The Cantuarian December 1962 - August 1963 by OKS Association

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EDITORIAL I shall not often usurp the Editor's privilege, but perhaps on this occasion I may be forgiven; yet what I would write is not so much an editorial as an appreciation. A few months ago Canterbury was for me a remote cathedral city in a corner of England through which I had passed several times, but which I had visited only once; and The King's School, Canterbury, was a school splendid indeed in reputation and achievement, and yet in some sense distant and elusive. Now all that is changed, and in the process of change a few things deserve remark: one is a matter of personal sentiment, for my wife and I have received from all connected with the School so warm and friendly a welcome that it has left little room for doubt or hesitation. It may sometimes be invidious to particularize, but here I feel I must put on record our own special indebtedness to Canon and Mrs. Shirley for their generous encouragement, my gratitude to the masters for their loyal and ready co-operation, and to the boys for allowing their understandable suspicion of a newcomer and their natural fear of unwarranted innovation to be so rapidly overcome. The O.K.S. Dinner at Canterbury on October 6th was this year a particularly happy opportunity for me to meet many of those whose eager support means so much to the School and to its headmaster; and, 229

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if later in the term and upon so brief an acquaintance I mourned Canon '- Bickersteth with particular sorrow, it was because he had gone out of his ~ way/to express his pleasure at our coming, and because I knew that his personal interest meant much to many here besides myself. The King's School, Canterbury, is a great inheritance, and an inheritance beneath which the boldest spirit might well quail ; and if one not so bold feels no such apprehension it is in large measure because of the support and encouragement of which I have been deeply conscious. In return I can only say that whatever service we may do the School will be rega rded by us as the discharge of a debt, not so much of duty as of affectionate gratitude to those who have made us feel so quickly at home. J. P. NEWELL.

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THE SCHOOL Captain of School: J. N. P. Low, K.S. Head of Galpin's ... J. N. P. Low, K.S. Head of Walpole House ... R . C. Clark, K.S. Head of Luxmoore House D. D. Double, K.S. Head of School House C. J. F . Kenney Head of Lillacre House ... J. J. F. Somerville Head of Meister Omers ... P. G. Swete Head of Marlowe House... A. M. Harvey Head of The Grange R. A. Arthur, K.S. SCHOOL MONITORS J. N . P. Low, K.S. , R. C. Clark, K.S., D. D. Double, K.S., C. J. F. Kenney, J. J. F. Somerville P. G. Swete, A. M. Harvey HOUSE MONITORS C. J. Bailey, J. d'A. Maycock, K.S., G. P. W. Roberts R. A. Arthur, K.S. (Head of House), J . A. Broom, C. J. B. Clark, S. R . Davies, D. C. Jones, K.S., M. J. Tester S. S. Barker, R. S. Norton-Taylor, C. R . Paul, M. P. Press, M. F. H. Walpole House: Turner Meister Orners: E. J. B. Kenyon, K.S., P. Layfield, K.S. , D. N. Rushton, P. M. Weller, K.S. Marlowe House: R. M. Franklin, K.S., S. G. F. Spackman, K.S., D. N. Watts Luxmoore House: D. M. P. Barnes, K.S., C. R. Davies, J. P. R. Hammerbeck, G . J . Partridge, A. J. Strachan Galpin's: R. R. C. Butler, E. J. H. G. Gully, T. J . I. Howard-Jones, J. P. McClure Linaere House: H. B. T. Clark, R. W. Clark, P. N. C. Gent, N. R. Hall Captain of Rugby Football S. S. Barker Captain of Fencing T. J. I. Howard-Jones Captain of Squash Rackets J. N. P. Low, K.S. Captain of Shoaling R. C. Criqhton Captain of Cross-Country D. W. J. Swanson Captain of Golf .. . T. J. J. P. Smartt School House: The Grange:

The Cantuarian: Editors: The Captain of School (ex-officio), R. C. Clark, K.S., R. M. Franklin, K.S., G. D . Kings, K.S., M. P. Scofield, K.S., W. J . Watkins Secretaries: R. M. Pollet, J. Sturgess, K.S. 231

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G. P. Apletree, D. W. Bentley, P. A. St. C. Braude, J. R. K. Browne, W. N . Bryson, A. R. S. Bussey, J . J. Carmichael, J. H. Churchwell, A. D. Cobley, W. I. Collins, V. N. Coulson, P. F. Cox, P. C. Cranfield, M . J. Cumber, N. M. Cumber, N. J. Day, R. Deighton, M. G. Dover, J. K. Eden, S. J. Farnfield, D. J . Foat, J. S. Gay, R. A. Gordon, G. A. R. Gore-Andrews, F. E. W. L. Gottesmann, P. J. F. Hall, J. M. Hamp, C. L. Hampton, J. R . Harrop, N. V. W. Hayes, N. G . W. Heath, S. F. Heath, A. M. Heslop, C. J. Hinds, F. Hodge, A. D. F. Hodson, C. F . Honeyma n, P. M. Hook, C. G. Howard-Williams, R. G. Irvine, N. W. Jackson, R . N. Jarman, P. S. K. Johnson, S. N. Jolley, I. T. Kennedy, R. B. Kennedy, J. C. Kermode, P. J. A. La ndymore, T. D. Llewell yn, D. F. H. Lovelace, G. C. Low, A. B. Marshall, R. D. Meadley, R. M. Moore, S. G. Mundy, D. W. Newbery, A. E. Ogley, D. T. Oliver, A. R. Parrott, H. F. Parry, J. Petley, H. C. Phillips, J. H. B. Poole, A. G. Pope, R. H. E. Powell, N. P. Press, D. F. Richmond-Coggan, M . S. Ridler, M. J. Robb, M. H. Roberts, B. T. R. Rodgers, C. M. Saunders, M. A. H. Saunders, L. F. Seary, J. D. Selman, A. M. N. Shaw, H. S. A. Slater, A. R. M. Smith, J . W. Stedham, N . J. Steele, C. G. Steer, C. F. Straughan, M. W. Sullivan, W. S. H. Taylor, N. G. Tee, B. C. Tooby, R. W. Troup, R. H. Vaughan, J. K. Walmsley, C. E. M. Watson, A. R. C. Weir, R. J. Winchester, P. A. L. Winter, M. J. H. Wood, S. R. Wood, C. N. Wright, J. C. S. Wylson.

VALETE P. L. Adams, I. L. M. Anderson, M . R. Avery, C. Bacon, C. T. C. Bell, A. J. Blake, R. Bremner-Smith, G. L. Bush, M. D. Buttler, J. M. Buxton, M. B. Charig, E. W. Charles, J. C. Cooke, J . Copsey, R. N. Crosbie, R . A. Cullum , C. W. Dawkins, S. A. Eastwood, D. W. Eustace, A. K. Giles, D. Goodfellow, J. M. Grumma nt, J. C. Halsall, P. S. Herbert, M. Horton, A. F. Howard, R. J. Inniss, B. G. E. Kain, R . M. Kinross, E. G. Lainchbury, M. C. Longstaff, S. C. Methven, M. T. Mickleburgh, P. L. Munns, J. B. Newell, C. J. Offer, R. G. M. Paine, M. J. Pollock, R. C. Prendergast, N. B. Redman, B. N . Redpath, A. M. Reynolds, B. W. Richardson, M. J. Richardson, R. C. Seath, A. A. Simpson, H. Stevens, N. M. Swann, D. W. A. L. Temple, R. L. Titmuss, R. M. Watson, P. G. Wear, T. W. Webb, S. L. R. Wellington, G. S. Westrup, A. K. R. Wight, M. J. Wright, J. P. Yorke, R. A. Zentner.

VIRTUTE FUNCTI MORE PATRUM DUCES BARKER, C.- Came Jan., '57; House Monitor, '61; School Monitor a nd Head of House '61; 1st XV Colours, '59, '60; Captain of 1st XV, '61; 1st Athletics, '60; Colours, '61; Corporal, C.C.F. BARRETT, J. S. -Ca me Sept., '57; K.S. , '57; House Monitor, '61 ; 1st XI Colours, '60, '6 1; Captain of 1st XI, '62; Corporal, C.C.F. ; Upper VI. BRITTON, R. B.- Came Sept., '57 ; School Monitor and Head of House, '61; 1st XV Colours, '60, '6 1; 1st VIII Colours, '60, '62; Sergeant, C.C.F.; Upper VI; Bunce Exhibition to Oriel College, Oxon. .. BURY, N. A. S.- Came Sept., '56; House Monitor, '60; School Monitor and Head of House, '61 ; C.S.M., C.C.F. ; Librarian, '61; Vice-Ca ptain or School , '62; Upper VI. CAMPBELL, P. M.- Came Sept. , '57; House Monitor, '61; 1st XV Colours, '6 1; Sergeant, C.C.F.; Anderson Girt to R.M.A. Sandhurst. 232

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CHESSHYRE, M. H.-Ca me Sept., '58; Christina Mason Scholar, '58 ,· Sergeant C C F . Upper VI.

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COVENEY, P. F.- Came,Sept., '58 ; Hon. K.S., '60; Libraria n; Lance-Corporal, C.C.F.; Upper VI ; Abbott s Scho,larslllp to LlI1coln College, Oxo n. to read Jurisprudence. DE JONG, N. J .-~"',;e Sept., 57; House MOllltor, '6 1; 1st XV, '60 ; Colours, '6 1; 1st X l Colours, 61 , 62; 2n? Xl Hockey Colours, '60, '61 , '62 ; Lance-Corporal, C.C.F. DOUS1, G. S. -Cam~ Sept., 57; K.S. , '57; Hon. Sen. K.S., '6 1; School Monitor and H ouse MOllltor, 6 1; 1st XI Hockey Colours, '60, '6 1, '62; 2nd X I, '61, '62; Corporal, C.C.F.; Upper VI ; State Scholarship, '61; Open SchOlarship in Mathematics to Sidney Sussex College, Cambs. ENS~R, B. J . M.- Came Sept., '57; Exhibitioner, ' 57; Hon. Sen. K.S., '61; House Monitor, 61; School MOnitor and Head or House, '62; Swimm ing Colours; Han. Sec. of the Ha rv~y Society ; Flight-Sergeant, R.A.F. Section, C.C.F. ; Upper VI; State ScholarShiP, 61; Open Ex hibitIOn III Mathematics to King's College, Cambs. GILES , A . ,16·2- Came Sept., '58; K.S., '58; Corpora l, C.C.F.; Upper VI; State ScholarSh Ip , . GROSSMITH, C. J.- Came Sept., '57; House Monitor, '6 1; 1st VIII , '61, '62; Colours, '61; Lance-Corporal , C.C.F. HALSEY, R. K. B.- Came Sept. , '56; K.S., '56; Hon. Sen . K.S., '6 1; Librarian; Hon. Sec. or ChOir, Ch ~ra l Society a nd Operatic Soci~ty; Corporal, C.C.F. ; Upper VI ; State Scholarship, 61; Open Exh ibitIOn 111 ClaSSICS to St. John's College, Cambs. KILPATRICK, A. D. D .- Came Sept. , ' 58 ; K.S., '58; Senior K.S. , '60; Joint Hon. Sec. or Pater Society; Upper VI ; Open Scholarship in Classics to Brasenose College, Oxon. KI N~ HOI~N, C;. A. R. L.- Came Jan. , '57; House Monitor, '61; 1st Athletics Colours, 60, 61 , 62; Captalll or Cross-Country, '62; Corporal, C.C.F. LAWRIE, W. D. Mc F.- Came Sept. , '57 ; Hon. Sen. K.S., '6 1; A.B., Naval Section C.C.F.; Upper VI; Trevelya n Scholarship, '6 1. ' LEWIS, P. G .--;-Camc Sept. , '57; House Monitor, '61; 2nd XI Hockey, '60; 1st Xl Hockey Colours, 61 , '62; Corpora l, C.C.F. LOWINGS, J. S:~Came Sept., '57; Ha n. K.S., '62 ; Corporal, C.C.F.; Upper VI ; Open Schol arslllp III History to Trinity College, Oxon . Mc DONOUG H, S. H.- Came Sept. , '57· Capta in or Fencing '62· Sergeant C C F . Upper VI.

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MACN EICE! P. D. -Cam~ Sept. , '51. ; House ~o!litor, '61; 1st Squash Colours, '60, '6 1; Captalll of Squash, 62; Captalll or TennIS, 62; Petty Officer, Naval Section, C.C.F. MA\BURY, N. K.- Came Sept. , '57; House Monitor, '61; 1st VIII Colours, '62 ; 2nd XV, 61; La nce-Sergeant, C.C.F.; Upper VI. MILLS, D. J.- Came May, ' 56; House Monitor, '60; School Monitor and Head or House '6 1; 1st VIII Colours, '60, '61;, Captain of Boats, '62; Sergeant, C.C.F.; Upper VI: MORPURGO, M., A. B.- Came Sept., 57 ; House MOnItor, '61; Captalll or School and Head of House, 61; 1st XV Colours, '61; C.S.M., C.C.F. , '61; Anderson Gift to R.M.A. Sandhurst. PARSONS, M. J.- Ca me Sept. , '56; H ouse Monitor '60· School Monitor and Head of ~ou~c, '6 1; 1st XV Colours, '59, '60, '6 1; H ~n. Sec., '61; 1st YIn Colours, '60, 6 1, 62; Hon. Sec. , '62; Lance-Sergeant, C.C.F. 233

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PARTINGTON, T. M.- Came Sept., '57; Hon. K.S. , '58; House Monitor, '6 1; Joint Hon. Sec. of Pater Society and Hon. Sec. of Caxton Society; Lance-Sergeant and DrumMajor, C.C.F.; Upper VI. POLMEAR, J. K.- Came May, '57 ; Music Scholar, '57; House Monitor, '61; LanceSergeant, e.C.F.; Upper VI. POTTER, A. R.- Came Jan., '57 ; House Monitor, '61; 1st XI Hockey Colours, '61 , '62; Corporal, e.C.F. REESON, F. R. V.- Came Sept., '57; House Monitor, '61; 1st XV Colours, '61; LanceSergeant, C.C.F. ROBIETTE, M. J., G.- Came Sept., '57; K.S., '57; Sen . K.S., '59; House Monitor, '61; Lance-Corporal, e.e.F. ; Upper VI; Open Scholarship in Natural Sciences to King's College, Cambs. SOUTHAM, P. L. D.- Came Jan. , '59; House Monitor, '61; 1st Vln Colours, '6 1, '62; Corporal, e.e.F. STEVENS, R. ST. J.- Came Sept., '57; K.S., '57; Sen. K.S. , '59; House Monitor, '61; School Monitor, '62; 2nd XI Hockey, '6 1, '62; Editor of The Cantllarian; Hon. Sec. of Somner Society; Flight-Sergeant, R.A.F. Section, e.C.F.; Upper VI; State Scholarship, '61; Open Fletcher Scholarship in History to Worcester College, Oxo n; General Fund Exhibition. TOWNSON, B. J. S.- Came Jan., '57; House Monitor, '6 1; 1st Xl Hockey Colours, '60, '6 1; Captain of Hockey, ' 62; 1st XI , '61; Corporal, C.C.F. WEBSTER, R. P.- Came Sept., '56; House Monitor, '61 ; 1st XI, '62; Lance-Sergeant, C.C.F.; Upper VI. WRIGHT, C. S. W.- Came Sept., '57; House Monitor, '61; 1st XV Colours, '60, '61; 1st Xl Hockey Colours, '62; Tennis VI Colours, '61, '62 ; 1st Squash Colours, '6 1, '62; Corporal, R.A.F. Section, C.e.F.; Upper VI. YEARWOOD, M. J. G.- Came Sept. , '56; K.S ., '56; Upper VI; Scholarship in Classics to St. John's College, Oxon . YOUNG, M. D.- Came Jan. , '57; Hon. K.S., '62 ; House Monitor, ' 61; Captain of Golf, '60; 2nd XI, '62; A.B. ; Naval Section, e.e.F.; Upper VI; Open Scholarsllip in History to e.C.C., Cambs. and Parker Exhibition.

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THIS AND THAT The Revd. J. P. and Mrs. Newell

We should like to welcome Mr. and Mrs. Newell to Canterbury, and we hope that their first term has been a happy one. A very friendly atmosphere has welcomed all visitors to 14, The Precincts, and we would like to thank Mr. and Mrs. Newell for learning our

customs with interest and patience.

Mr. Newell has had a long and distinguished career in education. Educated at Shrewsbury and Magdalen College, Oxford , where he was awa rded an Honorary Demyship, the Headmaster began his career as Classics Master to the Upper VI at Repton for the year 1935-1936. He held a similar position at Sedbergh from 1943-1953, as well as being Chaplain. From 1936-1939 he was Assistant Priest at Ashbourne Parish Church, and Orga nising Secretary of the Derby Diocesan Youth Council. The Headmaster was in South Africa , 1939-1943, as Assistant Master and Chaplain at the Diocesan College, Rondebosch, Cape Town, and for the last nine years he has been Headmaster of Bradford Grammar School. 234

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Alan and Keith Maries, accompanied by Mr. Davies gave a recital A Maries' Recital at St. Edmund's School on Saturday, 27th Octobe/ Alan Maries . played Brahms' Clarinet Sonata No.2 in E jlat and the First Movement from Finzi's Clarinet Concerto; Keith Maries, Mozart's Horn Concerto No . 1 in D and Saint-Sa ens' Morceall de Concert. Three duets were also performed- one by Dobrinski,

and two by e. B. Seaman (1955- I960), composed especially for them. K.. V. Jones' (1938- 1941) Fanfares/or an Occasioll had its premiere at Wimbledon Town Hall on October I Itho Mr. Jones studied in Italy after winning the Royal Philharmonic prize for composition in his fin al yea r at the Royal College of Music with his COllcert Overture. After returning to England he began teaching at the Royal College of Music. In 1953 his "Fanfares for an Occasion"

fanfare for trumpets, trombones and percussion was commissio ned for the Coronation

Concert at Wimbledon Town Hall , and he completed his first film score in the same year The followmg yea r Mr. Jones succeeded Cohn Davis as conductor of Wimbledon's Hill Singers. He has several compositions to his name as well as 36 film scores. ... This term we were pleased to welcome three visiting preachers at Vlsltmg Preachers Evensong- The RIght Reverend Dr. K. C. H. Warner, late Bishop of Edinburgh, who now lives in South Close; the Reverend Dr. Adam Fox, Canon of Westminster and sometime Dean of Magdalen College, Oxfo rd; and the Reverend D. L. Edwards, O.K.S. (1942- 1947). Shirley Hall It was decided at the Governors' Meeting on October 29th that the Great Hall should on official occasions be called the Shirley Hall. N.Y.O.

Congratulations to G. M. Woodhouse, percussion , on being elected to the NatIOnal Youth Orchestra.

â&#x20AC;˘ FamIly Concern?

Tn Meister Omers this term (including the Waiting Houses) there are 13 pairs of brothers, 7 brothers of O.K.S. , 6 sons of O.K.S., besides 2 cousins and one step-son. This accounts for over half the boys and

is claimed as a record .

J. R. C. Wright

Canterbury to "go French"

Congratulations to J. R. C. Wright (1954-1960), Exhibitioner of Merton College, Oxford , on being awarded a Postmaslership and on being awarded the Gibbs Scholarship-only one is awarded annually. As a result of the twinning ceremony held at Rheims in May several Remois will, it is hoped, visit Canterbury for a weekend ne~t June. A committee was established during the autumn to effect contacts between Canterbury organisations and similar organisations in Rheims so that

the [ormal twinning will become a reality .. The Mayor sUessed the importan~e of the ClIy s young people bemg IIlvolved m the twmrung. The Chief Education Officer (Mr. N. Polmear) had visited schools in Rheims, and since then a WOman member of the French Twinning Committee had visited schools in Canterbury, and inter-school contacts were being encouraged. The importance of a link between Canterbury and one of the leading cathedral ~ltJes 111 France cannot be.over-eml'hasised. An article on King's has already appeared 111 a Rhelms newspaper WIth some IIlteresting drawings of boys in ceremonial robes!

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Congratulations to J. H. A. J . Armstrong on being awa rded a Royal Nava l Scholarship, and to P. N. Baker and F. J. W. Leggatt on bel."g awa rd ed The Navy Reserved Cadetships for Dartmouth 111 the seventeenth competttton for such awards. Congratulations to the following on being awarded State Scholarshi ps State Scholarships on the July "S" Levels: J . D. H. Baker, R. M. Frankl lll, E. J. B. Kenyon, M. P. Scofield, S. G. F. Spackman- HIstory; D . D. Double, A. J. Giles, D . C. Jones, P. Layfield- Science; J . F. Cundy, C . H. Tmber- Modern Languages. R . D. H. Perry represented the school at a summer school held by RollsCareers in Royce Ltd. , at Derby. The course was to increase students' knowledge a nd Engineering appreciation of the posslblilhes .II~ engll1eenl1g~ and consisted , mall11~) of talks by company officials and VISIts to the vanous departmentsdescn bed. The highlight of the tour was a visit to the Rolls-Royce FlIght Test EstablIshment at Hucknall. The group was shown cnglOcs at van ous sta~es 111 their flight devel,opmcnt, and saw the wind tunnels and the fire tunnel where engll1cs are tested under Simulated conditions of fire in night. It was with great sorrow that the school learnt of the death of Canon Canon Bickersteth Bickersteth on October 16th. Although not . kn own per.sonally. to many present members of the' school, he was a fflend and an IIlSplratlO1l to those who did know him. Three members of the school atte nded the Archdeaco n. of Canterbury when the body was received at the West Door of the Cathedral for ItS IYlllg in state. Evensong was sung with the body lying at the bottom of the Nave steps. The Headmaster, twenty scholars a nd a few members of the school attended the fun eral service. The Nave was filled with relatI ves and fn ends- a great tnbu te to Cano n Blckersteth. Canon Wadda ms took the service, a nd the Revd . C. E. M. Rodenck, V,car of St. Michael's, Chestcr Square, represented Her Majesty the Queen. An obItuary appears elsewhere in this issue. We should like to welcome Mr. Caudwell (Jesus College, Ca mbridge) to teach Staff Biology' Mr. Miller (Scholar of Trinity College, Cambridge) to teach Classics; Mr. Pe;cocke (Scholar of Trinity College, Oxfo rd) to teach Modern Lan/:luages; and Mr. Whelan (Scholar of St. John's College, Cambridge) to teach Mathemattcs a.nd Physics, a nd hope that they will enjoy their life here. Mr. Whelan has played a n actI ve part in ru gger coaching and Mr. Peacocke's colourful clothes have caused many envIOus looks. We are very grateful to Mrs. Brinsley-Ri chards who has added t o Gift to the Library her ma ny previous gifts that of her husband 's (1891-1900) pnze books. Being, as is traditional, very well bound, they should gIve us many years of good service. The custom of holding Matins in the Nave on the first Su nday in the Morning Cath. month has been reintroduced this term. The School Choi r combined with the Cathedral Choir to si ng Stanford's settings of Te Deum and Jubilate and Ley's La, Round the Throne on the 4th of November, and Treland's Te Deum and Holst's Turn Back 0 Mall on December 2nd. The Archdeacon of Maldstone and Canon Shirley, respectively, preached. 236

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On October 7th the Headmaster and Lower Master were presented to Admission to the the Dean by the Archdeacon of Canterbury with the words:Foundation "Dignissime D omine, D omine Decane, praesento Tibi hunc revercndum virum Johannen Philippum Petrum Newell ut admittatur in Officiu m archidjdascali, atque hunc virum Ri chardum Elgar Paynter ut admittatur in Officium hypodidascali in Schola Regia huic Ecclesiae adscripta." The Dean then escorted them to their seats in the Oaks.

Mr. Pearce seems to have taken o n the job of school statisWhence Boys Come. . .. tician this term. He tells us that 372 boys out of 667 come from London and the Home Counties (2 13 from Kent), 24 come from beyond the Wash and 16 are fro m the West Country. There are 3 boys from Scotland and I each from Wales, Irela nd and the Isle of Man. The striking featu re of the list is that 101 boys li ve abroad. There a re 10 in Europe (I from Portugal), 52 from Africa and the Middle East ( 15 in Kenya and I in Ethiopia), 21 in Asia (5 each fro m Hong Kong, India a nd Malaya a nd Singapore) and 18 in the Americas (3 in the U .S.A. , 2 in Bolivia and I in the Netherlands Antilles). Another survey shows that the "Top Ten" professions are:Company officials, 114 (106 Directors and 8 Secretaries); Civi l Serva nts, 100 (Colonial 60, Home and Local Government 29, Foreign Office 7, British Council, N.A.T.O., U.N.O. and U.N .E.S.C. O. I each); Surgeons, Doctors a nd Dentists, 74; Officers in H.M. Forces, 65; Ed ucation, 37 (10 University Professors and Lecturers, 27 Schoolmasters); Accountants,32; Engineers, 31; Farmers,24; Law, 24 (3 Barristers, 21 Solicito rs); Bankers or Bank officials, 20. Others of interest are : Clergymen, 10 ; Artists (including Actor, Author, P oet, Musician), 10; M.P.s, 2. . . . â&#x20AC;˘ What Fathers Do

Public Schoolboys' XV

Congratulations to P. G . Swete on being chosen to play for the English Public Schoolboys' XV against the Irish Schoolboys at Blackheath o n January 10th.

The Head master conducted the service in the Memorial Court, a nd the music was provided by the Military Band. The hym ns sung were Think, 0 Lord, in Mercy and Turn Back 0 Man; wreaths were laid by the school monitors. On the previous Friday evening, the Corps Band took part in the parade at the Canterbury Cenotaph.

Remembrance Sunday

We should like to welcome the Revd. Horace Spence (1904-1911) and Mrs. Spence, on their taking up residence in South Close. Mr. Spence is late clerical commissioner to the Royal School of Church Music, a position which he filled with considerable success for nine yea rs. As Ho norary Chaplain, he is taking one of the Confirmation classes this year.

The Revd. H. Spence

Ordination

Roger Symon (1948-1954) was ordained priest by the Lord Bishop of London in St. Paul's Cathedral o n 29th September. 237

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Congratulations to Mr. Medill on his marri age ~o Miss M. Watt on Saturday, Marriages September 1st, in Canterbury Cathedral. We wis h them both every ~appllless, and apologise for omlttlllg to ann(;mllce the,lf e nga~ement 1l1 ,las1 term sedItIOn. We should also like to congratulate Edred Wnght on his marnage to MIss Jane Gannaway on Saturday 29th December in St Faith's Chapel, Westminster Abbey. The Dean of Westminster 'conducted the service ~nd Mr. Clarence Myerscough was best man. An O.K.S. team entered the Old Boys' Cross-Country Championship organised by the Thames Hare and Hounds and held on December 15th at Roeha mpton. The team was unplaced, and the race was won by Bruce Tulloh and C. Llewell yn-Smith for Wellington. O.K.S. Cross-Country

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One of the six scholarships awarded by the United Steel Companies Ltd. , of Sheffield, was won by A. C. Parsons, O.K.S. (1956-1961). The scholarships provide academic and industrial training, and are worth £500 a year.

The editors wish to apologise to E. A. D avidson, ~.K.S. (1957-1962) for saying that he was going to read Moral Sciences at Cambndge. He IS, III fact, readlllg Law. . The Madrigal Society recorded several carols for the production of Madrigal Society A Christmas Carol at the Marlowe Theatre. Apology

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Hildick-Smith on the birth of a daughter, Bryony Anne, on 19th Ma y; to Mr. and Mrs. Juckes on the birth of a son, William, on 2 1st September; to Mr. and Mrs. Wenley on the birth ofa son, James Stephen Gilson, on 2nd October; and to Mr. and Mrs. Robertson on the birth of a son, Hugh Michael, on 9th October. "Additions" to Staff

R.M.A. Samlhurst

D. W. Eustace, O.K.S. (1958-1962) has been awarded a Cadetship to R.M.A. Sandhurst.

We were delighted to sec that Colin Porter added to his long list .of successes by being chosen to represent Britain at the recent Empire G ames. Recently-left O.K.S. who ha ve done well in rowing at Oxford University include A. W. Pengelly, D. J. Mills and N. K. Mayb:,ry, all of whom rowed in the Junior Trial Eights. A particularly lllterestmg ach ievement IS that of W. M. Watson (1955- 1960) who was Secretaryof Christ Church Boat Club last season, when the college, as well as going Head of the River III the Eights, had the highest 2nd and 3rd VII Is on the ri ver. Watson, who took up rowin g at Oxford, himself rowed in the 2nd VII!, which went up four places, a nd coached the 3rd VIII. Tn the MIChaelmas Term he rowed III the House 1st IV, which was beaten by Keble by one-Sixth of a second . O.K.S. Oarsmen

ROWI NG.- To R. a nd C. Freeman, who represented the Worcester Rowing Club in the Open Pair-Oar events at Stourport and Mumbl~s Regattas during August. At Stourport Regatta they beat the holders III the third round, but lost to Hereford Rowin g Club in the fina l after two re-ro ws-~ unique occurrence in the fin al of any rowin g event. The Hereford Club beat them agalll III the final of the Mumbles Regatta, after they were disqualified when leading by a length twenty yards from the fini sh. We wish them every success for next season.

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RUGGER.- To G. C. Pritchard (1955-1961) who represented Ca mbridge University against the Canadian Touring Team; to R. B. Britton (1957-1962) who had an Oxford Freshmen's tria l; and to M. J. Parsons (1956-1962) who has been playing for Oxfordshire and No rthampton . Parsons has made a name for himself as a "rawboned youngster with the lean and hungry look." This year's service was significant for the larger part taken by the The Carol Service School in the service and for the smoothness with which the service was conducted. The seven lessons, which were separated by sections in which the Choir and the School sang a carol each, were read by the School Monitors. The carols each advanced the Christmas story from the Advent- Wake, 0 Wake!- to the Nativity- Adeste Fideles- an effective progression and an improvement on services in past years. The choir sang Ding, Dong, Merrily on High, Adam lay y'bounden, Gabriel's Message, In the Manger lJe Lies, Shepherds, shake qlf your dreary sleep, We Three Kings, with D. G. van Asch, J. H. Turner and R. J. M. Collier as soloists, and the chorus For Unto Us from Handel's Messiah. A party of about 40 boys and 4 masters went to a dance at Simon Langton Girls' Dance School on December 13th. The music was provided by our Jazz Band, and M. B. Charig, O.K.S. came down from London especiall y for the occasion. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves, a nd the size of the hall gave everyo ne plenty of room- sometimes too much room- to move. We should li ke to thank Simon Langton for giving us such an enjoyable evening. On Saturday, 20th October, two "Fact and Faith" films were shown. The first, Films entitled The Stones Cry Out, was a semi-archaeological study of certain Biblical cities in relation to the Old Testament prophecies pronounced against them. There were some excellent shots of Jerusalem's gateways, the remains of Babylon and Petra- the rose red city, half as old as time. The end of the film was devoted to religious propaganda and was not ve ry sati sfactory. Dust and Destiny was much more successful and interesting. The beating heart, the behaviour of the homing pigeon and the radar guidance system of the bat were outstanding examples of the workings of nature,and "speeded-up" filming was effectively used to show the development of a fish embryo and the growth of the common bean. Henry V was shown on November 22nd. This old film proved controversial, and parts of it were rather indistinct in the Hall. The use of the Sha kesperian stage and audience at the beginning was especiall y interesting. The end of term film- Kind Hearts and Coronets- was an enthralli ng picture of a man eliminating all his relati ves so that he can succeed to a Dukedom. Alec Guinness was outstanding in several pa rts and, although parts of the film moved rather slowly, the school seemed to enjoy it, and also the two "funnies"- especially The Piano Tooner. How many members of the School have bought Chelsea Lumps, In the Footsteps of Lemon Stunners, Rum and Butter, Brandy Balls or Paregoric Cuts David Copperfield? from Mr. Johnson's sweet-shop in Palace Street? These old-fashioned delicacies, made from brown sugar, have the especial merit of not going sticky in the pocket- a fact which seems to have been overlooked by the conventional shoppers from King's. Even if the modern generation does not a ppreciate these sweets, they were popula r in the past, and Mr. Johnson claims that when Mr. Micawber sent David Copperfield out one day while in Canterbury for "two-pennyworth of Lemon Stunners", it was to his grandfather's shop that David went. 239

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Heard by a King's schoolboy in the ante-room of an operating theatre at Health and Canterbury Hospital : ... Efficiency? ANAESTHETIST: What have YOli got over there, nurse? NURSE: About 50 C.C.S. ANAESTHETIST: Oh , dear! Well, I suppose it will have to do.

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THE WATCHER-a short story by S. R. St. J. Neill

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A SERIOUS POEM- by R. D. Scott

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WALLS OF DESI'AIR- a short story by J. Sturgess

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No MATcH-a poem by T. P. M. Young

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THE UNKNOWN GOD- a short story by N. F. Riddle

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EVENING IN ISTAN BUL- a poem by R. M. Pollet

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The plane lay shattered across the grassland like a squashed fly, oozing oil instead of blood, tortured metal clicking as it cooled down. So it lay: and after a time there was a grating and rasping. and with infinite sl,owncss a. mal~ crept out. A man? A horror t~at looked as if it had been through a threslllng machine, npped and battered, one arm hanging useless reeling crazily and laying a thick trail of blood. Once he cast blood-rimmed eyes up to the sky and groaned as he saw the black speck that means death, circling a nd ever watchful : no-one li kes the prospect of being eaten. Then he fell, heavily, and lay gasp1l1g out his life in a pool of blood like a fi sh in the bottom of a boat; a mile up the speck saw and waited , swinging in great circles in the sky, as if on the end of a gigantic pendulum. A mile high one may watch the tawny African plain stretching away for hundreds of miles to the Blue Mountains and the great Rift Valley; thi s was the vocation of the Watcher in the sky. He concentrated, however, on his beat, which had been carefully chosen to contain a waterhole' this drew the old and frail for their last drink, and might trap even the strong in its mud during the dry season .. Th~ Watcher gazed keenly at the latest arrival, keeping an eye on his fellow-watchers SWll1g1l1g 111 thelf orbIts a mIle away 111 each dlfectlOn . As for the Watcher himself, he was an enormous bird, a funerea l black vu lture, spanning a good eight feet, and three from beak-tip to tail-tip. His dusky wings were over two feet broad, and the great pinions that grasped the air like the fingers of a hand were black. His heavy body was dark brown, Ilis small, broad-spread and slIghtly wedge-shaped tall sooty; his head, sunk back in a ruff of shaggy brown feathers, had a skull-cap of black down the remainder and his long thin neck being less well covered, so that the blue-grey skin showed through. His hooked bill, his bluntly clawed feet and his large and liquid eyes were also black. His expression was sardonic, and fitted his temperament; he had obtained and kept his highly-favoured position by awe, and he despised or loathed a ll his fellowwatchers ; he took care to avoid only the lammergeier, that marrow-eating ossifrage with a silhouette and temperament like a giant falcon , but these had brushed wIth man and were scarce. For three hours the Watcher swung in slow circles, riding his thermal with consummate ease, buoyed up by the gently rising warm air. He considered the evidence, and came to the conclusion that it was worthwhile to go down . Then he swung In an easy curve and floated down two thousand feet. As he did so the fellow-watchers, each a mile away, saw, and converged as if drawn by in visible strings, and in turn they were noted by eyes from afar. It took a n hour for the Watcher to spiral slowly down to three hundred feet, scrutinising his victim as he came. He looked for thrashing limbs, heaving sides, rolling eyes: he saw none. Down to two hundred feet, to examine every hair. A glance upwards to the to)"er of death circling above him- fifty big griffen vultures, brown winged, square tailed with whitish ruffs and shaggy sa ndy bodies, half-a-dozen Egyptian vultures, the sneaking piebald neophons and a score or so of impudent kites, skimming effortlessly to and fro. From the east ca~e a pair of pied crows, dagger-billed and hoarse-voiced, who, at the sight of the towering carrion-birds, closed in at oncc. The Watcher was in dull a ir at a hundred feet, fl apping heavily, and this was too much for him: he loathed crows. He let his wings rise, and sank, with fanned tai l and extended feet; landing heavily, he advanced on the crows, threatening them with outstretched neck and half-spread wings. The crows swore and retired, and the Watcher furled hIS great WlllgS, transforming himself from an angel of death into a decrepit undertaker, clad in frayed 242

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black, squat and skinny-necked. Casting a baleful eye up at the kites gliding daringly around at grasstop height, he lumbered ponderously up to the body, gave a croak as if it were a grace, and pecked viciously, withdrawing hurriedly. No response. Again. Nothing. Then with half-fanned wi ngs he went for the prize of every vulture first on the scene: the eyes. And above, the sky closed in a kaleidoscopic pattern of broad wings. S.R.N.

SCHOOL RULES 300 YEARS AGO (An Extract (rom the Rules and Orders governing the Freeschoole (The King's School) at Canterbury, A .D. 1665). "CIVIL WITHOUT BELLOWING" • That the hour for coming to Schoo Ie, Winter and Summer, be 7 in the morning; and Five in the Afternoon for returne from schoole. • That the boyes be kept to schoole on Sunday and Holiday eves in y' Afternoon until the call of the Bell Harry to prayers. • That at whatsoever hour the scholars go from schoole the Master shall lead ym out of the schoole as far as the prison door and there stay to see the boyes go orderly and civi ll y away (unless in foul weather). • Monitors shall give an acco unt of the absent King's Scholars, and of those that come late, and likewise of such as misbehave themselves. • That the boyes provide a book wherein to write their exercises: and that they put or give a date to every exercise whereby their proficiency may be tried. • That such boyes as have not learned to write before their com ing to this schoole, take their time for it as the master shall appoint. * That the Ancient Custome of Victors, a great incentive to learning, shall be restored. • King's Scholars sha ll have gowns: without which gown, what boy soever shall be reputed absent. • Everyone at entering his stall may not suffer any woman, or other person to take it from him. • That no other boyes but those of y' schoole be suffered to make use of the house of eas,<ment in the forrains. Notice to be taken by the Schoolemaster what boyes go forth for easement, that so he may see to their return in convenient time. • That to prevent the breaking of windows, the boyes be not suffered to hurle, fling or sling stones. Every boy found to break windows shall repair ym out of his wages; or, unless his ffriend s will repair ym, he shall be expelled the schoole. • That they be not suffered to swear, curse, bann, or to throw at Cocks; or to make the Church their sporting place. • That their demeanour in the citty, or other place, be civil without bellowing, hooting or any other unseemly noise ; especially before the Dean and Prebends. • That these Orders be publickly, and distinctly read over to a ll the scholars in the Schoole once in every moneth. 243

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depart. I was going to say nothing was taught at this school but Latin or Greek; this, however, would be scarcely correct, for they were not taught but allowed to be learnt; there was nothing of what is now considered to be a very necessary part of education; no English reading, or grammar, or composition, no geography, or mathematics, though for one hour in the day, on five or six days of the week, generally only five, an English master came to give instruction in writing and arithmetic. But this was quite unconnected with the King's School, and paid for separately. As for religion, it was entirely ignored, excepting that a form of prayers was read daily by one of the monitors, but no Scripture was read, nor any religious instruction whatever given excepting once in four years when a Confirmation was about to take place at the Cathedral, when candidates for the rite were required to learn the Catechism and might possibly hear remarks on it; but I was not one of these. The whole school, however, was required to attend service at the Cathedral every Saturday afternoon, twice on Sundays, and on the morning of every Saint's day, and on Wednesdays and Fridays during Lent, etc. When attending the Cathedral service, every boy on the foundation wore either a white surplice or a purple gown, according as it was a season of feasting or fasting. I went to the King's School about a year before I was admitted on the foundation , which admission is by an examination before the Dean and some of the Chapter of the Cathedral, but fortunately for me, who was as ignorant of Latin as a child nine year s old, who had received no assistance or instruction, either at home or at school, either from parent or master, could be expected to be- fortunately for me I say, there were so few on the foundation at that time (which admits fifty, but when I left school there were only about twenty), that the Dea n and Chapter were, I suppose, more anxious to give admission than to refuse it to anyone, so that I had not the slightest difficulty in passing the examination. 244

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The .only thing r had to fear was, first a bu~bea r, and secondly a reality. The bugbear was this : the older boys, those on the foundatIOn , those about to be admitted believe that the Virger .of the Cathedral,. who. always on these occasions accompanied the 'Dean to the School, brings Irons With hlln With which he brands those who are admitted on the soft part of their post~riors the letters 'K.S.', and though not much credit is given to this, I felt somewhat relieved when the day had passed over, without my having been submitted to the operatIOn. The reality I have mentioned consists of the buffeting of each new scholar for the first three times that he wears the surplice or the gown at the cathedral. These a re worn only by those on the foundation . The buffeting is after this manner. All the boys meet at the school before attending serVice, and return to the school after It IS over, accompanied by the first or the second master who are always clergymen. After Cathedral service, and on arriving at the school and when the master has retired to his house, the older boys, i.e., those who have been a d~itted on the found ation on former years, enter the schoolroom , alld having taken off their surplices, holding them by the skirt, the cellar belllg farthest from them, form a circle, and being thus prepa red one of the younger boys, ~ho has lately been admitted, is allowed , or rather compelled, 'to rush into the Circle With Ius su~plice on, which he IS reqUired to take off, and put into a bag suspended round Ius neck, whilst the boys of the circle are buffeting him with all their might. It frequently happens that, when the poor little urchin has almost succeeded in bagging his surphce and only a corner rema1l1S out, one of his persecutors will seize the corner and pull a good part of the. surplice out again, and the fresh boy has hi s difficult and painful task to go through agalll. When one boy has fini shed his work another is admitted. This buffeting has to be endured at six different times on the occasions of wearing the surplice and gown. At this school, as I have already said, the boys were permitted to learn but were not taught, and as I was not very bright, a nd as it was ma rc easy for the maste; to administer chastisement than to give instruction, I got a large share of the former being sometimes flogged two o~ three times in a day, and perhaps also not allowed to g~ home to get my breakfast or dllln~r. And I thlllkJ h~ve s ometlln~s been kept in the school the whole day, from SIX or seven III the mornlllg till SIX III the evelllng, and being locked up when the school hours were fini shed and remaining a prisoner till my mother wrote a note and sent my sister to Mary to beg that I might be released, who I have no doubt remembers the pleasure she felt when she could accompa ny the prisoner home. I say prisoner, for the schoolroom windows were all barred with thick iron bars so that it was marc like a prison than a school, and had they not been, though it was an upp~r room I think in my misery I should, at the risk of break ing my legs or other bones, have attempted to escape..... . J went to scl~ool at six .in the morning in summer and at seven in winter, taking, when dark! a small till cand lestlCk, and a candle in a tin tube in my pocket, for no lights were provided by the school, and at about 9 a.m. we were let out, if our lessons were done, and went home to breakfast. By half-past nine we were required to be in school again till twelve, when we went home to dll1ner and to school again at I p.m. If a Saints' day occurred in the week we attended school before brea kfast, a nd went to the Cathedral from the school at ten o'clock a nd had a holiday in the afternoon. And not infrequently, if there were no Saint's day in the week, we had a whole holiday on Wednesday ; but this depended on the good humour. or otherwise, of the Headmaster. 245

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But this was not enjoyed by me as a holiday, for my mother required me to &0 to an English school' yet it was a great relief, for at the other school I feared no pUnIshment. I cannot red.ember that I was ever punished at other than the K ing's School, except as I have stated, by a whipping from old Mrs. Davage when an infant,. and once a box on the ear by Mr. Clark. And this almost abs?lute freedom from pUnIshment,"t other schools, I think shows that the frequency of pUnIshment I underwe nt at the KlIlg s School was more through the fault of the school or the masters than of myself; Though J sho~i1d have preferred a day's relaxation when there was a hohday at the KlIlg s School, to gOlllg to an English school, I had no dread of gOlllg there, a nd It was a co mparatrvely. happy day, and wo uld have been quite a happy day were it not for the contlllual sad feehng hanglllg over me that on the morrow I must go to the hated school again .... .. "

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WALLS OF DESPAIR Outside, the din of battle reigned; down in this cool catacomb noise was a background that rose and fell, but never intruded on more essential things. The ancient burial-chamber was diml y lit by a lantern which stood on a crate by the entrance, and tried in vain to show to the observer the details of the room's furniture. There was only one person in the room: a tall, fair man who sat in a corner with his head in his hands. The wayward rays of light nickered on the badges of tarnished silver on his shoulder-straps: but his leatherwork was dull and his left sleeve was torn off a bove the elbow, where a blood-stamed bandage fa iled to conceal completely an ugly gash across his forearm. He was the Generalthe defeated General. Confused thoughts jostled through his brain. Every few minutes his shoulders would contract in a brief spasm as he tried to concentrate his runaway mind on the matter in hand . What was to be done ? Should he ca ll in his subordinates to ask their advice? Would the Brigade-Major be able to help? Had he the moral courage to ca ll him in, when ignorin g him had led to this mess? Had he ignored his well-founded data out of personal a nimosity? But why did he dislike hi s subordinate? Was it because he feared that his subordinate suspected that he had seduced Mrs. Bngade-MaJor? But stop! This has gone far enough. He must, must think out some way of escape for his units. Concentration, however difficult, had to be achieved . Retreat would be almost impossible- during his rash adva nce enemy forces had cut across his li ne of retreat. But if he could not get out- what then? "Surrender when your forces are no longer seri ously inconvenienci ng the enemy"- this phrase beat upon him conti nually, both in and out of his periods of lucidity. Where had he heard it, or picked it up? It certainly sounded very familiar. Of course yes, it was ~ phrase out of St~ndmg Orders. Standing Orders, that refuge for palSied cowards. How Irolllcal that, at tlus very moment when he seemed to be about to become a palsied coward himself, Standing Orders could no longer help him. Surrender- yes, it all sounds so easy when a smug journalist devotes half-a-column of The Times leader-page to it. But here were the requisite materials to hand- and his soul revolted at the thought! It was not a matter of high-flown ideas about the Honour of the Army, but something more instinctive, almost physical. The phi losophers write that freedom is of the essence of humanity.: was it possible th~t a human being could be confined by barbed-Wife, and so hemmed m that not even hIS thoughts could roam free. Surely it was not for this that he had joined the army? He looked back over his long, and in many ways distinguished career, and on his youth. As a boy, he had never b~en highly emotional: indeed, he had been brought up in a household where undue expressIOn of the emotions had been frowned upon. As a result he had always found accurate selfanalysis difficult, although he became increasingly introspective as his life advanced: for he always found in his enquiries a nagging feeling that he was not being honest With himself, and so his incursions into philosophy always ended in frustration and failure. Life ah~ays possessed an emptiness for him: and he tried to fill in the emptiness by applicati on to the demanding conventions and routines of army life. But this had not been his original purpose in joining up. From his earliest days he had felt a vague draw towards heroics. Not for him the day-dreams of grandeur with which small boys console themselves momentarily; frequently in his youn ge r days he had e~perienced a feeling of di ssatisfa~tion with the way things were goi ng, whose phySical emanah on appeared as a feehng of emptmess inside himself: there was no remedy for this. This was the emptiness that he had joined up to fill. 247

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At this point his reverie was brutally disturbed. There was a scuffle outside the door and three men tumbled in, followed by a flurry of sand a nd a string of oaths. The Ge neral hfted IllS head from hiS hands and regarded the new arrivals. They picked themselves up from the ground , dusted their ta ttered uniforms in silence, and sat down on convenient camp-stools. The General's bra in was beginning to get befuddled once more: were these actuall y humans, solid humans? They certainly looked like his offi cers ' but he had left strict orde rs that he was not to be disturbed ; how long ago had that b~en? The passing of time did not regISter down here 111 the dll1111ess of death, and his wa tch had been smashed by the shell- burst that had wounded him. Perhaps they were merely spectres come to reproach him ; perha ps hIS whole comma nd had been wiped out, a nd the entrance to his catacomb blocked by a stray shell. Perha ps he was not in the catacomb at all ; perhaps he had reached the Bar of Heaven, a nd these were the first of the witnesses for the prosecution . Perha ps- temble thought- he had already been judged, in his absence and these men had been given the pri vi lege of throwing him into whatever dia bolical iorture had been allotted to him. How ironical that he, who had gone through li fe in ignorance of the divine should have been hustled away ,:"ithout ~ chance of knowledge. Was there no appeal? Could he escape the clutches of IllS executIO ners, a nd somehow come face to face with the Presence? The thought of eternal da mnation did not particularl y worry him : he saw now what the man who said that "courage is cheap, only resignation is difficult" had meant. His only positive reaction was a sensation of frustration. With sta rtling clarity he understood the cause for all the em ptiness in his life. Hi s soul cried out for a master ' and he had never found one. It was not the thought of eternal dam nation that made hi ;" afraid but the sure knowledge that the em pty feeling in his stomach wo uld be as eternal as th; fl ames. . And then a voice, sp?ke, a voice that had nothing heavenly about it, a voice that spoke tn, a resolutely provl11clal. accent. The General winced . This accent had always made him wlllce. And with the wlllce came the reahsation that he was still on earth. A sudden onrush of vertigo set his head spinning. He stead ied hi mself, a nd as he did so he rea lised that the feeling of emptiness had go ne. For he now knew its ca use. All that he had to do to ensu re that it nevc,r returned was to sec the divine power; after that the fire would not matter. He forced Ilimself to concentrate on the urgent voice from without. It was the spare, white-haired ma n on the ri ght who had spoken. " Sir," he repeated , "has your thought borne any fruit in the last day and two nights ?" The General gathered himself, stu pefaction givi ng way to realisation and ange r. So this was what he was supposed to be dow n here for. Unt hin kable that he should admit the ra nge of 11is thoughts to these men. Wh y did that man have to harp on it like this? His mind cast about for some wa y of averting the question. He found one. "W?uld you give me a quick resume of the situation as it stands at present ?" he asked. But hIS hearers understood the subterfuge. His voice was tired a nd shaky. "For the past three days," began the clipped voice of the second ma n from the left whose uniform was still in fairly good order, a nd who was the onl y unwounded man of the party, "our force has been under constant attack. The enemy have always thrown back our counter-attacks. OUf perimeter is being continuall y squeezed in . The men have had virtuall y no sleep since we arri ved here, and nO food for the last twenty-four h<;> urs. The last enemy attack dangerously threatened our water-supply; a ny renewal will render the well area untenable. Moreover, this headquarters is a lmost in the firingline. Casualties have been very heavy- wounded have had to be left to the enemy when the line was pulled in . Hardly more tha n two hundred fi t men a re left. We have consul ted 249

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together, these three gentlemen and T, and we have come to the conclusion that there is no possible alternative to immediate surrender."

"The fight will go on until the last man has been exterminated," remarked the Gencral wearily, and turned away. "That is an order, and final," he added. "But Sir," interposed a new voice, languid and cultured, but inflamed with urgency at this juncture, "you can't condemn two hundred men to death for no reason whatsoever.

This force is no longer militarily useful ; the enemy could sit down outside the perimeter and watch us starve. A lot of these men will have wives and children . They signed on to

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Ten minutes work collected for him a group of over thirty men. They were dirty, and their eyes were glazed. All movement tended to the sluggish. But they were still armed: sti ll, theorctically, trained soldiers. He led them to a little dune-hidden dell close to the front line, thcn cleared his throat and add ressed them. "Men," he said, "soldiers, comrades in battle, we belong to a defeated unit. We are

now going to attack, bccause it is an army's duty to attack. I am sure that you will follow me like true soldiers." Thirty pairs of glazed eyes looked through him, a nd found no inspiration in the sand on which he was lying. He stood up, shouted to them to come on, and ran towards the enemy. As he floundered through the sa nd , he became conscious of a remarkable silence and stillness. The enemy's

fire and the noise of battle had dwindled almost to nothing. He turned round to encourage his men. The twenty yards of sand were empty. The one other man who had left the dell lay crumpled on its lip. The soldiers on both sides were looking at him as at a ghost. At this moment the red mist was hovering dangerously close. A hard clenching of the fists and grinding of the teeth was required to ward off the childish attack of hysterics which he could feel trying to gai n possession of him. He mastered the hot tears of anger that he could feel starting to his eyes, and walked slowly back to the entrance of the catacomb. The enemy for some reason aimed no projectile at him; for this he felt strangely grateful. He paused at the door, and, making sure that the four officers were out of earshot, spoke

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is completed, and then come straight in, whether you are bidden or not. And remember that if anything happens to me, you will be in command . There must be no surrender. That is an absolute order, and is final. Understood?" "Yes Sir," and turned away. Here, thought the General, was a man after his own

heart, who could obey. orders completely without question. Shaking off his regrets, he walked slowly downstairs, and entered the catacomb. Taking the packing-cases he put them 111 an oblique pile, so that the bottom case was opposite the door, while the top one was well clear of it. He tied a noose in a piece of cord, and adjusted it on his neck so that the knot would do its work quickly. He climbed gingerly onto the pile, and tied the other end to a peg on the wall. Steps sounded on the stairs. "All done, Sir," said a voice, and the door opened . There was a crash. Mute failure swung gently against the dark walls of despair.

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At Athens, Compos Mentis had an enjoyable time. Surrounded by sages and learned men, he expounded allll1S themes to them. The Athenians, being cleverer and more open to persuasIOn than the Romans, acted on some of the suggestio ns of Mentis, and so much good work d~d MentiS do, that the saying "He found bric a brae and left a marvel" arose. He became n ch, famous, and popular, and was at length elected a god with his very own temp.le . . The other more orthodox gods were somewhat mo llified by his success, and he was mVlted to become a member of the supreme council of deities from Wllich exalted position he gave counsel and advice to all who asked for it. He basked in popularity for ever and ever., H~wcver,. the Romans never forgave him for making Athens better than Rome, and HlmmlUs again remarked "How unpatriotic," The manuscript of Bulbus is concluded here. It tails off on a note of high discontent insulted dignity, and dudgeon, with these words : ' "This is the last record~d miracle: that a book-learned man, who took no part in sport or games, should reorganise and make magnificent a whole city. " N.F.R.

EVENING IN ISTANBUL "Facing the sunless dead", Canto I. E.P. Do you recall that day, the day the sea Was trembling with the sun's caress, and fired Cupolas melted with the sky until There was a singing in our hearts, as we Began to feel the evening air and learn To know the meaning of the sudden laugh. Towards the East the wheat field s burned with light, The workers strode back singing to their homes, With dned sweat smell and lust for wine and love Whilst girls bega n to chuckle in the huts ' Where candle-light reflects the icon's blue. The night arrived , and on the ri ver bank The lovers strolled whilst fi shes broke the glass, And soon the orange moon entwined Its glow of mystery around all forms. I smelled your black, thick hair and soft, brown skin Exciting as the night and perfumed town, ' And saw that you were just an idle dream, As [ could see the graves like naked men, And coughed before I swigged my Raki down. R.M.P. 253

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THE BELLS AND BELL TOWERS OF CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL

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separate bell tower or campanile was built at thi s time opposite the Headmaster's house. The first recorded gift of a bell to the cathedral was made early 111 the 12th century by Prior Ernulf. This bell was recast by his successor,. Conrad , who also gave four smaller bells. Probably all these bells were hung in the campanile. In 11 60 Prior Wilbert added a sixth bell of very large size, requiring thirty-two men to ring it. ' As this is far too many to use a rope, the bell must have been set in motion by men treading on a plank fastened across the headstock. Accordtng to the Cathedral Obituary this bell was hung "in c1ocario", which doubtless meant the campanile. In 1343, when Hathbrand was prior, the bells in the campanile were rehung. Their names, as recorded in the monastic registers, were "Jesus", "Dunstan", "~ary", "Thomas", "Elphege" and "Crundalc" , of which "Jesus" and "Dunstan" were the girt ~f Hathbrand,

and "Thomas" of Prior Eastry in \316, the latter a very large bell, welghlllg 8,000 Ibs. Conrad's bells must have been disposed of in the meanwhile. The central tower of the church was of the usual stumpy Norman type, being about 135 ft. high. It had four spiral staircases running up its sides to the triforium . Above this there must have been a clerestory, vaulting, and a bell chamber of only 15 to 20 ft. The tower was crowned by a spire, probably a shallow spire, little more than a roof, on top of which was the gilded figure of a seraph. In 131 7 Prior Eastry placed three bells in the central tower, to which Archbishop Arundel added four more heavy bells in 1408, the tenor, usually the heaviest bell, weighing 7,188 lb. It is thought that the Archbishop only paid for the recasting of the bells which had been broken by the destruction of the campanile by earthquake in 1382; but the names of the bells in the Arundel ring are not those of the bells which formerl y hung in the ca mpanile. On the other hand "Crundale", "Elphege" and "Thomas" reappea r in the Angel Steeple later. The Arundel ring was blessed by the Archbishop on April 8th, 1409, when the bells recei ved the following names: "St. John the Evangelist", " St. Blaise", " St. Gabriel" and "St. Mary" . To this ring Prior Chillenden added a fifth, dedicated to St. Thomas of Canterbury. However, bells of this weight could not have been rung by normal methods, as counterbalancing would have been necessary, and this they did not know how to do. 254

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They would therefore have been chimed or struck with hammers. In any ease there would not have been room to ring a bell in the normal fa shion, because, as already mentioned, the bell chamber can only have been 15 to 20 ft . high. The two western towers were finally about 120 ft. high, but, as originally finished, were only 90 ft., the top storey being added in 11 80, at the same time as the rebuilding of the Choir. These towers were square, with spiral staircases running up one side of each, and of five storeys, three of which were decorated with arcade work. The top one, having pointed arcading, must have been built or altered later. The tops of the towers were mounted with four six-foot pinnacles, and a shallow spire each. When the central tower was rebuilt towards the close of the 15th century, the Arundel peal was removed to the north-western tower, which then became known as the Arundel steeple. Later, the Norman nave, which was in a ruinous cond ition , Was pulled down, but

the western towers, the transepts, and the central tower were left standing. The southwestern tower was rebuilt by Prior William Molash. The work went on for eleven years, but was then broken olf before the top storey was reached. It was left in this way for twenty-five yea rs before being completed. In 1459 the Bishop of Ross blessed a great bell named " Dunstan", which is still known by that name, and hangs in the south-west tower, which was presumably fini shed by then. At this time the bell weighed 7,200 lb. The south-west tower was called the Oxford Steeple, and in 1499 it contained five bells. There were also three other bells in the tower, called the "Quatres". Possibly these may have been the quarter-hour bells of a clock. There must have been a clock in the Oxford Steeple, for in 155 1 the Chapter ordered that "the hammer be set higher, and the windows opened and made so that the sound may enter out, that the clock might be better heard." "Bell Dunstan" was recast by John Bayle in 1499, and by Michael Derby in 1663. In 1684, Christopher Hudson recast it once more, and added 16 cwt. of metal, bringing the weight of the bell up to 3 tons 9 cwt. 89 lb. Presumably some metal must have been re. moved from the bell in 1663. It was cracked in an attempt to toll it with a striking hammer in 1758, and was recast by Thomas Lester of London four years later, the actual work being carried out in the precincts by the foreman, William Chapman. There are now twelve bells in the Oxford Steeple, with the clock bell, "Dunstan", on the roof outside. The last two, the lightest, have been added since the last war, when they were rehung. They vary from 5 cwt. to 32 cwt. St. Dunstan's bell is rung for the hours, and also when anyone in the precincts dies, it is tolled at intervals of forty seconds. The tower is constructed in the perpendicular style, and is 153 ft. high to the tips of the pinnacles, or 135 ft. to the battlements. There are four storeys above the vaulting, the ringing chamber being on the second, and the bells on the fourth. The Norman north-west tower, or Arundel Steeple, had a spire of wood covered with lead 100 ft. high, erected at a cost of ÂŁ151 17s.5d. It had to be taken down in 1703 as its weight was disrupting the foundations of the tower. The bells of the Arundel Steeple were rehung in 1634, and the frame had to have special supports, for even at that time the tower was not in good condition. By 1726 the tower was in such a state that the bells were removed. The treble, after recasti ng by the famou s Joseph Hatch, was put on the top of the central tower in the place of the old " Bell Harry", and the latter was melted down together with the other five bells of the Arundel ring. The metal was cast into a peal of eight, and put into the Oxford Steeple, the bells there at the time being sold to repair windows on the south side of the Nave. 255

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In 1824 the tower was thought to be in a dangerous condition, and Mr. Thomas Hopper, the London architect, was called in to report on it. His report runs :"The foundations are sound, so also are the inner ashlar and pillars. The externa l

ashlar, excepting the part above the top water table is fl awed in many places, and the surface is nearly gone. The rubble work, composing the core, is defective, and split in many parts. The projecting angle of the tower is cracked in several places, and many of the stones are crushed. The upper part of the tower is split on each of its four sides, and the angle next to the side aisle is not perpendicular. The outer wall on the sides has several cracks, and the columns and jambs of the windows are crushed. Part of the staircase is

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which, notwithstanding its defects, is an interesting relic of the most ancient style of ecclesiastical architecture." Mr. Hopper, in his respect for antiquity, seems to have been

ahead of his time, and it is very sad that his advice was not followed. Nothing was done for some yea rs, but in 1831 the Dean and Chapter decided to pull down the old tower and rebuild it from the foundations. This was an act of" wanton destruction, typical of that period. We believe their real motive was that they thought the to wer unsymmetrical as the Oxford steeple was higher after its rebuilding already described. For this an Act of Parliament was obtained, empowering the Dean and Chapter to raise £20,000 by mortgage of their ~"tates , with power to raise a further sum of £5,000 if required, the money to be paId off III annual mstalments In forty yea rs. It was found necessary to raise the extra £5,000, for all in all it cost £24,515, some of which was spent both in passing the Act of Parliament and in pulling down the old tower. . The new work was designed and executed by George Austin, surveyor and archi tect to the Dean and Chapter, who was responsible for putting some horrible stained glass mto the Nave, and for removing some of the mediaeval glass. The foundations of the tower were so well laid that it has never shown any sign of settlement; but the Caen stone of which it is built has become so much disintegrated, either because it was imperfectl y "weathered" after removal from the quarry, or through exposure to the fumes of the cathedral gasworks which for many years were placed near the foot of the tower that jn Little more than seventy years it has been found necessary practicall y to give the tower a new skin . This new tower was an exact copy o f the south-west tower.

Today the tower is completely empty, with a few derelict floors. The top is approached from the Nave roof, up a number of rotten ladders, resting on rotten floors. The central tower was rebuilt in the 15th century, the wo rk being begun on August 4th 1433, when the foundation stone was laid. This marked the starting of an outer casing buIlt round the Norman tower. Little more was donc for some time, and it is not known when the work began again, but the tower must have been approaching completion in 1494, for there is a letter from Prior Sellinge asking Archbishop Morton's advice about the form of the pinnacles for the new tower. 256

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The tower was fin ally finished by John Wastell , the master-mason who was also responsible for King's College Chapel, Cambridge. However the to we/'s design is not his but was from earlier plans.

. For this great work 480,000 "redde br~ks" were used, for the upper part of the tower IS burlt of these bncks, surpnsrng though It may seem, and is only faced with Caen stone. The monastery s~ent over £4,000in under two years, equivalent to about £200,000 today, as well as prOViding many materIals from their own ya rds. The corner turrets are solid

except for the south-west corner which contains the staircase to the leads. The surprising wear the steps of this staircase show is due to the fact that for many years the ascent of the tower was one of the great attractions of the Michaelmas fair held in the precincts. Eventually the Dean and Chapter abolished this and ordered that "the custom be discontinued of admitting the rabble during the fair and other holiday times to see Bell Harry." It appears that even in those da ys legal language was cumbersome. But the fair continued to be held in the precincts until 1826. In spite of its great magnificence and altItude, the tower lacked the gIlded figure that had seemed to hover over its predecessor. As :was

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earlier, Eastry's bells and "Crundale", "Elphege" and "Thomas" were

hung m thIS to wer. The latter bells were confiscated by Henry VIII at the time of the suppression of the priory, and sold. The weight of the metal of the bells sold came to just on II tons, which means that the bells must have been abnormally heavy. From the date of the new foundation, 1540, there has only been one bell in the tower namely "Bell Harry". It rings for ten minutes before services and for five minutes befor~ the curfew, struck by an electricallY-Operated hammer. It is 'tolled by hand, as it always was before the automatIc hammer was IIlstalled, at intervals of forty seconds for one hour

whenever the Sovereign or Archbishop dies. ' The new An~el steeple had, like its predecessor, a triforium, but at a greater height WIth doors leadmg off mto the roofs of the Choir, Nave and transepts. Twenty feet above the tnfonum there IS a clerestory WIth a door leading to it from the staircase. The beautifully.painted vaulting is some 130 ft. above the Nave steps. The room above has apparatus for hftmg out the centre boss of the vaultrng. On the second storey is a very tall room, sIxty. feet lugh, contarl1lng a treadwheel 450 years old, and 15 ft. in diameter, used for hau hng matenals up the to wer through the centre of the vaUlting. Immediately above thIS IS the roof. The heIght of the tower to the battlements is 200 ft. and to the tops of the pinnacles 235 ft. In 19 12 the tower was in a dangerous state, and £ 15,000 was spent on reparrs. In 1963 the Dean and Chapter will start another face-lift on "Bell Harry", repairing the corroded stone at a cost of £1 8,000-£25,000. D.O.L. P.M.A.S.

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GALATEA A grey dawn rises with The woven mists of the morning. The sea, like a sapphire slate. Slides away and seems to be asleep. Now Galatea glides On sil ken silence and sil ver crests;

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PATER SOCIETY LECTURE- Nov. 10th

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"BILLY BuoD"- The Grange House Play- Dec. 2nd

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"THE BRIGHTEST HEAVEN OF fNVENTION"- an enterta inment by Mr. David William and Company- Dec. 9th.

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The bas is of Mr. Newman's lecture was a reccnt tour of those parts of France which

he had calculated to be visited least by tou rists- he wanted to find the French, not A mericans and Ge rmans ! Li ke his rccent lectu re o n Formosa, this onc was illustrated by a profusion of colour slides which he had ta ken himself. After a quick visit to Pa ris and the Mediterranea n coast, we were transported northwards aga in at a more leisurely pace,

through the Auvergne- the Causse country- a nd Alsace to Colombey-Ies-Deux-Eglises, a nd even to President de Gaulle's country home itself. Mr. New ma n's pictures of this we re the fi rst taken since de Gaulle beca me Pres ident, and he himself was the first person since Dr. Adenaucr two years ago to have an audience with the President the re. He was, as he said, immodest enough to explain that this wa s due to services rendered in th e wa r,

when he had enabled de Ga ulle to ma ke his mar k in E ngland ; but, incidentally, he did not menti on his own Legion d'Honneur. Here "de Gaulle" took over from "France" in the lecture. Mr. Newman had, at the o utset, rererred to th e prospero us and progressive "France or th e young", which he fo und

very different from when he had last seen it. He outlined de Gaulle's role in this transfo rmatio n, stressing that, in his period of office from 1944-46, de Gaulle had tackled essen tia ls fi rst, in particular the resto rat ion or France's internati onal trad ing positio n.

The rich who profited from this were the n made to pay, a nd still do pay, fo r the French Welfa re State. He then pointed out how im porta nt de Gaulle is, as a man who has give n the French Presidency power, and how diffi cult it will be to replace hi m satisfacto ril y and safegua rd politica l sta bility- France has had twe nty-fi ve different governments since the war. Mr. Newman concluded by giving his personal impression or de Gaulle, and by quotin g the French Communist leader's remark that, whatever else one might say about de Ga ulle, "This is a man", Perhaps some of th e audience who had expected a rather more politica l lecture, sin ce de Ga ulle's crucial election , which we now know gave him an absolute majority in th e Assem bly, was in progress at the time, felt that there had not been enough emphasis o n this aspect of de Ga ulle's France; (even, dare we suggest it, that the lecturer was glossing over it 1). When questions were asked abo ut it, however, they were soon put to shame, for Mr. Newman made it clear that he knew more than anyone else in the Hall about the present poli tical situation in France. And questi ons, some frivolous, some more serious, about France itself, proved he knew a lot more here as well.

Although he was on the platfor m fo r nea rly two hours, never once did he fa il to captivate the a ud ience- a tribute to his skill as a lecturer: our attention was held by his expert photography and scintillating commentary, full of a necdotes, experiences and facts: the Three Musketeers, Al bert Schweitzer's birthplace, a nd the tr ue birthplace of the Marseillaise (i n Alsaee), the unique Ostheim war memorial, Joan of Arc (de Gaulle's favourite historical figure-she, too, had a mission) and even Maigret were all mentioned.

The lecture was delivered in such a lively and humorous manner that our evening was very entertaining as well as extremely instructive.

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MR. DAVID WAIT THE C OMMON M ARKET

On December 8th, Mr. D avid Watt gave a lecture on " The Common Market" ; it was held in the Societies' Room a nd was well attended. Mr. Watt is a leader writer for the Daily Herald, and he was the first Common Market corresponde nt to be a ppointed to a ny British newspaper. For about 18 months he has travelled to and from Brussels, Paris, Rome a nd other Europea n capitals, so he was able to speak authoritatively on every aspect of the su bject. He gave a brief history of the Common Market, emphasising that this was not merely a pla n imposed by politicians, but the result of a profound feeling among people everywhere, that out of the rubble of the Second World War must come some enduring unity in Europe, and in particular, some agreement that should heal the grievous discord between France and Germany. He outlined our main reasons for not joining at the beginning, pointing out that both political parties were equally respo nsible for this, and then went on to say what the aims were a nd what had been achieved so fa r. The reactions of the va rious nations to our late entry, especially the stub born opposition of France, were interpreted both in economic a nd political terms. Mr. Watt drew an entertai ning contrast between the atmosphere of a Go vernment Office in Whitehall, and that of the Europea n Commission, the main administrati ve body of the Community : the fonner bowed by massive inertia, haunted by the Ubiquitous fa miliar ghost of Parkinson, a nd staffed by ageing inflexible minds, conscious of the security of their jobs ; the latter alive with energy, imagination a nd vision, staffed by able young seconded diplomats or business men, none speaking less than three languages, and all infused with a real belief in the importance of willing co-operati on. Mr. Watt assured us that anyone who would willingly suffer exile to Brussels, the last bastion of 19th century ca pitalism, narrow, materialistic and Philistine, must be inspired by genuine devo tio n to some cause.

Many other aspects were discussed, and finall y Mr. Watt spoke of the U nited States of Europe first suggested by Churchill at the end of the war, which he felt sure would emerge eventuall y; he foresaw the time when we should be sending not merely delegates, but elected members, to a European Pa rlia ment. Mr. Watt spoke fo r a n hour to outl ine the complex issues of this subject and he then answered questions for a f urther three-quarters of an hour. He need not have apologised for the lack of light relief in his talk; for a nyo ne prepared to listen it was completely absorbing, and packed not only wi th fact but wi th info rmed comment. We are most grateful to him for fitting this talk into the short break between two arduous spells at the Brussels negotiatio ns.

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On November 10th the Pater Society enjoyed a lecture from Mr. Paul Hirst, of the Department of the Philosophy of Ed ucation at London University, on "Varieties of Knowledge in a Liberal Education". Opening with a resume of the mediaeval Trivium and Quadrivium, which combined the study of language with geometry, astronomy and music, Mr. Hirst surveyed the decline in the ideal of the education of the free man for the good life until the present system of specialisation in either arts or science was reached. This led him to a brilliant exposition of the Leavis-Snow controversy, in which he stressed the preoccupation of both with their specia lism as the source of moral values. Snow was criticised for his arbitrary selection of reactionary writers to prove the decadence of the traditional culture ; Leavis' acidsquirting approach received its due, but his thesis that literature is central to education, as it presents the imagination exploring mora l issues, was accepted. Mr. Hirst then developed his view that a liberal education should embrace the major varieties of huma n knowledge, of which he distinguished seven, and should a im to develop moral sensitivity. While he felt that it was possible to insti l an appreciation of history or science without studying these in depth, he preferred a Vlth Form curriculum which combined at least one science with either history 'or literature studied to Advanced Level. While science could nourish the qualities of co-operation and respect for the truth, this should be credited to the pursuit of scientific facts rather than to the facts themselves. For the development of moral judgment (and here Mr. Hirst cast doubt on Snow's optimistic view of scientists' political judgment) the study of history or literature was essential. The pace and vigo ur with which Mr. Hirst presented his views so bewitched his audience, that in the wide-rangi ng discussion that follo wed a large-scale attack on his position was only being mounted when the closure had to be applied. Mr. Hirst parried the suggestion that, in contrast to his thesis, all knowledge was fundamentall y of the same type, in a debate which led to the surprising conclusion that "light is a form of energy" was a religious statement; and undermined by skilful concessions the criticism that his idea of education was designed to produce one un iform type. The Society is extremely grateful to Mr. Hirst for a most memo rable and stimulating evening.

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HOUSE PLAY "BILLY BUDD" TH E GRANGE- DECEM BER 2 ND

On looking at the programme it was immediately apparent that this was a hOl/se play. It was a very ambitious choice demanding, besides a large cast, actors of considera ble abi lity to take the parts of Billy Budd, Captain Vere a nd John Claggart. R. G. Kaye, as Captain Vere, was a very imposing figure with a voice which carried well in the Hall , but it tended to be colourless, a nd although one could see his predicament at having to choose between the Naval instructions and his actual feelings at Billy Budd's trial , it was difficult to arouse any sympathy for him, as he stifled his emotions and spoke with little rea l anguish. Billy Budd, the innocentl y raw recruit to " H.M.S. Indomitable", was brought to life by the incredulous tone of C. M. Chant's voice, his effective use of pause and a wi nning smile. He was very convincing, although he, too, tended to stand still too often in the more dramatic scenes. The part of Claggart is rather ill-defined and R. P. A. Masterton-Smith was as successful as he could possibly hope to be. His disillusionment was well portrayed, and he was savage when he had to be, but one ca me away with the impression that something, however small, was lacking. M . H. Nixon a nd G. D . Eves were well contrasted as Seymour and Ratcliffe ; Nixon, especially, was lively and compelling. In the minor parts, P. J. Flower was outstanding as the ingratiating Squeak, although he was rather inaudible at times. His nervousness was very real, and his scenes. with Masterton-Smith were energetic and a musing. The Dansker's calm impartiality and experience were conveyed by S. C. Job's careful performance, and P. S. Jenkins added a touch of humour as Gard iner- the "salt-water hermaphrodite" Midshipman . The motley crowd of maintopmen were ably led by M. J . Tester as the cynical Jenkins. The outstanding feature of thi s prod uction was the scenery, of which even a professional company would have been proud . From the moment the curtain rose we were transported, either to the dingy maintopmen's mess or to the impressive main-deck of " H. M.S. Indomitable", when the scenery for the former was sk ilfully adapted. The skirmish with the French frigate was enli vened by several salvoes from a cannon ably manned by an eager crew. G. St. G. Baker, W. G. Osmond, and all those who assisted them, must be congratulated on such an excellent set. Mr. R. D. Smith has again proved his ability as a producer a nd must be thanked for givi ng us such an enjoyable evening. W.J.W.

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"THE BRIGHTEST HEAVEN OF INVENTION" On December 9th in the Shirley Hall a company of five actors, led by David William, performed with distinction, unaided by costume or property, extracts from a dozen plays of Shakespeare. The difficulties of this task were more manifest on the less detachable passages from tragedy than in the warmer episodes from the comedies. Heather Chasen gave an interpretation of Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dre,!m which brought that often woodenly portrayed character 1I1to comiC life and 1I1spJred with a delightful vitality the lovers' scene. Her dignity and power as Lady Macbeth revealed a nother side of a gifted actress. Jill Dixon's Juliet showed a pertness, a youthfulness and a charm which entranced everyone except Romeo (Bernard Lloyd). Her spirited Hermia

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DECEMBER 16TH

The end of term concerts have now become one of the highlights of musical life in Canterbury and the concert at the end of the Winter Term is usually of particular interest

and import~nce, as one sees the place of the "stalwarts" who left at the end of the previous

summer being filled by new stars in the musical firmament. This year's concert was full of pleasure in the present and promise for the future. The Military Band led off with a sonorous arrangement of the Beethoven overture to Egmont, one of the few overtures by this great master which are worth arranging in this way, owing to the rich orchestral scoring for brass and woodwind. Having ru~g the curtain up with this and a pleasant set of pieces from the Coppe/ia ballet by Dellbes, the band retired to be replaced by the orchestra and one of those brilliant young p,amsts of whom the school seems to have an endless supply. D. M. G. Parry is the latest of them, and he carried off with immense effect and control of his instrument one of the masterpieces of the piano repertoire, the opening movement of the A minor Concerto by Schumann, very well and discreetly accompanied by the orchestra. We shall hope to see and hear more of Parry at subsequent concerts here (and perhaps elsewhere if he keeps up this standard). 264

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The first part ended with the well-worn choral dances from Borodin's Prince Igor, in which the orchestra worked li ke blacks, especially the percussion, and carried the Choral Society along on a wave of sound. The singers were rather more inhibited by this barbaric and very un-English music, which sounds delightfully bizarre in the sober neo-Tudor surroundings of the Shirley Hall, with portraits of famous O.K.S. and great headmasters looking down somewhat qui zzically from the walls. It was a happy thought to opcn the second part with Brahms' splendid Academic Festival Overture. Edred Wright has shown clearly in the Cathedral Nave, with successive performances of the Requiem and the St. Anthony variations, that he has a flair for conducting Brahms, and he made the very most of this glorious overture with its ski lful use of student songs and the famous introduction of Gaudeamus Igilur at the end with plenty of percussion to drive it home. It was good to hear at a school concert the Saint-Sacns Carnival of Animals, which might have been written for just such an occasion. Two more capable pianists in

the persons of Messrs. S. R. Davies and P. R. Senior appeared here to join the orchestra, which was deployed for this occasion in great strength, complete with a xylophone for "fossil es" .

After the manifold delights of the cuckoo in the woods and the swa n, not to mention the delectable sounds inspircd by the word "aquarium", the concert came to a most happy and appropriate end with the Fantasia on Christmas Carols by Vaughan Williams. The Orchestra and Choral Society, which sang very well in this piece, had the invaluable aid of the Revd. Anthony Curry, who had driven over from Penshurst for the occasion, and was welcomed back to the platform on which he has so often appeared, with a reception which might well have delighted Madam Callas. It was delightful to hear him intoning the stark and lovely phrases of This is the Truth Sent from Above at the beginning, and highly appropriate that at his first appearance at a school concert the new Headmaster should be grected by the words " God bless the master of this house and long on may he reign". Altogether this was a most happy domestic occasion . and, as usual, a ll who were there

went away profoundly grateful to Mr. Edred Wright, whose zea l and experience keeps all this going on so high a level of technical efficiency and general enthusiasm. Long on may he reign, too, as director of the school'S music, say hi s adm irers, includin g D. I NGRAM HILL.

JAZZ SOCIETY CONCERT The concert given by the newly-formed Ja zz Society in the Great Hall at the end of the Christma s Term was unique in many respects. Firstly, it is quite unusual to hear main-

stream or modern jazz played by schoolboys at all, and especially so by a ten-piece combination. Secondly, it must be recognised that this type of music has a limited popular appeal, and makes few concessions to the listener, so that the task of entertaining a school audience was a bold undertaking in itself. The third unusual feature was the absence of a piano in the band . This caused the sound to become thin , and even limp , at times, during

the execution of solo passages, and must have added greatly to the difficulties of the soloists. The deficiency was not wholl y removed by the inclusion of an electric gu itar, as this instrument, very capably handled by W. H. Williams, was itself allotted a solo function. 265

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itself. The brass section was not give n much to do individually, but in the ensemble the firm , confident lead supplied by the trumpets helped the rest negotiate their complicated parts with appa rent ease. S. R . J. Robbins kept the rhythm steady with his rock-like bass at all tempos, and the drumming of M. J. Well s reached a very high standard for a schoolboy. His five-minute solo in C Jam Billes was in the best professional tradition and received the biggest ovation of the evening. " Rock" style music was featured in a short interlude by Guermonprez, to the piano accompa niment of Williams. This proved to be much to the IIklI1g of many of those pre,ent.

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Jud gi ng from the performances tonight, future concerts this yea r will be well worth hearing. Those who come regularl y to these informal gatherings might expect to hear certai n works repeated more often. The first movement of Beethoven's Clarinet Trio was played a few yea rs ago by a very good Walpole gro up that included A. Maries. He was now joined by A. Polmear and S. R. Davies in a performance that was sensitive without being laboured. Palmea r's to nc seems to have improved a lot recentl y, though this movement does not give the 'cello much opportuni ty to sing. Davies accompa nied with a

good ear for balance throughout. K. Maries gave a somewhat subdued account of the first movement of Mozart's D Major Horn Concerto. His accompa nist, O. M. G. Pa rry, rhythmically steadier than he used to be, was appropriately discreet while the horn was playi ng. The tuttis were a bit hectic. Perhaps he cou ld have made his own adaptatio n of what seemed a most un pianistic

orchestral reduction. The lyricism of the first moveme nt of the Violin Sonala in G by Brahms was perhaps a little roughly handled at times by S. G. F. Spackman. A slightly slower pace would have made it possible to produce a warmer tone on the crotchets, which sometimes needed it. But, very ably partnered by P. R. Senior, he gave a robust and confident performance. Those who remembered Dr. Knight's recital in the Chapter House were no t disappointed this evening. I thought his performance of the Prelude, Chorale and Fugue by Cesar Franck dealt magnificently with the essentials of this compelling work. Two mellinuous fn ter/udes by Tbert provided a welcome relief afte r such strenuous listening, and M. J. Baker (violin), C. P. White (nute), and W. H. Williams (pia no) were a pleasure to hear. Criticism of bala nce is easy from outside, but more nute and less piano was needed in a few places. 266

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A humorous voca l grou p has become a feature in recent yea rs, and R. E. S. Morrish, Esq., H: L. S. D,bley, J. F. McKno a nd O. G . va n Asch provided the "Hammersley" touch WIth chOice selectI ons from the Songs oj Yale. I missed one or two what may have been essen.tIa l. words, but the large audience obviously enjoyed the professional c1oseharmo ny smglllg, and I hope we can hear some more songs in later concerts.

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Those who braved the bitter Novem ber weather were rewarded with a well-balanced concert of instrum ental items, all of which gave pleasure in diffe rent ways. The first item was a Loei llet .7iÂˇja Sonata played by Arney, Potter and Williams, whose best characteristics were a good b3. l aJ~ce and. a neat n ~s~ of phrasing, which overcame a pedestrian las t movement to reach an IIn presslve ly deCISive finale; all three players show great promise for the future. Youn g had obvio ll sly put much hard work into the next item the slow movement

from Scubert's Piano Sonala in A (0.664), a nd played with feeling and competence a work which held many difficulties of interpretation for him . The Hadyn trio which follo wed, played by Wachsmann , Young and Williams, is a Hungarian wo rk and demands the cheek iness a nd poise of a ll gypsy music; my criticism of this performa nce is that it was ~oo ea r~est, but its con.fidence increased in the playing, and some o f the later rubato wa~ ImpressIve. I wou ld li ke to congrat ulate Williams o n his ski lfu l accompaniment,

which kept the ba lance a nd tempo firm for the flou rishes of the violin. There followed wh:! t was to me the most enjoyable piece of the even in g, the slow movement from Beethoven'.s Paflt~li.qlle Sonata,. in w~i ch Woodhouse gave a sense of pathos, drama and

power, while avoldll1g the obvIOUS pitfa ll of overdoing it all- a most polished rendering from a plalll st With a fine touch, both III ex pression and interpretation . Then came some more Haydn, tlu s time a quartet, of which Mr. Morrish Williams pavies a l~d ~rd played the lirst movement. This began somewhat tentatively, bu't im proved 111 co-ordll1atlOn and blla nce, though I thought the midd le parts could have come out more

to balance the jntricacies of the fi rst violin part which Mr. Morrish trium pha ntly ove rcame. Apparently httle IS known abo ut the composer of the next item G rafe and if this is a typical sa mple of hi s works he is deservedl y obscure. Collier did' his be;t to convey the IInpreSSlO n of mock seri ousness which I tlunk was the object of the piece and [ liked the softer moments, wh ich had a pleasant tone.

The eveni ng was brought to an end with the riotous colour of the first movement of Mende lssohn 's OClel, in which players a nd audience alike found great enjoymentÂˇ the verve and spirit of this piece deserve it s popularity, and we were treated to a wei! co-

ordinated and lively rendering of it. G.P.R. SUNDA Y, NOVEMBER 25TH

Every Christmas Term the musicians emerge from the obscurity of the bea ms and leaded windows to demo nstf1te their tale nts in the wide open spaces of the Shi rley H all, a nd their concert on Su nday. 25th Novem ber certainl y provided a va ried evening's entertainment. As usual, the Second Orchestra started the concert, playin g two movements from the

Little Suile of Malcolm Arn old. This was an ambi tious choice, fu ll of cross rhythms wi th difficult entries and ti mings, but a firm line was provided by the 'cell os and all went well. The horn ~one was exc~lI e l1t , but the woodw in d was a little hesitant, the clarinets managing to sound lIke a. dy~peptlc c uckoo at one stage. Overall the performance was very promising, and Mr. Morrish IS to be congratulated on his daring and success. 267

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The Moza rt wind quintet which followed, played by C. P. White, J. F. Potter, R. W. Arnold , J. R. Valentine and M. U. L. Williams, was a creditable elfort. Wind ensembles are notoriously dimcult and there were certain ly the odd bubbles and squeaks, but the result wa s very enjoyable. For those of a more romantic vein the next item must ha ve been very sa ti sfying, a wellnigh perfect performance of the two Elegiac M elodies by Grieg, played by the Chamber Orchestra under Mr. Goodes. The music is naturall y lush, but it was treated strictl y, the parts being made to sing with an intelligent reading of the dynamics and perfect volume control. A very neat a nd acco mplished performance of four Tudor period canzonets by Orlando di Lasso followed, played by the brass quartet ofD. G. van Asch, M. P. Scofield, K. Maries and R . J. M. Coll ier. These pieces were typical 16th century polyphonic writing, and the odd accents and syncopations were handled very successfull y. The tone was reserved and dignified, and the accuracy of the ensemble work was remarkable. A very polished performance indeed .

The Madrigal Society followed, living up to its name by si nging Fair Phyllis J saw, by Farmer, with ani mation and accuracy, followed by a Hampshire folk song, arranged by Holst, called There \Vas a tree. This was an amusing setting, but inevitably some words we re lost in the more rapid parts. A strange version of the I 50th psalm came next, composed by Berger. It was highly original and exciting, but one felt that perhaps too much was being asked of the trebles. The skill of Ed red Wright was again evident and one appreciated the variety of sty les in these items. The main work of the evening was Mozart's 29th Symphony in A major, wr itten when he was only 20. It is basically for strings only, but pa irs of oboes and horns are allowed to join in the fun now and again. There was a fine dri ve about the faster movements, while the muted Andante was a masterpiece of precision and sympathy. The only faults seemed to be a sl ight raggedness, when phrases began with an up-beat, and a reticence on the part of the oboes in some of their more important passages, but these were negligible compared with the enjoyment the Chamber Orchestra gave, ably led by Mr. Robertson and conducted again by Mr. Goodes. It brought to a close an evening of first class entertainment and skill. P.G.W.

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RUGBY FOOTBALL RETROSPECT, 1962 If the success of a Rugby XV is measured by th e amount of enjoyment which the players themselves deri ve from their ga mes, as perhaps it should be, then this season's XV has achieved great success. rn addition they won enough matches to ha ve sweetened this success, and in their two defeats they emerged with sufficient credit to t.hemselves for their spirits to be justifiably maintained. The result of the Dulwich match was almost certainly affected by an injury to OUf scrumhalf, and the Felsted match could have go ne either way. It is both unusual and creditable to come through a season undefeated by a ny of the Club sides, and the number of points scored gives some indication of the openness and attractiveness of the XV's play. Th is was not a great side, just a very good one. Unlike some of our recent teams, it did not include any player of sufficient proportions, skill, speed , or whatever other qualiti es may be requ ired, to enable him to go strai ght into County or first class Club rugby. The strength of this side was in its spirit and in the determ ination of each indi vidual to make the best use of his capabilities and to playas a member of a team. Thus it was that certain weaknesses in the team were well covered and camouflaged, and the exercise of toleration and understa nd ing was always present. No praise can be too high for th e pack, which was a bly led by A. H. Selby. Although their tight scrummaging was not a lways of the best, they excelled in the loose, in th eir covering and backing-up, and in the intelli gence of th eir play. They were fiery a nd spirited and maintained a terrific pace throughout all their games. No one of them deserves special mention above the others, and as they all performed their more specialised duties splend idly, it is sufficient to put on reco rd that the back row was made up of O. A. Hessey (open side), A. J. Strachan (No.8), M. P. Press (blind side); 2nd row, I. C. Lovegrove and M. J. Carter; front row, A. H. Selby, M . F. H. Turner (hooker), A. M. Harvey or O. J. Partridge. There was little to choose belween these last two, a nd no one will ever know to what extent Partridge may have been handicapped by having languished in House League Rugby last season. C. R. Davies, the scrum-h alf, was one of those who played consistentl y well throughout the season and , when injury kept him out of the team for the ga me aga inst Newcastle R.O.S. , N. J. Paul proved to be a very adequate substitute. Davies has a ll the attributes which go to make a first-class playe r, but it shou ld be recognised that he was helped by the splendid handling of his outside partner, M . J. Tester. A 1st XV scrum-ha lf may have the right to expect this help but, even so, few stand-off halves take all of their passes as and where they come as Tester did. As a link he was very sound, but when he ran or changed direction he was lack ing in speed and agi lity. S. S. Barker, the capta in and right-centre, was a tower of strength, especially in defence. He is a strong runner and, on very rare occasions, showed rea l speed as well, and when he can develop a little more ability in evasiveness by quicker j inking and side-steppin g he should go a long way. As Capta in he was quietly and cheerfull y efficient, and on the field he received excellen t support from the forwards in helping to cover some of the less resolute tackl ing by some of the other outsides. C. R. K. Heyland, th e other centre, is young and fu ll of promise. This season's experience shou ld have go ne a long way towards giving him fu ll confidence for next yea r, and when he has got thi s, he wi ll be able to give fu ll rein to his natural abi lity as a thrustful three-qua rter. His fine ki ck ing was of great va lue to the team. 270

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Hopes always ran high whenever the ball reached J. O. Rid ley on the right wing. Here there was a ~e~ 1 speed, a ~d he sc.ored some thrilling and match- winni ng tries. Although. troubled by IIlJury from tIme to time, he always found that extra bit of dash when it was really wanted, a nd it is perhaps a pity that he d id not get a litt le more of the ball. On the other wing N . S. Allen had fewcr chances, but scored two vita l tries against St. Paul's. One of the most effective attacking playe rs was P. O. Swete, the fu ll-back. Usua ll y stead y in defence, with safe hands and a fairly long kick, he was always looking for the opportunity of starting or joining in the attack. His fine speed and strength of funn ing frequent ly enabled him to make considerable headway, and he figures very prominently in the list of try scorers. His dual role was very effective, and the excellent covering by other members of the side, and by Strachan in particular, enabled him to enjoy his attacking game without undue anxiety. The probability is that if the XV had made a less successful sta rt to the season than it did by winning its first four matches, some changes would have been made. These, if they had been made, need not have weakened the team at all, and it is with some sympathy that one thinks of severa l of this season's good 2nd XV who, although up to 1st XV standard , could not get in. A team can only maintain success over a long period if its reserve strength is good, and the qu ality of the reserves was proved when P. J. Pedley, C. H. Brock and N. J. Paul played for the XV. C .F . 1ST XV MATC HES TH E KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY V TH E O.K.S. Played at St. Stephen's on October 6th Kin g's, 14; 0.K.S.,8 The ground was in excellent condition for open rugger. The O.K. S. fielded a strong side and were expected to be in command of the lineouts. The game started ofr cvenly, but King's werc the first to score when Selby kicked a good penalty goa l. The O.K.S. retalia ted, and some minutes later Thorburn dropped a goal to equa li ze. The O.K .S. threatened the King's line towards the end of the first hal f, and it was Carey who, after some hesi tant tackling, scored in the corner. T horburn did well to convert. After half~time the O.K.S began to tire, and King's cont inu ously attacked thei r Jine. H eyland kicked a well-judged dropped goal, followi ng some loose play on the O.K.S. line. After this, King's seemed to rally, and a good kick ahead by T ester, at fly~llalf, resulted in a try between the posts for Barker, who converted it himself. The K ing's fit ness now began to tell, and the Schoo l continually pressed the O.K.S. line. From a short penalty Press snatched the ball up and scored in the corner. King's were constantly on the altack for the remainder of the game, but there was no further scoring. The XV did well to win , the only obvious room for improve~ ment being in the tack ling. This O .K .S. side was a good one, and the Schoo l's win prom ised well for the future. THE KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY

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Pl ayed at Wimbledon on October 13t h Ki ng's, 30; K .C.S., Wimbledon, 0 With no rain for a week, the gro und was hardening, but cond itions were st ill very good. U nfortunately, the referee pu lled a muscle in the firs t few minutes and had to be carried olf. The game was re~s t ar ted, and W imbledon's coach had the difficu lt task of refereeing. Kin g's immed iately dominated the set scrums and lineouts, the forwards playing with tremen dous drive and spirit. However, it m~l st be mentioned that Wimbledon were hard hit by injuries and conseq uently did not have the power to stop thc faster and heavier King's pack. Outside the scrum , Kin g's had so Illuch of the ball that it was difficull to judge the attacking power of the Wimb ledon outsides. King's could afford to make mista kes, and in the first hal f many good movements were ruined by bad passing and hand lin g. Eventually Ridley sco red, and it was not long bc;:fore Allen addcd another. Neit her was converted. A well~ti med break by Tester brought another try. which H ey land converted from the touchl ine. After hal f~time, Kmg's played together much more, and soon

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Played at 5t. Paul's on October 17th King's 15; St. Paul's, 10 It had not rained for two weeks, and the ground was fairl y hard. Both sides were well-matched, but, whereas King's had the edge in the loose serums, 51. Paul's had the adva ntage outs ide the scrum, where Comm ings, in his fourth yea r at fl y-half, was outstanding. It was he who made a good break in the first few minutes from wh ich they scored fi ve points. King's fought back with magnificent enthusiasm, yet did not succeed in scoring . St. Paul 's made good l'se of any advantage, and play was continually switching from end to end. Just before half-time, Swete joined the three-quarter line and executed a scissors with Barker, who linked up with the forwards; Hesscy took the ball in full stride and, after beat ing several defenders, scored between the posts. Selby converted. The pace of the game was exhausting, but both sides continued to play fast, open rugby . Soon after half-time SI. Paul's kicked themselves into an attacking pos ition and scored a try. which was well converted. King's now rallied strongly and went right back into the attack. By fighting desperately. yet using imagination, they drew level when Allen scored in the corner, as a result of hav ing Swele, the extra man , in the line. Selby converted the try with a beautiful kick. King's now made an all out effort, everyone playing with the utmost determination. Barker dispossessed Commings wit h a crushing tackle, and Hessey and Heyland too k the ball on and dribbled skilfully up the fie ld, the latter eventually scoring near the corner. Selby kicked yet another superb conversion. This was a very fast, even and memorable game. THE KI NG'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY V BLACKHEATII RF.C.

Played a t St. Stephen's on October 20th King's, 9; Blackheath, 6 Using the perfect conditions to play open rugby, King's attacked right from the start and were continually in Blackheath's "25". However, Blackheath broke away and, after severallineouts on our line, scored in the corner. King's then pressed hard and after an exciting passing movement Ridley scored an unconverted try. From the start of the second ha lf, B1ackheath put King's under pressure, but good covering by the back row forwards kept them from scoring. Heyland, usi ng his excellent punt, put King's back in the opponents' half. Blackheath conceded a penalty from which Barker kicked a long penalty goal , to make the score 6-3. Both sides,continued to play constructive football, but it was Blackhea th who scored from a forward rush wit h five minutes left. The try was not converted. After the drop-out, King's attacked solidly, and from a loose scrum Press scored an opportunist try which was unconverted. In this game King's showed their tenacity under pressure and ability to fight back and win. THE KIN O'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY V RICHMOND R.F.C.

Played at Sl. Stephen's on October 27th King's, 11; Richmond, 11 Richmond won the toss and were soon into their stride and, using their heavy but quick-passing forwards, were press ing our line. They quickly pushed their advantage home and were 5 points up . King's retaliated fiercely and kept play in the Richmond half. Quick passing by the threequarters from a set scrum in one corner gave Allen a chance to run and score in the other. The try was unconverted. Just after half-time the Richmond right wing collected a lucky bounce from a kick ahead and scored between the posts. The try was converted. With the score at 8- 3, both sides sett led down and endeavoured to play open rugger. Either side might have scored but for the other's covering a nd tackling, Barker's tack ling being outstanding for King's. Selby gave King's hope for victory when he kicked a penalty, but Richmond scored with a penalty soon afterwards, making the score 11 - 6. King's were undaunted and produced some spirited play. the due reward coming when a quick heel from a tight scrum gave the backs room to move: Tester passed to Barker, who stepped inside and reverse passed to Tester, who ran hard for the line and, before being checked, passed to Press who, backing up well, scored. Selby made no mistake with the conversion. 272

TH E CANTUAR IA N v DULWICH CoLLEGE Played at Du lwich on October 31st King's, 0; Dulwich, 6 Both tcam~ we,re v~ry well mat.ched, a nd, it was obvious from the first few minutes' play that neither side woul~ b~ eas,I1y VlctOfi OUS: Dulwlch won ~Ilght ly mor~ of the set scrums, yet King's had more of the lineouts. Dul wlch s .biggest potential asset was Pflce: on the fi ght wing, but he was well marked and tack led hard by Allen. Play moved from end to e~d du~mg the. first half, with both sides defending well. K ing's missed a chance when , early on, a penalty kick fa iled. Kmg's movements looked very dangerous towards the end of the first half. , A~tempts to burst through the cel~t,re and good pass ing movements by the fo rwards produced no sc~re for Kmg s. The second hal f started oft 111 much the same way as the first with play continually c~angmg ends. How~ver, after a loose scrum near our line, Davies, at scrum half: had to leave the field With a l a ~ge cut on hiS hea.d. Strachan took over the half position, and the scrum played with seven men A few mmutes later DlI lwlc~ scored .n:~u nd the blind si de, using the adva ntage that King's had one less defende~ (t he No.8) .on that Side. T he Ii1Ju ry a nd the qu ick try were a little shattering fo r King's, and Dulwich were qUick to use tlus. to ,advantage. They scored another blind side try very similar to the firs t one. Neit her try was converted. King S now made a despcrateefl'ort, bu t the final wh istle ca me with the sco re st ill at 0-6 A very good game. . TH E KI NG'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY

THE KI NG'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY V NEWCASTLE R.G.S.

Played at St. Stephen's on November 3rd King's, 6; Newcastle R.G.S., 3 This was a new fixh!re. Newcastle, ,who. were on to ur, had been doing well in the North, and King's did well ,to beat them, ThiS was the first time m the season that we had to play wit h a wet ball and it is to his credit that ,N. J. Paul, who, depu tisi ng fo r Davies, handled the ba ll so well at scrum-half. 'Alt hough Newcast le dom mated the set scrums a nd lineouts, "Sing's had the better of the loose play, and the King's backs a lways looked more dangerous than l'fewcastle s. Tester, at fly-half, often used the kick-ahead. However, the Newcastle full-back fielded and klck.ed magnificently a nd so many attacks were foiled. At hal f-time Newcastle le~ b~ a penalty. goa l to not hmg, . F rom the start of the second hal f King's played wi th much more determlI'!atlon and ga med more posseSSion of the ba ll than before. T he Newcastle defen ce held firm however, a~d ~ t was on.IYarter a good "take" by the forwards, fo llowing a dropped pass, that King's rea lly pr~sed t.hel r Ime. 1:'n mfn.ngement by Newcastle gave King's a chance wit h a penalty. Selby added three pomts with a fine kic k. With the score at 3- 3, King's attacked constantly and had several near misses in ~he corners. Following a,"25" drop out, ~idley caught the ball at full speed and raced for the line, sco ring 111 the corner. Heyland missed the eonvefSlon. The result of the match was never certain till the fin al wh istle went.

THE K ING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY V EASTBOURNE SCHOOL

Played at St. Stephen's on November 10th King's, 19; Eastbourne, 0 In !he fi rst few minutes, a quick movement and a good break by Barker in the cent re resulted in a try by Rldl~y. Selby converted. The ~ing's o~Itsides were playing well and' consta ntly l~o ked dangerous. Howevel, Eastbourne had. the edg~ m t,h~ hneouts and set scrums. Good passing by the King's backs enabled Sw~te to com~ up mto the hne, glvmg us the extra man, Using this adva ntage, Swele made a break and sent R idley over m t~e corner. Heyland converted from the tOLlchl ine. King's were gett ing the better ? f the loose scrums, an.d If wa~ from a loose scrum tha~ Kint;:'s won .the ba ll and enabled Swete, coming up '!lto the three-guatler lme agam, to score. The ~on vers lon faded. K mg's con tinued to press the Eastbourne lme a nd th~ Kmg S backs were always t~reatenmg. However, there was no fu rt her scoring in the first half. After half-tmle, t~e Eastbourne defence tightened up, and the King's outs ides found it harder to penetrate the defence. S~lby kicked ,a penalty, and King's were 16- 0 up . The best try of the match was reserved for the last. A ql'lck heel aga m~t the,head by TU,r~er ~ave the halves ex tra time to move. The ball travelled right ~own the three-quarter Ime, wIt~ SweteJC?l llln g m. Allen , on the wing, passed back to Heyland, who in turn !mked up With .the forwards. R idley received the ball on the ot her wing, after severa l fo rwards had handled It, and scored m the corner. Eastbourne's now tight defence prevented any further scoring.

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RF.C. Played at S1. Stephen's o n November 17t h King's, 9; Rosslyn Park "A" XV, 5 The ground was wet and it was a cold day. but the game was kept open. The King's threeÂˇquarters handled the ba ll extremely wel l. Soon after the start, however, a high k i c~ ahead by the opposing serum-half, whose kicking was a menace throughollt the game, was fo llowed up qUIckly by Khanna, O.K.S., who scored un~er the posts. The conversion was successfu l. Despite this setback, King's were unperturbed and, followmg breaks by Barker and Press, Hessey sco red between the posts. Barker missed the conversion. King's were soon pressing Park's line and, follow ing a "25" d rop out, Ridley intercepted a pass, wrong-footed the fullback, and scored a good try in the corner. The try. wa.s not c,?nverted. . After half-time, play was evenly dist ri buted terntonally, wlt.h the ga~e movmg .r~om end to end. The game was always kept open , and credit must be given to both Sides fo r thiS, as conditIOns were ~ore sUited to forward play, Fielding a kick for touch, Swele ran well, w~nt t h~oug h a gap, and passed to Ridley, who evaded several defenders to sco re in the corner. The converSion fa ded. Rosslyn Park had fielded a st rong . side. and good tack ling, particularly by Barker, saved the situa tio n on n~a ny . oc~a s i o n s. This was a very enjoyable game, and it is interest ing to note that yet agam K 109 s fought back from bemg several points down to win , This is indica tive of the fighting spirit in the team, THE KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY V R OSSLYN P ARK

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Pl ayed at St. Stephen's on November 24th King's, 3; Felsted,8 The pitch was in a very good condition for fast, ope~ r~gger. F<:lsted .fielde~ a str~>ng side with an impressive record. During the first half play was even ly d istri buted wuh neither Side bemg able to penetrate the other's half deep enough to score, However, a King's attack loo.ke~ very dangerous when accurate inter-passing on the Felsted "25" nearly brought about a score for Kmg s. But the Felsted de!ence held firm and there was no score at hal f-t ime. From the start of the second half the game really ilvened up. FcJsted pressed our lin e from the kick-ofT, an~ Ol!ver, an ou tstand in.g player at, fly-half, made a ver.y good break, a fter a quick heel, to sco re. The converSion a~ded ~\~o pomts. Kmg s were now deter~lmed to even up and this setback sparked off a treme~dous fi/?htmg SPIflt. Howev~r, Felsted dealt a shatt~nng ~low when they scored again swiftly foll owi ng a qU ick p~ssmg movement by th~lr three-quarters. The. kick failed. Now eight points down, King's determined to hi t back. Almost ~ontlnuou~ly fo~ the r<:mamder of. the second ha lf King's pressed the Felsted line, but were frust rate~ agam and agam. Li kely tnes on the wmgs were foiled by good covering and tack ling, Oliver being superb 1!1 de!"ence for Felsted. Ev~ntual.ly, how~ve~, Barker scored, following a good break and. some strong runnmg 10 the centre. The kick failed. Kmg s attacked again ancl again, bu t no further POlllts were added.

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Played at St. Stephen's on November 29th King's, 28; St. Lawrence, 0 With very good cond itions for handling, the game was fast and open, with most of ~ he trj~ com ing from o rthodox movements. King's were soon on the attack, and the first try came from a cnsp passmg movement after a quick heel against the head. Swete scored. King's we.nt right back into the att~ck and were awarded a pena lty. Heyland executed a good scissors movement with Barker, who scored m the c~rner. Ridley soon scored again from an orthodox three-qua rter movement. St. Lawr~nce .gave away nothmg ~lore until shortly before ha lf-time, when Davies, a t scrum-half, ~ent round the bhnd Side and passed to Ridley, who scored. None of these tries was converted, and at hal f- tII~,e the ~co re stooel at 12- 0. St. Lawrence prevented any fur ther King's scoring with so me sta unch play, 1llltil DaVies ma~e ~ break from the b~se of the scrum and passed to Hessey, who passed quickly to Press, ~ho scored. Ku:,g ~ now started playmg much better football and scored 13 po ints in the last ten minutes: ~Idley scored agam m the corne~ aft~r breaks by Barke,r and Swete. Swete converted the try. With the Kmg s backs now compl.etely dommatmg the ?pponents, Swete scored another unconverted try. Allen scored in the corner foll owlllg some snappy passmg. Barker kicked the conversion.

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Played at St. Stephen's on December 1st K ing's, 8; Harlequins, 8 The XV did well to hold and nea rly beat th is strong Harlequins side. They had a la rge, heavy pack and were able to get more possession in the tight. But in the lineouts King's managed to hold their own. Carter was particularly prominent here. Harlequins were the first to score. Quick pass ing by their threequa rters gave thei r wi ng time to place a good cross-kick under .ou r posts. They scored fo llowing the loose scrum so fo rmed. The try was converted. In the second half King's attacked vigorously, and, following brea ks by Heyland and then Ba rker, Swete sprinted to score between the posts. Barker made the score 5- 5 with the conversion. King's scored aga in, when Davies, at scrum-ha lf, went blind and passed to R id ley, who fought his way over to score in the corner. King's continued to press the Harlequ ins line but could not score. However, Harlequins were SO OI1 back on our line, and I t was only by some magnificent forward play that King's prevented them sco ring. The very fast Harlequins outsides were a constant threat in any open attack, but strong tack ling and covering bro ught their movements to a halt. Near the end our right wing was pena lised for offside in front of the posts. The kick added three points, an d so the game ended in a d raw. KI NG'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY V DOVER CoLLEGE Played at Dover on December 15t h King's, 2 1; Dover, 5 A st rong wind considerably helped the team playing down the slo pe, enabling Dover to gain a 5- 0 lead at ha lf-time, whi le King's were ab le to score six: tries and a penalty in the second ha lf. In the first hal f King's attacks were held out, and long kicks put us back on to the defensive. Then, following a quick break in the cent re, Dover scored between the posts. No further score came unti l after half-time, when King's were soon on the attack with tries by Ridley (2), Swete (2), Press, Hey land, and a penalty by Selby. TH E

v AM PLEFORfH Played at St. Stephen's o n December 20th King's, 6; Ampleforth, 0 All the splcen of deep midwi nter was in the bitter wind and chilling rain that lashed players and spectators al ike on this the shortest day and longest hour of the season. Our thanks go to the referee, who displayed an enjoyment o f it all and ma intained a clea rly demonstrated and good-humoured control , even when he himself was tumblcd in the mud. Ampleforth had a capable pack who had the better of the set serums and claimed a little too much of the ball from the loose mauls for our liking, but determinat ion and the good covering by our forward s carried the day. We were hard ly awake to the kick-off before Ampleforth were besieging the right corner flag and were within inches of the line. It was a near th ing, brought about by the usua l unwillingness to go hard and low in the tack le. Swete and the centres used the favourable wind to work the touch line, and King's moved into the attack, which was ma intai ned fo r most o f the first half. A pena lty in fronl of the posts was converted wit h un usual confi dence by Barker, and the ghost o f our too many failures was laid. It was no day fo r handling a ball, but both sets of backs attempted it. A movement from a loose scrum sent the ball along the line to Swete, who came in as the extra man inside Ridley to go over for the touch down, just befo re his legs uprooted the cornel' flag. Heyland 's kick against the cross wind nearly achieved the impossible, and K ing's changed ends leading by six points. The second hal f was a dour battle in the mud, and only the players knew friend from foe in the gathering gloom. There were anxio us moments frol11 every break, and each side was nearly over more than once. Hut it was King's who were the more dangerous in the finishing minu tes, and both Hessey and Key land were prominent in lead ing loose breaks. T he latter attempted a drop at goa l with the odds against, when perhaps a pass to Allen might have got him over at the corner. The welcome whistle blew and thirty weary mudlarks helped each other to shelter. Ampleforth deserved some rewa rd of points, if on ly for their sturdy forward play, but victory for King's was a fai r result and a happy ending to the term. M,S.H. T"I E K ING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY

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We have never had a better or happier season, and the record of never having our line crossed is a fitt ing tribute to the ski ll of the team as a who le. Harvey started as capta in, and , after his promotion to the 1st XV, Weller took over and was sufficiently encou raging to keep the team work i~ g until the fina l whis~le. The forwards were formidable in weight and speed, a nd were a match for every side we met. The pushmg power of Freeman, Clark, Somerville and Revington was well up to Ist ,XV standard , and this helped Eiser secure possession of the ball. Ped ley was probably tl~e: best lock seen III any 2nd XV ~o r many years a,:,d on many occasions saved the situation by excellen t positionalscnse. C. R. Paul and Partridge were energet ic, ubiqui tous and rarely off-side. As the term progressed, the link between N. J. Pau l and Kenney improved, and they gave the three-q uarter line much to do. Paul's pass was very long, and Kenney was safe, fast and sound in defence. The rest of the line was more individua listic than it should have been. but the introduct ion of Weller at centre gave the attack 1110re polish, and Bowen's turn of speed was l'sefu l. Stone and Low were doubtful in their hand ling, but ra n fast when required. Maltby at full-back was sa fe, but was not ca lled upon to do very much. We played the O.K.S. first, and before they had properly seUled down we scored three quick tries (S tone 2, Butterfield). After this, the game became scrappy and inconclusive. Against K.C.S ., Wimbledon, the serum was dominant and the outsides rat her disorga nised, though two good breaks were made for Bowl!n to score twice. Weller also scored. At R.M.S., Dover, the side at last looked like a team and there was intelligent play all round. We hustled our opponen ts to score five times, ending with a perfect movement out to the right wing, who cross-k icked for the forwards to score near the posts. Scorers: Low 2, Weller, Stone, Butterfie ld. Against Canterbury Club, Pedley and Maltby were em inent in covering and field ing, but both sides' defence was so tight that neither side could score, and we won by a penalty. The scrum worked vrry hard against Eastbourne, but their efforts were squandered by bad passi ng and bad team work outside. We scored three times (C. Paul, N. Paul, Low) but we threw away many cha nces. After a long gap, we played St. Lawrence, and the outsides looked more co-ord inated wh ile the serum seemed less so. Tries were scored by Weller, G Paul, Clark and Pedley. We met a ~e ry st rol~g team from H.M.S. Worcester, ~u t by now the 2nd XV was playing very well, the forwa rds lookmg especm lly dangerous, and Bowen, Pat ndge and Clark . scored, the last from a 20-yard dash from a line-out. And so to the last match, against Midsomer Norton School, who ~e re makm~ an a.rduolls tour of East K ent. The forwa rds reached their peak and cou ld not be faulted, whi le the outS ides dIsplayed much more intelligence and verve. Stone's tack ling was very sound, and Kenney surprised us all by a neat and sllccessful drop goal. The try-scorers were Butterfield and Bowen. The team was mainly from the fo llowing sixteen names: R. V. Maltby, M. D. Stone, p, F. Bowen, P. M. Weller, C. H. Brock, J. N. P. Low; C. J. F. Kenney, N. J. Paul ; R. A. D. Fr~eman, J. R. Eiser, R. W. Clark, J, J. F. Somerville, J. O'H. Revinglon, C. R. Paul, P. J. Pedley, G. J. Partndge. Also played: C. S. K . Austin, 1. M. V. Butterfield , A. M. Ha rvey, G. F. Langley-Smith. RESULTS

v O.K.S. Won 9- 0 v K.C.S., Wimbledon. Won 11-0 v R.M.S., Dover. Won 17- 0 v Canterbury Ex.A. Won 3-0 v Eastbourne. Won 11 - 3 v S1. Lawrence. Won 19-0 v H.M.S. Worcester . Won 11 -0 v Midsomer Norton. Won 9-0 P.O.W.

THE 3RD XV The 3rd XV had a most enjoyable season, and ach ieved a fair measure of success. The fo rwards soon sett led down to play well together and the backs showed their potential on occasions, notably aga inst Kent College a nd Colfe's G.S. The match against the Masters' XV was unfortunately lost by a prodigious penal ty goal kicked by Mr. Juckes. Good practice games were play~d against the 2nd .XV and C~ l ts' XV, and our one game with the 4th XV, who kindly lent us some of their players on occaSlOn, ended III a draw. 276

TH E CANTUAR [A N The following played : McClure (Captain), Swete, T. J., Collier, Kent, R. V., Guermonprez, NortonTaylor, Young, W. R., Watts, Arthur, Lang ley-Smi th, Rose, N. P., Weaver, Butterfield, Bennett, Buzzard, Clark, R. G, Hammerbeck, Austin, Jackson, H. R., Maycock, Double, D.O., Thomas, G. D. N., Rose, P. N., Howard-Jones, R01ltledge. O.B.O. R ESULTS

v Si r Roger Manwood's 1st XV. Lost 3--44 v Maidstone O.S. Won 33- 5 v Dane Court 1st XV. Lost 3- 23 v Canterbury Pilgrims. Won 11 - 9 v Kent College 2nd XV. Won 30-0 v Masters' XV. Lost 0-3 v Canterbury Pil grims. Won 12- 6 v S1. Lawrence. Won 15- 0 v Colfe's G.S. Won 26-0

THE 4TH XV A most enjoyable season was had by the members of this side. All were regu lar house league players who came together on ly for matches, but in spite of this handicap, all ou r matches were won, even if a late penalty aga inst Maidstone G.S. saved our unbeaten reco rd . The team played well together, perhaps because of a large Luxmoo re contingent. Webster and Jackson were tigers in the loose, a nd our st rong pack always dominated the opposition. The main thrust outside was given by Georgiadis, and Howard-Jones provided a safe defence and captained the side well. Our hopes of beat in g the 3rd XV were not realised, as they held us to a draw. Beat: Sir Roger Manwood's 3rd, 6- 3, 24-0; Deal S.S. 1st, 9- 0, 9-0; H.M.S. Worcester 2nd, 16-3; Maidstone G.S. 3rd, 6-5. O.H.J.F.

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Played 8, Won 6, Drawn I , Lost I , Points for 175, Poin ts against 36 This has been a sllccessful season, from the point of view of results, but a disappointing one in tha t the full poten tial of the side was never rea lised. More than ever before the XV was weakened by injuries to vital players. The side's success was based on a heavy and vigorous pack of forwards who usua lly had the better of their opponents. The pack improved throughout the season. Kent , a t scrum-hal f, played consistentl y well, sendin g out a reliable pass to his fly-ha lf, even in the most difficult situations. Willis at fly-ha lf was the vital link needed to start the three-quarters moving at speed. He played exceptionally well, bu t missed half the matches through inj uries, and without him, the centres had some difficulty in getting away. Heslop played reliably throughout the season, an d Routledge was correspondingly unrel iable, alternating between brilliant indi vidualism and careless mistakes. Bailey ran hard in attack, and with his devastating tack ling did much to demoralize the oppos ition. On ly twice did the f111l side take the field. Without this bad luck, they might well have been the best side we have seen for some years. The foll owing played:- J. D. Stokes· (Capta in), A. D. H. Turner,· D. I. R. K. Burge,~ J. A. Norwood,. J. H. A. Armstrong,· R. M. Spence,· J. P. Mo rris,· B. B. J. Wills,· R. D. Kent,· N. T. G. Willis,· A. R . Routledge,· R. X. Heslop,· G. A. Bailey,· A E. Bragg, A. A V. Stra llen, J. R. Kilbee, G. L. Singleton, P. J. Ralph, P. Hemingway, R . V. Wyatt, J. R. Salmon. • Colours. J.S .H. P.W.O.

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Pl ayed 9, Won 6, Lost 3, Points for 125, Points again st 52 As the record shows, this has not been an outstand ingly successful season. Matches won have somet imes been against weak opposition, and even then they have not been comfortably won, and it would probably be true to say the side have never looked rea lly impressive, a lthough there is plenty of talent. This has been because of a relucta nce to play up to their full potential all the ti me, even in pract ice, wrich has meant that when they have been ma tched they have gone down. Altogether 26 players have had the ir chance in the side, a measure of the considerable quantity of talent in the rest of the game and a promise of better things in the futu re. 277

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THE C ANTUARIA N The side were most unfortunate to lose Jenkins, through injury. even before the first match, and Poole, who has been a useful captain, had to make do wit h two wings, himself and Nicholls, in the centre until discovery, during a house match, of Bridge, who had been lurking in the leagues. Heslop, promoted from the Under 14 XV, has also helped out in the centre, and with more experience should make a good player. At scrumÂˇhalf Bailey quickly establ ished his claim as one of the most promising players In the side, and after some experiment, Young's sure hand ling seemed to be the best answer outside him. At full back Hutton has played very soundly and has kicked some lIseful goa ls. Amongst the forwards on ly Sales in the second row, who has been increasingly useful in covering and has made a sou nd leader, and Kirby at prop, have seemed automat ic selections, while all the others have had to play for thei r places in the face of keen competit io n. After some experiment, Williams has found a place at hooker, though he is rather tall, and Griffiths has been the other prop, moving from wing forward, where his lack of speed hampered his devastating tackling. Steele finished up in the second row, comi ng in from the wing and replacing Davies, who went to No.8, where he has been useful in attack, if not yet the line-out forward that he might be. The rest of the back row have been most prob lematic. Cowell has played most regularly at blind side, mainly because of his excellent leading, but as an aggressive wing fo rward Gray's greater speed earned him a place, while on the open side Munns, Jaggers and Holdstock, who has not been quite fit this season, have all played. Jaggers has looked impressive with a fair turn of speed and some aggressive tackling, but he has st ill much to learn. Especial mention must be given to the "8" side this yea r. Not all have played for the team, but there are several talented players amongst them who have been unlucky not to do so, and it must be rare for a game to have no less than three more than competent scrum halves. The close co-operation and keen competition of the whole side has been invaluable throughout the season. Played for the team regularly: Poo le (Captain), Bailey, Bridge, Cowell, Davies, I., Griffitho;, Hutton, Kirby, Nicholls, Sales, Steele, Young. Played for the team: Beech, Davies, A., Gray , Heslop, Himsworth, Holdstock, Howa rd-Williams, Jaggers, Jenkins, McKenzie, Munns, Roberts, Watkinson ; Williams, G. T. Also members of tile game: Baker, M. J., Bell, Davies, W., Grant, House, Powell, Short, Smith, Tatchell, Wilson, J. R., Winchester. W.C .

UNDER FOURTEENS There was not a great deal of individual talent in the Under 14 Game this year, and in the ea rl y weeks the team relied almost enti rely on Heslop, whose elevation to Junior Colts posed the team with the problem of playing rugby together none too soon. A sense of interdependence gradually evo lved, and some good games were played and won, because of this team work, a feature which made this year's side superior to that of 1961. It is always an interesting speculation to guess how many of the Under 14 XV will reach the 1st XV within the next four or five seasons. Not many of this yea r's side could be selected with any confidence, The real weakness amongst the forwa rds was lack of weight , and against R.M.S., Dover, our pack was pllshed around merci lessly. Parrott, a fast, open side wing forward, could be good if he tackled low, and Pearce and Jackson worked hard enough. Amongst the outsides, Cranfield al sta nd-o ff was the most improved player of the season, though the heartening feature about this season's outsides was their strength in defence. This turned two matches, no tably the last against King's, Rochester, in our favou r. E,S, R.A.C.M. RESULTS

v Kent College. Won 27- 0 v Chatham House. Won 16- 0 v R.M.S., Dover. Lost 0- 16 v Sir Roger Manwood's. Won 9- 8 v R.M.S., Dover. Lost 0-27 v St. Lawrence. Won 14-3 v King's, Rochester. Won 8-0 The following played: Parry, Radcliffe, Hodson, McDonald, Vaughan, Cranfield, Slater, Pea rce, Jackson, Cobley, Low, Hinds, Parrott, Ramsay, Dover, Howard-Williams, Carmichael, Landymore, Tooby. Wood, Heslop, St raughan. 278

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THE BOAT CLUB We were again fortunate to be able to boat an illicit eight this term, made up from boys not playing rugger for the 1st o r 2nd XVs. It was possible, between Ho use League games, to make use of the bank tub and do some useful work in a moving tub and a four at Fordwich. Outings in the eight at Pluck's Gutter were poss ible at week-ends in spite of the mud, frost, ice, fog and strong winds. Only basic work was attempted and it was encouraging to see the progress made in the limited time available. The crew workedÂˇweU together' covering well when paddling at 22-24 and rowing at 28-30. '

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Th is was held at P~t.ney and rowed up-stream from Hurlingham to the Club with the flood-tide, but into a fresh breez~. CondItIons became very rough by the final. In the first race, against City of London, King's went up .rapldly f[(:>ln the star~ and soon settled dowl~ to a firm paddle, eventually winning by 4 lengths. The sem I-fina l, agamst Westmmster and London Rowmg Club 3, proved a better race. King's lost a little o n the start to London, but rowed away from Westminster. Rowing stead ily, the crew drew level with London by the railway bridge and went ahead to win by I t lengths. In the final against SI. Paul's the good start gave King's a sho rt lead, which they gradually increased by set tling into a good rhythm and letting the boat run into the wind, eventually winning by I! lengths. A fitting end to the day's racing was the presentation of the meda ls to the erew by Colin Porter. We are grateful to those members of the Staff who helped with the transport to Pluck's Gutter and to London Rowing Club for inviting the School to such an interesting and useful regatta at this time of t'he year. Crew: A. J . Bailey, bow; E. J. Gulley, 2; J. d'A. Maycock, 3; P. A. Croxford, 4; R. C. Freeman, 5; D. M. P. Barnes, 6; D. W. Walton, 7; G. P. Roberts, stroke. Cox: V. G. T. Stainton. /' N.H.S .

BOXING CLUB The Inter-House Boxing Competition, which was this year confined to boys under 16 provided many even and exciting contests and a rather higher standa rd than in previolls yea rs. There were about ninety competitiors, and most Houses were well represented. Worthy of note in the preliminaries was the neat boxing of Hu tchinson against a determined Warren the !lard battle betw~n White, P. H .,.and ~itkeathly, and two excellent bouts of hard-hitting and skilfui boxmg,.w~ere Morns, ~., sco.red a pomts wm over Sutherland by the narrowest of margins, and Strallen had a ~lm t1arly close Will aga mst Heslo p, R. These were two of the best bouts of the competi(ion. Sales, Hethenngton , Gray, Wareham and Troup, A. D., were also among those who won their bouts in good style. In the Finals, Hutchinson won again in a close bout with Hampton , but Fattal proved too strong for Hetherington. Winter looked promising, winning aga inst Lovelace, and Gray just beat Paine G. M., in a very rugged contest. D~vi,es, W., and Kirby. had a. tremen~o~ s battl~,. an~ despite a gallant effort in the last round by Kirby, DaVIes s longer reach gamed him a maJonty deCISion 111 the closest bout of the competition. Other good winners were Hesl op, A., Bailey, G., Winchester, Knightley, Nicholas, Rouse, Roberts and Reeson. The last bout, between Strallen and Troup, was a worthy finale, with an intell igent hard-hitting perform' ance from both boxers and a narrow points win for Strallen. The House Boxing Shield was won by Luxmoore and the Boxing Standards Cup by Linacre. M.E.M .

FENCING CLUB Training has con tinued th~oughollt the term, and a number of Juniors, including Chenevix-Trench. Pollet, J. E., Frazer, Lock, MIller P. D., and Masters are showing promise. Twenty new members are also under instruction. In school matches the team has been undefeated, although in a foil match v Dane Court at the beginning of term both Senior and 2nd Foil lost, but luck ily the Junior teams won with a sufficient margin to save the day. In the Frank Page Trophy Competition, Howard-Jones and Eiser reached the sem i-final of the Men's Foil, and Pollet came 2nd in the Under 15 event. Although there is considerable room for improvement, the team can look forward to next term's matches against Eton, Ha rrow, Highgate, K.S. Rochester, H.M.S. Worcester and Dane Court and to the Kent Schools Foil Championships with reasonable confidence. ' 279

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SQUASH RACKETS Although it was perhaps too much to hope that the standard wou ld be as high as last year, when we won ten of our eleven matches, we have beaten Winchester 3- 2, Westminster 5- 0, S1. Lawrence 4-1 and Dover College 5- 0. Our only losses have been 2- 3 to Merchant Taylors, when our Captain was suffering from a rugger injury and only able to play at No.4, and 1-4 to a strong O.K.S. side which, we were del ighted to hear, subsequent ly defeated Upp ingham 3- 2 in the 1st Round of the Londonderry Cup. The Captain, J. N. P. Low, is much the most accurate and severe member of the side, and his outstanding lob service has brought him many points. M. H. Nixon has much improved, and he put up an excellent performance in just losing 2- 3 to the Merchant Taylors No. 1. J. F. Cundy also has a very effect ive service and is a promising No.3. We a re sorry to be losing Ollr No.4, P. G. Swete, who is a greatly improved player. S. S. Ba rker and S. J. Weaver have also represented the School successfully. A ma rk of the increasing popularity and improved standard of the game is the decision that both Senior and Junior House Match teams will consist of five players in future. D.W.B.

CROSS-COUNTRY Training began earlier this term than last year, and we were quite fit by the time of our first match . This took place at Wye College on November 24th, and we won 19-48. King's packed well; the captain came first, followed by Wye's first man in second place, and we had the next seven places, thus ga in ing an casy victory. Our second, and last, match this term was run at W inchester on December 1st. We won 32-47. Once again King's packed well; the captain came in first, fo llowed by R. A. Bush, who ran very well into second place. We then had positions 4, 6 and two at 9th. The team ran very well at both matches, especially S. J. Weaver, R. A. Bush and G. R. Waterhouse. The teams were:Wye: D. W. J. Swanson (Captain), S. J. Weaver, P. H. Woodrow, R. Beesly, H. B. T. Clark, R. A. Bush, S. T. Harris, G. R. Waterhouse. Winchester: The same, except J. D. H. Baker instead of H. B. T. Clark. D.W.J.S.

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C.C.F. NOTES ROYAL NAVAL SECTION More than ha lfthc fifly members of the Naval Section attended Camps and Courses with the Roval Navy during the summer holidays. There were groups at Britann ia Roya l Nava l College, Dartmouth, and aboard a Coasta l M inesweeper otT Scotland. while Olhers attended Quartermaster's and Electrical Courses, and in all cases the Cadets found the experience highly enjoyable as well as instruct ive. Back at school the pa rades have been spent largely in prepa ration for the Naval Proficiency Exams., in which increasing emphas is is being placed on init iative and powers of leadershi p. On Field Day there was a cross-country Jnitiative Exercise, in which the competiti ve spirit- and prospect o f reward- resu lted in uncharted ingenuity! D .W.B.

ARMY SECTION After the efforts of last term, traini ng this term has seemed quite tame, but it has been effective none the less. Except fo r the Field Day, of which the morning's exercise was impossible owing to the wetness of the ground, the we.1ther has been very kind, and the Proficiency Test candidates have had their full programme. The Home Cou nties Brigade gave us some weapon training on new weapons on the afternoon of the Field Day, and we are very grateful 10 Co lo nel Jenn ings for this hel p ; the Kent Yeomanry (S harpshooters) also had a troop of Scout Cars, which gave a demonst ratio n and were then inspected by the Cadets an d explained to them. We hope there will be a number of O.K.s. who win commissions in this East Kent Squadron, and H. B. T. Cla rk will, it seems likely, be the first. The Commando Section is going to undertake to train a 90urse of abOllt thirty of all Sect ions next term, which should be interesting, and it has been tra ining a cad re of instructors. The Easter Camp will al most certa inl y be in the Cai rn go nns, nca r Elgi n, and the numbers we may take are a lready over~subsc r ibed. The Summer Camp will be near Oarnstaple from July 30th to August 7th. The Band has been partly reconstituted, with an increased number of bugles instead of the brass instruments which we had last term from the School Military Band. This is to avoid any over~straining of individual players, and to avoid problems of ba lance, when there is nobody avai lable to playa part icular inst rument. We have, through the kindness of Mr. Dudley, made contact with an enthusiastic teacher in Corpora l F isher, R oya l Marines, and we hope fo r great things from this new Band. Lieu!. R. D. Smith came in to help us two years ago, and now, feeling that he has not the time to spa re, he has resigned. We shou ld like to thank him for his help. Hi s place is taken on the establishment, which is fu ll , by Lieut. G. H . J. Facer, who has been helping us for the past yea r already. In the Basic Proficiency Test on November 27t h and December 4t h, 60 candidates passed out of 72. In the Army Proficiency Test 31 ca ndidates passed o ut o f 34. Promotions this term have been made as follows, to the rank stated: C.S.M.s C. J. F. Ken ney, R. D. Rawlins, D. J. M. Ray ; Sergeants D. D. Double. J. P. R. Hammerbeck, J. J. F . Somervil le; Lance~Sergeants J . H. Hardy, A. R. Fryer, C. R. Pa ul, R. J. R. M. Henderson, D. W. J. Swanson, A. E. T. Cunningham, N. P. Press, A. L. Fell, P. M. Barnett; and 36 Corporals and II Lance~Corpo rals. K.A.C.G.

R.A.F. SECTION The glider has been unusa ble owing to a large ho le in its fabric, so the cad re course has had to interest itself in o ther ways. They played the part of escapi ng a ircrew in the woods a nd have been doing some adva nced plotting very successfully. Field Day was spent a l the Imperia l War Museum a nd was voted a success, but we should get to an ai rfie ld next term. We had a litt le flyi ng in Chipmunks at Manston while the weather was sti ll pleasant, which was very enjoyable. These were the highlights o f the term; otherwise the N.C.O.s have lectured dutifully. Six cadets had an in teresting week at R.A.F. Finningley in the sli mmer hol idays, thanks to Wi ng Com~ ma nder Ma ll orie, and all ma naged to get long fli ghts, in an A nson, to the Isle of Man or Nort h Scot land. The Flight Simulator, a mock up of a Vulcan cockpit, a lso provided some fun. F light-Sergeant Jones and Sergeant Swete are leaving us this term, and we are grateful for their help in the Section. P.G.W.

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MUSIC THE FIRST ORCHESTRA.- This term has been spent in preparation for the Schoo l Concert (a review of which appears elsewhere in th is issue). T he Orchestra has not felt last term's losses as keenly as was feared at first and it has mainta ined its usual high standard. J. F. Potter has taken over the place of J. K. Polmear as first oboe very competently, and we are fo rtunate in having Mr. Miller as first bassoon. P. J. P. Wachsman n (violi n) is leaving this term, and we would like to thank him for his long services to the Orchestra. As always, the O rchestra is great ly indebted to Mr. Myerscough and Mr. Wr!ght fo r.their hard work an~ inspiration, and I should like to thank them and all the members of the Staft who give up mnch o f their spare time to join us. D.G.v.A. THE SECOND ORCHESTRA.- The term was spent in rehearsing the Prelude from Malcolm Arnold's Little Suite and movemen ts from The WaleI' Music arranged by Harty. This latter work, however, proved rather difficult and the third movement- March- from the Litrle Suite, was learnt wit h amazing speed and en thusi~sm. These two movements were subsequently performed at the Music Ci rcle Concert on November . 25th, with the youthful ardour always appa rent in the Second Or~ h estra. The Orchestra numbered fifty players this term, and we are II1debted to those members of the First Orchestra for their inva luable assistance, and especially J. R. Valent ine and P. J. P. Wachsmann, leader. We must also thank Mr. Morrish for his unfai ling inspirat io n and help during a very successful term. W.J.W. TH E M ILITARY BAND.- This term the membershi p of the Band has increased, part icularly in the clarinet sect ion and the bass line has been st rengthened for the first time fo r two years by a regul ar euphonium player.' Attendance has been very good indeed, and the large amount of sigh Heading we have been able to do in consequence has maintained the rise in the stan dard of playin~. Earlier in lh<; term we played Caval!na by J. Raff and the three hymns at th e Remembrance Su nday Service. We have smce been busy rehea rslllg Beethoven's overtu re Egmont and Dclibes' Ballet Sui te Coppe/ia for the School Concert.

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THE C1lol~AL SOCIIITY.- The Society has been rather sma ller this term than of recen t years, with a n average o f 11 0 membcrs at a weekly meeting. The trebles' tona l quality has developed quite not icea b.ly under Mr. Wright's direction, and their strength has been brought out to the full by the treble melody In Borodi n's Prince Igor, Choral Dance No. 17. The Society will jo in with the Orchestra to present the Bo rodin and A Falliasia Oil Christmas Carols by Vaughan Will iams at the end of term concert. The baritone solo in the latter work will be sung by the Revd. A. B. Curry., to whom we are ex tremely grateful. W. H. Williams has taken over the appointment of Joint ~Sec retary to the Society. J.H.T. W.H.W.

THE SCHOOL CHOIR This term we have had to rely for the most part o n las t year's trebles, as the result o f a smaller number of new trebles than ever. The weakness of the treble line has mea nt that we have been unable to attempt anything ambitious, and that we ha ve sung no new ant hems. . We have, however,joined with the Cathedra l Choi r on the Nave Steps in singing Irela nd 's Te Dellm ill P, which brings our totaJ number of Te Demlls t.o four. . . . A regular trebles' practice has been established and meets every week d Uri ng CongregatIonal practice. A full choir practice is held every Saturday even ing. For the Carol Service we performed nothing spectacular, but the School as a whole was able to take a larger part in the service than in previous years. W. H. Will iams has been appoin ted asjoint~sccretary.

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I heard a voice (Goss) The Lord is my Shepherd (Schubert) I wili lirt up mine eyes (Walker) Gloriolls is thy name ( Mo zart) Lord, the maker (Joubert) Turn back, 0 man ( Holst) o Thou, the Central Orb (Wood) Jesu, Joy of Ma n's desi ring (Bach) Rejoice in the Lord (Purcell)

Let all the world (Chapman) T holl visitest the earth (Greelle) Praise to God in the highest (Campbell) Judge me, 0 God (Mendelssohn) Jesli . Word of God incarnate (Mozart) Tell it ou t among the heat hen (Trailers) Lead me, Lord (Wesley) How beau tiful upon the mOllnt ains (Stainer) Give LIS the wings of faith ( Bullock) Lo, rou nd the throne (Ley)

o Jesu most kind (Bach)

THE M AD RI GAL SOCIETY.- This term J. H. A. J. Armst rong, C. J: ~rney. R. J, Winchester, H F. Parry, R, H. E. Powell , M. G. Morpu rgo, C. G. Steer and N. P. Press JOined the Society. We have had some enjoyable singing during the term, preparing for our performance in the Music Circle Concert. We sa ng Fair Phyllis I saw- a madrigal by Joh n Farmer, G. T . Holst's a rrangement of the Hampshi re fo lk song Th ere was a free , and Psailllo Brasileiro, by Jean Berger. Our thanks to Mr. R. P. Scott for si nging wit h us, and to Mr. Wright for cond uct ing us with his usual ent hus iasm. H.L.S.D.

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THE SOCIETIES THE GEOLOG ICAL SOCIETY.- The Society has had a busy term, the high-light of which was an expedition to Warden Po int o n the no rth coast of the Isle of Sheppey o n 18th Octobe r. The President, Mr. Caudwell Mr. Whelan and seventeen m<>mbers took part. The cli frs, of London clay, are badly eroded at this po int ' and this fac il itated the extractio n of specimens from the higher strata. Amongst our finds were 31 Eocen~ shark's teeth, the largest of which (2 inches long) is o f the Lalnna ObJiqua species. In add it ion to Gas tropoda and Lamelli branchia, we collected va rious parts of fossi l plants, including the fruit of a stemless palm and abundant To redo bored timber, thei r ages va rying between 34 a nd 58 million years. A profitable day and a very enjoyable out ing. A n interesting specimen, found by the Secretary on a previous exped itio n to th(" Isle of Sheppey, has been examined by the Geological Museu m in London, a nd they have asked for it to be presented to the Museum fo r the Nationa l Collection. In August, while at the summer Corps Camp in Devon , members of the Society took advantage of the Sunday break to explore a large worked quarry on the edge o f Oartmoor, near the village of Meldon, and were rewarded with some interesting finds, including crystals of tourmaline, muscovite, biotite and several types of qua rtz. On 16th November, the President, Mr. Caudwell and eight members defied the rain and cold and visited Pegwell Bay, Thanet, where a variety o f s pecimens was collected. These cliffs are o f specia l interest to palaeontologists, since fossi ls from both the Thanet sa nds and chalk can be found in close proximity. The Society has held regular week ly meet ings on Saturdays, which have been well-attended. These a rc for the purpose o f sort ing and classifying our finds, and our activities have been greatly aided by the installation of strip-light ing in our room at No.7 The Precincts. Among indoor act ivities, K. G. Doyle and J. A. Coxhead , after much resea rch into Mr. Pomeroy's field notes, have finally completed class ifyin g this part of our co llect io n. N. F. Riddle has embarked on a large scale survey of the Kent coalfields, and other members under the direction of B. L. Thomas, are constructing frames for the interior of d isplay cases in which t~ house ou r collect io n. Five new members were admitted this term. A.L.F.

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TH E CANTUAR I AN THE SOl\1NER SOCIIITy,- Though the Society has had to be a lmost completely re-const ituted th is term, it has been most grat ifying to see so many new members regularly attending meetings. Out of the total of 'iix meet ings for the term, the President and Mr. R. W. Ha rris provided excellent lectures on Yorh'hire Abbeys and Leonardo da Vinci al/d the Spirit of fhe R enaissallce respectively, the latter illustrating his talk wit h a magnificent vo lume on Leonardo, borrowed from the Walpole Collection. R. M. Po llet, in a lighter vein, showed the Society some of his most interesting colour slides, taken in the Middle E.'1st. A few members were taken round the Cat hed ral by J . H. Turner to see the results of some o ri ginal researches o n wa ll engravings there, undertaken by him and his brot her: the eighty-five so far located are thought to have all been done in the eleventh or twelft h centuries, and few of them are easy to detect with the naked eye. An outing was also a rranged to Minster-in-Thanet fo r members to be shown round the partially Saxon Benedictine Abbey there, and the Parish Church, reputedly the finest in that area. Unfortunately the times of meetings of the Canterbu ry Archaeological Society have hard ly co incided a t all wit h those of the School, and consequently we have on ly been ab le to attend o ne lecture, given by Mr. J. Williamson on Olympia. At the time o f writing we are expecting a paper from Mr. W. Norris on Pre-Romall Canterbury. Lastly, tri bute should be paid to ou r President, Mr. F. H. Vo igt, for his constant enthusiasm and patient o rganization: fo r the term hus been o ne of enjoyment and achievement. During the term a co in sect io n of the Som ner Society has been formed at the suggestion of P. J. P. Wachsmann ; this sect io n is affiliated to the Somner Society, but has a closed membership and, as a rule, its own meetings, though numismatists wi ll give lect ures to the SOlTIner Society and act as guides for any member of the Society who wishes to be shown ro und the collection. Mr. P. Po llak has kindly consented to be President. The purpose of the section is primarily to take ca re of the coin collection, but also to put together at regular intervals different exhibitions, showing the significa nce of coinages in history and art. These ex hibitions are set up in the Societies' Room a t present. The co llection its('lf has been formed from part of an old school collect ion, much of which seems to have disa ppeared during the Wa r, and from coins generously given to the School. It would indeed be sad to see so fine a collection stored away a nd neglected. R.J .A.T. P.J .P.W. THE PATER SOCIETY.- Unfortunately the pressure of other activities has limited the Society to only two meetings this term, though a fu ller programme fo r next term is anticipated. In October the Ajax of Sophocles was read in the Penguin translation of E. F. Watl ing : perhaps the earliest play of Sophocles s till extant, it is mo re suitable for read in g aloud than the majori ty o f his works, being of moderate length and afford ing a large cast. Though certa in members afterwards put forward some m ost bizar re a nd amusing suggestions about the manner of staging Ajax's death, agreement on the matter was not reached. On November 17th the Society was privileged to hear a lecture by Mr. P. H irst of London University on Varieties of Knowledge in a Liberal Education; in it he presented a most interesting study of pa rt of his philosophy of educat ion (but refused to tell us his views o n Keele!). A fulle r report on this lecture appears elsewhere in this issue. In conclus ion, both the President, Mr. D . J. O. Miller, and Mr. A. S. Mackintosh must be sincerely thanked fo r aU thei r help and encouragement. R.J.A.T. THE BELL-RINGING SOCIETy.- We have had no change of officers in the last two terms, but have welcomed C. J . Eaton, N. J. Paul , P. M. Tatchell, A. D. H. Turner, T. P. M. Young and J . A. Walter as new members last term, a nd R. H . Davies this term. A second band is now being taught method ring"ing, and we should have two bands ringing plain hunt next term, which wi ll enable the first band to attempt more difficu lt methods. Since no one is leaving for some time, the sta ndard of ringing should become the best the Society has known for many terms. Attendance at practices has been reasonable, though somewhat affected by School matches. M.U. L.W. THE HARVEY SOCIETY.- Thi s term we reverted to o ur no rmal procedure of inv iting industrial companies to send down lecturers to talk o n the companies' scient ific act ivities. The first two lecturers, from S.T.c. and Newmarket Transistors Ltd. , gave talks on Rectifiers and Trallsistors respect ively, givi ng members of the Society a good grounding in the physics o f semi-conductors. On 29th October, Mr. Morgan took a party o f Upper Sixt h boys to visit the Southern T.V. studios at Dover ; there we lea rned about the physica l aspects of television, and we had grea t fun manipulating the cameras and the control panel. On 20th November, A. G. Robiette (O.K.S.) kind ly came down from Cambridge to lecture on the hand ling of unstable chemical compounds, with part icular reference to the vacuum line. This was certain ly the h ighlight of the term's act ivities, and both masters and boys who attended were well instructed and en terta ined.

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THE CANTUAR IAN Fi nally. Dr. Laron from Pfizer's Ltd. , Sandwich, gave a n informa l and delightful talk on Virus Diseasesa difficult subject which Dr. Laron treated with sim plicity and humour. OUf thanks are due to O Uf President, M r. Stanger, for a rranging a nd organ izi ng the lectures. G.D.K. THE CAXTON SocIETY.- The print ing this term has been improving stead ily. Nine new members were admitted at the beginning of the term, and the majority of these have worked hard at the preliminary tests and are now well on the way to becoming competent printers. On Thursday. November 8th, there was an afternoon out ing for twenty members of the Society to the Bowaters pulp and paper mill at Kemslcy, near Sittingbourne. After a brief visit to the compa ny's docks, where both timber and pu lp are unloaded, the Society was conducted round the mill itself. Members were able to witness the making of newsprint (which is the main product o f the mi ll), hardboard and insulation board. A very good tea was provided before the return to School. There has been an except io nally large number of jobs to be done this term, which has given new members the chance to ga in printing experience quickly. As always, we are indebted to Mr. Peett for his hard work and ready encouragement to us al l. l.A.W. THE WALPOLE SOCIETY.- The Society has enjoyed another term of well-attended act ivities. Owing to his duties as the Housemaster of Walpole, Mr. R. A. C. Meredith felt that he cou ld no longer continue as President of the Society, and Mr. R. D. Smith has taken his place. On behalf of past secretaries and members of the Society, I would like to thank Mr. Meredit h for the work he has put into the Society's functions, and for the way he has maintained its atmosphere during h is period of office. The first object of the Society this term was to form a new constitution, the last being lost in the Linacre fire! R. J. M. Coll ier was elected Hon. Sccreta ry and M. G. S. Mansergh, Hon. Treasurer. We then sett led down to a programme of play-reading, in which a very high sta nda rd was reached. Furt her readings, one with partly appreciated musical accompan imen t, have been held during the term. R.J.M.C. THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOcIETY.- The Society has at last acqu ired a new enlarger. As a rcsult of this, a good deal of usefu l work has been done in the dark room th is term. R. D. H. Perry gave two demonstrations of developing and printing for the benefit of J1ew members. R. J. Cogswell gave an excellent illustrated lecture on cinematography. These lectures were well attended. P.L. THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY.- The first meeting of the term was to introduce new members to the work of the Society. a nd some excellent co lou red slides of grasshoppers and birds, loaned by Mr. Shannon, were shown. Later in the term S. R . Nei ll gave a n extremely informat ive and comprehensive lecture on Sea Fish, illustrated by many accurate drawings. The Secreta ry delivered a lecture on Marsh Birds, using some of the cases from the Slon ham Collection as cxamples, which it is hoped gave some idea of bird li fe in the marshes, pa rticu larly those of the StOOl' Va lley. On October 14th, Mr. Pollak led a Fungal Foray to Trenley Park Woods and Kingsmead Stadium. Most of the common species of fungus were found and examined. Afterwards, those which were ed ible were cooked and eaten. On 28th October, Mr. Shannon, Chairman of Dungeness Bird Observato ry, took an outing to Shell ness, Isle of Sheppey, wh ich can always be relied on to produce some interesting birds. Large numbers o f Waders were seen , especially Bar-tailed Godwits, Oystcrcatchers and Grey Plover, and duck seen were Red-Breasted Mergansers and Common Scoter. Later in the day a Purple Sandpiper and a rare Shorelark were seen, the lattcr being wa tched for some time at close range. On the whole holiday, Mr. Wilkinson d rove a party to t.he North Kent Marshes. The weat her was bad, and only common species were seen. At Stod marsh on November 11th, a small party saw many d uck, as well as some Sis kins. On 2nd December, an out ing to the Seasaltcr-Faversham area produced some interesting species. Most of the typical sho re birds were seen, as well as Purple Sandpipers, Snow Buntings and a Goldeneye. Another outng is planned for late this term. C.l.C.

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O.K.S. NEWS In the City. S IR L ESLI E J OSEPH (1919- 23) has joined the board of Forte's (Ho ldings) Ltd. D . M . WACHER (1918- 20) has been sworn in as a Metrop litan Magistrate before the Lord Chief J ust ice and two other judges. R. F. LUNN (1952- 58) is a lso in London- he is a free-lance 'cell ist there after two years wit h the Bou rnemouth Symphony Orchestra under Silvestri. During this time his work took him about 35,000 miles by coach through England and Wa les. MAJOR-GENERAL G. D. G. H EYMAN, C. B., C. B.E. (191 7- 22) is Colonel of The King's Regiment (Manchester and Liverpool) and was ' received by the Queen Mother, who is Colo nel-in-Chief of the Regiment, on assuming the appointment. MAJOR R. H . ROTHERY ( 1932- 38) has received a Commonwealth appointment; he has recendy been pos.ed to the R oyal Canadia n Armoured Corps School, Camp Borden, Ontario. C. I. MEEK (1934- 39) is Chief Executive of the White Fish Authority in London. N. H~ NICHOLLS (1946-56) has passed into the Administrat ive Branch of the Home Civil Service, and has been assigned to the Admiralty. J. L. A. GIMDLETT (1947- 52) writes: '" have been able to form a small O.K.S. group in Hong Kong. We met for an initial dinner at the Hong Kong Club on Speech Day, Monday the 30th July, to mark the occasion of Canon Shirley's retirement. Those present at the dinner were COLONEL F. A. EUSTACE (School House, 1922- 26), S. KIRBY (The Grange, 1941 -44), M. A. H . LOVATT (School House, 1940--44), N . PAINE (Marlowe, 1948- 53), and nl.yself. At the dinner a telegram was sent to Canon Shi rley to commemorate the event. I. F. Aueo'no (1928- 34), who is also in Hong Kong, was unfo rtunately unable to attend the dinner. " P. R. A. PIERCY (1932- 39) has j ust completed his second world tour investigating markets for British printing inks. R. G. WHITE (1944-49) is in R olls-Royce, a nd has spent a year with Westinghouse in Pittsburgh , learning about nuclea r powered submarines for Britain's first, H.M .S. Dreadnought. L. F. E. GOLDIE (1932- 33) is now a lecturer in In ternational and Constitut iona l Law at Ca lifornia University. He has appeared on television, and wri tes fo r legal journals. He read a paper on "Space Law" at an International Space Conference at Varna, Bulgaria, and is touring South America to lecture on the same subject. Nearer home, we have A. B. SAVILE (1953- 57), who gained a first in P.P. E. at Oxford ; he is lecturing at R o uen Uni versity, a nd expects to return to Oxford in 1963 for post-graduate work . W. R. MOWLL (191 9- 27) has been appo inted Coroner to the City of Canterbury in addition to his previous appointment of East Kent Coroner.

ENGAGEMENTS EAST- OVERLAND .- D. J . East ( 1947- 58) to Carolyn Overland. HALSEY- CARvER.- A. M. J. Halsey (1 949- 53) to Brenda Carver. LANE- OAKLEy.- G. W. Lane (1953- 58) to Judit h Oakley. SEABROOK- JEFFREE.- W. T. Seabrook (1953- 58) to Susan Jeffree. WEBB- MANSELL.- A. T. Webb (1952- 57) to Jane Mansell. 287

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MARRIAGES ANSELL- F EES'r.- D. A. L. Ansell (1 945-49) to Pamela Feesl at S1. Thomas's Church, H ove, on August 18th. EVANS- LEE.- D. J. Eva ns ( 1933- 58) to Ann Patricia Lee at the Church of the Sacred Heart, Hove, on September 29th. NORTON- SIMMONITE,- J. W. Norton (1947- 53) to Valerie Simmonite at the Church o f St. Edward the Confessor, York, o n August 10th. Q'SULLIVAN- SwonODA.- A. O'Sullivan (1951 - 58) to Mon ika Swoboda at the Parish Church of Mariahilf, Innsbruck, o n September 3..d. PRICKElT-DE M1LLE.- J. W. Prickett (1955- 59) to Christ iana de Mille at the Church or st. Simon Zelotes, Cadoga n Sq uare. R EADING- JENNER.- R. C. Reading (1945- 51) to Angela Jenner at All Saints', Birchington, on June 2nd.

BIRTHS BWING FIELD.- On Ap ri l 2nd, 1962, at Rome, to Lucile, wife of H . C. Bedingfield (1943- 49), a daughter (Alcssandra Francesca). F AIRFAX-FRANCKLlN.- On November 1st, at Salisbury, Sout hern Rhodesia, to Diane, wife o f Bill Fai rfax F ranck lin (1943--47), a da ughter. G IELGUD.- On October 1st, to I rene, wife of Adam Gielgud (1943-46), a son (Thomas Piers). GR IFfITH.- On April 19th, for Dafydd ap Griffith (1947- 53), a son (Huw ap Dafydd). KlRllv-JoHNsoN.- On October 7th at Crowbo rough Hospital, to R osamund, wife of Derek Ki rby-Johnson (1940-45), a sister for Deborah, Oli ver a nd Julian.

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THE CANTUARIAN LODGE The Cantuaria n Lodge was founded in 1938 by O.K.S. and, as laid down in the By-Laws, membership is primaril y for those who have been educated at the Ki ng's School, Canterbury, and for Governors, Masters and Officers of the School, present and past. The present members are all O.K.S. or Masters, and their periods at the School cover the years 1900 to 1962 wit hou t a break. The Master of the LO~ 6c; .. li S year is J. S. LINNELL (1915- 20), and the other Officers are R. W. ALLISON (1936-40), E. K. LEWIS ( 1946-49), R. T. I ZARD (1946-47), D. F. KELLI E (1909- 11 ), A. Fox-MALE (1925- 26), R. A. FINN ( 19 16- 25), R. C. U. FISHER (1915- 18), D. K'RBY JOHNSON (1 940-45), R. A. T. AND<RSON (1 9 11- 15), P. G. REYNOLDS, P. R. H . EW OlT (1924-27) and L. A. K ENNY (1929- 37). It is not possible to give detai ls of the Lodge's activit ies, but a few general observations may be of interest Masonry. in a broad sense, is a fe llowship which stands its members in good stead a lmost a ll over the world a nd is a particularly interesti ng common meet ing grou nd for people from all wa lks of life. Masonry need not be expensive and, in fact, by a careful contro l o f expenditure, fees charged to members of this Lodge are extremely modest. The Lodge meets four times a year in London, at the Mosty n Hotel, Portman Street, W. I, the regular meetings being held in February, April, September and November. It also usually meets once, in the summer, in Canterbury, frequently in the School itsclf. It thus presents a wonderful opportunity for O .K.S, of all ages and Masters to meet their contemporaries regularly and to keep in close touch wit h the School. Those intcrested in our activities, whether al ready Masons o r not, a re in vited to write to the Secretary. A. Fox-Male, 8 Enmore Road, Putney, S.W. 15, who will gladly supply full deta ils regarding membership.

O.K.S. DINNER The Canterbury O.K.S. Dinner, which too k place on October 6th in the Dining H a ll, was a great and a happy occasion. A company of more than 170 had gathered to welcome their Visitor, His Grace the Lord Archbishop of Can terbury, a nd their new Headmaster. Welcome, continuity and the at mosphere of a fami ly anx ious and able to provide these qualities, were the themes of the evening and of the speeches wh ich , wit h no d isrespect to an excellent menu, were the high point of the dinner. Such feelings were expressed in the Presiden t's brief introduction and in the message of good wishes that he brought from Ca non Sh irley. They were ta ken up again when His Grace proposed the toast "Floreat Schol a Regia". With engaging informality, H is Grace referred to the proximity of his palace to the school buildings. Hence his direct and obviously intimate acquaintance wi th us. 1t was good to know that he sensed a spirit of happiness and purposeful endeavour, and , in this echo of h is sermon at the Thanksgiving Service on JlIly 12th, one felt again the sense of things continlling although among new faces, of which the meeting of an Old Boys' Association and a new Headmaster is an excellent sym bol.

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THE CANTUAR I AN Mr. Newell , in his reply to the toast, responded warml y to this welcome and his mixt ure of the fo rmal and informal, of the witty and the seriolls, evoked an equal response fr om O.K.S. Following, as he said, so swiftly upon the translation of the Archbishop, from York to Canterbury. he expressed his pleasure, and that of Mrs. Newell, at being made quickly at home among us. Though they might well have viewed the journey from the West Riding to East Kent with proper Yorkshire caution, any such misgivings were now happily dispelled. Mr. Newell , referr ing to the County Cricket Championship, was in a stro ng posi tion with regard to his Kentish audience. The sight of Archbishop and Headmaster chatting wit h their many hosts was a suitable ending to this happy and symbolic occasion. O.K.S. will hope that both reign long and contented ly in their respective, but far from separate, domai ns. R.D.H.R.

OBITUARIES THE REVEREND CANON K. J. F. BICKERSTETH To the deep sorrow of many in most parts of thc world Julian Bickersleth, as everyone fami liarly spoke of him, died suddenly o n Tuesday, October 16th, in his flat in Starr's House in the Oaks. He was engaged in writing a sermon for the following Sunday's an nual "Docto rs' Service" when he co llapsed unconscious and died within four hours. A funeral service was held in the evening of Friday, and a Requiem was sung on the Saturday morning, when the Scholars attended a nd Sen ior boys acte-d as pall-bearers. From Rugby he went to Christ Church, Oxfo rd , in 1904, and after a three yea rs' curacy departed to Australia for chaplain's work in Melbourne Grammar Schoo l. Early in the First World War he became an Army Chaplai n a nd for his services was twice mentioned in despatches and awarded the Mi litary Cross. The wa r over, he became Headmaster of St. Peter's, Adelaide, for some twelve or more years, returni ng home in t 933 to take up the Headmastership of Felsted. In 1943 Julian was appointed a Canon Residentia ry of the Cathedral and Archdeacon of Ma idstone, positions which he held unti l he resigned them in 1958. Thereafter he lived in the Oaks, accept ing an Honorary Canonry in the Cathedra l and being elected a Governor of the School. 1t was from the time that we returned from Cornwall (October, 1945) tha t the School began to know him closely and to regard him affect ionately as one of themselves. His interest in the School dated , of course, from much further back, for his father, Dr. Samuel Bickerstet h, for a long time lived in Meister Omers as Residentiary Canon, and Julian was fu lly alive to the School's needs un d prob lems. He and I first became fri ends in 1926, a friendship that was to ripen and remain; and it was typica l of him to write to me in April, t 935 that he was del ighted I was to come here-that there were great poss ibilities despite serious problems, and adding a practica l note that he would like King's and Felsted to play matches. When , therefore, Julian came in 1943 as Canon, he was determined to aid the Schoo l in every possi ble way- as a member of the Chapter, as Governo r, and as an ambassador for the School wherever he went. O n our return he was most happy to act as an unofficial chaplai n to the School. Th is position enabled him to become the friend and counsellor of individual boys- he listened sy mpathetically to their troubles, heard their confessions, prepa red hundreds for confirmalion and showed hospitality to all ; and the rema rkable thing is that he never fo rgot any of them; he kept them all before him in his mind and prayers. When he retired in 1958 to live in the Oaks he did not withd raw from this honorary chaplaincy at King's, but ma in tained the same close and warm relat ions. Julian Bickerstet h was a truly spiritual man, or he cou ld not have shouldered all this School work in add ition to his official tasks, nor would his influence have been the effective power it was; but it is ri ght to say also that he loved friendship, and young people were unconsciously drawn to hi m, for they real ised there was something rare, cho ice, and strengthening in hi s contact. In fact it is true to say that, whet her it was Adelaide or Felsted or King's boys, they were to him his fam ily- to be neither forgotten nor deserted when they grew into manhood. He was most himself in what he once described to me as " the warm, happy communi ty spirit of the School". The School, he wrote one day, was "a lovely family", and because he was part of it his generous nature d id not satisfy itself wi th moral and spiritual comfort; but, as some Old Boys may know, extended itself to the provision of financial support where need was revealed. The School is beyond all doubt richer for the love and devotion of th is friend, a fine, manly man, whose goodness was equa lled by his humbleness; and poorer, fo r we have lost one who truly cared. F.J.S. SIR WILL SPENS We were very sorry to hear of the death of Sir Will Spens at his home in Ely on November 1st. At the time of his death he was High Stewa rd of Yarmouth, a posit ion offered to him in recognition of his services to the town during the War as Civil Defence Commiss io ner for the Eastern Region. Educated at Rugby

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THE CANTUARIAN and King's College, G.1mbridge, where he was an Exhibitioner, Sir Will became a Fellow of Corpus Christi College in 1907, and until 1952 his life was devoted to Cambridge University. In 1912 he was appointed tutor of Corpus and was Master of the College from 1927- 52. From 1931 - 33 Sir Will was Vice·Chancelior of the Uni versity. He was knighted in 1939. Sir Will was our representative governor from Corpus from 1927- 52. We extend our sympat hy to Lady Spens and her family in their bereavement. A. M. OLSSON Though there a re on ly very few masters and no boys now at the School who remember "Jim" Olsson, there mllst be many O.K.S. who will be sorry to hear of his sudden death, on Slmday, November 11 th, at his home in Cornwall.

As the fi rst HOllsemaster of the newly-formed Meister Omers, from 1936 to 1942, Olsson did much to give the House its distinctive characteristics during the pre-War and Cornish period, fin ding wide scope for his interest in boys as individuals and in progressive ideas generally. As a teacher of Modern Languages, Olsson's aim was not so much to achieve academ ic success, as to stimulate ideas in his pupils and to encou rage them to put these ideas into action. He was, incidentally, the founder and first President of the Tenterd~n Society, of which the main purpose was the discussion of politics and world affairs, and many owed to him thei r first interest in a wider world. An intensely religious man , Olsson was not interested in orthodox observance, but in making Chr;stianity a reality in act ion- hence it was not surprising that he was an act ive supporter of Federal Union, Social Credit, and, later, of Nuclear Disarmament; but whatever opposition his advocacy at times aroused, it was impossible to feel any hosti lity to Olsson as a man, or to doubt his sincerity. Both in Canterbury and the rather rest ricted surround ings of the School in Cornwa ll, Olsson and his wife-a daughter of Archdeacon Hardcastle-kept open hOllse, where the shy and lonely, sometimes frustrated by wa r-time condit ions, were always SU.re of a welcoming hospita lity and ever-optimistic encou ragement and kindness. To his wife and family, there are many who would wish to join in our sympathy and affectionate recollection. REG INALD EUSTACE BRINSLEY-RICHARDS, 0 .•. '., 1.'.0. Reginald Brinsley-Richards died on 26th September, 1962. He was one uf our oldest and most loyal O.K .S. He entered the Junior School in 189 1, was elected to a J unior and a Senior Scholarship, was in the Sixth Form for four yea rs, was a monitor and won hi s Sports Colours for three yea rs, and left the School in 1900. He ga ined a Class ica l Demyship at Magdalen College, Oxford, and was placed in the 1st Class in Classical Mods. and the 2nd Class in Lit. Hum. He was an Athletic Blue from 1901 to 1903 as a 10ngdistance runner. He entered the Home Civil Serv ice in 1904, and served in the G.P.O. and the Board of Trade, receiving the distinction of O.RE. a nd I.S.O. Brinsley-Richards, throughout his long life, was devoted to the School, following its fortunes with the liveliest interest, and keeping in touch with friends he had made there. Those friends will th ink of him , above all, as a man of complete in tegrity, in whom they cou ld place all their trust. They will thin k of him, too, as a man of great determination, which was typ ically shown in his athlet ic achievements. Of frail physique. there was noth ing in his looks to suggest a long distance run ner. But by sheer guts he made himself one, and the sight of him winn ing his races, with an expression set apparently in the utmost anguish and the grimmest resolution, was one to be remembered with affection and respect. Our deepest sympathy goes out to Mrs. Brinsley-Richa rds.

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CORRESPONDENCE Precincts 19, Canterbury, Kent. 14tft December, 1962.

To the Editors, THE CANTUARIAN Dear Sirs, The expression 'Oxbridge' appeared in you r last issue. It seems unlikely, to judge from the quality of Cantl/arian production, that the purpose of this blurring condensation was to reduce printing costs; and one is lert wondering why a piece of rat-racing jargon was permitted in the organ of a place of learning. Yours faithfully, P. POLLAK. [It lVas a bad mistake. We accept the rebllke.- Eds.J

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THE SCHOOL THE SCHOOL SALVETE VALETE VIRTUTE FUNCTI MORE PATRUM DUCES

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THE CANTUARIAN VOL. XXIX No. 5

APRIL,

1963

EDITORIAL

Last term a questionnaire was distributed to all in the eight senior Houses, on the subjectÂˇof "The Cantuarian". Here is an account of the results. Questionnaires often reveal things quite outside the subject in hand. The response of Houses, for example, showed marked differences. Marlowe returned under half the sheets, whereas Luxmoore sent back nearly all theirs, neatly held together by a stapled band of file paper; but their answers were the most equivocal. Meister Omers' replies were significantly the most facetious, or satirical, as they would say. It is at least gratifying to find that all except about ten in the school read The Cantuarian. One member of M.O., however, seemed unaware of its existence. ("Do you read The Cantuarian at all?" "The what? !"). Some read it if they were bored (condescending?). There were interesting differences in the way people answered questions. Some were tersely monosyllabic (to the point of incoherence), others showed a great sense of formality and decorum: " Yes, I do read The Cantuarian .. . . Yes, I do like the short stories". From one member of Marlowe came a strange politeness: "Do you read The Cantuarian?" "Yes, please!" 293

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The majority of the school, perhaps foreseeably, preferred the reports of school activities to the contributions. The general ratio was about 240:150. The numbers are affected by the fact that many stated no preference or were incoherent. One wit answered "yes" to this question: "Do you prefer the accounts of activities or the contributions?" It is obvious that people like to see their activities reported; in Walpole there was a sportsman frank enough to say he liked the reports "where personally concerned." Ruggermen tended to want less on cricket, and so on. It is plainly not only the contributors who want to see their names in print. The stories were the most popular of the contributions and had about 190 firm devotees. A member of Luxmoore felt they could be "less earthy" (no more nature stories?); another "easily got bored" (his fault or the writers' ?). One person read the stories but did not know whether he liked them. Was this in fact a genuine statement of critical doubt, the result of much mental struggle? Or was it just thick? We are glad to hear from a member of Walpole that "they arouse me occasionally"-from habitual mental torpor, presumably. People wanted them to be shorter (this isn't just laziness: the stories could often be cut down effectively). A meinber of Galpin's complained of an "absolute lack of humour", another did not like "the miserable ones", but someone nobly found "the principle" of them good! Someone helpfully said he liked the good ones. On the whole it appears that people enjoy short stories, and more effort should be made to raise the standard of this particular section of the magazine. . The poetry had a good number of admirers but a greater and more fervent number of critics. About 180 thought the poetry generally good, although few committed themselves to a full "good". Walpole had the most critics: "immature and generally sub-standard" (what standard ?). A member of Sc. VIa asked "What Poetry?" Another declared outright "The standard has declined abominably" (Since when? What are you, anyway, an indignant O.K.S. ?). Useful criticism from someone who said the poetry could do with "less copying of Eliot, Lawrence, etc." A benevolent member of the Classical VIth, on the other hand, noted "budding ability". Attitudes clashed: someone in The Grange thought the poetry "too much off the beaten track"; someone else found it, on the contrary, "too beat". We were informed wisely that school poetry is "usually . pretentious, especially in girls' schools". So there is hope yet. It was refreshing to hear the blunt truth from one person: "I don't read poetry, ever." 294

Articles were criticized mainly for their subject matter. There were cries of "Keep off the Cathedral", although about three specifically liked such articles. Humour and vitality were demanded, and less repetition of material. It seems that if a writer knows a lot about something, he must be careful to make it palatable, and not get swamped by his own erudition. Someone found the articles uninteresting to the normal schoolboy. We hesitate to draw inferences here. To one they were "above the average intellect- not mine". (We are glad of that.) A member of History VIb, presumably poised at a philosophical vantage point between youth and age, declared: "An older boy would understand them more easily; to a younger boy they would probably appear dull." The Cantuarian must be able to publish serious and thoughtful articles, but more effort should be made to make them interesting. This is an important test for a writer. He must remember his audience and aim vigorously to persuade them, to make them listen. It often seems as if the writer is merely talking to himself. "This and That" was the most popular feature of the last and previous issues. Someone suggested we call it "This was the This and That that was." The most popular contributions were "Walls of Despair" and "The Watcher", the most liked poems, "Evening in Istanbul" and "Serious Poem". Mr. Pollak's letter was particularly specified by some in Marlowe (partisanship ?), and also elsewhere. Someone ventured to say it was the only worthwhile thing in the last issue. Mr. Bennett's cartoons had some supporters, many of them fanatically enthusiastic, and one or two loyally preferred the front page photos to anything else. A majority liked the layout, although many missed the point and started venting their cries for "more space on squash", and so on. But a significant number of readers were not satisfied, and someone said pertinently that the magazine looked "too much like a trade report". Variation in print and a more imaginative use of spacing and headings was suggested. Someone said that the thick blocks of black put you off from the start, and it is true that the psychological, artistic effect of balance and space is a strong one. 295

1 The final criticisms and suggestions raised some broad points. There should be more photos (although some suggestions were rather particular: a member of The Grange wanted "photos of Bill (Swanson) winning the cross-country". Another, on the other hand, wanted "less of grotesque faces"). Photos of the Cathedral are beginning to pall, and sports photos are very popular. The O.K.S. side of the magazine many find too dominant; and the obituaries were criticized, not always with reverence. ("The obituaries give the magazine an atmosphere of death".) But this does lead to a serious point.

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Someone wrote: "The magazine should decide whether it is for members of the school or the O.K.S.; it cannot satisfy both." True or not, this points to a problem which is perhaps more significant than the usual highbrow versus lowbrow discussion. Because the magazine is so much an official organ, its tone is formal and restricted. On one hand there seems to be the need for an official organ in which thanks can be offered, obituaries written, 16th century scholars' lists handed down to posterity, and congratulations handed round to all. This aspect alienates many potential writers of imagination. On the other is the need for a living and progressive magazine which should develop a side of our society very much lacking. Can The Cantuarian progress with such divided allegiances? The number of contributors is ridiculously small, and little or no selection is possible. Unless some way can be found to widen the scope of The Cantuarian (a new, broader editorial system ?), there will remain the need for a magazine to stimulate a new co-operation and appreciation from the school.

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THE SCHOOL Captain of School: J. N. P. Low, K.S. Head of Galpin's ... J. N. P. Low, K.S. Head of Walpole House '" R. C. Clark, K.S. Head of Luxmoore House D. D. Double, K.S. Head of School House C. J. F. Kenney Head of Linacre House ... J. J. F. Somerville Head of Meister Omers '" E. J. B. Kenyon, K.S. Head of Marlowe House ... A. M. Harvey Head of The Grange J. A. Broom, M.S. SCHOOL MONITORS J. N . P. Low, K.S., R. C. Clark, K.S., D . D. Double, K.S., G. J. F. Kenney, J. J. F. Somerville A. M. Harvey, S. S. Barker, J. A. Broom, M.S., E. J. B. Kenyon, K.S., M. P. Press ' School House:

HOUSE MONITORS C·RJ· Bailey, J. d'A. Maycock, K.S., G. P . W. Roberts, J. O'H. evmgton.

The Grange: Walpole House:

C. J. B. Clark, S. R. Davies, K.S., M. J. Tester, M.S. C. R. Paul, R. S. Norton-Taylor, K.S. Meister Omers: P. M . Weller, K.S., J. E. Latter, T. J. Swete, R . J. R. M. Henderson. Marlowe House: R. M. Franklin, K.S., S. G. F. Spackman, K.S., R. I. W. Gillan, A. F. Polmear, K.S., P. N. Rose, A. H. Selby. Luxmoore House: D . M. P. Barnes, K.S., C. R. Davies, J. P. R. Hammerbeck, G. J. Partndge, J. H. Hardy. Galpin's: T. J. I. Howard-Jones, J. P . McClure, K.S., E. J. H. G. Gully, R . R. C. Butler, K.S. Linaere House: N. R. Hall, R. W. Clark, P. N . C. Gent, K. Maries, K.S. Captain of Rugby Football S. S. Barker Captain of Fencing T. J. I. Howard-Jones Captain of Squash Rackets J.N. P . Low, K.S. Captain of Shooting R . C. Crichton Captain of Cross-Country D . W.J. Swanson Captain of Boats ... R. A. D. Freeman, K.S. Captain of Hockey M. P. Press Captain of Athletics J. G. Ridley The Cantuarian Editors: The Captain of School (ex-officio), R. M. Franklin K.S. M. P. Scofield K S W. J. Watkins " . , '" Secretaries: R. M. Pollet, J. Sturgess, K.S. 297

r SALVETE E. H. Bailey, C. W. Brewer, D. G. Darroch, M. 1. Edwards, M. S. Freeland, T. C. Geddes, A. R. Gillott, R. F. Gray, A. L. Hammond, E. 1. Holman, P. Jakeman, J. C. Jepson, P. T. G. Kehrer, C. T. Lambrick, D. C. Lovett, S. J. Morton-Clark, D. J. F. Payne, D. C. Quine, J. M. Read, L. C. Rutland, N. G. Scott, G. R. Stowell , C. S. Varcoe, D. F. Waters, R. R. Wild, A. E. Winch, J. A. Young.

VALETE A. M. Dengate, D. A. Griffiths, I. H. A. Hazeel, A. J. Hopkins, N . V. Markham, S. J. Morris, N. L. A. Opper, H. P. T. Relph, P. D. Scott, P. M. A. Sherwood, J. M. A. Threlfall, H. S. Venables, P. 1. Warner, G. W. Wilkinson.

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VIRTUTE FUNCTI MORE PATRUM DUCES ARTHUR, R. A.-Came Sept., '57; K.S., '57; House Monitor, '62; Head of House, '62; Upper VI. BOWEN, P. F.-Came Sept., '58; Lattergate House Monitor, '62; Colours: 2nd Athletics, '62; 2nd Cricket, '62; 2nd Rugger, '62. CLARK, H. B. T.- Came Sept., '57; House Monitor, '62; C.S.M., '62; 2nd Cross-Country, '61; 1st Cross-Country, '62; Upper VI; Open Exhibition in History to Churchill College, Cambridge. JONES, D. C.- Came Sept., '57; Hon. Sen. K.S., '62; House Monitor, '62; Flight Sergeant, '62; Upper VI; State Scholarship, '62; Studentship, Shell International Petroleum Co. Ltd. KING, G. D.- Came May, '58; Hon. K.S., '59; Hon. Senior K.S., '61; Corporal (R.A.F.); Editor, The Calltuarian; Secretary, Harvey Society; Upper VI; State Scholarship, '62; Open Scholarship in Mathematics at Jesus College, Cambridge. LAYFIELD, P.- Came Sept., '57; Hon. Senior K.S., '62; House Monitor, '61; LanceCorporal, '61; Secretary, Photographic Society; Upper VI; State Scholarship; Open Exhibition in Natural Sciences at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. RAGGETT, S. G.- Came Sept., '57; Corporal, '62; Upper VI; Open Scholarship in History to Churchill College, Cambridge. RAY, D. J. M.- Came Sept., '57; House Monitor, '62; C.S.M., '62; 2nd Rowing Colours, '61 and '62; Upper VI. RUSHTON, D. N.- Came May, '58; House Monitor, '62; Corporal, '62; Upper VI; Open Scholarship in Natural Sciences at Trinity College, Cambridge. STRACHAN, A. J.- Came Jan., '58; House Monitor, '62; Corporal, '62; Captain of Swimming, '62; Colours : Swimming, '58; 2nd Rugger, '61; 1st XV, '62. SWETE, P. G.- Came Sept., '57; House Monitor, '61; Head of House and School Monitor, '62; Captain of Athletics, '62; Secretary of Rugby Football, '62; Colours: 1st Rugger, '61; 1st Athletics, '62; 2nd Cricket, '60; Sergeant (R.A.F.), '62. TuRNER, M. F. H.- Came May, '58; House Monitor, '62; Colours: 2nd Rugger, '61; 1st Rugger, '62; Swimming, '61 and '62; Corporal, '62. WACHSMANN, P. J. P.- Came Sept., '57; M.S.; Lattergate House Monitor, '62; Corporal, '61; Treasurer, Walpole Society; Curator of Coin Collection; Upper VI. WATTS, D. N .- Came Jan., '57; House Monitor, '62; 2nd Hockey, '61; 1st Hockey,, '62; Lance-Sergeant, Head of Signals, '62. 299

r THIS AND THAT One finds it hard to agree with the remainder of this sentiment. The weather for the first half of term ruined all hope of any sport-apart from skating and snowballing- and made life unbearable indoors, thanks to frozen pipes and electricity cuts. No doubt the managers of the local cinemas, on the other hand, will call for an encore next year.

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The resignation of Dr. Hewlett Johnson from the office of Dean Dean's Resignation of Canterbury will mean that he ceases, ipso facto, to be Chairman of the School Governors. We wish him a long and happy retirement. We were astonished to hear that at a meeting of the Canterbury Branch of the English Spea king Union, one American speaker had said: "Let's get rid of some of the top-hats, canes and all that jazz worn by some pupils", while another added that he thought that the "costumes" worn by some boys must go. A case for the U n-American Acti vities Committee?

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We congratulate J. A. Broom on winning an Open Scholarship in University Awards History to Trinity College, Oxford, and M. G. W. Campbell on his Open Exhibition in Modern Languages to Jesus College, Oxford, and the three January award winners: J. D. H. Baker (Open Gladstone Scholarship in History to University College, Oxford), P. M. Weller (Stapledon Exhibition in History to Exeter College, Oxford) and R. S. Norton-Taylor (Open Exhibition in History to Hertford College, Oxford). Limited Menu?

Seen in Palace Street Restaurant- "Only Butter is served here".

We were glad to welcome Mr. Roger Williams as a student teacher on the Science Side, and particularly in the Biology Department. His help has been invaluable, particularly in this illness-ridden term, and we hope that he has enjoyed his stay with us.

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The Accountant of January 19th featured a photograph of Mr. E. R. C. D artington having a tea-break at a Careers Conference arranged by four of the chief Professional Societies. Clearly he will now be fully equipped to give advice on this most vital industrial activity!

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On Thursday, March 7th the Modern Languages VIth heard Mr. P. E. Charvet, Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge talk on Balzac in general and on Eugenie Grandet in particular. Those who had been struggling through the novel for "A" Level at a mere 20 pages a week boggled at the revelation that Mr. Charvet had just re-read the whole of La Comedie Humaine , as well as most of the other novels of 19th century French literature! Though the lecture was devoted to just the one book, it provoked a series of intelligent general questions, and these were followed by a lively, amusing and most rewarding informal discussion.

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r No one cal~ complain of a lack of serieux in the choice of House Plays House Plays tlus term, wIth LlIlacre perfonrung Wesker's Chips lVith Everything Galpin's Sartre's Mell Without ShadolVs, and Walpole John Arden's' Seljeant Musgrave's Dance. . The standard of acti ng and production was excellent, though many h~ve found fau lt wIth the chOIces, and some fondly look back to the lighthearted entertamments of the past. Even so, we hop~ It wlll not mean a return to a stream of jolly farces, where we all come out rubbmg our aching belIJes and chortling about what a "good show" it was ... . and then forget it. We were delighted to hear of Anna Reynolds' triumph in The Dream Anna Reynolds of Gerontius, with Sir John Barbirolli and the Halle Orchestra. Of her performance, The Times Music Critic wrote: "she sings with a radiant simplicity and flexibility that are immediately arresting." Additions to Staff To Mr. a nd Mrs. G. S. P. Peacocke, a son, Barnaby Justin, on February 11th. A member of Meister Omers has calculated that the most popular birthdays Natal Data are Jul y 23rd (7), January 9th and August 10th (6 each); January 13th, February 12th and 13th, Apnl 22nd and 24th, May 10th and 31st, June 6th and 12th,. August 8th and September 4th follow with 5 each. September is the most popular month wIth 69 blfthdays, fo llowed by January and April with 65 each. Two members of the school have their birthday on February 29th, 3 on April 1st 2 on January 1st and ' 1 on Christmas Day. There are 57 spare dates. O. R. F. Davies, O.K.S. played Otl,ello in the O.U.D.S. prod uction tlus term. O.U.D.S. The Telegraph dra matic critic called his interpretation "diglufied authoritative and poetic", and said, "There is no major fault I have to find with Mr. Davies' performance, either in its conception or execution, except that when it comes to the climax of the tragedy I was not quite so deeply moved as I had hoped to be." He added that the productIOn was one of the most memorable and satisfying that he had seen performed by the O.U.D.S. C. B. Seaman, O.K.S., has been adding to Ius already long list of musical successes by conducting the C.U.M.S. Orchestra in a concert at the end of the Lent term. The Cambridge RevielV gave this performance high praise and said that Seaman's part in it fulfilled all expectations. C.U.M.S.

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MASTER: People don't usually get canonized in their lifetime. Boy: Sir, surely Shirley . . . . . . ?

to T. J. I. Howard-Jones and J. Chenevix-Trench for win ning the Senior and JUluor sections, respectively, of the Kent Schoolboys' IndJVJdual Foll CompetJtlOns, a nd to the whole Fencing Team, who have been unbeaten tlus term. Also to J. N. P. Low, on being selected for the Kent Schools' "A" Hockey Team, M. P. Press selected for the "B" Team, a nd to G. Hessey, who is to play rugger for the Schoolboys against the Schoolmasters. Congratulations

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I Could go on Singing (nee The Lonely Slage) has now visited Canterbury, The Film complete with shots of the school, thinly disguised, and of the Cathedral, whose geography seems to have altered alarmingly. Apparently the Chairman of the Governors was invited to the premiere. It is not recorded whether he attended.

Stokers?

Earlier this term members of the Naval Section spent some afternoons delivering coal to old-age pensioners in Canterbury. A reversion to type?

Thanks

We should like to thank Mr. Emden, brother of the Governor who has just retired, for his gift to the school of two books by himself, Pepys Himself and The People and the Constitution.

The Archbishop of Canterbury confirmed 82 boys at a service in the Confirmation Cathedral on Saturday, 23rd March. Nave deserta, chorus in chorum exortus. On Sunday, 24th March a party from the Wilton Park Conference were Wilton Park entertained by members of the Sixth Form for Coffee and Informal Conversation. This conference brings together a very varied group of people from all European countries, drawn from the professions, from industry, and from government service. It was most interesting to learn from them about their several countries and occupations, and to try and give them some idea of ours, but, as usual, we were shamed by the comparison between their fluent English and our halting attempt at French or German. We hope that our visitors enjoyed the evening as much as we did. It was with pleasure, but no great surprise, that we learnt that the Silver Old Boy Net Cod Trophy for 1962 was awarded by the White Fish Authority (Chief Executive C. 1. Meek, O.K.S.) to the trawler, Somerset Maugham.

We are pleased to report that the twelve Open Awards in History won during the course of this year have raised the number of scholars and exhibitioners, for whom Mr. R. W. Harris has played Svengali,above the century mark. He has celebrated by publishing two books, one on the Eighteenth Century in a new series of text-books of which he is also the general Editor, and the other on English Thought in the latter part of that century.

Homage to Clio

This handsome trophy for Seven-a-Side Rugger, presented by Mr. and Mrs. Whewell in memory of their son, was awarded for the first time this term, to Walpole House, after a hard-fought final in which they beat Marlowe 13-5. In the semi-finals, Marlowe had beaten School House, and Walpole had defeated Luxmoore.

The Whewell Trophy

The Editors' Questionnaire this term proved a considerable success, and we report on it in the Editorial. We have not been able to make immediate The Questionnaire use of all the suggestions proffered, though we hope that further changes in arrangement of the material for this issue will have made the magazine more easy and attractive to read. Other suggestions we shall have in mind when planning next term's issue. 302

We were pleased to welcome the Very Revd. W. H. Alan Cooper, Provost Preachers at of Bradford, the Revd . Horace Spence, O.K.S., the Revd. S. B-R. Poole, Evensong a,:d the Revd. Canon Lawrence Waddy as visiting preachers at Evensong thIS term.

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Kent Classical Association

We congratulate R. J. A. Talbert on winning the Senior Greek Reading Prize offered by this Association, and F. E. W. L. Gottesman the Junior Latin Reading Prize.

Our natural sentiments in favour of Freedom of the Press were somewhat Areopagitica? shaken by the imaginative accounts of the School's brush with the local citizenry which appeared in both provincial and national newspapers coupled with assorted moral exhortations. ' We should like to congratulate the 1st VII which germinated to the VII's and VIII's extent of reaching the semi-final in the Rosslyn Park Tournament and the 1st VIII, which, in a very depleted state came 3rd in the Head of the River Race at Putney. ' We were delighted to hear of ~)De instance of the upholding of the great PublIc School tradItion of ServICe. The Mayoress, Mrs. Clive Pare, whose Freedom from Hunger Campaign Coffee Shop benefited the cause by ÂŁ1,060, is quoted as saying: "One ex-King's School boy was in Canterbury for a day, came in and asked if there was anything he could do- and spent two hours Feeding the Hungry

washing up."

The Canluarian is npt really a very suitable vehicle for Correspondence, ow~ng to the long mtervals between Issues and the ensning difficulty of mallltalrung mterest m a gIven topIC. It has therefore been decided to post on a board in the Undercroft selections or extracts from letters to the Editors on matters arising from the last issue and possible replies to these. Some letters and answers may then be published together in the next term's issue. We invite correspondence about or reply to any of the articles included this term. ,, Wrltmg on the Wall

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[ CORRESPONDENCE Walpole H ouse. To the Editors, THE CANTUARIAN Dear Sirs, The worst innovat ion of the last five years has probably been the House Music Competition. The very few people who applaud the idea usually do so either because other schools have a Music Competition, or because it encourages music, or because it gives performers a chance to show their talent. But none of these arguments is strong enough to support this yearly afflict ion. Other schools have Music Competitions, presumably, to encou rage music; but at King's, music needs no encouragement. I t is already the most outstanding of the school's non-academic activities, and so I nter-House Competitions are entirely unnecessary ; it would be better to encourage some morc neglected activity. If music is over-emphasised, it will stifle non-musical enterprise.

"The opport unity fo r performers to show their skill" is provided at every school concert in a far more congenia l atmosphere. A person performing in the compet ition knows that the spectators are not applaud ing him, but think ing, " I hope he plays badly. It'll give us more chance of win ning". This is not appreciation of music. There are further reasons for having no competition. The House songs engender a hearty disl ike of com mun ity-singing in everybody. Besides, the "House" Music Competition is not really a house affa ir. The vast majority of people in each House merely have to put up wit h a lot of tedious rehearsa ls and then a long evening, hoping that dull House songs a nd esoteric madriga ls are sung badly by everybody except by performers in their own House. The people that do most of the performing and receive all the praise are exactly the sa me people as a re pra ised after every concert. Music in the school is not a sport, so there is no need to debase it by making it just anot her instrument for Inter-House rivalry. It ca n ex ist on its own. As it is, members of t he choir, orchestra, etc. win points for their House; this has the functio n of the competition, but with none of its harmful effects. The Music Compet ition helps only to create an att itude of cynicism towards music. Yours fait hfully, C. H . IMBER.

Walpole House. To the Editors, THE CANTUARIAN Dear Sirs, T he expression "Oxbridge" appeared in your last issue in a biting and critical letter from P. Pollak, Esq. I feci ob liged to point out that the expression "Oxbridge" is not "ja rgon" by defi ni tion. T he Oxford Engl ish Dictionary states "jargon" is "ba rba rous or debased la nguage; gibberish ; speech fu ll of technical terms." Thus, by these nua nces, the expression "Oxbridge" is not "jargon" . Surely it is no t a debasing mistake if the Edi tors of The Call/llariall face the reali ties of the present day. Most regrettably, life is a rat-race nowadays. The condensation "Oxbridge" is an aspect of this; it is neither barbarous, nor debasing, nor gibberish, nor technical, but a userul abbreviation. However, the Editors do not seem to realise that it is only the strong who succeed nowadays. Those who surrender mildly to the rebukes of others without considering whether the rebukes are justified, are bound to fai lure. If The Cantuarian is to remain the mouthpiece of a place of learning, it must stand out aga inst such absurd criticisms. Yours fa ithfully, R. C. EVANS. [Our magazine, right or wrong ?- Eds.1 304

[ CONTRIBUTIONS

SEASCAPE-an esquisse by S. R . St. J. Neill

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'fHoUGHT- a poem by A. Ja nko wski

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ARCHITECTURE AND TOWN PLANNING IN CANTERBURy-a conversation with the City Architect

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AUTUMN D Ay-a verse translation by C . H. Imber

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SHAKESPEARE-a life by various hands " .

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IT WAS H OPELESs- a poem by R. M . Pollet

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PERCEPTIONs-a poem by R . J. M. Collier

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FORSAKING ALL ELSE?- an article by A. F . Polmear

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MONUMENTUM AERE PERENNIUS ?-a plea by R . J. A. Ta lbert

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H YMN TO A SPRING MORNING- a poem by M . P. Scofield

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AN E LI ZABETHAN ARCHDIsHop- a book review by S. G. F . Spackman

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A D ESERT RITUAL IN THREE MOVEMENTs-a short story by R. M . Pollet

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D RAFT FOR A SUN ADYERTISEMENT-a poem by P . J. Sutherland

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A D ECADENT SOCIB'IY-a polemic by Colonel B.

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CROSSWORD-compiled by R . W. Purnell, Esq.

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SEASCAPE

The fulmar banked for the hundredth time that morning and swung higher above !he sea to survey it with his dark and liquid eyes, a sea heavy as wrth the deep slow breathing of some abys mal giant, a succession of slow powerful rollers five hundred feet long and twenty high, lumbering on majestically before a keen wmd .. Sup~nmposed on these ponderous leviathans were a hurrymg flock of smalle: waves, nbbed m theu turn, wluch leapt and quarrelled like excited puppres, burstmg wrth theu own rmportance, yet never able to conceal the purposeful march of the giants which bore them. A grey, sullen, primaeval scene, yet flashing with colours hke crumpled shot sllk: steel grey, plate-glass green, the jay's-eye blue of the reflected sky between the gallopmg clouds, and the fnlly white of foam . As for the fulmar himself he was an immensely seamanlike bird, long-winged, bullnecked, delicatel y shaded in g rey and white. He flew with supreme grace,. striking when alone, amazing in the presence

C!f gulls.

Now, ,as he swung up, his searclung eyes saw a

sudden puif of white, and below It a black slug-hke shape : the back of a whale. He swung towards it, for its presence probably meant food , a shoal of httle fish or plankton: besIdes, the great beast would stir them up to the surface. In half a mmute he could see the great black shadow as the whale rose again, his head lifting Iikea water-logged shoe, froth around his whalebone moustache. He blew with a hollow, echomg roar, then hrs smooth rubbery back arched and he rolled down, leaving a calm slick on the sea. The fulmar planed down, landed delicately and picked up the shrimp-like plankton-ani mals brought up in the swirl of the whale's passage. For an hour he followed the whale to and fro and was well filled when the great beast blew six timesin rapid succession, then arched his back exceptionally strongly and sounded, hftmg his tall-flu kes well above the surface. He had been down a quarter of an hour when the fulmar, lifting on a wave, saw him blow two miles away to the south and drve deep agam. It was then that the fulmar's eyes caught a tiny trace of grey on . the horizon which he would easily have missed , but for the whale. A second jomed It: both grew and darkened, smaller smudges beside them zig-zagging to ~nd fro , then suddenly, as he rose on another wave a short black spi ke poked momentanly above the honzon, to reappear two and eventually rise, dipping up and do wn wrth first one cross-bar after a second and eventually three. Another rose under the second smudge, which grew to a solid block: the second followed, as spikes and grey blocks rose under the lesser smudges. Battleships with a destroyer escort! Slowly the turreted superstructu:es rose out of the sea and lesser battlements beside them, jinking to and fro, lengthelllng and shortel1J~g as they came. The great ~hips heaved themselves over the rim of the homon, white bow-waves fla shing, and shd rapIdly mto the bowl of the sea.

The destroyers struck the eye firs~ : they were like all destroyers, immensely lithe, immensely daring, immensely dramatIC, JlTImensely effiCIent, Immensel~ hvely, Immensely wet. They rocketed to and fro in showers of defiance and spray, tlun WISpS of smoke lying straight aft from their squat funnel s, their sharp cutwaters gnaslung great bones of foam as they bucked and plunged, spray flying over their forecastles to spatter on their box bridges and the impressive little three-inch gun turrets wl~ch could hardly keep out the violence of the weather, let alone that of the enemy. Thelr most deadly weapons, the 306

sleek torpedo-tubes, crouched, inconspicuous and reptilian, between the funnels, in contrast to the bold clutter of depth-charge gear aft.

The second of the two battleships, her hull pontoon-like, vertical-sided, without sheer, lumbered along low in the water. Every so often she would hit an advancing wave with a cavernous wallop, sending up a great burst of spray which deluged her decks, and lift ponderously, blowing like a walrus. Once or twice she dug her blunt snout deep into the breast of a great roller, shi pping a thousand tons of green sea; then she would rise sluggishl y, water pouring out of the hawse-pipes in fountains, splitting into showers of diamonds over the great rust-streaked bower anchors, hckmg round the bases of the turrets and foamin g yeastily out of washports and scuppers. Hardly had she raised herself on to the crest of one wave when she would slide sickeningly down into the trough of the next, to rise again with infinite lassitude. The leading battleship was, however, easily the most impressive of the squadron. Her great length and beam made her movement immensely majestic, giving an impression of massive, relentless progress. Her fl ared bows thrust tile water aside, her sharp prow cutting deep into each roller and rising again in a great snort of foam, which creamed along her sides, their graceful sheer belying fifteen inches of hardened steel. Above the smooth sweep of her foredeck lowered two impressive triple turrets, their aft ends spanned by great range-finders, the sixteen-inch guns sweeping smoothly out of their sloping facesthose colossal guns which could send their half-ton shells humming li ke great bees in swift ten-mile parabolas, to raise the sea in evanescent columns of yellow-white water or spray the enemy sailors across their tortured bulkheads. Aft of them rose the great block of the bridge, glass fl ashing in its portholes, 5.5 inch secondary armament grinning round its base and pom-poms and anti-aircraft guns hanging on vertical sides or crouching toad-like on any available flat surface, the whole crowned by the massive conning-tower hanging like some sinister bat in the fore-mast. Viscous black smoke rolled oilily out of her great funnel s, funnels twice as large as a tube-train tunnel, and crawled ponderously down-wind like some writhing, satanic dragon.

As the insatiable furnaces thundered for oil and air and the water in the boilers danced, the high-pressure steam wriggled down the pipes with rattlesnake hisses and leapt from blade to glowing blade of the enormous turbines; as the turbines spun, the fifty-yard shafts spun, singing in their bearings, and as they spun the twelve-ton screws spun, four fathoms down, and behind them tile sea writhed like a wounded sna ke ; and the silent engineers strode amidst this roaring machinery, peering into the volcano hearts of the furn aces, greasing joints, testing for salt in the boiler-water. Calmly they worked , besieged by death on every side- the oil in the fuel tanks, waiting to incinerate or enfold in its glutinous embrace, the jaguar steam lurking in the boilers ready to leap out and rake with red-hot claws if any shell should crack the caging plates, and all around the pitiless sea . And above, the only chance of safety: thin steel ladders, and heavy water-tight doors. The fulmar's keen eyes noted the ensign, blood on snow, whipping at the staif on her poop, the wind whistling peevishl y in the signal halliards, making them curve like bows and slap against the rails of the signal-bridge.

It was the "Mighty Hood", no longer the glorious glittering ship of the days of peace, her grim guns muzzled by brass tompions, but all over a purposeful battleship-grey, camouflaged with irregular blue-grey splashes, nowhere a flash of brass or plate, a great 307

and gallant ship on her last voyage. She was a battlecruiser, and the age of the battlecruiser was over; she had been built in an age when aeroplanes shuddered delicately into the air, undercarriage twanging melodiously, and hung there on a combination of faith and string, the wind howling in their rigging, their whirring engi nes snarling fearfully and defiantly. Now they soared aloft on engines of thunder and soared a thousand miles like vultures of doom, death in their bellies. Not by these, strangely enough, was the " Mighty Hood" to die, but by the arrowing shells of the modern titan, Bismarck, crashing through her too-thin deck armour to the lurking cordite in her magazines, which quietly and efficiently blew her bottom out, so that her bow and stern rose high out of the water, eloquent of death as the fins of those implacable killers, the age-old sharks, and the patient engineers were entombed with the machines they loved. As she advanced majestically, however, there was no trace of this in the air, only a feeling of power. The fulmar rose gracefully as a destroyer came slicing towards him, to turn, plunging madly, thirty yards away, her razor stem cutting the sea in a glassy frill , a great whirl of seething water spreading from her thrashing screws, and accelerated away, the sea arching in a frothing hog's-back from under her counter. The fu lmar side-slipped down to the boiling sea to pick up a few succulent shrimps. Rising again, he repeated the process, following the ships for a mile or so before settling for good, well filled. The ships churned away to the north, the roar of the air in the ventilators and the noise of the sea crumpling under their bows dying away, except for the occasional reverberati ng crash as the second battieship belted a wave. Slowly they rose to the rim of the horizon, hovered there a second and tipped over, the destroyers diving nimbly, the battleships sinking ponderously until there was only the smoke of their passage. The fulmar went to sleep.

Tl,ougl,t I wandered lonely, nebulous, Into a green, grass-green meadow Of golden daffodils, Swaying and lulling in the conceited wind, Pick'd them everyone, Ran ........ . 308

ARCHITECTURE AND TOWN PLANNING IN CANTERBURY

(As The Cantuarian has on more tilan one occasion published the views of people in the School on Town Planning in general and the plan ning of Canterbury in particular, the Editors thought it might be of interest to present the views of tile City Architect and Planning Officer, Mr. J. L. Berbiers, F.R. I. B.A., A.M .T.P.!., as given in the following conversation with one of the Editors). THE E DITOR

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(E)

When you a rc asked to design a building, or plan an area in the town, what are the main considerations you have in mind?

MR. B ERDIERS

(8)

You must have regard for the basic planning and architectural needs of the area. These will, of course, relate to such things as car parking needs, highway improvements and so on, which affect the area; and particular attention must also be given to the architectu ral character of the surroundings and the type of bui ldings which are there al ready. There must be some overall composition . (E) Do you think some bui ldings can be too simple in design ? I think a lot of people's criticisms of the Tower in the Longmarket are that it is too much like a matchbox. (B) To design a truly simple building is not easy if it is goi ng to be successful. Its success must depend on numerous considerations. Incidentally, I can see nothing wrong with a matchbox (some people even collect them). They can be attractive. I do not see really that in spite of what I say there is any similarity between this building and a matchbox. In a ny case, the Longmarket block can hardly be described as a tower. There are people who see nothing wrong with it. It is mainly the older generation who criticise it and find it hard to accept. In its basic conception as a visual link betwee n St. George's Street a nd the Cathedral the Longmarket scheme serves its purpose satisfactoril y. (E) How far do you thin k the decoration of a building can usefully be carried out? The Cathedral is heavily decorated. D oes this detract from it? (8) One does not think in terms of applying decoration to a building nowadays. If you were to remove all the decorations from the Catiledral it would lose much of its attraction . Today one has to rely more on the form of the building itself and on the inherent texture of the materials and the pattern one can get out of the structure itself. If you do apply decoration you must use it very carefull y. (E) Do you think that the wealth of material now available to an architect is a mixed blessing? (8) Yes, I do. I think that is one of the factors which have brought about the loss of local characteristics in architecture. In some respects too many materials are available. In the past, if you were building in a part of the country where brick was available you would build in brick; or in a stone area you would bui ld in stone. Now you can use steel or concrete anywhere. One fur ther point, buildings are, unfortunately, not always designed by architects. 309

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(E) (B) (E)

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HDW can Dne recDncile the new and the Did in architecture? Which buildings WQuid YDU take as being the right size fQr Canterbury fDr instance? Might nQt Ricemans seem tDD large? The impDrtant pDint abDut Rice~lan's is its siting, DppD~ite the Bus StatiDn fDre~D,:,rt, and the fact that it is nDt seen m clQse relatIOnship wIth Dther bUIldings Df slmdar prDpDrtiQn- particularly. Did buildings. If it was anywhere else it wDuld probabl'y be tDD big. In cDnsidenng the SIze Df bUlldmgs YDU have. gDt to' think abDut theIr siting. Any building must be related to' the space abDut It. It wDuld be cDmplete nDnsense, fDr instance, to' think Df Ricemans in St. Peter's Street. One Df the main criticisms Df Ricemans is that YDU have nDt given sufficient CDnsideratiDn to. the scale Df the pedestrian as against the building. I WQuid say that we have had every regard fQr the scale Df the pedestrian in the development. I think that the Dverhangmg pDrtIDn Df Ricemans dDes a IDt to. reduce Its apparent height relative to. the pedestrian. In Dther buildings also. the architectural treatment and general massing is the key to. relating the scale to. the pedestnan. WQuid yQU like to. see Canterbury as a pedestrian precinct? If so., hQW much Df it? I WQuid like to. see as much as PQssible Qf Canterbury's central area planned as a pedestrian precinct, prDvided it WQuid be ser~ed by rDads and ca~ parks. I wDuld certainly welcDme, Qr favDur, as many pedestnan precmcts as pDsslble, but I cannQt suggest the extent Qf such precincts withDUt relating them to. the road pattern and car parks. YDU wish to. separate pedestrians frDm cars and vehicles. Is this purely frQm a view to. safety Qr do. yQU also. want to. increase the rDad space? No., it is entirely frQm a pDint Df view Qf increasing safety and making ~lungs m~re pleasant fQr shDppers, etc. CQnditiDns fQr pedestnans are nQt really satIsfactDry lll, say, St. Peter's Street, with all the traffic. Do. YDU think the ring rDad arQund Canterbury is tDD near the centre frQm an architectural pDint Qf view? From the architectural pDint Qf view the inner ring rDad has gDt to. be absDrbed into. the tDwnscape Qf Canterbury. I cannQt see hQW a ring .rDad further DUt than the Qne we are cDnstructing nDW wDuld fulfil the same functIQn, bec~use the nng rDad has gQt to. enable mDtDrists to. travel frDm Dn~ sp~t to. anQther 111 the cel!tral area and to. get away easily. Also. Qne must have m nund that the nng rQad Itself WIll allQw SQme Qf the Qlder parts to. be preserved. FQr example, streets which ntight Qtherwise have had to. be widened can be left undIsturbed. What do. YDU tlunk Df Dur Great Hall? I wDuld prefer nQt to. CDmment. MQre generally. If yQU had to. design a new building, say within~the precincts, hQW WDuid YDU persDnally set abQut it? All I can say is that if Dne had a site in the Precincts ~lI1e WQuld have to. design SDmething which is suitable fQr the purpDse to. ~tart WIth, havmg due reg.ard fDr the Cathedral- putting in a GDthic rQDf Dr wmdQws dDes nDt necessanly make It apprDpriate fDr the site. 310

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YQU WQuld, in fact, put up what I might call a "mDdern" building using mQdern

materials?

(B)

I have nQt said so., but I WQuid prQbably see no. reaSQn fDr not putting up a mQdern building.

(E) (B)

YDU WQuid nQt think that this ntight effect the general atmDsphere? No.. A mQdern building Qf sympathetic design, in scale with the Did cDuld do. a IQt to. enhance. the Did. There is nQthing mDre disappDinting than IDDking rDund a tQwn and adnurmg what appears to. be an Did building and finding it was built Qnly 30 years ago..

(E)

Why do. YDU feel this? As a piece Qf architecture, why shQuld it IDse by being 100 years yQunger?

(B)

One imm~diately feels ~hat it is a sham, nQt a tlting representative Df the time when It was bUIlt. WQrthwhile architecture has gDt to. be true to. itself and to. its age.

(E)

In several Qld buildings in the City the whDle Df the IQwer stDrey has been remQved. Do. YDU tltink this is justified? It seems to. make them even mQre "sham" than a mQdern CQPy.

(B)

My impressiDn is that the.re i~ no. alternative. ShQuld Qne have to. stQP the persQn who. Qwns a bUlldm~, which IS perhaps architecturally interesting, frDm putting in a shQP frDnt to. SUIt his reqUIrements? I ShDUld like an answer to. tlus prDblem myself.

(E)

HQW far do. YDU apprDve Df the Civic Trust Scheme fDr integrating streets by painting ShDP frDnts and so. fDrth? I think the idea is a gDQd Dne. On the Qther hand it can be QverdQne. I think Qne can achieve a certain unifDrntity Qf cQIQurs and rather an artificial effect but in principle I am in agreement. '

(B)

(E) (B)

Do. yQU think that the mQving Qf ancient buildings which WQuid have to. be taken dQwn fDr redevelQpment is a gQDd idea? It all depends Dn t~e. building. !his is a special kind Df prDblem and Qne cannDt gene~ah.se. If a bUlldmg was urnque and there was mQney available it might be a PD~SI?llity, but yQU wDuld need apprQpriate sites. It WQuid be silly to. mQve a buddmg frQm Qne street to. anQther if it did nDt IQDk right in its new setting.

(E) (B)

What do. YQU, as a mQdern architect, tltink Df the Cathedral? I tltink it is a very fine building, Df CQurse.

(E) (B)

What parts Qf it appeal to. yQU mDst? The NDrman parts appeal to. me, and the feeling Qf space inside is very impressive. FrQm a tQwn planning aspect, the views YDU get Df the TQwer Dver the roDf tQPS Df Qther buildings are particularly attractive.

(E)

YDU, as a tDwn planner, have to. cDnsider the purpDse Df the city as a whDle. What purpQse do. YDU see fQr Canterbury?

(B)

It is a tQurist centre, a shQPping centre, an educatiDnal centre fQr the regiDn and abDve all, it is the centre Qf the Anglican Church. ' 311

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(E)

I can see you are trying to reconcile these varying aspects in your design, but do you not fear that the tourist trade may suffer from the introduction of the new town? There is no alternative but to accept new conditions. The answer would not necessari ly be to rebuild in an old style. One has got to recognise the present-day needs of building- one cannot bury one's head in the sand. Are there any particular points you wo uld like to make in reply to the various criticisms?

(B)

If you look back over the history of towns and of changing tastes and fashion, you will see that there has always been criticism of building. It is nothing new at allin the eighteenth century, Smollett called the streels in Bath leading to Queen's Square, "mean, dirty, dangerous and indirect", Any proposal of substance, whether it is good or bad, is bound to be controversial.

(E)

Do you think there is a possibility that in the future people may come to see David Greigs as well as the Cathedral? It is a .possibility. New buildings are gradually being accepted, they IVill become accepted. Some new buildings might even be regarded as ancient monuments by future generations.

(B)

AlIt,,,n,, Day By

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.A translation by C. H. Imber Lord Âˇ: it is time. The summer's heat is past. Project your shadows on the sundials' faces And in all places let the storm-winds blast. Command the fruits to show perfection's signs; Grant two more days of sun and southern breeze, Perfect their swollen, ripened bodies, squeeze Their final sweetness into heavy wines. The homeless man can build a home no more; The lonely man will stay for long alone, Will wake and write to those whom he had kno wn, And in the darkened streets for evermore Will wander sadly, when the leaves are blown. 312

SHAKESPEARE This "critical life" of Shakespeare lVas compiled from the essays of a group of foreign University students. The essays fo rm ed part of the studellts' final degree examinations, and their tutor, the late Dr. H. L. R. h"dlVards, strung together some of their more striking statements. 1 am sure he would forgive me for passing the result on to "The Canluarian". G.S.P.P.

Shakespeare was a well-known dramatist and poet. From his birth to his death Shakespeare's fame has grown. He was born in Stratford, London. He was baptised. It is certain he was born two or three days before. (He must have been born two or three days before death and he died in April 23rd, 161 6.) His father was a glow-maker and he was killing culfs for their shins. He had a good job in town. He became a jury, olderman and major of Stratford. When Shakespeare began to grow he was sent into the grammarschool. He studied Latin and Greek and also Terence and Platus but Ben Johnson said he had no Latin and less Greek. His story of marriage was full of confusion. He merried in 1582 with a girl who was eight years older than himself. So their marriage could not give any fruit of happiness. A child was born within five months. But we must think wrong about Shakespeare looking at the dates. Because at that time they needed to do many ceremonies after the marriage. He left his wife in the second-best bed. One of the reasons why he went to London may be his unhappiness. According to some, he was unfaithful to his son. They say also that he pouched from a local belonging to Sir Lucy. 1583-92 was a Black Period in his life. We do not know what he was doing between these years. All we know, he left Stratford for London in 1582. Then he came in the theatre and he made S9me work in the theatre. Then he wrote 154 sonnets, which caused many discussions. Sir Robert Greene called him an upstard crow beautified with feathers because he did not attend to the University. Later on he had some difficulties when his c~mpany was closed. He built another one outside the city. . In 161 1 Shakespeare bought the best house in Stratford-the New Palace. After 1608 he retired there and gave his serenity works. His chief trouble was to perpetuate rus family name.

After reading Shakespeare's plays, one thinks that he was not an ordinary nlan but a supernatural individual. It is very clearly known that this was not so. There is nothing extraordinary about him. He merely lived on two planets. He had a handsome shape. He didn't like to go to parties and he always found excuses for not attending the parties. It is often said that he failed to pay his taxes. He was also ungratefu l to his wife. He was a very sweat-tempered man. He had this talent of language. (Once he talks about a poor hair tilat was haunted.) He took his plots from the other writers to save time. Many writers say that he could not have written about kings and queens. He was a middle class man. This was wrong. Ben Jonson said: "I honour his memory (on the side of idolatry) as much as any". He is typical of any world that can be understood. 313

It 'Vas Hopeless ...

II. M. Pollet

SOil nom . . . c;a se nomme Misere. Ca ne s'est trollve par hasard. , T. Corbiere He roamed upon the desert hills, alone with birds That cooed whilst sunlight danced among the rocks. He had a stick which was not used for herds. His thin brown face was crowned with bright, gold locks Which fell upon his long blue robe, that sailed Across the soft-skinned sand and anclCnt stones. He stared into the sky or at the bones; . The whitened bones of those before, who traIled The open wastes and ate the bitter fruits. They tried to find a harmony 111 skIes And sands and winds that list across the routes, . Where saints and slaves and priests, where groans and sIghs Have echoed .... Now He stops to feel the Light And tears begin to blur the peaceful sight.

B. J. M. Collier The sudden dusk Crept haltingly into evening; A tower reared its head Challenging the late-blue sky; Leaves waltzed through a gate Hunting spinsters in black. Thought shone through green eyes, Hope and Inspiration. Images of wealth in the uniform Of Emptiness, And children Crying. Across the sublime fulfilment Walks a dog without a lead. 314

FORSAKING ALL ELSE?

A. F. Po/mear

The Editorial of the most recent edition of The Rad!eian mentions a comparison drawn in The Pelteian between the scholastic achievements of Radley and of King's, Canterbury, "unfavourably, of course, to Radley". It is very flattering that we should be used as a yardstick in this way, yet it is a pity that it should be in the scholastic field that this comparison should be made, a field which, although more important than sport and music, is surely secondary to the main aim of the school: that each individual should work out his relations with God and with his fellow men. This is the purpose of the lives of each one of us, beside which scholastic achievement seems almost petty and trivial. It is interesting, therefore, to see how King's fares when compared in the field of religion with, say, a nearby Methodist public school. There the majority of the school are professing Christians, whereas here professing Christians are looked upon by some as "fanatics" and by others as failures who put their trust in a projection of the father figure in order to escape from the realities of this life. Admittedly large numbers are confirmed each year, but all too many drift away from the Church, in no way touched by their Confirmation. Clearly, King's record in this most important aspect of all is far from enviable. Perhaps the most striking contrast between the two schools is that one is run on the basis of freedom except where discipline is absolutely necessary, while the other recognises the value of discipline in its own right. And also, that at one a spirit of apathy and cynicism often predominates, where "keenness" is a stigma to be avoided at all costs, while at the other,

ideas of duty and responsibility carry more weight in an atmosphere which, although perhaps less free, is certainly more healthy. It seems at least likely that these two differences are in some way connected . Apathy cannot be isolated into a single sphere; it spreads and governs one's whole way of life. Thus lack of respect for a school institution can and does lead to lack of respect for God, not because the two are necessarily connected, but because the state of mind which produces the one almost inevitably produces the other. One of the main barriers between man and God is man's feeling of self-sufficiency, the feeling that each individual is able to work out his own salvation without the hindrance either of mystical nonsense or of petty rules which injure his dignity and insult his pride. But man has no greater enemy than his own sense of dignity and pride. His purpose in life is to be at one with God, but his dignity erects a shell around him which refuses to let him admit his weakness, and his pride holds him back from a love which involves complete humility. The average upbringing today seems set on cultivating this spirit of selfsufficiency. There is no need to return to a mediaeval or even Victorian upbringing, yet even less is there a need to loose all bonds of control for fear of hampering the development of the individual. This article will naturally elicit the traditional arguments for freedom and independence in youth: that these are necessary for the development of a mature and responsible person; that senseless discipline leads to repression and servile acceptance; and that a religion which seeks adherents whose spirit of resistance has been broken and who accept it out of habit because they do not know how to resist, can hardly claim to contain the meaning of the universe, and to be the source of all wisdom and truth. There is some truth in all of this. Certainly men must think for themselves and so some independence is necessary; certainly too rigid discipline along army lines leads to servile acceptance; and certainly 315

the missionary techniques of the Middle Ages where converts were either bribed or forced are of no value on their own. Yet there is no need to go to the oppoSIte extreme and say that the only way to God is the "pure" one where the individual is not s ubjected to outside influences but works out his salvation entirely on his own. What IS the value of this "purity"? All that is important is that the individual should come to know and to love God. It does not matter in the slightest how this came about. There can be no doubt that today Christianity faces ~ne of the .gre~test crises in itshistory. The decline in morals, the growth of scientific and cntlcal ~xa mmatlOn , the dISillusIOnment of two world wars and the pessimism caused by the Immmen~e .of a third have . all contributed. Some Christians thin king the onl y way to save Chnstlamty IS to compromise, have cut their losses and ev~ lved a new liberal Christianity which reaches its height in Modernism where all elements of the supernatural, including the Incarnation, the very basis of Cl{ristianity, have been excluded. Chrj stia~ty ,cannot compromise in this w~y. It cannot try to appeal to the cynicism, apathy, and dlsbelJef of the world today by lo~enng its standards and even cutting away its foundatIOns .. It IS the world, not ChnstJamty,

which is at fault and while the Church must evangelJze as never before, It cannot allow the mood of the 'modern world to affect its faith. Perhaps the crisis in faith today is inevitable; perhaps we must merely wait until events take a turn for the better and faith returns to the modern world. Yet we can do something by refusing to take part in the general mood of scepticism. Since the fami l ~ seems so often to fail , the school, especially the boardin& school, IS the place where tlus spmt can be overcome, not by the repression of all good .lI1stJncts, but by the suppressIOn of all bad ones, or rather by the training of boys in self-diSCipline which enables them to suppress those instincts themselves. At this most vital period of a boy's life the more serious naturally turn towards idealism, and to the reason for existence, before the more satisfied adult life begins. If he is not taught to respect an institution, a rule, or a person, whcther or not he personally thinks it reasonable to do so, then .s~eptlclSm ~ay well p.ervade Ius whole outlook from that small beginning and turn into cymclsm or mdlfference III domg so . The duty of parents, which in some respects they surr~ nd er by sendmg the!r child to a boardmg school, is to train him both in self-discipline and m a moral code. It IS thus the duty of the school to do the same. Yet at King's the discipline is often lax and tlus moral trammg non-exl ste~t . To draw the comparison of the two schools agam, at one a bICycle was sto.len some while ago. The life of the school practically ~an;e to a halt and every boy was Impressed With the fact that stealing was wrong. At King s, bICycle ste~hng IS a daJiy occurrence, yet, m the few instances where the theft is reported, the culpnt .IS merely asked to return It. What is needed is not a rigid, inflexible and meaningless dISCIpline, nor futhle,55 1I1doctrll1ati0r:t, but firm discipline always allied to a moral code, and ~b?ve all a view not that this discipline and morality is an end in itself, but rather that It IS to produce a state of nund where the teaching and the spirit of Christ can be accepted more easily.

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MONUMENTUM AERE PERENNIUS?

R.}. A. Talbert

The electric march of Science and the increasing study of Modern Languages in the last sixty years have jeopardized the supremacy of the Classics: indeed, both thc shaking lack of faith in Latin displayed recently by even Oxford and Cambridge, and tile disappearance of Greek from the grammar school curriculum, have combined to displace the Classics from a position they have held since the Golden Age of Alexandria. The outcome has been a swift reaction against the Ancient World, which the extreme scientists think should be encouraged- Science vincit omnia-but which thc more liberal-minded arc sad to see. Certainly the outlook for the Classics will be bleak, unless the whole perspective of the stud y is transformed; too many scientists have lived and died with bitter memories of their own drab and boring three years' study of "Small Latin": De Bello Gallico Bound in blue calico. Then how many people have read a translation by Gi lbert Murray, to end up with the idea that Aristopha nes wrote in stilted Victorian rhyming couplets? Nevertheless, the Classics presented in sound, enterprising translations, have lost none of the appcal they have held for two thousand years; the sales figures for E. V. Rieu's translation of Homer and the packed houses at the Lysistrata in the West End, will testify to this. Yet it is the presentation of the Classics that has been the grave mistake of scholars: they have fai led dismally in the past half century to relate their study to present-day situations and va lues, to introduce drastically new teaching methods, and to broaden the scope of the schoolboy's stud y. The message of the Ancient writers must be shown to a now sceptical world : but are not events such as the passing of the Megarian decree at Athens dramatically relevant to our own times? Those beginning the study of Modern Languages today usc bright, new text-books combined with visual and aural aids such as foreign newspapers, photographs and gramophone records; whereas the student of Latin or Greek must often use books first published before 1900, some of which arc now happily being superseded, and must tread the drab path of lovi ng the sailor, attacking Cotta with arrows, and going into winter-quarters with Caesar; in Latin he always learns "mensa"

first, and is taught four distinct verb conjugations. Would it, however, not be more satisfactory to teach the third declension first, thereby immediately putting at the student's disposal the great majority of nouns? Could he not learn the present tenses of the four conjugations as a set? The lot of the student who perhaps studies Latin only up to Ordinary Level, is pitiful in the extreme : cramped by a narrow examination syllabus, he will, at best, know that Caesar wrote du ll prose and Ovid second-rate poetry. What was all the fuss about Classics then, he may justly tltink? From his first year the wide vista of not only the Latin language, but also the whole storehouse of Latin culture and life must be opened to him: he must be taught not just another language, and a dead one at that, but must be told about a living people, whose thoughts and achievements have laid the foundations of our life and civilization today. A student who pursues Classics today should not be seeking just a mental discipline, for this he will find equally in chemistry or mathematics: all these branches of learning are exact mental disciplines- a classicist who must decide whether to use "catulo sequenti" or 317

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"catulo sequente" in his Ablative Absolute is just as intent on having every detail correct as the mathematician endeavouring to find the figure after which he should place his decima l point. Rather a classicist strives to gain a glimpse of the mighty qualities handed down to us by the Ancients: an Ancient sense of order, sense of justice and peace, tolerance, constructive criticism, clear-sightedness and thought- these are the transcendental values that Greece and Rome have passed down to Europe and the world. We do not want to extol the grandeur and greatness of the Ancient World; we have had enough of grandeur and greatness in the past century- and around the colossal wreck of our world today, much is boundless and bare. Nevertheless, something beside remains: the light of the Ancient World is now flickering, but it is a light that will never go out. We must throw off ossified tradition and Alexandrian pedantry to clothe the bones of Greece and Rome in living flesh; though the hour is very late and the times are very bad, we must to the watch!

By""" to a S,lrillY

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The hillside falls in gentle folds Like cloak-folds on a kneeling srunt. The morning air is soft and holds A cup of sweet and joyful wine For me to take. Now make your long Strides, walk up here into the sun To hear the skylark's freedom song And tread the furrowed field And feel the chalk-clay soft Beneath your feet, and feel it yield ; And taste the sharp salt in the wind. Yes, rub your hand over the bark Of this spring-budding beech and find The ecstasy of wood-smell; tightly close Your fist and press the fine green dust Into your palm. On headlong blows The wind and crows caw in the air And you are there, feeling the earth And reeling, wheeling in the wind, The mind lost in its own rebirth; Like the tossed elms, like the proud mare, Careering wildly down the skyline sweep. And these maternal hills will keep A place for you beneath the sky; The life-force of the soil will never die, Nor will the eye of this spring morning ever weep. 318

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f AN ELIZABETHAN ARCHBISHOP*

S. G. F. Spackman

The Elizabethan Settlement is often regarded as being the fulfilment of the English ReformatIOn. This, however, IS far from the truth, for it would discount both the extensive influence of the Puritans in subsequent years and the changes in the established church made after the Ref~rmatio~-the 1662 Prayer Book, the Act of Toleration, and so on. Right unlIl the end of Ehzabeth s reIgn the church settlement was in a state of flux. By 1600 there were three main differences from the "pre-reformation" establishment of the church. It had acquired a national organisation with the monarch at its head instead of the old international organisation headed by the Pope; a service book in English had replaced the Latin forms of the missal; and English versions of the Scriptures were accepted in place of the Latin ones. Elizabeth's reasserti~n of royal headship of the church raised a new problem. Could a woman, even an anomted queen, be head of the Church? Doubts such as these induced E1i~abeth to change her title from supreme head to supreme governor, which made no claim to any orgamc headship, but merely to be a "potestas jurisdictionis". Doctrinally there was also a completely dIfferent sItuatIOn from that facing Henry VIII when he broke away from the.Roman Church. The ascendancy gained by Ca lvin virtually forced Elizabeth to make a chOICe between Rome and Geneva. In fact she did neither. What she was more concerned with was maintai~ing a satisfactory degree. of uniformity in practice, so that there would be as lIttle relIgIOUS dIscord as pOSSIble m her kingdom. The Thirty-Nine ArtIcles, when they were finally enforced, contained a very wide definition of the faith to which fe,,:.professing. Christia~s could object. Elizabeth's supreme governorship, therefore, was not authontanan III fa Ith and morals, but a regulating power concerned mainly with practices and observances, with order and decency" (Woodward).

Matthew Parker was in no way. responsible fol' thinking out the Elizabethan Settlement, thoughlt was,entlrely sUIted to his belIefs and temperament, and the task, as Archbishop, of puttlllg It mto operation, he undertook WIth great reluctance. The difficulties of the situation, already twenty-five years old, were aggravated by the devotion of many to the old religion (the Catholic "recusancy"), and by the bitterness of the extreme Prostestants. It is not surprising that Parker should plead that he should not be given a post "above the reach of my ability:', especially as at this time he was suffering from an ague. His correspondence shows him to have taken no part at all in the ecclesiastical transactions of Elizabeth's first parliament. Among Parker's first tasks was to repair the great deficiency of priests, which he did "with more zeal than discretion", proposing to "celebrate holy orders ... . generally to all such as shall be found thereunto apt and meet for their learning and godly conversations." Applicants had to come for an interview with testimonials of cha.racter coverin..g t~ree years .. The r~sult was mass ordination, and, subsequently, complamts about thell' lIght behaVIOur which was "very offensive unto the people". Another of his early acts was a Visitation of his province, though he did not come to Canterbury III person. Apparently the schoolmaster ("much given to ebriety") and the usher were not satisfactory, and the boys unruly! Much of Mr. Brook 's book deals with the minutiae of liturgical and administrative controversIes. The fact that Parker was having to fight on two fronts simultaneously made 319

his task incredibly difficult, especially since his relations with Burghley and the Queen were not often easy (Leicester was something of a personal enemy of Parker). The detailed study of these controversies, however trivial they may seem to us toda y, co ncerned largely with question of dress during service and outside church, licensing of preachers, ornaments, doctrinal points, questions of simony, plurality, and other points of ecclesiastical organisation at the parish level, serve but to underline ho w lmportant all tlus was to contemporaries. It was only by jockeying for positio n over this type of difficulty that the church could work out its position at all. The chapters of greatest interest to us, of course, are those where Mr. Brook deals with Parker in his Diocese the Visitation of Canterbury Cathedral in 1570 and the Queen's visit to Canterbury in 'Is73. Parker himself lived at Bekesbou rne until he had restored the Palace which was in a ruinous condition through age and fire- an undertaking which cost him over fourteen hundred pounds. While at Ca nterbury he also found time for two of his favourite pursuits- the search for antiquarian remains, and the support of education. His intervention enabled Sir Roger Manwood to build his school at Sand wich, and he was also concerned with tIle Orders for Ion bridge School. The scholarships he founded for boys of The King's School to go to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, date from an earlier period while he was still Master of Corpus and VlCe-Chancellor of the University (1562 and 1569). During the Visitation of 1570 a committee was appointed to suggest improvements in the accommodation for the school house and hall for the Grammarians. The scholars in the grammar school were to be examllled as to thelf progress, the residencies and the grammar school were to be repaired , and the rules for electlOn of scholars to the school were to be more stnctl y enforced . It is a pity that so little space should be devoted to Parker and his diocese. No doubt this is owing to the fact that the Cathedral archives were not consulted, which seems extraordinary, since over twenty-five years a considerable amount of material must have accumulated. Tltis omission is very odd, since elsewhere Mr. Brook appears to be a very scholarly writer. He is an ecclesiastical historian of some repute, though he gives us none of his credentials (educated at Bradford Grammar School, he is now a Fellow of All Souls). But it does seem that he has done his work from secondary sources, and those primary sources that have been published, such as the Correspondence and the Register. It is a pity also, since the layout and type-setti ng is so pleasing and readable, that a bibliography was not included. This means that one has to wade through footnotes to find any particular reference. The index is also unsatisfactory.

Mr. Brook's judgments on Parke r are very fair, but they do tend to slide over his besetting sin. " Evidently, from the point of view of a modern antiquary, Parker was a dangerous collector, for all his enthusiasm.". One of his clerks "could counterfeit any ancient writing, and was employed to supply the deficiencies of various ancient books."

A considerable proportion of the magnificent library he bequeathed to Corpus consisted of manuscripts and books that by right should still be in the Cathedral library, among them an Anglo-Saxon Chronicle obtained from Dean Nicholas Wotton . For all this, however, in Mr. Brook's words: "It is not easy to imagine a man better suited to nurse the Elizabethan Church in its early and perilous days." *A Life of Archbishop Parker- V. J. K. Brook. O.U.P.35s. 320

I A DESERT RITUAL IN THREE MOVEMENTS

R. M. Pollet

T~e jeep drove along the main avenue of the desert town, a red sand track. It was evelllng, and the cotton tre~s made long shadows over. the white, squat huts. Young girls were strolling along, and gJgghng as they adjusted thell' white robes onto their shoulders. The air was full of scent, waiting for night, and the mellow light gave a feeling of peace. The jeep stopped in the main square, which was of a finer colour sand than the track. In the centl'7 a two-foot ~ !ump of palm-tree, wltich had been eaten by goats and used by dogs, bore the 1I1scnptlOn: The palm-tree of Independence. Atar". The driver's olive-coloured bull neck did not move. MatJtieu decided that he was meant to get out. He did and the driver showed ltim into the hostel.

So he had arrived . He was in the desert at last, and he could study ltis geography to his heart's eontent. The room was bare except for a washstand, a cracked mirror and a bed. He declded to unpack later and to go onto the parapet instead. It was already cooler outSIde. The s~n was Just touchlllg the black hIlls and some palms were waving in the distance. Mathieu lald his hands on tJle warm stone-edge and for a moment he stopped breathing. There lay the desert: pure, vast and uncomprontising. He felt that here was the answer to all the sulfering in his life, this great expanse where man was nothing. He wondered how he could have posslbly wasted so much ume . " . The women in the distance were drawing water from tJ,e well in the dried river bed. They were laughing and the water splashed from the leather buckets onto the golden sand. There were tears in his eyes as he returned to his room. After dinner a young boy in clean wltite robes arrived . He said he was the son of Mockta the man who would act as guide for Mathieu. Would the " toobab" follow him to the hous~ of ltis father? Mathieu agre7d, and he found himself walking beltind the boy, who said notJung. Above, the stars glinted hke Jewels on the black carpet of creation. The moon had risen, and its beams made a strange, silent, white world. Mathieu could hear the murmurings in the huts and tents on each side of him and the numerous fires threw shadows onto the sand track, which wa.s now pale yellow. The boy stopped sharpl y and entered a ~ourt-ya rd , 111 the mlddle of which a blue tent was pitched . A charcoal fire was smouldering 111 the sand and the smell of mint-tea ntingled with the scent of Arab clothes and burnt wood. Mockta was a wiry Arab of about sixty, with close-shaven white hair, blue robes and a very brown skin. He greeted MatJtieu in the traditional way, by taking his hand into his hands and then touching his heart with his right. They sat cross-legged and the young boy served the tea, very hot, in small glasses, with dried dates. Mockta took out his hasltish pipe, and after taking a long draw, he was ready to discuss business. He explained to Matltieu in reasonable French how he wou ld take ltim to an unknown spot called Thasas Mooth, which was about four days by jeep from Atar. Here there were many rocks that the "toobab" could stud y. Mathieu arranged to meet at seven the next morning outside the police station, where the jeep was kept, which was being lent by the army.

The first night, Mathieu was too tired to eat after driving over the sand and rocks all day. By the third day he was getting used to the rhythm of the desert: the fiery communion 321

between the earth and the sun during the afternoon; the exhausted sigh of the desert when the evening came with the crimson sunsets; the harsh stars, the wltite moon and the

cold at night; the rose-pink dawns when your nose bleeds from the change to the heat and the winds crackle through the dried leaves of the thorn-trees; and fin ally the fresh mornings with the dancing sunlight which builds up to the heated crescendo of the afternoon .... It was not a place for men. He had already seen his first gazelle with its blood-red , almost transparent ears, and he had heard the cry of the leopard when drinking his mint tea by the camp fire at night. The fourth evening they arrived at Thasas Mooth, where they pitched camp in a rocky wadi. On one side the wind-ribbed dunes stretched for miles towards the north, on the other a cliff bega n the range of mountains which on ly stopped by the plains near the Senegal river. While Mockta put up the tent and collected brushwood, Mathieu crouched in Arab fashion (he was learni ng) on his haunches, with his feet ftat on the ground. He watched the sun kissing the thighs of the dunes and he breathed the cool air of the evening. The rocks were still warm and the sand-beetles were starting their homeward crawl, where-

ever home was. He felt calm, as if his heart had turned into a still lake, and as the stars came out, his whole soul opened out, as wide as the heavens .. .. Later, as they were drinking their mint-tea, Mathieu felt vaguely disturbed. A wind was blowing on his lake- blowing regularly. It took him some time to realise what it was. Yes, from the black mountain, or rather from behind it, there came a dull throb in three beat time- boum, boum, bourn- bourn, boum, boum- Mackta was tuning in his precious transistor radio to "Station Monro via", whose programmes were continua lly selling

Christianity as if it were some luxury product. For Mockta this was a sta nding joke. Mathieu had to ask about the throbbing rhythm. Was it the wind or was it .... He had heard some strange stories in the South. " Hey, fri end," he called with a slight tremor in his voice, "what is that beating over by the mountain?" Mockta did not hear at first and Mathieu was forced to repeat his question. Mockta turned his old face and the pain-lines in the centre of his forehead contracted. "As I told yo u when you came to my house to drink tea beneath my tent, and to receive my hospitality, this region is ca lled Thasas Mooth. Thasas is the name of a prophet who wandered these hills many, many rains ago, before the great Mohammed himself. Mooth means death, or place of death. " Mockta paused to glance at Mathieu's face, which was white with the flames licking it like some great anima l. "This is where Thasas died," he continued. '\It is said that he was captured by a certain tribe, wandering near here, whose chief he had denounced, and that the tribe killed him. It is also said that they had to kill him three times, for he survived the first two attempts. They started by stoning him. He lived, and when he was fully recovered they threw him down this cliff yo u see to the South. He fell onto a patch of sand and lived, and so finally they burnt him. One may hear his death-scream once a year, when the moon is red and pregnant with blood, and the dry wind blows from the North, and makes the eyes burn in the morning." The tempo of the throbbing had increased. Mathieu had started fidgeting, yet his eyes remained fixed on the old man's face. Mockta paused to look calmly at the moon and continued: "The tribe returned to its dwelling, which was a city of salt, many camel rides from here. Yet they have returned ever since, each year, to pay- penance. The throbbing is the drums which prepare for the ceremony of absolution. More I cannot tell you." Mockta turned 322

hi~ back on Mathieu and stared at the black mountain face; both were of stone. Mathieu shivered.

Thatnight he could not sleep. He had been fascinated by what Mockta had said, but not satiated. The drummll1g had not stopped, a~d he could no longer tell the difference between that and his own heart. He looked at his watch- I 1.30. One sleeps early in the desert. He decided to go for a walk to calm his nerves. He lifted up the side of the tent and crawled out. The sand was soft and Silky under his hands. Outside it was colder than he had expected. The moon w~s now red on the horizon and he could hear a hyena howling. The drummmg had m!ngled wIth the mUSIc of the desert l1Ight, which seemed to be waiting .... The breeze held ItS breath .... Even the crooked sun-beaten thorn-trees looked like old men, bent on their sticks, waiting for- something. ' Suddenly he realised that he was plodding across the sand and over the boulders, heading to:",ards the mountalll-side. He knew wh:;. If only he could catch a glimpse of .... his nund flashed .... a gilmpse of what? Yet If only he could catch one gl impse .... and then tell the wodd! The drummll1g had now settled into something as black and ugly as the mountalll Itself. He approached the dark face from the eastern side, as the rocks were terraced there, and he wou ld be able to reach the top in about twenty minutes of hard c1ambenng. He started. Prob~bly he was sweating in spite of the cold. The crystalline pebbles m front of his eyes, wluch looked ilke quartz, glistened red in the moonlight . ... carbuncle red. Then the top rIdge was about ten feet away. He looked at his watch. It was five mmutes to twelve. The drumming was much louder now and maddening. He could even discern ecstalic shrieks: of pain or joy: probably both. Suddenly .he was standing and looking into a vast bowl, which had been hewn out of the mountalll- by the weather. In three corners there was a pit in which a fire blazed. About five hundred people were milling around in white robes which the shadows fingered. He gasped. They were all dancmg or rather swaying to the frenetic beat of the drums They seemed to be chanting some ancient song whose words he felt he understood. I~ fact hefelt he had s.een the whole s~e n e s.omewhere before- far, far back. The drumming filled hiS ears and hiS bod:;, and .an II1toxlCalmg smell of burnt brushwood , incense, spices a."d sweat filled hiS nostnls. HI ~ breathing became faster. His blood was throbbing in tlmey, the drums. He w~s swaymg rhythmically on a huge, black, eternal sea. His lake had jomed the ocean outSide and he was n~ longer a self. He felt that he was being drawn towards the dancmg and he shuddered !n hiS.ecstas~. Sudden ly everything seemed natural and nght, even the three white vlrgllls In their ciIngll1g robes who were to be burnt in the fires. It ~as the absolutIOn ; the orgasmIc crescendo of joyous suffering. Then there was a magnesIUm flash, and the stars whirled, laughing, overhead. He heard a long scream before he passed out. He did not know if it was his own.

Selwyn Mauberley arrived in the desert town. It was evening and quite cold. How he haled this backwater. He was the first white to arriv~ in s!x months, or so the grinning Arab had told him. He already wanted to get back to clvl!JzalIon, but they were paying him well to. make the map and It was, ~fter all, unexplored territory. He was shown into the hostel. HIS face wll1.ced at the pmk-pamted wall, with its iron streaks and its blisters. After dinner a yo~ng boy m white robes arn ved. He was to see Mockta, the boy's father, who would gUIde him. 323

Later he was drinking tea with the old man under his tent. They were talking generally to Mauberley as to the state of the town since independence. Mockta replied that the people were happier, being left alone. Mauberley grunted . Then he ~emembered he ,::anted to ask about his colleague, Mathieu, who had come there some SIX months ago. Tell me, Mockta", he asked, " do you know what happened to a certain Monsieur Mathieu, who came here some months ago?" "No, I do not." Mockta's reply was terse. "You know they brought him back to Dakar, raving mad !" "I see," was all Mockta's comment. "They said he was jabbering about a massive sea, and a fork with three prongs, or something." Mockta's eyes were glazed. He muttered something about the desert being a lonely place. Mauberley had almost lost interest. "Something about three wounds on his forehead- or something. Anyway, it doesn't matter. He always was a fool." He paused . "When shall we set out tomorrow? Where do you suggest we should head for?" Mockta spat. "I think we shall go to- Thasas Mooth. You will find it an interesting place." Mauberley suddenly thought about his wife at home and the cocktail part~ she. was probably at. Would it be Paye's or Gallenka's? He watched a sIlver cloud as It glIded across the moon, like a knife across an eye. "Yes," he replied dully.

Dralt 1m' a Su" Advertisemeut Hang brash balloon, phebus bauble, burst some light on dull old England, melt our cold and turn our night to glowing day. Weave your spider's-web and charm our sight, bare our skin our flesh all white and bask us in your shining- bright caress of lusty summer. Melt the frost of dandruff-heads, hid by undertakers' hats, the foggy vests, and city-dress, the slushy spats of frozen feet, galoshed roads, the rainy loads from soggy clouds squeezed out on England's damp abodes of huddling people. Bursting bulb of summer, hypnotizer, hot seducer, pop the frigid clouds, the modest shrouds that clothe her in the winter, strip her legs and toes of heavy hose; don bikinis, English rose, expose your hot hypocrisy .. , . Boxed-in winter frames with frothing storms his shivering albion dawns- bed-socked bones discuss the weather- isn't it cold- but England groans when chasing winds blow back the sun, bemoans the naked-bodied heat. Painted august, margate-rocked, bankholiday sun come warm us up and boil our greasy fish and chip blood with hedonistic sand and sea and see what fun we all can have if you can melt society's code of "good old-fashioned" morals .... come on, let's have a burn-up_

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I A DECADENT SOCIETY

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Colonel B,

England is today a second-rate power; she is, moreover, on the decline. It is quite possible that in a few more years she may be only a third-rate power: if, indeed, she has not by then signed away her independence and abdicated from her responsibilities. It is futile to say that we are declining because of the cycle of history. Englishmen said that after the Seven Years' War, long before we reached the top. If they had been listened to, we would never have done so. Powers decline because their people have not the will-power to remain at the top. The cycle of history in itself is not an active agent: it is a commentary on the facts. It would have been easy for the Germans to say in 1945 that their country was destined to decline, and that they should accept the fact. But they didn't: they set out to ensure that Germany would once more reach the top. In 1945 France had been declining for much longer than England, and should by rights have reached a lower level. Yet now, fifteen years afterwards, she wields much more influence than we do, simply because the combined will-power of the French Government and people is stronger than ours. England is in the grip of a moral decline far worse than that which affected France between 1830 and 1870. The basis of society is that the rights and the obligations of its members should be precisely balanced ; only thus will all have an equal stake in its preservation and prosperity. But the Welfare State has removed the workers from the status of equal partners. Now, they have the right to be kept alive without the obligation to work. For those with fairly large families , indeed, it can be more profitable not to work, as their va rious incomes from Government sources can easily add up to more than their maximum

possible earnings . Much nonsense is talked these days about "the right to work". There is no such thing : there should be, on the contrary, an obligation to work. This change of emphasis has produced, and js producing, a fairly rapid disappearance of any form of moral responsibility. It is possible to acquire anything that they want by unemployment benefits, National Assistance, and the other organs of the Welfare State, without doing anything in return. There is thus no need for them to feel any responsibility to their families, as they know that in an emergency the State will look after them. If they are losing the capabilities of feeling responsible to their own families, how can their attitudes to their employer, or the State, be other than selfish ? It is this which has brought about the present increase in vice, illegitimate births, crime, and gambling: the feeling that it is possible to get something for nothing.

We are surrounded by the symptoms of this moral degeneracy. All the newspapers that have wide circulations among the lower classes pander to the lowest tastes of their readers, and vie with each other in producing titbits of scmidal about the great, and stories of vice and violence. More and more television programmes are concerned with such subjects. And yet television and newspapers, like all mass media, have a duty to help in the enlightening of the people, not in their degradation. Another symptom is the gross irresponsibility of trade-unions, and of shop-stewards, who bring their men out on strike because their tea is not hot enough, regardless of the fact that they are increasing production costs, s"e nding the cost of living up, and wreaking havoc among our exports.

The easiest answer, of course, would be to abolish unemployment benefits, and have a slump. But this is open to a serious moral objection: the State has an obligation to see that its members don't starve. But it would not be very difficult for the Government to 325

create occupation for the unemployed: something like road-building, with snow-clearing as an alternative in cold weather. Lower wages would obviously have to be paid; such people would have to have it continually emphasized that they were in their present circumstances because all the jobs were filled by better men. Steps would then have to be taken to produce feelings of responsibility on a higher level. To start with, it would be necessary to ban all strikes, or at least impose a long cooling-down period on the American model. Then some form of profit-sharing scheme would have to be worked out, so that the wages of the worker would be linked to the productivity of their plant. Finally, there would have to be some form of contract. Only by such means will the masses be woken up to the fact that the State is not a universal provider, but something in whose prosperity and power they are themselves deeply involved. But the natio n's troubles and weaknesses are not only caused by the moral degeneracy of the people. The political system is itself rotten to the core. The administration of the country remains stable only because we have the best Civil Service in the world: it is one of England's last havens of responsibility. But the great mass of politicians has abandoned the concept of principle. If the Conservative Party thinks that it is losing popularity with the masses, it moves its policy a few inches to the left. If the Labour Party thinks that it is losing popularity with the intellectual middle-classes, it moves its policy a few inches to the right. Any influence that the back-bench M,P.s, in theory the voices of the people, .night have, is invalidated by the Whip system ; it is thus less surprising than it ought to be when we find such political apathy among the middle-classes, who have always been, and should be, the most forceful element of a democracy. It is the Party system that is stifling democracy in this country. While the Whips are in control, there can be no expression of views other than those authorized by the party Leader. Most M.P.s, especially in the Tory ranks, are far too afraid of being branded "rebels" and "traitors" to risk voting for measures contrary to government policy. The

withdrawal of the Whip is regarded as a punishment : it should be a compliment to an M.P.'s common sense. In the const ituencies also there appears this slavish conformity: organizers do not want to lose their jobs, or their prospective M.B.E.s. For this reason it is impossible for the voice of the people ever to find concrete expression in government policy. The solution would be the abolition of the party-system. If all M.P.s were independent, and were thus able to reflect in their actions the wishes and the interests of their constituents, democracy would return. One concept that has gone a long way towards rigidifying the party system is that of collective ministerial responsibility. Obviously if a minister makes a mess of a job, he should resign. But if a government motion is defeated, this is an expression not of censure, but of disagreement. If the minister concerned feels that his fate is linked to the measure, he ought to resign ; but a ministry ought not to resign until a vote of censure is passed on it. Thus a ministry would become an executive power,

as it was meant to be, and not all appendage of the legislature. Only when the heads of the executive regard politics and administration as a profession , in which certain ethical standards have to be observed, and not as a game in which the country is not involved, can there be a responsible direction of English government, and an example of responsibility set from the top.

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Across 1. C~su.al ~ehavio ur of a three-quarter? (1 3). 10. Vil la ms In progress (5). 11. Life ~tory of "Hog" by a rip (9). 12. Coatmg for man upset being swallowed by

2. 3. 4. 5.

eel (6). Make up a motto for fruit (6). Part of a ship to hold the tide (4). Divers' fountain- pen fi llers? (10). Might weB become moon-starer ( to) , Genero us address to writer (4). No title for a wife who is always away from home (6). 25. Intense repugna nce of two alternatives with a little Home Rule (6). 28 . Nothin g out of the way here. Tryon mail to see if it fits (9). 29. G ~ rl put it between two articles (5). 30. DIsh that put amphibian in a difficulty (4, 2, 3, 4).

13. 16. 17. 20. 21. 23.

Down Company meant slightly changed sky (9). Hotels Ill:ay be turned into a single one (6). Some pomts on bills (4). School for metonymy, but my! my! what a

loss! (4).

6. Ran back to meet oarsman closer (8). 7. Colour not so easy to get as pie (5), 8. Is this where the mightiest locomotives are at work? (5 , 8). 9. Hand choir copy for an imaginary sufferer (13). 14. Don , but no professor (3, 2), 15. Extreme remark (5). J 8. I mail part to make it fair (9). 19. Drat cops interfering with a messagecarrier (8). 22. Pocket the result of the fire for a powerful alkali (6). 24. Polo was named after him (5). 26, Beastly medal-less sort of medal (4). 27, Untrue story in army thin king (4).

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REVIEWS PLAYS: "CHIPS WITH EVERYTHING"- February 24th

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"SERJEANT MUSGRAVE'S DANcE"- March 17th

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"MEN WITHOUT SHADows"- March 3rd

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LECTURES: VERMEER AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES- February 10th

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"SOUND THE TRUMPET"- January 31st

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BRITAIN AND THE MIDDLE EAsT- February 19th

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TOWN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT IN CANTERBURY- February 21st

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ATOMIC ENERGY- March 12th

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48,000 MILES UNDER SAIL- March 26th

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PIAN' E FORTE- March 6th

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MUSIC: ST. MARK PASSION- March 13th

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MUSIC CIRCLE CONCERTs- February 17th and March 24th

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HOUSE PLAYS "CHIPS WITH EVERYTHING ": ARNOLD WESKER L.NACRE Another barrack-room comedy (I think it was a comedy, though there were one or two possibly symbolic bits I didn't get at the time) wi th Class instead of Huns or Nips as the enemy, blistered feet instead of a glorious death for the inarticulate hero, and a compulsory commission for the articulate coward who loses Jus principles in discovering his motives. Moral : if you belong to the officer class, don't try to rise above your station by enlisting in the ranks. The well-tried and trusted ingredients for success in the 1950 theatre have been recompounded in time for the Liberal revival, and if it all smacks of flogging a dead horse, at least it proves it is dead. The performance, however, was by no mea ns dead. The greatest danger to be faced was the problem of accents. Public school actors can usually get an easy laugh by portraying the lower orders as equipped with adenoidal Liverpudlian, palatal Zummerzet, laryngeal Swansea a nd so forth, but in this play it is the accents of Tunbridge Wells and Gerrards Cross that are exposed to hatred, ridicule and contempt, while Glaswegian carries the muffled tones of simple sincerity. A truly professional double-bluff was demanded if embarrassment was to be avoided, and this Archie, Charles, Wilfe, Ginger, D odger, Dickey, Smiler and Andrew provided with cool sensitivi ty, even when placed under the handicap of expressing emotion by only nearly swearing. Corporal Hill (M . J. Baker) successfully evaded the inevitable comparison wi th the Master-at-Arms in Billy Budd by turning the stock N.C.O. into a man devot~d to hi ~ ser.vice first, f'osturing second, and mystery not at all. A. A. Moggach kept popplllg up III dIfferent gUIses for a few seconds each, horribly realistic, and with T. J. N. Claye conjured a pair of Military Police that made Orwell's 1984 minions seem like Butlin's Uncles. Horrid. The officers were made credible by J . J. F. Somerville's Squadron Leader, a nice, unimaginative chap with a strong sense of conventional duty, while the Wingco (J. H . Turner) and the P.O. (W. H . Williams) played Big Bear and Little Bear as though the most important thing in the world was who had been sitting in their chairs. R . J. M. Collier, as Pip, who caused all the trouble by doing the right things for the right reasons, elegantly gave the impression that he did not need to act at all, thus amply justifying the suspicion and fury of the other characters. Scene shifters and band were both visible and did their stuff with unobtrusive efficiency, reminding us that we were in the theatre and not at corps camp an obvious danger of too much realism. ' But, of course, what made the thing a play happening, rather than a performance of a play, was the skilled and disciplined control of all aspects of the production. This showed itself obviously in the millisecond timing of the badly done drill and the simulta neous timing of the well done drill at the end; but in other ways too: a simple set, with apparently acres of room for lots of rapid and precise movement, sound effects that came from the barrack square and not up a drainpipe, while even the programme cover suggested the nervous, spiky tempo of the play, and sustai ned our anticipation during a rather slow beginning. It was not perhaps a very memorable play, but, paradoxically, a very good choice, and an excellent opportunity for theatrical craftsmanship. I.N.W. 330

J "SERJEANT MUSGRAVE'S DANCE": JOHN ARDEN WALPOLE Serjeant Musgrave's Dance was an ambitious choice for the Walpole play, and if badly done it could have been disastrous. Not only is it difficult to understand, but it has moments of high drama which could easily have become melodramatic. The play, however, was a tour de force, and left us in no doubt of its power, if in considerable doubt of its meaning. As the London critics were also mystified when it was put on at the Royal Court Theatre in 1959, it seems evident that the obscurity lies more in the play than in the way it is presented. There was no interval in this performance, and the fact that it held a school audience for nearly two hours is a measure of its success. Production was smooth, and scenery

was kept to a minimum so that chan!!es could be fast. This urgency was nece.ssary to drive the play through in the time, but It had a more Important dramatIc function III mamtaining the intensity. The problem of audibility was firmly tackled both by producer and actors: Nearly all the action took place on the forestage, Illummated by extra front of house hghtlllg, and this was effective, except for the lack of depth in grouping. The actors certainly succeeded in making themselves heard to the back of the hall, but at the expense of some clanty and flexibility. M. P. Scofield spoke the part of Musgrave well, and some lack of dramatic movement was no real disadva ntage in this part. He had a commanding presence, and at climactic moments his voice took on a powerful vibrant quality which conveyed the passionate religious obsession of the man. P . G . Boss, as Sparky, formed a lively contrast to Hurst and Attercliffe, played by R. C. Evans and P . H. Woodrow. It IS dIfficult to express strong emotion without raising your voice, and if you keep it raised, the audience will be compelled to listen but their discernment will be blunted: I think this was why these two characters seemed 'insufficiently differentiated, but they both acted large parts with vigour and conviction. There were no weaknesses in this large cast, every member of which acted with life and intelligence but T particularly liked Maries as the small town Capitalist Mayor, blunt andunscrupulous, ..~d Buzzard as the bargee; h~ used his eyes pa~ticularly expressively, and III spIte of occasIOnal lIlaudlblhty gave a VIVId portrayal of this shifty, obsequious, venomous character.

And the meaning of this "unhistorical parable"? What spiritual or moral relations does this fictitious narrati ve illustrate? The failure of the audience to grasp these truths is the failure of the dramatist to express them simply enough. To say that it is about pacifism, exemplifying the moral "Those that live by the sword shall die b~ the sword", or that t~e end does not justify the means, or to say that Musgrave persomfies Death, the soldle.r s God- this is all very well, and the meamng certamly becomes clearer If you read the scnpt afterwards, but a play should fulfil itself on the stage. In spite of its obscurity, however, this was an exciting, provocative play, full of ~ivid authentic dialogue and strong dramatic situations, a nd it provided a rewardmg everung's entertainment.

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"MEN WITHOUT SHADOWS": J.-P. SARTRE GALPIN'S

This was a play for the player, not for the spectator. As an experience on the stage it must have been intense and exhausting. As a spectacle it became so to its school audience through the oppressive claustrophobic atmosphere it eventually created. It forced a hostile and ill-mannered audience to listen, and it began to torture some of them no less than those on the stage. Producer and all of the actors deserve praise for the success with which this was effected. But this was not a play to present to a school audience- some would say, to any audience. The violent reactions of some adu lts with their cdes of "Horrible!", "Disgusting!",

"Disgraceful!"; departures during the interval; complaints and protests ..... tllis might have been the first night of Hugo's Hernani or the opening of Brecht/ Weill's Mahagonny in the late 20's. It was an "occasion", a "test case".

If only it had been done badly, everyone would have forgotten it immediately afterwards, but it was performed with a simplicity and conviction that made serious criticism necessary and inevitable. The quality of the acting and production made so real the revolting sadism and torment of the situations as to shock and horrify some and fa scinate others. There were three stages- though I hesitate to use any word wllich would suggest movement and development in so static and semi-motivated a series of episodes as Sartre's dramathe opening scene in the attic; the torture of Henri and the murder of Francois; the final scene of liberation and death. Of these the first was the worst : the audience was not prepared to listen, shuffling and scraping chairs, falling from lligh places, and (in anticipation, perhaps?) coughing up its inside; there were laughs at the dramatic moments (Sorbier's torture off-stage) and at the unsuitably embarrassed Militiamen who seemed rather ashamed to touch their victims; there was some inaudibi lity, and because of the high noise-to-signal ratio many of the audience did not catch who Jean was, what he was doing (or not doing) and, therefore, why he was allowed to go away unmolested in the Second Act. Lines such as Can oris' : Nothing that happens between these Jour walls has any importan ce, almost brought laughter, and we were as far from the illusion of the theatre as is Sartre from Shakespeare. On top of this, an interminable interval in the dark while the set was changed. The sets themselves were simple and attractive, and the lighting, though not calling for any dramatic effects, was excellently arranged for effective spot-lighting and variation between the scenes. Moreover, there had been some vcry good acting, from Francois (A. J. Flick), from Lucie (J. A. Thomson) and from Sorbier (H. J. Morris) especially. With the scene came change---R. R. C. Butler and P. R. Senior engaged in a battle of unpleasantness, and J. N. P. Low, demonstrating at regular intervals that there is no substitute for "Salaud", began to draw the audience, and with McClure's terrifying torture at Senior's hands there came a reall y dramatic turn in the spectators' behaviour, from

hilarity to horror or fascination ("it was quite good, sir, once the torture began"). Good clean fun? Sarbier commits suicide; Franc;ois is strangled on his own sister's knee;

Canoris, Lucie, Henri are shot, just as they have chosen life- and the curtain falls on this final irony. Jean has escaped (though many did not realise his connection with or dependence on the others); the remainder lose their lives. 332

Many who might have been interested by Sartre's examination of the question of human liberty of action, the question of choice, had fled long before thi s fina l section in which Canoris (T. J. J. P. Smartt) won over first Henn (1. 1'. McClure) and tllen LucIC 111 the most optimistic and warnling pages of the play. Here Thomson was especially Impressive. Jean (J. F. Cundy), as an outSider, was the most shadowy of the Men without Shadows ; the remainder gave polished performances and, with Butler and Senior, were all outstanding. The production was extremely effective after the first interval, but the play itself wllich I personally disliked, seemed static and undramatic because of Sartre's view 'of life- episodic, non-progressive; negative and nihi listic, despite the brief moment of acceptance at the end (We have no right to die for nothillg. Each of your actions wil! be judged illlhe light ofyour whole life, as opposed to Lucie's, Life has 110 real imporlallce allY more); humourless and lacking in human ity (pity would be too "bourgeois" a sentiment for Sartre

to express) . Obsessed as he seems to be, we come away with the impression that it is Sartri: who is "nasty, brutish and short", and not life. R.D.S.

LECTURES VERMEER AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES MR. E. PRINS

Mr. Prins, in his short introduction, outlined Holland's posltJon in the history of European Art, and described the main characteristics of the Dutch School, especially the importance of light to the Dutch painters. Then he spoke more specifically of Vermeer: the relation that llis work bears to that of his contemporaries, his life and the effects that events in his life had on his art, his "rediscovery" by Dr. Bredius, and the difficulty of dating llis pictures by normal methods. A black-and-white and a coloured version of the first slide were used to show the qualities of Vermeer's paintings : their nawless structure, the subdued light of his interiors, and his normal colour scheme of blue and yellow with red as a counter-colour. Mr. Prins demonstrated Vermeer's unique genius by comparing his works with an efficient, Vermeerlike interior by Metsu, and showing what this lacked in comparison with Vermeer's own paintings. All the reproductions were discussed in detail. The lecture was not confined to Vermeer alone. Mr. Prins showed works by other contemporary artists and discussed them, after comparing and contrasting them with Vermeer- he mentioned de Hooch, de Witte, Jan Steen, the still-life painters Heda and Kalf and fina lly Van Meegeren's forged "Vermeers". Two pictures were of particu lar inter~st as raritie~: a Frans Hals portrait in a German private collection, which had never been exhibited publicly before last year's Hals exllibition, and one of the two surviving works by Terrentius. His references to Rembrandt reminded many of the audience of Mr. Prins' earlier Rembrandt lecture; "Vermeer and his Contemporaries" was complementary

to tllis, giving a complete view of 17th century Dutch painting, presented not only with erudition but enthusiasm. C.H.I. 333

"SOUND THE TRUMPET" MR. BERNARD BROWN

The trumpet is not ideal for introverts, not the instrument with which to soothe one's feelings. Essentially loud and brilliant in tone, it has always been the instrument of royal fanfares and Baroque magnificence. Only with the advent of jazz has it become a means of intense personal expression. But it is a mistake to think it unsubtle as a classical instrument, and its strident loudness can be over-emphasised. The music of Vivaldi, Corelli and Torelli shows the trumpet's capacity for delicacy combined with brilliance. This delicacy was the only element missing in Mr. Brown's examples, which illustrated well the development and scope of the trumpet. He began with Boyce's Volunteer, which typifies the exciting vigour of the instrument, and Handel's Largo. His tone was full and open, a strong brass sound which was ideal for the first piece but perhaps slightly overstated for the second. But in playing his various horns- ram's horn, post horn, coach horn and even the type blown at the opening of Tutankhamen's tomb- he showed excellent control and precision and gave a lively performance of the Post Horn Gallop on the tandem horn . The trumpet has developed from these various horns, and Mr. Brown showed how the modern valve trumpet is able to use various lengths of tubing and so gain greater control of pitch. He illustrated development from the Dutch Court trumpeter, to RimskyKorsakov, to Stravinsky, and showed how the capacity of the trumpet has been increased by the use of mutes. The sounds produced are unmistakably modern in idiom and are used effectively: for example, by Gershwin in his Rhapsody in Blue. Mr. Brown showed particular skill in his playing of the 18th century valveless trumpet used in Handel's time, where trills have to be done solely with the lips. He ended his lecture with the 3rd Movement of Haydn's Trumpet Concerto, and as a final flourish, Clarke's popular Trumpet Voluntary. The lecture was amusing and well illustrated, and apart from perhaps too much emphasis on the strident aspect of the trumpet, it gave a good idea of the instrument's range and powers. M.P.S.

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r BRITAIN AND THE MIDDLE EAST LIEUTENANT-GENERAL SIR JOHN GLUBB, K.C.D., C.M.G. , O.S.O., O.D.E., M. e.

Sir John Glubb's lecture was largely concerned with the historical, religious and political background to the Middle Eastern scene today, rather than with Britain's role in the area. He began by pointing out the importance of the Middle East, as the cross-roads of communications between the three continents of the Old World, as the bearer of the world's richest oil reserves, and as the birthplace of three major religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. There followed a sketch of the historical background 'n general terms, from the great Arab conquests of the seventh century through the decline into four hundred years of Ottoman dominion, to the rise of the modern "Arab" nations. Sir John stressed the Roman, and thus European, heritage of the Mediterranean seaboard conquered by the Arabs, and the Islamic conversion which led the peoples of this vast area to regard themselves ever since as "Arabs", and hence as non-Europeans. Although the true Arabs formed a tiny numerica l minority of the countries they conquered, the strength of the religious and linguistic bonds they forged at the time was such as to persist to this day and to lead to the focal point of Middle Eastern thought today, Arab unity. This ideal was an attempt to bring together a large, but sparsely populated, area into a numerically powerful unit capable of standing up for itself in a wo rld where size and power are practically synonymous. Sir John was led to speculate upon the paradox that the faster the communications at its disposal, the smaller the political units into which the world has broken up. He wisely reminded us that, although it was easy to scoff at the many vicissitudes of the cause of Arab unity since the First World War, Britai n and Europe today are faced with precisely the same problem of forging closer links between di verse units. The lecture ended with an interesting account of the form of Middle Eastern government. Sir John emphasized the ultimate powers gained by the Prophet Muhammad, religious, military and political leader in one, and how thirteen centuries of Koranic tradition made the perpetuation of the example set by him inevitable: the rule of one man, with full powers, but accessible to everyone of his fellow-citizens, was the form of government natural to Islamic countries. In this soil, conscientious British efforts at imposing our own

ideal of majority, party democracy were doomed to failure, and Communism itself could not be a lasting influence or danger. The very general treat ment of his subject undoubtedly disappointed many of Sir John's listeners, whose avidity for more problematic and topical nuts to crack was evident in the impressive range and quality of questions at the end. Sir John dealt thoroughly with these, and the substance of what he said throughout the evening was above criticism. His refreshing simplicity, his shrewd, witty comments and asides, and the balanced honesty of his approach, all contributed to an enjoyable evening. The general desire to probe more deeply and personally into his expert mind was perhaps the best tribute he could be given.

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J TOWN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT IN CANTERBURY J. L. BERBIERS, F.R. I.D.A., A.M.P.T.I.

Mr. Berbiers prefaced his lecture to a very fu ll meeting of the Art Society by forestalling those objections raised on the grou nds of the preservation of ancient buildings, and the ineompatability of modern and ancient architecture in the city. Tl1is idea, that we must preserve what is old merely because it is old, he showed to be a feti sh peculiar to our times; and he pointed out that in fact much of the ancient building we regard was itself merely a replacement and a redevelopment of something that had preceded it. Mr. Berbiers also asked us to approach the whole problem in a spirit of clear-sighted reasonableness, rather than in a highly emotional state. As for the vexed question of "blending" the o ld and the new, rather than using any

deliberate choice of style, Mr. Berbiers showed that the only practical way was to achieve unity and harmony through contrast rather than similarity- for instance, the square and

sunken garden round St. George's Tower. The lecture itself was not so much a lecture as a series of informed discussions about the slides that M r. Berbiers brought along to show us. The slides he showed were a careful contrast of general views and particular detailed studies. The Longmarket especially was shown in a great variety of ways. This, however, we all know so well that it might have been morc interesti ng to 113ve treated some more unfamiliar layout in this way: the new

wing to the Girls' Technical School, for instance, unknown to many of us, which the general views showed to be a n extremely fine piece of planning and archi tecture. From a comprehensive picture of the modern buildings already created in Canterbury Mr. Berbiers moved on to the development pla ns for the future: in particular, to the plans for the new ri ng road and a relief road . This would solve the chronic traffic problem and would be an important step towards the creation of a "Pedestrian Precinct" around the centre of the city. To close the lecture, Mr. Berbiers showed us photographs of the model of the new Civic Centre and redevelopment of the Dane John area, in which the Municipal Buildings, the multi-storey car park and Riceman's store would provide a pattern of three similarlysized buildings leading the eye across Canterbury to the Cathedral. Mr. Berbiers was kept conti nuall y busy with a barrage of intelligent and relevant questions, which formed the basis for the discussion, and without which the lecture could hardly have been so relaxed, informed, and pleasurable. S.G.F.S. 336

J ATOMIC ENERGY

MR. K. E. B.

JAY

On Tuesday, 12th March, K. E. B. Jay of the H arwell Atomic Research Station discussed the peaceful uses of nuclear power in his lecture "Atomic Energy".

Aware that he was lecturing to an audience, a percentage of which had only a vague atomic know ledge Mr. Jay began by describing the atom itself with its nucleus of positively charged protons ~nd uncharged neutrons, electricall y balanced by orbiting clouds of negatively charged electrons: He took thehydr~gen atom as Ius fir~t example, and then went on to describe the ural11um atom and lt S radIOactive Isotope U 23a . The fi ssIOn of such an isotope, that is the splitting of the atom on impact by a neutron, gives two sepa ~ate particles and two free neu~r,on s which, ,by imp~ct with, other atoms, can cause further fiSSIOn,

The splitting of the nucleI in the form of heat.

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the ensulllg chall1 reactIOn produces a vast amount of energy

Having discussed the nature of nuclear energy, Mr. Ja y wen t on to its

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estimated that in the year 2000 A.D. the demand for power wou ld be five limes what It IS today. Fossil fuels such as oil and coal are not inexhaustible, and there is therefore a growing need for nuclear power. At present it is two and a half times more expensIve to bUIld a nuclear power station than an equivalent coal burning station, because of the necessanly

elaborate precautionary measures of thick steel and concrete walls, although the cost of its fuel the fissile material, is less- enriched uranium produces a million times more heat

energy'than the same weight of fossil fuel. Tn ten years' time, as experience is gained, the building costs will be about equal. With the help of diagrammatic slides, Mr. Jay showed how the heat evolved in fission is utilised to dri ve dynamo tu rbines. For the reaction to start there must be a certam critica l mass of uranium in the form of rods; these rods contain only a very small per-

centage of the radioactive isotope 235. To prevent the reaction proceeding too quickl~, a moderator such as graphite is used; the heat of fission is carried away. by a carbon dIOXIde gas coolant which, subsequentl y passed through a heat exchanger, bOIls the water to dnve the turbines. Such a system IS utIlIsed In the Calder Hall reactor, but 111 more modern reactors such as those at Hinck ley Point and Caithness, improvements in design and the use

of the ~eramic uranium dioxide produce higher temperatures. America, with its laq~e resources of enriched uranium, has water-cooled and water-moderated reactors, whi le the Canadians are experimenting with "heavy water" moderators, These reactors are sti ll

in their development stages and man y of them produce electrical power only as a by-product in the preparation of plutonium. Mr. Jay had an extensive subject to cover, and had the added difficulty of having to lecturc to an audience consisti ng of both the Science a nd Arts Sixth Forms. Some people felt that he did not go into the subject deeply enough, while others were content wi th only an introduction to ato mic energy. Nevertheless, everyone was glad to learn about a subject that will prove to be of prime importance in the very near future.

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48,000 MILES UNDER SAIL COMMANDER VICTOR CLARK, D. S.C., R. N.

The last few years of Commander Clark's distinguished naval career were spent in the frustrating confines of the Admiralty and, as soon as he retired, he set out to fulfil a dream of spending six years sailing round the world in Solace, a 33 foot, 9 ton ketch. The story of his adventures, illustrated by a series of ve ry beautiful coloured photographs of Solace in idyllic settings in the South Sea Islands and elsewhere, had his audience enthralled. Apart from the first three months, in which time he reached the West Indies by way of the Cape Verde Islands, Commander Clark's crew consisted solely of Stanley, a young West Indian whom he met by accident, and who has since become an officer in the Merchant Navy. They spent five glorious months in the West Indies, moving gently between Barbados, Trinidad , Tobago, St. Lucia, Antigua and Jamaica, before going through the Pana ma Canal and heading across the Pacific for Tahiti and the South Sea Islands. They found islands less spoilt and even more beautiful than Tahiti, and by an exceedingly happy chance it was on a coral reef just outside one of these, Palmerston Island, that Solace was wrecked in a storm . It took a full year to repair the gaping hole in her side, and this provided the most enchanting interlude of al l. The English-speaking population of 81 are all descended from William Marsters, an Englishman who landed on the island in 1860, and his three Polynesian wives. It was well worth the mammoth tasks of repairing Solace and, at the end of it, heaving her back across the reef, in return for spending a yea r in this remarkable Anglo-Polynesian, tennis-playing island. At last they were ready to sail to New Zealand , and thence gradually to Tonga, Samoa, Fiji, the primitive Papua, Bali, then across the Indian Ocean to South Africa, and finally a second visit to the West Indies before the return home. We shall remember many details of this exciting voyage-how they move house in the West Indies, "running over" a whale, the night on the mountain, fire-walking in Fiji, the

girls in Cook Islands with flowers behind bOlh ears! But most of all we shall remember the spirit of adventure that lay behind this bold and successful search after so many perfect, dream-like "islands in the sun". D .W.B.

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PIAN' E FORTE

Baroque is a strange indefinable word and the music heard in the Shirley Hall on 6th March was both weird and wo nderful. Mr. Christopher Monk and his erudite colleagues entertained a worthy audience with the playing of seven different instruments which were in common use in the 16th and 17th centuries, and have since largely disappeared from view. All of the instruments displayed a more delicate tone than their modern counterparts, mainly explained by their chamber rather than orchestral use. The various performers gave brief descriptions of the history and manufacture of their instruments before demonstrating their talents. In this way we were introduced to the fascinating cornetts with their hybrid breeding and marvellous voice-like tone, accompanied by a virginal. We were then shown a complete chest of recorders and heard a sopranino imitating a love-sick nightingale. This was followed by some Elizabethan dances played on a lute, a most complicated 19-stringed instrument, and some played on a sack but, which to the uninitiated was probably indistinguishable from a modern trombone, though the tone was decided ly sweeter. In the complete silence that followed, we strained to hear the pianissimo sounds of the clavichord as Mr. David Wilkins played three pieces by Bach. The last instrument shown was the serpent, an ugly sight but with a beguiling tone arriving haphazardly and breathlessly after its long and twisty journey. The recorders, sack but and serpent united to perform two Allemands by Schein and rounded off a most enjoyable evening's music, though the performers were tolerant enough to answer many questions

afterwards, and even allowed their valuable instruments to be handled and blown by those interested. It was a delightful evening, and we were gratefu l for the opportunity of hearing and se'eing instruments about which we had previously only ~ead. P.O.W.

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THE PASSION ACCORDING TO ST. MARK The Passion According to St. Mark wi th music by Charles Wood occupies a particular place in church music, both as a liturgica l devo tio n during Lent, and as a musical settin g not requiring the large forces, both voca l and instru me ntal, of the greater Passions by J. S. Bach. It is sung with an organ accompani ment onl y and preferably by a small group of

singers. Such was the setting on 12th March when the Madrigal Society perfo rmed the Passion in the Eastern Crypt of Canterbury Cathed ra l, before a small but ap preciati ve audience. This Ca thedral setting gave the singe rs no acoustic difficulties, and the placing of the organ, played by Mr. Allan Wicks, provided a well-balanced accompaniment to the changing feelings of the Passion story. Throughout, the singing of the Society was accurate a nd followed the expression marks o f the composer, diction was good, consonants clear and leads firm . The piano singin g

was good, particularl y the first piano entry at " As they did eat" . T he provision of adequa te treble and a lto parts is always a difficulty in a boys' school and the Madrigal Society suffers somewhat in this respect ; in fact, when these two parts sa ng alo ne the effect was

unimpressive, particularly when in compa rison to the tenor and bass four-part singing, which was outsta ndingly good, no tably at "Surely thou art one of them" . The moments of reflection that occur duri ng the singing of the hymns we re not full y appreciated by the congregation, mai nly because the tunes are not as well-known as the more usual Passion chorales by Bach which occur in similar circumstances in other Passions. As is traditional, the Passion story was told by the tenor Evangelist, H . L. S. Dibley, and altho ugh the writing is fairl y frec, mo re attenti on is necessary to accurate ti me in

recitati ve singing than is usual in Bach. Dibley's singing, a little on the fast side for the Crypt, lost some of the feeling of the wo rds by the strictness of his accuracy, a nd a lac k of resonance at F and abo ve sometim es gave the impressio n o f flatn ess. But the part was sung with great sincerity. Jesus was portrayed by D. G . van Asch both accurately and dramatically with fin e resonance and tonc- a very pleasing voice. The fina l parts of the story concernin g the ago ny on the Cross a re al so sun g unaccompa nied by the Evangelist, and it was here that Mr. Robert Scott relieved Dibley and continued to the end, mainly reciting on a B fl at. This part is written sim ply, a nd effectively portrays the agony of the story. During the singing of the hymn My God, J love Thee there is a treble solo decoration above the tune. This exacting piece of wri ting was sun g by C. S. Varcoe, still showing the training he received as a member of the Cathedral Choir. The Passio n story would not be complete without the addition of the other characters portrayed, a nd a ll of these were effecti vely sun g by Members of the Society: H . J . Morris, J. H. A. J . Armstrong, C. J. Arney, W. H. Willia ms, J . H. Turner, C. W. Blake, L. C. Rutland . As usual the direction was by Mr. Wright, who obtained the maximum effect, both by accuracy and dynamic changes a nd by a discreet and intimate beat that suited the small grou p, the work and the location, perfectl y. This was a performance not onl y devo tional but enjoyable, that deserved better audience sup port. B.H.A. 340

MUSIC CIRCLE CONCERTS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH

Influenza and other ailments caused last minute changes in the programme of t11is term's first concert of the Music Circle, but players and aud ience we re glad to be together again

after dreary weeks of snow and ice.

J. R. Valentine started the evening well with a lively performance of the Rondo from Mozart's Horn Concerlo in E jlat. Technically, Valentine has greatly improved , and. hIs tone too is o ften very good . There is room for improvement in his musical phrasin g,

but he g~ve a good performa nce and was sensitively accompanied by W. H. Williams on a not very sympathetic piano .

C. J. Arney appeared to be worried at times during his playi ng of Beethoven's Serenade in D fo r flu te. This, however, was qu ite unnecessary; although h is arpeggios were not a lways clean a nd his intonation not always sound in the upper register, the general effect was very pleasing. His to ne was good, and I li ked his easy, Iyncal phraslllg. Arney was well accompanied by Mr. Dudley (viola) and M. J. Baker (violin); Baker played With ease and confidence a nd produced a very pleasing to ne.

This was followed by Corelli's Concertino fo r Small Orchestra, arranged, no doubt for some good reason, for two trumpets (D. G. va n Asch and M. P. Scofield), violins (S. G. F. Spack ma n and Baker) viola (D. S. Kennedy) and 'cello (A. F. Polmear). All started well ; the trumpets were wei'l controlled a nd well supported by the strings. This, however, was one of the items brought in at the last moment, a nd lack of rehearsa l proved fa tai. In the third movement the second violin a nd the viola started at double the correct speed and when to ld of their mistake by the first trumpet, both stopped playing ; Baker scratched his head a nd Kennedy hid behind his stand. Spackman a nd Polmeal', the first by tlus tIme bright red and the second a deathl y shade of white, continued va liantl y with this slow and tragic movement, whose sole muslcal va lu e lay 111 the nch II1n~r ,harmolllcs ! The ,fourth movement also was not without mishap; the first trum pet ITIlsttmed a repea t, With the

result that the solo a nd the bass differed throughout by ha lf a bar ! Willia ms then appeared, to playa Scherzo in B minor by Chopin. It was difficult for the audience to concentrate on this item because of certa in "noises off", made no dou bt by the players of the Corelli , recoverin g from their unnerving experience. Rhythmically, Williams was insecure in places, but otherwise he gave a sound and va liant rendering of a

difficult scherzo. This brought us to the last item, Brahms' Clarinet Quintet. A. Maries played the clarinet, and he was accompa nied by Spackma n a nd Baker (violins), Mr. Dudley (viola) a nd Polmear ('celio). Maries was superb ill tOlle, technique and musical phrasi ng, a nd he was beautifully supported by the stri ngs. Dynamics were dramatically rendered, the players' e nsemble was impeccable, and the solos of each individual string player were fl owll1g and ahve. This was an excellent ending to a n enjoyable and entertaining concert.

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SUNDAY, MARCH 24TH

This concert displayed a good cross-section of the School's musical activities with no less than five groups of performers providing a programme full of variety and interest. The Second Orchestra, conducted by Mr. Morrish, played the March and Canzonetta from Soirees Musicales (Rossini, arranged by Britten). Mr. Morrish had to adopt a rather slow tempo for the March out of kindness to his players, but there was some very neat ensemble, despite a slight lack of vivacity. In the Canzonetta the strings produced a remarkably warm tone, and the first clarinet played most musically. Miss White's 'Cello Orchestra of more than a dozen players is a new venture, and a most successful one. It was quite clear that the 'cellists had been very well trained. Miss White is to be congratulated on achieving such sensitive playing from such an unusual group. In the Marcello Allegro the rhythm was buoyant and exciting, while the Byrd Non Nobis, Domine sounded strangely like the viol sound which Byrd himself would have heard. The standard of string playing in the Chamber Orchestra was stunning. In the Dance ofthe Blessed Spirits from Gluck's Orfeo the string tone was warm, with some really artist;c fiute playing from C. J. Arney and C. P. White. There were times when the performance could have flowed more, perhaps owing to a rather slow temp. J. L. Ard, the solo 'cellist in Bruch's Kol Nidrei for 'cello and orchestra, produced a remarkably big sound. His intonation was secure and his phrasing musical. Mr. Goodes and the orchestra accompanied sympathetically, except for one or two places where they overpowered rapid runs on the solo 'cello. A. Maries' clarinet playing in Weber's Concertina for Clarinet and Orchestra was by far the most professional part of the whole evening's performance. The gracefulness of his phrasing needed to be heard to be believed. He produces a smooth, languishing tone with just the right amount of vibrato (I don't mind a little vibrato on a clarinet provided that it is artistically used, and this certainly was.) The Chamber Orchestra ended their part of the programme with movements from Holst's St. Paul's Suitefor Strings. Here Mr. Goodes produced some exciting playing, full of fire and rhythmic drive. Perhaps the Intermezzo could have been a little more expressive, but the final Dargason more than redeemed it. Mr. Morrish conducted the Glee Club in two Negro Spirituals (I want to be ready and Steal away) , My Evaline (from Songs of Yale) and Schubert's Spectre's Dance. The spirituals were excellent, with a most sensitive rubato. The Schubert was a little too fast for the characteristic harmonic changes to be fully relished by the listener. My Evaline

was simply "with it" .

Before the First Orchestra ended the concert with Richard Strauss' Rosenkavalier Waltzes and Herold's Zampa Overture, Mr. Wright pointed out that the orchestra had been rehearsing "weightier matters" for next term's orchestral concert, and that the pieces which they were about to play were by way of relaxation from more strenuous work. The standard of playing was, however, far from relaxed. The strings in particular produced a most agreeable sound in the Strauss Waltzes, although the performance as a whole was rather inhibited, and lacked the Viennese lilt indispensable in this music. The Zampa Overture, which was deservedly encored, brought the concert to a very loud ending, with brilliant playing from the brass. We retired dazed at the thought that the standard of music at King's is still rising! C.B.S. 342

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KING'S SPORT 344

HOCKEY

ATHLETICS

345

THE BOAT CLUB

348

CROSS-COUNTRY

349

FENCING CLUB

350

SQUASH RACKETS

351

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HAYMAKERS' C.C.

343

HOCKEY Little can be said about this season. We have had scarcely any hockey, first of all through the snow, which cleared only at the end of February, and thereafter owing to the prior claims of athletics, and from the point of view of training sides for this year and the future the term can virtually be written off. The pity of this needs little underlining; we have had two potentially good sides, which could never get together to work out a coherent plan of action, and one can only hope for good weather at the end of term to a llow the Ist Xl a fair run at Oxford . At the time of going to press, we have had only one day for matches, when the 2nd XI drew with Tonbridge, but the 1st and Colts lost to fa ster and more capable sides; this result does less than justice to the obvious potential of the 1st Xl, which wou ld seem to have in Heyland, Mayer, Austin, Low and Davies the best forward line for some years. With Pedley and Somers as halves, supported in defence by Press and Fryer, to name only the automatic choices, it seems a well-balanced side, and the festivals at Oxford and Tunbridge Wells should provide some sorely needed practice.

G.P.R.

MATCHES The King's School, Canterbury v Tonbridge School

Lost 2- 3 The season finally opened on a dull afternoon aga inst Tonbridgc. King's began very strongly. and were a goal up after only ten minues, Austin putting the final touch to a fine midfield move. The King's forward line continued to play extremely well, and Heyland shortly added to the sco re with a brilliant sho t into the corner of the goal after a good so lo run. King's, believing themselves to be home and dry. then gave

up any semblance of attacking hockey until Tonbridge scored three, and then found themselves totally unable to gain the upper hand aga inst a very confident Tonbridge side. The King's School, Canterbury v St. Edmund's School

Lost 0- 3 King's were forced to play with a very depleted side because of injuries, Scholarships and Athlet ics, and soon found themselves defending desperately against a good S1. Edmund's side. The defence held out magnificently until ten minutes after half-time, when S1. Edmund's finally found a way through. Thereafter we were unfortunately unable to sustain such heavy pressure, for the forward line was almost non-existent, leaving the S1. Edmund's halves free for attacking, and at the end 51. Edmund's were the win ners by 3 goals to nil. French must be commended on the way he cut St. Edmund's dangerous Kent winger completely out oCthe game.

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ATHLETICS Despite the snow and bitter weather, the Athletics Club has had another successful season, with good wins for the Senior Team against Eastbourne and Tonbridge and a narrow defeat in a most exciting match against Eton College. The Junior Team have won all the tr matches, which promises well for the future. Outstanding performances have come from Jac kson, Brock, Bush, Swanson, Waterhouse and Hemingway, who are to be congratulated 011 being unbeaten in their various events. For the first half of the term the weather made any outside training impossible and, although much work was done in the gymnasium, the team went to Eastbourne somewhat short of training, particu larly on the track, although it looked as though we should be fairly well represented in field events with a number of experienced athletes available.

K.S.C. v Eastbourne College

A dull, windy day with early drizzle turning into a downpour which lasted all afternoon, made things most unpleasant for both compet itors and officials. Fortunately, the Eastbourne cinder track was firm and conditions underfoot were quite good. After a series of false starts, due to a faulty starting pistol, the 100 yards was won by Heyland in the fast time of 10.4 seeonds with Allen a close second. However, in the 220 yards, Bragg was beaten into thjrd place, as was Gi llan in the 440 yards. Bush and Ridley ran splendidly to take the first two places in the 880 yards, and Swanson, with Turner a good second, never looked like being beaten in the Mile. In the Field Events o nly the Long Jump was lost. With half a gale blowing, Brock did extremely well to clear 5 ft. 5 in. in the High Jump, and Jackson too k the Discus and the Weight with a fine putt of 43 ft. 9 in. Ridley and Rose were first and second in the Javelin, and at the finish King's were ahead by eleven points. In the Junior. Match, which was won by seventeen points, King's competitors were second and third in each of the sprints, and Irwin held on to win a hard~fought 440 yards. Waterhouse and Campbell took the Half-Mile with little difficulty, and except for the Weight all the Field Events were won by K ing's, with a good throw of 120 ft. by Kirby in the Discus, worthy of note. King's School p1acings were;SENI OR

100 yards 220 yards 440 yards 880 yards Mile 120 yards Hurdles Long Jump High Jump Weight Javelin Discus

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3, Bragg 3, Gillan I, Bush 1, Swanson 3, Kenney

2, Ridley 2, Turner 4, Swete 4, Stone 4, Bennett 3, Barker 2, Rose 3, Singleton

2, Allen 1, Brock 1, Jackson I, Rid ley I, Jackson

Result: K.S.C., 55; . Eastbourne, 44. 345

Willller's Performallce 10.4 sees . 23.9 sees . 54.6 sees. 2 min. 12 sees. 4 min. 53.3 sees. 16.3 sees. 19 ft. 2 in. 5 ft.5in. 43 ft. 9 in. 150 ft. 5 in. 120 ft. 9 in.

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Winner's Performance

2, 2, 1, I,

Robinson Steele Irwin Waterhouse I, Robinson 1, Sales 3, Ralph 1, Hemingway I, Kirby Result: K.S.C.,49;

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Gibbs Gibbs Randrup campbell Swann

2, Ralph

11 sees. 24.5 sees. 59.5 sees. 2 min. 21 sees. 15 ft. 8 in. 4 ft. 9 in. 41 ft. I in. 114 ft. 7 in. 120 ft.

Eastbourne, 32.

K.8.C. v Tonbridge

In the match against Tonbridge, held on Birley's, conditions were much improved. The weather was pleasant, the track had rolled out surprisingly well, and better performances could be expected. Certainl~, in the Senior match, King's competitors showed splendid form, winning all events except the Quarter-Mile. Jackson showed what a reliable performer he is by again taking first place in the Weight and Discus,and a record-breaking jump by Brock took him over 5 ft. 8 in. He has developed an excellent straddle style which, given the conditions, could take him considerably higher. Bush ran an excellent 880 yards and Bragg had a successful ~fternoon with wins in both the 2~0 yard~ and the Long Jump. Heyland agai~ came thr~ugh ~trongly to. Will t~e 100 y~rds, and Rose on thIS occasion won the Javelin, although due to a head wllld did not achieve his best distance. Swanson was not challenged in the Mile and the Relay was also won by King's, giving a very sound victory by forty-seven points. '

The Junior m~tch was much closer, and here King's, after losing the Relay, only managed to scrape home ~y two POliltS. H~wever, there were a. ~um~er of g<?od performances. Day in the 440 yards ran a ~ctcrmliled race and Revll~gton iooke:d promlsmg m t.he HIgh Jump .. Waterhouse again showed his speed 10 the 880 yards and Hemmgway agalll won the Javehn, although owmg to lack of training he has not yet shown his form of last year. King's School piacings were:Willner's Performance

SENIOR

100 yards 220 yards 440 yards 880 yards Mile Long Jump High Jump Weight Discus Javelin Relay (4 x 110)

I, Heyland I, Bragg 2, Ridley I, Bush 1, Swanson I, Bragg I, Brock I, Jackson I, Jackson I, Rose I, King's Result: K.S.C.,72;

2, Bragg 2, Kenyon 3, Gillan 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2,

Turner Allen Bennett Barker Singleton Ridley

2, Gibbs 2, Steele 1, Waterhouse 2, Robinson 2, Revington I, Kilbee 3, Kirby 1, Hemingway 2, King's Result: K.8.C., 45; 346

55.1 sees. 2 min. 15.6 secs. 4 min. 56.1 secs. 18 ft. 6 in. 5 ft. 8 in. (Record) 41 ft. 123 ft. 6 in. 139 ft. 7 in.

48.6 sees.

Tonbridge, 25.

JUNIOR

100 yards 220 yards 880 yards Long Jump High Jump Weight Discus Javelin Relay

10.7 sees. 25.2 secs.

3, Robinson 3, campbell

3, Swann 2, Reeson 2, Ralph Tonbridge, 43.

Willner's Performallce 11.1 sees. 25.8 sees. 2 min. 15.7 sees. 17 ft. 4. in. 5 ft. 34 ft. 7 in. 131 ft. 120 ft. 4 in. 51.8 sees.

I K.s.C. v Etan College

Against Eton College on their superb track it was soon obvious that it was going to be a hard match. The main strength of the Eton team lay in their sprinters, who were first-class by any standards, in school athletics, and King's were unable to get near their first two strings in either the 100 yards or the 220 yards, the latter being won in the splendid time of 23 seconds. In the 440 yards Ridley was disqualified for two fal se starts, which was unfortunate. for he would certainly have won; as it was, Gillan ran well to finish a close second. In the 880 yards, Bush looked most impressive and with beautiful style won by a clear tcn yards. Swanson also ran magnificently in the Mile, winning in the fast time of 4 min. 38.3 sees., well ahead of the first two Etonians. ' The Field Events went well for King's, with Brock again winning the High Jump, Jackson the Weight and Discus, and Ridley and Rose were second and third in the Javelin. At three events from the end, with the Long Jump, 440 yards and Relay still remaining, King's were a few points ahead. Bragg and Allen jumped below their best form and could only gain third and fourth places in the Long Jump. This, combined with the loss of the 440 yards and the Relay. tipped the scales and gave victory to Eton by thirteen points in a very close and enjoyable match. The Junior team were more successful, and although losing the sprints and the relay, another fine win by Waterhouse in the 880 yards, an excellent run by Bishop in the Mile, and further successes in all the Field Events, enabled King's to build up a commanding lead of twenty-three points by the finish. Other performances of note came from Villiers, who had a surprisingly good putt of 41 ft. with the Junior weight, Robinson, who did well to win the Long Jump with 17 ft. 7 in., Revington, who cleared 4 ft. 10 in. in the High Jump, and Bailey, who managed to win his event throwing a Senior discus.

M.E.M. King's School placings were:SENIOR 100 yards 220 yards 440 yards 880 yards Mile Long Jump High Jump Weight Discus Javelin Relay

Winners' Performallce

3, 3, 2, 1', I, 3,

Heyland Whittome and Bragg Gillan 4. Thomas Bush 4, Carpenter Swanson 4. Turner Bragg 4, Allen I, Brock 2, Bennett I, Jackson 2, Barker I, Jackson 3, Singleton 3, Rose 2, Ridley 2, King's Result: K.S.C.,63; Eton College, 76.

JUNIOR

100 yards 220 yards 440 yards 880 yards Mile Long Jump High Jump Weight Discus Javelin Relay

2, Gibbs 3, Steele 4, Robinson 2, Steele 2,Day 3, Wright 4, Irwin 3, Campbell 1, Waterhouse 3, Kirby 1, Bishop 3, Swann I , Robinson 1, Revington 3, Sales 2, Kilbee 1, Villiers I, Bailey 2, Kirby 3, Ralph I, Hemingway

2,K.S.C.

Result: K.S.C., 81;. Eton College, 58.

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10.2 sees. 23 sees. 54.4 sees. 2 min. 5.9 sees. 4 min. 38.3 sees. 18 ft. 3 in. 5 ft. 4 in. 43 ft. 123 ft. 9 in. 170 ft. 3 in.

Willner's Performance 11.1 sees. 25.1 sees. 56. 3 sees. 2 min. 11.7 sees. 5 min. 2 sccs. 17 ft. 7 in. 4 ft. 10 in. 41 ft. 97 ft. 121 ft. 5 in.

THE BOAT CLUB Unlike most other sports this term, ro wing was not much affected by the severe winter conditions. The River Stour at Fordwich remained free of ice and, although it froze over at Pluck's Gutter for about three weeks early in the term, there too it was clear by the time we were ready to boat in eights. It was thus possible to carry out the normal training programme of an extended period of tubbing and outings in fours, followed by about four weeks in eights before the Schools' Head of the River Ra.ce. "A" a,!d ':B" crews also as in past years supplemented their rowmg wIth welght-tramIng and ClfcUlt-trauung twice 'a week.

But, although the weather proved little of a handicap, the l:lrogress of the crews was restricted by frequent changes of personnel. The on gillal selectIOn was not helped by the fact that two key members were 11 0t available because of scholarship examinations in the week of the race and others had to be ruled out because of injury; and as training proceeded, there was a steady succession of short absences through illness or injury, especially in the last fortnight before the race. In fact the three crews wluch raced at Putney were ha ving only their second or third outing in that particular order. That they performed as well as they did on the day is a tribute to their spirit and determination. "A" a nd "B" crews were fortunate, through the kind assista nce of London R.C., in having a long outing on the Tideway a few days before the race, which was both good for morale and also gave useful experience of rough conditions. For the fourth year in succession the organisers of the race, on March 20th, chose a day of light wind and smooth water, a nd, with a good ebb-tide running, conditions were fa st. The three School crews rowed over in the order in which they fini shed last year_ "A" crew 2nd "B" 10th and "C" crew 39th. "A" crew had a good solid ro w at 31-32, better together ~nd with the blades much better covered than at any time during practice, and they were much assisted by the excellent course steered by Stalllton. Although Emanuel had clearly increased their lead by the fini sh, the School in turn had gained about two lengths over Hampton G.S. behind them; nevertheless we were more than delighted to find that we finished 3rd in the overall placing, only Emanuel and St. Paul's havlllg recorded faster times. Both "B" and "e" crews had very satisfactory rows, "S" crew finishing 15th (though only one second behind four crews placed II th) and "C" crew 36th, which equalled the fastest time for any 3rd eight. D.S.G. Leading Results and Times:Emanue' "A" 7.33 1st' St. Pa ul's "A", 7.38, 2nd; King's "A", 7.40, 3rd; St. Edwards "A", 7.41, 4t h; Latymer "A", 7.42, 5t h;' Becket, 7~45, 6th; Hampton "A"~ 7.47, 7th; Pangbourne and Ea ling " A" , 7.48, 8th; Winchester "A" , 7.49, 10th ; Tiffin "A", Westmll1ster "A", Emanuel " B" and Eton " A'\ 7.50, 11th ; U.C.S. "A" and King's US", 7.5 1, 15t h; King's "C", Emanue' "C". U.e.S. "C", 8.6, 36th. There were 105 entries.

The Crews:" A" Crew: J. d'A. Maycock, bow ; E. J. H. G. Gully. 2; J. A . .Norwood, 3; P. A. Croxf~rd, 4; C. H. Freeman,5; R. A. D. Freeman, 6; R. W. Clark , 7; H. L. S. Dlbley, stroke; V. G. T. Stamton, cox. " B" Crew: G. F. Langly-Smith, bo w; M. J. Guermonprez, 2 ; C. J. Bailey, 3; G. H. Sharwood-Smith, 4; M. J. Carter, 5; R. D. Scott, 6; J. R . G. Auber, 7; J. D. Stokes, stroke; P. D. Miller, cox. " e" Crew: N. B. Spiller, bow; R. B. Gale, 2; S. J. O. Gurney, 3; D . G. van Asch, 4; A. M. Harvey, 5; J. J. F. Somerville, 6; R . V. Kent, 7; W. R. Young, stroke; P. H. Rundall, cox.

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I CROSS-CO UNTRY RESULTS Run 11; Won 6; Lost 5 1962. The 1st Vl1I beat Wye College 19-48 and Winchester College 32-47, as reported in last term's issue. 1963. Training began as soon as possible, though it was not much fun in the extremely cold weather and abominable conditions, which caused the cancellation of our first match against South London Harriers and O.K.S., due to have been run on February 2nd. February 9th. 1st VIIT v Lancing and Sutton Valance at Lancing. Lancing won rather easily over their home course with 65 points to our 105 and Sutton Valence's 130. The ground was very muddy with many snow-drifts, coupled with a thick "Scotch Mist"; the notorious dykes and another part of the course were cut out. The captain, in the lead, went off course four times owing to appalling " marking", and was overtaken some 400 yards from home, when he thought there was still another mile to go. Bush (4th) ran a very good race, coming on ly nine seconds behind third. Waterhouse (10th) did well. Our other positions were: Weaver (12th), Crichton (l7th), Woodrow and Baker, J. (equal 19th), and Wyatt (21st). (4:1 miles). February 16th. lst and 2nd vm's v Tonbridge (Away). The course was very muddy, including three stretches of very unpleasant clay and one of plough as well. The 1st VIII had a splendid day. Winning by 26 points to their 57, we had our six count ing men in the first seven places. The captain broke their record by 63 seconds. Waterhouse ran a really first-class race to finish third, 10 seconds behind the Tonbcidge captain (West Kent Champion) who in turn was 2 min. 35 sees. behind the leader. Bunching superbly, we then had Bush, Double and Crichton in together at equal 4th, followed closely by Weaver in 7th place. Wood row (9th) and Baker (16th) completed our first team. The second team lost 135-123 in a close race. Leading honours in this team must go to Harris, who came a good 17th. (51 miles). February 23rd. 1st VIlI v Harrow, Highgate, Berkhamsted and Felsted, at H ighgate. Score: 1st, Berkhamsted, 65 points; 2nd, Harrow; 77 points; 3rd, Highgate, 89 points; 4th, K.S.C., 94 points and 5th, Felsted, 164 points. No onc ran true to form. The captain was some ten yards in the lead after about a mile, when he suffered a painful injury to his left foot. He continued and finished 4th. Bush came in at 10th. Our next places were Crichton (16th), Waterhouse (19th), Double (20th), Weaver (25th) and Smartt (36th) who had a nasty attack of stomach cramp. The course contained much uphill, snow, mud and some ice. (41 miles). February 27th. Senior and J unior House Races, won by Walpole and Luxmoore respectively. There was still a lot of snow, mud and ice left on the course. The~ captain (Grange) won the senior race. Fighting for second position were Bush (Marlowe) and Turner, A. (Walpole), who ran excellent races, Bush eventually claiming 2nd place. The junior race was won by Bishop (Luxmoore), with Kirby (Galpin's) 2nd, and Waterhouse (Meister Omers) 3rd. Waterhouse, I suspect, found the course too short, and I think had an "off-day" too-something which every runner experiences some time or other. March 6th. 1st vm v Dover. A magnificent climax to the season with a convincing victory of 25-59, again having our six counting men featuring in the first seven places. The course (very muddy) was badly marked, and the captain went off course five times when leading, but finally managed to pull away by nearly a minute, striding powerfully over the last two miles. Bush ran excellently to come 2nd, and has been a very useful No.2 throughout the season. Weaver (4th), probably running his best race of the season, did very well on a difficult course. Waterhouse (5th), Double (6), Day (7th) and Bishop (9th) all ran extremely well. Crichton (12th) was our last man in, thus helping to lower Dover's chances. Throughout the season, outstanding performances have been recorded by Bush (average on seven races of 4.00) and Waterhouse (average on seven races of 7.8, and still under sixteen years old!). Weaver also has had a successful season with an average of 8.7 over seven races. Represellled 1st Team: D. W. J. Swanson (Captain). R. A. Bush, G. R. Waterhouse, S. J. Weaver, P. H. Woodrow, R. C. Crichton, D . D. Double, S. T. Harris, T. J. J. P. Smartt, R. Beesly, J. D. H. Baker, R. A. Day, T. J. A. Bishop, H. B. T. Clark and R. Y. Wyatt. Represented 2nd Team: S. T. Harris, R. V. Wyatt, A. B. Meikle, T. J. N. Claye, P. B. Tompsett, S. J. Warren, P. N. C. Gent and J. R. Rew. Cross Country Colours were awarded to R . A. Bush. D.W.J.S.

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FENCING CLUB T he Fencing Clu? h ~s had w~at n~ust be ,its most sliccessfu l sea~o n , with all matches wo n, incl uding the Kent Schools Foil Champlonsh.,ps. This suc~ess has been Il~am l y due to the efforts of the Captain, T. J. 1. H oward~Jones, who has led his tea m splend id ly on all occaSions, together with R. Eiser. H. Meredith and R. Po llet. . At Fo il , the team as a whole has perhaps not quitl? rcached the sland,ard hoped for. but thei r st rengt h ,1t Epee and Sabre has morc than compensated fo r this. Here, the experience of R. Elser has always been a great asset, Meredith, alt hough somewhat unpred ictab le, has genera lly do ne ext remely well and R. Po llet has fenced with considerable drive and in itia tive, fully j ust ifyi ng his selecti on. ' Alt hough fencing may be said to be a n ind ividual spo rt, in the matches aga inst Eton Harrow a nd ' H ighgate particu larly, success was due to a really good tea m effort. The !<-ent Schools' Foil Cha l:npion~hips were. somewhat drawn-<?ut, because of the large number of cOlllpet ltors. There were over eighty m the Semor event, and stamm a as well as much fenc ing ski ll was req uired to reach the fina l poo l. H owever, Howard-Jones and Pollet won through with Mered ith J. Pollc t and Pi lkeathly reaching the semi-fi nals. " T hcre was li tt le to choose between the final ists, and competition was very keen. Fortunately afler an early defeat, Howa rd-Jones found his best form and fe lwed brilliantly to win a ll his ot her bouts and the championship. I n the Junior event J. R. Chenevix-Trench, fenc ing with great determ ination also won his fi nal. This is the first time that the school has won both the Senio r and Junior rndivid ual c'hampionsh ips and the Team Championship Trophy.

RESULTS

v Dane Court. Won 18-9 v King's School, Rochester. Wo n 29-1 6 v Sutto n Valence. Wo n 29-5 v H arrow. Won 23 -13 v H ighgate . Wall 23-13 v Eton College. Wo n 18-9 KENT

SCllooLS'

FOIL CiMMPIONSHII'$

Senior COllnty Champion: T. J. 1. Howard-Jones (K.S.C.) J Ill/jor COllnty Champion: J. R. Chenevix-Trench (K.S.C.) Team Champiol/ship: The K ing's School, Ca nterbury.

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J SQ UASH RACKETS

Wit h eight matches won out of twelve played, the standard has been fairly h igh this season and last term we defeated We ll ington 5-0, St. Lawrence 4-0, Westminster 2- \ and the Masters 6-3. For th~ Masters Mr. Ball , Mr. Bee and Mr. Garwood WOll, while the boys defeated Mr. Mcd ill Mr. Juckes Mr. Boorman' Mr. Baldwin, Mr. Facer an d Mr. George. We fai led to produce our best for;11 against a ~ery good Ton~ bridge side and lost 5·0, a nd we were also defeated by a strong Kent S. R.A. side 4-\. The Captain , J. N. P. Low, has played a fine attack ing gamc, hi s strong points being an accurate lob service and the ability to hit severc, good length shots down the side walls. M. H . Nixon was no t very fit , and his performances were consequently rather erratic, but J. F. Cundy made a d istinct advance and S. S. Barker improved h is ga me. F. J . W. Leggatt also representcd thc School successfu lly, a nd R. A. Pi nnock, S. J. Weaver an d C. J. F. Kcn ney also played . There were two Under 16 matches. We defeated St. Lawrence 3-0 and lost to Tonbridge by the same margin. Wc were representcd by P. J. Call1'a ll , C. C. N. Bridge and T. M. Ba le. Once again Ga lpin's proved their superiority in the House Matches, beating The Grange in the Fina l and in the F inal of the Junior H ouse Matches, Meister Omers beat Wa lpole. The Ind ivid ua l Tournament results were as follows:OPEN: J. N. P. Low beat S. S. Barker, 9-4, 9-3,8- 10,9·2. UNDER 16: P. J. CaUrall beat C. C. N. Bridge, 7-9, 9-3, 9-1, 9-0. D.W.B.

THE HAYMAKERS' C,c' In recent years the delightful informality of the Club has gone to such lengt hs, that often we have not been able to fie ld a full tcam, relying o n last mi nute inv itat ions. This has unfortunately lost us some good fixt ures. Th is season, therefore, a "manager" will be in charge of each match to ensu re that the essent ial orga nisation ·is carried out efficicnt ly. Thc change will, I am quite sure, in no way alter the Club's tradit io nal attitude towards the game. Those who constantly lamcnt its grimness and who call for " brighter cricket" should come and spend a Satu rday afternoon with LIS and they will find it a heartcning experience. We regret tha t Ernie, who for many years has becn a ma instay of the side, will be play ing in few matches this season. His incredible "up and down" slow bowling, which, as the element of surprise, played such an impo rt<t nt part in our attack . will be gre.1t1y missed. Ot herwise the prospects are as good as ever. S.G.F,S.

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1 SCHOOL ACTIVITIES 354

SOCIETIES: Geological

C.C.F.:

Pater

354

Somner

355

Art

355

Walpole

355

Bell Rin ging

356

Natural History

356

Coin

356

Royal Naval Section

357

Army and Basic Sections

357

R .A.F. Section

358

BOOKBINDING

358

THE LIBRARY

358

MUSI C:

School Choir

359

First Orchestra

359

Second Orchestra

359

Chamber Orchestra

360

Choral Society

360

Glee Club

360

Jazz Society

360 353.

352

J SCHOOL ACTIVITIES 354

SOCIETIES: Geological

C.C.F. :

...

Pater

354

Somner

355

Art

355

Walpole

355

Bell Ringing

356

Natural H istory

356

Coin

356

Royal Naval Scction

357

Army and Basic Sections

357

R .A.F. Section

358

BOOKBINDING

358

THE LIBRARY

358

MusIc :

School Choir

359

First Orchestra

359

Second Orchestra

359

Chamber Orchestra

360

Choral Society

360

G lee Club

360

Jazz Society

360 353

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THE SOCIETIES Despite exceptionally bad weather conditions at the beginning of term the Society has been engaged in a variety of activities both in the Geological Society Room ~nd in the field. After four terms of c<?ocentrated w,ork a '.llodcl of the I~JCa l geological strata has been completed, constructed to the scale of 1 Inch to the mile. honzontai, and l1l1ch to 100 ft., vertical. This model covers an area east of a line drawn from Minster (Sheppey) in the north, to Rye in the south. Geological

A Crystallographical section has been formed as an integral part of the Society under the supervision of~. G. Doyle, and it aims at widening the field of interest for both Science and Arts members of the Society. We arc grateful to Mr. K. H . Yates for his assistance and advice as well as putting the facilities of the chemistry labs. at our disposal. An interesting lecture by Mr. P. M. Whelan on The Geological Formation 0/ the Wealden District provided some very instruct ive material, illustrated by diagrams and a strip of coloured film and it was very much appreciated. ' The clif!lax of the t,,:rm's acti~ities will be ~n. expedition to St. Margaret's Bay. The cliffs at this section of coast hne are particularly high and preCIpitous and there are unusual opportunities to examine the lower s.trata. Th,?y should pr~:)Vide some interesting add itions to t~e rapidly expanding school collection of specimens, which can be viewed by any non-members by applymg to our President. It is hoped that the main expedition next term will be to a coal mine. We note with pleasure that new members were admitted this term. A.LF. [Th~ ~reside!1t wishes ~o than;k the Honorary Secretary, A. L. Fell, for all he has done for the Society from ItS mceptlon, and WIshes him well for his future.}

This term the Society has been at its most active for quite some time with three meetings and two outings: a small party spent a pleasant and instructive afternoon at the remains of the Roman port R utupiae, the present-day Richborough, the walls and museum of which certain ly live up to their rep~ta!ion of displaying some o~ the finest Roman rem~i~s in Southern England. A larger party saw the Kmg s College, London production of the Electra of Eunpldes; though it is always interesting tc! see a.pre~k pl.ay acted on t~e stag~, ~he general feeling was. that in. this enervating tragedy the actors did no~ l!ve theIr parts, speaklOg t.helr hnes clearly bu~ often Without SIncere feeling. The Chorus chanted all their Pieces, except for a few, WhiCh, to our great delight, they sang; unfortunately anti-climax occurred near the end of the play, since neither Castor nor Pollux actually appeared, Castor's lines being gabbled from backstage. Pater

The Presiden~, D; J. p . .M!ller, Esq:, gave a paper early. in the term on Greek Wome,,; he supported Gomme and Kitto m dlsmlssmg the views of those who thlOk that Greek women were kept in "oriental seclusion", and re.ad some most entertaini~g passages on wome~ and the training of wives. Later in the term, A. S. Mackmtosh, Esq. and T. L. ZIOn, Esq., Head ClassIcs Master at Westminster School held a discussion on Literature, Criticism, alld Life: it was admitted by the end of the evening that the function of the critic was necessary, even if it was not liked by the public, since nobody was able to suggest a practical method of literary selection or publication that dispensed with it. Finally, it is hoped that P. D. R. B. ~offman,. K.S. and J. F. McKno, .K.S. will read two s.hort papers at a last meeting of the term. The Society IS mU9h !n the debt of the President, D. J. D . Miller, Esq., and A. S. Mackintosh, Esq., for all their orgamsatJon, help and encouragement throughout the term. R.J.A.T.

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The large number of other activities has unfortunately reduced the Society's meetings this term to Somner four, with one Canterbury Archaeological Society lecture; it was also hoped that a visit to the Northgate Heraldry Centre could be arranged for one afternoon, but this was not practicable. However, D. W. Gostling, K.S. is to give us an Introduction to Heraldry at a final meeting of the term. Mr. Blake very kindly lectured to us on the Christ Church Gate, which he has made the subject of a book he hopes to publish shortly, exposing and correcting the many mistakes made over the Gate by antiquarians and the restorers of the Gate earlier this century. His lucid arguments and excellent photographs made the talk especially memorable. R. M. Franklin, K.S. read us his Trevelyan Scholarship essay on British Royal Portraits, with illustrations of all the portraits mentioned in the text. The Hon. Secretary talked on the Language and Civilization 0/ the Mycellaealls to fill in for R. M. Franklin one evening, when the latter's illness prevented him from reading his essay. A few members attended a lecture at the Canterbury Archaeological Society by P. Whitting, Esq., of St. Paul's, entitled From Rome to Byzantium. in which he discussed how the removal of the imperia l capital from Rome to Byzantium influenced Roman civilization and outlook during the decline of Roman supremacy. We expect that this year's outing will be a day trip to Rye and Bodiam; thcre is also the prospect of some digging at Bridge. Finally, the President, F. H. Voigt, Esq., deserves the whole Society's sincere thanks for all his help and encouragement throughout the term. R.J.A.T.

Art

The Society met this term to hear two excellent lectures, the one by the City Architect, Mr. J. L. Berbiers, on Towll Plallnillg ill Canterbury and the other by George Savage on Fakes alld Forgeries. We were exceptionally lucky in having these two distinguished speakers.

There were five meetings in the Christmas Term. Perhaps the best talks were Mr. Voigt's Gothic Architecture and M. P. Scofield's Expressionism. The other three were confined to painting. J. M. V. Butterfield lectured on Turner and our Secretary on Dutch Paintillg and Neo-Impressionism. C.H.!.

This term the Society has enjoyed a varied and well-attended programme. In the first half of the term the Society Tea was held at the Cathedral Gate, after which M. G. S. Mansergh gave an interesting and amusing lecture On Keepillg a Diary. After this we held several meetings to read plays. The standard of reading has been excellent, and among the most successful evenings were readings of Ionesco's Amedee, and The Fire Raisers by Max Frisch. Walpole

The highlight of the term was the Society's outing to London on March 13th. In the morning we spent a very interesting hour and a half at the Wallace Collection. In the afternoon we saw the two one-act plays The Private Ear and The Public Eye, by Peter Schaffer at The Globe. Some members also managed to hear part of a debate in the House of Commons and make brief visits to other exhibitions before the return to Canterbury. R.J.M.C.

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Less progress has been made this term than was hoped. This has been due to the spasmod ic attendances at practices, which were badly affected by house plays an d o utdoor activities. Next term it is hoped that we shall have some afternoon outings to local towers, providing some variety, which should help to improve the standard of ringing. D.O.L. Bell Ringing

This term we have had two extremely inreresting lect ures and some successful ou tin gs. Natural History The first meeting of the term, o n 17t h February, was held jointly with the Photogra phic Society, and the President, Mr. 1. N: Wilkinson, gave a demonstration of the techniques . used 10 cJ?se-up photography. He showed how much tlme ~ nd tro!Jble are needed for success, and projected the negatlves of the film we had seen exposed. Some of hIs prevIous work on botanical subjects was a lso shown. On 13th March, Mr. R. Williams gave a lively talk on The Ecology of Mall, discussing the fa ctors which affect man 's life on earth, and end ing wit h some observations on King's as a specia lised environment. ' I

Outings this term have benefited from the cold weather, which drove many rare birds into the StoUl' Valley. At West bere on 10th February a party saw many duck, as well as Whooper and Bewick's Swans swimming wit h common Mute Swans, an excellen t opportunity for comparison of the three species. At Grove on 23rd February, a Bittern, a Water Rail, Whooper and Bewick's Swans, Pintai l and large numbers of Mallard, Wigeon and Teal were seen. An outing to Seasalter on 3rd March produced many wader Brent Geese an d Snow Buntings on the shore, and fin ally a hundred and fifty Whitefronted Geese and many duck on the marshes. At Grove on 24th March, seven members saw the first Garganey of the season but little clse. Other varieties seen du ring thc tcrm wcrc Hen Harricr, Pink footed and Bea n Geesc Redbreasted Mcrgansers, Redpoll and Twite. ' C.J.C.

Coin

The Society rcceived a gcncrous grant fr om the O.K.S. Association this term. This will enable it to house and catalogue the present collection, and perha ps exten d its scope. It is hoped that the Society will contribute in some way to the King's Week ex hibitions. P.P. 356

C.C.F. NOTES ROYAL NAVAL SECTION

Despite thc bitterly cold weather, the Naval Proficiency Examination results were particularly good. This may well rcflect the record number of candidates for the Roya l Navy in the Section at the present time. On Field Day we visited H.M. Dockyard, Chatham, where we werc vcry kindly received personally by the Flag Officer, Medway. Rear-Admiral r. W. T. Beloe, C.B ., D.S.C., R.N., who carried out our Annual Inspection two years ago. After an interesting tour of the Engi neering Factory and the Fibreglass Boatbuilding Section, followed by lunch and a film o n aircraft carriers in H.M.S. Pembroke, we wcre shown round a submarine, H.M.S. Oberon, and two frigates, H.M.S. Tel/by and H .M.S. Jaguar, and the day was voted a marked success. In the summer term wc hope to go to sea, and there are two sea-going Camps in prospect for the summer hol idays. A featurc of the term has been the inauguration of our own " Helicopter Rescue Service". We have no helicopter, but the object of this extra activity is to meet emergencies and to perform social service in the area. During the prolonged cold spcll money was raised in the School and outside, in conjunction with the W.V.s., and free coal and groceries wcre dist ributed by lorry to old and sick people. Other members of the School joined us in this work, and the exchange proved extremely valuable. Many other similar plans are afoot. D .W.B.

ARMY AND BASIC SECTIONS The atrocious weather con ditions of the earlier part of the term were not allowed to interfere with training, and we carried on, making as littlc concession as possible to the very low temperatures. That this was a success is proved by thc good results of the Proficiency Tests. One change has been made in the Arms Drill : we now do the drill suitable to the Self-Loading Rifle, and this at least is forward-looking, and not out of date. We also lose all ou r No.1 Riftes- those relics of World War I- and get some No . 4's instead. I should like to mention here our indcbtedness to Major Lces and R.S.M. McM illan of the 4th Battalion, The Buffs, who havc worked hard to raise our standard, particularly of drill. The Field Day on March 5th was a disperscd affair, the scniors going to the 4th Battalion, others to shoot at Deal, and the juniors doing a morning's cross-country march, ending with a sho rt exercise on Acrise. Thc recruits did an enterprising map reading exercise in the morning, and training in the afternoon. The Army Proficicncy Test on March 21st was the most successful we have had for some time ; of 58 examined, 54 passed. Of these, A. B. Meikle, R. J. McDonald, A. T. Trousdcll, P. W. R. Westley and J. H . Turncr passed with credit. In the Basic Proficicncy Test, of 104 candidates, 101 passed, S. T. Hull with credit. During this term promotions have been made as follows:-C.S.M.s J. J. F. Somcrville, D . D. Double; Sgts. R. I. W. Gillan, J. H. Hardy, R. J . R. M. Henderson, R. W. Clark, A. R. Fryer, C. R . Pau l, A. R . Fell; LjSgts. R. J. M. Collier, O. S. Essame, D . N. T. Walton; and eight Corporals and elevcn LanceCorporals. Thc Easter Camp, with 4 officers, Mr. Herbert and 26 cadets, is taking place in the Cairngorms between March 30th and April 6th. K.A.C.G.

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R.A.F. SECTION With our continued success in examinations and our restriction o f entry until Part I [ has been obtained the Section has become top heavy, 26 with Advanced, 7 with Proficiency and 4 without. In order to occupy the sen iors, tcn cadets joined the Commando Course and had an energetic and exciting time out in the open. The remainder had the best Field Day that the Sect ion has had for years at R.A.F. Odiham where every cadet had three trips in different aircraft . '

Now that we are aga in taking recruits after Part T, the numbers will build up. Some of these new recruits are going to the Easter Camp at R.A.F. Oakington and the gliding course at R.A.F. Swanton Morley. CpJ. Crjchto\l will be doin~ som~ ~dvance.d gliding t~ere, aod Cpls. Campb.el~ and Marshall wi ll be carrying ?ut their FIymg Scholarship tra.mmg ~urmg the holidays .. The C.C.F. tram!ng may not be universally enJoyed, but to those boys who lIke flymg, the R.A.F. Section can offer a Wide range of holiday activities. P.G.W.

BOOKBINDING The bookbinders have, as usual, been meeting twice a week this term , though the number "on the books" is far larger than those who attend anyone class. Fortunately. fo r our quarters are extremely cramped at the best of times. Most of us have become proficient at the various separate operations in binding (t hough we haye some younger m~mb~rs still more enthusiastic. th!ln accurate-:-however, patience comes with greater expenence), and the malO difficulty for most of us IS 111 remembenng the sequence of operations. Mr. Maple is kept busy all the time repai ring mistakes and trying to supervise everyone's work at once' but he has managed to devote enough time to the more experienced for them to produce, under his close g~idance some original and exciting work. ' S.G.F.S.

THE LIBRARY We are very grateful to the executors of the late Canon Bickersteth for making a gift to us of a large number of books from his personal collection. We have also received, and warmly welcome, a cheque from D. N. Watts, O.K.S. to provide a table in the Maugham Library, and gifts of books from the Headmaster and P. C. V. Lawless, O.K.S., as well as two in memory of F. D. Sta llo o, O.K.S. 358

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MUSIC School Choir

This term it is possible to say that we have the best tenor line, taken as a whole, that we have ever had. This is showing itself most in the Verdi Requiem, but was also evident in 0 Worship the Lord (Travers).

We have sung Ave Verum Corpus, by Byrd, for the first time, and we hope to do more anthems of this period . We are particularly grateful to Mr. R. P. Scott for all he has done and also to Mr. R. E. S. Morrish for the work he has put in, conducting practices. ~ .

The term's anthems;Thou must leave thy lowly dwelling (Berlioz) o taste and see (Vaughan Williams) Praise to God in the Highest (Campbell) The heavens are telling (Haydn) Thou wilt keep him (Wesley) o worship the Lord (Travers) Hail, Gladdening Light (Wood) Blessed be the God and Father (Wesley) Yea, though I walk (Sullivan)

Hear my prayer (Purcell) How lovely is thy dwelling (Brahms) Ave verum Corpus (Byrd) Blessed Iesu (Dvorak) Thou knowest, Lord (Purcell) Come, Holy Ghost (Attwood) Wash me throughly (Wesley) Faithful Cross (John 0/ Portugal) I.H.T.

For the first time in some years several rehearsals have been devoted entirely to sight reading. The orchestra played through Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2 by Brahms and Dvorak 's 4th Symphony, and it has been decided to perform the Dvorak in King's Week with Tchaikowsky's D major Violin Concerto. The complete programme for the King's Week concert has not yet been decided upon, but it is probable that some classical work will be performed to provide a balanced programme.

First Orchestra

In the Music Circle Concert at the end of this term the orchestra is perform ing the Rosellkavalier waltzes by R. Strauss and an overture, Zampa by Herold. The violin section has been augmented by L. C. Rut land. C. B. Cain, N. E. de Si lva and M. V. H. Spells, and we are sorry that A. F. Polmear, who has led the 'cello section for the past two years, is leaving us. As always, we are especially grateful to Clarence Myerscough, our leader, and Edred Wright, our conductor, for their continued inspirat ion throughout the term. D.v.A .

â&#x20AC;˘ The term was spent in learning March and Canzol1etta from Rossini's Soirees Musicales, arranged by Benjamin Britten, for performance at the Music Circle Concert on March 24th. T hese movements were of especial value to the string and woodwind players, though rather unrewarding for the brass section. The use of the xylophone in March added to the spirit of the movement, and we should like to thank H. J. Mo rris for his ass istance. Second Orchestra

JIIness and numerous other activities meant small attendances at many rehearsals, and I should like to thank those who have turned up regularly and also those members of the First Orchestra for their invaluable assistance, especially W. H. Will iams who was appointed leader at the beginning of this term. As usual, we are indebted to Mr. R. E. S. Morrish for his unfai ling inspiration and enthusiasm. W.J.W. 359

The first half of term we spent playing purely for our own pleasure-without thought for the morrow- reading through the Purcell CltacOIlY, a Vivaldi COllcerto Grosso, and Britten's Simple Symphony amongst others. Finally. we realised that the concert was almost upon us and buckled down to some serious hard work, especia lly on the Holst St. Paul's Suite. Joined by wind and brass we played Bruch's Ko/ Nidrei with Ard, Weber's Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra wit h Alan Maries and The Dance 0/ tile Blessed Spirits from Gluck's Or/eo with Arney and White. The Chamber Orchestra therefore occupied a rather larger proportion of the Music Circle Concert than usual; and all are to be congratulated on a splendid effort. As always our thanks arc mainly due to Mr. Goodes for all the time he gives up, and all the trouble he goes to, for us. S.G.P.S.

Chamber Orchestra

Choral Society

The work of the Society this term has been devoted to preparing Verdi's Requiem for King's Week. This will be sung in Latin in the Nave and is a very ambitious choice. It combines Oratorio with something very near to Grand Opera.

The attendance has been varied, for which illness has been in part responsible. It is imperative, however, that a maximum attendance is mainta ined throughout .next term if the concert is to be a success. We would like to thank R. J. Cogswell for all the assistance that he has given in the last few terms. I .H .T. W.H.W.

Although a ttendance this term has flu ctuated drastically. the singing has been of a consistently high sta ndard, and we hope to be able to expand and consolidate during next term, when we will be meeting at a more sa tisfactory time. We are performing four short items in the concert, and have also been examining possibilities for next term's Band and Glee Club Concert in King's Week. As usual our hearty thanks are due to Mr. R. E. S. Morrish for his outstanding example both as a conductor and as a leader. I .P.M. Glee Club

As the pressure of a dance did not face us this term, it has been possible for the less practised Jazz Society members of the Society to use the faci lities provided by the Society to the full. The term has seen the formation of two new groups- a Trad itiona l Jazz Band (with the President on drums !), and a nineteenÂˇpiece orchestra, designed as a n experiment to give as many members as possible a chance to play and show their jazz potential. R .I.M. C. 360

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O.K.S. NEWS LIEUT,-COL. W. H . G . DUNBAR, O.B.E. (1904-1909) has been granted the style of Dunbar of Kilconzie by Lord Lyon, King of Arms. The style comes from the Earldom of Dunbar, March and Moray. MAJOR D. S. LUCAS (1926-1936) has been raised to the rank of Lieut.-Colonel as from 24th June, 1962. After being a member of the research staff of the London School of Economics for three years, D. PESCHEK (1946-1951) has been promoted to Research Officer. Before joining the school he was a member of the County Clerk's office at County Hall, Maidstone, a nd was the first holder of the Diploma in Municipal Administration to be appointed to an academic post. He is also a free-lance journalist, a member of the Royal Institute of Public Administration and of the Tutorial Panel of N.A.L.G.O. Correspondence Institute, and an evening lecturer in government and the social services. At present he is engaged on a study of secondary education in the West Ham area of London.

For his essay-The Origins 0/ Pakistan: the Fi,.st MlIslbn Breakaway /rom the ["dian Natiol/al COllgressA. SEAL (1951 - 1955) was awarded the Walter Frewen Lord Prize. This prize is awarded annually by the Royal Commonwealth Society for a monograph or essay, embodying either the results of original work or an ordered and critical exposition of existing data, or some creative aspect of imperial history. Last year Mr. Seal was elected a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, for a thesis on "The Emergence of Indian Nationalism". J. DE V. ALLEN (1947- 1955) is working in the History Department of the University of Malaya at Kwala Lumpur. P. L. D . SOUTHAM (1959- 1962) writes saying that Toronto "lives up to all my hopes as a Un iversity". With him at Trinity College are MR. J. B. WILSON, S. M. PARKER (1957- 1959) and P. STOCKDALE (19561960). There is another group of Cantuarians at St. Andrew's Un iversity- Po H. GORDON (1954-1959), P. R. C. LoADMAN (1955- 1960). J. D. MAclLDOWIE (1955- 1960), M. R . PICKER ING (1956- 1962), M . A. SHARWOOD,SMITH (1955- 1960) and D. O. TAYLER (1956-1961). From the East we learn that A. A. ELWORTHY (1953- 1958) is in Cochin after a spell in Calcutta. There he had a "particularly successful season's pairing" with C. G. S. PATERSON (1936- 1949). In 1961, Calcutta Rowing Club won the Amateur Rowing Championsh ips of the East with ELWORTHY and G. T. WATSON (1 946-1949) both in the crew. In Cochin he has "been in stiff competition in the Malabar Sailing Club's races" with J. R. TATCHELL (1951 - 1955). Both O.K.S. have won two races this season. P. J. EVANS (1936-1940) is back in England after seventeen yea rs in Kuwait, where H. R . PENGELLY (1928- 1932) was a frequent cricket opponent. E. W. CHARLES (1957- 1962) is teaching in Lucknow under the Voluntary Service Overseas Scheme. C. J. GROSSMITH (1957- 1962) is also doing V.S.O. service in South India. R. H. GOWER (1930- 1936) has retired from Tanganyika after 22 years. He was latterly Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government. In Kenya, A. A. KNELLER (1941 - 1946) has been appointed a Senior Resident Magistrate. Also returned from Africa is R. D. SALT (1905- 1909) after living in Rhodesia, East Africa, South Africa, and, since 1920, in South West Africa at Otjinarongo where he and G. F. HOWELL (1903- 1908), now deceased, were visited by MR. LATTER, Headmaster of K.S.C. (19161927). Mr. Salt was asked by the Reverend Haythornthwaite of Otjiwarongo:"Could you obtain for me a good copy of the coat-of-arms of the King's School, Canterbury. I am in the process of designing the altar for St. George's School Chapel, and this will include the coat-of-arms of the diocese of Canterbury and the school, because of O.K.S. N. W. Fogarty being founder of St. George's School ..... " A copy of The Calltuariall of August, 1962, with the school's coat-of-arms on the cover, has been sent out to Otjiwarongo. M. B. FOSTER (1938-1947) has joined the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co. of Canada as Assistant Financial Analyst and "is helping the Company to decide how to spend ÂŁ90 million." He sings in the choir of Christ Church Cathedral in Montreal and dabbles in Amateur Dramatics. A. 1. K. AUSTIN (1955- 1959) is working in Production for B.B.c. Television and "would be delighted to show round any O.K.S. who would like to get acquainted with the wiles of T.V." He has come across R. TODD and J. 1. R . THOMPSON (1953- 1958) when they were acting in B.B.C. shows and N. J. B. WRIGHT (1945- 1954) who is a lighting engineer. C. J. BELL (1945- 1952) is at Ford Dunlop, Birmingham. He is P.A. to a General Sales Manager in Dunlop and "finds the job most exciting", also he is Secretary of the Birmingham Regatta and covers rowing for the B.B.C. programme Sport ill the Midlands. He would be glad to contact "other O.K.S. in Birmingham, especially those interested in rowing." 362

R C READING (1945- 1951) is Assistant Public Relations Officer with Pfizer Ltd., at Folkestone. R i SI~IPKINS (1943- 1950) has been hunting a pack of beagles in Devon .and asks-"~m I the only O.K.S. Mas'ter of Hounds?" He met D. C. NUTHALL .(1946- 194?), ,who is farnllng near Credlton, at a Hunt Ball. Also in Devon, H. MEADOWS, who taught History at Kmg s and coached the Rugger (1949-!954),. has been appointed Headmaster of Barnstaple. Grammar SC~o?l. .q. E. MELLISH (1949-1955) IS articled to a firm of Solicitors in Winchester and will shortly be slttmg hiS finals . A K GILES (1957- 1962) has been at Pirbright in training for the Band of .the Coldstream Guards. For~eriy in the Royal Irish Fusiliers, LIEUT. R. N. MURCH (l951 - 1955).has decided t? take HfOClh.Ohders and has been accepted for training. R. T. IZARD (1946- 194?) ~as ordamed by the Bishop 0 . IC ester 'n December a"nd is a curate in the parish of St. Mary the Vlrgll1, Battlc, Sussex. Hc would hke to meet OKS when in the area. J. S. B. WALLIS (1927- 193 1) is Rector of ~.i~hester and conducted the funeral .r vi~e of his brother an obituary of whom appears elsewhere in thiS Issue. A!ld locally, the REVERE~D W DONALDSON (1931 - 1934) Vicar of Birchington since 1955, has been appo!nted ~ector of the ~ansh of 8t.' Martin wit h St. Paul" Can'te~bury. Ordair:'cd deacon i,n 1942, he was ordamed pncst by Archblsh~p Temple in Canterbury Cathedral m the foIlowmg year. Smce t~en he has been vicar of St. Angrl9s~' Buckland, near Dover from 1 946~ 1 950 and Rector of St. Mary-m-the-Marsh, Romney, from 195 .

ENGAGEMENTS FREEIJAIRN-SMITH- GOLDFINCH.-S. J. Freebairn-Smith (1949- 1953) to Jane Goldfinch. IZARD-LITTLE.-The Revd. R. T. Izard (1946-1947) to Joy Little. MOORE- WADDELL.- Lieut. J. P. D. Moore, R.N. (1952-1956) to Carol-Ann Waddell. PORTER- DARROCK.- The Revd . J. Porter (1947- 1952) to Jean Darrock. SVMON- RoBERTs.- The Revd. R. H. C. Symon (1948- 1954) to Daphne Roberts.

BIRTHS IZARD.- On 14th January, 1963, in Turin, to N inetta, wife of R. A. Izard (1937- 1940), a daughter. LUMSDEN.- On 30th December, 1962, to Shirley, wife of J. B. Lumsden (1941 - 1944), a daughter. SIMPKINs.-On 7th August, 1962, in Exeter, to Mary, wife of R. J. Simpkins ( 1943- 1950), a daughter. TATCIiELL.- On 25th March, 1963, to Sheila Margaret, wife of J. R. Tatchell (1951 - 1955), a son.

DEATHS GATEHOUSE.- Jn November, 1962, Colonel R. O. A. Gatehouse (1912- 1915), LEwlS.- On March 9th, 1963, after a short illness, J. F. Lewis (1919- 1922). RYALL.- On January 6th, 1963, suddenly, the Reverend Canon P. J. Ryall (1894-1897). STALLoN.- On Christmas Eve, 1962, at his home, Frank Douglas Stallon (1900-1902). 363

OBITUARIES THE REVEREND A. T. ROUSE The death of the Revd. A. T. Rouse at the age of 46 has meant a great loss to All Saints, Leamington Spa, where he was Vicar from 1959. An outstanding, generous and warm-hearted priest, he counted his personal friends in all walks oflife by the hundred. At King's from 1930- 1933, he had an early connection with the Magdalen College Mission Club in Somers Town, where he lived for a short time as a young man . Though not a distinguished schola r or preacher, he had great pastoral zeal and rich gifts of personality. with a great influence outside his own parochial boundaries. All who met him came to love a nd respect him. With the Bishop of Coventry, a close friend of his, he was a great believer in the Church's ministry of healing and they were both greatly interested in the Burrswood Centre for Spiritual Healing in Kent. Ordained in 1941 to a title at Horfield, Bristol, he later worked as a curate at St. Peter's, Eaton Square; as Chaplain of St. George's Hospital; among Anglicans in Palermo, Sicily; as priest-in-charge of the Garrison Church at Crowhill, Plymouth; and as Vicar of St. John's, Torquay.

DR. H. R. E. WALLIS,

M.D., M.R.C.P., D.C.H.

Dr. Hugh Wallis, O.K.S., was a distinguished mathematician, gaining 100 % marks in arithmetic, algebra and geometry in the School Certificate Examination. After graduating B.A. at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, he went to King's College Hospital Medical School with a Seaman Scholarship, gained prizes in forensic medicine and public health and graduated M.B., B.Chir. in 1939. Throughout his career he was particularly interested in children's diseases and their treatment, and in 1946 obtained the D.C.H. of the English Royal Colleges. Elected a Member of the Royal College of Physicians of London in 1947, he obtained the M.D. in 1949 with a thesis on the diagnosis of mongolism in infancy. After graduation he was house-physician at Dulwich Hospital, Horton Emergency Medical Science Hospita l, and Cuckfield Emergency Children's Hospital before entering the RA.F.V.R. in 1940. During the war he served as Medical Officer to No. 32 Fighter Squadron for a year, on medical boards, and as Senior M.O. at several stations in this country and in West Africa, attaining the rank of Squadron-Leader. In 1946 he became House-Physician and Registrar at Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, and at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Sick Children, and in 1948 became Assistant Physician to Bristol University Health Service. Since 1951 he had been Consultant Paediatrician to the Bath Clinical area, and was awarded t he Nathaniel Bishop Sharman Prize by the British Medical Association in 1954. Dr. Wallis wrote much on a wide range of subjects, not all connected with his profession, from What our children will have to put up wilh in the Cambridge University Medical Society Magazine (1936), Birds in Wesl Africa' in the Birds and Country Magazine (1953), to a new ed ition of Thomas Player's Boke of Children; he also wrote Masked Epilepsy (1956) and Brucellosis ill England (1959). His special recreation was ornithology and he was awarded the bronze medal of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds in 1930. He recorded bird songs, some of which were used by the B.B.C. His watcr-colours were exhibited at the Bath Society of Artists and at the Royal West of England Academy. Suffering from lymphadenoma since 1947, Dr. Wallis was, nevertheless, a perpetually happy man, enjoying family life to the full. Egotism was far from him and his many social and mental rewards were quietly accepted. We should like to extend our sympathy to Mrs. Wallis and her daughters in their bereavement.

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EDiTORIAL ... THE SCHOOL

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THE SCHOOL

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SALVETE

VALETE V I RTUTE FUNCI1 MORE PATRUM DucES

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THIS AND THAT ...

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CORRESPONDENCE KING'S WEEK AND SPEECH DAY

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KJNG'S WEEK, 1963 YALE GLEE CLUB ... VERDI'S "MESSA OA REQUIEM" " . ROBERT MORLEY

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"HENRY IV, PART 2"

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MIss MOURA LYMPANY THE FRINGE PLAYS MILITARY BAND AND GLEE CLUB CoNCERT

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FLANDERS AND SWANN

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THE SERENADE IN THE CLOISTERS

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THE SYMPHONY CoNCERT THE HEADMASTER'S SPEECH ACADEMI C AND OTHER DlSTlNcrlONS GAINED

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REVIEWS LECTURES JAZZ SOCIETY CONCERT ...

BOOK REVIEW

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CONTRIBUTIONS THE GOVERNING BODY

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LAMENT OF A WRONGE D PERSON

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THE WITCH OF TAM-PUNG CYCLE OF LIFE

ARS POETICA THE ROCK ... HEADING TOWARDS THE SOUTH

IF A MAN LoVE NOT HIS BROTHER . .. . A TRAMP'S THOUGHTS THE NIGHT OF THE ROCK AUTUMN

ENVOI BOOKS IN TRANSLATION SPEAKING FROM DEEP EXPERIENCE

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BOOKBINDING

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C .C .F. NOTES

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THE CANTUARIAN AUGUST, 1963

VOL. XXIX No. 6

EDITORIAL . The forthcoming decade will almost certainly be a crucial period for the Public Schools. Both the opposition parties, which seem extremely likely to form the next government, are pledged to alter the status quo at least by "integrating" independent schools into the national education system, and the Trades Union lobby of the Labour Party favours outright abolition. The immediate reaction of those who believe that the Public Schools still have something of value to offer to the community has been to suggest that the taint of monetary privilege which still attaches to these schools should be removed by the end of fee-paying, with the state aiding public school pupils as it does grammar school ones. This was the main thesis of Mr. Dancy's recently published book on the subject; but The Times, reviewing this book in a leader, pointed out that such a step would probably destroy the "essential middle-c1assness", which it felt to be one of the fundamentals in the character of these schools. In doing so, it indicated where the real problem of our future lay. It must be recognised that there are no simple short cuts to ending the objections to the Public Schools, for much of the deepest abhorrence is for the very ethos of these schools. If the Public Schools continue to 369

cling to a set of ideals and standards which have been rejected as unacceptable or inadequate by the majority of thinking people today they will decay and collapse. For a century, Public Schools have intended to produce, and have largely succeeded in producing, "leaders", a class of people who accepted government as their vocation and their natural right. These guardians were brought up, in a secluded manner, with a deep sense of esprit de corps, and their outlook was, at its deepest level, completely inegaLitarian. The Public Schools still retain the same seclusion, and the same sense of being a small body of the elect, at a time when Britain has no longer an overseas raj, and when, at home, the politically conscious part of the nation is no longer disposed to accept any form of aristocracy, however good its results. Even more serious, from the point of view of the public schools, is that they have retained an obsolescent ideal of personal conduct. The idea of the gentleman is mischievous in that it still implies social divisions at the very time when they are beginning to be ironed out. Furthermore, some of the moral precepts which are associated with the public schools, house and team spirit for instance, can often become the objects of an unreasoning idolatry which fails to appreciatelthat, in certain circumstances, there must be some compromise, at least, with the feelings of individuals. This, combined with the overwhelming emphasis on Christianity found in most public schools, results in an atmosphere which is not really favourable to the working out of one's own salvation, or the construction of a code of morals which seems appropriate for one's own situation. Yet this kind of moral code is far more likely to survive being confronted with the chaos of standards which prevail in adult life than one which has merely been observed as the norm. The public image of a public schoolboy has always been that of the "good, straightforward chap", but the usefulness of such a person lessens as society, morality, and thought itself increases in complexity. 370

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If the Public Schools can produce people who think clearly, honestly, and, when necessary, subtly, they will genuinely serve the community. But to do so they must ensure that their pupils are presented with a really wide variety of ideas, in order to learn to choose, and a considerable latitude in ordering their own time so as to learn how to plan. Above all, they must learn never to confuse reality and appearance. Schoolboys are quite used to being exhorted not to let down the school in the eyes of the world, but what matters though is what they really are. The problem of how to integrate the public schools into the community as a whole is far more intractable. The remote position of many of them makes an almost monastic atmosphere inevitable. But those schools which are situated in towns could profitably take a much greater part in their social life, as some schools with a higher proportion of day-boys have already begun to do. In this way, boys would gain a wider understanding of a diversity of peoples without losing the advantages of a boarding education. Certainly these ideas would produce problems, but the potential benefits would be worth the trouble of trying to solve them. Finally, of course, such efforts will be useless unless the Public Schools lose much of their internal rigic1ity. Experience suggests that success, in academic and other fields, is in direct ratio to the ease and informality of master-pupil relationships. In another sphere, experiments with co-education deserve to be tried, in order to make the school a truer microcosm of the adult world. Above all, the public schools will only do good if all their members, masters and pupils alike, share the conviction that, in the last analysis, the school is made for the individual, and not the individual for the school. [It seems to me that the leader and the gentleman in the true sellse of those words are as much needed today as ever they were. See also the letter on page 379. l .P. N.l

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THE SCHOOL Captain of School: J. N. P. Low, K.S. Head of Galpin's House ... J. N. P. Low, K.S. Head of Walpole House ... R . C. Clark, K.S. Head of Luxmoore House C. R. Davies Head of School House C. J. F . Kenney Head of Linacre House ... J. J. F. Somerville Head of Meister Omers ...... E. J. B. Kenyon, K.S. Head of Marlowe House ... A. M. Harvey Head of The Grange J. A. Broom, K.S. , M.S. SCHOOL MONITORS J. N. P. Low, K.S., R. C. Clark, K.S., C. J. F. Kenney, J. J. F. Somerville, A. M. Harvey, S. S. Barker, J. A. Broom, K.S., M.S., E. J. B. Kenyon, K.S., M. P. Press, C. R. Davies, N. R. Hall.

HOUSE MONITORS C. J. Bailey, J. d'A. Maycock, K.S., G. P. W. Roberts, J. O'H. Revington. C. J. B. Clark, S. R . Davies, K.S., M . J. Tester, K.S., G. St. G. Baker. C. R. Paul, R. A. D . Freeman, M.S., M. P . Scofield, K.S. J. E. Latter, T. J. Swete, R. J. R. M. Henderson, C. N. Marshall , K.S. R. M. Franklin, K.S., S. G. F. Spackman, K.S., R. I. W. G illan, P. N. Rose, A. H. Selby. Luxmoore House: D. M . P. Barnes, K.S., J. H. Hardy, A. V. Georgiadis, M. W. Padley, G. A. Hessey. Galpin's: T. J. I. Howard-Jones, J. P. McClure, K.S., J. F. Cundy, K.S., T. J. J. P. Smartt. Linacre House: R. W. Clark, P. N. C. Gent, K. Maries, K.S. Captain of Cricket M. P. Press Captain of Boats ... R . A. D. Freeman, M.S. Captain of Tennis ... M . R. Nixon Captain of Fencing T. J. J. Howard-Jones Captain of Squash Rackets J. N. P. Low, K.S. Captain of Rugby Football S. S. Barker Captain of Hockey M. P. Press Captain of Athletics J . G. Ridley Captain of Cross-Country D. W. J. Swanson Captain of Golf .. . T. J. J. P. Smartt Captain of Shooting R . C. Crichton School House: The Grange: Walpole House: Meister Omers: Marlowe House:

The Calltuarian Editors : The Captain of School (ex-officio), R. M. Franklin, K.S., M . P. Scofield, K.S., W. J. Watkins Secretaries: R. M. Pollet, J. Sturgess, K.S. 372

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T SALVETE K . L. J. Alder, D. J. D. Banks, P. A. Baskerville, J. G. Beech, M. L. Brown, G. W. Collier, C. W. Dunn, R. A. Eadie, J. M. G. Foster, T. J. Freeman, S. C. D. Gilchrist, T. G. Grant, J. A. S. Halsall, J. W. Hudson, J. H. O. Hughes, N. A. Jakes, N. D. King, H. V. Neill, M. J. R. Nicholls, S. M. Penny, T. J. Reacher, G. Robertson, R. J. A. True, W. r. Whitaker.

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VIRTUTE FUNCTI MORE PATRUM DUCES ALLEN, N. S.- Came Sept., '58; Colours: Colts and 2nd Athletics, 2nd Rugger, 1st Rugger, 1st Swimming; Secretary of Judo Club. BAKER, J. D. H.- Came Sept., '58 ; Hon. Senior King's Scholar, '62; State Scholarship, '62; Upper Sixth; Open Gladstone Scholarship in History to University College, Oxford. BUTLER, R. R. C.- Came Sept., '57; King's Scholar, '58; House Monitor, '62; Leading Cadet, R.A.F. , '62; Upper Sixth. DOUBLE, D. D.- Came Sept., '57; Hon. King's Scholar, '61; House Monitor, '61; Head of House and School Monitor, '62; C.S.M., C.C.F., '63; Captain of 4th XV, '62; Upper Sixth; Open Scholarship to St. Edmund Hall, Oxford. ElSER, J. R.- Came Sept., '58; King's Scholar, '58; Fencing Colours, '61; Corporal, R.A.F., '63; Upper Sixth. FELL, A. L.- Came Jan. , '58; Sergeant, C.C.F., '63; Founder and Secretary of Geological Society ; Upper Sixth. . GULLY, THE HON. E. J. H. G.- Came Jan., '59; House Monitor, '62; Sergeant, C.C.F., '62; Upper Sixth. HAMMERBECK, J. P. R.- Came Sept., '58; House Monitor, '62; Sergeant, C.C.F., '62; UwcrS~ . HOFFMAN, P. D. R. B.- Came Sept., '58; King's Scholar, '58; Treasurer of Walpole Society; Upper Sixth. IMBER, C. H.- Came Sept., '58; Hon. Senior King's Scholar, '62; Corporal, C.C.F., '62; State Scholarship, '62; Secretary of Art Society; Upper Sixth; Open Scholarship in Modern Languages to Magdalene College, Cambridge. NORTON-TAYLOR, R. S.- Came Sept., '57; Hon. Senior King's Scholar, '63; House Monitor, '62; Corporal, C.C.F., '62; Upper Sixth; Open Exhibition in History to Hertford College, Oxford . PARTRIDGE, G . J.- Came Sept., '57 ; House Monitor, '62 ; 2nd XV Colours, '62; Corporal, C.C.F., '62; Upper Sixth. POLMEAR, A. F.- Came May, '59 ; Music Scholar, '59; Hon. Senior King's Scholar; '63; House Monitor, '63; Corporal, C.C.F., '62 ; First Orchestra; Upper Sixth; Open Exhibition in History and Parker Exhibition at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. ROBBI NS, S. R. J.- Came Sept., '57; Corporal, R.A.F. , '63; First Orchestra ; Upper Sixth. WELLER, P. M.- Came Sept., '58; King's Scholar, '58; Hon. Senior King's Scholar, '63; House Monitor, '62 ; 2nd XV Colours, '62; Captain of 2nd XV, '62; Corporal, C.C.F., '62; Upper Sixth; Stapledon Exhibition in History to Exeter College, Oxford. 373

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1 THIS AND THAT Next term we shall welcome our new Dean who will also be Chairman of the School Governors. The Ven. Ian White-Thomson, who has been Archdeacon of Northumberland since 1955, is no stranger to Kent as he was Chaplain to three sllccessive Archbishops of Canterbury before becoming Vicar of Folkestone in 1947. We hope to play our part in making it a happy homecoming for him. The Dean

, We are very sorry to record the retirement of Mr. J. G. Pembrook, Mr. J. G. Pembrook O.K.S., Clerk to the Governors for 37 years. He has been an invaluable friend to the School, which owes him a great debt for his loyalty and unceasing work throughout so long a period, including the years of neardisaster in the thirties. On Speech Day the Archdeacon of Canterbury announced that a portrait of Mr. Pembrook, painted by John Ward, would be hung in the Great Hall beside those of other eminent OX.S. and Headmasters. Mr. Pembrook has also consented to become a Member of the Governing Body of the School. His place as Clerk to the Governors will be filled by Mr. Wilfrid Mowll, O.K.S., who is already well-known in Canterbury and East Kent. Mr. J. R. E. Paynter who has been a master at the school for 28 years, and has given most loyal and devoted service throughout that time, is this term relinquishing the HOllsemastership of School House which he has held for II years. He remains with us as Second Master, we hope for many years to come. Mr. J. L. Goddard sllcceeds him as Housemaster of School House. The Second Master

Kent Music Festival

We congratulate N . D. King, of Marlowe, who, at the Kent Music Festival this term, won three trophies and a first place award as well as Honours marks in three other classes. The Second Orche; tra

also received special praise in winning its class. The competition this year was rather thin, we understand!

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MEMBER OF CAST OF FRINGE PLAYS (to Producer, on morning of performance): "Would you like me to have learned my part by this afternoon, SIr 7"

The Revd. O. Ingram Hill, O.K.S., has made reference to the stained glass of the Memorial Chapel in a 36-page booklet on the stained glass of the Cathedral which he has recently published under the auspices of the Friends of Canterbury Cathedral. We commend this publication to the attention of members of the School. Memorial Chapel

H. F. Marshall

We are sorry to record the death of "Barch" Marshall, who had served the School faithfully in various capacities for 41 years, and earned the affectionate regard of generations of O.K.S. An obituary notice

appears elsewhere in this issue. 374

1 Canterbury-Rheims Twinning

The School has aided this notable exhibition of Anglo-French accord not only by helping to provide a concert for the visit of the Rheims delegation early in the term, but also through A. F . Polmear, O.K.S., now acting as an interpreter (?) in a Rheims

departmental store.

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At the end of last term fOllr masters left us, all of whom had made outstanding contributions to the life of the School : Or. H. Knight, having had the Maugham Library in his charge; Mr. W. D. Cousin, who has gone to a remote Greek island (to write); Mr. D. B. George, off to even more remote Antarctica (to research); and Mr. E. Samuel, still teaching, but in Sweden, in very different surroundings from those at Canterbury. We are sorry to lose them, but wish them all success and happiness. Old Masters

We congratulate Canon Shirley on his election as an Honorary Fellow of St. Edmund Hall, Oxford, and Mr. J. B. Wilson on his appointment as Assistant Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Sussex. The names of O.K.S. who have distinguished themselves at the Universities are recorded elsewhere in this issue, but we were rather shocked to note that the East Kent Gazette, in reporting J. Strom-Olsen's "First", described him as an open exhibitionist of C.C.C.C.

Congratulations

Ordinations

Boats

J. D. E. Watts (1941-44) was ordained Deacon by the Bishop of Kootenay in St. Paul's Church, Vancouver, British Columbia on May 6th, and J. A. Fletcher (I949- 55) was ordained Priest by the Bishop of Southwark on June 9th.

We have The Nonnes Preeste, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Knight, The Squire and The Yeoman . To continue this local and personal theme, will the next be The Franklin (Freeman), The Clerk or The Miller?

On June 5th, the C.C.F. was inspected by Major-General D. A. B. Clarke, C.D.E., who was much impressed by the turn-out and askedsomewhat surprisingly!-for an extra half-holiday. This was given just before the examinations- and allowed G.C.E. candidates a final deep breath of fresh air before the plunge into "0" and "A" Level.

C.C.F. Annual Inspection

We were glad to hear the Headmaster's timely warning against the possibility that Canterbury may be taken over entirely by cars. He remarked, in a speech at the Mayor's banquet, that from the top of Bell Harry one had a splendid view of "a rather nice old church surrounded by car-parks" . If anyone doubts the truth of this, the photograph we published last term of the Longmarket is most eloquent testimony. Cars in the City

AMERICAN (under Lattergate Arch): "Could you tell me the way to God's Own Country the Precinct?" AMERICAN (in Brick Walk): "Say, how do you get to the Abbey?" 375

1 On Sunda¥, June 23rd? aJ 4.15 ~.m., the Military Band gave a concert for the I.T.A. Invahd Tnc~c1e AssocIatIOn, which we hear was much appreciated. This year . for the. first time the Band played m the Baptistry Garden and were so pleased wIth the acoustics of the new site that they are considering the possibility of holding future concerts there. We congratulate the XI (Hockey) on winning the Schoolboys' Hockey Xl's and VIn To'!rnament .at Tunbridge Wells in the Easter Holidays, and the XI " . Cc;ncket) ~n 1,~S unbeaten record-~ven if some of its opponents were an unconscIOnable time a·dymg . The 1st VIII h~d ItS usual bad luck at Henley in some ~nusuallybad weather, but It was some consolatIOn to have beaten Winchester and Eton III succeSSIve races.

The School Shop has had a "facelift" this term. We wonder whether this was why,,: Mrs. J. Wakerley, of London, E.17, wrote to Everywoman (enclosmg a photograph of the Shop), and saying " [ have yet to see any "contemporary" architecture as startling as the olde worlde (si~) King's School shop in a street in Canterbury". . Whiter than White

Occasionals

If any past or present members of the Occasionals Football Club would like a distinctive club tie, would they please get in touch with the secretary A. D. H. Turner, next term.

We hear that the Canterbury Operatic Society's production of The Gondoliers earlier this term, which was conducted by Edred Wright had a "recordbreaking run" and box-office receipts of £1,000. Mr. Wright must be getting to know that score by now.

Familiar?

During the Easter Holidays, Mr. Morrish arranged a Sunday Chamber Music Concert in the Great Hall in aid of refugees. He and Mr. R. P. Scott took part, together with the Canterbury Consort and Anita Corbett (piano) and Trevor Wye (flute). The concert was a great success and we hope ' that one day it may be repeated. For the Refugees

On Wednesday in King's Week,. the B.B.C. recorded the Madrigal Society for ItS Overseas Broadcast ServICes. The Programme was called "Singing for Pleasure", a series of recitals by "leading British Amateur Choirs" and the Society had the privilege of starting it off. ' . On the AIr

Bequest

Canon P. J. Ryall (1894- 97), who died in January of this year, has left the School a very delicately-executed etching of the Mint Yard in 1931. It now hangs in Galpin's, which it depicts. 376

1 Commemoration Service

The annual Service of Commemoration of Benefactors was held in the Quire on July 29th, the last day of term. The preacher was the Revd. Canon R. F. Cartwright, O.K.S.

As visiting preachers at Evensong we have been very glad to welcome Mr. J. T. Christie, Principal of Jesus College, Oxford; the Revd. David Skinner, Executive Officer of the Radio and Television Council; the Very Revd. Norman Hook, Dean of Norwich; the Ven. Hubert Higgs, Archdeacon of Bradford; the Bishop of Chelmsford and the Revd. Canon J. N. D. Kelly, Principal of SI. Edmund Hall, Oxford.

Visiting Preachers

We have been asked to draw the attention of the School to the existence of this institution. Anyone interested can obtain further information from: The Secretary, The Public Schools Club, 100, Piccadilly, London, W.I , or the School notice board.

The Public Schools Club

We congratulate R. E. F. Minns on being re-awarded a Cricket Blue for Oxford. In their match against the Free Foresters he ran up 168 in fast time and made several other good scores. He has also played for Kent against Nottinghamshire, and scored a half-century, in spite of having to have stitches in his chin after being hit by a rising ball. We were also pleased to see that A. W. Pengelly rowed in the Keble Eight which was Head of the River at Oxford this term. O.K.S. Sportsmen

Queries at the King's Week booth this year have been as weird and wonderful as ever, ranging from the American who enquired after a "gentleman's restaurant"- (no, not rest-room, restaurant- he was closely questioned) to the middle-European who, mistaking our blue hut for an outpost of the Secret Police, said quite simply, "Kann I haff a permitt". However, it must all have seemed worthwhile to the two public servants who heard themselves described as "two nice-looking boys".

The Booth

Birds of a Feather?

Shortly before the appearance of Falstaff, the Saturday matinee of Henry IV, Part 2 was visited by a drunk with a deep desire to shake hands with all and sundry and to discourse de rerum natura. Too much canaries?

Instead of marks there are now five grades of pass at Advanced level, A to E, Al (distinction) being the highest. The following are very warmly congratulated on achieving the highest grade in the recent examinations :- c. J. Arney (German), F. 1. M. Hazee! (History), C. P. Herring (Chemistry), P. W. Hodges (Physics), D. O. Learmonth (Chemistry), C. N. Marshall (History and Economics), N. J. Paul (Mathematics, Higher Mathematics and Physics), V. G. T. Stainton (History), R. G. Standing (Mathematics and Higher Mathematics), P. J. Stone (English and History), J. H. Turner (English), W. J. Watkins (English), M. J. Wells (Latin and Greek), G. M. Woodhouse (Mathematics).

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CORRESPONDENCE 1 Knight House, Charlecott Close, King's Hea th , Bi rmingham. May 7th. 1963.

To the Editors, THE CANTUARIAN Dear Sirs, I have today received The Cantuariall, Volume XXIX, Number 5, April 1963. Since I have a lways been a great admirer of OUf School Magazine, I would like you, as Ed itors, to know that I consider the design and layout. and even some of the contents of this latest ed itio n, very inferior to its immed ia te predecessors. There fo llow three items, among the many. that 1 find disq uiet ing :1. I consider that the use of "banner" headlines, fo llowing the fashion of sensational newspapers, lowers the tone of the magazine. 2. I would respectfull y suggest that the resignation of Dr. Hewlett Jo hnson as Dean of Canterbu ry and his relinquishing of the Chairma nship of the School Governors aft er so many years, deserving of mor~ than a mere mention in "This and That" {sic]. Neither do I find the section "St. .... ?" amusing. 3. I consider that recent covers of The COllllioriOI/ have been beautifully designed, but that the sma ll add ition "April 1963" upsets the balance and loses the basic simpl icity which accoun ted fo r their appeal. I would hasten to add that 1 am in favour of any changes, provided they make for improvement, and a re not changes for changes sake. The alterations which distinguish th is COl/lilOriall are ill-advised, and have caused it to fall from the high standards of its predecessors. I shall be surprised if my opinions are not shared by other O.K.S. Yours faithfully, M . E. C. HILL.

170, Eastcou rt Lane,

Gillingham, Kent. 91h May, 1963. To the Editors, THE

CANTUARTAN

Dear Sirs, In your April 1963 issue, you publish a letter fro l11 R. C. Eva ns criticising P. Pollak's attack on the use of the word "OXBRIDGE" in an earlier number of The COI/ Illorian. My first reaction to Evans' letter was dismay that even at Kin g's there are people unaware that the battle is not always to the strong nor the race to the swi ft. If such material ism is to become the dogma of the Precincts, Hell's foundation must indeed quiver- wit h mirth! However, it is with the word " OXBRJDGE" that I am chiefl y concerned at present. As 1 see it, " OXBRIDGE" is a compound of the o utskirts of Oxford (Cowley, perhaps?) with the back-end of Cambridge (and that is surely The End I). So the word is certainly jargon in the sense of being " debased". Then consider the image that "OXBRIDGE" creates. Perhaps, working in the City of London, I am unlucky in the recent "OXB RIDG E" products that I have met, but I wou ld say that "barbarous" is an apt descript ion of many of them! The "Oxbridge Type" is a callow yout h endeavouring to disguise adolesccnce with a cloak of soph isticat ion. He affects a style of d ress that went out with the great depression. He st rives to retain the company of other "Oxbridge Types", and, separated from them, his attitude fluctuates between condescension and sycophancy. All the while his other colleagues are bathed in the pellucid rays of his sublime mediocrity. No, Pollak was right! We can all be proud of the achievements of the School at the Ancient U niversi ties, but, please, let us not have"OXBRIDGE O.K.S."! If The CouIliarion is to remain the mouthpiece of a place of learning it must continue to accord learn in g its rightful place. Yours faithfully, D. K. L. MORGAN (O.K.S., 1944--48).

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Linacre House. To the Editors, THE CANTUARTAN Dear Sirs, In reply to C. H . Imber's letter of your last issue, I feel it shou ld be pointed out that, despite the strong "anti- House Music Compet it ion" feeling, his remarks are those of a boy whose house has so far been unsuccessful in its cn deavours to win the Cup. This is no nasty crack at Walpole's abili ties, but the winning of any cup makes all the hours of rehearsal seem very well worthwh ile. This is true of any house activity wh ich results in success. 1 was personally told by a v.isito.r to the 1.962 competition. that I must let him kn~w ,its date th.e following year, so that he could bring hiS fnends to I1 sten also. Is thiS not an extremely gratlfymg compliment? The crit ic detests the evening of the competition on the grounds that it is too lon g and the only.factor which concerns 11 boy's mind is the fervent hope that some unfortunate individual wi ll make a bad mistake, which consequent ly knocks his ho use out of the Cup. To the first of these points there is an obv ious answer. As we will go on havin g sllch cOI11petiti~ns, t.here is no better way to stage them and the fact that the evening is tedious to him (and some ot~ers) IS nelt~er here nor there. Secondly, any musician will enjoy good music without this l~hope-he-err~ Idea throbbu~g in his head. The critic is speak ing with a slight undertone of one who docs no t appreciate good musIc after admitt ing that the KiDg's standa rd is very high. His letter is unnecessarily biting and provoking to a person who enjoys music for music's sake. Yours faithfully. G. P. H EDOON.

Luxmoore House. To the Editors,

THE CANTUARTAN

August 2nd, 1963.

Dear Sirs, I have today seen your Editorial in proof! and ha,,:,e been sufficiently. st!rred ~y it to wish to make a ~ew comments even though the necessity to wnte speedily before final pn ntmg. Will make ~y remarks bnef, and in no sense are they intended as an answer to your views, some of which I agree With. You attack the ideal of the " leader" and the "gentleman", and make your case superficially pla~si~le by associating " leaders" with "h~ade~s. <l;s of ,right" as in the ~ejc:cted idea of aristocracy, and assoclat!ng "gentleman" with "unwa nted social diVISions' . But these assoclalions a re ext raneous to the prope~ meanmg of leader and gentleman. A le~der i~ sil"!lply one who leads by h,is o.wn evi~e~t a n~ earned ment and the consen t that his idea ls and actions mSplre. Even the most egali tanan societies wil l always need leaders in this sense. A gentleman is simply one who has certain standards of consideration, co.urtesy and tolerance. Bein g a gent leman is nothing to do with huntin', shootin ' and fish in ', and eve,n the an stocracy, when there was o ne recognised that some of their number were cads and bounders. We st ili need leaders and gentlemen in the s~nse I have set out; and this persis~ence of the relevance of an. ideal seems to me to be expected. Yet you speak of moral standa rds as becom,mg obsolescent, as though, li ke c1ot he~, they wea r out With use. Econom ic and socia l developments make life change on the surface, but .the baSIC needs of men.. to treat each other decently, remain the same, and therefore moral standards which meet these needs Will endure as long as human society. Yours faithfully, J. L. GODDARD.

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YALE GLEE CLUB- July

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VERDI'S "MESSA DA REQUIEM"- July

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AN EVENING WITH ROBERT MORLEy- July

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KING'S WEEK 1963 Of course every King's Week is the best ever- until next year's. But certainly this year we have had an extremely well-balanced programme, more extensive than ever before, with "external" and "internal" items in an appropriate ratio to each other, and the school's

dramatic potential displayed to better advantage than it has been for quite some time. We were lucky to have the Yale Glee Club to give the Week such a rousing slart and, incidentally, introduce it on Southern Television. After that excellent evening's entertainment one would not really be surprised to find some of the local Canterbury maidens "saving themselves for Yale". Moreover, the Week, having so many highlights, crescendoed splendidly up till the final week-end. On the box-office side, it was a considerable tribute to the popUlarity of the Week that three items-the Symphony Concert, Flanders and Swann, and the last performance of Henry IV, Part 2- were sold out within three days of the booking opening, and Robert Morley and the Yale Glee Club followed shortly afterwards. It was a great pity that so many people, especially in Canterbury, had to be disappointed, but we can assure them that this really was owing to the exceptionally heavy demand for tickets from parents and O.K.S. (there are about 3,500 in all) and not, as some seemed to suspect, to dirty work in the box-office! In fact, the efficiency of the box-office and its adjunct, the booth, was the outstanding feature of this year's Week, although the almost wave of a wand transformation of the Great Hall from examination room to theatre on July 19th and from concert hall to assembly for Spcech Day on July 28th by the King's Week "commandos" were also remarkable achievements. Only those involved in one or other of the productions can know how much the success of the festival depended on Mr. Murray Pearce, the School Secretary, and the corps of gentlemen of leisure whom he so skilfully and tactfully drilled. Always calm, always good-humoured, foreseeing every conceivable eventuality, and with the memory not of an elephant but of a mastodon, he overflowed with ideas for the promotion of the Week, looked after visiting celebrities with such tender care that they unanimously called down blessings on his head, and arranged a formidable array of publicity. For weeks before the Week started, all the local papers carried a series of encomiastic columns, one suggesting here was a uniqueness akin to Glyndebourne's; "Nationals" as

diverse as the Financial Times, Country Life and The Observer advertised its coming (the latter referred to it as a "jamboree", but had to admit that King's had a good start in this field- where are the other competitors?); Henry IV was reviewed in The Times, which also had a photograph of it; and on August 14th a four-page illustrated article on the Serenade in the Cloisters appeared in The Talier. All in all, it has been a King's Week par excellence. We hope next year's will be even better.

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YALE GLEE CLUB FRIDAY, JULY 19TH

Reputations on both sides of the Atlantic made an excellent background to this triumphant beginning of King's Week. For not only did the School remember enthusiastically the previous visits of the Yale Glee Club, but the performers themselves had looked forward keenly to singing again where they had been so happily welcomed in the past. The seventy-five members of the current Yale choir with their conductor, Mr. Fenno Heath, had already won the hearts of many of us here during the afternoon of their visit by their easy charm of manner and warm-hearted friendliness. So it was not surprising that as the first row of smart-looking, close-cropped Yalemen marched briskly on to the stage, the audience and School in particular gave them a thunderous ovation. The evening began with sacred music. The motets of Handl and Lotti were sung with precision and sincerity, but at times with an over-stressed striving for effect in dynamics.

One could only marvel, however, at the thought that the whole evening's programme would be performed from memory with the same perfection and polish that these first motets displayed. What a joy, moreover, for a conductor to have seventy-five pairs of eyes glued and concentrated on his every movement! But it was from the moment that the voices swept into the exhilarating, martial rhythm of the Hundred Pipers that the evening really began. Then they went from strength to strength, ably supported at times by piano duet accompaniment, the full-blooded crescendo of sound filling the hall in waves of superb male-voice tone. The second half began with a select group of thirteen third-year students, the Whiffenpoofs, who almost stole the show for the rest of the evening. They were just as keen to go on singing as we were thrilled to hear them. Most of their items were humorous songs or spirituals from the Yale Song Book, with musical impersonations of Mildred, Maud, Mabel and the like "saving themselves for Yale", and the polish of their performances never lacked a spontaneity and freshness which, coupled with splendid humour and mischief, naturally caused the audience the greatest delight. Then Mr. Heath returned with the full choir to sweep along from song to song with some impressive solo singing, not to mention long-distance yodelling from the balcony. The range of tone colour and contrast of vol ume became phenomenal as the singers delved into their repertoire of old and new favourites from the plantation and university. Such an evening could not have failed in its impact and success, and we can only hope that their whole European tour proves so spectacular as to justify another visit this way in the very near future. R.E.S.M.

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VERDI'S "MESSA DA REQUIEM" SATURDAY, JULY 20TH

Th~ Verdi Requiem is, of course, an immensely theatrical as well as a deeply-felt devottonal work. To VerdI It seemed perfectly natural to praise God in much the same sort of musical language as one of his operatic heroes singing the praises of his beloved. Fortunately The King's School possesses in Mr. Edred Wright a conductor who is not a~raid of attacking this huge work with the simplicity and vigour it demands. He handled hIs large forces with great skill, and the purely choral sections in particular made a tremendous impression on the packed audience. The choir sang excellently throughout with clear diction and praiseworthy intonation. The great double fugue of the Sanctus' which is exceedingly tricky to bring off, came over with a real sense of enjoyment. On~ was grateful to choir and orchestra as- alas- the solo quartet did not altogether come ~p to expectations. The soprano, Elizabeth Simon, did sing the wonderful Libera me hke one possessed, and David Galliver's light tenor provided some moving moments. But, to one hearer anyway, Owen Brannigan's bass was too rough and unsubtle for this Italian music, and the contralto sang with such a persistent aura of "Oratorio" about her that it lowered the emotional temperature of all her solos and concerted pieces. She seemed to be singing Mendelssohn, who is simply woiJds away in spirit from the Italian master. One might suppose that a highly professional quartet assembled for the occasion would at least sing perfectly in tune with one another, but this was not so. After several difficult solo passages one breathed a sigh of relief when the orchestra came in again to hold things together! (perhaps It should be mentIOned that an even more famous quartet of soloists sounded no better at the Proms. two weeks later. And how often has one heard the fiendish solo bits in the Finale of Beethoven's Ninth sung to perfection?)

Th!s p~int I."~phasise because exactly a year earlier I .was privileged to hear the Mozart Req!l1em m Kmg s Week. That was a wonderful occasIOn- and in no small way due to

the fact that the .qua~tet had taken the trouble to ~ehearse together beforehand. Although the bass was not m hl~ best VOIce, the e.ffect was qUIte magICal; the soloists on that evening msplred everyone takmg part or h~temng. Members of the orchestra who played in both works saId .that dunng the VerdI they had sot,ne anxIOus moments accompanying the solOIsts (whIch were probably shared by Mr. Wnght- but they did not show!) .In fact, the .orchestra were the real heroes on Saturday, July 20th. Strings, brass, woodwmd, percussIOn-they all tackled a most demanding score in such a way that one kept having to. remind oneself tlbat this was after all a school orchestra. Many schools have good choIrS these days, but I have yet to hear any orchestra (apart from the National Youth Orchestra) w.hichhas as high a standard as the one at King's. Watching some of the very youthful vlOhll1s~s, I was at,nazed at the apparent ease with which they tossed off those fast bIts m the DICS Irae, for mstance. Some very fine coaching must go on behind the scenes. There are no short cuts to playing of this order. Anyway, a fine evening in every sense. Afterwards, promenading among that incredible ' scented display of roses, one seemed to be walking on air. KATYA SHEPPARD,

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AN EVENING WITH ROBERT MORLEY SUNDAY, JULY 21ST

For the first half of his entertainment on Sunday, 2lst July, Mr. Morley presented a monologue he had previously given in America, entitled The Creative Urge. For this tlbe bare outlines of the Great Hall's stage became a private study, in which we were invited to witness an author writing aloud. What we saw and heard was an actor-playwright joking, reminiscing, t11inking aloud. It was indeed Mr. Morley himself portrayed before us, and the result was a skilful example of how an actor may effectively exploit his own personality and genial egoism. Mr. Morley let us look into a peep-show that ranged from prep schools to his pipe-cleaning father, from the Great Barrier Reef to the study at Wargrave, from Kipling and.Shaw to Truman Capote, from Esme Percy to Marie Tempest, from acting W. S. Gilbert to Mr. Morley's own plays, among which EdlVard My Son was his favourite. There were some delightful moments : Mr. Morley, no ball-games player he, confessing that he "never struck a ball in anger"; or "stapling" pictures; or musing, not on the corridors, but on "the batlbs of power", witlb Mr. Macmillan seen perching on a platform that spans his bath, from which he dabbles his feet in the water. The timing was excellent, the humour unforced, the pace relaxed, yet the performance had its discomfiting moments. Mr. Morley addressed us on three levels, as jester, parodist and thinker, and he would slide so adroitly from one to the other that it proved difficult at times to tell whether he was guying or preaching. These transitions froze the smiles and turned genuine into embarrassed laughter. More's the pity, for the audience's enthusiasm for Mr. Morley's lighter vein was great. Nevertheless, this part of tlbe evening was greatly to be relished for its real skill and well-judged duration. The same could not be said, alas, of the whole of the second portion of the entertainment, a spasmodic medley called "The Divine Gift". For tlbis Mr. Morley was assisted by tlbree Oxonian O.K.S. friends of his son. Messrs. Oliver Davies, Christopher Matthew and Jeremy Roche concocted a somewhat esoteric undergraduate frolic of uneven quality, abounding in laughs and ideas good and bad, which did not sum up to a sustained dramatic whole. The nature of the programme revealed this failing: a series of sketches took us through English literature from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle to pop-lyrics of today. These items were either parodies or genuine extracts, the latter accompanied by farcical byplay. Between each sketch some quotations of bad verse were read out, evidently extracted in part at least from The Stuffed 011'1. The sketches often succeeded in raising much laughter and engrossing the audience, but each snippety interlude allowed this effect to be dissipated, forcing the players to start from scratch with every fresh item. In addition, the entertainment continued far too long, the slapstick accompaniments were not vigorous enough to compensate for their predictable course, and the choice of fare was distinctly odd at times. The Little Miracle Play and the coffee-house scene between Boswell and Johnson were stillborn, and tlbe Coghill-Chaucer ribaldry was of dubious taste. No amount of perplexity on Mr. Matthew's features or of burlesque between verses could turn that beautiful Border ballad, Bonny George Campbell, into something laughable, such as McGonegal's Buming of the Exeter Theatre inevitably was. And while Mr. Davies' underspoken eulogy of sack gave an impressive glimpse of what Mr. Morley praised as the finest Falstaff he had ever seen, it cut right across the burlesque of everything else and was strange indeed, with McClure's laudable efforts in the same part only 24 hours away. 385

Yet there were some excellent things too; the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and Lady Chesterfield's correspondence with her son were first-rate parodies, the blending of After Blenheim and The Ancient Mariner was witty, and the full circle between the medieval blacksmith's song and the modern pop-lyric was neatly joined. Mr. Morley acted cheerfully in abetting the youthful antics, but perhaps he was too indulgent a patron, though his evident desire to help aspiring actors makes him all the more likeable a person. Of the acting talent around him this evening, Mr. Davies' may well prove worthy of such patronage. G.S.P.P.

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HENRY IV, PART 2 I suppose that the audience at a typical school production of Shakespeare is made up of fond parents and their friends, and conscientious members of the staff, who have resigned themselves to three hours of tedium in order that the boys should have an audience. From excruciatingly uncomfortable seats in a hall designed by an architect who never went to the theatre they watch a frequently inaudible play drag its slow length along. If any of us came to King's Week to see Henry IV, Part 2 expecting this kind of experience, we were in for a pleasant surprise. The seats certainly were uncomfortable- the human posterior was not designed for slats- but they did provide unbroken visibility, and if the first, and essential, requirements of any play are that it should be seen and heard, this production was eminently successful. Without benefit of that modern monstrosity, the microphone, these actors, in the best Elizabethan tradition of Edward Alleyn and Christopher Marlowe, managed to get every word across to us and spoke their lines with a feeling for the poetry seldom found today even in the West End.

The producer must take much of the credit for this and for a production which was thoughtful, sensitive and intelligent. Granted that through the enlightened generosity of the Archdeacon of Canterbury Mr. Smith had a setting which was superb, yet how well he used it! With a basically simple set he managed somehow to achieve beauty and variety and atmosphere. I shall not soon forget the grouping of the princes and nobles around the dying King, with the colours of their robes standing out against that lovely stone and half-timbered backcloth. Titian would have rejoiced in it. The beauty of the setting was made one with the beauty of the language. What "Son et Lumiere'- so de-personalised and so mechanical-could compare with this? Full credit, too, to Mr. Smith for keeping his play down to about two hours by judicious cutting and by producing it in one straight movement without an interval. This again was in the best Elizabethan tradition, as was the speed with which scene followed scene. He seemed to be working on the idea that he was given conditions similar to those of the Elizabethan theatre itself, and he would, therefore, produce his playas Shakespeare might have done. The result was an artistic success of a most impressive kind. 386

A good Henry IV needs a good Falstaff, and this the play had. J. P. McClure was entirely convincing, and it was difficult to believe that his was the performance of a b?y still at school. This was an intelligent Falstaff, one who held the audience by his personalIty and wit, and he met the challenge of the "rejection" scene with a sureness of touch which was moving and entirely credible. Of his satellites, all of whom were good, Pistol was perhaps the most outstanding, and I congratulate J. H. Turner on a fine piece of acting. Hostess Quickly was good, but would have been even better had there been a little more Eastcheap in the accent and a little less Canterbury . The producer kept the balance between history and comedy as well as could be expec!ed in a play where the dominating figure is so surely of the co~ic world. Hal, the conne~t11lg link between the two worlds, acted well, but he had not qUIte the authority to be enllrely convincing. However, he spoke his lines with real understanding as was clear from that opening speech, "I know you .all", which the pro~uce~ had cleverly taken out of .Part I in order to emphasIse the Prince's part 11l thIS hlstoncal tetralogy. Henry IV hImself, G. D . N. Thomas, had both authority and the weight of years, and as his son, John, C. J. F. Kenney provided us with an interesting character study in ruthlessness . Would that there were space to mention many others of this first-class cast, M. P. Scofield's venerable Lord Chief Justice, R. J. A. Talbert's radish-like Shallow, and A. J. Flick's amusing Silence, for example, but I must not turn this review into a catalogue . All praise then to Mr. Smith and his actors and helpers (and the weather) for a splendid evening. Its ending was entirely fitting. Darkness fell on Falstaff "and his company" being taken away to the Fleet Prison, and there were no curtain calls to break the spell which for two hours had linked us all with the past in time and place. JAMES GIBSON.

MISS MOURA LYMPANY TUESDAY, JULY 23RD

On Tuesday, Moura Lympany gave a piano recital to a very large and enthusiastic audience. She played a very exacting programme, which included the Variations on a theme of Handel by Brahms, one of the Transcendental Studies and the Sonetto del Petrarca by Liszt and Feux d' Artifice and L'lsle Joyeuse amongst a group of pIeces by Debussy. As was to be expected, there was some very fine playing, though on occasion the tremendous forte tone at Miss Lympany's command was a little hard. Amongst the moments that may be remembered as "highlights" of the evening, was the exquisite playing of the canon in the 6th and the pianissimo playing in the 16th variations of the Brahms, the Liszt Study, and the Rachmaninoff G major Pre/ude which Miss Lympany played for one of her encores. Schumann is at his greatest when writing in miniature, and the Phantasiestucke Op. III with which Miss Lympany opened the programme, consists of three rarely played little gems, which according to Clara Schumann's markings, never rise. above a mezzo pia,:o, except for a fortissimo phrase of about six bars. One could have WIshed that the dynamICs had been more closely adhered to, thus keeping the work in its right perspective, but this may be a small criticism to make in such a fine programme. Miss Lympany's other encores were a Scriabine Study and the Study in C sharp minor by Chopin, which brought her a well-deserved ovation. Y.E. 387

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MILITARY BAND AND GLEE CLUB CONCERT THURSDAY, JULY 25TH

. In past years the concert of light music by the King's School Military Band and Glee Club has usually been held in one or other of the gardens or open spaces within the School on the opening Sunday afternoon of King's Week. This year there was a departure from tradition in both setting and timing, and while it is open to question whether Thursday afternoon is an improvement on Sunday (the audience seeming rather smaller than in recent years) there can be no question that the garden of Chillenden Chambers is not only a perfect setting for a Shakespeare play, but is in many ways the ideal venue for an informal, outdoor concert of this character. The delightful old house, the garden walls, the noble copper beech and walnut trees framing enchanting views of the cathedral with Bell Harry Tower looking down on the whole affair with kindly majesty .... who could improve on this? All that is needed to produce the ideal concert here is fine weather, rapt attention and complete silence aUaround an interesting programme. Despite dark clouds and threatening rain the 1963 weather was not unkind and unlike last year, when the whole proceedings had to be transferred to the Great Hall at half time, the entire concert was given (without interval) in the Garden. But there was a little too much movement of people in and out during the performance, distracting conversation from bystanders, and competition from gramophones or musical instruments in adjacent school buildings which ought to be avoided another year. The programme was rather heavily weighted in favour of the Military Band which played those masterpieces, the Egmonl Overlure of Beethoven and the Royal Firewo~ks: Music of Handel, with all its usual competence. (Perhaps Mr. Edred Wright will give Us the Fireworks music one year at the Serenade Concert with real fireworks and a few cannon thrown in, as Handel intended, with some assistance from the C.C.F.) Th.e Vaughan Williams' Folk Song Suite was an excellent choice for this concert, and with a Sullivan pot. pourri made up most of the second part happily enough. The Glee Club, directed by Mr. Robin Morrish, made their usual attractive contribution to the afternoon but ti,e music sung by the Club was, frankly, rather dull .... The Pilgrims' Chorus from Tannhiiuser, tllree undistinguished choruses by Dvorak and some negro spirituals led up to a sea-shanty setting by Percy Grainger, which was much the most interesting vocal piece on the programme, reminding us of a most eccentric and gifted composer somewhat neglected since his death. It was a pity that the custom of ending this annual concert with a concerted piece for Band and Glee Club was not observed this year. A little research by Messrs. Edred Wright and Robin Morrish in the next year might disclose some fine music for just this combination by Percy Grainger in time for King's Week, 1964. D. I NGRAM HILL.

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FLANDERS AND SWANN THURSDAY, JULY 25TH

Most of the audience in the Great Hall must have had some idea of what to expect from Flanders and Swann, either from the radio or from hearing the record of their London hit-show, At the Drop of a Hat; but surely no one who had not actually seen them could have had any conception of the amount of assorted entertainment they provide. It is not really very enlightening to say that their success comes from an easy informality combined with complete professionalism and refinement of stage technique. Yet that summing-up is exactly right. They have a remarable ability for gauging audience reaction: much of the humour of their material comes from swift, smooth presentation- yet at one point in the evening Flanders said "Am I going too fast for you?" and helpfully slowed down slightly. It is impossible to go through the programme in detail: all one can do is to pick out the highlights. For me, the first was a delightful monologue on Greensleeves- its origins and why it has become an integral part of every British musical. The whole tone of the piece was reminiscent of No Bed for Bacon, with the same skilful combination of fairly obvious humour and some subtler jokes on the theatrical and political position at the time (the MS. of a new play being delivered by "special Massinger", for instance). Flanders effortlessly derived the maximum amusement from a very witty tale, and displayed the theatrical possibilities of understatement- so much preferable to the embarrassing efforts of many comics to "get a laugh". Later, in a superb song set to the Rondo of one of Mozart's Horn Concertos, his remarkable articulation while singing extremely fast, made every word easily audible throughout the hall. Swann is primarily the pianist of the duo, but in this programme he sang and " translated" a Russian song with the kind of timing that one associated with Gerard Hoffnung and it was sheer delight. Finally, in a song celebrating the Beeching Reforms, Flanders combined humour and sentiment for the dying railway stations with sureness of touch and exactness of effect.

The programme as a whole had the same polish as the individual items. It moved along with such consummate pace and efficiency, and the length of both halves was so well judged, that one was left at the end genuinely surprised that two hours could have passed so quickly and utterly astonished that they had passed quite so pleasantly. R.M.F.

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THE SERENADE IN THE CLOISTERS FRIDAY, JULY 26TH

King's Week was fortunate this year in that the evening chosen for the Serenade was mellow and warm, and provided, with the Cloisters, an excellent setting for an evening's music.

As usual, the backbone of the Serenade was provided by the Madrigal Society, and its performances were of the standard which we have come to expect from the piece de resistance of King's vocal music. This society is always, to my ears, living proof of Mr. Edred Wright's musicianship and skill as a choral trainer, and of the extra sparkle that youth can add to a performance. The singers have an enthusiasm and unity of purpose, quite apart from a sizable technique, that many a choirmaster must envy. They were at their best in the wellchosen modern works, in which the vitality of the singing combined with an obvious understanding of the modern choral idiom to produce wonderful results. In particular I must mention Kodaly's arrangement of The Shepherd's Carol; here the singing and playing carried us temporarily from the Cloisters of an English Cathedral to the hills of Eastern Europe. The instrumental items were perhaps less successful, though this was not altogether the performers' fault. The Chamber Orchestra made the most of the Cloister's acoustics with a six-part Byrd Fantasia, but an (inevitably) obtrusive piano spoiled some parts of an otherwise excellently played Fourth Brandenburg. The minor work by Handel for two clarinets and horn was, I felt, more suited to a Music Circle concert than to the summer Serenade. After some tantalising moments of indecision, eleven brass players gave us some 16th century music for brass choir. It was a pleasure to hear what is certainly the best brass group the School has ever had. Finally, a word of congratulation on the length of the Serenade. Everyone resisted the temptation to go on too long, and we were all sent away with that pleasant feeling that comes with wanting to hear just a little bit more. J.K.P.

THE SYMPHONY CONCERT SUNDAY, JULY 28TH

This concert displayed the highest standard of orchestral playing ever produced by the King's School; at times one felt that the playing could have come from a professional orchestra. This is partly due to a happy combination of circumstances whereby there are good players in every department of the orchestra. The wind sections were quite exemplary, and the string sound very rich. It was only in the violin department that the orchestra relied in a noticeable way on the support of members of the staff. 391

Th~ Magic Flute overture immediately arrested our attention by the precision of the opemng chords (often performed so sloppily), and the performance as a whole had a most welcome buoyancy. There were tIInes, however, when the detail in the woodwind was lost, and one missed the fp's in the introduction and on the brass near the end.

Faure's Pavane, which followed the overture, was played with the simplicity and serenity which the work demands. The IlltonatlOn was remarkably good, even in the more chromaltc passages,. ~nd the viol~s deserve praise for their singing tone. Mr. Wright achieved some begUllmg rubali which added to the charm of the perfonnance.

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Mr. Myers~ough's playing. of the Tchaikovsky Violin COl/certo surpassed all his previous successes. It IS all too easy m this work to display a wide range of technical fireworks at the expense of ~he expressive side of the work. In this performance, however, the t~o ~spects of the piece w~re equally ~ell brought out. The orchestral playing was neat and tntense, and qUIte dev~ld of the feelmg that the orchestra can "take it easy in the concerto". The only real dlsappomtment was that the. simple, typically Tchaikovskian tunes (such as the v~ry openmg) were made to sound tnte owmg to lack of attention to detail in the phrasmg. Mr. Wnght and the orchestra also tended to drag behind the soloist in the first movement. ,The slow movement brought the most moving playing in the concerto. Mr. Myerscough s nch, luxunant tone and great beauty of phrasing made a deep impression The very daring tempo of the Finale seemed to pr.esent no problems to Mr. Myerscougl; or the orchestra. No detaIl was lost, and the excitement of the playing was maintained to the end. But the best was yet to come. Dvorak's Fourth Symphony is not the kind of work which one ~astly associates with school orchestras, and it seemed a very risky one for even the Kmg s School orchestra to attempt. This soon proved to be far from true. The symphony was attacked with a confidence which seemed quite incredible at the end of such an exhausting week. The varying moods and colours of the first movement were superbly brought out, from the long tune at the opening to the triumphant ending. The performance also showed that the players had a remarkable grasp of the shape of the movement and of where the biggest climaxes come. The second movement lacked this sense of dire~tion partly owing to Mr. Wright's slowish tempo, which became even slower as the movemeni progressed. The problem of reconciling the individual sections of the movement with the composer's ~oncept of the movement as a whole therefore remained unsolved. The third movement did not suffer from tllis fault. It took a dozen bars or so to become g/'azioso but Mr .. Wright most successfully brought out the subtle ch~nges of mood created by th~ altern~t11lg major and mmor keys. Phrastng was agam good III all sections of the orchestra. The Fmale also took a httle time to get under way after a very brilliant Trumpet opening. In general, the character of the individual variations was well presented, although the loud ones were rather more effecltve than the softer ones. The Flute solo (one of the hardest ~n the repertOIre) was. partly drowned by the rest of the orchestra; but the Clarinet solo tn. t!'e last slow sectIOn of the movement deserves special mention. The flamboyant, stlr~lllg endtng to the symphony was largely due to the splendid playing of the brass sectIOn. I was sorry to hear that most of them are leaving at the end of this term! Finally, we o~e Mr . .Wright a particular word of thanks for achieving such a high standard of playmg III thiS difficult programme, and for producing that sense of excitement and enthusiasm which is a mark of all his performances. C.B.S. 392

e SPEECH DAY, 1963 THE HEADMASTER'S SPEECH

Mr. Chairman, Mr. Mayor, My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen, After the great, straggling, industrial cities of the North, Canterbury seemed a year ago both very beautiful and very tranquil, provincial in the noblest sense of that term and yet somehow a capital in its own right; it fulfilled the old ideal of a city that from its highest point it shonld be easily comprehensible and seen as a whole, complete in itself. Yet you would not expect me to be so quick to change my loyalties as not to admit that at first we missed certain things-ballet, opera, the classical theatre and an occasional musical. That is why last autumn we planned a trip to see My Fail' Lady, which somehow had never come north; and as I glanced through a Sunday newspaper's "Quick Theatre Guide" a week or two before, I was disappointed to find it described as "A pale copy of a great original". Well, it may have been, but in the event we enjoyed it very much. "A pale copy of a great originaL" It is a phrase which for obvious reasons has been much in my mind this year. How pale the copy, time alone will tell; of the greatness of the original none can doubt. To succeed a man described to me as a Titan among Headmasters might well have deterred one who can lay no claim to titanic qualities. But here was a job that wanted doing, and in spite of original hesitations and the magnitude of the task I have not regretted the decision; for you-boys, masters, parents and friends of the Schoolhave made the year a good one. I suppose some of you may still be worried (as a few gentlemen seemed to be a year ago) by the possibility of unacceptable change. And of course there will be changes. You would not want things frozen for eternity as they are now, and it wonld be a poor compliment to King's to preserve it under a glass case in a museum. Indeed, somehow I do not readily associate King's either with a glass case or with a glass house. But I can promise you that such changes as are made will be evolutionary and as changing circumstances dictate; nor so far have I seen anything to suggest to me that King's cannot take change. Let me now follow my own particular custom and say something about the state of the School. Academically, it has been a year of considerable distinction with twenty-four awards to Oxford and Cambridge in a wide variety of subjects and with a spectacular triumph for the historians. Our links, too, with the other universities have rightly grown, and I should like to put on record how greatly I have been impressed by the immense care taken by masters over boys who in this particular direction may not aspire so high. When I turn to music and the arts, I find that my own personal appreciation is so great that I am at a loss for words. I can only say that in King's Week you once again and I for the first time have had evidence of great achievement, and pay my debt of gratitude to those who have made this possible. In games, too, it has been a year which can stand comparison with 393

any other and emerge with credit. If still for a time the crowning glory of Henley eludes us, the Boat Club has had its notable successes; and if occasionally their opponent's last wicket has proved unexpectedly stubborn, the 1st XI with their \lnbeaten record can look back on this season with great satisfaction- all the greater because they have each made their contribution to its success. In Fencing, still a somewhat mysterious sport to me, no opponent got the better of us; and last Autumn Term the 1st XV, losing.only two of their many matches, had by any ordinary standard an excellent season. And yet I must not use that phrase for when I used it at the time I met with a rebuke from a boy distinguished not (so far as I know) in Rugby Football but in another aspect of school life. "At King's", he said, "we do not judge by ordinary standards." It was a rebuke delivered with such an exquisite blend of courtesy and emphasis that I shall long remember it- and use it in reverse. "At King's", I shall say when someone has achieved only moderate success and tries to make the most ofit, "we do not judge by ordinary standards". Another surprise I had when I discovered the composition of the School, and you may remember some of the figures published in last winter's Cantllarian: 101 boys from overseas, 213 from Kent, 372 in all from London and the Home Counties, 29 from beyond the Wash and only 4 from Yorkshire. I must admit that those last two numbers disappointed me, and though I would claim no inonopoly of virtue for the county of my forebears I should like their score at least to reach double figures. In general I would say this. It is not a very easy time to grow up (perhaps it never was) and there may have been times in schools I have known when within the framework of such rules as have been in force I could have wished that some few found it easier to combine freedom with self-discipline; but by and large these days I am agreeably surprised by the wisdom and restraint and tolerance shown by the young in their reactions to the problems of a world which was none of their making. It is natural that they should question old ways and old traditions, and yet if (to take one example) an agnostic Headmaster were to sever our links with the Cathedral I believe it is the boys who would rise in revolt and in this happy two-way partnership prove the richness of the contribution which they make in return for the use of so splendid a place of worship. Education is a many-sided thing. As a word, it is of uncertain origin; but it seems to mean "nourishment", and there is a diversity of vitamins. It would be foolish Oll every count to forget its vocational side. The old universities were strictly vocational and none the worse for that- something which I hope the new universities will remember. But there is also education for leisure where a boy acquires interests which will be his to delight in for a lifetime. "We are lovers of the beautiful yet simple in our tastes and we cultivate the mind without loss of manliness." The old words of Pericles ring true and therein lies the value of the independent education provided by the public schools- though (to coin a phrase) there is perhaps more to be said for their independence these days than for their "publicity". We here are united in the desire that King's should be or should remain great as itself and in its own right; and that implies the need for all to show the responsibility shown by so many for its progress and well-being. 394

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But of course there are problems in education, and it is a good sign that they are so widely recognized and discussed by so many. One is the question of links between the State system and the private sector, and I personally would like to s~e a greater ease of transfer from the one to the other at different ages. Another problem IS what IS called premature specialisation if you don't like it and education in depth if you do. I suppose it might be possible to have a more or less common curriculum if it were also possible to have f?ur or five years at the university; but that in the present state of affairs is out of the questIOn and in any case there is very great value in the intensive sixth form course. If there be any weaknesses, we shall try to temper them by all the wide variety of educational opportunity which is offered both inside and outside the classroom and in time by seeing to it that every boy makes some real acquaintance with science as he does with literature. And now you will perhaps forgive me if I am personal. As I look back over this y~ar I see the immediate relevance of so much in my own experience of schools and of educatIOn from my own days at Shrewsbury with its emphasis on classics and the yet sterner discipline of rowing. Three years in a parish taught me that people matter, and our many overseas links here take my mind back to a great Church school outside Cape Town with boys from all over Southern Africa. The music and rugby football prowess of Sedbergh together with the academic emphasis of a great day school (especially in science and modern languages) make up the picture; and if sometimes in my rare mo!"ents of opti~sm I feel that from this wide experience I may have somethmg to contrIbute here, It IS because I am impressed, indeed absorbed and fascinated, by King's ability to synthesize:-t.o unite and reconcile the old and the new, dayboy and boarder, games and work, dlgmty and commonsense the traditions of the great public boarding school and the high academic aims of the g~eat day school, freedom with (I hope) loyalty and self-discipline, a robust down-to-earthness with the splendour of an incomparable setting.

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their provision of raw material- and if sometimes we think of it in those terms, it is only that we may emphasise the splendour of the finished article. I wish we could know you all, but at least let me tell you what great encouragement we have derived from your letters. And now a word about entry. You will all know the story of the O.K.S. who took the wise precaution of entering his son in good time and who then was compelled to send a telegram- "Sorry, please cancel- it's a girl". Well, entry is an unpredictable matter. But it is wise to put a boy's name down early if only to avoid the mutual sorrow and embarrassment ofa possible refusal later on. And let me add only this-that in spite of what you may think we shall continue to keep our fees reasonably low, but that just because we are not richly endowed and there is no benevolent authority to give us all we need, there is a special value in your help and support- and what better investment could there be? It may be in the years ahead that there will come about some closer association between the State and independent schools- perhaps to their mutual benefit. It may be that our field of entry will be widened and that some enlightened Minister of Education will devise a scheme under which Local Authorities or the Government itself may give more generous help to those who need it. But with such things in mind as I have mentioned I have no fear for the future of such a school as this. It is too 'firmly grounded in the love and loyalty of all its members and in the esteem of all men of knowledge and good will . You see, there are good reasons for the great independent schools. They set and they must continue to set a pattern of education from which others may learn and profit as they, too, have shown themselves ready to learn and to adapt. They are based upon a faith and a purpose and a philosophy of life which were never more urgently needed than today. They provide for those who, often under active government encouragement, have made their homes overseas and who may have been caught in the open by the wind of change, an opportunity of giving their sons a first-rate education which might have been impossible elsewhere. And still in these days they set themselves to preserve and to put into effect the old ideals of discipline, service, courtesy and corporate endeavour. Such things are too precious to be allowed to perish, and it is because I believe that with all its wealth of achievement King's does not forget these ideals that I am very happy to be its Headmaster.

And that, I think, is all I want to say, except to express my thanks to the Mayor for honouring this occasion with his presence, and to you, Ladies and Gentlemen, for your forbearance on a warm July afternoon. J.P.N.

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ACADEMIC AND OTHER DISTINCTIONS GAINED 1962-1963 STATE SCHOLARSIDPS J. D. H . BAKER, J . F. CUNDY, R. M. FRANKLIN, A. 1. GILES, C. H. IMBER, D. C. JONES, G. D. KING, E. J. B. KENYON, P. LAYFIELD, M. P. SCOFIELD, S. G. F. SPACKMAN

UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS I. D. H. BAKER I. A. BROOM •••

M. G. W. CAMPBELL ... H. B. T. CLARK R. C. CLARK . . . J. F. CUNDY .. .

S. R. DAVIES ...

R. M. FRANKLIN R. A. D. FREEMAN J . P. R. HAMMERDECK C. H. IMBER ... E. J . B. KENYON

G. D. KING M. H. LANE

P. LAYFIELD , ..

J. P. MCCLURE 1.

'A. MAYCOCK

R. S. NORTON-TAYLOR

Open Gladstone Scholarship in History to University College, Oxford Open Scholarship in History to Trinity College, Oxford Open Exhibition in Modern Languages to Jesus College, Oxford Open Exhibition in History to Churchill College, Cambridge Trevelyan Scholarship Open Hastings Scholarship in Modern Languages to Queen's College, Oxford Open Scholarship in Music to Queen's College, Oxford Open Scholarship in Modern History to Christ Church, Oxford, and Trevelyan Scholarship Choral Scholarship to Magdalen College, Oxford Shelton Memorial Exhibition in History to Christ Church, Oxford Open Scholarship in Modern Languages to Magdalene College, Cambridge Open Exhibition in History to Trinity College, Cambridge Open Scholarship in Mathematics to Jesus College, Cambridge Choral Scholarship to King's College, Cambridge Open Exhibition in Natural Sciences to Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge Open Francis Joseph Humphreys Exhibition in History to Brasenose College, Oxford Rebecca Flower Squire Scholarship. in Law to Gonville and Caius College, CambrIdge Open Exhibition in History to Hertford College, Oxford 397

J. H. PENHALLOW

Open Exhibition in Modern Languages to Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge Open Exhibition in History and Parker Exhibition to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge Open Scholarship in History to Churchill College Cambridge Open Scholarship in Natural Sciences to Trinity College, Cambridge Open Scholarship in History to Lincoln College, Oxford Open Exhibition in History to St. John's College, Cambridge Exhibition in History to Exeter College, Oxford Shell Studentship to Pembroke College, Cambridge Pfizer Scholarship to King's College, Cambridge Vickers Scholarship to King's College, Cambridge British Insulated Callendar's Scholarship to Faculty of Technology, University of Manchester United Steel Scholarship to Balliol College, Oxford Open Entrance Scholarship to the Middlesex Hospital

A.F. POLMEAR S. G. RAGGBTI D. N. RUSHTON M. P. SCOFIELD S. G. F. SPACKMAN

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M. R. AYLING E. A. DAVIDSON

A. B. SAVILE ... C. B. SEAMAN M. J. A. SIMPSON

J. O. STROM-OLSEN

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Exhibitioner at Merton College, Oxford awarded Gibbs Scholarship in Modern History ~nd Senior Scholarship to St. Anthony's College, 'Oxford Lincoln College, Oxford; 1st Class Honours in Engineering Science Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge; First Class Honours III Law Qualifying Examination, Part I New College, Oxford; 1st Class Honours in P.P.E. King's College, Cambridge; I st Class Honours in Music Tripos, Part II Sidney Suss.ex College, Cambridge; 1st Class Honours III Natural Sciences Tripos, Part II, Zoology Corpus Christi College, Cambridge; I st Class Hon~>urs III Natural Sciences Tripos, Part II. PhysIcs; and Caldwell Studentship at Corpus Ch~isti College, Cambridge 398

THE FOLLOWING HAVE BEEN AWARDED SECOND CLASS HONOURS J. A. COLLIGAN

S. F. DOCKSEY

C. F. GRAHAM P. J. B. GRAINGER R. M. HARVEY

D. G.1ONES ... I. S. MCDONALD N. H. NICHOLLS R. H. PAWSEY R. L. PENGELLY P. J. REDMAN T. J. STEVENS M. F. SULLIVAN

R. C. TOOTH ... J. P. VARCOE

S. C. WILKINSON

W. J. R. BLAKENEY R. C. BROWN J. P. DANIELL J. M. DAVIES ...

H. L. FOSTER

Balliol College, Oxford; in Natural Sciences New College, Oxford; in Jurisprudence St. Edmund Hall, Oxford; in Natural Sciences Lincoln College, Oxford; in Modern History Merton College, Oxford; in Lit. Hum. Trinity College, Oxford; in Natural Sciences New College, Oxford; in Modern History St. John's College, Oxford; in Lit. Hum. Trinity College, Oxford; in Natural Sciences st. John's College, Oxford; in Modern History Keble College, Oxford; in Honour Moderations in Physics, Mathematics and Engineering Science Hertford College, Oxford; in Modern History Jesus College, Oxford; in Modern History University College,IOxford; in Jurisprudence Hertford College, Oxford; in Music St. Edmund Hall, Oxford; in Modern History Downing College, Cambridge; in the Law Tripos, Part II Trinity Hall, Cambridge; in the Natural Sciences Tripos, Part I Trinity Hall, Cambridge; in the Law Tripos, Part I Peterhouse College, Cambridge; in the History Tripos, Part II Pembroke College, Cambridge; in the Natural Sciences Tripos, Part I

C. LAWRENCE

st. John's College, Cambridge; in the Natural Sciences Tripos, Part I

N. H. LIVINGSTON

King's College, Cambridge; in the Modern and Mediaeval Languages Tripos, Part II

H. J. W. PIDOUX

Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge; in the Modern and Mediaeval Languages Tripos, Part I

F. A. ROCKLEY

Caius College, Cambridge; in the Natural Sciences Tripos, Part I 399

OTHER DlSTINCrIONS THE REVD. CANON F. J. SHIRLEY

Hon. Fellow of st. Edmund Hall, Oxford

N. H. NICHOLLS

Entry to Administrative Class, Home Civil Service

R. K. B. HALSEY

A.R.C.O.

S. R. DAVIES ...

A.R.C.O.

1. B. BATCHELOR

Master's Reading Prize, Magdalene College, Cambridge Re-awarded Cricket Blue, Oxford University.

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:JcadetshiPs, R.M.A., Sandhurst

G. D. N. THOMAS

1. H. A. ARMSTRONG

Royal Naval Scholarship, Dartmouth

P. N. BAKER ...

Reserved Cadetship, Dartmouth

F. 1. W. LEGGATT

Reserved Cadetship, Dartmouth

R. C. PRENDERGAST ...

Cadetship, Dartmouth

PRESENT HOLDERS OF EXlllBlTIONS HEADMASTER'S GIFT

J. P. McClure, to Brasenose College, Oxford

GENERAL FUND EXHIBITIONS

J. N. P. Low to Christ's College, Cambridge C. J. F. Kenney to Christ's College, Cambridge A. H . Selby to Bristol University

GILBERT AND SHEPHERD GIFTS

M. P. Press to Newcastle University A. M. Harvey to Bristol University

BUNCE EXHIBITION ...

T. J. I. Howard-Jones to Manchester University

ANDERSON GIFTS

R. J. R. M. Henderson, R.M.A. Sandhurst P. N. Baker, R.N. College, Dartmouth

WADDINGTON GIFT

A. J. W. Pugh

O.K.S. GIFT

G. P. W. Roberts to St. Edmund Hall, Oxford 400

PRIZES, 1962----{;3

J. N. P. Low J. N. P. Low

Captain's Prize (Mitclrinson) Lady Davidson Prize Headmaster's Prizes

Upper School:

Headmaster's Poetry Prizes "j

Lower School: Classical (Broughtoll) Greek Prose (Dean Farrar)

Upper Middle Upper Middle

Latin Prose (Horsley)

Mathematics (Mitchinson) Natural Science (Mitchinson) Modern Languages (Mitchinson) .. . (Scratton) .. . Reading and Elocution (Harvey Boys)

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Upper School: Middle School: Senior: Junior:

Latin Verse (Blore) Greek Verse Music (Ryley)

Senior:

Music (Courtney) Natural History Upper School: Middle School:

King's School, Parra matta, Prizes History (Stanley) (Everitt) English (Evans) Photography (Gough)

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Drawing Prizes 401

R. C. Clark C. R. Davies G. st. G. Baker C. R. Paul J. d'A. Maycock R. J. M. Collier A. D. H. Turner N. J. Paul A. A. F. Craig R. D. Kent R. J. A. Talbert J. C. Kermode M. J. Wells A. G. Pope R. G. Standing R. J. McDonald A. V. Georgiadis A. G. Pope A. R. B. Clark C. L. Hampton M. J. Wells M. J. Wells A. Maries K. Maries D. G. Van Asch S. R. St. J. Neill C. J. Cox J. Sturgess I. R. Grant R. M. Franklin R. G. Kaye J. H . Miller P. M. Hook J. E. Latter J. F. Chesshyre C. P. W. Innes J. S. Medhurst

Divinity Prizes: Upper School (Broughton) J. H. Hardy Middle School (Marshall Wi/d) C. J. H. King Lower School (Lady Herfslet) M. G. Morpurgo Merton College Prizes : History S. G. F. Spackman Mathematics D. N. Rushton Musical Appreciation (Alan Baker) A. Maries Gift for Physics and Chemistry (Oliver Johnson) P. Layfield History (H. V. Crawford) ... Upper School: J. Sturgess Middle School: P. S. Jenkins Lower SChOOI:{1. G. E. Hetherington M. J. Wood History (John Crawford) ... Upper School: J. H. A. J. Armstrong Middle School: M. J. N. Baker Lower School: 1. G. E. Hetherington Archaeology Prize (Geoffrey Wells) R. J. A. Talbert Cathedral Prizes (Miss Dorothy Mills) W. J. Watkins R. l. W. Gillan C. W. Blake R. A. Cook Pfizer Company's Prizes P. A. King Carpentry Prize M. J. 1. Hill The O.K.S. Music Prize S. R. Davies Latin Prizes: E. G . Buzzard Upper School' .,. C. W. F. McDonald Middle School...· . .. , . A. R. Parrott Lower School ..·. Greek Prizes: J. R. Eiser Upper School ... Middle School. .. G. W. H. Rowbotham P. M. Hook Lower School ... Mathematics Prizes (Harrison) Upper School ... G. D. King Middle School... C. W. F. McDonald C. S. Varcoe Lower School ... Modern Languages Prizes (Greaves) C. H. Imber Upper School: French J. F. Cundy German Middle School: French C. W. F. McDonald German P. J. S. Sutherland P. A. Baskerville Lower School: French A. R. Parrott German 402

Science Prizes:

P. M. A. Sherwood C. P. Herring D. N. Rushton P. A King D. W. Cutts M. D. Hull R. B. Grant ... { P. S. K. Johnson

Upper School: Chemistry Physics Biology Middle School: Physics Chemistry Biology

Lower School: Physics Chemistry Biology

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English: Upper School ... Middle School (Galpin) Lower School ...

C. T. Lambrick

E. J. B. Kenyon G. W. H. Rowbotham W. N . Bryson

History: Upper School ... Middle School (Gordon)

A. F. Polmear G. W. H. Rowbotham A. R. Parrott ... { 1. G. E. Hetherington

Lower School ... Form Prizes:

A. G . Pope N. E. de Silva A. C. Griffiths D. R. L. Bodey R. G. S. Draycott C. J. Lee J. M. Hutchinson N. G . House D. J. Watson P. B. Kent J. B. Jubb A. R. Parrott S. F. Heath G. A. R. Gore-Andrews J. H. B. Poole P. F . Johnson H . F. Parry

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LECTURES MODERN ART PROFESSOR

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It was a great privilege to hear Professor Boase, President of Magdalen College, Oxford, talk ing about " Modern Art". He spoke with the authority of a former Director of the Courtauld Institute, but entirely without academic dogmatism. Indeed, he repeated several times his belief that the generation of the majority of his audience probably u nderstood and appreciated much of the modern trend in art better than he could possibly do himself. This disarming modesty, together with the lucidity of his exposition, made his talk memorable. Professor Boase traced modern developments since the Pre-Raphaelites and the Im-

pressionists, with Monet and Picasso, and the isolated phenomenon of SeuTat and "point-

iIlisme", through Cezanne, with his tremendous revelation of significant form, to Cubism showing exa mples of Braque and Picasso of the early period. Then we were shown speci: mens of paintings of the Fauves a nd Surrealistes, with Salvador Dali, and of the gradual emergence of the contemporary abstract painters, including Jackson Pollock. The slides were a memorable featu re of the lecture, being aptl y chosen and often of works less well-known a nd therefore the more impressive. It was not without interest that with many of the more modern pictures the projectionist often had difficulty in decid ing which way up to show the sildes he gave us! We are grateful to Professor Boase for the enlightenment and for the courtesy with which he answered ou r so metimes naIve, and sometimes

searching questions. F.H.Y.

THE MUSICAL NOVELIST- T HOMAS MANN MR . KEITH DICKSON

Mr. Dickson's former pupils and colleagues turned up in large numbers to welcome him on his first official visit since leaving the School last summer to join the staff of Exeter University's German Department. The present writer was in a distinct minority since

this was his first encounter wi th the speaker, and there could hardly have been ~ more absorbing or virtuoso occasion for becoming acquainted with his predecessor's manifold talents. A sense of expectation hovered in the room, redoubled by the impressive array of aids Mr. Dickson was to use: a black board, duplicated extracts from and notes on Mann audience participation in read ing the extracts, recordings o f speech and music on a tape~ recorder gidd ily plugged into the socket of a ceiling-light whose cover had been removed f0r the purpose. Can it be that the Societies' Room-of all places-has no conveniently placed socket ? 406

The talk fell into two sections, separated by a pause for breath. In the first part Mr. Dickson examined in detail the place of music in the subject-matter and tho ught of Ma nn's

works. Mann was deeply preoccupied with music, of which he had remarka ble knowledge. His youth coincided with the triumphs of Wagner, whom he greatly admired and respected as a composer. Just as Ma nn was awa re of the gradual decline of the powerful bourgeois merchant class from which he sprang through the second half of the nineteenth century, so he saw a similar and simu ltaneous process of dissolution in all art, Wagner's achieve-

ments being also the prelude to a new a nd u nstable era in music. Tn Mann's works the themes of decay, both individual and general, of the artist's responsibility towards and isolation in society, are interwoven and pointed with music. Mann saw a terrible danger in the grandiose achievements of Wa gner's "total art": to him it seemed that such music

was too intense, too overpo wering in effect on such spirits as are not equipped with the physical strength and nervo us equi librium to withstand its emotional onslaught. And it is precisely such people who are most easily and perversely attracted by this music. This theme of persons in the toils of Wagner's engulfing sounds occurs in many places, especially the earlier works, Buddellbrooks, Tonio Kroger, Tristan and Wiilsungenblut, that ex treme,

maca bre, ironic tale of the incest of two young Jews under the thra ll of the anti-Semitic Wagner. Later Mann probed music in depth in the figure of the fictional composer Adrian LeverkUhn, in whom the Faust theme so beloved of German literature is linked with Mann's all- pervading decay a nd Germany's tragic downfall in this century. Form and content were for once legitimately separated, as Mr. Dickson turned from the sinister. dangers of Wagner's and post-Wagnerian music shown in Mann's works to an

examination of the use Mann made of Wagner's masterly technique, which he regarded as of very real artistic value and introduced into his own writings. Here Mr. Dickson's own considerable knowledge of music came to the fore, as he explained the use of themes in sonata-form music a nd led on to Wagner's use of the Leitmotiv, illustrated with ext racts from Die Meistersinger and Tristan und Isolde, the latter accompanied by Mann's own brilliant verbal description of the music played. Mr. Dickson's list of Leitmotive in Tonio Kroger showed how Wagner's technique of using a phrase descripti ve of an individual, a place, an idea, an emotio n, recurring at key-points, sometimes subtly altered, cou ld be

exploited to remarkable effect in the prose of a great writer. Mann gave the world some of the richest prose and most fi nely constructed wo rks in the German language, and this very positive effect of Wagner's compensates in some measure for the iro nic accuracy of

Ma nn's prophetic spot-lighti ng of Wagner's dangers : the foul abuse to which his and other great music was put by the Nazis, most ably emulated by Eastern Germany today, amply proves Mann's point. Mr. Dickson confessed at the close that much of his fascinating subject lay still unrevealed. He was promptly besieged to a late hour by eager, indeed intell igent, questioners and interlocutors. It had proved an altogether invalua ble evening : to those who had read some Mann in enriching their understanding of a great writer, to those who had not in stimulating their interest. It was the Captain of the School who correctly and succinctly summed up Mr. Dickson's performance as remarkable for its " speed,c1arity a nd dynamism", qualities eagerly awaited and wa rmly applauded by all who knew the speaker. Mr. Dickson is to be thanked, not only for his illuminating talk, but also for his fi ve years of fine German work in the School. G.S .P .P. 407

â&#x20AC;˘ JAZZ SOCIETY CONCERT First on stage in the jazz concert in the Great Hall on 28th June was a "trad" band formed specially for the occasion. The rhythm section, with Mr. Morgan featured on drums, swung along well, and Scofield contributed a strong trumpet lead, but the front line as a whole lacked confidence and feeling, especially in the first two numbers. A more suitable choice of material would have helped.

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in Moonlight Serenade, and the final number (New World), which was taken from the original Dvorak and arranged by Collier and Williams. Individuals who stood out in this talented band were Howard Williams, whose arrangements were always interesting, Henry Morris and Martin Scofield, who were towers of strength as leaders of the sax and trumpet sections, and Collier, both for his sensitive piano-playing and for his valuable leadership in all aspects of the band.

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The armed conflict between King and Parliament occupies a position of central importance in the history of England for its relevance to the ideas of liberty and government as they have come down to us today. Not surprisingly, for it is a highly romantic story that easily captures the imagination, it has attracted considerable attention from both historians and historical novelists. Inexplicably, however, the naval side of the Civil War has been totally neglected. Mr. Powell's study is therefore of considerable importance, and we must reassess the period in the light of the new material he provides, for the Navy played a vital part in the defeat of the King. The fact that the fleet was won to Parliament by Warwick at the opening of the war had two important consequences. It induced foreign powers to give their support, officially, or unofficially, to Parliament. Obviously, to continental powers, it did not matter who controlled the land of England. What concerned them was who controlled the sea. If the King had no navy, he was diplomatically speaking of little account; following on from this, Parliament's control of the sea meant that no armed intervention could seriously be considered by any foreign power (whereas in both the Thirty Years War and the French religious civil wars, foreign intervention had greatly prolonged and intensified the struggle, with horrible results). The main body of the book is concerned, of course, with the narrative history of the war. However, in the Preface, Mr. Powell makes a valuable point. To anyone with an average (or even better than average) knowledge of English history, there is a great gap between the exploits of the Elizabethan "Sea-Dogs", and the Armada, and the glories of the Commonwealth, the defeat of Van Tromp and the Dutch, and the establishment of England as mistress of the ocean. In fact, the admirals, seamen and ships that accomplished all this were straight from the Civil War, and Mr. Powell shows the continuity of this period, instead of quickly glossing over it, as has been done, for lack of material, in the past. The strength of the navy, as a strong, efficient, well-organised fighting force, is also emphasised in contrast with the Army, which still consisted largely merely of local trained bands and militia, there being as yet no standing army. Mr. Powell for the most part tells his story simply and lucidly, illustrated with vignettes from contemporary sources that bring the characters alive- Thomas Cook, boatswain of the Garland "did not use fitting authority over the crew, since he loved his bed too well". Unaccountably, however, the author has sudden rushes of blood to the head, which make one suspect that he has a hidden desire to write an historical novel about the period. One is always slightly suspicious of an opening such as "Through the windows of the Guildhall, 409

in the City of London, closed against the frosty morning air of January 9th, 1642, came the mingled sound of marching feet and cheerin g men". The historic present can be used as an effective dramatic device, but when it appears in the middle of a sober description, without any warning or preparation at all, it is merely somewhat embarrassing and a trifle ludicrous. It is a pity that the book should be occasionally marred in this way by Mr. Powell's stylistic pretensions, for by far the greatest part is clear and straightforward.

It is a pity, too, that the layout of the book, with an attractive type-setting, and many maps (mostly contemporary) and portraits, should be spoilt by an unusually large number of misprints. A very useful section of the book are the appendices of ship lists, perhaps the most important section from the historian's point of view (as opposed to that of the general reader) . The inclusion of a critical apparatus, in the notes and bibliography, is also very welcome. As Miss C. V. Wedgwood has written in her introduction: "Here is a story fa scinating alike in its details and its general consequences for which readers and students of all kinds have reason to be grateful to Mr. Powell". S.G.F.S.

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Lord oj the Flies (director Peter Brook) and Les Abysses (director Nikos Papakatis) were both entries this year at the film festival at Cannes and are soon appearing in this country.

"LES ABYSSES" One day Nikos Papakatis, the blue-eyed boy of "Ia haute societe parisienne" disappeared and returned with a film that not only won an award at the "Cannes Festival" but also a film that caused a bitter controversy when it was on general release. He insisted that he was no longer the popular "Nikos" but the film-director PAPAKATIS, with one albeit brilliant film to his name. The now "arriere garde" consisting of Sartre, Genet, Beauvoir, etc., stated eloquently that here at last was a great film that could rival RobbeGrillet's L'Anm!e derniere a Marienbad and L'Immortelle. This was not surprising, however, considering that they are all friends, and friend s of "Nikos". Yet it is surprising that the film was highly successful, in spite of the fact that the director had no previous experience and the two mai n parts in a particularly thin plot were played by two dance-hall girls that he had "discovered".

The film is about two maids who are also devoted sisters, although their devotion has something maniac about it. They appear to have developed a desire to kill their absent employers when these return to the lonely farm in the centre of the wine country. Their actual motivation is not clear, apart from the fact that they have received no wages for three years. Papakatis would say that this is irrelevant. Needless to say, the two sisters are insane. The film opens with the two screaming at each other for obscure reasons and they are obviously in an unusually high state of tension. When I saw the film on the "rive gauche" the audience consisted mainly of students and the continual shouting and "maniacdepressive" behaviour of the opening scenes made most people laugh and everyone was beginning to regard this "comme blague", yet it is interesting to note that by the end there was not a sound in the small cinema and there were many white faces. The opening scenes are unsuccessful because their is no direct conflict which could cause such tension, the employers being away. The sisters then reveal that the last straw which precipitated the idea of murder was the fact that the owners were going to sell the farm and dispose of the maids, so after all they seem to like their job. However, the decision to kill gives the two a tremendous sense of freedom, an existential freedom, for they now have nothing to hold them back. They prove the puerility of their feeling of "freedom" by preceeding to destroy much of the house. Finally, the "bourgeois" owners arrive; that is "Monsieur," "Madame" and their daughter, who is later to develop into a hopeless "Christ-artist" figure. Although the sisters' revolt is stupid in its violence and brutal in its execution, it becomes obvious that what they are revolting against is corrupt, stupid and evil. "Monsieur" lusts to use the girls in that kind for which he whips them, etc. The girls refuse to work and the"bourgeois", seeing that they are helpless, attempt a type of reconciliation, but even the daughter's "Christian" efforts are of no avail. Of course she loves the martyrdom to which she is exposed and the two girls hate her even more because they know that she loves it. They also hate her because she can play the piano so well. 411

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The murder does arrive just when the agreement for the sale of the farm is being signed by the two parties. It is sudden and brutal, and it is only fitting that women should kill women. Thus the girls murder "Madame" and her daughter with some kitchen utensils. "Monsieur" arrives with his clients and he switches on the light which suddenly illuminates his lined, corrupted face and not the murder. He is left to bear his own guilt, revealed in the full light of tragic peripeteia. It is unlikely that he will accept the fact of his corruption or of his guilt, but that would be another story. Meanwhile the girls slink off. They have served their purpose by revealing the "abysses" of human nature. Hopkins said that the mind had cliffs but Papakatis is adding his comment that the heart has them as well. Of course, I have mainly discussed the philosophical implications, without dealing with such tbings as the photography, which I am not really capable of criticizing. It did seem to me to be extremely good, also taking into account that they had a shoestring production budget. Yet perbaps it is easier now to understand why there were so many white faces at the end. Anyway, if you get a chance to see the film, do (this sounds like an advertisement), because even ifit is not entirely suitable to "English taste" (whatever that is) it should give at least a little of a very interesting mind, be it of "Nikos" or the more imposing "PAPAKATIS". R.M.P.

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The whole film moves with controlled speed and reaches a wild climax when Jack and his followers chase Ralph through the forest, seized by the final frenzies of bloodlust. Ralph stumbles along the beach at the end of the island on all fours (like an animal); and runs up against a naval officer in sparkling white uniform. The savages are boys again. One little boy comes forward; the officer lays a hand on his head, tears well in the boy's eyes. This is enough to convey the transformation. It is typical of Brook's approach (he once said of plays that when theatre audiences attended to actors like concert audiences listened to Oistrakh then progress could be made) which is economical and demanding scrupulous attention. Golding's ending (it is perhaps pointless to compare the two, but the film follows the book faithfully in every other detail) described how the officer asked who was in charge. Ralph answered; Jack stepped forward to say something, then didn't. This effect was particularly striking and might have been used in the film. Brook made ti,e same sort of point but his allusive and cinematic approach missed some of this bitter irony.

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It shows more insight into children's behaviour (the scenes when they all discuss together, or turn on someone and make fun of him) than any film has done before, and through a sensitive treatment of character brings out the deeper lines of the story. The photography is excellent (wild, dim scenes of tribal dances; shots at night are really dark) with an interesting use of blurred stills (like faded memories) during the titles of prep. school, rockets, the evacuation plane and so on. No one who enjoyed the book could, I think, be disappointed with this film, and for those who enjoy strong, exciting cinema, it is worth looking out for in the near future. M.P.S.

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THE GOVERNING BODy-a brief description

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LAMENT OF A WRONGED PERSON- a poem by N. A. H. Dawnay

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VERSES by W. N. Bryson ...

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THE WITCH OF TAM-PUNG- a tale by A. J. Flick

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CYCLE OF LiFE- a short story by B. C. Tooby

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ARS POETICA of J. F. Cundy

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THE RocK- a short story by S. R. St. J. Neill

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HEADING TOWARDS THE SOUTH- a prose poem by R. M. Pollet

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IF A MAN LOVE NOT HIS BROTHER by John Wilson-comments on an article in last term's CallLuarian

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A TRAMP'S THOUGHTS- a poem by A. G. Kypris

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THE NIGHT OF THE ROcK-a short story by M. P. Scofield

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AUTUMN- a poem by R. P. Ralph

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ENVOI by R. M. Pollet

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BOOKS IN TRANSLATION- an article by S. G. F. Spackman

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SPEAKING FROM DEEP EXPERIENCE- SOme revelations by J. Sturgess

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THE GOVERNING BODY

When Henry VIII reconstituted King's from whatever School was its predecessor, he made the Dean and Chapter financially responsible for the School and the fifty Scholars who were principally to compose it. Consequently the Chapter were ex-officio Governors and indeed the proprietors; and that remained unchanged till 1927. In tllat yea r an Order in Council empowered the Chapter to add four other Governors to assist in the administration of the School: two should represent the Colleges of Trinity, Oxford, and Corpus Christi, Cambridge, and two the O.K.S. Association. Kenneth Kirk, later Bishop of Oxford, was Trinity's nominee, and Sir Will Spens, the Master, represented Corpus; the two O.K.S. Governors were Mr. Justice (later Lord Justice) Luxmoore and Mr. A. B. Emden, then Principal of st. Edmund Hall. Of these four, only Dr. Emden is still alive, and he discharged his duties as Governor until last summer when iii-health compelled him to retire from that task. What the School owes to him is difficult to put into adequate words. When Dr. Emden joined this new Governing Body the state of the School was critical, and for some years remained so-for, apart from all other factors, the country had to face economic slumps in 1928 and 193 I, the latter so severe that it looked as if the future of all public schools would be brought into jeopardy. During those years, and succeeding years which were not free from peril- including the Second War- Dr. Emden was a tower of strength. Himself an educationalist of high order and wide experience, and eminent in scholarship, he had already shown other abilities of distinction, in that as Principal he had brought St. Edmund Hall from modest state into high repute, had increased its numbers, added to its buildings, enriched its resources, and established it as a place of sound learning; the present outstanding excellence of the Hall has its origin in Dr. Emden's devotion and capacity. These same qualities he brought to the service of his old School, and it can be truly said that the growth of King's owes much to his faithfulness and loyalty, his wisdom and experience, and to his unsparing care. All who love the School owe a debt to a few people above all others, and one of those few is Dr. A. B. Emden. Past and present members of the School are more than grateful for his labour and love in the School's behalf. As the Headmaster during most of Dr. Emden's governorship was a persona l friend of his and a member of the Hall, it was natural that a close connexion between the two places of learning should arise, and scores of young gentlemen proceeded from Canterbury to St. Edmund Hall. It is a happy fact that this connexion is still maintained, for the present Principal of the Hall, Dr. Kelly, who succeeded Dr. Emden there, has succeeded him as a Governor of the School. Dr. Kelly is no stranger to the School, for almost every summer for years past he has preached to us, and often shown kindness and given wise advice to individual members of the School who contemplated a University career. His is an appointment which we can be sure has given much pleasure to Dr. Emden, and while we can never thank the latter enough for all he did, we cordially welcome his successor. The Order in Council of 1927 as to Governors became ineffective with tile School's Royal Charter of 1946, which declares the Governing Body to consist of the Dean and Canons ex-officio, the four representative Governors, and other gentlemen to the number of nine co-opted for periods of years. 416

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N. A. H. Bawllag

The flame of anger that burns in me Once kindled, may never be extinguished; My tongue may never be silent. . As the chameleon changes its skin, so my thoughts change their form; but time can not, Will not, End my longing, or destroy it. Revenge is not a lovesome thing; and God knows, I am sorry for what has happened. ButTo right a wrong, obliterate it, ~r make another: this is my choice. A dilemma. Can my hand be stili, or must It move agam? And yet-I cannot help feelingI would move mountains in my own cause, For my own ends sacrifice others; their life, their work Destroyed for my silent pleasur~. . . Expiation or avengement? Petlmess or honour? Conihct.... Of ideals and ideas. Action must come; whether m ten years or ten mmutes, And I am left .... To decide.

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I met Sybil Carson during my last trip to Tam-Pung. I had known Jeremy Carson in England, and after the relief of seeing him go, was rather perturbed at the thought of our reul1lon when my firm sent me out to the East to negotiate with some rival firm that was threatening our trade in artificial flowers in the Indies. As I relaxed in the plane, I amused myself with thinking about the type of woman that Jeremy Carson wo uld marry ... gentle? dem ure? submissive ?- yes, that was Jeremy's type. I could sit back in my seat, and look out over the soft eiderdown of cloud through which the plane glided, but wherever I looked, a sneering, mocking face seemed to come ' between my eyes and their object. Jeremy Carson's . . . . Tn England I had once, many years beforehand, been easy prey for Carson's blackmail. In those days we were both working in the same department; I had yielded to temptation and joined forces with one of the firm's top men in an effort to make some money on the side .. .' . I supp.ose that it was dishonesty, reall y, but I was hard up, the landlady was becomlllg ImpalIent, and a bookmaker, With whom I had the misfortune to get acquainted was sending nast~ letters .... What else could I have done? And then, one day, Carso~ had become SUSpICIOUS, and he began to spy on me. Inevitably, he caught us. Then the blackmail began ... the top notch who had been my accomplice managed to have him sent to Tam-Pung, but only after exchanging a large sum of money with the blackmailer to which I had made no petty contribution. ' And still, as I left the plane at Si-Ho airport, I thought of the woman ... . What kind of woman would a devil like that have married? I was soon to find out. I arrived at my hotel, had a bath, and had just dressed for supper when a knock at the door woke me up from my imaginary orgies. "Who's there?" "The boy, Sir. Man downstairs give message for Mister Kerr." "Give it to me. Thank you- you may go .... "

. The door closed. As it did so, I gasped, opened it again, and looked for the boy- he had disappeared. I entered my rooms again, locked the door, and sat down to read the letter. Time, much time, had passed; but the sight of that all too terribly familiar handwriting made me shudder. The contents were brief- he wanted me to visit him that very night (he gave an address) and then, he had the effrontery to add, "we could talk over old times". Damn him! With a heavy heart I walked to his house later that night. .. . The door was opened by a young Chinese maid, but behind her there was an open doorway, in which stood a man- Carson.

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At about 11 o'clock, his wife arrived. She had been helping some friend give a party. Sybil Carson was the ugliest woma n I have ever seen, and what's more, she knew it. Her lavish use of make-up turned her face into some grotesque clown's mask, increasing her hideousness threefold . I knew another thing, too- she was desperately afraid of her husband. Every time he spoke to either of us, with that soft drawl, so cordial and friendly, and yet so menaCll1g, she vIsibly wlllced, and clutched at her bosom or her hair. Compared with other women of her age (she was about 36), she was small in stature. Her hair, an over-dyed blonde mop, was gathered together in a huge bundle at the centre of her scalp, comically tied together by a red ribbon, which, with a background of snow-white hair, contrasted horribly with her repulsive, fat face, her treble chins, which waggled whenever she spoke, and which waggled even more whenever anybody spoke to her, her hideous green Kimono, a traditional dress of the East, and her fat, repellent legs. This was the woman that Carson had taken upon himself to marry. How he could have borne a kiss with those fat, drooping, characterless lips was a thought which made me shudder. The idea of anyone embracing this thing which called herself a woman, and a human being, was revolting to me.

Just as I was about to take my leave (for it was I o'clock), their characters seemed strangely to be changing ... she became slightly more lively, with much wobbling of chins, which increased in number with every glass of wine that she drank- he became gloomy and retired from the general conversation, and left his wife to talk to me alone. He sank into his chair in such a way that when one looked at him, sitting there, he resembled a lazy snail that refuses to withdraw from the cosy retreat of his shell, and which one just cannot summon up the courage to drag out of its seclusion. As I talked the early hours away, I found to my surprise that Mrs. Carson was, indeed, a very intelligent woman, with a wide knowledge of the world . Her taste, I deduced, was excellent, except where clothes were concerned. As 2 o'clock approached, the couple gave each other anxious looks. Then, the ominous silence of that house was interrupted by two mournful signs of indignance from the old grandfather clock, who was, no doubt, justified in reproaching us for keeping such an old soldier on duty so late. I took his hint, and bade my host and hostess good-bye. I received a formal handshake from Carson, and a ghastly grin from his wife, whose chins were quak ing in time with her bosom and her ample paunch, both of which she clutched and struck at odd intervals as she conducted me to the door- reverting to her nervousness of the evening before. The maid , whom the Carsons had sent home long before, had locked up ; and as Mrs. Carson feverishly drew the bolts aside and pulled the door wide open, I saw her give her husband another of those unfathomable glances which I had noticed them exchanging earlier on. I turned round. I gasped. I stood still. Jeremy Carson held a gun, and was pointing it at me. As I opened my mouth to protest he said that if! uttered a sound, either he or his wife would shoot me without compunction. I turned round and saw that his wife held another gun. There was no more wobbling of chins now- just eyes, with malicious intent in them, which never moved from my face.

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In stories of this type I have always found that the female involved repents, and sets the captive free. This was not to happen in my case. It was the male, who, after about half an hour unlocked the door let me out, and then, glancing back towards the house, told me to b~at it. After being ~ntertained by a man who had once blackmailed me, and then being held up at gun-point, locked up, and all for no go.od reason, I was, to say the least, dazed by these last proceedings. I felt that I had a fight to an explanatIOn, a,nd was just about to demand one, when a shot rang out, Jeremy Carson dropped dead hke a stone at my feet and I saw the dreadful woman running down towards me, waving her gun. She spat co~temptuously on Carson's corpse, fired into his face three times, so that his features were now unrecognisable and horrible to behold, and then ordered me to get back inside the house. I had no choice but to obey. Once inside, I sat down in an armchair, and, under the shadow of her gaze, heard the long and dreadful story of Sybil Carson. She had been the hostess of one of London's most dubious night clubs before she emigrated to the East in order to escape the hand of the Law, which hand, she said, had for long been clutching in her direction. Th~n came the most am.azmg p~rt-once In Tam-Pung, she had created a society for the smugghng of opIUm. In thIS capacIty she had come across Carson, who had readily agreed to join h~r-the idea of some extra money, she saId, looking significantly at me, had been altracllve to hIm. I winced. They had planned to use Jeremy Carson's knowledge of my past indiscretion to force me to take some of the dreadful drug back with me to an "associate" in London. At the last moment her "husband" had cracked, and tried to set me free, for which larger indiscretion, she said, he had paid the full penalty. Then she looked at ~e, .and raised her revolver slightly. . .. Backing awar fr,?m her, I groped behmd the chalf III whIch I was sitting- oh joy- there was the electrIC WIre whIch attached the lamp- the only hght III the room- to the mains. I pulled with all my might-the lamp crashed down-all was darkthe wicked woman fired- once- twice- four times-but by then I had thrown myself through the French windows which were, fortunately, ajar, and was out on the terrace. I heard the mad woman crashing around, cursing obscenely. Then suddenly she screamed. I rushed over to the French windows and looked inside. My ruse with the lamp had produced startling results . .... Fire ..... Well might she scream-there was a desk, with several drawers-:-full of papers-open; in a second it was blazing furiously. Now she was beatmg on the wIlldows-and I refused to give way .... I was determined that she should burn .... Soon the whole room then the whole floor, was ablaze .... Tears rolling down her hideous cheeks her artifi~ially white hair blackened, and in some parts, burning, she beat against the gla;s door, trying to smash the barrier which I was holding between her and safety. "Witch!" I screamed-"You are a witch-and witches must have the evil burned out of them!" Her hair was blazing now- flames licked her face- and she screamed as the flames killed her-screamed- screamed .... ! The fire spread to the clump of wood that formed part of the garden, and soon flames were dancing among the tree-tops. The witch of Tam-Pung was no more. 420

CYCLE OF LIFE

B. C. Tooby

He had backed as far as he could go. Both his shoulders were touching concrete, yet he tried to push himself further back, as if he could sink into the wall itself. For some reason, he couldn't seem to; he remembered wondering why this should be so, and then deliberately tried to empty his mind of thought. His eyes were fastened on the steel-blue of the rifle-barrel as it rose implacably and locked itself in a direction pointing at his face. The muzzle was so close that he could smell the tang of gun-oil. In spite of himself, he remembered tllinking how it would be the last smell he would ever draw through his nostrils. Behind the rifle, in the darkness, were two eyes that never moved, never blinked, and were depthless, a solid sheen of hate. He looked, fascinated, down the shining steel cavern in the barrel. He knew that in a very little time, flames would come roaring up at him and death would erupt in his face. Every time in the past when he had worn those eyes, held that gun, he had thought, and the thought had fled away as fast as it had come, whether death with a smashed skull was painful. It was swift, anyway. He had pulled the trigger, and had turned away as his victim, pinned, spread-eagled against the wall, slid his back slowly downwards and crumpled up finally in a broken heap on the floor. Now it was his turn. He thought, for the first time, about life after death. He didn't believe in a Hell where flames roared and devils roasted you on spits. Over that point he was reasonably certain, but what then was there? Some believed in a state of endless nothing; his mind refused to encompass it. Going to sleep was different; the only time when endless nothing became reality was when you woke up. He bad heard someone on Hyde Park Corner saying that life was all a dream, that the world was a figment of the imagination, or something like ihat. Even he could see three things wrong with that idea: if it was a dream, you had to "wake up" as it were, when you died; secondly, if life was a figment of the imagination, so was his theory; thirdly, the whole world had to finish when one man died. And then, there was fe-incarnation, too.

He found himself beginning to grope with undue haste, then with frantic haste, then with panic at some answer; he coudn't die without knowing what was going to happen to him. Couldn't ... Come on, pull the trigger, damn you! You have kept me waiting a long time-for God's sake (even then he noticed that final irony)- for someone's sake, get it over with .... The finger seemed to go back with unnecessary lack of speed, but it tightened all the same, the trigger was right back now ... surely. A prolonged hideous thunder began to fill his ears, solid at first, now breaking down into huge beats that sounded like a gigantic drum throbbing over water. Other drums joined it, their pounding rose like a wave upon a beach, higher, louder, heavier; his mind was extinguished by a crushing wave of sound that reared above him, fell on him, smothered him under an endless torrent of blows that drove him miles into the sand beneath him, into vast, choking blackness. The thunder slowly died away to a last, gurgling echo, and a heap of useless rubble crumbled to the ground. A dark figure turned on its heel, and walked away. 421

Yes, death was swift. From the lifting of the gun to the firing of the gun, two seconds had elapsed.

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Then there was darkness. A mind that was still his groped around somewhere in the infinitesma of eternity. His mind became slowly aware of a growing solidity, a dawning weight. The darkness began to spin, spin faster and faster; the black merged into grey, the grey metamorphosed into black; but this black was different: it existed, it was tangible, it had smell. He rose into this darkness, and pushed it aside. Full daylight struck him; or was it daylight? It was light anyhow. He could see. And he could see nearly all around him. In front of him was the most wonderful and terrible landscape that human eyes had ever seen. Certainly, not even in their wildest nightmares would human beings have ever envisaged anything like this. But he was no longer a man. Technically, he had been shot and, perhaps, buried. But he no longer remembered this. The ground was jagged and boulder-strewn; the earth was pitted and cracked, and was flung as if by some giant hand into outcrops that rose way above his head, craters and rocks. But he was also in some type of jungle, and this was even more weird than the earth. All round him were huge, flattened green trunks, which soared up to heights that staggered him, and which were absolutely devoid of branches; they clashed together with a dry, rasping noise like a high wind through cypresses. Scattered among these were wider, rounder shafts, that shot upwards to twice the height of the other trees, and at the very top burst like a bombshell into some form of growth like a puff ball. It was then that he became aware of some being moving in the jungle, or rather, forest. When he saw it he felt a strange instinct of hatred, as if it had always been his hereditary enemy. He waited behind one of the huge boles. The enemy passed by him, and with a spring forward he crushed its head with his jaws, and felt a gratifying taste of blood. Crouching down on her heels, a little girl watched an ant scuttling along in the deep grass. Unthinkingly, almost automatically, she got up and put her foot on it. She halfthought, half-said, a formula for the life-cycle of a degenerate race: "There seem to be millions of those beastly things this year," and drifted on through the garden.

A,'s Poetica

J. F. CUlldy

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That my brilliantly spondaic Epic georgic dithyrambic Dactylic and iambic Anapaestic and trochaic Verses just don't seem poetic. 422

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THE ROCK

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Back to the Rock at last! There it lay, spiky and impregnable as some armoured dinosaur, pinnacles jutting up on either side of its humped spine, tlle sun glancing back here and there along its sides, sides honey-combed with a myriad caves and passages, soaring arches and spurs of golden rock; and round it lay confused and tumbled masses of ancient stone, set off by the ruddy tint of brick or tile, the burnished maroon of spreading copper beeches, the parched and scabby pelt of lawns and the rustling brilliance of beech-trees. His keen eyes caught the details of the scene below him- the swirl of bright cloth, jackdaws tossed on gusts like flakes of ash on the up-draught of a bonfire, pigeons hurrying hither and thither on urgent missions with close-clipped flight. He swept in a proud curve over this, his home and that of his ancestors, and climbed into the blue above towards the sun blazing down peacefully, not seeming to roar out of the sky like a blast-furnace as it had in the south. How distant that south now seemed! Yet only a few days ago his landscape had been of great rippling hills, buffaloes crawling tick-like through the pelt of baked tawny grass on their sides. Then suddenly he had received the call. At once he had turned north for the long flightÂˇ Its first stages were now only dim memories: the bottle-green and bottle-glossy rainforest, the slowly shifting sand-dunes of a vast and trackless desert peopled only by the jerboa and the side-winder viper, a strip of coastal mountains and then the sea. He hated the sea with a primeval and justified fear: if he was forced down, there could only be one end. As he embarked on his "erilous crossing, the blue wat~r smiled speciously up at him. Then he saw the sharks, theIr heavy torpedo bodIes seemmgly suspended by the hooked fins cutting the oily surface. It was an omen. He was not reassured. He flew on. When he was too far out to turn back, a towering black cloud arose in his path. He must go on' he could not climb over it or fly round it. His heart sank. The white horses began to tdss their manes restively; following them came the cloud, the wind riding it like a banshee charioteer. It enveloped him in Stygian blackness, picked him up like a dry leaf and scornfully flung him sideways. His wings arched with strain in the rushing air. Hardly had he recovered control when it seized him, lifted him two hundred feet, then flung him down to where the waves ramped like lions for their prey. He only just recovered in time. Rising laboriously, he was met by a terrific blast which hurled him bodily ba~kÂ wards. It was a duel with the devil. He climbed desperately; the storm raged round hIm, the wind shrieked in demoniacal joy, the rumbling cannonade of thunder resounded in his ears. Once he was turned clean upside down and lost five hundred precious feet: a a lightning flash passed him not fifty feet away, lighting up the cloud like an arc-lamp: its thunder left him almost deafened. Higher up, it was less rough, and with a greater safety margin. He flattened out and flew on as best he could. He did not have to endure such a terrible battering again, for the storm, if violent, was at least brief; after an hour and a half he emerged battered but otherwise unscathed, to see land blue in the distance. Soon he was there: I{e sped across the shore-line where the sea gnashed on the resisting rocks as if anxious to remove even this haven from him. The sun came out as he landed In a sleek and happy land, ringing with the zithering of cicadas in the olives. 423

He rested part of that night, then flew on; below him the hills and above him the slowly wheeling stars. As he flew, new constellations rose up to greet him while the southern stars sank in a breeze of icy glory below the horizon. The sky flu shed in the east; the black hulks of mountains flowered blushingly into the terrible pyres of toothed black rock and blue ice. He hurried home over chalets nestled on the green saddles of fir-clad mountains, deep valleys patterned with water-meadows; laced with rivers and ancient railways down which diminutive trai ns wheezed importantly ; dotted with mushroom-like clusters of broad-roofed houses; splashed with dark lakes, sails scattered across their rippling faces like apple-blossom on a lawn. He hurried on. On, over hill s terraced with vineyards, over rolling plains criss-crossed with poplar-avenues, patched with multi-coloured crops. On, till the gray sea again lay athwart his path; only a brief crossing now, to be welcomed by white cliffs, bastions of a land of rolling hills, hedged and wooded. A last rush, then he skimmed over the final crest to see the Rock. He flattened out, the sun burnishing his wings, and went into a dashing slow roll. Suddenly, as the ground basked lazily above him, he heard the monotonous staccato clang of a bell. He righted himself: minute black figures poured out of stone maws, milled around the great green square, and trickled into disappearance. A movement caught his eye : below him, his friends! He peeled off and dived down. Speed built up and the air screamed past him. They saw him coming down like a bomb : scattered like the spokes of a wheel shattered by an explosion. He shot through them, curved up to rejoin them: swinging together in a broad arc, they skimmed between the crags of the Rock. And visitors to Canterbury looked up in amazement at the swifts whirling round the Cathedral, screaming with joy at their home-coming.

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John Wilson

With much of Mr. Polmear's article in last term's Cantuariall I agree: what I have to say is complementary rather tha n polemical, a fuller picture rather than a totally different one. But fuller pictures are different: and I hope that the reader may come to believe that many of his generalities, excellent in themselves, about discipline and religion do not apply to King's in the sense that he intends. 1 think tile author, like most people, is bewitched by the idea that "religion" and "the rest of life" are somehow two differe nt things : that the service of God and the service of man arc distinct, both in logic and practice. They arc not. Where there is any good,

there is God ; and there, whetller acknowledged or not, is any religion worthy of the name. Similarly, the difference between "natura l" and "supernatural" is not at all clear. Often,

on the lips of the more naive Christians, it sounds li ke a difference between a world that makes sense on the one hand, and a world of magic and divi ne conjuring tricks on the other. Supposing everyone at King's tu rned agnostic, but nevertheless behaved in a far more loving, kind , enthusiastic and well-disciplined way than before: wo uld the author say that the "supernatural" or "religious" element was more or less present? If less, then

his religion does not seem worth much: if more, then he must accept that one of the most important criteria of the presence of "religon" or "the supernatural" is how people actually feel and behave. More briefl y, one may follo w Christ and be filled by His spirit without acknowledging Him. Now I personally thin k King's does display the presence of religion in this sense. Whethe r or not it produces as many burnt offerings as it ought, it deals justly and loves mercy: if it does not always say "Lord, Lord" as often as it should, it makes a fair shot at doing the works of the Lord. Of course, this is onl y one opinion: what I want to insist on is the right criteria. Coming more down to earth , I would rather pick a "non-religious" school where my son was happy than a "religious" one where he wasn't; and I think

God would approve the choice. Sometimes I wonder whether God is very interested in "religion", in the way most people use the word.

The author may think that man's "purpose in life is to be at one with God", and 1 agree, but large numbers of people do not, including large numbers of boys. The best any school can do is to put religion before them, make them go tluough the motions, teach it to them (rather than indoctrinate it), encourage it, and- what is far more important- produce a religious atmosphere in the true sense of the word. This King's does : and my guess wou ld be that it produces far more people who are guided by God than most schools. And if they are guided by God, I frankly do not care how "religious" they are. The alternative is to insist on indoctrination and to repress freedom. Apart from the immorality of this, it is inefficient. Having just returned from a year in Canada teaching

people brought up on this system, I am still recovering from the shock of teenagers who lose the relics of parroted belief and have nothing else to sustain them. Proper religious teaching, or example, changes the person: only this ca n sustain the shocks of life and the doubts that inevitably arise. The author's doubts about discipline are logically parallel to his doubts about religion. If by "discipline" he means simply the existence of rules and the giving and taking of 425

orders, then plainly there is no merit in it pel' se; but if he means the control, patience and rule-governed behaviour necessary to creation and a happy life, then one looks for this in the achievements of a school- for discipline in this sense is not necessari ly imposed by external authority or command. If I learn to play cricket or the fiute well, I necessarily subject myself to mental and physical discipline, whether or not there is an external authority to punish me. How far external pressure assists creation and happiness is an open question ; the point is that one can only judge the amount of discipline in its proper sense by assessing the amount of achievement, achievement that is only possible by discipline in this sense. I think it would be difficult for anyone to say that the achievements of King's were inadequate. Similar logical difficulties arise elsewhere. Echoing many another, the author says that morals have declined. If he means that more people are committing crimes, getting drunk, etc., then this may be so (actually I doubt it). But if he means that people are less Christlike now than (say) in the Victorian Age, then this is very doubtful. We have to assess it on Christian values. Are people more proud than they were? Less loving? Consider the other deadly sins and cardinal virtues, most of which are not so easily verifiable as what we call "immoral behaviour". Have morals declined in this sense? I don't see that we can say that they have. lt is this slight contempt for logic and linguistic ambiguity that perhaps misleads the author into claiming far more certainty than he rightfully can- more than, perhaps, he really wants to. The more serious boys, he says, turn naturall y to "the reason for existence" But the view that there is onc, single and specific "reason for existence" is not common ground. "Modernism" and "liberal Christianity" are pejorative terms to the author;

but neither the Bishop of Woolwich nor Archbishop Temple were idiots, and if he really thinks that liberal Christians want ( 0 " exclude the supernatural" then he just hasn' t grasped what they're saying. There are "good instincts" and "bad instincts": I should like to see these identified in an infant. "A moral code" occurs frequentl y: allY moral code ? And suppose we differ about which one? Finally, does he really want to say that a boy should be "taught to respect an institution, a rule, or a perSOIl , whether or not he personally

thinks it is reasonable to do so?" If the boy is in a school in Nazi Germany? South Africa? Or at public schools in the days of flogging, institutionalised bullying, and sadism? Hardly. More important, in my view, than what we might call the actual enforcement of Christianity and of discipline is the education of boys in (hese fi elds : that is, to retain their interest in religion, and to make them aware of (and participators in) disciplined and controlled behaviour. They have to learn that Christianity is a vital issue, not something that you can swallow wholesale if you like the Establishment and reject wholesale if you don't. They have to learn that there is such a thing as a housemaster's or a monitor's point of view, as well as that of an individual who is not in an administrative position. (Newlymade monitors learn this with frightening speed). These are problems for all of us, masters as well as boys: we have to work together and sort them out as best we can, never- and here I thoroughly agree with the author- allowing them to lapse into apathy, and never pseudo-settling them by ritualistic or flamboyant gestures against authority. Indifference, cynicism, indoctrination, military rule-keeping, and people who break obviously sane rules are all a bore. Sanity and the inspection of problems are much more fun. King's has a quota of people who are boring and stupid in these ways : but it is smaller thanl at most schools, and nearly all of them end up at least somewhat s.aner than when they came in. 426

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I still can't see the reason, I still don't understand Why Winter's called a season, And birds know how to stand. I've never seen an oast-heuse-

I doubt I ever will; And all I know about that cow Is that it's standing still. Don't know where tigers come from;

I can't care where pigmies live; But man I know that when a Yank Comes here he's called a "Spiv".

Don't know how you builds houses; Don't see how they stays up; But I know if you keeps mouses You don't feed 'em from a cup. How come a ruler's level?

How come that water's wet? How come that up in Heaven You find guys you've never met.

Never tasted macaroni;

Never seen the Duke of Kent; But I know that when you get a clout Your face is always bent. DOll't know why it gets dark at night; Don't know why beer is fizzy; Don't see that when there is a fight It keeps the people busy.

All I know is who I amMy name, my age, my colour : If I knew more, I sort of think Life would be so much duller.

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THE NIGHT OF TH E ROCK

M. P. Scofield

It was towards the end of summer when the workmen came with picks and shovels and began working on the rock. The rock was a great boulder of granite deeply embedded in the earth of the hillside, and from below you could see the hump sticking out against the sky. On one side it was worn smooth by the wind and rain that blew in from the sea, but its sheltered side was covered thick with mosses and lichen: an ancient rock, deposited and carved by the last floes of the ice age, as old as the mountains themselves. It had been there when the Picts set up their forts against the Norsemen, and not far from it were the rubble remains of a standing-stone, the symbol of a primitive paganism when men had grown to fear the immensity of the world and the darkness of night. But the rock had existed before this time, in the primeval world of stone and fern and dark vegetable life. Mr. Macready stood at the bottom of the hill, outside his house, and watched the men digging and hacking at the base of the rock. It was afternoon, and a clean salt wind blew in from the sea, driving the white clouds across the sun so that the moorland alternated between light and shadow. On the other hills the sheep moved slowly over the ground, cropping the grass unceasingly. He watched them, lifting his face to the wind and the warming rays of the sun, closing his eyes. Tomorrow he was leaving the island. It had been decided some time ago, but he had put off thinking about it, submitting himself to the rhythm of the daily work. It was the right thing to do: the farm on the island didn't make enough to live on, and it was best to try somewhere else. And he had got quite a good price for half his land from the forestry people. They were up there now, working on the rock. He tried not to think about the future, but let the distant sound of the sea lull his mind and his eyes follow the seagulls swinging over the hill and uttering their loud keening cries which were snatched away by the wind. Inside the whitewashed stone house Mrs. Maeready was packing the last cases and clearing up everything they weren't going to take. She was a small woman with fair hair drawn back from her forehead and up from the nape of her neck into a bun, but a few wisps escaped and floated like gossamer in the sunlight. Now and then, as she kneeled in front of the case, she brushed these strands off her forehead with a quick movement of the hand. She packed quickly and efficiently, folding and pressing and patting into place. Mr. Cook would take them the six miles to the harbour where the boat called every day. They would get to the mainland with good time to reach the station; her sister would meet them at Dumbarton. She pressed a pile of her husband 's shirts into a final corner, then rose and stood thinking, one hand on her hip, the other stroking back her hair. There, that was everything. She looked round the room; how clean and tidy it all was now everything had been cleared and the stone floors had been swept clean. It was all under control. What else was to be done? The supper was the next thing. She moved from the passage into the kitchen, humming brightly and tunelessly to herself. She was immensely relieved after the last month's worry with coal bills and gas bills; and the damp coming through the stone floors; and the woodworm in the bothy. No more of it after today. And she tinkered with plates and saucepans. Up on the hill the men were packing up work. "Bye, Sandy." "See you, Rob."

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"She's a big thing, isn't she, Rob?" He looked at the rock. "Aye, I'm thinking it'll take a lot to move her. Deep bedded, that's what she is, deep bedded. Still", he said with determination, "we'll have her out. We'll have the excavator up here tomorrow, or else we'll use dynamite."

The other man nodded and stared at the rock thoughtfully.

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"I'm not so sure", he said. "She's been there who knows how many millions of years.

Look at that granite, and the depth in the earth." "We'll have her out", said the foreman witll short puffs at his pipe. "Good-night, Jock. The wife will be waiting." And he walked off down the hill with short jogging steps, almost bouncing on the turf. The other man followed slowly. It would be funny without the rock. The hill wouldn't be the same. He'd lived all his life on tile island and played on that rock. He thought of the flattened skyline. But things changed: soon trees would be planted there. lt was now evening, and George Macready sat in the old cowshed, milking. It was dim and warm in the shed, and the milk hissed with soft insistent rhythm in the pail. The cow stood quite still, monumental and submissive. Outside the evening was falling, the sky turning green over the sea, and the midges danced in myriads over the soft damp peat of the moorland . The air was heavy with the late summer and touched now and then by cool movements of air from the sea. The lines of upland were darkening against the clear evening sky. A dog wandered between the house and the shed, waiting for the night. The man bent his head down close to the great brown flank of the cow, his eyes concentrated on the pail. His daughter slipped inside the door and stood there watching him. lt was almost dark in the shed and the air was soaked with the smell of straw, wood, dust, new milk and dry dung. The girl watched her father, her face serious with the same expression as his, both of them drowsy with the drugging warmth and foetal darkness of the shed, and outside, the dark hillside and carbuncle of rock like a woodcut against the sky. The old primitive rhythms were numbing the minds of men and the dark rocks, lichens and fern smells were holding their very souls. "Maggie!" The silence was needled by the sharp voice of Mrs. Macready, calling from the kitchen. "Maggie, have you told him? The supper will be cold." The girl woke from her trance. "Supper's ready, Dad", she whispered. Slowly the man got up from his stool, picked up the pail and emptied it in the churn in the corner. Then he pushed the flank of the cow and she turned and lumbered slowly away into the field. "Oh, come on, you two, or we'll never get done this evening. Maggie come quickly and help with the serving." But the girl waited for her father and watched the horizon grow black with the massing of thunder clouds against the gunmetal sky. Then she followed him into the house. Supper was eaten in silence in the cool stone kitchen, and the atmosphere was filled with the electric expectancy of a summer storm. Mr. Macready seemed deep in thought and made small sucking noises as he drank his soup. Once his wife looked across at him and frowned, but he did not notice. Maggie stared abstractedly with round eyes. lt was so dim in the room that Mrs. Macready could hardly see the other two. All this eating in the dark to save money. She sighed. At least this was the last time. But she didn't like to ask for the gas lights to be lit. George and Maggie merged into the shadows. Why didn't 429

he say something? He seemed unaware of anything, sitting like a great animal, dumb and uncommunicative, and it had grown worse lately. When supper was over she leaned over to Maggie and said gentl y: "Up to bed now dear, it's eight o'clock". Without a word the little girl sli pped down from her chair, ra~ to her father and kissed him; he stroked her silky hair tenderly. Then she kissed her mother and ran out of the room. The two sat for a long time in the gloom. Thcn she broke the spcll. "George." Her hands were clasped together and her fingers moved nervously. She hated this dimness, this unearthly stillness. He looked at her and smiled, distantly. "George, may I light up the lamps now? I wa nt to wash up these things and do some sewing." "Ay", he replied, "if you must. "

She rose and reached for the chain of tile gas light; tile gas hissed out and she put a match to it at once, pulling on the chain carefully until the lamp began slowly to incandesce. Light seeped into the room until it bathed everything with its green-yellow fluorescence. Mr. Macready blinked, and shuffled in his chair into a more upright position. He picked at some mud on his trouser leg, and looked uneasy in the bright artificial light. Mrs. Macready began to hum again, and bustfed busily with the plates; she felt once again in control now the light was on; all was in order. "There we are." She sat down

to sew, chatting gaily about the coal that was left over- McFurson was buying it backabout her sister's house, about Maggie going to school, about the big stores there were in Dumbarton. She looked across at him: his eyes were shut. Oh, how tiresome he was. George ! George! He mumbled something, and she struck her knees with her hands in anguish. How stupid, how stupid! If she'd told him once .... Oh, it was impossible quite impossible. They were going tomorrow, going away, leaving the island. What about the future? What would they say to Ethel? Her husband .... Suddenly he stood up, ominously. "I'm going out", he said. "What? But where. . ? It's going to rain; there's a storm:coming." "I'm going out."

The spell was returning and claiming him. She felt her power wavering; some unknown force was rising up to defeat her purposes, to plunge her organisation back into chaos. The night was black and dcnse with the thunder clouds, and the rain had begun to fall in great fat drops. Macready walked up the hill towards the rock; he climbed the gate out of the field and on to the sodden peat. The rain was falling faster now and a flicker of lightning lit up the whole rim of the eastern sea, and the shape of the bl~ck bump on the hill. The rain soaked his jacket and bcat on his head, washing his hair down over his face. He walked quicker, filled with some demon energy which exulted in the whip of the rain. Ov~r th~ last few days an indefinable feeling of rootlessness and frustration had grown lIls1de lum. Plans, letters, Journeys, town, telephones, elcctnc light: they were all trying to drag up the darkest centre of his livi ng self and tie it down. "What wo uld they say to Ethel, what would they say to Ethel, what would they say to Ethel" . Now out here he was breaking these fetters, and expiating the anguish of his soul in the nihilation ofrain and 430

wind. It was dark out here : form s were black and indistinct ; everything merged into the night; stones and rocks mixing with the peat and turf, and all sounds united witll the growl of the sea. It was a night of shapes and inanimate spirits : sheep could not be distinguished from scrub, and man took his place among menhirs. Macready's clothes were soaked. Thunder rumbled and the man walked on, his eyes and ears full of water, his feet caked with mud. The rai n was beating him down and the wind battcring him to his knees; the island was claiming him, drawing him back into the soil. A huge hammerblow of wind struck him and sent him staggering; the ground clutched at him as he caught his foot in a crack of rock and pitched forward, wrenching it sideways, tearing the tendons. His eyes closed with the pain. The wind and seaspray swept over him and up over the great rock which rose up motionless amid the chaos. A fla sh of lightning illuminated it fo r a second and also picked a sprawling rock shape on the cliff edge. When they finally found him, his face was covered with sand and his shoulder sunk deep into the peat among the rocks. They carried him home and he lay for hours in a deep coma. The doctor said his condition was critical; he was on no account to be moved. Outside his window the day was fresh after the sto rm and the light as pure as crystal. From the hill came the deep chug of a mechanical excavator, pounding li ke a labouring heart. It cut deep into the grou nd, turncd up a long divot and flun g it aside. They were now six feet down. Macready's brcath came slowly but he was recovering. His wife sat red-eyed and uncomprehending by the bedside. The events had quite stunned her and now she could only sit wringing her hands and run to fetch things for the doctor. The foreman of the forestry men stood on the hillside biting an empty pipe and looking perplexed. The excavator had moved about ten feet away from the base of the rock at a depth of four feet and had still not discovered its extent. Likc an iceberg, he thought all under the surface. So they sunk shafts into the earth fifteen, twenty feet away; but' the strata of rock was still there. He walked up and down trying to strike a match and frowning, while the men drank out of their thermos flasks. ~' It's no good", he said at last, "I'm afraid it's no good." "Then the rock will have to stay?" said Rob. "Aye. That's it, curse it. There'll be no trees on this hill: not enough room for the roots." He tapped his pipe in quick staccato on the rock. "Who'd have thought it went so deep and far?" Macready came round finally the next day. He opened his eyes and looked out of the window at the hill and rock.

"It hasn't gone", he said.

His wife leaned over his bed. "What hasn't gone, my dear? What hasn't gone?" "The rock", he whispered. "They haven't taken the rock. " "Don't yo u worry now", she said gently. But he raised himself up on his elbow. "Tell me about it. Tell me what's happened." "It's no good", she said sorrowfully. " They can' t move it. There's a great layer. They can't buy the land no w." He lay back and closed his eyes. He put his hand out towards his wife and she held it. "Get me some breakfast", he said, and silently she obeyed. 431

II. P.1ltdll/' Leaves tumbling and rattling in convulsive gusts

down dark, empty lanesarmies of brittle bones, dried skins, all fleeing the melancholy of rust and crumbling mortarmere remnants of pride. Naked trees cast shadows of decay on richly dark rhododendron, masses which slowly, inevitably, creep over memories of vitality . .. .

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Search search for him Who waits by the velvet lining Of the riverside, listening to winds and the sob of waters Waiting for the crack of a twig And a start of joy; For then he will Whisper your name to tbe lemon-trees and the lilacs And your eyes and his eyes will strike like flash-spark flints . 432

BOOKS IN TRANSLATION S. G. F. Spackman

One thing demanded by " An Evening with Robert Morley" was a lively working knowledge of English literature. The lack of this was the most probable explanation for some comments heard afterwards Qutsjde the hall. It is, however, a sad fact that most people,

even those who consider themselves above average in this fi eld, know little of the wealth of their country's literature beyond what they acquired to pass "0" or "A" Level. All this applies with even greater force to the average knowledge of European literature, of which English is an integral part. (Modern Linguists, don't be complacent. What do you kno w o f the literature of Spain , Portugal , Italy and Scandi navia, and what sort of a general

and cultural background has your knowledge of French and German ?) The point of all this is that remarkably li ttle is generally known of what, for wa nt of a better term, can be called our common European heritage. " All right, poi nt taken" , it might be said, "but how can we do anything abo ut it ? It is all very well for the Modern Linguists, who can go off to their own library and find

everything to hand ; but what about the person with "0" Level French and nothing else?" Finding the books may have been a problem in the past, but it is no longer. In the recent reorganization of the library a translation section has been started. It is still small, but the nucleus of a collection is there, and it is continuall y growing. Besides the more obvious French and German ones, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Norwegian and Ru ssian authors are represented, amongst others. It is a pity that this section should have been housed in a

locked cupboard, however, the very fact of which might well deter the casual browser looking for something interesting to read. Two books in the Italian section are the well-known The Leopard, by Guiseppe di Lampedusa, and the less well-known The Viceroys, by Federico de Roberto. These two form a conve nient pair, dea ling as th ey do with the same historical events but in a highly con-

trasted way. Guiseppe di Lampedusa, having lived through the events of 1860- the overthrow of the Bourbon regime in Sicily, and the setting up of a constitutional monarchy, at the head of a Uni ted Italy, unde r Victor Emma nuellll- pondered all this, and the interaction of the old landed aristocracy, the autocratic rulers of Sicily for centuries, wi th the risin g middle class (the revolu tio nary lawyers, tradesmen, an d professio nal classes who ran

the political machi ne in the new regime) for twenty-five years before he committed it to paper. The result is a distillation of the spirit of the old regime confronted by new forces with which it has to compromise. The book is a highl y poetic evocation, almost tactile, and this is conveyed very well in the excellent translation by Archibald Colquhoun. The Viceroys, by Federico de Roberto (also translated by Colquhoun) is a complete contrast, and is much more immediately striking. To start with, it is about three times the size of The Leopard (which emphasises the point about the distillation), and is a vigorous participation in events, rather than a thoughtful pondering of them later- the " spontaneous 433

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overflow of powerful emotion" rather than "the recollection in tranquillity" (to adapt Wordsworth). There is less narrative interest, which is perhaps surprising in so large a book, but it is rather a number of huge set-pieces showing the way in which the members of the Uzeda family (The Viceroys- feudal lords of the district round Catania) react against each other, all dominated utterly by self-interest, avarice and greed. There is really not one likeable character in the whole book, though one does feel sympathy for all of them in turn when the rest are being even more beastly. The whole rogues' gallery is grotesque in a rather Dickensian manner, and is certainly larger than life. However realistic they

may not be, they do make the book vital, almost bursting with life. Don Blasco, for instance, a Rabelaisian priest, is a splendid figure- a sort of combination of Friar Tuck

and Falstaff- a belly laugh is the only possible reaction! This then is a tremendously compelling book, the characters repellent but entirely fascinating, as well as being historically valuable for its picture of the 1860 revolution (an exceedingly vivid eye-witness account) and of the workings of constitutional government in the early years of Victor Emmanuel's reign. Portuguese literature is probably the least known of all romance literatures but The Mission, by Ferreira de Castro, is a good introduction. This is a tightly constructed novella about a question of conscience. JIl a village there is a mission and a munitions factory which look identical from the air, and a Nazi air-raid is expected any moment. Should the monks of the Mission paint "Mission" on their roof and so condemn the factory, or not, and perhaps be bombed and be unable to carryon God's work. De Castro discusses the great difference and great distance "between verbal and vital argument",

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through the mouths of his protagonists, and tension is built up right through the book to the ironic punch line climax on the last page. This is a beautiful book with a deceptive simplicity of plot, character and incident; there is a lot more to it than meets the eye. The same is intended in another novella, The Gates of Paradise, by Georges Andrejevski, a Polish writer. However, it is doubtful if there is anything more in this case. Like Andrejevski's first book, The Inquisitors, The Gates is an allegory, though not this time a political one (Andrejevski also wrote Ashes and Diamonds- on which Wajda's celebrated film was based). The setting is the Children's Crusade, and we overhear as the children confess their sins and explain why they are on the crusade to an aged monk as they travel on their way. We discover that it is not the love of Christ that has brought them, but carnal love. There are some erotic passages where one is doubtful, in the allegorical context, whether one is reading mysticism or pornography. The old monk, horrified by all this, tries to reason with them and to turn them back, but is trampled underfoot as the children march remorselessly on. The book is beautifully written in a rather incantatory style, and is actually all in one sentence. In fact this is nothing like as horrifying as it sounds- semi-colons and colons are sprinkled plentifully where one would normally use full stops, unless one is deliberately setting out to write a novel in a sentence. The first question that the linguist will raise, of course, is that of translation. Does the English version bear anything more than a superficial resemblance of plot and character to the original? One cannot hope to recapture the beauty of the original language, of course, though it is possible to create a parallel effect in English (as the translators of The Leopard and The Gates of Paradise succeed in doing), but all the books mentioned in this article have an elegant and fiuent, readable English translation, which is the most one can hope for without knowledge of the original language. 434

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Considerable interest has been shown recently, both by the public and by certain sections of the Press, in the activities of a strange group of people who call themselves "Flat Earthists". Various newspapers have published reports of what purport to be meetings of the group. They have all been fiercely denied. In atleast one instance, a group of journalists who thought that they had stumbled on a secret underground meeting-place where secret rituals were being carried out in Ancient Persian found themselves in the private

vault of a Serbian Orthodox Church, where a burial servicc was being conducted. A large section of the population has been angered by the apparently growing influence of this movement; there are even rumours that several important members of the Government are concerned in it. Demonstrations have been carried out in various parts of the country,

and it is partly for this reason that members have had to conceal their activities to such an unprecedented extent. There was even talk of carrying out a march round the world,

just to prove that it is round, but lack of funds has forced the cancellation of this project. The Daily Telegraph has published reports, said to come from a well-authenticated source, that the Anarchist movement is organising the demonstrations in aid of its "Anarchy on the Roads" campaign. A large and important exercise is reported to have been carried out recently by the Flat Earthists to discover if the flinging of people into Space by the releasing of the corners of the Earth to make it flat would have any appreciable effect in solving the problem of world over-population. This exercise proved the futility of the Flat Earthist policies to at least one member of one of the groups. It was thus that your Special Correspondent was able to be present, heavily disguised, at one of the secret meetings of the Flat Earthists in one of their top-secret underground temples. This was to be no ordinary meeting: these were not members of the main body of the Flat Earthists, but of a powerful breakaway group who call themselves the Militant Flat Earthists. At two o'clock on one recent Thursday morning there was a knock at the door of my flat. Acting on previous instructions, I put on an evening suit that I had hired, and tousled my hair to make it look as if I had just returned from a rather strenuous night out. My guide was similarly attired. He took me to a taxi that was waiting down a side-street nearby. We drove deep into the city, and came to a stop outside a building that I recognised as the Bank of England. We entered by a small door at ground level. We went down a long flight of stairs, and along a series of corridors. Against the walls in various places were piles of sacks marked "Bullion: with Care". They were presumably intended to blind chance visitors as to the true purpose of the building. We came to a steel-Imed door, outside which there stood a doorman in a dinner-jacket. My guide showed him a card, and muttered something that neither I nor the doorman could catch, after which he pronounced very clearly the letters "MPH. This, he told me afterwards, was a sort of "Open

Sesame" password to these places. We went in. 435

1 We went along allother short passage; along both sides there were doors bearing 011. At the end of it we came into a large and brilliantly-lit room. Nobody seemed to take any notice of our arrival. There were several other people in the room, dressed like my guide and myself. They were sitting inscriptions like "Armoury", "Mortuary", and so

in easy chairs on a low dais at olle end of the room reading periodicals. We went over

and sat down. I noticed on the far wall a large illuminated semi-transparent map of the world . Significantly, it was flat. Russia was in the middle of the map, and coloured black, whereas the rest of the world, both sea and land, was coloured a sort of cobalt blue. My guide whispered to me that this was because geological and other experts had decided that it would be scientifically advisable to start the process of flattening with Russia. Unfortunately, he said, Russian scientists disagreed. They said that the geological structure of the sub-aqueous rock made it geologically vital to flatten the Western Hemisphere first. The only thing on which all were agreed was that the split should be made through China, Indonesia and India. Jt was now thought that the best thing to do would be to make arrangements to carry out the flattening process in both parts of the world at the same

time. Negotiations, he said were now being pursued in secret, but wero being hindered

by the fact that scientists on both sides feared that their reputations for scientific integrity would suffer if their own part of the world were to be flattened before the other, although they were perfectly prepared to concede that a universal flattening out was the only policy to which thinking people could subscribe. I said that this came as a surprise to me, as I thought that the people should at least be consulted before a project that would have such a detrimental effect on travel agents, and

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general, was put into operation. He replied that it was the opinion of the Government that too much public interest would only serve to complicate needlessly a process that they thought was most certainly for the good of the country, and probably essential to our survival as a world power. Then he signed to me to be quiet. The high priests of the movement were coming in through a door that) had not previously noticed. They wore robes that were markedly similar to the uniforms worn by policemen, perhaps as a symbol of their vocation to save the world. They had gold ornament on their wrists, and on the peaks of their caps. An old, but very upright and dignified man, who appeared to be ill charge and wore the largest quantity of ornamentation, rapped on a small table beside him. There was immediate silence. He cleared his throat and picked up a long stick that looked like a billiard-cue. Then he began to read out a ponderous oration in a language that I could not understand . I realised with a feeling of surprise and pleasure that I was listening to one of those Zoroastrian invocations in

Ancient Persian that we have all heard so much about, but so few have heard. I assumed from the derisory expression on the face of my guide that he understood Ancient Persian and didn't have a very high opinion of Zoroaster. I tried to look intelligent. The man went on speaking for about two hours, at intervals tapping different points on the map with his stick, as if pointing out the apexes of some strange symbol. When he had finished he turned and saluted towards a point slightly West of North by my pocket compass, as if he were a Muslim bowing to Mecca, and went out. The others followed suit, and the guests were left alolle again. The others ren to talking among themselves. I would have liked to stay and hear what they were talking about, but my guide tapped me on the arm, and signed that it was time to go. The last thillg that I observed on leaving the scene of this nocturnal ritual was what appeared to be some kind of text engraved 011 a board that hung over the entrance. It said: "If your bit of the world is not flat already, flatten it now". 436

1 KING'S SPORT

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CRICKET: Retrospect 1st XI Matches 2nd XI .. . 3rd XI .. . Colts' XI Junior Colts' XI Under Fourteens Xl The Haymakers' c.c.

438 439 450 451 451 452 453 453

THE BOAT CLUB: 1st VIII 2nd VIlI 3rd VIII Colts' VIII Fordwich and House Rowing King's at Henley, 1952- 1963

454 456 457 457 458 459

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CRICKET Retrospect 1963 It is a great pity that this season's very good XI should have had to contend with such a very poor summer. The opportunities of showing their strength were restricted by rain which caused the cancellation or abandonment of three matches and slowed the tempo of many of the others. Nevertheless, they were good enough to combat these difficulties and completed their season without defeat and with practically all of the drawn games being overwhelntingly in their favour. On four occasions only one wicket separated the XI from victory and the frustration has been more than a little galling. However, this has done little to spoil the obvious enjoyment of the team, which has played with real zest and with a fine spirit.

The success of the XI has been due to its quality as a team and not, as is so often the case in school cricket, to the efforts of one or two outstanding i.ndividuals. However, M. P. Press deserves a very full share of the credit, as his captaincy was quite excellent in every respect. With his own batting and fielding he set a magnificent example and he used his bowlers and manipulated the field with great skill. In every way, both on and off the field, he performed his duties as Captain of Cricket quite admirably. Much praise must also be given to the wicket-keeper, A. R. Fryer. His outstanding ability behind the stumps gave added confidence to bowlers and fielders, and he shared in the taking of many wickets, some quite brilliantly, though always serenely. He coped equally well with the fast bowling of S. S. Barker and R. P. A. Masterton-Smith and with the slow leg-spinners of P. J. Cattrall, and there were two or three occasions when his batting at No.9 was invaluable. Barker and Masterton-Smith proved themselves to be an accurate, formidable, and penetrating pair of opening bowlers, and if Masterton-Smith's performances of 6 for 12 in 21 overs against St. Lawrence and 7 for 22, including the hat-trick, against Highgate were the most outstanding bowling performances of the season, Barker was consistently successful and finished up by taking more wickets than the others. These two and Cattrall were as good a trio of bowlers to be together in one school XI as one could wish for, and their long spells of hard work met with proper reward. No other school side made much headway against them and throughout the whole season it was only the experienced Forty Club XI which reached a total of 200 runs. J. R. Kilbee bowled some good relieving spells at medium pace and promises well for the future. A sympathetic word of encouragement is due to A. H. Selby who had the misfortune to be injured at the beginning of the season. This gave Masterton-Smith an opportunity which he quickly and successfully grasped and it was consoling to the XI, though so disappointing to Selby himself, to know that there was such a good bowler in reserve. Cattrall does not spin the ball a great deal and should not attempt too much at this stage. His greatest virtues are in his control and accuracy and in his flight, and it is hoped that these will never desert him. His keenness is such that he is probably already anxious for next season to begin. 438

f The catching, fielding, and throwing of the XI was generally extremely good and gave the bowlers the support they deserved. The exception to this was in the O.K.S. match, when they fell well below their high standard, but even here it was relieved by remarkably brilliant catches by Fisher and Collier. The batting strength of tl,e side received a sad blow when last season's leading batsman, S. J. Weaver, received an eye injury which kept him out of all but the first three matches and it is to be hoped, and indeed expected, that he will come back into the game again next season as captain. His absence gave the other batsmen an incentive to make good his loss which, in fact, they largely did. J. A. O. Paris and R. I. B. Fisher both played several good innings but without showing the consistency which has been hoped for. Nevertheless, either one or the other usually stayed long enough to take most of the shine off the ball, and overall they both had a fairly good season under conditions which were not always ideal for batsmen. The main batting strength lay in Press, who happily recovered the form he lost last season, and Kilbee who is a fifteen-year-old of great promise. Press hit the ball hard and his approach was confident and assured. Although Kilbee is not yet always agood starter he has the ability, and above all the temperament, to go a very long way in the game. When either of these two failed R. J. M. Collier or A. D . H. Turner would prove their worth. Both of these basically sound players fully justified themselves, and Collier, with three fifties, may be said to have had a good season. Both he and Turner had limited opportunities, but Turner's experience must stand him in good stead for 1964. The turn of M. J. N. Bridge should also come then. He is a good player who needs a change of luck to give him more confidence, and his liveliness in the field was an asset to the side. S. S. Barker was a little disappointing as a batsman, but Masterton-Smith showed that he was nobody's rabbit, and Cattrall can look back on one superb late cut which brought him nearly half of his season's runs. This was a very good side, a very successful side, and a happy side, which provided some excellent entertainment for those who did not find Birleys too far away and who preferred fresh air to the cosiness of a cinema on a Saturday afternoon. C.F.

1st XI Matches

v THE ETON RAMBLERS Played at St. Stephen's Piece on Saturday, May 11th

THE KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY

Match Drawn The Ramblers won the toss and elected to bat on a pitch which although damp proved later to have considerable pace. Barker and MastertonwSmith opened the attack and can count themselves unlucky not to have dismissed Wolfe~Murray straight away. The Ramblers were obviously intent on quick scoring and by lunch reached 118-4. After the interval, Cattrall and either Barker or Masterton-Smith held a tight grip on play and the Ramblers slumped to 140-8. but Eckersley and Bridge took the score to 173, the innings being ended by two wickets to Press. King's began disastrously, losing three wickets for 17 to some good bowling by Eckersley. The situation was relieved by fine batting by Paris, who scored 56, supported by Kilbee and later by Collier and Turner both of whom showed promise. Barker then played a fine innings in his usual way and together with Fryer saw the innings to its inevitable end. 439

r ETON RAMBLERS J. A. Wolfe-Murray, b Barker.................... A. G. R. Leschelles, b Masterton-Smith.... ... R . J. Carr, b Kilbee.................................. P. D. Hill-Wood, c Kilbee, b Barker........... R. V. C. Robbins, c Fisher, b CaUrall.. ...... J. B. Brooks, c Coll ier, b Barker.................. M. J. N. Bridge, b Press......................... .. .. J. R. P. Leschelles, c Fisher, b Cattrall.. ..... J. e. D. Beens, b Masterton-Smith............. .. P. L. Eckersley, not out.. ....... .. .. .. ............ R. A. Eckersley, b Press............................ Extras............................ ..................

THE KING'S SCHOOL R. L B. Fisher, b Deens.. ...... ....... .... . ........... J. A. G. Paris, c Brooks, b Hill-Wood.......... S. J. Weaver, lbw, b Eckersley....................... M. P. Press, lbw, b Eckersley............... ...... 1. R. Kilbee, b A. Leschclles....... ................ S. S. Barker, not oul. ..................... ............. R. J. M. Collier, b Robbins.............. .......... A. D. H. Turner, lbw, b Wolfe-Mu rray........ A. R. Fryer, not ou1................................. R. P. A. Masterton-Smith }d'd not bat P. J. Cattra ll I Extras (b 2, nb 2)...............................

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7 9 4 7 14 7 I

4 3 0 I I I I

II 15 20 18 55 15 0

w. I 2 I I I I 0

THE KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY V ST. LAWRENCE C.C. Thursday, 16th May Won by 6 wickets St. Lawrence batted first, and were soon in trouble aga inst the accurate a ttack of Barker and MastertonSmith; Barker taking the first four wickets for only 9 runs. The Revd . J . Edmonds and Hawk ins offered resistance, but the clu b were dismissed for 85. King's reached 86-4, Weaver displaying fine form in an unbeaten 61. ST. LAWRENCE C.e. THE KING'S SCHOOL R . 1. B. Fisher, lbw, b Crayston... ............... 3 Henley, c Collier, b Barker................. ...... 0 J . A. G. Paris, st Edmonds, b Crayston........ 5 Jackson, b Barker.... ...................... .. .. .. .... 9 Stone, C Press, b Barker................. 0 S. J. Weaver, not ouL............................... 61 M. P. Press, c and b Crayston................... ... 2 Edmonds, b Cattrall. ...... ..... ...... ...... ..... ..... 22 Took,lbw, b Barker.. ................. ............... 0 J. R. Kilbee, c Edmonds, b Hen ley............. 3 R. J. M. Collier, not out ......... .... .................... 8 7 Pettit, c Kilbee, b Fisher .......... ....... ........... 7 McCabe, b Caurall.......................... ......... S. S. Barker } A. D. H . Turner 33 Hawkins, c Coll ier, b Cattrall........... Wood, run out....................................... 4 A. R. Fryer did not bat R. P. A. Masterton-Smith Smith, st Fryer, b Cattrall......................... 0 P. J. Cattrall Crayston, not out......... ...... ........... .. ....... .. 0 Extras (b I , Ib 2)...................... ......... 3 5 Extras (b 3, nb 2).. ....... ....... . ...... .... .... TotaL ........................................

o. Barker. ............... Masterton-Smith CattraIL ........... F isher ........ .... .. . Kilbee .................

Bowling 9 8 7 5 I

6 4 2 0 0

7 19 18 27 II

Total (4 wkts.)........... ......... .........

o. Crayston .............. Smith ................... Henley....... ... ...... Stone ................. Pettit. .......... .......

4 0 4 I 0 440

Bowling 10 9 6 I 4.3

I 3 I 0 I

3 0 I 0 0

15 12 10

r THE KI NG'S SCHOOL, CANTER BURY

THE ROYAL NAVY e.c.

Sat urday, May 18t h Match Tied King's WOIl the toss and elected to bat. Fisher and Paris moved the score a long briskly un til Fisher fell to a fine catch at second slip. Weaver was bowled next ball, and King's had to struggle for runs against the Navy's good bowling. After Paris's dismissa l, Kilbee and Press batted well until Press was out just before lunch for 34. After lunch, the score slumped from 84-4 to 120 a ll out. The Navy's openers began very confidently, and it was not until they had scored 43 that Caurall took the first wicket. F rom then on, the result was always in the balance, and when Press had the last man edging a catch behind the wicket the scores were level. Cattra ll taking 5-44 and Press 4Âˇ33. TIlE KING'S SCHOOL J. A. G. Pa ris, b Stafford ...... R. I. B. F isher, c Howting, b Stafford...... S. J. Weaver, b Stafford................. M. P. Press, Ibw, b Bland......................... J. R. Kilbee, e Howting, b [Bland ................ R. J. M. Collier, cRowe, b Bland............... S. S. Barker, b Stafford ... . ............ A. D. H. Turner, not out..................... A. R. Fryer, c Marsden, b Stafford............... R. P. A. Masterto n-Smith, e Bland, b Stafford P. J. Ca ttra ll , b Stafford Extras (b 4, Ib 2).. .....

Bowling Stafford Fanner.............. . Dow ........... ...... .. Bland .... . Kirkby ............... .

18.4 12 II 17 I

6 19 II

1 2 0 6 120

Total. ............... . O.

THE ROYAL NAVY R. H. Farmer, b Cattrall......... P. Marsden, c Turner, b Catt ra ll H. Howti ng, b Press..... C. G. Bellamy, run out ......... ...... J. A. Arnott, c Fryer, b Press..................... A. Rowe, c Barker, b Caltral!............. B. R. Bland, c and b Press...... ........... ......... R. H. W. Kirkby, c Collier, b Press..... J. S. Shill ingford, c Fisher, b Cattra ll.. H . G. H. Staffo rd, b Cattrall ................... D. M. Dow, not out... ........... ..... ..... .... . Ext ras (b 4, Ib 4)

14 8 0 34

2 4

19 24 38 32

8 2

27 20 12

0 13 14 6 2

1 II 6 8

... 120

Total Bo wling

w. Barker ... ............. . Masterton-Smit h .. Catt rall .............. . Press ................ .. .

o 3 o

2 I

l5 15

3 3

20 15 44 33

0 0 5 4

THE KINO'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY v ST. LAWRENCE CoLLEGE Tuesday, May 28th Won by 120 runs

This match could not be started until 1.45 p.m. because of heavy rain at Ramsgate. Fisher and Paris began very steadily, and the score was 54 before Paris was run o ut. Wickets then fell wit h alarming regularity, and the score stood at only 102 when the seventh fell, Turner played very sensibly however, first in partnership with Fryer and then with Masterton-Sm ith, and King's recovered sufficiently to reach 153. Barker and Masterton-Smith then used the wicket to full advantage, both making the ball cut in from the off. St. Lawrence wickets fell quickly up to three-quarters of an hour before the end, when Wallis gave a fine examp le of defensive play. Time was runn ing out fo r King's but in the last over, even Wallis succumbed, giving an easy catch to Masterton-Smith at forward short-leg, with only two balls to spa re. 441

ST. LAWRENCE COLLEGE

THE KINO'S SCHOOL

P. A. B. Priday, b Barker ..... ...... ... ... ..... ..... M. J. Dixon, c Fryer, b Masterton-Smith ..... A. O. M. Watson, c Fryer, b Masterton-Smith D. R . Perfect, b Barker.................... O. Reynolds, b Barker..... ......... ................ C. F. M. Day, c Bridge, b Masterton-Smi th ... D. J. Anderson, b Masterton-Smith.............. R. J. Woolmer, b Masterton-Smith....... ......... M. O. Wallis, c Masterton-Smith, b Darker ... T. P. Moore, c Fryer, b Masterton-Smith..... J. Nagenda, not o ut. .. ...... ..................... .. ... Extras (b 4, Ib I). .......... ....... .. ...

J. A. G. Paris, run ouL............. .... 39 R. I. B. Fisher, Ibw, b Woo lmer... ................ 18 M. J . N. Bridge, c Nagenda, b Moore.. ..... 20 M. P. Press, c Di xon, b Watson... .............. 7 J. R. Kilbee, b Watson. ......... ............ ......... 1 R. J. M. Collier, c Reynolds, b Moore...... ... 0 S. S. Barker, b Moore .. ...... ..... ................. 6 A. D . H . Turner, c Perfect, b Nagenda...... ... 24 A. R. Fryer, b Wallis..... ................. ..... ...... II R . P. A. Masterton-Smith, b Nagenda.. .. ...... 10 P. J. Cittrall, not out.. ............ ................. 0 Extras(b 15, Ib I,nb I) ....................... 17 TotaL ................ .

TotaL ............................. .. , .

............... 153

Wallis .............. . Nagenda ........... . Watson ............. . Woolmer. .......... . Moore .............. ..

Bowling

2 0 5 4 0 6 0 1 10 0 0 5

14 15.3 21

3 4 10

34 38 24 15 23

w. I 2

Barker .. .............. , Masterton-Smith .. Cattrall ............... Press ............. ......

2 I 3

THE KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY

v HIGHGATE

o. 13.4 21 5 3

7 16 2 2

12 12 3 I

4 6 0 0

SCHOOL

Saturday, Ju ne 1st Match Drawn This match was played in perfect weather, and the King's batsmen made full use of the hard, fast wicket. After the first wicket fell at 4, Paris and Bridge batted well, aDd scored 66 in the first hour, than ks mainly to some fine running between the wickets. Paris was out for 58, and the main scoring was left to Press, who made 54. He was ably supported by Collier, who scored an unbeaten 50, and when King's declared, the score was 212 for 5. Highgate started disastrously. losing three wickets for 12, but then Lederer and Taylor co nsolidated, and the score was 98 before Taylor was bowled by Barker for 46. Lederer remained firm, however, and when Masterton-Smith had him caught behind the wicket for 66 at 6. 15 p.m., it seemed that King's cou ld not possibly win. When Masterton-Smith began the last over there were still 4 wickets to fall . He performed the hat-trick, however, with his first three balls, but was unable to dism iss the last man, and the match ended in a draw. THE KJNG'S SCHOOL

HIGHGATE SCHOOL

J. A. G. Paris, run ouL... ......... ... ... ...... R. T. B. Fisher, b Reid........ .... ................... M. J. N. Bridge, b Sutton ......... ................. M. P. Press, Ibw, b Dennis.. .................... ... J. R. Kilbee, c Booth, b Poole.............. R . J. M. Collier, not out. .. .................. ........ S. S. Barker, not ouL. .......... .......... ............ } A. D. H. Turner

A. R.

Fryer

d'd

G. K . Reid, Ibw, b Masterton-Smith ............ B. E. Dennis, b Barker................. .............. N. C. Lederer, c Fryer, b Maste rton~ Smi th... D. L. Hays, b Masterton-Smith. .......... .......... R. N. Taylor, b Barker. .. ........... ................ W. G. Poole, c and b Masterton-Smith........ G. W. Crofts, b Masterton-Smith............ ...... R. J. Booth, not out............ ... .. .... .............. J. R. Purvis, b Masterton-Smith... ............... R . W. Wilkins, b Masterson-Smith... ........... M. O. Sutton, no t o u1................................ Extras (lb I) ......................................

58 1 33 54 6 50 4

R. P. A. Masterton-Smith I no a P. J. Cattrall Ext ras (b 2, Ib 3, w I.........................

To tal (5 wkts. dec.) .................. ..... 212

10 1 66 0 46 0 9 0 0 0 0 I

Total (9 wkts.) ...... ...... ................. 133

442

r i

Bowling

Dennis ... ...... ...... Reid ...... ............ Crofts ... .... .......

~~~~::::::...':::::: :

Poole ....... ......... Wilkins ..............

o. 8 9 12 14 7 12 3.1

I 2 2 4 0 0 0

23 32 45 32 15 45 14

Barker .............. .. . Masterton-Smith .. Cattrall .......... ..... Press ... .............. ..

I I

0 I 0 I 0

o. 17 12 10 15

6 4 I 3

27 22 45 38

2 7 0 0

v TH E FORTY CLUB Thursday, 6th June Won by 7 wickets The Forty Club batted first and looked for runs straight away. This gave King's more chance of wickets, and the first fell quite qu ickly. Then Thomas, Waites and Howa rd-Jones each scored 40, Joel, Brett and Sowerby all reached double figures, and when the C lub declared the score was 205-9. King's were left with 140 minutes to get the runs, and they scored freely from the start, 35 coming in the 25 minutes before tea. When Press and Kilbee came in at five minutes past five, 150 runs were still needed. These two, however, both batted beautifully, scoring the last 100 in 40 minutes, and were still together at the end. TH E KI NG'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY

THE KiNG 'S SCHOOL

TU E FORTY C LUB

J. A. O. Pa ris, c Stoop, b SO\'terby ............... . R. r. B. Fisher, c and b Stoneman ............... .. M. J . N. Bridge, c Stoop, b Sowerby ............ .. M. P. Press, not o ut. ................ ....... .... .... .. 1. R. Kilbee, not o ut

N. P. Goul ds, Ibw, b Kilbee........ A. L. Newbury, st Fryer, b Cattrall J. Stoop, b Kilbee . ........ ....... .............

8 14 0 E. H. Wilson, b Kilbee................ .. .. .......... 6 A. H . Thomas, c Barker, b Catt rall .............. 42 O. W. S. Waites, not ouL...... 49 S. T. Howard-Jo nes, b Masterton-Smith ...... 40 B. Joel, b Masterto n-Smith ....... .. .............. 11 B. Brett,lbw, b Kilbee........... ........ ............ 17 H. S. Sowerby, c Press, b Masterton-Smith... 11 H. Stoneman, did not bat Extras (b2, Ib 2, W 2).. .. .. .... ......... ...... 6

i:~/tAr:~e:r

o. Masterton-Smith Kilbee.... .......... .. . Press ... .............. . Cattrall ............. . Barker ........... ... ..

15.1 13 10 13 II

3 2

2 I 2

32 46 25 63 33

A. R. Fryer R. P. A. Masterton-Smith P. J . Cattrall Extras (b2, Ib 5) .................................. .

Total (3 wkts) .............................. 206

Total (9 wkts. dec.) ...................... 205 Bowling

· . ····T~ld~O:~~t······

28 21 12 62 76

Bowling

o. Stoneman ........... . Howard-Jones ...... Sowcrby ............ . Thomas .............. . Brett ... .......... ... .. Newbury ........... .

o 2 o

18 6 16 I 5 3.3

2 2 3

o o o

54 31 56 6 33 19

w. I

o 2

o o o

v THE BUCCANEERS Saturday, 8th June Match Drawn King's batted first, and got off to a good start, putting 55 o n the board before Paris was bowled for 16. Fisher was next to go, trying fo r another hit to leg, having made 52 out of 71. Bridge and Press added anot her 40 before Bridge's dismissal, and then there was a fine partnership between Press and Kilbee, Press finally being out for 77, Kilbce remaining unbeaten for 40. The Buccaneers opened very confidently, the first five all scoring over 20. No o ne else, however, reached double figures, and Cattrall and Barker bowled ext remely well to share 9 wickets, but at the close there was still one wicket need for victory. THE KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY

443

THE BUCCANEERS

THE KING'S SCHOOL

J. A. G. Paris, b Ullman ................. . 16 52 R. 1. B. Fisher, b Harris ........ ............ .. . M. J. N . Bridge, c Gil bert, b Herbert ........ .. . 24 M. P. Press, c Moore, b Gilbert. .... .. 77 40 J . R. Kilbee, no t ouL ....................... .. R. J. M. Collier, not ouL ...... ...... ......... .. 6 S. S. Barker } A. D. H. Turner A. R. Fryer did no t bat R. P. A. Masterton~Smith P. J. Catt rall Extras (b 6, Ib 4) ......... 10

R. M. Mall inson, c Press, b Ca ttral!. ............. . B. Vaughan, b Barker ........ G. A. Lewis, c and b Cattra ll... .... ............. . J. Ullma n, c Press, b Ca ttra ll... ................ .. . M. E. W. Vincent, c Turner, b Cattrall ....... .. J . M. Skinner, c Turner, b Barker ............... .. M. Herbert, c Kilbee, b Catt rall ....... .. G. Moore, b Barker. ............... . C. Gilbert, b Barker ........ .. J . P. Revington, not out.. ... .. L. J. Harris, not out .. Extras (lb 2) ..

.. 225

Total (4 wkts. dec.) ........

Total (9 wkts.) .... ..

o. 15 17 13 II 4

o 1

6 8 2

........... 183

Bowling

Harris .. .......... .. . Ullman ....... . Vaughan ........... . Herbert. ............. . GilberL ............. .

38 22 45 25 22

M. 5

3 3 3

47 69 37 33

w. Barker ....... ....... .. . Masterton~Smith .. Press ................. . Cattrall... .. . Kilbee ............... .. .

I I

o I I

17 9

o o 3 o

15 4

47 36 26 59 13

w. 4

o o 5 o

T HE KINO'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY V THE M.C.C.

Thursday, 13th June Wo n by 7 wickets The match did not start unt il 1.30 p.m. because of heavy rain . King's won the toss and put the M.C.C. in to bat. In spite of their having a strong batting side, King's kept the runs down and the score was 110 for 8 when the M.C.C. very generously declared. In the one over before tea, King's lost 2 wickets. After tea, Paris pulled a ball into his face and too k no furt her part in the match. Press and Kilbee again batted magnificently, and although Press was out for 63 near the end, the result was in no danger and K ing's won by 7 wickets. THE KINa'S SCHOOL M.C.C. J. A. G. Paris, retired hurt... ........................ 2 J . N . Gasson, c Kilbee, b Press ............ .. 34 0 R. I. B. Fisher, c Meyer, b Evans...... ............ o A. A. Meyer, b Mastert o n ~Sl11 ith ......... .. M. J . N. Bridge, c Ba iramian, b Evans.. ....... 0 W. F . Sale, c Paris, b Masterton~Smith .... .. o B. H. Lock, c Fryer, b Masterton~Smith .. 14 M. P. Press, c Russell-Vick, b Penfold........... 63 14 J. R. Kilbee, not ouL............... .... ....... ....... 26 J. M. Summers, b K ilbee ...... .............. . R . J. M. Collier, not out ................................. 9 D . K. Penfold. c Masterton~Smith. b Barker 15 I R. Bairamian, c Frycr, b Barker. ................ .. S. S. Barker A. D. H. Turner C. C. Russell~Vick, b Masterton~Smith .... .. . 1 S. G. Street, not out.. .............................. . 16 A. R. Fryer J did not bat R. P. A. Masterton~Smith M. J. FireH, not out.. ................................ . 8 P. J. Cattrall D. F. C. Evans, did not bat Extras (b 4, Ib 6, nb 1)............ .. .. .... .... 11 Extras (b 2, Ib 1, wI, nb 3) ................ . 7

Total (3 wkts.) .............. ....... ....... 111

Total (8 wkts. dec.) .......... ............ 110

Bowling

Barker ................ Masterton~Smith

Press .................. Kilbee.................

o. 16 14 4 5

5 6 1 2

42 42 9

2 4 1 1

Evans ..... FirreH................ Bairamian ........... Penfold ....... .. .

444

o. 14 5 10.3 3

3 1 2 0

37 25 33

w. 2 0 0 1

THE KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY V K .C.S., WIMBLEDON

Saturday, June 15th Match Drawn King's were put in to bat on a wicket of suspect qualities. Austin, opening with Fisher in Paris' absence. began confidently, but then fell to a firmly hit catch at forward short leg. Bridge was next out, mis~hitting an attempted hook. Press broke his fine sequence of ha l f~centuri es when he was I.b.w. for 9, and Kilbee joined Fisher, who had been batting extremely well all this while and soon reached his 50. He was stumped, however, shortly before lunch, and Collier had to go in for an uncomfortable five minutes. Kilbee was out soon after the interval, Collier and Barker fo llowing soon after. Turner, supported by Fryer and Masterton~Smith, batted well and the innings closed at 185. K.C.S. were soon in trouble, Holland being run out and Clark was well caught by Fryer off a ball from Barker which moved from the off well down the leg: side. Wickets fell quickly after tea, but King's were thwarted by Buck ingham who stayed 80 minutes for 4. When Jones fell to another good catch by Fryer King's still had a cha nce, but were once again unable to get the final, vita l wicket. K.C.S., WIMBLEDON

THE KING'S SCHOOL

C. S. K. Austin, c Denny, b Carmichael.. R. I. B. F isher, st Bell inger, b Watson......... M. J. N. Bridge, c Clarke, b Buckingham..... M. P. Press, lbw, b Watson .................. J. R. Kilbee, c Holland, b Clark........ ... ...... R. J. M. Collier, Ibw, b Robson........... ....... S. S. Barker, c Bellinger, b Clark.... A. D. H. Turner, not out............................ A. R. Fryer, b CarmichaeL....... .......... .. R. P. A. Masterton~Smith, run out............. P . J. Cattrall, c Dent, b Robson.............. . Extras (b 3, Ib 3)...........................

G. R. Clark, c F ryer, b Barker...... .............. D. R. Ho lland, run o uL...... .............. D . M. Denny, c Collier, b Barker.... ... ......... W. S. Bellenger, b Barker .. .. .. .......... . ........... G . W. Watson, c Barker, b Mas terton~Smith... N. E. Robson, b Master ton~Smith............... D. R . Owen~Thom as , b Barker. ......... .......... A. Jones. c Fryer, b Masterton-Smith.... ....... H. Buck ingham, not ouL.......................... C. Dent, b Barker...... ........... .................... D. Carmichael, not out......... ..... ..... .. .. .. .. .... Extras (w 4).. ................

8 66 4 9 18 9 17 33 8 7 0 6

Total.. .............. ........................ 185 Bowling

o. Buckingham ....... Carmichael ... ..... Robson ............... Clark ...... ....... ... Watson ..............

18 12 11

1 3 6

0 3

31 38 33 48 29

Total (9 wkts.) ......... .

1 11 2 1 2 0 6 4 5 1 4 44

Bowling

w. Barker .... ........... . Masterton ~Smith .. Kilbee................ . Cattral!. ....... . Fisher ... ........... . Press ................. ..

2 2 2 2

o. 15 19 4

11 22

8 13 4 7 2

o 6 o

w. 5 3

o o o o

THE KING'S SCHOOL. CANTERBURY V DOVER CoLLEGE

Thursday, June 27th Won by 5 wickets Dover batted first and were soon in trouble against accurate bowling from Barker and Masterton-Smith. However, a short stand between Bart-Smith and Burnett proved very valuable to Dover. When CaUrali came on to bowl. the remaining wickets fell rapidly and with a last wicket stand of 18, Dover were all out for 68. Kilbee and Cattrall bowled extremely well; Kilbee bowling 8 overs for 5 runs and Cattrall taking 5 wickets for 23 runs. The Dover bowling was extremely tight and King's lost 2 wickets for 6 runs. However, Fisher and Press gained control and Kilbee and Collier completed the victory. 445

THE O.K.S. MATCH [Po Sturgess

THE KING'S SCHOOL

DOVER COLLEGE

R. Yates, c Barker, b Masterton-Smith M. Khan, Ibw, b Barker.. ...... I. E. Seymour, c Fryer, b Barker............ P. M. Bart-Smith, c Turner, b Cattrall.... R. B. Burnett, run out......................... A. J. Wilder, b Catlrall....... D. M. Lyall, b Caural!....... M. G. Gordon, c Press, b Callrall............ .... G. Paton, run out........ ................. K. Torry, not out............. .. .... ............ J. Melton, b Cattrall...... . ................... Extras (b 5, W 1).. ............... ... ............ Tota1. ............................... ..

I 0 0 15 21 0 4 5 1 10 5 6

J. A. G . Paris, b Paton ..................... .. R. 1. B. Fisher, c Melton, b Torry ... M. J. N. Bridge, b Paton .... .................... . .. M. P. Press, lbw, b. Burnett ....................... .. J. R. Kilbee, not out..... . ................. . R. J. M. Collier, b Paton .......................... . S. S. Barker, not out.. .............. ...... ... . A. D. H. Turner } A. R. Fryer . R. P. A. Masterton-Smith did not bat P. J. Cattrall Extras (b I, Ib 2) ...

Total (5 wkts.) ..... .. ........... .

Bowling

Barker................ Masterton-Smith Kilbee ................. Cattrall ........

o. 8 8 9.5

12 14 11 6

3 69

Bowling M.

3 20

1 3 5 4

17 17 5 23

w. 2

Paton .................. . Torry ..... . Burnett ................ .

0 5

o. ll.s 10 13

4 3 4

23 19 24

w. 3

1 1

v THE FREE FORESTERS Saturday, June 29th Match Drawn The start of the game was delayed by rain till 2 o'clock, and King's put the Free Foresters in to bat on a drying wicket. The Foresters' openers dealt very capably with the King's attack, and it was not until Callra ll came 011 to bowl with the score at 60-1 that King's began to get on top. The loss of 4 wickets for 3 runs left the Foresters in troub le and the remaining wickets fell fast. They kept up with the clock, however, and at tea were all out for 136. Fryer kept wicket superbly, claiming 5 victims and not letting through any byes. He ably supported Cattrall, who took 5-31 with some very accurate bowling. King's started slowly losing two quick wickets; however, Paris and Press took command of the situation and despite accurate bowling and excellent fielding, took the score to 75 before being parted. Kilbee again batted well, and helped by Collier, took the score to within stri king distance of the required total; however, time was running short and with two overs to go 8 runs were still needed. Six runs were scored and then two wickets fell off successive balls in the first over. A further si ngle was scored but the time lost in losing the wickets prevented another over being bowled. So with the scores equal, stumps were drawn. THE KINO'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY

FREE FORESTERS

THE KINO's SCHOOL

J. E. W. Kirby, c Fryer, b Masterton-Smith.. 14 S. Y. Goudge, c Fryer, b Masterton-Smith.. 64 Col. A. E.Pcrkins, c Paris, b Cattrall. 20 A. Maclachlan, c Bridge, b Kilbee........... 0 0 P. J. Canney, st Fryer, b Cattrall.... A. K. Hughes, c Press, b Kilbee.. .... 1 C. W. Murray, st Fryer, b Cattrall.............. 18 T. D. Clarke, c Fryer, b Cattra ll.................. 10 R . A. Murray, c Barker, b Cattrall... 5 J. N. Bartlett, not ouL..... 3 C. I. A. Mathieson, c Barker, b Masterton............ 0 Smith.. Extras ........................ .. .. 0 .TotaL .............. .. ....... .... .. .

J. A. G. Paris, run ouL..................... R. I. B. Fisher, c Murray, b Canney...... M. J. N. Bridge, b Canney......................... M. P. Press, c Murray, b Bartlett................... J. R. Kilbee, not ouL... ....................... S. S. Barker, c Goudge, b Hughes................ R. J. M. Collier, b Bartlett ......................... A. D. H. Turner, b Bartlett......................... A. R. Fryer, not out R. P. A. MastertonMSm ith }"~i'~' ~~'~'~~~ P. J. CaUrall ..Extras (lb I, nb 1) .....

.. 136

33 4 0 41 31 0 24 0 I

Total (7 wkts.) ................. " ......... 136 446

Bowling

Barker .... Masterton-Smith Kilbee ................. Cattrall ..........

o. 9 16.4 7 12

1 6 I

26 42 37 31

Bowling

Ca nney ................. Maclachlan .......... Murray ...... Clarke ..... Bartlett ................. Hughes .................

0 3 2 5

THE KINO'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY V SEVENOAKS VINE

o. 12 5 8 1.5 14 5

0 0 3 0 2 0

30 21 24 6 37 16

2 0 0 0 3 1

c.c.

Thursday, July 4th Match Drawn The Sevenoaks Vine had a magnificent l.tart with 116 runs on the board before losing a wicket. This was mainly due to a fine innings by Morri'), who was finally oul to a good catch with the score at 160. The next four wickets fell very cheaply to Cattrall and Barker, and the Sevenoaks Vine very generously deClared at 3 o'clock with 187 runs. Their bowling proved to be well varied and accurate, and King's were soon in trouble, being 35 for 4 before tea. However, Press and Collier recovered well and pushed the score up to 114 before Press was out for 50, leaving the remaining 70 runs to be scored in an hour. Collier continued well, ably supported by Turner. When Turner was run out, accurate bowling and time prevented King's from scori ng the runs, after a fine recovery from a disastrous start. SEVENOAKS VINE

THE KI NG'S SCHOOL

J. A. O. Paris, c English, b Judd....... . R. l. B. Fisher, c English, b Judd ........... ,..... M. J. N. Bridge, b Judd.......... .. ................... M. P. Press, c Housden, b Abbott................. J. R. Kilbee, b Judd ..................... R. J. M. Collier, not ouL............. S. S. Barker, b Abbott ....................... . "..... A. D. H. Turner, run out........................... A. R. Fryer, not out........................... R. P. A. Masterton-Smith }dÂˇd t b t P. J. Cattrall I no a Extras (b 5, Ib 4)................................

N. P. Goulds, Ibw, b Kilbee........ 36 A. E. Morris, c Barker, b Cattrall............... 110 D. Abbott, c Fryer, b Barker. 10 A. C. Housden, Ibw, b Cattrall....... 7 P. Williams, c Barker, b Cattral1... 10 W. R. Cleveley, b Barker...... I W. R. English, b Cattrall.. ...... 0 K. A. Miller, not ouL.......... 2 10 R . H. Kilbey, not ouL...... K. J. Smart }did not bat C. H. A. Judd Extras (b I) ............. ......... . Total (7 wkts. dec.) ........ .

187

Barker ............... . Masterton-Smith Cattrall.. ........... . Kilbee ............... ..

21 12

50 2 59 2 12 8 9

Total (7 wkts.) ... .............. ...... ...... 162

Bowling

o. 16

4 11

Bowling M. 4

o 1

58 29 80 19

w. 2

Abbott... .............. Judd .................... Housden ............. Smart. .... Morris ............... Goulds ........ .......

o 4 1

THE KI NO'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY

v BAND

o. 23 18 I 12 2 2

6 8 0 3 0 0

57 40 9 22 6 18

2 4 0 0 0 0

OF BROTHERS

Saturday, 13th July Match Abandoned King's were in a command ing position at lunch time with the Band of Brothers at 60-4, thanks mainly to some fine bowling by Barker, when a heavy rain storm prevented any further play, 447

THE K INO'S S CHOOL, CANTERBURY V CANADIAN J UN IOR

Saturday, July 20th Match Drawn King's won the toss and elected to bat. At lunch the score was 62 for 2; however, when Press was out at 76 the wickets feU fast. This was mainly due to some attacking bowling by Tuck and Stevens. When Bridge was out at 106 for 7, King's were really in trouble, but a command ing knock by Fryer, ably supported first by Masterton-Smith and then in a less authoritative way by Cattrall , improved the position considerably. When Cattrall was out the score was 178 with Fryer not out 45. The King's attack proved effective against the Canadian batting, but poor fielding prevented a win. A fine innings by Stevens and an attacking romp by Magee took the score to within striking distance at 140 for 6, but three quick wickets gave King's the chance of victory which could not be grasped. THE KlNG'S SCHOOL

CANADIAN JU NIOR XI

J. A. O. Paris, b Stevens. .......... ...... ........... R. I. B. Fisher, b Stevens............................ A. D. H. Turner, Ibw, b Tuck........ M. P. Press, c Ingledew, b Bond........ ........ J. R. Kilbee, b Tuck............ .. . ................ R. J. M. Collier, c McClernon, b Tuck......... M. J. N. Bridge, lbw, b Tuck................... .... . S. S. Barker, b Stevens............ ................. A. R. Fryer, not oul. ............................... R. P. A. Masterton-Smith,cJenner, bStevens P. J. Cattrall, b Tuck................................ Extras (b 3. Ib 2)...............................

17 21 22 18 0 4 14 12 45 16 4 5

W. Mitchell, lbw, b Barker......................... .. 0 R. Henderson, st Fryer, b Cattrall........ ....... 14 R. Stevens, c Press, b Barker........................ 45 A. 1. Shaffer, b Barker. ............ ................... 10 S. Spurling, b Masterton-Smith............... .... 9 D. Ingledew, b Cattrall.............................. 9 B. Magee, c Barker, b Masterton-Smith........ 47 D . McClcrnon, st Fryer, b Cattrall................. 9 J. Jenner, c Press, b CattralL..... .................. 0 M. Bond, not ouL .......................... ... .. ..... 0 O. Tuck , not ouL........................... .......... 0 Extras (b 2).. ........... ..... .......... ........... 2

Tota1. ............ .. ......................... 178

Total (9 wkts.) .. ........................... 145

M. Bond ........... . G. Tuck .............. R. Stevens .......... S. Spurling ........ .. A . J. Shaffer ..... .

26.5 17 3 2

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Bowling

Bowlillg

3 5 2 0 0

25 66 54 15 13

w. I 5 4 0 0

Barker................. Masterton-Smith Cattra ll .. ... ..........

o. 14 14 18

44 40 59

w. 3 2 4

THE KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY V O.K.S.

Friday, July 26th and Saturday, July 27th Match Drawn King's won the toss and batted against a strong O.K.5 . side, and lost two quick wickets; however, some good batting by first Turner and Press and then by Kilbee and Collier took the score somewhat slowly up to 197 before Collier was out; King's were finally all out for 253 at 5.15. The O.K.S. then very quickly scored 77 for 5 wickets, and on Saturday morning Heygate and Baker mastered the bowling and the score mounted quickly to 188 ; they then declared. King's moved the score along quickly with a fine opening partnership of 62. The next four wickets fell rather quickly. However, a fine innings by Kilbee saved the situation and with Fryer hitting the ball hard, King's declared at 182 for 8, leaving the O.K.S. to score 247 in 2+ hours. They tackled this task well and were up with the clock, scoring 71 for the first wicket. The second wicket fell to a fine catch by Fisher. The two Minns then came together and looked to be having no difficulty, but were soon out in quick succession; Roche kept the score moving, aided by some bad fielding. However, when he was out and Tuohy came in, the O.K.S. gave up the chase, and at the end were 71 short with three wickets standing. 448

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SCHOOL

First Innings

Second I""ings

J. A. G. Paris. bLaine (S)... ....................... R. I. B. Fisher. c BarreU. bLaine (S)............. A. D. H. Turner, c Roche, b Barrett........ .. ... M. P. Press. c Laine (C). b BarreU................. 1. R. Kilbee. b BarreU................................ R. J. M. Collier. st Laine (C). b Barrett......... S. S. Barker, c Tuohy, b Barrett.................. M. J. N. Bridge, c and b Tuohy.................... A. R. Fryer, c and b Tuohy... ..................... R. P. A. Masterton-Smith,c Laine(C.), bTuohy P. J. Cattrall, not out.................. ................ Extras (b 6. I-b 2)......... .... .. ...... ........ ..

12 6 24 30 88 55 7 9 8 0 5 8

c Minns (W), b Barrett.. ................. .... ........ c Laine (S). b Tuohy................................ st Laine (C). b Tuohy .................. . ,........... c Minns (W), b Barrett.. ..... .. .... ....... ......... c Young, b Barrett......... .............. ............ c and b Barrett......................... ..... ......... b Barrett.. ............................... ............. . c Young, b Tuohy........ ........... .. ..... ..... ...... not out.................. .................. ............. not out........ ................................... ..... . did not bat Extras (b 4)... ... ... ... ...... ....... ..............

Total... ........ .... ...... ..... .... ..... ......... 253

MacIldowie.............. Baker .................. ... Laine (S.) ............. ... Barrett .................. Tuohy.................... Heygate ......... ......... Roche................... young.... ...............

Tolal (8 wkts. dec.) ........... .... ...... 182

Bowli"g

o. 20 3 5 32 19 7 4 5

33 39 6 15 51 0 4 5 18 7

Bowling M.

5 0 0 11 2 3 0 2

32 8 14 87 62 11 18 13

0 0 2 5 3 0 0 0

o. 4

MacIldowie ............

Laine (S.) ........ ...... Barrett ................... Tuohy .................. Heygate ................

4 24 20 2

0 5 0 0

17 61 84 6

young.................

w. 0

0 5 3 0 0

O.K.S. First I""illgs

Second I""ings

M. R. Tuohy, b Masterton-Smith............ 2 S. J. Laine, c Cattrall, b Masterton-Smith...... 28 W. E. J. Minns, run out............................... 2 R . E. F. Minns, b Barker...... ..... .......... ..... .. . 26 C. N . Laine, c Barker, b Cattrall.................. 12 J. P. Roche, st Fryer, b Cattra ll................... 18 D. Heygate, not ouL................................. 52 D. E. Baker, not ouL..... ........................... 45 J. D . Maclldowie } J. Barrett did not bat S.

Y~~~;as (b 1,1-

2) ........................... ... .

S. J. Laine, c Fisher, b Barker...... .. ........... S. Young, c Collier, b Barker...... ................ W. Minns, c and b Barker........ ................. R. Minns, b Cattrall........... .............. ........ C. Laine, c Collier, b Barker.. .................... J. Roche, c Collier, b CattraIL....... ............ M. Tuohy, c Press, b Kilbce...................... D. Baker, c Fisher, b Kilbec....................... D. Heygate, not out................................. J. Maclldowie } dÂˇd t b t J. Barrett I no a Extras (b 16. I-b 3. w I. n-b 1)...............

Total (6 wkts. dec.) .. ... .... .............. 188

Barker...... ............. Masterton-Smith. ..... CaUrall...... ... .......... . 13 Kilbee.................... 10

Total (8 wkts.)............................. 176

Bowling

o. 13 11

32 37 10 9 1 15 32 15 4

Bowling M.

52 48 51 34

I 2 2

1 2 2

Barker.. ............. .. 13 Masterton-Smith ... . 9 Cattrall ........... .... .. . 11 Kilbee...... ........... . 6 Press .. ....... ......... . 4 Paris ... ................ .. 2

o 449

1 1

5 I 2 I

R. 53 39 33 20 8 2

w. 4

o 2 2

Batting Averages IUI/illgs Not Ollt

5 J. R. Kilbee.. .... , ... .... , .......... ... ,., ... ' ., 15 I M. P. Press ... , ................. .. ...... ..... .. 15 R. J. M. Collier............................. .. . 14 5 A. R. Fryer....... ............. .. ... ...... .... ... 9 5 J. A. G. Paris ....... ....... ..... .. .. .... .. ... . 14 I 2 A. D . H . Tumer. ....... ........................ 9 R . 1. B. Fisher......................... ... ..... 15 0 S. S. Barker .. ............ ................ ... .... 11 3 M. J. N. Bridge ............................... 12 0 Also batted: 1 R. P. A. Masterton-Smith ................. 6 P. J. Cattrall ..................................... 5 2 1 S. J: Weaver .... . ........................ "." . 3 C. S. K . Austin ................... _, _.. ...... o. 0 I â&#x20AC;˘ denotes not out

Tolal Runs

Highest Score

Average

396 474 252 108 320 141 376 103 126

88 77 59' 45' 58 33 66 25' 33

39.60 33.85 28.00 27.00 24.61 20.40 18.40 12.87 10.5

42 9 61 8

16 5' 61' 8

8.40 3.00 30.5 8.00

Bowling Averages Overs Maidells Runs Wickets Average 518 Barker.... ... ..................... .... , .. , ...... . 205.4 60 40 12.9 67 477 33 14.45 Masterton-Smith ............... .............. . 190.5 43 58 1 40 14.52 Cattrall ................... ............ ...... ...... . 184.5 24 211 Kilbee ..................... ... ..... .............. . 76 11 19.18 14 20.7 145 7 Press .................. .......... ......... .. .. ... . 60 Also bowled: 0 45 Fisher .... .. .. .. .... ................ ..... .... ... .. . 12 1 0 2 Paris ..... ..... ........... ........... ..... ........ . . 2 0 Wicket-keeping: A. R. Fryer: 15 Matches, 15 Caught, 7 Stumped. 38 Byes. Catches: Press, 11; Barker, 10; Collier,8; Fisher, 5; Kilbee,4; Paris, Bridge, Masterton-Smith, Cattrall, 2.

The 2nd XI The standard of 2nd XI cricket is largely determined by the standard of its fielding, which measures the efficiency and keenness of the side, its enthusiasm and its desire to improve o n present perfonnance. In this, as in all aspects of the game, the improvement during the term of the present side has been so notable that it has brought confidence to the batting and accuracy to the bowling, resulting in the formation of one of the most compact sides of recent years. Ridley, as captain, has set a splendid example in the field, Stone has become a thoroughly efficient wicket-keeper, and the rest of the side have all played their part in holding some excellent catches. Our on ly regret is that it took a few weeks to reach the peak, when we suffered our th ree defeats, before proceeding to give of our best in the other matches. The batting has been consistent and cheerfully aggressive, a nd the bowling, with the welcome addition of Selby after his most unlucky injury which deprived him of a certain place in the 1st XI, hostile and varied . Jackson, Selby, French and Squier have provided the pace, Ridley and Gordon the slower bowling, and the out-cricket has been sufficiently aggressive to make the most of batting which again took a few weeks to discover its true potential. The most impressive victories were over Dover, the British Legion and Dover G.S.; but the cricket has throughout been played with commendable aggression and enthusiasm, often aga inst strong opposition, and this after all is much more important than the match record of five victories and three losses (of which two were suffered when striving for a definite result instead of playing for a draw). The spirit of the game is not recorded in the score book, but this year the cricket has been played with a sense of purpose. It has been fun to play and interesting to watch. 450

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The following have played in the side this term:- J. G. Ridley, J. A. Broom, A. H . Selby, T. M. Bale. C. S. W. Austin, A. E. Bragg, C. A. Gordon, 1. F. Cundy, T. J. I. Howard-Jones, L. A. P. French, P. J . Stone, H. R. Jackson, W. H . R. Squier. The scorer throughout was R. N . Plutte, to whom thanks are due. Results Home Counties Brigade 141-7 dec.; K.S.C. J15 (Bridge_40, Bragg 34). R.M.S. Dover 150-7 dec.; K.S.c. 109. K .S.C. 133-7 dec. (Bragg 57); St. Lawrence 76 (French 3-13). K.S.C. 66; Tu lse Hill 67-2. K.S.C. 81; Dover G.S. 44 (Selby 5-10, Jackson 3-8). canterbury H .C. 133-7 dec.; K.S.C. 135-5 (Bragg 30, Ridley 28). British Legion 118 (Gordon 3-18); K.S.C. 121-7 (Broom 28). K.S.C. 166-7 dec. (Bragg 47); Dover 107 (Jackson 3-13). G.P.R. R.P.B.

The 3rd XI Once more the 3rd XI, under the astute leadership of McClure. have been unbeaten, a feat all the more remarkable when the quality of the opposition is considered. Of the eight games played only one was against a 3rd x r, and this resulted in o ur most conclusive victory. The strength lay in the bowling and fielding, the four main bowlers, Large, Squier, De Weyman and Salmon each taking their wickets at fewer than seven runs apiece. The batting was considerably less reliable, and in all but two of the matches a crisis had to be averted usually because the middle batting had crumbled. ' H owever, each crisis was .successfully countered as the tail had strong adhes ive qualities . Apart from the bowlers, particular mention must be made of Scofield's broad straight bat, Campbell behind the wicket Leggatt at second slip, the captain's safe hands at mid~on and the enthusiastic way in which every run was contested in the outfield. Results Sir Roger Manwoods 33; K.S.C. 34-6. Won by 4 wickets. R.M.S. Dover 67-7; K.S.C. 126-7. Drawn. D over O.S. 82; K.S.C. 85-8. Won by 2 wickets. Dane Cou rt 54; K.S.C. 48-9. Drawn. Chatham House 66; K.S.C. 68-8. Won by 2 wickets. Kent College "A" 58-4; K.S.C. 86. Drawn. Worth 75 ; K.S.C.79-7. Won by 3 wickets. St. Lawrence 78 ; K.S.C. 79-2. Won by 8 wickets. R.P.B.

Colts More than in most years, the genera l standard of the cricket improved with match experience. In the first two matches the sides were so uneven that we were not really tested and ou r opening bowlers looked extremely effective, G ray taking 5 wickets for 30 against S1. Lawrence, and Holdstock 6 for II aga inst RM .S. Dover. But Holdstock's 4 for 30 against Highgate and 4 for 14 against Tonbridgc, and Gray's 5 for 33 against K.C.S. Wimbledon showed that these two have unusual ability, and are probably the best openers we have had for some years. They were well supported by G rant and the slow bowling of Faithfull and Bayliss was effective when needcd. The batting lacked determination at the beginn ing of the season, but real concentratio n, together with intelligent attention to collect ing every possible single, brought its rewards, particularly to Spence and Kent. Revington has obvious ability, and should score more runs next year, as will Gray. Lapses in fielding were rare, and generally it was extremely good. R alph was an able and authoritative captain and when he broke his wrist, was effectively succeeded by Gray. 451

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The following pJayed:- *P. J. Ralph, *M. J. Gray, *R. M. Spence, *R. D . Kent, J. P. G . Revington, J. D. W. Wright, ÂˇP. R. Faithfull, *H. J. Holdstock, D. M. M. Kenyon, P. M. Tatchell, R. B. Grant, I. Jaafar, P. M. White, K. D. C. Bayliss, D . C. K. Roberts. '" Colours. Played 6; Won 4; Lost 1; Drawn 1. Results v St. Lawrence, Ramsgate. Won by 9 wickets. v R.M.S. Dover. Won by 9 wickets. v Highgate. Lost by 109 runs. v Tonhridge. Drawn. v K.C.S. Wimbledon. Won by 8 wickets. v Kent College. Won by 17 runs. J.S.H.

Junior Colts The Junior Colts' side this season has been as successful as ever with only one match lost against an o lder Chatham House side and most members of the team making plenty of runs at onc time or another, although with three matches cancelled because of rain, opportunities have been more limited than usual. In fact, the batting has had more potential than for several years, and it has been pleasing to see a steady improvement throughout the season. Bridge, Draycott and Jaggers have been perhaps the most successful with the bat, Bridge on occasion showing some delightful stroke-play which with more concentration should see him making many large scores in the future. Draycott, who is solid and very hard-hitting, has batted consistently well and together with Jaggers, who is the most improved batsman in the side, has often made the runs when most needed. Low, who has opened with various partners, has also generally managed to make runs although he still too often plays forward to the ball short of a length. Hallam, too, has shown promise and Bailey has occasionally swung his bat effectively. The bowling has been efficient with the spin of Wilson and Hallam taking a good percentage of the wickets. Mention must be made here of Wilson's splendid performance of 9 wickets for 26 runs, in a most exciting victory over Tonbridge. Hetherington and Johnson have also bowled steadily and with success, their actual figures hardly doing them justice. Bailey has improved in length and direction and towards the end of the season was also getting amongst the wickets. The fielding has been generally good with some brilliant individual efforts by Bailey and Jaggers particularly. Bridge has been an excellent wicket-keeper, and Wilson has captained his side with intelligence and increasing confidence. The following have played:- Wilson, Bridge, Draycott, Bailey, Hallam, Johnson, Heth!rington, Low, McDonald, Hodson, Jaggers, Oliver and Gordon. M.E.M.

P.w.

Results v R .M.S., Dover. Won by 41 runs. Bridge 50, Draycott 24; Wilson 4 for 9, Hallam 4 ior 13. v St. Lawrence College. Drawn. Junior Colts 116 for 6 (Jaggers 35, Low 33 not out); St. Lawrence

98 for 6. v Tonbridge School. Won by 12 runs. Junior Colts 64 (Bailey 22); Tonbridge 52 (Wilson 9 for 26). v K.C.S., Wimbledon. Won by 5 wickets. K.C.S., Wimbledon 103 for 9 dec. (Hetherington 3 for 24); Junior Colts 104 for 5 (Jaggers 32 not outf Draycott 27). v Chatham House School. Lost by 75 runs. Chatham House 140 for 9 (Hallam 4 for 29, Hetherington 4 for 38); Junior Colts 65. v Dover College. Won by 7 wickets. Dover College 113 for 7 dec. (Bailey 3 for 20); Junior Colts 115 for 3 (Bridge 40 not out, Draycott 23, Low 20). v Kent College. Won by 104 runs. Junior Colts 144 for 6 (Draycott 61 not out, Low 25, Bridge 22)j Kent College 40 (Johnson 2 for 3, Bailey 2 for 15). 452

......-------Under 14 This has been a frustrating year for the Under 14 side, as four of the matches were cancelled, and in another only five overs were bowled. However, quite a commendable standard of keenness has been mainta ined and there has been some encouragement in the bowling of Phillips and Lovett and in the batting of the latter together with that of Marshall. Others, too, have done well at times, but lack the concentration to be consistent. T his should improve with practice.

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Results J.K.S.39; K.S.C. 105. Won. R.M.S. Dover 80; K.S.C. 67. Lost. Dane Court 120-8; K.S.C. 47. Lost. Chatham House 43-9; K.S.C. 76. Drawn. St. Lawrence College 66-2; K.S.C. 65. Lost.

THE HAYMAKERS'

R.A.C.M. C.D.J.

c.c.

Until one or two seasons ago a victory was such a rare occurrence that a fine of 1/- was levied on all players when by some accident of fate that happened. This season, however, the team has only lost once, and the only game not played to a finish was the scratch game against Brett'S, which had to finish early (even so, both sides scored over 100 runs each). Our victories, therefore, were due to going out to enjoy the game, whatever result might follow. Mr. Whelan proved himself a born Haymaker, and displayed a powerful arm while Me. Facer provided a very comfortable car and a safe pair of hands when needed. The club is u~fortunate in losing this term its President, Mr. Samuel, and we wish him well in Sweden; perhaps he will start a team of "Lichen Gatherers"! Ernie has not played this season as much as we would have liked, but has always performed invaluable service in arranging the fixture lists and acting as our contact with local clubs. S.G.F.S.

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THE BOAT CLUB 1st Eight . Summer training began in the last week of the Easter holidays at Cambridge where as past years, we were fortunate in being able to use the excellent boating facilities of J~sus College. Two outings in an eight were possible daily, in addition to individual coaching in tubs and bank-tub, and the crew covered about 70 miles. We are very grateful to Jesus College B.C. for their continued interest and help and this an nual week at Cambridge has always proved the found ation for good progress during the summer. Back at Pluck's Gutter the 1st VIII largely escaped the frustrating injuries and illness which beset the lower boats, but it was some time before a final order was established. ThIs was eventually achieved about a fortnight before Twickenham Regatta and no further changes were necessary for the rest of the season . At this stage the individual blade-work of the crew had made considerable progress since the beginning of term, but the crew were not well together and were unable to maintain their cohesion for very long at a high rate of striking. III

Twickenham Regatta The] st VIn entered the event for Junior/Senior eights; the standard of racing in this class in Thames reg.attas has risen c.on sid~rably in the last two or three years and is an .excellent preparation for Henley. :rhls year the org~ m sers picked a fine, sunny ~ay bl.lt there was a. st rong Wind which made the course choppy m places. I n their first race the School had httle difficulty, despite a rather scrappy row in beat ing Bedford R.C. by 2; lengths and went on to beat Southampton University very comfortably by 2 1~ngths. In the semifinal we met a strong Molesey crew, later to do well in the Thames Cup class, and lost by ! length ' the School had a fair row but could not match the precision and consequent high rate of striking of Mol'esey who went on to win the fina l fro m London R.C. â&#x20AC;˘

Walton Regatta ~ week later the VHr competed in the sa'!le class. at Walton Regatta and some determined and spirited racmg wa~ a measure of the progress made smce TWlckenham . !n the first race against Hampton G.S ., the SC.hool ga med an early lead of about t lengt h and though not rowmg very well toget her managed to maintain thiS for most of the course, but a fine finishing spurt by Hampton reduced our margin at the finis h to a canvas. In the second round we met a tough crew from Crowland R.C. and the race fo llowed a similar pattern, th is time the School just scraping home by two feet. T his meant that in the semi-fina l our opponents were again Mo~esey; once aga in they were too st ~ong for us, but the School rowed well and pressed Molesey hard to a verdict of t length, whereas the previOUS week they had hardly been extended in defeating us. Molesey went on to win the final aga inst Twickenham R.C. and in their next regatta appearance won the Marlow Eights aga inst the best college and club crews.

In the next three weeks the eight worked very hard to a programme similar to that of recent. years. The Henley distance was covered at least once at different ratings every day and eIght full-pressure courses were rowed, two of them on one day. Individual bladework showed much improvement and the whole crew showed consistent improvement right up to Henley; in particular their paddling just before moving to Henley reached a very hIgh standard and the crew managed to aVOId the bad patch which some of their predecessors have had about this time. 454

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Henley Royal Regatta The eight transferred to Henley on the Saturday before the regatta and rowed a fi nal course there in the afternoon. This took the form of a race with Trinity College, Dublin (coxed by Norman Gillett, who coxed the School 1956-58), who were also rowing their final course; the School managed to gain an early lead which they increased to nea rly a length at Fawley, and alt hough Trinity came up over the second half of the course we were still half a length up at the fi nish. On t he two days preced ing t he regatta we had useful practice outings wit h Thames R.C., Imperial College, Oriel College and Molcsey. Conditions this year were not fast, as there was a fairly strong stream running and winds were mainly cross to head. There were 29 entries for the Princess Elizabeth Cup and we drew Bryanston in the first round. Wednesday, July 3rd v Bryanston. The School led at once and by the Barrier were just over a length to the good ; from then on, though not rowing very well, they continued to go away stead ily and the verdict given was "easily" in 7 mins. 44 secs. Thursday, July 4th v Elon College 1I.~ The School again led from the start and were half a length up at the quarter mile s i~na J. He~e they got into an excelle!1t stride, striking 33, al,ld with very solid r~wing increa~ed their lead steadily. A mishap to Eton near the fimsh made the final verdict of 3t lengths a slightly fla ttenng one, but it was nevertheless a convincing win and a beautifu l row; the time was 7 mins. 10 sees. Friday, July 5th v Winchester. King's led at once and rowed well to the Barrier in 2 min. 8 sees., where they led by about half a length. Here a very strong head-wind blew up and the crew could not find the cohesion and stride of the day before; they were made to fight hard by Winchester to keep their lead, which at the Remenham Club was down to a quarter of a length. Up the enclosures the School seemed to collect themselves once more and went away again to win by 1 length in t he rather slow time of 7 min. 52 sees ~.

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Saturday, July 6th: Semi-final v St. Paul's. Overnight the wind dropped, but in its place there ca me rain which teemed without a break the whole day. In their race aga inst St. Paul's (our first encounter with them at Henley since the final of 1953) the School had an excellent start and ga ined a quarter of a length by the quarter mile signal and half a lengt h at t he Barrier. Here the ext ra weight and power of S1. Paul's began to tell and by Fawley they had gained a slight lead; this they managed to maintain and alt hough the School continued to race hard to the finish, S1. Paul's won by three-quarters of a lengt h. No official time was taken but it was unofficially given as about 7 min. 6 secs. In the afternoon, St. Paul's proved no match for the fine Nautical College, Pangbourne crew, who were worthy winners of the final . by 2 lengths in 7 min. 2 sees. O.K.S. oarsmen were again much in evidence at Henley; in particular A. W. Pengelly rowed for Keble in the G rand and D . J. Mills was in the St. Edmund Hall VIII which reached the final of the Ladies' Plate. M. J. Billinghurst, J. R. Frew and P. J. Ament rowed together in a hard-racing Twickenham IV which did well in the Wyfolds event. It is good to see these successes but it is no less heartenin g and encouraging fo r the School crew to have so much support and interest given to them at Henley by O.K.S. of many generations.

This year's eight was not as fast as the 1962 crew at its best, but they deserve high commendation for the consistent progress they made from very modest beginnings last January. They had not quite the same powcr and strength as their predecessors but by persistent concentration and hard work they made the most of their resources. In this way in what on paper might have been a rather lean year, the School for the fourth year running has been in the first three crews at Putney and rowing on finals day at Henley. They were an exceptionally cheerful and happy crew and under R. A. D. Freeman's firm but good-humoured leadership they made the year a rewarding one both on and off the river. D.S.G.

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2nd Eight The crew started training from London R.C., Putney. four days before the beginning of term. Much useful work was accomplished on the river and in the "tank", where individual and collective coaching are possible. On their return to Plucks Gutter, the eight was beginning to move well and show reasonable promise. For the first tcn days of term the crew continued to improve their technique, timing and boat control. A period of a fortnight followed when up to four members of the crew were off sick at some time or another. Apart from trying various crew combinations, little positive progress was made during th is time. A little rowing was possible in the tcn days left before Twickenham, but not sufficient to give real pace. Twickenham Regatta. June 1st. School Eights 1st race v Emmanuel School 2nd Eight. The crew got away to a good start and settled into an easy rhythm. They steadily caught up their half length deficit off the start, and then drew away to win by U lengths. Semi-final v Becket School lst Eight. Becket held their advantage of half a length from the start until half-way when King's began to gain with the advantage of the inside of the bend. Unfortunately a shipwreck at the bottom of the enclosures allowed Becket to gain a lead of just over a length. King's recovered well but failed by a quarter of a length to get on terms again. Walton Regatta. June 8th. School Eights 1st race v Kingston Grammar School lst Eight. The crew made a good start and gained a lead of one length after the first minute. Rowing well within themselves, they steadily increased this lead to win by 2, lengths. Semi-final v Becket 1st Eight. Both crews got away to good starts with King's, on the outside of the bend, holding Becket. At the cross over, King's had a lead of a few feet. With the bend now in their favour, King's drew steadily away to win by half a length. Final v Radley 2nd Eight. This was a first class race. Both crews went off at 42 and King's, with the inside of the bend, had taken half a length lead at the cross over. By solid and determined rowing, King's held off all Radley's attacks, and although hitting a swan opposite the enclosures, King's won by a canvas. The following ten days were spent in trying to get firmer beginnings and more sol id finishes, both paddling and rowing. Marlow Regatta. June 21st-22nd. Public Schools Challenge Vase The practice outings on Thursday evening and Friday morning and afternoon were spent in getting used to the feel of the water and putting an edge on the crew's paddling and rowing. The eight had outings with Monkton Combe II, Canford II and Jesus II, and in all sections of the work King's were definitely superior. The crew also had the opportunity to do a minute's row off the stake boats with Queens' and Tabor Academy. This was a useful piece of work. Queens' went away to a three-quarters of a length lead, while King's and Tabor were about level. This gave the crew a better feel of a racing start. 1st race v Eton III and Magdalen College School I. Owing to a fresh cross wind, the crews had considerable difficulty on the stake boats. At the first attempt, Eton rowed into the side of King's and the. Umpire stopped the race, and took all three crews back to the stake boats. At the second attempt, Eton did the same again, but after much clashing of oars, the crews separated, King's being half a length down. By the Abbey the crew had settled down and began to reduce Eton's lead. At the Church the crews were level and King's, increasing the pressure, went away to win by I length; Magdalen College School were some 2 lengths behind Eton. Semi-final v Radley II and Shrewsbury II. All three crews got away to good starts and at the end of the first minute there was little between them. At the Abbey, Radley began to go ahead slightly, while Shrews~ bury were losing ground. King's counter-attacked at the Church and from here to the finish there was little between Radley and King's; Radley were given the verdict by 2 feet, Shrewsbury being some It lengths behind King's. The time for this race was beaten by only three crews in the Marlow Eights event. Radley went on to win the Final.

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By Marlow, this was probably the fastest 2nd VIII we have had at King's. In the cou rse of the season's regattas they have beaten at least six crews racing in the Princess Eli zabeth Cup at Henley. In spite of their many different personalities, they got on well together as a crew. Th is went a long way toward their excellent racing ability and their individual determination to row as well as they were capable of doing at all times. We thank Mrs. Whalley for her many kindnesses to us at Marlow, and to London Rowing Club for their encouragement and the use of their equipment while at Putney. N.H.S. .

3rd Eight Owing to the necess ity of providing substitutes for the senior crews there was no settled order until shortly before Reading Cli nker Regatta on June J st. The crew was thus short of rowing fitness and not as well together as it might have been. Nevertheless, the regatta provided some useful racing experience. In the first heat rowing into a blustery head-wind and choppy water King's rowed an unsettled race but were able to defeat a crew from Reading University. In the second round the ultimate winners, Molesey B.C., beat us by a length aner a good race and a much steadier row. The crew made considerable progress in the period before the fixture against U.C.S. II on June 13th at Richmond. Fitness was consolidated and the ability to row together at a high rating. In this race the School made an excellent sta rt, and holding U.C.S. round the outside of the first bend, were able to row away and win by 3+ lengths. We went to Pang bourne on June 20th with a high morale and some good practice times behind us. The first round was against City of London School II and was won by 3 to 4 lengths after a somewhat edgy and scrappy row. The race aga inst Shrewsbury HI and Westminster II in the semi-final was a splendid one. After a minute and a half, King's put in a very good twenty-stroke effort which gained them a third of a length; this they held to defeat Shrewsbury at the finish: Westminster were third some distance away. The final against Radley and St. Edward's was another good race and the School crew were well satisfied that they had rowed their best. Radley slipped away a little at the start and although some ground was gained in the middle of the course and in a most spirited effort up the Enclosure, they held us off to win by half a length with St. Edward's third. For the second year running we had given Radley, the winners, their hardest race. The King's 3rd VIII was a strong and heavy crew with an excellent spirit. They lacked only the smoothness and polish that might have given them an extra length over the course and which might have come with a longer period together. It is interesting that five of the oarsmen came from league fours last year. R.D.H.R.

Colts' Eight The crew this year was a little lighter and a lot less clumsy in the early stages than last year's crew. Progress was a little slow, partly because of an unlucky injury to Van der Meersch, for whom Ashworth usefully substituted, and partly because of the Gutter wind which blew with more than its customary venom. But by the tim! of our private race with U .e.S. the crew was well able to race over three and a half minutes. U.e.S. had a secret weapon this year- an unexpectedly long course. For the trad itional three and a half minutes, King's led, but for the next minute and a half, si lence is the most cha ritable comment. Before Pangbourne, thorough fitness and an ability to spurt were the main objects of training. In the first round we quickly drew right away from St. Edward's "B" and fell half a length to three-quarters of a length behind Westminster. The practised spurt was then employed and King's pulled up level and then rowed with real determination to win by one-third of a length. To win from behind in th is way is very satisfying, and it was with splendid morale that the crew went into the final against our old rivals U.C.S. and the evidently inevitable Radley. A good start kept us level with Radley and a little ahead of U.e.S., and for over half of the course King's and Radley could make no gain on the other. In the last minute, King's were putting in everything possible and having a good row, but Radley's slight edge in cohesion told, and they drew away to win by one length. Yet again we proved to be among the best Colts' VilIs, but lacking in that precision of technique which can only corne of experience at a reasonable standard of rowing. The moral seems to be to devote more thorough instruction to the novices, and maybe to make the novices' task easier by getting them to row on fixed seats, enabling them to take more care over swinging properly and holding out a long finish. J.L.G.

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The Crews Is/ VIII: D. N. T. Walton, bow; P. A. Croxford, 2; J. A. Norwood, 3; R. A. D. Freeman, 4; C. H. Freeman, 5; D. M. P. Barnes, 6; R. W. Clark, 7; G. P. W. Roberts, stroke; V. G. T. Stainton, cox.

2nd VIII: 1. d'A. Maycock, bow; M. J. Guermonprez, 2; N. J. Paul, 3; J. D. Stokes, 4; M. J. Carter. 5; J. D . F. Somerville, 6; C. J. Bailey, 7; R. D. Scott, stroke; P. D. Miller, cox. 3rd VIII: O. F. Langly·Smith, bow; R. B. Gale, 2; A. M. Harvey, 3; S. J. O. Gurney, 4; J. H. A. J. Armstrong,5; R . F . A. Wells, 6; J. R. O. Auber, 7; W. R. Young, stroke; P. H. Rundall, cox.

Colts'VIII: P. A. Ray, bow; A. R . Routledge, 2; R. n. Howard·Williams. 3; A. D. Van der Meersch, 4; I. O. Davies, 5; C. N. Gordon·Wilson, 6; C. R. C. Tayler, 7; P. Hemingway, stroke; J. F. Potter, cox.

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Fordwich and House Rowing There has been the usual large programme of junior rowing at Fordwich and the league trophies were competed for in the normal way. Luxmoore with a fair number of experienced league oarsmen produced two hard·working fours which did well to win both the "A" and "B" divisions. In the "c" event for novice lV's a rough but hard~working Marlowe crew scored a well·deserved win. Pressure of King's Week events together with a particularly heavy growth of weeds at Fordwich this year caused the abandoning of the sculling events. We are sorry to be saying good-bye to Mr. D. n. George, who has been most generous in his time and energy both in coaching and in organising the league races; in expressing our gratitude to him, we wish him every success in his new venture. The Senior House Fours were rowed at Pluck's Gutter and considering the limited time available for practice, the standard of rowing was good. Walpole both on paper and in the event itself were the strongest crew and deserved their win, but they were given good races by School House and Linacre. Walpole were also winners this year of the Carden Trophy, awarded to the House which has made the largest contribution to the School's rowing in eights. We were very grateful to Mr. and Mrs. Newell for finding the time in a very busy week to see the closing races and to Mrs. Newell for distributing the House trophies. In conclusion, we should like to thank the many kind people who by help in various ways or simply by their support and encouragement at regattas do so much to assist the Boat Club. In particular we thank Mrs. Morgan and Denis Curtis for their catering; Peter Willis for all his labours on our behalf, and London R.C. and the Boat Club of Jesus College, Cambridge, for their continued interest. The 1st VIII in particular would like to thank Mr. and Mrs. Walton for their kindness at Henley and to express their appreciation for the many telegrams and messages received during the regatta. D.S.G

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SWIMMING MATCHES Bad weather has made some of our matches Jess enjoyable than usual, and the lack of any professional advice whatsoever has been definitely fclt; nevert heless, times have been reasonable, and match results as good as could have been expected.

Tonhridgc. Tonbridge won easi ly in the Senior Match , 41 agai nst 29, but we beat them 38 to 32 in the Juniors. Will is won the 66t yards Freestyle Coits, in an excellent time of 37.8 sees, aJso won the butterfly. and clinched the relays for the Jun iors. Sutton Valence. This was a new fixture, swum on a very sunny afternoon and was a lmost unprecedented in the fact that du ring the whole match we lost on ly onc event, the Junior 50 yards Freestyle. Oldham, Pha lp, Irwin and Essamc all swam fa st races, and in the Juniors, Willis swam an excellent 100 yard Free~ style in 62 secs. H .M.S . "Worcester". Tn the Senior match, we won by 10 points, and in the Junior match by only one po int, being hand icapped by the absence of Willis. In the Seniors, Oldham, Irwin and Essame won their races, Knightley won the Junior Backstroke, and Moore dived very neatly to win the Junior Diving. City of London and Highgate. As expected, City of Lo ndon won the Senior match , winning in fact every event. Will is came fourth in the 100 yard Freestyle with the very good time of 60.8 sees., and he also came third in the 661 yards Freestyle. I rwin swam the 33t yards Freestyle very rapidly to gain our only second place, and Oldham dived well to come third equal. We narrowly beat Highgate by one point, but unfortunately came last in the Junior match. A new discovery, Irvine, swam excellently to come second in the 66* yards Junior Freestyle, and first in the 331 yards Backstroke. Moore dived well, and Winchester came second in the 66i yards Breaststroke. Westminster. Although we lost by one point in the Seniors, we won this match overall, as the Juniors won by J4 points. Partridge won the 100 yards Freestyle in a reasonable time, and A. Turner won the d iving. W illis won the 661 yards Freestyle, 33 t ya rds Freestyle and the 33t yards Breaststroke; K nightley won the 33t yards Backstroke; Winchester won the 33t ya rds Butterfly and came seond in the Breaststroke; Moore won the diving- a very successful Junior match. St. Lawrence, Ramsgate. T his was a mammoth match, being Senior, Colts and Jun ior Colts, which we lost 57-47, 51-45 and 26!-21t, respectively. Pa rtridge agai n won the 100 ya rds Freestyle, Ralph came a very close second in the 33t yards Breaststroke, and I rwin challenged their expert backstroker in the 33t yards Backst roke. Scott~WilIiams very nea rly broke the record to win the 33! yards Butterfly. I n the Colts, Willis won the 100 yards Freestyle, 100 yards Breaststroke, 33t yards Butterfly and the 33t yards Breaststroke, but unfortunately could not catch up in the relays. Sales won the 33t yards Freestyle and the Diving. lrvine and Winchester again swam very well in the Junior Colts. Eastbourne. We won in the Juniors by three points, but lost by 17 in the Seniors, but discounting the relays, th is was a good result, as we had heard that Eastbourne had easily beaten Tonbridgc, who easily beat us. O ldbam and Ra lph gained good seconds in the 66! yards Freestyle and the 100 yards Breaststroke, Scott~WiIliams broke the record in the 33t yards Butterfly, Irwin came first equal in the 33t yards Backstroke, and Oldham won the Diving. Willis again won all his events: 66Â§- yards Freestyle, 33t yards Freestyle and the 33t yards Butterfly. Irvine also swam well, and Sales and Moore came first and second in the Diving. The Bath Cup. Here we dropped bad ly from our 16th of last year, to 27th. Times were: Willis 53.6 sees., Oldham 55.6 sees., Hall 57.4 sees., Partridge 57.7 sees. Public Schools' Med ley Relay. This year the relay included one length Butterfly, and we came 29th with a time of 1 min. 53.2 secs .. which was a very reasonable effort. Colours were awarded to: N. T. O. Willis, M. 1. Oldham, D. O. [rwin. The Water polo team, Âˇ consisting of Irwin, Willis, Ring, Partridge, Essamc, Hall and Cunningham. has played in every match and has never been beaten. 460

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HOUSE SWIMMING Luxmoorc won the Inter-House Water-Polo Competition, beating Galpin's in the Final by 2-0. The result of the Standards Competition was: 1, Marlowe, 7.36; 2, Grange, 6.93; Meister Omers, 6.83; Luxmoore,6.39; 5, School House, 5.49; 6, Galpin's, 5.35; 7, Walpole, 5.1; 8, Linacre, 4.96. N.R.H.

SPORTS The Sports were held on a brilliantly sunny day, and made a most enjoyable end to the term's swimming. Galpin's showed their superiority by winning more than twice the amount of points of Grange, who came second. The results were: INDIVIDUAL MEOLEy,- l, Willis (Gr.); 2, Irwin (Gal.); 3, Partridge (Lux.); 4, Gibson (Lin.); 5, Rose (MaL); 6, Maltby (Wal.). Time: 98.8 sees. (Record). MIDDLE DIVING,- I, Moore (Lux.); 2, Sales (Gal.); 3 = Winchester (Lin.) and Roberts (GaL). Two LENGTHS FREESTYLE (Senior).- I, Willis (Gr.); 2, Oldham (GaJ.); 3, Hall (Lin.). Time: 37.7 sees. (Record). THREE LENGTHS FREESTYLE (Senior).- I, Willis (Gr.); 2, Hall (Lin.); 3, Partridge (Lux.). Time: 59.7 sees. ONE LENGTH BACKSTROKE (Junior).- I, Irvine (Mar.); 2, Cowell (M.O.); 3, Steer (M.O.). Time: 21.6 sees. Two LENGTHS FREESTYLE (Middle).- l , Sales (Gal.); 2 = Roberts (Gal.) and Knightley (Gal.). Time: 43.2 sees. Two LENGTHS BACKSTROKE (Senior).- I , Irwin (Gal.); 2, Gibson (Lin.); 3, Whiles (GaL). Time: '44.9 sees. LIFESAVING (Senior).- I, White (S.H.); 2, Phalp (GaL); 3, Hall (Lin.). Time: 31.1 sees. ONE LENGTH BREASTSTROKE (Junior).- I, Winchester (Lin.); 2, Straughan (Lux.); 3, Heslop (Mar.). Time: 22.6 sees. ONE LENGTH BUTIERFLY (Senior).- l, Essame (GaL); 2, Scott-Williams (Gr.); 3, Rose (Mar.). Time: 20.0 sees. ONE LENGTH FREESTYLE (Middle).- l , Sales (GaL); 2, Cumber (Mar.); 3, Villiers (Wa1.). Time: 17.8 sees. Two LENGTHS FREESTYLE (Junior).- l , Jones (Gal.); 2, Carmichael (Gr.); 3, Irvine (Mar.). Time: 42.0 sees. Two LENGTHS BREASTSTROKE (Senior).- I, Finn (Gr.); 2, Essame (Gal.); 3, Ralph (Lin.). Time: 51.0 sees. FIXED BOARD DIVING (Senior).- l , Sales (Gal.); 2 = Moore (Lux.) and Turner (WaJ.). ONE LENGTH BACKSTROKE (Middle).- l , Willis (Gr.); 2, Knightley (Gal.); 3, Villiers (Wal.). Time: 21.2 sees. (Equals Record). ONE LENGTH FREESTYLE (Senior).- I, Oldham (Ga1.); 2, Turner (WaJ.); 3, Essame (GaL). Time: 17.2 sees. ONE LENGTH FREESTYLE (Junior).- l, Jones (GaJ.); 2, Carmichael (Gr.); 3, Bailey (Gal.). Time: 18.8 sees. Two, LENGTHS BREASTSTROKE (Middle).- I, Willis (Gr.); 2, Winchester (Lin.); 3, Guest (S.H.). Time: 48.5 sees. SPRINGBOARD DIVING (Senior).- I, Turner (Wal.); 2, Oldham (GaL); 3, Moore (Lux.). MEDLEY RELAY (Junior).- I, Linacrej 2, Marlowe; 3, Meister Omers. Time: 71.4 sees. MEDLEY RELAY (Senior).- l, Galpin's; 2, Grange; 3, Linacre. Time: 82.8 sees. (Record). FREESTYLE RELAY (Middle).- I, Linacre; 2, Galpin's; 3, School House. Time: 77.2 sees. FREESTYLE RELAY (Senior).- l, Galpin's; 2, Walpole; 3, Linacre. Time: 73.4 sees. The points were: I Galpin's, 184,; 2, Grange, 92; 3, Linacre, 78,; 4, Luxmoore, 55; 5, Walpole, 44; 6, Marlowe,40; 7, School House, 20; 8, Meister Omers, II.

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---------1 ATHLETICS The Athletic Sports were held on March 27th this year and a pleasantly sunny afternoon was only marred by a wind which did not favour outstanding performances. However, competition between Houses was very close and the final result in the b~la nce to the end of the last race. In the Finals, which took place before Sports Day. Waterhouse won the Middle 880 yards in his usual determined style and a number of Juniors, including Wain and Scary in the Long-Jump, Bridge in the Weight and Gibbs and Bailey in the Discus, all showed considerable potential. Swanson won the 3 Miles as expected but the wind again was a hindrance and Bowen's record which might have been bettered still stands. The Pentathlon provided the usual enjoyable afternoon of keen competition with top points being gained by Ridley (Gr.) who showed his a ll ~round ability by winning four of the five events. Bragg (lin.) was second and Allen (S.H.), third. On Sports Day, in the Senior events, Heyland (M.) won the 100 yards from Bragg in a very close finish, and Allen, showing the form that had eluded him in the previous months, won both the 220 yards and the long~Jump.

Ridley, too, showed his best form and in a beautifully judged 880 yards came through to beat Bush into second place for the first time this season. Swanson won the Mile in what was for him a slow time. Jackson completed his usual double in the Weight and Discus and Low (Gal.) won a hard-fought 440 yards from Kenney (S.H.). However, for the second year running, the highlight of the afternoon was provided by Brock (S.H.) in the High~Jump. Jumping splendidly and encouraged by enthusiastic spectators he cleared 5 ft. 9!- in. to better his own record by 1t in. Bearing in mind the indifferent take-off surface, this was an excellent effort. Another good performance came from Rose (W.) with 157 ft. in the Javelin and Hammerbeck showed that with serious training he could do really well in the Hurdles. In the Middles events there were many promising performances. Waterhouse had further success by beating Bishop in the Mile. Robinson won the 100 yards from Swann and then Swann reversed this order in the Long-Jump with a good effort of 16 ft. 9 in. Wright, too, showed good style winning both the 220 and 440 yards. Hemingway, who has been nowhere near his best this season, was unplaced in the Javelin for which he holds the record, although it must be said that the wind made throwing difficult. However, he won the Discus and it is to be hoped that, despite the claims of rowing, he will regain his form next year. Sales in the High-Jump and Kilbec in the Weight both showed promise. We have been fortunate this year in having a number of good Juniors. Steele (Gr.), who won both the 220 yards and the 440 yards equalling the previous record, is a particularly good prospect. Gibbs, who won the 100 yards and the Discus, and Jaggers, Parry, Jenkins and Heslop, A., in addition to those previously mentioned, should all do well in the future if they are prepared to train hard. The Inter~House Competition was closer than it has been for several years and with only the Relays remaining, Grange, Meister Omers and School House were neck and neck. However, by winning the Junior Relay and coming third in the Senior, Meister Omers won the day by three points from School House in an exciting climax to the afternoon's sport. M.E.M. Results SENIOR

100 yards- 1st, Heyland (M.); 2nd, Bragg (Lin.); 3rd, Allen (S.H.). Time: 10.8 sees. 220 yards- 1st, Allen (S.H.); 2nd, Kenyon (M.O.); 3rd, Heyland (M .). Time: 24.9 sees. 440 yards- 1st, Low (GaL); 2nd, Kenney (S.H.); 3rd, Webster (lin.). Time: 57.2 sees. 880 yards- 1st, Ridley (Gr.); 2nd, Bush (M.); 3rd, Swanson (Gr.). Time: 2 min. 7.2 sees. Mile---lst, Swanson (Gr.); 2nd, Smartt (Gal.); 3rd, Parry (M.O.). Time: 4 min. 57.2 sees. 120 yards Hurdles- 1st, Hammerbeck (Lux.); 2nd, Swete (M.O.); 3rd, Kenney (S.H.). Time: 18.4 sees. Weight- 1st, Jackson (Ga1.); 2nd, Barker (W.); 3rd, Thomas (Lux.). Dis/alice: 40 ft. 2 in. Discus- 1st, Jackson (Gal.); 2nd, Tester (Gr.); 3rd, Barker (W.). Distance: 121 ft. 2 in. Javelin- 1st, Rose (W.); 2nd, Barker (W.); 3rd, Jackson (Ga l.). Distance: 157 ft. 5 in. Long~Jump-lst, Allen (S.H.); 2nd, Barker (W.); 3rd, Leggatt (Gal.). Distance: 19 ft. 2 in. High Jump-1st, Brock (S.H.); 2nd, Bennett (Lux.); 3rd, Shepherd (W .). Height: 5 ft. 9! in. (Record). Relay (4 x 110 yards)- lst, Luxmoore; 2nd , School House; 3rd, Meister Omers. Time: 48. 7 sees. Medley Relay- 1st, Grange; 2nd, Marlowe; 3rd, School House. Pentathlon- 1st, Ridley (Gr.); 2nd, Bragg (Lin.); 3rd, Allen (S.H.). 3 Miles- 1st, Swanson (Gr.); 2nd, Turner (W.); 3rd, Dey (Lux.). Time: 16 min. 26 sees. 462

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100 yardS- 1st, Robinson (M.); 2nd, S~anl1 (Gal.); 3rd, Po~le (M.O.). ,Time: 11.1 sees. 200 yards- 1st, Wright (Gr.); 2nd, Robinson (M.); 3rd, IrWin (Gal.). TII~le: 26.2 sees. 440 yards- 1st, Wright (Gr.); 2nd, Day (S.H.); 3rd, Campbell (M.,?). Tune: 59.~ secs. . 880 yards- 1st, Waterhouse (M.O.); 2n.d, Campbell (M.O.); 3rd, Kirby (Gal.)., Tllne: ~ mm. 16.2 sees. Mile-1st Waterhouse (M.O.) ; 2nd, Bishop (Lux.); 3rd, Routledge (S.H.). TUlle: 5 mm. 8.4 sees. 120 Hurdies- Ist, Payne (M.O.); 2nd, Baie,<S.H.); 3rd, Wareham (l~x.). Time: 19.9 ~ees. Weight- 1st, Kilbee (lin.); 2nd, Ralph (lm.); .3rd, Sales (Ga}.). Dwance: 35.ft. 10 m. . Discus- 1st, Hemingway (M.O.); 2nd, Ralph (lm.); 3r~, Revmgton (~.H.). Dls/ance: 1~7 f1. 4 m. Javelin- 1st, Ralph (Lin.); 2nd, Reeson (yv.); 3rd, Davl~<; (M.O.). Distance,: 107 ft. 10 m .. Long Jump- 1st Swann (Gal.); 2nd, Robmson (M.); 3rd, Payne (M.O.). plstance: 16.ft. 9 m. High Jump- 1st Sales (Gal.); 2nd, Cronk (W.); 3rd, Watson (lUX.). Height: 4 ft. 8 In. Relay (4 x 110 yards)- lst, Meister Omcrs; 2nd, Marlowe; 3rd, Grange. Time: 50.8 sees.

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100 yards- 1st, Gibbs (Lin.); 2nd, Heslop, A. (M.); 3rd, Jenkins (S.H.). Tim e: 11.2 sees. 220 yardS- 1st Steele (Gr.); 2nd, Gibbs (Lm.) ; 3rd, Wam (S.H.) . Tune: 25.9 secs. 440 yards- 1st: Steele (Gr.); 2nd, Wain (S.H.); 3rd, Cowel.l (M.O.). Time:, 58.4 sec~. (equals record). 880 yards- 1st, Jaggers (Lin.); 2nd, Parry (M.O.); 3rd, Wmlow (S.H). Tune: 2 mm. ~2.7 sees. Weight- 1st Bridge (M.O.); 2nd, Shaw (Lux.); 3rd, Kerr (M.O.). DIstance: 34 ft. 2 m. Discus- 1st: Gibbs (Lin.); 2nd, Bailey (Gal.); 3rd. Revington (S.H.). I!istallce : 106 ft. 1.0 in. Javelin- 1st, Jenkins (S.H.); 2nd, Cowell (M.O.); 3rd, De~ch (Gr.). Dlstm~ce: 110 ft. 6 10 â&#x20AC;˘. Long Jump- 1st, Wain (S.H.); 2nd, Seary (M.O); 3rd, Rickards (Gr.). DIstance.: 15 ft. 6 10 â&#x20AC;˘. High Jump- 1st, Bailey (Gal.); 2nd, Webster (Lm.) and Cumber (M.) equal. HeIght: 4 ft. 6 m.

HOUSE RESULTS

1st, Meister Omers, 109; 2nd, School House, 106; 3rd, Grange, 101.

TENNIS NOTES The 1st VI had a moderately successful season, winning half of their matches. The main problem 'Yas in finding a regular third pair. Several pairings were tried, that of N. P. Rose and G. Rowbotham bemg the steadiest. Many games were lost by inability of the players to put away their volleys and then finish rall ies quickly. At the beginning of term much time was .taken up with.House Cr!cket, so regular practising was not always feasible. But later on in the term, With more practice, the pairs began to play far more together than as individuals. The win over K.C.S. Wimbledon was especially pleasing as K.C.S. have had virtually the same team for some years. As always thanks are due to Colonel Gross for organi~ing the matches, to Mr~. Collid~e for providing wonderful teas and to Mr. Gay for his phenomenal patience and perseverance m coachmg us, and also to !Mr. Medill for his help in coaching juniors. The following played regularly for the 1st VI and were awarded their colours:- M. H. N ixon, R. Somers, R. Pinnock, J. N. P. low, N. P. Rose and G. Rowbotham. Also played:- G. D. N. Thomas, M. J. Tester and J. A. Broom. 2ND VI:- G. D. N. Thomas, A. C. Murch, G. St. G. Baker, G. A. Hessey, R. X. Heslop, E. P. W. Slater, A. Strallen, J. Cronk, J. J. F. Somerville. T hat Colts' team showed great promise. One member, Rowbotham, played regularly for the 1st VI in the latter half of the season. The other colts showed a greal deal of tactic.'1i knowledge, but lacked any killing shots. CoLTs:- G . Rowbotham, J. Cronk, M. J. N. Baker, R. Romer, J. R. Day and N. Morpurgo. 463

1 FENCING CLUB At the beginning of term members of the Club took part in the Kent Schools Sabre and Epee Championsh ips at Maidstone. Howard-Jones, with a splend idly sustained . performance, won both titles, which together with the Foil Championship he won last term makes him Kent Schools Champion at all three weapons, and the first triple champion in the history of the compet itio n. Meredith a lso did well to come third in the Epee and R. Pollet was fifth. The Inter-House Fencing Competition held towards the end of term was won by Galpin's in a hardfought fina l against Walpole. The prospects for next season are fair, with two o ld Colours left and a number of promising juniors, although Howard-Jones, who has been an outstand ing captain and the most successful fencer we have had for many years, will certainly be missed. The Club will also be very sorry to lose the services of Mr. W. D. Cousin , who is leaving this term. His ent husiastic instructio n, pa rticula rly in sabre, has been most va luable and we wish him all good fortune in the future. M.E.M.

GOLF CLUB The Golf Club has been successful this year in winning both its school matches and the Kent Schools Golf Championship. The main activity of the club has taken place during the Summer Term- the snow in the Lent Term preventing any play. However, the annua l match versus the O.K.S. was played at the beginning of the Christ mas Term. The match was drawn: Smartt and Nicholas, Singleton and Broom, Stain ton and F isher, winning their foursomes matches; while the O.K.S. won the remaining three matches aga inst Cattlall and M. Rickards, R. Steenhu is and D. Young, C. Cox and Sclater. On Ascension Day, May 23rd, the r nte r~Ho u se Tournament was held at Princec; G.c., Sandwich, as usual. Unfortunately we had to play in continual driving ra in and a strong wind, and since the conditions were so miserable, play was abandoned in the afternoon, and the result taken on the nine holes played in the morning. Out of a good entry of 42 boys, the Cup was won for the Grange by their first pait, J. A. Broom and G. L. Singleton, who played consistent ly throughout in the difficu lt cond itions. LuxIlloore were runners~up, and Walpole third. In the afternoon, J. G. Ridley won the lon g~dr i ving competition with a strong drive of 218 yards into the wind. H. D. Sclater was second, o nly two yards behind, and A. D. H. Turner third. We a re grateful to the O.K.S. Golfing Society for an enjoyable day despite the weather, especially to Major Jervis, who presented the handsome prizes after tea. King's were undefeated in their two matches th is term versus K.C.S., Wimbledon, and S1. Lawrence College, Ramsgate, both played at Ca nterbury. Against K.C.S., Wimbledon, on June 15th, King's won a ll three foursomes matches: Smartt and Nicholas by 5 and 3 Sclater and M. Rickards by 3 and 2 Steenhuis and Gay 2 up On July 13th, against St. Lawrence, King's won by two foursomes matches to one : Smartt and Nicholas won by 3 and 2 Singleton and O. Young won 2 up Austin and M. Rickards lost by 3 and 2 King's retained the Kent Schools Golf Championship Cup on July 25th at Bearsted G.c., near Maidstone. Ten schools were playing, each entering two foursomes pairs. In spite of pOOr scoring, King's won by seven strokes from Harvey Grammar School, Folkestone. Those playing were T. J. Smartt and S. J. Nicholas, G. L. Singleton and G. S. Young. Finally, our grateful thanks are due to Mr. Norman Quigley. who has come up from Sandwich every week during the year in a ll kinds of weat her to give us his invaluable coaching. T.J.J.P.S. 464

1 HOLIDAY HOCKEY The results of the matches at the Oxford Festival were:-

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v Marlborough 1- 2 v The Swifts 1- 0 v Wellington 3--0 v Charterhousc 1- 1 v Bryanston 0--3 A team was also sent to the Tunbridge Wells Schools' Festival, which after an enjoyable day emerged as victors after beating Eastbourne in the fina l. This was our first victory at this festival and rcnccts great cred it on M. P. Press and his side.

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Second Orchestra

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Military Band

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Choral Society

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Glee C lub

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Madrigal Society

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Jazz Society

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Geological

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Natural History

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THE LIBRARY

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ART COMPETITION AND EXHIBITION

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BOOKDlNDlNG

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Arduous Training, 1963

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Second Orchestra

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Geological

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Natural History

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THE LIBRARY

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ART COMPETITION AND EXHIBITION

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MUSIC The Choir this term has done severa l ant ~cms which. though in o ur reperto ire, have not been performed f~r several years. These melude, Beali Quorum Via (Stanford). Hosal/I/a 10 the SOil of David by Weelkes, 0 L ord Look DOlYn from Heavell (Battishill) If Ye Love Me (Tallis) a nd Whittaker's, To God Give Thanks and Praise. '

School Choir

It ,was a lso deci~ed that it wou ld be .a c~ance this Ascension to allow the Choir to sing Cae/os Ascendit H o(lte (Stanford) 111 the Ca thedral, which IS normally done so lely by the Madrigal Society on the top of Bell Harry.

We have been I?leased to jo in with the Ca thedral Choir twice, but the service in the Nave is very difficult \,!hen the ~wo choirs have had no rehearsal together befo rehand. New anthems this term were, Let all Mortal Nesh (Da lrstow) and My Soul there is a Country (Parry). We are particula rly sorry to be losing both R. A. D. Freeman and H. L. S. Dibley. who had led the Tenor line for the last two years. J.H .T. This term's anthems;Where Thou Reignest (Schubert) Beati Quorum Via (Stanford) Oh, for a Closer Wa lk (Stanford) 0 Lovely Peace ( Handel) Let All the World (Chapman) Hosa nna to the Son of David (Weelkes) Thou Visitest the Eart h (Greene) Save us 0 Lord (Bairstow) Caelos Ascendit Hodie (Stanford) 0 Clap your Hands (Vaughan Williams) Lo Round the Throne ( Ley) My Soul there is a Count ry (Parry) Let a ll Mortal Flesh (Bairstow) God is a Spirit (Stenulale Bellllett) The Cherubic Hymn (Grete/zollilloff) 0 Lord Loo k down from Heaven (Balfishill) Hymn to the Trinity (Tchaikovsky) If Ye Love Me (Tallis) The Lord ha th bcen Mindful (Wesley) Achieved is the Glorious Work ( Haydll) o Pra ise the Lord (Ooss) To God Give Thanks and Praise (Whittaker) This term the Orchestra has had the unique o pportunity of playing outside the School when it First performed at the ~heims-C~nterbury "Twi nning".concert at the Marlowe Theatre on June 16th. O rchestra The success of tillS event stllnulated great enthUSiasm for the heavy King's Week programme The h uge scale of the Verdi R equiem necessitated extra rehearsa ls and work for the Symphony Concert a lso p roved to be heavy. although rewa rding. .We are very s~my that M. J. Baker, S.. G. F. Spackman, C. B. Cain (violins), S. R. Davies, D. S. Kennedy (vio las), A. Manes, P. B. Tompsett (clarmets), J . A. Broom (flute), M. U. L. Williams (bassoon), K. Maries (horn), M: J. Tester, M. P. Scofield (trumpets), R. J. M. Collier and M. J.1. Hill (trombones) are leaving us and we Wish them well for the future. A s~ecial tribute must be. paid to Keith and Alan. M~ri~, whose exceptional standard of playing and perfectIOn of st>:le an~ techOlque has been a constant inSpiration to us a ll. We also give our gratefu l thanks to Stephen D aVies, Richard Baker and Stephen Spackman, who have led and maintained the high stan dard of the string section so enthusiastically. It remains. on ly for us to thank M.r. Wright, our ~onduc t<?r, Mr: Myerscough, our leader, and a U members of the Staff m the Orchestra, espeCially Mr. CoUSin , who IS leaVing us this year. D .G.v.A. This year the Kent Music Fest ival took place only a week after the beginning of the Second Orchestra term, and as we were entered for both the Junior Orchestra class and the School Orchestra class, we had to have three rehea rsals that week. Nevertheless the hard work everyone put in was ~ell worthwhi.'e as we came,first in both classes- unfC!rtunately, or'not, there were no other entrants! Playmg the BOllrree from Handel s The Good Shepherd Suite In the Junior Orchestras' class we were awa rded 84 marks, and 86 marks for the M arch from Britten's arrangement of Rossin i's Soirees Musicales, which were encored. Afterwa rds, the adjud ica tor Miss Iris Lemare praised the performance highly and a lso gave some most useful advice. ' , T rye o rchestra as such was then disbar:-ded as ~here were so many o ther musical activities, but Mr. Morrish cont inued to take rehearsals for the string section every week, which should prove very useful to all those who will be joining the First Orchestra next term .

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I should like to than k all those members of the Fi rst Orchestra who have been of such invaluable ass istance to us throughout the year, especially W. H. Williams, leader, and Mr. Morrish, who has been a helpful and patient conductor. W.J.w. This term 's work has been devoted to the Byrd Fafltazia ill Six Parts for Strings and Bach's Fourth Brandenburg COl/certo, which we performed at the Serenade in the Cloisters (a review appears elsewhere in this issue). The d ifficulties of finding ti me to rehearse in a crowded Summer Term were made worse this year by the fa ct that the orchestra was more inexperienced than usual. However, it is a tribute to Mr. Goodes, to whom we are all very grateful , that in spite o f all this and Henley too, the standard of performance was as high as ever. This term the orchestra is losing M. J. Baker, S. R. Davies, J. d 'A. Maycock and Me. W. D. Cousin, all of whom have been staunch pillars. They will be missed great ly. S.G.F.S.

Chamber Orchestra

This term we have worked hard on new material for o ur concert programme, which ranges from Bach to Vaughan Williams and from Sousa to Beet hoven. The size of the Band cont inues to grow, and this was probably the chief factor con tribut ing to the marked success of our Invalid Tricycle Association Concert ea rlier this term. We hope that o ur two performances in King's Week will reflect fa vourably on our efforts and provide a fillin g cl imax to an enjoyable and satisfying year's work. Military Band

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K .M. This term we have been rehea rsing the Verd i Requiem fo r King's Week. This is the third Req uiem that we have prepa red for performance in the Cat hedral and is by fa r the most difficul t, fo r it demands an orchestra and cho ir above the sta ndard one cou ld expect of a school. However, we are hoping that we will be able to ach ieve the impossible and perform this magnificent "operatic" oratorio. We mu st thank Me. Wright fo r his immense energy in prepa ring this programme. I.H.T. W.H.W. Choral Society

Although atten dance has o ft en been poo r, ow ing to important activities which have involved many of our members, we have managed to meet regularly and to preserve a high standard of singi ng. We have been prepari ng for this term's Band and Glee Club co ncert. We are singing some songs by Dvorak , various numbers from the Yale Glee Club SOllg Book, and an interesting sea shanty. and we hope to perform an unaccompanied versio n of the Pilgrims' Chorus by Wa.gnee. Other possibilities are some so ngs by Bartok, a nd we shall no doubt be able to draw furthe r matenal from our stock of Victorian masterpieces. As usual , our thanks go to Mr. Morrish for his excellen t leadership and inspiration, and to those of our members who have supported the club loyally th roughout the tenn. J.F.M. Glee Club

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The Madrigal Society has had a very successfu l and enjoyable term. We had 31 members Madrigal Society - probably the most ever. We were recorded in the Chapter House by the B.RC. for an overseas broadcast- the first in the series "Singing For Pleasure". Our other performance was in the Serenade in the Cloisters, when we were extremely lucky to have a fine evening. I should like to take this o pportunity of thank ing those leaving us this term who have helped so much, namely, J. A. Broom, M. J. Tester, M. P. Scofield and R. A. D . Freeman. Richa rd Freeman deserves special thanks, fo r he has been in the Society for all his seventeen terms at the School. We should all like to thank Mr. Wright fo r his ceaseless interest in conducting us. The activities of the Society this term have been cent red o n prepa rat io n for the concert reviewed elsewhere in this issue; and a great deal o f hard work was put into it. Many of those playing were formerly "pure" musicians, but we soon educa ted them ! As always, many than ks to the Revd. Ingram Hill and the Headmaster for their kind co-operation , and a special word for Mr. Wright fo r some very helpful advice. R.J.M.C.

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1 THE SOCIETIES The Society has had a quiet term. This has provided an opportunity to clear and sort out the type

Caxton and bad cases. The o nly major undertaking this term was the printing of the programme for Henry IV, though several smaller jobs have been completed. A. T. Trousdell has been appointed to succeed E. C. Buzzard as Hon. Treasu rer. The Society is, as always, greatly indebted to Mr. Peett for his help and advice. JAW.

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The Society does not normally meet in the summer, but this term we were particularly lucky in having Dr. John Garrett, ex-Headmaster of Bristol Grammar School, to coffee one evening. He spoke most interestingly of his experiences in funning the Stratford Summer Schoo l and of the people he has known from the stage and elsewhere, including Her late Majesty Queen Mary. We wou ld like to thank Mr. R. A. C. Meredith for the use of his room for the meeting and for providing us with coffee . J.H.T. Walpole

A whole day expedition to Botany Bay at the beginning of term found everyone in very good spirits, with the hope of find ing numerOliS well-preserved chalk specimens . The tides rose upon us at about I p.m. and we made for the Oldhaven Gap ncar Bishopstone, a fruitful source of many previolls tertiary finds, where we hoped that recent cliff slumps might have exposed more fossiliferous seams. Rain somewhat dampened the occas ion, but we managed to lay bare some sharks' teeth and gastropods. Much fine work has been done with the rcpresentational relief model of the geology of North-East Kent by R. G. Standing, and the preparation of specimens, particularly those for display at our proposed Kin g's Week exhibition, especially by K . G. Doyle, J. R. K. Browne and M. J. Robb, whom we should like to thank. Other Society act ivities during the term included an interesting filmed talk on "Anta rctica", given by one of the recruitin g officers of the British Antarctic Survey. We should like to thank Mr. George for arranging this lectu re. The Society also wishes to thank its President, Mr. W. J. R. Hild ick-Smith, and Mr. Caudwell for their invaluable support and suggestions. Gcologica l

This term's activities have been confined to ornithology, with successful olltings to Westbere and Stodmarsh. Many interesting species have been seen in particu lar, Gadwall, Marsh and Montagu's Harriers, Osprey, Hobby, Little Ringed Plover, Bearded Tit, Woodlark and Marsh Warbler. A copy of the Popular Handbook of British Birds has been purchased and placed in the Biology Laboratories for reference, and we are very grateful to J. E. Latter for a fine collection of birds' eggs which he has most generously presented as an add ition to the Stonham Collection. c.J.C. Natural History

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We are very grateful for books given to us by C. S. Emden, O.K.S., the Headmaster, B. Money, O.K.S., the Revd. C. E. Beswick, S. S. Sopwith, O.K.S., Frank Hayt hornthwaite, Esq. , Viscount Maugham, P. H. Nodleman, P. C. V. Lawless, O.K.S., A. S. Mackintosh, Esq., and the Revd. J. R. Powell, O.K .S.

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THE HOUSE ART COMPETITION AND SCHOOL EXHIBITION Walpole won the Art Competition. The judges had difficulty in separating Linacre, Marlowe and Walpole, but they eventuall y decided on the last because of the greater number of contributors to their exhibition. The competition was held in four adjoining classrooms in the Pa lace block and the usual desk and blanket setting was replaced by hessian screens kind ly provided by Mr. Curtis. Some boys preferred this- some did not. Mr. W. C. Day, Mr. S. H. Loxton and Mr. O . L. R. Maynard very kindly came along once more to judge. They thou ght the painting showed more liveliness this year, but there were fewer models than usual. The School Exhibi tion followed three days later and was seen by most of the parents and visitors down for King's Week. Many people commented on the variety of work, but some, not wholly in sympathy with the less representational paintings on view, were reassured of the seriousness of its intent by noticing that the most competent objective drawings were invariably the work of the same boys whose imaginative paintings appeared most puzzling. The backbone of the show was provided by the work of some twenty boys- too many to mention individually. P. J. S. Sutherland's Crucifixion a nd his studies for it attracted much attention, as did a selection of chalk carvings and some junior essays in the basic technique of design. An interesting discovery was some highly individual work by J. C. Hall. The boo k-binding and woodwork were up to their usual high sta ndard , and the latter was exhibited this year on the ground and first floor of the Palace block. Entries from the Photographic Society were interspersed among the book-binding exhibits, so that in this way it was possible to house nearly all artistic manifestation under one roof. I should like to thank those half-dozen boys very much indeed who helped me in arranging the exhibition. A.O.C.B.

BOOKBINDING The professional standard of the Bookbind ing Exhibition at the end of term is a su fficient indication of the remarkable skill of Mr. Maple and the way in which he has been able to overcome the natural ineptitude of the majority of his pupils. We are most grateful. S.O.F.S.

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C.C.F. NOTES ARMY AND BASIC SECTIONS .Th~ m~in. point of interest of this tenTI's notes is .undo.u~ t.edJy the question of the form the Corps at Kmg s \VlIlm future tak~. But to dea l with the term s act ivities first. The Annual Inspection was ca rried out on June 5th by MaJor.Ge~eral D" A. B. Clarke, C.B.E., and was marked by an excep tionally smart pa rade, and a fly-past by two aircraft piloted by members of the R.A.F. Section. This is the first time this has been done, and it is not ~ften that we have qualified pilots in the school anyway, but we hope we shall be ab le to keep up the practice.

The Field Day was unfortunately wet in the morning, and the activities of the Army and Basic Sections were confined to the afternoon, 'Yhicl~ was a pity. The few ~nllY Proficiency results were good, all pass ing except o ne, and a party of 105 IS gomg to Camp at Frel1lmgton, ncar Barnstaple in North Devon. The future of the e.C.F. h~s bee.n under review by a committ.ee of the "Yar Office for some time, and they have now produced their design for the future, though without the Important details of numbers all~,~ed to o.ur particular cont i.ngent; but these wi.1I soon be ava ilable. ~it~out my going into too great detclJi,.the pl<?pose ~ changes will ~e these: boys will not normally come III till they are about sixteen,a nd they ,YllI ~tay III until they leave, with the current arrangement for th ree weeks' leaveÂˇoff before a scholarship exat11l~atJon; volunte~rs for t.he Band,. a nd those contemplating the services as a career, will be able to con~e In e~rlier than slxt.een; 111 the 111all1 t.he un~er.16 games. will be able to function on Corps days; the Bas l ~ Sect~on as such \~11l go;. ea~h boy will go .mto the Servlcc.Section of his choice, subject to practical cO':LSJ(ieratlon.s of wh~t IS possible 10 anyone section .. There he Will do as much of the present basic training as Is.appropn~te. WI.th somewh~t smaller numbers, It sho~ld be possible to make the training for the Army Section more mterestlllg, but until we know the figures which we are allowed, the age of entry is not definite. The foll owing promotions have been made this term: .e.S. M.s: R. 1. Gillan, J. H. Hardy; Sgts. M. P. Press, D. W. J. Swanson, J. E. Latter, R. J. M. Collier, A. E. T. Cunnmgham; L/Sgts.: e. J . Bailey, N. R. Hall , R. O. Kaye, A~ D. Rickards, W. G. Osmond, W. N. Bodey, R. A. Dey, T . J. Swete, G. D. N. Thomas, A.~. "'I. Pugh, M. J. We ll ~. R. V. !"1altby, A. R. W. Partridge; Cpls.: S. S. Barker, R. C. Clark, A. V. Georgmdls, !\.'1. D. Hull , J. 0 H. Revmgton, M. S. Rhodes, D. G. van Asch, R. r. B. Fisher, I. C. Lovegrove, K. Manes, R. F. A. Wells; and 24 L/Corporals. K.A.C.G . Annual Camp this year was held at the Amphibious Training Company R.A.S.e. at Fremington, near Darnstaple, and ali.nost a ~undre.d Cadets attended. The a rea was excellent for cross-country training, but we had great dlryiculty 10 fin~lIlg anyw ~ e re where the own~r ~ould a llow us to fire blank. Finally. we had a. 3~M h our exercise ~H1 Bo~mll1 Moor, III Cornwall. The h!ghlight of the. week was a trip to sea in the ~mphlblous DUKWs wlt.h wh ich. the R.A.S.C. COllll?any IS .eqlllppe~, and theIr method of ambling forward mto the wa~er, and movlllg s.tr~lg h.t from the sea Without IIlterruptlon up the beach, gave us quite an unM usual expefl~nce;. and surf.f1dl~lg In a DUKW was new to most of liS. Apart from these things, a ll the Cadet~ classified III .303. shootmg, all wc:re wellMfed an~. comfortable-a t least while in camp- and the manÂˇslzed assault course m the camp provIded a very exciting last afternoon. Altogether it was a very good camp indeed, one of the best since the War.

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ROYAL NAVAL SECTION In the Summer Term our energies are always directed mainly towards the Annual lnspection and it was good to find that we emerged with credit both from those revealing Press photographs and f~om the Genera,l's lnspection Report, in which our marching, turnout and knowledge of seamanship were the subject of parlicu larly generous comment. In the h?lidays sixteer:- of ~s. arc spending a. wec.k if'! and o~ Sco tland, alternating going to sea in two Coastal MlIlcsweepers With sailing and mountam clllnbmg, wh ile five of our most efficient cadets are being rewarded with a fortnight's cruise to Gibraltar in H.M.S. Belfast. D.W.B. 472

ROYAL AIR FORCE SECTION The Section enjoyed a very good camp at Oakington during the Easter holidays where the nine cadets present all managed three trips in Chipmunks or Varsities. Also during these holidays five cadets qualified as glider pilots at Swanton Morley and two cadets, Cpls. Campbell and Marshall, obtained their private pilot licences . For our annual inspection, it was a rranged for two of our qualified cadets to hire pla nes from Biggin Hill to make low passes over the cadets drawn up on Birleys. The fty路past was beautifully timed and brilliantly executed, and FjSgts. C lark and Marshall are to be congralUlated. It certainly demonstrated very plainly to the rest o f the School what can be achieved by joining the R.A.F. Section. Examination results have been very good again and we achieved 100 % success in both Advanced and Proficiency Examinations, and also had no failures in the limited Part II we take. Field Day was rained off, but we did spend a happy day at Mansion, flying in Chipmunks. It was a clear day a nd the e.O. especially enjoyed his trip round the North Foreland a few feet above the water's edge. P.G.W.

ARDUOUS TRAINING , 1963 Another glorious goal against Scotland- the score was now 6路3, England were 3. So the indominitable English spirit came 10 the fore and they attempted to teach rugger to the Scots; at this, they won. This was arduous training, 1963. A party of sodden but jubilant cadets were returning from a day's skiMing in the Cairngonn mountains. A blizzard had raged for an hour or two and the ski路ing conditions were far from ideal (so were the armyM ration skis), but nothing so mundane as a blizza rd could have sapped the enormous ent husiasm of the King's cadets. Exuberant accounts of the day's experiences issued forth from between chatteri ng teeth. This, too. was Arduous Training, 1963. The feminine population of Kingllssie welcomed the invasion of the uninhibited and hearty Englishmen. They were remarkably uninformative on haggis-hunting- they did not even know how fast they cou ld run, but they enjoyed our naive questions and helpful information on the subject , which doubtless furnished them with considerable conversational material after our exodus, when Kingussie could once more relax and sink back into sleep. But there were more arduous exe rcises; climbing Mount Cairngorm in a 40 m.p.h. blizzard was quite an experiencc, and over 60 miles of very rough , mountainous and boggy terrain were covered in the four days devoted to walking. Yet never did the task seem over-demanding or futile-it was what we had come for, and although it was tough go ing, it was great fun, and the cup of tea awa itin g us at our destination was always a rewarding goal. The morale was perpetually high , due largely to the broad路minded authority of four energetic officers and the R.S.M. I do not think that any of the 21 cadets regretted in any way his decision to go to Scotland for Easter camp-a more enjoyable ten days are difficult to imagine.

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PROFILE EDWARD LUCI E-SMITH Edward Lucic-Smith was at King's from 1946- 1951. As he came from "a rather tough prep-school" he liked the more easy-going attitude he found in Canterbury, and claims to have been exhibited as an example of just how tolerant the School was. He embarked on his two main interests in life while he was still at school, both writing poetry and starting to build up an art collection, and escaped persecution on either count.

He went on to Merton with a History Scholarship, obtained for him rather earlier than was intended "by the efficiency of R. W. Harris". In 1955, Philip Hobsbaum founded a group, of which Edward Lucie-Smith was a founder-member and later chairman, to read and discuss poems, and it became a considerable success, in spite of some initial hostility which he thinks was the result of setti ng high standards and adopting an anti-beat attitude. (He likes poetry to be "full of facts", not " magic", and has little sympathy with those who nourish "large tender egos" in Chelsea, in the belief that a few lines of verse written in early life entitle them to behave like poets for the rest of their days.) The Group is still flourishing, with regular weekly meetings, and he thinks that its members have really profited from the discipline of having their wo rk publicly dissected. Certainly this kind of discussion does seem to have eliminated much of the obscurity which often characterizes modern poetry. After leaving University, he went into an advertising firm as a copywriter,

found that he enjoyed the work, and has remained there ever si nce. A couple of years ago, he did some art criticism for New Comment, on the Third Programme, "almost by accident", and from there he gravitated to The Listener, for which he now writes regularly. He writes his own poetry very fast, in spite of a liking for traditional, set forms, and admits that he can never resist "elfects" in the first draft- "Then one spends hours trying to get them out". Poetry is not placed on a pedesta l- it is "a function of society", and the poem itself is the "creation of the reader as well as of the poet". For him, undisciplined squads of emotion do not constitute a poem- they have to be consciously refined, and canalized. Yet curiously, his taste in others' poetry does not seem to reflect this astringency towards his own. He prefers Pound to Eliot, whose late work seems to him to consist too much of "dull moralizing", and he enjoys Durrell's novels, although he thinks they are really "escape-literature for people who are too grand to read Bond"- hehimself reads both. One of his criticisms of modern English writers in general is that their works are "too pretty", but he still buys piclures which are "too pretty to be resisted", the word being used in much the same sense. The same tension between exuberant creativeness and an

intellectual desire for control informs his poetry, and gives promise of steady stylistic development. Mr. Lucie-Smith has, as he says, never changed jobs, but simply taken on new ones, and his versatility makes his future career entirely unpredictable, but of absorbing interest.

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OXFORD LETTER Worcester College, Oxford. Trinity Term, 1963. Dear School, Another apology is due for the absence of a letter in the last issue. Now that a letter has been started, however, the problem that arises is formidable- that of relating the multifarious activities of the O.K.S. Oxon in a manner that is both engaging and meaningful to those whose misfortune it is not to be one of our number- over eighty in all. Of these we have at once to mention the existence of the "nine immortals" ) who failed their Prelims, but whose modesty compels them to remain anonymous. Many other distinctions have been gained, and in order to celebrate accordingly, thirty O.K.S. attended the Annual Oxford Dinner, held this year at the Air Squadron in Manor Road on Saturday, April 29th, on the eve of Trinity Term. Unfortunately, the Headmaster was unable to be present, but as a conciliatory gesture had met many of us at a coffee party at St. Edmund Hall in Hilary Term . MR. PE11lR GARWOOD, as a representative of the School, honoured the Society by attending, and the toast to the Queen was proposed by CHRISTOPHER GRAHAM. Others present were: M . W. LEE, N. K. MAYB URY, J. R. C. WRIGHT, J. SCOTT, M. AYLING, A . W. PENGELLY, R. H. TuRNER, J. SOAR, R. P. WEBSTER, M. R. TUOHY, R. B. BRITTON, H. RUDGARD, P. F. ALLEN, R. HAMMERSLEY, D. G. JONES, R. PAWSEY, R . LAURIE, R. A. F. COLLINS, N. J. C. GENT, C. RUDGARD, W. D. McF. LAWRIE, D. ANDERSON, R. N . P. CARDEN, J. R. PALMER, C. VILLIERS, R . MINNS, P. HINCHY, R. RAI NBOW, R. ST. J. STEVENS. During the year, Balliol, the legendary home of that "effortless superiority" which today is largely mythical, has been celebrating its 700th anniversary. It has also prolonged its feud with Trinity, and in this CLIVE PARSONS and ARNOLD CRAGG have played a dubious part. Also, together they attempted to launch a stylish and witty magazine, rumoured to have been christened Asparagus- it quickly became involved with Mesopotamia in a take-over bid, but it has not been clear who was taken over whom. Parsons, as secretary of College Squash and a non-existent Hockey Team, has obvious aspirations to emulate the feats of J. A. COLLIGAN, secretary of College Boats and now in the shadow of Schools. These over, he hopes to go to the U.S.A. and in January joins the Exploration Department of Shell. Large numbers of O.K.S. reside in neighbouring Trinity: DR . P. BRUNET lectures in Biology, and JEREMY WALKER, after getting engaged and gaining a B.Phil. , has obtained as Assistant Lectureship in Philosophy at Leicester University. ROBERT PAWSEY, taking Chemistry Part II with DAVID JONES, plans to go to Ghana next year on V.S.O. The latter, Captain of College Hockey, has had ALISTAIR STEWART, reading Modern Languages, in his team, while CHRIS RUDGARD, who is taking P.P.E. Finals, has played much rugger and is now married. Also at Trinity are to be found JOHN LOWINGS, reading Law, and TOM BEWLEY, reading English, when he is not working for O.U.D.S. Jesus and Exeter are also traditional rivals. At the former, JULIAN SOAR has appeared on stage as an actor and a musician. When in residence and absent from hectic parties, PHILIP MACNEICE has connections with the Sailing Club, has played squash for the Squirrels and surprised everyone except himself by passing Prelims in his first year. At Exeter, life 477

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must be dubious. JAMES HAMILTON-PATERSON refuses to comment on his now very blond hair, or on anything else, except to say that he too plays squash for the College, sings in the Choir, and wrote a carol for the College Christmas Carol Service. ADRIAN N IEL, now reading P.P.P. and engaged, would like to refute a rumour that he has moved a couch into his room. While the rest of the University idles, New College labours so diligently that its academic inmates are almost inaccessible. WILFRJD HODGES, as if to compensate for less diligent brethren, has just filled his twenty-seventh bookshelf but is adamant that he has not "got married or been knighted". CHARLES POWELL, RODERI CK STOWELL and FRANCIS LAMBERT, still unhappy about an a bortive letter for The Cantuarian, have all been working, a fever which TIM DARTINGTON has caught, since he spends his time hunting down elusive tutors and threatens to spend a ll the Long Vacation studying. Wadham, reputedly the most academic college at present, is reported to satisfy our only member there, JAMES BRETHERTON- on the College Music Club Committee, otherwise content to enjoy life at Oxford pacifically. A close riva l of Wadham in academic matters is Merton. Here W. E. THOMAS is leaving to take up a lectureship at York University, and JONATHAN WRIGHT will have to vacate his corner of the Merton Library in October, when he takes up a Senior Scholarship to read for a B.Phil. in Modern European History at St. Anthony's. President of O.U.D.S. 1962- 63, OLIVER DAVIES took the part of Quince in the O.U.D.S. production of A Midsummei' Night's Dream at the 1962 Edinburgh Festival and of Othello in the Hilary Term O.U.D.S. Major, which toured France. He has also written occasional reviews for The Guardian, but now claims to have retired into dim archives to do some actual work for his D.Phil. The Merton Schools' VIII, which made four bumps this term with no training, included M. W. LEE. H e has succeeded TONY BUDGEN of Keble as Treasurer of O.U .D .S., made a financial success of Ondine, the Merton Eights' Week Production, and enjoyed his first acting part for a decade in the Somerville production of The White Devil. Finall y, JOHN PALMER played in the College Rugger and Hockey Teams and is Hon. Secretary of the Hockey Club, 1963- 64, and President-Elect of the Church Society. In spite of working, he keeps an open house between midnight and 3 a.m. Perhaps they work at Lincoln too, as M. R. AYLING has to be congratulated on a First. Drama and sport appear to dominate life at Christ Church and St. Edmund Hall. WILLIAM WATSON, although involved in Schools, still works for the Boat Club at " the House", but was unable to prevent their being replaced at the Head of the River in Eights' Week. GEOFF BUSH has played outside-right for the soccer team, as well as holding the positions of Treasurer of the O.U. Jazz Club, Ad vertising and Business Manager of Vade Mecum and Stage Manager of Christ Church Dramatic Society's French Without Tears, touring in Germany during the summer. SIMON WILKINSON is leaving St. Edmund Hall, where he has been studying for a Dip.Ed. in History, to teach at Malvern under R. K. Blumenau, Esq. Although the St. Edmund Hall Boat fared worse than its supporters hoped, DAVID MILLS gained his College rowing colours. While ALEX GEORGIADIS has been secretary of the East African Society, CHRISTOPHER GRAHAM- a member of the Air Squadron and holder of a Private Pilot's Licence- and GORDON DOUGLAS have been taking Finals. The E.T.C.'s production of The Good Woman of SetzlIan and the St. Edmund Hall presentation of The Miser both enjoyed the help of MICHAEL BUTTLER on the scenery. Finally, towards the end of term, the College announced it had elected CANON F. J. SHIRLEY to an Honorary Fellowship, in the company of a recent Japanese Ambassador in London. 478

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Where the Hall Boat Club failed , Keble succeeded, and ANDREW PENGELLY has been secretary of the Club whose boat went Head of the River in Eights' Week, as well as being a member of that crew, and the Oxford Junior Trial Crew. Working with him, as Treasurer of the Keble Boat Club was RI CHARD CARDEN, who thinks he has met with more success as a member of the Keb le "University Challenge" Team on I.T.V., as College representative on the Student Council and at the N. U.S. Conference at Keble. Other members of Keble include NICK GENT and TONY BUDGEN, both working for Schools, JOH NNY MAN, who has had a year in Austria, and PETER R EDMAN . KEITH MAYBURY has been yet another common figure on the river, either in a punt, the Pembroke 1st VIII- bumped four times- or the Champion University Pair. Rowing dominates the life of O.K.S. at several other colleges too. At St. John's, ANDREW RAWLINGS is captain of the College Boat Club and strokes the 1st VIII: at seven was TONY ADDIS, who has also performed with the Mozart Singers, while JOH N ROBERTS has rowed at seven for the 2nd VIII and is no w secretary of the O.U. French Club. MICHAEL YEARWOOD, also at John's, is now reading Theology. At Magdalen, ROBI N WEBSTER has exchanged the willow for a n oar and no w counts himself a respected member of the 1st VIII. In the musical world, ROBERT HAMMERSLEY and Jo POLGLASE are members of the College Choir, which has broadcast on several occasions; and at Christmas, they both sang solos at the Carol Service and the former had a considerable part in the o. U. Opera Club's performance of Britten's version of The Beggar's Opera. Returning to the river, RICHARD BRITTON has rowed for Oriel 1st VIII and PATRICK SCRIVENOR has stroked a 2nd VIII that lost count of how man y times it was bumped; he is also a horribly keen member of the O.T.C.; whi le ROGER RAI NBOW and JOHN WALFORD terrorised Buckinghamshire with devastating performances for Oriel Outcasts Cricket Xl. Worcester, a haven of sanity in a mad world, now boasts four O.K:S .: PADDY HI NCHY, a member of the Air Squadron and Worcester 2nd VIII; JOH N BARRETT; BILL LAWRIE, who has indulged in some gentle cross-country and the occasional 440 yards and 880 yards at IfHey Road; and RICHARD STEVENs- yet another College Hockey Secretary. More prominent in hockey was Corpus, whose team in the Cuppers Final included M. R. TuOHY, HUMPHREY RUDGARD, who also toured Spain with the Rugby XV, and BOB MINNS, who has again played for the University at cricket- top score in a good season, 168. KIT VILLIERS represented Corpus in Athletics Cup pel's and rowed three in the 1st VIII, which claimed four bumps in Eights' Week. JONATHAN VARCOE at Hertford is working for Finals, but found time in the Hilary Term for an organ recital for charity; he now plans to go to Freetown, Sierra Leone, 1963- 64, and then take a Dip.Ed. at Bristol University. Our only member at Mansfield, BRYCE MORRISON, requests that a rumour that the college is a n institution for Baptist priests be dispatched once and for all; he has divided his free time between the needs of the J.C.R., the Tennis Team and playing at the University Music Club. Finally, at St. Peter's are M. O'DOWD and CLIFFORD OFFER, a nd at St. Catherine's, KEITH FENTON and PETER GALLIVEY, all of whom claim to be working, and yet enjoying the infinite variety of Oxford life, which like Cleopatra never grows stale. I would like to close with a word of thanks to the member of each college who helped gather this assortment of news, which we hope will represent in essence the life of the O.K.S. in Oxford. Yours sincerely, RICHARD ST. J. STEVENS. 479

O.K.S. NEWS A silver crucifix and candlesticks were dedicated in memory of the latc RT. REVD. C. M. RICKETTS (1896-

1905) in 81. Michael's Church, Crambe, York, on 14th July. The Associat ion cont ributed towa rds tile cost of these new pieces of church plate. The Association sincerely congratu lates CANON SHIRLEY ( 1935- 62) o n his election to an honorary fellowship of 81. Edmund Hall, Oxford. BRIGADIER G. LE F. PAYNE (1925- 29) has been promoted to Major-General and is now Commandant,

Stores Organisat ion, R.A.O.C. D. D . CLEGG (1943-46) is a Management Consultant with Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. MAJOR-GENERAL G. D. G. H EYMAN, C.B., C.B.E. , C.OEG. ( 19 17- 22), has been appointed head o f the

Ministry of Transport road safety unit in Hampshire. 2/LIEUT. S. J. M. DARNETSON (1956-60) is commiss ioned into The Royal Scots. He has made a fort~ night's expedition into the Sahara Desert from his stat ion in Libya. N. R. H . SEMMENCE (1939-42) is Art Director of Fleetway Publications, where he formed a new design group three years ago. The group has "a nu mber of very talented young graphic designers" and works for several compan ies outside Fleetway. RICHARD M. OSBORN (1952- 54) is with the Genera l Dynamics Corporation in Californ ia working on the development of the Mauler guided missile. R. E. F. MINNS (1954-59) has reta ined his Cricket Blue for. Oxford and has played for Kent against Notts. P. R. ATKINSON (1956-61) has been in the Cambridge at hletics team for a match versus the A.A.A. THE REVD. J . W. POOLE (1922- 28) has been appointed Canon-Residentiary of Coventry Cathedra l. J. POWELL (1937--40) has been appoin ted manager of the hot and cold rolling mills, at the Ebbw Va le works of Richard Thomas and BaJdwins Ltd. 1. S. McDoNALD ( 1951 - 57) has won a World Press Insti tute scholarship to Macallister College, St. Paul, Minnesota. NICK GENT (1 954- 60) is proceeding from Oxford to a job in Malaya a nd wou ld be interested in contact ing any other O.K.S. out there. DR. ROBERT GERALD STROUTS (1910- 18) retired fr om genera l practice at the end of Ju ne. He had been senior partner in the practice of Drs. Strouts, Gun nery and Palmer, of Brewer Street, Maidstone, and had been pract ising in the town for nearly 35 years. LIEUT.-CoL. H. L. H . CREMER (1907- 10), who has not been out of uniform since he was commissioned into the Territorial Army in 191 2, is to retire from the T.A. on his 70th birthday in November. P. D. MACNEICE (1957-62) has played in the Drysda le Cup junior amateur squash rackets competit ion at the Royal Automobile Club, London. A. W. PENGELLY (1955- 61) rowed No.2 in the Keble VIII, which was Head of the River at Oxford. BROOK SINCLAIR has been appointed general manager of the Alexand ra Theatre, Birmingham, as from the end of September. J. F . GLENN IE(1925- 30) has been awarded the degree of M.Sc. (Engineering) by the University of Bristol. D. J. N. LEE (1 906-10) has written an article for Glolla on " Homeric AUIt,""fJ"" and others". It deals with the Greek word lykabas which he finds to mean the feast day of the House-God Apollo, the first syllable of which is cognate with the Irish word for mouse, "luch". KENNETIi Y. JONES' (1 938-41) Concerto fo r String Orchestra has had its first London performance on 4th July at the Wigmore Hall, by the Harvey Phillips String Orchestra. ' MALCOLM S. SPARK (1937-41) has been appointed chief accountant for S. C. Johnson and Son Ltd., Frimley Green, Surrey. R . A. BEDINGFIELD (1942-47) was recently in the South Pacific on holiday, when he met R. F. A. INGRAM (1 929- 34), who was on the same 'plane. Ingram lives in Cook Island, and is always glad to sec O.K.S. who may happen to be in that area. 480

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ENGAGEMENTS CoLLIER-BRIDGMAN.-5imon Coll ier (1949-53) to Sheila Ann Bridgman.

HALL-HoPKINSON.- Christopher Hall (1954-58), only son of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Hall, of Coneywood, Collingharn, and Ann Lighton, eldest daughter of Mrs. P. Hopkinson, of Boston Spa, near Wetherby. NEIL-WILLIAMS.- Roy Adrian Neil (1955-61), son of Mr. a nd Mrs. Donald Neil. of Glyn House, Wim ~ borne, Dorset, and Alison Wyn Williams, daughter of Mrs. T. G. Williams, of 63, Eardley Crescent, London , S.W.S, and Malkins Coat, Wrabness, Essex.

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J. Frampton (1 947-52) to Avril Twist at Holy Trinity Church, Brompton, on

HARvEV-RuSSELL.- R. M. Harvey (1953-58) to Pamela Russell at St. Nicholas' Church, Sturry. Canterbury, on July 6th, 1963. OSBORN-PYLE.-Richard M. Osborn (1952-54) to Norma Jean Pyle a t the Church of St. Matthew, La Puente, California, on April 27th, 1963.

BIRTHS BINOON.-On August 31st, 1962, to Margaret, wife of Donald Bindon (1947- 52), a daughter (Carol), sister for Fiona. HILL.- On April 16th, 1963, at Brook House, Solihull, to Muriel, wife of Michael E. C. Hill (1950-52), a daughter (Alice Clare). SEMMENcE.-On March 9th, 1963, in Tunbridge Wells, to Sheila, wife of N. R. H. Semmence (1939--42), a daughter (Nicola Jane Gordon). YOUNG.- On October 12th, 1962, to Nessie, wife of Anthony Young (1945- 50), a daughter, Ca roline.

DEATHS WINSER.-On March 16th, 1963, Rupert Bede Winser, M.A., Priest (1900-05), aged 76. of 9 Church Walk, Great Billing, Northampton.

SILVER WEDDING BUSTON- HoLDRoN.-On April 28th, 1938, at Holyrood, Stubbington, D. G. Buston (1919-25) to Josephine Holdron; now at Enfield Vicarage, Middlesex. 481

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OBITUARIES SYDNEY JOSEPH FABRICIUS MAIDEN b. 14th November, 1893, d. 3rd July, 1963 Although Captain Sydney Maiden had not been in robust health for the past year or so, his many friends will be saddened by his death in his seventieth year. Educated at The King's School, Canterbury, where he became a monitor and was in the Cricket XI he passed from the 6th Form to Oxford and then to Sandhurst. He was Commissioned into The Buffs on the 14th November, 1914 and joined the 1st Battalion in France early in 1915. He served with the 2nd Battalion in Salonica in 1916 and was appointed Adjutant. In 1918 he was invalided to Malta and then home, and came to the Depot in 1919. He resigned his Commission in 1922, when he decided to become a Schoolmaster, and joined the staff of Hildersham House School, Broadstairs, under A. O. Snowdon. Sydney Maiden was not only a scholar, but a gifted writer and artist, and it was to these latter accom~ plishments that he soon turned for his future career. Tn 1940 he re~joined the Depot from the Reserve and served under Lieut.~Colonel George Howe, and it was during the wal' years and since that I have known him best. He fina lly relinqu ished his Commission due to his health early in 1943, and returned to his writing and painting. As an artist he achieved success in many fields. His water~colours had on occasions been hung in the Roya l Academy, he had worked at commercial advertising for o ne of the big shipping companies. and had painted some of the murals in the Connaught Rooms. His work is perpetuated in The Buffs Museum by his mural for the Crimea section, painted in 1955 10 commemorate the Crimea Centenary. Sidney Maiden was a delightful friend and a learned and witty conversat ionalist. He never lost his interest in , and love for, the Regiment, and although he served for a comparatively short time he will be remembered with affection by all those, and there are many, who valued his friendship. He married Nancy, better known to us as Joko, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Robertson of Wickhambreaux, who survives him with a married SQJl, Jonathan. To them, and other members of his family, we offer our deep sympat hy and sorrow in the Joss of a friend. E.Y.A. (Written by Lieut . ~Colollel E. V. Argles for The Buffs Regimefltal Journal ).

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JOHN MARSHALL Sergeant- Instructor of the King's School Corps John Marshall retired from the Regula r Army as a young sergeant of 26 to come to the Corps work here in 1922, and in the School's service he remained until on July 22nd of th is term he died, to the deep regret of all who knew and admired him. He gave 41 years of faithful service to the School, and men of his calibre are not easily come by nowadays. He served under four successive O.C.'s- Mr. Egerton Jones, Mr. P. G. Reynolds, Mr. Robert Tonge, and Mr. K. A. C. Gross, until 1954, when circumstances inclined him to work on our gardens instead. So for over 30 years "Barch"- as he was known to generationscame into very close contact with the boys, for not only did he look after the Corps, but he also took the whole School in P.T., trained the boxing enthusiasts, and in pre-war years went round classes with the "absentee" book. Mention must also be made of the fact that all through our five years in Cornwall he held a most responsible position in the Home Guard, whose nightly job was to patrol the coast. A hard worker from first to last, loyal to the School. devoted to the Corps' work, he was held in great esteem aU those long years; and it was a pleasant and invigorating sight ever to see him moving about among us so purposefully. He was buried on July 26th at Brabourne, his family home, the funeral being attended by Major Douglas Jervis, President of the O.K.S. Association, the Bursa r, Mr. Michael Penn, trained in army manceuvres and P.T. by the sergeant in the pre-war years, Mr. J. R. E. Paynter, the Second Master, Mr. Baldock and Mr. Ring from the School and Luxmoore gardens, and Canon F. 1. Shirley. The affectionate sympathy of all who knew and esteemed her husband- and they number approximately 2,OOO- will go out to Mrs. Marshall, herself well ~known to hundreds of pre-war members of the School. .

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OBITUARIES SYDNEY JOSEPH FABRICIUS MAlDEN h. 14th November, 1893, d. 3rd July, 1963 Although Captain Sydney Maiden had not been in robust health for the past year or so, his many friends will be saddened by his death in his sevent;eth year. Educated at The King's School, Canterbury, where he became a monitor and was in the Cricket XI, he passed from the 6th Form to Oxford and then to Sandhurst. He was Commissioned into The Buffs on the 14th November, 1914 and joined the 1st Battalion in France early in 1915. He served wi th the 2nd Battalion in Salonica in 1916 and was appointed Adjutant. In 1918 he was invalided to Malta and then home, and came to the Depot in 1919. He resigned his Commission in 1922, when he decided to become a Schoolmaster, and joined the staff of Hildersham House School, Broadstairs, under A. O. Snowdon. Sydney Maiden was not only a scholar, but a gifted writer and artist, and it was to these latter accomplishments that he soon turned for his future career. In 1940 he re-joined the Depot from the Reserve and served under Lieut.-Colonel George Howe, and it was duri ng the war years and since that ( have known him best. He finally relinquished his Commission due to his health early in 1943, and returned to his writing and painting. As an artist he achieved success in many fields. His water-colours had on occasions been hung in the Royal Academy, he had worked at commercial advertising for one of the big shipping companies. and had painted some of the murals in the Con naught Rooms. His work is perpetuated in The Buffs Museum by his mural for the Crimea sect ion , painted in 1955. to commemorate the Crimea Centenary. Sidney Maiden was a delightful friend and a learned and witty conversationalist. He never lost his interest in, and love for, the Regiment, and alt hough he served for a comparatively short time he will be remembered with affection by all those, and there arc many, who valued his friendship. He married Nancy, better known to us as Joko, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Robertson of Wickhambreaux, who survives him with a married SQJ1, Jonathan. To them, and other members of his family, we offer our deep sympat hy and sorrow in the loss of a friend. E.Y.A. (Written by Lieut.-C%llelE. V. Arg/es for The Buffs Regimelllal Journal).

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JOHN MARSHALL Sergeant-Instructor of Ihe Killg's School Corps John Marshall retired from the Regular Army as a young sergeant of 26 to come to the Corps work here in 1922, and in the School's service he remained until on July 22nd of this term he died, to the deep regret of aU who knew and admired him. He gave 41 years of faithful service to the School, and men of his ca libre are not easily come by nowadays. He served under four successive O.C.'s- Mr. Egerton Jones, Mr. P. G. Reynolds, Mr. Robert Tonge, and Mr. K . A. C. Gross, until 1954, when ci rcumstances incl ined him to work on our gardens instead. So for over 30 years "Ba rch"- as he was known to generationscame into very close contact with the boys, for not only did he look after the Corps, but he also took the whole School in P.T., trained the boxing enthusiasts, and in pre-war years went round classes with the "absentee" book. Mention must also be made of the fact that all through our five years in Cornwall he held a most responsible position in the Home Guard, whose nightly job was to patrol the coast. A hard worker from first to last, loyal to the School. devoted to the Corps' work, he was held in great esteem all those long years; and it was a pleasant and invigorating sight ever to see him moving about among us so purposefully. He was buried on July 26th at Brabourne, his family home, the funeral being attended by Major Douglas Jervis, President of the O.K.S. Association, the Bursar, Mr. Michael Penn, trained in army manreuvres and P.T. by the sergeant in the pre-war years, Mr. J. R . E. Paynter, the Second Master, Mr. Baldock and Mr. Ring from the School and Luxmoore gardens, and Canon F. J. Shirley. The affectionate sympathy of all who knew and esteemed her husband- and they number approximately 2,()()()- wiU go out to Mrs. Marshall, herself well-known to hundreds of pre-war members of the School. .

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