with inadequate expla~ation Mr Joott ce,an wl~smgand swlftprocession must n ave taught him much in lllis respect. " on s expenence as a school master

SIR RONALD STORRS,

K. C.M.G.

Sir Ronald camc to speak to us about one of his most famous fri d ' .. ' of both are full of praise for one another as statesmen' howe t~n s, Lawl,once of Arabia. T he lips the world situation nor Lawrence's part in altering it though bvetrl' ti e accent III the lecture was not on 0 1 lese were fully expounded ' T he acccnt lay on Lawrencc the man: the shy and studious sch ' . Headm~ster) , the learned scholar, the great lover of the h . ' . ool-bor (m th~ same form as our other sl~e of hi s character: his delight in speed his mech:~~}les. J!lUSIC and. hte~~ture. Then the accomplJshed what few Europeans have done- the ainin f h gemus and hIS nuJitary sense. He out-:Arabing the Arabs in the hardness of his life fnd byg I~V!/b~~~ heah~t ; how did he do it ? By stramed to the utmost 19 IS word, even when it was ,Sir Ronald's summing~ up emphasised lhat while most of us wouldl'k . ' ot ,such an ambition demands the resolution' and self~sacrifice upo 'he,toI bel' a Lawrencc, the, attainment bUIlt. 11 w IC 1 a one such an edifice can be

DR. ERNEST SUTTLE EASTER DAY The new Cathedral orgall is lamentably insufficient for recital

to find a good vantage~pojnt from which to hear 't Co 'd ~ u~roses, and furthermore. It IS difficult t~at. t~e North Quire Aisle is on the whole the best ~ 'ot }:I ela e peram bulato~y ~xperiments show

With his r~gis~ratlon, his work on the solo stops bem:esPeci~flf:ki~fiu~t1eHas ,very JUdl~IOUS throughout full combmatlons wltich, in the double echo of the cathedral u' e wl~ly aVOided any of those . ' cause tl Ie mUSIc to sowtd very bl d H e beg~n wllh the Chorale Prelude, Valet will jeh dir eben b B h ' " urre . to Handel s Samson. The first section was completed wi~ c e;a/F k~n~ f~l~wed It WIth the Overture the. best ~rformance of the whole evening. In the second sectro~c J s I'e II Fugue alld VariatiollsGwlmant s organ Symphonies Cradle SOllg by Harve Or ' .1e. p aye ~ Scherzo from one of Fugue ill D Major, rather unfo;tunately omitting the Alta Brace and, firushed wllh Bach's Prelude alld whole. eve, an Important and relevant part of the

In the interval, R. A. M. BasteI' played the slow move f but he did 110t seem to havo his usual mastery at all It ment rolm Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, Concert proved. . was mere y a temporary lapse, as the School Dr. SuUle's recital W,lS as polished as any that we have heard 011 the p,'escU t org,ln. '

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THE SOCIETIES MARLOWE SOCIETY President: S. S. SOPWITH, EsQ.; HOIl . Secretary: P. H. Moss These last two terms, we have had the very mingled pleasure of hearing papers from the two senior members or the Society. It is impossible to put into words the expression of thanks for services of their kind ; all we can say is that but for Edward Lucie~Smith and Richard Roberts the Society would be li ttle more than a shadow or its present selr. There are always two or three in any Society like ours, who fi nd themselves indisputably in the lead: these have been our leaders for the past two years. Their departures will be a considerable jar to our existence, though our prospects for the future supply sufficient confidence of success. Lucie-Smith spoke on Chinese Civilisation. With so vast a number of aspects to consider, he was only able to give liS the briefest of history outlines. He implemented it, however, by small morsel s of anecdotal information which were presumably intended to encourage further research on our parts; his aim and hi s success could not have been better envisaged or achieved. Roberts chose a far more restricted topic-the life and work of Edward Fitzgerald, the translator of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. He brought to Ilis task em evident and particular zeal, and a definitely persona l outlook on Fitzgerald, as between acquaintances. Nevertheless, the approach was in no way sentimentalized or unreali stic. He left hi s subject completed in all directions. Our final meeti ng was with John Lindsay, the Producer and Chief Actor at the recently~opened Marlowe Theatre. Our aim was to subject him to questions " on all aspects of the dramatic art" and he was plied with demands for enlighterunent on ideas as varied as" your favo urite part" and " the difficulty of naturalness on the stage". It was entirely imprompt u 011 both sides: we hope he enjoyed himself as much as we did. The President has continued to be the st rength behind all our doings, bringing speakers from distant places, finding us suitable accommodation, and , not least, goading us, the members, on to an ever greater effort for the benefit of all concerned.

NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY AND FARMING CLUB Members of the Society have been playing an active part in the field this term . Indoor meetings being avoided as much as possible. On Friday, June 15th, the Society reverted to the old custom of an annual outing. Twenty-nine members departed from the Mint Yard at 9. 30 a.m. in a ' bus for the Folkestone Warren. We stopped outside Lydden Vill age for a short lime. This proved to be a very successful start : four species of orchid were recorded by the botanical section, and several members saw a Dormouse, which has not been recorded in the Society for ovor three years. At the Warren several interesting di scoveries were made. The part y retufllcd fr om Folkestone at 6. 15 p.m. after a very energet ic day. The President, D . Stainer, Esq. , D. M. Coupe and D . S. Jcnkins, represented the Society on June 21 st at a preliminary meeting in Broadstairs to inaugurate a Kent Bird Watchers' Society. This was sponsored by the B.T.O., and it was proposed that the Society should be composed of the various Natural History Societies and School Natural History Societies in Kent. The first official meeting is being held in Canterbury in October. The moth trap purchased last term from M r. Ford, has proved very successful. It has been operated on most wann nights, either in the School House Garden, or outside the Pavilion on Birley's. It has bcen a benefi t to collectors in the entomologica l sect ion. The Farming branch has had another active term and has spent some time actuall y on the farm. Mr. Hugh Finn, O.K.S., took a party round his extensive poultry farm at Nackington ; and a visit has been made to the Hi ghland Investment Company's dairy farm , which is most modem and uses the latest devices. Two films from thc E.D.A. library, Powe,. Oil /he Fa,.mstead and 50 Acres, have been viewed and Mr. Quested paid a second visit: this time he showed a vcry fine colour film on dairy farming called Good Co wn/al/ship. The principal of Wye College, Mr. Skilbeck, and Mr. Quested at Woodchurch have both very kindly invited parties to study special bra.nches of farming at their homes and afterwards to tea. The full programme of the term justified the printing of a fixture card. 199

THE CANTUARIAN CAXTON SOCIETY Presidellt: H. W. OSMOND, Esq. ; Hon. Secretary: P. O. ROBERTS As, usual the swnmer term has proved more grucJling than the rcst. Not, however from excess of prmtmg, for, lmfortunately, owing to pressure of examinations and the requirements ~f sport we have been ~.tnable to undertake very many commissions this term . In those tasks we have executed however we pnde ourselves that we have maintained our customary high standard. We are more than ever gratefu l to Mr. Peett, who has continued to give us his valuable assistance throughout the tenn, despite the predominance of outside interests. Next term we hope to be able to elect new members to fill vacancies that wi ll be left at the end of this term. P.O.R .

RAILWAY SOCIETY President: C. W. WARD, Esq.; HOII, Secretary: J. C. MA CPHIlRSON The main occupation this term has been t he running of a model railway. It was found possible to construct an 0 gauge oval with a couple of loops, from steel track, and t hi s was laid in the Bio. Lab. most week·ends: Scveral members con.tributed engines and rolling stock, and a mixture of steam and clockwork runntng took place. Operations were brought to an end by the General Certificate but it is hoped to resume later.

ART SOCIETY Presidelll: D. STAINER, EsQ.; HOIi. Secretary: I. C. MACPHERSON; Assistant fioll . Secretary: B. HYAlT The Society was refounded this term under Mr. Stainer as President. The Art Room has been open twice weekly for t he use of members. The Society has been shown round the pictures in the Slater Gallery by the President and it is planned ' that he shall show us round the pictures in the Cathedral later this term.

MADRIGAL SOCIETY President: J. K . WADDELL, EsQ.; H OIl. Secretm'Y: H. 1. DUCK It is with considerable pleasure and satisfaction that we look back on this term's Kent Musical Festival. Out ~f the eigl.tt classes for which we entered, we won every on~, being awarded 100 per cent. marks in ~ne slght·readmg cla ss ! Our thanks to Mr. Boyle , who very ktndly conducted us in the church music Items. We wil l be fairly busy during Pestival Week, as the Society is taking part in bot h the School Concert and the Music in the Cloisters. The SUTllmer Term, as one is frequ ently reminded , is not suitabl e for regul~r 'practices, but we have managed to maintain a good standard of attendance . Some more trebles have Jomed to bol ster up the top parts of the singing, as they are badly needed at this stage of the year. The Society is s.till young (it has not yet reached it s first birthday) but al the present rate of acltievement "per ardua ad astra" is an apt comment to make.

SOMNER SOCIETY Presidellt: W. URRY, EsQ.; HOIl. Secretary: C. J. BELL A Roman coin was found recently on the Campanile mound, on the south. side of the Cathedral by ~wo boys who were measuring the walls there with the view of drawing a plan of the mound and ha~ing It published next term. The bronze coin is that of Claudius If "GothicllS" (268·270 A.D.) and is a quarter of an inch in diameter. Clal:ldius' reign was passed in repelling attacks on his frontiers, his greatest victory being the destruction of an Immense army of Goths who had invaded Greece. Prom this achievement he secured the title of "qothicus": but soon afterwards he was attacked by the plague and d ied at Sirmium in A.D . 270. The com bears the following inscription.: O. Imp. C/. GothiclIs. Pi _ •. Head to right. Peacc sland ing. R. Pax. AlIgg.

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THE CANTUARIAN It is most remarkable that this comparatively rare coin should tind its way to Canterbury and be found quite by chance on. the site of a Medieval. b~lI .tower. For this is the first coin .which has been found on the mound, and it IS to be regretted that It IS m such a poor state of preservation. In the near future the Society hope to publish a very brief outline of the history of the School and th.roughout the terrn we have been preparing this booklet. This term several members of the Society were shown roulld the Cathedral Treasury, and we are very grateful to Mr. Woodliffe for showing us so many of the interesting relics there. Later in the term it is hoped that our President will show and.deS<?ribe to us tile beautiful stained glass ':Vin~ows in the. Cath~dral. We are still looking for some excavation III Canterbury, and hope to find a SIte III the PrecUlcts III the near future. Next term the Society hopes to have an excursion l'Ound the Kentish coast visiting Roman sites but it is not yet certain whether or not this is possible. Last term the Canterbury Archaeological Soci~ty very kindly asked us to their meetings, and several of our members heard two very interesting talks' one on "The Medieval Village System", by C. F. Bradshaw, Esq., and the other on "The Mayors of C~nterblU'Y " , by our President. R. W. Harris, Esq., 11 past president of the Society, has given us a very interesting talk on" Pompeii" with the aid of the epidiascope. Mr. Harris told us how Pompeii W<lS discovered and excavated in the 18th century and what an im~ne nse jnfluen~ it had on Europe. Then he told us sO'!let.hing about ~he history of Pompeii from SamI.lI~ to Roman limes, .a~d took us for a walk thro~~ the city I~selr.; showmg us most of the important bwldings and, most stn klllg perhaps of all, the wntmg and scnbbhng on the walls which leave a vivid impression of active city life. Finally he described the terrible catastrophe itself, and the events of August 24th, 79 A. D. This te1111 we have made two excellent brass rubbings rrom lhe I 4th century brasses in Graveney Church and these, along with a collection of Engl ish hammered silver and gold coins, will be on exhibition at the end of the term.

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NOTES

The term has been chiefly notable ror a successful Inspection, and a satisfactory Field Day. The Certificate" A" Examination is sti ll to come, and it is hoped that the proportion of passes may be higher than it has been recently- we do not want any failures at all- but the standard of ordinary drill is not yet good enough, though the Contingent can do its ceremonial very well . A larger contingent than last year is being taken to Camp, about sixty all told, and the progranune promises to be an interesting one. On the Saturday afternoon tWQ 'buses will take the whole party to Maidenhead, where it is hoped to see the School VIII still performing in the Regatta. ANNUAL INSPEcnON.- Tltis was carried out by Air Chief Marshal The Hon. Sir Ralph A. Cochrane, K.C. IJ., G.D.E. , A.F.C., A.D. C., ViceÂˇChief of Air Staff, on Wednesday, May 30th. After meeting the officers of the Contingent, the Air Chief Marsha l lunched in Hall with the Headmaster, and the inspection began at 2.45 p.m on Birley's. The Contingent, drawn lip in line, gave the General Salute, and was inspected by the Air Chief Marshal and staff officers of the Royal Navy and Army who were present. The ConÂˇ tingent then marched past to its training areas, and the inspecting officers walked round and saw the training in action. At five o'clock the staff officers first spoke to the cadets in the Memorial Court, commenting on their work, and then the Air Chief Marshal reminded them of the importance of the C.C.F. in the defence of the country in these uncertain times. A summary of the inspection Report which arrived later, is given at the end of these notes. FIELD DAY.- This took place, as is now customary in the summer, at Deal, under the auspices of the Depot, Royal Marines. The training took the form of a company attack- the Company Commander being C.S.M. R. D. H. Roberts- on an isolated enemy pocket of resistance. The attack was well directed, and Platoon Commanders carried out their tasks efficiently; they and the Section Leaders learned a lot in controlling their commands, and the cadets had some good exercise in fieldcraft. Only one minor fire occurred, and the attack went through as planned, the Signal Platoon maintaining communications throughout, which was a commendable feat, as all eight wireless sets were in action. After a short conference and individual criticisms, the Contingent moved into the Depot to a very good lunch provided by the Royal Marines. Our thanks are due as in previous years, to both the Training and Catering Staffs for a very instructive and enjoyable day. K.A.C.G.

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. :ttN:":'SECTJON:--:--The early part of the te~m was lClken 1I1? with preparalions for Hie general inspection IDcludmg the dnlling of a crew to pull the mland whaler. rhese efforts produced the satisfactory report mentioned above, At an advanced course for officers in H.M.S. Dllke of York the O. i/c Section got a proficiency certificate for handling boats under power and sail. Sailing days have been fewer than they should owing to lack of time and the demands of games, etc. The Field Day was well spent in H.M.S. Vaceasay whcn the Section made a passage from Dover to Sheerness. Most people found it not so easy to hold a straight course! Nearly half the Section will be spending a week in H.M.S. Battleaxe (Destroyer) at Portsmouth at the end of term. Cadet Ordinary Seamen Kennedy. Osment. Thomas, Collins ii, Bailie, Garrard, have' passed the first lest and are now rated Cadet Able Seamen. The services of our "chief" have been much missed throughout the term. He was seriously hurt in a fall from some scaffolding; but is now well on the way to recovery. C.W.W. R.A.F. SEcTloN.- The R .A.F. Section has had a useful and interesting term. On field day some cadets went flying at Rochester and the rest spent the day at Manston Aerodrome where we looked over the fog dispersal apparatus; at present the only one in England prepared for immediate use. We were honoured by a visit from Ai r Chief Marshal The Hon. Sir Ralph A. Cochrane, G.B.E. , K.C.D. Vice-Chief of the Air Staff, who inspected the whole Contingent. His report appears elsewhere. We thank Flt.-Lt. Prior for his very competent organisation of the Section. Besides spending hours filling in forms in lriplicalC for our uniforms and equipment, he has given many fascinating lectures on a syllabus which has shown itself dull in less capable hands. In this task he has been ably helped by Sgt. Macpherson and Cpls. Gimiett, Clift a nd Porter. Sgt. Wayte has given good instruction with the morse lamps. The proficiency examinations have yet to be held and next term some of us hope to take the advanced part. J.M.S. INSPECTION REpoRT.-The following is a swnmary of the more important parts of the Report. BASIC AND ARMY SECTIONS. I. The standard of drill was good, an,d cadets were very steady on parade and marched quite well. "The standard of turn-out was very high: in fact, this is the best turned·out Contingent I have seen in ~he last two years." 2. In Weapon Training the standard of instruction by Cadet N.C.O.s was good, and in Tactical Training there was a good demonstration, showing that the basic principles were well understood· at the Sand Model cadets were alert and interested. In Technical Training, the Signal Platoon was working keenly and efficiently with line and wireless sets. 3. .. General: a first-class Contingent ably carrying out its role as a member of the e.C.F. The standard of turn-out and training and the keenness displayed by the cadets reflects great credit on the Gontingent Commander and his officers. The Contingent has the full support of the Headmaster." ROYAL NAVAL SECTION. I. The drill was good, and N.C.O.s took charge well. The physique of the Section was very good and their appearance and bearing on parade were most satisfactory, and they were without exceptio~ keen and enthusiastic. . 2. "General: the Naval Section appeared to be extremely well run by SILt. Ward, and it was cleat' (hat his efforts were being rewarded by the keenness and smartness of its members, and the satisfactory state of efficiency that was being maintained." ROYAL Am FORCE SECTION. . 'I. In the last y~r, 17 proficiel~cies have been gained o~t of 20 entered, a~d the Section is congratulated on these results, which are a credit to the e.O. and cadet Instructors, workmg as they do without outside assistance, which for geographical reasons is difficul t to obtain. . 2. The caqets were w~U turned-out and their drill was smartly executed, but there is some room fo, tmprovement ill the wearmg of berets.

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SCOUT TR00P Our activities this term have been more varied and widespread than usual, and we have taken a large part in District meetings. We were very well represented in the Canterbury, Wltitstable and Herne Bay Scout Association Athletic Sports, which were held in June on Birley's, and we were finally placed third. We are competing in the Association swimming sports, and are optimistic about our chances. We took advantage of the e.C.F. Annual Inspection to spend a day in the country, giving some of our younger members experience which was invaluable to them during camp. The highlight of the term was, of course, the camp. This was held at Dargate, near Whitstable, from June 8th to June 11 tho The weather was fortunately kind to us, except for one shower of rain on Saturday afternoon. We profited by the experience of less careful troops than ourselves, and kept the plaster of paris and Vim well separated from the flour, so we had no misfortunes in the cooking department. We hope to hold another camp in the summer holidays ncar Hastings, starting on August Ist. We expect to have a fairly small but enthusiastic party of SCOuts with. us.

KENT SCHOOLS EASTER SEVENS AT TONBRIDGE Last term was very wet, consequently a great deal of hockey was cancelled, and seven-a-side rugby was a very welcome substitute. So keen were the regular players that two teams were entered for the above tournament, on April 14th. Members of teams came from all parts of the country. Durham, Cornwall, and others not so distant, and gathered at Tonbridge. The second seven were unfortunately conquered in the first round by Chatham House. The first side were not worried by this and progressed steadily towards the final, leaving Dulwich, Maidstone and Chatham House behind them on their way. The final saw them defeat Shooter's Hill School by IO pts. to 3, and the reward of their labours is now to be seen in the School Library. Team: N. C. G. Raffie; F. G. J. Norton; T. T. Morgan; P. J. Walker; A. E. H. Pedder; K. D. Agnew; R. O. A. Norris (Capt.). R.O.A.N.

ATHLETICS For the second time in four years, the elements conspired, this time without success, to ruin the tenn's athletics. The track was frequently the playground of seagulls and the jumping pits were almost continually unfit for use. These obstacles and the excessive time occupied by Hockey seriously curtailed training, and in consequence it was hardly surprising that we lost to Tonbridge (54-43). As against Eastbourne last year, it was in the field events that we failed; in consolat ion, Raffle produced a recordN breaking throw of 146 feet with the javelin, and Smith, who ran a beautifully-judged mile, and Norris, victorious in the 100 yards and the long-jump joined valiantly in contributing to our insufficient total. The Inter-House Competition produced several commendable perfonnances; in the Seniors, Norris won the two short sprints and both the jumps, while Young came within one second of lowering the halfNmile record and, in addition, won the quarter-mile and the mile; Clark was the only Senior recordbreaker with his Discus throw. For the Middles, Woolston further demonstrated his pro"Yess in sprinting; he will be very good when he ceases to be temperamental. He and Lawrence were the two other recordbreakers in the middle long-jump and discus respectively. Generally, it can be said that under the expert tuition of Mr. Tyrrel, an honorary A.A.A. coach who spent the term here, many boys improved their perfonnances; it was a great shame that illness, time and the weather did not allow the athletes to take full advantage of his enthusiasm. Mr. Waddell worked indefatigably and with great efficiency on the administrative side, and through all stages the staff proved themselves as competent as ever at starting and time-keeping. Only those who were present, and themselves experienced the almost polar conditions on Birley's, will realise the particular courtesy of Mrs. Shirley in remaining to the bitter end to present the Cup. It was received from her hands by The Grange's team, who won by gaining more than twice the number of points gained by their newÂˇest rivals. R.O.A.N.

THE CANTUARIAN INTER-HOUSE COMPETITION RESULTS FIRST DAY 440 YARDS (Senior).-I, Young (0); 2, Osment (L); 3, Whitefield (SH). Time: 54.9 sees. tOO YARDS (Middle).- I, Woolston. (MO); 2, Maitland ii (0); 3, Fuller (W), Time: 11. 3 sees . 3. 220 YARDS (Senior).- I, Norris (SH) ; 2, Morgan i (G); 3, Hackett (L). Time: 24 secs. 4. DISCUS (Senior).- I, Clark (G); 2, Morgan ii (0); 3, Bennion (M), Distance: 109 ft. 3 in. (Record). 5. lONO JUMP (Middle).- I, Woolston (MO); 2, Hobden (l); 3, Allen ii (G). Distallce: 17 ft. I I in.

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(Record). 6. HIGH JUMP (Junior).- I. Hubbard (SH); 2, Hembry (MO); 3, Allen i (L). Height: 4 fJ. 8 in. 7. 8, 9.

HURDLES (Middle).- I, Maitland ii (0); 2, Lawrence i (0); 3, Fuller (W). nme: 19.7 sees, 100 YARDS (Junior),- J, Collins (W) ; 2, Featherstone (W); 3, Lawrance ii (SH). Time: 12.3 sees, 880 YARDS (Middle).- I, Gardner ii (L); Dead heat for second place- Bacon (0), Halsey (SH).

Time: 2 min. 17.1 sees. 10. WÂ£lGHT (Middle).- I, Lewis (0); 2, Nelson (SH); 3, Lawrence i (0). Distance: 27 ft. II in. I\. LoNG JUM P (Scnior).- I, Norris (SH); 2, Snoxa ll (L); 3, Briggs (SH). Distance: 19 ft. 3 in. 12. 880 YARDS (Scnior). - I, Young (0) ; 2, Smith (MO); 3, Agnew ii (0). Time: 2 min. 8 sees. 13. RELAY (Under 16). -1, Meister Omers; 2, Walpole; 3, The Grange. Time : 1 min . 49.5 sees.

SECOND DAY I. 440 YARDS (Middle).- I, Woolston (MO); 2, Gardner ii (l); 3, Strout. (G). Time: 57.8 sees. 2.

100 YARDS (Senior).- I, Norris (SH); 2, Osment (L); 3, Morgan i (G). Time: 10.5 sees.

3. MILE (Middle).- I, Hare (M); 2, Bell ii (M) ; 3, Halsey (SH). Time: 5 nun. 10.3 secs. 4.

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5. 440 YARDS (JlUtior).- I, Collins (W); 2, Lamb ii (MO); 3, Peacock (M). Time: 64 secs. 6. 220 YARDS (Middle).- I, Woolston (MO); 2, Maitland ii (G); 3, Fuller (W). Time: 26.5 secs. 7. HURDLES (Senior).- I. Osment (L); 2, Maitland i (G) ; 3, Kelly (G). Time: 18.8 sees. 8. 9. 10. II. 12. 13. 14. 15.

WEIGHT (Senior) .- l , Morgan ii (0); 2, Raffle (0); 3, Morgan i (0). Distance: 35 ft. 4 in. HIGH JUMP (Middle).- I, Donald (0); 2, Allen ii (0); 3, Maitland ii (0). Height : 4 ft. 11 in . lONG JtJMP (Junior).- I, Waynforth (L) ; 2, Phil lis (0); 3, Featherstone (W). Distance: 15 fl. 7 in. 220 YARDS (Junior).- I, Collins (W): 2, Featherstone (W); 3, Lawrance ii (SH) . Time: 28.9 secs. HIGH JUMP (Senior).- I, Norris (SH); 2, Dunn (MO): 3, Snoxa ll (L) . !leight: 5 fL. 4 in. DISCUS (Middle).- I, Lawrence i (0): 2, Oardner ii (l); 3, Tayler iii (MO). Distance : 95 fl. 4 in. JAVELIN (Senior).-I, Raffle (0); 2, Roberts ii (W); 3, Creasy (W). Distollce: 127 fl . RELAY (Open).- I, luxmoore ; 2, School House: 3, The Grange. Time: 1 min . 42 sees.

THE BOAT CLUB The Westminster Race Our rowing season began at Putney on the first day of the Easter holidays with an evenl of major importance - the first race ever rowed by the School in an eight, and we won it! It happened like tltis. The Boat Club had decided to tryout the lower river this year by trai ning a Colts' Eight and giving it a race as soo n as possible. Westmi nster School very kindly offered to prepare a Colts' crew for Ihe occasio n, and the Londo n Row ing Cl ub put at our disposal a fine boat and Iheir changing-rooms. By the time the race was due to begin there must have been fifly or sIXty Canterbury supporters on Ihe bank , and Just before the School la unched thei r boal they were a ble to watch the fauiliess Cambridge crew go off o n their last outing before the trip to America. The two schoo l crews paddled down to the sta rt by Harrods and ours must have felt lo nely o n those watery wasles afler Ihe ho mely little slream at Gro ve Ferry. Then they turned to row a mile course back 10 Ihe University Stone at Putney. Westminster went away to a slightl y faster start and were soo n leading by a few feet, but the School hung on and settled down to a fast rate of striking in the rou gh water, 10 which they were unaccuslomed. We in the following launch at once realised that it was going to be very largely a duel between Ihe two coxcs, for on the Tideway the shortest dista nce between two points is ve ry seldom a straight line! But the School cox was not to be flustered. He had had Ihe same advice from about fourteen different experts, and adhered to it so doggedly that he looked like forcing Westminster on to a row of floating

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buoys. The umpire shouted a friendly warning and this sudden admonition from behind sent the School boat back across the river abruptly enough to lose half a length or soand we began to wonder. But the crew had a plan. At an agreed spot they put up the rate of striking and raced the boat home to win by half a length after one of the most exciting races that had been seen that season at Putney. It was also a most instructive experience, for the weather was rough and called for good watermanship ; when they left the boathouse the boatman had said: "This is thc weather that sank Oxford, but you boys will be alright!" . It was, of course, a very creditable performance, for a crew of beginners does not expect to beat its rivals on strange water, especially when that water is the treacherous and puzzling Tideway. They fully deserved their win after the hard work they had put in at Grove Ferry in the discouraging weather of the Easter Term. The race was rowed with sound j udgment and enterprise, and cox was rewarded for his cool and successful race by an invitation to cox a London Rowing Club crew immediately afterwards. Our thanks are due to Mr. and Mrs. Garrard for looking after the crew the previous night on board their boat and for the entertainment so lavishly given to the coaches afterwards!

Thames Ditton Regatta Tbis regatta comes early in tbe season, and it is always possible to argue that it is too early for a school that doesn't row all the year round. But we enjoy going, and that seems to be a pretty good reason. It is a very local affair and our entry is regarded with surprise and satisfaction. In the first heat we managed to beat Emmanuel School by one lengtb after a bit of a scramble. In the semi-fi nal we beat the Haberdashers more comfortably, for we had tben become acclimatised to the Thames water. The final was a most exciting battle witb the local school which brought the spectators to their feet. We will quote the Press: "Probably tbe most interesting race of the day was the final of tbe England Challenge Bowl for school fours in which Tiffin School beat the King's School, Canterbury, by three feet, after a neck and neck race over the whole cO llrse. This was King's second appearance at the Regatta, and theirs was a particularly sporting entry, since their training is done under great difficulties in very narrow waters, and the crew with their coach travelled over one hundred miles by taxi to compete in a borrowed boat". Exhausting struggles like this are good for crews and enjoyable in retrospect; all the same we felt it a bit hard that the draw should have forced us to row"one more heat tbat day than the other finalists!

The Clifton and Tonbridge Race This race is rowed at Reading every year in borrowed boats, and we have managed to win it on eacb occasion since it was first started in 1948. Tonbridge went away to a faster start and led for the first half of the course, but the Scbool rowed steadily enough to worry them and prevent their getting away. Towards the end of tbe race Cassidy started to put on the pressure and the crew responded really well. Once they started to go up there was no doubt about it, and the School, rowing a fast, firm stroke, brought the boat home three-quarters of a length ahead of Tonbridge, with Clifton 2~ lengths behind . It was a gallant race by Tonbridge, but they were suffering from the lack of a long course at home and conseq uently lacked"punch in the last minute. 205

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The Eastbourne Race This was the only event to be rowed at Fordwich, apart from the O.K.S. Race at the end of term. The afternoon was made gay by the playing of the School Military Band on the nver bank and the sale of cool refreshments by an enterprising secretary. The School chose front statIon and went away on the start at a very great speed; in fact, the first thirty strokes were about the most powerful and best-timed that this crew had shown and left Eastbourne almost a length behind. From here over the rest of the course th~ School drew steadily away and won the race without exertion by 3t lengths.

Haileybury Thanks to the generosity of St. Paul's School we were once again permitted to use one of their boats at Hammersmith and their fine boat-house. The race was rowed from ChiswLCk Eyot to Dukes Meadows, and the School boat went away slightly faster than Hadeybury but were unable to Âˇgain a lead at this point owing to the bend in the river. Once past the bend, however, the School drew away, and with the curve in their favour had little difficulty in winning by 2 lengths.

Tonbridge This was our second meeting with Tonbridge, but this time the race had to be rowed on their home water on a very short course. There is no crew that we would rather meet than Tonbridge, and J think I am right in surmising that at this time there was no crew they would r~ther have beaten than Canterbury. So we were very happy to be their guests but a little apprehenSIve about this short course. Although the race, as it turned out, was a very exciting ~)lle,. th~re is very little that one can report beyond the fact that there seemed to be ."othing In It all the way. Both crews went off like lightning, both rowed themselves nght out and both seemed to be conung up to the flllish together. As It happened, Canterbury went across the line about a second before Tonbridge as a result of a final well-timed burst, but no one could have been certain of the result until the signals went up. All very exhausting and satisfactory. Tonbridge now had only Marlow Regatta left at which they might seek revenge.

Reading Regatta . This is another of those distant fixtures that we feel are worth-while in spite of the fatigue mvolved. We need hardly say that once again bad luck had given us an extra heat that morning and that we found ourselves up against local schools who had rowed their heats the night before! But it is probably kindness on the part of the Committees who don't want to drag us up there a day in advance. In the first heat we beat Emmanuel School by !hree-quarters of a length. Two hours later we. beat Magdalen College School by the same margin. This brought us into the FlIlal With the local school, Readmg, and there was little doubt in our minds who was going to get the encouragement from the enclosure! As things turned out it was the easiest race we had. Right from the start we led without difficulty and grad~ally rowed away from Readlllg, whom we finally beat by 2t lengths. So once again the University of Readmg Trophy has been won by the School and is on view, as before, in the Tuc~ Shop. 206

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Marlow At Marlow we were drawn against Tonbridge and Abingdon in the first heat. We knew nothing about Abingdon ~ but we were quite aware that there wasn't going to be much to choose between Tonbndge and ourselves. Moreover there was that little matter of the. vendetta! The spectators reported afterwards that Tonbridge went down to the start like a crew determIned to Wlll or pensh. II [aut en [ini,.. The race was a tremendous one. fn the first few strokes we led by a foot or two, then Tonbridge drew level and, rowing at a rather faster rate, went up a little. At the half-way signal they were half a length up, but Canterbury was hanging on and rowing strongly. Over the second half the School was rowing a faster rate and coming up gradually, but Tonbridge held their lead and crossed the line a canvas ahead. It had been a magnificent race with both crews rowed

right out; incidentally it v:as easily the fastest time of the evening. We were disappointed to see Tonbndge dlsquahfied 1Il theLr next heat, and Wallasey another fast four also disq~alified when leading. Perhaps it would be possible in futl:re years for the u~pires to bnef the coxes before racmg begJns, for m n~lther case did It appear that any deliberate infringement had occurred. It must be heart-breaking to train for months and travel so far only to be put out of the race for an error of coxing. So ended the season for the First Four. They were an excellent crew who rowed more miles than any previous four and remained devoted to the job. Our greatest handicap has been the Fordwlch towpath, even now too rough to allow a coach to keep up with a fast crew, and It may be that the final stages of Marlow training lacked those long courses that give a crew confidence over the last minute or two of a race. But to beat eleven crews

and lose to two by a matter of feet only is a pretty distinguished record. We would like to thank the many people who contributed to our successes: the Boat Clubs of King's College and Jesus College, Cambridge, of St. Paul's and Westminster and the London Rowin~ Club, the ever-hel~rul and generous Whalley family, the masters who have gIven their tlme to coachIng, MISS Swayne and the matrons who have been ever sympathetic to our peculiar needs, and all who sland by us in Ollr unreasonableness. There is a pleasure Slire In being mad wh(ch none but madmen know.

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Eton Colts Regatta In contrast to the conditions prevailing during the latter part of their training, the day for the VIS~t to Eton was glorIOUS. The Improvement was reflected in the crew during their short prehmlnary ouung. They showed much greater life, although rowing in a strange and rather heavy boat, and also dISplayed a smoothness which was lacking in some other crews. Although the School drew away from Monkton Combe, the rapid departure of the St. Edward's crew, who finally won the event, disturbed our equanimity and we did not settle down to a steady row. The race for second place in the heat was keen and it was only at the end of the course, with the advantage of the last bend, that Mo~kton crept ahead. . We learned ~ lot during that race and put it into practice during the race with Bryanston, who had preVIOusly lost to Shrewsbury. (t was an admirable course, rowed with greater confidence and much better rhythm, and we won it by three-quarters of a length. . G.C, Âˇ207

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The crew had outings in the Lent Term and were well over the first stages of training by the end of term. This year the crew were even keener than in past years and as a result became the best 2nd IV since the War. Over a hundred miles had been covered by the end of May. Billinghurst at stroke proved very successful and showed a nice judgment. The first race ag~in st Tonbridge and Cl ifton , whom we beat by I and 2 lengths, showed them up as qUIte a mature crew.

Against Eastbourne we got back station and were only able to win by 3 lengths: after the big bend we were on their rudder and almost had to paddle light. At Putney we beat Haileybury by at least 8 lengths: this was partly due to their cox fouling another four drawn into the bank! The Tonbridge race, as usual, was the best, being a very close thing. The very short temporary course they were obliged to use hard ly allowed one to settle down. It was finished in 3 mins. 40 sees. However, we managed to complete an unbeaten season by winning by a quarter of a length.

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The Third Boat bega n training early this term and had three weeks together before their first race. They were a rough but hard-working crew and although they never commanded a high rate of striking, they did learn the value of good watermanship and of an unhurried finish. The first race was rowed against Eastbourne at Fordwich. The School, striking 33 iIi the first minute to Eastbourne's 36, led from the start. Thereafter rowing a long, solid stroke and never raising the rate above 30 they drew away stead ily to win by the comfortable margin of 8 lengths. The second race at TOllbridge was closely contested. TOllbridge went off at a higher rate of striking and soon led by a length. But the School, rowing very gamely, hung on well, and their extra steadiness enabled them to win eventually by It lengths. D.S.G.

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XI FIXTURES Runs for 266 for 5 250 for 7 192 114

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Opponents Notts. Amateurs Dover College Kent Club and Ground Highgate School Eastbourne College St. Lawrence College, Ramsgate XL Club M.C.C. King's College School, Wimbledon SI . Lawrence Elon Ramblers

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Runs against 151 for 7 46 164 for I 161 163 94 46 247 69 for 9 185 for 5 76

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BATTING AVERAGES Innings P. J. Walker...................... II R. O. A Norris.................... II R. M. M . C. Mallinson. ............ .... 8 B.E.Lee ..... ................................ II S. young.............. ....................... II G. W. Hackett ........... ...... ........... 10 1. M. Skinner""............. ............... 8 M. F. Cowan.................. ............. 6

D. C. Moor................... ............... H. J. Frampton........... ................ J. B. Phillips.................................

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Highest Score 133· 101· 60 80 61 54 31* 32 18 3 6

Average 54.70 45.67 40.00 29.36 22.00 22 .00 18.20 13.00 12.25 5.00 1.75

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Runs 43"1 189 346 257

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CATCHES Mallinson 12, Cowan 4, Phillips 3, Norris 3, Young 2, Frampton 2, Lee I, Walker J, Hackett I, Sk inner I, Moor I. Also Mallinson S1. 2. .

RETROSPECT All cricket sides have bad days when things go wrong. Unhappily the Eleven had one such day against Highgate School. Apart from that the team has produced cricket of a consistentl y high level. Lacking only a slow Icft hand bowler it has been the complete cricket side, with batting stroke play down to number eleven excellent bowling and field ing, a good captain, and a wicket keeper who has let only 25 byes go out of 1,475 runs scored against the Eleven. The cricket has been a joy to watch. All who play in matches are indebted to Miss Swayne and her staff for the excellent food provided and to Mr. Chappell for the first rate wickets which he so consistently produces.

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M. P. COWAN- He has had few innings in matches but he has developed into u fine stroke player and he will do well. He has set an example by his immacu lutc appearance and by his fielding which has beon magnificent. H. J. FRAMPTON- A good player who has had few opportunities of showing his ability owing to the strength of the batting. He lifts his bat too high and too vigorously. Moderate in the field but keen as mustard.

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I THE CANTUARJAN O. W. HAcKETT-Despite a recent poor spell he is a good batsman. Latterly he has opened the bowling and shown that he is above average as a bowler. His fielding is first class and his attitude tenacious. In brief, he is a fine all-rounder. B. E. LEE- He has played some fine innings and is a very much better player than he thinks he is. He hits across the line of the ball outside the leg stump and so misses many opportunities of scoring. He has captained the side with charm and a quiet efficiency which has contributed much to its success. R. M. M. C. MALLINSON- His quiet method tends to mask his abil ity as a wicket keeper. He is the best schoolboy wicket keeper I've ever seen. He is the most difficult batsman on the side to get out and has frequently saved the side. The better the bowling the better he plays. D. C. MOOR- He is another who has had little opportunity but when he makes runs he is good to watch. His technique is well nigh perfect. His fie lding has improved greatly. R. O. A. NORRis- He is a magnificent stroke player and capable of scoring nms in any class of cricket. His one weakness is a tendency to prod forward too much. His bowling has improved considerably; he now bowls a length. His fielding has been excellent. J. B. PHILLIPs- He has remained the spearhead of the attack. He is a grand bowler with a fine spirit. He has had to bat at l1lunber J 1 and so his batting has deteriorated. J. M. SKINNER- He has too frequently not batted or had to go in for JO minut es before a declaration to be able to do himself justice. His innings against Eton Ramblers showed what he is capable of. His fielding has improved. P. 1. WALKER- He is a fine all-round cricketer. He has worked hard at his defence and is now a much more difficult batsman to remove than he was last year. He hits the ba ll with tremendous power, has all the shot s and deals with loose bowling in .a devastating manner. If he keeps concentrating he may go far. He has bowled well and can spin from the off on any wicket. His fielding is absolutely first class. S. YOUNG- He is another fine all-rounder. Quick on his feet he is a beautiful driver of the ball, particularly on the onside. He has been out too often flicking with a straight bat at short balls outside the off stump. His bowling has improved in length and has been effective. Splendid in the field. KINO'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY V NOTfs AMATEURS This was a fine start to the new season. Lee, Walker and Hackett played with great freedom and Norris's innings was exceptionally fine. Vaulkhard, a fine player, used his ability and experience against good bowling and saved the day for his side. KINO'S SCHOOL Nons. AMATEURS B. E. Lee, c Vaulkhard , b B. Blackburn..... 37 D. H. Vaulkhard , b J. B. Philips............ 0 P. J. Walker, c Blackburn, b D. H. Vaulkhard 42 E. Dickenson, c Mallinson, b J. B. Philips.. I R. O. A. Norris, not out ............... ...... ...... 101 G, Vaulkhard, not out ............................ 100 R. M. M. C. Mallinsoll, b E. Dickenson... .. 7 A. T. W. Taylor, c Mallinson, b J. B. Philips 4 S. Young, Ibw, b E. Dickenson............ ...... 4 S. H. Farr, b J. B. Philips......... .. ............. 10 G. W. Hackett, run out.................. .......... 54 W. F . G. Dowson, st Mallinson, b S. Young 22 H. J. Frampton, not out... ..... . .............. 2 J. Nicholson, b S. young.... .................... 9 A . Hinchleiff, b S. young.................. ........ 0 M. F. cowan} [, Robertson, not ouL............... ............... 2 J. M. Skinner D' d Ol bal D. C. Moor I n 3 Extras................ ....................... .... J. B. Philips Extras............ ............. ................... 19 Total (7 wickets) ......... ......... .. .... 151

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With his first two balls Phillips hit the stumps; a beginning from which Dover never recovered . By lunch time we were 5 runs behind with all wickets in hand. Walker and Norris were out immediately after lunch and the match was won by 8 wickets. Lee played an innings full of fine strokes and the batting throughout was excellent. ~atch played at Dover on 2nd June, 1951. DOVER CoLLEGE KING'S SCHOOL R. Bairamian, c Mallinson, b Phillips......... 4 B. E. Lee, b Bairamian.............. .. ............ 80 P. Tompkins, b Phillips......... ..... 0 P. J . Walker, lbw, b Hodges............. ......... 20 O. Haydock-Wilson, b Pltillips.. .. ..... 0 R. O. A. Norris, c Hodges............. ........... 0 J. W. WalmsleYt c Norris............... ........... 17. G . W. Hackett, b Bairamian.............. 33 W. J . Chamberlain, Ibw, b Norris............. I M. F . Cowan, c Hodges, b Stocken 23 O. Gerty, c Phillips, b young................... 14 S. Young, c Morley, b Gerty..................... 39 C. Morley, b Walker................... ........... I R. M. M . C. Mallinson, cHaydock-Wilson, J. Stocken, c Young, b Walker......... 4 b Bairamiafl........................................ 15 F . Jones, c Mallinson, b young................ 4 J. M. Skinner, not out.............................. 27 A. Mozely, b Walker.................... 0 H. J. Frampton, not out........... ... ........... I P. Hodges, not out...... .......... ................ 0 D. Snoxall }D' J. B. Phillips Id not bat Extras .. ,...... ...... ,............. .... ........ .. I Extras.......... ......... .......... ............... II Total...... ............ ............. 46 Total (7 wickets) ........... ............. 250

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0 I

w. 0 I

3 2 0 I

KrNO'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY V KENT CLUB AND GROUND On a perfect day the Club and Ground came with a side cont.1.ining 7 members of the Kent 2nd XI, of whom four have played for the county. The bowling was good throughout and the School batting was worthy of it. All batted well though slowly and it was a very good effort to reach 192. Kent Club and Ground had 2 hours and 5 minutes in. which to score the runs. Good bowlina kept Pullen and Woollet quiet and it looked as if the visitors ~ight not get the runs. ~.Jft~n. however, from the moment he came in, attacked the bowling with magmficcnt shots and gave hiS Side a good chance of winning. .But he could not persuade Woollet to do likewise. KENT CLUB AND GROUND KINO'S SCHOOL A. Woollett, not out.. ............................ 70 B. E. Lee, b Witherden.......... .... ...... ........ 19 A. Pullen, c Mallinson, b J. B. Phillips...... 39 P. J. Walker, c Woollelt, b Witherden....... 23 O. G. Ufton, not out................ ..... ... ...... 51 R. O. A. Norris, b Spanswick................... 19 G. W. Hackett, c Ufton, b Spanswick "...... to S.O'Linn A. L. Dixon S. Young. b Spanswick... ........................ 19 C. Dring R. M. M. C. Mallinson, st O'Linn, b Hellmuth 60 B. A. Lock Did not bal M. F . Cowan, e Lock, b Witherden...... ..... 14 J. M. Skinner, st O'Linn, b Witherden... ... 14 E. G. Witherden H. J. Frampton, c O'Linn, b Hellmuth... ... 3 J. Spanswick J. B. Phillips, b Witherden..... .................. I L. Hellmuth D. Fox D. C. Moor, not out .................. "............ 0 Extras ........ ................. .. .... ........ ... .. Extras........... ................. ................ 10

't J

Total (1 wicket) .......................... 164

Total ........................... , ........... 192 O.

1. Spanswick........ 19 L. H.llmuth ......... 18 E. G. Witherden .. 29.1 A. Pullen.............. 7

5 4 5 4

21 31 66 16

w. 3 2 5 0

R. O. A. Norri .... P. J. Walker ......... J. B. Phillips ......... S. young.............. M. F. Cowan ......

211

o. 14 9 17 5 I

I I

5 0 0

&. 39 32 49 31 9

..,. 0 0 1 0 0

THE CANTUARIAN KINO'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY V HIGHGATE SCHOOL

We put Highgate ill to bat on a perfect wicket. Knightly~Smith. an excellent player, was out at 69 and at lunch the score was 88 for 2. It SOOI1 became 88 for 4 and then 139 for 9. King's seemed to think it was all over and the last wicket put on 22, thanks to the slow bowlers being left on. 161 was well within the capacity of the Eleven but it was the one day when things went wrong. Walker played back to a fu ll toss and spooned it to the bowler; Norris, with no one between mid~on and fine leg chose to try to hit a [Ulll0SS over the latter's head for 6 and was deservedly caught. And then Dean came 011 to bowl slow left ann round the wicket and proved to be the best bowler the School had faced this year. He bowled a length, flighted the ball and spun it. Most of the King's batsmen played well Ifor ten runs or so and then got out. The wind changed to S. W. in the afternoon, and rain fell as we went in to bat. KINO'S SCHOOL

HIGHGATE SCHOOL

W. Knjghtly~Smith, c Mallinson. b Phillips 34 C. P. Juniper, c Phillips, b Walker .......... 37 J. A. Weatherby, b Phillips.... .................. 10 1. D. cave, Ibw, b Phillips......... ............... 0 A. T. Jenkins. nUl out ............... ........ ".. 15 J. C. Dare, b Phillips................................ 3 G. D. McClyde, b Walkef................. ........ 10 N. Gilpin, lbw, b young.................... .... ... 10 A. F. Golton, not out.... ......... .. ... ........... 20 C. Dean, lbw, b young. ........................... . 2 N. M. Harvey, Ibw, b young..................... 10 Extras............... ...... .............. ... ...... 10

D. E. Lee, c Dare, b Dean ..................... ". P. 1. Walker, c Jenkins............................ R. O. A. Norris, c Juniper, b Harvey......... S. Young, lbw, b Dare ..................... "".". G. W. Hackell, lbw, b Deall ................. ".. R. Mallinson, c Dean.............................. J. M. Skimler, c Dean.. .. .. .. .................... M. F. Cowan, c Clyde, b Dare.................. D. C. Moor, not out............... "..... .. ........ H. J. Frampton, c Dare, b Dean................. J. B. Phillips, c K-Smith, b Dean............... Extras.............. .. ....... ... ..................

7 I I 3

R. 60 II 60

0 6 6

Total .......... ...... ....... .. ... ... ........ 114

Tota!.. .................. .. .. ......... ...... 161 J. B. Phillips......... 24 R. O. A . Norris... 5 P. J. Walker......... 25 S. young.............. 13.5

19 4 14 10 13 16 14 2 10

N. M. Harvey...... A. T. Jenkins...... J. C. Dare...... .... . C. Dean..............

o 2 3

o. 7

6 16 15

....

I 3 6 3

â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘

23 16 31 38

w. I 1

KINO'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY JI BASTBOURNE CoLLEGE

Rain prevented play until 1 o'clock and the School had to bowl on a saturated wicket. They bowled and fielded well until the score was 97 for 8 and then again the side eased up. Walker was kept on far too long and was hit all over the place by two young members of the College side batting with gusto and determination. King's had 2t hours to get the runs on a wicket which was taking spin and popping. Lee an.d Walker soon put the issue beyond doubt by scoring 99 in 40 minutes; as good a piece of batting as one could hope to see. Norris, Moor and Young carried on in the same vein with fine strokes and the runs wero got in an hour and a half. KlNO'S SCHOOL

EA.!.'TBOURNE CoLLEGE

B. Edwards, c Lee, b J. B. Phillips............ 6 J. D. Nicholson, b P. J. Walker................ 28 R. E. Patterson. b R. O. A. Norris............ 0 Y. R. Langton, b P. J. Walker................... 32 C. R. Richards,lbw, b P. J. Walker .. ".. .. ... 0 1. R. Canale!, run out .................. "......... 10 J. K. Parker, b J. B. Phillips.................... 10 J. B. Kelly, c Cowan, b J. B. Phillips......... 0 N. J. Munro, b S. young. .. ..................... 24 J . H. Wilson, Sl Mallinson, b S. young...... 35 M. Peregrine, not out............ .. ................ 5 Extras............................................ 13

B. E. Lee, b M. Peregrine.......................... 33 P. J. Walker, b M. Peregrine.................... 64 R. O. A. Norris, not out........................... 30 G. W. Hackett, c Richards, b M. Peregrine 2 D. C. Moor,lbw, b M. Peregrine...... ........ 11 S. Young, not out............. .. .... .. ... .... .. ..... 15 M. F. Cowan J. M. Skinner J . Frampton Did not bat D. C. Moor J. B. Phillips Extras.............. ....................... ..... .. 9

Total............... ........................ 163

Total (4 wickets)........................ 164

o. J. B. Phillips ......... 20 R. O. A. Norris ... 11 P. J. Walker......... 18 S. Young.............. 8.4

3 3 3 2

47 27 53 23

3 I 3 2

o. G. R. Langton..... 5 N. J. Munro ......... 5 M. Peregrine........ 13.3 J. B. Kelly ........... 13 212

....

0 0 0 5

43 17 64 31

0 0 4 0

THE CANTUARIAN KINO' S SCHOOL. CANTERBURY V ST. LAWRENCE CoLLEOE, RAMSGATE Put in to bat, King's. thanks to Walker, Mallinson and Norris, scored 82 in the first 50 minutes. Lee ~"as sadly out of touch and. to~k half an hour to score onc. With Hackett playing quietly. Young came III to play one of the best mmngs of the season. It was full of glorious strokes and he made 61 in 50 minutes . St. Lawrence offered IJ ttle opposition to good spin bowling by Walker. KINO'S SCHOOL ST. LAWRENCE CoLLEGE P. J. Walker, b Paddle... ................ .. ... .... 22 P. F. Chapman, lbw, b Norris................... 1 R. M. M. C. Mallinson, b Crouch.. ........... 24 M. G. M. Henry, b Walker........ .............. 7 R. O. A. Norris, c Henry, b Harrison'......... 42 J. P. Robinson, Ibw, b Walker...... ............ 5 B. E . Lee, run out.. ................ "" .. "....... 10 P. R. Perfect, b Walker................... ..... ..... 3 O. W. Hackett, not out........................... 35 J. S. Paddle, b YOlmg........ 2 D. C. Moor, Ibw, b Paddle...................... 0 R. C. Page, b Walker............................. 22 S. Young, c Foster, b Padd le................... 6 1 P. A. H. Millac, c Cowan, b young.......... 5 J. M. Skinner, not out.............................. 4 G. Tembe, b Walker............................... 0 M. F . Cowan } B. L. Crouch, not out............................. 27 H. J . Frampton Did not bat C. H. U. Foster, b Phillips.......... ...... ...... 12 J. B. Phillips B. D. Harrison, b Phillips....................... . I Extras............................................ 7 Extras .. ".............. .............. ............ 9

Total (6 wickets dec.) ................ ... 205

Harrison.... ..... .... Crouch............. ... Paddle............ ..... Tembe................. Chapman.......... ...

12 23 3 3 3

...

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o o

12 12 19

TotaL....................................

w. I I

Phillips ................ Norris ............. " ... Walker.... ........... young .......... " ... ..

o o

o. 13 6 16 9

13 10 35 27

2 I 5 2

I 5 4

KING'S SCHOOL. CANTERBURY V XL CLUB The School rather easily beat the XL Club. Norris, Walker and Lee batted superbly with all the strokes and scored at a great pace. The bowling and fielding were equally praiseworthy. KINO'S SCHOOL XL CLUB B. E. Lee, b Mill........................ ........... 8 N. Trevor-James, run out......................... 4 P. J. Walker, ~ot out. ................. .. :........... 133 A. Ross-Slater, c Cowan, b Norris............ 8 ~. O. A. Norns, c Lawrence, b Mil!.......... 58 R . J. Somerville, c Moor, b Phillips......... 7 ~ ~u~, I~Ot out................................... 22 S. C. Hodges, b Ph.illips ........ "........... ...... 4 ) M. T. D. Wyatt, not out..................... .. .... 10 . . ac e t t . R. M. ~. C. Mallmson R~. La .' wrence (K.S.C.), c Phill ips, b Norris 0 M. Skinner D. J. Brown, b Phillips.. .. ....................... 4 D' F. Cowan Did not bat . A. H. Jones, b Norris............................... 0 . C. Moor J. H. Robson, Ibw, b Phillips.............. ...... I J. Fr f!1 p ton P. L. Cowan, b Norris. .. ......................... 4 . B. Phi lips G. A. Mill, c Hackett, b Phillips................ 3 Extras...... ......................... ...... ....... 7 Extras................................ ............ I

Total (2 wickets dec.) ................... 228 P. L. Cowan ......... G. A. Mill ............

S. C. Hodges ....... R..--A-La rence (K.S.C.) .......... . A. H.Jones .... .. ...

o. 18 19 9 3 2

M. 4

2 I

86 60 32

0 2 0

25 12

0 0

TotaL..... ... ... ... .... .. ................ J. B. Phillips......... R. O. A. Norris...

9.1 9

....

3 2

18 27

5 4

KINO'S SCHOOL, CANTER BURY V M.C.C. Tilt: M.C.C. senl a good side to play the School. Jennings played delightfully until he was s.ple lldi~l y ccwgh.t allllid-oll' by Skinner. Vaulklmcd, whose brolher scoce~ 100 for NOlls-Amateurs. dug hunsclf Ul when Wickets began to fall and enabled a declaration al247 for 9 WIckets. The School had two and three quaner hours in which LO bat and had to face Dolding,

213

'fHE CANTUARIAN a first-class leg spin bowler who the week before had l?l ay~d for Middlesex against York s~re. But Lee and Norris jumped out lO the pitch of the ball and hi t him a ll over the field and at tea time, after 40 minutes, the score was 70 for I. Doiding showed his class by never dropping the ball short but aft cl: tea refra~ ned from leg spinners a nd bowled medium !><lCC, n compliment indeed to the best S ch~ol battmg th~ wnter has ever seen. Lee and Norris we re both out ca relessly when the m~tch was well LI1 the Sch? oi 5 grasp at 140 f~r ~ . :rhe occas ion was rat her lOO much 1'01' the less experienced members of the side although Cowan 5 ummgs was qu ite admi rable. KINO'S S CHOOL M. C.C. B. E. Lee, c and b Vaulkhard.................. 70 I. W. Moore, b Phillips..... .... ....... ........ I P. J. Walker, c Davies, b Jennings......... ... 4 J. M. Jennings, c Skinner, b Wa lke!'. .. ...... 58 R. O. A. Norris, c and b Hardy.. ......... .. .. 60 R. E. W. Gru bb, b y oung.... ...... ...... ...... 30 S. Young, st Downes, b Dolding..... .. ..... 18 D. H. Vaulkh<U'd, not OUt. .. ........ .... .. ... ... 88 R. M. M. C. Mallinson, b Dolding............. 12 H. M. Buckland, c and b Wa lker...........".. . 4 G. W. Hackett, st Downes, b Hardy........... 23 M. J. Hardy, run out ...... ..... .... .. ............ 22 J. M. Skinner, b Dolding......................... 0 R. R. Rees b Walker.......... .. ...... ... . ..... ... 0 M . F. Cowan, c and b Dolding.. .. ..... ....... 32 Cdr. O. P. 's. Davies, c Young, b Walker... 7 D. C. Moor, b DoldiDg........................... I K. D. Downes, c Mallinson , b Wa lker.... .. 6 H . J. Frampton, not out......... .. .............. 2 L. Dolding, c Ma llinson, b Walker... .... .. 27 J. B. Phillips, c Downes, b Hardy............. 0 R. Tulip did not bat Extras................... ... ...... ... .. .. ..... .... 4 4 Extras ........ ... .. ...... .............. ... ...... .. Total ......... ... ... ........................ 226

Total (9 wickets dec.) .............. .. ... 247 J. B. Phillips ..... .. R. O. A. Norris ... P. J. Walker .. .. .. .. S. Young .... .. .. .. ..

o. 20 II

25 7

2 I 2 0

79 39 89 36

I 0 6 I

J. M. JenniDgs .. ... R. Dulip .... ........ . L. Dolding ........ . R. R. Rees ........ . M. J. Hard D. H. Vaul ard ..

kh .......

o. 3 5 19 12 14 4

0 0 3 0 0 0

II 19 61 58 62 9

I 0 5 0 3 1

KI NO'S S CHOOL, CANTERBURY v K.C.S., WIMBLEDON The ground was wet all day and Wimbledon did well to get King's <?ut cheaply. Lee and Walker started in great style and Norris continued to make excellent strokes. Malhnson, as usual, played soundly and well and Moor played an excellent little innings. Wimbledon started to bal on a drying wicket and Phill ips, using it to the full , soon had three of them out for two runs. Rain then drove the players in for half an hou~ and the!' came out to ~ace a wet ball and an easy wicket. We made a great effort, but another twenty nunutes oft the field for ram at 5.50 p.m. thwarted our purpose. KINO'S CoLLEGE SCHOOL WlMBLEDON

KINO'S S CHOOL

O . Thompson, Ibw, b J. B. phillips...... .. ... 0 R. A. Cradick , c Norris, b J. B. Phillips... ... 0 K. J. Burton, Ibw, b J. B. Phillips.. .. .. .... .. 0 R. H . Rham, c Frampton, b J. B. Phillips 19 J. J. Peters , b J. B. Phillips.......... ...... .... . 28 K. R . Briggs, c Ma llinson, b R . O. A. Norris 1 6 R . B. Keftord, not Oul............. .. .. ... ....... . J. M. Chisholme, c Mallinson, b R. O. A. Norris.......... ............... .......... ........ .... . 10 I R . M . McGann, c Cowan, b R. O. A. Norris D. C. Belchamber, c Mallinson, b R. O. A. Norris ...... ..... .......... ... ..... ... .. ... ..... ... .. . o D. F . Bath, not out ..... ...... ... ... ... ... ... ... . .. o Extras ........... ......... ........... ... ......... . 4

B. E. Lee, b R. H. Rham .. .................... 21 P. J . Walker, b R. H. Rham.. .................. 26 60 R. O. A. Norris, run out.. ............. G. W. Hackett, b R. H. RJlam.. ............ .. 3 S. Young, c Ba th, b D. C. Belcham ber..... . 0 R . M. M. C. Ma llinson, c and b D. C. Belchambcr ...... ......... .. .............. 22 M. F. Cowan, c Bath, b D. C. Belcham ber 2 0 J. M. Skinner, b D . C. Belchamber........... D. C. Moor, lbw, b D. C. Belchamber. ..... 18 H . J. Frampton, not out................... ..... 2 J. B. Phillips, st Bath, b D. C. Belcha mber 0 Extras........ .. ... ... .. .. ......... ....... ... ..... 9

Total (9 wickets)........................

Total.......................... ...... ... .... 163 o. R. H. Rham ......... 21 K. R. Briggs......... 4 D. Thompson...... 5 D. C. Belchamber 16 K. J. Burton ........ 4

7 0 5

48 26 25 42

3 0 0 6 0

o. J. B. Pltillips........ . 17 R. O. A. Norris ... 16 P. J. Walker ......... I

214

9 7 0

27 34 4

5 4 0

THE CANTUARIAN KING'S S CHOOL, CANTERBURY V ST. LAWR ENCE C.c. I

Pass, bowling inswingers, got three quick wickets before 20 was up. Walker remained unshaken and played a splendid innings including three superb hooks of the fast bowler, Smith. Mallinson played an innings, as he usually does, full of determinat ion, good sense a nd strokes. It is difficult to know when to declare, if the opposition has a st roke player of such qua lity and power as O. Smith. Lee, quite rightly, took the risk and gave St. Lawrence 2 hours and 5 minutes, 5 minutes less than the School had batted, in which to get the runs. Smith batted at his best and hi t with great powe r all round the wicket and St. Lawrence won with a quarter of an hour to spa re. KI NG'S S CHOOL

B. E. Lee, b Pass........ .......... .. .. .. ............

ST. L AWRENCE

P. J. Walker, cHews, b Smith................. ... 8 1 R . O. A. Norris, b Pass............ .. .. .. .. .. ..... 0 $. Young, b Pass......... ..... ... 4 O. W. Hackett, c Edmunds, b Collins......... 16 R. M. M. e. Mallinson, not out.. . 54 J. M. Skinner, st Edmunds, b Tayler..... .. .. I M. F. Cowan, st Hews, b Hayer.. . 5 D. C. Moor, not out............... 9 R. A. L:'\~rcnce } Did not bat J. B. Plullips Extras .... .. ........ ............. . 7 Tota l (7 wickets) .... ..

e.c.

O. Smith, not out.. ............. .... ...... ... ...... .. 102 E. Pettit, b Hackett ....... ........................ .. . 19 G . Heye r, b Norris............. ... ................ .. 14 J. Edmunds, st Norris, b Phillips ........ " ..... . 13 H. Collin.s, run Ollt. ............ .. .... .. ..... .. ..... . 18 A. Ratcliffe, b Phillips........ .... ............... .. o G. F. Hews, not ouL .. .. ..... ......... ... ...... .. 15 F. Taylcr } F . Phillips . B. H . Robinson Old not bat W. Pass Extras .. ...... ............ .... ....... .......... .. .

........ 184

Tota l (5 wickets)...... ...

...... ....... . 185

R. W. o. M. R. w. 0 26 0 Phillips...... .. .. ...... IO I 2 47 2 44 3 Hackett ... ........... 7 0 66 I 0 14 I Walker .. ....... ... ... 8 I 41 0 0 44 I Norris............... ... 7 0 28 I 0 33 1 0 13 I KlNO's S CHOOL, CANTERBURY v ETON RAMBLERS We started to bat at 12.10 p.m. and at 1.30 p.m. were 126 for I. Another 152 TUns were added in an hour and twenty minutes after lunch and Lee declared aftcr 2 hours and 40 minutes, leaving the Ramblers 3 hOlils to bat. Wa lker's innings was quite superb , he hi t the ball with tremendous power, gave no chance and made hardly a mistake. Norris was out of touch and was stumped off Lawrence who bowled l eg~ breaks very promisingly. Ma llinson and Skinner a dded 75 before the declaration in a stand which was a joy to watch. Hackett again bowled extraordinarily well, and with Phillips moving the ball in sharply from the off, tile Ramblers were soon out.

Pettit .. ............... . Pass.......... .. ..... .. Collins ........ ... ... .. Smith ............... ... Tayler.. .. .... ... .. .... Hayer....... ..... ... ...

6 11 7 9 6 3

ETON RAMBLERS Leigh~Pemberton. b Hackett................ ..

T. G. Denne, b Hackett. ........ ....... ... ... .....

KINO'S S CHOOL

B. E. Lee, b Va ughan-Lee.............. .. .... ..... 23 P. J. Walker, c and b Lawrence ............... ... 128 R. O . A. Norris, st Burrows, b Lawrence... 27 S. Young, c Stroyan, b Lawrence................ 6

A. M. G. Kidston, b Phillips............ ......... 20 E. R. Flint, b Phillips.......... .... .. .. ...... .. .. .. 6 A. R. K. Stroyan, c Ma llinson, b Hackett 5 R. A. La wrence (K.S.C.), b Phillips........ ... 0 G. R. Leschallas, b Hackett.......... ............ 0 0 O. G. Stern,lbw, b Phillips.......... .. .... .. .... C. G . Va ughan~Lee, c Frampton, b Norris. 7 Derek Forbes, uot out.................. ... ......... 21 P. Burrows, b Walker............... .. .. ....... .... . 2 Extras......... ...................... ....... ...... 6 Total.................................... ... J. B. Phillips" ....... G. W" Hackett ..... P. J. Walker......... R. O. A. Norris...

o. 14 14 2 I

6 3 0 0

30 34 4

4 4 I I

G. W. Hackett , c Burrows, b Stroyan.. .... R . M. M. C. Mallinson, not out.... .. .... ..... J. M. Skinner, no t out...... ................. .. ..... M. F. Cowan } D. C. Moor O 'd b t H. J. Frampton I not a J. B. Phillips Extras....... ... ............ .... .. ....... ........ .

9 37 31

Total (5 wickets) .. ...................... 278 o. A. R. K. Stroyan 13 G. R . Leschalles... 5 C. G. Vaughan-Lee 9 D. Forbes ...... .. .. . 9 R. A. Lawrence ... 9 fl. R. Flint, .......... 2

2!S

M. I

0 2 0 2 0

63 30 41 49 61 17

1 I

1 0 3

THE CANTUARIAN

2ND XI The Second Eleven has had a very successful season again, winning five Ollt of a possible six matches played, and one having to be abandoned bcc.:'luse of rain. There is still one more left to play, that against the Royal Military School, Dover. Victories included two against Dover College, both at home and away. the first by 64 runs and the second by five wickets; home wins against St. Lawrence College by eight ,,:,ickets. against K.C.S .â&#x20AC;˘ Wimbledon, by six wickets, and against Sir R<?ger M~nwood's by 8~ runs. Agamst Eastbourne College at home we were on ly able to score 89 for 7 wickets, In reply to thei r score of 108 for 7 declared. before stumps were drawn. This year the captain was M. Herbert and the following have represented the team: D. J. C. Snoxall , M. P. D. Ma ll inson, J. A. Rowe, M. H. Roberts, A. J. Tay lor, C. W. Coggins, D. H, W. Kelly, P. C. E. C reasy, A. P. Mark s, A. W, Skinner, D. J. Kirsch and D, A. Chi lds . Thanks are due to Mr. Meadows, who has coached the side throughout the season.

COLTS' XI The unkindness of the weather allowed only four matches to be played, of which three were won easily and the Tonbridge game lost on the stroke of time. Dover were beaten by 8 wickets, Eastbourne by 8 wickets and St. Lawrence, Ramsgate, by 9 wickets. These easy victories meant t hat the Tonbridge game provided most of the team with their first and only innings in a match, and the lack of match practice certainly revealed itself in this game. [t was disappointing to see so many half volleys gently played back to the bowler by batsmen who had the abi lity and technique to hit them hard to the boundary. Lawrence has been the mainstay of the batting: scoring 157 runs in 4 innings (twice not out), and he was ably assisted by Woolston and, in the last match, by Donald. Woolston and Harvey were the most successful bowlers, Woolston taking I I wickets for 55 runs, and Harvey 13 for 70. Woolston, as captain, generally handled the team very well ; though two lessons could be learnt from the Tonbridge match. First, a side with such a strong spin attack does not necessarily have to open with fast bowlers; and second, when the opposition is drawing near our total and time is shorl , the first consideration in setting the field must be to prevent fours being scored. The whole team showed great keenness, and it was disal)pointing that they could not prove themselves more thoroughly in more matches. Colts Colours were awarded to: Woolston, Lawrence i, Harvey ii, Collins iii, Hembry and Donald; and other regular members of the team were Tayler iii, Nelson, Richardson, FuIJer. Smith ii, Barber i, Hobden and Hogg all played once. RESULTS Dover. 33 (Woolston 3 for to, Harvey 5 for 3); King's, 45 for 3 (Lawrence 18 not out, Woolston 22). Eastbourne, 78 (Woolston 3 for 12); King's, 82 for 2 (Lawrence 31, Nelson 33 not out, Woolston 17 not out). St. Lawrence, Ramsgate, 67 (Woolston 3 for 6, Lawrence ~ for 23, Harvey ~ for 13); King's, 70 for I (Lawrence 55 not out). King's, 126 for 7 decla red (Lawrence 53, Donald 20 not out); Tonbridge,I28for 7 (Harvey 3 for 27, Fleetwood 44 not out).

JUNIOR COLTS The Junior Colts' Xl has experienced most of the vicissitudes of crickel. Heavy rain in the opening match was followed by paralysis of the feet in the second, an epidemic of runÂˇouts in the third, and so on. No doubt the experience so gained fulfils the main object of Junior Colts' fixtures. But it remains disappointing that a team of such manifest capabilities and keenness has had so meagre a share of success. The desperate weakness has been in batting. Laine and Ogilvy are opening batsmen of both culture and discretion, and have nearly always given the side a very sound start. But thereafter there has been an appall ing lack of what O. R. Jardine used to call .. concrete in the middle". Barton has always been willing to have a cheerfu l bang in the gloomiest circumstances, and hus not infrequent ly made runs; but t he remainder, including many players of distinct promise, have balled with the hesitancy anct timoro~ s ne ss that seems to expect defeat and consequCl\l ly, in no time at all, achieves it. ~16

tHE C ANTUARJANrhe side w~s far mor~ impressiye in the field. Bxc~lIent bowling. was supported by sound. fielding, reJtable catchmg, and wlcket路keepmg by Barton. that IS wholly admirable, Smith, bowling practically unchanged throughout the season, often at a considerable pace, has taken 20 wickets for 132 runs and h,!-s always c~m'pclled respectfu.' aUerition . So has Jevons, who gives n~thing away and generally takes Wickets. Lame s leg路breaks, IJke most good leg路breaks, have been either devastatingly effective or expensively inerrect ive- lisually, be it said, the form er. Against titis attack onJy two opposing sides have been able to score as many as 100 runs; to do so took 51. Lawrence nearly three-quarters of the time allotted for the match, and Tonbridge w'ere a good side who made II very praiseworthy recovery from being 22 for 6. . Whatever else be said , the Junior Colts were more than ordin<uily fortunate in their captain. Jevons a competent all路rounder himself, has excrcised very good control over hi s bowlers and fielders and it may well be that much of the side's success in the fie ld derives from his example and leadership.' The following pJayed,in one,?r morc matches: D. O. Jcvons (capta in), c. N. Laine, W. W. Smith, V. E. Barton, O. H. Ogllvy, J. E. L. Sales, R. M. SUllon, T. J . Osborne, D. A. Goate, M. E. C. Brown, e. P. Lawrance, H. B. Waynforth, P. B. Harding, C. E. von Bibra, K. S. Adams. SUMMARY OF MATCHES 26th May, at Dover.- K.S.C. , 72 for 4 (von Bibra 2 1, Lawrance 20 not out). (Rain.) 7th June, at home.- K.S.C., 45 (Lain6 23); Kent College 94 (Smith, 4 for 24). (Lost by 6 wickets.) 16th June, at home.-St. LawrerlCC. Ramsgate, 107 (Jevons 7 for 30); K.S.C., 65 for 8. (Drawn.) 19th JUIlC, at Sutton Valence.- SutlOn;Valence, 47 (Smith4 for 17, Laine 5 for 18); K.S.C., 123 for 7 (Sales 41, Ogilvy 20, Barton 20 not out) . (Won by 6 wickets.) 21 st June, at horne.-Dover, 88 (Smith 6 for 18); K.S.C., 62 (Ogilvy 20). (Lost by 26 rWlS.) 30th June, at home.- K.S,C., 80 ; Sir Roger Manwood's School,47 (lainI'.! 6 for 15). (Won by 33 runs.) 3rd July. at home.- Tonbridge, 100 (Jevons 5 [or 21); K.S,C.,36. (Lost by 64 runs.) 14th July. at home v Nortb~East Kent Schools.

TENNIS The 1st VI has had its most successfu l season since 1946, winning eight out o[ the ten matches. This is all the more encouraging as the team was a young one, and four members will be present next year. Tonbridge were beaten 6- 3, Eastbourne 7i--It, St. Lawrence 8-1 and Wye College 7- 2. The match against Felsted was clisappointing. The Ist pair on this occasion spoilt their otherwise unbeaten record in 1st VI matches by losing to the 2nd pair, after which they proceeded to beat the 1st pair in a three set match! The final score was a 6-3 win [or Felsted. In the Glanvi lle Cup, having beaten Simon Langton 3-0, Cltislehurst 3- 0 and King Edward VI, Chelmsford, 2- 1, the 1st VI lost to Beckenham G.S. in a close mutch in the second round by two matches to one-all three matches going to a final set. The Benenden match was as enjoyable as ever, and resulted in wins for both the 1st and 2nd VIs. At the time of going to press the Canterbury L.T.C. and O.K.S. matches still remain to be played. Mr. R. Gay must again be thanked for his untiring patience, generosity and excellent coaching, without which the above successes would have been quite impossible. The Club is now restricted to the members of the first and second teams together with a few promising younger players who also receive coaching, The large entries for the Senior and Junior singles and doubles loumaments which are I\OW in progress give evidence of the keenness of those players outside the Clubtennis-cricket pairings in the doubles being well to the fore. Lt is hoped to enter a team for the Public Schools Youll Cup at Wimbledol\. The following week certain members of the team are playing in the Schoolboys' Championships at Queen's Club, where last year P. J. S. Murray reached the last eight in the singles. H is encouraging to find that increasingly more players iue entering for tournaments during the holidays, a fact which should greatly help in the bui lding of an. even belter team next season.

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SWIMMING CLUB The School swimming team has had a moderate run of success, beating Highgate and Tonbridge and losing to City of London. The junior team also beat Highgate School but lost to both Tonhridge and City of London. In the Public School s' Competition fo r the Bath Club Silver C hallenge Cup the School came nineteenth o ut of the thirty ent ries. The time registered and our placing were both better than last year- our times having improved each year we have entered the competition. As a result of the matches J . R. C. Armstrong, P. C. E. Fisher and W. J. Lancashire were reawarded their Colours, and J. G. Collins, C. G. C. Houry, R. A. Lawrence, R. N. B. Thomas and J . M. Whitefield were awarded their Colours. 1n addition A . Baring, J. Fyfe-Smith, 1. HogS, P. W. Line, M. Fisher, C. E. von Bibra, C. D. Russell, R. S. Walters, P . J. van Berckel, R. N. Coombes, M. A. Murch, W. N. Wenban-Smith , A. D. Jo nes , F. M. W. A. Bailie, A. C. L. Gibson, N. J. B. Wright, O. E . Hare, M. S. R. Cozens alld R. A. G . Willoughby have represented the School. J. F. FOSTER.

FIVES The climax of the season was reached last holidays with the Public Schools Championships held at Alleyn's School, Dulwich, and the Club has officially been dormant this term. At the end of last term we had a match against the Masters. The team was F . O . J. Norton (captain), R. Collingwood, J. A. Rowe, D . S. Jenkins and M. J. CederwellMBrown. We lost by 3 matches to 2, but not before several exciting games had taken place. Collingwood lost to Mr. Bolton 15-8, 15-6, then Rowe wasjllst beaten. by Mr. Ratcliffe 15·11 , 1&-14, in a very good match. Jenkins and Cederwel l·Brown won their matches against Mr. Tyreel and Mr. Gross respectively, so that the score stood at two-all with one to play. To give the Masters the victory, however, Mr. Waddell won a close match against Norton (8·15, 16-14, 15-6) by wearing his opponent down ; the match, played at a terrific pace, lasted one hour and a quarter. For the Public Schools tournament we entered three competitors for the singles and one pair for the doubles. Norton and Collingwood were both decisively beaten by more experienced and skilful players, but Rowe won his first round match. A bruised hand, however, forced him to scratch from the Second Round. Our doubles pair, Norton and Collingwood, won their first match against Bloxham, but were then beaten by Sherborne. The experience gained by both Rowe and Collingwood should be invaluable to them later, for they are both very young. F.G.J .N.

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The Eight has had a successful season, in spite of some difficulties. We had nille postal matches, of which we won six, beating Harrow, Felsted and Uppingham among others. Our scores were not as high as we had at first hoped, but there are severa l good shots in the School, and we can look forward to next year's shooting with confidence. We were unable to compete in the COlllltry Life Competition as most of the team were ill at the time. One of our difficulties is that there is o nly one set of six .22 in. dfles for the use both of the Eight and the C.C.F. Contingent as a whole; the result is that they get very heavy wear, and sometimes inexpert handling, and soon lose the niceness of adjustment which makes for good team shooting. The rea l Answer would be to have a separate set of four rifles for the use of the Bight only. Competition for the Mullins Cup is as keen as ever, but the forecast is that the standard will Ilot be quite so high as last year. However, that may prove wrong: we hope so. CJ.B.

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OBITUARY ANTHONY MATTHEWS DURNFORD, King', Scholar, 1932- 1938 It was with shock and the most profound regret that we rcad in The Times of May 28th, that Anthony Durnford had died in hospital. Only some three or four weeks before that he had been at the Quarter Sessions in Canterbury. and appeared to be hi s usual vigorous, delightful and humorous self. He was an a.K.S. of the kind we can ill afford to lose. A. M. Durnford entered the School as a King's Scholar from Oak lands Court, St. Peter's-in-Thanel. As he grew older he became of immense value to the School in its development. Indeed his devotion to it was the reason that he did not become an Open Scholar at Oxford, although he had ~ fi rst-class brain. Of course, his academic distinction at School was very considerable, and ultimately he went to Queen's College, Oxford, with an O.K.S. Exhibition, the G ilbert Gift and a Leathersellel's' Exhi bition. But his contribution to the School was important in more ways than the academic. In 1936 he became Head of the newlYMformed Boarding House, known as Meister Orners, and it was his task to mould into a new unity and loya lty 50 or mo re boys drawn from School House, Grange and Walpole, together with the new entrants from Preparatory Schools. T.he success of the House as it is now is due to that foundat ion work of 1936. The next year, 1937, saw hinl as Captain of School, and no School at any time can have had a more ~i s tingui s he d , devoted a!,d selness Head than was A. M. Durnford at Canterbury in 1937 and 1938. In thiS latter yea r c.:1Ine the first of our Royal Visits- when His la te Roya l H ighness the Duke of Kent spent a large part of the day in "opening" and inspecting. all the new bui ldings erected since 1936. But on that day not the least notable figure was the School's Head Boy. From School he went to Queen's, thence in 1939 to the War, serving in the Lancashi re Fusiliers. The war over he returned to Oxford, took his degree in L..'lW, won a Harmsworth Law Scholarship to the Midd le Te~ple, and was ca,ll ed to the Uar by tha t Inn. There is no doubt whatÂˇ ever that Anthony Durnford would have risen to the greatest heights in his profession, for he possessed in abundance all the qualit ies of the best advocate. Already in his first year he had begwl to receive briefs; time would have brought him to the fore. He remains in the mind a nd memory of the present writer a gallant young man, endowed with high intelligence and subtle humour, kind and sensitive for others, and lUlder a gay extcrior passionately devoted to his School. All his contcmporaries amollg masters and boys realize the loss they have sustained, and grieve in the grief of his parents. llEVERLEY CARTHBW COVELL (K.S.. 1892- 1900) We heard with regret of the deat h, on January 11 th of this year, of .8. C. Covell. who entered the School in the SunUller Term of 1892. He reached the Sixth Form in 1900, and was two years in the XV. He played in the Cricket Xl for three yea rs a nd was captain in his last year. On leaving he went out to [ndia as a Railway Engineer. During the war he served in the Imperial Service Cava lry , in Egypt, and was ' Mentioned in Dispatches. THE REVEREND HERBERT POOLE We are very sorry to announce the death of the Rev. Herbert Poole, Assistant Master at the School from 1907- 1915. He was educated at Fettes, and went to Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. When he came down he came straight to Canterbury and was for eight years an Assistant Master. For two years he was Housemastcr of Holme House, and he was also in command of the Corps. He was ordained in 1913. In 1915 he joined The Buffs, and subsequentl y fought with the Siege Guns and AntiMAircraft , of which he made a special study. After the war he went to Sedbergh, where he remained as an a.ssistant master until 1940; from 1941 till 1946 when he retired he was at Christ's Hospital. Tn later hfe he was a keen Mason, and Master of sever~1 lodges. He w~s also most interested in Saxon and early Norman church a rchitecture. and has left a considerable amount of notes and photographs. He died on February 14th, 1951. H. A. TREGARTHEN J ENKIN (K.S., 1899-1903) Mr. Henry Archibald Tregarthen Jenkin, D.B.E., Director of Educat ion and Welfare at the Prison Commission, has died in London at the age of 65. He was born on February 27th, 1886, and entered the Scho,ol in 1899; ,llis career was marked by much distinction. He held a Senior Scholarship and was a Moru tor and Editor of Th e COfltuorian. [n the sporting sphere, he gained hi s At hletics Colours and was for two years Captain of Boats. At Je ~ us, Cambridge, he not only rowed in the College F irst Boat, but he carried off Honours in both ClasSical IUld History Triposes.

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The B.B.C. speak of his" unfai ling good humour, integrity and joviality ". There is no doubt that hi s loss will be felt keenly by all those concerned with broadcast variety. Those of his calibre will always bring credit to the School.

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OXFORD LETTER Dear School, SeventyMtw~ weeks represent ~ he time spent a t Oxf<?rd by th~ average undergraduate, and f~ct upon which all a re agreed IS that they go ~oo qUickly. Tlus year we have felt specialty

the one cheated, smce the Summer has scarcely begun, and we ofter our condolences to Godfrey Holl iday of Trinity and Peter r:'ison. of Mag?alenl.w~o enter His Majesty's a rrned se,rv!cc, a nd: to Ian Waller of New College, who with hiS charmmg WIfe IS ofT North, to ass Lime a Journalist iC appomtment. Moreover, jf the losses from the ranks of undergraduate O.K.S. have not bee n very numerous this year we have suffered an irreparable loss by the res ignation, owing to continued ill-health, of Mr. A. B. Emden O.K.S. Principal of St. Edmund JÂˇtall. With our predecessors, we a re deeply grateful for all that he' has do~e for the O. K.S. here, as our doyen and frequent host. We can ollly now wish him an improvement of health in ret irement, and eage rly awa it its firs tfruits, which is to be (or so it is rumoured) an account of the medieval men who went through this wlpleasant experience of leaving Oxford. . ~he Headmaster preached the s~cond of his Uni~ersity sermo.ns in June, and Mr. Emden kindly invite? us to meet hun and Mrs . Shirley at a party sti ll .further enhvened by triwnphant telegrams from !he First XI a nd the Boat Club. Of wldergraduates, Bnan Leary has been the most prominent-at least III .l~e lens of T~le Tat/er. John Hul~e di sti~uishe~ himself even among the offÂˇ hand young men of TTiluty by spen~lI1g three weeks of thiS .t,?rm 111 Spam, !-mable to return from his holiday there. James Jell has mamtamed the Magdalen traditIon by arrangmg an excellent exhibition of new lithographs including some of his own, contributed by M. Picasso with a message from M. Cocteau. And the rest of us-why, we have read a bit, a nd enjoyed ourselves. David Edwards assures us from Magdalen that there is a crisis about, but even he seems to be making a profit out of it. So we look forward to welcoming more O. K. S. next term, and congratulate you all on everything. Yours sincerely, O.K.S. OXON.

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CAMBRIDGE . LETTER Dear School, Once again we write to tell you what we have been dO,i ng in Cambridge. Dr. ,Budd to whom we owe so much has been afflicted with sciatica but we are glad mdeed to know that he IS on the mend . We were pleased to see Messrs. Sopwith. Voigt and qorner a nd mem~ers of th~ Boat qub her~ t~tis term and we were able to entertain most of them. MIchael Slater arnved at this party m a famtmg condition, due not to his own haste, bl!-l to that of a closely passing motor cycle. We are a ll grateful to Dr. Telfer for entertaining liS one evenmg at Selwyn. ( t appears that we jumped to false conclusions, an.~ we apologise to Peter Bearcroft if our announce~ ment of his engagement in last term's letter cause~ lum any embarrass!ll~nt. However, Hugh ~mers~m is busy keeping engaged, and Jeffrey Cushman IS successfully .c~mbmmg. the ~ame occupation With 1c.:1.ding the Corpus Christi Cricket Club, whereas Roland Brealy IS Just plaYing Cricket. Christopher Wenban claims to be. read.ing Eng.incc::ring, but has ~ot yet bee~ seen in the department by your scribe, who also reads Engmeerlng. Alistair Kneller! Cohn Reeves and: Derek ~oh.nson h3;ve all been seen in lectures this term. Johnson has not been rowmg so much, but his name IS hnked With "Love's Labour Lost". Louis Halsey is vigorously stroking King's third boat. Oscar Watson wishes to be dissociated from ~he fe:ssils in Canter.bury's Fes~ival E.xhibition. John Jackson st ill amuses us by talking too much, but IS taking the precaution of readmg a httle Law. Other members of the O.K.S. fraternity have escaped observation and are therefore supp o~ed .to be working; or the author has not been to Fent~ers often enough. We refer you to the ~011:0urs hsts m the nex t issue of the University Reporter for eVidence of our mental labours, and explam III advance that the weather has been too bad for us to be able 'to go to many lectures. Yours, etc., O.K.S. CANTAB.

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(The Hon. Secretary, Major D. J. B. Jervis, Dawn Cli/f. Goodwill Road, St. Margaret's Bay, Dover, OF ADDRESS SHOULD BE NOTIPIED TO HIM AND NOT THE EDlTOR.) The O.K.S. Dinner will take place at the Park Lane Hotel, London, on Friday, 4th January, 1952. THE REv . J. EVELEIGH WOODRUfF (1897- 98), who joined the Oratorians in 1908, is now the Dean of the London Oratory. SIR WILLI AM MORRIS CA RTER ( 1887- 92) wishes it to be known that t!tc O.~.S: Bursarship So:ciety has his full support and he very. much re~fets he did not have the ~pportuntty ofslgr;,mg the letter prmted in the July, 1950, COlltuariall Signed by Past and Present Captams of the School. DR. F. M. DEIGHTON (1 900-05) contributing a donati,?n to the O.K.S. Bursarship Society and the promise of a legacy writes: " l feel that having been a Kmg's Scho.lar as .well as an Ent~ance Schl?lar 1 should leave something to the School in return and the Bursarship Society seems the Ideal medIUm for tIus purpose." MAJOR H. L. JOSEPH (1919- 23) is the Managing Director of the Festival Pleasure Gardens, Battersea would welcome ill/ormation for inclusion ill the O.K.S. News. CHANGES

Park. J. D. OMMANEY (193 8- 43) is on leave from the Persian G ulf until December. P. B. POOLE (1938-43) now in the R.A.M.C. is stationed in Japan. J. F. GLENNIE (1925- 30) writes from Malakal, Sudan : ' : One. does not meel ma ny O.K.S. out here, but the few that there are, are distinguished. A. L. C~C K, FIU.anctal Secretary to the Sudan Government, a much harrassed man and Cha irman of the Jonglel Comtnlttee. BISHOP.GELSTHORPE, G. E. JANSONÂˇ SMITH Assistant Director of Education for the Southern Sudan. 1 see him more frequent ly than the others~he is only 500 miles away but is in my beat '" . G. E. NEEDHAM (1935- 39) last winter played Squa~h as number two for Wales. UnfortWlately ~e broke his nose playing against Scotland and played agamst Ireland on the day that he returned from hiS honeymoon I

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TH E CAN TUARIAN M. H. CoPLEY (1947- 50) has gone out to canada to gain agricultural experience prior to entering an agricultural college. J. L. H . SHERWOOD (1939-42) joins the staff of Messrs. J . R . Eve and Son , Chartered Surveyors, of 2 The Sanctuary, Westminster, in July and will be living in St. Albans. A. e. S. AoAMS (1923- 28) is H.M. Charge d'Affaires in Korea. BISHOP HALWARD (1913- 16), Assistant Bishop of Hong Kong, goes this summer to British Columbia as Assistant Bishop. COLONEL G. R. M. ApSEY ( 19 14-17) after a career chiefly spent in. hot countries now may find himself in a blizzard at 300 below zero! Apsey is now the Regional Medical Heahh Officer, Region No. 3, Saskatchewan, with headquarters at Weybunt . A. YOUNG (1945- 50) is stationed at West Mailing in the R.A.F. He quite often sees R . G. DAVY (1945- 50) who is working on a farm near Maidstone. A. J. CA IRO (1948-49) is now a Midshipman, R.N., and is at present at a Royal Naval Air Station in Scotland. K . V. JONES (1938-41) seems to be having a wonderful time in Italy. He spent three months in Rome, where he met B. W. SINDALL, a Rome Scholar in sculpture, at the British School, and many Italian composers, conductors and musicians, as well as most of the American composers at the American Academy. When he wrote he was sti ll suffering slight indigestion from the almost overpowering array of superb paintings, sculpture and architecture. He was then going to Florence for two months, then to Siena where he has a scholarship fo r the Crso di perfectionamento at the Accademia Chigians for two months, a nd then to Venice. We congratulate him on the performance of his String Quartet No. I in the Third Programme on May 15th. He has promised us a Suite for Orchestra which we ho pe to perfOntl at the Christmas Concert, and is starting on his first Symphony. T. TRLAM (1946- 48), A. S. MITCHELLÂˇ INNEs ( 1948- 50) and J. R. O. NICHOLAS (1945- 50) have aU passed into Sandhurst. B. P. BUSWELL (1945- 48) has returned from America and is now doing his military service in the R.E. E. H. BUTCHER (1938-46) is employed with Messrs. W. W. Chamberlain and Sons, Ltd., as a trainee. H. MOFFATI' (1 945- 48) is doing his preliminary training in the Rifle Brigade a nd hoping for a commission in the Royal Artillery. R. WBLDENBACKER (1938- 41) is in Philadelphia tra ining to be a field service engineer on Diesel electric locomotives. A. A. KNELLER (1941-46) played Sir Nat haniel , tJle cura te, in Love's Labour's Lost at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, in June. e. G. S. PATERSON (1936-49) is stat ioned at Kaduna with the Nigeria Regiment and has seen a large amount of the country. He has been acting as Battalion Quartermaster rol' some months and writes: " It is not a job oue would choose to do, but a s an experience it could not be bettered!" He hopes to be home again in September a nd look s forwa rd to going lip to Jesus, Cambridge, in October. During tne war, while the School was in Cornwa ll, someone borrowed a Liddell and Scott belonging to a Mrs. Milner (lite Hors ley) through the Rev. R. G. Crooksh<1.nk , then VicarofTresmere. This book was not returned a nd has considerable sentimental value for th~ owner. ] hope the borrower will return it without delay to Mrs. Milner, Werrington Vicarage, Launceston, Co rnwal l. Mrs. Milner is the daughter of Hugh Horsley (1 860- 69), the donor of the Horsley Prize for Latin Prose. B. K. NEWTON (1944- 50) has sent a long and interesting letter from Germany, where he is with the 1st Battalion. The Essex Regiment. Princess Eliz.1.beth took his passingÂˇout Parade at Eton Hall. As Draft Conducting officer at Bury St. Edmund 's he frequently took troops to Harwich for embarkation, where he met J. M. WAif (1944-49), who was acting as Embarkation Staff Officer. When he wrote he was living under canvas some 40 miles south of Hamburg and was Company Sports Officer. He was running in the 100, 200, 400 and 800 metres in the Battalion Sports and seems to have seen qui te a bit of Germany. DR. W. D. WEST (191 2- 20) has been awarded the Lyall Medal by the Council of the Geological Society. in recognition of his services in the Geological Survey of India. F. S. WHALLEY, M.C., F.e.O.I. (1899- 1903) has relinquished the Chairmanship of the Vulcan Foundry, Ltd., but is continuing as a Director of the company. ~23

THE CANTUARTAN P. A. FyFE~CooPBR (1943-49) is having a very full time on the stage. During the year he has played Aguecheek in Tlve/fth Night at an open-air theatre in Southport , Fortinbras in the recent London production of Hamlet, the leading part in the new American play Too mOlly Thumbs at the Watergate Theatre in the Strand, which received good notices in the Press, and has now just fin.ished playing Damley in Mary Stuart at G lasgow.

BIRTHS BOOlCER.-On 13th April, 1951, in Malacca, to Minian, wife of G. W. A, Booker (1925-34), a son, Peter. PORTBR.- On February 19th, 195 1, at the British Hospital, Mexico City, to AnneUe Mary, wife of A. O. Porter ( 1927- 32), a son, John Graham. (Entered for the School 1962.) BREDIN.- On 9th Apri l, 195 1. at Moascar, Egypt , to Desiree, wife of Lt.~Col. A. E. Brcdin. D.S.O.. M,e, (1920-29), a daughter.

MARRIAGES NEEDHAM- MoRRIS. - On 17th February. 1951, Gerald Easthope Needham (1935- 39) to Gwenda daughter of Mrs. and the late Mr. J. E, Morris of Melbourne House, OUl'nos C ross, Swansea. ' EVANS-RAYNER,- On 4th May, 1951, by the Headmaster, Michael D. C. Evans (1938-42), eldest son of F. L. Evans (1905- 08) and Dr. Cel ia Culver-Evans, to Valery, younger daughter of Dr. and Mrs. E. C. Rayner, of The Fortune, Elm Gardens, H ythe. ARNOLD- NoRTH.- On 12th May. 1951 , in Canterbury Cathedral, by the Headmaster, Brian Hugh Arnold (1940-46), elder son ofG. Arnold (1917- 20), to Josephine Hilda North.

ENGAGEMENTS CUSSANS- RATCLIFFE.- Anthony de C. Cussans (1939-41) to Cecilia Anne, YOUllgest daughter of Captain Bert ram Ratcliffe, M,A" and Mrs, Andree Ratcliffe, of London and Mentone. OIDB- PENNYCUlc K.- James H . I>. G ibb (1933- 39) to Jacqueline Sarah, younger daughter of Brigadier and Mrs. J . A. C. Pennycuick , Little London Farm, Horam, Sussex.

THE O.K.S. Bursarship Society This Fund has been s tarted for the purpose of providing bursarships to assist those who cannot, unaided, afford to send their sons to the School. The Trustees of the Society are now in a position to consider applications for the first of these burs"'l.r~ ships and will accordingly be glad if any O.K.S, in straitened circumstances who wishes to send his son to the School and cannot afford LO do so without the help of a bursarship will apply, giving particulars of his financia l posi tion and of the boy's merits. The Trust D eed provides thaI bu rsarships shall be allotted upon the recommendation of the Committee of the O.K.S. Association after consultation with the Headmaster. They wi ll ol'dilHlrily be for a maximum of 5 years. Applications should be addressed LO Major D. J . B. Jervis, The Trustees ~ratefu lly ack nowledge donations, annua l subscriptions and deeds of covenant to the O.K.S. Bursarslup Society from the uuctermentioncd. They are not publi shing the amOlmts given by individuals and do not propose to do so in future. They would like to take this opportunity of reminding those who have not yet subscribed that the annual subscriptions are in units of 5/~ and Ihey would, therefore, be grateful for indi vidual units of 5/~ from tnose who cannot afrord more. Even ~tter is a Deed of Covenant for the 5/~. Forms are obtainable from Major D. J . B. Jervis, Dawn Cl ifT, Goodwin Road , St. Margaret's Bay, Dover. List of Subscribers from 1st March , 1951, to June, 1951:DOllaliolls,- Major B. H. Clarke, R. O. White, Esq" A. J. Viner, Esq., The Archbishop of Perth , C. Worsfold, Esq., H. A. Browning, Esq., l. R. E. Paynter, Esq., E. H. Curling, Esq., A. O. Ousley Smith, Esq" Dr. F. M. Deighton, W. V. Heale, Esq ., A. T. Stafford, Esq., Lieut.-Gen. W. H. L. Tripp, Dr. W, d'A. Maycock, J. B. W. Grigson, Esq. Annual Subscriptiolls.- N. R. S. loly, Esq., W. A. J . M il ner, Esq .â&#x20AC;˘ C. I. Meek, Esq .. The Rev . W. H. MaWldrell, The Bishop of N.W. Australia, J . P. Heming, Esq.

THE CANtUARIAN Deeds 0/ Coveflam.- R . C. U . Fisher, Esq" R . C. Sandey, Esq., Colonel C. W. G. Walker, R . C. Wilkinson, Esq., H. G. Kai.n, Esq., F. L. Sidebotham, Esq., The Bishop of N.W. Australia, J . E, C. Hinchcliffe, Esq., R. H. Osborne, Esq., A. J. T . Pleming~Sandes, Esq., v.c., Major J. H. Clark A. G. P. Davidson, Es~., J . R . R~ve, .E~q ., A. C. oS. Adams, Esq., G. C. Valpy, Esq" B. H . Cooper Poole, Esq., E. H. Cornehus, Esq., Sir WIl!Jam Morns Ca rter, O. E. Needham, Esq" B. H. Brackenbury, Esq.

O.K.S. London SUPllers The fo llowing a.K.S. attended one or more of the O.K.S. Suppers during March, Apri l, May and June:- M. G. Baker (1938-43), C. W. Barber (1907- 14), J. W. Birkett (1944-48), F. E. B. Brown (1935--44), A. Burr (1940-45), M. W. Charlie ( 1940-44), E. H. Cornelius ( 1938-43), D. F. L. Evans ( 1934- 38), M. D. C. Evans (1938-42), C. E. Fielding (at School Fischl) (1940-4 1), R. C. U. F isher (191 5- 18), D. W. Fitchett (1938-42), A. J. Grey ( 1936-41), J. A. B. Heslop (1938-42), J. S. Hewick ( 191 1- 13), D. H. Hodk in ( 1937-42), E. G . F. Johnson (1940-42) , C. E. Latter (1916-25), A. J. Munro (1927-35), H. C. M. Pitts (19 10- 14), 1'. H. Shorthousc (1924- 32), D. Titterington (1937- 39), K. F. Valpy ( 1921 - 25), A. D. Wilson (193 1-40), J. S. Young ( 1924-28), W. C. Young (1928-38).

O.K.S. Dance An a.K.S. Dinner Dance was held at the Rembrandt Rooms on Friday, 7lh April. 11 was a most successful evening and a fu rt her one is beillg arra nged for Friday, 4th April, 1952. Fifty~seven were present, amongst whom were the fo ll owing O.K.S. :- M. G. Baker, C. W. Barber, P. Bearcroft, J. BoUom, F. E, B. Brown, G. L. Clarke, J. M. Cook, H. J. M. Derrick, M, D. C. Evans, D. w. Fitchetl, A. J. Grey, C. E. Latter, A. J. Munro, P. Paine, H. C. M. PillS, A. H . Shelswell, P. H . Shorthouse, M. Swinhoe~ Phelan, J. M. Wall, G. A. Young, J. S. Young, W. C. Young.

O .K.S. Golfing Society Spring Meeting, 1951, held at Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club, Deal, on 5th and 6th May

THE BOVBNSCHBN SALVER G. Arnold 84 less 7. H. G. Arnold 85 less 7. N. V. Bacon 87 less 8. G. A. Young 85 less 4. F. R. Hamp 91 less 5. Rev. Maundrell 104 less 18. Sir F . Bovenschen 107 less 19. J. S. Brett 110 less 18.

77 78 79 81 86 86 88 92

BOOBY CoMPETITION G. A. Young All square F. R . Hamp 3 down H. G. Arnold 4 down G. Arnold 5 down J. W. Vanderbeck 10 down J . S. Brett 12 down BOVBNSCHBN CUps H. G . Arnold and Rev, W. H. Maundrell N . V. Bacon and J. W. Vanderbeck F. R. Hamp and J. S. Brett G. A. Young and L. S. Denne G . Arno ld and Sir Fredk. Bovenschen

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THE JUNIOR SCHOOL From the Parrot House The school learned with deep regret of the death, on June 25th, of Mrs. Juckes. Probably only those who went through the cVilcuation in St. Austell really know how much she meant to the school;- although to all boys from 1922 10 1945 she was kn.own as a friend and a guide in time of need. Our sympathies are extended to Mr. Ralph Juckes, and to all their family. The Junior School was of COlirse represented at the memorial service held in the Undercroft of the Cathedral on July 9th.

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Visitors to our buildings will now find that our donnitories have been named after saints, instead of merely being referred to as Big East, Little West, and so on. We discovered in the first number of the Milner Court Chronicle, of which we now have a complete set in the school library, that at the opening ceremony in 1922 Rudyard Kipli ng named Big East St. Christopher. The chronicler then records that Big West followed su it by naming itself St. George. These two names have now therefore been painted above the respective doors, and the two small donnitories have been similarly named St. Nicholas (for Sturry's sake) and St. Thomas of canterbury.

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The new number of the Milller Court Chrollicle will be sent to subscribers early in the summer holidays; single copies can be obtained from me, 1/6. A five year subscription costs 5/·. We record with regret the departure of Miss Oashwood, the oldest member of our staff with the longest service. She ca me to the school in the dark days in Cornwall, in 194 1, and has been with us for ten years . Many readers will look back with pleasure on their early lessons in reading, writing, and arithmetic with her, and 1 hope they are not forgetting her lessons in good manners as well. Our best wishes go with her in her new post.

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Cupid's darts are indeed being fired right and left. Is he using automatic weapons in these days? Our congratulations to Mr. Douglas 1nnous and Miss Muriel Relton, who are to be married in August; to Mr. Michael Bass and Miss April Cossons, whose wedding has been fixed for August 11th; to Miss Tessa Platt, who will enter do uble harness on July 7th; and to our old friend Mademoiselle Violet, who paid us a visit in June, with her husband. when finishing her honeymoon in England. We are looking forward to the first camp to be held by the newly re·formed Scout GrouP. the 2nd Sturry (Milner Court). The camp is to take place at the farm belonging to Wye College, at the end of tenn . Twenty·five boys and three grown~ ups are attending; and we hope it will be the first of many. Congratulations to the Choir on their very considerable successes in the Kent Competition Festival held this term in canterbury. In the class for choirs from boys' preparatory schools they came first. winning the Seabrook Lodge Cup, and took the same place in the class of choirs of children under 12 years, winning the Linda Rowe Cup. In the boys' vocal solo class Jan Balkwill gained third place. and in the Bible reading class for boys under 15 Antony Smith came first, winning the CharIton Palmer Cup. We thank Dr. Garrett and his son Andrew very sincerely for the gift of two silver cups; one of them

will be the trophy to be held by the winners in the House Swimming Competition; the other is to be held tenninally by the winning patrol in the Inter~Patrol competition in the Scout troop. W.H .O.

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Schools' Art Exhibition Selfridge's held an exhibition of Art in Schools from April 2nd to Apri l J 4th. Over 1,000 entries were received, and roughly a third of these were shown. arranged in three sections, according to the age of the entrants. No less a person than Sir Alfred Munnings did the judging. so we were not surprised to find a horse or two among the prizewinners' pictures. We were most courteously received by a very elegant usher, and given an expensive cigarette and a glass of sherry. Appetising sandwiches beckoned from a table in an alcove. and for a moment we were tempted to look no further. But our artistic curiosity (or our sense of duty) prevailed. and we turned resolutely into the wlder to's section. This contained eight pictw'es from J.K.S. We noticed Rodney

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sextet of s~al s pl aying nose·ball, and a little further on we found Tristan Gare1-Jones' dragon s breathmg fire and brimstone over a pO,t of flowe rs, The pot of flo wers was reall y in the picture nex t door, but the dragons were so fierce and their brea th so fie ry and sulphu roliS that the fl owers were wilting q uite percept ibly. In the 10-14 yea rs section fi ve pictures from Mi lner Court were o n view, We liked this secti on best. The over·14 's took themselves a little too seriously, and their pictures we re oflen no longer their own. The under-IO's ce J'l a inly owed no thing to anyone. Their indi viduali sm was sometimes posi tively startlin g. The 10- 14 year old s seemed still to possess thi s a bund ant im agi nati on, showed no signs of becoming styli sed, and had enoLigh compet ence to give thei r wo rk uni ty. T.M.R.

Pictu res from Milner Co urt were:Circus Sea-Lions The Dragon Family StorOl Fi re Niglu at sea I>art of Snowshill Farm, Gl os. .Good Friday TI\e Scarecrow Cathedral Jungle From the train Sea Pheasants

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Rodney St<tnway Tri stan G a re l -JoJ~e s John Jackson Tri stan Gare l ~J OJleS Robert Browning Ro bert Browning Michae l SIU\r wood ~ Smi t h Jeffrey Bisho p l>e ter Furneaux Carl La rdne r Robi n Nunn Mark Dunn Bill Grayling

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Twelfth Night From the Barn Lawn at Mi lner Court , with its flagstafl' and Un ion Jac k, it is a long step to Ill yri a, and we wondered how easy the passage would be. But we need not have bee n anxious, The Ba rn is so re ~o l ut e ly E li za ~e than that Shakespeare coul d never feel a stra nger there. We were still a dmir ing the curt~I!lS and .the nbs of t~e ,roof beyond, whe l~ t ~ e gallery beca me ali ve to reveal three 16th centu ry mUSIcians pOised o ver their mstruments, On vlrgma ls, 'ce llo, and recorder they played for LIS mu sic arr~nged by Mr. Carl, Dolmetsch for a recent performance O~Twelf1h N igh' by Donald Wolfit 's company, ThiS was so appropJ'late that the entrance of Ol'smo and hi S retinue seemed the most natural thing in the world. We were in Il lyria, . Th~re was a proper spiJ:it of despai r about ~hc Duke" a,n(~ as Ollr acqua int ance with him ripened , so did hi S stature and authoJ'lty . When he sent Viola to Oli Via III haste, commanding him to say " My love can g,ive. no place, bide no d~nay ", we felt it reall y wa s a matter of great urgency. Viola himself wa s astonishingly confident of vOice and demeano ur, and appeared to have an understanding of hi s part that someone twice his age might envy , Hi s " Farewell . cruelt y" to Oli via should have give ll that lady a moment or two of troubl ed introspect ion, Olivia was a delight to look a t, and spoke with a voice that was music to one's ea r, though one felt at times that he had fo und the pan somewha t elusive . His woman Mar,ia , was as beguiling a baggage as one coul.d ,,:,ish to find . We asked the produce r anxiously where: at hiS tender age, he had learned to roll those liq Uid eyes, and we re told that he had found inspiration at the fis htank ! Sir Toby was to most of us one of the chief joys of the evening, He was all swagger and rumbustiousness hi s gestures were marvell ously expansive. and if hi s speech sometimes lacked a little i n clari ty- he had a ve ry t~ic k ~e a rd.----: it never lacked vigour. H,is cr,ony, sweet Sir ~ ndrew, was, in contrast, consistently full of slmpermg silimess , and put us strongly In mllld of Slender (m The M erry Wil'es of Windsor), The much·wronged Mal volio behaved with convincing ina nity in front of his lady, and was lat er sui tably wrathful. Feste sta rtled us not only with hi s wit and son g, but also by ex ploding hi s balloon with the di sarming unexpectedness with whi ch these th ings do happen.

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THE CANTUARTAN The scene we remember best is the onc where M alvolio appeared in hi s nightshirt, with candle held aloft , to reproach the company for making an alehouse of his lady's house. They set about him with a will : Maria made a bewitching ap pea rance on the balcony. from where he tried to blow the candle out; and all was merriment. The cast were obviously enjoying themselves tremendously, and thc audience were caught up in their enthusiasm. Throughout the play there was a wealth of expression, both spoken and inherent in bea ring and movement , which was a great tribut e to Mr. Tnnous' skill as a producer. Boys do not know how to do these things of their own accord, and much strenuous rehearsing must have

preceded thc public pe rformances. Two other things added in no sm;.lll meas ure to the success of the production , and a success it certa inl y was: the playcrs we re splendidly dressed, with a richness ofapparei a lmost impossibl e to reconcile with the raw material Mrs. Oldak er has had at her di sposa l: and, secondly , the company was provided with an exce llent stage, which suited its purpose exact ly. It had been designed with the original Globe Theatre in Southwark obviously in mind, boasting an inner and outer stage , as we ll as an upper stage or ga llery. It looked so thorough ly right, and fitted in so welt with it s surroundings, that one almost expec ted Mr. Burbadge's Players to wa lk on, in stead of the present company. The headmaster was respon sible for the plan , and great credit mu st also go to Mr. F. W. Latter for executing it so well. Form IV b were sa id to have had a hand in th e construction. too , but we were careful not to question Mr. Latt er too closely about their share. It seemed to us lhat Twelfth Night was a good choice, and that th e ma rriage of music and play was particu larly happy. Nothing jarred and most of it delighted, and if all the acto rs did not quite know what they we re saying, it was altoge ther remarkable that they sho uld know as much as they d id , and bear themselves with such co nfidence and ease.

Characters, in order of speaking: The Duke O ~ino , Robin Darlington : Curi o and Va lentine, Lords at Orsino's COllrt , David East and Pete r Furneaux: A Ca pta in , Terence Trumble: Viola, Tony Hudgen: Sir Toby Belch, Mark Skil beck : Maria (Olivia's Woman) , Tony William s: Sir And rew Aguecheek , Nigel Nicholls; Feste, a clown (se rvant to Olivia) , Antony Coxon; Olivia, Antony Smith ; Malvolio (Olivia 's Stewa rd), Mark Dunn: Anton io (a Sea Captain), Stephen Ha rdisty; Sebastian (Viola's twin Brother), Alister Dunning; Fabian (servant to Olivia), Ad rian Perry; A Servant to Olivia, Andrew Garrett; First Office r ofrolice, Jo hn Orchard ; Second Office r of Police, Nei l Devoil ; A Priest, Timothy Jardine-Brown : Other Sa ilors, Alan Turner, Frederick Maplet ho rp, Paul Leggatt : Lord s and Attendant s, Michael Philpott , Robert Pawsey, Richard Dawkin s : Olivia's Lad ies- in-Waiting, William Minns, Antony Taylor, Edward Mitchell. Electricians, Neil Muir and Peter Snow.

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St urry Barn Restoration F und We must apo logise for the non -appearance of these account s in last term's Cantuarian. By way of amends, below are the accounts for two terms. In payment for the linin g of the wa ll s, their repair, the insertion of windows in the upper woodwork, and glazing the loopholes, we have paid Messrs. G. H. D enne £597 16s. 10d. All the chai rs were pai d for and named by March 30th of this year. There are two further com mitments, the cost of the curtains for the permanent stage, first used in T lVel!th Night this term; these cost £48 13s. 9d.; and fo r the two new doors, one behind the stage and the other on the Hamels side of the barn; these are to cost £41 15s.3d. When these are paid for we shall be able to tackle the heating and lighting. Receipt s have been on a generous scale over the two terms. Entertainments and so on organised by va ri ous organisations, the Military Band, the orchestra, the Slurry Pl ayers and seve ral forms of the school, have brought in £17 4s. 0d. Donations from sundry generous individuals have been £44 2s. Oct. Proceeds of three performances of T welfth N ight were £85 6s. Od. The use of the school bui ldin.gs for an Easter week-en d by the Crusaders gave us £30. Interest on the P.O. Savings Bank account for 1950 was £6 9s. Id. ; and sundry other receipts amounted in all to £40 4s. l id. Thi s, together with the balance reported in the December Calltuariall makes a total of £671 lOs. 6d. Out of thi s we have paid, as above, £597 16s. 10d. , leaving a balance in hand of

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H. M. Elvy, Esq. T. H. Tyner, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. R. Goate W.H.O. (holiday duty)

F. N. Nash, Esq. R. M. EbeI, Esq. P. V. Lawless, Esq. W. Perry, Esq.

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Cricket From the list of results, one might assume that our cricket is in a sorry state- played 10, won 2, lost 6 and drawn 2. But mere figures are not by any means a safe guide to the standard of that most unpredictable of a ll games- Prep. School cricket. The occasions must be legion upon which a first-class side has looked tenth-rate owing to an epidemic of dropped catches, or a side put out for a mere handfu l of runs , due to the" rot" setting in after a luck.y run-out in the fir st over. Potentially, we have had at least three batsmen capable of making 50 against almost any bowling to be met in our class of cricket, yet the nearest we have approached to proving this statement has been a really first class innings of 39 by Robert Minns. Anthony Smith, who has had to bear the brunt of the bowling, has played one very valuable innings of 21, ~hi l e Tim Brett has, in hi s own fa~hion, set about the bowling to some purpose on more than one occaSion. Jenner has shown great pronuse, and Mason , who can bat very well, has often raised hopes only to dash them almost at onee by, Literally, giving his wicket away. Others have risen to the occasion with varying degrees of success and skill. On the whole, judged at least by fonn shown in the nets, a very reaso~ble standard of batsmanshi~ has been attained and, with at least four of our most hopeful players available next year, prospects nUght be regarded as

bright. Of our bowling the fairest comment is, perhaps, that we have had no one really capable of supporting Smith who has improved steadily in both length and direction. H e has a nice action and bowls quite fa st with one ball which makes haste from the pitch and has brought him quite a good crop of wickets. Our discovery has been Bibby, who has migrated to the 1st X I from game 5- a big step indeed. Auother promising bowler is Ca!l1pbell, w:hile Jenner, who has all the wiles ofa sPip. bowle~ is, on his day...capable of going through any Side but, hke a famou s England player, when not Jl'l fonn IS very expensive . The fielding has, perhaps, been the least impressive part of OllT play on most occasions. One or two, notably the Minns cousins, Ben Johnston. and, lIsually, Sm ith and Jenner, have striven mightily, but the majority have tended to show little sellse of anticipatioll .md a cen ain unreliability in catching . But lest it be thought that we Ilave been utterl y ,md completely outplayed , the most meritorious perfo~nance of the fir~t eleven wa.s the very adeq uate reply th~y made to C liflOnville's sC<?re of I ~O for 9. Left with about 55 Hlmutes' baiting they set about the tas k III a thoroughly workmanlIke fasluon and by really sound sensible batting had scored , when s lUmps were drawn, 95 for 3. REsULTS TO DATE

J.K.S. 40 for 8. ].K.S. 54 for 7. J.K.S.86. J.K.S.49. J.K.S.26. J.K.S.85. J .K.S. 95 for 3. J.K.s. 15. J.K.S. 64 for 2. J.K.S. 92 for 3.

Manwood Lodge Duke of York's Woodford House Westbrook House

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Lost Lost St. Edmund's 109. Sir Roger Manwood's 105 for 7. Lost

Cliftonville School St. Edmund's Betteshanger Manwood Lodge 2ND XI J.K.S. 60. Canterbury House J.K.S. 157 for 8. Westbrook House J.K.S. 131 for 5. St. Edmund's did not J.K.S. 64 for 4. Canterbury House J.K.S. St. Edmund'.

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120 for 9. 66. 63. 88 for 8.

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Won Won

Won 56. 110 for 9. Drawn bat. Rain 13. Won Loot

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CORRESPONDENCE To the Editors of THE

CANTUARIAN

Dear Sirs,

May I take this opportunity of expressing my very deep gratitude to Messrs. Corner, Ward, Goodes and Carpenter for all that they have done for the Boat Club this term. They have cycled the weary miles to Grove Ferry and bumped over the Fordwich "towpath" day after day, and it is to them, almost entirely, that we owe our success. Yours, etc.,

R. D. H. ROBERTS, Captain of Boats.

OUR CONTEMPORARIES The Editors gratefully acknowledge the recei pt of the following magazines and apologise for allY inadvertent omissions:The Alleynian, The Ampleforth lournal, The lournal of Ihe Hon. Artillery Company, The Barrovian, The Brightonian, The Bryanston Saga, The Campbellian, The Cholmeleian, The Cranbrookian, The Denstonian, The Dovorian, The Eastboul'llian, The Elizabethan, The Epsomian, The Felstedian, The Glenalmond Chronic/e, The Gresham, The Haileybury and I.s.C. Chronic/e, The Hurst-lo/mian, The Kennet, The King's College School Magazine, The King's School (Parramalta) Magazine, The lournal of the British Interplanetary Society, The Lancing College Magazine, The Lawrentian, The Lorellonian, The Mar/burian, The Mill Hill Magazine, The Meleor, The Ousel, The lournal of Ihe R.A .F. College, The Radleian, The Reptonian, The Roffensian, The Royal Military Academy (Sandhursl) Magazine, The SI. Edmund's School Chronic/e, The SI. Edward's School Chronic/e, The Stonyhursl Magazine , The Slortfordian, The Tonbridgian, The Sultonian, The Willochran, The Worksopian.

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