THE CANTUARIAN VOL.
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No. I
DECEMBER,
1969
EDITORIAL Learning is, in too many cases, a substitute for true knowledge. It is better to be able neither to read nor write than to be able to do nothing else. The description of those who have fewest ideas of all is a short one- mere readers. Such are those who carry their understanding round in the form of a pocket-size Pelican, or leave it at home on their library shelves. They shrink from the burden of actually thinking for themselves, until, from lack of practice, thought becomes quite insupportable. Samuel Butler put it tersely:"Yet he that is but able to express No sense at all in several languages Will pass for learneder than he's that known To speak the strongest reason in his own." Books are less often used as spectacles through which to see life, than as blinds to shut out its strong light from those with weak eyes and idle natures. The impression that such a bookworm receives from real, natural objects-stripped of their portentous overcoats, words- is a staggering one: their variety distracts, and their shifting scenery exhausts him. So he turns from the bustle and noise of the world to the more intelligible, if less startling, combinations of the letters of the alphabet, and clings to his volumes, as to intellectual crutches. He is parasitic as well as paralytic: a borrower of sense, with no ideas of his own, he lives in a rarefied atmosphere of learned lassitude, poring over lines and syllables, figures and ciphers, until the grinders cease because they are few, the book drops from the feeble hand, and the eye closes on vacancy. The learned author differs from the learned student: the one transcribes what the other reads, a superior sort of literary drone. But both see with the eyes of others, hear with others' ears, and pin their faith on others' understanding- their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation. As Hazlitt remarked, "If we wish to know the force of human genius we should read Shakespeare. If we wish to see the insignificance of human learning, we may read his commentators." Of making many books there is no end: and much study is a weariness of the flesh. 3
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EDITORIAL ... THE SCHOOL
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THE SCHOOL SALVETE
VALETE
CHAPEL NOTES
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OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE AWARDS
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TIDS AND THAT
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CORRESPONDENCE REVIEWS "H. M.S.
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P I NAFORE"
LE BOURGEOIS GENTILHOMME "MODERN ART: ALL OR NOTHING" FULTON AND AFrER MUSIC CmCLE CoNCERT
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THE ROYAL NAVy/ROYAL MARINES PRESENTATION TEAM
THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY ANSWERS VITH FORM QUESTIONS
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ARTICLES THE SIX PREACHERS OF CANTER BURY CATHEDRAL AND THE KINO'S SCHOOL ...
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THE ODES OF HORACE
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THE WALPOLE COLLECTION
CONTRIBUTIONS
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SONG OF A DEMONSTRATOR POEM . .. PRAGUE-SUMMER
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THE ARTIST ... CHINESE POETRY
JUST ONE MAN SENSES MARY JANE- A DEADLY SATIRICAL FANTASY " .
THERE I S No WAY OUT ... THE CAR WENT PHUT •• • (WINTER)
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SCHOOL ACTIVITIES SOClIITIes
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SOCIAL SERVICE
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O.K.S. NEWS ...
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OUR CONTEMPORARIES
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THE SCHOOL Captain o[ School: C. B. Hamblin, K.S. Head o[ Walpole House M. O'K. Webber H ead o[ Meister Omers C. H. Seller, K.S. Head o[ Galpin's House C. Waltham, M.S. H ead o[ Linacre House E. S. Kock Head o[ Luxmoore House C. B. Hamblin, K.S. H ead o[ Marlowe House A. W. Dawson, M.S. Head o[ The Grange N. G. Baskerville, K.S. Head o[ School House D. P. Davison SCHOOL MONITORS C. B. Ham blin, K.S., D. P. D avison, M. O'K. Webber, C. H . Seller, K.S., E. S K N. G. BaskervIlle, K.S., C. Waltham, M.S., J. G. Wheatley, A. W. Dawson, M.S.' ock, HOUSE MONITORS D. P. Davison,. A. Gani, A. P. N. G . Hillier-Fry, N. P. Makris. N. G. Bas kervIlle, K.S., G . F. Wilson, N. C. R. Austin, W. S. Sampson, K.S., S. P. HollIS, C. E. Short. Walpole: M. O'K. Webber, M. Ahmadzadeh, J . A. Griggs, H. Konigsberger, K.S., A. H . Nelson. Meister Omers: C. H . Seller, K.S. , J. G . Wheatley, J. D. Cox, J . B. Sawrey-Cookson A. HampshIre, C. J. C. Rowe. ' Marlowe: A. W. Dawson, M.S., A. G. Lyle, M.S., D. W. Mitchell K S M J F Robinson, T. D. G. Johnson. ' . ., . . . Luxmoore: C . B. Hamblin , K.S. , R. A. J. Curtis, R. J. S. Shaw G . K Teh [ C , . '" Gaskell, A. E. C. Fairbairn. Galpin's: C. Waltham, M.S., J. H. S. M. Findlay, C. G . Thring, W. R. Roberts, J. A. N. PaISley, K.S., P. M. C. Hodson . Linacre: E. S. Kock, B. J. McDouall , C. C. Born, A. F. Allen, S. P. B. Tuite. Captain o[ Rugger M. Ahmadzadeh Captalll o[ Boats B. J. McDouall Captalll o[ Cross-Country N. P. W. Watson CaptG/.n o[ Hockey C . B. Hamblin Captam o[ Cricket C. J. C. Rowe Captain o[ Tennis J. A. N. Paisley Captain o[ Fencing A. Bird Captain o[ Shooting W. R. Roberts Captalll o[ Squash Rackets M. W. J. Thorne Captain o[ Gymnastics S. P. Blackmore Captain o[ Judo K. G. A. Sinclair Captam o[ Basketball J. A. Griggs Captain o[ Swimming A. P. C. Northrop
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SA LVETE R. A. B. Arnott, M. Asfaw, S. V. Balm, A. E. W . Balson, R. D. Battersby, B. K. Belcher, D . J . Betts, J . C. Biron, C. D. Bowen, A. G. F. Brash, R. N . Bryett, C. E. N. Burgess, T. A. Chan tier, S. MacD. Chapman , T. R. Clarke, P. J. Dale, B. S. Dawood, B. M. de Courcy, J . de Saenz, G. D. Harris, oS L. Hayes, G. C. Hughes, W. J. Hughes, R. J. Hunter, D. S. Jarma n, S. D. Jo nes, P. T. Kino ersley, M. C. G. Lane, N. A. Large, C. M. Lawden , S. A. Lazell, A. G. Limbrey, A. S. MacDonald, A. E. Macfa rl a ne, F. J. Mayhew, S. J . Mullender, P. J. Nicholl , C. F. Panton , M. B. Pardoe, A. Polycarpou, S. M. Porter, J. H . C. Rhind, N. F. Roberts, W. A. Selwyn, P. G. Shorrock, C. S. Snell, P. C. Sterck, V. R. V. Taylor, P. Theokritoff, P. J. A. Waddington , A. J . Wilson, C. A. Young.
VALETE M. Ahmadzadeh, R. Andrews, N. C. R. Austin, J. G. Baird, N. G. Baskerville, J. M. Boardman, D. J. D. Booker, C. C. Born, G. R. Claeys, J. M . Clark, R. J. Cowderoy, I. D. Cox, E. B. A. Craxton, H. A. P. Daniel, D. P. Davison , S. Dhamija, R. W. H . Duckworth, C. H . Eustace, A. E. C. Fairbairn, J. H. S. M. F indlay, P. H . Flaws, A. Gani, I. R. Gillam, R. A. E. Gordon, R . P. Harding, A. P. N. G . Hillier-Fry, P. M. C. Hodson, M. W. Holmes, H. Konigsberge r, S. J. Lancaster, N. R. M. Mackie, A. D. Miller-Smith, M. R. Niner, R. B. Parsons, R. M. A. Payne, D. C. Peters, P. L. Pinder, D. V. Pugh, J. J. Raemaekers, W. R. Roberts, W. S. Sampson, C. H . Seller, C . E. Short, K. G. A. Sinclair, P. W. Sprunt, A. M. L. Stewart, N . A. Stirling, G. K . Teh, C. G. Thring, N . W .,Townsend, C. F. Walker, C. Waltham, M. O'K . Webber, J. G. Wheatley.
CHAPEL NOTES The Harvest Thanksgiving was kept on Sunday, 21 st September, with a voluntary Sung Eucharist (Series 2) instead of Matins. Gifts of produce generously contributed by parents of Marlowe boys were afterwa rds distributed by social serv ice volunteers to old people whom they visit. Other Sung Eucharists were held on 19th October and 30th November. There was the customary Remembrance Day Service on 9th November which this year had to be transferred fro m the Memo rial Court to the Shirley Hall because of bad weather, a nd the Advent Carol Service was held in the Quire on the evening of 30th November. Evening Services. On 28th September a volun tary evening service was arranged and conducted by members of Lu xmoore directed by Mr. Abbott. The theme chosen was "War and Peace", and it was illustrated with readings of poetry and prose and in music. Particularly effective was their setting of Where have all the jlowers gone? follo wing an eye-witness account of the dropping of the atom bomb on Hiroshima. The voluntary service tradition was continued on 12th October with an offering by the Jazz Club, directed by the Chaplain, on the theme " Jesus the Rebel" . The servi ce, which was well attended, consisted of pop and fo lk music with readin gs from modern authors and an up-to-date account of Christ's temptations. Chapel Sacristans. The six chapel sacrista ns are the back-room boys who prepare for our Sunday and weekday celebrations of Holy Commun ion and whose work is rarely noticed except on the rare occasions whe n something is missing. I would like to thank them all for their hard work, and especiall y the senior sacristans, R. M. A . Payne and D. C. Peters, who leave at Christmas. 5
Visiting Preachers. We were glad to welcome as preachers at Evensong this term' the Revd. Canon J. Robinson, the Bishop of Crediton, and the Revd. D. N. Jenkin; Chaplam of Eastbourne College. ' In addition, the Archbishop of Canterbury attended a Sixth Form meeting on Sunday e~enmg, 23rd No~embe r, and for an hour and twenty mlllutes a nswered questions on a wIde range of su bJects. Chapel Collections Sept. 21. The Northorpe Hall Trust ... ... . .. 28 . The South African Chu rch Development Trust Oct. 12. Christian Action ... ... ... . .. 26. Holy Cross Hospital, Cape Province Nov. 16. Royal U.K. Beneficent Association ... 30. Mayor of Canterbury's Christmas Gift Fund Shelter ... Chapel General Fund
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OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE AWARDS, 1969 BAILEY, B. H .
BOARDMAN, J . M.
COWDEROY, R. J. DUCKWORTH, R. H. W. FREETH, S. G. H. KENDALL, W . J. M.
LYLE, A. G. L. MITCHELL, D. W. PUGH, D. V. RAEMAEKERS, J. J. SELLER, C. H .
SPRUNT, P. W. THOMSON, G. S. WATSON, N. P. W.
Open Scho larsh ip in History (for modern history and eco nomics), Balliol College, Oxford. Open Exhibition in Modern Studies, Corpus Christi College, Oxford. Open Ex hibition in Natural Science (for physics), Lincoln College, Oxford. Open Scholarship in Natural Sciences, SI. Jo hn's College, Cambrid ge. Open Ex hibition in Classics, Jesus College, Cambridge. Choral Scholarship, SI. John's College, Cambridge. Open Exhibition in Natural Science (biochemistry), University College, Oxford. Parker Ex hibi tio n (classics), Corpus Christi College Cambridge. ' Open Scholarship in Classics, St. John's College, Oxford . Open Exhibition in Classics, Peterhouse, Cambridge. Open Ex hibition in Modern History, New College, Oxford. Open Ex hibition in Modern Languages (modern languages and modern history), Brasenose College, Oxford. Open Exhibition in Classics, King's Co llege, Cambridge. Open Exh ibition in Natural Sciences Pembroke College Cambridge. ' , 6
THIS AND THAT We very much regret to record the death of Mr. J. G. Pembrook, O.K.S., and Clerk to the Governors from 1926 until August 1963. An appreciatio n of his ser vice to the School will appear in the next issue of The Cantuarian . Mr. J. G. Pembrook
Our warmest congratulations to Edred Wright, on whom the Archbishop Edred Wright of Canterbury has conferred the Lambeth Degree of Bachelor of Music for his outstanding contribution to Chu rch music. We at King's have particular reason to rejo ice. The School now holds an all-time record, not exceeded by any other, with six of its members in the National Youth Orchestra: congratulations to C. Waltham- who leads the 'cellos- S. J. Bown, A. S. Marriner, G. P. Williams, M. S. Good, S. W. Barlow, and A. J. C hamberlin who has also been chosen as first reserve bassoonist.
M usical Achievements
We were glad to welcome Messrs. G. G. Barrett, A. W. Dyer, J. C. M. Griffin, P. G. Henderson, C. J. R . Jackson, B. Turner, M . J. Vye and S. C. Woodley; for one term Mr. S. Abbott, who has taught Modern Languages and Divinity and leaves this December to take Holy Orders, and Mr. J. Callan who assisted for a short time in the Science Depa rtment. New Masters
An especiall y welcome return visitor to K ing's this term was Mr. W. E. Mr. Clarkson Clarkson, former Second Master and Senior Chemistry Master at Bradford Grammar School. His assistance in the Chemistry Department has been invaluable for whi ch we are most grateful. Vive la Difference!
Mademoiselle Marie-France Pignol has joined the Modern Languages Department, as King' s first French assistante.
. .. to Mr. and Mrs. Vye on the birth of a daughter, Rebecca Louise, on 27th September; to Mr. and Mrs. Dyer, a daughter, Lucinda Jane, on 13th November; and Mr. and Mrs. Bryant, a daughter, Ruth Eli zabeth, o n 15th November.
Congratulations
. .. to Mr. Ronald Smith on his marriage to the well-known Kent 'cellist, Miss Anne Norman, on 6th September at Temple Ewell. The Revd. Roger Job, O.K.S. officiated and N icholas King, O.K.S. was the organ ist. . .. to Mr. Stephen Davies on his marriage to Miss Janet Eastwood on 31st December, in Bramhall, Cheshire; and to Mr. Jackson o n his engage ment to Miss Linda Farnsworth on 29th November. King's to the Resclle
Congratulations to R. D. Wood, O.K.S., on his appo intment as Deputy Treasurer to H .M. th e Queen. 7
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We were pleased to welcome His Worship the Mayor of Canterbury and the Lady Mayoress, who Jomed us for Matins on Sunday November 23rd. '
It was again that cat!
Our sympathies to, Mr. Wilkins?n,. who suffered a vicious attack from hIS neIghbour S cat. The mCldent, however did prompt the following conversational "petit bijou" :-
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MR. YATES: "Mr. Wilkinson will be away today- he's been mauled by a savage beast." LAD. ASSISTANT: "Really, Sir? Which form was it in?" Books The Librarian gratefully acknowledges gifts of books from the Headmaster and from Mrs. M. Ro berts. We welcome back to Canterbury. as Lecturer in English at the University, Martin Revenu Scofield, o.!,.s". who, after wmillng an Open Scholarship in History to Oxford gamed a FIrSt m English . ' The eminent composer, Dr. Gordon Jacob, examined for the Associated Winding Up! Board thIs term. He was delighted to find that at the end of a whole day's " .exa,!,mmg, twelve boys assembled m· the Sh,rley Hall to play him one of hIS sUites for wmd IOstruments. From Down Under
We were very glad to welcome Fred~rick Ash from the King's School, Parramatta. He IS m Galpm s and will be staying the whole year.
The Revd. B. K. Newton, O.K.S., a former Rector in Trinidad, has been O.K.S. Appointment appomted General EdItor for the United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. Ars est celare srtem . kmd enough to
Mrs. Goddard gave a well·received Exhibition of her works at the John Nevill Galleries, in which the fruits of her recent trip to V~nice featured strongly. Walpole House also held an Art and Handicrafts Exhibition on 29th·30th November. The Very Revd. and Mrs. White-Thomson were judge the exhibits.
No Comment
"There is unfortunately a great presence of illeteratacy in the Congo." (From an Endorser's Enghsh essay.)
J. A. Har~ie, O.K.S., has been playing. golf for Oxford University. In their O.K.S. Golf mat~h agamst the Oxford and Cambridge Golfing Society, he defeated this year s PreSIdent 6 and 5-and holed in one at the 8th! J. A. Cini, O.K.S., has played for St. Andrew's University. 8
...---------------------------A. D. H. Turner, O.K.S., has been playing regularly for Rosslyn Park 1st XV, the R.A.F. XV and has now been selected for the Combined Services XV against the Springboks. C. E. Short has been selected for the Scottish Schoolboys' XV v the English Schoolboys' XV at Richmond on January 1st. The following have been selected for County Schoolboys' trials :Ken/ : M. Ahmadzadeh, C. E. Short. Sussex: D. P. Daviso n, C. B. Hamblin, M. W. J. Thorne. Cornwall: J. M. Ditchburn. Berks.: R. J. Inman.
Rugger
In addition to N. A. H. McNair, O.K.S., who passed the A.R.C.O. in his And Music last term here, the list included two other O.K.S.- R. Barsby and D. M. G. Parry. G. D. M. Parry can frequently be seen playing the flute in the B.B.C. Symphony Orchestra. B. J. Gipps, O.K.S., now at the Royal Academy of Music, accompanied his father in a recital at the Canterbury Music Centre on 5th November. The Headmasters' Conference celebrates its centenary this year: which seems an appropriate moment to mention the parts played by Mitchinson, then Headmaster of King's. Despite the general belief that Thring of Uppingham founded the Conference, it was in fact entirely Mitchinson's idea, and the first Conference met at Uppingham- to combat the Taunton Commission's Report- only after some persistent browbeating of Thring by Mitchinson. Or, as someone remarked, "Mitchinson laid the egg, and Thring did the clucking !" Centenary
We were pleased to welcome Mr. Hamish Halls, the distinguished Art Historian, who lectured on "Salvador Dali"; Monsieur F. Batisse, who delivered an intriguing lecture entitled "Sur les pas de Saint Thomas de Cantorbery a travers la France"; and the Philip Jones' Brass Ensemble, who gave an entertaining concert on the evening on which we returned from half-term. Lectures
Appointments
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"Dear Mr. Ogilvy, Further to your interview, I can offer you full-time employment at the Kent and . Canterbury Hospital as a floor cleaner (80 hour fortnight). If you are interested, kindly call and see me at Nunnery Fields Hospital at 10.00 a.m. on TuesdaY,4th November, 1969. Please report to the Main Hall, at this hospital. Yours sincerely, W. L. LEWIS, (Domestic Administration)." 9
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Our heartiest congratu lations to Mr. G. S. P. Peacocke on his appomtment as Jomt-Headmaster of Betteshanger Preparatory School at Deal from January, 197 1.
[n the Associated Board Examinations, the School gained six Dist inctions and five Passes with Merit. Distinctions in Grade VIII included : A. S. Achievements Marnner (clannet), B. D. Clifford (piapo), and N. A. Stirling (violoncello). No l~ss than eight O. K.S. took part 10 a Choral Recital at New College . Chapel 10 October, With M. Powell as Bass SOlOist, R. N. Jarman as Publicity Manage r and R . J . A. True, Conductor. ' Mor~ Musical
The Revd. D. L. Edwards, O.K.S., is to be a Six Preacher in Canterbury Six Preacher Cathedral. We are IOdebted to the Revd. D. Ingram Hill, O.K.S., for . . complhng, With much hard work, a history or the Six Preachers which appears 111 this Issue. Head above Water, Winchester, Eton .••
(The statistics below are reprinted from The Times Educational Supplement: an analysis of the Oxbridge Men's Colleges' Awards, 1968-69). No. of boys c;:>pcn awards post --,--:-'-- - - - - - Total Total "0" Oxford Cambridge open closed All Level awards awards awards Sept., S ESE
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I A Masters' XV defeated the 3rd XV by 11 points to 6, in a "Friendly" on Blore's. Shame. The Editors note, however, that this was only made possible by the inclusion of the Captam of School! . Unlike previous years, no visible sign of magisterial . . mJury was eVident afterwards; but IOJunes to the 1st Game Rugger members have been so legIOn thiS term that the 1st XV has included 27 different boys (or do we mean gentlemen ?).
We noticed with some surprise the visage of A. T. Jones, O.K.S., as it hit Corridors of the front page of the Daily Telegraph only one row, and four seats away Power? from the P.M., in a service at Brighton for the Labour Party Conference. . (Not what we would have expected from an ex-Editor, at all). And, talklOg about POlitiCS, the following excerpt has been received from a VIa RepresentatIv~ Gove~nrnent essay: "George Brown, in his document, 'One Gender One , GeneratIOn,' said that ... " 10
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Debate Tonbridge- Bedgebury Park. Dance Simon Langton.
Overheard during a session of fitness training around the Green Court:PARENT: "What are those boys doing, dear?" NEW Boy: "Oh, that's the 1st XV. They're being punished for losing to Felsted yesterday."
Overheard
An Advent Carol Service was again sung in the Quire on Advent Sunday evening at which the School and Choir excelled themselves vocally. The The Carol Service highlight was the Madrigal Society'S singing of a Benjamin Britten carol from behind the High Altar. A welcome visitor to H.M.S. Pinafore was Christopher Seaman, O.K.s.- now Associate Conductor of the Scottish B.B.C. Orchestrawho played Josephine in the original School production in 1955. We were pleased to welcome a small party of masters from Eton who visited the show. Mr. Wright tells us that two members of the 1955 cast are now Directors of Music at Public School. A review of the production appears in this issue. "H. M.S. Pinafore"
Riversleigh squeezed ninety or more parents and boys into a dormitory to watch a performance of Billy Liar directed by Mr. Barrett. Matthew Clowes played Billy Liar having taken on the role 48 hours previously, learning the complete part after Lights Out with the aid of street lighting. "Billy Liar"
King's again took part, with 242 other schools, in the Schools' Business Management Contest, and in the course of five "quarters", the Board contrived to make a profit of ÂŁ2,948,360. This put us well ahead of King's, Grantham, one of our immediate rivals, but it was still insufficient, since K.C.S., Wimbledon, by dint of a Machiavellian pricing policy in the last quarter- on which we must congratulate them- beat us at the last fence .
King's Canterbury Limited
Well!
We learn from The Sunday Times Colour Supplement (which pronounced this term on the masculinity, or otherwise, of motor cars) that the E-Type Jaguar, British Racing Green is undoubtedly a "HERS"!
To M. Ahmadzadeh, our Photographic Editor, who has for the past two Farewell! years at least provided us with numerous superlative pieces of work- not least of which is our Frontispiece this issue. Welcome
to R. P. Lindley, K.S., who joins the Editorial Body.
We hope that many of our readers watched B.B.C. 2 on December 14th. The series, A year in the life, showed Nicholas Bury (Head of Marlowe, 1962) during the first year of his Ministry as curate at Liverpool Parish Church. An active, thoughtful, modest, un gimmicky yet modern personality came across: while people of this stamp see a useful life for themselves in the Church, one need not reel despondent about a useful future for it.
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Caroline Rowan-R?binso n of the Simon Langton, who studied French with
Oxbfldge the Upper S,xth thIs t~rm, has won a Scholarship to Oxford and Cambridge.
Scholars She has, we hear, gracIOusly chosen to go to Somerville College, Oxford. Pat BaIley, who played a leading role in the School House production of Hay Fever, has gained an Exhibition at Cambridge.
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Congratulations to W. R. Roberts on being selected to shoot for Engiand in the P.S.S.R.A. International.
CORRESPONDENCE Dear Sirs, May I as an O.K.S. and former pupil add a few words to the farewell appreciation of Mr. Purnell which appeared in the last issue. "Purrrr-nell" (as ge~erations of mimics used to. call him), with his craggy features, hunched purposeful stride, and deep, somellmes rasplllg vOIce was an instantly identifiable Canterbury figure, held in great affection by all who came in' close contact with him. On first impression he could se.em brusque and forbidding, so that it came almost as a
~urp.nse t~ ,find, on closer acquamtance, how exceptionally warm and interested he was III
h,s pupIl s problems and progress.
In his teaching be struck a delicate balance, so essential in the study of English, between examlllatlOn reqUlrem~nts and the love of hterature for ItS own sake. It is fair to say that he would have met wl,th even greater success. at ulllverslty scholarship level had English been .regarded at KlIlg s as more of a subject III ItS own nght, and less of a second string to H,story and Classics. Even so his contribution was considerable. He had a firm, brusque dislike of cant in any for!,,! and at the beginning of the year's study of a Chaucer t~xt took a certalll rehsh III provldll1g the hnes deliberately expurgated from the school ed,tIOn. He had a partIcular love of drama. He made no great claims for hImself as an act~)f and I~ sl s ted on a falf dIstrIbutIOn of parts when reading a play in class .. At the same tIme he vlslbl~ suffered when metre and sense were mangled, and had a habIt of commandeerlllg parts hke Lear and Claudius at crucial moments. My lasting impression of him is as of a man whom I grew to know as warm generous and outgoing. ' Yours sincerely,
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REVIEWS H.M.S. PINAFORE Perhaps Gilbert and Sullivan operas are at their best when performed by amateurs who are both young and good. Professionals who make them their life's work are almost too mechanical and meticulous; their productions are so often period pieces, with every
encore (and its attendant " business") plotted with precision. On the other hand tuneless and clumsy amateur productions are, simply, dire. King's, then, had from the start the natural advantages of a young and talented cast. Let loose on what is possibly the freshest, most immediately appealing of Gilbert's and Sullivan's creations, H .M.S. Pinafore, they gave an entertainment that was tremendously enjoyable, both musically and dramatically. There was not one weak link in the cast, and each of the main principals deserves an individual word of praise. G. F. Wilson, whose considerable height could have been a handicap in playing the part of Sir Joseph (traditionally a little. man), solved the problem by presenting us with a pompous, though somewhat la ngUId, amtocrat. On 7 could hardly have imagined this First Lord wasting much time ?n the handle of the bIg ~~ont d?or. His diction throughout was excellent, and every hne was carefully tImed. A BrItIsh sailor is any man's equal" (long pause) "excepting mine", for example, was put acro~s
with professional skill, and never failed to raise a big laugh. He quite rightly made h,s gestures economical, so that he should not dominate the other actors. Perhaps, however, "when I was a lad" needed to be sung with a little more sparkle. Here, one or two wellconceived gestures would have helped.
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D. C. Bolam played Corcoran as a perky, permanently surprised though essentially good-hearted fellow. In the scenes with Sir Joseph he is suitably cut down to size. DespIte his as yet somewhat limited vocal range, he sang with verve, making a brave attempt at the difficult ballad, "Fair moon, to thee r sing" (possibly the opera's dramatic and mUSIcal nadir). A. W. Dawson made Rackstraw self-satisfied yet likeable, relishing lines like "there's not a smarter topman in the navy, your honour, though I say it who shouldn't" . It was a pity that he could not resist the temptation occasionally to stand out~ ide his part and burlesque. Otherwise, however, his acting was always confident and hIghly competent, while vocally the performance was a triumph (though one connoisseur was heard to remark that those downward portamenti did not really suit the singing style of 1878, the year of the first production of Pina/ore.) As his beloved, N. J. C. Bannan showed a remarkably mature understanding of his rOle as the ingenuous but snobbish Josephll1e. He acted with grace and zest, and skilfully negotiated the breaks in his voice, producing brilliant top notes when required. The rest of the crew were ably represented among the Principals by A. G. L. Lyle and L. Parker. Lyle, equipped on the last night with an ample nautical beard, was a lightweight but effective Boatswain's Mate. He was, one felt, young and popular, and hIS 13
threats to deal wit h Deadeye were not meant to be taken seriously. Parker, tricked out in a fearsome orange wig, and formidably padded so as to a ppear truly " three-cornered", never once let his concentration wa nder, and gave a most intelligent, well-judged performance as Deadeye. In particular, his singing in the Act T Finale was excellently balanced, wit h every wo rd clearly articulated . D. G. Chilton was Buttercup to the life; one had to look twice to recognise the schoolboy in that hip-swinging, amply-proportioned figure. His first entrance (with basket splendidly fitted out by the Props. depar tment) electrified the audience, a nd from that moment he gave a consistent performance which combined well the exuberant and mysterious sides of the character. Apart from one or two uncertain notes at the start, his singing was good, and he produced some ringi ng low notes (" let him trem-ble"). C. H. Lockhart-Smith's contri bution as Hebe, though slight, was always effective. He delivered his lines with vigour, a nd his smallness lent an appropriate note of absurdity to his final union with an unusuall y tall Sir Joseph. The Chorus deserve some remarks to themselves. At the beginning of the opera they were rather static, grouped too often in a bare sem i ~circle, without enough "business" to occupy them. They sang well, however, and soon warmed up, working well together in the dances and set-piece finales, and managing to be simultaneously high-spirited a nd precise, both dramatically a nd musically. What made this Pillofore so enjoyable, though, was not si mply the excellence of Principals and¡ Chorus but the skill with which all wo rked together as a team. For this, credit must go to the Producer, R. W. Harris, and to Edred Wright the Musical Director. The production was snappy and exuberant, with many nice details. A couple of examples would be the hoisting of the Midshipman (J. St. J. O. Perry, a mini-Briton if ever there was one) onto the Boatswain's shoulders to view the approach of the ladies, and the handshake bestowed by the same Midshipman on Rackstraw during "For he is an Englishman". The dances were lively (though some of the ladies of the Chorus might have tripped a little more daintily). Edred Wright co-ordinated singers and players most skilfully. His tempi were perfectly judged, and he coaxed excellent performa nces from stage and pit night after night. The well-drilled Chorus was supported by a predictably good School Orchestra (led by Clarence Myerscough) whose Brass section seemed on especially fine form. Particular mention should be made of Mrs. Goddard's set design; Eric Brown and his carpenters; of the spotless costumes refurbished between performances by Mrs. Reynolds and her team; of Nigel O'Dwyer, who stage-managed a nd helped with so many details; and of Michael Wetherilt, the Business Manager. All- cast, backstage workers, orchestra and production team-contributed to making the 1969 production of Pinafore a memorable event.
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LE BOURGEOIS GENTILHOMME The annual autumn visit of the Troupe Fran, aise is a lways an enjoyable occasion and this year proved no exception as, on Saturday, November 8th, a crowded Great Hall warmed to a lively, colourful performance of Moliere's ever-popular Bourgeois Genli/homme. Demand f-or tickets was extensive, from schools all over the county, testifying both to the troupe's appeal and to the justesse of their choice of play. With a most impressive array of costumes, full use of every inch of the large stage a nd a wide range of gesture and voice, the actors managed to overcome the disadvantage of a temporary set which left them very little room backstage, and which barely hid the al ready-sprouting H.M.S. Pinafore scenery from view. Pride of place must be given to Gaston Richer's most sympathetic portrayal of the vain would-be social climber Jourdain. From his striking first entry in an outrageously ridiculous morning coat, extravagant testimony to its owner's bad taste, M. Richer dominates the stage as his various tutors a nd then his family buzz around him in continuous mockery of his gullibility. Flattered by musician, dancer, fencer and philosopher, he vainly attempts to master their respective social accomplishments as they vie with each other for the pickings, until his attention is taken up by his ta ilor's latest creation for him, a flowery extravagan za of a suit with the flo wer motif printed upside down. Dressed in such "fashionable" attire, he now attacks his philoso phy lesson where he delightedly learns to mouth the sounds of the different F rench vowels and where he gains the new-found insight which he later passes on to his wife, namely that " Tout ce qui est prose, n'est point vers ; et tout ce qui n'est point prose, n'est point prose." By this time M. Richer has gained not only our ridicule, but also our sympathy, surrounded as he is by such fawning specimens as his tutors; we cannot fail to like him, as we feel that his vanity is so extreme that, when his mania for nobility threatens to undermine his daughter's happiness, it cannot fail to be rendered harmless by the family scheming and by their play on his gullibility. This indeed happens, as the lover succeeds in persuading Jourdain that he is the son of the Grand Turc and that in return for his daughter's hand , he will make him " Mamamufti". We can laugh with a clear conscience at the elaborate jibberish and ritual of the ceremony itself, where Jourdain is reduced to a cowering mass of incomprehension , as we know that a ll is being done in his best interests, despite himself.
In the supporting roles, Claude Cortesi gave us a natural, ye t di gnified Cleonte, and skilfully aided by Bernard Charnage as his va let Covielle, he managed to win our sympathy in his struggle to win Lucile and to render attractive the ridiculous Turkish scene in which his ruse prevails. The various maitres also, after one had got used to the idea of some of them being played by actresses, acted as busy foils with which to bring out each and every manifestation of Jourdain's vanity, whilst their scume when they begin to insult each other only serves to underline their basic hypocrisy, compared with which M. Jourdain's vanity is positively attractive. If one had to single out one aspect of the production for criticism, it would be the lack of impact of the female roles. Jourdain's wife and servant should provide an attractive contrast to the bourgeois' vain attempts to ape the nobility with their frank, outspoken comment and ridicule, a nd yet, with the exception of N icole's fit of laughter when she sees Jourdain's comic attire fo r the first time, there was a lack of energy a nd spontaneity here which disturbed the balance of the comedy in the third act, leaving the audience perhaps 15
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"MODERN ART: ALL OR NOTHING" PROFESSOR TOWNSEND The pu!pose of all Art, Professor To:wnsend assured us, is to give pleasure, at least to the arlIst, by the p~oduclIon of essenlIally useless shapes or objects. The artist (unless he WIshes to earn a IrvlOg) has no need to please anybody but himself, and the public have no right to be angry if they do not appreciate his works. They do not need to buy them, and need not look at them for long. (They may object to having to support by taxation so many art students who seem to add so little to the general happiness, but that IS another matter.) If, however, the~ do take t~e trouble to look at modern art, they may from lIme to tIme undergo a new vIsual expenence. I find It dIfficult to believe that the aesthetic pleasure derived from five black and four white squares is such as to feed a hUl~gry soul for long, and the obsession of so. many artists --:ith subconscious geometry or dl-~nderstood phYSICS IS partIcularly depresslOg. I can admlfe the IOgenuity of Bridget ReIlly s perforallons, but havlOg seen them once I do not care to repeat the experience. From time to time, however, an abstract canvas makes a deeper impact. The texture of a Jackson Pollock may remind one of a Persian carpet, or a Victor Passmore of Neolithic basket-work, and the association is pleasing. Eric Newton used to say that the artist who forsakes association in his work does so at his peril, and runs the risk of being disregarded by an indifferent public; this for me is the crux of the matter. Professor Townsend admitted that much of modern art was probably rubbish, but argued that the modern experiment must be made. An age which had so lost its bearings must seek to find them again by every means at their disposal, and meanwhile, if the "artist" gives us a heap of sand and a rake and tells us to make our own picture, we must be patient with him. After all, our picture would be as good as the one he could have made, and, as Bentham said :'Pushpin is as good as Poetry". Still, Professor Townsend left us with a thought which InspIres hope. An early VIctor Passmore, a conventional landscape, has just sold for ÂŁ 13,000, and the artist is beginning to have second thoughts about his later exclusive concern with abstracts. Now there's a thought! R.W.H. 16
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Mr. I. V. Pugh, Permanent Secretary of the Welsh Office, very kindly consented to talk to a voluntary Sixth form audience in October on the present and future of the semor management of the Civil Service, best known by its old title of Administrative Class. Speaking under what he described as the "rather coy" title of "Fulton and after", Mr. Pugh first placed the Administrative Class firmly in its context at the head of the army of executive, scientific, industrial and clerical civil servants. Makmg passmg reference to the gruesome description of the Administrative Class as "power-hungry faceless men'~, he recalled that just before the 1964 election the Permanent Secretanes had held theIr annual conference at Sunningdale to "talk about things"; the timing of this conference had led to unusual journalistic interest, photographs in the press, and the temporary appointment of a Whitehall correspondent by the Sunday Times (in fact Mr. Antony Howard, a previous speaker to our Sixth form). The 1964 Labour Government shared some of the press suspicions of our senior civil service, with whom they h~d long been out of touch; and these suspicions, though unjustified, com billed WIth dlssatlsfaclIon with the previous management of the economy, led to the appointment of the Fulton committee to review the Civil Service. The critical report whIch emerged was hardly surprising in view of the composition of the committee and its terms of :efere.nce. Mr. Pugh conceded that one Fulton criticism, on the training of the Admmlstratlve Class, had led to a longer training course, with emphasis on economIcs and the use of computers; but he was not convinced that the management of the economy had improved under Labour. Turning to the actual role of the Administrative Class, Mr. Pugh stress~d that the responsibility for decision, and for explaining and defending decisions to Parlra,,:,ent a?d the public, rested with the Minister. Under the fourth Repubhc III France the CIVIl ser~l~e had functioned efficiently, but the shelving of key political decisions had led to cnsls . Nor was it enough to decide on a good policy ; inadequate explanati?n .of a gOOd. poh cy could cause harm. Mr. Pugh held that civil servants should not be lIlvlted to echpse or embarrass their Minister by commenting on his policies on television.
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Music Circle concerts generall y succeed in displaying a combination of impressive techmque and humour; in thi s concert about half the items had a decidedly novel flavour. The brass quartet of Gabriell i fame opened the concert well with Graham's Serenade Le Breene and a Rhumba arranged by Cox. But some of the crispness of their previous performances was lost, perhaps due to the depa rture of Stephen Alder and his trumpet. Faure's Apres un Reve served Jonathan Groves as an admirable medium through which to express the 'cello's richest tones, wh ile Patrick Williams played Debussy's Syrinx for unaccompanied fiute outside the Recital Room and received longer applause than he would have done had he played it inside; the approach was unexpected and elTective. Nicholas Terry and Christopher Senior played three Mozart horn duos with an extra?rdinarily high degree of polish and Bruce ClilTord provided a breathless and amusing Interlude on the plano wIth Bartok's Diary of a Fly. There was suspense when a Mozart oboe quartet (K.370) scheduled as the sixth item of the evening was promised but failed to appear on three separate occasions due to a plumbing fault in Gordon Thomson's oboe. When the players finally walked on to enthusiastic applause they gave an alert performance that was one of three quite definite highlights of the evening. A spirited account of Handel's F major Violin SOllata, Op. 12, No.1, with Stefan Bown (violin) was the second, and the final item of the concert was the third. Anthony Dawson's lovesick and William Kendall's steady tenor, And rew Lyle's bass and Lyn Parker's nonchalantly administered percussive elTects matched by Stephen Barlow's necessarily firm piano accompaniment made a Vaughan Williams' Drinking Song and The Donkey Serenade by Rudolf Friml-Herbert a perfect finish. G.F.W.
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Derek Ingram Hill The intimate links that have bound the King's School to the Cathedral of Canterbury for so many centunes were at once strengthened and made more plain on April 26th last when the writer of this article as the Senior Six Preacher presented to the Vice-Dean for installation at Evensong the Reverend David Edwards, O.K.S., Dean of King's College Cambridge, and a Governor of the School, in the presence not only of the Headmaste; but of two former O.K.S. Six Preachers (now Honorary Canons), the Revd. Alexander Sargent and the Revd. Horace Spence. Since Archbishop Cranmer first added this little "college" of six priests to the New Foundation of the Cathedral in 154 1, there have been so far as can be discovered from existing records, one hundred and ninety-three Preachers'
and roughly twenty (or one in ten) of these have either been O.K.S. or Masters on the staff of the School or parents of boys, and an examination of this score of clergymen over a period of four centuries provides an illuminating study of the Anglican priesthood through the whole of the post-Reformation era. The first of the Preachers to have any connection with King's seems to have been Robert Pownall, a Dorsetshire man born in 1520, who sent all his sons to King's. He fled from England to Aarau in Switzerland during the reign of Mary Tudor and was ordained on his return in 1561, becoming one of the Six Preachers the following year, and also Vicar of Harbledown. His son Israel was a King's Scholar from 1568 to 1569, going up to Christ Church, Oxford, and taking Orders, while a younger brother Nathaniel was at King's from 1572 to 1575; his daughter Repentance married one of the masters of the School the Revd. William Arnold, in December, 1583, and another son, Philemon, became ~ Minor Canon and Rector of the City parishes of St. Margaret's and All Saints' . Robert Pownall himself died in 1571 and was buried in the Nave, his widow being allowed by the Chapter to live in her house in the Precincts with a pension of ÂŁ6 13s. 4d. p.a. till she died. The first O. K.S. to become one of the Six Preachers was Christopher Pashley, who may have been the son of one of the Cathedral bedesmen. He went up to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, from the School on a Parker Scholarship and was contemporary there with Christopher Marlowe. He was allowed twenty pounds p.a. by the Chapter during the years of his residence in Cambridge (1577- 79) and was ordained in Advent 1580 getting a job as curate of St. Benet's Church by his own college in Cambridge, where h~ took his M.A. in 1582. He held numerous parishes in the Diocese of Canterbury, including St. Margaret-at-Cliffe, Lynsted and Teynham, getting his Preachership (worth ÂŁ25 p.a. with a fuel allowance and a house in the Precincts) in 1597, and dying as Vicar of Teynham in 1612. The first master seems to have been George (Robert?) Ely, who was Second Master or Usher from 1568 to 1571 and thereafter Vicar of Tenterden, and then of Charing and Smarden . He became a Preacher well on in his clerical career in 1611 (though it seems possible that this may have been his son). 20
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Nearly a hundred years after the death of this interestin g character, Dr. Osmond Beauvoir had the distinction of being the first Headmaster to secure a Preachership. He was a Kin g's Scholar 1732 who became Headmaster in 1750 and Six Preacher in 1773 retiring to his country parish in I Z82. He was of Huguenot origin, of a famil y well-known in Guernsey, and was sa id to be an excellen t cla ss ical scholar of fine taste and some genius". Just after he resigned , William Gregory was appointed to a Preachership. He was Master of Eastbridge Hospital a nd though he died at the age of forty-four in 1803, he managed to raise four sons and send them all to King's.
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boys at the School dropped to "an all time low" of 26 boys by the end of his reign. He was tutor to a future Prime Minister, Spencer Percival, as a yo un g man, and a tablet to his memory can be seen by the Chapter House. John Price Alcock was a master at Kin g's under Bishop Mitchinson and became a Preacher in 1858, adding to this an H onorary Canonry in 1866, which he held as Vicar of Ashford. He sent his son, John Mark, to Kin g's, and the latter O.K.S. was well- known as a Canon of Wells until his death a few years ago. His example was followed by Joseph C ullin, the first Six Preacher to become Tait Missioner, an office which was first created for him in 1885 . His son, William, entered King's in Lent Term, 1886. Still remembered for his initiative in persuadin g the Dean and Chap ter to turf the Green Court was Richard Greaves Hodgson, who was Second Master of the School from 1871 till he became first Headmaster of the Junior School in 1879. "Bearded, hearty, and muscular", he was made a Preacher on his retirement in 1908, and was still to be seen
in his Stall in the Cathedral from time to time more than twenty years later. His name survives in the house where he lived in the Green Court. The only Six Preacher known to have died a violent death was Austin Henry Thompson, who entered the School at Michaelmas, 1886, and was installed as Preacher and Tait Missioner in 1906. Ten years later he became Vicar of St. Peter, Eaton Square, and later Prebendary of St. Paul's and Rural Dea n of Westminster. It was while on duty during an air raid in his parish that he was killed on April 16th, 194 1, when a bomb fell in Eaton Square by the portico of the church in which he was standing; a tablet to his memory has been placed there since the War ended in 1945. The doyen of all the Preachers- O.K.S. and others- must be held to be the Revd. Charles Eveleigh Woodruff, who entered the School at Michaelmas, 1868, captaining the 1st XI and playing in the XV. Ordained in 1879, he spent a very long ministry in a series of Kentish country parishes and held office as a Six Preacher from 19 10 to 1948, when he died, aged 93, leaving behind a monumental history of the Cathedral as well as the School, and
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It was during the last decades of his long tenure of office that the first School Govern,?rs were appointed from outside the ranks of the Deal~ a nd Chapter and amon\! those bodIes in vi ted to appoint a representative governor was TnOlty College, Oxford,.whIch had a long connection with the School. The College apPoll1ted Dr.. Kenneth KIrk, Its Chaplall1, who had been installed as a Six Preacher some years before 111 1922 and only. res!gned In 1933 when he became Canon of Christ Church, Oxford, later exchanging thIS dIgnity for the Bishopric of Oxford in 1937. A contemporary O.K.S. Preacher was the charml.ng E. L. A. Hertslet, who had entered the School in 1892, and after five years as Domes\Jc Chaplain to Archbishop Davidson , became Vicar of St. George, Ramsgate, holding office as SIX Preacher from 1919 to 1928, when he became Vicar of the famou s church of St. Mary Redcliffe, Bristol. So we come to modern ti mes and some O. K.S. who are still very ':'luch alive and among us today, which includes Alexander Sargent, who held office as a SIX Preacher from 1933 to 1939, when he beca me Archdeacon and Canon ResIdentiary; Horace Spence, a"polnted in 1958 while Clerical Commissioner of R.S.C.M., a nd made Honorary Canon III 1968; David Edwards, installed early in 1969; and the Master of Eastbndge HospItal and Rural Dean of Can terbury, who is responsible for this article.
THE ODES OF HORACE -done into E.nglish by James Michie (Mr. Michie writes) "Scholars will pardon an attempt, however bald, to render into Engl ish these remarkable carmina." WhÂĽ? Those who have no Latm may pardon such an attempt, if they prefer bad verses to SIlence; but I see no reason why bald renderlllgs of remarkable carmina should be pardoned by those who want no rendenngs at all. One who cannot read or und erstand the word "gratus" might conceivably pardon the translation "soft and loW" , in Book I , Ode IX; but who else? Some bald renderings there are which even scholars will pardon: when Mr. Paley sings,
"It is present to me to feel the chill, the very severe chill, of a hostile public execlitioner," or Mr. Buckley, . . . "They cut off his ears and nostnls wIth the shar" brass; but he, injured in his feelings, went about, endunng that
calamity with a frantic mind," . . then scholars are as glad as other folk. But Mr. Michie never rejoices the heart i1ke thIS, though he does write, "And the fish people, tangled in the elm trees, Floundering among the ancient haunts of pIgeons," and indolge in such repulsive Whitman isms as, "You pouring, me drinking, wine
Under the trellised vine's thick growth ." Nor is the Preface any excuse for purchasing this publication. Mr. Michie writes, 23
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nauseatIng false modesty to suggest only one Ode (Book IV, Ode IX) where it might so be thought; when at least seven might reasonably be suggested, in Book I alone! The chief (I had almost written "sole") merit of Mr. Michie's translation is the occasional "motjuste"- which pleases,. not so much by its felicity of phrasing, as by its unexpectedness. Two examples will suffice (mdeed, It might be harder to find more, in anyone Book): "Myself professor in pure foolishness" (Book I, Ode XXXIV) captures the pointedness of Horace's remark in no more words than the original; and
"That Mars and Bacchus may combine (Book I, Ode XVII) And blows be mixed, as well as wine" must be admitted to contain a certain adroitness of expression. Mr. Michie's First Great Error lies in the length of his renderings- in the First Ode he takes fifty lines to translate Horace's thirty-six- and his Second is like unto it: all the formality of Horace, whether mock or serious, becomes quite lost in such inept mterpretatIOns as
"Old Proteus herding his whole sea-zoo uphil!." In his Preface, Mr. Michie laments that translating Horace has become "a dons' parlour game" . Perhaps it had better remain so, since, at the price of six shillings this book cannot escape the accusation of cheapening the Classics. More felicitous,' nay, more ~ccurate translatIOns can be bought for Just a few more shillings; and a more literal InterpretatIOn may be purchased at half the price. Robert Frost once defined poetry as "what gets lost in translation." J.M. , AFTER A. E. HOUSMAN .
THE VVALPOLE COLLECTION-A REPORT C. E.. A. Reddick, L. Parker and }. F. Maule
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. ~he Kin~'s School, Canterbury, must surely possess one of the greatest talents for hidIng Its hghts under a bushe!. The Walpole Room is used for about half the number of school periods, and few, if any, of the boys who are sardined into the room realise that they are in the presence of the most intriguing- let alone valuable-collections of the manuscripts of English literature, and of literary and historical curiosities. Hie jacet the Walpole Collection, unknown to most, unused by any. At the beginning of the Christm~s Term , we resolved to investigate the Walpole CollectIOn. With the kmd co-operatIon of Mr. Medill, whose numerous and onerous duties include that of guardian of the Collection, we examined the contents' and not unsurprisingly found them of far greater interest than their hitherto secretion h~s merited. The ten works of greatest value are now in the vaults of the bank ; these include the manuscripts of Somerset Maugham's Liza of Lambeth and Catalina, and some of Edward Lear's sketches and rhymes. However, the rest of the Walpole Collection is to be found m covered cases, or crammed into a locked cupboard, mostly in a haphazard order in an already illogical shelving system. "But why," we hear the Gentle Reader cry "haven't they changed tbe shelving system? And anyway, what are these old books?" Our answer to the first is that we already have; altbough there is, in fact, little point in doing so- for 24
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believe, that "Pushpin is as good as Poetry"; but if poetry is only to be housed in such a "shrine" as this, then give us pushpin any day of the week! "Ah, but . .. It, remarks the
Gentle Reader, "you mustn't judge a book by its cover, you know." Our reply is simple: if we can get at neither the book nor its cover without what is tantamount to a Bureaucratic Assault Course, then our judgements are of interest only from their scarcity value.
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To cluster the room which encloses this valuable and interesting Collection with the chairs, desks, and Standard Text impedimenta (which we all need to win the rat-race of "A" and "0", gentlemen) seems but poor tribute to the generosity of one of our most distinguished O.K.S. We refer, of course, to Sir Hugh Walpole; but mention must also be made en passant of the charity of Reginald Saw, whose Bequest to tbe Scbool included some 120 works from the "rare presses" of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Yet the ugly voice of Another Gentle Reader- one must never, after all, credit tbe same reader with too much gentility, or, indeed, with too many ideas of his own-rears its brutish head : " Isn't it surely more important that boys should be imbued with tbe spirit of their native literature, than that dead books and dusty manuscripts should be given luxurious repositories?" Our answer is twofold: first, that this may well be true, but no one has yet proposed to demolish the cathedral in favour of a new Canterbury comprehensive; and secondly, that the manuscripts are dusty only because nobody has been encouraged to approach (Jet alone dust) them! Furthermore, the master wbo teaches in the Walpole Room would 'probably willingly abandon his ninth lesson that week on, say, the use of Sympathetic Background in Tess of the D' U/'be/'vil/es for a comparative study of Thackeray before, and after, his own voluntary manuscript censorship- what was it that the great Victorian dared only to hint at? Or perhaps he would prefer a ghoulish dabble in the only surviving copy of those stiU unpublished Tales of a Gralldfathe/' which Walter Scott produced in his last hundred days of partial insanity, and which McMillan refused to print as being "obviously the product of a failing mind!" (On second thoughts, actuaUy, the School would do far better to see how much Rupert Murdoch would offer for them.) As weU as about 60 manuscripts of well-known works- including 12 superb Thackerays- tbe Walpole CoUection contains much of curiosity value: the Great Seals of James I, Cbarles I, and Anne, for instance, or tbe earliest Peace Treaty in existence, a conical effort of the Sumerian period, engraved on red clay. One interesting section is (now) entitled Harveiana: an amalgamation of works, stamps and coinage relating to William Harvey, and including a facsimile copy of De Molu Carolis. The contents of tbe "School Junk Section" are also worth a mention: they include all Ode to Ollr New Headmaster by the School Laureate of 1721 , a King's Scholar'S notebook of the 1890's, and a ragged copy of the first King's Blue Book wbicb includes the' roJlowing official pronollncement :"Taverns are Out of Bounds to aU Gentlemen, save after a House Paper Chase, or the Scbool Cross Country Race" ! 25
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It seems unlikely that a nything will ever happe n to these books, save for a n odd enthusias t's letter to The Cantuarian, a nd, perhaps, the privilege of being recatalogued every twenty years or so, fi rst alphabeticall y under titles, then chronologically, and then under authors, next by value, followed, may be, by length, and so on, until they finally decompose a thousand yea rs before their time due to excessive wear and tear on the part of the hundred people who ever even saw them. And yet, it might be argued, all will be nothing a hundred years hence, so what's all the fuss abo ut ? A more practical solution to the problem, however, a nd onc which we strongly recommend, would be to loan the whole Collection, Locke, Scott a nd Thackerays, to the Cathedral Library, whose facilities for exhibition, protection and exam ination far exceed the School's own . READERS, AWAKE ! Sha ke off yo ur gentility, that is, your sloth, idleness, apathy and inertia, and try to realise-so fa r as yo ur li mited faculties will allow you- that, just as a city that is set on a hill cannot be hid , so books (by some strange freak of nature that we find ourselves quite unable to account for) are fa r more likely to be looked at, and appreciated, in a proper library than in a draughty classroom! Aldous Huxley once wrote, " The proper study of ma nkind is books". Dis aliter visum.
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Deep down in my heart there i&love; And from it I spoke quietly, reasonably. Apinst restrictions I saw no grounds tor. And my elders and bettors replied With pompous slogans, bellowed While I was still stating my case. And I grow weary of being shouted at Simply because I had disajp'eed. I ceised to try to argue, and still They ranted on at me for my crime of being youq. And I drank spirit for solace, wbich draaaed me Deoperinto frustration and despair. Suddenly something snapped, and my Thwarted love dissolved blind loyalty; I ran Out into the street, and broke their windows With stones, smashed their motor-cars And hurled bricks at them, Iaugbins As the primeval beasts laughed. And they hated me, curaecf me, frantically Screamed at me for abandoning reason. It was my turn to speak without listening And I spoke with bricks. They couldn't Tum a iIeaf ear to bricks.
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But cannot stir the clouds that lie Motionless on the dreaming sky, Until our summer dies in soows.
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PRAGUE-SUMMER '69
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My main impression of Prague was that it seemed like another west European country: lively, cosmopolitan, yet with an air of beauty and easy going friendliness. There was nothing of the austerity and coldness of its east European counterparts. The people were friendly and gay. Prague, the only unimpaired Baroque city left, has the enviable position of being anc~ent and lived in. The shops at least had some variety, although occasIOnally I dId noltce long queues. I even saw several western commodities (such as "Heinz" tomato sauce) for sale. Anti-Russian feeling was running high. A popular joke at the time was, "We call the Russians our brothers, not our friends because one can choose one's friends. " But the people were now beginning to condition themselves to the fact that they were here and what is more had to stay here: false bravado merging into complacency. The Russians over the last year or so have quietly been tightening up their grip behind the scenes so as not to provoke the Czechs too much. Even though the Czechs realise and accept this fact they see very little reason why they should work for an economy which is geared to Russian needs. Some of them only work a four-day week. The result of this is that the economy has slumped dramatically. One cannot help feeling therefore that this attitude will not last long. Another direct result of the occupation is that many people have left. Since then the screw has been tightened further and the future seems bleak. However, the year 1968 cannot be erased from Communist history, and with memories also of riots in Poland and stirrings in their home country the Kremlin leaders will gradually realise that they must inevitably "change or perish".
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C..rta' Sonnet
At the first drop of rain the girl on the pavement Paused to gather her fair hair gracefully From the storm: reached back with slim wrist, Drew the bunched, combed tresses over shoulder And tucked them in on her breast. Then moved on again, Her long locks trim-smooth on a smiling forehead. In this mundane movement there was a kind of beauty; And in the joy of the beholder the drab street was forgotten. Then the moment was past, like a pearl of dew That slips from its leaf, but leaves a fresh summer Sweetness.
C. A. Haddon-Cave
THE ARTIST
The picture 1 want to paint is a picture that shows the world. Not the map of the world bnt how the world began, continued and . . . . The character of the people in the world. The shy ones, the cruel ones, the vain ones, the miserly ones, the popular ones, the lonely ones, the old ones, the childish ones, the poor ones, the rich ones; the business men, the clerks, the factory workers, the shop keepers, the sculptors ... the artists. I want to paint the picture for the whole world to see. To see what they are. A picture from God's eyes looking down on a naked, disobedient adolescent child. Vermilion red for the pain, black for the crime, blue for the rain, green for the young and-Splash! Purple right across for the chain that holds us all here. It'll be on a huge canvas- 24 ft. x 24 ft. It'll take me years and years. I'll have teams of men under me, like Rubens. Every man will be specially chosen for his job. From the money that I'll get from it I'll buy a studio as large as a concert hall. The picture will be displayed in the middle and people will stand there for days on end, gazing at it, its wonder, its colour.
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The 6rave Bigger An old man is digging the Graves. He digs slowly heaping the earth by the side. All day he digs; every day he digs, And at sundown he throws down his spade, And trudges home to an old mud cottage He eats a bowl of rice, and sleeps on a bed of rushes. All day he digs; every day he digs. Now he is digging his last.
Love An old woman sits by the lake. Now she is weak and frail. Once she was young and beautiful But young and foolish too. All these years she has waited by the lake. Waiting for someone who will never come But she waits there still: Hoping!
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SILENCE A man lies dead in his freeze-dried drawer, a bunch of car keys, a wallet, a watch, a pen, a pair of false teeth, and a handkerchief at the foot of his waterproof compartment. Elsewhere in the building, an ambulanceman wipes his sweaty brow. In the waiting-room a widow weeps, as, in her middle-class suburban house, a copy of the New Statesman drops through the letter box. A pipe sits on the desk, squat and motionless. In the bedroom a pair of slippers waits on the floor. A dressing-gown hangs on a peg. The sheets are still warm. A pair of silver embossed hairbrushes on the table. A cat muking in the corridor. On the dressing-table lies a card. Mr. and Mrs. request the company of ... BLACK TIE In the study hangs a chart of his life. A book of accountancy. Hamlet. A series of books on his pet subject. Scol/'s Last Expedition, Vol. I, Vol. II. Antarctic Adventure, Scott's northern party. Through Lapland with skis and reindeer. The romance of polar exploration. The doctor in his surgery sighs. The child, a bright young advertising man, thinks of his childhood. Of the child whose day was great. At the bank, Harvey, a rising executive, thinks; one down, four to go. (Buzz.) Hey, have you heard the latest, he's clocked it at last. What, not him? Poor fellow. I say he's well out of it ...
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Sometime ago, before he fell in love with you, he wandered through a mist of green and rainwashed tears, caressing gently in a world, where strangers talked to each other and walked with each other and made something together and felt nothing and it was boring, very boring. Then one day he saw you. He wanted to type you a letter and anonymously dedicate his life to you, but the typewriter he wanted to steal was nowhere to be found. He would gaze wistfully across the tabletops and he knew that, one day, you would speak to him. He began to think and thinking made him sad, but he thought it made him think. He had found something, but it wasn't anything. He watched you in a cafe across the road and he loved the way your blonde hair fell across your face and he saw you smile. He loved that smile. And he loved the way your eyes filled with love. And he might even have begun to love you. He can't remember. One day you spoke to him. Your words were magic. A few days later you found love together and wandered hand in hand towards the sun. And your smile melted everything in sight. They told him your name. Mary Jane. It didn't last long. "There are lots of things I'd like to do and I'd like to do first," he smiled across the tablecloth and took his hand in yours and stopped smiling all of a sudden and coughed and blushed and said nothing. You left his hand in yours and said nothing. He stumbled out, realising that magic needed a magician and that his words had been magic and that he wasn't a magician. The same night he went back to the cafe, where you sometimes shone all night. He soon fell out of love with you and you must have fallen out of love with him. When it was over, his smile cracked and shattered on the floor, as the plate winked back at him, mocking. He posthumously awarded himself a haircut and walked out into an approaching avalanche, which he failed to sidestep.
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The trees' rustling gathers in the night breeze As the pipistrelle flitters through the moonlight And the busy moth caresses the tattered flower clumps. And I shiver at the sullen hate reflected In the distant orb, framed in the cloud fringes' dark grimace, Dumb hate of an earth ravaged by blundering man. And I yearn for the love of these living creatures Which I can only shoot, poison, smash and destroy In useless frustration, which sneer at my clumsy begging Driving me back into the madness of my own mind Back towards the crazy dance of absurd humanity. For I am alien here, exiled by mind. And I sob alone in the moonlight, in insane paroxysms Cursing the earth, damning this mocking silence Triumphant that my race's going will take the world with it. Then silence, and calm, and tears, warm tears. And only a friend behind me in the dark Sharing the blood-guilt, comforting counterpart Of my own spirit, incarnate in warm flesh, Can restore dignity, and confidence In the loneliness of power.
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rile Car We," Ph_ ••• (Wiater} H. B. £. fJlfJlIHif, PROLOGUE He pushed the starter of the AIfa Romeo; phut. He pushed again and then again .•. phut . . • phut. Winter had begun. Coal cascaded into the empty srateFizzle; then fiery flame shot up. This year winter had come late. But he knew it had come because the car went phut. Carol ainsen were makins their annual rounds; He silenced them with a .wift haIf-crown. The plastic Christmas tree stood resplendent in the comer, The wild wail in the drive be81111 again. Not "While shepherds watched" but "Litde lack Homer". Money didn't grow on Christmas trees he thought and save them a yell. Ris soul was damned and sont to Hell. Father Christmas left by the door and went to bed. He'd dropped the plastic baS and woken them all. The snowball hit him full on the face, He swore auccincdy and smiled, "I love winter, Daddy, but •••• " "But the trouble is" said Daddy "that the ensine soes phut".
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RUGBY FOOTBALL 1st XV Retrospect, 1969 Played 10; Won 3; Lost 7; Drawn 0; Points For 85; Points Against 107 With seven Colours back from last season's successful XV, there were hopes for a nother good season, but the more knowledgeable realised that this really depended upon two factors ; first, finding forwards good enough for a 1st XV pack, and, secondly, upon lack of injuries, as our reserve strength would be below par. The injuries which struck the "First Game" led to twenty-seven playing for the 1st XV and thirty-six for the 2nd XV. Only one player played in all the 1st XV matches. The pack was severely hit and key forwards were too often missing. On top of all this N. C. R. Austin, a very promising prop, dislocated his shoulder very early on, and he was closely followed by winger J. M. Ditchburn, with a broken collar bone. This set the pattern of injuries which were with us right up to the very end of term. If we had been able to get our best eight together uninterrupted, there is no doubt that we could have improved on one or two of the results. The set scrummaging was very scrappy up to half-term with the pack changing around with great regu larity. We were also striving to find a hooker so we got little ball 'in the set, and when we did, we were usually going backwards. In the line-out, C. E. Short did his best, but too often he received little support due to lack of skill and size. Our rucking was of a poor quality, too. Seven players played in the back row, and five of these played in two different positions; this did not give the back row a chance to settle down at all. It was only towards the end of term that it began to arrive at the ruck as a unit, and then often the front five did not drive in hard and low enough. This lack of ball in all departments of the pack meant that the half-backs and threequarters, who should have been a force this season, spent most of the season on the defensive and it was only recently with more ball that they began to show their potential. We started the season against Canterbury, O.K.S. and Blackheath with three defeats and it was evident then that we would suffer from lack of ball. Against Dover we wo,; quite easily, but our tactics were not varied enough. We were rather lucky to beat St. Paul's, but our defence was beginning to show some strength, and the match versus K.C.S. began to offer some hope of an improvement. We had to make one change for the Dulwich match and we gave a good performance. If we had taken our chances early on, we could have won. Then the injuries began to flow even faster. On tour in Wales, with Short not one hundred per cent fit, the pack was swept aside by a very talented Llandovery pack but even with 90 per cent possession, they only managed to get three tries which said a lot for our defence. The Brecon match was another very hard one. On our return we brought in R. B. Barter to hook, and R. M. Stevens at open-side, straight from the Colts' XV, and so the pack began to improve again, with the return of Northrop. We were beaten by Eastbourne and then versus Felsted we had to bring in five 2nd XV players, who all played well. The three-quarters now began to show what they could do. Against Epsom there were six changes, and after being 5- 0 up, we lost again; and finally, after being 5- 0 up against Tonbridge, we lost 11 - 5. 36
Two main factors have been mentioned as to why we have had a poor season, but there is another point to drive home. In the last four School matches we led in each of them and then lost. The determination of the team as a whole was not good enough . This should be rectified with the arrival on the "First Game" next season of a very enthusiastic group of Colts. In the back line, C. J. C. Rowe was generally sound, tackling very well, but he lacked adventure in his attacking play. The wings, who suffered lack of ball, did quite well. Ditchburn, a fearless tackler, was promising until he was injured and then I. C. Gaskell helped us out, playing very soundly. M. Ahmadzadeh suffered from illness early on and this made it very difficult for him. His covering saved the School line on numerous occasions. C. B. Hamblin and M. W. J. Thorne were good in defence and began to show what they were capable of later in the season. The place-kicking of D. P. Davison was, at times, very good. His general play was disappointing and it was only in the Tonbridge match that the old sparkle appeared- every time that he ran with the ball the game came alive. M. J. K. Craig has a lot to learn. His running with the ball is limited, his kicking needs to be improved and his passing lengthened. The front row of C. H. Seller, J. B. Sawrey-Cookson and C. G. Thring was not as strong as previous years. With the arrival of Barter, the hooking improved. Thring was raw to start with, but he learned and was working quite well at the end. Both Sawrey-Cookson and Barter gave up too easily under pressure. Short, in the second row, when present, led the pack in his own in imitable way and took it to great heights against Dulwich. If A. P. C. Northrop could have been present all the season, they could have been a real force. In the back row too many played to mention them all. E. S. Kock and H. T. Scott on the blind-side deserve a mention. N. P. Makris improved as Number 8 and Stevens, a promising open-side, showed great determination and courage. With more experience, he will do well. Ahmadzadeh, the Captain, did well in very difficult circumstances and he never gave up trying to urge his side on to greater effort. It only remains for me to thank our supporters, too few on too many occasions, for their efforts, in particular Dr. and Mrs. Harvey, Dr . Heyland for his support, both verbal and first-aid , and finally, George Chappell for his usual very high standard of pitches. R.I.H.G.
1st XV Matches King's, 6; CanterbUlY R.F.C., 17 Canterbury brought down a st rong pack, but the depleted King's side managed to be only 6-3 down at the end of the first half. However, the strength of the Canterbury pack began to tell and in the second half, King's tack ling began to look very half-hearted.
King's, 11; O.K.S.,20 King's, still not at full strength. took on an O.K.S. side that was as st rong as last year's.
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King's, 12; St. Paul's, 6 King's scored all their points from penalties, St. Paul's six coming from two tries. King's were slow to get into the game and St. Paul's had a lot of the ball in the first fifteen minutes one of their tries com ing in the sixth minute. • Once into the game, King's steadily improved, giving much clean ball in the set, and from the back of the line. By half-time the teams were very evenly matched, the score being 6---3 to King's. It was in the second half that clean ball from the set would have rewarded King's with several tries, had it not been for the excellent covering of the St. Paul's pack and some slow handling in the backs. The match was full of inj uries, King's losing J. Ditchburn la te in the first half with a broken collar-bone and St. Paul's losing one of their pack wit h concussion. King's previous weakness of bad tackling showed only 'momentarily during the game and although Davison's kicking won the game, a little more co-ordination in the backs would have given a much higher score.
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King's, 11; K.C.S., Wimbledon, 3 (Played at Wimbledon) King's won this game with a fine try by Rowe minutes before the fina l whistle. It had been an even match and K.C.S. were unlucky not to score, but they continually attacked from fl yha lf and inside-centre with little variation. Once King's had settled down to the rushes of the fine K.C.S. back row they were able to lau nch their own attacks. Hamblin's running was outstanding, and had he been assisted when he made his breaks, the score might have been greater.
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King's, 3; Llandovery, 17 K ing's on their first visit to Wales, came up against some fine runni ng and handling by Llandovery, who sco;ed a goal, two dropped goals and two tries against one penalty. Llandovery obtained majority possession from both the set and loose, and the K!ng's. ba~ks were main.ly occupied with defence in which the positioning and handling of Rowe a n~ the rehef klckmg of Hamblin and Davison were prominent features. The penalty was converted by DaVison.
King's, 3; Christ's College, Brecon, 14 With the pack showing decidedly more fire the game was an improvement on the showing at Llandovery. Davison soon cancelled out Brecon's ea rly Jnconverted breakaway try wit h a penalt):' and half-time. ca~e with the score 3- 3. However, with the wind against them in the second half and With a team beglI:mmg to feel the strain of a match two days before, the King's defence was unable to hold Brecon, who fiOlshed strongly to make the score Christ's 14, King's 3.
King's,6; Harlequins, 23 King's, 9; Eastbourne, 17 (Played at Eastbourne) King's were five points down after three minutes. Dickson, the Eastbournt: scrum- IH~ lf, kicked cleverly and deep into the King's half and it was not long before Eastbou rne scored aga m when Dickson's attempted dropped goal was touched down by a cent re. King's, now eight points down, came back with a fire that was unfamiliar, the lack of th.is aggression noticeable since the Dulwich match. The outsides had good possession from some fast hooklOg by Bart~r and both wings came very near to scoring. Hambl in had two very fine runs and Thorne was once agam making clever half breaks. The reward for this pressure was three penalties by Davison, to give King's a 9- 8 lead. Needless to say, King's did not keep up the pressure into the second half and Dickson continually gave Eastbourne a large territorial advantage.
King's,8; Fe/sted, 14 (played at Felsted) Despite the presence of five reserve players, the 1st XV played more a~ a team than t~ey ,had so far this season. Felsted attacked hard from the start, but missed two easy penalties early on. K mg s carne back at them, and a good handling moveme!1t, ending in a determine~ dive by Inman, brought K ing's their first try since the Wimbledon match. Davison converted. However, m the second half, Felstedscored a try, a goal and two penalty goals. Davison added another three points with a penalty for King's, leaving the final score 14-8 to Felsted. 39
, King's,5; Epsom, 12 For ~his match King's were nearly at full strength, and this showed in the improved play of the pack as a Unit. C~aig s~ored for Kif!g's after three minutes, when the Epsom three-quarter line were harrasscd into makmg mistakes. Dav,lson converted. However. due to mistakes around the base of the rucks Epso soon scored two penalties to take the lead. ' m Both si.d~ attacked stroI1;gly: .E~som h~ving most of the set ball, whi lst King's kept possession in the r ucks. Km~ 5 were clumsy In finlshmg their moves, but tackled quite well ensuring that Epsom were held at bay; unti l at the end of the first half, Epsom carried out a looping move'ment in the three-quarters which led to their left wing outpacing the defence and scoring in the corner. The second ha lf was sterile, as far as teamwork on the part of either side was concerned and exceptin some fine unsupported ru~n ing by Hamblin and t~e E~som serum-half, there was little action. It was th~ Epsom scrum-ha!f who, minutes from the final wh istle, mtercepted a pass between Davison and Cra ig and scored, to make It 12- 5. '
King's,5; Tonbridge, 11 (Played at Tonbridge) In t~e first half, King's were superior in both set and loose. From the set serum and line-out the backs were given good ball and Davison's kicking was constantly probing the Tonbridge defence Aft~r a serum five yards away from the Tonbridge line, Davison lobbed, dummied inside and ran through' for a try which' he converted. ' The second half saw a c<?lIapse of the King's forwards; bad ball from the line-outs and even worse fallin on the ball, enabled Tonbndge's forward rushes to lead to two early tries. Tonbridge now gained possessio~ from the set serum and kicked deep into King's territory. A final unconverted try put an end to King's hopes.
King's, 6; R .l.H. Gollop's XV, 19
"GO TO WORK ON A RUGGER
BALL"
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, 2nd XV What a season for casualties! Th irty-six different names have appeared on the 2nd XV lists and though this might have enhanced the sale of white shorts at the School Shop, it certainly did not improve the standard of rugby. Having made that initial excuse for more lost matches than usual, it is worth saying that after a disturbed start, the 2nd XV went on winning, when all around them lost. I imagine that the credit fo r this should go to the nucleus of stalwarts who managed most of tho matches, and the quality of the replacements from the 3rd XV and beyond. For most of the matches, H. T. Scott was the captain, doing the job very well. From last term's hooker, he migrated via prop and 2nd row to his rightful place as blind side wing-forward, in which position his play steadily improved. As captain, he led happily and well, and another reason for this term's success is his leadership and encouragement. Among the other regulars, Witts at full-back showed a clean pair of hands, moderate defence but a dangerous slowness in getting his kick in; Allen, on the right wing, had plenty of speed but needed plenty of room and Hannah, on the left, ran strongly. Inman, at centre, improved a lot during the term especially in his defence and Baskerville, who joined him towards the end of term, completed an intell igent and active pair. Poor Warren-Stone began the term wit h a different scrumhalf in the first fou r matches but once Jones was properly fit, they made an admirable pair though perhaps a little slow. The serum was rarely out-pushed or ouHumped, mainly due to the size and agility of Webber, Box and Price, ably supported by Robinson, whose speed belied his build, and Sawrey-Cookson, an experienced hooker. Lasker proved a very fast open side wing-forwa rd and the number eight should have been Ashenden, a very experienced player, but unfortunately we were not onen able to ca ll upon his services. It is difficult to be precise about the team but probably the ideal line up would have been: M. J. Witts, A. F. Allen, R. J. M. Inman, N. G. Baskerville, I. W. H . Hannah, S. 1. Warren-Stone, G. M. Jones, H. J. F. Robinson, J. B. Sawrey-Cookson, D. R . S. Price, N. 1. O'K. Webber, 1. D. Box, 1. C. Lasker, P. G. R. Ashenden, H. T. Scott. REsULTS
, O.K.S. II. Lost 3-6 , R.M.S. II. Lost 6---22 v Dover College II. Won 8-0 , K.C.S. II. Won 2()-5 v Dulwich II. Lost 5-6 , R.M.S. II. Won 19-9 v Eastbourne II. Won 9-0 v Worth I. Won 12-3 , Colfe's G.S. I. Lost 6- 9
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3rd XV We have sadly to confess that the 3rd XV were not unbeaten th is season : two schools .scored victories over us, taking advantage of our shock defeat by a rather fi ne Masters' side. This apart, it was a successful season with six wins out of eight matches. After an unsteady start against R.M.S., Dover, the team acquired its captain, N. R. Marshall, whose calm efficiency and skill were a great bonus. Greater confidence ensued and in the three succeeding matches the team improved greatly in dexterity and tactical play. Plans of bewildering complexity were patiently explained to the masters-in-charge and the opposition was equally foxed, notably at Dover College and at Dulwich. At half-term much of the sparkle of the team was lost with the promotion of several players. However, it is much to their credit that the remaining core of the team refused to lose their determination; notable contributions were made by J. A. Dorward at full back, R . C. N. Warren at scrum half, C. A. Annissurely the only roving hooker in the game-and H. S. Fleming, whose speed, strength and versatility did much to hold the team together. An enjoyable season finished on a high note with a victory over Colfe's G.S. and an excellent performance by the captain.
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The following played in at least one match: N. R. Marshall (captain), J. A. Dorward, J. G. Whealley N. G. Baskerville, T. J. Priest man, A. Hampshire, C. R. J. Owen, I. W. H. Hannah, R. C. N. Warren' T. C. G. Hunter, C. A. Annis, C. N. H. Foster, K. G. A. Sinclair, J . E. Allen, C. K. A. Hall, W. D. B: Edmondson, H. S. Fleming, D. C. Eva, I. C. B. Roberts, P. R. Clarke, M. D. Kock, F. M. Haddon-Cave G. H. Lambrick. ' RESULTS
v R.M.S., Dover. Won 11- 3 v Dover College. Won 36- 3 v Kent College 2nd XV. Won 13- 5 v Dulwich College. Won 22-3 v R.M.S. Dover. Won 8-0 v Junior Leaders' Regt. R.E. 1st XV. Lost 3- 19 v St. Augustine's Abbey School 1st XV. Lost 3- 11 v Colfe's G.S. 2nd XV. Won 13-0
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Colts' XV
This has been a most enjoyable season in which the team has maintained a very good standard of rugby despite the frustration of innumerable injuries and inevitable team changes. It is remarkable that the full team never played together and particularly disappointing that Glennie, a fine player and leader was able to play in only one game. All members of the team have got on well together and everyone has shown much enthusiasm to get fit and to raise their own standard of play- these factors have led to tremendous team spirit both on and off the field. The highlight of the season was the drawn game wi th Du lwich following a heavy loss the previous yea rthe whole team were keyed up for the match and everyone played magnificently. Other good victories we~e against Dover College, R.M.S., Dover (following an ea rlier away defeaO, Kent College, Felsted on their ground and Epsom. We were rather fortunate to beat Colfe's and Gallyer's penalty drop kick for victory will be long remembered- it was the last occasion on which the ball was in play in the Colts' season. We lost three matches rather unnecessarily and, although each game was close, the team left the field feeling thoroughly dissatisfied with their performances. The K.C.S., Wimbledon, match remains an absolute nightmare when nothing went right, and all felt that R.M.S., Dover, and Eastbourne could have been beaten with more drive and determination. The pack was always very strong and mobile and hardly ever beaten for any significant period of play. Special mention must be made of Edwards and Blanford, who proved to be excellent props, Kingsman at wing forward who was always in the right place at the right time, and GaUyer, who did many sound things from No.8. The backs, particularly at half-back, improved greatly throughout the season and it was good to see them running the ball and scoring most of the tries. Taylor and Watts were towers of strength in the centre and their superb understanding led to their scoring five tries each. Lindley was very reliable at full back but had a lot of bad luck with his conversion kicks- time after time, the ball would hit the bar or fall just short. We played many different wings and all showed themselves capable of hard running. The strength of the team owes much to OUf "B" Team, who provided excellent replacements for the injured and for Stevens, whose devastating wing forward play earned him a place in the 1st XV for most of the season. Glennie, Stevens, Taylor and Edwards have all captained the team and we have been fortunate indeed to have been able to call upon four such capable and enthusiastic leaders. RESULTS
Played 10, Won 6, Drawn 1, Lost 3, Points for 120, Points against 59 Lost to R.M.S., Dover (A) 3-11 Beat Dover College (H) 20-0 Lost to K.C.S., Wimbledon (A) ()'-6 Drew with Dulwich (H) 3- 3 Beat R.M.S., Dover (H) 15- 10 Lost to Eastbourne (H) 6--13 Beat Kent College (H) 42- 8 Beat Felsted (A) 8- 3 Beat Epsom College (H) 17-0 Beat Colfe's (H) 6-5 42
Regular members of the team: R. P. Lindley, H. M. Wyatt, J. L. Watts, J. C. P. Taylor, J. M. Strachan, R. A. K. Dinwiddie, G. N. E. Needham, A. S. Marriner, R. M. Edwards, P. R. O. Hughes, J. C. H. Blanford, A. P. W. Campbell, C. D. Spencer-Payne, N. J. Kingsman, S. G. Gallyer, E. A. Holford-Wa lker. Also played: P. M. Glennie, R. M. Stevens, D. C. H. Vowles, M. S. Spurr, D. P. Blackie, R. J. E. Page, A. G. C. Camburn, J. J. Shires. Colts' Colours were awarded to: J. C. P. Taylor, R. P. Lindley, J. L. Watts, G. N. E. Needham, R. M. Edwards, P. R. O. Hughes, J. C. H. Blanford, A. P. W. Campbell, N. J . Kingsman, S. G. Gallyer, R. M. Stevens. M.I.H. N.C.O'D.
Junior Colts The team's record of four wins and five defeats (the match versus Chatham House was cancelled because of snow) gives a less accurate picture of their ability than the points' tally of 181 for and 62 against. Their heaviest defeat was 13-3 against K.C.S., Wimbledon, who scored all their points in the first ha lf and then found themselves under constant pressure in the second. This Saturday match followed an 85-0 victory over Kent College on the Thursday- understandably perhaps, the team was slow to find its feet again after such a massive score. Two other matches stand out in the memory. The first, against Dover College, was evenly poised the whole way through, the scores see-sawing most excitingly; in the end we had the everreliable boot of H. n. Powell to thank for a 12- 11 win. The second match, against Dulwich College, was a great disappointment. Special measures had been adopted to meet the opponen ts' tact ical kicking and it seemed that these measures were to be successful, but in the very last minutes of the game, a vital cover tackle was missed, enabling Dulwich to take the match 9- 8. The "B" team also played two matches, both against R.M.s., Dover, winning both of them. It was always reassuring to know that we had such reserves of strength whenever it was necessary to replace a member of the "A" team. The pack was very mobi le, the front row of Holdstock, Dorman and Constant being a continual threat whenever the ball was loose; Dorman, too, was most effective at the front of the line-out. Taylor, P. R., always played with great fire and Hunter, T., could be dangerous on his day. Westwater's jumping at the line-out was a great asset and he led the scrum energetically after taking over from Todd, who unfortunately broke his nose early in the season. Reddick played as second full-back for several matches, showing considerable sense of positioning and always tackling courageously. Busby was quick to the ball, though not always able to put the finishing touches. Once again Cavell and Donaldson showed good understanding, but the latter showed his undoubted flair less often than we had hoped- too often he was caught running backwards. The two centres, Powell and Platts-Martin, are st rong runners and Powell particularly always looked dangerous when in possession. There were some exciting runs from Harris, Ware and Reeve-Harris is an intelligent player who combines both speed and strength. Armitage, at full-back , has improved dramatically over the season. Towards the end he was showing much greater agility and was kicking and handling very competently. Donaldson was a sound enough captain and the team played well for him. The main weaknesses of the side were some inefficient tackling- this did not improve noticeably during the season- and an inability to finish off certain potentially good moves; in this respect the tendency to "go it alone" must be resisted by some individuals. All in all, however, this sidc contains considerable promise for the future. The following played at least onc match for the "A" XV:- Donaldson (captain), Holdstock, Dorman, Constant, Taylor, P. R., Hunter, T., Gent, Carpenter, Reddick, Westwater, Quine, Busby, Osborne, T. E., Cavell, Powell, Platts-M art in, Harri s, Reeve, Ware, Armitage, Todd, Olcott, Tate, Amos, Damon. In addition to some of the above, the following played for the "B" XV:- Dawes (captain), Rudgard, Sayers, Hagger, Osborne, S. R., Wyles, Whitby, Ellison, Currie, Taylor, J. D. M.
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RESULTS
"A" XV , R.M.S., Dover (A). Lost 3- 6 , Dover College (A). Won 12-1 1 , Kent College (H). Won 85--0 ,K.C.S., Wimbledon (H) . Lost 3-13 , Dulwich College (H ). Lost 8- 9 , R.M.S., Dover (H). Lost 5- 8 v Eastbourne (H). Won 22- 3 , Worth School (H). Won 40--0 v Chatham House. Cancelled , Tonbridge (A). Lost 3- 12 "B" XV 'R.M.S., Dover (A), Won 15- 13 , R.M.S., Dover (H). Won 25-5 T.B.B.
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Under Fourteen XV This has not been a particularly successfu l season. It began disastrously with a very heavy defeat at R.M.S., Dover. This is always a difficu lt fixture, but especially early in the season when the boys have only been together a few weeks. The result was a severe psychological blow, and was fo llowed by almost as bad a performance at Kent College. It is very much to the cred it of the team that it managed to pu ll itself together and fight back, recording some very sat isfactory results in the remaining matches. This recovery was excellent. Even so, the standard of play has never reached great heights. It was soon clear that basic ski lls were lack ing among many of the players, and although most have worked hard to improve, a great deal remai ns to be done in the com ing years. One serious weakness was tackling an old fault at King's, but one which seemed even greater this year, apa rt from ou tstanding exceptions like Had field, Dorward, Donaldson and one or two ot hers. A good tackler will normally earn his place in any side. There was all too often a lack of teamwork, and at least one match was lost through excessive individual enterprise. So much for the gloomy side. There have been many notable th ings to set against these criticisms. The front row of Townsend, Hathway and Lindley have only once been worsted, and the hooking has been sound. Haddon~Cave is a strong player and has shown some aggress ive runs and good work in the lines~out. Hadfield has often looked the best player on the field, though he will probably not end up in the second row. King, when fit, was a tower of strength, and Pearson has proved an admirable deputy, not least with his invaluable goal~kicki ng . The wing forwards, Obolensky and Noble, have got through a lot of work, and adj usted well to arduous tactics. The pack usually combi ned well in the light, especially in the last match against Colfe's. It rarely looked like dominating in the loose, however. The term began without a scrum half of adequate competence, and Howe learned the role quickly and sensibly. His general play has usually been excellent, though a little errat ic at times, and he has led the pack well. Kalfaya n has all the makings of a fine player, and has shown good touches, but has not yet learned how to mix up his play sufficiently to use his talents most effect ively. As Captain, he led the side well. Mackintosh and Donaldson in the centre, and Haswell on the wing, have all shown flashes, though Haswell's defence will have to improve greatly if he is to get into higher teams. Thom has Dot let the team down, though his size precludes forceful runs. Dorward, at fu ll back, has been a shining example in his catching, tackling and fa ll ing, though he is not sufficiently mobile yet to launch counter attacks, and his kicki ng is not strong. All the backs improved considerably as the term progressed, and formed a much more dangerous unit by the end. 44
, As fo r the matches, the first two ar~ ~st forgotten .. At Dulwi<:h.. we saw t~e turning o~ t~e tide, where in very bad conditions, a strong opposit ion was held wl~h .great spmt, to a nano,:, lea~ un.tll Just before t~e end. The defeat of R.M.S., Dover, at home was a thrll hng perforf!lance, especially m .vIew of the ear~ler result. An 8-0 lead was set up with some fie ry play, and then the Side held on at ~-5 m a heart~stoppmg last few minutes. Equally excit ing, if very frust.rating, was the retu rn match agamst Kent C:oll~ge. Full credit to the opposit ion's dogged defence, but thiS match could and shoul~ have been won. Kmg s pressed for much of the second half and then allowed Kent College to break away nght down t~e field, a~d presented them with a penalty under'the posts, from whic~ the winning try resulted. St. Augusti ne's provided modest opposition, and the score was no more than satisfactory. . . ., The last match against Colfe's G.S. was an excellent fiOlSh to t h~ season. 0-5 down at half~lime, ~mg s ra llied with fine spiri t and drew level with a t~y by Haswell, maglUfi~ntly converted from the touchhne by Pearson. Either side might have won after th iS, and a draw was a faJ r resul t. As usual, the "B" learn has been keen, and played s~me good rugby at times. Their t hr~e matche~ have provided good experience for the future, and the W ill over R.M.S., Dover, was especm lly creditable. Wh ite~Thomson captained the team well, and Clowes led th~ scrum capa bly. Some .of these plal'ers may well ach great heights in the com ing years, though the tacklmg of most of them Will have to Improve fi rst. Our thanks go to Mr. Ba rham and his assistants who have looked after the other Under 14 games so well, . and passed on some useful players to us. Other events of the term included the annual match wi t~ the Luxmoore Junior League team, which proved too strong this yea r, winning 21- 3. In the correspondmg."B" match,.Luxmo~re wo~ 9- 3. Grange won a hard fought Sevens Competition, the early rounds. of which were enhvened, If that. IS the word , by a fierce snowstorm. The usual full Lattergate v Riverslelgh game had to be cancelled thiS year. Finally we should like to record that we have noticed a lessening of overall enthusiasm for rugby in the lower ag~ group this season. This is a general isation, of course, and the reasons are no d,?ubt complex. Perhaps it is a passing phase. We hope so, for it cannot stre!1gthen the. standar~ of ~he game III the School. But if this Under 14 side can keep together, and keep workmg on baSIC essentials, It could do well. RESULTS
"A" XV 'R.M.S., Dover (A). Lost 3- 37 v Kent College (A). Lost 6- 19 ,Dul wich (A). Lost 3-18 , R.M.s., Dover (H). Won 8- 5 , Kent College (H). Lost 3- 6 v St. Augustine's (H). Won 21- 3 , Colfe's G.S. (H). Drew 5- 5 "B" XV v R.M.S., Dover (A). Lost 9- 12 v Dulwich (A). Lost 0--28 , R.M.S., Dover (H). Won 15- 12
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The following played : "An XV, Dorward Thorn Mack intosh Donaldson, Haswell, Kalfayan (captain), Howe, Townsend, Hathway, Lind ley, Haddon~Cave, Hadfield: Obolensky, King or Pearson, W. J., Noble, Quested, Pearson, M. H ., Ashton . " B" XV' Partridge Ashton White-Thomson (captain), Platts Mart in, Britten, Drayson, D uggan, Quested, ciowes, G r~t, Oldfiel'd, Souster, Laney, Pearson, M. R., Wheatcroft, Kock, Lockhart~Smith Howe. D.J.R. A.W.D.
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THE FENCING CLUB The Fencing Cl ub has had a very successful term with 1st, 2nd and Junio r teams maintaining an unbeaten record in School ma tches. In County Competit ions, the Club has also done quite well, except for the Three Weapon Championships where our normally outstanding epeeists both had an off day and we fail ed to reach the final by one bout: In the Sabre Championsh ips only Boardman reached the final pool but it was pleasing to see Griggs Olympitis, Lovett a nd Sharp gett ing to the sem i-fina ls with Bird, Hampton and Maxwell only just excluded: The Team Foil Championships (Eastern Section) was again won by King's with Griggs, Sleep and Olympitis showing their best form to decisively win the fin al against Dane Court. In the 1st Team, Boardman has been undefeated at sabre in school matches and has lost few bouts at 2nd foil and epee. As often happens with the responsibilities of capta incy Bird has been on occasion below his best form . However, recent improvemen ts indicate that next term he will be back to his usual consistently high sta ndard . Griggs, representing the 1st Team at all three weapons, has ma intained a good record of victories but is st ill rather temperamental. When in the right mood he is very difficult to beat and really needs a lillie more self-confide nce and concentrat ion. Sleep has a lso lacked concentration at times and his performances have been variable, but at his best he is a clever a nd aggressive fighter. Olympitis has more than justified his promotion to the 1st Foil a nd Epee team. Still a Junior, he shows great promise and a most commendable cheerful enthusiasm and dedicat ion. In the 2nd Team, Lovett and Hampton have progressed well at sabre, as has Court at epee. Sharp also st ill a Junior, has dist inguished himself at epee and sabre besides being unbeaten in matches a t Junior foil. Another outstanding member of the Junior Team, Maxwell , has a very good record at foil and also shows considerable promise as a sa breur. Ingram-Hill has come on well at both foil and sabre and Allen has also had success in t he Junior Foil team. Other promising Juniors include Mullender, Ashenden, Sparks and Harrold. The Inter-H ouse Fencing Competi tion was fought for the first time th is year at all three weapons and proved to be a most exciting event wit h Wa lpole retaining the trophy by one bout. M.E. M.
RESULTS CANTERBURY FENCING CLUB. 1st Team: Won 14-13. 2nd Team: Won 5-4 (Foil o nly). v KING'S, ROCHESTER. 1st Team: Won 18-9. 2nd Team: Won 18-9. Junior Team: Won 12-4 (Foi l only). v JUNIOR LEADERS' REGT., R.E. 1st Team: Won 23-4. 2nd Team: Won 24-3. luniorTeam: Won 11 - 5 (Foil on ly). v DANE CoURT. 1st Team : Won 17- 10. 2nd Team: Won 26- 1. 1st Jun ior Team: Won 7-2. 2nd Junior Tea m: Won 8- 1. v K .C.s., WIMBLEDON (Foil Match). 1st Team: Won 14-2. 2nd Team: Won 19- 1. 3rd Team: Won 19- 1. 4t h Team: Won 14- 2.
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County Competitions Kent Schoolboys' Sabre Championships 6th, Boardman. Semi-finalists: Griggs, Olympitis, Lovett, Sharp. Kent Schoolboys' Team Foil Championships (Eastern Section) 1st, King's School, Canterbury (G riggs, Sleep, Olympitis). Mallard Sabre Trophy 5th, Boardman. Semi-finalists: Sharp, Olympitis. Inter-House Three Weapon Competition 1st, Walpole, 9 wins (Bird, Griggs, Hampton). ?nrl, Galpins, 8 wins (Sleep, 0lympilis, Court). r ....lnllrs awarded: N. J. Olympitis. 46
1st XV [Entwistle Back row (left to right): M. J . K . Craig, J. M. Ditchburn, N. P. Makris, A. P. C. Northrop, M. W. J. Thorne, C. J. C. Rowe, C. G. Thring, E. S. Kock, R. I. H. Gollop, Esq. Middle Row (left to right ): C. E. Short, D. P. Davison, M . Ahmadzadeh, C. B. Hamblin , C. H . Seller. Frollt Row: R. B. Barter, R. M. Stevens. [p. T. Belllley
BASKETBALL In the first rOllnd of the Junior House Compet ition, Linacre and Ma rlowe had easy victories but School House and Walpole were bot h fully extended to defeat their respect ive opponents, Luxmoore and Meister Omers. In the semi-fi nals Linacre Clnd Marlowe aga in showed their considerable superiority a nd thus met in a most exciting final. Linacre started off confidently and scored three baskets before Marlowe settled down, but by half-time were only three poi nt s ahead at 10- 7. After the in terva l, Marlowe attacked with determinat io n and caught up with goals from Wright, Kingsman and Watts, but Linacre struck back and went ahead aga in with devastating long shots from Powell and Glennie, who scored two baskets each in the next two minutes. At thi s stage Marlowe might have given way, bu t Wright, showing splendid generalship, rallied his men, tigh tened the defence and slowly sta rted to take cont ro l of the game . .Blanford and Kingsman were both outstand ing in defence for their sides, but Ma rlowe now were keep ing possessio n of the ball for long periods and effectively block ing any Linacre attacks. The Marlowe score crept up and at the final whistle they were worthy winners by two baskets. This was an excellent game and both teams and their coaches are to be congratulated on the high standard of play. Result: Marlowe 24, Linacre 20. Marlowe: Wright (captai n) 8, Kingsman 6, Watts 6, Ca ntor 4, Christophers. Lil1acre: G lennie (captain) 8, Powell 10, Spencer-Payne 2, Blanford, Constant. M.E.M.
THE SHOOTING CLUB We got off to a good start with some high scores and by winning most of our matches. However, after this, enthusiasm lagged with the growing lack of light, a problem aggravated by a fai lure of the mains supply. Later, morale was lowered when the rifles had to go to R.E.M.E. for trigger adjustments. U nfortunately, both our shoulder-Io-shou lder matches fell through. Our postal match record was a great improvement on last season; the results being:We beat Pangbourne College 763-750 Hu rstpierpoint College 778- 768 Sherborne School 766-754 St. Edmund's School 766- 715 Cranbrook School 76 1- 748 We lost to Fram lingham College 774-786 Oakham School 777-787 Campbell College, Belfast 766-772 The Dawnay Trophy was retained by the Captain. The following obtained "Tons"; W. R. Roberts, J. H. W. Lloyd, M. J. Wiseman and J. T. Brooks. W. R. Roberts shot for England in the Schools' International Match. The introduction of Non-Corps shooting now means that there is a greater opportunity for taking up shooting, and this should greatly benefit the team in years to come. I should like to express the. Club's gratit ude to Mr. Ogi lvy for tak ing o n the job of Master in cha rge of Shooting, and in particular to Mr. Todd, who has spent a great deal of time at the range both supervising, and working on the range, building and repai ring the damage done by vandals. W.R.R.
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GYMNASTICS This year the Inler-House Championships proved to be a triumph for Galpin's, who despite close competition from the Marlowe/Walpole combined team and Linacre in the Junior event and School House in the Sen ior, swept the boa rd in both individual and team championships. Wit h last year's winner, C. Q. Giles, and D. C. H. Vowles taking part in the Senior event, the Junior Individual Competition was won by C. J. Maxwell (Gal) from 1. L. Watts (M) and C-G. E. S. Akerhielm. All showed very good control and style but Maxwell was just a little more consistent and fully deserved his win. Great credit must go to A. J. Mackintosh (Gal) in his first term with the Club, whQ finished in 4th place only half a point behind Akerhielm. His score combined with that of Maxwell enabled Galpin's to win the Junior Team Championship. R. B. Ross (W), also competing for the first time, did extremely well to gain 6th place. Gerstrorn and Franks of Linacre also showed some good vaults but were not quite on their best form. However, they did well enough to tie for 2nd place in the Team event. RESULTS
Junior Individual Championship (First 6 places) 1st, C. 1. Maxwell (Gal), 92! points; 2nd, J. L. Watts (M), 90 points; 3rd, C~G. E. S. Akerhielm (SH), 89 points; 4th, A. 1. Mackintosh (Gal), 88t points; 5th, P. A. Gerstrom (Lin), 88 points; 6th = J. P. Franks (Lin), 87t points and R. B. Ross (W), 87t points. Junior Team Championship (First 4 places) 1st, Galpins (Maxwell, Mackintosh), 181 points; 2nd ;= Linacre (Gerstrom, Franks, Osborne), l 77t points, a nd Marlowe/Walpole (Watts, Ross), 177+ points; 4th, School House (Hagger, Ashenden ' Akerhielm), 176+ points. The Senior Competition produced a number of excellent perfo rmances but R. K. Price (Ga l) gave a brilliant display, gaining 88 points out of a possible 90 to win from D. C. H. Vowles (Gal) and C. Q. Giles (SH), both of whom also showed fine style. M. A. Hawkins (SH), who has been ofT games for most of the term, did well to gain 4th place wi th so li ttle training. J. L. Watts (M) again showed good form in 5th place, and M. J. S. Harrison (Lux), who was rather below his best, came 6t h. Only half a point separated most of the other competit ors and all are to be con~ gratulated on maintaining a high standard. RESULTS
Senior Individual Championship (First 6 places) 1st, R. K. Price (Gal), 88 points; 2nd, D. C. H. Vowles (Gal), 85t points; 3rd, C. Q. Giles (SH), 85 points; 4th, M. A. Hawkins (SH), 81t points; 5t h, J. L. Watts (M), 80 poinls; 6th, M. J. S. Harrison (Lux), 79! points. Senior Team Championship (First 4 places) 1st, Galpins (price, Vowles, Maxwell), 173! points; 2nd, School House (Giles, Hawkins, Ashenden), 166+ points; 3rd, Luxmoore (Cattrall , Harrison), 157 points; 4th, Linacre (Franks, Gerstrom), IS3! points. M.E.M.
THE BOAT CLUB It was agreed this year that more use should be made of Fordwich during the Autumn Term by those members of the Boat Club who a re likely to be in next term's eights, but who were not heavi ly involved in School Rugger games. Accordingly, with the assistance of Mr. Butt and Peter Willis, a group of about fifteen oarsmen have had regular coaching in tubs, as well as some outings in fours. Good use has also been made of sculling boats and there have been afternoons of timed sculling over 500 metres; the standard here is not high but there has been some encouraging improvement shown a l1~round. Most of the group have boated about three times a week, and have been able to play some league rugger as well. Since half~ term there have been twice-weekly weight~train in g sessions in the gym, in which the basic techn iques have been learned for moving heavier poundages next term.
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fhere has been a heavy leave lrom the top 01 the Boat Club and, apart Irom the Colts, there are very few left from last summer's crews, none of them 1st Colours. ~learly there IS a grea~ deal o,f work a~ead 'f ext term's 1st and 2nd crews are to reach a good competitIve standard; but thiS term s l?roup ave ~h~wn keenness and willingness to learn and the work done during the autumn will be a great he~p m Jan.uary. We were very pleased towards the end of term to take delivery of a new rest ricted-~Iass eight, budt .by Messrs Edwin Phelps of Putney' this has been financed equally by the Headmaster s Fund, for. which contrib'ution we are very grateful,' and by the Boat C!u~'s own flln~s, n?w supplemente~ by the eq lllP!Y'ent subscript ion instituted last summer. This new bC!at IS Iryten~ed pnmanly foy the COlt.s E.llyht, ~ut will.b'r ed b other crews on occasion' since the old chnker eight IS stili very serviceable, thl.s WI m~ e p~SSI e ~~iS seIson an addit ional Colts' Eight, or else, a Junior Colts' Eight, instead of a 3rd Eight, which Will help to create a larger squad of eights oarsmen for 1970-7 1. D.S.O .
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Unfortunate but unavoidable cancellations reduced the number of ou~ ,!-ct ivities thiS ter"h' ~o,:"ev,er, overall the Club continues to improve and we enjoyed a successfu l term s J~do. Just a fter.t e glOnmg of term David Blackie was selected to represent Kent Under 16 steam agamst Sussex, which they won. The t~O new clubs Orpington and Herne Bay, added to our fixture list pr0v.ided probabl~ the best I!latchj we have had for a iong time. Against Orpington we had a very close wm, 47-44, a IeI' an ex reme y beneficial and entertaining match. Minor rugby injuries greatl y weakened the team which fOllght against Herne Bay, but, although we lost, .. much was learnt from its experienced members. . h r f th term came at the Kent Judo Championships, when C. AnDIS, ~. Smclatr ~nd 1? W~it:k~:I~~~ GoldeMedals; J. Strachan and C. Ha,ll Silv,er M~dals; and a team compnsed of K. Smclalr, H. Draycott and D. Sincla ir won the Team Championship Sh ield. . . , . For their individual efforts in maintaining and progressing t.he high stand.ard Cof i1udo enJ~<1 rllh~~ ;~~ Club, J. Strachan, P. Erskine and I. Roberts were awarded Mmor Sports First 0 ours, an . on D. Sincla ir Colts' Colours. Next term Chris Annis is taking over as Capta in with David Whitaker as H<:m. Secrwary. P~r~onaJlYd I wish them 'all the success they deserve, and thank N. C. O'Dwyer, Esq., for hiS overa superVIsion an Richard Lochead, Esq., for his excellent coaching. The team: K. Sinclair (captain), c.. Anryis (Hon. Sec.), D . Whitaker, C. Hall, J. Strachan, I. Roberts. P. Erskine, D. Blackie, G. Jones, D. Sinclair. K.O .A.S. 49
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CROSS-COUNTRY CLUB . Âť,~th an ~p p~r limit of twentr members for this term, the Club has ca rried on with remarkable enthusiasm' thlee tlm.e~ a week with an averagc of tcn members at each session. The Under 15's h be pa.rtlcularly prOllllsmg, and managed to defea t an Under 16 Judd's School team in an away matcha~~ T en bndge. A week Jater, however, they lost heavily to Under 16 teams from King's R ochester Chatha n Ho onan,. d ~uddh'S Sbchoo!. The good performances of t~is age group augurs well 'for future 'years Bpeci~~y' p easmg as een the progress o f A. R. SI. J . CUffle. . The .Seniors have been less sllccessful , losing easily to Wyc College (the London University De art n t of Agnculture) at home, a nd very narrowly- by 4 points- in the return match which was held' pbl' I end bondJtions at "'!ye. N. P. W. Watson. has led the team from in front, and broke the Sen'ior Sch~~1 ;:~~~d y 4 seconds III the home match. Slightly lower down the team R. S. W. Tonking and J F Ma I h progressed well, and should .have at"! effect ive.contribution to mak~ to the 1st VIII next term.' Colts' ~~Io~~~ have l?CCn awarded t<? Cur:le for hiS efforts In three matches, in one of which- a Senio r's one at Wye-h came m 6th as the t1111'd Kmg's counter. e j,B,S, trall~ lI1 g
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THE SOCIETIES We have been reasonably act ive this term. There have been several lectures: "Greek Religion" by J. J. Raemaekers, "Matthew Amold" by J . F . Maule, "A. E. [foilsman" by Mr. A. S. Mackintosh, "Waller Pater" by L. Parker and "Form alld Imagery itl Aelleid IV " by J. Lawrance. All these talks were knowledgeable and were very well worth goi ng to. I hope that more non-classicists will follow the excellent exam ples of Mau le and Parker. C. C. Born will be talking about his recent visit to Greece, on the day befo re the end of term. There are also two other ta lks, by P . J. Wagstaff and P. King, which have had to be postpo ned on account of our full schedule. We have been working o n tra nslations of the MiI'ades of SI . Thomas wh ich will be published by the Canterbury College of Art fo r the Becket Oct ingentenary. D,V,P,
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Our first lecture was by P. J. Wagstaff: a well-delivered and ill-attended talk on " Iron Age SOMNER Sites Round Bristol". Me. Butt spoke a fortnight later wit h impressive erudi tion o n Rail Transport in London. The third lecture was by Mr. Voigt, who spoke with infectious enthusiasm and native knowledge o n Yorkshire Abbeys. Our sole outing has been to the British Transport Museum at Clapham, a popular choice. J. F. Maule, L. Parker and C. E, A. Reddick have started the re-shelving and re-cataloguing of the Walpole Collect ion. L. Parker will be my successor. M,R ,N, We have held three play readings this term, the enjoyment of which was not least due to the kindness of Mr. O'Dwyer in his dual role of President and Host. The Love of Four Colonels by Peter Ustinov provided a challenge in its international cast, and most readers responded to this with great ingenu ity. All Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde, although entertaining, was a slight disappointment in the brilliant li ght of his other more popular plays. Our most successful reading was of A Mall for All Seasons, which although a profound work, gained much from being read in an atmosphere of joie de vivre. Earlier in the term, Me. John Moss, O.K.S., gave an informal ta lk to the Society on his post as Director of the National Theatre of Nata l, giving insight into the problems and rewards of his task. The hi ghli ght of our term was the Society breakfast which was held at the Chaucer Hotel on the last Sunday in November at which members made readings ranging from Lewis Carroll to a frivolously amusing original piece by J. F. Maule. Thus our term came to a suitable conclusion. R,S,W,T, D,S,F,
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Mr. T. O. P. Shannon, Q.K.S., started the term's activities with an account of the wild life of NATURAL Turkey illust rated by some excellent and unique colour slides. T here followed a marked HISTORY increase in response from members and it was decided that this would be a good time to initiate a number of long-term projects which would provide a conti nuous interest fo r several people in future yea rs. The first of these is a study of the Badger Population in Larkey Va lley Woods. The larger part of the work on this has been spent trying to locate occupied sets. One set has been suggested, although, in spite of many evenings of patient wait ing, no badgers were actually observed. With more experience it should be possible to make a long term study of both the behaviour and fluctuations in the populat ion of the badgers. The second project is the study of owls' feeding habit s as related to the sma ll mammals available to it. The Botanical section has been carrying out experiments with the root propagation of White Violets. The Freshwater Biological Section has continued th is term with ecologica l and behav ioural observations of Caddis Fly Larvae, wh ile the Ornithological Section has continued its outin gs to Stodmarsh a nd Sandwich. Much practical experience has also been gained by members being taken round the " beat" of the loca l gamekeeper, Mr. Bean. A,K,P,J. J,D,B,
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a This term we have been for tunate enough to have shown thre til . languages (Wi,. Wl!l1del:kil1der in Germa n ; Five Boys from House al the TermlllllS In Czech) to have had the sub titl t hi n 0 IS • ~rope ~owards understa.nding them, and to have ben~fited from the enthu;ias~ of ena e most of us to Jfielctlomst. wh o w,as eager to raise the Hon. Sec. from his characteris tic sloth OUf proms next term, mcludlllg [ogmar Bergman's Seventh Seal. . ave wee more N.G.R.
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This term we welcomed six new members in to the Society all of ho h very fas t progress, and can ring "rounds", Special l11e~tion g~es ~ ~ve madde Edelcanu, who have been made "Semi-Experts". egg an Ell iott, Woo lmcr and Hope have been made "Expert s" The "E ." , . anhd Mr. Pittman, have been .practising " Plain Hunt" on' six bell s b Mdr. e ave rung for several services at St Alphege's and th f .. d' n 1e an least a and
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a A triangular debate took place at Tonbridge School on 26th September ; we were defending the motion that "A woman's place is in the home"; Bedgebury Park that "A woman's place is in the world"; Tonbridgc that "There is no place fo r a woman" . G. F. Wilson held the House's attent ion with a fascinat ing insight into the historical side of the argument, coming well to the point (eventua ll y). The Secreta ry also spoke t We were by no mea ns obliged to Sllpport King's, and even J. H. W. Lloyd (displaying a 30 in. x 40 in . poster of Raquel Welch) could not persuade the House that the woman had any better place than in the home, and King's finally carried the evening with Bedgebury Park second and Tonbridge witti ly but inevitably last. Our last feature this term was a school debate on the motion that "This house would rather be in the 1st XV tha n in the 1st Orchestra". Mr. R. V. J. Butt, resplendent in a sca rlet waistcoa t, proposed the mot ion with Virgil and vivacity. Mr. M. J. Hodgson, refu lgent in a snow-white cummerbund, opposed the motion with tact and tuba, and gave a sparkling resume of his "musica l career". A. K. P. Jones spoke second for the motion, and the Secretary would like to thank G. F . Wilson for givi ng us an albeit ra pid recitat ion of the rules of rugby football. Speeches from the floor were few a nd far between, though the sight of C. H. C. Seller, lustrous in a 1st Colours sweater, sweeping across the fioor of the House with a cutting remark about "muddied oafs and flannelled fools", may well have split the ra nks of the 1st XV, and the motion was lost by 98 votes to 64. G.A.H.
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A very happy and busy term, as Christmas Term must always be. Permission to study for "0" Levels has caused a more serious outlook by some. We have this term " 'a id in stick" a plane tree, which means that in a year or two we shall be producing those lovely Jacewood effects in fru it bowls. Even the tree was cut by a firm owned by O.K.S. Our last plane tree was cut down to make way for the Shi rley Hall- it made many beautiful bowls. Our visit to Latham's yard wi ll have untold value, we shall never be able to forget the enormOUS logs and high piles of limber. T he machinery being of the most up-to-date enabled us to understand the need for careful costing in order that timber can reaeh the market at an economical price. The drying kilns proved the modern ability to produce timber from the tree to the consumer in weeks instead of in yea rs as it used to be. A very interest ing trip which we sha ll repeat in the future. Once again our efforts on the stage will, we feel sure, help to result in a successful production of H.M.S. Pinafore. In January we go 0 11 the curriculum and tra in boys with the object of "0" Level Woodwork. E.H.B.
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News of Old Boys. N igel Thomas (M.O.) has now left Shrivenham and 1,as an appointment in the Ammunition Design and Development Dept. of the Royal Small Arms School, Enfield Lock. He is very happy in this sphere so su ited to his interests. David Richardson (Galpin's) writes to say he has passed his Internal Finals and obtained a Cert ificate in Furniture Production. This year he takes his National Diploma in Design, and hopes to design Ships' Furniture. Talk of the Marlowe Society in recent years, if indeed there was any, provoked much wild MARLOWE surmise behind narrowed eyes. For those who even knew of its existence, it seemed a strange and esoteric body; a School Mon itors' Club or a kind of intellectual sabbat, perhaps. However, Mr. Wood ley has this term succeeded in releasing th is mysterious intellectual skeleton from its cupboard, and vigorously restored it to its fonner posit io n as the School Literary Society. The Society is to consist of a closed membership of twelve, who will hold discussions and read papers. In add ition, we hope to invite poets or professors to give open lectures. Mr. Copeman is to organise a creative Writing or Poetry Circle wi thin the Society. One lecture has already been held this term on American Poetry; it was a lucid and interesting, if rather hi gh-powered, introduction to the subject, from Mr. McGrath, a Yale graduate lecturing at the University of Kent at Ca!lterbury. The importance of a literary society in a school with the merest pretensions to academic competence need hardly be sta ted. The Marlowe Society a ims to provide an outlet for those who wish to study Bnglish Literature at the top level, to encourage creative writing, and stimulate the lower echelons of the School. J .H .W.L.
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Th!s term we have deyo te:d most of our rehearsal lime to preparation of the Advent Carol Service willch has been the hlghh,ght of the term. We say good~bye to Edward Craxton, Richard Payne' r ,Barney Parsons and Chris Waltham. and we would like to thank Mr Wright and Mr Dav' â&#x20AC;˘ lor all their hard work. This term's anthems have been:. . les Let all the world (Chapman) /I1S0nae et vallae curae (Haydn) Come 1I1l10 !tim (Handel) o tasle alld see (Vaughan Williams) AI/ell/jail psallal (Anon. 14th cent.) Tlte Russian Kotakioll for lite departed Praise to God (Campbell) Thou wilt keep him (Wesley) Ave Verum (Mozart) o praise the Lord (Greene) Give liS Ihe wings 0/faitll (Bullock) At thy feet (Bach) o cOllie, ye servants (Tye) o thou tlte celltral orb (Wood) In the Advent Carol Service we sang:Advel1l Respollsory (Palestrina) Thou must leave tlty lowly dwellillg (Berlioz) This ;s the record 0/ Jolm (Gibbons) Is tlte lillie King sleeping (Horace King) Be peace 011 earth (Crotch) And Ihe glory of 'he Lord (Handel) Prepare thyself Zion (Dach) C.W. J.e.G. MADRIGAL T~is term, our meetings have b.een. slightly curtailed to make room for extra rehearsals of SOCIETY Plllafore, but nevertheless w,e did s m~ throll.gh by no means a small number of madrigals and two larger sc~le works. Brahms Reqlllem and Mozart's Mass in C major. We have . also been preparmg for the Advent Carol Service-in which we performed Ben'amin Bntten's Hymn 10 the Virgin and Joubert's Welcome, Yule! from behind the High Altar. J .We are, ~s a.lways, great ly indebted to our conductor, Edred Wright, who always imbues the music With sllch vivacity. Thanks are also duc to MI'. ScOll .. mel Mr. O'Dwycr for their va luable contributions. G.S.T. This term the Ban~ has been concerned with the Remembrance Sunday Service at which we BAND played part of a sUl.te by Percy 9ramger, ~ Lincolnshire Posy. However, we played through a " large amount of mUSIc as \~e~I,. w~ lch shou ld Improve our sight-read ing for the future. A "Chamber Band has been formed under the Illltmtive of Andrew Lyle, and it is hoped that this group may perform nex t term. Many ~hanks t~ all those, who by tmning up so regularly made the rehearsals so successfu l and also to Mr. DaVies for hiS Bandmastering and patient tolerance.
R.B.P. C.J.S. SECOND Work~ of va ri ous types have been pla:yed this term by an orchestra of relatively lillie ORCHESTRA exp~flence. However, the sta ndard acllleved has been quite good especially in the wind sect io n. ' A.s us~~ I , the cre~it for I~e improvement ~lust be taken b);' ~r. Ward . Also many thanks to Stefan Bown for inspiring the stnng sect ion to greater things; and to Wilham Ward for his Herculean efforts in sett ing out the Orchestra.
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C.C.F. NOTES ' ARMY AND BASIC SECTIONS A good term was rounded off with excellent results in the Army Proficiency Examination, fo r wh ich the kudos belongs to Captain Cra ik and his N.C.O.s in No.4 Company. The Band, after an uricertain start, played well, and performed very creditably at the Dedication of the British Legion Field of Remembrance. The Commandos completed a successful course with a night exercise on what must have been the coldest night of the term (snow, icc, and freezing lemperatlll'es) and proved their ability to rise to such a test with resilience and initiative. Promotions during the term: To be Corporal: K. M. Evans, A. H. Nelson, S. C. Osborne, C. G. Thrillg, D. A. Whitaker. To be Lance-Sergeant: S. G. H . Freeth, I. W. H . Hannah, J. C. Lasker, J. N. Lawrance, J . D. J . Macnamara, L. Parker, M. G. Stainer. To be Sergeant: R. Andrews, B. P. Decie, R. S. W. Tonking. To be C.S.M.: S. P. Blackmore, R. P. Hardi ng, N. P. W. Watson. W.J.R.H-S.
ROYAL NAVAL SECTION The R.N . Section exists for boys who want to learn about the Navy, and we welcome recruits who are unashamed ly keen. There are opportunities for sai ling and for going to sea in H.M. Ships; there are excellent courses in the holidays (no charge is made). In navigation, gunnery, engineering, naval aviati on, radar and every aspect of seamanship, including assault courses with the Royal Marines. Several of our boys have learnt to fly, free of cha rge, with R.N. Flying Scholarships. Our Camp thi s year is from 18th to 25th July at Loch Ewe in Ross-shire, and cons ists ofa hea lthy mixture of sea-going, sailing and ard uous training. Within the Section our tra ining is directed towards the Naval Proficiency and Advanced Naval Proficiency Examinations set by the Royal Navy. These require a knowledge of all aspects of basic seamanship, but there is increasing emphasis on Qualities of leadership and ini tiative in the practica l part of the exami nation. Part of this practical examination is in drill and turn-out, and we deliberately set ourselves a high standa rd in these respects. Boys who pass qualify for promotion to Leading Seaman and, later, to Petty Officer, and this provides a valuable opportunity for leadership and learning how to instruct. For years now King's has won considerably more than its expected number of R.N. Scholarships and Cadetsh ips, and we may have performed almost as useful a service in stopping a few other boys from making a mistake. For most boys who join us, however, it is an opportunity to learn someth ing about the sea and ships and, not least, the part that discipline st ill has to play. The highlights of the Christmas Term were a most enjoyable and instruct ive parade as guests of the Commando Section, and our Field Day visit to Calais by M.F.V. The Cadets took the wheel and were exercised in navigation and ropework ell route ; at Calais we were royally received by the British ViceConsul, Mr. J. S. A. Selwyn, and by the Mayor of Calais, a French naval representative, other lead ing citizens, and the Press, who took a fine picture of the Section fallen in for entering harbollr. A tOllr of Cala is Town Ha ll, a talk (entertainingly translated) on the Dovel' Patrol, and some memorable meals (some in French homes) completed our visit, and we are most gratefu l to Mr. Selwyn for all the trouble he took to make ollr visit such a success.
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ROYAL AIR FORCE SECTION The advent of a Th ursday parade day has t I h . writtet;t into th~ programme, which has been ~~an~eictor:!!\~. at Chipmunk flyin g at Man~lon can be the Pnmary Ghder, has been grounded throu h ribric traubl IS ~erm because. OUf o ther fl ymg act ivi ty. e., Without the Chlp~lInk.s, our, term would have be~n completely ea rthbound since the £Field Da countryside. y exerCise was a map~readm g Jaunt In the Kent
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SOCIAL SERVICE Mr. R . E. Barham has taken over the unit in succes' t M M S that he has come at a time when the unit is slowly b~~~m~ng r~or~ ~ffi~i~frkrer and. there is litt le doubt T " Y ecogOised a nd supported . A group has continued to visit the Canterb cheap ~nd we shall be sorry to lose C. H. C. SJier r~h~n~a;ebntre ~or the !TIentally handicapped) at WinA special gardening group has been hard a t w rk h een omg t.h IS ,":,ork for a number of terms. some new faces have joined the fa ithful band gf vi;i;~r~gh~~t ~e ~r~~ m::ml y I~ the Wincheap area, while °bld people on our lists and reports that they all greatly 'enjoy' a~d I~Oke~ as padld calhis on a number o~ the oys. orwar to t e company of Kmg's There are also a number of activities that occ t 'd h . Lattergate have been fl ag-selling for charity and ~heo:a i~ablt ~tnt' t.hat desjrve recognition .. Memb~rs of as does the voluntary visiting of old peoPle~ e a r oVlan mea s-on-wheels service contmues, We are guaranteed a testing time next term as th b we hope to be considerably assisted by new post-C~~;:~e'!nnb~~. er of December leavers in Our ranks, but O.F.W.
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O.K.S. NEwS C. Worsfo ld (1922) has completed 34 years in the Office of H.M. Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor, 17 of which have been as Assistant Queen's Proctor. He now looks fo rwa rd to a happy but active retirement. Captain R. L. Jordan (1925) has retired again after JO yea rs as Command Works Adviser, at Headquarters Southern Command , Hounslow. He was presented with a wa tch and a citat ion scroll by the Assistant Director of Works. We congratulate R. D. Wood (1939), who has been appointed Deputy Treasurer to H.M. The Queen.
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The Revd. J. D. E. Watts (1944) has moved from Vancouver and expects to be at h is new address for a few yea rs, this being 164 Birch Street, R.R .I., White Horse, Yukon Territory. R. P. Hore (1 946) has returned from Hong Kong a nd taken up an appointment with the Min ist ry of Defence at To lwort h as an Ass ista nt Ch ief Land Agent. His add ress is now: 82, Arundel Avenue, Ewell, Surrey. Congratula tions to A. A. Kneller (1946) o n his appointment as a High Court Judge in Nairobi. The Revd. D. L. Edwards (1947), Dean of King's College, Ca mbridge, is to be a Six Preacher in Ca nterbury Cathed ral. l:t. G . C. Davy (1950) writes from New Zealand , where he has been since graduating in Commercial Fruit Culture at the Kent Farm Institute in 1952. He is married to a New Zealand girl and they have a fami ly of two girls and a boy. Senior Inspector with the Department of Agriculture, he is now li ving at 58 Grey Street, Motucka, and would like to hear from contemporaries.
The Revd. B. K . Newton (1 950), formerly Rector of the Church of the Holy Cross, Marabella, Diocese of Trinidad and Tobago, is to be genera l editor of the United Society fo r the Propagat ion of the Gospel. J. R. Tilman's (1951) new address is Apt. 4d, 710 Park Avenue, N.Y. 10021, and he would welcome a visit from any O.K.S. passing through New Yo rk.
R. I. Baker (1 957) is still with Consolidated Electronic Equipment Co. Ltd., and has been elected a cha rter member of the Inst itution of Electrical Engineers. He is also a registered professiona l engineer of the Province of Onta rio, by contrast sin ging in the choir of SI. Paul's Church, Toronto, under the eminent Canadian organ ist, D r. Charles PeakeI'. His address is: 348 Botsford Street, Newmarket, Ontario.
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T. N. Harke (1958) is starting up a new brewery in the Cameroun for Guinness. He will be Manager there for a t least three years and would be pleased to see any O,K.S. passing that way. His address: Guinness Cameroun S. A., B.P. 1213, Douala, Cameroun, W. Africa. Captain S. J. M. Barnetson (1960) returned with the 1st Battalion The Royal Scots in April to Osnabruck from Austra lia, where he met Alan Blaxland fl ying aircraft with Trans-Australia Airlines. His address is: B.F.P.O. 36. W. R. Channon (1965) has been travell ing extensively fo r the last two years but is set tled for a while at Wheaton College, Wheato n, Illionoi s 60187. M. J. O ldham (1965) successfully completed a course at the College of Air Tra ining and is joining B.O.A.C.
as a qualified pilot. M. J. Knightley (1966) is one of twelve medical cadets who have been awarded short service com missions
in the Medical Branch Supplementary list of the R ,A.F. He is a pilot officer at the Medical Training Establishment at R.A.F., Halto n, Bucks.
H. S. A. Slater (1966), who was awarded a University Cadetship at Magdalene College, Cambridge, has been granted a probationary commission and is now a Cornet of the Life Guards.
R. C. Case (1968) is to be congratulated on ga ining two prizes during his three months at the School of Navigat ion, Warsash, one for the M idshipman achieving the highest marks in the fin al assessment, the other for being the top in Seamanship. He is at present serving as a Cadet in the S IS . Clan of Sutherland of the British Commonwealth, and has a place at Southampton University for 1970.
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----------------------------... ENGAGEMENTS Harvcy- Lewis.- A. M. Harvey (1963) to Alison Lewi s. Maycock- Faulkner.- J , d'A. Maycock (1963) to Mary Elizabet h Faulkner. Payncs- Dawcs.-M. T, Ie F. Payne (1960) to Margaret Elizabeth Dawes.
MARRIAGES Cumbcr- Robotham.- N. M. Cumber (1966) to Susan Robo lham, on 3rd January. 1970, in London . Mansergh- Young.- M. Ma nsergh (1965) to Eli zabeth Young, on 27th September, 1969, at Norwich. Wright-Shcpherd.- M. J . Wright (1 962) to Lesley Shepherd, on 13th September, 1969. at SI. Peter's, Thanet.
BIRTHS Chaffin .- To Dorothy and P. Chaffi n (1953- 58), o n September 18th, 1969. a daugh ter (Fiona Jane), Clift.- To Judy (nee Box) and the Revd. D. Clift (1947- 53), on 16th October, 1969. a son (Thomas J ust in). Davics.- To Josephine (nee Heh r) and C. R. Davies, on 19th September, 1969, in Australia, a son (William). Nicholls.- To Isobel (llee Dean) and N. H. N icholls (1 946- 56), on 5t h August, 1969, a son. Pegg.- To Heather (nee Franklin) and J. H . Pegg (1937--48), on 21 st Septembe;r, a son. Pcschck.- To Shelagh (llee Barnes) and D. Peschek (1946-5 1), on 4th November, 1969, a son (David) , step-brother for Susa n. Qucstcd.- To Alix (llee Jo nes) and D. Quested (1940-47), a daugh ter. Rcdpath.- To Elizabet h and N. Redpa th (1952- 58), a daughter (Sara Alexandra).
DEATHS Beardsworth.- On 8th August, 1969, R. E. L. Beardsworth ( 1911), a t Whitsta ble. Coopcr-Poole.- On 21st May, 1969, B. H. Cooper-Poole, B.SC. , M. l. e.E. (1 92 1), at Liverpool. Goblc.- On 31st July, 1969, L. H. Goble, C.M.G. ( 1919), at Hythe. Mowll.- On 17t h September, 1969, E. W. Mowll , J.P. (1922), at Deal. Rockley.- Jn Ju ne, 1969, Dr. F. A. Rock ley (1960), formerly of Ca nterbury.
O.K.S. ASSOCIATION SOUTH AFRICAN BRANCH- DURBAN DINNER There could scarcely have been a more auspicious coincidence for the format ion of a South African ¡Branch than the visit to Durban of a Past President of the O.K.S. Associa tion , Major D. J. B. Jervis. Douglas Jervis and his charmin g sister Norah, whose hosp itality is already legendary, gave a dinner party fo r local O.K .S. and their ladies at the Oyster Box Hotel, Um hlanga Rocks, Na ta l, on the 28t h November, 1969. T he Oyster Box is the home of anot her O.K.S., Alan Hill , and his wife Kay, who no t only made the room available but also provided magnificent flora l decoration in the School colours, even to a reproduction of the School crest! Alan Hill sa id the School Grace a nd we then had a Quite splendid dinner after which Douglas Jervis proposed toasts to the State President of the Republic of South Africa and to H.M. The Queen. Joh n Moss proposed the toast of Florea! Scl/Ola Regia and in so doing was able to give a first hand account of the Ca nterbury dinner of two months previously. Robin Flack spoke in appreciation of the Governors of The King's School, to which Douglas Jervis replied and then Richard Norris paid a personal and moving tribute to the late Ca non F. J . Sh irley. 58
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OBITUARY E. W. MOWLL,
J.P.
(1918-22)
After a very brief illness, Edward Wo'rsfold Mowll died aged 63 on the 17th September, 1969. He was the elder son of William Rutley Mowll, a d istingu ished O.K.S., and the brother of Wilfred, now the President of the Association. He sat as a magistrate for 26 years, besides being a prominent farmer and a former President not only of the Canterbury Farmers' Club and of the Kent and Romney Marsh Sheep Breeders' Association, but also of the East Kent Ploughing Match, which he did much to revive after the last war. He was one of the kindest, gentlest, most generous and unassuming of men, interested in all country pursuits, and his greatest relaxation was to watch cricket. He was universally liked a nd respected in East Kent. He was a practical man full of sound common sense, whose advice, on agricultural matters in particular, was often sought and readily given. Above aU, he was a man of complete integrity, and simple fa ith. In the community in general he was an unobtrusively great influence for good, and he will be much missed by his many friends in all walks of life.
OUR CONTEMPORARIES We acknowledge the receipt of the following and apologise for any omissions ;Aldellhamiall, AlleYlliall, Ardingly Chronicle, Birkdaliall, Blu1ldelliall, Bradfield Col/ege Chronicle, The Bradfordiall, Cheltenham Col/ege Magazine, Cholmeliall, Daile Court Magazine, Decaltiall, Dovoriall, Eastboumiall, The Elizabethan, Felstedia", The Fig Tree (Killg's Col/ege, Holtg KOllg), Giggleswick Chronicle, Glellalmond Notes, Gresham School Magazine , Haileyburiall, Harroviall, HUl'stjo/miafl, K.C.S. Magazine, K.S. (Chester) Magazine, K.S. Parramatta Magazine, Lancing College Magazine, Lorettolliall, Latymerian, Mar/burian, The Meteor (Rugby), Malvel'lliall, Mill Hill Magazine, Milller Court Chronicle, The Novo, Oratory, The Ollsel, Radfeian, Reptonian, Saga, rhe School Tie (Ashford Schoof), Stollyltllrst College Magazine, Suttonian, Wellingtonian, Whitgi/tiall, Worksopian, The Yellow Dragoll (Queel/'s College, Hong KOllg) alld The Holmewoodiall.
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CONTENTS PAGE
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EDITORIAL
THE SCHOOL THE SCHOOL VJRTlTI'E fUNcrl MORE PATRUM DUCES
VALETB SALVBTE
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CHAPEL NOTES
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THIS AND THAT ...
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OBITUARIES
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EDRED WRIGHT
REVIEWS M
CIRCLE CoNCERT
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GENTLEMEN OF SOHO
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House MUSIC
CoMPETITION
MARLOWE HOUSE PLAY DOUDLES
LUNCIITlMB RECITALS
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MARK PASSION
THE MUSICIANS' VISIT TO CoVENT GARDEN MR, CECIL KING
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THE CoNCERT IN
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PSYCHOLOGY AND
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RUSSIA TODAY
ARTICLES As LAROE AS AWNE
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MUSIC IN
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RESOLunON .. . LEAVES
SYDNEY:
AN INHABITANT'S Vl£W
POEM . .. SUDDEN DEATH RATIOCINATION
FUNNY SWAN
SUNDAY RITUAL MELANCHOLY
A REVOLUTION IS NOT A DINNER PARTY PROSPECT FIRE~GOD
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KING'S SPORT HOCK EY
JuDO ... CROSS-COUNTRY
THE BOAT CLUB ATHLETICS
SHOOTING FENCING SQUASH RACKETS RUGBY FOOTBALL
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SCHOOL ACTIVITIES THE SOCIETIES
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MUSIC
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SOCIAL SERVI CE
C.C.F. NOTES
CORRESPONDENCE
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O.K.S. NEWS
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OUR CONTEMPORARIES
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VOL. XXXIV No. 2
EDITORIAL
Its relatively subjective nature, its openness to personal interpretation, makes the study of English in schools one of the most debatable and therefore defining points of difference between a "traditional" and a "progressive" style of education. Anyone at all familiar with the emphases of the "progressives" in English teaching will know that they attach a primary importance to Creative Writing and Drama. Their ideals are admirable; but hard to attain without some loss elsewhere. And yet this loss can be rationalized: "Set the children free!" is the cry. "Bring the teacher off his dais! Away with old-fashioned disciplines like punctuation and sentence-construction; away with the 'mind-forged manacles' of precis writing! We must teach the children to live." Where, then, do we stand, in this School and at this moment in time, amid these controversies? Are we merely concerned, in English, too, to train boys to be successful in examinations, as a prelude to success in a competitive world? ("And, if we were, why shouldn't we be?" flashes on the mind.) Our first answer can be in terms of what is possible for a boy of creative impulse in this School. A quiet but significant innovation this term has been that of a Writing Circle. Meeting once a week, this group has discussed the poems submitted anonymously from amon g themselves and 63
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duplicated on a broadsheet. The master responsible is able to offer his advice and judgement too, and perhaps as many as a dozen boys have written quite regularly for these meetings, and a number of others occasionally. One incidental benefit might be an end to Cantuarian editorials lamenting the paucity of creative work submitted. As for Drama, this School is unusually rich in the opportunities offered for acting in or involvement with House Plays and King's Week, and there is a chance that we may in time have a room available for in-class Drama, so that what already exists will no longer disturb less Bacchanalian subject-masters. There is now a second answer to be made to our imagined, "progressive" accuser. This must begin by re-affirming the value of such fundamental, traditional insistences as good punctuation, coherent sentence-construction, a trained capacity to express one's ideas clearly and logically. For these things are part of our lives as social beings: they are necessary so that communication between people may be intelligible; they have, that is to say, a moral function. Having firmly said this, one can turn finally to the last, best function of English studies in a school: the study of our literature. Not everyone may share this writer's opinion that the study of English literature in schools flourishes rather than withers from the rigours of an academic course leading to an examination, but many may be able to see these two things simultaneously: that the study of literature can be enriching, "life-enhancing"; and that to divorce the subject from the examination system would be to cast it into limbo. Moreover, at a time when various treasonous clerks are publicizing the idea that the Arts should now aim to make their products ephemeral and disposable- by analogy with the quite alien objectives of the pop world-it needs saying that our culture and identity as a people and as persons is bound up with our felt experience of great literature, and that-as a child exists within its family- so our own creativity and poetry-making are dependent on our trained sense of the finest points of human consciousness in our past. The last word may be left to Dr. Leavis (Clark Lectures, 1967): "English literature, magnificent and matchless in diversity and range, and so full and profound in its registration of changing life, gives us a continuity that is not yet dead. There is no other; no other access to anything approaching a full continuity of mind, spirit and sensibility-which is what we desperately need." 64
THE SCHOOL Captain of School: C. B. Hamblin, K.S. J. A. Griggs Head of Walpole House J. B. Sawrey-Cookson Head of Meister Omers J. A. N. Paisley, K.S. Head of Galpin's House E. S. Kock Head of Linaere House C. B. Hamblin, K.S. Head of Luxmoore House A. W. Dawson, M.S. Head of Marlowe House G. F. Wilson Head of The Grange N. P. Makris Head of School House
SCHOOL MONITORS C. B. Hamblin, K.S., E. S. Kock, A. W. Dawson, M.S., J. A. Griggs, N. P. Makris, G . F. Wilson, B. J. McDouall, J. B. Sawrey-Cookson, S. J. Bown, M.S. HOUSE MONITORS N. P. Makris, S. J. Bown, M.S., J. H. W. Lloyd, K.S. School House: G. F. Wilson, S. P. Hollis, H. T. Scott, P. G. R. Ashenden, D. R . S. The Grange: Price. . J F J. A. Griggs, A. H. Nelson, S. P. Blackmore, A. N. G. Hams, . . Walpole: Maule, K.S. Meister Omers: J. B. Sawrey-Cookson, A. Hampshire, C. J. C. Rowe, A. P. C. Northrop, P. M. D. Shires, K.S. A. W. Dawson, M.S., A. G. Lyle, M.S., D. W. Mitchell, K.S., H . J. F. Marlowe: Robinson, T. D . G. Johnson . C. B. Hamblin, K.S., R. A. J. Curtis, R . J. S. Shaw, I. C. Gaskell, Luxmoore: B. P. Decie, P. R. Clarke, T. P. Dutton. . J. A. N. Paisley, K.S., P. F. D . Edwards, K.S., F. A. Karim. Galpin's: E. S. Kock, B. J. McDouall, A. F. Allen, S. P. B. Tuite, M. W. J. Thorne. Linacre: E. S. Kock Captain of Rugger B. J. McDouall Captain of Boat s N. P. W. Watson Captain of Cross-Country C. B. Hamblin Captain of Hockey C. J. C. Rowe Captain of Cricket J. A. N. Paisley Captain of Tennis A. Bird Captain of Fencing J. T. Brooks Captain of Shooting M. W. J. Thorne Captain of Squash Rackets S. P. Blackmore Captain of Gymnastics C. A. Annis Captain of Judo J. A. Griggs Captain of Basketball A. P. C. Northrop Captain of Swimming THE CANTUARlAN Editors: J. F . Maule, K.S., J. N. Lawrance, K.S., G. M. Jones, K.S., R. P. Lindley, K.S., C. W. Martin, K.S. 65
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VIRTUTE FUNCTI MORE PATRUM DUCES AHMADZADEH, M.- Came April, '65; House Monitor ; Captain of Rugby; Captain of Athletics; Capta in of Cross-Country; Flt./Sgt. , e.e.F., '69; Upper VI ; Hon. Sec. Photographic and Caxton Societies; Photographic Editor of The Cantuarial1 . AUSTtN, N. e. R.-Came Sept., '65; House Monitor; 2nd Rowing Colours; 2nd Rugger Colours; Cpl. , e.e.F., '69. BAS KERVILLE, N. G .- Hon. Senior Kin g's Scholar, '69; School Monitor, '69; Head of House, '69; 1st Athletic Colours, '69; 2nd Rugger Colours, '69; Sgt., C.C.F., '68 ; Upper VI ; Hon. Sec. Europa Club. BOARDM AN, J. M.- Came Ja n., '66; Fencing Colo urs, '69; Shooting Colours, '69; Upper VI ; Hon. Sec. Shooting Club; Flt./Sgt., C.C.F.; Open Exhibition in Modern Studies, Corpus Christi Coliege, Oxford. BORN, e. C.-Came Sept., '65; House Monitor, '69; 1st Rowing Colours, '68; Upper VI ; 2nd Orchestra; Joint Sec. Boat Club. COWDEROY, R. I.- Came Sept. , '65; Hon. Senior King's Scholar, '69; Sgt., C.e.F.; Upper VI; Open Exhibition in Natural Science (for Physics), Lincol n Co liege, Oxford . Cox, I. D .-Came Jan., '65; House Monitor; Cpl., C.C. F.; Upper VI ; H on. Sec. Natural History Society, '68; Hon. Sec. Harvey Society, '69. CRAXTON, E. B. A.- Came Jan., '65; Upper VI ; 1st and 2nd Orchestras; Hon. Sec. Beli-ringing Society. DAVISON, D . P.- Came Sept. , '64 ; House Monitor; Head of House; School Monitor; Vice-Captain of School; 1st Colours Rugby, Hockey and Cricket ; Vice-Captain and Hon. Sec. Rugby; Upper VI. DUCKWORTH, R . H. W.- Came Sept. , '65; Upper VI; King's Scholar, '65; Hon. Senior King's Scholar; Open Scholarship in Natural Sciences, St. John's Coliege, Cambridge. FAIRBAIRN, A. E. C.- Came Sept., '65; House Monitor, '69; 2nd Colours Tennis and Gymnastics; Upper VI. FINDLAY, J. H. S. M.- Came April , '65; Hon. King's Scholar, '69; House Monitor; 1st Athletics Colours, '69 ; Upper VI. GANI, A.- Came Jan ., '68; Housc Moni to r ; 1st Hockcy Colours; 2nd Cricket Colours. HILLIER-FRY, A. P. N. G .-Came Sept., '64; House Monitor; Upper VI. HODSON, P. M . e.- Came Jan. , '65; House Monitor ; 2nd Vin Rowing Colours; Upper VI. KONIGSBERGER, H.- King's Scholar; House Monitor; Cpl., e.e.F.; Upper VI; 2nd Orchestra. PARSONS, R. B.-Ca me Sept. , ' 64; Sir Edmund D avis Scholar, ' 69; Upper VI ; 1st and 2nd Orchestras; Hon . Sec. Choir and Band. PUGH, D. V.- Came Sept., '65; King's Scholar; Upper VI ; Hon. Sec. Pater Society; Open Scholarship in Classics, St. John's Col lege, Oxford. RA EMAEKERS, J. J .- Came Sept., '65; Christina Mason Scholar; Hon. Senior Ki ng's Scholar; Cpl. , e.C.F.; Upper VI ; Ed itor of The Cantllarial1; Open Exhibition in Classics, Peterhouse, Cambridge. ROBERTS, W. R .- Came April, '65; House Monitor; Captain of Shooting, '69 ; Sgt., C.e.F.; Upper VI. SAMPSON, W. S.-Came Sept. , '64; King's Scholar; House Monitor ; Sgt., C.C.F.; Upper VI. 66
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SELLER, C. H . C.- Came Sept., '64; H on. King's Scholar; House Monitor; Head of House and School Monitor, '69 ; 2nd Rugger Colours, '67; 1st Rugger Colours, '68 and ' 69; Up per VI ; Open Exhibition in Modern History, New Coliege, Oxford . SHORT, e. E.- Came April, '65; House Monitor ; 1st Rowing Colours, '69; 1st Rugger Colours, '68; Upper VI. SINCLAIR, K. G . A.- Came Sept. , '65; 1st Judo Colours, '69; Captain of Judo, '69; L/Seaman, C.C.F.; Upper VI. STIRLING, N.- Came Sept., '65; Sir Edmund Davis Scholar, '65; Greaves Scholar, '66 ; Upper VI; 1st and 2nd Orchestra; Hon. Sec. Chamber Orchestra. TEH, G. K.- Came Sept., '66; House Monitor ; Upper VI. THRING, e. G.- Came Sept., '65; House Monitor ; 1st and 2nd Rowing Colours, '69 ; 1st and 2nd Rugger Colours, '69; Cpl. , e.C.F. WALTHAM, C.- Came Sept., ' 64 ; Music Scholar; School Monitor, '69; Head of House, '69 ; Upper VI ; Hon. Sec. Choir; 1st Orchestra. WEBBER, M . O' K.- Came Jan. , '65; House Monitor, '68; School Monitor, '69; ViceCaptain of School and Head of House, '69; I st Rowing Colours, '68 and '69; Upper VI. WHEATLEY, J. G.- Came Sept. , '64; H ouse Monitor ; School Monitor, '69; 2nd Athletics Colours, '69; C.S. M., C.e.F.; Upper VI ; Hon . Sec. Boat Club ; H on. Sec. for King's Week, '69.
SALVETE APRIL, 1969 S. M. Amos, P. W. Benson, J. P. Bianco, A. St. G. Brealy, P. A. Burrows, P. E. Davies, e. S. Dodd, N. G. C. Drayson, C. J. Gibb, M. A. Harrold, P. A. Hewitt, A. R. Hopkins, e. J. Howe, R. A. Hughes, P. A. W. King, N. R. McCarthy, S. B. Mather, A. G . E. Needham, G. J. G. Partridge, M. H. Pearson, D . C. Pim, D. G. Roth weli, J. e. Sparks, T. D. Townsend, A. H. Wolff, A. R. J. Woolmer.
VALETE MARCH, 1969 J. C. Clarke, J. V. Cornwall, P. M. C. Elliott, P. R . K. Frisby, M. J. Graham, J. A. Hampton, P. N. Hanet, J . K. Harris, T. R. Harrop, N. J. Hunt, e. A. Lee, R. E. Mawhood, W. G. D. Payne, F. G. Reeve, J. J . Rodgers, R. K. Scott, T. R. Sleigh, S. G. R. Wylie. P. R. K. Frisby and R. E. Mawhood left during the term.
CHAPEL NOTES Confirmation. Quiet Days on 24th and 25th February were once again held at Chilham Vicarage by kind invitation of Canon J. L. a nd Mrs. Lawson. The Revd . Kenneth Gibbons, Vicar of New Addington, returned this year to conduct them and we thank him for his thoughtful presentation of important Christian ideas. 67
On Saturday, 28th February, 58 candidates from the School and 32 from 1.K .S. were confirmed by the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Cathedral. Evening Communion. On the Wednesdays in Lent the Holy Communion has been celebrated in the Memorial Chapel at 6.15 p.m. using the Series 2 order and replacing the customary morning celebration. On each occasion there have been between 15 and 20 communicants. Visiting Preachers. We were glad to welcome the Revd . Fr. Christopher Bryant, S.S.I.E., O.K.S., Chaplain of St. Augustine's College, as our preacher at Evensong on 15th March . Chapel Collections ÂŁ s. d. Jan. 25. Christian Aid Nigeria Appeal 13 7 0 Feb. 8. International Voluntary Service 14 8 7 22. Simon Community Trust 10 15 0 28. Shelter ... 69 15 0 Mar. 8. Sportsmen's Aid to Research into Crippling 8 II 3 22. Ex-Service Mental Welfare Society 12 5 0 Chapel Funds 53 15 10 B.G.
EDRED WRIGHT, Mus.B. (CANTUAR), A.R.S.C.M. On Saturday, 21st February, 1970, history was made when the first-ever Lambeth degree of Bachelor of MusIc was conferred on Mr. Edred Wl'lght by the Archbishop of Canterbury. It was given III recogmtlon of servICes to church mUSIc and to the music of the School. The lists of Lambeth degrees, which go back to 1660, show that no Archbishop of Canterbury has ever before conferred this particular degree. In fact, no Bachelor degrees have been awarded since 1934. The degree ceremony took place in the chapel of the Archbishop's Palace in Canterbury where some forty guests were invited. These included, in addition to Mr. Wright's family; the Headmaster, the Dean of Canterbury, Canons of the Cathedral, music masters from the School, the Captain of School and a few senior Music Scholars. Mr. Mowll, Clerk to the Governors, represented the O.K.S., and Dr. Gerald Knight the Royal School of Church Music. Conducting the ceremony in Latin, the Archbishop announced its intention and conferred the degree by tapping Mr. Wright three times on the head with a mortar-board. Then the degree document was signed and the Archbishop's seal and the Great Seal of the Realm were attached to it. The ceremony was followed by an informal reception given by the Archbishop. S.J.B. 68
THIS AND TIlAT Singular Honour
The Archbishop of Canterbury honoured "distinguished service to music education" in conferring the Lambeth Degree on Edred Wright, on February 21 st.
We welcome back Canon Eperson to assist in the Mathematics department. Mrs. J. C. M. Griffin has infused fresh French blood into the Modern Languages stalf. Two student masters, Mr. I . S. Matthews, B.A., and Mr. H. C. Bigg, have also spent the term teaching English and Mathematics and Divinity and History respectively. The Staff
... to Mr. Meredith on his appointment as Headmaster of Giggleswick School. ... to the Revd. D. L. Edwards, O.K.S., on his appoi ntment as a Canon of Westminster and Rector of St. Margaret's, Westminster. ... to the Revd. D. Ingram Hill, O.K.S., who has been installed as an Honorary Canon of Canterbury Cathedral. Congratulations
We congratulate and send our best wishes to Mr. George Baker, who celebrated his 85th birthday on February 10th. E.M.I. have issued a long-playing record of his "middle period" recordings for H.M.V. in commemoration. Old friends of Canon Shirley, Mr. Baker and his wife, Miss Olive Groves, the singer, have been frequent visitors to the School, and gave us our first grand piano. They also generously founded the Allan Baker Music Prize in memory of their son, an O.K.S., and have always had the musical welfare of the School at heart. Through their good offices many distinguished singers have sung for the School's oratorio performances over the years. Mr. Baker is now the oldest living recording artiste, and has the longest recording career1909 to 1962. Mr. George Baker
We are sorry to learn that Mrs. J. L. Goddard has felt it necessary to relinquish the teaching of Art. We are most grateful for the great stimulus she has given to Art here. We welcome Mr. Vernon Barnes, who comes to us from the Slade School of Fine Art, where he has been taking a University of London Postgraduate Diploma in Fine Art under Professor William Townshend, who has several times lectured to us here. Mr. Barnes is interested in a wide range of the Arts, and is also an expert on canoeing and judo. Under his inspiration we look forward to the Art Department going from strength to strength. Art nouveau
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Mr. S. C. Woodley takes over the English Department at the start of the Summer Term.
On Sunday, 22nd February, the Madrigal Society performed Charles Wood's SI. Mark Passion in the Eastern Crypt of the Cathedral to a Iirge congregation. Music Scholars from School House entertained the parents and relatives of the House confirmands with a recital of instrumental and vocal music Oil 28th February. Musical Events
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Richard Bird? O.K.S. and fO.rmer School Captain of Fencing, who came thIrd In the Bnlish "Under 20" Epee Championships and second in the British Universities Epee ChampIOnships, has been selected for the British team taking part in the World Youth Championships in Russia at Easter. He also had the pleasure of winning the final bout for Oxford in their 14-13 win against Cambridge, who are captained by former School team-mate and member of last year's British team, R. Deighton. Another O.K.S. "Under 20" Fencing International
Under Mr. Gillespie's guidance, the newly-formed Drama Club has been King's Week working, since last September, on a play for the Becket Festival. It takes . the form of a chronicle of the years 1141- 1170 and presents an unusual View of well-known events. The play is based on improvisations and writing done by Drama Club members. New Books
The Librarian acknowledges with thanks the gift of books from the Headmaster, Mrs .. J. L. Goddard, Mrs. R. B. Goad, Professor P. Stirling, Mr. A. D. Wilson, and the O.K.S. Association.
We were greeted early this term by extensive mining operations in the Common Room "lawn". When asked what he was doing, a member of the Dean and Chapter staff, with only his head above ground, replied in an earthy tone, "I'm emigrating", Mr. Harris was also seen to explore its possibilities. Luxmoore, obviously inspired by this, produced The Hole, by N. F. Simpson. The Hole
Linacre's recent attempts at nuclear fission on stage succeeded High-powered Science merely in covering three rows of seats with soot- sadly after the audience had left. Primate the Starter The Archbishop will start 500 of us off on a twenty-mile walk for Cancer Research on May 10th. Festival of Wind Gem
Canterbury's second Wind Festival was held in the Chapter House of the Cathedral. The Band, conducted by Stephen Davies, played a prominent part.
Overheard in the High Street by a vigilant editor- " ... I hate washing ... ".
Postal Delay
The Dean recently had a letter published in The Times telling of a letter he received addressed to a certain Thomas Becket, Canterbury.
Leney Awards
Congratulations to J. N. Lawrance, G. M. Jones, J. C. Ward and J. F. Maule, on their subsidies to go to Greece and Turkey.
Congratulations
to Mr. and Mrs. Woodward on the birth of a daughter, Isabelle Anne, on 6th April.
In the Festival, the brain-child of Mr. Crowe (Blundells) and Mr. Rosslyn Park VII's Gallop, King's VII, with only two Colours in the team, won two of their games and lost one in their group. 70
Mr. John Powell, O.K.S., leaving King's in 1940 by increasing his age by two years, has been general manager of Ebbw Vale Rugby-playing Manager steel works since 1965. At 47, he still plays for his works' rugby team. Over the past two months, our claim to be the oldest school in The Search for Truth England has been ratified by two entirely independent authorities. Dr. Michael Oakeshott, Doctor of Philosophy at Sittingbourne College of Education, who is probably the leading authority on grammar schools, has after ten years of research traced our ancestry to the Romans. Besides this, no less an establishment than the Financial Times has in its Christmas quiz finally recognized the truth. Our congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Harris, who celebrate their A . nmversary Golden Wedding Anniversary this year. Farewell
To Miss Lovatt, whose kindness and hard work has been much appreciated by members of Meister Omers in recent years.
During the term we received two unexpected visitors fr0111 King's School, Parramatta, who were travelling on someth ing not short of a world tour. They were soon shown around the School and watched the "A" XV play in the afternoon. Their general feeling seemed to indicate a somewhat surprising similarity between the two schools, and they seemed keen on the idea of bringing them closer together on a large exchange basis- Australia has much to offer and this may well come abo ut.
A Growing Link
Industrial Disputes
After a large number of School Monitors had been absent for various reasons, they returned in force one Saturday morning. As they trooped in, one wit was heard to remark: "They must have won their
wage claim".
Entertainment
A School Dance was held, and enjoyed by all who went. We are grateful to the Headmaster for his support and to Bryan Hamblin for his organisation.
Simon Gallyer was awarded his Kent Schoolboys' Cap for hockey during the term. The hockey team has also been doing well. They were only beaten in the final of the Frank Mason Kent Schools Tournament on their record in previous rounds and have now lost only one school match in the past two seasons. Our thanks once again to the Queen's Regiment for the use of their splendid Barrack Square.
Hockey
House Plays The Editors
The term saw a rash of House plays. Besides Linacre's zany efforts, Marlowe produced a Bald Prima Donna by Ionesco and Grange Two Gentlemen of Soho by A. P. Herbert. Reviews appear later in this issue. We welcome C. W. Martin,
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The Editors thank the Headmaster for presenting a Canluarian Photographic Prize Photographic Prize this tenn. The winning entries appear in this issue. 71
The missing caption from the photograph which was lost (together with almost all the others in the Christmas mail) of the School's six members of the Nationa l Youth Orchestra in the last issue of The Calltuariall read: Six in the National Youth Orchestra." Left to right: G . P. Williams, M. S. Good, S. W. Barlow, C. Waltham, S. J. Bown. Absellt: A. S. Ma rnner. Missing Caption
King's continues to provide the largest contingent of players from anyone school to the National Youth Orchestra and all took part in the New Year concert at the Fairfield Hall, Croydon, which included Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring and received excellent press notices. A 12 in. long-playing record of item s from some of their previous concerts has just been issued. National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
The two members of the School who play in the Kent Youth Kent Youth Orchestra Orchestra took part in the Albert Hall concert last D ecember a nd will be playing in the Festival Ha ll afte r Easter. T he Orchestra will be representing British youth orchestras at the festival in Berlin in September next. We record with pleasure the following results of the term's examination : PASSES WITH MERIT: Grade VII: D. M. Newland ('Cello), C. J . Senior (Singing). Grade VIII: 1. C. Groves (,Cello), S. C. Ingram Hill (Piano), J. W. H. Ward (Bassoon), W. J. M. Kendall (Piano), G. P. Williams (Flute). PASSES WITH DISTINCTION: Grade VIII: J. C. Taylor (Piano), A. J. Chamberlin (Bassoon). Associated Board Results
On 8th March the First Orchestra and the Chamber Orchestra raised ÂŁ200 for Shelter with their concert in the Great Hall. During the interval, the area representatIve of Shelter, who had travelled all the way from Sussex, spoke about the organisation, why it operates, and the gravity of the problem it faces. We are grateful to all who took part a nd especially to the Conductors, Edred Wright and D avid Goodes, to Nigel O'Dwyer for his production of Cox and Box, and to Michael Wetherilt for his work as Concert Manager. Shelter Concert
Glees
Five members of the School sang Grace at a meeting of the Canterbury Literary Luncheon Society this term, where Edred Wright gave a most interesting talk on
"Glees". Canon R. W. F. Wootton, who began his career teaching Classics at New Secretary King's, has been appointed the British and Foreign Bible Society's Tra nslations Secretary. Disorieotated Congratulations
Foreign tourist driving through the Green Court: "Is this Canterbury?" Editor, after some thought, "Yes !" to D . H. B. Chesshyre, O.K.S., on being gazetted as pursui vant .o f arms: Rouge Croix. 72
J. G. PEMBROOK (K.S. 1899- 1906) John G ilbert Pembrook, known to many as "Honest John", died on the 31st December, 1969, shortly before his 81st birthday. He will be remembered with affectionate respect by a wide circle of friends in Canterbury a nd eastern Kent. On leaving the School in 1906, Pembrook was articled to another O.K.S., Henry Fielding, a distinguished lawyer whose career of public service closely fores hadowed his own, and apart from five years service in the Buffs in the first wo rld war devoted the whole of his life to his profession in Canterbury. For most of the time his office was in the old house in Burgate in which Richard Harris Barham, author of The Ingo/dsby Legends, was born, and it was a great sorrow to him when this was destroyed in the air raids of 1942. As a fam ily solicitor he was a wise and thoughtful adviser, impeccably discreet. In his work for the Church, in which he was assisted by an expert staff in the Diocesan Registry, he was a tower of strength to the Dea n and Chapter, to successive Archdeacons, and to the clergy of the Canterbury Diocese. He was Clerk to the Governors of the King's School from 1926 to 1963, a nd it is in that field that his memory is held in special honour here. John Pembrook served the School with complete devotioll. He bad an intimate knowledge of its problems and safeguarded its interests throughout the whole period of his office, notably in the war years whe n the School was in Cornwall and its buildings in Canterbury were empty, or requ isitioned, or scarred by bombs. When he retired, his services to the School received fitting recognition, for the Governors co-opted him onto the Governing Body and asked Mr. John Ward, R.A., to paint his portrait for the School. It may be said that if at times the Headmaster made liberal use of the accelerator, the Clerk performed the equally important function of putting on the brake, for Pembrook was natu ra lly cautious and could be very direct in his warnings if he thought that the Governors were in danger of taking unwise risks. Of his own school days he spoke little, but it was evident that he regarded the present generation as more fortunate than his own, for he recalled with distaste the fear which some of the masters of his day inspired in him. This, however, in no way diminished his affection for the School or his satisfaction in belonging to it. Born and brought up in the country in the old-fashioned beauty of Littlebourne Court, Pembrook remained throughout his life a lover of country things, and was himself an expert gardener and cultivator of fru it. Reserved and somewhat austere in manner, yet capable of being a warm and kindly friend, gifted with a keen, selective sense of humour, he can perhaps best be described as an English gentleman of the old school, representing a very high sta ndard of integrity and quality of life.
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R.S.M. G. A. HERBERT Mr. Herbert joined the School as Staff Instructor in 1956 after a period during which that vital post had been either vacant or unsatisfactorily filled for several yea rs. He immediately brought his influence to bear on the practical details of running the Corps, while at the same time he was winning the affection of all who came into close contact with him. It was often remarked that, whatever any individual might think about the Corps as an institution, no one had anything but respect for the R.S.M. . Mr. Herbert did his regular s.ervice in the Royal Marines, most of the time specialising musketry, and fil1l slllng up wIth a five-year spell as R.S.M. at the Roya l Marines School of Musketry. Na turally therefore his great enthusiasm was for the shooting, and with hIm to coach the VIII, we entered the Bisley Competitions in 1957, arriving late in the day among the hundred or so schools which compete for the Ashburto n Shield. Our success in reaching the second place in 1967 was very largely due to his expert and patient 111
coach ing, and unwavering enthusiasm, and the admiring affection he inspired in all who
worked for him or with him. The other facet of his work with the Corps which gave him a lot of pleasure was the Summer Camp: like most of liS, he hated the old-fashioned regimented type of camp, with a regular unit running it, and much preferred the smaller camp, where each small unit ran its own affairs and training. He was 'splendidly unruffled by any difficulty, from the tricks of the weather to the usual transport crises, and always managed to produce a s~ile, even if it was a bit wry sometimes. But if anything could be done to straighten thmgs out, he was on to it at once, and never spared himself in improving conditions for the cadets. It was particularly this selfless devotion to the general good which endea red him to us all : we have missed him .very much since his departure owing to illness in the mIddle of the 1968 camp, and our sll1cerest sympathy goes out to Mrs. Herbert and their daughter.
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Although "Jaggers" was 95, his death on March 3rd came as a great shock. Several O.K.S. had heard from him at Christmas : he complained at getting more a nd more "wobbly" but his letters gave no sign that he had lost "gri p" . Jaggers joined the staff in 1911 and with the small band of Masters helped to get the School through the difficult wa r years. He had the secret of perpetual middle age. When he was 45 in 1920 he loo ked 45 and whe n he retired in 1929 he looked much the same! Perhaps his keen interest in the Boat Club acco unted for this. Tn the early twen ties "coaching" meant cycling to Fordwich and back- the road often coated with tar- a nd then cycling or run ning a mile or two on a very uneven tow-path.
Up to the end of his schoolmastering career he was all that a teacher of Classics (and English) should be. He always wore his mortar-board, a nd every wee k-day morning he appeared from his room (present School House ground floor) with his books and corrected G reek and Latin proses under his arm , ready with caustic comments fo r the foolish, and a ta p on the head (with the nearest weapo n) to press home a point. He was an avid reader of The Times, starting at breakfast, and he seemed to enjoy compiling the rotulus a nd the Pink Book, and then searching for printer's errors. When boys brought their problems to him, he was ever ready to help and sympathise. Few masters who have been at K ing's will be remembered with so much affection as Jaggers. J.B.H. From an O.K.S. My clearest memories of Jaggers' classes are of those he gave in what was then the old Library. I remember them so well because his periods of "English" for the School Certificate awakened in me an interest in this subject which has persisted, and I imagi ne these really excellent lessons had the same effect on many others who passed through his hands. He usually walked up and down in front of the class; his manner was rather impatient and particularly so when one was slow to answer his lightning questions. His gently sarcastic sallies and comments were much appreciated except by the recipients, a nd had a generally stimulating a nd beneficial effect upon us. He was regarded affectionately by all the boys.
I remember well his erect figure (usually glimpsed out of the corner of one's eye when one dared to disregard his command "Eyes in the boat") as he rode on his bicycle along the towpath at Fordwich, where he gave much time to coaching members of the Boat Club. Many years after leaving King' s I renewed my acquaintance with "Jaggers" in his
retirement at Criccieth and was recipient of man y of his delightful letters. His interest in everything to do with the School was impressive and remained intense until his death. It was remarkable to me that last autumn at the age of 95 he read through the long list of the Law Society Final Examination Results and wrote to an O.K .S. whose name ap peared in it. 75
REVIEWS MUSIC CIRCLE CONCERT On Sunday, 1st February, we were treated to a very varied programme by the Music Circle. Proceedings opened with a performance by Richard Shaw of Chopin's Etude, Op. la, No. 10 ; this was slightly spoiled by a rather fussy attention to detail: the technically easier piece which followed was more assured and flowed more easily. The Adagio and Allegro from Hayd n's Quartet, Op. 64, No.4, Lance Hewson and Stefan Bown (violins), Gordon Busbridge (viola) and Anthony Jones ('cello), suffered both from an unfortunate start, and in general from a lack of ensemble. However, at times, a warmer
and more rhythmic sound was achieved when the players relaxed and listened to each other: more group practice should produce good results. In the Sermonette by Don Gillis we were told to imagine cowboys galloping across the stage: some of the life and humour became dulled after the splendid opening, but on the whole this was a confident performance by Patrick Williams, Gordon Thomson, Andrew Marriner, Andrew Chamberlin and Nicholas Terry. The Allegro from Brahms' Clarinet Quintet, played by Andrew Lyle (clarinet) and Stefan Bown, Lance Hewson, S. R. Davies, Esq ., and Jonathan Groves (strings), was generally at its best in the passionate or sonorous parts, but occasionally the tenderness or mystery failed to come across to the audience; there was on the whole, however, a good sense of ensemble. In the Grand Trio in A by Ernest Walkiers, Paul Davies, Jonathan Seers and Matthew Bright (flutes) gave the music a pleasantly light touch, with generally good intonation: in spite of some jerky phrase endings and the lack of sparkle at the "false finishes" this was an enjoyable item. The two duets which followed- Patrick Williams (flute) with Stephen Barlow (piano) and Stefan Bown (violin) with Gordon Thomson (piano)- were of a high standard. In the first the flautist, who had a lovely tone on his high notes (but perhaps a rather too continuous vibrato) was helped by most delicate and understanding piano playing ; while in the second there was neat and sensitive playing from the violinist and much spirit and fervour from the pianist. The Allegro Molto from the Quartet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon by Jean Fran9aix (players as for the Don Gillis, minus horn) gave the participants, particularly the oboe and bassoon, much opportunity for humour ; both they and the audience relished this and the performance was most entertaining. The concert ended with two vocal pieces (William Kendall, Anthony Dawson, Andrew Lyle and Lyn Parker), which needed more decisiveness in interpretation, but which provided a welcome contrast to the instrumental works, and the voices blended pleasantly together, providing a fitting ending to an enjoyable programme. J. E.D. 76
THE GRANGE HOUSE PLAY TWO GENTLEMEN OF SOHO by A. P. HERBERT Oscar Wilde and A. P. Herbert have both spelt "Algernon" with an " R" ; the Grange programme saw fit to omit it. Throughout the play, your reviewer felt there was always something missing. The curtain went up on a gay Soho set, and both the setting and the off-stage music were pleasing- especially the ironical introduction of Land of Hope and Glory. What The Real Inspector Hound did for the Agatha Christie-type drama, this play attempted to do for Shakespearian tragedy: id est, an extensive parody, with occasional moments of superb anti-climax, effected either by grotesque imagery- "the equilateral triangle", "the wombat"- or by monstrous dramatic understatement- Lady Laetitia's incisive "No" after twenty lines of frenzied suit-pleading by Lord Algernon. A mock-Shakespearian set at the Colts' and Fillies' Night Club in the 1920's, presents obvious problems, and not all the cast managed to imbue what was, after all, mostly verbiage with a sufficient sense of relish to get it across to their audience. The Dramatis Personae had the customary sprinkling of aristocrats, but also an up-dated inclusion of a Private Detective (Fergus Daly), and a Public Detective (Kevin Elliott), aided and abetted by a lady of (visibly) suspect means (David Houlding) and her gigolo son (Staurt WarrenStone). It was obvious from the start that Gavin Wilson had drilled his cast well, and the play progressed hitchlessly to its somewhat tedious catharsis. The combination of characterful movement with perceptive delivery was not always forthcoming. Houlding looked the part- indeed, none of the costumes left anything to be desired- but he made little lasting impression on his audience. Simon Hollis' elephantine gambols and fascinating leers as the rouee Duchess of Canterbury were captivating; but he had obvious difficulties with voice control. Jonathan Allen was a convincingly ancient waiter, and Daly's furtive entry- a minor masterpiece of melodramatic excess-and snea ky grimaces wrung well-earned applause from a full audience before he even uttered a word. When he did speak, it was slightly disappointing- but only slightly. For his faultless audibility served as a model to any aspirants to the acoustic peculiarities of the Shirley Hall stage.
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formances. He was unable to separate a ll the instrumental groups by more than three marks, and the vocals had a spread of only seven. So in the evenin g almost any House could have won the competition on their Song, from M .0. standing at 76 marks to Luxmoore only 10 behind . Up to 10 marks were also being given for "general impression". In the event, Marlowe were the most consistent over all, and won both cups, with Linacre next and Walpole third. Perhaps one should mention Linacre's and Grange's enterprise in commissioning "local" composers. These compositions showed up well in more illustrious company. But this is not to imply that other House captains had not put a lot of thought in to one of the most successful competitions we have had. R .P.S. Vaughan-Williams LUXMOORE Instrumental March from The Wasps March from The Love of Three Oranges Prokofiev (arr. for fiute, 2 clarinets, piano duet, double bass and xylophone by R. J. S. Shaw) Petite Nymphe Folastre Jannequill Vocal Two Spirituals Song GRANGE Instrumental Arabesque for flute, oboe, 'cello and Jonathan Seers, two pianos M.S. The Jolly Carter arr. E . J. Moeran Vocal Jonah-Man Jazz Michael Hurd Song Adrian Wagner, LINACRE Instrumental L'Amour sur la mel' for six O.K.S. percussion players Jannequin Le Chant des Oyseaux Vocal Graeme QUilltOl1Adrian Henri's Talking after Song Christmas Blues Jones Klla/cholurian GALPIN'S Instrumental Trio for clarinet, violin and piano (third movement) J. Bamby Sweet and Low Vocal C. Mac Derma! Aquarius (from the musical Hair) Song Haydn WALPOLE Instrumental Trio for fiute, 'cello and piano (first movement) Kodaly Soldier's Song Vocal Vaughan- Williams The Vagabond Song Th. Blumer SCHOOL HOUSE Instrumental Trio for violin, clarinet and 'cello (first movement) Lamentations of Jeremiah (first part) Tallis Vocal arr. S .H. Dem Bones Song
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THE MARLOWE HOUSE PLAY Marlowe House, usually the progenitors of House Concerts rather than House Plays, had a large audience collected in the Shirley Hall for their production of The Bald Prima Donna, by Eugene Ionesco. Jeremy Thomas, as Mrs. Smith, was the first to speak, and since the open ing speech of this play is a long one, it is essential that it should not bore. It did not, and Jeremy T homas continued throughout to be thoroughly convincing. Each of his lines was delivered with gusto and feeling ; o ne felt that he was really enjoying himself, and this set the mood for the audience. Time was evidently passing quickly, for the clock on the mantlepiece chimed every few moments (though the hands remained glued at 9 o'clock). During this time, Mr. and Mrs. Smith always demanded attention, the former being played by Tony Dawson, whose pompous rejoinders to his wife proved very effective in the laughter stakes. It is unfortunate that both "unforeseen incidents" should happen to him: in one case, his braces snapped, and in the other, his moustache fell off. He carried off these mishaps, however, with enviable panache, and no hint of an embarrassed grin . Mr. and Mrs. Martin, played by Graham Jones and Christopher Noble, joined the action next, and with four characters on the stage, things warmed up considerably. Graham Jones, after making a very effective entrance, was fortunate that a set expression was painted on his face in grease. Thus, with little real acting necessary, he could afford to concen trate on projection and movement, the former being of disproportionate importance in the acousticall y useless Shirley Hall. Christopher Noble was generally good, though it is unfortunate that the part of Mrs. Martin gives little scope for putting over any personality, except that of a decided ly colourless and boring female. While he had a small part, Stephen White-Thomso n showed that it is possible to make something of even the meanest material, and his "My real name is Sherlock Holmes" was delivered with just the pomposity and sly boastfulness of that gentleman, and deserved its laugh. David Mitchell, applying the same principle, gave a very convincing and amusing portrayal of the moronic fire-chief, and showed, incidentally, an enviable power of memory. The whole. play lasted one hour- not so short that one felt it had been a waste of time, but short enough to leave one with the impression that one wou ld have enjoyed just five minutes morc. F.S.D.
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Among the more outstanding programmes were the Grand Duo Concertante for clarinet and piano by Weber, performed by Andrew Marriner and Gordon Thomson, the Concert ill D millor fo r two violins and orchestra by Bach, performed by Lance Hewson, Stefan Bown (violins) a nd Gordon Thomson (piano). Brahms' Clarinet Sonata played by Andrew Lyle and Stephen Barlow (piano) and the Quator pour flute, hautbois, c/arinelle ef Basson by Jean F rancaix which was given a complete performance by Patrick Williams, Andrew Marriner, Gordon Thomson and Andrew Chamberlin.
THE ST. MARK PASSION On Sunday, 22nd February, the King's School Madrigal Society sang again the St. Mark Passion by Charles Wood. This very devotional setting has not been heard in Canterbury for several years and under the inspired direction of Mr. Edred Wright the society gave a memorable performance of the work. Much of the impressiveness of this depended upon the admirable rendering of the allimportant part of the Evangelist by W. J. M. Kendall, who must be one of the best tenors that has come out of King's for a long time. He seemed to sing this long a nd difficult part without any effort, maintaining pitch very well all through. Mr. Nigel O'Dwyer, who has a very fine and powerful bass voice, sang the part of Jesus with great spirit but was a little inclined in moments of drama to force the tone and go off the note. Mr. Wright was fortunate in having the versatile Mr. Robert Scott at the organ, for in this work all depends on the right interpretation of this part. Mr. Scott played admirably and made the restored organ sound very well indeed . There are no less than eight solo parts in this work, none more than a few bars in length, and all were sung by boys most competently. But of course the chorus holds all together and, as usual, the society, whether in the dramatic "crowd choruses" or the lovely settings of plainsong hymns, responded admi rably to their director. The Eastern Crypt is the perfect setting for this small-scale work ... intimate in atmosphere and architecturally completely satisfying. D.I.H. 81
THE MUSICIANS' VISIT TO COVENT GARDEN On 15th January a party of eighteen Music Scholars with Mr. Wright, Mr. Scott and Mr. Davies attended a rehearsal at The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. It was all made possible through the kindness of Sir David Webster, Administrator of Covent Garden, who gave a lecture on Opera last summer, and was asked then by the Headmaster if some of us could visit the Opera House. It is not often that the layman has an opportunity to see an opera in rehearsal. We were fortunate enough to do this. The rehearsal was without the orchestra, without costumes and without front-of-house lighting, but the two-and-a-half hours that we were there passed very quickly. A repelileur replaced the orchestra, accompanying the soloists and chorus in Verdi's II Trovatore. The producer crossed his special gangplank from the aud itorium to the stage over the sunken orchestra pit to correct the angle of a soldier's spear, or the position of a basket of wood, or to improve the grouping of part of the chorus. His stage manager would fu ss around a prop. or a piece of scenery, and they repeated that scene. The conductor and repeti/eur discussed each scene, and then the conductor would go up to the stage to talk to a soloist, or to the chorus about a detail in the score. The variety of scenes created in the confined space of the Covent Garden stage in two hours by the scene-shifters ill ustrated on ly one of the many components in staging an opera. A fascinating experience seeing musicians of a special kind at work. I hope that there will be more expeditions of this sort for the musicians of the School. We are also very grateful to Mrs. Shirley for her kind generosity in providing our transport and a delicious meal in London! S.J.B.
MR. CECIL KING Mr. Cecil King is a self-confessed optimist. He began his lecture with a twenty-minute talk about the condition of the wo rld and Britain in particular, which gave us very little hope for the future. Mr. King did not, however, appear to have any solutions to our troubles and his grasp of Economics did not appear to be as thorough as the audience might have expected from a former Governor of the Bank of England. There then followed a further three-quarters of an hour in which Mr. King graciously submitted himself to questioning from members of the School. As with his talk, Mr. King's answers were for the most part brief and not always to the point. Admittedly many of the questions could be taken as direct attacks upon Mr. King himself, others were summarily dismissed and implications obviously avoided. Mr. King's censorship of the questions hardly matched the liberal attitude of the newspaper, the Daily Mirror, of which he was Chairman. It was, however, refreshi ng to have a visit from a speaker who expressed himself candidly and did not try to veil his own opinions by seeking the middle path so often trodden by visiting lecturers. Nevertheless, for a man of Mr. King's reputation the School perhaps had reason to be disappointed and the lecture gave us little cause for hope. P.M.D.S. 82
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I'PSYCHOLOGY AND YOU;' DR. JOHN LINDSAY Psychology is a subject about which there is so much general misinformation that any lecturer on the subject must run the gauntlet of his audience's prejudices. Dr. Lindsay provided a rare example of a lecturer whom no question would perturb: no argument was unanswerable- he went so far as to make it clear that what he said should not necessarily be taken as gospel. His approach was unconventional: rather than speak prepared matter and then answer questions, he preferred to start by answering questions, and as it turned out he was prepared to go on answering questions till his time was up. The questions covered a predictably wide range: treatment, child and educational psychology, the mythical I.Q., hypnosis, methods of examination, even the suicide rate among psychologists. Dr. Lindsay's answers were invariably relevant, lucid, and couched in terms understandable by classicist, historian and biologist alike. His experience and his expert knowledge were undoubtable, and led to an impression of considerable authority. Perhaps the only criticism one could make would be that the evening did not cover a sufficiently diverse range-subjects such as mental illness of a temporary nature were omitted entirely. Here the fault lay with the audience more than the lecturer-the questions asked tended to concentrate on narrow topics. Dr. Lindsay's eminently reasonable rejoinder would undoubtedly be that his function was to answer questions which the audience felt impelled to ask: since the title of the "talk" was "Psychology and You" the onus lay with the audience. None would doubt that the evening was successful. One can only hope that in future years there will be more of these lectures about scientific subjects couched in terms which are readily comprehensible to the layman. L.P.
RUSSIA TODAY MR. V. NIKlTIN Mr. Nikitin finally managed to come at the third time of asking. He began the talk by brieHy mentioning various Soviet achievements in housing, education, and industrialisation. He passed brieHy over the political system and then was prepared to answer questions from the floor. Earlier questions ranged from motor cars to Prokofiev, but then to questions which the audience, at any rate, considered the more important-freedom of speech, the invasion of Czechoslovakia, the trials of Sinyavsky and Daniel, and the political system. He let us understand that we had been corrupted by the capitalist, bourgeois press. Regarding the expansion of Communism, he merely pointed to the fact that the present British Government calls itself Socialist. For the rest of the evening he answered informal questions after most of the audience had departed. It was, however, a very amusing and interesting evening that was enjoyed by all. G.P.D. 84
. AS LARGE AS ALONE
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Anthologies are awkward animals: in the past they have tended to be pretentious, and to include a very variable collectioll of verse, under an inappropriately adulatory title; they have revealed more about their compiler's taste (or lack thereof), and little about the poems they have drawn together. Modern anthologies are usually more concerned with representing a specific group of poets, or illustrating a particular theme, or themes. The former is the easier task, though, again, it will tend to reveal the editor as much as the poet; it has its uses. The latter approach to selection presents a more serious challenge, one which is admirably met by Chris Copeman and James Gibson, in their anthology named, after a line in the tirst poem (by E. E. Cummings), "As Large As Alone". Here the themes are not presented as a collection of disparate sections, but as a continuous development, where each new theme arises from something that is contained in an earlier poem; there is a degree of overlap, cementing the parts into a whole. Thus one does not suffer the common impression that one is contemplating a disassociated assembly of poems, but rather that the editors are saying something in their own right by the selection and arrangement, which it is up to the reader to tind. The actual poems are chosen for their ability to communicate their ideas, and to assist the thematic development, rather than on a basis of absolute poetic merit. Thus they are contemporary or modern works (these terms can cover a wide time-span) and their language is fundamentally uncomplicated though frequently used in a highly sophisticated way. There are some surprises, too (The Computer's First Christmas Card"), to prevent one finding it all too smooth, and the editors, thankfully, show no regard for the existence of a poetic "establishment".
The illustrations range from the sheerly beautiful to the witty-one can sense the enjoyment that must have been found in their selection. I am confident that teachers of English will tind this collection a distinct asset for their teaching, but perhaps more important, I expect that those of their pupils who become acquainted with it will be fascinated, and have their perceptions enlarged-at least, they ought to!
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Now, after many years of contorted dodging Through the maze of circumstance that is my life I'm as alone with myself as I was at the beginning And I count for nothing, dumb spectator of the strife Of the world, My world. Now, pausing in the blind monotony-race Waiting for the eternal "they" to destroy my dimension Staring dully into the ugly reflection of a face Whose emotions I no longer control, I relapse in confession Of the despair of the world, My despair. Now, in a world where beauty is people's illusion Of connecting souls to escape routine's reality, I writhe alone in the delirium of my mind's confusion Vainly groping after flashes of the truth of eternity, The world's truth My truth. Now, seeing suffering and fear indelibly Stamped on humanity by the veiled god of the myth There is no choice but to blunder on optimistically Towards the silent point in the dark marking my death My death alone, Out of hope into nothing.
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Leaves, falling, leaves At the end of the withering year And the rush to my eyes of a sadness And a cry for the death that is here. Smoke, curling, smoke From the rheum of an old man's pipe And the ring in my ears of a madness For the bitterness of life. 87
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S. P. Hollis are you there i say again are you there if you hear what i say please please answer loud & clear but areyou there or am i not really all here you behind the chair yes you there can you hear when you stare it kindles fear your in my hair dyou hear your rudeness i really cannot bear ifeel you are near keep clear fear atyourstare yes fear and despair.
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i'm a poet without inspiration in spite of a desperate application to the museofiiteraryprocreation for a parnassusbound perambulation. so i don't feel a peroration welling up in my imagination: no elation no selfexamination no tribulation no part of god'screation informs my mind-damnation take it!-with that tense vibration that gives me just a tiny spark of inspiration even for a termination to this abomination of versification. what use your publicschooleducation now mr topofthedamnnation! II
The patient honey-bee alights, Delicately poised, Upon the blooming petal of a flower: But will not give to me delights, (Lately quite unvoiced) That he has gathered from that secret bower. III
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An ancient bundle of humanity dried and withered in the sun's cold glare. Faint puffs of mist occasionally fluttered on the air, hinting of life within the folds of heavy grey material. A desperate, clutching movement shifted the weight of cloth long enough for a hand to dart out clawing and stretching itself on the flaked green paint of the bench like some nervous lizard. The sound of approaching footsteps broke in upon its basking reverie, and twisting desperately it regained the safety of its fissure. A dog yipped hysterically at a passing leaf. Its owner hushed it desperately, scared by the barrier of silent criticism flung out by the ~parse winter parkland. Scattered dots of figures seemed to turn and stare for a moment, horrified, before resuming their quiet acknowledgement of a Sunday morning walk. The tired landscape disappeared into the wastelands offactories and chimneys, blackened, dilapidated fences, and rubbish tips. Smoke hung nearly motionless above the Victorian scene. Streets stretched in long, empty rows, devoid of life. Cars lay dead on the kerb, sacrificed to the laws of a suburban Sunday. A sudden burst of shouting drew upon itself the unspoken disapproval of the park. Two boys appeared around the corner of a dusty bush, a football flashing between them. As if in answer to some ethereal summons a park-keeper rushed up to them. Muted, angry sounds drifted up from the three figures. A vague, uniformed sweep of the hand indicated the snuffling mounds :>iled on the sad, faded benches, and the boys turned away muttering. An unhappy, flopping scrap of paper excited the attention of the keeper, falling prey to the eager stabbing of his stick. He dropped it into his sack and indignant silence dug itself back into the frozen earth, carefully wrapping human adherents in deep, safe parcels. A bird rushed frantically across the drab, colourless sky, but it did not sing ...
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People never write poetry about true melancholy. The word melancholy is a bit tainted anyway. Some people-the intellectuals if you like-may think of Enobarbus: "0 sovereign mistress of true melancholy", etc. That is a lovely piece of self indulgence. A bit of wallowing, very beautiful and very tragic. Melancholy isn't having your girlfriend killed . It's worse far worse. True melancholy is the feeling of nothing. It's the feeling of the mind without love, the mind walled in, no longer stimulated by love, affection, dislike, hatred . It is not capable of the self indulgence of the suicide. The true melancholic won't take his life-that is an action. He has found no reason for life. An absence of emotions, pleasures, pains, cares.
I do not suffer now, I've got the inclination to write this. Shed as many tears as you like when Romeo kills himself. It's very tragic, and people enjoy tragedy.
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Prospect
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Standing here at the doors of perception, Lattice work of grey and crumbling stone Jigsawed blunt and sharp and angular And the white cathedral with the Delicate matchstickwork trellis Stitchlng its intricate archltecture To the simple autumn sky. Green lettucefresh leaves, smothering, rustling Bright chequering, stippling suncradled heritage The lawn is silent but for History's passionate howl. Whlsper. Whispering in the loud and empty chapterhouse The dank pillory hums and the musty page Crackles yellow with illuminated age. I feel the dull rack of lonely retreat Although humanity surges ; demoniac at my feet.
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A . J . J. ElliSOR
Death by fire is a god-given gift. Crackling spite explores your body Tonguing ghosts gyrate just inches distant And dance you off to death. It's fascination, like a bird struck dumb by A purple-hooded snake; death ... child! The eyes, the thousand-mirrored eyes, Do not look in the eyes to crystallize your thoughts. Fragrance of burning flesh and charred cloth, The pain that's part of the whole scene, The comfortable, warm feeling-then you scream. When you enter death's blacked-out gates Think of majesty tragedy atmosphere And lingering smell of Sunday roast. The petrol-can awaits idly . . . Do it! 94
O.K.S. MUSIC IN CAMBRIDGE Cambridge is one of those places where there is always something or other going on in the musical world. There is an abu nda nce (some might sayan excess) of concerts, large and small, and one rarely sees the Cambridge musician save when he is rushing from o ne under-rehearsed concert to another.
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Some men last seen more or less sane in the hallowed precincts of Canterbury have, however, been able to spare the time to render an account of their part in Cambridge's musical life, which I trust will be of in terest to the School and those who as ked for this letter. It is inevitable that some people may not be mentio ned, which can be ascribed to the fact that they didn't reply to my circular, or were out when ( called, or were forgotten- to these gentlemen and their adm irers ( tender apologies. The Revd. Peter Allen, who somehow combines the chaplaincy of Jes us with vigorous rowing activity and organisation of the O.K.S. dinner amongst other things, centres his present musical attention on folk music, and runs a folk group called "The Outer Ring" which undertakes to urs in England and the U.S.A., and recently performed for the Scbool in the Eastern Crypt. This year the engagements incl ude Westminster Abbey and " the usual appearances on radio and T.V."( !) Peter has also had a recent series on Anglia television, singing his own songs, but adds that this was "rather squarer stuff" !
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Also at Jesus is Christopher Smith (1 964--1969), who has leapt to fa me as leader of the CU.M.S. Second Orchestra. Not satisfied with this higb honour, he has given piano recitals and sings in the Jesus choir, and takes a little interest in the first-year Music course from time to time. Another fi rst-year musician is N icholas MacNair (1 964-- 1969), who has declared his intention to become a professional musician and not a cathed ral organist as he had inte nded. Nicholas King (1 963- 1968) remains undeterred by such cynicism, and has been composing un playa ble and unsingable music as a sideli ne to his frequent recitals (including one in King's). Stephen Varcoe (1963- 1967) has been in great de mand as a solo vocalist, and his recent achievements have included a Faure so ng-cycle, and a leading part in Monteverdi's Vespers. As a member of the King's Chapel Choir, he has achieved posterity on a record sleeve as "baritone soloist". Jonathan Alder (1 963- 1968), whilst remain ing a member of Tri nity, has also taken li p a vacancy in the King's Choir as an alto, and is ill constant de mand as a horn-player. Jeremy Poole (1 962- 1967) has also fo und that instrumentalists have little time to themselves, and performs on the dou ble-bass in most orchestras, changing to the 'cello from time to time when he gets tired of carrying the bass around Cambridge. Edward Bailey (1 962- 1967) also plays the 'cello in several orchestras, and fi nds this "great fun" in some orchestras and "so boring" in others. The College musical societies all abound, some on a more permanent footing than others. The King's College Musical Society has had the benefit of "various su ndries, both long, short, tall and boring" from Stephen Varcoe, whilst Nicholas MacNair pretends to an active part in the musical life of Pembro ke without being too keen on giving specific details. Nicholas King exercises the big fidd le in Trinity both as orchestral player and as treasurer, as well as conducting the College Madrigal Group. 95
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Most of the O.K.S. musicians at Cambridge are involved in chapel affairs. Apart from Stephen Varcoe and Jonathan Alder, who sing in the King's Choir, Nicholas MacNair does half of the organ scholar's work in Pembroke (though he has not, as yet, exercised any pressure for remuneration), and Nicholas King finds himself generally mending the ailing Trinity organ when he is not instilling Canterbury style into a choir of twenty-plus tenors and basses. Other comments made by those concerned are best left to speak for themselves. Jeremy Poole has become junior treasurer of the recently-formed C.U. Wagner Society, whose activities tend to be in the sight-reading in one sitting of Rheingold or suchlike, and he also professes to find a little time for some engineering every now and then. Edward Bailey has taken up the alto saxophone and swears by his "jam" sessions: he also claims to have reached a top B flat in the bath, apparently singing.
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James Hampton, Carsten Zuntz and others are also believed to be in Cambridge, but seem to have become embroiled in its perpetual busyness (sic)! The author of this letter hopes to have mentioned everyone who was brought to his attention. We all look forward to welcoming the next contingent of King's musicians to Cambridge, and hope that they will soon make themselves known to all of us.
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.. WILLIAM FRENO, O.K.S., AND AN INTERESTING PROPOSAL The Life of William Frend is about to be published. Hitherto he has been a little-known character, not mentioned in the Index of Woodruff & Cape, and with but a single mention in D. L. Edwards, but now a full-length biography has been written by Mrs. Frida Knight, based on a massive correspondence which he left, and which he continued until the year of his death in 1841. He was the son of George Frend, wine merchant and twice Mayor of Canterbury. Little is known of his schooldays at King's, but in 1775 he proceeded to Christ's College, Cambridge, where his tutor was William Paley, and in due course became a Mathematician, second Wrangler, and Fellow of Jesus College. He was ordained, and in addition to his college duties, officiated in two neighbouring parishes where he showed himself to be a model clergyman, deeply concerned with the education of his parishioners. Gradually, however, he found the Anglican position unacceptable; he resigned his living in 1788, and drifted into Unitarianism and radicalism. His cousin Herbert Marsh, Fellow of st. John's, had also been influenced by the new German biblical scholarship, but he was
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more tactful, and if he had religious doubts they did not prevent him from proceeding to the bishoprics first of Llandaff and then of Peterborough. William Frend in contrast became close friends with the Unitarians, Tyrwhitt, Dyer, Robinson and Dr. Joseph Priestley. He welcomed the French Revolution, as they did, because he thought it presaged a new era of religious and political liberty. He strongly opposed the outbreak of war with France, and in 1793 published a pamphlet Peace and Union which at once led him to be branded as a subversive influence. The chief point of the pamphlet was that he strongly opposed war because the results would be a worsening of the already wretched condition of the labouring classes. For this!he was tried in the Vice-Chancellor's Court and deprived of his Fellowship. For a time he taught Mathematics in London, and was tutor to Annabella Milbanke, the unfortunate wife of Byron; but in 1806 he was appointed Actuary to the newly-formed Rock Life Assurance Company, and for the rest of his life was in easy financial circumstances. He always remained true to his early radicalism, advocated parliamentary reform, but was never a revolutionary. Like so many radicals of the time he saw the main hope for the future to lie in the spread of education to all classes, and in 1832 he wrote a little book called A Plall of Universal Education in which he proposed that the revenues of the Anglican Church might be diverted to the founding of schools and universities. He thought that a start might be made with his old school, the King's School, Canterbury, which could take over the chapter-house and houses of the canons and prebendaries. The deanery, he thought, would make an excellent boarding-house, and all would "give accommodation for more than five hundred boys", while "the open spaces about the cathedral would be easily converted into excellent playgrounds; (for) playgrounds are, in the education of youth, of as much importance as schools". He was certain, he said, that the Masters of such a school would not be inferior to the canons "in moral, religious and literary attainments"! No-one in 1832, saw fit to put his suggestions into practice, and it must be a matter for some regret that the career and writings of this remarkable man did not come to the attention of the late Canon Shirley. The latter did indeed manage to occupy the prebendal residences of Meister Omers and Linacre, but there the encroachment ended. It is unlikely that the School will ever erect a monument to this remarkable Canterbury and Cambridge radical, but should another canon's house ever be placed at the disposal of the School, the Headmaster of the day might do worse than to call it "Frend's". R.W.H.
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HOCKEY Retrospect Your correspondent's urgent concern to avoid the chronic boredom so characteristic of school games' reports has made him eliminate those nondescript four-line individual match reports which are about as interesting as the individual meat pies of the mass catering industry. The record give n below tells the story all too adequately. The season was mangled by the weather ; George Chappell, as usual , heroically struggled with the pitches and allo wed us to play in conditions calculated to break any groundsman's heart ; (wouldn't someone like to give us an all-weather pitch? It is the only solution in this climate, as a number of schools have now decided). The team struggled in most depressing conditions and only really got a chance to prove their worth in the Frank Mason tournament for Kent Schools, where, having won our division and then drawn the final with Grammarians, we lost only because our first round record was inferior. This closely fou ght game suggested that there was nothing to choose between the two sides and was a splendid result for our first appearance in the tournament.
What of the side that did it, a nd the lessons to be learnt? The training schedule was as idiosyncratic as ever. No t unlike the Bellman in the Hunting of the Snark, who sought his strange objective with thimbles, hope, and a railWay share, if I remember rightly, we trained on coffee and tiddlywinks, soccer and squash, Egyptian P.T. and occasional games of hockey, when weather and other commitments allowed. Yet such madness has some method . Footwork is the essential ally of stickwork. We cannot produce the latter on our pitches and squash is an excellent way to improve the former. Any Match of the Day enthusiast will know more about the intelligent use of space than he could learn from years of playing school hockey. So with the aid of tiddlywink counters and mugs of coffee we tried to apply soccer principles to hockey for long pre-match sessions in Matthew Thorne's study. More a nd more it becomes obvious that movement off the ball to create space and stretch the defence is the thing that matters. The higher the level, the more the academic comes into his own. Games are won in the mind as well as on the field , and so applied intelligence became our aim.
But none of this is any good wi thout the something extra which derives from enthusiasm and enjoyment of the game. Disciplined avoidance of exercise (Egyptian P.T.) is essential for freshness. We played little, partly from choice, partly because of the weather, and what we lost on skill we seem to have gained in vigour and endurance. With a side as experienced as this, lack of practice was no disaster and the lack of calls upon the limited time of senior boys seems to have been much appreciated. What of the specific lessons? First speed: acceleration over 10 yards covers a multitude of sins, and in the forward line with Bolsover, Rowe and Orme we had three men whose turn of speed made them capable of producing considerable penetration, while WarrenStone and Craig produced constructive play and scored whatever goals were left them, by the time Gallyer had finished with the short corners. Secondly, hitting is a lesson which every King's boy learns on our heavy pitches. But the need for speed and accuracy means that more and more distribution of the ball must be done by pushes and flicks, and goals scored in the same way. This yea r there was a welcome increase in these particular skills. 98 1st XI Standing (left to right): M. J. K. Craig, C. D. Spe ncer~Payne, S. O. Gallyer, I. C. Gaskell, C. J. C. Rowe, C. A. Letts. Sitting (left to right): S. J. Warren~Stone, R. J. M. Inman, C. B. Hamblin, M. W. J. Thorne, G . Orme. [Ent wistle COLTS VIIl AT PUTNEY Bow: R. M. P. Heyland, J. C. P. Marchant, W. N . Penn, M. E. D. de Styrcea, R. J. E. Page, P. J. Cresswell , N. T. Porter. Stroke: R. C. K illick . Cox: J. P. Franks. [Burk e Fotografic) Richmond
Third, the overlapping defence. We had three halves, Inma n, Letts and Thorne, who were fast over the ground and very quick on the recovery. As a result the backs could alfo rd to take risks in attack and defence in the confidence that they wo uld be covered. So we had, on one splendid occasion, the startling sight of Gaskell shooting at goal and on a nother Gallyer up at the corner flag dribbling round the defence. The fact that backs and halves could commit themselves in this way mea nt also that we often set up rolling attacks with two or three players coming in behind the man with the ball and keeping up the impetus which in the past we have so often lost. Finally, we learnt, I hope, the importance of individ ual initiative rather than drilled set-piece play. The element of surprise this prod uces, plus the difficulty of markin g men who wander rather than hold rigid ly to position , makes the risks worthwhi le. It requires intelligence and quick reaction by the other players but again this year- as Bertie Wooster used to say of Jeeves- brains positively bulged from their foreheads. Lastly, a big hand for the skipper, Ham blin , who led his army from behind like the celebrated Duke of Plazatoro. Certainly, like his eminent paradigm , he found it more exciting- a nd so did we as he rushed around inside and outside the circle saving goals (and occasionally conceding them) in all directions. F ou r years in goal for the XI is a long stint, especially for one who longed to leave it, but as skipper and playe r his cquanimity was unshakeable and his enthusiasm unbounded. Our matches generally followed a standard pattern. The defence was very solid and the question was whether the forwards could score the goals needed to win. Against SI. Lawrence we were lucky to hold out in our first, almost totall y unrehearsed, match of the season . Against St. Edmund's we were beaten by what was at that stage the better side, since they had forwards who could set up really effective attacks. Perhaps against Sir Roger Manwood's our stamina was the telling factor, since we came from behind to win a game which was a pleasure to watch a nd umpire. Tonbridge saw the game going with the considerable slope: we pressed most of the first half, missing about five chances. Tonbridge pressed almost all the second , missing perhaps more sti ll. Against Dulwich we began to look a constructive and elfective side, thou gh still not very quick to snap up chances in the circle. Finally in the Frank Mason Tournament we only conceded one goal in about 130 minutes' play and so nearly wo n the cup. What there was of it was an enjoyable season. We go to Oxford with our side suddenly ravaged at the last minute by the loss of three key players to 'flu or German measles and there may be more to come. OUf thanks are due, as ever, to th e ga llant band of indefatigable masters who turn out to coach, umpire, and encourage and to Ollr few loyal supporters. It wo uld be nice if one of these days a few more members of the School wo uld voluntarily turn out to cheer on a side that has only lost one full school match in two years. The team was: J. D. Bolsover, M. J. K. Craig', S. G. Gallyer', 1. C. Gaskell', C. B. Ham blin' (Captain), R . J. M. Inman" (Hon. Secretary), C. A. Letts', G. Orme', C. J. C. Rowe", M. W. J. Thorne", S. J. Warren-Stone". Also played : J. M. Block, C. D . Spencer-Payne. S. G. Gallye r was selected for Kent Schoolboys. " Awarded or re-awarded Colours. B.W.J.G.W. 99
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Results v St. Lawrence. Drawn I- I v St. Edmund's. Lost 2-3 v Sir Roger Manwood's. Won 2- 1 v Tonbridge. Drawn 1- 1 v Dulwich. Won 2- 0
Frank Mason Tournament Winners of Division I : King's, Canterbury v Sir Roger Manwood's. Won 1---0 v Kent College. Won 0- 0 on short corners v St. Lawrence. Won 1---0 v King's, Rochester. Lost 0-1 Final: v Grammarians Selected 0-0. Lost o n record in Division I Matches cancelled: U.K.C., East Kent, Dovcr College, Kent College, Canterbury H.C. House Match Final: Meister Omers beat Linacre 2---0
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v Radley. Lost 0-1 v The Leys. Draw I- I v Dromsgrove. Won 1- 0 v Methodist College, Belfast. Lost 3- 9 v Queen's, Taunton. Won 2- 1
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers. We arrived at the Festival ten stro~g, three players having succumbed to 'flu and one wIth measles, and our reserves havmg meanwhile flown to distant climes. But helped by O.K.S., the Cross-Country Club and the Captain's wide acquaintance wealways managed to field eleven players without resorting to the ultimate deterrent of plaYlllg the master-Ill-charge. And apart from the remarkable defeat at the hands of No rthern Ireland, a tribute both to their skill and tbe after-effects of champagne, the side did itself great cred it against a very strong fixtur~ list. Players adapted heroicall y to unaccustomed pOSlhons and played wIth a vIgour and eloll that gave pleasure to participants and spectators a!lke. DespIte dISasters, It was another splendId FestIval. 100
2nd XI The weather made th is a frustrating season a nd we were particularly unlucky in the number of cancelled games. The first time the team played together on grass was at St. Lawrence. Our defence was very shaky at first and it was only poor finish i!1g b?, the. opposition and some good goa l ~eep i ng that kept their goals to two. We showed more encouragmg signs III the second half and Dallas-Smtth's goal was some consolation for our defeat. The Tonbridge game saw the team playing more as a unit, but we did no t make enough use of Jeffery's speed on the right wing. Both teams had their chances, but none were taken, and a draw was a fair result . Against Dulwich we sta rted by pu~hin~, as if on the barrack square, instead ? f hitt i.ng the ball. On a small pitch we never had the control m mid-field to break down our opponents' mcreasmg pressu re wh ich eventually brought them their four goals. Wyatt showed the most control and hockey sense in the forw ards and Dallas-Smith ran well ofT the ball, but never had sufficient good service. The defence never had enough match pract ice to become a rea lly efficient machine. Our thanks go to Hamilton on a very promising and brave season in goal and to Lambrick for captaini ng the side and playing so excellently at centre-half. My congrat ulations go to the side on their defeat of the Common Room by 2- 1. Team: A. J. Ham ilton, O. P. Dobbs, C. R. J. Owen, T. O. C. Hart , G. H. Lambrick, R. Sua rcz, T. B. Jeffery, P. J. Suchet, R. H . Dallas-Smith, H . M. Wyatt, R. M. Bennett. RESULTS
v St. Lawrence. Lost 2- 1 v Tonbridge. Drawn 0-0 v Dulwich. Lost 4-0 A.W.D.
3rd XI The only match was at St. Lawrence, and the team did well to lose only by 0-2, the second goa l being scored in the dying moments of injury time! T he 3rd XI had been outplayed in the first half a nd were lucky on ly to be 0-1 down at half-time. But they started the second half by storming back with great spirit, and for some 20 minutes act ually had their technically superior opponents in trouble. Class prevailed in the end. but the 3rd XI had done bravely on their own terms. Team: C. J . L. Armitage; J. H. W. Lloyd (Captain), J. S. M . Hassan; I. R. King, W. Yates, T. M. Cradock-Watson, C. S. Russell, R. H. M. Lassetter, R. H. T. Christophers, O. N. E. Needham, J. C. Mainwaring. There were also a couple of practice matches played aga inst Masters' sides, and a great dea l of energetic bushwhacking took place on Blore's tennis courts. S.C. W.
Colts' XI Once aga in the weather has beaten us, and we have suffered for a second year running the frustrat ions of snow, rain and cold. Techniques and stickwork have been weak and there has been litt le opportu nity to practice, so that matches have almost taken the place of pract ice games. Changes in the side, too, and the demands of the 1st XI have prevented a combinat ion from set tling down and pl aying together; all in all, the results have been unsuccessfu l and we have had litt le luck . 8t. Lawrence beat us on tarmac by superior skill and stamina in the closing minutes, St. Edmund's and Manwood's had the better of muddy and difficult conditions, Tonbridge had a good side, a nd it was only against Dulwich that we really played well. Block and Spencer-Payne have been the outstanding players, with Reddick and Ebden as a capable pair of halves, Armitage as a vastly improved back, and Shires, Barrow and Ki lbec as good fo rwards.
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The whole side imp roved considerably as the term went on, and the fina l record was not unsatisfactory considering the initi al inexperience of 1110st players; the side has been cheerful in adversity and an enjoyable one with which to be associated. The fo llowing have played regu larly: Block , Spcncer~Payne, Lloyd, Dawood, Armitage, Ebden, Reddick Pollard, Shires, Thompson, Kilbee, Barrow, Singleton. ' G.P.R. P.G.H.
Junior Colts Only two matches played and both at that on heavy pitches was the sum total of thi s "season". Snow and rain cancelled the remainder so that very little hockey was played at all, a handful of games on grass more in fa ct of six-a-side on Blores courts. Taking th is into account the results against Tonbridge and Du lwich were quite respectable but the 10n g~ter l1l effect of no match experience will be felt next year. With standing water in onc circle Birley's proved heavy going aga inst a physically larger Tonbridge side. We held our own until the second half when only valiant defence, in which Reacher and Donaldson d istinguished themselves, prevented us from conced ing more than two goa ls. At Dulwich some better hockey was played, the highlight being an equalising goal scored by White-Thomson. Good ant icipation enabled him to reach a cross from the left and push it home . There were some signs of cohesion, too, but Burke and Asfaw, who both should do well in the future, did no t have the time to st rike u p a complete understanding with thei r wingers. Illness a lso played its pa rt and a slightly different tea m was fielded on each occasion. Check ley's onc appearance was promising and Kock was qu ick and determ ined at ce ntre~ forward. Edeleanu deputi sed capably in goal when Sharrock played for the Colts. Donaldson led the side well by his example, being constantly and ti relessly involved in attack and defence. This might have developed into a really good side had it been given the chance to play regu larly on finn grass pitches. T he foll owing represented the team: Sharrock, Edeleanu, Reacher, Add ison, M. Barker, I. R. O. MacDonald, Checkley, Morgan, M. Dona ldson (Captain), N. Hill, Burke, Kock, Asfaw, White-Tho mson Armstrong-Wright. ' ResuLTS v Tonbridge. Lost 0-2 v Dulwich. Drawn 2- 2 J.J.D.C. C.J.R.J.
THE JUDO CLUB The team this term has been highly sllccessfu l in all respects. It has lost o nly one ma tch aga inst the Herne Bay Judo Club, a larger tcam. But .they won by a mere 17 points. C. Annis put up a tremendous fi ght against R.S.M. Todd's brother 1st Kyu, which for non-Judoka is a brown belt. Unfortunately he lost due to superior weight of his opponent. This term's new participants show great promise and in the junior members of the Club we have a form idable team. The term's grad ing suffered no set-backs and resulted in one more blue belt in C. K. A. Hall and 5 green belts. Mr. N . C. O'Dwyer, who this term has participated regularly in the weekly sessions, achieved green belt standard in the grading and should be commended for his enthusiasm towa rds the Club's activities. On behalf of C. A. Annis and the team I would like to thank Mr. N . C. O'Dwyer for his supervision and effort and Richard Lockhcad for his time and effort in creating a Judo team of some merit. Team: C. Annis (Capta in), D . Wh itaker (Hon. Secretary), C. Hall, I. Roberts, J. Strachan P. Erskine D. Blackie, G. Jones, D. Sinclair, H. Draycott, G . Stockell, T. Hunter. " D .A.W.
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CROSS-COUNTRY CLUB This season, with the sma ll group of seniors, we have tried to diversify the tra in ing, which Illay not necessarily have improved the standard of fitness but which was designed to make tra ining more enjoyable. We have again been reasonably successful in matches, without recording any unexpected victories. The 1st VIn have risen well to the challenge of an extended and strengthencd fixture list, beating ten schools and losing to eight. Our first four runners, N. P. W. Watson, S. C. Osborne, R. L. M. Wohanka and j A. Dorward, have run consistently well, supported by J. F. Maule and R . S. W. Tonk ing, wi th M. D. Kock and G. P. Dobbs when available. The 2nd VJU have only had two matches, and with a sho rtage of seniors, we have had to use Colts to fill up this team. The Club has contained a large group of juniors, mostly Under·15 and Under- 14, who have displayed a salutary, uninhibited enthusiasm, but match results have reflected the shortage of Under-16s. The Colts' record reads: won 6, lost 5, whi lst the Under- ISs were unbeaten and the Under-14s only lost once, at Whitgift. R. A. K. Dinwiddie, the Captain, ha s run consistently, th ough usuall y beaten by N. D. Cavell nnd A. R. St. J . Currie, both a year younger. J. P. A. T. Grant has had some good runs, but has been inconsistent, wh ilst the Under-IS trio of A. St. J. Brown, P. W. R . Carpenter and P. D. Chalkley have improved into a very strong pack at Nos. 5, 6 and 7. Of the Undcr-14s, C. J. Gibb is outstanding, comma nding a place in the Colts' tea m o n occasions, and W. M. Duggan and R. H. Lindley are developing into very fine prospects. The following ran:1st VJl1: N. P. W. Watson,· S. C. Osborne,· R. L. M. Wohanka,· J. A. Dorward,· M. D. Kock, G. P. Dobbs, ]. F. Mallle,t R . S. W. Tonking,t J. C. Ward f, S. P. B. Tliitet and J. A. N . Pa isley. 211d VIll: A. R. F ielder, J. G. C. Whiteside, E. H. H. Bird, C. J. Senior, P. J. Wagstaff and Coit s. Colts' vm : R. A. K. Dinwiddie,i A. R. St. J. Currie,t N. D. Caveli,i J. P. A. T. Granl,i A. St. J. Brown,i P . W. R. Carpenler,t P. D. C halkley,t J. C. Griffilhs, J. J. Lambe, C. J. Gibb, J. D. Taylor, M. G. T. Allen and R. B. Damon. Ul1de,.~14 V/!I: C. J. Gibb, R. H. Lindley, W. M. Duggan, P. Jones, P. Platts-Mart in, R. A. B. Arnott, S. D . Jones, N . J. Hadfield, A. E. W. Balson, P . J. NichoD, P . A. Hewitt and T. Townsend . • Were awarded First Athletics Colours for Cross-Country. t Were awarded Second Athletics Colours for Cross-Country. t Were awarded Colts' Colours. N.P.W.W. RESULTS JANUARY 24TH
Seniors: I, K.S.C., 32 pts. ; 2, St. Lawrence College, 89 pts.; 3, Sf. Edmund 's, 118 pts.; 4, Chatham House, 130 pts.; 5, K .S.C.II, 147 pIS. Juniors : I, K.S.C. (U. 15), 31 pts.; 2, St. Lawrence College, 64 pIS.; 3, K.S.C. (U.14), 85 pIs. JANUARY 27TH Senio rs: I , C ranbrook, 34 pls. ; 2, K.S.C., 49 pis. ; 3, Cranbrook II, 102 pis.; 4, K.S.C. 11,1 55 pts. Junio rs: Under-IS: I . K.S.C., 32 pts.; 2, Cranbrook, 50 pts. Under- 14: I , K.S.C., 23 pts.; Cranbrook, 57 pts. JAN UARY 31ST Sen iors: 1, South London Harriers, 48 pts.; 2, Whi tgift, 68 pts.; 3, K.S.C., 77 pts.; 4, Ardingly, 113 pts. Colts : I , Wh ilgifl, 23 pIs.; 2, K.S.c., 63 pIs.; 3, Ardingly, 104 pIS. Under-14: I, Whilgift, 35 pIs.; 2, K.S.C., 43 pIS. FEBRUARY 7TH Seniors: I, Sutton Va lence, 34 pts.; 2, Tonbridge, 79 pis. ; 3, Sk inners', 103 pts.; 4, K.S.C., 121 pts.; 5, Dover College, 188 pis. Colts: I, Sk inners', 68 pts. ; 2, Tonbridgc, 74 pts.; 3, K.S.C., 97 piS.; 4, Sutton Va lence, 108 pts.; 5, Dover College, 127 piS. FEBRUARY 14TH Seniors: I, K .S.C., 21 pts.; 2, Dover College, 70 pts.; 3, Sir Roger Manwood's, 100 pis. Colts: I , Dover College, 37 pts. ; 2, K.S.C. , 41 piS. 103
21ST Seniors: I, Felsted, 44 pts.; 2, Berkhamsted, 64 pts.; 3, K.S.C., 91 pts.; 4, Harrow, 119 pts. Colts : I, Harrow, 44 pts.; 2, Berkhamsted, 70 pts.; 3, K.S.C., 96 pts.; 4, Felsted, 97 pts. FEBRUARY 28TH Seniors: 1, K.S.C., 27 pts.; 2, Sevenoaks, 76 pts.; 3, Dulwich, 83 pts. Colts: I, Sevenoaks, 37 pts.; 2, K.S.C., 41 pts. Under-14: I , K.S.C., 15 pts.; 2, Dulwich, 47 pts. Nigel Watson modestly omits to mention that he has led the team in from the front throughout the season and been an untiring example to a ll club members in his dedicated approach to training the teams He has been unlucky in never being able to field his st rongest team on anyone occasion, yet it must be ~ long time since King's last managed to put in the first six runners home, as happened at Dover. Whilst the team has not quite achieved the outstanding success which seemed withi n reach this season, it has on occasion provided the most impressive running of recent years. J.B.S.
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THE BOAT CLUB With the large leave from the top of the Boat Club, the field of choice for the first two eights has been small and last term's squad was further reduced by the loss of a number of people who, for one reason or another, found that rowing was not consistent with their other activities. In one sense this made the select ion of crews easier, but since the material available was not strong, it has meant that the general standard has been inevitably below average. But the small squad have worked well in every conceivable kind of bad weather and have made useful progress from a very weak position at the beginning of the term. A keen and lively Colts' VIn has made good use of the new restricted eight and, if they continue to improve at their present rate, they should put up some good performances in the summer. A reserve Colts' IV has a lso boated regularly and it was unfortunate that illness in the last few days before Putney prevented their compet ing in the fours division, although two of them rowed as substitutes in the Colts' eight. No 3rd VIII is being boated this year: instead a Junior Colts' crew has been formed for the first time and, in view of their limited experience, they have made encouraging progress. The twenty¡fourth Head of the River Race for Schools was held on March 17th over the usual two¡milc cOllrse from above Hammersmith to Westminster School boathouse at Putney. 110 eights and 53 fOllrs took part from 61 different schools and the difficult orga nisat ion of this la rge event was well up to its usual high standard. Condit ions for the race were good and only a moderate wind, in marked contrast to some recent weather at Pluck's Gutter. "A" and "B" crews, starting 9th and 13th, rowed well within the limits of their present technique, but could not be expected to hold their places, being placed 27th and 49th respectively in the final order. The two younger crews both had good rows: the Colts finished 41st, higher than previous King's Colts' crews, while the Junior Coits, who started as a new entry at 108, did well to finish at 60th. Overall winners were aga in Emanuel with Hampton G.S. and Eton second and third. The Cre,,'s "An CRBw: Bow, B. J. McDouall; 2, R. M. Lane; 3, J. R. C. Rieu; 4, H. S. Todd; 5, S. R. Wigfall; 6, J. M. Hutchins; 7, S. G. V. Wood; slroke, B. C. T. Russell; cox, P. A. Gerstrom. "B" CREW: Bow, M. W. Iliff; 2, M. A. Hughes; 3, J. A. Woolnough; 4, W. D. B. Edmondson; 5, P. A. Youngj 6, T. C. G. Hunter; 7, G. S. Busbridge; stroke, J. N. Lawrance; cox, M. N. Smith. COLTS: Bow, R. M. P. Heyland; 2, J. C. P. Marchantj 3, W. N. Penn; 4, M. E. D. de Styrceaj 5, R. J. E. Page; 6, P. J . Cresswell ; 7, N. T. Porterj stroke, R. C. Killickj cox, J . P. Franks. JUNIOR Bow, M. J. d'A. Sephtonj 2, R. J. Qu ine; 3, G. M. Dorman; 4, R. A. M. Constant; 5, M. F. CoLTs: Robinson; 6, D. J. Grigson; 7, G. R. Busby; stroke, A. J. S. Prower; cox, A. P. V.
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ATHLETICS Retrospect The Senior Team one feels have again had rather less success than they deserved winning against Elon and Tonbridge and losing narrowly to Eastbourne, Berkhamsted and Bradfield. The team trained very hard and everyone did as well and some better than could have been expected in a season in which we were fortunate to avoid any cancellations. More strength on the track, in the 400 Metres particularly and in the jumps, would have made all the dIfference and It IS dlsapP?lIltmg to think that although some of this talent was III the School, It was not accompallled by any enthusiasm for Athletics or desire to be i~ the team. Also some athlete~ have divided loya ltie~, '1uite ~nderstandably in the present Clfcumstances, but If thIS SItuatIOn persIsts as It may, It IS unlIkely that the Senior team can ever agam repeat the many succ~sses and unbeaten seasons of past years. However, as nearly all the schools we compete agamst are movmg athlellcs mto the Summer Term within the next two or three years, perhaps the problem will solve itself. The Junior team as usual have been highly suc~essfu l and are to be congratulated on winning all their matches for the thIrd season runnmg. They have proved to be a well-balanced team with many young athletes of great promIse. It IS much to be hoped that they will stay together and continue into the Senior team. M.E.M. K.S.C. v Eastbourne (Away), March 7th
'!'Ie ~ere vC?ry ~rateful to Eastbourne for putting on this match at short notice, after snow had made thmgs Impossible In canterbury. Although the track was soft, which caused the cancellation of the Hurdles the day was fine, and the competition mueh enjoyed by everyone. ' The Senior match was only just ~ ost, the js~ue being in dOUbt until the Relay at the end. The Senior Relay squad has not been strong thiS. term, ow1Og to lack .of opportunity for practice in decent conditions, but Eastb~urne won well. In the sprm~s, Hanna.h and Shires showed good form, and the former's time of 23.7 sees. In the 200 Metres wa~ espeCially creditable, though the Eastbourne sprinters just had the edge overall. M. Kock ran st~ongly III the 800 Metr~s to win in the fast time of 2 mins. 7.1 sees., and King's ha~ th~ first three home.1n !he 1,500 Metres, wuh Watson and Wohanka equal first in 4 mins. 30.7 sees. Tuite did w~1l to pla~e tlurd 10 th~ 800 ?;IIetres. In the jumps, Box managed 5 ft. 2 in. with his scissors style, a~d ~hen dl~ a credItable 5 ft. 0 m. Dltchb?rn looked good in the Long Jump with 19 ft. 9 in., and came wltlun four Inches of the redoubtable Hopkmson, the Eastbourne Captain. King's scored very well in the throws, as we were to do m all. matches. Webber won t~e Shot, and although placed second in the Javelin, ~orded a v~ry good 146 ft. 6 In. Nort~rop was second In the Shot, as was Priest man in the Discus. King's mlg~t concelvablY,have won ~he m~tch If the Hu.r~~es had bee~ run, b~t the difference on the day, probably Jay m Eastbourne s fortune III havlllg good facilities to practice on III most weather conditions. The Juniors had a comfortable ,,!in, though it turned out in fact, to be the narrowest of the season. Hughes ran a v~ry good 100 Yards m 10.8 sees., wit~ ~olfo!d.Walke~ ju.st behind, and J. Taylor won the 400 Metres well In 57.2 sees. Kalfay.an also ran pluckIly 10 thiS event, hiS tIme of 60.6 sees. showing promise for ~he future. Gr~nt ra.n a.war With the 8~ Metres from the front, recording the except ional time of 2 ml~s. 8.2 SC:CS., With Dmwlddle n~t far behll~d. Though well beaten in the High Jump, Thompson and Hams set theil' best p~rformances with 4 ft. 10 m. and 4 ft. 9 in. respectively. Holford¡Walker (18 ft. 2!- in.) and Powell.oS ft. 1 m.) t,ook the Long Jump.easily, as did Strachan the Shot, and Edwards the Discus, the latter With the good ~ I st~nee o~ 128 ft. 3. m. Hunter was placed second in the Javelin, and it did not really matter that a cer.tam victory m the Relay was lost by an unfortunate dropping of the baton between changeovers. ' SENIORS: K.S.C.,47; Eastbourne, 52. JUNIORS: K.S.C., 52; Eastbourne, 38. 105
K.S.C. v Tonbridge (at Tonbridge), March 14th Conditions for this match were poor. The track was firm, but a str!Jog, biting win.d made it difficult for the competitors, and explains the low standard of performance, which were also hindered by a slope on the track. In the Senior match, King's were again only just beaten .. F ull cre~it to ~erkhamsted, who ~ad .a good all-round team, but Tonbridge were unfortunately weak, owmg to V~rlOUS circumstances, and this. dl~torted the usual work ing of a triangular match. The Ber~ha~sted sprmters were ~oo good for King s, .but Nelson ran bravely in the 440 Yards to come second, 10 ~IS first ~ace over the dls~ance . ~. Kock was just pipped in the 880 Yards, but Watson and Wohan~a again ca':1e 1!1 togeth~r to Wl~ the Mile ..There w~s a surprise in the Hurdles, when Ditchburn won with Ha.mpsh~re just behmd, a tribute to. gritty runnmg. King's were well down in the High and Long Jumps, Wlt~ Wlnyard of Berkhams!ed clearing an excell~nt 20 ft. 6 in. into the wind in the latter event. .In the Tnple Jum!?, howev~r, DJtchburn won well .wlth 40 ft. 2 in. King's placed well in the throws, pride of place her,? gomg to Pnestman, who. won the Dlsclls with 11 8 ft. In the Relay, King's were second, though well behmd Berkhamsted, whose tllne of 46.6 secs. was remarkable in the conditions. In the Junior match, King's had a runaway victory, and it is not possible to mention .all the individual achievements. Hughes' double in the sprints was ex~llent, an~ Camburn ran strongly III the 220 Yar~s. Taylor ra n pluckily in the 440 Yards, though not at hiS be~t, while Damon and Brown came first and third in the 880 Yards. Holford-Walker ran a fast 16.2 sees. If! the Hurdles, bu~ was beaten by Ed lm~nn of Tonbridge who won three events. Cavell and Carpenter Judged the pace mcely to head the field m the Mile. Str~chan and Edwards won the Shot and Discus respectively, the latter with a very good throw of 133 ft. It was good to see the Relay team come home well III front, at the end of a very good team effort. SeNIORS: K.S.C.,90t; Berkhamsted, 101t; Ton~ridge, 30. JUNIORS: K.S.C.,I24; Berkhamsted,62; Tonhndge, 35. K.S.C. " Eton v Bradfield (at Eton), March 17th RESULTS SENIORS: K.S.C. 70, Eton 66, Bradfield 86 JUNIORS : K.s.C. 107, Eton 53, Bradfield 62 This match was held in overcast conditions, but the ra in held off, and the track was, as usual, in very good condit ion. The Senior match was close though in the end Bradfield drew away comfortably, and Elon very nearly snatched second place. Web~r was the .star ~nan for King'~, winning the Discus with. 127 ft. 7 in., three inches ahead of Priest man, and the Javehn, WIth 131 ~t. lOt J1l. Northrop wa~ s~on~ J1l the Sho.t, as was Kock in the Javelin, so the throwers gained man.y POIf!tS: The only other Kmg s wllln!!r was Dltchburn, with a useful 40 ft. 6 in. in the Triple Jump. Despite an mjured leg, he also came second 10 the Long Jump, ,1 true Captain's effort. On the track, the King's runners .were rather out~lassed, though there were ~ne or two notable performances. Hannah. took second place ID the 200 m. With 24.3, and Kock ran 2 nuns. 7 secs. in the 800 m., though placed tlurd. In the 1,500 m., Wohanka seemed to have a chance ~f a good position when he unfortunately mistook the number of laps, and raced exhausted across the hne a lap too soo~! In the Hurdles, Hampshire again too~ second place, and Nelson ran.a ~rave 55.9 secs. 400 m., though well down the field in a fast race, won III 5 ~ .7 sees. The Relay !eam did Its best perform.ance of 47.5 but was behind both the other teams at the fiDish. It was a good WID by a stron~ Bradfield Side, but we ~ere left pondering "what might have been" throughout the term, had we had Ju~t one more class sprinter, 400 m. specialist and long jumper. The fact that such athletes wer~ present III the School,.and yet not avai lable to the team, was depressing, but it should not dampen an enjoyable term for the Semors. In the Junior match, King's were again easy wi~ne~s, despite an injury to Hughes, which weakened the side slightly. Holford-Walker was in good form, y.'mnmg the 100 m. (12.5 sees) and theHurdlC?S(l6.6s~.) inside five minutes. He was also placed second m the Long Jump (17 ft. II Ill.) aD;d fourth m. the Tnple Jump, besides spearheading a good Relay run. Taylor excel~ed III the Shot, breaklD;g the JU!llOr record, with the heavier 10 lb. implement. His distance was 38 ft.. lOt Ill. Edy.'ards won .the DISCUS, as ~n the other matches and Strachan was second in the Shot. Hunter did well to Will the Javehn, and Powell JU1!'ped well in the difflcull pit, to take the Long Jump at 18 fl. 2 in., his best .. Thomps~m lost first pla~ in the Htg~ Jump, but only on the count-back. Kalfayan showed very fm~ styl~ III the TnpJe Jump, c1ear!ng 37 ft. 4 m., and us he is only just fourteen, should have a good future 10 thiS event. It was also pleasmg to see Blanford hurdlin g well, to record his best of 17.2 sees. 106
In other track events, King's were not so prominent. Dinwiddie ran 400 m. in 57.4 sees., to take third place and Damon was second in the 800 m. Although well beaten in the 1,500 m., CaveWs time of 4 mios. 46 s~. was a very good one for someone so young. The afternoon ended with a fast Relay run of 48.6 sees. by the King's quartet of Harris, Camburn, Hughes and Holford-Walker, showing sl ick change-overs. This Junior team must be the best we have had for a long time, and if they can keep toget her, the standard at the top should be very good in two years or so.
SPORTS Despite the bad weather preceding the School Sports we were fortunate in having a fine day and a splendid track for which much thanks must go to George Chappell, who with his assistants had worked wonders to get everything in such good condition. Heats were impossible due to the snow and HOllses were thus on ly able to enter one competitor in each event. Illness also prevented a number of good athletes from competing so only moderate performances cou ld be expected in many events. In the Seniors, Hannah showed good form, winning the 100,200 and 400 Metres. Watson, who has much improved on the track this season, took the 800 and 1,500 Metres, and it was unfortunate that Wohanka was unable to run in this last event as competition between these two would have ensured a very close finish. Ditchburn did well with an injured knee, winning the Hurdles, Long Jump and Triple Jump. In the Javelin, throwing against a st rong wind, Webber was beaten into second place by E. Kock, but showed better form in the Shot. The Discus was surprisingly won by Price from Priestman who was also not at his best on this occasion. There was close competition in the High Jump with four ath letes over 5 feet and no-one able to get any higher. The most consistent jumper, Box, was finally successful. In the Middle Events, Watts showed unexpected form, winning the 100, 200 and 800 Metres in fine style from School team athletes. The 400 Metres was won by Dinwiddie from Griffiths, who ran a brave race, and Grant who looked to be running away with the 1,500 Metres was strongly challenged by Cavell over the last 100 yards, but managed to get home two or three ya rds ahead. Holford-Walker, who has had a very good season in School athletics, won the Hurdles and Long Jump, Strachan, as expected, won the Weight but not at his best distance, and Edwards, who has been unbeaten throughout the season in School matches, threw a good 125 ft. to in. to win the Discus. Kingsman took the High Jump from Ware and Hcyland did well aga inst the wind to win the Javelin. The Junior Events were very closely contested with Hunter winning the 100 Metres from Harris and Terry and also gaining first place in the Javelin and Discus. Westwater won the 200 Metres, a nd Kalfayan ran a splendid 400 Metres, showing great determination in fighting off a challenge from Damon round the last bend. Damon, however, earlier in the afternoon, had won the 800 Melres in a very good race from Cavell and Carpenter. Powell was successful in the 100 Metres Hurdles, the Long Jump and Middle Triple Jump' showing very considerable promise, and P. R. Taylor, who now holds the Junior Shot record, predictably won this event with the respectable distance of nearly 38 ft. Competition for the School Athleties Cup was very close throughout between Linacre and Grange, who finally won by 22 points. M.E.M.
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I, Hannah (Gr.); 2, Nelson (W.); 3, Allen (Lin.). Tb!,c: 11.6 secs. I , Hannah (Gr.); 2, Allen (LIIl.); 3, Rowe (M.O.). T""e: 25 sees. I, Hannah (Gr.); 2, Nelson (W.); 3, Poulsen (GaL) . Time: 55.8 sees. 1, Watson (Gr.); 2, Tuite (Lin.); 3, Bolsover (Lux.). Time: 2 mins. 10 sees. I, Watson (Gr.); 2, Osborne (Lin.); 3~ Maule ryv.) and Tonking (M.O.). Time: 4 mins. 39 sees. 110 Metres Hu rd les I, Ditchburn (Gr.); 2, Hampshire (M.O.); 3, Karim (GaL) . Time: 17.4 sees. I, Box (M.O.); 2, Karim (GaL); 3, Dutton (Lux .). Heigh/: 5 fl. High Jump Long Jump I, Ditchburn (Gr.); 2, Nelson (W.); 3, Box (M.O.). Distance: 18 ft. 8! in. Triple Jump I, Dilchburn (Gr.); 2, Dutton (Lux.); 3, Allen (Lin.). Dis/alice: 38 ft. 31 in. Weight I, Webber ryv.); 2, Price (Gr.); 3, Northrop (M .O.). Dis/alice: 38 ft. 6 in. I, Price (Gr.): 2, Priestman (W.); 3, Kock, E. (Lin.). Distance: 111 f1. 6 in. Discus JaveHn I, Kock, E. (Lin.); 2, Webber (W.); 3, Sterck (M.O.). Dis/l11/ce: 127 ft. 9 in.
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MIDDLE I, Watts (M.); 2, Barlow (G r.); 3, Camburn (Lux.). Time : 12 sccs. 100 Metres I, Watts (M.); 2, Barlow (Gr.); 3, Camburn (Lux.). Time: 25 .1 sees. 200 Metres 1, Dinwiddie (M.D.); 2, Griffiths (M.); 3, Edwards (Gr.). Time: 58:3 sees. 400 Metres 1 Watts (M .) ¡ 2 Dinwiddie (M.O.); 3, Blanford (Lm.). Time: 2 mms. 15 sees. 800 Met res Cavell (Lux.); 3, C1 rpentel: (W.). Tim~: ~ m.ins. 50.8 sees .. 1: Grant (Gr.) ; 1,500 Met res 100 Metres Hurd les t, H olford~Walker (Lux.); 2, Blanford (Lm.); 3, Dmwlddle (M.D.). Tillie: 16.6 sees. I, Kingsman (M.); 2, Ware (M.O.); 3, Ashenden (S.H .). Height: 4 ft. 9 in . H igh Jump 1, Powell (Lin.); 2, Ka lfayan (Gr.); 3, Holford-Wa lker (Lux.). Distance: Triple J ump 35 ft. I I in. I , Holford~Walke r (Lux.) ; 2, Ashenden (S. H.); 3, Si ngleton (M.D.). Distance: Long J ump 16 ft . 11 in. . 1 St rachan (Ga\.)¡ 2 Stevens (W.); 3, Edwa rds (Gr.). Distance: 34 ft . 1 It m. Weight I: Edwards (Gr.); '2, St rachan (Ga \.); 3, Spencer-Payne (Lin.). Distance: D iscus 125 ft. 10 in. 1, Heyla nd (M.); 2, Dlack ie (M .D.); 3, Spencer-Payne (Lin.). Distallce: Javelin 109 ft. 9 in. J UNIOR I , H unter (Li n.); 2, Harris (W.) ; 3, Terry (S.H.). Time: 12.4 sees. 100 Metres I , Westwater (Lin.); 2, Harris (~ .); 3, Terry (~.H.). Time :. 26.1 secs. 200 Metres I, Kalfayan (Li n.) 2, Damo n (Lm.); 3, LakhanI (M.D.) . .Tulle : Gq.8 sees. 400 Met res 1, Damon (Lin.); 2, Cavell (Lux.) ; 3, Carpenter (W .) .. Tune: 2 mms. 17.2 sees. 800 Metres 100 Metres H urd les I Powell (Lin.)' 2 Reeve (Lux.); 3 Ware (M.D.). Tune: 17.3 sees. Thompson (M .d.) ; 2, Harris (W.) ; 3, Isacke (Gr.). Height: 4 ft. 8 in .. High Jump 1 Powell (Lin.)' 2 Reeve (Lux.); 3, Kalfayan (G r.). Distallce : 17 ft. 8t m. Long Jump 1: Taylor, P. R.'(dn.); 21 Armitage (Gr.) ; 3, Davis (Lux.). Di~tallce: 37 ft. 11 in. Weight I , Hunter (Lin.); 2, Armitage (Gr.) ; 3, Macdonald (M .O.). Dlstallce: 118 ft. Discus I , Hun ter (Lin.) ; 2, Greaves (M.O.) ; 3, Clarke (Gr.). Distallce : 112 ft . Javel in HOUSE ATHLETICS CUP 1st, Grange, 174 points; 2nd, Linacre, 152 points; 3rd, Meister Omers, 11 7 points ; 4th = Luxmoore and Walpole, 83 points.
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THE SHOOTING CLUB Shoot ing this term started hesitantly because of the new. targ~ts used in the COllI/try Life Compet ition, and also because of a relatively young team, unused to rapid finng. However, the standard of shooting improved q uickly and we beat Tonbridge in.a shoulder-to-shoulder match at Tonbridge. U nfortunately, very cold weather hampered a!lf good shootmg towards the end of term ; T he Couf/try Life Competition was shot under very cold condllions. No " tons" were scored in the COllI/try Life practice, but they were obtai,n.ed by J. T. Brooks,~. G . ~eek and F . H . Eng on the "tin-hat" targets fo r the T.A .V.R .. 22 postal competition. Both teams of SIX qualified for the second stage of this competition. I would li ke to thank Mr. Ogilvy fo r his help and organization, and also Mr. Todd fo r his work in repairing and im provi ng the range.
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THE FENCING CLUB The Fencing Club has had quite a good term although it was very disappoin ting that the matches against Harrow, H ighgate and Dane COllrt had to be cancelled . Again st K ing's, Rochester, who were beaten last term, the 2nd Team aga in won easily 24-3, but the 1st Team went down unexpected ly 19- 8. However, a fortn ight later they redeemed themselves with a splendid performa~ce in the Kent School bo'y~' Foi! Champ ions!lip s, where the Senior ~ve n t was won by J. G riggs with A. BU'd second and N. Olympltls 6th In a most excltmg fi nal pool. The JUllIor Team were a lso on form wit h J. S. Sharp and M. G. Allen ga ining 4th and 6th places respectively in the J unior Fina l. Th us King's won the Team Trophy a good 13 po ints ahead of their nea rest rivals. With two regular members unable to fence, the 1st Team did well to gai n a na rrow 14- 13 victory against Eton with the 2nd and J unior Teams a lso successful. All three tea ms also won easily against the Ju nior Leaders Regiment, but the Senio r Fo il Team serio llsly weakened by the absence of J . Griggs, through illness, went down 3- 6 to K ing's, Rochester, in the Kent Schools' Team Foil Final. J. Griggs and A. Bird were selected to fence for Kent in a Quadrangular Il1 ter~Coli nty Schools Match and toget her with N. O lympitis have been included in a Kent and London Team to fence against Belfast Academy in the holidays. In the Kent County Championsh ips at Brom ley at the end of term, N. Olympit is was second in the Junior Championship and J. S. Sharp fourt h- a very good performance indeed. Looking back, the highlight of the term was the Foi l Championships, where it was good to see J. Griggs and A. Bird really finding their best form at the right time. O n the other hand, one sympath ised with N. Olympitis, who fenced brill iantly in the semi-final but was unable to sustain his effort in the fin al, although, of course, his presence there helped to win the Team Trophy. It was also encouraging to see Junior members of the Club who had only been fenc ing for a few mont hs like Staveley, Newsam, Carter and others getting through to the second round in their first big competition. In matches, everyone has done well a t one time or another, with J . Lovett and J. S. Sharp earning promotion to the 1st Team. In the 2nd Team, Court, Ingram H ill and Allen have had considerable success with two or a ll three weapons. On one occasion a cer ta in epeeist surprised us all and I believe himself by winn ing two bouts ou t of three with the sabre. Maxwell was u nfor tunately off games fo r most of the term a nd in the Jun ior Team, Campbell and Sparks both did well on occasion. Finally, I would li ke to say how grateful I am to the Captain o f Fencing, A ndrew Bird, for all the hard work he has put in this term, organising the fencing and instruction, servicing the weapons and for bei ng a great help in many o ther ways. M.E.M. RESULTS KS.C. V KINO'S, ROCHESTER (24t h Janua ry) 1st Team: Lost 8- 19. 2nd Team: Won 24-3. 3rd Team: Draw 8- 8. Kent Schoolboys' Championships (7th February) Senior Event: 1st, J . Griggs; 2nd, A. Bird; 6th, N. Olympit is. Jllnior Event: 4th, J. Sharp; 6th, M. G. Allen, (Lovett and Sleep reached sem i ~fina l). Team Trophy: 1st, King's, 26 points; 2nd, Dane Court, 13 points; 3rd, Dover College, 10 points. K.S.C. v ETON COLLEGE (24th February) 1st Team : Won 14-13. 2nd Team: Won 18- 9. J unior Team: Won 14-2. K.S.C. v JUNIOR LEADERS REG IMHNT (28th February) 1st Team: Won 2 1- 6. 2nd Team: Won 21- 6. Kent Schools' Team Foil Final (14th Ma rch)
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SQUASH RACKETS Last year we won the Public Schools C~ampionship ~ut. with only. the No. 5 from that best-ever side remaining, we hardly expected to end thl,S season havlOg be~ten Wm~hes!er, St. Lawrence, Merchant Taylors Brighton and Dover 5- 0 Tonbndge 4--1 and Du lwlch (finalists 10 the Bath Club Cup) 3- 2, not to ;ay the Masters 7-4! OUf 'sole defeat was 2- 3 a! the hands of Duodle, when we were missing a vital man. C. J. C. Rowe and M. W. J . Thorne, the Capta m, have made a notable advance at Nos. 1 and 2 and are both full of fire when not exhausted by ot her games. They have both learnt the value of moving into the ball early and hitting it straight to a length, while Rowe in particular has some fine angled shots. Perhaps the greatest strength of the side, however, !l~S .been.at Nos ..3.an~ 4, where. R. L..M. Wohanka's thoughtful, fast and accurate game and C. B. Hamblm s mtelhgent anticipation and Will to wm have brought them through unbeaten in School matchcs. N. R. Marshall has also done well at No.5 , and H. R. Goodale has been an ext remely useful reserve. The Colts were unbeaten with victories over Brighton 3-0, Dulwich 3- 0 and Tonbddge 4- 1, and there is unprecedented keenness at this level, which is encouraging for the future. An Under 14 side lost 2- 3 to the Prepa ratory School Champions, Holmewood HOllse, after a splend id ma tch. Their former star, M. Asfaw, has made a notable start by winning the Under 16 tournament and being undefeated in his fi rst four matches. In the Final of the Senior House Matches, Meister Omers beat School House, while the Junior House Match F inal between School House and Walpole has been postponed until next term. J ST V: C. J. C. Rowe, M. W. J. Thorne (Captain), R. L. M. Wohanka, C. B. Hamblin, N. R . Marshall. Also played: H. R. Goodale. CoLTS' III: N. B. Platts-Martin (Captain), R. n. Ross, M. Asfaw. Also played: P. Platts-Martin, M. D. J. Donaldson, S. G. Gallyel'. Individual Tournaments
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C. J. C. Rowe (walk over), M. W. J. Thorne (scratched). M. Asfaw beat R. B. Ross 9- 0,10- 8,9- 1.
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RUGBY FOOTBALL Blores Game Following on from an unsuccessful Rugb~ season during the Christm~s Term, the Blores game ~his term has been of particular interest and most enjoyable. Perhaps the most Important factor to mention mu~t be the unrelenting spirit shown by all who played, some of whom were qUIte young---every body gave their best and we managed to field two competent XV's. The "A" XV started with club fixtures, the first of which we won, beating Sutton Colts by the narrow margin of 8- 3. However, we were well beaten in the other club games ~gainst Richmond, Rosslyn Par~ and the University of Kent. It was good for the younger members of the Side to get a taste of. heavy OppOSItion in view of the future. In the school fixtures, we were unbeaten and should have certamly won more convincingly on most occasions. The "B" XV was a particularly young side but did well to lose only one game. Much has been learned this term and I am sure that with more opportunities at training the Rugby could have been lifted to a much higher standard. ~he material is availa~le for next ~~ar but the~'e is a lot to learn, and those who have played will only raise thell' standard by becomlOg more cntical of their play. At j st XV level the ball must be made to do the work as there is very rarely an opportunity to break through opposition individually as in the Colts. We took a young VII to Tonbridge and did well to get into the last eight, losing 0- 6 to a very strong Gravesend VII. Thanks must go to Mr. R. I. H. Gollop for providing the knowledge, to George Chappell for maintaining the pitches and to Mrs. Stewa rt fol' her teas. 110
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v Sutton Colts. Won 8- 3 v Richmond R.F.C. Lost 6-17 v University of Kent. Lost 8--46 v Rosslyn Park. Lost 6-29 v Dover G.S. Won 12-{) v O.K.S. XV. Lost 13- 14 v Eton. Won 6- 3 v Dane Court. Won 27- 6 v Deal S.M. Won 18- 6 The following played in at least one game for the "A" XV: P. G. R. Ashenden, A. F. Allen, J. L. Watts, J. C. P. Taylor, J. C. Lasker, J. M. Ditchburn, H. B. Powell, D. C. Eva, H. S. Fleming, H. J. F. Robinson, R. B. Barter, E. S. Kock, H. F. Scott, R. P. Lindley, R. M. Stevens, R. J. V. Raffety, M. D. Kock, N. J. Kingsman, H. R. Goodale. E.S.K.
THE SOCIETIES This term has seen some three lectures, a visit to Westminster, much work on the "Miracles of PATER St. Thomas", and several subsidiary activities, such as listening to records of Greek read in tonic accent, or representing the School at the Kent Classical Reading Competition, which, while not strictly functions of the Society, are activities for which members of the Society are responsible. Richard Talbert's (O.K.S.) lecture on "Plutarch" was, of course, masterly. Peter Wagstaff gave a painstaking and well-illustrated talk on the "Dorians", and William Eakins a most knowledgeable and charming talk on "The Decipherment of Linear B". Peter King's talk on "Architecture" had to be postponed. Despite mishaps, Andrew Chamberlain, under trying circumstances, came second in the Open Greek class at Maidstone. J.N.L. A .J.C.
This term the Society has been re-formed into a small group of people who have some SOMNER expertise in their individual antiquarian fields. In future the Society will hold lectures three or four times a term, and activities will be built around the central core. This term has been inadequate for the preparation of any lectures, but a good deal of brass-rubbing and numismatics has been undertaken. In addition, a group of railway enthusiasts has been formed, and study of the Walpole collection has continued. Next term the Society ought to be able to function completely and efficiently. L.P. At last people are realising that there is a Pottery department in the School-partly owing to the fact that it is in the Grange cellar. Two coffee sets, a tea set, a mammoth coffee pot and many other bizarre objects have been made. Indeed, the Pottery Exhibition next term promiscs to be of immense interest. The term has been one of great activity, although at times erratic. Over half of us are now mastering the wheel and there has been a high degree of sophistication and experimentation. Our visit to the Pottery department of Christchurch Training College gave us a great stimulus in ideas and also an awareness of our humble conditions. A new rOOI11 under the Shirley Hall has been mentioned which would accommodate at least a kiln and maybe the whole department. R.F.S . POTTERY
There have been three lectures this term: Andrew Harris spoke on "The Development of Writing"; Mr. Baird from Coates showed two fascinating films, one entitled " The Offset Story" and another on the history of printing machines in the Yorkshire Dales; Mr. Turner fro m Watford College of Technology gave a lecture on "Communication and Design". Our annual outing was to Maidstone College of Art, where we saw the processes of designing printing and print-finishing in sequence and were well entertained; followed by a visit to Heidelberg Machines Ltd. \~h~re we 'Yere initiated into the details of letterpress a nd litho machine operation. Some Full Members VISited Maldstone Engravers to learn about block-making, and an interesting evening was spent at the Kelltish Gazette newspaper works. CAXTON
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On March 20t h wc celebrated Mr. Pcett's teaching the Society for 25 yea rs by holding a dinner in his honour in the Chaucer Hotel. The Comm ittee and a number of Old Caxtonians, dating as far back as 1956, were invited and the occas ion was most memorable. During the term improvement has been made to eq~lipment. The ~reakt h ro.u gh into offset lithography which has been made possible only ~y the gener<?us gIft of a ,Rotaprmt machme from th~ O;K.S. Tr~st, has widened our scope immensely. It IS a great servIce to the SOClCty: members are yet to realise ItS potentml. A.N.O.H. S.P.B. " Why don 't we have more debates?" is the oft~ repeated cry. Those who as~ th is question are hereby invited to put their names fo rward to our Secretary, O. A. H am s, as speakers at o ur next debate! As it is, our speakers are drawn from that a ll ~too~select body Who suppl y Ihe punch to so many of our ou t~of~sc h ool act ivities. When our lead ing speakers a re also our leading actors o r musicians- o r ou r Scholarship candidates or a re away on School matches- there is inevitably a clash of dates and loyalties, and debales are few. So-d.on' t just sit there ask in g that same old question, SPEA K! It was a disappointment that our det racto rs did no t speak a great deal more, and more to the point at our one meeting of the term, a joint debate with Bcnenden on the motion "To travel hopefully is better than to arrive". Perhaps on this occasion it was the fa ult of our Secretary and proposer for setting us off on a flippa nt tra il from which, our visit~rs notably excepted, we see!l1ed t,otally u!l abl ~ to rec~ver, The art of debat ing is surely to present a case .wlth re?,son, eloquence and W!t. W~t alone IS qUite defiOltely not enough (not even when it comes off!). Alison T n ckett opposed the mot Ion With grace and good sense, Jane Murray in second ing the motion did her best to retrieve the situation, while O. F. Wilson was certainly eloquent and amusing speakin g second against the motion. From the fl oor our fru strated debaters failed us and, sadly, the most memorable interjections were ,fromJ. ,R . F. Eaton, M.S., y.'ho to ld us how much better it had been to travel hopefully through some of the evenmg s Jokes than to arrive, and from J, H. W. Lloyd, K.S., who suggested that the true quotat ion was "To drivel hopelessly is better than to a rrive". At all events, the motion was lost by 96 votes to 41, wit h 18 abstent ions, a nd nothing could detr.a~t from the thoroughly pleasant social side of the occasion, and we were most grateful to o ur fourteen vIsitors for so greatly en~ liv.ening the evening. D.w.B. TENTERDEN
In collaboration with Mr. Brown, my main aim as monitor fo r Woodwork has been to make woodwork more of a recognised activity in the School as a whole. In the last year there have been two developments towards that goal. Two Shell forms have two lessons each of Woodwork a week as an alternative to Art, wh ich adds to the broad range of subjects offered to a person in his first year but a lso means that he is given an opportunity wh ich might not otherwise be taken. It is hoped that some of the juniors will recognise the challenge in a craft subject and wiII pursue it throughout their academ ic ca reer. Secondl y, four people are takin g Woodwork "0" Level. Woodwork "0" Level demands more than just a hi gh standa rd of practical work. It requires historical knowledge, a nd an abi lity to do geometrica l drawing; for help in thi s we are grateful to Mr. P. W. Boorman. On field day, Mr. Brown took the Woodwo rk "0': .level ca ndid ates to Chilham s~w milI ~, which are concerned mainly with home-grown timbers. Such VIS Its have provc:d very valuable 10 showmg some of the other facets of the timber indust ry, and we are most gratefu l to hUll. R.F.S WOODWORK
We had two lectures this term. Mr. Peacocke spoke witt ily, length ily and extremely weil MARLOWE on "Dante", His delight and enthusiasm in the subject rubbed off so much on his audience that we had to continue the discussion over coffee at Mr. Woodley's house. Secondly, Mr. Martin Scofield, O.K.S., came down from Kent-at~Canterbury to interest us in "Words~ worth". The lecture resembled a seminar rather than a true lecture, and the diffidence of the speaker brought out discussio n well. The Poetry Circle flour ished efficiently throughout the term: Seven broadsheets were published weekly conta ining anonymous work by members. These were then dI scussed by a group of about twenty people once a week. It performs a usefu l funct ion for "budding poets". The coup de grace of the term was a visit to Eflw~,.dJI by Marlowe in L~:mdon (by Mr. Wood,ley, the Secretary Simon H oll is and Tom Jeffery) at the mVltalion of Mr. A. D. Wilson. The play (starrmg Leo McKelle~) was utterly gruesome but gripping and extremely well performed. J .H.W.L. J1 2
Four readings were held this term, with a varied degree of success. Ou r first and most WALPOLE spontaneolls readmg was of The Recruiting Officer by Farquhar which being of a light , I~a ture, provided .an enjoyably entert~ining evening. Mr, O'Dwy~r and R. S, W. Tonk in g proved an Idyllic Sa lo pmn rustic couple. From thIS we turned to the precision of an Agatha Christie delecti~e (Hercule Poi rot) ,d:ama, the suc~ss of wh ich ce!1t red a round the suspense rather than actual dramat Ic ~ontent or any bnlltance. of style elthe,r m the readmg 0 1' in the writing of the play. We then read Peter Ustmov's RO!lIallojJ and Juliet, I,he noton ety o f which ",lakes it worthwhile readin g. The play lived up to our expectations and gave conSIderable amusement. fma lly, The Mall who was Thursday, by Mrs. G. K. Ch~sterton and Ralph ~ea le, alth<,>ugh event ually predictable, was an exciting play with an ingenious plot. Owm~ to the. overbearing commitments of the PreSident, N. C. O'Dwyer, Esq. , a new office o f Honorar~ Vlc.e-Presld.ent was created and J. S. Matthews, Esq., very kindly took charge of th ree of the readings m thiS capacity. The height of our ter",l w~s reached wh?n on ~ arch 14th the Society went on an exped ition to London, to see Pa.ul Daneman starrmg m Peter LlIk~ s Ha(lt:wf/ VII a t tl~e Hayma rket Theatre. The play itself had very great !~lpact upon us and we, should gIve credit to Mr. 0 Dwyer for such an excellent choice. Such an expedition adds to the attraction of the Society and was an apt conclusion to the term 's activities. R .S. W.T. D.S.F. We held a meeting at the beginning of term, at wh ich it was decided to elect a Com~ PHOTOGRAPHIC mittee of three members to run the Society, in p lace of the o ld arra ngement whereby the Secretary looked after everyt hing. We have a flouri shing pJ'e~Corps squad and when the new equipment arrives, the Society should be in good form . ' F.A.K. The ter!l1's act ivities started .with a, day's outing to Br!tish Pet roleum's oil refinery on the Isle HARVEY of Gram. The p~rty of thirty enjoyed a well~organlsed, pleasant day and saw everyth ing, except a drop of 011. Lunch a,nd tea were provided in the execu tives' cafeteria and in the afternoon the party saw over a small tanker. The followin~ we~k, on Fe~ruary 7t.1~, Mr;, R. A. Bllrge, a Canterbu ry Osteopath, gave a lecture to a smal l group of boys III BIology! Aided by Fred (a reconstructed backbone and pelvis) he gave an interes ting talk and answered the quest ions a fterwards very well . ' On Februa ry 17th, Dr. Carthy of the Field Studies Council came to give a lecture on "Animal Commu nication" . Despite a derailment and the ensu ing rail chaos, he a rri ved here only an hou r and a half late to give his lecture. A large aud ience hea rd Dr. Carthy cover briefly most of the topics in this field' a nd by the use of slides and a tape he balanced the lecture very wel l. ' The last lecture of the term, billed for March 10th, had to be cancelled because D r. Rogan from Imperial College could not be contacted. The ou ting on the afternoon of March 17t h to East Mailing Resea rch Sillt ion was a success. The staff had taken some trouble to a rrange a very pleasant outing and everyone cnJ.,yed themselves . Ph~ns for next term include a film evening a nd a n outing to a brewery one afternoon early in the term. J.A.O .' In ~pite of the preva iling chill .wind during most of the term, a num ber of day and night NATURAL out mgs have confirmed a conSIderable badger-act ivity a t two loca l sets. No badgers have HISTORY been seen yet b~use of too short observat ion periods, but much fresh dung and tracks have made up ~or thiS. The prolonged col~ spell brought large numbers of redwing wh ich stayed for over a m <,>nth. A kmgfisher was o bserved huntmg over a polluted stream in early February, as were many ot her bu¡ds. Preliminary studies of the wood~ant using an antery have provided useful material for future study and collect ion and some tentative conclusions about their react ion to light. The R.S.P.B. fi lm , The Birds of Sll'olhspey, kindly provided by Mrs. Bird, was faSCinating. Rare birds, such as the fam ous osprey, were superbly photographed showing va rious behaviour~patterns in their natural habitat. Two other films were also shown. Two tropical~fish tanks have been set up cent red on the study of the heredity and behaviour of platys and swordta ils. ' A.K.P.J. J.D.B. 11 3
music Last term the size of the Choir had got out of hand and so the number of boys in the Choir was cut down considerably at the beginning of this term. We are sorry to have tc? sar good-bye to Stefan Bown and Andrew Lyle, who have both ~n members of the ChOir ~mc~ they ~st came to the School. Once again Mr. Wright and Mr. Davies have worked hard to mamtaln the high standard the Choir has achieved. Anthems sung this term:Blessed be the God and Father (S. S. Wesley) Whence ;s that goodly fragrollce? (Kitson) SalvatoI' mUlldi (Blow) When Jesus our Lord (Mendelssohn) o Lord, look down (Battishill) The Heavens are telling (Haydn) The sorrows of Mary (Bennett) Whe" to the temple Mary we"t (Eccard) A procession of palms (Williamson) Greater love hath flO mall than this (Ireland) Teach liS, good Lord (Nicolson) Drop. drop, slow tears (Walton) J.C.G.
CHOIR
This term we have been working for our annual Passioll in the Crypt, and our choice this year was Charles Wood's setting according to St. Mark, which was performed on February 22nd, with W. J. M. Kendall as the Evangelist and N . C;. O'DwyC?r, Esq;. as Je~us. Since then we have been singing through as much new musIc as possible, With a view to the Serenade next term . ' Our thanks once again to our Conductor, Edred Wrig~t, for the ve~ve and sparkle. that he injects into our meetings and also to Robert Scott, who always provides expert pl~no a~ompantment wh~n needed. Finally, many thanks to our leavers, A. G. L. Lyle and S. J. Bown. Their contnbutlon has been lOvaluable. G.S.T. MADRIGAL SOCIETY
First of all I would like to apologise for not having written. a report la~t term about the orchestra's progress. The term was very profitab.ly ,!-sed In r~balancmg the orchestra after the losses in the strings in the summer, and In slght-readmg through a number of works to find a programme for the concert in aid of "Shelter" this term (review~d elsew~ere in this issue), and for King's Week next term. We. read t.hroug~; ~esar ~rank:-Sympho!lY m D mlllor; Rossini-Dritten- Soirees Musicales; Debussy- Petite Smte; Slbel lus- Flnlatz.dla; Tchalk?wsky-Swll/l Lake SlIile; "Beethoven- Symphony No.5 in C millor; Dvorak- Symphony No.8 m G; Gershwm- Rhapsody ifl Blue. The First Orchestra also provided a small orchestra for accompan>:i~g H.M.S. Pillafore last term, and for Cox and Box this term. This orchestra worked very. hard, provldmg .a group of alert p.layers who followed the idiosyncrasies of the soloists of both opera.s In a most professl(:mal manner, hC?lpmg to hold the opera together. (A professional recording company m Lon?o~, has descnbed the recordmg of H .M .S. Pinafore as "the best amateur recording of an amateur product ion that they have heard .) ... For any evening concert in the Shirley Hall, whet.her .given by ~he .School Orchestra or by a vlsltmg orchestra or soloist, there is an eternal problem: the hghtmg .. !he hghtmg on ~he sta.ge and at ~he front of the Hall over the apron stage is not really adequate for .muslclans to read their musIc. It has Improved a little in the last few years but there is still not enough of It. Last term Christopher Waltham (,cello) left the orchestra, and this term Andrew Lyle (clarinet) and Stefan Bown (violin) are leaving. S.18.
FIRST ORCHESTRA
The Orchestra-and indeed all musical activities-will be poorer next term without the contributions from Andrew Lyle and Stefan Bown. Both. have given unst!ntingly of their talent to ~hool and, House music. The former's enthusiasm for woodwmd and opera wdl ~ong be rem~mbered. whIlst S!efan s work with the Orchestra and his outstanding tenure of office as Momtor for MUSIC are beyond praise. E.J.W. 114
This term h~s been spent la rgely in rehears ing for a concert next term; ¡in which the Orchestra wlil play some movements from Handel's suite !/ Pastor Fido ("The Faithful Shepher~") and Ro.ssini's o~erture Semiramide. As well as a new Secretary, the Orchestra has received a c0!ls ld er~b l ~ mflux of new members this term , largely in the st rings section. Our thanks go to Mr. Ward for hiS con t1l1uIOg forbearance and tolerant conduct ing.
SECOND ORCHESTRA
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This ter~l w~s spent I?artly in rehearsing for the S~~Jter Concert, in which we played CHAMBER Saras'.lte.s. Zfgeullerwef s~II, Cla.rence M.yerscough glvmg a memorable performance as ORCHESTRA solo V!OhOlSt, .and partly 111 playmg a van~ty of works, ranging from Byrd to Mendelssohn, sometimes llsmg a large orchestra, enabl mg a lot of people to play new works. Our thanks, of course, to Mr. Robertson for leading the Orchestra a nd to Mr. Goodes for cheerful and excellent conducting. L.S.P.H. Th is term BAND
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activities. centred on tbe Kent Wind Society Concert in the Chapter House, which With ~ specl8l1y compos~~ Fallfarc by Alan Ridout, followed by part of Grainger's sUite A Lmco/llsllll'e Posy. We also Jomed the massed band in a performance of Handel's Water w~ opene~
Mlfsic. Since t~e~. we have concentrated in the little time available on sight reading and preparation for next term's activIties. We say good-bye to Andrew Lyle and thank him for his many and varied services. We also extend our thanks to Mr. Davies, whose constant enthusiasm as Band Master made our activities so successful.
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SOCIAL SERVICE This term's unit has been the largest for over a year. Several of our new members as well as some new volunteers from outside the un~t have contacted the Youth to the Rescue organisation in Canterbury and have thus been assured of findmg old people that are genuinely in need. The dilemma that some of our members have faced in the past when, on paying a first visit to an old person they discover that their help would be better employed elsewhere need never be faced again. ' Mr. G .. Hattee has continued his valuable tr~ and river survey work with some of the junior members of the umt. He would be grateful for some seOlor volunteers to help him with some conservation work in the summer in connection with European Conservation Year. Some boys from ~alpolc (plus their hOllsemaster!) spent two long but worthwhile afternoons clearing some waste ground 10 the Longport area for use by a playgroup. HOllse projects such as this deserve every encouragement. We must continue to be grateful to Mr. R. E. Barham for his encouragement organisation and for the somewhat dubious transport he provides! ' G.F.W.
C.C.F. NOTES ARMY AND BASIC SECTIONS It is with a. sense of deep and sincere loss that we have to tell you about the death of Mr. G. A. Herbert,
I ~e late Regimental Sergeant-~ajor, who had been grievously ill since July. 1968. He always hl1n~lf gene rou~l~ and. unspann~ly to the Corps; and by his unceasing efforts, his eye for detail,
devoted and his meticulous. a~mmlstratJo n , he raised the standards of all sides of Corps life-not least that of Shooting. !,n apprecmtlon appears elscwhere in ~hese pages, but he was our personal friend and mentor, and our loss IS felt the more keenly. fv1ay he rest 10 peace, and may God be with his family. We ha~e welcomed Mr. P. ~ . A. Todd of the Queen's Regiment as our new R.S. M. He has been very busy gett lO~ to kno~ us, gettlOg .u~ed to our C.c'F. ways, and learning how the School works. He has taken a lead1l1g part In the new trammg syllabus for the Army Proficiency this term and we expect the results any day now.
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The Orienteering group under Mr. Sugden and e.S'.M. N .. P. W. Watson have done 'Yell. J. F. Maule and S. A. Williamson won a top grading in the Apex Orienteering Scheme held near Tonbrldge, and we hope that others will do as well. The Commando Night Exercise was a great success, if rigoro,:,s conditions are !he criteria : .a lat~ even!ng route-finding scheme led groups to an excellent forested ~!TIP Site, and. the morOl!l~ cOIrypehhons Involvmg a river crossing and canoeing were made unusually excIting and testmg by a rlslOg fiver. Promotions during the term: To be C.S.M.: R. S. W. Tanking. To be Sergeant: B. P. Decie, I. W. H. Hannah, J. C. Lasker, J. Macnamara, M. G. Stainer, R. Suarez. To be Lance-S~rgeant: J.~. Ma~le, S. C. Osborne. To be C~rporal: J. T. Brooks, D. S. Farley, A. C. N. Girling, R. F . Harding, J. C. Mamwarlng, C. W. Poulsen, M. J. ~Iseman. To be Lance-Corporal: J. M. Barson, D. Bleazard, P. J. Cresswell, A. M. W. Jackson, C. W. Martm, D. P. Medhurst, D. C. H. Vowles. W.J.R.H¡S.
A BREAK FROM SCHOOL ROUTINE Soon after 1800 on Wednesday, 11th March, we were ~itting cramJ?Cd and blindfolded in <;lur group .of four bound, by car, for some unknow.n part of. the Kentlsh countryslde:-the ~ommando Night ExerCise had begun. After a twenty minute dflve the blindfolds were removed, mstructlon~ ~ere handed o,ot and we were left on a remote country road. A passing local helped us to ~nd our position ~nd. by usmg the map, we planned the best route to the grid reference that w~ had bee~ glve~ for the campsite. Several t~sks were to be performed en route and, as these included collectmg a foreign COin, .the words of. a pS!ilm, a PI~ of coke, several addresses, etc., we ensured that our route passed through a vl.Uage. Th~ SIX md~ walkmg went well and we were able to make several stops to collect the necessary objects and mformatlon. We arrived at the campsite at 2100 to find a glowing fire and one or tw~ tents alread~ up. We pit~hed Our tents and set about preparing supper. By. now the weather had deteriorated and It was drizzling-the compo rations seemed all the better for th!s. and ~e f!1anaged to h,ave a very reaso.nable meal. At 2~45 we assembled in our five groups for a competition which Involved makmg a structure sUItable for transportmg a heavy gas cooker round an obstacle course given one length of rope and a number of wooden stakes. At the end we were glad to seek the refuge of our tents and sleeping bags. However, due to the coldness of the night and the percolation of ra in through both tent and groundsheet, sleep was only for the few (notably M.J.H. and M.J.V . in their rather superior tent). The night seemed very long and cold but it was chee~ed by campfires and, by 0630, breakfast was cooking on five separate fires and everyone was gr,adually. thaWing t;>ut. Each .group had now to perforf!1 three co~¡ petitive exercises and all tackled these with a wlil. The river had nsen about a metre overmght and this made the river crossing and canoeing more of a challenge than had ~n planned. <;:onsequently.. only ,?ne group looked anything like getting across the.lr roJ>C. and four canoeists took to the ICy water while turnlDg round. The other exercise involved a short orienteering course and one or two groups proved to be far more competent than the others. We were very pleased to see the Headmaster and Major Hildick-Smith during th.e morning and they kindly transported the saturated canoeists back to School. By 1045 all groups h!id fimshed and everY0!1e set off for Canterbury. Perhaps the best part of all was that long hot bath which, III a way, made all thedlscomfort of the previous night seem worthwhile. A CoMMANDO.
ROYAL NAVAL SECTION On Field Day we had a most enjoyable day at sea in H.M.S. Echo and H.M.S. Ellterprise, two ships of the Inshore Survey Squadron. We steered the ships.. went out in their qemini craft and saw at first hand the work involved in keeping up-to-date the Admiralty charts that are m use throughout the world . The rest of the term was devoted to preparation for the Naval Proficiency examinations.
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CORRESPONDENCE 16 The Precincts,
Canterbury. Dear Sir, During the eleven terms which I have spent at this School there have been only three motions for debate which have been remotely worth arguing about, these being the debates on the public schools in Britain today, the Corps and on Canterbury Dress. On the other occasions the motions have merely been suitable for little else but "idle chit-chat and inconsequential tittle-tattle" and leading nowhere. I believe that a debating society has a vital role to play in this School since there is virtually no method by which gentlemen .may e?,press. their .views and perh~p~ influence decisions to be taken by authority, A nasty, warped, cyOical VOice whispers In my ear that thiS IS perhaps the very reason why relevant subjects arc not debated- "such men are dangerous". Another voice whispers in my other ear that this could not possibly be true, albeit I tend to believe the first. Let the powers-that-be prove the latter voice to be correct by more frequently presenting motions that are practical, pertinent and purposeful! Yours faithfully, D. C. BOLAM.
Common Room, Gray's Inn,
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211d February, 1970. Oear Sir, I note with some concern remarks by various contributors to your August edition on the intended nature and scope of King's Week in future-a concern that many other O.K.S. to whom I have spoken appear to share. The basic assumption appears to be that King's Week performers find their participation a strain rather than a pleasure. Unless there has b~n a significant change from the years when Henry IV, Part 11, and Macbeth were produced I cannot believe that the casts, after a great deal of hard work in preparation, get anything other than enjoyment from their productions. Certainly no performance at King's has ever given me the impression that the performers were grimly striving to overcome strain and overwork to do their civic duty. It would seem poor recompense for their preparation-which is an effort- to limit the number of performances- which are a pleasure to both performers and audiences. Perhaps another symptom of your contributor's misinterpretation of feeling about King's Week is his rather patronising suggestion that the boys will not miss the passing of the "big name" We would, I can assure you, Sir, have been very reluctant to replace such visitors as Sir Donald Wolfit, Peggy Ashcroft, Joyce Grenfell and others for the more dubious pleasure--as described by your reviewer-of feeling "in sympathy with a mesmerized cobra". Surely those "big names" were all a part of that wider education which is King's boast? I~ King's has a motto other than its official one it is the "pursuit of excellence". In King's Week it had achieved a programme that was outstanding musically and dramatically- far surpassing at least one University's Arts Festival. Not only did King's Week pursue excellence but it also provided a recognition of talents, thereby attracting them, which few other schools can provide. ~f opportunities for these talents to develop are to be curtailed, is there not a danger that the healthy attitude which reco~ised types of talent that are not solely sporting or wholly academic will in time dis~ appear, to be replaced by an atmosphere less liberal and blind to other, unknown, because inexperienced, forms of excellence or endeavour? Yours faithfu lly, T. G. HARTLBY
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From the King's Week Manager
Meister Omers House, The King's School. 251h March, 1970.
Sirs, I fail to see how Mr. Ha rtley can have read my art icle of last August which detailed the expanded list of King's Week activities and then suggest that we are curtai li ng opportunity for boys' talents to be developed. His implication that developments in the nature and scope of our festiva l have brought with them a lowering of standards is amply countered by the rapturous accla im given to last yem's Concerts, but his letter also shows that he has misunderstood the "basic assumption" of my article, which was that it is educationally better to transfer the stress from the "big name" attraction, where boys benefit passively, to an extended amount of activities of high standard, in which as many boys as possible are able to develop their musica l and dramatic talents. Last year the number of boys participating reached record numbers, four plays were produced in addition to five musical events, and fitt ing all this into the six days at our disposal, now that O. & C. examinations have expanded into the traditional King's Week, proved both arduous and exh il arat ing. At no point in my article did I suggest that boys do nol enjoy working so hard , and I can assure Mr. Hartley that last year's performers were in no way different in this from their predecessors, but it would be the height of folly to ignore the need to provide a ba lance between art istic exh ilaration and physical stress. This yea r, even in the reduced programme necessary to fit in with the Becket Fest ival, two major school plays arc to be produced one of which has been written by members of the School Drama Club. Is thi s curtailing of opportunity? To fit so many events into such a short time necessarily involves a limiting of the number of performances for each activity, resulting in financial loss, and we feel that, in general, it is better to use the money at Our disposal in encouraging boys to participate and to raise their standa rds of performance ra ther than to attract several outside visitors. In this way we hope to continue the "pursuit of excellence", offering that wider educat ion which is the pride both of Mr. Hartley and of King's. Yours faithfull y, JOHN B. SUGDEN.
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O.K.S. NEWS (The figures in brackets give the year of leaving King's) Congratulations to W. E. Elvy (1926) who has been appointed a Director of the nationalised East Kent Road Car Co. . We congratulate Sir Jobn Guillum Scott (1928), Secretary to the Church Assembly. on his appointment as Secretary-General of the General Synod of the Church of England. . We congratulate The Revd. D. L. Edwards (1947) on his appointment as Rector of St. Margaret's , Westminster, the "parish church" of the Houses of Parliament, and also as a Canon of Westminster. We are delighted to hear that R. O. A. Norris (1951) has been appointed to teach Physics, and no doubt hockey and cricket, at Millfield from January. 1971. He had the distinction of passing almost direct from the King's ]st Hockey XI into the British Olympic XI of 1952, and has been teaching at Hilton College South Africa. We look forward to welcoming J,im back to this country; his photograph was in the I~st issue of The Cantuariall. We congratulate F. G. J. Norton (1951) who has been teaching at Bedford School, on being appointed Head of the Mathematics Department at Rugby. Lt.~Cdr. M. E. C. Brown, R.N. (1955) has been serving in Bath at the Ministry of Defence; he gets around in work connected with Polaris submarines, and expects to be at sea again soon. When he was in Washington, he met I. S. McDonald (1957) on his way to Houston, Texas, to cover one of the Apollo shots for The Times. in July last I gave a list of O.K.S. who are working for B.O.A.C., and have since heard of others from D. G. Barber (1956), who, like D. D. Jevons (1956), is a co~pj}ot flying Boeing 707's. G. H. W. Norman (1946) is with the Market Research Department, and G. 1. Pout (1922) is said to be the Treasurer of B.O.A.C., while R. W. E. Greenhow (1951) left to go, it is thought, to Kuwait Airlines. Captain J. B. R. Fowler, R.A. (1959) has been Adjutant of the 4th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, and is now a Company Instructor at the R.M.A. Sandhurst. His address there is Victory CoJJege, and he will be glad to meet any O.K.S. coming to the R.M.A. or contemplating a career in the Army. J. O. Strom~Olsen (1960) got his Ph.D. at Cambridge in ]966, and then crossed the Atlantic, and after spells in New Jersey and Nova Scotia, is now Assistant Professor of Physics at McGill University, Montreal.
ENGAGEMENTS Robicttc-Cropper.- M. J. G. Robiette (1962) to Anne Cropper.
MARRIAGES Brown-HoUom.-Lt.~Cdr.
M. E. C. Brown, R.N. (1955) to Anona Holtom, on 15th November, 1969, at Limpley Stoke, Wilts. O'CIee-Tyler.-D. G. O'Clee (1959) to Jacqueline Tyler, on 16th February, 1970, at Ickenham.
BIRTIIS McDonald. -To Dr. and Mrs. J. K. McDonald (1958), on 16th January. 1970, twin boys. Valpy.- To Virginia and Peter F. Valpy (1957), on 5th January. 1970, a son.
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DEATHS
Jremonger.-On 28th February, 1970, at Folkestone, Colonel A. R. A. frem onger (1901). Linton.- On 17th January, 1970, Colonel B. C. Linton (1904). Pembrook.-On New Year's Eve, 1969,1. G. Pembrook (1906), for very many years Clerk to the Governors, Apsey.--On 1st February. 1970, in New York, Colonel G . R. M. Apsey (1917). Asheoden.--On 22nd December, 1969, at Sturry, C. T. Ashenden (1918).
OBITUARY
COLONEL A. R. A. IR EMONGER, R.E. (Retd.) (K.S. 1898- 1901) Arthur Reginald Assheton Iremonger died a~ Folkestone on 28th February. 1970, at the age of 86. Entering the School in the Michaelmas Tenn of 1898, he gained a Junior scholarship a year later and a Senior scholarship in July. 1901, becoming a Monitor in the same year. On leaving School he was awarded the O.K.S. Gift. He passed 6th into the Royal Military Academy Woolwich, and 6th out, being commissioned in the Royal Engineers on 5th January, 1904. Promoted Captain on 30th October, 1914, he saw War Service in France in 1915-16, being mentioned in Dispatches in June, 1916, and was wounded in August of that year. After twenty years' further service at Home and in the West Indies and briefly in India, he retired on 6th October, 1936, with the rank of Colonel. His later years were saddened for himself and his devoted wife by his being afflicted with blindness. He was to the end interested in news of the School.
OUR CONTEMPORARIES We acknowledge the receipt of the following and apologise for any omissions:Aldellhamiall, Alleynioll, Ardingiy Chronicle, Birkdaliall, Bltmdellian, Bradfield College Chronicle, The Bradfordian, The Canberrall, Cheltenham College Magazine, Cholmelian, Dane Court Magazille, Decanian. Dovorialt, Easlbournian, The Elizabethan, Fe/slediall, The Fig Tree (Killg's College, HOllg KOllg), Giggleswiek Chronicle, Glenalmond Notes, Gresham Schoo/ Magazille, Harrovian, Hurstjolmioll, K.G.S. Magazille, K.S. (Chester) Magazine, K.S. Parramatta Magazille, Lancillg College Magazine, Lorettolliall, Latymerian, The LYllx (Crallbrook), Mar/burian, The Meteor (Rugby), Ma[verniall, Mill Hill Magazine, Milner COllrt Chronicle, The Novo, Oratory, The Ousei, Rad/eian, Reptonian, Saga, The School Tie (Ashford Sehaol), Stollyhurst College Magazine, Suttonian, Welling/onian, Whitgi//ian, Worksopian, The Yellow Dragon (Queen's College, Hong Kong), and The Ho/mewoodian. PRINTED FOR THE KING'S SCHOOL BY THE ELVY AND GmBS PARTNERSHIP, ORANGE STREET, CANTERBURY
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THE CANTUARIAN
AUGUST 1970
CONTENTS PAGE
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EDITORIAL ... THE SCHOOL
125 126 126 126
THE SCHOOL VIRTUTE FUNCfJ MORE PATRUM DUCES
SALVETE VALETE
CHAPEL NOTES
127
IN MEMORIAM: PETER BIRCH
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THIS AND THAT ...
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LEAVING MASTERS E. R. C. DARTINGTON R. A. C.
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MEREDITH
SPEECH DAY, 1970
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THE HEADMASTER'S SPEECH
EPILOGUE ACADEMIC AND OTHER
DISTINCTIONS
GAINED,
1969- 70
PRESENT HOLDERS OF EXHIBITIONS
LECTURES AND CONCERTS
WALPOLE HOUSE CONCERT
145 146 146 146 147 148 149 149
MUSIC QRCLE CONCERTS ...
ISO
BRAHMS' "REQUIEM" MANPOWER IN INDUSTRY ...
VISIT TO THE BANK OF ENGLAND AND THE STOCK EXCHANGE
LoRD FRANCISM WILLIAMS FIDELIO QUARTET
PROKOFIEV
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CHARLES GROVES
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CONTRIDUTIONS FLY
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GRANNY AN EssAY ON WANTON SATIRE
LET Us Now PRAISE ON A PHOTOGRAPH
FAMOUS MEN
OF
AUSTRALOPITHECUS
GREGORY TwiLIGHT OF DESTRUCTION
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KING'S WEEK, 1970 KING'S WEEK SET BY SWANN "VARIOUS OPPRESSIONS" THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION DISPLAY "CoMEDY OF ERRORS" SERENADE IN THE CLOlSTERS SYMPHONY CoNCERT
CONTRIBUTIONS AMONG HIS FRlBNDS
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SUPER-REAL . ..
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THE BODEY CUP
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KING'S WALK FOR CANCER
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THE CoNVICf PENSAX CANAL TuNNEL THE LoNELINESS OF THE CoMMUTER WALK THROUGH LIFE DAMMED
KING'S SPORT CRICKET THE BoAT CLUB SWIMMING
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BASKETBALL . .. ATHLETICS FENCING
TENNIS SHOOTING GOLF CLUB .. . JUDO •.•
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SCHOOL ACnVlTlES MUSIC
SQCII!TIES
C.C.F. NOTES SOCIAL SERVICE
195 197 199 200
CORRESPONDENCE
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O.K.S. NEWS O.K.S. NEWS O.K.S. TEuS)"
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OUR CONTEMPORARIES
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THE CANTUARIAN AUGUST, 1970
VOL. XXXIV No. 3
EDITORIAL
Most of our waking hours are spent in the pursuit of value for money, a fact which has only hindered mankind in its attempt to evaluate works of art. Is it right, for instance, that the complete works of Shakespeare should bear the same price-ticket as a set of cellular underwear? How can we argue with a man who tells us he has found a wife whose price is above rubies? A few months ago, it cost £78,608 to stage Aida. What is it worth to hear the Eroica? The total Government grant to Covent Garden in 1969 (£1,400,000) would have built, and modestly furnished, 943 council houses. Why is it that postage stamps which reproduce in brilliant miniature and glorious technicolour St. Paul's Cathedral or the siege of Stalingrad are sold for the princely sum of fivepence; while some misshapen and headless marvel of philatelo-monstrography, salvaged from the remains of a New Hebrides cannibal settlement by a Stanley Gibbons safari, comes under the auctioneer's hammer for a mere £372,000? Why, we may ask, does not the above rule apply to painting and to fine art? Bidders do not engage in punch-ups in the aisles of Sotheby's over a slashed Rembrandt. Art moguls certainly do not leap off their tasselled divans in pursuit of a Sevres milkmaid with three ears. 12l
BLORE'S PIECE, 15th JULY, 1970 lKelllish Gazette
Likewise, it seems impossible to enjoy Becket without the aid of a beertent, or Janet Baker without littering Canterbury with myriads of baby pennants of divers hues, but equal ugliness. Should we, perhaps, agree with Henry VIII's statute of 1538, that " ... from henceforth the said Thomas Becket shall not be esteemed, named, reputed, nor called a Saint, but Bishop Becket ; and that his images and pictures through the whole realm shall be put down and avoided out of all churches, chapels, and other places ... "? Canterbury Cathedral has managed very nicely hitherto: why should the tourist suddenly be forced , with plastic Great Seals, Martyrdom tea-cosies, etc., to add a dollop of cream to so select a strawberry as Thomas Becket? Are not the various comedies-and oppressions--enacted within the Precincts walls only gimmicks and mummeries designed to subvert our hallowed fane into an oecumenical den of thieves? After a rather desultory showing of Popish Plot, or, Schism Unmask'd by the Fenian School of Melodrama, it will not come as a shock to many to discover that no fewer than eight of the Precincts clergy were to be found at Playcraft's opening performance of A New Way to Pay Old Debts! To what lengths are those responsible prepared to go! My own particular dream is of a Kentish Oberammergau .. . some innocent bystander, selected by Urim-andThummimical process, could take the role of Becket ... a facsimile reproduction of the famous murder could be enacted hourly ... and four stalwart King's Scholars, suitably accoutred in knightly garb, would rush screaming upon their victim-brandishing, perhaps, the very axe which was used with such telling effect upon the late Ann Bunce.
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THE SCHOOL Captain of School: C. B. Hamblin, K.S. C. B. Hamblin, K.S. E. S. Kock A. W . Dawson, M.S. J. A. Griggs N. P. Makris G. F. Wilson J. B. Sawrey-Cookson F. A. Karim
Head of LlIxmoore House Head of Linacre House Head of Marlowe House Head of Walpole House Head of School House Head of The Grange Head of Meister Omers Head of Galpin's HOllse
SCHOOL MONITORS C. B. Hamblin, K.S., E. S. Kock, A. W. Dawson, M.S., J. A. Griggs, N. P. Makris, G. F. Wilson, B. J. McDouall, J . B. Sawrey-Cookson, F. A. Karim School House: The Grange: Walpole :
Meister Omers: Marlowe:
Luxmoore: Galpin's
Linacre
HOUSE MONITORS N. P. Makris, C. R. J. Owen, R. J. P. Bottomley, C. K . A. Hall, H. P. Watkins G. F. Wilson, H. T. Scott, P. G. R. Ashenden, D. R. S. Price, J . E. Allen J. A. Griggs, A. H. Nelson, S. P. Blackmore, J. F. Maule, K.S., A. Bird J. B. Sawrey-Cookson, A. Hampshire, C. J. C. Rowe, A. P. C. Northrop, P. M. D. Shires, K.S., R. S. W. Tonking A. W. Dawson, M.S., D. W. Mitchell, K.S., H. J. F. Robinson, T. D. G . Johnson C. B. Hamblin. K.S., R . J. S. Shaw, M.S., I. C. Gaskell, B. P. Decie, P. R. Clarke, T. P. Dutton, J. A. Dorward F. A. Karim, P. F. D . Edwards, K.S., B. D. Clifford, M.S., R . D . Thomson E. S. Kock, B. J. McDouall, A. F. Allen, S. P. B. Tuite, M. W. J. Thorne B. J. McDouall C. J. C. Rowe E. S. Kock C. B. Hamblin, K.S. J. M. Ditchburn A. P. C. Northrop R. L. M. Wohanka A. Bird J. T . Brooks M. W. J. Thorne S. P. Blackmore D. A. Whitaker J. A. Griggs
Captain of Boats Captain of Cricket Captain of Rugger Captain of Hockey Captain of Athletics Captain of Swimming Captain of Tennis Captain of Fencing Captain of Shooting Captain of Squash Rackets Captain of Gymnastics Captain of Judo Captain of Basketball
THE CANTUARIAN Editors: J. F. Maule, K.S., J. N. Lawrance, K.S., G. M. Jones, K.S., R. P. Lindley, K.S., C. W . Martin, K.S. 125
VIRTUTE FUNCTI MORE PATRUM DUCES BOWN, s. J .-Came Sept., '65; House Monitor, '69; School Monitor, '70; Music Scholar; Upper VI; Member of all Orchestras, Choir and Music Circle; 1st Orchestra Secretary; Monitor for Music. Box, J. D.- Came April, '65; Upper VI; 2nd Rugger Colours, '69; 2nd Athletics Colours, '70; Hon. Secretary and Treasurer Natural History Society. CURTIS, R. A. J.- Came Sept., '65; Vice-Captain of House and House Monitor, '69; Upper VI; Milner Exhibition. FREETH, S. G. H.- Came April, '65; Upper VI; Sgt., C.C.F.; Hon. Treasurer Somner Society; Open Exhibition in Classics, Jesus College, Cambridge. HARRIS, A. N. G.- Came Jan. , '65; House Monitor'.'70; Upper VI; Secretary ofCaKton Society; Ist Committee Member of Harvey Society. HOLLIS, S. P.- Came April, '65; House Monitor; Greaves Scholar; Upper VI; Sgt., C.C.F. LLOYD, J. H. W.- Came Sept., '65; King's and Senior King's Scholar; Waiting House Monitor, '69; House Monitor, '70; C.P.O., C.C.F.; Upper VI; Secretary of Marlowe Society. LYLE, A. G. L.- Came Sept., '65; Music Scholar, '65; Greaves Scholar, '66; Hon. King's Scholar '70' House Monitor, '69; Upper VI; 1st and Chamber Orchestras, Band and Ch~ir; 'Secretary of Band; Open Exhibition in Natural Science (Biochemistry) University College, Oxford. PAISLEY, J . A. N.-Came Sept., '65; King's Scholar, House Monitor, '69; Head of House, '70; Captain of Tennis; Upper VI; LISgt., C.C.F. WATSON, N. P. W.- Came Sept. , '65; Hon. King's Scholar, '70; Waiting House Monitor, '69 ' 2nd Athletics Colours, '68; 1st Athletics Colours, '69; Captain of CrossCo~ntry, '69-'70; Sgt., C.C.F.; Open Exhibition in Natural Sciences, Pembroke College, Cambridge.
SALVETE APRIL, 1970 D. C. Arthur, B. P. Barnard, J. D. Barnard, N. R. C. Baylis, N. H. Cain, S. Camburn, M. 1. Carter, J. P. Chilton, J. G . Freeman, M. C. Hall, C. F. Hammond, M. J. Hams, W. P. T. Haydon, M. R . H. Jackson, H. D. Norton-Amor, J. N. Punwar, H. A. W. E. Rayner, P. C. Saddington, C. R. Sawrey-Cookson, H. R. Smith, H. M. Stead, B. R. Weedon, C. E. H. Willis, P. J. Wooley.
VALETE MARCH, 1970 C. A. Annis, S. J. Bown, J. D. Box, R. A. J. Curtis, K . M. Evans, S. G. H . Freeth, A. N. G. Harris, S. P. H ollis, J. H. W. Lloyd, A. G. L. Lyle, J . A. N. Paisley, R. L. Sleep, M. S. Spurr, A. J . Walley, N. P. W. Watson. 126
CHAPEL NOTES The Eucharist. Four Sung Eucharists were held during the term and on Sunday, 5th July at 7.45 a.m. the preacher was the Archbishop of York. He took as his text some words from the epistle for the day and spoke simply and directly about those things which make Christians "alive to God". On two Sunday evenings, the Holy Communion was celebrated in the Western Crypt in place of Evensong and as with all our communion services, attendance was voluntary. Old Choristers' Association. Members of the Association sang a full Evensong in the Eastern Crypt on Sunday, 28th June. Their singing was much appreciated by a rather larger congregation than in previous years. Visiting Preachers. We were glad to welcome as visiting preachers this term: the Revd. Brian Newton, general editor of the U.S.P.G. , Canon Eric James of Southwark Cathedral, the Revd. Roger Symon, O.K.S., Chaplain of the University of Surrey, and the ArChbishop of York. In place of a visiting preacher who was unable to come, the Captain of School spoke at Evensong on Sunday, 5th July about some of his religious feelings. Chapel Collections May 3. The Alliance High School, Kenya 17. The Lord Mayor Treloar Trust ... 31. The Spastics Society June 7. Peruvian Earthquake Disaster Fund 21. The Spring Lane, Canterbury, Community Association July 12. Holidays for Needy Children Chapel General Fund (from this fund £20 has been given to the Friends of Canterbury Hospitals and Bradford Diocesan Jubilee Fund)
£ 9 8 8 26 18 18 53 £25
s. d. 13 4 15 11 2 8 2 9 7 6 19 0 2 8 to the B.G.
IN MEMORIAM PETER JOHN LONGDEN BIRCH Peter Birch came to the School in September, 1968, and to Linacre after a term in Riversleigh. Last summer he had one leg amputated: he made a brave return to School for the Lent Term, but died in Guy's Hospital on I st May. He loved games of all kinds: he was in the Under 14 Rugger team and was sometimes Captain of the Under 14 Cricket team. He was a clever boy who was always near the top of the top form on the science side. He brought to everything a tough determination to do well : he was a fiercely independent boy who was full of spirit-and never more so than when he came back to School after his leg had been amputated. He showed no trace of pity for himself: he wanted no allowances made. Those who were near him will always remember his gaiety and courage. 127
TIllS AND UIAT Assembly on Tuesday, May 5th took the form of a short Memorial Service Peter Birch for Peter Birch, with appropriate Psalm, Lesson, Prayers and Hymn. In a short address, the Headmaster spoke of the courage, gaiety and determination which had enabled Peter to return to school after a serious operation last August, and pointed out how fitting it was that the School had chosen Cancer Research as the good cause for which to walk on the following Sunday. On arrival by helicopter on Blare's Piece to attend the National Service Royal Visitor on Wednesday, July 15th, Her Majesty the Queen Mother was met by the to Canterbury Lord Lieutenant of Kent, the Mayor of Canterbury, the Headmaster and the Captain of School. The Headmaster, the Second Master and some 25 King's Scholars were also present at the Service.
Farewell. . .
Understatement of the year
to Mr. Dartington, who retires after twenty-five years of service to the School: and to Mr. Meredith, who leaves to become Headmaster of Giggleswick School. The Editors received an interesting piece of news this term from St. Thomas' Hospital, London: "You may perhaps already know that 1970 is the 800th anniversary of the martyrdom of St. Thomas Becket ... "
The Royal School of Church Music held a Choral Festival Service at the Royal Albert Hall on 25th June. Members of Choirs from the whole of the United Kingdom were specially selected to sing, and the service was attended by Her Majesty the Queen, the Archbishop, and representatives of all the Christian Churches. The concluding anthems in the Festival were Let the bright Seraphim and Let their celestial concerts all unite (from Handel's Samson), performed by over 800 slDgers with the Kneller Hall trumpeters; and Mr. Edred Wright was honoured by being invited to conduct these two items. Mr. Wright
On 19th June, at a special Assembly in the Shirley Hall, R. J. S. Shaw King's Walk presented a cheque for ÂŁ6,800-the bulk of the ÂŁ7,000 total raised on the for Cancer Walk- to Rear Admiral Balfour, Chief Appeals Officer of the Cancer Research Campaign. Admiral Balfour thanked the School for its effort and said that the money would be used for a radio-biological unit at Mount Vernon Hospital. The King's Walk Committee wish to thank all those Parents and Friends whose generous support helped to make the Walk such a success.
Founder's Day
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A book from the library of William Harvey, O.K.S., the seventeenthcentury physician who discovered the circulation of the blood, fetched £12,000 at Sotheby's recently. As Sotheby's cataloguer commented: "The appearance of a book closely connected with the greatest figure in modern medicine carries considerable historical importance". William Harvey
Appointment
Mr. R. N. Pittman takes over Walpole in September.
. .. to A. J. Abbott, O.K.S., who has been awarded a Scholarship for the Advanced Course in Arabic at the Middle East Centre for Arabic Studies in Beirut. · .. to B. J. Gipps, O.K.S., on being elected to the Sir John Goss Exhibition by the Royal College of Organists. · . . to T. J. Priestman, winner of the Kent Schools' Senior Discus Championship this
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· .. to N. W. Miell, M. C. Atkin and C. A. Haddon-Cave on having poems broadcast by the B.B.C. in their "Books, Plays, Poems" programme on 24th June. · .. to the Junior Athletics Team, successful against fourteen schools, on maintaining its unbroken record for the third year running. We were delighted to hear that Charles Groves, conductor of the Royal Charles Groves Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, and Associate Conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, received an honorary Doctorate of Music from Liverpool University in July. A report of his fascinating talk to us this term appears elsewhere, and we were pleased to see him in the audience at the first Symphony Concert. Brothers in Arms
The Library
Births
Two sets of brothers took part in the O.K.S. Fencing match at the end of term- the present captain A. Bird and R. Bird, O.K.S., N. J. Olympitis and E. J. Olympitis, O.K.S. Both elder brothers are former school team captains.
The Librarian gratefully acknowledges the gift of books from the Headmaster and J. M. Findlay, O.K.S ., and thanks the Revd. J. R. Powell, O.K.S., for The Rupert and Monk Letter Book 1666.
We congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Boorman on the birth of a son, Charles Davenport, on 21st May, and Mr. and Mrs. Wilson, a daughter, Anna Jane Illingworth, on 8th July.
The Mayor and Mayoress Do Halves Go Up or Down?
We were delighted to have with us for Matins on May 3rd the outgoing Mayor and Mayoress, Cllr. and Mrs. Buckworth, both good friends of the School; their son was a pupil here 1950- 55. 'Parents of twins in Meister Omers may have cause for concern at finding from their reports that the age gap has now lengthened to one month, in exactly sixteen years. 129
Cricket
The Headmaster presented a cricket bat to S. G . Gallyer a nd a cricket ball to C. E. A. Reddick in recognition of their outstanding achievements against Eastbourne College.
Rowing
A Common Room VIII took to the water at Pluck's Gutter and challenged a Luxmoore VI!I---<:ourageously, but unsuccessfully.
Basically Weak or Strong
Unanswerable excuse from member of Gym Club : "I'm afraid I can't row today, sir, because we are doing pyramids and I'm at the bottom" .
Gareth Thomas, O.K.S., after acting Henry IV in King's Week, 1963, gained a scholarship to R.A.D .A. , has toured America with the Royal Shakespeare Company and is now in Three Months GOlle at the Duchess Theatre. We hope that he will carry out his proposal to hold a Poetry Reading at the School. In a similar vein, the Editors note that D. C. Bolam and D. P. Blackie are now members of the National Youth Theatre. King's Players
In the Kent Festival, the following are to be congratulated for being placed first in their respective classes: S. J. Ha rrison and S. R. Harrison (Piano Duet), G. P. Williams (Accompanying at Sight- Piano), P. King (Piano Solo, 17 and under), R . J. S. Shaw (Piano Solo, 18 and under and Piano Solo, Open), B. D. Clifford (Piano Solo Challenge Cup), N. H. Moll ('Cello). There were also six Seconds awarded.
Kent Festival
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L. C. Lasker, O.K.S., now at Yale, has written at great length on his experiences with the Black Panthers, contrasted with life at King's. We would have liked to print his letter, but space was lacking. Entitled "A Pawn of Fate or Nearly a Knight", this interesting document has been placed in the
Library. The Junior Common Room
On Friday, 10th July, the Junior Common Room Club was officially opened by the Headmaster. Present were the President of the O.K.S. and Mrs. Young and about 30 members.
The Sforza Award The Sforza Award for linguists goes this year to J. M. Strachan. The Headmaster recently received several copies of the Rotulus as it was 57 years ago. The School then contained 146 boys in all, distributed hetween six forms, Classis Prima up to Classis Sexta, and an Army and Engineering Class. There were 17 masters, including the Headmaster, the Revd. C. R. L. McDowall, and 11 Monitors. Rotulus MCMXm
R. J . S. Shaw
The Editors wish to record their thanks to R. J. S. Shaw, M.S., Monitor for Music, for his invaluable work for The Cantuarian in all matters musical this term. 130
The Headmaster The Headmaster was the Anniversary Preacher at the Commemoration of Benefactors Service on 13th July.
Harold Truscott
We are indebted to Harold Truscott, the well-known B.B.C. broadcaster, who also contributes to the Listener and Music R eview for his ' review of the King's Week Symphony Concert.
We were very pleased to welcome as Inspecting Officer this year, MajorGener~l Ie ,~. Payne, O.K.S., c.n., C.D.E. (Retd.), who was flown in by Captalll NIck Payne, O.K.S., hIS actlllg A.D.C., of the Army Air Corps in a helicopter. This is the second year in which a distinguished O.K.S. has inspected th~ Corps.
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The Luxmoore Trophy
Dr. Gimson
Meister Omers are the winners this year, with Marlowe as runnersup.
We were very glad to see Dr. Gimson back, fully restored, before the end of term. He has, of course, many commitments outside the School and his work as Medical Officer for King's is now to be shared with Dr. Byrom.
In . addition to those on the Speech Day Programme, Headmaster's Pnzes were awarded to H. T. Scott for his direction of the King's Week commandos, and to D. C. Bolam for his performance as Becket in Various Oppressions.
Additional Prizes
Au revoir
to Marie-France Pignol, who returns to Toulouse after her year as Assistante at King's.
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LEAVING MASTERS E. R. C. DARTINGTON Mr. E. R. C. Dartington retires at the end of this term. He came to King's from Highgate twenty-five years ago to be the first Housemaster of Luxmoore House. Luxmoore, named after Chief Justice Luxmoore, a great benefactor of the School, was the first outward a nd visible sign of the School's expansion after the constrictions of the war years. His immediate task was to weld boys, who had been in dilTerent houses in Cornwall, into a single unit and the School has reason to be grateful for the successful way in which he did this during those difficult post-war years, The distance of Luxmoore from the main school permitted greater domesticity, and the new House was fortunate to have Mrs, Dartington as Matron ; her efficiency was proverbial. On his retirement from the House after nine years of loyal service, Mr. Dartington for a short time became Head of the Modern Languages Department, but the work was uncongenial to him ; he preferred the freedom of the back benches to a seat in the Cabinet. In another important sphere, the School has also cause to thank him for inaugurating a Careers Department. He was instrumental in obtaining a room for the sole use of storing the multifarious literature on which leavers may usefully draw, During his fifteen years as Careers Master he initiated the valuable practice of inviting O,K,S" prominent in their spheres, to come and talk to leavers, Those who have known him over a long period have' often been surprised at the variety of his interests, He taught himself Italian and Russian, and for short periods was an enthusiast for the classics, history, painting, flute-playing, gardening, wine-making and the collecting of books, some of which no doubt he had time to read; and if he quickly moved on from one interest to another, he must have immensely enjoyed so varied an odyssey, We hope that the extra leisure of retirement will enable him to explore interests still further afield, but that, when in need, the School may again call on him for help, Needless to say, he leaves with our best wishes for the future . R,W,H. "DARTS" E.R.C.D., or "Darts", as he became known to a quarter of a century's pupils and colleagues, is of course a linguist and a perfectionist. He expected his pupils to reach the highest standards of accuracy in style and syntax, To these standards he exhorted those whom he taught in the Arts Fifth, the Sixth Forms and most of all perhaps the Historians whom he guided through the French texts which they studied for H,F,T, I remember realising the full extent of his scholar's love for languages when I visited him at home one day and found him teaching himself Russian, He was obviously well up in the language which so many abandon at the alphabet. To intellectual stamina he allied an impression of vigorous physical health. Indeed, as a colleague I can never recall his absence from a class due to illness and few of us can have been burdened by extra periods on his behalf, So, too, in the early years of Luxmoore, then occupying the single bui lding, No, 75, nothing but the best would satisfy "Darts", despite the great difficulties and shortages of the post-war years, It was very much a family house and the home of a family, owing much to the gracious charm and to the hard work of Mrs, Dartington. They established not only a fine house which, although at that time the smallest, competed formidably with others. but a lovely garden for which their successors have been very much indebted. 132
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The thoroughness and precision of "Dart's" mind have been a great service to King's since 1945, He shouldered the responsibilities of a large, unwieldy Modern Languages department for several years and these same qualities have helped immensely in building up the careers work and information service in the School, a task which demands an encyclopaedic grasp which perhaps only "Darts" could bring to it. Here, as at Luxmoore, he was a pioneer at King's and others will be fortunate to enter into his labours, Most of all, I associate E,R,C.D, in my own thoughts with the glory of his roses in full bloom, Here is the perfection which no Fifth Form proses or Sixth Form translations can ever match and which we all hope may give him and his family continuing pleasure in the years of his retirement, R,D,H.R,
R. A. C. MEREDITH Richard Meredith came to King's in September, 1957 to teach French and German. The vigour and enthusiasm of his teaching were soon apparent. He was no less active outside the classroom: he coached school teams throughout the year, was founder-president of the bell-ringing society, sometime president of the Walpole Society, a member of the School Choir, and chairman of the Sixth Form Christian Fellowship, but above all was a house tutor living in The Grange, whose members found him a good friend and wise counsellor, In 1962 he was appointed house master of Walpole: here we saw how able an administrator he was, as without apparent elTort and with continued vigour he combined a full teaching programme with the running of a house, He has made of Walpole a house of liberal and tolerant ways: he has always encouraged the development of its members' individual talents, and especially their musical and other cultural interests, and probably as a result its members have always seemed mature and sensible and happy, For many Walpole boys Richard has been a rock-like figure to whom they have felt they could turn for advice free from prejudice and sympathy free from sentimentality, He would be the first to attribute this to the strength of his Christian faith , Now he goes with Hazel to Giggleswick: we wish him well, thank him for all he has done for King's, and are sure that he will be a splendid headmaster, C.J,M.
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SPEECH DAY - 13th JULY, 1970 HEADMASTER'S SPEECH Mr. Dean, Mr. Mayor, My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen- It is good to see you all and in even larger numbers than usual in this full and busy year- especially you Mr. Mayor at the beginning of your period of office for though we come from many places, we value highly our close links with Canterbury. I bid you all welcome, ladies and gentlemen, and I hope that you have enjoyed the events of King's Week set this year within the Becket Festival. And now let me swallow hard and jump in at the deep end. Last year someone was kind enough to write and thank me for what I had tried to say on Speech Day- and specially (though this detracted a little from my pleasure at his commendation) because there was not one innuendo about money. I'm afraid there was more than innuendo in
the polite but pointed letter which you received from the Clerk to the Governors at Easter. In an inflationary epoch fees must inevitably go up, but you have borne it well . Indeed, I was immensely heartened by the father who wrote to me shortly after the increase was announced . With every appearance of sincerity he said that he was still surprised that we could do so much for so little-and he was referring not to the raw material which you are pleased to send to us, but to the fees which you pay. I find it encouraging, and Headmasters need a little encouragement these days. The march of progress is rapid and noisy enough in all conscience though the destination is obscure. But it does not necessarily make things easier for them. Some even seem to have given up in premature despair though apparently other avenues are open to them. One I knew of took on a Church appointment. He was a guest speaker at a meeting, and the Chairman introduced him in flattering terms- "Recently Secretary of the Headmasters' Conference", he said, "Mr. So-and-So is now serving the Lord in an advisory capacity".
Well, most of us cannot aspire so high- not in the last decades of the 20th century, when the giants of old are half-forgotten memories. Mind you, the English language can be very misleading, as was unwittingly proved by a young gentleman still happily among us who one day last year presented my wife and myself with two splendid trout. They had been caught very near an excellent stretch of private fishing, but no matter. "I have brought these for you and Mrs. Newell", he said shyly as he presented them to us. And then as taken aback by his generosity we hesitated for a moment how best to express our thanks, he added, "I couldn't think what to do with them". They tasted very good; and if there are problems in a Headmaster's life such an incident brings welcome relief and more than adequate compensation. There are others, too- not least our present entry position and if I seem to stress the word "present" it is only because no-one can tell for certain what the future holds. I was wrong there once and I am glad to admit it. I had thought that pressures of one sort or another might make things difficult. So they well may, for though the political threat may have receded, the economic hazards are still there; but our entry lists at present are fu ll to over-flowing. That is a happy position- not only in its own right but because it shows the faith which you, ladies and gentlemen, have in this school and in its future . Mind you, no-one writes to me in a letter couched in quite such attractive terms as a parent who applied to the Headmaster of Westminster for a place there for his son many years ago. "The child that waits on you with this", he wrote, "is mine, a humble petitioner 134
for your favour and protection. He begs (as well he can speak) the honour to be a Scholar in your school, but, wanting words, he hopes the thing he would ask will in time give him words and sense to ask better!"
r must admit in all honesty that I am not wholly surprised at the present state of affairs. Admittedly, as Sir George Pickering, Regius Professor of Medicine at Oxford, has pointed out, there is a dangerous assumption widely current that if only we can have more education society will necessarily be improved . The most casual glance at the university scene would disprove that. But there are two points which are widely recognised- first, that the chance to pursue excellence is worth much, and secondly, that society depends utterly on those few gifted individuals who have the creative urge and who are enabled to express it. Wheels, of course, revolve and the time will come again when what we still value and revere win wider respect and recognition- ideals, order, discipline, self-control, loyalty and intellectual endeavour. Until such time it is wise to hold on to what you know to be good, until chastened by experience (if things are not then beyond recall) the State learns that somehow it must reconcile a hierarchy of value with its equalitarian view of society and not subordinate the one to the other- in simple language, that whatever your dreams of social improvement some things still remain better than others. For myself! still believe in an aristocracy of brains if it is also an aristocracy of character. As [tried to say this morning, that cannot be without God, or something beyond or outside us which can claim our service and devotion. Else we shall at best worship only an idealised image of ourselves. We are fortunate here in two respects- in this great Cathedral which dominates our landscape and reminds even the most unsympathetically inclined that man is /101 the measure of all things, yes- and paradoxically too in the quality of our senior boys who now must exercise responsibility without real power. There we do indeed have much to be thankful for as they rise to meet the challenge of the times. I know, of course, that there are some few these days who set themselves and us a bigger problem than they need. I could wish that this small minority might escape these moods of self-induced frustration when for a time they seem without hope or soap. As I see it, they are often deluded victims of that strange sub-culture of the underworld and the rich flow of capitalist consumer goods which oddly makes it possible. But I do not despair. Scarlet fever was once very common. And I would have them know, this two or three per cent, that unless they compel me in the interests of others to take drastic action they will never forfeit my affectionate concern- and even then somehow they will have my continuing help. Youth should be a happy time whatever the passing moments or fashionable moods of melancholy and despair. For those who must needs be unhappy I feel sorry; but that must not detract from my salute to the great majority. They command my respect and admiration because they deserve it. Why? Because of the hard work they do, because of their enterprise and initiative, because of the high standards they set themselves and others in resisting the downward pressures of the day. For it is the men who make the city, not walls or buildings. Not that amenities don't matter. Of course they do, and though we may have our problems here they are not as acute as elsewhere and there are over-riding compensations. Breaking no confidence, I can tell you of someone who came back here the other day after visiting another school. "The site gives little or no hope of expansion", he said, "and
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be, ladies and gentlemen, but one thing I can promise you. It is this. Much has already been done in making the city more worthy of the men, but this programme will now go forward with increased momentum and at gathering speed . r know that I have the fuli 135
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and unequivocal support of the Governors in saying this, and when it comes to doing things I know, too, that I can rely on my Clerk of Works for systematically improving the look of our premises, using what accommodation we already have to the best possible advantage, creating further accommodation out of what is no w wasted or empty space (or just out of nothing), and developing and (I hope) extending our territory outside the Precincts. But 1 was speaking of the men who make the city. Let me give you one or two examples. There was the young man whose character was at one time stronger than his intellect. He hoped to be a doctor but when at the age of 18 he failed altogether on his "A" Levels, he did not let this deter him. He fought for his place at the university and won it ; switching to Law, which proved his real metier, he achieved a First Class Honours degree and is now working towards a doctorate. Or take the young gentleman from the Classical Sixth who with four others from that form won an open award last year. He wrote to me with pleasing condescension after he had left to say that he had found my lessons instructive and frequently amusing interludes from the principal curriculum (1 could teach once!) and to express the hope that my sixth formers if they must be rebellious would like himself remain gentle. Or if exposure to situations of human need be a vital part of education let me tell yo u of two leading lights who left school just over a year ago. They hitch-hiked for two months through Spain, Tunis, Algeria and Italy on ÂŁ30 and sardines. One of them happened to sleep one night on a beach near Algiers. It was an unfortunate choice. He woke from a tired traveller's sleep to find an Ara b standing over him with a knife. He had for his night's rest chosen a favourite smugglers' resort. On his return to England he spent some months working (as did one of his friends) in the terminal ward of a geriatric hospital. A terminal ward- mark the neat, clinical word and note its implications, and he was not yet 19. Yet 1 was told once that O.K.S . could be supercilious. I may be simple-hearted but 1 don' t mind admitting that 1 felt proud of that young man and of others like himhis contemporary, for example, who went straight out from school to work at the Holy Cross Mission Hospital up country in South Africa- though he would probably be surprised and no doubt faintly amused at starring in the middle of a Speech Day oration. I could well quote others, too, but I mention these few lest anyone should be so much laudator temporis acti that he fails to see and applaud the great virtues of the present. May I now greatly daring say a word about hair. Not the musical extravaganza at the Shaftesbury Theatre which will no doubt benefit from this free advertisement, but what one has on one's head . Of course, I used to like it short back and sides but fashions change. Extremes are certainly to be avoided though even here one must be careful, and there are more serious matters like drugs from which so far we would seem to have been mercifully free. I remember walking along the Backs at Cambridge with a niece of mine one Sunday afternoon a few yea rs ago. Cambridge was then regarded as more conservative than Oxford. There were a lot of undergraduates about in strange attire with a profusion of hair. With great self-control I said nothing, but I suppose that involuntarily my eyebrows rose. My niece must have noticed this. She did her best to reassure me. "Don't worry, Uncle Peter", she said , "they're all right underneath". I suppose so. The trouble is that in the nature of things that is something one cannot easily verify. I think there is a moral there. There certainly is in the true story told me by a former Captain of School of a stubborn Norfolk farmer who subsequently became his father-in-law. He had one simple article of faiththat all long-haired youths are frightful. One day one such came complete with transistor slung over his shoulder to put a new roof on a chicken hutch. The job was done quicker and more effectively than it had ever been done before. Since then all long-haired youths 136
have been marvellous. And the moral is that we should not generalise. For myself I quite like hair longer than once was customary provided it is clean, neat and well-brushed¡ but 1 do not care for extremes a nd I do not care for untidiness. Hence, my arrangement' with Riceman's, and III thIS matter generally I shall value the help of parents too in achieving a proper pride in personal appearance. You may say, ladles and gentlemen, that those are small things. So in a way they are, but they can be symptomatic. I have tned too to vary the mixture, but let me return now to weightier matters. In particular- if they will forgive me- the masters. For what sort of a city would the boys make without them and indeed all those who are concerned with the efficient running of the School ? We take for granted those who maintain the state of our wo rld and perhaps that is the noblest tribute we can pay them. But it is right that once a yea r on your behalf I should put O!' public record my gratitude to Mr. Paynter, Lower Master; Mr. Hams, Master of Studies; Mr. Edmonds, who sends us on from that earthly paradise we know as the Junior School, a succession of boys of high quality and to whom this year I have special cause for gratitude; and to the Housemasters, Heads of Departments and all those who give themselves unsparingly for your sons. This year I must refer specially to Mr. Dartington , who retires after many years of loyal service to the School but whose occasional help will still, I hope, be available for us. One other I should mention by name, Richard Meredith, a nd for two reasons. He was my first internal appointment here jointly with Canon Shirley, and he has indeed served Walpole well. Undeterred by th~ problems which face a Headmaster nowadays, he leaves us this term to take over Giggleswick School up there in England's greatest county. His qualifications for the post were sufficient to outweigh .even. the fact that the Chairman of Governors was a close personal fnend of ~lIle. We wISh Illm well III full confidence that he and his wife will make a great success of It- and Glggleswlck Will for many of us be a very convenient staging-point on the way to Scotland. Academically, our most notable tri umph this year-and I hope there will be others like it- has been that of a young lady from the Simon Langton Girls' School who after one term with us, ac hieved the unique distinction of an open scholarship in Moden; Languages at both Oxford and Cambridge. That is something we have never done before though we have a goodly number of awards to our credit. Indeed, for those who like statistics it is worth mentioning that in that partially valid criterion of academic success, the Oxbridge Scholarship League Table, we came 6= in all awards in 1962, whereas the most recently recorded figure shows us bracketed fourth. I am glad to say, too, that so far our record of Firsts is again highly encouraging and that our boys have once more gained some forty places at Oxford and Cambridge; and I think I am pleased to add that in all they have secured some ninety or so university places for this coming academic year. If you sense there some very slight misgiving, I can assure you that it is no bigger than a man's hand. But it is no secret that universities have recently given some few people some slight cause for concern . I am not thinking here of the reluctance of some students to study and of some dons to teach or even of the apparent unwisdom of providing residential accommodation which is neither pro"erly used nor readily appreciated. Nor is it the staff/ student ratIO which IS most 111 my mllld. Admittedly, I don't find terribly convincing the argument that the deterioration from I : 7.8 in 1965 to I : 8.4 in 1969 represents a 7.7 mcrease 111 productivity:-with the obvious implications. I know the Mathematics may be nght, but the pnontles are wrong and the figure was wildly unrealistic from the start. No, .what really worri~s me about higher education is the absurdity of allowing and subsldlSlllg a free growth 111 the number of low-level Arts or Social Science graduates excelled 137
only by the proliferation of Art Students. It seems to be based on the unwarranted assumption that Providence has arranged in advance that the free choice of the student and the needs of the country will more or less exactly coincide. Here, surely, is something for the Institute of Man-power Studies. For apart from the waste of it, surely it is wrong and dangerous to lead young men and women into believing that at the end of a degree course into which they may have put little interest and less energy, there inevitably awaits them some remunerative employment neatly dovetailed to a low-level Arts degree. That way lies demonstration, disruption or despair. And it is because I regard this fading image of the universities as so dangerous, and so wildly unfair to so many, that I have spoken out my mind. Let me now with relief come nearer home. Time forbids me to say much about Our athletic achievements or our extra-curricular activity. I do not in any case believe in boasting overmuch. I prefer the facts to speak for themselves, especially when they speak so clearly. And one fact which stands out from the record is that this is the most distinguished Cricket XI in living memory, and probably since St. Augustine brought his men over in 597. Two things, however, deserve more than a passing mention. One is our music, and make no mistake about it, musically this has been a very great year for us. With no fewer than six boys in the National Youth Orchestra we achieved in that splendid body a representation which, bearing in mind the variety of the instruments- flute, bassoon, 'cello, violin, clarinet and percussion-is an all-time record for any school. Proud as I am of that achievement and to show you that I am no narrow partisan, I quote a sentence from a letter which I received from the Administrator of the National Youth Orchestra a short time ago- "In terms of musical education in this country the standards achieved at King's are outstanding, and, while this in itself would be enough cause for pride, we note with even greater admiration the way in which boys from King's maintain and develop their own individuality and character". In all personal modesty, I do not think the music at King's has ever reached greater heights. How fitting it is then that this year in his Lambeth degree of Bachelor of Music Mr. Wright should receive from the Archbishop a unique and unparalleled distinction. Secondly, there is this. A school exists (to borrow the phrase from Tawney) to make exceptional men free to exercise their exceptional ability and to make common men free to exercise their common humanity. We are a bit of both. We are a community ever changing in attitude or emphasis but constant, I hope, in its prime loyalties and more conscious nowadays of our obligation to the world outside. That may cause tensions sometimes. But it stimulates enterprise and initiative. Hence the development of our social service and the great achievement by all concerned in raising far more than mere token sums in support of Shelter and Christian Aid, and some ÂŁ7,000 for the Cancer Research Campaign. There's glory for you, and we do well to remember this when we are tempted to be over-critical of youth. I thank parents and others for their generous financial support, and I salute the enterprise and energy of those who made this great achievement possible. Some at least had their reward in the "0" Level English Language- one of the subjects set for an essay was "Walking for Charity". One last word, ladies and gentlemen, and I have done- for there is a time limit set by Tea which I would not wish to transgress, and there are still the Speeches and our Epilogue. I have said before that punishment today is polarised. It is liable to be all or nothing. Well, I won't say that bad boys get worse, but good ones certainly get better- and fortunately there are many of them. To two in particular my affectionate respect and gratitudeto Bryan Hamblin, Captain of School, and to Egmont Kock, Vice-Captain and Collega Imperii. Providence has a way sometimes of matching the man to the hour. 138
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Epilog"e
Memory sieves and sifts times pass'd, Sifts and smooths, hones and honeys the hard edge, Leaves a few bright gems encrusted in the eye. Will I carry them to whatever day will be my last, When stretched upon destruction's ill-starr'd ledge, My life parades its rags, and I die? Will the fragments of long-faded tunes touch, Or a long-secluded name, a quite forgotten face, Will they conjure up this time and this place, With, He was such-or, such and such? Perhaps not: in time the images will crumble, No longer to rehearse what happened here. But then the stones, now dumb to drop a tear, Shall bear mute witness, until they, too, tumble.
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ACADEMIC AND OTHER DISTINCTIONS GAINED 1969-1970 OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE SCHOLARSHIPS B. H. BAILEY 1. M . BOARDMAN
R. I. COWDEROY B. P. DEClE ... R. H. W. DUCKWORTH S. G . H. FREETH W. J. M. KENDALL ... A. G. L. LYLE
D. W. MITCHELL
D. V. PUGH ... J. J. RAEMAEKERS C. H. SELLER P . W. SPRUNT
G. S. THOMSON N. P. W. WATSON
Open Scholarship in History (for modern history and economics), Balliol College, Oxford Open Exhibition in Modern Studies, Corpus Christi College, Oxford Ope~ Exhibition in Natural Science (for physics), Lmcoln College, Oxford Shelton Memorial Exhibition, Christ Church, Oxford Open Scholarship in Natural Sciences, St. John's College, Cambridge Open Exhibition in Classics, Jesus College, Cambridge Choral Scholarship, st. John's College, Cambridge Open Exhibition in Natural Science (Biochemistry), University College, Oxford Parker Exhibition (Classics), Corpus Christi College, Cambridge Open Scholarship in Classics, St. John's College, Oxford . Open Exhibition in Classics, Peterhouse, Cambridge Open Exhibition in Modern History, New College, Oxford Open Exhibition in Modern Languages (Modern Languages and Modern History), Brasenose College, Oxford Open Exhibition in Classics, King's College, Cambridge Open Exhibition in Natural Sciences, Pembroke College, Cambridge
MUSIC AWARDS S. W. BARLOW S. J. BOWN .. . A. J. CHAMBERLIN B. D. CLIFFORD M. S. J. C. S. C. W. J. A. S.
GOOD ... GROVES INGRAM HILL .. . M. KENDALL .. . MARRINER
National Youth Orchestra National Youth Orchestra Passed Associated Board Grade VIII (Bassoon)Distinction Passed Associated Board Grade VIII (Piano)Distinction National Youth Orchestra Passed Associated Board Grade VIII ('Cello) Passed Associated Board Grade VIIl (Piano) Passed Associated Board Grade VIII (Piano) National Youth Orchestra Passed Associated Board Grade VIII (Clarinet)Distinction 140
D. A. SARGENT N. A. STIRLING
J. C. TAYLOR
J. W. H. WARD G. P. WILLIAMS
C. WALTHAM
Passed Associated Board Grade VIII (Bassoon) Passed Associated Board Grade VIII ('Cello)Distinction Passed Associated Board Grade VIII (Piano)Distinction Passed Associated Board Grade VIII (Bassoon) National Youth Orchestra Passed Associated Board Grade VIII (Flute)Distinction National Youth Orchestra
SERVICE AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS M. ST. C. ARMITAGE ". T. E. OSBORNE A. H . STEELE
Royal Naval Reserved Cadetship Awarded Royal Naval Scholarship, Dartmouth Passed out of The Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst
OTHER AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS A. DlRD J. A. GRIGGS J. F. MAULE ...
Awarded Kent Schools Fencing Colours Winner of the Kent Schools Foil Championship Awarded Harveian Society Prize
FmST CLASS HONOURS GAINED AT THE UNIVERSITIES, 1969 N. A. H. DA WNAY R. D. KENT ... M. G. S. MANSERGH
Merton College, Oxford; in Animal Physiology Corpus Christi College, Oxford; in Litterae Humaniores Christ Church, Oxford; in Philosophy, Politics and Economics
FmST CLASS HONOURS GAINED AT THE UNIVERSITIES, 1970 W. N. BRYSON M. A. COWELL s. N. JOLLEY A. A. RANICKI N. G. TEE J. C. WALTER
A. B. J. WILLETT
King's College, Cambridge in English, Part II Nottingham University; in Theoretical Mechanics Clare College, Cambridge; in English, Part II Awarded the Greene Cup for Learning Trinity College, Cambridge, in Mathematics, with Distinction in Part III Downing College, Cambridge; in Psychology, Part II Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge; in LL.B. Examination Pembroke College, Cambridge; m Agriculture, Part I 141
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THE FOLLOWING HAVE BEEN AWARDED SECOND CLASS HONOURS 1969 N. D. ADAM ... J. H . A. 1. ARMSTRONG C. J. ARNEY ... M. R. H. BOURNE J. J. CRONK ... R. S. HALLAM B. A. F. HUBBARD P. S. JENKINS R. B. KENNEDY
J. R . KILBEB I. D. K. MEEK
H. J. MORRIS 1. A. OGLEY ...
R. P. RALPH M. P. RlCHMOND-COGGAN ... M. J. ROBB
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G. W. H. ROWBOTHAM
D . ROUSE G. R. STOWELL
W. M. L. WOOD
St. Andrew's University; in Modern Languages Magdalen College, Oxford; in Jurisprudence Oriel College, Oxford; in Modern Languages Lincoln College, Oxford; in Jurisprudence University College, London; in Law Pembroke College, Oxford; in Modern History Keble College, Oxford; in Litterae Humaniores St. Edmund Hall, Oxford; in Modern History Trinity Hall, Oxford; in Physics, Mathematics and Engineering Science St. Edmund Hall, Oxford; in Philosophy, Politics and Economics Magdalen College, Oxford; in Philosophy, Politics and Economics Westfield College, London; in Physics Hertford College, Oxford; in Philosophy, Politics and Economics Edinburgh University; in Social Science Oriel College, Oxford; in Physics, Mathematics and Engineering Science St. Peter's College, Oxford; in Mathematics St. John's College, Oxford; in Jurisprudence Sheffield University; in Jurisprudence New College, Oxford; in Physics, Mathematics and Engineering Science University College, Oxford; in Chemistry
THE FOLLOWING HAVE BEEN AWARDED SECOND CLASS HONOURS 1970 A. J. ABBOTT K. L. J. ALDER E. H . BAILEY G. V. BARKER
A. R. D. CLARK A. J. FLICK ...
London University; in Arabic Trinity College, Cambridge ill Music, Part I Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge; in Law, Part II Queen's College, Cambridge; in Mathematics, Part IA Queen's College, Cambridge; in Medical Sciences Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge; in English, Part II 142
J. S. GAY I. B. GODMAN
C. L. HAMPTON J. A. HAMPTON
C. HANDLEY G. R. G. KEEBLE
N. O. KING ... A. B. MARSHALL J. K. WALMSLEY
A. R . C. WEIR
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge; in Classics, Part I Trinity College, Cambridge; in Natural Sciences, Part IA Trinity College, Cambridge; in Architecture and Fine Arts, Part II Corpus Christi College, Cambridge; in Natural Sciences, Part IA St. John's College, Cambridge; in Medical Sciences, Part IB St. John's College, Cambridge; in History, Part I Trinity College, Cambridge; in Music, Part I King's College, Cambridge; in Modern Languages, Part II Corpus Christi College, Cambridge; in Economics, Part II Christ's College, Cambridge; in Agriculture, Part II
DISTINCTIONS GAINED BY O.K.S. A. J . ABBOTT
K. L. J. ALDER R. BIRD
R. DEIGHTON B. J. L. GlPPS P. S. JENKINS N. A. H. MCNAIR
W. D'A . MAYCOCK R. P. RALPH
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R. ROBERTS
Scholarship for the Advanced Course in Arabic at the Middle East Centre for Arab Studies, Beirut, Lebanon Elected Lay Clerkship, King's College, Cambridge, whilst remaining a Trinity Music Exhibitioner Member of the British (Under 20) Fencing Team, World Youth Championships, Russia Captain of the Cambridge Fencing Team Sir John Goss Exhibition, Awarded by the Royal College of Organists Entry Home Civil Service, Administrative Class A warded Associateship of the Royal College of Organists Awarded the C.B.E. in the Birthday Honours EntrYiSenior Branch, Diplomatic Service Selected to shoot for England in the Public Schools Small-bore Rifle Association 143
f W. S. SAMPSON R. J. A. TALBERT
M. R. TUOHY R. C. WRIGHT
J.
Kitchener Scholarship Assistant Lecturer in Ancient History, Queen's University, Belfast Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries Official Student of Christ Church, Oxford
PRESENT HOLDERS OF EXffiBITIONS S. J. Bown to King's College, London GENERAL EXHlBlTION FUND J. E. Allen SIDEBOTHAM EXHIBlTION ... R. J. S. Shaw to Edinburgh University BUNCE EXHIBITION GILBERT & SHEPHERD FuND GIFTS A. G. L. Lyle to University College, Oxford G. S. Thomson to King's College, Cambridge H. Konigsberger to Magdalene College, Cambridge J. W. H. Ward ROSE'S CHARITY D. W. Mitchell to Corpus Christi, Cambridge STANHOPE GIFT ANDERSON GIFT (SERVICE ENTRY) I. W. H. Hannah R. A. E. Dobbs WADDINGTON GIFT A. W. Dawson to St. John's College, Cambridge O.K.S. GIFT D. J. Iron R. F. Shaw J. G. Wheatley to Corpus Christi, Oxford LEATHERSELLERS' EXHIBITION R. A. E. Gordon to Magdalen College, Oxford MCCURDY EXHlBlTION P. M. D. Shires to Pembroke College, Oxford C. B. Hamblin to Keble College, Oxford
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f REVIEWS BRAHMS' "REQUIEM" MAY 2ND Some people, even those who do not share Bernard Shaw's view of Brahms as "the leviathan maunderer", dislike the German Requiem. They are missing something; certainly the joint choral societies of Benenden and King's were making the very most of the many opportunities it offers to sing words of great beauty, matched by music not only gloriously singable but also of marvellously fitted colounng. The mtonatlOn, and the changes of mood, pace and dynamics, were a lI captured with a skill and conviction that made it hard to believe the two choirs had only had three rehearsals together; one could forget the mechanics of the thing and enter into the experience. Small complaints could be made : the discrepancy between the words sung by the soloists, Christina Clarke and John Bacon, and those printed out in the programme; the lack of ensemble between chorus, organ and soloist at "the twinkling of an eye"- this eye evidently twinkled even faster than planned; and the dispeIIing of the illusion that the chorus' mastery was effortless, by the urgent, harassed repetition "One two three, one two three"
at a tricky moment, parlando, satta voce- but not quite satta enough- from one corner. But all these are insignificant compared to the quality of the performance as a whole, one more tribute to Mr. Edred Wright's amazing powers of winning from his choirs more than they ever knew they had in them. The soloists both did justice to their music: the baritone's grand "Lord, let me know mine end", and the soprano's tender, beautifully controlled entry "Ye now have sorrow" remain recorded in the memory. We are grateful to them, as also to Mr. Brian Arnold for his invaluable help with the tenor line in the chorus, and to Mr. Allan Wicks for performing with such sk ill and discretion tbe difficult and unrewarding task of doing on the organ the work of a whole orchestra. All that an organ can do, he did, but the music did inevitably lose by the absence of the orchestral contribution from Brahms' rich colouring. The great tbing is that the members of two choral societies were able to join in a memorable achievement, one beyond the resources of either Society on its own. We only hope our guests and their choir mistress, Miss Bennett, found the collaboration as rewarding as the results suggested; and we look forward keenly (hoping this time for an orchestra as well) to the next joint venture. D.J.D.M . . . . and from Benenden ... Brahms' Requiem was an experience in all senses of the word. Musically it was hard work involving much note-learning and patient perseverance on the part of Mr. Wright and Miss Bennett, who managed to get more out of us than we ever thought was there. It was most rewarding, not only because of the opportunity it gave us to sing with tenor and bass, but also to work in the special atmosphere of the Cathedral, which everyone seemed so anxious to show us! The various Cook's Tours, games of croquet and other entertainments were much appreciated and we hope that there may be other such enterprises in the future. 145
MANPOWER IN INDUSTRY MR. I. R. BRAND In dealing with a subject which at the outset inspires little enthusiasm in the layman, Mr. Brand was convincingly successful. As Regional Work Study Engineer of the Central Electricity Generating Board, Mr. Brand's authority on the subject of Manpower in Industry was unquestionable, and he displayed an expert knowledge of this topic in a manner which was appreciated by all those present. Mr. Brand gave great insight into labour relations in industry showing clearly the deficiencies of both union organisation and management. He explained that the only final answer to wage claims, satisfactorily avoiding infiation, was the productivity deal, and he stressed that this did not entail working longer hours, but increasing efficiency in existing work periods. At this juncture he introduced the concept of Work Study, an essential preparation for the formulation of effective productivity deals, and with the aid of film showed how work study, although commonly viewed with apprehension by workers and management alike, could lead to an immediate and dramatic increase in output through efficiency and therefore in productivity. Although by nature a technical topic, Mr. Brand made his subject straightforward enough to be understood by those with little knowledge of industry, and his talk proved especially valuable to those studying the Donovan Commission's report on Trade Unions and Employers' Associations. His a udience showed their gratitude for a stimulating, informative and interesting evening. R.S.W.T.
VISIT TO THE BANK OF ENGLAND AND THE STOCK EXCHANGE On May 12th about twelve Sixth Form Economists visited the Stock Exchange and the Bank of England. In the morning we saw the Stock Exchange in its new (temporary) site in Threadneedle Street. We were shown the floor of the Exchange and then a film on the launching of a Company. Tn the afternoon we visited the Bank of Engla nd and were shown some of the main features such as the court-room, and again a film . Both visits were most valuable and enjoyable; not only did we see how and where the two institutions work, but also both were fully explained, and we were also given much very useful literature on them. We are most grateful to Mr. M. J. Vye, who accompanied the party. G.H.L.
LORD FRANCIS-WILLIAMS It was with great pleasure that we listened to Lord Francis-Williams' excellent talk on the British press; it was therefore with even greater sadness that we learnt of his death only a few days later. His lecture was outstanding for its relevance, lucidity and interest: it was refreshing to hear a man who really knew his subject-Lord Francis-Williams was Britain's leading authority on the press, and his talk was enlivened by amusing personal reminiscences, provided by his wide experience as past editor of the Daily Herald, Controller of news and censorship at the Ministry of Information, adviser on public relations to Mr. Attlee from 1945.to 1947, and as an author and journalist. 146
Lord Francis-Williams started off by outlining the basic structure of the British press in comparison with those of other countdes- how each national paper aims at one section of the comm unity across the COUll try- and then went on to tell us the problems facing the press- mainly financial- and the role that advertising plays. He concluded by answering our questions on other aspects of the press. Lord Francis-Williams' wide and varying experience rendered his lecture extremely wellinformed; he spoke with great authority and knew exactly how to control his audience. In short, he gave an extremely enjoyable and useful lecture. A.J.G.
THE FlDELIO QUARTET On Sunday, May 10th, in the Great Hall, we were privileged to hear a lecture-recital by the Fidelia String Quartet- Clarence Myerscough and Charles Meinardi, violins; Henry Myerscough, viola; and Dennis Nesbitt, 'cello. As soloist and leader Clarence Myerscough needs no introduction to a Canterbury aud ience, but it was a new pleasure for us to hear him in cOJljunction with his talented colleagues. The aim of the programme was to show the range of the string-quartet from early Haydn to the twentieth century by selection of movements from various quartets. In two movements from Haydn's Op. 3 NO.5 the interest was almost entirely in the first violin part, especially in the well-known Serenade where the lower parts are pizzicato throughout. The last two movements of Mozart's Quar,et in E flat (K.42S) gave greater prominence to the other parts and we could perceive a similar advance in the Jast movement of Beethoven's Op. IS No. 2 where there was in particular some fine playing from the 'cellist. In the Mozart and Beethoven the fast tempi adopted gave performances of great excitement and vitality, although there was in consequence some lack of clarity in the inner parts because of the excessive resonance of the hall. The first half of the programme ended with a superb performance of the opening Allegro of the Quartet No. I in D minor by the Spanish composer, Arriaga: this is a dramatic movement full of invention and contrapuntal interest and made one wonder what was lost to music by his sadly early death. Leaving the classical period behind, the second part began with the first movement of Mendelssohn's First Quartet which includes a fine solo for the second violin. More romantic music followed with the Scherzo and the familiar Nocturne from the Quartet No. 2 by Borodin, in which there was some eloquent playing of the wistful themes from all four instruments. A light movement from the little-played quartet by Delius was a pleasant contrast and served as a convenient bridge between the nineteenth century and the two modern composers represented. In the Allegretto can Slancia from Benjamin Britten's First Quartet and the breath-taking Presto from Michael Tippett's Second Quartet one marvelled at the ease with which the players surmounted the formidable technical difficulties to give persuasive and exciting performances. This was quartet playing of the highest order and showed that the Fidelia Quartet have been justly acclaimed for their recent recordings of these works. As an introduction to string-quartet music, this programme was ideal, and Clarence Myerscough's informal comments and the obvious enjoyment of all the players made it a happy and rewarding eveni ng for their audience. D.S.G. 147
f PROKOFIEV A MUSIC CIRCLE LECTURE BY R. J. S. SHAW A Music Circle Lecture is certainly something of an innovation and , as Richard Shaw proved on May 20th, it was a highly successful innovation .. Sergei Prokofiev was OI.,e of the most brilliant twentieth-century composers, as well as bemg aplamst of extraordl11ary capabilities. Yet even now very few people know much about 111m- apart from the fact that he wrote Peter alld the Wolf, and for most of the audience the lecture given by Richard Shaw more than adequately fill;d a shamefully wide gap in their knowledge of music. As an introduction to Prokofiev's style the audience heard a live performance of a March (Op. 99, composed in 1944) arranged for two pianos, though originally written for military band. The lecture itself was a very interesting chronicle of the composer's life and it revealed how much of Prokofiev's music was completely rejected during his life-time, in the U.S.A. and even more so in the Soviet Union, where he eventually returned to spend his final years: in fact even after he had be~n home inthe U.S.S.R: for eight years he had no clearer idea of what sort of music the SovIet authontIes wanted hIm to wnte than he had had when he returned at first. This chronicle was liberally sprinkled with excerpts from Prokofiev's music; Richard Shaw himself played extracts from some of hIs smaller plano works, mcludmg a few of hIS Children's Pieces and one of his Tales of an Old Grandmother. But the most rewardl11g part of the lecture was the excerpts from the ledurer's record collection , including "The Death of Tybalt" from Romeo and Juliet, "Les RIdIcules" from The Love of Three Oranges, and extracts from his operas Ivan the Terrible and War andPeac~ and his two-pla~o Concer~o, and his Fifth and Seventh Symphonies. Many of these recordl11gs. were made m the SovIet Union, a nd who can interpret Soviet music better than the SovIets themselves: there IS nothing to compare with the quality of theIr vOIces and the tImbres of theIr orchestral instruments. But hearing these excerpts from such beautiful music n?t only whetted the audien.ce's appetites for more but also emphasised the tr~gedy that It was all condemned outnght by the SovIet authontles dunng the composer s hfe-tlme; moreover, IllS death m 1953 went almost unnoticed; the Soviet Union was too preoccupied with "mourning" the loss
of its dictator, Stalin, who died on the same day. It was a fascinating lecture and I hope there will be many more of the like in future.
G.S.T.
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f CHARLES GROVES SATURDA Y, 23RD MAY
Mr. Groves brought with him to the Societies' Room a considerable reputation as a choral and orchestral conductor, and during his discourse more than justified it. His manner was easy and informal: his delivery was fluent- helped, no doubt, by the presence of familiar faces in the audience. In the course of fifty minutes he touched on most of the practical problems surrounding a busy orchestra: transport, working hours, and the like. He passed on to hIs audIence such orchestral cliches as that brass always play too loud , or that (according to wind players at least) strings have no sense of tuning. Fearlessly exposing his singing voice, he demonstrated the conductor's frustrations in trying to persuade two players to come in together. He expounded his unconventional theory that all orchestras hate their conductors. Subsequent questions ranged from the sublime to the ridiculous: Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji to the Musicians' Unions. The more musically inclined in the audience may have felt that they learnt nothing new: for them, it was an entertaining recapitulation. The less experienced, however, who composed a large
part of the audience, found it an enlightening expos ition on a subject about which little is common ly known. Mr. Groves deserves congratulation for satisfying his audience as a
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whole with a combination of light relief and first-hand information. L.P.
WALPOLE HOUSE CONCERT MAY
24TH
This was the last of four concerts which Mr. Meredith has initiated in his time at Walpole, and It was good to see most of the recognised musicians taking part, as well as one or two hitherto unheard in public. The concert was very enjoyable, with only minor mishaps here and there. Eleven items were played or sung by fifteen people, the largest ensemble being five. William Kendall organised, Andrew Sloane was the secretary, and Clive Killick and William Yonge printed the programmes. We are very grateful to the players for all the effort that went into rehearsals, and to Mr. Meredith for his concern over the years that those Walpole musicians who may not get much opportunity to play in music circle concerts should have an occasion to work for under not too strenuous conditions.
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MUSIC CIRCLE CONCERTS 31sT MAY, 1970
Replacing the now almost obligatory Concert of Light Music in King's Week, the Band, Glee Club and Second Orchestra played to a sadly depleted audience, possibly drawn elsewhere by Gerald Moore's lecture ; a pity, for much of the programme was of the highest standard. The Glee Club's contribution- two Purcell songs and two Mozart canons- were well matched and pleasing. Sound the trumpet, starting with a well-managed crescendo and at a sensible tempo for the Hall's infamous acoustic, displayed remarkably mellow tenors and rich-toned basses. In Let the fifes and the clarions, the words te nded to get lost, even from the fourth row, but ensemble and dynamic contrast were splendid. An enlarged Glee Clu b sang the canons with obvious enjoyment. In the first, Mozart's own German words, written as an insult to a rival, Martin, were suitably censored by fa-la-las so as not to offend the audience, while the second illustrated Mozart's poly-lingual ability. Richard Strauss' Serenade, Op. 7, the only really serious work in the whole concert, did not come off as effectively as it might have done, partially due to fau lty intonation in some of the inner parts. What a pity the side drum was not "silenced" beforehand. There was some beautifully rich tone from horns and bassoons in the restatement of the opening theme, despite the odd "fluffed" note; beautiful playing too from first flute, oboe and clarinet. This was a brave attempt at a very difficult work in which every player needs to be technically adept and pure in tone. On the lighter side, we were treated to A Medley of Early Twenties Foxtrots to open the second half. Gordon Thomson's introductory One, Two, One, Two, Three, Four, proclaimed in best King's English, set the pace for some scintillating band playing in best "Come Dancing" style. Suave, cool-toned saxophones and bass clarinet offset muted trumpet and trombone. A little more dynamic contrast and the addition of drums would have added to this dated, but enjoyable item. As the centre piece of the concert, Mr. Anthony Ward directed the Second Orchestra in works by Handel, Debussy and Rossini. Mr. Ward is to be congratulated on his fine string section, which played with clear, firm tone throughout and were sure in intonation
and ensemble. The Handel suffered from lack of "Baroque Bounce", especially from the brass. The strings accompanied superbly in Debussy's En Bateau, but the wind solos fell down on intonation and lack of projection, noticeably in the flutes. Rossini's Semiramide overture, however, set any doubts of the orchestra's ability aside. From the opening timpani roll through controlled Rossinian crescendi and exquisite horn playing to the difficult, but cap~bly brought off, clarinet and piccolo solos in the closing section, the performance had tension and attack which compensated for a slightly slow-paced Allegro. If more work could be done with the wind section, here King's would have another orchestra to be proud of. In our beginning was our end, for the Band opened and closed the proceedings with works, based on folk-song, by English composers-Vaughan Williams' Folk-sonff. S~ite and Percy Grainger's Lincolnshire Posy. The Vaughan Wllhams was notable fo~ Its Impeccable tuning-so difficult in so large a group of wind players, some lovely playmg from oboe, flute and clarinet, the contrast between boisterous trombones and scherzando ISO
trumpets in the last movement and a gorgeously juicy bottom B flat from contrabassoon and bass clarinet, unusual but welcome additions to the wind section. For me, the climax of the whole concert was the fina l item. Celebrating their own Percy Grainger Festival the Band performed this virtuoso work with electrifying enthusiasm and precision. Her~ the brass especially had their field-day, playing powerfully, but not raucously, whenever possible. The War Song Lord Melbourne was particularly vivid in this respect and also in contrast and tone, the broad, chorale-like HarkstolVe Grange moved from grandeur in the opemng horn theme to tnumph at the climax, to inconclusion at the close. The Brisk Young Sailor positively buzzed with brilliant playing, more especially in the sextuplet runs for fiute and cl~rinet. Cross accentuation was very evident in the final Lost Lady Found, the accomjJanymg figures bemg cnsp and clear, aided by sparkling percussion. It is a long time smce the School has had so strong a trombone section- but it is unfair to single out individual players, for here was wind playing of the highest order. Since he took over the Band two years ago, Mr. Stephen Davies has led it from strength to strength with his enthusiasm and encouragement, and special credit must go to him for all he has done. The concertshowed that King's can not only play music of a serious nature, but that light music, whIch IS as dIfficult to play well, also flourishes within the Precincts. A.G.L.L.
SUNDAY, 28TH JUNE
In that the concert was, through the Headmaster's kindness held for the first time in the garden at No. 14, the evening was something of an histori~al occasion. However the obvious difficulties of acoustics resulted not .only in the necessity of exaggerating dyn~mic vanety (whIch most, but not all, players realised !), but also in a restriction in the choice of items. Even so, the. final selection included several pieces which only a few people had heard before, and thIS added enormously to the interest of the evening. The music began with W. H. Squire's Duet Danse des Bouffons a lively piano duet excellently perfort;'ed by Richard Shaw and Gordon Thomson, although from the other SIde of the garden It was dIfficult to hear clearly. The first movement of Brahms' Horn Trio played by Nicholas Terry (horn), Lance Hewson (violin) and Richard Shaw (piano): provIded a complete contrast, and, apart from a shaky start in the violin, the music flowed well, a~d was very satisfying. Next, in a very different style, came Hindemith's Four Pieces Jor Strmg Quartet, played by Lance. Hewson and Simon Amos (violins), Lyn Parker (viola) and Jonathan Groves ('cello); thIS IS a complex work which is especially difficult to appreciate when performed outside, but it was played well and fluently. The ~~sical ~ettings of three Thomas Hardy poems, by Simon Tonking, are truly excellent compOSItions, 10 the style of Vaughan Williams, but with sincerity and unmistakable signs of onglOality; the performance, by Lyn Parker, was very expressive, with an especially good tone on the lower notes, and the composer accompanied very well on the piano. Th,s was followed by Prokofiev's Scherz? Humoristique, Op. 12, No.9 (for four bassoons), a witty piece, lively but WIth a Iyncal mIddle sectIOn; It was conducted by Richard Shaw, lSI
and played by Andrew Chamberlin, William Ward , Michael Geed and Juli~n Reberts, with a streng rhythmic sense, and mestl y well tegether. Next came BenJamlll Bntten's Niobe and Phaeton frem Metamorphoses after Ovid, played by Gerden Themsen en the ebee; beth efthese pieces are in an entirely e riginal style, and the first IS Iyn ca l (meurnlllg), while the secend is very rhythmical (and pertrays the thunderbelt!).; the perfermance shewed a wide facility ef expressie n ever a cemplete mastery ef techmque, a nd was mest enjeyable. The perfermance ef Jesquin des Pres' Metet and Royal Fanfare, by Martin Elliett and Je hn Eaten (trumpets), and Antheny Dawsen and Bruce C lifferd (trembenes), provided a fine contrast, not only in the music but also in the Instruments used, and the ensemble ca me ever well ; hewever, the pace efthe metet sheuld have been mere steady. The fanfare was full ef vita li ty, a nd shewed the qua rtet to. be capable e f fine ensemble plaYlllg. Malcelm Arneld's Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, perfermed by Andrew Marriner (clarinet) and Gerden Themsen (piane),.is a light-hearted pi ec~, and was played musica ll y, with a very geed technique and rhythmic sense, and the plamst captured the meed well. Next was a piece frem Den Gillis' Suite No. 1, entitled "And Mr. Tertoise wi ns the race':, which, with complex rhythms similar in style to Jazz, was a very am bitIOU S c~ OIce, ,a'.'d It weuld have been helpful to. have had a cenducter ; but the perfermers, PatrIck Wllhams (fl ute), Ge rden Themsen (ebee), Andrew Marriner (clarinet), Nichelas Terry (hern) a nd Andrew Chamberlin (basseen), en the whe le shewed great cempetence (altheugh the balance tended to. faveu r the hem i), and the perfermance was very entertall1 l11g.. After this came Prekefiev's Suggestion Diaboliqlle, Op. 4 No.. 4 (fer plane), played by Richard Shaw. This dramatic piece seunded, desp ite a few faults which were well cevered up, extremely impressive. The largest werk ef the evening, Dverak's Serellade for 13 Illstruments (two. clarinets and two. e boes three hems and three basseens, a 'cello. a nd a deu ble bass), was cenducted by Mr. Geed~s. The group was e f sufficient size to. carry well with a wide variety ef dynamics; the perfermance was light and cheerful , a nd excelled 111 all respects save seme small horn misgivings. The last item was Brahms' seng The Nightwatch, p~rfermed by a large cheir and cenducted by Antheny Dawsen; this very sentimental piece was given a sllltably expressive performance. making a fine ending to a most enjoyable evenlllg. B.D.C.
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Tbe sunlight is falling threugh tbe windew into. the kitcben, tbe seasen-summer, and Mrs. Lille is making cakes and ceeking the Sunday jeint. The micrescepic seund to. wings unbeard to. the buman ear. A little black ebject en the ceiling. Mrs. Lille coeking upside dewn, the Sunday jeint waiting fer the oven. Take eff. Jeint getting larger. .WiII ~ unable to. land en jeint. The eyes keep watcb. The black ebject lands. Mrs. Ltlle netlces and flaps her arms. The swat, tbat's wbat I need. Mrs. Lille dances areund the fleer fellewing the black ebject. It is alert and jumps as first sbet reseunds threugh the wall. Stunned. The fly falls to. tbe greund. It meves its legs. The swat is sheved under its body. Sunday jeint and cakes by Mrs. Lille. RIGOR MORTIS.
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An Essau on Wanton Satire
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-the Drift of the Ensuing Discourse being chiefly to vindicate the Honour of our Recent Writers from the Censure of those who unjustly prefer the parodies of "Interpole" before them; the whole being writ one Saturday morning in the Eastern Crypt'Tis hard to say if greater waste of time Is found in writing, or in reading, rhyme; But, of the two, less dangerous it appears To tire one's arm, than poison others' ears.
Time was, the owner of a Peevish Tongue The Pebble of his scorn unheeding flung, Saw the faint ripples touch the shore, and ceaseThe Universal Duckpond lay in peace. (Though even, now and then, without offence To lesser Breeds exposed their lack of sense.) But now that Science on our eyes hath laid The wondrous Clay from her own spittle made, We see the widening ripples pass beyond, The pond becomes a World, the World a Pond; All Ether trembles at the Pebble's fall, And curses wit, and poetry, and Maule. But stay, my Muse, you've pitched the tune (you foo!!) A semi-tone too high for the King's School. Which in the Crypt now all its arts employs And what it lacks in knowledge, gives in noise. Hush your untimely Bawls, Assemblies cease! And at my Critics let me fire this Piece: Indict and plead, sum up the Pro and Con, The Verdict find, and put the Black Cap on ... When Justice bids you take the Critic's Pen, Then judge with Candour, nor in Haste condemn; There are whom Heav'n has blest with store of wit, But want as much again to manage it. Reluctantly you'll act the Cynic's Part, Lest through the Style or Mode, you wound the Heart. But when the scourge of Satire has its Charms, And, 'gainst all Sense and Merit, you take Arms; When with the Gall of Jealousy you write, And, drest in Verse, anonymously bite'Tis plain you Wit and Poetry abuse, And, like a cannibal, devour the Muse.
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Let liS now llraise Famolls Hlen HI. F. Robin.oll They lived, doing many and marvellous things ' And we have created From their ideals (and our money) A country now fit For Americans to die in. John Wayne lived and died A thousand times tonight, But no echoes of Whispering Glades For the Cats <;>f their people; He hIt the traIl and bit the dust Cremated in the sun's last westward rays. So when you die Let the rot set in, Push daisies upward to the sky, Not platItude-plastered memorials To please the mortician's putrifying eyes; For dust thou art And to dust thou shalt return. Quickly.
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On a PI,otograph of ilustralollithecus B. P. Lindley Strangely terrible, this rounded skull, tenderly cupped In the huge hand of the scientist, with its lipless grin That has survived two and a half million years, One million, three hundred and fourteen thousand million Minutes, each one the time I take to run my glance Over the deep eye sockets and small teeth, carved In the worn bone, that say "1 was a mao, your ancestor,
Will you not know me?" A man, looking Across the ages into my eyes, a being that felt fear, Hunger, cold, as I do, and ran bare-buttocked on the rocks. Intensely moving, that this fragment has weathered The long years, two and a half million long years Of rain and storm, earthquake and fire, To look me in the face; "I am your ancestor;
I gave you life. Will you not know me?" Yes, I acknowledge that you gave me life, But I am chilled. I see you as death caught you Cowering in your dark cave, naked, hairy, Screaming out your terror as the shadow slowly crossed The threshold, scattering the tools of your hearth, And the sun's light went out. But not before you passed on your fear, lurking Deep in the cells of your hominid brain, passed on In the oblivion of copulation. Where did they come from, Australopithecus? Where did they come from? From the lizard-fish, Out of the ocean. And before that? Before the fish? Out of the ball of gases that broke out of the sun. But before the gases? Where before the gases? Where, where, WHERE FROM? It is indeed just a fragment of frail bone In the hand of the scientist, a dirty relic Of a primitive life crushed by time, but a bone That speaks with a clear voice across Two and a half million years; "I was your ancestor. And I failed, for The Creator was too strong for me. You must not fail, twentieth century man; You must not pass on the fear, you must snap This terrible chain, make a blood sacrifice Of your tribes in the singeing of the flickering flames As the thin whine maddens, shrills louder 156
Louder, louder, into the white-hot bang That leaves only a charred waste silently smoking. And then the fear-cells will be destroyed for ever Their blackened husks deep under the ashes. ' I weep dumbly, Australopithecus, For I too am a man with a rounded skull. And in the staring eyes of the scientist, I meet a grim agreement, that the Creator Is stronger than us too.
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There was a young student called Gregory Whose ignorance brought him to beggary. Pronounced incognito To rhyme with mosquito! Called "Animal Farm" an allegory!
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Man's time is coming to an end, His long race is run, The years have passed, the ages gone. Now he goes to his ancestors' rest. God's mighty hand has wrought Destruction for destruction, Injustice for injustice. A world war was the beginning, Nature's unbalance the end. Where is Noah? Where is the Ark? Gone to a fiery end, With the rest of mankind. Winter has come for the rest of time.
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KINGtS WEEK, 1970 "Canterbury 1970", the commemoration of A rchbishop Becket's assassination 800 years ago provided us with the challenge of how best to fit the School's contribution into the gen~ral festivities of town and cathedral, and, with the Water Tower Ga rden and Chapter House unavailable, it was decided to shorten King's Week and limit the number of fringe productions (a very difficult decision to take) whilst at the same time attempting to involve just as many boys as usual. The musicians will perhaps forgive me when I say that, for me, the highlight of this yea r's Kin g's Week was the School Drama Club:s play on the Becket theme, Various Oppressions. Historical research and dramatIc Improvlsatlon for thlS chrolllcle play, offered as Kmg's contri bution to the Festival, started way back in November, so that by the time of the last performance it had involved a large number of the School as authors, actors and backstage personnel. Our Chairman of Governors spoke warmly ory Speech Day of the pla>,'s humane qualities, and of Its movIng portrayal of Becket as a hvmg characte r, and hlS assertlOn that it was t he best drama that he had yet seen at King's is a tribute both to the cast a nd to the Producer, Christopher Gi llespie, who developed out of such heterogeneous material a balanced work of art of the highest quality. In place of the various fringe drama productions this year, we staged a second major play, choosing as a contrast to our own Becket play Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors, which was produced in most entertaining fash ion by Nigel O'Dwyer in Linacre Garden. Having no real drama auditorium, we have developed a King's Week tradition of outdoor plays and we are indeed lucky to have two such producers able to master the many and varied problems which this entails. The Serenade in the Cloisters this year attracted a record 1,500 people (and four archbishops). It saw the first performance of Kenneth Jones' COllcerto for Violin and Piano, and we are very grateful both to the composer for this honour and to the soloists, Clarence Myerscough and Lionel Salter, Assistant Controller of B.B.C. Music, for a wonderful interpretation. The composer's laudatory comments afterwards on the standard of the Orchestra's playing testified to his satisfaction. Equally enthrall ing was the singing of Anthony Dawson and William Kendall, who now leave us fo r a nother musical centre on the banks of the Cam. Further proof of the attraction of Kin g's music was given when the Symphony Concert, featuring Ronald Smith in Tchaikowsky's Piano Conceno No. I and celebrating Beethoven's 200th anniversary with a gripping performance of his Fifth Symphony, managed to pack the Shirley Hallitwice over. It is with great pleasure that King's Week congratulates our Musical Director, Edred Wright, on his being accorded the Lambeth Degree of Bachelor of Music by the Archbishop of Canterbury, a rare honour. With less fringe drama and music this year, many boys turned their attention to preparing a most impressive Physical Education display and the most extensive crafts exhibition seen for some time. That these acti vities at last received their due prominence was one of the more gratifyi ng aspects of our 1970 festivities. Credit for ensuring that the Manager's air of calm throughout the Week was entirely si ncere, hiding no crises underneath, goes to Anthony Dawson and his secretarial team of David Mitchell (finance), Richard Shaw a nd Gordon Thomson (booking) and Hugh Goodale (booth). Rarely has such a responsible, efficient team appeared, matched only by the equally unfussy, reliable band of commandos under the direction of Howard Scott and l ain Hannah, and by the two sets of stage hands under Brad Williams, George Lambrick and Geoff Dobbs. Finally, our wannest thanks to the Dean a nd Mrs. White-Thomson, 159'
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ever the willing hosts to our play despite the enormous burdens placed on them in this Becket Festival year, to our Clerk of Works and his men, to Mrs. Stewart and her kitchen staff, to Mrs. Reynolds, Mrs. Grain&er and all the make-up ladies, indeed to everyone, staff and boys, who has contrIbuted III one way or another to the success of this Week Poetic justice prevailed once more as the weather again did its utmost to crown ou; endeavours with success. J.B.S.
SET BY SWANN Provided he is competent, witty and occasionally humorous, a King's Week audience will ensure the success of any visiting artist. There was little doubt that Donald Swann earned his success and, jUdging by the suitability of his encore, he is accustomed to satisfying this kind of audience. His programme from the start was polished, gentle and informal in a way that is achieved only by considerable professional experience, but there was a predictability of tone that was alternately reassuring and irritating. Reassuring because no effort was required to adjust to extremes in style; irritating because J fol' one' longed for something that would force me to react. ' , The only song which I found truly moving was the unaccompanied song in the midst of the Tolkien cycle, Namarie, set to a Gregorian chant chosen by Professor Tolkien himself. This lament was most beautifully sung ¡by Robert Bateman, a young baritone with a dark, rounded voice, which, if somewhat lacking in versatility, was well-suited to most of the evening's music. In contrast, both Marion Studholme and Andrew Downie have clear, light voices which enable them to express the most delicate inflections and each was given at least one opportunity to show this to advantage. Marion Stud hoi me sang Dark rose oj my heart, a song very reminiscent of some of Matyas Seiber's lyrics with haunting minor cadences and some fine patterns of imagery in both words and music: Andrew Downie had one exquisite number at the start of the second part, The Youth oj t~e Heart. Althoul!h, once again, the style was derivative and one could imagine it coming dtrect from a CeCIl Sharp collectIOn, the ballad-subject and the smger's most sensitive treatment of the pathos gave it a beauty that touched the heart. These three songs apart there was still much that was pleasant and entertaining if not memorable. Andrew Downie made effective use of his acting talents in Face at the window and, to a lesser extent, in Ballad upon a Wedding and The Harlot's House. He has an infallible sense of timing and an ability to colour both voice and gesture to the mood of his material, a talent that served him best in the sour, half-obscured danse macabre of the Wilde poem . This dramatic quality was allowed room to develop in most cases through the magic of the poetry. The music of Donald Swann can only occasionally match this splendour. He is, not unexpectedly, most at one with his material in his settings of John Betjeman's poems; they both have the same nostalgia for the graceful and historic detail- the "how", one feels, is more important than the "what" in both cases.
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though these may make for good education, they often make very bad theatre. I should therefore be dishonest if I did not admit to some qualms at the prospect of three hours on those dreadful slatted seats, watching a play "developed through improvisation and writing done by the School's Drama Club once a week"- of undoubted educational value, I thought, but likely to be a bit of a bore for an audience. I need not have worried. In Various Oppressions, the Producer, Christopher Gillespie, managed to give us the best of both worlds, bringing together the basic improvisation, the his cast to make the playa really ,?utcompound script and his own talents and those standing productIOn. The standard of actmg, possIbly because of the earher lmprovlsatton, was better than I have seen before at King's--the whole cast acting convincingly, as members of a team. The dialogue, far from being loose and ineffective, as improvisation-based dialogue someti mes is, was snappy and economical, and clearly audible, giving the play as a whole a remarkable impact.
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the life of Old Edwin of Eastry- whose "martyrdom", rather than Becket's, was the climax of the play- and his two sons, one a monk and one a soldier, symbolising the two sides in the conflict. David Bolam's Becket was an impressive performance, at its best when actually in opposition to other characters. Michael Shires made an excellent Henry, convincing as a king, and confident in his part- and in his costume, which is something few amateurs achieve! These two actors were very good individually, and even better when they appeared together. Teamwork in acting produced several other good groups- the Barons, the Soldiers, the Villagers, with their sympathetic treatment of Christopher Fitchett's Village Idiot and Old Edwin, and the Canterbury merchant's family, with David Chilton's outstanding performance as Margaret bringing out the best from Thomas Hunter as the husband and Christopher Snell as the daughter. As Edwin's two sons- and continuity men- Robert Damon put fire into the part of young Edwin, contrasting with Edward Harris's subtler gentleness as Hubert, the " little monk" of Canterbury. I also particularly liked Jeremy Thomas's portrayal of the wily ArchbishOp Theobald, and Geoffrey Harris as the singleminded Bishop of Chichester. The set was ideal for the open air setting; it made every actor clearly visible, and allowed for some attractive grouping- though perhaps it sometimes seemed a long walk to one of the exits! Altogether, Various Oppressions was a major achievement, and amply repaid the considerable work which Mr. Gillespie and his many and varied helpers put into its production. C.H.C. 161
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THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION DISPLAY As on previous occasions, the Physical Ed ucation Display gave a valuable opportunity for parents and visitors to see something of the many activities which are part of the P.E. programme in the School, both in and out of class. Of course, the fifty or sixty boys who took part in the Display represented the cream of the various clubs, but many others take part from week to week and derive great enthusiasm and benefit from some of the most valuable opportunities which the School offers. The high standard of achievement in gymnastics and "minor sports" in the School is well known, and was well in evidence in
the two performances given in King's Week, providing, as well, a splendid and beautiful spectacle in the setting of the Green Court. Against a background of well-chosen music the Display began with demonstrations of three sports. These were given simultaneo usly, but nonetheless in this twenty minute section it was possible to get a good impression of all three. The Basketball Club gave a good idea of the skills involved, despite the difficulties of contending with a n uneven grass surface. Their match was played with real competitive flair. At the other side of the Green Court meanwhile the Fencing Club offered an exhibition of all the arts of that sport and also held three bouts with the different weapons used today. The participants ranged from the Captain, A. Bird, to those just starting out and it was clear from what we saw how King's has built up the standard of training and coaching which has produced a good number of Blues and two Junior Internationals in recent years. Finally, the Judo Club attracted great interest with their programme. After a formal demonstration of tbrows in the Japanese style there followed a period of Randori or free practice. After this, J. M. Strachan, a Green Belt, took on a line-up of eight opponents, a most exhausting form of training which also serves as a trial for promotion to the next grade of belt. Finally, it was the task of the Captain, D. Whitaker, the first Brown Belt in the history of King's, to sbow how Judo may be put into practice in self-defence. This programme drew well deserved applause. All this, however, was preliminary to the centrepiece of the afternoon- the Display of Gymnastics. Sixteen boys, immaculately turned out and led by S. P. Blackmore, gave what must have been one of the finest exhibitions ever seen at King's. The very hard work which had been put in throughout the year was well rewarded in a Display which was at the same time thrilling with its technical competence and breath-taking in its beauty of movement.
To rhythmical musical accompaniment the programme began with spectacular cross box vaults, including headsprings, short arm and straight arm overswings. A further selection followed on the long box in file. Well warmed up now, the gymnasts next performed crisscross high astride and headspring vaults with excellent timing from two directions. After this neck springs in pairs and somersaults, some of them, especially by Price, at an alarming height. Then came a novelty, higbly synchronised vaulting on the box with the gymnasts coming in from three different directions. This required perfect timing and must have taken hours of practice, but the final effect was outstanding. The Pyramids were as always very popular. Seven were done and the skills involved in this form of exercise are quite different, with a premium on balance and strength which affords no opportunity for relaxation. Cattrall and Fidao, who alternated at the top of tbe Pyramids, showed fine balance and courage. With a cbange of musical tempo, to complete
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COMEDY OF ERRORS One of Shakespeare's earliest and crudest plays, The Comedy of Errors, is, to a large extent, an adaptation of the Menaechmi of Plautus. Having set the action of the play agai nst a potentially tragic background, Shakespeare then builds up an hilarious situation where complications and confusions are piled up one after the other to the delight of the audience and the despair of the characters until the denouement of the farce brings us full circle, solving all problems and preventing the tragedy threatened in the first scene. As Egeon, Andrew Chamberlin was faced with an opening scene that would tax a most experienced actor. His deliberate attempt to "ham" his long introductory speeches explaining his history and the background to the whole play did not p;event a rather slow beginning, but with the departure of the Duke and Egeon, the tone lightened and wlthlll minutes the audience was caught up in the absurdities of the farce. The two Dromios were exceUently played by Graham Jones and Simon Tonking, who both showed considerable ability for clowning and also a keen appreciation of the verbal wit present in their lines. That they were almost indistinguishable from each other only completed the delight they gave to the audie nce. While the two Antipholi (John Lloyd and Simon HoUis) less closely resembled each otber, their similarity was quite sufficient for the audience's acceptance of the misunderstandings on which the humour is based. The interplay of the twin masters and servants was a pleasure to watch as they responded to each other, and their bewilderment and anger caused by the mistaken identities were successfuUy maintained. It was unfortunate that Michael Carter in his portrayal of Adriana as a Shrew delivered his rantings and railings at such speed that they lacked audibility and variety; however, his facial expressions and his gestures made his meaning clear and suggested considerable acting potential. Both Doctor Pinch (Gavin Wilson) and the Abbess (David Houlding) deserve special mention, for both actors created, out -of smaU parts, masterpieces which contributed much to the amusement of the audience. Nicholas Bannan as the Courtesan provided a vulgar contrast to the refined and virtuous Luciana (Stephen White-Thomson), whose gentleness emphasised Adriana's fury. 163
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SERENADE IN THE CLOISTERS The performers in the Serenade in the Cloisters start out with an unfair advantage: the beauty of the setting, particularly when the evening is fine, as it was on July I I th o During the concert the light shifted, cbanged and finall y went out on Bell Harry Tower, while the pIgeons fluttered in the crannies of the masonry and the swallows wheeled overhead. When made against a background of such beauty, schoolboy mistakes could be pardoned. In the event, the programme proved over-long. But there is little need for a reviewer to be patronising. The standard of performance was, on the whole, high. True, the trombones were not equal to the Equale, and fluffs marred what would otherwise have been a memorable beginning. The so und , coming from a hidden spot high above me, resounded majestically, if at times discordantly, through the Cloisters. But the Madrigal SOClCty, finely directed by Ed red Wright, performed their first offering with assurance. Particularl y impressive was Strike it up, Tabor, taken at high speed, but well-enunciated and vigoro us. The Mozart Serenade in Eflat, which followed, was too ambitious a choice; the horns unfortunately failed to achieve the technical standard of the clarinets and bassoons, and there were moments of boredom. But there was also much beauty, and it was good to hear this Serenade performed in fading light and in the open air. One of the high points of the evening were the Morley and Monteverdi duets performed by Dawson and Kendall as their swansong. Both sang with commitment and precision, promising great things to come for St. John's College, Cambridge. Chiome d'oro was a specIal delight, beautifully phrased, and accompanied with distinction by Bown, Hewson, Groves and Barlow. My only criticism is that the styles of the two singers were not wellenough matched. Dawson tended to over-dramatize, whe reas Kendall was sometimes too reticent ; Dawson saw each piece as a whole, and presented it with a flourish, despite a few s"pshod momen ts, while Kendall was more precise but at ti mes less inspired. Both will no doubt correct the balance as tbey gain in experience. Another trium ph was the first performance of Kenneth Jones' Concerto lor Violill and Piano. This mysterious, brooding piece made its effect through subtly-varied texture and rhythm rather tha n by any memorable or susta ined melody. The concertante solo parts 164
were finely played by the professionals Clarence Myerscough and Lionel Salter, and the Chamber Orchestra, under the able baton of David Goodes, tack led the score with confidence. It was good that the composer, an O.K.S. , was present to acknowledge the applause. There followed a 20th century mixed grill from the Madrigal Society. First, serious works by Martinu and Bart6k. The Martinu, a quiet piece, fell rather flat, but the Bart6k convinced. H aving sung it myself, I know the pitfalls, and was full of adm iration for the breath-control and mastery of Czech. Unfortunately the First Tenors were too prominent in the quiet songs (i) and (iv), and the sudden crescendi and diminuendi of Kamaradi moji were not exactly observed . But these are cavils. There followed two pieces of a more popular kind. F irst the trebles and altos impersonated various instruments of the orchestra in a Uindler. There were lapses of intonation and some poor tone, but on the whole the piece made its effect. Finally, with Jemima the whole Society launched into a sophisticated Barber's Shop routine, much to the joy of the audience. After such a musical banquet the Marcello Oboe Concerto seemed a rather substantial extra course. However, it proved appropriate as Thomson's farewell offering. The performance was sensitive, marred only by lapses of intonation in the string accompaniment. Then, to end the programme, choir and orchestra joined in Purcell's Soul a/the World, its words most apt for the occasion. T he Serenade's "various parts" had indeed been welded by the musicianship of conductors and performers, and by the beauty of the elements and setting, into a harmony which, if not quite perfect, was at least as eminentl y satisfying as any school could hope to ach ieve. S.A.
SYMPHONY CONCERT On Wednesday, 15th July, tbe School Orchestra, under its cond uctor, Ed red Wright, gave the second of two orchestral concerts in that week; a most ambitious programme, which consisted of Nicolai's Overture to The Merry Wives 0/ Windsor, Tchaikowsky's First Pianoforte Concerto a nd, after the interval, Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. It is, as I say, an ambitious programme, and, never having heard this orchestra before but baving heard many other school orchestras, I will adm it that I attended in a rather apprehensive frame of mind . To my deligbt, I found that no such wariness had been necessary. There was a precision and alertness in the playing throughout the evening that was refreshing and which one does not always find in the work of professional orchestras. This does not mean that there were not blemishes, but they were minor a nd did not worry us. T he introduction to the overture was as well played as I have ever heard it, the full beauty of the widely spaced scoring at the beginning coming th rough without a trace of muzziness. The Allegro started too slowly, to my mind, so that the precision of the playing sounded over careful. By the time the expositio n was beginning to run its second course the tempo had increased a nd with the arriva l of the development the pace was right. 165
The concerto was a larger malter. Here they were joined by a magnificent soloist Ronald Smith. This work, popular though it is, I have never regarded as an ideal work for piano and orchestra, and I still do not. There are, in spite of much re-writing, inequalities between soloist and orchestra which are built into the work . This is mainly because Tchaikowsky never fully mastered piano writing as such, and tended often to imitate those who were its masters, Schumann especially, without fully realising why he was writing the way he did. The result is that there are many passages, especially in the first movement, where the lie of the music is a little out of focus, where in Schumann it would be right under the fingers. A fine pianist, such as we had on this occasion, can make it sound effective, but in Schumann one would not have to make it; it would be, anyway. Nonetheless, while it is not an ideal concerto, it is, I think, a great piece of music, and of this 1 was made fully conscious by this performance. Ronald Smith I have rarely heard in better form, and the orchestra matched him at nearly every point. Especially were the traps where the inequality of the writing could have been obvious glossed over almost as though they did not exist, and this is no mean achievement. Throughout the evening there was felicitous wind playing, some very beautiful horn playing in the concerto (horn playing, in fact, which on ly came to grief momentarily in the symphony), and woodwind: flute and oboe especially, here; and some finely phrased 'cello playing from the leader of that section. Apart from the admirably precise beat of its conductor (and a good deal else, too, that a n audience as a rule does not see), the orchestra owed much to the work of its leader, Clarence Myerscough, and a very noticeable thing was that there were no passengers; everyone to the last desk played up with the same intensity. The slow movement is not easy to integrate, the division between its lyrically pastoral main portion and the scherzo-like middle part often being made far too obvious, where the middle part is not taken too fast for clear hearing. This is a fault even in the otherwise near-miraculous recording made by Horowitz and Toscanini . In this Canterbury performance as much integration as is possible was obtained, mainly because there was no attempt to beat the speed record in the middle of the movement. On the other hand, the finale, instead of being made into a London to Brighton 500 miles per houl' mad rush, as it so often is , gained from a more moderate pacc, at which the effect of the whole movement could accumulate, without undue hurry, to its magnificent climax. Tough proposition though the concerto was, the real test came with the Beethoven symphony. As with the Allegro of the overture, this began too steadily, but by the lime the repeat of the ex position was reached the tempo had arrived at about the right pace. Apart from this, the first movement was workmanlike and crisp, and it was a real pleasure to hear Beethoven's original bassoon scoring in the recapitulation, instead of the unimaginative repeated use of the horn that is usually substituted . The slow movement was given some really beautiful playing, with dynamics near perfectly balanced, and the limelight especially on a fine wind group. The 'cellos also distinguished themselves here. For the most part the scherzo had just the right tempo and the appropriate air of mystery, and the basses did valiant work in the trio. The only blot here was that the limpanum tended to be overloud in the link passage to the finale. The latter was played for all it is worth, with exactly the right air of recalling something rather frightening from the past which should inform the reference to the scherzo, and ajustly triumphant coda, in which the full value of Beethoven's accurately gauged tonics and dominants was exactly realised. HAROLD
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PHYSICAL EDUCATION DISPLAY [EI/twistle
A.mong His FrielUls C.A..H"ddo~C"ve At school he has his friends. For some irrevocable reason They like him. Others don't. Most don't care. They are Content in their world. He does the normal things A boy should do. Runs with the crowd ; Occasionally bullies. And like most boys Lies and cheats his way Out of doing his homework. But at a certain stage Of his life there came about A change in him. One day, sitting at tea Among his friends He suddenly realised That he was alone: Completely and Irrevocably alone. And just then Sitting at tea he started Crying. And all his friends Left the table.
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laNG'S WALK FOR CANCER [Ken/ish Obserâ&#x20AC;˘ .,
The Convict
C. 'W. Jlartin
Despite the early promise that he showed Out here in his slate home village in the rain He was soon found to be A real hard case, that lurched its way, on its busted bike Up the road to the other world To the dusty barrack square. Air of nature, sheep and drenched slate, hangs around Your filthy kit and person : you do not fit in Yet you have questioned all the simpleness of this And all those men now seem at once opaque, and distant now From the falling shadows of the dingy barrack blocks. A thin marching tune that echoes round The ordered ranks of dusty buildings here: but up above Flashes ascend from the strange mundane: The sculptured corpse of a man beneath the golden hills.
Pensax Canal Tannel
C. 'W. Jlartin
Deep the sunshine in the golden hills Before the dim Canal Tunnel fell in and crushed the men inside The gates clanged shut, but ever in there was the Plague Of what had seemed so mighty a fruition. A Classical myth now lost among the dark pines And crosses, hills weirdly named. The tiny figures down by the canal Run away to where the dirt swirls heavy in the chilly air.
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The Loneliness of tlte Commllter C. A. HaddOlt-C"ve I start up the engine of my car And begin the three miles home To my house, where no one Will greet me or say "Hello", Where no one lives but me: alone.
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Two people on the pavement Chatting 6ash by me; Postman and his cycle and a wave; Schoolchildren and satchels; Lawnmower and a man wiping sweat. Horse and cart overtaken; Down a hill and over the bridge; Hedge flickering past; Someone running and kicking a ball; Two people with tennis racquets. Man reading on a bench; Driver resting on his steering wheel; Boy catching butterflies in the lay-by; Children playing "he" together; Boy and girl holding hands, walking. A turn to the left and home To my house, where no one Will greet me, where no one Will say "Hello" to me Where no one lives but me: Alone.
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Wall' Through Life
s. C. S. Dumas POSSESSION "Hold Mummy's hand, dear. Don't let go, otherwise ... Well . Don't let go yet, dear." THE PUNCH Now have gone, thank god. Broken from possession now. Won 't regret ever.
EUTHANASIA Both possessors dead Living alone. Oh, for friends. Euthanasia?
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B. P. Lindley
Dammed
I am yet young enough to step outside To polish the facets of my outer form. To sculpture a cosmopolitan shape to slide Smoothly through human experience, absorbent and warm As sublime chords are stirred by life's mystery. I am immortal, awaiting the fulfilment of the growth That tortures with deep slow coiling within me As I laugh with mad pride at man's rape of the earth. But I see a day when the laugh will die on my face When the bardening of my husk imprisons metamorphosis When I must realize my quest for truth was a futile cbase, And repeat an escapist task as my pursuit of bliss. But I am afraid, I am afraid, that the yearning is rooted in my soul That futility will drag me to dust under the paws of the mole.
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Super-rea' It was all there in tbat inappreciable moment where everything is understood. The noise in the backcloth was tbere, or was it just a memory? equally present. tbe rounded edge of warm-water, the sharp of cold and cutting, hot. the fierce look of kings, whose act is in them, and kings,-drama, outside the part. the satisfaction in fatigue of the exploits of energy; the marvel at their achieve, like the glimpse at youth from old-age.
Words, music,
clinging, dragging, and confusing, and stickyor notes like tinkling air and water sparkling; thoughts, flowing over the threshold of tbe invisible, or stolpering up step-flights. The two streams close, matter and anti-matter, and threaten cerebral fission.
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THE BODEY CUP This year 's competition set the highest standards so far, a nd t he co ntest, which took place o n May 3rd, was on the whole a n enjoyable affa ir. It was a pleasure to welcome back Oliver Davies, O.K.S., as this year's Adjudicator, for many will remember his ow n distinguished record, academ ic and dramat ic, when he was at King's. In his most valuable advice he stressed the importance in a contest such as this of making the ri ght choi ce of passage, how im porta nt it was to engage the attention of the aud ience and to have a punch line. A dramatic poem was obvio usly an advisable choice for the first passage, and diction and the proj ection of the voice needed the most careful attention. Grange's Lost Love was well understood and en un ciated, but a little too obviously "recited". School House's Kipling was spoken in a most pleasant voice, with good timin g and feeling. The same was true of Luxmoore's Morte d'Art/lUI". Walpole's Byron was a brilliant parody. D. C. Bolam's The Night Before was full of li fe and feeling, and carried me with him to the end. P. J. Wagstaff's Horses was evocative and affectin g. M . Clowes' City-Life started in fine style, but, I felt, tailed off towards t he end. Some of the Expositions were of a high orde r. Grange's suggestions of how to make money in Becket year was apt and witty, a nd it was a pity that J. E. Allen did not master th e art of wa iting for laughs. Marlowe's dissertation on pigeons was witty and by no means lacking in techni que. C. B. Hamblin's Exposition for Luxmoore was thoughtful, interesting, perhaps a little too restrained, but delivered with excellent assurance. J. F. Maule's brilliant nonsense was of the hi ghest order, and one could not but admire the sang-froid of a speaker who left the composition to the day of the contest. A. J. Chamberlin, for Meister Omers, began well, but was not always a udible, a nd failed to round off his argument with sufficient punch. Too many contestants we re obviously reading their expositions. Notes may be used, but should not be visible to the audience. Grange's excerpt from Tom Paine was a n excellent choice, a vigorous satire, full of life and expertise. School House's Journey's End never became air-borne; it was a difficult choice, was not always aud ible, and lacked conviction. Luxmoore's fiamlet was a most interesting choice. Hamlet himself threw away his lines on Yorick, but showed verve towards the end. Shakespeare is always an excellent cho ice, but with this proviso that every word requires perfect interpretation, so well are they know n. There was real enjoyment in Walpole's Oscar Wilde. G. A. Harris was excellent, but grouping was occasionall y awkward, and the females were sometimes inadequate. Meister Omers' The Investigation was too static, too obviously being read, a nd without sufficient differentiation of character to be effective. Galpin's The Police was utterly static and mostly inau dible. Linacre's Pinter was a good choice. B. J. McDouall played with assurance and the whole would have been a good deal better if P. R . H. Westwater had talked to the a ud ience instead of 10 the works manager. For future contestants I should li ke to emphasise three general points. F irst, players must learn to speak to the audience, not obliquely, if they hope to be heard; second, Expositions should not obviously be read, and third, poems, if they are to be effective, must befelt, and not merely recited. The victors were Walpo le House, with Grange a close second, Luxmoore third, Linacre fourth and Meister Omers fifth . I would end wit h two questions and a challenge. How is it that Marlowe House can be so good at music and so embarrassingly indifferent to an allied cultural form? Can we next year have an entry from them which will be a serious bid for the Bodey C up ? R .W.H. 173
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KING'S WALK FOR CANCER A charity walk, by its nature, is not something for which one seeks publicity and Congratulations afterwards. But no record of the term would be complete without a note of the extraordinarily successful twenty mile walk on May 10th, undertaken in aid of cancer research by over 500 members of the School, and assisted by many others in various ways. This is a purely personal view of that walk. . Everything was made sadly and immediately relevant by the tragic news of the death of Peter Birch, just beforehand, and this added new determination to what was already an enthusiastic and corporate school effort. The School has a fine record of social service of course, and the very successful "Shelter" concert last winter offered the chance to help' in a different way, those less fortunate than ourselves. This was the first time in recent years' however, that practically the whole School was able to combine its forces to help with ~ charitable cause. After the Archbishop of Canterbury had addressed the strangely attired walkers, and started them off, I saw no more of them until they reached my marshalling point, near Hoath at the eight mile mark. What impressed me was their speed-many were so fast that I missed the first hundred to go through, despite arriving at the appointed time, not to mention the "hard men" of the cross-country c1up, who ran the entire course! I also
admired the courage of many of them. Very few dropped out, although it must have been arduous for some, and one in particular gave a demonstration of great courage by walking a good distance despite seriously blistered feet. Nearly all were in good spirits, even when they were told that they still had twelve miles to go at that point. What was less impressive, however, was the road discipline, and we were perhaps for-
tunate to get through without an accident. Nor was the disposal of litter always very considerate to others. These are points which might be watched more carefully in any future walks. To complete the walk successfully was one thing. To gather in all the money promised by sponsors was quite another. Here, my private fears were confounded, for not only was nearly all the money collected, but many boys managed to persuade sponsors to produce more than they had pledged! One boy wrote more than eighty letters, and raised over ÂŁ150. The process of collection was perhaps longer than it ought to have been, and the fact that it was successfully concluded was due in quite a large part to the efforts of senior boys in each House, who kept up enthusiasm, and handled the cash. The final sum raised, about ÂŁ7,000, was quite remarkable. A cheque for the bulk of this was presented to Admiral Balfour, representing the British Empire Cancer Campaign for Research, in a simple ceremony in the Shirley Hall on June 18th. It would be wrong to mention individuals by name, for the success of this venture was due to the efforts of all who took part in it in whatever way. But I am sure that no one will mind if I record the thanks and appreciation of all concerned to Mr. Gerald Hattee, the Treasurer, and above all to Mr. Ian Gollop, generalissimo. His enthusiasm, which never flagged, communicated itself to us all, and his organisation was faultless. As I write, I see from the newspapers that there is renewed hope of a breakthrough in cancer research. Let us hope that this money will help in that work. D.J.R. J74
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CRICKET Retrospect 1970 Never in the very long history of cricket at the School can there have been such a season as that of 1970. It is true that in 1965 more matches were won outright but then 12 wi ns had to be set against 5 defeats. In this season 10 matches have been won and 6 drawn and the Xl has now played 34 consecutive matches without defeat. They last lost on June 15th, 1968, to Eton Ramblers and now, under the same excellent captai ncy of C. J . C. Rowe they have co mpleted two full seasons without losing. Most of the wins this season have bee~ by very large margins and most of the drawn games have been overwhelming moral victories. It is difficu lt to compare one team with another of some years past but I would say without any doubt whatsoever, that not only is this the best side that we have ever produced' it is a lso better than any that we are ever li kely to have in the future. This bold statement is based upon a very long experience of both first-class county and school cricket. Because of its distinct character, and being perhaps a little less of a team game than say Rugger or Hockey, and because I write as one who is probably mostl y concerned with standards reached in the techniq ues and sk ills of the game in individuals, I shall remain firm in my conviction.
It is very rarely indeed that schoolboys are seen to bat with such supreme fluency and authority as do Rowe, B. R. Weedon and C. B. H amblin, and they, together with S. G. Gallyer, have almost completely dominated the batting throughout the term. To have had three a ll rounders of the calibre of Rowe, Weedon and Hamblin together in the side was perhaps very unfortunate for the other members of the team, all of whom are competent players. Time after time they have been den ied the opportunity of proving their worth. However, they have shown admirable team spirit, have played their part fully in the field , and all of them share my hope and expectation that some of the brilliance a nd polish of the three outstanding players will have rubbed off on themselves. They surely must have benefited from being so close to so many su perb examples of batsmanship. Players such as Rowe and Weedon add credence to the opinion that batting ca n be a n art.
The match scores may be seen elsewhere but some figures must be repeated here- 299 for 2 dec., 222 for 2 dec., 222 for 6 dec., 214 fo r 4,203 for 4 dec., 185 for 0 dec., 181 for 2 dec., 180 for 3 dec., 166 for 4 dec., 108 for I and 89 for I indicate a remarkable record of consistency. In the course of the season the Xl has scored 3,074 runs for the loss of only 79 wickets at an average per wicket of 38.9 runs. These have been scored at an average rate of 3.8 runs per over, which is the equivalent of about 75 runs per hour. The opposition have scored 2,255 runs for the loss of 152 wickets at an average per wicket of 14.8 runs. These figures clearly indicate the superiority of the X[ over most of their opponents. Special mention must be made of some of the very fine individual batting performances. Weedon's 203 not out v Buccaneers was the first double century to be scored in English school cricket since 1956 and the highest score for King's in living memory and possibly ever. It was the first double century ever to have been scored against the Buccaneers 176
since the club was started 40 years ago. His first 100 runs were made in 75 minutes and the second in 80 minutes and his innings included 21 fours. His 138 not out v Roya l Navy C.C. took him only 120 minutes and his 11 4 v Sevenoaks Vine and his 168 not out v Band of Brothers were just as brisk. His total aggregate of 1,084 runs and final average of 98 .54 are likely to rema in as records for very man y years. [n 1959, R. E. F. Minns scored 853 runs for an average of 94.7 and might well have topped the 1,000 had he not missed the two-day O. K.S. match in order to play for Kent. With Rowe's 110 not out v Eton Ramblers, Hamblin's 130 v O.K.S., and Gallyer's 100 not out v Eastbourne College, the X[ found itself with the proud record of having four individual century makers in the same side. This might well be an a ll-time record for any public school. The bowling, well handled by Rowe, was varied and certainly proved to be too good for most of their opponents. With so many a ll-rounders in the team there was a superfluity of good bowling available and, as with the batting, opportunities for some of them were li mited. However, a look at the averages suggests that more use l111ght have been made of G. M. Jones and H. S. Fleming. With Weedon bowling his leg-breaks with considerable accuracy, Rowe frequentl y reverted to bowling swingers and he and Weedon proved an excellent combination. Hamblin bowled accurately with plenty of fire and hostility and has two or three good performances behind him. The fielding was usually good and some excellent catches were taken. An important one of these was by P. M. D. Shires, who made a fine one-handed diving catch behind the wicket to help to clinch the result of the Epsom match. His wicket-keeping was mostly of a high standard a nd lent confidence to the fielding and throwing. Gallye r used his long reach to snap up some good one-handed catches close to the wicket a nd Jones, Hamblin and Weedon were all to be trusted at slip. Before the first match of the season J. C. Gaskell was injured and his place in the side was very adequately taken by T . D. G. Johnson. J. M. Block a nd S. J . Warren-Stone filled the remaining places, mainly for their ability in the field , and on Gaskell's return, WarrenStone stood down. Rowe has, for the second successive season, been selected by the M.C.C. to captai n the Southern Schools X I in which Weedon is also included . It is a rare distinction to have two players from the same school in this team and it is a pity that Hamblin could not be included as well. During the holidays Rowe will play fo r Kent 2nd XI and Weedon for Middlesex 2nd XI. Next season's XI will be young. They may find it difficult to live up to the standards of 1969 and 1970, but by 1972 they should, in their turn, show us some cricket of high quality. C.F.
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1st XI Matches King's v Wye College King's built on a solid sta rt with Hamblin st ri king the ball well, ably supported by Gallycr enabling R~we to dccl,a re at 166 for 4. Apart from an innings of 7 1 by Fidoe, Wye College were unable to deal with Weedon s leg-breaks and some fine catching, and were a ll out for 123. K.S.C. , 166-4 dec. (HambHn 70); Wye College, 123 (Weedon 5-27).
King's v Dulwich College On a pitch as spri ngy as an Axminsler ca rpct, King's began slowly but steadi ly. A stand of 68 between HHmblin and Ro~~ put King's in the st rong posi tion of 11 5-2 at,lunch, but ca relessness and inability to adapt to the cond i lions.caus~d a collapse, and It was only fine fieldlllg, Gallycr excelling, and light bOwling that prevented a Duiwlch victory. ' K.S.C., 154 (Rowe 66); Du lwieh, 141-8.
King's v St. Lawrence C.C. F ine attack ing batting by Hamblin, d ropped in this game for the eighth time in th ree innings Rowe and Weedon, who hit his first 50 for the school, brought about a declaration at J 80. After Hambli~ had t'aken three wickets in one over, King's appeared to have the game in their grasp, but a greasy ball and good play by Kilbce thwarted thei r ambitions. K.S .C., 180-3 (Rowe 58 n.o., Weedon 53 n.o .); St. Lawrence C.C., 135-4.
King's v Highgate Hamblin and R~we appeared to have put K!ng's firml y in t.he saddle with a score of 88 for 2 in an hour a!l~ a ha lf! but ~gam carelessness and bad battmg from the tall-end led to a collapse. With a wicket taking VICIOUS spm, Highgate were no match for Weedon and Rowe, whose "off-breaks provided the perfect foi l to Weedon's leg-breaks". K.S.C., 128 (Hamblin 62); Highgate, 68 (Weedon 6¡27).
King's v St. Lawrence College Rowe showing grea t maturity was well supported by Gallyer, and King's declared at 143 fo r 5. Wi th Johnson taking three quick wickets and Weedon agai n bowling accu rately, St. Lawrence were all out for 71. K.S.C., 143-5 (Rowe 64 n.o.); SI. Lawrence, 71 (Weedon 5-22).
King's v Eastbourne College Weedon and Gallyer, opening together for the first time, began brilliantly, putting on 76 in fifty minutes and the rlln ra~e was maintained after Weedon's departure by Rowe and GaUyer, who hit his first 100 fo; the school. With Eastb0l!rne 78 fo~ 4, Kin.g's positio~ was st ro~g, bu.t the i~itiative was lost. The game, however, ended tensely with H amblm nced mg three wickets to give Kmg's victory in the last over taking ' two of them off the first two balls. K.S.C., 222-2 (Ga llyer 100 n.O., Weedon 57, Rowe 6 1 n.o .) ; Eastbollrne, 20 1-9 ( Hamblin 5-44).
King's v Sevenoaks Vine
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With a m.eti~llJous 53 from Gallyer and ~ spectacula r 114 in 120 minutes, including 15 boundaries from Weed?n, Km~ s put on 17.0 f~r the first wicket. Sev~noaks' batting was poor and offered li ttle resistance, the wickets bemg evenly d istributed amongst Hamblm, Joh nson, Weedon, Flem ing and Rowe. K.S.c., 18 1-2 (Weedon 114, Ga lJyer 53); Sevenoaks Vine, 88. 178
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King's v K.C.S. Wimbledon In a slightly heavy atmosphere Rowe swung the ball both ways to devastat ing effect, and had all chances been taken the K.C.S. innings which ended a t 2.45 p.m. might have been over before lunch. King's made light work of the 89 required to win , losing only one wicket, with Weedon hitting his fourth score of over 50 for the school. K.S.C.,89 fo r I (Weedon 52 n.o.) ; K.C.S., 88 (Rowe 7- 19).
King's v The Buccaneers C.C. 11 is hard to dojl1sticc wit h the pen to an innings of Weedon's qua lity. Suffice it to say that i ll 160 minutes he hit 21 boundaries in an innings of 203 not Ollt, o ut of a score of 299 for 2. He then proceeded to take four wickets with his l eg~spi n , enabling King's to win by 150 runs. K.s.C., 299-2 (Weedon 203 n.o.); BlIeeaneers, 149.
King's v The M.C.C. With the open ing partnership of Gallyer and .Weedon fa iling for on~, o~ ly I?utting Oil 38, King's rel ied heavily on Hamblin , who balled sound ly for his 61, a nd Jones, who hit his highest score for the school. M.C.C. had plenty of time to hi t the 188 needed to win, but tight bowling and some unenterprising batting led to a drawn game. K.S.C., 188-8 (Hamblin 61); M.C.C., 144-5.
King's v Eton Ramblers King's contained the Eton Ramblers well before lunch, Fleming taking three wickets and Rowe, one, but the Danish Blue and cider took its toll, and thereafter things began to slip. King's were left with little ti me to get 223 but some batting of the highest class by Weedon and Rowe brought King's to within nine runs of the Ramblers' total. Eton Ramblers, 223-7 (Fleming 3- 19); K.S.C., 214-4 (Rowe 110, Weedon 75).
King's v Dover College Dover College would hard ly have reached double figures had it not been for lackadaisica l fielding and loose bowling. G rad ually King's got on top and Dover were unable to deal. wi th Rowe's med iu m pace bowling, leav ing King's to get 108, which they knocked off fo r the Joss of one Wicket. K.S.C., 108-1; Dover College, 107 (Rowe 7-38).
King's v Royal Navy C.C. Rain interfered with play during the morning and a wet ball was no help to the Navy bowlers. Weedon and Gallyer soon got on top of the bowling, Weedon hitting his third lOa of the season. Some fine seam bowling by Rowe and H amblin, helped by some superb slip catching, made a large hole in the Navy's bows which the stern was unable to repair. K.S.C., 185¡0 (Weedon 139 n.o.); Royal Navy, 126.
K.S.C. v The Band of Brothers This could be described as "Weedon's match", but in truth despite the massive contribut io n he made with his 168 not out and his 5 for 39, the game was won by a team effort. In the King's innings We.edon was ably supported by Hamblin and Rowe and, when it was the Band o~ Brothers' turn to bat, .Kmg's, despite losing the ea rly ini tiative, broke back mainly due to Weedon's bowlll1g and some fme catchmg and fielding. K.S.C., 222-6 (Weedon 168 n.o.); Band of Brothers, 160 (Weedon 5-39). 179
King's v The O.K.S. With Jones and Shires unable to play through theatrical comm itments, King's played a slightly weakened side, and in thei r first innings, apart from Hamblin whose 130 proved invaluable, were at sea to the fast bowling of ~ri~ht. With Rowe and Gaskell bowling well th~ O.K.S. ~ound. themselves 27 runs behind o
on the first mnmgs: ~owc, sup ported by Gallyer and Hamblin, put Kmg's In a stro ng position and in the O.K.S. second mnmgs Weedon, whose Icg-breaks took 5-87, neatly saw King's through to victory. K.S.C., 203 (Hamblin 130) and 188¡7 (Rowe 70) ; O.K.S., 176 and 187-8 (Weedon 5-87).
King's v Epsom College Played on Birley's o n July 15th. King's won by 134 funs
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off. Ro\~e. Weedon and Hamblin again completely dominated the scene. They had to work for their
runs agamst a ste.ady Epsom attack which lacked a spinner. The only resistance to the King's bowling came from R. Wilson (32) and J. O. Owen (14) who defied the bowlers for over an hour before being separated. K.S.C., 203-4 dec. (Weedon 88, Hamblin 42, Rowe 38 n.o.); Epsom College, 69 (Hamblin 4-17, Rowe 4-35, Weedon 2-9).
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P. M. D. Shi res................ ... ....... . T. D. O. Johnson........................ . P. D. Wright .... .............. .......... . . J. M. Block ......................... ...... . Also batted: T. P. Firth I, M. Witts 0, 0, S. * Not out.
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Catches: P. M. D . Shires 15 and 6 stumped, S. O. GaUyer 9, B. R. Weedon and C. B. Hamblin 8, O. M. Jones and C. J. C. Rowe 6, P. D. Wright 4, J. M. Block 3, T. C. Gaskell, H. S. Fleming and M. J. Witts 2, M. G. T. Allen 1 and I st umped, T. D.O. Johnson, S. J. Warren-Stone, J. J. Shires I each. 180
2nd XI The 2nd XI had an average season, winning two, losing two and drawing six. It is true that both defeats came after declarations and that against other school 2nd Xl's the side did well, but there remained two basic weaknesses. The side could not score fast enough to leave the bowlers time to get sides out and, secondly, we did not have a good spinner. The over rate was therefore poor and our opponents invariably bowled more overs than we did. Of the severa l good innings played during the season, Bennett's 55 not out on a fiery wicket against R.M.S. Dover was easily the best. Block and Warren-Stone made fast fifties in easier conditions and the captain, Firth, made a brave attempt to win the Dover match with an unbeaten 62. Only one bowler took more than six wickets in the season, so outstanding performances with the ball were rare, but Robinson's 3 for 4 at a critical stage in the Dover match surprised everyone. Marriner was outstanding behind the stumps and contributed much to the good humour of the side, and Wa rren, Bax and Suehet all did well on occasion. Witts had a sound technique and could do well in the 1st XI next year but his style was unsuited to afternoon matches. Firth had some inspired moments as captain and with' a little luck could easily have had a better final record. RESULTS
K.S.C., 48-9; British Legion c.c., 96-9 dec. Drawn. K.S.C.,137-5; Canterbury Hockey Club, 136-3 dec. Won.
K.S.C., 124; Dulwich, 123-8. Drawn. K.S .C., 65-9 dec.; R.M.s., Dover, 69-3. Lost .
K .S.C., 151-2 dec.; St. Lawrence, Ramsgate, 97-5. Drawn. K .S.C., 85-4; Eastbourne, 164-8 dec. Drawn. K.S.C., 109-6; Dover G.S., 128-8 dec. Drawn. K.S.C., 111-9 dec.; R.M .S., Dover, 112-5. Lost. K.S.C., 132-6; Dover College, 136. Drawn.
K.S.C., 146-7 dec.; St. Lawrence, Ramsgate, 76. Won .
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3rd XI At the beginning of the season it seemed doubtful whether we could raise a 3rd XI at a ll. The demands of work and attractions of other sports had sadly decreased the number of cricketers at the top of the school, and prospects were poor. However, the fine weather and good wickets soon remedied the situation, and support flowed in from all sides; we were solidly backed by the Marlowe and Luxmoore leagucs, enriched by the Tennis Club, and even on occasions dignified by the presence of a school monitor. Simon Blackmore captained the side with enthusiasm and good sense, and led a team of varied talents who played with no little skill and surprising ability in all their matches. The batting was possibly the weakest feature ; it rested heavily on Mitchell's forward defensive stroke, and tended to consist too often of a cheerful swing, sometimes across the line, sometimes down the wrong one, with the eyes searching the upper atmosphere, and it needed the class of Vowles' or Suchet's best innings to give it real stability. The out-cricket was much more impressive; Wyatt, snorting and thunderous, looked a really penetrating bowler, and he was excellently supported by the sustained accuracy of Seymour-Jones. Both these two could become rea lly good cricketers next year. The rest were usually at least steady, and more often than not supported by keen fielding and good catching, so that the situation in the field- how often can one say this about the ~rd XI ?-never got out of hand. With a few more runs scored the results would have been very different, Instead of games lost on a declarat ion, and the side can look back with satisfaction 011 a good term's cricket played in the right spirit. G.P.R. 181
Colts' XI A satisfactory season which could have been better. This is the impression that the last two months' cricket leaves behind. Certainly there has been plenty of enthusiasm in the team, as shown by the impressive turn-outs for voluntary nets, but individuals have not really fulfi lled the promise they showed at the end of April. The rather self-satisfied att itude adopted by some of the more gifted members of the team has been a contributing factor here. There has a lso been a little too much desire for perso¡nat success on the part of one or two players, which has affected the team spirit at times. On the brighter side, the cheerfulness and keenness of players on the fringe of the team has been most encouraging, and it is unfortunate that some of them have had no more than a couple of games. The strength of the team has been its batti ng, which proved inadequate o nly against a strong Dane Court attack . We have not had a really outstand ing batsman, but even the tai lenders have shown they know how to hi t the ball. Platts-Martin and Ki lbec have both shown considerable promise and Armitage has batted stead ily throughout the season, without gett ing the large scores of which he has looked capable. Shires, too, has had some useful knocks, wh ile Allen has done well when he has been required. The bowling has generally been tight, but has lacked rea l penet ration. Injuries to Barlow and Neale have also li mited its variety, with Neale's slow leg-spinners being sorely missed in the last few games. Kilbee, Platts-Martin and Nea le have all had good performances and Redd ick has been the model of consistency, his ten wickets at Eastbourne being the high spot of the season. The worst aspect of the team's performances has been the fielding, which has ranged from the mediocre to the atrocious. It lost us the game at Tonbridge and almost certainly prevented a win against Eastbourne. The ground field ing and throwing have sometimes been adequate, but the catching has been memorably bad, with a good two or three easy chances going down for everyone held. The one bright spot has been Allen's wicket-keeping. He has coped most competently with all the bowling, showing very good form when stand ing up to the wicket. Armitage and Platts-Martin have proved capable captains and both have used their bowlers well. There is a considerable amount of potential in the team and with plenty of opportunities open in the 1st XI next season it should be fully realised. Record: Played 9, Won 3, Drawn 3, Lost 3. The foll owing played :- Allen, Armitage, Barlow, Brown, Clarke, Harris, Harrison, Kilbee, Neale, Platts-Martin, Reddick, Seers, Shires, Singleton, Swann. C.J.R.J.
Junior Colts This has not been a great season yet there have been some encouraging features and a very definite improvement in performance during the term. The most worrying things about the team were the poor fielding and the horrifying running between the wickets. The fie ld ing was never consistently good and it was most frustrating to watch the incompetent fumbling and often stupid throwing. It says much fo r Needham that he kept wicket well on most occasions. A team can rarely ca rry anyone who sleeps in the ou tfield (could it have been the hot June sun ?) and it was for this reason that Drayson lost his place despite some useful bowling performances. T he running between the wickets did get better after much pract ice but there were some very anxious moments. In general, the bowling has been better t han the batt ing and Taylor deserves special ment ion for his 31 wickets at a cost of 7.3. He often bowled very fast and took four or more wickets on six occasions. The batt ing was good at times but often the scoring rate was low due to long grass, lack of experience and strength. However, there is quite a lot of encouraging potent ial and Noble, Asfaw, White~Thomson and Watkins wilt surely score a lot of runs next year. Perhaps the best stand of the season was when Needham (40) and Taylor (34) took the St. Lawrence bowling by the scruff of the neck in a very difficult positiontheir sensible running and thumping of the bad ball was a delight to watch . Hathway captained throughout the season and emerged, having learned a lot, as a very competent skipper whose bowling was often valuable. Declarations are difficult at this level but Hathway coped well even jf some of our opponents ruined the game by ridiculous decisions. He should not worry that we lost to K.C.S., Wimbledon, after declaring at 172 for 6 for this was a most exciting game of cricket. 182
Regular Team: P. A ..Burrows, N .. R. Hat hway, M. Asfaw, D. J. V. Sharp, A. O. E. Needham, C. H. Morgan, E. P. H. Watkms, S. J. Wh ite-Thomson, C. M. Noble, P. R. Taylor, N . G. C. Drayson, W. M. Duggan. Also played: R. C. Tate, N. de N. Hill, J . C. Spa rks. RESULTS
Played 12, Won 4, Drawn 5, Lost 3 Su tton Valence, 104-9 dec.; K .S.C., 65. Lost. Dulwich, 11 8; K.S.C.,50-8. Drawn. K.S.C., 91-8 dec. ; St. Lawrence, 92-8. Lost. K.S.C. , 150 (White-Thomson 48); Eastbourne, 125-9 (Asfaw 5-38). Drawn. K .S.C., 172-6 dec. (Noble 62 n.o.); K.C.S ., Wimbledon, 173-5. Lost. Tonbridge, 130 (Taylor 5-29); K.S.C., 131-8 (Noble 57). Won. K.S.C., 90~9 dcc.; Kent College, 40-6. Drawn. Chat ham House, 40 (Taylor 5-8); K.S.C., 44-3. Won. K.S.C.,72; Dovel' College, 69 (Hat hway 5-20). Won. R.M.S., D over, 1 29 ~7 dec.; K.S.C.,95-9. Drawn. K.s.C., 142 (Needham 40); St. Lawrence, 60. Won. Sheerness C.S.S., 130; K.S.C.,61-7. Drawn. M.J.H. A.W.D.
Under Fourteen XI This has been an extremely successful season, played almost throughout on good wickets in glorious sunshine with five victories and only one defeat in ten games. Stevens led his team with exemplary skill and dete~mination, though with one remarkable failu re-t hey lost the only game in which he won the toss ! The batting was very strong indeed. Moss and Jones both scored over 300 runs and both scored three fifties- Moss with an impeccably straight bat, excellent timing and an unruffled temperament, and Jones with a quick eye, an impressive array of improvised shots a nd a great deal of anxiety! T he others were obviously overshadowed, though Checkley scored an excellent 73 out of an opening stand of 11 8 with Jones against R.M.S., Dover, and Arthur steered the side t<? victory aft~r a collapse against Kent College. Platts-Martin, Donaldson and Stevens showed some promise-when given the chance. The bowling was never less than steady. Checkley was a lively opening bow1er, and Stevens, with his chinamen, was a lways aggressive. These two took most of the wickets, though Platts-Martin, Donaldson and Young all had useful spells. Unfortunately, the bowlers were not always well supported in the fie ld. Far too many chances were missed, though Jones in the sli ps held on to eight in the season. SI. Lawrence gave a much needed lesson in the importance of fielding by taking three quite outstand ing catches to break the back of our batting. Then having been dismissed fo r only 46, we very generollsly put down three chances and let them coast to victory. The point was, it is to be hoped, well and truly made. The team was chosen from:-P. E . Stevens (Captain), R. M. H. Moss, S. J. Cheek ley, S. D. Jones, W. R. Donaldson, P. Platts-Martin, D. C. Arthur, C. D. Bowen, C. A. Young, J. P. Chilton, M. C. Hall, G. D. Harris, D . S. Jarman, C. T. Couzens, C. R. E. Clarke, J . C. Biron, M. B. Pardoe, D . J. Betts. REsULTS
K.S.C., 103-5 dec. (Moss 30 not ou t, Jones 25); J .K.S.,92-4. Drawn. K.S.C., 125-6 dec. (Jones 70); Dane Court, 38. Won by 87 runs. K.S.C., 126-7 dec. (Jones 54) ; St. Lawrence, 93-3. Drawn. Sutton Valence, 105 (Checkley 5-1 4) ; K.S.C., 108-7 (Moss 60 not out). Won by 3 wickets. Kent College, 147-7 dec.; K.S.C., 135-3 (Moss 84 not out). Drawn. K.S.C., 151-3 dee. (Moss 61 not out, Jones 49); Chatham House, 112-7 (Stevens 5~25). Drawn. K.S.C., 141-2 dec. (Checkley 73, Jones 39); R.M.S., Dover, 36 (Checkley 4-17). Won by 105 runs. Kent College, 97 (Stevens 5-34) ; K.S.C., 98-5 (Art hur 27 not out). Won by 5 wickets. K.S.C.,46; St. Lawrence, 49-1. Lost by 9 wickets. K.S.C., 131¡2 dee. (Jones 56 not out, Moss 46); Sheerness C.S.S., 82. Won by 49 fun s. T.B.B. P .O.H. 183
THE HAYMAKERS'
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The Club enjoyed a successful season. Although few matches were won, only one was lost, and most resulted in close fi,nish,es .. ~bove ,ail, enjoyable cricket in pleasant environments was usual. It is not customary to mention md lvldua ls III our Reports, but there have been several outst!lnding performances. I am personally very grateful to E. Ba ldock, Esq., OU f Secretary. and O. Orme, Chief Waggoner for the hard work which they have Pllt in. I thank all those members who have supported the Club so ~ell this term. D . 1. REID, Presidem. RESULTS
Haymakers, 154 4 dec. (Hodgson 71 n.o., Henderson 52 n.o.); K.S.C. 3rd XI, 58. Haymakers, 21; Barham, 18 (Goodale 7-3), Haymakers, 76; Elham.80-6. Technical, 114; Haymakers, 70-8. Technical, 136-5 dec.; Haymakers, 137-3 (Fewster 45, Orme 39, Mitchell 36 n.o.). Beverley, 173-5 dec.; Haymakers, 170-6 (Dyer 96). Municipal, 152; Haymakers, 142-6 (Dyer 53). Adisham, 191-3 dec.; Haymakers, 85-7. Diocesan XI, 120-5 dec.; Haymakers, 70-8. Haymakers, 140-7 dec. (Warren 36); Bretts, 117-7. M
THE BOAT CLUB 1st Eight The Summer Term train ing began with a visit to Jesus College, Cambridge, in the last few days of the Easter holidays. After the weak results in the Schools' Head it was essential to concent rate on basic technique and with the va luable assistance of Mr. Ba rrett, the crew had plenty of tubbing as well as rowing about 60 miles in the Eight. Despite the ra ther blustery weat her, the crew were beginning to move their boat with more confidence by the end of thei r visit and enjoyed some useful out ings with Jesus College crews and with The Leys School. We are very grateful to Peter Allen and Jesus College Boat Club for their continued interest and kindness a nd the hospitality provided by Dr. and Mrs. Anderson was an added pleasu re for us. Back at Pluck's Gutter the crew continued to make reasonable progress at lowish ratings; they were quite well together but lacked the concerted d rive off the stretcher and the consequent control between the strokes to be effective at high ratings. The first away fixture was at Richmond for our annual visit to University College School Boat Club whose 1st VIII th is season has been in a similar situat ion to ours. Thus the two crews were well-matched and finished all-square in a set of 500 metre sprints ; this was valuable side-by-side racing experience and as always we were kind ly entertained by our U.e.S. friends. Since the crew were not ready to race by the date of Thames Ditton Regatta, this gave them two regattas before Pa ngbourne. They had a good day's racing in Junior VlIIs at Chiswick on May 23rd; a row-over agai nst Exeter College, who fa iled to appear, was followed by an exciting semi-final against Eton II and St. George's, Weybridge 11. Eton led Illost of the 1,500 metre course, with St. George's trailing. but King's managed to win by a canvas after a strong finis hing spurt. In the final, Baling Grammar School were faster off the start and, although the School raced well. they were not able to get on terms again and lost by about ha lf a length. A week later at Twickenham, they were entered for School VlIIs and d rew another Eton crew in the first round; this time King's had a poor row, with scrappy blade-work, and allowed themselves to be beaten by a canvas. This was a disappointing day but at least the crew learned the lesson that it is essential to work fo r one's lead by solid blade-work from the start and not to rely on a finishing spurt.
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Between Twickenham and Pangbourne, the crew improved considerably in general cont rol and, helped by a spell of better weather, they produced their best times of the season over short d istances. The National Schools' Regatta was again held at Pangbourne over a fou r-lane 1,200 met re course, wh ich a ll ows a fu ll repechage system to be operated, giving every crew a minimum of two races . In the Senior event, the Chi Ide-Beale O IP for 1st VIl Is, the School drew Emanuel, Shrewsbury and St. Paul's; Emanuel led all the way to beat Shrewsbury by three-quarters of a length wi th St. Paul's and King's in third and fou rth places but barely two lengths covered a ll fo ur crews. I n their repechage heat King's rowed Wi nchester and Bedford; this was a good race and was won by Winchester who beat Bedford by three-quarters of a length with K ing's a quarter of a length behind Bedford. Thus King's were elim inated, but they were not outclassed and their times showed that they were fully justified in entering fo r the Senior event. The whole regatta was an excellent occasion for crews and spectators alike and the programme of 104 races, rowed for the most part in bril lia nt sunshine, provided many close finishes. After a fortn ight's break during the main "A" and "0" Level period, the Eight reassembled for a few out ings before Kingston Regatta on the last Saturday of term. This is a well-run regatta and is rowed over an 800 metres sprint course ; the Eight won their heat aga inst Reading R.e. in Junio r Eights, but in the fi nal a rather hurried row which lacked the determination of the previous race gave a win to Weybridge R.C. by three-qua rters of a length. 11 was not to be expected that this year's Eight would achieve any great distinct ion; they are young and have had little previous racing experience, so that the sudden promotion to 1st VI II sta ndards was probably a year too soon for most of them. There was too much to be learned in a short time and, whilst their individual technique improved during the summer, there always remained the tendency under pressure fo r the bladework to become short or light in the water and fo r the crew to hurry fo rward instead of fin ishing the st roke properly and letting the boat do more work for them between the strokes. But when one remembers their very rudimentary start last January, it was no small ach ievement on their part to turn themselves by June into a crew capable of a good speed at times and one worth entering for the top event at Pangbourne. They have been throughout a pleasure to coach, and they have owed much to the quiet and firm captaincy of Brian McDouall as well as to the sk ilful handling of the crew by thei r cox. In contrast to last summer, very few of th is crew arc leaving and with this season's experience to bui ld on and some keen oa rsmen in the lower eights, there is every chance tha t next yea r's King's crews wi ll make their presence more strongly felt. D.s.G.
â&#x20AC;˘ 2nd Eight It must be rare for our 2nd VIII to contain a mere two oarsmen with any experience of rowing in an eight, and this lack of experience and technique meant that cha nces of success were rather remote. However, the cheerful way in which the Eight set out to improve thei r technique as individuals and co-ordination as a crew were most impressive; if they did not quite achieve glory, they worked ha rd and consequently enjoyed their rowing. The season started with a satisfactory ou ting with the U.e.S. 2nd VIII at Richmolld winning two and losing two 500 metre races. Then, on Bank Holiday Monday, the crew ventured to the Welsh Harp Reservoir for Brent Regatta . Here we found that rowing was a mere sideline in a day's entertainmen t dominated by canoeists flailing over the course twelve abreast and hyd rofoils sk idding round the lake at 80 m.p.h. in an effiuction of spray, burnt oil and decibels, wh ile teams of serious policemen competed in the tug o'war contest on the bank. Our race against University College and Hospita l duly took place. This was an efficient crew who gained half a length immediately; but they could gain no more and had to work to maintain their lead. This was an encouraging row, especially as U.C.H. won the fina l. By Twickenham Regatta the crew had polished up their starts and spurts, part icula rly the latter as it turned out, for a magnificent gear change took us right past St. George's, Weybridge, after they had been leading us by a lengt h. St. George's came back but King's hung on grim ly to win by fo ur feet. Eali ng G.S., in the next race, were too strong for what was now a tired crew. Our first race at Pimgbourne in the West Cup was d isappointing, the crew losing their rhythm and sol idness after the first 200 metres and coming in thi rd to Eton and Shrewsbury. T he follow ing day's repechage, however, drew a fine performance from the crew. But although they beat Bedford they lost to both King's Worcester and Bradford and that was that.
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Train ing was resumed after "A" Levels for Kingston Regatta. Here the crew started well against Weybridge R.C. an~ led ~y half a lengt~ for most of the course.."Yhen all looked safe, our co.ordination faltered and Weybndgc shpped by to Win by a canvas. An agoniSing result but not enough to daunt the crew's spiri t, for the next day they produced some vigorous racing against the O.K.S. at Fordwich. S.W.W.
Colts' Eight The Eight made a prom ising start by sp~ndi n.~ the last week of ~he Ea~ter holidays at Upper Thames R.C. at Henley. Much useful work was done, mcluplng two rows aga!nst Kmg's, Worcester, 10 wh ich the SCore was even: On the last full day on the Thames'we travelled to Abmgdon and had an outing with two eights from Abmgdon School over the five¡mi le st'retch between Sandford and Abingdon . 1~luck's Gutter seemed ra ther an anti-climax after the broad expanses of the Thames and it took a little whde to get back to form after the return to Canterbury. Our first regatta was Thames Ditton where we were drawn against Abingdon School Colts in Novice Eigh ts; a disastrous crab on the second stroke mea nt that King's were three and a half lengths down by the time they regain control but they fought back to lose by two lengt hs. A busy fortnight fo llowed with private fixtures against U.e.S. 3rd Vfn and Westminster Colts At V.e.S. we won two 500 metre rows by one and one-th ird lengths and two and a half lengths and aiso a r ,000 metre row by five lengths. Against Westminster at Pluck's Gutter, we won a ll four of our 500 metre rows by three to six seconds. The fortnight concluded with Chiswick Regatta where the crew were entered fo r the ev,-:nt for Novice Eights; the result of a mudd le over the draw meant that in our heat we were drawn agamst Eton Y:'h~ won. b~ one and ~ a quarter lengths .a nd Guy's Hospi tal whom we beat by three lengths . After a convincing Will III the repechage over fmpe rlal College by three lengths with Westminster a fu rther h~lf a I.ength behind, we again, <?wing to the mudd le in the draw, had to meet Eton in the semi.final together With TIffin. We had only 15 min utes ashore aftcr the repechage, and it was quite cred itable that although we finished third, on ly two lengths sepa rated a ll th ree boats. At Twickenham a fortnig ht later we were entered for Colts' Eights ; we again met Westminster in ou r first heat and this we won by two lengths. Tn the sem i-fina ls we mel a very fa st St. Paul's crew who beat liS by one and a half lengths and went on to win the final by a much larger margin. After Twickenham we .'la~ a fortnight before the Nat ional Schools' Regatta at Pangbourne. Experience at Twickenham and Chlswlck showed that our starts were not liP to scratch and that there was little in reserve at the end of a ra~. This fortnight was therefore spent in polish ing up our starts a nd in acquiri ng the abil ity to spurt effecllvely when slightly in arrears; this paid off a t Pangbourne. In the Colts event, for wh ich there were 25 entries, the first heat was against St. Paul's a nd Sh rewsbury' SL. Pa ul's had beaten us at Twickenham and they won this race, but the most exciting race was for second pla~e between King's and Shrewsbury. The latter, rowing with very wide blades, gai ned on the start and ma m ta in ~d a lead over K!ng's for most of the race. But in ~he last 300 metres, K ing's put in a magn ificent spurt whIch took th~m nght past ~hrews~ury and hence m~o second pla.ce. Th~ repechage was against Canford and Westmmster, and rowmg qUIte comfortably, Kmg's won theIr way mto the semi-fina l. This was between two Eton boats, Winchester and King's and it proved to be a splendid race for the first 600 metres with Eton C, King's and Winchester fighting for ~eco nd place just beh ind Eton A. But the pace set by the two Eton boats proved to be too h~t, an~ fi~st Winchester and the~ King's fell back, so giving Eton 1st and 2nd places, half a length apart , WIth Kmg s 3rd, one length behmd Eton C and Winchester 4th one and a half lengths behind K ing's. " R.Y.J.B.
Junior Colts' Eight . T he Summer Term's programme for the Junior Colts was designed to consolidate the progress made the Lent Term. Three private fixtures were arranged against V.C.S., T iffin and St. Paul's with the aim of providing usefu l raci ng experience without undergoing the destructive effect of regatta racing. The crew won all three series of races and showed a developing control of the boat and a sense of rhythm which bode well for their future in the Boat Club. 111
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T he term's climax was The National Schools' Regatta at Pangbollrne, which was their first public raceand a formidable one at tilat, since it is raced four abreast. There were 26 entrants for the Junior Colts' CLIP so the crews were spli t into two divisions. The Eight were understandably nervous for its fi rst race Md 'clearly lacki ng in racing techn iq ues, but they came second to Radley by one-third of a length. This qualified them for the semi-fin al, in which they took an early lead and held it until pipped 011 the post by Bryanston. Tn the final , however, they had really gained their confidence and they held the lead from the start to bea t Bryanston, Radley and Eton. The "Decider" fi nal between the first two boats from each d ivision took place an hour and a half later. Sad ly the crew's fitn ess let it down and they came third by one length to Bryanston and Hampton Grammar School, but beat St. George's, Weybridge. Alt hough it was a pity not to win or to come second the Eight's performance was admirable. They rowed with more po ise and real skill in each race, a nd were moving the boat as fast, or fa ster than the others at much lower ratings. They overcame the disadva ntage of an eighteen-year-old clinker boat and showed the most praisewort hy courage and determination in all of their races. Hopefully all this experience and sk ill will be helpful to the future Co lts and 1st VIlfs, and their success this yea r should attract more boys into the Junior Colts' VIl I next year. G.G.B. The Crews 1ST VIII : B. 1. McDoua ll, bow; R. M. Lane, 2; J. R. C . Rieu, 3; H. S. Todd, 4; S. R. Wigfall , 5; 1. M. Hutchins, 6; S. G. V. Wood, 7; B. C. T. R ussell, stroke; P. A. Gerstr6m, cox. 2ND YJI[: M. W. Iliff, bow; M. A. Hughes, 2; R. D. Carter, 3; W. D. B. Edmondson, 4; O. S. Busbridge, 5; T. C. G . Hunter, 6; P. A. Young, 7; J. N. Lawrance, stroke; M. N. Smith, cox. R. P. M. HeylandjW. N.Penn, bow; M. B. D. de Styrcea, 2; 1. C. King, 3; A. M. H. CoLTS: MacBain,4; R . J. E. Page,S; P. J. Cresswell , 6; N. T. Porter, 7; R. C. KilJick, stroke; J. P. Franks, cox. JUNIOR COLTS: M. 1. d'A. Sephton, bow; R. 1. Quine, 2; G. M. Dorman, 3; R. A. M. Constant, 4; M. F. Robinson,S; D. J. G rigson, 6; G. R. Busby, 7; A. J. S. Prower, stroke; A. P. V. Roberts, cox. D. M. Roberts, bow; 1. e. P. Marchant, 2; G. W. H. Clarke, 3; C. R. O. Morris, stroke; CoLTS' N. e. Stannard, cox. FOUR:
Fordwich and House Rowing
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Activity at Fordwich has been greater than in any previous summer, and although the standard has not been high, there has been no lack of enthusiasm in the House League boats. A full programme of racing was organised efficiently by H. P. Watkins and R. 1. V. Raffety and it was successfully completed before the examination period began. The "A" Fours' ladder was WOll by Luxmoore and the knock-out competition for "B" Fours resulted in a comfortable win for School House; "B" foUl'S generally were rather weak, as some houses with a large number of new members had to use novices in them, but this should even out again next summer. The now customary "C" Four competition in basic skills, judged by the Eights' coaches, resulted in a very narrow win by Grange over Linacre with School House not far behind; these three crews were well u p to standard, but some of the others were backward whilst regrettably neither Walpole nor Luxmoore entered a four at all. The reserve Colts' Four formed during the Easter Term continued to boat regularly in the summer and benefited from some persistent and patient coaching from Peter Will is. In an away fixture against Tonbridge Colts' IV, they had a very close and exciting race, losing by one second. A later fixture was also arranged against King's School, Rochester, Colts : King's started slowly and were soon nearly a length down but by some determined racing they overhauled their opponents gradually to gain a welldeserved win. Both these fixtures were enjoyed by the crew and they were gratefu l for the kind hospitality afforded them by Tonbridge School and K ing's, Rochester. 187
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Senior House Fours and the scu lling finals took place on July 4th. All the houses were short of practice owing to the pressure of examinations, but it is to their credit that they raced well and gave the spectators an entertain ing afternoon's boating, The first round .resulted in wins for School House, Grange, Meister Omers a~d Marlowe; after two wel(.c~ntested seml~finals, ,School House had a comfortable win aver Marlowe III the final. W. N. C. Ebden (Lmacre) won the NOVice Sculls and J, J, G. Sanders (School House) retained, for a second year, the Gardner Cup for Junior Sculls. There was some good racing in the last rounds of the Wha lley Cup for Senior Sculls bet.ween H. P. Watkins and T ..C. G. Hunter and between P. A. Young and R. M. Lane, but Young's supenor length and cont rol gave him a well~deserved win over Hunter in the final. We were very pleased to welcome Mrs. P. D. Willis who kind ly distributed the trophies including the Carden Cup for Eights to Luxmoore. ' It remains to thank many people who in one way or another make rowing at Fordwich and Pluck's Gutter easier or more enjoyable; we are fortunate that so many masters give unsparingly of their time and the whole Boat Club knows how much is owed to Mr. Willis for the skill and attention which he gives to our boats; the eights are grateful to Mr. Mi lner for his continued advice on training matters and to Mrs. Stewart for many kindnesses. Finally, the School crews wou ld like to thank the many parents and well~wishers who turn out in all weathers to give their support both in training and at our various fixtures. D.S.G.
The O.K.S. Races These races were held on July 12th, the last Sunday of term; owing to an exceptionally low tide at Pluck's Gutter, which would have made launching of eights very difficult, the races were transferred to Fordwich and were rowed in fours over a 500 metre course in the Fordwich straight. The School were represented by the 1st and 2nd VIlIs, both divided into bow and stern fours. The O.K.S. with N. P. Press as their Captain brought a strong contingent, several of whom had competed at Henley this July. We were pleased to welcome as guest oarsman for the O.K.S. D. B. Simmons of King's School, Parramatta. With the O.K.S. formed into four crews, a programme of eight races was arranged so that each four had two races' for the !post part the O.K.S. proved just too strong for the School Fours and they won the afternoon's racing by SIX races to two. O.K.S. and School alike voted the afternoon a great success and it is likely that this most enjoyable fixtu re will remain at Fordwich next year. O.K.S. competing: N. P. Press, T. J. A. Bishop, S. J. O. Gurney, B. W. Richardson, D. H. King C. J. H. King, P. C. Ament, P. D. Miller, J. A. S. Halsall, M. W. VaineSt M. P. Richmond~Coggan, C. G: Steer, M. J. H. Wood, A. W. B1axland, C. W. P. Bradfield and P. H. Rundall (cox). D.S.G.
SWIMMING Matches 7, Won 5, Drawn I, Lost 0, Not Played I A most un~English summer, varied training, and strength in depth in the juniors have helped to establ ish that elusive target of every team- the unbeaten season. Hot summers, wh ich are so important to us with our outdoor pool, occur rarely (many say never) in England, and when we are blessed wit h one, full advantage must be taken. But without Mr. Barham's help and the enthusiasm of many club members, a season which has "undoubtedly been the club's most successful ever" would quite probably have been an ordinary one. The beginning of this term saw an unprecedented influx of juniors, some of them very talented, into the club, and as long as the rewards of rowing or the intricacies of cricket do not attract too many of them, they will, I think, prove to be a very successful team in the next few years. W. 1. Pearson has swum extremely well throughout the season and has broken several of the backstroke records (including some of the Senior ones). When C. Willis grows over the next year, he will provide useful competition for Pearson. C. Wa re has not had much success this season, but he is passing through that difficult stage in human development when the body outgrows its strength. He should do well in the next two years. 188
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In the Bath Cup we met with considerably stronger opposition than was anticipated, and with a team that in theory was stronger than last year's we came 28th and 26th out of 50 as opposed to 16th and 24th. This can probably be partiy accounted for by the breaking of our normal training routine during "A" levels, a routine which for various reasons we never regained. Our thanks to those masters who invariably turned out to time and judge at matches, and to a large number of consistent supporters. Team: A. P. C. Northrop, J. E. Allen, G. Dobbs, N. J. Webber, R. Suarez, J. Strachan, P. Glennie, D. eattrall , J. Crusoe, C. Ware, A. Dawes, W. Pearson, C. Willis, T. Hunter, T. Townsend, T. DodweU, P. Theokritoff, A. Gent, W. Todd, A. Finn, R. Arnott, D. Iron, M. Barker, S. Camburn, J. C. P. Taylor, P. Obolensky, P. Costeloe. A.P.C.N.
BASKETBALL Owing to last~minute cancellations and the difficulties of arranging fixtures outside the normal Basketball season the 1st team had only four matches this term and the second team, two. This was disappointing but most people seemed to enjoy their training and although not reaching the heights of last year's un~ beaten team, a good standard was achieved. Both teams won by a comfortable margin against St. Edmund's and the home match against Dover College was also won but very narrowly by one point. We were unable to defeat the Junior Leaders' teams this year although both teams played very well without substitutes in two very even matches and only went down in the final minutes. The Second Team did particularly well against older and more experienced opponents, holding them to 21 - 15. The final away match was lost when Dover attacked strongly in the last five minutes to put themselves five baskets ahead in another close and exciting match. For the First Team, backs Scott and Owen were sound in defence and attack, both scoring a fair number of points. The forwards, Griggs, Bottomley and Hawkins, also worked well together showing some delightful moves in attack and scoring many baskets. In the Second Team, Blanford was a great asset in defence and few rebounds escaped him and his partner, Baylis. Rejaie showed great promise in the forwards and with Blanford played with distinction in the First Team on occasion. Other Second Team forwards, Van Drimmelen and Christophers, also played well.
Senior Inter-House Basketball In the Senior House Competition, Grange, Marlowe, Linacre and School House who had a bye all survived the first round. In the semi~fina l s, Marlowe were given a hard game by Grange but finally won by 7 points and School House were sllccessful against Linacre. The final between last year's winners, School House, and Marlowe produced an excellent game and could not have been closer. In the last minute School House were one basket ahead but a shot from Watts for Marlowe in the last few seconds levelled the score. After the first period of extra time scores were still e9ual but in the second period Marlowe were three points ahead and hung on to win a match wh ich neither Side really deserved to lose. Both teams are to be congratulated on the high standard of play. RESULT
Teams
Marlowe, 31 points; School House, 28 points
M,arlowe: Wright (Captain), 12 pts.; Jones, 12 pts.; Robinson , 3 pts.; Watts, 2 pts.; Johnson, 2 pts.; Chnstophersl Letts. School House: Owe'n (Captain), 6 pts.; Bottomley, 12 pts.; Hawkins,S pts.; Rejaie, 3 pts.; Inman, 2 pts.; Baylis. M.E.M. 189
ATHLETICS This term has been most enjoyable, following last term's poor weather, despite the initial difficulty of maintaining the track at Luxmoorc. This setback was overcome by the a id of Mr. Ring, the Luxmoore gardener, to whom we a re gratefu l for the continued high standard of the facilities. We are also indebted to Mr. Reid and Mr. Sugden for coaching the tcam, Mr. Millar, Mr. Boorman, Mr. Milner, Mr. Hattee and all other judges and time-keepers and to F. S. Daly. OU f scorer. The first match was a triangular match against Dulwich and the City of London, at Dulwich. As ant ici~ pated there was strong opposition, especia ll y on the track, Dulwich taking no less than seven firsts in the senior match . For King's success came in the field events, Price, Webber and Priestman each taking a first place in the throwing events and Ditchburn winning the triple jump. Dulwich won the match, scoring 126 points to King's 97 a nd City of London's 62. In the junior match, K.S.C. just managed to maintain their unbeaten record by 2 points. Holford-Walker gained two first places, in the hurdles and the long jump. Edwards made a good start to the term with a distance of 132 feet 9 inches in discus. The match against R.M.S., Dover was held in far from ideal conditions, but proved to be exciting. King's had the advantage in the hurdles and the field events, was offset by R.M.S.'s superiority on the track, where t hey had a fi ne athlete in McCormack, who won the 100 and 200 metres and the long jump. The throwers kept up their high standard, Webber winning the discus and the javelin. The fi nal result was a victory to King's. The Colts ga ined yet another success by 79 to 63 points. Watts looked impressive and gained three firsts. Damon and Carpenter dominated the 1,500 metres, taking first and second places. King's were particularly strong in the first strings conceding only.four first places in the whole match. The second triangular match was against St. Lawrence, Ramsgate, a nd Chatham House, at SI. Lawrence. There was also a junior pentathlon against SI. Lawrence. This was won by King's, who took the first five places, led by H olford-Walker, who broke the under 16 hurdles record in a time of 15.5 sccs. Second was Kalfayan, who once more showed his potent ial. In the senior match, King's won very few first places, and these were in the field events, where Kock won the javelin, and Priest man the discus. Chatham House provided one very formidable runner in Stacey, who beat Hannah, in the 100 and 200 metres. Ditchburn and Hannah came second and third to Goldsmith of St. Lawrence. King's won th is match by 119 points to 106 scored by SI. Lawrence, due to the high placing of second strings. In the return match on Luxmoore, SI. Lawrence were again defeated by King's. Goldsmith won the 100 metres, the 400 metres and the triple jump. Ditchburn, though injured, won the hurdles and the long jump, beating Goldsmith, who had won it at SI. Lawrence. The final result was 76 to King's and 62 to St. Lawrencc. In the Colts' match, Watts was very impressive, winning the 100, 200 and 400 metres. Grant and Dinwiddie came first and second in the 800 metres and Damon and Carpenter showed that they could repeat their performance in the 1,500 metres. Holford-Walker and Blanford won the hurdles and Edwards broke a long-standing record by throwing 147 feet 6 inches. The result was victory for K ing's, who scored 95 points to St. Lawrence's 47. The next match was against Highgate, who brought a strong team, amongst them Blanchard, who beat Hannah in the 100 and 200 metres. M. Kock won the 1,500 metres in a strong wind to do a very creditable run of 4 mins. 23.1 sccs. I n the long jump, Ditchburn jumped 19 feet I inch to win it from Hannah. The throwers, Kock and Priestman, won their events. The Juniors won their match. Kalfayan came second to Watts and did a good time in the 400 metres. Holford-Walker won the hurdles and the long jump and did well to come second in the javelin and to win the shot. The final result was 72 for King's and 59 to Highgate, in the senior match and King's 92 to Highgate's 50. St. Edmund's brought a very strong team. It was here that King's had thei r first sprint victory in the 100 metres. However, St. Edmund's had a very powerful runner in Otu, who won the 200 metres. There was no J unior match and the Senior match was won by King's after a very close contest. tn the Kent A.A.A . Championsh ips at the Crystal Palace several records were broken and one equalled. Watts broke M. Ahmadzadeh's under 17,800 metres to set it at 2 min . 4.7 sec., M. Kock broke his own 1,500 metres record to set it at 4 min. 15.7 sec. Holford-Walker broke his own record in the hurdles with 15.2 sec. and Damon equalled M. Ahmadzadeh's under 16, 800 metres record . 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Dulwich returned ou r visi t and sent down a pentathlon team of whom three took the first places. This was largely due to the inexperience of the team in certain events. Dulwich had two very good compet itors in Nicols and Kreuger. The final match coincided wi th the" A" Level week-end, so our team was weak. However, many juniors were prepared to take over from seniors and some did very well .
J.M.D.,I.W.H. I should like to thank John Ditchburn and lain Hannah for their excellent work this term .
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THE FENCING CLUB Most of the time this term has been taken up with training new entrants and rehearsing for the King's Week d isplay. However, fo r the second year running on the last Sunday of term the Club entertained a team of distinguished O.K.S. fencers with Richard Bird (Oxford University and British "Under-20" Internat ional). Emmanuel Olympitis (London University), Julian Ogley (former Captain of Oxford University team) and Lawrence Burr (Southampton University and Surrey). Only Richard Deighton (former Captain of Cambridge University team) and Raymond Ring (Bristol University) were missing from a team which when at King's was the most successful the School has ever had . The match produced some superb fencing and there was quite a family atmosphere as two members of the School team, A. Bird and N. Olympitis, had their elder brothers opposing them in the O.K.S. teamso more than reputations were at stake. In the Foil, Laurence Burr, who has been compet ing successfully all over Europe in the past few years, showed tremendous form, winning all his bouts with a series of spectacu lar attacks. Richard Bird was also unbeaten and showed the benefits of his international training and experience. The result was a 7-2 wi n for O.K.s. In the Epee, however, the School team fought back well, enlisting the help of Me. Miller in a most exciting four-a-side battle. The O.K.S. team were again successful by 10 bouts to 6 but young N. Olympit is won all his fights for the School with some splend id compound ripostes and beautifully timed fleche attacks. Against such opposition this was a magnificent effort. The Sabre was very close indeed and with the score standing at four each, E. J. Olympitis won (fortunately for him) the last fight against his younger brother for the O.K.S. J . Sharp, for the School, did well to win two bouts out of three in this event. The final overall score showed a victory for the O.K.S. by 22 bouts to 12. Perhaps the result was not unexpected but what a splendid match with a very high standard of fencing, every bout keenly contested and every hit applauded. In the evening both teams and their friends attended a most enjoyable supper party which brought the day to a fitting conclusion.
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TENNIS Tennis at King's is perhaps guilty of resembling a hedonistic Edwardian week-cnd rather than Wimbledon fina ls day. What with Mrs. Campbell's superb teas and the hot sun it became increasingly difficult to play serious " competit ive tennis". Yet this was achieved with, at times, surprising success. The team's best performance was the win over Dulwich; while it also did well in the Glanvill CuP. receiving unexpected pUblicity in the local Press. As a first pair Wohanka and Marshall Jacked the power of service and ground shot to make their volleying devastat ing, though in the Sutton Valence match they did do well to beat the Thomas Bowl winners of 1968. Foster is as steady as his appearance might suggest, while Thorne has quite beautiful strokes' together they made a fine pair, remaining unbeaten in the Olanvill Cup. Farley and Letts were a very talented' if not determined, third pair. As a team it had its ups and downs, but on the whole it was a very enjoyable and sllccessful term's tennis. The 2nd VI may not have been particularly triumphant, but they seemed to enjoy their tennis, at times to a quite vociferous extent! The Colts had a good season and Powell, Donaldson and Reacher, to mention only a few, should soon develop into very good players. The tennis this term, then, has been successful and enjoyable, and our thanks must go to Mr. Woodley for helping to make it so, a nd to his wife, whose coaching of the juniors should build very strong sides for the future. Our thanks also go to Messrs. Ball, Medill and Jackson for their encouragement at matches. R.L.M.W. Teams R. L. M. Wohanka (Captain), N. R. Marsluill, C. N. H. Foster, M. W. J. Thorne, D. S. Farley. 1ST VI: C. A. Letts. 2ND VI: (from) A. C. N. Girling (Captain), S. J. Wa rren~S to ne, M. J. K. Craig, S. D. Mathers, J. M. R. Waller, J . R. Sterck, T. G. C. Hart, R. H . M. Lassetter, C. W. Dawes, F. M. Haddon~Cave. COLTS VI: (from) H. B. Powell (Captain), M. D. J. Donaldson, P. R. Reacher, J. F. H. Thompson ' S. T. M. Bennett, P. C. Sterck, C. A. Haddon~Cave, C. S. Dodd, M. S. Sallstrom, A. J. T. Strong. Wohanka and J. R. Sterck won the Senior Doubles competition, and P. C. Sterck and Theokritoff the Junior. Meister Omers won the Int er~House competition and Luxmoore the League. Cobham Hall West Heath, and Benenden were played in friend ly matches. ' RESULTS
1st VI v Sevenoaks. Lost 1- 8 v Tonbridge. Lost 4--S v Dulwich. Won 6--1 v S1. Lawrence. Won 7- 1 v Dover College. Won 8- 1 v Kent College. Lost 4-S v St. Edmund's. Won 7- 2 v K .C.S. Wimbledon. Lost 1!-7t v Sutton Valence. Won S-4 v Sir Roger Manwood's. Won 7-2 2nd VI v Tonbridge. Lost 2- 7 v Dulwich. Lost 0-6 v Highgate. Lost 2!-6t v St. Edmund's. Lost 3!-5t Colts' VI v Sevenoaks. Lost 2!-6t v Tonbridge. Lost 4-S v Dover College. Lost 3-4 v Dulwich. Drawn 2-2 192
Outside Competitions GLANVILL CUP Round 1: Beat St. Lawrence, 3-0; Duke of York's R.M.s., 3- 0; Sir J. Williamson's, 3-0. Kent Final: Lost to Eltham College, t--2;; lost to Sevenoaks, t--2i ; beat Gravesend, 2;- i. KENT SCHOOLS' UNDER-16 Round 1: Lost to Dane Court T.H.S., 2-4. YOULL C UP
Round 1: Beat Leeds O.s., 2-0. ROllnd 2: Lost to U.C.S. (Hampstead), 0- 2. THOMAS BOWL (Under-16) Our 1st pair reached the 4th round (last 16), beating Haileybury I, Leeds G.S. II and Soli hull I, before losing to Do wnside. S.C.W.
THE SHOOTING CLUB Shooting this term was greatly assisted by fine weather, especially up to the Kent Schools' Rifle Competition at Lydd on May 21st where we gained second place with a score of 492 to St. Lawrence with a winning score of SOO. We therefore lost the cup from last year. A strong cross ~wind made shooting conditions difficult at Lydd though the team coped well with it. On the 16th June the Inter~House .303 Shooting Competition for the Swete Cup was held at Conyer range. Walpole won with a score of 24S, in second place was Marlowe. On the 20th June the O.K.s. match was held under favourable conditions, though the team was diminished slightly through "0" and "A" levels. The O.K.S. continued their unbeaten record by winning for the sixth year running but the school won the "Falling Plate" competition against the O.K.S. on the same day. The Inter-House .22 Shooting Competition for the Mullins Cup was held on July Sth, Linacre winning with a good score of 531, and Walpole, second. Colours were awarded to: D. P. Medhurst, T. M. Cradock-Watson, M. J. Hampton, R. H. Dallas~Smith, P. T. Erskine. Colts' Colours were awarded to: D. G. Peek, R. B. Ross, F. Eng, I. Davis, L. T. C. Roberts. Those who shot for the 1st VIII were: J. T. Brooks, D. P. Medhurst, P. T . Erskine, T . M. CradockWatson, M. J. Hampton, R. H. Dallas~Smith, R. B. Ross, F. H. Eng, J. I. D. Rawlins. J.T.B.
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GOLF CLUB This term has seen a tremendous increase in the popularity of golf with the generous encouragement of Canterbury Golf Club and of the O.K.S. Golfing Society: and at last King's seems firmly established with a membership of over 30. There have been two lessons each week provided by the golf foundat ion and we are grateful to both Ken Redford and his assistant for all their instruction. The matches this term were closely rought with a fa irly even standa rd throughout the team: v St. Lawrence at North Foreland. Drawn 2- 2 v Eastbourne (Away), Lost 4-2 v St. Lawrence at Prince's Golf Club. Won 4-2 OUf entry to the Kent Schools' Championsh ip showed great prom ise in pract ice, but failed to shine on the day, with rou nds of 89 and 90. Weedon and Fleming played as the first pair in the Kent Schools on special invi tation. The annual inter·llOuse competit ion was played at Prince's Golf Club in very favourable weather with a winning score of 82 from Walpole. I would especially li ke to thank Mr. Craik for all his support and organisat ion of matches, and for obtaining, through the good offices of Philip Arnold, O.K.S. , three games at Prince's Golf Club, extra to matches. This provided an opportunity fo r some of us to playa very difficult course. On Sunday, 7th June a new cup presented by the O.K.S. Golfing Society was competed for by all junior members. A fine attend: anre of 18 did not prevent this splend id trophy being won by ajunior member of the Club. We are grateful to the O.K.S. for this new stimulus and to Peter Cranmer, Captain of the Society, fo r coming to present the trophy. I would also like to thank Mr. Medill for helping with golf transport this term.
A.H.N.
THE JUDO CLUB This term we have had only one match, against Westminster, which we won with very little etTort, the final score being 70-0. All other matches this term were cancelled because of injuries susta ined last term or because the opposition were unable to raise a team. The main event of the term was without doubt the British Schools' Judo C hampionships, held at Crystal Palace on 30th May. The School claimed a total of 14 places in the Kent team, and although we did not do so well as a county, we could do very well as a School team. Many of the teams had at least onc Black Belt, as P. Erskine found to his cost. The Judo D isplay proved a success, as many people have put considerable effort into it, although some· what d isrupted by examinations in the last week or so of term. H. l. B. D raycott has been awarded Minor Sports Colours, and M. Bright, P. Whitaker, and G. Stockell were awarded Colts' Colours. My thanks to Mr. O'Dwyer and to R. Lochead for their help and co·operation during the term. The team: D. Whitaker, C. Hall, I. Roberts, J. Strachan, H. Draycott, G. N. Jones, G. Stockell, D. Sinclair, P. Erskine, D. Blackie. D.A.W.
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music After the successful performance of Brahms' Requiem in the Quire, with Benenden and right CHORAL at the beginn ing of term (reported elsewhere), the Choral Society was d isbanded for the rest SOCIETY of term. It was a pity, however, that the original plan to hold the performance in King's Week became impracticable. We must thank Edred Wright for his patience, especially when faced with hordes of sopranos who disliked being called trebles, and hope that further co路operation between the twO schools will be possible. A.W.D. B.D.R. W.J.M.K. On May 31st the Band and the Second Orchestra appea red in a Music Circle Concert in the Shirley Hall. The Band opened with Vaughan Williams' Folk SOllg Suite and brought the concert to a rousing conclusion with Gra inger's Lincolnshire Posy, of which we performed all but one of the movements. In between these items the Chamber Band performed a Serenade by Richard Strauss. A review of this concert appears elsewhere. As usual we enterta ined the Invalid Tricyclists in the Water Tower Garden, though it was unfortunate that they shou ld decide to come to Canterbury the day before "A" Levels began. This term we are unfortunately losing a number of valuable players: the trombone sect ion will be par路 ticularly depleted next term as we are losing Anthony Dawson (also adept on the side.drum), Bruce Cli fford and David Mitchell . We also say farewell to Gordon Thomson, who has demonstrated his talent in a number of directions: as oboist, clarinettist, bass clarinett ist and xylophonist- a nd to Richard Shaw, who has recently come among us to make a number of ext raneous noises in the percussion section. We are also grateful to Will iam Ward for his amusing cont ri but ions on the contra路bassoon. Our thanks are due as always to Mr. Davies for his enthusiasm and encouragement. C.J.S. B.D.R. B.D.C. BAND
This term we have been preparing two pieces fo r King's Week. Mr. Kenneth Jones has
CHAMBER k indly written the first of these, entitled Concerto /01' Violin and Piano with Chamber Orches路 ORCHESTRA tra. We will be giving its first performance in the Serenade in the Cloisters, with Clarence
Myerscough as the solo violinist, and with Lionel Sa iter at the piano. We wi ll also be playing the Marcello Oboe Concerto, with Gordon Thomson as the soloist. ] would like to say how grateful we all are to Mr. Goodes for putting so much effort into the rehearsals, particularly as time has been so limited . L.S.F.H .
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The term has been spent rehearsing for and subsequently performing three pieces for a Music Circle Concert: part of the 11 Pastor Fido suite by Handel, Ell Bateau by Debussy, and Rossini's Semiramide overture. Our combined thanks go to Mr. Ward for his tireless rehearsing and conducting in performance. L.P.
The aim of the Glee Club this term was the Music Circle Concert on May 31st. Apart GLEE CLUB from singing some rather doubtfu l canons by Mozart, we a lso performed two pieces by Purcell. Many thanks to Mr. S. R. Davies for his customary patience, and for making rehearsals so interesting. [must also thank R. J. S. Shaw for his accompanying, and all other leavers. D.W.M.
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The term was spent working for the two King's Week concerts, although we did manage FIRST to read through Sullivan's III Memoriam. The programme, which was the same for both ORCHESTRA concerts, consisted of Nicolai's overture The Merry Wives of Windsor, Tschaikovsky's First Piano COllcerto, in which the soloist was Ronald Smith, and Beethoven's Fifth Sympho"y, for which the composer's bicentenary was as good an excuse as any to study such a stimulatmg work. We are most grateful to Mr. Myerscough and Mr. Wright for all their hard work and patience and also to Mr. Goodes, who stepped in so bravely when it appeared that Mr. Wright would be away for some time I would like to make special mention of the King's Week commandos, who did such an excellent job in arranging the Shirley Hall for us. It is a pity that their splendid work so rarely receives the recognition it deserves.
P.K. It is always sad to say farewell to those musicians who have given so much to the School during their
time here. The Christmas Term will certainly be the poorer, vocally and instrumentally, for the loss of amongst others, Bennett, Bailey, Clifford, Dawson, Kendall , Mitchell and Ward. Everyone who ha~ enjoyed our music will know just how much we owe to them individually. In offering them my personal thanks I would like to pay a special tribute to the work of our "retiring" Monitors for Music, Richard Shaw and Gordon Thomson, whose contributions have been outstanding.
E.J.W.
Although attendance at rehearsals this term has not always been good, in performance results have been encouraging, although the maintenance of a treble line at the end of the academic year continues to be a serious problem. The Choir sulTers a great loss at the end of term with the departure of Tony Dawson and William Kendall. They have both been invaluable members of the tenor section, and are going to Cambridge to give St. John's the benefit of their voices. Also leaving are Gordon Thomson, Richard Shaw, Bruce Clifford Richard Bennett, David Mitchell, Brad Williams and Bertie Dailey. ' Anthems sung this term:Blessed be the God and Father (Wesley) Jesu, Joy of mali's desiring (Bach) Come ullfo him (Handel) o pray for the peace (Howells) Let all mortal flesh keep silence (Bairstow) o come, let us sing (Handel) Let all the world (E. T. Chapman) o clap yOllr hands (Vaughan Williams) Come, Holy Ghost (C. T. Davies) If ye love me (Tallis) Crealion's Hymn (Beethoven) Holy, Holy, floly (Gretchaninov) Achieved is the glorious work (Haydn) Praise to God (Campbell) CHOIR
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This term we had to rehearse at record speed for our pre-dawn sing·song on the top of Bell Harry Tower- Ascension Day came only a week after we returned to school. Since then we have been very busy practising for the Serenade in the Cloisters. The variety of music we have been preparing for the Serenade has be«n very great; we have ranged from Weelkes, Morley and Monteverdi to John Gardner, and not least of the difficulties was to learn how to pronounce Czech sufficiently fluently to perform five Slovak folk~songs by Bartok and a small part·song by Bohuslar Martinu. Many thanks to our leavers, Anthony Dawson, William Kendall and Richard Shaw for all their efforts; to Mr. Scott for taking special pains over learning Czech; and, of course, as always, to our conductor, Edred Wright, for his boundless energy and enthusiasm. MADRIGAL SOCJETY
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THE SOCIETIES A society, to have a meaningful ~xi stence, must be a~tive ra~her than passivei in .ot~er ~~rds, SOMNER it must initiate rather than receive. At the same time, It IS more the sum of ItS mdlvldual members than the personal creat ion of its secretary. Even given that this term has had t.he disadvantages inherent in a Summer Term- "O" and" An levels, no 6 ~'clock lecture~, and ~Ia.shes With other commitments, the degree of response from the members of the Society has been dlsappomttngly low. The term's only lecture, "Pcrsepolis and ~asargadae. two Ac~aemenid Palac~" by P. H. B. Baker, w~s welI.attended, informative, thought·provokmg, and profusely Illust.rated by sildt?s rema~kabl7 for their clarity. The only criticism one could olTer was that the .speaker might have projected hiS VOice further, back rows complained that he was frequently barely audible. For next term, lectures on 18th century. Oxf~rd, Terra Sigillata Pottery (by proxy) a.nd Gilgamesh are planned •. together with a programme of mtenslve st udy of the Hugh Walpole collecllon of books and manuscflpts. L.P. The Society has enjoyed an active term. We began with a talk by Professor A. D. Fitton~Brown of Leicester University on "Character and Morality in the Antigone". Professor Fitton-Brown will shortly be publishing his edition of the Alltigone, and in his t~l~ he. revealed to us some exciting and illuminating views on the play. We are most grateful for such a dlstmgUlshed speaker to have come such a long way. We were also pleased to welcome another outside speaker (t~o in one ter!'1 is n:aost unusual), Mr ..Ni$el Wilson of Lincoln College, Oxford, who spoke ot:t "The SurVival of ClaSSical Llter~ture from AntiqUity to the Renaissance" with great mastery of his subJect; the talk was very weU orgamsed and was of great interest. Lectures were also given by Peter King, with the interesting title of "From the Parthenon to Kin~'s College Chapel", by Andrew Chamberlin on "The Delphic Oracle", and by Edward Bird on "Greek Birds": We were most grateful to Mr. Robertson for driving us up to Westminster School to see a very cred itable performance (in Latin) of one of Plaut us' less successful comedies, The Captivi. Play readings were held of Sophocles' Antigone ~in Greek), and o.f ~uripides' Medea (in English), when we were delighted to welcome eight members of Simon Langton GirlS School. May we, on be.h~lf of the Socit?ty, exp~ess our gratit~de to the Presi?ent for all the hard work which he does in entertammg and organlsmg which goes unnoticed alt too easily. J.N.L. PATER
A.J.e.
This term has seen the advent of offset-lithography with our new Rotaprint R 70 machine. The result was the highly successful Physical Education Display programme, due to the enthusiastic help of George Neeve. Two King's Week programmes and posters were printed !lnd ~ ~uccessful result wa~ obtained by the printing team consisting of the secretary. Andrew Barrow, Chve Kllhck and a few aSSOCiates, ~par~ frol!l King's Week there were two Music Circle programmes, printed by Be~nard Rapson and Dav!d SII~cI.alr respectively, and the Walpole Ho~se Conce~t programn:'e, 'Yhich was pnnted successfully by Chve Kllhck in spite of the considerable handicap of usmg type which IS nearly twenty years old. The Foster-Blake Printing Trophy was awarded to Andrew Barrow.
CAXTON
S.P.B.
The Marlowe Society Writing Circle has now completed its second term. Herein. flourish MARLOWE poems on doom, death, life, things, love, and people, a~out which .we ~n0.w nothmg. But there is some originality in picture, some personal experience, and msplrahon drawn from the free world. Altogether the Circle has provided a much-desired medium for poems t~at norm!llly would not be read to be read, for style to develop b~ !lbsorption of alien ideas, and for recurr!ng blemishes to be pointed out and eradicated. Most of all, asplflng poets are here forced to explore their cha!acter and let others benefit from it. All in all, a success- and a twice-weekly success at that, to say nothmg of branch meetings at Luxmoore. All thanks to our publisher and leader, Mr. Copeman. P.J.W.
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The Society's activities this term have been confined to one debate, which itself had to vie with the rival claims of the England-Brazil match, and the proximity of "A" Levels Nevertheless, the motion- that "This House believes an 'honest politician' is a contra~ diction in terms"- drew an encouraging amount of support. Mr. R. W. Harris proposed the motion and attempted a sophisticated analysis of the basis and pursuits of power. He was well supported by D. C. Bolam, K.S. Both, however, fell victims to the ingenious casuistry of Mr. R. N. Pittman, the pillar of whose case rested upon appropriate quotations from Mr. Harris' own historical works. He was ably buttressed by L. Parker, K.S., whose definition of "honesty" as "a cruciforous plant with semi-transparent pods" caused not a little mirth and may well have contributed to the verdict of 48 against, 57 for. Any suggestions of J. F. Maule-in a speech as amusing asit was irrelevant-that we should be re-christened the Tentative Society- were overwhelmed by the rapid succession of good speeches from the floor. B. H. Bailey, A. J. Chamberlin, W. G. Eakins and P. M. D. Shires all made distinctive contributions. G. A. Harris our secretary for the past three terms, ended as he began his school debating career: with two amusing recitations of somebody else's jokes. It is to be hoped that the standard set at this debate will not slacken next term, when J. F . Maule takes over as secretary. J.F.M. TENTERDEN
D.W.B.
As is usual in the summer, the Society has not been very active this term. On April 30th there was an evening of films which was regrettably shortened by the non-arrival of the "feature film" from a computerized film hire service. The final activity of the term was an outing on May 28th to Fremlin's Brewery in Maidstone. A very pleasant and informative afternoon was terminated by an interesting discussion with our guide in the canteen. Next term's plans include an outing to a Shell Research. laboratory, two or three lectures and an indoor fireworks display. J.A.D HARVEY
Firstly, I must apologise for not drawing up a report last term on the Society's progress. The term was spent teaching beginners of whom T. J. Legg and A. J. Phillips both made very good progress. This term we have all advanced considerably and have indeed made history; we have rung two quarter peals, and next term, after we have been ringing regularly in our home towers surrounded by experts, we hope to ring a peal. On Saturday, May 9th a quarter peal of Plain Bob Doubles was rung by Peter King (1), Martin Haigh (2), the Revd. Bruce Grainger (3) (Conductor), Martin Elliott (4), Lance Hewson (5) and Andrew Woolmer (6). It was rung half-muffled in memory of Peter Birch. On Saturday, May 23rd a quarter peal of Plain Bob Minimus was rung by A. R. J. Woolmer, M. A. Elliott, P. King and L. S. F. Hewson (Conductor). Further achievements in this direction have been hampered by "A" and "0" levels. None of this would have been possible without the enthusiastic leadership of Lance Hewson our Captain and the Revd. B. Grainger the President. We are a lso most grateful to the Revd. D. Ingram-Hill for the use of St. Alphege's bells and to the St. Dunstan's ringers for the loan of their muffles. Unfortunately, the progress of the Society is always limited as, owing to the abundance-some would say a surfeit- of musicians in the Society, we have to practice in the middle of a Saturday afternoon, which is hardly the most popular of times. However, we are now overcoming this problem. P.K.
BELL-RINGING
The Summer Term is long, and illness at a minimum, therefore we are able to get ahead with the finishing of all the year's projects. A large proportion of the work commenced was finished, thus helping to put on our "best Exhibition yet". Various factors went into the above. Our timber stock which has been dropping very badly has begun to be renewed. We have now regular Shell classes, and an "0" level ambition. Our work was varied and some 30 species of timber were used. The demand for "sets" whilst regular was not so heavy this year, although G. Lambrick produced some beautiful workmanship, including our "set piece" in the Exhibition, an oak corner cupboard in reproduction style. Whilst welcoming our friend, Roy Campbell, as new Monitor, we give our grateful thanks and best wishes for his future to Robert Shaw who has served us faithfully for so long. David Richardson (Galpin's, 1967) sent us a telegram at the commencement of King's Week telling us his glad news. Having spent three years at the London College of Furniture he has now qualified for a Diploma in Furniture Production and Management. Following the family tradition we understand he will specialise in the manufacture of ship's furniture.
WOODWORK
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C.C.F. NOTES ARMY AND BASIC SECTIONS Our Annual General Inspection on4th June was taken by Major-General G.le F. Payne, O.K.S., C.B., C.B.E., who showed great interest in all aspects of the training, much of which had changed considerably since he himself was here at school. In his speech to the Contingent he stressed the importance of the Corps in helping a cadet to come to terms with his own capabilities so that he could use them better in the service of others; and he congratulated the N.C.O.s on the standards they had attained. It was a great pleasure for him and for us that his son, Captain N. G. A. Payne, O.K.S., was able to be his Aide¡de-Camp and that another son, Robin, was able to come down for the afternoon from London. It was a further pleasure that the Second Master, Mr. J. R. E. Paynter, could visit the training areas with General Payne. The weather was indeed glorious, and altogether it was one of the most relaxed of inspections with a particularly "family" atmosphere. The Commando Section has finished two terms of very varied and interesting exercises, and congratulations are due to Mr. M. J. Hodgson and Mr. M. J. Vye and their N.C.O.s. They rounded off the term with a fuJi day's climbing at Crow borough. Next term sees the start of the "Apex" Scheme which is replacing the present Army Proficiency Examination. A great deal of homework will have to be done during the holidays to organise the training round small specialist groups working at their own pace, so doing away with the present system of platoons and companies. W.J.R.H-S.
ROYAL NAVAL SECTION The R.N. Section had an interesting Field Day in H.M.S. Phoenix, the Royal Navy's N.B.C.D. School at Portsmouth. After some training films on Firefighting and Damage Control at sea, we paid a fascinating visit to the Stability Room, where wartime damage control situations were re-enacted in tanks on large scale models of the ships involved. We then had a great deal of fun in a Iife~size mock-up of a messdeck which sprang all manner of Jeaks, each of which had to be blocked up in a predetermined way to the accompaniment of thunderflashes and frenzied telephone reports of progress or of new disasters. At the Annual Inspection the Piping Party welcomed General Payne aboard H.M.S. Blores. The Lifesaving Party gave their customary demonstration, and we successfully transported the General on our ship~to-ship Light Rig Jackstay transfer. Otherwise, we have had some good weekend sailing on the Westbere Lakes and we have improved our drill. In the summer holidays a party is going on a Seagoing and Arduous Training Camp at Loch Ewe in Scotland, while others are going on Courses in Engineering at H.M.S. Sultan and on Navigation at the Command Seamanship School at Portsmouth. We say goodbye this term t~ ~n extremely ~fficient and helpful Cadet Petty Officer-in-Charge in J. A. Dorward, but we have a promlsmg successor m N. R. Marshall, who is one of six boys in the Section who are Naval Scholars or who are entering the Royal Navy as a carcer.
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ROYAL AIR FORCE SECTION For the keen air-minded cadet, we can still offer plenty of flying, in one form or another and it is perhaps worth noting that between April and September this year, members of the Section wili have flown in a BAC III to a camp in Germany, flown many times in Chipmunks at Manston and in a Hercules and a helicopter at Thorney Island, used the Primary Glider on Birley's and been trained to solo standard on R.A.F. gliders at West Mailing and learnt to fly power planes with Air Services at Perth. The opportunities are there for those able and keen but it is surprising to note that boys are not fighting for places in the queue. Is it so unusual to expect those who volunteer for the R.A.F. Section to want to fly as much as possible? Though the visiting inspecting General arrived by helicopter flown by an ex-Flight Sergeant of the R:A.F. Section, it has to be admitted that his uniform was khaki, topped with the pale blue of the Army Air ~orps beret. Our parade that day owed more to initiative training and our only venture into our par~lcular medium was during the short drop from the top diving board! Various initiative tests were deVised and seemed to go down well. We say goodbye to Sergeant Warren this term, on his way into the R.A.F. with a cadetship and we wish him the best of luck. P.G.W. 199
f SOCIAL SERVICE Membership of the unit rose to a record number of forty "regulars". OUf main task cont inues to be the visiting of old people. Certain of our members have now been visiting the same people for two or three years and doing so have been especia lly welcomed as good and useful friends. We have also taken part in two projects- Ihe clearing up of overgrown almshouse gardens and taking part with other schools in clea ring a site near the River StOlif as part of a Conservation scheme. Walpole House gave valuable help in the firs t project and we would like to encourage more house part icipation in th is work for the occasional week¡end, Other tasks carried out by members included hospital visiting, helping at the Child Training Centre and a certain amount of garden ing. R.E.B.
CORRESPONDENCE From the Master of Stud ies.
The King's School, Canterbury. 6th JUlie, 1970.
Dear Sir, In March, 1927, Professor Harold Laski visited Canterbury Ca thedra l for the first time in his life, and subsequently wrote "and there 1 met a delightful old Ca non who was at the meeting of the Brit ish Association at Oxford and heard Huxley sm ite Bishop Wilberforce. He said that the sensation was beyond words, and that on him, as o n many others, it was a revela tion of moral power such as he has never seen again. The clergy, he said, were like an army in confused retreat, whose commander has failed them listening to an exhortat ion from their enemy which they try not to believe is true." Your readers wid know that this is a reference to the famous occasion in 1860 when the bishop challenged Huxley to state whether he considered himself descended from an ape on his maternal or paternal side, and when HuxJey replied that he wou ld rather acknowledge an ape as his ancestor than one who, like the bishop, used his great gifts to obscure the truth. What Professor Laski omitted to mention was the name of the Canon to whom he talked in Canterbury. I wri te to ask whether any of the o lder O.K.S. can name the Canon in question, and have memories of him. Since the incident had taken place sixty-seven years before, he must have been a nonagenarian in 1927. Yours faithfully, R. W. HARRIS. From Sir Myles Abbott, Chief Justice 0/ Bermuda.
C. C. LLOYD JONES-A TRmUTE
I was very sad to read, in the April issue of The Call1llariall, of the passing of "Jaggers". It was some
consolation to me tha t, having lost touch with him when 1 left King's School in 1923, I was able to renew our friendship a year or two ago. He was, to me, a wonderful character. I so well remember many helpful discourses I had with him in his room at the corner of the Mint Yard on the ground flo or of School House and I am ever grateful to him for his painstaking and erudite clarification of the mysteries of Greek and Latin. At this distance of time, I can appreciate what is described as his "gently sa rcastic sallies and comments" and even the raps on the head with the nearest wea pon. One learned from both. Much of what "Jaggers" taught me I have never forgotten and 1 have so often , over the years, remembered him with a deep sense of grat itude. Perhaps, of all his teaching qualities, what I remember most vividly is his terrible shuddering, from his head to his toes, when one of us perpetrated a false quantity. Then, he would appear as though he had just swallowed a deadly dose of poison-certainly, I am sure the false quantity almost shattered his highly-tuned classical nerves. To see his pain and suffering on such an occasion was to learn not to repeat the offence. Others have written of him in The Caltlllariafl-I so heartily endorse all they have said. The like of " Jaggers" will not often "pass this way again" . M. J. ABBOTT, (OKS., 1919¡-23) 200
36 Osborne Villas, Hove, BN3 2RB. Sussex. 17th April, 1970. To the Editors. " The Cantuarian". Dear Sirs, Is Lat in still widely taught as a major subject at King's? I ask this as an O.K.S. (191 9- 24), who learnt Lat in as a major subject, but did German instead of Greek, and therefore was cou nted as a Modern. We studied the Latin of Cicero, Virgil and Horace. and we read about the change in the government of the Empire centred at Rome from an oligarchy to a dictatorship, and there we stopped. We wisely thought it was too late for us to interfere. But is it too late in 1970? We are being asked to join the European Common Market. Nations have formed common markets within their own territories, and the Empire of Rome lasted four hundred years, was one of the largest and most successful common markets, and even cont inued for 200 odd years more, like a chicken without a head, because the Mediterranean Sea bound the economy together, nort h and south, in a complementary whole. Then a new Faith, Mohammedanism, split the land round the Mediterranean into hostile camps. The Moslems, after a successful start, were ruined about 1300 by the Mongol destruction of the irrigat ion system between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, and thus had no longer a surplus of funds to lend to the expensive Southern Mediterranean land-exploiters; the C hristians continued in general poverty under the feudal system of living off the land between wa rs. until about ] 500 the discovery of South America enabled Europe to make up in part fo r the missing complement of the Eastern and Southern territories round the Mediterranean Sea. But would it not be better to restore these missing complements to their rormer place in the Roman Common Market, and let the Americas and the Far East supply us with luxuries only? As well as Latin, I had to learn German, instead of Greek. Now at the time of the Romans, Germany was a vast forest which did not form part of the Roman Common Market. and did not borrow its language from the Latins. About 400 A.D. the Teutons, including most of us, burst through the frontiers of the Common Market, and took over the civil service, the police and the governorships of the Provinces. We did not manage very well , but we gradually learnt from the natives, and founded tribal dynasties like the Merovingians in Gaul. Then the Moslems turned up about 650 A.D., and we in Europe were quite outclassed, for the people of the Southern Provinces of the former Roman Empire were quickly converted to Mohammedanism whilst the barbarian tribes of Arabia returned to the desert they knew. We tribes in North Europe depended on a remarkable, if primitive, chieftain called Charlemagne, who fought the Vikings from the north, the Moslems in Spain, and assorted tribes in the upper east of Europe. but who did not keep up the first class system of roads left by the Romans, and who did not teach his people the discipline and orderliness of the Roman Empire. Charlemagne's empire crumbled, and in the end the Holy Roman Empire took its place, a barbarian's idea of central rule. The emperor could only rule with the consent of the majority of his vassals, and the scraps between hi s vassals did not do much harm until the newly formed nations of Spain, France and England, with the Atlantic to protect their backs, tried to empire-bu ild over neighbouring countries. These powerful nations actually tore st rips off their neighbours, particularly off the Holy Roman Empire in the Thirty Years War, and the Germans had to take war seriously. Gennany was tom between Austria and Prussia, and Frederick the Great became a vassal too powerful for the Holy Roman Empire. In 1870 Germany, except for Austria, was united into a single common market, and by 1917, were it not for the United States, would have established its hegemony over the whole of Europe, including Russia . But what good would that have been without the southern border of the Mediterranean, the Levant and the lands bordering the Persian Gulf. A Mediterranean plus Baltic Common Market need not threaten, nor be threatened by, any other community; how to combine Teutonic independence with Roman order is something you must work out fo r yourselves in the Common Market you will build over Nationalism, Race and Sect, the t ragedy of misplaced loyalties. Yours, etc.,
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O.K.S. NEWS We congratulate G. I. Pout (1922) on the award of the O.B.E. in the Birthday Honours. Thomas Stapleton (1938) is President of the Australian Institute of International Affairs, and Secretary_ General of the International Pediatric Associat ion j and he has been elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. Daniel Thornd ike (1938) and John Moss (1939) are "bringing light to darkest Africa" by producing plays with the Nata l Performing Arts Council. Their latest production was Shaw's The Delii!'s Disciple. John Watts (1943) has been, since 1961, Chief Personnel Officer of the Metal Box Company of East Africa and is now Group Personnel Adviser to the Metal Box Group in East Africa. • Major D. L. Quested (1947) of the Royal Marines, has been posted to H.M.S. Terror. Pat Murray (1951) is now doctoring in Austra lia, his address is 24 Wirra Wirra Street, Toowoomba Queensland. ' F. G. J . Norton (1951) is now head of the Mathematics Department at Rugby, and R. A. Lawrence (1954) becomes Director of Music at Felsted in September. J. H. Cooper·Poole (1956) starts in August as administrator to a new hospital being built at Mwanza in Tanzania, and expects to be there for three years, and would like to meet any O.K.S. in those parts. Roger Snell (1956) writes from Southampton where he has been living and working for the past five years as Sales Administrator for a stainless steel tube supplier. He still plays cricket and squash for the TrOjans Club, and at a dinner last year he met C. G. A. Paris (1930), and M. J. Oldham (1965) during a squash . match. A. C. R. Cobb (1957) is Chief Engineer for Kenya Canners, part of the Del Monte Company, helping to can a rapidly increasing tonnage of pineapple. He plays rugby for the province and for East Africa, and says he travels some 7,000 miles a year doing so. Which sure is a lot of running. R. B. Horton (1957) has been in Belgium for over a year, and is off to the U.S. to take up a Sloan Fellowship at the MIT for a year, sponsored by BP. I hope you all know what that means. R. W. Brockman (1959) is training in architecture at the Brixton School of Building. J. R. C. Wright (1960) spent three years as Junior Research Fellow of Merton College, Oxford, and is now Lecturer in Politics at Christ Church, where he has just been elected to an Official Studentship. Among his colleagues is W. E. S. Thomas (1952). V. H. Jensen (1964) writes from Vancouver, where he hopes to graduate from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. W. J. Watkins (1964) has been, since November, 1969, at the University of Warwick, as an Administrative Assistant in the Registrar's Department. Nicholas King (1968) has been Acting Organist at Coventry Cathedral for a period during the summer, and has been awarded the Choir Training Diploma of the Royal College of Organists. He is giving some recitals in Kent during the summer also. M. L. Abbott, who was M. L. Brown while he was at King's (1967), has graduated from the London School of Economics, and has an administrative post with the O.L.C. at County Hall, with a special interest in housing. His brother, Alan, has just gained a Foreign Office scholarship on which he will study advanced Arabic in the Lebanon for six months, and then take a commission in the Intell igence Corps.
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[Entwistle 1st XI (UNBEATEN IN 34 MATCHFS) Standing (left to right): G. M. Jones, B. R. Weedon, H. S. Fleming, T. D. G . Johnson, P. D. Wright, J. M. Block Sitting (left to right ): S. G . Ga llyer, C. B. Hamblin, C. J. C. Rowe, P. M. D. Shires, r. C. Gaskell
JUNIOR ATHLETICS TEAM (UNBEATEN IN 14 MATCHFS) [Elltwistle Slanding (Jell 10 righl): M. E. Milner, Esq., P. W. R. Carpenter, P. Y. Kalfayan, P. R. Taylor, A. St. J. Brown, P. R. H. Westwater, J. C. H. Blanford, R . B. Damon, C. J. G. Ware, A. G. C. Camburn, T. Hunter, D. J. Reid, Esq. Sealed (left 10 right): J. M. Strachan, J. P. A. T. Grant, R. M. Edwards, E. A. Holford·Walker (Captain), J. L. Watts, J. C. P. Taylor, H. B. Powell Seated 011 grollnd (le/tto right): P. R. O. Hughes, I. E. Harris, S. R. Osborne
I am very glad to have a report from Trinity College, Dublin, which at present houses quite a number of o K.S.: J. J. F. Somerville (1963) took a break from his Medical finals to announce his engagement- no fu'rther details. N. S. F. Browne (1966) has rowed for the Lady Elizabeth Boat Club, and lost the Presidency of the Union by 15 votes. In March he met Senator Edward Kennedy and Senator Eugene McCarthy when they addressed the College Historical Society, of which he is Treasurer. M . G. Dover (1967) has divided his time between rowing for the Liffey Scullers' VHI, earning his 2nd XV colours, and arranging an art exhibition of Picasso's works. H. D. Stewart (1967) has been seen from time to time imbibing the literary atmosphere of some of Dublin's more famous alehouses. John Frankland (1968) has played cricket regularly for the College First XI, and has taken a great many wickets during the season. And H M. G. Braddcll (1969) stroked the Boat Club Maiden VlII, till he carelessly fed his big toe into a la~nmower; he was last seen at the Trini~y, Ball, attempting to dance with lanet Bell, Nick Browne's partner and sister of G. 1. R. Bell of Galpm s.
ENGAGEMENTS Neill- Grant.-S. R. 51. J. Neill (1964) to Celia Ann Grant. Winchester- Tonge.-R. J. Winchester (1966) to Caroline Tonge. Roberts-Daly.-M. H. Roberts (1967) to Caroline Daly.
BIRTH Bream.- To Richard and Katie Bream, on 26th February, 1970, a daughter, Atlanta Mary.
DEATHS Dlmsdale.- On 13th March, 1970, at Polgate, R. H. Dimsdale (1919). Gossett.- On 15th July, 1970, Lieut.-Col. H. H. E. Gossett, M.e. (1907), at Oxford. Hannah.- In March, 1970, as the result of an accident in Swaziland, W. H. Hannah (1943). Maskell.-On 27th June, 1970, at Truro, W. B. Maskell (1920). Nelson.- On 25th May, 1970, in London, Dr. A. H. Nelson (1924). Opper.-On 16th April, 1970, at Northampton as the result of a car accident, N. L. A. Opper (1966),
OBITUARY WALTER HENRY HANNAH (1936-43) Henry Hannah died in Swaziland (of whose High Court he was Registrar) on 21st March, 1970, as the result of a riding accident. The blow to his family, then about to be re-united for the school holidays, was a cruelly heavy one, and we offer our sympathy sadly conscious of the inadequacy of gestures. Henry's career, with more than the promise of distinction, lay in "the administration of justice in Africa". The phrase (for all its flatness) is curiously evocative of his character and qualities: he was a just man and he was not a soft man- his values were those of a simpler, or rather of a less confused and self-indulgent, society than our contemporary Western one, Not that Henry was a rooinek anti-intellectual- he was a student of history as weJl as of law, and, indeed, the author of a forthcoming biography of "Bobs", The Life and Times of Lord Rober/s. In the "blurb" there occurs this description of the book's subject: "a small, tough, meticulous man, of great courage and kindness". It is not a bad thumb-nail sketch of the author. In T"~ Cantllariall it is perhaps permissible to put on record our particular condolences to Henry's two sons, lam and Rupert, who have followed him to King's, They have lost their father's guidance, but not the worthy example of a fine life. . 203
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COLONEL G. R. M. APSEY,
M.D., D.P.H., I.M.S.
(K.S. 1914-1917)
The death occurred, on February 1st, 1970, in St. Luke's Hospital, New York , of Colonel George Russell Morgan Apsey. distinguished O.K.S. and friend of the School.
Educated at King's, Guy's Hospita l, and Lausa nne University, Colonel Apsey married Violet Kitty Percy in July. 1929, and served with the Royal Army Medical Corps fr om 1929 to 1932 and with the Indian Medical Corps from 1932 to 1947. During the Bu rma Campa ign, he was attached to the Pakistan Army Medical Corps. From 1948 to 1951 he worked in the Combined Military Hospital in Karachi-a total military service of 22 years.
After this, Colonel Apsey served as M.D. in the Public Health Department in Saskatchewan, Canada until 1952, and then at St. Luke's Hospital, New York, as Director of Professional Services, until 1965: Chief among his publicat ions was The Antipemicious Principle, in the B.M. }oumal of 5th November, 1938. He was a member of the Heraldry Society and the Society of Genealogists.
THE O.K.S. TRUST The financia l position of the Trust continues to improve slowly and the total is now just over ÂŁ46, 100. Help for further ed uca tion has been given to one graduate, and is being considered for ano ther. The School has been promised help for the equipment of an aud io-visual room, in which there will be various appliances to a id teaching and also for educationa l recreation. And three fu rther grants are being considered to assist with the educat ion of the ch ild ren of O .K.S. who, because of death or other reason, need this sort of help. Much is therefore being done with the income of the money a lready received, and this is all the more reason to ask readers to continue their generous support. All information can be o btained from me at the School. K . A. C. GROSS,
HOl/orary Secretary.
OUR CONTEMPORARIES We ack nowledge the recei pt of the following and apologise for any omiss ions ;-
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