The Cantuarian December 1967 - August 1968 by OKS Association

THE CANTU ARIAN VOL. XXXII No. I

DECEMBER,

1967

EDITORIAL

Never since the days of Theodore has there been greater ferment in the education of this country than at the present time. Some of the changes are the result of changing values in society, some merely the result of political pressures or bureaucratic confusion, and all too few are dictated by educational principles, or even the economic needs of the country. The most recent educational practice to come under attack is that of VI form specialisation, and we may well ask why. "Specialisation", after all, means only that a student, by concentrating his time and efforts upon three main subjects, is able to dig deeply enough in each to be able to make some independent judgements for himself. There is no value in having a nodding acquaintance with numerous subjects if one has not gone far enough in any of them to be able to think independently of elementary textbooks. Why, then, tlus ill-deserved attack? Two reasons are given or implied. First, many schools are now without specialist teachers in vital subjects, and, second, the universities are now sometimes unable to fill the Science places which have been provided, and they are anxious to attract students who find two "A" Levels a more attractive proposition than three. Neither of these reasons will quite do. Political pressures will no doubt contin ue to agitate for a reduction of standards of academic excellence to some common denominator, but they must be resisted. There)s a 3

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regrettable tendency to argue with through-the-Iooking-glass logic in such matters. Bureaucracy determined that, at great expense, there should be a colossal programme of university building, and the provision of 2x number of university places. When it was found that there were only x number of good students to fill them, some universities were forced to lower the standard of entry below even a two "A" Level requirement; some people blamed the schools for doing an inadequate job; others yet again suggested the abandonment of the whole examination system as being most unfair to the unfortunate candidates who failed. But the error was in providing too many University places and insufficient technical college training for those whom industry badly needs. The fact is that a university career is often not the best course for particular individuals, and it is not surprising to hear that some universities have at least a 30% wastage after the first year. Beyond this there is a concealed wastage of lowered academic standard s. In Science and Mathematics it is easy to recognise a necessary academic standard. It is less true in the Arts subjects, and the situation has not been helped by' the development of soft-option subjects calling themselves Sociology or even Humanities, in which there is too little evidence of real academic discipline. No wonder that these subjects are extremely popular with so many students. A further development has been the proposal of Magdalen and Balliol to abolish entrance Awards. The result would be a further fall in standards, for it will not always be easy to persuade candidates who can obtain university places on "AS" Level results alone, to stay at school for a further term in order to take an entrance examination without the stimulus of a Scholarship. Yet the standards required by the Scholarship examination are far above those of the "AS" Level examination, and boys who have experienced it usually regard this as the most worth-while term in their School careers. Again, academic excellence is challenged by the supposed need to popularise Oxford and Cambridge among schools not accustomed to sending candidates there. The anxiety. of Oxford and Cambridge colleges is understandable, but they will do a disservice if they aim a blow at the academic standards of schools, unless they intend at the same time to increase the degree course to four years. At present Cambridge appears less likely to devalue than Oxford. It is to be hoped that there will be full discussion and consultation before final decisions are taken.

CONTENTS PAGE

EDITORIAL ...

THE SCHOOL 1HZ! SCHOOL ... VIRTUTE FUNCH MORE PATRUM DUCES ...

SALVETE VALETE

OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE AWARDS THIS AND THAT

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APPRECIATIONS THE ARCHDEACON ALAN B ENNElT

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REVIEWS THE CoNCERT LU X~IIOORE H OUSE PI.A Y THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF F I REARMS PLANT GROWTII HORMONES PARISH PUMP POLITICS MUSIC CIRCLE CoNCERTS GERALD ENGLISH ... THE UN ITED NATIONS

1.A.P.S. CONCERT

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CONTRIBUTIONS LAMENT OF A LARGE CITY . . ... . .. A PRAYER TO GOD WITHIN THE M INDS OF MEN WORDS OF ONE WHO KNOWS AND CANNOT TELL NATURE

RUSSIAN SUPPLEMENT ...

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CONTRIBUTIONS To ALL OXBRJDGE CANDIDATES FAMILIARITY BREEDS ... . .. MISTER SMITH AND LrITLE BLACK SAMBO

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FUNERALS ARE FOR TIlE LIVING

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MARLOWE HOUSE CONCERT

SIXTY YEARS AGO

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KING'S SPORT RUGBY FOOTBALL J UDO ... SHOOTING GYMNASTICS .. . BASKETBALL . . . SQUASH RACKETS SAILING FENCING

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SCHOOL ACTIVITIES SOCIETIES

C.C.F . NOTES SOCIAL SERVICE M usIc

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CORRESPONDENCE

O.K.S. NEWS THE O.K.S. TRUST O.K.S. NEWS

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OUR CONTEMPORARIES

THE SCHOOL Captaill of School: R. N. Jarman Vice-Captain: R. Bird, K.S. Head of The Grange R. N. Jarman H ead of Walpole H ouse R. Bird, K.S. Head of Luxmoore House M. W. Vaines Head of Meister Omers F. S. Hallam Head of School House C. J. Titford c. N. Wright Head of MarlolVe House H ead of Linacre House C. T. Lambrick Head of Galpin's D. J. Binney SCHOOL MONITORS R. N. Jarman, R. Bird, K.S. , M. W. Vaines, F. S. Hallam, C. J. Titford, C. N. Wright, C. T. Lambrick, D. J. Binney, J. R. Carey, J. E. Fidler, K.S., G . R. G. Keeble, K.S. HOUSE MONITORS The Grange: R. N. Jarman, G. R. G. Keeble, K.S. , J. S. Gay, K.S., R. B. Kennedy, G. R. Stowell Walpole : R. Bird, K.S., J. R. Carey, R. J . A. True, M.S., C. Handley, M. A. J. Cronk, A. J. Blackmore Luxmoore: M. W. Vaines, D . W. Newberry, J. E. Fidler, K.S., R. F. Gray, G . W. Collier, H. N. G ale Meister Omers: F. S. Hallam, J . M. G. Foster, B. A. Kirsch, D. W. Miller, K.S., C. R . Romberg School House: C. J . Titford, W. J. Griffiths, M. K. G. Stevens, C. R . Whalley, M. W. J. Young MarlolVe: C. N. Wright, D. J. D. Banks, J. R. K. Browne, D. G. Darroch, A. J. B. Talbot Linacre: C. T. Lambrick, P. C. Cotton , N. R. L. M. Raemaekers, K.S., P. L. Clark, H. Godwin Galp in's: D. J. Binney, R. D . McKilliam, J. C. Marks, J. A. S. H alsall Captaill of Rugger C. R. Whalley Captain of Boats M. W. Vaines Captaill of Athletics R. B. Kennedy Captaill of Cross-Country C. S. Stephens Captain of Tennis M. A. J. Cronk Captaill of Fencing R. Bird, K.S. Captaill of Shooting M. E. Erskine Captain of Squash Rackets S. J. Ashforth Captain of Gymnastics C. R. Whalley Captain of Judo N. McK. Rae Captail! of Hockey S. J. Ashforth Monitors for Music K. L. J. Alder, M.S. R. J. A. True, M.S. The Cantuariall Editors: The Captain of School, A. T. Jones, K.S., M.S., J. E. Fidler, K.S., M. Thorn, K.S. J. K. Harris, K.S., H. M. G. Braddell 5

VIRTUTE FUNCTI MORE PATRUM DUCES ADAM, J.- Came Sept., '61; Greaves Scholar, '63; House Monitor, '66; F/Sgt., C.C.F., May, '67; Upper VI; School League Rugby and Cricket Secretary. BENTLEY, D. W.-Came Sept., '62; Waiting House Monitor, May, '67; 1st Athletics Colours, '67; Secretary of Athletics; L/Sgt., C.C.F., '67. BROWN, M. L.- Came May, '63; House Monitor, Lent, '67; Upper VI. BUSSEY, A. R. S.- Came Sept., '62; House Monitor, '67; L/Sgt., C.C.F., '67. EDEN, J. K - Came Sept., '62; House Monitor, '67; Fencing Colours; Sgt., C.C.F., '66; Han. Sec. Bellringing Society. DOVER, M. G.- Came Sept., '62; House Monitor, '66; School Monitor and Head of House, '67; 2nd XV, '65; 1st XV, '66; 1st VIII, '66; Captain of Boats, '67. EADIE, R. A.- Came May, '63; Han. IS.S., '66; House Mo"!tor, '67; School ~onitor, '67; Swimming Colours, '66; Shootmg and 2nd AthletIcs, 67; Captam of SWlmmmg, '67; Sgt., C.C.F., Lent, '67; Exhibition to Trinity College, Cambridge; Han. Sec. of Harvey Society; Upper VI. FREELAND, M. S.- Came Sept., '63; House Monitor, '67; 2nd XV Colours, '66; 1st XV Colours, '66; 2nd VIII Colours, '66; 1st VIII, '67; Cadet, C.C.F.; Upper VI. GEDDES, T. C.-Came Jan. , '63; House Monitor, '67; 2nd Hockey Colours. GLENNIE, D. J. L.- Came Sept., '63; House Monitor, '67; 1st VIII Colours, '67; L/Cpl., C.C.F., '66. GRAVES, F. L.- Came Sept., '63; House Monitor, Lent, '67; 1st and 2nd Athletics and 2nd Cross-Country Lent, '67; Han. Sec. of Cross-Country, '67. HESLOP, A. M.- Came Sept., '62; House Monitor, Sept., '66; 1st XV Colours; Captain of Basketball and Colours. HODGE, F.- Came Sept., '62; Upper VI; House Monitor, May, '67; Cpl., C.C.F., '67; Advanced Certificate, '66. HULME, M. J.- Came Sept., '63; House Monitor, May, '67; 2nd Athletics; Captain of Judo; L/Sgt., C.C.F., '67; Sec. of Judo. JAGGERS, G. K - Came May, '62; House Monitor, May, '66; Head of House, May, '67; School Monitor '67' 1st and 2nd Colours for Hockey, Cricket, Rugger, CrossCountry; Captain of'Cricket; Han. Sec. of Hoc~ey; Squash Colours, '66; Captain of Squash; Commando Instructor, C.C.F., A.B:, 67; Editor of Cantuartan .. JAKEMAN, P.- Came January, '63; Upper VI; Captam of Lattergate, 67; House Momtor, '67; Cadet Instructor, C.C.F.; R.N. Sec., May, '67; Sec. of 2nd Orchestra; Sec: of Choir. JAKES, N. A.- Came May, '63; Riversleigh House Monitor, Jan., '67; 2nd Hockey, '67; Captain of 2nd Cricket, '67; Sec. of 2nd Orchestra, '67. KENT, G. J.- Came May, '62; House Monitor, '66; 2nd XV Colours, Dec., '66; A.B., C.C.F., '66. KENT, P. B.-Came Sept., '61; House Monitor, Lent, '66; School Monitor, Head of House, Lent, '67; A.B., C.C.F., '65. KERMODE, J. C.- Came Sept., '62; Upper VI; KS., '63; Sen. K.S., '65; Sen. Cadet, C.C.F., '66; Open Scholarship, St. John's College, Cambridge. LING, T. A.-Came May, '62; M.S.; House Monitor, '66; School Monitor and Head of House, Lent, '67; Sgt., C.C.F., Drum-Major, '66; Sec. of Choral Society; Sec. of Chamber Orchestra; Upper VI.

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LOVETT, D. C.- Came Lent, '63; House Monitor, Jan. , '67; 2nd Athletics; Sen. Cadet, R.A.F., C.C.F., '67; Treas. Geological Society. NICHOLLS, M. J. R.- Came May, '63; Shooting Colours, '66; Captain of Shooting; Sgt., C.C.F., '66; Upper VI. PEARCE, G. A.- Came May, '62; House Monitor, Sept., '66; 1st and 2nd Rugger Colours, '66; 1st and 2nd Rowing Colours, '67; L/Sgt. , C.C.F., '67; Rolls Royce St. Engineering Scholarship. PRESS N. P.- Came Sept., '62; Head of House and School Monitor, '66; Vice-Captain o'f School Jan. '67' 1st VIlI, '66; Vice-Captain of Boats, '67; Judo Colours, '65; C.S.M., C.C.F:, '67; Overseas Mining Ass. Scholarship; Captain of Bell-ringers, '65-66 . RADCLIFFE, T. S.- Came May, '62; House Monitor, May, '66; Head of House and School Monitor Sept. '66' Vice-Captain of School, Jan. , '67; 2nd Hockey Colours, '67; Captain 2nd xi Hobkey, '67; Captain 2nd VI Tennis, '67; Sgt., C.C.F., Dec., '66. RAMSAY, A. J.- Came May, '62; House Monitor, Sept., '66; School Monitor, May, '67; 1st XV Colours, Dec., '66; 2nd XV, Dec. , '65; L/Sgt., March, '67. READ, J. M.-Came Jan. , '63; House Monitor, Jan. , '67; 1st Athletics, '67; 2nd Rowing, '66; L/Cpl., C.C.F., '67. ROBERTS, M. H.- Came Sept., '62; House Monitor, May, '67; 1st Colours Rowing; L/Cpl., C.C.F., June, '66. RUTLAND, L. C.- Came Jan. , '63; Upper VI; M.S., '63; House Monitor, Sept., '66; Sec. Old Choristers Ass.; Sub-Leader, 1st Orchestra; Cluef Sacnstan. SAUNDERS, C. M.- Came Sept., '62; M.S., '62; Upper VI; School Monitor; Head of House Sept. '66' Captain of School, Jan., '67; 2nd Hockey Colours, March, '67; Sen. Cadet,' C.C.F.; Drapers' Company Commonwealth Scholarship, McGill University, Montreal; Sec. of Madrigal Society; Joint Sec. of Choir. . SCOTT, N. J. S.- Came Lent, '63; House Monitor, Sept., '66; School Monitor, May, '67; Rugger, 1st Colours, '66; Captain, Lent, '67; 2nd Athletics, Lent, '66; Cpl., C.C.F., . '66. SELMAN, J.D.- Came Sept., '62; House Monitor, '67; Sgt., C.C.F., '67; Sec. of Jazz Club; Asst. Sec. of Boat Club. SMITH, A. R. M.- Came Sept., '62; Upper VI; Lattergate House Monitor, Jan. , '67; Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant, C.C.F., May, '67; Han. Treas. of Somner Society. SULLIVAN, M. W.:"-Came Sept., '62; Riversleigh House Monitor, '66; Head of Riversleigh, '67; 2nd VII! Colours, '65, '66; Sec. of Boat Club, '67; Leading Cadet, C.C.F., (RAF.). TAYLOR, R. H. L.- Came May, '62; Upper VI; House Monitor and School Monitor, '67; 2nd Rowing Colours, '67; L/Cpl., C.C.F., '65. VARCOE, C. S.- Came Jan., '63; Upper VI; Han. K.S., '64; Han. M.S., '66; House Monitor, '67; Sgt., C.C.F. (RAF.), '67; ~horal Scholarship Khlg'S College, Cambridge; Han. Sec. of ChOir and Choral SOClCty; Momtor for MUSIC. . WALMSLEY, J: K.- Came Sept., '62; Upper VI; K.S. and Sen. K.S.; House Momtor, Lent, '67; 2nd Fencing Colours, '66; Han. Sec. of Fencing; Leading Cadet, C.C.F.; Parker Exhibition to Corpus Christi College, Cambndge; Han. Sec. of Marlowe Society. 7

WEIR, A. R . C.- Came Sept. , '62 ; Upper VI; School Monitor; Head of House, '67; 2nd Colours, Rowing, '67; Sgt. , c.c. F., '67. WILD, R. R.- Came Lent, '63 ; House Monitor, '67. WILLIS, C. H.- Came Sept., '63; Upper VI ; K.S., '63 ; Sen. Cadet, C.C.F., (R.A. F.), ' 67 ; Sec. of Somner Society. YOUNG, J. A.- Came Lent, '62; H ouse Monitor, '67 ; 1st H ockey, '67; 2nd Cricket, '67; Sec. of Cricket, '67.

SALVETE N . R. Abbott, M. C. Alcock, C. B. Armstrong, A. J. Barrow, A. C. Begg, S. T. M. Bennett, J. H. F. Berry, J. C. H. Blanford, G. S. Busbridge, A. G. G . Camburn, A. P. W. Campbell, N. C. W. Campbell , C. H. Cantor, G . W. H. Clarke, P. P. Copcutt, J . D . Court, T. M. Cradock-Watson, P. J. Cresswell , G. C. Dewell , W. N. C. Ebden , R . M . English , T. J. Finsaas, J. Fothergill , S. G . Gallyer, P. M . Glennie, J. P. A. T . Grant, J. C. Griffiths, M. J. Hampton, D . G . Harriso n, E. A. Holford-Walker, D. L. H oward, P. R. O. Hughes, D . J. Iron , A. M. W. Jackson, M. B. Kemp, A. G . Kendall, N. J . Kings ma n, R. C. D. Kirkwood, D . C. Latimer, J . P. Lee, T. N. Lee, R. P. Lindley, V. R. F. Linssen, J. W. T . Lovett, C. G. Ma, C. J . Ma, A. M. H. Macbain, M. R . Macdo nald , C. W. Ma rtin, N. J. Martin, A. Mather, S. D. Mathers, C. J. Maxwell , S. D. C. Moles, C. R. O. Morris, D. L. Morris, G . N . E . Needham, P. M. S. Nottle, N. J. Olympitis, T . N. M . Osborne, R. J . E, Page, W. N. Penn , J. R . Piercy, N. T . Porter, J. N . Purse, R. J. Quine, L. T . C. Roberts, A. J. W. Rodden, D . M . P. Rule, N . A. Rutla nd, T. J. Seymour-Jones, P. R. M. Shannon, J. J. Shires, D. A. G . Sinclair, P. C. Singleton, M . N. Smith, H. C. D. Sparks, C. D. SpencerPayne, R. M. Stevens, G . J . Stockell, J . A. G. Stokes, S. P. Swann, J. C. P. Taylor, H. S. Todd, J. N . S. Wakefield, G. R. A. Ward, I. L. Watt, J. L. Watts, A. C. Wheeler, S. A. Williamson, P. D. Wright, H. M. Wyatt.

VALETE J. Adam, D. W. Bentley, A. W. Berry, C. W. Brewer, M. L. Brown, B. N. T . G . Burbridge, A. R. S. Bussey, J. H. Churchwell, M. A. Dawood, M . G. Dover, C. W. Dunn, R. A. Eadie, J. K. Eden, D . J. Foat, M. S. Freeland, T . C. Geddes, D. J. L. Glennie, G. A. R. GoreAndrews, F. L. G raves, S. F. Heath , A. M. Heslop, F. Hodge, C. W. Horton, J. W. Hudson, J. H. O. Hughes, M. J. Hulme, C. H. R. Hutchison, W. J . Irvine, G . K. Jaggers, P. Jakeman, N . A. Jakes, J. L. Jerman, P. T. G . Kehrer, G . J . Kent, P. B. Kent, J . C. Kermode, T. A. Ling, D. C. Lovett, G. C. Low, M. J. Muirhead, H. V. Neill, J. F. Newman, M. J. R. Nicholls, J. A. Northen, G . A. Pearce, G . F. Percival , H. B. A. Philip, N. P. Press, D. C. Quine, T. S. Radcli ffe, A. J. Ra msay, T. J . Reacher, J . M. Read, J. C. Richa rds, M. H. Roberts, G . Robertson, A. E . Rowland, L. C. Ru tland , C. M. Saunders, M . A. H. Saunders, J. D . Selman, N. J. S. Scott, J. M . Sincla il, A. R. M . Smith , R. C. Sprunt, J. W. Stedham, J. P. R. Stockell , M. W. Sulliva n, A. S. R. Taylor, R. H . L. Taylor, R . C. Thornton, C. S. Va rcoe, J. K. Walmsley, C. J. Webster, A. R. C. Weir, R. R . Wild, C. H. Willis, A. E. Winch, J. A. Youn g, S. M. Penny, R . J. David . 8

OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE AWARDS 1967 Orga n Scholarship, Trinity College, Cambridge. Open Ex hibition, Christ Church , Oxford, in Natural M. K. G. STEVENS Sciences. Open Scholarship in Economics, Pembroke College, J. C. MARKS Cambridge. Open Ex hibition in Mathematics, Trinity College, 1. A. DARN D EN Ca mbridge. Open Scholarship in Natural Sciences, Corpus M. W . J. YOUNG Christi College, Oxford. Music Exhibition, Trinity College, Cambridge. K. L. J. ALDER Open Exhibition in Natural Sciences, Pembroke A. n. 1. W ILLETT College, Cambrid ge. Parker Ex hibition in Classics, Corpus Christi College, J . S. GAY Cambridge. Open Scholarship in History for P.P.E., St. R . F. G RAY Catherine's College, Oxford. Open Ex hibition in Modern Studies, Worcester J. D. FOSTER College, Oxford . Open Scholarshi p in Mathematics, St. Peter's M. 1. ROUB . . . College, Oxfo rd . Open Ex hibition in Modern Studies, Trinity College, G . W. COLLI ER Oxford. Orga n Scholarship, Lincoln College, Oxford. R. J. A. TRUE Open Ex hibition in Engineering Science, Oriel M. P. RICHMOND-COGGAN ... College, Oxford. N . D. KING .. .

THIS AND THAT We are sorry to lose the Ven. Alexander Sargent, Vice-Chairman of the Archdeacon Governors, who is retiring in January, but hope that his presence will continue Sargent to be felt. A tribute by Mr. Pembrook, former Clerk to the Governors, appears elsewhere. Clerical Appointments

In his place as Archdeacon of Canterbury we welcome the former Archdeacon of Maidstone, the Ven. Michael Nott. Finally, we welcome Canon Prichard (of St. Peter's, Broadstairs), who becomes Archdeacon of Maidstone.

An Otbridge Entrance

The Headmaster preached at St. Mkhael's School, Otford, on October 22nd, and at The Leys School, Cambridge, on November 19th.

We were glad to welcome a variety of girls from Benenden and Cobham Hall to a dance in a smartened-up Marlowe Dining Hall on December 8th' especially welcome were the two Head Girls, Caryl Robertson of Benende~ and Deborah Tanner of Cobham Hall, and Princess Anne, who paid her first visit to the School. Music was supplied most professionally by "The Aftermath". who played a wide variety of numbers for all tastes! The kitchen kindly provided food for the peckish and cider, cider cup and "coke" flowed in profusion. The Dean kindly lent his magnificent drawing-room for the ladies' coats, and a place for quiet meditation was provided in the Upper VIth Reading Room; but it proved too cold to venture far outside the actual dancing-room. Some participants later called it "a civilised rave-up"; some preferred to consider it "dreamy"; yet all agreed in hoping that this enjoyable fixture should if possible, be repeated, and in thanking those who helped to organise it for their time ~nd effort. The Dance

Mr. Goddard's second letter published in The Times, calling for "a just Top People recognition of England's equal rights", succeeded in arousing some opposition more highbrow than he may have expected . It also stirred Mr. Pittman into action: on November 28th, two days before a bet between the two masters on this subject was due to expire, Mr. Pittman's own letter appeared, entitled "Time to De-De"; its

point was, "where will this dcprolixitisation end?"

Messrs. Holt, Robertson, Craik, and Woodward on the births of Nicola Rachel, Clare Louise, Alastair John, and Marie-Fran,oise Iris respectively; and Mr. Hatch on his marriage to Miss.Christine Shipp in Chipping Sod bury last August. We congratulate

New Masters Finally, we congratulate Messrs. Barham , Grainger, Grieve, Hodgson , Sugden, and Woodward on coming to King's. :'Prep school Head denies taking the cream" read the headline. Actually, Dairy Deny it It was about the Revd. J. H. Edmonds, who had declared that the Junior School does not take on only bright boys. 10

Milner Court has other problems, too, according to an article in the Cork News and Star. At King's, it says, "there are approximately 800 pupils and a teaching staff of 40; the Junior Section has 1,557 pupils and 11 on its staff." 1.K.S. deny this also.

Irishism

The Librarian gratefully acknowledges the gift of books from the Headmaster, P. Lawless, Esq ., O.K.S., Sir Eugen Millington-Drake (for his The Drama of the Graf Spee and the Battle of the River Plate), and Mrs. A. D. Wraight (for her In Search of Christopher Marlowe). He also thanks boys who have helped in the Library's administratIOn.

The Library

MisscoJlceptions

"Before the First World War it was considered bad for a woman to work; but now women compromise about one-third of the labour

force." "As Ibid. said , 'recent evidence shows . . . ',"

"Mr. Wedgewood Benn, Minister of Techknowledgy . - Vfn essays.

It was a pleasure to welcome Abbe Claude Picard, Headmaster of the Ecole Foreign Notre-Dame des Aydes, Blois, who spent two days at King's. He was imRelations pressed by the boys' self-discipline ; and he found the weather rather worse, the food slightly better, than he had expected. It is hoped to arrange all exchange of linguists with his school. The Stowe party on the school trip to Moscow and Leningrad provided a Zdielats stimulating commentary. "Is that the Kremlin?" asked one with curiosity, Liapsus pointing at the Soviet Department Store GUM. Entering the Push kin Art Collection, another queried , "Did Pushkin paint all these?" A third goggled at the Tsar's crown jewels, shrugged his shoulders and asked the guide: "Are they valuable?" Doubtless the questions asked by our party were equally penetrating. As a result of the above trip and its coincidence with the Revolution's Russian Fiftieth Anniversary, a "Russian Supplement" has spontaneously sprung up Supplement inside this issue. It includes part of an essay written by N. R. L. M. Raemaekers for the Sforza Award. Because of its exceptional style, the Editors decided to keep it in its original French. We hope no one will see tbis as a mere "gimmick", and we would welcome comments on the idea of having such supplements more frequently. E.S.P.S.H.

We were delighted to entertain to dinner the East Sussex Preparatory School Headmasters after their meeting on October 17th, and afterwards to a Music Circle Concert.

(Of Ophelia) " . .. and so she drowns herself after saying some very pleasant Swansongs poetry." (Of Hamlet) " ... and they all died happily ever after." 11

In August II four from the Colts' VIII entered the Cadet Class of St. Neat's Regatta. After ten days of holiday they were out of training, but beat Bradford R.C. An older Chiswick crew, including former competitors in England Schoolboys' trials, beat them by a length . F. J. S. Fidler and M. W. Sullivan "also sculled", and the latter coxed several losing Broxbourne fours.

Canterbury Pilgrims' B. C.

M. W. Vai nes, C. R. Whalley and J. P. R. Heyland have been invited for the Kent Schoolboys' Rugger trials. S. C. D. Gilchrist is having a trial for Yorkshire, D. P. Davison for Surrey, H. A. Baker for Eastern Counties, and C. F. Clark is travelli ng reserve fo r Buckinghamshire.

Rugger Trials

Along with High Ongar Primary School and Derby High School for Girls, King's was mildly pleased to be included in Where? magazine's 100 Good Schools. But there were many signs of somewhat random selection in what seems anyway an overplayed and pointless game. Sir Arthur Bryant paid an even warmer tribute in the lIIustrated Londoll News: "The excellent teaching and fine traditions of our best secondary and grammar schools are in keeping with the highest historic standards of English education, the standards set by the founders of the King's School, Canterbury." . Finally, a long eulogy of King's Week appeared in the Irish Times in August: we were delighted , especially when we discovered that the writer was the mother of M. G. Dover. Definitely a Good School

On the other hand, we were startled by a local newspaper article recently. "Years ago," says the journalist, HI christened the bright ones, the King's Scholars, the 'Great Unwashed' ... one could not help noticing that what was once long hair has become unkempt in some cases and 'pop star' groomed in others," He observes that some scholars' surplices are "grey", and concludes: "out of uniform they might be mistaken for undergraduates! " The writer signs himself, most appropriately, "Diogenes" (of whom Dr. Lempriere remarks: "because of his unbounded wantonness, some observed that the bottom of the tub he wore on his head would not bear too close an examination"). Tables Turned

LT.V. and John Betjeman came down to Canterbury to make a film Christmas Box about the Cathedral. The School featured, and the film was shown on Christmas Day. "Once upon a time ... "

Seen on the Captain of School's memo list: "must learn to read a book". He explains, however, that this referred to one of four purposes of going to university, outlined by Mr. B. Wilson from a book of "highest repute",

The Masters have entered a side consisting of Messrs. Bee, Ball, Wilson, Wetherilt, and Medill in the Kent Clubs Competition. In their first match they defeated the might of the Midland Bank 3-2. They also resisted, by a similar margin, a spirited challenge from the Headmaster and Masters of Holmewood House. Masters' Squash

This year celebrated the tenth anniversary of the last occasion when a master (Mr. Pollak) scored a try in the rugby match between the Common Room and the 3rd XV. Mr. Reid and Mr. Hatch celebrated the event with two tries and a conversion in this year's match- but it was only against the 4th XV. In a contract bridge match on 15th December, a staff team of six (who wish to remain anonymous) lost to a school team by the narrow margin of 6,450 points. "Time was ... "

Warn

Mr. Whelan and Mr. Millar have now published their new science text book, Wam! of which 1,600 copies were ordered before publication.

Architecture or Alcohol?

Mr. Bennett, who is unfortunately transferring himself to a Sussex prep school at the end of this term , reports that he was recently stopped on his way to the Falstaff by an American at the Westgate: "Say, that's pretty heavy stuff, eh?"

Mr. Peacocke gave a scintillating rendering of the leading role in Playcraft's production of Endgame, by Beckett, at the beginning of December. In the Lent Term he will be producing Pirandello's Henry IV with the same

"Endgame" company.

The Marlowe Concert seems to be asserting itself as an annual occasion, though those who say that this is because it is worth "half a House play" can know nothing about the amou nt of work put into it or about the pleasure got out of it. Luxmoore stuck (in the main) to drama with their production of The Quare Fellow (reviewed later). They created a precedent which it will be hard for other Houses to avoid followin g, of making attendance voluntary; nevertheless,

HOllse Productions

their audience was large and appreciative.

Dramatic Irony

La Troupe Fran~aise performed L'Avare in the Great Hall; and earlier in the term a well-documented film 'of the Life of Adolf Hitler was shown.

A link between King's and Nonington College for Physical Education was forged when, five hours before the Marlowe Concert, nine King's School pianists gave a recital at the College to a large audience of friends and students. In a review unfortunately too long for publication, the Senior Lecturer in Music at Nonington (Derek Hyde) wrote: "rarely does one hear pupils play with such confidence, sense of performance, and, above all , sheer delight in its sounds ... here was ~rue music-making."

Plato's Ideal Recipe

A Nicholo Rege A new setting of the Grace, composed by N. D. King, was sung before the Christmas Supper. It made a pleasant change. 13

The Carol Service in the Cathedral was the fitti ng climax to a definite improvement in the standard of school singing during the term. As well as the usual favourites, we heard the choir perform Kodaly's Christmas Dance of the Shepherds (with flute accompaniment) and Bach's Christians be joyful. The school summoned considerable verve for Lang's setti ng of Tres Magi de Gentibus. But providing the highlight perhaps was the Quartet in the organ loft which sang King Jesus halh a Garden. The lessons were well read, and th e whole service seemed to pass unusually quickly. Carol Service

The Gentle Power of Song, described as "the only successful Cambridge pop group", released its second record, called Constant Penelope, during the tenn. Contai nin g John Potter and Hugh Dibley, O.K.S., the whole group is made up of King's College choral scholars- a nd it shows (acco rding to people who ha ve heard th em o n Radio Caroline a nd B.B. C. 2).

Pop goes the King's School

Incidentally, I hear that Chris Saunders is making his presence felt at Your 100 Best McGill Universi ty, Montreal. Having sung bass solos in their performance Tunes of the Messiah, he is singing the tenor part of Grosvenor in Patience. He plays tenor saxophone in the football team's Marching Band, but cannot get into the orchestra as it is confined to th'e Music FaCUlty. Those who wonder whether "all this music" is worthwhile might note that Chris says he's earning good money in a local church choir. Colour Four of the ed itors hope you like our "turquoise" colour for th is edition. The Division other three feel confident that you will not. " We're playing the Prince of Wales", the First XI (Soccer) were told, and they looked forward to thrashing the famou s nearby Youth Club. To their surprise, they found themselves beaten 7-6 by a team of men in their thirties: it seems that th eir opponents were in ract th e Prince of Wales' Regiment. The Headmaster rewarded the team with four very welcome balls. Perhaps we can soon hope for an InterHouse Soccer Tournament.

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First XI

National Youth Orchestra

As a resu lt of this term's auditions for the National Youth Orchestra, C. Waltham and J. D. Williams ('cellos) and S. J. Bown and B. J. L. Gipps (violins) were accepted.

The resu lts of the Associated Board music examinations held during the Associated term were some of the best ever recorded at the School. All fifteen candidates Board were successful, five gaining Distinctions, another four passing "with Merit", Outstanding marks were gained by oboists K. Thompson and G. Thomson, with pianist C. S. W. Smith (who all took Grade VIII), and by A. T. Jones ('cello Grade VII) and B. J. L. Gipps (piano Grade V). Flattery will get you nowhere

Small boy to a mother visiting the Art Exhibition and concentrating hard: "Excuse me, are you the new Art Mistress 7" 14

The School, and especially Walpole House, are very sorry to say good bye to Miss Pocock, who has been a kind and understanding Matron to Walpole for 44 terms. A mammoth task! As a present, Walpole bought her a television set. We all wish her a happy retirement, and hope to see much of her, particularly up at Birleys, which is near her new flat. Miss Adams, who has been Matron at Milner Court for 18 years, feels it is time to reti re, and, to everyone's regret, will be leavi ng in July, 1968. I am sure that all those who were at Milner Co urt during that time (and also their parents) will wish to join in a leaving present. Any contributions sho uld be sent to Mr. T. P. Partington, either at Milner Court or to his home address, Graydon, Westbere, Nea r Canterbury.

Departing Matrons

Is Ignorance Bliss?

English master: "What actuall y happens at a love-in'!"

Chapel Collections ÂŁ s. d. Help the Aged 15 0 0 Lord Mayor Treloar Trust 15 0 0 Forces Help Society and Lord Roberts Workshops 13 7 10 South African Church Development Fund ... 11 10 0 Shelter- House a Family for Christmas 17 6 8 National Society for Mentally Handicapped Child ren 8 I 8 (Carol Service) Divided between the Mayor of Canterbury'S Christmas Gift F und and Save the Children Fund 53 4 9 Donations were made from the Chapel General Fund to th e Royal United Kingdom Beneficent Association, Christian Action ( Homeless ill Britain), and Pestalozzi Children's Village Trust.

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Several King's Scholars were among the people who joined the Archbishop in welcoming to the Cathedral His All H oliness Athenagoras, Oecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, New Ro me (who is the "first in hono ur" of all Orth odox patriarchs of the East) .

The Patriarch

It was hoped earlier in the term th at we would be able to report th at N. M. S. Pitceathl y had broken three Southern Cou nties weightlifting records. A Cantuarian photographer was commissioned and everything was prepared for November 15th. But four days before his attempt, he injured his back and the whole affa ir was postponed indefinite ly. He can afford to wait, being three years below the maximum age for his group. We look forward to his attempts at national records.

Dumb-bell blonde

O.K.S . .Fencing blue, J . A. Ogley, came fourth in the National Junior Epee Champio nship; and E. J. Olympitis, O.K.S., was fifth in the Nati onal Under-20's Foil Championship, tying for third place in the Epee Champions hips. R . Bird came fourth in the Kent Schoolboys' Sabre Championships, a nd was selected to fence for Kent aga inst Hertfordshire.

Fencing Successes

We were sad to learn recently of the death in Canada of Alan Ratcliffe, on the Staff at King's for some yea rs after the last wa r. He was an exceptional cricket coach and produced some outstanding King's teams. He himself was the first to score a double century in a Varsity match, though his record total was at once beaten by the Nawab of Pataudi in the subsequent Oxford innings. Alan Ratcliffe

We considered the following urbane letter, attached to a contribution by Homo M ultarum R. M. Plant, unsu itable for our Correspondence section, yet meriting Literarum publication: "Inexperienced as I am in these matters, I hope you will be good enough to draw the accompanying piece to the attention of the Editors, in the hope that thcy will see fit to publish it, but in full realisation that it may well meet with rejection' . It represents an attempt to compose in a style hitherto, so far as I can sec, a stranger to the Cantuarian," â&#x20AC;˘ Unfortunately he was right: we thought it best that this style should remain "a

stranger".

Hello, is anyone there?

The Cantuarian appeals for some recent O.K.S., or anyone leaving this term, to revive the tradition of an Oxford or Cambridge Newsletter; or if the red bricks do not feel up to it, hasn't Trinity College, Dublin, . anything to say for itself?

Mr. Holt succeeded Mr. Medill on the Editorial Board, and H. M. G. Braddell was elected our new Sports Editor. R. N. Jarman decided to make the Captain of School's membership mean something; he has made a useful contribution to meetings, making his voice heard by the most deadly weapons, such as 5/- fines on the Editor who tried prematurely to walk across the Green Court! Finally, J. E. Fidler, longest-serving editor and sporadic contributor of poems, is leaving this term, as is R. N. Jarman. We wish them all success for the future. The Editors

THE ARCHDEACON OF CANTERBURY The Archdeacon of Canterbury, the Venerable Alexander Sargent, is to retire at the end of January, 1968, and, ceasing therefore to be a member of the Dean and Chapter, his term of office as a n ex officio Governor of the School will also come to an end. This term of office will have been of unusual length , 29 years, from 1939 to 1968, considerably more than half his wo rking life, and his devoted service as a Governor has been of such quality as to demand a special tribute here. Alec Sargent's association with King's, and with Canterbury, has of course been for a far longer period than 29 yea rs. He was a boy at the School from 1905 to 1914. After graduating at St. Edmund Hall , Oxford , he was ordained and held curacies at St. Margaret'sat-Cliffe and at All Saints', Maidstone. He was then Chaplain at Cuddesdon between 1923 and 1927 and for two years after this Sub-Warden at the Theological College at Grahamstown , South Africa . In 1929 he became, and remained until 1939, Chaplain to Archbishop Lang, and so, with periodical residence at The Old Palace, renewed his contact with the School. In 1939, Alec Sargent was appointed Archdeacon of Maidstone and a Residentiary Canon of the Cathedral and thus became an ex officio Governor of the School. In 1942, on the retirement of Archdeacon Sopwith, he was appointed Archdeacon of Canterbury, the premier Archdeacon of England, known generally as "The Archdeacon", possibly because the Archdeacon of Ca nterbury is responsible for the enthronement of Diocesan Bishops in the Southern Province. It is note worth y that Alec Sargent in his 26 years as Archdeacon of Canterbury has created a record by enthron ing Bishops to every diocese in the Southern Province and in some cases twice. Alec Sargent's appointment as a Governor in 1939 must have given him particular pleasure a nd the work and duties involved been very near to his heart. He certainly brought with him good knowledge of the School, the Diocese, and the Cathedral, kno wledge of increasing value to him as a Governor of the School during the ensuing yea rs. Living in the Precincts from 1939 to the present time and, apart from the break during the 1939-45 War when the School was evacuated to Corn wall , in day to day touch with the boys, the masters and the administrative staff, the Archdeacon has probably had as much personal contact with the School as is possible for a ny Governor, a nd he has seen at close quarters the many alterations and additions in buildings a rising fro m the great increase in numbers of the last 20 years under the dynamic headmastership of the late Dr. Shirley. During all this time the Archdeacon has borne a ve ry substantial share in the work of the Governing Body. As Deputy, and frequently as Acting Chairman , and also as Chairman of the Finance Committee, he has been the Governor always available and ready to be of never-failing help to the administrative staff. In spite of his many duties in connection with the Cathedral and the Diocese he has always given generous time to School affairs. Indeed, his long services to the School, carried on so qu ietly, almost with self-effacement, have been outstanding. It is difficult to envisage Governors' meetings without his competent and cheerfully alert presence. Alec Sargent is truly a part of the Cathedral and the School. He remained in the Precincts during the 1939- 1945 War despite the bombing, which made him homeless when hIS 17

historic house (No. 29) received a direct hit in 1940, and again in 1942 when the house to which he had moved on the opposite side of the Green Court was also bombed. It is certain that his ties, so strong and so enduring, will not allow him to leave for long these well-loved Precincts and that his familiar and comforting presence will still be with us. Everyone will wish the Archdeacon happiness in his freedom from responsibility and many years to enjoy it.

MR. BENNETT Alan Bennett leaves us this term after seven years as Head of the Art Department. His broad and uninhibited approach to the subject, allied to his own skill as an artist, has given boys not only a great love, revercnce and respect for the art of past ages, but also a lively interest in the modern work descended from it. Armed with this attitude and encouraged to use their own imagi nation and expression, the School's painters ha ve produced regular exhibitions of extremely interesting, varied work. His kno wledge of architecture, and that of the Cathedral in particular, will also be greatly missed. Outside the Art Room, Mr. Bennett will be remembered as a valued tutor and friend of Lattergate; for his help in the Mathematics Department; and for his wide knowledge of everything from literature to cricket (he was in the King's 1st Xl as a boy) to bird-watchingwould any of his colleagues claim to complete The Times crossword more quickly? He had seen more of life than most schoolmasters-one of his more colourfu l periods was as an officer in the Royal Indian Navy during the war-and he was a big man in all senses. If at times outspoken, he was excellent company, and he caused us all , boys and masters, to think- can any schoolmaster aim higher than that? We wish him well as he now goes to be Head of the Mathematics Department at Broomham, a well-known preparatory school near Hastings.

D.W.B.

CHRISTMAS CONCERT The final concert of the term was given to a most appreciative, if slightly chilled audience. The structure of the programme looked interesting, by enabling all the musical resources of the School to be used at some point in the evening. The opening prelude, from Hely-Hutchinson's Carol Symphony, appeared not unnaturally to have a seasonal relevance, although much of the carefully wrought pastiche deteriorates into a tedious confection of note-spinning. The trumpets' imperfect tuning marred the chorale interjections; a frivolous reminder of the street bands that used to haunt painfully on a quiet evening. Warmed, invigorated and more finely accorded, the orchestra gave a splendid performance of the Intermezzo from Kodaly's Htiry Janos suite. Notably the horn and wind solos were played with an elegant and telling phrasing. The characteristic rubato was coaxed winningly by Edred Wright. The sly humour, a certain pathos, and the rich scoring afforded much enjoyment. The main work of the evening was a concert version of Bizet's Carmen. There are certain advantages in presenting so popular a work: the audience is required neither to listen too acutely, nor to hear the words. But there are equal disadvantages; the soloists should be of more than adequate quality, and the orchestra should produce a rich body of tone to sustain the dramatic intensity of the original score. In using a concert version, it is selfevident that much of the perfection of the original is diminished. Nevertheless, it serves a useful purpose in bringing to life to emerging music-lovers and musicians another musical art-form. Gerald Peacocke delivered the narration lucidly and in an easy flow. The scenes were set for us and short explanations hurled us to the next lollipop. There should be a prize for the devising of an alternative word to "meanwhile" for such narrations.

In reducing the principal roles to four, there is a slight unbalance between the soloists. Alison Chamberlain, as Micaela, is gifted with bright-sounding, if small-toned operatic voice. Anne Guthrie, as Carmen, disappointed wit h her lack of characterization and finesse. The consistent underpitching is particularly noticeable in the minor key. Emlyn Ellis, as Don Jose, made a spirited attempt to infuse some operatic verity into the part; he tends to make operatic vocal gestures instead of ringing tones, and his irreverence for the printed note is at times most alarming. David Thomas, as Escamilla, had to wait patiently, before contributing a valuable scena. His words are apt to be obscured by his voice. The chorus responded vigorously and sensitively to their varying roles: as Spanish hussies, the trebles were not wholly convincing and in their role of urchins we heard the pure refinement of the best Anglican cathedral tradition . The orchestra's role was heroic. In diminishing the size of the orchestra, the added burdens were more evident. The fine playing of the violoncelli and solo flute were particularly outstanding. At the centre of it all, Edred Wright, who guided, cajoled, hustled, and directed the whole enterprise to a triumphant finish. Altogether this was a most worthwhile endeavour, and if not wholly successful in every small detail, it afforded much pleasure to the warmly responsive audience. KENNETH

JONES.

LUXMOORE HOUSE PLAY THE QUARE FELLOW Discussion on capital punishment is liable to arouse deep emotions and heated reaction amongst those who oppose it most vigorously. Brendan Behan spares us nothing in the vehemence of his opposition. "The Quare Fellow" (prison slang for a man condemned to death) is a deeply moving indictment of hanging made with that curious blend of ironic humour and deep-seated religious feeling which only an Irishman can produce. All the hypocrisy and cant of an established religion is condemned, but the si mple faith of a man like Warder Rega n and the shattering of the innocence of Warder Crimmin show that this is a play with religious as well as social implications. The traditional case for capital punishment is put by one of the prisoners who emphasises the need for law and order and for prisons without which society cannot be secllre: an attitude reinforced by the sanctimonious visitor, Holy Healey, admirably played by Salmon in an all too brief appearance. The central character, Warder Regan, was played by Rae with great vigour and a depth of feel ing which carried real conviction . Without this conviction the irony that it is a warder who heads the attack on capital punishment can easily be missed. Regan shows a deep understanding of the underlying cruelties of human nature, seeing too clearly that it is not necessarily the prisoners .wbo harm society most. When tbe Quare Fellow stands on the drop to expiate the murder he has committed, he will, in the persons of the governor, the chaplain, the doctor, the hangman and the warders, be surrounded by "bigger bloody ruffians than himself". It is a telling indictment of those of us who shelter behind the established order to avoid confronting our brother, the condemned man. In a play such as this, where there is little action, we can only be fully involved if the character-playing is clear-cut and the atmosphere bUllt up. The claustrophobic feehog of the prison was barely achieved, despite some distinguished scenery by D. C. Fairbairn; whilst the problems of characterisation and audibility were neve~ fully overcome. Allen, as a sadistic warder, and Marlowe, as a suave governor, took theIr chances, but desplte a curiously interesting performance by Mason in the part of Dunlavin and some decisive playing by Bedford, as Neighbour, there was little differentiation amongst the prisoners and at times the pace sagged dangerously. Yet Mr. Gillespie's production was careful and well observed, and this was an interesting evening's theatre. The choice of this playas tbe first which the School was invited to attend voluntarily was challcnging, so that .evcn if thos~ who came were not em.otionaJly involved, at least tbey should have left the Shirley Hall tlunking that here was an Issue of the utmost importance to us all. D.A.H.

THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF FIREARMS MR. R. A. PEARSON On Tuesday the 10th of October, Mr. R. A. Pearson delivered to the Middle and Lower Schools a lecture and demonstration on "The History and Development of Firearms". Mr. Pearson started round about 1300 with a very amusing account of the discovery of gunpowder and the various primitive uses to which it was put. First came the handcannon, supported on the shoulder and often lethal to the operator. The cannon idea 20

became gradually more and more improved and amended until it was superseded by plans for guns which could be carried and fired by one man. The attempts at this were the subject of the next part of th~ lecture. The w~eellock and the flintlock were followed by the blunderbuss, whose lOcredlble exploslOn was demonstrated. Then came a far more diverse period in the history of gunmaking. The famous Brown Bess, in use in the British Army for 150 years, was exhaustively described and demonstrated. Many different pistols and rifles of the time were displayed from an enormous collection, described , and often demonstrated.

Lastly we were shown the rifle now in use by the Americans in Vietnam and. itsimmense power was described. A short discourse on the future of guns and the poss,b,hty of the Laser beam as a weapon concluded the lecture. It was a fascinating lecture and very amusingly told , and it is a pity that it had to be confined to one hour, necessitating the skipping of some parts of the history .. Perhaps a little too much time was spent on the later stages of development, and too httle on the ludicrous early efforts; and the ear-splitting detonations became a little tiring. But all the same it was a very interesting and well-presented lecture: many thanks to Mr. Pearson for a very pleasant evening. C.W.M.

PLANT GROWTH HORMONES PROFESSOR R . L. WAIN, F.R.S. People grow faster than food . Malthus and Micawber pointed out t~e c':>Dsequences of imbalance in real income and real expenditu re long ago. The sCientific knowledge needed to balance the scales already exists: it is human ignorance and prejudice wh!ch prevents its application. Professor Wah~ dealt with the half o~ the pr?b~em to whlCh science can provide an answer- ways of lllcreaslOg food productlOn. This IS a necessary holding operation nntil the willingness to accept a policy of population control penet~ates the Hindu shrines, the Buddhist temples, and gets past the SWISS Guards at the Vatican. But even on this side the balance is loaded: the proportion of national resources, particularly in the developed nations, devoted to agricultural resear?h is pathetically small, and for a schoolboy to announce that he wants to study Agnculture (n:ore properly Applied Biology) is, in the present climate of academic snobbery, to proclaim himself as not clever enough for Classics or Mathematics, Politics or Philosophy, and fit only to wear mud on his boots. Professor Wain's lecture was indeed about plant bormones: the reason for giving it was to show that the right attitude of mind to research can put the worker into the small band of people who are actually doing something about the biggest and n:ost central problem of our time. Professor Wain, in the course of academic researches mto the fat metabolism of plants, noticed that cereals break down fats i? a different way from t~e weeds which infest the crops. All ideas of true genius are .Slmple, and Professor W~lln had a simple idea-why not attach a fatty chain to a weedkilhng hormone molecule which the weeds could digest and thus poison themselves, while the cereals, unable to pull . the fat off, remained immune? Why not indeed? It was done, and the selective weed killer was produced: Unlike other vital British discoverics which have. be~n devel?ped. by others (we pay the Americans largc licence fees to be able to use the pemcllhn FlemlOg discovered) this discovery contributes several millions a year to our balance of payments- even more important, it has given' us another breathing space in which to face the central problem. 21

Perhaps it is because the leaders of the developed countries are rarely personally hungry but are personally frightened of each other that they spend a hundred times as much on military research as on agricultural. A little more on the latter might make the former unnecessary-but then we might not need politicians either, and that would never do. I.N.W.

PARISH PUMP POLITICS PROFESSOR BRYAN KEITH-LUCAS On 6th October, Professor Bryan Keith-Lucas, Professor of Political Studies at the University of Kent at Canterbury, and formerly a member of a parliamentary commission on local government, gave a lecture to VI Form economists on the subject of "Parish Pump Politics". Although many of the audience were hardly initiated into the mysteries of local government, the lecture was so clear and concise, and the point so well illustrated by fact and anecdote, that ignorance was no barrier to understanding. Professor Keith-Lucas first showed how out-of-date the system is, with local authorities administering units differing greatly in size. As a result, some areas, with small populations and thus inadequate incomes, have a less efficient local welfare system than larger local authorities. The commissions set up to rectify this came. up against many problems. They had little effective power, being able only to move boundaries. The process of arranging for such an amendment was extremely slow, since a large cross-section of opinion had to be consulted first. This underlined perhaps the biggest problem of all, namely how much the wishes of a minority opposition should be taken into account. The striking example which Professor Keith-Lucas used was the case of Rutland. It was administratively advantageous that Rutland should be merged with Leicestershire, yet it was only democratically just that people whom it affected adversely, although a minority, should be able to have their say- in this case with success, since Rutland's independence was preserved . This example also illustrated the other major problem, namely the tension between central and local government, and the tendency for the latter to become subordinate to the former. If local authorities were to enjoy more real independence, they must be bigger and more centralised, with greater resources; but this would mean less direct contact with really local interests. Professor Keith-Lucas here made a strong plea for the retention of parish councils; as other units grew bigger, he said, it became ever more important to have some organ of government which could give the average citizen a chance to participate in political life, even if on a very small scale, and to agitate about truly local matters that might otherwise be overlooked-in his own words, "To raise hell where hell ought to be raised." This then-was the problem; what steps were being taken to overcome it? Previous efforts have been ineffective, but a Royal Commission is now working towards a complete revision of the system, starting with the setting-up of 30-40 regional councils. This Commission has been functioning for the last four years, and progress has been slow. This is because it has been continually coming up against what is probably the crux of the matter: is it sentimental to allow the opinions of a minority to hinder the benefit of the majority, or is it democratically just? It was with a rhetorical question along these lines that Professor Keith-Lucas ended his extremely interesting lecture, for which we are all deeply grateful. B.H.B. 22

MUSIC CIRCLE CONCERTS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29TH

The concert began with a brass quartet played by R. D. McKilliam, J. A. S. Halsall, K. L. J. Alder and C. L. Zuntz: this was a short, quite bright piece, which had obviously been thoroughly rehearsed. Unfortunately, however, the final result _was rather cold and clinical. This was followed by J. F. Maule playing six variations for piano by Beethoven: though the main theme was not particularly striking, this was quite an attractive if lightweight piece, which the soloist seemed to enjoy once he had settled down to it. Next came a recorder trio by Cook, played by A. G. L. Lyle, K. Thompson and S. J. Bown. This was excellently played and the performers were obviously in their element; unfortunately, the sound of three recorders became a little tiring on the ear after a while. After this, J. C. Groves, D. G. Benson, B. J. L. Gipps and P. King played a piano quartet by J. C. Bach. Considering these were fairly young musicians, this was a very good effort, particularly on the part of Gipps (violin) and King (piano), whose parts were taxing. M. Powell sang the first vocal item of the evening, a small piece from The Marriage of Figaro, apparently all about romps in the hay, though since it was all in Italian most of us were none the wiser at the end. He was accompanied by K. L. J. Alder, whose rhythm was

" a plano arrangement 0 f "M orDlng . " shaky. . h G .S. Bus b'd From Italy to Norway, Wit n ge pIaymg from Grieg's Peer Gynt. He performed well and it was not his fault that the piece did not really come off; it needs the lushness of full orchestral sound. This was followed by six songs composed by N. A. H. McNair, who accompanied the tenor, P. M. C. Elliot. Both performed excellently, but I did not find these pieces melodically distinguished or differentiated enough to make an impression on first hearing. N. G. W. Heath and R. J. A. True performed the first movement of Poulenc's Oboe Sonata, for the most part pensive and melancholy but with a dramatic middle section. N . G. W. Heath was more assured in the quieter moments and was ably accompanied throughout. Then J. K. Harris, accompanied on the guitar by J. A. Hampton, sang a couple of numbers. The first was a fairly typical blues number, and the second, by contrast, very light and amusing. Both were obviously enjoying themselves and, in the second number, Harris was as ebullient and lively as ever. Now we come to what was, for me, the highlight of the evening: N. D. King playing two of his own compositions, and a series of impromptu variations on a theme presented to him at the piano by Mr. Wright. The first piece, Autumn in Lyminge Forest, coming at the end of a particularly beautiful autumn day, was extraordinarily imaginative and evocative and well played. The second was a jaunty march very much in the style of Prokofie~, and both pieces showed the composer's considerable talents. The third piece was certainly quite a trial but King managed it very well, turning the solemn theme into a moving funeral march. As a complete contrast, R. J. A. True conducted a group of eight people who performed the famous Lost Chord, poking fun at one of Sir Arthur Sullivan'S tear-jerkers. They did it with much verve and wit. Finally, we heard another piano piece, The Dance of the Clowns, played by N. A. H. McNair and R. J. A. True: it was bright and lively. The evening showed much talent J.P. among the School'S composers and performers. 23

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH

Despite widespread publicity, it was a disappointingly small audience which attended the first public Music Circle concert this term. Those who dId come were treated to a choice variety of music. A widely-known maxim in musical circles is that if the beginning and end of a piece are good, the middle looks after itself. This was most certai?ly true ofthe Concert as a .whole; for what more rousing start than the Second Orchestra s Caliph of Baghdad by BOlCld,eu, and what more fitting climax than the Chamber Orchestra's spirited rendering of seven Bartok dances? The Second Orchestra, under Mr. Anthony Ward, has acquired a completely new dimension and shape of late, and if the tuning ?f ~ome of the wind was not entirely perfect, lack of finesse was certamly redressed wIth vltaJrty, As light relief, Richard True and Nkholas McNair played Poule~c:s L' Embarqu~Â ment pour Cythere on two pianos. The p,ece was treated wIth th~ exquIsIteness WhlChlt demands, though the delightful performance could have had more Jrght and shade about It. Musical vocabulary makes provision for combinations up to about a nonet, but the next item involved no less than eleven players. The piece was Dvorak's Allegro from the Serenade in D minor, and a group of boys and staff, under the direction of David Goodes, gave a vigorous account with well-chosen tempi. Here again the dynamics became rather engulfed in the well-known "bathroom" acoustrcs of the Hall; exaggeratron IS probably the only method of obtaining satisfactory results here. Paul 'Elliott then gave a repeat performance of two songs we had heard earlier in the term, by Bridge and Dunhill. Some words were indistinct in their endings, and his lower notes seemed somewhat husky; but a scintillating tone and clear head-voice compensated. As one has come to expect, he gave a sensitive performance with good style. Gordon Thomson made his debut at a concert of this type with Mendelssohn's Scherzo from Op. 15. A clear-cut plan of the piece as a whole helped him over some technical difficulties which seemed perhaps a little beyond him; but this is a deceptively difficult piece to bring off well. The Glee Club, still running under its "temporary management"and showing no signs of any change, sang three glees (a welcome change from the usual spirituals) with stylistic insight, though the tempi seemed rather fast on occaSIOn, and the singers then took the bit between the teeth, notably in the Morley item. Good solo work was a feature of Mynheer Vandllnck, by Bishop. The Chamber Orchestra set the seal on a very good concert. Vivaldi's D minor Concerto Grosso was played invigoratingly, resisting the usual temptation to rush forward, and the accompanying to the soloists was most sensitive. George Robertson and Adam Jo~es (violins), with Jonathan Williams ('cello), made an effectIve solo group; especrally thnlhng was the sound of the divisi 'cello section. Seven Roumanian Folk Dances, by Bartok, were then played; the varied atmospheres of the dances were imaginatively seized, and Adam Jones was a highly effective oriental snake-charmer. One wonders, however, whether some method could not have been devised to play the last three dances as the composer intended, aUacca, without awkward pauses for turn-overs.

Altogether, though, this was a highly enjoyable concert, well seasoned and done to a turn. N.D.K.

GERALD ENGLISH It was with great pleasure that we welcomed Gerald English for a song recital or~anised as the first of what it is hoped will be a distinguished series by the Canterbury MUSIC Club and the School. The greatest pity was proba~ly that so few boys availed then:'selves of the opportunity to attend such an excellent reCital- perhaps they were recovermg from the . Exeat; but a large audience was ensured by the members of the <:;Iub. Mr. English is, of course, no stranger to the School, for he sa~g III the 1966 oratono of King's Week. Then, as now, his voice, with its gener~lly pleasl~g tone was a d.eJrght. to the ear; this time, however, he brought his accon:'pamst wlth.hlm. Reynell G~lsselllmÂ mediately established himself as a wholly syml?~thetrc accompamst of the class w~ch makes the job look deceptively easy and whose quahtres are so often taken for granted m a good . ., performance. . The recital opened with four lutemst songs, sung charmmgly and Without eVlden~e of the often all too obvious "running-in". Three Divine Songs then followed: M?nteverdl's Clirrite populi was especially well portrayed, and 0 quam tu pulchra e~, by Grandi, was sung with exquisite feeling. The first part of the pr~gramme concl,!ded Wlt~ s~ven French songs by Faure and Duparc, of which Lydia especially endeared Itself; dId It perhaps have a .. . . . . . touch of Lydian mode? The second half was devoted entirely to Bntrsh songs, pnnclpally by Benjamm Bntten. Britten is a pleasing composer to hear, but such a large slice at the end of a recital tended to pall a little on the ear. However, Mr.!.EngJish seemed to r~lish this sty!e even more th~n those of the first half (why this rather pomtless and dull practIce of arranglllg programmes m chronological order nowadays ?), and sang with much elan and pat'ache. . The Hall's acoustics, often blamed for faulty words, could not, however, serve on this 0cc:aslO~; -.yo~ds, although one usually was able to make an educated guess at them, were at trmes md,stlllct from all parts of the Hall and some vowel sounds were a trifle foreign. However, these minor details did not detract at all from what was a very enjoyable performance. We look forward to the next venture of this nature. N.D.K.

THE UNITED NATIONS HUMPHRY BERKELEY Mr. Humphry Berkeley is probably best known as the former Conservative M.P. for Lancaster but it was in an entirely non-party capacity that he came down to speak to us on thd subject "Has the United Nations Failed 1" He began by admitting that the United Nations had many defects- it had, for instance, failed on several occasions t~ keep the peace between countries bent on war, and it had shorts~ghtedly pr~v.e~ted. Chma, a country containing over a fifth of the world's total populatIOn, from jOllllllg ItS ra!'ks. But the fact that the United Nations has not lived up to all its founders' expectatrons should not obscure the value of its role as an international peace-keeping body. It has acted as an 'effective police force in the Congo ~nd Cyprus, and -.yithout the prese~ce of the United Nations as a neutral medIator to which a defeated nation could turn Without the humiliation of a formal surrender, the recent Arab-Israeli war might have gone on much longer and ended in the sack of Cairo and the possible intervention of the!Great 25

Powers. Mr. Berkeley recalled a personal interview he had had in August with U Thant, showing that the Secretary-General's action in withd rawing U. N. troops from Egypt was not the result of weakness, as some English papers had suggested, but entirely in accordance with the 1957 agreement between Egypt a nd the U .N . Mr. Berkeley went on to advocate the transformation of the U nited Nations from a negative to a positive factor in international politics, from a peace-keeper t o a peace-maker. Tbis could only be achieved if member nations were prepared to forego some of their national sovereignty a nd hand over some of their armed forces t o create an international militia; although this would take a long time, Mr. Berkeley was confident of its eventual

success. Questions ranged over most matters of international concern , including Vietnam a nd Rhodesia, and Mr. Berkeley concluded a masterful talk by describing the function of the U.N .A. (" our United Nations' Supporters Club", as he called it), of which he is the chairman. R.B.

MUSIC CIRCLE CONCERT FOR THE EAST SUSSEX I.A.P.S. A varied programme was presented for the East Sussex Preparatory Schools' Headmasters. It was opened by Richard T rue and Nicholas King, who played Benjamin's Jamaican Rumba for t wo pianos. The duo was well together, but a lack of variation in dynamics marred an otherwise perfect performance. Next came the First Movement of Brahms' E minor 'Cello Sonata, which was played by Christopher Waltham. The 'cello's profound tone and careful rendering of this difficult movement, coupled with the pianist's sensitive accompaniment, contributed to a very enjoyable performance. With mellow tones, Paul Elliot sang E'en as a lo vely flower, by Frank Bridge, and The Cloths of Heaven, a poem by W. B. Yeats set to music by Thomas DunhilI. Although a little flat on some of the higher notes his good diction and feeling for the songs brought them over well. Jonatban Williams played the Courante and two Minuets from one of Bach's six suites for unaccompanied 'cello. These technically very difficult movements were well played . The First Movement from the Piano Quintet by Fibich was played by Adam Jones, Christopher Waltham, Andrew Lyle, Jonathan Alder, and Nicholas King. The ensemble playing was a little ragged , but otherwise the movement was quite good. To end the programme the MadrigalJ Society, conducted by Mr. Wright, sang three madrigals, A Little Pretty Bonny Lass, by Farmer, Lasciate mi M orire, by Monteverdi, and Dance to your Daddy, arranged by David Stone. The quality of the ensemble and of tuning grew immeasurably better but the trebles were still a little breathy at the end. The concert was much enjoyed by the headmasters, as was obvious from their letters of thanks. S.J.B. S.N.A. 26

-' LAMENT OF A LARGE CITY

N. M. S. Radin

DEDICATED TO THE OBSERVER OF HIS TIMES Mr, Critic is the greatest artist failed the world has ever known. This one is a poetry critic: came down from Oxford with a good third and a twentieth play failure and then retreated to his station of critic. His job is to kill anybody who may possibly be a success. Day after day; week after week; year after year; lifetime after lifetime he writes the same column- he must be word perfect by now- and an adoring public laps up every word he drops. He has risen to be the greatest authority in the country on how to criticise. Mr. Critic is the chief sentry guarding the cage of art, allowing none of tbe established artists to drop into the zoo-goers' anonymity, and letting none of the new challengers even glimpse the delights of a headlined establishment. Mr. Critic is the dwarf who keeps the giants from advancing, until they smash his pea existence; and then he quickly jumps to their side of no man's land and is a faithful follower ever after and after and after and even after the former challenger is old and grizzled grey and best forgotten ; but still Mr. Critic pusbes him forward, churning out his best pedigree rot. All the world applauds and loves it, until the wheel spins again and a new challenger takes over. Mr. Critic is a slice of faceless anonymity who controls by flowing with the tide. The public's thought is based on his inconsequential, influential ramblings. The established love Mr. Critic; and he loves the established. They dance hand in hand, saving one another from drowning. Mr. Critic likes success and he has it as a critic, but his failure is mirrored in the success of the new wave. His unconscious weeps bitterly at tbe success of others and he attempts to keep everyone from its circle. When someone has enough strength and brilliance to break through the barrier of fame, he is forced to accept tbem. Mr. Critic is tired tonight. He cannot remember much of the poetry. It was terrible really ; and be'd just had a row with his boyfriend. Emotionally he is not at his best. He looks at the book of poems, lately read. There was one especially bad one, he thinks"Lament of a Large City"-terrible. "Bleak city. Bleak city. Come for me. Welcome me in arms of/ave. City, I'm in love and you are mine with your swanny omen rain palling over, smothering smog. o beautiful city come to me and I'll saturate in you." He slates an extract in his column. The public turns its coldest shoulder to the poet, David Allen. That's the end for him. He can go die under Southend pier for all anyone cares. But Davie has got more to him tban tbat. He has a good business brain for an artist. He marries a millionairess. Edition two of "Lament" sells millions. He is one of the foremost .beats and be has pots of money. Life is just too much for him. He has become the giant : he is no longer mud. Davie has had about twenty libel cases and has been jailed for drugs and obscenity. He is really on the scene and Mr. Critic is a bit off, really. He cannot even summon up the courage to stick a syringe in himself and get jailed, man. He is just not on the scene. 27

And then comes his big chance to get back. It is an international festival of poetry. He has been asked to introduce the poets. This is it. They are coming from every corner of the globe. Groovy, man, just groovy. It is all arranged. The night is here. Streamers sketch the sky and hallucinogenic poets in pink and white and neon green wander the streets, drunk and drugged; happy and hateful with their built-in unconventionalism. The streets are filled by beautiful bearded beats, swigging gin and tears in their highly emotional condition of brotherhood. Men and women, unveiling all in their sexual fantasy, pack the hall. Flowers give even these sombre surroundings a ray of hope in their colour. The world is joyful. The poets sit and stand and squat and lie hand in hand, arm in arm, crying in the jubilation of their unity. The barriers are broken and the rows of years forgotten in this great moment. Alcohol is consumed by the gallon, hash is smoked in the ton; and the beats all saunter into their one huge fantasy and the audience rushes with them. They strip, illustrating their poetry. They fling obscenity at the audience-who grab it, unusually gratefuland are dragged away from their spotlamp by their friends to have a breakdown before resuming. It is a truly happy evening. Everyone leaves, singing the Russian national anthem, loving and waiting for the next time. The most marvellous time is had by all; and the poets are passed out on the stage for a week. Then they awake with a headache and hate the world and their friends. Mr. Critic writes about it non-stop for a few weeks, saying how brilliant they all are and how brilliant he is; and what a brilliant person David Allen is; and everyone agrees and is happy. That is everyone but David Allen. He wonders how a man who slated him a few weeks before can now say that he is a genius. He sets fire to the cage of fame and success; and publicly questions Mr. Critic. The answer is easy for a critic who is used to squirming out of such accusations: "You've improved." Success is Success is Success.

A PRAYER TO GOD WITHIN THE MINDS OF MEN D. P. Imber While we hunt and search for you, God, remind us constantly of the futility of our efforts. Turn us away from our hopeless meanderings, lest one of us should suddeuly find you. What hope is there for a man who has felt the power that made the stars? Can he have peace? What hope is there for a man who has seen the hand that put delicacy in the skin of a woman and wrinkles in the face of the aged? Can he see these things and not be extinguished by their beauty? Which man is strong to endure knowing all things, good and evil? Is not God ouly God while we search blindly for him? The man who discovers him brings him low, low, down to the level of mere humanity; but may we not destroy God by forgetting our search? God, God, help us, make us follow your Ideals, but keep us from self-destruction in the search which might, one day, bring us close, close, too close to you. 28

'''ords of one ."ho I,no.". and cannot tell M. Tlwm This pen hangs awkward Longs to show What it feels Your world should know. What stood far beyond Has sudden come too clear Perfection trembles within these hands "Istigkeit" seems near. I strive to tell But my hands and tongue By fatal words seem paralysed From those who have never known Never can sense What falls beyond the fingertips. No earth-locked phrases ever paint These sulphurous walls and this darkness That sings to me of light The holes in this basalt rock beneath And the same in my belly Give me their blessing and none can want To steal such nothingness away. The marks chiselled on this stake And the length of my hair tell me That I have lain burning forty days Had they whispered forty years This frame would not have stirred. Once they swore of another mortal Who fed on locusts and desert-fire But my ears are no longer tuned so well And such voices never plague me now. No will exists to produce for me That strange pen and paper Which visionaries once had And so these hands are limp Good only for telling beads These eyes have lost their actual power Of reading what has fled beyond and passed They touch on the moment alone. Only when the ancient mood is on And when these quivering walls retreat Can I stare back through the shadows At you and your kind of no tenderness. 29

Nature

C.Bon,berg

The sun runs down the burnt-black clouds Down through the sky between the two large grave-mounds The muddy Autumn hills Down to the road its potholes and its scars That last year's frost left there And then plays left and right in mud and slime The fields are rotting now and brown Not crewcut golden as before But pitted with the craters of the shells Like pockmarks in the landscape. Sun is low and paints the river red Blood red again And either side the willows reach for stars As mothers reach for mercy for their child The stars are far away The willows withered, blackened, tom Scream loud but no one hears. Under the body crawls the worm Until its eyes rot too Eyes that saw girls and cigarettes Shone bright before a Christmas tree and laughed Before God looks at the gaping gun That spat defiance at the sky And rusts now. The hero dies a hero's death In blood and sweat beside his gun The coward whimpers, coughs and dies A mother's son. The ground is rotten mud and slush The sun is cold the forest broken The field is silent now with frost Where are you now? And why?

[C. S. T. Bosiler, R. F. Shaw, D. V. Fugh

RUSSIAN SUPPLEMENT

[R. F. Shaw, C. S. T. Bosher

ILLUSIONS EN SALTIMBANQUE La tension qu'cprouvait Ie groupe il l'arrivee dans Ie port de Lcninegrad ctait manifeste. II nous fallut une heure d'attente sur les ponts avant I'amarrage au quai. Puis il y avaient les controles de passeports et surtout d'argent; encore une heure de gaspillee. Mais en d6barquant il n'y avait pas une armee de police, pas de fanatisme. Seu! un certain calme parmi la clnquantaine de L6ninegradois qui etaient venus BOliS regarder au rencontrer leurs bien~aimes. NallS ressentions une certaine hostilite, supprimee parcequ'eUe etait farcee; ces gens faisaient face it une civilisation, it une culture qU'OD leur avait appris it abhorrer; mais je pense qu'il faisait froid et que leurs veals sentiments luisaient au dela du mur pourtant trop epais de la deception politique, I'envie peut-etre? Je ne Ie crois pas. lis se demandaient tout simplement, comme des enfants, pourquoi eux aussi ils n'avaient pas eu Ie droit de mettre de beaux vetements, d'avoir l'alr gai, franc, s'il avait vraiment fallu sacrifier Ie confort au nom du "progres industriel" ou de quelques idees qu'ils ne comprenaient pas. Le lend em~in) la, dans les rues, DOU S DOU S rendions compte d'un peuple morne, presque maussade. On voyait la meme figure d'une persanne a la prochaine; une expression qui indiquait it la fois la satisfaction et Ie depouillement. Voilit, pensais-je, je m'y attendais. Depouillement, depouillement? Mais depouillement de quoi? J'allais souvent me Ie redemander. Qu'est ce qui leur manquit? Le confort dont ils jouissaient aujourd'hui, quoique toujours modeste, ctait tel qu'i1s n'avaient jamais connu. Et it n'en manquait pas' tout Ie monde avait son chauffage, sa nourriture et son transport a tres bon marcbe. Le~ conforts materiels ne manquaient sOrement pas. Mais ce peuple ne vivait pas. Les grandes rues ne contenaient que des magasins patronnes par I'etat. Certes il y avait des cinemas, et on voyait des parcs. Mais ou etait Ie groupe familial de I'occident ? On ne distinguait aucun petit bateau sur les lacs; et les enfants ne s'amusaient pas as'enduire de sable; et les affiches de carburant, de cigarettes, de savons? Unine leur avait chipe la place. "Slava vieJicomou narodou savietscomou" annoncait celui-ci, Honneur au grand peuple sovietique"Slava miejedounarodomou commounismou" celui-Ia Vive Ie communisme international. Et je me suis demande ce que cela signitiait. Pourquoi serait-il necessaire d'afficher de tels slogans? Pourquoi fallait-il rappeler au peuple sovietique qu'ils etaient fiers de leur systeme social et politique? Jls vivaient, ils nous semble, de mieux en mieux depuis cinquante aDS. La plupart d'entre cux n'avaient jamais vecll SOllS ]e tsarisme. QU'avaientils it craindre? Mais oui, ils craignaient quelquechose, ou proprement dit leur gouvernement craignait qu'il n'eut rate dans sa mission . Jl n'etait pas satisfait que son peuple rejette les petites attractions du systeme capitaliste s'il en etait expose. Le communisme, donc, peut-il bien etre naturel? Mais voila justement ce dont ce peuple eta it depouille. C'est la fierte individuelle, c'est Ie pouvoir de se faire reconnaitre. La jeunesse actuelle de I'ouest accomplit une petite revolution en essayant de se detacher de l'encroOtement dans laquelle elle est nee. Si c'est contre l'encroOtement esthetique qu'ils se revoltent- et je parle it I'instant du mouvement des hippies- Ie peuple sovietique doit se torturer. L'homme a besoin de quelque expression individuelle. Le sovietique n'en a pas Ie moyen; les magasins ne stockent pas les objets qu'ille faut pour decorer- si banal qu'en soit Ie niveau- son foyer. II n'y a plus de chez soi; il est question de chez tout Ie monde, car les voisins auront les memes objets mal fabriques et sans interet que I'on trouve dans son propre appartement. Un homme, que ce soit au travail au a la maison, n 'a rien dont i1 puisse se vanter. 32

Quelques moments de reflexion passent, etje me retrou ve sur une excursion de Leninegrad. Sur I'agenda- Ie PaJais de I'Hiver; les splendeurs de l'Ermitage, puis un autre jour les dignites somptueuses de la catbedrale de St. Isaac. Je sentais que I'on m'avait prive de quelquechose it moi lorsque nous ne passions que deux heures a l'Ermitage; "Voila" s'est exc1ame Ie guide, "Ie plus beau van Gogh".

Le beaute de Leninegrad consiste uniquement en son passe; la riviere connait des endroits qui rivalisent avec I'lle de la Cite en composition. La nouvelle ville est barbare dans sa conception; rangee sur rangee de HLM frappent l'oeil et vous font mal. Notre propre hOtel, par exemple, construit en 1965 et aussi moderne qu'on les trouve en Russie, se composait de deux grands blocs qui ne se distinguaient nullement des batiments dont il etait cerne; gris, mornes, aux petites fenetres. aux devantures ec1aboussees du goudron trop librement applique aux toitures plates ... pouah! ... je frissonai. Un jour no us passions de Leninegrad it Moscou. La cabine de I'avion etait mal pressionnee. Et la capitale actuelle ne vivait pas davantage que I'ancienne. Aucune couleur ne garnissait les boulevards. Je me sentais desespere, filche, fatigue. Donnes un peu de confiance il y a tant que les sovietiques pourraient faire pour relever Ie coeur lourd du peuple. II manque au gouvernement la contiance que Ie communisme a gagne la sympathie du systeme occidental, et il souffre d'une sorte de complexe. Ce manq ue de confiance se communique au peupJe et detruit tout esprit d'aventure, d'individualisme

qui figurent si grands dans la liberte fondamentale de la race humaine. Non seulement Ie sovietique est-il interdit de s'exprimer, il ne peut non plus reflechir- et je ne parle plus de la politique. Le "mouvement culturel" sera risible tant qu'ull homme ne pourra pas equivaloir la beaute qu'il voit, qu'il entend a sa pro pre experience. Les petites experiences, les petits souvenirs qui ne s'effacent jamais- un moment d'extase, profond, sacre, quand

les chases autour de soi ne comptent pour rien, et qui !aisse it jamais un gout it I'esprit, je ne sais quel air, quelle ambiance, quand un objet d'art evoque cet instant, c'est ce qu'il est beau. C'est a peine si un homme sans confiance ose s'avouer qu'it eprouve de teis ravissements. Mais la blessure s'est guerie superficielIement, et les Russes ne connaissent pas consciemment leur mal. Comment ce peuple serait-il contiant de lui-meme, de ses propres emotions, aIors que son gouvernement lui rappelle constamment son devoir aux autres ? Et comment vouIez-vous qu'un gouvernement tel1ement incertain de l'impression qu'il cree a l'etranger se guerisse si ce n'est sur l'initiative de celui-ci?

N.R.L.M.R. FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF RUSSIA The inhibitions on any member of our party to "pass judgement" 011 Russia were great. We. could not, as Englishmen, approach the subject without prejudices and preconceptions whIch prevented us from sharing the Russian outlook on anything. This outlook was itself made more difficult to penetrate by the nature of our tour, for we were there to be sh?wn "exhibition pieces" rather than, like the School's last expedition in 1960, to find thmgs out from the people ourselves. In addition, it soon emerged that the average composition of our group was really too young, and from too upper-class backgrounds, to make a rational assessment of such a novel, peculiar civilization. These impressions

of mine are unrepresentative and hesitant. The first, superficial standard we found was in the buildings ofthe two towns. "Russian baroque" is indescribably different from the European equivalent. I was pleased to see 33

how well the powerful, ornate buildings of the past had been preserved and given regular, colourful coats of pamt; the number of white columns and golden roofs on important buildings was also impressive. Inside some, we saw collections of green and blue marbleRussia has a wealthy supply of malachite and lapis-lazuli. On the other hand, our hotels, though better than the "Victorian mansions" our guide books had made us expect, became depressing because of their mass-produced, cheap and quick-success nature. They consisted of several large blocks of fiats, with huge halls and dining rooms. The rooms were all identical, though well provided with a radio, telephone and sometimes a balcony. The occasional piece of "shoddy workmanship"- on our lavatories and doors, or in the failure to tidy the surroundings- gave us a striking impression of the "practical" conditions in which most Russians still live. Something still has to be sacrificed in the effort to avoid slums like London's at all costs. The food we received was sometimes greeted with sarcastic remarks, but for a ÂŁ70 trip I think we were given meals far better than we could have expected. It is true that there was a preponderance of "Variations on a Theme of Meat Balls and Chewing Steak with Cucumber" at lunch, dinner and often even at breakfast, and that some preferred to survive on bread, ice creams and champagne. But we were given good samples of Russian food-all kinds of imaginative soups (some seemed to contain absolutely everything, some nothing), meat pancakes, tea with lemon (or with jam and sweets i), and once even caviar.

For those at all interested in the Arts, this trip was a rewarding experience. A propaganda pamphlet told us that "Culture is at its highest level yet" (a strange way of looking at it ?); and we certainly found that Russia had taken trouble to become a house of masterworks. Besides the exciting exhibits of the three art museums we visited, we were able to see Russian opera, circus, film and folk dancing: the magnificence of Leningrad's Mali Theatre helped us to forgive some minor defects in the performance of La Boheme; the circus was a disappointment, despite a good tight-rope performer; but everyone appreciated the horrifying battle-scene of War and Peace, Part 3; and the folk dancing, though sparsely attended, had us all clapping enthusiastically (the skill, colour, drill and general "happiness" were most impressive). Trying to compare Russian with English living standards, we wandered through many Russian shops on the Nevsky and Gorky Prospects. The prices seemed high, and the assiduity with which people tried to buy (or steal) our Western clothes showed that selection in this sphere was poor; but there are several extenuating factors. First, the exchange rate must have given us an unrealistically low return when we changed sterling into roubles: several Stowe boys sold their pounds on the Black Market for at least 100 % profit, and even Âˇthe Polish Embassy demanded twice as much for our visas if we paid in roubles; the foreign exchange shops suggested that prices were in fact considerably lower than they seemed. Secondly, one could expect variety to give precedence to practical utility in any Communist country. Finally, these prices could not themselves measure the standard of living: we had to remember the low rents (it is hoped to make rent free by 1970), social services, and the low transport costs (5d. for any bus or metro journey) which make cars for most people an unnecessary luxury. We had the tremendous asset of an intelligent guide, who could quote Chaucer and Wilde to us and give us interesting details of Russian history. In arguments he gave us the orthodox modern Communist views on censorship or on the individual and society. Most valuable, I thought, was the fact that his attitude enabled us to understand religion 34

fading completely out of Russian life. The Russian Orthodox service we saw in Leningrad was a very moving spectacle. Amid the best choral singing I have ever heard, and surrounded by gilt and extravagant icons, we watched a congregation (consisting almost entirely of old women in scarves) crossing and prostrating themselves devoutly. A collection taken by four people wound its way through the crowd: the women put money in all four trays, and slipped apples, meat or money into the collectors' pockets. Outside, the church was built like many other baroque buildings we had seen; but unlike those others, its paint was crumbling. One could sympathise with the guide's view that Communism could provide everything Russians had sought from religion, whilst gradually overcoming superstition (the parallels between Lenin and Jesus Christ became remarkable). But purely from a human or aesthetic point of view, the likelihood that this Orthodox service might disappear in the next ten years seemed criminal. Russia is amazingly, perhaps artificially, conscious of its past. Tsarist buildings and statues of ancient national "heroes" (some now villains) are preserved with conscientious,

proud dignity; on the other hand, statues and pictures of Lenin (sometimes joined by Marx and Engels) abound everywhere, and every spot we visited claimed to be "the place where the Revolution actually started". But everyone's favourite question is: What about the people? Are they happy? Are they different? As I said earlier, this was one of our chief problems, but some of us exploited what chances there were. The two Russian boys and two girls who accompanied us on several tours told us much about their schools and other things (including politics). But they gave the impression of such complacent pride and satisfaction that one could not be sure how artificial this happiness really was. The waitresses on our boat gave us an amusing demonstration of Communist

"bureaucracy". I tried to lend our menu and later our pencil to the table opposite, and on each occasion a waitress silently snatched the thing out of my hand and (still with a straight face) restored it to its original position. This fussiness-in-order-to-help recurred frequently. Most display enormous energy at work: if Brezhnev says "coal output will rise by 100 million tons", miners apparently accept this new responsibility immediately- without any compulsion. The patriotic urge to create a "really great nation" in the future (the government's preoccupation with the young generation is phenomenal) is quite exhausting and humiliating to watch, even though many would say it ignores other important elements in life. In the evening, on the other hand, they relax completely. This was fortunate for us: they walked and talked more slowly than men in the London rush-hour, and went miles out of their way to put a foreigner on the right route. Two of us once jumped on the wrong bus at 10.30 p.m.; we mumbled a short question from the Russian phrase book; and after a long debate about the merits of our hotel, a man showed us out at the nearest stop, waited in the rain, lifted us into an overcrammed bus and heaved us out when we reached the hotel. When Mr. Goddard was thrown off a seat clearly marked "for invalids and young children", another woman on one such seat thought he looked offended, and offered him her place! Taking for granted what we regard as chivalry, they appear both sympathetic and abrupt. They certainly do not look particularly happy: [found the "dour" mouth of Mr. Kosygin a Russian speciality. They have their sense of humour- the laughter at the circus seemed almost undeservedly loud; yet at the football match between Russia and Finland one saw how reserved and shy or austere they could be. However, I tried to observe the 35

1 girls we heard singing on the balcony above ours, with whom we communicated: they seemed to have the same feelings and capacity to enjoy themselves as we did; and I think we were all laughing at the same things. I was not disappointed by what I saw of Russia. I agree that Russians at the moment do not allow themselves to think, and this makes me glad that I do not live in the U.S.S.R. (though as the Communist society gains confidence it seems to become slowly more tolerant). But other things which I saw were either fascinating or praiseworthy: they made me want to go again. A.T.J. "ALEC" Alec was probably called Oleg, though I never did determine this. He was more than an excellent guide and interpreter. As local manager, companion and friend throughout our stay in Russia, he afforded us a rare opportunity of getting to know a young Russian intellectual. Memories remain strong of this man, usually tieless, like most Russians, and with his unkempt waves of gingering hair. One was struck initially in Leningrad by his command of English. Other guides varied in this from good to adequate. Alec was almost faultless. Slow and precise, perhaps, and with an Atlantic-Australasian accent, his mastery of grammar and idiom was outstanding. Certainly there was little we could teach him about the language. On the rare occasions when we did reveal a new word to him, it was filed away meticulously and brought out later in just the right context. It was possible to talk quite normally with Alec, without making the slightest concessions. Such fluency was achieved, apparently, by means of audio-visual techniques at the uni versity, and through contact with foreigners in Russia. He had made no visits outside the Soviet Union. And what is more, he was almost as fl uent in German. As we got to know him better, the extent of his intellectual prowess became clearer. His knowledge of English literature was vast, and not confined to Dickens, as is often supposed in the West. Alec could quote from and comment critically on a wide range of authors from Chaucer to Wesker. But his main interest lay in the language and having

written one thesis on the evolution of the phrase "sort of", he was now engaged in research

on the use of the gerund. He had some exciting ideas on many subjects, and one lasting memory is of him offering a lucid and convincing theory of the universe in terms of a concept of existence. Alec was willing to discuss any aspect of Russian life. It is true that he usually took an orthodox line, but this was not always the case, and one always sensed his absolute sincerity. He was not a member of the Communist Party, and never sought to put over propaganda. But if we wanted information or illumination , we were always certain of a full and patient response. This relationship took time to develop. Then , one day, on the Lenin Hills in Moscow, he held at bay a pack of critical questioners, heedless of the impatience of the local guide. From that day, we all made the most of his openness, though none of us, I think, abused it. Those of us who learned from him the Russian manner of drinking vodka, or about the reaction to Pasternak, or who stayed up much of the night on the train to Brest, discussing religion, will remember it. Alec's great love for his native city, Leningrad, was soon apparent. We hear little in Western books of the terrible 900 day siege, in which half the population died. As a child, Alec was in the city during a part of that period, and only escaped with his family along the "Ice Road" in 1943. Our knowledge of all this added poignancy to his pride in this lovely city. 36

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1 Like most Leningraders, it seems, Alec had little liking for Moscow. It was no surprise to him, he told us, that things should start to go wrong when we got there. It was then, as the intricacies of Russian bureaucracy finally caught up with us, that Alec really displayed his ability at his job- by smoothing our path, and overcoming some exasperating difficulties. He would spend whole mornings or afternoons on the telephone or visiting superiors, and never flapped or flagged- at least, not in our presence. I can remember a guide in Hungary breaking down with exasperation at the inadequacies of local officials, but Alec never lost his equanimity. He let off steam, instead , with a stock joke about having lost a little more hair after his day's dealings. All turned out well, and it was due in no small measure to his efforts. His laconic, dry humour and imperturbability were never more evident than at Brest, after he thought he had seen the last of us. As our train disappeared over the Bug into Poland, he found one of our party on the platform. "Congratulations", he is reported to have said, "you have missed the train!".

Yet Alec remained an enigma. We could not, of course, know him intimately in ten days, yet why did we learn nothing of his private life or circumstances, beyond fragments such as his childhood, or postgraduate work in Siberia, at Novosibirsk? Why was he so lacking in curiosity about life in Britain'! Above all, how on earth did he manage to travel from Leningrad to Moscow, to Brest, and back to Leningrad, with luggage consisting only of one small suitcase? This has been written in the past tense. It is unlikely that any of us will sec Alec again; but he has a standing invitation to come to England . If he ever does, he can be sure of

a warm welcome. Perhaps we could then resume our games of "Liar Dice", a game he learned so well that he defeated all the "masters" on the flight from Leningrad to Moscow! D.I.R. THE SOVIET DILEMMA The 50th anniversary of the Russian Revolution was more than adequately celebrated in Britain by a plethora of newspaper articles, Sunday magazine features, and television documentaries. The 1967 holidaymaker in Moscow and Leningrad can now bring back few original impressions of the well-trodden and well-photographed tourist haunts. Nevertheless, a fortnight spent in the Soviet Union is not a fortnight spent in Florence or Venice, for the mind is constantly exercised by the problems peculiar to a nation whose leaders must fight hard to prevent the erosion of their authority as their people become more aware of the material benefits and relative freedoms of west European and American society. There is truth in justifying the undeniable Soviet achievements of the last fifty years by claiming that the Russians were very poor, that they suffered before and after the Revolution, that they are now much more prosperous, and that their lives increasingly resemble ours in the capitalist west. Undoubtedly the social conditions in Russia have been radically improved; we saw the mammoth new blocks of flats in the city suburbs and heard of the comprehensive health service and the vast investment in education, the thirst for which could be gauged by the strap-hanging readers in the metro and the buyers crowding the street bookstalls. But how much, one wonders, are the Soviet leaders preparing for the consequences of these improvements? Our guides could not convince us that there existed even indirect means by which citizens could have influence in making important national decisions 37

and in checking those responsible for carrying them out. There is as yet no forum in which an essential ferment of all kinds of ideas can develop, nor do the rulers seem willing to permit one. The jailed writers, Sinyavsky and Daniel , stand as testimony to an emergent crisis precipitated by burgeoning living a nd educational standards which cannot indefinitely be masked by an appeal for revolutionary discipline and sacrifices in a country long since without Red or White Guards. This then is the paradox that strikes today's visitor to Russia. We saw a nation where more than half the population now lives in towns, and where millions can claim to be educated. How long can the political status quo be maintained , and how long will it be before the Soviet leaders realise that restrictions on the free circulation of ideas, and the ubiquitous and constant glorification of Lenin, are no help to the future? R.N.P.

IJ. M. Frye

"TO ALL OXBRIDGE CANDIDATES: DON'T WORRY, THAT WAS NOT YOUR LAST INTERVIEW" G. R. G. Keeble It was a huge, cloudy room in which one ray of golden sunshine fell on the immense mahogany desk. Behind this desk, shrouded in misty light, sat Professor Jove. "Good morning, Mr. Adam," said a deep voice remarkably like thunder. "Good morning, sir." "I have your papers here, Adam." "Oh." "I beg your pardon." "Just acknowledging the fact that you have my papers there, sir." "Before you have to answer for these, Adam, 1 will ask you what are your interestswhat are your interests T' "Oh, worship, sir, and-" "Flattery will get you nowhere, Adam." Silence fell. An awkward silence. A silence remarkably like the silence in a bottomless pit in which there is no noise. "Your interests!" "Reading, sport, and uh .... acting, - " "Have you read my book?" "Oh yes, of course, sir!" "I see you have misquoted me in this particular paper." "Eh-have I, sir '1" "That is what 1 said, Adam." "Yes, sir." This was hardly audible. "Nevertheless, your papers are reasonable-" "Sir 1" "-except for a few blotches. What sort of person do you think you are?" "A good person, 1 think, sir. 1 mean, 1 don't think I've done much wrong-one or two misquotes, hah hah ... "

l'Adam,"

"Sir '1" "I seem to recall 1 dismissed someone of your name from Eden garden some time ago." "Oh, no relatioD, sir." "I wouldn't be too sure. Your papers have a remarkable self-complacency about them, Adam, as if your knowledge is practically infallible. I'm told apples give bad dreams. Your misquote is not in isolation, Adam." IIOh_sir."

"That is all, Adam." Mr. Adam got up from his chair remarkably deflated. As he was about to leave, Prof. Jove's voice boomed out of the darkness:"I am prepared to accept you, Mr. Adam. But 1 will remind you that 1 reserve the right to cast you down to that other place. Misdemeanour does not escape my notice. Do not chase angels, and remember if you try to climb over the pearly gates after 11.00, St. Peter will be waiting to take your name." 39 J. M. Frye] lst XV Entwistle] Back Row (le/tto right): H. A. Baker, G. R. G. Keeble, R. B. Kennedy, S. J. Morton-Clark, P. C. Cotton, G. E. Holdstock, J. P. R. Heyland, R. A. Chamberlin. Centre Row (Ie/l to right): S. C. D. Gilchrist, M. W. Vaines, C. R. WhaUey, W. J. Griffiths, R. F. Gray. Front Row (Ie/t to right): C. F. Clark, D. P. Davison.

Familiarity Breeds B. P.lmber Floating round, Helping others to say things said before, And before. Is this life? Who are they? Empty men and women, dressed each time as before. Is this life? Empty thoughts Without idea Missing points well made, but Not before. "Others do it." I have a death's head, empty, or filled with sand, According to my whim. Dulce et decorum. What think they? "Oh! A skull! How horrible! My little brother ... Funny to think . . . Strange that ... Take it away, please." Ah! A truth! Atlast a light! Funny to think . . . That this skull has more, more than-all of these. I have a death's head empty, or filled with clay, According to my mood. Darf ich bitten? Natilrlich! Coaxing words, Hoping some may hold thoughts, considered. But never. The Heavens declare. 40

Failing, lost. Let the words Be alway acceptable Redeemer. One day telleth. My skull is more, And less. Flesh covers bone, but some have none. I know of thy doings. Bone is cold. And find thee neither cold nor hot. One night certifieth. Choose bone, Choose flesh, Choose bone. Mingling is dangerous. Dulce. Dulce. Decorum.

MISTER SMITH AND LITTLE BLACK SAMBO R. C.). Horton This is the story of Big U.D.I. Smith and Little Black Samba, as the title seems to supprest. Big U.D.!. Smith and Little Black Samba both live in Rhodesia. Big U. Dare I. Smith lives in a big palrace in the middle of Salisbury. Mister Smith has a lovely guardon there with many rhodetentions, for the violents have all been picked. Meanwhile, Little Black Samba is getting a real kick from life under a tree by the guardon. Sometimes the guardon there does not look very nice, but Mister Smith always thinks that he has a lovely guardon. Mister Smith describes himself as a pacifascist; Mr. George Clown's statement that this was false (not, please, force or farce) again was false in itself. Mister Smith has described Mr. Clown as being absolutely unqualified to squeak about his subjects. Even Little Black Samba has to laugh at Mister Smith's funny humour. Meanwile in Bullawaythrough, an executive of the Rhodesian Zimbabwe African People's Union swore red murder on lam Smith "and his Whiteall thugs". Mr. Arthur Commouly of the Bottomwealth Relations Department was not excused for an interview. The Rt. Rev. Ndabariingi Sithole said: "I do not speak with your tongue" and dissolved as fast as he had appeared. Meanwhile go out and buy yourself some "Smith" washing-powder: it's great for your whites, but not for your coloureds. 41

Puner,.l" ,.re for tire living N.K,.rim I look up at the sky and find Thyself gazing into my mind, A confusing maze of symbols; I listen to the melancholy bells, Tolling the season of love, now fading Over the darkening horizon, calling Departure's companion. Funerals are For the living; but they too ripen, wither; I laughed, cried on her breast, but free Now to think love's a bitter hypocrisy. Sentiments must now be forgotten, Alas, Babylon, every tear is wept, illusion Has again ceded to stark reality; Quietly I ask the moonlit cemetery Why everything spells decay; . A faint rustle of leaves say "Believe in God. Follow the path, Pray and hope for an aftermath." o mosaic mind, why do I see God nowhere? And how can it be That wherever people know Him, Live sleeping partners in sin? Even a little girl can murmur sadly, "God will punish you." Can it be Possible for a devout samana to see The wisdom, the truth, the meaning, The unity with "That", in being? I see myself at Golgotha, Staring at the cross. Lost laughter, Cancerous, and a blind beggar's plea Force me to exist in pitiful mediocrity. I am either immature or prematurely Senile. Can I contemplate eternity, Exclude myself from the cemetery, regardless Of the futility? Alas, Babylon, alas.

MARLOWE HOUSE CONCERT A quite exceptional concert was presented by Marlowe House before a large and appreciative audience in the Shirley Hall on December 3rd. The programme was so varied and so well executed that one might search far, and perhaps in vain, to find another school, let alone House music department, which could match it. The first surprise of this altogether unpredictable programme was that Marlowe had not only produced their own orchestra, including brass, but had also up their sleeve a gifted 16-year-old composer to write for it. Under the alert baton of Mr. David Goodes, Danse, by Andrew Huth, revealed a natural composer of great promise, well aware of contem porary trends without becoming subservient to them. Marlowe seem at present to be enjoying a bonanza of fine instrumentalists and they formed themselves into every conceivable group and one or two quite inconceivable ones! Who, for instance, would have expected to hear a well-rehearsed quartet of clarinettists, or to witness the poker-faced antics of a percussion sextet? (Organisers of "King's Week" fringe activities please note!) Then, in complete contrast, there was Robert Ingram in three pleasantly relaxed songs to his own guitar accompaniment, and the exhilarating diversion of an eight-handed arrangement of Liszt's famous Second Hungarian Rhapsody; four agile pianists, Messrs. King, Smith, Pitceathl y and Lawrence, displayed the work to advantage with the suspense, the glitter and just the right degree of sheer tight-rope virtuosity which makes it so fascinating an exercise in musical brinkmanship. On an altogether higher critical level were Sonata movements by Handel, played with understanding and integrity by Adam Jones and Christopher Smith, and a courageous reading of the testing First Movement from Mozart's sublime quintet K.58 1, in which the fluent clarinettist was Andrew Lyle. But the instrumental high-spot of the evening was Keith Thompson's technically assured and most musical account of a Telemann oboe concerto. Admirably partnered by a stylish chamber group, his performance had both elegance and conviction. Such fervent teamwork as this often reveals more of the essence of King's School music-making than does the big formal occasion. So it is congratulations to Marlowe all round- especially to Nicholas King, whose unobtrusive but seemingly indefatigable presence was evident in a variety of roles- but most of all to Mr. David Goodes, who must have worked like the most abject slave to give this festive evening such a deceptive "off-tho-cuff" spontaneity. Under his lively direction- and with the entire House reinforced by a battery of percussion- the cOllcert ended with the resounding chorus "March of the Peers" from Iolanthe. RONALD SM ITH.

SIXTY YEARS AGO

Sir Harry Townend

On Speech Day I acquired a copy of the current Blue Book, and was interested to read about the customs and privileges of the present generation. It occurs to me that this generation may be interested to read about my generation of sixty years ago . We had no Blue Book, but as the School numbered only 180 boys it was easier, I suppose, to pick up from others what we might or might not do. There was very little we were prohibited from doing, and we could go almost anywhere, ex~ept for some reaso!, through Butchery Lane. Having bicycles, we could roam wherever tnne permitted and It was not difficult to get leave off roll-call at 4 p.m. on half-holidays, which was taken by the duty Monitor from the steps of what in our day was the "Schoolroom" and now is the School Library. From these steps Colours were awarded, for there was no Memorial Court th~n, nor had the lower portions of the columns below the Arches been excavated to prOVide the sunken court. The whole School assembled form by form in the Schoolroom for prayers each morning at 8.30 tbe Sixth Form congregating upstairs in the "Rabbit Hutch", from where a watch was kept for the procession of Masters emerging from th~ He.admaster:s study in what is now Galpin's House, with the Headmaster, then Dr. Galpm himself, brIngmg up the rear. Thereupon the Sixth emerged from their eyrie and took their places in the Schoolroom, the rest of the School rising to their feet, while the Masters went to their seats, the Headmaster to his stall at the end of the room facing the door, the Captain of the School sitting in a chair on his right, the House Monitor and the other Monitors sitting on the bench . . forming part of the wall behind him on his left. . Before mid-day dinner on a whole-school day 10 summer, stump CrIcket was played In the Mint Yard, with a ball larger and softer than a fives ball, .obtainable from "Mrs. H." or "Miss H." at the tuckshop under the Arches where now the little Chapel IS. The groundfloor windows overlooking the Mint Yard were covered with wire mesh to prevent breakage, but this did not apply to the windows outside in the Borough, where an awesome crash of broken glass sometimes followed a mighty hit for six by First Eleven stalwarts, and an unfortunate small boy had to retrieve the ball/rom a shop a!' the Nonconformist Chapel. The conversion from asphalt to grass has Immeasurably Improved the appearance of the Mint Yard but who shaH say that the high scoring at cricket in our day was not in some degree th~ result of the practice the First Eleven batsmen got from hitting the ball ~t stump cricket-Bassett in 1907 averaging 55 for an aggregate of 835 runs, and Gardner m 1908 averaging 61 for an aggregate of 1, 168. . Drop-kicking, too, in the other two terms, from one end of the Mmt Yard to the other, was very popular, and even a junior boy, if he ,:"aslucky e~.ough t? field th?, rugger ball when kicked from the other end, was allowed to kick It back. Touchmg down secured the return kick , and we operated in "syndicates".

First Colours were, like today, cheered on entenng (the Schoolroom~ the morn!ng after a successful match, in which respect they enjoyed more frequent pratse than did noted scholars, who were cheered (though then very heartily) only when they had won a Umverslty Scholarship. The Sixth, who alone carried walkin.g-sticks, were allowed to walk !lcross th." Green Court, vaulting the iron rail then surroundmg It, and they were also permitted to Sit in the enclosed Baptistry garden, to which the key ,,:as kept In the Grange ~tudy, the home of the Captain of the School and of two other Momtors, the only study With an open fireplace. 44

At the time of which I write, the School, except for the small Holme and Langley Houses in tbe town, consisted only of the School House, itself divided into two parts, one portion being the Grange. I have a feeling, pace the Blue Book, that the respect still accorded to the Grange stems from its having been the hOlT!e of the Captain of the School rather than of its having housed the Scholars, for the Semor Scholars were 10 Studies on th~ Headmaster's side of the Mint Yard, and only the younger Scholars, ProbatIOner or J urnor, not old enollgh for a Study, had their being in the "New HaH" on tbe Grange side. Scholars did not have to fag. I recently came across a journal kept by my father in which is pasted the statement of my first term's account at the School dated September, 1905. Incredibly the bill reads :£ s. d. r. Entrance fee 3 0 0 Tuition fee (for next term) 7 10 0 Establishment charge (ditto) 2 6

Less One-third Foundation Scholarship

£10 12 6 3 8 2 £7

If. Boarding fee (for next term)

Less Entrance Scholarship

4 4

20 6 0 6 13 4 £13 12

With a Senior scholarship replacing the Probationer, the last years at School cost my father less than £40 per annum. . Few boys in our day had much money. Weekly pocket money for most was sixpence or a shilling a week, and though the nick Shop prices were low:-a ?oiled egg ~ost, I think, twopence and Miss H. brought them up to the Old Hall at SIX a clock tea-time- It was easy to run out of cash for "cocoa stud y" long before the end of term. (However, a 7 lb. basket of straw berries in the height of summer cost only 1/2.) I must mention our early morning routine. The first bell went at 7.10 a.m. No one took any ~tice of it. It rang again at 7.40. We leapt from our beds and rushed downstalfs, washea face and hands with soap and water ill the basins, and then plunged, summer and winter into baths of cold water, everyone using one of two baths whicb stood ready filled . Then ~way, up the stairs again, drying ourselves as best we could, to get .our clothes on before the final bell went at 7.45. With socks clutched in our hands and ties perhaps ~n fastened, we hurried to our places by the breakfast tables in the Old Hall, trymg to firnsh dressing without attracting the notice of the Headmaster as he entered by the door from his house to read the call-over from near the door by which we had entered, and through which a; their names were read out, came the Monitors. "Strahan, D:ighton, Moor.e, Pinse~t, Scott, Dibben, Townend primus, Richards", the last-named bemg the Captam of the School; these were the names in my first year. . Pinsent was the boy who performed the almost incredible feat (quite impOSSible nowadays?) of winning his Senior scholarship at School in Classics, then. tu;mng over to Mathematics, to gain a top Scholarship at Trinity, Cambridge, and l~ter.wlllrnng first place in the Civil Service examination with an almost cent per cent mark III hiS Maths. papers1,136 out of 1,200 in Higher Maths! 45

Senior Scholars wore long black gowns of thin material. Juniors and Probationers wore short black woollen gowns. Seniors and Juniors had purple tassels to their mortar-boards, Probationers black tassels. On ceremonial occasions the Commoners wore black top-hats. The School went to Cathedral in procession, two by two, led by the Scholars in their surplices, the younger boys first, all forming up beforehand round the Green Court. (Up to 1905 the Commoners, like the Scholars, took part in the procession inside the Cathedral, preceding the Clergy.) At other times the tradi tional bi-coloured straw hat, of stouter construction than today's, was worn by all, with black coats and striped trousers. The younger boys wore Eton collars, the older boys single upright collars, from which the tie-- black for everyone except the Sixth and those entitled to wea r Sports Colours- easily escaped, unless restrained by little gold clips set on the bottom edge of the collar on either side. About the year 1907 the "butterfl y" collar came into vogue and ousted the plain upright collar, so now the tie could no longer (in the current phrase of the day) "get the better of" the wearer, especially if th readed th rough a loop at the back of the shi rt: present generation please note. Performers on Speech Day wore white tie and tails, but there were no purple gowns. The routine was not unlike today's, the Speeches fi nishing with rounds of cheers by the School for the Dean and Chapter, the visitors, the Headmaster and the Masters. With no Assem bly Hall, the Speeches were held in the Cathedral Chapter House, then a very unfamiliar place to most of us, for the Cloisters were not normally open to visi tors. T he Cathedral had railings everywhere, with gates which had to be opened by vergers at a charge of sixpence a head (except for King's School boys). The Crypt was virtually unused, but for the Huguenot Chapel. Cathedral service ("Cath") was on Sunday mornings and Saturday afternoons, as well as on Saints' Days, in the Choir, and on Sunday evenings in the South Transept, which was the School's own Chapel. On one memorable evening, Dame Clara Butt attended School service with her husband , Kennerly Rumford, also a noted singer and an O.K.S., and Percy Godfrey, the music master and organist, signed to the choir to be silent as Clara Butt alone sang Abide lI'ilh me in her incomparable voice. Monitors read the lessons in School chapel, and the reader of the second lesson had t o extinguish the candles on either side of t he lectern using thu mb a nd first finger. New Monitors were carefully watched by all to see that they did not flinch when doing this. The School dormitories were lighted by gas, and the Monitor had a candle, protected by a glass cylinder, to carry with him if he had occasion to go round his dormitory after "Lights Out". In the Studies we had only candles to work by until the day came when electricity was installed, and for the first time we had more than enough light to see by. Does the Cathedral night watchman still come round with his call in the Mint Yard of "Past ten o'clock: a fine and starlit night" (or "a wet and windy night") "and All's Well" ? And the Monitor in the "Little Upper" dormitory would cry, "Good night, Watchman", and the reply came, " Good night, Sir".

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RUGBY FOOTBALL 1st XV Retrospect, 1967 Played 10; Won 5; Lost 5; Points For 81; Points Against 62 Anything after last season was bound to be an anti-climax and the results this season have bro'!ght all concerned back to earth with a resounding thud. With only three colours left, two III the pack and one at scrum-half, a nd a lack of real experience in the rest of the team , it has been a hard uphill struggle. In the pack we more or less held our own in the set pieces; W. J. Griffiths hooked well, ably s~lpport~d by P. C. Cotton and R. A. Chamberlin . M. W. Vaines got his share of the ballJO the hne-outs, supported by G. E. Holdstock. Tn the loose, lack of mobi lity of the majority of the pack, lack of real aggression of the eight as a whole, and a reluctance of the back row of R. F. Gray, J. P. R. Heyland and G. R. G. Keeble to get in and drive over the ball meant that our loose ball was limited, and when we got it, it was not always good ball. Behind the serum, the halves, C. R . W halley, first with C. B. Hamblin and then with D. P. Davison, combined well and were dangerous when running with the ball. Outside fly-half lack of experience told. From set pieces it is hard to penetrate a good and determined defence, unless one brings an extra man into the line and it was here that inexperience showed itself. The centres, R. B. Kennedy and H. A. Baker, tended to hold on to the ball too long and sometimes they did not dra w their men. They were also slow up on to their opposite numbers, and too often the opposition were tackled on our side of the advantage (gain) line. The wings, S. J. Morton-Clark a nd S. C. D. Gilchrist, did not get enough of the ball. The former was always looking for opportunities and played intelligently, whilst the latter got more tries through good, determined running, even though some of the time they got the ball too late and going sideways. The full-back problem was finally resolved by converting C. F. Clark, a wing-forward. On top of all this, there was a lack of competition for the 1st XV, as the results of the 2nd and 3rd XVs show. This, then, has been the position over the season, but it must not be taken from the tone of what I have written so far, that there has not been an improvement. What little confidence we had at the beginning of the season was sapped by Dulwich and Richmond and so we set off on tour to the North of England. Our performance versus Ampleforth was very much as we had played before, but the Sedbergh match was the turning point. From 0- 3 down , we came back to 3- 3 a nd lost 3- 8 only in the last five minutes. Then we followed with three wins, versus Eastbourne, Epsom and Felsted' finally we were defeated by Tonbridge. ' It is necessary to point out that in one or two matches the results could have been reversed with better place-kicking. T his is not to decry the efforts of Gilchrist and Davison. Too often basic skills let us down. Poor, half-hearted tackling, with little or no knowledge of the psych~logical effect of a full-blooded tackle, was also evident, even though we had a splendId example set by Whalley. Our general kicking, place and punt, needs improving. FOr this reason I shall have Ru gby balls available in my room from January till March. Blare's is not far away and one does not need to change fully to practise. Such players as Glennie, Lasker, Price a nd Scott, and finally Freeman, have practised and improved. "Practice makes perfect" is the old saying, and it is very true. A player who 47

can place-kick well is always an asset to any team, a nd ma ny a player has won his place on his kicking alone. The thanks of the team, the captain and myself are due to those parents who Supported us so faithfu lly, to the School for their support, and to the small group who gave such excellent encouragement at Tonbridge. Also to George Chappell a nd "Vic" for the splendid work they put in on the 1st XV pitch and the fields in general. . Finally, I would li ke to thank Whalley, Vai nes and Griffiths for all their help and support In my fi rst season. R. I.H.G.

1st XV Matches King's, 11; O.K.S., 11 The O.K.S . produced an unusually fit side under A. Cu nningham, and wit h good conditions there were of ~ f~t, c;>pen game. Morton-Clar.k scored after a back row movement. The O.K.S. pressed hard until GJlclm st mtercepted the ball on hIs own "25" and outran the opposition to score under the posts; the try was converted by Gray. At half-time the School became over-confident, and the O.K.S. retaliated with a penalty goal by Heyland' he .later converted a try by Bailey. Holdstock scored after a linc-out near the O.K.S. line. The superio; weIght of t~e O.K.s. serum now began to tell and the School were under continual pressure. Bailey equalised wIth a fine drop goal, and produced a fair result to an exciting game. prospect~

King's,5; Blackheath, 3 King's 0; St. Paul's, 3 Damp conditions probably favoure d the St. Paul's side since they relied mainly on their serum a nd seldom put their backs into action. K ing's played with the fairl y st rong wind in the first half, but alt hough some good kicks by Hamblin thrust deep into the St. Paul's half, not enough use was made of this. Ten minutes from the end of the first half, St. Paul's kicked a penalty. In the second half, King's did most of the attacking, but good covering and long kicks by St. Paul's prevented further score. Lack of fin ish at the vita l moments and bad place-kicking frust rated all attempts.

King's, 11; K.C.S., Wimbledon, 0 K.C.S. had won both their previous matches with large scores. They had a number of county schoolboy players, and the speed of Burgess, their centre and captain, presented a problem. After a shaky start, in whic h K.C.S. moved the ball well , King's ga ined a fa ir share of possession from the [set pieces. The first chance came with a long penalty that Gilc hrist missed; ten minutes later K ing's had another penalty, which he did not miss. Whenever Burgess threatened, he was well tackled. The one chance K .C.S. had of scoring was lost when the winger dropped the ball as he was tack led on the line. Following a tackle by his winger, Morton-Clark dribbled the ball on, picked it up and scored: Gilchri st converted well. K in g's pressed their advantage and in the last minute a passing movement from a break by Heyland at the back of the set scrum gave Whalley the chance to score. 48

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King's 3; Dulwich, 21 The game began evenly, with both sides attempting exciting three-quarter movements. After ten minutes King's were awarded a penalty outside the "25" yard line, wh ich Heyland fai led to convert; a second penalty in about the same position was later converted by Gilchrist. Dulwich immed iately retaliated with amazing speed and efficacy, scoring 13 points in six lively minutes- two tries (both converted) and a fine drop goal. In the second half, accurate kicks by Linnecar, wh ich were followed up well by the Du lwich forwards, proved devastat ingly effect ive; and though King's cont inued to fight back wit h one or two good th rec~ q Udrl.;:r breaks (notably by Baker), they could not hold Dulwich. In the last ten minutes, Du lwich got well on top and added two tries, one of which was converted. The game was a good deal harder foug ht than the score suggests; D ul wich's scoring came in spasms.

King's, 9; Do vel', 3 Dover were so eager that at times the game degenerated to an untidy maul. K ing's foun d themselves rather surprised at being driven back to their own line; however, as soon as Dover scored from a penalty, the fo rwards realised the position. We soon scored from two penalties kicked by Gilchrist. 1n the second half, K ing's played better, although the thrce~quartcrs were unadventurous. The baek row of the serum worked well, although people held on to the ball loa long. After a loose scrum ncar Dover's li ne, Whalley passed to Gri ffiths, who scored in the Âˇcorner. The try was not co~verted: . Dover fought back well but never really looked dangerous. Jt was a scrappy, dlsappomtmg game.

King's, 0; Richmond, 22 King's, 0; AmpleJorth, 9 Despite spirited kick ing in the first half, lack of decision and confidence in the backs prevented King's from mak ing an early score. Morton-Clark, playing his first School match at centre, natu rally lacked experience, and Baker had to watch him rather than concentrating on his own play. "Up front", K ing's had a slight command throughout the first half, yet there was no penet ration in the backs and the ba ll seldom rcached the wings. The second half belonged to Ampieforth, as their pack began to get on top. K ing's cover was very good, but play remained mainly in the Ki ng's half. F rom a serum under K ing's posts their fu ll back, Skehan, dropped a goal. Ampleforth sco red again through a penalty. Finally, thei r fly-half, Ryan, was able to penetrate a gap which appeared when key defenders were caught in a maul.

King's, 3; Sedbergh, 8 This was King's best display of the season so far- an open and tense match. Sed bergh's pack was large, and their abili ty to gain the ball at the vital moments was the reason for their victory. King's backs looked menacing, being faster than their opponents, but handicapped by the wettest turf they have played on. Although most of the first half was spent in defence, our cover was good enough to thwart any movements. K ing's gained good possession from the set scrums, but Sedbergh were effective in the "loose". Soon after the interval Sedbergh opened the scoring with a penalty, after an infringement in the ruck. In some fine movements, Davison in particular had a good game. K ing's were awarded a penalty inside Sed bergh's "25" wh ich Gilchrist converted. The second half was very even, so that the try by their flank forward from a loose scrum near the posts seemed an inj ustice. The conversion succeeded.

King's, 17; Eastbourne,O This was perh~ps the finest match of the season. On a fi rm and well~kept pitch, the play was fast and open. The forwards established ascendancy immed iately, and produced a push-over try, touched down by Whalley; G ri ff iths outhooked his opponent, allow ing the outsides the opportunity to display their ability. Two tries came fro m blin d~s i de breaks, with G ilchrist scoring in the fi rst half, and in the second, G ray, 49

fo llowing a quick heel from a loose scrum. The most spectacul ar try was scored by Hoyland in the third phase of an attack that had begun on the half-way line. Kennedy touched down for the final try. The match revealed the strengt h of King's defence. At the end of the first half and the beginning of the second, the th ree-quarters' tack ling was always good, and covering from the back row ensured that Eastbourne never scored. Towards the end, opposition collapsed and for the last twenty minutes King's dominated. A highl ight was intell igent movements in which the back row was particularly effective as a link between forwards and outsides.

King's, 3; Harlequins, 12 King's, 11; Epsom, 3 Perfec t playing conditions shou ld have ensured better handl ing: several attacks fai led through this. Epsom only had seven men in set serums, but their defence was sound. Soon after the interval, Gi lch rist kicked a penalty. Whalley had a good handling movement from the King's "25" ; and from a heel agai nst the head in the Epsom hal f, he passed the ball to Davison, who, cleverly changing direct ion, scored a brilliant try, converted by Gilchrist. It was also from a scrum that Heyland dived over to score. Epsom rallied, and from a heel in the King's "25", Wilkes scored.

King's, 21; Felsted, 3 Wet conditions and lack of te.:'U11work fr ustrated many King's attacks. A number of penalties were awarded against us in the first few minutes and Keeble had to go off with a chest inj ury. The score at halftime was only 8-0; all the points were scored by Gilchrist, who showed fi ne fo rm . King's st ill dominated from the set pieces; the three-quarters, however, underest imated their opposition and only operated as individual players. The scores in the second hal f again came mainly from Gilchrist. Heyland also scored- from a pushover.

King's, 6; Tonbridge, 12 Tonbridge were faster around the field than King's; their forwards showed greater speed in the " rucks"; they had a good line-out jlllnper (Witney). K ing's three-quarters showed good ideas, but never had enough speed to outflank the Tonbri dge cover. Tonbridge sco red after a good three-quarter movement ; but a clever scissors by Baker and Davison took King's to the Tonbridge line, where Heyland scored from a pushover. From half-time onwards Tonbridge gained grou nd by good kicking from their flyÂˇhalf, and by excellent backing-up in their three-quarters, which led to the first try after half-time. A penalty converted by Davison gave King's the chance to pu ll the game back, and Gilcbrist narrowly missed scoring after intercept ing a pass and kicking ahead ; but two 1110rc Tonbridge tries sealed the ga mc.

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2nd XV We have had a very even season with low scoring games and, on the whole, rather dull and uninspired rugger. By the "points for/against" tally, we come out on top at 66-45, but we only won four matches to four losses and one draw. One felt, on watch ing the side in action, that there was plenty of potential and energy but little match-winn ing technique even though the seru m, ably led and captained by Lambrick, managed to obtain far more than its fai r share of possession in most matches. Lambrick and Seller made useful hard-working supports fo r Tsesmelis, whi le Short and Fidler provided the main push and the line-out work.' The back row was fas t and effect ive, as usual at King's; Stowell was outstand ing, while Hallam, Ford and Ramsay all showed great improvement during the term. 50

The mainspring of every outside attack was Engl ish at scrum-half, a. recent transfer from the N<:>rth, a player of great talent without whom the team would h ~ve looked ve~y ~rdll;lary. After w~ h,!-d I?st DaVison to the 1st X V, Kerr-Peterson settled in as fi y-half and did very well wlthm IllS own speed hmltatlons. I ~an no t remember a year when the outsides obtai ned so few tries, the ort.hodox .movement.ra rely provided a score and the alternative kicking attack was overplayed and equally meffectIve. Handlmg was often weak and ihere never seemed to be a slick ness about it, though their defensive play was quite good. Binney, a converted serum-half, understandably Jacked experience, and Munns and Elliott, the wings, were rarely given enough room or support to make the fi nal break through. BlackbllrneÂˇ Kane. a courageous fu JI back, played soundly though he tended to go for the long rather ~h a n the saf~ touch. The team was: R. J . L. Blackburne- Kane ; S. M. P. Ell iott, D. J. Bmney. M. D. Macfarlane, A. G. F. Munns; M. A. Kerr-Peterson, R. M. English; C. T. Lambrick (Captain), C. A. Tsesmelis, C. H. Seller, C. E. Short, F. J. S. Fidler, G. R. Stowell, E. C. Ramsay, F. S. Hallam (1. P. W. Ford). R ESU LTS

v O.K.S. Lost 6-8 v K.C.S., Wimbledon II . Won 9- 8 v Du lwich II. Lost 0- 3 v Dover H. Won 16- 3 v Wort h I. Drawn 6- 6 v Eastbourne II. Won 12- 0 v R.M.S., Dover II. Lost 9- 1 I v Chatham House I. Lost 3- 6 l' Junior Leaders. Won 5-0

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3rd XV In terms of results this was a med iocre season fo r the 3rd XV; with less talent than usual to draw upon, they frequently suffe'red bad luck on the field , and lost h~lf th~ matches in. a mu~h-st rengthened fixt ure list. However this was a cheerful and good-natured team, which toed hard, enjoyed ItS rugger, and made st.eady progress ~ver the term to win lhe last two games in a most heart-warming manner. Much of the credit for th is achievement should go to the tactful leadership of 1. R. Carey and C. Handley (who successfully took over the captaincy when carey was injured late in the term). . The fo llowing played regularly: J. R. Carey. C. Handley, H. N. Gale, N. G. BaskerVille, C. S. Stephens, P. M. Jones, C. J. Ti tfo rd, A. P. Hardie, D. J. D. Danks, M. P. Blackmore, J. M. Frye, C. D. Hall-Thom pson, M. A. J. Cronk, J. Goodman, P. A. Mount. Also played: J. J. Herrington, A. J . Black more, J. P. Sherren, J. A. S. Halsall, D. G. Darroch.. D. G. Gallyer, J . P. Waterholl se, D. W. Miller, P. S. Hallam, M. A. Kerr-Peterso n, G. R. Stowell, R. Bird . R ESU LTS

Maidstonc G.S. 3rd XV. Won 37-0 v St. Augustine's Abbey School 1st XV. Lost 3-8 v Dulwich College 3rd XV. Drew 6-6 v Junior l eaders' Regiment R.E. 1st XV. Lost 0-13 v Dane Court School 1st XV. Lost 8-10 v R.M.S. Dover 3rd X V. Lost 3- 14 v Kent College 2nd XV. Won 16- 5 v Chatham House G.S. 2nd X V. Won 3-0

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4th XV The 4th XV had as always a successfu l and enjoyable season; and were, of course, unbeaten in all school matches. l~ their five ~atehes they scored 71 points, with onl y 29 scored against them. J. A. S. Halsall and H. Godwin shared the captaincy. The season opened with a win against Dulwich 4th X V. who were accompanied by our old friend, G.H.J.F. This was foll owed by victo ries over Dane Court and 51

King's, Rochester, and finall y they defeated Deal C.S.S. both at home and away. The season closed with an informal match against a Staffside, consisting of P.M.W. (Captain), M. J. Ho. (serum leader) M J Ha D.J.R., R.P.B. , T.B.D., R.F.G. , J.D.S., S.W.W. and fi ve Colts. ' . .â&#x20AC;˘. , The touch judge was the unforgettab le S. A. R. Mc le.1m. RESULTS

v Dulwich. Won 13- 5 v Dane Court. Won 19- 10 v King's, Rochester. Won 18- 6 v Deal C.S.S. (Away). Won 11- 5 v Deal C.S.S. (Home). Won 10- 3 T h? fo ll owing played :, R" N. J . Miller, Gallyer, S~Coo~son, Harri.!.lgton, Newbery, Barclay, Sherrell, Flem ing, Hammo nd, Falrball'll , D. c., lancy, Amiot, Trlckett,N!, , I~ ., Tay l<?l', Rae, Watk inson, Frye, Foster, Romberg, Halfter, Fagg, De Vroome, Mark s, Moore, McKllhall1, Coll ieI', Spyropou los Ashfo rth ' , Gay, Braddell , Freeman, Wright. J .H. H.G.

Colts' XV Although the team's paper record is most impressive, the really o utstanding features of the season have been the quality of the rugby and the fin e spirit. It was unfortunate that we met Wimbledon for our first match, for they were already well seasoned, and seo r~d two go~~ wing tries to o ur penalty. T he game against Dlilwich was closely fo ught, against much he~vler OPPosItion. Dover gave us added confidence, and we produced three first~c1ass performances, in wh,lch Eastbourne, R.M.S. Dover and Epsom we re all well-beaten. Ollr tally in these th ree games was 83 pomts for, with an Epsom wing try against. The coach journey took its toll in the Felsted game, and we were 5-0 down after 15 seconds, but sllfv ived to win with an undistingu ished performance. Pe~haps leas~ satisfactory has, bee~ the pJ~cc-kicki~g . Boys must, real i~e th at th is is an art that they can practise o n their own, and that It bnngs a disproportionate reward III pomts. On the other hand the team has survived seven matches without a penalty goal being kicked against them . There is a lesson to be learned from t his. Emphasis has been on working as a team, so that individ uals have not stood out. Nevcrt heless, mention must be made of four people who have made particu larly valuable contribut ions : Ahmadzadeh whose captaincy th roughout the season has been outstanding; Hambl in, who has handled and kicked in dway to en,cOl,lrage three~q u arte r and f<?rward alike; Thorne fo r his sO~lIld tac,kling and quick all -round competence (k lckmg excepted!); and QUlIlC, who has shown a refresh lllgly vigo rous approach to the bllsiness of harassing fly- halves. RESULTS

Played 7, Won 6, lost I , Points for 129, Points agains't 19 Lost to K.C.S. , Wimbledon (A) 3- 6 Beat Du lwieh (H) 3-0 Beat Dover (H) 28-0 Beat Eastbourne (H) 40-0 Beal R.M.S. Dover (H) 20-0 Beat Epsom (H) 23- 3 Beat Felsted (A) 12- 10 v Colfe's O .S. Match cancelled Team: 1. C. Gaskell ; J, M, Ditchburn, M. W. J, Thorne, A. P. Docherty, C. J. C. Rowe ; C. B. Hamblin (V i ce~Captain), M. Ahmadzadeh (Captain); A. P. Bedford, H. D. Stewart, N. C. R. Aust in; J . D. Box, A. H . Nelson, P. O . R. Ashenden , N . p, Makris and P. Quine. Also played: C. S. J. Finch, N. R. Lan gl ey~Hl1nt, D . R. S. Price, H. T. Scott and P. M. D . Shires. Colours were awarded to all the team. P.M.W.

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Junior Colts XV It has been a d isappointing season. An easy win in the team's first match against St. August ine's Abbey School only served to confirm them in a cocksure att itude which was wholly unjustified by the standard of their play. A 17- 6 defeat by !<-.C.S. the following week revealed not, only ,g~a~j ng gaps in the de~e!1ce and lack of penetration by the hne, but also lanlentable ,absence of fi gh,tlllg spmt u~ the face o~ OPPOSItio n pressure. Despite this, and subsequent, exposures of their weaknesses, It took the side a long tmlC to learn that matches are won by hard training and constructive practice during the week, leading to well co-ord inated . team effort on the day, and not by the feats of a few sol<? performers. Craig, who captained the side excellently, gave a consistently good per forman~e at scru~n~ha~f. HIS tremendolls energy and level-headedness under pressure were a great asset t<? the Side. ,q utslde hIm, un~ fo rtunately the line never really settled down, and the problems of the mld~fiel d pOSitions were never completely'solved. Bolam developed well on the wing after several d isappointing performances at fly half. F lem ing ran aggressively at times, but lacked any idea of teamwork. Inman came on ",,:ell over t he season and by the end was showing considerable c,ompetence, wit!lou t ever look ing dangerous 111 attack. Wa r ren~ Stone was a reliable fu ll back, whose play unproved stead ily. The forwards were ably led by Lawrence, a h ard~working and useful player. Raffety and Jones were an invaluable pair of wing forward s; Annis and Haddon-Cave also did some useful things. Although t here was a tendency for the pack to work in shifts, they did occasionally Pllt up a good performance, notably against R.M .S. Dover and !onbridge.. .' . This was not a talented side, but their perfo rmance III their last three matches showed, despite the s~o re s, that more might have been achieved had the same spirit of determinat ion prevailed from the beginmng of the season. . The fo llowing played regularly : Warren~Stone, Bolam, Inman, Fleming, Letts, M~rs hall , Craig (Captain), Lawrance, Annis, Hutchins, Bird, Lasker, Raffety, Hadd on~ Cave , Jones, Chamberhn, Shaw. Also played: Priestman, Karim, Allen, Foster, Woo lnough, Mawhood. R ESULTS

v St. Augustine'S Abbey School (A). Wo n 19-0 v K.C.S ., Wimbledon (A). Lost 6- 17 v Dulwich (H). lost 0- 15 v Dover (A). Wo n 6-0 v Worth (H). Won 12- 0 v Eastbourne (H). lost 3- 6 v R.M.S. Dover (H). Lost 3- 11 v Chatham House (A), Won 8- 3 v Tonbridge (A). Lost 0- 24

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Under Fourteen XV It is a lways pleasant to repo rt an unbeaten season, but how much importance can one attach to such a record? Was success due to a very good team or to mediocre opp~sition? It is impor!~nt to realise that our fixture list contains no matches against schools of comparable Size o~ compara~le ability at 1st XV leve l. Hencc one has to view with caut ion prospects for next year, when Dulwlch, Tonbndge, etc. , are met. What " is not in doubt is the marvellous team spi rit that flourished for the whole term. The pack was strong, and domi,:,ated al l opp<?sition. The back ro~ controlle.d every match, With Km,gsman and Stevens' at wing forward showlllg fine posItional play and tackllllg. Glenllle, at No . 8, score~ 15 tnes and directed tactics with rare maturity, besides kicking some excellent goals. Gallyer an~ ~trachan III ~he second row jumped well in the line~outs, and were always quick aro und the field, Scott ~llllam~, hookl~g for the second year in the Under 14 XV, ensured a constant supply of the ball from the t ight, With o r Without the head. Blackic and Blanford completed a sol id and tenacious front row, C~f!ll?bel1 and ~~eeler also played very effectively in the pack for a couple of matches. If the pack can, be cfl tlclsed, then It, IS t hat they often lost their steam and drive in the second half. Mo reover, the tack lmg was often too l11gh, the back row excepted.

The three-quarters '3;ckcd penetration and played second fiddle to the forwards for most of the term th,ough they had a plentiful sll~ply of the ball. Vowl~. at scrum half, played well. He was extremely durable: Wlt~ ~ long pass, although a t tl!TICS ~e was slow gctlmg the ball away. No one cou ld really claim the fly half positIOn . Farle~ w~ s~re ~nd mlcJhge~1t. but ,slow. Needham was quick, with an eye for a gap. but erratic ~ldI'C although hiS kicking Improved, IllS tacklmg was often woeful. He eventually played in the centre with h 0 ord-\yalker, who started as ,a for~~rd and never really ,lost that stamp. Given plenty of room to move e t~ok hiS chances well, but hiS positional play and passmg revealed his inexperience â&#x20AC;˘ It IS unusual to have at this Jevel, by their own choice, two wingers and a full back . In'these positions la the strength of the backs. Taylor developed into a keen, determined and powerful runner and Di nwiddi~ tackl~d and took his few chances well. Lindley had an admirable season at full back whe~ his kicking and tacklmg were usually very safe, and his positional play enterprising. ' < C;[he results speak for t hem~el ves, apparently six easy victories, but against St. Augustine's (H) and atham Hou~e m~ny more p~mts should have been scored. ~nly in the away match against St. Augustine's was. the tcam JO dIfficulty, owmg to unexpected facto rs. It IS worth reco rd ing that in only two matches ~galOhst our best opponents, Kent Coll ege, and R.M.S. Dover, did the team come off the field feeling that t ley ~d played well, and that was how it looked from the tOllchline. < b Du~mg the term, two "B" XV matches were o rganised against De.1.1. The first was won easily by Deal ut ":Jth a team strengthened by some "A"s the re.turn was ve~ close and exciting, with Deal jllst winning: .Thls year, the Un~er 14 Inter-House Seven~a.-Slde Compet itIon was won by Linacre, with a good 3-0 WID ~ver Luxmoore 10 the final. The ~ompetJtJon ~as enjoyed by everyone and is here to stay. ThIS report would not be compl~te wIthout thankmg t~le boys in the Under 14 game who d id not get into thellt~m but who. played so untmngly, and congratu latmg Glenn ie on his captaincy. He led the side very we mdeed and hImself scored 77 of the 152 points. S The following pJaye? in the Under 14 XV: Glennie (Captain), Blanford, Scott Williams, Blackie, Gallycr trachan, Stevens, Kmgsman , Vowles, Farley, Needham, Holford-Walker Taylor Dinwiddie Lindley' ' , , , ea mpbell, Wheeler. H Unhder 14 HB" XV: Wheelcr (Captain), Crusoe, Edwards, Cantor Karimjee Watt Piercy I ovett ug es, MacDonald, Wyatt, Watt s, Wright , Fairbairn, Jackson. ' " , ,

R ESULTS

v Sir Roger Manwood's (H). Won 29-0 v St. Augustine's Abbey (H). Won 20- 3 , Kent College (A). Won 32- 3 v S1. August ine's Abbey (A). Won 14- 5 , R.M .S. Dover (H). Won 19- 3 v Chatham House (A). Won 38- 0 v Maidstone G,S. (A). Cancelled

"B" XV Deal (A). Lost 3- 36 v Deal (H ). Lost 8-- 10

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M.J.H. D.J.R.

THE JUDO CLUB Building on the achievements of M. J . Hulme in the Summer Term, the Club had perhaps its most successful season. The influx of many keen new members provided a great deal o f choice with regard to the team, and for the first time ever we seemed to have the advantage over our opponents in weight as well as skill. Our match against St. Edmund's, although an easy victory, was none the less useful in giving contest experience to newer members o f the team and acting as a morale-booster for the older ones. The favourable score in the matches against Wort h and Westmi nster Schools does not show how close the individual contests were. The deciding factor in both was the strength of lower members of the teamPitceathly, Mason, Sinclair and Wh itaker- whose victories had ll suall y decided the match before the top four Judoka had fought. The toughest matches were those against clubs- the Judo Dela Kwai and the London Judo Society. The first was a remarkable victory, since we have never beaten the Dcal cl ub before. The L.J.S. match was even closer a nd we only managed to hang on to our early lead by half a contest, winning 30-27. M . E. Erskine, G. A. Blackmore, C. A. Annis and P. Mason are to be congratulated on another very good season and I should like to thank Pitceathly. P. Hall, Sinclair and Wh itaker for very promising work. Mason, Pitceathly and Annis were awarded Judo Colours. I shou ld like to thank Mr. Hatch for organis ing this term's activit ies and Richard Lochead for his excellent coaching. N.McK.R.

THE SHOOTING CLUB The " new" N.S.R.A. Tin Hat Targets were used this term unti l December 10th, and the progress made on these was very favourable. In the last two weeks of the term, with the arrival of colder weather, it was decided that, in order to cut down the time spent shooting, COllntry Life conditions would be fired. The 1st VIII had disappoint ing results in its postal matches, winn ing on ly six out of thirteen. Nevertheless, there was a steady improvement in team scores throughout the term, culminating with a record of 786 out o f 800 on December 1st. On the whole, the term was characterised by a high rate of individual success, numerous possibles beingscored:- M. E. Erskine with 3, J . D. Williams, 2; W . R . Roberts, 2; C. B. Wacher, G . A. Blackmore, J. T. Brooks, 1 each. W. R. Roberts is to be congratulated especially on his " ton " firing Country Life. The individual averages also improved steadily for all members of both VIlis, and a high level was reached in November with three over 97. The Dawnay Cup was won in October by N. R. L. M. Raemaekers with an average of 96.77 and in November by T. P. Clarke with 97.80. The I st VIII had two close matches this term . The first, at Tonbridge School on December 2nd, was lost by 5 points with a score of 767. All members of the team had d isappoint ing scores. The second against a n O.K.S. VIII led by G. D. Scott has yet to be fired on December 16th. Finally I thank ÂˇMr. Herbert for his help and advice to all members of the Club throughout the term, and sim ilarly Mr. Noble, who has given a great deal of h is t ime taking Groups B and C. T he following shot regularly for the 1st Vllt: M. E . Ersk ine, T. P. Clarke, J. A. Hampton, J. D. Williams, C. L. Zuntz, N. R. L. M. Raemaekers, C. B. Wacher, W. R . Roberts. M.E.E.

GYMNASTICS INTER-HOUSE The Junio r and Senior lntcr-House Gymnastics Compet ition aga in produced some attractive vaulting a nd results were close. Th~ Junior Competition vaults were a litt le casier than Jast year, as the majority of competitors had only been III th~ Gym Club for one tcrm. Th is w,as perhaps a slight ~andicap for the two or three more cxperienc~d JUniors. f;J0wever, ~hc standard aclllcvcd by all competitors was most pleas ing, even if the final pol ish was sometimes mlssmg. 1n the Junio!, Tndividual Champ i onsl~ip. which was won by D. C. H. Vowl es, who showed splendid style, on ly a few pomt~ sepa~ated the first SIX. places. As no second attempts were allowed , a ll arc to be congrat.uJated on their consistency. Particularly wort hy of mention was W. R. Harrop, who was only one point beh md .vowles. and gai n.ed maximum points on two occasions and al so S. P. Blackmore who was only two pomts behmd the wmner. ' The Team Championship was won by Galp in 's, with Grange second, only ha lf a point ahead of Walpole.

RESULTS

Junior Individual CllRmpionship (First 5 places) Ist,D. C . H. Vowles (Gal), 82 points; 2nd, W. R. Harrop (Gr), 81 points; 3rd, S. P. Black more (W). 80 pomts, 4th , D. S. Farley (W), 78 pomts; 5th, C. J . Maxwell (GaO, 77! points. Junior Team Championship 1st, Galpin's, 164! po ints (Roberts, Pinder, Maxwell, Vowles); 2nd, Grange 159 points (Smart Osborne Harrop); 3,rd, .Walpole, 158* points (Greenham, Farley, Blackmore); 4tl{, Luxmoore, 153!' (Warren' CattraJl. Fairbairn); 5th, Meister Omers, 149, (Dawes, Marshall, Hall am). ' Tn the Senior Compet ition t.he standard was very high througho ut, as all were experienced gymnasts. Many performances were a delight to watch, show!ng grace, sk ill a nd precision. Despite a strong chall enge from Morton~Clarke (Lx), Headley (W) and Watkmson (W), the Senior Individual Championship was won for the sec,?,:,d year runn ing by C. R. Whalley, who maintained a near·perfect performance throughout the competitIOn . Tn the Team Champions hip, School House and Walpole were neck and neck: with o nly the last two tariff~ vaults to g?, Walpole (Datt, .Richn.l 0nd~Coggan, Watkinson and Headley) were half a point ahead. Here W~ll?ole dJd ext r~mely well In thClr chosen vaults, but School House, with both Whalley and Cornwall gamm g n ear~m ax: lmu",! points in the hi ~hest Tariff vaults, did just a little beller. A superb effort once again made School House wmners by five poml s . .The standard shown generally and in the ~ i mcult Tariff y~ults w~s excellent. The high piked neck.springs wllhout hands and. the double touch overswmgs, both req Ulrmg a high degree of sk ill and not a li ttle courage ' were performed With great style.

R ESULTS

Senior Individual Championship (First 5 places) 1st, C. R . ~halley (SH), 123.75 poin ts; 2nd, S. J . Morto~·Clarke (Lx), 11 5.9 points; 3rd, C. A. Headley (W), 113.9 POints; 4th, R. N . C. Watkinson (W), 113.7 POints; 5th, J. V. Cornwall (SH), 113.5 points. Sen ior Team Championship 1st,. School.House, 11 9.8 points (Whall ey, Cornwall, Herrington); 2nd, Walpolc, 114.3 points (Datt, Watkmson, Rkhmond·Coggan, Headley); 3rd, Grange combined Luxmoore 91.9 points (Moore Morton. ' Clarke); 4th , Marlowe combined Galpin 's, 63.6 points (Truman, Vaughan).' M.E.M. 56

BASKETBALL The Junior Inter-House Basketball Compet itio n held this term brought the usual keen competi tion and vociferous support. Walpole and Galpin's met in an excit ing fina l with bOlh teams using the right tact ics and playing really good basketball. Galpin 's, however, soon showed that they were just that little bit better in most department s of the game. They moved the ball at high speed, wasting no tirne on the dribble, broke very fast whenever possible and were deadly accurate in their shooting. Walpo le, well led by M. Ahmadzadeh, tried desperately hard and fought back time and agai n, but the Galp in 's defence was sOllnd and Gr iggs was rarely allowed to shoot unopposed. For Galpin's, who showed fine positio nal play in their attacks, Mackie maintained his superb accuracy, scoring 14 baskets, and was well suppo rted by Paisley and Zuntz. At the final whistle, Ga lpi n's were worthy winners by 58 poi nts to 24. Both teams and thei r coaches a rc to be congratulated on the hi gh stan dard of play throughout. Galpill's: Zuntz (8), Paisley (14), Mackie (28), Thring (8), Stevens. Walpole: Griggs (8), Webber (9), Lasker (5), Ahl11adzadeh (2), Qu ine. M.E.M.

SQUASH RACKETS The first half or the season has gone wel l. We beat Winchester 5-0, St. Lawrence 5--0, and the Un iversity of Kent 4- 1, but lost a desperately close match against Well ington 2- 3. We also lost to exceptionally strong Jesters and Kent S.R.A. sides, but were grateful for the opportunity to play against such wcl lÂˇknown players as R. M. D. Cardew, M. E. Lewer, R. A. B. Gowlland and our own C. C. N. Bridge. The O.K.S. beat us 5- 1. At No. I, P. J . Cattral l, who has played regularly for Oxford University this season, gave usa timely reminder to move early on to the ball, to keep hitting to a length up and down the side walls, and perhaps above all , to eliminate mistakes. The other members of the O.K.S. side were M. Taplin, I. Ja'afar, N. J. H. Bennett, S. J. Weaver and D. J. Walter. S. J. Ashforth, the Captain and No. I, hits the ball well and goes out for his shots to such an extent that, on a good day, he is very difficu lt to beat. On a bad day, however, he has yet to learn to play himself back into rorm by keeping the rallies going. J. A. Harv ie is a neat and much improved player, while H. M. G. Braddell shows perhaps the greatest potential of all , though at present he lacks stamina. B. A. Kirsch and J . Frank land are probably the best Nos. 4 and 5 the School has ever had, and we look to these vital members or any side to give us a good start in our matches next term. D.W.ll.

SAILING The warm weather prevailing during t he early part of the term proved ideal for sailing. The Naval Section, School a nd privately owned boats were in constant use each wcekÂˇend in preparation fo r the Westbere Frostbite Sa iling Association Opcn Meeting, held at t he end of October. Over 70 dinghies were entered in the various classes, and of those completing the th ree races, Roger Epps (Moth) came 10th in the Handicap C lass, and N.H .S., crewed by Michael Vaughan, came 4th in the Albacores. Oftheotber dinghies, the School Heron, with a different crew for each race, railed to finish, and Philip Young (Gu ll) was seen in one race o nl y. The more hardy members cont inued to sail until the end of term, the recent cold weather present ing the problem of getting the boats through the ice between the launching ramp and the deep water. Although many d uck and geese were sighted, neither polar bears nor penguins were evident o n the many icc floe s drirting in the lake. N. H.S. 57

THE FENCING CLUB 1l11t~ouFh mainly concerned with team-bui lding for the future, the Club has had a successful term . . a 'the ~? Imatches. ]n C~unty S~hool5 Competitions, however, the team has not done quite so well 'ah~no~n~ WI a ,I tt e more luck things might have been otherwise. The Three Weapon Com ti ' F' 1" W1th g ,?ompetttors per weapon was los~ by one bout to King's, Rochester, who were dcci!ive:~obea;;~ b , tw,o In a [ull schDool match the followl~g. week, and th~ final eliminating bout for the Team Foil Cham~i!ls~~ s

was os t to ,ane Court, by one hIt In a most exciting match. up f ~~e faPtau~of Fencmg, Rich<!-rd . Bird, in his last t~rm. has been the most successful all-round member

. e earn.

n excelle!'t

~aptam 1Il

every way, he mcludes among his many outstandin

erform

rh~n~g th~last year the winning of the County Open Epee Championsh ip. In the Three Wcap~:Compef'~~cs IS crm c won every bout ~ith on ly three hits against him throughout. It was most pleasin that h I Ion seJdcted to. f.e nce for Kent ag~lnst Hertfordshire in the last week of term. The'Club will miss I~is Ieade~sh~

dn . ver~~tl Ity a!,d I would .1lke ~o add a personal note of appreciation for all the work that he has do~~

i~~hn;fu~~~:.Ptalncy. We wish him every success and hope to see him figuring in National Championshms

A~ong the other !'1em~~s o f the team, C. R. Wand-Tetley has done particu larly well at foil and ' showmg ~ goodcfightm g SPIfl t. Hanel, at sabre and foil, and S. A. Cross, at epee and foil have also donee~~~i 0rntOhccaslon. . N. Wood and J. A. G riggs are also showing considerable promise ~nd shou ld inlprovc ur er next term . .In the ~unior Teams, R: L. Sleep, J. M. Boardman, S. J . Adams and P. F. Edwards have fen ced well and ~I.n ~e rem forced by A. Bird and J . Scotl-WiI1!ams next term . Among the Juniors who only started fencin J IS. ermS' gOOdd progress has been made, particularly by N. J. Olympit is, who has earned his place in th~ un lor econ Team, and M. J. Hampton, who also shows much promise.

ResULTS

v MAIDST0!'ffi SPRINGUOKS. Won 28- 26. Club Match. 1st Foli, Won 5----1; 1st Epee, Won 5-4; 1st Sabre, Lost 3- 6' 2nd Foi l, Won 5-4 ,' 2nd Sabre, Lo~t 4- 5; 3rd FO il, Won 6- 3. ' v K ING.S, ROCHESTER. lst Team: Won 20- 7

FOIl, Won 7- 2; Epee, Won 9-0; Sabre, WOIl 6- 3. 2nd Team: Won 14- 13 F?il, W?n 5-4; Epee, Lost 3- 6; Sabre, Won 6- 3. JUOlor FOIl : Won 10-6 v K .C.S., ~I MBLEDON. Won 40- 24. Club Match. 1st FOil , Won 13- 3; 2nd Foil , Won 10- 6; 3rd Foil Draw 8- 8' 4th Foil Won 9 7 THREE ~EArON CHAMPIONSHIP (hyo ~ompetitors for each Weapon Team' of six ) ' - . list, Kmg s, Rochester; 2nd, Kmg s, Canterbury; 3rd, Jun ior Leaders' 4th Dane Court C o ours awarded: P. N. Hanet and S. A. Cross. " .

M.E.M .

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THE SOCIETIES There has been great activity in the Art Room this term, and there has hardly ever been a time when it was empty. The term's lectures were by J. Petley. on Surrealism-a weU-iIlustrated and instructive talk- and by K. T. Grant, on Cczanne-a brief, but nonetheless interesting talk, from which we all benefited considerably. There have been four exhibitions. They were "The Triumph of MaximilJian" , an extremely interesting and important historical source; " Animals in Art", reproductions of drawings and paintings of animals from earliest times to the present day; a fir st-rate show of the President'S own work, entitled "A Pract ising Artist for Once". The term ended with an exhibition of the paintings done since the summer. It was very stimulating to have visits from many d istinguished people in the world of art, some from as far away as King's, Parramatta, and it was very flattering to receive such fa.vourable appreciation from well-known artists and critics. We are very sorry to have to say good-bye to our President, who has worked so hard for the School's Art, and wish him the best of luck at his new post. Simultaneously we extend a cordial welcome to our new Art Mistress. D.P.!'

ART

This term has been a good one for the Society. We have elected thirteen new members, BELL-RINGING who have all shown keenness. Most of them can now ring " rounds" and next term some of them will, we hope, be ringing Plain Hunt and other changes. Because of University Scholarships and other commitments, many experienced ringers have been unable to attend meetings; this is unfortunate as the new members have not had much opportunity of assimi lating with the more experienced ringers, wh ich is essential. SI. Alphege's was re-decorated and re-wired at the beginning of term and the Society rang at its re-opening. The only damage sustained this term has been a broken slider o n the second. We would like to thank the Revd . D. [ngram Hill for allowing us to ring at St. Alphege's and Mr. Pittman and the Revd. B. Grainger for their help. Our Captain, C. Handley, is leaving us at the end of term, and T . P. Fagg has taken over from J . K. Eden as Secretary.

T.P.F.

Despite initial difficulties- notably the reorganisation of the new room (which we are now painting)- we have had a productive tenn. Owing to a technical fault on our major machine, we were only able to produce two Christmas cards. Both were competently handled by a team headed by W. Lattimer and B. Richardson. W. O. D . Payne was responsible for the programme of La Trollpe Fral1~(lise, which, though it took a long time, ach ieved a high standard . "Cathedral Flowers" was put in the hands of N. J. Hunt, a new member who has progressed remarkably, and though it has not been completed, he has already set some hundred lines o f type. 1. B. Godman took on two smaller programmes for the Music School which were most noticeable for their interest ing experiment in design and lay-out. Our somewhat limited set of Bodoni was employed for the first t ime in the Luxmoore House Play Programme, and the effect was qu ite impressive. Jobs of varying sizes were undertaken, including a programme for the Canterbury Crusaders, for which the President sacrificed a large part of his half-term . As lIsual, Mr. Peett has been an invaluable help both in tuition and in dissing the large quantities of " pie" that inevitably amass during the tenn. There are several young members with the potential to become good printers and with a large number of older members leaving it is vital that they shoul d get as much practice as possible, paying particular attention to ensuring that the work is as close to perfection as possible. M .W.J.Y. CAXTON

R.B.H,

The Secretary gave a lecture, illustrated by colour slides, on the subject of grass snakes; the NATURAL meeting was well attended and about forty new members joined the Society. HISTORY Mr. Bean, a local gamekeeper, kindly took another outing round his area on Tyler Hill earlier this term. Some rabbits with myxomatosis were seen and the outing was a great success. Mr. Bean could not take us again because of the risk of spreading Foot and Mouth Disease. J. J. Pursglove gave an illustrated talk on Tropical Natural History with some colour slides of Uganda, South America and the West Indies, notably Trinidad; the structure of tropical forests was well discussed.

In the last week of term, several activities were planned: an investigation of a badger's set at Larkey Valley Wood and possibly at Pet ham ; a short showing of films lent by Pfizers, and an ollting to Stodmarsh. A.B.J.W. For most of the term we have been inactive. During the last week, however, we held three PATER meetings. Mr. Cioffi, from the University of Kent, gave an extraordinarily valuable and entertaining talk entit led "Language and Logic" in wh ich he showed the practical applicat ion of Philosophy. Members of the Classical VIth read Sophocles' Eleclra in David Grene's translation. The reading was l feel, spoiled because some of the Chorus' remarks sounded fatuous in English, and consequently guffaw~ of laughter broke out at moments of high tension in the play. At the final meeting, Harold Plant and Jeremy Gay read papers on different aspects of Ju venal's life and works. Next term, C. A. Lee takes over as Secretary. I should like to thank Mr. Miller, Mr. Mackintosh and Mr. Wilson not on ly for all they have done for the Society but a lso, to speak personally, for myself. J.S.G . One hundred and twenty subscribers have loyally supported our activities throughout the SOMNER term. We did visit Wye and Allington, but the emphasis has been on OUf full and varied programme of lectures. On September 23 rd, Anthony Marshall, ex-Treasurer of the Romano-British Group, rcturned to give a paper on "Bulls: Ancient and Modern", and proved that those hot months in Spain had not diminished the weight of his erudition. On October 2nd, Richard Bird and Antony Blackmore, with scores of sl ides recounted their Exped ition last April along Hadrian's Wall, The third member of that exped ition, Charle~ Willis, ruso an ex-member of the Committee, returned on October 21st (in the same week as Julian Petley gave a delightful account of "Baroque Munich") and delivered one of the most vivid reconst ructions we have had in a paper on "Stonehenge", which he sk ilfully rebuilt in our imaginations. We were honoured by a visit from Mr. John Carleton, Headmaster of Westminster School, whose entertaining anecdotes shed new light on Westminster Abbey, while on November 1st we were privi leged to welcome one of the leading Heralds from the College of Arms, Mr. Colin Cole, to talk to us on his profess ion. Jeremy Carey showed u some of the "Glass of Chartres" with knowledge and feeling for it s beauty. while the Industrial Archaeology Group, whom Mr. D. J. Reid has helped most generollsly, had two excellent lectures: the first from Michael Graham, a learned history of the Port of London, the second, remarkable for its superb co lour slides, from Peter Hall on the Early History of the Railways. Another distinguished visitor was Mr. Frank Jenkins, a "leading authority on Roman Britain", who expounded "Modern Archaeological Techniques" to a packed and fascinated audience. We shall find it difficult to rep lace the hard work and enthusiasm of the Com mittee mem bers we are losing this term- we say good-bye to Richard Bird, the previous Secretary-General, to Chris Handley, the Treasurer-General, to Julian Petley, the Secretary of the Medieval Group, and to Charles Lambrick, Treasurer and sometime Secretary of the Cathedral Group, and express our hopes that they will return in the ncar future. Our thanks arc due to those other Mas ters who so kindly helped Olll' activities, especially Mr. Noble, Mr. Pittman, and Mr. Hard ing. B.W,J.G.W. A.J.B. Coming back to see all our exotic new classrooms on each side, we feel honoured yet WOODWORK humble. This term, always our busiest, has proved even more busy. Do the boys feel the effects of the "squceze"? It is hoped so. The days of plast ic extrus ions and pressings have brought an even greater affection for the skill of handwork, and the sense of achievement. "Skill is ajoy to any man". Much work has been for particular HOllses. Some arc even taking lip mass production! Pro bOllo publico. When boys come to the woodwork shop they take lip a challenge: many faIJ by the wayside; Now that we have a regular class on Tuesday afternoon a very interesting development has occurred: boys discover they like carpentry. Interested in chaIJenges as boys always are, they seek to complete ajob started in halfÂˇdoubt which grows into a natural keenness! We are still making electric guitars, bedside cabinets, stools, chairs, bookcases, wireless cabinets, ~tc. Still the requirements are there-still the boys come. It is sat isfying to know that we fill a real need in the School. A poil is coming round, say ing, jWould you come to carpentry if you could get in l' E. H.B.

Dr. H. R. Allen, who comes from the l":'~?rial Col!ege: of Science ~u~d Technology, spoke with fluency and wit on "Physics an~ MusIc .. A ~ he JS 11Im~elf ~ m.uslclan. there was no n~mÂ sense about how music can be explamed enurely In te,rms sCl~nttfic: he talked on the phys lc:a1 background to certain developments which have been effected In the Instruments and tools of m.uslc. Special effol'ls were made to entice many musicians to the lect ure. These efforts were successfu l and Ju~tJfied. Professor T. A. A. Broadbent's lecture, " Is Mathematics"Nccessary 1", was postpon~d because of Illness. "Waves and Particles- An Introduction to the Quantum : rather a mouthful as a title, but, as a I.ecture, readily digestible: Professor E. H. S. Burhop from Unive~sity College, London, concentrated mamly on fairly elementary, but important, theory of waves and particles. Tow~rds the e~d the Professo~ spoke on experiments and observations leading up to the Qu~ntum Theory, which w~s discussed at a higher level in reply to questions. Professor Burhop was at one time engaged In the planning of the new CERN 300 Gev , . . proton accelerator at Geneva. C. R. Handley repeated his lecture on. pyrot~c1.lIllcs for the ad~entu~~us an~ daring chem~st.> " . In the Lent Term, Dr. F. A. Fidler will be glVlng a lecture entitled Chenllcals from PetlOleum , which will be followed by an outing to the RP. Research Centre at Sunbury-on-Thames. . There will be a lecture on physics and medicine by Mr. J. R. Hudson, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Guy's Hospital, who came down this term to give a careers lecture. l.A.B. HARVEY

We dispensed with the tradition of reading a Shakespeare fo r our ~rst play and instead, we read She SlOOPS 10 Conquer, by Goldsmith. At our second meetmg, two short modern French plays were read: III Camera, by J ea n-~aul Sartre, and The Lesson, by Ionesco. III Camera was perhaps the more interest ing and gave liS fOflllldable thoughts about hell. , . The Society also paid two visits to the Marlowe Theat re this term. We saw The Clmu/estl11e Mamage, by Colman and Garrick, and Edward II, by Marlowe.

WALPOLE

L .C.L.

Christmas Term debating always suffers from Oxbridge claims on the intellect. How~ver, the two debates this term have been keenly attended. On October t 5th, .the House decIded that it would definitely not " Be hippy, go happy" by 11~ votes to 24, .wlt h 9 0t!lers unable to decide between the bowler and the beads. G. A. Harris,seemed to thmk that the Vital qllesli~p was !he use of soap while the poetic ability of his brother J. K. Ham s was employed to prevent the H~use droppmg out" The 'highlight of the term came when R. Nettleton, Esq., the Secretary of the Camp~ugn for !;J.BC:I~ar Disa~mament joined battle with K. Kumar, Esq., of the University of Kent, on the mO~lOn that b f1tl~ 1 renunciation of nuclear weapons would contribute to World Peace". Everyone was Impresse d y t 1e abilit and sincerity of the main speakers and by their great courtesy to each other. Mr. Net.tle,ton based his clse on the horrors of nuclear war, the danger .of accid~nt. and the fact that ~t least renunCiat ion ~Olild give liS a moral right to try to persuade uncom~lltted l1?tJons to stay uncommitted. Mr: }(~Imar belteved nuclear wa rfare was as nothing compared to blo-chemlca l warfare, .and dec1are~ that m either case the impossibility of inspection made the very notion of abandonment futile. The motion was lost by 97 VOles to 77 with 15 abstentions. J. K. Harris was his uS~la l witty self <;lnd we saw a fine perf?nnance by R. N. Jarman. This was the last of Jarman's many a.nll~smgl.y bombastiC speeches fo r the Society, but no doubt our much regretted loss will be the Oxford Unton s galll. D.W.B.

TENTERDEN

C.C.F. NOTES ARMY AND BASIC SECTIONS Camp at Hohne in B.A.O.R., with 26th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. was a great success and well worth repeating. The power and mobility of the Royal Artillery have been incredibly transFormed since the days of the unforgettable 25-pounder of EI Alamein glory. We moved amongst the diversity of modern self-propelled military weapons, examining them and witnessing their capabilities as they raced into action' we took time off to study the deserted East German border zone, or climb over the massive solidity of the Chieftain, or gaze down at the Camberwick-Green charm of the Camp, from the uncertain safety of a helicopter. One memorable experience was the demonstration of the devastatingly acclirate fire power of a n Art illery Regiment, cu lminating in the Jive firing of an Honest John Missile; and if anyone of us privately questioned the time, money and ingenui ty poured into such defence equ ipment, it was surely equally sadly forgotten as we stood later in Belsen, re-living one moment of truth; in the brooding quiet of that place no birds sang. This term we welcomed Mr. Dill on and Mr. Woodward, who joined us as Company Officers. Training has gone ahead despite the weather. The Commando Exercise was re-planned at the eleventh hour because of the foot and mouth epidemic, the Band played at the Field of Remembrance Serv ice, producing a very fine effect with their new phrasing, and several you nger Cadets were entered early for Army Proficiency as a pil ot scheme. Two passes for Assistant Signalling Instructor makes our Signals unit unique-they are all Instructors, and have been teaching the Band their second subject. W.l.R.H-S .

PROMOTIONS

To be Company Sergcant-Major: F. S. Hallam; To be Sergeants: A. J. Blackmore, B. A. Kirsch (Bugle Major), H. W. Richardson, C. R. Romberg, A. J. B. Talbot; To be Lance-Sergeants: N. C. Bacon, D . J . D. Banks, J. R. K . Browne, J. R. Carey, J. M. G. Foster, N. A. Karim, N. D. King, D. A. Sargent, C. S. W. Smith, M. W. Vaines, C. B. Wacher, C. L. Zuntz; To bc Corporals: P. A. Baskerville, J . R. Carey, N. A. Dick, M. E. Erskine, P. J. Faithfu ll, S. C. D. Gilchrist, D. L~, W. J. Griffiths, G. E. Holdstock, R. J . Ingram, A. T. Jones, M. A. Kerr-Petersen, P. L. Lancy, T. R. Langley-Hunt (Drum Major), M. D. Macfarlane, A. G. F . Munns, R. A. Sumner; To be Lance-Corporal: A. W. Dawson.

ROYAL NA VAL SECTION Less help from Chatham and bad weather for sailing on Field Day gave the term a somewhat tarnished image, but could not account altogether for the rather poor Proficiency results. In many cases those who passed the written exam. showed inadequate power of command or vice-versa, and success in both is necessary. This was disappointing after the excellent Camps at B.R.N.C., Dartmouth and H .M.S. Sea Eagle, Londonderry, in the holidays. Strenuous act ion is being taken to secure bctter results next term . D.W.n.

ROYAL AIR FORCE SECTION For the first summer holidays for a long time, no cadet in the Section had been selected for pi lot training but French, Stephens, Godman and Richardson managed to get their uB" Certificate for gliding. It is to be hoped that we can obtain a regular flow of vacancies now that better contact has been made with the Gliding School at R.A .F., West Mailing. Thirty cadets got airborne at Manston on Field Day while the remainder found o ut the hard way what a pleasant county Kent is. Further exercises, some primary gliding off the launching pad, another minor visit to Manston, some films and plenty of lecturing complete the term's programme and we trust that the examination results will show the level of interest engendered. We are sorry to say good-bye to our three Sergeants, Handley, the linchpin of the Commandos, Robb and Jepson. Jt is hoped that their successors carry out their duties as positively. P.G.W.

SOCIAL SERVICE The most important development in Social Service activity this term has been t~e revival of inter~t in voluntary work. C. S. T. Bosher and C. M. P. Marchant have bec,,! largelr responsible for a fresh dnve to attract recruits-especially from Luxmoore, where R. F. H,,:mes did pa~hcularly goo~ work. There have also been efforts by individual Houses to tackle voluntary socml work proJects- potentiall y ~ very profitable li ne of approach so long as the Luxmoore Trophy does not get involved! The overall picture, however, remains largely o'ne of grey apathy; it is not unc.tuous do-&ooders ~ha~ are want~d-merely people thc:t h.ave the urge to do something a little more constructive than fnttc~ thel.r lIm~ away I,~ ~~!lltory coff~-~,rl.nkmg: It may be that Social Service suffers from an over-easy Ident ificat ion With the v,lsltmg old I.ad les Image, people who think there is nothing more to it than that would do ,:"ell to. get their facts straight. Tuesday afternoon work has continued more or less along established lines. Fourteen boys hav,e worked under the leadership of R. N. Jarman and C. T. Lambrick on a ,;ariety of projects. ~!ll0 n ~ other Jobs, they ass isted the Pioneers in prepari ng premises fo r the newly-estabhshed Canterbury .C!~ l ze n s ~dvl ce ~ureau, and delivered parcels for the Mayor of Canterbury's Chrish.nas .Gift Fund .. A slgmficant mno.vatlon was the addition of a ju nior section, which made a useful contn butlon; there IS scope for expanSIOn here. M.ST.J.P.

VISIT TO ST. MARTIN'S-IN-THE-FIELDS On Sunday, 26th Novembcr, Colin Bosher, Chr i stop h~ r ,M.archant .and Christopher Wacher went to a lunch given for English and overseas students at St. Martlll s-m-t he-Flclds. . Often on Sundays there is a folk service in the Churc h ~ but as there wa.s nC!t one on thiS Sunday the Revd. John Partridge took us round the Church. We started III the crypt, which !S .very la rge ar:-d ~he day ~efor~ had had a fete held in it: it was still in rather a mess. On weekdays, part of It IS used by HIPPies. as a pad duri ng the dayt ime. On Su ndays, h?w~ve.r, .it is used as .a.soup kitchen fo~ down-and~ou.t s. Judgmg by s~me of the dubious looking characters m It, It IS not surpnSlllg th at th.e police often raid It. At the same lime there was a service in Chinese being held, and one for Alcoholics Anonymous .. On leaving the crypt we went to the Social Service part of the Church. There IS a permanent staff of twelve as well as many ~olunteers to look after th is department and the Home in the Sout~ West of. England. It takes upwards of ÂŁ20,000 per year to keep it going. This Slim !S raised solely by the Vicar's rad iO appeal, which brings in twenty to thirty thousand pounds from a five-mm~te ~roadca~t. Our last stop after seeing the administrative side of St. Martm's-m-the-Flelds wa~ the l"!ewly form~d "Flower Club" where we met Sid, the Flower Children's leader. Ent,rance to the club IS restncted, but Sid gave us an invitation to drop in any time-" ... just say you know Sid".

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CORRESPONDENCE School House, The King's School, Canterbury .

Sirs, _ . I was very pleased when I returned this term (ix .67) to find that Mr. Piltman had placed a suggestions book in the School Library, The principle behind this is admirable: that we, the members of this School. should be encouraged to exercise our good sense and to express our own opinions by suggest ing something which is for ou r benefit. I see no just reason why this kind of pract ice shou ld not be extended. Mr. Peacocke demonstrated broad-mindedness when he carried out a quest ionnaire on King's Week. There was a good response from the School and much was gained from the enterprise. Voting such as this on particular issues shou ld occur more frequently. It is only just that we, the School, should let our views be known as it is upon us that decisions have thei r effect and it is often we who carry out what has been decided; and furthermo re, from our opinions may be deduced the best solution . Our suggestions on more everyday, minor matters are equally important. A permanent suggestions box could be set up, into which we could put our ideas on, say, the goods the School Shop should sell, our likes and dislikes with regard to the menu. Of course, we must ourselves be prepared to take a more act ive part in the expression of our views. More letters of more direct concern to the School must be written to The Calltllariall and the editors of The Calltllariall must be ready to be liberal in their choice of letters for publication. The Tenterden Society, too, could on occasions d iscuss internal considerations of the School, as with the recent debate on the C.e.F. What all th is adds up to is a scheme for greater vitality and p~rtici pation in the expression of our beliefs. Every year at K ing's Week we prove that we are capable of a large degree of self·organ isation, therefore the natural progression from this is free self·expression. Similarly. the exercise of this discretion is an extcnion of our education. Livelier participation will cure the pains of frustration and cynicism and provide the lifeblood of a healthier, more constructive atmosphere. Through this many who at present take no prominent part in the affairs of the School will become more aware of the School at large. No one can deny that there are considerable advantages to be drawn from freer self·expression. Therefore we, the members of School, must begin to take a 1I10re active part, but first and morc important we must be granted the means of self-expression. Yours fa ithfully, C. BOSHER.

School House, TIle King's School, Canterbury,

Sirs, If the e.C.F . is to continue, thcn I feel that there is one vital aspect of modern life that is absent from it, and that this, if present, might help to justify its prolonged existence. My proposal is that a Civil Defence Branch should be introduced. For is not the greatest danger to our country that of nuclear attack? The training of the e.C.F. should be geared to the modes of war of the future, not those of the past. The majority of citizens in th is country are lamentably ignorant of the essential precautions to be taken in case of nuclear attack- this is a ridiculollsly dangerolls situation . The C.C.F. should lead the way in remedying this defect, and bring ing itself up to date at the same time. Yours faithfully, M. THOM.

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music . Th is term, as- usual, started with treble auditions. The resu lts prompted us tO,reduce the numb,e~s CHO IR in the Choir by about half. The diminished numbers accounted at least part13lly for the ~h01r, s timidity. but the general musical standard has not been .much reduced. yve have h~d three 9.40 ~erv l ces III the Nave, by way of an experiment, and the new medIUm seems to S~llt thc ChOIr w,ell: HapPily we .are only losing one member this term, and a word of thanks sho u l ~ go to NI~e l Heath for his mv.aluable ~ervlccs to us. We wou ld also like to express our thanks to M r. W n ght for Ills calmness and patience th iS term. Anthems t his term: I heard a )'oice (Goss) Let all the world (Chapman) lnsllllae et wlllac cllrae (Haydn) o come, ye senal/ls (Tye) JeslI, tile very thought (Bairstow) worship Ihe Lord (Travers) Tu/'ll back, 0 mall (Holst) Thou visitest the eartlt (Greene) Rejoice ill Ihe Lord (Redford) Come my way (Harris) o ThOll, the Cel/tral Orb (Wood) How beauti/ul are the feet (Handel) Hoslllmah to the SOli 0/ David (Weelkes) My soul, there is a coullfry (Parry) o thou that tellest (Handel) Jesu, Word o/God if/camate (Mozart) The Russian COlltakioll (for Remembrance Sunday) I will bft up mille eyes (Walker) M.P. K.L.J.A.

This term the First Orchestra constitution has been gradually revi~ed b.y a scri<:s. of auditions which will eventually involve the entire Orchestra and whIch gIve promls~ng younger musicians a chance to join the Orchestra. Although we have been rehearsmg for the end of term concert, at which we are play ing " Intermezzo" fr5>m Hary Jallof by Kodaly, and the first movement of Hely Hut ch ins~n' s C,arol SymphollY. a good deal o,f lime has been given over to sight-reading a large number of works, l!1ch!dlOg four Beethovefl: symphomes, and, a small suborchestra has been rehearsing Bizet's Carmen, 'Yillch IS to be per~ormed W l tl~ the Choral SocIety. . Four members of the Orchest ra who have gIven stau nch servIce leave thiS term: Heath, leadel of the oboe sect io n, Lambrick, a good trumpeter, and McKilliam and Halsall, who together fo rm halflhe trombone N.D.K. section. FIRST ORCHESTRA

The Second Orchestra has made considerable progress si nce the Kent, Festiyal. After a n initial unsett led period the Orche~tra sctt led down to produce a fa~r1y. hl~h s ta~dard. At the Music Circle Concert thiS term Ithe Orchestra played BOleldlcu s Caltph 0 Baghdad Overture. Tn a letter the Director o f Music said the Orchestra need n<?t take any offence at being called the Second Orchestra. Since the concert. the Orchestra h~ been prepann~ tl~e Little Suite /01' Orchestra by Malcolm Arnold, and next term we Will start on the LIglIt Cavalry Ovellllle by Suppe. 'd . II I ' . L'b ' Our grateful thanks go to Adam Jones, our leader, and Dav i Mltche, w 10 IS actmg as ) ranan. SECOND ORCHESTRA

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In the more comfortable Quarters where it is now domiciled, t!le S.ociety h~s p~se~ a not unpleasant term in anticipation of the Carol Service, to which ItS contnbut.lon IS I?ow regarded as invaluable. It has also engaged in the enjoyable practi~e of readmg at. s!~ht works representative of divers musical styles., Plans for the future mclude t~le POSSlblhty of performing Faure's Requiem in :t-ent. We ex tend to Mr. Wngh t our grateful thanks for contmumg to add to his many tasks that of conductmg our rehearsals. MADRIGAL SOCffiTY

R .J.A.T.

We have again had a fuller membership th is term, and attendance has been good. On Remem_ brance Sunday we played an extract from the Royal Firewo,.ks by Handel and a sho rt piece by WaJford Davies. We have played through a variety of other music, including a setting of Aida. Our thanks a re due to Mr. Wright, who patiently cond ucted us. At the end of the Summer Term, it has been decided, instead of playing at the Garden Party. when hardly anyo ne hears us, the Band will play in a concert during King's Week. H.M.G.B. c.L.Z. BAND

This term it was decided not to present a Gilbert and Su ll ivan o pera. Instead, the Choral CHORAL Society put on a concert version of Bizet's Carmell. SOCIETY Attendance fluctuated , although it improved towards the end . The Orchestra deprived the Society of many valuable members and the trebles were few and lack ing in confidence at the beginning. Despite this the Society stead il y gained confidence under the direction of Mr. Wright. We are meeting once again at our old time of 5.30 on Thursday afternoons; and for the third successive term have been honoured by the presence of the Captain of School ! A.G.F. P.M.C.E.

We performed in the mid-term concert on November 12t h, so that some time was spent practising the pieces : Vivaldi's Concerto Grosso, and Bartok's Seven Rumanian Folk Dallces. The rest of the time has been spent sight-read ing pieces by composers ranging from Bach to Gordon Jacob. Our thanks go to ou r leader, Mr. Robertson, and our unfailingly happy conductor, Mr. Goodes. M.P.

CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

THE O.K.S. TRUST The eights have up to now had to be put into the water at Pluck's Gutter down a decayed wooden ramp. Now we have the new concrete banking which makes possible safer and more efficient launching. Half of the cost of t his improvement was the first disbursement by the O.K.S. Trust- ÂŁ550---made after careful consideration by the Trustees. The second was the purchase of a refrigerator for a respected and very senior O.K.S.- a much appreciated amenity which he cou ld not ot herwise have had. To keep the balance level among the Aims for which the Trust was founded, it is hoped that the next d isbursement may be towards educational fees or expenses. The desirabi lity of this has been well put, and with vigour, by some of those who gave so much time and effort to helping with the Appeal, but it must be said that the Bursarship Society has so far been able to meet the requests of that kind made to it: no request has been refused because the money has gone elsewhere. The total of donat ions and expected receipts under covenant, including tax to be reclaimed, or by subcription, has reached ÂŁ39,169. This is a respectable fi gure, tho ugh far below the target: what is disappointing is the total number of subscribers. O ut of some 2,400 O.K .S. whose addresses we know, only 31 0 have so far respo nded in any way at all. Jf you read these words, does not self-respect, affection for the School, and the memory of Bell Harry soaring above the Green Court, prompt yOll to give a donation, or make the Trust out a covenant, even quite a small one? Surely there are at least another thousa nd who can, and will. make a cont ribution. A postcard to me at the School will bring a covenant form by return: please sit down and write that postcard NOW. K. A. C. GROSS. Holt. Secretary.

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NEW BOY AT WESTMINSTER LAPLAND JOURNEYS THE T" IEAT RE FROM THE INSIDE

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MUSIC CIRCLE CONCERTS PRO PATRIA- AT 21 KING'S SPORT HOCKEY CROSS-CoUNTRY SHOOTING A TItLETICS

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THE CANTUARIAN APRIL,

VOL. XXX II No.2

1968

EDITORIAL

To understand is so diffic ult- really co mprehend. Of all the questions WHAT is the least easy to a nswer. It is, in fact, impossible. WHY and HOW are easy. T o give reasons, because they are surface observation s, is not to understand. Cause and effect. Love and marriage. The more explanations, the further we move from the T ruth. Formulae and theories, historical and scientific, are a barrier between the soul and reality, the REAL. The brain is a tool , the power to think is a means and only a means to understandin g. To rati onalise is to kill- spiritually, that is, and that is what matters. T he power to rationalise is the greatest impediment to u nderstanding (O neness), because it looks for reasons, and where there are none to be fo und , it is offended and fri ghtened, so it rejects a nd mocks. T he worst pride is the pride of reason , the pride of in tell ect. It is onl y thro ugh the emo ti ons that we ca n arrive at God. Science and logic ca nn ot enco mpass in fi nity. It is irrati onal, and the rational must have some sta rtin g point, a base. l nfi nity, God, is baseless, without, within. No thing o ut of nothing into void. Not in , not borderedimpossible. The philosopher mu st be a n a rtist, a mystic. Only on a mystical, emoti o nal level can we aspire to the understanding of WH AT, gras p the nature of thin gs. To describe, to represent add s nothin g, for it mea ns 73

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nothing, adding nothing. Only through ascension into abstraction can we reach the inner circle, which is irrational full-con scio usness, unseei ng uncomprehending understanding. The only true understanding. . We are travelling in the wrong direction. The more our brains are trained to logicality, the more we block the path of understanding, for we reject the illogical, not unreasonably. Great masses of jam, shaped like bananas drawn in pain, and the snake as it burrows into the warm earth, mother earth, are only strawberries floating in the vacuum of dark night and infinite consciousness. And every pinpoint of rationalised humanity is a brave but futile splash in an ocean of non-sequiturs. A luminous crystal onion wherein to float is pure bliss. Sensual being, but do not ask wherefore, or the spell will be broken. The ancients likened it to a circle- round and round: but what are we going to put that circle in what are we going to put that circle ... ? Void into void upon void in void of agonising ungraspable echoing agelessness. The intellect strives, strains. Reason tries, but must always be defeated, stop oh so short. Forget it. Forget it all. Dive into the endless, the endless abstraction of endless nature, earth and mountain, the hot sand and echoing space; through the abstraction of a canvas, inexplicable, but vibrant with that something felt, the truth of pure colour, abstract form. Plunge il\to the ecstasy of pure sound, of continual cacophony, the infinity of infinite raga, so that in the experience of doing, the fact of experience, understanding, the awareness of WHAT, will blossom in the joy of birth, the opening of the sun-flower.

THE SCHOOL Captain oj School: J. R. Carey Vice-Captains: M. W. Vaines, F. S. Hallam H ead oj Walpole House J. R. Carey H ead oj Luxmoore House M. W. Vames H ead oj Meister Omers F. S. Hallam Head oj Galpin's House D. J. Bmney Head oj Marlowe House D. G. Dar~och . Head oj The Grange S. e. D. GIlchrISt Head oj School House M. K. G .. Stevens, K.S. Head oj Linaere House H. Godwm SCHOOL MONITORS

J R Carey M. W. Vaines, F. S. Hallam, (C. 1. Titford), D. J. Binney, J. C. Marks, K.S., D. 6. Darr~ch , J. M. G. Foster, S. e. D. Gilchrist, M. K. G. Stevens, K.S., H. Godwlll HOUSE MONITORS

J. R. Carey, M. A. 1. Cronk, M. D . Macfarlane, R.I. A. True, M.S., A. 1. Blackmore, R. A. Sumner . S. C. D. Gilchrist, P. A. Baskerville,C. 1. Trickett, N. A. DICk,N. C. Bacon Omers: F. S. Hallam, J. M. G. Foster, C. R. Romberg, K.S., B. A. KIrsch, D. W. Miller, K.S., D B k D. G . Darroch, G. E. Holdstock, T. R. Langley-Hunt, D. J. . an s, Marlowe: J. R. K. Browne Who k H N M. W. Vaines, J. Frankland, A. L. Hammond, W. I. Ita er, . . Luxmoore: Gale, T. J. Freeman, R. C. Salmon D. J. Binney, J. A. S. Halsall , J. e. Marks, K.S . Galpin's H. Godwin, A. P. Hardie, P. L. Cronk, N. R. L. M. Raemaekers, K.S. Liflacre: (e. J. Titford), M. K. G. Stevens, K.S., C. R. Whalley, M. Powell, M.S., School HOllse: M. A. Kerr-Peterson, H. Wolf. M. W. Vaines Captain oj Boats S. J. Ashforth Captain oj Hockey A. J. Blackmore Captain oj Athletics e. S. Stephens Captain oj Cross-Country C. R. Whalley Captain oj Rugger D. W. Miller, K.S. Captain oj Cricket M. A. J. Cronk Captain oj Tennis P. N. Hanet Captain oj Fencing E. Erskine M. Captain oj Shooting S. J. Ashforth Captain oj Squash Rackets e. R. Whalley Captain oj Gymnastics N. McK. Rae Captain oj Judo K. L. J. Alder, M.S. Monitors Jar Music R. J. A. True, M.S. D. P. Imber Monitor Jar Art The Cantuarian Editors: J. K. Harris, K.S., A. T. lones, K.S., M. Thorn , K.S., H. M. G. Braddell, J. N. Lawrance, K.S. 75

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VIRTUTE FUNCTl MORE PATRUM DUCES BIRD, R.- Came Sept., '63; K.S., '63; Han. Sen. K.S., '65; House Monitor, Head of House, School Monitor, Vice-Captain of School, '67; Fencing, '65; Captain of Fencing, '67; Cadet C.C.F., '65; Certificate "A", '67"; Upper VI; Secretary General of Somner Society. COLLIER, G. W.- Came May, '63; House Monitor, '67; Upper VI; Open Ex hi bit ion in Modern Studies, Trinity College, Oxford. CorroN, P . .c.- Came Sept. , '63; House Monitor ; 1st XV Rugger; 1st Athletics. FIDLER, J. E.- Came Sept., '63; K.S., '63; Janson Potts, '63; Hon. Sen. King's, '67; School Monitor, '67; H ouse Monitor, '67 ; L/Cp l., c.c. F., '67; Certificate "A ", '66; Upper VI; Editor of The Caniuarian. GAY, J: S.- Came Sept., '62; Lord Plender Scholarship, '63; House Monitor, '67; Uppe r VI; Hon. Sec. Pater Society; Parker Exhibition in Classics, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. GRAY, R. F.- Came May, '63; Hon . Sen. K.S., '67; HOllse Monitor, '67 ; 2nd Rugger XV, '66; 1st XV, '67; Upper VI. Open Scholarsh ip in History for P.P. E., St. Catherine's College, Oxford. GRIFFITHS, W. J.- Came May, '64; House Monitor, '67; Hon. Sec. of Rugger Club, '67; 1st XV Colours, '66 and '67; L/Cpl., C.C.F., '67; Certificate "A", '67; Upper VI. HANDLEY, C.- Came Sept., '63; House Monitor, '67; 2nd Hockey, '67; Sgt., R.A.F. C.C.F., '67; Upper VI; Captain of Bells; Hon. Treasurer of Somner Society. JARMAN, R. N.- Came Sept., '62; HOllse Monitor, '67; School Monitor; Head of House and Captain of School, '67; Ldg. Cadet, R.A.F., C.C.F. ; Certificate "A", '66; Upper VI; Secretary of King's Week, Secretary of Tenterden Society, Hon. Sccretary and Hon. Treasurer Ma rlowe Society; Editor of The Call1uarian. JEPSON, J . C.- Came Jan., '63; House Monitor, '67; Sgt., C.C. F., '67; Upper VI. KEEBLE, G. R. G.- Came Sept., '63; HOllse Monitor, Vice-Captai n HOllse, School Monitor, Sept., '67; K.S., '63; 2nd Colollrs Rugger, '66; 2nd Colours Cricket, '66; 2nd Hockey, '67; 1st Cricket, '67; 1st Colours, Rugger, '67; Upper VI. KENNEDY, R. B.- Came Sept., '62; HOllse Monitor, '67; 1st Athletics, '67; Captain of Athletics, '67.; 1st XV, '67; Ldg. Seaman, '67; Naval Proficiency, '66; Upper VI. LAMBRICK, C. T.- Came Jan ., '63; House Monitor, '67; School Monitor and Head of House, '67; Captain of 2nd XV, '67 and Colours; Upper VI. McKILLlAM, R: D.- Came Sept., '63; House Monitor, '67; Swimming Colours, '66; Cpl., C.C.F., '67; Proficiency, '66; Upper VI. MORTON-CLARK, S. J.-Came Jan., '63; House Monitor; 1st XV Colou rs; 2nd Athletics Colours;- 1st Minor Sports Colours; Ldg. Cadet, C.C.F., '67; Ccrtificate "A", '67; Upper VI. NEWBERRY, D. W.- Came Sept., '62; House Monitor, '67; L/Cpl., C.C.F. ; Certificate "A", '65; Upper VI. 76

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LEY J - Came Sept., '62; Library Monitor, '~7; U pper VI ; Hon. Sec. of Medieval PET G;o,;p' Sacristan; Committee of Somner SocIety. ,. C C F '67' ' S '62' Greaves Scholar '63; Han. K.S., 67, Sgt., . . ., . ' RODB, M. J .- Came ept., 'G I . I Society' Open Scholarship in MathematIcs, Upper VI; Hon . Treas. eo oglca , St Peter's College, Oxford. VI . D J - Came Sept., '64; K.S., '64; Hon. Sen., K.S., '67; Upper .SHAW, J. . . J '65' House Monitor, '67; 2nd Rugger Colours, 67; A.B., STOWELL G. R.- Came an., " VI C C'F '66' Naval Proficiency, 66; Upper . . . . ., , r M't '66' Head of House' School Momtor, 62 1 WRIGI-IT, C. N.- Came Sept ·, 'b 1;1 -~gs~ '81~~ '67' Certificate "A-', '65; Upper VI. '67' 2nd Colours, Bas ket a, . , OJ • . " , h' '63 ' '63' K.S. '63; Charles Armstrong Scholars IP, : YOUNG, M. W. J.-Came Sept., '67' ABC C F.' Naval Proficlency,'66; Upper VI! Sen. K.S., '67; HouseSM,?ntlt~r'Ope~ S~h~la;sh'ip in Natural Sciences, Corpus Chnstl Hon. Sec. of Caxton oCle y, College, Oxford.

VALETE R D B E Ustace J E Fidler J S. Gay, R. F. Gray, R. Bird, G. W. Collier, P. C. Cotton, . . . M E Hudso~ R. N. jarman, J. C. Jepson, W. J. Griffiths, C. Handley, N . ~. "21feai~~bric'k, ·N. J. Lu;"'er, R. D. McKilliam, S. J. G. R. G. Keeble, R. BNKe~ne y:.. Ogley R . S. Pargeter, J. Petley, J. J. Purseglove, Morton-Clark, D. W. ew HelY'D St' t d R Stowell R. C. Truman, C. N. Wnght, M. J. Robb, J. D . J. Shaw, . . ewal, . . , M. W. J. Young.

SALVETE . A' I R Ashton S W Barlow, G. R. Busby, CoG. E. S. Akerhiel~, M. ~h Cla,.r lmr~~;oit M. A. Ellioit, A. Gani, R. K. Garber, J. M. Clark, D . DhamlJa, S. ~mlJa, . . Harris~n N P K James J. C. KlI1g, M. A. P. A. Gerstrom, M. N . E. Harns, M . J. S. J Pass~or~ H. Pow;U, K. Rejaie, J. P. Lakhani, A. T. Lloyd, A. SG'MTarhnne~t Vohora A. J. Waltham, G. P. Williams. Roberts, N . C. Stannard, P. . c ami C 1 , . (,

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TillS AND THAT As most l?eople probably noticed in the local and national newspapers, MIss Munel Mallows IS the first ever full-time woman teacher at King's. We wIsh her th~ best of luc~ for the futu re here. We were glad to welcome also Messrs. Hille and WIllIams as student masters this term teaching Modern Languages and History respectively. ' First Time Lucky

It was with pleasure that the School welco,:,ed His Worship the Mayor of Enchante Canterbury and the Lady Mayo ress, who Jomed us for Matins in the Nave on Sunday, March 17th.

The Headmaster Abroad

The Headm~ster preached at Christ Church College on February 4th; at St. Peter s Court, Broadstalrs, on February 18th; and at Rydal School, North Wales, on March 10th.

P~rt and cIgars? . occaSIOns to wear a

This was what Professor R. D. D. Gibson, of the University of Kent had expected, when invited to the School to talk about Sartre's Les Mo~ches. Instead he was presented with a packed Societies Room where he proceeded to talk wittily and stimulatingly. We look forward to many other such and hope to keep up maxImum contact with the people from "up the hill" wellwworn expression just a little thinner. '

Addenda

We congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Hildick-Smith on the birth of a daughter ' Helen, on February 8th.

A certain amou nt of speculation attended the removal of the scaffolding Firm as a from the eastern ?orner of the Great Hall's facade to its western Corner. rock Would It stand WIthout the support or would it fall? The pessimists- or optIm Ists-were dlsappomted. Lady C. again

It is no mean feat to have a letter published in The Spectator. We congratulate

C. J. Tn<:kett, whose letter, defendmg Lady Chatterley's Lover against the adverse cntIclsm of SIr DelliS Brogan, was published in the 8th March issue of that worthy periodical.

With, referenc~, to an entry in last term's "This a,:d That" entitled "Pop goes the Sorry Kmg s School , the Ed Itors w,?uld lIke to offer thelf slllcere apologies for an error. . The Gentle Power of Song (mcludl,?g the two O:K.S. mentioned in the issue) conSIsts, m fac~, of Choral Scholars from CalUs and not Kmg's College, Cambridge. We hope the Kmg s Choral Scholars were not too offended, and look forward with pleasure to their concert next term.

In many spheres the absence of Mr. D. S. Goodes has been felt and regretted . Couched T~e Boat Club, the Chamber Orchestra, his English sets, and indeed all of us WIsh hun well and look forward to seeing him back in action again next term. Coach . Mr. Stanger has also unfortunately been away and we heartily wish him a qUIck recovery too. 78

On February 26th the School forsook the hockey stick for the crosier, and every boy at King's acted as an Anglican bishop from a different part of the world. The object was to provide 700 "dummies" in a rehearsal for a s~rvlce this summer in which all delegates at the Lambeth Conference WIll partIcIpate. Most of the stand-ins found it difficult enough to pronounce the name of their dio~ese; but the exercise was carried out WIth consIderable panache, and It IS SaId that the orgalllsers perceived several ideal recruits for the mitre.

Did you ever?

N. M. S. Pitceathly did extremely well in the recent Southern Counties Junior (under 20) Weight-lifting Championships at Ramsgate. He :vas runner-up to a bearded Londoner, and now holds the clean and Jerk record. The wife of the late Ron Walker (Olympic champion), very impressed with his youth and promise, presented him with a beautiful gold medal. We wish this fine figure of a man, photographed in action in this issue, the best of luck in the National ChampIOnshIps. Altogether a splendid example of individual initiative; weight-lifting is not (yet) a School sport. We were amused by the French Press's description of M. J. Parsons, O.K.S. More before the England v France rugby match in Paris: "un tronc d'arbre". Colin muscles Fairservice reminisces briefly about the "tronc" later in this issue.

Mr. Precincts

Wunderbar Going places

From a VIa Essay: "Goethe makes great use of words" .

Martin Parry, recently appointed sub-principal flute in the B.B.C. Sympho.ny Orchestra informs us that the O.K.S. are now represented III all the major London ~rchestras. We hope to hear Martin Parry's newly-formed Trio for fiute, 'cello, and piano playing in the Shirley Hall soon.

The Staff Hockey Team, after an amazingly active season (all of two matches), emerged triumphant, undefeated, and relatively unscathed. They beat the Pedagogic Staff of St. Lawrence, Ramsgate, 4-0, and the combined Staff of Kent College bullies and St. Edmund's 2- 1. Best yet

In the opinion of many local critics, Playcraft's latest production, Pirandello's Henry IV, is the company's best yet. Mr. Peacocke's production was excel}ent and Mr. Harding gave perhaps his best performance to date. CongratulatIOns

all round: productionwise, actingwise, setwise, etceterawise. Robbery

We were shocked to learn of the Cathedral robbery and sincerely hope all items taken will be recovered as soon as possible.

What's on in King's Week this year? There will be TWO Symphony Concerts; Foretaste an Elizabethan comedy, The Shoemaker's Holiday, by Thomas Dekker, to be produced by Mr. Gillespie; Serenade in the Cloisters; and a Band and Glee Club Concert. There will probably be an Organ Recital with the Chamber Orchestra; and there will be a Marionette Opera (L' Enfant el les Sorlileges, by Ravel), produced by Miss Mallows. Instead of the Fringe Plays, there will be a Moliere comedy, en fran cais. From the outside, we shall welcome the Royal Shakespeare Company's Theatre-go-round and the Choral Scholars from King's, Cambridge. 79

\ The Walpole Collection recently acquired a "School Book" a wide From the dark range of academic data, kept by a King's Scholar named Hors'ley while ages he was at King's from 1855-63. Among the time-honoured caricatures of masters and the fake signatures, there is set down in Victorian hand a mass of information on Greek, Roman History, Biology, and even Hindi. Splendid

We offer warm congratulations to S. J. Ashforth, who has been appointed Captain of Kent Schools' Hockey Team.

Xmas Xertions

Durin~ the Chri~tmas holidays the School was well represented in rugby teams m many dIfferent parts of the country. S. C. D. Gilchrist played for Yorkshire Schoolboys v Lancashire and v Wales; H. A. Baker played for Kent v Blackheath and v Surrey; and J. M. Ditchburn played for Cornwall v

Devon.

Half of the Camhridge University Shooting (free rifle) Team, who defeated Oxford in February, consisted of O.K.S.: T. G. D. Shannon and R. A. Eadie. We hope they will keep on the mark in the future, which they must surely do so long as they remember to keep their powder dry. BnII's eye

On Thursday, March 7th, Mr. Goddard's VI Form Politics set (24 in all) visited the Houses of Parliament, where they were shown round by A. T. Jones's aunt, Mrs. Eirene White, M.P. Luncheon was had at the Welsh Office with Mr. Lawrence (father of R . H. Lawrence), a Commons clerk, and with an expert from the Lords' Records. At question time, they saw the Postmaster General and the Prime Minister himself; heard Mr. Crosland announcing next week's business' and witnessed a little of the debate on R.A.F. estimates. ' In those Corridors

Not quite

A member of Galpin's House: "They don't have studies in School House they have fronts". '

A small group of senior boys this term attended a formal dance at the Simon Groovy Langton Girls' School. Although the idea of fox-trots and quick-steps did gathering not at first appeal to all, once partners had been found the evening proved to be most enjoyable. . The Librarian gratefully acknowledges the gift of books from the HeadThe LIbrary master, D. C. V. Lawless, Esq., O.K.S., and A. S. Mackintosh Esq. He ~ould .lik~ to suggest to leavers, especially those who have mad~ good use . of the Llb~ary m thel~ tIme at th~ School, that they mark the occasion of their departure by presentmg or making a donatIOn towards the purchase of a book which wonld bear a suitable inscription recording their gift. He would be grateful if those so minded communicated with him. For the To those who do not see the connection later in this issue between "Sailing uninitiated to Ireland" and Apnls-ski on the Continent, we suggest a bit of homework on their Yeats. 80

This term several gentlemen felt sufficiently ardent about certain matters to write letters to "Listening Post", a B.B.C. Radio programme. The Issue raised was that of the C.C.F. At first the struggle seemed to be turning against the stalwarts from King's, but on the fina l programme dealing with the m!'tter a flood of letters swung the argument against the opposition. The day was won; the Issue remains far from decided. On the air

Another point raised on the programme was that of "Canterbur~ Dress". Still on the A violent supporter of our traditional uniform wrote up and pomted out air the value of this custom. Judging by its silence, the whole natIon seemed to agree with him. S. G. Gallyer is to be congratulated on. being ele~ted, at the age. of 13, Kent Young Cricketer of the Year for hIS outstandmg feat of scorIng 879 runs, at an average of 87.9, and taking over 20 wickets for Holmewood House. We warmly congratulate Holmewood House as well and look forward to seeing him in action for King's.

A veritable prodigy

Sound reasoningor worse? Squashed!

In a Remove Divinity essay, this reason was given for th~ Pharisees' opposition to Jesus and the disciples: "They (the dIscIples) were caught in the act of rubbing ears on the Sabbath".

At last after more than a decade of frustrated efforts, they have done itthe Sq~ash Team has beaten Tonbridge School and soundly too. We trust that we shall go on beating them hereafter.

The following had outstanding success in the Associated Board Examinations: M usical in Grade VIII, K. L. J. Alder was awarded Distinction on the horn, and G. S. cheers Thomson, R. J. Shaw, and N. A. H. McNair passed with Merit on the pian.o. In the Senior Piano Duet, N. D. King and R. J. A. True were awarded Dlstinction. L. S. F . Hewson passed Grade VIn violin. A compliment From a Kent Herald reporter we learn that Mr. Michael St. John Parker "is, for such a young man, 'a remarkable fella'." indeed We must congratulate Nicholas King on becoming an F.R.C.O. People will have noticed the splendid gown he has been wearmg 111 "Cath" recently. He was also awarded the Turpin Prize for the second best practical entry at the examination. This is really quite something, considering he is one of the youngest people ever to have entered. Another remarkable fella

In this issue appears a commissioned history of the King's School What's behind Shop, that precarious-looking structure which invariably attracts the that door? . •. eyes of curious tourists. N . B. K. Mansergh, to whom we are gratefudl for compiling the history, would himself like to thank Dr. Urry an Mr. Gore for all their help. .' •. and that murder?

Dr. Urry is to be congratulated also on being elected a Visiting Fellow of All Souls, Oxford, for 1968-69, in order to investigate unexplored material concerning the assassination of Thomas it Becket. 81

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r This was the Europa Club's first term. Films were shown and a lecture Europa Club given. This seems to be a highly desirable organisation and we hope to see it flourish. Snowbound

"Ou est iI padre 1" enquired the anxious bilingual ski-instructor last holidays when Mr. Harding, suffering from stiffness, failed to appear for his ski lesson. Digesting his Pirandello 1

, , We were delighted to welcome delegates from the annual Wilton Park The Wilton Park Conference to coffee and biscuits in the Societies Room on Sunday, Conference March 17th. An extremely interesting and profitable hour and a half was spent discussing a whole host of topics, in a variety of tongues, with people from many different countries. We look forward with pleasure to the next fixture. A wirred Hear won wood leyek 2 seh a wirred erbought spelling and remeyend evereeboddy hough veyeterly importent it iz ph 01' orl sortz of thingz. Leas Cliff This term there was a Music Circle· Concert performed in front of the Folkestone Music Clu b and parents in the Leas Cliff Hall. This was well liaison received and a great success in every way.

French without We should like to congratulate Mr. Meredith on his engagement to tears Miss H. Parry, and wish him and his fiancee all the best. January 28th, Star and Garter Home for Disabled Sailors, Soldiers, and Airmen, £9 lOs. Od.; February 11 th, British Heart Foundation Appeal, £9 14s. 5d.; February 25th, Imperial Cancer Research Fund, £14 9s. 3d.; March 2nd (Confirmation Service), Lam beth Conference Fund, £47 5s. 2d.; March 10th, Cheshire Foundation Homes for the Sick, £12 15s. 4d.; March 24th, Northorpe Hall Trust, £1 1 3s.4d. D uring the term £46 Is. 5d. was contributed to the Chapel Fund. Chapel Collections

Sartorial flash

Did you know that the husband of the T.V. personality Katie Boyle is an O.K.S., Captain Greville Baylis 1 It appears from the January issue of TOIVIl that he is a very well-dressed gentleman.

"Dear Sir or Madam, Since the wishes and efforts of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who refounded the Olympic Games, have not achieved the desired success and since the slaughter among men is now crueller than ever, it seemed imperative to us that the flame of the Olympic Games be rekindled and that through cultural means a common language be established which could fu rther the efforts of peace. . . We should be particularly glad if you would organise cultural competition in the Olympic spirit within the framework of your activities."

Received from the Secretary of the Cultural Olympic Games

r Up the Irish

Well they certainly got it up (the St. Patrick's flag, that is) on. St. Patrick:s Day; but, as usual with the Irish, it took an awfully long time to get It down again.

Congratulations to Eric Hayes, Head Boy of Simon Langton Gramm~r The stranger School, on winning after foul' terms' German WIth us an Open ScholarshIp at Magdalen College, Oxford. We were glad to see hIm also at the WIlton Park Conference. Only a few days before the Boat Race, Oxford dropped P. D. Miller,o.K.s., Mortlake described by Desmond Hill in the Daily Telegraph as the best ulllverslty cox moral? for 15 years because of his alleged overweight. Oxford lost. Perhaps R. C. W. Church, o.~.s., the Cambridge bow, could explain. Music and movement

Of the line drawings in this issue, the bassoonist sequence is by D. P. Imber, the athleticaria by A. S. Hallam.

DOVER TO DEAL WALK Instead of the usual " non-corps activities" on Field D~y this term, the. Headmaster arranged a walk along the cl iffs from Dover to Deal; the Idea was at first VIewed WIth a certain trepidation by many who suspected some "dark ulterior motive", but when they realised that there was none, and that it would be an excellent way of sheddlllg the aftereffects of 'fiu they settled down to enjoy themselves thoroughly. The party--'--over 200 boys, not to mention a group of masters-was trans"orted to Dover in four East Kent buses, and from there it set out on the eIght mIles of chff-top It had to traverse. The Headmaster seemed surprisingly unperturbed by our gloomy pl'OpheCl~s of losing several walkers to the depths of the Channel- the cliffs are steeply Illclmed III that part of the Kent coast-but small wo nd~r, for he told us that he had once taken a thousand school-children on a successful outmg to the sea at Southport'. We were met at St. Margaret's Bay by Mr. Paynter and the packed lunches and, thus fortIfied, completed the walk in a much shorter time than had been expected. ArrIved III Deal, we found Mr. Newell had generously ordered tea for the whole party at two cafes on the front; for this we thank him, as indeed for his organisation of th~ whole excursIOn . . Its popula.nty wou ld certai nly seem to justify its being repeated sometIme; at all events, It has certamly taught me one thing- not to address letters "Deal near Dover"! R.J.A.T. 83

M. J. PARSONS (King's 1956-62) Our heartiest congratulations go out to M. J. Parsons who, this season, became the first O.K.S. ever to gain an England Rugby Union Football Cap. He was selected to play in the first of the home internationals against Wales at Twickenham and was afterwa rds reported in the Daily Te/egraph as having had "an excellent first international". He kept his place throughout the season and played against Ireland, France and Scotland. Known to us as "Big Jim", he is a second-row forward whose 6 ft. 5t in. and 16 st. 10 lb. made him about the largest of all the international players and apart from his solid scrummaging and line-out play his mobility about the field was most impressive. He plays regularly for the Northampton R.F.C. and for Oxfordshire and we gather that he is no longer referred to as "Gentle Jim".

He was a member of the King's 1st XV in 1959, '60 and '61 and during the whole of this period the XV lost only two of the 27 school games played. He also played through to the final of the Rosslyn Park Seven-a-Side Tournament in 1962 when we were just beaten 5- 3 by L1anelly G.S. Amongst his immediate contemporaries at School were C. Ba rker (Rosslyn Park), R. B. Britton (Oxford University, Rosslyn Park and Sussex) and several others who have gone on to play first-class club rugby. Whilst at King's, his sporting activities were not confined to rugby football and for several seasons he was one of the stalwarts of the very successful Boat Club. He had the distinction of rowing in the finals of the Princess Elizabeth Cup in 1960 a nd in 1961, in each of which years he also helped King's to the Head of the River. We may dare to hope that this has been the first of ma ny equally successful international rugby seasons for him. C.F.

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B.B.C. "SPORTING CHANCE" Teams of four boys from each of eight schools are, in turn, competing with a resident panel of three experts provided by the B.B.C. in a Sports Quiz programme which will be broadcast on Radio 2 this spring. The four schools which score the highest number of points against the pa nel will qualify for the second round, which will agai n be agai nst the resident panel. The final will consist of a contest between the two top schools without a resident panel. The first-round progra mmes have already been recorded and it is known that King's have scored the highest number of points of any and are therefore through to the next round. Congratulations to the team, which was: J. A. Harvie (Captain), S. J. Ashforth, D. W. Miller and C. J. C. Rowe, who showed up extremely well against the B.B.C. panel of Maurice Edelston, Norman Cuddeford and Liam Nolan. Alun Williams was the Question Master, whose place for the second round will be taken by Brian Johnstone. The first programme of this series was broadcast on Radio 2 at 8.45 p.m. on April 1st. 84

ART Having arrived straight from my studio, I found the prospect of teaching artto the boys at King's just a little dauntlllg, m spite of the fact that I was yery much lookmg forward to it. Anyhow, the kindness of the master~ and the co-operatIOn shown by the boys and eneral friendly at mosphere made settling m fairly easy. . . g The second week of term was somewhat disturbed by an influx of terrIfymg p~ess photographers and reporters, all thinking that the inhabitants of King's had no conceptl?n of the ap pearance of a female before 1 entered the Mmt Yard gate. ThIS was all qUite exaggerated and unnecessary, but it amused the boys and local readers to thmk that a full-time woman teacher had entered Britain's oldest public school- and an artISt at that (even worse). . . ... I I d Ii d' The first few weeks of term have been spent m seekmg out Illdlvldua ta ents an n I.ng out how each boy can use them to best advanta.ge. Expenments have been made With a va riety of media- oil, collage, water colour, IIno (plus a few cut thumbs), and also modelling a nd carving. Some mterestmg results have emerged and there IS consldelable talent in the school. Boys are encouraged to come up m theIr spare time to work on . projects and to finish incomplete class w o r k . . The seniors have been having slide lectures, but some are bemg encouraged to do practical work and experience the business of painting and use of mate.nals for themselves. I am happy to say that Art is no longer regarded as a spare time Side-line for the talented or eccentric few to be given up at an early age, but someth Ing contInued m all fields throughout school life. . d' b'I' What I hope to achieve here is to encoura!;e and hel~ those With outstan .Ing a I Ity or those with special interest to develop III their own Illdlvldual way, and to give th~ not so talented a ha ppy appreciation of colour, form and deSign, by the use of demonstratl? ns, lectures, reproductions and slides, in order that they may develop a greater eqUilibnum and see simple ordinary things (for instance, the way the light catches a pile of OOlons on a table; the abstract qualities of figures and shapes seen one agaInst another) at a deeper level. r must just add that [have ve ry much enjoyed ,,:,orklllg here and am 100kIllg for~~rd still more to next term, when I hope to put on a manonette production and an exhibitIOn of my own and the boys' work for King's Week. M .M.

THE HISTORY OF THE KING'S SCHOOL SHOP The School Shop has been known for many years as Sir John Boys' House, and the au thors who mention it agree that it belonged to Sir John Boys, the recorder of Canterbury, a nd a distingu ished local figure (later to have a tomb in the Cathedral) ~ntIl hIS death in 1612, when the house passed to the charity he founded, Jesus Hospital, III whose possessio n it is today. . . ' . This assumption seems to me to be unfounded, 111 spite of Its pre~ence In the Seho?l

prospcctus for the following rcasons. The first is that the date 1617 IS clearly marked In small lette;'s at the apex of the ga blc. Sir John Boys died in 1612. It seems unlIkely that 85

the date could originally have been 1612 and tbat the bottom stroke of the two has since been lost, though this has been suggested. Secondly, Sir John Boys lived in a house in Broad Street and is mentioned as doing so in the Canterbury archives- "It is granted and agreed that Sir John Bois Esq .... shall be allowed like liberties in his now dwelling House of St. Gregories". Thirdly, the building is not mentioned in the list of bequests from Sir John Boys to Jesus Hospital. So it is clear that Sir John Boys did not live in the house; and if the date on the gable is correct it did not exist in his lifetime. The house has been built in one piece: it would be architecturally ridiculous if it were any lower, the bricks in the cellar are the same as those in the attic, and there are no signs of earlier foundations in the cellar. A lath and plaster building is in any case a most improbable subject for partial rebuilding. However, it is possible that the site was owned by Sir John Boys, although I have found no evidence to support this. He certainly owned property in Staplegate including the row of houses opposite facing down Palace Street. Conceivably he left the site to his widow, who died in 1635, and she left it to Jesus Hospital, though this is also unlikely as he had no children and would have presumably left her St. Gregorie's House. I have yet to find any evidence for the land belonging to Sir John Boys, and it is a great pity that the title deeds appear to have been lost and so can provide no clue on this point. During the seventeenth century the house seems to have belonged to Huguenot or Dutch weavers, together with most of the rest of Palace Street. The long horizontal windows uncovered by the School under Dr. Shirley seem to support this theory. Popular memory still knows it as the old Dutch House. In the later eighteenth century it appears to have been the property of a succession of wealthy middle-class men. In 1841, a Royal Commission on Charitable Institutions includes it in the property of Jesus Hospital, describing it as "a part of a corner house built on land called the Woodyard, in St. Alphege." It has been suggested that the School Shop was in Dickens's mind as Mr. Wickfield's house in David Copperfield. The House of Agnes Hotel outside the Westgate makes a similar and more plausible claim. While the School Shop house might give rise to the remark "I fancied the whole house was leaning forward, trying to see who was passing on the narrow pavement below", it is totally lacking in "two stone steps descending to the door" and in "a wonderful old staircase, with a balustrade so broad that we might have gone up, almost as easily" and also in a turret which Dickens maintains is attached to the house. It may, of course, have provided partial inspiration only. The house was rented at the time of the 1841 Commission to a William Goulden. During the latter half of the nineteenth century it was "Ye old Curiositee Shoppe" and at the start of this century it was changed to "Ye aide Tea Shoppe". Early in the Headmastership of Dr. Shirley it was leased from Jesus Hospital, on whose Board both Dr. and Mrs. Shirley served, at a rent of ÂŁ60 per annum. In addition to the documentary evidence about the School Shop there is much to be discovered from the building itself. It does not join on to the next house but is separated by a gap about nine inches wide. The wall which faces the house next door cannot easily be seen, as it is boarded up, but anyhow is merely a layer of unplastered laths. On this wall there are two door-shaped openings, one at ground-floor and one at first-floor level. This clearly suggests that before the two Georgian terrace houses next door were built, the School Shop was twice its present size, having two gables instead of one. This is supported by the Commissioners' report of 1841, mentioned earlier, which describes it as "part of a corner house". Further, the present instability of the house, due to the 86

distribution of weight, must have come from a later alteration; no self-respecting Jacobean architect would have designed it like that. It is safe to assume that the other half of the original house was demolished to make way for the two mid-Georgian terrace houses next door. The house's windows have changed several times in the cours~ of its historÂĽ .. The present windows at the front seem to be fairly accurate reproductIOns of the ongmals; they are there because the long horizontal .windows at the s!de of the main on~s were uncovered in about 1950 and the central wmdows were put m on the same basIs. The windows on the ground floor are Georgian shop-windows; the windo,,:s at the side and those replaced by Dr. Shirley w~re Victorian. Thus at least t~o >;lteratlOns to the house must have been made: m the eIghteenth century the conversl?n mto a sh~p-fr~>nt; and in the nineteenth century the replacement of all the other wmdows by Vlctonan .o!,es. At the same time as this later transformation, a deal floor was laId on top of the ongmal oak in the main room on the first floor. When it came into the possession of the School there was a considerable danger of the whole building falling over. This was remedied by Dr. Shirley, who employed an archItect who managed to throw the weight. of the hou~e back from the corne~ by mean~ of upnght beams inside the house, thus forcmg the weIght back on to the chImney whIch runs up the centre of the house. Inside, the property is modest but pleasant. The first and second fl?ors have large and impressive front rooms overlooking the street. All three mam stones have a large front room and a smaller back room, divided by the chimney and some cupboards. In the front room of the second story the original oak floor remains. On the outside, each projecting story is supported by interesting scroll beam ends-th~ ca':Ved gargoyle on the / first projection at the corner was knocked off by an army lorry dnver m the Second World War. I have not been able to solve the problem of how the building came into the possession of Jesus Hospital. One possibility is that, as two large bequests were given to Jesus Hospital in the eighteenth century, what remained of the original .double~gab~ed house was bought as an investment with the money. It would be very mterestmg If anyone who has any information on this problem could write to The Cantuarian. N .B.K.M.

[Mr. Gore, who now runs the School Shop, hears an amazing range of theories advanced by tourists to explain the odd building alld its freakish door. Some visitors, for instance, regard the leaning door as a conversion done for sales gimmick purposes; parellts order their children away from the building "in case it falls down"; there are countless unprintable first reactions. Unprintable- but the house itself is a sllapshooter's dream and must surely be one of the most photographed sights in Kent .-Editors.]

AN O.K.S. OBSERVES IN VIETNAM The Cal1tuarian has, of course, no "official" attitude towards the Vietnam War- views would doubtless be as numero us as editors. But we felt th at the fo llowing extracts rro m a letter received from an O. K.S. (1929-38) wo uld be or ge neral interest. The author, who was in Vietnam last Christmas, preferred to remain anonymous; the fu ll script was sent to The Cantual'ian Editors " fro m an O.K.S. who felt tha t the American and Australian involvement was quite wrong, but wondered if he really knew what he was ta lk ing abo ut. So he went to see ror himself. After his visit, he knew that he did not kn ow what the next move, both realistic and Christian, could be, but he did know that what is being done now is neither sensible nor Christian".

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The U .S. IV Infantry Divisio n- the Famo us Fighting Fourth- has been in Vietna m since July, 1966. The Ivy Divisio n derives its name from the R oman numeral " IV" and the emblem consists of fo ur green ivy leaves joined at the stem and opening at the fo ur corners of a square on a khaki background. It has a record of fierce fighting a nd tremendous sacrifices. General Johnson, Chief of Staff, U.S. Army, told the men of the Division in a Christmas Day television broadcast (your correspondent was there), "When you go back to your home town and walk down M ain Street, you will have no need to take you r hat off to anyone. You can say: 'I've done my job', and (sotto voce) you coul d say: ' Have you done yours?', but I shouldn't. M ai ntai n faith in your God a nd country and you r devotion to the betterment of man kind".

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The Famous Fighting Fourth Division has a big assignment in the highla nds of Vietnam. The Ivymen take their tasks very seriously and the di vision is a supreme example of relaxed efficiency. Civic action is considered important and the Commanding General is ri ght behind it. Since January, 1967, he has called it "The Good Neighbour Policy" . The peace is lost if the population is not helped to raise itself out of misery, disease, malnutrition, corruption and illiteracy. Maybe he also realises that participation in civic acti on helps cope with the doubts of so many of his officers and men. "Yes, I think we must be here, but are we doing it the right way?" asks officer, N .C.O., and ranker. Strangely, this questioning is not taboo- the America n infantryman- whether officer or private first class, enlisted or drafted, college graduate or high school boy, wants to know what he is doing and why. "This was to be his wedding day- only had nine days to go." (A young officer, my friend's room mate, had been killed nine days befo re his year's service was completed.) The stresses become great, and the sadness deeper, when your room companio n is shot through the head as his chopper (helico pter) lands in a once secure ha mlet o nly nine days before his year is up. Still, the lawyer, spending two years in uniform, cannot just mope; he thinks of his own wife and two kids- but the sudden realisation in the middle of a meal on Boxing Day that this was the intended wedding day bro ught it all bac kand we fell silent in the mess. 88

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"183." "Belter titan 360." (The first words in a barrack room as the bugle so unded at 5.30 a. m.) . R. and R. (Rest a nd Recreation- a fIve day respite during the year's servIce abroad) looms la rge. Tn the barrack room, the first words uttered o n wak1l1g are often the number of days to R. and R. Some go to see the wife in Ha waii, some go to Sydney, some to Bangkok. " You wo uldn' t think a little girl of five would fi gure It out; seven months has seen her grow up. r send my wife tapes and put on a message for the kIds . . Last o ne back to me she said: 'Daddy, as Mummy is going to H awa ii, I figure you n11ght happel~ , that way too.' When [ listen to th ose tapes at night, I feel the lonellest man 111 the world .

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(An officer was two minutes overdue fetchin g the general's guest for dinn er from a plan tation 10 miles a way.) The selfless enthusiast of The Good Neighbour Policy, a regular officer, makes many missions into insecure country- he li ves for spillways, wells and I?lgs. LIke a klap (patrol officer) in New Guinea, he respe~ts his Montagnards, who. are Jumpmg 2,000 years alld are in the middle of a war. Real JOY and pnde showed on hIS face w~~n a cavalry captam reported that in a ham let the chief had spo ntaneo usly bullt a tOllet- Ilke the o ne we put up in Plci Pham Kleo, sir. "

So when the Major was not back o n the dot from collectmg the French tea planter, all were alert. " He's so keen, ,sir, he co ul~ go ~)Jl.ce too ~ften ." . . ." . The Major walks in: "A mll1ute late, Sir, thiS IS MonSieur POltler, SIr . No m~ntIon is made the faces try not to show a trace of the anxiety that they all felt two mmutes before, but had not ex pressed in words; j ust the Colo nel's "Check , Lieutenant". " Have, si r" .

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The dead American soldier is flown home for burial, so the G.!. can understand when he find s that burial is impo rtant to a Montagnard. A house nearly as elaborate as hIS dwelling is built over each grave. The~ Ilke t o bury theIr dead m theIr. own VIllage and sometimes have carned a corpse back nme miles to ?o ~o . To the Af!1er~can CIVl~ Actio n

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water supply, pig breedmg, nI ght film shows- IS low, nearly every officer has an mterest and does his little bit- it is often amateur, sometimes misdirected, but for each solves part of his own personal problem of doubt. . . . T he American's readmess to lea rn IS ever present. The Colonel of G5 (CIVIC ActIOn) is new to hi s job. A ham let chief, abdu cted seven days befo re by the V.C. , has been returned. He shows the marks o n his wrists, tells of his experiences th~ough a lepro~natous yo uth who kn ows a few words of French, asks if he can ride on the Jeep from Plel Ph~m Ho to Plei Pham Kleo. He comes. The next village is much smarter, the occupymg soldIer docs not feel so uncomfortable (but still has his weapon cocked), the ,People come out of their ho uses. They have built a pig sty, the concrete poured by the engmeers. The Colonel asks if it is in order to give the chief some cigarettes and is politely, but firmly, told: "No, 89

T sir, that would be an insu lt, yo u gave him a ride which he needed and asked for Âˇ he is ~ead man, not a small boy expecting presents". "[ sec, yes L mll st learn, there's I~ore to It than I thought".

Yet how can Civic Action be more than a .token, and an alien one at that? Officers

and men change every year. They want to compensate with kindness for their intrusion and their violence. Their very naNete is perhaps their greatest strength, but will their work last and be self-perpetuating and to whom will progress be attributed? The Viet Cong Civic Action is there too- teaching them to grow potatoes in mounds instead of just pushing them into hard ground, teaching them how to eradicate disease and illiteracyin fact, the lot, and from their own people.

Can peace and security be imposed from without? Can their coming even be hastened? A distinguished Vietnamese, ded icated to his country's progress, when asked about the

success of the mi litary actions replied: " If an ant bites your toe and you try to get rid of It with an axe you are carrying, all you will do is cut your toe ofT". Surely the cannons and the mortars, the choppers and the bombers, the defoliation and the scraping of the roadsides, the relocation of hamlets and the extremes in the questioning of pnsoners cannot be the answer?

THE EARLY YEARS OF GEORGE III PROFESSOR H. BUTTERFIELD Professor Butterfield, in his lecture on March 15th, argued that controversies about hi s~orical subjects are oft~n not invented by historians, but were already controversies in their own day. The Bntlsh ConstitutIOn was not fixed or determined in 1760. When a boy, the young Georg~, ll[ had i~de~,d imbibed ideas which stem~ed from Bolingbroke about the need for a Patnot King , and for a cleanSing of politiCS from corruption. When he came to the throne he was ~onvinced that all politicians were corrupt, indeed that there we re only two honest men In England, Bute and himself. But his attempt to form a government under Bute failed because party cohesion had go ne too far. When Bute resig~ed, Geo rge had to turn to Geo rge Grenville, and when the latte r attempted to establish hIS freedom of actl ol~, George had to return to the very Whigs he had despised. George lI[ was honest, patnotlc, With a genull1e love of liberty, but without the statesmanship which shou ld have shown him that his best policy was from the first to work with Newcastle and Hardwicke. At the end of his lecture Professor Butterfield dealt faithfully With numerous questIOns wh ich showed how fully and profitably the aud ience had followed him in his discourse. R.W.H.

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On January 26th, David Crouch, our resident M.P., gave us his impression s as a "new

boy at Westminster". The public, Mr. Crouch felt, held some contempt for Parliamen t and politicians, and the politicians in turn despised the television for stealing their thunder. Mr. Crouch entered the Commons aged 46, " too old to start on the television", he confessed . Mr. Crouch's argument ce!ltred on his conviction that Parliament should be a talkingshop of representatives acting as a check on the executive and not a council of 90

T experts. Ministers are questioned once every three weeks on the work in their departments, thus indicating from week to week the governmenfs views on any particular issue. The nervousness experienced when giving a maiden speech or asking a question during

debate, Mr. Crouch conveyed very well. In attempting to define "the art of the Commons" he demonstrated how a politician should master the House. Mr. Jenkins is one who can control the attention of the Commons. Mr. Crouch cited an occasion when Mrs. Anne Kerr interrupted Mr. Jenkins by referring to "the Member for Hanoi"; a remark which brought the House down. Had Mr. Jenkins not riposted brilliantly, he might have lost valuable ground. Such is the strange world of Parliament. T he death of Churchill was also the passing of a special type of parliamentarian, such as Oli ver Stanley, who gave "broad" unspecialised speeches, which would not be appreciated today. Specialised work, Mr. Crouch believed, should be kept off the floor of the House and in Committee. There experts could hammer it out, leaving the Chamber less congested . If this happened, M.P.s cou ld think more generally over issues and Parliament would come into its own again . There are 1,100 rooms in the Commons, two of which, Mr. Crouch told us, really count: the Chamber and the Smoking Room. [n the Smoking Room there is intense talking, thinking and listening: that, he concluded, is the real role of the Commons. In his fina l promise that a Conservative Government could deflate the economy yet increase incentives, and with his inevitable jokes about George Brown, Mr. Crouch lived up to our expectations. We must be thankful to Mr. Crouch for providing a valuable insight into parliamentary life, which proved a useful introduction to those who visited the Commons later in the term. C.S.T.B.

LAPLAND JOURNEYS MR. GEORGE SPENCELY On February 27th, Mr. George Spencely visited the King's School to give a lecture on Lapland . His talk proved to be both in teresting a nd entertaining. His reactions to a country that can justly be described as the last wilderness on earth were fresh and individual, and his talk was intended as an impression of a little known country rather than as a guide. He began by describing the country briefly. Lapland is a much larger country than 1 had imagined- about a quarter of Sweden's total area, but it is only sparsely settled. [t is a remarkably accessible place, and travellers can very quickly reach it by electric train from Sweden or Norway. There is nothing more dramatic in all of Scandinavia than the region north of the Arctic Circle, the land of the Midnight Sun. We were told that pictures of the Midnight Sun were misleading- the apparent darkness in the photos, giving more of an impression of moonlight than sunlight, is caused by the filters used when shooting directly at the sun. Actuall y, the Midnight Sun is as bright as it is anywhere an hour or so before sunset. The whole thing has a mystical, unreal, ethereal quality. Mr. Spencely described dramatically his climbing of the very high Swedish mountains, and his crossing of great torrents. During this period, his supplies were brought to him by ' plane, and when they ran short he had to li ve off the land- mainly by fishing. Afte r weeks of hardship in the mountains, he was very pleased to arr ive at a house which belonged to some Lapps. This was his first encounter with them. 91

He was somewhat surprised to find that they we rc rather like the Scottish people, ha ving previously imagined that they were like Eskimos. For a long time, the Lapps were believed to be of Mongolian origin, but the best scientists now believe that they came to Northern Scandinavia from Central Europe more th an 1,000 years ago. There are onl y 38,000 Lapps in the whole world. The reindeer is the mai nstay of the economy of the nomadic Lapps of this area, because it is the onl y domestic anima l which can feed itself on the meagre vegetation beyond the Arctic Circle. The Lapps a re nomads, perhaps less from a restless desire to keep on the move than the necessity to follow their reindeer herds from one grazing ground to another. The Lapp culture is not as primitive as man y have chosen to believe- rather, it is a highly developed culture perfectly adapted to perhaps the onl y way of life which wi ll mea n independent survival in these northern wastes. The Lapps live in a specia l type of tepee, or hut, which is called a kata. They eat reindeer meat, and about the onl y things a Lapp family needs from the outside world are coffee and salt. They are not a "simple" peoplethe Government of Sweden provides schools for their education a nd attendance is compulsory. We were told how surprised Mr. Spencely was to find that the Lapp houses had telephones, and the Lapp communities were near airports. They are a delightful people who have ma naged to retain their ancient way of life while making use of some of the inventions of a more advanced civilisation. One of the most unpleasant things about Lapland is the perma nent populat ion of a local mosquito of limitless appetite and unimaginable ferocity. Lapland is not, perhaps. to everyone's taste, but after Mr. Spencely's talk and seeing his slides, r think that it must be an interesting place to visit. 1.M.B.

THE THEATRE FROM THE INSIDE MR. MICHAEL MEYER Despite his initial belief that he was to lecture on Ibsen, Mr. Michael Meye r, who is, in Cact, the leading translator of Ibsen and Strindberg, deli vered a most interesting extempore lecture on "The Theatre from the Inside". In the course of his lecture, Mr. Meyer discussed methods and techniques of both actors and producers, treating the fa mous a nd the infamous alike with humour but with a healthy disrespect for popular opinion. He showed us a new angle on several time-honoured assumptions and burst one particular bubble when he dismissed Rosencralliz alld Guildenstern are dead as pretentious, although many would not agree at a ll. Likewise, although he professed to know little of Brecht's work, Mr. Meyer showed how one did not need to rise to the dizzily a mbitious heights of a revolving stage in the actual production of Brecht's plays! The entire lecture, delivered within a pleasantly witty a nd informal framework, showed the profundity of man y of Mr. Meyer's ideas ; and some people had the opportunity of seeing, a few days later, Mr. Meyer's abilities as a translator when a prod uction of Strindberg's The Father-was shown on the B.B.C. It is a great pity and of great significance that not more people had the interest or initiative to attend this highly stimulating lecture. It rather epitomizes the lack of artistic interestlin the School and points to the need for a radical reshuffle of values so far as drama is concerned. B.A.K. 92

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ANSELM-A CHARACTER STUDY MR. ROBERT FRANKLIN In his discourse, Mr. Franklin put great stress on the beauty of soul of Archbishop Anselm. He was a phenomenon peculiar to the ecclesiastical society of the Middle Agesa totally unworldly man. His unworldliness caused his political decisions to be too intellectualised- paradoxically, he was too consistent in his politics. He was the perfect monk; he loved the serenity of the cloister and the quiet fruits of amicitia that it brought, but he hated the hectic business of the outside world and was really incapable of understanding it. However, it is Anselm's philosophy that singles him out as an exceptional archbishop. He believed in two great philosophical principles- the desire to get down to fundamentals and the desire to teach. Mr. Franklin went on to fascinate his audience with Anselm's great ontological proof of the existence of God. This was a great intellectual breakthrough because for perhaps the first time a high ecclesiastic quotes the Bible not as an authority but rather as a literary embellishment. It would not be an exaggeration to say that Descartes' Cogito ergo sum argument was a direct descendant of Anselm's ontological proof. Mr. Franklin emphasised the simple virtue and almost childlike naivete of the man- yet here was the greatest intellect between St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas. He was almost the perfect subject for a biographer- an example of "contemplative inaction". Mr. Franklin continued in more general terms and suggested that biography might almost be considered more the province of the psychologist than that of the historian- he also emphasised the importance of the new social sciences in historiography. The morning after the lecture, Mr. Franklin very generously sacrificed an hour of his time and elaborated his views in more general terms. We are all very grateful to him for transforming what had been a dry historical document into a fascinating testimony to the greatest intellect of the time. M.T.

THE BARROW POETS The well-known "Barrow Poets" gave an unusual entertainment on February 23rd, with a mixed programme of music and verse. Their aim is to make poetry more popularly accepted, and they must have been gratified by the enthusiastic response of a large audience in the Great Hall . The speakers were all clear and versatile, none more so than the leader, William BealbyWright. His direction gave the performance cohesion and continuity, which was especially important in the absence of a printed programme. In poems like I'm sure it's winter fairly, there was great feeling and atmosphere. He also put over well limericks, "gimericks", tongue-twisters and other humorous verse. Sometimes, though, one regretted the absence of the other male speaker in the company, to provide variation. Heather Black spoke rather too quietly at times, but her ballads came over well. In contrast was Cicely Smith's rich voice, which was unfortunately rather wasted on some lightweight material. On Nevsky Bridge, for example, about a Russian and his Shredded Wheat, was well received, but it was hardly the kind of substantial verse which would have offered her a challenge. 93

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The programme was, in ract, mllch too short of seriolls poctry . Popular though it was, the steady succession of comic verse left many dissatisfied. Perhaps the Poets underestimated the aud ience and if they come again one hopes that they will give us a meatier programme. The musicians, Susan Baker and Jim Parker, performed well on a great va riety of instruments. Their arrangements were always unusual and sometimes very compelling, as in a lovely Hungari an tune. But some pieces missed badly, notably the Neapolitan tunes, which seemed drab and lifeless. When the others joined in to make a quintet, the effect was entertaining, especially when the "one man band" instruments were used. The finale, Good-bye Of Booze, was typica l of amusing and interesting but essentially 11011serious items. The Poets looked very sad for much of the time, a nd never really seemed convinced of a rapport with the audience. This may have been caused by the cold in the Hall, which they certainly felt. But their reception was warm enough and well deserved. We hope that they will visit us again. D.J.R.

MEISTER OMERS HOUSE PLA Y THE HYPOCHONDRIAK The final consonant of that title, the English rendering of Moliere's Le mMecill malgre IlIi, betrays what was chiefly wrong with this evening's otherwise zestfu l a nd enjoyable entertainment : John Wood's translation swayed curiously between modernistic, anachronistic jargon ("injection" for "enema", if yo u please!) and stilted, old-fashioned translationese. It was hardly surprising therefore that Barry Kirsch's exuberant production fa iled to make the most of Moliere's persistent cloacal references. Indeed, the most felicitous language wa~ provided by M.O.'s own mock-Latin interpolations in the final scene, where a black, doddering college-collage of doctors ad mit Argan to their number to the soft flutin g of the Dean's voice, excellently rendered by James Foster. This was the first House Play in my time here to be produced by a boy, assisted though he was by a master. Barry Kirsch's experience of the stage was put to good use, and I congratulate him warmly on the first of what I hope will be a whole series of successes elsewhere. He gave himself an excellent portrait in the lead role of Argan, at his very best in the farci cal moments, as when, pretending to be dead, he comically upstaged everybody else on stage. His. high-pitched, cracked voice was also notably consistent throughcHit the play. On the whole, the farcical elements in this most happy of Moliere comedieS were underplayed- perhaps because the producer had to coax and work so hard on his cast? With only one real actor to rely on, and that the producer himself, the confidence, vigour and panache 011 stage were most commendable, if occasionall y inaudible. The result was another rumbustious evening, sllch as M.O. appear to specialise in , and the greatest proof of:'the general approval a nd enjoyment was the conquest of the captive audie nce. After hoping for a voluntary audience, it must have put a great strain on the cast to know that the whole School were to be present. But they did not show it and briskly conquered their comrades seated in the Hall. Little resistance could be offered to the raucous, flurrying T.oinette of Simon Tonking, who gave an object lesson of how im portant it is not to show embarrassment when playing a skirted role. The same could not be said of the other ladies, though Nicholas Hunt's fal se blandishments were ag reeably nauseating. 94

The customary shoestring budget produced an excellent interior box-set with stairs and landing and a large array of costumes from many sources a nd varying periods and styles, though 'adequate to their purpose. rt was a mistake, after all the laughter and cheers, to end with the Marseillaise, freezlIlg the audICnce to thell' seats In beWilderment. Can anything be further in spirit from Moliere than this bloodthirsty natronal song? On the other hand it was utterly ri ght to start with the thr ill ing sound of the threefold knock, Father, Son ~nd Holy Ghost, that precedes all French theatre performances. But at the end, Rabela is' words apply: "Tirez Ie rideau, la farce est jouee 1".

THE ST. LUKE PASSION EASTERN CRY PT, MARC)') 22ND

In 1761, a decade after Bach's death , a Brietkopf catalogue attributed a St. Luke Passion to him and it was published in the 1898 volume of the complete works. We kn,?w that Bach did ;"uch diligent manuscript copying of other composers' works and taught himself largely by studying and then developing their techniques, but though thiS partrcular St .. Luke Passion setting exists partly 111 hiS handwnt1l1g It IS v~ry questionable whether Bach ~Imself composed it, despite its patent North German ongms. The w~rk tYPifies the kind of intimate Passion that was being written about 17 15- 20 by Bach s Immediate precursors (suc h as Johann Kuhnau , Bach's predecessorat St. Thomas's in Leipzig, where the much better known and more spacious SI. John and St . MatthelV Passions were ~oon to be composed). The St. Luke Passioll, then, is a fascinating yardstick, de,:!onstrat1l1g the elements from which consummate choral art was abou t to emerge, enabling us to appreciate the

extent and speed of Bach's transcending innovations; and the fact that most of the Chorales in this Passion can be, and were in this performance, "borrowed" from tl~e St. Matthew Passion, from mature Bach, enabled these innovations to be all the more dtrectly brought home to us.

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The St . Luke PassiOil's relative intim acy made it more suited to the Eastern Crypt than to the Nave and also su ited to a sma ll number of singers- the Madrigal Society. In fact, this seemed 'a wise choice for the particular musical resources at Edred "Yright's ~isposal. There was a great deal of chorus work and it rarely fell below an exceptionally l11gh level for a school group. The Choruses We have/ollnd this Mall, He sti!'rethup the ~ation, and the superb He hath saved others were especiall y expressive, and Crucify HIm, With Its forceful bass cntry a nd wonderfu ll y swelling conclusion, was outstanding. I.fThou be King of ludah impressed wit h its decisive climax- some of the other Ch o ru s~s perhaps lacked thiS final decisiveness where it was called for. Among the Chorales, elmst, our SavIOur was n?table for the controlled sustaining of long phrases, we had a beautifull y rounded rendenng of the familiar FOIII wrong by hate engelldered, a nd the cathartic weight of It isfinislted was full y conveyed. Occasional entries we re sl ightly ragged, as in What need lVe fIny fU!lher lVitness?, but certainly Edred Wright and the Madrigal Society deserye high . ~ratse for such accom plished choral singing, rich in tone without being syru py, untfied yet nearly always flexible enough to meet the shifting dramatic requirements of the PassIOn wo rds. . The heaviest solo burden was borne by Paul Elliott, as the Evangehst, buJ he seemed to relish it. After a somewhat pedestrian start, he gave a cOllviilcing and musically satisfying performance, apparently sure on his high notes, controlled; virtually every word he sang 95

was audible from the back of the Eastern Crypt. The evening's success was largely due to the steady quality of his recitative work. Michael Powell also improved during the performance but much of his singing, as in Theil Jesus said un~o the chief priests, was on low notes, with which he seems to lack power a nd the ability to project real expression, so he was not perhaps often able to show us his finest vocal form. The role of Jesus obviously de manded both feeling and authority, which were onl y partly forthcom ing. Christopher Waltha m sang competently ; although his Pilate was also Ie&<; authoritative than a Roman governor should have been even in that most inhibiting of/situations, I enjoyed his section of And Pilate said the third time. The two testing treble arias were adequately sung by Stephen Barlow and Paul Copcutt, while Richard True (particularl y) and Anth ony Sargent sang the brief roles of the Malefactors clearly and with good dramatic sense. By way of one small general criticism, I felt that some of the pauses and tra nsitions should have been given fuller stress- a little of the Passion's poignancy and dramatic va riety was lost here in both arias and recitatives. Stephen Davies was the able organist. A famous son of yo ur reviewer's Oxford college, Sir Thomas Beecham, predictably dismissed Bach as "so much counterpoint-and, moreover, Protestant counterpoint"; few of the attentive audience at this inspiring devotional and musical experience, ad mirably controlled by Edred Wright in the aptest of Bach settings and with co-operative acoustics, would have agreed with him. Sir Thomas, however, would doubtless have enjoyed the question directed in all solemnity after the performance by one boy from the aud ience to a member of the Madrigal Society "Chorus" : "Why weren't you a Malefactor?" J.N.H.

FAURE'S REQUIEM On Ash Wednesday (February 28th) the School Choral Society gave a moving performance of Faures Requiem. This is a work which grows in popularity yea rly in a remarkable way, perhaps because it displays the real quality of a good choir to perfection, can be done effectively without an orchestra (if a good organist is available) a nd does not ask too much of its soloists. At the last moment the performance was changed from the Eastern Crypt to the Nave, and this was fortunate si nce a larger number of people turned up than the Crypt could easily have accommodated. Those who came were treated to a great musical experience. With Edred Wright conducting, both choral tone and words were as good as ever. He was lucky in having the fresh voice of Paul Copcutt for the lovely treble solo, Pie Jesu, an aria far more effective when thus sung than any mature soprano could ma ke it. Michael Powell sang the baritone solos very well but as yet his voice lacks complete control and development. He should be worth hearing later on. Mr. Stephen Davies is a newcomer to the music staff: if he does everything as well as he played the Hammond organ he should be worth his weight in gold, for he has learnt the great lesson that the more discreetly and quietly you play an electronic organ the better it sounds. Chorus, soloists and organists combined with a most appreciative audience to make this evening of sacred music quite outstanding even for our Cathedral Church. D.I.H. 96

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GALPIN'S HOUSE PLA Y T OBIAS AND THE ANGEL

If asked beforehand to review t he G alpin's produ cti on o f Tobias and the Angel, the present reviewer's answer wo uld have been a swift and simple no. Not beca use of any bias aga inst a splend id H ouse, but beca use he had had the misfortune to read Bridie's curi o us play about thirty times o r so in his zealous yo uth- as a n E ng. Lit. set book . It was, therefore, with more than a tinge o f masochism that he began to wa tch the perfo rma nce. [n fact, the reviewer shared full y the a udi ence's evident enjoy ment ; with far less worth-

while material than that of M.O. earlier in the term , we were given an evening's entertainment that, in its way, was just as pleasa nt. Mr. Harding's producti o n hit just the ri ght note-

for this is a pantomime story, with one or two interesting incidental points about "ordinariness" and wi ves of dull husbands IlQt running after handsome Archangels, and a worthwhile moral- " Pra ise ye the Lord" by actin g with the courage in adversity and humanity of a Tobit. Firth's pe rfo rma nce as sensible, embi ttered Anna and H a rvie's as "foolish" but holy Tobit were pleasantly co nvincing. Fagg, as Tobias, a weak, listless, un appealing lump of a schoolboy, given backbone by a suitably mo nitor-li ke Ra phael, played by a suitably moni to r-li ke Marks, impressed. Vowles bro ught o ut the shallowness of Sara well and Michae l Pla nt as Raphael was suitably am usi ng. De Vroome's set was functi onally austere bu t efficient and it was pleasi ng to have a " real" big fi sh- to the reviewer as well as his fr iends of A rts Shell C. Although it was so und sense to make the play compulsory o nly fo r the Middle a nd Lowe r Schools, the general ve rdi ct o f the "invited audience" was certai nly "not just good, si r- jolly good". M.D.W.

THE RA VENNA MOSAICS MR. ELI PRINS

To an artist who is only a scant historian Mr. Prins's lecture on the mosaics at Ravenna was both an inspiration and a revelati o n never ex pected. Mr. Prins held one's attention absolutely, not o nly with his brilliant and amusing commentary, but wit h his most wond erful collecti on of slides o f subjects hitherto only seen o n glossy postcard s and bad reproducti ons. H e bro ught to life a who le a rt of a n age which may have seemed somew hat remote to us before this visit ; and I ca nn ot but agree with Mr. Prins th at the art of 1,300 years ago has great affinity with t he art of o ur own age. We need o nly to loo k at the bea utiful si mplicity of so me o f the mosaics to realise this. Ma ny modern artists such as Picasso, Klee, Ka nd insky, have bee n much inspired by these early mosaics. I am so glad we have had the opportuni ty too of seeing such firs t- rate reproducti o ns, many of which Mr. Prin s took himself, a nd of lea rnin g so much abo ut the bea utiful colours and techn iques used in the mosaics of San Vitale. I think we all went away from the lecture having lea rnt somethin g of great va lue which was, for my parti cula r art group, a very real inspirati on. We are all eno rm o usly grateful to Mr. Prins for his most enthusiastic and education al talk. M.M. 98

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PIN A CA RMIRELLI 18TH M ARCH

T he second in the series of conce rts held jointl y by the Canterhury Music Club and the School was give n by the fa mo us Italian vio linist, Pina Carmirelli, in the Shirley H all. Judging by t he number of boys present, it wo uld hardl y have looked like a j oint enterprise to a n o utsider : the few who did come we re trea ted to an experience fe w will forget soon. Miss Carmirelli, playing on a violin which is allocated by the Italian G overrunent to its leading violinists, known as "La Tuscana" , opened her programme with Bach's E minor Sonata. Although the start was arresting, the first two movements did not seem wh olly to come across owing to some small hesitancy- wo uld the music have . helped ? But. the Allemande tripped alon g with all due sprightliness, and the Gigue was well executed. Miss Carmirelli displayed here a nd througho ut t he programme a remarkable control of bow, especiall y in soft passages where she used much bow very lightly, a nd to ne was well co nt rasted. Ernest Lush at the piano seemed from one vantage point too heavy for Bach, but the Stei nway is notorio usly difficult to understand. Brahms's G major S onata was played with such expertise that it is impossible for such a

humble reviewer to attempt to criticise on musical grounds. That said, one must, however, add t hat excessive bodily movement is no a id to playing, and that Miss Carmirelli did move to a n almost alarming degree. However, if one tired of watching the movement, one could always lea n back and rega rd the ceili ng of the H all, wit h all its no n-functi oning lights. After an interval, unex pectedl y length ened by the curfew bell's obstinate tolling, Miss Carmirelli plunged into Schubert's C major Fan tasie. This proved to be a series of variati o ns, more out o f C than in it. N otably t he music was used in th e second half of the progra mme ; the Fantasie was played with complete understanding, and the only comment one can proffer is th at the into nati o n became so mewhat suspect when the positio ns reached double fi gures. The programme ended wit h Rave l's Sonata in G. Ravel's music shows undeniable influence by G ershwin a nd th e associated "blues" idi o m, and Miss Carmirelli captured t his well. One co uld perhaps have had more pu re revelling in the "blue" notes, but the Moderato was accurately represented as a slim y, slippery affair. The fi nal Perpetuum Mobile was a lour de force. This was an excellent recital which made a very vivid impressio n ; we hope fo r more of the same. N.D.K.

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HOUSE MUSIC COMPETITION Dr. Bernard Rose of Magdalen College, Oxford, was this year's adjudicator, and in his summing up he decided to comment on a few of the numbers onl y- his written comments were detailed and could be read later. Perhaps this was as well, as the evening programme had been longer than usual as a result of his decision (because of the "remarkably high standard") to ask three instead of two of the instrumental and vocal items to play in the interval between the House Songs. He did say, however, that what impressed him most throughout was the sense of ensemble. He also rightly singled out Luxmoore's performance as excellent in view of the complete absence of music scholars in the House. I think few would quarrel with his judgement as to where the cups should go: Walpole for all-round achievement and The Grange for the Song. The latter's performance of Gover's The Rolling English Road was the only Song that combined split-second timing and real contrast with a sense of style, a feeling for words and a sense of performance. All the Songs had three or four of these qualities, some excelling in one particular facet. But for whatever reason (perhaps the choice of song or in performance striking the right tempo) Sargent is to be congratulated on bringing it off. Of the items not heard in the evening I particularly liked the Archduke Trio and The Turtle-Dove (Galpin's and School House). Marlowe were perhaps unlucky to come so low, but at least they came higher in the Song than for some years. Linacre deserved to do well, and both they and Meister Omers will probably come higher up the rankings in the next few years. Several Houses chose excellent programmes. If marks are given, it might be a good thing for one or two to be given for enterprise or imagination in this direction. Of course, no marking system is completely fair, but some are fairer than others. But the result is hardly very important compared with the enjoyment and experience gained from the performances, which this year seemed to be general- at least all the House Songs were obviously being sung enthusiastically. Some of the instrumentals lacked projection-they would have probably sounded better in a smaller hall. The Great Hall needs bold contrasts from small groups, and balance is a problem rarely overcome completely satisfactorily as most composers leave the finer points to the performers. R.P.S.

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J. K. Harris

EGG

Groovy-that was the word for it. I mean, it's not every day you see someone walking along with a fried egg on his head. For this reason, I classified it as groovy. In facl, I don't think you could get much more groovy. I always admire a smart dresser, with at the same time a slight feeling of shame for the conservative nature of my own clothes. But this was just too much. I went red and shaky and reached quickly for my polyfloral P.V.C. Bonny and Clyde hat and shoved it deep into my coat pocket. In the face of such elegance, what can a man do? I just wanted to die, fold up, sink into the ground, etc. And there he was, the devil-I don't know-standing on the pavement in the sun, the centre of attraction. As all the girls went by, they stared at him. What luck! What brilliance! And completely unimpressed by it all. Didn't take any notice. I ask you. A smooth customer, this, witbout any doubt. He might at least bave acknowledged some of the frankly admiring glances. And then it was tbat indignation struck me. Wby? Wby only him? Yes, I would. As luck would have it, I was standing outside a Lyon's Corner House. With a pounding heart, but resolute nevertheless, I headed straight for the Egg 'n Bacon. "One fried egg and tbe bill, please." I waited, tapping my thumbs and twiddling my feet. After what seemed an eternity, the waitress came with my order. I paid and, taking a deep breath, slipped the egg onto my head. This'll show him, I thought. Gingerly I made my way to the street. They were looking at me now. Yes, at me! I felt their many pairs of eyes with satisfaction. Now where was he? Ah, over there. But ... but ... no egg. Funny, I thought, most odd. I could have sworn. But no, all that covered his cranium was his long blonde hair that feU down into his handsome face. The policeman approached slowly, never faitering, and said the inevitable "Would you mind coming this way, sir?" He laid a fatherly, firm large hand on my shoulder. I looked at the man again. His eyes twinkled slyly, knowingly, back at me. Then the yolk broke.

Cafe

P. J. Be Vroome

While the strange vapour Drifts ceilingwards from my cigarette, Taking its time to Form a curious arabesque On its violet journey; Some tiny particle of ash Drops giddy, Into My

Coffee cup. ]02

lJetJth WtJS Braped over this Boor B. C. J. Horton And snaps at every shoot; With rough-chalk rings a weakening bark: A sapling that he fondled once, No more a supple stalk. And now A considerable priest, Behind a pulpit collared, Extols on immortality (But watchful of the clock); The birds chant immorality, They are not of his flock, But each is so insensible To such a lesser sort. Willow-weeping, veiled in tears, Bereft-in-body, in two minds, And in the aisle alone (Her shipmate gone to ground) She walks her cloistered mind, Seeks solace from each stone Blind, to all intent; For now a constant water drags Her golden-gated bridge Of egoism down, And gulps awhile, digests it, Stores it in a shifty bank And makes a note of it. Filing out from feeling into thought The all-familiar cortege is grounding to a Between two opinioned yews, [halt And that with sweeter aspect Beckons them to choose Its shade, bunkered From life's forces, And a traitor to their cause.

Death was draped over this door, Life wavered, flagged, drooped down; Death bids forbids an entrance, So let life's doctor trace her steps In steepled ire of failure, Scrub clean the stones that flag, The glass that stains the mind With a dyeing to the death; To spare she will aspire And a steeple stupid clasp, Spot an almost god-sent priest Who sat and spit a truth Above. Time dangled on a chain, It could not dawdle to explain: There was no time. The four-wheeled carnivore Is tyred with weary tread; So many times deflowered And rehearsed as much again, She has cheapened through the years And now she thirsts from death, Her sleek skin pocked and pitied. Appalled-bearers brace up, muscled By continual training, muzzled By convention and emotion Less. Their life bas been receding As they combed their heads for clues, But they bave not found a meaning As tbey glove-glide to their pews. They, coffing in confusion. For Shy retiring life, her face falls To the ground when doted On by deatb ... This-is-tbe-mourning-paper's death. There is a customary rising Amidst the timbered pews; It is felled upon the ground, And coaled in tbe heat, is later pitted. A forester fore-seasoned, Anxious for his wood, Taps the trunk of every tree

As slip-shod falls the final soil And shovels smooth this earth, Arm-in-arm the mourners and the still air Drift to the cemetery gate, Where resists the time-rich rust, And there, one almost seems to turn As though he knows this soul is not Gone for God but good.

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SUCH BEAUTIFUL ARTIFICIAL HANDS N. M. S. Radin The street was deep greys and greens and blues; and young children skipped in dirty white clothes against the chalked background of warehouse walls. And a real photographer, who had flipped in on the boom after little DavId Hemmmgs, photographed the smears on the walls, called his strip twentieth century love, and pocketed several mIllIon pounds worth of royalties from his Doughty Street publIshers. Thanks be to God. . . Across the street boomed stones, rainbow, and the chIldren turned fhckenng In the continual light show. It is all pop. And they hopped on, regardless. . I watched from a second storey window through l~ce curtams whIch had frayed at the edges and which threatened to unravel themselves mto long strands of strmg. As it was I just watched the street- waItIng for somethmg dramatIc to happen. The blue bell toiled. I glanced round my room. It was not luxuriously kept or decorated. The bed covered most of the floor space and litter climbed the walls. They were all cracked and peeling. The grey of concrete showed through three of the walls. . The fourth was different. Actually I took great prIde 10 It. It was untque. NobodX else had ever accumulated 5,334 rejection slips for one artIcle-and wall-papered theIr room with them. Rejection slips. Rejection slips everywhere. They are so amusmg: the things some people print on their rejection slips-incredible. Anyway, it will all go into some play or something some day. Round the corner I saw the postman approaching. If he was bringing me more slips I would scream. He passed by, over and out on the other side. Neglected. Nobody had even thought to reject me. Wait till they have seen the artIcle I have Just sent off. That phrase. God it was so corny. No actually It was no worse than the usual trash they print. Anyway, who the hell are they to Judge? It does not matter what they thmk. Too late to change it anyway. So I quietly crept away and smashed my head on the bedstead again banishing all self-doubts from my mind. I felt ill. Perhaps i should phone the doctor. Say I'm dying. It is most interesting watching doctors' reactions-they are nearly always wrong. They make such fools of themsel.ves. Very good to stick in a play to liven it up here and there. They say such funny thmgs under pressure. . The children were dispersing. Life was leaVIng the streets. Only the scenery of the play was left. I turned the volume up and played my part in this fantasy, lingering several hundred thousand light years from home. And the rainbow still caressed the sky; and I watched those warehouse walls through dirty yellow cellophane. Perhaps I should phone the doctor after all. But what if he operated 7 The bricks on the opposite wall played pretty patterns-l WIsh I could deSCrIbe them to you. The effect. When is that doctor coming? The children appeared and rapIdly d,smtegrated ~nder the flickering rainbow-and they danced round and around ascendmg-ascendIng. The " organ fluctuated and sighed. God. . . The doctor arrived with a million dead chIldren round hIS neck and a raInbow pamted on his face. An analyst from Hampstead floated by on herrejected couch-;-fantasy fish, flirting, leaping, flying by. Dreaming of her beautIful artIfiCIal hands gr~spl~g some gIltedged picture frame sticking one more rejectIOn slIp fevenshly up In a whIrlWInd of sound and colour and vision. Vision. Vision. Hi ho how are you get rIght out of town. The lace rainbow children doctor stay as long as you like there's a bar downstairs rejection slips rejected rainbow and operate flip. The burial was carried out that Tuesday. 104

Beatilic Visions

N.iI. Karim

The glass awakens slowly in my hand and melts, as quiet faces of children appear and disappear leaving their screams to cover the floor in haphazard patterns, their echoes hymn mellow with the innocence of constellations undivined- but visions of lamentation glow citron-yellow among the screams and glide down the streets, my body my pride crawls through vistas of crumbling walls which smile so gentle, I scratch at the words that are my flesh that scorch my nerves my shreds, and my head trails behind in the dust in a throbbing mesmerhythm that brmgs tears to my eyes my breath which I have lostThe vision hovers above a lake of frozen crystals, reflects the jaded abandon of a prostitute's eyes, the limpid veins of this leprechaun naked behind a jacaranda tree while he genuflects, begs hysterical for forgiveness, a monologue of repentance; the crystals perform their routine osmosis, a recurring cycle of death-dreams melting into lustrous fields of topaz; my arms my pleas hammer the alabaster the doors that guard my precious dead; the sentinels vigil cries hollow the murdered man's apocalypse, the Buddhas I created I destroyed in lacebut verdant wreaths tell their tale as I whisper in self-delusion, jaundiced flower your petals are falling; for the poet once glittering in sequined cloaks of satin now stoops dark in shame, the once brilliant lights of Truth now veiled as death's narcosis dances a ballet of silencethe ageing sea is calm, the Mountains of the Moon cast no shadows, can never be scaled; the vision fades, lazy saxophones weep colours of the sun, I lose a Kalama but whisper, what colour is peace 7 The singer knows his song but has lost his voice his voice among the flowers the ashes of the past; does the silence the "shadow" glow fierce again in the garden of the dead where negro blood is drunk hot 7 The wheel has lost its age in the flood of Time, the river the prism of aquamarine visions flows on as before;

the drums, my strength my saviour, in serried ranks beat in silence, the glass awakens, and melts. 105

AUNT MATILDA'S CAT

M. H. Reacher I

... Aunt Matilda had a pet cat which was covered in fur. Aunt Matilda was very worried about its having fur because she thought lots of termites lived in it and she therefore tried to have it cut off. That ace private investigator, Douglas Main, and his attractive female assistant, Cherrydean Cyclone, told her she had bad sight. It came to pass that Douglas Main had just drawn up outside his plush Mayfair flat when the front left wheel of his tractor fell off. Cursing under his breath, he lit one of his Turldsh cigarettes and inhaled deeply. He had a chronic coughing fit. When recovered he shouted, "Shaken but not stirred". But when the rear wheels fell off, he shouted, "Shaken and stirred", executing a neat backward somersault and landing on his head by a parldng meter. Then came his first encounter with Aunt Matilda. As he stood there on his head drawing at his cigarette the old lady came up to him with her crocodile walking obediently at her heel. "You know you're meant to put the coin in the top, don't you?" she said in a kindly voice. The crocodile grinned at him and started to hum the Ruritanian national mourning melody. Matilda took out her handkerchief and shed a tear or two. It was at that moment that Cherrydean Cyclone appeared on the scene in her topless bottoms (nobody knows what these are except for the old lady who plays her flute at "The Elephant and Castle" every night at midnight, except Bank Holidays and leap years. But that is another story). "Howdi, Honeybun," she said to Main. Main blushed and Matilda said that she was flattered. "Just look at that little old lady's crocodile, Douglas. Isn't it cute?" "Er, yes," he replied. Turning to Matilda, he asked her whether she had a licence for it after first coolly blowing a smoke ring around a pigeon that was eating a little something at her feet. "No, I haven't," she said, sobbing. "I didn't think you needed one for a cat."

"But it's not a cat," protested Douglas as he peered at its tonsils with a magnifying glass. "Looks like a crocodile to me. You can always tell by the tonsils, you know. I was half swallowed by one in Poona-never forget what the things looked like." At this news Aunt Matilda dropped dead on the pavement. The crocodile was last seen mauling a pair of police boots near Hyde Park Corner. Douglas Main was sentenced to life imprisonment for manslaughter. Cherrydean Cyclone fled in terror but eventually died of duck's disease somewhere in the area of Aylesbury. Here ends the tragic story of Aunt Matilda's cat; as you can see, crime doesn't pay.

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N â&#x20AC;˘ .61. S. Hadin The oppressive heat of the night slipped away as the sun carefully crept over the horizon again to be greeted only by the breath of sleep and Poor Costa Poor Costa is ready for anything at any hour he'll never turn sour he is bursting with kindness but is crippled by a natural blindness.

In this supreme serenity the sun beating down the waves sparkling and lapping the sizzling sands with the eternal ease of nature. Poor Costa shuffles on knocking a table brushing a chair hands are clapped lingers snapped but he stumbles by never to hear with his waiter's ear. and the sun crystallizes and weakens and the world stirs

The sun hits the ground and the world staggers down to breakfast immediately tired.

its evening ouzo

and wishes as the last setting ray straddles the bay and then all that is left is the red rim of the surrounding mountains and the crescent moon keeping guard and through the skies and the mountains and the sea fades his race like an empty eggshell.

Only Poor Costa slaving away

in the mid-day heat as they all siesta to recover from those three lunchtime Iitres of local white wine. Poor Costa is a saint

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A FABLE

L. Parker

In a New York alley sits a silent circle of tramps, their heads bowed. They are dozing dreaming about the things for which their hearts yearn. One sees in his mind's eye ~ gargantuan feast; another sees a sleek limousine, with a sleek chauffeur to polish itÂˇ the third sees a big office, big desk, big carpet, and big secretary. The fourth sees merely his relations. At this point the fifth character enters, one Cyrus P. Gusher by name, money-maker by profession. He is returning by car from someone else's party, where he, in a fit of inebriated benevolence, has promised to all and sundry within earshot that he will take the four lowest down-and-outs in the city, and fulfil their first wishes. Gusher's fit of bene~olence has worn off now, and is replaced by a severe hangover. The reader can Imagme the scene, as the chauffeur wakes each tramp in turn, and asks the million dollar question. Not surprisingly, each one mumbles something to do with his dream. Within minutes the unsavoury four are being wbisked away in C.P.'s limousine. Back at Gusher's seaside villa, the unfortunate man is trying to find a way out of bis difficulties. His trouble is tbat Cyrus P. Gusber is a man of two personalities. One is the sober Gusher, as tight with his pocket-book as a Scotsman on tbe dole. The otber is tbe drunk Gusher, who is effusively benevolent, incredibly generous, and amazingly regretted when hangover-time comes round. Now the sober Gusher has a phenomenal expense on his hands:-a vast banquet, with Russian caviare and Scotch whisky, Mediterranean lobster and Englisb pheasant, not to mention solid gold candelabra, platters, knives, forks, and tooth picks; a Cadillac, the most expensive model, with overdrive, and underdrive automatic transmission, reclining seats, and radio-controlled cigar-lighter. The poor Gusher buries bis head in his h~nds, but finds that the alarm-bell in his head rings on unconcernedly, so he opens hIs throbbmg eyes and reaches for the scrap of paper on which the chauffeur has pencilled the men's wishes:-an office in the city centre, with a Turkish carpet an antique desk, and a secretary (that's not so terrible: if it comes to a pinch, Gusher's daughter will suffice). The fourth and, mercifully, last tramp wants his family. A secretary can do that, it only needs a few well-placed telephone calls and tbe odd bus-fare. But as for tbe other tbree-Gusher is standing to lose almost I % of his assets. Indeed, poor Gusber loses his I %, and more, even tbough he himself supervises buying. But alas, poor misguided Gusher! For the fourth tramp is the black sheep of his family wbich even now is being sought at expense considerably beyond tbe bounds of the credulity of the boss. The list of wanted persons specifies father, mother, two brothers sister and nephews and nieces yet unknown. Of these, father is deceased, cremated, and interr~d in a copper urn at the Happy Hunting-Ground Interdenominational Cemetery; mother has retired on the profits of her marriage, and is sunning herself in tbe South of France' One brother is just starting on a solo voyage round tbe world; Two brother is a missi~nary in Cambodia; and sister, together witb her offspring, is recuperating in Italy from the effort of presenting her spouse witb the couple's fourtb cbild. It costs a tbousand dollars in bribes to obtain Dad's mortal remains. It costs two hundred dollars to reach Mum by transatlantic telephone, and a further three hundred dollars to bring her across the Atlantic by air, Tourist-Economy class. It costs an astronomical 108

amount to bribe a U.S.N. destroyer to arrest One brother for piracy on the high seas, and even more to pay for a search-party, equipped for the rigours of the Cambodian jungle, to find Two brotber. The secretary, thinking that the sister with her children will be an easy nut to crack, delegates his authority to some suitable underling. Alas, poor misguided secretary! For your underling, like all underlings, rejOIces in spending his employer's money. He buys an aircraft, hires pilot, navigator, radio-operator, cook, and stewardess, flies across the Atlantic eating caviare-and-tomato-ketchup sandwiches, picks up sister, nephews, and nieces, leaving an irate husband on the tarmac. When the accounts for this section of the expenditure reach Gusher, he finds to his horror that the total cost for the fourth tramp is double tbe cost for the otber three. Moreover, one brother is suing Cyrus P. Gusher Enterprises for damages on tbe grounds of loss of his yacht (accidentally sunk by the destroyer), the District Attorney is summonsing Gusher for exhuming without a licence, and for kidnapping a missionary, and obstructing a Cambodian policeman in the course of his duty, the mother is suing for loss of sun-tan, and sister is slapping Gusher on sight. Needless to say, the reunion is not a happy one. Gusher, having lost about 3 % of his assets, and standing to lose 2 % more through further legal action, fears that bankruptcy is at his door. They all lived unhappily ever after.

Tlfe second yea,' of the Hlonl,ey, The cyclic year Keng-yin J. N. Lawrance Dragon of the East, Bird of the South, Tiger of the West, Tortoise of the North: Paper tigers, Hu Chiao, bloody capitalists. Middle people, Elevated scholar of the flowery grade, 3rd Class, effect Cultural Revolution: SOil 0/ heaven, T'iell Tzu, Mao.

Demon frog eats moon, Jade, cassia, delicate fragrance, Symbol of yin, the eternal female, Tint of autumn turns to red: Death of Immortal Emperor, Chung Hua, 'Liberty'. Crimson oriole swallows sun, Gold, chrysanthemum, thunder, Symbol of yang, the ephemeral male, The blossoms of Ch'in are inches of ashes: End of Ancient Tale, China no more. 109

Notl.;"y can come of "otl.;"y! HI. TI.om There will be no more of this I will take no no more

No more rays from the sun. Nothing left to love or hate. No pleasure, no pain. Nothing. No. No thing. Planets will be no more For planets only circle In peoples' eyes. No eyes and no planets. And no thing left To tell me that, that You arc still, still here. I will pass beyond All that eyes have ever known Past waterfalls' song. Past struggle Ca Hower's moan Crushed before the hand came to pick it). For feeling only is in this Space of death, and revolving ground. When there are no more eyes to kiss A calmer heaven may be found. I have the power To claim this kingdom for my own At this very hour Ask peace to call on me Drop into my empty house Sit slowly down. See my phantom move Up the spiral stair Blind so many miles Beyond all fear ..... A tragic figure sways Splinters on the stone below Claims a victory. The earth smiles and answers "No".

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SAILING TO IRELAND

P. L. Clark

A list of sights seen, of things done, is rarely worth writing. Therefore, although a ski-ing holiday is a purely pleasure-seeking adventure, I have introduced into this report some personal observations on the nature of ski-ing centres. Sauze D'Ouiz was unlike any place I had previously visited. Most glaring was the almost complete absence of old people. I saw one old man in two weeks, a postman, tbe size and build of Bismarck, utterly out of place, since everyone else adopted a ski-conscious manner of dressing and even walking. The necessity to live out the Hollywood, or travel brochure, image of ski-ing resorts seemed to catch everyone. Also apparent, and distressing, was the failure of the national groups to intermingle. Each group was easily identifiable. The French, posed like models, emphasising and thus destroying their smoothness; the Italians, pushing, noisy, arguing, like extras in a film; the English, conscious of their split personality, either loud-mouthed and yobbish, or withdrawn and stolid in the presence of foreigners, although it is true even the Bulldog Drummonds played at being James Bonds-ali acted not themselves but their caricatures. Ski-ing was the winter raison d'iilre of Sauze D'Ouiz. When the snow began to melt we could find no other day-time amusements, and only the return of the snow saved us, although some found the new snow as dangerous as no snow was boring, and in subsequent crashes at least one beard was singed. And yet to many in Sauze D'Ouiz ski-ing seemed almost an irrelevance. The concept of apres-ski is difficult to digest. It is not just the fancy name given to evening amusements. Apres-ski possesses its own image: it is sold on the travel brochures and is the essential part of the conscious artificialities which affect these resorts, well illustrated in the cinema by Sellers' Pink Panther. Dark lights, a contradiction, sleazy smoke, night club atmosphere, soap-sud sex, frothed up, appearing important, yet important in appearance alone, dancing, talking, meeting, friendly yet without genuine significance, with high prices and high customers, the Kiki Baum and its fellow conspirators tempted many to wine, wench and spend the night away, and thus deprived many of the morning. Apres-ski seemed then an inevitable and vital part of ski-ing. Yet those of us who were pulled on Triplex by a groaning, snow-saturated, dying machine, high above all living life, perceived an experience fresher and nobler than all other, fresher than that of any ostensibly rational philosopher in his well-cut anorak. There is very much more that I would like to record, but time, space, ability and will prevent this. The well-appreciated irony of our travelling to Italy to spend the evenings in conversation with travellers from Beckenham, Bromley and Oxford, the strange adventures that befell one or two members of our party, the tributes and thanks to organisers and hosts, all are recorded, though not on paper. III

MUSIC CIRCLE CONCERTS FEBRUARY 11TH

This was sixty minutes of musica l style and splend our. The beginning was auspicious: Messrs. Zu ntz, Alder (J.), Alder (S.) and Cl iffo rd played a Prelude and Fugue by l3ach. Primus inler pares was Stephen Alder, whose incredibly sweet-toned trumpet-playing fell as balm o n th e car. Immedia tely- and the stage managin g was efficient yet natural- we heard Faure's Dolly and Miaol\! for Piano Duel in which Richard Shaw and Bruce Clifford, the latter translated from tro mbone slide to pia no key, conveyed the essential Gallic bitter sweet ambivalence of this elusive com poser; a little morc objective phrasing would have been perfection. Still pursu ing the French thread, Jo natha n Williams and Richard True pla yed the first movement of Sai llt-Saens' 'Cello Concerto ill A 111;'/o/" , a virtuoso work whose technica l difficulties were despatched with almost glacial aplomb by the 'cellist; "almost" because, to the relief of yo ur critic, Williams did admit to human error in one note so high as to be almost o n the 'cello's spike. The rhythmic spring and sinewy tone of both performers was an elating experience. There followed an admi rable perform a nce of the fi rst movement of Beethoven's Op. 18, No. 4 String Quartet. Beethoven's most difficult quartet is the one you happen to be playing, a nd Op. 18, No. 4 has those devastati ng uni son passages and terrifying sforzalldi which tax every player's equanimity; but, more than that, the spirit of the work is elusive; it is ab ru pt yet graceful, lyrical yet curt. It is supremely to the credit of Stefan 130wn, Adam Jones, Michael Powell and Ch ristopher Waltha m that it was Beethoven who emerged in this performance. In compositi on it is difficult to write a good theme ; difficult to write a good contrasting theme ; very difficult to go on after the themes have been presented. Yet it is the "going o n" which is the life-blood of music, a nd in this respect Andrew Huth's Clarinet Sonata was inclined to fall back on the device o f ostillalo; now aSlillola is a su perb fo il in the hands of Stravin sky, but it is a two-edged foil and in this sonata mo ve ment it became very dominant; but played with attack and cxcellen! ba la nce by Andrew Lyle and Nicholas Kin g, this piece showed positive virtues, and I shall be first in the queue to hea r it again. And so back to Beethoven ; the Sprillg SOllata for violin and pia no played by Lance Hewson and Nicholas Kin g. Hewson plays in tune- not such a commo n virtue- lyrica l, full-toned violin playing with a natural sense of phras ing for which he may thank Goel, because no teacher ever gave him th at gift. There were hesitations and occasional rh ythmic hiccups, but King lifted him over those and it was a performance of enormous prom ise. Christo pher Wa ltham and Jonathan Alder the n played the opening move ment of Brahms' Sonala ill F for piano with 'cello obbligato; it was growling, roaring, passionate playing, and all of it in the music-without artistic histrio nics. The tension was there all right, but in the phrasing where it should be. Waltham has a glori ous bowi ng technique- those throbbing repeated notes were like quick panther heart-beats. A felicitous piece of programme planning brought o ne of Moza rt's most ineffable pieces to end this concert. Keith Thom pson, Andrew Lyle, David Miller, Jonathan Alder a nd Richa rd True played the first movement of the Quintet ill E flat. The openin g Adagio, with its dark, stern chords, wistfu l pianistic com ments from True, more li vid chords ; then they were away, luscious burps from Mr. Miller's bassoon, Thompson and Lyle rhapsodising and Alder's impeccably tuned horn nobly a iding them. A.W. 113

MARCH 10TH

The evening's entertainment opened with a Poulenc SOl/ata/or Piano Duet, played with immense gusto and enthusiasm by Richard True and Nicholas King. Next, three Madrigals, two by Morley and one by Weelkes, for two trebles (Paddy Williams, Stephen Barlow), alto (Jonathan Alder), and, in the first and third, tenor (Paul Elliott), and bass (Michael Powell). Intonation was perhaps a little doubtful in the first, but the overall effect was really charming. In the following Beethoven Septet (Opus 20) played by Stefan Bown (violin), Michael Powell (viola), Andrew Lyle (clarinet), Anthony Sargent (bassoon), Jonathan Alder (horn), Christopher Waltham ('cello) and R. P. Scott, Esq. (double bass), tempo and tuning were occasionally at fault, but the performance came to life in the Allegro con brio. A very musical performance, with a slightly disappointing ending. Next, a Telemann Flute Sonata (Paul Elliott, fiute, accompanied by Richard True, spinet), in which fiute and spinet formed an excellent combination, exploiting to the full their different tone qualities, and revelling in technical mastery. Richard Shaw followed with Bartok's Mikrokosmos No. 145. Technically, a very dashing performance, though dynamic variation seemed a little lacking. Next, a horn solo by Jonathan Alder, accompanied by Nicholas King. After a demonstration of various occupational hazards of the horn-player, the performance proper started, with a bouncing, cheerful Valse by Martelli, in which the piano unfortunately tended to overbalance the horn. The following Canon a rOctave by Fran,aix formed a suitable display piece for the virtuosity of both players. There followed the Minuet and Trio from Mozart's Trio ill E fiat for clarinet (Andrew Marriner), viola (Michael Powell) and piano (Nicholas McNair). Here, a musical and otherwise excellent performance was marred in places by poor viola intonation, but the overall impression was very good. Next, the first movement of Beethoven's A Major 'Cello Sonata, played by Christopher Waltham, accompanied by Jonathan Alder. There was a slight tendency for the 'cello to sound a little angry with the more technical passages, but it was nevertheless a lively and enjoyable performance. Next, three songs. The first, Is she not passing/air?, by Elgar, afforded an ideal opportunity for the tone and abilities of Paul Elliott, who sang the piece with great feeling. The second, Die Mainacht , by Brahms, was sung by Michael Powell, and proved an excellent medium for his frank and open baritone voice. Sound the trumpet, by Purcell, sung by both the soloists, served as a stirring end to these songs, which were accompanied as ably as always by Richard True. This was followed by the last two movements of the Handel Sonata /01' Two 'Celli, played by Jonathan Williams and Christopher Waltham. Suffice it to say that it was well worth the six months' wait, since their last performance, so unfortunately cut short after the first two movements. The penultimate item was a Mozart Quintet, played by Andrew Lyle (clarinet), Gordon Thomson (oboe), Jonathan Alder (horn), Mr. D. J. D. Miller (bassoon) and Richard True (piano). The recital room was well suited to the performance, which was a very enjoyable one, with good balance and clear definition. Finally, Night Piece, by Sculthorpe, conducted by Richard True, aided and otherwise abetted by Nicholas McNair (piano with drum whisks) and Anthony Sargent, Michael Powell and Jonathan Alder, who supplied the rather unconventional vocal and labial 114

sound effects, accompanying and emphasising the pure treble of the soloist, Paddy Williams. A very effective evocation of Night and Dawn. The concert lasted somewhat longer than usual, but at no time did it become tedious, and a very enjoyable evening was had by all. C.L.Z.

MARCH 24TH

The end-of-term concert in the Shirley Hall provided the opportunity for an audience, composed mainly of parents and friends of the School, to hear King's music at its very best: distinguished instrumental performances by several soloists and orchestral playing which showed the promise of the Second and the accomplishment of the First Orchestra. The evening opened with the Second Orchestra playing suppes Light Cavalry Overture; their spirit and verve more than compensated for the occasional lapses in ensemble and the shortcomings of individual instrumentalists. Also in light vein, we had the Cathedral organist, Allan Wicks, with a stylish piano duet accompaniment, declaiming some of the Sitwell poems from Walton's Farade; a witty and popular item. But the concert's more satisfying rewards were to be found in more substantial fare. Jonathan Alder coped well with Saint-Saens's Morceau de Concert, a demanding showpiece for horn; the firm silky tone of the opening and the virtuoso fireworks of the middle sections demonstrated the versatility of the instrument and his mastery of it. Nicholas King and Richard True were the soloists in Mozart's two-piano concerto (K.365). Criticism of some un-Mozartian tempi and heaviness of touch would be undeservedly carping, for their performance was well-balanced and technically assured. Stephen Davies, making his debut on a King's School podium as a member of the music staff, secured for them a sympathetic accompaniment and coaxed some lovely string tone from the Chamber Orchestra. We have come to expect 'cello playing of a high order from Jonathan Williams; we were not disappointed. His superb execution of the first movement of Brahms's E minor sonata, his rich tone in the romantic melodic line, and his complete technical command over the music's spread chords, were admirably complemented by Jonathan Alder's controlled and intelligent accompaniment. The First Orchestra was in fine form. In Saint-Saens's Danse Macabre they convincingly conjured up the eerie story which the piece illustrates. But it was in Brahms's Academic Festival Overture that they really excelled. Edred Wright produced a sumptuous orchestral sound to enrich Brahms's lush harmonization, and the brass blazed with unmatched splendour. This was a thrilling finish to a first-class concert. Three points remain to be made. Firstly, it was a mark of the evening's musical excellence that all present were able to put out of mind the Stygian gloom of the Shirley Hall; performers and audience alike would surely gain from an improved level of lighting. Secondly, it must be regretted that apathy and inertia prevented so many members of the School from coming to hear music-making of such high quality. Finally, the departure this term of Jonathan Alder, to whom the success of this concert was in part due, should not pass unrecorded. His horn and piano playing, his singing, his work with various instrumental ensembles, and his duties as music monitor and Music Circle secretary, are

testimony to the valued contribution made by him to the School's musical activities. R.N.P. ll5

PRO PATRIA-AT 21

The School was sent recently a copy of a booklet entitled Schola Mea Semper Floreat , published m 1916. Its SIX chapters were wntten by C. E. A. Pullan soon after he left King's in 191 3;. much of the book, which consists .of his impressions of life at King's then, was wn tten while he was In the army. After leaVing KII1g s he went up to Oriel College, Oxford, t>laYII1g for the College rugby tea m, and was commissioned in the Durham Light Infantry III 191 4. He went to the F ront on November 1st, 191 5 and fell in action near Armentieres on D ecember 30th, 1915, aged 21. ' This moving boo klet, published posthumously and circulated among th e author's fnend s by his mother, is permeated with Pullan's deep, almost devo ut love for the School The Editors wished to print the following extracts as a tribute to him and those of hi~ generation, and also because the booklet impresses as a very representative historical document, th e reality behind Rupert Brooke as well as Owen and Sa ss~~ n . The booklet may even be a tim ely nudge in a cynical era. Pullan's reco rd is to be kept in the Maugham Library and its fu ll text wi ll be available there.

'To describe the duties of a Monitor is an in vidious task, but they are numerous. You come down from footer, ~nuddy and weary, full, of desire for a bath, and are reminded by the bell th at before yo u Immerse your person II1 hot water you must needs go and take "4 o'clock" call-over on the steps of the Big School. Which done, you hand over the book to the !I,ember of the Sixth Form who is responsible that week for it that he may make out a list of absent fnends whom yo u wil l see next day. If you are in the School House and from such a standpoint is all this writ, you may be sure that on the ni ght on which yo u have got some real work to get thro ugh you will have to go and take prep in the Old Hall, a nd try and co ntrol the restless and turbul ent spirits th a t dwell there. The New Hall is quie ter, and for the hard -worked Monitor, a better place to take prep in. But taking prep 111 the Old H all needs a VIgilant eye a nd IS full of adventure; for th e ways of Lower School youth engaged III endeaVOUring to make the ma Xlillum of noise co mbined with the

minimum of risk are wonderful. SCENE: (Small boy with a sheepish as pect ap proaches Monitor):. SMA LL Boy: "Ca n I speak to Patterso n, please?" (Shuffies his fee t and grins propitiatll1gly). MONITOIC " You've spent th e best part of the last ha lf ho ur speaking to so mebody o r o ther, and yo u' ve spoken to Patterson before." SMALL Boy: "Yes; th at was about the prose." MONITOR (cy nically) : " What is it abo LIt now?" SMALL Boy: " The Livy" . MONITOR : " Well, yo u' ll have to wa it. G o back." (Small boy retreats in disorder. Monitor concentrates heav ily on his Matlls. He is not a Classic. An other small boy approaches.) 11 6

• SMALL Boy: " I say, please could you help me with this rider, please? I can't get it out." MONITOR: "What is it?" (Takes the book and a piece of paper, and prepares to rattle it off. Finds that since he is merely a very advanced mathematician, and that this is strictly elementary, he can' t do it. Is obliged to confess this, and small boy retreats full of contempt. Monitor needs relief for his feelings, sees yo uth already cautioned twice flipping nibs about the table. He advances towards him.) MONITOR: "Oh, Robinson. I have warned yo u twice. Come and see me tomorrow at 8.15." (A few minutes later the bell rings, and prep is over.)

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The dignity that should rightl y hedge you in is not always very much to the fore during . the first few days of your Monitorship. Yet a joyful zest should surely be yours, especially if you can POIl1t, say, to a 1st XV Cap, as your taxi rolls through the Mint Yard Gate and deposits you at yo ur destination in the gathering autumn darkness of a Septembe; even mg. Confidence comes With time, though some exceptional beings acquire it at once' and once a Monitor, yo u have behind you all the power and tradition of the office to carry you on. Yet probably you wi ll have a few qualms as on your first going up to take Old Hall prep you flIllg open the do?r of the Temple of Unceasing Noise and shout out, with what volume you may, the old tllne-honoured formula: "Sit down, please!" Your first lesso n in Chapel is most nerve-racking. You have discovered, to add to your natural discomfort, while reading it to the Headmaster after Sunday dinner, that all the old gen tlemen in the Old Testament with impossible names appear in that evening's first lesson. And when Chapel starts, the Psalms seem particularly long and full of praise, while you strain at your leash with the desire to get t he affair off your mind. The closing strains rise up in a final crescendo of melody, and with a hot and burning throat and face yo u sidle out of your seat with the sure knowledge that a few fellows at least are looking forward to your first appearance in this role as one of the most attractive features of that Sabbath afternoon's Chapel. They are usually disappointed, but it cannot be said that one's first lesson is one's best. By the correct laws of elocution, the head and eyes should be frequently raised from Holy Writ a nd directed at the assemb led faithful' but for the novice who attempts this to see row after row of his compatriots gazing,' to his overi,!,aginative vision, at him in great amusement is enough to put him completely out of hIS stnde. The lesson after afternoon prayers on whole school days in the Big School is at first an ordeal, but not really so terrifying. But someone once, in his nervous anxiety, to the amusement of the Sixth Form and the horrified amazement of the Headmaster in his dais of state, commenced in the middle of the Magnificat and ended up with atrium: phant flourish in the middle of the Nunc Dimittis. Luckily for the hapless wight in questIon, the School III general was sleepy and heeded nothing.

•

Everything tonight combines to deepen our sense of leaving. Term has formally ended after Speeches, and those who are not going to Camp, and whose home lies within a reasonable distance, have taken their departure, to spread their eager wings for eight happy weeks. TheIr departure has left a sense of desolation and finality, which even the presence of so many others who are stopping cannot dissipate. tt7

The thoughts which crowd in upon us are hard to disintegrate and distinguish very clearly. But many different pictures are presented to our minds. It seems hard to realise that next term will not see us return. Eight weeks will slip by, a nd then, in the gathering darkness of a September evening, the Mint Yard will once again echo with the noise of youth, and the dwcllers in thc house of Holme and Langley will once again take possession of thei r quarters; while a sound that, were we to approach close enough, would ca ll to

mind the gathering of a monkcy-house rather than a portion of the School, denotes the return of thc Junior School. Carts deposit the various impedimenta which they bring in sliccessive load s from the station. Tomorrow all will be in sober black and uncompromising

colours, but tonight arc mingled browns and blues and tasteful grey tweeds. There is a complete sense of novelty, for at the beginning of the Autumn Tcrm everybody finds himself exalted a place, a pleasant and satisfactory feeling, which soon serves to dissipate any regrets that some may have foJ' the many missing faces which were last seen on a hot

July aftern oon, when Speeches and all the concomitant glories of Commemoration and Gardcn Party marked thc end of another school year. We who sit at our windows on this last night, and who will not be found amongst the many faces who wi ll return on that September evening, cannot help hoping that perhaps the members of our dormitory who are left will feel it strange when the new Monitor, nervous and self-conscious, takes possession of OUf cubicle next term, hardly daring to say, "Gas, please," and "Stop talking," which · we have said so often and so casua lly.

But the novelty of it all will forbid any such thoughts, and we know that that is really as it should be. The next who fill the places of those who have left must carryon, better than we did, the traditions of the School, and we must be content to know that we shall have our place in the next number of The Cantl/arian as "Virtute Functi More PatruITI Duces" .

And so we sit at our windows, and our minds are full of the memories of the past and its varied pictures. We can see ourselves as the new Monitor, fully alive to the fact that the newest boy is no shyer of us than we are of our new dignity. We can remember, too,

how some kind of sense of responsibility, and some sort of understanding of the qualities which responsibility demands, graduall y took root in our minds, and we trust that the outside world will find us the stronger in will and resolution for our term of autho rity, and the better fitted both to command and to obey.

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At last the sounds from the labouring engine denote our near departure, the guard wildly waves a nag to signal for the start, the train gives a jolt and a creak, and , am id the farcwell s and good wishes of those on the platform, slowly glides out. We rattle over the level crossing, and give a last look at the High Street and the little crowd, impatient for the passing of the train, who desire to cross. And as the train slowly gathers motion and gives a despairing wail, we lean out of the window and see the sight we have often seen,

towering above the mass of houses and dominating the place, those great grey towcrs, that magnificent Cathedral of our youth, ,which will ~live on in our memory for ever. So we draw in our head as the engine gives vent to another shriek, and the train rushes on.'

lIS

â&#x20AC;˘ HOCKEY 1st XI Retrospect, 1967 Played 10, Won 3, Drawn 2, Lost 5 is hardly a record to write home about but as

success breeds succes~, so its absence seems to breed its opposite, and one felt the side

Was worth better than that. Perhaps in true British tradition two defeats were among our most notable achievements: the games agall1st Manwood's and the Occasionals in

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each of which something of the side's potential emerged. ' And the development of potential raises an important problem that faces us here. The popularity of hockey is increasing rapidly throughout the country; it is said that more O.K.S. play It than any other ga~e; some of our opponents are expanding their faclhtres and lengthenmg theIr seasons IIlto a second term. If our players are to realise their potential, they must learn young on good pitches. At present, though, the season is short and WIth the dates of the Lent Term going back, games will be played increasingly III the IIltolerable condItIOns of January and February, months fit on ly for rugger. There has been, and will be, little opportunity for practice or coaching basic skills and for this the only real solutions are all-weather facilities or a change in the season's dates to marc appropriate times of the year. Next year we lose the use of the sq uare at Wemyss Barracks which has helped us in the past, since the area is being developed. We have made inten si v~ use of the hard area at Blare's, especially during the abysmal weather of late January and early February, but the area is too small for satisfactory practice. In the face of these problems what has been achieved? Well, w.e experimented. There seemed at the start of the season to be a shortage of players WIth good strckwork- as mIght bc expected. The logic of this suggested that if we were not going to score. many goals, we could not afford to let in many. So we adopted the 4:3:3 system, sacnficll1g the centre-forward position and inserting an extra back.

The system justified itself at first and thanks to the presence of an cxtra back we held out against Dover's non-stop attack for two-thirds of the match and then scored the one goal needed to defeat them. It almost succeeded against Manwood 's, a very good side, and Tonbndge, but 111 each case the odd goa l conceded by defensive error could not be redeemed by the forwards. Then, as experience and skill developed, the halves began to learn the art of overlapping defence; we were still making too many errors in defence to justify our depleted attack; our backs seemed able to cope with most eventualities. So we returned to conventional

formation. Gallyer moved up from half to co-ordinate the attack and the side shook down into the final positions. As a result of this change we almost held the Occasionals and drew 2- 2 with Kent College. The games with these two sides were typical of the pattcrn of most of our matches. We played well in bursts but seemed unable to keep consistently to our best levels. Some beautiful movements opened up excellent scoring chances which, alas, went "aft agley"; and in mo~ern h<?ckey, with its much more highly organised defensive systems, you cannot afford to miss the few chances YOLI get. Perhaps we have been at Ollr most exciting

in our breakaways from defence, with our dash ing if not technically very accomplis hed wingers. We have moved fast and fairly constructively between the 25's but somehow attacks have foundered against even ordinary defences, thanks to lack of finesse, inability 1I9

to shoot quickly and some rather slow thinking. But the defence, pivoting on Ashforth, our only Kent Schoolboy representative, has been usually hard to penetrate- as even the Occasionals found . So we go to the Oxford Festival still, I think, improving and, if the gods are kind, with possibly the best of our season to come. So far we have seen the seeds of promise rather than the glories of success. Finally, a word of the warmest thanks to all the coaches who have given so much time and effort to our hockey, and perhaps a special word for John Holt, who moves on having done so much for the Junior Colts, and for Wally Hine, who was of great help during his one term here. Many thanks, too, to George Chappell and his staff for their tremendous efforts to produce good pitches under very difficult conditions. The match pitch, which we hardl y ever seem to lise, was again a beauty and considering the punishment they receive the others were kept in remarkably good order. The side was: C. B. Hamblin,' H. M. G. Braddell' (Han. Sec.), J. Goodman, J. Frankland,' S. J. Ashforth* (Captain), M. W. J. Thorne, H. A. Baker,' J. V. Cornwall , D. G. Gallyer,' D. P. Davison,' R. J. L. Blackburne-Kane. B.W.J.G .W.

lst XI Matches King's,2; University of Kent, 0 Ideal conditions and a useful University side promised a ve ry open game. King's defence, solidly under pressu re in the first tcn minutes, managed to prevent a score, giving confidence to the whole side. Playing a 4:3:3 formation, King's cou ld afford to leave two forwards well up and it was from this position that Cornwall and Blackburnc-Kane forced a breakaway which was put in finally by the latter. The second goa l was sim ilar but scored by Davison with a fine bit of running. Lack of fitness on both sides marred the second half when the pace and quality of the game deteriorated considerably. Although the King's attack lost all its bite the defence, especially Ashforth, managed to hold out the :Strong University attack.

King's, 1; Dulwich, 3 Unfortunately. owing to waterlogged pitches in Canterbury, we had to play at Dulwich for the second year running. )n very heavy conditions, Dulwich sta rted well but King's defence managed to hold out and after tcn minutes King's attacks were beginning to dominate. However, Dulwich sco red first from a lucky centre which hit the post and was followcd in well. Just before the intervalt hcy scored again through a well-taken short corner. In the second half King's pressed hard and replied through Blackburne-Kane after a fine forward movement for which Davison was primarily responsible. Dulwich , however, came back well and sco red a third.

King's, 1; Dover, 0 From the start King's were on the defensive in the first half and only weak shooting and some fine saves by Hamblin and Lee prevented an early lead. King's only chances came from breakaways and as a result we were very lucky to be level at the interval. King's then found the necessary cohesion . Constant attacks were set up and Davison was unlucky with a shot wh ich went over the bar. Soon after this, however, he managed to flick a ball from the edge of the c ircle over the whole Dover defence who had been drawn into a melee. Our defence, once again under pressure, did well to hold ou t.

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[Entwistle 1st X I Back Row (le/tto right): J. V. Cornwall, J. Goodman, R. J. L. Blackburne-Kane, D. P. Davison, C. B. Hamblin , M. W. J. Thorne. Front Row (le/tto right): H. A. Baker, D . G. Gallyer, S. J. Ashforlh, H. M. G. Braddell, J. Frank land.

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King's , 0; Sir Roger Man.wood's, 1 On a windswept Birley's, despite continua l sleet, a high standard of hockey was attained. Manwood's were on the attack from the start but, apart from the first len minutes, King's were ab le to keep them out of the circle. With what looked li ke a so lid defence, inspired by Ashforth, King's soon found their fect and began to attack. However, although the forwards looked dangerous, too many attacks were broken down by careless passing. A defensive erro r ten minutes from the end of the first half gave Manwood 's a deserved lead. The second half produced greater confidence in the defence, wit h Goodman offe ring stout resis tance

to a lIscfu llcrt-wing. The attack, however, lacked real venOIll and passes tcnded to go astray too easi ly.

Kings, I; St. Edmund's, 1 In perfect cond itio ns at St. Edmu nd's, King's prcssed heavi ly for the first ten minutes. BUI, dishea rtened by a disa ll owed goa l, a bad short corner and a well-saved pena lty flick, they let the pressure subside. SI. Edmund's, given the chance, attacked and scored by a well-taken short corner. King's, however, looked on top with Ashforth easily dominating the mid-field play. The second half saw a more even tussle with the K ing's defence holding out well but in attack the inability to put in a quick shot prevented King's from equali sing. The eventual equaliser camc from a fine piece of play by Baker, who gathered the ball inside hi s own half, dribbled to the circle and then followed in his sho t.

King's, 0; Tonbridge, 1 In a d isappoint ing match, King's seemed unable to get full y into the game. Early in the first halfTonbridge fo llowed in a well-taken short corner to take the lead. Alt hough th roughou t the match the defcnce looked reasonably solid , the attack never quite linked together. K ing's probably had as much possession but the four forwards had difficulty in penetrating a packed defence. If anything King's mounted more attacks than Tonbridge from the half-way line, but the forwards seemed incapable of making that extra spurt from the "25" into the circle which TOllbridgc demonstrated admirab ly. In mid-field King's could not find their own men or the gaps.

King's, 3; OKS., 2 On a dry pitch, the O.K.S., with an unbeatcn record, started badly. King's were on the attack ri ght from the start and as a result they put the O.K.S. right out of their stride. Mid-way through the first hal f King's opened the scoring with a fine shot from Cornwa ll. Shortly afterwa rds, Gallyer, taking advan tage of a defensive error, scored a second. Within min utes Cornwall gave King's their th ird goa l, fo llowing up a shot from Baker. The second half was milch more leisurely and the O.K.S. found their feet. King's became rather casual and as a result the O.K.S. pressed very hard. They scored through Young and Wright as a result of slack defensive play.

King's, 1; Canterbury H.C., 5 In excellent condit ions King's started well and for the first quarter of an hour set the pace. Some good midfield play produced the fi rst goal, well scored by Gallyer. The club side responded well to the pressure and a very well executed through pass put Canterbury on terms. With ten minutes to go of the first half the King's defence slipped and another good through pass put Can terbury 2- 1 up at half-time. In the second half the King's attack lost its bile and apart from a few good breakaways all the play was concent rated in the King's half. Under persistent pressure the defence was bound to make mi stakes, of which the forward s of the club side efficient ly took advantage. However, the score of 5- 1 flattered what was not a first-class club side. If the opportunities offered to the forward s had been taken with a bit more fervour, King's might have had Âˇanother couple of goals but the lethargy was equally noticeable in the defence.

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â&#x20AC;˘ King's, 1; O. U. Occasiona/s, 2 Although this was one o f the season's best performances, the game was played mainly in the King's ha lf. The overall experience and sk ill at the fundamentals, at which the Occasiona ls were naturally better, proved conclusive on our pitch. The pressure on the defence, therefore, was intense throughout, and allowing only two goals in must say much for King's even though they were unaccustomed to the conventional 5:3 :2. OUf attacks came mainly from breakaways. and when the front line were al lowed to show off their abilities, they did so with imagination and looked dangerous with successive firsH ime cross passes that will spli t any defence-hence came o ur goa l by Cornwa ll. With the necessity for man-ta-man marking, now we were back to 5:3:2, the opposing wings were cut off more effect ively than the Canterbury H.C. wings. It was a game played at a fast rate, with a high standard of hockey. Taking into account some very fine saves by Hamblin, the score jllstified the play, although we were unlucky with the way defeat came.

King's, 2; Kent College, 2 Throughout the first ha lf, Kent College laid an almost uninterruptcd siege on the King's circle, and after fifteen minutes they scored through a clever variation of a short corner. The visitors continued to press but fortunately they were unable to add any further score. The second half saw a dramatic reversa l in the pattern of play, and it was King's who were on the offensive, though when Kent College did brcak away they st ill looked dangerous. Aftcr twenty minutes, King's scored with their new type of short corner wh ich Davison converted beautifully. Five minutes later Gallyer flicked home a neat goal from an awkward angle but almost immediately Kent College equalised with a breakaway goal. There followed for King's a long succession of missed chances until the final whistle went. This match epitomised the failure by King's to appreciate and exploit the weakness in the visitor's defence; however, it was an exciting even if a rather fru strating match.

Oxford Hockey Festival We faced some fairly strong opposition and emerged with on ly one victory. In two exciting games we lost 2-0 to The Ley's and 2- J to Dean Close, both good sides whom we did wcll to hold. We drew 0-0 with Campbell College, Belfast. who had won their other four matches, and 1- 1 with Royal Belfast Academical Inst itution , who had beaten Marlborough. Fina lly we beat Gordonstoun 3- 1. So what was on paper a moderate set of results was, in fact, quite creditable. Perhaps most important in these days of ever~intensi fying competition, we enjoyed our hockey and our vis it-a nd that is what the Festiva l is all about. B.W.J.O.W.

2nd XI F ive out of this term's six matches were very close and in each the opposition had territorial advantage for most of the time. The team deserved credi t for winning four of the fivc. The defence was usually so lid but slow and vu lnerable to fast attacks down the wings. Co-ordination between backs and halves improved as the team progressed, but thc former tended to overdo the stickwork rather than clear quickly and effectively. The theory behind playing the 4:3:3 formation was to lu re the oppositio n into constant attack, contain them outside the circle, and to launch quick counter-attacks. The forwards took time to adjust to this style and, while they broke quickly from defence, over-elaboration in midfield o ften slowed up play when acceleration was required . Each victory was a team effort blH Spells, for his excellent positiona l play, and BlackburneÂˇKane, for his determined running and four goa ls in three matches, deserve special mention. Lastly, I should like to thank the captain, Macfarlane, for his effort in bu ilding a team rather than eleven players, a nd to congratu late everyone on a good season. 122

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v Dover. Won 2- 1

v Sir Roger~Manwood's . Los(0--5 v St. Edmund's. Won 2-0..... v Tonbridge. Won 1-0 v Canterbury H.C . Won 2- 1 v Kent College. Lost 2- 3 The following played in two or more matches: M, D. Macfarlane, R. J. L. Blackburne-Kane, M. W. J. Thorne, N. J . Hunt, V. D . Datt, S. J. :T. Spyropoulos, C . J . ~ . Rowe, c., E. H. Spells, A. J. G . French, J. M. G. Foster, T. P. Lee, A. P. HardIe, T. P. Fagg, A. Galli, C. G . C. Smgleton. M.l.H.

3rd XI The 'fiu epidemic, with consequent promotion for some of the best players, and transfers of a.1lel?iance to other sports, put paid to the high hopes entcrtallled ~f thc strong Second Game pool at the bcgmmng of term, and it p roved very difficult to mould a good, solid team . .Throughout, the de~ence proved str.o n~cr than the attack whose powers of swiflly and relent lessly pressmg an advantage gamed and of fimshmg inside the circle' were very limited. Nevcrtheless, a good spirit prevailed, the Eleven was capably lcd, first by A. P. Hardie and then by J. R. Carer, the Ca~t~in of School, ~ nd the lone ~ i ~tory was an exc~lIent o ne of good hockey triumphing over atrocIous cond itIons and expenenced oppOSitIon. The coachmg of the student master, Mr. Hine, was most valuable. Regular players: J. R. Carey, T. P. Fagg, T. R. Langley- Hunt, D . G. Darroch, K. M. Thom, c.1. Collins, J. R. Letts, S. G. R. Wylie, P. J. ~all, H. R. Creed, N. G. Economo~, M. S. Dawood, G. A. Blackmore, P. L. Northen; also: A. P. Hardie. A. A. Nash, V. D. Datt, A. Gam. Results v Univcrsity of Kent 2nd XI. Lost 0-4 v Dover College 3rd XI. Lost 1- 2 v Canterbury H.C. 5th XI. Won 2-0 v St. Edmund's School 3rd XI. Drew I- I O.S.P.P. C.D.E.O.

Colts' XI Won I; Drew 3; Lost 2 The Colts have had a good season's hockey but met with on ly fair success in matches. In spite of early difficulties caused by 'flu and bad weather, the sidc quick ly settled down together and by consistent teamwork have made themselves into a useful combination that augurs well for the futu re. The general leve l has been high, in that one or two players who at the beginning of t~rm looked e:xc~p~iona l by. the end were not outstand ing- a measure of the improvement of the rest- and It would be Illvldlous to smgle out any individual for praise apart from mentioning that Warren-Stone and Orme were selected for the new ly form ed East Kent Colts' side in March and performed with credit in it. The defects of the side we re slowness in covering and defence, inability to ~ct with s p~d in the ~ircle, an~ unifor~ fa ilure to score off sho rt corners, and it was this last, coup led With some wlid shootmg, partlcu.larly III the lat~r matches, tl.la! accounts for the somewhat unimpressive results. Some o f these s hortcommgs can be attnbuted ~o playmg o n bad pitches (how difficult it is to perfect short corners on Birley's) and to lack of practice time III Marc ~, ot hers to poor l:naster~ of basic t~chniq~les such as flicking .. In g~ncr~I, however, thi s has bee.n an e.nthusiastlc and vigorous SIde wh Ich has enjoyed Us ho~key. and ':"~Ich wlil. gIve a good a~count of It ~e lf III the next two years With. greater strength and expencncc. CraIg S captaincy has contnbuted conSIderably to the . enjoyment and standard of the play. The follow ing have composed the regular team: Shires; Foster, Gallyer; Lambnck, Wohanka, Inman ; Suarez, Orme, Warren-Stone. Craig, Bailey. O.p.R. J.J.D.C. 123

Juuior Colts Won 1; Drew 1; Lost 3 It was extremely difficult this year to assemble and develop an adequate Junior Colts side; resources were probably the leanest for some seasons and reserve strength scarcely existed. Experiments wi th the less orthodox 4:3:3 formation made little difference and the respective merits of the systems remain debatable. What is clear is that if there is a shortage of sk ill and speed the system is largely immaterial. The team was a mix tu re of triers and easy-going, gentlemanly dabblers. There was not enough constructive sense in genera l positional play and running oft' the ball, and it was instructive for the team to end their season with heavy defeats by two successful sides. Tonbridge and Kent College, who had developed these virtues and who had played sufficient hockey on smoot h pitches to move the ball fluently and economically. Our st rength, chiefly demonstrated in the 4-1 win over St. Edmund's, lay mainly at half-back: Letts will make a good player if he will work harder in tackling back, move his feet properly to meet the ball, and learn reverse stick play and a smoother hit- his stopping is admirable, his flair manifest; SpenccrPayne improved considerably and madc up for slowness by cool distribution and precise stopping; Farley learnt fast and played busily. Of the rest, Priestman needs to speed up control in mid-field to add to his powerfu l shot; Fairbairn has promise but must stop roaming and learn to push the ball hard and fast; llolsover flashed down the left wing a trifle arbitrari ly but to some effect; Block, when he grows, cou ld develop very well as an inside-forward or half. The remainder need to give more of their own attention to the fundame ntal skills if they are to progress ; too often ou r defence, slow to clear even from critical positions in our own circle, made hockey look a very difficult game indeed- topped hit s and graceful swings occasionally reminded one of rabbits on a St. Andrews fairway. Mention should be made of Bay lis, who su ffered from the leaky dcfenee in front of him: apart from some uncharacteristic errors in the first ha lf against Kent College, he kept goal safe ly and made many excellent saves-wi th experience, he cou ld become ex tremely useful. Groom captained the tcam with good humour, an invaluablc asset in the catastrophes of Marcil. The following rep resented the team: Baylis, Dobbs, Jeffery, Groom, Conway, Farley. Lett s, SpencerPayne, Fairbairn, Barter, Block, Priestlllan, Suchet, Holsover. J.N.H. R.A.C.M.

CROSS-CO UNTR Y Thi s has been a trial season in many respects : a ncw master, a Col ts team, and a new cou rse. An emphasis has been placed on speed, and one day's training per week has been with the Athletics Club. Results in the Seniors have been rather disappointing, but they were affected considerably by 'nu. The Juniors have been very cncouraging; now that there is a Junior team, there can be a continued training plan over severa l years, and in two or three years there could be a good 1st Vir!. R ESULTS

1st vnr South London Harriers, 36; Whitgift,66; Caterham,85; K.S.C., 132; Ardingly, 146. At Coulsden (S.L.H.). K.S.C., 46 (66); Sutton Va lence, 50 (67); Blackhcath Harriers, 57; University of Kent, 65. At home. Sutton Valence, 36; K.S.C. ,69; Tonbridge,70. At Sutton Va lence.

2nd VIII: Tonbridge,28; K.S.C.,56; Sutton Va lence, O. Dover Collcge "A", 37.5; K.S.C.,44.5; Dover "D", lOS. At Dover. Berkhamsted,77; Highgate,79 ; Harrow,90; Fclstcd, 114; K.S.C., liS. At Highgate. C. S. Stephens (Capta in), J. C. Marks, M. Ahmadzadeh, R. K. Scott and R. C. J . Horton were ever present and improved consistently throughout the term. C. R. Wand-Tctley started off very well , but had to drop out because of injury and 'flu, and the secretary, P. L. Laney, was a lso off through injury. Other members of the team were: R. N. C. Watkinso n, J. Robert s, C. W. Poulsen, M. C. A. Tilton, T. Clarke and R. F. Hames. 124

Colts' VIII K.S.C.,43; Whitgift, 53; Ca terham,75; Ardingly, 129. K.S.C., 28; Sutton Valence, 54. Tonbridge,40; Sutton Va lence, 50 ; K.S.C., 87. Under 15's : Sutton Valence, 28; K.S.C., 73; Ton bridge, 83. K.S.C., 31; Dover Co llege, 54; Harvey G.S., 97. Hi ghgate,59; Harrow, GG; K.S.C.,86; Herkhalllsted,99. Illness affected the Juniors more than the Seniors, a nd the tcam a t Sulton Va lence fie ldcd five reserves. C. W. Po ulsen and A. G. L. Ly le ran consistently wel l. J. D. Bolsover and C. F. Walker seem to be very promising- both as yet under 15. Also ran: 1. C. ll. Roberts, S. C. Osborne, T. P. Dutton, R. M. Bennett, A. Fairbairn, S. P. B. Tu ite, W. D. B. Edmondson, N. P. W. Watson, A. C. Zuntz, T. C. G. Hunter, J. C. P. Tay lor, C. C. B. Plummer, J. G. C. Wh itesidc, A. R. Fielder. Cross-Country Colours have becn awarded to: C. S. Stephens, J. C. Marks, R. K. Scott, P. L. Laney, M. Alunadzadch , R. C. J. Ho rton. Co lts' Colours have been awarded to: C. W. POldsell , A. G. L. Ly le, I. C. B. Robert s. 1st Athletic Co lours for Cross-Cou ntry will be considered althe cnd of tenn. e.S.S.

THE SHOOTING CLUB Shooting pract icc througho ut January and February was under COllI/try Life conditions in preparation for the COIIIIII"Y Life Competition. As usua l, practice for the VII I only started in late February. However, our entry for the competition was thwarted at the last moment by the fac t that we coul d not obta in the targets from the COllutry Life authoritics, who could find no record of our entry. The team that would have fired as the 1st VTlf in the competition was : M. E. Erskine, J. A. Hampto n, T. P. Clarke, C. L. Zuntz, J. T. Brooks, J. C. C larke, G. A. Blackmore, W. R. Roberts. Fire Control Officer: C. B. Wacher. Nevertheless, the team produced good results in winning 7 out of the II postal matches ; though there was little improvement in the team score, which remained stationary around 740 o ut of 800 throughout the term. Unfortunately, the lowcst scorc of the tcrm was in the-match against Tonbridge, held o n mores on March 2nd, when we had a total of 719. Despite this we won the match, beating Tonbridge's score of 703. The Dawnay Cup, awarded on February avcrages , was won by J. A. Hampton with an average of 95.5. The latter pa rt of the term was spent practising for and shoot ing in the "N.S.R.A. Marksman C lassification Competition" fired'on the new "outward scoring" Ten Bull targets. The result s are not yet known. Once again the Club is indebted to Mr .... Herbert, Mr. Gross andlMr. Noble'"'who have supervised and coached the threc groups throughou t the term. I thank them, but should like to apologise to them that their efforts were largely hindered during the weeks of at hletics by lack of attendance. M.E.E .

ATHLETICS The Athletics Club has again had a very successful season with the Juni or Team winning all their matches and the Seni or Team winning all except one. This was against Berkhamsted who, with a team of high all-round ability, inflicted the Senior Team's only defeat in th ree yea rs. After a good start with some seventy members working hard, the season's tra ining was severel y hampered by the 'flu epidemic. As the recovery period was rarely less than three weeks the Clu b was fortunate to complete th e term with such a good record. Certainly few were as fit as usu al at the start of competition. Every member of each team made his contribution and it is hard to single out indi viduals for special mention. However, in the Senior Team, A. J. Blackmore was defeated on only 125

â&#x20AC;˘ one occasion in the sprints and although not at his very best in the early matches, steadily regained his old form, as his excellent time of 23 sees. for the 220 yards on Sports Day showed. In the Long Jump, S. C. Gilchrist, almost always well over 20 ft., was unbeaten throughout, with Harvie rarely far behind. Stephens turned in some fine performances in the Mile and Ahmadzadeh, although still a Junior, distinguished himself in the Senior 880 yards, breaking two Middle School records and showing great potential. Also on the track, Marsh and Taylor were always good value and in the Field Events, 'Clarke and Pitceathly maintained a high standard. Among the Colts perhaps the most outstanding performer was Ditchburn, with Quine a close second. Peters, Thorndike, and Bolam all excelled on the track and Webber, in his first year of School athletics, showed much promise in the Javelin. Success rarely comes early in modern athletics and it was pleasing that members of both teams showed the determination, persistence and willingness to work which is so necessary. Finally, I should like to pay a personal tribute to the efficiency and administrative genius of the Captain of Athletics, A. J. Blackmore, who has been a tremendous help in this short but very busy season. M.E.M. K.S.C. v Eastbourne (Home), March 2nd SENfORS: K.S.C. 66 points, Eastbourne 42 points CoLTS: K.S.C. 67 points, Eastbourne 30 points For the first match, conditions on Birley's were not ideal, with a cold, ?Iust~ry wind, but th~ t~ack was in ex.cellent condition. Both matches were won comfortably. but the Semor Win was less convlncmg than the points indicate, since Eastbourne lost valuable points when their hurd ler fell just short of the tape, after leading. The Colts' team did very well, in view of the inexperience of new team members, and there were some good indi vidual perfonnances at both levels. Blackmore took the Senior 100 Yards in 10.7 sees., and the 220 Yards in 23.6 sees., to record his fifth consecutive double in school matches. Taylor's 54.0 sees. 440 Yards was fast for the early season, and Ahmadzadeh though coming second in the 880 Yards, broke the 23 years old middle reeord with 2 mins. 7 sees. Stephe~s excelled in the Mile with a fine win in 4 mins. 37.9 sees. Marsh took his chance in the 120 Yards Hurdles and won in 16.9 sees. Tn the field , the outstanding performances were by the long jumpers, G ilchrist and Harvie who both cleared 20 ft., the former winning with 20 ft. 7t in. Clarke put the weight 41 ft . 3 in., though beaten into third place, and Miller won the Javelin at 131 ft. 7; in. To round off the afternoon, the Relay team won in 46.3 sees., a fast time despite a poor first change. For Eastbourne there were some good performances in the Weight, Discus and High Jump. For the Colts, there were several very promising performances, and all the mem1?ers of !he team showed up well. Ditchburn won the 220 Yards in 24.7 sees., and the Long Jump at 18 ft. 5 m. Qume also won two events the unusual combination of 880 Yards and the Weight. Tn the Discus, however, he was off form and it ~as Lipski who threw 120 ft. 61 in. to win . Tn the 440 Yards, Thorndike and Bolam were second and third but both showed how formidable they will be with more experience. Karim won the 110 Yards Hurdles, and in this event Baxter showed how vital it is never to give up hope, by taking third place after falling at the first barrier. He also won the High Jump at 4 ft. 10 in., and with Webber winning the Javelin, Eastboume could only win the 100 Yards and 440 Yards. Perhaps the best performance of the day, however, came from I5-years-old Hopkinson, jumping as a Senior, who c1ear~d 19 ft. 5 in. in the Long Jump. . . This was an encouraging start to the season, not least In the development of a strong team spmt. K.S.C. v Berkhamsted v Tonbridge, at Berkhamsted, March 9th SENIORS: Berkhamsted 88 points, K.S.C. 50 points, Tonbridge 34 points CoLTs: K .S.C. 70 points, Tonbridge 63 points, Berkhamsted 40 points The Senior team was beaten for the first time in some years. There were no excuses, and Berkhamsted are to be congratulated on a fine win based on all-round strength in depth. In most cases, the King's performances were better than in the pr~vious match, but this was an altogether d ifferent class of competition. 126

â&#x20AC;˘ King's had only two individual winners. Gilchrist won the Long Jump with 20 ft. 11 in., .a fine leap only t in. below the School Record. The competition was of a .very high standard~ and ~arv le COUld. be rightly astonished to find that 19 ft. 10 in. placed him only 4th. Pltceathly won the DISCUS With 116 ft . 5 tn. , worth more as the landing area was uphill . . Although'there were no other Senior winners, there were some excel1~nt performa,?-ces tn the plac~s. Stephens improved his best in the Mile to 4 mins. 35.4 sees., although a slight error of Judgment lost him victory at the tape. Cross maintained his H}gh .Jump improv~m~nt with ~ ft. 1 in ., and Ahmad.zadeh r~n a brave 2 mins. 7 secs. in the 880 Y.ards. Falrbal~n's 40 ft. .8t tn. 1!1 the TnpJe Jump confirmed hiS promls~ in this event, while Clarke was agam over 40 ft. to the Weight. Ftnally, the Relay squad recorded anOlhcl fast time of 46.2 sees. . . The Junior team had an excellent win in a most exciting s t~uggle with Tonbndge. Dttchburn was. outstanding, with three wins, in the 100 Yards, L~ng Jump and Tnple J~mp. In the la.tter events h~ set Middle records of 19 ft. 1 in. and 40 ft . 10 in. respectively, ~oth very good dlstan~es! especl~lly as the :-"md was unhelpful. Peters won the 220 Yards with the good time of 24.6 sees., while rhorn~lke ran a last 55.9 secs. to win the 440 Yards. Second in this event was Bolam, "Yhose 56.8 ~ecs . equall~d hiS own Under 15 record. Quine wOn the Discus with 129 ft. 11 in., as well as commg second In both Weight and 880 Yards. All the others contributed to a strong team victory. K.S.C. v EtOH, at Eton, March 14th SENIORS: K .S.C. 69 points, Eton 48 points CoLTS: K.S.C. 60 points, Eton 57 points This should have been a Triangular Match, but unfortunately Bradfield were unable to go to Eton. Nonetheless, we enjoyed Eton's usual excellent hospitality, followed by an exciting afternoon's ath letics, espeeially in the Colts' match. . . The Seniors won comfortably without real pressure bemg put upon them. Eton had an excellent diSCUS thrower, Moores, who threw 139 ft. I i in., a~though s till a .Juni~r. b.Ul ~part from him, they had few individual winners. For King's, Blackmore was m top form agam, with wms In the IDq Y~rds a~d 220 Yards. The track was rather slow, so times were generally slow. Even so , S.te~hens won t~e M.'le III 4 mms. 39.6 secs., and Taylor had hi s best 440 Yards in 53.9 se.cs. Ahmadzadeh agam IInproved hiS Middle 880 Yards record . to 2 mins. 6.7 sees., and the relay team agam ran 46.2 ~ecs. In the field, the highlight w~s Gilchrist's 20 ft. 4t m. Long .Jump, a rem~k~ble performance m the notorious pit. Harvie's 19 ft. 6 m. was also very good. In the Tnple Jump, Falrbal~n and Hammond were first and second while Clarke won the Weight with a personal best of 41 ft. III m. . The Colts had a much closer match, with the iss ue in doubt until the end. The outstandmg performance was by Moores of Eton, who threw the discus 160 ft. 6 in., but Bolam's 55.9 secs. in the 440 Yards was . almost as good, as he is still a Junior, and ~at his own record by almost ~ sec~:md. Next y~ar he shou ld be strong enough to go very fast indeed. DItchburn had another treble, Jumpmg and rum:lIng very consistently as his marks of 11.4 secs., 18 ft. 5i in. and 40 ft. 3 in. show. A surprise was the seemmgly effort less running 'of Osborne, who won the Mile in 4 mins. 55.9 secs., and looked as if h~ cou ld run even. fa ster. Quine was second in three events, and included a good Shot Putt of 38 ft. li t tn. Aylot~ long-J!lmped 17 ft. 41 in., his best performance to date, as was his 36 ft. Triple Jump. Webb~r won the Javehn by 6 ~nches , with 126 ft 6 in . and there was an unexpected surprise in the High Jump, whIch Box won at 5 ft., domg the scissors. Karim: although third in the Hurdles, maintained his steady improvem~nt with 16.7 sees . . The afternoon ended with the spectacle of Ahmadzadeh running in the relay, tn place of Thorndike, who had just run himself out in the 440 Yards, recordi~g 56 secs. This, log~t.her ':'lith th~ great dem~nd to take over the vacant place, was typical of the team spirit and strength whlcn gamed thiS narrow victory. K.S.C. v Highgate (Home), March 23rd Conditions were very bad for this match. A strong, cold wind swept ac~oss Birley's and made it impossible to reach a high standard in most of the events. It was, however, dry, With the track firm, and most of ~he events were keenly contested. It was satisfying to finish with another double victory, against a learn wluch was considerably stronger than last year. SENIORS: K.S.C. 62 points, Highgate 46 points Blackmore had a very good double with a windy 10.3 sees. in the 1~ Yards, and a 24 sees .. 220 Yards. with the bend into the wind. Taylor and Dick took the first two places 10 the 440 Yards, and m the HalfMile Whalley at last beat Ahmadzadeh, though himself coming second. Stephens fought off a ~ trong challenge in the Mile, to win in a fast 4 mins. 53.6 sees., considering the conditi<?ns. Ma~sh and Falt~ful1 both recorded 16.8 sees. in a closely contested Hurdles race, won by Trueman of Highgate, m the same time.

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COLTS : K.S. C. 66 po ints, Highgate 40 poin ts It was unfortunate that Highgate were without their s tar performer, and so could no t offcr a full challenge bu t they s till produced the outstanding man of the day in Sm ith, who won both 440 and 880 Yards with case' in good times. For K ing's, Ditchburn won both 100 and 220 Yards, Peters running him close in the laueI': He sufrered a surprise defeat in the Long Jump, however, his 17 ft. 5 in . being below his best form. As yet he is not strong enough to cope wi th a n ad verse wind. Osborne won the Mile comfortably, and Baxte; won the Hurdles in the excellent, though assisted, time of 16 sees. His impro vement in th is event has been most encouraging. In the D iscu s and Sho t, both Qui ne and Docherty showed signs of their old fo rm , with throws o f 135 ft. 9 in. and 38 ft. 2! in. respectively. Webber won the Javelin, and ill the Junior Relay the va lue of practice was shown both by Killg's smooth runn ing, and by the d isqua lificat ion of Highgate at two boxes. The unbeaten reco rd of the J unior team augurs well for the future. D.l.R.

SPORTS Many of the pre-Spo n s events took place in a ga le force wind which was not conduci ve to good performances. However, it was interesting to note future prospects a mong the mainly J unior and Midd le events held before Sports Day. In the Junior events, Webber took first place in Weight, Disclls and Javeli n and shows much promi se. Bolam, who is normally seen in track events, won the Lo ng Jump. with Woo lnough, close behind, a lso clearing a good distance. Ka rim won thc Junior High J ump and in the Hurdles hea ts showed imp roved form to brea k the existing reco rd with a time of 16. 1 secs. Unfo rtu nately, however, he fell in the final, giving first place to Dinwiddie. Other Jun iors who showed considerable potential in their va riou s pre-spo rts events were Haddon-Cave, Priestman, Inman, Craig, Sterck, Blanford, Wohanka, H utchins, Holford Walker, Walley and Edwards. In the M idd le events, Ahmadzadeh won the 880 Yards as expected but conditions denied him a fur ther chance of improving his own record. Tho rndike also ran well to ga in second place from Qu ine. Baxter showed good form, winn ing the H urdles, and D itchburn took the Triple Jump but , (h[e to co ndi tions, wa s also well below his record di stance. Stephens won the Three Miles and in the Med ley Relay, Linacre se t up a new record . The Pen tathlon, excellently organi sed as usua l, provided a splendid aft ernoon 's athletics which was enjoyed by a good crowd, with keen competition and the result in do ubt up to the last event , where G ilchrist, runnin g strongly, gained a fast enough time to co nfirm his victory with a reco rd score of 2,985 point s. On Sports Day we were highly fortunat e in having a warm, sunn y afternoon, mak ing conditi ons ncarperfect for competit ors and the large num be r of spectato rs who enjoyed the event. In the Senior events, Black mo re, baek to his old fo rm, showed his high class, winning the sho rt sprint s and the 440 Ya rds in his own effort less style. His time of 23 sees. fo r the 220 Yards was a magnificent performance, equall ing the School Record set up by A. D. Rutherford in 1954. Stephens took the 880 Ya rds, missing It record by a fraction of a second, and then won the Mi le in fin e style, while Harvie ran well to win the H urdles. Marsh unfo rtunately pulled a muscle in the 100 Yards at the beginn ing o f the afternoon and was unable to compete fu rther. In the fie ld events, A mio t showed a glimpse o f his true po tentia l, winning the Javelin at 141 fl. a ft er typica lly throwing o ver 160 ft . in hi s practice tria ls. Cla rke was some 4 ft. below his bes t in the Weight. Pitceathly, as expected, took the Discus, G ilchrist the Lo ng J ump with over 20 ft., and Fran kland was well ahead of his ri va ls in the Hi gh Jump, finall y clearing 5 f1. 5 in. In the Midd le evenls, Ditehburn added the 100 Ya rd s to hi s previo lls success in the Triple J ump and later won the Long Jump a t 18 ft. 8 in., just 5 in. below his own reco rd. Peters won the 220 Yards with Ashenden and Shires close be hind , bo th s howin g very good form. A surprise o f the afternoon was a superb r un by Ahmadzadeh in the 440 Yards, winning from Thorndike and Peters in the new reco rd time of 54.7 secs. This was an ou tstandin g performance showing the great increase in speed he has achieved since the end of the cross-count ry season. Osborne took the Mi le wi tho ut undue effo rt , running from behind un til 128

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almost the last lap. A faster start would certainly have brought hi m a record . Box maintained ~is improved form to win the High Jump from Aylott, who a lso ~ h ~wed good. style. I~ the field events,.Thnng w~s only inches below the record with a fine putt of 42 fl. 1 Ill . III the WeIght. TUIte took the Javelm and Qu me the . Di scus, winning from Lipski with an excellent. throw of nea rly 129 f~ . In the Juniors Allen had a well-deserved W ill III the 100 Yards wIth the next two places gomg to Woolnough and Sha~, who also looked good. Bolam too~ the 220 Ya~d s with Allen seco~d , ~n~ also the 440 Yards as expected, with Raffety showing grea t determmation to g~l~ second place. pmw[dd1(~ had a go~d r un to win the 880 Yards and should do well next year. I n addition to those JUlllors mentlo~ed earher in the pre-Sports events Woolnough , Shaw, Wohanka, Watt s and Raffety also showed promIse on the track. It is hoped that ail who did well will join the Athletics Club next year and go on to further success. M.E.M .

SPORTS RESULTS SENIORS 100 Yards 220 Yards

440 Yards 880 Yards Mi le Hurdles High J ump Lo ng Jump Triple Ju mp Weight Javelin Discus Relay MIDDLES

1 Blackmore (Wal) ; 2, G ilchrist (Gr); 3, Taylor (Lin). Time: lOA secs. 1: Blackmore (Wa l); 2, Taylor (Lin) ; 3, Dick (Gr). Time: 23 sees. (equa ls record). 1, Blackmore (Wal); 2, D ick (Gr); 3, Taylor (Lin). Time: 5 1.8 secs. I, Stephens (Lin); 2, Whalley (SH); 3, Roberts (Gr). Time: 2 mins. 2.9 ~es. 1, Stephens (Lin); 2, Wand-Tetley (Gal); 3, Horton (MO). Time: 4 millS. 45 sees. I, Harvie (Gal); 2, Faithfull (M); 3, Hallam (MO). Th"e: 16.3 sees. J, Frankland (Lux); 2, Ashforth (Gal); 3, Blackburne-Kane (MO) and Ramsay . (Lux). H eight: 5 ft. 5 in. 1, Gilchrist (Gr); 2, Harvie (Gal); 3, Ashton (SA). Distance : 20 ft. 2! m. . 1, Gilchrist (Gr); 2, Hammond (Lux); 3, Faithfull (M). Distance: 39.ft. 2 m. I, Clarke (Lin) ' 2, Cronk (Wal); 3, Pitceathly (M). Distallce: 37 ft. 8 m. 1, Amiot (M); '2, Langley-Hunt (M); 3, C larke (Lin). Distance: 14 1 ft . .tO in. I, Pitceathly (M); 2, Clarke (Lin); 3, Amiot (M). Distance: 121 ft. 3i m. I, Grange; 2, Linacre; 3, Marlowe. Time: 46.7 sees.

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I Ditchburn (Gr); 2, Shires ~MO); 3, Rowe (MO). Time: 10.9 sees. Peters (SA); 2, Ashenden Gr); 3, Shires (MO). Time: 25.1 secs. 1, Ahmadzadeh (Wal); 2, T orndike (Gr); 3, Peters (SH) . Time: 54.7 secs. (Record). I, Ahmadzadeh (Wal); 2, Thornd ike (Gr); 3, Quine (Wal). Time: 2 mins. 10 s~s. I, Osborne (Lin); 2, Ahmad z.'l.deh (Wal); 3, Poulsen (Gal). Time: 4 mms.

Hurdles High Jump Long Jump Triple Jump Weight Javelin Discus Relay

I, Baxter (Lin); 2, Hall (SH); 3, Newman (Lin). Time: 16.2 sees. I , Box (MO); 2, Aylott (Gal); 3, Baxter (Lin). H eight.: 4 ft. II in. . I, Ditchburn (Gr); 2, Rowe (MO); 3, Aylott (Gal). D,stallce: 18 ft. 8 m. I, Di tchbufll (Gr); 2, Baxter (Lin); 3, Aylott (Gal). Distance: 37 ft . 01.111. 1, Thring (Gal); 2, Docherty (Lin); 3, Quine (Wal). Distance : 42 ft . 1 Ill •. I, Tui te (Lin); 2, Jennery (Lux); 3, R obinson (M). Distollce: 11 6 ~t. 3+ tn. I , Quine (Wal); 2, Lipski (Gal) ; 3, Price (Gr). Distance: 128 ft. 11 m. I, Grange; 2, MO; 3, Linacre.

100 Yards 220 Yards 440 Yards

880 Yards

JUNIORS 100 Yards 220 Yards 440 Yards 880 Yards Hu rdles High Jump Long Jump Weight

55 sees.

I, Allen (Lin); 2, Woolnough (MO); 3, Shaw (Gal). Time: 11.3 sees. I, Bolam (MO) ; 2, Allen (Lin); 3, Shaw (Gal). Time: 25.3 sees. I, Bolam (MO); 2, Raffety (SH) ; 3, Dinwiddie (MO). Time: 56.8 sees. I, Dinwidd ie (MO); 2, Wohanka (MO); 3, Watts (M). Time: 2 mms. 19.6 sees. l, Dinwiddie (MO) ; 2, Blanford (Lin); 3, Walley (SH); Time: 17.2 sees. I , Karim (Gal); 2, Wohanka (MO); 3, Walley (SH). H eight: 4 ft. 9 m. I, Bolam (MO) ; 2, Woolnough (MO); 3, Holford-Walker (Lux). Distallce: 16 ft. 8 in. I, Webber (Wal) ; 2, Inman (SH); Hutchins (G r). Distallce: 33 ft. 10 in.

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Pentathlon

I, Webber (Wal) ~ 2, Craig (Lin); 3, Scott~Wi Ili~ms (Gr). Distallce: 123 ft. 61in. 1, Webber (Wa!), 2, Haddon~Cave (Gr); 3, Pnestman (Wa l). Distallce: 105 ft. 1, Stephens (Lm); 2, Marks (Gal); 3, Ahmadzadeh (Wal)' 4 Wa n d~Tetley (Gal); 5, Scott (Lin). Time: 16 mins. 42 secs. ' , 1, Lin.acre; 2, Walpole; 3, Galpin's; 4, Grange; 5, Meister Omers. Time: 3 mms. 49.2 secs. (Reco rd). I, Gilchrist (Gr); 2, Harvie (Gal); 3, Blackmore (Wal)' 4 Marsh (Lin)' 5 , , Hammond (Lux). Willner's Score: 2,985 poin ts (Record). '

RUGBY FOOTBALL Blores Game The Blores Game again provided much enjoyment for all who played. With an interest ing fixture list players of all standard ~ were blended tog~ther, and whilst older pl ayers were able to experiment, many of the younger ones gamed valuable expenence for the fut ure-of the 40 boys who played in matches 15 were of Colts age or younger. ' REsULTS

"A" XV

v Dover G.S. Won 13-3 v Dane Court. Won 9-3 v Eton College. Won 11- 9 "B" "XV v Dover G.S. Won 18----{) v Eton College. Won 13-3 .The .following played in matches : C. R. Whalley, D. J. Binney, R. M. English J P R Heyland S C D Gllchnst, S. M. P. Elli ott, C. F. Clark, C. H . Seller, J. P. W. Ford, M. A. Kerr:Pete~so~, C. A Tse~melis' Scott, A. P. D3che~ty, P. M. Jones, I. A. S. Halsall, P. A, Mount, A. G. p, Munns, P. A. Baskerville' '. . Sherren, J. J. Heffin gton,. E. C. Ramsay, K. G. A. Sinclair, T. J . Freeman, E. A. Barclay, F. 1. S: ~h~ ler, N. McK. Rae, P. R. QUine, D. R. S. Price,. 1. M. Ditchburn, 1. P. Waterhouse, T. C. Gaskell,.B. R. Ipley, G. K. Teh, R. J. V. Raffcty, P. M. GlenOle, G. M. Jones, A. C. Zuntz H. S. Flem ing M Powell N. R. Langley~Hunt, J. E. Allen. ' " ,

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Kent Seven-a-Side Tournament The 1st VH began the tournament wi th a certain aillount of luck when beating Dartford O.S. 10-6. The team settled down quickly in the second game to beat Haberdasher's Aske's 15- 0. However, in the third round, Co lie's O.S. caught the school in possession far too often and effectively stifled any breaks ' and the result, 3- 14, if unfavourable, was fair. Team : H. A. Baker, C. R. Whalley, D. P. Davison, R. M, English, C. F. Clark, D. J. Binney, J. P. R. Heyland. OJ.B.

Rosslyn Park Sevens Our VU for the above tournament was weakened by the clash wit h the Oxford Hockey Festival. H ow~ ever, with one or two young players in the Vll , a far better perfor mance was given than was hoped for. We beal Tiffin in the first round 8- 3, with tries scored by Heyland and Gilchrist, the latter converting one. ]n the second round , we gave a vastly improved performance against Royal Belfast A.t, who had five oflast year's very experienced VI1 . We just lost by 13- 10. Tile Times Correspondent wrote : "Belfast had some uneasy moments when they beat King's by two goals and a try to two goals". Team: C. R. Whalley (Captain), M. W. Vaines, S. C. D. Gi lchrist, J. P. R. Heyland, D. J. Binney, R. M. English, A. P. Docherty. Reserves: C. F. Clark, M. Ahmadzadeh, H. T. Scott, J. M. Ditchburn. R.I.H.G .

THE BOAT CLUB This season's training has followed a programme similar to that of recent years. Land-training in the gymnasium for a squad of about twenty began during the Christmas Term and those who at tended regu larly soon acqui red the basic techniques for moving weights. At the beginning of the Lent Term, there was an extended period of tubbing, sculling and out ings in fours at Fordwich before moving to the eights at Pluck's Gutter. Ten oarsmen, including two 1st COIOlII"S, were available for training from last summer's 1st, 2nd and 3rd eights as well as most of the 1967 Colts crew. Although most of this material was reasonably sound in basic technique, there was no one of ou tstanding quality and there has been litt le to choose between "A" and "B" crews all the term. We have been glad to welcome MI'. Woodward to the rigours of Pluck's Gutter coaching and under his ent husiast ic direction a lively "C" crew has been formed. Following the success of last year's arrangements, the ColIS' eight has boated regu larly this term under MI'. Noble's guidance. In the early part of the term boating conditions were pleasant for the time of yea r and useful progress was made by all the crews. There were some setbacks through illness and injury later on- among both crews and coaches- and the Colts' eight in particular suffered from this. "A" and "B" crews gai ned grea t benefit from an out ing on the Tideway about a fortnight befo re the Schools' Head Race where they covered over ten miles in near~perfect conditions. The last ten days of training before the race were marred by gale..-force winds and rough water at Pluck's Gutter, condit ions which may improve general fitness and determination but wh ich can also undo much of the technique patiently acquired earlier in training. Two days before the race, the water was so rough that "n" crew sank at the end of their out ing- fort unately opposite the boathouse-and the other eights had almost as uncomfortable a time. The Schools' Head of the River Race was held on March 20th on the usual two~mile course from above Hammersmith back to Putney. Owing to difficulties over the tides the lime had to be 11 a.m., which meant a very early start from Canterbury; we are used to packed lunches on regatta days but packed breakfasts were someth ing of a novelty. There were 121 entries for the race, wh ich was rowed in blustery cond itions, although fortunately the direction of the wind was not one to trouble the water unduly. "A" crew did not start well and were somewhat unsettled by the ea rly pursuit of Winchester immediately behind them. They rowed well together with quite solid bladework bu t a lack of drive from the st retcher meant that the rating was too low to be able to hold their place. Tn the fina l placing "A" crew were 12th, four seco nd s in front of "B" crew who kept their place at 13th, these rcsults confirming the general impression of most of the term. "C" crew had a good row to improve on their start ing posit ion while the Colts' eight went over the course steadily and did reasonably well fol' their stage of training. 13 1

Leading ResuHs and Times Emanuel "A". 7.51, 1st; Ealing G.S., 8.00. 2nd; Winchester "A", 8.04 3rd' Elon "B" 8.06 4th' U.C.S. " A", 8.07, 5th; Sf. Paul 's "A", 8.09, 6th; Bryanston "A", 8.10 7t'h' L~tymer "A'" 810' 8th: H~mpt?n ::A", 8.10, 9th; .Be~f?rd"Modern. 8.1.1, 10th; Tiffin "A", 8.16: 11th; King's "A",'8.i6,'12th; Kmgentries. s .B , 8.20, 13th; Kmg s C were 32nd III 8.37 and the Colts' crew were 55th in 8.51. There were 121 Crews " A" Crew: M. P. Blackmor~, bow; D. J. D. Banks, 2; J. A. Medcraft, 3; E. C. N. Taylor, 4; C. D. H~.u-!hompson, 5; M . W. Vames. 6; H. N. Gale, 7; J. F. M. Done, stroke; C. C. Born, cox. B Crew: C. J. Trickett, bow; L. C. L~sker, 2; S. A. Spowart, 3; P. W. A. Booker, 4; M.O'K. W~b~~r, 5; C. E. Short, 6; A. G . H. Davidson, 7; A. P. Bedford, .stroke; W. R. Harrop, cox. C Crew: J. A. S. Halsa ll, bow; R. F. Page, 2; R. A. Chamberlin, 3; M. P. Richmond-Coggan, 4' P. N.l!alfter, 5; J. M. Frye, 6; A. T. Jones, 7; D. C. Juett, stroke; R. D. R. Barber, cox. ' CO/IS Crew: B. J. McDoua ll , bow; J. <,:. Lasker, 2; N. P. Makris, 3; A. J, C. G. Cleven, 4; N. C. R. Austill,S; N. R. Jennery, 6; C. G. Thnng, 7; J. D, G, Greenham, stroke; D, J, Ward, cox. T~e Boat ~I ub offers its congratu latio.ns to R;. C. ~. Church in eventually gain ing the bow seat in this year s Cambn~ge crew; also to Peter Miller, th iS year s Oxford Secretary, although at the time of writing he has, for weight reasons, su rrend.ered th~ Oxford cox's sea t to the. Isis cox. But it is very encouraging for the School to have such a close mterest m both crews and we await with keen anticipation the outcome of the Boat Race on March 30th.

D.S.G.

THE JUDO CLUB It wo:uld probably not be far wrong to say that this has been the most successful term that the Club bas ev~r en~oyed: Afle.r a rather disapPOinting start in which almost the entire Club was decimated by the 'fiu epidemiC, thmgs picked up and the team was soon fit again, mainly thanks to Richard Lockh(ÂĽtd who insisted on a lot of hard work-outs, ' Perhaps the greatest advance this term has been the experience ga ined by the team as a whole half of whom have only been doing Judo for two terms. This gave strength in depth which was particularly necessary, since the capta in was incapaci tated by a slipped disc for nea rly the wh~le tenn . The team got. of!' to a .fine sta rt by m~k i ng short work of. th~ London Judo Society and following it up by a very convlllClng Wll1 over West minster School, who inCidenta lly were captained by a Brown Belt. One of the most important matches of the term was against Tonbridge, who were the last team to defeat us-determined fightin g sP.irit brought victory by a margin of 60 points. Certai nly the toughest school matc~ of the term was against Dover Grammar School, whose team had strengt h a nd a wealth of outside exp~nence on thei r side. Ho~e:,er, resolution and a great dea l of sk ill brought another victory. Finally, agamst all odds and the prediction of ou r coach. the team beat the Judo Dela Kwai by a narrow margin. The team has now won every match- school and club-for the past yea r. This term 's success in contests was underlined by a ~ery successfu l grading in which the following grades were awarded:- N. McK. Rae, Blue Belt; M. E, Erskme, G . A. Blackmore, C. A. Annis P. Mason Green Belt; N. M. S. Pitceathly, P. Erskine, C. Hall, K. Sinclair, D. Whitaker Orange Belt: ' Erskine. Blackmore, Mason, and Annis are to be particularly congratuiated on an excellent season and I sho~lId like to thank Richard Lockhead and Mr. Hatch for dOing so much for Ihe Club. All that is needed now IS a place to lay the mat out permanently! T"~ TeCf.m: N. M~K. Rae, M, E. Ersk ine, G . A. Blackmore, C. A. Annis. P. Mason, N. M. S. Pitceathly, K. Smclalr. D, Whitaker, C. Hall, S. Chan, J. Strachan.

RESULTS

v London Judo Society. Won 30-10 v Westminster School. Won 50-20 v Tonbridge School. Won 70-10 v Dover Grammar School. Won 44-30 v Judo Dela Kwai. Won 47-27

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BRIDGE CLUB We have done a fair amount this .term, although .sport and other activities have caused so~ne setbacks. We were lucky in acquiring tbe services of a profeSS ional for c?aclung on four Saturday eve~ m gs. a~d the I 'n of the twelve who attended these sessions has great ly Improved as a result. We wele enteled for Ph aYI~ trc Schools' Bridge Cup but had to withdraw as five out of the 1st and 2nd IV were unable to play ~l~ t~ s~orling commitments. 'The University challenged us to a m~tch; and aUhou!;h l~ey. won fairly . 'ngly it was very enjoyable and edifying. The l nter-House Brrdge Tournament IS still m progress, flo~fil~~; having yet to be played between Galpin's. the holders, and Linacre, who were runners-up last year. 1 Fina lly, we wou ld like to thank Mr, Ha.'ch for the time he has taken in arrangements and encouragement, C.A.L. and the Headmaster for hi s official blessmg,

F.J.S.F.

SQUASH RACKETS With an unbeaten second half of the season a nd victories over s~ro n g sides from Tonbridge (4-1), Merchant Taylor's (5-0) and Dulwich (3- 2), the squash team proved Itself to be o~e of the best the Scho?' has ever had. S. J. Ashforth. Ollr Captain and No. 1 and a left-hander, d~~eloped mto a severe and,!,n hiS day devastatingly accurate player with particularly well Cllt backhand, slOewall and drop shots. H.ts b~t v ict~ries were over the Merchant Taylor's No. I. a Midd lesex Junior Champion and Evans Cup Frnallst, and over the Tonbridge No . 1, R. A. C. Dart. At No.2, J. A. Harvie hit the ball to an exceIl~nt length ~nd timed hi s shots unusually well, especially on the backhand, At No.3, H .. M, G . Braddell hit the ball well and had several good wins, whi le B. A. Kirsch a~d J, Fran.kland were mvaluab!e at N!,s, 4 and 5. They gave us a splendid start in all our '!latches- agarnst Tonbnd~e tl,ley lost only elf~ht POI~tS between them, and after that the rest of the team simply had to break Tonbndge s lon~ r~n of WillS ~galllst us. We won 4- 1, but it was a close and exci ting match, not least for. the .Old Tonbndgtan master-In-charge, who had had to wait a long time for th is moment! Comfortable vlctone.s were !llso sc?red over Dover College (5- 0) and the Masters (7-2). with Mr, Bee and Mr. Ball c;mce agalt~ ~rovl~g reSistant at Nos. 1 and 2. Tn yet another Galpin's- Meister Omers House Match ~Illal, Oa lpm s, With the School Nos. 1.2 and.6, won by three matches to one, whi le in the Junior Final. Meister Omers beat Luxmoore by the same margm. . â&#x20AC;˘ The results of the Individual Finals were as foIlows ::SENIOR: S. J. Ashforth (Galpin's) beat J. A. HarVIe (Ga.lpm s) 9-3, 9-6, 9-7. J UNIOR: M. W. J. Thorne (Linacre) beat C. B. Hamblm (Lux moore) 1()..........8. 9- 3, 9- 1. D.W.ll.

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THE FENCING CLUB With two lead ing members of the Club rarely available due to ath letics commitments and other; off games due to illness, the 1st Team has understandably not had a very successful term. â&#x20AC;˘ After some three ~nd a half yea rs withOlIt defeat, in school matches this had to come sometime. However, as a result, promotion and valuable match expenenc~ has been given to members of the 2nd, Junior and Under 15 Teams, whose performances. a.1though van,able, have on the whole been encouraging. . Hanel and W<?od have I~lprov~~ steadily and A. Bird, .alt~ough st ill a Junior, has shown that he shares h l~ elder br~:Hhcr S outstandmg ability at epee and has well Justified hi s 1st Team place. Griggs has done well with the foJ! but must work hard to improve his standard at the other weapons. Clarke has returned to the t~am and shown good abili ty at sabre. Cross, when able to fence, has been a tower of strength and at other tImes, together with Wand-Tetley, has been much missed. Am~mg t.he Juniors, in add ition to Bird, Sleep has been outstanding. After a week of illness he fenced splendIdly In the Ke~t Sc.hoolboys' Junior ~o il ChafT!P.ionship.s to gain second place and was extremely unfortunate not to wm with a number of difficult deCISIons gomg aga inst him. I~ the same competi~i~n Bird also reached the fina l, being placed fourth . Adams did well to reach the scml-final and Scott-Williams and Campbell got to the Quarter-finals. This was a particularly good cffort by. Campbell, who .has only been fencin g a few months. Other Juniors got through the first two rounds and gamed good expcnence. . In t~e Senior Compct ition, Hanet and Griggs fenced with dctcrmination against st rong opposition and Just failed to reach the final. In school m~tches .thc 1st Team lost to King's, Rochester, Dane Court, Harrow and Eton and won their la~t match agamst Hlghgat~. The 2nd Team, however, won both their matches and the Jun iors also had a fair measure of success which augurs well for the future. In o.ther County Comoctit!ons, W~nd-~et.1ey and Wo?d reached the semi-final of thc Schoolboys' Epee and Bird excelled the followmg day 10 gam mg a placc In the semi-final of the County Men's Open Epee Cha"!lpionship, a notable achievement for a boy of his age. It IS hop~d t~at e~eryone wi!1 work hard next term so that the high standards achieved in the past years may be mamtamed 10 the commg season. 1ST TEAM: Hanet (Captain), Cross, Wood, Bird, A. 2ND TEAM: Griggs, Clarke, J . C., Sleep. JUNIORS: Adams, Clifford, Scott-Williams, J., Edwards, P., Hampton, M. J., Campbcll , N. C. w. M.E.M.

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THE SOCIETIES Very little could be done by the Photographic Society towards the end of last term PHOTOGRAPHIC and the beginning of this, as one of our most essential tools, the enlarger, was being mended. For the rest of the last two terms the Society has conti nued its norma l act ivities of providing darkroom faci lities for all members, and instruction in the basic techniques for those who want it. Towards the end of term a tape-recorded lecture kindly given us by Messrs. Kodak Limited with accompanying colour slidcs on the subject of "The ABC of Colour" was given: Those.who au.ended fo.und its comments on composition and colour balance as well as on more techDlcal detalis very Informatlvc and helpful. . f ' We havc been asked to provide a selection of photographs of the schoo l and more cspeclally 0 act ive boys for a new informativc booklet on the Schoo l, to which it is hoped that man.Y memb~rs wi," be. able to contribute. Th is and the constant demand for photographs for The Cal/tllarEG" provldc stimuli and subjects in and around the school for budd ing photographers who may have littlc furthe r chance of having their work published. G.F.P. Our first lecture this term was on "Semiconductors", by Dr. H. R. Allan of the Imperial College, London. Dr. Allan had already given us onc lecture. thi~ academic year ("Physi~s and Music" at the beginning of last term) and he kept up hiS high standard, not only ID fluency and in~clligibility, b~t also i~ entert.ainment. In "S~miconductors: ' hc concentrated on the theory which lies behlDd most semlconductmg deVices-theory which very often IS not known even by those who do practical work with semiconductors. . . Turning from physics to chemistry, wc had the lecture "Chemlcal~ fron~ ~etroleum" by Dr .. F. A. FI.dler, who is Assistant General Manager of Research and Development III British Petroleum. With the a id of slides he gave us a lucid and comprehensive talk on the vario us products and by-products of petroleum refining, and on the techniques uscd in their producti!ln. Dr: Fidler delivered h.is lecture in such a way that even though a largc part of it was advanced orgamc chemistry, the non-chemists (of whom I was onc) amongst the audience werc at no point lost. . " .. It was through Dr. Fidler's help that we were able to arrangc thiS year s oullng: a VISit to the D.P. Research Centrc at Sunbury-on-Thames. This Centrc is B.P,'s h~ad research establishmen~, and deals wi th all possible subjects in any way related to petroleum- from seismography through chelm~a l research to vehiclc testing, with sidelincs such as resea rch into in.secticides. AI~hough, o~ cours~, the tID1C :-ee~ed for a fu Jly comprehcnsive tour would have to be measured In weeks, we stili had an IDtcrestmg and fasclDatlD~ day. Also we had a good lunch and tea, supplemented by two frec samples for each person: a can of 011 and a propclli ng pencil. . Our last evcnt this term was a lectu re which had been postponed from last term: " Is Mathematics Necessary?" by Professor T. A. A. Broadbent, who retired last year from the post of Pr?fessor of Ma~hcÂ matics a t the Royal Naval Collegc, Greenwich. He honoured us With a tho~~ht-provokml? (and amusmg) talk on the necessity of mathcmatics, in science as a whole, and for phYSICiStS, economIsts, and so on. Attendance at this lecture was a little disappointing (perhaps som~ people consjder~d the ans,":er to . the title too obvious to warrant an hour-long lecture), but those who did come ~reat ly e~Joyed the dIS~usslon. Our Prcsident, F. Stanger, Esq., has unfortunately been ill for a large portion of thiS tcrll,1, <l:nd hiS place was taken by R. B. Morgan, Esq. , whom I should like to thank for hiS health and hospitality. J.A.B. HARVEY

This term E. W. Marsland took over as Hon . Secrctary, and is trying to drag the Society GEOLOGICAL out of its moribund condition. A start has been made in sorting out the superb collection of specimens and the books belonging to thc Society. The rock and mineral section has becn largcly cata logued and the books are being catalogued and bookshelves made for them, so they will no longer havc to ,repose in t in trun~s. Unfortunatcly the Society is lacking in kccn members, but G . S. Busbndge gavc the Society a short . .. talk on "The PcÂˇnnines". We hope that next term we will bc able to inspect somc of thc morc c?mmon rock eccentriCities, and that morc members wiJI be ablc to givc short talks to the rest of thc Society. More keen members are urgently needed to save this Socicty from collapse. E.W.M.

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The Society has continued this term to develo p its many and va ried in terests- the Somner S OM NER "umbrella " has been extended to cover a new Num isma tic Group and an Antiq ue-Co llectors' Group, which will considerably broaden ou r activities. The Groups have had a fu ll programme of lectures this term. Stephen Warbu rton gave a fasc inat ing lecture connecting Architecture wi th " The English Spirit" wit h a pa rt icular love of the "Gothick". Pcter Hall, Lyn Parker and Frank H odge, O. K.S., provided much ma terial fo r Indu stria l A rchaeologists in three lectures on " 'ndust ria l Archaeology" itself, " Steam Power" and " Why Ca nals?" The N umisma tists have studied the History and Prod uct ion of Coins, while the Cathedral Group were int roduced to the Cat hedra l Library by Dr. Urry. The R omano-Brit ish Group focu sed their atten tion on the Mediterra nean with three fine lectllres- the Revd. D. A. Hardi ng introduced us to the " Holy Wisdom a nd the Golden Horn" in a talk on Byzantium , B. W. J. Wilson, the President, recou nted in ecstasy his archaeological ram bles aro und Greece and the Aegean Isles, and Mr. R. W. Harris rebuill for us the glories of Etru ria. We have had two outings thi s term, to examine the r uins of Richborough Roman Fort and the ex hibits at the Maidstone Antiques Fai r. With the bettcr wea ther next term our attenti on wil l be redirected from lect ures, which are the main concern of these wi nter mont hs, to outside activi ties- the excavations at W ingham and Eccles, the va rious industrial rema ins in East Kent , and the ma ny loca l churches and in pa rticular their brasses. The Society wi ll notice the loss of two valuable a nd enthusiastic Commi ttee members, Stephen Warburton, the Secretary of the Medieval Group, and Francis H a llam, the Secretary o f the Cat hed ral Group, since both have contributed much to o ur activities and have stimulated many interests . Ou r thanks are also due to all our loya l and attentive "senio r members", Mess rs. Wilson, H arding, Noble, Reid, and many o thers, for the assistance they have given us. A.J.B. No new members were elected this term, as the emphasis has been upon tra ining BELL-RINGING las t term 's influx. Unfortunately we have not yet all reached Plain Hunt standard; we are still bound to the eternal "rou nds". But many of the new members show keenness and promise. D amage this term was restricted to the clapper dropping out of the thi rd. T. P. Fagg has taken over as Captain and C. S. T. Bosher succeeded to the Secreta rysh ip. C.S.T. B. I n the second ha lf of the term the Society has been busy. On February 28 th we had o ur annual expedition to the Un iversity of London to see the p roduction of the Aehamiars of Aristophanes at King's College. 1 am glad to say there was no recurrence of the Bradfield Expedit ion catastrophe (mirabile die/II, one might say). The prod uction was a part ia l success, with two very good individual perfonn ances. As we hope to put on this play sometime in the near future, seeing this product ion should be useful as a comparison. We had a fa scinating lecture on Dante's Divine Comedy, given by Mr. Peacocke. To those who had not heard spoken Ita lian before, the brilliant reading of the origi nal was perhaps the high light. On Satu rd aY,1 6th March, the Annual Kent Classical Associat ion Lat in and G reek Reading Competi tion took place. We can certainly cla im to have had our most successful yea r ever; a ll our entries won prizes or were highly commended. We took away 1st and 2nd prizes in both the Senior and Middle Greek sections, C. S. W. Smit h's and N . A. H. McNair'S readings in the Senior Greek being the highlight of the whole compet ition. A. J. Chamberli n took 1st prize in the Middle G reek, wit h A. Bird close ru nner-up. We also went to see the D over College perfo rmance of Euripides' Bace/we. In genera l, the production was un inspired, although it was no t helped by a restless audience; however, as in the Achamiars there were one or two good performances. Finally, I should like to thank M r. Miller very much for all that he has do ne for the Society this term. CAL. PATER

There have been a number of fairly small programmes to print this term; Hunt and Harding did one for the Meister Omers House Play and Draycott o ne for Ga lpin's, a nd both were sati sfactory, alt hough it mi ght be profitable to begin work earlier in future. Programmes have also been competently printed by A. N. G . H arris and S. P. Blackmore for the Ho use Music Competition and for two Music Circle Concerts. We a re hoping for a new type-face list in the nea r future, as well. CAXTON

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The ou ting to the Evening Slal/dard and the Daily E,'xpress was, o n.th,? whl?le, very sllccessful; · th ~ idea o f going by coach would certainly seem worth repeatmg. Also, ea rher m thJS term, we hav~ had a most . 'e"cst ing lecture o n "Com puter Printing Techn iques", and this later led to an opport ullI ty for some In . . ". senio r members of the SocIety to go on a secondary " outmg . n. W. Richardson and. I. B. Godman have been elected to the committee this term, a!ld A. N. G. Ha.l'fIs a nd N . J . Hunt appo inted Full Members. (\ nll mber of ne~ members have been admItted to the Soc l et~ (IS well, and several have made most p rom ismg progress desp l ~e our. r~e ll t l y accentuat~~ pro~ l em of fl ~ol space. In this connection, the presen t la rge number of boy.s dom& prmt mg means th ~ t lid mess In the Soc l et~ is even mo re essentialtil an ever; at the momen t, there IS conSIderable room fo r Improvement here, pa lticularly where accura te dissing is concerned. . . ' As always, Mr. Peetl has been in va luable in thi s respec t and many ot hers. and It only rel11ams to express o ur gratitude to him once more. R.B. H.

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This term the Society has had two meet ings and one ou ti ng to London. Fo r the fi r.s tllleeting we read Jourlley's Elld by R. C. Sherriff, a modern p lay on the horrors of the First World .War trench warfare. We all found it interesting and stimulat ing. The nex t meeting was on the last Sund ay of term. Instead o f reading a play, we .a ll brl?ught along a twentieth century poem a nd , when we had read it, we excha nged ideas and views about It. TillS also proved to be a well spent evening. • . . . . I .r G I For the annual outing to London , we went to see Geo~'ge Ber~a rd Shaw s Black Gill /1/ Se(Uc I OJ '!(. This was at the Mermaid Theatre and the sparse surroundmgs of It added greatly 10 th~ atmosp he~e . Edit h Evans took the leading ro le and was, as a lways, very good. Contrary to our expectatIons we enjoyed the play greatly. L.C.L. WALPOLE

Under the guidance of our new President the Society has continued to ex hi bit its usua l energy and ART ent husiasm. Work of a ll varieties by members from all stra ta of the School has becn unabatedly . . produced and a good exh ibition is promised in the s ummer. Meet ings, now every Wednesday, have been we;1I atte~ded. We ha~e had. prac.t l c~ ! de m~,n st rat l o n s by the President on th e preparat ion of grounds a nd all.lcd subjects, a .portralt sessIon WI th Eddy, o u ~ cleaner, as model, and two slide shows.: onc ~y the P r,?sldent on M?<lIaeval Art,. and one by J ~I~ n Balll den on Gauguin. These have been very mte restmg, espec Ially the practIca l work whIch has been pal t l c u l a~ l ~ ~Isefu l. It is to be regreued that the Society did not manage 10 vi~i t the r-"rench. l ~ ~ h century exh lbltl?n ~t .Burlington House. However, somc members man aged to see an It1terest mg exh ibIti on of two Kent pa mtels at Chil ham. . I ' I. I We have had a co mpetition with set subjects fo r the Juni o rs, with art matenals as. t le pnze, to w 1 1~ 1 there has been an encouraging response. Indeed we welcome several new members thiS term who prom ise well for the ruture. P.J . dc V. This Spring Term has rea lly seen a renewa l of ent hu siasm and acti vity amongst the n a~ uralis t s in the School, and we can now claim, r hope, to be establi shed and well supported with very nearly fift y registered member~. . . . . Out ings th is term involved ch iefly general na ture trails and study of fox,. ~adger and lab.blt act ivities, although some keen individual bi rd wa tchi ng was done. The Hon. Secreta ry v l ~ lted places d unng the week, and took out ings most weeken ds with S. Warburton. Very profitable and enJoyab l ~ treks were made to Larkey Valley Wood, Denstead Wood (Cha rtham Hatch), Trcnley Park Wo.od (L l ttl eb~urne), Church Wood l ffin Wood and Whitehill Wood (Lower Hardres). A whole-day 13 mile round tnp was made to LYl11i~ge Forest (Denge and Eggringe Woods) and Chart ham D owns o n Sunday, March 3rda very successful outing in beaut ifu l wca lh ~r. . A great .number of setts, warre~ s and ea rt h.s w7 re fo und , some hares and rabbits seen and some convlllcmg track mg done. A fox, a kest lel and o the l amma ls were .. . Id I seen o n the' Field D ay Dover to Deal walk. . At the General Meeting the H on. Secretary If! tl:od 1!ced a quest io nnaIre \~llIc h all members shOll COp1 P etc - their interests experience and some enterpn smg Ideas and other details are now recorded-;makJ.ng the Society easier td hold together. J:.. 2/- annual subsc ript.ion was also introduced. Plans fo r manne bl~logy, botany, o rnithol o~y, general oul l.ngs and. freshwater bIo logy w~ re announced, and R. D . R. Barbel gave a sho rf talk and li ve demonstratIon of hI S sllccess 111 frog-keepmg. NATURAL HISTORY

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â&#x20AC;˘ On ~ebruary 24t~ the N.H .S .. ~as host to the Kent Ornithologists for their meeting. The Stonham Bird ~ol1ect lon was on view for the vIsitors (about t OO) and 20 members of the School attended . Two interesting Illustrated talks were given- one lively ~olourful talk on field work in Spain and the other at Cap Gris Nez. The Hon. Secretary planned an outmg to Quex Park Natural History Museum (near Birchington) for Thursday, 14th March, and a "Society Slide Show" for the end of tenn meeting when Committee elections take place. Compilation of a report would have been a grand ach ievement but we realised we still lack sound data and articles. Having received an invitation from the Senior Guide Lecturer of the London Natural History Museum the Hon . Secretary hoped to take an out ing th.ere thi.s term, but in spite ~f keen response at the opportunity from h,:,enty memJ:>ers, calendar and other dlfficu lttes prevented us gomg. Perhaps a general outing wi ll be possible next wmter. St.ephen Warburton (invaluable Comm i~tee Member- botany) and Anthony Willett (Hon. Secretaryreph l~, mammals and genera l natura l history) are both leaving thi s term and wish a ll members and orgamsers an interest ing and act ive time in the coming years. A.B.J.W. If, turning aside from the well -d~i lled .ranks of the e.c. E, the intrepid explorer can fight his way through a horde C?f man-eatmg blc~c1~ to the Green Room, he wi ll discover an outpost of the Arts founded this term , and flourish 109 on Tuesday afternoons. A select though varied c?mp~ny has assen,,!bled .there more o r less regu larl:y to perform dramatic exercises and excerpts under the dlrectto:n of Mr. GJilesplC, who has concealed considerable thought and sk ill behind those "spontaneous" ~ uggestlons .or remarks which have discreetly guided the proceedings under the Great Hall stage or once 10 the MusIc School. After sundry warming. ~p exercises .(designed to dispel inhibitions), various 'thing~ have taken place: the vlrtu~ of patent ",,!edlcm~ have been extolled to an ungrateful public; unhappy wretches rescued from a heavmg morass (situated In t~e Green Room); a voyage to Africa completed in a quarter of an hour; and once there, savages have sacrificed an even less fortunate individual to their rather savage god. When I me~tion that we asse~bled an.!ng~niou~ plot involving nearly all the term's set pieces, J am sure that many will regret that our Idea of actmg" It before the School did not materia lise We have ~i med, we have reacte~, we have visited the Marlowe Theatre back stage and allied departr;'ents (a deh~htfully confused expenence), and we have been frequently exhorted to wear gym shoes (to make less nOise). I. a.m glad to say that the infonnal atmosphere prevailing has not (often) aroused frivo li ty from the particIpants, who have always been encouraged to express their own ideas' and all concerned mar regard the!"selves as the pioneers of a worthwhile addition to the Tuesday afternoon curriculum, wh ich I hope will become a permanent feature thereof. R.M. P. DRAMA

lIIness and rival act ivities have limited us to a single debate this term at which the motion TENTERDEN that "This House would back out of Britain" was lost by 57 votes to 29 with II abstentions. . . The be~agge~. R. M. PI.ant, delightful1y whimsical as ever, and the eloquent J. C. Marks, K.S., had httle difficulty m ralsmg loyahst support to crush the amusing but defeatist arguments of F S Hallam , G. A. Harris (bravely standing in for his brother) and their followers. . . We lose an enthusiast ic and efficient Secretary this term in F. S. Hallam but welcome J. K. Harris in his ' stead. D.W.B.

C.C.F. NOTES ARMY AND BASIC SECTIONS T~is term has seen the start of our new Training Programme leading to Proficiency in four terms instead of SIX. The Band are coming along very nicely and are now preparing to take part in the East Kent Carniva l early next tenn (in aid of the Heart Diseases campaign). Th~ Signals Section are ~0':'V eq~ i pped with wir.eless .sets No. 31 and 62 which arrived just in time to be used 10 the very successful Jomt F ield Day Exercise Wit h St. Edmund's School- the first ever, we believe.

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ROYAL NA VAL SECTION The Proficiency results showed a dramatic improvement last term. F.or the firs~ time ever, every candidate in the Pract ical Exam. was passed by the visiting Naval Board, and m the Wntten Exams., 3 Advanced, . . . t9 Proficiency and 9 A.B. candidates were succes.sful. . Field Day was spent at Portsmout h. After a mght In R.N. Barracks, the seOior m~":lbers had the ~holce of a day's navigation or gunnery while the juniors toured Portsmouth Harbour and VIsited H.M.S. VIctory, H.M.S . Chichester, and H.M.s. Dryad. We enjoyed our visi t, and look forwar~ to fur.ther naval hospitality at our Summer Camps in Scotland, Ireland, at B.R.N.C., Dartmouth, a~d 10 a ship of the Dartmo~th Training Squadron. In addition to this varied programme, the Navy I?ro~ldes. at no cost to R.N. Section members, Courses in Naval Aviation, Diving, Engineering, Commumcatlo~s.' Quarter Master and J!I~ny other activities, including training to be a qualified pi lot, so that the opportuOltles are there for those wtlilng to take them . D.W.B.

music Last term we were forced to reduce our numbers : this term, owing to the influx of some ta lented new trebles we have once again been able to expand. The result has been to increase our standard tr~mendously since last term the "small core" choir learned to sing out, and not be tim id; and this term, augmented by the new additions, the choir has had m~re power! which h~s produced a highly efficient and musical body. We express our warm thanks to Mr. Wright for hiS unflaggmg labours. CHOIR

Anthems this term:Whence is that Goodly Fragrance (KUson) o come ye servants ('lYe) When Jesus our Lord (Mendelssohn) Hail Gladdening Light (Wood) When to the Temple (Eccard) Let all the World (K. Leighton) Where thou reignest (Schubert) He shall give His angels (i\1elldelssohll)

Though 1 speak with the tongues (Bair!)'low) Set me as a seal upon thine heart (Walton) Come unto Him (Handel) Lacrymosa (Mozart) o Lord, look down (Batlishill) o heart subdued (Brahms) Blessed Jesu (Dvorak) Hear my prayer (Purcell) M.P. RJ .A.T.

The term has mainly been spent rehearsing the Mozart do~ble piano concerto, which .we CHAMBER are performing in the end of term concert, with N. D. Kmg and R. J. A. True playmg ORCHESTRA the pianos. Mr. Goodes has had glandular fever, and so he did not, unfortunately, conduct at the end of term. However, Mr. Davies kind ly stepped into the breach, and with him "at the controls" we were assured of a successful performance. Our thanks to him and Mr. Robertson, our leader. M.P.

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Th is term the Chora l Socicty undcrtook to give a performance of FaunS's Requiem, only five CHORAL weeks after the beginning of term, on February 28th, Ash Wcdnesday, and wit h mcetings SOCIETY taking place only once a week. At first sight th is a ppea red a n a lmost impossible task but the Society rcsponded admirably a nd despitc having, a t the last mo ment, to transfer from the Eastern Crypt to the Nave, the performance was a ll, and more, than could have been des ired and was received by all who attended it with grcat enthusiasm. In tbis a lmost info rmal type of performance, which can be. put on, as has becn provcd, in a comparatively short time, appears to be the future of the Society, which has since disba nded and, as there is to be no oratorio during King's Week, will no t l11eet aga in unt il September. We can look forward to that date wit h co nfidence. P.M.C.E. A. J.G.F. At the begi nning of term we welcomed Step hen Davies, O.K.S., who ha s taken over Mr. Wright's position as conducto r. T he majo rity of the Hme was spent in prepa ra tion for nex t term's concert which is to be held in co llabora tion with the Glee Cl ub. Amongst the pieces we have played, Holst's First SUite, an a rrangement of Verdi's Aida, Tchaikovsky's March e Slave and Grieg's Peer Cyut stand out. Attenda nce ha s been average when difficulties are caused by the nUlllerous o ther activities which arise in the Lent Tenn. Unfortu nately we say goodbye to Cars ten Zuntz, whose endless ene rgy a nd en. th usiasm has been exemplary, and in his place as a secreta ry we welcome Anthony Sargent. BAND

H.M.G. B. C.L.Z.

This term much of our work has been directed towards the end-of-term concert and towards Ki ng's Week. We have been working assiduously at lleethovcn'S Eighth SymphollY, Brahms' Academic Feslh'al Ollertllre , and Saint-Saens' Dallse M acabre, as well as Cesa r Franck's Symphonic Variat iolts ; however, a goodly proportion of time has also been occupied in sight-feading Schubert, Borodin and (more!) Beethoven amongst others. Since there is to be no orato rio in King's Week, it is hoped to present two Symphony Concerts with varying programmes around one common symphony. We arc lOSing, at the end of thi s term , Ollf two principa l horns, Jona than Alde r and Carsten ZUl1 tz, and Berna rd Willett, who has helped considerably in the revival of the trombo ne section. To a ll we extend our thanks fo r many years of sta lwart service and wish them well for the fut ure. Alt hollgh there has been some shortage of brass players lately, the remainder of the Orchestra scems to have swelled remarkably! As usua l, om appreciative thanks to Edrcd Wright, o ur Conductor, a nd to all the starT who give up their li me to the O rches tra in vario LlS ways. FIRST ORCHESTRA

N.D.K.

Th is term the Orchestra has been preparing fo r the Kent Music Fest ival; we propose to play the LiChl Cavalry Overture by Suppc and C'abiJh of Baghdad by Uoieldieu. . Attendance this term has .tended no t 10 be very good, but there has been .a fair ly high standard of playing, which r hope will continue. Our tha nks are due to Mr. Anthony Ward, our Conductor ; also to Adam Jones, Da vid Mitchell and Edwa rd Craxton who have been-a great help to mc throughout the term. SECOND ORCHESTRA

A.R.G. Mos t of Olll" energies we re ~ol1seerated to the tasks of pl:cpa ring the "OrTertoi rc'; (rom the Faure Requiem and the 5 1. Luke PaSSion, allegedly by Bach. In perfOfming the latter (for which the hclp of one or two new members was enlistcd) the Society carried on one of jts ann.ua l tl:aditions, namely that of providi.ng. Pass ion music towards the end of every Len t Term. It is a tradi tion which one wou ld hope to sec {l1aintain'ed, lea.d ing perhaps one day to a performa nce of one of the "certain" Bach Passions. A smaimpossible. ll group from the Society was to have sling a t the Fo lkestone Concert, but owing to plagues th is proved MADRIGAL

My successor next term wi ll be Michael Pow~lI .

K.L.J.A.

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[J. M. Frye

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CORRESPONDENCE Luxmoorc House, 75 New Dover Road, Canterbury. Kent. 261h March. 1968. Dear Sirs, On receivi ng my prov isional driving licence some week s ago I calculated how many days I should be able to li se it because of the School rule which forbid s LIS to drive. I found that J could lise it for fifty days; it is va lid for six months. Why is this rule st ill so st rictly applied? Five years ago, the Junior Schoo l at Milner Court were given a car, and its members given lessons. Why ca n the Sen ior School not do thi s? Yours, etc., R. C. CASE.

School Ho use, Mint Yard. The King's Schoo l, Ca nterbury, Dea r Sirs, Helmu t Wolf, during his term's stay in Schoo l House, gave us a valuable insight into life at hi s school in Germany, For me the most impressive aspect in hi s school was the ex istcnce of a School Parliament. T here, boys and gi rls elect deputies, to represent thcir various interests and grievances, to a chamber of about forty members, who subsequent ly elect a Prime Minister to a rrange and conduct business. Would not such an institution be desirable at King's, as it would undoubted ly serve as an effective way of bringing out into the open constructive suggest ions, and of establishing individua l complaints, all too often obscured from the rest of the school? I am, si r, Yours, etc., CHRISTOPHER M ARCHANT.

Schoo l HOllse, Mint Yard , The King's School, Canterbury. Dear Si rs, 1 have had occasion du ring the term to look at the magazines produced by a number of o ther schools, and it seems to me that The COlltuariOIl would benefit from adopt ing some o f their features. First of all adverti sing, say in a sect ion at the back of the magazine, would produce usefu l revenue, and enable a greater amoun t to be spent o n the production of the magazine. This would make possible the publication of more photographs, drawings and other o ut路of路the路ordina ry devices . Second ly. the popularity of, and the in terest of the School in the magazine would be greatly increased if an effort were made to make it an interesting magazine to read. This could be achieved in a number of ways- by making the lay路o ut and presentation far less formal, and by making it an organ of free speech for the members of the School. There a re large sections of the magazine which hold interest for a very lim ited number of people, for example the Games reports, C.C.F. reports, etc. ; these could be shortened and made more interest ing very easily. Perhaps most important of all would be to have real variety between issues: the p resent layout has been unchanged, except for the introduction o f colou red paper in the centre sect ion, for a very long time. Yours, etc., J. M. FRYE.

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Keble Co llege, Oxford. February 7th, 1968.

Dear Sirs, For a long time now O.K.S. at Ox ford have instinetively attempted to avoid contact with each other, by the timely crossing of roads, thc judicious avoidance of lectures, especially in History, and by a complete boycott of all sa loon-bars ; but, alas, the st reets, the pubs, the lecture-halls and the laboratories have re~e.ntly become so full of dim ly-remembered faces, last seen resting on wing-colla rs, that one repentant SPlfI t has been forced to take up your challenge, and purge himself of th is instinct by compiling an Oxford Newsletter. This term the in trepid N ick Dawnay (Luxmoore and Merton) aided by Bill Davies (Luxmoore and New College) organised a surprisingly successfu l O.K.S. Dinner at which the much-loved Tom Williams was gllest speaker. Bill used the occasion to announce the imminent publication of his first novel, which Mrs. M~ry Whitehouse, sufferin g from shock after reading it, has pro nounced " immora l, degrading and sexy". Bnan Tooby (Galpin's and Keble) is a lso keeping up his literary activity in Oxford journals, but Mike Daker (Grange and Corpus Christ i) has given up journali sm in favour of drama, and is producing a college revue. Peter Landymore (Luxmoore and Magda len), having obtained a rare distinction in History Prelims., is now squalling, like a gu ru, on hi s laurels, wondering where to make his ma rk in Oxford life; he would appreciate any suggestions. Dickon Oli ver (Luxmoore and Keble), despite having some of the longest hair in Oxford, is not taking drugs, and is, in fact, tipped for future hockey honours, as is John Kilbce (Linacre and St. Edmu nd Hall). John will a lso be tryi ng with Peter Cattra ll (Luxmoore and Trinity) for a cricket blue this summer, Peter being very unlucky to miss his squash blue last Âˇterm. They might we ll have been joined by Hugh Jackson (Galpin's and Keble), had not tutor, doctor and innate lazi ness conspired against him . Peter Jenkins (School HOllse and Oriel) and Peter Jenk ins (Grange and Exeter) have twice been seen in the sa me pub at the same time, each unrecognised by the ot her, as indeed have John Wood (Lux moore and Hertford) and William Wood (Lu xmoore and Un iversity) ; however, Joh n has the excuse that his tutor was chasing him at the time. Incidentally, this is the same pub that Nick Jackson (Grange and Trinity), Tony Shaw (Meister Omers and T rinity) and Robert Clarke (Meister Omers and Pcmbroke) use for entertaining, when they a re not at one of Oxford's many swinging parties. Mervy n Bourne (Unacre a nd Lincoln) ha s given up plans to become President of the Uni on, but not, he claims, beca use he is a n ti~femi nist. Richard Hallam (Meister Omers and Pembroke) has tak en up soccer, but John Hutchinson (Linacre and Worcester) still plays sq uash and nigger, as does David Payne (Meister Omers and Keble), who is also Treasurer of the Keble Boat Club. Angus Sm ith (Walpole and St. Edmund Hall) was seen gloating on the tOllch ~l ine as his co llege mangled your correspondent in a nigger match recently, and lan Grant (Grange and Oriel) has also been seen on a rugger field in very long shorts. Ma rtin Ricka rds (Grange and St. John's) also plays nIgger, but he and Graham Rowbotham (Linacre and St. Joh n's) are 1l10reenvied for their cars, a Da imler a nd an M.G. respectively. Rodney Kent (School HOllse and Corpus Christi) has adm itted to gaini ng a first in class ics, and it is rumoured that he hopes to join R. Franklin (Marlowe a nd Christ Church) in All Sou ls. Tim Young (Linacre and Magdalen), Tim Ling (Galpin's and Queen's ) and W. H. Williams (Li nacre and New College) a re cont inuing the strong trad ition of O.K.S. music in Oxford, aided by Peter Johnson (Linacre and Hertford), who organised an execrable group of carol singers last term . R. Macdonald (Luxmoore and St. Edmund Hall) urges everyone to join the Corps at Oxford, because one gets paid, and he does not take kind ly to letters written to Mr. Wi lson suggesting this as a possible cu t in Government expenditure. Andy Hodson (School House and Wadham) has joined the Air Squadron and hopes to return to Israel, where he nearly fou ght in last yea r's war. Finally, in case this letter has given some people a misleading impression of Oxford life, Duncan Young (Galpin's and New Colle,ge), Gabriel Steer (Meister Omers and New College), Jnnes Meek (G range and Magdalen) and Greville Starkey (Galpin's and University) wish it to be known that they arc work ing very hard for various exams. It only remains for me to apologise to the many other Oxford O. K.S. who will not receive the stimulus to their ego afforded by a mention in this newsletter, owing either to a lack of space or to a lack of information, and to wish good luck to all those trying fo r Oxford this year. Yours faithfully, ALLEN PARROn-,

(Lux moore and Keblc).

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O.K.S. NEWS

C. H. McClecry (1946-52) is working hard as a do~to r in .Zom.ba. His spare time is occupied in breeding . . butterflies, and he is rapidly making a name for himself 111 thiS sphere. P J. Stone (1959- 64) is spending ten months travelling, between go i~ g down fro.m Olmbndg.e .and b~com l~ g ' 11 so licitor in London. He spent two months on a charter yacht 1!1 .the Vl rgm Islands, vl~l ted fnen~ s. lIl J'lInaica and made his way down the small Caribbean Islands to Tnnldad, ~v he re he took a J?b, orgalll slllj tile ~to~k of a new clothing fh Ill. He plans to go on to Brazil , Peru and MeXICO, before re tunll ng to Englan in the summer. We apo logise to J . D. Handman for mis-spelli ng his name in the August, 1967 issue. A. W. Blaxland (1951 - 60) is a pilot with Trans Austra lia Ai rline~, fl ying Skymasters from Melb.ourne; I 's area extends from the Cocos Islands in th e west to the PaCIfic Islands, and from New 9 umea to +'as:11ania. He attended the Melbourne Annual Dinner of the King's, Paramatta Old Boys' Unio n, where he met Philip Snoxall ( 1946- 50) and Simon BarnctSOIl ( 1956- 60). T he new address of Lieut.-Col. B. E. Wiu is : 53 Egbe rt Road, Winchester, Hants. The O.K.S. Trust tota l to date is £ 1 ~,307 in donations, and £25,5 17 in Covenants or subscriptions, giving a tow,1 of £39.824 from 328 subSCribers.

ENGAGEMENTS Ray- Pearsa ll.- P. A. Ray (1961 - 65) to Sandra K. Pearsa ll.

MARRIAGES Tavcller- Comanor.- C . J. Tavcncr (1955- 60) to Jo Ann Comano l' on November 24th, 1967, in I>hi ladelph ia.

BIRTHS Prior.- To Joan and Richard H. Prior (1959- 60) on January 16th, 1968, a daughter, Hazel Marga ~·e~. Chippcndalc.- To Mr. and Mrs. W. H. J. Chippendale ( 1953- 56) on February 19th, 1968, a so n, Wilham Henry James III. Ray.- To Barbara (/l ee Tulloch) and David J. M. Ray (19 57- 62) on December 28th, 1967, a da ughter, Nicola Jane.

DEATHS Telfcr.- The Revd . Canon William Telfer, M.e., on Janua ry 13th, 1967. Graty.- Ernest Alfred Graty (1903- 06) on December 17t h, 1967.

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CONTENTS PAG E

EDITORIAL ...

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THE SCHOOL

ISO

THE S CHOOL VIRTUTE FUNCTJ MORE PATRUM DUCES VALETE

151 151 151

SALVETE

THIS AND THAT

152

CHAPEL NOTES

158

MR . H. E. CURTIS

159

LEAVING MASTERS R. B. MORGAN H. L.

161 162 162 163 163

SHARMAN

P. M. WHELAN HARDING J. N. HOLT ...

D. A.

KING'S WEEK, 1968

164 165 166 167 167 168 170 171 172 173 174

.. LES FOURBERIES DE SCAPIN" SYMPHONY CONCERT 1 ORGAN RECITAL

'" SERENADE IN THE CLOISTERS K INO'S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE, QiORAL SCHOLARS "L'ENFANT ET LES SORTILEGES" ... "THE SHOEMAKER'S HOLIDAY" CoNCERT OF LIGHT M USIC ... ." .. . THe ROYAL SHAK ESPEARE COMPANY'S "THEATREGOROUNO" .. . SYMPHONY CONCERT II

SPEECH DAY, 1968 ACADEMIC AND OTHER

D IST1NCTIONS GAINED, PRESENT HOLDERS OF EXHIBITIONS

PRIZES,

175 181 185 185

1967-68

CONTRIDUTIONS NVUMBA

THEN...

...

REJOY CE ! ... VENUS No MORE JONAH ..• PHYSICAL TRAINING SOME TIME HENCE ..• FRIDAY AFTERNOON THOUGHTS DlE HAARE DBR KLEOPATRA VAE VICTIS .. . V ISIONS OF A JAZZQPHILE ..• WHY A D ESERT ISLAND? ...

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192 193 194 194 195 196 197 197 198 199 200 201

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THE VISITATION ."

203

THE ANTIQUE GROUP SURVEY

204

CAREERS, 1967-68

206

LECTURES 208 208 209 209 210

B ISMARCK THE AMERICAN PRBSlDENCY CHRISTIANS AND TNDUSTRY H ER MAJBSTY'S D I PLOMATIC SERVI CE I SRAEL- ToWARDS UNDERSTANDING

THE BODEY CUP

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KING'S SPORT CRICKET THE BOAT CLUD SAlLING ATHLETI CS TENNIS GOLF CLUB '" THE FENCING CLUD BASKETBALL .. , THE JUDO CLUB THE SHOOTING CLUB SWIMMING

...

SOCIAL SERVICE

...

212 222 225 226 228 229 229 230 231 232 233 235

SCHOOL ACTIVITIES MusIC

C.C.F.

NOTES

THE SOCI ETIES

236 237 238

CORRESPONDENCE

241

OUR CONTEMPORARIES

243

O.K.S. NEWS

244

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THE VISITATION ...

203

THE ANTIQUE GROUP SURVEY

204

CAREERS, 1967-68

206

LECTURES B ISMARCK THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY C HRISTIANS AND I N O USTR Y H ER MAJESTY'S DIPLOMATIC SERVICE I SRAEL- ToWARDS UNDERSTANDING

THE BODEY CUP

208 208 209 209 210 210

KING'S SPORT CRI CKET THE BoAT CLUB SAILING ATHLETICS TENNIS GOLF CLUB , .. THE FENCING CLUB BASKETBALL . . . THE J UDO CLUB THE SHOOTING CLUB SWIMMlNG

...

SOCIAL SERVICE

212 222 225 226 228 229 229 230 231 232 233 235

SCHOOL ACTIVITIES MusIc

C.C.F.

NOTES

THE SOCIETIES

236 237 238

CORRESPONDENCE

241

OUR CONTEMPORARIES

243

O .K.S. NEWS

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THE CANTUARIAN VOL. XXXII No. 3

AUGUST,

1968

EDITORIAL I Though the School constantly defends itself against the criticism of being an isolated community it is inevitable that it should be largely concerned with its own interests. For this reason Speech Day is important as something more than a social occasion. ; Of the many opinions and comments which arose in last term's Speech Day, three seem particularly relevant as the opinions of those not directly concerned with the School. Canon J. N. D. Kelly in his Commemoration Service sermon suggested that parents send their sons to public school becalise they are sure that they will be taught a right sense of values. The values which are emphasised here are certainly vital but it is the technique of purveying these values which is more difficult and thus more open to examination. There have been radical changes elsewhere in the fields of education and religion, though this has had little effect on the School. They may have been changes for the worse, but by failing to penetrate our established system, they reveal our isolation. Could it be that we stress the value of the technique rather than the value itself? A sense of pride is vital to any school, especially a large boarding school, and yet too many boys have little pride in this place. For this reason Sir Robert Menzies' speech as the opinion of an "outsider" was 147

extremely valuable. His praise was not exaggerated, yet it was a reminder to those who are content merely to criticise, that they have reason to be proud. The Epilogue after the Speeches described the evenin g of Speech Day in 1910, and though perhaps inevitably sentimental it revealed how little the customs have changed. It showed, too, the im po rtance of retaining these customs and traditions because through them we derive so me continuity and in them we should have so me pride. It is natural that boys should feel some desire for change but by sweeping away that which has taken years to establish we may lose the benefits of the work of others, and fail to establish so mething worthwhile in its place. II

Fanshawe-Smith felt it wisest to remain cocooned. His private world was pleasantly limited, a delightfully predictable purdah- most decisions were made for him in any case in that ordered existence. The dreary prison (as he regarded it in his less sanguine moments), a necessary evil nevertheless, beckoned with its gay lights of opportunity: here a group bent over a worn church brass; there another group piped and fiddled Vivaldi and Schubert; a few on a stage cavorted in Illyria or Llaregyb or simulated sweat in tent and tavern ; a still smaller group crazily pressed thumbs into clay like gods, patiently eager; others leapt over boxes, over hurdles, over gates; often the same face might be glimpsed in two or more of these groups, a piper turned leaper. Sometimes men and even (rare excitement) women came from the world beyond the walls and performed or spoke of marvels as varied as the world they shared: here one, erect and tanned, described a distant, scarcely imaginable land ; there a smaller, older one dwelt on the arts of the past, his neat moustache twitching in excitement. The riches of neither sphere invited Fanshawe-Smith. He remained doggedly in his cell, sprawled in a daze. He had found his level in the heart of the mundane, the minimal-the narrow vacuum, the negation, the repetition, the scoffi ng, were sufficiently absorbing, serenely undemanding. The faint crescendos from a far hall, the faint calls of lonely octogenarians and unkempt children from anonymous terrace houses, the portrait that immortalises love, the phrase that refuses to leave the mind, 148

the disturbing intricacy of the leaf- all these were only, for FanshaweSmith, momentary obstructions in an acceptable sugary monotony. Other so uls might fiddle or bounce or listen to visiting wisdom; let them. They, like him, were part of a place of high repute, of incalculable and noble tradition; let them aspire to add to its lustre, he would bask in the reflected glory of their atta inments and the beauty and history, the idyll, of the place. And time passed fast, money fl owed fast, the miraculous patterns of Nature-creative, logical, infinite- form ed, dispersed, and formed again, small warm bees moved inexorably on their way through the weatherbeaten crannies reaching towards the sky, life's pace imperceptibly quickened- but Fanshawe-Smith stayed still. On occasions his feelings blazed briefl y, generally over questions of ego and personal status, the minutiae of hierarchy. His amorphous dream drifted slowly. The eddy spun. Fair progress, satisfactory . .. a car ran over Fanshawe-Smith at 19, the quick end to the slow death.

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THE SCHOOL Captaill of School: J. R. Carey Vice-Captaills: M. W. Vaines, C. J. Tilford Head of Walpole House J. R. Carey Head of Luxmoore House M. W. Vaines Head of School House C. J. Titford Head of MarlolVe House D. G. Darroch H ead of Meister Omers J. M. G. Foster H ead of The Grange S. C. D. Glichnst Head of Lillacre House H. Godwll1 H ead of Galpin's House J. A. S. Halsa ll

SCHOOL MONITORS J. R. Carey, M. W. Vaines, C. J. Titford, D. G. Darroch , J. M. G. Foster, S. C. D. Gilchrist, H. Godwin, J. A. S. Halsall , M. A. J. Cronk, C. R. Whalley, A. 1. Hammond HOUSE MONITORS School House: C. J. Titford, C. R. Whalley, M. A. Kerr-Peterson, M. Powell , C. S. T. Bosher, J. J. Herrington The Grallge: S. C. D. Gilchrist, N. C. Bacon, P. A. Baskerville, C. J. Trickett, N. A. Dick Walpole: J. R. Carey, R. J. A. True, M.S., M. A. J. Cronk, A. J. Blackmore, M. D. Macfarlane, R. A. Sumner Meister Omers: J. M. G. Foster, D. W. Miller, K.S., R. J. L. Black burne- Kane, C. F. Clark, D . G. Gallyer. Marlowe: D. G. Darroch, D. J. D. Banks, A. J. B. Talbot, G. E. Holdslock T. R. Langley-Hunt, N. D. King, M.S. . Luxmoore: M. W. Vaines, H. N. Gale, A. L. Hammond, J. Frankland, W. I. Whitaker, T. J. Freeman, R. C. Case, N. McK . Rae, K.S. Galpin's: J. A. S. Halsall, S. J. Ashforth, J. A. Barnden, K.S., J. A. Harvie, P. J. De Vroome, C. R. Wand-Tetley, T. P. Fagg. Linacre: H. Godwin, N. R. L. Raemaekers, K.S., P. L. Clark, A. P. Hardie, P. N. Halfter. Captain of Boats M. W. Vaines Captain of Cricket D. W. Miller, K.S. Captain of Rugger C. R. Whalley Captain of Hockey S. J. Ashforth Captaill of Athletics A. J. Blackmore Captain of Cross-Country C. S. Stephens Captain of Swimmillg S. M. P. Elliott Captain of Tennis M. A. J. Cronk Captain of Fencing P. N. Hanet Captain of Shooting M. E. Erskine Captaill of Squash Rackets S. J. Ashforth Captain qf Gymnastics C. R. Whalley Captain of Judo N. McK. Rae, K.S. Monitor for Music N. D. King, M.S., F.R.C.O. The Cantuarian

Editors: M. Thom, K.S., J. K. Harris, K.S., A. T. Jones, K.S., H. M. G. Braddell, J. N. Lawrance, K.S. 150

VIRTUTE FUNCTI MORE PATRUM DUCES ALDER, K. L. J.- Came May, '63; Music Monitor, '63; Upper VI; Music Exhibition, Trinity, Cambridge; Hon. Sec. of Choral Society; Hon. Sec. of Choir; Hon. Sec. of Madrigal Society. BINNEY, D. J.- Came Sept., '63; Head of House ; House Monitor; 2nd Rugger, '67 ; Upper VI. BROWNE, J. R. K.- Came Sept., '62; House Monitor, '67; Sgt., C.C.F.; Upper VI. FOSTER, J. D.- Came Sept., '63; Hon. King's, '65; Upper VI; Open Exhibition to Worcester College, Oxford; Hon. Sec. Caxton Society. HALLAM, F. S.- Came Sept. , '63; House Monitor, '67; Head of House; School Monitor, '67; 2nd Cricket, '66; 2nd Rugger, '67; C.S.M., C.C.F., '68; Hon. Sec. of Tenterden Society; Upper VI. KIRSCH, B. A.- Came Sept. , '63; House Mon itor, '67 ; 1st Squash, '68; Sgt., C.C.F., Bugle Major, '67 ; Hon . Sec. Jazz Society. LANey, P. L.- Came Sept., '63; Hon. Sec. Cross-Country, '68; Upper VI; Industrial Schola rshi p of Vauxhall Motors. MARKS, J. C.- Came Sept., '63; Hon. Sen. King's Scholar, '67; House Monitor, '67; School Monitor, '68; 2nd Athletics, '68 ; Upper VI; Open Scholarship. ROMBERG, C. R.- Came Sept., '63; K.S., '63; House Monitor; Sgt., C.C.F., '67; U pper VI. SALMON, R. C.- Came Sept., '63; House Monitor ; Upper VI. STEVENS, M. K. G.- Came Sept., '63; Hon. K.S., '68; House Monitor; School Monitor ; Head of House, '68; C.P.O., C.C.F., '67; Upper VI; Open Exhibition to Christ Church, Oxford; Treas. of Caxton Society. WILLETT, A. B. J.- Came Jan., '64; Hon. K.S., '68; 1st Swimming, '67; Upper VI ; Ex hibiti on to Pembroke College, Ca mbridge; Hon. Sec. Natural History Society. WOLF, H. E.- Came Jan., '68; House Mon itor, '68; Upper VI.

VALETE K. 1. J. Alder, D. J. Binney, J. R. K. Browne, J. D. Foster, F. S. Hallam, R. J. Ingram, B. A. Ki rsch, P. L. Lancy, J. C. Marks, G. F. Phillips, C. R. Romberg, R. C. Salmon, M. K. G. Steve ns, S. W. Warbu rton, A. B. J. Willett, H. E. Wolf, L. C. Zu ntz.

SALVETE G. R. P. Ashenden, W. W. Bowyer, Y. Boyer, R. A. M. Constant, A. J. Cowderoy, G. M. Dorman, A. P. Finn, P. R. K. Frisby, J. E. Gardam, C. Q. Giles, D. J. Grigson, M. L. Hudson, J. M. Hunter, E. S. Koch, M. D. Kock, R. W. Mansbridge, J. C. P. Marchant, S. A. C. Pusey, M. F. Robinson, P. H. T. Russell, W. F. Todd . 151

THIS AND THAT On Speech D ay, Sir Robert Menzies gratified his listeners by testifying to his belief in the moral fibre of the British Nation- which is something th at very few English people seem to want to believe in any more. His o ptimism and presence gratified us all and he o bviously enjoyed his visit, as his subsequent letter to the Headmaster indicated: "Thank yo u fo r thankin g us : all the indebted ness is o n ou r side. We brought away some un forgettable memories, not o nl y of the Speech Day but of that brilliant orchestral concert a nd the Cathedral service. I agree with the small boy: it must be wonderful to have a school with a Cathedral in the gro unds !"

Hearts of Oak

Obituary

We regretfu lly announce the deaths of two long-serving Governors, Colonel C. H. Budd and Bishop A. M. Gelsthorpe. Full tributes will appear in the next issue.

With Intent to Commit

Scene: Lardergate Arch (h~rore COllcert of Light Music, lVith Box-office set up). Master to young boy loitering: "What are you doing here '!" "Waiting for an antiÂˇcretinous injectio n, Sir."

Magnifique

The Headmaster presented the prizes at Tonnore on July 21st and at Carn Brea on July 22nd. It was a useful link with schools that have sent us many promising boys.

The School was blessed with two da nces this term, one with Benenden and one at St. Ethelburga's Convent. Judging from stories which have reached my ears, about hats which were passed round from head to head throughout the dance-hall, they seem to have been an unqu alified success. Long may such occasions continue! Conventional Capers

The Headmaster was delighted when, during his illness, Steve Gilchrist, splend idly arrayed in hat, tweeds and boots, arrived at No. 14 and presented him with a fresh ly caught tro ut (welghlllg o ne pound two o unces) for breakfast. The sto ry brings to mind those words of arch-angler lzaa k Walto n: "A good, honest, wholesome, hungry breakfast ... this dish is too good for . any but anglers, or very honest men" ., More personally one might quote Sir Henry Wotton, who called angling an employment for his idle time, "which was not then idl y spent . .. it begat habi ts of peace and patience in th ose that practised and professed it". A Brother of the Angler

Talking of Headmasters, the Ed itor received a "quaint" press-cutting about A Black a gentleman called John Twyne, who was Headmaster of King's up to his Head Masster death in 1581 : "He was a competent teacher of Lati n and rose at 5 a.m., Summer and Winter insisting that his unfortunate boarders should do li kewise. In later years he was, alas a~c used of drunkenness and wizardry." The Editors offer a remunerative prize for the most pithy epigram o r limerick o n this much underrated a nd under-publicized pedagogue. 152

The Library

The Librarian g ratefull y ack nowledges the gift of books from the Beadmaster and P. V. C. Lawless, Esq., O.K.S.

The cul.t of Hgr~mti " being ~n ever-increasing one, we were not unduly surprised to receive a piece of bl ottl~g paper, "al hoote" from a Shirley Hall G .C.E. seSSIon, beanng the mystIC Inscription: BLOODY EXAMS BLASTED GOVERNMENT

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Thanks to the ge nerosity of Mr. and Mrs. Lasker of New York the I nterpolations Walpole front h ~ ll and s tairs ha ve been given a new look: 24 fine r~pro. ductlOns of itaiJan P~lI1tll1gs from Cimabue to Canaletto are now o n permanent view. By mid-au tumn a bnef catalogue will be ava ila ble and the Laskers are also hoplllg to endow an annual lecture of some aspect of art connected with the collection. Extract from a Scie~ce. Remove composition: "The police took the fingerpnnts of everyone wlthll1 a hundred miles of Wimbledon" .

Closing In Music in our Ears

Our hea rtiest congratulatio ns go to Ri chard True on his A.R.C.O. and to Jona.than WlliJams o n his 'Cello SchOlarship to the Royal Academy of M lISIC.

ft has beel~ ob~erved that of the present School Monitors, no ne arc King's Scholars- IS thIS some kll1d of a record? While on the subject of records, a certain Grange H ouse Monitor wishes to know whether he too has broken one- 22 "preps" ha nded in late in

Brawn and Brain one term! O.K.S. Ident or Jntention

O. K.S., spread, fa r and wide .over the globe, these days seem far too rel~ctant ",:,hen It comes to puttll1g pen to paper and enlightening us about thelf heroiC explOits. Is It through shame, bitterness or indifference? Anyway, we hereWith make a desperate plea for more O. K.S. news.

Precinct Pre,jndice

Screamed (give 01: take a few hundred decibels) at the back of a certain House Assembly, when It was announced that too many "white bellies" had been sccn around the Preci ncts: H Racialist."

Sporting Chance

This yea\ Kil~!l's fur ther widene? the scope of its acti vities by entering the B.B.C. competition. Sportll1g Chance '. Several boys had a chance to display their encyclopaedIC knowledge of o bscure spo rtin g records, and we managed to reach the last four.

The Headmaster gave permission for boys to play tennis with their girlfnend s on Lu xmoore on Sunday aftern oons ; and the idea received unt ve~sa l approyal, espeCially Since Mr. Fairservicc'S daughter was at that tll1;e Captall1 ?f Tennis at Simon Langton. So far full advantage has not been taken of thIS opportulllty- no doubt next year will tell a different tale.

Joan Hunter DUlin

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Remark this term by a master: "[ can't see any point in having summer dresses- l never wear them". Those M.A. gown hem-lines may need watching.

Fashion . Note

The School now boasts four House magazines which come o ut sporadicallyInterpole (Walpole), Fore (Marlowe), Inasellse (Luxmoore), Cas (Grange). Of course, we applaud these valiant efforts, but there is a danger that they may stifle the flow of original contributions to The Cantuarian. A literary supplement has been suggested in the Correspondence section, and it is certainly one solution. We would welcome further suggestio,'> (however extreme!) as to how The Cantllariall could be improved. Offsheets

Instruction on the outside of a form-master's sheaf of end-of-term report form s: "Please keep clean ."

Purely Cliches

Art Flash

Miss Mallows had a picture in this year's Royal Academy Exhibiti on. We are told that it was eagerly snapped up within the first day or so.

Definition of Progress

Quote from a History VIA Foreign Texts essay: " The Gauls were more liberal than the Romans in that they wore trousers while the Romans still wore togas".

On July 7th a member of the Staff of the Oderwaldschule saw J. K. Harris acting on German television, so we have proof that the West German T.V. documentary on us last year made it! According to our source, the play was Faust, but we know he was Cardinal Barbenini, later Pope in The Life of Cali/eo.

Talk of the Devil

Bang!

T. P. Clarke has been chosen as a possible for the U.K. team against the Canadian Schoolboys' team in rifle shooting for the Alexander Graham Bell Trophy.

The jargon of particular sports tends to be unintelligible to the non-aficionado. A Calltllariall Editor was confronted with the phrase " shoulder to shoulder", with reference to a shooting match. Acting intuitively, he translated this as " neck and neck", and the gem fin ally exploded into print as " very close" .

Lay Reader

An old tradition, which had been allowed to lapse, was revived earlier this term- The Visitation. Those who expected some Deus ex Mac/,illa device to transport our Visitor down to the Memorial Court were sorely disappointed. But the almost flamboyant contrast between the dazzling scarlet robes of His Grace, the Archbishop, and the sober black and white " Canterbury Dress" full y compensated for this.

The Visitation

Hermaphraworm

Lifted from a Science Entrance Scholarship paper answer : "Worms are long and thin so that they can have two ends, one masculine, and the other feminine, like a magnet." 154

Just How Far?

A member of the Classical Sixth was perplexed by the following cryptic comment on his tutor-sheet by the Headmaster: "I want him to go a long way".

Antique Freak - Out

During King's Week some pretty weird actlVllles took place. Those who an nounced that they were about to embark upon a survey of a ntique shops were greeted with raised eyebrows, but much knowledge was gleaned from the exercise, a nd only once was anyone shown the door.

Anyo ne who wants to find out what "magpies", "runners", and "knockers" arc, should read on.

Branching Out

Under tile enthusiastic generalship of Mr. Broadbent, several students attempted to assist in a tree survey, which was designed to pin point all the trees of Canterbury, their conditio n, size, and spread, in order to ensure their subseq uent survival. It will probably be continued next term under the

auspices of Social Service. From Wing to Dog? Mini Boat Race Take Yo ur Pick

One tourist (from the other side of the Atlantic?) to another, as King's boys swarm o ut of various class-rooms:

"To think that all this lot are goi ng to become clergy."

R. O. Clarke, O.K.S ., won the Oxford and Cambridge punting race this year. He and Pete Jenkins, O.K.S ., are now Captains of Punting at Oxford.

Various definitions of " rule by the wealthy" were churned out in an exam. by a certain form: "beautocracy", "bureaucracy", "aristocrassy" (sic), "anarchy", "communism", "conservatism" ,

And one pessimist decided that the word for "an agreement reached by

mutual concession" must be "marriage".

.Judgment of Paris

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Bee, Mr. and Mrs. Whelan, and the Revd . a nd Mrs. Grainger, on the birth of daughters, Sarah, Helen, Clare, respecti vely.

Question from "0" Level Biology Paper: "Explain the theory of the human Qualified reproductive system". Comment from Biology Master: "I've never been able to Teach? to understa nd that question" . Guid

We are pleased to hear that Christopher Seaman, O.K.S. , has just been appointed Assistant Conductor of the B.B.C. Scottish Orchestra.

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Another piece of examination blotting-pape r found in the Shirley Hall indicated a somewhat frenzied psychopath "at work": "Why 110/ give up? Why nol give up? llove Jane. Why 1101 give up? Why nol give up? llo ve Jane . .. " 155

Ent wistle]

• For the last three yea rs D. P. Im ber a nd P. J. De Vroome ha ve almost singlehanded designed and painted the set for the main King's Week play. The beautIfully ornate back-cloths of The Li/e of Galileo and The Shoemaker's Holiday will not easily be forgotten.

Thank You

Forging Ahead

A member of the Classica l Sixth was fa vo ured with the following two rema rks one below the other, on his tutor report by different masters, completely in: dependently: "This is the second time he has been ca ught lIsi ng surreptitiolls translations." "He's got the right idea at last."

What was probably King's last appea rance at Henley was marred by excessive rain, which seemed to distort some results. We were probably slightly favoured by these circumstances (especially through experience of similar conditions at Plucks Gutter last term). But undoubtedly the 1st VIII deserved its victories over the Oxbridge combination of The Leys and St. Edward's. Swansong

May All Such Mllsic Continue

King's School groups have always been watched with interest, bllt in recent terms there seems to have. been a genera l regression. However, this term two groups have been actIve, Tearman Blues and CoaMlle I~·iends. The

former are attempting to unite a wide vadety of influences into their own Blues form. The latter are, as yet, young, but show great promise for the

future. Barry Kirsch, O.K.S., is now playing professionally with his group, Julian Kirsch. He has backed Ma nfred Mann, and their jazz-influenced performa nces have been very well received. Ghosts a nd psychic phenomena are always seductive subjects for the more curious-minded. However, the Editor, after fairl y extensive research into the "occult", has decided to bury his staff and book as dee p as possible, and wonders if anyone feels inclined to do a thorough investigation into the ghosts of Canter. bury, perhaps for publication in The Cantuarian. Besides Nell Cook, the unfortunate murderess, condemned to the horrific fate of being buried alive, Canterbury boasts the incredible story of Mrs. Veal, who visited her friend for two hours, the day after she (Mrs. Veal) had died- ··this was documented by Daniel D efoe and published ; and the townsfolk themselves believed in it. Is there anyone eager to take up the challenge? Ghost Writers

Say that Again, . ,

, ,. T e11 Us More

Extract from a VIB essay: "At the Restoration . .. only very honest tragedies and bawdy comedies, written by Congreve and Wycliffe, were produced."

A House Matron, entering the Staff-room: "I' m In · great trou bl e. " J56

Docs the Cap Fit?

"The sight of him squeezed into his tiny desk was worse than a bullock in ballet-shoes. He wasn't much of a scholar ; he groaned as he worked, or hacked at his desk with a jack-knife." (from Cider lVith Ro' ie.)

Of the li ne drawings in this issue, the kn ights are by J. J. Raemaekers, the tiger by R. N. C. Watkinson.

Drawings

Miss Adams

Miss G. E. Adams, Matron of J.K.S., wishes to thank all parents a nd Old Boys who contributed to the cheque presented to her on her retirement.

Sitting Ducks

The School was delighted to receive the gift of a fine teak bench from the Buccaneers C.C. to mark their twenty-fi rst visit to King's.

Bill Gardner, gatekeeper at the Mint Yard since 1929, retired during the term and now lives at Jesus Hospital. He has been presented to the Roya l Family twice (1946 and 1965), has toured the Precincts with the legendary Mary Pickford (1936), has met numerous other celebrities, and has seen fi ve Archbishops and five deans at the Cathedral. The well-earned gifts from King's masters and boys are too numerous to mention here. He has been a wonderfully dedicated and good-humoured serva nt of the School, and Tile Calliuariall Editors would li ke to wish him the best of luck in the future. Tn this issue we have a specially commissioned pen-drawing by local artist W. S. Shaw of a scene of which Bill Gardner should kn ow every inch. Bill Gardner

Joe Dudley, who was killed in a car collision in Jul y, was a first-class musician to whom the School owed a great deal. Before coming to King's he had been principal trumpet in the B.B.C. Concert Orchestra for 22 years: he became chairman and a freq uent soloist of the orchestra, as well as playing in public concerts such as Sargent's performance of the Messiah in 1931. He continued to play an active part in many aspects of the country's music to the end of his life. He joined the School's music staff twelve yea rs ago, and taught all brass students for many yea rs, though recently he concentrated his attention on teaching the trumpet. Other instruments of his were the piano, the violin and the viola , and he was playing the viola in thi s year's two Symphony Concerts; in King's Week he also played in the Concert of Light Music and led the brass ensemble which began the Serenade. Mr. Dudley was always extremel y willing to help, and his great experience, charming personality and insistence on perfection made his advice invaluable. Joe Dudley

Editors

We welcomed J . N. Lawra nce to the board of Ed itors this term, and we ha ve regretfully to say good-bye to Mr. H olt, who has put in so much bard work for The Cantuarian over the year. He will be succeeded by Mr. J. J. D. Craik

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CHAPEL NOTES The "New" Communion Service. On Whitsunday, Jun e 2nd, and again o n June 30th , a volun tary Sung Euchar ist was held instead of Matins, using the Alternative Services Series 2 Communion Service. The object of the service is not to scrap a ll the familiar words and to substitute a new " pop" servi ce, but by re- ord erin g some of the old la nguage and making some additions and a number of su btracti o ns to emphasize anew the four-fold action of the Eucharist- Ta kin g, Blessing, Breaking, Giving- instituted by Jesus at the Last Supper. The service is designed to involve the whole congregati o n in what is seen to be an outward-looking, corporate act. Old Choristers. The Old Choristers' Association sa ng Eve nsong o n May 26th and certainl y deserved a larger congregation.

Visiting Preachers. We were glad to welcome as preachers at Eve nsong this term: the Revd. J. E. Pawsey, O.K .S. ; the Rc vd. R. C. Lucas; the Revd . Cano n H. Spence, O.K.S.; and the Revd. Cano n H. M ontefiore. Canon Montefiore, Vicar of Great St. Mary's, Cambridge, who visited us on June 23rd, kindly all owed himself to be questio ned on a wide range of topics after supper by an inform al group of Sixth Formers. Chapel Collections May 12. Christian Aid 26. Oxford Mission to Calcutta June 2. Leprosy Mission ". 11. Ru anda Mission (Dr. George Hamber, O.K. S.) Jul y 7. Clergy Orpha n Corporation 16. Holidays for Needy Children Chapel General Fund

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MR. H. E. CURTIS

Mr. Curtis's father looked after horses-something a n ancestor of his might well have been doing in the days of St. Augustine; the voice of Mr. Curtis's yo ungest son enters millions of homes at the flick of a switch, bouncing off a man-made moon on the way for a ll 1 know. Mr. Curtis's working life (and all this is prompted by his retirement this summer, after more than fifty years' association with the School) links two Englands which differ vastl y in technical aecomplishment and in social outlook; and it links them not only chronologically. It would be instructive, amus ing, and possible for a Trollope with the convictions of a Tolstoy to und ertake The Steward: a work in which a life centred on a circumscribed community in a provincial town is shown making its discernible contribution to transform ations nationwide in extent and unprecedented in speed. But do 11 0 t start in alarm or expectation: in The CantuGl'ian there is only room to offer the theme, and to set out some facts. Mr. Curtis's liberal education was considered to be complete when he reached the age of 12, and he began to learn the ba king trade. His mother, who had worked for Dr. Blore, wished him, however, to establish himself at the King's School, and in 1915 he did so : he became "Pots" in the New Grange. The call of this vocation was drowned by the cla ngolll' of war, a nd H arry Curtis joined the Army. When he returned to civilian life he was determined not to return to his former work, come what may ; but some uncompromising horti culture with M ounts (" 'Disbud th ose chrysanthemums!' So 1 did- totally") edged him back into the Precincts, into domestic service with Canon Bickersteth. By 1919 he was back a t King's, as butler to Algy Latter. The School was small, " gentlema nly", unintellectual, and pretty odd in places: interesting for a sharp and sard onic mind to observe, but not offering creative sco pe for the Headmaster's butler. His thoughts were on other matters, anyway. In 1922 he married Minnie Dawkins, whose family were (and are) well-established in this part of Canterbury, and their first son was born in 1924. ("Now do n't you get those dates muddled IIp- ÂˇJ' ve eno ugh trouble explaining after Min." ) For a dozen years or so Harry Curtis appeared content with a life of double domesticity: the establishment of his own family , and the supervision, first of Latter's, then of Birley's, hOllsehold. In the outer world these were the yea rs of the General Strike, of the Depression, of " the ga thering storm" wh ich wOlild blast away so much of the old order, good and bad :

not the years for a family man to strike out into something unknown. But, with less drama, the smaller world of the School was li kewise declining, towards probable extincti o n. Towards the end of Birley's headmastership, Harry Curtis was thin king of moving o n, conscious of unapplied talents and of growi ng famil y respo nsibilities. Ca no n Shirley was appointed Headmaster in 1935. His job, to save the School. On his first day he sent for Curtis: "You are supposed to be o ne of the few here with any brains. What ideas have yo u?" The same day significant economies (in the assista nt masters' regimen) were put into operation, and the remarkable relationship between

Head master and Steward (as Ha rry Curtis's post ca me to be called) had begu n. What did it feel like? " Like a bo mb goi ng off." Before the real bombs went off Shirley's genius had galva nised the moribund School into dynamic life, and the Steward's talents lay

unapplied no longer. His grasp of what was practicable, and his ability to win his people's loyalty, were invaluable for th e great programme of change, rati onalizati on, and expansion

that was put in hand. This phase in the School's revival culminated in 1938 in the visit 159

of the Duke and Duchess of Kent who opened an extensive block of bui ldings centred on the new Dining Hall (Harry's 'brainchild), and to whom Mr. and Mrs. Curtis were presented. When the War broke o ut the Government decided to remove children from the more a vulnerable areas of the country. This "evacuation" westwards was accomplished (then) characteristically British mixture of Government encouragement and pnvate 1111plementation. Those who implemented soonest Implemented best. . Early m 1940, Ron ald Groves (who was, among other things, Bursar) was dIspatched to lllspect certam CornIsh hotels that might house the School; and, sIml'ly, to become possessed of the best. . HIs preoccupied air caused him to fall under SuspICIOn In Plymouth, and he was detamed. He managed to communicate WIth Canterbury: IllS mISSIOn devolved on Harry CurtIS. Harry found the manage r of the Carlyon Ba)! Hotel patnotlc, b~t not a ll that p~tnotIc. "Let me think it over." Thinking became dnnkmg, and H arry CurtIS sacnficed hIS pnnclples of abstinence. Understand ing and friendship grew rapidl~. "1 would li ke to tell ~o u s?mething privately. The Under-Secretary of State for War IS a Governor of Kmg s. It s us or tr~ops." It was us. The School moved to its Cornish home without delay, and a strangely exhilarating fi ve years began. "Shouldn't say too much about the Cornish days." All right- but it IVas necessary for someone to conjure up all that IS needed by a school of several hundred boys-accommodation, equipment, domestic staff, fuel, food (above all, food)- in the remote Cornish cou ntryside in the midst of a war of surviva l. Mrs. CurtIS and her elder sons took to the kitchen, and Harry Curtis too k to-various places. The tactics that had succeeded wit h the hotel manager were not forgotten. "I dId most of my, er work in the General Wolfe at St. Austell. I shudder to think of it now." Perhaps al~ne among evacuated schools, ~ing's mai~tained !~S ~u~b~rs and it~ spirit,of,d ynamism. On a diet of mysteriously acqUired rabbIt and wild nce puddmg Kmg s (and St. Edmund 's) boys flourished, and surpliced scholars continued to process, to a corrugatediron Cath. The Curtis family's share in this remarkable feat of tra nsplantatIOn was on many occasions, with evident. sincerity and gratitude, acknowledged by Canon Shirley. The skill in negotiation, and the freedom from small-mlllded scrupulOSIty, which the Cornish experience had developed in the guides of the School's fortunes, pr~ved Ideally suited to the task of re-establishment in Canterbury. The gro unds and buddll1gs were a mess destroyed or damaged by bombing and friendly occupation. The Green Court was ;'iddled wi th air-ra id shelters, in the Parry a "British Restaurant" fed plain food to all and sundry, even the Tuck-shop had, for som~ secret purpose, become swathed m layers of cellophane. A laby rinthine system of pnontIes, hcences, pennlts, and restnctIOns regulated and impeded the nation in its work of reconstructIOn. Th~re were shortages of materials and workers, both real a nd trumped-up. LIke NehemIah s men, Ha rry C urtIS wrought the work with one hand, and with the other held awea pon: a weai>0n va nously selected, but always with acumen, to subdue or subvert IllS adversa ry. Wlthll1 the unbelievably short space of a year the School stood r eady to receIve the Kmg. A second great period of expansion and improvement began WIth the FiftIes. The Pnory Classrooms,

Lardergate, Galpin's, Li~acl'e, The Pa.la~e, Rl vcrsI~lg.h , the new Lab?n:~tones, and the

Great Hall: in the planl1lng and contn vll1g, the bluld1l1g and the furl1lshlng of all these, the Steward's experience and inge nuity, and his own blend of loye of the School WIth l o~e of economy were continua ll y drawn upon. When Canon ShIrley relired he called his association :Vith Harry C urtis "a partnership": and who was better placed to form a judgement? 160

The plans and problems of the present Headmaster, Harry Curtis's fifth, are not ye t the biographer's legitimate province. Certai n works a re obvio us: the "J" Classrooms stand (though not on Dean and Chapter land), there are more squash and tennis courts, more masters' fiats; the Stour laps obediently alongside new slipways. But it is a fair guess that Harry Curtis's loyalty, a nd level-headed assessment of men, mea nt even more than his expertise as Steward to Ca non Newell during his first yea rs here. If and when The Steward is written the matter of the preceding parag raphs ma y form the basis of the first two volumes; perhaps " The Source" a nd "rn Fu ll Flood". What about the third? "Slack Water"? " The Ornamental Pool?" Neither is very likely; the onl y certainty is our wish that the third volume may be a very long one. But watery metap hors a re not apt here. Old Father Thames has no wife, and (perhaps oddly) no children , grandchildren, great-grandchildren: Harry Curtis has one, and about two dozen of the others; and when he is feeling sentimenta l he may include as ma ny as he pleases of the hundreds of Kin g's boys who owe so much to this devoted fami ly. Perhaps the image of an orchard is better: there a re the right Kentish associations, and the knowing of trees by their fruits . P.P. I

LEAVING MASTERS R. B. MORGAN With the retirement of Raymond Morgan, the School loses one of its most senior masters. He came not to Canterbury but to St. Austell, in Cornwall, where the School had secured a temporary home during the las t war. There he found no well-equ ipped Physics laboratory such as we kn ow today; instead he had to be content wi th a wooden hut for his teaching. Nor were conditio ns ideal for the scientist for the first ten yea rs or so after the School had returned to Canterbury. These were the days of rapid growth in numbers and many improvisations were necessary. Yet despite these difficulties Raymo nd Morgan's work throughout the years has laid the foundation of many a successful career; his pupils have good reaso n to be grateful for his lessons, enlivened as most of them were with ge ms of the

pun-m aker's art.

For some years he ran a very popular Jazz Clu b, and many will remember his dazzling perfo rmances on the drums at thei r concerts. Though it is some time now si nce he took an active part in school games, the 1st Xl cricket teams for man y years ha ve had no mo re

regular supporters at their matches tha n Raymond and Tna Morgan. A man of equable temper and kindly nature, he has a lways been ready to help one new to the School- he will be greatly missed, when he eventually leaves us, both by his pupils and by his colleagues. I.R. E.P. 161

H. L. SHARMAN Harold Sharman retired from Simon Langton School in 1961 after a distinguished career as Senior Physics and Mathematics Master and also as Second Master. That autumn he joined us at King's to help out "for a year or two" in the Mathematics department and it was soon obvious that we were very fortunate in ha ving a colleague who was at the same time so capable and so acco mmodating. He has taught Mathematics a nd Physics at all levels, bringing to the classroom the benefit of his wide experience combined with seemingly endless patience in dealing with the individual, and there are many boys who have cause to be grateful that Mr. Sharman's "year or two" eventually became seven. It is perhaps in the School's music that Harold Sharman has found and given the greatest pleasure at King's. His unfailing and loyal support of the violins of the F irst Orchestra a nd Chamber Orchestra has been invaluable and it is good to know that we shall continue to see him regularly at our rehearsals a nd concerts. He has wo n the affection a nd regard of boys a nd colleagues alike and in recording our gratitude to him for all he has done for us we wish him and his wife, Dorothy, many yea rs of happy reti reme nt. D.S.G.

P. M. WHELAN Paddy Whelan came to King's in 1962, and now leaves to go to Sherborne. Only those who have worked closely with him can really appreciate the high degree of order in all his thinking: without ever being pedantic or dogmatic, he combines an encyclopaedic knowledge (and not only of Physics) with a very quick mind and a staggering ability to marshal facts and a rguments in the proper order in a very short time. Those whom he has taught know his efficiency and thoroughness, and have felt entirely confident that here was a master from whom they could expect the very best. He is also something of a games-player; rugby football is probably his first love, and he has been the mainstay of many Masters' victories over the School 3rd XV, and we shall miss the local paper's fulsome accounts of his play for Canterbury Ist XV- acco unts which must have delighted the teams he so successfully coached as much as they did the members of the Common Room. Apart from rugger, his majo r sportin g role has been that of cricket coach, though he has taken a very fair share of a ny activity that has been offered him. I imagine that he is a very good Haymaker. We hope that both he and Sue will look back on their time in Canterbury with some affection, and that we shall see them both again: certainly Sherborne's gain is our great loss. C.J.M. 162

b. A. HARDING David Harding came to us as Assistant Chaplain in 1963, taking over the ChaplaIncy when Ted Wilhams left. He had Just spent three years at the Armenian Seminary of the Holy Cross m Istanbul a nd he has never ceased to keep alive his interest in Turkey a nd above a ll m h,s form~r pupils. The same ranging interest a nd pastoral concern has marked h,s five years at Kmg s, where he has stn ven to reach Into the restless, uneasy spirits of the you ng, to help them practIcall y and affectIOnately, a nd to adapt rites and forms in such a way as to stnke home wIth meaning. His Christianity is a broad and rich one in which spiritua l."a lues and practical problems of living do not obscure or excl ude each other but mteract !n a humble glve-and-ta~e. Dedication, .fl'iendIine.ss and tolerance are easily hUft, but DavId has the adva ntage of h,s broad huma lllty and rejoices in the positive good ness of hfe.. HIs consumIn g passIon for the theatre in all its aspects is part of his belief in direct spmtual values beyond the church portals. He is in this as far removed from the narro w Punta~ trad,llon of thIS country as in the friendly conviviality many of us have shared with hIm, hIs love of sport and dedIcated coachmg of oarsmen at Fordwich, or in the efficient runlllng of the Common Room wme-cellar. Not that in this last res pect he shows a ny of the hack neyed quahtles of the worldly clerg.y,:,an eIther! We wIsh him very well at Westm mster, where I ~ o pe he wIll feel close to h,s Idea ls- as he certainly will be to the theatre, barrmg Pl a~craft. He IS assured of many a warm welcome whenever he hums down the M2 to revIsIt Ca nterbury and King's. G.S.P.P.

J. N. HOLT John Holt came to King's in 1964 and has taken a full part in teaching English throughout the School. He was abk to Impart some .of h,s own keen enjoyment of literature to the peo])le he taught, and thIS he combmed wIth great care and thoroughness in every aspect of hIS teachll1g. We shall certamly feel his loss in the English department. In the winter terms he !lave valuable help with rugger and hockey, but his real enthusiasm was for tennIS. He was hImself a g~Od player and he was responsible for raising the standard of the game conSIdera bly at KII1)l s. It IS. not so long ago that tennis was regarded as a l el surel~ soft optIon, the prerogallve of selllor boys of a social disposition. In contrast, the team th,s term had an excellent season, beatll1g such opponents as Dulwich and Tonbridge, and losmg onl y two matches. TIllS should have been a n unbeate n side, and was easily the strongest the School has produced. Besides these activities, he brought his experience of ed iting the school magazines at Mo~kton Com be and at Kml\swood School to the editorship of The Cantuarian, and was PreSIdent of the. Walpole. SocIety. H e was also a keen supporter of Kin g's mus ic. Boys wIll remembel hIS fnendhness and mterest, espeCIally members of Galpin's where he was a ru ~ r. ' He leaves t? become Head of the En~li sh depa rt.ment at Rendco mb College in Gloucestershlf.e. We wIsh hIm the best of luck m h,s new Job, and hope to see him and Anne here agam before long. R.M.A.M. t63

KING'S WEEK, 1968 After the wrathfully persistent intervention of rain two years ago and the heat and sunshine of last year, it was perhaps singularly appropriate that our climate this year should show a third face between these two extremes: a wet, cool week in which our open-air performances were like clauses and sentences with the rain acting as punctuation marks before and after, but never interrupting. The rain did its best to ruin the set of The Shoemaker's Holiday, chased the dress rehearsal indoors, and the costumes arrived late. But after this disastrous foreboding, the heavens relented and paused watchfully as we daringly insisted on performing out-of-doors, to rage before and after everyone of the six occasions in question. Our audiences, naturally hesitant of being exposed to the vagaries of Our weather, gaped open-mouthed at the conviction and indeed accuracy with which we assured them there would be no rain or high wind between such-and-such and such-and-such an hour. Some, more inquisitive than others, were let into the secret: modern science, in the

sbape of incessant telephone calls to that most obliging, friendly and deadly accurate of services, R.A.F. Manston's Met. Office. It is an appropriate moment for me to pay a very special tribute to Manston's enormous help, year in and year out. It is really not for me to comment in detail on lhe content of King's Week, except to point out that I have striven, within its shorter compass, to broaden the School's involvement in its own festival, and with this modest achievement behind me, the time has come to let another take over the duties of a nd inject new blood into King's Week. I pass the mantle of King's Week, creased and furrowed by the many behind-the-scenes crises that inevitably occur and that must at all costs be neither seen nor heard by our all-expectant public and most King's Week participants, so as to give the all-important, albeit perfidious air of all's-well and smoolh machinery; this curious garment I pass on to my colleague, Mr. John Sugden. In so doing, r hand over to him a framework that is very complex and demanding of the utmost in total co-operation among all participants, one that has reached the very limits of what is possible in present circumstances. The prolongation of crucial G.C.E. exams is a great problem: how is King's Week to continue to be the real festival of music, drama, art and crafts that it is without more leisure to prepare it? Are we asking too much of the boys, however inspiring it may prove to many who work in and for King's Week? Is King's Week still too long, or is it that so much is done that it appears longer than the exact week it all takes? And what of the other half of the School that does not actively take part in King's Week? These are all problems we are concerned with and acutely aware of. I wish John Sugden success in helping to solve them. To me personally, the Choral Scholars of King's, Cambridge, were this yea r the highlight of all King's Weeks I have seen, as were our own two remarkable Symphony Concerts, and I am happy they came during my regime. And so, as the following pages catalogue and review what we have done this summer, I bow out with my warm and earnest tributes:

to the Headmaster for his constant support, approval and kindness; to the Dean and Mrs. White-Thomson for allowing yet another invasion of their garden and privacy; to the Archdeacon of Canterbury and Mrs. Nott for the same; to all the Chapter for putting so much at our disposal and convenience, every year; to the Cathedral Works Department for their unfailing and precious assistance; to my colleagues' patient forbearance; to all

those visitors who have made the hard work worthwhile by their appreciation, plaudits and useful criticism; to Mr. Wright for his inspiring example, enthusiasm and energetic backing or proposing of schemes; to Mr. Curtis and his StalT for invaluable help and 164

leniency; to Mrs. Stewart and the catering stalT for so many complicated arrangements cheerfully made; to my wife for her calm support during the annual busy days before, during and immediately after King's Week; to Richard True, an e!;leient, brisk, knowledgeable and busy Secretary; to John Barnden's struggle with the accounts and the booth; to "Harold" Plant exercising his style in the local press every week on our behalf; to Chris Whalley, who led the most efficient squad of Commandos I have yet seen at work; to Nicholas King (how did he find the time?), Michael Powell, Paul Baskerville, who helped so generously and efficiently with the intricacies of postal bookings; to Alan Gillott, for the second year most willing, long-houred box-office keeper at performances, counter of money, purveyor of errands and messages, aided and abetted by Peter Carr; and to all those who produced, conducted, acted, played, performed, built, made, printed, painted, shifted, heaved, ushered, sold, helped- even cleared up i-another King's Week. I thank you all. G.S.P.P.

LES FOURBERIES DE SCAPIN Les Fourberies de Scapin, Moliere's best known farce, written towards the end of his life and still regularly played by the Comed ie Fran,aise, was chosen by Mr. Sugden as King's Week's first venture into French theatre performed in the original language. That the experience would be a rewarding one for the actors and of great value to their fluency in French nobody who thought about it could doubt. That it would be a theatrical tOllr de force few could have predicted. Set very simply on a bare stage against a neutral background with only some excellent costumes to catch the eye, the production was clearly designed to give full scope to the actors, who made great use of the opportunities. Apart from a certain stilTness of gesture and poor positioning in the opening scene, there was a great sense of freedom and movement in the use of the stage, and Scapin's advances to the front of the set were in the best tradition of Moliere, who was fully conscious of the problems of communication with the audience. It is high praise, but in no way extravagant, to say that much else would have pleased Moliere himself. P. Baskerville's use of his hands and his eyes together with his fine sense of timing and impeccable French accent made his personal performance memorable, and, even if the traditional complexities and absu rdities of Moliere's plot were missed by many, the numerous episodes of farce could not fail to amuse. The delightful interplay in the scenes in which Scapin tells Geronte of his son's supposed misfortunes in the Turkish galley and when Geronte is in the sack brought from N. Raemaekers a comic yet moving interpretation, greatly enhanced by intelligent make-up. To single out these two scenes and the two leading players concerned is not to detract from the excellence of the whole, and the knowledge that many of the cast, particularly the younger Baskerville and Raemaekers, will be here next year will make many wait for the announcement of the programme for King's Week, 1969, with as keen a sense of anticipation as for the annual World Theatre

season. R.A.C.M. 165

SYMPHONY CONCERT I With the loss of several qualified players at the end of last season, one might have been forgiven for thinking that the concert would reflect the orchestras inexperience; but in fact the standard was as high as, if not higher than, in previous years, due in no small measure to the enthusiasm and hard work on the part of the Music Director. The arresting chords which open the overture Alfonso and Estrella by Schu bert heralded a fine performance of this light-hearted piece, with each section of the orchestra respo nding fully to the mood of the you ng composer. Nicholas King then gave a masterful reading of the Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra by Cesar Franck. The fortissimo strin gs in unison opened this piece with all the attack needed, contrasting effectively with the expressive first pia no theme. Special mention must be made of the powerful timpani in the second section, and in the third of the superb 'cello tone, which beautifully balanced the soloist's fine playing at this point. The balance between orchestra and soloist was outstanding, despite the inherently harsh tone of the piano. This was fo llowed by Saint-Sacns' Danse Macabre, the atmosphere of which was well captured. There was some very precise pizzicato string playing, and good imitation of clattering bones on the xylophone, an instrument which has surely seen better days. Haydn's Symphony No. 100 proved to be the tour de force of the evening, each section of the orchestra playing with the accu racy needed in this sensitive music. The orchestra caught every change of mood while the choice of tempi could not be bettered. Throughout this piece there was some beautiful playing by the woodwind section and the horns, but one noticed, here as elsewhere, that the higher strings were overshadowed to a certain extent by the lower, Âˇa nd the lack of numbers of confident first violin ists was somewhat evident in the tricky quaver passages in the first and last movements. The last piece of the evening was r rernefelt's Praeiudiwn, which, although rather a misnomer in this case, rounded off the concert in convincing style. The audience obviously enjoyed it and showed their appreciation by demanding a n encore. The orchestra caught the mood of the piece well-light and extrovert, and the solo violin and horn displayed sumptuous tone and impeccable control. The concert reflected a triumph of musicianship a nd industry by all concerned and fully deserved its enthusiastic reception. T.A.L. D.M.Y.

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ORGAN RECITAL A recital during King's Week by the Cathedral Organist and his pupils would have given an ideal greeting to the Willis organ, back fro m its sabbatical year. Unfortunately it failed to arrive. The programme was carried o ut with astonishing success upon the Hammo nd, an instrument having methods of control which wefe never intended to cope with so wide

a range of music. Bac h's Prelude and Fugue ill C eS.S4S) was well served by Nicholas McNair's choice of a firm principal chorus wit h a pedal pa rt played o n solid flue work. It is not easy to dri ve an organ when the console is placed a long way from the source of the sound, and th is may explain why the playing sounded a li ttle laboured at times. Allan Wicks' registration was intriguing throughout Handel's B flat major Concerto, and the Chamber Orchestra, under Edred Wright, so und ed excellent and incredibly integrated with the distant organ. The only thing that marred the high-spirited performance was the rh ythmically unstable quaver-playing of the upper strings in the First Allegro. Ri chard True's interpretation of Messiaen's Transports de ]oie has changed a little since I. first heard it a yea r ago. It is still not the outburst I would like, which both the instrument a nd building could take- with less spacing out of the silences. On the other hand, we had unsurpassa ble clarity of art iculation in a ll the fast passage work and this was heard aga in in the phanlasie section of th e last movement of Hindemith's first Sonata. The chorda l passages needed to be fired 01T with more authority a nd abandon: the preced in g quiet secti on was excellent. That un o rganisti c organ work, Sonata all the 94th Psalm, by Julius Reubke, is no light underta king. Having none of the prescribed stops at his disposal, Nicholas King succeeded in creating all the right illusions. Poetic atmosphere was there in abundance. The fugal ex posi ti o n needed more grip and finger control. Some of the early arpeggi work in triplets needed needle-sharp articulation on the organ. To say that this was a high ly sllccessful performa nce is a gross understatement, however, a nd the whole recita l gave the greatest pleasure to a very large audience. DR . S. S. CAMPIlELL.

SERENADE IN THE CLOISTERS The Serenade took place th is yea r und er gloomy skies and one shuddered lest the two conditio ns fo r the perfor ma nce of the final item ea beautiful wordless piece by Delius), To be sung 011 a summer's night on the water, might we ll be fulfilled. All clouds were, however, quite dispelled by the bright reso unding brass of the fir st piece, Schmid's Turmmusik, and the singers, o pen ing with a gro up of madrigals, sustained a gay mood throughout the evening, and did indeed "with mirthful tunes o ur presence entertain", This is not to suggest that th e programme lacked variety, for we we re in vited to move out of the range of Cupid 's bow, to wee p, to laugh and to love. A large pro portion of the music was English, if one includes Handel in th is category. The oboeists, Thompson a nd Thomson, sensibly acco mpanied by Richard True on the harpsichord, gave a very musical rend erin g of his B jlat Sonata. The Madrigal Society's main work, Britten's Hymll to St. Cecilia, a most challenging piece, exacts great sensitivity from both audience and choir. Edrecl Wright's interpretation lVas penetratingly subtle and adm irably perfo rm ed, especiall y by the solo so prano. The t 67

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intense beauty of the phrasing will long haunt the memory of those able to appreciate the technical difficulties which had to be overcome. The same may be said of M. Powell's singing of three songs from Earth and Air and Rain by Finzi: the soloist showed us that it is not only Fischer-Dieskau who can hold each vowel and still sing with great expression. Richard True was once more the accompanist and one felt that tbis time he was thoroughly at his ease. Decidedly French in mood was the Wind Quartet by Jean Fran9aix. The second movement was witty and amusing; the nervousness of the young performers was not surprising

in view of the demanding rhythm changes which they mastered so successfully. Paul Elliott gave a superb account of three songs from Wenlock Edge by Vaughan Williams. The group of strings, under Stephen Davies, which assisted him, and N. D. King at the piano did wonders to evoke the varying moods suggested by Housman's poems. The Requiem composed by David Popper, a 19th century virtuoso 'cellist, was filled with rich harmonies which Messrs. Williams, Waltham and Groves executed with sweet, vibrant tone.

The atmosphere of gaiety returned to the proceedings with Stanford's amusing setting of Polly 1V01ly doodle, which proved so popular that the applause, stifled after the jolly Yarmouth Fair, broke free at its obvious finale. But this was not the end of the concert; the last two songs demonstrated beyond all doubt that "Music when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory."

J.B.

KING'S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE, CHORAL SCHOLARS The phenomenon of outstanding musical achievement is hard to analyse and its ingredients are often rich and varied. Certain it is that the elements which compose the abundance of excellence in an evening's entertainment from the King's Choral Scholars are multifarious indeed- individual vocal talent, attention to detail and precision of ensemble, attack, tuning and balance, articulate diction, musical sensitivity. imaginative

programme-building ranging from the simplicity of the early madrigal to the exuberant lusciousness of the modern close harmony; and fundamental to all this, the years of tradition which lie behind this finest choir in the country, if not in the world. The opening group of sacred music gave acknowledgement to the Choral Scholars' ecclesiastical context, in particular the 16th century English School of Byrd and Tallis. The beautifully satisfying cadences of this polyphonic style were especiaUy well handled and the shapely phrasing and imaginative tone colour of the Jeremiah Lamentations intensified the quiet poignancy of the prophet's plea, "Jerusalem, return unto the Lord your God",

A most welcome and excellent addition to the usual vocal programme was the piano solos by the present Organ Scholar, John Wells. King's, Cambridge, is as well noted for its keyboard prowess as for its singing, and the clean, stylish playing with panache of the Herbert Howells pieces gave us a fine taste of this. His Scarlatti sonatas later in the evening, 168

though again superbly executed, did not seem entirely suited to the full Stein way concert grand. The next group of Madrigals and Part-songs showed the wise and careful thought behind the choice and arrangement of the programme. A sprightly and vital 0 Lusty May preceded theÂˇ emotional intensity and powerful dynamic range ofWilbye's 0 Wretched Me n, followed again by a fine and varied madrigal by Byrd, While that the Sun. VaughanWilliams' Bushes and Briars exploited the rich, warm quality of the deep bass line; then another lively contrast of vocal agility in Foresters, Sound Ihe Cheerful Horn- a pity, however, that a mischievous intrusion from their 20th century style marred the ending of this 19th century gem. The musical form most closely connected with the male voice choir is the Negro spiritual, and Messrs. Sells and Naylor have certainly produced ,some glorious arrangements of the old favourites. Of the four sung in this programme, Nobody knolVs went home the most strikingly with some lovely solo singing from bass and tenor and an effective insistence on "Jesus" in the background chorus- indeed, a most moving performance, not only for its polished professionalism but also for its obvious sincerity. The amount of male voice music that is worth singing is severely limited and it was a happy brainwave to turn to Paddy Roberts for new material. His sardonic brand of humour is ideally suited to this sophisticated choral form. I Gave My Love a Cherry caused great amusement and we look forward keenly to hearing David Willcocks' version of The Ballad of Belhnal Green, when he has time to produce it. The speed of John Whitworth's The Mermaid was dangerously fast and almost overtoppled itself, but the unexpected chorus of Rule Britannia always brings a laugh, especially when reinforced by male altos caricaturing the vocal excesses of their female counterparts. The evening still had yet another splendid treat in store for its audience- Lullaby of Birdland summoned from below stage the quaint figure of Spike Wells, O.K.S. It was hard to imagine that this dapper, bespectacled, moustachioed eccentric once appeared on the same stage as the Queen of the Fairies in Iolanthe; his drum-playing, however, was quite masterly. This item would have been better left to the instrumentalists- the singers looked rather spare waiting on the stage to insert their contribution. But then they stepped forward to bring the house down with their final group of close harmony arrangements; these numbers are a veritable lour de force of choral virtuosity, bristling with outrageous effects of mock-sentimentality and extrovert display. Choral singing is the greatest element in our English musical heritage, a tradition that owes much of its healthy continuity to the generations of musicians who have passed through the unique process of choir school, public school, cathedral or university college chapel. But this musical society now shows signs of disintegration at its roots with the closing of certain choir schools, not entirely, one is led to believe, for economic reasons.

King's, Cambridge, and King's, Canterbury, are paramount in this tradition (note how regularly the O.K.S. feature as the shining lights in the Cambridge choir). Long may they continue to flourish as they do now, and let all of us who are concerned strive to preserve and nurture this great tradition. R. E. S. MORRISH.

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"L'ENFANT ET LES SORTILEGES" After composing a glowingÂˇ preview of this interesting King's Week event for the local press, it was with mixed feelings that I set about compiling an actual review thereof. Marionettes are a surprisingly difficult medium to use really well, and it seemed that Miss Mallows might well have taken on rather too much in hoping to produce such a performance in so short a time with Sti ch inexperienced operators, and starting from raw materials for

everything bar the record which supplied the sound. In the event, all involved deserve the highest praise. The manipulators had obviously developed great skill in making their charges move con vinci ngly, and if the gestu res occasionally seemed a little repetitive or unnecessarily jerky, I shall also remember the sad moment when the little boy turned slowly away from the Princess as she flew away ( I could have sworn his facial expressions changed visibly) or the appearance of the Fire, whose wild dancing cast a most effective shadow on the wall. It was a pity that (presumably) difficulties of staging made the final scene (when the little boy bandages the Squirrel's paw), unclear to most, for on it hinges the plot, such as it is. Other movements well done included those of the Bats, wheeling overhead, or the delightful way the Black Cat scurried out of the little boy's way when he was kicking over the furniture; and the team, headed by Ben Shipley and Nicholas Rutland, thoroughly deserved the applause they received at the end. Particularly creditable is the fact that Miss Mallows supervised the making of all the marionettes herself. Their faces never seemed wooden, and much imagi nation had obviously gone into their design : my own favourites were the lively Grandfather Clock, the Shepherd and Shepherdess and their flock of extremely active sheep, and Little Old Man Arithmetic; and it was only a slight fault that some of the cast, for example the Teapot, were somewhat too small for the audience to see properly. Although the lighting was a little dim during some of the scenes, the music of this, a fairly minor work of Ravel's, proved both appropriate to Colette's poem and pleasant and varied to listen to (but I felt that a substantial treble cut on the player might have im proved its quality: apart from being swamped by volume, the front rows must almost have had their ears sawn off). Considering their limited budget, the achievements of those who built the stage and scenery were remarkable, and in view of the major alterations which took place between performances (involving raising the height of the stage), most skilful. It was a production full of good points- T liked the way the programme printed Christian names even if the recording information it offered was jllst so much entertaining fiction, and I am also sure that many appreciated and enjoyed the invitation extended to visit backstage afterwards. DEn/ant et les Sortileges certainly delighted an audience many of whom, I am sure, had been reconciled to the French language by Moliere a day or two earlier, and who proved most receptive, sympathetic and appreciative. I hope Miss Mallows may be encouraged by her sllccess to entertain future King's Week audiences with her marionettes, not necessarily every year but certainly for a long time to come. R.M.P.

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"THE SHOEMAKER'S HOLIDAY" The place- the garden of the Deanery at Canterbury. The time- evening, the 14th of July, 1968. The play-The Shoemaker's Holiday (A Pleasant Comedy of the Gentle Craft) by one Thomas Dekker. These were the elements of the occasion for this year's dramatic event during King's Week. A review of the event must begin with these basic elements because they so interacted with one another, so supported one another, that the experience of watchi ng the round, open-air set at times seemed like a kind of time travel. The play, a light-hearted but sympathetic romp through the world of the London tradesman in the 15th century, was written by Dekker at the end of the 16th century. The Deanery with its garden and, beyond it, the stones of the Cathedral ascending to the heights of the "Bell Harry", all were there when the dramatist was born . They had been the achievement of lusty and honest workmen who lived shortly after the time of our shoemaker, Simon Eyre, who became Sheriff and then Lord Mayor of London just before the middle of the 15th century, in the reign of Henry VI. The advanci ng evening with its threat of rain completed the illusion of interpenetrating epochs; for as the sky dimmed to black, so the floodlights made from the backdrop of Old London Town and the massive, simple structure before it another reality, vividly coloured and alive with people more rumbustiously alive than we, the audience of 1968, could ever dare to be. This, then, was the illusion . It was supported by the place a nd the hour a nd the many who had contributed money or skill or labour to stage building, set design, lighti ng, costume, make-up; but it arose from a play and players who were ideally matched. Watching the resu lting performance, one could not help reflecting that Dekker and the audiences of his day would have been well pleased with such robust fellows as these. King's boys are undoubted ly sound in wind and limb, comely, elegant (even beautiful when playing the other sex), and bursting with an exuberant energy which speaks well for the school kitchens and playing fields. All these qualities emerged in generous quantities throughout the performances given by the cast. J. K. Harris as Simon Eyre, Master Shoemaker of Tower . Street, dominated the action with rolling eyes, a hearty laugh and quite tremendous bounces and leaps, a ll of which conveyed quite certainly his sheer delight at being alive in his time and in his situation. His wife, played by N. J. Hunt, was ideal as his foil- a bit fussy, a bit absurd, a bit of a 15th century "cabbage". And then there was Firk, old Simon's journeyman, played by N. McK. Rae. The programme carefull y explained that his name came "from a verb meaning either to move quickly or to beat". This Firk lived up to his nameone which he clearly enjoyed possessing. Then, too, there was the noble young Lacy (P. M. D. Shires). With his grace, his endearing trace of Teutonic accent, and his wellturned calves he must have stolen the heart of many a maid who was watching, as well as that of his Rose, played with dignity and beauty by A. T. Lloyd. R. B. Barter and T. M. Cradock-Watson, who played the other two female roles, were equally convincing. D. C, Bolam was appropriately dashing and yet touching as the romantic lover who failed in love; J. A. Harvie conveyed honesty and pathos as the husband injured in the wars who just managed to regain his beloved wife; and B. J. McDouall, G. F. Wilson and R. C. Case presented a king, an earl and a leading citizen with just the right degrees of magnanimity, arrogance, and pomposity for the audience to feel that justice had been done to the ruling orders. All so far mentioned were admirably supported by their fellow players. Finally, I'll'

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the Presenler (R . L. G. Ma n) and D odger (G. A. Harris), a serva nllo lhe discomfited earl: these two put brackets around the action and punctuated it with capers, winks and gestures of an almost elfin kind- accents agai n ap propriate to the piece and its period . The producer, Christopher Gillespie, his players, and a ll his assistants and supporters earned the applause they received from an audience which, though cold and a little stiff, went home pleased . But their pleasure might have been even greater had two matters been kept under a tighter control- pace a nd timing. The trouble with this otherwise happy conjunction of a play from the roistering early yea rs of the English theatre a nd players still young enough to roister uninhibitedly is that a merry pace becomes a gallop and thaI quips and gibes begin to rain like blows from an excited jester's bladder that in the end must burst from such belabouring- and on this evening that is exactly what did happen to the jester's bladder being used. DONALD HOLMS.

CONCERT OF LIGHT MUSIC FRIDAY, JULY 12TH On a delightfully warm and sunny a fternoon the Military Band and Glee Club Concert was held in the garden of Chillenden Chambers, conducted by Mr. Stephen Davies, making his King's Week debut. The Band opened with the Berlioz March to the Scaffold from his Symphonie Fantaslique and closed with Holst's fin e Suite in E flat for Band which has a vigorous march based on folk songs for its finale. This kind of music always shows a band off at its best and the School Military Band was no exception; less effective were the movements from Grieg's Peel' Gynt Suite which really need an orchestra to be effective in performance, and The Golliwog's Cakewalk by D ebussy which is really pianistic music, ill at ease on clarinets and wind instruments. Fucik's Entry 0/ the Gladiators and Strauss's Tik Tak Polka were happy choices and much appreciated. A section of the Band played a charming Elizabethan Serenade by Ronald Binge. The Glee Club singers had to stand in an extended line across the front of the Band, with the result that occasional individual flaws in the timing were more apparent. Despite this difficulty and the usual opposition from the cathedral clock, passi ng aeropla nes and a fire engine in full cry, the standard of singing was good. The Glee Club contributed a lively group of Negro Spirituals with J. A. Hampton and M. Powell as the very effective soloists. M . Powell also shared with A. W. Dawson, a pleasing tenor, in some songs from Grieg's album for male voices. Some English folk songs by Sir Frederick Bridge, a setting of the limerick There was an old person 0/ Cromer, by Matyas Seiber, and some Hunga rian folk songs by Bartok made up most of the rest of the programme. A fine part-song When the cock begins to crow, by Purcell, was perhaps the best piece of music sung by the Glee Club. The concert provided both relaxation and entertainment for an appreciative audience in beautiful surroundings. DJ.H.

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The problem of "audience participation" is always relevant to an audience in the Shirley Hall where the enormous auditorium tends to isolate the actor from certamly the back of hts audience. The audience, too, is an odd o ne-parents "on their best behavio ur", the Canterbury intelligentsia, and boys out to impress their fellows with either their critical judgement or sheer philistinism. I was interested to see how the Royal Shakespeare Company's small travelling gro up of actors and dIrectors would meet thIs cha ll~nge, though 1 had qualms when I saw that "audience participation" was actually menttoned III the programme: like Poetry, if audience participation doesn't come as naturally as the leaves to the tree, perhaps it had better not come at all! BlIt, in spite of obstacles of allditorium and audience, the ice-breaking methods of the group achieved a fair measure of success. As soon as v~lunteers were called on to the stage, and the absorbing formal fight and ritual chant orgamsed, the ga p between audIence and actors was forgotten; the "icc" was certain ly "bro ken", Unfortunately, this contact was not really susta ined. Somehow, the "audience participation exercises" were too gimmicky, too unrelated to the rest of the programme. Indeed, the presumably intentionally unemoti onal and "uninvo lved" acting of some of Anouilh's

Antigone did much to undo what the earlier activities had done. Anouilh's Messenger was created before the da ys of the punchy-but-impersonal urgency of the pop radio and television newscaster, and Anouilh's words lose much of their point if they are presented in this idi om. [n the long Antigone and Creon scene, too, John Bell, having "sent-up" Creon's principles earlier, found it difficult to make his Creon convincing enough to give Katherine Stark's Antigone much to act against. But the success of the evening should not reall y be judged at this level. Here were young acto rs with contemporary techniques, tackling problems of audience and auditorium-and prepa;ed to talk about it afterwards. This was the value of their p~rformance: an aUd.ience of passive spectators and interested amateurs were able to see what It was to be a profeSSIOnal actor facing the problems of today's theatre, and in this way the gulf between a udience and actors was narrowed.

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SYMPHONY CONCERT II 1t was 11 0 mean achievement to prodllC'e two sym ph ony concer ts with enti rely d itfere nt program mes in King's Week. Both produ ced capacity a udiences who we re recepti ve and enthusiastic. Th is was o nly j ust, fo r the sta ndard of o rchestra l play ing has greatl y improved, especiall y in sense of performa nce. The concert opened with Moza rt's overt ure to Cosi fall tillie, a work which sounds deceptively easy and yet is full of snares, especiall y where the short phrases arc tossed about am ong the instruments. T his gave the players no tro uble at all , and the whole performance was neat and li vely. Richard T rue, surely one of the most o utstanding pianists King's has ever had, was the soloist in the Shostakovich Second Piano Concerto. He seemed perfectly at ease a nd gave a splendidl y projected perform ance with clean fin ge r wo rk and a well sprung sense of rhyt hm . It wo uld have ga ined va riety from a grea ter range of colour, especially as the orchestra was wisely cut down in size and was never too heavy in a bea utifully buoyant accompaniment.

Inevitably in school orchestras where boys cOli,e and go there arc sections uneq ual in q uality from o ne yea r to ano ther. At the mo ment there is weak ness in the brass sectio n (with the exception of the first trum pet) and in the Beethoven Eig hth Symphony there \\ ere lapses of intonati on in the ho rns a nd first bassoon. On the other ha nd the o boes, flu tes and clarinets we re splendid , a nd a ll the strings prod uced excellent tone in ensemble. I wo uld li ke to see some of the more talented up per strings brought forwa rd to ta ke more responsibility. Th ro ugho ut the work there was the utmost respo nse to the conductor. The fi rst movement was tru ly con brio, a nd all the si ngi ng phrases had wa rmth and expressio n with o ut losing any of the forwa rd dri ve. Again, the Allegretto Scherza nd o hit just the right tempo, alth ough there were moments when the semi-quaver passages were not as eve n as they might have been. The Minuet a nd Trio we nt well, a nd the symphony concert ca me to a splendid climax--there was one small "d o min o"~ but this was in a place I'm a lways expecting it even in the great orchestras. The concert ended with the Bra hms Academic Festival Overture. Wi th extra players brought o n the platfo rm, it made a rousing endin g to a fin e concert. No ne of this coul d have been achieved without the dedicated work of Mr. Ed red Wright, whose so un d musicia nship always produced aut hentic and effecti ve performa nces, and Mr. Clarence Myersco ugh, who steered the orchestra th rough all these works. We sho uld all be grateful to them both for giving us such a memorable evening. VALE~IE TR I MBLE.

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SPEECH DAY, 1968 THE HEADMASTE R'S SPEECH M r. Dean, Mr. Mayo r, Sir R obert, My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen. First, a wa rm welcome to yo u a ll and especially to o ur G uest of Honon r of whom I will say mo re. It is good to see yo u all here o n this day of high fes ti val and to realise again what stro ng support this School enjoys in yo ur loyalty a nd devoti on. And now more hriefl y tha n usual- not because the record is brief, but because I wa nt to rati on my time- let me say so mething of o ur achievements in the past year. We have again sent more tha n one hundred of o ur yo ung men to the Uni ve rsities and o ther places of higher edu cation, some fort y of these, and man y with open awa rds, to Oxford a nd Ca mbridge. r was glad, too, to welcome the Head Boy of the Simon Langton School to o ur sixth form Germ a n class. rt was a pleasant exercise in neighbo urliness (soo n to be reciprocated) a nd r ho pe we may have played some small part in his eventual success in winni ng an open scholarship at M agdalen College, Oxford . I n a year of high m usical achievement it has been altogether fittin g that our in ta ke of mus ica l boys was q UIte exceptIonal 111 num bers and quahty. M uch wIll be asked of themmore perhaps than some may easil y realise, yet I kn ow that they, li ke their predecessors, will rise to the occasion and do full j usti ce to the unti ring efforts and contagio us enthusias m of Mr. Wright and his colleagues. No r need their work or other in terests suffe r, fo r in my ex perience the musical boy is often rewa rd ed by a heightened sensitivity which enables hi m to take in his stride what might make others quail. If I here single o ut fo r mention one, N icholas King, in particular, it is beca use the F.R.C.O. achieved by a boy still at school is a tri bute, not onl y to him, but to a ll th ose who have over the years helped create the atmosphere in which such things are possible. It is not for me to say that this is the most Illusical school in the co untry, but I can without a ny impropriety call you r attentio n to the immense musical growth of the School ill the last fi ve or six years. Indeed, it ca n sometimes calise LI S em barrassment. Come to think of it, perhaps that is wh y a fi lm magnate telepho ned me at the end of last te rm a nd asked if they co uld do here a musical version of Good-bye, Mr. Chips. They wo uld not be here more th an seven or eIght weeks, they wo uld not come inside much, and if they stayed after the end of term they wo uld provIde supernumeraries to look like the ge ntlemen of T he K ing's School. I wo nder. A musical ve rsio n of Good-bye, NIr . Chips. I wonder, too, if it was in compli ment to our music or in respectful tribute to my adva ncing yea rs. Well, I refused. There a re such things as the G.c. E., King's Week and Commemoration; and the mind boggles at the coincidence on the Green Court of the fi lming of a musical version of Good-bye, Mr . Chips with the advancing array of six hund red Bishops an d their retinue fo r the Lambet h Conference Service here in Canterbury o n J uly 25th . T he boys had genero usly provided so ord erly an d so well disciplined a rehearsal. I will not this yea r list any athletic successes, though there have been ma ny, except to mention with pride ' Ja mes Parsons' place in the English XV and to add that suppressing with ease any natural bias I rejoiced exceedingly when th is year, after aid ing and abetting sllccessive Oxford tri umphs in the Boat Race, King's with signal impartiality notably assisted Cambridge on their way to victory. You may-say, ladies and gentlemen, that these are small matters in the great scheme of life and touch but a few. Let me, therefo re, mention one that is big by any reckoning. [ had heard it said by our Visitor that Kin g's was a happy school and so I believe it is. t75

"A large number of Kingis boys have come our way'\ a parent wrote to me a short time ago, "but never one who was unhappy". Well, perhaps that is too starry-eyed for you. If so, accept without question the greater realism of a boy who left a year ago and wrote to me shortly afterwards on the subject of happiness. "That happiness", he said, "was the thing I thought I would most miss after leaving King's, but it seems that either they really teach you to be happy, or else one learns to be happy there under almost any circumstances." Either way, I think we win, but there is no sacrifice of truth to sentiment; and the happy boyhood which is wi thin the grasp of all who come here is not a thing to be lightly esteemed if we would build a happier wo rld. In this connection- if you will forgive me, Mr. Dean- I liked the true story of the new boy who wrote home earl y this yea r a nd said with happy and possessive pride, "There is a Cathedral in the School grounds". I know it is not the right way of looking at it, but I submit thaI it is not unnat ural and it does show an affectionate regard for our proud ancestry. I have said little abo ut our recent endeavours a nd achievements but I should like now for a moment to cover a wider span- these last six years. Perhaps j can do it best by trying to answer a question often asked by boys: "What do Governors do 1" . " More than they sometimes realise" is the quick if enigmatic answer. Let me, however, catalogue the list of improved amenities and let me, before j do so, acknowledge with gratitude our obligation to two men- to Canon Alexander Sargent, who as Archdeacon of Canterbury a nd as Vice-Chairman of the Governors, piloted this School I will not say between Scylla and Charybdis lest you should try to identify those two, but over seas sometimes stormy enough in all conscience, yet without ever losing sight of our goal a nd destiny- and to Mr. Harry Curtis who (believe it or not) joined the staff here in 1915 a nd who by his advice and action from the grou nd level upwards has given unstinted loyalty and service to five successive Headmasters and through them to the School of which he has been so vital a part. He has been equally at home wi th Roya l Visitors or behind the counter in the Tuck Shop a nd if it is req uired of stewards that a man be found faithful then Harry Curtis has earned in full measure both his retirement and our gratitude. Of course, if I mention what has been accomplished it may do no more tha n prompt further suggestions a nd requests; but I will risk the outcome, for the balance between gratitude and envy is an old equation and with a new Clerk of Works (as he will be called) there must inevitably be a brief moratorium . H ere then is the tally of work done in these last six years- -extensions to two of our board ing houses with structural improvements and replanning in five others and even some additional space miraculously found fo r our hard pressed day boys; a fi ne block of new classrooms and a place of stud y for the Upper Sixth together with the conversion of the Parry into a lecture hall and further improvements in our science laboratories; new tennis and basketball courts with a new boathouse at Fordwich and a new land ing stage at Pluck's Gu tter; better provision for music, careers and art; more accommodation for married masters outside the Precincts and better facili ties within ; extensions, too, both for work and recreation, at Luxmoore and at the Junior School. It is in total as massive an operati on as the building of this Great Hall which appea rs an honoured name, and had I known what was wanted I might well have found it daunting, were it not for the help and support which I have been so generously given. T have left myself little time for some of the controversial topics of the day, but I must briefly tOtlch on one or two. Latin, for example, genuinely optional from now on fo r entry here, and yet I confess that where it is possible I shall still prefer a boy to have taken it both for its cultural and disciplinary value and because it prevents a premature narrowing 176

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of his range of study. Mixed cOllfses at "A" Level? Splend id, provided that the blend between arts and science is judiciously chosen and that the resultinil dish is tempting enough to attract prospecti ve employer or ulllverslty- a strong IIlgredlent of mathematICs WIll usually guarantee this. Authority and discipline? More than ever necessary in these/ estless and permissive days. It is natural fa!' authonty to be resented and that IS part of ItS value for it collects the resentments and d,scontent whIch would otherWIse run not. No doubt it does not make it easier for you if you are authority- unless yo u can personalIZe It, so that by subtle alchemy the rogues and rebels come to realise that after all they arc not rogues and rebels but friends and valued colleagues. Girls? Well, I am chIvalrous enough to be much in favour, but I can see the "cons" as well as ~h e "pros" in co-ed ucation and p~esum ably if gi rls need the benefit of our sixth form teach Ill!! there should somehow be recIprocal arra ngements and [ cannot see twenty-five of our SIXth-formers belllg tembly hal?PY at Roedean or Cheltenham Ladies' College. There is stIli somethlllg to be saId for growlllg up slowly when you remember how long it takes to train a profession, and I have seen no undue hesitation on the part of the gentlemen of KlIlg s III fraterlllslllg (If that IS the word) with members of the opposite sex. Indeed, I have sometimes found in a boy's girl friend a natural a ll y in keeping him steady, and one of my best pupils who gained a double first got married in his first year at Cambridge- but, of COllfse, he chose well. All I would say is that there is little need to accelerate arhficlally the natural process of growmg up, for we bear little enough resemblance to the defi niti on of the old-fashioned public school as a ~ell run monastery where no women come in and no monk goes out. ~nd the UmverSltIes? j doubt if we shall have many more. I am hopeful that standards will soon cease to fall , if onl y because they can drop no further. I hope, and believe, that pressures will be such that more dons will take teachlllg sen ously, that there WIll be an end to the present extravagant staff/student ratio and that the socia l ~cien ces, somewhat deflated, will soon find their proper level. Above a ll, I believe that the tIme. WIll come when many who through lowered standa rds or good teachlllg mIght gam a UllIverslty place wIiI realise that thelT interests arc better served by a further education which is in some sense vocatIO nal and therefore more suited to their needs- and proud as [ am of our University successes, I say this, of course, without the least disparagement of those whose obvious goal is the rigorous academ ic discipline of a University course. And what of our future? You will notice that T assume that we have one. In spite or because of the recommendations of the Public Schools Commission and whether they are implemented or not, I for one would li ke to play my part in integration so long as we are not asked to accept boys whom we are unqua li fied to teach. You see, whatever happens, ( cannot believe that the va lues and virtues which we try to inculcate can long go unrecogn ised or that the present campaign of denigration will last for ever- and if the threat be more economic than political, then fees of nearl y £600 per annum are comparatIvely modest when yo u are told, or the L.E.A. or the Government remember, that to keep a boy at Borstal costs £750 per annum, while for some reason the cost for a girl a t an Approved School is I believe the nice round figure of £1,000. Yes, with pressure on entry for th,s Septemb~r the hea~iest I have known, I still view the future ~ith c~)Ilfidence-provid~d that our continuing aim is excellence and that we are unre~lth~g 111 the pllr~U1t of It, provided that while accepting the need for change and welcom,~g It we yet remam true to our deepest loyalties and provided that here we contlllue to enJoy that generous support of which I spoke earlier and of which today yo u, ladies a nd ge ntlemen, give such evident and convinci ng proof.

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And that, Mr. Dean, is a liI have to say except for one thin g and that the most important. It IS today my very specml pnvllege and pleasure to mtrodu ce ou r Guest of Honour- the Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia from 1939 to 1941 and from 1949 to 1966. O ur links wIth that great country are many and varied . They date back to WIlham Grant Broughton, K.S. 1797, firs~ BIshop of Sydney and Metropolitan of Australasia, who In affectionate memory of his own school in Canterbury founded what is now one of the most flouri shing schools in Australia, The King's School, Parramatta; and over the Larder G~te are the arms of that school together with those of the Commonwealth of AustralIa, ,!nveIl~d by Viscount Bruce, a, former Prime Minister, in 195 1. It is, therefore, altogether fittll.'g, Sir, that yo u should be wIth '!S today, yet I welcome yo u a lso for two personal and pat tleular reasons. I heard from a frIend III South Africa a short time ago, a man w]~o .ha~ d?l1c much to promote harmony and understanding, and one sentence about

Bntalll In his letter depressed me. "Our somewhat biased Press", he wrote, "gives a picture of a .now decadent and third-rate country." No doubt there is much that is wrong, but that IS not the whole story and no-one IS better quahfied than Sir Robert to give to us and to the country at large that II1Jectlon .of cou rage a~d confidence which is our urgen t need. 1 :velcome h,lIn, t?O, as, a man whose Il1terests are ,listed as walkmg and watching first class cfl cket- whICh WIll delight the hearts of many besIdes myself, and as one who in succession to Sir WlI1ston Ch~rch ill now holds the historic office of Warden of the Ci nque Ports, bet:ween two of whIch some two hundred of us walked on a sun ny day in March to our dehllht and benefit and past your official residence, Walmer Castle, Sir, as we did so. Ladles and Gentlemen, the RIght Honourable Sir R obert Menzies, K.T. , C. H. SIR ROBERT MENZIES' SPEECH (Extracts) Mr. Dean, Mr. Mayor, Headmaster, and Ladies and Gentlemen, It must be about thirty odd years since J first read about the Gloomy Dean. I waited ~nt" today to meet him. Wouldn' t it be wonderful if every ecclesiastical body had somebody like the Dean; the churches would be crowded, and our preacher this morning would be much more satIsfied than I gathered he was, about the ultImate salvation of mankind. My WIfe and I were very lucky yesterday : we came down from London, and we attended the School symphony concert last night. And I want to say quite frankly that in the whole of my life, now unduly protracted , I have never heard a school orchestra play like it. It was marve!lous. And I thought, well, th~t' s the optimum. I looked at them last night, we both dId , full of enthusIasm, almost Improperly competent at their work. It was a most excIting night, and then this morning in church, just as we thought that we had hea rd the best of them , we heard them sing. I must speak with a voice of envy. When J was a schoolboy we didn't sing like this, a nd as fo r playin~ musical instruments, well , mercifully our colleagues were absolved from the d uty of IIstelllng to us; but this is a great musical school. I don't suppose a boy could sit down in an orchestra wi th others and rehearse as I gathere,d later on, ?I~ ma~y! many, ,many occasions, without becoming consciou~ at first of h,s colleagues II1fiflmtles, and 111 the long run of the harm onies that existed between them. This must be a great means of establishing a sense of unity and that after ' all , Sir, is what a great school is for. ]" don't mind telling yo u that J was very worried just at the end of the war because with taxation , even in my own country, funning at a tremendous rate, I was afraid that the great public schools in Australia, and we have some very good ones indeed would feel the pinch , that people couldn't afford to send their boys or their girls to these ~chools, 178

with this enormous rate of tax. Well, I might have saved myself the trouble because taxes have all given in the greatest demand in the history of Australia for higher education, secondary a nd statutory came with the finish of the war. Tremendous, schools with waiting lists. And this makes one think , why? Well of course there are casual newspaper scribblers who att ribute all this to a sort of snobbery. You know, I must send my boy to a school that will be of good social standing. I think this is a lot of nonsense. J think better of parents than that. I think that the ave rage father and mother have a great ambition to give their son or daughter the very best that he or she can give. This is a famous old Scots tradition and it carries on. They must, if possible, be better placed than we were. They must have, if possible, a better ed ucation than we had, because this will be for them the foundation of their lives. But, at the same time, I'm sure that the schools have 'problems. We are living in a curious sort of century (I speak freely as one who was born 111 the last century), the greatest explosion of scientific research and technological development that the world has ever seen. A tremendous century of science, pure a nd applied . And at the same time a century more marred by violence, by hatred, by misunderstanding than perhaps any other century, not even leaving out the worst of the middle ages. This is a twentieth century of war, of violence, of misunderstanding, hostilities, hatreds; while at the same time it is a world in which brilliant men a nd women have unlocked the chambers of knowledge as they have never been unlocked before. And when I say that, T don't want to say that I am against this great growth of science, I'm entirely for it. But I think that the world requires, as neve r before, that its scientists should be ed ucated, should have the broad humanities of life within the scope of their minds, so that when they deal with science they can at all times see it against a background of human knowledge, of human philoso phy, of human experience. And at the same time, the hu ma nities which have perhaps tended to be put a little in to the background , will have to make up their minds that they are living in a new wo rld and that you can't understand the new world unless yo u understand something, however elementary, about the enorm ous forces of nature which have been identified and released by scientific research. I think it was C. P. Snow who said something about the two worlds. I don't accept that myself. I don't see why we should go along with this fa lse parlition between science, and human knowledge and human understanding on the other side. This would be fatal. It is, in fact, because our technical resources have outrun our human understanding, that the world has been marred and mangled on two great occasions in this century. And therefore I'm all fo r the broad training, the broad education. T confess I'm thoroughl y op posed to early special isation. 1 think that if you have a boy, for example, and l'm talking abou t them today having strangel y enough been one myself, a nd he has it put into his head foolishl y perhaps by a parent, when he's abou t fourteen, that he shou ld forget about Latin , forget abou t these other things he is looking at, he is going to be so and so, so concent rate purely on these topics that will help yo u to do so and so and to make a livi ng. I think th is is a disaster for the world . And after all, Headmaster, I'll undertake to say that when yo u sit down at the end of yo ur academic yea r, and contemplate the past twelve months, you r greatest pride would be to feel that yo u had helped to create a substantial group of civilised citizens, civilised people. A man's not civilised because he's clever, he's not civilised because he is a good chemist, he's not civilised because he's a good lawyer, although that's a marvellous thing to be ; but he is civilised if he has got to understand that he is living in a world of men and that he mllst understand men and be tolerant of men and stand for th ings wh ich go beyond the bank account. This is civilisation, 179

and it is something that we want. We happen to be living (it's an old cliche) in a "highly material age", the economist has taken charge of us. Now 1 have no inherent objection to economists; I have had to cope with a great number of them in my own public life, and 1 think that economists a re very good, in their place. But to say that the only problems for example in England are economic problems, or financial problems, this is a terrible blunder. Economic problems have a habit of settling themselves by means usually unknown to the economists. Financial problems have a habit of sorting themselves out. I've seen a great number in my own country, and I've seen them come and go; they have to be dealt with of course. But everything, everything is not to be expressed in terms of material things, of profit and loss accounts, of the resources of a country, of its balance of payments, or its balance of trade. Because the truth is that the greatest problems in our society today are problems which are essentially moral or spiritual. Now I don't want to sound ponderous or pompous about this because I've no desire to, but I do become rather weary of hearing all these things expressed in terms of pounds, shi llings a nd pence, whereas the truth is that this country of England about whose troubles r read, day after day in the press, all the material troubles, this country has a reserve of moral fibre and of moral courage, not surpassed anywhere in the world or at any time in history. This has been proved, in our own lifetimes. And I think that yo ur people need to be reminded of it, need to be reminded that down inside of them they have something that will not only clear up the problems but will demonstrate a sense of nationhood and of community, which is the most important thing they have before them. I was looking at the hymn book this morning, not while the sermon was being preached but a little earlier, and I was looking at that famous hymn that it now is, although the author of it would have been surprised to be told that he would ever get into a hymn book: " I shall not cease from mental fight, nor shall my sword sleep in my hand, till we have built Jerusalem, in England's green and pleasant land ". Now let me just point out what struck me once more this morning. "/ shall not cease from mental fight, nor shall my sword sleep in my hand"- here's the individual speaking, the individual responsibility"till lVe have built Jerusalem, in England's green and pleasant land ." The individual effort as the basis of it, the individual consciousness as the basis of it, the community effort as the result of it. Now this is something that has a tremendous application to a great school like yours. Because at school, particularly a school with a large number of boarders who are residing in the same places, boys get to live with each other, and to know how to live with each other. That's something the world needs to learn, isn't it? How nations are to learn to live with each other; but they learn it at school. This is a complete summary really, of the world's problems and of the world's solutions. And whatever is done in this school, whether it is a great concert or a great achievement, is not done by one, but done by us, as the boys might well be entitled to say : till lVe have built Jerusalem, till lVe have built this school. Do you know, I find that a tremendous and exciting thought, and indeed if r were in the habit of preaching a sermon, which I am not, I should willingly take it as a text, and a text not only for a long-suffering audience at Canterbury, but a text for all the people in your country and in mine. Now, Sir, I'm sorry to be so long. The Headmaster, in his infinite compassion, said he would like me to spea k for ten or twelve minutes, and J have exceeded my time, and [ have to go back to London , and my wife, poor dear, has to go back with me. She has no particular reason for going back, but I have because I'm giving a little dinner party to a few cricketers tonight. 180

ACADEMIC AND OTHER DISTINCTIONS GAINED 1967-1968 OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE SCHOLARSHIPS K. L. J. ALDER

Music Exhibition, Trinity College, Cambridge

J. A. HAR N DE N

Open Exhibition in Mathematics, Trinity College, Cambridge Open Exhibition in Modern Studies, Trinity College, Oxford Open Exhibition in Modern Studies, Worcester College, Oxford

O. W. COLLIER

1. D. FOSTER 1. S. GA Y

R. F. GRA Y N. D. KING

J. C. MARKS

M. P. RICHMOND-COGGAN M. J. RonD

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M. K. G, STEVENS R. 1. A. TRUE A.

1. WILLEIT 1. YOUNG

Open Exhibition in Classics, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and Honorary Parker Exhibition. Open Scholarship in History for P.P.E., St. Catherine's College, Oxford Organ Scholarship, Trinity College, Ca mbridge Open Scholarship in History (Economics), Pembroke College, Cambridge Open Exhibition in Engineering Science, Oriel College, Oxford Open Scholarship in Mathematics, St. Peter's College, Oxford Open Exhibition in Natural Science, Christ Church, Oxford Organ Scholarship, lincoln College, Oxford Open Exhibition in Natural Sciences, Pembroke College, Cambridge Open Scholarship in Natural Science, Corpus Christi College, Oxford

N. D . KING .. .

Awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Organ ists with Turpin Prize

K. L. J. ALDER

Passed Associated Board (Horn)- Distinction Passed Associated Board (,Cello)- Distinction Awarded B.P. Industrial University Ford Stlldent, hip, Trinity

, A. T. JONES •.• R. J. ING RAM ~.

KENNEDY

181

Examination, G rade VII! Examinati on, Grade VII Apprenticeship to Bristol College, Oxford

N. D . KING . ..

Passed Associated Board Exa mination, Senior Piano D uet- Distinction

N. A . H. McNA IR

Passed Associated Board Examinatio n, Grade VIll (Piano)- Merit Awarded Harveian Society Prize

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MAULE •••

B. W . RICHARDSON."

R . I. S, SHAW

c. s.

Awarded a Drapers' Company Commonwealth Scholarship to The Victoria Uni versity of Wellington, New Zealand. Passed Associated Board Exa mination, Grade VII! (Piano)- Merit

W. SMITH

Passed Associated Board Exami nation, Grade VIII (Piano)- Distinction

G. R. STOWELL

G uest Keen & NeWefolds Industrial Scholarship to New College, Oxford, for Engincering and Economics

K. THOMPSON

Passed Associated Board Exami nation, Grade VIII (Oboe)- Distinction Passed Associated Board Examination, Grade VIII (Piano)- Merit; Grade VllI (Oboe)- Distinction

THOMSON

R. ]. A. TRUE

A warded Associateship of the Royal College of Organists and Limpus Prize (for the highest mark in organ playing). Passed Associated Board Examinatio n, Senior Piano Duet- ·D istinctio n

AWARDS GAINED AT THE UNIVERSITIES F. I. M. HAZEEL

Pembroke College, Oxford. First Class Honours in Modern History

C . J. HUDSON

Jesus College, Cambridge. First Class Honours in English, Part II. Trinity College, Cambridge. First Class Honours in Mathematics, Part In

A. A. RAN ICKI

R. J. A. TALBERT

1. C. WALTER

Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. First Class Honours in Classical Tripos, Part II Sidney Sussex College, Ca mbridge. First Class Honours in Law, Part I 182

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

D. A. GR IFFITHS

Wye College, University of London ; in Agriculture Christ Church, Oxford; in Philosophy, Politics, Economics

S. C. 10n J. P. McCLURE

1. A. MACKIE S. R. J. RODDINS V. G. T. STAtNTON W. 1. WATK INS

G. J. R. DELL J, F. CHESSHYRE

R. A. COO K .. .

N. E. DE SILVA K. G. DOYLE R. A. EADIE .. , P. W . IÂ·lODGES J. C. KERMODE

M. J. KN IGHTLEY C. W. F. MCDONALD A. A. MOGGACH

M. D. C. MOLES A. F. POLMEAR

D. G. POWELL P . A. RAY D . H . RYAN ...

Magdalen College, Oxford; in English Language and Literature Brasenose College, Oxford; in Philosophy, Politics, Economics Queen's College, St. Andrews; in Social Science St. Peter's College, Oxford; in Philosophy, Politics, Economics Lincoln College, Oxford; in Modern History St. John's College, Oxford: in Modern History Em manuel College, Cambridge ; in History, Part I Trinity College, Cambridge; in History, Part I Trinity College, Cambridge; in Mathematics, Part II, Sen ior Optime Emmanuel College, Camb ridge; in Medical Sciences, Part In Jesus College, Cambridge ; in Natural Sciences, Part II- Physics Trinity College, Cambridge; in Mathematics, Part IA Christ Church College, Oxford; in Engineering Sciences St. John's College, Cambridge; in Natural Sciences, Part IA St. Catherine's College, Cambridge; in Medical Sciences, Part In Jesus College, Cambridge; in Modern and Mediaeval La nguages, Part I Jesus College, Cambridge; in Modern and Mediaeval Languages, Part II Churchill College, Cambridge; in Natural Sciences, Part In Corpus Christi College, Cambridge; in Medical Sciences, Part In Selwy n College, Cambridge; in History, Part I Jesus College, Cambridge; in Chemical Engineering, Part I Emmanuel College, Cambridge; in History, Part II 183

T. G. D. SHANNON " .

Jesus College, Cambridge; in Medical Sciences, Part 10

D. L. SMITH .. .

Trinity Coliege, Cambridge; in Mathematics, Part In Merton Coliege, Oxford; in Mathematics

1. D. STARKEY

N. G. TEE

Downing Coliege, Cambridge; in Natural Sciences, Part IA

D. G. VAN ASCH

King's Coliege, Cambridge; in Archaeology and Anthropology, Part II

M. L. WArN ."

SI. John's Coliege, Cambridge; in Medical Sciences, Part IA

1. K. WALMSLEY

Corpus Christi Coliege, Cambridge; in Economics, Part I New Coliege, Oxford ; in Music

W. H. WILLIAMS

OTHER DISTINCTIONS S. 1. BOWN " .

National Youth Orchestra

R. C. W. CHURCH N. H. COOPER

Rowing Blue, Cambridge

O. J.

GIPPS

M. J. PARSONS

A. F. POLMEAR

Awarded Churchill Travelling Fellowship National Youth Orchestra English Rugger Cap

P. M. C. RANDRUP '"

Awarded Postgraduate Scholarship to SI. George's Hospital in Physiology Mentioned in Despatches

C. WALTHAM

National Youth Orchestra

J. D. W ILLIAMS

National Youth Orchestra

SERVICE AWARDS

DAY

C. D. HALL-THOMPSON

Awarded Royal Air Force University Cadetship Awarded Roya l Navy Reserved Cadetship

N. H. HAYES

Passed out of The Royal Naval College, Dartmouth

H. LANGRISHE

Awarded Royal Navy Reserved Cadetship 184

PRESENT HOLDERS OF EXHIBITIONS GENERAL EXHIOITION FUND

C. J. Titford to SI. Andrew's University

BUNCE EXHIBITION

N. D. King to Trinity Coliege, Cambridge

SIDEnOTHAM EXHIBITION

N. C. Bacon to Guy's Hospital Medical School

GILBERT & SHEPHERD FUND GIFTS

D. J. D. Banks to Wye Coliege, University of London A. J. B. Talbot to University of East Anglia

ROSE'S CHARITY

A. P. Hard ie to Exeter University

STANHOPE GIFT

J. P. W. Ford to Ed inburgh University

ANDERSON GIFT

J. H. Langrishe to Royal Naval Coliege, Dartmouth

WADDI NGTON GIFT

H. N. Gale to Royal Naval Coliege, Dartmouth

MCCURDY EXHIBITION

P. A. Baskerville to SI. John's College, Oxford

CRA WFORD EXHIBITION

J. M. G. Foster to SI. Bartholomew's Hospital PRIZES, 1967-68

Form Prizes: New Shell S.SH.B ... S.SH.A ... A.SH .C ". A.SH.O ". A.SH.A ". S. Remove A. Remove S.Vc S.Mid.V S.Vn S.VA A.VD A.Vc A.Mid.V A.Vo A.VA

A. T. Lloyd P. R. M. Shannon A. M . W. Jackson V. R. F. Linssen J. C. Griffiths I. L. Watt A. J. Hamilton R. H. T. Christophers D. A. Cattrall N. J. O'K. Webber G. C. K. Ma A. S. Horne P. G. R. Marshall C. A. Letts P. R. Clarke A. J. Groom S. A. Williamson 185

Geography: Lower School .. . Middle School. ..

M. E. D. de Styrcea W. D. B. Edmondson

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

1. L. Watt D . C . Peters R. Bird R . F. Gray

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

l. L. Watt S. G. H. Freeth J. D. J. Shaw

Science Prizes : Lower School:

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

M. H. Reacher A. 1. Cowderoy P. R. M. Shannon A. J. D . Waterman R. I. Cowderoy A. G. L. Lyle D. W. Miller J. A. Barnden D . P. Imber C. Handley

Chemistry Modern Languages Prizes (Greaves) : Lower School: French

l. L. Watt N. C. W. Campbell J. J. Raemaekers P. W. Sprunt A. E. Ogley R. J. A. True

German Middle School: French

German Upper School : French

German 186

Mathematics Prizes (Harrison): Lower School ... Middle School. .. Upper School ...

J. P . Franks R . l. Cowderoy M. J. Robb

Latin Prizes : C. H. Cantor M. J. Wiseman R. A. Chamberlin

Lower School ... Middle School... Upper School ... G rcek Prizes : Lowe r School ... Middle School. .. Upper School ...

I. L. Watt G. S. Thomson R . M. Plant

The O.K.S. Salvete Essay Prize

J. W . T. Lovett

The O.K.S . Music Prizes ...

R. J. A. True N. D. King K. L. J. Alder

Foster-Blake Printing Troph y (Caxton Society)

A. N . G. Harris

Carpentry Prize

R. F. Shaw R. G. Carfell

Pfizer Com pany's' Prize ...

R. K. Scott A. G. L. Lyle A. Scott Williams R . J. Epps R. H. W. Duckworth R. I. Cowderoy

Archaeology Prizes (Geoffrey Wells) : Juni or

Not awarded J. F. Maule

Senior ... History (John CralVford) : Lower School ...

R. A. Jefferies M. G. Stainer D. S. Farley R . L. M. Wohanka Not awarded

Middle School. .. Uppe r School •.• 187

History (H. V. Crawford): Lower School ...

M. B. Kemp H. M. Wyatt D. S. Farley Not awa rded

Middle School. .. Upper School ... Musical Appreciation (Alan Baker)

D. A. Sargent

Cantuarian Lodge (General Paper)

A. J. Chamberlin

O.K.S. Science: Lower School .. . Middle School... Arts VB Arts VA Sci. VIs

J. P. Franks N. C. Ellis A. J. Groom A. C. Begg C. G. Thring N. A. Stirling

O.K.S . Mathematics: Lower School .. . Middle School. ..

R. A. Jefferies S. A. Williamson

Cantuarian Prizes: Junior

L. Parker N. M. S. Rad in

Senior ... Harvey Society (Blore)

J. A. Barnden

Divinity Prizes: Lower School (Lady Hertslet) Middle School (Marshal! Wi/d) Upper School (Brolzgh/on)

Not awarded Not awarded J. A. Hampton

Drawing Prizes :

Junior Open

G. P. Williams D. P. Imber P. J. De Vroome

Photography (Gough): Junior Open '"

Not awarded K. T. Grant 188

History (Everill) (Stanley)

J. Medcraft D. S. Farley

English (Evans)

Not awarded

King's School, Parramatta Prizes: Middle School. .. Upper School ...

D. S. Farley Not awarded

Natural History

S. W. Warburton

Music (Courtney)

P. M. C. Elliott

Music (Ryley)

L. S. F. Hewson P. King

Greek Verse ...

Not awarded

Latin Verse (Blore)

P. J. Wagstaff

Reading and Elocution (Harvey Boys): D. S. Farley J. R. Carey

Junior Senior ...

Modern Languages: Middle School (Scratton) Upper School (Mitchinson)

J. M. Barson R. N. Jarman

Natural Science (Milchinson)

A. G. L. Lyle

Mathematics (Mitchinson)

J. A. Barnden

Latin Prose ( Horsley): Middle School... Upper School ...

C. W. Martin J. S. Gay

Greek Prose (Dean Farrar): Middle School. .. Upper School ...

T. B. Jeffery R. M . Plant

Classical (Broughton)

S. G. H. Freeth

Headmaster's Poetry Prizes: Not awarded M . Ahmadzadeh J. A. Barnden

Junior

Senior ... 189

Headmaster's Prizes

J. D. Willia ms A. J. Black more S. J. Ashforth J. A. S. Halsall S. C. D. Gilchrist M. W. Vaines

Lady Davidson Prize

R. N. Jarman

Captain's Prize (Mitchinson)

J. R. Carey

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J. N. Lawrance

NYUMBA

One can never love a cathedral as one's home, I suppose; and one can never love the house one lives in as much as those Arcadian memories, where the sun always shines and drawbacks are forgotten. Architecturally, my first house was, to say the least, unprepossessing. How could it be otherwise? It was old, for Africa. In the colonies, in those days, one did not build a house for beauty, nor even for strength. Not many people bothered to live indoors; these were administrators, not settlers. There would be a verandah, a guest house, and maybe Somewhere to put the family pictures and furniture from Blighty. This particular one-and they are all exactly the same-nestled on a hill under the Ruwenzori Mountains in Taro, Uganda. I say "nestled" because, although we were the only people on the hill, and posed imperiously on the top of it, under the Union Jack, it seemed as if we were enclosed by the mountains. The garden was open, but lower down was the usual cummerbund zone of fragrant eucalyptus trees that encircle, like a corona of myrtle, every hill-township in British Africa. This was Fort Portal-the fort is now a golf course, just a ditch-bound square; and the house was not African, but imperialist. In the manner of all colonial houses, there was an inside and an outside front to the house: that is, it was L-shaped, and while it faced the mountains and plains under them with one face, the other was turned in on itself in the crook of the L, and faced onto a patch of pawpaws, pineapple plants and sweet potatoes; and enclosed by huge, graphite-smooth rocks. The bedrooms were along one arm of the L, and the livingrooms along the other. The best time was in the mornings. They are unforgettable. We would be woken up by dogs barking, and cocks crowing, and the sun painting the walls in dancing shivers of light through the high windows. In the corridor outside, reet would shuflle, morning cups would clink, deep voices would exclaim "Jambo!", with simple joy in the sun's return. To be woken up by the sound of the world waking is the most satisfying way of starting the day there is. Breakfast would be waiting on the verandah. English breakfasts, of course-sausages and eggs, cornflakes, tea. And Africans serving it, shuffling on bare feet, dressed in working clothes and fezzes. It was day, immaculate. The verandah was open to it, irradiated by it, and, best of all, inclined towards the mountains. One could see the fabled Mountains of the Moon, which Herodotus had mentioned two thousand years ago, veiled with wistful clouds, over toast and marmalade. The garden was certainly more beautiful than the house, which was usually deserted. There was a guest-house in the garden. It echoed the style of the house-low, long, white and plain. It couldn't have been in England, but could only have been English. The kitchen was the focus of life by day, when we were in the house; here, the sweating "boys" would cook, launder, clean, iron. They were cheerful and noisy. In the evenings, life centred on the living room. There, around the log-fire, whiskered civil servants would chat, and drink, and laugh as only exiles know how. French windows led on to the verandah, where sundowners were drunk in the rays of the westering sun. The style of the building was colonial: tiled floors, white, flat walls, hardly any doors but many doorways. Long and rambling, it had hardly any of the sentimental coziness one would expect of the English. Families came and went. We, too, were in transit. Every day we would hoist the flag on the front lawn; down below, the tennis courts and shambas, and all around, the miles of nothing, the sheer mountains which looked so close rising out of flat bush. 192 "

P. J.lJe Vroonre Then was the time, the amber days sung golden right till the very last slow moment, when the sun glowed yellow behind the emerald clouds which looked like the l'Oof of your mouth feels, and the frangipani, and everything was bananas and tea and cakes, and the grass sung contented, and the tussocks with mirth. Then was the time when even the flies spoke kindly to the bouganvillaea, and I was the expert on dragonflies and a friend to the chameleon, accepted among the lizards, and the grass lay down before me on its side, in the wind,

and laughed, and I too was glad. Then \vas the time;

the amber days turned red; the serpent among the grass-talkS now leers at the bananas, the frangipanis have no mystery now, no

sunbeams now enslave the slow chameleon, and the dragonfly is fettered at the dawn.

193

D. P. Imber

REJOYCE!

Tumbleturning toss betrimbled my thoughts like phantoms curl around a certain cliche that is God's own world ineffable, soon known to man as the only true toppled crumbly wafer biscuit, guaranteed to melt any block of wine taken from the altar of the goat's milk that was fun to kiss with upturned lips into a cakevault that is as long as its hollow, and rather broader than you ever think when Shakespeare is unknown to man and man to the good times he left behind on Erin's walls which have long since turned to dust and ashes beyond the unknown homes of the mormomarmaring twisted turners of that wirl. I am obsessed with tea, that is to say, "T" as it was known long ago to the ancients who sat and gazed at their wives preparing their suppers of dried cod and haddocks rows of bones which are left by the cat which spent its day culling them from the geraniums which grow in the round earthenware pots beside the back door, and have lain low in the dresser and tallboy for the cold of the Asiatic winter as it sweeps across the Urals, undermining the good work of that immutababble frentrend the mormoronorm. Thus the morm with stealthy breath steals his way to take it home to mummy and aunty zaz, who both love him almost as much as the carpet which they got on the cheap from that handy little man in the cattle market selling all sorts of wares he was from trinkets to jersies from india to calcutta and back, like the road which, uncurling soon on the empty night of early gloom, turns twice about its undone zip so turning runs like an hart unto the greatest ofall, the only entrail, which, being a frame of mind, is only bettered by what you and I and the man in the street, not to mention the gatepost find in tiny shops all over that greatest of campaigners, mister, as he always did, mist'er agane. This page must soon be filled, but with what? surely with the sound of the mighty running stream, with the sound of the shawm and strumpet. Now itss sesses that'ss to ssay, "SS" pee queue are ess tea time in fairyland. Come in number two, yourtimeis upstairs on the landing, just under the brown lightswitch where the paper's peelfeeling back at the everstraining wall of mud from the sudan, brought back by Inde's camel trains, swollen over with silk and money such as only stealth can buy. Ticktack your fingernails a whales a sail on a boats a groatthroat. Suck yourself a jubejube white, Edward seven, or all good children will come from heaven only to help the population problem which selfbrads inwards till there's none of it left, only whats saved by madsadnesspoolsfulls such as these.

Ven"s No More

s. T,,;te

Diana, the goddess of love, deesse des deesses, she of the asparagus stalk body, white as the lily is soft and heavenly to kiss as the dew on the morning grass, walks without tread in the ferns by the lilac-blue bay of salt-waters, that lap and fan the sweating white sand of the golden cove, as the glare of the molten sun harshly bathes her drifting island. 194

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M. Tlwm

Jonah Jonah, Protest Marcher And Anarchist Shook his tiny fist. The Whale, according To Marxist plan Swallowed the little man.

"Anarchism must prevail" Jonah shouted To the Whale. The Whale replied In sickly tones "Even anarchists have bones". "Gnome", he screamed "I must insist That you become a communist. Equal blubber For every man To grease his patent frying pan. And equality of swallowing For each and every Whale Of the Marxist following." This oh so simple doctrine Seemed to convince The follower of KropotkinJonah, soon regurgitated, Threw his placards overboard "Anarchism is outdated Every man must praise the Lord." The moral of this saga is (Whatever Marxists wish) That "propaganda never works Especially from fish".

195

PHYSICAL TRAINING

M. H. Reacher

It is inevitable that any scholar at the King's School will be dragged into the dark depths of the school gymnasium and subjected to compulsory P.T. I am assured by my mother, brother, father and tutor that it is not only right and proper but is in the best interests of my physical well-being. Perhaps; but a person with my body is usually a mental wreck after being processed by our able P.T. Instructor. The moment I set foot in the "Gym" I sensed danger. I was placed on a weighing machine, my height was measured and I was quite prepared to be sounded with a stethoscope before being allowed to step down. As it was, I was wheezing pathetically after climbing the flight of steps to the changing room, and the stethoscope would have revealed all. Too much riotous living, over-eating and late nights. At first it wasn't too bad-the usual floor exercises. Then things became difficult: hanging from wall bars, I raised my body with my arms. No sooner had we mastered these techniques than we were moved to new and more complicated forms of torture. The trampolines were lined up in a row. We took turns in bouncing over them. The thing that irritated me was that nearly everyone else was bounding over the things like gazelles, and I eventually came to the conclusion that I was aerodynamically unsound. Indeed, I was suffering from severe fatigue of the midriff and I attributed my inability to propel myself through the air to this. After some practice and considerable reduction in weight due to school diet I began to attain reasonable altitude, although I still suffered from the occasional undercarriage failure. Then came the apparatus proper. A selection of leather-covered vaulting appliances were brought into play. The buck is a leather-covered lump on four legs and providing you get a good spring on the trampoline you should be able to get over it. The horse is another leather-covered lump but more evil and with two handles. You attack it broadside on, bounce on the trampoline, grab the handles and, when you're over, straighten the legs. The worst by far is the box. Upon this seemingly simple contraption you are expected to perform some remarkable acrobatic feats; I always say a small prayer before approaching it. The horrifying thing is the speed with which you must approach it in order to arrive safely on the other side. It thus becomes not only a physical torture but a psychological one too. Ever since I went over it I have maintained that flying is strictly for birds. I then graduated to the beams. You do all sorts of things on these-turn somersaults on them and walk along them when they are upside down. All of them are quite horrifying. I still remember the shame of being used as a guinea pig for one of the exercises. Said the gym master, "As you can see, those with large seats may not find this so easy". It took me some time to understand and appreciate this comment fully for I had been in danger of my life trying to tu~n round feet-up, and thus my mental alertness had been somewhat paralysed by fear. We have not advanced any further and I cannot therefore write much more. But I would like to say that I think it must be good for me; and I know for certain that it is good for the others. Indeed, many people enjoy it and are really very good at it. I would therefore like to point out that these are the views of a person envious of the muscle-bound brown torso'of Charles Atlas and of the agility of some of my form companions. For this reason this piece of writing should not be taken to heart. 196

SOnte Tinte Helice J. K. Harris Some time hence Out of time Through a fence Around this grove, Love will crawl And with his hand Mau l The face of hate With charity's Barbed wire. Some time thither In a hole Love will wither From the world . Then hatred's face Shall cry for pity. And love's city Rise again.

Friday Afterllooll TIIO"gl,ts p. Booker

"T.

Just now, while writing, A small red insect Fell onto my jersey, It stuck in the fluff, Struggling and bound, Unable to escape. It climbed a hair, Mountainous, Jike a tree, Although so small Upon my black jersey. A breath blows it Small, red, and squirming An inch or two, But yards to it. I felt godlike, naturally. 197

DIE HAARE DER KLEOPATRA

J. N.

Lawrance

Hieronymous Anon was a small man (German, of course) who, unfortunately, wrote poems. His nom de plume was, not unnaturally, Bosch. He was very famous and quite frighteningly dull. He worked all day long, pouring out his eloquent, intellectual verses (one a month, a poem a year, twelve stanzas of 30, 31 or 28 lines each, according to the month, and a holiday every February 29th). The Germans doted on him, the French went mad with love and said he was born in Alsace. The English were as ignorant as ever, and H. Anon was very, very dull. One day, Hieronymous fell in love. It was his most stupendous experience. He was sixty. The object of his love was, indeed, very beautiful. Golden-white, it fell like rivulets of fire, free, ethereal, untramelled, perfect, beautiful in Classical perfection-so Hieronymous thonght. "It" was, of course, hair: hair so beautiful, so ecstatically vital, so incomparably lovely, that it quite took Hieronymous' breath away. The wind in the willows along the pleasant Unterblindenstrasse seemed to pause. Hieronymous thought of Cleopatra-"burnished ... perfumed ... the winds were love-sick ... " By" some chance, by Divine inspiration, the oars of her punt became silvered with water and light; the student's guitar "kept stroke", the water lapped the barge boards "as amorous of their strokes". The hair shone like "burnished gold". It was exquisite. Hieronymous was enchanted. Tbat evening he wrote a whole poem, entitled "To Cleopatra". It was only two lines long: "How beautiful your hair is I think it is a fairy's." Hieronymous signed it Antonius; he thought it the embodiment of passion. Although perhaps not as intellectually pure as his "Thoughts of an Immortal on the Valkyries", it rhymed, it was metrically pure. In short, it was creation par excellence. Hieronymous wrote the words down slowly, with shaking hands, trying each word, giving each a sonority which, between you and me, was slightly ridiculous. How exquisite was that "How", long-drawn out and passionate; but, compared to the magnificent rolling of that ravishing "beautiful", how paltry. Then the "hair", anguished with the bitter shafts of desire, moaned with passionate, languorously contorted lips. The second line was but a second expression of this erotic experience. At last, radiant but torn with longing, our desiderative Hieronymous swooned, without his milk, his apple or his hot-water bottIe. The next day, Hieronymous contemplated his production. It seemed ... somehow lacking. Hieronymous, with a Teuton's logical perspicacity, decided that he must, before he modified his brainchild, catch a glimpse of the celestial locks but once again. So he proceeded to the river, hired a punt, bought some light refreshment, and set out once again to hunt for the vision. At last he spied the amber glint of the perfect head, again averted respectfully from the glinting eyes of Hieronymous. Need I describe his rapturous transports? His aged limbs coursed with fire, his paddles slashed the water with frenzied energy. He steered his vessel straight for hers. Melodious voices drifted across the water, people gazed, somnolently prostrate upon the warm banks, at the towers of the university, or at the erratic course of the inflamed poet's barge. 198

Panting with exertion, he closed in on her. His beart was thumping, his head bursting. Hieronymous imagined it was love, and was suitably enraptured, eyes half-closed. At last he thought he smelt the divine perfume, saw every hair, perfect in singularity, godlike in the whole. He reached out, mumbling ecstatically: "Cleopatra, Cleopatra ... ". Surprised, the swarthy young man turned. Then he laughed, shaking his shaggy, fair hair. Suddenly, he stopped. The old man ... was falling in! Water splashed outwards, curving in the sunbeams, glistening, cool. Then a bald head emerged from the outspreading circles of troubled ripples.

Vue Vietis .....

n.M.Plunt

When Autumn's sun casts early shadows rar across the grass, And calls the Lord of Night again to match his kinsman, Day, My idle thoughts at pleasure dart and drift, and gently pass Toward the sun: and travel back upon that blazing ray Which throws long shadows from the thousand towers of Cathay. The Dawn is blushing: and still lights that watchman's belfry thereThe bells which summon all the Palace, to the very least, ' To welcome in the Day; and to present a holy prayer That they be spared to watch, when Dawn displays her costly feast To grace their home, Cathay, the Chosen City of the East. In my Dream asleep, I smile: toward that welcoming shore I steered my painted craft across a far-flung, moving sea, And drift to land where once men walked and sang: and now, no more. I watch the light that from the idle sun leads straight to me, And tells me where was hid Cathay's false gold; and where the key. It will not entertain to learn how Iron Fate struck down The gracious race of men which here the civil traveller greets, And cast to rougher men that key which opened wide their town. Their company I join, and promenade their ancient streets, And watch their ancient mansions trembling in the silent heats.

Where ten thousand jostled once to hear tbeir golden ruler Issue dictates to their lovely world, golden idols smiled At their peoples; where today, the quiet moon shines cooler On. iconoclasts who left the dreaming statues when beguiled By those who called on them to wonder at a star-blessed child. At Dawn, the Orange Barbiean is coloured as of old, As when the sun struck silver from its iron gates, to pay Its debt to those whose bronzes, set ablaze, were turned to gold. First flashed the brass-bound Eastern Gate toward the God of Day Before the Teuton Tribes attacked: and took the Sun away. 199

Visions of,. Juzzophile N.A.Kurint

The trio of Conversations With Myself preaches a sermon Of days when the sun glittered gold For a tinselled goblin dancing High with balloons, a harlequin Making love to an octopus On the seashore, where no tourists Stared astounded down cameras; When all men wore chantilly lace, And rising dawns showered shalom Luminescence on chandeliers That prayed under baobab trees; Chrysalis draped the walls of Nunneries where crepe was fragile, And stones cried "Kyrie Eleison". Now, cascading memories throw Turquoise bouquets of tears sharper Than assegais; the autumn rain Falls chilly on the coconul Shells, a stiletto colossus, A symphonic poem that spells My history in syllables Of despair. In their eyes I am Dead, and no salaam waleikums Can stop the temple bleeding a Litany, while robed madonnas Crumble as the catafalque is Lowered gently into the dark Catacombs of my lost lives. Can Oceans drown the despair of this Island bitter with resentment, Firm in its pride, yet weak in its Anguish? Daddy Louis lifts me High above to my Mecca where I dream the world of Time away, The memories play solitaire And I need no standards to judge By. He recalls myriads of lost Hopes, and I no longer hover On the threshold of another Man's dreams oflove, sadness, and death; For he is my Bible and I Am both sovereign and beggar In my kingdom of taffeta Thoughts and memories, glowing red In the flame of Satchmo's .trumpet. 200

J. J.

WHY A DESERT ISLAND?

Raemaekers

What is the attraction of a desert island? Why does this fable exist? First of all, what is a desert island? It is an atmosphere that is turned into something mildly concrete, whereas most places exist and thus assume an atmosphere. The answer is simple: it is somewhere made out of nowhere. To most people it is a figment of the imagination, a heaven floating in the Pacific. Basically, the desert isle is romantic. It offers unrivalled opportunities for privacy, love and a beautiful human day-dream. Can you not picture yourself reclining with a sigh of content in a hammock of lush grass shoots, gazing out at the golden sands shifting idly in the breeze, and the blue, blue sea beyond, and the palm fronds dark over your head as the parrots cluck and call behind you in the dripping jungle? Of course, one could ramble on for ever, but it is equally easy to shatter the image by dropping a coconut on your head. How about the means of getting here? Maybe a traditional raft-borne, wave-driven storm waif is washed up on this heavenly atoll. But once there, there is more than mere luxury to the romance. There is an element of fear to be found in tbe loneliness of the place, and any human reader likes a little fear to make the story a little more tingling and exciting. His insatiable curiosity roves freely through the stream beds and wet jungle growth, seeking after some mysterious being. Mystery is one of the greatest attractions in any form of literature-hence the success of whodunits, and novels and documentaries concerned with adventure. Every man is a born Odysseus, and his inquisitiveness should know no bounds in a world which his mind, which he call project beyond the actual, has invented. The tremendous scope for imagination provides a story where it is easy to dream up situations and creatures to make anyone's spine shiver. If the borders of reality are overstepped little matters, for the whole concept of the island is fantastic. Man's curiosity urges him to investigate another man's concept of paradise. And the mere fact that it is pure, undiluted Nature allows one "to get away from it all". Humans are wonderful machines, but they know they are rotten and that their society is the most corrupt of any level of animal life. The necessity is imperative; the environment in which to forget is equally important. Man is back to his primeval naked and original form, and expects to come across some vestige of a horrific, if not positively ancient, monster. Besides this, the discovery of one's own character is also possible through its reaction to inanimate or instinctive Nature--a great sensation. As a setting that is ideal for Nature because it is cut off from the rest of the world, it holds a great deal over the average man's environment and hence over the average man's life. One might say, though, that most adventure films and stories have that same something, those qualities eternally framed in the concept of natural Beauty, the atmosphere of nature and character, and are equally secluded in their environments. But the desert isle's trump card is the sea, always a more awesome lure to men than land. Water is a medium they have never fully mastered and their curiosity about it is all the more aggravated for this very reason, that they cannot totally dominate it. 201

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THE VISITATION To boys who, a century hence, ask "who was Michael Ramsey'!" the Archbishop provided his own somewhat original answer when, o n Sat urd ay, 18th May, the old tra dition of an Archbishop's "visitation" of the School was revived . H e would not like to be remembered, he said , for the reasons for wh ich Thomas it Becket is remembered; nor did he des ire to be commemorated in history books in th e way th at Cranmer or Laud is commemoratcr!.

For him, one claim would be cherished morc than any other - the claim that he had been Visitor of The Kin g's School. The Visitation must have been one of the 1110st impressive spectacles seen in the Precincts for several years. The whole School, including Masters, assembled around the Memoria l Court in th e middle of the morning, in bri ght sunshine; and into thi s rin g of black, wh ite

and purple the Archbishop, wearing his full regalia of scarlet and purple, was accompanied down the Norman Staircase by the H eadm aste r a nd the Captain of School. The Headmaster briefly ex plained what is known of the origi ns of this custom, which he had first seen mentio ned in the book let Schola Mea Semper Florea!, written in 1913 by C. E. A. Pullan, O.K.S., and quoted in last term's Canluarian : "Once a yea r the Archbishop of Canterbury pays an official visitatio n to the School. It usuall y takes the form of a gatherin g in the Big School and an Archiepisco pal Address. Sometimes His Grace makes a tour of the Form Rooms a nd watches the busy bees at work, and he has been known to inspect the O.T.C." Another justification for reviving th is tradition, the Headmaster continued , was the growth in contact between the School and the Archbishop in recent yea rs. We have had the pleasure of His Grace's attendance at many school funct ions and performances; and from time to time a boater 01' ball lands on the Pa lace lawn, and has to be retrieved . Since these missiles come usually from members of Wa lpole House, it was even more fitting that a Visitation should be held at this time, when, for the first time in history, we have a Walr.o le Captain of School. " Dr. Ramsey felt that a Visitor must be prepared to perform two function s. He had the duty to act as a final arbitrator, who could settle disputes which it had been impossible to solve .,at any other level: . fortunately, it seemed to him unlikely that · this tasl< wo.uld ever Ii~come necessary. -Ip add ition, the Visi to r had . the· privilege to l'isil wjth a small "v':. After the ceremony, the Archbis ho p did ·indeed make a .tour of man y. Houses a nd classrooms, durin g..which he chatted with a ·large number of. boys. · .". He valued this privilege, he said, for four reasons especiall y. He res pected. the School 's fine tradition of scholarship; he appreciated its activi ty and achievements in· the field of music; the breadth of interest which was to be found in the School- the fact that no boy need feel compelled to "specialise" in one particu1ar pursuit- likewise won his affecti on; and above all he cherished the friendly atmosphere which prevailed everywhere. According to tradition, the Archbishop was then supposed to present the Captain of School with a gold sovereign. In these hard times, however, a £5 note served the purpose adm irably; and it was supplemented by a framed photograph of Dr. R amsey himself. .Teremy Carey expressed the thanks of the School and himself; and the ceremony was brought to a' happy close by three echoing cheers. Everyone truly enjoyed the 1968 Visitation, even more so because many people had awaited it with such scepticism. The Archbishop's extremely vigorous address left its impression on all, so that we look forward to another Visitation next year. A.T.J. 203

THE ANTIQUE GROUP SURVEY Before we embarked on this antique survey, most of the gro up knew virtuall y nothing, but graduall y we developed an appreciation of the finer points of the a ntique trade and its social aspects. Our interest was initially stimulated by the modern image of antiques which has been popularised in well-known programmes like "Going for a Song" and in Chelsea-set film s like Blow-up . Street markets like Portobello Road a lso have a profound mHuence on the shifting fas hions and trends of the modern generation- -the wea rin g of uniforms, long dresses, Edwardian side-boards, frock-coats (Lord Snowdon in particular), Victorian jewellery (paste and jet), and gold-rimmed glasses a re all exam ples of this. This kind of atmosphere and image surrou nds the modern antique business. On entering the antique shops in the Canterbury area, we invariably had to use extreme tact to ensure that dealers did not labour under the ImpreSSIO n that we we re planl1Ing to stage a take-over bid. Our questions ge nerall y progressed in a series, depending on how friendly the dealer became. We gradually developed the ability to distinguish between different grades of antique shops by the stock which they kept. Usually as we progressed from second-hand shops to "unselect" to "select", we noticed that the type of stock varied from any form of "antiquc", being mainly Victorian or later (including plaster-of-paris gnomes, ships' wheels, Victorian porcelain chamber-pots, ancient irons, embarrassingly sentimental Edwardian postcards, and horribl y scratched 78 r.p.m. records), to any antique of the late Georgian or Victorian periods, and then finall y to Georgian or earlier antiques. "Select" a ntique shops tend to specialise in such things as furniture, pain!irygs, s!lver, china or arn'!o ur. . . The dealers' clientele can be rou ghl y divIded mto three categones- tourISts (espeCially our colonial cousins from over the sea), people o ut for a bargain (this includes most people), and customers who return at regular inte rvals. But every antique shop, regardless of its ambience, did approximately 75~':' of its trade with the trade- "the trade li ves off the trade", All the shop-owners we questioned bought from sales, but "less select" shops (in particular) "cleared" houses, fastenin!l on family heir\ooms and ransacking cob-webbed attics, photograph albums, lead soldiers, grandfather s medals, earl y stamp collections pasted on so disastrously with glue, rocking chairs, a nd all the other relics of a nother era. Antique shops, both "select" and "ullselect", bought from the trade, either from the "shop round the corner" or "on location", for example, in India. Even with our iimited expertise, we noticed that the antique business is a fluctuating one and that it is influenced by passing "trends" and fashions. Victorian oil-lamps, Ge~rgian silver, ornate French glass paper-weights, and mahoga~y (as distinct from oak) are all "in" at the moment while skeleton-clocks seem to be com1l1g 111 now. These trends come in and go out in mu~h the sa me way as the Carnaby Street fashions, a nd ~re often dictated by the demands of large London dealers.who ship to Amenca. Howe.ver, It should be remembered that certain pieces, because of their age, craftsmanship and obVI OUS aesthetic . appeal, are firmly established and can never fall into disfavour. The antique trade has its own jargon, and we dI scovered several common expressions: K NOCKERS : These are smart, smooth-talking " Hashes", often from Brighton, their wallets bursting with ÂŁ5 notes, which dazzle dealers and householders alike, and blind them to the true value of their antiques. 204

RUNNERS: A very similar kind of animal to the " Knocker", hut generaliy working as a commissioned agent for a big dealer. They generally have no premises of their own- " their office is in their hat". The more impoverished actually work from trays on pavementsthough this is rare. An area has been "d rummed-up" when its "k nocking" and "running" potential has been fully exhausted. THE RING: A much misunderstood expression. The antique dealers' Association euphemistically calls it a " knock-out agreement", and a nyo ne who joins the Association pledges himself not to partIcipate 111 the "nng". [t IS 111 fact a group of dealers who club together so that they can monopolise sales and a uctions, ensure that the price is kept down, that each like-mll1ded dealer makes a profit, and that they do not bId sUlcidally aga mst each other. Every dealer we asked vehemently denied that he had a nything to do with a "ring", but then which dealer would confess? MAGPIES: These are people, like most of us, who like and (perhaps) appreciate antiques, but browse aro und shops without ever buying. Despite the crooks and scoundrels, the "runners", "knockers", and "ÂŁ5 flashes" of the trade, on the whole we found dealers a charming, fascinating and imaginative species. with a genuine aesthetic love for antiques. Many of them talked of the sixth sense, without which they consider encyclopaedic knowledge is useless, but they em phasised the fact that at a specialist's level an excellent library does become essential. The more fortunate dealers lived in old houses which created the right atmosphere for showing off their antiques. They stressed the value of the la y-out which combined hoth an attractive presentati on with economy of space. We found that although dealers emphasised the fact that they worked very hard, their shops were not open until after II o'clock in the morning, and that a good number were only viewable by a ppointment- for instance, in Whitstable we found three out of six an tique shops shut all day. The real joy of antique collecting lies in the fact that it brings one into real contact with past history through objects which were once in everyday use and will alwa ys be ad mired for their beauty and craftsmanship. Canterbury Antique Shops Luigi Cox; specialists in Georgian furniture and Victorian paintings. S tap/egate Antiques; speciali ses in armo ur, Georgian si lver (cutlery), oriental works of art, and a fascinating array of bric-a-brac. Five Centuries; specialises in clocks. Tudor H ouse; do not specialise, but they sell mai nl y Victorian works, especially oil lamps (which we also found elsewhere, including Canterbury Coins, Whitstable) . S tringer; specialises in 18th and 19th cent ury sofas. Sun Antiques; do not tend to specialise. Wheeler's; does not specialise, tends to sell mainly Victorian st uff. Canterbury Galleries; he sells Georgian si lverware, and glass. Britannia Antiques; sells any antique made pre-1850. Odds 'n' End,; the Scylla to Britannia Antiques' Charybdis- -they are companion shops, and this one sells anything Victorian or later (including old postcards, comics, etc.). Cranjield; sells any Victorian or late Georgian antiques. Tiffany's; caters for the tourist trade. Cheshire's; superb second-hand book-shop. 205

• Bell Lee; tends to cater for the tourist trade.

White and Smith; second-hand shop, sells a few coins. Hopper; tends to specialise in King's School sofas, of which there arc some fine examples in the School House studies. Wha/ager's; do not specialise, but has main ly Georgian pieces. M.T.

CAREERS 1967-68 In looking back over 1967-68 we remember gratefully the kindness of the following speakers who came to talk about the careers with which they are, or have most recently been, concerned :-

Mr. J. Hudson: Why not medicine as a career? Mr. A. D. Bird: The work of the Public Relations Officer. Mr. B. H. Brackenbury: Careers in Metallurgy. Mr. W. M. Elliott: Journalism; Passport to Adventure. Sir Saville Garner, G.C.M.G .: Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service. Mr. Hudson, who was Captain of School and of Rowing in 1934, and holder of the Edmund Davis Exhihition, a closed award to medical students from King's, and who is now

Ophthalmic Consultant Surgeon at Guy's and MODl·fields Hospitals, reminded his large audience that the first renowned medico from King's was William Harvey. Competition

for entry to Guy's Medical School showed at present one successful application in ten, but no really worthy applicant is turned down. Those who seek such an entry mtfst by their good works at school ensure that they a re not likely to be turned down. Elitry to dental training is easier and may be a possible way into medicine after qUalification and

due experience. Although applicati ons for entry to medical schools are now handled by U.C.C.A., there is no reason, Mr. Hudson declared, why boys should not ask for an interview with the Dean of the Med ical School of first preference during the summer holidays at the end of their first year in Science VI. Med icos should certainly go to a University if they possibly can. He hopcd there would be a renewal of applications for the Edmund Davis Exhibition to Middlesex Hospital. We are indebted to Mr. Hudson for finding time in the life of a busy surgeon to come to Canterbury and give such a detailed exposition of the present day faciliti es for medical training. Mr. Bird spoke of the emergence of the P.R.O. when the need was felt by governmellt departments to disseminate information through the available media of communications, and of his importance today as an adv iser on the presentation of policies "and on the

functioning of a general service of information to the public. Today the fnstitute'of Public Relations Officers has 3,000 members. The P.R.O. has no training as such ;he rather happens, but his importance as a function of management is such that he should get eventually Board status with only the Chairman as his immediate superior. He may expect a salary of £2,500 at 30, when he is likely to emerge as a P. R.O. , and may look forward to ·a salary in excess of £5,000 in the case of large corporations. A principal source of recru itment is from well qualified jouJ'Jlalists skilled in the presentation of news for the chief media of communications today. 206

â&#x20AC;˘ Mr. Brackenbu ry, fo rmerly with Richard Thomas & Bald win, and now with British Steel Corporation, made a welcome return to speak of the association of 14 companies producing 95 % of steel production in four geographical groups. We learned much about metallurgy and the opportunities open to you ng men after a successful course at Imperial College of Science and Technology, or at the universities of Nottingham, Sheffield, Leeds or Liverpool. It is regretted that more boys reading Maths., Physics and Chemistry with no clear idea at present of the range of careers open to them could not find time to listen to the masterly cxposition of training and career possibilities for thc metallurgist given by Mr. Brackenbury. Mr. Elliott gave to his small aud ience a fascinating picture of the multifarious activity of the journalist who must go in search of his material in any corner of the globe, talk with prominent people and as easil y with the "man in the street". Those boys who wish for a life of extreme mobility at home and abroad, who have physical stamina and can withstand irregu lar hours and the pressures of crisis periods, who ha ve an inherent sense of adventure

and the itch to write about human society and human problems, should feel strongly . the call to be a journalist. This school and Eton stood out in 1957 for the number of intending journalists among their leavers. The advisable method of entry is by employment with a provincial paper after "A" Levels. Sir Saville Garner, G.C .M.G., who was until February Permanent Under-Secretary of State in the Commonwealth Office and Head of the Diplomatic Service, outlined to a small audience the kind of career to be found today in the Diplomatic Service by those who satisfy the rigorous standards for acceptance, and was in turn closely questioned about the amenities of service abroad and at home. Only one leaver in 1967 was seeking to enter the Diplomatic Service and none seemingly the Home Civi l Service. This talk should lead to an increased interest in employment in these Services.

The annual investigation of Icavers' career intentions carried out by the Public Schools Appointments Bureau from data supplied by some 200 schools reveals no change in the ten most strongly favoured careers:- Engineering; Science ; Administration or Sales in com-

merce or industry; Medicine, Dentistry or Veterinary Science; Law; Chartered Accountancy; Agriculture, Forestry, or Horticulture; Services; Teaching; Banking. These are

in order of percentage of the total leave. The pattern has remained unaltered sincc 1964. At King's the order is Engineering, Law, Medicine, Commerce and Industry, Agriculture, Accountancy, Science, Journalism, Services, Banking. Only II boys out of 158 leavers left before taking "A" Level examinations and there continues the all-round up-grading of qualifications required by employers from "0" Levels to "A" Levels. The tendency to postpone career decisions until after University becomes more pronounced and is no bad thing. The problem boy is he who does not wish for further formal education and yet is reluctant to make up his mind what employment to try initially. 62 % of boys were proceeding to a University, and when those are included who were going to a College of Further Education the percentage rose to 72. Ten boys applied successfully for the P.S.A.B. short Careers Courses in the Easter and Summer holidays and the School was represented at the Ashridge and York Courses. Parents who would like to talk informally about their careers while on a visit to Canterbury are asked to get in touch with me. Such talks, followed by questions, are of inestimable benefit to boys, committed and uncommitted alike. E.R.C.D. 207

BISMARCK SIR ROBERT BlRLEY After sprinkling his lectu re with some vivid and amusi ng anecdotes about Bismarck the gruff military Junker with the high, piping voice, Sir Robert Birley attempted to set him in his historical niche- in the context of the failures of 1848 which preceded him and the disasters of Imperial Germany after 1890, and eventually of Nazism. He also gave short shrift to the current "nco-Nazi" label which has been too indiscriminately affixed. "1848" was a real turning-point in that it spelt doom for the liberal "Professors'" solution to the German Question- and made the way clear for the "iron and blood" solutions of Bismarck. As the Emperor so concisely described him in 1848: "Extreme Reactionary, smells of blood, may come in use later". Bismarck made nationalism too respecta ble and militarism too forgi va ble- that was his great crime. Once his system of alliances had broken, the solidification of the two camps in Europe preceding the Great War seemed inevitable. Through his social legislation, the [mperial Chancellor took the wind out of the Social Democrats' sails, and thus denied Germany any tradition of popular government. Out of tbe ruins of that " non-event" the Weima r Republic, rose Hitler. Bismarck, a true reflection of 1848, had turned the Romanticism of Goethe into the militarism of Wagner. Sir Robert Birley did more than in struct, he entertained. His pictures of Moltke reading French novels while Sadava was raging, and of Bismarck gulping down two raw eggs, to ensure that he, the King of Prussia, and the King of WUrtemburg only got one each, will not be quickly forgotten. M.T.

THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY DR. M. J. e. VILE Dr. Vile's talk came at a lime when British newspapers were realising that an electoral campaign was already being fought, and when about one hundred boys were starting to revise for their "A" Level Representative Government paper. He managed both to give "depth" to the newspaper reports and to provide a foundation on which to base examination answers. Most of the lecture concerned the election of a President : Dr. Vile explained the primaries system, the so-called "Electoral College", and the reason why Wallace could put the choice of a President in the hands of the H ouse of Representati ves. We were also given some account of the need for a "superman" to perform the President's many diverse duties. At the end a large number of questions were answered. However, Dr. Vile was hardly given the chance to go beyond giving an elementary summary of the various aspects of this enorm ous topic. A.T.J. 208

CHRISTIANS AND INDUSTRY

Sir Alfred Owen is an Industrialist par excellellce. The Owen group of Companies is one of the two largest private businesses in this Co untry and manufactures a wide ran ge of equipment from petrol tanks for B.M .e. cars to heavy earth-moving machinery. As well as holding twenty Directorships, Sir Alfred is pro-Chancellor of Keele University. He is also a practising Christian and on the II th May he spoke to an informal gathering in the Societies' Room on the problems of being a Christian in big business. Sir Alfred acknowledged that our economy is built on the profit motive and suggested that to be concerned in making a profit is r.ot un-Christian. The parable of the Ten Talents is evidence that Christ taught the need for common sense. He saw hi s job as a Christia n Director in terms of loving and caring. The management has a duty to care for its workers and the Owen group seems to provide faci lities to help its employees and their families throughout their lives. The Trades Unions a lso have a duty to the workers and were, after all, originally founded by Christians to improve working conditions. Sir Alfred stressed the importance of seeing men as Body and Spirit, both of which need nourishment. Man needs to be converted to acknowledging that God made him, Christ drives him and the Spirit gives him power. Sir Alfred's chief source of Spiritual nourishment is his Bible, which, appropriately covered in red cloth, provided him with a talking point on his recent business trip to Russia. Christians in Industry, Employers a nd Employed, may differ in many things, but are undoubtedly drawn together by their common faith. This leads to complete confidence in each other's sincerity. Although one may object to the restrictive paternalism of a large family organisation which seeks to provide for all the workers' needs, no one, [ think, could doubt Sir Alfred Owen 's sincerity in what he is trying to achieve. B.G.

HER MAJESTY'S DIPLOMATIC SERVICE A TALK BY SIR SAVILLE GARNER, G.C.M. G. Early this term we were honoured with a visit by Sir Saville Garner, who had but recently retired from the Diplomatic Service. Sir Saville's talk to the small assembled company was of an informal nature. He started by dispelling some "old myths" that still persist in clouding our view of the Dipomatic Service. After his brief general introductory speech Sir Saville offered to answer any questions we might have. The ensuing discussion , which continued almost until supper-time, proved most informati ve. We all went away with a real understanding of what a diplomat does, what is expected of him , and the sort of person he needs to be. It was unfortunate that this talk was on a Saturday afternoon, thereby depri ving those boys otherwise engaged of an opportunity of seeing and listening to such a distinguished speaker. Our thanks go to Sir Saville Garner for sparing his valuable time to give us such an illuminating talk. A.P.N.G.H-F. 209

ISRAEL-TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING MRS. MARY BUCHA NAN After a short ta lk abollt the Histo ry of Israel and the Jewish people, Mrs. Buchanan went on to talk about modern Israel: the mai n so urces of income, the problem of Israel's

many different immigra nts, the problem of the Arabs, the educational system, and the defences; all these she explai ned very clea rl y.

As well as some slides of many historically religious places, Mrs. Buchanan also had some pictures of the victims and th e relics of the six-day war. Mrs. Buchanan made clea r to us the immense courage and toil that went to build the Israel we know today and the need for peace a nd friend ship between the Arabs and Israelis.

J.L.W.

THE ELOCUTION COMPETITION FOR THE BODEY CUP MAY 12TH, 1968 "Choice IVords, and measlired phrase, above the reach Of ordinary men" - Wordsworth It is pleasa nt to be able to congratulate this year's competitors on the standard they achieved, in general incomparably above that of last year. It was clear that much careful thought had gone into the choice of passages, and good work into rehearsals; and the res ult was an evening of va luable experience for the competitors, and rea l entertainment for the

audience. Among the contributio ns to the first item [ particularly enjoyed H. Konigs berger's Death of Marie An/oinetle, D. C. Bolam's The Listeners and G. F. Wilso n's The GreatGrandmother, and I was much moved by W. M. Lattimer's pathos in Dooley is a Traitor. Galpin's and Marlowe were not sufficiently audible in their first item. Linacre had hit u]Jon the interestin g device of lin king all three items, and Judging Distances was an IIlterestlllg choice, and wou ld have sco red mo re highly if it had been really audibl e. The Exposition is a difficult but really worth-while challenge, an d the res ul ts were most interesting and entertaining. It is also the item in which entrants are most li kely to dry up, a nd it might be remembered another yea r that there is no objection to well-concealed guide notes to ease the ordea l. R . M. Plant had platform assuran ce and a good theme, C. S. W. Smith a good presence but an argu ment that was a little weak. PartICularly impressive were the ex positions of J. K . Allen, who. had an excellent theme? personal assurance and a most pleasing voice ; R. A. Chamberlin, who deli vered a most IIlterestlllg theme of Fire; and P . W. Sprunt, whose manner was both fiuent a nd smcere. P. A. Baskerville's exposition was excellent and passed the hi ghest test of carrying the audience with him over the steps of his argument. It must be remembered that the purpose of the Exposition is to collvince the audience of the truth and interes t of the subject. It must therefore have persuasiveness a nd conviction as well as flu ency and audibility. 210

Naturaily the aud ience lind the dramatic excerpts particularly entertaining. Walpole's scene from The Ollly Way established tension within a moment, and J . K. H arris again revealed his accustomed mastery of th e stage. There was some admirable fooling in Galpin's scene from TlVelfth Night. Marlowe's scene from Dr. Faustus was a difficult o ne to make effective. A. P. Hardie showed special ability in Linacre's Journey's Elld, and the whole would have been twice as effective if it had been played six feet nea rer the audience. Meister Omers' cho ice of The Trial of Lucullus was most interesting and effective, and was played with great polish. Wi th School House's scene from A Manfor All Seasons I found myself wishing that M. Powell had chosen More's great speech twenty pages further on. Luxmoore's Waiting for Godot was beautifully played, but the intimacy of the scene was a li ttle lost in the Great Hall , and P. Maso n was at times inaudible. Gra nge's scene from all the Frontier was a triumph, with G . F. Wilso n and P. A. V. Osman playing superbly, and the whole cast radiating such energy and sheer enj oyment as to lea ve the adjudi cator's decision in little doubt. The Bodey Cup went to Grange, wi th Meister Omers, Lu xmoore and Walpole close hehind . The adjudicator indicated the five criteria which he had applied: articulati o n, the quality of voice, variety in th e use of vo ice, timing and au dience contact, valuab1e points for guid ance in future yea rs. He was much impressed by the quality of performance, and said afterwa rds th at he already saw several contestants as destined for th e Bar! Certainly as aids to future careers the importance of such contests as these ca n hardl y be overestimated. We are grateful to Mr. Miles-Brown, Lecturer in Speech and Drama at Christ Church College, for his expert adjudication, and to the contestants who rose so effectively to the challenge. R.W.H.

CRICKET Retrospect 1968 This has been one of the most disappointing and frustrating seasons that we ha ve had for a very long time. F rom beginning to end the weather has been the controlling factor and what promised to be a very good team was foiled in its attempts to settle down and gain that confidence which is so necessa ry for success a nd thorough enjoyment of the game. Two attempts were made to play Du lwich but they were both rained off without a ball being bowled, as was the Highga te match. We had built up a good score at Wimbledon against K. e.S. when rain sto pped play there. Other games we re seriously affected by rain and the conditions under which matches were played were seld om easy. Victories over M .e.e., R oyal Navy C.C., Dover, a nd the Ba nd of Brot hers are set against defeats by Eton Ramblers and the Buccaneers with four other games aba ndo ned a nd four drawn. The potential was there at the beginning of term a nd one cannot say much more than that it is still there and that much of it remains to be developed. There were of course Some individual a nd some team triumphs but if one's standards are set as high as they should be then one must confess to some disappointments as well. There was a strange in consistency

about the team. [n one match they would give the impression of being a really good and workman like side a nd in the next things might start to go badly for them and their morale would not pick up. A strikin g example of this was seen in the O.K.S. match when on the first day they bowled, fielded, caught and batted well and played themselves into a commanding position. On the second day two or three catches were put down, the bowling became ragged, and the batting which followed was, with the exception of e. B. Hamblin, almost completely lackin g in character. Eve n when a side is batting simply to stave off defeat the bad ball must not be allowed to go unpunished or the bowlers will quick ly get on top. It is sti ll not fu ll y appreciated by many players how much of the game is in the mind. It used to be said th at cricket is a ga me which develops character in a boy, but be that as it may, it cannot be denied that fighting qualities, or the lac k of them, are certainly shown up when pressures are on. However, o ne can reca ll with rea l pleasure and comfort the

good fighting innings of H. M. G. Braddell more than once, of C. J. C. Rowe against St. Lawrence College, and of the captai n (D. W. Miller) and M. F. T', lor in their last wicket stand against the Band of Brothers. Many members of the team played a good innings or two in the course of the season but by and large the rain-affected wickets and wet slow outfields tended to keep the scoring low. On several occasions D. G. Gallyer and J. P. Sherren gave us a fairly good start against the new ball. They were followed in the order by Ham blin a nd R owe, who a re bot h already good players. There is undoubtedly a touch of class about Rowe's batting but even the best of players must concentrate on playing each ball on its merits and at all ti mes refrain from being casual. Miller a lways shaped well and looked a n elegant player, but, as with A. R. AmIot, he must be slightl y disappointed with his total aggregate of runs. AmIot was more successful when strikin g the ball than he was when playing defensively. There was batting in depth and J. Fra nkland 's hitting was useful as was the straightness of D. G. Darroch's bat. D. P. Davison and e. r. Collins had a rew opportunities of estab lishing themselves but neither reall y got going in 1st Xl matches. 212

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'the standard 01 bowling was as variable as that the batting and fielding. Not unnaturally it looked to be good when the support in the field was up to standard but when catches went astray it tended to become less tidy. Frankland, r. C. Gaskell and Darroch were all fairly hostile at times but their length was too often more erratic than it should have been. Miller was the steadiest of them all but Rowe still bowls too many bad ones. Perhaps next year Taylor will be able to demonstrate the value of rea lly good-length medium-paced bowling. As the scores will show there we re some good individual perfo rmances and, as always, these would have been even better ifmore of the catches had been held. Tt is sad for the captain in particular that this should have been such a wet season as this was a side which could have enjoyed an outstandingly successful term had the conditions permitted. C.F.

1st XI Matches King's v Sevenoaks Vine C.C. Played on 9th May. Match Drawn. We had a disastrous start on a rain-soaked wicket, losil)g three wickets for seven runs. It was a good fighting innings by Hamblin (45) and G allyer (35*) that enabled us to decla re at 121-7. A quick breakthrough by Darroch and Fran kland was well followed up by Rowe, who took 5-36. and at the close Sevenoaks Vine were 95-8. The fielding was rather poor. K.S.C. 121 for 7 dec.; Sevcnoaks Vine 95 for 8.

King's v St. Lawrence C.C. Played on May 16th. Match Drawn. After winning the toss we batted on a good wicket with a fast o utfield. Shcrren was out early on, not playing at a straight half-volley ! Oallyer and Miller added a few qu ick nms but it was Hamblin who, with Gallyer, scored the bulk of the rtlns. Davison and Braddell scored usefu l runs in steady drizzle at the end of the innings. St. Lawrence started off at a cracking pace and it was on ly because of a minor collapse that they did not make it. K.S.C. 129; St. Lawrence III for 6.

King's v St. Lawrence College Played on May 21st. Match Drawn. St. Lawrence won the toss and elccted to bat and in spite of some decidedly streaky batting amassed a good score. A. Parker scored a good 47, but it was mainly dtle to some effective slogging that they reached 151-7. Set to score 152 in 108 minutes, the side. with the notable exception of Rowe, batted feebly, and the chase was never really on. While Rowe sailcd on at one end, wickets tumbled at the other. On ly BraddelJ, who stuck out the last half ho ur, showed any determinatio n. Rowe's dominance of the innings can be seen from the fa ct that he scored 80 out of 101. K.S.C. 101 for 6 (Rowe 80Âˇ ) ; 51. Lawrence 151 for 7 dec.

King's v K.C.S. Wimbledon Played on May 25th. Match abandoned as a draw. On a miserably wet morning we wo n the toss and chose to bat. The wicket was firm because K.C.S. are fortunate enough to havc covers. The K.C.S. bowling was steady if not rea lly penetrating and Oallyer and Sherren took full advantage of th is, scoring 82 in even time. Both were out in q uick succession, Gallyer for a very useful 50. A collapse followed and when F rankland went to the wicket, the score was 130-7. However, with Braddell he put on 35 very lIseful runs with splend idly controlled aggress ion. They were undefeated when rain caused play to be abandoncd. K.S.C. 165 for 7. Rain. 214

King's v Royal Navy C.C. Played on June 1st. Match won by 110 runs. At last we had a good fa st wicket , a fast outfie ld and fine weather. With a slightly re-adjusted team most of the batsmen.took full advantage of this, and we sco.red 199-6. Gallyer and Sherren got us ofT to an excellent start agam until Gallycr was leg before for 33 With the score at 76. Sherrell piled on the runs w it ~ several partners and was ever:ttual.ly di smissed for a good 81. The Navy got ofT to a splendid start agamst. the fast bowlers, but the sltlla,tlon changed completely when the spinners camc on. Rowe (6-28) and Miller (4-5) rattled through the SIde and they were di smissed fo r 89. K.S .C. 199 for 6 dec. Royal Navy 89.

King's v The Buccaneers C.C. Played on June 8th . Match lost by 28 run s. King's were asked to field in steady drizzle which lasted throughout the morning. The pitch wa s very slo.w and the outfield very wet. The fast bowlers, Frankland especially, bowled well, but the fifth wicket pall' took the sco re frol~l 32 to 84 at lunch. Af~er lunch the fielding improved and Gaskell bowled very well, the Buccaneers collapsmg to 121 all out. ~hll1gs looked comfortable at 45- 1, but then three wicket s fell for two runs and we never recovered. DaVison was last Olll , bowled by the third ball of the last over of the match. K.S.C. 93; Buccaneers 121 (Gaskell 6-23).

King's v The M.C.C. Played on J une 13th. Match wo n by 6 wickcts. .In fine ~ut windy weat l.ler, the M.C.C. won the toss and baltea on a good wicket. All the early batsmen fai led agalllst good bowl 109, .but the very ~xp~rienced B.. Lock, ably ass isted by W. Sale, scored 73, and together they put on 105 unt il both were d ismissed by M Iller. Their captain insisled on splitting the time a~d decl~red generous!y .. Gallyer and Sherren started ofT at a cracking pace but then four wickets fell fatrly qUickly. Amiot Jomed Rowe at the wicket and together they put on 71 in 40 minutes to win the match. K.S.C. 161 for 4; M.C.C. 160 for 8 dec.

King's v Eton Ramblers Played on June 15th. Match lost by 9 wickets. yve were p.ut in ~o bat on.a soft drying wicket and scored 159, which on that wicket was not a bad score. Bnght sunshme dried the Wicket out and by th.e end of our .innings the wicket was dry and hard. Hamblin was. top scorer wlt,h 46. Braddell held the !ali together WIth 20 not out, a good fighting innings. After gettmg an early Wicket the team went to pieces and fi ve " sitters" went do wn. The bowling was rather weak, and the Ramblers won comfortably. K.S.C. 159; Eton Ramblers 161 for I.

King's v Dovel' College Played on June 20th. Match won by 55 runs. Revenge is sweet , but for a long ti,nle it did not seem that we would get it. We won the toss and batted first, ~u t onl.y .Rowe batted ~ell, sco rmg 35. Only Hamblin stayed with him for any length of time. Darroch wen~ Ill . to Jom Braddell wl.th the score at 102-9 . .Bra~1dell was immediately dropped, but with typical applicat ion they put o n 42 mvaluable nm.s before a ram shower forced a declaration with Braddell one short of a well deserved 50. Doyer were gomg well at 45-1 but then Darroch struck with three quick wickets and Dover slumped .to 47:6. Time was of .the essence a,nd. one wicket was needed in the last over. Rowe, who had been bowlmg h!s left arm and n.ghl ann vanetles, switched back to his usual leg-breaks. The first ball, can noned off M.llIer full toss at Silly mid-olT. The second ball was a no ball which so surprised the l!mplre that he c~ l1ed JlISt as the ba ll struck the stumps. The next ball was hit straight 10 mid-on where DaVison made no mistake. ' K.S.C. 144 for 9 dec.; Dovel' 89. 2 15

King's v Eastbourne College Played on June 22nd. Match Drawn.

Eastbournc won the toss and rather surpri singly put us in to bat, but their decisio n seemed justified when we were 29-3 and then 75-5. However, the midd le order batting held for once, and Rowe, Am io t and Miller pushed the score along arter the earlier batsmen had struggled. J43-9 did not seem to be a winning score considering Eastbournc's batting reputation, but fine bowling nearly saw liS through. Gaskell and Frankland achieved an early breakth ro ugh, d ismissing their two high -scoring openers. Rowe then came on and took six wickets in a row. Sensible batting by their numbers 7 and 8, Wells and Davidson averted defeat , and fOllr wickets were needed in the last over. The first two balls o f that over produced two wickets but we could no t manage a ny mo re. K.S.C. 143 for 9 dec.; Eastbo urne 82 for 8 (Rowe 6-25).

K.S.C. v The Band of Brothers Played o n July 6th. Match won by 29 runs. King's batted first on a slow but quick ly dryi ng wicket, the sta rt being delayed until after lunch. We started disastrously, collapsing to Musson who bowled fast with a considerable inswi ng. Six wickets fell for only 44, but then Miller made batting look easy with a very well struck 46 not ou t. By judiciously farming the bowling he guided the score to 79-9, helped firs t by Collins and then by Gaskel l. Taylor helped Miller in a last wicket partnership of 39, taking the score to a match-winning 118. Again we had been saved by the last wicket. Although the Band of Brothers were reputed to be a strong side they found the pitch too much for them, and the sp inners took the wickets. Rowe ended up bowling ofT-breaks because his leg-breaks when pitched anywhere ncar the wicket turned too m uch for contact to be made wi th bat or wicket. K.S.C. 11 8; Band of Brothers 89.

King's v The O.K.S. Played o n July 12th and 13th. Match Drawn. The O.K.S. were put in to bat o n a soft but rapidly drying wicket and were sho t out for J06. On ly Young and Kilbec put up any res ista nce and the School were lucky to have Kilbce fun out for 25. Most of the other batsmen seemed out of pract ice and tended to get themselves out. Their score would have been even lower had not A. H. Selby struck 20 not out going in No. 11. The wicket had improved and by the time we came to bat it was quite pleasant. Gallyer and Sherren batted gai ly, seeing the sh ine ofT the ball. Rowe provided the backbone of tile innings and seemed set fo r a well-deserved cent ury when he was caugh t at square-leg pulling a head-high full toss. Wi th Braddell, he had p ut o n 68 fo r the sixth wicket. The last th ree wickets fell quickly in the quest for quick runs. G iven 15 minutes before the close, the O.K.S. scored 6-0. G. K. Jaggers, last year's captain, batted well on the Saturday morning, scoring 69. The wicket was treacherous for about an hOllr and a half in the morning and Jaggers and Kilbee did well to survive. Kilbee, however, lost patience after being scoreless for half an hour and holed o ut at long-on. Rowe and Miller had been bowling well in the pre-l unch period. The hour after lunch set the seal on the game when DraycoLl and Collier made an onsla ugh t on the bowling, which went to pieces. The fielding became ragged as well and a few catches went down. D raycotl was o nly in 45 minu tes fo r 55 runs. Gaskell and Frankland, bowling slow, were brought back on and things tightened up but the damage had been done. Set to score 184 in about 150 minutes, King's began to have a go, and even though three wickets fe ll qu ite quickly there was still a chance at tea. However, when Miller was o ut just a fter tea, the chase was called off, but still wickets fell. Hamblin , batting very well, could on ly stand and watch the procession a t the ot her end. Braddell put up so me resistance but with forty minutes to go he was caught ofT one which popped. Da rroch had to bat for 10 minu tes which he did with considerable aplomb and the match was drawn . The batting o n the whole was feeble with the except ion of Ham blin , who scored 45 not ou t.

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Secol/d II/I/illgs G. K. Jaggers, c Collins, b MiIler. ... . J . A. Young, b Rowe .......................... . M. R. T uohy, Ibw, b Mi ller ..................... .. J . R. Kilbee, c Collins, b Miller .... .. R. J . M. Collier, b Gaskel l. ..................... .. R. G. S. Draycott, c and b Gaskel l. .......... .. A. D. H. T urner, c Gallyer, b F ran kland .... .. A. R. Fryer, e MilieI', b Fra nkland ............ . A . H . Selby, b Miller ...... ... .......... ........ .... . T. Johnson, no t out.. ............ .. H . R. Jackson, b Fran klan d Ex tras (b 5, Ib 7, w I, nb 1) ................ .

M. R . Tuohy, b Darroch................. .. ....... . 9 R. G. Draycott, c Miller, b Frankland........ . 8 R. J. M. Collier, c Gaskell, b Frankland.. .. .. 4 J. A. Young, c Shqrren, b Rowe............. ... . 13 25 J R Kil bec, run o ut .. . .... ... .. A. D. H Tm ncr, st Gallyer, b Rowe.. 2 A. R. F ryer, c Rowe, b F rankl and ............. 7 G. K. Jaggers, b Rowe.......... .................. 5 T. Jo hnson, C Hambl in, ~ Rowe 2 1-1 . R. Jackso n, lbw, b Miller................. .... G A. H. Selby, not Oll!....... ..... ..................... 20 Ext ras (b I, Ib I, nb 2) .. .. ................... 4

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D . G. Gallyer, b Kilbee.... ........ .. ........... .... J . P. Sherren, b Jackson.................. .......... C. n. Hamblin , no t out..... .... ......... ...... C. J. C. Rowe, c F ryer, b Jackson............... D. W. Miller, b Collier...... ........... .. ... .. ..... A. R. Amiot, b Col lier.. .............. .............. H. M. G. Braddell, c Kilbee, b Johnso n....... C. I. Coil ins, Ibw, b Coll ier............ J. Frankland, c F ryer, b Selby.................... I. C. Gaskell , b Selby......................... .. ..... D. G. Darroch, not out ............ ............... Extras (b 17, Ib 7, w I)........................

D. G. Gallyer, b Kilbcc...... .......... ...... ...... 13 J. P. Sherren, b Kilbec..................... ......... 4 4 C. B. Hamblin, c Draycott, b Tuohy........... C. J. C. Rowe, C Young, b Co llier.............. 82 D. W. Miller, b Kilbee.............................. 8 A. R. Amiot, c and b Collier... ...... .. ... ....... 9 H. M. G. Braddcll , not OU!.. .............. _....... 24 3 C. I. Collins, run out....... .. ............... ........ 7 J. Frankland, not out.. ....................... ....... I. C. Gaskell !.did not bat D. G. Darroch Extras (b I , Ib 7, w I)........... ..... ..... .. 20

Total (9 wkts.) ......................... ... 11 9

Total (7 wkts. dec.) ....................... 174

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D. G. Darroch ........................

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Matches 12 II 12 12 II 12 9 12

f llnings 13 10 13 13 12 13 10 10

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Runs 375 135 280 254 209 139 11 2 86

H .S. 82 4946 50 81 463619

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RIIIIS

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Maidel/s 43 20 33 46 26

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Best 6-25 6-23 4-5 3-33 3-1 9 1-0 0-4

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a very satisfactory season, winning four and d rawing four o f the eight games played. All the victories were by large margins and the side were never in dan ger of defeat, though the game with Worth School had its anxious moments. Although a reliable opening pair could not be found, the middle batting was very stro.ng and there was never any need for the last three III the order to b,,:t. Of the ~at s men, Mount was at. hiS best w l~en ,runs were needed quickly; Collins always showed umntstakea~le .slgns of. class a nd Galli was not dlsllllssed until latc June ! Blackburne-Kane played another great mmngs agamst Eastbourne and Langley-Hunt hit the side out of trouble in the last match. Nash and Taylor were the most effective bowlers, with Spells and Langley-Hunt providing useful support. Wylie was o ut standing in a good fi eld ing side and the em hl!siasm that general.ly preva iled was m uch to the credit of Collins, the captain. He was unlucky no t to. ga m a regular .p lace III the 1st X I ~nd he ~llll S t be the best c rickcter not to have do ne so for a very long time. It was fit llll g that hc sho uld Will the smgle wicket competition. The following were regula r members of .the side::-Collins, MOllnt, Nash, Taylor, Blackburne-Kane, Wylie, Spells, Economou, Langley-Hunt , Shires, Galli. Results K.S.C. , 95-2 (Gaskell 40·, Co llins 33· ); R.M.S., Dover 1st X I, 9 1 (Nash 7-25). Won by 8 wicke ts. K .S.C., 11 9-6 dec. (Spells 38, Gani 31·); SI. Lawre nce Co llege, 111 -7. Drawn. K .S.C., 11-0 ; D over G.S. 1st X I, 146-4 dec. Drawn . K.s.C., 155-2 ( Mount 6 1·, Collins 54· ); Hayma kers, 152. Won by 8 wicke ts. K.S.C., 89-6; Worth School 1st X I, 182-6 dec. Drawn . K .S.C., 124-6 (Gani 47, Collins 20*); Dover College, 48 (Taylor 8 I7). Won by 76 runs. K.S.C., 137-6 (D1ackbu rne-Kane 52, Mount 41); Eastbourne, 140. Drawn. K .S.C. , 126-6 dec. (Langley-Hunt 36); St. Lawrence College, 66 (Spells 4- 14) . Won by 60 runs. * Not out. R .P .B. M

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3rd XI 11 turned out that there were twel ve cricketers who co ul d not quite make the 2nd X I and who d id no t wish to play in house leagues. T hey co nstit uted the 3rd X I and R. J . A. Palmar had the unenviable task or weld ing this heterogenolls group into a respectable team. The small numbers made selection easy but did not guarantee a high standard of cricket a nd it became necessary occasionally to sign 011 a gifted amateur for an afternoon. Whether we won o r not, the games were enjoyed wit h a fa irly light-hearted approach- and we d id win once! Results K.S.C., 73 (Datt 30); J unior Leaders, 77-9 (Ilaskerville 4- 17). Lost. R.M.s., Dover 2nd X I, 53 (Ward 4-8, Da ti 3-2); K .S.C., 5p-2. Won. K.S.C., 73-8 (Docherty 27); Dover G.S. did not bat. Ra in stopped play. Ke nt College 2nd X I, 157-9 dec. (Economou 4-24); K.s.C., 131-7 (Economou 60, Thomso n 27). Drawn. Jun ior Leaders, 55 (Datt 4-7, Doche rty 4-22). K .S.C., 49. Lost. P.G .W

Colts' XI This was a good side as their record (played 5, won 4, drawn I) suggests. Jt was sad that , wit h thei r small fixture list, .two .of th~ matches should have been ruined by rai n. Nevert heless, sat isfactory wi ns were recorded agamst DulwlCh, SI. Lawrence, Tonbridge and Eastbourne and they had the best o f a draw against St. Augustine's. Its strengt h !ay in the number of all-rou nde rs : we batted effectively to the end of the order a nd every member the Side cou ld h~ve tll.rn~d a n ann over wit hou t disgracing us. As a resul t some mell~bers of the lower m iddle o rder were ~I v.e n limited scope to display their talents, but perhaps the most c red itable feature of all was the gene ra l wlllmgness to playas a team wi thout the individualism and histri o!lics tc? whi~ h talented si ~es ~re ~o l11et im~s prone. Perhaps the most in teresting match was that aga inst !onb~ldge smce It .may be an md lc~t l? n of thmgs to come ..Here it was agreed to play 40 overs each a nd It achieved the deSired effect of ayoldmg the lend.cney to whic h school sides are regretta bly prone, namely to declare unreasonably late, whde at the same tlllle the last ten overs developed a far greater exci tement than one normally gets in the convent iona l match. Purists will argue that it is not cricket- but it does work , and it ensures a result. Altogether it was a most enjoyable season. The side, which I:emai ned unchanged and was awarded co lours ell bloc, w,!-s :---:-M. W. J . Thorne (Capt ain), G. M . J ones (Vice-Captain), M. J. K. Craig, J. A. Fewsle r, I-I. S. Flemmg, S. G. Gallyer, R. J . M. lnman, T . B. Jeffery, N. R. M. Mackie, G. Orme, S. J. Warren-Stone. D.W.J.G.W.

Junior Colts Alt h ou~h this h~s not been a brilliant team, there has been much good all -round competence a nd encouragmg enthUSiasm for the game. T o a cheerful team who obviollsly enjoyed thei r c ricket the appa ll ing weather has proved to be most disheartening. ' TI.le first two ma tches follo wed a similar pattern with Dulwich a nd Kent College batting far too lo ng to give any c ha nce:: o f a positive result. In each case King's were asked to sco re the necessary runs in 20 overs less t ha~ th~lr opponents, and two rather dull draws resulted. Putting these frustrat ions beh ind them, th~ bowlers c!Jsl11 lssed St. Lawrence cheaply and thi s led to a convincing eight wicke t win. The match at WIt~lbledon was a bandoned at tea due to heavy rain and, later in the season, rain also prevented any play against Sutton Valence and Sheerness C.S.S. The two defeats were at the hands of T onbridge and Eastbourne College and, in each case, the opposition produced an outstand ing ind ividua l pe rformance to tip the scales. Between thesc losses the team soundly defeated Worth and Dover College.

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Apart from Lindley and Wright, the bowling was very modest and the records show ho~v much the team depended on them. Lindley was the more dangerous of the two, and he was happy to pitch the ball well up to batsmen who were not prepared to u ~ their .feet. Wright, on the other hand, \,,:as the more diffi~ult to force away and provided an adm irable foil for Lmdley. These two were also the mamstay of the battmg, but they wer~ well suppo rted by Firth, whose determination and characterist ic square cut brought him a well-earned 60 at Wimbledon. Behind the stu mps Marriner was always alert, and made some rather untidy throwing look better than it really was. H ampton captained the side with increasing confidence as the season devcJoped, and should have more luck with the bat next year. Results Played 8, Won 3, Drawn 2, Lost 2, Abandoned I. Du lwich, 108·6 dec. (K irkwood 3-10); K.S.C., 65·6. D rav.:n. Kent College, 122-6 dec. (Wright 3-31) ; K.S.C., 96-6 (Wright 30). Drawn. St. Lawrence, 63 (Lindley 5-22); K.S.C., 64·2. Won. K.S.C., 104-6 (Firth 64); K.C.S., Wimbledon, did not. bat. Abandoned (Rai n) . K's. C., 97 (Lind ley 43, Day 10-20); Tonbridge 99-6 (Lindley 3-23). Lost. Worth, 41 (Lindley 5- 18, Wright 4-3); K.S.c., 44-4. Won. K.S.C., 11 -7 dec. (Wright 43'); Dove r College, 61 (Lindley 6- 18). Wo n. Eastbourne Co llege, 186-4 dcc. (Pierpont 11 9); K.S.e., ItO (Block 37). Lost. * Not o ut.

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Under Fourteen XI Although three matches were lost to rai n, the team showed great ent husiasm and much healthy aggressio n when they were allowed to p lay. The attack ing batt ing of S~ann, Armitage and Spencer-Payne .in partict,Jlar was most gat ifying, and the admi rable unbroken pa.rt nershIP. o f 133 between Swan n and Armitage agamst St. Lawrence must surely be a record. In fac t the Side contamed several correct batsmen and we were not very often sho rt o f runs. There were severa l notable bowling performances; Spencer-Payne, Si ngleton, Barlow and Rule were all dangerous when they managed to con trol their length and directio n. Here again, the aggress ive approach . . . paid off handsomely. Outfielding was the weakest point. Very few members of the Side learnt how to make a catch , as dlst mct from taking a catch. Sh ires, behin d the st un~ps , improved. after a sl?w start, and has .th ~ mak ings of a very able 'keeper. Barrow maintained a firm gnp over the s!de and. hiS t ac tl~a l apprecl~t l o n developed considerably during the season. Altogether, a keen Side which obViously enjoyed ItS cn cket. The Game was made up of the following:- M. Armitage, Barlow, Barrow, A. P. W. C~mpbel1 , Constant, Do rman, M. N. E. Harris, M. J. S. Harrison, Iron, N. P. K. James, T. N. Lee, D. L. Morns, Rule, SeymourJo nes, J . J. Shires, P. C. Singleton, Spencer-Payne, Swann. Results K.S .C., 100-6 dec.; J.K.S., 49-6 (Barrow 4- 12). Drawn. K .S.C., 11 4-5 dcc. (Spencer- Payne 30*); SI. Lawrence College, 92·9 (Singleton 7-21). Drawn. K .S.e. v Sutton Valence. Match washed out. K.S.C., 85 (Sh ires 30); K ent College, 47-3. Drawn. Kent College, 96-9 dec. (Barlow 3-20, Spencer- Payne 3-3); K.S.C., 76. Lost. K .S.C., 141-1 dec. (Swann 76*, Armitage 56*); St. Lawrence College, 77 ( Barlow 6-21). Won. Chat ham House, 40 (Rule 5-22, James 3-8); K.S.C., 43-2. Wo n. K.S.c. v Dane Cou rt. Match washed out. St. August ine'S, 47 (Singleton 7-11); K.S.e., 49-2. Won. K.S.C. v Sheerness e.S.S. Match washed out. Played 7, Won 3, Drawn 3, Lost 1. • Not out. T.B.B. P.W.B.

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THE HAYMAKERS' C.c. After a poor .start to the season the Haymakers have, morc recently, enjoyed remarkable success. We were th? only Side t? beat a st rong Mounts X l, wh i l~ the d~feat o f Adisham .was a notable victory. Mr. Whelan s departure IS a sad loss to the Club ; as Presi dent hiS work has been II1valuable both as organiseI' and player. We thank him and wish him good luck for the future. J. R. CAREY, Chief Waggol/er.

A Survey of Cricket at King's in the last 15 years It is very difficult to c~mpare the sta'.1d~rds of teams fifteen years apart, but it wo uld appear that the s t~ ndard reached a peak In 195? and again m 1965. The ba ll ing in the Fifties was undoubtedly very strong, with. several century l?artn~rslllp s, and sc:o~es of well ov~r 200. The bowling, howcver, appea red to be relatly~ly w~ak, espeCIally m the ~arly Flft lcs. The field mg was of a consistently high sta ndard, except

surpnsmgly m 1959, when many Vital catches were dropped. This perhaps stemmed from over-confidence ' ' but who would not be very confident wi th a sco re o f 305· 5 decla red on the board! 1953 was on ly.an average season, but the 1954 side was described as the best batting side the School had pro~uced, Wit h five excel!ent batsl~len, Rowe, Laine, Lawrence, Moor and Ki rsch (elder brother of Darry Klrs~h ~1963-~8») ..For Instance, In the match yersus SI. Lawrence, the visi tors scored a respectable 189, but Kmg s replied Wit h !91-0, D . e. Moor sconng 90 not ou t, and D. J . Kirsch scori ng 89 not out. In the same match the followmg yea r, however, King's batted first and did not declare until the score was 254--0, Laine scoring 125 no! o ut and R. Colli ns 11 5 not o ut , and this, not surprisingly, still stands as a record partnersh ip for any Wicket for the Schoo l. On top of this, St. Lawrence were dimissed for 55. However, apart from th is remarkable match, the season was only slightly above average. In 1955, a ba tsman by the name of Robert Minns appeared o n the scene, having a moderate season. 1957 was a successful yea r, with Mi~ns s~orin g 516 runs at ':In ~verage of 57.33, and Roche scoring 494, with an average of 44.9 1. For the first h!,"e III several years, K tIl~ s had. a good bowler in r. c. Potter (later to play for Kent) who captured 51 Wickets. In the match agamst Highgate he took a hat-trick to win the match in the last 15 minu tes. 1958 was remarkable only for the bad weather experienced by the unfortu nate and Minns had a poor year. G. e. Pritchard was our leading fast bowler taking 27-376 and he was only '15. 1959 was a truly fantastic year dominated by Robert Minns who scored 853 runs with an average of 94.7 .. His seq uence of scores is wort h noting: 107*,76,65,2 1', 121,86.,153*, 15, 11,63, 101*,12,21. He Inlssed the O.K.S. match, because he was playing fol' Kent and would otherwise have had an excellent chance of sco ring 1,000 runs, a feat not performed since 1908. ' However, he was not alone in scoring ru ns. e. R . ~arber scored 544 r}-lns at an average of 60.4 with a highest score of 112*. Tuohy scorcd 488 runs, and Pntchard took 49 Wickets at 11.6 ea~h. The most remarkable match was against Dovel' Co llege. The scoreboa rd at lunch read 193-3, and Mmns declared at 305-5 with his own score at 153 not out. Dover scored .72, Pri,tchard .taking 7-33. 1960 was pale by comparison, but notable for Tuohy's two centuries and Pntchard s 54 Wickets. 1961 was a good year, Barber scoring 602 runs. H owever, the bowlers J. S. .Barrett .(slow left arm), who to~k 58 wickets, a nd Pritchard, who took 63 (school record), took much of the pra ise. The team w~n all ItS scl~ool matches. T his was Simo n Weaver's first year in the team. He had an excell~nt season til 1962, sconng ~77, runs. However, the side was weak in bowling. For instance, Seveno~ks Ville scor~ 226-0 dcclared .. Kmg s won, though, J . R . Kilbee scori ng 50 not alit at the age o f 14 to Win the match III the last few mmutes. 1963 was unfortunate in that Simo n Weaver's injllry ru ined a yea r alre~dy marred by very poor weather. Both »,eaver and Kilbee had poor years in 1964, neither of th~m rea~h mg 300 runs. 1965 was a suc~ssful year m all respects. P. J. Cattrall took 66 wickets, beating Pntc~ard ~ rcc,!rd. Turner (?37 ru~s), Kllbee (~ 10) and Weaver (423) all had excellent seasons. 11 is in keepmg wJl h Sml0n Weaver s ambillous and highly successful captaincy that none of the matches was drawn, and 12 were won, a School reco rd. 1966 was a bad year and 1967 was quite good despite having an except ionallr young sid~. It was lightened by the perfo rma nc~ of Charles Rowe, who scored 548 runs and took 33 Wickets. Agamst Eastbourne he took two wickets right-armed and then switched over and took three wi th his left- armed bowling. ' .Tt is not too. surprising to note that a ll good seasons were seasons of fine weat her, and all bad seasons WItho ut ex~ph~n were very wet years. One could thus postulate that the quality of the players, with a f~w exceptIons, IS remarkably constant and that a season's success depends mainly on the quality of the pJlches played on. O f the players mentioned above, I. C. Potier and R . E. F. Minns represented Kent and G. C. Pritchard played for Cambridge Un iversity and Essex. D.W.M.

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THE BOAT CLUB 1st Eight At the cnd of the Easter holiday the 151 VIII spent a week al Cambridge where we were again fortunate in having usc of the excellent boaling facilities provided by Jesus Coilege B.C. We had the benefit of some extra coachi ng from tile Reve\. Peter Allen, O.K.S. and had some usefu l joint ou tings with the Jesus 1st VIII. By the end of the week there was a ma rked imp rovement in the crew's bladcwork and thei r general approach to moving the boat.

Back at Pl uck's Gutter progress was rather slow for some time and it was not ass isted by longer spells than usual of rOllgh and wi ndy conditions. Though quite weli together in their paddling and in short rows,

the crew soon lost cohesion in longer rowS and their bladework tended to become short and rat her scrappy. Our a nnual visit to Richmond fo r a joint outing with Un ivers ity College School was a salutary reminder of how much st ill remained to be done for the Eight to reach a respectable Henley standard. A series of 500 metre sprints resulted in a clean sweep for U.C.S. by margins varying from a few feet to nearly two lengths. But the day did give much-needed experience in side by side racing and we a re very grateful to U.C.S . for thei r cont inued hospitality to us.

Pre-Henley Regattas The less said of the Eight'S visit 10 Thames Ditton Rcgaira the better. There was torrential rain from the time we arrived unti l we left and we lost our first race to Vesta R.C. in the worst of the stream by only three feet. The on ly consolation was that we could at least pack up early and return to Canterbury, where we d iscovered, iron ically, that the sun had shone all day. A week later the Eight was entered for JuniorSenior Eights at Twickenharn Regalta and rowed Quint in B.C. This was a good race, with Q uint in having the advantage o f the half-lengt h stagger at the start: Quintin gained another half-length in the first part of the race but the School fought back well and it was a little disappointing 10 find that they lost a very tight finish by only two feet. But thi s was the Eigh t's best row to date and they showed a welcome determination in their racing. The Eight's last appearance before Henley was a t Staines Regatta, again in Junior-Senior Eigh ts. Here the Schoo l were a li ttle unfortllnate in drawing this year's excellent Rad ley crew in the first round. Both crews went off very fast and King's led by a few feet at first: there was very little in it for the first minute bu t then the School became short and hurried and Radley drew away to wi n by Jt lengths.

Henley Royal Regatta It is to the Eight's credit that after this rather disappointi ng series of races they continued to work. very hard and in the next few weeks they made more progress than in the rest of the entire season. The bladework became much more solid and consistent and there was a steady improvement in their ability to row as a crew. It was also pleasing to find that the crew continued to enjoy their boating all th rough the "A" level examinations despite the difficulty of fitt ing in some of the ou tings and the final rows at Pluck's Gutter showed a very credi table standard. There were 28 entries fo r the Princess Elizabeth Cup th is year, including Kent School and J. E. B . Stuart High School of the U.S.A. and Ridley College from Canada. King's drew The Leys School, Cambridge, in the first round. Much has been said in the national press of the conditions this year: torren tial rain on Wednesday afternoon and evening wh ich continued all night raised the level of the Thames by j 5 inches and the turbulent stream added nearly two minutes to the length of the course. Much of the racing on T hursday, Friday and Saturday was thereby ruined and became a matter o f the survival of the fittest rather than a test of the highest rowing sk ill. Wednesday, 10th July \I T he Leys. T he School went off at 45 and gained an early lead which they increased to about It lengths by the ! -mile signal, the time to the Barrier being 2 m in. After this point the rate of striking came down to 32-33 and the School maintained a lead of aboul a length up to the enclosure. Here a very determ ined fini shing spurt by T he Leys nearly caught King's by surpri se but they held this off to wi n a good race by ! length in a li me o f 7 min. 7 sees.

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Thursday, 11th J uly I ' Sf. Edward's, Oxford. The School had an excellent start and again had an ea rly lead; the Barrier time of 2 min. 19 sees. is a good indication of the change in conditions from the previous day. SI. Edward's fought back hard and in the middle of the course where the stream fa voured the Bucks. station, they had their bows in front for a few strokes, but the School continued to row stead ily and drew away up the enclosure to win by I length in 8 min. 24 sees. Friday, 12th J uly v Bryanston. Conditions were even slower than the previous day ; King's again led from the start and reached the Barrier about a length up in 2 min. 23 sees., and by the i -mile signal tbey bad increased this to I t lengths. But from here onwards Bryanslon rowed back in very determined fashion and although King's were still leading by a small margin at Fawley, Bryanston were showing in front by Remenham Club. King's seemed unable to raise the rating sufficiently to hold orr this challenge and the verd ict was a win to Bryanston by f length in 8 min. 42 sees. In the semi-final on Saturday morn ing Bryanston lost to Eton College by :t length: a very excit ing final in the evening resulted in a win by a canvas over Eton for St uart High School, U.S.A. Th is year's 1st VTII never really recovered frorn the set-backs of the Easter Term and they did not rea lise their potential. Basic deficiencies in blade-work were apparent at a late stage in tra ining and the crew never completely overcame their tendency to lose cohesion after two or three minutes of rowing. By Henley time they had achieved a good turn of speed off the sta rt and were never led in the early stages of a row; but they seemed to lack the collect ive determination to race really hard when things were going against them, although there was some improvement in th is respect nearer Hen ley. But a lthough the results on paper have been disappointing, the crew enjoyed their rowing and have been a pleasure to coach. C. C. Born, in his second year as cox, steered excellently and was a great help during training and Michael Vaines proved an admirable Captain of Boats who deserved bcttcr fortune. D.S.G.

2nd Eight This has been a season of mixed fortun es. It was quite some time before the crew settled down, owing to changes in personnel and order of rowing. As a result, little progress was made during the first fortnight of the term. On May 21st the crew enjoyed a very instructive outing with the U.C.S. 2nd VUI, at Richmond. This proved to be an invaluable pointer to the weaknesses in the crew, particularly when under pressure. The crew gradually improved their tcchnique and cohesion, by concentrat ion on the basic fundamenta ls, and by h'ard work. By Twickenham Regatta, June 1st, the Eight was beginning to show some promise, although they had not developed sufficient pace to beat a strong Vesta VHI, in.the first round of the Junior Eigh ts event. T he fo llowing week gave li ttle opportunity to the crew to make any progress, owi ng to the very low lides, and the impossibil ity of launch ing the Eight. After Staines Regatta, June 8th, where the crew lost to Kingston Grammar School (the eventual winners of the Junior Eights event) by t length, the crew took advantage of the more reasonable condi tions at Pluck's Gutter to achieve un iformity and pace in their rowing. National Schools Regatta, Pangbournc. 2l st-22nd June Th is Regatta, with eli minating, repcchage, semi-final, and final races, usually four abreast, provides both excellent races, and the opportunity for each crew to row at least twice during the Regatta. Elscnham Cup. Eliminating Race. Friday, 21st v O undlc and Clifton A good start and a sound row over the middle part of the course enabled King's to draw steadi ly ahead and win by 1+ lengths. As a result King's passed through to the semi-finals and the remaining crews to the repechage races. Senti-final. Saturday, 22nd v Shrewsbury, Radley and Wandsworth King's, Radley and Shrewsbury rowed level for the first half minute, but Wandsworth unfortu nately mistook the umpire's orders at the start. By half-way, Radley had gained t length on Shrewsbury, who were a few feet ahead of King's. These posit ions remained unchanged for virtually the rest of the race, and at the fin ish there was less than a length between the three crews. Shrewsbury and Radley went through to the fina l where ' they came second and th ird to Eton. To a certain extent, weather, illness and the conditions at Pluck's Gutter have made thi s a frustrating season. It has, however, been a pleasant experience to coach the Eight, and their enthusiasm and racing spirit made up for what they lacked in rowing skills. Our thanks are dueto Mrs. Payne of Hen ley, wllOse hospitality helped to make Pangbourne Regatta a most enjoyable end to the season. N.H.S. 223

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3rd Eight The Eight had a successfu l season, combini ng in an adm irable way enjoyment and hard work. The first fi xt ure was a private encounter at Richmond with U.C.S. An inexperienced crew, they were completely demoralised at the outset by our devasta ting warming up exercises and gleaming new si nglets, and were no malch for us in the series of races we had. The experience of side-by-side rowing on the Thames was nevertheless most valuable for bot h the crew and the cox. AI Windsor and Elon we were drawn against a strong club crew, K ingston. They slipped us at the start and held o n to t length lead all the way to the finish, a lthough we foug ht unceasingly and gave them an uncomfo rt able time. Kingston went on to win the event. At the Nat ional Schools Regatta at Pangbourne, o ur first race was against Radley and Sh rewsbllrY, a lways formida ble o ppos ition. Radley had to grind to a nait after a few stro kes with slide trouble, leaving liS to fi ght it out with Shrewsbury. But they were stronger and fi nished t length ahead. In ou r repechage against Eton, however, we maintaincd a com fortable lead of a lengt h throughout and thu s qua lified for the fin al. The final was fought out between fou r crews- Nautical College, Pangbourne, Choate School, U.S.A., Sh rewsbu ry and King's. After a fal se start and considerable delay in pouring rain, King's had a sizzling start at 44 and after a minute were Âˇ! length behind Sh rewsbury with the other two crews trailing. A magni~ ficent race ensued, King's attacking all the way and producing a great spu rt up the enclosures; but Shrews ~ bury hu ng grimly on to their lead and won by ! length. King's thereby proved themselves the second fastest 3rd Vin and were presented with bronze medals for their achievement.

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Colts' Eight The Eigh t was rat her behind wi th its training, because of the epidemic of inHuenza last term, but they quick ly settled down as a crew to some hard work. Compared with last year's crew, they were lighter but rather neater, and in the course of the year we only had two real crabs and one slightly bent rigger! It remained to be seen whet her they would go fast; the answer was yes, sometimes. Our first race was agai nst U.C.S. Colts. They were a competent crew and well together; out of three five hund red metre dashes we won two and lost one. At Windsor and Eton Regatta the Eigh t drew ShipJake College in the first round . We went very fast off the start and got nearly a length lead and by rowing steadily over the course we held on to it to the end. In the fi nal we found ourselves against old ri vals in the shape of Emanuel Colts. Again the Eight went off the stake~boa t at a high rate of striking and went slightly ahead. But Emanuel then got ahead and won by t length, in a reco rd time, wit h King's coming up very fas t. At the Nat io nal Schools Championships Regatta at Pangbou rne the Colts were drawn against Emanuel " A", Eton "A" and Clifton. The Friday night race was one of those when the crew never really settled down, and we came in thi rd, ahead of Clifton. Thi s put us th rough into the repechage against Shiplake College and Wandsworth . But the next morning we were horrified to find that Emanuel, who had been held up in a traffic-jam, were in the same heat. In a very good race we came second , but were unfortunately eliminated. For the first time we welcomed another school to Pluck's Gutter. West minster Colts braved the rigours of our home stretch and, rowing in one of our shells, won two races and dead~heated one, As a social occas ion, it was a success, and it is to be hoped that the event will continue. A Colts' IV went in for the Novice Fours at Twickenham Regatta. In the fi rst ro und we were drawn against Midland Bank, but they fai led to appear, so we had a row~over, which sent us to the se mi~final against a very much larger Middlesex Hospital crew, the eventual winners. The Colts rowed very well and lost by i length. A.P.R.N.

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The Crews 1st ,VIII: M. P. Blackmore, ~ow; D. J. D. Banks, 2; C. D. H all~Thompso n, 3; E. C. N. Taylo r, 4 ; M , 0 K. Webber, 5; M. W. Vames, 6; H . N. Gale, 7; J. F. M. Done, stroke; C. C. Born, cox. 2nt! VIII: C. J. Trickett, bOI":; P. W. Booker, 2; J. A. Medcraft, 3; N. C. Bacon, 4; S. A. Spowart, 5; C. E. Short, 6; A. G. H. DaVidso n, 7; A. P. Bedford, stroke; W. R . Harrop, cox. 3rd VllI: A. T. Jones, bow; L. C. Lasker, 2; R . A. Chamberlin, 3; M. P. Riclunond-Coggan, 4; P. N . Halfter, 5; J . M. Frye, 6; J. A. S. Halsall, 7; D. C. Juett , stroke; R. D. R. Barber, cox. Colt:'" Vlll: from B. J. McDouall, J. C. Lasker, N. P. Makri s, P. H . F laws, N. C. R. Austi n, A. J. C. G. Cleven, C. G. Thring, J. D. C. Greenham, N. R. Jclmery, cox, D. J. Ward. Colts' IV: N. P. Makris, bow; P. H. Flaws, 2; N. C. R. Austin , 3; J. D. C. Grecnham, stroke ; D. J . Ward, cox .

Fordwich and House Rowing B~c~u se of the late da~e of He.nley it was not possible th is year to have the usual Schoo l Regatta at Pluck 5 Gutt~r or FC?rdwlch. SeOl~r House 1Vs were rowed on the first Saturday of the term; in view of the reduced time available fo r practice, the standard of fou rs was quite high and there was some good racing. Walpole, Marlowe, Grange and Luxmoore were the fi rst round winners' in the se mi~final s Walpo le beat Marl~we b.y 7 seconds and Luxmoore had I!l 3 second win over Grange.' The fina l was a weU~fought out race 111 wh ich Walpole showed better coheSion and beat Luxmoore by the narrow margin of I ! seconds. T~e usual programme of tubbing and racing in foul'S was carried ou t at Fordwich for Ho use League ~owmg. The earl ier .start to ','An level exam inat ions meant that less time was available for training and It was probably unWise, as thmgs tu rned ou t, to attempt such a large schedule of races. Nevertheless the standard o f keenness, if ~ot actual waterm a~hip, was as high as ever a nd the league races were vigorously contested. Luxmoore wHh a strong four fim shed head of the "A" di vision and Meister Omers won the " B". division. !his year's "C" I';' contest produced a cred itable performance by all the competitors and the Judges deCided that Walpole s four were the best all~ro und on the various tests of watermansh ip boat~handling and act ual rowing. Scu ll ing troph ies were won at the end o f term by H. T. Sco tt (Novic~ sculls) and M. C. A. Tilton (Gardner Cup for Fordwich oarsmen). D.S.G.

SAILING Sai ling conditions at the Westbere Lak,?s h~ve been ya ried and interesting, although summer weat her has not been freql,lent. Several type.s of dmglues are sailed by boys, wit h vary ing degrees of skill, and it has been encouragl,ng to see how rapidly the. less able improve in these reasonably sheltered and safe waters. The Lakes are an Ideal place to learn to sa il, and next term it will be possi ble to take part in co mpetiti ve sail ing, beginning with the Open Meeting at the end of Octo ber. N.H .S.

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ATHLETICS Pentathlon K.S.C. v Duhvich, at Duiwich, May 23rd Condition~ were bleak throughout this match: rain forced a cancellation in the cricket and there was a biting win:i throughout. 1n addition we had to contend with the High J ump (subst ituted for the Hurd les) and to make up for points lost on a sho rt Long Jump approach. Nevertheless. in spite of Ihese frustrat ions we gave Dulwich no easy victory and cut down last year's margin of 2,000 point s to 780 points. K.S.C., 10,776 piS.; D ulwich, 11,559 pIS. Du lwich at once displayed their prowess whcll lhrec of thei r ath letes achieved 11.7 sees. on a very so ggy track, while only one King's competitor broke 12 sees. Gilchrist and Harvie found it impossible to rectify this in the Long J ump wit h a short run~up bu t o ur Weight was more imprcssive with no o ne below 26 ft. Tile High Jump proved a distinct d isadvantage and we were unable to make up the deficit in the 800 Met res, even when all of us clocked less than 2 min. 25 sees. K.S.C. v Chatham House v St. Lawrencc, at St. Lawrence, May J8(h K.S.C., 131 pts.; St. Lawrence,98 pIS.; Chatham House, 83 pts. Track times were disappointing although competition was good. Blackmore won the 100 Yards in 10.8 sees. and the 220 Yards in 23.8 secs., and Dick the 440 Yards in 54.6 sees. Ahmadzadeh timed 2 min. 10.3 sees. in the 880 Yards but Horton and Pou lsen were unable to make an impression on some good Mile competition. Harvie won the Hurdles in a slow time of 17.4 sees. The throwers were more impressive : Clarke had a double win in the Weight with a fine putt of 41 ft. li t in. and in the D iscus with a throw of 123 f1. 7 in., whi le Kock displayed great promise in the Javeli n. Gilchrist won the Long Jump in a difficult pit but most impressive was Ditchburn's Triple J ump of 41 fl. 8 in. that shattered the Youths' Record and came within half an inch of Kennedy's Senior Record. Although we were never closely pressed, the match was one of our most enjoyable with good competition and marvellous weather. Kent County Championships at (he Crystal Palace, May 25(h This was a most exciting Meet ing, only the second in Europe to be held on the new " tartan" Olympic surface and the compet ition was extremely high. Nevertheless, King's co llected an impressive tota l of eight Bronzes and a Si lver, equalled by no other school. On the track, Blackmore took thi rd place in the 100 Metres in 11.4 sees. and lost his County title in the 200 Met res, but d id achieve a record 22.9 sees. in the heats, whi le Bolam also established a record of 54.7 sees. in the You ths' 400 Met res. In lhe 800 Met res, Stephens' time of 2 min. 8.3 sees. was bettered by Ahmadzadeh in the Youths' 800 Metres with a time of 2 min. 6.6 sees., that won him a Bronze and again broke the Youths' record. In the 110 Metre Hurdles, Baxter established a YOlllhs' record with a time of 15.8 sees. to take third place with Karim fourth. At the pit, our jumpers were confused by the fast run ~ up and rarely hit the board. However, Harvie cleared 20 fl. 7t in. and Gi lchrist, 20 fl. 4 in. from a foot behind the board, taki ng fourth and sixt h places in their age groups. Ditchburn ach ieved 40 f1. 9 in. to take fourth place in the Youths' Triple Jump. Clarke took a double third in the Shot with 41 ft. 5 in. and in the Di scus with 120 fl. In the Youths' Weight, Quine took second place and third place in the Discus, while Tuite and Webber took third and fifth places in the Javel in. Pentathlon K.s.C. II St. Lawrellce, at Home, May 30lh The weather for this match was the best yet- warm sunshine wi th a light breeze. The competition was good but with good a ll~ rollnd performances we managed to keep ahead and win by 2,000 pts. K.S.C., 12,325 pts.; St. Lawrence, 10,326 pts. It was pleasing to see that a good score can be achieved given the weather and correct conditions. Harvie took third place in the 100 Metres and in the Weight and won the Long Ju mp and the Hurdles bu t was narrowly beaten by Blackmo re in the tota ls. No performances were o utstand ing but all were consistentl y competent.

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K.S.C. v Canterbury A.C. v Medway A.C., Ju ne 1st Ullfiel' 19: K.S.C., 57 pts.; Canterbury A.C., 25 pts.; Medway A.C., 23 pts. The track was not conducive to good times but the warmth clearly brought out the best in the runners. Blackmore won both the 100 Yards with 10.3 sees. and Ihe 220 Yards with 23.3 sees., wh ile Findlay took second place in the 440 Yards in 54.6 sees. in spite of the cruel hil l. Clarke won the Weight with a throw of 41 ft. and came second in the Javelin. Harvie won the Long Jump and Cross the High Jump wit h little trouble. Youths: K.S.C., 50 pIS.; Canterbury, 21 pts. ; Medway,9 pIS. The Youlhs had very li ttle real competition. Ditehburn had a double win in the 100 Yards and in the Long Ju mp where his jump of 19 fl. 5 in. sels a new Youth s' record. Ahmadzadeh won the 880 Yards with the grealest of ease and really ought to have been entered in the older age group. POlllsen ra n in the Mile with great determination and took seco nd place, then went on to compete in a Two Mi le team race! Pentathlon K.S.C. v St. Edmund's, a t Home, J une 13th Selliors: K.S.C., 13,353 pts.; S1. Edmund's, 12,739 piS. All performances were of a good standard- in pa rticu lar the Weight where most cleared 28 ft. and in the 880 Metres where all broke 2 min. 20 secs. The Pentathlon record was broken by A. J. Blackmore with 3,027 pts., equalling the 100 Metres record and reducing the 800 Metres record to 1 min. 59.8 secs. Nevertheless, we only beat S1. Edmund's by 600 pts. Youths: K.S.C., 7,606 pts. ; St. Edmund's, 6,721 pts. Th is was the first Youths' Pentathlon and all three at hletes are to be congratulated on some fine performances, in particular Ahmadzadeh for his new 800 Metres record of 2 min. 6.5 sccs. and Ditchburn for his fine tota l of 2,9 10 pts.; clearly the Senior Pentathlon record has not long to stand!

The Decathlon, J une 10th, 17th and 18th This was a most enjoyable compet ition and our thanks are due to Mr. Reid for organising it. The Senior winner was B. T. Marsh with 4,863 pts. and J. M. Ditchburn won the Youths' compet ition with 4,888 pts.; both arc new records. Ahmadzadeh produced two good runs to break the 400 Melres record in 54.6 sees. a nd to time 2 min. 5 sees. in a paced 800 Metres. K.S.C. v R.M.S., Dover v Dover College v Milocarians v Metropolita n Police Cadets v J unior Leaders' Regiment, at R.M.S., Dover, J une 22nd K.S.C., 51 pts.; R.M.S., Dover, 56 pts.; Dover College, 65 pts.; Met ropo litan Police Cadets, 54 pi S. ; J unior Leaders' Regiment, 28 pts.; Milocarians, 76 pts. Blackmore won the 100 Yards in 10.5 sees. and took second place in the 220 Yards in 23.5 secs. Ahmadzadeh's 880 Yards was most impressive, in spite of a strong head-wind and a slow first lap he timed 2 min. 6.5 sees., a Youths' record. Marsh took second place in the Hurdles in 16.4 sees. Clarke won the Weight with a putt of 42 fl. 3 in. but was outclassed in both Discus and Javelin. Harvie was third in the Long Jump with 19 ft. 8 in. and Ditchburn fourth in the Triple Jump wi th 40 ft. 8 in. from well behind the board. Otherwise, in the Pole Vault, High Jump and Steeplechase we were outclassed and fell from the lead to fifth place after a fina l Relay defeat. This meeting revealed the high standard of athletics in schools which we do not usually meet. My thanks are due to Blackmore and Harvie for their great help in another enjoyable summer season. D.J.R.

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TENNIS In every respe~t ',he Tennis Club has had its most successful season ever. All three teams have proved to have had quality In depth , and the results of matches and the standard o f play have improved accordingly. The 1st VI have won 8 of the 10 matches played, the 2nd VI have remained unbeaten in 4 ma tches and the Colts' VI have won 4 o f their 5 games. â&#x20AC;˘ Perhaps the most pleas ing aspect has been the defe at of o ur tradit ionally stro nger opponents' impressive wi ns were gained over Tonbridgc and Dulwich (both for the first time ever) and Eastboll rn~. The o nly defeats were by Su tton Valence and Kent College, both by 4~5; Kent College have not lost an inter-schoo l match for two years. With fi ve old colo urs remai!ling from last seas(;>n, the strengt h of the team has been in it s depth , and there were two or three boys 111 the 2nd V I who In an average season would certainly have been regular 1st VI players. Tho ugh some opposing first pai rs did prove hard to beat, the team could usually handle their second and third pai rs quite comfortably. At first pair, Cronk played with th ree different partners, while the somewhat brittle partnership of Macfarlane and Dhamija, D., a t second pair was the on ly one to remain the same throughou t the season. Probably the team was at its stro ngest when the no rmally cricketing H amblin was brought in but A. E. C. Fairbairn was a dependable alternat ive. Enjoyable friend ly matches were played with Cobham H all and Denenden, whi le two fixtu res which could well provide a useful li nk in the future, were arranged between a Colts' "A" side and Milne~ Court. In the y oun Cup at Wimbledon, we have d rawn to play Gresham 's, and we hope at least one of our two Thomas Bowl pairs will repeat ou r successful run of last year in this event. . Mr. Holt leaves us this year after being in charge of the Club for the last two years, a period in which hiS great interest and ent h.usiasm haye be.en instrumental in ra ising the standards of the Club in all respects ; we are very grateful to hun and Wish hun well fo r the future. We are also grateful to Mr. Medill who ' , with Mr. Holt, has given so much time to coach ing the teams. Mrs.. Campbell , as always, provided us wi th excellent teas. Colours were reÂˇawarded to:- M. A. J. Cronk, A. L. Hammond, N. B. K. Mansergh, M. D. Macfarl ane, A, E. C. Fairbairn, Colours awarded to:- D. D humija, The follo wing represented the 2nd VI :- P. L. Northen (captain), S. Dhamija, C. A, Lee J, Goodman M. Thorn, R. L. G, Man, D, C, Fai rbairn, C. G, Singleton, " The follo wing represented the Colts' VI:- N. R. Ma rshall (captain), R, L. M, Wohanka, C. N . H. Fos ter, C. A. Letts, D, S. Farley, C. M, C. Fairba irn, H. B. Powell, Results lst VI v Dover College, Won 9--0, v Dulwich College. Wo n 5!-3!, v St. Lawrence, Ramsgate. Wo n 8- 1. v Tonbridge School, Won 5- 1 (last round un played). v Sutton Valence. Lost 4- 5, v Eastbourne College. Won 7-2. v Sir R oger Manwood's. Won 8i- 1.

, St. Edmund's. Won 8!- !. v Kent College, Lost 4- 5, ,O.K.S. Won 5--4.

2nd VI v Dulwich College. Won 8-1. v St. Lawrence, Ramsgate. Wo n 6--3, v Tonbridge School. Won 5--4. v St. Edmund's. Won 9--0. Colts' VI v Dover College. Won 4--0, v D ulwich College. Won 7- 2. v To nbridge School. Lost 2!- 6!. v Kent College. Won 8- 1. v St. Edm und's. Won 8!-!. M.A.J.C.

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This has been a splendid and experienced 1st VI to work with, the best in King's history; we could and possibly should have been unbeaten, We have been steadily building up the standard of tennis over recent years and r~a lly, [feel,. came?f age in 1968. The Club's depth has been noted above (16 wins in 19 matches speaks for Itself) and It certamly suggests that we are now capable o f holding our own wit h our stronger oppo nents, as indeed we ought to be. Much of the cred it for present success and futu re hopes must rest with Michael Cro nk, \~ h O, has se t an. ex~e l1 e nt .example of steady improvement in his own play, of court manners, and of conscientious o rgamsa tlon, Fmally, I should li ke to wish M I'. Ball who takes charge of ' the Club, good luck in the coming seasons, J .N. H .

GOLF CLUB The Golf Club has enjoyed another s uccessful seaso n this term, Although a weakened team lost to K,C,S., Wimbledon, we defeated St. Lawrence Collegc, Ramsgate, at Canterbury, and Eastbourne College at Royal S1. George's, We also retained the Kent Schools' Championship in a gale at Litt lestone, when J. A, Harvie and J. A, Ci ni had the best score o f the day by some 10 shots and A , E, C. Fairbai rn and H. S. Fleming were among the best of the second pai rs. The Inter·House Compet ition at Prince's Golf Clu b was won by Galpin's (1. A . Harvie and H . S, Fleming) with a score of 8 1 on the new championship course. The weather was fai r fo r the first lime in living: memory, as was the standard of play, and we enjoyed the hospi tality which the Q,K.S, Golfing Society and Prince's Golf Club between t hem provided, We have at last cont rived a satisfactory form of ju nior membership at the Canterbury Golf C lub and there a re now about 20 King's boys wi th a junio r membershi p there. We are grateful part icularly to Ken Redford for his efforts in contri ving th is, This term we lose Jonat han Cini, Kent Boy Champion of 1963 and 1967, who has played No, 1 or 2 for the School for the five years he has becn here. He has also been a loyal and courageous foursomes partner to me in our Kent Schools' C hampionship defeats and victories. I hope to rejoin him soon in the Halfo rd Hewitt ! Last ly, thanks are due to Messrs. Craik and Grieve for their help in organisat io n and transportation throughollt the term. J .A.H.

THE FENCING CLUB With the exception of a handicap fixture against Benenden, which resulted in a diplomat ic draw, and a J unior encounter with Folkestone F.C., which was lost, there have been no further school matches th is term. The C lub has concentrated on improving the general standard o f performance and increasing the num ber of members who can fcnce at all th ree weapons, Good progress has been made by most full·time fence rs and one can look for ward to a fu ll programme next term with reasonable confidence. In school competitions this term Galpin's (P. N, Hanet, Sleep, Wand·Tetley) retained the Ho use Championship, beating Walpole (C. N. Wood, A. Bird, J, C. Clarke) in the fina l by 6 bo uts to 3. The Gardner Sword Compet ition at 3 weapons provided many good bouts with the result in do ubt to the end. After the Epee and Sabre, p, Hanel and C. Wood were level with 5 wins each, A , Bird wit h 4 wi ns close beh ind, and R. Sleep with I win 4th. In the Foi l, however, Hanet was undefeated and ca me out a clear winner overall, Gardner S word Final Result 1st, p, N. Hanet, 8 wins; 2nd, C. N. Wood, 6 wins ; 3rd, A. Bird, 4 wins; 4th, R. L. Sleep, 3 wins. M .E. M .

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BASKETBALL Despite the difficulties of obtaining fixtures in the Summer Term the Basketball Club has again had an enjoyable season with both teams reaching a good standard and gaining a fair measure of success. Against the Royal Marines Junior Wing, King's learns gave a most encouraging performance of fast open play and, exp loiting the fast break to the full, won comfortably both home and away matches. Further wins followed against St. Edmund's, a nd then Dover O.S. inflicted the first defeat for both l SI and 2nd tcams. In a very hard fought match the 1st team kept level unt il the interva l, much hampered by the narrow court and the greater height and experience of the very strong Dover side, who went ahead in the last quarter to win by some 7 baskets. The 2nd team pu t up a fine d isplay, and were a po int ahead until the last minute when Dover scored and then gained and kept possessio n unti l the final bell. The return matches on the School court were very closely contested and provided play of a high standard from all concerned. In the 1st team match the defence once again had difficulty in coping with the height of the Dover attackers, particularly the very tall pivot around whom many of their players revolved. As before there was little in it at half-time but after the interval Dover aga in went ahead to win by a similar ma rgin as in the previ olls game. The second team , however, playing very tight in defence and moving fast in attack, gained their revenge to win by I t points. For the 1st team, Whalley, Kerr-Peterson and Cornwall were a fast, intell igent, quick passing trio who in attack made many baskets. They were well backed up by Titford and Jones in defence, who a lso showed accuracy on the basket when given the opportunity. Smart a lso showed much promise. In the 2nd team, the height and accuracy of Singleton was an advantage near the basket and Fagg and Zuntz were excellent both in defence and attack. Griggs and Cantor showed speed and skill in thei r play, as also did O wen on occasion, and wi th more experience should do well. 1st Team: C. R. Whalley (captain) , C. J . Titford, M. A. Kerr-Peterson, J. V. Cornwall, P. M. Jones, P. A. Smart. 2nd Team: C. O. Singleton (captain), T. P. Fagg, A. C. Zuntz, 1. A. Griggs, T. J . Cantor, C. R. Owen. Results 1st Team: Played 5, Won 3, Lost 2. 2nd Team: Played 5, Won 4, Lost I.

Senior Inter-House Basketball In the Senior fnter-H ouse Competition, after wins against Marlowe and Meister Omers respectively, School House and Galpin's met in a close and exciting final. In the first quarter School House went ahead by 3 baskets, but Galpin's fought back and were only one point behind at ha lf-tim e and again at the start of the final period. However, using the fast break to good advantage and picking up a number of interceptions, Whalley, Kerr-Pe terson and Davison scored 6 baskets between them for School House with only o ne in reply from Galpin's, thus increasing thei r lead to win by II points. Both sides played well and Ga lpin's might have been more successfu l had they used the lo nger shot more frequently instead of a lways trying to work in close, particularly with players like Fagg, Thompson, Ashforth and Mackie, who are all accurate fro m outside the zone. School House, however, were a little sha rper and more purposeful overall and full y deserved their victo ry. Result: School House, 32 points; Galpin's, 2 1 points. TEAMS:

School House : C. R. Whalley (captain) (to pts.), C. J. Titford, D. P. Davison (4 pi S.), J. Comwall (2 pts.), M. A. Kerr-Peterson (10 pts.), J.}. Herrington (6 pts.). Galpin's: T. P. Fagg (captain) (8 pts.), S. J. Ashfo l'th (8 pIS.), A. C. Z untz, C. Thring, R. E. Thompson (5 pts.), P. 1. Stevens, J . A. Pa isley, N. R. Mackie. M,E,M, 230

THE JUDO CLUB II has at last been proved that Judo has a really practical use. Firstly, the Captain would have broken his arms and legs several limes over being.hurled about in The Shoemaker's Holida,y had he no~ been somewhat proficient in the practice of breakfallll1g. Second ly, Peter Godden, the Captalll of Westmmster School Judo Club when set upon by several large proletarians, laid about them with a series of brilliantly executed throws a nd routed them, nothing being left behind but a number of broken teeth in a pool of blood. With more particular reference to this term, the Club has enjoye~ ~ ce~tain degree of success, but not as much as in previous terms. ~ nun.lber of Judoka entered the eilmmat!ons .to select the Ke l~t team to fight in the Inter-County Championships. We had a great deal of success III th iS fo!Âˇ M. E. Ersk!ne, G. A. Blackmore P. Mason and K. Sinclai r won places in the senio r team and C. A. Anms, D. A. Wlutaker and J. Strachal~ were selected to fight in the intermediate team . At the Crystal Palace the sen io r team found that the opposition of black belts was a litt le too stiff but the intermediate.team did very well in getting into the semi-finals and C. A. Annis is to be particularly congratulated on hiS fine performance. For a fuller report of the championships Judo magazine shou ld be consulted . There were two gorgeous pictures of P. Mason and K . Sinclair being driven into the mat at high velocity. In school matches there was less success than usual. A serio usly depleted team was beaten by a very strong Dover Grammar School team but in the home malch against Westminster School a full side ha d little trouble in defeating a strong team which included a bl:own and a blue be!t. C lub matches a lso ha.d varied success. We lost to the very strong Dele Judo Kwal who were determmed to beat us after their defeat at our hands last term. However, the team must be congratulated o n gaining victory over the L.J .S. for the fourth time running. I must extend my sincerest thanks to M. E. Erskine and G. A. Blackmore fo r taking over much of the hard work of the C lub during the period of my disability and we are indebted to Mr. Hatch ~or ~is help and overall supervision of the Club. It only remains to wish Richard Lockhead every success III hiS quest for a 3rd Dan. N,MCK.R,

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THE SHOOTING CLUB Despite the early dates fo r the examinations, by gett ing off 1O an early start on the first Thursday of term and then resuming aga in aner the first week of exams it was possible to comp lete the full programme of practices and House competit ions. The standard maintained by members of the Club was satisfactory throughout the term, and the team all had an average of over 30 by the end of May. (T. P. Clarke won the Scott Cup in May with an average of 32.3.) The team performed encouragingly in the Kent Schools' match. Sadly the tcrm cu lminated with an inexplicably low score on the 500 yards of the Ashburton. T. P. Clarke did welllO gel on to the short list for the U.K. Schoolboys' tcam. The Mullins Cup This was fired on the 9th June under the new co nditions of six members only in each team. The new system worked well, saving much time. Result 1st, Walpole, 4 10/420; 2nd, School House, 395; 3rd, Linacrc, 384. The Swcte Cup This year this competition involved a slow and a rapid shoot at 200 yards. Again Walpole were victorious with their team of four from the 1st VIII. Result 1st, Walpole, 254/300; 2nd School House, 212; 3rd, Marlowe, 206. At the Kent Schools' match, all team members performed to their own abi lity. It was shot at Lydd on May 30th, a hot day with a tricky wind, and the vln scored 498 to fini sh second to Sutton Va lence School (499). The teams were at Bisley for the meeting on Wednesday, 16th J uly and Thursday, 171h July. The Wednesday was spenl shoo ting the indi vidual competitions of the Iveagh and Wellington, The scores here were sat isfactory, though not all members were able to complete their shoots, W. R. Roberts did well to score 34 on the Iveagh. The Marling and Public Schools' Snap were also fired but our posi tions in these are not known yet. The Ashburton was fired on the Thursday . The shoot at 200 yards in the morning was most satisfactory, the score being 252. Howevcr, any chances of a good position were ruined by so me disastrollsly low scores at 500 yards, no doubt partly due to a particularly treacherous wind. The resulting positions arc not yet known nor those of the Cadet Pail' Competition. J. H. W. Lloyd is to be congratulated on winning the l Xth Man Competition with an excellent sco re of 48,150. It is only a pity that he could not show his capabilitics early in the terlll! Ashburton 1ST VII I 200 500 Towl M. E. Erskine 29 27 58

T. P. Clarke J. A. Hampton W. R . Roberts C. B. Wacher J, S. Brooks M . J . Cooper D. C. Peters

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M, J, Wiseman 30 32 62 IXth Man J. H. W. Lloyd ... 48/50 1st Colours were awarded to :-ÂˇW. R. Roberts, J. A. Hampto n, C, A. Wacher, M. J, Cooper, J. H, W. Lloyd. M.E.E.

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SWIMMING This season's records show that we won five and lost two matches both of wh ich were to schools with indoo,r po~ls. With the ~oaching and encouragement of both Mr, Hatch and Mr. Barham, the standard of sWllllmlllg ~las bee~ high and we have su~ered from lack of quantity rather than quality. The Senior team ~as cons.lsted mal,nly of seven people, Elliott, S, M. P., Hardie, Allen, J. E., Mason, Munns, Northrop and. FIIlCh, wu h occaslo nals . Ste~hens, C ..S., Baker and Osborne. The Co lts' team has relied heavily on Wh itaker,. D., Webber, N. J. 0 K., Anflls and Dobbs, although there has been no lack of reasonable second st nngs, among whom Suarez and Taylor, J. C. p" are most noticeable. After the efficient way this term's swimming has gone we shall be sorry to see Mr. Hatch return to the cricket pitch, ~Ul thank him for t!l~ way he h.as h~lpcd t~ producc a successful and enjoyable club, and are confident III Mr. Barham s ability to co ntinue 1I1lprovlng all aspects of schoo l swimming. S.M.P.E. A.P.H.

MATCHES Public Schools' Medley Relay This ,took place at Sw,iss C?t.tage after only four days back at school. With very little training, wc did well to Improve last year s position by seven places to 25th. The team consisted of A P Hardie J E Allen P. Mason, S. M, P. Elliott. .. , " , King's 73 v R.M.S., Dover 177 As the score sl~ows t~lis match pr<:>ved to be .a disas ter. With vcry little training done, due Lo thc bad weather, we provided little compelltlon for thei r all-the-year round swimmcrs. Annis did well to secure the only 2nd place, in the 56 yards backstroke. Ki ng's 96! v Sutton Valence 73t For a !lumber ~f years n,?w this. match has been vcry close and Ihe team did very well to widen Ihe margin substanl1a lly. Things certainly bnghtened up after this match, and times improved trcmendously S M P Ell iott pushed his own 33 yards Freestyle reco rd to 15.9 secs. . , . . King's 771 v Westminster 59! This match, held in a very fast 20 yard poo l at Do lphin Square, produced some good times. Alkn swam a very fa st 100 yards Freestyle, and came secon~ behind P. Mason who did 75.3 secs. in the 100 yards Breaststroke, a second off the record, A very sa ti sfactory rcsult for both the Seniors and the Colts.

King's 150 v H ighgate 142 v City of London 161 Once again we were convincingly beaten by City of London but won the Senior, Colt and Junior matches against Highgate with a ll the Junior fi rst strings being unb~aten . On the whole a reasonable success. Public Schools' Freestyle Relay T~e result of the compet ition came as a surprise wi th the Schoo l coming 15th, the best ever. The team conSisted of J . E. Allen, Northrop, Munns and S. M. P. Elliott, a ll of whom produced fa st indi vidual times, King's 90, v Tonbridge 891 ~ I~hough the Sen ior~ lo~t, the Colts won to give us a narrow overall victory by onc point in a very excItIng contest. T.he hIghlight of the match was Elli ott's swim in the 33 yards Freestyle when he lowered his own record by a further 0, 3 secs. 10 15.6 sees,

King's 12l! v St. Lawrence 1l8t This proved 10 be an exci ting afternoon with the result of the match depending on the final relays' the Juniors tied, the Colts lost and t~e .Seniors won. Altogether we carne o ut on top and we saw some good performances froll1 Allen and Hardie III the Breaststroke even ts, and from Webber in tl1ft Butterfly.

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SPORTS RESULTS Seniors 200 YARDS FREliSTYLE.-

I, Northrop (M.O.); 2, Elliott (Gr.); 3, Osborne (Lin.). Time: 2 min. 34.2 sees. 200 YARDS BREASTSTROKE.- I, Dobbs (Lin.); 2, Taylor (Lin.); 3, Barler (WaL). Time: 3 min. 12.4 sees. 200 YARDS BACKSTROKE.- i, Hardie (Lin.); 2, Moore (Gr.); 3, Roberts (Oal.). Time: 3 min. 13.7 sees. 100 YARDS FREESTYLE.- l. Northrop ( M.O.); 2, Allen (Gr.); 3, Munns (M.O.). Time: 60.6 sees. 100 YARDS BRBASTSTROKE.- I . Allen (Gr.); 2, Hardie (Lin.); 3, Baker (WaL). Time: 79.4 sees. 100 YARDS BACKSTRQKE.- l Elliott (Gr.); 2, Hardie (Lin.); 3, Halfte r (Lin.). Time: 82.9 sees. 66 YARDS BUlTERFLY.- I , Baker (Wal.); 2, Hardie (Un.); 3, Allen (Gr.), Time: 47.8 sees. 33 YARDS FREESTYLE.- l , EllioH (Gr.); 2, Rowe (M.O.); 3, Mu nns (M .O.). Time: 16.3 sees. LIFESAVING.- l Baker (WaL); 2, Elliott (Or.); 3, Hardie (Lin.). Time: 25.3 sees. (I:.··qllals Record). PLAIN DIVING .~l, CattraJl (Lux.); 2, Scott-Williams (Or.); 3, Har~ie (~i n.).

TARIFF D IVING.- I , Scott-Williams (Or.); 2, Moo re (Or.) and HardIe (Lm.) (equa l). INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY.- l , Allen (O r.); 2, Hardie (Lin.); 3, Baker (Wal.); 4, Northrop (M.O.); 5, Holli s (Mar.). Tim e: 102.5 secs. FREESTYLE RELAY .- l, Orange; 2, Meister Omers; 3, Walpole. Time: 69.3 sees. MEDLEY RELAY.- I, Grange; 2, Linaere; 3, Mei ster Omcrs. Time: 83.5 secs.

M iddles 100 YARDS FREESTYLE.- I, Annis (Oa!.) ; 2, Suarez (Or.); 3, Kock (Lin.). Time: 70.1 sees. 66 YARDS BREASTSTROKE. -I , Dobbs (Lin.); 2, Taylor (Lin.); 3, Webber (WaL). Time: 52.4 sees. 66 YARDS BACKSTROKE.- I, Whitaker (Lux.); 2, Suarez (Or.) and Annis (Gal.) (equa l). Time: 47.8 secs. 33 YARDS BUTfERFLY.- I , Webber (Wa!.); 2, Ann.is (Oa!.); 3, Pri~e (Gr.). Time: 1.9. 1 secs. (New Record). 33 YARDS FREESTYLE.- I, Webber (WaL); 2, AnniS (Gal.); 3, Whitaker (LUX.). Tillie: 18.1 sees. DIVING.- l, Crusoe (M.O.); 2, Suarez (Gr.); 3, Mullender (Gr.). . . . INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY .- I, Whitaker (Lux.); 2, Suarez (Or.); 3, Olennte (Lm.); 4, Strachan (Oal.); 5, EliJolt (Mar.). Time: 111.6 secs. FREESTYLE RELAY.- I , Grange; 2, Galpin's; 3, Linacre. Tillie: 77.7 secs. Juniors 66 YARDS FREESTYLE.- I, Holford-Walker (Lux.); 2, Taylor (Lux.); 3, Watt (Wa!.). Time: 43 .7 secs. 33 YARDS BREASTSTROKE.- I , Taylor (Lin.); 2, Conway (Lux.) and GaUyer (M.O.) (equal). Time: 23.2 secs. 33 YARDS BACKSTROKE.- I, Strachan (GaL); 2, Price (Gal.) and Wyatt (Gr.) (equal). Time: 22.9 secs. 33 YARDS BurrERfLY.- l , Ha rt (Lin.); 2, Sc~tt-W illi ams (G r.); 3, Oerstrom (Li n.). Time: 24.1 sec~ . 33 YARDS FREESTYLE.- l , Taylor (Lux.); 2, Pnce (Ga L), Camburn (Lux.) and Watt (Wal.) (eq ual). Tillie: 19.1 secs. MBDLEY RELAY .- I, Luxllloore; 2, Linacre; 3, Grange. Time: 7 1.4 sccs.

HOUSE COMPETITIONS Sports I, Grange, 183 ; 2, Linacre, 157; 3, Meister Omers, 84 ; 4, Walpole, 79; 5, Luxmoore, 58; 6, Galpin's, 54; 7, Marlowe, 15; 8, School House, O. . This year Grange and Linaere fought a very c1~se contest fo:r IllOSt of the aft~rnoon, qrange pulh.ng ahead at the end with the relays. Unfortunately Ltnaere were WIthout three of theIr best SWimmers; with them they might have broken Grange's three-year grip on the: CuP: . . Webber broke the Middle Butterfly rccord by one second 10 a tlmc of 19.1 sees., havmg tWice equalled it during the term. Although this was the on ly record to fall ~uri,,!g the spo rts many of the race~ were close and several good pcrfonnances were reco rded. An eneouragJn~ sl.gn for the future was the vane ty of boys competing in the Junior event s and the good standard of their tllnes. Wa ter Polo Grange,4; Linacre, I. . ' . After last year's very close fina l Gran~e beat LlOacr~ easily .1Il a g<,'od match. The qrange were 1~10re experienced and moved the ball well agall1sl a young Lmaere Side wh Ich was well cap tamed by Ha rdie.

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SHUTTLE RELA YS Resulls :- I, Luxll1oore, 211; 2, Grange, 21; ~,Linacre, 20; 4, Meistcr Omers, 10.; 5, Marlowe, 9; 6, Walpo le and School House (equal), 7; 8, Galpm's, 6. Luxmoore's victo ry was due to the fine swimming of their Junior and M iddle teams who won both their races. Grange won the Senior race with Linaere second, but Luxmoore, by coming third equal with Mcister Omers in th is event, held on to win the Cup by half a point from Grange wi th Linacre a close third .

STANDARDS COMPETITION Resl.t1ts:- I, Grange, 8.06; 2, Galpin's, 7. 12; 3, School House, 6.59; 4, Linacre, 6.13; 5, Walpole, 5.91; 6, MeIster Omers, 4.70; 7, Luxmoore, 4.6 1; 8, Marlowe, 3.80. Grange with tl~e i r usual efficiency won the standards competit ion easily. This year the times of bathes were posted well III advance and although the weather was unk ind the average points per House were well up on last year. J wish to congratu late Elliott on his swimm ing performances during the term and on his captaincy of the team and to express my thanks to Hardie for being a very efficient secretary and an enthusiastic organiser of the Life-saving. M.l.H.

SOCIAL SERVICE To u ~e the el,lrrent jargon of econom ists, this term has seen a fmther rise in productivity on the part of the SOCial Service volunteers, accompanied by a slight increase in numbers. This is most encomaging in vie,,;, of the many demands o n spare time during the Summcr Term; much of the progress made must be attributed to the efforts of Marchant and Bosher, who have done a great deal of organising and co-ordinat ing. ~n addition to the established act ivi ties, volunteers have visited a local youth club (where they wcre defea ted m <t; soccer match), an~ helped the Canterbury Round Table wi th their big charity jumble sale. Professional SOCial wo rkers have given valuable guidance a nd assistance and we hope that thei r help will gradually raise the standard of our work. ' Next term's plans includ~ an effort on behalf of Dr. Barnardo's Homes, and the possible formation of a squad of decorators. It IS clear, however, that the main challenge will come within the school itself' ~ number of will ing workers have left this term, and more wi ll leave at Christmas. It is of the utmost IInpo r ta n~ that m?r~ volu~~eers should .come forward if the present rate of expansion is to be mainta ined; peopl~ With orgalllSlllg abil ity ~re part icularly needed to cont inue the work of the present secretaries. E?'I?erlence has. shown that the Impetl,ls to work of thi s sort begins- and may die away again- within indiVidual bo~rdmg ho u ~s, where momtors and senior boys may well set the trend to a remarkable degree; we are parhcul~r1y anxious for the support of those able to exercise influence in this way. In the meantime the regu lar.non-<;orps Social Service work has continued week by week. The numbers engaged hav~ reac.hed an all-t!me. high level, a';ld I am correspondingly mo re grateful than ever to those :who have assisted m the orga~ l sation of our various projects. There has been no substantial new departure III the type of work done thiS term, though there has naturally been rather more emphasis on open-nir acti~it.y . There has, ho:wever, bee~ a si~ni~ca~t increase in the number of people whom we have been able to VISit an~ help outs.lde the ~aflous mSlit,;!ho!,s (almshouses, training centre, etc.) with which we have long-standmg connections. Th iS reflects a fl se III the number of jobs being offered to us- the School has acquired a reputation for this sort of activity, and even with rising numbers we find it impossible to tackle more than a percentage of the work which we are asked to undertake. As in previous years, a special effort was mounted after the exams, when a number of senior boys undertook tree survey work for the Canterbury Society, under the enthusiastic guidance of Mr. J. E. Broadbent.. to whom we are most grateful. It had been hoped that the other su rvey undertaken by the group durmg the year wo';!ld be ready for publ ication in Ki ng's Week, but this ambition was foiled by a number of unforeseen aCCidents; however, the great event is now confidently expected next term.

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music Our work this term has been Clltireiy concentrated 0 11 the two Sym phony Concerts fo r King's Week. To case the strai n, a reduced strings department has been employed fo r the piano concerti. a nd our ample wind and brass resources have been dispersed between the nine works under prepa rat ion. In addition, a small chamber group has been preparing a Handel Organ Concerto for the o rgan recital. However, the entire orchestra, numbering some 76, will be massed in the last item of King's Week, Brahms' A cademic Fe.Hilla! Overture. Fortunately, relatively few personnel are leaving th is term, and the orchestral standard sho uld cont inue to improve next year: the leavers are Michael Powell and Nicho las King (violas), Jonathan Williams, our principal 'cello, who goes to pursue a course at the R.A .M ., Richard True, who has presided over the battery of percussio n and timpani for four years, and Sidney Halsall (trombone). In conclusion, thanks to all the staff who havc helpcd o ut this term, especially in the horn seclion-c urren tly sad ly depleted- and to Stefan Bown and Andrew Lyle, who have been valuable assistants. N.D.K. FlRSI' ORCHESTRA

After a few rehearsals for the Kent Festival, at which we won back the Dover Orchestral Cup from Simon Langton School, the Orchestra was suspended in prepa ration for King's Wcck. . Many thanks 10 all co ncerned, particu larly o ur conductor, Mr. Anthony Ward, and Adam Jones, our Leader. Next term David Mitchell will take on the onus o f running the Orchestra. A.R.G .

SECOND ORCHESTRA

In addit ion 10 playing during the a nnual gathering of disabled drivers, il was decided this year to reintroduce the concert given in King's Week by the Glee Club and Band, replaced since 1962 by an informal performance by the Band during the Garden Party 0 11 Speech Day. To a more traditional repertoire were added an arrangement of the " March to the Scaffold" from Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastiqlle, and the ubiqu itous Elizabethan Serenade by Ro nald Binge. Held in the beaut ifu l garden of Chillenden C hambers this concert was enjoyed by all who gave vo ice to their views, and it is to be hoped that this concert will again become a regular feature of K ing's Week. A.G .L.L. D.A.S. BAND

In the first IeI'm " under new management ", we built up a repertoire of some fifteen songs, GLEE CLUB humoro us and serious pieces and negro spirituals, which we perfo rmed at the concert of Light Music in King's Week. The Club consisted of its usual wide range o f vocal abili ty, but despite this most, if not all, of us enjoyed singing Ihe wide range of material which we attempted. Our thanks to M. Powell for being our soloist in the concert. Also our thanks to our cond uctor and driving spi rit, Mr. Davies, who has done his best to inspire us to greater things th roughout the term. l .A.H . Th is term we have been work ing for the Serenade in wh ich we are performing various madrigals and , as a main work, Benjamin Britten's Hymn 10 St. Cecilia. Since there is to be no Glee Club performing in the Serenade, we are performing a lighter brand of madrigals and part-songs, fo r instance Yarmouth Fair by Peter Warlock. Our thank s go to our ret iring members, Richard True, Jonathan Williams and Michael Powell , and ou r everlastingly patient conductor, Edred Wright. M.P. MADRIGAL SOClETY

The Choir has been a little larger this term and this has served to enrich its tone. Among the anthems this term is to be the challenging Lal/date Domiltum by Christo pher Brown at Commemoration . We say farewell to a number of members, including Michael Powell, Nicholas King and Richard True . P.M.C.E. D.A.S. CHOIR

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C.C.F. NOTES ARMY AND BAS IC SECTIONS Thi s term, a ltho.ugh short, has been fi.1led with v'lriety . The Pol ice Sect ion was busy again, and we look forw~rd !o re~eatll.lg the su~ess of. tillS ventu!·c. next year. The R .E.M.E. Section excelled itself in its examlna~lon wit h SIX out ?f SIX candidates o btammg o ver 80 % 1 Congratulations to Cp\. Freeman (92 %), Cp\. Wh ittaker, W.l. (90%),.Cp\. Ho lman! Cp\. G rant, Cpl. Hilt on and Cp\. Rodgers. Most oflh e Corps was abl? to hear.t~le lecture gl,;,en ~>: Captam Homard, R.E.M.E ., who was a leading member o f the TransAntal'ctl~ Exped ition led by ~Ir ylvla.n ':uchs, and vel'~ fa SCinat ing it was. He kept liS ent hralled , standing on a chair to re~ch us bettel, ~l lh hiS li vely presentatIOn of facl s and anecdo tes tellingly reinforced by a wonderfu l select ion of colour slides. The :Band began the term by .helping tI~e East Kent Ca rni va l to raise £2,000 for the Hea rt Diseases Campaign, and ended by a fine display dunng the Inspect io n. Th~ Inspec!ing Officer Ihis ye~r. was Ai r-Comn~odo.re P. H. G. Win tle, D.F.C., R.A.F., who showed a keen. I-"terest III a ll ~spe~ts of tram mg. He stated m IllS report that he was particularly impressed by the qualities of leadership displayed by the N.C.O.'s. N!-ajor .Hildick-Smith and 2/ Lieut. Hatch underwent- if that is the right word- Army Outward Bound Trammg m North ~ales la~t Ea~tel> and c;ame back fitter than when they went out- at least the O .C. did . Each day started wlth .a bri sk dll> m.the ICy Atlantic: rollers a t 7 a. Ill. , and the Course ended wit h three Outward Bou nd days III the mountallls of Snowdollla. We hope that others will foll ow ou r lead The N.C.O. Course there was very well attended indeed. . Promot ions th is term a re:To be Company ~ergeant Major : D. J. D . Banks. To be Band Colou r Sergea nt: N. D. King. To be Sergeants : N. A. D lck,. M. D. Macfarla.ne, C. S. W. Sn~ i t h , R . A. Sumner. To be Lance-Sergeants : J . A. Barnden, P. A. Baskerville, S. M. P. Elliott , M. E. Erskme, S. C. D . Gilchrist, D. J. Greaves, A. T. Jo nes, A. G. F. Munns. To be Corporals: A. W. D~wson, R . G. P. Ell iott, T. P. Fagg, T . J . Freeman, P. G. Fullager, T. G. Grant, R. F. H ames, J . ~. G. HIlton , E. J : l-:'o lman, C. J . Marlowe, J. J . Rodgers, E. C. N . Taylo r, C. R. Wand-Tetley, W. I. Whittaker, J . D. Williams. To be Lance-Corpora ls' J C Clarke T. P. C larke, H. A. P. Daniel, J. A. Hampt on, P. M. Jones, J. H. Porter, N. A. V. POllls~n ·C. E. Short' K. Thompso n. ' , W.l.R .H-S.

ROYAL NAVAL SECTION At Ihe ~n nual l n~p'ect ion the Ai r <;ommod.or~ was k!f"!d ab.out our. turnout, our ma rching and our dem~nstrat l(~HlS of plpmg, bend.s and !lItches, n ggmg a sallmg dmghy, life-saving and signalling. He was particularly unpressed by the Light Rig Jackstay LindeI' the command of Cadet Petty Officer J. Langrishe who now goes to Dartmouth. ' After a night on board one .of ~.M . Sh ips at .Portsillp uth , we spent Field D ay as guests of the R .A.F. at Thorney I~land, ~here the h ighlight of a most mterestmg visit was a trip in an Air-Sea Rescue helicopter. I.n !he h?lIdays Lleutenant-Comman~er Ball is taking a party to Northern Ireland and Sub-Lieutenant Reid IS takmg another to Scotland, while other Cadet s are having a week at B.R.N.C., Dartmout h. D.W.B.

ROYAL AIR FORCE SECTION Our ann ual E~ter ~":lP' held at Tern ~ill in Sh ropshi re, was very successful indeed. The programme was much more Imagmat lve than usual, With amusing initiative exercises, an ascent of Snowdon visits to Jodrell Bank, a Rolls-Royce.rac~ory, etc., an~ the chance o f trips in thrcc types of ai rcraft. is to be hoped that future camp.s mamtam the same h igh standards. .F/Sgt. Halsall w~s given the honour of being parade commander during the Annual Inspection by A.1f Com":l0~ore W.mUe, w~o, true. to the R.A.F. spiri.t o f pio neering adventure, was persuaded to make hiS first trlP.m a primary gll.der. Field Day was orgamsed round a series of initiative tests and sccmed to be well received. Ou~ bookmgs at. Mansion have been hit by the weather, and on the only day we were able to ~Y, the .bumplf"!ess of the ai r and the urge to aerobat proved the undoing of a few cadets. Let us hope tillS experience '!'VIII not deler them from further visits. We have secl,lred SIX places on conti~uous glid ing co urses in the summer holidays and it is hoped that more people ~1I 1 take advantage o,r tI~IS ?ffer, and a!so that of Flying Scholarships, in the future. The numbers applymg are a very good md lcahon o f the alr-mindedness and enthusiasm of the Section. P.G.W.

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THE SOCIETIES The first eight or nine weeks of the Summer Term are never very active ones for the Caxton Society, and indeed things might well have come to a standstill had it not been for the efforts of Andrew Harris and his Walpole colleagues, who have kept a number of small jobs going while ot hers have been studying for their exams. K ing's Week, however, has offered us the usual rush and we have produced fOllr programmes- the Marionettes, Les FOllrbel'ies de Scapil1, a Concert of Light Music and ]1,e Shoemaker'S Holiday_ All have been notable for their high standard of layout and for this pu rpose we have introduced so me morc type (a series of Goudy) and have completed our Gi ll range; unfortunately, however, the actual quality of production has suffered rrom the la rge demand put upon machines and the subsequent sho rtage of time. We are attempting to consolidate our membership so that only those really interested in printing and active in the Society join and rema in in the Society. There will be a rew vaC<1ncies next term and we do urge prospective members to come and see what printing involves before applying- it is a craft that appeals to only a limited number and there have in lhe past been instances or people joining and then not tak ing fu ll responsibility ror the jobs entrusted to them. Appointments:- Holl. Treasurer: W. M. Lattimer ; To the Committee: A. N. G. Harris; Full Member: S. P. Blackmore. R.B.H.

CAXTON

The third Somner SOCIety Exh ibit ion, held in the Parry during King's Week and comprised SOMNER of booths by each of the six Groups or the Society, was the climax to a more eventful than usual Summer Term, in which the Groups have been active a bout the county. The Medieval Group visited Hever Castle, and Igtham Mote, the Romano-British Group have helped with the excavations of the Roman City Wall at the Worthing-gate as well as visiting Lullingstone Roman Villa, while the Industrial Archaeological Group have been concentrating on Breweries. Both the Cathedral Group and the Antique Collectors Group have surveyed Canterbury rrom various angles and both are to publish their results: Know Your Callferbury and a survey of Canterbury Antiques. The exhibition itself has once again been enlarged and presented in a most attract ive way our tcrm's act ivities . We lose some valuable members of the Committee this term: J. R. Gawthorne, the T reasurer of the Romano-British Group; David Mi ller, the Treasurer-General ; and Antony Blackmo re, the SecretaryGeneral, to whom the Society owes an enormous debt of gratitude for his enthusiasm and dynamism in direct ing its act ivi ties over the last two yea rs. B.W.J.G.W. Boys may come and boys may go, but "We" go on for ever- how true of the School's WOODWORK activities. "There will be no-one next year" , but there is ! Our work is proving just as interest ing. Perhaps some take too large a challenge for the initial work and defeat causes an early rctreat from onc of the most interesting and atavistic urges in man. We are particularly fortunate that we have a well equipped workshop and, whilst small, it accommodates 60-70 boys in relays throughout the term. This number is made up largely from those with an "urge". C.C.F. release and non-Corps boys have kept up a good attendance, but rather on the lines of " if no Corps today, no Carpentry either". We are feeling a definite influence frol11 the enthusiasm of Miss Mallows; there may be several budding Grinl ing G ibbons o r Michael Angelos amongst us. Never have we had such wonderful opportunities to pull strings and pull legs. The whole project has shown us what youth can do. Thus we wish the Puppets a long life through manyÂˇyears. Just think- "my father carved this one's head when he was here." Our general work has the usual high standard, and skill is shown in a variety of articles for home and garden. E. H.B. BELL RINGING

Onward, ever onward.

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[M. Ahmadzadeh

By its very nature, photography must be an essent ially personal art fo rm, good pictures coming from the mind of the photographer alone. This means that a Society such as ours can do no more than provide darkroom faci lities and possibly instruction in the purely technical aspects o f photography; and this we try to do. King's Week has brought forth some very good work, and this term two of ou r number leave with the intention of making photography a career. "Of what use a re lens and light To those who lack in mind and sight." J.M.F.

PHOTOGRAPHY

After being inactive for the first half of the term, we stirred ourselves to act ion and had a busy second half in spite of the interruption of a.C.B. We had three play·readings near the end of June, all of Roman Comedies, of whieh the first two were both in English, taken from the Penguin Translation; these were the Girl /rom Andros and the Phormio, both by Terence. The latter was considerably more enjoyable and amusing, largely due to better casting. The third took place just before "A" levels. We read the Moslellaria of Plaulus in the original, at Mr. Miller's house, with the help of liqu id refreshment. We saw that Terence's plays are more concerned with character to their general detriment qua amusement, and also that the correct emphasis is often lost in translation. Our only expedition of the term was to Westm inster School to see their production of the Girl /rom Andros. The Headmaster was kind enough to allow us to go; we are very grateful to him for this and hope that it will be possible again, since the production was well worth going to see. There is a long tradition of Latin Comedies at Westminster, and they a re lucky eno ugh to have a part of the schoo llay·out, admirably suited to the rather peculiar demands of Roman Comedy . This particular product ion made full use of the potentialities of the play; admirable use was made of clever gimmicks ; the acting was good in general, with one brill iant individual performance. In add ition to the Headmaster we should also like to thank Mr. Robertson very much for taking us in his car and Mr. M iller for providing the tickets (and both of them for supervising us). Finally, we have discussed which play to put on next year in King's Week, have decided on the AclwmitlllJ' of Aristophanes, and have divided up the play for our own translation. It just remai ns to thank Mr. Miller especially for what he has put into the Society this term, and a lso any others who have contributed. C.A.L.

PATER

Slowly but surely the Society is reorganising itsel f into a more streamlined and workable

GEOLOGICAL form. As from the beginning of the Ch ristmas Term, 1968, any member of the School may, on application to the H o n. Secretary, inspect the collect io n of rocks, minerals and fossils and borrow books from a large geological library. The Archaeological Society in particular is invited to inspect o ur small collection of Stone Age weapons and tool s. The highlight of the first half of the term was a lecture gi ven by Dr. Thurrell entit led " A Field G eologist's Work in Britain". Dr. Thurrell is the principal geologist in the East Anglia and South·East England field survey unit at the Institute of Geological Science- so we expected a good lecture. Our hopes were mo re than realised. The lecture, with accompanying co lo ur slides, was both entertaining and informat ive. The second half of the term was taken up wit h the creat ion of the geo logical library, and the catalogu ing of the fossil collection, and also in arranging the high degree o f mobil ity necessary to stage an exh ibition during King's Week in the Palace rather than at o ur Society room at NO.7 The Preci ncts. The Society is most grateful to those concerned fo r the donation of a carefully packed and labelled collection of geological specimens of everything fr om fossils to precious stones. We hope that this will be on d isplay during King's Week as a separate entity from the rest of the collect ion. Anybody interested in anthropology rather than geology is invited to join the Society as it is intcndcd to extend its scope to cover this also. E.W.M.

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This term the Society has had but one debate. l'he motion was that "University students are confused, conformist and career-minded". We were very glad to welcome Dr. R. Pahl of the University of Kent, who proposed the mot ion and, with the aid of N. B. K. Mansergh, carried it. The motion was opposed by Mr. G . S. P. Peacocke and Mr. R. M. Plant. The paper speeches were a ll of a very high standa rd: Mr. Peacocke was scintillating and sparkling; Mr. Mansergh was distinguished; and Mr. Plant was himself to the amusement of all present. Dr. Pa hl 's final speech, professional, pass ionate and coo lly reasoned, ca rried the day and was a fitting climax to an interesting evening. The vo ting went 43 for the motion, 21 against, with 28 abstentions. The floor speeches were unfortunately not up to the standard of the paper speeches, peop le being somewhat reluctant to speak. We hope, however, to give people more practice next term when the pressure of the Summer Term is no more upon us. One wou ld also like to make an appeal to those abstainers, and ask them to try to COme down upon one side or the ot her. In a debate one should discuss the motion concerned and not whether or not it should be debated. Gentlemen, please- this negative attitude will get us nowhere. J.K.H.

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CORRESPONDENCE Galpin's, The Mint Yard , The King's School, Canterbury. 17th Jllly, 1968.

Dear Sirs, [ would like to suggest that the eights row for three terms of the school year, just as some of ou r competitors do. Under the present two-term season, in which half of the Spring Term is spent in choosing the crews, the eights row five days each of the remaining twelve weeks of the season; and the 1st and 2nd VIlIs run intervals after Corps and weight-train after Cat hedral on the two days they do not row. We train so much that rowing can easily become positively excruciating, and the crews Illay be forced over their peak. But if we rowed for three terms a year it wou ld on ly be necessary to row in the eights three times each week, thereby putting aside two days in which the crews co uld scull, tub, and bank-tub. It would also mean Fordwich was being used profitably during the Winter Term and the second half of the Spring Term. Furthermore, it would result ill a much higher standard of rowing because the crews would have worked together twelve weeks longer. My argument is reinforced by the fact that the Winter Term is now longer and in valuable fo r training purposes, and that conditions at Pl uck's Gutter during the first part of the Winter Term at least are much better than in the Spri ng Term. ' , I am convinced this is the solution to thi s season's di sappointments. Yours fai thfully, J. A. MmCRAFT .

School House, The King's School, Canterbury, Kent.

Dear Si rs, In view of the success of the poetry magazine produced here called AlttafpCl's Dream, it is obviolls that the next move is to provide a regular literary supplement associated with The Calltllariall in which those would-be poets or writers of the school co uld fi nd scope to express themselves without the limitations imposed in the official school magazine. Yours faithfully. R . E. M AW HOOD .

Marlowe House, The King's School, Canterbury. 18th Jllly, 1968.

Dear Sirs, Who axed Ann Bunce? r missed her, and all the ot her benefactors of the School, from "Theodore sometime ArchbishopÂˇ of Canterbury" to people some of us had known personally, when we were bidde~ to pray, in an unsatisfyingly generalised fashion, at y~s te rd ay's Commemorat ion. Hodgson, Field, Blorewhy should they not leave the category of geograplltca l ex pressions at least once a year? Besides, the solemnity of these occasions may well turn the minds of the thoughtful toward death and the making of their wills: is it then that enco uragement should be with held ? ' Yours faithfully, P. P OL LAK.

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r School House, The King's School, Canterbury. Dear Sirs, In the limited space available to me, r hope, by making a few suggestions and posing a few questions, to activate better minds than mine. For one, I suggest that the Modern Languages Library be given a fresh coat of paint and an effort be made to make it appeal' more like a library than another classroom. [also suggest that the Social Service sect ion be greatly expanded to include, among its present activities, projects which will utilise King's vast resou rces of unsk illed labou r to the benefit of all Canterbury. They could start by painting the Modern Languages Library. I ask three questions. Firstly, why not another debatc with Benendcn (or any othcr gi rls' school or schools for that matter)'! Let us have at least two good debates a term; one raising cont roversia l matters in the School, and another, with a mixed audience, dcbating controversial mattcrs outside this particular school. Secondly, how about another Pcnny Reading? Thirdly, it has been suggested we have a school suggestions box- well, how about it? My final suggestion is that the space for individual contributions in The Clllltlwriflll be extended. If this should involve more cost let th is be covered by advertisements, which may be enclosed inconspicuously somewhere in the recesses of this school magazine. In addition, let there be more licence in the choice of letters regarded as sui table for publication- including even mildly critical letters, such as th is, in their original unadulterated form. As the great John Milton said , "The knowledge cannot defile, nor consequently the books, if the will and conscicnce be not defiled." And it is Milton who poses with laudable exactness my final question: " What wi sdom can there be to choose, what continence to forbear without the knowledge of evi l ?". Yours faithfully, A. 1-f11 .UF.R-FRY. P.S. I trust that , aftcr due considerati on, action will necessarily follow.

Meister Omers, 16 The Precincts, Canterbury. 12lh Jlllle, 1968. Dear Sirs, I must write in rcply to J . M. Frye's letter in the previolls iss ue. I, too, have had occasion to look at other schools' magazines, and noted with pride how much better The C(Ullllari(1II is in comparison. There is little doubt that advert ising lowers the tone of a magaz.ine, and it would be far better if an extra shilling or two of the ÂŁ584 p.a. was used to provide the revenue for the "out of the ordinary devices". It is not worth publishing more photographs until photographs of a higher standard arc submitted. Mr. Frye seems to forget, or perhaps he never knew, that the School provides a minority of the readers of the magazine, wh ich, in its present form, is very interesting to the vast majority of the readers. By its very nature, The Cal1tllariall is a formal magazine. If Mr. Frye wishes to read an informal magazine, he should try to restart the Killg's S chool Magazille wh ich was stopped because in its informality, it insulted a member of the Cathedral Clergy ; or else read some of the House productions, such as Fore. Surely the magazine is already an organ of free speech for the School. It j ust so happens that very few members of the School wish to use it as such. Mr. Frye wishes to reduce many sections, such as the Games and C.C.F. sections. The Games section is, howcver, the section of greatest interest to the majority of O.K.S. and many members of the School, and has already been reduced by an alarm ing degree. He a lso wishes to shorten the shortest section of allthe C.C.F. reports. If Mr. Frye had looked, he would have noticed that this sect ion took up half a page of a 144 page magazinc. The R.A.F. report was nonÂˇexistent and thcrefore impossible to shorten! Mr. Frye believes that variety is the most important change requ ired, and that the magazine has remained unchanged for a very long time-six years actually, except for the colou red contributions sect ion. If all changes are going to be like that, I wou ld rather have the magazine a!\ .it was. Yours faithfully, D. W. MILLER.

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Luxmoore Hou se, 75 New Dover Road, Canterbury, Kent. 16th JlI ly, 1968.

Deal' Sirs, In my expc.rience of acting at the School, I have always been amazed al the inadequacy of the facilities that arc prOVided for the actors. Would,it not be poss i ~ l e to provide hoI water in the Green Room? Two large electric watcr heaters COUld. eaSily supply suffiCient hot waleI' for the actors' nceds, and those actors of Luxmoore wou ld be espeCially gratefu l. Yours fflithflllly. R. C. CASE!.

OUR CONTEMPORARIES Wc ackno.wledge

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Col/ege School MagazlIIe, La!lcmg Collelfe IMagazme, Mar/burian, The Meteor, Milner COllrt Chronic/e, The Novo, The Ollsel, RadlelOlI, Reptoman, StollyltUl'st Magazine, The New Beacon School (Sevelloah) Magazine, The School Tie (Ashford), Whitg/flian.

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r O.K.S. NEWS (The year given in brackets is the year of leaving King's) The Rcvd. 1-1. Spence (191 1) has been appointed an Honorary Canon o f Canterbury Cathed ral. J. S. Blunt (1916) we congrat ulate on celebrating his ruby wedding on April 28th. F. R. S t. Cla ir Tisdall (19 19) has comc on a year's visit to England from California, and can be reached through Lloyds Bank, 6 Pall Mall, S.W. !. W. D. C. Wiggins ( 192 1), Director o f Overseas Su rveys, Ministry o f Overseas Development, was awarded the C.M.G. in the New Year Honours. MajorwGencral H. E. N. Bredin (1926) was appoin ted Director of Volunteers, Territoria ls and Cadets : the Cadets a t least arc still in being. Major General G. Ie F. Payne ( 1929) has recently retired from the R.A.O.C. which he has bccn in, and risen to the top of, since the wa r. W. J. C. Nott (1932) having decided to give up bus!ness and take on tcaching, d id a two-year teachertraini ng cou rsc, and is now teaching Malhs and English at thc Robert Ferguson Secondary Modern School in Carlisle. Dr. S. W. Hinds (1933) has moved to the University o f Michigan as Associate Professo r of Maternal and Chi ld Health, and has a high reputat ion in Public Health circles. He writes. th~t he wou ld gladly welcome any O.K.S. in the arca: his address is 2674 Page Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan. C. M. Bolt (1940) has joined the Agricultural Division of the World Bank's Department of Technical Operations, in which he will advise mainly on irrigation and drainage projects. Sqn.-Ldr. B. A. James, M.C. (1936) is Vice-Consul for the (Canton of Berne and Neuchatel, and finds Switzerland a very pleasant contrast to his last diplomatic post in Prague. O. T. Weatherill (1942) has been appointed Manager of the Distillers Company's large new plant at Plainfiel d, Illinois. Major J. D. Ellis, R.E. (1946) is with Headq uarters, Far East Command, for two or three yea rs, having been commanding a Junior Leaders Squad ron, Royal Engineers, at Dovel'. A. A. Kneller (1946) is now living in Nai robi , practising Law. He has met there John Watts (1943), Personnel Officer to the Meta l Box Company in East Africa, T. A. ~aU~ (1939),. Administrative Secretary to. the Kenya Judicial Department , and P. I.e Pelley (1950), who IS Vice-President of the Kenya Law Society. J. G. AUal! (1947) is Lecturer in Art at the College of Further Education ncar Buxton, and li ves at Longnor, nearby. M. B. Foster ( 1947) is Specia l Assistant to the Vice-President, Canadian Pacific Railway, and lives at I Pra irie Lane, Beaconsfield, Q uebec. The Revd. B. K. Newton (1949) cont inues working a t Po inte-a-Pierre, Trinidad, editing a diocesan newspaper in addition to parish work. D. H. Elliott (1951) has been promoted Surgeon Commander, R:N., and. has re~ntly retu rned from Washington, where he went at the request of the U.S. ~aV):' to ass!st them 111 ~xceed.mg the world r~<?rd fo r deep diving. His brother, J. P. D. Elliott (1966) IS With Major Cazalet s Nat io nal Hunt Trammg Stables, studying horsemastership the practical way. R. A. Dewhurst (1954) is with the Foreign Service in South Africa for two years, based on Pretoria. Dr. A. Seal (1955), Lecturer in History at Cambrid~e, has written a. most scholarly w~rk o~ The Emergellce of ["diGIt Nationalism, which has been well reViewed both for ItS contents and lis lUCid and readable style. C. T. Davies (1 956) is wo rking as a civil engineer in London, and is a very keen and successfu l yachtsman, having been British National Champio n in the 505 dinghy class. J. M. Draper (1957) is in New Zeala nd, at Shirley, Christchurch, wo rkin g for a firm named Watkins Dow, making industrial chemicals. He enj oys the co untry very much. Dr. T. Jardine-Brown (1 957) is combinin g practice with study for the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons.

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r P. G. Ke~np (1?~ 8) has been made South East Branch Sales Manager of Honeywell 's Electronic Data Processmg DI VISion. O. R. Lawrence, who was on the Staff at King's from 1951 to 1958 and is now headmaster of The Hutchins ~choo l , Tasmania, has been appointed a J.P., and is the present President of their Headmas ters' Associalion . The brothers Pliitte are based in pen mark :. M ichael (1.958) owns a farm in Jutland, Mark ( 1959) rUlls a 30-ton charter vessel, th.e Baillc Trader, 111 the Mednerranean mostly, and Nicholas (1963) is a radio operator on a large Dal1l sh tan ker. I. .n. R. Fowler (1959) has recent ly been appoin ted Adjutant of the 4th Field Regimcnt, Royal Artillcry, 111 Gcrman y (B.F.P.O. 30). J. J. R. C. Harston ( 1960) is manager o f the Vancouver office of the British Travel Associati on. He has m~l tI~e re I. A. M. M~Clure ,<1961), nava lly beardcd, on board H. M.S. Glomorgml, and A. D. W. o Sulhvan (1958) who IS reading for a Ph.D. at the University of Alberta. T. G. Bewley (1961) is studying for a Certi ficate in Ed ucat io n at London Uni versi ty and leaves in August ' to teach English in Istanbul , under the British Council. The. marriage of AI.ex. V. G.corgiadis (1961) on May 8th to Miss Nicos Pateras, which was attended by hiS step-fa ther, .Slr F red~nck Crawford, who camc over from Rhodesia, sparked off the pol itical controversy over Sir Fredenck's passport. J. R. Palmer (1961) having spent a yea r in Nigeria, is now in Sarawak on a Ministry of O verseas Development contract, for two or three years' work in a peat swamp. Good luck to him. P. M . ~. Sherwood (1962) is reading for a Ph.D. at Magdalene College, Cambridge, doing research in chemistry.

A. J. S~r~chan (l96~) i ~ to be congratulated on obtaining second class honours in the Law Society Part 2 Qualifymg Examll1at lo n : there were no first s, and seventecn seconds among the 1,450 who passed. C. n . .Da~ics P96~) went to. Australia last sumn.ler and is working very hard on a small 2,000 acre sheep stallo n m Vlctona. He wntes that he has been m touch with I. C. Lovegrove (1963) at Carnarvon Western Australia, a nd J. O'H. Revington (1963) who is an instructor in the Aust rali an Army at Wagg~ Wagga ' New South Wales. M.Pâ&#x20AC;˘. Press (1963) is at the B.P. Research Centre in Sunbury, and has been playi ng a good dea l of hockey dlll'lng the past season. D. P. R. Hews (1964) is a midshipman in H.M.S . KCIII, the gu ided mi ssi le destroyer. G. H. S hanvood-Smith (1964) has taken a short service comm ission in the medical branch of the R.A.F. We congratulate P. M. C. Randrup (1964) of T~ e King's Own Border Regiment, on being Mentioned in Despatches for gallant conduct III Aden. He IS now at Sussex University. A. J. Davies (1965) and C. N. Gordon~Wi l so n (1965) passed o ut of the R.M.A. Sand hurst last December. Alun D avies has been with the 1st Batta lion, The Welch Regiment, in Hong Kong. T. G. D. Shannon (1965) and R. A. Eadie.(1967) both sho t for Cambridge against Oxford in the Lerman Trophy Small-bore match. Congratulallons to them both, part icularly as Ead ie is a freshman. M. J. Cumber (1965). has been posted by Barclays Bank to Kingston, Jamaica, and his brother, N. M. Cumber (1966), havmg passed out second from Mons Officer Training School in June 1967 is with the ' , 1st Battalion, 2nd K.E.O. Goorkhas in Singapore. G. R . .G. ~eeble (1 967) has been working for some months in New York, and hopes to make his way to Call forma. N. P. Press (1967) is at Imperial College, University of London, read ing Geology, and mountaineering when he can. . C.

~ . Saunders (1967) is at. McGill University, read ing Po litical Science and Sociology as main subjects With three others, and takmg part in a lot of musical activities in which he finds the standard there lowe; than at King's. N. J. Paul (1964) is also at McG ill. '

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THE O.K.S. TRUST O. K.S. Trust resu lts to date give a total of ÂŁ40,095 from 331 subscribers.

ENGAGEMENTS Charig- Wynn-Wcrninck.- Captain Peter Charig, R .N. (1927) to Moira Yvonne Wynn-Wern inck. Q ucsted-Jones.- Major David Quested, R,M. (.1947) to Dorot hea Alex Jones. Davies- Nickcls.- Christophcr Davies (1956) to Suzanne Nickels. Linforth- Cooke.- Richard Linrort h (1956) to Hazel Josephine Cooke. Ba lkwill- Frcw.- Jan BalkwiJI (1957) to Rosemary Frcw, sister of J. R. Frew (1958). Clark- Babbagc.- Robcrt T. Clark (1960) to Nicolette Babbagc. Croxford- Magee.- Peler Croxford (1964) to Deirdre Mary Magee. Manscrgh- Flctcher.- Phil ip Mansergh (1959) to Yvo nne Fletcher.

MARRIAGES Leigh Fcrmor- Rayncr.- Patrick Leigh Fermor ( 1931) to T he Ho n. Mrs. Joan Rayner, on January 11 th, in London. Birnberg- Matz;oriu l.- Bencd ict Birnbcrg (1949) to Felit sa Matziorini, of Athens. .CI~i1 ~s-Forth .- Derek Ch ilds (1952) to Jane Forth, on J uly 6t h, at Tythby, Notls. Dlidgeon- Graham.- Michacl Dudgeon (1954) to Mary Graham, on Apri l 27th, at Fordcombe, T unbridge Wells. Frew- Troth.- J. Roderick Frew (1958) to Susan Mary Troth, on January 20th, at Sl. Michael's, Chester . . Square: Austin- Prior.- Anthony J. K. Aust in (1959) to J uliet Leathes Prior, on Februa ry 10th, in Norwich Cathedral.

BIRTHS Corkery.- To Juliette and Michael Corkery (1944) o n Ju ne 8t h, a son. Manning-Press.- TO J ill (/II!e Crosley) and David Man ning-Press (1952) on January 9th, a son. Mayne. -To Alison (nee McKie) and the Revd. Michael Mayne (1949) o n J une 15t h, a son. Mark. Rudgard. -To Deanna (nee Lee) and Humphrey Rudgard (1 961) on February 9th, a daughter, Stephanie Clai re.

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DEATHS Ashendcn.-On July 2nd, H . C. Ashenden (1907) at Canterbury. CastIey.-About February 6th, R. G. Cast ley (1893), at the age of 93, at Worcester, where he was for 31 years on the staff of the King's School, Worcester. Cole.-About April 3rd, S. Wilding Cole, O.B.E. (1898), at Sidcup. aged 88. Dodd.- ln November, 1967, P. H. F. Dodd (1935). Paris.-On March 26th, Lieut.-Col. A. L. Paris (l 896), at Bournemouth, aged 88. Howe.-On March 1st, J. C. Howe, for some years Classics master at King's.

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With the death on the 26th March, 1968. of A. L. Paris, the School has lost one of its senior O.K.S. and its oldest former Captain of the School. A.L.P. entered the School in September. 1892, as a King's Scholar. He was two years in the XV and Captain of Games. One of his duties as Captain of the School was to lay a Cross on the coffin of Archbishop Benson, the only other flo wers allowed being from the Archbishop's widow and Queen Victoria. It is strange to record that A.L.P. was the first member of the School to pass direct into R.M.A. Woolwich (all previous entrants having gone to Crammers). He passed 13th into R.M.A. and passed out 3rd. Whi lst at R.M.A. he was on parade outside Buckingham Palace at Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilcc. Commissioned into the Royal Engineers, much of his service was in India though he took part in the Somaliland Campaign in 1902-04. At the outbreak of War in 1914, he was command ing the 20th Field Company Sappers and Miners. His Company sailed direct to France from India with the 3rd (Lahore) Division and went into action as Infantry at Neuve Chapelle in October, 1914. A.L. P. was very severely wounded and taken pri~one r when the Sappers were ordered to retreat after capturing the village. He spent seven months in hospital and several years in various Prisoner of War Camps. Following repatriation, he served with the AUied Milita ry Commission in Poland and then returned to [ndia where he was in acting command of the Corps when the title "Royal" was added to the 3rd Bombay Sappers and Miners as a reward fo r war service. He retired in 1925 and devoted Jhe subseq uent years to train ing (with considerable success) potential young officers for Special Entry Commissions into the Regular Army. In the 1939-45 War, he served as Deputy Commandant a t an ocru, as Commander of the a ir and grou nd defences of Vickers Armst rong at Wcybridge, and later of an Army Cadet Force at Bournemouth. After the war, he was elected to serve on the Bournemouth Borough Council which he did for sixteen years, becoming Chairman of the Transport Committee. He devoted himself wholeheartedly to whatever tasks came his way through life, thus livi ng up to the School motto. He had at K.S.e. three brothers (R.C.P., 1896-01, L.F.P. , 1898-03, both of whom are still living, and H.G.P., 1901-05, who was killed in action in October, 1918-also his son, e.O.A.P., 1925-30, and grandson, J.A.G.P., 1958-63).

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