THE CANTUARIAN
DECEMBER 1973
CONTENTS ]'AGE
EDITORIAL THE SCHOOL
2
OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE AWARDS
6
CHAPEL NOTES
7
THIS AND THAT
8
LEAVING STAFF
11
"THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE"
12
FEATURES
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REVIEWS
16
BOOK REVIEW
22
IMAGINATIVE WRITING
23
KING'S SPORT
31
THE SOCIETIES
44
MUSIC
46
C.C.F. NOTES AND THURSDAY ACTIVITIES
48
O.K.S. NEWS
50
OUR CONTEMPORARIES We acknowledge with thanks the receipt of magazines from the following schools:Aldenham. AmpJcforth, Bedford, Bradfield, Bradford G .S., Bryanston. Dover, Felsted, Glenaimond, Greshams, HUfstpierpoint , K,C.S . Wimbledon, Kent College, King's College (Hong Kong), Marlborough, Oratory, Radley. Rugby, Simon Langton Boys' O.S., St. Augustine's (Westgate), St. Edmund's, St. Edward's, Stonyhurst, Sf. Paul's, Summer Fields, Wh itgift, Worksop.
THE CANTUARIAN VOL. XXXVIII No. I
DECEMBER,
1973
EDITORIAL "Stop the world: I want to get off!" The few who have expensively succeeded in at any rate the second part of their ambition have done so only to find the most beautiful view obtainable on the Moon is that of Mother Earth; an opal, gold and lapis lazuli paradise which we are energetically burning out and fouling up. Of the various things we can do about it, the most generally attractive in the short term, if we cannot get off, is to get our heads under the sand and hope somebody else sorts things out before our plumes are nodding at the final obsequies of mankind. Can we take a longer view? Of that solar radiation which so richly limns the terrestrial orb, about I % is absorbed by green plants and "fixed" as a potentially useful source of chemical energy: the other 99 % bounces off again enabling the Moon-men to feel romantic by earthlight. Of the I % that is absorbed, I % again (making 0¡01 % of the total) is used by domestic animals or directly by man as baked beans, cattle cake and coffin lids, while the rest is decomposed largely by bacterial action. There would appear to be room for improvement in an enterprise so far only 0¡01 % efficient. The applications of physical and chemical science have wroug t wonders and brought great blessings to mankind-as indeed did the domestication of the horse. In about 1900 it was predicted that all London's traffic must come to a halt about 1950: its rate of growth was such that by then all London streets would be 6 feet deep in horse dung, and many policemen were no more than 5 ft. 11 in. tall. By similar arguments we can demonstrate that we shall have choked ourselves to death with the products of combustion of fossil fuels by the end of the century. So where do we go from here? Not, it would seem, into further petrochemical and nuclear research to increase energy supplies, nor is there much hope of infusing sanity and realism into the pronouncements of politicians and demagogues, dotty with notions of snpersonic dinosaurs such as Concorde, though the man in the saloon bar has shown himself surprisingly receptive to new ideas this last decade. What we have to do is to increase each of those little figures of I % by a little bit each year, and we can go on eating both bread and cake.
"THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE" [A. H. Woolf
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Once upon a time it was the ability to read and write the main international language (Latin) which was the key to the corridors of P?wer- and hence th.e grammar schools. Later the abIlity to figure became a pmed dlstmctlOn- a fact realised by Good King Charles when he founded his School for Mathematicall Boies. What we need now is not so much a knowledge of the sane way to manage our Satellite Earth- we already know enough to be able to do far better than we are doing- but to bring up a generatio!, ,instinct with the knowledge that we tnhablt a fintte ecosystem and not some academIc s Ivory tower, or economist's expansionist dream. Unless geography and biology are seen as urgently necessary studies for this generation of scholars, there won't be a next generation of scholars to read or figure. Wm. Harvey's old school, according to John Aubrey, didn't teach him very much. It wouldn' t do to be caught napping a second time in a millennium. THE SCHOOL Captain of School: A. st. J. Brown SClIOOL MONITORS C. M. Britten, G. C. Olcott, P. D. Chalkley, P. Y. Ka lfayan, K.S., C. M. Noble, K.S., R. W. D. Staveley, W. M . D uggan, K.S., G. J. G . Partridge, C. J. Howe, S. J. WhiteT homson, S. M. Amos, M.S. HOUSE MONITORS School House: C. M. Britten, S. M. Amos, M.S., N. A. van Drimmelen, L. H. Canning, P. Platts-Martin . P. Y. Kalfayan, K.S., G. J. G. Partridge, C. J. G ibb, C. A. Haddon-Cave, The Grange: M.S., M. R. Landymore, K.S. P. D . Chalkley, C. J. Howe, N. J. Hamway, M.S., P. A. Burrows. Walpole: Meister Omers: A. L. Dawes, K.S., E. H. P. Watkins, M . C. Greaves, K.S., P. M. L. Freedman, K.S., P. A. Hewitt. C. M. Noble, K.S., S. J. White-Thomson, P. E. S. Richardson, P. E. Marlowe: Stevens, P. A. Strickland , K.S. R. W. D. Staveley, W. M . Duggan, K.S., A. R. Dorward, K.S., R. D. Luxmoore: Atherden, S. Camburn, S. D. Jones, R. H. Lindley, M. H. Pearson, P. C. Whitaker. G. C. Olcott, C. C. D. Haswell, D. J. V. Sharp, W. J. Pearson, C. E. Galpin's: Rudgard, J. P. H. Burke, T. A. Raper. A. St. J . Brown, P. A. King, T. D . Townsend, R. A. Kock, N. J. C. Linacre:
Bannan,
M.S.
G. C. Olcott W. A. Selwyn J. P. H. Burke D. I. Gower, K.S. W. J. Pearson N. C. Bane T. G. Philpott P. Platts-Martin W. M. Duggan, K.S. P. C. Whitaker C. E. Rudgard S. M. Amos, M.S.
Captain of Rugger Captain of Cross-Country Captain of Hockey Captain of Cricket Captain of Swimming Captain of Fencing Captain of Shooting Captain of Squash Rackets: Captain of Gymnastics Captain of Judo Captain of Golf Monitor for Music 2
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THE CANTUARIAN Editor: J. C. Kingsman Music Editors: C. J. G ibson, M.S., Q. H. Poole, K.S., M.S. Assistant Editors: R . D. de la Hoyde, K.S., A. H. R . Finn, K.S., J. M. C. Hewes, K.S., G. N. J. Norrish, K.S.
SALVETE Patricia Ainley-Walker, B. J. Aldwell, K. Balson, M. D. Barber, Clare E. Barker, G. M. Barnard, N. Beechey-Newman, M. J. Bellamy, T. S. Bidwell, N. C. A. Booker, R. C. Boulter, T. A. J. Bourne, M. D. Bradley, N . C. J. Bragg, T. C. Carden, T. R. Carver 1. J. Cheese, J. D. Clegg, C. C. Cotton, S. C. Coupe, N. J. Deuchar, P. A. D. Cray, M: Crone, E. W. L. Crutchley, R. K. Darko, A. R. C. Dean, J. E. Dickerson, S. Ehlers, D. G. EntWIStle, A. M. Evans, M. D. Feaver, N. A. V. Finucane, C. M. Gilham, S. J. G illate, S. J. W. Green, J. J. W. Haddon, J. P. Hall, J. A. R. Harms, J . D. Harrold, J. M. Harte, J. W. D. Haswell, J. J. D .. Haswell, I. M. Hodges, T. J. Horsey, B. A. Hosking, G. I. Hunter, A. J. Hynard, D. A. Irwlll, M . I. Jamal, M. C. Johnson, S. M. Jones, J. M. G. Kendrick, J. L. McK. Kent, Deborah C. Kirby-Johnson, J. R. Kirby-Johnson, M. C. E. Law, J. W. Le.ster, G. H. McCutcheon, M . J. S. Lock, N. Maini, J. P. Marcroft, P. Martin, S. G. B. MIles, A. K. MItra, J. P. Molyneux, I. P. Montgomery, J. K. Morrison, R . C. Paterson, W. B. Perkms, Tamstn J. Powles, D. E. S. Price, R. W. Robson, Fiona C. Robertson, M. Rowe, M . P. W. Smart, P. G. W. Smart, Mary W. Sparks, M . C. Soden, J. R. SpencerPayne, R. W .. Stewart, P. Stockwell , S. R. Stoughton, R. P. B. Strivens, L. M . Swann, H. R. Toofal1lan, K. F. T ugwell, M. A. T urner, N. P. Turtle, C. A. Vaughan, J. D. Veitch, L. P. Wade, M. A. Watt, J. C. WeIgle, S. M. W. Whibley, G. N. Wilkie, R . S. Workman.
VALETE A. Ahmadzadeh, M. G. T. Allen, S. L. Ashton, S. J. Baggott, S. D. Barnes, A. St G. Brealy, M. G. R. D. Bunzl, A. M. Carey, P. W. R . Carpenter,. S. J. Cheekley, M. G. Cheesman, M. W. Coerper, P. C. Collins, A. B. Cotton, P. E. Davies, I. MeL. Davis, M. D. J. Donaldson, S. C. S. D umas, C. N. D utton, N . J. Edmund-Jones, P. R. V. Edwards, C. M. D. EllIs, J. R . W. EllIs, A. J. J. EllIson, R. W. Fidao, A. P. Finn, C. C. Fitchett, J. G . Freeman, A. Gent, R. S. Godinho, M. S. Good, S. J. Greaves, K. D . P. Green, F. M. Hadden, N . J. Hagger, M. C. Hall, S. J. Harrison, M. A. Harrold, S. A. D . Hope, A. R. HopklllS, R. A. Hughes, T. Hunter, S. Iqbal, S. J. Isacke, C. C. K ilbee, M. W. Lancy, T. C. Lawrance, P. N. Lawrence, M . E. Little, N. R . McCarthy, I. R. O. MacDonald, W. MacDonald , R . W. Mansbridge, A. Mather, S. B. Mather, C. H. Morgan, J. D. Mukete, A. G. E. Needham, D. B. Newland, K. A. Nutman, D. A. Ogilvy, S. R. Osborne, M. J. Pelfson, D. C. Plm , N. B. Platts-Martin, R. G. P. Pollard, A. Polycarpoll, C. A. C. Quested, C. E. A. Reddick, S. C. Reeve, S. J. Rickatson, N. F. Roberts, S. H. W. L. Roberts, M . F. Rob inson, B. A. Rundle, J. Saenz, R. M. Sayers, G. E. Schur, J. R. Seers, M. A. Selwyn, M. J. d'A. Sephton, J. S. Sharp, J. K. H. Smith, J. C. Sparks, W. G. S. Stevens, A. J. T. Strong, R. C. Tate, J. D. M. Taylor, P. R. Taylor, P. Tbeokritoff, J. S. G. Thomas, W. F. Todd, M. F . M. P. Vieillard, P. J. Wagstaffe, C. J. G. Ware. 3
VIRTUTE FUNCTI MORE PATRUM DUCES ALLEN, M. G. T.- Came Sept., '68; Upper Sixth; King's Scholar; House Monitor· Fencing Colours and Captain; Basketball Colours; 2nd Cricket Colours; FjSgt. i~ R.A.F. Section of C.C.F. ASHTON, S. L.-Came Sept., '69; House Monitor. CARPENTER, P. W. R.-Came Sept., '68; Hon. Music Scholar; House Monitor; LjSgt. in C.C.F.; Secretary of Second Orchestra; Secretary of Choir. CHEESMAN, M. G.- Came Sept., '68; Upper Sixth; King's Scholar; 2nd Cross-Country Colours; Open Exhibition in Modern Languages at St. Peter's College, Oxford. COERPER, M. W.- Came Sept., '72; Upper Sixth; House Monitor; 1st Tennis Colours; 2nd Squash Colours. DAVIES, P. E.-Came April, '69; Music Scholar; Waddington Gift; Associateship of the Royal College of Music. DAVIS, I. McL.- Came Sept., '68; House Monitor; Shooting Colours; Sgt. in C.C.F. DONALDSON, M. D. J.- Came Sept. , '68; Upper Sixth; House Monitor; School Monitor; Rugby Colours and Captain; Tennis Colours and Captain . ELLISON, A. J. J.-Came Sept., '68; Upper Sixth; King's Scholar; Senior King's Scholar; Hon. Music Scholar; House Monitor; Hon. Secretary of Marlowe Society; Open Scholarship in English at Christ's College, Cambridge. FINN, A. P.-Came April, '68; House Monitor; Upper Sixth; Swimming Colours; Secretary of Pottery Society. GENT, A.- Came Sept., '68; House Monitor; 1st and 2nd Cross-Country Colours. GOOD, M. S.- Came Sept., '68; Upper Sixth; Music Scholar; Hon. King's Scholar; Hon. Senior King's Scholar; House Monitor; Secretary of Choral Society; Open Scholarship in Modern and Mediaeval Languages at Magdalene College, Cambridge. GREAVES, S. J.- Came Sept., '68; House Monitor. HAGGER, N. J.- Came Jan ., '69; House Monitor. HARRISON, S. J.-Came Sept., '68; Upper Sixth; King's Scholar; Music Scholar; Ho~sc Monitor; Secretary of Band; Parker Exhibition to read Music at Corpus Christl College, Cambridge. HOPE, S. A. D.-Came Sept., '68; Music Scholar; Upper Sixth; House Monitor; Organ Scholarship. HUNTER, T.-Came April, '69; 1st Rugby Colours; 1st Athletics Colours; Judo Colours. ISACKE, S. J.- Came Sept., '68; House Monitor; 1st Athletics Colours and Captain; Gymnastics Colours; Secretary of Caxton Society. KILBEE, C. C.- Came Sept., '68; House Monitor; 1st and 2nd Colours for Cricket and Captain; 1st and 2nd Hockey Colours; Golf Colours; Squash Colours. LAWRANCE, T. C.- Came Sept., '68; House Monitor. MACDoNALD, I. R. O.- Came January, '69; House Monitor. 4
MACDONALD, W.- Came January, '69; House Monitor; Sgt. in C.C.F. MANSBRIDGE, R. W.- Came April, '68; House Monitor; 2nd Rugby Colours; Basketball Colours and Captain; Sgt. in C.C.F.; Secretary for King's Week. MATHER, A.- Came Sept., '67; House Monitor; School Monitor; Head of House; I st and 2nd Rugby Colours and Captain 2nd XV; Judo Colours. MORGAN, C. H.- Came January, '69; House Monitor; 2nd Hockey Colours; 2nd Cricket Colours; Squash Colours; Sgt. in C.C.F. PLATTS-MARTIN, N . B.- Came Sept., '68; Upper Sixth; King's Scholar; Music Scholar; House Monitor; School Monitor; Head of House; Vice-Captain of School; Squash Colours and Captain; 1st Athletics Colours; 1st Cross-Country Colours; Mason Scholarship at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, to read Law. POLLARD, R. G. P.- Came Sept., '68; Upper Sixth; King's Scholar; House Monit"r; School Mon itor; Head of House; 2nd Hockey Colours and Captain; Secretary of Philatelic Society; Secretary of Walpole Society; Gilbert and Shepherd Gift. REDDICK, C. E. A.- Came Sept., '68; Upper Sixth; King's Scholar; Senior King's Scholar; House Monitor ; School Monitor; Head of House; Captain of School; Captain of Hockey and I st and 2nd Colours; 2nd Rugby Colours; 2nd Cricket Colours; Open Exhibition in Engineering Sciences at St. Edmund Hall, Oxford. REEVE, S. C.- Came Sept., '68; House Monitor; School Monitor; 2nd Rugby Colours. ROBINSON, M. F.- Came April, '68; Upper Sixth; House Monitor; 2nd Rowing Colours; Secretary of Boat Club. SAYERS, R. M.- Came Sept., '68; House Monitor; 1st and 2nd Cross-Country Colours; 1st and 2nd Athletics Colours. SEERS, J. R.-Came Sept., '68; King's Scholar; Music Scholar; Hon. Senior King's Scholar; Upper Sixth; House Monitor; 2nd Cricket Colours; Music EditGr of Cantuarian; Secretary of Madrigal and Operatic Societies; Choral Exhibition and Open Scholarship in History at St. John's College, Camhridge. SEPHTON, M. J. D'A.- Came Sept., '68; Upper Sixth; Hon. King's Scholar; House Monitor; School Monitor; Head of House; Vice-Captaill of School; 1st Rowing Colours and Captain of Boats; Open Exhibition in Classics at New College, Oxford. TAYLOR, J. D. M.-Came Sept., '68; House Monitor; School Monitor; 2nd Tennis Colours and Captain; Sgt. in C.C.F. TAYLOR, P. R.- Came April, '69; Upper Sixth; Music Scholar; House Monitor; School Monitor; Head of House; 1st and 2nd Rugby Colours; 1st Athletics Colours; 2nd Cricket Colours and Captain; Monitor for Music. THOMAS, J. S. G.-Came Sept., '68; Upper Sixth; House Monitor; School Monitor; Head of House; Editor of Cantl/arian; Secretary of Walpole and Choral Societies; King's Week Press Secretary. WARE, C. J. G.-Came Sept., '68; Upper Sixth; House Monitor; School Monitor; Head of House; 1st Athletics Colours; 1st Rugby Colours. 5
OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE AWARDS, 1973 AMOS, S. M.
Academical Clerkship, New College, Oxford.
APPS, A. D.
Open Scholarship in Mathematics, Christ's College, Cambridge.
BAKER, P. H. B.
llANNAN. N. J . C.
Parker Exhibition in Classics, Corpus Christi College, Cam_ bridge. Choral Exhibition, Clare College, Cambridge.
BARNES, S. D. . ..
Choral Exhibition, Exeter College, Oxford.
DRI'ITEN, C. M. BROWN, A. ST. J,
Mason Scholarship in Natural Science, Corpus Christi College, Oxford. Open Exhibition in History, Worcester College, Oxford.
BURROWS, P . A.
Choral Studentship, SI. John's College, Oxford.
CARTER, A, J.
Open Exhibition in History, SI. Edmund Hall , Oxford.
CHALKLEY, P. D.
Open Scholarship in English, Hertford College, Oxford.
DORWARD, A. R.
Open Scholarship in Natural Science, Queen's College, Oxford.
FREEDMAN, P. M. L.
Open Scholarship in Natural Sciences (Melsome), Queen's College, Cambridge.
GIOO, C. J.
Open Exhibition in History, Hertford College, Oxford .
GREAVES, M. C.
Open Exhibition in Economics, Christ's College, Cambridge.
JARMAN, D. S. ...
Open Exhibition in English, Pembroke College, Cambridge.
JONES, P. W.
Open Scholarship in Modern Studies, Christ Church, Oxford.
KALFAYAN, P. Y.
Open Scholarship in Natural Sciences (for Medicine), Pembroke College, Cambridge.
KINDERSLEY, P. T.
Open Exhibition in Engineering, Magdalene College, Cambridge.
LANDYMORE, M. R.
Open Scholarship in Modern Languages, King's College, Cambridge. Open Scholarship in Engineering (for Economics), Selwyn College, Cambridge.
MACFARLANE, A. E. NEWSAM, N. W.
Open Exhibition in Mathematics, Lincoln College, Oxford .
NOBLE, C . M. . . .
Open Exhibition in Mathematics, SI. John's College, Cambridge.
POWELL, J. N. . ..
Open Scholarship in History, Un iversity College, Oxford.
PROCTER, R. J .
Open Exhibition in Natural Science, Worcester College, Oxford .
STRICKLAND, P. A.
Open Exhibition in History, Jesus College, Oxford.
WOOLMER, A. R. J.
Open Scholarship in Modern Languages, Keble College, Oxford . 6
CHAPEL NOTES Series Three. This was widely used this term in the Memorial Chapel and also for twO of our three Sung Eucharists. The Eucharists took place in the Eastern Crypt and many commented appreciatively on the semi-circu lar arrangement of the chairs and the celebrant standing behind the altar. Wednesday Evenings. Since the change from Summer Time the Wednesday communion ill the Memorial Chapel has taken place at 6.10 p.m . The size of the congregation is a fa ir measure of approval, particularly by those who live outside the Precincts. HOllse Communions. For the first time this term the Communion has been celebrated ill the houses. Series III was used, the venue was house library or hall, and the congregation stood, sat or knelt as it wished. As a complement to the services in the Cathedral and Memorial Chapel the response was impressive. Preachers. We have welcomed the following as our preachers this term: The Revd. T. J. CorblShley, s.J., the Rector of the Farm Street Jesuit house; the Revd. David Harding, formerly Chaplain here and now Chaplain of Westminster School ; the Revd. Gerald Burt, Minister of SI. Peter's Methodist Church; the RI. Revd. Stanley Betts, Dean of Rochester; and the Ven. Bernard Pawley, Archdeacon of Canterbury. Advent Carol Service. There were several innovations this year. Amongst these there was the greater use made of the space of the Cathedral, most effectively shown by the choir being split up for the Advent Responsory, and the Madrigal Society singing in the Trinity Chapel beyond the High Altar. As usual, a large number of parents and friend s came to the service and both transepts were nearly full as well as the Quire being packed. Sacristans, Servers and Cathedral Monitors. Two of our six sacristans, P. M. L. Freedman and C. H. Rowntree, are leaving after several terms of excellent service, and four of our older servers. We are grateful to them for all their efficient a nd courteous assistance, and also to all those who have moved chairs, and, of course, to the Cathedral Monitors, C. M. Britten and W. M. Duggan, without whose help none of the School services would run so smoothly. Mr. Baggeley. We are especially grateful to Mr. Baggeley for his gifts of Jlowers in the Memorial Chapel. They make the place even more beautiful than it is already. Chapel Fund. Donations have been made from the Chapel P'und as follows:Pakistan Flood Relief Fund Oxfam Spastics Society ... R.U.K.B.A. Ex-Services Mental Welfare Association Flying Doctors' Service of Africa ... City of Canterbury Christmas Gift F und Church of England Children's Society National Mental Health Appeal ... Help the Aged ... Christmas Gifts for Borstal Boys The Carol Singing party on December 22nd raised £25 for Christian Aid. 7
£ 9·00 24 ·00 28 ·00 14·00 11·00 16·50 28·25 28·25 10·00 23·00 8·00
TillS AND THAT The Mayor
We were pleased to welcome the Mayor and Mayoress of Canterbury Councillor Mrs. Hettie Barber and Miss Audrey Barber, to Matins o~ Sunday, 9th December.
The Headmaster visited Oxford and Cambridge during the course of the term and was a guest with Mrs. Newell at the I.A.P.S. dinner at Folkestone on 17th October and at Eastbourne on 14th November. He also attended the Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examination Board meeting in London on 15th November and the Governors' meeting at Hazlewood on 21st November. He had the pleasure, too, of preaching at Epsom College on 21st October and of addressing the first year students and others at Christ Church College of Education on 31 st October-his subject, Independent Schools. .
The Headmaster
For the second year running the School gained four choral scholarships to Oxbridge colleges. We should like to congratulate Simon Amos (New Choral Scholarships College, Oxford), Desmond Barnes (Exeter, Oxford), Nicholas Bannan (Clare, Cambridge), and Peter Burrows (St. John's, Cambridge). Eccentricity of Genius
The audience at Shura Cherkassky's recital on 18th October may have been perplexed by the appearance of the piano stool- or they may have takcn its drapery for some sort of native Yak. In fact, Mr. Cherkassky sat on a front door-mat hastily borrowed from Walpole in order to make the stool-top firmer.
Drugs and Promiscuity
On 13th October Dr. Harvey talked on "Promiscuity and its Dangers", and on 17th November Dr. Mitchell talked on "Drugs". Both lectures were very informative and hclpful.
In an analysis of Oxbridge Open Scholarships for the year 1972-3 which appeared in The Times Educational Supplement on 7th December, it was shown that K ing's achieved the sixth highest number. The first twelve with the number of awards in brackets are as follows :-Manchester G.S. (38), Dulwich (37), St. Paul's (29), Winchester (27), Westminster (19), King's, Canterbury (18), Bristol G.S. (16), Sherborne (16), Rugby (16), Eton (14), Bradford G.S. (13) and Newcastle R.G.S. (13). . . . to George Olcott and John Pearson on being selected for the Kent Congratulations rugby trials. ... to J. M. Hutchinson, O.K.S., for re-winning his rugby Blue in the Varsity match against Cambridge. · .. to Richard Wohanka-Ransom, O.K.S., on captaining the winning Cambridge squash team . · .. to Dominic Vlasto, Viola, on passing the Associated Board final examination, Grade VII with distinction, and to Peter Sadler, Piano, and Peter Coweli, Flute, on passing with merit. · .. to Christopher Gibson on obtaining his Performer's Diploma on the Recorder at Trinity Coliege, London L.T.C.L.
Oxbridgc Awards
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. We are very grateful to Mr. Eric Brown, lateiy our Woodwork Master, who kindly gave a sum of money for the planting of some trccs on B1ores. The trees, including Laburnums and Cherries, have now been planted.
Plant a Tree in '73
The O.K.S. Association now presents each year a prize of £25 to The King's Parramatta School, Parramatta. This is divided into Senior and Junior Choral Prizes, and an award to the student who is outstanding in both the scholastic and executant aspects of music.
In the nation-wide Business Game, organised by the Institute of Chartered Profit Margins? Accountants, our budding tycoons made £4,977,400 in the first round. Our nearest rival was over £1 million behind. Lady Dorothea . Economical . as Lancmg,
It has saddened us to learn of the death of Lady Dorothca LuxlUoore,
the devoted wlfc of the late Lord Justice Luxmoore. Lady Dorothea who was ninety-four, died peacefully on 8th December. '
A su~vey in The Economist of 1st December of Public School fees placed King s m the £800-£900 range for annual fees. Also in this bracket were Benenden, St. Paul's, Epsom, and Cheltenham Ladies' College. Others, such Oundle, Eton, Charterhouse and Harrow were in the £900-£1,000 range.
The Librarian wo uld like to thank the following for their generous gifts Library Books of books : Thc Headmaster, J. de V. Allen, O.K.S., Miss T. S. Hughes, D. J. D. Miller, Esq., Dr. G. F. Nash, O.K.S., Miss A. Oaklcy, The Pater Society, A. B. Poole, Esq., W. Robinson, Esq. Jonathan Groves has becn elected President of the Cambridge University MuSIC Club. Robert Hammersly, who is now Senior Lecturer in Music at Weymouth Coliege, has been chosen by O.U.P. to conduct Monteverdi's Combattimellfo at their 50th anniversary celebrations. Besides obtaining a Choral Exhibition at Emmanuel, Cambridge, Peter Taylor has recently gained his A.R.C.M. In a rccent television programme on the music of Poulenc, we were interested to see that Stephen V~rcoe was chosen as guinea-pig in a Master Class devoted fo that composer's songs. HIS accompaOJst was another O.K.S.: Jonathan Alder. . O.K.S. MUSIC
Form Vii have this term provided us with some excellent examples of schoolboy howlers. Asked :vhat the letters N.I.R.C. stood for, the following suggestions were offered: NaIrobi Independent Ratses Committee, National Institute of Road Cleaners, National Institute of Red Communists. Howl
This term we say "Farewell" to Paul Strickland and thank him for all of the The Editorial work which he has done for the magazine in the past. Jonathan Kingsman Body takes over the role of chief editor, and six new assistant editors have been . appoi~ted. Christopher Gibson and Quentin Poole are joint Musical Editors, and Adam Fmn, Richard de la Hoyde, Guy Norrish and Jonathan Hewes oin us as Junior Editors. 9
We should also like to congratulate Jeremy Thomas, O.K .S., who left the Editorial Body in the summer. Jeremy has been playmg Osnc m the Ca mbndge Amateur Dramatic Company's European tour of Hamlet. Congratulati ons to Mr. Maurice Trapp, who has been selected for the regional England trials. Mr. Trapp, who regularly plays for Harlequins' I st XV, and is a 16 stone, 6 ft. 4 in. giant, complained: "I am too small to play for England".
Too Small by Half
On 2nd a nd 3rd October the Industrial Society held a conference at King's. The purpose of this was to give an opportunity of developing an understanding of the problems of managing people. The speakers included Eddie Newall, an official with the General and Municipal Workers' Union, and Chris Ward, who was from the Mobil Oil Company.
Industrial Society Conference
This year Mr. Edred Wright conducted the three hundred singers who took part in the 30th Annual Combined Choirs Festival held at St. Swithun's Parish Church, East Grinstead. The festival was held under the auspices of the Royal School of Church Music.
Combined Choirs
The Common Room XV beat the 3rd XV by 13 points to 9. The Masters of the Game Captain of School broke tradition when he declined to play for the Masters- his excuse being that he had glandular fever. Jet-set
Congratulations to Simon Brook on r~~eiving a 75,000 miles award from Captain Hiscock of B.O.A.C. H Is brother, Phlltp, who IS at I.K.S., has received a 50,000 miles award . The certificates were presented at Dubai.
We refer readers to an interesting article by George Ward, O.K.S., which Sturry appeared in the Kentish Gazelle on 23rd November. The article mentions Son ct Lumierc John Twyne, Esq., who lived at Sturry Court and was Canterbur~'s M.P. and Mayor. He was also at one time Headmaster of Kmg s. George Ward now writes regularly for the Kentish Gazelle. An advertisement for King's rowing has appeared in rather a strange form. Mr. Warwick Elvy, O.K.S., writing in the Kentish Observer of 27th September, says that the River Stour should be opel.,ed up for tourists. In his article Mr. Elvy mentions a student who was employed dunng the holidays to row visitors along the Stour. He says: "He is a big, healthy chap- he rows for the King's School".
A Row a Day. ••
Christmas Cards
It is pleasing to know that boys arc still keeping in touch with their friends in Parramatta-even if it is only by exchant;e of Chnshnas Cards. A card which the Editor received appears later III the magazlIle.
On October 5th, William Thomas, O.K.S., gave a lecture on the John Stuart Mill philosophy of John Stuart Mill. The lecture, whIch was well-attended by sixth form historians and political scientists, ins~ired an IOterestmg and lengthy discussion. We .should lik~ to wish Mr. Thomas well wIth the book he IS currently writing on the English Utllitanans. 10
Students of cultural history may feel that public schools have finally moved from their primitive epic phase to their courtly romance age when they compare the account of King's given under "A Hundred Years Ago" with the photographs later in the magazine both of our sixth form girls and of some of our boys at their very helpful Canterbury College of Technology cookery classes. But we remain vigorous .. . . Photographs
LEAVING STAFF MRS. LENA CAMPBELL This term marks the retirement of Mrs. Campbell, who was for ten years Matron and Caterer at Luxmoore, before becoming temporary Matron at School House this last term. Her association with King's, however, began much earlier. As a Marlowe parent, and living in the New Dover Road, she already knew Luxmoore well when she was asked to go there by Richard Roberts in 1963. No-one not connected with Luxmoore since then can possibly appreciate fully the enormous benefit which the House derived from her work and influence there. Simply to combine for a decade the jobs of Matron and Caterer in a community approaching 100 strong at times was a Herculean achievement in itself. To these tasks she brought enormous energy and competence. For many years she was responsible for producing three meals a day, and the standard of the food was invariably high. It was a great tribute to her that, whatever the difficulties- staff shortages, non-delivery of food, explosions in the kitchena good meal was always served on time. I remember how for nearly the whole of one winter term, when it was impossible to get a breakfast cook, Mrs. Campbell came in at 6 a.m. to do the cooking herself, as she usually did for Sunday lunch. "' Yet her good influence was much wider than this. She has always been a tremendous fri end to the boys-someone "unofficial" to whom they could let off steam, or turn to for advice, knowing her good sense and discretion. Surgery became as much a social as a med ical occasion, and boys knew that there was always a welcome at her home, too. The dozens of Luxmoore O.K.S. who visit her every term are ample testimony to the respect, affection and gratitude which everyone has felt towards "Mrs. C .". It was typical of her loyalty that she agreed to help out for a term in the Precincts, where it was good to welcome her. Her departure now will leave a big gap in the life of the School, but though she will be living part of the year in Rome, she will be in Canterbury from time to time, a nd we will look forward to seeing her then. On behalf of all Mrs. Campbell's fri ends at King's, I wish her all happiness in the future. D.J.R. II
"THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE" Tbis is the first time in ten productions of Gilbert and Sullivan Operas during the last eighteen years that the King's School Operatic Society bas put on The Pirates, and the reason this might be thought rather strange is because The Pirates belongs to those early (1880) and fresh products of G. and S., which are often considered the most appropriate for amateur production. As it happens, I don't entirely agree with this view, because satire is the most difficult element in the Savoy Operas for amateurs to convey convincingly and in The Pirates Gilbert's satirical vein is at least as strong as in his later works;- did he ever have his tongue more firmly in his cheek than when he wrote: "Hail, Poetry, thou heaven-born maid! Thou gildest e'en the pirate's trade: Hail, flowing fount of sentiment! All hail, Divine Emollient!"? If, on the otber hand, the early Operas are considered appropriate for amateur production because of their immediately appealing sense of fun, as vehicles for pure entertainment, then The Pirates may rightly be judged an ideal choice, and this was exactly the element most successfully conveyed by the King's School production. From the first bar of the Overture the capacity audience knew it was going to enjoy itself thoroughly; the superbly performed music and the excellent pace of the production ensured this. The role of Frederic is possibly the most difficult tenor role in the Savoy repertoire. Apart from its length (Frederic is surely on the stage longer than any other tenor Principal in the Operas?), the part is a most difficult character to act;- a member of the pirate band, yet not a pirate at heart; a lover, yet quite inexperienced with women; a natural extrovert, yet plagued by an overwhelming sense of duty; a young man of twenty-one, yet one who finds that according to birthdays (he was born in leap-year on the twenty-ninth of February) he is legally only five; and finally, a hero presented with the opportunity of rescuing his heroine, Mabel, yet one who finds that because of the circumstances "he is not able"! Small wonder that this role often degenerates into an anonymous character, pushed from one extremity of awkwardness to another by the absurdities of the plot. Congratulations, therefore, to Christopher Snell on achieving a most convincing portrayal of Frederic,- quite the best I have seen on any stage! His vocal line was always firm and of good quality, while his timing was near-perfect and his stage-presence excellent; for me, tbis was the outstanding individual performance of the even ing. But no G. and S. production can succeed, however good the Principals, without a lively and musically sensitive Chorus. Here, as always, the King's School Operatic Society fielded an outstanding team (or, to be exact, three teams); the Pirates were suitably swashbuckling, tbe Police beautifully bumbling, and General Stanley's "Daughters" pirouetted and flirted as daintily as any collection of teen-age boys could be expected to do; all three Cboruses sang very musically and the clarity of their diction was mucb appreciated. The highly theatrical "fight" between the Pirates and the Police in the second act proved too realistic for a junior member of the audience in the row in front of me- she was reduced to tears! Fortunately, the mention of Queen Victoria's name a few bars later restored her sense of decorum and all was well. 12
"THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE" lA. H. Woolf
Of the other Principals, I thought Matthew Bright excellent in the difficult part of Ruth, Dominic Vlasto pleasantly roguish as the Pirate King, Stephen Camburn particularly good in the Major-General's patter song, and James Cowderoy valiantly dramatic in the high soprano part of Mabel. It would be unfair to judge the Sergeant of Police on this performance, as I understand he was unwell on the night in question, but how refreshing it was to find the other minor parts so well filled, particularly Jeremy Davies as Samuel, the Pirate King's Lieutenant-his short solo in the Act II Chorus, "With cat-like tread", was beautifully sung. Ivor Montgomery, too, acted and sang delightfully as Edith. The ruined Chapel set for Act II was well designed and lit, while the female costumes in Act I showed up well against the rather plain back-cloth and white "cliffs". Although reluctant to make any adverse criticism of such a splendid production, I thought the make-up could have been more helpful to some of the male characters, especially to the Pirates and their King, who looked too young and rather too respectable for Cornish brigands; admittedly they turn out ill the end to be noblemen, but "noblemen who have gone wrong", and what could be more disreputable than that? Finally, a word of praise for the Orchestra; it is true that in their Leader they are fortunate enough to have a professional of the highest calibre, but for a band which is largely composed of amateur players, most of them still at school, to produce orchestral sound of such high quality is a remarkable achievement, and those on stage were lucky to have accompaniment so exact and yet so unobtrusive. The whole evening was a delight to listen to, as well as to watch, and all those who were privileged to attend must be grateful to the Musical Director, the Producer, and to everyone concerned for such a thoroughly enjoyable entertainment. JOHN SUGDEN.
(Mr. Sugden, lately Headmaster of Wellingborough School, introduced and produced tlze first Gilbert and Sullivan Operas at King's, in collaboration with Edred Wright.)
.. FEATURES A HUNDRED YEARS AGO : REBELLION AT KING'S In 1873, the King's School was under the headship of Dr. Mitchinson. At that time it was perhaps the toughest school in the country, with the possible exception of Rossall. Woodruff and Cape's History of the School states that "corporal punishment was the universal panacea for all wrong-doing, whether the patient had been guilty of a serious breach of discipline or had allowed three false concords to slip into his Latin exercise ... the severity of the system was its most prominent feature". It was in this climate that the School rebellion of 1873 broke out. 13
"THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE" [A. H. Woolf THE NEW SIXTH [Ell/lOis/Ie
A ¡ d' t b Mitchinson the rebeilion took the following Corm: ~ monitor was . ccor 109 a r. d I;c therefore "licked" him the next day. "RIOtous conduct Insulted by one ofthe ~~~;S eaa~nest, hissings of the monitors, singing of the Marseillaise, [then] broke o~t I~ d tc" This continued for two or three days unlil the headcheenn~ oJ .~hbl~~lgl~~ ~~ hi:'a~te;ltion that there was a plan afoot to organise.a wholes~le master a I r .. felt I could stand aloof no longer." The day pupIls :-ver~ dlSdesert len of the Schf'0l. I t pith the assistant masters and the boarders. Mltchmson missed and a court 0 ed(~JrY Jecl~re~ they "Ilad quite come to a right mind". He sai? they addressed the boys an a er e a be unished and the worst offenders were bIrched realised that It was Just fort ~:ym J:itchin~on received his nomination to the bishopric of Immediately. However, nex Th ny who felt though, that Barbadoshand he ~ntnountcetod baeg~~~;~1 :pm~I~~;t im~~dfa~~ly~tlle headmaster would not . had not t e appolll men have thought of sparing those who had hitherto escaped a camng. .
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Mitchinson himself claimed that the rebellion was not spark~~h~~~I t~':ru;6e~I~~ grievance, and that the ~oys admItted as much. There ;:[~i:::~~y a~d the wo~k of "I~uts". did not cons~del tl"e l~c!~entf~~;e~~s~:~Paon~~~~~~!d1he whole'monitorial/sixth-form setThey res~nte t Ie r~n~i! ih~ headship of Dr. Mitchinson that it was intro~uced). The up (f?r It was not b t d b the fact that Thomas Field, who had been Captam of School sItuatIOn. was exacer a e y t 0 f; rd and his successor for that term was one :'wholly d h ted the same obedIence to the prevIOUS term, was up a x a , defici~nt in t~e qualitii:i~f ~~d~c~~~o~~::er~~~:rtt:cles~ ~~t~b~~son was prob~bly justifi~d try fa esta.blish their autocracy themselves, but Its orgamsed exercIse was probably too new to be entIrely successful.
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. Thomas Field, in later years himself Headmaster !,ere, although not 0a~~~n~c~r~i~~ the time, did state that tr t~r:hb~~?r~:d ~x~~e~~:dd~i~e~~~~i~~~ ~~~~t~he boys had real content than was '.'orma III ,', '. h here were one or two louts who resented
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leadersthat In all admit the tlme.s, regime ec was a t aug h one,and that there were some grounds for cnliClSm.
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bee'.' '::nn more objectiv~ly from thhe v.andtalide ~llf;y~~Se~e !ight haJe interfered with our evaluation. what caused It than w en III IVI U . " We cannot say now that "passion conquers reason stIll . P. A. STRICKLAND
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CENTRAL ASIA 1973 A strong wind was blowing across Samarkand as we flew in, bringing the heat down and making the brilliant sunshine enjoyable. Perfect conditions for making the most of what was anyway the most attractive of the four Soviet cities we visited. Samarkand is a large oasis between the desert and the mountains, and everywhere there is the sound of water channelled from fast-Bowing rivers. It is a rather harmonious blend of East and North: ofTslamic and Russian colonial past, and Soviet present. The past is impressive, and dominates the town. The observatory of Ulug-Beg is a remarkable achievement of mediaeval Islamic science, and the architectural design and ceramic craftsmanship in the mosques and madrasehs, and the tomb of Timurlane, bear witness to high civilisation. The modern Russian presence is obvious: the airport, the construction sites on the outskirts, the huge posters, the shops with uniquely Russian service. But Uzbek life remains distinctive: ill the traditional dress worn by almost all women, the tea-houses with fountains, the shashlik stalls, the bazaar with its profusion of melons, grapes, peppers, and spices. Tashkent proved less captivating. For one thing, it was hotter- up to 112 degrees. TI,is undoubtedly contributed to the short stay of four of our party in a Tashkent hospital. Then the city is far less homogeneous. It was shaken to pieces in the 1966 earthquake, and lacks a clear identity. Superbly designed and constructed modern buildings stand side by side with others that are already crumbling after only six years, and with empty lots, and with lanes of single-storied mud houses that survived the disaster. However, Tashkent had its good points. The Museum of Decorative Arts houses a fine collection of ceramic work, jewellery and embroidery, that reveals a long and still vigorous tradition of local craftsmanship. The contacts with local people were rewarding. As usual the informal were more interesting than the official ones. A chance meeting between two teachers and two of our party gave a much deeper insight into life in the Soviet Union than an official reception by representatives of the Komsomol, which did not proceed much beyond polite mutual incomprehension. However, one arranged meeting was for many the most memorable single event of the tour. We went to the summer camp of a group of Young Pioneers, where we received an amazing reception: hundreds of children aged 9-13 cheering and clapping, and a long guard of honour standing to attention and saluting. They played football with us, and gave us performances of ballet and singing. Our party rose to the occasion with an impromptu dramatised rendering of Ten Green Bottles. In all we travelled 6,000 miles. Other experiences include: a day in Kiev, a beautifully green, open city; the Russian countryside seen at dawn from the overnight train; a quick trip on the Moscow Metro, and Red Square in the rain. Above all, there was AeroBot, whose inability to keep to a timetable made us at first angrily eloquent, and then, in the end, quite speechless. M.J.V.
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THE DIG For the past four terms, members of the School, in collaboration with the Canterbury Archaeological Society, have been excavating on the site of a domestic building belonging to a Franciscan friary dating from the late 13th century. The work has been adopted as a "non-corps" activity, taking place on T hursday afternoons, and at the week-ends. It is being directed by Miss L. Millard, curator of the city museum, and Mrs. P. Garrard. The site is in the centre of Canterbury on the west bank of the River Stour. It is known locally as "Greyfriars". Originally the excavations were intended to test for evidence of Roman occupation, but the level of the water-table has restricted excavation to the medieval era. The excavations have revealed a large domestic building, the earliest levels of which date from the 13th century. Internal dividing walls had been added in the 16th century, constructed from earlier rubble. Evidence of 17th-19th century activity has also been found , and work is hampered by the foundations of modern pig houses. Besides practical instruction, we are also taught about those jobs which a re done out of season, like marking and identification. We hope to continue work in 1974. I would like to take this opportunity of thanking all those involved on the site to date. Two photographs C. J. G IBSON . appear later in the magazine.
REVIEWS SHURA CHERKASSKY This Russian-born pianist delighted a large audience in the Shirley Hall with a varied programme of predominantly early-nineteenth century works. The one exception to this was Rachmaninoff's Variations on a Theme by Corelli, written in 193 1 and a welcome inclusion, as it is seldom performed. The piece poses many technical problems, which Cherkassky overcame with apparent ease in what was really the showpiece of the evening. The programme began with Beethoven'S Sonata Pat/Ilitique, of which we heard a fresh and nnusual performance. Cherkassky took the Adagio introduction slower than most pianists, but this did not detract from its impressive power. The Allegro, too, was slower than one usually hears it, although it was speeded up a little towards the end, which I found particularly exciting. The slow movement was beautifully played, the melody thrown into relief as I have never heard it before. Noticeable here was one of this performer's idiosyncracies-that of emphasising the bass-line to an unusual extent. This had its point at times, but could be irritating. The last movement was a gem of a performance with a fine view of the overall structure. 16
Schubert's Sonata ill A major (0 120) Beeth?ven. There were exciting anJ'~ell-m seemd'd ~Imost innocent compared with the the mIddle slow movement was given a b ~~fa1e chmaxe~ m the outer movements and Aft h ' eau I u romantIc IDterpretation ' er t e mterval we heard the Rachmanin ff d . . t' 0 b~n ~ three .shorter pIeces by Chopin : the first, the Polonaise-Fantaisie Op 61 wa a Nocturne, Op. 55, No I hin 'd' s no Ic~a e or Its rIch chromaticism . The second the. well-known Scherzo' in' Bj/~~ m~;,~.nostal(\la for the comp~ser's Polish homeland, and recItal. Under a barrage of a lause was gIven a. breath-takmg performance to end the Tchll:ik~vsky Nocturne and tlfePPoulen~o;":~:t au*;;nce, Cherkas~ky returned to playa evenlllg s entertainment from this impres' a: . us, on an excIting note, ended a fine musical giant. slve plamst who, though small of stature, is a
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DREAM POEMS MR. JOHN SPARROW On 16th October, the Warden All fSou Is g.ave a talk o,n one of his "side-interests"He outlined two tyof es dream poems. dream and describes it, and the ~ubco I p~em . one m wlllc!, the dreamer remembers his y where the dreamer dreams the poem a~ds~~usl mh'rel provld7s the material; the other the former he cited a poem b He b re y as to wflte It down. As an example of the same dream, which seemea in ~a~:\~ead ~~~ c0:l'pared it with a prose description of rather dull. His example of ti,e sec' ore VIVI an acute; the poem, by contrast, being connection with which he showed hoon~h type was, of course, Coleridge's Kubla Khan in e exterior circumstances: Coleridge fe;l' asl of derive from eariier, much of the material fo r the poem In tlee~ rea mg urchas P,lgrImage, which provided "the poet's . d . . 1e ream poem, too M h f h mill IS .. . constantly amalgamating disparate experience" uc ~ w at Warden Sparrow said had b . .. . was a luc,d and interesting talk. a eaflng on poetry and Its creatIon, and this
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P. D . CHALKLEY,
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PARTRIDGE.
COLIN COWDREY ON CRICKET On 28th November, Colin Cowdre a all aspe~ts of the game of cricket, illJst~ati~ a i~er~hwel~~m<i..a,!d i!,formative lecture on release m the summer. He outlined h' g WI a, m whIch IS to come on general School to his games for Kent and fin~llcareer as a cncketer from his days at Tonbridge cricketers he l,ad played with and a .Y ~he c'dptamcy of England, talking of the great otherwise. gams , an some of his experiences, pleasant and . After thewas film, he invited . dIscussion started Somequestions of the'from II.,e Iarge audIence, and a very interesting particularly on the gr~wth of "pro'e p~)tntsl' ral~.ed probed deeply into his private views Af . Ism m the game on th t' ' nc~, and on t he present weakness" ofSSlOna the E I d .' e ques IOn of South questIons honestly and frankly beggi g th ng an Test SIde. Mr. Cowdrey answered all him on certain matters. He rev'ealed allwar e press report7r who was .prese."t not to quote of.h?mour, and the authority of one of th:' an1 ~erC7P~lve pe~sonahty, WIth a great sense pnvlleged to hear him speak. grea es cnc eters smce the war. We were very
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LABOUR RELATIONS TODAY MR. DAVID WILSON M D 'd Wilson the Labour Correspondent of the Observer, spok~ on 23rd October on th~ c::: for a str~nger Trade U~ion Movement. From the start thIs was a worrymg . title-were we faced with a MarXIst. . , ment was that the Trade Unions were not sufficIently powerful to
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Pro ek t of strength and he blamed these for the lack of co-ordmatlOn an ac levemen\ Th~o~er:;eSdy advocat~d consisted of far fewer unions- so each could be very arge an( owerful-and a greater faIth m the leaders. . ' p S of the audience felt that firstly the real value of the weekly wage IS the mam conce~n f t~::d~ unionists and that secondly redistribution of wealth has taken Pllac~ Ito : cert~m o h i t hundred years However Mr. Wilson argued cogent y WIt I t ose w 10 extentt ov~ ~i~ ~fong these lines ~nd I wouid like to thank him for the lecture. ques \One M. C. GREAVES.
THE TRADE UNIONS IN THE SEVENTIES MR. LEIF MILLS L'f Mills the General Secretary of the National Union .of B~nk Em~loyees, began r. el , b b d fi 'ng a union as a collection of mdlVlduals wIth a common his talk on 1st ~~~:do~~ t?at eo:~ of the strongest unions in this country is the Nation~l ~terest. ,lffnPon which is mainly for employers rather than e~ployees. He also, m. ~IS . armders . gav'e figures which showed that Britain is not as stnke-bound as some cntlcs t lon, mtrot ucth'nk' . that t I J'k but then again he saId Ie" sItuatIOn cou Id be I'mproved . I ~e°crit;cis~d the way in which unions are org~nised horizontally and said that thtiSJ~~J~ . f f For example he saId there are twenty-two UDlons a . t~~~~:~~~~!ei~oo~~:~r.d in West Germ~ny wher~ in each industry there is only one union. Mr Mills outlined three developments which, he believe~ are n~cess~h¼ If tl::~ f~;:'~ M
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THE ENIGMA STRING QUARTET The recital given by the Enigma Quartet on Sunday, 25th November was an example of the quality that music has achieved at King's. It was the first time that an instrumental group had performed in public, by virtue of its own merits, completely alone. The first work performed was the Haydn String Quartet Op. 77, No. I. The first few chords struck a note of sensitivity and aestheticism that was to be the hall-mark of the evening. The shaping and phrasing of the quartet was excellent, especially in the second movement. But it was in the very difficult third movement, carried at a very lively pace, that one began to see how their inherent musical sensitivity was matched only by their mastery of the technical problems involved. Peter Dale's mastery of the fiendish first violin part was quite astonishing. However, the inner parts did not bring out their melodies as much as the piece afforded. A Purcell Four Part Fantasia was played ' second, and the performance was one of considerable maturity. The intricate myriad of interweaving melodies was played with a sense of unity and rapport that only comes with a great deal of playing together. But perhaps the wallowing surroundings of the Great Hall called for greater definition in parts. Without doubt the highlight of the evening was the Tschaikovsky Quartet No. 11 in D major. The exciting but very correct interpretation of the first movement was masked by the most beautiful tone from Dominic Vlasto's viola. But it was the atmosphere of the second movement that left the large audience quite breathless. The considerable physical strain of the recital did not seem to tell as they freely brought out the Slavonic Havour of the latter two movements. The excellence of the recital was acknowledged by the final rapturous applause of the audience, who seemed amazed at the resourcefulness and maturity of the players. They would have been even more amazed had they known that the quartet was almost entirely self-rehearsed, for which credit must go to the maturity and experience of Simon Amos. If th is recital is anything to go by, King's music can only go from strength to strength. C. A. HADDON-CAVE.
SCHOOL HOUSE CONCERT On Sunday, 28th October, members of School House, under the direction of Simon Amos, presented a concert in the Recital Room. Peter White and Quentin Poole opened the programme with a vigorous rendering of Herold's Overture to Zampa. There was more good playing from S. Amos and Christopher Sands, violins, in the following item, Two Mirrorcanons by Mozart. P. White made a brave attempt at the first movement of Hindemith's oboe sonata, although the balance tended to favour the piano, played by Q. Poole, and the playing could have been more expressive. Fine, sensitive playing followed this in the Andante from Mozart's Clarinet Trio played by Mark Butcher (clarinet), S. Amos (viola) and P. White (piano). Much tbought had go ne into this, resulting in a rounded and balanced performance.
The Trio Sonata for Flute, Oboe, Cembalo and Bassoon Continuo by Telemann was disappointing. The players could not keep up the musical interest and far more care was needed over phrasing and dynamics. 19
Two well-sustained songs followed-Vittoria's Miserere mei and When that I lVas by Wareing, sung by P. White, Q. Poole, Stephen Ratcliffe and S. Amos. Rapport between soloist and accompaniment in the first movement of Mozart's E minor violin sonata was excellent, resulting in a most sensitive performance. Christopher Sands' playing of Rachmaninoff's Prelude in G minor was also first-rate and the concert suitably ended with Sargent's Say Watchman, What of the Night. Apart from the plethora of Mozart, it was a well-balanced programme, and School House deserves to be congratulated for producing an enjoyable evening. JANE BARON .
MUSIC CIRCLE CONCERT The concert of 18th November showed, among other things, that there is plenty of forthcoming talent, in spite of the exodus of a fair number of good players last term, and not only in the wind. Peter Dale's playing of the second movement of the Grieg C minor Violin Sonata flourished on a basis of secure intonation and a fine tone that is morc continuous than it used to be. Andrew Woolmer, with his considerable technique, would have been morc at home on a larger piano, and had difficulty in adapt ing his style to the smaller instrument; but the pair as a duo understood the style. The concert began and ended with confidently performed Wind Quintets, the first, a Boismortier Concerto in D for five flutes, having the euphony one would expect from Matthew Bright, Jane Baron, Peter Cowell, Alex Winterson and Quentin Poole; and the final number, the first movement of Hindemith's Kleine Kammermllsik for the usual combination (Matthew Bright, Peter White, Mark Guttcridge, Jeremy Davies and Tamsin Powles) being taken at a sensible pace but with a lively rhythm. A curiosity included the only other string playing of the evening, the Enigma Quartet making up for lack of strings a week later. This was a Trio In F by C. P. E. Bach for bass recorder, viola and contmuo. As it was an original work for this combination, it was clear why the bass recorder fell into disuse as a concert instrument. Most other instruments were capable of adaption to the general rise in volume in the 19th century resulting from the rise in pitc11, itself partly the result of the need for music to be heard clearly at the back of the larger concert halls. Only a reconstructed 18th century viola could have given Nicholas Bannan the power to be as discreet as he obviously wanted to be. Christopher Gibson tried all he knew, but the low notes particularly of the bass recorder failed to communicate more than an impression even at a distance of three yards. This instrument, like the double bass, is probably better as a support than a soloist. The rest of the programme consisted of three wind solos and three vocal solos. Jeremy Davies played the first movement of a Mozart Horn Concerto (K.417), and, though not on top form, showed again what a promising player he is. Nicholas Cox brought to the first movement of Milhaud's Sonatine for clarinet and piano the brashness the composer intended in places, without losing the sense of style elsewhere. Peter Burrows tackled the difficult first and third Romances (Op 94) for oboe and piano, and was able to show how well he could play th is music, flawed though his performance was by gaps in the melodic line caused . . by a recalcitrant reed. ~ark John~on accompanied sympathetically. Matthew Bright was 10 good VOice for Pelham Humfrey's Hynme to God the Father, and nghtly, III the absence of a 17th century 'cello and harpsichord, called on the piano. The two other singers each chose to sing one of their two songs in German. As neither seemed to have a thorough knowledge of the pronunciation not even Germans in the audience would have understood these songs. It does seem a mistake nol to sing'in translation. Nicholas Bannan sang Gute Nacht by Schubert, which is not a baritone song, and he was further handicapped by too steady a tempo. Ivor Gurney's Black Stichel was much better, and though one of our five choral scholars was not in his best voice and was st ill havin g difficulty matching tipper and lower registers, it was good to hear him and this song before he left. Simon Davies chose Schubert's Das Wirtshaus (Wiltterreise) with slight ly more reason, though rather worse German. The reason for the:choice was that he followed it with his own sett ing of an English tra!1slation of the same words. A fair comparison could~only be made if we heard a complete Davies seumg of the whole song cycle. but taken separately his own subtle setting was much more interesting, even thou.gh clearer articulation would have made it still more effective. His voice has a promising qual i ty~ and With more experience he will no doubt be able to avoid leaving the ends of some phrases undernouflshed: Peter White and Quentin Poole shared the accompaniments, musically and deftly played. Occa~lonal lack of colour or dynamic contrast, difficult.4things to achieve within the context of good balance, the,Pmno's capacity, and the size and acoustics of the room, might well have been avoided if some of the solOists had S given them a little longer to learn the part!
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Over a hundred potential economists and engineers attended a lect ure backed with THE CHANNEL film a!l~ slides on the Channel Tunnel. Delivering the lecture was Mr. D. Blane of . TUNNEL . the Bntlsh Channel Tunnel management team, who sllcceeded in answering a demandmg array of quest ions on all aspects of the "Chunnel". Technology has advanced a long way since Colonel Beaumont and his band of dedicated workers first started to. chisel away under the ~hite cliffs of Dover nearly a century ago. However, the cha lk under the Channel IS so perfect for tunnellmg that, although a major undertaking the tunnel st ill demands only "c1assica~ ~ngineering met hods". Work on the present "Chunnel" has already started, on both sides, under a Jomt Anglo-French agreement. We are very grateful to Mr. Blane for a lIseful and interest ing insight int o an absorbing and topical subject. P. J. DOBBS.
Mr. M. J. Courage began an interesting and informative lecture to the "THE CARIBBEAN" BY Lower School by giving a synopsis of the Caribbean Islands, indicating M. J. COURAGE, ESQ. each one on a large wall map. He then talked us through his large collect ion . of slides, ranging from island scenes to local produce and industry. from tounst broc~ure scenes of surfing beaches and fishing boats to traditions and festivals. The slides of ancient wr~cks reml.oded u~ of the length of trade connections, though now tourism is the main industry, 90% bemg Amen~ n holiday-makers. Altogether we had a good tourists', if not loca l, view of a very evocative area, the Canbbean. J. J. CHEESE.
This was an enlightening talk by Peter Hugo on 4th October illustrated by an "SIAFU"-A TALK excellent home movie. "Siafu" is a specia lised safari tour that goes through BY PETER HUGO ~fric~, st~rting in Tunis and ending at Nairobi. Siafu is a soldier ant that reaches Its objectIve no matter what. We saw by the film that "Siafu" is worthy of that . na!,"e. WI~h four ~n.d ~overs and a s~pply truck they set out across the desert with only a compass and gUide, leavmg all clVlhsatlon and morality behind them. After passing through the desert they enter dense jungle, .moving only 15. l1;i.les a day, They visit pygm ies in the Itun forest and from' there they enter Tan~anla and Kenya! vlsltmg the game parks and sea. It's a must for photographers and naturalists, costmg ÂŁ420 and Jastmg three months. At the end you have seen and know Africa. A. E.
BALSON.
We we!'e very fortunate to have visit the School on SundaÂĽ, 18th November, Mr. Michael Wood, P.R.C.S., to introduce a film on the Flymg Doctor Service of East Africa. In his talk he explained that the work of his organisation was not only concerned with surgical and medical treatment, but with research and education, and covered an area as big as Western Europe. Only ~hen the film (a BBC documentary) was shown did the audience realise Mr. Wood's own part in the ~ervlce as fO!lnder a~d. first Surgeon7Pilot: nor. was it easy, even with the film before one's eyes, to reahse the shockmg conditions l}nder which the service must operate and the people it cares for must live. Mr. Wood's powers of persuaSIOn can be gauged from the fact that to evacuate one sick patient it was necessary for a new airstrip to be built-in a day-and it was. Too little attention is paid to the backbreaking field work upon which this worthwhile charitable service must depend. Mr. Wo,?d's talk was an explicit statement of the problems, interspersed with a human and humorous understandlDg of the work and the people the service deals with. We thank Mr. Wood very much indeed. A. J. YOUNG. MR. MICHAEL WOOD, F.R.C.s.
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BOOK REVIEW "MIRACLES OF ST. THOMAS OF CANTERBURY": A new translation by the Pater Society Festivals, like High Priests' garments, have fringes in which some of the more precious matter becomes lodged, and is preserved from the conspicuous waste of the main out. pourings. The fr inge of the 1970 Becket Festival concealed a band of schol ars whose aim rather lone ly in its relevance, was to produce a modern translation of certain accounts
of the martyrs' miraculous interventions. The thing was well worth doing: the eventsand non·events- throw light on the unexpectedly familiar detail of daily life in twelfth· century England, while the monastic narrator's emphasis and commentary, the products of a (to us) strange marriage of learning with credulity, serve to remind us that while the smells and blows are of, and probably for, all time, the philosophy's lasting value is that of a curio.
The notion that some such work should be undertaken sprang from Mr. G. S. P. Peacocke, Director of the Festival and formerly a Ki ng's master ; and its realisation was entrusted to the Pater Society on the scholarly side, and to the Canterbury College of Art Press on the artistic and production sides. Great literary works had already been produced by committees, and Mr. D. J. D. Miller had the general plan of the revisers of the Authorised Version to guide him . However, he decided to allow his translators rather more individual discretion, and exercised only an unsmothering general supervision of style. The result is lively and varied; and the occasional ambiguity or awkwardness is outweighed by the fascination of the "spot·the·wnter" game. The player needs the loose·leaf list of the translators for this, of course : and a very impressive list it is, with a dozen Oxford or Cambridge award wi nners among its twenty names. The primary sources for the stories are Latin MSS. of the late twelfth century, the compilations of monks of Christ Church Priory. Some hundreds of cures and visions are reco un ted in them , sometimes in the words of direct participants. Near contemporary illustrations of some of these events may be seen in the "miracle" windows of the Trinity Chapel ambulato ry: how fortunate we are in the historical and artistic richness that surround us, and how little use most of us make of this fortune ! The Pater Society trans· lators worked on ni neteen stories selected from the complete edition of the MS. texts made in 1875 by Canon J. C. Robertso n. The selection illustrates rather well an aspect of miracle cures li kely to inte rest the uncommitted enquirer: the part played by the sufferer's faith in the possibility of a cure. Two sad fai lures-it is striking that they should have been recorded so humanely-concern crippled boys who through exhaustion fall asleep du ring their devotions at the shrine, feel that they have " let down" the saint through their weakness, and duly remain unhealed. Another more buoyant youth is, however, cured by bogus "water of St. Thomas" palmed off on him by a friend in the absence of the real article. The translations are now published in a handsomely illustrated quarto volume by the Canterbury College of Art Press in a limited edition of 80 exemplars. The edition is datedpia fraus- 1970, and carries a warm commendation from St. Thomas' present successor in the primacy. P.P. 22
THE DREAM
Norman Marshall
I see the dawn through tired eyes, cold and sore all over from the lumpy ground. My clothes seem to have set m the shape I slept in as I regretfully roll up the sleeping bag ' and turn to the last glowing ember in the ashy' greyness of the fire. Last night. we sat around it, and felt the beat of its flames on our legs and faces, and the hot cocoa stIll stmgs my mouth. My back was cold, and I was hunched up with someone els~ on the narr?w stool, whose shoulder threw my top·heavy head off, and I sat awake a httle lo~ger, tIll the fire was dancing with demons and dragons, and great explosions rent the all', and many men fought and died and fought again in a murmur of voices wll1flln~ round my head, and slowly I eased myself into the narrow sleeping· bag and said good·mght to a strange vOIce that sounded very tired, and let myself be gratefully sucked down once more beneath the pounding waves of sleep, while the fire crackled sharply far above me. In my sleep I returned to the river·country, by the broad green river, the river that ambled slowly through weIrS and locks and mills, and silent backwaters, abandoned to nettles and elderber~y tre~s, through flat fields, the river guarded by the great white swans. The swans would dIbble III the murky gree!! water, and pirouette in graceful circles round and round each other. Upwllld I heard theIr great wings beating the water with flapping and splashing and splurrymg and suddenly the measured whoop, whoop, whoop as they sailed past us ten feet off the water, necks outstretched in classic pose, feet straight out behind, though neatly tucked away. At the bndge I swooped up and just over the passing cars and the rest shot out bene~th, before we circled up higher and higher, and headed off ;lOrt h for Grafham Water, WIth me on the back of the leader. The rest dropped far below his beating wings, un til only eleven white dots stopped in a splash of blue that was Grafham Water, set in a patchwork of green and hrown that was Enl!l a~d. Bflefly I saw the su,? rise. over the rim, before it too had shrunk to a pinpoint of lIqUId lIght beneath the beatmg WlllgS, and all was swallowed into the brilliant whiteness that was the swan. The dream did not end with simian nightmares of falling, but with confu sed vagueness, when the whIteness receded and I glided, rather than jerked, into consciousness. . Above my head the stars were like splinters of lightning, ;0longer ripping the sky apart lIke. cloth, but dIspersed llltO a mIllIon fr~gments of cold, beautiful, motion less light. A sllvery·grey cloud h~ffled across the sky, lIke a swan hurrymg home ; the cold air rippled over my face, whlspermg through the grass, and heaven had come down on earth for a ' whIle; the dream was still alive. Peace infused my whole body, like soft water. I shivered, and rolled over on the lumpy ground, licking the dew olr a tickling blade of grass, tlunkmg awhIle of home, and people and places I loved, and sighed a bit unhappily. What does It matter to me anyway? My thoughts rolled on, heavy·laden with sleep that gradually had deadened the awa reness I woke up with. My eyelids felt large and slowly closed, a~d I knew It was no good resisting. Gently I glided to the bottom df the ocean, lIke a failIng leaf, warm, and weightless.
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I .. a Scrapya"d Martin J. S. Loci, The steam engines of a few years since rust coats broken down, proud once, glamorous once, forgotten now, a sweet yellow flower now grows on the 10.15.
Hew Gardens In the afternoon sun The massive colonial greenery swelters Beneath its magnificent palace of glass With Edwardian trimmings. Lilies spread their voluptuous petalsInnocent victims to the nibbling goldfish. Grass bends softly to admiring feet That drift through the caged menagerie Entrenched by a royal river. An unhappy conformity: All in the name of beauty And happiness. Hazy memories of Irish nannies, Banks of daffodils and orange-treesThen the endless lawns to be rolled on, played on, Light-footed, nymph-like in those distant summer days. There was always magic in those sweet-smelling bushes Where the perpetual hide-and-seek Held us spell-bound About to explode like the spring-crocuses that Swirl about the sinewy trunks of wizened oak-trees. Strange how precisely the Japanese Blend into that enchanting lake Watched by the lisping pagoda The silver birches curve in their mystic silence Swaying above the black swan that rules over the others In her Victorian dignity. White heads, brown heads, green heads, All bobbing greedily on the unruffled lake. The calm overflows the brim. Ducks crash to the water like the distant waves on a rocky beach And pull the ripples tug-like behind them. The afternoon is evening now And Nature's conversations cease. 24
Stephen Cambur"
The beach, SUD,
gentle waves.
Groups here and there burst into games.
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Laughter, a thousand things forgotten, and so we began the sand castle. I had forgotten what he meant - "wet then dry, packed down:'. It grew. So engrossed I became in this great structure. It was to have ditches, walls, tunnels'
Tunnels, the imagination soars,
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a vast complex-interconnecting. We set to, carefully. We were to meet. Fingers frantically, now gently smoothing, dug deeper. Hair brushed sandy sides. Up to the elbows now. Any minute now ... each further inch, a growing tension and still we dug. ' Very suddenly our fingers made connection. A further desperate effort to break right through. Fmgers sandy, coarse and slippery struggled. Could not quite make it. A final effort and, catastrophe The tunnel collapsed. ' Fingers parted. The other hand as lost as mine.
Fisl,
Christollher Bourne
Smooth muscle movement gives Thrust to his body; cold gleaming Scales change sunlight to terror: Without warning alters .direction .. . Swift movements stir the surface' Quick flash of pale belly, ' And plunge beneath the womblike rocks. 25
The Bawn Heron
Boderick Halls
Moonlit fields slip by under the heron's wing, Majestic and soaring, Feathers ruffled, hungry beak outstretched. Wingbeat and shadow a tattoo Against the pale moon Swiftly Softly Down- down, A speck against the glittering dawn, Long legs hanging obediently, Pointing to the water's edge. Wings extended, stroking still air, - slow motion. Gnarled fingers stretched to embrace The chilled earth. The grey wraith standswaiting.
THE BAND LEADER
Christopher Bourne
The band leader was staying at our house. He had a caravan, and it was parked on the front lawn. I was frightened of him when he came: his teeth were gold, and there was a strange smell around him, of spices. I hid in the shed. I stayed 10 the shed ?nlIl the band leader went out shopping, because I dId not want hIm to see me. I couldn t get IOta. the house without him seeing me, unless I went through the toadstooly place, and then I mIght shrivel up, like the dead hedgehog. . So I stayed in the shed. I liked the shed. There were two packIng cases, very heavy. I had put one on top of the other and carpet ~n t~e floor and I could live there for ages. I had provisions too: cheese and a Ryvlta bIscUIt. There were scufflmgs In the corner where the rat-hole was, but I was in my cubby and it couldn't get me. There were also spiders, but after I squashed a few they didn't come much; only one, and. I caugh.t him and pulled his legs off one by on~. I thought then he would roll and roll lIke 10 the PrIncess story but he didn't. I trod on hIm. . After a while the band leader went away and I went back in the house and went upstaIrs. . Mummy was there; she said I was a silly billy and she didn't know I was so SIlly. Then I lay on my bed and cried because I couldn't wash the brown marks the spld~rs had left off my fingers, and because of the band I~ade:. I could see.the b~n~,leader swlOglOg his stick, and getting red in the face, and shoutlOg â&#x20AC;˘ SIlly BIlly, SIlly BIlly very loud. He had eight legs. I was in despair. 26
Jonathan Kingsman
Desolation, A wilderness of pain and eternity A land of broken souls, Of cold and empty hearts. The squads of hostile leering faces, Barbed and heated against the sun, Explode with vicious shrapnel, Blood red against the sky. Emotions numbed for the eternal limbo, Of regimented terrace houses, Become grenaded into a holocaust of fury. Lines of frightened city children Play war games in the street, And dogs, looking to hyenas, Lap blood in the gutters. But far away, People live In over-warm centrally heated off peak Cheap electric houses. The priests bury the dead with apathetic smiles.
Long-AI"aited Bai"
Mar/~ Pearson
No gentle oozing- rain cascades into gutters. A seeping sea around the vines. Down-down- into rivers that were ditches, ., Into wells that were holes. Everyone sits, smiles and watchesThey'd forgotten what it looked like to see A world glistening in the greyness of rain. Children intrigued by a sky filled with blue. Farmers swearing that the grapes are swelling Before their very eyes. Dust washed out of every corner And the insects silenced. The moist wind on peasants' faces Softens grim scowls to smilesCrying in the freshness of Tuscan rain. And still the wetness falls . 27
A LANDSCAPE
John Howells
The words take me back to my childhood in the industrialized South Wales valleys. There the remnants of early industry could be found everywhere; the disused canal and their feeders, big store sleepers made from stone, rusting rails and scraps of iron from the works at Dowlais-all were very beautiful in their own way. The disused canal down by the colliery was a favourite haunt; there, the boys used to skim stones across the deep black, coal-stained waters and play "hide and seek" among the shrubs that had infested the canal; they used to climb over the dusty, reddy-black wall to see the old pit-head against the dusk sky, and watch the miners slowly file out of the shaft, their faces blackened. By Trevithick's old railway, with the stone sleepers and rusting rails, we made a swing that swung down the bank and out over the beautiful, dirty Taff. Upstream, three old girder bridges could he seen, adding something to the cwm (little valley). Downstream, in the more tranquil part of the river, a few keen anglers were seen to be trying their hand in the Taff-rather ironically; they'd have to travel at least 50 miles before they could catch any fish. This terrain was the only one I'd been in as a child, so naturally I think it to be beautiful. So, when people talk about it as being a vile, ugly, hideous terrain, I get annoyed. These people have been brought up in the country and therefore naturally think that it is beautiful - quite rightly so, but when they condemn the industrial landscape they are being very narrow-minded. They have only known the countryside and therefore, when they see a place like the Rhondda, it's unnatural to them, so they condemn it as hideous. It probably is-to them. However, I have known nothing other than industrialized areas and as they have been the scene for my childhood, I think them beantiful. . We now take our holidays in the countryside and I think it is very beautiful; crags jutting out from the mountains; smooth curves on the hills; pine forests with the sun setting behind them; waves lapping against the rocks below the white cliffs; green meadows laced with buttercups. These terrains are beautiful but not very interesting (apart from the beauty). The stone sleepers and rusting rails all add something for me. They make me think of the times in which they were used-they are marks of men's achievements. Imagine the first-ever steam engine, built by Trevithick, puffing down from Dowlais to Abercynon to load the barges on the canal. His speed (I've been told) was an astounding 5 m.p.h. Trevithick had a bet on with the owner of Dowlais iron works that he could load the barges on the canal with iron by carrying the load not with horse power but with a mechanical contraption. The owner of the steel works thought his bet was safe-naturallyand bet a large amount. When the feat had been accomplished, he lost a large amount, but gained in the long run because it was a more convenient method of transport. A great achievement; its memorial supposedly "spoiling" the landscape. Yet, to me those big stone sleepers and rusting rails are an interesting as well as beautiful aspect of the landscape.
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Trafalgar Square
Philip Chalkley
The old lady reaches high in her outstretched hand the bird-seed She bears the tatters and the nakednes's the storm and the contempt ' for she is more than this. ' In circles spin the go-cart racers, products of an erred volition concentric, worthless, wheeli~g. But. she sees only the pigeollS reehng, tumbling, disappearing. She hopes they will land to take from her' they snatch and pull, fight and crack ' her bounds of tolerance but never will they stop and signify by ceremony. Take and hide away. She can only return heroically expend her little me~ns' ' come again and lose ag~in And see the aspirations flutter and confuse The traffic edges nearer. .
The Street
Peter Niblett
Silently and still The jagged roofs of buildings Gently stand out In the morning light. The drowsy air, Borne in on a cool wind Lazily touches the street. The pavements, as yet untrodden Come to life, touched ' By that delicat!l, invigorating morning feeling. A han~ful of htter, caught by the breeze ' Blows Idly along. An ~ld man throws away the stub Of h,s cIgarette. A morning ray of sunlight Catches a red geranium In a window box.
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-JonathaD KingsmIJn Singers round the Christmas tree, Carols in the snow. Merry men of countless ages, What is it we should know? Faceless faces blindly follow, Congregating silently. . . Mumbled meanings wIdely whIspered, Reverences of God. We are them, The noisy, rowdy, laughing ones, And the empty, sneering skulls. People round the Christmas tree, Lovers in the snow.
R.
PATERSON
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RUGBY FOOTBALL lst
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Retrospect, 1973
This has been a season of varying fortunes. Up till half-term it looked as though we were going to have another good season, but loss of confidence by the backs, a general lack of thinking by the team and changes through injuries, all led to a lack of real fire and determination. We were not able to take our full back line on tour and from then on we struggled in the backs with continual reshuffling and people playing out of position. The pack was on the small side, but to their credit they stuck to their job manfully. The front row was small and solid . In the set they were a real force aud very few sides got the better of us. The back five drove well on our ball and on the opposition's. Because of the extra effort we had to put in on the scrummaging, we suffered on the loose ball, being slow away from the scrum. Our rucking was loose and too often the maul ball was taken off us. George Olcott was in tremendous form in the front of the line-outs, but because of inconsistent throwing, the back of the line was not used much. The backs needed much more vigour about their play and did not run with as much determination as one would have liked . There was a general failure to read the game and one hopes that lessons have been learned from this. In our first school match, against St. Lawrence, the team turned in a good performance against a useful side. Another win was recorded against St. Paul's. Although well outplayed in the loose, the pack dominated the scrums and the backs looked promising. K.C.S. were a good side and we never really matched them, though we could have drawn with sound place-kicking. But we lacked real fire and determination and woke up too late. Newcastle R.G.S., on tour, led us for a period, but we came back and won well. The Dulwich match was undoubtedly the highlight of the season . With 30% of the ball going to King's, magnificent defence and good scrummaging ensured that our penalty goal was enough to record a win. And so to the tour with hopes high to do well. We left with problems in the back line. This, plus a slow start against Rossall, soon meant we were points down. The pack came back well , but lack of penetration in the backs plus some very good Rossall kicking led to their backs scoring well. Against Sedbergh we suffered bad luck after some good forward play. John Pearson was off for a time and then, when Andrew Newell went off jnjured, we lost thematch. The first ever match against R.M.S . gave us a much-needed win. Against Eastbourne, with most of the ball the backs were devoid of ideas. Eastbourne were soon nine points up from a penalty goal and a goal from a dropped King's pass. The backs spent most of the afternoon running across the field and gave the Eastbourne defence a fairly easy afternoon. A sound performance was given against Felsted, but against Tonbridge we were bad allround. The XV ended its school fi xtures with a fine performance against Epsom, which showed what might have been. As already mentioned, the pack was good in the serum. Here Richard Kock, Colin Russell and John Biron really made their mark, but they must try to improve their speed around the field. George Olcott, Captain, gave plenty of power to the scrum and his lineout play was rarely beaten. He was ably assisted by Charles Rudgard, last year's hooker. The back row was sound, but never really worked as a unit. John Pearson was our out31
standing back row forward . His anticipation and hands for pick ing up the loose ball made him a good open side. Paul Ki ng performed soundly and his defence was good. Nick Cain played with great vigour and determination. He needs to think more and to get his hands to that loose ball (legally!) ; then he will be a really good player. Jimmie Jones, scrum-half, gave some variable performances, but after R.M.S. he improved greatly. He, too, needs to think more and to speed up his pass. Tom Pearson fini shed in the fly-half position and what a pleasure to have a player who can drop goals-a simple skill which is so neglected today. He must concentrate on sprinting and his movement of the ball. The centres varied from game to game, both in ability and person. William Donaldson and Clive Britten gave sound performances, though the former needs more fire and determination about his play. Tim Reeve gave us some exciting moments. In spite of what has been said about the back line, he did his best in leading them and one has to remember his age. If only he were back next year ! Jonathan Burke gave good service on the wing with what little ball he got. His defence improved over the season; his covering from the blind was never in doubt. David Bowen played steadily at full-back, but one hopes for better things next year. His anticipation was not so good, but effort was never lacking. Tim Boyle and Andrew Newell played for the XV, twelve and ten times respecti vely. They will have gained very useful experience for next season. Altogether twenty-six different players appeared in the team. It only remains for me to thank George Olcott for captaining the side so competently and for keeping them cheerful at all times; Tim Reeve, who was very efficient as Secretary; John Pearson for the support he gave George and myself; Maurice Trapp for his coaching, at all levels; Bob Jordan for the very high standard of pitches, and Victor Judge for the many hours of refereeing he has given to King's; to congratulate John Hutchinson on his second Blue at Oxford; and the Colts XV on a very fine season : I look forward to seeing them challenge for places in the XV next season . Finally, I should like to express the hope that all those who have played for the XV this season and who are returning next year will have learned from the ups and downs. Played 12, Won 7, Lost 5, Drawn 0, Points for 147, Points against 99. R.I.H.G.
1st XV Matches King's,14; Canterbury R.F.C., 8 King's, 7; O.K.S.,28 King's, 3; Blackheath R.F.C., 3 King's, 20; St. Lawrence, 3 The King's pack, with King and 01cott outstanding, eventually dominated St. Lawrence in the second half. Before half-time, King's had scored only onc try by Biron, converted by Pearson. In the second half, King's continually attacked the St. Lawrence line and scored three more tries by Britten, Reeve and King, onc being converted. St. Lawrence replied with a penalty.
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King's 16; St. Paul's 0 Last season'sespecially defeat was reversed witl ' ' determination, in the set wher~ ~hPI easmg a,nd hard-earned victory. The pack showed more We were, however, depn ved of much ball fro et~t. JPaul s Jscrum was s~loved backwards most of the time. The King's three-quarter I k d . m e ~ose p ay where their pack was outstanding. S 00 e particularly cnsp and B 'tt d a f te r ten minutes foHowing an exc!'rmg run . Pearson <converted and a penalt b h" I fI en score second half, a further penalty by Pearson was follY Id bater on gave us a 9- 0 lead at half-t ime. In the run by Donaldson. owe y a good try by Kock, fo llowing up a penetrat ing ~. pleasing aspect of our play was our defence S spmted burst midway through the second half. . t. Pau l's never looked like scoring except for a short,
King's, 8; K.C.S., Wimbledon 15 King's seemed very badly prepared for this tI ll . ' e ~ a C rOlmf In the first half K.C.S . were on top in most departments, mainly due to the fact that the K~ ng war s lacked ball. Consequently, K.C.S. scored two tries s drive and determinat ion to win Ihe King's showed much mor d t . . an a pena ty to make the score 11 - 0 at half-time. 01T the field with a badly bruised tt~~dla~fn t~t the sJart of the second half, and, after Donaldson was taken try.score HodPes a victory, however, bad tackling let K.C.S. through for a' thi~d t rSyCo~r't~ I en a of good try at the end ofwere the dashed game. when .
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King's, 26; Newcastle R.G.S., 10 Taken from the Daily Telegraph, 24th October. 1973: . "LATE RALLY BY KING'S The tourmg Newcastle side who had lost t10-13 t~ EPSOj on Monday, suffered another defeat yesterday at Canterbu ry by two goals, two tries and Although the final margin was conclusiv wo pena ty goa s t~ one try and two pena lty goals. e result re~l1y hmge~ on the play in the third quarter of the game. During that period Newcastle 1eadt:' thb ' , mg y one pomt, were m control . • f . KmgPearson, s counterattacked Reeve we ofThen even play the King'~ flanker t ntk or i.rtrYk.whtch put them. ahead and after a short spell one. . , 0 0 c lmge. e Icked a penalty, scored two tries and converted
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The startoffside of the match waskicked significant At tI1..... fi rst scrum the KlIlg's . a defender and King the goal. pack, shoving low and hard, caught Leeincisive equalised fromon a penalty andscoted ke t N e\vcasthe I Ilnptouch ' . a second ; most runner view had With penalty goal after Reeve th'! , a t ry w IC 1 carson conveQed ' Newc!lstle then made good use of a h t I ' . ' y thcscon ng pass to give the visitors thei r 0' nOerpop, t d, aWt'tthhatLee m~kmg a strong run and Morrison taking - ·enntalea stage '.
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TillS the 1st XV's thi rd matchmin the s The twowas packs were fai rly evenl pacef 0 ' elgIlt days, and proved to be a close and exciting contest King's had the edge in the set scrJ:ns, ~~Il~~~ th~d ~!~lfhlgt t~le .~ulwich f<?rwards were considerably larger: Dulwich pressed hard in tit . . y e u WIC1 pack gOing backwards on many occas ions. half and the score at half-tim: ~fo~ndnii ~~ play but there were generall) few scoring chances in the first
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Northern Tour True to form we managed to lose a member of the party on Victoria. Underground Station and eventually e met up again at Waterloo. A good journey on which many matchstIcks were won and lost finally brought ~~s to "Su~ny Blackpoo!" and we were taken by two mini-buses to Rossall. Here we were very well fed and cared for by all the Rossall staff.
King's 0; Rossall16 With a sea breeze blowing across the pitch, King's began very slowly and i!1 a few minutes were six points down King's pack woke up and pressed hard but Rossall back row were qUicker on to tl~e loose ball. Also our cilanged three-quarter line was not as sharp as usual. In the, se~ond half bad tacklmg gave ten more points to Rossall. Bowen went off tcn minutes flOm the end and Kmg s managed to keep the score at 16-0. After an enjoyable stay at Rossall we moved on to Sedbergh. A short tour of Blackpool, lunch at the Royal Hotel, Kirkby Lonsdale, and we arrived at S~dbel'gh in time.for tea. Here, too, we were well looked after, stay ing around the Houses, and being entertamed by the various Houscmasters.
King's 6; Sedbergh 13 With prop Newman on the wing and Winger Boyle at full-back, the three-quarter line was weakened even more. The pack played well, and got their ~a i r, share of t!te loose ball. In the first half, Scdbergh kicked a penalty goal and Pearson equalised for K mg s on half-hme. . . In the second half, Pcarson came off for a short time, inju:ed, and in his absence Klllg k icked a~other penalty for King's. Ten minutes from time, Neweiliert the field concussed and Sedbergh ~egan to gam the up~r hand . Their centre sc?re.d a!1d again in injury t ime another try was scored, one bemg converted. It was a result which hardly d id Justice to the efforts of the team that played. Despite the two defeats, the tour was nevertheless greatly enjo~ed by al,l. 9ur thanks go to. all ~ho sent us telegrams wishing us good luck, and to Mr. Gollop for all hiS orgal11sat lon and for makmg It such a success.
King's, 16; R.M.S. Dovel', 8
The weather for this, the rust-ever game against R.M.S., Dover a~ 1st XV level, was ~ad. It had rained all night, and there was a constant dri zzle throughout the game, which made the ball shppery and hard to handle. The bad condit ions therefore prevented the fast, open gan~e we would have li~ed, .and the standard of play was not very high. There were some good moments durmg ~he game. Reeve s fi lst half try came as result of good ball from the King's forward s and confident handhng by the backs. R.M.S. had some goo breaks, too, especia lly at outside centre, where they had a powerful runner. . The other King's points came from a try by Jones break ing from the bas~ of the .scrum, which Pear~on converted and two further penalty goals by Pearson. R.M.S. scored two tfles, one m each half, by takmg well the o'pportunities madc by King's mistakes.
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King's went down to Eastbo urne keen to improve their performanc~ and from the ~ick-ohn' K~ tl!e bal~ An early penalty and a goal from dropped ball in the centre resuHed Ifl an early defiCit. T e mg s pac were taking about 70% of set ball btlt were still slow to the loose ball .. A .try scored ~y ~I':l' it-ve~teg b~ Pearson gave the changeover 6- 9. 1n the second half, Eastbourne capltahsed on the !ndeCISlve mg s ac play and scored another goal. A late rally saw Jones score a try, Pearson convert mg.
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This match was played with a st rong wind blowing st~aight down the pitch. Fclstcd used the wind quite well in the first half and were a penalty goal up at half¡hme. . In the second half, King's used the wind well and the pack, with chang~ ag~ i n. t1110ugh injUlY, weretID charge of the serums . .Biron scored frol11 a short penalty, Burke ran well III a li mited space to score a ry and just before the wlustle W. J. Pearson scored a try. 34
King's, 0; Tonbridge, 7 A dull performance by King's, with changes again because of more injuries, allowed Tonbridge to dominate all aspects of play. An early penaity kick, in front of the posts, and continual domination of loose play gave Tonbridge a seven-point lead at half-time. In the second half, good kicking by Tonbridge put King's under pressure and many mistakes were made. A late rally by King's brought no score.
King's, 28; Epsom, 9 In this, the last School fixture of the season, the 1st XV were determined to show their real potentiality. Reeve and W. J . Pearson were back, Olley made his debut at hooker, and Newman came in at prop. This was the pre-half-term team at its best. There was determination about the XV which had been sad ly Jacking and by half-time King's were 16 peints up. Tries were scored by serum-half Jones, Reeve, after a fine sixty-yard solo run, W. J. Pearson converting one and kicking a penalty. J. T. Pearson dropped a goal. In. the second half, tries were scored by number eight , King, from a scrum, and Jones, after some fine rllckmg by the pack, W. J. Pearson converting both. Epsom replied with three penalties.
King's,3; R.I.H. Gollop's XV, 12 2nd XV Statistics can often be justifiably accused of misleading, but this yea r they do reflect the rather unstable nature of the 2nd XV. Thirty-two players represented the side in the course of the season and the customary nucleus that lends a side some 11ll1ty and security was unhappily small; in fact, only one member played in all the season's games. This situation was caused by an unusually prolonged series of injuries throughout the first game from the beginning to the end of tenu. It is, then, all the more to their credit that the 2nd XV were able to turn in such encouraging results, and can boast a large number of players who have shown great improvement during the term. The record tends to suggest that, when losing, the team believed in losing well; however, while revealing weaknesses in our backs' handling, the game at St. Paul's was lost through circumstances rather than poor rugby. The team was defeated at Dulwich by a side, better in every department of the game, who used a wide pitch to such advantage that our covering looked non-existent. Our very poor loose play was clearly revealednot a bad thing, for we were able to tighten up on this aspect in future games. Tonbridge were a side who certainly had the edge, but little more: beneath the somewhat high score lay a hard ~ fought match, lost through our inabil ity to tackle at vital moments. The other games produced some good rugby and some sat isfying results, although it is significant how few points we mustered during the second half of our matches. All too often-and more especially against R.M.S. Dover, Felsted and Epsom-we showed our superiority in the first half, only to slacken our efforts, to our peril, in the third quarter of the game. The improvement of the pack was one of the season's most pleasing aspects. They were seldom out~ played in the tight, where Brian Olley's hooking assured us of good possession, often aga inst the head . In the loose-under the competent and encouraging leadersh ip of Jonathan Kingsman, whose own game improved a great deal during the term-their increased determination and ability to fi ght for and win the ball enabled the backs to be well and continuously fed . Nicholas Hadfield, Andrew Young and Paul Obolensky must take special credit for their fiery loose play, but we must ensure that fire does not give way to stupid but costly infringements of the laws. Michael Moss proved a most relentless sCnlm-half, if occasionally a little selfish. His speed and accuracy of passing improved throughout and his opposite number often sufrered from his speed round the scrum. He received little protection at tbe line-out, and if there is one lesson we must learn, it is the necessity of gaining clean possession under the new line-out laws. Before promotion, Tom Pearson showed his natural ability and judgement at fly-half; the team were often grateful for his accurate boot. His successor, Tim Chantier, improved a great deal with both hands and feet, and was playing with much confidence by the end . Simon Amos always worried the opposition with his strong running, which would orten have produced more points, but for a lack of support or an inability to pass the ball in time. John Dav ies is a fast improving winger, who should now try to ensure no loss of momentum when approach ing his opposite number.
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His defensive play was of an encouragingly high standard by the end. And rew Dorward's safe h~nds at fuU back were a great asset; a slightly more accurate boot would J.:tave ensured less lost possession. In their brief appearances for the 2nd XV, both Andrew Newell and Tlm Boyle proved most adaptable and dependable. Under the able captaincy of Simon Amos and Tom Pearson, the team has above all enjoyed its rugby throughout a season characterised by a friendly but always determined spirit which ~las dope them gr~at credit. Many thanks to those occasional members of the team ,!",ho ha~e made !helr ser~lce,s so readily available, to Tan Gollop and Maurice Trapp, and to all for makmg my mtroduct lon to Kmg 5 Rugby so enjoyable. RAF. RESULTS
v O.K.S. Won 14- 6 v R.M.S., Dover. Won 12- 9 v St. Lawrence College. Won 18--4 v Eastbourne College. Won 16-6 v St. Paul's. Lost 0-6 v Felsted. Won 13- 10 v K.C.S., Wimbledon. Won 14- 7 v Tonbridge. Lost 0-18 \' Dulwich. Lost 3-37 v Epsom College. Won 16- 12 Played 10, Won 7, Lost 3, Points for 106, Points against 115 Team: S. M. Amos, J. T. Pearson, J. C. K ingsman, N. J. Hadfield, M. J. F. Moss, J. B. Olley. J. O. W. D. Davies, T. A. Chantler, A. R. Dorward, K. J. H. Newman, P. A. Burrows, P. Obolensky, M. S. Sallstrom, P. C. L. Sultan, T. D. Townsend, A. J. Young, T. J. B. Boyle, A. 1. Newell. The following also played : O. A. Morris, P. E. Stevens, P. G. Shorrock, 1. B. Jolll~son, H. M. Stead, J. P. H. Burke, N . H. Cain, O. D. Harr is, P. A. W. King, J. B. Olcott, O . J. O. Partn dge, C. 1. Russell, H. R. Smith, C. E. H. Willis. RAF.
3rd XV It was perhaps inevitable that o ur outstanding season in 1972 shou ld be fo llowed by an anticlimax; with less individual talent available anyway, the results were indeed modest: It is le~s easy to retain c;me' enthusiasm when matches are being lost rather than won, but under DavId Sharp s cheerful captamcy the team managed to show plenty of keenness. At least we scored more points than we had scored aga inst us, thanks to an easy victory over RM .S., Dover. After this first match, however, we lacked speed and incisiveness outside the pack and so often fa iled to finish off a good movement which had been well set up by the forwards. On the other hand, there was much desperate and courageous defe!l~ which kept the ?pposition scores. down and showed the two nail-biting spectators that at least the spm t was there even If some of the skill was not. T he following played: D. J. V. Sharp (Captain), M. Asfaw, R. F. Bayliss, L. H . Canning, T. A. Chantler, A. L. Dawes, A. R. Dorward, P. M. Genn, O. D. Harris, 1. B. Johnson, M. R. Landymore, D . S. Maxey, J. E . Olcott, M. S. Sallstrom, P. O . Shorrock, H. R. Sm ith, H . M. Stead, P. C. Sterck, T. D. Townsend, M. A. Watt, M . F. Whitby, C. E . H. Willis, A. J. Young. RESULTS
v D ulwich. Lost 3- 6 v R.M.S., Dover. Won 6-4 v Common Room . Lost 9- 13
v R.M .S., Dover. Won 40-4 v St. Augustine's 1st XV. Lost 9- 14 v St. Paul's. Lost 10-18 v Kent College 2nd XV. Lost 0--4
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Colts' XV This has been the best s~ason fo!, many years and it is doubtful whether any King's Celts Team has scored more than the fifty t fl.e~ of thiS year. The paper results have been impressive but it is the team spirit that has been eve!! m9re strl kmg: There ~as been rare enthusiasm, an unusual will to work together and a commendable dissatisfaction With anytlung but the highest standards. The pack ~vas impr~sive, m?bile and almost unbeatable. It was well led from lock by Pretty who, with th.e free-scormg (12 tnes) Robmson, formed the ideal second row. The front row d id well indeed to cope With the loss of Mather and Phillimore through injury, and the back row improved all the time to become a devas!ating unit. The flankers, Moss and Boultbee, covered a vast amount of ground and produced many a cr u shm~ tackle. Marsh a~l was a popular and successful cal?tain and, from scru m-half, helped to weld the backs mto a most effective unit after they had started by looking ind ifferent. Sheridan was the smallest but most !ale!lted player and some of his dummies and kicks will be long remembered. Howells and Smith were elUSIVe III the centre and were able to give good scoring chances to the hard-running Barlow and to Nicholl , who probably progressed more than anyone. Tpe first I!latch, against Colfe's, enabled ~ he team to settle down and they came back strongly after being behlDd. ThiS was followed by two good wms, an unlucky draw at Wimbledon and then at Dulwich our ~nly defeat. A prop went o.ff after a few minutes and there were two other serious injurie;- how we should h ~e to have played them With a fu ll team ! Four teams were then very well beaten and the season fin ished With two superb games against the hi therto unbeaten Tonbridge and Epsom. In the last match many spectators saw two extremely good colts teams play some qu ite excellent rugby to earn a well-deserved draw. The "B" XV has also been stronger than usual and this, combined with formidable team spirit led to some ver:( ~ood wins. Dawes, with Shre~ve as his right-hand man, led shrewdly from fly-half and was 'backed up by spmted forwards and hard-runnmg backs. On several occasions they provided first-class reserves for the "A" XV. A memorable season indeed which was marked by awarding an un usually high number of Colours. RESULTS
"An XV. Played 11, Won 8, Drawn 2, Lost 1. Points for 246, Points aga inst 90. "n" XV. Played 5, Won 4, Lost 1. Points for 66. Points against 32. "B" XV v Colfe's G.S. (Home). Won 14-0 v R.M.S., Dover (Away). Won 9-8 v St. Lawrence (Home). Won 30-10
"A" XV v Colfe's G.S. (Home). Won 17- 16 v R.M.S., Dover (Away). Won 50-4
v St. Paul's (Home). Won 19-7 v K.C.S., Wimbledon (Away). Drawn 0-0 v Dulwich (Away). Lost 4-29 v Dulwich (Away). Lost 4-14 v Dover College (Home). Won 44-6 v R.M.S., Dover (Home). Won 30-0 v R.M.S. , ~ ove r (Home). Won 9- 0 v Eastbourne (Home). Won 34-6 v Felsted (Away). Won 26-12 v Tonbridge (Home). Won 12- 0 v Epsom (Home). Drawn 10-10 Rc:guiar members of the "A" XV: *P. B. Ma rshall (Captain) , *M. E. D. Pretty (Pack Leader), *W. F. Anmtage, *c. D. Barlow, *D. J. Howells, *A. R. Sm ith, *S. O. N icholl , *P. R. Sheridan, *S. A. Balson, *A .. ÂĽ ..Winstanley, *S. E . Robinson, *H. E. Boultbee, *R. J. O. Fox, *A. Y. D. Moss . *D. Mather played until lDJured. Regular members of the "B" XV: O. E. Dawes (Captain), M. D . Melville-SIU"eeve (Pack Leadet), T. J. Strong, A. J. Marks, A. M. Airey, P. B. C ully. D. A. O. Bernard, P. J. Irwin, P. J. Brown, M. D. Butcher, P. J. McCormack, P. J. G. Wells, R. F. Sant i, J. J. Wilmshurst, C. W. G. Neame, B. C. Judd. â&#x20AC;˘ Colts' Colours. M.J.H.. D.S.G.T.
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Junior Colts' XV "A" XV. Won 6, Drawn 1, Lost 5 "B" XV. Won 2, Lost 2 This has been a long. hard season which could not have started worse : within minutes of the start of the first match we lost Lyons. We were short of first choice players for all but one match, but WC! C fortunate in the quality of the reserves who deserved more than the four "B" XV matches. The season did not really get under way for liS unt il the last quarter of the St. Paul's match, when we scored twice : from then on the better the opposition the better we played. At full-back Shaw (and hi s reserve Bates) tackled magnificently to cover the defensive weak nesses of our wings. In the centre, both D iggins and Wenban combined well with Lyons- easily our most dangerolls runner : one remembers a breath-tak ing scissors to score aga inst Dulwich. Wright showed that he has potential at half-back when he has more pace. De la Hoyde's flair a nd enthusiasm covered the occasional poor pass. Moss was a very safe reserve scrum-half. There is tremendous potential in the pack. Jermyn was the most improved player of the season; the shove generated by Nye and Bowatcr consistently had the opposit ion in retreat; Marshall, Lockyer and occasionally Crago showed up weB in the loose. The tight scrummaging, thanks to Mr. Trapp, has been powerful a nd technically correct throughout the season. It was tragic that we should lose to Tonbridge by conceding so many penalties (three of which were kicked), but a second string back division never looked li ke scoring against firm Tonbridge tackling. Injury made the season rather disappo!nting for Lockyer : he had the tough j<?b of making yery different individuals playas a team. Jermyn, Wflght, de la Hoyde and Shaw also captamed on occasIOn. The members of the uB" XV have shown plenty of enthusiasm and ability. It is a shame that their programme was so limited , as many competent:players have suffered from a Jack of match pract ice. The matches played were all keenly contested with strong opposition and the results have been most creditable. Bates proved himself an admirable captain; and when he was injured before half-time in the second R.M:S., Dover match the game seemed lost.v, However, Mackenzie urged the side to a magnificent victory, clmched by two m'emorable tries from Rowland and Whitby. As well as showi ng spirit on the field , the team has been very friendly off it and practices have been most enjoyable. RESU LTS
"B" XV ,Colfe's G.S. (Away). Won 18-8 , Colfe's G.S. (Away). Lost 0-66 v R .M.S., Dover (Home). Lost 7- 19 v R.M.s., Dover (Away). Won 30-18 v S1. Lawrence "A". Lost 10-20 , SI. Paul's (Home). Lost 10- 16 v K.C.S., Wimbledon (Home). Drawn. 10- 10 ,Kent College (Away). Won 30- 0 v Dulwich (Away). Lost 9-20 ,Dulwich (Away). Lost 8-20 v Dover College (Home). Won 54-0 v R.M.S., Dover (Away). Won 20-10 v R.M.S., Dover (Away). Won 18-0 v Eastbournc (Home). Won 23- 6 , Felsted (Home). Won 36-0 v Tonbridge (Away). Lost 4- 9 The following played regularly for the "A" XV; N. G. Shaw, N. J. Cox, A. M. Wenban, C. H. P. D iggins, P. R. Rowland, N . S. Lyons, C. N. J . Norrish, S. J. Wright , R. D. de la Hoyde, M. K. H . Moss, N . H . Marsha ll , T. F . Jermyn, A. Cooling, R. L. B. Bowater, P. R . Nyc, M. A. Crago. S. G, M. LindsayWatson, A. J. Lockyer, J. N. D. Sparks. The following also played : M. G. Bates, S. R. Whitby, G . J . Fulford. J. V. Naunton-Dav ies, M. J, Randall, D. G. Hudson , M. J. Pearson. Regular "S" XV players were: R. H~ W. Forshaw, N. B. R. Osborn, I. M. Chesh ire, G. V. T. Bewick, T. W. Rogans, R. n. Mackenzie, O. B. Pritchard, T. E. Mill iken, R. H. Hannah , A. C. Rudkin, D. J. M. Chapman. H. E. l.A. , C.l.R.l. "A" X V
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Under Fourteen XV The results speak for themselves: victories against the smaller schools, but the side was not good enough to hold any of our better opponents. Some of these schools have the advantage of getting their boys at eleven and are therefore well-organised and drilled by this age group, it being their team's third year together. We we~ unfortunate to start the seasoI?- against two such sides and it says much for the improvement of the SIde that we beat R.M.S:. Dover In the return f!1~tch. This was a.game which we won by making better use of the very strol~g wmd and by some surpnsmgly good handl mg of a very wet bal l. The side de~ended courageously agamst useful sides f~om K.C.S., Wimbledon and St. l)au!'s, but still lost by many pomts. Our worst defeat of the season was m the rearranged fixture with Tonbridge when unfortunately illness robbed us of four key players and the opera of several of our better reserves .' One noticeable difference this year was.tl~e lack of good res.erv~s. and thus the "B" XV had a disappoint ing seaSOJl. However, there arc many promlsmg players emergmg m the "C" XV, who in years to come will I am sure, make School teams. We once again thank Mr. Henderson and his helpers for such noble work with the "c" XV and others. The "A". XV was most ably led by Edmondson, who was easily our best forward. There was much endeavour III the loose, especially by Barnard, Veitch, Dean and Edmondson, but too often our effort s were wa~ted by us not winniÂť;g th~ ball. PI~nt and Stewart were good destructive wing-forwards, but will !lave to Imp'r~ ve t~e cons tru ctl v~ Side of theu game. Dyke hooked well , but the pack lacked size, resulting m our achleymg little at both tight and li ne-out. Thi s was undoubtedly the sma llest scrum we have ever known at the age-Jevel. Outside the serum, Price, although rather weak defensively around the serum , gave a very good service to Soden, who had ~evera l excellent games and has the makings of a really fin e player. Outside him G ilham ran strongly, but sti ll has much to learn; Coupe made very good improvement ; a nd Balson, originally a for ward, tackled well and ran hard. Thus, there is quite a lot of potential, a nd the keenness and spi rit of the players gives hope for the future. We wp.uld all like to lh a~k Mr. Wenley for presenting a cup fo r our annual Under 14 Seven-a-Side Competition. It was won thi S year by M.O., but Marlowe would have come close if they had not lost a player injured. The term finished with some inter waiting-house games, which confirmed Plender as the st rongest learn.
Teams: "A" XV:. N. A. Stalker, K. Balson, J. L. McK. Kent, S. C. Coupe, C. M. G ilham, M. C. Soden , D. E. S. Pnce. R. W. Stewart, R. A. Edmondson (Captain) , A. C. L. Plint, N . R. Smithers, J. D. Veitch A. R. C. Dean, A. M. Dyke, G. M. Barnard. ' "B" XV: J. J. D. Haswell , C. M. Todd, P. G. W. Smart, R. K. Darko; R. W. Robson, J . W. Lcster M. A. Turner, C. R. M. Steel, G. R. Willis, A. M . Evans, S. J. M. Jackson, N. J. Deucher, M. Rowe, R. S: Workman, J. W. D . Haswell . .. RESULTS
, Colfe's G.S. (Away). Lost 0-32 , R.M.S., Dover (Home). Lost 4-24 ,SI. Lawrence (Home). Won 20-7 , SI. Paul's (Away). Lost 0-32 ,K.C.S., Wimbledon (Home). Lost 0-15
,Kent College (Away). Won 11 - 9 , Dulwich (Home). Lost 0- 36 , R.M.S., Dover (Away). Won 14-10 v Dover (Home). Won 19-0 ,Tonbridge (Away). Lost 0-51 DJ.R., A.W.D.
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CROSS-COUNTRY CLUB After a bloodless defeat at the hands of our old rivals, The Skinners' School, the I st VIII has enjoyed a very successful term. Once training had begun in earnest, our results Soon improved, notably in our second school match, when we defeated a strong Sevenoaks side and King's, Rochester, with Peter Smith breaking his own School record by one second in a time of 29 mins. 26 secs. Richard Marshall and Alistair Cairns also ran well, as did Mark Mount, who ran consistently until his injury, and will continue to prove a useful part of the side next term. At the Medway races, we finished a cred itable sixth overall, and third among the Schools. Following this sound performance, the team excelled in beating The Judd School, Tonbridge, by 10 points, with Peter Smith clipping a further 14 seconds off his School record. Alistair Cairns and Giles Gherson by this stage had established themselves well at three and four in the team, running dependably throughout the term. Graham Lyall improved with every match, culminating with his third place at Wye College. Several Juniors have shown much promise, particularly Charles Stanley, David Orbach and Jonathan Buckledee. The latter pair have run in the main for the Colts, who, coupled with the Junior Colts, have had a mixed term. However, both teams did indicate their ability by encouraging rUIlS at The Skinners' School, and at the Medway Races. RESULTS
K.S.C. V THE SKINNERS' SCHOOL (Away), Seniors: K.S.C. 58, Skinners 29. Colts: K.S.C. 40, Skinners 39. Junior Colts: K.S.C. 41 I Skinners 37. K.s.C. v KINO'S SCHOOL, ROCHESTER, SEVENOAKS AND CHISLEHURST AND SlDCUP G.S. (Horne), Seniors:
K.S.C. 40, K.R. 65, S. 77. Colts: K.S.C. 64, K.R. 61, S. 43. Junior Colts: K.S.C. 102, K.R. 40, S. 40. K.S.C. V WVE CoLLEGE (Home). Seniors: K.S.C. 29, Wye 57. K.S.C. v JUDD SCHOOL. TONDRIDGE (Home). Seniors: K.S.C. 35, Judd 45. Colt s
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K.S.C. 66, Judd 63, Roan 42. Junior Colts : K.S.C. 80, Roan 52, Judd 49.
K.S.C. v WYE CoLLEGE (Away). Seniors: K.S.C. 11 , Wye 31. K.s.C. v CHiSLEHURST, SK I NNERS', SEVENOAKS, ALLEYNS, AND SELHURST (Away). K.S.C. came third with 49.
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CHRISTMAS CARD: SIX GENERATIONS AT PARRAMATTA Since its foundation in 1831, The King's School, Parramatta, has reached its sixth generation of families who have attended the School. R. "Robbo" Robertson has equated the six generations with the evolution of the School uniform. 1832 1868
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Typical dress worn by juniors- no uniform. St. Mark's Collegiate School Cadet uniform, worn at the time when they merged with The King's School. The uniform became the daily dress. Transition in uniform style. Tunic was grey and trousers navy with a red stripe. A kepi cap was worn. New tunic pattern. The India jacket with turned-down lapels was worn. The slouch hat was introduced in 1889. Gaiters, webbing belt and chin strap introduced for Corps Parade dress. A modern Preparatory schoolboy's dress.
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THE PARRAMA'ITA GREETINGS THE FIRST XV [Kelltish Gazette Stallding: P. Y. Kalfayan, R. A. Kock, N. H. Cain, C. J. Russell, J. P. H. Burke, C. M. Britten, W. R. Donaldson, J. T. Pearson, J. C. Biron. Seated: W. J. Pearson, C. E. Rudgard, O. C. Olcott (Captain), T. K. Reeve (Hon. Secretary), P. A. King. Oil Grou"d: S. D. Jones, C. D. Bowen.
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SQUASH RACKETS Despite having a side whose average age is far less than those of recent years, th is term has been a good onc and the prospects for the future acc excellent. Of the school matches played, Harrow, Eastbourne, Sutton Valence and St. Lawrence, Ramsgate were decisively beaten, but we were narrowly defeated by a strong M ill H ill side who had their first three strings from last year st ill in the side. Against cl ub sides we had most enjoyable struggles with Kent S.R.A., Canterbury, and the Escorts, each of whom beat us 3/2. but the Jesters rather over-est imated our strength and proved much too good in another pleasant encounter. Next term we meet Tonhridge in the third round of the Schools Knockout Tournament late in January. and fixtures have been arranged with Oundle, Merchant Taylors, Brighton and Marlborough. The School side this term has been dominated by School House, with intermittent help from The G range and Linacre. Peter Platts-Martin lost his unbeaten record at first stri ng agai nst Mill Hill, but otherw ise he was his usual devastating seJf, his inspired spells being better than anyt hi ng previously achieved by a schoolboy at King's. Gavin Partridge had a golden spell towards the end of term, and Roger Moss had some excellent wins against school sides. Michael Downie was the best 14-year-old we have ever had, and Richard Cordy, Amin Kanji and David N icoll were not far behind. We look forward to next term confident in the expectation that our results will be worthy of our up-graded courts.
R.P.B.
THE FENCING CLUB T he Fenci ng Club has had anot her excellent term, winning all school matches and in County competitions retain ing the Three Weapon Championship and the Sabre Team Championship, where N. C. Bane won the individual title for the second year runn ing. In the Team Foil Preliminaries both Senior and Junior leams were successfu l in the ir Eastern Section events and in adult competitions N. C. Bane reached the fina l of the Mallard Sabre and together with A. J . Carter reached the semi-finals of the Kent Open Final. In school matches all members of the 1st team have done well , but the success at Foil of A. Macfarlane is worthy of special mention. Th is term two outstand ing mcmbers of the team, Anthony Cmle!' and Richard Staveley, are leaving . They have given the Club splendid service and we wish them the best of luck in the fut ure. Although they will be missed, there are a number of promising young fencers coming up who wi ll have their chance. H. A. Richardson and J. R . Holliday have shown ability against morc experienced opponents and the Junior team of S. Dorudi, R. Macfarlane, S. Evans and R . M. Cordy have been unbeaten throughout the term. It is also pleasing to record that a team containing two of our best O.K.S". fencers. R. Bird and M. G. T. Allen, with the addition of the Capta in of Fencing, took part in the Witney Cup Compet ition, a three weapon event held in London. for past and presen t public school fencers. T he standard is always vcry high and OUI' tr! o did ex tremely well to reach t he semi-fi nals, where they were bea ten by Westminster, the evcnt ua l wmners. M.E.M. RESULTS
School Matches v K INO'S. ROCHESTER. Won 45- 25. 1st Team (F.E.S.) Won 17- 10. 2nd Team (F.E.S.) Won J6--3. 3rd Team (F) Won 12-4. II J UNIOR LEADERS' REGIMENT, R.E. Won 37- 8. 1st Team (F.E.S.) Won 21- 6. 2nd Team (F) Won 9-0. Junior Team (F) Won 7- 2. II DANE CoURT. Won 23-4. 1st Team (F.E.S.) only. v DOVER CoLLEGE. Won 27- 18. 1st Team (F.E.S.) Won 16--11. 2nd Team (F) Lost 4- 5. Junior Team (F) Won 7- 2. v K.C.S., Wimbledon. Won 25- 11. Foil Match.
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIG (Kel/ti.l'h Observer
, County Competitions TEAM FOIL PRELIMINARIES (EASTERN SECTION). Senior: 1st, K .S.C. "A"; 2nd, K.S.C. "B". Junior : 1st, K.S.C. "A". KENT SCHooLDOYS' THREE-WEAPON CHAMPIONSH IPS. 1st, K.s.C. " A "; 2nd, K.S.C. uD". KENT SCHooLDOYS' SADRE CHAMPIONSI-IIJ'S. Sen ior: 1st, N . C. Bane (K.S.C.); 2nd, A. J. Ca rter (K.S.C.) ; 6th, P. H, Baker (K,S.C.). Junior : 2nd, R. Macfarlane (K,S,C,). Team Trophy: 1st, K.S.C. Colts' Colours Awarded: S. Dorudi , R, Macfa rlane, H. A. Richardson, S, C. Evans, R . M. Cordy, J. R. H olliday.
BASKETBALL CLUB Tho Junior House Competition was as usual closely cont~sted a,?d well Sl!pported . In the firs! ~ound, Meister Omers and Luxmoore won fairly comfortably agamst their respect ive opponents, G.alplO sand School House, but Marlowe had to fi ght hard for their 4-point victory over Walpole, and LlOacre were given a close game by Grange. In the semi-finals, Mei ster Omers were successful against Luxmoore and Mal lowe scraped through by one poi nt in a most exciting match against Linacre. . ... So Meister Omers and Marlowe met in the fina l. This was an exccllent match and despite the ImlltatJons imposcd by our small gymnasium, both sides played intelligently and showed a good com"!1and 0'£ the skills of the game, At half-time Marlowe wcre one basket ahead but SCOl:es \~er~ levelled a~most nnmedlatcly after the interval and from then on there was rarely more than a few pomts 111 It. The fini sh could not have been closer with both teams equal one minute from time and Wright scoring the win ning basket for Marlowe in the last th irty seconds. Result: Marlowe 29 poi nts. Meister Omers, 27 points. Marlowe: C. W. G, Ncame (10), S, J. W ri ght (13), N. Lyons (6), I. Edmondson, de Courcy, I-lollnes. M eisler Omers: Bernard (14), Marsha ll , Maxey (2), Dawes (11), Soden, Scott-Morey. M.E.M.
GYMNASTICS House Gymnastics Competition As this was the first compet ition for all but .on~ of the Junior gymn.asts, they are to be congrat~ l.ated on the standard achieved , although so~e .found It d lmC~I!t to produce their best form under such cond lti?ns. As was to be expected, the Junior I nd iVidua l Compet ition was won by Battersby (M.O,), whose prevIous experience enabled him to give a consistent ly competent performance throughout. H e was ably supported by Scott and Scott-Morey in the Team Competition. In the Sen ior event, with most competitors members of the Display Team, a h igh level of sk ill was shO\~n by everyone. In the Ind ividual Competition, W. M. Duggan gave an almost fault less performance to W!1l from J. Pattinson, who beat him by halfa,Point last year. H. Edeleanu (LUX,) also showed fine style to gam 3rd place and ensure that Luxmoore rctall1ed the Team Trophy. M.E.M. RESULTS J unior Individual (First 6 places) 1st Dattersby (MO), 137 points; 2nd , O lbden (Lx), 134 po mts; 31d eqmt l, Bo,1 land (W) and Scott (MO), 132 po ints ; 5th, Scott-Morey (MO), 131·5 points; 6th, Boughton (Gr), 130 POllltS Jun ior Tcam (First 3 places) 1st Meister Omers (Battersby, Scott, Scott-Morey), 271 points ; 2nd, LlIxmoore m arnaI'd , Dibden), 263'5' points; 3rd, GJ'~mge (Armitage, Vi nes, Boughton), 262·5 points.
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Scnior Individual (Fi rst 6 places) Jst, Dugga n (Lx), 166路5 points; 2nd, Pattinson (W), 162 points; 3rd, Edelc.1nu (Lx), J53 points; 4th, Willis (Or), 150路5 points; 5th , Ha rri~o n (Lx), 149 '5 points; 6th, Richardson (Gal), 148路5 points. Senior Team Jst, Luxmoore (Duggan, Edelcanu, H arrison, McLean), 32 1'5 points; 2nd, Walpole (Pattinson, Ca rter. A. J.), 309 路5 points; 3rd, Grange (Wil lis, Mou nt), 294 poi nts.
THE BOAT CLUB About thirty boys have been rowing regularly at Fordwich this term, despi te an almost non-ex istent ri ver. The emphasis has been almost entirely on sculli ng and it has been very gratifying to watch the squad's rapid improvement. Sculli ng can be either a very dau nting or a very reward ing spo rt, so that the inc reasingly high standard and the genera l level o f enjoyment spoke for themselves. We entered ten boys for each of Maidstone, Weybridge, Radley and Hampton Sculls, which meant that the whole group was initiated into the amazingly alarming mysteries of winter long-distance scu lling races. Rowing against a hundred or more ot her scullers over 3,000 metres in freezing conditions and on' strange waters is no mean feat! The results were encouraging rather than exceptional: the younger boys will have the experience beh ind them for next year's races, and thc olde r boys did progressively betler and have donc a great dca l towards improving their watermanship. The main thanks of the term, as always, go to Peter W ill is, We now have seven new scu lls from his bench and arc indebted to him for keepi ng all the boat s intact- despite one 01' two determined attempts to row overland routes. G.G.B.
THE SHOOTING CLUB Unfortunately this term the T,A.V,R. Shoot was cancelled, due to security arrangements, but this was compensated for by a postal match between ourselves, St. Edm und's, and the AC.F. Happily, we won th e first leg, Despite bitterly cold condit ions the Tonbridge match was a very exciting draw, producing some of the best shooting the team has seen recently, This is very encouraging, as is the increasing number of new members. B. P. Barnard is appointed Captai n fo r next term, wi th T . D. Fahey as Vice-Captain, I hope th is partnership brings good results and I wish them both luck, The following shot for the VITI this term : T. O. Philpott. D. P. Barn ard, T .n. W. Fahey, P. E. Medhurst, C. J. Roberts, M. N. T. Smith, T . C. Scott-Morey, F. 1. Mayhew, P. O. L. Williams, P. T. G. Wheeler. .. T. G. PHILPOTI.
THE JUDO CLUB Attendance this term has dropped considerably but thi s was due mainly to the cold weather and lack of heating facilities in the pract ice hall . Next term we hope to see a rise in membership as we will have moved back to the warmth of the Northgate hall . The highlight of the term was the Kent Schools Championships, in wh ich we entered six people. Pete Dobbs ga ined a silver medal and the Capta in gained a gold. Difficulties were encountered in find ing m utually convenient dates for matches and thu s a few of our fixtures were unable to take place, but the remainder were won very convincingly. Paul Strickland is leaving this term and I would like to wish him the best of luck in the future. Team: P. Whitaker (brown), P. Dobbs (green), J. Olcott (blue), p, Strickland (green), A. Moss (green), N. Hadfield (orange), P. Marshall (orange), M. Moss (orange), C. M. Foale (yellow), P. C. WHITAKER. 43
THE CANOE CLUB C.1ooeing was established as a minor sport in the Summer Term. The Club is open to members and of the Corps. Its activities include:(1) training for elementary and proficiency tests administered by the British Canoe Union ; (2) training for slalom, long-distance, and sprint events organised by the Kent Schools' Canoeing Association and other bodies; (3) exped itions on the Stour, a nd on the sea . Successes this year include:Round-Canterbury Race: S. L. Hayes, 1st in single canoe class; N. 1. Le Sueur and P. D. Norrish, 3rd in doubles. Canterbury Long-Distance Race: S. L.J-Tayes 2nd, A. J. Mart in 3rd in singles; N. J. Le SllCur and P. D. Norrish 2nd in doubles. This autumn we put in a team of to for the Ca nterbury slalom, which performed well , though not spectacularly. In February we shall be organi sing our own slalom event, under the auspices of the Kent Schools' Canoeing Association, and hope also to have a day canoe surfi ng at Joss Bay in March. S. L. Hayes is the Club Captain. M.J.V.
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THE SOCIETIES There being no Society report in the last Cal/Illarian, this one covers both the summer TENTERDEN and winter terms. Last Maya party visited Benenden School to debate on the motion "This House does not need a God". Our main speakers were Paul Strickland and Philip Chalkley, who spoke on the proposing and opposing side respectively. The motion was lost-could it be coincidence that those schoolmistresses who were present spoke against it? Anyway, it was an enjoyable evening. The second debate of term was an internal one on the motion " That Technology has gone too far". For the proposers, Chris Reddick delivered a notable speech with confidence and without notes, but he failed in the end to carry the floor with him. C. M. Noble, M. G. Cheesma n and N . C. Davison all gave competent addresses. Mr. Goddard left at the end of term with our thanks for doing so much to reinvigorate the Society during his brief year as President. Mr. Pittman took over in September, he himself being no stranger to the Society, and the good work continues apace. Paul Strickland took over from Philip Chalkley as Secretary. This term there were three debates. M. D. Melville-Shreeve and C. F. P. Bourne both made promising debuts when the motion "Life is Quite Long Enough" was carried by a small margin by a sma ll House. Floor contributions were sparse, but fortunately th is was not to be the pattern for the term. "The Majority is Always Wrong" was debated with Benenden in the Parry Hall. The motion in fact proved difficult to tackle and the speeches from the floor, though numerous, were often confused. For the proposers, Paul Strickland la id stress on the impossibility of a nyone being absolutely right and therefore all must be wrong to a greater or lesser extent, while Helena Blaker spoke well on a less abstract level. The opposers (Helen. Matthews.~nd St. Jo~n ~rown) contented thems~lv.es with citing exampl.es that contradicted the motIOn. Surpnsmgly (consldenng the paradox), a maJonty voted for the motIOn. A pleasant time was had by all. The final debate of term, an internal one, was "This House Believes in Ghosts". To add point to his arguments, the fi rst proposer (Peter Stewart) imported into the Parry a "ghost", compounded as far as could be seen of sheets and black shoes! It was not surprising that Paul Baron condemned "seance pseuds". C. P. Davies and P. B. Marshall both spoke well on their respective sides of the platform. The proposers won a convincing victory in a House of nearly one hundred. With the new talent unearthed this term the Society should be on firm ground next term. We will be hosts at a regional qualifier for the Nat ional Schools Debating Competition when P. B. Baron and C. F. P. Bourne will represent us. I would like to thank Mr. Pittman for the time he has spent on the Society this term and, finally, to wish Peter Stewart, the new Secretary, well for hi s period of office. P. A. STRICKLAND.
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last term , the Society worked at its production of Terence's Andria in our own translation, under the guidance of Mr. Miller. Three performances wele given during K ing's Week. On June 16th, several members of the Society attended performances at the University of PI~utus' The Rope and Terence's Hecura in the Penguin translation. This term, on 22nd September, Martm Partmgton, O.K.S., spoke on "Legal Ed ucation Today", giving a most val uable guide to prospective law students. On the 6th Octobe'r, several members of the Society attended the Annual Genera l Meeting of th~ Kent CJ ass~ ca l Associat ion, held at the Uni versi ty. After a talk by Prof. A. W. H. Ad kins on the meamngs of certam qreek concepts, C. F. P. Bourne, K.S., a nd the Hon. Secretary, wi th two others, represented East Kent aga lDst West Kent in a "Classical Challenge" for sixth formers. Th is was on the lines of lTV's "U ~ivers ity Challenge" ; East Kent won by 130-100. On 7th October, J. N. Lawrance, O.K.S .. accompaOled by the President of the Oxford University G reek Club, spoke on "Greek Ancient and Modern". On 1st December, Mr. Cecil Hogarth, head of the Archaeological Department at Chat ham House School , gave an illustrated lecture on "Rescue Archaeology". Past members of the Society will be pleased to hea r that the Selected Miracles of SI. Thomas Becket has at l a~t been published. Mr. Miller is posting copies to all who took part: please write to him if you have not received yours by the firs t week of January. A rev iew of the book appea rs elsewhere in this issue. P. H. B. BAK E I~. PATER
We have been rather unfort unate this term in that two of o ur lecturers had to postpone their lect ures until next term. We therefore only managed to arrange two lectures but were lucky ' in substi tuting quality for quantity. Professor J. G. Powles of the University of Kent was the exception to the rule in putting his lecture date forwards rather than back. His lecture, entitled "Blowing U p Balloons", included interest ing theory and spectacular demonst rat ion, making an excellent lecture. l).. week later, Dr. Ian Potter. o.~.s., of the Uniyel'sity of Bat h, spoke on "The Biology of Lampreys". ThiS was another excellent lecture, Illustrated by slides, and a short film a t the end . Earlier, about thirty of us went up to the Fo rd Motor Company factory at Dagenham. There we fo llowed most of the progress of a car from the sheet metal through to the paint shop. 1 was impressed most by the assembly and the obvious boredom of the workers. A. R. DORWARD. HARVEY
T he Society came to the surface aga in th is term, after anot her period of hi bernation , to read Oliver Goldsmith's S he SlOOPS 10 Conquer and Farquhar's Recruiting Officer. We also indulged in our usual Christmas celebrations and are grateful to Mr. Graham for his excellen t mulled wine and homewmade mince pies. But it is time the Society's aims were restated: at the moment there is too little seri ousness too narrow a variety .of readings, ~nd not enough interest. This applies to all- members and officials a like.' We suggest that not Just comedy IS read, that the Society is not used as a n opportunity to indu lge in wea k and fat uous humour and that the range of the Society's interests should extend to other fOfms of literature. Regu la r meetings, organised at t he begi nning of term , are vita l, and membership 'shou ld ent ail an obligat ion to attend, except in rare insta nces. If these are foll owed, the Society should regain some of the vallie it ... formerly had. But it wi ll not be easy. P. D. CHALKLEY, G. J. G. PARTRIDGE. WALPOLE
The Summer Term was the Illost successful the Jazz Club has yet known. The fi rst ha lf of term was occupied by intense practice and rehearsa l for our concert. There have been five main groups playing thi s term. The trad. group played most during the term and achieved a high standard of ensemble playing. Around this grou p a "Big Band" was formed to playa co mposition by Bill Todd , our trombonist. An octet and a quartet also played as well as various solo ists. . The Junior section met occasionally in the Summer and Christ mas Terms and will be developed more III future. T hanks are due to many people a nd especially to Mr. Goliop, Ollr President, whose administration and encouragement have been indispensable. In the Christmas Term we were severely weakened by the loss of Bill Todd, N igel Edmund-Jones (clarinet) and Steve Hope (drums), who formed the backbone of the Club . However, the new trad. group is rapidly improving and we have high hopes for the future. N. J. HAMWAY. JAZZ CLUB
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music This term the co- existence o f the Operatic Society and Choir has meant that special care bas had to be taken with voices. The term culminated in the Carol Service, when more than usual use was made of the Cathedral- the Madrigal Society sang Iwo ca rols out side the Quire. Seven Advent Antiphons were included for the first time. In spi te of the Opera, the standa rd of singing is still high, We welcomed gi rls into the Choir for the first t ime thi s term . On September 30th a choir of Mus ic Scholars sa ng Noble in B millor and 0 Pray /01' the Peace o/Jerl/salem by H; rbert Howells at . Evensong. At other Evensongs sma ll gr~)Ups under, the g~n~ral direction. of M. W. Bright sang the following: Let Us Noll' Laud- Mu.ndy, Caufal/bus Orgams- Phllllps, Let liS wI,h a Glcu/¡ some Milld- Ridout. and Oh Praise the Lord- Tall is. Our thanks especially to Mr. Wright for a ll his work , and to a ll those who have helped.
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Ant hems sung this term:o Come ye Serl'ants (Tye) ThOll Visitest the Earth (G reene) Ave Maria (ArcadeJt) My Soul there is a COlllltry (Parry) If/saline el Vanae ClIrae (Haydn) Hail Gladdell;llg Light (C. Wood)
Give us the Wings of Faith (Bullock) I Heard a Voice (Goss) Greater Love ([reland) Truly the Lord is ill this Place (P. Hurrord) Let all Mortal Flesh (Bairstow)
In the Advent Carol Service, the C ho ir sa ng :Advellt Re~1}0Ilsory (Palestrina) Adam lay yboulldell (Ord)
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Magnificat ill G (Stanrord) For liS to Earth He Cometh Poor (J. S. Bach) Q. H . P OOLE, A. R. J. WOOlMER.
The three occasions that the Society were able to meet were spent in preparation for the Carol Serv ice, at which we sang Ollt of YOllr sleep, by Richard Rodney Bennett, and Benjamin Britten's Hymn to the Virgin. Our thanks as ever to Mr. Wright. M. W. DIUGHT.
The Summer Term culminated with the Concert or Light Music when we playe? Vaugha!1 Williams' Folk SOllg SlIite and music by Loewe and Walton. We thank S. J. Hamson for hiS work as Secretary. The Christmas Term has been very busy. Besides our appearance at the open-air service on ~emembra.nce Sunday, when we played JeslI, Joy of Mail'S Desiri"g by J. S. Bach, the Band also took part 111 the Festival or Wind Instruments in the Chapter House. We played a selection, induding West S ide Story, and then joined the massed forces of the Kent Wind Society to play two suites by Holst. We thank Mr. T inker for conduct ing. BAND
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Du ring the first three weeks of the term, a uditions were held for all those existing members FIRST of the Orchestra and also for any others interested in joi ning. As a result the Orchestra ORCHESTRA was completely reconstituted . . D ue to .the G ilbert and Sulliva n opera, the Orchestra was only able to meet on a few occasIOns. Howev~r, we dId. mana~e to read through the following works : Haydn , Symphony No, 104 ; Mozart, Overture The ,,-!a~I c Flute ; Beethoven, Symphony No.1; Mozart, Overture 'Titus'; Brahms, St. Amhony Chorale VonatlOIls; Schubert, 'Great ' C major SymphollY; cesar Franck, D millor Symphony. Thanks aFe due to E;d red Wri ght, Clarence Myerscough and the rest of the Staff for cont ributing so mu. h, and to ChrIStopher G ibson and Mark Latham ror their adm in istrative help . P.
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Although we have not been work ing towards a concert this term, the Chamber Orchest ra has nevertheles~ bee~ very ~ct i ve, We have rehearsed a wide variety or works, including: Holst, St. Paul s S lIlte; Bntten, Simple Symphony; Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No.3; Mozart, Serellata Notl llma; Mozart, Symphony No . 33 ; Haydn, Symphony No . 99. Many thanks to Mr. Robertson for lead ing the Orchestra and to o ur tireless cond uctor, Mr. Goodes,
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This term the Orchestra, with a high proportion of new membels, has looked at a large number of different pieces, fini shing up with Mussorgsky's The Great Gate 0/ Kiev. Our thanks are due to Mr. Goodes for his patient conducting and Steve Nicholl for leading.
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In the Summer Term our rehearsals were mainly gea red towards the Concert of Light GLEE CLUB Music, in which we figured prominently. However, we also sang for our own pleasure. Due to the opera, we met infrequently during the Christmas Term, but hope, under the guidance or Mr. Tinker, our enthusiastic conductor, to perform an Evensong next term perhaps even breaking tradition and including girls. ' N. 1. HAMWA Y.
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Even ir the rest of the musical world forgets that 1974 marks the hundredth ARNOLD SCHOENDERG anniversary of the birth of Schoenberg, King's opened the celebrations with three lectures on 'The Man and His Music'. Those few who attended NICHOLAS BANNAN listened to recordings of the music of th is underrated composer introduced by Nicholas Bannan, It was the opinion of those present tbat Schoenberg deserves more perrormances than he has had in the past, for most of his works have, at first and subsequent performances been misunderstood by the critics. ' We were first gently introduced to his earliest music, that of the post-Romantic era. The tendency towards and mastery of, the atonal, or as Schoenberg preferred, pantonal, style was then discussed, and finall y: given much less time than it deserved, was his dodecaphonic period, in which llis music was based on a twelve-note row. Schoenberg spent six years investigating and formulatin g rules for this new technique which has been used as a starting point by many later composers. ' After this introduction to one of the chief representatives of the expressionist movement, we felt the desire to go away and listen to more music both by him and those composers he has influenced, A few more have been "converted" to Schoenberg.
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C.C.F. NOTES ARMY AND BASIC SECTIONS SO the first term with the new H .Q. Company is now behind us, and we can look b~ck on it \yi~~ great satisfaction, since H.Q . Company has been very successfu l and has offered a good vanety of act ivIties for
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Once again the Apex Examination has been a notable s u c~ess. When one considers that it took place only a month after the beginn ing of term, it is even morc pleasmg to see how many passed so capably. The Field Day night exercise took us to Newington, and, despite the ch illy condi tions, everyone enjoyed themselves and learnt a great deal. The Day itself was aimed at fe-implanting Map Reading an.d FieJdcraft knowledge. The Map Reading Exercise was excellent an? was reccc'd, planned, an,d orgamsed by Sgt. Macfarlane. The Night Exercise. under Mr. Recton, was d irected by several ~f the senior N .C.O.s, notably C.S.M . Philpott, C.S.M. Oldfield and C/Sgt. Fahey, and officers acted as umpires. There was an excellent lecture by a visiting officer, Cap.ta in Stuart,. on t.he possibilities open to >:oll ng men in engineering. Whi lst his slides .and ~lm ~h?wed . ma ll~ly Army Situations across the world (bridges, roads, buildings, airfields) the connectIOn With Civil engmeermg was made clear. The Commando night exercise which is m.eant to be a cha llenge went out into the 0!1e night that it snowed. It took place near Hythe and was greatly enjoyed. 1t was run by Mr. ':lye a nd the semor commando N.C.O.s and several members of StafT helped With transport problems, especia lly Mr. Tarran. R.Q.M.S. RICHARDSON. R.Q.M.S . Richa rdson (H.Q. Company), C.S.M. Phi lpott (Training Company) and Sgt. Kock (Commando N.C.O. i/c) all leave us this term. It wi ll be hard to replace them .. They have served t~le Corps so well and long, and kept hi gh standards. We thank them si ncerely and Wish them well III thell" futures.
Promotions : To R.Q.M.S.: C/Sgt. T. D. W. Fahey, C.S.M. P. E. S. Richardson. To C.S.M. : Sgt. R. M. Iron , Sgt. A. E. Macfarlane, Sgt. P. T. G. Wheeler. To Sgt.: Cpl. M. Collenctte, Cpl. A. R. Farrar, Cpl. R. A. Kock, Cpl. P. R. Randall . To Cpl.: P. M. Seymour. To L/Cpl.: A. Chernel, J. N. H. Dale, C. A. B. Dewell, D. K. L. Jo nes, O. St. A. Pugh, M. R. Strickland . W.J.R.H-S.
ROYAL AIR FORCE SECTION The first uniform parade of the term demonstrated the arrival of seven new glider pilot's wings, won during the summer holidays a t West Mailing an~ Manston, and. during the first primary. gli~er 1?arade, most of those pilots were able to demonstrate their new-found sk ill on WZ 825. The Sect ion IS st ili very unlucky when it comes to Flying Scholarships and o ther R.A.F. awards and !here has b~cn a.n u':lfort,;mate run of disappointments at the Biggin Hill Selection Cent.re. However, the mo.rale remallls high III spite of th is and it is pleasing to note that a good number of selllor boys are now slaymg 011 to be N.C.O.s. Field Day was spent at Manston ~n.d 28 e.adcts got air ~~ rne in Chipmunks, but sad ly a further trip for the recruits was lost through the fuel cn sls. It IS hoped to vlslt .t he R.A.F. Mu s~u m at Hendon next F ield ~ay and the next holid ay expedition will be the Arduous Traming Camp durmg the Easter break, to which cadets from all three serv ices are equally welcome. P.O.W.
ROYAL NAVAL SECTION A number of cadets enjoyed a successful camp at Loch. Ewe ill the summer hol.id.ays, ~nd at.tended COl1l~es at other naval establishments. Thi s term has seen a Illi xed programme of tralfllDg, II1c~ udll1g a day With ~he commandos instruction in wireless technique, a lect ure in communications by Lle~lt. Lloy~, R.N., shoot ing, chart~ork, and a map-read ing exercise around Canterbury-this latt~r .revealmg co~sldera~l.e differences in the navigat ional and bicycling sk ills of the cadets! We were also pnvlleg.cd to recelv~ a VISit from Cdr. Johnson, R.N., of H.M.S. Pembroke, our parent establishment , fr.om wh}ch we contmue to receive much help. F ield Day was spent at the R.M. Depo t, Deal, where an mterestmg programme was laid on, and we were made "ery welcome.
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This term, C.P.O. S tavele~ leaves us for B.R.N.C., Dartmouth, to begin his pre-University training. He has been an excellent semor cadet, and I am most grateful to him for all his work. His successor will be <;.~.<? Bak~r. A.B. Melville-Shreeve is to be congratulated o n the award of an R.N. Scholarship, and It IS mterestmg to note that at least three others in the Section are definit ely hoping to make their career in the Service. No recruits will be accepted next term, but severa l vacancies will ex ist in the summer and I hope these will be filled. ' D.J.R.
THURSDAY ACTIVITIES A new.depa... tur~ among non·Corps activities this term has been the meeting of a group of enthUSiasts III thiS hobby each week. It was agreed ea rly on that severa l dioramas should be attempted, and work has begun on these. Meanwhile, boys have provided their own individual models for painting two kits for construction. Some skilful results have been aeh iev~d. Fut thermore, an interested sect ion has begun separa te wargaming sessions, with the intention of recre~t mg the Ardennes campa ign of 1944. The immediate response to military modelling as a School actlv!ty has been very pleasing, especially rega rding the interest shown by several Sixth Formers. We arc lookmg forward next term to welcoming junior boys, particula rly members of Shell form s who have already ind icated their enthusiasm. . D.P.L.
MILITARY MODELLING
Altho~lgh set ~ack by I!mits of time and space and the threa t of POWCI··ClltS. the work of ~hr0"YIIl~, tUflung, glazlllg and firin g has gone on remarkably well with grea t effort and Imagmatlon. Hopefu lly we will be able to prove thi s in t he next K ing's Week ex hibit ion. Ma ny thanks for Les Drown's advice and Peter Wheeler's wo rk behind the scenes. A. SooTI-KNIGHT.
POTTERY
Th is term the drama at K ing's has seen much progress. Now, as well as the usua l 'Activity' Drama on Thursdays, the Club has undertaken several non-curriculum activities. We have worked on The Caucasian Chalk Cb'cfe, by Bertolt Brecht an cxceJ1ent play. Despite a cast of thirty and Iimitcd time for rehearsa l, we had an interest ing fi nal ru n-th r~ugh (without an aud ience). DRAMA CLUB
Also, N . ~. C. Banna~ and friends gave an amusing goon-show at our open meetin g, which a lso included poetry readmg and stones. On Thursdays this term the group has done some valuable exercises ili1 matching movement to basic emotions, such as hatred , innocence and ga iety. Several modern plays ~re a lso acted- the Headmaster seemed impressed with his viewing of one of these. Next term we will be aC.ting a number of short plays (possibly some written by members of the Club), hopefully to a School aud ience. Mr. Harry Clayton, a teacher at the Bristol School of Drama will also give a lecture on the actor in modern society. ' N. ARDAOH, N. J. C. BANNAN.
SOCIAL SERVICE Although Social Service is mainly a Th ursday afternoon act ivity, it does involve over seventy people. Our .work ranges fr?m the mentally j1J and handicapped, both in hospital and care centres, to visiting and helplllg old people III and around G1 nterbury. However, we do undertake variolls projects both at weekends and on Thursdays-singing in hospital, the Wood Project- delivering wood as a supplementary fu el to the aged, as well as gardening and pa inti ng jobs. 49
This term a committee was fonned to undertake the running of the Unit. We hope 10 be able to use our workforce mOle efficiently and to undertake large projects- decorat ing the homes of the old, entertaining, giving concerts and parties. The Unit does jobs for chari tie:.., and th is term with the help of the Chapel Fund has sent a letter and a Christmas present 10 fifteen Borstal boys. The Committee has established li nks with ot her schooh: and we hope to be able to undertake projects together. We would li ke to involve more people wit h Social Service, to make it less of a Non·Corps activity. In these ways we hope to enlarge our unit. The Committee is most grateful for Mr. Barham's encouragement and guidance. W. A. SELWYN, A. R. HILL.
O.K.S. NEWS Tan Fowler (1955- 59), now at the R.M. College of Science, moves to the Staff College a t Cambel'ley in 1974, we hope not still bewildered with science (perhaps a visit to the writer at Chelsea College, U. of L., might help!) . Ian Fowler reports that both Trevor and Alastair Veitch (1955- 59), (1947- 51) have been in the thick of it whilst command ing companies of the 3rd Bn. Royal Anglian Regiment in Northern Ireland. He also, whilst at Sandhurst, taught C. H. R. Hutchison (1965- 67), who is now at R.M. College of Science reading for a degree. Somewhat belated ly we report from D. C. Ryeland (1946-53) at Dovel' that he is Consul fo r ~ent and Sussex for the Federal Republic of Germany and Vice·Consul for Norway, Iceland and Spam. R. D. Ryeland (1945- 50) is Vice·Consul for the Netherlands, Denmark, F inland and Sweden. He has been honoured by conferment with the Royal Order of Knight of the Dannebrog. It is with relief that we understand the family business of George Hammond (Shipping) flourishes and that both Ryelands cont inue to speak English fluently. • M. D. Kock (\968- 71) is wished successful studies at the Royal Veterinary College. G. 1'. Williams ( 1962- 67) may well by now be livi ng in Rome and ready to welcome any O.K.S. there. He is with the Goodyear Tyre Company (A irship D ivision). David Foat (1962-67), now a junior partner in a firm of accountancy personnel specialists in the City, married Miss P. M. Shoomy in 1971. Best wishes to t hem for the future. Wc learn that R. D. Atkinson (1948-5 1) is now specialising in income tax with the Na ti ona l Westminster Bank and is at Kingston-upon-Thames. Lieut D. P. R. Hews, R.N. (1960-64), H.M.S. Falmoll''', is specialising in torpedo and ant i·submarinc techn iq ucs and sends news of Lieut. N. H . Hayes, R.N . (1961 - 66), H.M.S. Achilles, who has completed a Fa r East comm ission. P. R. Lcggatt (1952- 57) is now a partner in a firm of solicitors in SI. Albans. D. J. Evans (1953-58), who was with Nestle's in Sw itzerl and, is now in the U.S.A. at 100 .Bloomingdale Road, White Plains, N.Y. 10605. The Rcvd. W. Mowll (1956--60) has been invited to join thc K idderminster Industrial M ission as Chaplain to Indust ry as well as being incumbent of the Parish of St. Peter's, Arley with SI. Mary's, Shatterford. All will wish him and his wife, Sue, success and sp ilitual reward for their new work. R. J . McDonald, A.1.M. (1959- 64) has left British Alu minium to join the Inland Revenue. The Venerable D. C. Snell (1921 - 25), Archdeacon of SI. Alba ns, ret ired in March. We wish hi m a plcasant and wcJ l·earned reti rement. John Moss ( 1937- 39) sends news of an O.K.S. D in ner in Du rban at which R. T. Flack (1919- 23), A. L. Hill (19 18- 27), P. M. Chetwynd-Palmcr (1933- 37) and R. W. Nash (1933- 38) were present. Thcy scnt a card to D. J. B. Jervis (19 16-23) and all hope he will bc with them in 1974. Television "Headmaster" Noel Howlett (1914- 20) was a guest at a recepti on held to mark the ope ning of the Gui ld ford Regional Fi lm Theatre.
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Canon D. I. .HiII (1923- 3}), ~ural Dean of Cnnt.erbury and Rector of St. Alph~ge wi th SI. Margaret and St. Peter~ IS ~ l so now Pllest·m·Charge of SI. Mildred, Canterbury. We send 111m best wishes for h is now even bUSier life. B. C;. Tooby (1962- 66) '~rites to.s.'\y tha t he is a sys~ems analyst/ programmer with Westinghollse Brake and Signal Company and IS workmg on a data·loggIng system for Heysham nuclear power stat ion. A. B.. J. \:ViIlctt (1964- 68) has spent some time in Ghana wh ilst work ing for his M.Ag.Sc. at Reading Uni versity. R. M. Sutton (1945- 56) is stockbroking with Cotterell and Co. at Doul'l1cmollth and golfing with John Lugden. John Sales (1949-55), Surgical Registrar at Bart's, is now Consultant Surgeon. Congratulat ions. Captain G. A. FOUlds, (1940-46) is now Master of R.M.S. Jamaica Producer and Senior Capta in of the Passenger Cargo Liller Co. Pol i tical1 y·consc.io~l s O.K.S: may be intercsted to learn that Benedict Bil'nberg (1945-49), Hon. Solicitor O.K.S. A~socJatJon, has III the I ~st fe\y years been hard at work wit h the legal side of sllch cases as the A~gry Bngade, t ~ e Ma n g~·ov.e NIne ~r!al (a group of black people prosecuted for a lleged ri ot at Nott ing ~11l), and.a No~t In g.h~m. IO c l ~ en t anslOg from a local bus strike. His very onerous and exacting work In connection With CivIl li berties lack s the remuneration of say, a barrister dealing wit h taxation mattei'S but earns our respect. . Tom Watts (1934- 39), who was recnlled from retirement to the Kenya Judicial Department gives news of P. Le Pel!ey (1945- 50), a practising lawyer in Nairobi, and of Mr. Justice A. A. Kneller' ( 194 1- 46), a very busy Judge of the Kenya High Court. R~aders o~ the D~i1y Telegraph. may ha,!e noticed from a Jetter recently that Tristan Garel·Jones (1954-60) IS the plOspechve Conservative candidate for a Welsh Constituency. We wonder if he has any miners. J. D7 Neil (1920-26), having retired from the headmastcl'Ship of Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Wm:tborne, recently compl~.I~d five years at Exeter University and has been awa rded his Ph.D. for ~ theSIS o n Panenthelsm, the Idea of the presence of God in everything". Twelve miles to th~ west of Brisbane, Thomas Stapleton (1933-38) fou nd Gordon Kidd (1952-57), who !eaches m?dern hl sto~. He now. has a moustache and beard, a wife, a daughter and three boys, and lives m ~ beautiful rural sett Ing. He Will be on study leaveat Jcsus College, Oxford, from January to June, 1974. InCidentally he has a large dog call ed Fred. A. A. Mogga~h (1?60-64) will be working fo r the next two years in Ka rachi, as General Manage r of the Oxford UOIverslty Press there, and he will welcome any O.K.S. visi tors.
ENGAGEMENTS
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G. A. Reed (1957-61) to Vi rginia, only daughter o f the late Mr. R. C. A. ciapham and of Mrs. N. Clapham of Cranlelgh, Surrey. Captam I. B. R. Fowler (1955-59) 10 Janet, younger daughter of the late Mr. R. T. Vaughan and Mrs. Vaughan of Woodborough, Pewsey, Wiltshire. Major T. D. A. Veitch (1955- 59) to Fraulein Uschi Georgi of Paderborn , W. Germany.
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MARRIAGES E. L. Worsfold (1920-24) to Edith Hinde, M.D.E., both of Smarden, near Ashford. R. Bird (1963- 67) to Penelope Ann Frudd on 28t h July, 1973.
GOLDEN WEDDING Graham Dawbarn (1907- 12) and Olive Topham of 9 Haines Comt, WeybJ'idge, were married on September 7th, 1923.
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BIRTHS To O. Valpy (1953- 58) and Glcnys, twin sons, James Hampden and N icholas Charles, brothers for Gemma.
DEATHS Rear-Admiral Charles B. PraU, C.B. (1921- 24) has died, aged 66. One-time Senior Engineer on H.M.S. Killg George V, he was involved in the sinki ng of the Bismarck in the last war. From 1959- 62 he was Chief Staff Officer (Technical) to Flag Officer Air (Home). We were saddened to learn that FU /Lt. D. J. Dennis (1960-64) had been ki lled in a fiying accident. A brief obituary follows. Also of the death of W. N. C. Ebden (1967- 71) in, it is believed, a road accident in Sant iago. Air Vice-Marshal A. Foord-Kclccy, C.B.E., A.F.C. (1926-32), Execut ive Director of the Federation of World Health Foundat ions, died suddenly. He rose to be A.O.C. No. 11 Group Fighter Command, and later, aner relirement . was Deputy Director F.O. Arms Control and Disarmament Research Unit. P. S. Barber, e.B.E., D.S.D., M.e. (and Bar) (1909-13), Senior Director of Edward Barber & Son Ltd., has died . He was five times mentioned in despatches in the Great War and was for sixty years with Garber's as well as for some time an underwriter at L1oyds.
OBITUARY D. l. DENNIS (\960-64) All those who knew him will feel a sense of loss at the tragic death in a flying accident of David Dennis. He was in Luxmoore from 1960 to 1964 and impressed his many friends by his attitude of sincerity and simplicity coupled with high principles; though not a "h igh-flyer" in the School, he worked steadily for both "0" and "A" Levels on the Science side, and showed an interest in wireless and electronics that could have taken him far in that field. The writer's mai n memory of him is of a thoroughly nice and genuine character whom he is glad to have known.
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THE CANTUARIAN
APRIL 1974
CONTENTS PAGE
EDITORIAL
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THE SCHOOL
54
THE GOVERNORS
58
THIS AND THAT
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DR. CYRIL JONES
62
CHAPEL NOTES
62
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM
64
ARTICLES
66
REVTEWS
68
CONTRIBUTIONS
75
REVIEWS (Continued)
83
KING'S SPORT
85
THE SOCIETIES
97
MUSIC
99
THURSDAY ACTIVITIES C.C.F. NOTES
100 ~
O.K.S. NEWS
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THE CANTUARIAN VOL. XXXVIII No.2
MARCH,
1974
EDITORIAL The Public Schools. A misnomer surely if ever there was one. And it is true that entry to a Public School is restricted (through no fault of ours) to those whose parents or relatives or friends can pay the fees or to those who win substantial scholarships or bursaries. So you may say that they are private schools and should be styled as such- except that linguistic usage is always conservative and it would be awkward to apply compulsion. Moreover, the schools in question are genuinely public in another sense. There are no geographical boundaries to their catchment area. In the words of John Wesley- the world is their parish. And that is a great source of strength to them and a highly educative influence upon their members. So in this sense at least they are public schools, and under a really enlightened government we could better justify the title. I claim no monopoly ofvirtue for anyone kind of school- that a school should be good of its kind is what matters. But in the modern public school with its intellectual vigour and academic enterprise, with its pastoral care and its outgoing concern, with its wide range of interests and activities which boarding makes possible there is something of quality, something of value, not just to the individual but to the community, which I for one would like to see more widely shared- which with a political outlook less blinded by fear, bigotry or prejudice would be more widely shared either through direct action by the central government or by the green light to local authorities. 0-
[R. H. Wheatcroft
What then do I advocate? Let me answer this question by reminding my readers, if that be necessary, that we are often charged with being too exclusive. So in a sense we are, though it is neither our fault nor our desire. And certainly we are nothing like as exclusive as some would choose to make us. They would make us what they say we are alreadyschools for the wealthy. We would certainly then be more vulnerable because less defensible. Yet a saner view is this- that in any rational society Socialists and Conservatives alike-not to mention Liberalsceasing to jockey for position and to curry favour with the electorate, would make it possible on a national plan for a much wider range of boys or girls to join us, with the one qualification that they were able to benefit by what we have to offer, in fulfilment of their own potential and to the advantage of the nation as a whole. Age, aptitude and ability, you remember, and it is not only in medicine, economics and engineering that high standards are a vital national requirement.
THE SCHOOL
Captaill of School: C. M . Britten SCHOOL MONITORS
W. M. Duggan, K.S., C. M. Noble, K.S., P. Y. Kalfayan, K.S., T. D. Townsend, W. J. Pearson, E. P. H. Watkins, N. J . Hamway, M.S., A. R. Dorward, K.S. HOUSE MONITORS
School House: The Grange: Walpole: Meister Omers:
Marlowe: LlIxmoore: Galpin's:
Linacl'e:
C. M. Britten, P. Platts-Martin, L. H. Canning, N. R. C. Baylis, M. C. G. Lane P. Y. Kalfayan, K.S., A. H. Wolff, N. de N. H ill, R. H. Wheatcroft, K.S., M. F. Whitby N. J. Hamway, M.S., P. A. Burrows, M.S., A. W. H. Lockwood, P. J. Dale, M.S., A. E . W. Balson E. P. H. Watkins, N. J. Hadfield, M. B. Pardoe, A. J. Woolman C. M. Noble, K.S., P. E. Stevens, C. S. Snell, C. B. Oldfield, P. A. Cheese, J. C. Kingsman, N . C. Le Sueur, P. D. Norrish, K.S., P. J. Williamson, K.S. W. M. Duggan, K.S., A. R. Dorward, K.S., R. H. Lindley, P. C. Whitaker, S. D. Jones, A. E. Macfarlane, K.S. W. J. Pearson, D. J. V. Sharp, J. P. H. Burke, T. A. Raper, M. Asfaw, J. R. S. Crawford T. D . Townsend, P. J. N icholl, M.S., P. Obolensky, R. M. H. Moss, P. J. Dobbs S4
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R. C. A. Miles, K.S. J. P. H. Burke W. A. Selwyn S. D. Jones D. I. Gower, K.S. W. J. Pearson W. A. Selwyn N. C. Bane B. P. Barnard P. Platts-Martin W. M. Duggan, K.S. P. C. Whitaker T. A. Chantler D. J. V. Sharp
Captaill of Boats Captain of Hockey Captain of Cross-Country Captaill of Rugger Captain of Cricket 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 Captain of Golf THE CANTUARIAN
Editor: J. C. Kingsman Music Editors: C. J. Gibson, M.S., Q. H. Poole, K.S., M.S. Assistant Editors: R. D. de la Hoyde, K.S., A. H. R. Finn, K.S. , 1. M. C. Hewes, K.S., G . N . J. Norrish, K.S.
SALVETE C. J. Anderson, Jane E. Ardouin, P. R. Banks, S. H. Banks, A. H. Benians, M .. R. Billinghurst, N. H. Black, G. T. P. Brennan, A. V. Butler, M. D. Cavell, S. K. DavIes, L. R. J. M. de Chabris, S. Dhanarajata, C. R. F. Elliott, C. W. P. Featherstone, J. J . Flack, D. G. W. Gladstone, J. L. Harper, J. R. Hindle, P . M. Hoblyn, H. I. Jamal, 0 .. D. James, E. O. Jorgensen, M. A. Lawrence, W. R. T. Lines, S. A. McMahon, R-J. MarkwICk, J. K. Mather, D. P. H. Mitchell, M. St. J. Mitchell, A. K. Molony, V. Anne Naunto~Â Davies, M . R. H. Newman, H. R. Norris, H. A. Raghavji, M. D. Scully, R. J .Small, N. Snidvongs, A. J. Tame, W. J. K. Taylor, D. A. P. Ury, T. D. Ware, S. J . Wllhams, J. A. B. Wilson, G. K. Zamblera.
VALETE N . F . Addison, S. M. Amos, G . B. Armstrong, D. C. Arthur, R . D. Atherden, N. J. C. Bannan, A. C. Barker, M. D. L. Barker, Jane Baron, N. K. Bhasin, J. P. Bianco, B. Brewster, A. St. J. Brown, A. M . Carey, A. J. Carter, S. C. Carter, P. D. Chalkley, M. T. ~. Clowes, J . C. W. Davison, A. L. Dawes, B. M. de Courcy, H. R. Edeleanu, J. R. W. EllIS, P. C. Finsaas, P. M. L. Freedman, C. J. Gibb, M. C. Greaves, C. A. Haddon-Cave, C. C. D. Haswell, P. A. Hewitt, C. J. Howe, D. S. Jarman, M. A. C. Jenmson, I. B. Johnson, P. W. Jones, P. A. W. King, Deborah Kirby-Johnson, R. A. Kock, M. R . Landymore, J.D. Lyle, M. W. Newsam, G. C. Olcott, G. J. G. Part~idge, M. H. Pearson, A. J . PhIlltps, T. G. Philpott, J . N . Powell, R. J. Procter, S. H. Ratchffe, T. K. Reeve, P. E. S. RIchardson, C. H. Rowntree, C. E. Rudgard, C. J. Russell, M. S. Sallstrom, M. G. Salmo!'y, R. W. D. Staveley, P. A. Strickland, T. H. C. Taylor, N. A. van Drimmelen, S. J. WhI te-Thomson, A. R. J. Woolmer. SS
VIRTUTE FUNCTI MORE PATRUM DUCES AMos, S. M.-Came April, '69; Upper Sixth; Music Scholar; House Monitor; School Monitor; Monitor for Music; 2nd Rugby Colours and Captain' Academical Clerk' ship at New College, Oxford . ATHERDEN, R. D .- Came Sept., '69; Upper Sixth; House Monitor. BANNAN, N. J. C.-Came Sept., '68; Upper Sixth; Hon. Music Scholar; House Monitor; 1st Orchestra; Choral Exhibition at Clare College, Cambridge. BHASIN, N. K.-Came Jan., '72; Upper Sixth; House Monitor; 2nd Hockey Colours; 2nd Cricket Colours. BROWN, A. ST. J.-Came Sept., '68; Upper Sixth; Hon. King's Scholar; House Monitor; Head of House; School Monitor; Captain of School; 1st and 2nd Cross-Country Colours; Captain of Cross-Country; 1st and 2nd Cricket Colours; Secretary of Somner Society; Lady Davidson Prize; Open Exhibition in History at Worcester College, Oxford. CARTER, A. J.-Came Sept., '69; Upper Sixth; Hon. King's Scholar; Minor Sports Colours for Fencing and Gymnastics; Open Exhibition in History at St. Edmund Hall, Oxford. CHALKLEY, P. D .-Came Sept., '68; Upper Sixth; House Monitor; School Monitor; Head of House; 1st Cross-Country Colours; 2nd Athletics Colours; Hon. Secretary of Walpole and Tenterden Societies; Open Scholarship in English at Hertford College, Oxford. DAWES, A. L.-Came Sept., '68; Upper Sixth; King's Scholar; House Monitor; Head of House. EDELEANU, H. R.-Came September, '69; Upper Sixth; House Monitor; 2nd Minor Sports Colours for Gymnastics; Captain of Bellringing Society. FREEDMAN, P. M. L.-Came Sept., '69; King's Scholar; Senior King's Scholar; House Monitor; Open Scholarship in Natural Sciences at Queen's College, Cambridge. GIBB, C. J. Came April, '69; Upper Sixth; Hon. Senior King's Scholar; House Monitor; Open Exhibition in History at Hertford College, Oxford. GREAVES, M. C.- Came Sept., '69; Upper Sixth; King's Scholar; Hon. Senior King's Scholar; House Monitor; Open Exhibition in Economics at Christ's College, Cambridge. HADDON-CAVE, C. A.-Came Sept., '69; Upper Sixth; Hon. Senior King's Scholar; Hon. Music Scholar; House Monitor. HASWELL, C. C. D.-Came Sept., '69; King's Scholar; Upper Sixth; House Monitor; I st Athletics Colours. uo HEWITT, P. A.-Came April, '69; House Monitor; 2nd Rowing Colours. HOWE, C. J.-Came April, '69; Upper Sixth; House Monitor; School Monitor. JARMAN, D. S. Came Jan., '70; Upper Sixth; Hon. Senior King's Scholar; Open Exhibition in English at Pembroke College, Cambridge. 56
KING, P. A.- Came April, '69; Upper Sixth; House Monitor; 1st and 2nd Rugby Colours; 2nd Cricket Colours. KOCK, R. A.- Came Sept., '69; Upper Sixth; House Monitor; 1st Rugby Colours; 2nd Hockey Colours. LANDYMORE, M. R.- Came Sept., '69; King's Scholar; Upper Sixth; House Monitor; 2nd Rugby Colours; Secretary of Europa Club ; Open Scholarship in Modern Languages at King's College, Cambridge. NEWSAM, M. W.- Came Sept., '69; Hon. King's Scholar; Upper Sixth; Minor Sports Colours for Fencing; Open Exhibition in Mathematics at Lincoln College, Oxford. OLCOTT, G. C.- Came Jan., '69; Upper Sixth; House Monitor; Head of House; School Monitor; Vice-Captain of Boats and 1st Colours; Captain of Rugby and 1st Colours. PARTRIDGE, G. J. G.- Came April, '69; Upper Sixth; House Monitor; School Monitor; 1st and 2nd Hockey Colours; 2nd Rugby Colours; Minor Sports Colours for Squash; Secretary of Walpole Society. PEARSON, M. H.- Came April, '69; Upper Sixth; Hon. King's Scholar; House Monitor. PHILPOTT, T. G.- Came Sept., '69; Upper Sixth; Greaves Scholar; Minor Sports Colours for Shooting and Captain; Army Scholarship. POWELL, J. N.- Came Sept., '69; Upper Sixth; Secretary of Film Theatre; Open Scholarship in History at University College, Oxford. RICHARDSON, P. E. S.-Came Sept., '68; House Monitor. ROWNTREE, C. H.- Came Sept., '69; Upper Sixth; Crawford Scholar; House Monitor. RUDGARD, C. E.- Came Sept., '68; Upper Sixth; House Monitor; 1st Rugby Colours; Minor Sports Colours for Golf and Captain. RUSSELL, C. J.- Came Jan., '69; Upper Sixth; 1st and 2nd Rugby Colours; 1st and 2nd Orchestra. SALLSTROM, M. S.- Came Sept., '69; Upper Sixth; 1st Rowing Colours; 2nd Rugby Colours. STAVELEY, R. W. D.- Came Jan., '69; Upper Sixth; House Monitor; School Monitor; Head of House; Minor Sports Colours for Fencing; Captain of 2nd Tennis and Colours; Cadet Petty Officer in C.C.F.; Anderson Gift; Royal Naval Reserved Cadetship. STRICKLAND, P. A.- Came Sept., '69; Upper Sixth; King's Scholar; Senior King's Scholar ; House Monitor; 2nd Judo Colours; Open Exhibition in History at Jesus College, Oxford. VAN DRIMMELEN, N. A.- Came Sept., '68; Upper Sixth; House Monitor. WHITE-THOMSON, S. J.- Came Sept., '69; Upper Sixth; House Monitor; School Monitor; I st Cricket Colours; 2nd Hockey Colours. WOOLMER, A. R. J.- Came Jan., '69; Upper Sixth; King's Scholar; Music Scholar; Hon. Senior King's Scholar; Secretary of Choir; Open Scholarship in Modern Languages at Keble College, Oxford. 57
THE GOVERNORS A sequel to the outstanding Oxbridge results at Christmas, the School's best-ever, was this lelter received by the Headmaster from Mr. W. R. Mowll, Clerk to the Governors: At the meeting of the School Governors held on 25th February, 1974, I was asked to write and convey to you the warmest congratulations of the Governors on the recent outstanding academic results of the School- whether viewed in terms of 'A' and'S' level or in the light of record Oxford and Cambridge successes. These results, together with comparable achievements and a very evident delight in music and a wide range of extracurricular activities, were thought to reflect most favourably on your own encouragement and control as Headmaster over the last twelve years, and on the sustained and wholehearted respense by the Staff to whom also this letter goes as a well-deserved tribute.
THIS AND THAT Dr. Cyril Jones, a governor of this school since 1968, died on 2nd Dr. Cyril Jones February. The school was represented by Christopher Reddick and Marcus Sephton at the Thanksgiving Service for his life in the Baptist Church, New Road, Oxford. A shortened version of "The Times" obituary notice on Dr. Jones appears later in this magazine.
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We were saddened to learn early in the term of the passing of Mfs. Mrs. George George Baker (who sang under the name of Olive Groves). She and, h~r Baker husband were old friends of the school, and generous patrons of Kmg s Music in its early days: they gave us our first Grand Piano and found~d Alan Baker Music Appreciation Prizes. Mr. Kenneth Jones, O.K.S., the composer, will be contributing an obituary to our next edition. The school is now fully in possession of St. Mary's Hall, and an St. Mary's Hall article by the Rev. Canon D. Ingram Hill, titular Rector of St. Mary Northgate with St. Alphege, appears later in the magazine. The hall is already used for gym and will be developed for Drama, as Mr. Gillespie's footnote to the hall's history as a church indicates. Mr. Boorman celebrated his appointment as Headmaster of Aldenham Starring •• • ! School by appearing at the Marlowe Theatre as part of the Canterbury Round Table's "All Star Variety Evening". Lesser features included Roy Castle. Physical Work has now begun on an extension to the Physics laboratory building. Expansion This should be completed sometime next term and will also allow the Biology department to expand a little. 58
... to George Olcott, who left King's last term, who has been awarded Congratulations a Ford Studentship at Trinity Oxford. ... and to N. R. Marshall, who left in 1971, on captaining the Cambridge Real Tennis Team in the varsity match on March 16th. He is also one of the players going on the joint Oxford and Cambridge tour of the U.S.A. later this year. His top singles with Oxford's Lovell was the subject of a long report in "The Times". Visiting artists include Ian Wallace while our own dramatic offering is King's Week Shakespeare's "Midsummer Night's Dream". As described elsewhere, Mr. Anthony Curtis, the critic whose new book "The Pattern of Maugham" was published on January 21st, is to give a lecture to commemorate the Maugham centenary. Musical tastes will be catered for by the ever-popular "Serenade in the Cloisters", a symphony concert from ourselves, and by the Aeolian String Quartet. There will also be the usual wide range of exhibitions and displays. King's won their heat of the second round in the Schools' Business Game with a profit of £3,494,850. The third round was played under less favoura business! able market conditions and we lost to St. Edmund's College, who won the 1973 game. Quite
In a sponsored swim for the British Heart Foundation held on 2nd Charity Swim March, fourteen boys from the school raised £201.56t. Our thanks are due to the swimmers and sponsors alike. The Librarian acknowledges with gratitude recent gifts from the followLibrary Books ing: The Headmaster, Anthony Curtis, Esq., and H. C. M. Pitts, Esq., O.K.S. In particular he would also like to thank Bruce Money, Esq., O.K.S., for another most generous collection of books. Congratulations to Quentin Poole who passed his Grade VIII (Final), Harmony of (Oboe), Associated Board Examination, with Distinction, obtaining no less the Spheres than 140 marks out of 150. Nicholas Cox (Clarinet) and Christopher Sands (Piano) also passed their Grade VIII examinations, the latter with Merit. In the General Musicianship Examination (Grade VII)" Ian Sadler passed with Merit. An appreciative audience saw an admirable production of Peter Allen's Princely adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupery's "The Little Prince" done as Performances Iftttergate's end-of-term play. Edward Crutchley, M.S., rose from his Sickbed to give a brave performance in the title role. Equally enjoyable was the end-of-term entertainment of another junior house, the climax of which occurred at a late stage in the evening when the Master of Ceremonies entered to announce as their "final play of the evening: 'Macbeth'!" On the baD!
The Masters' side suffered a crushing soccer defeat when they were beaten seven goals to one by the boys in an end-of-term match. The la~t time the match· was played, two years ago, the Masters were the wmners. S9
About 100 boys were struck dowl1 by a flu virus at the end of tcnu. To Flu epidemic the disappointment of many, however, term did not end early because of it. Friday, 25th January, was in more senses than one a red·letter day for the A Double school, being of course the centenary of the births both of Dr. Hewlett Centenary Johnson the "Red Dean" of 1931-1963, and of Somerset Maugham, O.K.s. They were fellow·members for a time of the Board of Governors. In tbe December issue of "The Cantuarian" we mistakenly reported that Amendment Simon Brooks's brother, Phil ip, was at I.K.S. He is in fact at St. Michael's, Otford, and apologies are given for the mistake.
T. L. Iremonger, O.K.S. ('30-34) was elected as M.P. for Ilford North The General with a Conservative majority of 285. Although he was a Member ill the Election. • • last Parliament his constituency has been much altered by the Boundary Commission. The only other O.K.S. candidate was T. W. A. Garel·Jones (,54.'59) who stood for the first time as Conservative candidate at Caernarvon. He was defeated both by the Plaid Cymru and the Labour candidates. The speaker bas appointed Canon David L. ·Edwards. O.K.S., Rector.of St. Margaret's, Westminster, to be Speaker's Chaplain for the present Parlla· ... and Parliament ment. Canon Edwards is also a Governor of the schoo1. Congratulations to the Fencing team wbo have completed yet another Fencing season without losing a match and have also retained for the third year Successes running every Senior Schoolboys' Team Cbampionship and Individual Championship in the County. Brothers Congratulations also to Andrew Macfarlane who won the Kent Schoolboys' in Arms Senior Individual Foil Championship and his brother Robert who won the Junior Foil title. A great day for the Scots! We congratulate Mr. Sugden on the award of tbe degree of Master Academic Honours of Philosophy in Linguistic and Regional Studies from the Unto versity of Surrey. His thesis was on "The Concept of 'TragOdIC' in the Work of Gerhart Hauptmann". . The Hockey Club would like to express its thanks. . . Stick-work ... to The Headmaster for enabling colour films of OlympIC and. Inter· national Hockey matches to be viewed and to Mr. Wenley for proJectmg them. .. . to L. W. Holman, Esq., S.C.H.Y.A., for coming to talk on the techniques of Hockey Umpiring . . . . and to Howe Barracks and Tiger Company for the use of their pitch and the pleasure of a friendly match at the start of the season. 60
Anthony Dawson, O.K.S., (at present a Choral Scbolar at St. John's, O.K.S. Music Cambridge) has been awarded The Jobnson Foundation Bursary at The Guildhall School of Music. This Bursary, for one year. is worth £1,000. Also Christopher Senior, O.K.S., (a Choral Scholar at Worcester, Oxford) has been elected President of the Oxford University Opera Club.
It is worth noting that Peter Taylor's choral award at Emmanuel, A Choral Record Cambridge, brought our tally for the year to five-thus beating last year's record.
A Nonagenarian We are very happy to congratulate Sir Frederick Bovenschen, O.K.S. for the Nonce and Governor. on his 90th birthday on 26th March.
Though details of his successes are to be found under the Cross·Country Fleet-foot... report, and it photograph appears, we should like to add our regards to the outstanding running of P. C. W. Smith in school and public events. We hope those readers who enjoyed the engraving of the Mint Yard Graphically. • • by R. C. Paterson (Shell i) in the last issue will also like that of Lattergate done by T. S. H. Croft (Remove i). The skilfully·executed fignres of sportsmen are by J. H. C. Rhind. Poems by Robert Balicki, Roderick Hays and Philip Hill were included in the B.B.C.'s 'Living Language' progr~me 'Work and Play' 011 14th and 21st February. A poem by Andrew Humphries was included in the Teachers' Notes for the series. Jonathan Hewes and Adam Finn read some of the poems in the programme, which was written and presented by Mr. Copeman. In the final programme of the term, Mr. Copeman introduced his own selection of writing sent in by listeners. Among the readers were Jonathan Hewes, Andrew Hynard and David Ury. A short play by Robert Stewart was broadcast in the B.B.C.'s 'Books, Plays, Poems' programme on 27th March, and Martin J. R. Locke's "Stearn" was broadcast on "Living and Writing", 29th March.
An extract from "Joseph Andrews", written by Henry Fielding in 1742: Have we "Public schools are the nurseries of all vice and immorality. All the wicked Changed? fellows whom I remembered at the university were bred at them.-Ah Lord! I can remember as well as if it was but yesterday, a knot of them; they called them King's Scholars, I f{)rget why-very wicked fellows!" 61
DR. CYRIL JONES Dr. Cyril Jones, whose death has been referred to in "This and That", was a governor of this school from 1968-74, and his unob trusive help and support for the school were greatly valued during that time, and his friend ship deeply appreciated. In its obituary, "The Times" described him as a man inspired in all that he did by deeply held Christian beliefs: he was a deacon of New Road Baptist Church, Oxford, and a Samaritan. He was a man of firm principles who also showed himself to be skilled in ccnciliation during his very effective adm inistrative work for the Modern Languages Faculty at Oxford and as a member of the Council to Regent's Park College. He was himself a Fellow of Trinity College, and one of its most devoted members, being tutor for graduates, and, from 1965 until his death, senior tutor.
As a scholar, his main interest was in Spanish Golden Age drama, on which he published a number of inapressive studies, and edited standard critical editions of works by Lope de Vega and Calder6n. Among his other subjects was the nineteenth century novelist, Galdas, and he recently translated some Cervantes for Penguin Classics. His own sense of the importance of good teaching in Seccndary Schools was reflected in a number of textbooks he published for school use. Dr. Jones is survived by his widow and four children, to whom we extend our deep sympathy.
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CHAPEL NOTES Confirmation. Sadly. for the last tinae we welcomed the Archbishop to officiate at the School Confirmation Service on March 16th. Forty boys from the school and nineteen from Milner Court were confirmed. A welcome innovation was the Archbishop meeting the confirmands and their families after the service. The Quiet Days took place at St. Gabriel's Retreat House again in the week before the Confirmation and this time were conducted by the Reverend Bruce Hawkins, the Diocesan Youth Director. At 7.45 a.m. the morning after the Confirmation the Archbishop celebrated at a Sung Eucharist and First Communion in the Chapel of Our Lady Undercroft. CliJI Richard. A well-kept secret was finally let out when the Headmaster announced one Saturday at the beginning of term that Cliff Richard was coming to speak and sing. The Eastern Crypt was full for the occasion. and the simple and direct speech and songs made a favourable impact on many. particularly those who carne doubting this sort of approach. Evening Services. Apart from the Cliff Richard evening. on two other occasions this term less formal services have taken place. At the first, Mr. Allen produced some modern hymns and these were sung with evident enjoyment. At the second. Walpole House presented most effectively a series of readings and songs on the theme of Friendship. 62
Brother John Charles S.s.F., lately Bishop in Polynesia, paid a four-day visit to the school at the end of term. He had been down briefly last term, but even so many were unprepared for such a happy presentation of the Gospel as that portrayed by this brown-robed and bare-footed friar. Preachers. In addition to Brother John Charles we have welccmed Dr. Roger Wilson, Bishop of Chichester, and James Breese, Esq., O.K.S., of Goldsmiths' College to preach to us this term. Televised Service. The Choir provided two superbly sung Communion motets, the Headmaster and Chaplains assisted in the distribution and another fifty members of the school attended the I .T .A. Network service on February 3rd. The Service, the Cathedral's use of Series III, was efficiently and effectively presented, and enjoyed by viewers and participants alike. On January 18th the Choir sang at the Memorial Service for Kenneth Weaver, father of Simon Weaver, O.K.S. and formerly Head of Marlowe. The presence of the choir and the Dean's tribute emphasised Mr. Weaver's attachment to both Cathedral and School. It is of interest to note the O.K.S. ordinands at present under training. Amongst them are David Houlding, Neil Barker, Philip Young and David Grimwood. O.K.S. serving overseas in missionary activities include Dr. George Hamber, Angus Smith, and Christopher Lewis who is preaching next tenn. Once again we must record our gratitude to the Servers and Sacristans, particularly this term to Andrew Apps who leaves after many terms of hard work. We are also grateful to Eric Watkins and David Townsend, the Cathedral Monitors, who have done much to ensure the smooth running of services. Chapel Fund. The following donations have been made from the Chapel Fund: Oxfam Appeal for Ethiopia ... TEAR Fund (following the visit of Cliff Richard) Cancer Research Fund ... . .. Dr. Barnardo's C.M.S. South African Committee for Higher Education
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W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM, O.K.S. Most readers will be aware, from the publicity given to the fact in the national press and by radio and TV, that this year marks the Centenary of Maugham's birth (he died on 16th December, 1965). In a novel that became world-famous, "Of Human Bondage" (1915), Maugham drew a bleak picture of his life as a boy at 'The King's School, Tercaubury'. The hero, Philip Carey, is shown as an introverted boy, tormented by a club-foot: the fictional equivalent of Maugham's own lifelong stammer. Though the novel is starkly factual about the School-men and buildings are scarcely disguised at all- it seems possible that Maugham coloured his own experiences there, since the researches of Mr. Pollak, our Archivist, suggest that Maugham was happy at least during the first three of his years at the school (1885-9). "The Cantuarian" of November 1885 shows he won a prize soon after entering the school; soon after he received another, for music. He became a probationer Scholar, and the August 1888 magazine records him receiving prizes for History, French, and Divinity. After the publication of "Of Human Bondage", Maugham's name was, understandably, unpopular with those closely involved with the school. But it is clear that he, a lonely man who throughout his life tended to search back to the places where he had possessed roots, remained closely attached to East Kent, and to the end of his life he insisted on the careful maintenance of the graves of his uncle and aunt at Whitstable; that couple whom he also portrays uncomfortably in "Of Human Bondage" and with whom he, an orphan, had grown up. That Maugham often revisited the area in the 1930's, and retained a discreet affection for King's, became apparent when Canon Shirley succeeded in re-establishing contact with him, and in inviting him to the school in autumn 1936. Subsequently, Maugham became a most generous benefactor and a governor of the school, and in 1952 he confessed to Canon Shirley his desire to be buried in the Precincts. Since he had given a large sum towards the Physics Laboratories, and had opened these in 1958, and since the Maugham Library that houses some of his books is built as a part of this block, it was fitting that his ashes should be interred just outside this. The plaque that marks the spot looks out on what is now Galpin's lawn, which in Maugham's time as a boy here would have been the garden and house of the headmaster, Dr. Field, the beloved "Mr. Perkins" of "Of Human Bondage". The photograph that appears in this issue shows Maugham sitting close to Dr. Field. The school will honour Maugham's memory with a lecture on 9th July by Mr. Anthony Curtis, whose recent biography, "The Pattern of Maugham" (Hamish Hamilton ÂŁ3.50), has received major reviews in the national press. We look forward to a memorable talk. There will also be an exhibition, mounted by Mr. Pollak in the Maugham Library, of items from and photographs of the school in Maugham's time, and of the manuscripts of his first and last novels, "Liza of Lambeth" (1897) and "Catalina" (1947). This will be open to visitors during King's Week. 64
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THE CHURCH OF ST. MARY, NORTHGATE This is one of a number of small parish churches in Canterbury of great antiquity which after many vicissitudes is no longer the property of the church but is in good use in secular hands and remains part of the city scene as it has been for so long. At the end of the Middle Ages it would have been a small aisle-less church with some Romanesque work at the west end (still invisible) and windows of a later period inserted in the north wall which was in fact part of the city wall, the bell tower of the church made of flint being apparently one of the bastion towers along the wall. The chancel of the church was in fact a raised one running over the North Gate of the city and must have been linked with the nave by a flight of steps. In appearance it must have looked from outside something like the Upper Chapel of Eastbridge Hospital as it now appears from the street. The windows would be rich with painted glass and the walls bright with mural paintings of saints. F~om contemporary wills at the end of the mediaeval period there were statues of sam ts. and many hangmg lights about the church endowed by prominent parishioners one of whom, Ralph Browne, was buried in the church with a memorial brass in 1507. The tower contained three bells and these would ring constantly for the many masses and services of the church. At the Reformation lights and statues disappeared though the bells continued to be rung and in the churchwardens' accounts many payments to the bellringers are recorded for ringing on special occasions. The coat of Queen Anne was purchased in the early XVIIIth century at a time when the C~urch of England was full of loyalty to its devout Queen (a happy contrast to Calvanlstlc Dutch William of Orange) and the frame for this is recorded as having cost one pound. In the early years of the nineteenth ~ntury a craze for modernising the City sw~pt Canterbury and the ancient gates all varushed (save only for the West Gate) mcJudmg the North Gate so the parishioners lost their chancel in 1830 but were compensated by having the nave doubled in extent, the east and south sides being rebuilt in gimcrack Gothic style in an ugly yellow brick and the roof being supported by stout ~ooden pillars looking like the masts of a ship. The old tower had been cased m red buck and heightened early in the eighteenth century and this tower is still a feature of the sky line. Towards the end of this century the register of baptisms, marriages and burials comes to an end and the parochial area was divided between St. Gregory and St. Alphege, the church becoming eventually the parish hall of St. Gregory. On the outbreak of the Second World War it was commandeered by the military and later became a British Restaurant; the parish were unable to reclaim it until the Spring of 1958 when a restoration took place in the course of which the murals of XIVth and XVth century date showing figures of St. Christopher were discovered under coats of whitewash.
Some traces of mural paintings were also found in the little niche for a statue in the north wall and a large black board hanging on the west wall turned out to be the Royal Arms of Queen Anne when cleaned. (This is now in St. Gregory's Church along with the registers and a fine silver chalice dated 1640; the well known Tudor brass of Ralph Browne, Mayor of the City in 1507, was removed to St. Gregory's about twenty years ago). The four bells, three of which were of XVIIth century date, cast by Joseph Hatch, were given to the diocese of Damaraland at the request of Bishop Fogarty who was a Canterbury boy and one dated 1813 is at the Cathedral of Windhoek. 66
It is worth recording that it was at the Northgate that the Sovereign when visiting the City was normally received in old days by the Mayor and Corporation, who presented the keys to him (or her) and delivered an address through the mouth of the Recorder. Some pictures of the old gate and the church over it still exist; one of the best of these is in a coloured plan of the area in a book of the Maps and Plans of the City Estates in the City archives. This is in colour and shows the church from the north side and dates from about 1790, while in the church registers is a sketch in pen and ink made just before the gate was taken down. D. INGRAM HILL.
ST. MARY'S HALL The removal of the central pillars opened up a floor area of some 60 feet by 30 feet, large enough for P.E. and Drama, the two activities which are to share the building. This space has been much appreciated by the Thursday afternoon Drama club which was able to leave the Green Room this term and expand its numbers to over twenty_ This could go up to thirty in future. An improvised play was planned for the end of term to inaugurate the hall as a Drama centre but the idea was abandoned in the last week, partly because the cast did not feel their material was ready for performance but also because the lighting and sound equipment, which it was hoped would be installed for the occasion, had not yet been delivered. However, the hall could be used for House Play rehearsals.
The lights when they arrive will be hnng from four scaffolding bars, two on each side of the hall, which can be lowered on pulleys to working height or raised up to the ceiling out of harm's way. These lighting bars are fitted with a total of sixteen independent outlets, whose circuits terminate in the first floor room in the tower. There is also a sound circuit with outlets for four speakers, each with its own switch, going back to the same point, and room for fifty chairs. The wiring for light and sound and the installation of the scaffolding bars was kindly carried out by the School Works' Department, the lighting control, amplifier and speaker system are being designed and built by boys in the Hobbles Club under the supervision of Mr. Tarran. The lighting box will incorporate fOllr 2kw thyristor dimmers and a patching arrangement of four sockets and switches per dimmer to allow for maximum flexibility in the use of the sixteen circuits. Lighting and sound controls will both be situated in a cupboard which can be locked and which gives a good view of the hall floor throllgh a small window. We must now hope that lighting, sound and also blackout curtains will be ready in time for a production in the autunm. Also needed are a set of rostra in different shapes and sizes. Since these are extremely expensive to buy, a desirable solution would be for enthusiastic amateur carpenters in the school to take on the job. Are there any volunteers? C.D.E.G. 67
REVIEWS THE CHURCH IN RUSSIA On 1st February, Archpriest Serge Haeckel spoke on "The Church in Russia". He began by giving a brief history of the Church and then went on to describe the difficulties of maintaining Church organisation under Soviet conditions. These are problems of obtaining and holding Church premises, of provid ing for training of priests and of obtaining religious literature, especially Bibles. The policy of the regime is undoubtedly to press towards a gradual liquidation of the Church. Archpriest Haeckel understood those who sought ma rtyrdom in these conditions. However, it was his opinion that it was possible to take a dignified a nd productive stand on the basis of an accommodation with the regime- so long as one did not compromise with the fundamental s of the Christian religion. He did not minimise the problems and dangers of this course, and sa id it requires humility, intelligence and firm will-power of the Church leaders. After the talk there were plenty of questions and a good discussion followed . I should like to take this opportunity of thanking Serge Haeckel for a most interesting evening which was much enjoyed by everyone who attended. T. J. TAYLOR
THE ECOLOGY OF THE RIVER STOUR DR. ROY BROWN, of Wye College Dr. Brown's lecture on 24th February was well attended, especially by members of the Biology Department. As the Headmaster, who was also present, pointed out, there are members of the school who have a vested interest in the river and so it was more a point of local interest than a scientific phenomenon. Mr. Wilkinson turned up to represent the Wickhambreaux Residents' Association to whom, of course, the subject is of immediate importance. The talk dealt mainly with the effects of industrialisation and the presence of towns along the river-especially as regards poilu tion. Dr. Brown explained the concept of biochemical oxygen demand and its importance in determining perm issible levels of sewage effluent: of especial interest was the effluent from Canterbury Sewage Works. This has at times recently registered B.O.D. values several t imes larger than had been laid down by law fifty or so years ago. If you fall in the river at Fordwich, keep your mouth shut. Dr. Brown also explained the importance of tile water extraction for domestic use from the underlying water table and its effect on the Stour. At present the Water Boards are having trouble in making ends meet. Let's hope the river won't suffer for lack of water: at present tile mean river level is at its lowest for several years. The ecological prohlems regarding the River Stour are typical of those surrounding other rivers throughout this country-but the Stour is unique as being the last (relatively) unpolluted stream in England- and as such it must be preserved.
M . D. CROFT.
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"MR. PERKINS AND PHILIP CAREY"
THE VISIT OF PASTOR WURMBRAND This lecture, given to a packed Parry Hall, was most informative in many respects: it threw light on the work of the underground Church in Communist lands (which one hears so little, if anything, about); for most people it was a unique experience to hear, first-hand, the difficulties of practising Christianity in Communist countries, and what life is like inside a Communist jail. Despite all the mental and physical tortures he had been through during his fourteen years in prison, Pastor Wurmbrand retained an amazing sense of humour which was conveyed in such stories as the pregnant woman with a womb-full of Bibles, who had a well-timed "delivery of her baby" after having passed through Customs! But throughout the whole talk, he showed how, under the most terrible conditions, he was always able to keep complete faith in God. Even when his mind had been drugged and his memory failed him to such an extent that he could only remember the first two words of the Lord's Prayer: "Our Father", he was still able to pray and to tell God that he loved Him and trusted Him . Although some people felt that his hatred and dread of Communism was excessive, this can be justified in his circumstances of ha ving spent so long in suffering and repression. He emphasised strongly that he loved the Communists as people with souls to be saved, although he referred to some of them as "beasts and swine", whose hardened hearts were beyond redemption, except by a miracle of God. On the whole, it was a very moving and worthwhile lecture; one critic writes on the back of one of his books: "Enough to restore one's faith in faith"- a phrase which can be made appropriate to this lecture too. W. R . DONALDSON
THE MUSE OF COMEDY IN RUSTIC BOOTS Under this title, Sir Bernard Miles, Director of the Mermaid Theatre, gave an amusing and original talk to an appreciative aud ience in the Shirley Hall on 23rd February. Sir Bernard's varied career, from Music Hall to Modern Drama, offered most of us a new light on drama. Much of the evening was spent in a remarkable tour of 'Sir Bernard's gag-book, a comedian's best friend . Here his humour ranged from rulal England-unforgettably caught in accent and idiom- to sophisticated literary puns. It also extended into some remarkable forays into people's biographies: Bishop Sandthorpe thanking the Lord that so many members of a certain winning Boat Race crew went on to be ordained; S. T. Coleridge's father becoming so excited at dinner that he persistently tucked his neighbour's petticoats into his trousers. The range of questions Sir Bernard subsequently faced was considerable, but they enabled us to learn more specifically about his own experience in acquiring an actor's craft and reputation, and the forbidding problems of obtaining success as an actor today. At the kind invitation of Mrs. Pawley, a number of us had the privilege of meeting Sir Bernard afterwards, and this proved extremely interesting.
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STUDY IN CONCRETE [R. H. Wheatcroft
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MUSIC CIRCLE CONCERT Arranging a concert programme is, I know, no easy task, but it did strike me as a pity that this concert in the Shirley Hall on 24th February was so dIvIded that all the strings were put in the first half and, bamng the Glee Club, the latter half devoted entirely to wind. Be that as it may, the concert began with a Rondo from "Abdelazar" by Purcell, played by the Second Orchestra. A g?od sense of contrast wa~ conv~yed between the calmer episodes and the repeated refram of the resoundmg tuttI that IS. so well-kno:vn . The Minuet from Mozart's "Linz" Symphony, which followed, was a httle dlsappomting: tentatively played and somewhat laboured in style, one could rarely detect the graceful lilt of the actual dance form which is so crucial to the music and so deceptIvely difficult to bring off well. Incidentally, I think the strings should lear~ to use plenty of bow, as it will in the end be both to their advantage and to the audIence s satlsfactton. As theu finale, the Orchestra played Mussorgsky's Great Gate of Kiev: this revealed some promising tone in the small wind group and It ended WIth full percussIOn and resplendent brass. The general ensemble was most impressIve and all credIt goes to DaVId Goodes for hIs work with them. Next the Chamber Orchestra, led by George Robertson, with David Goodes again at the hel~, were joined by Henry Myerscough for a performance of Holst's Lyric Movement for Viola and Small Orchestra. Although the work was lengthy, It was a treat to hear Mr. Myerscough's velvet tone and the sonorities of the solo viola set off by the orchestra's assiduous accompaniment. I hope that it may encourage a few more VIOla players to manifest themselves in time to .counteract the future shortage. The Chamb~r Orchestra followed with an extremely spmted account of the first movement of Haydn s Symphony No. 99, which seemed to me to be the highlight of. the con~rt,. althoug~ I felt that the tender second subject could have been caressed a lIttle more m ItS phrasmg. The wind ensemble under the unobtrusive leadership of Matthew Bright then played the 2nd movement and Finale of the Petite Symphonie by Gounod. This improved as it went on : certainly we heard some fin~ solo playing, but the accompanyin.g parts, as always, the hardest in chamber mUSIC, tended to s~:)llnd ragged and at tImes msensitive. However the overall sound was pleasant to lIsten to, and they should go a long way. The Glee Club, under the direction of Chris T i!lker, first sang "Drink to me only"a piece which unfortunately showed that so me vOIces blended better than others! and then "Cowboy Carol": this was better, and the sound effects of the accompamment were carried across clearly. Lastly the Band gave a rousing performa nCe of Gordon Jacob's Original Suite. The three movements were carefully played, and the Intermezzo provided a welcome contrast in dynamic terms, before the jaunty, jazzy finale brought the concert to a close. SIMON
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VISIT OF THE REHEARSAL ORCHESTRA The Rehearsal Orchestra was founded in 1957: it meets annually at Edinburgh during the Festival, but it also holds weekend courses in different parts of the country at other times of the year. Its aims include giving experience to young professionals, music students and enthusiastic amateur players in rehearsing major works of the orchestral repertoire. Although there is often a core of regular players, each meeting aims to draw on the talent of the area in which it is being held. On Sunday March 10th, under the commanding baton of Mr. Harry Legge, the orchestra came to the Shirley Hall and rehearsed with a group of local musicians, including several King's players. The object was to rehearse three works rigorously and as professionally as possible, and to give a semi-performance or open rehearsal in the evening. The atmosphere was keen and the musicians, most of whom were music students, were enthusiastic. They produced a performance in the evening, which, although lacking some of the polish that longer rehearsals would have produced, was vigorous and always musical. The opening work was Berlioz's Overture 'Beatrice and Benedict', which calls for delicate and precise playing from the strings and uses all the resources of the woodwind and brass at its climaxes. The conductor's clear beat and relaxed calmness overcame any problems of tension in the opening and thereafter there were few difficulties. Many of the audience were attracted by the prospect of hearing the Sibelius Violin Concerto and few could have been disappointed in the performance: the soloist, Clarence Myerscough, gave a glittering account of this very difficult work, the magical tone of his opening being matched by the virtuoso way in which he dealt with the rapid semiquaver passages. The orchestral accompaniment was not always sound rhythmically but was of the right texture and gave good overall support. The final work was Schumann's Symphony No. 4 in D minor. This was played right through only once before the open rehearsal and so some players were virtually sight-read ing. Despite this, the intonation was good and the performance had a fine attack and drive which largely overcame the problems of Schumann's thick orchestral texture in the resonant acoustics of the Shirley Hall. The size of the audience far exceeded Mr. Legge's prophecy of "the Headmaster and four boys" and their warm appreciation made the day's 'work worthwhile especially for those who had travelled from London. Most important, a thoroughly enjoyable time was had by all, and We thank Harry Legge for bringing his orchestra and David Goodes for organising things at this end.
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I would like to thank the Headmaster for his warm support for this enterprising project and Mr. Goodes (a long-standing member of the Rehearsal Orchestra) for all that he did towards making the event so successful. I am sure, too, that our musical visitors would wish to express their gratitude to Mrs. Stewart and her staff for their highly appreciated efforts. I also feel it is worth noting that, whereas Mr. Legge normally expects about half-a-dozen boys to join the orchestra when it visits a school, he expressed pleasure in finding that on this occasion, 22 boys from King's took part. E.l.W. 71
TI1E VISIT 10 SADLER'S wELLS On 16th February, the Headmaster kindly took a party of Senior Music Scholars to a production of Prokofiev's War alld Peace at the London Coliseum. Our journey there was relieved both by the school's excellent packed lunches and by renderings of various anthems and madngals taken for the purpose. Not long after we were seated in the theatre, we found ourselves suddenly thrown mto the start of the opera. For some time the large chorus had been moving slowly on to the stage, theIr attention away from the audience, and fixed on a projected map of the area around Moscow. All at once the orchestra stopped warm i~g up, the. lights ,?lazed, and the fullchor~s tur!led towards the audience and sang out theIr affirmatIOn of the sanctIty of Russian sOli agamst the invader". The effect was astound ing; and yet this was to be only the first of the production's dramatically theatrical moments. Prokofiev chose to divide the two stories in the novel completely, with the first half of the opera being Peace, a half which ends with Andrei's death. The second half depIcts War in four scenes, from Napoleon's advance on Moscow to hIs retreat and the Russian declaration of freedom. Throughout, the simple and effective scenery supported the singers well and served to supplement the music. Excellent ,:,se was made of all parts of the stage, partIcularly dunng the burning of Moscow and projection on to a screen at the back from behmd made an extremely good backing'to all scenes. The difference of mood between the two halves was outstanding, the first half full of dancing and soirees, with the second filled wIth guns and dying men. The very impressive chorus supported a cast of sol~lSts who carned the themes through with great life, words always clear and always conveymg well the different atmospheres. The second half especially WRS an ex,Perience which many of us will not easily forget and which will stay with us for some tIme to come. Once agam we. would lIke to thank the Headmaster for giving us the opportunIty of thIS unusual expenence, and we should also like to thank Richard Jarman, O.K .S., for the supper he arranged for us III the theatre afterwards. Q. H. POOLE, N. J. HAMWAV.
HOUSE MUSIC COMPETITION As usual, the Music Competition produced a !ligh su~ndard of music-~akiDg, a little ,friendlY,rivalry, and onc or two pleasant surprises. All the cup-winners richly deserved their awards, but If the PflZC~ had
been awarded on different criteria, then perhaps some ite~s could have won more than merely audience appreciat ion. It is interesting how some HOllses have established a regular pattern of 'Yhat they pcrformMarlowe as usual singing Britten for their "Vocal" and qld Testament Jazz for .thelr Sons! ~uxmoore singing a "pop" song' Grange performing a home¡grown mstrumental work. ThIS last, VarlatlollS 011 all Original Theme, a further addition to Simon Davies' list of very: promi~ing compositions, contained some effective writing for piano and 'cello and worked up to an excltmg climax. The other original composition this year was Mark Gutteridge's Middle Trio for horn (bassoon in this performance, due to the current "plague"), 'cello and piano. Again, the 'cello had an imp~rtant part, the 'cell ist coping well with some very awkward passages. The presence of the horn would obVIously have added a great deal of colour and interest to this performance. School House presented a very strong programme but were pipped at. eve~y pos! . Their three-part excerpt from Bach's Musical Offering was excellently performed, and theIr Hmdemlth part¡songs were beautifully balanced, with a fine tr~ble solo. Galpin's, too~ were m<?re than just ."also rans"-t~leir Be~thove~ movement was very impressive, wIth some confident c1armet playmg, and theIr Song was SUItably smuous.
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If a prize had been awarded for audience appeal, it would certainly have been shared by Linacre and Luxmoore. Linacre's bold choice of Toch's Geographical Fugue paid off in that they gave it a superb performance, but it gained them few marks. Westrup's Divertimento contained some suitably whimsical 'cello and bassoon·playing. Luxmoore provided a "fresh look" at Bizet's Illtermezzo, redolent of the Portsmouth Sinfonietta's zany efforts, and sang a spirited German drinking·song. The two best "Instrumentals" carne from Walpole and Marlowe, the eventual winners. There were some exciting moments in Walpole's folky Khatchaturian trio, though some legato passages were drowned by the echo of the piano. Marlowe's Vivaldi was a gem- looked good, sounded good, and did them good. How many Houses are lucky enough to possess four such talented violinists? This, for me, was the best performance of the day, and I was pleased to hear it repeated in the evening. Walpole's winning vocal item, Schubert'S Spec/re's Dance, was given a well-tuned performance by a quintet of nicely· blended voices. Of the songs, Meister Omers' item from Carmifla Bu,.an(l was the most interesting choice, though it was too repetitive to hold the School aud ience's attention for its duration. Meister Omers did very well to learn the whole thing in Latin. The diction of all the Houses was good this year, though the tone produced by some was very harsh. Consequently, the sweet sounds of the Grange were a joy to the ear, all the more impress ive when they spli t into two groups without sacrificing their (relat ive) purity of tone. Their example served to remind us that it is not necessarily the House that sings loudest that wins. Walpole are to be congratulated on winning, and Meister Omers on being runners-up. N. 1. C. BANNAN.
LUXMOORE HOUSE PLAY "THE WORKHOUSE DONKEY" BY JOH N ARDEN, FEBRUARY 10TH
This was an ambitious choice for a House Play; not least because of the immediate problem in finding a suitable cast of as many as twenty-six from the one House. It was also necessary to cut the play very considerably, mainly because of limited time. However, the ordeal was tackled with vigour and confidence by its producers, Messrs. Allen and Duggan, and they were rewarded with considerable success in both these respects. Stephen Camburn and Mike Melville-Shreeve deserve praise for their convincing portrayals of Feng and Boocock respectively-both of them tricky parts to master, and Robert Lindley gave a striking and admirable interpretation of the part of Sir Harold Sweetman. I was particularly impressed by the acting of Jawaid Punwar and Ivan Walker: Jawaid's voice was one of the few which was always projected clearly to the back of the hall, and, coupled with controlled, agile movements, and expressive, confident gestures, he presented a most competent performance. Ivan Walker acted "the lady" commendably, capturing well the necessary refined, femin ine voice of such .a character. The northern accents were very convincing; particular prai ~ in this field is due to Alistair MacDonald, who was most certainly the loud-mouthed Alderman Butterthwaite through and through . It did seem, however, that he slightly spoiled his potential in the part by always speaking so loudly, and thereby to some extent "losing his fire". Unfortunately, rugby player Norman Marshall was transparently obvious through the supposedly "seductive" Gloria, although he compensated a little for this by his precise and confident speech. Finally, a word of congratulation to all the scene shifters! The organised fluency with which this important job was carried out was most praiseworthy, and it obviously helped to disguise the cuts that had necessarily been made in the script. Although it would not be quite true to say that the production did full justice to John Arden's play, it provided an original and enjoyable evening's entertainment. C. S. SNELL. 73
LlNACRE HOUSE PLAY To employ every member of the house must be the ideal of every House Play producer, and it was no less than this that Mr. Copeman achieved for Linacre with "Zigger Zagger", in what, sadly, appears likely to have been his valedictory production at King's. The play itself, the best-known of Peter Terson's successes with imposing crowds and diminished individuals, concerns the television-fed phenomenon of the obsessional football crowds to whom the home match or the sacking of some alien city constitutes the sole, sad creed in their dispossessed lives. Mr. Copeman's skilful truncation of the play enabled us to achieve a necessary empathy with its hero, young Harry Philton, who is temporarily absorbed into this tough, drab priesthood, but whose brother-in law's steadying influence (well portrayed by Phillip Nicholl) eventually brings him through into the less dithyrambic but more enduring vocation of apprentice plumber. Though the opportunities of this part were not those of that stunning St. Joan he gave us a couple of years ago, Robert Cooling was convincing and likeable as Harry, and his conflict of choice was effecti vely conveyed. Each of the supporting parts was well-played: for instance, Stephen Nicholl had the right manner as Zigger Zagger, the crowd's leader; Piers Baker as Harry's Headmaster conveyed the helplessness of the dream of learning in the face of the power of the media; and Pete Waddington was appropriately furtive as the newsagent with goods to vend. There was also a virtuoso performance by Cosmo Brown as the Youth careers Officer; willing to offer an unqualified youth employment as "the human end" to an automated process: lifting boxes of iam bottles off an assembly line onto a lorry. The three girls were good too: I particularly liked Diana Barnes's version of the sister who had reacted to their mother's sluttishness by enfolding herself in a semi-detached prim-
ness. But it was, rightly, the atavistic chanting and cannibalized hymn tunes of the terraces that dominated the performance. The play's romantic thread concerns the free transfer of Sandra's affections from Harry to the team's centre-forward (Mark Pretty's casting would have saved Stanislavski rehearsal-time), and the elaborate lyric Mr. Terson has written into Sandra's part, to "the litter, the orange peel, the smell of hot dogs", seems incongruous in front of the swaying power of the semi-articulate fans. Although the production was so entertaining, and its crowd good-hearted not grim, it was part of Linacre's considerable achievement to reproduce in the Shirley Hall a convincing sense of the power in our age of ritualized primitivism. S.C.w. On February 28th, John'Beckwith, of the Department of Architec tur~ at the Victoria and Albert Museum, very kindly gave us a slide lecture on "The Court Art of Charlemagne". Although the lecture was especially relevant to History of Artists, it was also enjoyed by several historians and linguists. Mr. Beckwith not only spoke and showed s1ides depicting examples of architecture and painting, but also fitted this rich artistic era into an historical context by showing, in his introduction, how Char1es's extensive travelling gave birth to the art istic enlightenment at his Court at Aachen. FO! example, the cathedral built th ere in the years 802-812 closely resembled Sf. Peter's at Rome. Also the beautifully painted book covers and frescoes of that period resemble earlier examples from Rome. Char1es intended Aachen to be Roma Secunda. Indeed. what made the talk fascinating was the wealth of detail on this subject which Mr. Beckwith provided. We are grateful to him for having spoken to us. G. A. R. GHERSON. CHARLEMAGNE
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By Beq-.est He asked me to write him a happy poem. A happy poem? What does he want one of those for? I don't know_ What is a happy poem anyway?
Well, it's daffodils in the dew, Smiling faces and laughing children.
A rainbow after a storm, And a cow in a field It's birds singing in tho trees, Flowers in the parks, And picnics in the sun. Yes. but what happens in the winter? What is it about then? Mainly snowball fights and tobogganing, Long evenings in front of the fire; Families, friends, lovers and children_ Or Christmas, The season of goodwill to all men. A time for giving love as well as presents_ And then there is New Year's Eve. Everyone looking forward to something new and exciting_ A chance to improve our lives; A chance for peace_ Yes, I think I see now, Happiness and joy-but not necessarily pleasure. Does it happen at other times as well? All the time. Everyday someone is happy, But someday everyone will be.
I do see_ I think I'm happy now_ It's very infectious, isn't It? Oh yes _. . very infectious.
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KEEPING STILL AND QUIET
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I trundled the wheel-barrow down the garden. It glided smoothly over the lawn and then bounced on the clumsy grass at the bottom of the garden. where there was a steep downwards gradient and an enormous oak tree. making a typical clanging noise that one only associates with a metal wheel-barrow pan. The load of leaves hovered for a split second as the wheel came down after each clump. every leaf in exactly the same position in relation to the others. I tipped the load up onto a big pile that I had made and then looked around. The tranquil scene affected me and I sat down in the wheel-barrow. It was surprisingly comfortable and I lay back in the clean pan. settling myself more comfortably. My eyes looked up and I focused on the different shady branches. The obscure sunlight accentuated the different shades of green and I saw the difference in colour clearly. Some fresh leaves looked almost blue. while others had become slightly yellowed with the first touches of autumn. My breathing had become deep and regulated. and made no sound. I was as silent and still as a corpse. But there was no death here. Everything was alive with nature's own colours, and I must have looked out of place with the sharp tones of blue and red that I wore, compared with the mild greens and browns of everything around me. Quite suddenly, a bird fluttered on to a branch. He bobbed up and down a few times as the branch balanced with its new weight, and saw me. His head nodded and he moved with quick, jerky movements, as birds always do. He surveyed me from many different angles with each eye. His thoughts were probably jerky too. I could imagine them: That's a human. Isn't it? It doesn't move. Maybe it's dead. But I can't risk it. He was gone as suddenly as he came. The branches moved like a rippling sea, and shafts of light would disappear and be re-made elsewhere, then back in their old places. I drifted slowly away ... I woke up with no idea of the time, wondering how on earth I'd gone to sleep in a wheel-barrow, of all places. Then I laughed at myself.
When you come to me . .. Christopher Bourne When you come to me, Be merciful. I do not choose To die by the little cuts You take such care over. I'm not going to run, Because runuing's too late now. But when you come to me, Be merciful. I shall sit in my corner, And quietly die. 76
Picking Blackberries
Jeremy Hart
Behind the office Were the three fields. The little one; the wild one; the good one. The first was shrivelled by poisonous car-fumes; .. Shrunk, half-developed fruit was only good for boiling And making blackberry tea. The second was a fierce growth Of bramble, sprawling over from a gardenBut big lush blackberries inside; Good with ice cream, for dessert; If you removed the watery ones. But the third was best. A row of derelict cottages Were half-disused, and one Had left a garden full of berries. You wormed over the next-door fence (A bush obscured the gate) Onto the long grass, carpet-soft; Avoiding nettles, plucked From their rich branches The blackberries, just right in size and ripeness.
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Nigel'8 Pangolin Song Phillip Nicholl I was sitting in the street just apicking my feet When along came a pangolin. I said, "Look here Jim, I won't do you in If you can play this mandolin." "Mandolin?", said the pangolin "Well that's really quite easy to do". So he jumped up quick, got hold of my pick And played it all day through! Well, an old._red fox as plays the box Is really quite hard to find, But a pangolin playin' a mandolin Well, it really just blew my mind. I found a phone, rang through back home, Said, "Get out the old school bus. There's something near you just gotta hear." I really made quite a fuss. But Mom said, "Dear, let me get this clear; You sure you're not pulling a trick". "No, this is for real, so get stuck at that wheel, Bring the folks on out here quick." So the folks drove round, sat down on the ground To hear the mandolin ring. Then the scaly pig did a country jig And suddenly started to sing. Moral: (an' it kinda surprised me, 'cos its not the sort of thing a pangolin would be, like, 'learned" in!) If you ever go to Cambridge and things go bad At your entrance .interview. Say "Excuse me Jim, that's a pangolin". And they're sure to let you through!
Editor's Note: A member of the school is said to have gained entry to Cambridge solely on his ability to recognise a stuffed pangolin in the room of the don interviewing him.
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Jonathan liing8man it was stone flowers broke the stone it was night the sun broke the darkness it was silent noise broke the silence it was peace wars broke the peace it was happy work broke its back it was free morality broke its code it was love it was life time broke its life
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Love is the sound of breath drawn in The glimpse of peeping white teeth under half-opened mouth. Gossamer touch of fingers caring, The silent kiss of iris glance. Skin so soft and pure in velvet contours That to touch, oh so gently, would shatter the image. Love is the feel of proximity, The charge of the air which makes eyes capture Each movement, each pore, And set out the portrait of love In its idol entirety On the canvas of the memory. Love is the sound of steady rhythm. Of intimate fragrance Deeply inhaled and languidly expelled. The vast land of united souls. Knowledge of not having to look. Daylight falling onto a hand relaxed in trust. 79
AFTER A LONG DAY
Gawain Barnard
Groups of gnats hung over the field as I walked slowly homewards. I thought back over the day. I remembered how early I had got up in the morning, and how tired I should be feeling now-but I was not. All thought of tiredness had long ago vanished amid a feeling of great satisfaction. The sun was now quite long gone below the treesprinkled horizon, and now the summer twilight had closed in around me. Normally, I would have been scared, but not today; today had been a very special day. The stalks of the cut wheat bent like straws under my feet. It had not been like that earlier. Then the stalks had been proper wheat filled with field mice for chasing, and a perfect place for hiding. Only a few stalks round the edge were left complete, to remind me of the grandeur that had been earlier that day. I took one stalk in my hand and slowly began to eat each grain of wheat. They were hard, but very nice once you had broken through the rough exterior. I sat on the fence and thought back on the day that was now coming to a close. In many ways it had been my idea of a perfect day. I wished that the next day could be like it, but I knew that it would not. I climbed over to the other side of the metal fence. I felt the tall grass rub against my legs. Once before that day had I had that same feeling, when I was catching the ruby ladybirds. I turned for home. I thought how nice it would be to be home, and to scratch my head free of all the gnats that had gathered in it. I began to walk on the gravel road. Twilight was nearly over, and I thought that I could see droplets of darkness descending from the sky. I passed the greenhouses, and the old elm tree. I was beginning to feel tired now that the day was nearly over. I wanted to tell people about my day, but I realised that it would not seem exciting or enjoyable for them. My whole body began to itch. I could feel sand in my shoes, and in my trouser pockets. Soon the lights of home came into view. I almost cried at the departing of the day. It was something to be remembered for ever. I thought of scratching my hair, and slumping deep into a chair, but it did not make me hurry home. As I entered the house I realised that I smelt of bonfire. I did not mind it-it was a nice smell. Soon I was seated in the chair, resting my weary joints and scratching my head. I knew that I probably would never have another day like the one I had just had, and this made me very sad, but it was nice to be home.
Beach
Roderick Hafls
Liquid gold Caresses the ivory Stretch of sand. Rivulets run down the eddying flats. And endless horizon reftects The turquoise sea to The shimmering blue sky. Away in the whitened distance a line Of trees ride swaying down to fine Coconut sand. Fronds scatter the breeze Responding to its sweet touch. Clouds above blossom and bathe in sun-warmed happiness. Paradise-
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Transistors staticate Bubblegummed messages Across childish sand-buried flat Flabs of mother's tum. "Don't step in the ice-cream; there's a Good girl, and Mind that pile of dog naughtiness." "I don't know where to put Your lolly wrapper." "Oh do shut up. I'm trying to finish My Agatha Christie." "Yes, that's right. Just drop It on the sand." It is a lovely day, why?-
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I Two broad arms rigidly stretched out in the evening. Blood staining the unvarnished freshness. The quiet is terrible. In the distance, the faint sound of cloth Tearing. The spear lies on the ground sullenly; The man hangs down dead. II The great engines roar and pulse; They drown out the birdsong. Feathers /loat down and are Sucked into the oily machinery. Creation fights back. III The bird comes down from the blueness. Its eye gleams with black penetration. It speaks: "Render unto Caesar The things which
Are Caesar's" Beak /lash and blood spreads again over earth. Fusion.
IV God walked in his garden in the heat of the day ; He was at ease with his creation. Pride swelled in his heart. A man opened the green gate to the garden and Stepped in. And he saw that it was good. Very gently, the man led God to the gate, And very firmly left the bewildered old man No more divine, on tbe other side for tbe first time. V And the evening and tbe morning were the eighth day.
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WALPOLE HOUSE PLAY The Walpole production of a selection of Noel Coward's plays and music, .although these were written forty years ago, came over with great zest. Though not of the eighteenth century, the "period piece" mood was captivating. Red Peppers, the opening sketch, did well in capturing the audience with its liveliness both in actions and words. The standard of the acting was very reasonable and the dialogue, which virtually consisted of a constant string of arguments between one characte~ and another, was a delightful mixture of lightheartedness and annoy~nce .. Ted Robmson came over well as the ironically ill-tempered George Pepper, wIllIe Nicholas Walters provided an excellent partner as his wife Lily. Andrew Newell and Alan Balson as the conductor and theatre manager were amusing though somewhat inaudible. I thought the standard of the orchestra playing the Coward melodies was outstanding for the efforts of one house alone, whilst Adrian Lockwood and Dominic Vlasto both succeeded in getting the humour of their songs across well and portra~ing the po~ular image of Coward himself. I also feel that the stage-hands' effort~ III m!lV1ng th~ furmture during the music should not go without mention; whether or not mtenhonally, It provIded a few moments' extra amusement. The main play, Ways and Means, also made an impact, I thought, save fora rew momen.ts when the majority of the cast was on stage, and the plot was momentanly lost. Agam I think Walpole's resources must be commended for producing such a large cast for both plays, in addition to their orchestra. They had to dip only into Marlowe's r~nks for Jane Moylan to provide the leading female role. The sense of aill,!ent ?OrruptlOn and ~ll1ld idiocy was clear throughout. Jane Moylan acted out the hOity-tOlty young lady III a refreshing manner, while Richard Yonge provided a.good "r am never wront,>" husband . The rest of the cast on the whole kept the play qUIte hvely WIth their varymg accents: Charles Young as the baritone lady of the house; ran Teo as the po~er-faced butler With the deadpan voice; William Donaldson as the dashing young pubhc school man; and Mark Johnson as the American chauffeur gone burglar. I think Mr. Harris made the best of a promising cast in this refreshing production, and I can honestly say it was an evening enjoyably spent.
A. H. R.
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On 16th February, Me. G. C. Wil coc~son,? Pembrok~ CoIlegC? Cam~ridge, kindly carne down to talk to us on thiS tOPIC, and particu larly lIs relat ion to OF HELL Macbeth . The Harrowing of Hell itself is a complex concept. It refers to the occasion when Christ descended to Hell and broke open the gates so that the "good departed" c0l!l~ leave. Caxton's most popular work, Lege1lda Aurea, tells this story, with the porter of Hell ~gate symbollzlD&: sloth, lust and gluttony, The subject became a most popular Mystery Play, and, though these were forcib ly suppressed after the Reformat ion, their influence lingered on, not least in the Hen's m~uth that was a featur~,~f many El izabethan stages, This was positioned at the south end ("I hear a kn~fklfl~ at, the south e~,try IS L~dy Macbeth's precise comment on what to her husband, appalled at the saCri legiOUS murd,er he has Just committed appears to be a metaphysical man ifestation), and was painted li ke the smokmg mouth of a terrible be~st, through which people ran in and out. Hence, too, Marlowe's Fau~tlls: "Ugly Hell, g,ape not!"; and it was pointed out to LIS that the image surv ived only in contemporary fairground ghosHram scenery. Mr. Wilcockson's talk was scholarly and illuminating, and we appreciated the chance to listen to someone rea lly expert in mediaeval studies,
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THE ST. MATTHEW PASSION BY HEINRICH SCHUTZ The Cathedral Crypt was an ideal setting for this work which the Madrigal Society performed on March 13th, conducted by Mr. Edred Wright. Simon Davies was the. principal s.oloist, as the Evangelist, and sang this extremely long and difficult part wIth greatskill. Dominic Vlasto sang the part of Jesus very aptly and wIth great ease. Matthew Bnght (Judas), Peter Burrows (Pilate) and Quentin Poole (Caiaphas) . all sang very c~editably. Other ~olo parts were taken by Jeremy Haswell, Robert Stnvens, Peter WhIte, Mark Guttendge, and Christopher Snell. The Passion itself was sung beautif~lly, and I was extremely impressed both by the chorus and SOlOIsts, b?t I was not entIrely happy about the congregational hymns which, I felt,. broke the ~ontmU1ty of the w?~k. I would have preferred either a performance III whIch the audIence dId not partICIpate, or a service in which the congregation were far more involved. I felt this particularly after the final chorus, "Glory be to Jesus" when the suspense was broken by the hymn "When I survey the wondrous cross". ' Even so, the work came across very well indeed, with the choruses and the echoes final chords especially intense. Mr. Wright's latest, moving achievement deserved more listeners. â&#x20AC;˘
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DIANA BARNES.
CORRESPONDENCE The Music School. 18th March, 1974. Dear Sir,
We would like to ,draw attention to the disturbing state of affairs as regards entertainments a rranged for the School. Durmg t~e last two or three yea rs we have noted with growing dismay the decrease in attendance on such, occ.aslons by members of, t~e School, both staff and boys. For instance, in this last term, b?t~ the MUSIC Circle Concert and the ,V ISit ~f the ReheaITa l Orchestra suffered from lack of support from wlthm the sc~ool, altho~lgh many outSide VISitors attended . On another occasion three events took place on the same ~Ight : !l recital, a. film, ar-d a debate; witry the result t~at none of these had the audit'nees they deserved. Surely thiS reflects insuffiCient forethought m the orgamsation of such events? Is it possible that this apparent apat hy stems, not from a genuine lack of interest but rat her from the fact tha t there are too. many eyents crammed into the term? Either this is so or o'ne must assume that people no longer show mtert;St III those parts of schl;lOllife which are outside thei r immediate involvements. M~ny people ~ pend mu~h time a nd. energ~ arrangmg the different events of the term and if the present att itude pr~va l!s they ~J11 become .lOcreaslOgly demoralised and discouraged. This will inevitably lead to a reduction 10 the Wide range of IOterests catered for in school entertainments. And so we would like to C<1 1i upon mem~ers of the School either to awake from their dormancy and to suppod the events aIrang~d for them 01' to Inform the powers that be that saturat ion point has been passed so that they may take act ion to solve the problem. Yours faithfully, N. J. H AMWAY, Q. H . POOLE.
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Once aga in hockey enthusiasts have had to endure a wet season, wetter than usual in that it lasted right to the end of term. Adverse cond itions underfoot have not, I am glad to report , prevented the Club from recording a very sllccessful season not just for the 1st Xl but for most other teams too. Inevitably one compares this year's results with those of the past and surprisingly enough only the 1965 side in the last tcn years is its equal. What made this ~ ide so sllccessful ? One of the answers lay in the fact that such Old Colours as remained occupied the key hockey positions (centre-half, inside-left, right-wing) arou nd which it was possible to build respectively defence and attack. All the vacant places were fi ll ed from last year's 2nd and Colts' XIs without any makeshift arrangements or the feeling that weak links might exist. PI eliminary games indicated that, grou nds perm itt ing, this mixture could weld itself into a powerful team. After a splendid start with victories over the Universi ty of Kent, St. Edmund's School and a fine performance against a strong East Kent H.A. XI, we were just getting together really well when the rains came down condemning us to a full fortni ght without a game on grass. It took us a long time to find our touch again when we met a strong Tonbridge side fre~h from two weeks on their all-v...eather pitch. At half-time we were 2-1 down, even so unluckily, as their goals had come from a penalty stroke and a deflect ion. Our rhythm was sti ll missing in the second half and one goal from open play and another penalty stroke made it into what proved to be our only poor performance of the term. At St. Lawrence, too, luck was not with us, for territorially we had the advantage and deserved, at the least, a draw. In the closing stages this was snatched from us by a goal that should never have been scored from such an oblique angle. At whatever cost, these two matches enabled us to recover the teamwork of the pre-rain spell and from then on, the side won every match apart from a creditable draw at D ulwich. The two outstand ing performances were, in my opinion, against Canterbury H. C. with whom the XI drew in 1969 but has never defeated in the last ten years, and against the O.K.S. It has been said that School sides are not meant to beat Clubs but there was no mistaking the determination and achievement when aga inst the O.K.S. we came back from 0-2 and 2- 3 down to win 4-3. Our encounters with the O.K.S. at ] st and 2nd XI level were most enjoyable and we much appreciate the time taken and distance travelled by them which made our games so worthwhile thi s year despite the appalling weather. Earlier in this report I explained only partially why the team had done well, without mentioning personalities. These, of course, are a most important factor and the side and myself were fort unate indeed in having a Captain of the stature of Jonathan Burke. In practically every match he dominated the centre of the field, cutting oIT cross a nd through passes with wonderful sk ill and anticipation. He encouraged his men by showing vast energy and being the ubiquitous centre-half every coach hopes to possess. Utterly exhausted after each match, it was this total dedication which inspired the side to heights it might otherwise never have attained. Scarcely less brilliant was Asfaw's contribut ion. Superb stickwork, dribbling and constructive play at inside-left paved the way repeatedly for openings from which Ca in, Pearson and Tarry scored goals. He combined excellently with cain to provide deep thl'ust ~down that side of the field least easy to attack on but most damaging when successful. At inside-right, Tarry made the transition from the Colts in one year with surprising ease. Constructive and a great worker, he also scored some very useful goals. In Ca in we had a left-winger with speed, aggression and sk ill. His dummies a nd dribbling caused our opponents' defences real trouble and the concession of several goals. Kalfayan had an equally good season on the right, his pace allowing him to get behind most defences. The recurrence of his knee injury was a blow to the team. Pearson at centre-forward had tremendous drive, an eye for the half-chance and skill at running off the ball. These assets earned him a fine tally of goals including a hat-trick against St. Edmund's and a particularly brilliant opportunist goal to bring victory over Manwood's. As the side always attempted to play an attacking game the defence at times was stretched but on the whole very sound. In goal, canning was a mixture of brilliance and indifferent kicking but he had improved towards the end of term. Davies and Gower in front of him, at back, played soundly, covering we ll and not having to be taught much about that vital subject of non-commitment. The powerhouse of any good side is its halves. I have already mentioned Burke who had, in Chantler on his right and Moss on his left, two of the best players in these positions in recent years. Both were bund les of energy who never stopped running to cover in defence and to support closely in attack.
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In the latter stages of term injuries and illness caused us to draw on Jones, Young and Townsend from the 2nd XI and Lyons from the Colts, all of whom gave splendid service without it seeming to mar their own teams' performances. In the Frank Mason Tournament, which K ing's won so deservedly last year, our record was quite good, no matches being lost but not enough won for us to reach the final. A 1st XI is the sum total of many hours of games taken, and coaching given, by Masters at all levels, and I am most grateful to them for all their efforts this term. Hockey Leagues, too, have funct ioned smoothly thanks to Noble and latterly to Norrish with Marlowe fittingly the victors. My thanks also go to Bob 10rdan. The weather could scarcely have been more difficult for the grounds, or Bob more helpful. The Club's thanks must be recorded here to Mrs. Stewart and her staff for teas-maybe the 1st Xl's eggs are the most important factor of all ! After a thoroughly enjoyable season we now look forward to fresh challenges and experiences at Oxford and The Hague wh ich will be reported in due course. The team was: L. H. Canning, 1. G. W. D. Davies·, D. 1. Gower·, T. A. Chantler· (Secretary), 1. P. H. Burke· (Captain), R . M. H. Moss·, P. Y. Kalfayan·, R.l . Tarry·, W.l. Pearson·, M. Asfaw·, N. H. Ca in•. Also played: D. K. L. lones, A. J. Young, T. D. Townsend, N. S. Lyons. • Awarded or re-awarded Colours J.J.D.C. RESULTS
v U.K.C. Won 4---<l
v Canterbury H.C. Won 2-1 v St. Edmund's. Won 3-1 v Sir Roger Manwood's. Won 1-0 v East Kent H.A. Lost 2-3 v Sutton Valence. Won 2-0 v Tonbridge. Lost 1--4 v Dulwich. Drawn 1- 1 v St. Lawrence. Lost 0- 1 v O.K.S. Won 4-3 Matches cancelled: Dover College, Kent Police, Simon Langton, Kent College. Frank Mason Tournament: Winners: Tonbridge. King's placed 4th. House Match Final: Galpin's beat Linacre 1-0 in extra time. Junior Six-a-Side: Walpole.
2nd XI We were just beginning to playas a team after two early season draws against the University 2nd Xl and St. Edmund's when the fortnight's rain came. After this break we were unable to find our Oliginal team-work and as a result lost to both Tonbridge and St. Lawrence more easily than we might have otherwise done. As more pace returned to our game we beat bot h Sir Roger Manwood's and Sutton Valence, but due to our inability to score goals, the margin was only 1-0 in each case. The season ended in confusion as injuries and illness robbed us of many players and one if not two matches. Young, with the ~tra year's experience, proved the one forward with any penetration, although Townsend developed surprisingly considering he hadn't played hockey for a while. Hopkins and Harris both intercepted and tackled well , but are not very clean hitters of the ball. Jones, who might have played all season for the 1st XI, was a most valuable member of oue defence. The other members of the team all made considerable contributions and I am sure the whole team would like to thank Young for his Captaincy and Bowen foe his courageous performance in his first season in goal. Team: C. D. Bowen, M. J. Steutt, D. K. L. Jones, W. R. Donaldson, D. N. Hopkins, G. D. Harris, W. K . Hayes, A. R. Dorward, T. D. Townsend, A. J. Young (captain), M. N. T. Smith. RESULTS
v University of Kent 2nd XI (A). Drawn 1-1 v St. Edmund's School (H). Drawn 0-0 v Tonbridge (A). Lost 0-3 v St. Lawrence College (A) . . Lost 0-2
vA. W. Dyer's XI (H). Won 4-1 v Sir Roger Manwood's (A). Won 1-0 v Sutton Valence (A). Won 1-0 v O.K.S. (H). Lost 0-2 A.W.D.
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This term's wet weather and heavy playing conditions were particularly unfortunate as a n':lmber of the team were either beginners or had little previolls experience and they got almost no opportullIty to master the basic sk ills. However, two good wins were scored against St. Edmund's (4-2) and St. ~~wrence (1-0), the latter being particularly creditable coming as it did only three days after a dem~rahsmg 1- 6 defeat at Tonbridge. The three other matches played were all lost but by much narn?wer margms an,d even the To~ bridge game was not as one-sided as the final score suggests; the opposition .were contall?e? 0--1 until half-time and only started to score freely after Watkins had to leave the field With the knee injury that was to keep him off games for the rest of the term. The side was well led by Dorward until he was promoted to the 2nd XI and after that by Duggan. The following played: A Chernel, S. V. Elliott, H. A. Raghavji , A. S. McDonald, N. R. Lucas, A. R , Dorward, W. R. Donaldson, E. P. H, Watki ns, M. I. Jamal, P. A. P. de Leysel', K. J. H. Newman, P. Obolensky, N. de N. Hill, C. A. Young, C. T. Couzens, W. M. Duggan, RESULTS
v Si r Roger Manwood's (A). Lost 1- 3 v S1. Edmund's (H). Won 4-2 v Tonbridge (A). Lost 1- 6 v Sutton. Valence (A). Lost 0-2 v St. Lawrence (H). Won 1-0 The matches arranged against Canterbury H.C. 4th XI and Dulwich College had to be cancelled, C.D.E.G.
Colts' XI The season got off to a n unfortunate start- the first match was lost and we were then una,ble to pl,ay at all for over a fortnight- but from then on the team never looked back and was able to filllsh up WI th a most impress ive record, Three matches on the 1st Xl pitch- larger and with a better sl!rface than tbe Colts' own- provided particularly valuable experience of what hockey can be, even on Birley's, ,and the players improved markedly in confidence and tactical sense. As a result, th:y were able to end With three victories, after a good draw with Tonbridge and an excellent performance agamst a very £trong St. Lawrence side. Of the players, Judd was a much more reliable goalkeeper this y~ar an? was l~luch helpe~ by Cu,Ily's su reness of foot and eye at fullMback. We had an effectivt? half~back line, With Santi and Rankm ~spec l ally dominating and hard-hitting, Our main problem was With ~he forwards: we had to find the n ght combination fOf a number of ta lented players- most of them, It seemed, converted ha~f- backs, In the end , Lyons played with devastating effect on the right wing, where he was the most ".nproved player and thoroughly deserved his games with the 1st XI, and Wright did all that was asked of him as centre forward by scori ng folll' goals in his three games. to make thl? attack look really ?angerous. De la Hoyde never stopped running;; Walters m?-de a Io~ of room for hlmself.on the left wmg; and Butcher wor~ed most effect ively at inSide left, showmg conSiderable sk ill and positional sense as both player and captam. Team: Judd, S. A. Balson, Cully, Strong, Santi, A. W. H. Rankin, Ll,ons, De Ia Hoyde, S. 1. Wright, Butcher (Captain), and Walters. RESULTS
v Sir Roger Manwood's. Won 4-0 v Sutton Valence. Won 2- 1 v Dulwich. Won 3- 1 P.G.H., G.P.R.
v St. Edmund's. Lost 1- 3 v Tonbridge. Drawn 2-2 v St. Lawrence. Lost 2--4
Junior Colts The results were disappointing bu t a certain amount of good hock:y was played in the five matches which survived the wcather. The development of st ickwork needs dry pitches and we were more and more ~ outplayed in this department as the season went on. Gent was a popular Capta in who led by example. The outstanding player was Gilham in goal. The only bad result was on a very small pitch against a good Sutton Valence team, although the one Urder-14 match was heavily lost.
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Four J unior Colts' games were run providing hockey for 88 boys-my thanks to R .J.M. and B.P.L. for their help. We hope this will be a good investment fo r next year. The following played: T. R. Carver, R. K . Darko, S. S. Dhillon, M. Downie, P. Gent, C. M. Gilham, R. E. Horner, B. A. Hosk ing, A. J. C. H umphries, H. R. Norris, N. B. R. Osborn, C. O. Rasmussen, T. W. Rogans, S. A. Sillars, J. R. Spencer-Payne, W. H. R. Wilkes, R. S. Workman. RESULTS
v Sir Roger Manwood's. Lost 1-4 v Sutton Valence. Lost 0-7
v St Edmund's. Lost 1-3 v Tonbridge. Lost 1-3 (Under-1 4) v Tonbridge. Los t 0-10 v St. Lawrence. Lost 0-2
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Oxford Hockey Festival Further injuries and 'flu caused us to be reduced on the first day at Oxford to ten men, the absence of Davies being particularly felt. But helped by the K ingston G.S. reserve, we gave. a most cred itable performance agai nst Ki ngston, the top hockey school in the count ry, conceding only two goals. This fine effort was reflected in the afternoon when a tired side lost 0-3 to Sherborne, but two goals were penalty strokes. On Thursday, now eleven agai n, thanks to the arrival of Butcher, called up at short notice, we played we1i, beating Worksop 1-0 and King Henry V1II, Coventry 2-0. After dominating K ingswood, whose goalkeeper stopped brilli antly at least fOllr certain goals, we fi nally lost undeserved ly 1-2. Before leaving Trini ty College, whose splendid hospita li ty we much appreciated, Jones and Canning were awarded First Colours. T hi s was a most enjoyable Festival made especially so by the School Mini bus in which we travelled in sheer luxury. It provided us wi th exact ly the service requ ired to reach the different Co1iege grounds, including Radley. The team and Master in Charge would li ke to propose a fresh vote of thanks to the Headmaster's Fund for this greatly valued amenity. I .I.D.C.
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1st Xl HOCKEY Stalldillg (left to right): J. J. D. Craik, Esq., J. O . W. D. Davies, N. H. Cain, L. H . Canning, R. J. Tarry, R. M. H. Moss, D. 1. Gower (absent). Seated (left to right): W. J. Pearson, T. A. Chantler, J. P. H. BurJte (Capta in), M. Asfaw, P. Y. Kalfayan. [A. H. WoliT 1st CROSS-COUNTRY TEAM Standing (left to right): G. D . Orbach, A. T. MeD. Ca irns, T. J. B. Boyle, P. J. G irl ing, M. D. C. Moun t. Seated (left to right): R. L. Marshall, W. A. Selwyn, P. C. W. Smith, G . C. Lyal l. [A. H. Wolff
CROSS-COUNTRY CLUB Once again this year the Club has enjoyed a successful season. Having defeated 66 schools, we managed to avenge our single loss at the beginning of term and win four trophies in the process, a record which must stand as the best yet achieved at King's. Training this term was geared so that we should reach our peak at the end of February, since when no school in London or the South-East has managed to prevent our capture trophies at Merchant Taylors, Coulsdon and here in Canterbury. It would be interesting to find out how schools like ourselves and our great rivals, Skinner's, would fare in competition in the North and Midlands. In inter-school matches only the former National Schools' champion, Dumpleton, of St. Alban's, has a successful record against Peter Smith, our number one. As a result of Peter's excellent fourth place in the Kent Schools' senior race, he has again been chosen to run in the National championships; his performances and attitude to training have raised the fitness and morale of the whole Club. Throughout the season he has been splendidly backed up by Richard Marshall, whose impressive run at Tonbridge enabled us for the first time this term to turn the tables on Skinner's. These two outstanding runners will share the captaincy next year, when, with only our present captain, Bill Selwyn, leaving, our young team should continue their run of success. The season began with a somewhat disappointing team performance in the "Knole Run", although Peter Smith gave us all an indication of what was to come by finishing third in a class field of over 150 runners. After a decisive victory over Whitgift, Caterham and Ardingley, the first of Peter's six victories, we ga ined revenge over Sevenoaks, who had beaten us at Knole, in fine style, with David Orbach showing promise by coming through to take sixth position. Our next match enabled us to settle an old score from our first match and from last term with our most fami liar local rivals, the Skinner's School. Behind Peter, Richard and the ever-consistent Alistair Cairns, Tim Boyle began to emerge as a challenge to the front group. With our Captain running his best race of the season, we were able to place our six counters in the first ten places and could now face the rest of the season with confidence. The next three weeks provided a .slight lull in competition and an intensification of training, whilst eight members of the Club were chosen to run for the District in the Kent Schools, winning the Intermediate tt"ophy en route. Following these successes the team went to Merchant Taylor's in a condition of peak fitness a nd high spirits, a state of mind wh ich was to remain with us until the end of the season. Having won the trophy there, the team pulverised our next opposition in the "Five Schools" match, winning by over sixty points from our nearest rivals, Berkhamsted. By this time Paul Girling had also established himself as a regular team member a nd we could look forward to the most competitive race on our calendar at Coulsdon . King's previous best placing in the Senior race had been third in 1955, but this time we won the cup, despite a late challenge from Skinner's which reduced our winning margin to a single point. Cairns, Boyle and Marshall all finished in the first 13 places, backing up Peter Smith, who, needless to say, won the race. The final home match was won without any fuss and on this occasion the Colts had an even greater winning margin than their Seniors. 89
THE POWER AND THE PAIN
Until Coulsdon the Colts had a win-loss record of 27 to I, but, in avenging their single defeat by beating Skinner's, they started too fast and fell away to fifth place overall. Outstanding in the Colts' team has been David Orbach, who finished ninth in the Kent Schools and subsequently received a much deserved invitation to run for the county. Perhaps his best race was as a Senior at Merchant Taylor's. Throughout the season be bas been admirably backed up by Jonathan Buckeldee, Peter Rowland, Charles Stanley, Peter Thomas and Richa rd Crosby; their standard can be seen from the fact that, in David's absence, three of them have won inter-school races in their own right. Several Junior Colts have forced their way into the lower reaches of the Colts' team, notably John McCabe, Tom Barnard, and Anthony Solway, whilst our Under-14s have improved over the term, due to the efforts of Messrs. Balson, Markwick, Dickerson, Hannah and Wilson. Several other members of the Club have been vital in ensuring its success this year, above all Giles Gherson, whose rapid improvement of last term has been hampered by illness, Mark Mount, who has had similar problems and last, but by no means least, our consistently hard-working Secretary, Graham Lyall, who has maintained a reliable standard all season. However, although all members of the Club have worked hard throughout the season, the key to our success has proved to be the meticulous training schedule worked out and put into practice by Mr. Sugden and Mr. Cooke. I know I speak for the Club in thanking them both, and Mrs. Sugden, for all their thought, effort and support. It has been above all a happy season and I know that this atmosphere will remain with the Club under Peter and Richard next season. W. A. SELWYN. The record speaks for itself; the captain is too modest to do so. Happiness and success do not always coincide, especially in a sport so demanding as Cross-Country, and it is the Captain's job to try and create an atmosphere in which both are possible. Bill Selwyn has been both mature and friend ly enough to achieve this; his talents are rare among boys of his age and he can look back with pride on his success. If he handles his career in social work with as much sensitivity and skill , many more people will be as indebted to him as we all are. J.B.S. R ESULTS
January 19th: THE KNOLE RUN. 6th out of 22 schools. W inners: T he Judd School.
January 26th: v WHITGlFI', CATERHAM AND ARDI NGLEY. Seniors: King's 31; Whit gift 65; Caterham 93; Ardingley 171. Colts: King's 36; Whitgift 54; Caterham 1I 1; Ard ingley 115.
January 29th: v SEVENOAKS. Seniors : King's 36; Sevenoaks 43. Colts: King's 39; Sevenoaks 39. Under-14 : Sevenoaks 34; King's 45. February 2nd: v SKINNER'S, TONBRlDGE, DOVER AND SUTION VALENCE. Seniors: King's 38; Skinner's 49; Tonhridge 126; Dover 148 ; Sutton Valence 174. Colts: Skinner's 67; King's 71; Dover 94; Sutton Valence 127; Tonbridge 139. Vnder-14: Skinner's 33; Sutton Valence 43; K ing's 46. February 9th: Dlsnucr CHAMPIONSHIPS. Colts: 1st out of 11 schools. February 16th: v ST. EDMUND'S AND HARVEY GRAMMAR, FOLKESTONE. Seniors and Colts defeated St¡ Edmund's and Harvey Grammar, Folkestone. February 23rd: KENT SCHOOLS. Seniors: Smith 4; Ca irns 15; Marshall 19; Girling 28. Intermediates:
Orbach 9. February 27th: THE MERCHANT TAYLOR'S TROPHY. 1st out of 20 schools. King's 45; Dr. Challoner's 55; Harrow County 78.
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March 2nd: THE FIVE SCHOOLS. Seniors: K ing's 27; Berk hamsted 98; Felsted 101; Harrow 119; Highgate 172. Colts: King's 23; Felsted 69; Berkhamsted 80; Highgate 99 ; Harrow 11 7. Vnder-14: Highgate 58 ; King's 68; Felsted 78; Berkhamsted 98. March 9th: THE DENSHAM CUP. 1st out of 13 schools. K ing's 35; Skinner's 36; Raynes Park 56. THE LEMON NORRIS CUP. Coils: 5th out of 16 schools. Winners: Therfield . March 16t h : v V.C.S., KINO'S ROCHESTER, DULWICH AND ST. EDMUND'S. Sen iors: K ing's 20; V .C.S.47; King's Rochester 87; Dulwich 106; S1. Edmund's 11 8. Colts: King's 37; Dulwich 98; St. Edmund's
109; U.C.S. 117; Rochester 129. INTER-HOUSE RACES Senior INDlVIDUAL: I. P. C. W. Smith (Gr.) 29.23 2. R. L. Marshall (Ga) 31.54 3. {T. J. B. Boyle (Ga) 32.37 A. T . McD . Cairns (Lx) 5. W. M. Duggan (Lx) 32.44 6. M. D. C. Mount (Gr) 32.46 TEAMS: I. Luxmoore 54 2. Walpole 100 3. Linacre 137 4. Galpin's 138 5. Grange J52 2 17 6. Marlowe 7. Meister Omers 221 8. School House 297
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Intermediate
G. D. Orbach (S.H.) J. R. Buckeldce (Ga) R. J. Crosby (Ga) P. R. Thomas (Lx) S. G. Nicholl (Lin) J. H . McCabe (Ga)
19.49 21.15 21.59 22.01 22.12 22.21
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74 99
Galpin's Luxmoore Marlowe Meister Omers Walpole Grange
140 150 167 179 217 249
K. Balson (PI) C. J. Anderson (La) J . E. Dickerson (Ri) R. J. Markwick (PI) I. P. Montgomery (PI) J. A. R. Harms (Ri) Plender Lattergate Riversleigh
11.20 11.34 11.40 11.46 11.47 11.51
123 163 193
THE BOAT CLUB We have had an encouraging term at Fordwich and Pluck's Gutter, because there has been enough regular rain to allow more boating than we had anticipated. Crew selection was a fairly slow process, part icularly for the junior crews,' and we have reverted this year to having 1st, 2nd, Colts' and Junior Colts' VIlIs .. Once again, the nu~le~s of Christmas Term scullers has improved the general level and the 1st VIII has SIX of these scullers m It;The first event of the term was the Medway Head of the Rive.!' Race for Fours. The 1st VIII, split into two fours, came 1st and 3rd, thus winning the cup and pennant for the f~ stest crew (01:1r best perform,ance yet at this event) and the permant for the fastest School crew for the thud year runnmg. The Colts IV, made up of the Colts who were not in the Colts' VIII and coached by Peter Willis, came a very commendable 7th and won the pennant for the fastest Colts' crew. It was very pleasant to win three out of the po.ssible fo ur prizes, but the day had been made part icularly enjoyable even before the race, since the Royal En~lDeers at Maidstone. from whose barracks the race is boated, had given us an excellent lunch and entertamed us all superbly. .A few days before thi s, the 1st, 2nd and Colts' VIlIs had had a very ple~sant an? use~~l .practice outing at Putney. Once again we were very glad to be able to use London RowlDg Club s faCilities and grateful to the two staunch O.K.S., David K ing and John Medhurst, who organised everyt hing for us. The coxes learnt some of the mysteries of steering the fastest course on the Tideway and the. eights .were able to experience the. unfamiliar effects of rowing on a fast-flowing and contrary river ten. times Wider than our own. The day's outing was greatly improved by a series of races against the exceptIOnally good Emanuel School Colts' VIII, who gave us a standard for comparison.
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The Schools' Head of the River Race day was as unpleasantly wet and windy as always. The 2nd VJII sank in their mornin~ practice outing and the other crews fared only a little better. The strong winds and rough water subsided, fortunatel), just as the race began, after some violent squalls and showers had made everybody wet and miserable. The 1st VIII, making good use of the calmer water, overtook two crews within a p1inute and a half, but then had to row in soli tary state due to some complication at the start which meant there were no more crews to beat. They finished a very sound 13th (out of J 18) and, thirteen places behind, the Colts did well to come second in their divis ion of the race. T he 2nd Vlli rowed well and were only four seconds behind them and the Junior Colts, racing and seeing Putney for the first time, went up to 84th. The overall picture for the term, then, is good. Things have been busy outside the eights, too, for Mr. Griffin, Mr. Woodward and Mr. Zanker coached a sizable group of boys who should do something towards improving the standa rd of next term's HOllse rowing. Peter WiUis has built yet another shell scull ing boat and has done his usual excellent job of maintaining all our equipment, despite our persistent attempts to break it. G.G.B. The Crews J. W. M. Hall , bow; R. J. G. Fox, 2; M. C. G. Lane, 3; N. E. Cheese, 4; M. E. D. 1ST YllI : Pretty, 5; A. J . Baines, 6; A. D. Mathers, 7; R. P. Yonge, stroke; J. S. Rankin, cox. (The Capta in of Boats, R. C. A. Miles, was ill for both races.) C. M. Foale, bow; J. E. Olcott, 2; D . R. Hammett, 3; M. P. Ba rrow, 4; N . J. Boulter, 5; 2ND Ylll: T. C. Scott-Morey, 6; J . Q. C. MacBain, 7; M. D. Croft, stroke; A. J. Vines, cox. COLTS' YIll: J. J. Wilmshurst, bow; J. N . Mawhood, 2; P. B. Marshall, 3; A. Y. D. Moss, 4; P. J . Phillimore, 5; J. M. Maxey, 6; R. P. Mills, 7; I. D. C. Currie, stroke; T . D. Hoppe, cox. JUNIOR COl.TS' D. G. Hudson, bow; D. J. Propper, 2; R . L. C. King, 3; A. C. Rudkin, 4; A. Kassim Lakha , 5; S. R. Whitby, 5; T. E. Milliken, 7; D. A. Brown, stroke; J. A. F. Cowderoy YllI: cox. CoLTS' IV: A. M. Winstanley, bow; T. J. Beveridge, 2; S. J. Ehlers, 3; M. E. Lockwood, stroke; R. W. Harvey, cox. "
THE JUDO CLUB There have been no major events this term. The Club has had matches aga inst R.M.S. Dover. Westminster, Tonbridge and Brighton (a new fixture); King's won them all despite the demandf. of the major sports. Next term the Club is taking part in the Physical Education Display during King's Week and there will need to be a constant attendance throughout the term of the main participants to ensure that the display is of its usual hi gh standard. Finally, I would li ke to thank M. Trapp, Esq., for his efforts to improve the facilities of the Clu b and C. Morgan, Esq., for hi s excellent coach ing. Team: P. Whitaker, P. Dobbs, J. Olcott, A. Moss, N. Hadfield, P. Marshall, M. Moss, C. M. Foale, M. Crago. K. Balson. P. C. WHITAKER.
THE SHOOTING CLUB This term we have competed in three inter-school compet itions with a narrow defeat by Tonbridge and two results yet to come through. We are looking forwa rd to the ¡303 season next term and with some promising new members we cou ld do well at the Bisley meeting at the end of the Summer Term. D. P. BARNARD.
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RUGBY FOOTBALL Blores Game Blore's Game this term has consisted of players of differing ages and abilities; all of whom have rep.r~ sen ted the ¡team at some time. The fixtures also varied in strength; the innov~tion of the Sunday V1Mt to Blackheath R.F.C. and the match against the touring Vancouver School bemg the most memorable. The following represented the team: A. J. Newell, N. J: l;1adfield. J. C. Biron, J. T.I~earson, P. Obol~nsky, J. B. Olley, M. J. F. Moss, P. A. Burrows, C. E . H . Wi lliS, M. A. Watt, P. R. Shendan, S. E. Robl!lS0n, H. M. Stead, R. O. Cooling, D. Mather, S. G. N icholl, R. F. Bayliss, P . C. J. Costeloe, W. F. Anmta{?e, P. J. Dobbs, H . E. Bou1tbee. S. C. Hall , I. R. W. McLean, A. J. Lockyer, A. J. Marks, P. J. S. Petne, N. J. Robertson, S. H. Banks, M. F. Selleck, P. J. Irwin, A. E. W. Balson, T. F. Jermyn, N . H. Marshall, J. P. Brealy, P. J. G. Wells, P. R . Randall , P. J. Brown, J. M. Forshaw, R. H. W. Forshaw and M. A. Crago. S. D. JONES.
King's,3; New Westminster School, Vancouver, 6 A report of our match with the Canadians follows, from the Daily Telegraph of 20th March:The first appearance of a touring side which has travelled more than. 5,000 mil~ must contain a big element of suspense. Will the opposition prove too strong, too weak or Just about nght strength ? The suspense was soon ended at Canterbury f~r after the first few l!linutcs it ~as clear th~t the un~tt:tcial team fielded by King's, although younger and lighter, was well eqUIpped for Its task agamst the VISitors from British Columbia. K ing's scored first with a 20lh minute penalty goal by Pearson. Shortly after hal.f-time the Canadians got a well-deserved try through their captain, Fulton. Manning made the converSIOn and that was the end of the scoring, though there were several near misses at both ends. After Fulton's try the visitors tll1eatened to take charge, but K ing's rallied strongly in the closing stages and gave the Canadi an defence a thorough testing.
Kent Seven-a-Side Tournament King's went to Beckenham this year with the huge task of defending the cup won last year. 'fhey.arrived relatively unprepared: partially due to the fact that five of the seven were hockey players pnmanly. The first rOllnd match against Judd II caused a few alarms, but a 6--D b.al f-time 4eficit was converted into a convincing 18- 6 victory. In the second round, King's met Chislehurst and SldcliP G.S. and went down bravely 0- 10 to a very good team, who comfortably won the trophy. Thanks llluSt once again be given to J. R. Reeve, O.K.S., for his llluch-appreciated support and conti nued generosity. Team: J. G. W. D. Davies, W. R. Donaldson, J. T. Pearson, A. J. Newell, W. J. Pearson (capta in), N. H. Cain, P. Obolensky. Reserves: S. G. Nicholl , 1. C. Biron, M. J. F. Moss, M. A. Watt.
Rosslyn Park Seven-a-Side Tournament Despite losing their opening match 4-2 1 to Colfe's, King's sllcceeded in winni!lg ~heir group at Ross ly~ Park, beat ing Malvern 29-0 and Berkhamsted 16-4. Tn the fourth round, Kmg s lost to the eventua semi-finalists, Downside, by 0-28.
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JWlior Colts' XV In their seven matches of the term, this team of talented and fiery enthus iasts produced rugby of an encouragingly h igh standard. Severa l of the term's new boys will surely make their mark on K in ~'s ru gby in years to come. Christo pher Anderson's generosi ty as a centre, and his intell igent read ing of the game, are an asset to a ny side. Mark Scully proved to be a lmos t impenetrable in defence, and fast a nd elusive in attack, whi le Tim Ware played most reliably at serum-half. Andrew Butler, Charles Feat herstone and Jonathan Plack all fought hard and fearlessly in the serum:
Flack's work with the loose ball was part icularly pra iseworthy. Of the "old hands" Dominic Price deserves great praise for h is stable, reliable and sensible captaincy a nd often penetrativ'e runni ng; Marti n Soden for h is ability to sidestep and outrun what oft:n seemed like entire sides; and Julian Veitch for the example of real fire and drive with which he led the pack. The team worked together well in a ttack, tackled well in defence, and pla)'rd intelligent rugby. T heir eviden t and great talent, and friend ly spirit augurs well for the future. RESULTS
v J .K.S. (New Boys' side). Won 40-0 v R.M.S ., Dover. Won 22- 0 v Dover Grammar School. Won 12- 8 v C.S.S., Deal. Won 54-4 v Holmewood House School. Won 22- 10 v Ashford North School. Won 26- 0 v Dover Gramma r School. Lost 0--13 Played 7, Won 6, Lost I, Poi nts for 176, Poi nts aga inst 35 Team : D . E. S. Price, 1. D. Veitch, C. 1. Anderson. M. D. Barber. G. M. Barna rd, A. V. But ler, C. W. P. Featherstone, J. 1. F lack, A. D. Irwin, M. Rowe, M. D. Scu lly. P. G. W. Smart, M. C. Soden, C. R. M. Steel, R. W. Stewart, T. D. Ware. R.A.F.
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The second half of the season started with a thrill ing win over Tonhridge to reach the last eight of the Nationa l Tournament. Tn the end everything hinged on Roger Moss winning at second string, which he did desp ite being 1-2 down in games and 7-8 down in the fourt h game. In th is match, also, Peter Platts-Martin showed how vast the gu lf was between himself and the next best player in Kent. Losing only seven points he demolished their first stri ng in little more than ten minutes. To reach the last four we had to beat the Sussex champions, Ardingly, on their courts and this was achieved with wins at first, fourth and fifth strings by Peter PlattsMartin, Michael Downie and Richard Cordy respectively. The same three also won to beat Ou ndle in a home fixture at ha lf-term- Oundle being the only side to defeat us last year. This was possibly ou r best win of the season as they had four of last year's victorious side and we had on ly one. T he only other School match before the semi-final was aga inst Brighton, whom we beat 4--1 on thei r courts. In London, for t he semi-final play-oft's, we unfort unately had to play the favo urites, H uddersfield New College, in the morning. They reached the final by beating us 4--1, Michael Down ie providing our only win, and then in the play-off for 3rd and 4th place we were j ust beaten 2- 3 by Westcliff High School. Each of the three ties we lost went to five games, so it could easily have gone the other way. However, valuable experience was gained by all, part icularly in the matter of penalty points, and our hopes for the future remain high. Against Club sides, a win was ach ieved OVtf the University to off-set losses against Canterbury 2- 3 and the Masters 1--4. The full team was: I, P. M. Platts-Martin (Full Colours) ; 2, R. Moss; 3, A. Kanji; 4, M. Down ie; 5, R. Cordy (Half Colours). RF.SULTS (SINCB C HRISTMAS)
K.S.C. K.S.C. K.S.C. K.S.C.
K .S.C. beat Ard ingly 3-2 K.S.C. lost to H uddersfield New College 1--4 K.S.C. lost to Westcliff High School 2- 3
beat Cranbrook 5-0 beat Brighton 4-1 beat Tonbridge 3- 2 beat Oundle 3- 2
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THE FENCING CLUB The Fencing Club has completed another ltighly successful se . . 11 1 retaining ~1l Senior County Schoolboys' Championships in both te~S~nandli~di~d~Jal s~vl~~ls IpoartCtll,eeStha,ndd year runnmg. ' I' 1 If
Ihhihfis~;;g:l t~rea~ijOR~~~:t W:-~~~Ilti~~ ~~~;t.a i~il~~to~[~~~~il~~h~a~~~~it~l~~~:kSf~~t!h~~liew wjn~l~g team N. C. Bane has been a tower of strength at all thr eves, an m
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bouts at foil and M. 1. Ca11er has fenced well a t sabre It has cf w~apons. A .. Macfarlane 11as lost few R. DOfUdi and R. Macfarlane who have fully just ified 'their pro~g.io~etllFsI~!~~g i~ ~1~ ti~e su~~ss of everyone has done well at one time or another but mention t b d f Ii . con earn, surprised everyone by findin g his best form and reaching the ~~~ ofetl~~aF~i1o CI . A: R IC II}ardSoln wIllo was eventually placed fifth. lamplOns ups W lere 1e w'lr C d . The Junior team have also maintained their unbeaten record and Holl ida E Fmn and Abd uljawad all show promise. < y. vans, I Ja ms, or y.
ar~~~v~~~~'J~k ~:r~~~no~n:~fc~~~ :~~t\~~~:~Ji~d ie~~~r~fk:l,
another experienced t?am member, not a lways consistent, has given good service in the figrst and sO a number of yea~ and PIers, although success in the future and the best of luck in the Public Schools' ~h~~~f~~~'ipi:e wIsh them both every Colours awarded Full r irst Colours for Fenci!1g: N. C. Bane and A. E. Macfarlane. FencIp g Colours: S. J?~rudl. R. Macfarlane and M. 1. Carter. Colts Colou rs: P. Wllhams, M. Abduljawad and A. H. F inn.
v DANE CoURT 1st Team (Foil , Epee, Sabre). Won 22-5
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v DOVER
CoLLEGE
1st Team (Foil, Epee, Sabre). Won 17- 10 2nd Team (Foil). Won 5-4 Junior Team (Foil). Won 8- 1
v ETON CoLLEGE 1st Team (Foi l, Epee, Sabre). Won 16-11 2nd Team (Foil, Epee, Sabre). Won 19-8 1st Junior Team (Foil). Won 5-4 2nd Junior Team (Foil). Won 9-0 v
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SCHOOL, ROCHESTER 1st Team (Foil, Epee, Sabre). Won 17- 10 2nd Team (Foil, Epee, Sabre). Lost 10- 17 3rd Team (Foi l). Won 6- 3
KING'S
SCHOOL 1st Team (Foi l, Epee, Sabre). Won 25- 2 2nd Team (Foil, Epee, Sabre) Won 23-4 1st Junior Team (Foil). Won 7- 2 2nd Junior Team (Foil). Won 8- 1
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COUNTY COMPETITIONS Kcnt Schoolboys' Team Foil Championship SENIOR: JUNIOR .
1st, Ki,?-g'~, Canterbury. (Team: N. C. Bane, A. E. Macfarlane, S. Dorudi) 2nd, Klllg s, Canterbury. (Team : R. Macfarlane, S. B. Evans, R. Cordy) . .
Kent Schoolboys' Individual Foil Championship SENIOR COMPETITION: 1st, A. Macfarlane (K.S.C.) JUNIOR CoM PETITION: 1st, R. Macfarlane (K.S.C.) 4th, N . C. Bane (K.S.C.) 3rd, S. Dorudi (KS.C.) 5th, H. A. Richardson (KS.C.) TEAM TROPHY: 1st, King's, Canterbury 2nd, Dover College. 96
THE SOCIETIES On Tuesday, 19th February, the Society was privileged to hear Mr. T. L. Zinn, Head of the PATER Classics Department at Westminster School, give a talk entitled "Hedgehog or Fox 1" in which he considered the basis of our society. This excellent and much appreciated talk was follow ed by a valuable discussion. On Friday, 15th March, several members of the Society attended the K ing's College, London, production of Aristophanes' Theomophoriazusai. Although the pace may have been too slow for w me, the performance was generally enjoyed. The 19th March saw th is year's C lassical Reading Compet ition, held at St. Lawrence's, Ramsgatc. King's, in spite of 'flu' which deprived liS of some prospective entrants, d id better than ever before: Junior Latin: 1st P. G. W. Smart Middle Latin: 1st A. J. Maynard, l. F. Walker (equal) Open Lat in : 1st P. H. B. Baker 3rd C. F. P. Bourne (highly commended) 1st C . A. H . Taylor Jun ior Greek: 2nd R. P. B. Strivens Open Greek: lst P. B. Baron 2nd C. F . P. Bourne It should be noted that Strivens and Bourne in the Greek took over at extremely short nOlice. Paul Baron takes over as Secretary next term, and I wish h im well . P. H. B. BAKER. I would like to thank Piers Bakel' for his efficiency as Secretary, and congratulate him on the extremely high quality of his performances in Classical Read ing competitions over three years. D.J.D.M. A fairly full programme this term started when Professor P. J. Lawt her, D irector of the Medical Research Council Air Pollut ion Unit at St. Bartholomews's Hospital, London, came down on Tuesday, 5th February to lecture on "Air Pollution". He dese-rved the large audieJ'lce he received, as he spoke lucidly and amusingly on the subject in which he was so obviously an expert. That excellent lecture was followed a week later by a slightly disappointing outing to the Nuclear Power Station at Dungeness. Unfortunately, there was not really very much to see as the interesting parts of th e station were not open to the public. We d id, however, have a nice break from school. Dr. Tsenberg of the University of Kent at Canterbury merited a much larger audience than the one he received. "The Plateau Problem", concerned with the use of surface tension to solve problems, was an interesting subject on which he spoke well , and which lent itself to good demonstrations. His small audience of 15 was marginally worse than the 18 that attended the next lecture . Dr. B. E. Crawley of the Kent and Canterbury Hospital, who spoke to us on "Intensive Care", also deserved a larger audience. H is lecture was very interesting, detailing first the history of anaesthet ics, to show how intensive care developed, and then showing some slides to round off the lecture. The show of Exothermic Reactions by C live Britten, Nigel Hamway alfd Charles Young then fin ished off the term's programme with a bang. It was an encouraging term as regards the high standa rd of lectures we heard , but disappointing in the way that two of them received such small audiences. A. R. DORWARD. HARVEY
Considet able progress has been made by the Society over the last two terms, and following the two quarterwpeals of the Summer Term, a quartelwpeal of Plain Bob Doubles was ru ng at the end of last term fo r our retiring Ca pta in, H. R. Edeleanu. The 1,260 changes were rung by M. Strutt (his first quarterwpeal), K. L. Jon es, P. D. Niblett , H. Edel eanu , who cond ucted, and M. N . W., our President. This term we have been catching up the ground lost when H. Edelea nu left , and although we are not qu ite up to anoth el quarter-peal yet, the numb-er of memhers able to ring Bob Doubles has increased, thanks to two promising newcomers, C. Robinson and P. Cowell , who have joi ned A. Wilk inson. We are very fortunate to have the help of Mrs. Niblett and Mr. Luck on many occasions, and we hope tha t with their guidance we will be ringing Bob Minor very soon. P. D. N IIlLETT. BELLRINGING
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We entered the Sunday Times Tournament for the first time this year but went out in the second round. losing very narrowly to St. Lawrence. The Society flour ishes. with much chess being played, but we do have a problem when it comes to outside competitive matches, in that players are so heavily comm itted to other pursuits that we have never yet fielded our strongest side in the School matches. We have played most of the local schools-winning and losing in turn-and have been well¡ supporttd by our regular players. Phil ip Will iamson and N icholas Cox have played often and Tony Wolff and Mike Croft have been very useful. Happily, much of the talent has been amongst the JuniorsMarlowe especially-who hold the House Cups for their play. A. M. WINSTANLEY. CHESS
One school debate and two competition debates took place this term. We won the first round of the National Schools' Debating Competition, with Paul Baron and Christopher Bourne opposing the motion "Democracy is an overrated form of government". They produced two of the most rhetorical speeches ever; their opponentsl King's Rochester, delivered speeches with slightly more variation in style and content but with less conviction. Simon Langton and St. Lawrence debated against each other in the same afternoon, and the team of judges, cha ired by Mr. Rieu, deemed our team the best of the fo ur, though admittedly not without reservations. The next round was held near the end of term in London; we debated against Windsor Grammar School. But unfortunately our intrepid team, perhaps overcome by the bright lights of the big city. did not win this round, and we were thus eliminated from the competition. Also near the end of term, an internal debate took place in the Societies' Room on the motion "This house wishes to emigrate". Despite modest attendance (the lowest in living memory, due to other attractions having been arranged for the same evening). this turned out to be an excellent debate. Michael MelvilleShreeve, who was as amusi ng as ever, and Adrian H ill spoke for the proposition; Nicholas Davison, who seemed to be opening his speech with a surprise "streak", and Christopher Davies put forward the case for the oppositi on. All four speeches were well written and delivered in varying styles, with sarcasm flOm Shreeve. pedantry from Hill and casuistry from Davison. There were several floor speeches of a better general standard than usual, with additional entertainment provided by a small but vociferous drama cl ub fact ion. The motion was carried and an enjoyable time was had by all ; thanks are due to Mr. Hattee for chairing this debate in Mr. Pittma n's absence. A debate with Benenden was nearly arranged for th is term and will, we hope, now take place next term. P. J. STEWART. TENTERDEN
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THE ECLECfICS
The Eclectics were formed mid-way through the Christmas Term last year and held three closed meetings for the Society, culminating in a most enjoyable afternoon's and evening's entertainment at the end of term, which revealed some remarkable
talents. Two events were organised this term to which the School was invited. Christopher Bayston very kindly accepted an invitation to come and sing a Schubert Lieder Cycle, Die schOlle Miil/erill. Our thanks also go to Janusz Stechley for providing such an admirable accompaniment. IFor those fortunate enough to be there, Mr. Bayston gave an inspiring performa nce which far exceeded the expectations of the non¡mu5ical among the audience. The other event was the James Sharp Contemporary Folk and Poetry Concert, which took place in the Recital Room on Saturday, 9th March. Our thanks go to hi m and his friends for giving an entertaining and qu ite frequent ly amusing perfonnance. On Tuesday, 27th February, the Eclectics had their Shrove Tuesday Party, something which we hope will become an annual fixture. This term we visited the Dower House at Knowlton Hall and were the guests of Mrs. de la Fargue. Chaos reigned in our hostess's kitchen when the Eclectics attempted to toss their own pancakes! The evening was rounded off by poetry and song in front of the Jog fire. The membership was expanded by four at the end of term for the Summer Term, and it is hoped that the new members will enjoy themselves as much as the other members seem to have done. One or two events have already been organised fo r next term, and we look forward eagerly to the summer. M. D. PARDOE, D. B. D. SPITTAL.
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music FIRST ORCHESTRA leading us. Th is term we concentrated on the \hre~ wRrksdth~~:~ ~b~~1a~~:I~/1,~s;~tr:rf~~ ~f:U~~ n sione's arrangement of Mussorgsky's The
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MADRIGAL SOCIETY
No one wh~ attend~d th.e Passion Music car n dbo1ubt ~:!t t~:~~~~k standard thiS term, m spite of a shortage.o tre es. . the Serenade. Our thanks go to Mr. Wright for conduct mg us.
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. .. . '" Ch . I ... . d this term between very The number of gentlemen and ladles smgmg 10 th--: OIl' las vane f r the Conunemoration CHOIR near!y eighty at one PMoint)inhthewterm to aTrh~~~egi~~ilfh~f~:r~~~:~~~6re ~ne has been sustained ServIce we sang for r. a n eaver. by no less than three Haswell brothers! . . ' b d t all over The Choir .also sang two mFotbets in th3edteleTvhiSeedCa~h~~r~1~~~~t;;~~lih;I~ai~1~~r:'~: th~~e~i~e. the commercial network on e mary 1 . . Our thanks, as always, to Mr. Scott, Mr. Tinker and, of course, Mr. Wnght. During the term the Choir sang tr e ;oll)oWing anthems;0 Lord increase my filUh (Gibbons) Say, where is he born? (!"lende sso 10 Hear I~Y prayer (Purcell) The Three Ki"gs (Cornelius) Blessed Jes14 (Dvorak) Whe1l to the Temple (Eccard). ) 0 Lord the maker (John Joubert) A1Id 1 saw a 1lew Heaven (Bamton • The Heavens are telling (Haydn) . I r I During the televised Sung Eucharist, the Choir sang Let all mortal flesh (Bairstow) and Here IS t Ie lit e door (Howells).
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The Society came out of hibernation this term to prepare Cherubini's R equiem Mass and CHORAL Vaughan Williams' Serenade to Music for a concert in the Nave on May 11th with choirs SOCIETY from Simon Langton Girls' School and Benendcn School. Although attendance at rehear&1ls has been erratic much ground has been covered. S. J. DAVIES, C.lJ. GmSON.
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After looking at various works we decided to play All Original Suite by Gordon Jacob at the Music Circle Concert. Members of the Band also took part in the premiere of C.3.3. written by Alan Ridout. Both of these occasions \'vere vel}, ~uccessful. Our thanks go to Mr. Tinker for
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Concert of the "eally" works of Richard Yonge:"Too Poems" for alto (M. W. Gutteridge), bass (P. D. Vlasto) and 'cello (Phi lip N icholl) "As iargeas alone" for treble (I. P. Montgomery), bass (P. D, Vlaslo) and speaker (R. P. Yonge) FOllns in C for piano (P. H. White) 4TH MARCH
Pan; Phaeton; Niobe (from 6 Metamorphoses of Ovid) Q. H. Poole (oboe) Minuetto I and IT (Suite No.1 in G) M. R. Lock ('cello) Invention No. 10 in G Q. H. Poole (oboe), M. R. Lock ('cello)
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Song without words (Op. 19, No.2) Clare Barker (piano)
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String Quartet in G (K. 387) The Enigma Quartet (P. J. Dale, C. M. Noble, P. D. Vlasto, P. J. N icholl)
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THURSDAY ACTIVITIES Last term saw the start of a two-term course in Basic Cookery for 16 of us at the Technical College, taking place on Thursday afternoons each week from 2 p.m. to about 4.30 p.m. It was init ially viewed with some apprehension by those persuaded into doing the course by ruthless mothers! The first week we made a Victoria sponge and scones : these proved edible (we were allowed to take away everything we made), and from then on there was always plenty to eat on Thursday evenings! Over the two terms a very wide variety of dishes were made, ranging from chicken chow mien, and hamburgers, to chocolate eclairs, Dundee cake, and apple amber. Our overseer, Mrs. King, was always very helpful, and only rarely did anything go wrong. We worked from duplicated recipes, which wer~ kept for future reference. Initially we were shown how to do everything, but by the end of last teon we had met most of the basic techniques, and there were only a few new techniques which needed clarifying from time to time. Overall the course was enjoyable and inst ructive; I would like to thank the Headmaster fol' making the course poss ible, and I am glad the course wi lt be repeated. A. B. ApI'S. COOKING
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C.C.F. NOTES ARMY SECTION H.Q. Company, now in the second term of its existence, has definitely proved. its worth. It is divideo into a Basic Training Section, a Royal Engineer Section, a R.E.M .E. Section, Signals and Commandos, each Section with its own training N.C.O.'s. The diversification of activities has made the Company much more enjoyable and useful for the senior members, and increased the scope of train ing for the recruits. The Field Day and Night Exercise took place this term on Scotland Hills. The night orienteering and dawn attack were a great success, thanks to the planning and direction of C.S.M. Macfarlane and C.S.!v1. Iron. The daytime activities, organised by Mr. Recton, included a simulated Jungle Battle Course whIch was both enjoyable and instructive. Congratulations arc due to all the N.C.O.s who by their keen part icipat ion have made the term's activities worthwhile. Right at the end of term, Lt. M. H uskisson, The Queen's Regiment, gave an evening talk on his five years in the Army. This was a most interesting evening in which we learnt a great deal about the Arm)'s everyday life as well as the morc exciting aspects from Canada to Norway, from Germany to Ulster. C. B. OLDFIELD (C. S.M.). Promotions tbis term: To L/Sgt.: P. M. Seymour, R. H. Windell. To Cpl.: Cadet D. R. W Jayne. To L/Cpl. : Cadet P. G. Hindle. W.J.R.H-S.
ROYAL NAVY SECTION The Section has had an enjoyable term, with the training geared mainJy to the AB/NP exams, the resu)t.s of which seem likely to be reasonable. The Practical Drill tests were ve!1' we!l .done. We. also had a ~I Sl t from Lt.~Cdr. Barber, who lectured on "Ships of the Navy". The SectIon diVided .for Field Day: eIght cadets had an overnight passage in H.M.S. Dido from Portsmouth to Chatham; some went to the ou~d.o.or Pursuits Centre at Bowles, wh ilst the remainder canoed down river from <;anterbur>:" These actlVlhes were much enjoyed, despite certa in people achieving a rather too close acquamtance wIth the mud of the Stour! The regional C.C.F. Officers' Conference was again held here, and there was much useful discussion. Three cadets are attending the Adventurous Training Camp in the Lake D!strict th~s holiday, and two others are attending a Cookery Course at Chatham. In the summer, eleven will be gomg to Loch Ewe, two to Malta and one to Dartmouth. The Royal Navy affords excellent opportun ities to its cadets, and the Section would welcome further keen recruits. C.P.O. Baker leaves this term, and I would like to thank him for his exce ll~ nt efforts as Cadet itc. He will be succeeded by C.P.O. Harris. D.J.R .
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CRICKET AND RUGBY TEAM PHOTOGRAPHS The Pavilion on Birley's is without the photographs of the Cricket 1st XI and Rugger 1st XV from 1922 to 1951 inclusive. It is planned to replace them, and if any O.K.s, has one of these photographs, or a copy of 'The Cantuarian' containing one, would he please write a note to. me, giving the date and te.am. Please do not send the photograph till I ask for It: I may already have receIved a copy. Friendly Lodge, Fordwich, Canterbury, CT2 OBW K. A. C. Gross
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O.K.S. NEWS Past governors of the School, Dr. Hewlett Johnson, Dean of Canterbury from 1931 to 1963, and Somerset Maugham, O.K.S., were, as the Sunday T.elegrap" observed, born on the same day a hundred years ago last January. These two very contrastmg characters, amongst many o ther activities contributed in thei r ways to the benefit of the School. Strange as this may seem at first sight, a glan~c at any O.K.S. News letter shows men of d ifferent sorts doing the same th ing in some small or greater way. As the poet
sa id, "T'was ever thus, men are sfrange and curiously planned", We hear that Dr. Geoffrey Shannon (1961 - 65) and his wife leave for Perth Australia in June where he takes up a post in the Princess Margaret Hospital for Chi ldren. We wish'them all the best. They were married by Canon Edwards (1942--47) at St. Margaret's, Westminster, in January, 1973. Amongst the guests present wer~ ~h~ist<!pher Cox ( 1959-6?), now a ~enti st in Canterbury, Dr. David Sales (1961 - 66), a n agricultural statist ician In SCO:tiand , and M~chacl WaUl ~1961 -65), of St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington. Dr. Shannon worked fol' a while at Westnullster Hospital under Jeremy Lawson (1940--45) who is also, now Pediatric Surgery Consultant at St. Thomas's Hospital. ' , In
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O~ford mllsic circles, Bernard Rapson's (1966---70) harpsichord appears to be in increasing demand- the construction of another is rumoured to be under consideration. Bernard was responsible for the excellent stC?reo-recording of The Pirates of Pellzallce and with R ichard Cowderoy (1965- 69) for that of the 1973 Kmg's Orchestral Concert. T he recent shortage of P .V.C. plast ic and the short working weeks have foiled all a t~empts to ~Iltice a . reput ab~e rec,?rding company into making L.P. records of even a part of these recordmgs. Havlllg obtained a F irst, Richard has not been seen since but is tielieved to have "gone to ground" on a post-grad uate research project near the Mathematical I~stitute, Oxford.
The .Rc\'d. R. ~ymon (1948- 54), recently Anglican Chapla in to ,t he University of Surrey, is to become Vicar of ~hIl s t Church, Lancaster Gate, Lond~ll. ~oger Symon IS reported to have sa id , "r was a stu dent at. Ca~b rld g~ but I was educated at the UOIverslty of Surrey". Many university teachers will agree with thiS sentiment. Contritely, the writer admits that news of Michael Turner's (Captain British Forces in Germany) (1955- 60) marriage in 1971 and twins in 1973 was overlooked. Michael married Margaret Widd ison at Topcliffe in Yorkshire on October 23rd, 1971; the tw ins, James and Nicholas, arrived at B.M.H. Rinteln , Germany, on February 27th, 1973, To make up fo r this delay, we report in advance their probable entry for King's (in duplicate, c.f. Scrivenor, 1973). Jeremy Thomas (1968- 73) is distinguishing himself in Cambridge University drama. His activities have ra~ ged from appearances in Hamlet and Henry V to the School for Scandal and Iolanthe. Also at Cambridge, S. N. Jol.ley (1962-6~ has been ~l.ected to a Research Fellowship in Political Science at Christ's College. The wnter wonders If when polit iCS becomes a science it ceases to be politics- jolly enlightenment perhaps? Congratulations. The re~ent retirement of John Bassett (1 897- 1908) ended nearly a century in which members of the Bassett famIly have managed the Kemish Time~ . .After a spell in t~e commercial print ing department, he spent two year.s at. the London School of Prlll.tlllg before returnmg to the business. As a keen T .A. man he sa,,:, service m the last war and was a pn soner-of-war for five years. We wish him an active and happy retirement . ft is with interest. and pleasure that the appointment of Michael Corkery (1940-44) and Brian Leary (194247) to, respectively, second and fourth Senior Crown Prosecuting Counsel at the Old Bailey is reported . Hugh F~ste~ (19~4--:60) is ~oing agricultura~ rese~rch for the Ministry of Agriculture in Kuala Lumpur, and hiS Wife Tma IS teach mg. All the fam ily enJoy the cl imate but find the cost of living higher than in theU.K. News from this part of the world prompts enquiry into the whereabouts and fortunes of the three Sao brothers, Hseng Hoa Sao (1936-42), Hseng Ong Sao (1938-44) and Sai Long Sao (1939-40). Colonel Frank~. Eustace, O.B.E. (1920--26) w r i te~from Hong Kong Sea School at Stanley on hi s return from. a se!l trtp to an~ a r~und New Zea land HIS son, D. W. Eustace (1958-62), has just married and cousm, Bill Eustace (IS tillS 0, W. Eustace (1933--44) or W. E. Fustl'\ce (19t16---53)1) is with lC.T. in Melbourne. Very be l ~ t ed l y and with apologies an O.K.S. Dinner in Hong KOll g on May 17t h, 1973, is reported. The follo wlIlg attended : Colonel F. A. Eustace, O.B.E., Roya l Marines (1920--26), M . A. H. Lovatt (1940--
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44). N. C. G. RaUle (1947- 53). M. C. Caswell (staff) (1955- 58), D. H. Livesey (I?49- 54), G. P. W. Roberts (1958- 63), N. W. Slevens (1953- 57). P. A. St. C.UraudC (1962- 66), L. Tlnstielhwa"e (196266), N. T. G. Willis (1961 - 66). J. R. Harrop (1962- 66), illegi ble (1967), Peler Clifford Cotton (196368). S. R. Cotton (1966-69), D. A. Whitaker (1966-71). T. J . Seymour-Jones (1967- 72). The menu read as follows:Chablis K ing's Prawn with Avocado Moulin a Vent Saddle of Lamb, Canterbury Scotland Hills Mini Yard Sauce, Vegetables Green Court Kentish Cherries Jubi lee Vintage Port Angels o n Bell Harry Dark Entry Cellars Coffee Liqueurs Lieut.-Colonel M. E. C. Brown (1950- 55), recently Weapons Elect rical Officer. H.M .S. ,Apollo, says his tour of duty has taken him from South Africa to the Persia!, Gu lf and t!l~n to Icel~ndlc waters, where he was o n fishery protect ion service. He is now off to Washmgton on a li aison apPointment to the U.S. Government. This year Niel De Voi~ (1952- 58) is President of Leicester City Junior Chamber of Commerce in addition to his work as a soliCItor. Brian Fern (1937--41) writes to say that he has been released from a.Barclay's Corn.ish "outback" to an interesting appointment in the Property Department of Barc1ays III Exeter. Omlllously, perhaps, he says he is always pleased to meet O.K.S. but cannot promise it will be to their fin anci al advantage! We congratulate J. G. Porter (1962-68), who read Spanish at K ing's College, London, on being commissioned on a short-service basis into the Grenad ier Guards. R. M. Plant (1967-68) is serving articles as a solicitor, and warns otl~ers thinking of Pl;ll'sui!lg the same trade that one has to spend some time in straitened circumstances! H IS ~rst L.P. record IS bemg released , comprising reissues from h is collection of historic 78's of the musIc of Sir Charles V. Stanford. John Corner, who taught at K ing's from 1934-54, and was Housemaster of G range, was !,e~ent1y awarded the O.B.E. after retiring as Headmaster of Vanbrugh Castle School, Blac~heat~. ':fIllS IS a school fo r boys of 8-13 whose fathers have died while serving in the R .A.F'J and IS mamtamed by the R .A.F. Benevolent Fund, and Mr. Comer gave a great deal to this exacting job. He is now living at 20 DuroverDum Court, canterbury. T. A. Watts (1934-39) is retiring from the Kenya Judicial Department, fC?r the second time:-he was recalled from retirement in October, 197J-at the end of May, and ret~lrnlllg to Englal1:d . HI~ ~ddress here will be found in the new edition of the Handbook: it ~s not .yet avail~ble. But h,e Will be ll\~lllg !'I nd working in the Ashford district, and expects to find some sli ght d ifference In the English way of life slOce he left home in May, 1941. Robin Crowley (1907-13) wrote in a delightful (no irony) letter to the <?K,S. Secretary : " I . am sick and t ired of your God-damned obituaries in the Report and the Canttlal'lall. At my age (80 m. May-Ed.) I have no right to compla in, but I do. Of the twelve in the last Report,-Strachan was captam of the XI when I was in the Parrots. I was in Holme House with Barroll and Lus~ a!ld knew them both very well. Phil ip Barber was a wonderful friend and as fine a citizen as Great Bntam ever had, ~fI:ly equalled by David King, who was an active and life-long friend beyond price and be~ond the capabili ty of words to describe: he was a simply superb character. I don't kno:*, who the ~cll is left, except Harry Townend, who mlIst be about 82, my cousin Bernard Crowley who IS 86 of all silly ag~, al1:d my brother Geoffr~y who is a child of 74". The Secretary felt that this letter was worth many obituaries, and wrote and said so, with many thanks. We print overleaf three photographs of the O.T.C. which were recently kindly sent by Christo~lIcr Worsfold (1916---22) to Mr. Pollak, the School's archivist. We print therD; without names as we beheve many O.K.S. will enjoy teasing their memories over the faces, but Cyril Gadncy (1919- 23), now a Governor of the School, is clearly visible at the very back of the ul?p~r of ~he Whytchett phot~graphs. In the one facing the back cover, we are assured that T. D. Hadrlllis neither camera-shy nOi undergoing field punishment, but is merely about to climb the bank ! O.K.S. who want to check their memories against the list of names in these photographs supplied by Christopher Worsfold may do so by writing to Mr. Pollak at the School. 103
CORAL WEDDING Captain D. S. Blunt (1913-20) and Averil Katharine Philby were married on November 8t h, 1938, in Delhi,
DEATHS It is with regret that we note the death of Dorothea, wife of the late Lord Justice Luxmoorc. She passed away peacefully in her 94th year.
Geoffrey Seafield Robinson (1920-25),
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died on February 8th, 1974.
Francis Seawen Blunt (191 5-22), formerly Lieutenant-Colonel, Royal Engineers, passed away at Sao Bras, Portugal, on February 5th. 1974. Anthony Fergus Baughan (1920-23) died in hospital at Ramsey. lO.M., on FebflJary 7th, 1974. Ernest Frederick Housden, O.B.E., M.e. (1906--11) died in Ewell on February 22nd, 1974, at the age of 81.
Our sincere sympathy goes to his widow. An obituary appears below.
OBITUARY E. F. HOUSDEN, C.B.E., M.C., T.O. , M.A. (1906--11) E. F. Housden, who returned to teach at King's in 1919, and subsequently taught mat hematics at Harrow,
died on 17th February. The Athletics Correspondent of The Times, Neil Allen, paid especial tribute to the "important part he played" in guiding David Hemery towards a gold medal in the Mexico Olympics of 1968.
Fred Housden served with the Royal Field Artillery during the First World War, reaching the rank of Major and winning the Military Cross. At Harrow he became a housemaster, second master, and, for a brief period, acting headmaster. In 1959 he was awarded the O.B.E. for his services to the Imperial Cadet Association. His athletics career was a remarkable one, starting as a sprinter with South London Harriers, and later reaching the AAA hurdles final. He took up pole vaulting in 1924 and, four years later, at the age of 36, vaulted for the British Empire against the United States. At 40 he still finished third in the AAA pole vault championship. As a coach, much of his better work was done in the 20 odd years that followed his retirement from schoolmastering, during which time he was as generous in coaching beginners at hurdling as at giving time to potential international athletes. "He epitomized the best spirit of amateur athletics", Mr. Allen's obituary concluded. AIR VICE¡ MARSHAL A. FOORD-KELCEY, C.B.E., A.F.C. (1926--32)
A note of the death of this distinguished O.K.S" on 26th October, 1973, in Geneva, appeared in the December issue. We print below his memorial notice in the Daily Telegraph:"Alick Foord-Kelcey was one of the first officers to enter the Royal Air Force through the universities direct entry scheme of the 1930s. He brought with him from Corpus Christi, Cambridge, a most welcome breath of fresh air, and throughout a long career he was marked by his intelligent, open-minded approach to service life and problems, both in the practical flying and the planning, organizational and command aspects of his work. In recent years he had brought the same spirit to bear on his appointment to the World Health Organization. His breadth of interest, charm, and keen sense of humour, not always unqualified assets in senior official circles. endeared him to hi~ friends and professional associates, and enriched the atmosphere of the service in which he spent most of his working life. He was an unusual airman, remembered with affection and esteem," PRINTED FOR
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EDITORIAL
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THE SCHOOL
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CHAPEL NOTES
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THIS AND THAT
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THE LORD SENESCHAL
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IN MEMORIAM: OLIVE GROVES
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LEAVING STAFF
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SPEECH DAV, 1974
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KING 'S WEEK
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CONTRIBUTIONS
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ART 1973-74
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REVIEWS
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KING'S SPORT
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MUSIC
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CANTUAR IAN LODGE AND O.K.S. GOLF
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C.C.F. NOTES
174
INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS CAREERS ORGANISATION
176
O.K.S. NEWS
177
ABOUT OUR FRONTISPIECE
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AUGUST,
1974
EDITORIAL The Cantuarian changes little. It was revamped in 1936, and a glance at its issues since then will indicate few alterations; except for the removal in 1952 of the decorative front cover (seven shields and the Cathedral from 1936; Henry VIII and Archbishop Parker additionally to the shields and a different view of the Cathedral from 1888-1936). Latterly, there has been only a slight retraction of the magazine in the face of rising costs. One prominent feature, however, will pass after this issue from the editors' world into the archivist's : the Virtute. It was in 1882 (Dr. Blore's days) that The Cantuarian began, with the pious hope of appearing monthly during term-time. In practice this was promptly modified into the twice-termly issues that remained the pattern for so many year.s. It was under Dr. Field's Headmastership, in November, 1890, that the heading "Virtute Functi More Patrum Duces" first appeared; an appellation that sounds resonant even in translation: "Those who in the manner of their fathers displayed energy and were leaders". From the start the Virtute must have been selective in the school-leavers it celebrated; certainly there were leavers at that time other than the eight initial "duces". One of those unrecorded leavers, a musician, was eventually to achieve the more idiosyncratic honour of being awarded the Columbia Prize for completing Schubert's Unfinished Symphony!
Whilst some items in the November, 1890, magazine would seem familiar to a modern reader, that issue also indicates a boldness of speech that contradicts stock notions of Victorian propriety and modern frankness. There are some withering 1st XI character portraits ("Deteriorated still more as a batter" ; "Lazy in the field"; " bad sight .. . unsafe catch"); a truculent letter about the school being so stingy as to provide only one towel for its ten dayboy footballers; and some patronizing comments on "Our Contemporaries" (" The AI/cynian contains a scanty supply of subject matter"). 105
f Such vagaries are long departed ; but the removal of so enduring a feature as the Virtute requires comment. Briefly, our intention is to publish only a Salvete a nd Valete (fewer and fewer of those who have "displayed energy" in recent years can h ave been able to translate their lapidary valediction; nevertheless, we do not think it necessary to replace the heading Valete with " See ya"). These will be at the back of the magazine, so that the Valete runs naturally up to the O.K.S . Section, and the Valete itself will be extended to contain a brief account of every boy (and girl) leaving the School. Where possible, we shall also note their intended destination: "To Bournemouth College of Food Technology" will take its place beside "Parker Exhibition in Classics to Corpus Christi" . We hope thus to do justice to those who have served the School well without attaining such dizzying Virtute qualifications as becoming House Monitors; and, besides, the magazine's historical record will be fuller.
SALVETE
c. D . Appleton, E. J. Bishop, C. Y. Darko, A. J. Davidson, S. D. G. Dee, M. P. L. Dowie, C. H. Jones, T. D. Jones, D. G. Kennaby, S. W. G. Macbea n, T. H. Panton, S. J. Scoones, J. M. Williams. VALETE A. B. ApI's, P. H. B. Baker, N. C. Bane, C. M . Britten, C. H. P. D iggins, W. J. Pearson, P. G. Shorrock, B. Thouvenin, N. R. Walker, R. H. Wheatcroft, C. A. Young.
VIRTUTE FUNCTI MORE PATRUM DUCES Apps, A. B.-Came Sept., ' 69; Upper Sixth; King's Scholar; Senior K ing's Scholar; Open Scholarship in Mathematics at Christ's College, Cambridge. BAKER, P. H. B.-C~me Sept., '69; Upper Sixth; 1st Fencing Colours; Parker Ex hibit ion in Classics at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. BANE, N. C.- Came Sept., ' 69; Upper Sixth; Hon . Ki ng's Scholar; Captain of Fencing and Full I st Colours. BRITTEN, C. M.-Came Sept., '69; Upper Sixth; House Monitor; School Monitor ; Head of House; Captain of School; Minor Sports Colours for Gymnastics; 1st Athletics Colours; 2nd Rugby Colours; Mason Scholarship at Corpus Christi College, Oxford to read Medicine. PEARSON, W. J.-Came Sept., '69 ; Upper Sixth; House Monitor; Head of House; School Monitor; Captain of Swimming and 1st Colours; 1st Hockey Colours; 1st Rugby Colours. SHORROCK, P. G.- Came Jan., '70; Upper Sixth; King's Scholar; 1st Hockey Colours; Minor Sports Colours for Basketball. WHEATCROFf, R . H.-Came Sept., ' 69; Upper Sixth; King's Scholar; House Monitor ; Hon. Secretary of Photographic Society. 106
f THE SCHOOL Captain of School: W. M. Duggan, K.S. Vice-Captain: N. J. Hamway, K.S.
SCHOOL MONITORS C. M. Noble, K.S., M.S., P. Y. Ka lfayan, K.S., T. D. Townsend , E. P. H. Watkins,
A. R. Dorward, K.S., D. J. V. Sharp, P. J. Nic holl, M.S., P. Platts-Martin, N. J. Hadfield. School House: The Grange: Walpole:
Meisler Omers: Marlowe: Luxmoore: Galpin's:
Linacre: Captain Captain Captain Captain Captain Captain Captain Captain Captain Captain Captain Captain Captain
HOUSE MONITORS P. Platts-Martin, L. H. Canning, N. R. C. Baylis, M. C. G. Lane. P. Y. Ka lfayan , K.S., A. H. Wolff, N . de N. Hill , M. F. Whitby, T. A. Chantler, S. V. Balm. N. J. Ham way, M.S., P. A. Burrows, M.S., A. W. H. Lockwood, P. J. Dale, M.S., A. E. W. Balson, A. R. Word ley, K.S. E. P. H. Watkins, N. J. Hadfield, M. B. Pardoe, A. J. Woolman, P. B. Baron, K.S. C. M. Noble, K.S., M.S., P. E. Stevens, C. S. Snell, C. B. Oldfield, P. A. Cheese, J. C. Kingsman, N. C. Le Sueur, P. D. Norris h, K.S., P. J. Wi llia mson, K.S. W. M. Duggan, K.S., A. R. Dorward, K.S., R. H. Lindley, P. C. Wh itaker, S. D. Jones, A. E. Macfarlane, K.S. D. J. V. Sharp, J. P. H. Burke, T. A. Raper, M. Asfaw, J. R. S. Crawford , C. D. Bowen, S. L. Hayes. T. D. Townsend , P. J. Nicholl, M.S., P. Obolensky, R. M. H. Moss, P. J. Dobbs. R. C. A. Miles, K.S. D. I. Gower, K.S. P. Y. Kalfayan, K.S. W. A. Selwyn C. E. H. Willis A. E. Macfarlane, K.S. S. n. Jones P. Platts-Martin W. M. Duggan, K.S. B. P. Barnard P. C. Whitaker D. J. V. Sharp T. A. Chantler
of Boats of Cricket of Athletics of Tennis of Swimming of Fencing of R ugger of Squash Rackets of Gymnastics of Shooting of Judo of Golf of Basketball
THE CANTUARJAN Editor: J. C. Kingsman Music Editors: C. J. Gibson, M.S., Q. H. Poole, K.S., M.S. Assistant Editors: R. D. de la Hoyde, K.S., A. H. R. Finn, K.S., J. M. C. Hewes, K.S., G. N. J. Norrish, K.S. 107
CHAPEL NOTES The Archbishop. We have been privileged to have the Archbishop with us on two occaSions this term. On June 16th he came to celebrate a Sung Eucharist in the Lady Undercroft Chapel and to preach, and on Speech Day the Archbishop was our CommemoratIOn Preacher. A s the Headmaster noted in his Speech Day address it is good to
have had a Visitor who has visited so wel l.
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~reachers.. We have had ollr usual wide va ri ety of preachers, amongst them Kenneth GI~bons, Vicar of Partsea, who has several times taken OUf Confirmation Candidates' QUict Day. Noel Battye came from Pembroke College, Cambridge, and Hugh Maddox fr0111 Sandwich. C hristopher LeWIS, O.K, S., was an especialJy welcome and effective
speaker. "~vcryman" and "Noah". On May 5th t1~e J.K .S. presented an impressive and moving verSIOn of Eve,yman, and on May 26th Chl'lstopher Bourne's Noah was produced. Both these events happened In the Eastern Crypt, not such an innovation now, but still very welcome.
Meister ,Omcrs. Continuing the "tradition " of House services, Meister Omcrs produced
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so me readmgs of poetry and prose on the theme of "The Brotherhood of Man". One poem by Yevtushenko was particularly good. . Cathedral Monitors, Sacristans and Servers. Only those who do the job know how much tllne and effort and tact has to be put Into the smooth running of services. We are especiall y grateful to David Townsend and Ene Watkins for their extremely competent work as Cathedral MOl1ltors, and to Quentin Poole and the other Sacristans and Servers for all t heir wo rk. Chapel Fund. Donations have been made this term from the Chape l Fund to;
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THIS AND THAT We were very pleased to welcome the Archbishop as oll r Commemoration
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Preacher. Below is a letter which I received from him shortl y after Speech Day; r should like others to share in the pleasure which it
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Old Palace, Canterbury. 21s1 July, 1974.
My dear Peter, Thank you for your very kind and ge nerous lelter. 1 was so happy to be with you on Speech Day. It was a privilege to share in th e service and a lso to be present at the afternoon function s. You have given wonderful leadership to the School since you took up your task, and I am proud to be Visitor of a School which is at once so happy and so outstanding in its success. r am glad to have lasted until nearly the end of your time, with lovely memories of the School to carry away. Yours ever, MICHAEL CANTUAR.
We we lcome Dr. l. M. Hammersley as the Trinity College, Oxford, Govcrning Body represe ntative Governor of King's. He is University Reader in Mathematics and a Tutorial Fellow of Trinity. Among Dr. Hammersley's special intcrests is Modern Mat hematics, of which he was o ne of the pioneers in the 1950's. On the 9th March, Lady Lee officially opened a recreational centre for t he StafT of the Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge. )t was Sir Frank Lee, then Master o f Corpus Christi College, Cambri dge, and Vice-C hairman of the Governors of the King's School, who conceived the idea of l>ui lding the ce ntre. Lady Lce
The Headmaster addressed so me seventy members of the Canterbury Society in the Societies Room on May 28th on "The Past, Present and Future of King's". He also preached at C hristchurch College of Education on February 17th, at Rendcomb School, Gloucestershire on May 12th, and at Hazelwood on June 2nd . He attended the Governors' Meeting at Hazelwood, too, on June 17th, and the Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examination Board in London on March 7th. He visited Cambridge on March 12th and 13th, and Oxford from May 29th to May 31st,
The Hcadmaster
for useful discussions about entry and other matters of common interest, and with Mrs. Newell, he had the pleasure too of meeting and enterta ining a good number of recent O.K.S. , who seemed very we ll and happily establ ished. 109
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f It was with great pleasure lhat we welcomed Mr. Sheridan Morley as "A Ma~ of" AdjudIcator fo r the House ElocutIon CompetItIOn . Mr. Morley, who is The T,mes one of the Deputy Ed Itors of The Tlllles, had many helpful and enlighten ing comments to make about the performances given that J1ight. A fuller report appears later in the magazine.
Apart from those m embers of the Staff whose valedictory notices appear The Old... later III thIS magazlIle, we bId farewell this term with our thanks and good . wIshes to Mr. M. W. Trapp, who is going to New Zea la nd ; Mr. M. S. A. GoodchIld, who IS takmg over the Modern Languages department at King Edward VI School, Brrmll1gham; and finally to Mr. B. P. Lyndon, who is going to teac h in Billericay. ... The New ...
Mr. D. 1. Re id will be ta king ,?v~ r Linacre a nd Mr. R. I. H. Gallop Lattergate. Mr. C. 1. Mil IaI' IS gIVIng up the positio n of Linacre Housemaster so as to concentrate more of his time on Physics.
Miss Anna Z in~ei se n is ev!dently a portrai t painter of versatility ... The Borrowed. .â&#x20AC;˘ as well as of hIgh r eputatIOn . When the Headmaster's portrait . .. was borrowed for dISplay at the Royal Society of Portra it Painters' 80th Annual Ex lllbltlon (held a t the Mall Ga lleries in April and May), it was hung next to that of SIr Robert Mark, CommISsIOner of Police of the Metropolis. Nicholas Marshall, O.K.S., has the good fo rtune to be a member of the . . . and the Blue joint Oxford and Cambridge Real Tennis Team tou ring the U .S.A . this summer. . It is with particular regret that we say farewell this term to Mr. Christopher Copeman C. H. Co peman . For a couple of yea rs he has been responsible . for t he Contnbutlons sectIOn of this magazine, and for much longer has bee~l an IllSpl[atlOn to the School's aspiring poets. It was a happy event that the. IOOth Wntmll CIrcle broadsheet appea r~d early in King's Week, Mr. Copeman ha vi ng Imtlated the Wntll1g Crrcle wllllst stIli teachll1g at Milner Court.
We were very pleased to welcome Lord Astor to lunch in the Shirley H all after his installation in the ancient office of Seneschal of the Cathedral. A fuller report appea rs elsewhere, but we wo uld like to point out that he was not, as one boy wrote in his fags' exam, "engaged to sell Ca nterbury Cathedra l to the Yanks" . Any Offers?
Charles Rowe's appearances for Kent th is season have been the first by an O.K .S. 111 first-class county cn cket since G. C. Pritchard represe nted ,Essex ten years a~o. John Woodcock, Cricket Corresponden t to The Times, recorded Rowe s first WIcket WIth memorable ambiguity: "U nder cover of a beard he has run well in the field and baIted confidently, if not for long. His first ball- he is a n off-splllner- was pItched outSIde the leg stum p, and Edrich swinging at it miscued off " the edge or back of the bat to slip".
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f Congratulations to Mr. Gra ham Zanker, who was admitted to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Cambridge on 8th June. His thesis was entitled" 'Realism' in Hellenistic Poetry", and it discussed the various ways in which we can apply the modern literary term "Realism" to t he body of Greek literature written between 323 B. C. and 146 B. C.
The Learned Doctor
J ust Dropping in . . .
Nigel Moll, O.K.S., of "Flight International" landed his light ai rcraft on Birley's on Sunday, 14th July. Although thIS was not one of the pla nned events in King's Week, it provided much JIlterest
for the boys.
... and J ust Droppiug Out
Parachuting is a growing sport at King's but it ca n be quite dange rous, as C hristopher Oldfield found out when he broke his a rm whilst leaving the ' plane. He looks forward
to subsequent jumps ... Reputedly, no accu rate census of China is possible b.eca ~se in the remoter areas parents do not consider daughters worth reglSten ng. They would have an atavistic respect for those three King's famil ies whom we congratulate on the arrival of sons : to Mr. and Mrs. Griffin, loan, on 28th March ; to Mr. and Mrs. Hodgso n, David Mark , on 6th July ; and to Mr. and Mrs. Barham, Peter John, on 8t h July.
New Arrivals
in both senses. Not onl y was the second day of the O.K.S. R.iu Stopped Play. .. C ricket Match cancelled, but only one of the four performances of A Midsummer Night's Dream could take place in the ga rden of Chillenden Chambers : a great disa ppointment to all those associated with th is imag inative production, and to its audiences. This unseasonable weather n:'ade the Comm,andos' task even more exacting than usual, and King's Week was greatly IIldebted to theIr energy.
Congratulations ...
Not Cricket
A Life on the Ocean Waves
... to Andrew ApI's, who was one of the eight people selected. to represent G reat Britain in the [nte rn atlO nal MathematICS OlympIad in East Germa ny in July. "' ... to Sir Leslie Joseph, O. K.S., who has been appointed H igh Sheriff of Glamorga n.
The traditional footba ll match between the 1st X [ and the School Monitors was won th is year by the 1st Xl 2- 1. Boys from The King's School go on to become m an~ things, but Roger Turner, O.K.S., must have chosen one of the hardest li ves, as a fisherman at Herne Bay. It is not unusual fo r him to start work at 3A5 a.m. when the tide is just r ight , but he enjoys his wo rk and we WIsh hIm all success. tI l
T Poems by Andrew Humphries and Kelston Tobin were broadcast by the B.B.C. in Books, Plays, Poems on 19th June. Martin Lock's poem, " In a Scrapyard", which appeared in The Con tI/arion last December, was also broadcast. In the Listening and Writing programme of 2 1st June poems by J onathan Flack a nd Nick Brown were broadcast. On the Air
The Headmaster and one o f the Editors greatly enjoyed th e Marlowe In the Theatre Theatre's contribution to the Maugham Centenary, a lively productio n of The Constant Wife in A ugust.
Golf
We congrat ulate David Sharp on being t he first golfer ever to receive F ull Colours; and t he golf team as a who le on being ru nners-up, from 25 schools, in the Ke nt Schoo ls' C hamp ionship at Prince's.
Our Thanks...
to all the re viewers and co ntributors, especially those concerned with King's Week , for their promptness in getting material to us.
We are also gratefu l to M r. K. V. Jones, Composer and O.K.S., fo r wri ting t he moving obituary not ice to Mrs. George Baker (Ol ive Groves, the singer) which immediately follows th is section .
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Stephen Hope is now conductor of Bristo l University Chamber Orchest ra, and Anthony Sargent is D irector of Oxford Wind Ensemble, wh ich is also sometimes conducted by Christopher Waltham.
The Librar ian acknowledges wit h gratit ude t he kind gifts of t he Headmaster; E. Brown, Esq.; A. B. Emden, Esq ., O.K.S.; Bru ce Money, Esq., O.K.S.; a nd the bequest by Miss Kat hleen Partridge. T heir generosity is very much appreciated.
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In Memoriam
We were very sorry to lea rn of the death of Dr. Sidney Campbell, who was School Orga nist whi le at Canterbury Cathedral from 1956 to 1961.
Mike Thatcher retired on doct o r's orders last term. Scores of clarinet players have reason to be grateful to him for his courteous and patient teaching over many years. He continues to teach for the Royal Marines and by th is co nnection he is able still to be of invaluable service to the School over the ma intenance o f instruments. All of us wish him well and assure him that he wi ll always be a welcome visitor. Leaving Musicians
We say goodbye, too, to Mr. P hili p Moore and wish him every success in his new post as Organist of Gu ildford Cathedral. t t2
T Simon Davies (oboe) with 141 ma rk s o ut of 150, Mark Gu tterid ge Associated Board (singing) and Diana Barnes (oboe) have also passed G rade VlIl with Distinction. S. M. C hapman and P. J. Cowell (piano) have passed Results at Grade VIII. In Grade VII, Distinctions have been gai ned by Simon Stir ling (violin) and Martin Lock (piano). It should be noted that only Grade VIII and Grade VII results are ge nerally recorded in our columns, but there have been some excellent awards in the lowe r grades. Perhaps an exception ma y be made and mentio n given of N igel Black's Disti nction in Grade VI (horn), fo r th is is a fine achievement for a boy of 14.
Universities
We we re grateful to Mr. Michae l Brock , Vice-Principal of Wolfso n College, Oxfo rd , fo r his very informative talk on "The Un ive rsity Today" on 18th May.
The traditi on of pa rtin g gift s is an old one at King's and greatly to be encouraged. Mr. Boorman , in gene ro usly following it, chose to such sweet sorrow beautify the M aster's Common Room. He has presented to it a very fine coloured print of 1851 showing the Dane John Gardens. There are some school connect ions: the print is by M . Raze, Drawing Master at King's; the Dane Jo hn Gardens were given to t he city by James Simmo ns, O.K.S., Alderman and M.P.; and Raze dedicated the work to George Furley, O.K.S., then the Mayor of Canterbury.
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THE LORD SENESCHAL On Friday, 17th May, Lord Asto r began his ter m o f offioe as Seneschal of Canterbury Cathedral. The revi va l of this post was marked by an installa tion service in the Quire of the Cathedral, and a luncheon party held in the Shirley Hall. Lord Astor welcomed his guests wi th considerable composure, and a section of the School C hoir sang grace. H av ing suit ab ly impressed their guests with "the qu ee nliest tower in C hristend o m" and a fine lun ch, Lord Astor and the Dean used their subseq uent bargainin g power to t he full in two well-balanced speeches, outlining the nature of the office and the clai ms of the Cathedral respectively. It is to be hoped, I suppose, that even if an entrance fee is never imposed o n visitors to the Cathedral, some at least of Lord Astor's guests will pay handsomely for what was certainly a handsome lunch. W. M. DUGG AN.
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IN MEMORIAM OLIVE GROVES (MRS. GEORGE BAKER)
As recently ~s this
Hmc last yea ~, ,r sat with Olive Groves at an Associated Board meeting
wh~n ~h e exclal,r;ned, . K~ep ~m wflt l,ng fo~' the young ones; they arc the future, our heritage ~ thelc ISno p,~s~ . Her vivacity and IIlfcctlOllSzeal were as undimmed as 011 the first occas i o~ that I :-"as prIvIleged to meet her as a scruffy "new" boy. [n a year of grievous death-blows her splnt leaves an achmg vOid. ' This is not the place to speak of her professional benefice, either as singer or maestra The. generatIons of S1n&ers whom she mou lded, encouraged and produced are their ow~ testImony to her unfallmg. energ~, style and enthusiasm. [intend only to pay tribute to her for the rich contributIOn wh Ich she and her beloved husband George Bak 'd
to mUSIC at Kmg's.
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It should be remembered that, in the distant past of 1938 the King's music'an ' somethmg of an oddIty. , I was " We. have q!, ite a number. of instrumentalists in th e school and if they wi ll combine t.helr energies and be patient, there IS every reason to see the growth of an effective httle orchestra." Cantuarian, December, 1938.
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So, it was always atremendous " highlight" when Olive and George gave a recital or concert at the SchooL ThIs beca~n~ a~ annual event from 1938-1950, according to my imperfect recof9 s . Du.nng th~,~e VIS l t~, as \~e.1 1 as vlsltJ,ng thei r two sons in statu pupillal'i, the
assocI3.ted with the Inmate I~uslclans, enquired of their progress, gave encouragemen~ where It was, n~ed~d, and mo~t Important of aB, gave us in their performance their sense
of st):'le, their II1d lvldual artIst ry and the sense of sheer professionalism. On the first occasIOn that I !,ccompallled them, I knew lhat 1 was sitting on hot burning coals 'lI1d that It was exciting,
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During the days in ~he w ild~l'I1ess in, Cornwa,ll, where ~he " honey" was very wi ld, they
ca me to the School wIthout fa li and wIth or wIthout thell' sing ing fr iends 10 nourish and sustam us with, Moz~rt operas, Gilbert and, Su l ~lvan" lieder recitals, weB-known oratorios
and lecture-recitals, In su~ ~n ever-en largmg Illummation into the great mysteries and
endless vocabulary of the dIVIne world of music.
Specifically, the most generous gift of alI their donations was Ol ive Groves' mag nificent Bechstell1 Grand. In those da,)'s of pnvatlOn, thIs si ngle gift became a generating pivot for all manner of excltll1g .muslcal prohferations. At last, one could make sou nd with an lI1~tru ment of superb quahty . .In depnvmg herself of this treasure, she provided a lasting stimulus to succeedmg generatIOns of King's musicians, ]11 leaving us! she endows us with her spirit of grace, the remembrance of her unfading
beauty and an mner glow to warm our cold hearts. To her beloved George, we can onl express our d~epest gratItude lhal he allowed us to be touched by her art istry and to spen~
so many magical hours 111 her iummolls presence,
July, 1974.
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LEAVING STAFF G. G. BARRETT Graham Barrett came to King's in 1969 and he quickly established himself in various fields of the School's life. His departure now is a sad loss to the English department, for he has together with Christopher Copeman achieved lively and rewarding results in the Lower School and he has also had a major share in "A" Level and scholarsliip work. Out of school, his main contribution has been to the Boat Club: after three seasons with successful Colts' crews, during which time I personally was much indebted to his loyal and enthusiastic support, he has for two years been in charge of the 1st VIII. Despite increasing problems with the River Stour, the School crews have prospered under his guidance and he has been able this summer to take the 1st VIII to Henley for the first time since 1968. Those who know him well have been quick to recognise that the outwardly unorthodox approach only thinly d isguises his capacity for swift and efficient organisation: a similar blend of practical commonsense and attention to detail have made him an ideal stage-ma na ger for various School productions, notably recent Gilbert and Sullivan operas. All in all, his varied talents will be much missed and he leaves liS now for his new post at Abingdon School with every good wish for his success. D.S.G.
P. W. BOORMAN It is King's loss but Aldenham's gain that Peter Boorman leaves us this summer to take up his appointment as Headmaster. To look at his youthful appearance it does not seem possible that he has been with us for fifteen years, but it is indeed true that he came to King's in 1959 immediately after his years at Cambridge. The contribution that he has made to the life of the School during this time has been exceptional. He came as a teacher of Mathematics, and here his work has been characterised by his abil ity to teach at all levels, by his willingness to innovate, for he has been responsible for the introduction of both Statistics and Computing to the curriculum, and by his patient understanding of the difficulties of those to whom Mathematics had hitherto been one of the larger mysteries of the universe. Consequently he ha,s got the best out of them and secured many an unlikely "0" Level pass. . He will also be remembered for his close involvement with School games, especially with cricket which he has coached at various levels, and with cross-country running, a field in which he himself had excelled, However, he will be best remembered as an outstanding Housemaster of the Grange, a position to which he was appointed in 1965, having served his apprenticeship as a tutor largely in Linacre. His quality as a Housemaster was a result of the combination of four attributes: a deep pastoral concern for every hoy in the House; a determination to encourage excellenee in the whole spectrum of school activities; a noted administrative ability which was to persuade the Headmaster that Peter was the man to undertake the organisation of the numerous activities that have replaced the Corps for very large numbers; and all intuitive ability to draw the line between liberty and licence. Thus, although capable of firmness when necessary, he has provided an essentially liberal atmosphere in which the Grange has flourished academically, culturally, and in the field of sport. 115
â&#x20AC;˘ Finally, in the Common Room Peler will be remembered for his keen sense of humour and for his performances on the cricket field during Staff matches for he has been the mainstay of our ~ttack for many years, even if it has become incr~asingly unrealistic to descnbe his bowlIng as fast! Occasiona lly,. If one had the misfortune to drop a catch off his bowlIng or If the captam had the tementy to take him off before he had bowled some 25 overs that winning sm ile would fade into a brief scowl but his equanimity would be qUIckly restored! All these qualItIes have been displayed in full measure on our West Country tours of recent years, and we trust he will continue to make "guest" appearances. Thus Peter leaves behind n;any friends both in the School and in the City, where he has been an actIve member of the Round Table. We wish him and Diana, who, through her whole-hearted support of Peter and through her work as matron, has herself contributed much to the sllccess of the Grange, every happmess and success at Aldenbam. We also h~pe that James and Charles may return here in due course to ensure close links are maintamed. B.T.
C. H. COPEMAN Christopher Copeman's associatio~ with us began when he joined Milner Court in January, 1961 , and he IS n9w returmng to prep. school teaching, at his own old school, The B~acon, Chesham BOIs. DurIng hi s ten years at Milner Court he established a reputatIOn that spread through Canterbury and into prep. school and even national circles beyond. Partly this :vas for .the excellence of his play productions there, but still more it was for the astolllshl,:,g fertIlIty of J.K.S. poetry: in particular, the period in which he ha~ such talents as LIndley, Krook, Piercy, Martin and Lawrance to work with was one whIch drew the attention of everyone interested in children's writing, and was celebrated bot~. by a Southern T.V. programme and by an unprecedented number of Daily Mirror WntIng Pnzes. If this was his fame, the -,ealit)' was a singular dedication to the quality of English in e~ch bo~ he taught, ~o thm utlhtanan standards as well as their imaginative capacity. Sm~e JOlntng the SenIOr School .full-t!me in 1970, Christopher Copeman has constantly mamtamed thiS level of profe~slOnalIsn;:. .chara~teristically, even though he has never been. happy With the Idea that lIterary cntlclsm might be a sufficient mode for Sixth Form EnglIsh, the one set he took through to "A" level obtained five "A" grades and a further nine "Bs" or "Cs" from 18 boys. At "0" level, too, we have been indebted to the two courses he and Graham B~rrelt constructed for our first years of semi-internal "0" Lit. Perhaps some publ!sher wIll find an outlet for this material along with all those other books we hope Chflstopher Copeman will get into prillt in the next few years. As for the public arts, he will be remembered for his numerous (12 in 12 terms) and successful productIOns; of House Plays, of Gilbert and Sullivan, and in King's Week. Each to his memory, but I shall longest recall a Frmge performance of Anouilh's The Lark: fr?m supposed!y second-string actors a. depth of integrity, a blaze of emotion .. . And WIth all this, vlft~ally contmuous, a~tlVIty he has found time to guide his Writing Circle to ItS 100th meetmg and to devote his Sundays to the Naval Section's sailing. "B~rned is Apollo's layrel;bough"-ap O.K.S. said it-and the School will not easily germmate such anot.her InspIrer of the Imagmation. Nor, indeed, will Canterbury soon find such another DIOnysus of the Greek dance- even if that face of the moon has been observed only by friends and restaurateurs. We lose a rare, dual spirit, and a remarkable S.C.W. teacher. 116
â&#x20AC;˘ SPEECH DAY 1974 Mr. Dean, My Lord Archbishop, Mr. Mayor, My Lords, Ladie.s and Gentlemen-first, a word of warm thanks and welcome. That you should assemble m such numbers on thiS occasion of high festival and throughout King's Week is a source of great strength and encouragement to us all, and not least to me. I hope that you will ~e h~a~tened and rewarded by all that you will have seen and heard. I know that you Will rejoice as I d.o in the message of hope and challenge given to us by our Commen:oratIon Preach~r thiS morning. In your name, I would tbank him for so readll:y addmg thIS further commItment to his labours as Archbishop in what must after all be qUIte a busy year. More personally, I would express to him our gratitude for showing us what a Visitor really is- one wh?se interest and affectionate concern are . at all times made malllfest, yet .wlthout ever bemg obtrusive and who makes us feel that we are always as welcome neighbours to him as he undol:btedly is to us. And if you want a definition of a good ~eighbour, I cannot do better than describe him as one who can for twelve years ltve with III twelve feet of one of our largest and most musical boarding houses- cheek by jowl as lance put it-and n~ver offer a word of complaint. We thank Your Grace for your tolerance and understandmg, for the encouragement you have given and for the enlightenment you have shared, ap? we hope that extra-territorial as in some sense we are, you may one day be able to V!Slt us again. Meantime, we wish yo u much joy a~d fuIfilment III ÂĽour last months of high office, and with Mrs. Ramsey peace and happmess In your retIrement at Cuddesdon . 1 must confess, ladies and gentlemen, that it will take me some time before I fully understand the implications of the new local government arrangements-and 1 shrewdly susp~ct that it will take others some time, too. But that must not prevent my acknowledgmg our pleasure at seeing Canterbury itself so well represented here today--;-above all, by :you, Mr. Mayor, for you with all the changes still embody and represent With Wider functIon s the City of Canterbury to which we in this School all belong; and Wide ~s IS our catch,?ent area~as wide as is the world itself, that is a ltnk and a loyalty we Will never forfeit or forget. We welcome you most warmly as w~ welcome too .the lady who held the rather different office of Mayor before you, CounCillor Mrs. HettIe Barber, whose grandfather [ was somehow delighted to discover had been my predecessor but three as Headmaster of my previous school reigning there in undisputed supremacy for 45 years. You see what stuff yo ur Mayor; are made of. Indeed, so complete was his control that for his last five years, he ran the School by telephone from Morecambe; 55 miles away. Those were .. indeed the good old days. Somehow these links and discoveries are to me a source of i~lterest and encourallement, and one does not always in life suffer from a surfeit of these thl.ngs though .boys WIth theIr achievements can be quick enough to fill the gap. Yet there IS more to It than that. It was a great alliance- the Public Schools (or some of them) and the great grammar schools of England. This School owes much to my nine years at Bradford Grammar School, where the academic aims and achievements are very similar to what our own now are- It was a valuable apprenticeship. Mind you, my welcome there might have daunted anyone less familiar with Yorkshire linguistics. Brendan Bracken, :vhose name some ?f you may remember- he had been Churchill's right-hand man and Mllllster of Inforn:atlOll,. though not on all things well-informed-had been a great help to me: but he. had saId m his for.thright way : "Don't touch Bradford Grammar School- l can t ~oncelve a more depressmg job" . He was wrong, altogether wrong, yet for one homfYIllg moment, I thought he 11 7
• must have been dght. ¥y first official engagement there was an Old Boys' Dinneralways a chaUengmg affaIr for a new Headmaster, but on this occasion more than usually so. It was a very large gatheri~g, th~re were hundreds of them- all of them except me (and I had some sort of makeshIft clencal outfit on) not in dinner jackets but in tails. For a moment or two I was left alone. Then a well-nourished Yorkshireman came up to me looked Ill:e up Il;nd dO"Y,n, and said in those ringing West Riding tones: "Well, I hop~ we are gOing to like you '. Unnervmg no doubt to a stranger, but fortunately I am bilingual. I could translate and I dId. And my translation read: "We welcome you most warmly and w.e hope you will be very happy with us". So we lived happily ever afterwards, but there IS ?; moral. there s?mewhe~e. Things '.'eed translating down here too- the other way round. Yes, SIr, certainly, SIr, they say In shops or offices or laundries or elsewhere"first thing tomorrow morning, sir", and nothing whatever happens. My arriyal at King's was less dramatic though it had its moments. We, (00, had our Dinner at the School that Autumn as we shall do this. It was a very pleasant occaSIOn, though of It I can recall httl~ except a story told by the Archbishop (in French) about the. elephant an~ 10ve-Arch~ls~ops have very wide ranging interests-and my own promIse to lay no ICy hand on King s. I have not done so nor shall I in the time that remains before I .retire next ~ear-22 years as Headmaster in two great and rewarding, but very demandlpg schools IS nowadays lo~g ~nough. What I remember most vividly, and what appropnately, at thIS centenary oflus bmh, I share with you, is a visit by William Somerset Maugham, O.K.S. and Governor of the School in October 1962. On his own initiative, and already a very old man, he came down fro~ London ;Ione to see me and gave me lunch at the County Hotel. We spent the afternoon in agreeable conversation and walking round the school. Eventually he disclosed the reason for his visit. "I hav~ really come down to ask you one question", he said with that famous stammer, "are you happy here 7" No-one has ever asked me that question before or since and from it I did indeed dedve much enc~uragement. I did not enquire into the rea;on for his asking but I thmk I could tell hIm the answer now. I remember too how in our first term he invited my wife and myself to spend a fortnight with him' at the Villa Mauresque in the South of France. Sadly, I thought It prudent to decline. One of the many doors into the rose garden which never opened. O.K.~.
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There are other gr~un?s for encouragement in the Mters which reach me day by dayone last year after KlIlg s Week from a man whose vIews I value, congratulating me on the boys' achievements. "The whole place", he wrote, "seems so much more adult and
responsible than it was twenty years ago." Well, I hope so. And another from a parent which read: "You are to be warmly congratulated on taking King's from success to even greater success. I am sure that when you came to King's no-one believed that possible". .Well, behind that slightly ambiguous comp!iment I like to think I can detect a resounding tnbute. What IS more-when I recall the ominOUS forecasts in the newspapers twelve years ago a,!d In :vha.t should h~ve been more responsIble places too, I must admit that I take a specIal pnde In It for It IS always pleasant to prove the pessimists wrong. How~ver, let me resist any further temptations to autobiography and plunging in medias res or IIltO shallower waters tell you somethmg more about the School. Of one thing Jl 8
â&#x20AC;˘ 1 am certain. Many of the plans and policies of the past twelve years or more are now bearing fruit. I refer not to superficial trends and fashions, but to things more fundamental. Our plant, for example, our premises and our accommodation- greatly assisted by the generous response of the parents to the Headmaster's F und, and by the O.K.S. Trust and the Junior School Appeal, both of which I was glad to promote and encourage with full confidence in their eventual success. It is no secret that here twelve years ago, in spite of what had been done and a great spirit in the place, facilities were woefully inadequate and we were very cramped and crowded-boys and masters alike. By now all of the boarding houses have been in some way enlarged and improved, and all benefit by a systematic programme of maintenance and redecoration. We have, too, a fine modern sanatorium
to relieve the pressures on the matrons. All our sporting facilities on Blare's have this year been given a splendid face-lift, and though music has rightly had first claim it is not the only one of our activities to benefit from a fuller and wiser use of the space at our disposal. Witness new classrooms, new opportunities for hobbies and out-of-school activities and a whole range of new sporting amenities. This year St. Mary's Hall in Northgate has been notably refurbished and equipped to serve its double purpose as a home for drama and for indoor physical training of one sort or another. Science, too, now plays a larger part in our affairs, and to match the new science block at the Junior School, and in the interests of both Physics and Biology, another new laboratory is now well advanced and nears completion. Furthermore, just as the houses are now pleasanter places to live and work in , so too we have libraries far better equipped in every way and a sixth form centre which provides al ike for reading and recreation , and for a prolonged period of quiet study. Nor must I omit the more effective organisations of our academic departments or a word of thanks in passing to those responsible. For these last two years, ladies and gentlemen, have been by any standard, the best we have ever known, with the highest figure of Ox bridge entry in our history, and this year with a fine coincidence between outstanding "A" and "S" results and an all-time record in the number of awards gained in a very wide range of subjects at Oxford and Cambridge. It is a very notable triumph- for I do not follow the current fashion of belittling high academic achievement- and I salute WIth pride and gratitude all those whether teachers or learners who have brought this about. Somehow it reminds me of Marks and Spencers- like us they never advertise, nor need they. The quality of the goods they offer is its own advertiseJllent. Mind you, one can't please everybody. Last year, I had two complaints in August. One from an O.K.S. who said that I only mentioned the good things- well, we have our troubles every now and again- little local difficulties, to coin a phrase- but you wouldn't surely want a catalogue of woe. And the other complaint from a parent who was apparently upset because his son had got an "A" Grade at "A" Level when all we had cautiously prophesied was a "C" or "D". How wrong they are, those who think we neglect the less bright because the brighter ones are so successful.
Do not, I beg you, misunderstand me. As it might have been quaintly put some years ago, a school is a school is a school-by derivation, a place of leisure, leisure to pursue all your intellectual and artistic interests unworried for a time by the need to earn a Iivingsomething which universities too might remember. But examinations matter nowaday~, and it is proving exceedingly difficult to discover any fairer method of assessment. It 1S better to pass them than to fail just as it is better to keep the Ten Commandments than to break them. That ¡said, of comse there are other things here in our life at King's, and 119
exa.minations are themselves only a beginning . .1 rejoice in the ever-widening range of our actIvIty, It IS a delIght to mtroduce to the boys VISltlllg speakers of distinction- Vic Feather and Cliff Richard this year amon~ them, and if you wish for an example of high corporate aC~levement where better can I dIrect you than to our opera production of last December whIch engaged the SkIll, t~lents and enthusiasm of over a hu~dred boys and incidentally raIsed ÂŁ275 for the SamarItans? There IS somethmg else whIch I would mention in this context too. I remember that when Self Service was introduced in the Dining Hall three years ago, I said that I was confident that those responsible- notably our Caterer and Chef? but others, t(:lO-~ould delIght to make mcreasIng use of the opportunities which it prOVIded to the satIsfactIOn of the boys, and to the general well-being of the School. I am a very frequent visitor to the Dining Hall, and it gives me great pleasure to find my prophecy corne true. Certainly, I much preferred- on two consecutive days- the meal I had in School to the bUSllless lunch I had eaten the day before in one of London's high grade establishments in spite of its Edwardian grandeur. Nor is this all for I am sure that with the boys' generous help and co-operation there can be still bett;r things to come. Two more matters, ladies and gentlemen, and I have almost done. F irst about schools maintained and independent. I am a great believer in cross-fertilisation i~ the possibility of transfer either way at 8, II, 13, or 16. There are problems, of cour;e but fewer than there used to be with the advent of middle schools, and in any case probl~ms are what we are here to solve. Nor !,eed there be any difficulty about sixth form entry, or recourse on occasIOn to the techmcal college. I am all In favour of these things. Just as I am convinced that of all monopolies, monopoly in education is the worst so too I hate above all thi~gs the notion of two parallel str~ight line~ (independent and maintained education) which never meet untIl you reach lllfimty whIch IS an awful long way off. Cross-fertilisation - an ullly word; but wh~tev.er the tenor.ofthe times, there is still a vital place for independent educatIOn, and both mallltamed and prIvate schools would be the worse without a sparring partner to set the pace and the chance themselves to uphold the standards which they value most. Indeed, I would go further. For whatever the policies and prejudices of the hour, I have always wanted to see the day come when an enlightened government- it is a long time since we have had one- might make it possible for us to accept a wider range of entry-for the benefit of the community as a whole and to the great advantage of the nation at large. Not yet, maybe-but the day will corne. Meantime, like the scholars of the Dark Ages, we will keep ~Iive some o.f the standards and values of the past until such tIme as they may be more WIdely recogmsed and applauded-and that day will come. My second poi,:,t, more serious stiII, is this. We in the Precincts- members many of us of the FoundatIOn of Canterbury Cathedral, and linked all of us in so many and varied ways with the City of Canterbury and all our countless visitors-we need no reminder that we are members of a wider community than just the School itself. In that community we must pby our part ju~t as to .ou~ co'!ntry, to the nation at large, we must discharge our oblIgatIOn- and no lIght oblIgatIOn It IS. For the first tIme in recorded history the Western world now offers us the spectacle of a system which has not only given up the task of moral education, but actually employs vast resources and means of persuasion of unprecedented power to extirpate the customs, standards and ideals indispensable for its survival. It has been said in daunting and prophetic words that nations die of a softening of the head which for a long time passes for a softening of the heart. And if we in this country are to avoid or avert that destiny, we must marshal forthwith our moral and intellectual resources. That is why we should not countenance disparaging talk about 120
" middle-class standards"-whatevcr Bernard Shaw may say-for these in reality are the civilised principles of morals and behaviour which represent man's ascent from barbarism. That is why I rejoice at the widening area of service in which our boys are active, that in these days of dwindling recruits, there are six or seven recent O.K.S. preparing for the more specialised field of the Christian ministry. That is too why prizes matter for it is important that high achievement should be seen to be recognised and rewarded. I know there is an element of chance in who gets the prize, but that is immaterial. Indeed, I glory in it- that is the very reason why there are always awarded a few Headmaster's Prizes, where some random virtue or unpublicised achievement can be given due recognition and applause. Prizes matter whoever gets the prize, and even if the right people are not always chosen. It is the same as with the Saints in our stained glass windows. The Saints we see may sometimes not have even existed or there may have been others far better qualified, but it is good that they should be there as an encouragement and incentive to us all. Now to my final paragraph, ladies and gentlemen, so timed as to release you a little earlier for tea after you have heard the three extracts or recitations from Somerset Maugham which will bring us back to the boys for whom this School exists- and to give you, I hope, that precious feeling of illicit joy which they share when prematurely let out of school. A word to parents as they face our mounting, but still absurdly modest fees-we give good value and we will not waste your money. It is worth adding too that though our fees now near ÂŁ 1,000 p.a., we are nowhere near the top of that particular league table. Borstal, so I am told, stands there in glorious isolation at 1,925 p.a., though a place in a really highclass prison- in the private patients' wing- costs ÂŁ1,750. A word, too, to those who are leaving us-our warmest good wishes to you all and in particular to Peter Boorman, Headmaster-elect, as well as designate (there is some confusion about those terms elsewhere)-that is another record I am quite proud of, a notable succession of Headmastersand I would lay a small wager that it won't be long before the boys at Aldenham (and perhaps the staff and Governors too) discover the steel which lurks behind that beguilingly youthful exterior, and before he himself sees in some enterprising and impulsive young master his own innocent reflection. And the last word to my Captain of School- Just William. Not an easy job these days to keep you happy and to keep me happy too. But William Duggan has the right qualities. You can tell that by his poise, his presence and the crispness of his diction, too. He has pulled no punches, sacrificed no principle, abated nothing from the high standards which he set himself and others, and so won our warm acclaim and my high personal regard. I can see him in yea ~s to come as a barrister of distinction or as a Headmaster in inner London of the biggest comprehensive in the wor/dand in full control too. Thank you, William, and thank you, Mr. Dean, for that is all except three short passages to remind us in this centenary year of the genius of Somerset Maugham.
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ACADEMIC AND OTHER DISTINCTIONS GAINED 1973-74 OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE AWARDS S. M. AMOS A. B. APPS
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P. H. B. BAKER N. J. C. BANNAN S. D. BARNES C. M. BRITTEN A. ST, J. BROW N P. A. BURROWS A. J. CARTER p , D. CHALKLEY
A. R. DORWARD ~,
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P. M. L. FREEDMAN C , J. GIBB M. C. GREAV ES D. S. JARMAN
P. W. JONr", P . Y. KALFAYAN P. T. KINDERSLEY M. R. LANDYMOR E A. E. MA CFARLANE ...
N . W . NEWSAM
Academical Clerkship, New College, Oxford Open Scholarship in Mathematics, Christ's College Cambridge ' Parker Exhibition in Classics, Corpus Christi College Cambridge ' Choral Exhibition, Clare College, Cambridge Choral Exhibition, Exeter College, Oxford Mason Scholarship in Natural Science Corpus ' Christi College, Oxford Open Exhibition in History, Worcester College, Oxford Choral Studentship, St. John's College, Oxford Open Exhibition in History, st. Edmund Hall, Oxford Open Scholarship in English, Hertford College, Oxford Open Scholarship in Natural Science, The Queen's College, Oxford Open Scholarship in Natural Sciences (Melsome) Queens' College, Cambridge ' Open Exhibition in History, Hertford College, Oxford Open Exhibition in Economics, Christ's College, Cambridge Open Exhibition in English, Pembroke College, Cambridge Open Scholarship in Modern Studies, Christ Church, Oxford Open Scholarship in Natural Sciences (for Medicine), Pembroke College, Cambridge Open Exhibition in Engineering, Magdalene College Cambridge ' Open Scholarship in Modern Languages King's College, Cambridge ' Open Scholarship in Engineering (for Economics) Selwyn College, Cambridge ' Open Exhibition in Mathematics, Lincoln College, Oxford 122
Open Exhibition in Mathematics, St. John's College, Cambridge Ford Studentship, Trinity College, Oxford Open Scholarship in History, University College , Oxford Open Exhibition III Natural Science, Worcester College, Oxford Open Exhibition in History, Jesus College, Oxford Open Scholarsh ip in Modern Languages, Keble College, Oxford
C. M. NOBLE
G. C. OLCOTT J. N . POWELL R. J. PROC f ER
P. A. STRICKLAN D A. R. J, WOOLMER ...
MUSIC AWARDS
Passed Associated Board Grade VlIl (Flute) Merit Passed Associated Board Grade VIlI (Clarinet) Awarded a place at the Guildhall School of Music Performer's Diploma on the Recorder at Trinity College, London LTCL National Youth Orchestra Passed Associated Board Grade Vlll (Oboe) Dis-
P. J. COWELL N . J. COX
P. J. DALE
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Passed Associated Board Grade VIII (Piano) Dis-
I. T. SADLER
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P. D. VLASTO
Passed Associated Board Grade VII (General Musicianship) Merit Passed Associated Board Grade VIII (Piano) Merit Passed Associated Board Grade VIII (Viola) Dis-
A. P. WINTERSON
Passed Associated Board Grade VlI (Piano) Dis-
C. M. NOBLE .. .
Appointed an Honorary Music Scholar
C. P. SANDS ...
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MELV I LLE~SHREEVE
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FIRST CLASS HONOURS GAINED AT THE UNIVERSITIES, 1973 R. ANDREWS
Essex University; in Telecommun icat ion Engineering
R. 1. COWDEROY
Lincoln College, Oxford; in Pembroke College, Oxford; Modern Languages Pembroke College, Oxford; Un iversity College, Oxford;
A. T. JONES ... P. M. D. SHIRES M. M. SIMPSON
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Physics in Modern History and in History in English
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THE FOLLOWING HAVE BEEN AWARDED SECOND CLASS HONOURS, 1973
A. C. DEGG ... E.
H. H. BIRD
R. A. K. DINWIDDIE A. E. C. FAIRBAIRN J. H. S. M. S. GHOSH
FINDLAY
R. A. E. GORDON C. D. HAMBLI N R. P. HARDING P. A. HILL ... C. A. LEE S. D. MATI-IERS
D. n. D. G. C.
C. PETERS
PRESCOTT-DECIE R. S. PRICE A. ROOD ... H. SELLER
P. R. M. SHANNON ...
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W H EATLEY
Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge; 111 Natura l Sciences, Part IA Sid ney Sussex College, Cambridge; in Medical Sciences, Part IA King's College, Cambridge; in Nat ura l Sciences, Part IA T he Queen's College, Oxford ; in Philoso phy, Politics a nd Econom ics Worcester College, Oxford; in Jur ispr udence Manchester U niversity; in Economics and Social Studies, Part I Magdalen College, Oxford ; in Modern Languages Keble College, Oxford; in History St. Peter's College, Oxford; in P hys ics Trini ty College, Oxford; in Chemistry, Part II St. Jo hn's College, Oxford; in Literae Human iores Lincoln College, Oxford; in Mat hematica l Moderations Trin ity Hall, Cam bridge; in Law Christ C hurch, Oxford; in History
Manchester University; in Civil Engineering Newcastle Unive rsity; in Chemical Engineering New Co llege, Oxford; in History Jesus College, Cambridge; in Natural Sciences, Part IA Corpus Christi College, Oxford ; in History
FIRST CLASS HONOURS GAINED AT THE UNIVERSITIES, 1974 A. BIRD R. L. M. WOHANKA-RANSOM
Readi ng U niversity; in Ag ric ultural Econom ics Christ's College, Cambridge; in H istory, Part II
THE FOLLOWING HAVE BEEN AWARDED SECOND CLASS HONOURS, 1974
C. J. R. AnnOTT C. T . W. ANDERSON S. W. BARLOW
M. L. W. BAYLIS
A. C. DEGG ...
St. Jo hn's College, Cam bridge; in Archi tect ure, Part II Corpus Christi College, Ca mbri dge; in Law, Part II Tri nity College, Cambridge; in M usic, Part I Trinity College, Cambridge; in H istory, Part II Sid ney Sussex College, Ca mbridge; in Natu ral Sciences, Part lB 124
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N. W. nESWICK
Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge; Sciences, Part II
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E. H. H. BIRD
Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge; Sciences, Part In
in Medical
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Magdalene College, Cambridge; in Archaeology and Anthropology, Part II
P. BLACKMORE
J. T. nROOKS
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge; in Law, Part I
C. W. DAWES
Peterhouse, Cambridge; in History, Part I
M.
Magdalene College, Cambridge; in Archaeology and Anthropology, Part I
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J. R. F. EATON
Tri nity College, Cambridge; in Modern Languages, Part I
M. S. GOOD .. .
Magdalene College, Cambridge; in Modern Languages, Part I
C. D. HALL-THOMPSON
Lo ndon University (Wye College); in Agricultural Chemistry
T. D. JEFFERY
Jesus College, Cambridge; in Englis h, Part II
G. M. JONES ...
Trinity College, Cambridge; in Economics, Part II
N. R. MARSHALL
K ing's College, Cambridge; in Economics, Part II
H, B. POWELL
Queens' College, Cambridge; in Medical Sciences, Part IA
D. D .
RAPSON
C. E. A. REDDICK
St. Catherine's College, Oxford; in Mathematics St. Edmund Hall, Oxford; in Engineering Science ~
P. R.
M. SHANNON
N. H. A. TERRY S. P.
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C. WALTHAM
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I. L.
WATT ...
S. A. WILLIAMSON
Jes us College, Cambridge; Part In
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Corpus Christi College, Cambridge; Sciences, Part IA
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Selected to be a member of the British team fOf the final of the International Mathematical Olympiad
DR. M. A. S. BURGESS
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge; elected into an Official Fellowship of the College
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Keele University- Head of the Department of Computer Science
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PRESENT HOLDERS OF EXffiBITIONS GENERAL EXHIBITION FUND
W. M . D uggan to Queens' College, Cambridge G . J . G . Partridge to Gonville and Caius, Cambridge
BUNCE EXHIBITION
J. D . Barnard to King's College, London
G ILB ERT AND SHE PHERD GIFr s
C. M. Britten to Corpus Christi College, Oxford C. A. Haddo n-Cave to Pembroke College, Cambridge
ANDERSON Gwr (SERVICE AWARD)
S. J. Isacke- Roya l Navy, Dartmout h
ROSE'S CHARITY Gwr
Ja ne Baron
STANHOPE GIFTS
T. A. C haotler to Manchester University R. D. Atherden to K ing's College, London
WADDINGTON G IFT
C . J. Russell to Emmanuel College, Cambrid ge
CRAWFORD ...
J. St. J. O . Perry to St. T homas's Hospital Medical School T. M. Loosemore to St. T homas's Hospital Med ical School E. P. H. Watkins to St. Bartholomew's Hospital Med ical School A. R. Wordley to St. Thomas's Hospital Medical School
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D . . R. Hammett to Middlesex Hospital Medical School
OLIVER JOH NSON GIFTS
P. T. Kindersley to M agdalene College, Cambrid ge P. M. L. F reedman to Q uee n's College, Cambridge R. J. Procter to Worcester College, Oxford
MCCURDY EX HIBITIONS
C. J. Gibb to Hertford College, Oxford P . A. W. King to C hrist Church College, Oxford R. H . Wheatcroft to Trinity College, Oxford S. M. Amos to New College, Oxford
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KING'S WEEK, 1974 " Therefore rhe moon, rhe governess of floods, Pale in her angel' washes all rhe ail' ... "
Alas, Titania managed to utter these words only twice in the garden of Chillenden Chambers; after the second occasion she proved more accurate than Manston Met. Office, and the rain came down for just about the whole of the rest of King's Week, 1974. It was, so I was told, the worst weather we had ever had in the history of King's Week. I had supposed something would have to go wrong in one's first year as Manager of King's Week, but thi s was perhaps worse than one might have expected. The real blow was, of course, to the play. The actors did wonders in the Shirley Hall , but it was a great sadness to lose the superb setting of the Archdeacon's Garden; similarly, the adm irable precision of the Gym. Display could be seen only once before the floods came. The musical events suffered far less- indeed, for the second year running, many people have commented that the Serenade gains a lot by being in the Nave, and all who heard the wonderful sound of the Chamber Orchestra in the Sr. Paul's Suite, by Holst, re-echoing around the vaulting, must think there is truth in this. The music was, as ever, superb; a welcome and very popular addition coming in the form of a Concert by the Jazz Clu b. But these days, drama is as popular as music- both the Fringe and Main plays selling out- a tribute to the high standard we have come to expect and to achieve. Reviews of the various events and performances will be found elsewhere, and my main purpose must be to thank those boys who worked so hard to make the Week possiblePaul Stevens and Chris Noble as able administrators, Jonathan Kingsman an excellent Press agent, and an especial tribute in this wet season to the Commandos. With Speeches in the middle of King's Week, Eric Watkins and his assistants had problems- when the rain came too they had to make almost superhuman efforts to get sets and stages ready. They rose to the occasion , and emerged, at the end, dripping but triumphant. May their successors never have to make similar efforts!
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THE SORCERER AND THE APPRENTICE The lecture Mr. Anthony Curtis gave drew a fa scinating picture of the dual personality element in Maugham's attitude to writing. This was symbolised in the title of the lecture, "The Sorcerer and the Apprentice". Maugham was very conscious of the tradition of story-telling to which he hoped to be able to make a contribution. He was the "apprentice" of Maupassant; his short story, Rain, used the same situation exactly as Maupassant had used in his Boule de Sui[ Maugham accepted the discipline of this tradition very humbly and he was minutely careful over the presentation, the preparation and the sense of proportion in all his books. 128
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Beyond this minute attention to detail lay Maugham's "sorcery" , for by describing situations with exact realism he gave a dramatic quality to everyday life. This he learnt from Maupassant who himself was the apprentice of Flaubert. Through all his books runs the theme of apprenticeship to life. Drinking deeply of as much as civilisation could offer, he then used "sorcery" to synthesize the experiences of life into a story which teaches as well as entertains. This is especially so in the work with which we are most closely connected at K in g's- Of Human Bondage. The gloom of a certain late nineteenth century style of writing sets the tone of this book. Here, as elsewhere, Maugham is completely impartial in the presentation of his characters: Philip Carey, who is to Maugham what David Copperfield was to Charles Dickens, is not portrayed as a sympathetic character. This idea of self-criticism was Maugham's own contribution to the tradition of writing to which he belonged. He early realised that much of his alienation from the world lay within himself and was no t entirely due to the hostility of fate. During Maugham's last years his magic seemed to fade but this time was outshone by the light of his creati ve genius; Maugham remains the master of dra matic narrative, and we were glad of such an authoritative analysis of his achievement. G. N. J. NORRISH. Mr. Curtis's book, The Pattern of Maugham (Hamish Hamilton), was published in Jan uary.
SOMERSET MAUGHAM'S SCHOOLDAYS Throughout King's Week, Mr. Pollak's marvellous exhibition of the writer's schooldays was on view in the Maugham Library. From the time of Maugham's adoption by his aunt and uncle there were such records as late nineteenth-century Whitstable street scenes, and thereafter photographs, school reports a nd letters traced his schooldays from ent ry to the Junior Department (now Walpole House) in 1885 through the award of a Probationer (i. e., minor) King's Scholarship in 1887 and onwards. In particular, many exhibits were accompanied by passages from Of Human Bondage, demonstrating the autobiographical nature of that novel. One could see, for in stance, the resemblances of a number of the novel's schoolmasters to the reality. Mr. Pollak had done a great deal of exhaustive and original research for the exhibition, and was able to give us a sense that Maugham's feelings about King's as a boy were ambivalent, rather than the bitter ones the book implies. But even the book makes clear the reverence in which Maugham held Dr. Field ("M r. Perkins"), a nd a special section of the exhibition was devoted to this remarkable headmaster. Of particular interest here was a letter by Dr. Field to his staff, requiring the introd uction of tutor sets, and demonstrating the humane and advanced ideas of education he possessed. Future biographers of Maugham- and no doubt there wi ll be more- will be remiss if they fail to consult Mr. Pollak. J. M. C. HEWES. 129
KING'S WEEK 1974 SYMPHONY CONCERT Aaron Copland's An Outdoor Overtllre, composed in 1938 for American H igh Schoo l players, seemed an excellent choice with which to start the programme offered by the King's School Orchestra. The piece was tack led with verve and obvious enthusiasm. Although the string-playing may have been a little hesitant at limes, the brass resounded with clarity and defin ition. The percussion, as was required for a breezy composition, had ample volume. The horns were relatively precise in the upper reg ister. Opportun ities for trumpet solo, flute and clarinet were taken with plenty of panache. Altoget her the Orchestra performed with bravura and set a good pace throughout. The snappy fi nale proved particularly effective.
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BEFORE THE DELUGE"A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM" IN REHEARSAL
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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM A Midsummer Night's Dream is an obviolls choice fo r an open-a ir production in July, and I can th ink of few more bea utiful setti ngs tha n the ga rde n of Chillenden Chambers, with its lovely copper beech tree and imposi ng surro un ding buildings. It was a tragedy, therefore, that on a ll save the first perfo rma nce the play was drive n into the Shirley Hall by the bad weather. T hough the cast coped most capably with the move, the performances in the Shi rley Hall lost a great dea l, and I am glad that I was ab le to see the open-air version. But tho ugh The Dream may be an obvious choice for a school prod ucti on, it is by no mea ns an easy play to produce. Most schools lack the acto rs to make the Cou rt sufficiently important, the Love rs in te resting or the Fa iries cred ible, so that the play tends to fall apart into its di ffe rent com ponents, and the Mechanicals steal the show. The main achievement of Chri stopher Gi llespie's prod uction was that he was able to present the playas a un ified and integ rated whole.
By doubling the pa rts of T heseus, Hippolyta and Philostrate with Oberon, Titan ia and Puck, M r. Gi llespie gave us a stro ng base on which the rest of the production could rely, as well as stressing some inte resti ng para llels within the play. Stephen Camburn, as Theseus, and Jane Moylan, as Hippolyta, were as co mpetent actors as you could hope to find in a school production, and their reassuringly confident acting- but never overacting- furth er strengthened the play's foundations. They were well-s upported by P uck a nd the Fairies, a good tea m, beaut ifull y costum ed and led by good older actors, whose mime scene wo n a well-deserved rou nd of app lause. The Lovers, too, were good eno ugh to hold their own- not an easy thing to do in this play. The light to uch of their humour enabled them to ride the otherwise impossible road that the plot requires them to fo ll ow, a nd there was a nice distinction between Ada m Fi nn 's Lysa nder and N ick Wa lte rs' Demetrius, a nd Jud ith Marshall's Hermia and Debora h Bazalgette's Helena- brought out es peciall y in the scenes of " bitchy" conflict ! It is not diffi cult to ma ke the Rud e Mechanicals funny : the diffi cul ty is to keep them in balance with the rest of the play, and to make them work as a team, rather than as six individua l clowns, each "doing his own thing". That they worked as a tea m in this prod uction was la rgely to the credit of Michael Melville-Shreeve, whose subtle and always cred ible Qui nce enab led the others to brin g out their ,ind ividua l characters withoul destroying the uni ty of the group. Andre Farrar, too, as Bottom, brought out the humour of his cha racter but avoided the wo rst excesses of other actors playing the part, and thereby kept our sympathy a nd his cred ibili ty. Peter Wadd ingto n as Flute, John H olliday as Snout, Robert Battersby as Snug and Christop her Battersby as Starveling each developed their ind ividual characters di stinctively but without turning them into ca ricatures- indeed, one wo uld never have guessed that the two Battersbys were related! It was only the weather which fa iled to play its part well- the first night was uncharacteristically cold fo r Jul y, a nd the other nights wet. It was a great pity that this production- possibly the best I have seen in a King's Week- shou ld have been marred by something over which neither prod ucer nor cast had a ny control. I f ever a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream "deserved" good wea ther, this was it ! C.H.C. 13 1
FOUR WAYS OF SEEING KING'S WEEK [G. J. Millar
THE AEOLIAN QUARTET Opport uni ties of hearing a concert by a fa mo us string quarte t occur so infrequently in Canterbury that it was no sur prise to fi nd that a num ber of members of t he Music Clu b joined the large a udience of parents a nd boys that came to hear the progra mme of music by H aydn, Raws th orne a nd Beethoven, perfo rm ed by the Aeolia n String Quartet, Ema nuel Hurwitz and Ray mond Keen lys ide (violins), Marga ret Major (viola) a nd Derek Sim pso n ('cello). The Shirley Hall is well-suited, fro m the aco ustic angle a nd from the aesthetic point of view, for a concert of this attractive nature on a bright summer's evening, when glimpses of the golden stone of the Cathedral were framed in some of the windows, against a backgro und of an azure sky that gradua ll y da rken ed . The eyes and ears of all were focussed on the fou r players on the platform , backed by the mathematically symmetrical so uth window and over-arched by the gail y-colo ured ceiling. Hayd n's seventy-five stri ng quartets show his style progressing from works with a brilliant solo part for the first violin , wi th a n acco mpaniment of comparati ve simplicity by the second violin , viola and 'cello, to th ose in which a ll four parts, of equ al importance and difficulty, are closely integrated into a harm o nic unity.
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Twent ieth century music is often difficult to ap preciate at a first hearing by the ave rage listener. Rawsthorne's Theme and six variations with a coda (all that survives of his Qua rtet in A) has a theme that is not easy to remember, and the variations, dependent o n variable rhythms, appear to be disjointed and unrelated, so that repeated hea rin gs fro m a record would help to appreciate it at its true value. In his later quartets, Beethoven ai med at composing works that were not broke n up into separate movements, but had an archi tectu ra l constructi on in which the sections we re linked together to form a unified whole. In his Op. 131 in C sharp minor, the keysto ne is the central set of variations on a lyrical theme, fl anked by a meditati ve fugue, a li vely piece in dance rh ythm a nd a short bridge passage on one side, and on the o ther by a highspirited Scherzo, and an Adagio leading to the fin al vigo ro us Allegro. T he enjoyment of this magnificent composition was enhanced by the inform ative programme notes, and above all by the tho ughtful a nd ex pressive playing of the Aeolian Quartet, who well deserved the vociferous and prolo nged applause at the conclusio n of th= concert: some enthusiasts appeared to be askin g fo r an encore, but they had to be content with several "curtain calls", M USlcus. 132
ANTIGONE Jean Anou il h's choice of the fa mous Theba n legend of Antigo ne, daughter of Oed ipus, as the subject of a play a llows him to explo re the confl ict that can arise between man's desire for an ordered society and the assertion of private "unwritten" values. In Anouilh's rewo rking of the myth , therefore, as in th at of Sophocles, Creon, new ty rant of T hebes, strives for civic order at all costs, a nd Antigone defies him as she obeys more personal claims by burying her brother, Polynices, who has been publicly for bidden burial. Anouilh 's "Antigo ne", unlike that of Sophocles, tries to bring this uni versal conflict into the sphere of o ur immed iate ex perience by its colloquial dictio n and by the incorpo rati o n of material draw n from everyday contemporary life. 1 saw Jo hn Griffi n's and Alan Woolman's production of the play al its fi nal perform ance. T hat day's weather fo rced the play indoors to the Chapler House- it was to have been performed in the open in the Wa ter Tower Ga rd ens- and the perfo rm ers had to contend with unfamiliar surro und ings, the hall's bad acollstics, and some inconsiderately noisy tourists.
In spite of th is, the performance was a success. As the cast grew accustomed to the new setting and saw their audience appreciati ve, their acting gained in confidence and con-
victio n and achieved the directness the play dema nds of it. Clare Barker in the title role was able to throw herself into the action more and mo re a nd portrayed a plai nti ve, moving Antigo ne. I especiall y adm ired l awaid Pu nwar's performance as Creon : his acting was confident and fo rceful thro ughout; his moveme nt appropriately harsh but natural ; his voice staccato a nd bruta l, tho ugh judiciously mod ulated when the part req uired it. The two leadin g actors realised their full potential in the confro ntation of Creon a nd An tigo ne after Antigone's arrest. Here we saw vital interaction, Jawaid Punwar's Creon cajoling and threatening by turns, Cla re Barke r's Antigo ne more powerfully defiant as both characters recognise the irreconcilabil ity of their positions and the heroine is increasingly isolated . The suppo rt ing par ts we re all well played; fo r example, Ro bert Bento n as the F irs t G ua rd made splend id use of a Cockney acce nt (in perfect accorda nce with Ano uilh 's in tentions) and was as dist ur bingly im partia l to Antigo ne1s fate as the play demands; Anne Nau nto n-Davies perform ed a strik ingly d irect and cred ible Ismene; the Chorus was, fo r the most part, clear in its dicti on and digni fied ill" its task of drawing universal principles fro m the actio n. R ichard Crosby as Haemo n, Jonathan Hewes as the N urse, Simo n Rosati as the Messenger, and Edwa rd Crutchley as the Page all perfo rm ed creditably. The scenery, make- up and costumes we re well suited to the purpose of the play: all costumes, except for those of the Chorus and Antigone, were modern, which added to the prod ucti on's immediacy; the Chorus wore dark blue cloaks which visuall y underl ined the timelessness of the Chorus' observations; Antigone, natu rally enough, WOfe black, emphas ising her isolatio n and the inevitabi li ty of her fate. The prod uction is therefore to be congrat ul ated fo r the fidelity and elTect iveness with which it fu lfi lled Ano uilh 's aims. G.Z. 133
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and This have I done for my true 10 1'e, both by Gustav Holst. The Madrigal Society's performance of these two pieces was d istin gui shed by pure ton e, fine intonation and a sense of drama. They seemed more at home in these , and in the final work in th e concert-
Stanford's Blue bird- than in the madrigals which they sang earlier in the evening. In these, desp ite consid erable visua l and possibly voca l enco uragement from the cond uctor,
Mr. Edred Wright, the singers were rather long-faced and pa llid, and the diction verged on the precious. The Madrigal Society were at their best in another song of Holst'sThere was a tree . From the superbly Sling opening alto phrase onwards, this piece was sling with a fine sense o f words, phrasi ng and texture, the sometimes awkward Jines bei ng deftly negotiated in a ll voices. The first movement of Hummel's Trumpet Concerto was one of the o utstanding in stru mental items. Nigel Hamway, the soloist, played with varied and expressive tone, a qual ity not often associated with the sound of the trumpet, and the orchestra played with energy. The most effective instrumental playing was in Holst's St. Paul's Suite. In the first and second movements especially the sonorous tone of the string orchestra was marvellously
amplified by the Cathedral, and even the rather tiresome, if ingenious, last movement had a rare spaciousness.
The progra mme itself was excellent a nd the light relief of Alan Ridout's Three settings from Cha rles Causley gave enorm ous humour to the concert. They we re given a performance so full of conviction that an y technical inadequacies paled into insign ificance . P HILI P MOORE.
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JAZZ IN THE PRECINCTS That normally rather sedate festival, Kin g's Week, had its ears pinned back on Sunday when a home grown band took over the Shirley Hall for an hour of stylish jazz. Ranging from such trad classics as Jelly Roll Morton's Wolverine Blues and Kansas City Stomp, through numbers by Ed Bishop, a piece by the group's pianist, and the first performance of a big band number by Alan Ridout, the all-pupil band showed a surprising fee l for jazz in a ll its glory. Announced as the first ever jazz concert in the history of the King's School's week of drama and music, it had a capacity audience rocking with appreciation
to some fine playing. The Shirley Hall , built like an a ircraft hanga r, is far from being the ideal venue for a jazz concert and the first few numbers were, in consequence, rather stiff and formal. However, once N ige l Hamway, trumpet, Mark Gutter idge, clarinet, and Peter White,
piano, loosened up, the numbers came out pure, sweet and stylish. N igel Hamway, secretary of the Jazz Club that staged the concert, has a great sense of the rhythm dynamics and overall feel of trad jazz, and was ably complemented by Mark Gutteridge on clarinet and Ju lian Smith on trombone. For versatility, Peter White was unmatched, not only changing styles for group playing, but faultless in his solo spot and in his composition, Palace Street Blues. In what seems to be something of an un official Scott Jop lin commemorative yea r, he made Solace and Maple Leaf Rag sound like child's play. A special round of applause was reserved by those in the know for a piano interlude by Duncan Craik, one of the masters. Playing some qu iet, almost restaurant style jazz, he provided a breather before the clarinet quartet burst back with the Ed Bishop- Singer number, Goosey Gander. The session fini shed with Alan Ridout's Virginia Creeper. As a composer he is probably best known for his operas, church pieces and other more forma l works. Virginia Creeper is a fu ll bodied celebration of the big band sound, with, on Sunday, Dave Maxey, electric bass, and Ian Miller, drums, giving it a good solid backing. GEORG E WARD , O.K .S.
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AN EVEN1NQ WITH IAN WALLACE Having neglected to ask any of the School's nume rous music crit ics to review t he " Eve ning with Ian Wa llace" I decided to d o the job myse lf. It was wit h a pprehe nsion, however, t ha t 1 made t hi s decis io n a nd t here were two reasons for this. Firstly, 1 d id not th ink th at 1 was goi ng to enj oy it, a nd second ly, hav ing been to ld at a ve ry ea rly age that I was "tone deaf", reviewing a concert seemed at t hat time an a lmost im possible task .
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CONCERT OF LIGHT MUSIC On F r id ay aftern oon, 12t h Jul y, in the garden of No. 14, a not her K ing's Week trad itio nal too k place- t he Concert of Light Music. One mi ght t hin k t ha t with a full orc hest ral co ncer t, a chamber music eve ning a nd a majo r Cathedral service to be sun g t hat th e musicia ns would soon beco me overtaxed but there was no sign of it this afte rn oon, as a nother t hree face ts of K ing's m usic were displayed. T he Band , co m prisi ng a bou t 20 brass, 30 woodwind , tym pa ni a nd a lone st rin g player, battled successfully w it h th e rising atm osp heric wind to enterta in us with so me R obert Farna n excer pts, a n attractive bu t a mb itious overture by Shosta kovich a nd fin ally some rousi ng ma rc hes. T ho ugh there were a few la pses of togethern ess, the to ne a nd bala nce were very even a nd t he resul t enj oya ble. T he difficu lt syncopa ti ons in t he Shostakovich were ma naged well , th ough th e run s seemed to be a li ttle rushed. 136
T he G lee Club sang us some chee rful American un ivers ity so ngs and two English o nes, wit h obvio us a nd infectious pleas ure. T he enu nciatio n was ve ry clear, so that we were a ble to appreciate the word s as well as t he m usic. T he th ird compo nent was the School Jazz Club, which rea lly did play Jazz, not some ra uco us modern corruption. T he lively pieces were very enj oya ble, not too loud and with a steady beat. Perha ps the re co uld have been more fl o urish a bout t he solos but the d ign ified Canterbury dress probably inhibited them. M r. C hristo pher Tinker is to be congrat ulated on putting together such a var ied and competent ho ur's enterta in me nt where the uncomfortableness of the seats was ni cely com pensated for by the pleasantness of t he setting. P.G.W.
ART EXHIBITION When pla nning a school art exhibition o ne has to decide on one of lWO policies: to cover every available piece of wall wit h some sort of "creat ive" work, or to be selective in order to achieve a worthy stand~rd. I c hose the latter whilst tryi ng to be as fair as possible. The cho ice may have appea red rat her one~slded but I did try to include a fai rly wide range of pictorial material. As much use as pos~ibl e was made of the display space in the department and adjacent landing and staircase, as well a~ t.he d Isplay of framed and moun ted paintings in the foye r of the Shirley 1~l all. T here were about 150 ex hibits. If there was any emphasis it was towards archi tectura l subjects but I hope this was ba lanced by !he still life and flower paint ings. T he la rgest number of ex hibits came from Marlowe and T he Gra nge, besIdes the three waiting houses. It was m ost encouraging to see so much potentia l in the Lower School. Certa in exhi bitors deserve especia l praise for their co ntributio n and hard work over the ye~r: Fl:om the Sixt h Form Peter Stewa rt Jane Moylan, J ona than R hind and Stephen Moor made a st n kmg Impact. J ane's series o f watercol our~ o f flowers a nd sti Jl~l ife grOll ps was a fitting end to her art istic career a t Ki ng's. Qu ite a few eyes coveted her painti ng of the "Peoni". J ona tha n Rhin~ tried his best to deceive .lIS ~i t h his watercolour in blac k, white a nd half tones, on blue paper, of refl ectmg glass surfaces, part ly lIlsplred by a whi sky bott le. Possibly the work of Pe ter Stewart was the IllOSt wide~ra n g i ng in subject and techni que of a ll the ex hibitors. He contributed a framed watercolour of " A View from G range" to the foyer of the Shirley Ha ll , a nd few visitors fai led to admire his portrait of T olstoy in black ink on white card. A.s a nonfig urat ive con tribut ion he ex hibited a mathemat ic abstract ion of his ~t u dy. Stephen Moor cont ri buted a num ber of watercolours set in and around Can terbury which showed his love of trees a nd the landscape. His "Chart ha m Down" was outsta nd ing. Other Sixth form contri but ors included David Part ridge, Bruce Wi llis a nd Dav id Kennedy. â&#x20AC;˘ .. Outsta nding from the Midd le School were David Bulley's contributions in ink and wa tercolour. His "Bell H arry Tower" was of a very high sta ndard, as was his study of Archbishop Chichele's lOmb in mi nute detail. T he Lower School produced so many surpri ses that it is possible to mention a fe\~ piece~. T~vo Plen9cr pupi ls blossomed in the field of architectura l work. Ivor Montgomery was very pallent With hIS .mapP!ng pcn and produced a n excellent drawing of "Prior Sell ingc Gate", and Julian Clegg fi.nished a palllstak mg "Wa tcr T ower Garden" just in time for Ki ng's Week. Thomas C roft had a lso contnbuted a watercolour of merit of "Prior Sellinge Gate" from the same posit ion as Montgomery. I hope that those who exhi bited this year will fee l encouraged to work for next year's show and that those who were not " hung" in 1974 will try agai n. I hope and think that the exhibition was enjoyed by its visitors, as well as reOecting the depa rtment 's work.
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THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION DISPLAY This year's P.E. Display, despite the many difficult ies involved in getting such a large number of boys with examinat ion and other commitments together for rehearsals, was well u p to the high standard we have come to ex pect on these occasions. The d isplay as usua l was d ivided into Iwo paris. In the first there were simultaneous demonstrations of Fencing, Judo a nd Basketball. The Fencing Club, coached by Prof. A. Mallard, starte d with an exciting exhibit io n of sword-play by "The Four Musketeers" in the appropriate period dress. This was so well done by A. E. Ma rfarlane, R. Macfarlane, S. Dorudi and J. Holl iday that one was left wishing that it could have gone on for a little longer. Th is was followed by demonstration s and bouts at fo il , epee and sabre and concluded with the amusing ball oon-bursting knockout compet ition with sabres. T he Judo Club, under thei r instructor Mr. C. Morga n, was given the central posi ti on on the Green Court, where the team's display of throws and contests was much apprecia ted. T he outstanding performance, however, came from J . Olcott, who gave a most powerfu l exhi bition of se l f~defence techniques aga inst his persistent attacker, M. Moss, who also deserves much praise for his resilience and skil ful break-falls. 1 understand that the Judo team has so far never been beaten by another school- and I am not surpr ised ! The Basketball Club, under the direction of Mr. R. I. H. Gollop, put on a demonstration game between two evenly-matched sides. Thei r smart red and blue kit added a touch of colour to the scene and both teams showed a good standard of play with plenty of fast passing movements and accurate shoot ing. The second part of the display was by the School Gym Clu b, led by W. M. Duggan a nd coached by Maurice Mi lner. The team consisted of nineteen boys, and fo r the next quarter of an hour, with a well chosen musical background, they gave an almost fau ltless exhibition of advanced vau lting and gymnastic pyramids. Their programme was cleverly devised to show off the boys' sk ills in the most effective manner; and without the advantages of special d isplay apparatus, but just using a high box, buck and trampettes, they gave a most impressive performance.
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The gymnasts started with a variety of vaults, crossi ng the box allerna tely from two di rect ions. This series was followed by c ri ss~c ross high astride vaults over team-mates on the corners of the box and then a most spectacular routine of criss-cross headsprings across alternate corners of the box with superb high somersaults through the middle from Duggan, Mclean, Scott, Dibden, Harrison and Pattinson. The team then continued wit h another three-way routine; this time with two gym nasts crossing the box in perfectly synchronised headsprings and short-arm va ults whi le a third cut through the middle with a beautifully-executed st raight arm overswing. This required split-second timing and must have taken many hours of practice. The gymnastic pyramids followed and these were performed with a speed and agi lity whi ch received well ¡deserved applause. This act ivity requires team work of a high order as well as strength and specia l mention mllst be made of T. B. Barnard, who showed courage and a good sense of balance as top man on the highest formations. T he exciting and effective finale was a series of tuck and pike somersau lts at high speed from three directions over the buck and box to the music of Thllnder and Lightning Polka. The Green Court made an idea l setting for the display, which was warm ly received by a large a udi ence on the Friday. The second performance, which was to have been the next day, had to be cancelled because of the rain, which was most disappointing for everyone, after so much hard work. But a great deal had been achieved and the sixty boys who took part are to be congratulated on their efforts. Congratulations a lso to the director, Ma urice Mil ner, for producing such an excellent display. J. H. WH ITLOCK.
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The river's bank is broken, and the last oarsmen Clutch and sink into the wet mud. The wind Crosses the deserted river. The spectators are departed. Sweet Stour, run softly till I end my song. The river bears empty bottles, sandwich papers Oily rags, cardboard boxes, cigarette ends, And other sewage from the Canterbury plant. Mr. Barrett is departed, And his friends, the loitering heirs of the Jst VIII, Departed, have left no addresses. By the waters of the Gutter I slipped in the muck. Sweet Stour, run softly for now all the water has gone, Sweet Stour, run slowly, for I row not strong nor long. But at my back in a cold blast I hear The crackle of the megaphone, and chuckle spread from ear to ear. A coach crept softly through the vegetation, Dragging his rusty bike along the bank.
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I feel sorry for them; Ending their days with Numerous coach-trips to numerous coach-parks, Aimless wanderings in knitted cardigans, All returning to write again the same white lie: "We had a lovely day today".
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r John Hlawhood The world is full of people inwardly crying. Tentatively they have touched love, friendship And found hate Because, confused, they run from their emotions And in their minds have created hate And sorrow. Come to me, ye that are heavy laden Sorrowing and distressed. Said a man a few thousand ycars ago. They all ran Away. Until he died, and they had no man to fear. I have been misled. How know you that you were misled? I have eaten of the tree of The Truth of Life. For a moment the man eclipsed The rising sun As he fell from the cliff-top.
Ch,.istophe,. Bo",.ne There has been much talk lately about A noisy Russian Whose name I cannot spell. (He wrote One Day In The Life of Another man whose name I cannot spell .) Here are my views on the subject. The front elevation is black and bushy and Very warm-hearted. The side elevation is impressively powerful, There is rock lurking in the sinews and tendons. The rear elevation I shall not describe because It's rude to stare at the back of a man Who may not even know you are there. And the plan ... well, that is circular, and Though not very neat shows great childlike perfection. 140
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Summer crept up to the open door, Arched its back, and tentatively put its foot outside. Lightly it stalked across the dry grass. Purring, the air began to shimmer and summer curled up in the sun.
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Being Ignored Robert Str;vens "Can I play 1" But the game carries on. I stand invisible; the ball is bowled, the bat swings, and away it flies. With it, my last hopes. I shrug my shoulders and walk off. There is no point in running, trying to catch it; it would only be hit out even further, by that unanswering bat.
To The Lover The couple walked on through their exclusive, elusive, entity, Her timid hand almost smothered by his. Love 1 When she looked up her soft brown eyes adored, She was the accompaniment to this tune he was playing No need for words; her lips were only smiles, And his, well-perhaps some other time. Benignly his shoulder protected her from the world And she held her heart between his fingers. Love? And so I looked on. They didn't notice. I knew what they had found, and I admired them jealously. They believed in one another. They were the entire world. I knew the heartbreak was still to come. Was it worth it? No. I had tried myself ... But I lied. In my heart I knew that it was.
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Christol,her BOl.rne A man sits on the faded park bench. Old, cold, face grey with the pain of Years empty. Eyes red-veined, and brittle. Tossing bread from a bag to the White shrieking ghosts of the sea. A child sits on a cold school desk ; Young, dying, wounded, grey with the pain of Years ahead and alone. Eyes red-rimmed and soft. Tossing bread from his heart to the White shining ghosts of his hate.
Jol.n MuwllOod The sun rose, painting the wall ill brollze. Running across my outstretched arms, Golden warmth as close as fur Enveloped my dew-cold flesh. Descending in flaming spectrum The water in the vase burst into colour. Nocturnal jewels sublimed off the petals Of the peacefully sleeping flower. Orange disc of trembling heat Rose inexorably from the horizon 's mask. My hand edged in molten red blotted out the sun, And I felt that ball of fire kiss my saluting palm .
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Somewhere, among these effigies of death, Are the living. I look for the urgent pulse, the undermining breath, The lungs heaving. My tips finger the cold smooth forms Tentatively, hoping, Longing for the rough mutual warmth Of another being.
Jol.n lfluwhood Coming hush-puppy across the lawn, "Have you got any poems for me 1" Crisply walks away, arms swinging, paper in one hand.
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The Finu' Bequiem A dismal Diimmerung insinuates cold truth below sparse moor-grass, And moor-grass, sparse in the reddish earth, exists blasphemously; Waxen root-systems, frail and callous, grasp at the once dust, now Again to dust returned, dust. .. Indolent moth rises triumphant to sip the sweet blood of the mIllions. With erupting grassy effect comes the Child ; Our Child, with willowherb and plucked beauty. This lichen, this tender tendril of ivy, that Creeps, crawls, gathers all in itself; This ghastly growth feeding here on a bald head of concrete, What is it trying to conceal? This cancer of a cancer, it is banal, Doubly culpable, Unforgiven. These rooms are abstract; to what can they be related? The erring finger scrapes fine dust from the corner of a window, Has someone forgotten to forget this also? . . , . And you, Child, have you forgotten your brother at Bahl Yar? Come closer and become aware through some dull tingling what power IS hidmg, There, yes, there, in the farthest corner, beyond mortal .masonry, Deeper into the mists and damp than the eye can perceIve, Or the ear make out, . There it is stirring still, here we are beyond sanity, Here we are outside, yet at the very centre of that small VOIce, Frail as gossamer, gaunt and sterile with sybillean age, ., That still, clear cry that will be heard.. Now as the wealth of past trials, formless hke dust clouds In the VOId, Condense slowly into miscellaneous coincidences, This empty point, this dry merging point of all our fears, Gasps forth a low muttering that one can only feel. Do you not feel it, Child? Can you not hear your brother's voice pleading with you to unnail him? Will you not know of your mother's moaning? She is turning her face, containing her loathing, Her arms rolling with vague desperate trembling,. . Now she feels with the gruesome inward awareness of ultImate desecratIOn, As hate gathers in a sweaty surge of lust. . Turn not, Child, in your aimless wandering, . These images are fading, the power to move IS weakenmg, . . Time is crumbling beneath these images, . All-Time is consuming like lichens these mIscellaneous cOincIdences. Stay and see how at last black eagles are glaring and Wrenching against the sharp hold of tearing tissue, To drag out a familiar scarlet-blue inflorescence.
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ART 1973-74 Looking through the School lists displayed in the Maugham Exhibition, I was strllck by an item for 1887-88: W. E. Kitchingham, Drawing Master. Fortunately we have widened from Drawing to Art since then, and I should like to give an account of OUf advantages and difficu lties now. Firstly, of course, the surroundings are inspiring for the
potential artist or architectural historian; the Green Court, with Bell Harry rising above the trees, is fascinating in all weat hers, and gives no sense of being "in school".
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own department, too, is in the 16th century brick gateway built by Archbishop Parker for his palace. Our difficulties, meanwh ile, are those of a department lately developing. Art has only been timetabled since 1968, and in that time "0" and "A" level courses in Art and "A" level History of Art have been introduced. This is in line with the growing facilities for the study of Fine Art and Architecture at universities in recent years, and the ir greater willingness to accept Art as an "A" level entry subject. However, our own facilities are physically constricted, and it is difficult for me to assist fully every aspiring pupi l. It is indeed remarkable how many boys have developed their talents patiently, since practical help is a necessity in the early stages of painting and drawing, and many boys arrive at King's without having enjoyed any practical instruction. It is essential that boys attempting a rtistic work should begin with the basic grammar of drawing techniques, perspective, compos ition, and use of co lour. Shell boys this year
have produced very pleasing studies in watercolour and ink of buildings in the Precincts, and I hope to see a development of fi gure draw ing too. I am no lover of giant abstracts, purporting to im ply hidden messages, so this aspect of art may be relatively unrepresented; something f really regret, however, is that we have not at present the space for much o il painting, as I think this to be es pecially valuable with senior pupils. Pleasingly, History of Art is to be on the Sixth Form timeta ble this coming year, and in th is subject we are fortunate to have inherited a large collection of slides from my predecessor. The School Library, too, is acquiring a wide selection of books on the Fine Arts for li S, some of them hi storic ones. Two other points worth mentioning arc the introduction of Sixth Form Art Appreciation lectures, ano.. the new annua l offer of an
Art Exhibition, won for 1974 by Roger Paterson from Holmewood HOllse. The uninformed tend to assume that creating art is a sim ple, relaxing pleasure, but in truth it is ~s demanding and stimulating as producing a long essay or an impeccable piece
of trallslatIOn. Those pupils who have achieved something worthwhile this year- and there are a good number of them- will know that success demands hOllrs of patient work; but they, li ke me, must have felt a lot of satisfaction at the sta ndard of this year's King's Week Exhibition. I should like to add my thanks to Mr. Ogi lvy and Mr. Mathews for t heir work with the bookbinders, a nd to Mr. L. H. Brown for his Tuesday afternoon pottery classes.
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REVIEWS THE ELOCUTION COMPETITION FOR THE BODEY CUP 2ND MAY, 1974 Tradi ti on is a great thing. The Elocution Compe titi on has become a tradition; it has
established sta ndards which it behovcs each House to em ulate and surpass. T hc standa rd has improved with the years, and this year's competition revealed both inventiveness and talent. Wc were fortunate also in ha vi ng so able an Adjud icator as Mr. Sheridan Mo rley, whose comments at the end were most constructive.
He pointed out the virtues of simplicity ; that it was often better to do a simple piece superlatively well , than to tackle a piece impossibly difficu lt. R. P. Yonge's A. A. Milne, P. B. Baron's "Mad Dogs and English men", a nd J. M. Davies' Shelley were delightfu l. Q. H. Poole's "Fal'ade" was both daring and original. At the samc time nothing shou ld be said to discou rage the choice of difficult pieces if they are well done, and W. Duggan's "Faustus", and P. J. Waddington's and N. Ardagh's T. S. Eli ot were a ll of a high ordcr. There were some excellent Expositions: M. Melville-Shreeve's on political co rru ption , P. J. Waddington's on smut, P. H. White' s on a record library, P. J. Stewart's on boring people, C. F. Bourne's on exorcism , P. D. V lasto's on his own superiority (an estimate II
with which few would qua rrel), C. S. Snell's on pop music, and P. B. Baron's on some nonsense or other, were all of a high order. Some, however, were much too long, and wou ld have been twice as good at half the length. It is also true that wit introduced into a seri ous su bject is much more effective than attempts at nonsense for its own sake.
]n the choice of the dramatic excerpt, it is important to remember that the atmosphere and character of a complicatcd plot can ha rd ly be establ ished in eight minutes. Luxmoore's excerpt frolll Henry I V suffered from this defect. School House's excerpt frolll Oscar Wildc was ina udi ble and lacked di rection. Meister Omers' Wesley was well played, though neither the Adju dicator nor the present reviewer understood the dramatist's real intenti ons. Wal pole's Pygmalion required fur ther polish. Linacre's Beyond the Fringe was admirable fooling. Marlowe's Pygmalion had a triumph with Jane Moylan's Eliza played with a deadpa n face and a bewitchi ng hat which were both unforgettable. Ga lpin's R. J. Crosby played Beckett's Pozzo wi th a rare command of the stage. Not hing, ho wever, could quite equal the bri ll iant conception, direction and acting of the Grange's Knots. Here was rea l ge niu s, and the tableau of bowler-hatted ge ntleme n one of thc best th mgs ever seen on the stage of the Shi rley Hall. It was a triumph for P. J. Stewart's and N. Arclagh's direction, and this reviewer cannot wa it for the next Grange House Play, in which they should be given an entirely free hand. In the fina l mark ing, Linaere was placed 3rcl , with 55 marks, Meister Omers 2nd, with 61, and Gra nge deservedly carried off the Bodey C up with 62 marks. R.W.H. 148
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MILNER COURT;S EVERYMAN T here is a lways something particularly moving about a religious play done by you nger boys, and when, as with Milner Court's E l1eryman, it is clone on a summer evening in t he Chapel of Saint Mary Undercroft, the emotional effect is considerable. But the production of Everyman by t he boys of the Junior School 's Form Vlu was no mere display of attracti ve naivety, but a remarkably polished ancl confident performance. M r. Campbell, who produced this originally as a Form Play at Mi lner Court, used carefull y chosen incidental mllsic, and an interesting lighting plot, to heighten the drama and to give a smoothness wh ich is sometimes sadly lack ing in religious plays. These effects did not, however, overshadow the boys' acting and speaking, which was nota ble for its clarity of diction and obvious si ncerity. Alistair Damon, who played Everyman, gave a beautifully clear and confident performance- I hope we shall see him follow his brother across the "boards" of fu tu re King's productions. It is perhaps wrong to pick out other actors from what was so obviously a team ach ievement, but I particularly liked Russel Houlston's Death, a nd the effective contrast between Christopher Feder as Bea uty and C hri stophel' Perry as Strength. As so often with plays done by this age-group, the actors' own enthusiasm both infects the aud ience and unites the cast, thereby giving the performance itself its unity, and resulting in a worthwh ile and meaningful experience. All who were in the Undercroft t hat evening will, I am sure, want to than k M il ner Co urt for t his. It is to be hoped that C.H.e. it wi ll be the first of many productions to come to K ing's from Stu rry.
NOAH Written and directed by Chri stopher Bourne, with music speciall y composed by Nic holas Bannan, O.K .S., Noah was performed on May 26th in the Eastern Crypt before a small but appreciative audience which contained, however, regretta bly few members of the School. Perhaps those who stayed away had their doubts about the entertainment value of a play on a biblical su bject or else lacked confide nce in the ability of so yout hfu l an author/director to make it interesting. If so, this was a pity for they missed so mething that was on the whole both entertaining and intell igent. Noah was dep icted as a stubborn visionary in confl ict with his fami ly, especiall y with his wife who, tiring of the nomadic life, longed to settle in one of the attractively corrupt towns which her husband's god had scheduled for destruction by the F lood. The relationshi ps between Noa h a nd his family were articulated effectively and the play offered, too, a number of clearly-drawn minor characters. Less clear \Vas the nature of the central iss ues which were not a lways in perfect focus. T his was the fault partl y of a text that was often too exuberantly wordy and partly of the direction which fai led to highlight importan t moments with sufficient clarity and di d not qu ite manage to control and shape the narrative in a way that would help the audience to grasp .its mea ning. On the credit side again , the dialogue was al ive and dramatic and its modern idiom contri buted greatl y to the play's im pact. It was possible to believe in what was being said and done on stage, the absence of embarrassing archaisms in speech and manners making the actio n seem directly relevant to the present day. The style of presentation, too, on an open stage wit hout scenery, was well-conceived and there were no weak links in a cast who a ll acted with assu rance and enthus iasm, headed by Jeremy Davies in t he lead ing part of Noah. He gave the character strength a nd au thority, while manag ing at the same time to convey the complexities of a personality torn between his awareness of the individual needs of others and a desire to impose his own vision on them. C.D.E.G. 149
â&#x20AC;˘ ART LECTURES The first of the two Lectures was given by John Newman, Lecturer in the History of Art at the Courtauld Institute University of London, on the "Great Houses of Kent". It was delivered to an enthusiastic audiencd in the Societies' Room on 9th May. Mr. Newman is an authority on the subject, having written the two volumes on Kent for the Penguin Buildings of England series. He started by showing a slide of Dover Castle which could almost be called the beginning of domest ic architecture in England, with its central Norman Keep and network of concentric walls. Several other caslles were mentioned including moated Scetney, and the 16th century concentric plan of Queensborough, one of the last serious attempts at castle build ing before the cannon became a major weapon capable of demolishing defensive walls. Kent is also fortunate in having severa l manor houses of exceptiona l architectural im portance such as Penshurst Place, built for John de Poulteney, four times Lord Mayor of London and Hever, associated with the Boleyn family. Knole, possibly the gra ndest of the t 6th century houses th~ seat of the Sackvilles, was included with several slides, a long with Sissi nghurst Castle which is now 'a free-standing brick tower lovingly restored by Sir Harold Nicholson and Victoria Sackvi lle-West. With the development of the smaller "stately" home in the 17th century Mr. Newman discussed the typical layouts of the period with the social emphasis removed from the Great Hall to the long gallery. He showed a number of houses from this period including Chilham Castle and Chevening which made extensive use of brick. By pushing back the county boundaries to their original limits Mr. Newman was able to introduce the Renaissance style in Kent with Inigo Jones' Queen's House at Greenwich started in ] 616 for the consort of James 1, Anne of Denmark, and based o n the villas of Palladio. Another famous Kentish house, Mereworth Castle near Maidstone by Colin Campbell, was a close copy of Palladio's Villa Capra and provides a sta rk cont rast in style to Mr. Newman's ot her examples. The story of Kentish domestic architecture was brought nearer the present by including examples from the late 18th and 19th cent ury neo-classical movement such as Adam's and Wyatt 's work at Chobham Hall. Kent even produced a near-rival to William Beckford's "Fonthill Abbey" with Hadlow Tower in Thanet- a return to the Goth ic. The talk ended with pictures of the "Red House" at Bexley built by William Morris. Mr. Newman left the aud ience with a feeling that Kent, whilst not being scenica lly the most dramatic cou nty in England, has many great houses worth exploring, some not so very far from Canterbury. Unfortunately the second lecture, which was more in the way of an informal discussion, took place during the school exam inations week on !u!y 4t~, when John Doy~e ~ame over to talk .about h}s painting~. Mr. Doyle lives near Ashford al~d specmlIses .111 .watercolo u~ pa mtmg of topographical subjects. He IS known to many King's boys by his frequent pamtmg seasons In the Green Court. so much so that he had become associated with the painting of Canterbury Cathedral from just one position. Did he ever paint anything else? This informal meeting in the Societies' Room proved Mr. Doyle to be very varied in subject and much travelled. The group sat in an oval, and framed works as well as unfinished watercolours were handed round. Besides discussing his by now famous watercolour of the Green Court in winter we saw pictu res set elsewhere in Kent, as well as on the canals and in the piazzas of Venice. The discussion proved most interesting after a short talk by Mr. Doyle on the aims and problems confronting a n al¡tist and on how he attempted in his work to be "truthful to nature". He showed how he saw a link between the branches of the trees in the Green Court and the tracery of the cathedral windows. He stressed the need for patience and years of hard work in o rder to achieve satisfying results. Only a great Master he said. could accomplish a piece of art in a few moments such as Rubens must have done when he sketched a child's head. which Mr. Doyle showed in reproduction. Questions were wide and critical especially as to whether Mr. Doyle was attempting to be too photographic and therefore lost much of the feeling and emotion for his subjects. After one and three-quarter hours the even ing had to be brought to a close but whatever the personal a rtistic preferences for style and subject, the audience were delighted to have been able to talk to such a fami liar face around the Precincts.
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CRICKET Retrospect This has bee n a mixed seaso n for the 1st X l. They ha ve played Iheir beller cri cket on the true and fast wic kets of Birley's- for which we must aga in thank Mr. Bob .Iordanbut they we re unable to acclimatise themselves to the slower wickets at Dulwieh and Highgate and thu s we we re beaten in both games. At home, the side's best victory was probably aga inst the Buccanee rs when the XI, although bowled out for 170, left themselves just enough time to claim eleve n Buccaneers' wickets for victory with on ly one over to go. In contrast, th e week before, mu ch slower batting resulted in a very late declaration aga in st Eastbom ne College. Th is onl y left us just over two hours to bowl out Eastbourne, whi ch should never have been long enou gh, but we came close to doing it by getting nine wickets. The XI a lso played we ll to make 156 for 4 when chas ing a total of 194 for 7 dec. by the M.C.C., to beat the Roya l Engineers by ten wickets, to score 202 for 9 dec. against the Stragglers of Asia, a nd to make 256 for 4 dec. against the O. K.S. As for the individuals, D. I. Gower was und oubtedly t he leading batsman. He was always exciting to watc h as he we nt for his shots, but unfortunately th is proved his downfall in man y of the early matches. However, he made lip fo r what had been a poor seaso n by his very hi gh standard, with several fine innings during the last fortnight, including a rea ll y mag nifi cent hundred in on ly 94 minutes before lunch agai nst usefu l bowling by the Stragglers of Asia, and an even better 148 aga inst the O. K.S. R . M. H. Moss , a most technically correct player, made severa l good sco res, as well as showing rea l promise behind the stumps. Of the other recognised batsmen, N. G. Shaw often played a good opener's innings to see the shine off the ball, and C. M. Noble and J. P. H. Burke both made several useful sco res, but perhaps never made quite as man y run s as they, or the team, wo uld ha ve liked. All the bowlers had matches to remember. M. Asfaw, bowling quite qui ckl y at times, and G. E. Dawes, with his slower away swi ng, proved a good opening pair who between them took four wickets or more on seven occasions. Of the slower bowlers, D. I. Gower bowled a nagging length and picked up severa l useful wickets, A. W. H. Rankin and P. E. Stevens both showed potential, but suffered from being under-bowled, as is often the case in a side with six bowlers, and A. 1. Newell, after a promising start to the season, was very unfortunate not to ge t the regu lar bowling th at a leg-spinner thrives on. In the fi eld , although occasionally slow to acljust the position of fielders, the X I have bowled and fi elded keenl y a nd R . J. Tarry has helped us win at least two matches with fine close-to-the-wieket catches. This has been a happy side, who under t he ab le captaincy of D. I. Gowcr have enjoyed their cri cket, which 1 believe is the most im portant aspect of any season. Finally, I would like to extend my most sincere tha nks to those colleagues of mine who have spent many long hours coach ing and umpirin g the other teams in t he School. Without their devoted wo rk the School wou ld never produce such accomplished 1st X Is. A.W.D. 151
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Wye College, 125; King's, 126-3 Wye were eventua lly bowled o utjusl before tea with Gower. Asfaw, Dawes a nd Newell sharing the wickets more or less evenly. It was then Moss (52 not out) and Burk e (35 not out) who, by a mix ture of stroke play and force, saw King's home wit h two minutes to spare.
Dover College, 170-4 dec.; King's, 162-6 After some early success King's bowli ng apPc<l.I"cd to lose all penetration a nd Dover were allowed to reach 170, leaving King's just under two hours to make the runs. A n initial onslaught by Gower (41), Moss (32) and Noble (60) kepi the scoreboard moving at a fa ir pace. However, when the latter two departed the rll n ra te dropped as wickets fell quick ly and K ing's were left eight runs short.
King's, 91; Dulwich College, 93-4 On a VCIY poor c llckct ing day King's apparently decided not to come to terms with a slowel wicket than they were used to, a nd o nly managed to graft their way to 9 1 by thlce o'clock. King's managed to take four consolat ion wickets while Du lwich took their tllne to make the runs.
St. Lawrence College, 43; King's, 44-0 A weak S1. Lawrence side capitulated due to good bowling from Asfaw (4- 17) a nd Dawes (4- 18) and good catching especially from Tarry. Gower a nd Shaw made the ru ns wit h very little trouble!
St. Lawrence and Highland Court C.C., 122-4 dec.; King's, 123-6 St. Lawrence made their runs at an even pace and left King's a n apparently very reasonable target. Gower's 55 put King's in an even stronger posi tio n, and a lthough wickets then bega n to fa ll King's were able to finis h the game off with a flouri sh from Burke.
Highgate, 150-9 dec.; King's, 69 King's emphasised their dislike of London in a not he r poor performance. Having apparently done well to lim it Highgate tQ 150 off 77 overs, thanks to tight bowling especially from Asfaw and Rankin , they then decided not to bother about adapt ing to another slow wicket a nd collapsed to 69. Enough sa id!
King's, 179-6 dec.; Eastbourne, 101-9 Gower (46) a nd Moss (58 not o ut) were largely respo nsible fo r King's total of 179. M. Asfaw then led the attack, taking 5- 39, but King's were just unable to prise out the nint h Eastbou rne wicket until the la st over and the match was eventua lly drawn.
King's, 170; Buccaneers, 141 Moss, Noble and Gower again dominated the King's batt ing and enabled us to reach 170 (for I I wickets, the match being played with 12-a-side). Dawes (4-30) and As faw (4- 56) were mainly responsib le for capt uring the Buccaneers' eleven wickets.
M.C.C., 194-7 dec.; King's, 156-4 The M.C.C. accumula ted runs steadily, although at the same ti me Dawes managed to take six good wicke ts. K ing's progressed in muc h the same vein, with Moss maki nga fault less 83 an d being well-supported by Burke's 37, but did not seriously challenge the M.C.C.'s tola l.
King's, 152-8 dec.; Eton Ramblers, 156-4 Although several batsmen made reasonable scores King's were only able to reach 152 before a fair ly ben ig n decla ration. The Ramblers took advantage of King's wayward bowli ng as well as a few lapses in the field a nd made the runs wit h time to spare. 152
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Royal Engineers, 90; King's, 91-0 Asfaw (4- 33) a nd Dawes (4- 38) bowled the E ngineers out just before lunch on a wicke t only slightly a ffec ted by overn ight rain . King's apparently had none o f the Engineer's problems and made the n ms wi thout loss. thanks 10 Gower (58 not o ut) and Shaw (30 no t o ut).
King's, 165; Band of Brothers, 166-5 King's appeared to be in a slrong posit ion at lunch due to Gower's 61. However, they lost quick wickets after lu nch and left the B.B. s more than enough time to make the runs. After early successes King's were unable to break through again till too late and ensured the B.B.'s victory with fOllr widest
King's, 202-9 dec.; S tragglers of Asia, 176-8 The morning's sho rtened play was dom inated by Gower's 105, but in the afternoon the o ther batsmen took the score on to 202. Nei ther Ki ng's nor the Stragglers look very like ly to achieve their respective a ims, although Rankin's 5- 33 certa inly raised King's hopes!
King's, 250-4 dec.; O.K.S., 180-6 Rai n li mited play to one day, in which Ihere were some very good baiting on both sides, Gower scoring 148 and Noble 59 for King's, and Kilbee a century for the O.K.S. D. l. GOWER.
Batting Averages Qua lification 100 runs:H ighest
D. I. GoweL ........................... . R. M. H. Moss .......................... . J, P. 11. Burke ......................... .. C. M. Noble .. ... ... .....•..........•.....
N. G. Shaw ............. ...... .... .... ... . M. Asfaw ... .. . ....... . .. ................ . A. J . Newell ............................. .
Illnillgs 14 12 12 10 13 10 10
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Runs 638
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204 208 131 71 75
Score 148 83 39 60 30n.o. 26 35
Average 53· 17 4 1·89 22·67 20·80 13· 10 10·14 9·38
Also batted: G. E. Dawes 0, 5, 6 n.o., 1 n .O., 22 n.O.; A. W. H. Rank in, I , 1,5 n.O., 15, 7; R. J. T arry, 3 n.o., I I , 2, 0, II , 2, 8, 0, 8; P. E. Stevens, 2, 0 n.o., 0, 1 11.0., 4 n.O .; S. C. Ha ll, I, 5; S. Wright, 6; D. J. Betts, 0 n.o.
Bowling Averages Qualification 10 wickets:G. E. Dawes .......... ................. .. M. Asfaw .............................. . D. I. GoweL ............................ . A. W. H. Rankin ....................... .
Also bowled: A. J . Newell , 34-5-109-6; D. J . TIetts, 4·0- 12·0; C. M. Noble, 1·0·8·0.
Overs 123·2 175 90·3 101
Maidells 23 46 24 34
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359 455 255 225
Wickets 28 25 13 10
Average 12·82 18·20 19 ·61 22·25
P. E. Stevens, 74- 12-287-8; J. P. H . Burke, 124·45·1;
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2nd XI It must be ad mi tted st raight away that the 2nd X l were not as st I'ong as some in the recent past; the heavy defeats at the hands of Dulwich and Eastbourne provide ample evidence of thi s; but the morale
of the side was always high, and the overa ll record of Played 10, Won 3, Lost 3, Drawn 4. cou ld have bee n a great deal wo rse. Certa inly there was always something happening and the facl that the games were never tedious was greatly to the cred it of Neil Robertson, the capta in. Never have I seen a captai n more willi ng to Ih row his wicket away when fllns were needed quickl y. or morc willing to offer opponent s sporting declarations.
There were fOllr batsmen who rcached 100 runs in 2nd XI matches. or these, Hall made the most, and looked the most stylish, Petrie was the most exciting, Platts-Martin the best when runs were scarce, and Hill the most unort hodox. On ly two bowlers had a season's aggregate of more than five wickets: Betts, all arms a nd legs, wi th the most unco-ord inated run up I can remember, was host ili ty personified , and Kennedy, slow left ann rOllnd the wicket, took as many wickets as the rest of the side put toget her. Hi s eight wickets agai nst the Faversham All iance was the outstanding perfor ma nce of the season, the last wicket being taken with the last ba ll of the last over to clinch a win by one fun! Nex t year the 2nd X I will be run by Mr. J. R. Parker who I hope derives as much enjoymen t from it as I have done. We a lso say goodbye to Mr. Boorman who has proved so effective in the past 15 years exposing unsuspected flaws in our balling technique. He departs with our thanks and best wishes for the future. RESULTS
Haymakers, 136- 5 dec.; K.S.c., 138- 8. Won by 2 wickets Dover College, 110- 9 dec.; K.S. C., 74- 6. Ma tch drawn Dulwich, 81- 2. K.S.C.,77. Lost by 8 wickets SI. Lawrence College, 151- 9 dec.; K.S.C., 121- 5. Match Drawn Faversham Alliance, 97; K.S.c., 98. Won by 1 run R.M.S., Dover, 107-7. K.S.C., 11 2- 9 dec. Match Drawn Eastbolll'lle, 141-8 dec.; K.S.C.,63 . Lost by 78 runs St. Lawrence College, 145-4; K.S.C., 142- 6 dec. Lost by 6 wickcts Sutton Valence, 76; K.S.C., 136-7 dec. Won by 60 rllns Chaucer Cricket Club, 149- 5 dec.; K.S.C.,95- 9. Match Drawn
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Colts' XI An enthusiastic and able Coils' X l has enjoyed a n excellent seaso n. Despi te losing two players, Rank in and Shaw, to the 1st XI, the side remained unbeaten in its sc hools' matches, winn ing six of the eight played. The year's only defeat came aga inst a strong Sussex Schools' Cricket Association X I, and even then it took an exciting sixt h-wicket partnership to steer the opposit ion to victory in the last over. The success of the side has been founded on the strengt h of its batting and no team has been able to bowl us out. Wright, Farrell, de la Hoyde and Dale have a ll batted extremely well and Armst rong has usua lly hclped to give the innings a sound start. The lower order batsmen have seldom been called upon , but have responded nobly when required. Whilst seldom reaching the standard of the batt ing, the bowling has been steady, with Mullender, Longmire and Barlow all fin ishi ng the season wit h good fi gures. 1n Urquha l¡t we have a leg-spinner of rea l potential, as twenty-nine batsmen have d iscovered to their cost. The fielding has generally been safe and de In Hoyde, our wicket-keeper, has set a fine example in thi s department. Wright has proved himselr a first-class captain, both o n and off the field. He has taken the job seriously and his management of bowling changes and field placi ngs has been ext remely shrewd for someone or his age and experience. If all our players ca n maintain the progress made this season and their enthu siasm ror the game, then prospects for a strong 1st XI in the next two years a rc very bright. The following played: *S. J. Wright , *R. D. de la Hoyde. *N. B. Farrell, *R. D. H . Da le, *9. M. P. Urquhart, *M. L. Mullender, *c. D. Barlow, *J. D. Longmire, *S. A. Armstrong, J. P. Goold, A. C. Quinn, M. D. Dutcher, A. R. C. Durrant, M. Eagers, *N. G. Shaw, *A. W. H. Rankin.
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RESULTS
Played II , Won 6, Drawn 4, Lost I Dover College, 38 (Longmi re 5-15); K.S.C.,40-2. Won. K.S.C., 130- 3 dec. (Farrell 52 n.o.); Dulwich, 117 (Urquhart 5-2 1). Won. St. Lawrence, 65; K.S.C.,66-1. Won. Highgate, 104 (Mullender 4-27); KS.C., 105- 6. Won. K.S.C., 152- 6 dec. (Wri ght 41); Tonbridge, 105- 6. D rawn. K.S.C., 171-5 dec. (Wright 66, Farrell 45); Eastbourne, 10 1- 7 (Urquhart 5-53). Drawn. 81. August ine's College, 70 (Urquha rt 6-25); K.S.C., 74-4. Won. K.S.C., 131 - 6 dec. (Dale 67 n.o.); S1. Lawrence, 82 (Barlow 5-13). Won. K.S.C., 131- 9 dec. (Farrell 45); Sussex Schools C.A., 132- 6. Lost. London Schools C.A., 134-7 dec. (Rankin 4-51); K .S.C., 59- 8. Drawn. K.S.C., 111 -9 dec.; Kent Schools C.A., 77- 6. Drawn. C.l.R.!., H.E.!.A.
Junior Colts This has been anot her enjoyable and successful season though, for va ri ous reasons, there were few excit ing matches. Th is is pa rtly explained by the enormous variation in the sta ndard of our opposition and, also, that it is nearly a lways rat her boring to playa poor team twice. Another regret is that the other team was orten a ll out before our spinners were called upon. One encouraging aspect has been tha t the fie lding a nd throwing has orten reached a good sta nd ard even if some easy catches were "grassed". Gilham has been the outstand ing bowler, taking 31 wickets, and, as he gets st ronger and as his H ill-UP becomes more rhythmic and purposeful, he will become an increasi ngly menaci ng prospect fo r batsmen. Williams gave val uable support unt il he opted out of thi ngs and Smithers and Workma n bowled usefu lly at times. Enough was seen of the spin bowling of Hill a nd Barber to predict that they will be among the wickets next season though they had litt le enough chance this year. The team batted a\l the way down but, whenever we did bad ly, it was because the early batsmen lacked a sense of purpose and fe ll behind the cl ock. Smithers led the way with great aggression a nd one has rarely seen the ball hit so hard at thi s level. Gil ham also played well and Barber showed that, once he has tightened up his defence, he will score heavily in the years to come. Farrell scored flms but needs a little more self-confidence in order to keep the scoreboard on the move. In a team where there was plenty of compet ition fo r places, Hanna h kept wicket most competently and Nicholas, Montgomery and Brown often made valuable cont ri but ions. The closest game was against Eastbourne and, a lthough the team was outplayed by both Tonbridge an d Kent College, there were some encouraging wins notably aga inst Dul wich, Sm ithers captained pretty well though perhaps he will face a cha llenge from Gil ham nex t year. This is a good squad of players and we hope that they will all continue to make good progress in school cricket in the years ahead. Regular team members : N. R. Smithers (Capta in), W. G. Brown, S. H. Farrell , M. D. Barber, C. M. Gil ham, M. K. Nicholas, R. S. Workman, R. S. Hannah, P. E. J . H ill , 1: P. Mon tgomery, M. J . Will iams, J. R. Spencer-Payne. R ESU LTS
Played 12, Won 7, Drawn 3, Lost 2 Dovel' College, 73 (Hill 6-25); KS.C. ,74-4. Won. Du lwieh, 57 (Will iams 4-6); K.S.C., 61-5. Won. SI. Lawrence, 55 (Wi ll iams 5-20); K.S.C., 57- 3. Won. R.M.S., Dover, 107- 9 dec.; KS.C., 86- 4 (Fa rrell 40 n.o.). Drawn. K.s.C. , 123; Tonbridge, 124- 3. Lost. Eastbourne, 145 (G ilham 5-27); K.S.C., 135- 8 (Sm ithers 51). Drawn. K .S.C., 93; St. Lawrence, 66 (Gi lham 5-11 ). Won. Sutton Valence, 109- 5 dec.; K.S.C., 101- 5. Drawn. Ashford North, 62 (Gi lham 4- 14); K.S. C., 63-6. Won . K.S.C., 113; Ashford North, 76 (Gi lham 5- 19). Won. K.S.C., 109- 7 dec.; Kent College, 110- 3. Lost. Chat ham House, 77; K.s.C. , 79- 5. Won. M.l.H., R.A.F. 155
ATHLETES [e. J. MiI/,,/' - AND THEIR JUDGES
Under Fourteen XI The season began and ended in defeat, and more matches were lost than won, but nonetheless much very enjoyable cricket was played and many valuable lessons were learned . At its best, the batting was very powerfu l. It is very unusual for a team of this age to tola l over 150;
to do so in three consecut ive matches is truly remarkable. This was achieved by hitting the ball very hardPrice and Williams could be devastating on their day- but individual failures came far too often through faulty technique and rash ness . Much could be learned from Elliott, the most correct player, and from Bishop, who showed that success comes from knowing your limitations and playing within them. The bowling was the real weakness. The team rarely looked capable of bowling out the opposition . On ly Elliott cou ld be relied on to maintain a good line and length, but a team should not have to depend so much on its leg路spinner! Flack, a converted wicket路keeper, looked the most promising of the other bowlers and Ware was stead ier than most. All the bowlers were lucky to have enthusiastic and competent fielders to assist them in their effor ts : several very good catches were held and many runs saved on the ground. The team: J. M. Williams, Price, C. R. F. Ell iott, Bishop, Flack , I. M. Hodges, Hoblyn, Ware, BUller, Turtle, M. C. Soden. Also played: S. K. Davies, J. R. Hindle, Bragg, James, Macbean, Entwistle, Markwick. RESULTS
K.S.C., 62 (Wi ll iams 32); St. Lawrence, 64-5. Lost.
R.M.S., Dover, 129-6 dec. (Elliott 4-57); K.S.C, 74- 5 (Price 31). Drawn. K.S.C, 95 (Hoblyn 33); Tonbridge, 68. Won. J.K.S., 62- 8 dec.; K.S.C, 49- 5. Drawn. K.S.C., 153- 6 dec. (Price 67); St. Lawrence, 63- 5. Drawn. K.S.C, 199-8 dec. (Price 45, Ell iott 36); Sutton Va lence, 145 (E ll iott 4-37). Won. Chatham House, 203- 7 dec. ; K.S.C., 155- 7 (Bishop 41 n.O., Williams 40). Drawn.
K.S.C, 102- 6 dec. (Williams 30); Ashford North School, 103- 3. Lost. K.S.C, 59; Kent College, 63- 2. Lost. P.G.H., J.M .C
The Edinburgh Academy Cricket Festival Unfortunately rain made play impossible on the first two days of the Festival. On the third day against Ed inburgh Academy, Asfaw and Dawes with two wickets and Gower with three had them at 100 for 7 but then they were allowed to escape to 171 for 8 declared. Our batsmen found it difficult to adjust to the very slow wicket, but at 57 for 6 the ra in returned to save us from probable defeat. On the last day it was decided to play two 35路over games. In our first game we again batted bad ly to only make 55 in 31 overs. However, Campbell College also found it hard to score with the slow outfield and difficult wicket. Asfaw (8 overs, 2 for 2), Dawes (8 overs, 1 for 6) and Gower (8 overs, 1 for 7) all bowled tightly and Ranki n took three wickets, but we couldn't stop Campbell College scoring four runs from the last over- all "extras"-to force a tie. In o ur second game we bowled out Llandovery College for 46- nine of their wickets falling to catchcsand had li ttle difficulty in making the runs for the loss of one wicket in 17 overs. In spite of the bad weather, it was a most enjoyable festival and I know that all of us who went would li ke to thank most warmly all those peopIe at The Academy who looked after us so wel l. RESULTS
Ed in burgh Academy, 171 - 8 dec.; K.S.C., 57- 6 (Rain). Match Drawn. 35路over Games
K.S.C, 55; Campbell College, 55- 8. Tie Lla ndovery, 46; K.S.C.,47- 1. Won Teams from: 0 . 1. Gower (Captain), M. Asfaw, R. M. H. Moss, J. P. H. Burke, A. J. Newell, N. G. Shaw, A. W. H. Rankin, R. J. Tarry, G. E. Dawes, D. J. Betts, P. R. Sheridan, S. C. Hall, S. J. Wright, R. D.
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THE BOAT CLUB 1st Eight The term's training began with the traditional week at Cambridge at the end of the Easter holidays. We were once again treated very hospitably by Jesus College Boat Club, whose boathouse and facilities we used, and we were particularly grateful this year to Corpus Christi College for putting up and feeding the entire crew for the week and for being so marvellously helpful and welcoming. We had the usual five days of tubbing and bank-tubbing followed by two outings in the eight each day and we made the rapid progress which always comes of such sustained rowing. It is not easy to row so intensely and to concentrate properly all the time, but the eight this year has been quite exceptional for its ability to concentrate for long periods and this has been obvious in the quality of their rowing. The first event of the term was our annual series of races against University College School 1st VIII at Richmond. The eight won all its races and the day did a lot towards keying the crew up to competition pitch. The following Saturday'S fours races against Tonbridge School at Fordwich proved to be heavily in our favour. Thames Ditton was the first regatta of the term and proved to be very exciting. The I st VIII beat Brasenose College, Oxford, in the first round of Senior "C" VIlIs, Kingston
Grammar School in the second round, Avon County Rowing Club in the semi-final, but then lost to a strong Kingston Rowing Club crew in the final by three-quarters of a length after a superb race. The final result was rather happier at Twickenham Regatta two weeks later, when we won Senior "C" VIlIs in fine style. We beat Thames Rowing Club, St. Paul's School and Winchester College and won the final by half a length from Molesey Boat Club in a time better than Senior "A" and "B" VIlIs. By this time the crew had developed their own style of racing: a very fast start, followed after a few strokes by an increase in rating to crack t he opposition until they had a length's lead, and then they would drop the rating to the bare minimum necessary to stay in front. It was very satisfying to stand on the bank and watch King's paddling gently along while their opposition flailed valiantly along behind. They were harder pressed in the final, though, but showed they could row just as well at sustained high-pressure. Walton Regatta fell on the half-term week-end and th preceding week was full of complications and illness which undermined the training. We beat Twickenham Rowing Club in the first round of Senior "C" VIlIs very convincingly and beat St. George's College, Weybridge, in the semi-final. The final was against the same Molesey crew we had beaten at Twickenham and they were so determined to beat us that they rowed over fifty miles in training during the intervening week. They gained a slight lead early on and clung to it for the whole 1,500 metres to win by a third of a length. The only consolation was to see their delirious happiness at winning, because they had been in five fina ls in a row and had lost each time up till then. The Eight did not go to Nottingham as our sights were set on Henley four weeks later. We did send a four to the Maidstone Schools' Regatta for fun, though, and it won Senior "C" IVs after some very good racing on a winding and deceptive course. Exams. and revision then settled upon us and training had to be fitted in at all kinds of odd times-the 157
absence of water at Pluck's Gutter doing little to help. T he new event at Henley is called "The Special Race for Schools" and is for schools who take the Oxford and Cambridge Joint Board Exams., which clash with the regatta. It took place in the last two days of racing over a shortened course of 1,500 metres, with two races a day. There were fifteen entrants for the event, including the "old faces" of Westminster, St. Paul's and Shrewsbury. Our hopes were high until the draw was announced and we found we had Radley I st VIII in the first round. They had been seeded along with Shrewsbury and the two crews placed in different ha lves of the draw, because both crews had proved themselves second and third only to Eton in the trials for the English team for the F.I.S.A. Championships. The 1st VIII rowed¡ very well against Radley, however, and held them for two minutes, which was more than anyone else did. Rad ley won our race by a comfortable margin and went on to win the fin al against Shrewsbury with equal ease. Henley was the first regatta of the season in which we did not reach the final and Radley was the only school crew to beat us (and they were a stone a man heavier than us). The eight did race, however, and this was the keynote of the yea r's rowing: they trained hard , concentrated hard and raced hard. It is difficult to imagine that they will not look back on this year with pleasure at having done something well, and that is really what any sport is about. Finally, I would like to wish my successor the best of luck next yea r and to thank Peter Willis for the marvellous way he has always done everyth ing to make the Boat Club enjoyable and successful. G.G.B.
2nd Eight This year, for the first time, the 2nd VIn started its summer training du ring the last week of the Easter holidays : this week was spent at Cambridge. A large distance was covered on the water and the usua l Cambridge "magic" had its effect, the crew ga ining in confidence and competence. We are grateful to Magdalene College Boat Club for the use of their boathouse and fac ilities during thi s week. On returning to Canterbury an unfortunate crew change happened and the crew was not really ready for their fi rst fixture against Un iversity College School a t Richmond. Nevert heless, they gave a good account of themselves, winning each of four races over 500 metres by margins varying between three and seven seconds. Later the same week, the stern four of the eight beat Tonbridge School 1st and 2nd IVs in a private fixture. The first regatta was Thames Ditton where they came up against Winchester College 1st VIII, and, in a very exciting race, crossed the fi nishing line 1¡85 metres ahead . In the fin al, a stro ng crew from S1. George's College, Weybridge, defeated them by one and a half lengt hs. A fortnight later at Twickenham Regatta, the VHf was drawn against Ca nford School 1st VIII and were defeated by two-th irds of a length after a good race. It was noticea ble that there was some deterioration of the bladework during the latter portion of this race when the VIII was under pressure. The last engagement of the term was the National Schools' Regatta at Nottingha m. The weather was unusually fine and a stiff tail-breeze ensured fast times. In their heat of the Elsenham Cup, rowed aga inst Radley HI and the 1st VlIls of Norwich, King's Ely, and the Leys, the 2nd VnI came a creditable third, beating two of the 1st VIlIs and qualifyin g for the final. The final was di sappointing, however, and the VIn could only manage fifth place, losing to Radley III, Shrewsbury II, Monkton Combe 11 an d Nor wich I, but beating S1. Edward's II . The early promise which was evident at Thames Ditton Regatta didn't really crystallise over the rema inder of the season, since the bladework remained too light and adverse weather conditions were able to have too much effect. R.V.l.B.
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Junior Colts' Eight Once again this year's Junior Colts' Vlll was selected from a keen and goodMnatured set of boys whom it has been a pleasure to coach. More and more schools are producing Junior Colt crews who already have a year or more of racing experience and our crews have to make up a lot of training in two terms and overcome the problems presented by Pluck's Gutter. The VIII put up a satisfactory performance at the Schools' Head last term and dealt very easily with their first opponcnts this term, the Un iversity College School Jun ior Colts' VIII. Shortly afterwards they lost to a reasonable Westminster School crew, who came down fo r a day's raci ng at Pluck's Gutter. This led to some changes in position which seemed to payoff a few days later against a st rong St. Paul's School crew. Racing was limited on that occasion, as the boat was holed on some underwater obstacle, but their performance after that in a borrowed boat wa s encouraging. The National Schools' Regatta, however, did not find the crew as well off as it hoped. They did well enough to go straight into the semiMfinals, but it was here that their lack of a ny regatta experience (let alone of racing six abreast!) caught up with them. After being level with the leaders fo r the fi rst half, they produced no response when three crews on the far side from them put in a sprint and th us fa iled to get to the fin al. It has been a large an d enthusiastic crew, however, and they have la ia valuable fo undations for thei r futures as oarsmen. ... S. l.G., M.l.V.
The Crews M. C. G . Lane, bow; R. J . G. Fox, 2; R. C. A. Miles, 3; N. E. Cheese, 4; M. E. D. Pretty,5; A. J. Baines, G; A. D. Math~'s, 7; R. P. Yonge, stroke; J . S. Rankin, cox. 2ND V1l1: C. M. Foale, bow; M. P. Barrow, 2; D. R. Hammett , 3; D. W. Carden, 4; N. J. Boulter, 5; M. D. Croft, 6; J. Q. C. MacBa in, 7; T. C. ScottMMorey. stroke; J. B. Hosk ing, cox. COLTS' V1I1: R. P . Mill s, bow; J. N. Mawhood, 2; P. B. Ma rshall, 3; A. Y. D. Moss, 4; P. J. Phillimore,5; J. M. Maxey, 6; J . J . Wihnshurst, 7; l. D. C. Currie, stroke; T. D. Hoppe, cox. J UNIOR COLTS' D. J. Propper, bow; S. R. Whitby, 2; G. V. T. Bewick, 3; P. R. Nye, 4; R. L. C. King, 5; VIII : D. A. Brown, 6; T. E. Milliken, 7; A. C. Rudkin, stroke; J. A. F. Cowderoy, cox. (Also rowed in the Junior Colts' squad : A. Kassim Lakha, J. P. Armi tage.)
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Fordwich Rowing There has been a pleasant term's boat ing a t Fordwich in many ways. The lack of rain mea nt that the oarsmen remained drier than in some years, but at the same time there were a couple of weeks when there was not enough water to row 0 11 . On onc occasion the 1st VIII spent a messy afternoon digging out the river bottom by the land ing stages, but this is no rea l answer to the problem of a permanently fa lli ng water level.
Once agai n, the dearth of water at Pluck's Gutter mea nt that coaching by the VIlIs' members had to be squeezed into even less time, so that the amount of coaching done at Fordwich has declined furt her. Despite this, though, a lot of good has been done and there has been some good raci ng. The "e" IV competition, won by Grange, seems to have produced a large number of promising contenders for next year's Junior Colt s' VIII, and the other fours raced each as enthusiastica lly as ever. Wa lpole won the House Fours after a very exciti ng final aga inst Linacre, and Marlowe won the "A" and "B" IV COtn M petitions. There was some good scull ing, too : R. C. A. Miles, the Captain of Boats, won the Whalley Cup by a convincing margin , and J. M. Maxey and W. B. Perkins won the Gardner Cup and Novice Sculls respectively. The Eights Cup was won by Galpin's agai n, since they have three in the 1st VII I and a large number in the lower boats. As always we are grateful to MI'. Wilkinson for his inimita ble organisation of the Fordwich racing and fo r being the chief legislator (and compiler) of The Fordwich Laws of Raci ng-like Henley Royal Regatta, we differ slightly from the A.R.A. rules. The Boat Marshals, led excellently by J. C. Kingsman, were very efficient a nd helpfu l this year a nd we owe a great dea l to their ha rd work. We also owe a great deal to Mrs. Stewart, who is sad ly leaving this term, for the marvellous way she has looked after the Boat Club and helped to make regatta days slightly less arduous . The last event of the term was the O.K ,S. races, a nd we were pleased to see such a large number or O.K.s. Oarsmen return, No one was very clear a bout the results of the races, but it was good to ca tch up with people's news and to hea r about others as well. One O.K.S . who remarked that the boats looked better than ever brings us to the fi nal point of these notes, which is to thank Peter Willi s for all his hard work and help over the yea r. His patience, hi s unflappability and his sense of humour, all blended with his superb craftsmanship, are a very large part of what makes it so pleasa nt to be associated with the King's School Boat Club.
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THE CANOE CLUB We bega n the year with no immediate fixtures to look rorward to. We therefore took matters into our own hands and organised a slalom com petition at Canterbury in February under the all spices of the Kent Schools' Canoeing Associat ion. About 50 canoeists entered, and it went off successfully, Although our Seniors were fully engaged in setti ng up the course and runn ing the events, it gave Ollt' novices useful practice under compet ition cond itions, There were two main events in the Summer Term. In May we entered a team for the annua l Round18 K. I class, and came second, Canterbury race, S, L. Hayes broke the record for the course in the UnderM Our novices performed creditably aga inst st rong compet ition. The SixMMi le race in June coi ncided with the start of G .C.E, exams., and we were only able to muster two entrants, However, the resu lts here were encouraging, Aft er only a short ti me pract ising in our Espada K, l ca noes, Ferguson and Cook came 2nd and 5th in their respective age-groups. We missed the swimming pool this summer, and we have not been able to pract ise canoe-roll ing. However, as something of a compensation we have had a few trips to Whitstable to have some sea practice. We have learnt the lesson this year th at boat maintenance is an essential part of the Canoe Club's act ivities, and more time wi ll be set aside next year for building and repa iri ng ca noes. It is good to see the current increase in interest in K, l racing, and we look rorwa rd to a full programme next year with King's canoeists doing well in both slalom and "fiat" racing, Our warm than ks to S, L. Hayes who leaves us as secretary after having been with the Cl ub si nce its inception, and to M r. Tarran for his invaluable help in tra nsporting us. M.J.V. 160
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Match Reviews K.S.C. v Sevenoaks v Eastbourne v Judd v King's Rochester v Westminster (at Sevenoaks) SENIORS: 3rd; INTERMEDIATES: 5th; JUNIORS : 5th Owing to the peculiar nature of the scoring system, we decided to treat this as a training mccting, giving as many people as possible some competit ion. In the Juniors, Van BIommestein's Triple Jump of 11 ·90 metres showed us what to expect later, as did Wells in the Intcrmediate throwing. Smith ra n what was to be his fastest 1500 Metres of the season, sett ing the ncw Senior record of 4 mins. 8·8 secs.
K.S.C. v Epsom v Eastbourne (at Epsom) SENIORS: :&1stbournc, J06; Epsom, 101; K.S.c., 77 INTERS: £1stbourne, 100; Epsom,96; K.S.C.,88 JUNIORS: Epsom,32; K.S.C.,20 In this match, Orbach, Robinson and Rowland performed well, as did Van Blommestein .. With greater strength in the sprints, we would have won the Intermediate match, and possibly the Selllor, where we gained good points only in the Shot and Triple Jump. Smith's absence through injury was felt strongly.
K.S.C. Duke of York's v King's Rochester SENIORS: K .S.C., 126 ; Duke of York's, 88; King's, Rochester, 64 INTERS: Duke of York's, 113; K.S.C., 101; King's, Rochester, 64 JUNIORS: Duke of York's, 52; K .S.C.,29 ; King's, Rochester, 29 Even allowing for the sprinting, the Intermedjates were unlucky not to win. There wns good distance running from Orbach and Rowland, good jumping from Barlow, while Robinson set a new Discus record . Duggan and Smith pushed each ot her to personal bests in the Senior 800 Metres, while Gherson ran a fast 52·9 sccs. 400 Metres. Williams won well in the High Jump, and the Senior Rel<lY Team won surprisingly to complete a relatively easy wi n.
K.S.C. v Highgate K.S.C., 105; Highgate, 60 , INTERS: Highgate,99; K.S.C., 55 ~ JUNIORS: Highgate, 83; K.S.c., 48 Apart from Van Blommestein, who won four events, the Juniors were rather outclassed, but very useful experience was gained. The Intermed iates fai led to gain a single first place, despite some good efforts by Rowland, Robinson and Buckledee. In comparison, the Seniors had another easy win. Smith and Or bach dominated the 3000 Metres a nd Williams beat his High Jump record wi th j·68 metres . Gherson ran another fast 400 Metres, and anchored the winning 4 x 400 Metres Relay Team at the end of the evening. Rogans, who j umped consistently throughout the season, pulled out the only 6 metres jump recorded. SENIO I~S:
District and County Schools' Championships Following the District Championships, in which King's retained the Under-17 Cup, ten athletes went to the County Championships at Crystal Palace. There were two winners; Well s (Intermed iate Discus) and van Blommestein (Junior Triple Jump). The latter qualified for the Nationals, whi le Will iams, though fini shing fourth in the Intermediate H igh Jump, equalled his bestjllmp and lost out only on the count-back. 163
K.S.C v St. Lawrence v St. Edmund's SENIORS: K.S.C.,78; St. Lawrence, 76 INTERS: St. Edm und's, 115; K.S.C., 110 ; St. Lawrence, 78 J UN IORS: St. Ed mund's, 34; K.S.C.,21 The Seniors had a rather lucky win , bei ng rat her below form. St. Lawrence, with Weavers outstand ing, were stronger than usual, and had it not been for the inclusion of a 4 x 400 !'1etres Relay. ",,:C w.ould have lost. Victory in this event, at an average of sub 54 sccs. per I~p. ensured victory, Other hIghli ghts were a 2 mins. 3 sees. 800 Metres by Duggan, and some good hurdlmg rrom Buckledee.
Duke of York's Cup St. Edm und 's, 249 Cra nbrook, 195 K.S.C., 273 St. Lawrence, 265 Sutton Valence, IS5t Dover College, 253t Sir Roger Manwood's, 169 To lose by one point was a great di sappointment, when the Cup was there for the taking. Most people excelled Smith for exam ple ach ieving a remarkable double in the Steeplechase and J500 Met res. Others Duke of York's, 274
who wo'n their events were Marshall in the "B" 800 Metres, G irling in the "B" 1500 Metres and Orbach in the Steeplechase. Lindley (Dis~us), Williams and Ba~nard .(High Jump) and Oherson (400 M!!tres) also did very well but there were Just one or two real disa ppollltments which let us d own. The biggest was the Relay- pe'rhaps because of lack of practice during exa~s. We could afford to giv.e.Duke of York's fOllr places: they won, and we were sixt h. That was that, but It had been a fine competition, and we had done well to come so close.
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Seniors METRES- P. C. W. Smith, 4 mins. 8·8 sees. METRES- P. C. W. Smith, 9 mins. 7'5 sees. METRES-P. C. W. Smith, 15 mins. 55 ·7 sees. METRES STEEPLECHAS[!- P. C. W. Smith, 6 mins. 30·4 sees. 400 METRES RELAy- 3 mins. 34·6 sees.
Inters H IGH JUMP- R. J. F. Williams, 1·68 metres (twice) DISCUs-S. E. Robinson, 34'50 metres SHOT- So E. Robinson, 12·64 metres 4 x 400 METRES RELAy- 3 mins. 56 sees. J uniors These best performa nces have been establ ished, and will become records after t hree seasons, if no t bettered. 100 METRES- M . Soden, 12·5 sees. 200 M ETRES- J. Kendrick and N. Black, 27·1 sees. 400 METRES- R. W. Robson, 62'5 sees. 800 METRES- K . Balson, 2 mins. 23 sees. 1500 METRES- I. Montgomery, 5 mins. 16·6 sees. 80 METRES HURDLES- J. J. Haswell , 13·7 sees. HIGH J UMP- J. J. Haswell , ] '48 metres LONG JUMI'- M. D. van Blommestein, 5·15 metres T RIPLE JUMP- M. D . van Blommestein, 11·99 metres DIscus- M. D. Scully, 24·06 metres SHoT- M . D. Scully, 9·60 metres JAVELIN- D. E. S. Price, 28'18 metres RELAY- Lattergate Team, 53·4 sees.
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SPORTS Thi s year the age-limit for Jun ior competitors was lowered to bring us into line with A.A.A. regulations a nd this gave mo re of the younger boys a chance to represent thei r hOllses a nd made greater numbers avai lable in the Middle age group. Another adva ntage is that yOllng athletes of promise can be spotted early, encouraged to jo in the Athletics Club, and given proper coaching in their various events. Certainly the change made fOI" a more balanced School Sports where competition for the House Athletics Cup was keen and close throughout. Pre-Sports Events. P. Smith won the 3000 Metres in a very respectable time which was only a few seeonds over the record with Orbach doing very well to ga in seeond place from Selwyn in addition to winning the Middle 800 Metres. Among the Juni ors, G. Barnard, Smithers and Willis showed promise in the throws as did Haswell in the jumps. On the day there were a number of good perform ances but as mi ght be expected so early in the term most at hletes were well below their best form. In the Senior events, Kalfayan won the two short sprints and the Triple Jump, while P. Smith showed his range of ability by gai ning further successes in the 800 Metres and 1500 Metres. Donaldson held on well in the 400 Metres to beat Oherson and Newman showed good style in the Hurdles. Standards in the Field events were predictably not very high but Duggan's effor t in the Shot was encouraging and Rogans looked li kely to improve in the Long Jump. In the Middle events. O rbach showed versat ility by ga ining further victories in the 400 Metres and 1500 Metres from Rowland and Buckledee respectively. Irwin gained first place in the 100 Metres and Hurdles, and in the Field events, Robinson won the Shot from Wells who reversed the order in the Discus. The Middle Javelin was won by Dawes who left little doubt about how good a th rower he could be if his first choice was not cricket and he was able to train properly for the event. Both Junior sprints were won by van Blommestein who was also successful in the Middle Triple Jump. This young athlete should do very well in the future. Anderson in the 400 Metres and Taylor in the 800 Metres ran well to win their events with Balson tak ing second place on both occasions. Competi tion for the Ath letics Cup was very close with several houses in content ion ri gh t lip unti l the last few events where Luxmoore fina lly went ahead to win from Grange and Walpole. M.E.M.
SPORTS RESULTS Senior Events 100 METRES.-I, Kalfayan (Gr.); 200 METRES. -l , Kalfayan (Gr.); 400 METRES.- I, Dona ldson (W); 800 MBTRES.- l, Smit h, P. (Gr.);
2, Donaldson (W); 3, Davies (Lx .). Time: 12·0 sees. 2, Davies (Lx .); 3, Jones (Lx.). Time: 24·4 sees. 2, O herson (Lin.); 3. Punwar (Lx .). Time: 55·0 sees. 2, Selwyn (W) ; 3, Gherson (Lin .). Time: 2 mins. 6'2 sees. 1500 MIlTRES.- I, Smith, P. (Gr.); 2, Duggan (Lx.) ; 3, Marshall (GaL) .. Time: 4 mins. 17 ·2 sees. 3000 MBTRES.- l . Smith, P. (Gr.); 2, Orbach (S.H.) ; 3, Selwyn (W). Time : 9 mins. 7·5 sees. TRIPLE JUMP.- l, Ka lfayan (Gr.); 2, Rogans (GaL); 3, Newman (Lx .) ... Dislallce: 12·40 met res LONG JUMP.- l , Rogans (GaL) ; 2, Newman (Lx.); 3, Whitby (Gr.). Distallce: 5·65 met res HIGH J UMP.- l , Balson (W); 2, W ill iams (M.O.); 3, Barnard (M). Height: 1·57 met res D Iscus.- l , Young (S.H.); 2, Carevic (W) ; 3, Maxey (M.O.). Distance: 29·21 metres SHOT.- I. Duggan (Lx .); 2, carevic (W); 3, Obolensky (Lin.). Distallce : 11 ·08 metres JAvELIN.- l , Pearson (Lx.); 2, Hayes (S.H.); 3, Maxey (M.O.). Distallce: 38·70 metres HURDLES (110 METRES).- l, Newman (Lx .); 2, Young (S.H.); 3, Mount (0 1'.). Time: 18·4 sees. RllLAY (4 x 100 MBTRES).- l , Luxmoo re ; 2, Orange; 3, Wa lpole. Time: 48·6 sees. Middle Events 100 METRES.- l , Irwin (Lin .); 2, Howell s (S.H.); 3, Barlow (Or.). Time: 12·9 sees. 200 METRES.- I, Howells (S .H.); 2. Irwin (Lin.); 3, Nicholl (Lin.). Time: 24·7 secs. 400 METRES.- l , Orbach (S.H.); 2, Rowland (Lx.); 3, Smith (Lin.). Time: 58·3 secs. 800 METRES.-l, Orbach (S.H.); 2, Rowland (Lx.); 3, Buckledee (GaL). Time: 2 mins. 17· 1 secs. 1500 METRES.-l, Orbach (S.H.); 2, Buckledee (Gal.); 3, Thomas (Lx.). Time: 4 mins. 40 ·4 sees. HURDLES (tOO METRF..'i).- I , Irwi n (Lin.); 2, Buckledee (Gal.); 3, Reid (S. H .). Tillie: 17·0 sees.
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LoNG JUMP.- l, Lyons (M); 2, Barlow (GL); 3, Garbis (Lm.). DtSlm~ce: 5·30 metres HIGH JUMP,- J. Garbis (Lin.); 2, Bates (W); 3, Buckle,dec (G~I.). Height: 1·50 metres SHOT - J Robinson (W); 2, Wells (W); 3, Lockyer (Lm). Dtst~111ce: 11·90 metres D scus 'I Wells (W)· 2 Robinson (W)· 3 Lockyer CLIO .) . DIstance: 32·53 metres J;VELI~~ i. Dawes (M.O:); 2, Crago (L~.);' 3, Be~·nard. D. (M.O.). Distm,ICc: 39·82 metres RELAY (4 x 100 METREs).-l. School House; 2, Lmacre; 3, Luxmoore. TUlle: 51·8 secs,
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basket flom o~d pair of-backs but both need to think and act more constructively in attac~. Chesh ire ;:;fo~m~dYc~~petent IY, but he ~eeds to cut hi s dribbling down to a.minimum and he mus\ atn.Jo. c~~r the court at a greater speed. N4?ame needs to be far more determined and to work muc 1 1m CJ. team fin ished with a fine win agamst Dover College on the return fixture.
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v Geoffrey Chaucer (Away). Lost 17-18 v Geoffrey Chaucer (Home). Lost 16-21 v Dover College (Away). Lost 29-52 v Royal Marines (Away). Won 34-27 v Royal Marines (Home). Won 62-26 v Dover College (Homc). Won 42- 27 The 2nd Team this year was an Under-ISs .team which tendcd to be pl~ying boys much oldcr. A lot of useful experience was acquired. T he followmg played for the Under-I5s .·ocy A P 1 Relf 1. M. C. Hewes, R. S. Hays, Finsaas, Y. Wil)g, C. J . Anderson, R. K. Darko. A .J. T, " , . . . , R.T.H.O.
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TENNIS We had never imagined that this yeM's 1st VI would recapt ure the splendou rs of last year, but our series of defeats in May were rather worse than they might have been, a compound of inexperience on the part of the side's newcomers with injury and inertia respectively on the part of the side's two Old Colours. I n a real sense, King's tennis results are dictated by the School's geographica l position: the London and other distance fixtures have to be got out of the way early, to avoid pre~exa mination neuroses, and thi s tends to mean we play our strongest opponents before we have got ourselves into practice. A good feature of the season, however, was the determined play of a newcomer to the School, Michael Watt, and he was well-supported by the rest of the side once they had fOlmd their feet, from about latc May. In part icular, the performances against an experienced Kent College side and aga inst the O.K.S., to whose individua l members I should like to express my thanks for com ing to play us, were good ones. Beyond the 1st VI, School tenn is was again most flolll'ishing. I wou ld estimate that somet hing like 120 boys mmt have played in a House League match at some stage, and the enthusiasm of that nueleus who played regularly was both a healthy mark of their own interest in the game and a tribute to the House League captains in this admirably self~orga ni s i ng competition. Marlowe sct the pace, with a side that usefully included 2nd VI, Colts and near-Junior Colts talent, but they were gradua lly overhauled by the victorious Luxmoore (their fifth successive win), for whom Dorward, Sultan and Ca irns worked particularly hard, and by the eventual runners-up, School House, who also showed ability at each age-level. From these leagues, a solid 2nd VI emerged- or rather, two equal 2nd VIs, for we still have difficulty in obtaining fixtures that match our depth of tennis-playing, however much our 1st VI has to struggle. At CoIts and Junior Colts level, too, we had the greatest depth of ability T ca n remember, a nd the highspot of the term was an exciting Kent Cup Colts fixture at Sevenoaks, when it looked for a couple of hours as if we might beat the favourites for and holders of this title. In particular, Judd was a good captain, and by the end of term Nicholas Lyons and N igel Osborn had emerged as a Colts pai r worth a place in the 1st VI on merit; we shall much miss the latter. Happily, tennis's problems at K ing's are largely those of popularity, and of providing enough middlerange and junior matches for boys who deserve them. In this respect, J am most grateful to Mr. Lyndon for his help with teams and in travelling to matches. The Club is also indebted to Mr. Wenley and Mr. Bce for supervision of House Leagues a nd matches respectively, and to Mrs. Woodley fo r coaching. A pleasant innovation at the end of term was Ollr first¡ever mixed match : Mr. Trapp and Mrs. Bce, Mr. Finney and Mrs. Boorman succeeded in giving the Common Room a 2- 0 lead on the first rou nd, but youth (if not beauty) prevailed as the cvening wore on, a nd a 2- 2 d raw was the apt result. At Wimbledon, ou r Youl l Cup team lost their opening match, to llrya nston, and our Thames Bowl pair theirs, to Sevenoaks. .
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1st VI: W. A. Selwyn (Captain), P. C. Sterck, M. A. Watt , J. K . Pattinson, R. F. Bayliss, D. N. Hopkins. 2nd VI: A. R. Dorward (Captain), G. C. Hughes, W. J. Hughes) P. C. L. Sultan, A. T. McD. Cairns, H. R. Sm ith. Colts' VI: B. C. Judd (Captain), N. S. Lyons, N. B. R. Osborn, N. T. Liddell, S. J. R. Powles, M. A. Crago' Junior Colts' VI: M. K. H. Moss, J. D. Lowe, M. J. Pearson, N. C. llrownbill, N. A. Stalker, C. O. Rasmussen.
The following a lso represented the Schoo l in or or more matches: P. A. Cheese, P. J. Will iamson, C. T. Couzens, P. Platts¡Martin, N . R. Lucas, R . H. L. Harrison, O. E. Dawes, M. E. D. Latham, P. H. G. Anderson, D. A. Hirst, A. J. C. Humphries, N. A. Cla rk, J. P. Marcroft, Y. P. Ballou, Dia na Barnes, F iona Robertson.
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1st VI v Tonbridge (Home). Lost 1- 5 v K.C.S., Wimbledon (Home). Lost 2- 7 I' Sevenoaks "A" (Home). Lost 1- 8 v Dulwich (Home). Lost 2- 7 I' St. Lawrence (Home). Won 8- 1 v Eastbourne (Away). Lost !-8t v St. Edm und's (Away). Lost 1- 5 v Kent College (Home). Drawn I' Sutton Valence (Away). Lost 4- 5 v Simon La ngton (Home). Won 7- 2 I' Dover College (Home). Won 5- 4 v St. Edm und's (Home, Singles). Lost 2j,- 7i v The Common Room. Drawn 4t--4t •• O.K.S. Won 4!-3,
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THE FENCING CLUB Most of the term has been spent preparing the Club's contribution to the P.E. Display in Ki!lg'S Week and great credit must go to the Captain of Fencing, Andrew Macfarlane, who, assisted by hiS brother, Robert did 50 much to make it a success. Certainly a little more keenness from some members of the Club Ylould have made his job easier, but I shall long remember "The ~our Musketeers" and I'm sur~ he will not forget the large number of balloons he must have blown up dUring the last three weeks of term. He leaves with our thanks and best wishes for the future. It was good to see so many old friends in the large O.K.s. team, captained by Richard ~ird, which <:a.me to fence in the annual match aga inst the School at the end of term. They looked to be fO l'lmdable oPP,?sltlon to a somewhat depleted School side but in fact the match was quite close. The O.K.S. won the FOIl 6- 3 but then the School team fou ght back to win the Epee by 7 bouts to 2. This was an excellent performance by the Macfarlane brothers and Mr. Miller. In the Sabre, however, with reputations at stake, the O.K.S. team of Lawrence Burr, James Sharp and Mark Ellis proved too strong for us and despite some very close bouts won 7- 2. The final result was a win for the O.K.S. by 15 bOlitS to 12, and the usual supper party at 49a London Road brought the day to a fitt ing concl usion. O.K.s, Match School Team: A. E. Macfarlane (captain), S. DOl'udi, R. Macfarlane, Mr. D. J . D. Miller. O.K.S. Team: R. Bird (capta in), L. S. Burr, A. Bird, R. Rin g, I. K. Eden, M. G. T. Allen, J. S. Sha rp, e. M. D. Ellis. Result: School,12; O.K.S., 15. M.E.M. 168
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HOCKEY The Interlyceale Hockey Festival TJ.m HAGUE, 9TH- 11TH APRIL After an interval of some years King's again attended this Festival, now in its 26th year, and organised by the 1st Vrijzinnig Christelijk Lyceum of the Hagbe. The first day of our stay was devoted to a practice tournament in which the English schools and one from Switzerland played against a very large number of Dutch teams. In the boys' section, there were 25 schools and in the girls, 15- an impressive array. Wellington College did well to win this trial run which was fo llowed by a social evening at the School and an informal supper. The second day was the Tournament proper, won by Dulwich, probably the first English school ever to conquer the redoubtable Dutch teams. They beat Coornhert Lyceum on penalty strokes after extra time. Our own performance was creditable when we were ru n ners~up to a very talented Nederlallds Lyceum side in our division. Those who had the energy, and it seemed to be everyone, atten ded a Dance in the School Hall in the even ing. On the final day we were taken by coach past many magnificent fields of tulips to Amsterdam where a tour of Heineken was followed by a trip in a "batea u ~mouche" on the canals. D uring this we learnt a great deal about the history of the city from our knowledgeable and humorous guide. More important than the hockey were the fr iendships made in this short time with our hosts whose generous hospitality will not be forgotten. Next year we hope to arrange for the V.C.L. to attend the Oxford Festival, and perh aps King's will again go to this most enjoyable and worthwhi le fest ival in the near future. J.J .D.e.
SWIMMING In spite of the fact that we were unable to use our own pool during the term due to improvements being carried out, the Swimming Club had a successful season in that we managed to win most of our matches and the standard of swimming was maintained overall. For this we have to thank both Canon J. H. Edmonds for making the I.K.S. pool available to us and Mr. P. G. Edmonds for all his help to the Club. Three members of the Club were chosen to represent the Kent Swimming Team in a match against Surrey on the 12th July- we hope to keep up this connection with the county in future years. They were C. E. H. Willis (open 100 mp-tres backst roke), N. H. Cai n (open 100 metres freestyle) and P. I . SCOtl (Under~ 1 6 100 met res freestyle). Only one House event, the Swimming Sports, was completed due to the lack of facilities but our own pool was made ava ilable for this event in the nick of time (14th July). Luxmoore (145 points) were easy winners with Grange, second (88 points) and Meister Omers, third (86 points). A number of records were beaten this term although opportunities were extremely limited dlle to the ditTering lengths of most of the pools in wh ich we swam. The new records are;Senior and Under~16 Butterfly records- Po 1. Scott (18'0 seconds). Senior and Under-16 33t Yard Breaststroke records- R. J. F. Williams (21 ¡-2 seconds). U nder~ 1 6 100 Ya rds Freestyle record- Po I. Scott (59'5 second s). RI!SULTS
v R.M.S., Dover. Won. Points for, 133; against, 78. v Highgate and Dulwich. Second. Points: K .S.C, 142t; Highgate, v Eastbourne. Won. Points for, 137; against, 94. v Sutton Valence. Won. Points for, 88; against, 85. v St. Paul's. Lost. Points for, 75; against, 102. I' St. Lawrence, Ramsgate. Won. Points for, 111 ; against,90. v Eton. Won. Points for, 165; against, 85. v Westminster. Won. Points fo r, 91; against, 49. v Tonbridge. Won. Points for, 135; aga inst, 123. 169
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GOLF CLUB Th is was a season of mixed results which ended on a pleasingly high note when we were r un ncrs~llp in the Kent Schools' Championship held at Pri nces. Gravesend. winners for the fourth consecutive year, finished eight st rokes ahead but their team was composed of single fi gure handicap players whereas David Sharp was the only onc in our side. Sharp and Downie returned gross 88 (it could easi ly have been an 81) and the 2nd pair, Judd and Crone. did well to get round in 92, This success helped to cou nterbalance a heavy defeat by a very strong Eastbourne side in the match played at Rye. The pleasu re of playing on this fine course helped to soften the pain and at least three matches went to the J8th. Against St. Lawrence we lost away with a weakened team but beat them at home in four.ba ll matches. Foll owi ng our visit to the Nevill Golf Club, Tunbridge Wells, fo r the AER Lingus Championship a new fixt ure was arra nged with their Jun ior Sect ion. Here we d rew 2-2 with a team drawn from the schools in that area, which incl uded an 11 handicap girl , a semi·fina list in the County Senior Ladies' Championshi p. A return home match has been fixed for next term. David Sharp made history by being the fir st golfer in the School ever to be awarded fu ll First Colours. He set a standard for others to a im at in the future and Galpin's victory in the Inter·House and the Kent Schools result were inspired by his fine play. The Golf Cl ub will miss him but we hope that our loss will be the O.K.S. Society's ga in. The othe,· main compet i ti~n of ~he term, the O.K.S. Cup, was won by a local .member with a net 62 but Randall did well to come third with net 66 and Sharp won the Scratch Pnze with 77. At the Inter·House we were aga in del ighted to welcome the Headmaster and Mrs. Newell and we would like to thank Mrs. Newell for presenti ng the Cup. Our thanks also to the loya lty of Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Young- to Mrs. y~)Ung fOF all the splend id cakes she made as prizes a~d to M~·. YOlHl.g for helping to run the competlllOns. F lI1ally, o ur thanks to the O.K.S. Golfi ng Society for It s contlllued invaluable support wh ich helps to make the ga me flour ish in the School and , we hope, swell it s ranks with keel1 and talented golfer s. ) ,j,D,C,
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• Due to the pressures of exams. a nd the rehearsals for the Display, the Club has been unable to have any matches this term . The D isplay it self was very sllccessful , especially the self· defence wh ich a ll the spectators appeared to enjoy. Maurice Trapp is leaving this term and o n behal f of the Cl ub I should like to thank him for a ll hi s efl'orts to improve the Cl ub. Peter Dobbs, Nick Hadfield and the Captain are also leaving and liro Olcott takes over as the new Captain. [ would like to wish him and the Judo C lub the best ofluck in the future. Display Team: P. Whitaker (Ca pta in), P. Dobbs, J. Olcott, A. Moss, M. Moss, M. Foale, P. Ma rshall , K. Balson, A. Pl int, T . Ackers.
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THE HAYMAKERS' C.c. We have had a n enjoyable season this year, with a victory over Beverley "A", draws with Municipal , Wickhambreaux and Adisham, and a defeat only by Geoffrey Chaucer. I should like to thank those members of Staff who have provided tra nsport, and Mr. Reid and Mr. Gollop especially for organ ising our ma tches. T hope everyOlle has enjoyed their Haymaking as much as T have. D. J . V. SHARP 170
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The <;:hoir had a most successful term, with the trebles last ing right through the King's Week. Despite exams. and the pressures of King's Week, the last two services proved to be the best of term.
Evensong was sung under the supervisio n of Matt hew Bright on 12th May with Noel Novelet (trad. French) and under Mark Jo hnson on J 9th May (Wood's OC/lli Oml/ium). An un usual test of the Choir's capacity occ urred on 16t h June when the sheet·music of the anthem rehearsa l was mislaid and the Choir had to sight · read Christopher Tye's Laut/ale Nomen instead. T his they achieved wi th out blemish- one of many tributes tha t might be paid to Ed red Wright's expert ma nagement and unend ing gusto. The follow ing ant hems were sung this term:This joyful Eastertide (Wood) Ascribe 111110 the Lord (Travers) Ave Vel'ltlll (El gar) Tlte Lord is King (Boyce) Cltrisllls Faclus Est (Bruck ncr) o for a closer walk (Stanford)
Laudale NOl11an (Tye) This i~lllte Record of Jo/m (G ibbons) Tlte Lord is my Sltepherd (Stanford) I was glad (Parry) LeI all lite World (Leighton) o clap your Hands (Vaugha n Williams,
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On 12th May we were privilegcd to hcar Jan usz Stech ley play thrce large-scale piano sonatas, by Moza rt, Beet hoven and Chopin . Mr. Stechley has st udied at the Warsaw Conservatoire, and is impressive in technique and interpretatio n for someonc of only 19. He is current ly at the Royal College or M usic.
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T he first picce w~s Mozart 's SonDta in F major, K332. The o rnamen tation o r this was immaculately exec uted and the /Iltale, taken at speed, portrayed a sprigh tly technique. T he more inti mate aspec t of Mozart 's piano music is, of course, hard to portray in sllch a large ha ll. Conversely, Beet hoven's Appassionata Opus 57 was well·sllited to the hal l and the bold stolid music showed Stech ley's impeccable technique. The first impress ion was st unning. 'The seco nd n~ovcmen t was beaut iful and most moving, and theftl/ale ferocious. •
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A f tel' t ~e Interval w~ heard Chopin 's Sonata in B minor, Opus 58. Thi s long, " la te" roma ntic piece was full of Iyncal harmOnies, and fo r me it s scherzo, brill iantly performed with preci se 1l111sici;lIlsllip was the high light of the evening. ' The aud ience's enthusiasm a t the end was enormous, and was rewa rded with two encore pi eces. Wc sha ll look forward to hearing Mr. Stcchley in the future. M. W . GU'rTERIDGE
On 15t.h June, Mr. Raymo nd Wyckoff (tenor), a la y clcrk at the Cat hed ral , gave a recilal in SONG tl~ c Shirley Hall , assisted by Quentin Poole (piano), Matthew Bright (cou l1te r·tcnor). and RECITAL SImon Rayner (horn). The programme was entirely Purcell and Bri tten (most ly the latter), and its climax was Britten's Ca nticle 11 , Abraham al/d Isaac. Thi s was most movi ngly played and sung. and provided a memorable ending to a greatl y enjoyable co ncert. M. W. GU1TERJDGE 171
THE EN IGMA STRING QUARTET
When the En igma Stri ng Quartet wus formed nea rly three years ago, it filled a gap in the School's musical structure wh ich lacked permanent chamber groups. Since then, despite the depa rture of severa l ent husiast ic players, the quartet has gone from strength to strengt h, and in the last yea r its appeara nces have been
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Last November the Quartet gave a full-lengt h concert in the Shirley Hall , the progra mme includin g the very difficult Quarter No. J I by Tchai kovs ky. the performance of which reflected full credit o n Simon Amos, who had led the Quartet from the posi tion of second viol in. When he len, the Quartet took on its fina l shape, with Peter Dale tak ing over the leadership as 1st violin, Christop her Noble as 2nd violi n, Dominic Vlasto as viola and Philip N icholl , 'cell o. In thi s form the Quartet has played recita ls at Preston Church, nca r Faversha m, a nd at Ashford School. The works performed at these concerts were the Quartet in G major, Op. 77, No. I by Hayd n a nd the Quartet in G major, K.387, by Mozart. In addi tion, the scherzo and trio from the Tchai kovsky was played at Preston, and a piece en ti tled Eil/e Kleil/e Beatlemm'ik- a reconstruction o f some well-k nown Beat Ie themes in the sty le of a Mozart quartet- was played at Ashford . Bot h concerts were well-attended, and apparently also well-appreciated. The Q ua rtet a lso played the 1st Movement of the Qua rtet No.2 in 0 major by BOl'od in a t the co ncert for the Associa tion o f Prep Schoo l Headmasters. Si nce then the whole work, which is probably the most perfect chamber music to be composed in Russia, has been played, and it s technica l problems met if not entirely conquered. Add itiona l venues have been the Kent Festi va l Competit ion, where the Qua rtet won the Neville Cu p, the Green Court on Speech Day morning, the Nave of Canterbury Cathedra l for a short passage in one of the pieces in the Serenade, the 2nd violi n's lounge, and many pleasa nt o utdoor settings. The leader leaves for the Gui ld ha ll School of Music and the 2nd violin fo r Cam bridge, where they both hope to either fo rm or join q uartets; but the present Quartet is no t disbanded , and a c ha rity co ncert will be given at the Deanery thi s Christmas. Something that has given so much enjoy ment mu st not be a llowed to die, and there is not hing en igmat ic about th at. C. M . NOBLE.
MARLOWE HOUSE CONCERT Marlowe's concert on 26th May featured a va riety of e pochs and count ries, The openi ng item was fOllr short Ruman ian dances by Ba rtok, played with spark le a nd enthusiasm by Christopher Noble and Stephen Chapman , the peasant flavour of these pieces bei ng well caught. Christo pher Snell , accompanied by Juli an Smith, then sang two lieder by Schu bert; his voice, only just rega ined after a cold, was sensitive and mellow.
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Pi ano music fol lowed, wi th a lon g piece of modern music bei ng played by Juli an Smith a nd two Chopin mazurk as by James Macki nt osh. Then there was some light relief, as Peter Niblelt and friend s played some hand bell tunes, such as Clair de la Lillie and Morniflg has brokel/. The audience great ly appreciated bot h these and the two rounds of changes (pari sh ch urch style) with wh ich the group fini shed. Foll owin g this, Peter Cowell and Christopher Noble played a So na ta for Flute and Violin by Stolzel, a lit tIe¡¡known 19t h cen tury Germa n trum peter: after which Christo phe r Snell read W. H. Auden's lugubrious poem Miss Gee to music selected and improvised by Ju lian Smith. After Julia n Smith had bee n joined by James Mack intosh for a spiri ted performance of the Sonata for Fo ur Hand s by Poulenc, he accompanied the violini sts (Noble. Mack intosh, Simon Stirling and Stephen Chapman) in Marlowe's piece de resistance, the First Movement of Viva ldi 's Concerto for Four Violins. This, the winning inst rumenta l item in the HOllse Music Com pet itio n. brought the concert to a happy conclusio n. C. M. NonLE
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Th~ choirs of Benenden and Si mon Langton Girls' Schools o nce aga in united with the KlI1 g s School C hOla l Society o n I I th May in the Quire of the Cathedral. The first and m!,111 Item of the even ll1g was a Mass by C herubini, now seldom heard, but very 0 ular WI~l. Beeth oven, a nd therefore an mterestmg choice. There were many exciting mbm~nts a n mteres~ was kept up.througho ut. The dynamics were followed very carefully creating te,¥~on a n ~e~flte ment 111 places which would otherw ise have been uninterest i~g. IS was 0 owed by a n o rga n solo, played by ran Sad ler, of Kin g's· he played the fi rst movem~nt of Mendelssohn's ~~n(lla in F minor with much vigour. ' The last Item was Vaughan Williams' Serenade to Music. This was beautifully sun g With ex~ellent phrasll1g, a nd altogether an at mosphere of serenit y was created by the dulcet tones 0 t 1e performe r~. At the end one could have heard a pi ll drop, as the audience held ItS breath, not dar ll1g to break the at mosphere of calm and solitude. (Contributed).
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C.C.F. NOTES ARMY SECTION
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It was amidst much apprehension that we sta rted our term's training knowing that we were to be visited by Lieutenant-General Sir Terence McMeekin, K.C.D., O.n.E. That it was to be an " unofficial" tour of inspection was little consolat ion. As usual, the anticipation was worse than the event, and the O.O.c. seemed well pleased with our Guard of Honour a nd the training and demonstrations provided on Blores and Scotland Hills, a nd later wrote very kind ly to congratulate us on what we were doing. Then came Field Day. preceded the night before by night patrol s in which junior cadets using some N.C.O.s as enemy learnt the practical skill s that they had theoretically learnt. For Field Day itself, an "escape and evasion" exercise ranged over a wide area in which a group of marauding terrorists were to be intercepted by " The Royal Standbacks" . Predictably the confrontation just happened to take place in an area of the densest undergrowth and the deepest mud. We returned to School soaked-some more than ot hers !- but happy, with both parties having acquitted themselves adm irably, and with both part ies claiming victory. One o ther highl igh t came unexpected ly at the end of term when Major Edwa rd Gardiner (O.K.S.) of Red Devi ls fame came to give us a talk on the life and act ivities of T he Parachute Regiment. The film, the talk and the display of equipment and weapons were all a great success, and we hope th at further visits of th is kind come our way. And so to Summer Camp at Sennybridge. A. E. MACFARLANE (C.S.M.). Promotions during the term: To Cpt. : P. G. Hindle, M. R. Strickland.
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EASTER CAMP T his year we returned to Stonet hwaite in the Lake District to enjoy the magnificent setting and, on this occasion marvellous weather in our valley. Despite smaller numbers and two more going down wit h 'flu at camp, just below Eagle Crag and Green~up Edge, we had a most successful time, planning and carry ing out several test ing, high-level routes across rugged peaks, includ ing SeafeH Pike, the highest mou nta in in England. Most even ings we returned to our base camp where Mr. Recton was our master of ceremonies. Above 2000 feet the weather cou ld be decidedly uncerta in , and on the day when we were climbing HelveUyn by the famou s knife-edge ridge of St riding Edge, we were into snow a nd ice a nd mist. Whilst climbing, we heard but could not see that someone had fallen down the almost sheer 400 foot drop on the ta rn side. Not knowing if it was o ne of our camp party, both groups, led by Mr. Reid a nd Mr. Vye, ca me down Striding Edge as quickly as possible to the "Hole-in-the-wall". J oi ned by Mr. Hildick-Smith we organised the trave ~s!! '.l<:ross the bottom of the ridge. and ~bove Red. Tarn. The deep snow on tI~i s northern side and the low vIsibility made the c hance of find mg him seem slim . We hoped he was not 10 the lake. Mr. Reid's group took the sector alongside the tarn, while Mr. Vye's climbed highe r up the snow face and with ice-axes began to traverse. About half~an-hour after the search had started we came across the stretcher left by some mounta in rescue groups who were. also out on the mountai!l' Some. time later a slight moaning was heard by the far left-hand searcher, fam tly from somewhere up In the mist, and upon climbing anot her fifty yards the body was spotted jammed against one of hundreds of protrud ing rocks. Using our ice-axes we a ll soon reached the blood~soaked snow. Immed ia tely the injured was given firs t aid and then eased into a survival polysac with padding for extra insulation , and his head was supported and the worst gashes were covered from the biting cold . The alpine distress signa l had been sounded, and the stretcher was being fetc hed. Other searchers began to appear out of the mist, including Mountai n Rescue members, amongst whom was a doctor. With h is head bandaged and still barely conscious, the you ng man was lifted flat onto the stretcher. This took about eight helpers a nd was very d ifficult. Then, using ropes and belays and the "barrow·boy" technique, the stretcher was gradua lly lowered to the level of the freezing. tarn . By no~ ?ur party of twelve had grown to a?out th i rty-~ve which was very necessary as one "carry" In such conditions over such broken ground With snow dnfts needed a nd exhausted eight stretcher-bearers within ten minutes. Efficiently organised as it was, the return to the Mountain Rescue Centre at Glenridding, about three mi les away, st ill took an hour and a half. Five hours after he fell, and having never properly recovered consciousness, he was examined by doctors and put in the ambulance to go to an in tensive care unit. 174
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Everyone learnt important less~ns: that it is vital to be prope rly drcsse~ and equipped 0 11 the mountains; that people suITer from some<?ne s momentary carelessness; that plannlllg counts; and that co-operation and tho ught for ot hers at all tllnes ~an often help to make the apparentl y-impossible poss ib le. None of LIS r~ally expected t~e young ma.1l to hve, but wonderrul medica l care revived him, and operat ions saved hi s life, and now he IS home aga ll1 . V:'.e a lso . lea rnt a~mi!'ati~n for the mem~rs of the Moun ta in Resc.ue Teams ~ho voluntarily give up thell free. tlln~ to placlice ~esclles to be skilled and ready for mountalll emergenclCS, and how important the contnbutlOns are to thiS voluntary rescue service. P. G. Wli EELER (C.S.M,).
ROYAL NAVAL SECTION ~he term bega l.1 with news of very encouraging exam. results. C. P.O. 's Baker a nd Harri s were awarded the."' A.~.P. certl ~cates, whils.t the N.P. results were better than ever before. Only the A.B. results were a little dlsappomt!ng. The pnzes for the best overa ll performances were awarded to L.S. Armitage, W. an d A.B. Wa lker 111 the N.P. a nd A.B. respect ively. The training p.rogramm~ has. b~en largely given over to sailing, in which the standard has been higher !han ever. In th iS c~nnectlO~, It IS perhaps ~orth noti.n.g that th~ Section provides the on ly opportunity ill the ~chool to 1~ ln to sail . A ~emonstrat l on of sailmg was given to the General during the Annual lnspectlon, for wh ich we also prOVided four very sma rt cadets in the Guard of Honour This event saw the. last. wearing of the traditional sq uare rig, which has now been replaced by a more flll'l ctional uniform. Thi S will no doubt look smart when we have enough of everything to fit out everyone properly. We ha.ve also been visited by two officers from H.M .S. Pembroke, a nd it is appropriate to record here our gra titude to .Lt.~Cdr. Barber, who is shortly retiring rrom the Service, for a ll the help he a nd hi s colleagues have give n us.
~ield ~ay was spent at Portsmout h, ~here we were well accommodated in H.M. S. Uls/er. Despite va ll OUS pl~blcm~, we event ually had an e njoya ble day aboard H.M.F.T. Froxfield, which sailed to Ya nnouth and back, III qUite heavy seas.
Camps and co~ r~es provide. the highlight of the year for most boys, and three took part in the excellent Adventurou s ~rammg Camp m Th~ Lakes at Easter. Eleven are goi ng to Loch Ewe at the end of July for what pr<?m lscs to be the usua l enjoyable combination of sai ling, sea~training a nd mountain expeditions: Two are ftYlll g to Malta for a camp thcre and one is going to Dartmouth. Sad!y we sa y goodbye to ~llb. Lt. Copeman, after many years i/c sailing, and two years in thc Section, to w lll~h h~ bro ugh~ profeSSional expertise. We are most grateful for all the excellent work he has done, .m.d Wish hll1~ we ll 111 .the future. He wi ll be succeeded by Sub. Lt. D. S. G. Tarran , another first-cla ss sa ilor, who Will be takmg crews to C ha th am for a c.c.F. Regatta at the end of term. Fi nall y, 1 should lik~ to ask all. O.K.S. who a re at present serving in the R .N. ir they wou ld be kind enough to keep or get 111 tOllch WIth me, as J am sure s uch contact would be most hclpful.
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ROYAL AIR FORCE SECTION . During.the Easter holidays, Cpl. Entwistle attended the R. A. F. Outd; 'r Act ivity Cen tre s ki-ing course 111 the Calrng.orms, Cpls. Le ~ueur, N. Cheese and Kirby-Johnson completed Proficiency gliding courses at West Mal.'lng, and CpJ. Bntten attended the Arduous Training Ca mp in the Lake District. During the summer holi~ays, Cpl.s. Youn g a.nd P. C heese begin their Flying Scho larship training at Sout hcnd and Hurn respecllveiy while Cdts. Richardson a nd Foate begin their gliding courses. This I hope shows that we a re still a live and kick ing. ' , . Our Field. I?ay visits to bot h Manston a.nd West Mailing. were restri cted by ri sing winds, though an II1t~ res tll1g ':'ISlt to the Hoverp?rt was pOSSible, and these wlI1ds also stopped the demonstration of the ,Pl"lm~ry 9ltder for the T,:!spectll1g Officer, though it did not stop a lot of the Section having five minute J oy-ndes I~ the A n~y All" Corps Alollette that brought him. The Primary was a lso grounded through count ry-wide launchlllg cable fault s so it is sad to report that it has only been airborne once thi s ycar. We. say goodbj'e thi s term , wit~ many regrets and thank s for good work done, to F/Sgt. Whitby who has becn In .the .Sect lon 12 terms, wh ich must be a record. The N.C.O. strength is now very sa tisfactory and the Section IS wcll set fo r another year. P.G.W. 175
.. SOCIAL SERVICE The Social Service group has continued to run, along smoot hly, and to cnlarg:. its range of projcct~:
although the number of regu lar members .h~s rcmaillcd at about seventy. The new Yout h t~ ,the R~sc.lIc comm ittee has provided more oppor tunities for the School, such as, for example, a h<?lIday. fO I ~Lgl!t
mentally-handicapped ch ildren from 51. N icholas' Sc1~ool at the end of the Summer Term, In .~hlch K JI~g 5 took part with Bill Selwy n as leader. A sponsored sWim fo r the Cy rcllIans also took place dUll1lg the ICJlll, by which K ing's raised ÂŁ 160. House projects include Marlowe's continu ing help to the "Mea!s on Wheels:' or~anisa ~ion. a nd sponso,red wood-chopping by School House which raised money for an agricultural project In India, at the same time as provid ing firewood for our local old people. Other jobs which have conti nued . ~u... ing the term are. th,e visiting of ol~ people as .wel~ . as ga rdeni ng and redecorat ing if neccssa ry, the VISltll1g of SL Augustme s Mcn tal Hosl~l tal, Nun ncIY. Fleld.s, a!~d the Kent and Canterbury Hospital. The School has also hclped on a numbcI of fla g day co llections, also with the SI. August ine's Fete and a Samaritans' Garden Party. New Socia l Service committee mcmbers and House rcpresentati~es will bc eltx;ted next term to repl'.lc~ those who have left. Thanks especia lly to M r. Barham f<?r spend mg so mllc~l t l m~ and,trouble.keepJl1g things running smoot hly, and to Bill Selwy n, who leaves tlus term and thus resIgns hiS chairmanship of the Committee.
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INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS CAREERS ORGANISATION Head O/lice: 12a-18a Princess Way, Camberley, Surrey (Telepholle: Cambcrley 21188/9) Rags to richcs through ISCO Not long ago three brothers who had on ly two "A" Level~ between them conslllte~ the Indep~ndent Schools Careers Organ isation- then beller know.n as ~he. Public Schools Car~rs App?lntmcnt~ BlIIe~u:Â and were fixed up in jobs in oi l, tim ber and secu.nty pnntl!1g. T,:,o of thcn., welc soon lI~vo!ve~ 111 ovelse.'ls travel one sh uttl ing back and forth bchind the Iron Cl!rtam (he IS now dOll1g a two.-yea! stmt !n ~ ungalY) and the other selling his firm's services to governments In the Far East. All three claim to be enJOymg themselves. Not everybody wa nts 10 go to university or polytechnic and a.nyone.rash ~nou~h 10 jump off (or fall off) the educat ional conveyor bel t at 18 or so can ask ISCO for help 111 findlllg a Job. Employers larg,? and. small arc in urgent need of good trainees in spite of the reccnt cri sis, and right ly or wrongly they stll.l tlunk of ~u blic schoolboys as people who can get up and go. (Admittedly gi rls havc to sell themselves a bit ha rder.) If you're under 23 yOli can fix an interview by telephon ing the London office of ISCO at 27 Marylebone Road , London, NWI 5JS (01-487 3660 and 3689). Interviews can also be arranged at any of seven ot her regional offices in Edinburgh, York, Kendal, Leicester, Malvern, Taunton and Godalm ing. 176
.. O.K.S. NEWS Surg. Comdr. David H. Elliott, D.PHIL., R.N. (1945- 51), we note with pleasure, has been awarded the O.B.E. He recently returned after three yea rs' attachment to the Embassy in Wash ington. His distinguished work there earned him a ci tation from the Secretary to the U.S. Navy. More recen tly he has been awarded one of the newly-created Fel lowships in Community Medicine. Before going to the U.S.A., he had already acqu ired a well -earned reputation in the med ica l world, so he bri ngs to this fie ld of medicine an unusual kind o f experience and we wish him cont inued Sllccess. Ca non David L. Edwards (1942-47) has been appointed Sub-Dean of Westminster Abbey. He is also Speaker's Chaplain for the present Parliament. Gavin Wilson (1965-70) was one of ten actors- and a Cardina l at that- in the St. Andrews University student production of The Duchess of Malfi by Webster that was selected to represent G rea t Brita in at the In terna ti onal Studcnt Drama Fest ival in Ita ly. After read ing our Apri l edition, Miss M. E. M ilward (Hon. O.K.S.), as always, the indefat igable secreta ry, kind ly wrote to say that Sao Hseng Hpa (1936-42) was, up to eight years ago, st ill living in Burma. His brother Sao Hseng Ong (1938-44) is bel ieved to be teaching mathematics in the North of England. Their cousin Sao Sai Long (1939-40) is in Rangoon in the motor trade and is secretary of the tennis club there. Philip Elliott (191 4-22), who is obviously in good fettle, writes to say that John Elliott (1964- 66), twin brother of Robert, recent ly married, has acq uired his own stables (Royal Oak Livery Stables) after seven yea rs, a nd has now had his first point-to-point wi nner.
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O. D. G. Barr (1930-33) is one of the non-Council members of the Law Society to be invited to join the Sub-Committee on the Gazette. He is Senior Partner of Dawbarn, Barr and Knowles, of Wisbech and King's Lynn, and coroner for the Northern division of Cambridgeshire. He is a lso a keen fisherman, contributing regularly to Country Life, and a member of the Regional Advisory Fishery Comm ittee of the Anglian W.A. We lea rn that Ian Whitaker (1963-68) a nd his brot her David (1966- 7 1) are both doing well in the hotel world . Travellers along Cromwell Road might well consider resting at the London Penta Hotel. R. G. Leadbeatcr (1939--43), who is now Senior Tra ining Adviser with the Sun Alliance and London Insurance group, left Rhodesia in 1966 after em igrating there four yea rs earlier to work in the Civil Service. He is married and has three daughters . Colin Paterson (1 943-49) has recently moved to Hamburg, Germany, for two years wit h the BurmahCastrol (Europe) group before returning to Tndia. Richard Bancroft (1925- 32), whose timber business at Bridgetown, Barbados, has o utgrown its present site, has moved this, and will be in the U.K. on leave next year. He plans to travel via San Franci sco and Hamilton, Ontario, where hi s son will be graduating at McMaster University. John R. Hudson (1945-49), M.R.C.v.s.-not to be confused with Jamcs R. Hudson (1929- 34), r.R.C.S.writes to say he has sett led in a private practice in Winca nton, Somerset, and often meets Richard Norris (1946- 51), who is at Pangbourne Nautical College, and a lso John Norton (1947- 53), who is a hOllsemaster at King's Bruton. Richard M. Osborn (1952- 54), who grad uated in Business Adm in . from Cal iforn ia State U ni versity (Los Angeles) in 1973 and wi ll graduate in 1974 in International Management from G lendale, Arizona, invites O.K.S. in California or Arizona to contact him at 1633 Eastleigh Avenue, Hacienda Heights, Ca lifornia 91745. Chris Kinghorn (1957-62), whose engagement we arc pleascd to note latcr, is In dustria l Relat ions Officer a t Cad bury Schweppes, Hi ston. Capt. Alun Davies (1961 - 65), Jst Bn. T he Roya l Regiment o f Wales (24th/4 1st Foot) writes from the remains of the Grand Central Hotel, Belfast, to say he is going on the Scientific Exploration Societies' expedition to Za ire. Late next yea r he returns to a new post ing at Ca rdiff wi th his wife Gillian (nee Peacock). They were married in 1973. Jeremy C. R ichards (1964-67) has just returned to London, havin g been ri sked by a firm of Ll oyds Insurance Brok ers to set up an agency in New York .
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A hundred and fifty miles north of the Arctic Circle arc SI. Luke's Church, the Revd. John D. E. Watts (194 1--44) a nd two hund red and firty souls at Old Crow, Yukon. There are two ' planes a week. John li kes it and expects to be there fo r about fo ur years. Capt. George Foulds (1940-46), who is a ma rine surveyor with Internationa l Su rveyors and Adjusters, City of London, says he met Eric Newell (1915- 19) during his Atlantic crossing in 1973. Eric Newell is a member of the R.C.V.C., Toronto. J oseph Poiglase (1955- 59) has been appointed D irector of Mu sic at Cranleigh School , and Tom Watts ( 1934-39) is now Bursar of Ashford School. T he wri ter was pleasant ly surprised to fi nd Councillor Gordon M iddleton (1939-44) look ing very well and sitti ng opposite him a t a Chelsea College (U ni versity of London) Di nner recen tly. David Lcarmouth ( 1958-63) grad uated with an Upper Second in Elec trica l and Electronic Engineeri ng in 1973 and is wit h Standard Telephones and Cables working on new telephone sys tems. He married Penelo pe Ja ne Phelps in 1969 a nd she is a speech therapist now work ing for an M.Sc. in H uma n Communication s at Guy's Hospita l. Also, we learn that Bernard Ra pson (1966- 70) and Penelope Eltis were married at All Saints', T urnditch and Windley, Derbyshi re, on 3 1st August, 1974. Both graduated this yea r with Seconds in Mat hs. and Music respect ively. They met early in their first year when taking pa rt in the musica l li fe a t Oxford. The mystery of the ownershi p of the harpsichord th at Bernard bui lt is now resolved! Peter Ellicott ÂŤ1944-49), who is now Fi nancial D irector of Dean Developments Ltd. , Redruth , Cornwall, intends to re-visi t Carlyon Bay Ho tel and ant icipates changes ! In a d ifferent vei n, he is sorry the School has stopped boxi ng and remembers nostalgically the t riu mpha nt match aga inst Harrow. Edward Nichols (1923- 27) is ret iring from the Headmastership of Hanley Castle Grammar School, Worcester after 28 years. We wish him a happy and act ive retirement. After hi s ILl in the Cambridge Part II English Tripos this SlImmer, Tom Jeffery (1966- 70) is a bout to start a research project at the Birm ingham Cent re for Contemporary Cultura l Studies. H is subject will be related to the development of lower middle class attit udes in the 1930's into those of the Consumer Society o f the 50's and 60's, thro ugh a part icular study o f popul ar read ing ma tter, local newspapers, fami ly val ues, and atti tudes to work. Neil Scott, assista nt master 1953-69 and latterly HOllsemaster of Ga lpin 's, who is now a member of the Science Depart ment at the Hotchki ss School, Lakevi lle, Conn., U.S.A., introduced sa iling as a schoo l sport fou r years ago. This yea r his sa il ing team won the New England Schools Sa ili ng Associa tion Team Race Championship at M. I.T. , the Fleet Race Championship at the U.S. Coast G ua rd Academy, a nd the Mallory Trophy at Yale Corinthian Yacht Cl ub, to complete the "triple crown" of Nort h American Schools sai ling; a feat never achieved before by a ny of the 34 member schools of the Associat io n. Neil is Secretary of the New England Schools Sa il ing Associat ion, a nd a Board member of the Interscholastic Yacht Racing Association. The wri ter, despite calli ng wit hout warning on M rs. Shirley (Hon. O.K.S.), was welcomed with touch ing kindness. She wished to be remembered to O.K.S. and says that she is keeping well though affiicted a li tt le wit h arthriti s. Her daughter'S, M rs. J anet Barlow's (Hon. O.K.S.) recent book , a translat io n from Old French of a journal, has been well-reviewed for the schola rly nature of the tra nslation , and for the style of wri ting an d the interesting aspects of life in tha t age that a rc revea led.
ENGAGEMENTS Christopher Bayston (1953- 58), younger son of Mr. a nd Mrs. Geoffrey Bayston o f High Meadow, Churt Surrey, to Shi rley, only daughter of MI'. R. G. Win ton, M.RE., and Mrs. R. Win ton of Ashfield , Farnham Surrey. J. C. S. Wylson (1 962- 66) to Margaret Dorot hy Page. Bryan Hamblin (1965- 70) to Amanda Bright, elder daughter of M r. an d Mrs. David Bright of Watt 's Cottage, Rudgwick. Nick Kingsman (1967- 72) to Jocelyn Miles.
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MARRIAGES Robert G. P. EIIi?tt (1964-68) to Deirdre, on ly daughter of the latc W. H. Hannah (1936- 43). n. J. A. C:;. LaUriC (1956- 62) to .Joan Carol McCul lagh on 14th September, 1973, a t St. Peter's Chmch, Watson s Bay, Sydney, Australia. C. A. R: L. Kinghorn (1957- 62) to Mario n Joyce Morley 011 11th May, 1974 at Christ Church Eaton NorW ich. ' "
Julian Cronk (1960- 65) to Eileen Andrews on 22nd June, 1974, in London. John Barry Whitaker ( 1960- 65) to Judi th Patricia Barraclough at Enfield on 15th June, 197".
RUBY WEDDING Scrivenor- Neatby. Thomas Serivellor ( 1920-27) and Ma ry Ncatby were ma rried on 4th Junc, 1934, at Dar-es-Salaam .
BIRTHS John Campbell (1960- 65) and Sarah Jane SheilaI'd. Hospita l, Edinburgh.
A son on 24th April at the Western Gencral
Paul Ray (1960-65) and Sa ndra (nee Pearsa ll). Twin daughters, Lucy and Cat herine, sisters for Oliver on 16th June. ' Guy V. Barker (1963- 68) a nd Jul ia (nee Bull ) were married in 1972 and now have Emma Jane, who arri ved on 30th March , 1974.
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Canon Alexander Roden BJAclcdgc (19 14- 25) d ied at hi s home 11 Elmficld Terrace Halifax on 28t h March ' " , 1974.
OBITUARY DONALD FORES KELLl E,
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After leavi ng School, Donald KelJie joined the fam ily book-bind ing business in the City of London a nd eventually succeeded hiS grandfather and fa ther as Chai rman. Tn the First War he was comm issioned in the Queen's Roya l Regiment and Ment ioned in Despatches. In 1 ~21 he beca m? a Freeman o f the City o f Londo n a nd was also adm itted to the Worshipful Company of StatIOners, of which he became Master in 1966. Before the ~econd War he became a Speci,!1 Constable in the City, eventually rising to the ran k of Comma nder, the highest ra.n}c ever h~ld by a SpeCIal Constable. For these services he was awarded membership ? f the Order of the Bntlsh !3mplre. 1?onald Kell ie joined the Cantuarian Lodge in J949, becomi ng Master In 1953.. and he. also held. hIgh office III the Grand Lodge of England. As a result of his own resea rch into Masollic Regalia he pubilshed a book on the subject in 1952 which has since been rega rded as a standard reference. Follo~ing.the death of h is.wife some five years ago, he had not been in very good health and had lived
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AN AUTUMN MORNING AT CANTERBURY This very fine painting (it is a great pity that we are not able to show its delightful colouring) cannot fail to enchant anybody who cares for King's: the splendour of the setting allied with a boy's endeavour-what could evoke the place more vividly? Especially as the endeavour is made necessary by earlier slackness. The obvious home for this painting is the School, and if we can raise ÂŁ1,400, or something near, it will be. It has recently come on the market, and such an opportunity to bring a beautiful piece of the School's past back to Canterbury must not be missed. And it is good value for moneynot only beautiful but imposing: 44 inches by 81. Man does not live by bread alone, and a school needs more than labs. and football pitches: yet obviously "official" spending must give bread priority. You who are reading this and care for King's have greater freedom of action, and will wish to help. A Subscription List has been opened, with the support of the O.K.S. Association, some parents, and other friends, and you are warmly invited to send your contribution to the Treasurer, Mr. Paul Pollak, at the School. Please make cheques payable to The King's School Picture Fund.
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